The great novels b\; Mrs. Freeman and Max Pemberton will be concluded next Sunday. Send your ballot on, the relative j merits of the two immediateh* to The Sunday Call VOLUME CIIL— NO. 170. JAPAN TREATS WITH HARRIMAN FOR BIG LOAN Three Hundred Million Yen to Be Provided by New York Syndicate Oriental Interests Prompt Rail road Magnate to Join Schiff and Belmom srrclAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL NEW YORK, May 17*— A report reached the city tonight frofn Wash ington that the Japanese financiers who cs~e to New York about a week ago on their way to London to neat a loan of 300,000,000 yen were in ne gotiation with E. H. Harriman, Ja cob R. Schiff, August Belmont and others for the forrr^tion of a syndi cate here to take over the entire loan, or a large part of it. Harriman, according to this report, had visited the Japanese financiers in Wash! rig-ton and returned to New York! with tome of them. It wm said that Harriman's large oriental interests had prompted him to! Bid the Japanese in floating a loan and that ciany telegrams passed between *?chiff. B^loior.t. HarriTnan ar.d the Jap- ] a.nese eir.bassy in "Washington Jn the course of the visit of the Japanese backers to the capitaL HARRIMAN PLANS VAST CANAL FOR IMPERIAL Will Build Huge Waterway if Congress Pays for Work on Colorado SPF.CIAL DISPATCH TO THE CAIX LCh> ANGELES. May IT. — If coneress returns to the Southern Pacific the $l.€00.f»00 expended by that company in -urbing the turbulent Colorado river when It threatened destruction to the rntirt: Imperial valley, E. H. Ilarrlman will att^nint the ,most daring irriga tion project ever known, through which approximately 1.500.000 acres of arid desert Sands in southern California will s»e reclaimed at a cost of about $5,000. f'oo. The scheme as outlined by one «.wii Use npaate and tb* nnttna- «re isaa;-. Tbo s<^uite rejards the pro- Tirtoe «f tb* be fonsatioa of'rtear- Sc; Loose •-* of tt* «s=ferea^. on th«> part of the s*ctte are act ufcaiteraWy oepoeed to tbe plan cf t£+ boose bin if it can be Yife g-otnV-d h* as v, rwaore the asuet cgrr»arr featcre Ther»>f.« It U poe»:b!e that the coa fw»« will " wnrk out socethtsjr tiat *iaay be nct^ptiUle to both branches of c«(tre«. Th<* rxKifffvf* oa tbe part of ihrt seaate a-r Atdrirh. - AUiwis. Hsie. Das!e) and Teller- <« rii* part of tt* , lxss« VreeUad cf New Yfirk Rartna «f titin. Weeks of Massacbosett* Pete «if **»cf»4ai» sail Giacs of V!rjrta!«. All' ttese !rpfaiJaUw». iar Indies; tte four ,*,-,. prnprittUm ©f $3W.W). «-fcl> officers of the j bask and of the tr-tmrr depftrtta^sj are trying t» fttiwai *ttll Urs«T app«r«-:t disrrejiaocle* j n Tfc* b*ci'» fnnfi*. will u/»t reopen for brolaess f-o+ntrsre, CO; miciciTiia, *«. FORECAST FOR TODAY— Clondy; pmfcablr «Low*rs; frwh southerly winds. Page H EDITORIAL il«ke a begln&isg oa th« Hetch Hptciij porject. PaKe 6 States of currency legislation. Pace 6 Piacbot backed bj public opinica. Page 6' POLITICS Democratic ielrgxtn to fUt* convention who h»d r»acb«r» are ..sorely pczxied to know how I to jro about accepting Hetcb Hetcay water \u25a0 srsat. Page 3 Mynteriocs writer or SCO f tracge letters to eaaror and others is found to be Mrs, Ixvaisa ' Nelson. Page 3 Mis* Etta I^jraa wins husband while «-«-k;nr i Totes for C«tl prixcß. Page 3 i | SUBURBAN Not»d iiTioe ia baccalaureate sermon at Stan- ' I ford points to Lin > v»ln-Roo»eTe!t league men as : models for graduate*. Page 1 Fierce fight between people ef peninsula and the Gaegenhelms reaches cllsiax today ia ques tion of incorporation cf Soctn San Fran d«ra Page 4 Many p-ersnaa wto came to attend fleet cele bration decide to stay and live in Alatneda i county. Page 4 <>ak!ac-J pastor leads «erric* en battleship Missouri tad others occtpr regalar pslplta. P 5 i Merabcrs cf Phi Upsiloß «ororlty attenfl w*d dies of Miss Edaa Belie White and Joeepb " H." Jordaa. Page 4 EASTERN ..._' : \u25a0--.. Ilaywwiid cakrs ritriolic speech to socialists, Mying "to' b with lnjsactlccs and to n with. Judge* who grant them. Pajge 1 Secretary Metealf says Japanese war scare is orer ard that eaTml fcrce ia oriental waters will be redaced. Page 7 E. H. Ilarriraan afid New Ycrk bankers re ported In syndicate to float Japaaes* loan for 300,«>0,«» yen. Page 1 SPORTS Prorroter Sam Berger ls eager to go throcjh w-:th the proposed Attell-Gans fight, altbongh It !s a bad match from the pabllc rlew potot . p age 5 Tralee's Best outfoots Real Rocker, a fat-trite. In final cf class stake at Ingleslde. • Page 9 t'mplre >!oore is deaoonced a* robber by fans at Saeramccto, doased by players and hit br fosl tip. Pag;e 5 MelrCie Long defeats Maurice Mel/regalia in stubbornly focght teanU costest. Page S St. Locis Naricr.a'.s defeat Bcstoas. 1 to 0, ia a. pitchers' battle. Page 5 F." C. Newton wins chaisploeship of the P.-i idfle coast golf association. Page S '•Crk-ket" Kelly wics rldt&g honors of week at Emeryville and gains second place in list of J**eys. Page 5 only nine faTorltes win at Eaeryyijle dnrlag tfee week, cstslders accocnUsg for 20 of the SO races. Page 5 Seals cinch their hold oa first place by giring the Oik* a doable beating. Page 5 MARINE Large ri-Vr ef Teasels pass ttrcaja the Golden gate co way to many different port*. Page 8 LADY IN WAITING IS LOVED BY MONARCH Portugal's King Remains True to Early Romance and Re fuses Foreign Match LISBON. May 17.— The Mtmdo prints a stcry abo&t Kir; Maaael's attachment for the yocng dacghter of a lady In waiting to Qaeen Aaelie which threatens to . disrupt the matritaoalal plans which were t*ing made for him. King Carlos sad Qneen Amelie were aware of the foaSaess of Mancei when a princ* for t&e sir!. who -is connected with the hlgfcest Portuguese obility. but they considered it simply a child ish fancy. Since Prince Manuel's unexpected accession to tae throoe a suitable alliance with an Euro pean royal boose Is regarded as a necessity of s:ate. Queen Amelie and the deke of Oporto tjr» been casting about to flat! an araiiabl? princess, both f aTorliyr • oae of British extrac tion because of the close relations b«tween tbe two eonstries. A few days ago they were openly canvassing the matter la tbe king's pres ence, when, to their gTeat surprise. b« toddeaiy acaousced his unalterable choice his early loTe. aad . proclaimed his determicatloa either to marry her or nobody*. .\u25a0' Beaoatrtraiices oa the irrocad of reasons nf •tat* were without effect, and as a conse qaeace the lsdy ia waitlcj? and her daughter will be asked to go abroad ia the hope that a locg separation sriJl cere the kisg of bis boyhood loTe. BOARD OF RE.\R ADMIR.4LS WASHINGTON. May 17.— An early designa tion was mad* by Secretary Metealf of tee board cf rear admirals to determine what zraa ber of naral officers. If any, are to be re tired this year, in accordance with the car*l pcrsosael act so as to relieve stagnation in pro motion. Last year « nuaber of. officers were cncipulaorUy retired, resnltlajf In the promorioa of a like nnmber of others. The system has cocsa to be called en The promotion by elimina tioa. and Is yearly the object of a gTeat deal of interest to the ttvr. as the bo*rd of rear admirals b*«.. to a. Ursre. est eat. discretionary power !a makiaff rccommeadatlons. EMPEROR GREETS U. S. ADMIRAL TOKYO. May 17.— Bear. Admiral Joseph N. HesphlH.' cosun&Bdln;, the : Aaerlcaa \u25a0qcadton now r;»'.t in? V«4iifcaisa. was receired in and ie&ce by the. eotjßror this mornlc;. ." Afterward he took ta&cheoa at .the Shiba palace. Azioog those present " »t -»- O» * luncheon were ' Princes Arisssawa and Knshiml. Admiral Tosro and Min ister of Marine Baron >alto. A British sqcadroa is also Tlsitiß^ VotcL*n:t. SEA'.TLE JAP IS HONORED SEATTLE, May IT.— A. Hatteri, one ef the bc»t known iapaa««« la the. northwest awl formerly president at th« Japanese association of S*att!e, was elected t«».a aeat In the lower fenc»e of the Imperial . Japaor** d}»t in tte *»bt«l fWdmn Saturday, accordlsz to - tew* rt-.-rircd lo a cablegram. s&s^pni^^ SPERRY'S FLEET HOISTS ANCHOR Battleships Leave for Visit to Puget Sound Points and British Columbia Admiral Dayton and the Pacific Squadron Sail to Santa Bar bara, for Drill With the West Virginia, flying Ad miral Dayton's flag, in the lead, the Pacific squadron sailed out of the Golden gate early yesterday morning. It was the beginning of the end of the momentous assembly of- the American fleet in San Francisco bay. At 10 o'clock this morning the Atlan^ tic fleet will leave the harbor for its •northern cruise and the visit of the fleet will become a matter of his tory. The departure of the Pacific fleet was quiet and unostentatious. At S o'clock, before the city was fully awake, the signals to weigh anchor fluttered from the masts of the West Virginia. A few minutes later it began to glide through the waters, the Pennsylvania, Colorado and Maryland of the first division fol lowing behind at regulation distance. The second division, led by the flagship Tennessee, went in the wake of the Maryland, the Washington following the flagship, the California and Charles ton coming next and the gunboat York town bringing up the rear. FEW SAW CIUXD SIGHT The sight of the fleet departing was a magnificent oae, but there were few to witness it. There, was not the slightest semblance ' of * a crowd, and had it not been for the launches in the bay. which tooted a farewell as the ships swept by. their going would have been In absolute silence. There wa3 scarce need of a farewell, as the fleet only goes to the Santa Barbara channel for fleet drill and will return to San Francisco before long, but the depar ture was significant, as it meant the breaking up of the gathering of the American fleet. Shortly after the Yorktown had cleared the Golden gate the crowds be gan to pour down to the water; front to have the last day on board the battle ships of the Atlantic fleet. .; • \u25a0 . -'Except for the visitors .the day vai a q»jlet'one on'' board.! VFather Gleason held the. regular. services on board the Connecticut. There was an" early mass, followed by a general service tor". Cath olics- and non-Catholics, and later a second- mass. Besides this, every ship sent details on shore to attend church services and many of those who were glren shore leave took advantage of the opportunity to go to church. V STREETS B A ItE OF SAILORS The usual complement of men were given liberty leave from the ships yes terdaj^ but all were on board by 8 o'clock last night. The police and ma rine patrols herded up the stragglers and by 9 o'clock the familiar bluejacket had disappeared from the streets of San Francisco. Sailing orders were set yesterday] for S o'clock this morning, •when every thing will be jn readiness for weighing anchor. A large number of the visit ors were attracted to the New Jersey/ on which a band concert was given. An impromptu dance took place *on the Ohio. The fleet will sail out of the bay un der the command of Admiral Sperry. who became the senior admiral the moment Admiral Dayton left the harbor on the West Virginia, i After touching at the Puget sound points and British Columbia the second and fourth divisions will drydock at the Bremerton navy yard., but the first and third divisions will return to San Fran cisco about June 2 and enter the navy yards at Mare island to prepare for the trip around the world. Though no definite date has been set for sailing, the probabilities, are .that .the "entire Atlantic fleet will reassemble, In San Francisco bay toward the end of June and start on the world tour during the first week of July. The Pacinc -fleet will not.accompany the Atlantic fleet to the orient, specific orders to that extent. having been re ceived from Washingon. \u25a0-' i - PICNIC CROWDS THRONG GUNNESS MURDER*FARM Refreshments and Souvenirs Sold to Thousands Who Visit Scene of Deaths LA PORTE. lad.. May 17.— The scenes of last Sunday wer« repeated today at the Ouoness /arm. Fully 10.000 people Tisited the "farm of mystery." People were permitted to gase at the benes uf Mrs. Guaness' Tlctiras. •Hundred* broujrht their lunches along aad at nooa 'family groups dotted tbe orchard and the larg« froat lawn. Souvenirs of all kinds were sold on Use irrounds. the people buylag readUy. Bcfreshment* al*» were dispensed oa the grounds by enterpris ing owners cf lemonade. . ice cream and f+ttrn; stands. Excursion; trams were' run 'od the ' Per* Marquette and Lake Erie and Western ra!lro«as" while all Laka Shore trains carried extra coacb*s for La Porte. • Tlj« traction cars also were crowded all day. -•\u25a0*\u25a0\u25a0' Tbe La Porte county grand Jury will convene tocaorrow morning for the purpose of takiag up the Gusaexs case. -- • . . \u25a0 . BRAVE MIDDIE TRIES TO SAVE HIS FRIEND Almost Perishes in Fruitless At tempts to Save. Drowning ' : : -i Canoe Companion ANNAPOLIS,- Md.. May " 17.— M!d«b!pcnan ; Ar thur Ltnferd Lacas cf^'Clereland.'.'nnc "of the *r*dcatlßg class, .was Crowned today, and Mid shlpasan Carl D. . Hlbbard • of . NorthfleM, Minn., who was with him at the | time.;, nearly Jost his owa life man eCort-to fstf that o." hii fri«ad' ImaedUtely; aftsr dinner, at the academy th« two started oct in a 16 foot canrai, canoe Ther bad proceeded f rein th« boathoue aronnd the Santee dock, when the ranee was capsized br tae wasa of a pastis* schooner.* Lncas lost hi* pip s irpon the. ©Tertcrned s cauoe - and shewed sice* of distress almost hnaediately. Ml-iihSo man Btbbard. - who went to hi* resets*, was ' al most drowned, but persisted Jn. dirlas for his friend after the latter had , gone down. Tbs body IMS recorertd within- an hour after the •lorwa'.nc. > -. GOVER.VOR SPARKS DYIXG RENO. • Xev.,-;May i IT.— The condition of Governor Sparks of 1 Nevada' Is - prof nounced very : this evening and it is not expected that he will sur vive. a&Si&§s3o%' '\u25a0 \u25a0."-"\u25a0 " Admiral ,Sperry, i: who com mands - Atlantic | battleship fleet on cruise to ; Puget, sound ports. (PhotoV ' copyright, 1908," by Haywood Corses Writs and the Judges In Vitriolic [Speech to Socialists He Scores Union Leaders and the 'President SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL i- I CHICAGO. . May 'I 7.— "To.h-i- wltti"th« courtst^V. To; h-^V srttb jjtti^»inj|uneHons, and tbTh — with ;the_ judges rwJ^o* grant them!" -- ~ '-'-• \u25a0'-\u25a0-''\u25a0:\u25a0'-**\u25a0 -J^-'"- ---- .With these words William D.\ Hay v wodd, deposed presldent^of the; western i federation -of.- hilners, *<*losed an -ia flamrnatory ' address last night 'before^ 3.090 socialists In Orchestda halh - The meeting, was- called to ratify the nomination of Eugene V. Debs as the socialist party's candidate for presi dent. . , ' . Having failed to . expend the full force of his vitriolic denunciation upon such representatives of the hated "capitalistic- class" a? .he mentioned, Hayv/ood roundly denounced 1 the lead ers of the trades ; - union movement. tSamuel .Gorapers, . president \u0084of the j American federation \u25a0of labor, and John Mitchell, president of the -miners' ] national organization, came in for their ' full, share of criticism. , Likewise did j;roany other friends of union. labor who 7 have "failed to' embrace the cause of :[sincialism. :. % . \u0084 v_.. - N >- .. \J, For termlngj.Haywood and.Moyer as \u25a0•"undesirable citizens,*^ President Roose- Kvelt^was denounced; by. the speaker as fa coward. ', ; •' : I \u25a0 • TO ATTEND! UNVEILING OF HAiNNA MONUMENT Brotherhood of Locomotive En> gineefs'tb Honor Man Who Labored ! for Them i COLUMBUS. " 0., r May. 1 7.— The - dele cates to the^conventiQn'.of the.brother hood .of locomotivefengineers; will next Saturday g» to J J Cleveland in a body to attend the unveiling, of , the nionumenc tp;thel3te Senator Hanna. Because Of v Senator Hanna's labors . in behalf of v the workingtn'en an fr.vitation was extended - to Grand/ Chief Engineer Sl'one to make an address when:' the monument is ] unveiled- •- -^ ",-.- ;- jj v There,may be. some changes. In the {ndemnlty policy/ which^Mhe Memphis convention deeded , to Issue two years ago. V ' SinceV/that. time': 53,000,000 • in demnity" ihsurahte. has? been -written. The i ßrotherhoods of Locomotive-. En gineers* insurance 'company carried $103,000,000, insuring the lives of? 55.000 men^ which is declared to be -a. most remarkable showing. •-,'.\u25a0 \u25a0 -«\u25a0 \u25a0' * archbishopVbourgade- of heart failure Prelate Succumbs/Although His AVasaNot Con i-» sidered'Seriqus' • CHICAGO. May; 17.^-Toe Most Uer., PeJ*r BoarjradP,; 4 .aretlWshop "of 'San^a \u25a0 readied at a Dospltal* here-* t<«lay. of failure, aged 63 rear».j / -.j ...-' ."» ;\u25a0•\u25a0"'\u25a0',' v .•.'•. ":'.\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0/'•'\u25a0' '\u25a0.., Th'ej archbisfcop Reamer to . Chicago Miy.'4 f ran Hot; Spriag*. -*Art." . \He- w*s : scjfering' from* a (light, physical weakness, but his ' condition was not . considered seriou?. :•«.•\u25a0.'\u25a0 \u25a0 . - \- . \u25a0,-. \u25a0 ~, . \u25a0 Yesterday., feeling more : than .- wnally Jndls pa>ed.';he remained ia bed.. - He- had. a- sinking •pell \u25a0, early today, from * which he • appeared -to baTe ranied. when ; he t was - again stricken and died at 5 o'clock la the afternoon. . - \u25a0 \u25a0 The B*t.' S-: Gates. rchapUia of the \u25a0 hospital, and • the BeT." , Thoma s : Caraher •of , Buffalo. . the latter a K patient- In the hospital, were at the bedside."'*. *,; Z' " *\u25a0" • ' ' '\u25a0' * ' \u25a0" ' ' " '\u25a0' '- \u25a0 " ' '\u25a0 ; Archbi*h«p " Bocrgad- .had*, held his. present eharste since Jannary 1 1, I£>3. : : Born; and edn cated la". France, he went to Arizooa, as -a missionary, in ISB9.- was ordained at -Santa- Fe the same year and begaa work at Varna la IS7O. • In •ISS3" he' was* consecrated : »lcar apostolic of Arixona .with the .", titular rank of bluhop of- Tanma«-o. i .*an4^ r»«M#d at ,T«cson nntll- pro moted to -be ; archbishop. >-\" ' TAFT RETURNS FROM. PANAMA ;" CHAKLESTOX. , S^G. »May 17.— Secretary of VrarWilllam'ja^TaftTarriTed here tnm\ ranami" at noon \u25a0 today en; board the . cruiser ; Pralr?e. and after 'sperdia'st f« ' few " boors In the ci^. dnrinit which time he ' was met v, , a a gr Weii by 'a nnaber .; of -* officials and , frieads. left f At St. Bernard's seminary, with the! teaching staff .of ; which Dr. Hanna Is j associated, there are a number of ec j clesiastical students from' this diocese S and Archbishop Riordan is said to cher ,ish a very high regard for the scholar ship and learning of the institution. AERODROME WHITEWING , NEEDS STEERING GEAR Baldwin's Experimental Flying Machine Shows Perversity AVhileUpon Ground HAMMONDSPOP.T. N. V.. May 17.— A pre liminary trial .was made this evening of the aerodrome Whit ewicf. designed by F. TV. Bald win, .and constructed by the Aerial Experiment association, cf which Dr. Graham Bell is chair man. '' '\u25a0 \u25a0 ' *' \ ' «' The navigator** seat . "eras occupied by Liea teuact Thomas | ridse o* ' the Cnlted sta ( rs army. No - attempt was made to rise in the air. The machine hail been provided with wheels, but .the steering . gear was not attacho! to the wheel*, as it . was thought that ibe aerial rudder would control the motion of ike machine while oa \u25a0 the ground. . This proved to t» Insufficient, for the.machia* could not be kept from rucnlsg oS. tbe track to one sldt or the other. " . - • It was decided to make a sllsht change In the attachment of the froat wheels and provide it with . a steering gear to as to enable tde operator to steer the machine oa - the ra-.-r track for a disua?e long enough to gttn sufficient speed to get into the -air. * No attempt win be made to fly until tbe operators are. satisfied they have the ' machiae under;; foil control oo: the -ground. PRESBYTERIANS READY FOR ANNUAL- ASSEMBLY Will Celebrate 120 th Meet and Elect New. Moderator for Church • KANSAS CITY, May 17.— ETerythlng Is -. ia readloess [ for • the 6ae\ hsadred and twentieth general Assembly , of the Presbyterian chcrch la tbe United State* which' wIH-coaTece In con rention hall in this dry next Thursday - and remain in session until Saturday. May 30. \u25a0 : B*r. : Dr. ', William ' Henry Boberta of Phila delphia. - the : present moderator -of the chorea, will arrtre n«rt Tuesday. . , - \u25a0 At - the : first session, which will be opened by .the Ber." Doctor Roberts, a new. moderator will « be* elected... Srreral noted leaders ox the chcrch h*T«» h««a mentiooed for. this honor, con spicuous tnouj tb«n being the Her. Doctor B. P.. Follertoa of, St. Loois and the Ker. Doctor Mark A. Matthews of Seattle. GOLD ENGAGED FOR GERMANY * BEBLIN. • May* 17.— News : that J0.000.000 la gold has- beeji enraged; In .New York 'for Ger many .cause* «osne surprise here because the price of exchange makes It Ucposflbto for Ber lin bankers to fcnport American goid at a profit. On the other hand. ,tbe- statement cabled from the Cniied States to the effect that part of the gold \u25a0 engaged Usls ; week "for Paris U for the German \u25a0\u0084 account", meets trith . a ,. decided , denial from Berlin financier". <"'\u25a0\u25a0' PLAX V-i S'. EMPLO VME.VT OFFICE XKTT YORK. May 17.— Alexander r Lsw. who was delntatwi to ' contey i to . Wachiartoo a reso lution passed -at the recent - oooTentloo tw the nnemplfliywl " h *W \u25a0 here, t reported to t p tbertcg of tmemploj-ed twlay-ia Manhattan Lycenaj. He said that \u25a0 Canjmwsmaa \u25a0 Fornes of ..New York bad promised ito Introduce" ln- the hoes* nt represes^ tadves'the r««olnt!o«« : «f the con Tent ion calling for. larg* -puWle ' wli to furnish* employment for the idle. ' :: CURB JFOip. TUBERCULOSIS -WASHINGTON. May.*-' l7.— Recent advices from the •«\u25a0• naval boapttal at Fort Lr^a. Colo.. roaSnn the protnlilaf ' report : matte "by ftargeoa B.- I*. ; Wrlgfct."- on duty : at that sanitarium, re r« r,, .\u25a0wMch'tmnle'ns this : state is an evidence of a life of service, says this eminent divine.' '• Dr. Day said in part: j \u0084 < "The republican convention at Sacra mento is of greater . significance this year. The life of service. is not a dead ambition when men imperil political ad vancement and commercial prosperity because they believe that California politics has been dominated by cor porate interests to the detriment of the commonwealth. Some one ,has called the new forms of wrongs "smokeless sin.' because it is hard to tell jnst who ls responsible. We can feel the moral wound, but cannot locate its exact source. If you are true to the life of service a part of your business will be to run down and stop these smokeless sins. •The work of checking preventable Crime is progressing because many of our. men trained for the law will not be restrained ,by fees which are paid to keep them from defending other men.** The baccaluareate sermon was well attended, ' but there was a noticeable thinness In the ranks of the seniors present owing to the decision of the class to forego'the festivities of senior week in memory of the men suspended by the student affairs committee. SENATOR STEWART TO LEAVE DESERT. FOREVER Fate Proves Unkind to Nevada Law Maker, Who Again v ,'*r -\u25a0\u25a0 Loses Fortune SPECI'»L*DIsrATtn-TO THE CALL REXO. ilay 17. — Fate has again been unkind to William Stewart, for years United- States senator from Nevada. The decline, of Bullfrog: and Rhyolite stocks during the past few months has caught him with- the rest. The fact that his last attempt to wrest fortune from the mines of 'the Sagebrush state has- failed; is mutely told in a- small announcement -appearing in. the last issue of a Rhyolite newspaper announc ing that the Stewart mansion In Rhyo- Ute is for rent or for sale to the high est and best bidder. Stewart and his young wife are giving It up" to go away from I the \u25a0 desert .forever. • . . Three* years or more ago he went in there to amass another fortune, so he said. He did succeed ' at first and at one time Ws/ fortune , was, figured into the thousands.' but he ventured far and the reaction has caught him along with the balanced i '.: . POLICEMAN RIDES ON EACH CAR RUN Only One: Disturbance in Cleve- land Strike and Conductor Fires Shot CLEVELAND,- May ' 17.— Aside froa a few minor disturbances th« streetcar strike slr&ation today was May 17.— -CeniUtjle rWey. wba was abet' throazh the body at Kennett yesterday by . DepDty Cos* table LI tile fleld. is \u25a0 «Un attre. Tbe bullet has beta . reaoted. Doctors. amy that Foley has a floating csasx* for his life md i'olf'r htauelf says he will poll tSreuyb. littlefleld ha« been broo^ht to t>e-«ontyjan In this city. He decline* to maka' •' statement. RED BLUFF :\u25a0 HAS 3,490 . REDDUfG.'' ; May,J7.— The cftws e{ Bed EJal Jnst eeopleled ttioirt a i population ef 5.499. This' tires Redßlaff, the rijcht to.«haa«» its ehirtec from that cf a c!t/ of the tilth class to oae oi tie fifttu BOURBONS READY FOR BIG FIGHT Recalcitrants Will Open War on Regulars as Soon as Demo crats Convene Today r J McNab Followers Bank on Seat* ing Mayor Harper of Los , Angeles as Chairman S «J Rebels Count on Senator San* ford, but Their "Big Four" Slate Is Incomplete ;j FRESNO, May 17.— With, the ar rival of many delegates on late trains has come a somewhat definite shaping of the situation, and it locks as if there will be a bitter struggle be tween the McNab and anti-McNab forces, aided by Theodore A. Bell, over the chairmanship in the con vention tomorrow. At midnight it was announced that all efforts to bring about a compromise had failed and that the conferences that had been going on all day had been finally called off as of no avail. As the last meeting broke up Bell declared that HaCntord would surely b» elected chairman. * while on the- other hand McNab announced as positively thai he would make Harper the pre siding oScer by a majority of 109 As it has appeared throughout th« day. it still looks as if the McNab or ganization will be In control. How ever. Bell's men are fighting very ag gressively and will not waste any tlm» in sleep tonight. It is oce of thm prettiest convention battles the «ta:e'i democracy has ever engaged in. Me.VlB IS LIBEBAL Gavin MeXab was quite liberal to Bell in^ h'.s efforts at conciliation. He of fered to 'let 'Bell go to the national con |vertion as a.: delegate, -to give him th» united "support of the California dele gation in his candidacy of the chair man of the rational gathering, to nama another besides himself as delegate at large and to name the chairman of ths state conveition" to be held in August.^ ' Harper wa* to be dropped as national '- '.. delegate in this scheme. AH that HeNab asked in return for this was Bell's support of Harper for chairman tomorrow. The Bell forces' refused, as they insisted on control of the convention. McXab came here with a view to conciliating Bell and if that failed to give him a good trouncing. H9 has now resolved to do the latter.' BOTH FACTIONS MAKISG LOUD CLAIMS OF VICTORY Preliminary Straggle Shows Big Fight Will Ensae la the Convention Today • FRESNO, Ma/ 17.— With both the McNab and anti-McNab forces pow wowing, buttonholing and caucusing. as well as making sweeping claims to everything that is in contest be tween them, there arc surface indica tions that the democratic state con vention, which convenes in the opera house at 2 o'clock tomorrow, will be anything but a harmonious and peace ful gathering. But when the smoke of the pre liminary' conversational battle blows away and the issue. ia joined witi the more tellinp ammunition of voles, it Is more t har. probable that the McXab organization will be victoricjp and that the re bellious Bourbons will have to rest content with such minor successes as they may achieve in the excitement of the melee. This is as much as to gay that th» rejr-lars will name their chairman oi the convention and put through their slate for delegates at large to the na tional convention In Denver. The antis will h3ve a chance to elect some of their delegates from the con gressional districts, and may force oa« or. two of their Ideas upon the conven tion In the shape of planks for the plat form. OFE>* FIGHT O.V BKYAX As to the instructions which are to be given to the delegates who go to Denver, that Ls an open fight. It has been decided that ther committee on 1 platform and resolutions will be named [by the congressional districts. Instead 'of b«ins dictated by the chairman, and the issue of instructing for Bryan or sending delegates unlnstructed will bo fought, out in the committee room. From the present temper of the dele gates there seems little reason to doubt that Nebraska's favorite son will have 20 instructed men from California to back him. •Mayor A. C. Karper has finally been centered on by 'the regulars* as their candidate for the chairmanship. Tlm state for delegates at large remains as made up some time ago-7-Theodore A. Bell of Napa, "Bob" Fitzgerald of Oak land. Mayor Harper : and Nathan Cole Jr.. both of /Los Angeles.. . Unless "something terrible should happen.** this program wit go through and Gavin • McNab will return to Saa Francisco with, the scalp of another re calcitrant element In the democracy dangling. from his belt. . Tlie "terrible something." which Is at least within the bounds of possibility. is an eleventh hour stampede of the more uncertain country delegates to Senator T. . B. Sanf ord of Ukiah. whom the antt-McNab men would like to make chairman of the convention. But the present lineup of the oppos ing forces does not lend itself to the plausibility "of a stampede. San Fran cisco stands. ready to deliver 44 out of €3 votes to Mayor Harper, while his own town. Los Angeles, will give hhn at least 55 out of its O. These are the claims of the organisa tion, and it ls likely that roll call wIU