The San Francisco call., 1906-09-24

on he McC1Oud River railroad. vas blown t1
atoms yesterday. He was tamping powder.
BoILERMAKERs DEMAND INCREASE
makers have decided to strike September 20 If
a five per cent advance In wages Is not con-
coded them.
COLONEL HILL DYING.-washington. Sept.
23-Colonel Isaac r. Hill, for many years a
wei known figure among public men here and
in Ohio Democratic politics. is dying at his
home in this city.
LETTER QUIETLY READ-Paris, Sept. %.
No untoward incidents occurred from the reading
in all the churches in Paris of the letter Sad-
dressed TO Catholics in France adopted by the
recent council of Bishops.
FIX PRICE oF GRAPES-Napa. Sept 23-
The directors of the California Wine Associa-
ton held a meeting today for the purpose of
establishing the price of grapes for Napa Val
ley. The price ranges from s23 to S27.50
DENIES SENDING PROTEST. T.-washing-
ton, d. G.. Sept. 23.-sir Chentung Liang
Cheng. Chinese Minister to the Unitod States.
declared today that he had not protested to his
Government against Chinese laborers going to
Panama
BRYAN IN NEW oRLEAEs.-New Orleans,
Sept. 23.-William ]. Bryan viii deliver two
speeches here tomorrow afternoon He is due
TO arrive in New Orleans from Jackson, Miss,
in the morning and viii leave for Memphis in
the evening
coNcoRDAT UNcHENGED.-Paris Sept. 23
AS the result of exchange of notes between
the Spanish Cabinet ana the Vatican, an ar
rangement based on the same principles as the
mains unchanged.
DIPLOMAT WILL RETRE.-constantino
Sept. 23.-Emperor Francis Joseph has acceded
to the demand of Won Calice. Austro- Hungarian
ambassador to Turkey. that he be allowed to
retire from the diplomatic service and has
made him count.
MEXICO MAY IMPORT GoLD.-srexico city,
Sept. 23.-There have been expectations of sill
dollars from this country made via Ell Pasc
and San Francisco to China. Il is believed
that within short time gold will be received
here from abroad.
ROOT SOON TO RETURN-wa Washington
Sept. 23.-State Department officials stated to
embarked on he cruiser Columbia at Colon last
night for Cartagcna. would start direct IRON
Cartagena to New York
SQUALL swAMPS RowBoAT.-Toledo. Sept
23.-During a squan today rowboat was
swamped in Maumee Bay and James Howes
drowned Edward Sweetman clung to the
drifting boat for five hours and was rscued.
SQUADRON LEAVES BAR HARBoR.-Bal
Harbor Me-, Sept. 23-The battleship squadron
Of the North Atlantic feet sailed tonight fol
Provincetown Mass The warships, which had
been here since September s, were the Maine
Kearsarge illinois td Iowa o. Missouri and Ala
GoLDFIELD SUN SOLD.-Salt Lake City
Sept ga special to the Herald from Gold
held Ney-' says the Goldneid Sun was was p, today
Mountain News. The boycott of the Industrial
Workers of the World is raised and the last
vestige of the threatened labor trouble re
moved.
ExPEL PRINCE DoLGoRoUKoFF.-Ku
kusk Russia, Sept. 23.-At extraordinary
meeting today of the narshals of the nobility
it was decided by vote of ninety EIGHT to three
to expel from the ranks of the nobility three
members of the late Parliament including
Prince Peter Dolgoroukoff vice president of the
lower House, who signed the Viborg manifesto
TO RESUME COAL HEARING.--sait LAX.
City, Sept. 2s.-The taking Of testimony. re
lating to the alleged discrimination OF the
Union Pacific Railway in handling wyoming Goa
will be commenced tomorrow morning by the
Interstate Commetce Commission Vice Presi
dent and General Manager W. III. Bancroft OF
the Oregon Short, Line is among the witnesses
who have been subpenaed
WRECK AT BOULDER CREEK.--Santa Cruz
Sept IA train of loaded with lumber
jumped the track at curve near Newell Greek
Mill on the Boulder Creek branch last night
Conductor Alfred Cummings badly hurt
Cummings was on the first fiat which turned
completely over burying him in a sand pile
1t was some time before the lumber could be
cleared away and the car lifted.
SQUADRON LEAVES GIBRALTAR.-Gibra
tar. Sept 23-The vessels of the United States
second cruiser squadron, under command oi
Rear Admiral BrownsoB. sailed this morning
the West Virginia and Pennsylvania to Naples
and the Colorado and Maryland for Palmero
The British military officers gave dinner al
their messes Saturday night TO several OF
the American officers who afterward attended
reception at the Governors residence.