The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1900. GIVEN UP FOR DEAD, SHE HAS NOW REAPPEARED Mrs. Loring Creates a Court Surprise. g n Francisco Call, oadway, Feb, 13. recied against htr for 'd surprised Judge e H. Mers, and 1ally hang on about | rooms. i e owner of the Pied- she constructed out s of the late Mid- | August of 1897 she left 31 New York She | six weeks, but re- | he death crossed | In supposed "n' | play or ‘r Piedmont in cl arge of Uak~ ved Mers, but the latte and acmmu lated until hi ng a,u»d him to conmsult an | bring suit for the recovery of | ¥ to the case of Mers vs. Loring came | n Jur‘gv, Hall's court this aft- tried to explain the ite_connected with He declared roperty from h he aimed he put Mgfirs rge of It and surmised that $400 was | i 'S 1ate of his just dues. ex‘ Mrs. Loring appeared to contest | keep he: gs.”” He c She tried to explain to the court mapn absence. he claimed _she New York advising him of her P il but he had paid no at- n to it at all. “And when I arrived “San Franeiseo there was no one to | eet me at the train,” she said. Judge Heall ordered judgment entered in favor of Plaintiff Mers. INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Postofice Changes, Pensions, Army Orders and Patents for Coast Inventors. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. HINGTON, Feb, 13—The special service has been discontinued be- cksburg and Zenia, Trinity take effect on February IS oomquist was to-Gay appointed Lahonda, San Mateo vice L. M. Sears, resigned. Coast patents were granted to- follows: a—Waiter C. Bradford, Arbuckle, & scraper; S. E. Griggs, Woodland, dis- Tor Bats; John C. Kitten, Ban Fran- of half to C. C. Hutchinson. 215,000 pounds of good bacon belonging thé Go\ernmem and condemned for cor— run! pu s denies the charges most ;mphallcfllly. In an interview yesurdav e said “The fellow J. G. Holland I recollect as one who had heen employed by the quar- termaster’s department at Jacksonville, Fla., to trace stolen Government mules. The bacon to which J. G. Holland refers and with the sale of which he falsely connects my name was disposed of by others in a perfectly legitimate manner after its condemnation and about one month before I was assigned 10 duty in the commissary department. e depart- ment while under my control never sold to the firm of C. B. Rogers & Co. bacon or anvthing else. The bacon in question has been duly accounted for by the officer who was in charge at the time of its con- demnation and sale, and the records in ‘h" proper dnmrlmpnl at Washington will Iv speak for thems |BOAT OVERTURNS AND THREE MEN ARE DROWNED One of the Party Ex-Alderman Rich- ard Kennon of Victoria, Who Was Out Hunting. VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 13—On Sunday morning ex-Alderman Richard Kennon, John M, Cordell, a miner, and William Kelly, a fi left Nanaimo to shoot sherman, returning their friends grew t to & xlmh for them. “thei g on the mud bank; the body of William visible from the sur- was recovered and brought a number of peo- ple unnwd!a ely for the scene to grapple for the o . All three of the men were well known and leave ws and families. Death of Mrs. D. C. Bailey. Special Dispatch to The SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.—Mrs. Martha Jane ex-Postmaster D. C. ing after a lingering well known throughout ied here upward Bailey was a terian ‘EMBALMINE FLIJI[] WAS WORSE THAN PHILIPPINE FEVER Ex-Soldier Narrowly Escapes Death. Oakland Office 8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 13. Frank Waters drank a glass of embalm- ing fluid while suffering from acute indi- gestion to-day, and is now writhing in pain with his life in danger. The pois- onous liquor was swallowed at the un- dertaking establishment of James Tay- lor, 520 Thirteenth street, and the griping e machine; James H. North- I; Frank C. Pinnell, Lodge, | g machine; Valentine J. Rey, San | ureter; Cornelius F. A. ringen, Pasadena, wave motor; stad, San Francisco, door catch. addle r.- Vries to ad- | r, . “Mr. | e fnyitation. San Francisco, nion, appeared | ndustrial Com mission to-day | | A fo indicat im- | recesgary to induce them He gave a compari- i maritime laws and er nations, compari the | sailors and the fo'castle ac- fons _in s thorough knowledge of t! abled him to throw much ligh' American marine life. 11 be continued. orders—Captain James M. Ken- ant surgeon, is relieved from in the Department of Cali- will proceed by the first transport to the Philippine tato dig- | American and forel ' The | pains which it was intended to alleviate were followed by convulsions which caused the most intense pain. The young man is employed by the un- dertaker, and took the dose of poison by mistake. When the war with Spain broke out he enlisted in the Fourteenth Infantry and went with that regiment to the Phil- ippines. While there he contracted stom- ach troubles and dysentery, which have g to him intermittently ever since. re enlisting he was employed by Mr. , and when he returned last Sep- again went to work at the ace. at work this morning in a back ‘Waters was seized with a pain in IR abdomen, and, grabbing a bup which stood close by, it with water and drank the contents moment later he to A bled up with spasms and fell “] drank some embalming fluid,” he cried, as his employer rushed in. Dr. Wakefleld was called and worked over the victim of the mistake for sev- | eral hours. Emetics were administered, and this afternoon the young man had improved considerably. He is still suf- fering greatly, however, and s yet far from being out of dange HAYWARDS POLITICS IS BOILING OVER HAYWARDS, Feb. 13.—Almost every rfir':on of the Assistant Secretary ance Sergeant Anton Peter- the Presidio, San Francisco, to duty at Forth Winfleld fornia for Californians: Original—Samuel F. | s, 36; Henry F. Anspack. Eu Rio | rge Sluyter, bert Atwell, Los Angeles, ridow (speciai accrued Feb- Santa Rosa, $3 Says the Bacon Was Disposed Of in a Legitimate Manner. Major George W. Ruthers, commissary | subsistence of volunteers, against some very peculiar charges have | cen filed, is attached to the purchasing mmissary department on this coast. The harges were mentioned in yesterday g’s dispatches from the East and to the selling for private profit of | POSTUM CEREAL. BISHCP M’CABE. The Famous Minister's Brperience With Coffee. e well-known bishop said to one of riends, some years ago: “I was a| ufferer from severe headaches, | es after traveling many miles | a church or perform some | portant duty, found myself| ed to a bed when the time came, snable to carry out my work. | discovered that when I left off | w days the headaches dis- | nd by further experiment | vere * that the coffee was undoubt- | he cause of the difficulty, which f entirely n](:lp‘)cal'td when I left off coffee altogether. The person to whom this remark was Mrs. Amy K. Glass, wife of a 1odist minister at Rolfe, Ia. She : Iy own experience with coffee | convincing. 1 was grown up | ever drank coffee, but was adpr a friend (who meant it kindly) | weak tea and coffee, because a drink aided digestion. I soon fter commenced to have nervous headaches; could not believe it coffee. husbapd, who had suffered from | sia while 2 young man in college, ound relief by leaving off coffce, told me he was satisfied my head- ver; the coffee and took up Postum | “cod Coffee. The change taught in a most convincing manner that fec was the cause of the headaches, st now | have an equally good coffee | Postum, and its health-giving prop- | are simply undeniable. Our little | ren use Postum regularly and go | ff to school as healthy and happy as| Cere | title | by ratl. were caused by coffee, so I gave (M. | tion, is locked man in town is looking for a local office this spring, and as there are only a few places to be filled, many of the male con- : tingent will be disappointed. Politics per- meates the atmospherelike a fog and wire- pulling is the principal occupation of al- | most everybody. There are many candi- | dates for the office of Clerk, the five prin. cipal ones being James Colling, the incumbent; John Overmuller, D. Smalley, Clyde Reese and Pete Wilbert. | The leading contestants for Treasurer | are A. L. F. Fisher, who now holds the job, and Edward Haas, the jeweler. For Trustees there are a host of seekers. J. L. Ramage, the City Marshal, is the only lr,r;mh“"o appears sure of retaining his rt! —————— Charles Lever’s Will. OAKLAND, Feb. 13—The will_ of Charles Lever, who died in Alameda Jan- uary 29, was filed for probate to-day by Stuart Taylor, who is named as execu- tor. The estate is valued at $23 Che will, dated December 22, 1899, bequeaths to Bertha Veronique (‘nurh(- $1000 and the use of the residence at 2131 Santa Clara avenue, Alameda, for onesyear, and their is to rest in Harriet Davis of Ross \'allv vised, with the request that he use the same to pay for the perpetual care of his lot in Tamalpais Cemetery. The res- idue of the esiate goes to three sisters of testator—Edith Isabella Hicks Mary 4on Leon and Alice Royster of or! Niles” New Jail. thjL S, Feb. 13.—It has turned out that e ja struction here and to be paid for by gen- eral subscription is being erected by the Gonstable, Joseph Roderick, for his own i The report was that the cit- fearing the presence of a small army workmen to be sent into the valley during this summer had decided to erect a jail that would hold any eof the unruly or but it appears that the con- stable dec d to build a jafl near his own house, where he could look out for who- ever ha mod to be in it without leaving home. Spring Vallei; workmen were :op;e last summer and they annoyed no- y. Farmer Rowles Wants a Divorce. OAKLAND, Feb. 13.—The glamor of the metropolitan lights had more charms for Emma Rowles than the quiet farm life afforded her by her husband, W. J. Rowles, near Livermore, 50 a year and a half ago she deserted the old farm and sought happler surroundings in the Bast To-day her husband filed suit for divorce on the ground. of desertion. The couple were married in 8an Franclsco in 1891. No children or property are involved. e, Hebrew Ladies Elect Officers. LAMEDA, Feb. 13.-—The el LnAdles A1d Bociety has elected ;’»’.J"}fi}’f jowing new officers: President, Mrs. D, A. Levy; vice nr(sld(m Miss M. Solomon: treasurer. Mrs. J. Oppenheimer: financiai gecretary, Mrs. L. Kline; recnrdlng secre- tary, Mrs. J. !’lovrshelm trustees—Mrs. Wolfe, phael, Mrs. Cutter Mrs. and Mrs. L. sflberberg Letiesoa B DHRES Stole to Avoid Starvation. OAKLAND, Feb 13.—Luzen C. Sequiera, an old woman living in Haywards, who committed petty larceny to avoid starva- -urv at the County Jail. The Charge was preferred against her by An- tone Peixotto. She v\as ..rrested for in- sanity seve at. harged Dy The examining physiclans. pidira Shws ieciui: & Appropriation for Portland. mysell take a drink of weak coffee at an evening gathering or church social we are kept awake until past the middle of should. If ever husband or the night. Yours for health.” l JWASHINGTON, Feb. 13—1In the Senate o-day a bill appropriating $150,000 for the To Bert Lincoln Davis $500 13 de- | eported to be in course of con- | ~ DISOBEYS ORDERS May Be Disciplined by Secretary Long. R Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CALT. HEADQUARTERS, WBLLING- TON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Feb, 13— Rear Admiral John C. Watson, command- er in chief of the Asiatic station, has ap- parently been disobeying the orders of the Navy Department, and Secretary Long has taken measures to learn his reason for the action taken. The trouble has §rown out of the action of Admiral Watson in ordering officers to vessels In direct opposition to instruc- tions given by the department. For in- stance, the department recently ordered ( wmm Charles M. Thomas to command cruiser Brooklyn, to relieve Captain . Jewell. Captain Jewell started for home a few days ago and Rear Admiral Watson cabled to Secretary Long that he had placed Captain James M. Forsythe, commanding the Baltimore, in command of the B »klyn. Whether this is the spe- cific instance to which the department has | | taken exception cannot be learned. It is understood the department has cabled to Admiral Watson requesting that an ex- planation be sent to the department. here is no disposition on the part of the department to interfere with the as- signment of officers made by Admiral Watson on vessels under his command, but very. frequently sp@clflc‘asslgflmems are made by the department, and it is be- lieved the; shnuld not be interfered with, So far an be learned Rear Admiral Watson has not cabled to the depar:mem concerning the Princeton’s discover; the flag of Japan over the islan Ibayat. A report was _received Soveral days ago from Admiral Watson announc- ing that the northern isiands had been taken possession of by a naval vessel and that the natives were found to be peace- able and tractable and willing to accept American rule. It is stated that there is no danger of any dispute growing out of the holsting of the American flag over these islands. The Peace Commissioners at Paris ha a very imperfect map, and Secretary Hay, who has carefully exam- ined it, has made such corrections as to | show that Ibayat Island is wholly within American jurisdiction. Secretary Long told The Call corre- spondent to-night that he was perfectly | satisfied with the manner in which Ad- miral Watson was administering the af- | fairs of the fleet in the Philippines, and | he said he had no intention o reuevmg; him. Admiral Watson’s health has been a subject of concern to the authorities, but the latest information from Manila | shows that he has emlrely recovered from bis illness of last fal | BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO MEET IN THIS CITY Will Discuss With Assessor Dodge the Subject of the Taxation of Telephones. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 13.—At a brlef session of the State Board of Equaliza- tion this afternoon it wasresolved to meet to-morrow in_San Francisco with As- sessor Dodge for the purpose of advising | with him in relation to San Francisco's assessment. The board will probably address the Assessors of the various counties con- cerning the proper assessment of tecle- phones, although nothing decisive has yot een ordered as to this matter. The board has ordered sent to the As- | sessors of the various counties a circular | letter containing the opinion of Attorney | General Ford rendered nearly a year ago | concerning the assessment of cars. Under | this opinion it is declared to be the duty of the Assessors to assess refrigerator, ) oil, beer and stock cars where such cars belong to individuals or other corpora- tions than railroad corporations operating the me. The Assessors are also re- quested to make a special report to the | board as soon as _possible of all freight cars belonging to Fanern or foreign rail- road companies on railroad tracks in their | counties on the first Monday of March at noon. |PRICE SET ON PACIFIC ! IMPROVEMENT STOCK Speyer Syndicate Negotiating for the Crocker and Stanford Holdings. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—It is stated that | the Speyer syndicate, which includes Col- | lis P. Huntington, is negotiating for the Pacific Improvement Company shares held by the Crockers and the Leland Stan- ford estate. The holders of the stock, amounting to about 25,000 shares, have agreed to sell at a stipulated price, it is said. Each of the two blocks will bring between $5,000,000 and $8,000,000. - ! Epworth League to Meet. | PACIFIC GROVE, Feb. 13.—The annual convention of the California Epworth | | League will be held in this city in April next, continuing from three to five days, and bringing to Pacific Grove about 400 delegates. | FRUIT T;?EE STOCKS BRING HIGH PRICES | NURSERYMEN COINING MONEY THIS SEASON. | Very Large Demand Has Been Caused by Variety of Concurrent Cir- cumstances. According to W. P, Cantelow, who has extensive knowledge of the work of the orchardists of California, there has not been in five years such a demand for fruit trees in the State as there Is now. As a consequence the price of orchard stock has risen largely and the nurserymen of the State are coining money. There are | not enough trees to go around of the best | class. However, the nurserymen have done the best they could to supply the de- | mand. There has been a natural disin- | clination to introduce nursery stock from | abroad on account of the danger of bring- ing in insect pests to the orchards. Mr. Cantelow is stationed at Vacaville, where | he represents Porter Bros., but he also takes in Winters, Suisun and N%{Ja | County ‘as a part of his territory, i concern deals with fruit men largely, and he accordingly has opportunities to learn about many sections of the State. The large demand for fruit trees this year comes from ail sections. A large supply has been needed in BSanta Clara County. One reason for the planting in the counties where the vineyard interests have been extensive is the destruction of vines by the phylloxera. The old vines have been pulled up and fruit trees have taken_their zlaces on a very large acre- age. There has also been a large amount ‘of replanting In orchards where trees bave died and left gaps. These two causes alone made large drafts on the nurseries, Mr. Cantelow says. Prime_ cling stone and choice varieties of peach trees are worth from 20 to 25 cems each in the market. Bartlett pear trees, the best, bring 18 to 20 cents each. Prune trees are worth 18 cents each, and there is a scarcity at these prices. Vear all orchard stock was very Tow and there was very little demand (or it. But fruit sold well last r. Cantelow says that the marketmg of fruit on the new basig, of selling for small profits, in stead of holding on for a large specula- tion, which was the former practlce in California, has had a_good effect in mak- ing a s ly and rena le market for the goods. All orchardists who had the marketable fruits last year made money. caches, pears and prunes have establish- | ed themselves as the standard fruits. This being understood, there is a general turn- ing to the varieties named, The general finad times have affected the fruit mar- et as they have every other outlet for products offered for sale abroad. When any line is found to be making money outsiders rush into that line. This is ing on now, but the great pla.ntlEf t! l ear is nat of new aci e, as has been sald, T a e & ano I be Tore atreags wnother f this shoul .nlutemegt. of the public building at year t thars will be more | 68 years. | killed in an accident.” BY TALIAFERRO Denounces Ariny Bacon Story. —_—— Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CALL HEADQUARTERS, WELLING- TON HOTEL, WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.— Senator Tallaferro of Florida pronounces as maliciously false the charges made by J. G. Holland, published in a New York ing, allegi: Zermsper fhis morsipe, sliseloy et b Ruthers of the army in connection with a meat contract. He gave out this state- ment to-night; “I state positively that I have neverl had_ business transactions r | Ruthers; never met him in com?a.ny vmh | C. B. Rogers or any one else discuss business anywhere; never purchased or discussed the ‘&urchase of meats or profits thereon with Major Ruthers, either singly or with others; never heard of the alleged | shipment of meat to Kingston, Jamaica, or other West Indian ports until I saw Holland’s statement; and, therefore, I pronounce the statement a tissue of mali- | cious falsehoods from beginning to end. “The motive of Holland's statement is disclosed In these few words of the pub- | lished story: ‘Accordingly came to | Washington and sought the counsel of al well-known public man. is ‘well-known public man’ has been twice defeated by the Legislature of Florida for the office of Senator and In his disappointment and chagrin he seeks now to injure methrough the publication of false and malicious charges.” PRISONERS UNMOVED UPON LEARNING OF LOUCKS’ DEATH ‘Will Try to Prove an Alibi, Claiming They Were in Bed When the Murder Was Done. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 18—When J. Teshara and M. Amaya were informed to-day of the death of G. D. Loucks, whom they are accused of having murdered, they did not quiver a muscle. Teshara, who 1s 25 years old, reported that he was to be married to-morrow, and it is sup- posed the murder of Loucks might have been prompted by the desire to secure money with which to start housekeeping. Although Loucks positively identified them both still insist in denying they had anything to do with the crime. How- ever, they admit they were in the saloon the night of the crime, but say they had gone before the shooting took place. The parents of the accused are ready to swear the prisoners were in bed at the hour it is claimed the crime was com- mitted. The defense will try to prove an alibl, and also that Loucks was near- sighted and unable to tell who did the shooting. The autopsy to-day revealed the fact that Loucks had received two shots, one in the breast and the other in the stom- ach, Two wounds were found on the head and one under the chin, penetrating to the bone. It was Loucks’ habit to dis- play money when making change. He car- ried about $100 in a leather pouch, the amount being back pension money, Loucks was a native of Michigan, aged He served during the Civil War in the Ninth Kansas Cavalry. He past commander of Wallace Post, &AL R. The prisoners will be examined Friday. MOTHER HAD A PRESENTIMENT OF HER SON'S DEATH Both Passed Away at the Same Hour. ALAMEDA, Feb. 13.—Mrs. Jeanette H. Hopps had a presentiment of her son James' tragic death at Vallejo a few moments before she died in this city. Singularly enough, the mother and son passed away yesterday at almost the ame hour. Mrs. Hopps was 8 years of age and in vigorous health for one of her ears. It was a surprise therefore when she succumbed suddenly yesterday while enjcylng the soclety of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Hopps. The cause of death was rheuma- tism of the heart. Just previous to her demise Mrs. Hopps had been talking of her son, James fi Hopps, who was an employe at the Mare Island Nav%-yard, She wdtried continu- a!ly about him and seemed to be fearful that he had met with a fatal accident. She said that she had a presentiment that James was dead. A strange circumstance is that Mrs. Hopps had seven children living jn different parts of the United States and that her thoughts were only of this particular one. ““Mother talked of no one but James,” said Frank W. Hopps. She said, ‘I am sure something has happened to James. I have a presentiment that he has been I asked her why she thought so, and she said she could not explain. She 'could only reiterate that her son was dead and that she was sure of it. “While we were talking about it and I was iry in% to assure her that it was only fancy on her part mother suddenly grew faint, and despite all that we could do for her she succumbed in a few moments. Her death occurred just before 10 o'clock. It was only a little after that when we got a telephone message from Vallejo an- nouncing that James had been kl{led by falling from a window. We had just dis- atched a message to James informing im of the death of his mothe The body of the son was found beneath a second-story window of his residence at Vallejo. How he came to meet his death is unknown, but the supposition is that he accidentally fell from the window. He was a native of Massachusetts, 52 years of age, and leaves a widow and one child. The funeral services of Mrs. Hopps will be held to-morrow morning at 11:30 o’'clock from her late resldence, 2719 Central av- enue. Rev. Frank 8. Brush of the First Presbyterian Church_will officiate. The funeral gathering of James H. Hopps will meet that of the mother at the San Fran- cisco ferry and short services will be held at the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, where the interment of the two bodies will take place. Boxing at West Oakland. OAKLAND, Feb. 13.—The West Oaklan Athletic Club will hold a boxing tourne;" next Thursday night at the cluhrooms, corner of Eighth and Wood streets. There will be ten-round contests between "Kldn Johnson and “Billy’” Martin and Ed War- ren and Charles Thurston. In addition to that there will be three hot try-outs. ADMIRAL WATSON |VIGOROUS DENIAL 'BARK COLORADO HIGH AND DRY Goes Ashore on Beach Of Johnsons Bay. S VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 13.—The bark Colorado, which has been engaged for several years in carrying ore from the ‘Treadwell mine in Alaska to the Tacoma smelter, had a narrow escape on Monday morning from going to the bottom with a load of concentrates on board worth nearly $100,000. As it was she ran on the beach of Johnsons Bay and now has a hole across her bows large enough tn drive a horse and buggy through. Th Vessel “was on her way south in tow of the tug Lorne, the largest of the Puget Sound fleet. At o’clock Monday the Vessels were wuhln Aty Johnson_Straits and Seymour Narrows. With fine, clear moonlight to make navigation easy Captain Butler re- tired, leaving instructions with Pilot Langley to call him If the weather changed. At 3:30 a snow squ uall was en- countered. When Captain Butler awoke at ¢ o'clock with the shock of his vessel smklng the rocks he found that a small bay had been entered in mistake for the entrance to Seymour Narrows. The boat was high on the beach. The bark in tow was swept forward by her own impetus and the force of the tide and jammed in on top of the stern of the Lorne. The welght of her fifteen hundred tons of ore crushed her through for twenty feet of her starboard bow, but fortunately the hole was above the water line. The great mass of falling ore and the weight of the bow of the bark sunk the stern of the tug, and as the tide went out both vessels were in an_almost hopeless Jam on the rocks, Fortunately the steamer Willapa, which brought the news of the disaster to the city to-day, came along during the forenoon and she suc- ceeded in towing the Colorado free of the steamer and taking her to a safe anchor- age. It is a question whether the Colo- rado will be worth the repairs that will be required to put her in a seaworthy condition again. The ore and wreckage was cleared off the stern of the Lorne and with the flood tide she raised and was floated off. She is now on her way down_to Vlctoria, whence another tug and barge will be sent north to bring down the cary of the Colorado. The upper works of tge rne “were badly damaged, but her smash against the rocks was not sufficient to drive a hole in her bottom. ANNUAL CONVENTION OF SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORKERS Santa Clara County Association Con- venes at the South Methodist Church in San Jose. Special Dispatch to The Call. = SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.—The annual conven- tion of the Santa Clara Sunday-schcol Association opened at the South Metho- dist Church this afternoon before an au- dience of several hundred, of whom 100 were delegates. President Earl S. Bing- ham called the convention to order, The afternoon session was devoted to ““The Pur})ase of the Sunday-school,” when the ollow!ng programme was car- ried out: *“What the Sunday: Should Not Be,” H. T. Plant, aratoga; discusston, “Is Yours a ‘Should Not Be? * paper, “Decisior. Day,” Rev. J. N. Craw- ford, San Jose; song, “All My Class for Jesus,” Mrs. Ella B. McDowell, San Jose; discussion, “Will Your School Ob- serve the Day, March 25th?” business; address, “The Sunday-school as a Moral Force in the Production of Good Citi- zens.” Reports and election of officers opened the evening session. The secretary’s re- port showed a total membership of €00 in the seventy-eight Sunday-schools Hf the county. This is a gain of four schools in the past year. Santa Clara County has contributed $100 to the State Association work, which is more than any other coun- ty has done. This county leads North- ern California in_association work. Dr. Van Derwerker of San Jose was elected rpresident for the year. A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. Ella’' B. McDowell and Rev, Eli McClish delivered an address on “The Teacher and His Pupil.” The cunvenuon will be in sesston again to-morrow. THOUGHTLESS BOYS NEARLY CAUSE A TRAIN WRECK -schools Loosen the Brakes on a Car, Which Ran in Front of an Approach- ing Train. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 13—The act of some mischievous boys nearly caused a wreck at the depot of the California Northwestern Railroad this afternoon. A train going through to Petaluma cut off a car at a flying switch a few yards from | the depot. The car was loft qn the side- track, which has a grade iAclining to- ward the depot. This afternoon a num- ber of boys loosened the brakes and the car started. It rolled along the track through the depot, where a trainman boarded it and brought it to a standstill. The coach was then switched on a freight sidetrack but a_ few seconds be- fore the city train rolled into the station. The place where the car was sthed is hidden by a curve from the m: line, and had ?t not been for prompt action a collision would have occurred. A e KILLED AS THE RESULT OF A SALOON ROW Henry Ray Shoots Charles Burling- hoff and a Jury Gives Verdict of Self-Defense. SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 13.—A Spokes- man-Review special from . Grangeville gavs: At White Bird, eighteen miles from here, Heng Ray shot and killed Charles Burlingho! ’l‘he tragedy was the out- come of a saloon row. The verdict of the Coroner’'s jury was that Burunghofl came to his death by a pistol wound in- flicted by Ray In se|t de fense, OALIFOB-NIANB ‘WED. Dr. Samuel T. ‘Simmons and Miss Evelyn Crow. Specta] Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Dr. Samuel T. Simmons of Sacramento and Miss Evelyn Crow of San Jose will be married here on Thursday night at the residence of Mrs. Robert P. Marshall, sister of Miss Crow, Both are natives of San Franclsco and graduates of Stanford University. They will, after a short honeymoon, return to Sacramento, their future home. s Fails for a Big Sum. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13.—Charles K. Allen of South Pasadena, who gives his Budapest, Hunyadi Janos NATURAL APERIENT WATER is the best known, the safest, and the most trustworthy remedy for CONSTIPATION. It is invaluable for the relief of DYSPEPSIA. BILIOUSNESS, TORPID LIVER.and HEMORRHOIDS, in which its efflcacy is unquestionable. It clears the blood of GOUT and RHEUMATISM, and it secures A CLEAR COMPLEXTON. HUNYADI JANOS never gripes, and is never followed by unpleasant after-e{fects. May be safely administered to children. - Average dose: a wineglassful befors breakfast, either pure or diluted, with a similar quantity of hot orcold water. ANDREAS SAXLEHNER, proprietor, Hungary. ensuving | oecup-uon as farmer, DEnkraptcy, h the Caited s tey. te: Mc! Cour! Hl%sbllmu are 327.485 (7, with assets Nearly all of the creditors_are residents of the city and State of New York, the money owing be- ing largely for printers’ suppiles. e OVER ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS ASKED FOR ‘What It Costs to Maintain the Army Necessitated by the Policy of Imperialism. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The House Committee on Military Affairs to-day comrPleted the ey npprngs((‘?,gl&nmhm. It against in the The bill- for the current year. reat in- crease is accounted for by the fact that the appropriation for the current fiscal year was {nadequate and the u g@nt de- ficlency bill recently passed carried a llrxe additional appropriation for the army for the current year. The bill includes an appropriation of $4650,550 for cable and telegraph lines to connect the mmxary posts in Alnska with headquarters at Michael and k):) for military br.dges and roads in Alas New Befl.uery for Pacheco. WALNUT CREEK, Feb. 14.—The Cali- fornia and Hawallan Sugar Company is starting anelher reflnery at Pacheco, with a capacity o barreis dally. The com- pany has undvr lease several thousand acres of land in beets and i{s now nego- tiating for the Vincent Hook land close to this town. There is a small boom in the town of Pacheco since it has been settled that the sugar company will erect costly buildings. Town lots that could not have been given away a few weeks ago are now bringing blg flgums. Santa Clara l’ioneer Dead. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.—Patrick McGoveer- an, a ploneer resident of the town of San- ta Clara, is dead. He left Ireland, his na- tive country, in the early fifties and came to California. he deceased _followed mining for a time, and thirty-two years ago moved to Santa Clara. At the ume» 6F%1s death he was 80 years of age. Fiv grown children survive him. ROBERT BISHOP LEFT TO MERCY OF THE COURT Is Found Guilty of Arson. He Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 13. Aged Robert Bishop is guilty of having set fire to his place at Lorin in order to reap the benefit of the insurance on the | place. That, at least, was the verdict of | a jury in Judge Greene's court to-day | after two previous trials at which the jur- | ors had disagreed and had been unmerci- fully roasted by the Judge. Tha crime occurred in October of last year. The jury remained ou fl'om 2:15 this afternoon until shortly after 5 o’clock and recommended the convicted man to the extreme mercy of the court. That | the verdict might not be erroneous in its | most minute particulars, Judge Greene | had the jury polled. The result prov.ed‘ the verdict. Bishop was seated beside one of his| daughters when the verdict was an- nounced, but he never flinched. He was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff ani sentence will be pronounced next Thursday morning. Companions of the F. of A. Last week the officers of Pride of the Forest Circle were installed | in Myrtle Hall, South San Francisco, by Miss Rose Wolmar, D. D. G. C. C,, as- sisted by Miss Bessie Borren of Bay City Circle, acting as grand marshal. The | music incidental to the ceremonies was by | | Miss Helena Worms, who acted as or- anist. The new offlcers are: Mrs. Hun- P. C. C.; Mrs. Wolt, C. C.; Mrs. C. Mrs. Derosier, T.; Mrs. . 8.; H. P. Derosier, R. §.; Mrs. Rose, R. G.; Mrs. Saur, L. G.; Mrs. Mc- Keown, I G.: C. Brandemann, O. Mrs. Harley, trustee. After the cere- mony ex-Deputy E. H. Chamberlain of | Bonita Circle, on behalf of the circle, presented Mrs. Saur, the junior past chief companion, a framed certificate of her rank in_the order and an emblematic jewel. This circle will give a social in its hall on the 6th of March. Inter Nos Circle at its meeting last Tuesday night admitted two members by card, initiated one sv.ranger and received several applications, and under good of the order there was a pleasant social hour, This circle has been doing good | work for several months past and the membership evidently desires to maintain | its well-earned reputation for soclability, | sincerity and constancy. | At a meeting of Robin Hood Circle lul\ Wednesday action was taken in the line of having a social meeting once a monm' with a view to increasing the social fea- | ture of the circle. The circle has a host | of members who can entertain with song, | music, farce and recitation, and Miss | T Alice Ticoulet, who was the mover of the | proposition, desires to bring out this talent. It is probable that the circle will, from time to_time, invite one or more of the courts of Foresters to attend these socials In a body. Since Lorely Electe has taken new quar- ters in the Alcazar building the attend- ance has improved and initiations are fre- quent. At the pace that this circle has been moving of late it bids fair to resume | the advanced Do'slhlon that it held for man; ears in the order. Pa}o yAlto Circle is making arrange- ments for a grand party to be given some time during_ March. At its meeting on last Wednesday there was a large attend- ance and after business there was a leasant hour under the good of the or- er. The fortune soclal recently given by Hamlet Circle in Alameda was a grand success, due to !he management by the committee, consisting of Misses A. D. Bremer, Marian Mentel, Nellle Crowley | and Amy Segelhorst and Mrs. Sei- | ‘After the programme, musical and | fterary. contributed by Misses Mildred | Turner, Edith Jones, Bartha Campe, Pauline Grant, Eisie Shreve, Odella_Vitt, Mrs. 8. Keogh, John Jackens, C. H. French, Rudoiph Sleger and Professor Schwertfeger each one was presented with his or 1er fortune and then there was dancing and refreshments. ——————— Enights of Honor. Liberty Lodge has arranged for a grand smoker to be given on the night of the 19th in the Alcazar buflding. The first quarterly lecture and enter- tainment to be given under the auspices of the Past Dictators’ Association will be held in B. B. Hall on the evening of the 22d inst., when there will be a lecture by the Rev. Jacob Voorsanger. This will be followed by an entertainment provided by talented artists. Last week Germania Lodge was visited br Ivy and Tancred lodges and a very easant evening was passed. The °'€~‘i."':‘{f'3|‘" PR RS weiheutny ot 07 o e n‘s-ng ‘Tranciseo loages viets od Amerle:n Eagle Lodge. Samuel Polmk who for many vears has been the porter of ~American Lod e. ll the presldem of the Home for Aged and Disabled Hebrews, the Instita iion that recently was enriched by the donation ‘pf mooo by the will of !he late Captain Friedma: e supreme dlctltor in a circular letter makes the announcement that “the re- ceipts during August, September, October, November and ember provided a sum sufficient to pay all death claims in ose m(z:}lhs and| leave in excess Daughters of St. George, The snowball party that was recent'y given by Britannia Lodge of the Douzu. ters of St. George In celebration of me return to the Pythian Castle was greates{ social success that this lodge )us ever had. The large hall in which the party was given was too small to accom- modate l“ who prelentad lavltuhms and there veral them. There was a short interesty snowballing and dancing, to a pleasant evening's SHE WANTS TEN THOUSAND FOR A PULLED TOOTH Trial of Mrs. Hunt's Suit Begun. —— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 13 Instead of a “tooth for a tooth, Mrs Margaret G. Hunt wants $10,000 damages. That, at least, is the gist of a damaxge suit of Mrs. Hunt against Dr. Walter F. Lewis, a dentist of some note. Mrs. Hunt, In her complaint, alleges that in Feb ary, 1897, she had employed Dr. Lew s to puil a’'molar from her upper jaw. clalms, however, that the »)porl'll‘m n performed by the manlpulator tractor of masticators was so unskill that an abcess formed in the « avity caused her pain and anguish wa; the imagination of the greatest Mrs. Hunt was on the st noon. On direct examin co by Attorneys Chapman a fife lated the minor details of the p objectionable molar extraction cross-examination by Attorney vis, ex-Mayor of Oakland brought out beyond the allegat and most mild strain. Attorney Davis, how ever, proposes to show that Mrs. Hunts tooth was in such a state of ulceration that whatever Dr. Lewis might done would have terminated in result on which Mrs. Hunt demanc ages. have Knights of Pythias. During the past week Herman Schaff- ner, G. K. of R. and'S., visited Rathbone Lodge at Jackson, and on Saturday was with Suisun Lodge to do some w for Vacaville Lodge. On the 19th inst will visit the lodge in Sonoma, 20th he will visit the lodge in Angels, on the 21st he will visit the one at nese Camp. Ivanhoe recemly had work in the page degree, and in many of the local lodges there has been considerable activity Grand Chancellor Arndt has just recov- ered fram a severe attack of iliness that confined him for some time to his home in San Diego. —_————————— American Guild. At the meeting of San Francisco Chap- ter of the American Guild last Wednes- day night there was an initiation and the committee on social was increased. This is to be a complimentary function and it is proposed to make it one of the very best that has ever been given under the au spices of this chapter. During the even- ing ex-Deputy Supreme Governor MecGar- ;Ie was present and addressed the meet- ng. ————— Knights and Ladies of Honor. The officers of Pacific Lodge were in- stalled last week, those of Bay City Lodge were installed on the 13th inst. and those of Golden Rule Lodge will be on the 22d inst. Marjon Lodge of Vallejo has been rein- stated into the order with brighter pros- pects than it had in the past. OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway For _Victorla, Vanccuver, Port Townsend, Tacoma, Everett, es and New What- com 1w..h) 10 a. m., 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, Mar. and every fifth dav thereafter; change at ‘Seattie to this compan steamers for Alaska and G. N. Ry.; at Tacoma to N. P. Ry.; at Vancouver to C. P. Ry. For_Eureka CHumboldt Bay). 2 p. m., Feb. , Mar. 5, and every fifth day thereafter, For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Stmeon, Cay- ucos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara. Ventura, Hueneme. San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, 9 24, 28, Mar. 4, and every fourth day thereaft: For San Diego, stopping only at Port Harford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara. Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Lov Angeles), 11 a. m., Feb. 2, 6, 10, 4, 1!.22 26, Mar. 2, and every fourth day thereaf For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., 7th of each month. For further Information obtain company’s folder. The company reserves the right to change steamers, salling dates and hours of salling. without previous notice. TICKET OFFICE street (Palace_ Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., 10 Market st.. San Francisco. THE 0. R. & N. CO, New Montgomery DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTLAND Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. d Heaiar™ FARE Sli First Class lncludl $8 S.ennd Clcsl COLUMBIA sa! STATE OF CA Feb. 12. 22, Ma % Sh lla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena and all points In the Northwest. Through tickets to_all points East. B C WA General Agent, 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Superintendents. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON. P Stopping at_Cherbourg, From New York every RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwerp. From New ank every Wednesday, 12 noon. Kensington . isouumuk ...March 1 Noordland .. Westernland .March 14 Friesland nsington ..March 21 EMPIRE ' LINE. Seattle, St. Michael, Dawson City. For full information nx‘trdlng freight and passage apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY, 30 Montgomery st., or any of its agencles. ‘TOYO KISEN KAISHA. § TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR- ner of First and Brannan streets, 1 p. m. for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. calling Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghal, and connecting at Hongkong 'l()l steamers for India, ete. No cargo recetv on day of sailing. NIPPON HABLV AMERICA MARI AONGKONG MARU ... Saturday, Maren la_ Honolulu. Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage lDD'{ at company's office, 421 ket st comr W..H. AVERY, General Agent. v Alameda -ll flnlohlln and Auckland for_Sydney Wednesday, Feb. 2. nr“mur :imm wmmx GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. LINE_TO HAVRE-PARIS, wun. every Thursday instead otm Saturday, from Novnmbtr“l. m .t A IOY‘K-M st.; LA\ UITAINE, ,'CD. 15 laA GAS- COGNE, Feb. March l LA BRE’!‘AGNE. th 8 clase Havre, $60 and u ; 6 per cent reduction on round trip. s‘ennd class to B.m $45; 5 pe ot aaticn round c:v:aan ENCY - FOR UNITED AND CANADA 2 Bm‘dwny ( Hudwn bulldlnl)_ e s New Yori 185 s Montgomery ave. San P eisco. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. " FOR W, 3. ll" YARD AND VALLEJD,