The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 9, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1898. 5 LEVER WORK » ON THE CORONA To Captain C. M. Goodall | and C. C. Lacey the | Credit Is Due. The Blairmore Litigation Has | Ended in Favor of the | Underwriters. An Eloping Wife From Petaluma | . Caught at the Ferries by Her Husband. C. C : cer of the Pacific Coast Ste ip Company’s Umatilla, have yme very clever work in getting the wrecked steamer Corona off | rocks at Lewis Island. The vessel went ore while on her way to Dyea 1§ and Captain Goodall and | r. L 3 at once sent north to be done toward saving done and see what could vessel. How they have succeeded is told in the foll dispatch re- ceived by Perkins & Co. yes- | terday: rrivals’ say the Co- | noved to a be repaired afe place. and come | to Victoria, B ., in a few ¢ | aptain C. . Goodall has had an| ive to do his best. He is to be ied on the 26th inst., and it was the f of hav to postpone the cer- emony that has made him so eager to get the Corona to San Francis He 1 off the rocks once, but aking from dam- under the engires, ached by the div- was placed on a flat rock | the one from which she had been | and after the hole had been | 1ed up she was beached and got | the trip to San Francisco 8. C. | ichtsmen are making great prepar- | ns for the 20th inst. On that date | w bridge at Tiburon will b and the following fleet o will come out of winter quar a, Seven Bells, Queen, Speed- via IS 1u Thelma, reda, Mignon, anita, Will o’ the Wisp, Magic | e, Pride, Se- of been pa the boats and their hard at work on st, and canvas has pa scraped and ted and uphol- will come out of re- pan order. The week i The masts yachts d for the ks as thou a most suce achting circles. handsome p 100 gh S- ful mer 1is belng nt for Captain s 210 feet over w0 Babcock bo! from the Eas ; is_belng built Vorks. Her s ut twelve knots an to be callea her owner, accommodation for Captain Nelson does. ther or not he will put Klondike trade. ber of people must intend their home on the water next At the present time five arks built at uron, two more eted at the foot of and three more are being uth San Francisco. This will bout twenty-five arks be in the Sausalito, Tiburon Rafael waters in another z ts of els on in riv infall. achine: Iron ¥ at nth ¢ : the steamer lines who the Sacramento and are apprehensive Neither river has ever s time of the year as and unless there are some vy rains this month it is not range of probability ill be unable to reach acramento, :nt of theSacramento ompan, steamers, honth the boats found igation difficult, and that it was ctting worse every day. If that is the now, what will it be during the onths? i the rrish of Petaluma and a yo dealer of Santa Rosa nam s eloped from Petaluma 1 and, coming to San Fran- cisco, J put up at the Golden West Hotel. Parrish, the h and, followed wife to this city and caught her and paramc at the ferries, where she getting her trunk out of the bag- com. He reasoned with the run- v couple and told his wife that he joined the Salvation Army and en the pledge never to drink, smoke ear again. She finally agreed to go back to Petaluma with him, and Spears was left on the wharf disconso- Parrish buys old horses and them at Petaluma, where he 1 to the farmers for chicken He has not hitherto treated his wife well, but he proposes to do better in the future. They are going to break up their home in Petaluma and move to Stockton. The British ship Blairmore arrived here on February 2, 1896, and early March she capsized in Mission Bay and several of -her crew were drowned. Captain Burns was sent out from Eng- and by the Underwriters’ Association, and, after weeks of hard wor] he was finally raised on July 18, 1896. Then the litigation began. The owners of the ve | would not accept her, and the insurance companies insisted that they | ere only liable for one-third of the of the repairs. From court to court | e was taken, first one side gain- | an advantage and then the other, | til finally it reached the House of | . That is the court of last appeal | gland, and it has decided against | owners of the vessel. | 1e repairs to the Blairmore would | cost in the neighborhood of $20;- | and over $200,000 has been spent in igation. Now that the matter has en settled and the insurance com- nies have only to pay one-third of | - repairs, the wonder is what will be ne with the vessel. Captain Caw, her aster, is still here, and the vessel lies Oakland Creek. For the last eighteen nths a’ watchman has been the only rsgn living on her, but now she will bably come out of her long retire- nt. Her owners may repair her and d her with wheat, or she may be !d to the highest bidder, in which vent she would probably be put under American flag. ame Partners Disagree. Joseph Glukfeld filed a petition in court ‘esterday charging hie partner, N. C. Krinsky, with entering into a conspiracy to defraud him. Glukfeld asks for the appointment of a receiver, an accounting of the funds of the firm and a dissolution af the copartnership. 1 | som Z — %% B TN o) Qpe W 7 T %44 'Azrfiwfiqq HOW AND WHERE THE COLLISION OCCURRED. PROVIDENCE INTERY Travelers Escape in a Head-End Col- lision. Passenger and Freight Trains Tried to Pass on One Track. Engineers Quickly Reversed the Levers and Jumped for Their Lives. Yesterday morning at about 7:30 o’clock the local San Jose train leaving this city at 6 collided with a heavily loaded freight train composed of forty- five cars carrying cattle from Los Gatos, at the side track known as the Spring Valley erossing, or, as others state, the Union Coursing Park switch. It is probably due to Providence that the passengers were not all severely in- jured and a portion of them killed out- right, as the passenger train was run- ning at a fairly good rate of speed. The trouble seems to have occurred from a misunderstanding. The freight was late and had switched on the side track at the point of collision. After a few minutes’ wait the engineer started the train at the orders of the conductor for the siding at Ocean View, but as the two engines which were attached to the freight train passed on to the main track the passenger flier was seen com- ing but a ort distance away. The brakes were reversed, but without avail, as the two trains bumped into one another with terrific force, throw- ing the passengers to their feet and bruising the cattle which had been penned in tne box cars of the freight train. The collision occurred just as the en- gineer of the freight was of the opinion that all was clear for & run to the Ocean View switch. The engineer on the head engine of the train pulling freight, as well as the engineer and fireman of the passenger train, jumped after the lever of the en- gine had been reversed in an attempt to reduce the force of the collision, which was seen by all parties to be in- evitable. Conductor Emmicht of the nger train was thrown half-way the car in which he was stand- ing, and sustained a sprained wrist and a bruised leg. No other train hands or passengers were injured to any extent, although several of them fell from their seats as the collision occurred. After the wreck it was discovered that the engines had been badly shaken up. The front engines on both trains were dam- aged to a considerable extent in the front portions and in the middle of the on the freight train it was seen a flatcar had been twisted into two pleces. It was thought remarkable that most of the train had not been damaged to a greater extent, but it was ca that due to the position in which the trains | were lying. The rails where the acci- dent occurred were not even twisted, and within two hours after the wreck the other trains were allowed to pass to their destinations on the same rails. The passengers from Monterey who were on the way to the city were taken aboard the San Mateo electric cars and conveyed to this city, where they ex- pressed their satisfaction at not hav ing been mingled in the wreck, which might have resulted with a great loss | of life and property. Other accidents have taken place at the same point, and it is a wonder to railroad men that more fatal accidents have not happened. The opinion was expressed by many yesterday that at future time a collision would be witnessed at that point which would result in a great loss of life. The switches are badly situated, and or- ders are rarely given to the railroad hands at that point. However, another miracle in the way of railroad wrecks has come and gone, and neither pas- sengers nor owners have suffered to any great extent. THE REGISTRARSHIP FIGHT. Many Democrats Willing to Serve Their Party and Take Office. Registrar Hinton, who was appointed Railroad Commissioner- to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. James I Stanton, has received his commission. He is now anxiously waiting to mee: his sue- cessor and surrender the Registrar's of- fice to him. The delay of Governor Budd in naming the new Registrar is causing many Demo- cratic politicians nights of unrest and days of uneasiness. There are two score or more aspirants in the field and the friends of each one of them belleves the man of his choice will be the ‘winner in the contest for political favor. Pension Agent P. F. Walsh, who has t wice before occupied the important office of Registrar, s now, in the views of his friends, the strongest man suggested for the place. James H. O'Brien, the con- tractor, has a host of friends working for him and {n addition he enjoys the friend- ship of Lientenant-Governor Jeter. arry Mulcreavy, chief deputy under Registrar Hinton, would not refuse the place, and P. W. McGlade, who s at resent in the Street Superintendent’s of- gce, would consent to serve if asked by the Governor. To mention the names of all of those | who are either aspiring or are being *‘put Yo the front” by their friends would look like a directol of Democrats. It is believed, however, that the Gov- ernor_ will end the suspense within the next forty-eight hours by naming the new Registrar. LITTLE ONES FEAST. The Children of the Silver Star Kin- dergarten Royally Entertained. A most pitiable sight greeted the vis- | ftor to the Siiver Star Kindergarten, 806 Sansome street, yesterday, while the 125 children of that institution were parti been visiting thi: but who is now in Po A lady’s first trip to this city she On th became interested in this kindergarten, and on the anniversary of her birthday she presented the principal with $7%_to give the little ones a luncheon. The money more than paid for the repast, and the thoughtful principal, Miss Wain- wright, bought a pair of shoes for each child. This year the gift of Miss Stevens Was repeated, but Colonel H. M. Hecht, | the honorary president of the society, presented the kindergarten with thirty pair of shoes and suggested that the ex- tra money be made use of by buying aprons for the girls and waists for the OYS. The good things' were not long upon the| | tables, as each little child ate as though it were his or her duty to devour as much as they possibly could. There were sand- wiches w lots of Jjelly, cookies, or- anges, apples, a nice cup of milk and many other delicacies, such as the chil- dren had hardly ever seen before, much less tasted. In the middle of their en- joyment the children showed umt! u:}e‘)' o e were getting something out ordinary by _ carefully wrapping up in their napkins a cookie, apple or sandwich that had been given them, and when asked the reason they answered that their mamma would like it or their | baby r had never had any. They were alw promptly given double their share. The children, each of whom wore | 2 paper cap on its head representing a chr anthemum, sang several SONgs. among them being the favorite song of their benefactor. entitled " Our Father.” —_— e —— DIRECTORS' ANNUAL MEETING. The State Board of Trade Favors a California Exhibition of Its Products at Paris. The annual meeting of the California State Board of Trade was held at Me- chanics’ Pavilion yesterday afternoon, with General N. P.-Chipman in the chalr. Those present were W. H. Milis, John P. Irish, J. A. Filcher, J. 8. Emery, Craigie Sharp, H. 2 Messenger, Mrs. abeth Shields, B. N. Rowley, F. H. . W. Maslin, J. W. Davis. Secretary Filcher stated that he was in | possession of a communication which set | forth that Secretary Wilson of the Cabi- net would visit California during the | coming summer. Tt was also mentioned in | the letter that President McKinley was | considering a vacation trip to California in July or August. It was decided to make ‘the entertainment of Secretary Wilson a special order for the next meet- ing, at which time committees will be ap- pointed. The matter of arranging a California exhibit at the international exhibition at Omaha this summer was brought up in the shape of a report from A. A. Wat- kins, chairman of the commitee having 1t subject in charge. Mr. ted that there was no enthu: the matter shown, and that it was prac- tically impossible to raise the $15,000 nec- essary for the purpose. In view of the difficulties that Mwve presented them- selves Mr. Watkins recommended that the project be abandoned. The report was adopte W. H. Mills and Colonel John P. Irish exchanged ideas on the acceptance of the Alaska Trade Committee, which body turned over its affairs to the Board of Trade with a cash balance of $500. Mr. Mills spoke of the efforts made by the Southern Pacific to equalize rates to Alaska. The company was doing all it could in the premises, but at a loss, ow- ing to the existing differential rates. He trains from the East, and thus turn the tide this way. He belleved the local mer- chants would contribute to the expense of this enterprise. After some further re- marks, Mr. Mills moved that the matter be taken up at the special meeting to- morrow, which was adopted. President Chipman submitted his an- nual report, in which he said that the past year had been a prosperous one for | the frult grower. The shipments to East- ern and European markets were very large, the total carloads being 48,071. Of that number 36,440 were of fruit, 6897 of wines and grapes, and 4734 of vegetables. Of prunes 83,902,680 pounds were shippéd, and of limes and lemons 1728 carloads were sent to the East. After giving much data concerning horticuiture in California he said that the prospects of fruit grow- ers throughout the State were excellent. Owing to the increased demand from Alaska the fruit canning industry is now the work done by the State Board of Trade, General Chipman said that Its work had been highly advan- tageous to the interests ot California fruit growers. The Paris Exposition and the advan- tages of having California fully repre- sented was then opened for general dis- cussion. Several gentlemen representing the in- terests of the State were called upon for their views on this question, and all were unanimous in the opinion that California should put forth its best efforts to make a creditable display of her products. Colonel John P. Irish offered the follow- ing resolution, which was adopted: “‘Resolved, That the State Board of Trade strongly favors and advises a com- prehensive exhibit of the products and resources of the State at Paris in 1900, and will promote and direct the same to the extent of its ability. “Resolved, That this board will re- quest of the next Legislature an appro- priation of $50,000, for purposes of such exhibit at Paris.” Secretary Filcher presented his financial report, which showed that out of the re- ceipts of $12,210 41 there remained in the treasurer’'s hands a balance of $1311 81; with assets, §1320. This showing was con- sidered to be creditable to the secretary’s good management of the board's affairs. | The following board of directors and of- | ficers were elected for the ensuing year: Directors—General N. P. Chipman, J. S. Emery, W. H. Mills, George C. Perkins, B. N. Rowley, Mark I. McDonald, C. F. Montgomery, J. P. Irish, E. W. Maslin, | C. M. Wooster, Mrs. E. Shields. Officers—General N. P. Chipman, presi- dent; J. 8. Emery first vice-president; C. | F. Montgomery, second vice-president; | A. Filcher, secretary and general man- ager; Crocker-Woolworth National Bank, treasurer. —————————— Headache Quickly Cured. Dr. Davis' Anti-Headache never falls. 2¢.* Watkins | suggested that the board might charter | RAGAN ARMS FOR BATTLE The School Director Pre- paring to Strike Back at Stanton. 1 | Threatens to Have His Accuser Arrested for Attempted Extortion. A Letter and Telegram Which, He Says, Will Fully Substantiate the Charge of Blackmail. School Director Ragan is on the war- path, and declares that before he | smokes the pipe of peace ex-Teacher | Stanton’s scalp will be dangling from his lodge pole. The affidavit of the former teacher of mathematics in the Commercial Night School, as outlined in yesterday's Call, in which he accuses the School Direc- tor of having sold him the position for $300, which he did not pay, and then, when the Grand Jury began its in- vestigation into the affaifs of the de- partment, offered Stanton $300 to go to Australia, giving him $60 in gold and promising to send the balance to Van- couver, is the cause of the uprising, and Dr. Ragan will attempt to have Stan- | | ton punished for attempted extortion. ‘With this object in view Ragan sum- moned his attorney, J. J. Dwyer, yes- terday, with whom he discussed the matter, and &s a result Dwyer secured the services of two other lawyers, whose names Ragan declines to make public last night, to assist him in the case. The three lawyers will confer with Dr. Ragan to-day as to what line of action to pursue, and it is proba- ble that before night a warrant for Stanton's arrest will be sworn to. Dr. Ragan, in an interview last even- ing, said he had a letter from Stan- ton, bearing no address, in which the writer demanded $240 and threatened the director with all sorts of calamities if the money was not forthcoming. This letter was presented to Ragan by Stan- ton’s nephew, who was to receive the money. Ragan asked his caller - to return later in the day, and when he did so Ragan had a friend secreted in the room who overheard the conversa- tion that passed between Ragan and his visitor. Moreover, Dr. Ragan says that last Tuesday he received a tele- gram from Stanton, dated Vancouver, which read: “240 or San Quentin.” Dr. Ragan is at a 1oss to account for Stanton fixing upon $240 as the amount of his demand, but scouts Stanton’s explanation, which, he says, is devoid of a particle of truth. C. W. Welch, secretary of the Board of Education, is indignant at the use Stanton has made of his name, and ve- hemently denles the charge that he acted as the go-between between Stan- ton and Ragan. Mr. Welch says he first met Stanton In a business way in 1895, when Stanton was teaching school in Vacaville. He did not see him again until he came to this city seeking a position. Stanton asked Welch for a letter of introduction to Ragan and Welch wrote a few words on a card. Afterward Stanton told him he had used Welch's name with all the Directors, to which Welch made no ob- jection. One day Dr. Ragan told Welch that he had appointed Stanton as a substitute teacher. That was the only time they had talked about him. Both Ragan and Welch state that Stanton has an unenviable record in Vallejo, where, they say, he was strongly suspected of having set fire to a store he owned in order to obtain the. insurance money. E. C. Kilpatrick, the principal of the Commercial Night School, who is now under suspension on charges, which Stanton’s affidavit is intended_ to clear him of, is reluctant to discuss the mat- ter. He said, however, that one night Stanton went to his residence and told him he had been forced by Ragan and the others to make the first affidavit attacking Kilpatrick, but that he had come back to right the wrong he had done. He then gave Mr. Kilpatrick a written statement which Kilpatrick took to a notary and Stanton acknowl: edged it. This is the affidavit that has been brought agai: Dr. Ragan. Wants His Marriage Annulled. Malkom Nordstrom has applied to the courts to annul his marriage to Annie Nordstrom. The plaintiff alleges that he married his wife in New York during the month of November, 1895, while laboring under a misapprehension. He also claims that he was threatened by his wife, which caused him to marry her. He has since found, he alleges, that his wife's statements were false, and he now asks for an annulment of the marriage con- tract. —_———————— San Francisco Elks. San Francisco Lodge, P. B. O. E., has decided to postpone the ladies’ night which had been announced for next Fri- day on account of the Lenten season. It will be given in the latter part of April. The lodge Is also making arrangements to have produced under Its auspices an opera which has never yet been put on a Iyric stage. ———————————— Two Years for Burglary. Louis Schwartz was sentenced to two years In San Quentin by Judge Dunne yesterday morning on a charge of burg- lary in the second degree. On June 2 last the prisoner broke into a house at 2128 California_street, and rather than face trial for the offense he pleaded guilty, and in consequence escaped with & light sentence. DRUGGED IN SLEEP BY A FRIEND A Miner Is Chloro- formed While He Slumbers. His Bedfellow Relieved Him of All the Money He Had. Albert Freeman Misplaced His Confidence in Daniel O’Brien. SUPPORTED HIM MONTHS. The Police of the California Station Quickly Capture the Clever Robber. By misplacing his trust in a man whom he supposed to be a friend Al- bert Freeman is out $150, but a por- tion of the amount will be recovered, as Daniel O’'Brien, the supposed friend has been captured by Officer McGray- an of the California-street Police Sta- tion. Last Saturday morning Freeman and O’Brien came down from Stockton and registered at the Golden Eagle Hotel, on the corner of Broadway and Mont- gomery avenue. In the evening the two men went to bed together, but when Freeman awoke the next morn- ing his friend was gone, and with him $150, which had been sewed up in Free- man's undershirt. The smell of chloroform was noticeable in the room, and, as the robbed man felt dazed, he came to the conclusion that O'Brien had drugged him while he slept. The police were immediately notified of the robbery and officers were de- tailed to find O'Brien. Yesterday aft- ernoon McGrayan found the man in a saloon at 635 Clay street, arrested him and placed him in the tanks of the City Prison without filing any charge against him. About $40 in pa- per money was found in his possession and a money order for $50, which O'Brien had purchased at Station D Postoffice to send to his son John, who lives at Hannibal, Mo. A bottle of chloroform in O’'Brien's pocket proved to the officer that Freeman’s story of having been chloroformed had some foundation. The tale of the friendship between the two men is an interesting one, and, while it shows up O’Brien’s lack of gratitude in brilllant colors, it also proves that he is fully capable of lv- ing on his wits. Freeman, who is a mining man and rancher of Riverside, met O'Brien at that place three months ago, and the two struck up a friend- ship. O’Brien confided to his friend that he owned a fabulously rich mine in Washington, which he lacked money to work, and asked Freeman to go in with him to develop it. As proof of his proprietorship he produced a legal- looking document purporting to be a deed to the mine, and Freeman agreed to go into the deal. Freeman did not have the money at the time, but be- gan to beat about among his friends to ralse the required amount. He | | | | | | wrote to relatives in Ireland, and from | them received $100, while $50 more was secured from friends in Redfields. During the three months it took to get the money for the venture O'Brien was fed, clothed and lodged by Free- man, and the two were bosom friends. Freeman now holds the deed to the ‘Washington mine, but it is not likely that he will continue his trip north to Investigate the value of the prop- erty. The Police Department tele- graphed to Washington to see {f any such mine existed, and received the reply that Mr. O'Brien owned no prop- erty there. When O'Brien was arrested he was slightly under the influence of liquor. but refused to talk of the matter at all. He was seen in_a saloon on Kearny street abcut 7 o’clock Sunday morning, and at that time displayed a large roll of greenbacks. Officer Bell was ap- proached by the man the same day and O’'Brien started a conversation, telling him all about the mine. The policeman became much interested, and had serious intentions of throwing up his position and entering into a| partnership, which O'Brien promised would net the two $20,000 a year. The case against O'Brien is a clear one, and it is prcbable he won't be able to work his mine or friends for some years. SHIPS WE FIGHT WITH. Interesting Lecture on War Vessels by lrving M. Scott. “Ships We Fight With"” was the subject of a most Interesting illustrated lecture delivered by Irving M. Scott last even- ing in the First United Presbyterian Church. The lecture was for the benefit | of the church fund and was the first of a series of four, the three remaining ones of which will follow at Intervals of a week. Mr. Scott spoke of warships generally at first, but the principal part of his ad- dress was devoted to those ships which have been built on this Coast. He started with the Charleston, the pioneer of them all, and then he described in order the San Farncisco, the Monterey, the Olym- pia, the Oregon, the Marietta. the Wheel- ing, then the Japanese cruiser Chitose, Jjust launched, and the United States bat- tleship Wisconsin, now being built. He also showed some of the merchant ships | which had been built here. Mr. Scott de- | scribed the construction of the ships, the difficulties that have to be overcome in some of the large castings necessary and the appliances which must be used. He spoke, too, on the necessity of a navy, and showed how the United States | had grown and what amount of territory she had to protect. To point his remarks he showed a picture of the vessels of the English navy grouped together and then one of the American ships. Toward the close of his remarks he showed a picture of the ill-fated Maine as she was just before she left the harbor of New York to seek her death in the waters of Havana. He described the lo- cation of her magazines and explained | the varlous theories of her destruction. | His closing sentences were drowned in the | applause which greeted a beautiful alle- | gorical picture of the flag, waved by Lib- erty with the dome of the Capitol in the | distance, which ended the pictorial por- tion of the entertainment. e For Country Trade. The Manufacturers’ and Wholesalers’ | League, which is a branch of the Manu- | facturers’ and Producers’ Association, is | branching out in earnest again for the | summer trade. The purpose of the league | is to induce the merchants in the country | to come to this city and make their pur- chases Instead of buying from Eastern firms, whose only interest on this coast is represented by drummers who go skating along their routes from one town to-an- other. To accomplish this the league fur- nishes to the country merchants free transportation to and from the city, that is those merchants who live any consid- | | mot mean that merchants in | the country may ride perpetually be- | tween their homes and the city free and at their own sweet will, for the time is| limited to that perlod when they usually | make their purchases for the season's trade. This time the perfod of free pas- | sage is from March 16 to April 16 on the railroads and to May 16 to those who are obliged to travel by the steamers. Last year the invitations were sent out by the | local merchants to their mercantile friends, but this year the invitations are | being sent from the rooms of the league direct. Country liquor dealers are not in cluded among those who receive these in- | vitations. —_—e——— On Constitutional Law. Andy Sparks, a boiler maker, who was | convicted on a charge of petty larceny, | was locked up in the ctty prison last | existence evening by Deputy Sheriff Hinters of Sacramento. The prisoner is here for the purpose of testing the constitutionality of the Police Courts in Sacramento in the State Supreme Court. The prisoner's lawyers will arrive in a day or two, when the case will be tested. It is thought the Sacramento Police Courts will come In for a criticism not altogether compli- mentary. — e WESLEY LEWIS ON TRIAL. Considerable Evidence Admitted Tending to Prove That He As- saulted Miss Ready. The second trial of Wesley T. Lewls, who is charged with having criminally assaulted Florence Ready, an attendant upongy the Lincoln Grammar School, 16 vears of age. on the night of May 25, 1896, was commenced before Judge Dunne and a jury yesterday morning. After the jury had been impaneled the prosecution, which Is being conducted by Assistant District Attorney Black, put on many witnesses and what seems to be a com- plete chain of evidence against the ac= cused was the result. S. A. Perry, P. D. Dunn, Samuel Harris. T. C. van Bibber, J. H. Hubachek, J. T. Brophy, B. Nick- erson, F. McMullen, James 'l'k Swift, S. P. Robbins. James R ter, Sarah Rez\di;‘ mother of the assaulted girl; frey Powers, Alice G. Brant, Albert Hen- nesey and R. I. Cunningham were on the stand during the day and all gave evi- dence tending to prove that the charge against Lewis wi not falsely made. Many more witnesses for the prosecution will 'be put on the stand and_then the defense will have an inning. . From cers tain hints dropped by Attorney J. N Wilson, who représents the accused, it is surmised that an attempt will be mada to prove that Miss Ready was in tha habit of returning to her home at un- usual hours and that she was frequently i s. Mrs. Read denied on the stand yes ¥ was the case and said that her daughter had been very regular in returning from school and that she was always accoms panied by her school mates. The trial may occupy a full week and during that period many sensational developments are expected. ——e—————— W. H. Hammon and the Weather. W. H. Hammon, the local forecast of- ficlal and weather prophet, delivered & lecture at the Mechanles’ Institute last evening before .he San Francisco Farme ers’ Club on the subject of “What the Weather Bureau is Trying to Do for the Farmers.” The lecture consisted mainly of a history of the institution since its birth. why it was originally called into and the present and various purposes to which it is now devoted. An additional development of the present scope of the bureau is the ascertaining of the various atmospueric conditions at an unusual altitude. Congress lately made anappropriation for the purpose of carry- ing on and furthering this investigation and experiments, and the money granted has been devoted to the erection of sta- tions on mountains and high elevations throughout wle country. The first station of this character on this coast was re- cently erected on the summit of Mount Tamalpais. - —ee————— Crushed While at Work. George Miller, a fireman living at 1250 Filbert strect and employed at Wieland's brewery, received contusions of the chest and back and_possibly internal injuries .| last evening. While placing a stop block under the wheels of a coal cart which was backing to the coal bin he was caught and crushed between the bin and cart. The extent of his injuries cannot be determined for a day or two, but it is ex- pected the injured man will recover. ———————— Explosives His Subject. The Y. M. I. Lecture Bureau has ar- ranged another of its popular lectures, which will be glven on Tuesday evening next in St Ignatius Hall, Van Ness avenue, Rev. Henry Wooods, 8. J., will speak on “Explosives, Physically and Chemically Considered.”” As the lecture will be under_the auspices of Columbus Council No. 5, Y. M. L, it is expected that a large crowd will attend. — e Musicians Arrive. Henri Marteau, the French violinist, and Aime Lachaume, the pianist, arrived from Chicago last evening. 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