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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-04
AME ER|CANS To Be
SHOT IN MEXICO.

Ell PASO, Tex, Oct. "a special re-
the Herald from Chihuahua says the
Mexican Supreme Court today handed
down decision affirming the death
sentence in the case OF the Americans.
Richardson. Harle and Mason. the New
York Life Insurance Company swim
dlers. They will be shot.
The men were convicted of having
murdered two men, Mitchell and
Deyers. for their insurance. Richard
son and Mason were agents and Harle
examining physician for the insurance
company at Chihuahua. The men were
arrested in El Paso almost four years
ago and extradited after a long fight
Richardson, whose real name is Leslie
E. Hurlburt, was at one time an attor-
ney in Rochester, N Y. Masons real
name is Mitchell and he is a brother
in-law of Richardson and a brother of
one of the men murdered at Chihuahua
for insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-04
DEWEY AND CHICHESTER.

Whether the late Sir Edward Chi
chester when in command of British
squadron in Manila Bay in 1898 showed
particular degree of friendship for
the United States and its representa-
tive, George Dewey, or acted strictly
according to the requirements Of naval
etiquette in his intercourse with the
commander of the German squadron
present In the bay, will make no diff
ference with the regard in which his
memory will be held in America. That
Chichester told Won Diedrichs to ask
Dewey where England's ships would be
in case of trouble between the United
States and Germany will never be
doubted in this country. No denial or
explanation of this story can overtake
and displace 1t, and 1t has given to
the man of whom 1t is told place in
popular affection such as no other
British naval officer has.-New York
Sun.
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CALTFoRNIANs IN NEW YoRK.

NEW YORK, Oct 3.-From San Fran
cisco-AIiss T. Hopkins, at the Web
ster: Mrs. C. W. Keist, at the Herald
Square; Mrs. G. A. Pope, at the Hotel
webster; Mrs. A. Rose, at the Herald
Square: A. Taylor and wife. at the
Hotel webster; Mrs. H. l. Terwilliger,
at the Marie Antoinette; c. W. Wasson
and wife, at the Gerard Hotel; G. R.
Field. at the Victoria; NJ. E. Freed
man, at the Belvedere House; r. b.
Gaylord. at the Hotter Breslin; II. c.
Hill. at the st. Denis Hotel; Miss w
Mostick, at the Park Avenue: Dr. Noble,
at the Murray Hill.
From Los Angeles-Miss E. CharIand,
at the Imperial: r. Gartzman, at the
PARK Avenue Hotel; p V. Loftin, at the
Darlington: E T. McHenry, at the Hotel
Belmont; ]. z. Weeks, at the Florence
House
From Riverside V. Lockwood, at
the Murray Hill
From Pasadena-Mrs. F. Macy, at the
From oakIand-D. c. Sargent, at the
Wolcott.
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THOUSANDS CHEER
IRISH STATESMAN
t. P. O'Connor Declares the
Emerald Isle Will Soon
Have Own Government

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.-In antici-
patton of hearing a speech by T. p
OConnor, M. p, the Irish leader, the
hall in which the national convention
of the United Irish League of America
is being held was crowded early today
O'Connor reviewed the work being done
in the British Parliament in the cause
of Irish home rule and predicted that
Ireland would soon emerge from British
rule and have It's own home govern
ment.
Secretary OCallaghan suggested that
$4,000 be pledged the league during
the next two Years to aid the cause OF
Ireland's freedom and that $4,000 be
pledged within ten days to be sent by
the national treasurer to the treasurer
of the ways and means committee In
ireland. Both suggestions were put in
the form of motions and unanimously
carried amid great enthusiasm.
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GREAT sLAUGHTER or BIRDS.

L'Aviculteur reports that in one mar
ket recentlys and at one sale, there
were disposed of $4,000 humming birds
28,vv0 parrakeets. $4,000 kingfishers
20 600 aigrettes and many thousand
other birds of gorgeous plumage Ger
many sends to London every year 90
100000 feathers to be worked into
trimmings.
The one hope for the poor bisds is
that the day may soon arrive when ia
wear the feathers of wild birds will
be deemed bad form. Nothing else car
save them. The greater their beauty
tn worse their impending fate.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
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Military Orders From
the President.

N/ASHINGTON, Oct. BY
direction of the Presi-
dent Colonel John L. Glenn, as
sfstant quartermaster general,
is detailed as a member of the
army retiring board at San
Francisco, vice Colonel William
HI. Comegys, assistant pay
master general, hereby relieved.
Captain John III. Wholley,
Second Infantry, is relieved
from duty at the Mount Tamal-
pals Military Academy, San RAJ
fael, and will proceed to Join his
regiment.
Captain George III. Penrose,
quartermaster, is relieved at
Fort Wayne and will proceed to
Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, reliev-
ing Captain b. Frank Cheatham,
quartermaster, who will proceed
to Sam Francisco and assume
charge of the construction
work at posts In and about San
Francisco, relieving Colonel John
L. C1em, assistant quartermaster
general. Captain Cheatham will
also take charge of improve
ments pertaining to the estab-
lishment of the new supply
depot at Fort Mason.
Navy orders; Medical Inspec-
tor w. r.. Dubose is detached
from the Navy Department at
Washington, ID. c., TO command
the United States navy hospital
at Yokohama, Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-04
DRAWS A PICTURE
OF TURKISH RULER
Cartoonist Davenport Gets
Sketch Of Sultan While
Buying Horse in Arabia
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

BOSTON. Oct. 3.--Among the ar
rivals today on the Canopic from the
Mediterranean was Cartoonist Homer
Davenport, who has been in Arabia
buying horses for his American stud
farm.
In his quest for horses he had to get
the permission of the Sultan Abdul
Hamid.
Hamid has never had picture taken
and Immediately after leaving his ex-
alted presence Davenport drew a pic
ture from memory so as to catch It
while the impression was strong, as
1t were.
The Arabs suspected that he had a
picture and tried to get it, but Daven-
port hid the paper in a bale of hay
He bought seventeen Arabian stall
lions and ten mares.
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RAILWAY TRAVEL.

1870 AM For Stockton, Merced, Fresno
Hanford, Visalfa, Bakersfisla
$500 PM and intermediate points
$50 AM.-California Limited. days
connection 70 Grana CANYON III 81
$40 AM.--Valley Limited for stockton
Merced, Fresno. Hanford. Visafia
bakersfield and points on Sierra
1885 AM.-For stockton. Riversbank
Oakdale and points on Sierra Rail-
400 P.M.-For Stockton. Fresno and in
termediate points.
$500 P.M.-Overland Express for Den
yer, Kansas City. Chicago and Grand
Canyon.
TICKET OFFICES-Ferry Building
San Francisco: 1112 Broadway. Fortieth
versity Ave. and West ST.. Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-04
SUMMER RESORTS
NEW ZEALAND

The wonderland of the Southern
hemisphere. Southern Alps easily
reached by motor car from Timaru to
hermitage and short trail to Mt Cook
and other peaks. Season. October to
February West Coast Sounds rivaling
famous fiords of Norway, and Suther-
land Falls (highest, 1904 feet, in the
world via Queenstown or steamer in
January.
In the North Island, Wanganui River
and Hot Lakes of boiling water with
grand bush scenery more interesting
than Yellowstone January is mid
summer in New Zealand and this year
II will be especially desirable to visit
that country to attend the
Christchurch International Exhibition,
in session for six months, beginning
October. Special round trip rates with
stop-over privileges for this exhibition.
Sailings every three weeks from San
Francisco. Address Oceanic s. 8. Co.,
5s Clay st. San Francisco. or 1853
Broadway, Oakland. Telephone Oak
land 1913.
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cALIFORNIAys IN PARIs.

PARIS. Oct 3.-Max Israel. Mrs Is
rael, Gertrude and Meta Israel and Mrs
W G. Postigan. all or San Francisco,
registered at the Call-Herald Bureau
today.
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OAKLAND STOCK ExCHANGE.

OAKLAND, Oct s-Following were the sales
and closing quotations today on the Oakland
stock and Bond Exchange:
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AMERICAN LINE.
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures.
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE.
NEW YORK-LONDON DIRECT.
HOLLAND-AgTERICA LINE.
NEW YORK, ROTTERDAM. via BOULOGNE.
RED STAR LINE.
N. Y, DOVER. ANTWERP. LONDON. PARIS.
WHITE STAR LINE.
NEW Y0RK-QUEENSTOWN
ENSTowN-LIvERPOoL.
TEn T3 MEDITERRANEAN AzoRrs DIa
FROM NEW YORK.
Republic. :. Oct 1S noon; Dec (from Boston,
Cretic Nov 8, noon; Dec. s; March 80
Cedric. ...... Nov. 29 Jan. 8; Feb. 16 21 600
Celtic .............. Jan 19; March Z I TONS
FROM BOSTON.
Romantic .......s. Oct. 81. $50 a. m; April 27
Canopic $500. Nov. II. 1920 g. m; Jan. u
@. D. TAYLOR, Passenger Agent Pacific Coast
405 Monadnock Building.
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Eight Days to Italy.
BY THE GREAT FLYER DEUTSCHLAND
From New York Feb'y 4, 1907.

TraFeI Bureau K. 4. Tickets hotel accommoda-
tons and general informa tion about foreign travel
Travellers Checks Good All Over the World.
HANBuRG-AMERICAN LINE,
1856 Broadway. Oakland, Cal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-26

town of McMinnvllle. with 600 prisoners,
and the stores of the Federal left wing,
which he destroyed, together with sew
eral railroad trains and Il wagon train,
still in constant fight with his pursuers.
Not yet content, on the next day he
captured the forts at Stones River, de-
stroyed bridges and railroads for many
miles. captured Shebyville and Columbia,
and then, closely followed by Federal
force of $500, reached the Tennessee at
Mussel Shoals. To gain time to cross,
he led IN person a fierce charge upon the
enemy, and, successful in this was the
last man to cross the river, under the
| terrific fire of the Federal advance.
An Unusual Honor.
In conveying his thanks for this bril-
liant service, General Bragg authorized
Wheeler to designate officers for promo
tlon, two to major general and four to
prlgadier- general. The appointments he
! recommended were made by telegraph,
and among them was that of General,
now Senator, Morgan, OF Alabama.
\ subsequently, General Wheeler, with his
cavalry, led the advance of Longstreet
against Knoxville, defeating Burnslde's
| cavalry, and capturing trains, batteries
ana nearly a thousand prisoners. and then,
pelng recalled to BraSg's assistance, gal
lantly defended the rear of the Confed-
crate army on November Goth; and. co-op-
Grating with General Cleburne on the next
| DAY at Rrnggold Gap, put u final check
| to Grants pursuit. During 1864 through
out the operations of j. y. Johnston and
| HOOD, he performed the duties of a licu-
/ tenant-seneral, in command of the cavalry
corps OF the Army of Tennessee, and was
/ distinguished foractlvity and skill Every
| EFFORT OF Sherman's great army to turn
| the Confederate flank was met and sue
| cessfully batfied by Wheeler, and every
| change OF position was made without loss
under his watchful protection
/ Late in July, with force OF less than
5000. he defeated 5000 Federal cavalry,
/ under Generals Stonaman, McCook and
| Garrard, capturing their batteries and
4 trains and $500 prisoners, including one
i major general and FIVE brtrslde conlmand-
/ ers. Sherman's cavalry having been
crippled, General Wheeler proceeded to
: attack his lines of communication. recap
8 turing Dalton and Resaca, destroying rail-
4 road bridges, dlvertlng to Hood the Fed
eral supplies and capturing many prison.
I ers, while TO his rear a hundred thousand
Federal formed a line OF fire about tho
doomed city of Atlanta,
Boldly Faced Sherman.
/ IN octopeH Wheeler co-operated with
! Hood in the advance against Shermans
communications and after Hood had en-
tered Tennessee Wheeler put his lltte
cavalry command before Sherman's
$4,000 en- route through Georgia, He
successfully defended Macon and An
gusta and before Savannah held open
the only avenue Of escape for liardee's
army. ~, has been written by Presl-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-26

nboiish.nr compulsory potase for yes
GELS engaged In the coastwise trade.
A vote viii be taken on Saturday, Feb
s0th. The pilots. many of. them from Nor
folk. we're present AZ the hearing In
forco. They profess confidence as TO Their
ability to defeat the bill.
snorctary Taft has forwarded to the
,,reakor or the House ~ recommendation
that the sum OF 5000 be appropriated
for tho CONSTRUCTION Of an elevator In
the hospital nj the Soldiers Home ut
Hamilton. The recommendation is made
by General NJ. It, Mcmahon. president OF
the Beard OF Managers Of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteers
r. i. Callahan. representing the NorfolR-
Washington Steamboat Company. was
here today and saw Representative May
nard relative to arrangements for the
transportation Of the members OF the
House Committee on Industrial Arts and
Expositions. who will 20 to Norfolk
sunday MS the guests OF the second dis
trfct representative for the purpose ~
going over the ground which is to be the
site OF the exposition.
REPRESENTATIVE Flood introduced BIZ
to-day to provide for the purchase ~
tho Mclean property and adjacent land
a. spromattox. Va, and to erect tablets
there In commemmoration of the sur
render OF the Army of Northern VIZ
ginia TO General Grant.
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officer. a fearless man and a patriot. sin.
cere in his devotion to his country" said
General Hunton. TO whom the same tri
butte might well be paid.
In reminiscent mood, General Hunton
related the following interesting story
Of the preliniinaries to a duel in which
General Wheeler was one of the prlnci-
pals, but which never took place:
General Wheeler and Mr.. William M.
Lowe ran for Congress in 1882 from tho
same Alabama district General Wheeler
was elected. but Mr.. Lowe contested tina
election and succee.- In having him un.
seated.
Just afterwards" said General Hun
ton. "a distinguished Confederate officer
OF South Carolina called on me at my
law offices In Washington and asked ma
IN Warrenton. where I lived, WIS good
place for n duel. / said that 1t was
not. that too many utiels had been fought
there already. and that would advise
some other place. He then asked me to
suggest a suitable place. and told him
that there was n beautiful forest about
two miles from Quantico. which was, In
my opinion. an ideal place. The location
was secluded and dozen duels could
be fought there and no one would be the
wiser. unless the principals or theii
friends talked
He then asked me II there would not be
trouble and arrests II the affair became
public. said. not II tho fight Is fall
and there Is reason for 1t. General Payne
and I will see to that
The officer, whose name will not give
| thanked me and said he would give mo
the names OF the principals later. Some
| days afterwards he came to me and said
that General Wheeler had written chal.
| lenge to Mr. William 81. Lowe, who had
| unseated him in Congress, but that Mr.
Lowe was very I'll In Baltimore. and
General Wheeler had determined not t.
send the chaleneg until Mr.. Lowe had
recovered, as he knew that he would nc.
cept and appear upon the field OF honor
| ii he had to be carried on a stretcter
The challenge was ready. and Quantics
would have been the place OF meeting
| but Mr.. Lowe died within n few weeks
| and so the affair never became public.
| General Wheeler succeeded to Mr.
loves seat In the House of Represents
| tives.
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STATEHOOD BILL
PASSES 1914 TO $50
Insurgents Gave Reasons for OPP
position, AS Did Those Who
Supported Measure.
AZ Associnted press. !

WASHINGTON. d. c., January 25.--
The House passed the statehood bill en-
actly according to schedule to-day. Re
publican opposition to the measure spent
its entire force yesterday and no effort
was made to defeat the bill on it's final
passage. but thirty-three of the ':insur-
Eents''voting against the measure. The
bill passed by the vote of 194 to LOO.
The debate which preceded this vote
began at IL o'clock and was practically
featureless. so far as any hope was en-
tertaned of changing the measure in the
slightest degree. The advocates of the
measure placed in the record. through
the medium of several speeches, the ar
guments upon which the Joint statehood
policy is founded. Likewise, the oppo-
nents of Joining Arizona and NV Mex
leo which embraced the entire pnnosftion
to the bill, produced their reasons for the
record. Several of the insurgents made
plain the ground Of the opposition.
The bill. as passed. provides that Okla
homn and Indian Territory shall consti-
tute one State, under the name. Okla
homa." and that Arizona and New Mexico
shall constitute one State under the name
..Arizona.
Should the terms of admission be rat
flied by the residents of the Territories
in question. their respective State Con-
stitutions must contain clauses prohib-
fling the sale of Intoxicating liquor
to Indians and plural MARRIAGES
There are many other stipula-
lions governing schools. courts and
political subdivisions of tho proposed
new States.
AS an echo of yesterdays battle. Mr.
Lloyd CATissourD. the Democrat whip"
made an explanation regarding the thir-
teen Democrats who We're absent when
the vote was taken on the statehood
rule. IA report is current" he said. ito
the effect that some of the Democrats got
away without voting. and did so cor
ruptly" He gave three reasons, business.
politics and sickness, for the absences.
Those absent were Bell CLouislnna), Byrd
tAIississippil, Cochran (New Yorl0,
Hearst New York;, Hill CMississippD,
Little (Arkansasl, McDermott New Jer-
sew. Patterson CTennessee), Southall
virginia. Sullivan (New York;, Van
Duzer Nevada and zenor dndiana).
Among those who spoke to-day We're
Messrs Webb North Carolinap and
Moon (Tcnnessee). both against the bill.
The resignation of Claude a. Swanson,
recently elected Governor of Virginia. was
presented to the House.
The House adjourned until tomorrow.
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fantry and artillery. Two weeks later
| he made another raid in the enemy's
rear, capturing four large transports and
sfour hundred prisoners on the Cumber-
land River and also capturing and de-
stroyng n gunboat which pursued him.
General Bragg Immediately asked MS
promotion as a Just reward to distin-
gulshed merit" and the rank of major-
general was conferred. He ably covered
Brngg's retreat to Chattanooga, and after
distinguished service in command of the
cavalry at Chckamauga, and the coop
ing up of Rosecrans at Chattanooga, he
arranged with Bragg for operations
against the enemys communications with
Bridgeport. Burnsde's army was on tho
south side OF the Tennessee and Crooks
division of cavalry at the only fordable
point. Even Forrest thought the condl-
lions too hazardous for the contemplated
movement, but Wheeler commended that
a bold dash would win With appoints
ment to chief command of the cavalry
of the Army of Tennessee. Wheeler was
ordered upon the raid to the rear Of
Rosecrans, which his genius made one of
the most brilliant on record Starting
with rear and TANKS harassed by Burn
sides cavalry. Wheeler, with $50 men,
boldly forded the wide and deep river in
the face OF General Crook gallant
enemy, defeated him. gained the Federal
rear. brushed aside two brigades which
guarded the immense trains destroyed
I loo loaded wagons. killed 1000 mules,
and burned and blew up three hundred
ammunition wagons, while fighting both
in rear and front with the Federal cav
airy. Slipping off at night, he crossed
Walden Ridge and captured the fortified
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ly complimented by General Bragg and
ordered to convey the captured division
to the rear. But desiring to continue in
the fight, he detailed Colonel Shorter for
this duty, and with the balance of the
brigade, remained at the front, winning
praise in the official reports of his SUI
perior officers. This first great battle
in the West. one of the bloodiest of the
war. was a severe test of the mettle of
officers and men, and 1t Is to be noted
as a premonition of Wheelers future ca
reer that at the close of the first day,
he was IN command at the front of the
greater part of his division. under the
general orders of the gallant Withers.
or work on the second day, amid disor-
ganization, a glimpse is given in the
report of General Chalmers: Colonel
Wheeler of the Nineteenth Alabama, was
!, with n small remnant of his regiment,
fighting with the Misslssippians on foot
| himself, and bearing the colors of his
| command" in the last charge against the
enemy.
Subsequently, General Wheeler COM
manded the rear guard in the retreat to
4 Corinth, during the siege of which he
was distinguished in fight on the Mon
terey road, in command of two brgades
of Witherss division, After guarding
the rear in the retreat to Tupeo, he was
sent on raid in west Tennessee. in COM
nand of n cavalry brigade, as preliminary
TO the advance into Kentucky. His bat
ties during Braggs Kentucky campaign;
his resistance to Buell's advance upon
Munfordville, which enabled Bragg to
capture the fort and garrison with over
1000 prisoners; his skilIful lighting and
gallant charges at Perryville, driving the
enemy and capturing battery won for
him at once an enduring reputation as n
cavalry leader. On July 18th Bragg APP
pointed the young colonel chief of cav
airy of the Army of Mississippi, with au-
thority to give orders in the name of the
commanding general, and the duty OF
covering the rear of the army and hold
ing the enemy in check. During the re-
treat he fought his men w mounted
charge, dismounted behind stone fences
or rail breostworks displaying wonderful
fertility of resource, and as the result of
his efforts, instead Of the disaster which
seemed Inevitable, the army reached
middle Tennessee without losing any OF
IFS immense and slow moving trains.
From August 9th TO October ed his cav
airy was in almost daily flghtng
"Wheeler's Cavalry"
After this ''Wheelers Cavalry were
household words. and Little Joe Wheel
er, as his men aifectionutely called him.
was the pride of the central South, AT
Alprfreesboro a brigader-general in di-
vision command of all the Confederate
cavalry brigades, he made a raid around
the Federal army, and, in the fierce at
tack upon Rosecrans's left led his men
an a resistless charge oyer cavalry, in