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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12
SAYS HE CAN
FLOOD SOUTH

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 11.-Charies
Hatfield, a young man Of Inglewood,
near this city, whose operations as a
''rainmaker" have attracted consider
able local attention. 10 preparing for
an interesting experiment along that
line, in the event OF the success Of
which Los Angeles citizens have
pledged themselves to pay him 1900.
Hatfield promises to induce, by his
rain-making manipulations. a fall OF
moisture in Los Angeles OF eighteen
inches by the first OF next May. II he
succeeds the $1,000 will be his; il he fails
he receives nothing
IIatfeld's method consists in dis
charging a certain combination OF
chemicals into the atmosphere at in
tervaIs Of ten days. the result OF which
he claims coRdenses moisture and
causes a precipitation The experiment
Will be watched with much interest.
But three times since 1872 has Los An
geles had eighteen inches OF rainfall
within the time stated.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12
FROZEN As
He CLINGS
TO RIGGING
Sailor Escapes Sea
to Perish Of
Cold,
Body Held Fast in It's Lofty
Position While Others
Are Rescued.
Wrecked Seaman on Atlantic Coast
Exposed to Piercing Weather for
Thirteen Hours.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 1.-THE three
masted schooner Montana, Captain
Boyce, from Baltimore for Charleston,
S. c., with a cargo of salt and coal,
stranded at IL o'clock last night at
Pea Island, N. c., life-saving station,
fifty miles north of Cape Hatteras, dur
ing a heavy northerly gale Within
twenty minutes after the vessel strand
ed she was full of water and awash.
so that the crew, consisting of Captain
Boyce and six men, were forced to
take to the rigging. where they re-
mained until o'clock this afternoon,
when six of the seven men were res
cued by crews of the Pea Island, New
Inlet and Bodies IslanG life-saving
stations.
One man, Henry Edwards, was frozen
to death and was lashed in the rig
ging in such a manner that he could
not be reached and his body is still
aboard the ship, hanging in the rig
ging head downward. Another man
of the crew was almost dead from ex-
posure and exhaustion when he was
rescued by the members of the life
SdNllS CICNcy Jul PAOOoDi9 Will lCNOf-
er, although his condition is very Sc
rious The rescued crew is now at
the Pea Island life saving station
Great ditficrlty waa experienced in
landing the crew, owing to the fact
that the vessel had sunk and heavy
sea was running at the time. Freezing
weather hampered the work of rescue,
and the seamen We're so overcome by
exposure and exhaustion that only two
OF the men in the rigging were able to
assist in hauling the whipline aboard
the vessel.
Again and again the line was shot
out and one by one the men were taken
off the ship in the breeches buoy. They
had spent more than thirteen hours in
the rigging of the sinking vessel in a
temperature much below freezing.
Their clothing was coated with thick
layers of ice.
The vessel will be a total loss. 1t is
understood that the Montana is oNned
in Sommers Point, n. J.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12
Dubois of Idaho Di-
recting Crusade
Against Mormon
FEARS GROWING
POWER OF SECT
Claim Made That 1t
Will in Time Con-
troll Upper House
NEW REVELATIONS
NEW REVELATIONS
special Dispatch to rne CAL

CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON,
WASHINGTON, Dec. lit is now
assured that the endowment house
secrets viii be revealed at the hearings
before the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, which will again
take up the case Of Senator Reed
SmOot tomorrow. The revelations
bid fair 10 be more sensational than
any that have vet been made in re-
gard 10 the Mormon church.
II is asserted that the endowment
house ceremony cOmDels a member
Of the church TO renounce allegiance
20 the United States and this will be
one Of the principal arguments in op-
position TO Senator SmOot- Three
witnesses viii be produced by Robert
". Taylor, counsel for the opposition,
who VIII give a complete account of
al endowment house ceremonies.
Other testimony obtained since the
adjournment Of Congress last spring
goes TO show the power Of the Nor
mon church in politics and the politi-
cal aims Of the apostles. Senator Du-
bois q member Of the committee, who
is dehting tho Mormon church in the
state Of Idaho. insists that the Nor
mons are likely TO hold the balance
Of power in the United States Senate
within the next dozen years unless
something is done to curb their in
fiuences.
When Joseph Smith and apostles
who testified last spring were asked
about the endowment house secrets
they refused persistently TO answer.
The only reply that could be obtained
by the repeated questioning by mem
bers OF the committee was that the
endowment house ceremonies had not
changed since the foundation Of the
church.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12
BRITISH SCHOOLMASTERS
NOT "GENTLEMEN."
Court Decides Law Consigns
Them to Lower Station.
special Dispatch to The cam

LONDON, Oct. 11.-Judge and
counsel in London court yesterday
argued the question whether a school
master could claim to be gentleman
The schoolmaster's solicitor raised the
question in applying for his clients
costs as a witness under the head Of
gentleman, or professional man.
instead of on the lower scale Of
"tradesman," as ordered by the court
registrar.
Judge and counsel agreed that
Blackstone's definition of gentleman"
as "one who bears arms was obsolete,
and counsel advocated definition Of
zone who by education, occupation or
income holds a position above menial
service or ordinary trade.
The Judge suggested that draper
making $4,000 a year might be per-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12

Civil War and the diminished imml-
grafton during the decade.
The greatest relative excess Of males
was in 1890. when in each 10000 persons
there were 242 more males than fe-
males BY 1900 this excess had de-
creased to 216 in 10000. less than the
relative excess in 1890 and 1860, but
greater than that of each other census.
In continental United States there
are now 1.63S. .921 more males than fe-
males, or about two in each 100 persons.
Probably in the population of the
world as a whole. and certainly in that
half of it which has been counted with
distinction Of sex, there are several
millions more males than females. In
continental United States. however. the
relative excess Of males is greater than
the average for all countries. Europe
has an excess Of females; every other
continent so far as known, has an ex-
cess of males.
AS a rule, sparsely settled regions
have an excess of males and densely
settled regions an excess of females.
The American cities. as a rule. have
more females than males.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12
STEAMSHIP IN HURRICANE.
Panic Aboard Bclgravia on Its Way TO
New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-With her
bow stove in, the marine telegraph
disabled and the forward windlass
twisted the Belgravia of the Ham
burg American line arrived to-day
from Cuxhaven with tales of a six
hours experience in a hurricane that
threw 1900 of her 1920 steerage pas
sengers into a panic on December 6.
The 1900 were Polish and Russian
refugees, sent to this country by Lon
don societies.
According to Captain Magin on
Tuesday afternoon the Belgravia ran
irto a hurricane the force of which
could not be measured by the wind
registering gauge. Captain Magin esti-
mated that at its height there was a
velocity of 120 miles an hour.
A great wave swept over the bow of
the vessel at midnight of the 9Th, tear
ing out the shield disabling the marine
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Duke and
Duchess of Manchester were "snubbed'
to-day by Mrs. Colin Campbell. the re-
Gently married daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Levi S. Letter. The snub con-
sisted in the refusal of Mrs Campbell
ard Mrs. Letter to see the Manchesters
when they called on them at their home
at Rush and Ontario streets
A few hours later Mrs. Letter an
nounced the engagement Of her young
est daughter, Miss Daisy, to the Earl Of
Suffolk and Berkshire. They became
engaged only on Saturday. Mrs. Letter
declared, and would be married In
Washington in week. Both are at
present in New York. at quiet hotels.
After the wedding they will go TO Eng
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12

feet gentleman in society but would
not be gentleman for the purpose Of
the county or high court scale. though
a man with an independent income OF
$3.50 would be-
Counsel maintained that his client,
though without a university degree.
was a man of educational attainments.
OF refinements, of artistic and literary
attainements, AN accomplished musi-
clan. proprietor of a large school and
therefore a gentleman.
The Judge. however. uphold the reg
istrar, deciding the costs on a lower
scale. but comforting the schOOlmaster
with the dictum that mo schOolmaster
must think he is insulted that he
should be no gentleman; that. in fact.
he would only be no gentleman in
law"
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MANCHESTERS SNUBBED BY The LETTERS
Chicagoans Refuse to ReceNeN the Duke
and Duchess

land and pass quietly their honeymoon
on the Earls vast estate.
The "snub' Of the Manchesters
neditated by the Letters and Camp
bells, and followed what has been
most cool reception given the ducal
visitors during their stay In Chicago.
They left at midnight for Ludington.
Mich
They have been entertained By no
one. No dinners. no receptions. no
teas have been given in their honor.
All their time has been passed IN shop
ping. at the theater. or in the private
car Of Mr.. Zimmerman. the father Of
the duchess, which occupies an obscure
corner OF the Grand Central station.
and which for two nights has had no
steam on to keep 1t warm.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIaze

ROCHESTER, X. Y, Dec. 1.-THE
koby building, at Main. West and
Elizabeth streets. was destroyed bv
Ore this morning. Loss, 100000.
The building was valued at $50 900
The Vanberg Silver Plate Company
lost $3.50. 900. with an insurance of
$4,000. The Hayden Furniture
Company lost 500, ,000: insured.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-12
SENSATIONS ARE PROMISED
IN SHOOT INQUIRY.

The against
Utah will
and three will ceremony
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THE rHEArERs.

ALcAzAR4"Caorice.'
CALIFQRNIA-"sis Hopkins
CoLUMBIA-"A Chinese Honeymoon -
CENTRAL-'Lost in Siberia"
CHUTES-vaudevill
FISCHER 'SEvaudeviIle.
GRAND-''In Dahomey."
MAJEsTIC-''Mr. Potter Of Texas"
ORPHEUM-vaudevil1e.
TIVOLI-"Kin= Dcdo.''
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Continued on Page 2. Column S.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
DODGE AT A HOTEL.
He Is Made Comfortable at Houston,
Pending Proceedings.

Houston, Tex, Jan. 30.-G. F.
Dodge, who is under arrest here,
charged with being a fugitive from
justice from New York, was tonight
taken to the Rice Hotel, where he is
under guard, pending an effort on
Monday to secure his release. He is
much improved ias to health, and after
a long walk, he ate a good dinner for
the first time since his arrest here.
The court proceedings to-day result
ed in Dodge being refused bond, and
the preliminary examination was set
for next Wednesday. A. H. Kaffenburg
of the firm of Howe & Hummel of
New York conducted the case. He is
now as work with local attorneys on
the habeas corpus proceedings, which
are to be taken up Monday in the
District Court to secure the release of
Dodge. The chief point contended by
Kaffenburg was that the prisoner
should be made comfortable, and this
was effected.
Detective Sergeant Herlithy of New
York has filed copy of the 1ndlct-
ment against Dodge and bench war
rent to secure possession if extradition
If granted.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
BAXTER FAILURE A
SURPRISE HERE.
Funds in Bank and in Managers
Hands Quickly Gnrnished.


Baxter & Co.'S local office in the
Board of Trade building was crowded
when the news of the firms suspension
came over the wires.
The boy whose duty it is to
chalk up the highs and lows
the openings and the "closings"
emerged excitedly from the inner Of
flee, and chalked on the board: "a. b.
Baxter & Co. have assigned. All trades
are to be closed on the close of the
market to-day, Jan. 80, 1904"
1t was near the markets end on
half holiday, but during the few hours
cotton had been shooting the chute at
a rate that had put in the shade all
previous efforts.
Explanations of the failure were as
frequent as they were varied. Manager
G. G. Gray seemed as much surprised
as anyone. He explained to a Morn
ing News reporter that he did not
know until the news came over the
wires that the firm was in trouble. The
only intimation that he had of the fail
ure, he said, was a telegram from G..
H. Venster of New York, the assignee,
giving an authoritative statement to
all managers that the house had as
signed.
Mr.. Gray said that he had no idea
what the future of Baxter e. Co. would
be, but he had no doubt their differ
ences with their creditors would be
speedily adjusted and the firm would
resume business at an early date.
Baxter & Co. have done considerable
business in Savannah during the cot
ton furry of the last few months.
Just how much has been lost here by
the failure is matter of conjecture.
The firm opened its Savannah office
a year ago, succeeding Murphy & Co.,
who had previously succeeded Paine
& Co.
A well-known banker said: II do
not think that Baxter & Co. carried
much money in the local banks, as
most of their banking business was
done in New York What little bust
ness they did here was done with the
Savannah Bank and Trust Company,
and | doubt very much If they had
over $4,000 on deposit. Just how much
has been lost by the firms failure in
Savannah is hard to estimate. l
scarcely think it would run as high
as $4,000.
Shortly after the news OF the fail
ure had been announced Justice M.
Naughtin issued a garnishment on the
firms bank account at the Savannah
Bank and Trust Company at the in
stance of r. l.. Reison. lumbernian,
who claimed that the firm was indebt-
cd to him to the extent of 5000. A gar
nishment was also issued on whatever
property there is in the hands of Man
ager GRAY.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
COTTON THEIR RUIN.
violent Fluctuations TOO Much for
Baxter a. Co.

Violent Fluctuations TOO Much for
Baxter a. Co.
New Orleans, Jan. 30.-Unofficial an
nouncement was made on the floor of
the Cotton Exchange of the closing of
the house of Baxter g. Co. Baxter &
Co, is one of the largest commission
houses in the country. with branches
in many cities. The offices here were
closed before noon. The violent fluc-
tuations in the cotton market are said
to be responsible for their trouble.
Baxter & Co. is the firm which insti-
tuted the litigation here in the effort to
prevent the New York and New Or
leans cotton exchanges from cutting off
their quotations. An injunction was
issued, and the Western Union Tele-
graph Company was forced to continue
to serve customers throughout the
country, even if those customers were
unrepresented in either cotton ex-
change.
On the board of the company here
the following notice was posted:
"A. B. Baxter & Co. have assigned.
All the trades will be closed out at
the close of the market to-day"
1t is not supposed that the firm has
lost much money here. but through
the middle south it is estimated that
they have been losing 100000 a day
for some time past against the long
side OF the cotton market.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
DEMOCRATS ALTER
TONE TOWARD TREATY.
This Was Shown at the Senator'S
Conference.

Washington, Jan. 30.-The, Demo-
cratic senators were in conference for
three hours to-day on the Bacon reso-
luton, instructing the President to eff
feet an adjustment of the claims of
colombia against the United States
on account of the Panama revolt. A
number of speeches were made. but
no decision was reached, and it was
announced that another meeting would
be held next week.
The general tendency of the remarks
was more favorable to the treaty than
OIL former occasions. All the speeches
We're favorable to a course looking to
The Cancellation of Colombia, and the
leellng was expressed by a number of
me speakers that the assurance of this
course on the part of the United States
would have the effect of securing the
votes OF large majority of the Demo-
cratic senator's for the treaty.
Inc nearest approach to an agree
lHent was on the Stone resolution. d.
Iectlhg the Senate Committee on For
elsn Relations to make an investiga-
uoa 10 determine the part played by
~ United States in the Panama revo-
!uuon There also was a feeling that
uere should be a cessation of speeches
vi the Panama question until replies
are received to the resolutions of in
quiry which already have been adopted.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
BAXTER & CO.
GO TO THE WALL
COTTON BROKERS FAILED
TO MAKE GOOD WITH PATRONS
DEALING WITH THEM.

A. d. Baxter & Co. Have Connections
ment Made for the BENEFIT of the
IncOrpOratOrs-Wer on the Bears
Side-AttOrney Says the Embar-
rassment Will Probably BE Tenn
pOrary.
New York, Jan. S0.-A. B. Baxter &
Co., cotton brokers, incorporated, who
failed to-day, have offices in this city
at 81 Broadway, where it was said
the corporation did a general broker
age business in stocks. bonds and cot
ton. An assignment was made to-day
for the benefit of the corporations
incorporators. The company, of which
A. B. Baxter was president and Felix
Lipp, secretary, was Incorporated in
1902.
John F. Mcintyre of Cantor, Adams
& Mcintyre, attorney of the assignee.
says of the suspension that it results
from the short interest in cotton held
by a number of the firms customers,
who failed to respond to calls for ex-
ment, Mr.. Mcintyre says, will prob
ably be only temporary He has no
idea at this time of the liability.
The firm claims to have a capital
of 100000, and has numerous branch
offices throughout the South. It had
an extensive leased wire system.
Mr.. Mcintyre says that the corpora
ton was not a member of any of the
New York exchanges, but was repre-
scented on many out-of-town exchanges,
including he thinks, the Chicago Board
of Trade and the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange.
The corporation had over 100 branch
offices, and according to Mr.. Mcintyre,
it's 100000 of capital was actually paid
in. He added that the liabilities are
certain to exceed 100000 but he could
not say how much beyond that the fig
ures may go. He said further that it
will take twenty days in which to pre-
pare schedules of their assets and LA
bilitieS.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
NEGRO GOT APPLAUSE
IN THE COLLEGE RACES.
Events Were Pulled on i'm the Madi-
son Square Garden.


New York, Jan. 3O--A varied pro-
gramme of athletic events made up the
indoor carnival of sports, which was
held tonight in the Madison Square
Garden.
The intercollegiate contests. were
chief features of the night. Some very
close finishes resulted in these relays,
the last being of sensational char
acter when the competing teams repre-
scented the University of Pennsylvania
and Amherst The last two men in
the relay, which was at a distance of
one mile, bore the same name, Taylor.
But the Pennsylvanian was a negro.
When the negro won by barely six
inches, gaining the honors for Penn
sylvania, the applause which greeted
him was vociferous.
Yale won the two-mile relay inter-
collegiate race from Pennsylvania, Co
lumbia and Harvard and also defeated
Columbia in the one-mile relay race.
The two-mile Amateur Athletic Union
championship run was won by George
Bonhag and the sixty-yard dash cham
pionship Of the Amateur Athletic
Union went TO d. j. Torrey of Yale,
who won rather handily from very
representative field.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
DOES NOT KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT
JAPAN is NOT INFORMED
AS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE
ANSWER OF RUSSIA.

No Russian Information Has Been
Received at the Japanese Capital.
Other Reports Have 1t That the
Answer Will BE satisfactory to
Japan-COncessions Do Not Neces-
sariIy Mean Peace Even if Made
by Russia.
Toxic, Jan. 30-The government, 1t is
said, does not possess any Russian in
formation concerning the character of
the forthcoming note, although it has
received various reports, the majority
of which say the reply will be satisfac-
tory. None, however, emanate from
source which warrants their full ac-
ceptance as correct.
The government of Japan does not
anticipate the reception of the Russian
reply for few days. When it comes
it will probably be considered by the
throne in conference with the cabinet
and elder statesmen.
The presumption that Russia has
made concessions does not. in the least,
warrant the conclusion that there will
be a peaceful settlement of the exist
ing difficulties. Her entire proposition
will be carefully scrutinized and every
condition and contingency of the stu
alton closely weighed. If the reply
should prove to be completely unsatis-
factory to Japan, the outcome of the
conference is manifest. Should it give
partial satisfaction an exchange of
notes is possible, although there re-
mains slight room for additional diplo-
macy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
BRITISH AND RUSSIANS
TO GET RICH TERRITORY.
They Are Expected to Reach Out for
Central Asia.


Paris, Jan. S0-Oscar T. Crosby, the
American explorer, has returned to
Paris from a trip to Central Asia,
where he explored parts of Turkestan
and Thibet, never before visited by a
white man. On his way to Thibet Mr..
Crosby skirted Afghanistan, visited
Chinese Turkestan and later traversed
Kashmir and the Karakorum caravan
route, probably one of the most diff
cult used by human beings, to India.
His investigation developed that
China was threatened from another
quarterly her rear door-and that
an advance by Russia and Great Brit
ain in this direction may become as
important in its possible results to the
United States as o move of the Euro
pean Powers from the sea.
Mr.. Crosby said: 1.-THE British ex-
petition under Col. Younghusband
will be able to enter Lpassa. The
Thibetans cannot resist. The result of
the expedition will be some form of
British control. Russia is doing Moth
ing to prevent its success, and I do
rot think anything can be done. Rus
STA can stand British control of Thibet,
because she will take Chinese Turke-
stan as a set-off. The inhabited part
of this territory is rich and populous.
The Russians can and will control the
commercial situation of all this region
because of it's proximity TO their rail-
road. Chinese Turkestan is still Chi
nese to outward appearance, but the
Russian consul general at Kashgar is
the real power to the natives and Chi
nese there"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
Texas Railroad Meeting.

Corpus Christi, Tex, Jan. SO.-At a
special meeting of the directors of the
st. Louis, Bronsville and Mexico Rail-
road held here to-day S. w. Fordyce
of St. Louis was elected to the board
to I'LL a vacancy; j. B. Wells, f. G.
Jonah retired and B. f. Yoakum,
president of the Frisco, and T. H.
west of st. Louis, president OF the
Union Trust Company, were chosen in
their places. 1t was decided to amend
the charter by increasing the capital
stock to ss,s5O,000. Extensions to
Houston and Galveston were approved
and further extension from Robbs-
town. the present terminus, to San
Antonio, was authorized. Frisco in
terests are now in full control OF the
directorate.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-31
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAR.
Descent of the japanese Expected
at Any Moment at Port Arthur.

Port Arthur, Jan. S0.-Apprehension
that there will be war is still express
cd in official quarters. 1t is also said
that the Japanese descent is expected
at any moment. At the same time,
the authorities declare that with the
exception of strategical precautions
taken between Liao-Yang and the
Yalu river, their plans have not been
formed, and that it will be impossible
to complete the arrangements until
the Japanese make more definite dem
onstrations of their intentions. The
fertilization and field troops are ac-
tive, and between Lao Yang and the
Siberian border the railroad is over
taxed in transporting recruits and re-
placing the regiments dispatched to
the Yalu river.