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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

Washington, March 3O-Mrs. Roose-
welt, with the younger members of
the family, and party of friends, will
leave tomorrow for Florida, whence
they will board the presidents yacht,
Svlph. at Jacksonville for a cruise
along the Southern coast. Miss Alice
Roosevelt will not accompany the
party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
CRIME IN NEW YORK.
b Girls Assaulted and Rob-
b at Their Lodgings.

lrk March so.-Margaret
Annie Williams, two young
! Mauchchunk, Pennsylvania,
! were looking for employ
+ assaulted and robbed at
hes. No. 4 Commerce street.
were most brutally treated.
aaley and Joseph Patterson
lodging in the same house,
arrested on suspicion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

ST. Petersburg, March 31.-Generai
Kharavitch has been appointed chief
of staff to General Linevitch in place
of General Sakarahoff who, with
Raron Stackleberg has become men,
hers of the committee which will care
for the wounded soldiers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

St. Petersburg, March 3e.-Late tel
egrams from Sitjas, Manchuria, of to-
days date, says the Chinese report the
japanese column, which is probably
engaged in carrying out fankirg
movement has been seen 27 miles
northeast of Siepinghai.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
2Rooseyelf says He VIII Call
ress Together TO Con-
der Railroad Rates.

Eten, March 50. The presi-
a number Of senators and
bf congress this morning
&pected osscaIl an extrordi-
Ia OF congress for consider.
broad rate legislation on or
Sber 18th.
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no NyTTE All NATIONS.
resident Roosevelt VIII Issue Proc
IJamafson Inviting Foreign Nations
no Jamestown Exposition.
!, TIC ia ;,u item

TO The Daily Item.
Engton. March 27. President
ST TODAY promised Senator
Iof virginia, and Gen. Fitzhugh
!esident Of the Jamestown Ex-
|, that ne would issue an exec
reclamation inviting foreign
Aenfs to participate in the ex-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

st. Petersburg, March 30.-A tele-
gram from Harbin says that the main
japanese army is within 20 miles Of
the Russian outposts. This seems to in
dicate the resumption Of active hostil-
tiles in the near future. Another dis
patch received says that japanese
proclamations have been received in
Harbin stating that the Mikado's army
intends to occupy Harbin about the
middle Of April
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

St. Petersburg, March 3o.-The in
ternal troubles of Russia are increas;-
ing. according to the latest japanese
reports received. Dispatch says mob
of peasants are looting the estate of
Princess Jussupof in the Vonon Zeh
district. To add to the general unrest
reports from Southern Russia say that
cholera is spreading there. Several 10
cal social democrats who are blamed
for the disorders, have been arrested.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
PEACE NOT PROBABLE.
NOW SAID CzAR's DETERAuNA-
T1oN TO CONTINUE WAR FIXED
Russian Paper Denies the Report That
Negotiations for Peace Have Been
Opened.

st. Petersburg, March ao.-Bussa-
koye Slovo states that it is able to
state on good authority that the re-
ports of peace negotiations have been
commenced haye no foundation. The
decision to continue the war until a
victorious result is obtained is irrevo-
cable.
The paper also states that the
equipping of the fourth squadron will
be completed in April
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

st. Petersburg, March SO.-It is
stated that the value Of the war mate
rial captured by the Japanese at Muk.-
den amounts to two million dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
SORRY PLIGHT
OF AN EDITOR
Special Dispatch to The Call.

OXNARD. Feb. 19.-Editor Train
of the Oxnard Courier is fighting off
threatened attack of pneumonia,
which resulted from an enforced bath
during the tremendous rain. storm
here on Thursday night. The news
paper man had occasion to attend 4
lodge function. He put on his "other
shirt for the occasion and sailed
forth between showers. The hour
was late when he started homeward.
the clouds leaking freely and the night
as black as a coalhole. After leav-
ing the main streets of the town, Train
started on short cut across lots for
home. He finally reached his prem
ises, and was edging around the side
of the house to reach the back door.
The lodge festivities had made him
forgetful and he failed to remember
that he had set a huge hogshead in
the ground to catch the rainwater.
After unlacing his shoes he steered for
the back door. He didn't reach it.
Instead he went splash into the hogs
head. Neighbors, aroused by his
cries, rescued him half dead and he
has not yet recovered from the shock.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
Noted Educator
Dies at Home
in MenlO.

MEMO PARK, Feb. 19.-Dr. Ira G.
Hoitt { ed to-day at his residence in
MenlO Park. He was born in Lee,
n. H., seventy-two years ago.
In the passing of DR.. Hoitt Cali
fornia has lost one of her veteran edu-
Gators. DR.. Hoitt graduated from
Dartmouth in 1860. He left the Boston
English High School in 1854 and came
to San Francisco, where he immedi-
ately entered the School Department.
He was the first principal of the
Lincoln School. He gathered a well
equipped library for the use of the
school and established the Lincoln
School medal fund. In 1880 he was
elected to the State Legislature and as
chairman of the Committee on Educa-
tion did much to improve the school
laws. In 1884 he was elected to the
San Francisco Board of Education and
served as its president for two terms.
In 1886 he became State Superintendent
of Public Instruction and during the
four years of his incumbency the
schools throughout the State felt the
impetus of his remarkable energy and
enthusiasm.
Eighteen months ago DR.. Hoitt suf-
fered slight stroke of apoplexy. 1t
was the beginning of the end. for he
never rallied from the shock
The funeral of DR.. Hoitt will be held
tomorrow from the First Unitarian
Church, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
BURIED IN THE CASKET
THAT HELD KINGS BODY

HONOLULU, Feb. 14.-There died
in Honolulu recently, an old native
woman, Mrs. Kaeo. at the age of 90
years, who has just been buried in a
casket that once held the remains nj
the late King Kalakaua. She was .
native OF kona and her mother was
tukini, one of the high chieftesses of
that district of Hawaii. Kukini lived
at tne time that Captain Cook visited
Hawaii and she was living az KasI-
akekua Bay when Captain Cook was
slain. 9
Her daughter lived in Kona until
David kalakaua was elected King OF
Hawan and then she came to Homo
lulu to reside at the Palace as a MEM
ber. of the Kings household. When
kalakaua's remains were brought to
Honolulu by the cruiser Charleston.
Mrs. Kaeo was one of the principal
mourners. The death OF her royal
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
DENOUNCES THE AssASsINS.
Russian Pastor Says They Retard
Liberal Tendencies i'm Fatherland.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-In the Rus
sian Cathedral of St Nicholas a pan
n'chida," or requiem mass, for the
Grand Duke Sergius of Russia was
celebrated to-day. The scene was
most impressive, as the great congre-
CATION, holding lighted candles, re-
sponGed to the chants of the black
robed priests officiating at the cata-
falque, which had been placed in the
center of the edihce.
Rev. Alexander Hotovitzky, the pas
tor, in his sermon said that the assas-
sination Of the Grand Duke Sergius
was sad blow against the real free
dom of Russia; that the act of the
assassin would not bring about bet
terment of conditions, but that vio-
lence would retard the liberal tenden-
cies of that country; that the act fur
thermore was not perpetrated by Rus
slams or by men who had the welfare
of Russia at heart for no real patriot
would throw mob into the Kremlin,
which is a sacred place.
Russia, said the preacher, was
maligned and illuminated throughout
the world Many Of the infamous
charges against the Russian Govern
ment were wholly untrue and other
occurrences were exaggerated for po-
litical purposes.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
Bitter Fight Is
Expected in Up
per House.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19.-To-morrow
at II o'clock the special Senate COM
mittee that has been investigating the
charges of bribery against Senators
Emmons, French, Bunkers and Wright
will report it's recommendations. Upon
the best of authority it is said that the
committee will recommend that all of
the accused be expelled from the floor,
never again to hold an Office of public
trust That the Senate will carry out
the recommendation to the letter there
is no question, but furious debate Is
sure to precede this action.
Senator Savage has announced that
under no circumstances will he vote
to expel the accused. Il do not care
if the whole world is against them" :"
he said yesterday, Il will not vote to
expel them because / do not feel that
tunity to defend themselves. Had they
been sworn and failed to clear them
selves it might have been different"
Senator Selvage, who defied the press
and public opinion in his last speech
in favor of the boodlers, will also make
another address on behalf of the ac-
cused. He took coDious notes during
the argument in Judge hart's court
yesterday and it is said he will use the
his last effort to save them from the
fate that seems to be inevitable.
The investigating committee held its
last meeting tonight for the purpose
of preparing It's findings. Chairman
Belshaw and Senators Simpson and
Diggs were present, Ralston and Row.
ell being absent, but they had already
voted upon the matters to be con-
tanned in the report, which will be
unanimous. The report will contain
about 800 words.
well, we are glad we have con-
cluded our work." said Senator Bel
shaw after the adjournment of the
meeting late tonight.
But we are not through yet" said
Simpson. There is no question but
that queries will be hurled at US thick
and fast tomorrow. and that we will
also have II take an active part in the
debate on our recommendations.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
DISPERSED BY POLICE.

NEW YORK. Feb. 19.-Police re-
serves were called out tonight to dis
perse crowd collected to express SYM
pathy with the Russian revolutionary
party. Eight men were arrested, all
giving foreign names and charged with
parading without a permit, collecting a
crowd and holding an unlawful meet
ing.
The trouble started when two police
men came upon a crowd cheering and
applauding q speech made by one of
their number. The policemen were un-
successful in dispensing the people and
called for the reserves.
1t was said that red flag was being
waved and later a sergeant of police
who assisted in the raid made the
statement that on one of the men ar
rested was 'inf1ammatory and revolu-
tionary literature" This mans name
was given as Albert Argentier, and the
police found on him subscription list
for the Russian revolutionaries. All
the men arrested said they were tailors
and protested against being taken into
custody.
Argentier demanded to know if this
city was to be like Moscow and honest
workingmen denied the right to meet
and denounce tyrants.
"You can meet all right said the
sergeant in charge. but not In the
street where the meeting might turn
into riot and a lot of people get
broken heads. Obey the law and we
will not molest your meetings"
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
MURDERER'S
IDENTITY NOT
ESTABLISHED

moscow Feb. ia thin layer
of snow to-day has dimmed the blood
stains in the Senate square. The win
dows of the Palace of Justice have
been reglazed and other hasty efforts
have been made to obliterate traces
of Fridays tragedy. Evidence, how
ever, is being found in most unex-
pected places. Soldiers this afternoon
discovered MANY pieces of the car
riage in which Grand Duke Sergius
was riding when he met his death. and
fragments Of flesh were found on the
top of the twelvefoot Darapet of the
arsenal, among the Napoleonic guns.
Until the funeral, which has been
fixed for Thursday, February %, the
remains of Grand Duke Sergius will
rest in the ancient dining-room of the
Chaudoff Monastery, to which
throughout the day the people of
Moscow have been admitted in parties
of one hundred TO pay their last re-
spects. This precaution was taken
because it was thought necessary to
avoid the possibility of demonstra-
tions.
The assassin remains persistently
silent. His identity has not yet been
established, and although the police
have been trying diligently they have
been unable to find any clews to any
possible accomplice.
The assassin's papers and clothing
offer no means of identification, and
his pass evidently was forged and ap-
pears never to have been issued. His
photograph has been taken, to be dis
patched to all the universities, but if
the assassin is actually a workman
and not student the police may find
themselves at sea.
Grand Duke Sergius' coachman,
who was believed to be dying at the
time of the affair. is still alive and
may recover
The city presents an aspect of deep
gloom. There was no music in the
restaurants and no performances in
the theaters. The imperial manifesto
voicing the grief of the Emperor is
posted at street corners throughout
the city, and the crime still forms the
only topic of discussion.
Many mourning wreaths from
royal personages and prominent Off
cials have arrived and have been
placed around the coffin in the mon>
aStSly..
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
BANDITS BLOW
Up A BRIDGE
Attack the Siberian Railroad
at a Point Far to the
Westward of Harbin
GUN COTTON EMPLOYED
Large Bands of Chinese
Raiders Moving Across
the Plains of Mongolia

HARDIN. Dec. ia party of jap
anese and Chinese bandits destroyed
the abuttment of the railway bridge
near Yaomen, 100 miles distant from
here, early this morning, but the dam
age was repaired in a few hours. From
tier guards heard an explosion at S;lO
o'clock and found that charge OF
gun cotton had been exploded against
The abuttments. Two telegraph poles
also were destroyed.
An uneXploded charge Of gun cotton
was found 400 feet from the place
where the explosion occurred. Traffic
on the railroad was resumed at
o'clock this morning.
These attempts on the railways
are believed TO have been made to
cover movements of large bands of
Chinese bandits across Mongolia.
HUAN MOUNTAIN. Feb. 19.-All is
quiet at the front. The Second and
Third Russian Army Corps in front of
the First Army of japanese made an
unimportant demonstration on Febru
sry 16, advancing upon several viii
lagos, but retired after two hours.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
MAY
BE EATRADITED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The De-
partment of Justice has received a
copy of the decision of the Judicial
Committee of the English Privy Coun-
ell in the Gaynor- Greene case, rem
dered on February s, the main points
of which were outlined in the press at
the time. The decision was favora BILE
to the United States and will result in
reopening Of the extradition pro-
ceedings in the Canadian courts
against Gaynor and Greene, who are
technically charged with obtaining
Government money under false pre-
lenses.
The judgment of the Privy Council,
as understood here, after full perusal
of its opinion, is that the two judg-
ments of Justice Caron dismissing the
motion of the United States to quash
writs of habeas corpus in favor of
Gaynor and Greene were erroneous;
that the writS should have been
quashed because the prisoners were
held under proper arrest and detention
by competent tribunal.
The Privy Council does not agree
with Justice Caron that, because the
United States charges q conspiracy
which is not an offense within the
extradition treaty, the prisoners were
entitled to discharge. The Privy
Council points out that the indictment
for conspiracy covers the acts of lar
ceny which is an offense under the
extradition treaty. The United States
could therefore treat this alleged lar
ceny as distinct and independent ex-
traditable offense
Justice Caron, the council holds, in
effect should have allowed the extra
dition proceedings and particularly the
question of how much evidence there
was of larceny to be duly and prop
erly investigated under the British
statute without interference by him.
About half of the opinion rendered
by the Privy Council deals with the
proceedings in the case up to the time
that Justice Caron took q hand in it.
The opinion speaks in rather caustic
terms of Justices Caron's action, say
ing that he ultimately discharged the
accused from custody upon grounds
which their lordships have some diff
Guilty in following.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
POPE TO USE
AN AUTOMOBILE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ROME, Feb. 19.-It is the intention
of the Pope to equip the Vatican OBJ
servatory with the Marconi system of
wireless telegraphy, and it is known
that only recently Plus x sent word to
the wireless inventor that visit from
him would be very acceptable. Plus x
is much interested in recent inventions
and has made a special study of the
telegraph and it's recent improvements.
The interest that Plus x takes in mod
ern inventions was distinctly exempli-
fed when he recently ordered linotype
macines for the Vatican printing Of
flee.
The latest study taken up by the
Pope is that of the automobile. Sew
eral companies recently offered to sup
ply him with costly machines, but he
refused to lend his name for advertis-
ing purposes and instructed Cardinal
Ferrari to send to the Vatican the
manager Of well-known automobile
factory of Milan. With him the Pope
placed an order for two of the latest
type for his personal use in the vati-
can gardens.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Mr.. Roosevelt Denounces the Crime
Penetrated i'm Moscow.


ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20.-Em-
peror Nicholas has received through
ambassador Mccormick a message of
coincidence from President Roosevelt,
which contains a strong expression of
the adherence with which the Amer
lean Government and people view the
crime perpetrated in Moscow on Fri
day.
Revolutionary literature is being
distributed broadcast throughout the
capital. and is to be picked UP in
offices and factories wherever it can
be scattered unobServed. These
pamphlets assert that dissatisfaction
is fast spreading in thes army.
A telegram from Svehun reports a
serious riot, workingmen wrecking the
house of a suspected political in
former. Several of the rioters and a
policeman were wounded.
It is stated that Count SoIsky, pres
ident of the Economic Department of
the Council of Ministers. and who
enjoys the confidence of Emperor
Nicholas, will be nominated for the
post of president of the projected re-
constructed Council of Ministers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
BANK OF ENGLAND
INCREASES RESERVE
Reduction in the Rate, Following
Gold Arrivals. Is Confidently
Expected.

Expected.
LONDON, Feb. 19.-The Stock Ex-
change last week was active, the fea-
ture being heavy buying of first-class
securities by professionals in anticipa-
ton that cheaper money will soon
bring an outside demand. The posi-
ton of the Bank of England is becom-
ing stronger through favorable foreign
exchanges, allowing gold arrivals to
increase the huge reserve. An early
reduction of the bank rate is conf
IDENTIFY expected.
Americans were steadily supported
principally from New York, till Thurs
day, when reactions occurred owing to
various influences, chief among which
were the Presidents order for an in
vestigation of the Standard Oil Com
pany and the Equitable Assurance
Company's squabble. Prices, however.
only moderately changed during the
week. Union Pacific. which closed
substantially higher on the reported
larger earning powers of the COMPANY
and in anticipation of an early settle
ment of the Northern Securities case.
was an exception.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
TOXIC PRESS COMMENT.
Russian Autocracy to Blame for Era
of AssassiRations.


of AssassiRatiOns.
TOXIC, Feb. Recommending on
the assassination of Grand Duke Ser
gius in Moscow the Jill Shimpo ex-
presses its horror at his cruel death,
but declares the action is attributable
to the high-handed manner of the
Russian Government in suppressing
the recent labor demonstrations. The
paper says that oppressive measures
against expression of national wishes
invite such outrages from the op-
pressed.
The war in the Far East resulted
from aggressive action of the Rus
sian Government, with which the Rus
sian people have little sympathy
the Jill Shimpo adds. I'm one sense
Japan is waging war against the
Russian nation arising from oppres>
sion by the autocracy, but Japan is
fighting the Government and not the
people of Russia"
The paper predicts a better under
standing, with increased sympathy be-
tween the two peoples, after the war
has ended, and. after lamenting the
crime which resulted in the death of
Grand Duke Sergius, expresses the
hope that il will be fruitful of good
results.
Other newspapers comment in a
similar strain on the assassination of
the Grand Duke.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-20
investigators Report Will Be Made
to Senate To-Day.
RODENTS MAY
CAUSE STRIFE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 19-If an
anti-gopher and squirrel bill now be-
fore the Assembly becomes a law the
busy little rodents that will persist in
being numerous and irrepressible will
start an epidemic of litigation among
the farmers of the State that may
cause the wrecking of fortunes and the
breaking of friendship bonds that
nave been stout and strong for years.
Inc Dill is fathered by Burge and
Stanton. Under its provisions prop
eriy constituted inspectors may enter
upon any land, kill off the gophers and
squirrels and charge the bill up to the
land invaded.
Inc measure provides that it shall
De the duty of every person owning
claiming or occupying land to keep
such land clear of gophers and squir-
rels and that failure to do so shall
be sufficient cause for the public,
through it's authorized agents, to en-
ter upon such land and exterminate
such rodents and that all costs of
DONG so shall be a lien upon the land,
which may be sold to satisfy judgment,
the surplus to go to the owner.
provision is made for the appoint
ment of gopher and squirrel inspec-
tors by Boards of Supervisors upon
petition of twenty-five or more tax
payers. 1t shall be their duty to in
spect all lands to find out their wealth
III; gophers and squirrels and order a
clearance of the rodents. Upon failure
CT the property-owners to obey, the in
spectors or the County Board of Hor-
ticulturA Commissioners may eradi-
cate the pests. 1t is made mandatory
upon the Horticultural Commissioners
to keep all public roads and highways
cleared of the rodents.
The bill has strong support among
the interior members and the San
Francisco delegation will support it
after making mild effort to have
sewer rats included. There is going
to be opposition from owners of large
uncultivated tracts, though. 1t is from
uncultivated land that the rodents run
over to the cultivated. The annual ex-
pense of keeping them killed off on
these large tracts will be heavy. Diff
ferent farmers grow different crops,
too, and some do not find it as neces-
sary to keep their property as clear
of gophers and squirrels as do those
bordering them. Some, too, are more
careless than the others. The man
who is stepped in an anti-gopher sem
timent is going to force his neighbor
to keep his land undefiled also. With
the bill a law there is a splendid
chance for heartrending instances of
the breaking off of neighborly rela-
tions from one end of the State to the
other, and the era of the gopher
feuds' may form a sad page in Cali
fornia's future history