The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 1900, ‘WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, MAY QUEEN;RULES TEACHERS FESTIVAL > Thousands of School Children and Their Friends Unite to Make the Celebration Exercises a Success---Picnics and Sports Held at Various Places in Commemoration of the Great Holiday. UNDER THE DIRECTION NN, 5 OR A G S HE first of May, which in the I calendars of this country has a double significance, was maost 1gly observed yesterday by school ren and patriots alike. Many stores were closed and business took a brief respite, while thousands of people left the city for out-of-door | amusements of various kinds. Across the bay on the Marin and Alameda sides picnickers made the £ their few hours’ surcease from es of daily labor. All day the traveling to the outlying dis- ts werepacked with pleasure-seek- At Glen Park a mammoth fes- were between i the event of the day. It will embered by the school ity as a day of gen- which there was or halt. s in the open did vance of the holi- the evening patriotic meetings reciting the at naval hero and tle which enrolled the books of the of this Db THIRTY THOUSAND CHILDREN SWARM INTO GLEN PARK Benefit for Teachers’ Annuity Fund a Most Phenomenal Success. - cam cream counte rarying a show of ng that wor 4 soul of the indoors e winding and th a Swift playe y, carrying for a with happy attendance life of the festival was on aid not shine nor did the gh overhanging re full menacing _Vapors. riety of pastime and child’s sport . ged in aces of all descrip- nd drills absorbed the of children in their henics So varied was the it is hard to Just the bill. Boys' bands sic, which, If it were not e musiclan to sle for whom = enough ithout the pres- of the munici- s there and he panies in \action. lunch was served executive commit- m were the Mayor, t of Schools Marks, ma. Supervisor Ma- Stanford. gainst mediate reach of . selected as afternoon weeping were brought to they needed little mother usually child k the strains of Pro- 1d were heard in a er entitied ““Bohe- r the band played ™ children | l'v t rs. lock Mayor Phe- the Board of Education, Mrs. Mary Kincaid, James Denman. R, H. Webster, - 3 the day; W. N. Bush, director - Colonel C. H. Murphy, grand - a John < 1y, 100k their o stand and the exercises v were inaug- | urated. The progrs : . Opening _march, chfldren from Agamsiz, Clement, Douglass, Emerson Haight, Hamil- ton, Herrison, Hawthorn Humboldt, James Lick and John Swett schools. Exercises, under the airection of Professor Robert Barth. teacher of physical culture. Chorus, *‘America,” by nter, or | superv from 1 Miss: queen on of which the given. The - eerpentine, Gebhardt cour, Alborell, F guerite » was rendered M. L. O ford (chorus by the Hancock Glee Club, under ction of Miss Estelle Carpenter, supervisor co schools): Irish Jig, (oupil of Miss Sibyl with guitar and piano Garibaldi, Arthur Del- hurrer, Nellie Thomas, Romilda phia Czarnecki (plano); sword Sibyl apbell, champlon sword Old Folks at n (chorus by Han- der direction of Miss arpenter): cakewalk, Fred Katz and John Meyn and John Garibaldi, , Arthur - Lopez, Joseph wford; Richard Willlams . Raimond Johnson and Bacigalupl, Fred Berg and Ruth La- Georgette Orr and Eunice Miller. He Asylum Band: flag 9 from Mi h ne ng c mer, Autumn and Winter, Ha r “Sch Indian _clubs Swett School <Ol from Longfeilow School, under -t accompanisd by the la’ France McDermott m Agassiz School; fen ises. puplls from Rincon § from Longfellow K. Black, Aum march 001 001} ne, Ruby ~Cameron, Redding c g, “‘For Viet'ry, Home and Glor: or by Ad. Tocher, David Manlloy pupils from HaWthorne Schoo s Hornpipe.” Jewell and Lorine and § vyears old; dance roundel with s, girls of V. E. gymnastic class; in- tai sic, Hebrew Orphan Asylum dlan club_drill, puplls from the Ch- ver princ| Miss Rose T! pal, Pro- Miehling instructor. The athletic events resulted as follows: Race for boys, fourth and fifth grades, fifty yards—Won by J. Hall, Peabody School; M. Long, Dudley Stone School, second Race for girls, fifty yards—Won by M, Cane, Langtellow “Sehool: C.” Buckon, Misslon Gram: Sack james forty yards—Won by O. Lindskog, School; 8. Tanebaum, * Lincoln dash for bo by D. Shei e second. Time, 12 seconds, ard dash for boye—Won by ug Valley School; W. Sawyer, School, second race for girls. », Clement School, mopolitan School, second. As the afternoon wore into the night the vd began to thin out, but it was long eighth and Washington fitty yards J. Plekler, South Won by L. | MAYDAY SCENES AT GLEN PARK. . after the dinner hour when Glen Park was cleared of the frolicking, romping school children. At 7 the gates were closed and the last cars were on the way to the city. - REMEMBERED THE GREAT VICTORY OF MANILA BAY The members of the Garfield League held brief exercises yesterday in honor of at their hall, J. T. Morrison spoke upon the theme, “Dewey’s Victory at Manfla.” The following programme |ihat he was glad to express hi was presented: Vocal solos, Misses Han-|with the movement to per son; musical selections, Professor Duer; | memory of the famous battle patriotic songs, A. R. Anson. | - ‘Governor Gage wrote that he was sorry The following telegram was recetved |he could not attend petuate the from the President: SRS E. M. Galyin, president Garfeld League, san | CELEBRATION OF | Francisco, Call: Your league has my best { | INTERNATIONAL LABOR HOLIDAY The Socfalist Labor party celebrated in- ternational Labor day at Metropolitan Temple last night with a monster mass- wishes for the success of its Dewey day exe cises. Please convey to those who may pai ticipate in the ceremonies my cordial greetin; WILLIAM McKINLEY. 4 Admiral Dewey sent the following ggeet- ng: I have the pleasure to acknowledge the re- | )t of your letter of the I2th instant, in re- n to the approaching celebration in your | meeting, at which the principles of the city. of the anniverfars of the Battle of Ma_ | arganization were expounded by able ila’ Bay e highést appreciation o < e the patriotic motives that prompted the Legis- speakers. Mayday chosen for a dem- onstration of organized labor throughout | the world by the Congress of Socialists. | held tn Paris in 18%, and every vear sinco then the occasion has been honored in a fitting manner by the toilers who have banded themselves for their own protec- vour State in maki 1 a legal iotida 1 trust that the ratign may be most successful in advancing lovegot flag and country and every true form of patriol GEORGE DEW: John D. Long commended the people of M: of San Franclsco for celebrating the anni-| tfon. rsary of the battle of Maniia Bay. He | Cameron H. King Sr. presided over the said the battle was as a milestone mark- , gathering last night. In his opening | speech he sald: “On_this day in all the civilized coun- tries of the world men and womén, toilers in all branches of industry, are assembled to do honor to that creator of all clviliza- tlon—that mighty power which has in l!?' Benator Perkins wrote a long letter, in which he sald the celebration of the an- niversary had more than a local or a na- the beginning of a new era of en- tenment and civilization in the islands the Pacific. | tlonal significance. Tt was the celebra- | brought forth science, art, invention, Ift- tion of an event, he wrote, that marks | erature and learning, which has produced a st step forward in civilization, the | for man’'s enjoyment all that nourishes greater share of the blessings from which [ and sustains life, all that ministers to man’s comfort or surrounds him with lux- would flow to the Pacific Coaft. | ury, This day is set apart to do honor Congressman Eugene F. Loud wrote 50 YArD RACE FOR GlIRLS AT HSTS GRADES 50 YARD mAc roR moy S 4™ & 5T GRADES. ympathy | to that author of all wealth, whose dig- nit d title is human labor.” sford, Arthur Andre, G. B King Jr., William Cost ws also made speec were recefved at frequent intervals with great applause as each speaker made some telling point regarding the struggle which labor {s now waging against capi- ta The following musical programme added Ervml,\' to the enjoyment of the evening: Selections, Soclalist Labor band; songs, by Mrs. E. Whitney, Miss A. Callundan and Miss C. Wiedemann. sseerrs NATIVE SON. which | S HAVE AN OUTING AT EL CAMPO California Parlor No. 1, N. 8. G. W., heid its Mayday outing at El Campo v and though th threatening ther of the foremoon caused a falll off in the attendance, it in no wise damp- the a or of the jolly crowd that gathered at the picnic ground on Marin's iresque shore. On ‘the arrival of the early boat dane- %e was commenced and soon after the picnickers took to the hills and_enjoyed their reads” among the shady tree: The latter part of the day was devoted to racing and barring a few fancy fa by some of the eager contestants t gramme under the supervision of Jc Herget was carried out to a satisfactory Icnnulus"m, FINE ART PALACES OPENED AT PARIS Creditable Exhibit Made in the Nicely Located American | Section. | sident Loubet open- | f Fine Arts this r- | to the exposition along sees. The i In the por- tion of the grounds adjoining the Champs Elysees. The President drove to the ter- race, where the Premier, M. Waldeck- | Rousseau, and the members of the Cabi- net and the exposition authorities had as- embled. After the usual greetings, the Presic made our of the rooms, be- ing received at the entrance of each for- cign section by the respective Commis- sioner. | bit, which 1s an_at- ed between the Brit- tions and occupies a on at the d of the grand T lleries are hung and h material, the prevail- ing tone being sage green, which is a very estful co! , in_contrast with the red covering of the adjacent sec- The American exh active one, I8 pl and French s 314 § jecorated with g The x is and private collec. of he ited State: hich have appealed to have almost ail loaned ble paintings, which has resulted in exceedingly credftable - exhibit of an American art —_—— HELD FOR MURDER. | Dr. Bogle Must Answer for Having Shot J. M. Miller. SANTA ROSA, May 1—Dr. Samuel 8. Bogle, a leading physician of this city, was this afternoon held to appear before the Superior Court o, > of murder in the second degree for having killed J. M. Miiler last Wednesday ening. Dr. Bo- gle's bail was fixed at $20,000. Dr. Bogie and_Miller quarreled over a small bill which Miller alleged Bogle owed him. Bogle's friends claim that Miller at- tempted to assanit Hogle and that the lat- ter killed Miller in séif-defense. BURNED TO DEATH. | Horrible Accident Occurs to a Young | Girl. SEATTLE, Wash.,, May l—Katle Lof-| tus, a girl 14 years old, was burned to death at the residence of her parents at Tenth avenue and East First stréet yester- day afternoon. Her clothing caught fire | While she was preparing supper and she | inhaled the flames. The girl was alone in | the house when the accldent occyrred. It | is supposed that she threw oil on the fire | in the kitchen stove. e BRI | Tramp Is Run Over. ] Spectal Dispatch to The Call. { SUISUN, May 1—A tramp giving the | name of August Vender was run over hera | at 9 o'clock to-night by the east-bound | overland train. He was riding on the | blind baggage and in-attempting to jump | from the train before it came to a’stop ®hiigren frow =bove memed echools. under the | fell upon the track. His right leg was | cut off just below the knee and his left leg broken at the ankle. County Physiclay w. G led attended to th who then re- moved to the County Hospital. -— ENTOMBED IN A GLACIER. Eric Ericsson anfi‘;eter Foss Among | the Missing. KASLO, B. C., May 1.—It is feared that Eric Ericsson and Peter Foss have found thefr tombs in the great Lardo glacier. Their bodies will remain in their sepul- cher of ice till the snow melts in June. They left here last fall for their clalms Bear Creek. They did not come out d their families are afraid that the two are among the long roll of dead miners. DOLE FOR GOVERNOR. President of Hawail to Continue as Executive. WASHINGTON, May 1.—President Dole has been selected as the first Governor of Hawali. The formal announcement will be made when the list of Hawailan of- ficials to be appointed by the President is complete, AL AR Unknown Commits Suicide. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PASO ROBLES, May 1L—A man commit ted suicide near this city yesterday by shooting himself through the head. was traveling ‘with a wagon -and had pitched his tent and deliberately shot himself. The Coroner’s inquest was held to-day and a verdict of suicide was found. Deceéased ‘was about 28 years old, and ac- | cording to a note left cameé from Hemet, Riverside. County, where his father re- sides. side Lo Bl Fire at Pinole. Special Dispatch to The Call. PINOLE, May 1.—The Judson or black powder department of the Giant Powder Works caught fire this morning at 10:30 o'clock.and was totally destroyed. The loss ‘is estimated by Sugermlendenk Rol- ler to be about $6000. The. cause of the accident is not known. . No one was in- Jured. e President Wheeler Talks. SAN DIEGO, May 1.—President Benja- | min Ide Wheeler of the State University addressed a large gathering at the opera- house this evening. His topic was E?n?e Position of California.” prichs oo a5 Mafia Members Arrested. ROME, May 1.—Forty members of the Mafla have been arrested at Pelermo, Si- cily. A great sensation has been caused by _the arrests. G+t 4444444 444444444440 I Dot miss the first install- ment of the series of exclusive articles written by General Joseph Wheeler, to appear in next Sunday’s Call. | Aassasassssatssacassasad ) Ha } 1 | | Sergeant Robert Wilson Shot | or see or Hear any | about the same story of the shooting as the wife of Private Willlam Germer, Company H, Eighteenth Infantry, now in_the Phillppines. Young Kessaei is a tough character for one of his years, and has frequently had trouble with the pollc He was arrested a short time ago for stoning an old man. He says he carried a revolver to protect himself, as one of the neighbors had lN .I-H MURD .| threatened to chastise him. He is not re- {lated to Mrs. De Serreria, but has been y A S[] LUlEH | & frequent visitor at her home. When the | B police reached the house about midnight they found the boy in a drunken stupor on the dining-room floor. He says that he did not hear the sound of any of the shots. The woman asscrts that She heard but one report, although there is a bullet hole in Wilson’s head and another through the body ROBS HIS MOTHER AND FLEES WITH A WOMAN Thomas Neveau Steals the Wealth His Parent Brought From Down by an Unknown Assassin. —e Meets Death While Walking With Wife of a Soldier and a Boy, Nome. Both of Whoni Are CHICAGO, May 1—The = Montreal Arrested. (Quebec) police to-day were notified to ar- rest Thomas Neveau and a woman cf the name of “Carroll, said to have-left Chi- Robert Wilson, & serpeant in the Sixth | ¢ago last night with property valued at Artillery, was’murdered about & o'clock | $70,000, alleged to have been stolen by last night in the road on Lake street, be- | ¥Oung Neveau from his mother. tween Nineteenth and Twentleth avenues | -Mrs. M. J. Neveau, mother of Thomas, Ada de Serreria, sister-in-law. of C. H. hmflde the %ehm:‘mm. dslileusmd :n; and Cassassa, bandmaster at the Chutes, and | Rer sons. Thomas and ATLOUr, had re- v 5 b d from Cape Nome. In a John Keusael of 1915 Lake street, a_boy | Sellas ane Rept diamonds, goid. dust and of 11, who were with. Wilson at the time | negotiable paper, valued at $30,000, and of the killing, have been detained at the ; other papers showing her right to a claim Central police station, pending an inves-| on Bonanza Creek.. The claim, she said, tigation of -the crime. was_ worth $40,000. ~Yesterday, according Wilson was shot. in the ‘mouth and [to Mrs. Neveau's story, Thomas put some through the heart and must have died | kind of an opfate into her tea and she re- instantly. ~When W. F. Miller of 1819 mained in a_ deéep stupor until evening. Lake street, who heard the shots, ran out When ‘she awoke she found that bher into the road he found Mrs. de’Serreria | Younger son and the valise containing her kreeling: beside the cory With endear- | Ftoperty, had disappeared. = Mrs. Neveau ing names she was calling upon the dead | is under the.care of a physician, who says man to speak to her. -Young Kessaei was | she is suffering from poison. Detectives not then insight, but was. found some /are at work and to-day learned that per- time later at home; Stupefled with drink, | Sons answering the descriptions given of According to the story told by Mrs. aé | youns Nerveau, who is but i7years old. and Serreria she had been drinking for sev- Sadle Carroll, 28 'years old, left for eral hours with Wilson ard the boy in the Mnmreal, Neveau's former home, at .11 house at 1915 Lake street. - About 7 o'clock | 0'clock last night. fllletyhst:;!e%outlgor :ng;uml At n;‘e time & -‘:&‘—n‘ > of ihe shooting the, n says she was ppoin a Regen ¢ feet behind W 3 Toung Tcenael was About hait a bioci 1n | ( SACRAMENTO, May. 1.-Governor Gage front of them. She heard a shot and saw | (-9a¥. appemied A& W JFarier, oL Tt Wilson fall forward on his face. Bhe says | {OUNHy 1B OF | A she did not k‘flgw tr:)m e:h&t dlrlectlloy;‘ the . o = ), not s e s i Emte— shot came, g tol flash Knights of Maccabees. rson in the victnity. Young Kessaeli had somewhat recovered At a recent review of San Francisco Tent the degree team of Golden West from the excess of liquor when taken to :ha poléce ’tlld"‘;.:l:‘ }ltaglo.cjllx lhl;‘ morn- cou ) 0 ey (! Stald ‘tory work for the visited tent by giving did the woman. He admits, however, that | he took a 38-caliber pistol from the house ' early in the evening, but says it was not loaded. After the Ehooting he says he took the pistol back to the house and left it on the table. The police were unable to_find the.weapon. Wilson, the man, was stationed with his’ battery at Honolulu until he came here a few weeks ago with a pris- oner. The woman that although | S5 Eoes by the name of De Serreria sho 1 the compliment and initiate candidates for Golden West Tent. Arrangements are in progress for a con- test between the teams of the two tents pamed for a trophy in the shape of a beautiful banner. e contest will be for E%Inll in the ritualistic and floor work. e of the terms of the conteSt will be that the winning team shall accept chal- lenges from any team on this coast, Tent appeared and performed the initia- | the degrees to one candidate. The degree | team of San Francisco Tent will return ETHHEE PIONEERS PASS % ‘ AWAY IN SAN DIEGO Former British Vice Consul Joseph Winchester, Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Slade Called to Rest. SAN DIEGO, May 1.—Three of the old- est settlers of San Diego died this morn- ing. Joseph Winchester, formerly Brit- ish Vice Consul and a prominent business man for over twenty years, dled after a | short illness from pneumonia. Mrs. Emily Douglas Wilbur, daughter of Major David Bates Douglas, who planned and lald out the grounds and bulldings at West Point Military Acad- emy, dled at 4 a. m., aged 71 vears. She | was the wife of the first Episcopal clergy- man of this city and came here with him | thirty-one vears ago to establish, the church here, She lived in the same home | from her arrival to her death | - Mrs. Mary J. Slade died this morning of | paralysis, aged 71. She came here twenty- one years ago and very prominent {in the early life -~ » Diego. ———— | How a Japanese Immigrant Landed. At 3:30 o’clock yesterday morning three boilermakers who had been working all night on the Rio de Janeiro reported to Customs - Inspector . Elmer L. Challoner that they had seen a Japanese on the Mail dock dripping wet and acting strangely. Challoner went in pursuft and found the Japanese in charge of a police officer. The fugitive was an fmmi- | grant who had been uring the night he went over the side | of the Rio and swam ashore. Mr. Chal- | loner returned him to the vessel. —_———— { John Barstow Indicted. | The Federal Grand Jury examined wit- nesses yesterday in the case of the United { States of America John Barstow, alias James Buckner Blair, ali.s Robert Deu- | | prey, charged with using the mails to de- | fraud _the public in connection with the | imaginary ~ Oneida Oft Company. The jury will_report an indictment agalnst him on - Friday - of this week. Barstow | confessed to . Postal Inspector Erwin vesterday that he was alone in the en- [ terprise and that he would plead gullty. Juror in Contempt. [ Willlam A. Tilly, a juror in the trial of James M. Anderson now going on before | the case was called for hearing yesterday | morning. Judge Dunne issued an attach- ment for him_ wkich was put in the hands of the Sheriff, but the absent juror was not located up to the time of adjourn- | ment. This morning, if he is found, he will be called upon to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court. LS SRS R S | ~ Porto Rican Resclution Signed. WASHINGTON, May 1.—The joint reso- lution continuing the present administra- tive officlals in Porto Rico in office until l{x:fllvpolnunenksl are mldusd;r the o overnment law was si th Pn-lfnnx at 2:30 o'clock this “‘m%ofln. Orders for prizes were given | denied a landing. | Judge Dunne, failed to materialize when | to the first and second winners of the fole lowing events: Race for boys 10 years or younger, race for boys 15 years or younger, race for girls 10 years or younger, race for girls 15 years or younger, young ladles” race, young men's race, married ladies’ race, married men’s race, fat ladies’ race, fau men’s race, members’ race and race for | members of Buena Vista Parlor No. 68, N.D.G. W arge number of gate and chance priz s also distributed. The followi committees were charge of the = 3 Hobro Jr., John Linehan and W Rowiands, assistant floor managers; Miss | M. Coppage, Miss Mae Higgh Miss Mollie Long, Mrs. J. P. Dockery Committee on games—John L. Herget | man), James J. Jamison, John Mitche Myron Wolf, Mrs. J. J. Neubarth, Mrs. Estes, Mrs. B. F. Hanlon Committee on wheel—F. W. Marston (chalr- man). F. B. Ryan, B. F. Hanlon, J. P. Dock- ery, Miss Anna Woi prissches” 3 B ST. FRANCIS PARISH PICNIC AT SHELL MOUND There was a big attendance at the St. . esterday a gene Daneing, athl games and r making was the order of the da: fternoon _the field sports were the Judge C. Si h: part of the programme harge. The races resulted as follows Boys’ years—W. Me( k race, Meader, P rm en's race | lezged race—J ¢ . J. Sulli- van and P E v, skip and jump-R. McShane, P the “shot—A. T. O Brien, sanctuary (older boys) | younger b. Ray | boys sodality race—3. | Auregul: girls of Pre | Hrynes, E. Gaffney, C. 0 to 12 years—A. | chuster, M. M » 12-Dorothy Duga Viola Hefferman: girls’ fon Convent, under 4—May Ring, W. Walker, Maud Ki race for c F. His- CALIFORNIA COMMANDERY AT THE FESTAL BOARD Naval Order of California Commande | the Unitea St held its first social | gathering tn honor of Dewey day at the | Occidental Hotel yesterday afternoon. ommandery met | at a luncheon, 1 a deliclous menu and pled the great admiral. There was no speech making and the af- fair partook altogether of the nature of | an informal celebration. Californta Com- | mandery s an organization composed of | officers or descendants of the | Twenty memby | commissioned navy | of navy officers. It was organized Sep. | tember 7. 1399, with twe four charter members and now boasts of a member- ship of thirty, The offi mandery are Captain He . commander; Charle (retired), recorder. terday were the fol the commandery: C: Pelham Ames, Worth tenant Commander H. T. Mavo. | ant F. H. Lefavor, Captain Wel Welch, U.'S. the table P Seated wing members of | | Henry Glass, Hathaway, Commander F. Captain L. H. Turner of the Na serve and late lev nt U. | tain H. Z. Howare les ¥ | lieutenant” T. S. N.: commander J. C | Morong (retired), Dr. W. F. McNutt and | Captain Uriel Sebree, lighthouse inspec- | tor. —_—— | PICNICKING RAILROAD ‘ MEN SUFFERED DELAYS Despite the 1l { them all day, the Railway sociation of California had enjoyable cuting yesterday at Sunset Park, Sants Cruz Mountams. It was their annual pic- nie, Fate seemed to delay the men, The ferry-boat laden with excursionists left the depot at 10 o’clock, and on arriving at the Alameda molé was campelled to waif cutside for nearly twenty minutes unti the boat In the slip. pulled out. No fur. | ther Incidents occurred until the home- ward journey. When a short distance out side of San Jose the long train was brought to a sudden stop, and had to waii two hours until tornup.track could be re. placed. The train which preceded the =ail roaders had run into a switch and played havoe with the recadbed. A wrecking crew was called Into service. and after repairy had been made the belated picnickers con- | tinued their journey to the city. | MAY QUEEN CROWNED AND CHORAL ODE SUNG | fortune which pursued Smploy As. A very pretty Mayday festival took place last night at the home of the Boys and Girls' Afd Society, Grove and Bake: streets. Children took part in the songs marches and other exercises. A May queen was crowned and a Mayday ode was sung in chorus. At the conclusion o) the set exercises supper was served in the large dming-room. There were presem the officers of the society and othe) .guests. The exercises were under the d& rection of Mr. Westenton and Mra Web ler. teachers of the school