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THE WEATHER.
Forecast for January 13. 1806:
San Francisco and vicinity— Cloudy,
meet tied weather Saturday, probably
howers; fresh south wind.
A. G. McADIE,
District Forecaster.
VOLUME XCIX—NO. 44.
VENEZUELA
AND FRANCE
MAY CLASH
Diplomatic Rela
tions Are Now
Severed.
Officials in Washington
View the Situation
With Alarm.
Stand Taken by President
Castro Likely to Lead
to Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.— Although the
present breach In the diplomatic relations
between France and Venezuela is techni
cally chargeable against the personality
of M. Taigny, the French Charge at Ca
racas, the real issue, as it is understood
here, is the attack by President Castro
upon the properties and franchises of the
French 1 Cable Company. President Cas
tro has asserted that the cable company
had I^nt active assistance to. the Matos
rebellion. Therefore he began proceed/
ings in the Venezuelan courts against the
company on that ecore and also com
plained that the company had violated the
trrms of its concession in not laying cer
tain Coast lines of cable, and especially
in crossing the Island of Santo Domingo
with land wires subject to frequent in
terruption in times of rebellion on that
island. The courts sustained the Presi
dent's view, and, in fact, practically took
possession of the company's' offices at
certain points when the French Govern
ment intervened. In the absence \u25a0of the
regular Minister. M. Taigny presented* a
written protest to the. Venezuelan Gov
rrnrnont. President as^ r P w^F'* r j4?.4 1;s t hls 1
note as insulting: to his "Government aha
refused to have anything more to do wiin
Taigny. But the French Government •rt",
fused to allow the dispute to be made a
personal one and declared that M.: Taigny
in his presentment had followed precise
ly the instructions of his Foreign . Of fice.
At this r»oint Mr. Russell, the American
Minister at Caracas, intervened in the
interest of peace, and after many patient
exchanges it was believed he had finally
succeeded. But while he induced , Presi
dent Castro to withdraw a note refusing
to do business with M. Taigny, which
note the French Government regarded as
offensive, he cou!d not prevail upon Pres
ident Castro to resume his official rela
tions with the French Charge. The cli
max came on New Year's day, when the
French Government, supposing that a
satisfactory settlement had been reached,
received with the usual honors of the
New Year* day reception the Venezuelan
Minister at Paris, only to learn that Pres
ident Castro had refused to do likewise
for M. Taigny at Caracas. This omission
touchea the pride cf the French Govern
ment, which felt it had been made the
victim cf double dealing and deceit, which
fact the French Embassador in Washing
ton was not clow to communicate to tne
Etate Department. Mr. Russell reported
his failure to effect a settlement, thereby
makirg himself unpopular in Caracas,
and ihtn came notice from the French
Government that diplomatic relations
with Venezuela were completely eevered.
There is a hint of punitive measures oa
th part of France and the situation is
regarded officially as very unpleasant,
with possibilities of serious consequences.
The State Department has been advised
that cable communication with Venezuela
has been interrupted. •
FRAXCE IS DI3TEHMIXED.
WUI >ot Tolerate Ve«e»oela'» Refusal
to Accede to Demand".
PARIS. Jan. 12.— Though M. Mabour-v
cuet. the Venezuelan Charge d' Affaires,
lias not yet received his pawports,
diplomatic relations between France
and Venezuela axe considered to nave
been broken off. There Is no qujestlon
for the present of a naval demonstra
tion, but there Is no doubt that the
French Government Intends to have the
fullest recognition of and respect for
Its rights. \u25a0
An official note Issued to-nl»ht says
that although an ultimatum haa not yet
b*en sent to Venezuela, France cannot
tolerate much longer President Castro's
refusal to accede to the French de
mands without considering the advis
ability of taking stronger means to en
force them. . ;
A high diplomat declared to-day that
It might be considered certain. that the
moment was rapidly approaching when
a crisis would occur in Venezuela. He
was unable to state the exact character
which events wou.l assume, but as-
Fcrted that a perfect understanding had
always existed between France and the
United States.. The two Governments
were In absolute accord on the question
at lfPue. France's line of conduct being
ba^ed on that of the United States.
France was merely desirous of securing
perfect respect' for her rights.
Cable to Venezuela In Trouble.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.— The Commer
cial Cable Company announced. to-night
that messages for Venezuela must be
addressed via Trinidad, to be sent by
mall from there, and are accepted only
at smidorK* risk. - -*\
Jl IX.i: INSTRUCTS JURY
TO ACQUIT CLERK HILL
I^tldence Falls i<» Suntaln. Charge
Aualn^l Former Chief of Philadel- '
phln Filtration nurrau. >
PHILADELPIHA, Jan.. 12.— Acting
upon th« instructions of Judge -Auden-,
vfid the Jury to-day acquitted John; W.
Hill, former chief 'of the Filtration
Bureau, who was on trial charged with
forgery and falsification of the. records
of his bureau for the benefit of a firm
«f contractors.
The San Francisco Call
PUTS BIG
VALUE 0N
HER NAME
English Actress
Regards It as
Trademark,
Asks $250,000 in Cash
When Requested to
rjhoriryQ Tt
Mrs. Brown Potter .of New
York Makes a Novel
Proposition.
LONDON, Jan. . 12.— Mrs. James Brown
Potter of New , York, who .was Miss May
Handy of Baltimore, Is apparently amazed
by the fact that her husband's first wife,
an actress, still calls herself Mrs. James
Brown Potter. A few days ago Charles
R. Honey of Honey & Keith, lawyers. of
New York, called upon Messrs. .Wontner,
the lawyers of Mrs. James Brown Potter
of London, and said he had come from
New York to call upon them in behalf of
the present wife of James Brown Potter,
who wishes to* know if Mrs. Cora Urqu
hart Brown Potter could not be persuaded
to use some other name in order to oblige
Mrs. James Brown Potter of ' New' York, r
as the actress and the New York woman
are constantly,, mixed in the imaginations
of Ignorant persons. . '
iThe Messrs.* WontnerN did not know who
James Brown Potter or the present Mrs.
James Brown ' Potter were, » but . they
talked. over the proposition of Honey with
him jOn a cold-blooded' business '\basisJ
iTbey pointed out that* Mrs.': James ißrowni Brown
Potter . of ; London , has'-*- made \ her name
known ] : througHOUt the' world asj^an.
that James . Brown-. Potter was
practically -her J trademark, .Vand .^though
she had . been his wife she had -no claim
whatever . unon "James} BrowV Potter' and
desired to make none. '' ~
"Her name," the lawyers said, "brings
her an .income upon which she lives,. and
why, without a , well-arranged- business
proposition, should - she relinquish •-her
name in order to enhance the social posi
tion of a lady ; who is now the second
wife of her former husband?"
Honey suggested that possibly she might
be open to inducement. *
"Certainly," responded Wontner, who
knew i his client's view on that point. * "If
you want to , buy a trademark ' you must
pay for it- Mrs. Brown Potter will not
call herself jlrs\ Cora" Jones or Miss Cora
Urquhart or: any other .undistinguishing
title unless ghe is paid $250,000 in'cash." , '
Honey then withdrew to consult ' James
Brown Potter. by cao.e, but so far no fur
ther proposition has . been laid before
Mrs. Brown Potter's lawyers.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.— James Brown
Potter, said to-day that he knew; nothing
about the : proposition : made ' by_ Honey to
his former wife's lawyers.'
WRIGHT WILL
NOT RETURN TO
PHILIPPINES
Retirement of Governor
General Will Soon
Be Announced.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—It . > became
definitely known . to-day that •*, Governor
General Luke E. '.-' Wright of* the Philip
pines never - will return to 1 his . post? of
duty. His determination to retire will' be
given public utterance, ebon/. ;;.\: : :
There have been rumors . from : time : to
time that Governor .Wright would , tender
his resignation, but they* met -with Tde-'
nial. • The day of doubt Is passed and the
President Is looking "for a, man": to Hake
Governor Wright's place. Henry. Clay : Ide
of Vermont and James F. , Smith ' of \u25a0 CalK
f ornia, • both'' members .' of : _the; Philippine
Commission, but
the President Is \u25a0 not" thoroughly; satisfied
with either. -He wants at man of . Taf fs
caliber. It is said. '
MISS ALICE HOOSETOLT
BUYS HER; TROUSSEAU
President's Daughter; Will
Have -Wedding; Outfit of
Americah Make.
WASHINGTON.: Jan. . 12.— While ; every-,'
body" hai been'" wondering whenMiss/Allce
Ropsevelt would*\ begin ' seriously. ; to think ;
of her ' trousseau jand ;. would : gd^tb>New^
York : to give [orders; and : make \ purchases,^
she : has quietly : ; been r ,golngl ibackf.; and :
forth to Baltimore: ; which* holds'- the >epu-l
tat ion . for"; good" shops \ and? modistes, and
Mrs. Roosevelt f and ;'da ugh ter," 'Alice, ' get
many of their, gowns there. • .
She will have every^ article; of her.trous^"
seau i made]" in? this \u25a0; country /j and :
her future 'sister-in-law,^ the > Countess \ de
Chambrun; - could .y. casily7 ; get i: her* many,
fascinating ''accessories; In* Paris,* not? a'
thing \ for. i the »\u25a0; bride's outfit will * come
from across. the" sea... :
; Miss'; Roosevelt/ has -. definitely .'•., decided
about the : matter : of bridesmaids. Thero
wiirbe nbne ; ;' "*
SANj^FRANaS
LIBERALS
WIN FIRST
STRUGGLE
MakeEneouragnig
Start in. the \u25a0:
Election.
All of Britain Is \u25a0\u25a0 Dee jl
Stirred by fiscal
Question. *
Wagers Are Being Laid Thai
Balfbur Will Be Defeated
attfceiPolls.
.LONDON. Jan. 12.— The Liberals ] m&e
an encouraging start. in the election strug
gle, by winning another seat • at Ipswich,
which elected the two Liberal candidates
by. large major!tleai.''r-^l>anlel;Ford^God-;
dard was re-elected and \ Felix ? Cobbbld
defeated Charles Dalrympie, .who for
several years t has represented Ipswich in
the Conservative interest. Ipswich was
the only borough which polled '"to-day;
For the las t ten years . the borough ; has
returned' one . Conservative and .one . Lib
eral.; This Ipswich * district, : . which, in. ISS6
gave;. the first ; electoral'Jdecision : against
Gladstone's home rule" bill;; has i given jthe
,firsr blow to. Joseph ., Chamberlain's fiscal
programme and in favor of free trade.
. Sir /Charles \ Dalrymple,';', the .unseated
" member, is , a ? barrister • and land ' owner
and was considered , a good candi
date * in" 18S5 .to:• be put ' up . ; against i\Glad
'£torie' ip the .famous** Midlothian'; camr
. paign.'? He ; was J defeated . then, : butt, was
• elected, for ' lpswich yih';'.lSB6 ; and ' t has held
:the;seatVslnce:v \ /;"','C;.v-\:, ; : '-':\u25a0\u25a0/' .'\u25a0•*'• ' \u25a0'.'• -
was. unusually .heavy, show-i
ingrhpwTdeepljr.the country is 'stirred by
the fiscalfstruggle." : ' \u25a0 '. **" ' »: \u25a0
. ,j The!- general < flection} opened this morn- •
ink'and' by- 10: o'clock; the^. name {Of' the
first member of I the j new] Parliament ; was
announced,; Sir 7 Christopher* Furness ; (Lib7~
eral)l being j.returned? for' Hartlepopl: .Sir
Christopher, however, .was not [-; opposed. ;
A:- little later the score was evened byUhe
unopposed > re-election' of Austin - Taylor
for East ; Toxtcth.J: In the/course of , the
day two more Liberals were elected : with
out contest.
Nominations were made to-day in ISO
boroughs. .The .elections in these .bor-1. bo r-1
oughs will commence- to-morrow and last
for several days.
- 'Arthur J.Balfour's seat. East Manches
ter, : endangered. '-):. Winston
Churchill's amazing vitality and(enthuslT
asm have spread beyond his "own division
(Oldhanv near Manchester) J and' have. in:
fected the whole city of , Manchester. The
Liberals claim that they will capture : to
morrow several seats there which during
the last Parliament ; , were held bj>Union- ;
ists: ": "• : •"\u25a0 \u25a0.-.•-:\u25a0\u25a0 ' - : .:. ' : - \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 :
I There is little betting on . the result, \as
th« earlier, elections, on which' the fate of
such v important candidates,. as ; Balf our,
George tWyridham (Conservative,' Dover),
Sir Gilbert: Parker. (Conservative, Graves
end)! and Winston. Churchill, all of .whose
contests take , place • to-morrow, '; are' liable
to have widespread influence on the voters
in the later f elections.; At- some \6t J.the
Liberal clubs the odds of sixto four have
been laid against ' the re-election of ; Bal-"
four. SSKSSSSBSS^B^BftmSSf^
One; of the remarkable features of the
campaign- is I the r extraordinary -number
of seats \u25a0handed 'over, to", the Liberals with-^
out any attempt -of the /Unionists to \ con
test them. ;ThisMs'attributed;iri"Conserva
tive circles > to \u25a0 the . certainty ; that the Lib-^
erals will win i the /election, ; it ; being ar
gued that , it \u25a0Is .better; to] reserve the Cbn^
eervative strength' for,^ a*' later i struggle,*
which is anticipated Rafter the - Liberals
have held ! office | f or ; a * year, or , two, ; when
the .Unionists .consider | the /chances %of
their, being restored ,to power will .be more
promising. There ; Is, ? however, ; great i.un
certalnty ; on : all sides as to the , extent of
the : Liberal- vlctory.V ? v; \. pVl \ \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0. Hs^|
- The liberal; enthusiasts claim that. their
party, will have^a' working *majorlty,inde^
pendent ; ; of -X the % Irish f Nationalists, i but
more -conservative 'elements ; give': Premier
Sir; Henry \u25a0 Campbell-Bannerman -a' ma-
Jorltyfof oiily? sixty/ or/ seventy,': leaving
the". Irish \u25a0; Nationalists -the i balance of
"pewer; 1 . . ' . \u25a0',-- ';-
SPEAKS AFTER
LONG SILANCE
Special Dispatch to The Call.
;: LONG BEACH; ;, Jan. ./ 12.— Absolutely
speechless ;. f or^.' almost -two \ years, - Miss
Lizzie "? Rankin, Ji , A the * {daughter \u25a0} of A W. 5 ? R."
Ranklnfbf .703; Medlo* street, ;to:day;recov
ered 1 ncr J voice * and £ spoke ;I to
her 2 alarmed * friends,; who iwere^attracted
to 1 ; her^bedslde sby •> the ; unexpected i.utter
ancesiofltheMnvalld^-; ~
; • MlsjT? Rankin i has \ been a* bedridden ' in
valid ",; for -'; about eight* : years? -i spinal
trouble sbdngitheTcause.'f due sprimarilyHo
alfall-;intheriyouthTandfa^subsequentf at
tack of - la ; grippe.^ The L family : came ; here
from j Henderson •County,^"; Illinois,^ four
years ; ago/i;; Thel^affllction^;from\whlch
Miss Rankin suffered i caused the adoption
of a t peculiar \ dlet-W For| twenty jg months
sheTate^absolutely /nothing! but | icecream t
Gradually 3 af ter '& this 'if she % began % toFeat
substantial ;x things '"arid ; now '/her/appetite
iS "i gOOd:'^'^:^ ;:'^i' 1 -\u25a0 ''I\ '' : 'Z'S< : ' "/-:\u25a0 •--'< \u25a0 ' '>- : ' ':'. \ ' "''
\u25a0j Herl recovery, , of - speech iwa's i startling^.
.The : nurse,"' seated: some distance] from? the
invalid,^ almost T fell \ from I her j;chalr,i when
she I heard 'J her S name;'fcVLiodina, '^clearly.
pronounced.%*,The^lmprovement I has* con
tinued \u25a0 ..v and r<j Miss 2 Kankln %* is ? apeaklnff
el«*xlr.> distinctly Jandvfreeljr' ' • vv
IMPERIAL HIGH COMMISSIONERS
ARRIVE ON THE LINER SIBERIA
There arrived here >ycsterHay^ from Ghiria on the liner Siberia a party of distinguish'eci Chinese, members of
ah lmperial , High Gommission^ who ha\^ come to this country in search of information for the* benefit of
awakened Ghina, and to hclp\ whose mission President Roosevelt has promised the aid of this Government.
WREAT MEN OF FAR CATHAY HERE TO STUD?
Bistiiigiiislied Chinese Are Welcomed^b}^
W of the : Government
Man Saved Foreigners From "the
•Bbxersj/Beads the "Visiting Party.
\u25a0 China, haying ; awakened^ f romV a <long
; sleep \to * find" j that while I she: slumbered
the! rest 'jot /'the world moved '• . oii'i without
her.v Is now, anxious. 'tb,Vcatch'_f,up" : with
the procession.' ; . To "the United; States ;she
now -pays; the; tribute ofj first .cbminKj to
learn ; how., best^ to ..the v plac>"she
lost iin the < march i ot \u25a0: civilization.^Frorn
the highest' seats of.learning|ln^thehrFlow
eryJKingdom,' 7*7 * from -the '.highest ; ranks t of '
China's anclentJTribbllity,] this -oriental
' B\eeperfsiv/Qii<ened,ha.s \u25a0 selected envoys and }
'sent : theml forth*, in ' search v of ; thls'jkftowH:
edge" shel sol greatly \ needs/? These^ erfvby s
fromi across > the? Pacific 'landed f s hereby es{
: terday '.\u25a0' artd "'\u25a0' Uncle ; Sam ; ; welcomed J. them ;
iwith' 1-I1 -I little ? less "f ornjallty^: than > would
have , -been accorded ' a>" visiting!. emperor
or, klng."^': \u25a0'' . \.^'.--: : :- \u25a0 ' ::-;-\u25a0;-'-, ->'<V. ; ---.\u25a0-\u25a0-^. : -:
* i'As ' the \u25a0 liner,' Siberia,^ bearing; the ; Imp*:
rial '\u25a0 Chinese ? nigh t commission % and? flying
at fth c - foremast } head 5 the ~Z dragon ! ; flagi of
China;? : passed ' upTthe ;bay| f fomj quaran-
l tine' the guns [ ot \u25a0 the : cruiser^ChlcagoHflsiK'
ship*; of f the r Pacific /squadron^ ffred j &} sa-i!
lute fof ! nineteen* guns,', only; twoTguns \ less
than ? the'Emperor Jof China' himself would .
have'^rccelved.'v ;; :' : V • ' \u25a0 -V--V : ".-. ,'- '.'\ ";'\u25a0 '"\u25a0\u25a0<.
i.When^ the iliner reached', the; Paclflc;Mail"
"wharf President: Roosevelt's 1 persorial'rep-^
Vesentativel! greeted [" the '"^.Commissioners^
Representatives lot £ the * army.*and k navy ]
also icxtendedUheJ.handloflVelcome land
on behalf rbf'G6vern6r]Pardeeltheihead'of;
the" State armS invited |th%|dlsr.
tlnguished'.vlsitors ;to make ' themselves 1 at
home': in i Calif ornia., \u25a0' ' .\u25a0-\u25a0'; .'. ; ; ,;, : ;r; r \u25a0 - ;
The sending I forth of 'this '\u25a0\u25a0 commission^ is
probably Sthe^mdst ? important l'st^epjeverj
taken \ by ;China; : rand ! never \ bef prej have so,
many iidistiriguishedS Chinese | setafooti'on'
'AmericanTsolUiiThepartyi consists ?of|two:
hlgh|Conimisslohers,?alnumberi"of|secre?
taries.tattaches [and; students."-JThetobjecl !
of % thel missio'nf is gto *,vlslt % the f principal ;
cbuntries¥ of S the aworld ! |to ~ study }§, their^
political sf lnstitutlohs,' ! ;|^tog fln_d "^.whatever, ]
Is", best ' lh i the I different] lands [anid r take! It ; j
' home i,; : i for • ' the -T benefit tof :the f Chinese I
people: , r .f.^,*;." . ,
bigjmex->t!homb;
- : Both the > CommjMioners|o^cupy^ve^
responsible , positions] iniChlna^Tuanj Fang
'atlthe^timetof I'hls^abpbintmentf on ' his
present misslon^was iviceroy^ofjtwbjprov^
lnces.'S Tai ? Hung; Chil is fbneibi|the f presi
dentsjof [thelßoardf of |Treasury/®:J^i!p
W His i E^celjency iTuanl Fang Jisf entitled
Ithcl timefof ?s^the |Boxerj outbreak^ helwas'
Vcting»Governqr2pfJtheTprovince{6fiShensi
and f lti was3there\that iheTdlsbbeyed $ the
royal t decree,^ afterward 'f* repuliatedlS by^
[the^Emperor.i to! klll'all orelgners^within
, the i UmitsTbf { his l Jurisdiction.^ Instead fof
killlngtthem|helgatheredlthemitogether,
furnlshed|an2arinea guard it qri tljeir J pro
teotlon|and[sent\tta«m|Mfely^tolHankoiri,
And ' while Tuan - Fang {vr&s '\u25a0 risking -t his
own [neck .; in doing. tAis.'r the | Governor of
•the 'adjoining ] province '.was ; personally j su
\u25a0perinteridlrig gthe ? slaughter of ' forty-five
Protestant ?i and ;\u25a0 Roman *. Catholic men,'
'.women < and -, childrenJ^:
\u25a0':.;; Tai Hung Chi Is^ a Cantonese and' is rec-;
ognized -; In" Peking'- as \ the\country's*great-.
"est authority on matters pertaining, to fin
ance.' \u25a0. \u25a0\u25a0•."'.v.'Cv'^- ' : EHtfOPGBBBBSRHQ
Vs Of :\u25a0 the ' o ther members of \ the commls-,
sionjWu " X wang ' Klen,"'; the , first ' secretary,"
is dean of thel Nan yang ' Bhang
, hal.Yah v Institution :* which^ has \ sent \more
than ' a* score fof \u25a0 students ~\ to * the '• Univer^
sity I "of % California;-. ' ; Secretary " "Wu T.was
educated fln \u25a0 London,^, where j he '; lived ? for
'ten* years.^! He: is; a* graduateTof jth* lUni'f
verslty,'of Lrondon'and'is"',famous In China
asTa' s WTlterion T educatlonal^niatters. .
£ Sao i Ke-J^i Sac, 1 -; the • second • secretary, ; la
a ? graduate^of ' Cornell^ where h© : took : two
degrees,?Al*,B^lri;l9oo.andiM.VA.;ln;i9ol: ; .
":,.I'^THB : BUSmESS'ILiNAGBB.; '/:.,, ,
Wan ;BingTChuhg]is \ business^ maria jtr
fof ; the^commisslon. At ] home 'he' Is ", secre-'
itary ;to > theiyiceroy* at; Nanking. -; He ; ? wao
educated ; In America,* 5 and on ~ th» } Siberia
wonjthe^reDutatlon of being . remarkably
\u25a0'shrewd^^.:.^ ;'\u25a0': ;'\u25a0 \u25a0[ \u25a0 ';•-/; •-/ - :,\'\u25a0.';'..-,"--j'/v^j
%: V. r ,C. J .Tong : i9 superintendent of the,Chl
f nese ~\ imperial i telegraphs.;! His \ particular
I object I Inl coming \ with \ theT; commission*, ls_
jto .; learn ''all *he can • about \u25a0 wireless : telegra-^
: phy;': J V ; ,.,. : *(\u25a0?':/.::\u25a0;{ \u25a0]:.-. '^ : l;- :\u25a0?'\u25a0 * ;/-/';«~£Z.h-i
\y-The I commission « is \u25a0. probably ; the > best
equipped foriworktof that 'fever,
fsetlforthjto{clrclelthe( globe: « lt* Includes
men|who : havel lived \in i all v the! countries
: itjls proposed { to\visit jTso'; that ;thV learned '
heads^bf I the J mission 1 will ; never " lack; for
;tnistworthyl interpreters."'. :\u25a0 ; ."..'- 'i
fe Iri i addition^ to jf experts! in i the /.various
VubJectsS of \which gtheTcbmmlsslon * will
! make T a' itudy| there | are^withUhe} partyj a'
; number^ of gyoung/ students,^ whoVwill^be
expected Jto ; Weep; ey e¥land f earsXwide;open
while j abroad land t who iwill f be
upo n i when l theyj return "t" t toj China { to \ take
vjactiye "part :j in » puttlng^thelrX fellow
\ in\touch "with \ what'; is] going
onlin^helbusy/wbrld^outsideh .;
I^Af terj[thY| Federal fdoctors } had f gran tad
: the^ Slberta'freej pratique" Deputy^ Collector
fpharle"s§Stephonsrs_represehtingiCblleetor.
Frederickl Stratton,*|bbarde<l
the^ liner rand '"\u25a0^^ extended ftol the [commission
;the] courtesy of . the; port: } \ v^Bfi
PRESroHJNT?S[GREETING;
f^Wh«ni^e^lirierJreachedjUhe^dock;Pro^
r f essbr, / Jenks % the I steepjand ? slip^
! pery % gangplank S at s* the^ head %ot |af bril^
liantly j uniformed ?'delegationl? 'delegation I representing
Army.iiravyXand j state] and \ l?d 'the\wayXto
the} Siberia's Imuslc^roomTaslthe] personal
rComUaue4*«m W^^^{&iwai£ 1 1*
THE THEATERS. ' ,
"ALCAZAR— "The -Cowboy and the
Lady.",
ALHAMBRA— "The j Two Orphan's." _
\u25a0 CALIFORNIA— DreamIand Burtesquer's
COLUMBIA — "Richelieu." . Matin; •.
* Vlngomar." •..-\u25a0-;,
, CHUTES— Vaudeville.
GRAND — "Judith -of •Bethulla." -.
ORPfIEUM — VaadevUtaJMSßngßi
\u25a0'MAJESTIC— "It, I \u25a0-Were King.",
CENTRAL— VCamiIIe."
" TI VOLI— "FCxy - Qull!er.'»
' Matinacs ' at " all J theaters.
TWO < DISTINOtJISHED ' CHIXESB '\u25a0 DIONITARIE3 iWHO \u25a0 ARRIVED HERB XT&-
TERDAT.-HAVTNO BEEN SPECIALLY-. COMMISSIONED - BT- THB EMFRSSS
' DOWAGER ; TO STtJDT. MODERN CONDITIONS AND METHODS.
EMINENT VISITORS
ROYALLY WELCOMED
HistinguMe^M
ated-Gourtesies to China 's Leaders. -
>:\Th« reception . acoorded to the visitors
at . , the "f St. Francis was ia • royal '}'. one."
Long '; before-. the ; OrlentalsTarrived the
galleries fin •' the mezzanine floor < of » the
hotel t were crowded^withj loVely.women,
residents of the hotel,* and'thelr friends,
arrayed | inTbrlllantUqilets.* The rgrand
corridor :\ was f al3o crowded 'with .'the
representative peopla of the city. Hun
dreds of people lined the sidewalks on
either ', side of the hotel, many of them
standing there for several hours -In the
rainjtosget!afgllmpso!of visitors.? [
£4 Itf^was 3 ? bef or« < the
procession,, headed *by|"mountod .' police,'
arrivedjbef orej the J hotel | doors.^lnjtha"
first .carriage .: were ICommlasloner Tal
Hung I'Chi ; ?. his }. secretary. ; Wan : Blng*
Chung^ >\u25a0 and } Prof esso~r_ Jenks. - . In * the
second r "v carriage ; t were .; Commissioner,
,Tuari \ Fang, ' Genera l' L S. ; ; S. - ; Sumner- and :
Lleutehantf J.^Ai^Hlgglns ; Jr. ,
itSTheTcomnilsslohers : were escorted to
; /the-itwhitejantt': gold ! I rooinu',wherel ah , In
formal V reception ": took place. - General
Sumner^flrst^ lntroduced^ ther members
of ." the army "and : navy , contingent and
". , ,; >/ r
iJk Following 7 i this -Vice Consul Owyang
:Klriar^acted|aSj 'master;, of
and 3 introduced Lthe \ different ]% members
of \ lthoXChinesef societies residing^ here.'
.There vwefe ; about r a'f dozen| members of
each ; company. V They/,wer c "'{ all - \ richly
dressed. and ; made an. lmposing picture
as! they i camel f brjirardlto! payi tljelr,[ re^
, spects.o Each company ; ' came^qpj s«p>J
PRICE , FIVE CENTS.
rately. ;Th«r« was no handshaking, bui
there VwereTdeep • salaams : on both sides*
The : societies \ paid * their respects In th*
following". border:; Sam Hop-Wo^
Bhonar;Hol,"'.Youny* v Wo,.Yuen .Wo, Kong
Chowrand-See Tup.' They, were : pra
sented.by Lee Ling". <: ' \u25a0 "/
' \Wheh these' Introductions were ovej
the little Chinese cadets came forward,
some ithlrty) In" number.'-" and" were pr»«
sented iby^ General Falkenburgr.' Then
came a group of small Chinese publld \u25a0
school children- r . They . were in holiday
attire 'and each carried a tiny Chinaai
.flag.; The ringleader -of \u25a0 the -little; com- V
pany said a few words of graetlnj ancj "\u25a0
then T; a'.: general ' salaaming ' all "' around j
took place. v
This ended»th© -Informal reception,
af ter^which : the : visitors were esoortetl
; to 1 their "rooms. They occupy seyenSy^
flve^rooms, include practically all
the ; rooms \on" the fourth . floor and a*
large" number, on 'the third, floor. #; . a,;*
.; 'The * white *\u25a0 and 'i gold "> room '. was »r«
ranged ai -forf a ..reception. -^Abotit th 4
' side j.\yalls heavy * red "plush chairs
and setteev while at the west end wera
placed, two, massive chairs of ebony fos
the "'two" commissioners. - Above :thes«
chairs \was; a Jbeautlfur.Araertcan \flag",
while on either side were the flags o!
China.: .
• A^- string J band < discoursed doltghtfu!
music"!' during- the* reception."" Th« af
fair was made brilliant by hundreds of
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