The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 15, 1899, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1899 - ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. [0 HGT T MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES N THE FIELD e League Holds Its ‘Convention. SNOW CHOSEN FOR MAYOR HINSDALE FOR AUDITOR, GIL- PIN FOR TREASURER. Dow Receives the Nomination for City Attorney, Miller for City Engineer—Those Named for Councilmen. Oakiand Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Jan. 14. cipal League, after a long ex- sion, held its convention to- nominations were made se- the secretary announced the m the delegates would /. Snow and J. Two ballots 3 »w obtained the necessary two- vote. H. Breed W. Towle were and D. C. Hinsdale were ght had been inated for Treasurer, and on was’sufficient to show that Gilpin was the favarite. Thére wa , opposition to the nomina- or_City ey M Clemen ore the convention. on the second bal- n the first bal- i made as fol- H. A. Powell, John ns were the only ca s at large, an Redington; Sec- H. : Fifth, . Rutherford THEIR WOES HEARD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS MANUEL BETTENCOURT SUING FOR DIVORCE. { 3 | Antone Inez Mendoza, an Important | Witness for the Aggrieved Hus- band, Has Suddenly Gone to Unknown Parts. Jan. 4. of the mos al divorce of recent years—th; anuel Bet- urt against Marti: court—has rs before 1d charges the wife with the elity, and terday and to- letters alleged to have rs. Bettencourt to “Joe” troduced, and the greater pied with the tak- ny of an expert on writ- letters are as lurld as‘the purple ink in which they are writ They contain most damaging stat a nature that would not 1oo These the defendant insists 0, menced nearly a y been married about ud. have two soD their majority. Since the com- nt of this action Joe Ros and by some means the plaint ed upon him to deliver up the . which were written n years ago. the suit w: rred to Alameda unty on the that defendant now resides in d and be se the trial at Sausa- uld greatly inconvenience about Itnesses for the defense, who also re. Inez Mendoza, one of the most 1t witn s for the plaintiff, has cared and cannot be found. It is ¥ mnext another very witness, Joe Rose, the recip- warm letters, will be put on Engineer Wood’s Funeral. Jan. 4.—The funeral ser- 1. Woods, the engineer 'owl” train wreck, near In- r, were held this afternoon from the dence, 1472 Twelfth street, and remains were interred in_Mountain _Cemetery. Rev. D. E. Potter offi- The vearers were: Harry Thomas, Tom Ambrose, G. Leon and Jerry Sul- mposed of Mrs. A. Pol- Lillian Cooper and F. Vearer, My God, to Thee.” bral tributes were numerous and ADVERTISEMENTS. ‘l779’ »Is. Dr..Humphreys’ Specific for : Coughs, Colds, Influenza and RIP Prevents Pneumonia. 2 Thé use of “Seventy-scven?’ for Grip " Pprevents Pneumonia by “breaking up” the '}ZCc':d,- while its tonic powers sustain the .. vitality during the attack. o The doctors and officers of Boards of Hexith say that this epidemic of Grip is not $o severe or fatal as former ones, but the danger of Pneumonia or other complications is just 2s great. fyou will carry a vial of “77" in your B ket and take frequently you will escape the Grip. At druggists or sent prepald; 25, 5c and $1. ‘Humphreys' Med. Co., cor. Willlam and Joh: -Etreets,. New York. Be sure to get % ‘HUMPHREY’S. ballot | - | made himself famous during the last cam- Cuvellier and | ilowing were | | the | had fou - | livan for the Masons, J. H. Fields and beautiful. Amoy . ng these were a white Elgssomed pillow which bore the words, e Papa”: another from\ Conductor rydges at the foot of the coffin florally :narkcd ‘No. 99, the number of Woods’ Onglne. and below were the words “No Er er: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Our Fries sent a large floral shaft, with nd” in purple on its base. ALLEGES PREJUDICE. | 3. P. Ames Wants His Cause Trans- ferred to Another Court. OA!\_LAND, Jan. 14.—The defendant in the suit of Ann’Harris against her broth- er, J. P. Ames, filed notice to-day that on Monday, January 23, he will move the Superior Court for a new trial and to transfer the cause to some other depart- ment on the ground that he cannot have an impartial trial before Judge Ogden. The suit was brought for the recovery of certain bonds—twenty-three of the Cincinnati, Richmond and Fort Wayne Railroad Company and twenty of the Ohio and West Virginia Rallroad Com- pany—each of the par value of $1000 and earing 7 per cent interest annually. Plaintiff also sought to have canceled a certain receipt dated September 30, 1595, claimed by defendant to have been given to him Dby plaintiff, wherein is recited that she has received full payment of all demands and which purports to annul certain agreement dated February, 18%5. . Judge Ogden, on the 3d inst., rendere judgment for $61,862 75 in favor of plain- Uff. During the trial Ames presented tes- timony consisting of certain statements of account, vouchers and memorandum, which Judge Ogden passed on adversely. At a retrial Ames contemplates introdu ing this same testimony and_ he_avers that Judge Ogden, having already dis- credited this testimony, he could not have 4 fair and impartial trial before that tri- bunal. The case invelves abouf $150,000. The attorneys for plaintiff are W. F. Fitzger- ald, Bishop & Wheeler, Raymond Ben- | jamin and W. H. Anderson, while the de- | fense is represented by Fox & Gray A. Moore and Everett Am. |PATTON'S BLIGHTED POLITICAL HOPES | s | STERN PARENT TAKES A HAND | IN HIS CAMPAIGN. Wanted to Be Marshal of Alameda and Unwittingly Used His Fath- er's Funds for Expenses. ALAMEDA, Jan. 14.—Clarence Patton, a young man about 25 years old, who | paign by breaking up a political meeting | at West Alameda, when he insisted upon getting on the platform and announcing himself as a candidate for the office of City Marshal, has had all of his political ambiticns crushed.. The crushing ws done by his father, the well-known arch tect who designed the plans for San Fran- [eisco’s “new” City Hall. The instrument by which the crushing was done was a tout switch. Young Patton, who is somewhat eccen- | tric and quite a character about the cit | has had his eye on the Marshal's offi | | for some time. He stated to his friend that he was going to make a hurricane aign for the position and would be a sure winner at the spring election. The only thing that stood in the w. £ carrying out his plans was the funds. A few d. ago, however, young | Patton went down the cocktail row and announced that his campaign for the Marshalship had been started. He backed | up the assertion by treating the boys. His campaign s progressing nicely, and he | feit that his fight s already won, when | his paternal ancestor swooped down upon | him and in tones that boded no good com- manded the young politician to repir to the Patton domicile at once and lose no time in getting there. Father and son reached the house about me time. The public took no part in Out into the the interview that followed. night came the y tones of a stern parent and the humble replies of a crushed aspirant for political honors. Then th 11 thud of a stout stick coming in vigorous contact with the back of a candidate for the office of City Marshal, | and the lights went out and all was still. Later it was learned tHat young Patton a gold piece around the hinking that some good angel r his campaign expenses, he the coin and went forth to But it so happened house. | that the gold piece did not come from a | good ange It belonged to Patton Sr., ‘nxul that why Patton Jr. has retired | from pol —_———————————— | The Fletter Funeral. AL EDA, Jan. l4—Arrangements for the funeral of the late F. J. Fletter were | completed to-day. The services will be held at 1:30 o’clock to-morrow afternoon at Masonic Temple and will be under the pices of the Masonic fraternity, of | which the deceased a member. The city officials will att in a body. The Board of City Trustees met last evening and decided upon a floral piece represent- | ing the Ci {all, with the hands of the clocl tower pointing to the hour of 11, the time when Mr. Fletter died. The following gentlemeén will act as pall- bearers: Judge Ellsworth and D. J. Sul- Charles Metagar for the G. A. R., F. Rol- er and Mr. Nesmith for the Vulcan Pow der Works, and J. F. Forderer and 2 Clark for the Board of City Trustees. et S Alameda Boys Again Victorious. ALAMEDA, Jan. 14.—The Alameda High School” football” teamr added another vic- rory to its unbroken string to-day, when it defeated an eleven rexu‘elan(ln& the San Rafael Athletic Club. Torter, N | Goldsworthy, Underwood and Thomas, | five of the best players of the local team, | were unable to take part in the game, but { despite this handicap the Alameda boys won out by a score of 6 to 0. This is the fast game that the high schaol téam will play during the present season. ————— Alden Instead of Temescal. OAKLAND, Jan. 14.—The agitation over changing the name of Temescal—meaning an Indian sweathouse—to something more appropriate and euphonious has simmered down to the selection of the name Alden | for Oakland’s pretty suburb. This was | decided upon at a meeting of the North | Oakland Improvement Club heid Thursday evening. This action was taken in honor of S. C. Alden, founder of Temescal. A petition is now being circulated for sig- natures, to be headed by Postmasters Pedrini and W. H. Friend, whiclr will be forwarded to Congressman Hilborn, and after being signed by him will be pre- sented to the Postmaster General. e — 5 Justice Hard Has Lost. OAKLAND, Jan. 14.—Judge Hall has rendered judgment for the defendant in the case of T. H. Hard against Constable George D. Gray and his bondsmen for $5000 damages, alleged to have been sus- tained by reason of an attachment levied on plaintiff’s courtroom furniture in Ala- meda. Hard at the time was a Justice of the peace in the encinal city, and the de- fendant locked up his temple of justice, whereby Justice Hard claimed he was in- jured in the estimation of his friends and justice had been outraged. it s ot IO Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, Jan. 14.—August C. Kruger, who at one time was ertfaged in gath- ering evidence agalnst violators of the liquor and lotterfv ordinances, was con- victed in the Police Court to-day of sell- ing liquor without 2 license. The jury rec- ommended him to the mercy of the court, and he was fined §100 or 50 days’ impris. t. mi’)’éggult was entered to-day in the di- vorce .suit of Perry Morrison against Clara l-{orrhon on account of defendant’s )ear or answer. lagfn %l?t?xf was commitged to Stockton Insane Asylum by Judge Ogden to-day. Elrod is one of California’s earliest pio- neers, and his mental derangement is the result of two years of sickness, He 1s T3 vears of age and imagines people are try- ng to drown him In a tank of water. Eecame the instruments on which W. money by false pr out ln’ the information, Judge Hall to-day sustained the prisoner’s démurrer. A new information ‘will be prepared. Rev. Father Prendergast will officiate and deliver an address at w—morroms services atten the dedication of the new hall and school erected hs Sacred Heart parish in place of the one destroyed by fire a year ago. & % RUMORS OF A TRADE WITH REPUBLICANS Delegates Appointed to the Convention. INCREASING OPPOSITION IS THE DISSATISFIED ARE TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY. May Call a Mass Meeting in Every ‘Ward to Choose Delegates to Name a Full Ticket. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Jan. 14. After the Repubiican convention to be held on Monday there will probably be another organization effected to name a municipal ticket. This move is being en- gineered by those who claim that there is collusion between the Municipal League and the Republican City Central Commit- tee. The Central Committee named its dele- gates to-night to Monday's convention, and this method has created much un- pleasantness. It is freely prophesied that the campaign will be a repetition the tactics employed four years ago, ‘which occasion the party organization stood in with the Municipal League, while the rank and file of the party voted for a separate ticket. This led to_the election of John L. Davie, although J. W. Nelson was the nominee of the Republicans, the Democrats and the Municipal League. Under ordinary circumstances Neison shopuld have polled about 6000 votes and Davie 2000, but Dayie was elected. It is new stated that the candidates nominated by the Municipal League will be indorsed next Monday, and that there is an understanding to this effect. The opponents to this plan are preparing to hold a mass meeting in each ward, at which delegates to an independent con- vention may be elected to nominate a ticket in opposition to the combined ticket of the Refluhlk‘an Committee and the Municipal League. It is own that one of the seven mem- bers of the committee is opposed to ap- pointing delegates in the proposed man- ner, and as the Army and Navy League and one of the Republican clubs in the Seventh Ward and an independent citi- zens" movement in the Fifth Ward have already declared their position it can be seen that the foundation for an active opposition is already laid. The plans for the opposition ticket will not be completed until it is seen what .tihe Republican convention does on Mon- ay. A proposition has already been made to the city committee to change its plan of calling the convention and to suggest that a certain proportion of the delegates be nominated by the Board of Trade and Merchants’ Exchange as a guarantee that the campaign will not be conducted by any political clique. This proposition has not met with favor from the committee and it is not known how far the sugges- tion was authorized by the mercantile or- ganizations. The Democrats will meet next week and as fusion is already repudiated by both Democrats and Populists each may put a ticket in the field, although it is more than probable that some combination will be made with the dissatisfled Republicans and that & union effort will be organized to defeat the reform ticket. CENTRAL COMMITTEE ACTS Delegates Selected for Next Monday’s Municipal Con- véntion in Oakland. OAKLAND, Jan. 14.—The Republican City Central Commiee met in executive session in the Blake & Moffitt building to-night and approved the work of the committee of twenty-one in selecting the 144 delegates to the convention to be held at Germania Hall at 7:30 o'clock next Monday night. A complete municipal ticket will be nominated at that time. The committee of twenty-one is as fol- lows: ’ First Ward—J. E. Whitehead, H. L. Nash, E. M. Long. i3 Second Ward—E, A. Heron, Dr. T. W. Hall, Ed M. Campbell. Third Ward—George E. Randolph, W. 8. Baxter, A. P. Leach. Fourth rd—Homer T. Bickel, Wil- Ham B. Greenbaum, James Adams. Fifth Ward—Judge F. B. Ogden, Mack Webber, Clarence Crowell. Sixth Ward—FEugene Lynch, Frank Bar- nett, Morris Isaacs. Seventh Ward—Lloyd P. Larue, R. D. Yell and G. S. Prosser. The list of delegates to the convention is as follows: First Ward—H. Payne, W. E. Frost, Charles Stevens, A. L. Nash, O. C. Hyatt, William McKeen, Willlam Tyson, E. M. Long, J. eck, H. Schwartz, W. G. Dunsmoor, George R. Stetson, A. John- stone, John Baptista, J. F. Sward, J. E. Whitehead, Theodore Westphal, J. Blakie, H.'T. Vessing, J. A. Jackson. Second Ward—S. W. Condon, R. M. Price, Herman Harpst, J. G. Hoyt, Major J. L. Bromley, Harry Benner, G. B. Dan- iels, Kirk Gery, Wiiliam Moller, Herbert Swift, Dr. H. B. Mehrmann, T. M. Robin- son, W, W. Knickerbocker, David Tisch, J. H. 8mith, F. L. Bufton, A. L. Mac- @onaid, L. D. Manning, J."F. Ford, E. Hughes, C. E. Nichols, Dr. G. E. Brink- erhoff, O. nowles, Jesse Kenney. . Lo, Third Ward—P. W. Bellingall, D. For- tin, Wells Whitmore, H. W. Pulcifer, Levi 8. Bixby, George Samuels, C. C. Davison, F. D. Voorhies, Elmer Reed, C. F, Wag- ner, M. Bock, A. 8. Macdonald, J. B. Wil- son, Geoég 8. Meredith, Fred Johns, Charles Weldersheim, George E. Ran- dolph, H. L. Cunningham, George F.Win- chester, F. F. Jackson. Alternates—0O. B. Palmer, James Fox, J. D. Galloway, W. H. J. Matthews, Peter Cook. . Fourth Ward—D. W. Standeford, E. Everett, W. F. Kroll, Charles R. Cole, W. J. McCiunle, F. D. Hinds A. Young, C. K. King, M. D. Merritt, . Arm: strong, Fred K. Meckfessel, H. Luke, George Planer, John McLeod, R. J. Calla- han, Charles N. Fox, H. H. Bahls, J. H. rindley, George W. Hoguet, Willlam B. Greenbaum. Fifth Ward—W. Frank Pierce, Edward W. Thompson, Byron Rutley, Mack We- ber, John W. Helmke, W. H. Dickerson, Frank E. Brigham, Clareace Crowell, Captain E. F. Taylor, J. Cal Ewing, Dr. H. P. Carlton. John Laughland, % R. Lukens, John W. Stetson, J. W. Ellis, Theodore Gier, John C. Suhr, Ed Remil- lard, W. A. Kenney, Willlam Nat Friend. Sixth Ward—George Richardson, John Tierney, E. Voorhies, J. Butler, C. Sturm, D. W. Doody, F. Hammerly, H Evers Jr., BE. Beaudry, E. Farreil, C. Quigley, ‘William Powers, F. Graham, B. Litchen- stein, Albert Leffler, Morris acs, F. Peterson, H. Audifred, H. Osgood. Seventh Ward—George Mason, Henry A. Schulze, Charles A. Cornell, J. H. rSrm'u- ner, Charles Cowell, C. A. Thayer, Fred Farnham, J. K. Smallman, Hugh Hogan, A. J. Reed, C. H. Smith, W. F. Dol%. A. B. Clark, J. M. C‘mR F. J. Fernhoff, Jobn Mgle, A. A. Williamson, Edward Olney, Horace Allen, Dr. J. M. Kane, W. 0. Bagle; Accnrdfng to the call for the convention the chairman of each delegation is em- powered to fill any vacancies in the dele- gation from his and no proxies will be allowed in the convention. Alameds News Notes. ~ ALAMEDA, Jan. 14.—The new hcse wagon of the Alameda fire department will go arly into commission next Mond:'y an will be statloned at the Sher- Alamed ec““‘:‘-’ne b!?o“r': ters of Americ eda ‘ou S mm:fi"ea its ‘new board of officers last evening. ’ J. N, WILLIAMS MIGHT HAVE LEFT A WILL The Aged Capitalist Was Peculiar. ORDERED HIS OWN FUNERAL LED INTO LITIGATION BY DE- SIGNING PARTIES. His Grandson Accepted a Trust Which He Was Glad to Relin- quish — Exaggerated Stories of Wealth. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Jan. 14. A search is being made for a will that 1s supposed to have been left by the late John N. Williams, who died last week at Claremont. During his lifetime Mr. Willlams was possessed of considerable money, but lacked all business qualifica- tions and experienced during the last few years many vicissitudes that materially altered ‘the ordinary course of the last days of his life. All sorts of exaggerated stories have been circulated regarding the wealth and actions of Willlams, and aithough he had some eccentric notions and some original ideas, he appears to have found his best friend in the person of his_grandson,C. D. Vincent. r. Vincent a few years ago was made the recipient of deeds covering all his grandfather’s property. These deeds represented an estate worth ap- groxlmately $45,000, instead of $245,000, as as been reported. It was at Williams’ request that Vincent accepted the prop- erty and on the agreement that the grandson pay the old man $100 per month for the rest of his life. Some time after the transfer of the property Williams was induced by inter- ested parties to try to get his property back. He filed a very sensational suit, charging Vincent with ingratitude. The suit never came to trial because inquiry on the part of Vincent's attorneys re- vealed the fact that the obligation was all on the part of Williams and in favor of Vincent. Recognizing this, Willlams and his at- torneys and Vincent and hi attorneys signed a stipulation whieh is on flle in the Superior Court, stating that all claims on either side had been adjusted with per- fect satisfaction, and also setting forth that Williams had commenced the suit without fully understanding what he w: about, owing to his old age and lack of ordinary business knowledge. Willlams died last week possessed of much property, which is, however. heavily mortgaged. his landlady found a peculiar order on a local undertaker, requesting him to at once proceed to the house and take charge of the body and take it to hls undertaking parlors. ‘This order was signed by Wil- liams, and his landlady obeyed it. ‘At the funeral there were but few mourners, and these included Mrs. Gray, a daughter of Willlams, and Mrs. Vincent. Mr. Vincent, who is a contractor, was in the southern part of the State and could not attend. After the agreement filed in court dis- missing the suk Mr. Willilams and his grandson never spoke to each other, al- though the latter always took good care to see that the old man needed nothing. Should a will be found it will probably lead to some litigation. GOOD LUCK FOLLOWS SERIOUS MISFORTUNE INSOLVENT CONTRACTOR IN- HERITS A PRINCELY ESTATE. &. B. Denke Fails for a Large Sum and the Next Day Learns He Is in Financial Clover. ALAMEDA, Jan. M4.—Misfortune and good luck are following in rapid succes- sion in the affairs of A. R. Denke, the con- tractor, who made and lost a fortune try- ing to build up West Alameda with pretty homes. Denke had reached the pinnacle of prosperity about three years ago, when he got into domestic troubles which brought about an estrangement between himself and wife. One of his sons took sides with his mother and started in busi- ness in opposition te his father. From that time Denke's financial affairs began to tangle and the crash came last petition in insolvency. His debts were over $16,000. That was his worst misfortune, but the following day he received information of a bit of good luck that sent a gleam of sunshine through a rift’ in the clouds of his financial troubles. The * day's mail brought him a letter from his old home in Germany apprising him of the death of an uncle an formation that the aforesald uncle had remembered him in his will to the ex- tent of $50,000. Denke hastened to his creditors with the glad.tidings and asked them not to press the insolvency proceedings until he had time to receive his inheritance from the old country, when he promised to settle his accounts dollar for dollar. The cred- itors are considering the proposition, but will look into the matter thoroughly be- fore they give a decided answer. CHINESE LABORERS SOLD INTO SLAVERY Hundreds of Asiatic Coolies Sent to Mexico to Work on Plan- tations. VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 14—A story of alleged Chinese slavery has come to light here since the arrival of the steam- ship Empress of Japan from the Orient. She brought from Hongkong 406 Chinese, of whom 191 were reported to be destined for Tampico, Mexico, to work on planta- tions. They were under the care of a Chinese named Ma Chop, who said thir- teen hundred more were to follow. ‘While herding the Chinese from the dock to a special train a stampede en- sued. In their frenzy a number rushed toward the edge of the dock. They would have fallen into the bay had it not been for a police officer, who stopped the rush bfl' knocking a score of them down. When they were finally rounded up it was found that eight were missing. After several minor stampedes the Chinese were per- su%ged to get ognt;he t!l'ain. e_cause e frenzy and st was the arrival of a Chl?smm fr::DSeg; Francisco, who told them they had been sold as slaves by Hongkong men, and that they would never go back to China. Local Chinese here are helpine the men still in hiding in every possible way, as all are convinced that they and the re- mainder of the 1300 to tolfnw are being sold into sluveri;. They are going to send word to the Chinese government it. police are hunting down the inese for evading the poll tax. e Canadian Pacific officials also are hunting them, because they have con- tracted to take the party safely over thelr lines and are liable to a heayy customs nalty for every Chinese landed in Brit- h Columbia who does not pay poli tax. petesfadindodes o b L The ?80““ force of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is henceforth to consist of SPEY Tuet Wt the tota) population or o on \o the State is under 1,500,000, gt Immediately after Lis death | containing the further in- | TRADES UNIONS British Employers Form- ing a Combination. CORRUPTION FUND PROMISED BIG SUM OFFERED FOR USE IN PARLIAMENT. Scheme Being Arranged by Which a Firm Fighting a Strike Will Get Indemnity Equ&l’to Aver- age Profits. Copyrighted, 1888, by the Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 14.—The power of the trades union is gone so far as Great Britain is concerned. The British em- | ployers are forming a gigantic combi- nation to fight the workmen with their own weapons. The Engineering Fed- eration, which proved so powerful in the recent strike, has invited employers in all the trades ‘-~ “crush the tyranny” of trades unionism. One object of the combination is to secure legislation fa- vorable to the employers. The Railroad Review asserts that one firm has placed £35,000 at the disposal of the organization’'s parliamentary committee, though how it could be ex- pended legitimately does not appear. 1f such a thing happened in America it would be called a ‘“‘corruption fund.” The second object of the organization is to secure for employers freedom to make contracts with individuals in- stead of with the unions. The employ- ers pledge themselves not to negotiate directly with strikers, but to deal through the commmittee of the organiza- tion. The backbone of the scheme is found in the arrangement by which a firm fighting a strike will receive indemnity equal to its average profits. Even the Daity Chronicle, the workingman’s or- gan, warns the labor leaders that they have been carrying matters in a little too high-handed a manner, and admits what every one knows that the standard day's work fixed b~ the unions is below the capacity of the average man. The unions will not permit their members to exceed the standard and also assert the rights of workmen to take holidays whenever they please, re- gardless of their employers in this and protect them for so doing. The em- ployers complain that they cannot in- duce idle men to work even at the high wages which prosperity warrants. The Chronicle admits that there are many workmen living on the union funds who could get employment if they chose. The American Society here is taking extraordinary measures to check the great notoriety attained by Colonel George Gourand, who, of his own mo- tion, assumed the leadership of the American wing of the Anglo-American movement in London. Colonel Gourand first came forward on the occasion of the arrival of General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum in England. The colonel went to Dover to greet him, and is the most conspicuous figure in the kineto- scope pictures of the event shown in the music halls. Since then he has deluged the papers with letters, writing always in the name of the United States army and of the Americans in London, signing a string of titles to his name, of which the first was ‘‘the one-time assistant inspector general of artillery on the staff of General Sher- man.” He pledged the Americans to contribute £1000 to the fund for the erection of the Gordon memorial col- lege at Khartoum and issued a circular with glaring headlines, requesting con- tributions to found an ‘‘educational chair of science.” The colonel’s latest appeal is for money for the Englishmen who enlisted in the United States army, helped to defeat Spain and were after- wards discharged, of whom he says there were many. the assertion of Cunningham Graham that the best fighting in the Spanish war was done by Englishmen. The whole business has made the London Americans a laughing smc}}&,_ the | and the executive committee of American Society has issued a letter to editors and others declaring the col- onel has no warrant to speak for any- one but himself. John W. Bookwalter of Ohio, whose views on Russia were published in a dispatch from here to the Associated Pre under date of December 22, i | returning to the United States with the Tuesday, when he was forced to file a | intention of writing a book describing his three months' travel in Siberia. Incidentally, this work will be a plea for an American alliance- with Russia intead of Great Britain. He says his observations in this country have strengthened his pro-Russian _views and adds: “The interests of the United States and England are radically an- tagonistic, andgthe attempt to foster an alliance is anlartificial movement, so far as England is concerned. It has not yet captured the hearts of the peo- ple and is merely a political device with two aims. First, to divert Amer- ica’s attention from conflicting inter- ! ests in her own hemisphere; second, to make the Upited States Great Britain catspaw in Zer diplomatic game in the East. _She thinks that if she can point to the United States as an ally, she will - ADVERTISEMENTS. SENT FREE TO MEN The State Medical Instituts Discovers a Remarkable Remedy for Lost Vigor. ARE SENDING FREE A TRIAL PACKAGE TO ALL WHO WRITE. Pling Histhimited by the Stats are being distribu e Stal ifi?fi?fii’x Tnstitute, Fort Wayne, ESERy cured so many men who had battled for years against the mental and physical sullerlng of Lo e bt irce trial e toec all who write. 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A request to the State Med- ical Institute, 188 First National Bank butlaing, Fort Wayne, Ind., stating that desire ome of thelr frée trial pack- ages will be complied with./ The institute is desirous of reac great class ©of men who are unable to leave home to be treated and the free sample will e able them to n‘ how easy It is to be cured of sexual proper remedies are stitute makes no restrictions, Any man who writes will be sent a free sampla, carefully sealed in a plain package so that its reciplent need have no fear of embarrassmenti or publicity. lers are requested to write withaut This was taken up | by some of the papers as corroborating | wn.hfion when th employed. The inc | be able to extort better terms from Russia. What America wants in the East is trade and she will do more by co-operation witl. Russia than by an- tagonizing Russia. The latter already practically controls China and will give the United States what she wants, if friendly. It would be madness for England and America to attempt to coerce Russia into concessions. The combined nations of the world could not whip Russia, any more than they could the United States. The most they could do would be to bombard a few coast towns, while Russia’s rail- roads could pour so many soldiers into China that any the United States and Great Britain could send would be a | handful in comparison. ORDERED TO HONOLULU. | Naval Tug Iroquois Will Sail for the ‘Hawaiian Islands To-Day. VALLEJO, Jan. 14.—The officer com- manding the naval tug Iroquois has re- celved orders to proceed to Honolulu. ‘tne Yessel was coaled to-day and will leave Mare Island to-morrow morning. The torpedo boat Davis is stil in the hands of the contractors. The yard work- men are repairing the boiler which gave out on the way down the coast. Af- ter she {s thoroughly cleaned and painted she will be accepted by the Government. Repairs to the Ranger are approaching completion, Her new shaft and pro- peller will be in place in a few days. Her masts were stepped last week. The work on her sister ship, the Alert, is under way. The Hartford is ready for her masts, which will go into place in about ten days. The Nero is dlscharging 1000 tons of coal at the quay wall. he will overhauled, making a model vessel for the purpose intended. ———— DAWSON MYSTERY. Rumor That Myrtle Brocee Was the Victim of a Murderer. VICTORIA, Jan. 14—R. M. McCoy, who left Dawson December 15, brought news to Skaguay that when he left Dawson the had been murdered instead of committing suicide, as reported. There are several circumstances connected with het deatn that caused suspicion, and the police were fratching suspected persons, No arrest had been made up to the time he left McCoy says the Klondike received surprise on December 14, when the news came in from Gold Run that gold had actually been found. This is the first tributary to Dominion Creek that has proved gold- ring to any extent. The strike ran 67 cents to the pan. - Forbids Fishing With Nets. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 14.—The Board of | Supervisors passed an ordinance to-d: | forbldding the setting of any kind o to catch fish in Sonoma County stream | The offender will be punished with a fine | of $100 or fifty days’ impriscnment in jail, | or both. The ordinance goes into effect i on February 1. be put out of commission and thoroughly | rumor was abroad that Myrtle Brocee | ] | HOTEL ARRIVALS. | PALACE HOTEL. ¥ W Flint Jr & w,LA|W E_Forbes, Milton C Smith, Pasadena |H S Forbes, Milton | 4 Broughton, WalkrvilE A Codman, Boston J Annea, Walkerville |R W _Buchanin, Iows F Wilson & w, Berkly S J Mason, Iowa H W Hixon & W,Helna Mrs Dodson, Spokane E_J Siller, Cleveland |Miss Dodsor, Spokane W H Kelly, Cleveland|K Monye & w, Tokio | F Sargent & w, Mont ;W Cyuinskl &w,Russia | Miss N Harvey, Vmnt|H C Stah & w. Bellev | T E Thomas, Sacto T Luna, Manila J H Arms, Oakland |3 Marti, Manila J J Crool Rafael |J Larade, Manila M H Graham, Hanfrd|C M Réynolds,Shangh Mrs W Walters, Chgo|G S Beebe, N L Stern, N Y ] ¢ A Frost, Chicago 3 B Horr, Boston C W Rollins, St Leuis € T Nightingale. N YIW A Newton, Chicago J I Brennan, Chicago'E T Sterling, San: Jase A B Bowers, St Petrb;Mrs Sterling, S Jose H Z Osborne. Los Ang|Mrs H Spring, Las A E H Plant, Chicago |H Lindley, Kiamathan B J M Louis|C H O'Brien, Chicago ns, Shan; J Ba Chicasg, Chicago R B iJ D Kilpatricl vo dfrs B A Gibbons, N ¥ * Gibbo NY I Milton Dr W Taylor, Livrmrelt GRAND HOT! O B Williams, Ukiah 8 J Ha: W H_Chesnutwood & w, Stockton § O Spring, 11l G F Emerson, Il Dr R H As | E Holley, C E Phipps, | 3. D_Byrne: N__ Blackstock & Ventura | F Fiint, B | Mrs H' S Williams, | H L Williams & w | F_H Green, S Ra | WK White, Berkeley |HR S § Jose | E A Preb acto S Mateo H 1 W, B |A L Ccal | A J Foera, Napa | © Phipos, verside son, Oakland. T | INTELLIGENCE. LATE SHIPPING mr Kaiser Wil- stmr La Normandie, Baku, Russia, has 100 oil refinerfes. { | | | | i BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY. WM. SCHOENING, Sh'spins, trade supplied. 633 Broadway. OF INTEREST TO BUYERS. Purchasers’ Guide fo Respomsible Merchamts, Mamefacturers, Brokers, Im- porters, Wholesale Traders, Jobbers, Imsurance and Real Estate Agents CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS MAILED ON APPLICATION. In Corrssponding With Any of the Tellewtag Firms Plsass Moniion “Ths Oall” HARDWARE. ALACE Hardware Co.,Importers & Dealers in Hardware, 603 Market. Tel. Main 752, P BELTING. | o 1 Belt! d { L. P. DEGEN, P VSHiET, 05107 Mrs: sion St., cor. Spear. Te}euhoni!llln 562. BOILER MAKERS. EUREKA BOILER WORKS, | W. J. BRADY, Proprietor. | Special Attention Paid to Repairs and Ship w ork. | Office and Works—113-115 MISSION ST. Telephone Main 5045. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS COMPANY, 342 10 350 Geary Street, Avove Powell, Periodicals, Books and Stationery. CARRIAGE MAKERS. oynmEN & SONSMakers and Dealers Landaus, Carts and Buggles. Golden at., San Francisco. in ate av®. and Polk COAL, COKE AND PIG IRON. J. C. WILSON & CO., 800 BATTERY STREET. Telephone Main 1864 | COPPERSMITHS, | SANDERS & CO. practical coppersmiths, tinuous stills, ete. 415 Mission st., near First; all work guaranteed. DRUGGISTS REDINGTON & © FRESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS BOYBS' & () . Soieving Butohers d0¢ o Clay. Tel. Main 1294 HUNTERS’ EQUIPMENTS. (WHOLESALE'. Secondand Steven. 739 Market Hacks, Victorias, | mfr's of sheet copper and tubing, improved con- | 1 son Sts. Tel. Main4 |~ IRON FOUNDERS. Western Foundry, Morton & Hedley, Props.. 234 Fremont St. Castings of Every De. scription Made to Order. Tel. Black [505. PAPER DEALERS. WILLAMETTE 538 domamnm® -, PRINTINGy E. C. HUGHES, n Z35078,., STATIONER AND PRINTER. 206 Call- & PARTRIDGE &553%. THE HICKS-JUDD C€O., {0acs s vios: . T’\”PE‘WRiTERS. AFlI Typewriters Rented. rtly used for sale cheap. TS SMITH PREMIER. L. & M. ALEXANDER, 110 Montgomery street. WALLPAPER. WHOLESALE & retall; send for samples, stat- ing quality & color. DUFFY CO., 325 Howard. | WAREHOUSEMEN. THE HASLETT WAREHOUSE CO,., For: 1z Agents and Public Weighers, Ge eral Storage. Free and Grain Warehouses. Ge; 1 office, 210 Cal | | eral ifornia st. Tel. Main 1914. | WATCHES, ETC. | Headquarters for fine Jewelry and | T. LONDY, 5 Wedding fid st. | WHITE ASH STEAM COAL, | Mined by the | BLACK DIAMOND. GREEN RI Is the Best Coal in the Marke: Office and Yards—456 Main Street. WOOD AND IVORY TURNING. C. F. HAAS, mfr wood articles, any descrip- tion. Piaring, turning, 417 Mission. tel. M. 5927. OCEAN TRAVEL. | | Pacific Goast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco: For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m. Jan. 11, 16, 21, %, 31; Feb. 5; change at Seattle. For Victorla, Vancouver, (B. C.), Port Townsend, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New Whatcom (Wash), 10 p. m., Jan. 11, 16, 21, 26, 31; and every fifth day thereafter: change or Feb. 5, b { u(. Seattle to thl company’'s L‘ame;! Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Tacoma to at_Vancouver to C. P. R P. Ry. ureka (Humboldt Bav), 2 p. {14758, 5 Feb. 5, and every ffen day after. ta Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cl‘i;?I:COIS.MPfl\‘( Harford, (San Luis_Oblspo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, ast San Pedro (Los Angeles) and ‘g{‘e’v‘r:: ") u, m., Jan. 12. 15, 2, 2, 25; Feb. 1, and every fourth day thereafter. San Diego, stopping only at Port Har- eord” (San Luie Obtency. Santa Parbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. m, Jan. 14, 18 2 % W, Feb. 3 end every h_day thereafter. ooy Ensenada, Macdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia 204 Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., Jan. 14, Feb. §, .9, Apr. 6. M furter information obtain fold The company reserves the right to change without previous notice, steamers, sailing dates d_bours of salling. 25 OFFICE—4 New TICKET Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Asts., 10 Market st.,, San Franeisco. THE 0. B, & N. GO, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND ! From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. (FAn $12 First Class Including Berths $8 Second Class and Meals. Columbia ealls Jan. l‘ 13, 28, Feb. 3. Btate of California sails Jan. ', 18, 25, Feb. 7. Short line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Northiwest. Helena_and ell po | Through tickets to all points East | E. C. WARD, General Agent, 630 Market street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. { Superintendents. Gompagnie Generale Transatlantique, (French Line! DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS | (FRANCE). Salling_every Saturda: ::l s T, rom Eier 42 Nort | River, foot of Morton street, |14 NoRD gt N -Jan, LA GASCOGNE... Feb, 4 pward gént reduction on roun rin, smrl\& «‘:\l yTe, cent reduction roi i, | BEESERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES | AND C. ADA, § Bowiing Gresg, New York, J. F. FUGAZI & CO.. Pacifio Coast Agents, 5 | Mentgomery ave., San Francisco, 'COOK’S TOURS HAWAII | January 25, February8, 22, March 5 and 22, FARES $150 and $285. | All expenses inciuded: Programmes free of 821 MARKET ST., San Francisco, first-class _throughout. . COOK & SO TOYO KISEN KAISHA. } | TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR- ner First and Brannan streets, 1 p. m., for | YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at | Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghal, and connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India. etc. No cargo received on board on day | of sailing. NIPPON MARU. Wednesday, Jan. 25 AMERICA MARU Tuesday, Feb. 21 | HONGRKONG MARU. Friday, 'March 17 Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at company's office, | 421 Market street, corner First, | W. B. CURTIS, General Agent. The S, 8. MARI- PCSA sails viag Hono- u and Auckland for Tui Sydney Wednesday, N Jan. %, at 10 p. m. 8. 8. AUSTRALIA salls for Honolulu @n Wednesdry, February s, 159, 8t 2 p. m. Line to COOLGARDIE, Australla, and CAPE TOWN, SouthAfrica. J. D.'SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montguniery street, Freight Office—39T Market st., San Franclsco. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U, 5. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEID. Steamer ‘‘Monticello.”” La oftice i “Pelcphone Main 1903, Wegkly Call, $1.00 per Yoar