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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
FLETCHER GOES
To TROP|C ROAD
Will Manage Industrial
Department of Pan
American Line.
System Will Eventually
Be Extended to the
IsthmuS.

Lyle NJ. Fletcher, well known among
railroad men and at one time secretary
OF the State Board of Trade of Cali
fornia, has accepted the position Of
general manager of the Industrial de-
partment OF the Pan-American Rail-
road. with headquarters in the City Of
Mexico. and will depart soon for Mex
ico to assume his new duties. He will
have entire charge Of the land and
financial interests of the Pan-Ameri-
can road in Mexico.
The railway begins at San Geronimo,
where il connects with the Tehuante-
pee Railroad. II will be extended
south to Panama. More than 800
miles OF track are completed and the
line will be finished TO the Guatemala
line by January l. 1907. All work will
be pushed as rapidly as possible, so
Fletcher is informed
Fletcher admitted yesterday that he
was to become identified with the Pan
American corporation and gave the
following particulars:
The Pan-American Railroad is
opening up some of the richest parts
of Mexico and viii have an important
bearing upon the Guatemala coffee
trade. 1t passes through the richest
sugar cane country in Mexico. where
the natives for years have been max
ing sugar in the primitive manner
of one hundred years ago All this
is being changed TO the adoption Of
modern methods. The Pan-American
Railroad. in connection with the Te-
huantepec and the steamship line from
Coatzacoalcos. will give the tropical
fruits of Mexico the benefits of the
New York markets The time is not
far distant when one may travel in
Pullman sleeper from San Francisco
to Panama"
Fletcher was formerly connected
with the civil engineering department
of the Rock Island road Then he
came TO San Francisco as general
Western agent of the Missouri Pacific
Railway and held that position sew
eral years. He resigned to engage in
mercantile pursuits. The attractions
of a railroad life have been sufficient
to draw him back 10 the service. He
is one OF the most popular of Cali
fornia railroad men.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
BIG SNAKES ARE GETTING
MORE COSTLY EVERY YEAR
Some Are Sold by the Pound and
Others by Lineai Measure
meut.

Snakes" said dealer in wild ami
mails and reptiles. increase in value
out OF all proportion to their size SO
while you could buy a seven foot
python for s12 you couldn't begin to
buy one of twice that length for twice
that price A fourteen foot python
would be worth $3.50 and a python
twenty-five feet in length would cost
$500.
Some sorts of small snakes are reg
ularly sold by the pound and we some
times buy big snakes in that way of
sailors that bring them in on ships
coming from snake countries. We
weigh the big snake in a bag and pay
so much a pound for ii.
But big snakes are not sold in that
way by dealers nor are they sold by
the foot, though, of course, the length
governs the snakes value OF two
snakes of the same length one might
be worth more money than the other,
for snakes vary in their physical
characteristics just as human beings
do and their prices vary accordingly
..Of two big snakes of the same
length and the same thickness one
might weigh fifty pounds more than
the other. and then Of two big snakes
of the same length one might be thin
and spare of body while the other was
thicker and bulkier, and as between
these two. other things being equal
the bulkier snake would be worth the
more because it would make the more
striking and imposing show.
Thus while the length does govern
it is not the only thing to be taken
into account, and so big snakes are
sold neither by the pound nor by the
foot. but at prices fixed on each in
dividual snake.
We import annually hundreds of
big snakes. the great majority of them
ranging in length between seven and
twenty feet. The very biggest snakes
are becoming scarcer and more difficult
to obtain Our collector in India.
while in the course of that time he
has gathered many big snakes. has in
the last six months obtained but one
snake measuring twenty five feet in
length.
big snakes and little ones are sold
to geological parks and to show people
all over the country. For the very
largest snakes the demand is greater
than the supply. New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
CUSTOMS INSPECTOR
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
]. w. Callaghan Falls From the
Steps at Home and Skull
Is Broken.

J. W. Callaghan. for many years a
United States customs inspector sta
toned at the Southern Pacific depot.
was found yesterday morning lying
dead from a fractured skull at the foot
of the steps leading to his residence at
230e California street. Callaghan had
evidently fallen down the steps Monday
night, and the. body was found the fol-
lowing morning by Elsie White, do
nestle employed in the house.
Callaghan was over 40 years of age
and well known throughout the city.
His wife and little girl have been at
Monterey with his parents for some
time, and one of the sad incidents con-
nected with his death was the finding
on his person OF letter from his
daughter asking him to take them
home.
The relatives at Monterey were noti-
fed of his death, as was also the Gus
toms office.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
Present. Cause of Dreyfu..

PARIS, July 3.-Further disclosures
relative to the alleged criminal sup
preston of documents and the falsifca-
tion of dates by the prosecution, to-
gether with the submission OF new
evidence to establish the innocence OF
the accused. formed the theme in the
continuation today of Procurator GEN
eral Baudouin's address in the Dreyfus
appeal He will conclude his address
on Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
Mayor sign. Liquor Ordnance.

Mayor Schmitz signed the liquor or
dinance yesterday and returned 1t to
the Board of Supervisors for filing.
This means that the new liquor law is
in full force. The chief changes are the
raising of the license from sS4 year to
$500 and the separation OF groceries or
any mercantile business from saloons.
AS the measure was drawn along the
ideas submitted by the Mayor his ac-
ceptance of the ordinance was a mere
matter of form.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
VIII Inspect Hawaiian Dam.

HONOLULU, July 3.-H Clay Kel-
logg. a California engineer, has been
engaged TO come here and investigate
and report on the big dam being con-
structed for the reservoir at the head
of Nuuanu Valley, The dam will have
TO hold a vast body of water, and resi-
dents of the valley, which includes a
part of Honolulu's finest district. have
become alarmed over reports that the
plans were badly drawn and that the
work was not being properly carried
out.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
STATE LIBRARIAN SEEKING
DATA ON EARLY CALIFORNI A
Persons Who Possess Information OF
Pioneer Days Are Requested to
Send Same to Sacramento.

State Librarian ellis is seeking in
formation on the early history of Cali
fornia- To that end he has issued a
circular asking that all who possess
books, pamphlets. newspaper files, man
upscript narratives. diaries, public cor
respondence or original documents of
any kind which may throw light on
the early history of California to send
them to the California Historical De-
partment of the State Library.
Much literature bearing upon the
subject of the States early history was
destroyed in the fire. The State LIBRA
rian asks that all material concerning
CALIFORNIA; early days be shipped TO
him at Sacramento. He will pay ex-
pressage.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
Celebration ON the I.thmus.

COLON. July 8.-Great preparations
are being made to celebrate Independ-
ence Day tomorrow at Colon. Several
trains are bringing in isthmian canal
employees from Panama and the canal
zone. There will be athletic sports,
horse racing and dancing. The Ameri-
can cruiser Columbia will be decorated
for the occasion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
To study Red Cross Method,.

Among the passengers on the steam
ship Mongolia, which arrived yesterday
from the Orient. was Yono Kish!kawa,
Japanese woman who was at the head
of the corps OF Red Cross nurses dur
ing the recent Russo japanese war
She comes to the United States to
study the methods of the American
branch of the Red Cross Society and
Will begin her investigation here in
San Francisco. where its work is hav-
ing great scope.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The sum Of $50. 900
has already been contributed by other American
citizens for the projected home in this city for
the Bureau Of American Republics whose cree
tion has now been assured through the appro-
priation in the sundry civil bill of 5000 900
as the contribution of the United States toward
the realization of the project
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
sanborn. Vail & Co.

Mission street between Fourth and Fifth, with
q full line of loose leaf leilgers. ding cabinets
cerd systems and general Office supplies; artists
architects and draughtsmen's materials of ali
kinds; mirrors, moudings picture frames and mat
boards 10 supply all demands Come and see
the largest and best equipped store In this coun-
try.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

PITTSBURG. July 3.--At the home of Colonel
J. NJ. Gufey this evening II announced that
the condition Of Mrs. Gnffey and her daughter.
who were injured on Friday evening while driv-
ing. was much improved and their recovery
almost assured
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
as Hours to Chicago.

Overland Limited leaves San Francisco II a.
m today Arrives Chicago a. N. second day
after tomorrow. The great time saver Early
morning train leaves San Francisco daily a. m .
evening train .. m. carry both tourist and
standard sleepers to Chicago over Southern Pa
cifc-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

CIRCUIT CALENDAR CALLED.-Judge Nor
row will call the term calenfar In the United
States Circuit Court next Monday. A venire was
issued yesterday for trial jurors, returnabIe On
July "a. on which date trials viii be begun.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

The photographs of the great
San Francisco fire, taken EXPRESS
Iy for The Call and reproduced
In half tone on heavy enameled
paper, are certainly valuable pic
lures, we'll worth the Keeping.
Remember these pictures are is
sued free with The Sunday Call.
If you are not now a subscriber
send In your order and secure the
complete set
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
Hnmmer.mith a E,eld.

Is your silverware or jewelry dam
aged? Our factory now in operation.
VIII restore like new. Hamnl ersmfth
& Field. S01 Van Ness ave.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

Plasterers' Unions and the Master Ma
sons Association. The men are to re-
ceive the scale of $3.50 a day, an in :
crease OF 40 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
THEATER

McALLISTER ST. AT FILLMORE.
Instansaneous Success Of GERTRUDE EULALIE
And Our All-Star Company OF 45 People
in the 3-Act Musical Comedy.
THE SPARKLER Fn5 Fs1ss ..s 5ISs: Ss.;s q
With Eddie Weston, Max Stsinle. John
Rapier. H. D. Mustard. w n. Weber.
Jas. O. Dewey. Gladys Graham, Nina
Jean Cook and our big chorus.
STUNNING SHOW GIRLS!
GORGEOUS COSTUMES.
A Great Production. Introducing
CHEYENNE" an Indian Tragedy, told
in Song and Tableaux-
Seats on sale one wee.- In advance.
Popular prices. Csc. 35c. soc. all re-
served. Matinees Thursday. Saturday
and Sundays
Holiday Matinee TODAY. July Z.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
IRVING INSTITUTE

VIII REOPEN July ,. 1906. School for
girls. Accredited BY the universities
Address MRS. EDW4 B. CHURCH or
MRS. @. II. KELLOGG. 212e California st.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
MISS HARKER'S SCHOOL.

Palo Alto. Cal Boarding and day school. In
ternediats and primary departments. Certifcats
admits TO stanford, sssar and Wellesley. Re
opens August 70.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
AMUSEMENTS.
0sRwum

A VAUDEVILLE CELEBRAIfUN
Matinee Every Day Except MondaF-
TONIGHT,S TIME TABLE.
S;15-Brothers Damn.
s:22-Orpheum Motion Pictures
ss30-Nitn Allen and Company.
S:59-Nnjestfc Trio.
9u--WIlfred Clarke and Company.
10s04-Julla and Karl Heinrich.
10:15-C1If Gordon
10s3O-Mncnrt's Dogs and Monkeys
I0s4S-Orpheum Motion Pictures
Prices-10c. CSC and soc
Downtown box Office at DOnlons
Phone West 5000
CHUTES AND ZOO.
Open daily from 10 a m 70 midnight-
Varied attractions all over the grounds.
SEE A DAY IN THE ALPS.
Chutes Grill furnishes meals at city
prices Admission, Ice; children. SC.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

The union masons who went out on
strike a few days ago in Orange. N. j..
for an increase of pay. have returned TO
work. an agreement having been
reached between committees represent
ing the Bricklayers', Masons' and the
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

The twenty-fifth annual picnic and
family reunion OF the Journeymen
Plumbers, Gas and Steam Filters.
Union No. 442 will be given on Satur-
day. July 81. at new Sunset Park.
Boats leave foot of Market street via
Alameda Mole at $40 a. m. Returning.
leave the park at p. m Tickets. in
cluding admission to the park, 81; chill
dren under IL years, SO cents.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
MOUNT IAMALPAIS MILITARY ACADEMY.

SAN RAFAEL. CAL
Junior school separate. Fall term be-
gins Aug. 10. ARTHUR CROSBY. DID.
Head Master.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

A resolution was introduced in the
recent Milwaukee convention of the
international Boot and Shoe Workers
Union. prohibiting factories from usin q
other than union-made material in the
finished product. President Tobfn
warned the delegates that such legisla-
tion would work much harm TO the
union. asserting that most Western
factories would relinquish the union
stamp rather than submit TO such die
tation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

Bartenders' League No. II held IT'S
regular weekly meeting Monday after
noon. It's able and Efficient business
agent. Al condrotte, rendered his resig-
nation and IL was accepted with re-
Rret- Mr. Condrotte takes a response
BE position In the Southern Paciflc
Railway He has been an honored
member OF the union ever since it's in
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

Mattresses Union No. IS had its in
stallstion OF officers at It's last meet
ing. Six candidates were obligated
and the following committee on con
stftution and bylaws was appointed:
Minnie Andrews. Celia Rowe. Louise
Ia Rue, Marie Price and Lena Baw-
man. Much routine bushes was tran
sacted. The report OF the bylaws com
mittee viii be received at the next
meeting and al members are requested
70 be rlregeut
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

To-Day being a national holiday all
union butcher shops win be closed and
members Of Butchers Union No. 115
are celebrating the Fourth
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

Woman's Union Labor League met al
b-T Noe street Monday night, Jennie
smith in the chair. The committee on
relief reported that a large amount Of
money is coming in from the other
lesgues throughout the country TO aid
members who suffered through the FIRE.
In addition TO the cash received sew
erai cases OF clothing have been for
werded 70 the local league The league
viii hold its next meeting at s35
r.,.f-er g~~se. Saturday Ju1y Ia
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

waters Union No. 80 will meet
Thursday afternoon, this week. in
stead OF today, owing 70 the national
holiday. Installation OF officers will
take place at that meeting and all
xnemb bers should be present The
working button for this month is
gold and black. The initiation has
been reduced to S2.75 until October J.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04

IEIro VICE FTesloeuL o. Lhe 1l[eTn9-
tionsl Brotherhood OF Teamsters Alex
znder Df5eau visited Santa Rosa Tues
day night and addressed members OF
Nos SIS and At. Mr. Dijeau advised
his hearers 20 follow a conservative
course and 70 deal as souarely with
their employers as they wish 10 be
dealt BY He declared that the line Of
conduct laid down by the international
body was q safe and advantageous
course 20 pursue. He also said that in
his travels throughout the country IN
the interests OF the International
Brotherhood he found the unions IN
that organization IN q prosperous con-
6ftion.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-19
APPEAL TO YOUNG MEN
CAMPAIGN is NOW OPENED
Republican State Committee Want
First Voters to get the Proper At
tention-Literature' Prepared for
Their Special Benefit.
Palladium Special.

Indianapolis, May 1S.-The republi-
cans will make an especial effort this
year to attract first voters to their
ranks. 1t is understood that informa-
ton Is being received at the headquar-
tiers of the state committee relative
to the first voters of the state, with a
view to their receiving special atten-
ton.
One of the first of the campaign
documents to be sent or confirms the
idea that the effort will be made to
capture the young voter and bind him
over to everlasting republicanism.
This document, a sixteen page pamp-
let, entitled "A Brief History of the
Republican Party" contains as one of
the three parts, extracts from an ad-
dress delivered by Governor Hanly at
Greencastle at the fiftieth anniversary
of the foundation of the party on the
subject, AN Appeal to First Voters"
AS the name indicates, this address
was directed particularly to the young
men.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-19
NE FOR THE PADDED CELL!
FAREWELL!

With this issue the Palladium's
'jumbled line" contest is brought to
close. There is but one chance re-
naming to earn money easily. To
solve the problem today is worth Sc
to somebody. The present jumbled
lines have been running for several
days without a single answer being
correct Read the instructions on
Page and take try at the six dol
lars today Answers must be in the
office before o'clock this afternoon.
The page has been running since
April Is and during that time more
than 1000 answers have been receiv-
ed to the contests that have appear
ed. That the advertisements in the
Palladium are carefully read has been
thoroughly demonstrated by this little
project and the jumbled lines have
been sought for by all classes of read
ers. Many, in fact great majority
of those. persons who made efforts to
win, failed, while some persons won
as high as five prizes. Everybody,
however. whether they were winners
or not apparently derived much pleas
ure from the contests.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-19
SHAKESPEARE DOWN TO DATE
...HAMLET..
Second the Series TRANSACTIONS
Copyright by s. w. Gillian,


to take me to the woodshed. and |
can jaw him good deal more com
Portable now than l used to when he
was huskier. Me to a gabfest with
the thin one"
Along about midnight there it
came. Hame. jr., Called out to it:
"Ah, there, governor"
Nothing doing in the collocuial.
Il say pap"
Same doing.
One of the spook's mitts whet up
and did a good imitation of a beck
on,
Ham, jr., followed a piece, and the
bunch of fog remarked:
''Hammie, me son. there's a little
stunt that sure up to you. I guess
you didn't know it was Uncle Claud
that put the kibosh on your pa. did
you? Him with the medicine. Every
night about this time my grave gets
so uncomfy that whenever / think
of him and your silly mother, l just
have to take a little stroll. There
seems to be something in this en-
balming fluid that won't let me sleep.
coming around, so it's going to be
daylight pretty soon, and I'm due
back in my little silver-handled ulster.
Nighty-night."
When Ham, jr, went back to the
sentinels, he looked as if he had
been refused a loan by his best
friend. To the guards he said:
Boys the late lamented just hand
ed me an upper-cut that nearly made
me accept the count. Now promise
me something beaux: That no matt
err if / get to acting dippy as the mis-
little scheme that includes bug-house
behavior,) you won't peep-won
eveen hint around and say, oh,
guess we're on all right, all right
Will you promise boys?"
The sentries were all to the good
and mum was the word
And then of all the crazy, cavort-
ing that boy Hamlet did it. He
talked to himself lot. and whenever
old Polonius was around he seemed
to have batting average that was
exceeding high. He could hand out
more pages of the dictionary to that
old gabster without having any con-
nected meaning, than even the old
man could do himself. He went
very stale on Ophelia, and didn't care
two whoops for her any more. He
figured that his mother was sample
of the sex, in which he was dead
wrong, and that he could get along
nicely, thanks without any of them.
Whenever she came around where he
was he said a lot of the sort OF means
things that make girl cry few
gallons and love a fellow twice as
hard. .-.
Ham, jr., also began dropping few
nasty.hints around in the presence OF
his counterfit pa, and hired com
pany of ten, twenty, and thirties,
that were stranded and had just walk
ed in on the ties from st. Petersburg,
to put on a play in which a man
while asleep was poisoned by hav'
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-19

ing dope squirted into one of his be-
loved hearers.
When the King saw this he was so
nervous he got up, jerked his overcoat
away from the checkboy, and caught
the first car for home From that
time on he had his suspicion of Ham
let's particular brand of daffyness
chin with him.
The way Ham, jr., sassed his
mother was { caution. She didn t
make much off of him, l tell you. He
told her right where she got off at.
She geysered some more, and while
they were talking Ham, jr., heard
something behind the curtains, In the
room. Taking a poke behind to
scare out whatever it might be. he
ventilated the person of old Polonius
so badly that the later couldn't talk.
That meant that he was dead.
"Uh HUH" laughed Hamlet
Thought it was a rat. Guess you
rubbered just once too many, old
stampeded vocabulary"
Cert went back bawling to fat
Claud.
When Ophelia heard what had hap
pened to puttering papa, she went
plumb totally and irrevocably dotty,
and walked around decorated like
floral float at the Mardi Gras. and
singing stuff sad enough and almost
bad enough for musical comedy.
That was the last thing before she
drowned herself.
Just previously, Claud had tied a
can to Ham, jr., and sent him to
England for everybody's health.
This was a nice kettle Of peaches
for Lurt to come home to from Paree,
Pa dead, sister daffy and drowned,
Hamlet cause of the whole thing. alb
sent.
Lurt was honestly provoked. He
had never cared much about pa, but
height of the season. So, Hamlet
having side-stepped his bodyguard
and escaped back to Denmark. Lurt
chose to pick a quarrel with him.
as if he had Intentionally punctured
pa, which he probably had.
Claud nosed into the mess and pre-
tended to make peace. He bought up
all the poison in three drug stores,
placing the stock of two of them in
a glass of wine, and smearing the
stock of the other on the point of a
sword, and coaxed Lurt and Ham, jr.
to have a little boozing bout and
fencing fest.
First, he thoughtfully saw that
Lurt had the poison stabber and
Hamlet the doped drink. In the ex
citement the two changed swords
Cert (who was among those presently
drank the dream mixture and Ham
jr., neatly impaled Claud, then took
a nice, long swig from what Cert
had left in the cup. and also died.
The crowd enjoyed the slaughter
house stunt very much while it lasted
but soon hurried away to the nearest
bulletin board to watch the election
returns from Norway, where man
named Fortinbras was favorite in
the local betting.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-19
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