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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-17
CAR OPENS PARLIAMENT
Russia Makes Her First Experiment in
Representative Government

son an empire secure, wei o-~
and enlightened.
MAY God bless the work that lies
before me in unity with the Council
Of the Empire and the imperial
Donna. May this day be the day of
the moral revival of Russia and the
day for the renewal of its highest
forces.
"Approach wifi, solemnity the la
bors for which | call you and be
worthy Of the responsibility put npou
you by the Emperor and people.
"May God assist u.s."
Memoirs Dissatisfied.
Emperor Nicholas read slowly. Thi
admirable and even cordial tone OF
the sovereign in renewing his pledge
and asking the coperation of parlia
ment for the regeneration of tn,
country was only negatively satisfac
tory. Courticrs and spectators otha
than members of the national Parlia
ment led the cheering, but the mem
bers were ominously silent, expressing
neither approval nor disapprovsl
What ranked most was the failun
of the Emperor to mention amnesty
and later when the members assembl
ed III The Tauride Palace, away from
the spell of the throne room, many
Of them were with difficulty restrained
from preclpitatlng matters by offer
I,f, -
Constitutional Democratic leaders
/ however, who dominated everything.
were anxious not to, weaken the reply
which the lower house will prepare
tc the speech from the throne, in
which issue with the crown will be
| joined, and succeeded in STAYING of
| premature action.
! The Emperor and the Empress af,
| ter leaving the palace entered a
launch, passed down the river, board.
ed the imperial yacht Alexander and
returned to Peterhof.
The crowds on the banks Of the
river and island heartily cheered the
imperial party. There was no other
/ incident
Parliament First Session.
The scene around the Tauride Pal
ace was In striking contrast with that
at the Winter Palace. Each, indeed
was typical and told an eloquent
story. AT the Tauride Palace, tens
Of thousands Of people were acclaim.
ing their representatives; at the Win
ter Palace lcgions Of military and
"ourtiers by the hundreds cheered fol
the Emperor. Nevertheless, the pro
ceedings of the lower house were not
spectacular; IN fact, they were most
tame Ill comparison with those at the
Winter Palace. The ouly genuine
flashes Of fire which showed real TEN.
per of the members of the House
were when Prof. Mouromsteff, who
had been elected president of the low.
er house, invited government officials
and clerks to leave the hall and when
Ivan Petrunkevitch, in a few eloquent
words from the rostrum, told the
auditors that the first thought Of tbs
Parliament should be for those thai
have suffered in the cause of liberty
who now filled the prisons and whose
arms were stretched out In hope and
confidence to the people s representa-
tives. More enthusiastic cheering
than that which greeted this appea
never was heard in a political con
yention in the United States.
Constitution and amnesty we're tn,
keynotes of Prof. Mouromtscif !
speech.
Dispatches received here from al
parts Of Russia indicate that the op
ening of the Parliament was cele
brated everywhere.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-17
RATE BILL WILL PASS
Much More Important work
Congress Before Adjournment
Uncle Joe Cannon's Presidential
Boom-A Hand Shake and IT,
Meaning-Blaekbu-n and His Dem
ocratic organs-Cortaiyou ana Tar
May 60 20 Republican State Con
vention.
Special TO ihe Caucasian.

Nl%SAd& 40 a3E aAE1elAAl.
Washington, II. O.. MAY Ii. ieod.--
The Rate bill situation has develop
Ell greatly during the past week. The
friends Of rate legislation who fel'
that II Was better 10 gain a substan-
tlal victory now and fight further
legislation in the future, have prevail
ed on the President TO consent io 4
limited court review amendment. This
means that the Hepburn bill a. IT
PASSED the House with such al amend
ment will will become a law.
Some of the friends of rate legis-
lation doubt the wisdom of this course
They think the fight should have beer.
made 10 the finish for just such a bill
as the President wanted and that If
the bill failed that an appeal should
then be made to the people Ia elect a
Congress that would stand sQuarcly
by Roosevelt in his fight.
Which course would have been the
wiser II is difficult now 10 say But il
Is thought that the President will
anyway appeal 10 the people 10 elect
a Congress that will amend and
strengthen the bill in the next Con-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-17

St. Petersburg. BY Cable.-Without
single hitch and with only a minor
incident to mar the memorable day,
the Russian Parliament was inaugu-
rated Tie weather was superb, and
the stage ILana9emcnt of the impress
sive ceremony in the Winter Palace,
where Emperor Nicholas, surrounded
by courtiers and all the pOmp and
panopIy Of power, delivered the
speech from the throne, to the mem
bcrs Of the two houses, was perfect.
Such a spectacle perhaps never be-
fore has been witnessed on the earth s
stage.
The message. in reality was less
throne speech than a greeting and
required only three minutes for its
delivery.
Upon entering The chamber the En-
perOr halted in the center of the hall
and the metropolitan, AntOnius, ad-
vanced TO meet him and held out the
cross, which his majesty reverently
kissed. Then, bending forward, the
Emperor cIasped the hand Of the met
TOpolitan. raised it to his lips and
kissed it, the metropolitan return
inc the saIutation.
The Empress, who had in the mean
time advanced and tak>n their places
on either side Of the Emperor, greet
ed the sacred emblem and the repre-
sentative Of the Church in similar
manner.
Spoke in Firm Voice.
His majesty rose and looked down
upon the wonderful scene, then de-
iNered his message to the Russian
millions. The Emperor spoke with a
firn. steady voice which was heard
distinctly III every corner Of the hall,
emphasizing deliberately every word.
Such . hush fell on the assembly
durin~ the reading that the snap of
a camera shutter was sharply audi
BILE.
The Empcror's speech was as fol
lows:
The Cars Speech.
"Thc supreme Providence which
gave me the care Of our fatherland
moved me 10 call to my assistance in
Legislative '|ork elected representa-
tlves of the people. In the expecta-
ton OF a brilliant future for Rus
sla, | greet III your persons the best
nca from the empire, whom [ ordered
my beloved subjects to choose from
among themselves.
A G.llicut work lies before you.
l trust that love for your fatherland
anc your earnest desire to serve it
Will inspire and uu;1e you.
Il shall keep inviolate the insti-
tUtlons which I have granted, with
Tie arm assurance that you will de-
vote all Your strength to the service
OF your country, especially to the
needs Of the peasantry, which are
so close to 1ny heart, and to the edu.
cation Of the people. and their econ,
omical welfare, remembering that tc
the dignity and prosperity of the
State rot only freedom but order
founded upon justice is necessary.
Il desire from my heart to see my
Ieople happy and hand down to my
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-17

able 10 adjourn by June 18th, but if
il does il will have To move much fast
er than it has been doing.
Uncle Joe's Presidential Boom CD
Some of Uncle Joe Cannon's
friends who wanted tC boom him for
the presidency gave him banquet at
the Arlington Hotel last week as re-
referred to in our letter of last week
But IT was not the success its promot-
ers expected In short it was almost
frost.
Many newspaper men who have
said many nice things about Uncle
Joe as a Congressman and as Speaker
did not take very kindly TO the Pres
idential boom idea. Their position is
that if Uncle Joe takes so seriously
the nice things said Of him, then il
will not do to say SO many of them
in the future.
Speaker Cannon is Of course a re-
markable man, but he is older now
than any president has ever been, and
it is safe to say that no one over
seventy years will ever be nominated
for president.
But in spite of this some of his
friends are trying to run up his
lightning rod.
An Unavoidable Handshake.
The Washington correspondent of
the North Carolina Democratic papers
seem to be the regular organ grinders
for Congressman Blackburn. The
fact that the President did not create
scene by refusing 10 shake hands
with him at the Cannon reception was
at once seized upon by their State
Democratic machine papers as a sign
that the President wanted to apollo
gize to Blackburn because the De-
partment of Justice had found enough
evidence against him to indiet him.
On the same evening and only few
minutes later the President also shook
hands with Congressman Binger
Hearman. of the Senate of Washing
ton, who is now under indictment in
the land fraud eases, and who has
not yet been tried.
Even Blackburn must feel that the
Raleigh News and Observer and ms
other Democratic organs are rather
OVERRIDING the matter.
..Cortelyou and Taft May Go,
1t is understood that State Chair
man Rollins is trying TO secure the
consent of National Chairman Cort-
leyau on Secretary of War Taft to
address the next Republican State
Convention. 1t is known that Mr..
Corteylou has the mater under ad
visement, and that Secretary Taft
said that he would try to arrange to
go if the President would give his
consent and that the President has
already given his consent.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-17
NORTH STATE NEWS
e Interest Cleaned Trosu
ous Sections
FROM MOUNTAIN TO StAShORE
Minor ocenrTsnces Of The Week of
Interest &c Tar Heels Told in Para
graphs.
Charlotte Gotten Market

These prizes vprcsen, tho priesn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-05-17
Much More Important Work.

But even with the rate bill out of
the way there is much more impor-
tant work before Congress. Not one
o. the great appropriation bills has
passed Congress. To say nothing of the
Statehood bill and the Phalippine
tariff measure
1t is possible that Congress may be
able 10 adjourn by June 18th, but if
ii does il will have To move much fast
er than II has heen DOING
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
SIR THOMAS WILL
RACE FOR HIS
OWN CUP.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton will build a twenty -one-foot rae
ing yacht and enter the annual races of
the Columbia Yacht Club next year for
the trophy given by himself For
some time pressure has been brought
to bear on Sir Thomas to have him
build a boat for the races in the Chi
caog harbor, but not until yesterday
did the donor of the Upton, cup give
his final answer The English baropet
made known his decision after a con-
ference with committee from the Co
lumbia Yacht Club.
After the meeting Sir Thomas dis
cussed his plans for building the cha1-
lenger. The boat will be made from a
design of either Hope or Payne, two
of the greatest designers in Great
Britain. In all probability after the
design has been selected the boat will
be constructed in Canada. 1t is pos
sible the challenger will sail under the
colors of some Canadian club
Sir Thomas will in all probability
come to Chicago to see the races sailed
next year In fact" he said, .I don't
know but may sail on my own boat in
the race. I should like to try this
fresh water sailing"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
BN Ron,er sE,awhEr,.

The athletes flying the blue and white
coiors Of the Oakland High School won
the twenty-6fth semi-annual field day
OF the Academic Athletic League Of
California yesterday afternoon on the
University OF California cinder path.
Score-frst, Oakland High School, 81
points: second. Berkeley High School,
p points: third, California School Of
Mechanical Arts. &c: fourth, UlKiah High
School, I5. fifth. Santa Rosa High
school, 3; sixth, Alameda High, 10;
seventh, Palo Alto. 81; eighth, Lowell
High, g; ninth, san Jose. 5; tenth. VAL
leso, 31k, and Santa Clara last with a
total OF points
over 1000 high school enthusiasts
turned out TO see the meet. and the
colors displayed, together with the
noise made by the various roofing sec
tions. was well worth going miles to
see.
Nearly half the day had passed before
the spectators could get a line on the
school likely 10 win. First Lick and
then Oakland would be ahead in the
point column. and the scoreboard fur
nished by Chairman VIII Potts Of the
field day committee only served to
keep the excitement at high pitch.
Oakland jumped into the lead after the
results OF the polevault were an
nounced, and through conscientious
work on the part Of the remaining ath-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
PLAYERS WILL MEET
League and Union VIII Arrange the
Schedule OF Games for the
Season.

President Evans Of the Califc rnia
Association Football Union has an
nounced October 25 as the date for the
general meeting OF the union and the
California Association Football League
The league will meet at 80 p. m and
the union at 9 p m
The league will appoint its schedule
committee at once, and as the 81 mes
begin November the committees will
arrange the schedule while the union
Is sitting
The meeting will be held at the 'esi-
dence OF E p. McRitchie, 1892 McAl-
lister street
The clubs in the league for 19e6-f are
as follows: Independents and San
Franciscos, San Francisco; Hornets and
Albion Rovers, Oakland; Vampires and
Alamedas, Alameda; Hercules, Pinole;
Oak Park and Sacramento, Sacramento,
and possibly Santa Cruz again
There will be four leagues IN the
union. viz. California, Los Angeles,
Valley and Hawaiian.
Today the Hornets and Albions VIII
practice in Freeman's Park, Golden
Gate, Oakland, and the Vampires and
San Franciscos in Alameda
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

letes the score was gradually rolled
up to the 37-mark=ten points better
than their neasest competitor, Berkeley
High
NO RECORDS BROKEN.
The entire field day was run off with
out single record being broken, nor
did any of the contestants come near
the marks set by athletes in seasons
gone by. The time of 27 3-5 seconds,
made by Grubb of the Oakland High
School in the 220-yard hurdles, was per-
haps the nearest approach to a record.
Grubb's time was only 2-5 of a second
slower than the record made by Weller
of Ukiah in 1902. Bradley, also of
Ukiah, ozme within 3-5 OF a second
of the present high hurdle record, and
Captain Golcher of the Lick team ran
the classic" hundred in his customary
time OF 101- seconds. In all the field
days this season Golcher has made the
same time. Ee ted the record in the
San Francisco and Bay counties with
ten-two to his credit, but this time was
not quite fast enough to touch the aca-
demic record.
The 440-yard dash lived UP to it's
name for being a ''killing'S race. Ma
caulay Of Alameda, Poore of Oakland,
Kerr Of San Jose and Koenig of Santa
Clara finished in the order named. The
pace set by the winner certainly was a
''corker." Besides setting such a fast
pace. Macaulay gave the other men
pointers on how to bore in
SSO-HARD A GRITTY RACE.
Without doubt the most exciting and
gritty race Of the day was the $50
yard run. Never before was such grit
displayed in an academic meet Ernest
Thompson of the Lick team, an athlete
hardly noticed when the crack of the
pistol was heard, beat Free of the Oak
land High School.
For the past few seasons Oakland's
crack middle distance man has been
winning this event, and the work of
Thompson yesterday came as a surprise
to every one Thompson won simply
by staying with it." It was not a
squirt to the tape, but just a steady
inch by inch gain. One bit OF hesitancy
would have meant the race. Thompson
has done this style Of running in hurdle
races in past field days, but his en-
deavors yesterday were much better
and secured for him a soft spot in the
heart of every Lick student.
The time of 4:47 Is in the mile Of
course was nothing to the record of
4:3s 40 seconds made by Maundrell OF
Lowell in 1908. HartwelI Of Oakland
ran pretty race, however, and was
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
DEFEAT OF BABIES
STIRS BIG TEAM
AT STANFORD.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Oct. 2o--
The freshman intercollegiate game has
been fought and the honors have gone
to the cellegians from the university
across the bay. but the defeat has left
no sting at Stanford and all energies
are now bent on turning the tables
/ in the varsity game. The freshmen
have been ordered OF the field with
the exception of twelve OF the most
promising candidates, who have received
special invitation from Coach Lana
gan to remain out. Several OF these
men have, however, stopped work, and
Rugby practice are almost exclusively
upper class men.
The representatives of Coach Taylor
of the University of California ex-
celled the freshmen of Stanford in the
serum and forced the ball forward
after a style similar to the American
game. Stanford's babies could not
withstand this play. but did know the
principles of Rugby. The varsity con-
test will bring out entirely different
results. II California starts any of
the tactics employed in the freshman
game they will be met on familiar
ground as the serum of the first team
is composed of the old line which
wrought havoc in the intercollegiate
game last year. The backs OF the
varsity are for the most new men on
the varsity Stott and Chalmers are
the only two members OF the crack
aggregation of last year who have
made a marked showing
Among the men who have showed up
we'll of late is ]. r. Holman '0s. Hol-
man is speedy sprinter and is espe-
cially adapted to the new game, being
able to kick with either foot while on
the run. He is the fastest man on the
squad. Cook. the freshman wing, Is
playing in this capacity on the first
team and is one of the lightest men
on the field, but is considered reliable.
Holman and Cook are the men who
have been chosen for the wings up to
date.
At center the honors have fallen to
ex-Captain "Bull' Chalmers and z. A.
Rogers '09. Chalmers has been shifted
since his appearance on the Rugby
position at center Rogers is one OF
| the members Of the Rugby squad who.
prior to this season, has taken no
part in intercollegiate football. He is
playing consistent ball and is regarded
as a fixture.
Stump" Stott has been placed at
five" and is playing we'll He started
five after considerable shifting. c. C..
Owen '09 is playing star ball at half.
His passing and heady running in the
scattered field, together with his ability
to get the ball out Of the serum in
a hurry, has won the applause of the
bleachers and the approval of team
mates and coaches.
The personnel of the forwards is a
matter of constant change, and it Is
seldom that the same eight men are
seen in the first lineup two consecutive
nights.
The work of the team has been mar
rowed down 10 hard scrummage each
night With but three weeks left to get
the men into shape everything is being
rushed. Wednesday will see the Van
couver lineup. and Saturday the team
plays in the south. The next week
the Vancouver aggregation takes an
other chance at the cardinals. The
/ training table has been established and
the welfare of the men is being
watched by Trainer dad" Moulton and
Coach flanagan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

team to figure on, while Dunlap and
Baker are most consistent.
The semi-fnal match in the other
half will be between Reuben Hunt and
Clarence Griffin and Marius Hotchkiss
and Ray Gorrill. Despite the fact the
latter beat the Long brothers last Sun
day they are conceded little chance to
beat Hunt and Griffin.
Neither tournament will be completed
today but both will be finished next
Sunday. The winner of the singles tour
nament will meet Champion Charles
Foley in the challenge match The sue
cessful team in the doubles will be
called upon to play r. N. Whitney and
Charles Foley for the championship.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
BASS IN VALLEJO
WATERS ARE
DISEASED.
SPECIAL D1spArca TO THE CALL.


VALLEJO. Oct. 20.-The contents ons
OF local anglers that the striped bass
in the San Pablo Bay and tributary
aters are diseased to an Alarming
extent was proved today. when Health
Officers Bond and Turner destroyed 40
pounds OF hne-looking bass which v'sre
on sale at one of the leading hsh mar
kets in this city. The fish had teen
caught In this vicinity. and from out
ward appearances looked most tempt
ing Co the epicurean, but upon being
cut open were found 20 contain 8 eat
number Of sluggiSh-Iookfng brDwn
worms about thrserQuarters OF an inch
in length and very fattish- The fish
also had many fostering sores which
seemed to destroy not only the flesh
itself. but eat even into the bones.
The fish were covered with cart ole
acid and thrown into the bay.
Many anglers who have been ous
fishing for their own food have KIN )wn
that the striped bass are diseased, but
today's seizure created a sensation. 1t
Is claimed that the oil discharged from
the bay steamers Is responsible for the
germ which breeds the worms.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
DISPATCHER, BLAMED FOR
WRECK, FLEES MEXICO
Railroad Man Saves Life by n Two
Days Rids In Barricaded
Sleeping Car.

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Oct. 2O-W. L.
Grey, dispatcher for the Sonora Rail-
way at Guaymas, Mexico, arrived
here today after a two days ride from
that city, during which he was Sc
creted in a barricaded section of a
sleeping car, to escape a raid by Mexi-
can officials. The collision which or
Cured Thursday morning on the So
nora Railway, near Guaymas, in
which two men of train crew were
killed, was the cause of the rage of
the Mexicans.
Grey admits that he was responsible
for the wreck. having failed to attach
a provisional clause to an order which
he gave.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
WILL SOON STOP FLOW of
RIVER INTO SALTON SEA
Water of Colorado River Is to Be
Turned Back Into Old Channel
Within Ten Days.

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 20.-Word received
this morning from Anthony Heber, the
pioneer capitalist of the Imperial VAL
ley, who has just returned from the
lower portion of the Colorado River, is
of much interest to the people of San
Diego. 1t is there that the Cali
fornia Development Company is max
ing it's fight against the runaway river,
which has been flowing into the Salton
SeaNthrough New River.
Heber says that the water will be
turned back into its old channel and
be under perfect control inside of ten
days, and that the people of the val
ley are planning for a big celebration
of the event at Calexico as soon as
plished.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
FooTBALL AT yALLEJo.

This afternoon the Strathmore foot
ball team will journey to Vallejo to
play its first game of the season. The
Strathmores have been practicing for
the last month and is very fast team,
with promises of being the best IN this
section. The following Sunday the
Strathmores will play the Presidio
team at Freeman's Park.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
INeu1RING INTO REBATING.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 20.-The Federal
Grand Jury will commence the hear
ing of the evidence relative to the al
legged rebating by the Santa Fe Railway
Company in the interests of various
local furniture houses, farm machinery
dealers and others next Tuesday 1t is
said that the Southern Pacific Railroad
also may be drawn into the investiga-
tion. The Salt Lake officials say that
their road will be in no way concerned
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
NEW AUTO RACE COTRsr-

NEW YORK, Oct O-subscriptions
amounting to 100000 for the build
ing of private automobile race course
on Long Island were made in this city.
according to a report published today.
1t is said that the proposed course will
cost 100000
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
FIELD EVENTS
PRIME FAMTNE IN NEW YoRK.-san l.

PRuEE FAMINE IN NEW YoRK.-San Jose
Oct 2o:-At the meeting OF San Jose grange
ceived from New York firm stating that there
/ Is prune famine in that city and that prunes
for z0-5os. ~ cents for 5o-6os and GIG cents
! for 70-e0s.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
rerAprs rHRnneH CHIMNEY.-

ESCAPES THROUGH CA1MNEx.-Lo5 Al
e-aies oct 2O-WIlliam Francisco. a negr) cIr-
Gus rOustsbout, recently arrested on clArke
OF assaulting officer. and confinsd as a rusty
screwed the grating at the bottom OF Que
todav crawled through and ascended the rninl-
escaped