The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1900, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1900 MODERN CLAUDE DUVAL STOPS YOUNG COUPLE Edward Northrup and His Sweetheart Held Up by a Lone Bandit Dressed Like a Gentleman. R R e e e e e e aa o beseig D CIR S @PP I DI04 0000050000800 0008000b000b0 000 sde friend, who the ‘'mod- up. r being alarm- lifting his hat. rour gentle- Ju some good.” rthrup, he ordered or a walk."” commanded, a shot urn ht be compe ch as I would e had gone a short dis- sber walked along s =oon lost in the darkness. scribed him as t about ather tall, w light stefully d and of th was rep > several detectives were ed to the scene of the - B oy ) a thorough search they . Y P trace of the robber. J. Deane was also held up Monday presumably by the same man. He and when street he s the woman and Fillmore k £ g Taking o v the robber, who, after . 3 ) the highway vering him with his pistol, ordered him } y more.” rem to “shell out.” Deane gave him $350 and . r is will buy me a | the highwayman departed apparently sat- GUILTY, DESPITE RANK PERJURY Chan Kam Quey Proved to Be Illegally in the United States. The Depraved Woman Swore That White Wit- nesses Had Perjured Themse:ves and That She Was an American. never said to Chief Dunn of the as she gave her name *hinese pudiated the Bureau or to any one else that I was raid that Wong Fong and Wong Ling = £ 1 g would be hanged that taking of pity on them I sely at May- u 1dina | field. Wong Ling Ding had a wife, but he has no wife w but e the woman was making this d : expression of disgust on Comm} sioner Heacock's face deepened, and when tion the Commissioner broke in with: “I | don’t think the questions are of much con- I certainly cannot believe yman, for her statements are in di- confl th the statements of the yme to the con tifving falsely, and same opinion.” rer Wilson replied that he did not Juence now. Com- | this w her | rect Mr. Wilson m: D. Jones, D Mr Woodworth subjected the woman to a of which she admitted that she had re- sided for a year in a bagnio in Bakers P I““lndl alley, Chinarens |- M9 n admitted that his client was a depraved woman. Then followed the . woman’s statement, that after the May. 1 she had remained in Bert Her. ouse with Wong Ling Ding for al days. Her husband, she said, was i conclude an interview and that his service Then it was that Jones ax‘xx' 4 been !.uid:r.g!lhe sack | & B3 s B sdle in the ol 5t hunting » 3 the old game of hunting | 35 \Wilson asked that a continuance be wyer who_had | Eranted for the purpose of securing the atiendance of Mr. Herrington. “The press has said some very ugly ted States Attornes, | things about him,” said Wilson, ~and he s ¥+ | ought to be allowed to explain. He is a ndant was the frst witness. She | Eentleman, and I can vouch for him as a jed that she was born in San Fran- man of honor.” The court denied the re- i ried to Wong Ling quest o e Miss Donaldina Cameron of the Presby- Gardner that what 1| terlan Mission Home. Dr. J. E. Gardner Mayfield was false,” | and Chief Inspector Dunn reiterated the I'did not tell him that | Statement that the defendant had con forced me to testify to | fessed to them that she had perjured her se or that he had threats | self and that she was not entitled to re- ‘e through my head or | main in the United States, r Wong Fong o my husband | Mr. Wilson offered to prove that the de- forced me to testify | fendant had married Wong Ling Ding a i, and I was born | few weeks agc the Kam Quey at May Marshal B. Woo: r «t—I don’t know at and owned a gold mine in Trinity County, It is nmot a fact that I| He claimed that the defendant was Pnt‘- hina two years ago with | tled to remain as the wife of a merchant, and 1 didn’t tell | irrespective of the fact that she was born father and mother | here. father before 1 was | “There i3 testimony before me.” safd wk I was a few | Commissioner Heacock, “that the defend- bs old. T ver been in China. er made any statement to Miss Cam £l an interpreter or otherwise | She was entitled to remain here for three s born in Shanghai and that 1| months after the close of the exposition. e fair in Omaha. | She had no right to remain in the country Mrs. Brown at the Presbyterian Mis- | for any other purpose, and she could not | sked me to go upstairs with ber and | take upon herself the status of the wife iried to get me to admit that I had come | of a merchant or a physician. T find that e the Omaha Fa 1 said I would | she was born in China, and I shall recom- mit it even if.they killed me. 1| mend her deportation.” mothe my Estate of the Late D. V. B. Henarie. , $146.250, ml‘ elflmie on E“m -second e inventory and appralsem street near Valencia valued at $9000 and e Tate D o St of the | real estate in San Jose valued at $10,000 vesterday. August Muentner, John T and Ira D. Thompson, the ap- Lecture on Alaska. find the estate to be worth _John P. Clum, United States Postoffice It consists of moneys in bank Inspector, will lecture at the Calvary 54, 0 shares of the capital stock of Presbyterian Church, Powell and Geary Mutual Savings Bank valued at 32,- | streets, Thursday evening, April 26. = His 509, 2560 shares Eastern Oregon Land Com- | Subject will be “Alaska—Its Value, Vast- pany and 100 shares Dalles Military |"¢55 and Grandeur. Wagon Road, v: £ e 20y €L A agon Road, vained at SIS, promis-| g, )00, M nicaly framed plctures, sory notes of the Leake Glove Manufac- Toring Comonnt of Nae Gove Menulac |and everybody can have ‘them nicely £10,000, 214 shares Pacific Td?ph and | framed If they will let us do the framing. Telephone Company valued at 400, 1950 | New moldings coming in all the time. ghares of E. Martin anll Co. valued at | Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market stret. * Laguna | wyer Wilson mildly objected to a ques- | ere cross-examination, in the course | ician and owned a goid mine in | ; that he was a physician | ant came from China for the purpose of | taking part in the exposition at Omaha. | MEETING HELD 10 CORRECT A Congressional Committee Is Too Busy Arranging Programme. Finally Discovers Its Mistake and Fixes Time and Place for Hold- ing the Convention at a Special Session. Another meeting of the Fifth Congres- | sional District Republican Committee was held last night at the office of W. H. Cobb in the Parrott building to rectify a curious blunder. At the meeting held last Thursday so | much haste was displayed in adopting the caucus programme to appoint dele- gates to the State and District conven- | tions that the committeemen forgot to fix | a time and place for holding the Congres- sional District convention to select dele- gates to the national gathering. They | also neglected to fix the representation of Santa Clara and San Mdteo countles un- | der the apportionment provided by thc | Republican State Central Committee. In order to correct.these mistakes and | make the record clear the committee was | convened last night. Max Goldbers, | chairman, presided and W. H. Cobb acted | | as secretary. J. Alva Watt, holding the | proxies of Alvinza Hayward and R. Dono- FOOTPAD GROWS BOLD BAD BLUNDER ™ "¢ R e e S O S S} van attended. J. D. Mackenzie, E. I Robinson, R. Danforth and G. H. Fairchild, commit- teemen, were also present. Judge Dibblc, who is not a member of the committe “graced the occasion” with his presenc: | “The following revised call was submi ted by Mr. Watt and adopted by the committee Wi By the call of the National Repub- lican Committee the selection of delexates to the National Republican Convention to be held the city of Philadelphia on the 19th day of , 19, was referred to the Congressional committees throughout the several Con- »nal districts of the United Staes, there- | & upon this committee the duty of | | | the selection of said d ate Central C: the apportionment of dele- Convention to be held in the | mento on the 15th day of May, under which apportionment the county e e e N | him to throw up his hands. He Being well dressed, he was enabled t B Y e ohtiones as follows, | obeyed with his right hand, the left being mingle with the crowds along Market vir o “the Fifty fourtn Assembly District, | Tasped tightly by his companion, Street without attracting attention. nine delegates; to the Fifty-fifth Assembly Dis- | _*‘I asked him what he nted,” sald At a late hour last night the entire de- | trict, nine dele to the Fitty sixth Assem. | Rodgers, “and he replied, ‘I want vour tective force of the Police Dey bly District, eight delegates, and under which | money.” At that moment the lady pulled put on the case and ever | apportionment the city and county of San | me away and my upraised arm was low- city Is being searched for the criminal. Francisco s entitled to 112 delegates; and wherens, by agreement between the sub-com- | ——— — | mitt heretofore appointed between the ¥ h and Fifth Congressional Districts, the | Fifth District is entitled to have that portion | of Ban Francis nted by fifty-four dele- | gates: now, | Resolved, That the apportionment of sald ' | delegates for th portion of the Fifth Con- gressic 1 District situated in the city and‘ county of San F isco be as follows. | | To Thirty-fourth Assembly I | seven to e Thirty-fifth As 1 | District, six delegates; to the Thir A : | Assembiy District, eight delegates; to the h Thirty-saventh Ascemiiy District, signtacle- | | ATFE udience 1stens 0 (S gates; to the Thirty-eizhth Assembly District, - 1 trict, elght deiegates; to the Forty-first As- | G ]] f G t B t b it Sl Selenpies 1o the sorty ek rilling of Great Britain ‘Where: It is further provided by the call of satd National F an Committee that . by the Congressional district committee in the | manner of !nnmln:l:nz Congressmen in such district; anc g Whereas, Under the primary election law i H | agnied 5t dhe Tase Sendin 0T e TagRiatine House Filled With People Who Hissed Every of thi State, roved March 3, 1 con- . et . Ventions to ominate Congressmen must be| Mention of the British Nation and Cheered | chosen under and lrur“uznv’. to said laWh: n:u]ld | Whereas, No primary election can be hel : : under said ot any 1aw untll the setond Tues: | the Heroic Republican Forces. | | day of August, A. D. 1500; and = | Whereas, In'the absence of any guch prim- | vy election law the holdin; of a rimary i would be without - the safexuards| 7F the gallant, flerce-fighting Boers ) dent of the Transvaal Committee of Californta: against the frauds that notoriously have ac- companied every primary election held in this | city for many years past; and ! Whereas, The Congressional committee of the Sixth Congressional District, including the city of Los Angeles, the second city of this State, to appoint the delegates to said | ngressional district conventions; | *Where . This committee is advised that a | majority of the counties of the State have, ow- ing to the absence of any law controlling the | primary elections, resolved to appoint the dele- gates to the said conventions; mow, therefore, be it Resolved, by this committee, That a Repub- for Cong lican conv District be convene in the cor Sacramento on Thurs: 1900, at 1 o'clock p. m., ing two delegates fror District to the Republican National Convention | to be held at Philadelphia on the 19th day of June, 1900, and for the purpose of eler alternate delegates to serve i Sence of the two first ele transaction of other busi re the conventlon. ssional | by called to | the city of ay of M esolved, That the del essional District ntion to be held | | pursuant to the call of the National Reg n Committee, as aforesald, shail be ted by this committee acco lonment hereinbefore recite Resolved, That the delegates so_appointed | | shall be the reoresentatives to the Republ ate Conven! to be held in the city of § ramento on the 15th day of May, 1900, Resolved, That the several memb committee shall after consulting re s of this sentative Republicans of their several districts, recom- mend to this committee the names of persons of their te con to be appointed as the representativ. everal districts to the district and S ention Resolved, That this committee adjourn to neet at the same place on the §th day of May, | A. D. 190, at 8 o'clock p. m., for the purpose | of receiving said recommendations and acting { upon the same. | The members of the committee are in danger of being plunged into a serfous muddle by the failure of James Alva Watt | to produce his authority for appointing | them. Mr., Watt claimed this authority | was vested in him by a resolution of the Republican District Convention of Sep- tember, 1898. When the committee met a few weeks ago and organized the resolu- . | tion was not produced. W. H. Cobb re- | ferred to it at_a meeting last Thursday | night and Mr. Watt promised to produce | the records at the next meeting. This he again failed to do last night. nor was a call made for the document which he says exists. ANNUAL MEETING OF LIFE INSURANCE MEN | Many Prominent General Agents 5 Gathering at the Palace for a Big Dinner. A number of general agents of the New York Life Insurance Company arrived in the city vesterday to attend the annual meeting to be held to-day. More agents are expected to arrive this morning. About fifty of them will sit down to a banquet this evening at the Palace Hotel. Third Vice President D. P. Kingsley of New York and' his wife are here; also J. C. | McCall, son of President J. A.'McCall and secretary_of the General Agents' Clubs, and E. R. Perkins, . superintendent of agents, both of whom make their head- | quarters in New York. Among the general agents from west of Denver who registered at the Palace yes- | terday are the foliowing: R. E. Brett of Victoria, B. C J. Cressey. General J. | H. Blagge, A. C. Slocum and W. H. Gehr- kens of Los Angeles, W. T. Roberts of Leadville. R. H. McKaig, W. H. Borthe and wife and O. G. Snow of Salt Lake, B. | Holloran and wife of New Mexico, J.' N. Benham of Stockton and Waiter H.' Miller and wife of Spokan —_————————— In the Divorce Court. Juan Dorrego was granted a divorce yesterday by Judge Bahrs from Guada- lupe Dorrego on the ground of desertion. Annie Harloe has been granted a divorce from Charles C. Harloe on the ground of fafiure to provide. Suits for divarce have been filed by John | M. Ricker against Mary A. Ricker for desertion; Susie M. Putnam nst Soule A. Putnam for desertion; Fontanel against Louls J. Fontanel for cruelty: ary E. Coleman against Henry M. Cole- A | patriots up ° by After the hurried to ass the the leaden They decided to resort to th te the bullet. ? c Accoring. affair he was walking up street shoulder. wayman pointed a pistol at him and or- D - e D e P -+ e eSe@ N o naean SCER = - 1 RODGERS, a young butcher, re- siding at 916 Pine street, was held 7 o'clock last night. red on Jackson sted and secured treatment. The bullet struck half an inch inside the edge of the scapula and followed across sheath of t lodged in the muscles of the Drs. Armistead and Thompson pr grade, Gough, accompanied by a young woman, when the footpad, who h: ing in their waki AND USES HIS PISTOL gers Shot in the Shoulder While Trying to Escape From a Highwayman. cred. The footpad, thinking I was reach- &ing for a gun, pulled the trigger of his pistol and it missed fire. The young lady 4 then dodged and ran away, while I, see- Ing that he intended murder, jumped into the street. He fired and the bullet ¢ struck me in the shoulder. I did not fall, @but the footpad became frightened at the [ sound of the report and ran. | “I was unable to see the man's face, as &he had a handkerchief tied over it. He ! was about my height, 5 feet 8 inches, and ¢ was thick set. He spoke with a broken | $accent.” | The ‘hold-up of Rodgers is the third 4 within five days in the same district «Captain of Detectives Seymour {s certain that one man is responsible for all of them 4 In all three instances a lady accompanied 4 the gentleman held up and all give the ¢4 same description of the footpad. @oioieie A. RODGERS, VICTIM OF A BOLD FOOTPAD, AND SCENE OF THE ENCOUNTER. and shot in the right shoulder a masked footpad shertly after The shooting occur- street, near Frankiin. encounter the wounded man the Receiving Hospital un- e shoulder muscles and 3 wit missile but R R R S o e e SR A = S R s SRS S RS S o to Rodgers' version of the @+6e-0+-¢ 0+ 6+ oeoe@ the Jackson between Franklin and Detectives McMahon, Reynolds, Deenan, Wren, Sullivan, Graham and a half dozen more were detalled to scour the Western | Adaition for the footpad. It is belleved that the highwayman went downtown soon after shooting Rodgers 1 been follow- touched him on_the the high- As Rodgers turned o 1 their harder b an vaal com: and after subscriptio of the widows and orphans of the Boer introduced the speaker of the evening, John P. Irish. | Colonel Irish ably reviewed the condi- tions which led up to the present war and incldentally roasted the British for what | he called the wors He told the history of the Free State and the Transvaal in a manner that aroused genuine enthusiasm and he was continu- ally cheered during his discourse. In addition to the oratory there was a mus| of knew of the hearty sentiment favoring | || them expressed at the benefit meeting of | sympathizers | Temple last night they would be nerved for | ttle. audience of the British mention of the heroic Boers. Judge Cooney, chairman of the Trans- | organ solo, ‘‘Battle Praye, ner), Professor E. Werner; address, Hon. John P. Irish; chorus (selected), Scandinavian so- (Professor E. Wer- Metropolitan | at ADVERTISEMENTS. SILKS. DRESS GOODS. NEW STYLES IN FANCY SILKS FOR WAISTS. 21-inch Open Work, Satin and Taffeta Stripes, in latest pastel colorings.... ee....$1.50 Yard 90-inch Taffeta, Plisse and Corded Effects, in great yariety of colorings and styles. 3 $1.35 and $1.50 Yard 99-inch Monotone Effects, In extra heavy warp printed taffetas, all new designs............. $1.50 Yard 24-inch Satin Striped Taffeta Gros-Grain Silk, in light and dark colorings. extra quality..... $ 1,15 Yard Serges and Cheviots, 20 pleces GENUINE CHEVIOT SUITING, warranted all wool and 46 inches in width, 10 different shades.... et draarsdie v O TN ORM SERGE, two different shades, full 42 inches wide, suitable for outing wear........ 65c Yard T SUITING, shrunk .00 Yard ) 1) 18 pieces 50-INCH BLACK CHEVIO and sponged, very superior quality..$ NOTE. All the above goods we have on displap this week, and our patrons in the interior are requested to write for samples of same. L i, u3, 15, 1T, 19, 121 POST STREET. SAVERS OF THE WINTER FLOODS %- | Peace Barry's court yesterday. Callender | sued for $19, which he claimed McKenzie | owed him as the proceeds of a benefit con- cert. The vocal teacher testified that the concert was an artistic but not a financial success and that only $81 was realized, which was just enough to cover expenses. Judge Barry reserve deciston. IN MEMORY OF COMRADES clety; “‘Auf Wohllauts Fittigen” (fantasle for three zithers) (C. Umlauf), Misses E. Schnei- der, D, Bahr, L. Klopper, members of the Columbla Zither Club; “Rose Freiheit,” chor- us, Social Maennerchor, Rothmaenner Lieder- kranz, et al, conducted by Professor Franz Dietz; “Schwyzersang, Was Giebt es Schoen'res ut a'r Welt” (J. Schneeberger), singing clety of the Gruetll Vereln (Swiss), mixed chorus, conducted by Professor Franz Dietz; (a) “Aut den Bergen” (Abt), (b) ‘Liedes Freihelt” (Stunz), grand chorus of the sing- ing socleties Alpenrosli, Germanla, San Fran- | cisco Turn Vereln, Mission Turn Verein, Schwaben Verein, Walhalla, et al; "My Flag" | (Roeckel), Alameo Quartet, Mme. Coursen- Roeckel, Mrs. H. Lewls, Mile. Elena Roeckel, Miss Tillle Miley; violin solo (selected), Pro- fessor Bernhard Mollenhauer, accompanied by Miss Edith Batchelder; (a) ‘“Abschied vom Vaterland” (F. Moehring), (b) “Heute Scheid Ich, Morgen Wand're Ich” (C. Isenmann), | grand chorus by the singing socleties Teutonia, The house was filled with | that hissed every mention fon and cheered every | e of California, presided, | announcing several substantial | .to the fund for the support so0- kind of oppression. cal programme under the direction | pintracht, Freundschaft, Saenger Bund, Bay- Professor Franz Dietz that charmed |ern Bund, Freie Deutsc meinde, et al the big gathering. The singing of the |conducted by Professor . ger; Tran: choruses was really excellent and there | Yaal nativnal hymn, Mm B Hosky follows: Chairman not too much of it. Der Alpen Frisches R. Krenger). sicging soclety of the Gruetll Verein, mixed chorus nducted by Professor Franz Dietz; organ solo (selected), Professor E. Werner. The programme of the evening, M. Cooney, presi- !TD CLOSE ALL THE Street Railway Companies Making Preparations to Handle Teachers’ There {s a movement on foot to have all the stores in the city closed on May 1. was started by those in charge of the teachers’ annuity fund benefit, who are working night and day to make the com- ing event a success. ers suggested that the exercises in Glen Park would be more largely attended it the clerks and other employes of downtown stores and wholesale could be given a day off from their on that occasion. A number of the larger employers have been interviewed and nearly al agreed to the suggestion, with the proviso that the closing of stores be general. tween now and .the lIst of May nearly every business man in the cit, proached with the request t on May 1. The promoters of the movement are of the opinfon that they will succeed and that nearly every clerk and employe in the city will have an opportunity to enjoy the outing with his family and friends. All_the spare men and cars of both the | San Francisco and San Mateo Market-street_companies are being made available for the big Mayday festival. The former line will have its nineteen new big cars out on that day, besides all of the other remodeled ones, receiving an overhauling in the shops dur- ing the past six months. has been figuring how it _could ficlent power to propel these additional cars, as the motor not 'sufficient for the extra work. solution of the by the offer of t. sho) to furnish teo company with all the extra power that may By the completion of the tunnel leading into Glen Par] Market-street company is enabled to_run its cars into the pari slnrt\n street To ‘I ot traffic on Mayday Manager Vinin, Mnrkez-su»ety syitem has evolve which he the public. people residin all cars inten direct by way of Fillmore street will start from Broadway and Fillmore street and go straight to the For the Mission people the starting int will be the carhouse on Mission and wenty-ninth street, thence direct to the park. "Persons taking Valencia-street cars ring. will have southern end of Valencia street to the carhouse. sons will be transported to and from the park by the two lines of electric cars. cars south of Market street will transfer man for cruelty, and Clara Vecki against Victor G. Vecki for cruelty. to the Mission cars at Twenty-ninth street. OFFERS THE CITY A ’ FINE WATER SYSTEM Lake Tahoe and San Francisco Works Agrees to Construct the Plant for $21,215,000. The Lake Tahoe and San Francisco ‘Water Works yesterday submitted an in- ventory of its property and works to the Board of Supervisors. The inventory was accompanied by a definite offer to dellver water to this city at a pressure of 300 feet above the sea level. The offer is outlined in_the following flve propositions: The company offers to construct the works, with a capacity of 30,000,000 gallons daily, single pipe line, for the sum of $17,- 960,000, or with two pipe lines from the reservoir for $20,405.000. For a capacity of 100,000,000 gallons daily the sum of $21,215,000 | will be charged. For a capacity of 100.000,- 000 gallons daily above the intake reser- voir and 60,000,000 gallons daily to San Francl!co{h‘?ll{fle ;;l?‘e line, the Fflco will , or with two pipe [i 2, | Pt pipe lines $32, | The time in which the company binds itself to finish the works \mderpun))" of the propositions will be five years. The differ- | ence in the foregoing estimates and the | one made September 23, 1589, to bring 30 000,000 gallons daily for the sum of $15,000. 000, is on account of increased thickness o metal used, the factors of safety being much higher than was intended TELEPHONE LICENSE WILE BE COLLECTED Tax Collector Scott Will Recommend That Present Order Be Amended to Comply With Charter. Tax Collector Scott will go before the Supervisors’ License Committee this aft. ernoon for the purpose of reco that the ordinance which proviioe pon8 license of §2 per quarter on “all machines in which on deposit of a 5-cent piece cop. tain services are rendered” be so amended that it will conform with the provisions of the charter. Supervisor McCarthy holds that the ordinance plainly covers nickele in-the-slot telephones, and that the Pacific Telephone Company 15 indebted to the city to the amount of many thousands of dal. lars. His resolution, which was adopted at last Monday's meeting, directs the Tax Collector {o enforce the order, The Tax Collector declares that as soon as the resolution is conveyed to him of. ficially he will Proceed to obey it. He is of the opinion, lowever, that section two of the charter, which provides that an ordinance shall' embrace but one subject will prevent the enforcement of the order. The Tax Collector states, however, that he will be guided entirely by the action of the Supervisors and wiil S paperyt carry out thelrl STORES ON MAY DAY Picnic Crowds. It Many of the teach- the laces bors of them Be- will be ap- at he close i the | | and | | which have been This cnmpan}’ et suf- | lant is The problem has been reached LP Market-street company the San Francisco and San Ma- ower of the be needed on this occasion. along Bosworth street the direct from Mis- tremendous of the a plan,| thinks will be satisfactory tp For the accommodation of the in the Western Addition Hed” to enter the _grounds ‘To meet the rk without transfer- to walk one block from the It is estimated that 150.000 per- All WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY | Services Held by George H. Thomas Post, Grand Army of the Republic. Gegrge H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., held | services last night in Red Men's building in memory of Samuel O. Gregory, C. B. Hutchins, George A. Fisher, Henry P. | Stults, F. C. Muller, George Hageman, | Fred W. Neuman, James Ryan, A. M. Brown, P. F. Walsh, Henry Willlams, D. J. Staples and F. S. Douty, comrades who passed away during 1899-1900. | The memorial service of the Grand Army of the Republic was read by Com- mander A. Mautner, after which J. H. Roberts, the adjutant, read the records of the deceased comrades, closin; a peroration. Rev. J. S. Thomas delivered the address of the evening. In addition there was a programme of appropriate vocal and instrumental music; also reci- tations that were listened to by a large audience. W. J. Watson, A. Vining. Hugh M. Burke and A. D. Cutler were the committee on exercises. —_————— ‘Wholesalers Suffer Loss. Wholesale dealers in wire nails and wire fencing in this city say they have lost at least $100,000 in the last few days by rea- READY TO ACT Contract Will Be Signed to Apportion the Work Contemplated. California Water and Forest Associa« tion, Two Departments of Federal Government and Two Universi- ties to Co-operate. —_— Methods for storing flood waters have | been engaging the attention of interested parties throughout the State. Represen- tatives of the California Water and For- est Association, the State University and Stanford University and J. B. Lippincott of the United States geological survey will meet in this city next Saturday for the purpose of contracting surveys for | the construction of works to store flood waters. The two universities, through proper representatives, have agreed to contribute | Son of an arbitrary reduction by the man- their best effort The Government | ufacturers in the price of these goods, of through the D.,artment of Agriculture | which reduction they were first notified and the geological survey will supply the | jast Saturday by John W. Gates, chair- nece: ry funds. The Water and Forest man of the American Steel and Wire Association will also supply money, $10.- | Company. The reason assigned by Gates 000 having been already subscribed. Prob- | js that there is an overproduction. The ably not more than $2500 will be necessary | New York correspondents of the San for the beginning. ‘The country tributary to Cache Creek, Stony Creek and Putah Creek in the Sac- ramento Valley, Yuba River in Lassen | County and Santa Ana River has been | selected as flelds for grellmlnnl’)‘ ‘work, which will consist of the location of res- ervoirs, an investigation of the water supply of each district and an inquiry into the matter of conflicting rights. Francisco houses have written that the move came about by reason of the short- ing of stocks, and that the shutting down of twelve plants controlled by the com- pany was ordered to affect speculative values. —_——— To Get Rid of Hoodlums. A meeting of citizens living in the vicin- ity of Bay street and Montgomery avenue met last night to devise means of ridding the neighborhood of the hoodlums that congregate there. The chairman was in- structed to appoint a committee to confer ith the Board of Supervisors and Police Commission regarding the matter. Vocal Teacher Sued by Pupil. Professor J. W. McKenzie, the voecal teacher, was the defendant In a suit brought against him by Hugh Callender, one of his former pupils, In Justice of the Ohe fourth _qf_your-life is spentinw Comfortable walk- 'ms shoes s}iovid conform tothe feet. A/nst‘s shoes are ndzd for their wa”(iqg quohg. / cat nlog for the askin with sum=- mer st},es\ > <t