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Mr.. V. G. Fischer, the well-known local
art dealer, returned this week from abroad i.
bringing with him a number of interesting
and valuable works. which will later be ex-
hibited in his gallery. Good paintings by
the old masters are, he declares becoming
yearly more scarce and more prohibitive in
price, whereas the works by modern paint
ers are growing less worthy of considera-
tion Without being especially an advocate
of American art, he is, he says, convinced
that the art movement in this country is
by all means the most vigorous and healthy.
For those who are observing the signs Of
the times this is noteworthy as well as
agreeable testimony.
X X
Attention has recently been called to the
portrait of the Empress Dowager OF China
painted by Miss Katharine A. Carl, which,
after exhibition at ST. Louis, was presented
to the nation and deposited In the National
Museum. At present the picture Is In the
lecture hall, which Is not open to the public
but the Intention is that 1t shall at an early
date be permanently placed on exhibition
It Is large canvas, set In an upright easel
frame or deliberately carved camphor wood
Her majesty Is represented In regal attire
seated upon the s'double-dragon'' throne
The pose. purposely. is conventional; the
celoring exceedingly vivid. There Is no
division of light and shade and almost no
modelling, but the drawing Is accurate and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30
Recovering Lost Treasure.

From the Technical World.
1t was but few years ago that a ship
with $3.50. 600 in gold was sunk not far from
Shanghai and that divers were sent to the
spot to recover the treasure. The ship lay
at the depth of 160 feet, making it a work
of extreme difficulty and hazard, but day
after day the divers labored taking up box
after box through which the seaworms
had already bored their tiny holes, until
four-fifths of the gold was recovered. Then.
one day, a fleet of pirate iunks bore down
upon them and 1t was only by the exer-
ton of the most tremendous efforts that
the party escaped with what they had all
ready recovered. And afterward they re-
turned and completed the job and took out
the very last box of gold! Truly, the ago
OF romance Is still with US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30

The water color class of the Corcoran
School does not begin work until the first
of November, and therefore Mr.. James
Henry Moser, the instructor has deter
mined to spend the month of October in
Connecticut. Mr.. Moser with his family.
has spent the summer at West Cornwall.
and has. from all accounts, found 1t pleas
ant abiding place. He has done compa ra-
lively little painting until recently, using
the vacation days merely for recreation
but he is now looking forward to four unin-
terruptedly busy weeks. He has however.
made, from time to time, notes In color OF
passing effects, which, for one reason or
another, he found especially impressive and
desirable to recall. One of these sent in
a letter to a friend, pictures, at twilight
a brown hillside against pale yellow sky,
and, while extremely simple in compost
ton and treatment, Is full of conviction;
atmospheric, luminous and amazingly fin
ished In effect-an impression clearly and
understandingly set forth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30
The Sergeant's Dignity.
From the kingston cleaner

From the Kingston Cleaner.
correspondent writes commenting on a
very unusual sight which was witnessed in
Kingston on Tuesday afternoon last, viz,
a sergeant of police holding the reins of a
horse of subinspector at the entrance of
the police station in Harbor street. Our
correspondent thinks that sit is certainly
below the dignity of a sergeant to be called
upon by subinspector to hold his horse
head, especially in public thoroughfare or
a place open to the public gaze, and he
thinks that some steps should be taken in
the matter by the inspector general to pre-
vent its recurrence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30

more poetry worthy of the name. Man.
kind, we are told. has outgrown It and
seeks new and more elastic form of ex-
preston. All of which is very interesting,
but rot true. There is just as much poetry
and poetic feeling In the world today as
there ever was: perhaps there is more.
Just at the present time we lack great in
terpreters of that feeling. but we shall not
lack them for long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30
Poetry Not Yet Dead.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Two or three times every year somebody
publishes a magazine article whose pur-
pose is to prove that poetry is a thing of
the past. This is an unpoetical age, say
these writers, and except for few sporadic
leftover lyrics there will never be any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30

The road in the Vale OF Illiez gradually
asccnds. commanding view of the "Tooth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-30

fluent. In spirit 1t is essentially oriental
decorative rather than personal AS rec.
ord 1t is excellent; as work OF art or
little moment. That the artist had much
against her, and that she probably accom-
plished not only all that was desired but
all that would have been understood must.
however, be borne In mind. Probably no
portrait was ever painted under more diff
f1cult circumsta nces-poor light, brief Sit
tings strange surroundings and many on
lookers-but according to Miss Carrs ac-
count, published in the current number OF
the Century, few have led their painters
through so interesting a series of expert
ences
X n
Two items of general interest are chroni-
cled In the American Institute of Archi-
tects' last quarterly First, that by COM
mon consent the next annual convention
of the institute will be held in Washington
next January, at which time the annual
dinner will be given and second, that
room in the Octagon house has been ten
dered by the institute to the American
Academy at Rome as local ONCE ana
meeting place for the board of trustees,
who by the charter of Incorporation, are
bound to assemble In this city three or
| four times a year. In the event that both
| of these propositions are successfully con-
summated they will undoubtedly bring to
| this city at a fixed time and at intervals
professional men-architects, painters and
| sculptors-of special distinction.
~
The dissemination of art knowledge. as
| we'll as the awakening of art interest, are
potent factors in the growth of apprecia-
| ton. 1t is therefore real pleasure to well
come a new art magazine which promises
| to fulfill these functions. 1.-THE Scrip
| conducted by Miss Elizabeth Luther Cary,
made It's debut this month In modest but
artistic form. Intended to occupy the mid
die ground between the weekly art sheets
| and the more sumptuous monthly maya
zines. 1t has begun its career by being wise
and not too learned-technical but intelligi-
BILE to the layman. From cover to cover
| 1t Is genuinely an exposition of art, and II
| II continues as well as 1t has begun should
find early success. The demand which calls
forth journal of this order demonstrates
progress along esthetic lines.
" ~
The public library of Providence r. l.,
has recently inaugurated unique move
ment, circulating among its subscribers pic
lures as we'll as books Procuring a COM
paratively large collection of photographs
OF the worlds great paintings. 1t had them
neatly framed and announced that It was
ready to- loan them to private individuals
for indefinite periods OF time. Thus one
desiring a picture can, without cost, get
one of these. place It upon the home WALL,
keep It until thoroughly familiar and then
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
MAKES CHARCES
AGAINST KIRK

SACRAMENTO, April 10.-A letter
from ]. II. Strine. the recently deposed
secretary OF the State text book COM
mittee, to the various members of the
Board Of Education, made public to-
night, contains not only reasons why
he believes himself unjustly treated by
the members of the State text book
committee, but also advances causes
which he believes led TO the action
Among other things, ex-Secretary
Strine states that what he terms the
manifest fayorftism shown to certain
large book concern by Superintendent
Of instruction Kirk was the hiatus
from which the State superintendent
gathered strength for urging the sec
retary's dismissal.
The letter states that on the last day
of March the secretaryship of the
State text book committee was sud-
denly, without warning from the COM
mittee, without even a hearing on the
part of its secretary, declared vacant,
was given the place two years ago,
that he would always be given a hear
ing should anything of an unpleasant
nature arise at any time between
Strine and the different members of
the committee.
In his letter Strine states that on nu-
merous occasions Superintendent Kirk
has shown displeasure when school
books other than those of q certain
firm have been recommended by the
former or by different appointed read
ers and has not hesitated to vent his
oispleasure in unnistakable terms
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
TOGO LURES RUSSIAN
WARSHIPS N0RTHWARD
japanese Admiral Will Select, His
Own battle-ground Before
Making Attack.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TOXIC, April 10.-It is believed mere
that If Admiral Rojestvensky steams
northward in the direction of Vladi-
vostok, Togo probably will allow him
to proceed some distance with no fur
tf1er mofestation than an occasional
torpedo attack and give battle on
Pescadores. That would be an ideal
fighting ground for the japanese In
asmuch as they have naval base In
the islands
On the other hand it is thought ex-
tremely likely that the Russians VIII
attempt to seize a temporary Dase
somewhere in the southern Pacific, In
do-China, or Dutch islands.
A leading Japanese paper Hkens the
Russians to insects flying into f1re-
ST. PETERSBURG, April IL. 2:47 a.
m.-Russia's information regarding
Rojestvensky's feet, its location. des-
tination and intentions is based solely
ON foreign kilograms, which are all too
meager TO prevent quickly rlpening
crop OF runors, according to one or
which the adverse fleets have already
Joined battle. Others of these dis
patches are attempting to locate varl-
ousfy the battfeship division of the
squadron. The Admiralty steadfastiy
processes its inability to impart any
light or clarity the situation, and there
is reason to believe the profession IS
made in good faith at least as applies
TO all except the very highest officials.
The Admiralty announced to-day
that the report received yesterday was
not from the commander of the squad
ron, but from the captain Of a mer-
chant ship, who had encountered the
fleet and reported to the Russian Con-
sulate at Singapore.
Some naval officers conjecture that
the four battleships fell behind in order
to effect a junction with vice Admiral
Nebogatoff's division, but generally
credence is given TO the report that the
battleships are taking a southern route
! through Sunda Straits. the selection of
the Singapore route being regarded as
in the nature of a feint and to min
in1ize the danger of a torpedo-boat at
! tack on the mainstays of the feet.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
TREPOFf RULES
WITH FIRMNESS
Governor General Of st. Pet
ersburg Skillfully Manag-
inc a Difficult Situation
ANTI-SEMITE AGITATION
Revolntionists Adopt New
Methods of Embarrassing
the Cars Government

ST. PETERSBURG, April H. 3 a. m.
The summary closure of the Lawyers
Congress in St. Petersburg yesterday,
in the midst of the opening session of
what promised to be repetition of the
Moscow conference of doctors, mani
tests the firm hand with which Gov
ernor General Trepoff is managing the
difficult situation.
ReVolutionaries yesterday contrlved
an inpromptu meeting In front of the
Putiloff Iron Works at the hour for
beginning work. An immense crowd of
workmen was attracted and revolu-
tionary speeches were made, red flags
produced and proclErnatfons distribut-
ed. Six policemen who attempted to
disperse the crowds were roughly
handled. but the assemblage scattered
al the approach of the police reserves.
The verdict Of the commission ap-
pointed to investigate the conditions at
Port Arthur a the time of the sur
render IS expected soon.
Antf-Sen1fte proclanatfons have been
issued AT Smolensk and Orel and post
ed At fence corners in that section of
Russia, calling upon the people to arise
and beat the Jews. The effect of this
revolutionary incitement on the peas
ant population in the present condition
of affairs in the rural districts is
feared.
Nine shots were fired at the Governor
of the prison at Libau on Sunday night
as he was returning to- his residence
outside the town. The Governor was
not hurt His assailants escaped.
During morning prayers yesterday at
the high school, Of Bomny. Government
of Poltaya, a portrait of Emperor Mich
olas was destroyed by an explosive
which was touched off behind the pic
ture. -Four pupils were injured.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
NEW PERSECUTION OF JEWS.
Alleged Order Separating Children
From Parents.

BERLIN, April 10.-A dispatch
from Moscow says one Of the most
extreme measures ever taken against
the Jews in Russia has been ordered
there. Russian authorities have or
dered the expulsion from Moscow of
all Jewish children living with their
parents. The order is issued on the
ground that, while permission has
been granted to limited number of
Jews to live in the city. the privilege
does not extend to their children.
The order, therefore. has been issued
that the children must leave the
place
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
AIASKA's JURY SYSTEM
is UNCONSTITUTTONA
United States Supreme Court Decides
That Six Men Are Not
Enough.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Su-
preme Court of the United States to-
day held that portion Of the Alaska
code providing for a jury of six men
TO be unconstitutional. The opinion
was by Justice White and was based
on the ground that Alaska is part
of the territory Of the United States
in the full sense of the word.
The question at issue in the case was
whether Congress had the power under
the sixth amendment 10 the constftu-
tion to deny one accused in Alaska of a
misdemeanor the right of trial by
common law jury of twelve. and the
court decided that ii had not such a
right. The court said the contention
that Alaska was not incorporated into
and a part of the United States was
devoid Of merit.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
RANCHERS FISH
FOR COYOTES
Special Dispatch to The cau.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, April 10.-Ranch-
men in this county have discovered a
scheme for getting rid of coyotes.
which have been a source Of almost
endless trouble. Large fishhooks are
being tied to bushes, being placed some
distance from the ground in order to
force the animals to jump for the meat
thereon. When the jaws of the coyotes
close upon the supposed food they are
Immediately caught by the hook and
are held suspended until killed.
The plan is reported to be working
extremely we'll and ranchmen who have
been losing chickens and lambs in
large numbers are pleased with the re-
suits.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
SCORE Injured
IN RAIL WRECK
East Bound Santa Fe Train
Crashes Into Cars Stand
ING at Station in Kansas

KINSLEY, Kans., April l0.-Santa
Fe train No. 4. east bound and nearly
five hours late, crashed into the rear
of east bound passenger train No. s,
which was standing at the depot here,
at 10 O'Clock tonight. Twenty or more
passengers were injured, but none were
killed. The names of the injured can
not be learned tonight. The railroad
officials took the passengers to the
west end OF the yards.
The rear car on No. s, a "deadhead'
chair car, was cut through from end to
end by the heavy engine, and the Pull
man ahead was thrown off the track.
Both Immediately took fire. and with
the chair and mail cars were entirely
consumed. The engineer of No. is
uninjured. but the fireman is seriously
hurt. as is also a porter on No. and
the cook on the limited. The collision
was caused by the failure Of the rear
brakeman Of No. TO 60 back TO flag
no. T.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
WILL NOT PUT In AT SAIGON.
Russian Fleet Apparently Intends to
Continue NorthWard.

PARIS, April 10.-The authorities
here are satisfied that the Russian
Second Pacific Squadron will net seek
to put In at Saigon, French Cochin
China, as the shallow harbor does not
permit of the entrance of deep
draught warships.
The imminence of naval battle
arouses the keenest interest. Bernet.
the naval critic of the Temps, is of the
opinion that Admiral Rojestvensky's s
plan is to infiict losses equal to his
own. thus reducing Japan's naval eff
fectiveness so that the remaining Rus
sian ships, reinforced by Admiral Me-
bogatoff's division of the Second Pa
cific Squadron from Jibutil (French
Somaliland) will enable Russia to
present a sea power equal to, if not
greater, than that of Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
BLOCKADE RUNNERS ARRIVE.
Crews of Vessels Captured BY Japa-
nest Reach Victoria.

VICTORIA, 8. c.. April 10.-The
steamer Anthepian, which arrived to-
day from Yokohama, brought the
crews of the steamships Venus, Aph-
rodite, Viga and Mercedes, blockade
runners seized by the Japanese near
Tsugaru Straits while trying to reach
Vladivostok with coal from Cardiff.
The seamen report the death of two
men of the crew of the Mars, also
seized at Tsugaru Straits. Her crew
of thirty-nine left the vessel. which
was caught in the ice, and two were
frozen to death, being lost on the
shores of Hokkaido. Their compan-
ions, who were searching for them,
discovered their. bodies on the sea-
shore.
Captain T. H. Schwaner, a success
full blockade runner was another pas
senger. He ran the blockade to Vlcdi-
vostok twice, the second time return
ing with the steamship Cassius to
Kobe and selling her to the Japanese
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
PRETTY CHURCH
IS DEDICATED

BAKERSFIELD, April 10. = The
new $4,000 Baptist church was dedi-
Gated yesterday The structure is on
Twentieth and G streets. The dedica-
ton sermon was preached by Rev.
Albert Hatcher Smith OF Pasadena.
Rev. A. NJ. Petty corresponding
secretary of the Southern California
Baptist convention, in behalf of the
Baptists south of Tehachapi, pre-
sented the church with $1,000. The
Baptist Home Missionary Society
made similar gift, freeing the church
from all debt
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
CHARTRAN SLASHES
WOMAN'S PORTRAIT
Uses Knife on 1t in Reply to Her
Husbands Criticism Tint 1t Is
Not a Good Likeness.

PARIS, April 10.-Theobald Char
tran, the famous portrait painter, de-
scribing his recent visit to the United
States, says a prominent American
ordered portrait of his wife to cost
$4,000, and when 1t was completed the
American praised the artistic beauty
of the work, but said 1t was not a
correct portrait of his wife. Char
tran says he suspected a plan to se-
cLre reduction in the price, where
upon he took a palette knife, gave the
portrait two cross slits, completely de-
stroying it, and replied:
THAT is the way I settle small Diff
ferences
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
FORMS THIRD SQUADRON.
Japanese Fleet on For1nosa Joined
by Several Ships.

VICTORIA, B. c., April 10.-Ad-
vices received by the steamship
Athenian say that the Japanese fleets
with a base at the Pascadores. off
Formosa, whence Togo was moving
to give battle to Rojestvensky's feet,
were reinforced by squadron COM
posed of vessels withdrawn from the
blockade squadron which watched the
northern approaches to Vladivostok
until the middle of March.
Vice Admiral Kataoka was given
command of this feet, called the
Third Squadron, and 1t is believed his
flagship is the Kasulea, which was
watching the Soya Straits for block
ade runners until the middle Of March.
This work is now intrusted to old
coast defense vessels and converted
transports.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
SCORE OF EUROPEANS
KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE
Lord Curzon Sends List OF
the Victims as Far as
known

LONDON, April 1O.-Indian Secre-
tary Brodrick received dispatch TO-
day from Lord Curzon of Kedleston,
the Niceroy OF India, giving a com
piete list Of the known European
casualties resulting from the recent
earthquake. The totals are:
Observation-Disclosures dead and two
seriously injured.
kangra-Seven dead. Nearly all
the native clerks perished
Palinpur-Two dead and one seri-
ously Injured.
The Palinqur list. the Viceroy adds.
is probably defective European
casualties are also reported 10 have
occurred AT Kulupunjab.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
POLICE CLASH WITH
WORKMEN IN MADRID
Officers Charge the Laborers and a
Number of the Latter Are
Injured.

MADRID, April 19.--A clash between
the Gale San Bernardo. The police
charged the workmen several times,
and numbers of the latter were injured.
Delegates from Andalusia. where the
distress due to the drought has reached
an acute stage, have arrived here to
confer with the Government as to the
best means of rendering assistance to
the sufferers. There have been unirn-
portant labor disturbances at some
points in Andalusia. but the people for
the most part are calm.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
A War Veterans letter.

Mr.. ]. H. Sewer Edinburgh, Ind.
writes:
Il wish to express my gratitude TO you
for the benefit received from your most
wonderful remedy.
''Abogt SIX seeks a1o had most
severe attack Of neuralgia. rather of the
scia ic0 typs. with Which ! suffered in
teHse pam.
My wife induced me to try Peruna. I
was surprised az the results. In less
than ten days | did not have a pain in
my body.
I was soldier three years in the ser
vice Of my country. ] went from Atlanta
TO the sea. and for many years since
have suffered more or less with neural
gia- attended with sharp pains in every
part of the body / have used various
remedies. but never found anything to
compare with Peruna-
II C g1hea 0ti1gly say to of that are
suffering as did 10 use PsrgHa on5 be cor
U7ce6 ITS merits.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
LIEUTENANT DISMISSED
FROM THE GERMAN NAVY
To Be Punished for Maltreating SUBJ
ordinates and Inducing Them to
Commit Perjury

KEEL, April TO- = The Admiralty
Court has sentenced Lieutenant Lisch
of the battleship Braunschweig to six
teen months in the penitentiary and
expulsion from the navy for maltreat-
ing subordinates and offering them
inducements to commit perjury.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN
APPEALS FOR HARMONY
Institutes Movement for a Reconcilia-
tion of the Unionlst
Factions

LONDON, April ia new move
is on foot as the result of the Brighton
rebuff (the defeat in a constituency
that had been regarded as safely
Conservatiye) of the recently ap-
point Junior Lord of the Treasury, to
effect some closer union between the
Balfourite and Chamberlainite Sec
tions of the Unionist party. At a pri-
vate dinner Of tariff reformers last
night Joseph Chamberlain, In a short
speech. dweit on the urgency of ef-
fecting unity of the party, since, dis
united. it was powerless to do any-
thing. and he expressed the hope that
an agreement would be arranged be-
tween the two wings of the party.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11
HEAVY TRAFFIC FROM
CHICAGO TO CALIFORNIA
Golden State Limited Will BE Con-
finued Throughout the Entire
Season.

CHICAGO, April 10. = ofhcers Of
Western railroads centering in Chicago
al declare that travel from this city
10 the Pacific Coast is. much heavier
than for many years. To such an ex-
tent has the California traffic, In par
fgcular, increased. that the Rock Island
and Southern Pacific announced that
the Golden State Limited" the fast
Chicago-C lifornia train, which usually
h discontinued for the season the mid
dc OF April, will be kept in service
Indefinitely this season.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-11

fleets. which must pass through those
waters. This direction was not given
as the result of any special orders from
the department, but under the broad
instructions sent some months ago to-
take all proper steps to guard against
any violation of neutrality by either
belligerent in the Philippines.