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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
FLOODED DISTRICT
CROWS LARGER.
LeveeS Give Way Under
Great Strain and Re-
claimed Lands Suffer
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE CALL.


STOCKTON, July 1L-Remarkable
conditions have developed in the food
ed reclaimed islands section. The un-
stable peat lands which in summer
often take FIRE and smolder for weeks
at a time are being in some places
torn loose by the under seepage and
surface currents. "A man who returned
tonight from boat trip through the
hooded section states that the boat
had 70 avoid great sections Of earth
some about 100 feet square. that were
being borne down the swift current
Eugene Hart, an island farmer. gives
81 as his opinion that Woodward and
Victoria islands are actually afoat. he
points out that the levees protecting
them are no higher or stronger than
those which gave way in other places
from the pressure Of Middle and Old
rivers. AS the water rose its crest
seemed to touch the levees protecting
those lands at about the same point
Although the water varied in its depths
81 seemed 70 stand at about the same
marks on those leVees.
II Is known that there is a heavy
under seepage on all the islands. Water
can be reached In places at four or
FIVE feet. 1t may be that under the
base OF the levees an inpouring Of
food water has had the wonderful re-
suit Of raising them without weaken
ing the exposed surface. The old Jones
tract is flooding. The pocket on Rob-
erts Island was flooded last night II
the Honker Lake tract goes proba bly,
all OF Roberts Island viii be flooded.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
ASSASSIN FIRES
AT ADMIRAL
CHOUKNIN.
Hated Commander Of Black
Sea Fleet Is Wounded by
a Sailor at Sebastopol
CULPRIT GETS A WA Y
Second Attempt to Avenge
Imprisoned Mutineers Of
BattleshipKniazP Potemkine

SEBASTOPOL, July Ian attempt
was made at o'clock this afternoon
to assassinate Admiral Chouknin, COM
mander of the Black Sea fleet, The ad-
miraI was wounded and was taken to
a hospital.
The would-be assassin is a sailor,
who hid in the bushes and shot at the
admiral as he was walking in the gar
den of his villa. The culprit has not
been arrested.
Admiral Chouknin's condition is ex-
tremely serious. The bullet lodged in
his lung, making breathing difficult.
The doctors hold out no hope of his
recovery.
Admiral Chouknin has been blamed
for his severity and 1t was to his treat
ment of the crews of the ships under
his command that the mutiny on board
the battleship Kniaz Potemkine in June
and July of last year was attributed.
The admiral displayed considerable ac-
tivity in attempting to capture the
mutineers at that time and in sup
pressing the sailors mutiny at SebaS-
topol in November last.
An attempt was made on the life
of the admiral on February 8 last.
woman appeared at his official resi-
dence during the afternoon of that day
and sent in her card, saying she was
the daughter of rear admiral in ST.
Petersburg who was an old acquaint-
ance of Chouknin. On entering the ad-
miral's office the woman drew a rapid
fire pistol and fired four shots at him,
each bullet inflicting wound. AS she
turned to escape the woman was killed
by the orderly on duty at Chouknin' S
door. The crime beyond doubt was
political.
When the sentences imposed on the
sailors for the Kniaz Potemkine mu-
tinies were before the admiral for re-
view formal notice was served upon
him that If he approved them he would
share the same fate. Chouknin, how
ever. approved the sentences and sew
eral intimations afterward reached
him to the effect that the terrorists
were merely waiting for a favorable
opportunity to Kill him.
Some time elapsed before the police
were able to establish the identity Of
the woman who made the attempt on
Chouknin's life, but 1t finally became
known that she was a Jewess named
Cecilia Shabad. 25 years old and a for
mer member of the Hebrew bund of
Minsk, where her father was a well-to-
do merchant.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
PREPARING ron CIVIL WAR.
Principal Russian Cities Make Ready
to Resist RevoIutfonists.


ST. PETERSBURG, July 1.-THE
preparations which the war office has
been making at all principal cities to
meet an armed revolutionary movement
prove to have been very elaborate. The
plans for the defense of Riga have fall
en- into the hands of the revolutionary
paper, Misla, which this morning pub
lished them. The garrison is divided
into three divisions, each of two bat
talions Of infantry. half company of
Cossacks and three machine guns, to
prevent the invasion of the enemy from
its three open sides: namely. the canal,
the dam and the river Dunea. Two
battalions of infantry, 200 Cossacks
and four machine guns constitute the
reserve. The commander, in framing
the plan of defense, even designated
his successor in the event of his being
killed or incapacitated.
AS Assistant Cashier Gasperoyitch
was leaving the Office of the paymaster
of the Admiralty this afternoon, ac-
companied by a clerk and a porter, the
latter carrying bag containing
$4,000, they were attacked by several
armed men who discharged revolvers
at them. Gasperovitch was wounded in
the head and a bullet passed through
the jaw of the porter, who dropped the
bag of money. The robbers seized the
bag and escaped with it.
One of the curious features of the
debate in the upper house yesterday on
the bill of the lower house providing
for the abolition of the death penalty,
was "a speech made by Father Butka-
vich. a priest elected by the orthodox
clergy, in which he seriously defended
the death penalty on the ground that it
was justified by both God and Christ,
citing the laws of Moses and Christ's
statement before PLATE as recognition
of the right to impose punishment.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Australian Heir Is
Now IN Oregon.
"The Call" Aids Quest
Seen by a Cousin
After the Fire.

James McGivney is alive and it is a
matter Of only a short time till he will
be located in Oregon and apprised of
the S100.0 600 inheritance that awaits him
IN Australia. Through the medium of
The Call which published the story
yesterday OF the quest of A. NJ Pater-
son, who was delegated by relatives in
Queensland 10 md AIcGivney. trace of
the wanderer has been obtained
Mrs James B. Mcnamara Of GLIB
Prospect avenue, who is q cousin Of Nc
Givney. came TO The Call Office yester-
day with the Information that she saw
, her relative in san Francisco after the
fro and that he told her he was going
L. Oregon.
McGivney was employed at the Pal
ace Hotel as an elevator operator be-
fore the fire, and went north in the
expectation Of obtaining employment
there. Mrs. McNamara is the wife of
q street car conductor. Neither she nor
McGivney knew anything Of the for
tune in the family that has now fallen
10 him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
CHINESE THIEVES
PUT IN STOCKS
Pilferers on the Liner
Minnesota Punished
by Master of Vessel

SEATTLE, July flowing to the
great amount of pilfering that has been
going on among the Chinese employed
or the various trans-Pacific liners,
Captain Kinder of the Minnesota took
up the question of the punishment of
the Orientals while the vessel was at
Hongkong. He suggested to the police
that the Chinese found guilty should be
placed in stocks aboard the vessel. This
was agreed to and several Orientals
convicted were punished in that man
ner, and in the stocks were exposed to
the rest of the colony on the vessel.
1t Is understood that the action taken
by Captain Rinder has had a good effect
already and will probably be followed
out by the masters of other vessels ply
ing to Oriental ports and carrying Chi
nese crews.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
STEAMER STRIKES
RIVERS BANK
And BURNS.
Meets With Accident in Wis
consin, but the Majority Of
Its 200 Passengers Escape

LACROSSE, Wis, July 12.-The
steamer Quincy struck a bank in the
river in the darkness near Trempealeau,
Wis, at 1920 o'clock last night. turned
half over and then caught fire. 1t is
believed that the majority of the two
hundred passengers on board were
saved. 1t is known that an infant was
washed from it's mothers arms into
the sea.
At 1920 o'clock this morning a be-
lated train brought sixty passengers
who were on the boat to this city. Ac-
counts given by them of the disaster
do not include positive drownings, but
il is believed comparatively few met
death All communication with the
village of Trempealeau is cut off.
The steamer struck the bank on it's
way up the river At the time, it is
stated, the boat carried no searchlight.
The vessel caught fire Immediately af-
ter the collision with the bank. The
lifeboats were lowered and the passen-
gers taken off before the flames gained
any considerable headway
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Sues Bondsmen of Contractors.

VALLEJO, July 11.-After it was
thought that the question of the bring
Ing suit in the name of the city of
Vallejo against the George H. Tay
Company had been dropped owing to
the action of the Board of City Trus-
tees in refusing to employ counsel,
Mayor Madigan took the bull by the
horns and has, through Walter Lin
forth and Samuel Shortridge. San
Francisco attorneys, commenced ac-
tion against the American Surety Com
pany of New York. the bondsmen of
the Tay Company, for the return of the
s67,500 paid by the city to the con-
tractors
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
DANCE HALLS IN SEATTLE
TO BE CLOSED By POLICE
Complaint is Made That Clerks Rob
Their Employers 10 Get Money
10 Spend I'm the Resorts.

SEATTLE, July lL-Chief OF Police
Wapenstein this afternoon issued an or
der 20 the captains under him TO close
ali dance halls IN the restricted dis
.f~ict. He further instructed them that
if the proprietors failed TO promptly
obey they were to raid the places and
arrest all persons found in them.
The order was made following re-
r,orfs that have reached the chief that
several young men who are working
as clerks in uptown stores had been
caught stealing from their employers
in order to get money TO spend I'm the
dance halls.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
FIREBAUGH IS Isolated.
Flood Water From the San Joaquin
River Cut on Approach TO Town.

FRESNO. July II.-Firebaugh on the
west side is isolated from the rest Of
the country by food water from the
San Joaquin River The bridge on
either side cannot be reached without
swimming horses through the water
for hundreds OF feet. The Supervisors
OF Fresno and MADEIRA have visited the
town and recommended increasing the
length OF the bridge approaches from
100 10 400 feet. this being necessary
also 10 save the town from future
foods.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Tnmbov Mutineers surrender.

TAMBOv, July 11.-Both squadrons
of the Seventh cavalry, which mutinted
on July 1, surrendered their arms today
and expressed contrition for their con-
duct.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
James McGiVney Alive and
Fortune viii Go to Him.

James McGivney heir of 100000 in Australia,
the State of will be found Through
the aid of The Call him has obtained and that
he pshed the disaster this city proved be unounded
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
shore Line Limited

Leaves san Francisco daily. a. m. Through
psrlor car 20 Del Monte. Stops made only for
principal coast resorts. Pullman seat tickets
--aessary; l35k hours 10 Los Angeles
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Oriental S. S. Coz
Have Opened Their General Offices at
217-221 Brannan St., San Francisco

S. S. NIPPON MARU. Saturday, July 2s. 1906
S. s. HONGKONG MARU. Friday, Aug. "a. 1906
s. S. AMERICA MARU-. Friday, Sept. IA, 1906
Steamers will leave wharf. corner First and
Brannan streets. 1 p. m. for Yokohama and
Hongkoug. calling at Honolulu, Kobe (Hiogel
Nagasaki and Shanghai. and connecting at Hong
kong with steamers for Manila. India. etc. No
cargo received on board day OF sailing.
Round trip tickets at rednced rates.
For freight aud passage apply at office. corner
First and Brannan streets.
W. Fl. AVERY
Assistant General Manager.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
OCEANIC S. SEQ.
Sydney, Auckland, Samoa, Honolulu

S. s. Sierra sails p. M. July H.
HONOLULU only-S. S. Alameda sails
II a. m. July 21. Round trip. first
class, $125.
TAHITI. SOUTH SEAS-S. S. Mariposa
sails IL a. M. Aug. 6. First-class
round trip, SIPS.
]. d. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO.,
General Agents, Pier No. 7. foot Pacific
ST., San Francisco. Phone West 1878
Oakland Office. 116S Broadway. Phone
Oakland 6202.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
MISREPRESENTATION

FOR SAUSALiTO, MILL VALLEY, SAN RA-
FAEL-WEEK DAYS-7:00, e7:45. SIS.
s9a5, $50, 100 a. N; 1870. Il 10. 1915.
4:se, 6:15. $3.50, $50, ISIS. $500. 1O:15.
FOR sAusALTro MILL VALLEY. SAN RA-
FaEf-SUNDAYS-7sf5, s7:45. s:15 S:45.
s9:l6 945, 1918, 10.45. 11:15, 40 m
12:l5. l2:45, l;l5. Il 90 2;i5, 2;4o; 'S:l2,
300. 10:15. 11:3o p N 'kuns to San
g.4x M daily for Cazadero and way.
AIS .. n. Saturdays only, for Cazadero and way
..1s 3 a. daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.
for Point Reyes and way stations.
sr,.ksf oface. Union Depot foot OF Market st.
San Francisco.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-28
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLO-
SURE SALE,

DEFAULT having been made in nav
1@~4 msnt OF the .e sum no Of ~ Three Hundred
is claimed to be due and is due at the date
OF this notice. upon certain mortgage
duly executed and delivered by Peter L.
mortgagors to the Minneapolis Threshing
Machine Company, a corporation, mort.
fgSaagee, which l mortgage is dated May 8,
tanned duly recorded in the office of the
kegister of Deeds in and for the county of
Morrison, and state of Minnesota. on May
A9. and no action or proceedings having
been instituted at law or otherwise to re.
cover the debt secured by said mortgage,
Now, therefore,. notice is hereby given
that BY virtue of the power of sale CON
tanned in said mortgage, and pursuant to
vided. the said mortgage will be foreclosed
by sale of the premises described in and
conveyed by SAID mortgage to:wit: The
four (34), township forty-two 4H north Of
range thirty 1907 west, in Morrison county.
minnesota, with all the hereditaments and
by the sheriff of said Morrison county, at
the front door of the county court house,
IN Little Falls, Morrison county. Mime.
sofa, on January %, 1907, st ten (lO) O'Clock
in the forenoon of that day. at public ven
due, to the highest bidder for cash to paw
said debt De IT. of Three Hundred and Forty i've
and Twenty-Five ($25.o0 Dollars attornsy Ss
fees, as stipulated in and by said mort.
gage in case of foreclosure, and the dis
6ursements allowed by law, subject to re-
demptlon at any time within one wear
from date of sale, as provided by law.
Dated Dec. 7, 1906
THE MINNEAPOLIS THRESHING MA
CHINE COMPANY.
Mortgagee.
Attorney for Mortgagee,
~ Minneapolis, MINI.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-28
The latest hats, cap with
fur bands novelties, the $3.50
kinds at $l.13, at the twenty
five per cent off sale at Jacob
Burton's.
Two Offers.

wv 0u0C0s
DR.. Woodrow Wilson. the president
OF Princeton, was sauntering down q
shady lane one day in the early sum
mer when he met a tall, handsome
youth.
This youth had just been graduated.
He was very poor and very intelligent.
In all his courses he had taken honors,
and in athletics, also, great honors had
been his.
well, Smith, said Wilson,
Through at last, eh?"
Eyes, SIR" said the young man,
smiling and blushing.
"And now what are you going to
do?"
II hardly know yet, sir. I have had
two Offers"
1.-TWO? Wonderful"
Eyes, sir. One is from a scientific
society offering me secretaryship at
IS week, and the other Is from q
baseball magnate offering me 4 i've
years contract to pitch at 81. 900 . sea,
SON.,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-28
ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS
ETC.
STATE OF M1NNEsOTA,)
fss
GOnNTY M0QRIs0N

STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF MORRISON.
N In M Probate Court, Special Term, Dec.
In the matter of the estate of Ole
Dunnum. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of
Louis Nelson, administrator OF the
representing, among other things, that
he has fully administered said estate
and has in good faith paid certain debts
and claims against said estate which
have not been proved nor allowed, and
praying that time and place be fixed for
examining and allowing the account OF
his administration, including said debts
and claims so paid by him and not proved
or allowed and for the assignment of the
residue of said estate to the parties en-
titled thereto by law.
1t is ordered, That said account be ex-
the allowance of said claims and debts so
paid by him and not yet allowed according
to law, be heard by this court on Saturday
the 9Th day of January, A. D. 1907, at 10
O'Clock a. M, at the probate office in the
court house at the city of Little Falls in
said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested,
by publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Little Falls
HERALD ea,:s, a weekly neYspaper, printed and
P Sa at little Falls, Minnesota, the
10th day of December. A. D. 1906.
(seap 6 & tf F: G sTHw,
d14 Judge Of Probate,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-28
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINS.
TRAITOR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA

FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINS.
TRAITOR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF MORRISON
In Probate Court, Special Term. Dec.
8, 1906.
In the matter of the estate of Henry
S. Hill, deceased.
On receiving and fling the petition of
Telitha NJ. Hill, of the county of Morrison.
MINI, representing among other things,
that Henry S. Hill, late of the county
of Morrison in the State of Minnesota on
the 18th day of Sept, A. D. 1908. at the
County OF Morrison. died interstate,
s and being thn t. it of this
leaving goods, chatteis, and estate within
this county, and that the said petitioner is
the widow of said deceased, and pray
ing that administration of said estate be
to Geo. w. Stewart granted:
It is ordered. that said petition be heard
before said court, On Saturday the 5th day
of January, A, D. 1907, at 10 o'clock a. M,
at the probate Office, in the court house, in
the city of Little Falls, in said county.
Ordexed further, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs ofsaiddeceased, and to all
der once in each week for three success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in
the Little Falls Herald, a weekly legal
newspaper printed aud published at Little
Falls in said county.
Dated at Little Falls, Minnesota, this
3rd day of Dec. A. D. 1906.
BY the Court,
(Sea1.) E. f. SHAW.
ola Judge of Probate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-28
SAVES PATRICK'S LIFE
GOVERNOR HIGGINS COMMITTEES
DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
IMPRISONMENT.

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 21.-Albert r.
Patrick has been saved by Governor
Higgins from the death chair, in the
shadow of which he has stood for near
~ five years. He was convicted in
March, 1902, of the murder of Will
lam Marsh Rice, an aged New York
city millionaire. In a brief memoran-
dunn laying stress upon the dissenting
opinions Of the judges Of the court of
appeals, which affirmed Patrick's con-
viction by vote Of four to three, the
governor announced that he had COM
muted the death sentence to impris-
onment for life. Later in the day the
governor strongly intimated a doubt
of Patrick's entire sanity, attributing
his mental state to. the strain under
which the condemned lawyer has Ia
bored all these years in the death cell
at Sing Sing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-28
ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA

= = = W ta1A>1>1sooA1' "a
COUNTY OF MORRISON.
In Probate Court, Special Term, Dec Is
1905.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
Sterling, deceased.
Letters of administ ration on the estate of
Charles Sterling, deceased. late of the
county of Morrison, state of Minnesota,
being granted to Matilda Sterling.
It is ordered, that six months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and after
the date of this ORDER in which all persons
having claims or demands against the
said deceased are required to file the same
in the probate court Of said county, for ex-
animation and allowance, or be forever
barred.
It is further ordered, that the goth day of
June, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. NJ, at a
special term of said probate, court to be
held at the probate Office in the
court house, in the city of Little Falls, in
appointed as the time and place when and
where the said probate court will examine
and adjust said claims and demands.
And it is further ordered, that notice of
such hearing be given to all creditors and
persons interested in said estate by forth
with publishing this order once in
each week, for three successive weeks, in
the Little Falls Herald, "a weekly legal
newspaper printed and published at Little
Falls, in said county,
Dated at Little Falls, Minnesota, this
18th day of December, A. D. 1906.
BY the Court,
-, Seal, Eff: SHAW,
DBL Judge of Probate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-28
NOTICE oFlFoREcLosuRE SALE.

Whereas, default has been made in the
tito S of GeFtan
power of sale therein contained, exc
cuted and delivered by Cornelius E. Jack
mortgsgors to Andrew B. Davidson, mort
gage, which mortgage was duly recorded
in the office of the register of deeds in and:
MSinnssota, on the Fifth day Of August, A..
D, 1903 at 9:A o'clock A. NJ, in Book Thir-
, teen u3) OF mortgages, on page $40. which
by were by the said Andrew D: Davidson.
bea 4 3ec date the 9Th day Of NovembeI
the office of the Register of Deeds in and
tor Morrison E county, State of Minnes sofa
4: Il: ia book t~entS-fonr q Of Assign
| ment of Mortgages on page $50:
| And whereas there is now due and
Of this notice :he sum Of two thousand
one ha"dSedsbs 1 doliays s25 aaa aSd
come operative and no action or pr Se
WISE to Dee4 d at lay or othef
mortgage or any part thereof:
NOV therefore, notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale con-
saaned IN n SAD mortgage pursuant to the
the said n'ortgag e will be foreclosed by a
sale of the as land described therein. which
is described as follows, to-wit: '
| The southwest quarter (swH> of section
eleVentl), in township forty (40), north of
range thirty.two Cs2), containing one hun
dred and sixty acres, more or less, accord
| ing to the United States government sur
| vey thereof, with the Entertainments aud
! appurtenances thereon:
! Which sale will be made by the Sheriff
| of snid county of Morrison or his deputy.
at the north front door of the Court House
in the city of Little Falls, in said county
January, A. b, ieo7, at 10 O'clock in the lore
noon of said day, at public vendue to the
| highest bidder for cash, to pay the sum
due on SAID mortgage and taxes. if any,
on said premises and one hundred dollars
! attorneys fees. as stipulated in and by
| said mortgage in case of foreclosure, and
Disbursements allowed by law, all by law
| subject to redemption at any time within
! one year from the date of sale as provided
! by law.
Dated the 2lst day of November, 1906
JOHN CAIRNS,
! Assignee of Mortgagee.
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee
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