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TRIES To EMULATE
NINE. HUMbERT.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


TRIESTE. Aug. s0-A second Nine.
Humbert has been arrested at Naples
with companion who pretends to be
a Dominican friar.
Last June two stylishly dressed We
en- arrived here, announcing that ~ >
were the Comtessa Antonelli az the
Marchesa Venezia Rampolla. The lat
ter claimed TO be the niece of Cardinal
Rampolla The women followed the
putative Dominican friar. Padre
Ciarchi, who was making a preaching
tour.
The Marchesa. on the strength of
statements that the late Marchese had
left her sole heir, but that his rela-
tives were disputing the will and had
brought a suit against her, obtained
large sums of money from leading men
and women at Rome. Florence and
other social centers in order to fight the
case.
The Comtessa Antonelli is a bona
fide member of the Roman aristocracy
and did not suspect that the Marchesa
was another Humbert in disguise un-
til the arrest of the pretended Car
dinaps niece with the alleged friar, who
is declared to be her paramour and ac-
complice.
The real name of the Marchesa is
Filomena Esposito. She is a native of
Naples, her age is 93 and she is an at
tractive brunette.
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HEALDSBURG PLANS
WATER CARNIVAL.

HEALDSBURG, Aug. 3o--Much IN
terest has been aroused in the water
carnival which is to be held here on
Saturday. and arrangements have been
completed for a programme of inter-
testing events. Special trains will be
run from Ukiah and Petalunaa on the
California Northwestern Railroad, and
large attendance is assured from the
towns along the line. The Russian
River has been damned and a lake
created on which a Venetian carnival
will take place during the afternoon
and evening
The electric lights on the river will
bo a feature of the evening. Aside from
the regular display of fireworks the
committee has added special piece in
the shape of a battleship in action
The Sotoyome Band will furnish mu-
sic during the afternoon and evening
and the Ladies' Band of Willis of four
teen pieces will give a concert in town
on the plaza.
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FERRY TOWER WILL
BE OF CONCRETE.
Harbor Commission Di-
rects Change in Order
to Secure Strength
WILL RAISE COST

Reinforced concrete. instead OF the
sand stone facing formerly used. IS to-
be the material to enter into the con-
struction of the new tower on the
ferry building at the foot OF Market
street. This was definitely decided
upon at the meeting of the Harbor.
Comm ission yesterday morning, when
the architects plans for the new strue-
ture were carefully gone over and the
recommendations as to rebuilding con-
sidered in detail.
The decision of the commission was
based largely on the recommendation
of the harbor engineer. who urged the
reinforced concrete construction on the
ground that il will result In making
the big tower far more substantial
than would zinc plates which IL was
first the intention to use. The decision
of the commission will in no way alter
the appearance of the building. but will
add from $1,000 TO $4,000 to the cost
of rshnishing the tower. The general
building contract. under which the
change will be made. was let for
$4,000.
A. contract for shed on pier IL was
let by the commission to the Standard
Construction Company. the bid for the
work being $4,000.
The commission took up the matter
os a raise in wages.~for which applica-
ton has been made by all departments
of harbor work. but no action was
taken A, general raise to meet the in
creased cost of living is expected with
In a short time, but all applications
on file yesterday were passed over until
next week for further consideration
a discussion of finances took up a.
portion of the meeting. and will be re-
sumed as. a special. order OF business
at the meeting next week The. COM
mission finds itself spending more in
improvements and general running ex-
penses than the insurance money re-
ceiVed and the revenues from harbor
sources warrant and plans are to be
FORMULATED to make the funds on hand
carry as far as possible Members OF
the commission stated yesterday that
it Is the intention Of the body to carry
out the work along the lines OF most
necessary Improvement and in accord
ance, so far as possible. with the gen
.eral public demands In order to do
this a plan for future work will be
mapped out and followed closely in the
letting of all contracts
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QUAKES IN CHILE
SPREAD TERROR.
Heavy Shocks Through
out Tacna and Acre
Are Followed by Panic
REIGNS

NEW YORK. Aug. 30.-A cablegram
to the Herald from Tacna, Chile, says:
Heavy earthquake shocks have been
felt throughout Tacna and Acre. The
panic is indescribable People are liv-
ing in the public squares. The first
shock lasted thirty seconds. Slighter
shocks continue at intervals.
SANTIAGO. Chile. Wednesday. Aug.
29 The ambulance stations and hos
pitals at Valparaiso are now caring for
eGyV persons who sustained injuries in
the recent earthquakes or the fires
which followed.
Nine. Won der Lund. wife of Colonel
Won der Lund. the German instructor
of the Chilean troops. died today as a
result of the injuries. which she re-
ceived during the earthquake
Owing to the scarcity of food the
municipality of Valparaiso has decided
to send away from that city all the in
habitants who are incapable of work
ing.
Six hundred head of cattle are on
their way to Santiago to relieve the
scarcity of meat. The banks have again
resumed their rates of interest on
loans.
BERLIN, Aug. 80. = The weekly
earthquake report of the Geophisical
Institute of Goettingen University
shows that there were eight earth
uuakes last week and twenty the pre-
vious week. These figures are the
highest ever recorded.
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Freeborn Estate Will Erect Concrete
Building Principal Thoroughfare OF San Francisco

The Freeborn estate has just entered
into contract with the Woodruff Com
pany, constructing engineers of Cali
fornias for the erection of a three-story.
reinforced concrete building on the
north side of Market street between
Montgomery and Sansome. The struc-
ture will have thirty four. feet on
Market street and will run back 119
feet with twenty-e eight feet frontage
on Sutter.
The exterior both on Market and SUIT
ter streets will be of renaissance de-
sign of nodded concrete The first
floor will be arranged into two stores
facing on each street, and the second
and third floors will be divided into
large well-lighted Offices reached by
elevators
The floors throughout will be of mo-
sale and the doors, window trimmings
and wainscoting are to be of metal.
grained TO have the appearance of mo-
hogany, and wire glass will be used
throughout Each office will contain
all modern conveniences and the le-
vators and stairways will be arranged
so that they will be automatically in
closed in case of fire.
The cost of the building, of which
S. n. Woodruff of New York is the
architect, will be $4,000.
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GAMBLERS GIVEN
MORE FREEDOM.

The spasmodic crusade of the police
AGAINST the gambling dens' in the West
ern Addition has been about as success
ful as their raids on the Chinese fan
tan games. For few days the places
were closed, but as soon as the vigi-
lance OF the patroimen was relaxed the
doors of the poker rooms, crap games
and other places used for unlawful
gaming were thrown open to the public
At present there are at least a dozen
resorts on Fillmore and the adjacent
streets, where any kind of a game can
be played. One of the most notorious
is conducted by Gene Sutter and Tod
Mcdonald, al zoos Sutter street. a few
doors from Fillmore. Here almost any
kind of a game can be found Crowds
are passing in and out at all hours of
the night, but no attempt was made,
either by. blockade or arrest, to stop
them. <
Sutter has been one of the most per-
sistent gamblers in the city. For years
before the fire he conducted a place on
O'FarreI streets, near the Orpheum
Theater. An occasional raid was made
upon his place to keep up a semhlance
Of authority. At these times only few
hangers-on were found in the reoms
and they were always released as
quickly as they were arrested
Sutter seems to be able to exert as
much pull now as he did before the
fire. None of the policemen seem will
ing to interfere with him.
Tod Mcdonald is another immune. He
has been for more than twenty years a
Professional gambler who, in his quest
Tor easy victims, has frequently come
in. conflict. with the police.
:: The two men have combined their in
fuence to keep the Sutter-street den
open to the public. They openly boast
of their influence with the municipal
authorities and defy arrest
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The Original Little Benencencfa PubIfca
Company of San Francfsco.
Organized September. 1888.

The following are the capitals. August 80, 1eO6: :
No. 555l, $4,000. sold. in San Francisco. Cal
No. 602o, $1,000, sold In San Francisco and Sac
ramento. No l64Se, $1,000. sold in San Luis
Obispo and San Francisco Nos. 43Il and 4S7S
each $500, sold in San Francisco. Cal
for July &c, 1906: Milton GOLDSMITH with
Goldberg. Bowen & Co. Van Ness ave and
Sutter ST.. residing at 1856 California ST.. s: F.
Cal, $500 John c. Knobloch fsaloon 547 CLAY
St. s. r. Cali residing at 254 Sunset ave
s. F.. Cal. $500. II. J. OBrien, carriage
painter, 349 Church St, S. f., Cal $3.50
Charles Lawson dyer. with Thomas Dye Works.
q Tenth ST.. residing al 1855 Twenty-second
St. s. f., Cal. $3.50. Mrs. J. Edwards 35I
San Carlos ave. S. F., Cal. $3.50 Collected
by D. Savior, 364 Jefferson Park. S. F.: Cal for
client, $3.50 All obligations paid IN full at
2055 eutter st, apartment J.
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To settIe .Fronfier Jli.n,,te.

CoNSTANFINoPLE. Aug. 30.-A Tur-
ko-Bulgarian commission has been ap-
pointed to deifmJt a portion OF the
frontier of the vilayet- Of Adrianeple.
which is in dispute and which led to a
sharp fight recently between the SOL
diers guarding the Bulgarian post at
Suzuki and. the guard on dsIty. at the
Turkish post of DerVish -Mogila A sus-
pension Of hostilitses has, been agreed
upon pending an investigatfon.
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Orders for Officers
Of Army and Navy.

M/AsHrseToN Aug. 50.
wv The following army
orders have been issued;
board to consist OF
Captains Harry l.. Hawthorne,
artillery corps; Sterling p.
Adams, Mathew C. Smith, Four
teenth Cavalry, and veterina-
rian Richard b. Corcoran. artil-
lery corps, is appointed to meet
at San Francisco and Madeline,
California, to inspect horses TO
be purchased for the army.
Navy orders has been issued
as follows; Assistant Sur
geon z. l.. Jones il detached
from the naval hospital at
Mare Island and assigned to
duty in attendance at the
course of instruction at the
United States Naval Medical
School, Washington, ID. C.
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ROBERT j. TOBIN LIES
ILL AT HIS RESIDENCE
Indisposed for Several Months, Causing
Anxiety Among His Family
and Friends.

Robert j. Tobin, secretary of the Hi
bernia Bank, has been In a very weak
ened condition at his residence, 1880
Geary street. for many weeks. his in
disposition dating before April l last.
Dropsy and weakened heart have af-
fected what was otherwise strong
constitution, Notwithstanding that Mr..
Tobin has reached the age of 7S years.
His family and friends were greatly
relieved yesterday when for the first
time for some days he showed some
signs of Improvement. which continued
into the evening
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TO Elect General OF yesuit..

ROME. Aug. So Rev. William
O'Brien Pardow OF New York and Rev.
William B. Rogers of St Louis. the
two missing American delegates TO the
congregation Of the Society Of Jesus,
arrived here today and. with the ex-
ception Of the Germans all the electors
necessary to choose new general Of
the Jesuits are here. The first meet
ing Of the convention Will be held Sat
uroay.
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Nav End race War with Tartar..

ERIVAN, Aug. 30.-The first general
conference of the Armenians opened to-
day at the Etchmiadzine Monastery,
which is the seat of the Armenian
Catholic Patriarch. The most import
ant action of the congress is likely to
be in connection with measures foS'
ending the race war between the Ar
menians and Tarters.
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Ends Life with Reyolver.

LONG BEACH, Aug. 30.-Alexander
B. Fletcher aged So. committed suicide
tonight at 1922 Jessie street by blowing
out his brains with a revolver His
wife and young child live in Los An
geles. Fletcher was Respondent be-
cause of bad health.
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Bir reunion of CatboIic..

LOS ANGELES. Aug 30.-More than
10, 900 persons journeyed to the beach
resort of Playa del Rey this morning
TO attend the annual reunion and pic
mic of the Southern California Catho-
Hes The event was one of the most
successful and pretentious ever held in
Southern California.
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Wreck shops Of the Grec,x,..

BUCHAREST. Roumania, Aug. se:4
Serious excesses marked the aIitf-Csreek
demonstration at Galatz today. "A. thou
sand demonstrators; after listening to-
nery speeches, marched through the.
streets. wrecking many Greek shops,
and finally assembled. In front of the
Russian Consulate. the windows of
which were smashed with stones before
the rioters were dispersed:
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Children Lost I'm the Ruins.

Two little girls not more than four
years old were found by policeman
wandering about the ruins near Cali
fornta and Montgomery streets yester-
day afternoon. They were unable to
tell their names. Last night they were
identified as Violet Dougherty and Jen-
ME Harnaty by John Harnaty. father
of the latter child The children
strayed away from the refugee camp
at Harbor View.
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American Estate Raided.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.=--According
to dispatch receiveds at the State De-
partment today from one. Of the
American owners OF the Eonstancia
estate near Cienfuegos. Cuban 4nsurz
gents raided this property four days
ago, taking a number of HORSES This
is the first protest received from Amer
leans against Tnolestation of their in
terests: Mr.. Sleeper. the. American
Charge at Havana, was scabfed to de-
mand of the Cuban Government ade-
ouate protection. for stlle Cons stancia
estate and all: American property sfnli-
l2rly situated. = :::
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Emperor ReeeIvee. Amerieaan~.

BERLIN, Aug. Embassador Tow.
er presented Brigadier General Thomas
H Barry and his party 10. War Minister
Won Einem and Chief Of General Staff
Won Moltke today, after which the
American officers attended; at the EN-
peror's invitation. the ceremony at the
palace of Mailing the nags TO. their
STATS, on which occasion the. visitors
were presented 70 his Majesty, who
received them with great cordialfty..
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Lady campbell-Bannerman Dead.

MARIENBAD, Bohemia, Aug 30
Lady Campbell Bannerman, wife of the
British Premier. Sir Henry Campbell
Banrerman. died today. She had been
an invalid for years.
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TESTING THE GUNS
At HAVANA.
Major ClewS' Corps Pre-
pares for the Fray
z With the Insurgents
AMERICANS AFIELD

HAVANA. Aug. so.-The rattle of
machine guns became familiar sound
today on the sea front OF Havana.
where Major ciews corps was trying
its new weapons and drilling for their
new duties. Part of the corps is going
TO the front tomorrow, but its desti-
nation has not been divulged. Major
Clews has appointed the following
American officers for his corps:
Battery A, Captain 2. r. webster
who served IN the United States navy
and commanded cuban ginboat for
three years, subsequently, being con-
sular agent at Cardenas; Lieutenant
United States artillery; Battery B, Cap
tain Clegereaux, a sharp-shooter, who
served with the American forces IN
Cuba and the Philippines; Lieutenant
Adolph Fittig. an American citizen and
formerly a Lieutenant in the German
army; Battery c. Captain George Reno,
formerly Cuban revolutionary army!
Lieutenant Alexander, former United
States artilleryman.
The officers of Battery. . have not
yet been named There are twenty five
Americans in the corps.
GENERALS ARE NEARING.
Generals Avalos and Pino Guerra are
close 10 each other tonight in the vi
cinity of Guanes. whittier Avalos, with
1000 troops. marched today from Sabalo:
A considerable number Of recruits fell
out during the march from San Juan
de Martinez, overcome by the heat and
choking dust. and some were i'll with
fever induced by drinking bad water.
The story OF the plundering Of Gala
fore by Guerrs's men has been dupIf-
L. l. T.~f
the Government troops reached that
place Wednesday they found the gener-
al store in ruins. Guerra's men had
crowded into the store and began TAX
ing what they chose. Guerra. and
some Of his officers tried 70 prevent
this and finally drew their machetes
and wounded several men. The towns
people assert that there was consider
able bloodshed. Guerra failed to con-
troll his men.
ONLY ONE FIGHT.
The only fight Of consequence re
ported today was a three hours con-
fict between lS9 rural guards and
volunteers and an insurgent band es
timated TO number 800 near Campo
Florido. twenty miles east Of Havana.
An American who witnessed the fight.
ing says that the rural guards. and
volunteers made a 'fhe charge ;up a hiiI
routing the Insurgents
Reports of surrenders under THE. Gov
ernment's offer of amnesty are more
numerous tonight. most of them com.
ing from towns near Havana. = An, ~ih=-
surgent chief, one Tata' Sanchez. fs the
most prominent Of those who gurren+
dered today.
On the other hand the insurrection.
Is receiving some recruits among them
Colonel Carlos Duas, a prominent resi-
dent of San Antonio de Los Banos-
The situation near Cienfuegos is
threatening. It is reported that 5000
insurgents are out there !:
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Arms. Go fa 0nhn-.

NEW YORK. Aug, .sO.-Anotfer CON
signment Of arms and ammunition went
TO the Cuban. Government. today on. the
steamer Seguranca of the: Ward. line.
This is the second shipment OF the kind
TO leave this port within "a week.
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BenencencIa Company Of San Francisco.
(R. G. Co. Established Nay. I0OOl.

Following are the capitals Thursday. August
80. 1906: 10. 4551. SO. 600. sold 10 Los Angeles
no. 6o2s. $1,000, sold in Santa Rosa and Oakland.
No 16E3e. $1,000, sold in Sacramento. Alameda
and Los Angeles Nos. 4311 and 1873. each $780,
sold IN Los Angeles. Oakland San Jose and
Stockton. An obligations paid IN full al 2355
Bush st., San Francisco. Cab
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Excur.ion East-Low Rates

BY Union Pacific. Chicago. Milwaukee and ST
Paul railroads. September and TO- $3.50 TO Chi
cago and return. Good via Denver and Kansas
City or Omaha. No change cars Office up
stairs. Ferry building. or East street.
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Two postmasters Apno,n,.d

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3o.-The fol-
lowing postmasters have been appoint
ed by the President: Henry w Nash.
Stirling City. Cal. George A. Herring =
ton. Montrose, CAL
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NArloNAL IRRIeAfIoN coNGREss.
Trip Through Famous Columbia River
Region.

All irrigafionists viii gather at Boise Idaho
September 3-s one fare round trfp. Soufhern
Pacific and connections. via Ogden or Portland.
You can 20 one way. return the other Thirty.
%. 80. 81,
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goodyear Rubber Company.

Office and salesroome at their rubber.
factory. 216-22N Spear ST.. bet Howard
and Folsom. Tel. Temporary 1893.
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MnNnMENr nEnrcArInN-A =

MONUMENT DEDICATIoN--A monument
erected by the Grand Lodge of California IN
dependent order Of Odd Fellows. to perpetuate
the memory of the late L. L. Alexander. past
grand master Of the State. will be dedicated IN
the cemetery at Placerville.7 FL Dorado County.
next sunday.
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KNOWLES. EDW.. CO.. Printers us
Frederick ST.. near NcAllister.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-28
THE HARBoR AND ITS NEEDS

TT natural that the improvement and right OF harbor
should engoss attention Undoubtedly with the
increase railroads terminating this penn
ula the natural growth of trade large additions the dock
age facilities of the port will be demanded THE present
dons altogether inadequate for needs
The existing system control proved failure chiefly owing
the management this makes the problem diff
cult 1t ingenuity devise system under which politics
will be eliminated
Possibly that be done without changing human nature
The plan OF putting single official quite
dangerous political the system of by
at present painful object lesson the
OF the administration OF Mayor Schmz 1t
say that the Francisco charter should up today
for by OF the people would be unhesitatngy
rejected because of its provisions concentrating in the hands
Of the Mayor The theory that great power brings correspond
ing responsibility In practice that five years Office finds
the Mayor his the peniteniary.
Whatever the form of government that may be agreed for
the 'front.' there need of money and action First of all
governing body that will do something The present board
conspicuous failure this regard The appears
be deeply cursed with ncapacy precious Board of
Supervisors They get nothing done but politics.
An important reform of harbor would be sweep
ing reduction OF port charges The State the abor
and the prosperity OF the major part of this commonwealth de-
pendent the promotion of shipping facilities this point In
the interest OF that territory tributary San Francisco arbor
the State should undertake part of the burden We entirely
with principle ownership
the 'front.' but that right with corresponding obga
tions which the State has pretended to fulfill
The present port charges much too high. If
compete with shipping points north and SOUTH the be
reduced.
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POWER COMPANIES SHOULD PAY

IT clear why the power companies operating the forest
should object paying the moderate imposed by the
Forestry Bureau for the H. E. Huntington
and the Edison Power Company of Los Angeles have appealed
Chief Forester Clifford Pncho them obga
ton Is cents horsepower the large voltage
which they develop from the Sierra
made that they intend develop something like
100000 horsepower greatly exaggerated
The daily of
and that multiplied by would wheel
the State and leave spare For the power
ready developed by the California Gas Electric Corporation
with extensive system, drawn from three four of
biggest Sierra considerably less than 100000
Whatever be the of development there
why private should be given prv
eges free of charge The Forestry Service money
policy OF conserving the timber that
restoring by repanng denuded by
the umbemen This policy of safety
Coast and especially for California where much depends
outstanding by conserving
Apart from forest policy the rule laid by
bureau right principle All public corporations
be made TO contribute part of their earnings
treasury for the valuable privileges they
used for nothing by the bribery of dishonest
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He Played the Corpse
BY Edward F.. Caf1ill

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