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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21

LONDON, Aug. 20.--If Lord Roberts
and other prominent officers persist in
the severe criticisms of British army
methods which are attracting so
much attention just now, 1t Is not up-
likely that the Government will give
serious consideration to a plan devised
by man who, though a British peer,
had an American mother and is himself
most happily married TO an American
woman. Briefly, this plan would have
every school boy physically fit trained
to use rifle. BY beginning with youths
of Is or. IS, and establishing a Juvenile
Visley for annual prize competitions
this nobleman declares that he could
develop nation of young marksmeh,
expert for their age who would later
on make first-class volunteers. This.
OF course, would proyiFieAas remedy for
what Lord Roberts now calls the chief
trouble-the lack of interest In mill
tary affairs apparent in nearly every
rank of the British people.
The suggestion, in which the King
has shown great interest, comes from
Lord Cheylesmore. Mayor of the City
of Westminster. which is incorporated
in Metropolitan London. His mother
was one of the early Anglo-American
brides and was the daughter of Thomas
l.. Harman of New Orleans. Early in
life her son chose the army for ca
reer, being gaZetted into the Grenadier
Guards at 19.
In 1890 a small mutiny. which broke
out in this regiment. caused the whole
Second Battalion to be transferred to
Bermuda. To commond these rusticat-
ed soldiers the War Office chose the
present Lord Cheylesmore, who in those
days was Colonel Herbert Eaton. For
the ''Tommies" Bermuda proved, as the
authorities in England had hoped, a
dull place, but the officers found Hamil-
ton was not without society. Among
the Americans who made the island
regular summer resort was the family
of Francis Ormond French of New
York and the second season after Colo
mel Eaton's departure, it became known
in England that he was engaged to
Miss Elizabeth French eldest daughter
of the eminent New Yorker.
Before the end of 1892 their marriage
took place in London at the chapel at
tached to Wellington Barracks, and
from that day Lady Cheylesmore has
been q leader in the smart military set.
Her husbands succession a few years
ago to the barony made vacant by his
brothers death brought him into full
possession of the station to which he
was heir. Since that time royalty fire.
quently have been the clever couples
guests and their dinner parties at the
town house in Princes Gate are
famous.
The CheyIesmore title comes from
the manor of that name in Coventry.
which has belonged to Edward, the
Black Prince: an Earl of Warwick;
Duke of northumberland and a Mar
quis of Hertford, from whom the Chey-
lesmore family obtained 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
PRESIDENT URGES ARBITRATION.
Neither Russia Nor Japan Can Refuse
With Good G-ace.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H, Aug. 2O.-The
feature Of the proposition of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, communicated through
Baron Rosen TO Mr.. de Witte and by
the latter to Emperor Nicholas, was
based on the principle of arbitration.
Whether the President contemplates
arbitration Of all of the articles on
which the plenipotentiaries have failed
to agree or only on the question of in
demnity cannot be stated with posi-
tiveness, but il is more than probable
that il relates only TO indemnity or to
indemnity and the cession of the island
Of Saghalien.
To Emperor Nicholas, the author of
The Hague peace conference, the sug-
gestion of arbitration, which will
command the sympathy of public opin-
ion Of the world. will be particularly
hard TO reject Japan, IL she has not
already done SO, will be all the more
bound TO Submit her claim to the de-
cision or an impartial arbitrator.
Acceptance by both sides would in
volve a great extension of the prin-
ciple. OF arbitration, as nations have
heretofore declined TO arbitrate ques-
tions involving their honor and Dig
nifty"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
POPE REDUCES
i EXPENDITURES
Economy Is Now the Watch
word at the Vatican and
Big Saving Is Effected
WANT THE MONEY BACK
Heirs of People Who Have
Left Property to Pontiff
Sue to Set Aside Wills
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ROME, Aug. 20.-Economy is now
the watchword at the Vatican. Only
a few days ago the Cardinal Secretary
of State was served with a summons
ins three suits brought by the heirs Of
persons who had left some or all of
their property to the Pope. One, suit
was that brought by the relatives OF
widow named Ottillvi, who died in
1901, leaving her property, consisting
of a house in Via Capolecase, to the
late Pope. The property is estimated
to be worth several thousand dollars
and the Vatican administration had al
ready taken possession of it with the
consent OF the Probate Court.
The heirs sued for the annulment of
the will on the ground that the prop
erty had been left Internationally to
the Pope and that Plus X was at the
time only the Patriarch of Venice
After the Cardinal Secretary of State
was successfully served with a sum-
mons he consulted with the Pope and
1t was arranged that he should not
appear in court owing to the exemp-
t1on of all cardinals, according to the
laws of guarantees, from the obliga-
tion Of making a personal appearance
in civil or criminal courts before Ital-
ian tribunals.
The case, however. proceeded, not
withstanding the cardinals absence
and, perhaps because of it, was decided
in favor of the heirs only few days
ago.
Another case in which the Cardinal
Secretary of State has been served with
a summons is that of Count Falliniey,
who has brought suit for restitution
CT patrimony amounting to more than
S30o0.000, left to the late Pope by his
grandfather. Horace, as trust fund.
n 7fc
Vatican authorities, involving as it
does, a large amount of money.
In the meantime the Pope has or
dered that the strictest economy be
observed in all branches of the Vatican
administration. Contributions of the
late Pope to Roman Catholic institu-
tions, such as schools, workmen's
clubs, poor churches and poverty
stricken clergymen, which amounted to
nearly 100000 a year, Plus x has en-
tirely suppressed. saying that the
money sent to the Vatican from all
parts of the world is the general prop
erty of the church and is not to be ex-
pended for the exclusive benefit of Ro-
man or Italian charities and instftu-
tions. He has also withdrawn all sub
sides granted in former years to sew
eral organs of the Catholic press of
Italy and the first of next month will
see the end of many such publications.
The ever increasing pension Hst.rof en-
pleyes of the Vatican palace and :. of
members of the papal militia, has been
considerably reduced. Four bodies of
militia constituting the epapal army in
the Vatican have also been greatly re-
duced in numbers within the past few
months. .s~
1t has been calculated the economies
already inangurated by the present
Pope. will save. the Vatican more than
100000 a year and that he will soon
be in a position to meet the enormous
dimunition of contributions to the
church from French sources
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
CAR PRAISED
AND DERIDEO
st. Petersburg Press Fails
to Show Great Enthusiasm
for the Douma Project

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 21.-The
Novoe Vremya and the Russky Slovo
to-day unreservedly praise the douma
projects. The other ST. Petersburg
newspapers, however, fail to show
much enthusiasm. While half hearted
ly admitting that the project makes for
Improvement, these latter papers free
ly criticize the limitation of the powers
of the douma and ask for an extension
of the freedom of the press, freedom
of meeting and political amnesty.
The Novoe Vremya declares that the
wall which for centuries had separated
the nation from the sovereign has
fallen and that the new reform opens
the way for the development of ma
tional individuality and genius, which
is necessary for the evolution of great
people.
The Russky Slovo says that the new
douma will bring Russia into line with
the Western nations.
IF the war continues it says, "the
army will be vivined by the conscious
ness of the impossibility of the con-
tinuation of administrative vices,
which have produced the army's de-
fects."
Prince Ouktomsky. editor of the
Fiedomosti, says:
The project dissipates the illusion
mat lnS MOuAA LASSI thS
hopes of the Liberal majority. The
douma question has been settled by
admitting only loyal subjects and cul-
tivating ideals of autocratic authority"
The Russ concludes a lengthy article
as follows:
"All adversaries of the bureaucratic
regime are now relegated TO the
archives"
The synoteshetva, while criticizing
certain points in the project, says
August 10 will be recorded in his
tory as day of victory for the Rus
sian people over the dark powers,
which. although stubbornly resisting,
are yielding step by step"
The principal objection raised to the
project is the high qualification neces-
sary for city voters, ranging from 1915
annually in st. Petersburg and MOSCOW
to $400 in the smaller towns. This, it
is urged, will exclude the vast majority
of educated persons from suffrage.
Peasant representation, however, is
fully insured everywhere.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
IN SAME SHAPE
AS BENNINGTON
Cruiser Marblehead Found
to Be in Need of Exten-
sive Repairs in the North
BOILERS ARE DEFECTIVE
Ordered to the Puget Sound
Navy Yard Where She viii
Be Completely 0verhauled
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call


SEATTLE, Aug photographic ad-
vices have been received at the Puget
Sound navy yard that the United States
cruiser Marblehead within the next three
weeks will go out OF commission and be
sent there to receive a complete overhaul
ing and to undergo extensive repairs
Just after the disastrous explosion on
the Bennington orders came from the
Navy Department to send the Marble
head to San Diego. These orders were
not carried out A few days after their
receipt it leaked out from officers aboard
the vessel that. like the Bennington she
was unfit for service. This Information
was conveyed to the Navy Department
and the San Diego order was Cancelled
and the vessel ordered 10 remain at Port
Angeles awaiting further disposition
1t is now four years since the Marble
head was out of commission. and while
within that time many repairs have been
made to her boilers and machinery by the
crew. all are badly out of order at the
present time. according to official state
ments II is further stated that the Ves-
sci is so badly broken down. that the crew
Is unable 10 keep her machinery and eeiA-
ers in working order
While the extent OF the repairs cannot
be determined until an official Inspection
has been made at the navy yard, 1t is said
that the cost will range in the neighoor-
hood of s75, 900 or 500. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
ISSUE OF PEACE OR WAR
RESTS ON CZAR'S REPLY
Continued From Page 1, Column L.

make peace, but to pay tribute to the
enemy.
II is significant in this connection that
Mr. de Witte took occasion to-day TO
formally deny the published reports
from ST. Petersburg to the effect that
after a meeting Of the council for the
national defense, presided over by Grand
Duke Alexis. the Emperor telegraphed
10 Mr.. de Witte to come to an under
standing with the japanese. Mr. de
Witte said:
THE report is a pure invention. There
is not a word of truth in it. The national
council for the defense has held no meet
ing. The Grand Duke Alexis never
uttered a statement like that ATTRIBUTED
TO him. On the contrary. the news from
General Linevitch is entirely reassuring.
! am not a military man and L cannot
therefore, give advice or express opinions
on military affairs; but what / know is
that the whole Russian army, and es-
pecialIy General Linevitch, his officers
and the soldiers under their command,
are most insistent that peace should not
be concluded"
END WILL COME THIS WEEK.
The issue will not necessarily be de-
cided on Tuesday. Indeed. it is quite
likely that there will be some delay in
the answer from st. Petersburg, in which
case an excuse Will be found to adjourn
the meetings over from day to day. The
japanese viii not be impatient, but the
final decision Will without doubt come
this week. One OF the members of the
japanese mission tonight expressed the
opinion that, whether a treaty were
signed or not, the conference would COM
plete Its labors by the end of the week
"Once the bases are agreed to-" said he,
Few details remain TO be arranged"
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
RussrA's ATTITUDE UNCHANGED.
Concessions by Japan Alone Can Save
the Peace Movement.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug 2l.-Rus-
sia's official attitude regarding the
final reply 10 be made to Japan on
Tuesday is unchanged. The impression
prevails, as heretofore. that only a
very few great concessions on the part
Of Japan on the question OF indemnity
and the cession of Saghalien will make
peace possible The questions pertain
ing TO the Limitation Of Russia's naval
power and the surrender of her in
termed warships are considered here to
be quite susceptible of satisfactory ar
rangement and not able to cause seri-
GUS trouble.
An interesting development of Sun
day was the statement from the best
authority that the Foreign Office did
not believe that August 22 would nee
essarily see the conclusion of the con-
ference, but that there would be fur
ther exchanges between the plenipo-
tentiaries, lasting two or three days
In some quarters this is taken as a
sign that there is still hope for set
uement on a basis OF concessions.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
CONCER IS NOT
GOING TO CHINA
American ambassador to
Mexico Denies That He Has
Been Ordered to the Orient
DOES NOT FEAR JAPAN
Former Minister to Peking
Expresses the Opinion That
There Is No "Yellow Peril"

SHANGHAI, Aug. 20.-The boycott
against American goods is evidently
weakening and the intended mission of
former Minister COnger Is considered
to be entirely superfiuous.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-Edwin H.
Congo., American ambassador to Mexico.
is in Washington on his way to his home
IN Iowa from his recent visit to President
Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. In an interview
with the Post tonight he said he was
not going to China. as had been reported,
that he might allay the agitation there
against American imports. He declined
to say positively whether he would re-
turn to his post at Mexico City after the
expiration Of his two months leave of abb
sence. saying that it would be time
enough to discuss the matter when the
leave expired.
Speaking Of the Chinese, the Embas-
sador said that when people talk about
their buying extensively of American
goods when the Orient is opened after the
Russian-Japanese war, it must be re-
membered that people cannot buy unless
they have money to buy with. A coolie
makes S6Jper month in Mexican money
and cannot be expected to support his
family and invest heavily in. articles of
American manufacture at the same time.
Probably the best investment at the pres
ent time. the ambassador said. is in rail-
roads. In the building of them much la
Dor would be employed, and money might
be obtained by the natives in that way
The idea of Japan exerting a great in
f1uence on China after the close of the
war with Russia, Mr.. Conger declared,
is a big bugaboo, the outgrowth of an
other big bugaboo, the so-called yellow
peril" There is no yellow peril he
said. America has more to fear from
Japan than from any other power.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
KILLS SISTER
AND HIMSELF
Los Angeles Cement Worker
Stays Girl Who Would Not
Go to Theater With Him

Los ANGELES. Aug. 2o.-In ft OF
rage j. NJ. Beebe. cement inisher, to-
night shot and killed almost instantly
his haIf-sister. Miss Lottie BeeDe; fired
four shots at another sister, which
failed of their mark, then turned his
weapon upon himself and fred hve
shots into his breast, dying short time
later. The tragedy occurred near the
home of the Beebes at 2zS West Tenth
street.
Beebe objected TO the attentions paid
his sister by young men. Tonight he
had purchased tickets for the theater
and insisted that the women should ac-
company him. They declined 10 DO SO
and left the house. Later, when they
were returning, they were accosted on
the street a couple Of doors distant
from their home by Beebe. He once
more insisted that the women go with
him and when they again refused he
took hold of Lottie, and, drawing a
pistol. placed it against her left side
and fired The girl dropped to the
sidewalk but arose and ran 10 her
home, followed by her sister and pur-
sued by the brother. The girls ran
through the house and out on rear
porch. where Beebe fired four more
shots at them, without effect. He then
fired another shot. which struck Lottie
over the heart and she collapsed and
fell against the railing OF the porch,
which gave way, allowing her 10 1all
to the ground below.
Beebe then reloaded his revolver, and,
going into the back yard. placed the
weapon against his breast and pulled
the trigger five times All OF the bul-
lets entered his body near the region o.
the heart Both the victims died in the
ambulance on the same stretcher on the
way TO the hospital. The girl was 20
years of age and the man 81 and un-
married He had returned to this city
recently from San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
YELLOW FEVER
UNDER CONTROL
New Orleans Authorities Be-
lieve They Can Now Eradi-
cate the Deadly Scourge
DEATH ROLL SMALLER
Number of New Cases Shows
Steady Decline With De-
cidedly Lower Mortality

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2e.-Following Is
the official report to s p m Sunday:
New cases, 45.
Total cases to date, 1885.
Deaths, 4.
Total deaths, 196.
New fOci, IL.
Total foci, 3O6.
Remafuing under, treatment. 3S1.
No better evidence of the fact that the
visitation of mosquito fever Is not only
being controlled here, but that there is a
chance for its eradication. can be found
than in the daily reports of deaths anu
cases. For several days the number OF
new cases has shown a decline. wnile the
number Of deaths have BEEN remarkably
lower, considering the number or cases
reported a week ago. OF the four deaths,
one was in charity hospital, one In the
Emergency Hospital and the other two
downtown.
News from outside the city contains
nothing of special interest. The infection
on Riverside plantation. in ST. Mary
Parish, has spread among the Italians
there until there have been sixty-one
cases all told TO date strict quarantine
has been put on the Bayo La Fouchere
settlement and several refugees coming
UP the bayou in lugsers have been turned
back. Three of the six fever cases there
died Friday
There are FIVE new cases at Hanson
City. one at sarpy plantation and four at
Mississippi City.
Patterson reports ten cases and one
death. The death is of a nurse who was
sent there by the State Board OF Health
on the first appeal for help.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
yeternns ON cricket Field.

For the third time the veteran
cricketers met on the Webster-street
grounds, Alameda, yesterday under
Captain Henry Ward, which represent
ed Alameda, while Captain Charles
Banner acted in a similar capacity for
those from San Francisco. The latter
team won by a score of 126 to 93.
. The catch of the day was made by
Captain Auld, made by one hand. and
which disposed of George Wiserfan. A
pleasant feature was the presence of
Mr.. Hitken, who has just passed
through severe illness. He was
warmly welcomed by his brother vet
erans. 1t was prearranged that a
player on scoring twenty five runs was
to retire.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
MrkApo,s CABINET MEETS.
British Minister and the Premier Have
an Extended Conference.

TOXIC. Aug 20.--A meeting of the
Cabinet was held to-day. 1t adjourned
at o'clock and afterward Premier
Katsura drove to the palace and made a
report to Emperor Mutsuhito. Later
the Premier received Sir Claude NJ.
Macdonald, to whom he granted an ex-
tended interview, presumably with re-
lation TO the peace conference at Ports
mouth.
Following the call of the British Min
lister the Premier conferred with Min
lister of War Terauchi, Minister of
Marine Yamamoto and the Chinese Vice
Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Pre-
mier and his conferees declined to dis
cuss the situation.
The Foreign Once to-day announced
that it was intended to adhere to the
policy of secrecy until some conclu-
sions had been reached.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
BOY SHOT BY ACCIDENT.
Seriously Injured After the Bulifght
at Tia Juana.

SAN DIEGO. Aug. 20.-After the bull
fight at Tia Juana to-day one of the
special rurales, known as Angelo" on
duty at the arena, turned over his re-
voIver to Chief of Police Mario, re-
marking that it was not loaded. While
the Chief was examining the weapon
it was discharged The ball entered
the side of Abeiino Sulaza, young
Mexican, son of restaurant-kee
and came out at the back. 1t is thought
the wound may not prove fatal.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
JAPAN MAY HAVE AGREED.

OYSTER BAY, Aug. 2o.-There is
general belief here that the Japanese
are cognizant of the
details of the Presidents final effort
to prevent a rupture of the peace con-
ference and are prepared, as far as
their Government is concerned, to carry
into effect the proposition he submitted
TO the Russian ENJOYS
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
CHANGE IN PULLMAN SERVICE.
sleeping Can Reservations Discontin-
ued.

on and after September 1. 1905. the practice
OF making sleeping-car reservations. will be dis
continued Sleeping-car tickets will be sold in
advance. This change Is made for the purpose
duplicate reservations have been made for one
person. while at the same time others have
been denied accomnodations which they could
tious In many cases reservations are made
and although the traveller changes his plans
he fails to give notice thereof, consequently
the space goes unoccupied. while other travel
ors have been denied the accommodations they
desired.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
Threatening siberian Coast.

GODZYANADI, Manchuria, Aug. 20
A small squadron of Japanese cruisers
is cruising off the shore of Kamchat-
ka. Armed schooners and torpedo
boats continue demonstrating all along
the Siberian coast General Linevitch
announces to the inhabitants of the
Amur region that there. is no present
cause for anxiety or fear, as the entire
region is quiet
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
DECREASE is HEAVY.
Russian Imports Over European From
tier EaII Of 27.5 Per Cert.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Imports
into Russia over the European from
tier during the first four months of the
present calendar year have fallen off
27.5 per cent as compared with imports
during the corresponding period in
1904. Exports during the same period
are 1926 per cent in excess of 1905.
These figures are taken from the Rus
sian official trade returns just re-
ceived at the Department of Commerce
and Labor.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
club Dance a Success.

MILL VALLEY. Aug. 2o.-The ath-
letic entertainment and dance given in
the schoolhouse last evening by the
Mill Valley Athletic Club for the pur-
pose of raising funds for further
equipment of their gymnasium was a
great success In every particular. The
hall was crowded TO the doors by the
many friends of the members, who
came from San Francisco. Oakland. San
Rafael, Sausalito and other points
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
czAR POURING IN TROOPS.
LineSftch Now Has Close to a Half
Million Men.

LONDON, Aug. 21.-The Telegraph's
japanese correspondent at Moji says
General Linevitch's defense works are
now complete. His troops number be-
tween 100000 and 100000. Trainloads
of troops are arriving from Russia and
many are being sent to the Tumen.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
Rioting occurs in Kishenev.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug 20.--A pri-
vate dispatch received here from Kish-
-eilev says that rioting occurred there
Saturday evening following the pub
lication of the Emperor's manifesto.
The demonstrators are described as
having numbered several thousand.
They were dispersed by mounted po-
lice. Shots were fired on one street,
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
PREDICTS FURTHER REFORMS.
British Press Sees the Dawn of New
Era for Russia.

LONDON, Aug. 2l.-The morning
newspapers devote considerable space
to discussion of Russias new consti-
tuition. Their opinion may be summed
up in the words of the Telegraph:
1T will introduce enormous changes
in Russian administration and its ex-
istence will be continued with the hope
of further reforms