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The San Francisco call., 1904-06-28
GALES BESET SIERRA'S
PATH FOR THIRTY HOURS
Oceanic Steamship Company's Liner Encounters
Heavy Weather After Leaving Auckland and Has
to Run at Slow Speed-Brings Many Passengers

the city front Cdissfon- street WHARF about p
minutes later than at Fort Point; the heignf
Df tide is the same at both places.
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CARD OF THANKS.

Mrs Marie D. Smith desires to return her
sincere thanks TO the comrades OF the G. =.
r.. Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies Of the
c. A r. also to the members OF the Iuth-
eran church who so kindly attended the
funeral Of her late husband Leonard +.
Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-28
Mining Stocks.

SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE.
Following were the sales on the San Fran
cisco Stock and Exchange Board yesterday:
Morning Session.
1000 Caledonia Isl 100 Occidental -. Te
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F. J. Nonahan. Manager. Tel Mission 81
MONAHAN. 0'HARA & co.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS,
&3SS-2S3l Mission ST., near Nineteenth
san Francisco.
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ToNoPAH MINING EXCHANGN

Following were the sales on the San Fran
,isco and Tonopah Mining Exchange yesterday:
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PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE,

were the sales on the Pacific
1cK Exchange yesterday:
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
Democratic Changes In China.
(Booklovers.)

marked change has taken place in the
relation between the dynasty and the peo
pie in China. At one time officials exacted
commodities from merchants at rates ruin.
ously below their actual value. 1t was
euphemistically called selling at mandarin
prices" Now all that officials and mobiles
wear or eat. everything they use in any OF
the arts of peace or in ceremonial rites. is
paid for at the market price. Formerly
when Princes travelled, the people were bur.
dened to pay the expenses of their journey
The tidings of their coming spread con
sternation. To-day. when Prince makes
a pilgrimage through the Empire, the taxes
along the route of his itinerary are in many
cases remitted, as a special act of official
chivalry.
In other ways more intimate relations
are developing constantly between the pop
ulace and the governing classes. Many oi
the penal laws of China have been modified
From a ma aximum 100 blows of the BAN
boo the agonizing limit has been reduced
to 40. and during the hot months TO 81
Formerly. when criminal deserving cap
ital punishment was caught in China, M
member of his family survived to griey,
over his disgrace. determination wa,
grewsomely dealt out to all his kindred
This wholesale extirpation has beer
checked: and if criminal happens to b,
an only child, he is kept alive and com
PEELED TO support the parents he has dis
honored.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
PERSONAL.

Capt. George W. Fleeger. soldier. law
yer and Congressman. died at his home In
Butler. Pa. June 25 He was born In
Butler County in 1899. In the civil war
he was Captain OF Co. c. 18th Pa. Re-
serves, and participated in the battles OF
Great Falls, Drainsville, Mechanicsville.
Fredericksburg, Getty ysburg, Williamsport,
Rappahannock, Wilderness and many
others. He was captured and exchanged
several times. After the war he read law,
was admitted to practice, and formed
partnership with the late George A.
Black. He was elected by the Republi-
cans 10 the State Legislature in 1871 and
1872. and later was delegate TO several
State Conventions. In 1884 he was elect
ed to the 10th Congress. He was a men,
ber Of the Grand Army of the Republic
and Union Veteran Legion.
Ex-senator John Lendrum Mitchell, OF
Wisconsin. died at Milwaukee, June -. He
was the son OF the late Alexander Mitchell,
the Hallway King of Wisconsin. and served
for a year as First Lieutenant in the 2ith
Wis, the regiment of which Gen. Arthur
McArthur was Colonel. Senator Mitchell
was leading man in the Democratic party
IN Wisconsin. and prominent in educa-
tionai and agricultural work, and on the
turf. He served a term in the House Of
Representatives.. and in 1893 was elected
TO the Senate. serving until 1899. For sew
eral years he was one of the managers Of
the Soldiers Home. but resigned on ac-
count of failing health.
Mrs. G. Il. Drake. of Weiser. has been
elected Delegate from the Department Of
Idaho. w. II. c.. and will represent it at
the National Convention in Boston.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
The United States acquires Well-Equipped
System-Its Enormous Value.

The possibilities Of wireless telegra ply
are, as yet. far and away an unknown
quantity. 1t is IN accomplished and ac-
cepted fact, but we have not learned the
first letter of its alphabet. While all this
is true, we do know enough about the
strange method of communication to com
prehend its almost illimitabie advantages
and TO accept this new force in the cleo
trical world.
The United States, first as always in
the acceptance and development of scien-
tific propositions, has taken hold Of wire
less telegraphy with commendable zeal,
and will proceed to develop its possibilities
as rapidly as may be.
Under the terms of an agreement closed
between Admiral Manney, Chief Of the
Naval Equipment Bureau. and A. White,
President Of the American DE Forest
Wireless Telegraph Company, the Navy
Department has acquired five of the long
est wireless telegraph circuits in the world
two Of them being over 1000 miles in
length. The American De Forest Com
pany, on the other hand, gets permission
to use the Government stations and war
ships equipped with the De Forest instru-
ments, for the purpose of sending private
and commercial messages. The company
already has nearly 60 wireless telegraph
stations, and since the closing of the
agreement with the, Government more
will he established
With the station at Cape Hatteras as
the key to the circuit, the American DE
Forest Company has a belt line around
the United States. with branches extend
ing into the Orient. Beginning at Boston
this line would run to Providence. to New
Haven, to New York City, to Lewes, Del
to Norfolk, to Cape Hatteras, to Key
West. and thence to Guantanamo. to the
City of Panama. and up the Pacific Coast
to point in Lower California and to San
Francisco, and proceeding north to Port
land, Ore, and to Cape Flattery, Oh the
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coast of Washington. At Cape Flattery,
100 miles from Seattle, the company is
putting up the largest wireless teegra pll
station in the world. From there the con-
Meeting chain will run to Dutch Harbor,
the most southerly point in the Aleutia II
Islands, and thence to Kamchatka, to
Japan, to the Philippines, and, in con-
junction with Government Instruments, to
Guam and to Hawaii, whence the chain
will run back to San Francisco.
TO PROTECT CANAL ZONE.
The Navy had felt keenly the necessity
Of q wireless connection between it's naval
bases at Guantanamo, Culebra, and Key
West, realizing that in the event Of hos
tility with foreign power the existing
cable system would be the first point of
attack. The necessity Of protecting the
canal zone has enlarged the problem of
finding q secondary means of cOmmunica-
ton, and the General Board has learned a
lesson from the isolation Of Port Arthur
in the present war. Therefore, some time
ago the Equipment Bureau began Sc
ries OF competitive tests, under the imme-
date direction Of Lieut.. Commander
Jayne, and the result was the arrange
ment between Admiral Manney and Mr.
White to sign the contract for the supply
to the Government of wireless instruments
guaranteed to maintain reliable service on
these circuits: Key West to Panama,
1000 miles; Porto Rico to Key West.
LOCO miles: South Cuban coast to Pan
ANA, 720 miles, Pensacola to Key West,
$50 miles; South Cuba to Porto Rico, 600
miles.
The service proposed is exceptional in
that the wireless currents must traverse
not only the ocean but leap over consid-
cradle islands such as Cuba and Haiti
and in the latter case, and perhaps in
others, run risk Of crossing currents
set up by apparatus on islands not part
of the United States The contracting
company assumes full responsibility for
the working of the system in such cases.
ENORMOUS VALUE IN WAR.
On its part the Government agrees to
operate in harmony with such stations
and vessels as now use the De Forest sys-
TEN, and this is to extend to Panama.
The Governments Instruments will be at
tuned to harmonize with those of the COM
pany to prevent interference. The Navy
will have the company's key, so the two
may work interchangeably without the
possibility Of their messages being picked
up or stolen or suppressed by vessels or
stations equipped with other kinds of ap-
paratuS.
The enormous value of wireless tele
graphy in naval operations as revealed by
Admiral TOgo's last exploit off Port Ar
thur has FASTENED the Navy, Department
to conclude this contract.
The Navy Department has received per-
mission from the Department of Com
merce and Labor to establish a wireless
telegraph station on Farallone Islands.
off San Francisco, and is now arranging
to erect pole and equip the station at
once.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07


cities will be much improved, as we'll as
the expense and labor to the sanitary de-
partment in these places and the towns
along the route of the Canal reduced and
smplified.
The French divided the territory along
the line of the canal into II sections Each
Of these sections was let out by contract,
and each contractor began work on his sec
tion. At some convenient point on these
sections small village grew up. When
the work on the canal is fairly started. we
Of 10000 people. 1t is proposed to pro-
vide health departments for these. which
Will attend strictly to those duties. keeping
vigilant lookout for all cases OF conta-
gious diseases, the cleaning up generally,
disposal of garbage. ETC.
10 control the malaria, which exists in
an alarming degree in these villages, is
ths most important part of the present
scheme OF sanitation. The anopheles mus
keto bites person. becomes herself in
fected. and when she in turn bites a new
conner, she conveys malarial fever to him.
To introduce 10000 or 1866 una cciimatei
people into an already infected locality,
and under the present sanitary conditions
existing in these villagss,. you'd, in the
state as that under TIE French. But
with the musketO brigadesg sahich will de-
stroy the breeding places rsf these insects,
and by all the improved sanitary conditions
it is proposed to make, it is believed that a
year from this time, when tile great army
of unacclimated laborers Arrive to begin
the work on the canal, there, will be very
few Of these malarious musketos left and
that the few will be harmless, not being
able to bite any person Infected with ma.
iaria. This is not an entirely theoretical
idea. Yellow fever was stamped out in
Havana in Just this way, and, we firmly be-
iieve that If these schemes FOR the santa
tion OF the lsthmus are carried out. mala-
| rial fever and other contagious diseases
will also disappear.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
Thunder Mountain.

We have four distinct groups of mineral
claims three groups close to the Dewey. ;;
a free gold propositions; sixteen claims on
BIG Greek, copper and gold proposition
a1ogether over twelve hundred acres of
water power and timber. We have the
mineral and want to install a miif- and
power drill. for that purpose will sell one
hundred thousand shares of stock for
twelve calts per share, on either cash or
installment plan. par value one dollar.
luy paia. non-assessable; possibility Of
making Tour hundred per cent on your In
vestment In one year. Send for man.
plats, prospectus or references to Ola.
MOND CHIEF MINING COMPANY.
Fulton Building. Asotin, Wssh.
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Department Of Ohio, GAR.

At the Annual Encampment of the De-
partment Of Ohio, q. A. r., the following
officers were elected and appointed by the
new Commander:
Department Commander, Gen. B. NJ.
Moulton; Senior Vice Commander, James
A. Burger, Tifin: Junior Vice-Commander,
II. w. Walton, Urchsviile; Chaplain, Rev.
Geo. Eaton, Leesburg; Medical Director.
DIR. A. G. Yengling. Salem; Assistant
Adjutant-General. r. +. Davis, Lima; As
sistant Quartermaster- General. Orrin H.
Hollister, Lima; Inspector, Ito be sup
piied) Chief Mastering Officer, Eli Davis,
Sidney Chief of Staff, Mat. Day, Cincin-
natl.
Members of Council Of Administration
J: C. Winans, Troy; $. G. Harvey, Toledo !;
VIM. Horne, Salem Hon. Max Slberberg,
Cincinnati; DIR. Geo Hall, Lima.
Comrade B. NJ. Moulton, the new Com
mander. enlisted at the age of II in the
117th N. y, Tenth Corps. and took part in
all the battles and marches of the regiment
until he was severely wounded and taken
prisoner at Chafhn's Farm. Va. He has been
an active Grand Army man ever since
the war, and has held nearly every Office
subordinate to the present one. He re-
moved to Lima to become manager of the
OH Well Supply Co, and has built up in
% years splendid business He is a
bright capable, genial man. who makes
friends wherever he goes. He received the
title of General from service on the staff
of the Governor Of Ohio
Ebenezer f. Davis. who has been ap-
pointed Assistant Adjutant-General, was
born in Cincinnati, O., in 1874, and served
in the 1l8th Ohio. until it was mustered
out. He has held the Office Of City Clerk
for 10 years. and is member Of number
Of important boards.
Orrin II. Hollister. q well-esteemed vet
|eran, was appointed Assistant Quarter
master General. He served in the 10th Pa.
Reserves. and lost an arm at Gaines's Mill.
He has been Deputy Collector Of Internal
! Revenue. Clerk of Court, and City Asses
esor.
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ing armed with Lolo thorn-sticks. The
groom, when these preparations have been
completed. rides up and announces his in.
tention of seizing the bride. This requires
fortitude, for the relatives beat him unmer-
cifully when he attempts to reach the
woman. If he manages to elude his assail-
ants and touch the toe of the woman, she is
his. he is welcomed into the family and
complimented on his ardor. Should he fail
he suffers not only the inconvenience OF
being wifeless, but the loss of cattle and
other presents given during the negotia.
tions. BY the sale of girl to one man
however. the father does not relinauish
his claims upon her, but may sell her to
other suitors who come afterward, until
she may have half-dozen husbands.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
THE PROnIBITIONlSTS.
Gen Miles Finally Withdraws His Name
Swallow, OF Pennsylvania. the Nominee.

The Prohibitionists held National Con-
vention at indianapolis last week. with
about 1850 present, of whom over 400
wore delegates badges. In opening the
Convention, Temporary Chairman, Castle,
| skinned both the other parties alive, with
the usual Prohibition fuency of epither.
He said that ''the canker worm of polyga-
my holds at bay the United States Senate
and that neither the Republicans nor the
Democrats dare strike at it, on account OF
the coming election, and the duty there
fore devoived upon braver men than that
cred last week in Chicago to do the bid
ding of the hero of bioodless San Juan, and
place Democratic Secretary in charge of
their National Committee" cor that crowd
| of uncaged hyenas, who will convene next
week in st. Louis, whose chief occupation
| seems to be to dig in some graveyard and
uncover the bones Of some bygone dead
issue"
The feeling was very strong for Gen.
Miles, who was urged by faction headed
by John G. WOOlley, the editor of 1.-THE
Voice." He said that Gen. Miles had said
that the Prohbitionists should not confine
| themselves to a single issue. but that they
| should take up other National questions.
and make a stand upon them. On the Sec
| ond day the movement in favor of Gen.
Miles was ended by q telegram from him
asking that his name be not presented.
The Convention then proceeded to nomi-
nate Silas G. Swallow, of Pennsylvania,
for President, and George w. Carroll, of
Texas. for Vice-President. The platform
adopted recognizes that the chief end of
| all Government is the establishment Of
these principles Of righteousness and JUS
tice that have been revealed to man as the
will Of the everything God" 1t then pro-
ceeded to arraign both parties for their
moral cOwardice with regard to this, and
declares that there is no other issue of
equal importance before the American peo-
pie-the other "so-called issues being mere
ly subterfuges under which the Democrats
and Republicans wrangle for the spols Of
office" The platform goes on to declare
for the impartial enforcement of all law :"
for the initiative and referendum, inter-
national arbitration, reform Of divorce
laws. extirpation Of polygamy, overthrow
OF all legal sanction of the social evil, suf-
frage based upon mental and moral quail
fications. placing tariff schedules in the
hands Of an omnipartisan commission, uni
form laws for our country, and all it's de-
tendencies, and the election of United
States Senators by a direct vote of the
people.
The total popular vote cast by the Pro-
hibitiOnists at the last three Presidential
elections was as follows:
!ooo ...'.. l32, ,OO9
4
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Reunion Of 72d n. Y.

union June 21, at Fredonia. Services were
held at the grave Of Col. VIM. 0. Stevens
who was killed at Charlottesville. Chap.
lain Eastman. who had been one of the
detail that recovered the body, made the
memorial address at the grave. The cere-
monies were repeated at the grave of Sur
geon Charles X. Irwin. who died soon after
the war. and Chaplain Eastman delivered
an address there also. The business ses-
sion of the Association was held in the
afternoon, about 80 comrades responding
at roll call. The next session will be at
BrOctOn, on the Sd Tuesday i'm June. 1905
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
The Maine Republican convsntion.

The Maine Republican Convention has
made positive declaration against any
reciprocity with Canada" Maine raises
about 100000 bushels of potatoes a year,
and mows about 1000, 900 tons of hay,
which come into sharp competition with
81 ton on Canada hay, and 25 cents a
bushel on potatoes, which makes the aues-
tion of free trade with Canada a burning
one to the horny-handed yeomen of the
Sunrise State. who haven't much besides
hay and potatoes to sell.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
A Curious Thibetan Marriage Custom.
(Rooklovers.)

Among some Of the wilder Thibetan
tribes, in the koko-nor. there is a curious
marriage ceremonial function. This con
sists in placing the girl, on her wedding
morn. in the upper part of a tree, while hel
male relatives remain on the lower limbs
or else in the back part of her fathers tent
or hut. while these same relatives guard
the entrance-in each case the latter be-
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
The Michigan Republicans.

The Michigan Republicans held a har-
monious Convention at Detroit. June 30,
and nominated Fred NJ. Warner, of Farm
ngton, for Governor. There We're no spe-
cial contests. and. contrary to expectations,
nothing was said about reciprocity or sugar
duties
The National tribune., 1904-07-07

AVERY.-At New London Conn., June Jared
vas mustered out June 3. 1865. He was very promi,
nent and active in the GA AR In his state.
COLEMAN.-At Hillsboro O.. May H. Samuel Cole
man He was born In Washington County Pa. Jan.
49, 1887; enlisted First Lieutenant Co D. Goth Ohio
captured at Harpers Ferry, Sent. I5 1882 mustered
| out Dec %, 1852; reenlisted in Co. b I'd Chic n
and commissioned Captain; honorably mustered out
Oct q, 1864
GIISON.-At Vermont. ILL.,. May q, Charles r. Gil.
son. He served his country wherever he faithful
soldier good citizen. exemplary husband father and
| neighbor He was member Of Co. b. s4th Ill.,
HARRIS-At Albion. H., May 2s, Richard Harris
aged 81 years, three months and - days He served
as Second Lieutenant In Co. u, 9lst Ind, and was a
member Of Albion Pos. c35. by which he was buried
HARTMAN.-At Sligo, Pa, Lewis Hartman Co. II
Anetau through all the battles of the Army of the
Potomac including ApPOmattox. Comrade Hartman
was Q member OF Adyt John + Myers Post 3sa
JONES-At Burnips Corners Mich, April 7 John
w. Jones. Co +. s7th Ohio. Comrade Jones was born
at pqua Ohio. Aug TO- 1894 He enlisted Nov. H. 1861
10 battles. among them Shiloh, Vicksbury Arkansas
Post, Chtckamauga and Atlanta. He was discharged
1854 lie WAS charter member of VIM. Goodman
Post. AZ. and was Its first Commander He had been
Assistant Superint of Sunday school and Bible
Glass teacher for 'vera years He was Justice of the
Peace Of Burnips Corners. Mich.
ONEA-At Lowell. Mass. First Leut. Charles f.
Jones' Co. ID, 9Th Mass. aged IS COmrade Jones com.
three Of the four men killed were members On com
petion OF his three months service he was appointed
Captain in the sd Mass resigning account of dIsa
Lawrence, Mass
KINGSINGER-At Long Rapids. Mich. May 20,
JOB kingsinger aged IS years. He served i'm Co. 4l
". j., from Aug. IL. 1881, till the was over He
leaves q widow and eight children.
MOONEY.-At Curilsvilie Pa Second Lieut. John
Mooney. Co. II, il5th Pa aged IT, Comrade Mooney
was the father of IL children. nine of whom survive.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
HELLO! HELLO!
BY MAIL ORDER!

We will ship TO your address i'm the United
States. postpaid, goods that canEoe Ee exceIied
for the price
Style 400, Black Tan, Mems Half Hose
Combed Egyptian Yarn. fine gauze. seamless;
sizes ~ to lit. Onc-half dozen, Is cents.
We will send. postpaid. on receipt of Is eentS,
one pair of Mems Half-Hose in Black or Tas,
to show the purchaser what our goods are like
before ordering in half dozen lots.
Postage stamps accepted for pair orders
Order two pair and be convinced.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07
MUSTERED OUT.

The NATIONAL TRIBUNE will publish withOu,
charge brief notices Of the deaths Of soldiers of the
war OF the rebellion or other wars We do this as a
matter of general interest 10 survivors these wars
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the only publication
having large general circulation among those who
participated In the war of the rebellion and no other
Is offered TO the survivors of
TO learn of the deaths of companions arms of the
60s Comrades and others are invited TO send TIL
brief sketch. being particular to give place
DEATH company aud regiment date of enlistment date
of discharge and other facts regarding service and TO
state what family is left by the deceased Further the
party sending sketch should state whether he was a
member OF the Grand Army of the Republic, and IL so
to what Post he belonged: or if a member of other
Orders, state the names Of these
The National tribune., 1904-07-07

Another resignation which is the out
growth Of friction in the Post Office trials
is that of Assistant United States Attorney
Hugh T. Taggart Mr. Taggart has been
connected with this Office for 25 years.
The friction which has resulted in Mr. Tag
garts resignation was caused by the Tyner
trial. 1t will be remembered that Judge
Tyner was very severely criticized and con-
demned in high quarters. and when he came
to trial was triumphantiy acquitted Of all
the charges against him.
The National tribune., 1904-07-07

The President goes at tennis with the
same force and vigor that he goes at every
thing else. But he is not so slender as he
used to be. and wouldn't take the prize
In athletics of any kind. So. az rule, the
victory goes to Mr.. Garfield, who is faster
on his feet than Mr.. Roosevelt and plays
q less impetuous game. The President has
q very strong wrist and q mastery control
OF every muscle.
- John Wesley Gaines, the picturesque
tennessee Congressman. gets the rabies
every time Cleveland's name il men.
tioned He doesn't like him for sour
apples. He says: 'Why, that mans very
pane is distasteful to every Democrat.
low would you expect him to win. when
he couldn't even carry Kentucky. No air
Il Is impossible. especially to Southern
Psmocrats, to swallow this pill, nor will
be forced upon them. Parker is the
nan OF the hour. and he alone can rescue