The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 29, 1899, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. 1899. SIGHATURE OF HITE ERASED The Prosecution Makes Grave Charges. e THE EVIDENCE DESTROYED | Lo | INDIAN WOMAN HAS A BAD DAY OF IT. WP, Attorneys for the Defense Spent Al- most the Entire Morning in Attacking the Character of Plaintiff. SRERE Special Dispatch to The Call. t MARIPOSA, Sept. —When court | opened for the fourth day of the Hite divorce case this r g both plaintiff and deéfendant were absent. It was stated to the court that Hite was sick in San Francisco and that the dusky plaint was under the care of Dr. George H. Bur- nett of Mariposa. Those who have watched the trial closely have formed an {idea that the laintiff's staff of city lawyers were keep- g something carefully in the back- ground. The evidence mostly so far has been hearsay. Men have testified to hear- John Hite acknowledge Lucy Hite as s wife, but there is another part g one that was to have been d vas no less than a hotel regis the signature, ‘‘John R. Hite This was sald to be in the ting of the plaintiff. n now appears that the introduction of ok ¥ ubwmdmal Arttor 1t to Marip: cks c Capitan Hotel so it is now R. Hite thing was known of this star piece of evid: e until it b came known that the signature of J R. Hite and wife had in the night or time this morning been erased. The nature was 1. > page, n, *‘J paper. This a turn an tacking ¢ Foote to shfw‘ !h.:\l} se was a dissolu d not the wife occuptex e to you when statement cried bitterly. MINING ENGINEERS VIEWING THE STATE ¢ ined by tae Stanford Facultyv Palo Alto. ENGINEER IV PRISON. RANCH DESTROVED BY A YAQUI BAND Sharp Encounter With Mexican Cowboys. FATALITIES ON BOTH SIDES T CAMPAIGN TO OPEN AGAINET THE MAYAS. S AR o General Garcia Will Lead the Land Forces Against Them in the State of Yucatan Very Soon, A e ch to The Call 1al Dispat AUSTI trom Ort a band are making dispatch ate of Sonora, Mexico, of about 200 Yaqui I thelr rendezvou dfan who Longordo Benuit, near place, and after a fight with a force of about fifty that Mexican cowboys, in which several of the | the Indians burned all gs and drove off sev- | dred head of cattle and horses latter were killed the ranch buil eral b into the mountai eged to have ce of Mex es recently. ar with food His .ann v s in Guay made. Sept. 28.—The military LADY BROOME SPENDS AN HOUR IN JAIL .efi Penalty Inflicted for With and Resisting an Officer. BARBARA, ne yesterda an I\ ? w t proceed later S . followed the down the s t it was a elve such jail at a few t the hour them to le icked up Martin. The ting an The Original Little Bencficencia Publica Co. of San Francisco. Drawing S:pxemher 28, 1899. Q444444444444+ 44404444440 Ed Turner Has Been for Months §M. Harcourt Clarke's Great Yachting + Awaiting Trial. Mex. To Succeed Reei PORTLAND. Me., Sept. 28 —The Demo- crats of Congressior District Luther MeKir t'Mal nominated to-day of Bri F or the seat made :A'lun of Thomas B, by Free Txckets to the Free Tickets to 2 fetetete oo ¥ & ¥ + If You Want a . b 25¢ El‘: Reserved Seat Or else send an X i If Yousc\)Nant a gf"‘t 3 Reserved Seat Or else send P Ik Orpheum! BUY YOoUR Lenox a« [vory Soap Save Your Wrappers and Get The Johnson=Locke Mercantile Co. 204 Front Streer, San Francisco, WIII Exchange for Lenox and Ivory Soap Wrappers FREE TICKETS TO THE ORPHEUM UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: and 12 Wrappers of IVORY SOAP Enst S+ 4 444444 4444444044440 | & —_——————— New Mining Camp. TACOMA, Sept. 28.—A new placer min- ing camp has been discovered at Cape | of Wales, according to F: | man from Sait Nome causing 1 dozen miners to about a hu As near first found there | expedition, reindeer for believes the gold ar- ends from Nome to Cape the Orpheum. 25 Wrappers of LENOX SOAP ...I12 Wrappers of IVORY SOAP 15 Wrappers of LENOX SOAP d 6 Wrappers of IVORY SOAP 50 Wrappers of LENOX SOAP ..24 Wrappers of IVORY SOAP 25 Wrappers of LENOX SOAP near the Tetacumblate attacked the ranch of as when the attack on the ranch was | % d that Interfering WWH%PMI%—J—FP-PFH%—X+. | i g %é seoe@@@tw@@_g@o@meewwwe@mewewmm@ew A 'W®®®MWMMQWWMWWWWMQWQ@§ £ i HE Autumn-Winter term of THE CALL'S HOME | : § STUDY CIRCLE will open Monday, October 16th, | : £ i Il presenting the following courses of study: : i MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS: 3 % Ed E3 + on request. TUESDAYS: WEDNESDAYS: ~ Desk Studies for Girls. Shop and Trade Studies for Boys. FRIDAYS: SATURDAYS: shefrefrsochrsirefreeshralrelreloshrafafa st sde ol J:!d e S g*wmvbmemrbmwwwwwww’bw&ww&wwwwmwwwwmwwm shrtrsirrhrce shherefachrshieprefrnirshrshefrshrshiefrsirehishrshrshresfasrefrets Popular Studies in Shakespeare. - The World’s Great Artists. Great American Statesmen. Home Science and Household Economy. Full particulars in 32-page booklet, handsomely illustrated, which will be mailed free of charge Address Manager Home Study Circle, The San Francisco Call, San Francisco. HOVPOOOOVOOOOOOO9OOVDODIOVOVI0VD000 S0PV VVD09E20DOODO S s TR RS 5B 5 s e s s o ol sl o f i POOODPPPPOPP BOPVO90909VIO90IVOO OB OPODDOVPO OO DOODOP SO XXX b §®®® 3 3T 1o B s s o s s S s R R s e e s s s s o oo O COLLISIONS 0N © MEXICAN ROADS Seven People in a Street Latest Reports of the Floods. - Car Killed. L e Special Dispatch to The Call. | EL PASO, Te: Sept. 28.—Conductor Coffee and r Martin of the Mexi- | can Central Railroad have just reached f from s = v, where their train telescoped a freight i t of them and killed an American c man, who s riding in the caboose. ried away immediatel y to avoid ar- s from the Mex- : IN NEXT SUNDAY’'S CALL 1 | | + Song, “To the Winner of the Cup.” 4 | came in last night g b in a_Pullman by their friends, Their train collided the suburbs of Mexico City with a tear filled with s e returning from the opera, | én persons and wounding sev- others. One of the engineers w 1g in the cab when the accident hap- pened, and considered it best main behind. The Mexican fi arrested t to re- man was in the interior. T!.n trainmen give a ;JI\M account of | can officers, Had the escape from the Who pursued them clos | been for the master mech | who fired up an engine and conveyed | them for many miles northward, they | would have been captured. ‘ WRECK IN MEXICO. Engine Jumps the Track and Five Lives Are Lost. Sept. Mexico, AUSTIN | Tampico, says that the | the Mexican Central Rallroad below Car- s was the scene of another terrible in which five men lost" their while going down the grade, and_the long train of cars followed it over the preci- pice. The American engineer and con- duetor, two Mexican wood passers and a rakeman are reported killed. FIGHTING FOREST FIRES IN THE SOUTH | Five Square Miles of Timber De- stroyed in San Diego County. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 28.—The forest fires | | in the mountains of this county which )11\4‘ been raging for the past two weeks | | are the worst ever known here. Reporis | seriptions of the great devastation of tim- | | ber in that beautiful park region. Men | day and night, many going two or.three days without food or sleep. About five square miles of the choi timber lands of Smith Mountain are u terly destroyed, and many settlers reat difficulty in saving their houses any cattle are known to have been burned up. Deer, snakes and mountain t | tlements. The fire is now partially und control, although tkat burning on Cuya- | maca Mountain is still raging. High School Athletes. WOODLAND, Sept. 23.—The High School Athletic Association has been reorganized, and will soon be open to challenges from | other high schools for tennis, football, | baseball, track and gymnasium events. | The association numbers about forty | members and contains some very prom- | ising talent. S e Fire at Mn.rysvme. MARYSVILLE, Sept. 28.—The residence of Herman Jucn wak destroyed by nrc at 12 o'clock last night. The exact ca of the blaze is unknown. The loss is MSW insurance we trainmen and the conductor is still hiding c at Toluca, 28—A dispatch from | steep | | mountain grade on the Tampico branch of | e big freight engine jumped the track | | from Palomar Mountain give graphic de- | had | | \ INDINS HORRDR INTENSIFIED | ' : 5% | Special Dispatch to The Call. ' | CALCUTTA, Sept. 2%8.—Lieutenant Gov- ernor Sir John Woodbury announced to the Council that 400 lives were | lost through the floods at Darjeeling, cap- | ital of the district of that name, in ad dition to those drowned on the plains. Great havoc has been caused at Kur-| seong. The Margaretchope estate lost 100 acres and the Mealand factory was de- stroyed. Some coolies were buried in the ruins of the manager's house, which was pardally destroyed. The Avongrove e: tate lost thirty acres and 4000 tea bush The coolie lines were swept away and | many persons were killed, but the exact number is not known. A factory was also destroyed at this place. | A huge landslide below St. Mary's Semi- | nary aestroyed the railroad bridge and | completely blocked the road. A breach thirt; ards wide was made, and the ralis | are hanging in the air. It is thought the | break cannot be repaired within thirty days. Telegraphic _communication between | alcutta and Darjeecling has been re. blished, but railroad traffic bey | Kurseong is not likely to be resumed for | @ long time. The road is impassable for | horses, and_ travelers are only able to| journey on foot and with much difficult The Methouists, whose stations .uld’ | schools ~ have uffered from the earth- | | quake, are American misssionaries. | Queen Victoria, on hearing of the dis- aster, tefegraphed her profound sympathy to the bereaved families. The story of the destruction of the Ida Villa branch of the Calcutta Girls’ School, | supported by the American Methodists, is | related by Miss Stahl, who saved many | of the children. ! A landslide compelled the occupants to | leave the building, and Miss Stahl, guid- | ing the children. commenced a perilous | climb, finally gaining the Mall road. All | the time rain was pouring down in tor- | | rents, the earth was shaking and the | children were terrified, The blackness of the night, falling boulders, the crashing of trees and fears of earthquake finally compelled the party to fly into he night William Burlee, the ' sole survivor of | thiose. ho Were caught in the Jandmiae o | Ida Villa, says that when it was seen that | escape was impossible a sister made all kneel in praver, and while kneeling me‘ house was swept Away. | Ii is estimated that the loss to the teai | | garden proprietors is $5,000,000. EARTH’S CRUST IS : ’ SLDWLY SINKING | and women have been fighting the fire | Serious Dlstur'bancel Near Arequipa, | { Peru, Greatly Alarm the | Inhabitants. | LIMA, Peru, Sept. 28.—The inhabitants | of Canderave and Poclata, about 150 miles | southeast of Arequipa, Peru, have been | kept in almost constant alarm since Au- | lions have been driven down to the set- | &ust 15 by seismic disturbances in that T \ distriet. | In a territory about a league in circum- ference the crust of the earth is sinking. At many points there are wide cracks, and it is feared that the hill on the side of | which Canderave is situated wil collapse. - Tax Exemption Club. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 28— The Stanford University Tax Exemption Club held its annual meeting to-day and elected the rollowlné officers for the ensu- ing year: George Crothers, '95, presi- dent; J. F. Sheehan, '9, secretary and treasurer. Executive committee — C. “hlltler '93; Ed R '95; C. K. Fleld, V. Keesling, '88: O. C. Leit er, * Frank Adams, '00; J. R, Hamll!on "00. The club outlined its action for the year, grepnmtory to an active campaign next AMUSEMENTS HUNGARIAN BOYS’ ILITARY RAND. Reserved Seats, i Balcony, Ifc; Opera Chairs and Bo: Matinees Wednesda furday and Sundsy. October 1.—FEL or one week onl: GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. TELEPHONE MAIN 532 MORRIS & COMPANY in repertoire. MATINEE TO-MORROW AFTERNOON. CROWDED AND_ ENTHUSIASTIC HOUSES NIGHTLY POSITIVELY LAST THREE NIGHTS Of Offenbach’s Famous Comlc Opera, THE DRUM MAIJOR’S DAUGHTER. Hear the Glorious Finale to the Second Act See the Beautiful White’and Silver March of Beautiful Girls. NEXT WEEK—RIP VAN WINKLE. Usual_Popular Pri 0c, 15c, 25¢, 33c, S0c Best Reserved Seat at Saturday Matinee, 25c. Branch Ticket Office—Emporium. ALCAZAR 1 MATINEE TO-MORROW AND SUNDAY. LAST THREE NIGHTS Of the New York Lyceum Theater Hit, THE IDLER. A Drama of Great Moral Strength Dramatically Told. NEXT WEEK! Roland Reed's Laughable Comedy, “INNOCENT AS A LAMB.” SEATS NOW ON SALE. Special Refined Ladies’ Vaudeville Clubat MECHANICS' FAIR ——AT THE— PAVILION TO-NIGHT. Gibson & Worrell. the old plantation danc- ars; Musical Fletcher, the strange instrumen- | tallst; Harry Mangels and Etta Aronson, fancy | dances; Miss Pearl Hickman and Senor Pablo | Sinterion main staxe. A great show for the 25 cents price of admis- sion to the Falr. Speclal concert to-night by Miss Paullne W. Heymanson, late of the Royal Academy of Lon- don at 9 o'clock shary. Have you seen Mrs. Hearst's plans? Watch out for the International Baby Show on MONDAY, October 2. TUESD: Octobgr 3—iurners’ and Wood- men of the World flight. University wvisir DR. JORDAN'S creat MUSEUM OF ANATOMY 1051 MAREZT ST. bet. 6:2aTE, B.P.C2l, The Largest Anatomical Museum in the World. Weaknerses or any contracted disease pesitivelr cm the oldest Specuiig cn the Couse. Eat. Joyears DOR. JORDAN—PRIVATE DISEASES Consultation free aid MY private. Treatment personally or by letter. Pocit Ourein every case Sestakes. te for Book, PHIL.OSOPHY ef -A--usx. MAI 3D FREE. (A valuable book for men) RDAN & €O, 1051 Ma, ket St. 8. F. ‘AMUSEMENTS. Leedlng COLUMBIA. ™ MODJESKA. ASSISTED BY JOHN E. KELLERD And a Company of Players. LAST 2 NIGHTS—MATINEE SATURDAY. Clinton Stuart's New Historical Play, MARIE ANTOINETTE! \OTE—-(‘urlam will rise at 8 o'clock sharp. xt Monday—Second and Laest Week of Matinee— Nights— Nights—""MAC- OW READY. CALIFORNIA THEATER. TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR SEATS TO SEE MR. BEN HENDRICKS 3§ In the New Comedy- Y A Yenuine Yentleman. Popular Prices, 75c, Monday ght and _Saturday “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.” Tuesday, Thursday and ~Fridsy “MARY STUA ednesday BETH."” SEATS rnd Saturday ’//7 ©0c and 2%c. Matinees 77 saturday and Sunday, 25¢ and 50c. Box Office now open. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE. THE BEAUTIFUL OPERA “MARTHA. TO-NIGHT, TO-NIGHT, AND SATURDAY MATINEE. FINAL PERFORMANCES OF “OTHELLO. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENINGS. A GREAT CAST IN EACH OPERA. POPULAR PRICES.. Telephone for Seats, RACING! RACING! RACING! 1899—CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB—1900 Winter Meeting, beginning SATURDAY, Sep- tember 25, 1899, OAKLAND RACE TRACK. Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesda; day, Friday and Saturday. Rain or Five or more races each day. Races start at 2: sharp. Ferry-boats leave Snn "Francisto at 12 m. and 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. m., connecting with trains stopping at the entrance tu the track. Buy your ferry tickets to Shell Mound, All trains via Oakland Mole connect with San Pablo avenue Electric Cars at Seventh and 25 and 50 cents Bush 9. | Broadway, Oakland. Also all trains vic Ala- meda Mole connect with San Pablo avenus cars at Fourteenth and Broadway, Oakland. These electric cars go direct to the track in fit- teen minutes. Returning—Trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H, WILLIAMS JR., President. B. MILROY, Secretary. The b . Hotels and The covered pamgmy connecting these two immense structures places under ome management 1400 rooms, more than half of which have baths attached. Those who appreciate exclusive clientele, perfection in cooking, efficient service, and close proximity to business and amusement centers can obtain these requirements here. European plan, $1.00 up. American plan, $3.00 up. Jom~ C. Knxru;l.u, The Populer | | | | aey) asger. | 323 Market AMUSEMENTS. WALTER L, MAIN’S 3-Ring Circus. MENAGERIE! RACING CARNIVAL! ROUGH RIDERS! TO-DAY AT 2. TO-NIGHT AT 8. SIXTEENTH AND FOLSOM. ALSO SUNDAY. PRICES General admission 500 Children 250 Reserved 750 Chalirs in grand 1.00 Seats in Vienna boxes. $1.50 SALE NOW ON AT WILL & FINCK'S. LAST POPULAR EXCURSION S L, SANTA CRUZ SUNDAY.OCTOBER 1. Personally Conducted by MR. WM. H. MEN- TON, Excursion Passenger Agent, Southern Pacific Company. ONLY $2 FOR THE ROUND TRIP. FIVE HOURS AT THE SEASIDE. MUSIC AND BOATRAC Tickets on_sale at 613 Market st., Grand Ho- tel, Sept. 7, 25, 29 and 30 and at the ferry landing on morning of excursion. Leave ferry landing, foot of Market st., 8. m.; Retpring, arrive in San Francisco E. O. McCORMICK, Manager. gen CONCERTS AND RFSORTS. CHUTES AND ZOO. EVERY AFTERNCON AND EVE ADGIE, THE “GEISHA" GIRL, PR HER IONS. A E. DEVILLE BILL! HARMON AND SHF,.-\H RY, World's Champlon igh Divers. SATURDAY NIGHT — JFFFRIES FITZSIM- MO 7:45 at Pauengzr Tral Reproduced ‘xe r\mm'\(n!cfipe SEE THE 15 GIANT GALAPAGOS. Phone for Seats, Park 23 SUTRO BATHS. ——OPEN NIGHTS. OPEN DAILY FROM 7 A. M. TO 11 P. M. BATHING FROM 7 A. M. TO 10:30 P. M. ADMISSION 10c. CHILDREN Se. Bathing, Including Admission, children,2c. ON_AND AFTER_SUNDA or'ToBER & THE SUTRO BATHS CLOSE AT 6 P. M. 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