The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 18, 1900, Page 2

[ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1900. BOER DELEGATES WARMLY WELCOMED New York Officials Make Cordial Speeches to the Three Peace Envoys From the Transvaal. FE i An Appeal Made by the Commissioners to the American People to Ask Great Britain to Stop the South African War, TOCKTON, May 17.—The thirteenth annual session of the Christian En- deavor Union of California was call- ed to order this evening by Presi- dent Coulthurst at Agricultural Pavilion, with half of the delegates in their seats. A mo interesting pro- free peop have appealed to 3 N * WASHINGTON, May 4 ® 17 g received officia b4 “ consequence of their c ;¢ | ® following with close inter- g | b 4 t according to the & « off s to come to the ¢ é e the purport © . some of the authorities $ . It is still the purpos f N tinguished strangers,” 2 3 ave the question of o Transvaal e determined. It & | ) 8™ icials, however. sion of the Com- ¢ | . r than a diplomatic character, and whatever & 3 m 1 ' intervention of the United States fl - s At t is th it the President will deeline to act. ! Qieiei 000 siaieieieieieis iobeie ted b eted wou.u:.-g! alf of ¥ Wessels. ot t who said iber E - Fische 2 that we mean : if not to-day, are doing our ghting c dly €all it a r s & e boy trying to defend | B 4. If we are beaten s i a w be ashamed in future , “Whet 1 will convey to his widow gain, I wish vou g ssful in your bers of the Municipal Assem- resent were each in turn | delegates. Then a gre introduced, and Mr. | relied on the women of ong that sympathy for Eling Boers which was now so | left the City Hall they ken by the hands by persons on their reappearance the D a cheer, and Mr. Fischer, | on the steps of the City Hall, 2 brief address, in which e said | the nsvaal and the State were struggling for and wanted the sympathy of merica { they were escorted to their car- It took several minutes to extri- car from the crowd which ind and shook hands with the | MIDNIGHT MARRIAGE | AT DEATHBED SIDE. pon him Will ning his engagement room the had. c iam F. Ballard rooms in the having existed remarkable wed- | a few hours be- | physician, Dr. His Miss Klink, and with it went 1d and wife before dea d r Ry | 5 s & people. The e :,; ;mfls; Iy near the end of he bride spin the s | > marriage rite were said s the wedding ceremc . completed that s et > few hours longer. The marria the result : ‘ artie ? meveral months d came here ; », c h of h th He !\ grand deputy in ars, and he is six years older than in this city, PLATF PTED BY Electo; n 1S ctes ¥ e ORM ADO | e ;\‘.{.'.;" ':::r :5‘7"":‘.1»1_.? nd 0. Brag MONTANA REPUBLICANS | 51" Kentack Tor Viee Bresgeni. % 3 !3‘:"_1‘::‘r»:n(}"eT;rr;K(;:u»'r)‘m{h:\'. O. Bradley delegates at | Philadelphia ;’ mvention by acclamation George [r;on, y of Lexington and W. A. G | ored) were elected delegates on :Lfieielg‘fih | Members of the Party Who Supported Clark for Senator Are De- ballot. —The platform e i can State Con- | administration of | ST. LOUIS STRIKERS STILL REFUSE TERMS r the re-election of Sen- | nounces trusts and on local | Insist That All 0ld Emplo: Back to Work by the Strog - Democratic State ve and legislative and unworthy of the Street le. They have by Rail affairs of the State Ry, ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 17.—The culmin, tion of the prolonged struggle bete o the St. Louis Transit Company an?ean army of employes is not yet 1n .énzht'n“‘! withstanding the conferences helq dqur. o the past week, i Shortly after 3 o’clock t Transit company officials again met ag | the Planters Hotel and continued in ses slon two hours, but the conference ‘w\. without definite result. The differenwe. Lave narrowed down fo a clause whih | canis for the complete reinstatement ot he raliroad officials | all the oid men. T flatly stated that under no circumstances em to su- | , ruined the good citizens, defled our A corruption synono- the action -of those their party in the | Senator in the last | measured terms the wciples by the eleven vated for and assisted ‘in the last Legislative Assembly of a e person of W. A. Clark to the the statement recently made the opportunity will send as tatives two Republican Senators. A minority report approved the action our repre- | would the men employved by th persede the strikers be displaced. After of ‘the Republicans Who wvoted againet | the adjournment President Why £ Clark and_omitted any mention ofgxho” the Transit company stated tnn'm:‘e:flg‘ who The majority report was adopt- | Was final, and that it lay now altogether ed without division. Thomas H. Carter, United States Sena- tor, was elected delegate and chairman of_the delegation by-a rising vote. The other five delegates elected by ac- | clamation are: C. W. Goodale of Cascade, Henry Dion of Dawson, David E. Folsom of Meagher, Tyler B. Worden of Missoula and John F. Forbis of Silver Bow. Among with the men whether the co_;xt‘lnue lnr be called off. Rt e grievance committee for the west end of the Co"::ugnc:vhl:;( the general committee of the strikers union and practically all the striking em. ployes were assembled in mass meeting. The proposition of the rallroad company wag submitted to the meeting for uufl}: ihe alternates elected were Messrs. Mc- | Cation, but up to 10:39 o'clock to-night the Ciy. Hedges and Lindsay, who were |matter was still under discussion® It |o members of the Legislature and refused | Stated that in cuse of a rejectment of the roposition a sympathetic strike abor unions in the city or a labor d::no.n" stration in the near f S ear future will be di; to vote for Clark with the other Repub- licans, Ex-Justice W. H. Dewitt was elected National Committeeman. Instructed for McKinley. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 17.—The Re- publican State Convention met here this afternoon and after a session “of nine hours, with two hours’ intermission, elect- Wreck at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, May 17.—The narrow- gauge train from San Francisco was de- railed near that depot to-day by an open | meeting betokens a memorable | greetings of the city; | chairn i P S S S S A P PP S D P T | of h | morning trains | ing to get response when he spoke her gramme was carried out and the evening ate gath- ering, as the s ptionally good. After the formal cpening song ser- vice and ture reading, President J. “1900 committee” deliv- slcome for the com- mittee and local Mayor W. B. Harrison extend»d the Orrin 8 in of the Board of Supervi ors for ty, and Rev. R. H. and churches of Stockton. Sink for the Rev. the cc pasto; @oesieieieieteib et @~ W. H. G. Temple, D. D., of the Seattie| vorers. 4 Her derson, I gramme. Stafe Secretary Reid says the programme was made up without any consideration of denominational lines, Sometimes the first man invited could not atterd, so that in securing another the | denominational balance was broken. He oLl 'The programme is usually arranged by the president, but this year the promotion of J. B. Coulthurst of San Diego, first vice president, to the place relinquished by J. A. Wilson on account of illness within a, D e9000040-0-40+0 P+ few weeks of the convention made it im- r 4 7 OPENING OF THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVENTION. B e e O e ST SO Y ENDEAVOR CONVENTION OPENS AT STOCKTON Delegates and Visitors Pour Into the City on Every Train and Are Formally Welcomed by Mayor Harrison. 049404090+ 040-00+@ CourT Houske ~ JLLUMINATION B S S S o S S = TSP T PPN PP SDU S S S A0 S SN DA SO D S SN The matter of greatest importance per- Congregational church, responded for the | perative that the secretary do this work | haps will be the announcement that there visitors. The convention sermon was delivered by | v Rev. S. D. Hutsinpiller, D. D., of Central | M. E. Church of San Franc and it was one of the best sermons ever heard in the city. T who had the privilege aring it = at it was indeed a treat recial m nd a chorus by the | choir made up. t} mainder of the pro- gramme. After the convention adjourned an open- air band concert was given on the plaza | and hundreds turned out to listen and to | view the electrical display furnished by the electrical compan The Courthouse dome was lighted with hundreds of incandescent lights, while the words ‘“‘Stockton Extends Greetings,” | made of colo lights, made a pretty scene and one not £oon to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. To-morrow & lengthy programme will be carried out. The remainder of the delegates will reach the city on the early and the State executive hold ession, at which business will' be trans- committee will much important acted. ATk UNFORTUNEI'E ABSENCE | OF PROMINENT SPEAKERS Special Dispatch to The Call \ STOCKTON, May 17.—There has been some talk that the Congregationalists had | | completed. | eral oved from the con- man far rem 350 personal letters . _Over 350 were written The themes werej chosen first t persons to represent them en later. No man was selected and the b were cho: especially_on account of denomination or locality. " The men given a place upon our programme are such as have actively dentified themselves with our work and are experts along its various lines. It is to be regretted that so many prominent speakers have been compelled to decline the imvitations to speak for us. The gen- sembly now meeting in the East ved us of such stalwart Presby- has depri terians as Rev. Robert Mackenzie of San Rev. Robert oyle of Oak- Hugh K. Walker of Los An- E. L. Rich of Watsonville r of San Jose, Rev. Robert Alexand adena and Benjamin Ide Ve G Burdett of Pa: ‘Wheeler."” When the report of Secretary Reld comes to be read it will show that there are 488 senior societies in the State. 206 junior societies and 59 intermediate. There are 13,81 orary, 1200 intermediate and 10,000 juniors, making a total of nearly 30,000 These figureg have not been published before. There will be formed Christian deavor veterans’ all the past presidents State Kndeavorers who have been in the work a long time. It s the intention to divide the office of the secretary, making a general and a statistical secretary. There will be no change in the constitution. before the programme was | | active senfor members, 1352 hon- | En- ssociation, composed of | and prominent | { the ri will be no State division of the California although urged by ago, has been kept Some of the mem- from much publicit bers of Southern California wanted to withdraw. It was decided not to stand in their way, and so the matter was quietly submitted to the Southern California unions for a vote. It was lost and the ex- act result will be announced. It is ex. ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL SALE OF Ladies’ Oxfords ana Children’s Shoes METHODISTS T0 CONSOLIDATE PUBLICATIONS Economic Measure Adopted by the General Con- ference. —_— Dr. Kelly Withdraws From the Bish- opric Contest and May Throw His Strength to Dr. Spellmeyer. i CHICAGO, May 17.—Dr. Willlam A. K. 1y of the East New York conferer leading candidate for bishop at the Gen- eral Methodist Conference, withdrew from the race to-day. He sent wo his friends that he had decided to from the fleld. His withdrawal gav to a report of a combination by Dr meyer and Dr. Berry. According t story told, the plan is to elect t mer as the Eastern representative latter from the West, To-night it is said the Kelly vote will go to Spellmeyer, to- gether with a sufficlent number of Ber friends to elect the Jersey® After this Spellmeyer, Kelly unite to elect the latte: this powerful combins among the other candids of uniting the field against effort to break the siate. vote goes to Spellmeyer, the laiter may secure the necessary two-thirds vo quired to elect on the first ballot to-morrow. In the interest of economy the com tee on the book concern at its mee to-day decided to recommend to the eral conference ihe « lidat L SALE PRICE B - OCOLATE TAN OXFORI ‘est lasts, new toes, hand-turned soles ar price - TAL hand-turned ALE PRICE . soles. . N SHOES (Laird, , kid and cloth tops. Berry fore The rumor of caused alarm who talked them in an If the Kelly and FINE SHOES, 830-832-834 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL 0 ‘ I_flbre Dre}id taken g church papers and the removal book depositc now located at St to Kansas City. The public TEETH EXTRACTED AND FILLED A united under cne mana SOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN. by our I Central Advocate, St. Louls; sclentific method appiled to the gums. Advocate, Omaha, Neb., and the Rocky | *lgsP-producing ag e Mountain ». Denver. These De- | pranciscs having D APPLL rlodicals will be pubiished under the name | gng ingredients to extract, fill and app! of the Central Advocate and will be pub lished at Kan City if the general con- ference: concurs in the committee’s recom- mendation. teeth $5, a perfect fit guaranteed or no $1. S The large book concern established in | Gold crowns. &. Gold fillings St. Louis more than a quarter of a cen- | \N&S 80c. All work done by G tury ago will be transferred to Kansas | TISIS of from 12 to 20 years' experience, City as a matter of business expediency. | o a cal and you will ind ts to oo ke The three papers enumerated have been vertise. We will teil you in advanc operated at a loss for a number of years what your work will cost by a FREE at the expense of the fund for superan- nuated preachers. The sub-committee on periodicals and | depositories reported, advising _the changes referred to, and the entire after- | erowns and porcelain crowns undstectabie natural teeth. and warranted for fen years, WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. set L] noon was spent in debating_the que The delegates from lowa Nebraska & Colorado made a vain effort to prevent the action and will renew their ob when the matter comes before the ( Conference for final dis Presbyterians in Session. S8T. LOUIS, May 17.—The Presbyterian eral Assembly bLegan its one hundred N Y k n ' I P | Sageras Amembly pesart tin oe mmaret | NGW 101K UGRISE FRIIONS, ‘Washington and Compton avenue Presbyterian Church . to-day. Nearly 723 Market Street, one thousand commissioners and dele- SAN FRANCISCO. gates, representing all _the Northern and Western States and Territorie many of those in the South, with synods of Central and South China China and India, are in 4 Among them are many eminent and prominent laymen Matters of great importance are to be it will probably be two al adjournment is taken. HOURS, § to §; MAIN OFFICE SUNDAYS, 10 to 4 PORTLAND A WONDERFUL considered, and weeks before fi pected that the announcement will raise | the greatest enthusiasm of the convention. Who will be the next State Christian Endeavor important question to-day, although the election does not come off until Saturday, The man in line is Jam Warren of Santa Barbs ays he cannot ac- f his duties as a bank chairman of the local in line. He says would be impossible for him to accept. The next man | H. Baker of San Jose. Others mentioned are Claude McFarland of Los Angeles. Dr. O. S. Dean_of Ala- meda and Charles Stewart of Ventura, If it does not fall among them it is not known where it will strike. It may end in Mr. Ross taking the nomination. Ac- cording to denominational succession the president should - go to the church, but it is not compulsory. For treasurer A. J. Atkinson of Sacramento i3 being pushed. Francis W. Reid of Contra Costa will be re-elected general secretary if the convention'divides the office and ght president is elected. Superin- tendent of Junior Work Miss Belle P, Mason of San Diego will be re-elected. any during . Ros is next too large a representation on the pro- | h. | POISONOUS DRUG (ILLS AN ARMY SURGEON'S WIF Mrs. Dr. George H. Richard- son Falls a Vietim to Chloroform. Found Dead in Bed by Her Husband, With Her Baby by Her Side. May Be Suicide or Acci- dent. —_— Mrs. Dr. George H. Richardson, wife of a surgeon in the regular army, was found dead in bed at 10:30 o'clock last night at her home, 3019 California street, from chloroform poisoning. The circumstances do not point to suicide, although the Coro- ner has taken charge of the case and will hold an inquest. Mre. Richardson’s condition was dlscov- ered first by her husband upon his return home from a call. He found his wife had retired with their daughter Dorothy, aged three and one-half vears old. Fall- name, Dr. Richardson went to the bed- side to arouse his wife and then saw that she was nearly gone. Summoning Dr. WILL PROTEST AGAINST THE -~ IPPOINTMENT Governor Smith of Montana to Oppose Seating of Clark. Alleges That the Selection of the Senator by Spriggs Was Ac- . complished by Fraud, Hence Is Void. CHICAGO, May 17.—A special to the Times-Herald from Helena, Mont., says: When the United States Senate Commit- tee on Privileges and Elections meets to- morrow it will have to face another com- plication in the Clark Senatorial case. Governor Smith arrived in Butte this afternoon and wired Attorney General Nolan to meet him in that city. The Gov- ernor desired to consult the Attorne: General as to the form in which he will g:t a protest that he will wire to the nate to-morrow against the acceptance of the credentials of Mr. Clark on the gg&osl:;mem of Lieutenant Governor Governor Smith will base his protest on Shumate, the husband tried every means to resuscitate the woman, but his efforts were fruitless. The cause of death was disclosed in.the nearly emptied vial which stood on a table by the bedside and had contalned chloroform. Dr. Richardson explained the presence of the poison by telling Deputy Coroner Brown that it had been pur- chased a couple of weeks ago when the doctor performed an operation on 13. wife's teeth. Since then, Dr. Richardson much from said, his wife had suffered Tt "Was supposed that she had inhaled was she n or drnfil; tll‘ls uid to n;dulti:e llgep. explanation was e in lieu of any rea- hich the doct: i) < :?fi’w’“éfi“’h“ ea octor cm; glve for pos. rs. Richardson wi i native of Nova Scotia. Her Busband wént to Manila with the First California Vol- unteers. Since his return he entered the switch. e engine, tender and f Wheeis of the baggage car left theoir'l.c-': The passengers were badly shaken up. ed four delegates to the national conven- tion, four aiternates and two Presidential regular army. The flmué had been ar- ranging to move to the officers’ quarters at the Presidio, where a residence was be- ing prepared for them. the und that the appointment is viti- ated because of fraud, He will allege that the resignation Senator Clark was of written in April and that the date that it now bears, May 11, was the result of the erasure of the original date, which, it will be alleged, can be easlly proved by e o e e restgma e wi “also 9 ref on was in the muulon of Charles A. Clark son of the Senator, for several weeks, and that the resignation of Senator Clark at the time he did resign and his appoint- ment by Lieutenant Governor pflf{: was part of a plot to insure his appoint- aent by the Lieutenant Governor. In e O carryl lot, it wiil et minpresentation and’ other e ous methods were used to get the Gov- ernor out of the State. he Governor will hold that owing to lllex:fl f{n{xdulefin: ractices ::{hz: -in ointm of A e ap- Dointment 15 void. and he will ‘himsett make an appointment to fill the vacancy from Montana. i ‘While it is not positively known whom the Governor will appoint, it Is believe that Martin Maginnis, wio represent Montana in Congress In the early days of the territory, will be chosen. He is not allied with and has al 2 Lynch Probably Elected. SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 17.—From re- turns already recelved from numerous local unions, the Lynch campaign com- mittee in this city claim the election of James M. Lynch of Syracuse as president of the International Typographical Union by a plurality of about 2300 the De be: n a mocratic factions, trong party man: Christfan | | president of the | ? That is a very | | At present special interest is centered in the election of a successor to Rev. Robert Sample, D.D., LL.D., moderator of the assembly. 'Rev. Dr. Wiiliam McKibben of | Cincinnat and Rev. Dr. Charies A. Dickey | delphia, two of the several cand dates for the position, arrived yesterda Rev. Charles A. Dickey, D.D., of Phila- delphia was chosen moderator to succeed | Robert F. Sample, DD., LL.D. There are eight or ten candidates for the position of clerk of the assembly, and | they come from all parts of the country. California has one, Rev. Dr. William No ble of Redlands. Southern Assembly. ATLANTA, G May 17.—Rev, J. W. Martin of Little Rock, Ark., was to-day elected moderator of the present annual jon of the Southern General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, now in slon here. Neariy 1200 commissioners representing every presbytery included in TRUSS. RUPTURE CURED. IN INVENTING HIS WORLD-RENOWNED «Magnetic Elastic Truss” Dr. Plerce gave the public the most remarkable remedy eves @iscovered for the successful treatment of i nia, or Rupture. Thousands of sufferers been permanently relieved andradically CUR: by this great appliance and thousands of others are now on the road to complete recovery. This Truss is different from all others. It does the work! You can get our “BOOKLET No. I by call- ing at the office, or it Will be sent on receipt ot a 2-cent stamp. It tells all about this Truss. “MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS C0., 620 Market Street (Opposite Palace Hotel), San Francisco. Eastern Office—New York City. the Southern General Assembly were | resent when the retiring moderator, Rev. P Gannon of St. Louls opened the thirty-ninth annual session of the General Assembly to-day and delivered his ser- mon. From present indications there will Palace Tog Tt S be no effort made to revise the creed of tures places under the church. one management 1400 Cumberland Presbyterians. rooms, of which bave baths attached. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 17.—The General embly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church convened in this city to-day with about 200 of the 300 appointed commissioners present. The commission- ers represent 126 presbyteries in the te ritory extending from Pennsylvania to California and from Iowa to Louisiana. | The opening sermon was preached by the retiring moderator, Dr. Halsell. Assem- bly communion was held to-night. The | assembly will be in session one week. Dr. H. Bird of Uniontpwn, Pa., was elected | moderator to preside during the ensuing year. Dr. Ira ndreth of Nashville was nominated by the Southern representa- tives and Dr. John R. Walker by the West. 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