The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 10, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1900. 9 RELATIVE SPEED OF WAR CRAFT Details of the Run to Manila. P tch to The Call. ARTERS, WELLING- TON I ASHINGTON, Jan. 9.— The Marietta, the last of Manila on the sugges- der effective ippine ports, has given mpare the steaming ce of the sev- age. Much In- al circles while n thefr way, but an ex- sords made Is rather hese records indicate ions from the depart- momical speed was one captain mani- to reach his final made shorter stays The following table fis of the war ves- od blockade 1 connection 1t wcement Dewey, hi z = MAREN DATA | eparture from home port, Manila, miles run and ge are follows for rik Oct. 21 Dec. 21 Oct. 14/ Dec. 30/11,768/T7 Oct. 17.Jan. 3,11,68378 he hour of arrival at the id the hour of departure from noon to noon, will pr ison between these and other “pon this basis ports, mak- £ 263 miles, knots an hour. ur times, losing s’ steaming % knots daily, he Nashville five sta- ays. giving 4 ge daily run at the rate of 9.2 knots an a stopped at six run loss of reby reduced w erage daily run of 2 « kn which i Franciseo bulit several ports have been d straightest these distances are s between the ages were ms most direct an re arse, and lHows Gibraltar... Y Satd k to Manila. barring the re- by steaming at the speed, which ranges from ight knots in the ships repre- e would be no unnecessary de- coaling _stations. Coaling quired about ten days, is probably caused by machinery and bollers. speed reached be- that, ports was 13.70 knots vetween Colombo and 1 run west average n Aden and New Orleans ran off an a ts between Aden and Co- & low as 970 for the run id_and_Aden, due prob- the BSuez canal. The etta reeled off an aver- 11 knots respectively on en to Colombo, { transports and other >t of the navy make time “havin ship Rellef, e from New he Sherman trip in 42 days, the Sheridan in nd the Hooker in 57 days. While barring the Relief, may not greater speed, they prob- voya 40 days. + the voyage very mate- ¥ ing too long at the coal- ing 1'the Brooklyn, of all ves- ; s, she ce inly have made a better NOVEL ORDER OF BOARD OF PARDONS Ideho Officials Insist That Released Criminals Must Neither Drink Nor Gamble. ! Diepatch to The Call Tdaho, Jan. 9.—The State Board as adopted a novel method g evil outside of the prison convict who may ntenced may be again star- face time he o a drink of liguor. Two were released on those conditions to- The order of the board is that any nvict o released who In future is caught taking a drink, carrying a con- cealed weapon or gambling is susceptible immediate return to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence, thoug years may have elapsed since the time o his pardon ery n spBussrgas « R General Berriozzabal Dead. CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. Felipe Berriogzabal, Minister of War, and one of Mexico's ablest commanders and d at & o'clock to-night. 4] POSTUM (’:EmwA; WRECKED BY COFFEE. Heart Failure Caused by the Seduc- tive Cup. “I have been a great coffee drinker for several years. For a long time 1 thought I could not eat without coffee. “Have been troubled with my sto- mach, nerves and heart. The worse I felt the less I ate, and the more coffee 1 drank. “]1 have taken many different kinds of medicines, but could not secure any lasting benefit. Up to eight weeks ago ad but few well days in the preced- two years. I could not do ordi- housework, except with great , because of heart failure. “I met a friend who said she could not drink coffee because it affected her heart so. 1 thought perhaps coffee might be the cause of most of my trou- bles, and so I quit the use of it about eight weeks ago and took up Postum ¥ood Coffee. 1 have not taken any edicine, and I have gained so fast that it is a surprise to my friends as well as to myself. I can eat, sleep and work, and do not have any bad s with my heart at all. I have g:en wanting to tell people what a relief it = since I left off coffee and used Pos- tum Food Coffee. 1 want the fact pub- lished that it may relieve some poor, weak, nervous woman.”—Emma Pille, South Wabash, Ind. given | 9. —Genera! | Haywards, Cakland § sheetieReNeNoNetioteNeBeReYeR mfmonolom STOLE K YACHT MD EMULITED CAPTAN KIDD Young Pirates in the Law’s Clutches. ALAMEDA, Jan. 9.—Steve Potter, a youth of 20 years, with three companions of his own age, stole a yacht, cruised the | bay as pirates bold, and then tiring of | the fun they were having sold their booty propriated the proceeds for candy rettes and drink. Now Potter has fallen into the clutches f the jJaw. Detectives Ryan and O'Dea d down Upon him in San i‘rancisco 4 ihey brought nim to Aiameda g and a cuarge of grand lar- was piuced agamnst his name. Jus- | | | i | ceny tice ©f the Peace Morrig fixed the bail at whieh as not yet been supplied. con nions dre being sought tor. The potice have them located. “The stolen yacht was the Nellie C, the property of Julius E. Back, and was taken | ircm tne estuary on toe llth of December last. 1t was moored at that time off the ciubhouse of the Caiifornia acht Cluw, | near Webster sireet bridge. ‘T'he piratical guartet conducted things somewnal after the manner of the late Captain Kidd. They loaded a small skiff with provisions, artillery and lyddite shells and pulled out Nellie C in the dead of night had already | spotted the yacht as thing had been piaced aboard up came the | anchor and away she sailed. After the pirates had steaithily worked her out of Dakland Creek sails were squared for the Marin County shore. It was a ticklish job getting past the revenue cutters om the lookout in the roadstead, but the pas- sage was made without even so much as 8n Inquisitive hail, so cautiously per- formea was the work. When all the dunger was lost thought of and the narrow gauge pier and Goat lsland had vanished in the gloaming these rovers of the sea started to enjoy themselves. Of the liguid refreshments with which they loadea unstintingly the | pantry of the snip the pirates partook in quantities plenteo: At times the crew became real boisterous through too freely | imbibing, and there being danger of dis- covery 1t became necessary for Potter, | who says he officiated as captain, to sup- press the noisy lot with a belaying pin. These little ~jolly ups” were Kept up | nightly as long as the cruise lasted. | During the daytime the chief amuse- ment capsisted of shooting at ducks. All | the sloughs of the marshes in the vicinity of San Quentin were sailed in the eflun‘ to locate birds willing to be slaughtered. The pirates found, though, that Marin | birds are “wise.” They kept out of range ‘ of the guns and refused to be Killed. The only bird bagged was an innocent shag, | who took a chance and lost. After cruising around four or five days | the pirates became disgusted at the lack | of results and decided to sell the yacht. They « sed of it to parties in San Ra- | fael for $300 and divided the money among | themselves. Then they returned to their | homes in San Francisco. “We d a good time while it lasted,’ tearfy explained young Potter from behind the bars in the City Jail, “but now 1 suppose I'll have to pay for it. I didn't want to sell the yacht after we got tired of cruising around the bay, but told the | other fellows we'd better take her back wouldn’t listen, how- her. We spent the and cigarettes and to Oakland. They ever, and we soid money on candy drinks The yacht has been returned to the owner by the San Rafael parties who pur- chased her and they are out the money | they gave the boys for the stolen prop- | erty. Potter _comes of a good family in San Francisco. His mother visited him at the | City Jail and then went to San Francisco to procure ball for her son's release. Pot- ter will not disclose the names of his | companions. ‘Will Teach Zoology. BERKELEY, Jan. 9 —The Univers! California has called D V. ity of Frank W an- croft, Ph. D., Harvard 8§, to a chair in the zoological department and he Is now on his way here from Germany, where he has been engaged in scientific’ research. Dr. Bancroft, though a young man, has attained considerabie repute among sclen- tists and is regarded as an acquisition to the faculty. S —ee——— An Emeryville Bride. ! OAKLAND, Jan. 9.—Amanda Blanch | aged 18 years, residing in , and James Peter Kenney, f Ban Francisco, were married in lerk Jordan’'s office this after- Justice Quinn officlated, and _the noon. witnesses were Alice Harbridge and Wil- llam Burton. ‘I e 000+ 0+0+0*0*0 GENERAL BUTLER’S ‘ ADVICE NOW NEEDED LONDON, Jan. 10, 4:30 a. m.—The War Office has not contributed the least par- ticular as to what is taking place in Na- tal since Sunday. Neither has it allowed | the dispatches of correspondents to get through. Consequently the facts of the situation are replaced by conjectures and the impatience of the public pours itself | into a discussion of the conduct of the | war and of what might have been done | or ought to be done. The Morning rost demands that the forces affected, afloat and in preparation, | snould be increased by 65,000 men. To this | end it urges tnat all the tralned men the | country possesses, militia and volunteers, | shal, be called out, assertin~ incidentally that although the attitude of the other powers 1s correct in the diplomatic sense of the word, an invasion, If attempted, | wouid be sudden, and that now is the | time to apprehend contingencies. The Dally News editorially defines the public opinion of the Continent as “in a state which should not be ignored.” It calls for “greater vigilance than ever | an the part of those responsible for the efficiency of the state,”” and advises cau- | tion and business-like diplomacy. | The Daily Mail says it understands that | the supercession of another general com- manding in South Africa will shortly be announced. This may have relation to General Butler's hasty summons from Davenport. It Is reported that he came by special train to London yesterday and held a long consultation with the head- | quarters staff. This seems to indicate | that his advice, which only recently was | in extreme disfavor, is about to be util- ized. HAY YOUNG CONSUL PERSONA NON GRATA CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—A special to the Chronicle from Washington says: When young Adelbert Hay, son of the Becre- tary of State, reaches Pretoria to assume charge of the United States Consulate at the capital of the South African repub- lic, he will be informed by Kruger that he is persona non grata, and that he is at liberty to return to Washington at his own convenience. P GARRISONED BY REBELS. LLONDON, Jan. 10.—The Dally Mail has the following dispatch, dated Sunday, January 7, from Cape Town: “Dordrecht is now garrisoned by 1000 rebels, thus releasing the Orange Free State troops for service elsewhere."” st usden: LYDDITE lmfl FOR BOERS. LONDON, Jan. 10.—The Berlin corre- spondent of the Dally Mail gives, under reserve, & report that 45,000 iyddite shells | McPherson, daughter of Daniel McPher- | son, & well-to-do Contra Costa County | come known. | son, a brother of the sweetheart of his to make other disposition of the $4000 | | farm. | e, ! Ocean Wave Completed. | OAKLAND, Jan. 9—The Santa Fe | has written to Senator Hale, chairman BeRIRIRe B+ RNIBoReBRIRe R Re R e Re RoRIB+B+ BolioNeBeteNe ReReR B % Alameda Qoupty News < HE WILL MARRY THE SWEETHEART OF HIS BOYHOOD Fresno Recorder’s Ro- mance. SR Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, %08 Broadway, Jan. 9. James McCune Kerr, Recorder of Fresno County, and Miss Emma Varina | rancher, are the principals in a little ro- mance, the secret of which has just be- More than fifteen vears ago, after Mr. Kerr and Miss McPherson had been sweethearts and schoolmates at Danville for several years, the removal of the Kerrs to Fresno County broke up the love affair. Each has longed to see the other again, but circumstances or opportunities were fuch that the lovers have never met until recently. Several months ago, during the ofl boom, | Mr. Kerr had occasion to visit San Fran- | ciseo on business connected with some oil mining company. In the metropolis he met by mere chance William Lee Mcs her- boyhood days. Inquiry revealed the fact that Miss McPherson was still in the land of the living. On the evening of the same day Mr. Kerr called at the McPherson residence In this city. The separation during the past fifteen years had in no | wise cooled the ardor and attachment of | the couple and the agreeable climax of that visit was the announcement to the parents of the engagement, although the matter was studlously kept from the ears y Mr. Kerr pald a friendly visit | to Alameda County, “just incidentally,” as he expressed it, se- cured a marriage license to make Miss | Emma V. McPherson his bride. The ages | of the parties were given as 39 and 26| years, respectively. | The' marriage ceremony to-morrow | afternoon will be performed by Rev. R. 8. Thirmington, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Danville, where the bride and | groom-to-be attended Sabbath-school in | their childhood days. The affair will be | unostentatious and the conventional | | bridesmaid and best man will not be in at- tendance. On the return honeymoon the couple will home at Fresno. CAPITALIST NICHOLL | SEEKS A NEW TRIAL from their | make their OAKLAND, Jan. 9—The motion for a| new trial in the Hodge-Nicholl breach of promise sult will come on for hearing be- for Judge Ogden on January 22. The state- | ment on the motion was filed to-day by the attorneys for John Nicholl, the aged | defendant. The document 3 type-written pages, which for Miss Jane Hodge will the attorney have to wade through. The grounds which based are briefly as follows: on | the motlon for a new trial is| Irregularity | in the proceedings of the court, jury and | counsel, preventing defendant having a fair trial; $25,000 belng excessive damages; insufficiency of evidence to justify the verdict; verdict against law, and errors | of law accruing at the trial and excepted to by defendant | e Mrs. Jackson’s Will Attacked. ! OAKLAND, Jan. 9.—When Mrs, 8. A.J Jackson, just prior to her death in 1896, | deeded all her real property to her| daughter, Mrs. Eva Metcalf, she did not | foresee what a dispute would follow in | the courts. After her demise her son, J. | H. Jackson, found only about $100 remain- | ing In the estate to be administered upon, #0 he brought suit against Mrs. Metcalf on behalf of himself and three other chil- dren to have the deed set aside on the round that it was made under undue in- | uence. The dispute was partially aired | in Judge Hall's court this afternoon, when | Mrs. Metcalf testified that her mother | bad made the deed of her own free will. Mrs. George Jackson testified that her | mother-in-law had declared her intention | steamer Ocean Wave has been completed at Hay & Wright's shipyard and i8 now resting in the water. As soon as the | painters and upholsterers finish their | work the vessel will be ready to go into | commission. | 0000+ @° 0+ 0°0+°0-0°0°0°0°0°0 have been turned out by the Krupp works which are not destined for En and. but were ordered some time ago by Dr. Leyds. - BOYCOTTED FOR BEING BOER SYMPATHIZERS Citizens of Victoria, B. C., Wreak Summary Vengeance on Others for Helping Kruger’s Men. VICTORIA, B. charges of pro-Boer sympathy have re- | sulted In the boycotting and serfous em- | barrassment of a large number of Belgian | and Swedish Boer citfzens, who vigorously | repudiate any treasonable connection. | Captain Victor Jacobson, who was re- | ported to have originated ‘the Transvaal ald campaign, had his fine sloop bored and scuttled at her moorings last night. He and others are offering substantial re- yards for the identification of their ene- mies. URGE THAT DRYDOCKS BE MADE OF STONE Naval Experts Point Out That ‘Wooden Structures Have Been ~ Proved Unreliable. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Secretary Long of the Senate Committee on Naval Af- fairs, and Acting Chairman Foss of the House Naval Committee, strongly em- phasizing the advantage of stone over timber drydocks and urging that the ma- terial for new docks at ague Island, Pennsylvania, and Mare Island, Califor- nia, be changed from timber to stone. He says Admiral Endicott, chlef of the Bu- reau of Yards and Docks, reports that the change tan be made without modifying the work already done or without increase of cost due to the abandonment of work already done. Admiral Endicott also reports at length stating that “timber drydocks are foun by the Government's experience to be structures of a lemromry character, re- quiring very extensive repairs after the lapse of a few years, and frequently these repairs amount to a reconstruction of the work, while drydocks of concrete and stone are permanent structures, requiring very slight repairs.” e adds that In case of urgency, as in time of war, such unreliable drydocks are of Intolerable disadvantage to the naval service. The navy has spent in the last ten years, he says, eight times as much upon its four timber docks as upon its four masonry drydocks Secretary Long writes that he fully concur. oy y s in the views D ‘Will Dedicate Library. Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 9.— ;:a dedication ceremony of thé new omas Welton Stanford Libr: A!semblx Hall will be held nu‘{y’l'h:ge day at 2:30 Ko m. The dedication ad- dress, “The clal Meani; of the Open Library,” will be de"vers? by Professor George Elliot Howard of the local his- :lor’ dep;rtm‘ahn(. R’X;hnraflwlllulllo be ad: resses by the v. Horatio of’ the board of trustees: 11 . Clerk Jordan and |can be maintained, whe: fort of Female Employes. T question of seats in stores. | | @GRORCROD KOO VUONOR SUORARORONC RONGRONINT QNGO | THE SBAT LAW IS A - DEAD LETTER WG U, \X}omen Issue a Statement About Female Clerks. OAKLAND, Jan.9.—The Woman's Chris- tian Temperance Union of Oakland has fs- sued an official statement through its press agent, Mrs. Margaret B. Pelton, in | which it says that the law requiring seats in stores has been allowea to become a dead letter, The member; that som plan be adopted whereby ‘noon rest clerks can secure rest and cheap refreshments. But the Woman's Christian Temperance Union go and says that the female allowed to use the seats that the law requires to be placed in the stores. This is the ofiicial statement issued by the Woman's Chnstian Temperance Un- fon upon this question: ; Many months ago when the Noon Rest, with lunch and reading rooms, was opened in the Playter block by Oakland Union, W. C. T. U., and the tired girls and weary women crowded in from store and office to enjoy a cup of hot tea or chocolate and a rest in easy chairs or a couch, with the latest papers and magazines Just within reach, it was an open secret that the next move for the comfort of the girls was to be an effort on the part of the ladies to have sections 5, 6 and 17 enforced, ‘This law enacted in 1889 through the efforts of the women who had succeeded in arousing the interest of the lawbreakers, many other good laws allowed’ to HE women of Cakland have gone even beyond the Mothers’ Union of Golden Gate, and they demand not only seats for fe- male clerks in stores, but a place where female employes can go at noontime and lunch and rest quietly. Action to this end was taken by the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Oakland and is officially announced by their press agent. ° The W. C. T. U., through their press agent, Mrs. Margaret B. Pelton, has issued a statement which tells their experience with the Mrs. Alice Bunnell of the Oakland Club declares herself ear- nestly in favor of the proposed reform. 5 SRTSIORORARO RO 'WOMEN MUST | | | | | | was like so | become a | dead letter after the first few years—not more | er than 50 througii the neglect of the Commissic the Indifference of those who ha earnestly to have it passed, Having gained their point and rejoiced over their victory, they turned to fresh flelds and pastures new, never doubting that the '‘good Comm!ssioner’’ would take care of the good laws, and that between them both the work- ing girl and the clerk and the saleslady would | be provided with seats and allowed to occupy | | those seats without Incurring the displeasure of the floorwalker or the proprietc After investigating the stores and finding that some of them were provided with seats, the natural inquiry arose, ““Why are not these seats occupled when your work is done?’ This was not answered in a straightforward man- ner, but sometimes playfully and sometimes sarcastically the changes would be g on the old adage, “Woman's work is never done.” | After a while it dawned upon us that for some Food reason the girls did not care to answer. fhen we went to a floorwalker in one of our largest stores and boldly facing the lon de- manded to know why the girls didn't use the feats provided. The' answer was, “Ferhaps they found that while seats may tend to length- en the life of the average womaa, they do not lengthen her term of employment in any business house.’ | "§5 that was the secret—the solution of the mystery as to why the girls did not wish us to ur this much needed reform. We asked a bright girl clerk why she did not avall herself of the privilege of rest between customers. ““When your goods are all replaced £ra your counter clear, what harm would come to sny one by your sitting down?" “Dear ma- ain,” was the reply, “if you were a clerk and tried It, and the floorwalker came and looked at you, just once, you would know the reason bet- ter than I could possibly tell you.” After this revelation of the “Lady and the Lion' we allowed the matter to drop for fear of injuring instead of helping the girls we had tried to defend. ~All this came out anew at the meeting of the union on Monday afternoon when they were asked to indorse the resolution passed by the Golden Gate Jothers' Club, which they did most heartily, hoping that some bright mind would develop a way out of the difficuity through which our H providing for the health and comfort of their help they bad gained financially and morally. MARGARET B. PELTON. INSANE DOCTOR PUTS A BABE TO DEATH Called Upon to Treat the Little One, He Crushes Its Head With His Hands. HAMPTON, Iowa, Jan. 9.—Dr. G. W. Appleby, for several vears the leading physician at Bristow, Butler County, last months’ old child of Henry Wearly of this place, while making an examination of it in Dr. Hobson's office in this city. The parents had brought the child to Dr. Hob- son's office to be treated for some trifling allment, and before he had time to attend to it he was called out. Dr. Appleby, who was visiting Dr. Hobson, was in the office, and Hobson suggested that Dr. Appleby make the necessary examination, which, as soon as Dr. Hobson left the office, he proceeded to do. He took the child in hiz arms and han- dled it so roughly that the parents pro- tested, but to no avail. He !uddenlt; ut his thumbs under its chin and wit] is fingers on top of its head crushed its face in so that the blood gushed out of its nose and mouth. Then he selzed the child by one foot and began swinging it around hf’! head, resisting all efforts of the terror- stricken parents to stop him, and it was not until heip arrived that the child was taken from him. It was quite dead. The Insane Commission was convened and at midnight Dr. Appleb{ was on his way to the Hospital for the Insane at In- dependence. Three or four hours after the occurrence he seemed comparatively ra- tional, and sald he knew what he was doing when he killed the child, but could not heip it. The cause of his insanity is supposed to be religious excitement. BECOMES INSANE AND DROWNS HIMSELF James Stranahan of Lodi Buflorlng From Religious Mania Plunges Into the Mokelumne. LODI, Jan. 9.—In a fit of religious in- irls would reap the benefit and the merchl.ntu‘ nd that instead of injuring their business by | C., Jan. 9.—Indefinite | evening, in a fit of insanity, killed a ten | sanity James Stranahan jumped into the Mokeltmne River at Woodbridge this momlns‘ The body has not been recov- ered. Stranahan left the Cutting Frut Packing Company’s orchard at about 8 o’clock this morning. e had been in a de{ religious mood early in the evening. asking that he had been converted a short time before. Stranahan walked nine miles to ‘Woodbridge. He took off his clothes and piled them up neatly on the bridge and plunged in. Stranahan had always been considered sound of mind until the last few days. He ‘was about 35 years of age and unmarried. SILVER MEN CAUCUS. Democratic Members of the House Unite and Discuss Plans. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—A well-attend- caucus of the Democratic members of e House of Representatives was held to- guh. iibrarfan of the unlvelill'!y?‘ and | night. Mr. Newlands of Nevada of the President Benjamin Ide University of California. Wheeler of the alver party was present by invitation of Richardson, the Democratic floor v riends to pray for him, stating “STAND BY” THE WOMEN Mrs, Bunnell Thinks That the Sand Taken Is Right. OAKLAND, Jan. 9.—The Oakland Club, of which Mrs. G. W. Bunnell is the presi- dent, will meet to-morrow, and the reso- lutions of the Golden Gate Mothers' Union with regard to providing seats for clerks in stores wiil then be considered. It is im- possible to say what action will be. taken, | but Mrs. Bunnell is in earnest accord with the movement. Speaking of the matter, Mrs. Bunnell sald this afternoon: ““There is no reason why a girl employed in a store should not sit down when not engaged in her work, and the idea among merchants that it conveys an idea of dull- ness is a fallacy. We women know when an establishment is doing a good or a bad business, and we also know where we want to deal before we go out to buy any- thing. The working women should be treated humanely, and 1 think that in those cases where they are not the mat- ter will be remedied. I have not discussed the matter very extensively, but all those whom I have seen are apparently a umt vide seats for their employes, to be used while they are not engaged The matter In question could hardly come directly before the Ebell Society, be- cause of the difference in the line of work of that organization, but the ladies are | in sympathetic accord with the movement | that began in Golden Gate. “The Ebell Society has taken no formal consideration of thé matter,” said Mrs, R. | P. Gleason, the president, “but every | member Is heartily in accord with the proposition to furnish seats for the yovng adies employed in the various downtown stores. As 1 understand it, most of the female employes are thus provided for, but there is not always the opportunity to use them. No matter how wi woman is, she always has a sister ing for the less fortunate female, and does not want to see her abused. The members of the Ebell Society will take no concerted action in the matter, but I am sure that they will all act individually. FALSE HOLD-UP REPORTS MADE TO THE POLICE OAKLAND, Jan. 9—The police have been bothered lately with reports of hold- ups which have been without foundation and they are in a quandary to find some method of punishing the perpetrators. Last night some unknown individual sent a report to police headquarters stating that two masked and armed highwaymen had robbed a person named William Mather at the corner of Thirty-fourth and B street in East Oakland. It was assert- ed that the robbers had procured $7 in money and a valuable gold watch. “I made a thorough investigatio said Chief Hodgkins, ““and learned that there was absolutely no truth in the mat- ter. I would only like to have got hold of the man who sent in the report. It is getting common for iots of fellows to tell their wives and folks that they have been held up and robbed after they have been spending their money in carousing and gambling. of business and am making a list of these fakers.” A Bal Aol Bal B Ra Bl el Aa e Ba ] leader, for the purpose of presenting a plan for united action by all elements op- posed to the Republican organization. The actual business transacted by the caucus was confined to the adoption of a resolu- tion for the appointment of the committee of one member from each State to look after the Congressional elections and the selection of Messrs. Underwood of Ala- bama and Eppes of Virgini: s “whips™” for the arrangement of pairs. Mr. New- lands spoke at considerable length con- cerning the unification of the elements op- posed to the political party now in power. et Bank Officials Elected. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN LUIS OBISPO, Jan. 9.—The stock- holders of the Commercial Bank of this city met here to-day and elected the fol- lowing directors: MecD. R. Venable, W. T. Scott, A. Tognazzini, Joseph Edgar and D. D. Barnard, San Luis Obispo; Henry Brunner, San’ Francisco: S. A. Dana, Nipomo; Peter Tognazzini, Cayucos; B. Pezzoni, Guadalupe. The directors elected the following offi- cers: McD. R. Venable, president; Henry Brunner, vice president; D. D. Barnard, secretary and cashler. The statement shows a gain In the total extent of assets of $100,000 and of undivided profits to the extent of $16.000. A new bank building valued at 815,000 is contemplated in the near future. —— Athletes to Go to Paris. PRINCETON, N. J.. Jan. 9—Captain Cregan announces that a ed team | from the regular track team will be taken | to Paris next summer to compete in the Olympic game: e —— Well Test Will Soon Occur. OAKLAND, Jan. 9.—M. & Pires. who has the contract for testing the Roberts wells, will commence work some time the latter part of this week. The Board of Works will probably appoint an expert to oversee the job to-morrow. . {omo on_the idea that merchants should pro- | I am getting sick of that sort | REGULAR JURY 'Held There Was Bias | in Its Selection. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %08 Broadw Jan. 9. Police Judge Smith to-day dis regular Police Court jury panel that had been summoned to try the case of Joe Rosenberg, charged with maintaining a place where the now famous crap game was run. The dismissal w made upon | the claim by | was selected by force who was prejudiced players. "The jury was selected by W. A. Moore, the defense that the jury a member of the police ainst the crap | the regular jury officer, and was in at- | tendance to try the case of Joe Rosenberg, | | the owner of the place. The defense at- | | tacked Moore and charged that he be- | lieved that the defendant was gulity and that he had selected jurors in accordance | with his own v of the case. | Moo was d to the stand and ad- | mitted t feved Rosenberg was guilty, but denfed that this affected his selection of a jury A motion was then made by the attor- | neys for Rosenberg that the entire regular jury panel be dismissed by the Police Judge upon the grounds of bias on the part of the officer who selected them. Judge Smith allowed the motion and ordered that a new panel be summoned by the Sheriff, the police being held to be too much interested in the prosecution to be able to select an impartial jury. This panel was not brought into court until late in the afternoon, and the selection of a jury was gone through with before the court finally adjourned. The panel was exhausted when nine jurors had been selected, and the case will be_tried to- morrow by the following men: M. J. Hal- lthan, Fred Murdock. W. A. Young, M. | Ricker, James King, George Duddy, Wil- | llam Irish, W. Moore and ‘homas | Wyckoff. here was a big crowd in the court- room, drawn there because this was the | | trial 'of Rosenberg, the man with whom Police Judge Smith took his midnight supper, and because this was one of the cases where the Police Department was making its most determined contest. —— Dr. Sander Fined Again. OAKLAND, Jan. 9—Dr. J. Ambrose | SBander has been denied a new trial by Judge Smith and been ordered to pay a | fine of $250 for violating the fire limits ordinance. The defendant refused to pay the judicial assessment and took an ap- | peal to the Superior Court. Sander has | been convicted before for the same of- that did not deter him, and the law. On fense, but he has persisted in ignorin | a previous occasion the Superior Court | dismissed his appeal and sustained the de- ciston which found him guilty. il Dol e Last of El Nido Club. OAKLAND, Jan. 9.—It has taken three | years to wind up the affairs and legal en- | tanglements of the defunct Ei Nido Club of Alameda. The final account of the re- ceiver, J. P. Allen, was approved by Judge Ellsworth to-day, and he was discharged. The club was the swellest of its kind in Alameda County and among its members | were prominent citizens and officials, but because the club bills were not promptly paid it became necessary for creditors to attach its proper EXPECTED VISIT OF FATHER OF ENDEAVOR OAKLAND, Jan. 9.—Word has just been received here of an intended visit by Rev. Francis E. Clark, familiarly called “Father Endeavor” Clark, to this State two weeks hene His itinerary includes Sunday, the 2ist. in_ Sacramento, and Tuesday, 23d, in San Francisco. A telegram was sent him to-day by the Alameda County Christian Endeavor Union asking that he speak in Oakland Monday night, the 224 inst. Dr. Clark is on his way around the world and will sail for the Orient from an Francisco on the 24th. He will visit ny foreign lands and reach London in y for the international convention, which convenes in that city on the l4th of that month. Dr. Clark's last visit here was in May last, when he attended the State conven- tion. His coming always means a large and enthusiastic gathering of young peo- ple. Some of the largest receptions he | ever had were given him in this city. If he consents to appear here this time an effort will be made to outdo ail former oc- casions. Either the First Congregational or the First Presbyterian Church will be gecured and a large chorus arranged to lead the singing. A special reception | committee will be appointed to care for | the honored guest until his departure from these shores. ——————————— COURT NOTES. Superior Judge Daingerfield adjourned court yesterday and went to Santa Rosa to sit on the water works cases. Judge Dougherty of Santa Rosa will occupy the bench'in Department 2 until Judge Dain gerfleld returns. Emma C. Baker has filed suit against the San Francisco Gas and Electric Com.- | pany to recover $1740 damages for the fail- | ure of the company to supply gas at her home, 301 Grove street, after due notice i1 writing. John T. Hyland, who on October 1 last entered the apartments of Andrew Petti- grew, 21 Hawthorne street, with the in. tent to commit larceny, was yesterday convicted of burglary in_ the second de- gree. The conviction of Hyland was As- | sistant District Attorney Deuprey’'s first | official victory. | " Assistant District Attorney Alford yes- terday began the second trial of Ruby Raymond before Judge Lawlor on a charge of taking away Nathalie Danforth, | a minor, for illegal purposes. Seven jurors were selected yesterday. | | ma | Jul Magyar Egylet Election. Flso San Franciseo I. Magvar Egylet, which is the official name of the first Hungarian Society of this city, has elect- ed the following officers for the current term: M. Schwartz, president; Alexander Hoffman, vice president; S. Szegedy, trea- surer; Willlam _ Rosenberg. recording | secretary; Sig. Grossman, librarian; Novitzky, 1. Fried and S. Clegle, trus- tees. i Sl ot . Insolvency Petition. ‘Walter A. Butler. San Francisco, $320 25; no assets. Hunyadi Janos NATURAL APERIENT WWATER is the best known, the safest, and HEMORRHOIDS, in which its eMeacy May be safcly administered to children. the most trustwortlty remedy for CONSTIPATION. It is invaluable for tho relief of DYSPEPSIA, BILIOUSNESS, TORPID LIVER.and is unquestionable. It clears the blood of GOUT and RHEUMATISM, an it sccures A CLEAR COMPLEXION. HUNYADI JANOS never gripes. andisneverfollowed by unpleasantaftor-effeets. Average dose: a wineglassfal before breakfast, either purc or diluted, with a similar quantity of hot orcold water. ANDREAS SAXLEHNER, proprictor, Budapest, H.unwy. § Berkeley, Fruitvale BeBeBeneNetoRoNeNeNoPeRioRe L+ B+ '.’BWSOHOMQNOSOIOSMB?OEO Would Have a “Noon Rest” Also JUDGE SMITH Women of Oakland Take Steps for the Com- DISMISSED THE Benene DECLARED GOD ALONE SHOULD SIT AS JUDGE Albright Refused to Act as Juror. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %S Broadway, Jan. 9 If B. F. Albright’s interpretation of the Holy Writ was California law God alone would sit in judgment on lawbreakers and no human agency would ever deal Jjustice this side of the pearly gates Mr. Albright has conducted a barber shop fn Alameda for many years. His dis tinction on the pedestal of notorfety has never reached beyond his good reputation as a law-ablding citizen, a good husband and an expert manipulator of the hair clipper and razor. To-day, however, Mr Albright created tie se fon of his life time in Judge Ogden's court. The Alameda barber had been sum moned as a juror in the trial of John Serverra, Indicted by the Grand Jury for perjury. Albright, among others, asked to be excused from serving on the panel of trial jurors for the ensuing When asked for his reasons he arose calmly In the jury box and announced that he did not feel competent to serve as a juror on account of his religlous be- liefs. “My spiritual growth,' “has been such that I cann ment on a fellow-man. 1 c: find a verdiet of guilty if called ¢ when the effect would be the he continued, t ment of the individual on triai. Any man who has transgressed the law [ would 1 him with God alone. “My spiritual growth has been such that I do not feel that man should be punished by human hands. [ would leave that with God to do, and I could not bring in a verdict of guilty. 1 feel that way be- cause I am guided by Holy Writ and my conclusions are drawn from a very close study of the Bible. I could not find a man gullty, no matter what he has done. 1 would, therefore, ask to be ex- cused.” The courtroom at the time was crowded with attorneys and spectators, who lis tened with bated breath. The silence that followed the juror's exclamations was broken only by Judge Ogder, who, ap- parently with wonderment, replied “Mr. Albright, you are not passing judgment on a man waen you sit as a juror. It remains for the court to pass judgment. You are simply the judge of the facts. Your bellef in the Bible makes you the kind of a juror that is most sirable, but you misinterpret the g book. While we all take the holy script as our guide, t your idea and interpre tation would make right subordinate to might, and anarchy would prevail over the land. There is nothing in the Bible to substantiate your vie for the Scrip- tures uphold law, order and society. The execution of your ideas would mean law- Jessness, disorder and confusion: ecrime and individual strife would run rampant, and society and government would be torn asunder. “While I consider your excuse not a valid one, I feel constrained, under the circumstances, to grant your request. You may be exc = And as the tonsorial interpreter of Holy Writ passed out into the corridor there was not a spectator wh were not fastenmed upon the feared to judge his fellow-man believed that all wrongdoers si tried by the Lord. A jur_z was secured finally and the trial of Serverra cojumenc AROUND THE CORRIDORS nd who hould be Fred Cox, the Sacramento banker, is a guest at the Grand. F. A. Schnider, a San Jose capitalist, is a guest at the Lick. Dr. J. 8. Taylor, U. 8. N., is one of last night’s arrivals at the Palace. J. K. O'Brien, a wealthy fruit man of Marysville, is registered at the Lick. B. V. Sargent, an influential attorney of Salinas, is a guest at the Occidental. Among the recent arrivals at the ¢ nd {s P. Musto, a prominent business man of Stockton. * Dr. W. C. Watts, one of the leading medical men of Cazadero, is staying at the Grand. Fred A. Greenwood and James P. Me- Carthy have gone to Los Angeles on a short business trip. George E. Goodman, the banker and capitalist, has come down from his home in Napa and is at the Palace. Mr. and Mrs. H. Corey, two of the lead- Ing soclety people of Salinas, are among the late arrivals at the Occidental 8. N. Rucker, one of the best-known of the business men of San Jose, is at the Palace while on a flying trip to this city J. A. Flllmore of the Southern Pacific Company has left the city on a tour of inspection which will probably carry him as far as Ogden. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Flint and Thomas Flint Jr. are all registered at the Palace, where they arrived yesterday from their home in San Juan. H. J. Small of the Southern Pacific Company has come down from his head- quarters at Sacramento and Is at the Palace. He is on one of his regular busi- ness trips. Lady Bromley has returned from a visit to Monterey and is again registered at the Palace. She will leave in a short time for the East, to be present at the marriage of her son to one of the daugh- ters of 8ir Jullan Pauncefote. —_—————————— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—Charles E. Fred ericks of San Francisco is at the Hc man; Miss A. D. Apperson of San Fran- cisco Is at the Netherlands; H. Thorp of Secramento is at the Herald Square. ——————————— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—D. S. Allen of Los Angeles is at the Dewey Hotel. F. A. Mayers and wife of San Francisco are at the Metropolitan. Mrs. 8. G. Hilborn and daughter of Oakland are at the Hamilton. —_—————————— SOLDIER FOOTPAD HELD. Frank Moody, the soldier footpad, was held yesterday to answer before the Su- perior Court by Judge Conlan on three charges of assault to rob and one charge of assault to murder, his bonds being fixed in $2000 on each charge. The complaining witnesses were Martin Van _saarien, % Ninth street, whom Moody shot and attempted to rob: Jacob Spindler, 57 Harrlet street, who was held up along with bis mother. and Pred L. Ingsbergen, 511B Natoma street, who was held up at Fourth and Howard streets. In no instance did Moody get any money ov jewelry. weral witnesses, soldiers from the Presidio, were called to testify to Moody's bravery as a soldier in Cuba and in the Philippines. — —_— Board of Erin. At the monthly meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernia, Division No. 1, Board of Erin, held last Monday night at 1159 Mission street, State Delegate J. J. Keat- ing presented a set of resolutions sympa- thizing with_tae Boers in their present :‘t’mxgde. They were unanimously adopted. The death of P. Inn, who was an ac- tive member of ti division, was an- nounced _a committee was appointed to take suitavle action.