The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 20, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY <20, 1900. SRMY'S DEFECTS 10 BE REMEDIED Drafted by Secre- tary Root. B ERTY 3TON, Feb. 18.—The Secretary to_the eHairman of .the M Yy Affairs Com- which greatly ¥ &ystem and rem- during the Span- ill troduced in the House ( man Hull. A chief feat- m asked for provides motions 10 be made o enabie the Presi- gallant and mer- 1zes both length e, and its au- visions are so most deserving ognILoN, s of personal or >resident control of heads of staff de- by and with the e Senate, make a ment at any time the efliciency of creased thereby— eing transferred to s places t army staff same footing as heads of ff departme The only esult wunder this provision robable retirem: of Gen- nmissary general, now un- ion. In the adjutant pector general's depart- be no further appoint- detail from the mext lower e for a'term of four years, i will give a large num- ed staff officers to meet nis_and the emergencies These selections, too, ommendations of nted to ascertain s of officers for these and subsistence de- e and signal corps None te. artillery, the the line of the ranced ideas countries, and esent system of sea res the care of the = training of offi- dle these guns in st chaplain is abolished, rovided for each regi- army, regular and aip's. rank and pay aptain mounted. of the artillery »ution of men from e, and will net in- the service. COEUR D'ALENE INQUIRY. Committee Spends a Day Dis- cussing Procedure. SHINGTON, Feb. 13.—The investiga- f charges as to the conduct of the tary forces under Brig- Merriam during the Idaho eral bies last summer began ‘o- House Committee on Mili- vernor Steunenberg of Ida- “ eneral Mear- nsumed in dis- % Sf'\rral act as com- he decilned rge; v ulated the own way. investigation, unctions to emark as a and Hull QUEENSBERRY DESIRED A PECULIAR BURIAL ked That His Body Be Cremated and the Ashes Be Placed in the Earth Unenclosed. N, Fe dicil to the will r erry, who died made the following pro- to be cremated be placed in th to earth, convenient ularly. reques mmeries ~ or to; at the grave, b an agnostic. If it to any one, there is yuld come to n sense. be required, nor e ashes can be carried If the places I mention 4 be inconvenient for my ace would suffice ever shed their I gild each rising CLOVERDALE CITRUS FAIR This Year's Bxhibit Promises to Eclipse All Former Efforts. P The Call Feb, 19.—Everything is fine shape for the coming h begins to-morrow. Peo- rather slow in preparing tch te wh cen € ess up to this time, but the 1= a typical beehive of men and a vim and perseverance that the industry can pmmfu. c standpoint and also ut of fine fruit the coming hing heretofore seen 'he designs will rep- rch,” a lighthouse, and many other are not yet In ear s very fine offered by the association for the hence the rivairy n rate of one fare for the b n arranged from San ng and returning during the P ur , which will be oubtedly be the big There will be present ornia Giee Club and under the name of the tertainers,” composed of and comedians. Besides be the Petaluma band, as d Healdsburg bands, furnish music durh the e Hon. P. L. Rossi of San cliver the opgning address Wine, art and other al ans in evidence during the ipal business houses are ¢ occasion and everything dre. Transport Overdue. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 19.—The United rt Lennox, en route from and. Is now out twenty- iess she ar- that{ and consequently but few | s and girls running here and | with Dewey on the | | | pro { . ight hours re une <9 as to he: | conditior is considered a very elanch vessel and it {s not thought that &uything serious has happened t“o‘hl«. HOPES T STOP CHINESE REVOLTS s oy Bishop von Anzer’s Mis- sion in Europe. PRI BERLIN, Feb. 19.—Bishop von Anzer of South Shantung, the well-known German missionary, has arrived at Rome and after an audience with the Pope will come to Berlin. His presence is connected with | the renewal of the Chinese revolts in the sphere of German interest In China. He will report to the Pope that the h"nmlnenl dangers mow threatening the Catholic missions 4n China are partially due to the aggressive policy of Europe toward China since 1897 and partly to the anti-foreignism of the Dowager Empress. The aim of Bishop von Anzer is to in- duce ali the European governments inter- ested to in an attempt to convinee the Peking Government of the necessity of suppréssing all combinations and demon- ected against foreigners and, .. 1o _enforce this jointly in Rome and Berlin will be authentic_account _of recent Emperor Willlam at- taches great importance to Bishop von Anzer's counsels. AMERICAN ENGINEERS IN A MEXICAN PRISON Charged With Responsibility for ‘Wrecks Occurring on the Cen- tral Railway. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Urgent repre- sentations have been made to the State Department eugineers, from Leon, Kani Mexfcan priso that cpuntry Mexican Ce to the events in China first who were thrown into the authorities of because of wrecks on the ntral Railroad of trains said have been under their charge. The men, it is alleged, have been in prison for | month: notwithstanding the efforts an representatives in Mexico m released. It was explained 1 of the department that the f the Mexican Government They for acci- ances to department ndence regarding the sular representatives —_—— SHOULD NOT THROTTLE THE CRY FOR FREEDOM Mrs. Robert Emory Sparks’ Address Before the Daughters of the Revolution. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Every State in the Union was represented in the audience that filled the Grand Opera-house to-night when the National Society of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution began its ninth continental congress. Mrs. Daniel Manning of New York, the | president-general of the national societ cailed the congress to order. Follow the rendition by the Marine Band of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Mrs. Manning de- livered her address of ‘welcome to the ¢ in_which referred to the New res ilities c work of the t the year. ponse Was made Sparks gress and rious chapters by Mrs. Robert | the State regent.for Geor- | warned her hearers to beware | unrest that followed war and the | that followed gain, and said that | greed while fulfilling our destiny and civilizing | the worlid we should forbear throttling ui dom. single cry for fre Bz { GUAYMAS FEARS AN i ATTACK BY YAQUIS| Messenger Dispatched to Recall Gen- | eral Torres to the Defense of | the Town. | AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 19.—Information reaching here to-day from Ortiz, State of | Sonora, Mexico, is to the effect that a | courfer has been dispatched after General | Yorres and the Mexican forces, who are | now supposed to be some fifty miles or e in the immediate center of the Yaqui engaged with roving almost daily. The cause ssenger is that inforr m a suppozediy of this spec n has been received fry reliable source that the main body of the Yaquis, some 200 strong, is marching on to Guaymas, Mexico, with a view of cap- turing the fown with all jts supplies, stores and inhabitants. The Mexican crnment has 300 soldiers there in C charge of the garrison and the regiments supplies, and while the town is strong! it is feared that the large force ans will prove.too much for the | soldiers. R EXPOSITIOI; AT LOS ANGELES. | Proceeds Will Be Used to Erect a Convention Building. ! LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19.—The Industrial, | Mining and Citrus Exposition was formal- ly opened this evening in Hazard's Pa- vilion. The show, which is being held un- der the auspices of the Merchants' and Manufacturers’ Assoclation, will continue until March 10, and promises to be one of the best ever given in this city. The ex- position has a double purpose. Aside, from showing the products of Southern | California the money derived from the enterprise will be expended in erecting a bulluing in this city for convention pur- poses A large crowd was In attendance to- n. >resident Crpaig of the Merchants’ | and Manufacturers’ Assoclation made the opening address, to which Mayor Fred Eaton responded on behalf of the city. REINSTATEMENT REFUSED. Idaho Postmaster Locks Horns With Civil Service Commission. | Special Dispatch to The Call | BOISE, Feb. 19.—Postmaster Fenton | of Bolge is about to cross swords with the Civil Service Commission. The trouble is similar to that between Surveyor-General Perrault and the commission, when the former refused to reinstate civil service men dismissed by him when ordered to do | S0 by the commission, The Postmaster dismissed Mrs. Wheeler a short time 2go as a result of a discrep- | ancy between her account and those of the chief clerk. The commission has ordered her reinstatement pending investigation, and the Postmaster has declared he would not comply with the commission’s orders. Mrs. Wheeler is a second cousin of Mark | Hanna, who was appealed to by her. ] et o Aot il SURVEYING RICH’S PASSAGE. | Government Desires Charts Which | Are Absolutely Accurate, | BEATTLE, Feb. 19.—The GO\'emmenti has commenced work on a new survey of Rich's Passage, and the aproach to the | naval station at Bremerton. The present charts are considered good enough for | ordinary vessels, but as so many valuable | warships find it necessary to come to the drydock for repairs it is the intention to make the charts on a large scale and minutely accurate. Captain Pratt of -the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, who has charge of the work, sent the steamer Gedney out to-Gay 6 commence taking soundings and tidal and current observa- tions. It will take six weeks to finish the work. | ’ i i Woodland Natives Worried. | | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | WOODLAND, Feb. 19.—The ‘“high | jinks"” to be held in Woodland Saturday | evening next, undér the auspices of Woodland Parlor No. 3, N. 8. G. W., mises to be of such good proportions that the local parlor is confronted with a | serfous problem. Sacramento parlors will | send representatives and thelr own band. Maryeville and Wheatland parlors have the piedges of 6) members, and the | namber is likely to be swelled to 180. They: Wil come by special train and be accom- | B, arysville band. There is t E e not & in the Sacramento Val- ley large enough to accommodate all the flu“e ‘Sons who are likely to be present. in -behalf of two American | Turner and Clark, said to be | instructed to guard their inter- | e e o e e e e e e e e e 0~9“:—A04 o fl4fl+o*0v:¢4»¢+0—o-o—o—¢ At the station they the requisite $10. the police in every court in the land. * . ° FATHER AND SON ARE ACCUSED OF BRUTAL ASSAULT Grave Charges in a Divorce Case. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 18. In a bill for divorce filed by Mary Aan Hart to-day agalnst John Hart, a wealthy citizen of Berkeley, the woman accuses her husband and hisgrown-up son by a former marriage with the most violent kind of | cruelty. She claims that she was beaten by one and battered by the other on so | many different occasions and with such great severity that she finally was, com- pelled to leave her home through fear of | her life. The_complainant was married to_the se- nlor Hart at San Francisco on May 27, 1894, and according to her narration of | grievances she has lived unhappily almost | ever since the ceremony was performed. | She asserts that her husband has a most violent.temper and that a similar one was | evidently inherited by his son. | “Oftentimes my husband has urged his | son by his first wife to beat me,” she al- leged, “and when the young man obeved | the father would look on and make ap- proving remarks while the young fellow | rained blow after blow upon my head and ‘ body with his big fiets.” At other times the old man i{s accused of creating a diversion in his household imbroglios by allowing his brawny son to | act as spectator while he pummeled his much abused spouse. Another method, which lent novelty to these fisticuff af- Tairs, wa for both sire and son to make & simultaneous attack upon the woman. Her troubles culminated, she declarad, on the 8th of this month. At the beating she received then, she says, she was “en- dered unconscious and afterward had to flee to the house of a neighbor to avold be- ing murdered. The couple have two small children. Hart is sald to be individually worth upward of $15,000, besides which there 18 & large amount of community property. She wants a divorce, a dlvision of the estate and alimony. —_———————— FITZGERALD AND ABBOTT GO TO SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND, Feb. 19.—R. M. Fitzgerald, State Prison Director and one of the lead- ers of the Democratic party in Oakland, is going to move his law business to San Francisco, and with him will go his part- ner, Carl H. Abbott. They have formed a partnership with Donald Y. Campbell and E. 8. Fowler of the firm of Campbell & Fowler, and the new firm will be known as Campbell, Fitzgerald, Abbott & Fow- ler and will have offices In the Ban Frun- cisco Savings. Union bullalns. Mr. Fitz- | erald will not give up his Oakland resi- §onse and will continue to live here. Ie will also maintain his present law officcs in Oakland until he can close what litiga- tion he has on hand here. Mr. Fitzgerald has been one of the lead- ers of the Oakland bar and has had as good a list of clients asany attorney in the | city. He has been 80 prominent in Demo- cratic State politics that this move to 3an Francisco has been expected for some time. R R AT e Suicide From 9 OAKLAND, Feb. 18.—The body of the man found in the estuary near the Web- gter-street bridge last Saturday nighl has been identified as that of J. A. Strom- berg, a tailor in the employ of M. Buck- stein of 563 Seventh street. He recent] came from Salt ke and was delpond’. ent because he had become affiicted with deafness. PR Sent to the Asylum. OAKLAND, Feb. 18.—Cornelius Jon the maniac who made & murderous atta on Warden Page of the Receiving Hos- pital yesterday, has heen ordered sent tn the Stockton Asylum by Judge Hall. Drs. Tisdale and Holmstead, who examined the man, pronounced him {ncurably insane. Pl ——— Custom-House Appointments. Phillp Dusenbury, opener and packer in the Appraiser's department of the Cus- tom-house, has been appointed messenger No. 7, vice M. C. Selden, deceased. Theo- dore K. Romaine, classified employe No. 1 has been appointed sampler No. 4. class 1. The latter is a new office created recently. Both sitions are under the civil service system, and the applicants sed a non-competitive examination, as required by the rules, v | that I have ne pastoral obligations. ENJOYED TuE FRESH A R. oF I 5 WHY DID WE LEAVE our HAPPY. HomME For You P Boo ~Hoo—60 Lo AKLAND, Feb. 19.—Two pretty chorus girls from Morosco's opera company sang a plaintive duet to an obdurate cop last night in vain endeavor to melt his heart and secure their freedom. They were scorching across the Twelfth- street dam when Policeman Turner gathered them in for violating the bicycle ordinance in riding on the sidewalk. gave the names of Miss Jennle Ennis and Mrs. Addie Arnold, and they warbled “Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose,” in the ear of Policolice Captain Wilson. “You'll have to get somebody to go your bail first,” chirped the captain in his choicest basso profundo notes. Neither the ladies of the chorus nor several other members of the company who appeared at the City Prison later had Landers Stevens of the Dewey Theater was finally appealed to, and he got the young women out of their predicament by advancing the cash. First there were tears and then there was a whirlwind of anger. They were going to make Oakland and its ungallant police department return Mr, Stevens' money, und they were going to fight the case and But the fair maids from the dramatic world across the bay evidently changed their minds to-day. were called there was never a sound, and then Mr. Stevens' $10 went to make up the deficit that is facing the city of Oak- B, FAY MILLS MAY START A PEOPLE'S CHURCH His Oakland Term lIs Nearly Ended. Oakland office San Francisco Call, 118 Broadway, Feb. 13. Rev. B. Fay Mills, the present pastor of the First Unitarian Church of this city, may establish a people's church In San’ Francisco, similar to_that instituted by him in Boston. Mr. Mills’ agreement with®the Oakland church closes with the present month, and he has not yet an- nounced his plans for the future. Mr. Mills is now delivering a series of sermons on Sunday evenings at the Met- ropolitan Temple {n San Francisco. These are believed to be preliminary to_the foundation of such a church as Mr. Mills had in Boston should he declde to leave Oakland and begin his work across the bay. 4,)'olonel John P. Irish has been appoint- ed a_committee of one by the trustees of the First Unitarian Church to confer with Mr. Mills as to his plans for the future. Colonel Irish has not yet seen Mr. Mills, but he will do so in time to report to the annual meeting of the church on Friday evening next. ‘With regard to his plans Mr. Mills made the following statement this morning: I have made o decision yet concerning my plans for the immediate future. I came to this coast to rest and had not the slightest inten- tion of preaching in San Francisco. I did not even intend to preach in Oakland, and have consented to do £o thus far only on condition deeply interested in the Oakland churc! regard it as one of the most promising organi- zations in the country. It s also true that there are a number of San Franciscans who wish me to speak there. 1 have not conferred with the Oakland trus- tees yot and no one on earth knows whether I will preach in San Franclsco or Oakland, or in | h. | 1 will carry out my original plan and spend a year in retirement. I speak next Sunday worn- ing In the Oakland church and in the after- noon in the Metropolitan Temple in San Fran- clsco, but have made no further engagemients anywhere. ———— WANTED TO STOP RAILROAD TRAFFIC OAKLAND, Feb. 19.—Mrs. Mary Aud- wick, who resides at the Oakland House on Seventh street, attempted to flag a local train op that thoroughfare to-day and ran counter to Flagman B. Michael Burns and Policeman Stahl. She sald her child had been run over and killed on Seventh street and she pro- posad to stop the running of railroad trains along the highway, even though she had to shoot somebody to do so. After recelving some quleting advice the woman went home, apparently satisfied to post- pone the suspension of traffic. Mrs. Audwick became violently crazy to-night, and s now locked up in the in- sane ward of the Receiving Hospital. Her mind has been impalred before, and some time ago she spent elghteen months in an insane asylum. The woman possesses two children, one nine and the other three years of age. They have both suffered from the most utter neglect, and were in a pltiable condition when discovered by the police. The officers turned the little omes over to Mrs. Prescott, manager of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and that association is now caring for them. —_———————— Boys’ Brigade for South Africa. The organizer and first captain of the Boys' Brigade In Liverpool has received a communication from the commander- in-chief in connection with the proposed special corps of old members of the Boys’ rigade for hospital service in South Africa. He has had applications to rdoin the service from all parts of the Urfited Kingdom. Individuals who hold ambu- lance certificates mlir apply to join the 8St. John Ambulance Brigade and may be se- lected by the commissioner for service in | case further detachments are required. They mus married and phys South Africa. — e————— Alexander Adjudged Insane. OAKLAND, Feb. 18.—George W, Alex. ander, the well-known San Fraucisco hardware merchant, who was stricken with homicidal mania and apoplexy yes- terday, has been committed to a priva sanitarium at Livermore. He was pro. nounced {nsane by Drs, Dunn and Pratt to-day, but Judge Ellsworth permitted him to be sent to the private institution at the request of his family. The physi- cians thin] patient may recover. be over 20 years of age, un- fcally fit for service i am h and | that by good care and rest !hol L R e e i e S R e e e e e e e S e e e e e o o o o ] i SONG WOULD NOT SOOTHE | THE SAVAGE LEGAL BREAST b8 s WALKED HoMe Jo SAVE EURTHER When their names PGt PPt O IO IO E O T DIO DD EIEIEDIPt P00 Dt PIDe D>t 000000Dedt00-000-6000-0- B e B e BOVE VRSOV DI IS DD DO DU D ONDEI S SO OAKLAND'S BOND ELECTION MUST BE POSTPONED Lack of Money and Time the Cause. . OAKLAND, Feb. 19.—Councilman Bar- stow introduced a resolution in the Coun- cil to-night ordering the revocation of the appointment of M. K. Miller as consulting engineer at $200 a month to ald in the pro- posed bond issue. As a reason for doing S0 the sponsor of the measure stated that, owing to a deficit in the city’s finances, the Inability to have voters registered in time and other obstacles, it will be im- possible to have the bond election held during the present fiscal year. For that reason he thought the retention of Mr. | Miller would entall an unnecessary ex- pense, The resolution was referred to the comumittee of the whole without comment. Mayor Snow sent a veto of the ordinance areasonhis Honor stated that before pass- Ing such a measyre it should first be learned whether the Eeopla wanted a new | City Hall. He also thought that the spe- clal citizens’ committee should be con- | sulted before taking any final action. “We do not need any advice from special committees of citizens,” declared Council- | overruled.” It was done without more discussion. A resolution of regret over the death of | the late Councilman Charles H. Kramm | was unanimously passed by the Council. | Coptes were ordered engrossed to be pre- sented to the widow and mother of the deceased. —_— e | MATRON FOR CITY PRISON OAKLAND, Feb. 19.—The ladies of the Oakland Club secured from the City Coun- cil what they could not secure from the Supervisors. e_Council to-night created the position of Matron for the Oakland City Prison, and the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners will appoint Mrs. Lina Rice to the position. Mrs. Rice will now divide her time be- tween the City Prison and the County Jail, carrying on her work with the women prisoners, urless the County Jall is closed against her. Of course the city cannot be expected to pay for work done in the County Jall, 8o the women of the Oakland Club have raised a subscription and will pay Mrs. Rice themselves for work done at the County Jall. This has been done under the presumption that Mrs. Rice will be allowed access to the women’'s ward of the County Jail, for it is not expected that any opposition will be encountered from Sheriff Rogers. ——————————— NEW POSTOFFICE WILL BE RUSHED OAKLAND, Feb. 19.—The United States District Attorney at San Francisco has passed upon the titles to the site of the new Oakland Postoffice and declared them to_be good. The abstract has been forwarded to the authorities at Washington. As soon as It has arrived there and has been in- dorsed b{ the Treasury Deé)ll‘tmenl the plans will be drafted and bids will be ad- Vertisad, Congressman Metcalf is per- sonally looking after the matter and will rush {t as fas possible. . Memories of the Transvaal. Dr. Frederick W. d'Evelyn, a well- known physiclan of this city, and presi- dent of the Geographical Society of Cali- fornia, lectured last night before a large audience In Golden Gate Hall on “Mem- ories ' of the vaal.” The doctor proved an Interesting talker and gave his auditors an intelligent description of the country now overrun by modern armies. His knowledge was not galned in books, but was from actual experience. He gathered this knowledge while a member of the Natal fleid force and Pretoria sie e garrison. During the first real trouble the 'Prmlvulnau doctor was wounedea during a hot engagement with the Boers. Btereopticon views made from pictures tnke;ogry the speaker were used to illus- trate the lecture. Siare Fruft jars can be quickly and easfl sealed or opened by a new machine, whic! has two independent levers, provided ¥ith adjustable collars to engage 'the pull on the and turning cover and far respectively, a levers tightening the collars the cover. calling for bids for a new City Hall site. As | man Mott, “and 1 move that the veto be | any | SECURED BY CLUB LADIES| i‘fl]NTEST OVER JORNS ESTATE Heirs Object to Payment of a Note. Spectal Dispatch to The- Call. | WOODLAND. Feb. 19.—There is a pros- | pect of a big legal battle over the estate | of George Washington Johns. He died In | May of last year, leaving quite an estate, | the bulk of which consisted of property in Colusa County. MUST GET TITLE “TROM STATE 08 PRIVATE DWNERS nWest ock. Legal Opinio Oakland e ey Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Feb. 19. The city- of Oakland cannot build When the will was published it was dis- George W. or Mary Gregory, two grand- children. the executors for $10,000, based upon a promissory note dated July 7. 189§, pur- porting to be executed by the deceased and made payable jointly to George W. and Mary Gregory. For a time there were many rumors of a contest, and some of the relatives openly charged that the note was a forgery. The executors, however, allowed the claim and the court confirmed their actlon. The hearing of their account came up in | the Superior Court this morning, and| Tardy Allen, a grandson, and Polly Ann Friel, a daughter of the deceased, filed an | objection. While it does not deciare that | the note Is a forgery, it alleges that it is not a claim against the estate, and inti- | mates that it was never executed by the defendant. The matter will be heard next | Monday. CIVILIANS AVAILABLE FOR ARMY POSITIONS War Department to Keep Lists of | Men Who Are Equipped for Instant Service. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Secretary Root has turned over to General Ludlow | his plan to secure the creation of a re- | serve list of persons in civil life who are | fully equipped for instant military ser- vice. General Ludlow has been instructed | to work out the detalls of the plan in or- | der that the War Department may be en- | abled to submit a tangible operative | | scheme for the approval of Congress, v:hlch ly must supply certain legisla- | tion. The Secretary’s se is to have the | military schoojs and colleges of the coun try brought into close touch with the re; ular army, and records kept of the grad ates when they go into_ecivil Iife, espe clally if they join the Natlonal Guard. President Wheeler of the University of | California_was at the War Department to-day and talked over the college phase of the project with Secretary Root. The result is expected to be that in time of | war or emergency necessitating the sud- den increase of the army there will be a | long roll of available men for appoint- | ment. NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH BEHIND A FRIGHTENED TEAM Horses Driven by Mrs. Johnson Stopped by Constable Miller at a Railroad Crossing. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | SBAN RAFAEL, Feb. 19.—Mrs. Frank | Johnson, wife of the prominent merchant, almost met death to-day behind two maddened horses. Mrs. Johnson, who is an efficient horsewoman, was driving a | fright. They dashed down the avenue to | Lansel street, where they swerved, strik- | ing the pole against a tree and snapping it. Mrs. Johnson then lost all control of the frantic animals, which tore at full speed toward the raiiway depot. Deputy Con- | stable Alfonso Miller, however, met them | and, seizing the bridles, managed to check | their career as they were about to collide with a freight car. | CASH SETTLEMENT ‘ FOR ARTHUR GRISSOM | New York Poet and Social Lion Gets $30,000 for Permitting His Wife | to Get a Divorce. | KANSAS CITY, Feb. 19.—Arthur Gris-| som, a poet and editor of a soclety paper | published in New York City, to-day lllx-j missed his suits for $110,000 damages insti- tuted against his father-in-law, Dr. W. S. | Woods, president of the National Bank of | Commerce, on December 9 last, for allenating the affections of his wife and breach of contract. The terms of the | settlement are sald to include the y- | | ment to Grissom of 330,000, while Mrs. | Grissom is allowed a divorce, the resti- | tution of her malden name, Julla Stone Woods, and the custody of their 2-year- | 0ld child. Mrs. Grissom filed her suit for divorce this morning and a decree was | granted her within a few hours’ time. ‘All concerned are well known in soclety | | and literary circles here and in New York. S Stole a Bicycle. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. MARYSVILLE, Feb. 19.—Under instruc- | tions from the Oroville authorities the po- lice arrested a fifteen-year-old girl, named Gracie Lund, in one of the hotels last | evening. Gracle, who is the daughter of | blacksmith Lund of Oroville, is wanfed | for taking a bicycle belonging to Dr.| Reardan of that place several days ago. She made the trip to this city in_easy stages and_eluded the officers en route. | She arrived om the afternoon train from | An officer arrived from | | | | Oroville to-day and will take her home Honcut Sunday. | to-night. Scarlet Fever at Lodi. | LODI, Feb. 19.—Four cases of scarlet fever have developed here during the past | week. The disease has been trated to & | nurse who had been utendmg scarlet | fever cases in Sacramento County. Evi- dently she had not iaken precautionary | measures, for after visiting with two fam- | llies, the disease broke out in them. The affijcted familles are of a faith healing }bellef. but they are now in rigid quaran. | tine and recelving the best of medical a | tendance, whether they believe In its e | ficacy or not. Dr. Stannard, the local | | Health Officer, has ordered ~a _general | clean-up of the town, and has hopes of the strict measures already adopted pre- venting the fever from spreading. P 5 e Refused to Testify. Special Dispatch to The Call. WOODLAND, Feb. 15.—When Carter and McDonald, the two men accused of | having robbed G. B. Holeston, were | brought up for a preliminary examination | to-day, Holeston refused to identify tha} prisoners as the men who had held him up, and they were discharged. As Holes- ton positively identifled the men at the time thev were arrested it is believed that pressure had been brought to bear to pre- vent him from testifying against the men. i e Fire at Pacific Grove. PACIFIC GROVE, Feb. 19.—The handsome residence of Charles E. B. Rosondale, a prominent attorney of Monterey County. was partially destroyed by fire last night. The flames were started in the second story by an over- turned lamp. The loss is about $700, fully covered by insurance. AR i S S SEREE To Arrange a Naval Funeral OAKLAND, Feb. 19.—Mayor Snow has been requested by a number of citizens to ask the Secretary of the Nl\'{ to ar- range for a naval funeral for the late Commander_Nichols of the monitor Mo- nadnock, who died at Manila. The de- ceased officer was a resident of Oakland for tanT;enn. His body will be interred heavy arches of stone and iron for foc con:t,rucuon‘ brackets being lnlthegut; the upright posts for the anchorage nf wire cables, which are strung across the | covered that it made no provision for | Later a claim was presented to | | well floors and utilized to support cement ceil- s | wharves 6n the west side of its water frontage without recognizing the title of elther the State or private holders. Such is the obstacle In the way of any !mmedi- ate realization of the project to construct a dock, contemplated in the proposed bond issue. City Attorney Dow s furnished to th Board of Public Works a report concern ing the titles to the lands ary to taken. He finds that the decision of the Supreme Court In the water front case vests the ownership to lands between bulkhead and pierhead lines south of Twenty-second street in the State. North to the city line the lands are not included in the decision, but Attorney Dow says “It 1s generally conceded that these lands are held In private ownership by grantees of the State.” Oakland cannot acquire the use of the State's holdings except by an act of the Legisiature, nor of the private sions unless by purchase or con tion. The report was made upon a request by the City Council, which had under con- sideration_the wharf proposition. City Attorney Dow shows only the method of procedure which must be followed in case the wharf plan shall be included in the bond issue. This question is among those which have been submitted to the citi- po demna- | zens’ committee of one hundred for con- sideration. lAGAINST FORTIFICATION OF NICARAGUA CANAL Senator Perkins Favors the Hay- Pauncefote Treaty. Mayor Phelan yesterday received a com- munication from Senator Perkins, In which he outlines his position on the pro- posed Nicaragua Canal as follows: WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 13, 1800. Hon. James D. Phelan, Mayor, San Franciseo, Cal.—My Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your teie- gram of the 10th inst. relative to the necessity for fortifying the Nicaragua canal. That is a question on which there is a diversity of opin- fon. I am inclined to think that the best naval and military opinion is against fortification. It is urged, and, 1 think, urged forcibly, that the only effective protection for the canal will be from our fleet with suitable bases in the Carib- bean Sea, no one of which should be Greytown. It is pointed out that an ememy in front could blockade the canmal in spite of all fortification, while in the rear a single man with ten pounds of dynamite could destroy the waterway. There- fore it is deemed that it would be a waste of | money to build defenses: that an equal amount | of money expended on’ battleships and bases | of supply would be far more effective. | It is thought to have been made clear from | the late war that the nation which commands the Caribbean Sea will control the canal that there could be no defense of the canal against a_power that controlled the sea. That seems to be the military judgment, as far as it has yet been given, but the discussion is not yet over; Indeed, it has just begun. I give the above argument for what it is worth. As for muyself, desiring the best for the canal, I am listening to all the arguments and hope to de- cide right when the time comes. The recently proposed Hay-Pauncefote treaty a bearing upon the canal which is being made use of by the enemies of that enterprise The opposition to the treaty seems to be in all respects the same that has always opposed the spirited team down Petaluma avenue | | when an umbrella in the hands of two | fi:'é"in x;.*.’;f.:.‘&;"é?’é.’:":.‘;: ?‘T:“W';{"_: | schoolboys caused the animals to take | 8nd to be actuated B b sSme SHTE ine canal itself. This confirms me in my confidence in the justness and advisability of the meas- ure and I shall vote for it uniess I find that the people of California are opposed. I remaim, yours very truly, ’ 7 U GRORGE €. PERKINS —_——————— Mary Kennedy’'s Will. The will of Mary Kennedy, who died January 18, leaving an estate valued at $95,000, was flled for probate yesterday. The heirs and devisees of the deceased are Bridget Byrne, Nellie Van Kirke, Philip Kennedy, Wiillam _Kennedy, BEdward Kennedy, Cornelius J. Kennedy, Frances Kennedy and Irene Kennedy. Cornelius J. Kennedy is named as executor of the will. —_———— Carbrey’s Case. The case of Thomas Carbrey, charged with assault to murder Fannie Hall, the variety actress, was again called in Judga Mogan’s court yesterday. It-was con- tinued until to-morrow. Although Miss Hall has left the city the police are de- termined to push the case, as they con- sider they have sufficlent evidence with- out her. May Save Smalley’s Arm. Special Dispatch to The Call. TUCSON, Feb. 19—J. D. Milton, the Wells-Fargo express messenger, who was shot in the hold-up at Falrbanks last | Thursday, underwent an operation yes- terday and two and one-half inches of shattered bone was taken from his arm. The surgeon at the hospital thinks he will save the arm. Barnacles on Ocean Cables. The recent investigations for cable-laying in the Pacific Ocean have revealed the interest- ing fact that, if not upon rock bottom, they gradually become incrusted with barnacles and sea_weeds, heavy enough to break them. 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