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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

longer needed an Indian Ocean anyhow.
1t was awful. Awe was transformed
into positive terror when the evening
papers had no account of a continent
ocean destroying quake. Theory after
theory chased themselves through
throbbing scientific minds and cracked
ice went toaa premium. For two or
three days the seismograph behaved in
an orderly and properly scientific man.
ner. The worried savants began to
assume their normal mental postures,
one of them even suggesting in a spirit
of scientific humor, that the brickbat
that laid low the hat of the Omori had
started a telepathic current, which had
found its belated way to the master
minds machine.
Then the crack of DOOM The very
next morning the zigzag lines on the
Omori register showed beyond all per-
adventure that the world had come to
an end. That the immediate vicinity
of the observatory endured was tri-
fling incident, possibly miracle. The
morning papers came That proved
San Francisco was saved, but Japan
Siberia and Kalamazoo had surely been
destroyed in that fearful shake. The
evening papers, with their dearth of in
formation about a great disaster. only
added mystery to the scientific sus-
pense.
But one of the professors thought he
smelled rat. BY stealth he armed
himself with 10-cent mousetrap.
bit of cheese and sailed forth to beard
the earthquake in its path of death
and destruction. Another morning came
A tiny mouse that had played havoc
with the peace of the savants by trot-
ting across the delicately adjusted reg
lister sheet of the seismograph had just
settled the Eastern question by de-
molishing Constantinople, when he
smelled the cheese, went to the fate
of his fathers and restored confidence
in Omori and his marvellous invention
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
FUGITIVE TRIES TO
END HIS LIFE

DETROIT, Dec. 26.-Felipe Jauragui,
aged 25 years. said to be the son of
wealthy p .nts of Durango, Mexico,
and to ha,s been expelled from that
country for connection with revolu-
tionary movement, attempted to COM
nit suicide here this afternoon and
fired three bullets into his chest. He
has a fair chance of recovery
Jauragui is said to have gone to ST.
Louis after his expulsion from Mexico
and joined in the publication of a Mex
lean paper in that city in the interests
of the revolutionary party. He left
there six weeks ago and came to De-
troit, where he first earned a pre-
carious living as cigar salesman and
then secured work translatng Spanish
for local printing house.
He left farewell letter written in
Spanish in which he declared that he
"succumbed to the ecstacies of love-
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
JOHN A. MOORE MUST SERVE
ONE YEAR FOR LAND FRAUDS
Judge de Haven Refuses to Postpone
Execution of Sentence Imposed on
Man Convicted of Perjury

Execution of Sentence Imposed on
Man Convicted of Perjury
]. H. G. Weaver, counsel for John A.
Moore, convicted of perjury in the
United States District Court and SEN
fenced by Judge de Haven to one years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary at
San Quentin, presented petition to
Judge de Haven yesterday asking that
the execution of sentence be Indefinitely
postponed. Judge de Haven denied the
request. He said that such action would
be equivalent to a pardon. and only the
President of the United States had that
power.
Moore was prominent citizen of
Humboldt County, having been a Su-
pervisor for four years. He was re-
puted to be moderately wealthy The
perjury of which he was convicted was
committed in fling homestead entries
upon Government land in that county.
Weaver's petition for a pardon for
Moore showed the signatures of all the
jurors who had convicted him and of a
large number of officials and promi-
nent men. This petition Weaver took
to Washington and presented to Presi-
dent Roosevelt The President declined
to pasdon Moore, for the reason that he
was clearly guilty and that it was time
to put stop to land frauds.
Moore will be taken to the peniten-
tiary at once to serve his sentence
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
PROCURE LICENSES
IN MISSOURI
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Dispatches to-
day from Clayton, No, say that Frank
L. Carmony of Dublin. Ind, and Martha
A. Bowles of Woodland, Cal, both
young persons, obtained a marriage
license late Monday afternoon. That is,
CarmOny and Bowles are the names
attached TO their affidavit in the Re
cOroer's Office. The names on the book
for public reference corresponding to
these are Frank 3. Carmen and Martha
r. Borden, both addresses being St
Louis.
The pair slipped into the marriage
license Office when none but the clerk
was present and disappeared as soon
as the license had been secured. They
were well dressed and had a cosmo-
poIitan appearance. No one has been
found in Clayton who married them
WOODLAND, Dec. 26.-No such
woman as Martha Bowles is known
here.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
.GR|NDE[L'S PARTY
DIED IN DESERT

Ell PASO. Tex. Dec. 26.-fhe re-
mains of Professor Thomas Grindell
and his party. who left Douglas, Ariz..
in June, 1904, on an exploring expedi-
ton into the Tiburon Islands. located
in the Gulf of California. but were not
heard from, have just been found in a
desert in Sonora, where they perished
evidently for want of water The
identification was made through let
ters addressed to Grindell found with
the remains. Grindell was principal of
the Douglas school.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
Is TO SHIP
FLOUR TO THE CZAR'S DOMAIN
Unusual Condition Is Brought About
by the Great Shortage in
Russia

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 26.-It is ru-
mored that a big deal is about to be
closed whereby a Minneapolis company
will consign a large quantity of Mime
apolis -four to Russia
Only through the immense shortage
in the Russian crop could this condi
ton arise-a shortage. so great that
Russian -four prices have advanced to
a notch where foreign millers can fig
ure on paying the imported duty, plus
freight, and realize fair profit
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
WOMAN CAPTURES
VICIOUS R0BbER
spEcIAE DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


SAN BERNARDINO. Dec 26.-Minnie
Garcia. the landlady Of a lodging
house. captured a bold robber in this
city last night. F. Rameris came up
the stairs to the lodging house leading
an intoxicated man, who he said was
his brother and who wished to be put
to bed
They had been in the room but few
minutes when the landlady heard a ter
rifle struggle. She found the drunken
man badly beaten and saw the robber
run down the hall and take refuge in a
closet. Miss Garcia locked the door
upon him and then notified the police.
The robber was placed under arrest
and when searched a $50 gold piece
was found in his shoe and a silver dime
was in each ear The victim of the
robbery had $40 in a belt around his
waist, but only $40 was recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
DEPART MENT FINDS
ACCUSED CONSUL

WASHINGTON. Dec 26.-Frederick
McMasters of New York, the United
States CONSUL at Zanzibar who was
ordered home under suspension to ex-
plain charges of misconduct preferred
against him by the British officials
of Zanzibar, and who also was re-
ported to have obtained money by
false pretenses from a bank in Nice.
has been located in this country and
the State Department has been ad-
vised that he will reach Washington
within a day or two.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
WRECK ON B. 8 o. RAILWAY

DEFIANCE, Ohio, Dec. 26.-Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train No. 5. while
running at seventy miles an hour. was
wrecked by spreading rails three miles
east of here this morning One coach
and two sleepers jumped the track.
and the combination coach turned over.
Three passengers were hurt, but not
seriously.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
CoURr-MARTIAL FINDINGS

WASHINGTON Des'. 26.-The Navy
Department today received the fin6ings
of the court-mar.ial il the suse CT
Assistant Paymaster William C. Syper,
charged with Irregularities IN his ac-
counts. The court found him guilty Of
a technical shortage of over $1,000 and
recommended a sentence of reduction
of several numbers in grade.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27
SUMMER RESORTS
TAHITI
South Seas

No region is more interesting ard
full of romance than the South Sea
Islands, and to make a voyage in the
good ship MaripOSa and travel to these
summer isles of Eden is pleasure sail
ing the day long
The famous surgeon. DIR. Nicholas
Sem, says of this charming region.
No other island can compare in nat
ural beauty with Tahiti the gem of the
South Pacific. 1t is the island where
life is free of care-where the natives
are fed. clothed and housed by nature,
where man eats his daily bread with
out being forced to labor, sleeps and
dreams away his life free from worry
and enjoys the foretaste Of the eternal
paradise before he dies"
The Mariposa sails December %. Re-
duced rates for round trip s125. Write
for folder to Oceanic s. s. Co. 6T7 Mar
ket st. Phone Temporary 1881
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-27

Sterling silver manicure pieces. 75c.|
more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07
EsTABLIsHMENT TIED UT.
PrOpriefOrs of LithOgraphing Firm
 Have Decided to Fight.

PrOprfefOrS Of LtthOgraph1ng Firms
 Have Decided to Fight.
 New York, August 6.-Lothograph work and printing representing thou sand of dollars is tied up in this city as consequence of the strike of Photographers and assistants.
 At this time of the year much color calendar work Is done for delivery in the fall, and unless the orders now on hand can be promptly filled. the loss to the employers will, it is said be considerable. The employers do not conceal the fact that the strike is likely to cause them an immense loss of large amount of money. but they Insist that the fight is to finish and say preparations for such a contin- gency were made weeks ago. when the employers association met in Pitts burg and raised a strike fund.
 The president of one of the largest Autograph concerns In New York last night estimated the number of strikers In this city at 5000 and the total throughout the country at 10000. or about two thirds Of the whole num- Der of men engaged as lithogra phers or directly associated with this branch of the business.
 The week opens with little pros poets of an early settlement of the trouble. A few non-union men have been brought to this city from other places and will be put to work today, but 1t is not expected they will be of any great assistance in the operation of the plants. The larger shops are said to be peacefully picketed, and plain clothes officers are also station ed in the vicinity of these establish ments, but nothing In the way of vio- lence has been attempted or Is antic-. iDatcd
 Members of the employers associa- ton, which 1t is claimed. controls the most of the lithographing business, dividual contracts for five years. They say they will pay the maximum wages demanded by the men and higher rates to men of special skill They insist that they will not treat with the men l except as individuals.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07
H. A R. Reer Cotton Letter.

New Orleans, Aug. 6.-The market ruled somewhat steadier today, furth- CT heavy rains having occurred oyer Sunday in the Western portion of the belt and showers were generally re- ported from all districts, the heaviest being reported officially from northern half of Texas and in the Territories, as much as s.4 inches of rain falling at Ballinger, Northwest Texas, and eight inches at Coleman in the same district, while heavy but more mod crate rains were distributed over the central and northern portion of the belt points in Central Texas receiv- ing 1-2 inches.
 The weekly weather and crop we- ports of the different Southern jour nals maintained that crop accounts in the central and western portions of the belt continue favorable. but an un- favorable view was taken of the east. ern section of the belt, especially of Georgia and South Carolina, the con dition of the crop being reported this week worse than one week ago; in North Carolina. however, the outlook From Texas are being received re- ports of weevils and boil worms be- coming more numerous and destruc- tive. and the wet. weather which has set in again is favorable to an in- crease in insect life and naturally do additional damage in event of the rains continuing.
 The points in Northwest Texas
 
 not large cotton producing. centres. nevertheless, good deal of cotton is being raised in all parts of North. Central and South Texas, the North ern part of the State having already been sown, the tendency is to work westward. and the thing to be feared now is the overfiowing of the bottoms as result of the heavy rains up State.
 There appears to be a want of con- | f1dence in Liverpool meeting the Amer | ican decline occasioned by the bureau report of last Friday. the English | market being closed since then and their analysis of same is being await ed with much interest. When the Liverpool market closed | last Friday, October in the New Cr- | leans market was quoted at 1920 l therefore a corresponding decline Is anticipated, but may not be realized. | Aiabama's first new bale was re- ceived at Montgomery today, three | days later than one year ago. | Thus far Georgia has marketed but | one new bale against four last year | Augusta received three new bales this | day a year ago and 1t looks as though | the movement from Georgia will be | late.
 | Prior to September 1 last year Geors | gia ginned 113.000 bales. year before l 61.00O: South Carolina, 3S.000 against | 4,000; North Carolina, 2.900 compared with 100; Alabama, 51,000 against 26.- 900.
 Texas, however, was a little late in l 1905. but in proportion Texas and the valley could overcome lateness fin the Atlantics.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07
MARKET FOR COTTON
MARKET LESS ACTIVE AND FLUCTUA-
 TIONS IRREGULAR.
ouened Firm at an Advance on Genera Covering of shorts and Little
 Buying for
 Turn.

New York, Aug s.-The cotton market was less active today and fluctuations were irregular. following the activity and broad fluetnations of late last week. The close was steady at net advance of 20b points Sales for the day were estimated at 15O,0OO bales The market opened firm at an advance of 3@7 points, on covering Of shorts and a little buying for turn. There was a renewal of liquidation right after the call however. and the market eased off with August relatively weak and selling down to a new low level at 3. s5 or 12 points under the closing price of Sat urday Later positions did not quite reach the low point of Saturday. but were stead fed some 293 points under Saturdays close by covering of shorts and the later weather bulletins from Washington reporting heav- 1 fer preoipitation in Texas than shown on the early map. inspired buying during the Afternoon which rallied the market to nearly the opening figures. Trading was quite active during the middle session. The later weather reports indicated rain rang ing from one to six inches at eleven points in Texas. Southern spot markets were generally unchanged
 Receipts at the ports today 2.S29 bales, against s,391 last week and s,S12 last year. for the week (estimated) 25.000 bales. against 33,505 last week and 6s.143 last year.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 62 bales. against 2, 160 last year and at Houston 9TC bales against 1873 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07
.-. Cotton Letter. (By private wire to Loveman & Go. 36 Commerce EtreetO

N6y pfIVdIG wire IO 1OVeTQdn & CO.s 36 Commerce Street.)
 speculation was rather duii the cotton market ruled steady today and the re- rains reported over Sunday in Texas caused some strength early in the day, but the improvement met with consid- erable selling on the part of. bears. who succeeded fin forcing values as low as 9.94 for December.
 Private wire reports, however, of additional rains throughout the belt today again started prices on the and the fear that Liverpool, which Is due to come about 12 points down, might not show as much of a decline as expected, induced some covering. as high as 10 cents. Prices were slightly easier subsequently, as a re- suit of profit-taking by scalpere on the long side. Spots were officially grades, middling being quoted 10 5-16 Sales amounted to 800 bales of spots and $50 bales to arrive.
 Cotton Is beginning to move quite freely. now, oter 500 bales being re- ceiyed at Houston today and 278 bales at Galveston. Owing to the absence of many European buyers, who have not yet returned from their annual vacation trips to the other side the spot demand is somewhat inactive, a condition which was reflected in the lowering of all grades 116 in this market today.
 Unless the spot demand improves shortly, the pressure of actual cotton Is apt to have a depressing effect on the general market, the undertone of which is still weak
 Unfavorable weather conditions may lead to higher level of values in the contract market for the time being but eventually, the weight of actual cotton will, we think, drag prices down lower than they have vet been Yours truly,
 Loveman & Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS
(Corrected DaIIY.l

(COrrected DaIlyO
 These prices are at wholesale and not to stareh-corn sS1Oc; standard goods, pearl 4Ae; gloss lump 4Ac; nickel back
 kics~Extra fancy shc; head 4a5c: broken 3hc; Japan 5c. Salt-Liverpcol $1; Virginia 5Oc.
 Yinegar-Per gallon l4@ 22c.
 Coffee-Green, common, g. h 1Oc: nrtna Io& GiO%c: Choice IiSi1he: fancy Dii0s isS candies-stick sMc; fancy sa1Oc
 crackers-XXX soda 6hc: xxx Ginger Fiour-Basis of barrels: High paten, s4:s9; fancy patent $4 90; half patent s4 25: : Ps pear 70S Pesrless DsE sssk Lard-Leaf lOAc; compound 7No: basis tierces.
 Grain and Hay-Bran $11O: shorts sI IS. corn chops Toe: white corn 75: oats mixed Sl Ob: Johnson grass Toe; rust Droof oats Cotton Seed Hulls-Loose per ton ss. 50; baled 3s.oO; sacks 80. 50; cotton seed meal WoOi-clean s6o; bury wool l2Mo: wash BeeswaS 24k G25Mc. Grapes.--4 ID. baskets 2O922ho: Ih Fruit and Produce-Triumph potatoa, s1 % bu.; onions $1.2 25 bu.; Western green head cabbage, bbl crates $2. 25; apple and cream cheese. daisies l43z O l5c: fancy R. P. peanuts, 6c lb. lemons $4 50 crate peaches VI OQ $2-OO crate: Dineap- ples $3 crate
 Hides--Dry Hints 1sAc; dry salted 17Mc: green salted 912c.
 Chickens-Hens sO@35c; flyers 25 soc: broIlers 15Q2Oc.
 MoIasses-Georgia Cane. barrel s5c per gallon; eases, gallons ts. % per case; maple syrup. Leg Cabin. gallons SI4; h gallons s7 50; quarts .25 per doz.
 sugar-Granulated 6hc; F. Y. c. A%e. Country butter-1bc.
 EKgs-l3c.
 seed-Rye S1 per bu.; wheat s1.O5 barley S1; crimson clover l2c: alfalfa l4 Q 2Oc per Ib: onion sets white skin S2: nearI SS. blue grass Is Q1SCA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Chicago. Aug. 6.-Complaints that wheat Is sprouting in the shocks In the Southwest caused a strong tone in the local wheat WSsat sodny The coaS so's sas sf Oats showed a gain of Ac. Provisions were 2h @5c higher.
 cause of active buying by shorts as a result of which the market ruled firm all day. Rain, 1t was claimed is causing damage the demand by shorts several of the leading bulls bought freely. A feature of the days news which was fayora6is to the snis wss aIs today being 1.407,000 bushels compared with 1.422.Oo0 bushels the corresponding day was bullishiy affected by small local re ceipts. The market closed strong, Sep- tember opened. q shade to 2 %c higher at
 cleeranees of wheat and flour were equal to 311.s00 bushels.
 The corn market market, Us.osS was weak k early in in illinois. There was also an official fore cast of more showers tonight which caused in in sympathy with the strength of wheat. shorts being lively bidders during the last hour. The close was strong. September opened 6 Ac lower at 48xc; sold off to 4SMc: rallied to 4shc. and closed at 4s%c. Local receipts were no cars with 42 of contract grade.
 Oats were a trifie eaiser at the start, but uiclsly rallied and ruled firm for the re- mainder of the day. The main influence Fear of damage by wet weather caused some apprehension among shorts Septem- Der opened unchanged to Ac lower at 30 * @30%c to 30Mc, sold between soAc and 31Ac and closed at 3fKc.
 Local receipts were sOi cars. Provisions were easy early in the day on selling brought out by Q five cent de- cline in the price of live hogs. Later the market became steady on the buying of lard and ribs by a prominent commission house. At the close September pork was up 2hc at s17. %. Lard was Be higher at ss.so. Ribs were axe higher at
 EstiTnated receipts for tomorrow: wheat sos cars: corn PAS cars: oats 4s9 cars; hogs 1s.000 head
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
 A ArttoIaa Tlasa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-07
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement.

Galveston-Steady. 10Ac: net receipts 1.4s7: gross receipts 1,4s7; sales 226; stock 17.446; shipments to continent 366: coast wise 1882
 New OrIeans-steady. 10 5A16c: net re ceipts 62; gross receipts 62; sales 1,050; stock S4.4O0: shipments coastwise 240.
 Mobile-Quet. 10hc net receipts 100; gross receipts 100; sales 150: stock 7.s46; shipments coastwise 27.
 savannah-QuIet, 10 5-16c; net receipts sos; gross receipts 606; sales 43s; stock 36.017: shipments coastwise no.
 Charleston-Nominal: net receipts 15; gross receipts 15: stock 4.6SS.
 wilmington--Nominal: net receipts 1; gross receipts 1: stock 301.
 Norfolk-Steady. 10Mc; net receipts 4S6; gross receipts 4S6; stock STA; shipments coastwisa 6S7
 Baltimore-Nominal.. 1O%c; gross receipts 265: stock 3.76s.
 New York-steady 70: gross receipts LAT; sales 29s; stock s4.o01: shipments to continent 15O.
 Boston-steady. 1O,7O; net receipts 55; gross receipts 762-
 Philadelphia-st 10 95: net receipts IT: gross receipts PAT; stock 1.460.