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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
"Who Would Buy FDrinkhouse II 1t
Had No Ruef?"

The above title is merely 4 News Letter
greater significance.
Parents of children who suffer the humilia-
ton OF sitting side by side with japanese men
in the primary schools will be interested in
this weeks News Letter s cartoon and article
entitled The Japanese Invasion of American
Schools"
Blondes matrons and mothers is an In
teresting article generating the fair ones from
recent charges made against blondes. San
Francisco has many living examples who rank
high as wives and mothers and a few of these
are mentioned.
Politicians will ind many statements and
predictions in this weeks News Letter which
may be taken as a forecast of the coming
election.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
FAILS TO RUN BLOCKADE.
Japanese Capture a Mail junk From
Port Arthur.

CHEFU, Sept. 30.-A Japanese tor
pedo destroyer at midnight last night,
landed near Chefu eighteen Chinese
coolies whom the Japanese had taken
from a junk which was attempting to
run the blockade and carry mail from
Port Arthur. The captured junk was
burned. The Chinese say that two
Russians, disguised as Chinese were
kept prisoners on the destroyer and
that two Chinese probably persisted
in the flames of the burning junk.
The Chinese who left Port Arthur
September 81 confirm the advices of
September 2S, saying that the last as
sault was the old story over again, the
Japanese intrepidly entering the Rus
sian positions but being unable to re-
main in face of the fire from the large
forts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
ARABIA REACHES PORT.
Captain of Liner Tells of Experience
With Russian Fleet.

ASTORIA, Or. Sept. 20. = The
Oriental liner Arabia of the Portland
Asiatic line arrived in Portland to-
day from Far Eastern points. The
Arabia was captured by the Russian
Vladivostok squadron on July %, 100
miles north of Yokohama.
The cruiser Gromoboi brought the
Arabia to a stop and three or four
hundred men boarded her. The Arabia
was taken to Vladivostok, where g., 900
sacks of flour were removed from her,
$4,000 sacks being left on board. The
Arabia also had on board ninety fiat
cars, which the Russians threw into
the sea. They washed ashore along
the beach, where they were rotting
when the liner was finally released.
I'VE were at Vladivostok for twenty
eight days." said Captain Bahle, land
there met the crews of several cap
tured vessels. The Rossia and Gromo-
boil were at Vladivostok while the
Arabia was there. 1 counted twenty
six gaping holes in the Rossia. All of
them were near the water line
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
SEVERAL MEXICANS KILLED
IN ATTACKS BY INDIANS
Gum Gatherers Slain and Taken Pris-
Oners by Large Band of
AbOri0ineS.


oners by a Large Band of
AbOrigines.
BELIZE, British Honduras, Sept. 20.
News has reached here of recent at
tacks by Indians on the camps of the
chicleros, or chewing gum gatherers in
Southern Mexico. AS a result of these
attacks, seventeen were killed. eighteen
wounded and f1fty-seven more either
murdered or carried into captivity.
The force of Indians consisted Of about
three hundred and was led by a rene
gate from the National Guard of Yu-
catan. The Indians first attacked the
camp at Quintana Roo. where they
killed three women, two men and
wounded three more men. At another
camp they killed two men, two women
and wounded three men.
In Chenchunche the offices and store
rooms of Messrs. Barrios were sacked
and burned. The hospital was also
burned. Three patients. two men and
a woman, persisted. In Cozumena. four
men were killed and seven more
wounded by the Indians. The Indians
then went to other camps and carried
off fifty-Seven men. Whether the lat
ter are in captivity or have been muir
dered is not known.
At Tulum the Indians later attacked
the works of Angelo Revas. They
killed three men, wounded five others
and carrie doff five women as prisoners.
AS a result of these attacks the chicle
companies suffered serious losses. Many
buildings were burned. 1t is said that
military protection had been asked of
the Mexican government before the at
tacks and that the authorities replied
that there was no necessity, as the In
dams were harmless. The chicle gum
is used in chewing gum manufactured
in the United States. .
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
GARRISON is CONFIDENT.
Russians Believe That They Can Hold
the Beseiged Fortress.

vLADIvOSTOK, Sept. 29.-Private
reports from Port Arthur state that
the garrison there is confident of be-
ing able to hold out until the begin
ming of next year.
The report is confirmed of the loss
of three Japanese torpedo boats and
the damaging of Japanese cruiser by
coming in contact with Russian mines.
All is quiet at Vladivostok.
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelo-
witch has telegraphed here offering the
hospitality of a specially constructed
villa on his estate at Aitodor. lin the
Crimea to officers wounded in sea
fighting.
Admiral Skrydloff has given per-
mission to Lieutenant Dombrovoski
and Midshipman Baron Aminoff to &C
cept the invitation and they will start
for Aitodor shortly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30

nels, two military masts, two main and
four secondary turrets and a main deck
central battery The armor has total
weight of 1892 tons.
On each side amidships there is a
steel belt 1913 feet long, feet inches
wide and IL inches thick. Forward
and aft of this belt is another, 8 inches
thick, covering the magazines. This
is ended by six-inch bulkheads. On the
lower deck for 2S4 feet the armor is
six inches thick and on the main deck
for 236 feet, where the central battery
is, the armor is seven inches thick. The
protected deck is ~ inches thick on
the fiat and 212 inches on the slopes.
The main turrets are eight inches
thick, with 1215-inch faces. There are
two of these. The barbettes are COW
cred with ten inches of armor and the
secondary turrets with six inches Of
armor, with 611-inch faces. The con-
ming tower is protected with steel ar
NOR nine inches thick, and the signal
tower with six inches of steel.
HER FORMIDABLE ARMAMENT.
Her armament will consist of four
12-inch breech-loading guns, one pair
in the forward turret and another aft,
and eight 8-inch guns mounted in pairs
on four turrets in the superstructure.
In the main deck battery there will
be twelve finch rapid-firing guns,
mounted six to a broadside. In addi-
ton there will be twelve 14-pounders,
twelve three-pounders, six one-pound
automatic guns, two one-pound semi
automatic and eight 30-inch machine
guns.
In the magazines she will carry sixty
rounds for each 12-inch gun, 100 rounds
for each 8-inch gun, 100 rounds for each
finch gun, 300 rounds for each three
inch gun, 600 rounds for each three
FOUNDER and $50 rounds for each one
FOUNDER.
The coal bunker capacity Of the Con-
necticut is 900 tons normally, but in an
emergency this can be increased to
200 tons.
Ordinarily she will carry sufficient
coal to steam 1000 miles at eleven
knots, or $500 miles ar eighteen knots.
The Connecticut is to be fitted for use
as flagship, and when in commission
will carry forty-two officers and 761
men. She is not to exceed $4,212, 900 in
cost.
This will be the third vessel to bear
the name Of Connecticut in the United
States navy. The first was built at
Middletown, Conn.,, in 1898. The Sec
ond was a wooden side-wheeler, pur-
chased in 1861, and used during the
Civil War. This vessel cost 5000, 900
and was sold at auction in 1866 for
$131, 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
SOLDIERS OF THE MIKADO ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE
AND ARE PRESSING ON KUROPATKIN'S LEFT FLANK

armies in the Far
terrible ravaSes Oy
said to have been
flooded country may
Mukden
General kuo-
a hold Mukden Vladivos-
confident OF being
Another stroke Of
accident the
Repairs the Greg
will her for six weeks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
Armenians Are Massacred by Kurds

PARIS, Sept. 29.-The Temps this
afternoon publishes a dispatch from
Constantinople saying that private in
formation has been received there to
the effect that the village of Ramsa,
Armenia, was yesterday the scene Of
a massacre of Armenians by Kurds.
Details are lacking.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
Epidemics Decimate the Ranks.

TIE PASS, Sept. 2s.-The Japanese
armies around Laoyang are reported
to be decimated by epidemics, due to
decaying corpses.
The Japanese are said to have
damned the Lao River, above Lao
yang, flooding the country in order to
protect their left flank.
War clothing Is being received by
the Japanese from America
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
warships Are BIockadfng Chefu.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. ga
special dispatch received from Chefu
says the Japanese warships are block
aiding Chefu. This evidently is under
an agreement with China in order to
prevent the possibility of any of the
ships of the Port Arthur squadron
seeking refuge at Chefu.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
Japan to Add to Her Force.

TOXIC, Sept. 29.-The emergency
ordinance, amending the army con-
scription law, was gazetted to-day. II
extends the service Of the second re-
servists from five to ten years and
abolishes the distinction between first
and second reserve conscripts. Reserv-
lists will be retired at the age OF 81
years.
A contemplated increase IN the army
involves a new scheme OF divisional
organization, the plan of which has
not yet been disclosed.
At the Foreign Office this evening IL
was stated that the new CONSUMPTION
regulations will augment the available
Japanesee fighting force by about
200, 900 men.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
King Alfonso RefuseS
an Honor Offered
by Japan.

MADRID. Sept. 29.-The Mikado re-
Gently expressed a wish. through Min
lister Alabama, to confer the Grand
Badge Of the Chrysanthemum on King
Alfonso.
Premier Maura had a consultation
with Alfonso on the subject, and after
going over the matter thoroughly in
formed Alabama that the Spanish ruler
could not accept the honor for fear
such action would be interpreted as an
official acknowledgment Of SPANS
pro-Japanese sympathies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
Aldermen Are Accused of Grating.

CAPE TOWN. Sept. 2s.-The CEN
sus of British South Africa, including
Cape Colony, the Transvaal, Natal,
Rhodesia, Orangia, Basutoland and
Bechuanaland, gives the white popu-
lation at 1,135,016 and the colored
at 51oS175
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
Jananese Stop British Steamer.

CHEFU, Sept. 29.-The British
steamship Yiksang, trading in China
seas, arrived to-day and reports that
she was stopped by a Japanese tor
pedo-boat destroyer outside of the
harbor of Chefu. After her papers
had been examined the Yiksang was
allowed to proceed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
On Way to Philippines.

NAPLES, Sept. 29.-Cayeteno Arel-
lano, Chief Justice of the Philippine
Islands, who was received in private
audience by Pope Plus, left for the
Philippines to-day. He will travel
the United States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
Absence of Definite News From Port
Arthur Causes Great Anxiety.

Sept. 29.-Chancellor Won Buelow. In
an interview printed in the Frank
furter Zeitung to-day. relative to the
recent visit of Signor Gioletti, the Ital-
ian Premier to the chancellor at HON.
burg, is quoted as saying 1t was alto
gether personal and that 1T was not
announced in advance in order to
avoid premature speculations. AS for
their having discussed mediation in
the Far Eastern waters. such thing
was excluded from consideration by
the knowledge that neither Russia nor
Japan desired mediation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30
Russians Retire North of Mukden.

LONDON. Sept. 0.-Telegraphing
from Newchwang September 20, the
Daily Mails correspondent says:
THE main force of the Russian
army has retired to the north Of Muk-
den. Strong bodies Of troops have
been thrown out to defend both tanks
and the southern approaches to the
city have been carefully mined. The
indications are that no serious attempt
will be made to hold Mukden."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. g. -
President Jordan retur5sed to the university
yesterday, after absance of two weeks.
spent at the Congress of Arts and Sciences
in ST. Louis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30

Did Not Discuss War Situation.
FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-30

flag was run up on the huge crane over
the bow, and a few minutes later the
warning to get away" was given, and
to the accompaniment of creaking
timbers, booming guns. sirens and
whistles the big red hull slid into the
water at 11:l6 o'clock. 1t took just
twenty-six seconds for the Connecticut
to clear the MauS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
THE BEACH RECITAL


A charming recital was given at the
rooms Of the Gable Piano company last
evening by John Parsons Beach, it being
his last recital before he goes east for
further inspiration along musical lines.
The recital did not include any heavier
numbers than Schubert's "Impromptu"
in B fiat major, and a Schumann Novel
ette," and was doubtless the more enjoy
able for that very fact.
Mr.. Beach opened the program, which
was almost an hour late in commencing,
with two Schumann numbers, the Nov
elette No 2" in D major, and the rather
more familiar Romance in F sharp. The
first was given an especially excellent
reading, Mr.. Beachs Interpretation being
intelligent and effective. His execution
altho not entirely faultless was very COM
mendable, and this was especially true In
following the melodies The Schubert
number was also well played. The group
Of Chopin compositions which followed
suffered in comparison with the I'm
promptu'' and the fine Rachmaninor
Prelude" which followed them The
1.-TWO Mazurkas" were given with deli
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
CROWD
HUNTS A BRUTE
CASE OF ASSAULT
NEAR CAMDEN PLACE.
The Alarm Is Carried ia q Nearby
sawnill Which Promptly Closes
Down to Permit Its Employees to
Hunt Down the Offender-An Ar
rest Expected Soon.

For over three hours yesterday af-
ternoon a crowd Of 100 men roamed
the woods in the vicinity Of Forty
fourth and Emerson avenues N
searching for a man who assaulted a
13-year-old girl who lives on the
Hooper road a mile above Camden
Place. They swore vengeance against
the brute and had they succeeded IN
capturing him lynching would have
been hard to prevent.
The girl was on her way home from
school accompanied by neighbours
boy They met man in the road and
without any warning the stranger
caught the girl in his arms and ran
into the thick underbrush near the
road. The little boy ran screaming to
a nearby house and secured help. The
man, seeing pursuers coming, left the
little girl and ran away.
The alarm was carried to one Of the
nearby sawmills, the machinery was
stopped and all hands turned out in
the man hunt. Two oofffcers, sent
from the North Side police station, led
the searchers and for hours they
roamed thru the woods. No trace of
the man was found, but Police Super
intendent Ccnroy announced to-day
that man Is now under suspicion and
that his arrest will probably occur
soon.
The little girl was seriously injured
by the brute and is in a critical con-
ditioI,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
.MICROBE SLEUTHS
CATCH SWEEPERS|
CULPRITs WE'RE PUSHING STORE
REFUSE INTO STREET.
Six Arrests Made Under an Ordinance
Il Never Before Enforced Health
Department, in View of Recent
Revelations on Germ Theory, Will
Stop This Form Of Sweeping.

One Of the dead and forgotten or
at o'clock this morning by the
health department, and six young
men were arrested for sweeping the
dirt out Of downtown stores into the
street. They were arratgned IN po-
lice court two hours later, where they
pleaded guilty.
This was the first time the ordi-
nance had ever been enforced, and
Judge Dickinson was in a quandary
as to what disposition should be made
of the cases. It was evident that
none Of the boys knew there was
such an ordinance, and, furthermore,
they were supposed to be working
under instruction Of their employers.
After considering the case at length,
he imposed a nominal fine OF So on
each of the offenders.
The court held that the ordinance
was a just one and the offense merited
a more severe penalty. The legality
Of the ordinance, he said, could not
be questioned, but as no arrests had
been made before, a nominal fine
would serve as a warning to others.
DR.. p. M. Hall says that tho prac-
tice Of sweeping the refuse from
stores and saloons across the side
walk and into the street has become
so common of late that 1t Is neces-
sary to make arrests to stop 1t. A
crusade will be kept up from now on
until the nuisance has abated.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
COMPANY B BENEFIT
Boys Make Ready for Trip to Exp
sitlon.

Boys Make Ready for Trip to Expo
sItIon.
The Company B benefit at the Lyceum,
May 81, promises to be great success
The members Of the company and their
friends are selling tickets rapidly. The
company will go to st. Louis July to
remain at the big fair ten days, and ex-
poets to compete with different organiza-
lions while there. The boys will take with
them their famous drill squad Of sixteen
men, who will give exhibitions Of fancy
drill, ca1isthenics. Butts physical drill
wall scaling. silent drill and pyramid
work.
The company rifle team is out on the
range almost daily preparing for num-
Der Of competitive shoots the coming sum
meR The company will have stop over
Of only four hours when they return to
this city, and will then proceed direct to
the encampment at Lake City with the
balance Of the First regiment. Z
Several Of the best organizations in the
country will be at the fair in July and
the local companies will have their hands
full to uphold the reputation Of the North
Star state. There is no doubt that they
will acquit themselves with credit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
WALL STREETS
POLITICAL VIEWS
AS SEEN BY Il. 4. WATSON JUST
FROM THE STREET.
Indifference to Roosevelt's Candidacy
q Marked characteristics Managers
Not Likely to Get Much Financial
Support There Hill as a Power in
the Street.

II Is doubtful If there has even been
time when presidential campaign
mas been SO close to the opening point
with SO little Of active interest shown
on the part Of the eastern financial
center. Wall street has kept its feelings
well covered so far, still there Is evil
dence enough to show that sentiment
among the financial heavyweights is
Tor Parker for democratic choice and
that the i-Roosevelt sentiment Of
the street has not been exaggerated,
put is really consideration in the
coming fight. This sentiment, in the
opinion Of Louis T. Watson, formerly
OF Minneapolis, now of the New York
stock exchange and resident In New
York, is likely to find more open ex-
preston after the nominations have
been made. Mr.. Watson says the re-
publican campaign managers will find
It difficult to draw large sums out Of
the street for campaign purposes, as
Stunning that Roosevelt will head the
ticket as all the east believes he will.
Whether the opposition Of the street
will not in q way help Roosevelt out
side of New York is an open question,
but that he will meet with open Wall
street opposition is quite possibility.
Grover Cleveland would draw the in
fuence of the street, Mr.. Watson says,
but his. nomination Is not considered
likely.
1.-TWO things are now Of main inf1u-
ence in the stock market" said Mr..
Watson, the crops and the election.
Best opinion has it that rise in stocks
will come along after election. OF
course we cannot remain in the dumps
all the time. The thing to consider is
whether the bear news running along
necessarily month after month may
not drag sentiment to the point where
a premature turn may come. We
have had plethora of bad crop news;
talk of industrial depression, that
commodity prices are too high and
many other things Of like nature,
and this seems likely to continue. Ill
timately it must spend itself. The
country is sound at heart and there is
a world of development work held in
allegiance. Some day we will shake
this all off and begin to forge ahead
again. This is expected to follow the
election, but If we overdo the pessim-
ism it may come before.
"Mr. Morgan's moves and the do
ings Of his banking house are no
longer SO potent in the street. Other
big banking houses, some Of the Jew
ish firms for instance, are forging
ahead, and the street is no longer
dominated 50 much by one name.
"Mr. Hill cuts a figure in the street
to-day second to no man, and he and
Mr.. Hartman are, I suppose, the two
men whose names, count for the most
in anything looking toward the shap-
ing Of new railroad policies or kin
dred moves. Mr.. Hill brings with him
into the street the western atmosphere
and typical vigorous, hearty manner,
and contrary to ordinary opinion, ne
is easily approachable, provided one
has matter sufficiently important to
warrant his attention..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-26
W AR ON GRADE CROSSINGS.
EXPECTED TO BE REOPENED BY
INTRODUCTION IN CITY COUN-
GIL OF ORDINANCE FOR THEIR
ADJUSTMENT. IT

It is understood that some alder
man will give notice at the council
meeting tomorrow evening Of an or
dinance to abolish all grade crossings
in the city, the work to be completed
within five years from the passage Of
the ordinance.
It is nearly twenty years since the
agitation for the burying of the III. &
D. tracks began. It was even longer
ago that the public became aroused to
the necessity Of doing something to
the main line of the Milwaukee rail-
way which cuts thru South Minneapo-
lis. Washington avenue was run UNI
der the tracks, but the movement
seemed to end there. There have been
sporadic attempts to do something
since and one movement became so
formidable that A. J. Earring, then
general manager, and other officials,
were compelled to come to Minneapo-
lis to head it off.
After the famous North Side cross
ings suit, James J. Hill wisely got the
Great Northern grade crossings abol-
ltshed. There was more or less of q
show Of force by the city and some
show of resistance by Mr.. Hill, but 1t
is generally understood that Mr.. Hill
wanted his tracks down for various
reasons, one being on the grounds of
economy.
The crossing at which Mr.. Jackson
was killed last Tuesday, next to the
the Milwaukee crossing at Cedar and
Franklin avenues has been considered
the most dangerous in the city. Ten
years ago very comprehensive plans
for the solution Of this crossings prob
lem were prepared by F. w. Cappe-
len at the request of the city council,
but nothing ever came Of 1t. These
plans included the crossing on Wash
ingtcn avenue Sc, where the accident
occurred Tuesday, the Northern Pa
.cif1c crossing on Oak street and the
Milwaukee and Northern Pacific
crossings on University avenue.