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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
KINGS MESSAGE
TO PRESIDENT
Colonel KOwalsky Delivers
Belgium's Representations
Anent the Congo Case
Special Dispatch to The Call.


CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON,
WASHINGTON. Oct. II. - Colonel
Henry I. Kowalsky of San Francisco
called upon President Roosevelt this
morning by appointment to present the
reply of the federation Of defense of
Belgian interests abroad to the attacks
made by certain British interests upon
the government of the Congo Free
State.
Colonel KowalslIy in an extended in
terview with the President entered into
the real motives lying behind the de-
mand of British humanitarians that
the United States should interfere with
the conduct of affairs in mid-Africa-
King Leopold's representative made
the positive statement that the purpose
of the British in this attempt to en-
tangIe America in Africa affairs is not
the ameIioration Of the condition OF
the natives, but to open the question OF
sovereignty over these regions by call
ing a conference of the powers, at
which, it is hoped by the Britishers,
England may establish the contention
that Belgium is impOtent TO maintain
an effective government in Congo.
Colonel Kowalsky pointed out that
the proposal for such conference, made
officially by the British Government,
failed entirely through the non-accept-
ance of the powers. That effort being
fruitless, it is now proposed to accom-
plish indirectly, through the Congo Re-
form Association Of Liverpool, what
the British Government itself is unable
fO effect
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
MIRIAM GRANT
IS NOW A BRIDE
Fair Californian Is Quietly
Wed to Lieutenant Macy
at Grace Church in Gotham
NO INVITATIONS ISSUED
Without Music or Flowers
and in Presence of but Few
Friends the Knot Is Tied
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-Miss Miriam
Grant, eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ulysses S. Grant Jr., and granddaugh-
ter of General Grant, was married to
Lieutenant Ulysses S. Macy. U. S. N.
to-day at Grace Church, Broadway and
Tenth street. 1t was a very quiet we'd
ding, with not a note of music or flow
ers. No invitations were issued and,
in fact, very few friends of either Miss
Grant or Lieutenant Macy were in
formed.
Miss Grant, who passed part of the
summer at her fathers country place
at Merryweather Farm, in Salem Cen
ter, Westchester County, decided a
short time ago and before the formal
announcement of her engagement was
made to have a private wedding in
New York instead of a more formal
one at the home of her parents in San
Diego, Cal.
The only member of the family at
the wedding was her father, who gave
her away. The bride wore costume
of tobacco brown voile. The corsage
was trimmed with lace embroidered
chiffon.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Macy will prob
ably visit the brides mother in Califor-
mia before his furlough expires.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Army and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-By order
of the War Department Recruit
George D. Hendricksen, cavalry, Fort
Mcdowell, Cal, is transferred to the
Signal Corps He will be sent to Be
nicia Barracks, Cal. Corporal Albert
c. Buckner, Troop X, Sixth Cavalry,
Fort Keough, Mont, will be discharged
from the army by the commanding
officer of his station for convenience of
the Government. Sergeant of the First
Glass Mathew Neil of the Hospital
Corps. Camp Mckinley, Honolulu,
Hawaiian Territory, will be sent to
Manila, Philippine Islands.
orders to naval officers: Lieutenant
Colonel DR.. H. G. Gearing to the Navy
Yard. Mare Island, Cal, November l..
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
SAN FRANSISCO VISITORS
AT THE ST. LOUIS FAIR
People From This City Who Have
Registered Recently at the Cal
ffOImia Building.

ST. LOUIS, Oct 1.-THE follow
ing san Franciscans have registered
recently at the California building at
the Worlds Fair:
C Peters and wife, E. NJ Hough, L.
Kuehnel. NJ Msnnon. D. F. Ragan. P L.
Clarke. Mrs. 9. A Cheney. J. r. GoOdau and
wife L. Blackmond. I. Shuedels. ]. A. Wag-
ner. s. NJ Goodman. J. J. Phillips, W. L.
Mofett, C. A. Ault. c. ". Sanborn and wife,
". NJ Russell. Mrs. T. c. Rust. T A. Rust,
A. C. Rust. B. B. Buel. Mrs. NJ p Bird. r.
L0untz. Mrs. NJ Dunn. r. W. Dunn. F.
HaEence, p. Partridge, a. H. Emmons. H A.
Harold. r. Meyerstein. c. H Brown and wife,
/. Smith, y. H. Martin. ". Tuegel, J. B.
GOodell. A. Ssndusk, c Bettman, o. B. Wag-
ner. G. A. Nahl NJ Eissler, A. VI. Eissler. j.
Barlat and family. / N. Raymond, G. Col
lum, Mrs q. J. Drunkerat. Mrs J. A. Prin-
sen. J. sherman. y. Ofer. P Landelzer H.
Lsndeker. W F. Davis and wife, J. Tormont.
J. X. Black.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
TENEMENT FIRE
FATAL TO SIN
In Addition Nearly a Score
Are Injured in Blaze in
a Section of Brooklyn
WORK OF INCENDIARIES
Over a Hundred People Put
in Danger by the Flames.
Victims Mostly Children

NEW YORK, Oct 17.-Six lives were
lost. nearly a score Of persons were in
jured and the lives Of more than a
hundred others were endangered in an
early morning tenement-house fire in
the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn
to-day. With one exception all the dead
are children, and Of eight who were
90 badly hurt that they were removed
% a hospital the oldest is a 14-year-old
girl
Incenciaries are believed to have
been responsible for the fatal fire, and
this theory is strengthened by the fact
that while the fremen were at work
on the blaze alarms were turned in for
two other fires in the immediate neigh
borhood- The dead:
BELLA GLASS, 20 years.
HENRY GLASS, . years.
IDA SALTOFSKY, 6 years.
BENJAMIN WARKOLSKY, IL
years.
GUSSIE WARKOLSKY.
CHARLES WARKOLSKY.
Twelve families, comprising 120 per-
sons, were asleep in the big five-story,
double tenement-house when the flames
were OlSCOFeIeu w men the d1dIIIl Was
sounded through the house the men
and women, some Of the latter with
babies n arms, others with little boys
and girls clinging to the night clothes
Of their mothers, ran to the hallway.
There they were met with great clouds
OF choking smoke, while the flames
were rapidly closing in about them.
Before the fremen arrived police re-
serves from a nearby station had res
cued many persons from the blazing
building. When the firemen came hu-
man lines We're formed from the fire es
cape and the screaming women and
children were lowered to the pave
ment. The flames burst from windows
all about them and the clothes of many
Of them were burned from their bodies.
At the same time fremen with seal
ing ladders had reached the roof and
were carrying down to safety the fren-
zied women and children who had been
driven from the blazing rooms. Many
persons unable to reach either roof or
fire escape were taken from windows
through which the flames already were
beginning 10 pour.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
YOSEMITE VALLEY.
Full Waterfalls, Clear Weather, Per-
feet Roads Make This the
Time TO Go.

Those who fail to see Yosemite Valley this
month will miss the grandest of sights The
early rains increased the water volume SO
that every fall thunders in renewed splendor
and now the atmosphere has cleared SO that
superb views may be had of the entire valley
Reports say that the view from Glacier Point
Is wonderful Travel, too, is ideal the dust
having been laid on all the roads, the Wawona
stage road being particularly fine The visit
to the Big Trees. made from Wawona is more
than usually attractive, these greatest of all
the forest giants seeming more regal after the
refreshing rains.
Fullest information on all points connected
with a Yosemite trip cheerfully furnished at
Southern Pacific office, 613 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
AccidentaIIy Kills Mother-in-Law.

BAKER CITY, Or, Oct. IA dis
patch from Pine says that Leonard
Foster, prosperous young farmer,
was awakened last night and. think
ing a burglar was prowling around
the house, began a search, gun in
hand. Spying a figure he fired, the
death screams Of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Beck, apprising him of his great
mistake. No arrest has been made,
the authorities believing Fosters
story.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

and was a candidate before the con-
vention for the nomination, but such
was the opposition developed toward
the Governor that the convention-be-
fore which he would otherwise have
found favor-turned down Mr.. Doug
las, together with Judge Collins and
every other candidate favored by him.
Very strong and bitter feeling was de-
UaIoned
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
ATTEMPT MADE TO WRECK
EASTBOUND FAST TRAIN
Switch Is Broken and Huge BOwlder
Placed on Track-Robbery the
Motive.

RENO, New, Oct. lit was
learned to-day from the Southern Pa
cific officials that an attempt was
made last Friday night to wreck the
eastbound flyer at Laughtons, a small
station near here.
The engine on the flyer was dis
abIed at Laughtons and an engine
was sent from here to bring the train
to Reno. On arriving at Laughtons
the light engine found a switch brok-
en- and a huge bowlder obstructing
the track. Robbery is supposed to
have been the motive of the would-be
wreckers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Californian Weds i'm oregon.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 17.-AIexan-
der NJ. Dollar, son of Robert Dollar
the steamship man of San Francisco.
was married here to-day to Miss Bes-
sic May Hamilton, daughter of J. A.
Hamilton of Portland. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. w.
S. Gilbert and took place at the home
of the brides parents, 392 Hall street.
The wedding was attended by the
father and mother of the groom.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
..Ransom's Folly Dramatized.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-"Ran-
SONS Folly" a story Of army life on
the frontier. by Richard Harding
Davis, with Robert Edison in the title
role, drew 10 the National Theater a
large and distinguished audience to-
night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Chairman of Republican
Congressional Committee
Fears for His Seat in House
BETWEEN TWO FIRES
FactiOnal Rows in Middle
States Eagerly Taken Ad-
vantage of by Democrats
BY S. w. WALL.

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. III. w.
Representatives, as Republican insti-
tuition, even in this year of a Presiden-
tiai election. is in danger. Mr.. Bah
cock feels the Importance of his an
only because as chairman of the Re-
publican National Congressional Com
rnittee he has a certain responsibility
in the matter, but because, in spite Of
the conspicuous ability with which he
has represented his State at Washing
ton, the enemy is so conducting the war
in his own district in Wisconsin as to
create grave doubts as to his own re-
turn. The enemy in this particular
case does not mean merely the Democ-
racy. 1t will be remembered that MIR.
Babcock is a So-called "Stalwart in
the Republican politics of Wisconsin
and as such enlisted for the undoing of
Governor La Toilette. In enumerating
the enemies of Mr.. Babcock, therefore,
in his race for reelection the names
of the Governor and his warmer ad-
herents must not be omitted. 1t is a
game that works two ways. 1t is given
out as a true story of the campaign
down in that State that the Democrats
were influenced in their choice of a
candidate in Mr.. Babcock's district by
Governor La Toilette himself. Herman
Grotophost, who is contesting for Bah
cocks seat in Congress, is known as a
La Toilette Democrat He is good
enough Democrat, perhaps, but he is
also a warm friend and admirer of the
Republican Governor. So that when
the Democrats were casting about for
some strong man to go up against Bah
cock and were considering first this
man and then that with no special ref
erence to Grotophost, they were given
a very direct tip that if the halfbreeds,
or La Toilette men, had a chance they
would vote for Grotophost in preference
to Babcock-whom they wouldn't vote
for in any case.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
CbiId Drowned at Reno.

RENO. New, Oct. 17.-Harry, the
four-year-old son of D. B. Goldstein,
a merchant of this city, was drowned
tonight in a ditch in this city. The
family came here recently from San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Temperance Leader Passes Away.

FOX LAKE, Oct. 17-Mrs. Mary
E. Warren, widely known as tenn
perance worker, author and philan-
thropist, is dead at her home in this
village, aged rs years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
HOPED FOR SETTLEMENT.


1t had been hoped that the bitter con-
test that preceded the nominating con-
vention would end with the naming of
the ticket and that all hands would
join in united pull to win in Novem-
Der, whoever might be the partys
choice for .ate officers. md for time
it seemed that this was the programme.
But the bitter war between Governor
Van SAINT and the candidate who hopes
to succeed him, which began when the
latter was first mentioned for the
place, is being waged again with an
energy and effectiveness that discounts
the best efforts of the Democrats. r.
C. Dunn, the Republican candidate for
Governor, charges it all to the jealousy
and chagrin of Governor Van SAINT
The mere animosity of Governor
Van SAINT would not probably have
counted for much. as his heretofore
great strength in the State was shown
at the time of the convention to have
greatly diminished. But things have
developed as a result of the hot con-
test calculated to at least embarrass
the candidate and lend aid to his de-
tractors.
LIE CdllDdl6B Woo OC6Qn early III
Minnesota and Governor Van SAINT took
the lead like a man absolutely sure of
his case. He was not eligible for re-
election, but he proposed to bequeath
his policy to his successor, and to that
end he would choose the man. Judge
L. w. Collins of st. Cloud was a MEM
Der of the Supreme Court of the State,
had been for eighteen years and might
have so continued to be until he died
Confident in the support of the Gov
ernor for the place of the executive he
resigned before the convention had
been held. In the meantime r. C.
Dunn, former State Auditor and now
editor and proprietor of the Princeton
Union, announced himself as a candi-
date. Governor Van SAINT began an
active opposition, spent money to look
up his record and finally preferred
charges But the charges and the op-
position fell fiat. Governor Van SAINTS
influence was evidently on the wane.
The Governor had appointed Attorney
General Douglas to fill the place on the
bench made vacant by the resignation
of Judge Collins. He was to have been
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
Picture Frames.

Our Eastern selection of frames and
holdings for fall trade now in. Better
and more beautiful than ever before.
Sanborn, Vail & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

Fall hats. 1904, just arrived. nobbier
than ever. Tom Dillon & Co.. opp.Palace.'
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18
HOW IT HAPPENED.

And this is how it happened that Mr..
Babcock has the fight of his life on
his hands for the next few weeks Cp-
posing a combination of the Democrats
With the wing of the Republican party
against which he had himself taken up
a fight. 1t is this stress of circum-
stances in his own district likewise that
probably colors his view of the pros
poets throughout the country with re-
gard to the House of Representative
and causes him to think that the whole
world is falling away toward the dem
milton bowbows AS chairman of the
National Republican Congressional
Committee he has the disposition of
some of the best of the spellbinders to
send wheye he thinks they may do the
most good and a large consignment of
them are scheduled for the Third Wis
consin District Among those already
having dates are Uncle Joe Cannon and
Congressman Lands of Indiana. The
Democrats are very sanguine of sue
cess in the district and are preparing
to match these speakers with the
strongest available of their faith,
choosing chiefly those of the Bryan
wing.
But if the complexion of the House
is affected in this Presidential year by
local dissensions in the Republican
party the same may be said of the
State governments in what are ordinar-
lily safe Republican States. Stepping
across from Wisconsin, where the row
is of such complicated proportions that
the State is in doubt on the national
issue, 1 come into Minnesota to find
a situation, as to the State ticket, fully
as bad as is that of Wisconsin and for
which neither the court nor any other
circumstance seems to offer a cure. In
stead it grows worse day by day and
the Democracy watches it's course with
every sign of joy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-18

ria de las Mercedes, Princess of the
Asturias, sister of King Alfonso, and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17

mond, of the Neill Company. The af-
fair was particularly interesting and
the menu quite original. During the
luncheon Admiral Evans sent his re-
CARDS % M. and Mrs. Neill, and aft
erwards presented the latter with an
autograph portrait of himself. The
menu was as follows
UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP
KENTUCKY.
CHOW.
NOTICE.
We shove this at you without apol-
ogies.
If you don't like our pot luck you
know what you can do with it. See
below
Oysters raw. Punch!
Bouillon cold. Punch
Chops and Peas. punch.
Snipe a la Marconi. Punch with every
Salade Simple. Course.
Fruit Ice Punch the passenger.
Demitasse. Oh give him the morse
laff.
Foisted on our long suffering friends.
the
JIM KNEEL COMPANY.
The bunch that made Honolulu famous,
on the 2sth Dec. '03. by the J. Os
and the kid.
NOTICE-We own the crockery part OF
this show.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17
CONSIDERED GEORGE ABE
WHIPPED TO A CREAM.
Chicago "PrOmfnent" Citizens Get
Ratified When .sMr. Shakespeare
Came TO Town.

Chicago "PrOmfnent'' Citizens Get
Ratified When -Mr. Shakespeare
Came to Town."
II appears. from all accounts, that
the citizens Of Chicago were consider
ably stirred up over the presence in
their city OF Miss Viola Allen and her
production Of Twelfth Night"
Chicago is grand when it comes 10
culture" as one presently discovers
when discussing the classics with
prominent citizen" When Miss Allen
was playing at the Grand Opera House
OF that city lately. a prominent one
approached the box Office keeper and
asked
How does il come that Miss Al
lens engagement commences on Dec.
4. when all the billboards in town say
II is the Twelfth Night
BOX once Man You are mistaken.
sir. the date announced was the 21st."
Prominent Citizen: Look here. young
man, don't be too smart. am not
blind. The bills read distinctly 'Twelf-
IN Night and not the 21st-"
Box ONCE Man: You are quite right,
sir"
Prominent Citizen: well. to cut
L0lS discourse snort what s the name
Of the play she Is going 10 appear in ."
One evening, after the duel scene in
Ohya's Garden between Aguecheek
and Viola, another prominent citi-
zen" was heard to remark in the
lobby.
say. this fellow that wrote this piece
has got George AIDE and those other
musical comedy writer's whipped to a
cream"
Ant Lav s-4ero--=--r-
the presence of the Shakespeare play
in Chicago served to renew the discus
sion as to the authorship Of the dramas
After very considerable discussion, it
was finally decided by the Woman's
Club that neither Shakespeare nor Ba-
con wrote the plays.
The conclusion was that Hamlet"
at least, must have been written by
an Irishman-there was q fight at The
funeral
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17
REFORM OF ELECTIONS
Seems no Longer to Appeal to Two
AuEustans.


Augusta, Jan. 16.-At the first meet
ing this afternoon of the full commit
tee appointed by mass meeting last
summer in the interest of pure cleo
tions a sensation was created by COM
munications from two of the most
prominent members, declining to serve.
They were Thomas Barrett, Jr., pres
ident of two cotton mills and Clear
water Bleachery. and James F. Nc
Gowan, partner in the Inman & Co..
cotton business.
MCGOWAN says: The course of poll
tics in Augusta between that time and
this, has been to me so entirely incom-
prehensible that 1 am not willing to
participate in the management of the
committee"
After the adjournment of the COM
mittee Mr.. MCGOWAN was called on
by a reporter. but declined to make
any further explanation.
Ex-Congressman w. H. Fleming was
chosen secretary of the committee, OF
which General Manager 7. X. Scott of
the Georgia Railroad is chairman, and
the following subcommittee was
named this evening to prepare rules
and bylaws for the committee and it's
government and to map out a plan of
procedure under which it should seek
TO accomplish the election reforms for
which it was organized: T. K. Scott,
]. c. c. Black, w. B. Young and w.
H. Fleming.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17
THEATRICAL TOPICS
AND ATTRACTIONS

Tim Murphy has booked himself for
an all summer engagement in St. Louis.
George Ade is said 10 be at work
on q romance dealing with American
po!itics.
Mrs. lie Aoyne will read selections
from Browning during Lent. She will
not return 10 the stage until she IS
reasonably sure of having a play with
success in It.
Jerome Sykes left $1,000. 5000 of
which is in realty. 5000 in personal
property. Three fourths Of the estate
go TO Jessie 7. Sykes. the widow of the
actor. the ether fourth to Albert Sykes.
his brother.
Mrs. Langtry was given a reception
in Langtry. Tex, recently by the Mayor
pair of mules and an immense taran-
tula. She gave 800 TO the town named
in her honor for improvements on the
schoolhouse.
Mrs. lack Gardner is to have vau-
deville in her Venetian palace in the
giltedged district of Boston, by a COM
rany Of amateurs. TO an audience of
society folk. on Feb. and s. The
receipts viii be given TO the society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children.
Forbes Robertson is rehearsing Ham
let. His brother Ian is now on the
way from London with the original
scenery and settings used by Mr.. Rob-
ertson at the London Lyceum. The
first performance will be al the Chest
nut Street Theater. Philadelphia, to-
morrow. 1t will also be seen in New
Cork.
Florence Nesbit, who has appeared in
a number of musical comedies in New
York during the last few seasons. will
become a pupil of Madame Adm, of the
Grand Opera. in Paris. She will study
elOcution and music, and upon her re-
turn to the stage viii devote herself
to high comedy.
Richard Mansfield is reported as
having had trouble with his stage
manager, F. c. Butler; his treasurer,
Henry B. House, and Mr.. Glover, his
business manager, in Boston, last
Wednesday,: but there cannot posi-
bly, be any truth in such an absurd
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-17
FOR wAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY.
The President and Troops Are
Wanted at Alexandria.

Washington, Jan. Representative
Rixey and a delegation of citizens of
Alexandria, Va, to-day visited Presi-
dent Roosevelt and invited him to at
tend the customary celebration OF
Washingtons birthday, to be held in
that city. The President did not give
the committee a definite answer, prom
ising to do so later.
Secretary Root also was waited on
by the delegation, with a request for
the participation of United States
troops in the event. Secretary Root
said he would be pleased to meet their
wishes If it could be done. and he sug-
gested that the delegation consult with
Gen. Chaffee as to what troops are
available for the purpose.