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"Descendants of Portola Who Live in San Francisco Today" ] SEE ======; THE SUNDAY CALL. VOLUME OVI.— NO. 46. ARMY AND NAVY CLUB IN GRASP OF HYPNOTIST Colonel Brooks Believes Him self a Bird and Twitters in Doleful Tones Captain Ashburn Turns Army Mule When Dr. McCullough Wields "EvU Eye" Commander Pratt Leads Morris Chair Into Action and Booms Like Big Gun DIGNITY, decorum and discipline were kicked to the four winds at the Army and Navy club last right when Dr." Frank E. McCullough, stationed at Yerba Buena island, suc ceeded in hypnotizing his fellow of ficers and making- them go through performance* emphatically not of the parade gTotmd. So complete was the control that he exercised over them that an effort was made to hush up the matter and keep from the public the unseemly news of one colonel of the United States army twittering like a bird, surrounded by a coterie of lieutenants and captains imagining ; themselves everything- from heroes to crmy mules. Colonel J. C. Brooks was the first to snccumb. When Dr. if cCul lough I casually intimated that he was study ing hypnotism the colonel came out openly and scoffed. Colonel Becomes a Bird "Dashed nonsense." said the doughty colonel, "I'd like to see any ; one trying to hynotize me. That is, of coarse — He broke off in blank surprise, for Dr. McCullough was giving him the evil eye and he felt himself slipping from under. -You are/ said McCul loug-h. "a — bird." "A bird," of course I am a bird,** the colonel retorted- "Tweet, tweet, chir rup.** He flapped his arms and hopped firound. For one mystifying second the- i junior officers rubbed their eyes in v,on<3er. CouM such things be possible? And then the full value of the situa tion came upon them and they roared until th^ir sides ached. But McCul lougrh, inflated with success, -was not content. He proceeded on others. Cap tain John C. Ashburn made hideous outcry in the hallway of the club in the sincere belief that he was a. vicious army mule. Lieutenant California Mc- Millan, who saved the paintings from yt)h hill during the disaster, was or dered to repeat the trick and therefore »r»ent the nf>xt half hour assiduously taking the club pictures down from the •walls and running with th*m down to the cellar. .Captain J. A. Berry became Theodore Roosevelt at San Juan, and Commander Alfred E. Pratt had a hap py tim* leading a morris chair into action and booming like a big gun. Strange Drink for Judge While McCullough was at the height cf his hypnotic hilarity the door opened and Judge C. L. AVelier entered: the club. He was taken in hand, hypnotized and told to name his favorite drink. "A, grin tixx." said th« judge. '•Boy, a gin fjzas!" A grinning boy irav* the judge a of water, which the latter sipped and sipped wryly. "This is not a gin fizz." said the judge. "What Is it then?" asked McCul lough. "J can't tell," came the unexpected answer. "I seem to know, but it is so long sine« I tasted it that I can't iden tify it- It isn't a gin fizz, though." What followed is not upon the club records. Captain Ashburn, the army mule, kicked a waiter on the shins and, having discovered some straw in the butlers pantry, proceeded to eat it. Colonel Brooks with intense gravity started to build himself a nest. Lieu tenant McMillan pretty nearly dis mantled the clnb, and Commander Pratt boomed from the fighting top of the morris chair till he was black In the face. . . . Then Dr. McCullough brought them around — and departed quickly. MRS. DAN FROHMAN AIDS CLUBWOMEN WITH PLAY Refuses Part in Cast When Secret Is Revealed ISfxcud Dhpetch lo The Cell] RENO. Nev., July 16.— Mrs. Daniel Frohman, more familiarly known as Margaret Illington, in seeking surcease from the weariness attached to gain ing a domicile ir> Nevada, is engaged in coaching the amateur performance of "Under Two Flags." which is to be produced here by the women of the Century club. Miss lUlngrton is aiding Mrs. C, A. ICorcross, who vriil be seen in- the diffi cult role of "Cigarette," In" which she scored repeated successes. When the fact that she was coaching the leading lady leaked out Miss illing ton refused to appear in the cast but Mstcd tbat she would give the club women the benefit of her experience. „ The San Francisco Call. JUDGE C. L WELLER WHO WAS GIVEN AN UNFAMILIAR DRINK INDEX OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHONE KEAHW SC FRIDAY. JULY 16, 1909 WEATHER CONDITIONS TESXERDA.Y— West wind: clear; maximum temperature, 66; minimum, 50. FORECAST FOR TOD AT— Fair; I!?ht fag in mornlag:; llpht southwest wind, chasgicg to britk wit Page 13 EDITORIAL < Indeterminate sentences , and parole sys tem, ragr « The troubles or a tics maker. ' Page 6 A paltry conspiracy exposed. Page 6 Konter'o srranre behaTior. Page 6 POLITICAL - Reinforced by suprexn* court mandate, Francis J. SolUran eaters cpon mayoralty campaign on usioa labor ticket. v Page 14 CITY More developments In the plot ajain^t graft prosecution. Page 1 Mlm Katherine Metealf Trill not return lo father's home, but will be married to Dr. J. B. Kacfmasn at ecbool. . Page 3 Taft siwa J. P. Morgan political slap by appointing bitter enemy of finaaefer'a nephew in law to coreted post. Page 14 Army and Xary club in grip of hypnotist. and officers .Co strange stunts. Page 1 iwo party narrowly escspti death when axle breaks' ©a steep 'grade. - -' Page.3 ,W. .C. . Hays, cashier «f Union state bank, deposed by ' directors snd refused admit tsoee to \u25bcanlt». Page 14 SUBURBAN Wife of early settler la Contra Costa county dlea. Page 5 - ArebbUb«p \u25a0 Riordan sends greeting to the annual council of Toung Ladles' insti tute. "' Page 4 California state federation of realty men to meet In Oakland. Page S Berkeley police chief win hare direct «nper rlslon of the scavengers. Page 4 Alamed* chamber of commerce makes actl-re campaign to increase membership. Pace 4 Wai begin work on new Y. M. O. A. build lag thin week. _ ' -*. Page 4 Japanese may snecumb from effects of blow ea noee. Page 4 Qorernment. expert* to lecture on forestry projects at unlrerslty. Page 4 fOAST Two hunters shot' ln cba?e for deer at open- Ing of season in Sonoma county. Page 1 Mrs. Daniel Frobman helps Reno clubwomen stage play, but refuse to act. - Page 1 San Diego, . Cnyamaca and Eastern railway ac quired by Jotn D. SprecSel*. Page 5 Japanese atrlkers la Hawaii nsorp the powers of the clrll government. Page 3 All work on normal school at San Jose ' stopped beranre contractor falls to get boiler permit. Page S Police called to oun Attorney Coliin from meeting ef Monterey coal company'^ stock holders. Page 5 Three Canadian railroads fight for routes along Fraxcr. river. ' Page 2 Fiftpra thousand brilliantly onSformed men march in Elks' parade In I.os Angeles and | quarter of million spectators crowd the streets. ; Page 14 EASTERN President Taft' and President Dlaa of Mexico to meet under \u25a0 canopy on inter national bridge. Page 3 Taft and tariff conferees clasb OTer, corpora-, tion tax. * Page 3 Democrats ' in boas* fall to defeat appropria tion of f 25,000 . for President Taf t'« traveling expenses. ; Page 3 Evelyn -.Thaw j testifies ; aganwtt her • husband j because the -Thaws have not- given' her'* liberal allowance. Page 1 New Orleans .financier-, said \u25a0to have confessed misappropriating . $100,000. • , Page 2 FOREIGN Many killed by earthquake In \u0084 southern' Greece." •. - paßreip aßre i Street -fighting continues in capital of Persia; legations In zooe of i fire, and shah's throne tot-. ters. . - Pagel Son is born to princess de Sagan, who wag; Miss Anna Gould. '- ' ,'-l Page 1 Cow hippopotamus *hot_ by Hermit Roosevelt i near Altenboroutrh ranch. Page 2 sports ; Ailecn Wilson defeat* Citation. )n 2:02 pace at Terre Haute. ".- \u25a0 \u25a0 PaKe 9 Tigers increase their , lead t\r taking a double header from Senators. Page 8 Hundreds of deer faunteri ; invade . Marih and Eocoma counties. Page 8 "Hap" Smith, greatest outfielder In state league, signs ,to play trltb the \u25a0 Chicago \u25a0 Katiosals." . Page 0 Playing 'of California women features of Ore gon tennis championship . tournament. : . Page 8 Britt accuses Morris ; Levy of being the "Abe Roef* of fight game. Page 8 Frayne Is a 10; to 9 choice . over : Corbet t * for tomorrow afternoon's fight. - Page 8 Cb if k Hudson hurt*: challenge at Lew Powell : or any ; other lightweight. Page 8 _ Edward Weston. the aged pedestrian, delivers letter to Postmaster ; Fisk. . Page 9 MARINE Army transport Sheridan passe* quarantine and ; Unds Twenty-sixth inttntry, 1 who will leave In a few days for Michigan. - Page 13 socialV * • - Short, motor and driving 'trips give diversion to ; eummcr , social aeisoa. _ ' Pagre 6 SAN rFRANGISCO, FRIDAY;; JULY 16, 1909; CABAL TO SAVE GRAFTERS TAKES ON UGLY PHASES More Developments in the Plot Engineered by Perrin, Cal= houn and Others Evidence That the Real Con spiracy Is Against Prosecutor Heney and Burns More names have been connected with the plot engineered by Dr. E. B. Per rin and a clique, including Patrick Cal houn and a coterie of United States senators, to" withold the confirmation of United States Attorney Robert T. Devlin's : appointment, and more details of steps that have bt-en taken to bring about this'end and embarrass the graft prosecution have been divulged. These disclosures come through Washington advices and statements made by C. P. Snell. '•: Snell, who was the star witness in the land fraud casewhich resulted in Perrin's conviction, has told of various visits made to him by agents of Dr. Perrin and has related the substance of offers which have bordered close on the extreme of what the law might hold to be legitimate. The activity 6f E. G. Borden, who is said by Snell to have made direct overtures to him "in Perrin's behalf, has been only a part of a. determined effort to turn Snell against the federal and state prose cuting officials and bind him as a tool to Perrin. Reason for Sudden Departure The reason for Dr. Perrin's sudden departure for ' "Washington has not been definitely explained, but is easily to be surmised In a general way from the statements made by Snell and from recent developments in the matter of Devlin's confirmation by the senate judiciary committee. The real attack Is not upon Devlin alone, but is directed at Francis J. Heney, William J. Burns and Assistant United States Attorney A, P. Black as well. Xor is it Perrin alone who is at the back of the fight. Certain- members of the senate have found through" the championship of Perrin's cause a means of making a be lated attack upon the Roosevelt ad ministration and the much hated and feared secret service department, and Patrick Calhoun has found it another means of attacking the graft prosecu tion in this city. Dr. Perrin' a sudden departure for Washington is, therefore, not surpris ing. Some secrets have been allowed to leak right here in San Francisco, and somebody is to blame. If Perrin has been talking too much or if he has failed to conduct matters in a discreet manner it is only natural tliat certain senators in Washington • should wish to have a confidential interview with him. - i. New Names Appear In additional statements made yes terday by Snell, he named J.M. Sta tham, W. W. Hartley, a Captain Par melee, a man named O'Rork and several others* as having approached him as agents for Dr. Perrin. Statham told him, he said, that George A. Knight and other persons of prominence in San Francisco were behind Dr. Perrin, according to the latter's own claims. Knight 'scouted this declaration as ridiculous, and added that he had noth ing whatever" to do with Dr. Perrin or with his case. In reference to some of the recent attempts that have been made by Dr. Perrin to swing him over to his own side, Snell asserted that direct offers of assistance of a financial nature were made to him, though the 'making of the offers was guardedly done. . He said: -;. An Agent of Perrih';Jf|||y "J. M. Statham met me at the corner of Bast Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue in Frultvale as I was going home. He stopped me and said, 'Hello, Mr. Snell. Dr. Perrin Bent me over to see you. He wants, you to make a statement for him involving Devlin and Heney. Mr. Perrin says they are more guilty than ytfu are and that he doesn't want to prosecute you if you will assist him. If you will sign a statement for Dr. Perrin he won't prosecute you" for perjury, but if you don't he is going to have you arrested. He wants you to be a witness for hlnv and you must also sign a statement showing -the guilty ones. He wants to get Devlin, Black, Heney and Burns, and. if you will sign a statement. of that kind all cases now against you will be; dls missed arid you won't be arrested' for perjury herein' San' Francisco;} but 'if you:, don't you are going, to be ar rested right away. There is s a move on foot : now to \u25a0 have ' Devlin i removed from office; -'and George A. Knight; and others of prominence arte assisting;! Dr. Perrin.' "Statham also said to me; *You think Devlin is ; a friend of ,. yours,' but^ he is not. You come to the St. Francis* to morrow" and bring? your wife -and /go to 'lunch; with me, and I; will arrange it so youi.will . get .the money 'that', is due you, • but Perrin wants- to- pay it to you ' for assistance you-*will tbe ; to him in^.a" land- case^ that he "isTgoing to bring.. This willjget you, your money. and; clear; up all now against Continued on Pase 2, Column 1 nF^HREE years ago yesterday The Gall nailed a new flag to its masthead and j[ proclaimed its faith and its purposes. The readers of The Call— they were few then, but they are many now— are witnesses to how that faith has been kept and those purposes served. Today, because it is in some sense, an anniversary and because this is a time of civic stress, in which every right thinking citizen needs to take care that he do his part and his du|y for the public weal, The Call republishes the platform from which it began three years ago to address the people of San Francisco and of all California. It was good gospel then; it is good gospel now. The same flag still flies. The policy of The Call is unchanged— and it will not be changed. A Word to The Call's Readers , rpODAY the change in the management of The Gall; is .fully effective and i those whose names are printed elsewhere on this page are established in control. Incident to this transfer there are certain alterations of plans and developments of policy concerning which the readers of The Call are entitled to authoritative information: hence this article. Those who have been patrons of The Gall since its first issue— and there tare many such— will not dispute, but, we believe, will hasten to indorse the statement that; this is a substantial and seenily foundation upon which to erect the greater newspaper that is to be. The Call's record is essentially an honorable one. Through varying fortunes it has kept its columns clean, has stood fast for \u25a0;\u25a0' the public good; has swung all. its influence on the side it believed to be right. It has nothing to hide, nothing to excuse. Indeed, nothing could be hidden, for while men may sin in secret the newspaper heralds its own shame or virtue at every sunrise. All San Francisco and all California know what this newspaper is and has been and are witnesses to its past: Of its future this announcement : While it will continue as to politics to be sound and loyal in its adherence to the principles of the true Republicanism, The Call will not permit party alle giance to blind its eyes or stop its mouth when wrong men or wrong measures need criticising. It will be nobody's personal organ, the tender of nobody's ambition,- the sideshow of nobody's outside enterprise, the puppet of.no string-puller. It will be the organ of no class, but a newspaper of and for all the people. Fully, freely and justly it will set forth the facts of all controversies between labor and capital, between corporations and the public, and will discuss them frankly. It will not damn any corporation simply because it is a corporation, but it will vigorously and outspokenly expose and oppose any corporation that seeks to take undue advantage of the people or the individual. It will be a clean newspaper that any man may conscientiously take into It will be a fair newspaper, striving always not only to print what is true, but to reflect clearly the views of those whose opinions it may voice or dis cuss. Bias it will have none : prejudice it will seek to avoid. It will be as ready to right its own wrongs as the wrongs of other institutions and other people. It will be an active, aggressive hewspaper and, probably, not an agreeable one to -.those- -.whose- ''business.^ public or : -private, needs secrecy and cpnceal ment. No man, no thing \vill be too big or too little for it to condemn or to praise according to their deserts. \ ,; It will be a constructive newspaper, endeavoring constantly to foster and to further all the legitimate interests and industries of the communities whose life it touches. It-will be all the time and in all ways as interesting, as varied and as able a newspaper as brains and money can make. In its staff and its equipment it will be content with nothing less excellent than the best. It will be, in fine, a newspaper, forthright ' and upstanding, respecting every man's rights and-strong enough 1 to secure every man's respect for its own rights.. From The New and Greater Call to the New and Greater San Francisco, greetings. MANY KILLED IN GREAT EARTHQUAKE Province of Southern Greece Is Visited by Most Disastrous Seismic Disturbance ATHENS, Greece, July 15.— An earth quake has occurred in the province of EHs, the capital of which is Pyrgos. Several villages were destroyed and many people, perished. The % material loss is heavy. Many Are Killed , LONDON, July 15.— A dispatch to a London news bureau from Athens says that a violent earthquake' has occurred In southern Greece, resulting in con siderable loss of life and damage to property. Twenty persons are reported dead, and 100 injured at one village, and three other villages suffered heav ily. The dispatch adds that when the details are learned it is likely that the casualties: will be greatly increased. ' Shock at Downieville DOWNIEVILLE, Cal., July 15.— An earthquake which lasted -three seconds was felt here and in neighboring camps at 3:10 this morning. The shock seemed to be circular in motion and was. followed \u25a0by a" loud, roaring noise. Many slight shocks have been felt in this vicinity in the last month. SON IS BORN TO THE PRINCESS DE SAGAN Former Anna Gould Bears Heir for Second Husband PARIS, July, 15.— A son was born to day tolthf; princess De Sagan, who -was Miss Anna Gould of New York. Prince Helle de \u25a0 : Sagan and Mme. Gould were married July 7, , 190S, after • her divorce ,'fro ml Count Bonl de Castellane. ~\ Prinoe i Helie de '•• . Sagran "expressed great" satisfaction , as . the birth of ; a son ; not . only/secures . the^succession of the Sagan] title, '\ but means \u25a0* a. } Sa'gan heir presumptive) to share' the ' fortune of rPrincess Sagran ; A with"> her three;chil dren ( by her \ previous marriage with Count Boni de 'Castellane." ..'•-' : ' The 1 ife /of./; the. prince \ and princess has recently .hern .described; by-, friends as exceedingly^ happy.' : From The Call of July 15, 1906 TWO HUNTERS SHOT IN CHASE FOR DEER Santa Rosa Businessman and Healdsbu rg High School Ath lete Badly. Wounded [Special Dispatch lo The Call] SANTA ROSA, July 15.— The opening of the deer season today was marked in Sonoma county by the ', shooting of one , man and a youth by careless hunters. . I. C. Renshaw and A. D. Sund, two businessmen of this city, went hunting early today in the woods on Sonoma mountain, some- distance east of, town. .This evening Sund returned with word that he had accidentally shot his companion, i Renshaw. -".was brought here' in-an : automobile, and Is lying in a critical condlton at: a .local 'hospital. Dr. J. •TV.' Jesse, who dressed the wound, isays .the bullet struck to- the right of .the" breast bone, just under "the collar bone, and passed through the body, cutting off the top of the right lungsand. shattering the .right shoulder Joint. 'The wound Is a ragged one, hav ing been made with a dumdum bullet. Blood poisoning is feared. Sund Is prostrated "over..' the affair. ; Near ; Healdsburg. Weaver : Bagley, ; a young high-; school ; athlete,' -was evi dently I mistaken _-. for a deer- by some unidentified hunter '.- and-. seriously wounded this. afternoon by a bullet that penetrated his thigh.\ - ':. Young Bagley, who is 17 : years of age, /and -two : ; schoolmates went- hunt ing above Skaggs Springs. :; The ; boys were crawling h through some under brush when the report \u25a0 of ; a rifle .^waa heard and ; Bagley fell : to the ground. His 4 'companions carried" him two miles to the county road, where, they, hailed^a passing . automobile, ".« which conveyed the wounded: youth. to Skaggs Springs. It is said that his chances, for recovery are good. -} . / WliL REIMBITBSE - POSTMASTER — Wash ington, : July ' ; 15.— J. s N. 1 Kewklrk, \u25a0 postmaster »t San Diego..^wlHl be-. reimbursed-; by? the.; gOTern ment"to"the extent, of $243. 17. t| The , money, li to, make \u25a0\u25a0- up the loss : sustained '• by * the*, postmaster when the office was robbed some, time ~«go~> : -> '*{\u25a0-> \u25a0/ EXPLOSION KILLS iHECHJUfIC ~Cdtcorma, ; July ; 15.— William : Llppert, • master; mechanic Jn the ) Corcora n < suga r \u25a0 factory, . was killed i today ; by .the^explosion ; of ; one of " the '> large • heaters.'- A larce'MioleVwas. blown through s taeVside • of tot THE NEXT ARTICLE BY HUGH SUTHERLAND ON "The Truth About Ireland" . peat in -'. 111 Hj V^/"\l A» Sunday VENGEFUL AGAINST HUSBAND'S PEOPLE Wife of Harry K. Thaw Testi fies That He Threatened to Kill Her WHITE PLAIN'S, N. V., July 13.— Qn the witness stand today Evelyn Xesbit Thaw gave damaging testimony : against her husband, who is seeking} release from the Matteawan asylum. j For three days the state has , been ! trying to bring out that Thaw threat- \ ened his wife's life on one of her visits to Matteawan. The . state wished, to show irrationality on Thaw's part.' Mrs. Thaw appealed to. the court to! permit her. not to answer the question put by. the state: .' "Did he at any time say this to you. or, this in substance: - *I shall . haveVto ! kill you when I get out of here' 7" j Forced to Answer When the court finally told^her she must_ answer, she replied in a low voice: •tYes, he did." "What were his exact words?" de-» tnanded Clarke. "He said, 'When I get out here I suppose,! will have to kill you.'" - "Why did he say that?" v "We were discussing- his mental con dition. I had . asked him what ft© meant, and he said: "'Touiknow I was not crazy on the night that I shot White.' I asked him again, and he said: 'You know .that I missed White by two minutes on -the day before.'".. . i Thaw, when asked about his wife's testimony after, court, said he was not surprised -at her r attitude, but he em phatically denied that he ever, threat ened her life. -When today's session was concluded ;an -adjournment was taken until July 26.. . Bitter Against the Thaws Before leaving White Plains for New York this evening, Evelyn Thaw dis cussed her testimony. ; "If thY Thaw family had done the right- thing* by me I would never have taken ; the Vstand -to testify against ..my .Continued on Page 2, Column 2 PRICE FIVE CENTS. SHELLS FLY IN STREETS OF TEHERAN Insurgents Continue in the As cendency and Persian Rul er's Throne Totters Shah Remains Obdurate and Will Hold Out Until Gtms Tarn on Palace Fierce Fighting of Day Is Cen tered Around the British Legation Royal Bakhtiaris Bombard Camp of Nationalists and Noncom batants Flee to Cellars TEHERAX. Persia. Jnty IB. — 10 a. m.— The ihnh li:n Juit taken refuse in the RouUb lesation. A depntatlon from the Drttlah \u25a0ad ItutxJan legation* Is now on tt* Tray to Inform the nationalist leaders of the fact. TEHERAN, Persia, July 15.— Despite efforts of General Liakhoff, military governor of Teheran, to open negotiations with nationalist leaders and the agreement on both sides to cease hostilities, street fighting was in progress throughout the day between the Per sian cossacks and the nationalists around Artillery square and between the royalist Bakhtiaris and the 'newly arrived nationalists and revolutionary Bakhtiaris. Insurgents continue in the ascend ency, and as reinforcements are con tinnally reaching them, the outcome in their favor appears to be foregone. The shah remains obdurate and prob ably will insist upon holding out until the nationalists* guns are trained on the Sultanatabad palace. Shah Loses Control Control of the royalist troops really has passed from the hands of the •shah into those of General Liakhoff, who again today tried to stop hostili ties. Through the Russian legation General Liakhoff approached the na tionalist leaders ana agreed tSjat the cossacks should not fire except upon the undisciplined soldiers of the shah, who were looting houses In the vicinity of Central square. Fighting around the cossacks' bar racks ceased* this afternoon, and ne gotiations for their surrender now are being carried on with General Llekhoff. The shah's troops are discontented on account of insufficient food and pay. Fight Near Legation Fighting today centered around th» British legation. A number of Royal Bakhtiaris, gaining an entrance to the city, took up positions on the topa of houses in the vicinity of the legation and near the nationalist camp, which they bombarded with a heavy rifle fire. The nationalists responded, and for several hours the British telegraph oO ces and other foreigrn houses, in which were a number of women, were under fire. During' a lull the women were removed to the British legation. The battle last night between the cossacks besieged in Artillery square and the nationalists who attempted to dislodge them was exceedingly fierce. Find Shelter in Cellars ; Non combatants were compelled to [ seek - shelter ' In cellars, as' shells were j bursting everywhere. The Cossacks j succeded in holding their position, and, on the withdrawal of th© attacking party, opened fire with their, artillery on the parliament building. Under cover of this they made an attack on Nationalist headquarters but were re pulsed by a small force of Bakhtiaris, who took up a position with a Maxim gun In front of the British legation. • There is no way of estimating th» casualties." but so far as known no for eigners are among the killed or wounded. The telegraph operators, who are sticking to their posts, have the win dows of their house barricaded. Legations Under Fire I ST. PETEnsBURG. July 15. — The N'ovoe' Vremya' has received a sensa tional dispatch from Teheran stating that the foreign legations were under fire by -the Xationalists. The dispatch says that the Russian legation was. partly demolished and that the entire, staffs of ; the various legations were^ removed to safety outside the city. DEATH OP SCHOOL TEACHES— Chicago. Jury 15.— Clarence E. i:ticsl«"». a «cb»»J teacher of < Denver, died in the county hospital today, «uppo««^lly, from the effects of pol'toiDß. ling srle-s was found nucon*ctous In « room la ."» dmvutown hotrt la^t.Tafnday. " He formerly llveU in Kinies county, t'al. \u25a0 . \u25bcAKDALS DEMOLISH STATUE — Xls»e«. France." July 15. — Th«" ni<MiumMit erwted hew to i Bernard : I.azar«». tbe flrst defender of Alfred Vrt-rt v-«, : was demoUslit.-U with a iiazimer UK night.-*,* ':\u25a0\u25a0''-\u25a0\u25a0 '