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Every; Scotsman will feel his blood stir * when he reads the story of the big. things, his countrymen 'have done in America. : It appears tomorrow in THE SUNDAY GALL VOLUME GIL— NO. 78. MOORS PLANNING GRE AT ASSAULT ON CASA BLANCA Receive Many Reinforce ments for Move Against the City Today MORE TROOPS ARRIVE French and Spanish Defend ers Do Not Fear the Attack TRANSPORTS ARE DUE "Vill Not Take Offensive Until Forces Are Augmented Special by Cable and Leased Wire ' to The Call CASA BLANCA, Morocco, Aug. 16. — The Moors have re ceived large reinforcements and the French and Spanish authori ties hear that they are planning a great attack on Casa Blanca for today or tomorrow; when, they say, they will drive the foreigners' into the sea and burn the town. There arcvample troops avail able to repulse' any attack, but General Drid, the French com mander, is holding a defensive position pending the arrival of re inforcements. His outposts arc En touch with the Moors and there *re continual skirmishes. "With the flouted number of men at his disposal he cannot take the offensive, and It is Essential that reinforcements should him. * \u25a0\u0084 . . , ~r- - In spite of .-their ««v«re losse^ from :he bombardment^ the Moors' are in no »ons« beaten and attribute their de feat to the warships. If peace is to be restored an advance., it is asserted. Kust be made against the hostile Moors tven to the interior, i Tee town is completely under control If the French and Spanish authorities md no further trouble inside need be kared. Five hundred Spanish troops thrived here yesterday and are" camped 'n the town. Fifteen hundred more are i»p«eted shortly and two mor« French transports with troops are due to ar rive within a- f«w~ day*.- The town Is quiet today and business ks beinjr transacted. The French au- Ihorities are. still engaged In clearing: tp the streets, burning the dead and tollcctlns: property. i The commandant is making domi tiliary visits in search of loot and an immense quantity ha* been collected. * meeting of foreign consuls \u25a0will be iejd this afternoon to decide on its lisposal. It. probably will be sold for Ihe benefit of the sufferers from the tombardment. and rioting. . HART M'KEE TO FIGHT HIS WIFE'S DIVORCE SUIT Retains _the Famous Lawyer, Maitre Labori, to Op pose Action Special by Cable and Leased Wire to The Call PARTS, Aug. 16. — The decision of Hart McKee'.to fight to a finish the suit for divorce of his 'wife, formerly Cornelia Baxter Tevir. Is the latest de relopment In the troubles of the touple. McKee has .retained Maitre' Laborl, Jhe famous lawyer, who was the de fender of Captain Dreyfus, to oppose [ (he suit. He also has 'rejected the proposition made by his wife that he I>ay 20,000 francs a month for the sup j>ort of their child, asserting that he j »ras unable to raise the money. Derpite the wealth of his father. H. Fellers McKee, the defendant husband cays that be Is without Independent ; means out of which to pay the sum teked. The announcement from the United States that McKee Er. -was coming to Paris In an effort to effect a recon ciliation has aroused much Interest We. ; BOER LEADER SHOWS LOYALTY TO HIS KING Botfaa Wants. People of Transvaalto Give Edward Largest Diamond in Ac World _ PRETORIA, Aug. 16.— Premier Botha loday announced that he; would, intro luc« «. resolution in Parliament, pro fidlng for the pureha»« by the. gov \u2666rntnent' of the Tranan-aal of , the Cul linan diamond, the largest In the tvorldr- a* a- present to . King Edward in token of 'the loyalty and apprecia tion of the people" or 'the Transvaal if the Jbe'stowal of a constitution on the colony." . Th«* C»Ullnan diamond is ialued-at $1,000,000^ The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE TEMPORARY 8« * SATURDAY. AUGUST 17. 1907 WEATHER CONDITIONS. XESTERDATl — Clear; rpVylmijTn ' tempcratnre, 62; minimum, 52. FORECAST FOE TODAY— Cloudy, possi&ly Debt sprlnVles In the moraine; light s<mtta«c*t wlad». . Fa*e 8 NEWS BY TELEGRAPH EASTERN* '. Pwildent'Enull'i »»e«pinx ttriie order plaee* telej rapbert - squaxel j »t itsae j 'with companies «nd prep<r«tions, tit besroa for ' » protrtcttd •trncgl*. • Pm»« X Chaplain Hajry W. Jones. .U. S. >'.. foood COiltr of . flotations of rpg-ultlioni md «ea t«see4 to ditmlesa.! from the eerMce. ' Face 1 Secretary of War Taft. [ aceordinr to alleged abstract of speecli that, he will deliTer ia Ohio. Tints to fo eren further. in aatitrott and anti rallroad lesitlation than tte administration has rone. "Page 1 Attorccj General Booap&rte Answers criticisms with a&nouncemejit that prosecutions of xrealtUy la^r br«aVers will ccntinne- Tißorously and de clare* the complaint* of the stock market to be absurd. . . \u25a0 - • P*r« 1 Water main -ia . Chicago burst* and • start* panic In > hotel. • Pa«« 9 Cocsecticat man Is tarred and feathered be cause be ebo^s- tea much attention- to 14 rear old' jrirl. Fage 5 FOREIGN Eart McKc* retains f amoos Maitre Lahorl to oppose diTorce tult of McKee's wife. Pa«« 1 M'Xts plan great attack on Casa Blanca*. b-.t French and Spanish' authorities are confident cf holding the citj. Pagel Belfast factory girls, dJrided In polities and religion, enrage in fierce battle. \u0084 Pa*e 1 Cardinal Merry del Val insulted and attacked by anticlerical mob while on the way to Castle Gandalfo. . Face 1 Empress As is Incapacitated by illness for handling of reins of gOTerntnent and jrloomy fcrura i* predicted for China. Fag* 5 COAST Coming national Irrigation coogren celebra tion in Sacramento promises to outdo anj slm- Car erent e?er held <a coast. Pa«« 3 Miss Eleanore Chidestcr, r-inner cl second prize in Call's beauty contest, will wrd Los Angeles buslnecsm&s. Page 7 Managers of the Napa state hospital deny charges iaad» againet them by deposed secre tary, C B. Seelejr. . Pat« * EDITORIAL Spring Valley's mask is off. - . Page 6 Welcome, right Trelcom*. Mr. Harriman. P. 6 A tracs-Faciflc antithesis. . Pago 6 GRAFT Wires of former Supervisors Boston and Loa ergan appear as Important witnesses at tl.e trial of Louis <iUs«. Uttje , progress is. made and case goes orrr until Monday. . P*«« 3 Era.'l '\u25a0 J. Zlmmer, for refusing j to. .testify *«:* las t T/xils Glass, is >adjudged guilty of wi* demeanoc' asd . . faces % 'Jong .term : 1b :': ' county | Wl. "; s Page 8 ciTr Superriiors' finance cooimltt^e appropriate* JSVWO.to pay teachers* s*larle»'ioriape-i.3?iji^» lliocsands of cottage* remain in foblic" parks dtipiti? order to all refugees. to aits. Page 13 E»Oinlijhm«it of refugeeii , . In -'.. ptrmaoeiit hotaes. twfll - Mnd •' Up dbtrlbutlta' of . % 3".00tf.000 of relief fnad. ." .. , .Par* 13' A»slettnt '' United States Attorney PlacV <>- Bcances Dr. Edward B. Perrin is glring fals* testtmooy and seeking to. secure' land located on frtodoleat entries. '. " Page 7 TJuitM I State* Conxmlcaioner Ballinger . wUI : lnstirote. proeecatlos* for irlneral land 'frauds, in which s«Teral wealthy men are lnfolred.. P. .7 . W. 'P. Morgan, guest of the CniTersity clnb. arrested for passing worthless check en/ his boet. Pag* 14 Danger e-f Ureter famire Is removed by agree ment of Spring . Talley water . company to com plete pipe line at once. . Pago , 9 Inmate* of Old People's heme are thrown' into a Carry of fear by small flre caused bx spark, failing on pillows en flre, escape. Pag* 9 Proposed charter ajnendment to place mtisici pal hospital aanacement *In the bands -of a specially . coa»tttnted betrd-of trustees and free It of politics wlH 'be presented to tbe board of fnpervlsori today. • Page- 14 E. H. Harrlznaa passes through the city on hi* -rty to Pelican lake' and foresees great futnre" for' Ban. Francisco. . " " 'Page. 1 Labor council told many musician* are vili pended . for ' Tialng *treetear*."- P&g* 7 Waiter* and carpenter* declare ' they - cannot rapport car *trike any longer. Page 7 Oakltnd det*ctlT* Identlfler* j. r. Upeon, accased by Frt*no'» resfcr es eld time notorious swlndlsr of thU dry. • Pag* 14 POL.ITXCAI* Registration books * Indicate \u25a0 that Bapnbllcan party will win rlctary la next election. Pjgre 2 Etgan denies that be Is candidate for mayor t&d Scores on Bcbmlts v heed of ticket If be Is "tTallible" when conreatlon Is held. Par* 3 Das A. Byaa. leader of good • gorernment Be pcbllcans, axplaln* how tmuhlag of : Berlin isachine canted dearth of. candidate* fc-r May or. - . . \u25a0 - Page 2 SUBURBAN Mr*. Et* Bwjnfis of Oakland sues. for dlrorce, aUeglsg that her husband got drank and called her objectionable name*.' , Page 4 Mia* Marguerite. Bruntsch. .'aa Alameda *9 cietr girl, wins operatic . henors In Berlin. P«c« 4 . Jake Oppenhelmer. most tnarderou* convict In Ban Qoestln,. escape* from cell and *tab* fellow. eooTict. ' . Pag* 14 Pearl Williams fall* to appear when time for wedding. to Jacob Barlow arrlTes. . Pa** 4 Saloon proprietors may lose. their license* for falling to live up . to tbe law governing -the height, of partition* of boze* maintained for tbe ase ef women patron*. \u25a0 . . Pag*'4 sports ; ... Jockey Jack Martin 1* .released 'by Owner Farrell because 'of Indifferent ride on Rcte ben. • ' ' Page 8 Oakland «bnt s oat Lo* Angela* In a crisp game and Seals repeat their rictory over Port land- -..••: Page 8 Jack Clifford, who defeated Bofe , Turner ut Ban Diego Wednesday .night, will meet George ' Herbert \u25a0at Ysllejo tblg month. - , , Page 8 American yachtsmen again •\u25a0uffer defeat and lose all chance of 'bringing home Emperor Wil 11am**'cup. ' . .Page- 8 Bar o* Llgst cllpa two'second* off the state record for. 2 year old pacer*. '.'*\u25a0 '\u25a0Page 8 Freddie Week*, a Colorado borer." la seeking a match with *cma California feather weight.. P. 8 Jack Welsh J* aeiected a* referee of tbpCaon- Britt championship fight. V\u25a0; *•' Pa«» 8 LABOR v Delegate* of waiter*' onion will ' nrge seTerai reforms timing tbe coming International - con- Tentlon la Toledo. -' \u25a0 ' '_ Pair* 7 Fnrnltar* handlers'. . cnte« '• decide* \ to " Imposed fine' on members who fall to march In I Labor day parade. •','. -\ '....'.:.\u25a0 .Pag*. 7 MARINE City of ffydney'* pasaengers object . to - paying for \u25a0 their board . while detained ". in . qnaran tla»« ; : »."V-;- V.\v-- * \u2666' Pag* 9 MIXING • >; Telegrapher** .? strike \u25a0 and . finascial | tronble* , in the east depress local mining stock market and trading • Is dull " and we«V. -" -Page, l3; SOCIAL . *• • .-. '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0,* Ex-Ambassador ' and * Mrs. ' Luke . Wright - and their newly ; married da ught*>r awl \ her busbawl.', Chsrle* ' Palmer. * »-11 l am-re la this cltf'wij lit via tbe orient.- ,-\u25a0 . •.'\u25a0'; : r ]_ Pfte '6 SAN^ FRANCiSCOi : SATIJRS^ TAFT ISN'T YET CONTENT WITH RAILWAY LAWS Secretary Is Said -to 4Favor Further Legislation to Curb Roads? TO SPEAK- .IN OHIO Abstract of Address Is Pub lished and Market T^akes Alarm CRUSADE IS INDORSED Every Act in Trust Prosecu tions Is Approved by Cabinet Member Special by Leased Wire to The Call NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—There was published in Wall street to day what purported to be an ab stract of the address to be deliv ered by William H. Taft, secre tary of war, on Monday before the Buckeye" Republican club in Columbus, O. The publication had a depressing effect, 'on the stock market, causing it to sell off sharply. This was due to the fact that the alleged abstract showed no indications of any retreat from or modification of ' the administration's aggressive campaign to regulate cr*r porations. The publication was made by the Wall Street' Journal under'date of Columbus, 0., and said: . "From Intimate friends of the sec retary It Is learned that in his remarks .here he will explain; defend and un equivocally indorse ; every . action . that has been taken >by theT administration toward the.c on trol ;Or re*g-ulatlon l oT the railroad "corporations and. trusts. , "He \u25a0nill take isiue. with .^Senator Foraker 06 his atatcmentrthat-'thevEl kiris law of 130S was" ample" to ; insure federal control of' the railroad*, arid, will point out where the -r^te' bill* of last; year provides, additional, needed legislation to'protect the" people from fraud and .imposition! • 'Whiles heartily convmend Ingtb 1 s m ea.su r e ;a n d the way in'which the interstate commerce com mission has r been exercising" the pott ers given to it. Taft "will urge that the ..law needs ; strengthening:. - "He thinks the rate bill- does not go far enough, and will recommend that it shoul4_4>e'-aJßended so as to g-ive the commission poror to classify, merchan dise for rate fixing:, that in order to prevent overcapitalfzatlon no. railroad fchould be permitted to issue stock, or bonds without, certification from the commission that the proceeds were., to be devoted to a' legitimate railroad pur pose,-- such- as betterments .of ; road and equipments, and that railroads should be prohibited from purchasing stock in competing lines. - "In the, discussiou of these amend ments, the secretary, it is • said, will not mince .words in his condemnation of. unscrupulous stock .-manipulators, etc. In this connection he will pay his respects to Harriman as 'exercising a dangerous power through his consoli dations of roads and- issuance of se curities, - • ' '•• "He will oppose government owner ship of railroads, favoring rate agree ments if approved '-by the Interstate commerce commission, a.nd will declare that secret rebates have . been ~Tnost effective in promoting unlawful trusts. He will favor a prevision of the tariff $£lf r the next presidential election, in heritance tax and another effort to : nave tbe supreme court declare an income tax constitutional. ... "He will deny, that Roosevelt Is re sponsible for the hostile attitude of states toward railroads, or for the pres ent slump in Wall street, and ! will charge that the railroads brought: it on ; themselves; as retaliation" for their former Illegal practices." Wail of the Stock Market i\ Is Absurd, Says Bonaparte Denies Government Has Caused Any Tumbling of Prices WASHINGTON, .;" Aug. 1 (?.— Despite criticisms of his. recent utterances,: At torney-General. Bonaparte made It plain today 'i that the- department fof. "Justice had set out; f of strict law enforcement against wealthy •; violators of the law and "intended to. keep; on as.lt had be gun, i He" talked seriously ; of , the ' critl-' cisrns of himself :for> alleged levity. and made It clear.that he regarded as absurd the report that anything he .had > said should have set stocks tumbling.; There was little of "reassurance" In his ut terances. ; : After that 'some of- the • publications ?he had seen *as Tto all eged statemen ts ' •by * himsel f . ' were true,! others partly' so and . stlH*?6trrers fictitious, he said: ; \u0084 - V ; :_:''.' • '-'I cannot understand ' how any sen sible person could, be; affected in deal-. • Continued ou'l'asi- «. Columu II Gardinll Insulted aiad Assatilted by Mob Attack on Merry del Val Consid eredßeginningipfprganized Anticlerical Campaign Special by Cable and Leased* Wire to The Call. CASTLE GAXDOLFO." Italy, Au*. IS. As Cardinal Merry/ del : Val. \u25a0 th«: papal secretary of state, was onfhis ; way hither last evening he was -surrounded as he was passlnff through .Marino "by an anticlerical- mob and Lln suited and aesauited. An Inspector .• of ; police an d others hastened to" the 'spot "and pre vented the cardinal *from..belngr. in jured. One policemanV was* seriously Injured during; the affray. Thp outrage Is cons^tWed ; the' begin ning, of an organJzod^antlclefical cara palgn,. and the police precautions have been'lncreased. The papal villa Is Castle-Gandolfo. It has been used by Cardinal Merry; del Val for'several-years as a summer resi dence. • - ' ."' ' ' " It is reported.that.the cardinal, whose heartb-'ls failing:, will be appolntedvicar general of the pope. _ . . ; . Groker Is Coming Over After Elections Special by Leased Wire to The.Call NEW YORK. Augl , ; 16. —Richard Croker,- former leader -, of ' Tammany, is coming, to this country, from his home In Ireland immediately "after ihf Xo vember election. He is coming: on pri vate-business and will -remain/ but a short, time. ; - Business matters in which Groker is Interested seemed to require his pres ence in "this country, a, abort .time atro. One of his friends and business asso ciates wrote to him urping: him to. come over at once. In his "; reply Croker wrote: j " ; ; . _ . - '"If I should' so to XewTork.at this time, jtbe . public and ,* the' .newspapers ', 'migrli 't" ' say - that , I : wail tryf ng -to Zt*t back into '"politics. - I';am, done : trlth ir»Ql'ltt^f/'aTtd''^i]9ll^npt^«^«»>"oyex..7H^n\n. after ; the , election.-.^ Let «>;jtttcx3-sxan'.i until then and it will come overfof>j« 'shortVtfme^^'-^: \u25a0':s&* j.^, \u0084 _ V- Belfast l^ctbfy ;Girls in^Fierce Battle Special' by Cable, and Leased [Wire \ to TheCall^- \u25a0:\u25a0'\u25a0 BELFAST, Aug. 16.— About 100 girls wbo'kre employed in a flax mill in the Falls -district 'began a discussion this afternoon of recent events in, the city and. as they vrere about equally divided as to politics and-. ; religion, a conflict ensued. The overseers of thefactory •ndeavored to. separaia :the combatants so as to prevent th*ra from -wrecking the interior of the factory, but as they failed In this; all the' girls i were event ually .drivefi-outsid*. Tnl the street the fight assumed the proportions of a . battle, the. girls" effectively using their "hands^ and feet..- Several elderly women endeavor ing to act as <p*aee makers themselves became 'embroiled .in; the fray and it was .some .time , before the ," atnarons could be induced -to' cease fighting. . Navy Chaplain Faces Dismissal Sentence Special by Leased Wire to * The Call \u25a0\u25a0 -WASHINGTON." Aug. . 16.— Chaplain Harry. W. Jones. U.S.' N., has been found guilty :of,severa.l violations of the naval regulatlons'by a court martial In Nor' folk. Va., and; sentenced- to ; dismissal from the : service. "The court's ) action has not yet f been reviewed by.the de partment, which has the' power ;of_mltl gation. \u25a0 Jones' trial , on charges of falsehood and conduct (prejudicial to good morals was concluded In Norfolk on August 12. He has been in trouble with the'depart ment for a long time. Numerous com plaints have been received 'of his finan cial irregularities." involving: the- al leged utterances. of .worthless checks. SANFILIPPO INDICTED J • ;^ FOR SAN 7 JOSE MURDER First Accusation > Set Aside \ and \u25a0;, Second One Is Presented by - L ; C a* New; Grand Jury Special by Leased Wire to The Call \u25a0'. SAN ; JOSE. Aug. ; 1 6.— Sal vator San- fl I f ppo' was lnd i c ted to^d ay 'by .the grand jury, of which ex-Judge Herrinjgtbn of /Santa Clara - is .; the -\ foreman, 'on .the charge- of .. murdering his wife.. ? The crime ; was on April 23 ' of last {year. */-.' \u0084 .. . .. "V \u25a0 v \u25a0 . ' • ; The .former J grand jury " returned .ah Indictment, - but -It shown that one of the ju/ors had dlspussed 'the matter before it was -taken; up Mn^the : 4ury "rooni'.wlth-* the •;[ court"- re'pofter .; at' the coroner's in quest; and had; expressed; an iopinion. ..Judge ".Welch declded^t*o;.set' the'jndtctmerit aside.aiid^Tefer;tncfmaV tcr to a newjury.:'. .'-'.'.r : ";,; Sketch of E. H. Harriman, the mill : Jpiohrh railroad^magnate, who reached San Francisco yesterday - morning and departed in the evening.. - •./',..-'_.; ./\ : ; . ; .;7'. :^. Harriman Plans Big Improvement in Local Terminal Facilities Railroad Magnate Views Work of Reconstruction With His Sons Physically exhausted and weary in mind: from; the long battle for railroad supremacy, E. H. Harriman- philosophized;, mournfully yesterday as- he spoke -of -himself and -his .work. \u0084' | "The time will come when the 'things that I have done will, be understood ! and jj not misunderstood," ' he j said. '^There is a time for all things.^. The : time may come, when. I am dead." The man who has come to be known as -"the live, wire of Wall street" /reflected- a" soul tried by >the torrent -of criticisms and yearn ing for .the .sympathy "that has' been denied 5 him/ 1 In 'an .instant he caughtvhmiself,- tossed 1 aside -his; philosophy" and> rattled on of the problems-of the;day. • r \u25a0 "I will tell; you : plainly what I ; think of ~ San Francisco. The condition of : the city is more. criminal that some of the things you are considering here as criminal," he snapped.'.-. . \. r , * " . Then: the _ railroad magnate paid his respects to Attorney t Gen- eral . Bonaparte and* the Roosevelt administration •with/ the ' state ment, "Really; I anr not inter ested in them." ... The Harriman who entered the city yesterday and : left if again in the evening was -not the same Harriman who came here two The Harriman of that other day was ; a brisk, impetuous man, impatient of questions, impatient .of interviewers. Also, he was a more robust looking man. To the ordinary person ' trie Harriman then jwas a . person strung on steel, and each thread was vibrat ing with life; and.energy.- . . vßut it was * a different •Harri man yesterday. The tireless Har? Timan ; looked tired. Instead , of the alert,eager ; Harriman, with the eagle glance, there t was -a mild mannered .. Harriman; .deprecatory in his * manner, i winning; in v his ad :dress \u25a0 and : persuasive^in . his effort /to .impress ", it upon 'his shearers i \u25a0' . : Continued \u25a0on • I'njrc ; -, ' Coluni n \u25a0 2 „ *,-Tne most stirring story which has ap peared in years is Rex Beach V great ' -novel. "The-Spoilers." The opening chap iters of the story will be found tomorrow in ' I " THE SUNDAY CALL Impertinent Question No. 12 - Which Ehioy Life More 9 Men or Women-why ? For the most original or wittiest answer to this ques l; . tioh-— and the briefer the better— The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS. For the next five answers Tip Call will pay ONE DOLLAR each. Prize. -winning answers will be printed next Wednesday and'checksrnailed to the winners at once. Make your answer short and address it to ' IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS, Frill GALL. I - y Prlae _ Answers to . "Wb en*- Are You Hanplestr* : ;•.' ;, 15 . prfza.to E. '.A. .W«llnx*a. : S*nta ; Crcs. C*L '\Vhen I; wake .up and- find it isn't so. < Jlpri*» to S. Splcer, 2353 C«<Ur itreet, Bark*!«y, Cat. •-When the man" who tried*' to; do me. and -did -it. is being done.-. \u25a0 $1 pri» to G. IT. Brown, 2140 Pla«'«tr««C : cltj.\ '"'•*".*,' _Oh r the"'night:.l>efore: the morning -after. ;- . ' ' $1 prize to Clara' Winter. 553 Broadwty. O»ilin<l, Cat. . ' ''• \u25a0'"\u25a0 Jnstlbef ore the alarm clock goes .off.' , $1 . prin to A. J. Braos jr»a. . 188 Cbattiaoog a ttre* t. cizj. . ; When!you realize: that life is only a joke and forget that it is of the ~. '\u25a0 practical kind and is: on" r you. • * $1 \u25baprize to. H. O. Mason,* '6s3 Ashborr itre«t, city. ; -\u25a0\u25a0;-\u25a0: It's ; a -draw* between sleeping and 'eatinj. • PKICE FIVE GENTS. BITTER FIGHT CONFRONTS KEYMEN preparations Begun for Protracted - Struggle Small's Sweeping Strike Order Has Strong Effect Result Depends on Company's Ability to Man Wires Unionists Say No More Operators fire Available Special by Leased Wire to The Call NEW YORK, Aug. 16,— Following the order for a general stride issued by the union's na tional president, Samuel J. Small* in Chicago late Thursday night, both sides of the telegraphers* war began "making preparations today for a long struggle. This official strike order, pub lished this morning, was a surprise to the union leaders, as well as >to.- -the; companies tor. it hafl v n?Tt ' be*eif cxpe'ctVd ", be forc^ Saturday, and there were those 6n either side in the fight who doubted if it would "be 'given at all. So far as New York city and the eastern part of the country is concerned, the the strike proclamation did not change the situation- in any appreciable way. Union leaders said that it -was is sued" by Small merely to give moral and official in dorsement to the strike, and that it was riot expected to be followed hy any new ex odus from the offices, be cause nearly all of the union men in the country were al ready out and few more . could be reached. It was stated, however, that there w r ere • about 45 wire chiefs in the city who might respond to the of ficial call, and that it was ex [pected to cause more of the