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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
Personal Mention

Ed Wheeler and family Of Tonopah
are at the Majestic
DR.. P. NJ Burns and Mrs. Burns are
staying at the Dorchester.
H. W Goode and Mrs. Goode Of PORT
land are at the st. Francis.
]. C. Bull and Mrs. Bull Of Eureka
are staying at the St. Francis.
c. D. Dean Of Alaska and Mrs. Dean
are registered at the Majestic
S. l. Allard and Mrs AlIard Of En-
relxa are at the Dorchester
H. G. Laws. mining man Of Tono-
pah, and Mrs Laws are at the st
Francis.
Bertram E. Nixon. son of senator
Nixon of Nevada, is registered at the
St. Francis
Mrs Harry H Brown and Mrs. II.
NJ Suezey OF Calistosa are at the St.
Francis.
z. A. Wiltsee American representa-
tive Of the Venture Corporation OF Lon
don, is staying IN the city.
The first guest to register at the
new Palace Hotel was Major Frank
Mclaughlin. who is in the city for a
few days from Santa Cruz
George A. Ellis TT. of the banking
firm of Hutton e Co. Is registered at
the st. Francis from New York. He
comes TO supervise the erection OF
steel buildings.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

17096,253 pounds were secured and as
976,474 pounds were shipped In the
grease.
The value of the mineral production
of Queensland in 1905 was $1s,s31,375
OF which the yield of gold amounted to
Sl2.6S6,475 The production of coal was
valued at s777,3s5. and OF tin s1,437,270.
Wolfram occurs in many places, but
hardly in sufficient quantities to es-
tablish permanent camp. The value
OF the output last year was $50. 900.
Opal continues to be found in paying
quantities.
The total foreign trade Of Queens
land In 1905 amounted to s92,875, 065,
of which $SS,4s6,725 were imports and
s69,37S.340 were exports The imports
lows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
Rug Making Is Chief
Industry Of Kurds

HHE manufacture Of rugs con-
tinues to be the leading industry
among the Kurds. The American
orphanages at Harput and Egin
are engaged in manufacturing high
grade rugs on an extensive scale. The
use of aniline dyes. which nearly de-
stroyed the rug industry. is being dis
Densed with, and the majority Of the
rugs now contain only vegetable
coloring
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
COUNTRIES.
Exports

The principal articles of import were:
Manufactures of iron and steel. valued
at s4,701,550; piece goods. s4.19S,9s0.
haberdashery. ETC.. $2,711,710; chemi-
Gals, drugs, ETC., s1,042,130 spirits. wine
and malt liquors, $1,251,370; oilmen's
stores. $2,SS2, $50; breadstuffs. $685.
s35; live animals, $l,724.5s5; boots and
shoes, $864,950; cordage, twine, bags,
ETC., $Sos,5s0. and furniture. mating.
etc. $69S,410.
The chief articles OF export con-
sisted Of minerals to the value of ST.
os5.S55; wool, $1s.24S,755; hides and
skins, $2.162,275; preserved and frozen
meat. s4s213,465; sugar fco1oniaD,
s7.244.2 $50: livestock, $5.35s.545 and tall
low, $1,o11 ,4so.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
Answers to Queries

SALT WATER-E. 3. D., San Jose.
Cal The salt water that was used in
the baths al the Lurline was piped
in from the pumping station on the
ocean beach south OF the Cliff House.
SPONGE s.. City. For a long
time naturalists were uncertain as to
whether to classify the sponge in the
animal or vegetable kingdom, but now
it is generally classed with animals. It
belongs to the very lowest order OF
animal life
ARCHITECTURE-S. B. NJ. City. II
you will call at the Free Public
Library, Sixteenth and Market streets.
you will ind a list Of the works on
architectural drawing Not being In
the advertising line. this department
cannot announce which Is the best
CHINATOWN-Subs Oakland.
Cal. What was Chinatown in San
Francisco, that is that portion bounded
by Sacramento. Stockton. Pacific and a
line running north and south 100 feet
west OF Kearny. contained IN 1885 not
less than 10000 Chinese Inhabitants.
possibly the highest number at one
time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

A Japanese laundryman composed
this advertisement: Contrary to our
opposite company. we will most cleanly
and carefully wash our customers with
possible cheap prices. as follows.
Ladies two dollars per hundred: gentle
men one and a half dollars per hun
xdred."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

stirring
Mr. Duff Stuart in search of dylls he will find many Words
worths works which admirable delightful POEMS but
prose would be probably Improbable OF such
lis the prose dyl
We should defect rather welcome the
know meaning words they sling so gayly
read with hilarious delight the advance notice of cook
book which daes the lure of the pepper
Of epph One readily believes that the publishers
have hired Mrs Maarop style their
We need be surprised them when informed that this
admirable cookbook that follows the lure of the pepper has been
"Epicurean Thrills SERIES Indeed should be
put the detective drama with hot and rebeious
pepper playing the villain Again read something like this
A wonderful novel by the author of - -'-a story
eg
a marvel of
breahless intense passionate climax mystic charm marvel of
romance like selling horse Of another work of fiction
Without question is the novel of the day.
again SIS great drama OF the soul wrought through and
through with the golden of truth Surely the golden age
Masterpieces produced while
compelling victorious advertisement writers
Thackeray look like thirty inkes
pocket believe them Yet they desire attention
they might their transports
that literary jargon fine writing have place criticism
the auconeer talks sailor quite likely
believe that the horse spawned CALLED and waleyed
NOTE AND COMMENT
Not even the literary life jealouses Carnegie has
been knocking Hearst
The proposed Mayor probably consist
of patrol wagon backed up the ferry building
Schmitz will from Europe than charmed with
the comparative simplicity of American
ciscos people.
Mr. Rue probably because didn't bury
Reagan deep enough prevent their kicking hole
the turf above them and talking through it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18

Townsends Cal glace fruits and can
dies at Emporium, Post and Van Ness.
and 1908 and 1920 Valencia street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
Concerning Persons
of Prominence
NEW YORK GLOBE

NTHONY FIALA. the Arctic ex-
plorer, delivered an address re-
Gently in which he showed for
the first time his series of NOV
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-11-18
Uncle Sans Growing
Commerce With Cuba

!" HE growing commerce of the
United States with Cuba is
shown by the statistics for the
fiscal year 1906. which ended
June 80. The increase in shipments TO
Cuba. while visible in many articles.
occurs chiefly In the manufactures of
iron and steel, of which the total ex-
ports to the island were, s9,S79,64
against $6,164, sos In 1905. The total
American exports to Cuba aggregated
$47.763.6 SS last year. This was % per
cent greater than 1905. rs per cent
greater than in 1904. and about 100
per cent greater than in 1903
The imports from the island fell
slightly below those of 1905, due TO the
fall in the price of sugar. OF the five
articles forming the bulk of American
imports from Cuba. sugar amounted in
value to 100000. 900. tobacco SIS. 500, 600,
cigars and cigarettes $4.00o,000, iron
ore $4,000 900, and bananas $1,000. 900.
The new age., 1906-05-26
GaMo9Rk0g!
A9e.saassEbofhsLtS

Hegedus, the famous Hungarian violin
ist, is to give fifty concerts in this coun-
try, commencing next November.
King Edward has nine motor cars. The
King does not need to have his cars num-
bered and does not use a driving license.
King Sisowath of Camboda is soon to
visit Paris and will bring with him a
numerous retinue, including a special
retinue of 100 dancers.
John Simmond of Henley on Thames,
England, who has just retired on a pen
sion, has walked 10000 miles perform
ing his duties as postman.
Lord Tweedmouth, first lord of the
British admiralty, is an assiduous collect
or of old china.
Henry Allorge, q young French poet,
has written a volume of poetry called
THE Spirit of Geometry" He sings of
the parallelopipedon, the asymtole and the
rhomboid, and rides the pons asinorum on
Pegasus back.
The Prince of Wales son has undoubt-
edly the largest collection of postal cards
In the world. The collection includes
cards from every country in the world,
and is now too bulky for convenient hand
ling, there being more than 10000 cards.
The new age., 1906-05-26

upward.
Bus service to and from all trains
and boats, 25 cents
Trunks, each way, 25 cents.
Carriage fare (private), so cents.
Special rates made to parties for
one month or more.
13th-Being above the street and
away from the noise, you will enjoy
a nights rest better at the Washing
ton than any other hotel in the city.
14th-Go to the Washington and IL
you are not satisfied that 1t surpasses
all other hotels on the Pacific Coast
for excellent service and reasonable
prices, your bill will be nothing.
15th-Do not be deceived by believ.
ing that some other hotel in the city
is as good as the Washington, for such
is not the case. The Washington
stands alone as the most Charming
and attractive hotel west of New
York.
The new age., 1906-05-26


1014-Battle of Clontarf, Ireland.
1349-Order of the Garter instituted by
Edward III.
15OO-Brazil discovered by Pedro Alva-
rez Cabral.
1509-Accession of King Henry VIII. of
England
1884 Eliza Barton, maid of Kent" ex-
ecuted.
1545-The mines of Potosi opened.
1579-Hammond burned for heresy at
Norwich, England.
1626-San Salvador, Brazil, surrendered
by the Dutch to the Portuguese.
1645-Cromwell defeated the Kings
forces at Islip Bridge.
1657-Admiral Blake destroyed Spanish
fleet of sixteen vessels.
17O4-BostOn News Letter, first Ameri-
can newspaper, issued.
1755-Quito, South America, destroyed
by an earthquake.
1770-Marriage of Louis XVI. and Marie
Antoinette. Many killed in crowd
to witness the procession.
1775-Gen. Putnam joined patriot band
at Concord, Mass.
1792-French declared war against
Francis I. of Hungary and Bohemia.
1795-Warrep Hastings trial ended in
acquittal.
1S06-Great Britain declared war
against Russia.
1S00-Order of Teutonic Knights abol-
ished by Napoleon.
1814-British army destroyed public
buildings in Washington, D. G.
1821-Three bishops and eight priests
put to death in Constantinople.
182T-George Canning became premier to
George w.
1833-Foundation laid for first Episco-
pal church In France.
1S36-Battle of San Jacinto, Texas.
1SS8-Meteoric shower at Knoxville,
Tenn.
1846-Arista assumed command oi
forces at Matamoras, Texas.
1855-Riots in Chicago over license ques-
ton. Suspension bridge at st. An.
thongs Falls, Mimi, partially de
stroyed by gale.
1860-Democratic national convention
met at Charleston, S. G.
1861-Gosport (va.) navy yard de
stroyed by Federals. Confederate;
took command of Fort Smith, Ark.
1000 e H.
ragut. Mint established at Denver
Colo.
1S64-Gunboat Petrol burned by Wiri
Adams cavalry.
1873-Trial of the Tichborne claimant
for perjury began in London.
1877-Russia declared war against Tur.
key.
1S80-Gladstone appointed Chancellor oi
Exchequer of Great Britain.
18S2-Welland canal opened for naviga.
ton.
18S4ESteamer Bear sailed for the re.
lief of the Greely expedition.
19S5-Mysterious explosion in Admiralty
Office in London. Five hundred
natives perished in eruption of vol.
cano, Smeru, Java.
1SS6--Revolt in penitentiary of st. Vim.
cent de Paul, Quebec.
18S7-Suicide of Lieut.. John Danen-
hover, Arctic explorer.
1S93-Liberty Bell left Philadelphia for
Chicago Worlds Fair. E. . Home rule
bill passed House of Commons, BAT
to 304. ;. Business section of Ward
ner, Idaho, burned.
1894-Betrothal announced of Grand
Duke Nicholas, Czarowitz of Russia,
to Princess Alix of Hesse.
1895-Paul Schultz, embezzling land
agent of N. p. r. R., committed sui
eide.
1898-President Mckinley called for
125,000 volunteers. Beginning OF
Gnonfab Az
The new age., 1906-05-26
FIF TEEN REASONS WHY YOU
SHOULD STOP AT THE
WASHINGTON.

1st-It is the best hotel on the
Coast.
2d-It costs no more than poorer
hotels, as shown by rates below.
3d-New hotel, new furniture.
4th-Excellent service.
5th-The Washington, while rig,
in the center of the city, is on an eIe-
vation of 200 feet, which lifts you
above the noise, dust and smoke of
the street hotels.
6th-The hotel Is situated in the
center of AZ acres of beautiful
grounds, with thousands of roses and
other fragrant flowers to beautify the
surroundings.
7th-Eight hundred feet of wide YER
andas surround the hotel, giving to
the guest opportunities for rest and
promenade not found elsewhere.
8th-The view from these spacious
verandas cannot be described. Noun
tains, lakes, the Sound and the city
itself form one magnificent panorama
not found anywhere else on earth.
9th-The hotel lobby, parlors, Turk
ish room, etc., are exquisite, and form
continuation of comfort and luxury
not often found in hotels.
10th-A Dutch grill has recently
been added, where service may be
had at all hours.
11th-The dining room cannot be
excelled Breakfast and lunch are
served a la carte, at most reasonable
prices, and a table d. hote dinner for
$1.00 is pronounced by all to be above
criticism.
12th-Rates-Extremely reasonable
European plan
Room, without bath, $1.00 per day
and upward.
Room. with bath, $500 per day and
The new age., 1906-05-26

The following people have stopped
at the Washington during the past
year and have given unstinted praise
and declared that in many respects IL
excels any other hotel on the conti-
nent:
President Theodore Roosevelt, VIM.
H. Moody, Secretary Of the Navy:
Gov. Odell, of New York; Baron
Rothschild. Mr.. Smith, of the DeBeers
Diamond Mines, South Africa; Hon.
Cornelius N. Bliss, Ex-Secretary of
Interior; Hon. G. 8. MelIen, President
N. Y. & H. r. Ry.; Mrs. j. ]. Hill.
Louis Hill and ]. N. Hill, Of the Great
Northern Ry.; Hon. Howard Elliott.
President N. P. Ry.; Adelina Patti, q.
H. Sothern, Gov. Brady, of Alaska:
Nine. Nordica, Maud Adams, Nat
Goodwin, Mrs. Fiske, all Raymond q
Whitcomb tourists, Richard Mansfield
and other celebrities of the CONNER.
cia1 and professional world.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
BURNED TO DEATH IN A JAIL.
Mady Wrenching Window Bars, Me-
gro Perishes.


Screaming and madly dashing at
the iron window bars of the city Jail
at Mineola, Texas, which was afire
while outside crowd of 400 men and
boys tried in vain to break down the
doors and rescue him, a negro named
Silas Johnson, aged As, was cremated
Sunday Johnson was arrested on
drunkenness charge, and he attempted
to burn his way out, the fire getting
beyond his control unnoticed by the
officers. The prison door was locked,
and the turnkey could not be found
until too late to free the doomed man.
Heavy battering rams were secured,
but the iron doors withstood the
shock. Axes and sledges had no eff
feet on either the rock walls or win
dow bars, and the crowd was forced
to stand idly by and watch the victim
burn to death and listen to his heart
rending cries. At one time he shout
ed, God have mercy White folks.
save me If you CAM"
Again the crowd redoubled its eff
forts to free the prisoner, and again
they were repulsed by the flames.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
news OF THE WORLD'
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLuBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

King Edward has completed the
cure and Is back in London.
The August statement of the Lon
don board of trade shows an increase
of $10.158.e00 in imports and $17,874.-
900 in exports.
A fight for an eight-hour day which
will affect more than 100000 workers
In the various metal industries Is to
be launched on Chicago next May.
Vice President Fairbanks Is at Con-
cord. N. H., where he delivered an ad-
dress at the New Hampshire state fair
Wednesday.
The David Bradley Manufacturing
company of Kankakee, ILL.,. has gone
into voluntary liquidation. Assets,
$1.962,883; liabilities. $79O,331. The
object of the liquidation Is to reorgan-
lie the business.
Seven earthquake shocks were felt
recently at Talca. Chile. 140 miles
southwest of Santiago
Rain in the northern counties of
Kansas has improved the condition of
corn and this fall will show the biggest
crop ever raised.
The courtmartial which tried 70
Made Konoplianikovo, the girl mem
Der OF the fying group of terrorists
who assassinated General Min, August
rs, has sentenced her to be hanged.
She smiled on hearing the sentence.
During a sudden and severe storm
which swept over St. Louis Saturday
afternoon, Ed Maggin, a caddy, was
struck by lightning and knied.
Owing to the attitude taken by the
officials of the Republic Iron and Steel
mills at East Chicago toward the or
ganization of the engineers, IL engin-
GERS have walked out.
Francis Xavier Wernz, German,
has been elected general of the society
by the congregation of the Society of
Jesus, in succession to the late Father
Martin, who uled last May.
Charles e. Wilson,. aged 43 years,
formerly first assistant freight agent
of the Wisconsin Central company,
committed suicide at Milwaukee by
shooting. His friends ascribe i'll
health as the cause.
Fire recently destroyed a number of
stores at Trail, B. c. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Congressman William Sulzer of the
Tenth New York district will probably
be nominated for governor by the
democratic convention which meets at
Buffalo September rs.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
MINING NOTES.

A question of great Importance to
mineowners in the SLOGAN country, in
British Columbia. is pending before
the board of appraisers of the United
States customs in New York. 1t is
whether zinc zones which are mined
In large quantities in the SLOGAN coun-
try shall be admitted to the United
States free of duty or be made to bear
an ad valorem tariff tax of ~ per cent.
The secretary Of the treasury held
some time ago that such ores might
be admitted free, but later reversed
that decision. the matter again COM
ing to his attention upon the applica-
ton of the zinc mining interests of
this country. He has referred the mat
ter to the board Of appraisers for in
vestigation and report. In all prob
ability the treasury department will
be governed by its decision.
The Mavis claim, adjoining the Boy
on the south, has been bonded by e. T.
Wickwire Of Greenwood, B. c., to A..
l.. Eckert of Spokane for $4,000.
Mike Herman, miner was shot
and fatally wounded on the outskirts
Of Geldfield recently and died at the
county hospital. Herman refused to
give the name of his assailant. He
declared it was his own fault, and that
be was holding up the man who shot
him.
The Bunker Hill G Sullivan Mining
& Concentrating company has paid a
September dividend, No. 108, of $780,
900. This makes the total paid since
January 1, 1906. s1,62O,OOO, and total
to date $7,146,000. The mine is a sill
ver-lead producer at Wardner, Idaho.
A decision has been handed down
by the Supreme Court of Minnesota in
the Virginia Silver mine, which is re-
garded as definitely establishing the
rights of the Great Northern railway
in the lease of certain ore lands from
the state
Transfer of the Spokane smelter
property, five miles down the river
from Spokane, and several adjoining
lots has been made by the Spokane
Smelling & Refining company and
Scott E. McCurdy to Frank T. rost, a
lawyer of Spokane.
Fire In the refinery plant of the Ar
go smelter at Denver caused a loss
estimated at over 100000 on the
building and furnaces. Bullion and
partially refined metal valued at $75.-
600 were melted by the flames, caus-
ing a loss of several thousand dollars
more. There was no insurance on the
plant.
I'VE will have much finer mineral
exhibit at the Spokane Interstate fair
this year than we have had on the
present grounds" says R. H. Co.'S
grove, secretary and manager. I'VE
already have quite quantity of ores
from the Occur d'Alenes and else
where, and we have hustlers out in all
directions collecting ores and minerals
to add to the collection"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
TRAIN Was DERAILED
CUBAN TGu0P TRAIN JUMPED
FROM THE TRACK.
Desperate Attack Made by Insurgent
General Guerrero - Train Would
Have Been Captured but for Arrival
of General Avalos and 400 Men
Who Forced Insurgents Back.

Paso Real, Cuba, Sept. 10. - The
government troop train, from Havana,
jumped the track three miles east of
Consolation del Sur. The train was
surrounded by several hundred insur-
gents, commanded by Pine Guerrero
in person, and sustained fire for sew
eral hours. The train would have
been captured but for the timely ar
rival of Colonel Avalos and 400 men,
who had fought their way through
from Consolation del Sur.
When this force arrived the revolu-
tionists retired westward, after having
destroyed the bridge over the Santa
Clara river near Herradura. The rev.
olutionists are camped at Arroyo Cruz,
west of Consolation del Sur. Guer-
rera's forces at Consolation del Sur
and in that neighborhood number 200
men and those Of the government 800.
The government forces suffered one
man killed and six wounded, including
Captain Ravenna, who was slightly in
jured.
Previous to the fighting Pine Guer-
rera sent a note to Colonel Diaz, COM
handing the troop train, commanding
his surrender. Diaz replied that he
would die first.
The engagement between Colonel
Avalos and the insurgents near Con-
solacion del Sur lasted an hour In
both these fights Pine Guerrero car
ried away dead and wounded.
The troops will proceed westward
as soon as possible.
Reports received by the government
say that 200 insurgents were killed in
the encounter near Consolation del
Sur, but these figures are not consid-
cred authentic.
A fight is reported to have taken
place at Guanajay. in Santa Clara
province. There were fierce machete
charges, and the rebels retired. Sew
eral of them were wounded and five
were captured. News of the suspenl
sion of hostilities arrived there this
afternoon
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
ATTEMPT TO KILL URoUHART.
Escape of British Vice Consul at Baku
Miraculous.

Escape OF British vice Consui dt oaNu
Miraculous.
Baku Russia, Sept. 10.-Leslie Ut
uuhart, the British vice consul here,
who was decorated by King Edward
for heroism in rescuing isolated Eng
lish from Tartar insurgents during the
massacre of 1905 and who Is one OF
the most prominent men in the oil re-
gion, was the victim Of a serious at
tack Sunday night in the center of the
city and miraculously escaped death.
Though he was fired at eight times at
short range, his only injuries were six
slight flesh wounds. The motive for
the crime has not been established,
but it Is believed to be revolutionary
act patterned after the attack on Ger
mans at Warsaw preceding the at
tempt on the life of Governor General
Skallon.