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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
GRAND LODGE ACCEPTS
ODD FELLOWS HOME REPORT
Proposition to Make the Governing
Body of the Order a Peripateic
One Advanced.

At the second days session of the
Grand Lodge of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, which opened at
10 o'clock yesterday morning, the
topic that most engrossed the atten-
ton of the representatives was the
consideration of the report of the
Trustees Home at Thermalito. This
was considered in all it's phases and
finally adopted. The grand body ap-
proved of the expenditure of $4,000 for
a hospital at the home and authorized
the building of an ice plant and re-
frigerator at a cost not to exceed
S12O0
The recommendation of Grand
Master Linscott that new digest of
the laws of the order be printed was
concurred in.
An amendment to the constitution
to the effect that the Grand Lodge
Francisco was presented and will be
acted on later in the session. There
was also another amendment looking
to a change of the time of meeting
of the Grand Lodge.
A proposition to levy an annual per
capita tax of 25 cents to create a
sinking fund to be used for the pur-
pose of an Odd Fellows Home was
referred to the proper committee.
The assessment for mileage for the
next year was fixed at 10 cents.
The election for grand officers was
made the special order for 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The contest of the
election will be for the office Of ward
en-. The leading candidates for the
office are Judge F. B. Ogden Of Oak
land and w. 1. Brobeck Of the Dist
rict Attorneys office in this city.
A resolution was introduced by
Lodges 29, II and 173, requesting that
structed to ask the Sovereign Grand
Lodge to eliminate certain portions Of
the funeral ceremony of the order.
upon the ground that these may be
in conflict with the religious senti-
ments or creed of members of the
order. q
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
Steal Bed Linen From Car.

The police were notified on Tuesday
that twenty-nine sheets, fifty-one pill
low slips and eighteen roller towels
had been stolen from Pullman car
at Second and King streets Later
Daniel Sheffield and Fred Banks, col
ored porters, were arrested in another
car by Detectives Regan and O'Con-
nell and Special Officers Madden and
Hennessey of the Southern Pacific
Company on suspicion of having sto-
len the linen. They were locked UP
pending developments. Sheffield is an
ex-convict. having served a term OF
one year in San Quentin for burglary
in Fresno in 1902.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

MERCHANTS
RETALIATE

SHANGHAI, May 1o-A large and
influential meeting Of Chinese mer-
chants held here to-day protested Wig
orously against the proposed new chi
nese exclusion treaty recently discussed
In the United States. kilograms on the
subject were sent to Chinese officials;
r., Yuan Shi Kai, Viceroy of Chill prov
ince. and Cnoufu, the Viceroy OF Nan
kin. and 1t was unanimously decided 10
boycott American goods until the terms
of the proposed treaty be modified- Ine
merchants guilds throughout the chi
nese empire are urged to cooperate in
the movement.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
Reports Current in st.
Petersburg Add to the
Horror of the Massacre
by Zhitomir Christians
MAYOR OF THE TOWN
SCOFFS AT WARNING
Orders Sent From the Capt.
tai for the Protection
OF the Jewish Population
Ignored by the Officials

ST PETERSBURG, May 10.-Grave
reports are current in this city as to
the extent of the massacre of Jews at
Zhitomir the number of killed and
wounded now being placed as high as
200. The Minister of the Interior has
called for detailed report, which is
expected tomorrow.
II is asserted that fortnight before
the disorders proclamatIons were
spread, calling upon the Christians to
beat the Jews. When these prCclama-
tions were shown to the Mayor of Zhi-
tomir the latter declared them to be
stupid, and said there was no occasion
for. alarm.
At the Ministry of the Interior it is
said that Bouligan sent urgent instruc-
tions on the night of May to Zhito-
mir, ordering the authorities there to
protect the Jews and prevent disor-
ders.
REVAL, European Russia, May 10.
At a large meeting of workmen here
to-day. which was attended by dele
gates from st. Petersburg and num-
Der of masked men, it was decided to
proclaim a three days strike in con-
nection with Labor day (May 14). 1t
was further determined to serve fresh
demands upon the employers coupled
with the intimation that if they were
not complied with inside twelve hours
the destruction of the factories by fire
would follow. The meeting separated
after song ending with the refrain,
Not from the Emperor, but from our
own strength comes succor to u.s."
HELSINGFORS, Finland, May 10.
During the trial to-day of Karl Leon
ard Hohenthall for the assassination
of Procurator General Soisalon Sol
nan, the fact was elected that the
prisoner, up to the day before the
crime, was a member of the Russian
secret police, having joined it in or
der to obtain knowledge of the plans
of the police.
TULA, Central Russia, May TO-
While peasants to-day were burning
the residence of Count Bobrinsk they
seized a priest who tried to persuade
them to help him extinguish the fire
and were with difficulty prevented
from throwing him into the flames.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
PAYS VISIT TO ADMIRAL
ON FLAGSHIP CHICAGO
Generals Sumner and Funston. Ac-
companied by Their Aids, Call
on the Rear Admiral.


General Sumner, commander of the
aids, Captain Eugene Jervey and Lieu
tenant James A Higgins. and Cen
eral Funston, accompanied by his aid,
Lieutenant Mitchell, called on Rear
Admiral Caspar Goodrich of the flag
ship Chicago yesterday.
Joseph Lundborg, Coast Artillery,
was injured at the intersection of the
Hyde and Union street car lines Tues
day evening by being hit by a passing
car. His injuries consist of several
contusions and a tearing of the left
ear.
Lieutenant Garrison McCaskey regis
tered at department headquarters yes
terday. He is staying at the Occi-
dental.
Major Gaines Lawson, retired, paid
his respects to the department head
quarters yesterday. He is staying at
the Occidental.
The freight transport Dix left Ma
Mia Monday, via Nagasaki, for Seattle.
General Funston has issued an order
to officers and soldiers in this depart
ment requesting them TO observe Me-
mortal day in the manner for which
the day was set apart. Post COM
manders are requested not to allow
anything Of a picnic nature to exist on
that day upon Government reserva-
stions.
Captain Jacques Laftte will return
to his home in the South on an extern
siVe leave.
Company M. Tenth Infantry, under
Captain r. L. Bush, will be transferred
to Alcatraz from the Preside and
from there they have been ordered to
Honolulu late in the summer
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
CELEBRATE ETHAN ALIENS
CAPTURE OF TICONDEROGA
Sons OF the American Revolution
Hold Informal Banquet at
the Occidental Hotel

The one hundred and thirtieth anni-
versary of the fall Of Fort Ticonderoga
was appropriately celebrated last
night by the Sons of the American
Revolution with an informal banquet
at the Occidental Hotel. Over Atty
members Of the society were present at
the gathering and many speeches
honoring Ethan Allen, whose bravery
enabled the Americans to occupy the
British stronghold, were made.
The POSTMASTER for the occasion
was the president OF the society, Alex
ander G. Eells. The first toast. after a
short speech by President Eells. was
responded to by Fairfax Wheelan. who
chose for his subject The Inherited
Civic Obligation Of the Sons of the
American Revolution" Professor E.
ID. Adams of Stanford University spoke
interestingly on Ethan Allen and Fort
Ticonderoga. The banquet began at
$3.50 and ended at IL o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
CHURCH PRESENTS CLAIMS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
A Million Asked as Result OF Use OF
Property in the Philippines
by Troops.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Secretary
Taft has been informed by Mgr. Fal-
COMO, the apostolic delegate to the
United States, that number of claims
arising from the use by United States
troops of church property in the
Philippines during the period of mill
tary occupation, amounting to 81, 1,000,-
900 or $780,. 900, have been presented
there.
The Secretary cabled the Philip
pine Commission for information con-
cerning these claims and was informed
that they had been turned over to Ma
jor General Wade, who was In COM
mand at the time the claims were pre-
sented there. The Secretary will make
an inquiry of General Wade, now COM
manding officer of the Atlantic divi-
sion, with headquarters at New York.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
ELUDEs JAPANESE wARsH1Ps.
Volkersam's Squadron Said to Have
Reached Vladivostok.

LONDON, May 10.-A dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph Company from
st. Petersburg says it is reported there
that the Russian cruisers Almaz and
Jemtchug, belonging to Rear Admiral
Volkersam's division of Vice Admiral
Rojestvensky's squadron, have eluded
the Japanese warships and reached
Vladiyostok.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
NO HAVEN FOR NEBoGAToFF.
French Prevent SQuadron's Entrance
to Saigon Harbor.

SAIGON. Cochin China. May 10
The Russian cruiser Jemtchug and
the Russian auxiliary cruiser Rion,
belonging TO Admiral Rojestvensky's s
squadron, arrived off Cape St. James,
near here. during the night of May
and left yesterday morning at the re-
quest Of the Governor of French
IndO-China.
Rear Admiral Neboaatoff for a
time anchored three or four miles off
shore. A heavy sea was running, eX-
posing a good deal of the warships'
hulls. which were quite free from bar
nacles or seaWeed. The ships ap-
peared TO have unusually large crews
and the men all seemed in good
health.
The main Russian squadron is
said to be well provisioned, but is
short of tobacco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
Fraser Gets No Damages.

The Supreme Court has decided that
Alexander Fraser is not entitled to
pecuniary damages for injuries suffer-
ed by him while riding on a Cali
fornia street cable car. The plaintiff
stood on the footboard and was
caught between the car and a wagon.
The jury in the lower court thought
Fraser should have gone inside the
ear and by failing to do so was guilty
of coRtributory negligence. The
Supreme Court thinks this view is
correct
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
UNDER ARREST AS SPIES.
Prominent Frenchman and His Eng.
lish SteDson in Toxic Prison.

TOXIC, May 10.-A. E. Bougoin, a
prominent Frenchman, and his step
son. Strange, an Englishman, have
been arrested here as spies.
The police searched Bougoin's home,
arrested Strange and seized papers and
documents. Bougoin was arrested at
his country place in Hayama and
brought to Toxic. Bougoin's Japanese
servant also was placed under arrest.
The exact nature of the charges
against Bougoin and Strange have not
been made public, but it is understood
that the allegation is made that they
supplied military information TO the
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
GERMANS FOR sLAv SHIPS.
Crews Recruited to Man Transports to
Accompany Squadron.

FRANKFORT, May 10. - The
Frankfort Zeitung to-day says it has
received advices from Hamburg to the
effect that agents of the Russian Gov
ernment have completed arrangements
through the Society of German Cap
tains and officers of the commercial
marine for the enlistment of officers
and crews for transport ships which
are TO accompany the fifth division of
the Russian second Pacific squadron
TO the Far East. These crews, it is
added, will proceed to Libau, on the
Baltic Sea.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
Fire in Phelan Building.

A gas stove set fire to draperies in
the laboratory of DR.. George Adam in
the Phelan building yesterday after
noon, but the blaze was discovered be-
fore serious damage was done. /. J.
Hall, collector for Town Talk, was
passing down the corridor and was the
first to see the smoke. By the appli-
cation of a few buckets Of water he
soon drowned the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
EXPECTS JAPANESE ATTACK.
kuropatl<in Believes Another Great
Land Battle Is Near.

IttIIU DdItIU = NOdT.
GUNSHU PASS. May 10.-A corre-
spondent to-day interviewed General
kuropatkin. who said nothing about
the reports that he was return to Rus
sia. The former commander in chief
of the Russian forces in Manchuria
believes that the japanese, having
again brought all their units up TO full
strength and having added TO them
considerable reinforcements, are ready
to assume the offensive.
"A Russian victory is absolutely
necessary" said the general. Russia
cannot make a shameful peace
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

CARELESS TEAMSTER HURT.-charles
wall. a teamster whose homo is at 120 Fourth
street was thrown from hrs seat on a wagon
at Third and Townsend streets yesterday by
a coliision with moving cars He was treated
~ the Emergency Hospital by DR.. Frank j.
Tillman for severe injuries on the body.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

Russian Government. Bougoin friends
deny that he is guilty. He was for
merly an officer in the French army
and came to Japan as a military at
tache, afterward resigning. He is quite
prominent socially.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

BARTENDER Observation-Disclosures Debo
WITCH bartender who lives at 1000 Polk
street, created a scene at the junction of Mar
ket and McAlister streets yesterday afternoon
by delivering lecture on the war in the Far
East. His wild harangue caused crowd to
collect about him. The man was taken to the
Detention Hospital for the Insane and was
placed under the care OF DIR. Frank ]. Till
man.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

SKULL. MAY BE FRACTURED.-Bueno
Mochida, a Japanese window cleaner who lives
at 14O0 Pine street. fell from ladder yester-
day while at work at Polk and Sacramento
streets He was cared for at the Central
Emergency Hospital His skull may be frac-
tured-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

DIR. WILSON ON TRIAL-Dr. H. Nc
Gregor Wilson was on trial before a jury
yesterday in the United States District Court
ter. The case will be given to the jury to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
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of denarture They are First Class and good
Sor ninety DAYS Call upon. write, H A.
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Market street. San Francisco. for full par
ticulars.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

National Correspondence Institute Pacific
Coast office removed to 11o6 James Flood bid. !.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11

Change that sallow. pimply face to .
clear. clean one by using Lash's Bitters.s
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-11
Cheap Rates East.

THE PENNSYLVANIA LINES announc
.ha following greatly reduced rates to
New York and return. .$1OS 81
ph,,adelphia and return. $1O7 81
Washington and return. $1O7. .O<
Raltimore and return $1O7 .O(
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
CONFEDERATE ENTERTAINMENT
How Local Organizations Observed
Memories Of Heroes

Ci: account OF ar il.advertcnt inacc,,-
"acy in the Daily Press report of the
Confederate entertainment at the Y. NJ.
T.. A. he'll last Thursday night. the fol.
Lowing is published by special re-
quest
January 18th being the BIRTHDAYS Of
General r. e Lee and Gen. Stonewall
Jackson. the Sons and Daughters OF
the Ccnfc.:craoy cave !, very delightful
entertainment to the veterans and the
public al The Y. NJ. c. A. building.
The entertainment was presided
over by Mr.. c. Aylett Ashby. the com
mander Of the Genera! j. E. B. Stuart,
camp CT Sons.
The meeting was opened with pray
CT by TIC Rev. j. r. Green.
After prayer the ladies and voting
men representing each State Of tho
Cunfoderacy. leo by Mrs Clarence w.
ROBINSON representa-" the State CT
Ncr1uciy. sang Tel,tino tonight on
the Old Camp Ground which was ably
rendered BY the entire choral and was
s:eatll aprlauded b. the audience.
Next on tie program was a
speech By The Rev. +. Pcndleton Jones.
hampton, which was highly appreciate
ed lv the audience
NoXt Gu tho program was music on
tie mardnlin and .i:tar hr Messrs.
Miller AMI liam. playing cid war pieces
.id ne":o songs. which was very much
enjoyed
Then came tho presentation Of
crosses OF l:onor to ,ne old veterans bv
Mr.. G. Avlett Ashhy in behalf of The
Bethel chapter. Daughters of the Con
fcdcracy. There we're only five mem
bcrs to receive them at this time
Charles Planford, j. A. BUXTON. r. p
Hughes. c. n. Binns and j. T.. Ne|ms.
Little Miss Fannie Benson. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. +. NJ. Benson. was selected
- pin The crosses upon the veterans
she being the granddaughter Of Vet
eran Geo. w. Nclms. one of the pasr
commanders OF the camp. now acting
rs adjutant Little Miss Benson S
Sreat grandfather and beth grandfath.
ers served in The Confederate ARM.
also an uncle only fifteen years Of ace
was in the fight at Petersburg when
Quarts made his dash there and l;ille,l
50 many OF the OLD men and Young
lNNS. by lis side was mere Eoy who
lost his right arm at tho shoulder. Hn
IS now Tie grand commander OF tho
veterans ot This State Mir. William,
Howard ""
AT the presentation Of crosses. tho
CHORAL led ~ Miss Clemence Cooke, as
Virginia. sang Lizzie which was high
y appreciated by the audience.
nc choral Was then requested to
s'n" 'Tentin" on he Old Camp Grcunf'
again W}ici they rendered very sweet
~.
AeS were dismissed by Mr.. c. Ay-
lett Ashhy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
HERE FOR REPAIRS.
Steamer Albuera Arrives in Port From
Baltimore

Tie British steamship Albuera
WHICH arrived yesterday from Balti-
more. VIII be repaired at the ship.
Eari here. The local yard bid against
several other shipbuildin2 concerns for
The renairs on the ship. and was sey.
efal thousand dollars below all the
other bidders
The contract price for repairing the
ship is Sl2.s5o and the work is to be
completed i'll twelve days ...
The Albuera was damaged in the
Straits Of Meggelan several weeks
ago, while erroute from New Gale.
donia for Baltimore She remained on
the reef for several days. after which
she was t!oa,ed and towed to Balti-
more, where the bids Tor repairing her
We're opened Saturday.
The shipyard here has now the con
tracts for repairing several ste ymera
which are at the shipyar;l. The steam
ship Massachusetts alone will he re.
paired at the cost OF nearly 5000, 900
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
Social rsondl


NJ George f. Tiblitts. State secre.
tar. OF The Y. NJ. c. A. for West Vir-
2lnla. MARYLAND. District OF Columbia
a"d Delaware was = visitor at the
fo"a! y. NJ. c. A. Yesterday.
Mr.. P R. Weatherspoon, of Dur.
ham. y. c.. is visiting friends in this
city
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Newcomb left yes
terday for visit 10 Washington
Miss Mary Bishop is visiting friends
IN Montgomery.
Miss Agnes Littleton, of Richmond.
is visiting Miss Maria Holson, on
Chestnut avenue.
Miss Blanche Martin has returned
from a visit to relatives. in King Viii
liam county.
Mrs. NJ. L. Bonham, OF Wilmington,
Del. is visiting Mrs. I. F. Rock, in
this city.
Miss Vivian Pitt, OF Norfolk, is tho
guest Of Mrs. w. G. Wilson, on Twenty
min street.
Miss Hattie Mitchell is visiting
friends in Elizabeth City, n. C.
Mrs. G. w. Godsey and children. of
Martinsburg, w. Va. are visiting Mrs.
o. c. Cranchard ON Twenty-eighth
street
Miss Katherine Mercer, Of Lynch
burg. is visiting her sister. Mrs D. c.
johnson, in East End
Miss Josie Hooper has returned
from King and Queen county, where
she spent a month with friends.
Miss Ida Grecrnan has gone to
Washington to enter school.
Miss Ada Newman has gone to New
York TO spend month with relatives.
Miss Estelle L. Steward is visiting
friends in Petersburg.
Miss lola Hickman, of Manchester
IS visiting her cousins, the Misses
Adams
Miss Esther Rowell Of Richmond. is
visiting Miss Alene Holmes here.
Miss Virgie Charles and little
brother have returned to their home at
Grove after visiting Mrs. Smith, on
Chestnut avenue
Miss Pearl Butler has returned from
a visit to Middlesex county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
{ <M,.c ChuJ. EBr0m>1

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
"Weett;er Beaten Benson -

I have been everything to her from
dressn:aker to grandmother" SAYS
Weather Beaten Benson in speaking
OF Little Miss Moses the foundlins.
IN Ezra kendall's new play, which
VIII be seer at the Academy on Thurs,
Gay. Jan. &c.
Benson" found the little girl cling
ing 70 tree on the banks of :, river
sitter a. terrible railroad wreck. No
one claimed her and he brought hel.
up as Little Miss Moses the Incl
dent OF her rescue reminding him of
the scrlptural story. The character
IS charminsly acted by Edith Taliafer.
TO- the most accomplished child player
Oh The American stage.
Weather Beaten Bcnscn'' is said to
he the best play Of its kind in a decade
and the critics snd public evervwhere
arc en1 tus'astic in its behalf Kendall
is al his best in the title role.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
Launching of the Minnesota Will
Break Records.
SIXTY PER CENT. COMPLETE
Mammoth Vessel W;ll Weigh Nearly
Ten Thousand Tons When She
Starts Down the Ways For the River.
Work is Delayed.

One Of the greatest feats known to
modern shipbuilding Will be attempted
III March. when the battleship Mime
sofa is launched. According to figures
given out, the big fighter will be about
90 per cent. completed by the middle
al March. The vessel will be OF
1000 tonnage when completed and
when launched she will weigh about
$500 tons.
Never before in the history of the
Shipyaltl has u vessel of such great
tonnage been launched. In fact ac-
cordng to figures. no vessel of such
weight has been launched in the Uni
led States and shipping men in all
parts OF the country will await the out
come Of the event with more than
usual interest m"#-.
II was intended to launch the Mime
sofa about the middle of February. but
there has been Il delay caused by the
testing OF the vessels ballast tanks.
The launching cradle, upon the
strength OF which depends the sue.
Cess OF the launching is now being
placed under the bullying sides of the
great rivited mass Of steel, which
when completed, will be one OF the
most magnificent battleships afloat.
The utmost care in the construction
OF the cradle is being taken. for the
slightest flaw III the workmanship
might mean the destruction OF the Min.
nSso,a and probably the loss Of hun
dretlS Of lives
Inc boilers coming tower and bar.
bette for the t'lrrets Of the big ship
nave been placed in position and now
me propeller shafts are being placed