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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06
RACING
RACING!

The horse Cataract" entered In
che closing rsco at Jamaica. last
week. and then withdrawn, has been
Identified as Freedman. horse stol-
en- from owner G. G. McCaffcrty.
last spring when he was racing on
the coast Tho eulprit, one Wat
klns o. Wilson. eolored man, has
skipped and the Plnkcrtons will re-
store tho horse to his rightfal own
OF.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

SUNDAY GAMES.
~ San FranciEco-Frigco IA, Ia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

TuuchduWns-~-Smith 2 Goal from
field-Coyie 1. Referee Best TIM
pire-lngliss Time OF haiyea-30
minutes. Attendance. 1000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

Tho laws Of California make the
"aoping' Of horses an offcnso pun
fahahle by tine aud Imprisonment.
9he management Of the los An
gala Jockey club announces n re-
warA of $500 FOR Information which
Wilt lead TO the conviction OF any
nerson or persons. who may adj
mthlsteF drags 20 horses during the
eaaing meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

Jake Hoffman. who win do the
starting al Oakland. which opens
GA the nth. has arrived from the
east.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

DO not worry. Sea page 6. 90.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

Many Of the horses who raced
at i.atonia have been shipped TO
California The many local race
fans are eagerly awaiting the open
fng OF the Oakland races. this COM
ms Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-06

SATURDAYS RESULTS AT NEW
YORK ACQUEnuCT TRACK.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
Bee Hive in Her ParIor.

In the heart of London over half a
hundredweight of honeycomb has Just
been gathered. The bees responsible for
this rich harvest belong to Miss Baden
Powell, sister Of the hero of Mafeking
These wonderful bees are the subject Of
an interesting experiment. They had been
removed from the old residence IN Pcka-
dilly to Miss Baden-PowelHs new home
at Princes Gate.
During their fifteen years In their old
quarters the bees never failed to store up
large quantities of honey, and were quite
content to live In the drawing-room,
where their specially constructed hive,
invented by Miss Baden-Powell, stood on
a table near the window.
1.-The mystery is where they fed IN or
der to make honey so excellent and in
such quantities" said Miss Baden-Powell,
for there was no garden attached to the
house"
In their new home at Princes Gate the
bees come and 60 through a passage IN
the wall as before and Miss Baden
Powell is watching anxtously for signs
of disconent, which she hopes will not be
shown.-Montreal Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
WANT To KNOW
ABOUT BOYCOTT
Mercantile Bodies Telegraph
to Department of State
as to Chinese Situation
PROTEST is DEFERRED
No Meeting Will Be Held
Here Until Word Comes
From Federal Officers

The Department OF State has been re-
stituted in China against the products
and commerce Of the United States. "A
dispatch to Washington went forward
from this city yesterday in behalf OF
merchants connected with the Merchants
Exchange and also with the other COM
ing producers and manufacturers. The
desire of San Francisco to be possessed
of reliable and full information relating
tains TO it, including the cause, was made
known TO the Federal officials at the seat
Of Government.
1t was proposed to have a meeting yes
terday in the rooms Of the Merchants
Exchange to consider the boycott. Rep
resentatives of the Merchants Exchange,
Manufacturers and Producers eAssocia-
lion, Board of Trade of San. Francisco,
Merchants Association, California State
Board of Trade, Pacific Coast Jobbers'
and Manufacturers Association, Cham
Der of Commerce and other bodies were
notified last week that meeting would
be held yesterday afternoon. Louis Getz
of Getz Brothers was active in the mat
ter
Yesterday it appeared to be. advisable
to get all the facts possible from official
sources for the full information of all
parties concerned before acting in San
Francisco. Until the official answer is
received there will be no meeting of To-
cal business men in reference to the boy
cott Possibly meeting will be called
for this week.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
British WorImem Coming to
America to Study Modern
Fulniture-Mal1ing Methods
SERIOUSLY ALARMED
Growing Popularity of Yam
kee Product in England
Threatens to Kill Industry
Special Dispatch to The can.


LONDON, July 3l.-British WOrkmen
engaged in making furniture have be-
some seriously alarmed. for the future
Of the industry on WHICH they are de-
pendent Tor A livelihood by the great
Increase which has recently taken place
n the importation Of American furni-
ture Since the British manufacturers
seem too much, lacking in enterprise TO
devise. any adequate means of coping
with the situation the men themselves
are taking, rle matter in band. They
are convinced that by existing British
methods il is Impossible to produce
furniture AT the same price which viii
equal in style, quality end finish the
American products. Therefore they
are going to try and find out what are
the peculiar American methods which
enable the American. manufacturers to
50 Ear outstriQ their, British rivals.
The NationaE Amalga mated Furniture
Trades Association, which, has under
taken the task, has 5usI decided 70: send
two delegates suoa rle United States. 10
visit the ehsef scenters of the furniture
industry. there. The meRsecffosen for
the mission are James o. Grady, OF
Bristol the organizing secretary of the
association and James Merriles, of
Glasgow, who has charge of the affairs
Of the association in Scotland and the
north of England. They. are both
skilled artisans and men Of unusual in
teIIigence. with the assistance they
VIII receive from the American Fedora
tion of Labor .anG %the facilities which
viii undoubtedly be extended to them
by the. American manufactures, il is
expected that they i&ill encOup ters no
-dffiiculty IN ascertaiping by what
superior mechanical processes and.
economy in the application Of labor
good furniture is produced So much
cheaper. than in England It viii prob
ably be a far harder task to induce the
conserVative e British manufacturers to
adopt similar methods. But some -Lon-
don furniture firms: have, shown suffi-
cient interest IN the project to contrib
ute towards a. fund for defraying the
expenses, s.of gthe delegates. Before
starting for America they viii pay a
visit TO Paris, where 'it is reported that
American furniture Fs finding q ready
sale. 1t IS: expected that they : viii
reach America some. time in August
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
MAY No LONGER
ENGAGE BERTHS
Privilege of Reserying Pull
man Sections in Advance
Soon to Be Discontinued
BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC
John J. Byrne of Santa Fe
and Charles Fee of the
Southern Pacific to Confer

The long-abused privilege enjoyed by
the travelling public OF engaging Pullman
car berths in advance of the day or de-
parture. may soon be abolished. John j.
Byrne, general passenger agent OF the
Santa Fe Companys Western lines, VINO
arrived here yesterday from Los Ange5
les, and Passenger Traffic Manager
Charles Fee of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, who Is just back from Chicago, will
meet to-day for the purpose OF discussing
the advisability Of changing the rules re-
garding~ the reservation of train berths.
1t has become apparent to the railroad
officials that the broad scope given TO
travellers, especially business men, In the
matter of engaging berths, is operating
not only against the welfare of the gen.
eral public but proving an expensive ex5
perience to the railroad companies, par.
ticularly in times, such as these Whena
affairs like the Portland exposition en-
courage heavy passenger trafflc.
1t is common custom for people to-
go to the railroad offices and reserve
berth, a section or a drawirfg-room
week OF so before they intend leaving the
city, and then give 1t UP at the last mo-
ment, whereas had it been free, some
other and more anxious traYeler might
have got 1t. 60
There is also q custom among the local
representatives of the foreign lines 10
engage NUMBERS or DerIns WEEKS III aus
vance on some of the first-class trains
with the hope of using them later, when
regular patrons purchase transportation
1t is frequently the case that some one
rushes into the railroad offices and Is
eager to get berth on an outbound
train, but cannot be accommodated
Later the train leaves and it is discover
ed that several of the berths are unoc-
cupied. Investigation genepaily .reVeais
the fact that these berths have. been
taken up in advance by some one who
has decided at the last moment to post
pone his trip. @
The proposition now is to make every
one pay for his or her reservations wnen
they are engaged, The plan mas oeeh
tried for nearly a year on the Santa Fe
Company's overland limited and has
proved a success. This fact has suggested
to the Southern Pacific Company that 1t
should adopt similar rule
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
BOYCOTT sTIRs EAsTERNERs.
If Chinese Attitude. Is Challenge Con-
cresS May RetaIiate.

WASHINGTON, ID. Co. July e1.-The
State Department had not up to the time
of closing this afternoon received official
notification of the effort of San Francisco
merchants to have that department In
vestigate the boycott of American goods
by Chinese. Unoficially it was said to-
night that it was probable that the
American consulse in China would be
asked to make a report on the subject
The dispatch this morning that Getz
Bros. & Co. had received cable advice
TO cancel all orders for shipment from
China created some surprise. The Blu
reau of Commerce and Labor and State
Department have not inclined TO serious
consideration of the boycott for the area-
son that sChinas trade with this country
is comparatively small and is nil so far
as tho East is concerned. However, the
Importance of the business of the Orient
20 the Pacific Coast is realized and every
effort Will be put forward to bring about
an amicable adjustment Of trade rela-
tions, If such is possible.
There is a feeling of resentment at
Chinas actions. This feeling Will un-
doubtedly be predominant in the next
Congress. The East regards China's at
tack as tantamount to challenge and
it does not like the Celestial attitude.
To-day there was gossip in the State De-
partment touching on this country's deal
ings with the Chinese in the Philippines
and elsewhere. The Impression prevails
that If the United States will keep a stiff
upper lip. meet boycott with tariff legis-
latior and stringent laws, regarding the
introduction of Chinese goods into the
Philippine, Hawaiian and Pacific Coast
markets. there will soon be a let up in
the fanatical movement now under way.
The State Department is aware that the
Chinese Government does not sanction
the boycott OF this 1t has been assured.
The department will request Information
on the subject from its representatives
just as soon as San Franciscos request is
received.
Foreign competitors are said to be re-
sponslble for the agitation. Every as
surance has been given by this country
to China that the exclusion law will not
be enforced against merchants, students
and the better class of Chinese The
Government feels that it has done every
thing in ftso power to pacify the Chinese
and if this fails it is believed that swift
retribution for the boycott will follow
when Congress convenes.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
DEATH RATHER THAN
..-..E5 % LIFE IN DARKNESS
wealthy Cotton Planter, Growing
Blind Prefers to End
Sc: His Life,
."Operation !: Unsuccessful. Ho


Operation 3. Unsuccessful Hopelessly
Blind That awilF explain all"
.Telegramss beside. 5he body Of W B.
Howell, a milHOnaires cotton planter of
Pine Bluff. Ark accounted for his sui
eide, he shooting himself in the head in
his apartment oat the Hotel Navarro re
cently.s %
q Mr.. Howell, who had q wide acquaint-
Rnceo among cotton spectators of this
city and was known throughout the
Southwest as the Arkansas Cotton
King" came here six months ago for
treatment for his eyes. He had been
told by a Little Rock specialist that
cataracts were forming.
DR.. 'Wicks Of No. q West Fifty-third
street, and other eye specialists could
give little relief. Recently an operation
was performed without success Being
ablesto see only aimly and realizing that
total blindness was not far distant, the
patient grew despondent IS
Mr.. Howell was last seen alive at 10
O clock Tuesday night, when he ordered
drinks sent TO his room. In the morning
after entrance. was forced, Mr.. Howell
lay dead ia bed.
On a table beside the bed Tgere found
three stelegrams in envelopes ready to
be sent. One was addressed to his moth
er in Pine Bluff, another to his sister and
q third to his nephew, John H. Noble
OF Admission. Ala All read like the one
already quoted.
Coroner scholer sent the telegrams
Among Mr.. TIowell's effects were 500 let
tiers. Mr.. Howell was forty-eight years
old and unmarried.-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
SLEEPY OPERATOR INsURES
HIS TIMELY AWAKENING
His New Device Gets ,Entang1ed I'm
Engines and Causes Stir and
Indufry..


At one Of the suburban stations on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail-
road, several mornings ago, there was a
great deal Of noise and all because the
operator was Of an inventive turn Of
mind. From II o'clock to 3 in the morn
ing there are no trains to disturb the
knight of the key and a great rivalry
exists along the line in the rate to dis
cover a way to sleep those three long
hours and wake UP in time to give the
morning fier the block"
The rules Of the road require that the
engineer must see the signal change from
red to white before he can go ahead. For
an operator to stop the fiier means an en-
forced vacation Of ten days. The operator
in question had a mind Of his own.
Alarm clocks were tabooed, and there is
no telephone in the station. Accordingly
he strung a rope between two telegraph
poles several hundred yards down the
track and extended it on spools TO the
station.
On the end Of the rope was coal
bucket full Of rocks. When the train
came along It cut the rope and dropped
the coal bucket of rocks on the floor
with a clatter that would wake the dead.
All went well until the morning in ques-
ton; rope was scarce and a quality of
considerable strength was used The
the train came along. Suddenly he was
awakened with a clatter louder than
usual He pulled the block and the train
went pounding by But the coal bucket
was gone. The rope was too strong and
refused to break. It became entangled
in the engine and through the window
glass and all went the coal bucket
Rip, bang! clippity-clatter went the
bucket through a window of a nearby
residence and back again to the side of
the engine Half the residents of the
vicinity were awake before the train
passed. About eight miles down the track
the engineer. thinking something was the
matter with his machinery, stopped the
train. He. discovered that some one had
tied a can TO his engine"
Detective Hart has the case in hand
and he is doing lots of gum shoe work
in vain effort TO discover who tied the
can to 210?'-Cincinnati Enquirer
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
ENORMOUS PROFITS
Rate to BE Again Lowered TO Keep
Dividends Below 25 Per
Cent.

",Tts forty years since,' and what
difference between then and now! At
that time men were saying the Suez
canal never would or could pay operating
expenses At the present time Its pronts
are so enormous that the company is
compelled again and again to reduce the
tolls In order to keep the DIVIDENDS with
In legal bounds. OF truth, Mr. Green
wood was president when, othirty-five
years ago, he persuaded the British Gov
ernment to buy the Khedive's shares.
Lord Derby the Foreign Minister. did
not like the scheme. Sir Stafford North
cote, Chancellor Of the Exchequer, dis
tinctly disapproved 1t. Disraeh himself.
Prime Minister, was doubtful.
1t did not seem a tempting thing to
pay $50. 900 900 for shares, the interest on
which had been mortgaged for nineteen
years But Mr.. Greenwood was persist
ent He pointed out that most Of the
shares apart from the Khedfve's, were
held in France while Sc per cent of the
traffic through the canal was British.
So British commerce must pay tolls into
French pockets. The tolls were high and
when England asked that they be re-
duced France answered that If England
did not like the canal she might send her
commerce by the old route around the
cape In the end Mr.. Greenwood's pleas
prevailed and the British Government
paid s2O000.0O0 for shares that are now
worth $4,000, 900.
A curious error was made in a dispatch
the other day, which said this years div
idend was only al per cent Not for
long time has 1t been so low. The dis
patch should have said it, was 141 francs
a share, a far different thing. AS the
shares are of 800 francs each. the div
idend is at the rate of 2S2 per cent or
just twice what was at first stated Last
years dividend was 130 francs a share,
or 26 per cent Now the London agree
ment. binds the company not to appro-
pirate profits of more than 25 Der cent,
but to reduce the tolls as much and as
often as may be necessary to keep them
down to that figure That is why the
company proposes another reduction.
1t did reduce tolls two years ago from
to Sl5 francs a ton. but still the profits
kept on increasing and pushing the div
idend above the % per cent limit. There
are those who reckon that II tolls were
now reduced to francs the company
would still be able to declare yearly
dividend of 25 per cent, and that a few
years hence a still further reduction can
be made without impairment of the legal
dividend. York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
FRAUDS PRACTTCED on
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Scheme Worked Successfully by a
Girl Who FeiGnedo
Death.

A fraud scheme at the expense of life
insurance companies was carried out
three times successfully as long ago as
1880. A young woman with an extra
ordinary power OF Stimulating death had
for a confederate an elderly man, who
passed for her uncle. Twice in, differ
ent parts OF England she Ensured her
life in her uncIe's favor. went into CON
vulsions and. to all appearances died
The third time the game was PLAYED
with an ingenious variation. The'uncle
went to a life insurance company, ex-
plaineo that he was IN financial straits
and wished to borrow money on his
niecc's estate
To compensate for such loan he
would have TO insure her life for its
value. but could not afford 70 have this
insurance become known, as II would
expose his financial condition and ruin
his credit The company, therefore
agreed TO write the insurance under a
bond Of secrecy. As usual. the young
woman went into convulsions and died
Before her funeral she lay in state for
all the world TO see. Her uncle was
prostrated.
BE did not try to collect the insur-
ance for some months. and when he did
the company paid him in full, with ex-
pressioas Of real sympathy So did
nine other companies, which he had ST
fenced by the same ruse, and he fofned
his niece on the continent with a very
impressive fortUne.-Chfcag Chronicle.
a serum for hav fever &c need 1,,- ,,b,,
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
The Geysers

Health and pleasure resort is now open TO
guests, under same management which made
this famous resort so popular last year. The
hotel, cottages, lighthouses and grounds are
lighted by electricity: new dancing pavilion
has been erected and good music will be fur
'nished for dancing Several new cottages have
been erected to accommodate the increased
demand fer rooms; also a tennis court has
been built for lovers of that sport.
Our best advertisement is table, which
cannot be surpassed, We have our own dairy,
hence we have plenty of fresh milk and cream.
Rates are S12 Si4 and SIG per week: bath.
free to regular weekly guests
Postoffice and long distance telephone in
hotel For further particulars and booklet ad-
dress r. H. CURRY proprietor, or PECK s.
BUREAU. IL Montgomery st.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01

Have you any objection to giving a
description of how you became so sue
cessful in public life said the maga-
zine editor None whatever" an
swered Senator Sorghum. "Go ahead
and have it written up. I don't care
what you say, but I'm mighty par
ticular about what you leave OUT
Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
Aqua
CALIENTE
SPRINGS

For rest. health and pleasure. scenery and
climate. The nearest hot sulphur springs 70
San Francisco: cure for asthma. rheumar
tism, malaria, kidney, liver and stomach com
plants. Hot plunges. tub baths and tno
largest mineral water swimming tank IN tno9
State: all baths free to guests; trained mas
seurs and swimming teacher. No stag
Rates. $12 to $14 per week; special TO fam
lilies. 'THEO. RICHARDS. Aqua Caliente. so
noma County, Cal. or PECK'S BUREAU II
Montgomery ST.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
SARATOGA SPRINGS

15'' different mineral springs; cure for all.
Information at Peeks Bureaus IL Montgomery
ST., or at JeoMARTEN'S. Bachelor P. o. Lake
County. Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
SKAGGS

nHNnn0 HOT SPRINGS soNoMA
~ AETITN COUNTY: only Al hours
SEh1SSS from san Francisco and
- but nine miles staging:
waters noted for medicinal virtues: best natural
hot mineral water bath IN state: boating and
swimming in Warm Spring CreekS good trout
streams; telephone Telegraph. daily mail.
press and San Francisco morning and evening
papers: FIRST-CLASS HOTEL AND STAGE
SERVICE; both morning and afternoon stages,
round trip from San Francisco only IS so. Take
T1burof ferry daily at 80 a. m. Or 80 p. m
Rates 81 day or S12 a week. References, any
guest of the past nine years Patronage OF
1904 unprecedented Information at PECK'9
INFORMATION BUREAU. IL Montgomery St,
Bryan's Bureau. 30 Montgomery St. Of ]. r.
MULGREWs Skaggs. Cal
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01

DEsERTER GIVEN UP.-D. j. Grtfhths.
United States immigration Inspector, leaves
for Seattle to-day with Kirt Apitz. deserter
from the British ship Thistle, who was denied
a landing because he was afflicted with tra-
chona Apitz will be surrendered to the cap
tain of the Thistle.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-01
LAKEPORT AND BARTLETT SPRINGS
STAGE LINE HODlarfd 70 RarfIafk
DR. @. @. ODONNELL's RANCH. at
nrattz Glen Ellan. IA f,,rr,I a. a q

pretty Glen Ellen; 20 furnished and
partially furnished cottages. eabina
tents and outfits to rent. from $40 up.
Round-trip tickets by the California
Northwestern and Southern Pacific RI
RS, $3.50; Catholic and oCongrega-
tional churches, Riverside Hotel, min
eral springs on the ranch,' fishing, cli-
mate unsurpassed Apply. to DIR. @. C
O'DONNELL. 1O21h Market ST, bet
9Th and 7th Sts- Phone South 622