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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

wall of the brick vault contained there
in. The wall Is more than two feet in
thickness, but by using bars and dyna-
mite they succeeded in cutting large
hole around the hinges supporting the
iron doors, which permitted OF the doors
being forced open Upon gaining an en-
trance to the vault they proceeded to
wreck large safe. The door Of this
was blown open. evidently by dynamite.
Several coin sacks, containing $500. are
missing from the safe, together with a
quantity Of jewelry.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

Considering the Mysteries into which
civilization was thrown by the rela-
lively small affair at Kishinev civiliza-
tion retains it's composure wonderfully
well while whole towns are being
obliterated and their people tortured
to death by bashi- bazouks. Civiliza-
ton evidently is cuItivating self-con-
troll
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

by San Franciscans and which seems
like a slice cut out of San Francisco's 8
Chinatown, so numerous are the Du-
pont and Clay street faces within its
Enclosure. 1t is alleged that there is
a scheme on foot to turn loose in this
country the drove of Celestials
brought direct from China under bond
FOR the concession. The several willy
Mongolians from San Francisco who
are connected with the concession are
alleged to be connected with the plot.
The Government is keeping a close
watch on the imported heathens and
II looks as II most of them would be
returned TO China. An effort will un-
doubtedly be made 10 work the SUBJ
stitutIon game in this case.
A coincidence in connection with
this trouble is the fact that James
II. Dunn, formerly Chinese Inspector
IN San Francisco. but who was trans
ferred 10 the immigration Bureau in
ST Louis, is the Government official
in charge Of the Chinese in the Pike
village. He is expected to see that
none remain illegally in this coun-
try.
Chinese had armed themselves heavi-
ly and were preparing to make dash
for liberty and scatter themselves
throughout Missouri until after the
fair was a thing of the past and the
Government had relinQuished its vigi-
lance. A search by United States
naarshals did not reveal any arsenal.
The ranks of the FiliDinos at the
Worlds Fair are beginning to be
thiined out. Many Of the scouts and
other natives have returned to the
islands by way of San Francisco and
those remaining are not favorably i'm
pressed with the chill of the nights.
LIKE AMERICAN GIRLS.
The fondness OF the little brown
men for American girls and the fond
ness OF n certain class OF girls in st.
Louis for their company have pro-
duced more than one unseemly row
on the fair grounds and In the city.
Jefferson guards. United States
soldiers and some other Caucasians
who acknowledge allegiance to the
United States seem unable TO Dass
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13
BURGLARS WRECK SAFE
IN A MERCHANDISE STORE
Blow Up Strong Box With Dynamite
and Secure $500 and Lot
of JeNeII'y

TEHAMA, Nov. 12.-Burglars effected
an entrance to the general merchandise
store of D. Small & Son last night by
forcing one of the side doors They
then proceeded to dig hole in the front
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

Holiday Booklets

Our special Christmas helps 10
buyers this year are two handsome
booklets, one entitled Easy Gift
Getting" and The Emporium's
Holiday Book Bulletin. Besides
this there are camera booklets,
music bulletins, and our large
general catalogue, which out-of-
town folks should send for at once
if they have not already received
a copy. All free for the asking.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13
SAN F,RANCIsCANs AT FAIR.
Many People From West Enjoy Sights
at Exposition.

ST. LOUIS Nov. 12.-The follow
ing San Franciscans have registered
at the California building:
c. w. Owens. A. NJ. Brown. Mrs. A.
Roberts, Mrs. ]. c. Bill. ]. B. earns
and wife, H. r. Bernard. ]. Lindberg.
G. w. Pfarr, r. L. Williams, j. T.
Bill, G.. H. Bill, c. Hotrom. j. w. Lea
witt. c. T. O'Kane, r. Wieneke. NJ.
Lieb. Z. Lieb.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

Straw, pressed into blocks and
made hard enough for use as pave
ment, is in use for this purpose in
some Of the streets of Warsaw, Po-
land.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

we'll the holiday gilt ge
foseS we'll There Asoments
merchandise Christmas detail
diamond
for holiday goods
You can hayeh ngsnow. Godsc be sntb
Receive best ati fomI sand surey rive n
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13
1t Is Estimated That the
Exhibition Cost State in
Neighborhood of S3.550,0O0
VISITORS ARE LIBERAL
Work of Packing Exhibits
for Shipment Home Is to
Commence in i Few Days
BY PAUL EDWARDS.

CALL BUREAU, PRESS BUILDING,
ST. LOUIS. Nov. I2.-Getting home to
vote has been the principal concern Of
Californians 81 the fair during the last
few weeks. and election day saw less
number OF adult males here from that
State than most any other day since
the fair began. Some Democrats, VINO
couldn't see any chance for Parker in
California anyway. remained, not deem
ing that the mere pleasure Of voting for
the man Of their choice without putting
him a particle nearer the Presidential
chair would DO them any good. Among
these was Max Pepper, who has been
doing the fair IN a leisurely way for
more than & month. he cOnsOled him
self ~ listening TO Commissioners Nor
man T.. Mack at the New York State
building tell what majority the En-
pire State would give Judge Parker.
Since the election the tide Of travel
from the coast has dwindled 10 small
proportions, and the yellow and the
blue badges, representing California
and her metropolis, are not seen with
the frequency that they were. At the
California building $1,000 State badges
have been given away, and $500 san
Francisco badges have been passed out
at that city's building. Its register
visited the fair. Mathematicians can
figure out from these statistics of at
tendance how much money the State
II California expended on the fair aside
. from the quarter OF a million spent in
exhibiting including that contributed
10y the counties. The only question that
tends 20 make the estimate vague is
how much each Of these visitors spent
here. Placing the average at 500, the
total left IN St. Louis by CalifOrnians
is $3.50 900.
The railroad companies were paid
something like s.. 900 900 by these peo-
pie. In round numbers the people of
California paid something like s., 5,000, 600
10 see the Louisiana Purchase EXposi-
tion unless the estimate Of average ex-
penditure is too high. It's worse than
having the circus come TO town, but il
shows the prosperity Of California. and
this lesson has not been lost on the
world There must be money out there
II SO many people can come such a long
way 20 see this fair has been COM
mon comment
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13
FEAR A CHINESE PLOT.

There are several varieties OF trou-
bic in evidence at the Chinese VII
lage on the Pike. a concession owned
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13
Greenberg & Greenberg.

Monday only. Sale of Ladies' Wooden
cial. Monday only, csc 31-37 Grant Ave. .
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

Some swell Invitations come from Edward
Knowles Co.. "a Second St. mr.. Market.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-13

express and surely arrive in time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
News Of the Day.

Ex.Surgeon-Ge General w. X. Van Ruy-
pen has been selected for the presidency
Of the recognized National Red Cross
Society.
Census figures show that 1885, 426
persons, of whom 647, 740 are uncivil-
lied, inhabit the 3, al islands of the
Philippine group.
A check for $l95, 056.04 was paid to
the United States government yesterday
by the Louisiana Purchase Company,
the sum being 40 per. cent. of the gross
gate receipts from the day Of the open
ing, April 80, to midnight of June 10.
The republican national committee,
in Chicago yesterday considering the
claims of contesting delegations seated
the Addicks delegation TO the convention
BIZ unanimous vote. Senator Fairbanks
and the Indiana delegation will arrive
in Chicago today when the Fairbanks
boom for vice president is expected to
take shape.
Nearly all the glass plants OF South
Jersey went out Of blast for the season
on Wednesday and the rest are said to
be scheduled to stop at the end OF the
week. The blast usually ends with
June, but it is said to have been the
plan of the manufacturers to shorten
the season and curtail the output in
order to stiflen prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
COURT OF APPEALS.

Proceedings in Court of Appeals at
Wytheville yesterday were as follows:
Price VS.. Marks argued and sub
mitted.
johnson Hank VS.. Lucus q Thomas ;
argued and submitted.
Lanhorne VS.. McGhee, Cupp VS..
Lester, and Scottvs. Thomas concluded.
This concludes the docket for this
term and there will be no further argu-
ments until the 23d, when the case Of
Hoge vs.. the Fidelity Loan and Trust
Company will be heard.
Among the opinions handed down
were the following:
Taylor VS.. the Commonwealth, from
the Circuit Court of the city Of Rich
mond, affirmed.
American Surety Company VS.. Com
onwealth, from State Corporation Com
mission, affirmed.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad VS..
Burke and Herbert, from the Circuit
Court of Alexandria, affirmed.
b. & o. X. r. Co. VS.. First National
Bank of Alexandria; from the Circuit
Court of Alexandria city; affirmed
Willis VS.. Gerrell ct ais, from the
Circuit Court Of Alexandria, reversed.
Southern Railroad Company VS.. Oil
yer, from the Circuit Court of the city
OF Danville, affirmed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
Alleged Blackmaifer.

A pretty and stylishIy dressed young
woman, giving her name as Lbttie Glib
son and Richmond as her hone, is in
the station house at Manchester, charged
with attempting to blackmail A number
of prominent men of that city. She was
exposed Wednesday evening by J. II.
Harding and was arrested yesterday.
She entered Mr.. Harding's shop and
made much strange request of him
that he at once called his wife down
stairs and ordered the woman out. he
reported the case to a policeman, who
accused the woman with Matchmaking
business men, and she said she was hard
up and needed money and asked the Of
ticer il he blamed her. He ordered her
to return to Richmond. She was however
discovered in Hull street Yesterday and
was arrested after lodging the police for
two hours. According 10 several people
whom this woman approached, she would
ask some simple question, and. while
being answered, would make sure that
she was alone with the proprietor. Then
she would demand money aud would fol-
low the demand with threat to scream
and claim that she was being assaulted
unless the money demanded was quickly
given her. Ia two instances, it is said,
she succeeded in frightening men into
paying her to leave the store quietly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
Difficult EIectrocntion.

Columbus, o., June 17.-Michael
Schiller, the wife murderer, was electro
cuied at 1902 O'Clock this morning.
Hc was twice pronounced dead but re-
yiyed and the current was turned ON
three times before his heart ceased to
bent. Schiller stood three contacts of
electricity become death came to him.
AT 1902 O'Clock. in the presence of 30
spectators, Warden Hershey turned the
electric current into the body Of the law 5
victim. After the usual charge the cur
rent was turned of. -Four physicians
examined him and he was officially de-
clared dead The spectators filed silent
" from the room, but they had not pre-
ceeded far down the corridor when DR..
Thomas called the Warden back. SchIl-
Ter had been unstrapped. He partially
fell oyer and signs of life were seen.
He was Strengthened up in chair and
began to breathe heavily. Saliva
ran from his mouth, and gutteral
groans sounded throughout the chamber,
chilling the strongest man to the heart
The executioner bad signalled to the en-
gineer in the power house that all was
over, and the current was turned Off.
Fully two minutes interviewed, andin the
nleantime the condemned man seemed
to be regaining consciousness. Atone
time he appeared to throw back his
head as if making a desperate effort to
talk. The current was again turned on,
and at 1905 the victim was given an
other shock. Twice had 1850 volts
been shot into him. Again the party
failed from the annex and we're about
to leave the prison, when Warden
Hershey was once more summoned to
the chamber ofdeath. Schiller had been
unstrapped, and when the body fell for
ward it was not limp as in death, He
was picked up and the third shock was
turned on for two full minutes, and there
was no further doubt Of Schiller's death.
EIe was literally roasted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
rEGLERAPHIC RREvITIEs

The members of the republican ma
tional committee were called to order in
Chicago at p o'clock by acting Chair
man H. c. Payne, the member from
Wisconsin. The contest from that state
was Immediately taken up behind closed
doors.
The large colony of exiled Firms at
Stockholm are openly jubilant over the
fate of Governor Bobrikof, the Governor
of FINLAND who died last night from a
bullet wound fired by the son of Senator
Schaum ann. They say be was the most
ruthless tyrant who ever stole the peo-
pies liberties.
Archbishop Falconion has submitted
to the Propaganda a regulation which
he will present to the Pope next week
directing authority of American Bishops
and augmenting the powers of the Apos-
tolic delegate. The regulation makes it
impossible for Bishops to appeal to Rome,
without theirappeal first passing through
Washington.
The Paris La Patrie today reports
that General Slakatdefof the Russian
Army has arrived at Varseilles on an
important mission to France and Ger
many. The General is quoted as saying
that he brings a letter of the Gar to
President LOubet. He says he will ask
France to watch the Chinese frontier in
case the uprising expressed In some
quarters materializes.
The feeling at Helsingfors against the
government has been strong. The work
men there have held large meetings re-
Gently, at which both the Gar and Bob
rikof were openly announced. The police
dared not interfere with these meetings
because of the popular sentiment. tits
stated that Finnish leaders who had fled
from Helsingfors were now planning to
return there in disguise with view OF
taking part in revolutionary agitation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
Sent Worse Type of Soldiers.

About 400 Moorish troops Of the worst
type were landed at Tangier, Morocco,
yesterday. They we're sent by the Sui
tan for the protection Of Europeans.
These troops had an exceedingly bad
reputation at Casa Blanca, whence they
came to Tangier. The residents of Tan
gier are uneasy, as the troops have no
discipline whatever and endanger life and
property. Their arrival is exceedingly
dangerous to Messrs. Perdicaris and Var
ley. Raisuli is almostcertain toconsider
this treachery on the part of the Sultan
and cease the negotiations, which up to
the present appear favorable The
British and American authorities were
entirely ignorant of this move until the
troops landed, and strongly protested to
Mohamed FL Torres, the representative
of the Sultan. The commander of the
troops brings letters announcing that
more soldiers will probably arrive soon.
Raisuli demands as further condi-
ton for the release of his captives that
be be consulted about the goyernOrship
of other tribes in northern Morocco.
This has been granted already.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
Probable Fatal Beating.

At Marlinton, w. Va, on Wednes-
day, Sergt Frank Anderson was shot
in a street fight with w. Il. Lester, who
was beaten so severely that he will die.
Lester, who for the past year had been
residing at Clover Lick, w. Va, reach
ed Marinton on the early train Wednes-
day morning. After imbibing pretty
freely of whisky, he entered dry goods
store and began cursing the proprietor
Upon being threatened with arrest by
Sergt. Anderson, Lester went immedi-
ately to hardware store and purchased
two revolvers. Upon meeting the officer
upon the street few minutes later, he
whipped out both pistols and began FIR
ing. One bullet struck the sergeant
about two inches below his groin. Be-
fore Lester could fire again he was floor
ed by blow from the officer, who al
most beat his head into a pulp. But
for the interference of bystander, Mr..
Marcus johnson, who seized the ser
eeants arm, Lester would have been
killed outright. Up to midnight We'd
nesday night the man had not recovered
consciousness. His skull is fractured in
several places, and his physicians say
there is no hope for him. Sergt. An
derson, who had such a close call for his
life, is getting along as well as could be
expected. Lester has wife and six or
seven children. When sober, he bore a
very good reputation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
DEATH ROLL ONE THOUSAND.

'The death list of the burned steam
boat General Slocum will include be-
tween ], 300 and 400 persons. This
statement was made by Coroners Physi-
clan O'Hanlon in New York yesterday
evening. He said also that the extent
of the horror has hitherto been under
estimated because it was Of such terrible
magnitude that even the officials who
have charge of the recovery OF the VIC
tins were unable 10 comprehend It's
scope. "There were about ] 600 persons
ON that boat" said DR.. O'Hanlon, "and
only 200 have been accounted for"
simultaneously with this statement
came the announcement of John Rice,
the diver, who, when he came to the sur
face with the headless bodies of a boy
and girl, said that he could see at least
200 bodies inside the hull. At present
they cannot be reached.
Agonized relatives of the persons who
persisted in the burning steamboat broke
through the lines ny sheer weight OF
numbers late yesterday afternoon and
tried to force their way in the pier at
the foot of east Twenty-sixth street,
where the bodies of the 572 victims re-
covered were lying
Health Commissioner Darlington said
the dead and missing wouldre 900.
al was here at North Brother Island al
most as soon as the Slocum was beach
ed" he said, "and / saw every man,
woman and child who was snatched from
death. Ninety per cent. of them went
to hospitals. Not more than 300 of the
/ 900 souls aboard the boat were res
cued."
Pilot Van Wart yesterday said that he
could not dock the vessel because all OF
her hawsers were burned. His state
ment follows: "When first discovered
the presence of fire OH the steamer | de-
cided to make for the first dock that |
could fnd but in moment l was in
formed that all the ropes by which we
usually tied up had been burned. | then
decided to make for the first point OF
land where there were no rocks and
beach the vessel, and this | did. The
presence of rocks all along the shore
made it impossible for me to beach the
vessel any sooner than did"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
The SIocum Disaster.

New York, June l7.-Up to $50 this
morning the bodies Of 52S persons who
lost their lives in the Gen. Slocum disas-
ter on Wednesday had been identified.
The unidentified bodies number Is and
600 persons are reported missing. At
the morgue there are 107 bodies this
morning, 80 of which have been identi-
fed. An order has been issued that all
bodies not identified this morning shall
be embalmed. A few funerals will take
place today, but the great bulk of the
dead will 90 to their last resting places
tomorrow and Sunday, The stricken
district is swathed in black ard hundreds
of other houses aud stores have been
decorated with streamers of black, indi-
eating the sympathy and fellow feeling
OF neighbors. AT the morgue this morE~
ing the coroner's list showed that 500
bodies had been recovered. The great
majority of the dead so far recovered
have been identified and nearly 500
bodies had been claimed and removed by
friends or relative. Less than 100 bodies
remained on the east Twenty.sixth
street pier at o'clock.
1t is still extremely difficult TO esti.
mate the number of missing Some OF
the city officials stick to the figures given
yesterday that over 900 have persisted,
which would show missing list of more
than 400. 1t is believed, however, that
this is an exaggeration and that when
the story is all told the dead will be
found to number about 800. District
Attorney Jerome is making a rigid inyes-
tigation and has produced some damage
ing testimony. He has the testimony
of Mate Flanagan, of the Gen'l SlOcum,
who informed him of the uselessness Of
fire hose, and several members of the
crew have informed him of the condition
of the life preservers. Some of these
fimsy life preseryers with their saw dust
filling are now in the District Attorneys
office. Fire Marshal Seery, is making
an inquiry and is getting much evidence.
The fire marshall says he has no precC-
dent in making an inquiry, bat he pur-
poses going ahead. The coroners iii
quest will begin next Monday. Coro-
ner Berry says that several members Of
the crew have disappeared.
John Rice, a diver, examined the
charred hull of the Gen. SIOcum off
Hunts Point this morning, and reported
that there we're many bodies in the sub
merged paddle box.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-06-17
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

The remnants of the South's once
great army yesterday paraded through
the principal business streets Of Nash
vile, Tenn. The parade was the fea-
ture of the closing day of the fourteenth
annual reunion of the United COnfeder-
ate Veterans. A band of the United
States army led the parade. The r. E:
Lee Camp, of Fort Worth, Texas, had
its banner borne aloft by color bearer
who stood feet inches in height. 1t
is estimated that 5000 veterans march
ed in the parade.
Bands in the long line played only
four pieces, but gave them over and
over-"Maryland, Ny Maryland" "My
Old Kentucky Home "The Girl l
Left Behind Me- and Dixie" The
parade was representative not only OF
every southern State, but many camps
located in the far West. The Virginians
we're an imposing body Of men and were
given many cheer.
The veterans held brief session at
the tabernacle in the afternoon to COM
plete the business of the reunion.
The reading of greetings from the Wis
consin Grand Army veterans, now in an
nuaI encampment at Madison, occasloned
prolonged cheering. Asuitabe acknowl-
edgment and greeting was ordered sent
by General Lee.
Gen. William Jones, of Richmond, IN
explaining the progress of the movement
to erect monument to Jefferson Davis
in Virginia's capital, said he hoped Ia
invite the veterans to meet therein 1915,
when they would dedicate the monument
and hold their conventions in the audi
forum of the Battle Abbey.
The Sons OF United Confederate Veter-
ans concluded the business OF their re-
union.
They elected the following officers
COMMANDMENT Chief r. Tisdale,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Commander of the Army of Northern
Virginia-John J. Davis, Louisville,
KY.
Commander of the Department of Ten
nessee-R. Z. L. Byrum, Jackson, Tenn.
Commander of the Trans-Mississippl
Departmental. A. Skean, Wapatucki,
Texas