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phen Ducllan six centuries ago,
should be fulhlled by his lineal
descendant Bozo G0pcexac Of 1Sa5 Sac
ramento street. san Francisco; in this
year of our Lord 1903? Was it the
finger of fate that pointed out San
Francisco to Bozo as the spot from
which to start his pilgrimage at the
end of which he will deliver his people
from bondage, and another trick of the
same whimsical dame to arrange the
meeting of Miios Gopcevic and Harry
Floyd. whose millions would help the
descendant of stephen to change the
whole map of Europe?
There are already rumors of the abb
dication of Nicholas of Montenegro, and
it is we'll known in Austria and Russia
that Peter of Servia can not maintain
his sway over his people. TheSyoung
Turks flushed with their triumph. and
their constitution, have promised their
support to the Serbs of Montenegro and
Servia, as well as of Bosnia and the
other Balkan states under the vassal-
age of Austria, If they should strike
the first blow for freedom. Great
Britain and France stand behind them.
A Decree of Fate
1t was perhaps decree of fate that
while Prince Nicholas 1 in Montenegro
was killing and banishing his subjects
to bring them to subsection, and the
people. themselves in Servia were kill
ing and deposing their princes because
of their overbearing autocracy, that in
San Francisco, at the other end of the
earth, the problem was being solved
for ahem by the descendant of the
founder of their first dynasty.
Bozo Gopcevic and his three brothers,
Peter, Milos and Andrea, whose gene
alogy shows their descent from Ste
phen Nemange, who founded the
dynasty in HOS, and Stephen Duchan
who had almost united the slavic peo-
pies when he died, have known that
the need of the Servians was demo-
cratic form of government and that in
dependence and autonomy can only be
attained in this way. That the people
themselves have awakened to this fact
was shown when representatives from
every Balkan state occupied by the
Servians went to Constantinople at the
recent triumph of the young Turks on
the securing of the constitution. The
seeds of revolution which had been w.
ing dormant in the breasts of the Ser
vians then began to take root and
the full Powered revolt is not far off.
Bozo Will Go in the Spring
Peter Gopcevic and his brother An
drea are now in Dalmatia. and Bozo
and .Milos will leave San Francisco in
the spring to join them. Spiro Con-
cevic, an eminent historian and social
ist and a cousin Of Bozo, has been
one of the foremost agents in the
spreading of the doctrine of democracy
among the Slavonian people. His
father. Spiro, was offered the throne Of
Montenegro in 1852, but refused II
and suggested Danilo. who had mar
ried his cousin. Danilo was the first
prince Of Montenegro and uncle Of the
present prince, Nicholas. All these
members Of the Gopcevic family are
leaders in the movement for revolution
and should the first blow be struck. it
is possible that general European
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NSTRYMFN NOW
ON THE TRAIL OF
PAYSON YOUNG
Accounting Is Demanded From
Rector Who Figured in
Edna Clark Case
Property Supposed to Have
Been Paid For Is Charged
on the Books
Guardians of Church of st. Mary
the Virgin May Take
Drastic Measures

Storm clouds are lowering again
about the head of Rev. Payson Young,
erstwhile rector of the Church of
st. Mary the Virgin, whose resig-
nation was accepted by the yes
try subsequent to the notoriety
gained by him in connection with the
disappearance of Edna Clark, the
pretty art student of Alameda. The
accounting of his stewardship of the
property of the church. demanded of
him by the vestrymen, has not satisfied
them, and rigid investigation is under
way. The vestrymen have employed
Attorney H. Taylor to assist them, and
drastic measures will be taken unless
proper explanations are forthcoming
from the former rector.
Young Fails to Explain
According to the church officials,
much of the property which they say
they had reason to believe had been
paid for, or that they believed had been
presented to the church, is charged to
them on the books of various firms in
this city. Among the items are a car
pet which was purchased from D. N. &
e. Walter, candlesticks, lumber and
many other articles. Several of these
the yestrymen have returned to the
firms from which they were bought,
ing to retain them under existing con-
ditions. Young, the vestrymen say, has
sent them a statement unaccompanied
by bills or vouchers unitemized. He
has been requested to meet with the
church officials and explain apparent
discrepancies, but has failed thusifar to
comply with the request.
Will Protect the Church
Speaking for his colleagues, one. Of
the vestrymen, who asked that his
statement last night:
Rev. Payson Young has not rendered
to us a satisfactory accounting of his
stewardship. We asked him for a
statement some time ago, and all that
we have received is an unitemized ac-
count, without bills or vouchers. Now
We propose to sift matters to the bot
tom, and while we do not threaten, we
are determined to protect the church
and may find ourselves obliged to. re-
sort to stern measures.
Many of the things which we had
supposed had been gifts to the church
or had been paid for we now find were
charged to us and we are getting the
bills for them. We find that a carpet
which was purchased from D. N. & E.
Walter is not settled for. What the
purchase price was we are unable to
find out A number of candlesticks ap-
parently were acquired in the same
way. These we have returned to the
firm from which they came We find
that a quantity of lumber and many
other articles were secured in the same
way
Demand an Accounting
This investigation has been going
on for some time. We have EMPLOYED
Attorney H. Taylor and will sift mat
ters to the bottom. We don't want to
cause trouble if we can help it. but we
believe that the church is entitled to a
proper accounting from Young. together
with bills and vouchers, and we are de-
termined to have it,"
The vestrymen are william Burnop.
" Handyside, c. C. Cook, Thomas F.
Gallagher and Edgar Bayliss.
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RAT FRIGHTENS GIRL
AND SETS HOUSE AFIRE
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oWs:
Washington. Jan. is.
Hon. James n. Gillett, Governor Of
California. Sacramento, Cal:
We are greatly concerned at
newspaper reports on anti-Japa-
nese legislation in California legis-
lature- Have written you at length
on subject Earnestly hope that
no progress viii be made on bills
until you have chance to receive
my letter. and II necessary to dis
cuss its contents with leaders OF
both houses Ny knowledge OF
international situation. particu-
larly with reference 10 emigration
OF japanese laborers from United
States. satisfies me that passage of
proposed legislation would be OF
fncalculable damage to state of
California. as well as TO whole
union.
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Governors Statement

Governor Gillett said:
received the message fron
President Roosevelt Saturday even
ing after dinner and answered it
after seeing Assemblyman Drew,
who agreed to await the letter
from the president
There is this about the matter
that is not fully understood. Japan
does not look to any state in settle
ment OF differences, but to the head
OF the government at Washington.
In this way there is much known
there Of which the different COM
munities and states Of the union
are ignorant For this reason, as
stated by the president. he knows
more relative to existing conditions.
and his wishes are to be respected.
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TO-DAY
TELEPHONE kEARNY se
TUESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1909
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

TESTERDAY-Northeast wind, cloudy; maxi
mum temperature, SO; minimum, -.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Rain; fresh south
wind. Page Is
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Flint Takes a Hand

Previous TO receiving the telegram
from President Roosevelt, Goverpor
GIllett received another from Senator
Frank P. Flint, saying that the presi-
dent wanted action on the japanese
legislation withheld until he could send
q communication to the governor. and
this had been forwarded last Saturday
This telegram was followed in the
evening by that from the president and
the proposed Japanese legislation viii
remain where it is until word is re-
ceived from the governor along lines
outlined by Roosevelt, who. it is expect
ed. viii swing the big stick" again in
his letter.
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Significant Remark

Both sides attempted to obtain them
from the court. but Judge Stranz
overruled all motions. Sheriff Ma
honey says Attorney Smith. while
looking over the papers in Mercy
nolds' room. remarked:
Great God, there's enough here to
hang FIVE governors"
HaskeH's attorney asked that Nc
Reynolds be placed under bond, but
Judge Burford stood good for his ap-
pearance in court and no bond was
required.
It is said that McReynolds had col
lected vast amount of data, prac-
tically all of which was secured in con-
fdence. 1t is generally understood that
Haskell intended by the seizure. II
possible, to uncover something that
would assist him in his contemplated
prosecution of President Roosevelt as
soon as the latter retires from Office.
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Threatens More Arrests

Governor Haskell said: THE time has
come In Oklahoma when vicious slander
and false statements must be made at
the risk of the person who recklessly
violates the law. The arrest of Nc
Reynolds is only beginning. and other
conspirators will have an opportunity
to square themselves with jury of
honest people,
Attorney McReynolds employed former
Chief Justice John II. Burford as his
counsel. Burford accompanied Mercy
noIds to the county court and demanded
to know the whereabouts of the papers
taken in the search. For the first time
it was then shown that Orville T. Smith.
counsel for Governor Haskell. had the
papers at the governors office. wher~
he was going through them. Judge
Strang ordered the sheriff to bring the
papers into court Immediately
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-19

Was it a whim of fate that the
dream of empire for the Serbs,
SO nearly realized by Prince Ste
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]. p. GrLLETT.

The Drew measure prevents owner
ship Of property for more than FIVE
years by aliens and this measure was
reported out Of committee today ia
vorsbly. and was TO have been passed
through the assembly. It was held up
until Wednesday. when it was made a
special order Of business and, accord
ing 20 Governor Gillett, viii probably
be postponed stin further when that
time arrives.
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
GiIIett's Reply
Governor GiIlett sent the following

Governor Gillett sent the following
reply:
Sacramento, Cal. Jan. IS.
Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the United States, Washington.
d C.-Telegram received. Have
caused bills TO be held up until I
can hear from you. Copies of bills
introduced affecting japanese to-
gether with briefs on same will be
mailed TO you.
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Presidents Telegram

President RoOsevelt's telegram fol
lows:
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SUBURBAN

Delta Delta Delta chapter is installed at stan
ford Page 4
c. r. Watkins is appointed manager of lin
augurai train" Page 4
Young Lamberton freed by Judge. although
lacking bail. Page 4
Grand jury Of San Mateo county unearths new
scandals in investigation Of courthouse con-
tracts. Page 4
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-19
EASTERN
FOREIGN

Pope expresses admiration
Americans and Red Cross In
sufferers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-19
MARINE
LABOR

The legislative investigation of the construc-
tion Of the Agnew asylum commences next
Thursday. Page 5
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-19
COAST

Flood passes. Sacramento and sweeps islam
Of lower river. Page
Napa citizens urged to vote Wednesday for Il
initiative and referendum amendments to cha
ter. Page
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Continued ON Page >, Column
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
Railroad Benefits.
passenger!

The Pennsylvania railroad has an
employees relief fund that has been in
existence % years, and has become a
financial aud benevolent enterprise of
great magnitude. On the lines east
OF Pittsburg $112,68739 was paid out
IN January. Of this $42,O76.29 went
to the families of deceased employees
and s70,611.10 to employees incapaci-
tated for work.
The payments from the relief funds
on the lines west of Pittsburg in IAN
uary to employees unable to work
amounted to s27711.55, and to fam
lies OF employees who died, S7,75O, a
total of $35,461.55 for the month.
The disbursements for relief on the
entire system since the fund was or
canned amounted to $25,765, 4O3 Is.
The fund is maintained by an annual
appropriation from the treasury of the
company and small assessment from
the beneticiaries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
LAKE TROLLEY ASSURED.
Watertown-Lake kampeska Line to
Be Ready Early in July.

Watertown's electric railway con.
nectlOn with Lake Kampeska Is to be
resumed within the next sixty days
after an interruption Of nearly fifteen
years. A Chicago concern will build
the line early this season. The prom
Use is made that the road will be in
operation by July 1.
Through the late "Bill' Mcintyre,
one Of the early boomers Of Water.
town, motor line was built between
the city and the lake 1t was oper.
ated several years, but during the
hard times which came in 1898 the
road went into the hands of a re.
ceiver, who continued it's operation
periodically for two Or three years,
when the rails were finally sold for
scrap iron and the ties were bought
for fire wood. The rest of the equip.
ment went for what 1t would bring,
some of it never having been dis,
posed Of.
Fred M. Bronson, formerly clerk OF
the courts for several years, later a
resident of the Pacific coast country,
has returned to Watertown.
Frank Keene has instituted proceed.
ings for a divorce from his wife. Mrs,
Keene, in counter claim, asks for
alimony
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
WILL HAVE NO STEAM LINES
in the World to EIectrify All
Railroads.

Sweden will probably be the first
country In the world to abolish steam
locomotives on all it's railroads. For
Sweden has no coal of its own and
has to import all that it uses.
Sweden began in 1906 to experiment
with electric traction on it's railroads.
Electric motors We're tried first on a
small stretch of road, and the results
We're so satisfactory that it has been
decided to electrify all the lines. The
government has bought several large
water falls, which will furnish the
power; five central hydro-electric sta
lions are to be established for the op.
GRAFTON of first section of about 1000
kilometers, and secondary stations, sit
uated about twenty miles apart, will
send the motive power in two direc.
lions in order that any point on the
system may receive power from two
different stations. These generating
stations will also supply motive power
direct to factories, the motors of which
are now run by engines burning petro.
leum in their furnaces.
The electric motors are to run at
60 kilometers an hour for express
trains and As hilometers for way
trains, which is a little more rapid
than the speed at which the trains run
to-day.
The Swedish engineers calculate
that the electrification of these 1000
kilometers Of railway will by 1920 eff
feet saving of about 100000 year
in the operation Of the roads.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
BRAKEMAN HELPED Him OUT.
Green Man May Have Meant Well,
But Engineers Remarks Are
Not Recorded.

Thomas Moffat the new consul to
trinidad, distinguished himself while
consul to La Guaira by refusing to
sign local document declaring the
sanitary condition of La Guaira to
be perfect The town at the time
was in the grip of the bubonic plague.
The local authorities were angry
with me- said Mr. Moffat, recently,
for opposing their stupid and baneful
policy. They said it was a beneficent
policy. but l told them that it re-
minded me, in its ignorant harmful.
ness, or brakeman l once knew.
The man was novice, and on his
first run there was a very steep grade
mount. The engineer always had more
or less trouble to get up this grade,
put this time he came near sticking.
He almost lost his head. Eventually,
however, he reached the top.
AT the station that crossed the
top, looking out of his cab, the engi.
neer saw the new brakeman and said,
with a sigh of relief:
tell you what my lad, we had
1oD TO get up there, didn't we?'
We certainly did, said the new
brakeman, and if l hadn't put the
brake on we'd have slipped back.'"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
ALL READY FOR EMERGENCIES
Business Woman on Train Had Pro.
vIded Herself with Some crea-
ture Comfort.

Two miles above Harrisburg train
On the Pennsylvania main line was
stalled for hours the other night, the
storm having caused a freight wreck
ahead.
Whats the matter?" people asked
the conductor.
Don't know" he replied.
How long are we going to be
tied up?"
Cant tell. Maybe a couple Of
hours"
That Pullman held about the sorest
lot of passengers that ever rode over
the line.
When the train had been stalled for
about an hour and all the gayety and
cheerfulness appeared to have been en-
hausted. the life-saver appeared. A
man, rudy and benign of countenance
and bald headed, rose in the rear Of
the car and beamed upon everybody
as he genially inquired.
will anybody have a drink"
He held up a quart bottle of a good
brand. He also dug up small glass,
and the heartfelt thanks that came to
him in glances told him most every.
body would certainly have a drink.
Down the line he went, right and
left across the aisle, until he came to
two women. One of them was drum.
mer. The other was not. The bust.
ness woman took a drink The other
timidly thanked the good Samaritan
and declined. After he had passed on
the business woman asked the other:
Didn't you really want drink"
yes, l did," was the reply, "but
simply lacked the courage to take it
from strange man in front of this
carload of people. And I'm cold and
hungry, too"
"You poor dear" said the other, sym.
pathetically. Here, drink this" Listen.
She had pint flask in her own grip
Washington Times.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
WATER TURNED INTO bitches.
Subcontractors Rush Work on Belle
Fourcho Irritation PRO iect

Fourcho irrigation Project.
According to the figures of the sub.
contractors on the Bell Fourche irriga
ton project, the month of April saw
the largest amount of dirt moved since
it was started. Over $4,000 yards OF
earth were moved On the storage res.
ervoir dam, where the principal work
is being done.
These contractors are employing
over four hundred men, and the gov.
eminent some one hundred and fifty
more. Concrete blocks are to laid on
inside Of the dam on the south side
Of Owl creek. The truss bridge across
the gap in the dam is being used for
trains.
The tunnel camp will be shut down
at once and the buildings sold at auc.
ton, but the syphon camp will be re.
tanned and with the camp west of Vale
and one to be established June 1 on
Horse creek will be the only ones
used by the government this year
Water was turned into the bitches
and at present about one-third Of the
landowners are using It for irrigation
purposes.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
BIG DRAINAGE DITCH.
Work Will Reclaim Much Valuable
Farm Land Near Memo.

WORK has commenced on the con-
structlon of an immense drainage
ditch, which will reclaim great deal
OF valuable farm land in the vicinity
of Memo. The construction of the
ditch will necessitate the removal of
about $4,000 wagon loads of earth.
The necessity for constructing the
ditch is due to the filling with water
OF a huge depression embracing about
1866 acres of valuable farm land The
lake will be drained by the ditch, and
the land now covered by it as we'll as
other land which has been flooded by
the high water in the lake will be re-
claimed and made to produce crops
In 1894 the lake dried up entirely, but
recent years Of heavy rains and deep
snowfall have filled it to a depth of
about six feet in the main part. In
some places the drainage ditch will
be ten feet in depth. The ditch will
be nearly twenty-four feet wide at the
top and four feet at the bottom in the
deepest part. 1t is expected the drain
age ditch will be completed about the
middle of July. A ditching machine
With steam shovel attachment is be-
ing utilized in the construction of the
ditch. The shovel has a capacity of
one wagon load of dirt per minute.
The work of constructing the immense
ditch is being done by dredge com
pany which has it's headquarters at
Glencoe, Mimi.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03

"Perk' Woolley swung shovelful after
shovelful of coal into the old engines
tirehoX. "Old Sal" draws the ST. Louis
express, or train No. 502, as it is tech
nically known. the fastest train in the
Centrals service.
To meet the requirements Of its
schedule odd Sar' has to make the
final lap of the long trip from Phila
delphia into Jersey City at rate OF
Is miles an hour.
The engine was making it's usual
time when suddenly there came a re
port like the explosion Of shotgun
To railroad man the noise could
mean but one thing. Intuitively
"Perk" Woolley, the fireman, knew
that one of the crank pins had been
sheared off, throwing loose the paral
lei rod and the connecting rod of the
wheels on the right side fthe en-
CINE.
On the first upward toss the cab
In which sat Engineer Frederick De
Croft, directly over the boiler and
some feet ahead of where Woolley
stood, was torn away on the right
side. De Croft was thrashed by the
rods as they swung around again, and
both his legs were mashed.
Behind the fireman were hundreds
OF passengers, unconscious of their
danger He could not reach the cat
to apply the air brakes One chance
remained-to break the air-pipe con
nection swinging between the engine
and the tender with his hands.
The locomotive, its speed unabated
was making rs miles an hour as the
fireman swung down on the step on
the left side of his cab From this
point he reached for the air-brake con
nection, but his reach was too short.
To make it he realized that he must
climb practically under the tender
He did not hesitate. Gripping his legs
around the narrow iron step, he care
fully reached out until one hand rested
on the running gear of the forward
trucks of the tender.
Thus balanced, he stretched forth
his hands for the air-brake connection
and broke it, Slowly the brakes closed
around the wheels and the train was
stopped.
The accident happened at Hopewell
II miles out of Trenton, and present.,
De Croft was placed on Trenton
bound train and rushed to the Trenton
hospital. There he died two hours
afterward
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-03
PRESERVING Railroad Ties.

Consul w. D. 'Shaughnessy of
Aguascalientes writes concerning the
successful treatment of railroad ties
in Mexico:
'The local tie-treating plant Of the
Mexican Central railroad has reached
an output of $500 ties day, making
1t one Of the largest concerns of its
kind in the world. The local plant is
the first in the history of railway op.
ment Of ties by the Ebano Oil process
1t Is expected that the treatment will
prolong the life of each tie from to
IL years.
''The process consists Of placing the
ties in huge cylinders, which are then
filled with oil and subjected to heat
and pressure. After seven hours the
oil is forced out of the cylinders and
the ties removed. The average tie
treated here absorbs about three gal.
Ions of oil, which contains a large
amount of solid matter, and it is this,
after being forced into the wood, that
acts as preservative. The average
PSliS .ii.AoAl 1hlO plHC LlCS Is dDOul
two inches; in harder woods it is less !;
but in all cases the Oil protects them
from the water, and will keep out
moisture for years. The cost of the
new treatment is said to be much less
than the old treatment of zinc chic.
ride. Must of the ties received here
are pine, from the United States, but
recently shipload was received from
Japan. '-Consular Report.