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T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1900, PROSPECTS MRE GOOD FOR THE ~ ASSEMBLY FIGHT BG FESTIVAL 1N THE COUNTRY ESf‘i’nl)]ate Being Made of J. G. Mattos Jr. of Centerville at the Naval Parade | Will Defeat J. C. Crooks | Will Cost. of Haywards. CHANGE IN THE Lady Volunteers Are ‘Wanted Living Figures on Floats and Roll Is Opened for Names. e for Lukens Opens Headquarters for Sena- tor and John Mitchell Says He Has Not Withdrawn His Candidacy. e iy time for the celebration of Call- Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broad -Aug. 16, £ Centerville will prob ablican yminee for the Forty-sixth Assembly mission- into the "mittees are b ails, to the plete Unton draws v ar- that ena sucee ¥S the an Dis Crooks of Haywards, quired to carry s rded as the only can les, decorati s entirely out of t shall have ¥ biteh ir y an attor citizens of Washington candidacy has only w days. C. Crooks, whe , was an avowed the As- the eas that have be pe in the prima e for advs of Haywa queer litt] unty nnot in ibald of Center- 1 faction Ka extent man from the hi was a contrib- eley, and for Dalton rse Mystery. mdkeeper. in Ber : Voting précinct hell to-day issued at he had not with- z rvisor, but fight and Stolen Ho: win if possit Congr: nal Committee and the y « £ the Republican y to canvass the nblymen. will m > for Congres: JUDGE ANGEL‘LOTTI WILL TRY THE MERRITT CASE va sman an OAKLAND, Aug. dge Angellotti of the Superior C of Marin County t of Judge W. E. hear Horace W. Phil- - stion for letters of guar- James P. Merritt and the Mer- The trial of the case will nced to-morrow before Judge was objected to by Phil- Hall is disqualified, and Elisworth and Ogden refused to It was thought Judge ide, but his selection of barrier to further atter. The Marsha M lls Excursi LEAVY’S ALLEGED WIDOW CLAIMS HIS ESTATE w Aug. 16.—Jane Leavy, who the widow of the late John OAKLAND, claims to be made a deposition before | ol B X s Consul George W. Bell :«!; STANDING OF THE CLUBS. 3 ."i. r,rn,{?fn '1? scharged. Wa '\x_n(x‘x_g forth her alleged n”“:;’_ w :3 pgw Bgl.,nb,_n w. charged with extortior alieged widow claims that she and | gERCEEE 50 o 2yl ae” Louy married a number of years 1 ted her a short time ivorced. The deponent alleges that her nvictior certificate of marriage is recorded in New between g Py —_—————— ' Institute No. 7. Richar drawbridge for fifteen years. He street died in uary, 1899, leaving an estate ¥ Ladies’ Institute No. « < | valued at about $5000. city give its annual 1 in . Bons on the 30th inst. The fc ® ing named ladies constitute the commit- ”“““”*""’*‘**‘ + f arrangements: Josie Shea, Fi Dempsey, Brida “O'Connor, Nano K1 Buckley, Kittie Burke, Mrs. ¢ ng and Hannah Fitz- Greaney, lia n K1 ———e—————— Soldier Burglar on Trial. i Jhe Pay’s Pead ; @444+ 44444444444 440400 Campbell Settle. g, Maggie k. Harry Slater, the soldier burglar, who| SAN JOSE; Aug. 16.—Campbell Settle, | jjams and O'Brien in the first inning, letting | ke into the residence of John McFad- best known citizens of San |in two runs, seemed to take the heart out | n Wednesday morning, was up for . died at his home | of Pittsburg 'but McGinnity's underhand work | ; examination before Judge ing from heart trouble. He was | Would have beaten them anyhow. Attendance, ¢ yesterday. ~ldttle Mary Ellen "0 Si0e"0¢ Thajana, aged 5. Deceased | 300. Score: > told of being awakened Ly | o, prominently ed with the| Clubs— . R H B . of his attempt at enforcing irs of the city s president of | Pittsburg 0 5 3 ¢t sience. The examination will be con- Cnion. the jatgost mercan. | Brookiyn = 2 12 0 » MOrrow. tlle establishment in the county. He Batteries—Philippl, Hutting and O'Connor; i leaves a widow and one daughter. McGinnity and Farrell. Umpire—O'Day. Fear Dynamite Mine. Bros., contractors, are defendants Joseph Lightfoot. dwellings by blasting opera- | | Democrats Meet. | Bpecial Dispatth to The Call WOODLAND, Aug. 16.—A meeting of the ————————— A. Sbarboro’s Sister Dead. wdeline de Lagnel, wife of Col- | A Lagnel, passed away at the her brother, X Sbarboro, yester- he had been il for some time and | was not unexpected. The in- be private. e Captain Robinson Promoted. to The Call. TTLE, Aug. 16.—Unofficial but veri- news reached here to-night that Cap- W. W. Robineon Jr., assistant United States quartermaster, located here for | revernl years, has been promoted to the | rank of major of volunteers and ed the Democratic State Central Committee was held in Woodland this afternoon. Ed E, Leake was chosen chairman and Hon. ¥. Tarpey Tarpey stated .the purpose of the meeting. A committeeman was named in every county who will at once undertake precinct or- ganization. B8 T Terrill Again Escapes. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Aug. 1L—Sam B. Terrill, the attorney who was indicted by the awAams secretary. Mr. 1al_Dispatch fied to duty_ at Honolulu, relieving l]nr; Grand Jury on a dozen charges of for- George Rublen, who will come to Seattle. | gery and embezzlement, to-day freed s | himseif of another of the indictments. | An error had been made in the com- jaint and after hearing argument Judge f,o an ingtructed the jury to bring in a verdict of acquittal. 3 Summer School Romance. BERKELEY, Aug. 16.—Miss Caroline J. Mensing and PBdward L. Spinks were united in marriage last evening at the home of R. Shaffers 2017 Lincoin ed the ards Wilbert teen vears the couple were never | v was tender of the Webster- | Tel scattered gles to-day. Attendance, 1100. by N eir complaini | COVELO, Aug. 16.—Joseph Lightfoot, a | Score: e i thirty feet of prominent pioneer stockman of Round | Clubs— RE B nite p‘mnl;d by the contrac- Vailey, died suddenly last night of heart | Chicago .. 70 oK. | The plaintiffs, Sydney | failure. Deceased came here in 1849. He | New York . : mes Guthrie nndvaor‘e Folsom, was a native of Canada, aged 70 years.| Batteries—Griffith and ;hdlnu, Mercer and ) for alleged damages already | One son survives him. Grady. Umpire—Swartwood. Third Congressional District members of PRI il o Says Hypocritical Con= verts Create Very Much Trouble. “ @ D e e e i e ND. Aug. '16.—Ho Yow. Chi- onsul General on the Paclfic t, made his first public utter- on the present trouble in t t at the Ebell Society's s. The Chinese Consul had been in- vited to addr ght Ma ) Metcalf ¢ gentiemer reception room of the club w crowded with the exclusive set of Oa land and many were turned away by lack of room. The Consul appeared in native costume of pale blue with light golden embroidery. He spoke in English, saying: “The three principal causes of the so- called war are: First, the unintentional action of missionaries in China; second, the acquigition of territory by foreigners; desecration of the homes and £ravés of our ancestors. “T want to say that the missionaries de- serve great credit for what they are do- ing, but there are a great many converts, ed. who use the missionaries as a s to obtain their ends. Many Chin me men join the missions because they have committed crimes and want to get out of the clutches of the Chinese official 1 remember a particular instance in Canton A Chinaman there had committed a | crime. Before it had been found out he | went missionary society, accepted | t fan religion, and when our Chi- eman came after him he claimed the protecton of the missionary's flag. This caused some trouble between -the | mission people and the local officlals. In | few days the missionary, accompanied @ r oo eso et et eoese® rie e ebebec® | fuclus is thou CHINESE CONSUL GENERAL ADDRESSES EBELL SOCIETY R e e e e e e e e ot ] : ¢ : . = | ¢ + & 74 B . it * * * @ L4 |+ . > 4 *+ . 14 ® + + pS e 3 . * * & & . Chinese Consul General Ho ¢ : Yow Addressing the Ebell So- i’ & ciety. ® @ e oo Geieieieie® by his Consul, went before the representa- tives of the native Government and de- manded satisfaction and pecuniary in- demnity. “You must realize that no matter how able your missionaries are, it is hard to convert Chinese. The religlon of Con- ands of vears old, and time has bred it into the people, but above all he convinces while he teaches; he gives you reasons why what he says is true; he inculeates rules of action that are good for a community to follow. As a usual ! z : i ! : The Teachings of Con- fucius Will Not Be Sup- | planted. S e e e A De Ve eL e b eDe : ¢ | sb 0o sD e iedeieies® thing Chinese have no_recourse to law | courts or written law. They are governed by the rules of Confucius. It is this that keeps the 500,000,000 people of China to- gether in a society. Do you wonder that it is hard to convert the Chinese? “Now, taking up the matter of conces- | | slons. Here parties use missionaries to get lands and_favors from the Chinese Government. That this is true is a mat- ter of history, and partly on this account the Chinese masses have come to distrust your bearers of Christianity. With the matter of concessions the Chinaman's worship of his ancestors is in undying conflict. As you worship your God so | the Chinese worships the tomb of his father. They respect a dead friend as much ‘as you do a living one. Here is the chief cause of the opposition to the advent of railroads and mines, for these lnlf\\lsi cut up the land where the bodies e. “Some people regard the Chinese as the aggressors in the present trouble. We all know that the Chinese are as a rule not aggressive. They are willing to live in ¥eare. |, “Fhis war, this trouble, may mean much | for China d much for clvilization. We | have no way of telling to what this trou- ble will lead. There is one danger: If vou teach the Chinese how to use modern weapons, how to e machinery—teach them your religion, force them into efvili- zation, as yeu c; it, they will learn quickly. That may meéan the trlumph of Europe—and it may mean otherwise. | Let me tell you that if the Chinese learn ! | your industries, they can supply the mar- :rni:m/)f the world, and compete with the | | GOOD SPORT WITNESSED AT CHICO DRIVING PARK Goshen Jim Takes the 2:20 Class Pace, El Moro the 2:17 Trot and Miss Divadend the Running. CHICO, Aug. 16.—The racing events at the Chico Driving Park to-day consisted of a 2:20 class pacing race for a purse of $1000, 2:17 trot for purse of $500 and five and a half furlongs running for purse of $100. The 2:20 pacing was won by Goshen Jim in three straight heats. Dictatus won second money, Cloe third and Bob fourth. The 2 class trotting was much more exciting, five heats being required to set- tle matters. Daimont was favorite in the | but was very lame, and at lh"l | betting end of the fifth heat was barely able to walk from the track. El Moro, who came fifth in the first heat and third in the sec- hed up and won the next three | the next heat, however, v pressed by Arroyo. first _mone Arroyo second, El | B El | Moro won Daimont third. Summary rse $100 - csonon v 21154, 2:34%, 2:15%. The five and a_half furlongs running was won by Miss Divadend, Christine sec- ond, Wing third. Time, 1:08. On account of darkness, the six and a half furlongs running was postponed until | t0-ImOrTow. LTS ) DINEEN TWIRLS WELL. Boston Pitcher Fools the Batters of | the St. Louis Team. Philadelphia Chicagn NCINNATI, Aug. 16.—The locals hit Frazer very hard to-day and won easily. Attendance, 2000. Score: Clubs— 47 1 A7 New York...35 | Cincinnati . | | | Philadelphia . z[ | _ Batteries—Breitenstein and Peitz; Frazer and | | Murphy. Umpire—Emslle. | ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16.—Dineen twirled in sen- sational form and his shoots fooled the St. Louis batters whenever things appeared dan- | gerous. Attendance, 2100. Score: | Clubs— R HE| St. Louls ... 1'% i Boston . 3 6 0 Batteries—Jones, Young and Sullivan. Umpire—H: PITTSBURG, Aug. I *and Criger; Dineen urst. ‘Wild throws by Wil- CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—Griffith allowed but four American League Games. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 16,—Milwaukee, 3; Chi. cago, 3. Called at end of twelfth inning on accouht of darkness. BUFFALO, Aug. 16.—Buffalo, 2; Indianapo- “(‘I%VELAND, Aug. 16.—Cleveland, 0; De- | troit, 2. MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 16—No game; called off. e Opening at Freeport. / FREEPORT, 1ll.. Aug. 16.—The meeting of the Freeport Driving Park Association opened to-day. Results: 2.2 trot, purse $i00—Mark Allerton won iIn etraight heats. Best time, 2:4. Gray Billy, Lady Nestor and Joymaker aiso started. 2:37 class, pace, purse $500—Tod Willlame won the first, second and sixth heats. time, 2:20%. Vesper won fourth and fiftn heats. Dandy won third heat. BEva Victor, Abboit Hill. Captain 8, Altara and May Maé also started About half the cases appealed to the Court are revi L oAl gt i B Th. 18 —_—— Street, b majority due the Rev. Ben I' Bargent. The bride l.n‘ On one of the Japanese rallways terra- | largel the fact that Judges of the grium"." both g.-.,'fn' Fresno and were | cotta fleepers nre used. They ‘are far|County Ceurts are not necessarily law- students at the university summer school. | more durable than those of wood iyers. 5 | the_title and e | cepted every offer he | winning from Sharkey 1 shall claim the | welcome change. FITZ SAYS THAT HE MAY CLAIM THE CHAMPIONSHIP Issues a Defi to Jeffries, Who Has Refused to Meet Winner of the Coming Fight. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—Jeffries’ refusal to meet the winner of the Sharkey-Fitz- simmons fight on August 31 has caused the Australian to issue a statement in which he threatens to clalm the cham- plonship by default if successful in his coming encounter. In this statement Fitz- simmons says: see in this morning's ers Jeftries has crawled out of the Dos of meeting me in the ring again. Tuesday Mr. Brady waited until Sharke and myself were matched for August 2 then he challenged the winner to me Jeffries August 3. 1 promptly the opportunity providing I wa enough to defeat Sharkey. The matter settled then and there. Now this hampion of the world can't devote s 1o training for the prospect of ng bevond question his right to rning about . 1 The trutll of the matter is t afraid to' meet me again. that accepted fortunate Jeffries I have ac- ever made for return match and each time he has made some silly excuse to get out of the matcd 1 hereby give Jeffries notice that havir accepted his challenge in the event of champlonship of the world and I believe the public will sustain my eclaim and recognize me as the real champion.” MISS ANGLIN' S LADY URSULA FTER the strained sentimentality ?‘nd commonplace dialogue of ‘Heartsease,” the humor, genuine though fantastic, and the occasion- ally brilliant writing of “The Ad- venture of the Lady Ursula” come as a This is the last play in Wwhich Miss Anglin is to appear this sea- son, and those who remember her charm- ing characterization of the herofne last vear looked forward with pleasant an- ticipation to the revival of the plece last night at the Columbla. Thig antieipa- tion was not disappolnted, for Miss Ang- lin has fmproved upon what was alreads an excellent rendition. The objectionable business of the first act has entirely dis- appeared and the masqueradings in man's attire were managed with a delicacy that was consplcuously absent from the recent performances of the Wycherley play at the Alcazar. In the climax of the third act—a most difficult one—Miss Anglin showed a capacity for tragic eff makes one think She Ia baand. o et glinh something distinguished even in hakespearean roles, should she ever care to attempt them. Mr. Miller as Sir eorge Sylvester was as good as last | ar; he could not have been better. 1t the matinee girls must adore him—and I suppose they must—let them be told that he really appears to much better advan {age In this character than he does as Eric Temple. True, in this play love lies not in his eye so beaming, but there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in the philosophy of love, Mr. Morgan had only a little part—and did little with it. That is not good art. for whatever is worth doing is worth do. ing well. Witness Mr. Lamb as Ol Quilton, ‘a distinct and original charac ter study, with the chiaroscuro distrib- ' uted to a nicety. Mr. Walcot was oncs severely criticized by John Gilmer Speed for overdoing his parts. Mr. Speed’s faith would_have been partly justified had he been present last night, for many lines that should, it seems to me, have been layed as comedy Mr. Walcot reduced to arce. Mr. Findlay as the quarrelsome Dent was forcible and effective, playing a good foil to the equaHy good Castleton of Earle Browne. Miss Elliston as Dorothy looked so beautiful that had Sir Joshua been blessed with vision of her I am sure he would have wished to paint his name on the hem of her garment instead of on that of Mrs. Siddons. “The Adventure of the Lady Ursula” is a thhlt lm%roves upon a second hear- ing. e fourth act, to be sure, is worth- less h as drama and as literature, and the means of working up to the central situation are artificial and threadbare. But from the openlnfi of the second act till the close of the third it Is possible to forget these things, so terse and polished is the dialogue, so' subtle the play upon each other of ihe two principal charac- ters. L. DU PONT SYLE. To Shoot Fourteen Miles. BERLIN, Aug. 186.—Herr Krupp will fl: %-S&Am 23 with cannon shoot- t a | CENSORSHIP PLACED ON EDITORS OF LABOR PAPERS International Typographical Union | Vests Executive Council With More Power. MILWAUKEE, Aug. 16—The Interna- | tional Typographical Union to-day voted to meet next year at Birmingham, Ala. The forenoon was taken up in discussing a proposed amendment to the constitu- tion providing for a censorship by the executive council of all communications of union members to be printed in newspa- pers, circulars or pamphlets reflecting on | the standing or character, private or pub- lie, of any member or members of the International Typographical Union. Mem- bers violating this clause will be subject | to trial, and fined, suspended or expelled | {on a two-thirds vote of the members, | The object of the association is to con- | trol in a measure much of the matter | printed in labor papers. The proposition | was adopted—131 to 39, The labor editors were given a hearing ‘?n:(" have promised to indorse the legis- ation. | “Gthier matters acted upon to-day were | the indorsement of the Women's Labor League and the adoption of legislation | prohibiting speed by h or machine. lution was passed empowering B itive council to treat with a spe- ‘('ul! committee of the American Publish ers' Association for the purpose of cre- | ating a general arbitration committee, | whose duty it will be to arbitrate all dif- ferences pending and future. It Is said | the matter will be referred to all the unfons, and if fifty unions sustain the | ruling a referendum vote will then be taken. | | o P e PRESIDENT RESIGNS. Chief Executive of the Republic of Colombia Tires of His Office. NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—A cable dispatch was received here from Bogota announc- | ing the resignatfon of President Sancle- | mente of the republic of Colombia. Viee | President Marroquin will serve out the | four years that remains of his term. The action of Senor Sanclemente will bring about a change In the political system of Colombia, and may even end the revolu- tion, which has been in progress for ten months. Prisoner Jumps From a Car. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 16.—While being transported to Folsom prison this morn- ing S. Harding, sentenced to fifteen years’ | imprisonment ' from San Francisco for | burglary in the first degree, jumped from a car window between Alder Creek, thls county, and Folsom. in an endeavor to escape’ from Sheriff Lackmann of San Francisco, He was stunned as a result of the fall and was easily captured. Sl sy Mrs. Hassett Injured. PACIFIC GROVE, Aug. 16—Mrs. E. Hassett of San Francisco accidentally stepped into an elevator shaft at the EI Carmelo Hotel yesterday and fell a dis- tance of about eight feet. One arm was fractured and she also sustained severe bruises. i ance. Republican and Democratic parties. whereas thi 1 Resolved, B N Nt o e s e e e e Thursday evening. R e | this_country. BT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT R SRR TR SR QUARTER CENTURY CLUB IS STRONG FOR NETCALF AKLAND, Aug. 16—The Quarter Century Club held an Wdjourned meeting this evening at its headquarters. There was a large attend- Short addresses were made by President Fox. Judge John W. Day, from Kansas, who has permanently located in this city; Post- master W. H. Friend of Oakland; L. L. Alexander, who, twenty ycars ago, was chalrman of the Alameda County Republican Committee; Dr. J. C. Stout, who has recently settled here from San Jose, where he was chairman of the county committee; Lowell J. Hardy and Fred M. Campbell. unanimously voted that the club continue as a permanent organization. Mr. Alexander was appointed chairman of a committee whose business it shall be to Issue a pamphlet setting forth sententlously the records of the *The folowing preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas, The Quarter Century Club, composed of Republicans, now resident of Ala- meda County, who have voted the Republican ticket for twenty-five years or more, has taken a deep Interest In the success of Hon. Victor H. Metcaif's candidacy for renom- {nation as Representative in Congress from the Third District of California, and club desires to express its gratification at the success of Mr. Metcalf at the primary election of last Saturday, August 11, and whereas, this club believes that the strong support given Mr. Metcalf by the San Francisco Morning Call contributed in no small degree to that success, therefore be it That the Quarter Century Republican Club extends thanks to the San Franeisco Call for its stanch, well-directed and dignified efforts in behalf of Hon. Victor H. Metcalf. A copy of the foregoing was ordered to be sent to The Call. other papers which e same place next- After a_vote of thanks to the Oakland Tribune supported Mr. Metealf, the club adjourned to meet at PATTATASAIA S A AT AR AT A h PLANS TO HAVE THE STATE TEXT BODKS CUT 0UT The County Superinter dents Asked to Move for Re- peal of Law. —_— | Changes Sought by Which There Can Be General Selection of Works Instead of Contract Writ- ten Series. LT PR Oakland Office San Francisco Cal 1118 Broadway, Aug. 1 The abandonment of the State serfes of text books for the public schools Is the scheme outlined in a letter received to- day by County Superintendent of Schoois T. O. Crawford from W. C. Doub, Super- intendent of Kern County. This Is one of the most important matters which will be offered for the consideration of the Coun- ty School Superintendents of California at their State biennial held August 28, in San Jose. The subject has aroused a great deal of interest among educators of this State. There has been a decided movement among many of the pedagogues antago- | nisti¢ to the State series of text books, and it has crystaliized in the proposition which has now been made public. It is proposed by Superintendent Doub that there shall be a uniform series of not written by contra: the State Board of Education. Furthe Superintendent Doub believes that “the State shall not print the text books, but the Stat Joard of ueation shall en- deavor to secura special rates for the schools of California on all lected.” g It is proposed that the next Legi a- ture shall be invited to make such changes in the school laws as will _bring about these proposed measur Super- intendent Doub offers a_recommendation that the State Board of Education becom- posed of the State Superintendent of Pub- lic Instruction, the presidents of the Uni- versity of ifornia and of the Leland Stanford Jr. University, the head of the department of education in each unive sity and the presidents of the State Nor- ma elected by the other members of the State Board. The question of a continuous go erning body, like the University of Cali- fornia regents, to control all the normal schaols will be considered. It is also pro- posed that this new State Board of Edu- cation shall have wide powers in_deter- mining the rank and relative standing of Schools out of the State for purposes of issuing teachers’ certificates. Many changes in that tem are outlined. There is also a proposition to abolish the primary grade certificate. BISHOP M’FAUL SPEAKS BEFORE CATHOLIC UNION | Makes an Address on the Question of | Federation of the Societies. TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 16—At this| morning's session of the thirty-second convention of the Irish Catholic Benevo- lent Union Bishop MecFaul of this dio- cese made an address on the question of the federation of the Catholic Societies in The hop also refcrred to the ( dren's Ald Society, a national crganization, which he said took chil- dren from almshouses and placed tkem in private homes, but which was not always careful to place Catholic children with atholic_families. The result of all this, Rishop McFaul said, was that Catholic children in public institutions grew up in ignorance or indifferent to their natural religion. The ad ceived. jdress was enthusiastically re- ————— POISON FOUND IN STOMACH OF DECEASED Widow of Edward Herrick Will Be Called as a Witness Before * Coroner’s Jury. CHICAGO, Aug. 16.—Poison in deadly quantities has been found in the stomach of Edward Herrick, an aged commission merchant, whose sudden death last week served to recall several mysterious deaths in his household, among the victims being his first wife. In January last Herrick married Mrs. Limburner, formerly a do- mestic employed by the family. Her fi husband algo died suddenly. The resuit of the chemical analysis of the contents of the stomach will be produced for the Cor- oner's jury. Mrs. Herrick, the widow, will be called as a witness. - STORMS IN NEBRASEKA. Great Damage to Crops by Heavy Fall of Hail. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 16—Wind and hail storms of unusuai severity visited Nebraska at an early hour this morning. Seward, Southern Lancaster and Jeffer- son countles suffered most. Crops were ruined by the hail and in some cases some buildings were blown down and wrecked. The hail broke half the window glass in the towns of Ruby, Beaver Crossing, Pan- ama and Fairbury. The area covered is of considerable ex- tent and_the damage to crops will reach high in the hundred thousands of dollars. No fatalitles are reported, although houses in almost every town in the path of the storm were struck by lightning. durborfer e Miller Raises His Flag. Special Dispatch to The Call VALLEJO, Aug. 16.—Commandant Miller of Mare Island raised his rear admiral's flag over the Mare Island station to-day. Admiral Miller's promotion came a_short time after the death of Admiral Philip. He was appointed to the naval academy from Ohlo and received his commission November 28, 1859. _ Charged With Picking Pockets. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 16.—A young man from San Francisco named Joseph Ford was arrested to-night for picking the cket of Peter Loucks in a saloon. oucks claims that he was robbed of $15 or $20. » ¢ » 0 ? : * ¢ * 4 * ¢ * g ¢ * Q * 4 It was its appreciative convention to be | books se- | schools, provided these presidents are | SHD T0 AVE THRENTENED S DN MOTHER Serious Accusations Made Against Adolph H. B:uerle. Brother and Sisters Resume Their Bitter Fight for Possession of | Property Left by Their Parent. ———— ©Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Aug. 18 Adolph H. Bauerf® is ace: by his sis- ter, Mrs. Annfe Sylva, of having threat- ened his mother on her dying bed to pub- h to the world storles damaging to her moral character unless she appeased his cupidity by granting him valuable prop- erty in East Oakland. The serfous charges of sister against brother are made in a sccond suit brought to com- pel him to relinquish the land. It revives the bitter fight stituted several months | ago bw Mrs. Louisa Fromme, daughter nd an heir of the late Mrs. Loulsa Bauerle. He is charged in the complaint filed to- day that Mrs. Bauerle, fearing her son's threats, deeded to him the property asked for. The property in dispute consists of fifteer acres of land In Brooklyn Town- ship_valued at about $5000. On January . 1899, a short time before the death of Mrs. Bauerle, she executed a deed of gift | for the realty to her son Adolph. When, ‘af(ar her deat her will was filed_fo probate an e rt was made by M Louisa Fromme, a married daughter, | have the gift deed revoked, but she was unsuccessful. The case was dismissed and the warring brother and sisters were theught to have adjusted thefr differ- ences, | . The complaint flled to-day Mrs. lva adds further fl'\mpllf‘aflonz’(fl the case by Including as defendants the origi- nal complainant Mrs. Louisa Fromme and her husband, August Fromme, ai- though they are not accused of having any hand in the alleged fraud. The specific charges against Adolph Bauerle are that he took ld\'ln(l’e of un- his mother's enfeebled conditfon an ound mind to frighten her into deeding away her property. The plaintiffs pray for the cancellation of the deed and judgment that the dis- | puted realty is a portion of the estate of Loutsa Bauerle. URGES ADDITIONS TO THE ITALIAN NAVY Ex-Premier Crispi Deplores His Coun- try’s Weakness of Organized Defense. ROME, Aug. 16.—La Revista Maritima publishes an article by Signor Crispi. in which the ex-Premier urges an increase | ef the navy. He says that during the existence, for eighteen years, of tha tripie | alitance Italy had not had an organized defense. From 1860, he further says, to the present time 2,660,000 lire has been spent on the navy, which, however, has de- scended from third place in 180, until it is now seventh among the navy powers. Italy, continues the article, cannot be de- fended without a strong fleet, nor can any Italian colony be safeguarded against foreigners. Signor Crispl asserts that the economi- cal future of Italy demands that she search for new fields in the extreme Or- ient, and he concludes by warmly recom- menading that the Government provide for the necessities of the situation, “for to relinquish a fleet proportionate to the needs of the country would be to aban- don the sole hope of safety to which Ttaly could trust her fortune In the day of trial.” | OBJECT TO REUNIONS ’ OF BLUE AND GRAY | Tennesseeans Protest Against Gen- | eral Gordon Attending the | G. A. R. Encampment. | NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.—The Confed- | erate Association of the Army of Tennes- | see, which includes a large majority of the Confederate veterahs in New Orleans, has protested against Genmeral J. B. Gor- don, commanding the United Confederate Veterans, attending the G. A. R. encamp- ment at Chicago. The following resolu- tion ' introduced by General Chaldron, president of the assoclation, was unani- mously adopted: “In view of the recent occurrences at Atlanta and the utterances there of the commander of the G. A. R., this associa- tion deprecates and objects to all so-called reunions of the Blue and Gray and pro- tests against General John R. Gordon ac- cepting an invitation to be present at the | reunion of the Grand Army of the Re- public in his capacity of commander of | the United Confederate Veterans.” —_— | ’s Welcome Home. | LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 16.—Lincoln ten- ‘d?red a very handsome welcome to Mr. | Bryan upon his return to his home after | an absence of ten days. He was met at | the station by a large crowd of people, | who escorted him to his residence, and | who, after listening to a speech there and shaking hands with both Mr. and Mrs. | Bryan, only dispersed to meet in the | evening with many others in a reception | given In the State Capitol grounds, which partook more of the nature of an official function. In his address at his home Mr. Bryan said: “l have sometimes been eriticized for | going away from home instead of staying here and having people come to see me, but I have felt, in the first place, that peo- | ple could not come here as well as they | could go to Canton. Lincoln s not in t | center of a thickly populated country, as Canton is. and our people have not the means of traveling without cost as they have in some parts of the country under some circumstances, and 1 have fel* that it was a great deal cheaper for me to go and see the people than for me to com- pel them to come and see me.” (Ap- plause.) Mr. Bryan then discussed national is- sues at some length. ———e Infant's Body Found. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 16—About noon to-day two laborers engaged In cleaning a sewer manhole In the alley between | Tenth and Eleventh, I and J streets, | threw out the body of a prematurely born | infant, and without notifying the author- ities cast it on the dumps south of the city. The body was horribly mangled and how it got into the sewer is a tion causing considerable comment. roner McMullen is investigating. g e g 3 Primary Called. Spectal Disoatch to The Call. | NAPA, Aug. 16.—The Democratic Coun- Ity Central Committee of this county has a primary election, to be held Aug- lcz:‘t"g. tnp lect Lwn delegates to the 8an { Jose convention on September 7. The com- | mittee will call another primary in Sep- tember to elect delegates to the county convention. which will vrob-bl.;.h held October 6. which date is two days later | than the time set for the Republicans. st Snarted Funeral of Mrs. Armitage. Special Dispatch to The Cail. CLOVERDALE, Aug. 16.—The body of Mrs. Armitage, who was fatally burned in a_fire at her home, was interred in the Catholic Cemetery this morning. Tha mother and sister of deceased were pros- trated and could not attend the funeral, which was one of the ever seen here. i it Hours Reduced. VALLEJO, Aug. 16—A welcome order