The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 19, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. 'AGED ISAIAH ZUMWALT '1 ON TRIAL FOR MURDER |Entire Day Occupied in the Examination of Jurymen and Five Are Secured. Defense Will Be Insanity. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1900. WURDERER SAYS |ASSIGNMENTS MADE IS VICTIH WAS M. E. CONFERENCE LE[}_A.IEY DEAD Divines Exchange Pulpits -— Resolutions Commendatory of Bishop Hamilton Strange Plea Made Dy 3 ROBERT DRVLI, AGED PIONEER, PASSES AVAT {Has of Late Resided in Sac- TEPUBLIGARS N CONVENTION ATL05 ANGELES uperior Judges Nominated / o Adopted. . - 3 L 0 S Where He W for the Long and hort | George Puttman at Special Dispatch to The Call. ramento, ere ne was | — ] ' | An El Dorado Count g t Very Popular Terms- y aCI'aJllell 0- ACIFIC GROVE, s«m.h 15,—Rtar9:)y'F}I?‘l}czlnx:mltl;:‘a, n :‘zr :9‘ i\;”f Qg:{' ™ e 0 u"a" i indeed have the members of the "‘ gt est — 'n‘l cha g g Farmer n ( :Ourt at | California Annual Conference SOne | chooi merbie of the Peialuma Quarterty e to California in the Early Fif- F izati 1 { to their several homes S0 WOrR | Conference. (am i- Pe nt Organization Is Effected and | | 3 - Was Convicted of the Murder of John | ot with the almost overwhelming | San Jose district—John Kirby. presiding el- ’ es0l acervilie. Who W: 3 SHObE AE Work® SU Iy N, O-ORYE! i, otiee. Alamels; Astiel H. Van ties and Engaged in Mini 20 1 8 1 et €3 7 | Vliet: Berryessa. S. Resolutions Adopted Indorsing Showers, Who Was Serving The. sesslon. of this conference has | Xtkiamon: Brren. AL T 228 g % business | Carroll Spencer, | + = 2 . —— | been all too short for the , s entures. the Administration. { a Life Term. |0 be iransacted, but the crowding was | Fet: G, T | 1 3 ——— | unavoidable on account of the BIShOP'S |\ Hryant: Livermore, Carl 1 H | v .08 Angeles in time 10 |den, i. R. Fulmer: ! 4 Ex-Jud HlStOI’y of Crime fOr udge Hughes Refuses to Take Cog- ;‘;;‘l“fhe"'S‘L"m'l:'"‘n“:.al&""‘;‘n: limedbiid Biies n:“}‘ o Was Noted Among His Business As- s Ow Exam. { tinez, Thomas Le i . g; g Roug P & | nizance of the Argument and | to-morrow. Business, therefore, was o & g sociates for Uprightness and a S B, S g W | Which He Must | Seatemces tim to Be |pushed up to the very last moment in Strict Observance of the Being a Hireling of the [ “ Hanged in Octobe: e et o O T St ma Sout} | anged 1 eT. | The change in the arrangement of dis- B WA T uthern Pacific. Answer ———— | tricts has made the cabinet business es- Leandro, Frank R. W ——— Py . | pecially daifficult this and the . Pt 2 i Special Dispatch to The Call | d = basPe: Spec Dispatch he Call g | Bishop and presiding elders worked upon | The Call | 1 is s i1 just Westport, g ‘ : 1 - SACRAMENTO, Sept. 18.—George Putt- | the ministerial appointments unt | Nestport, _ sups SACRAMENTO, Sept. 15.—Robert Dev- | man, a conviet in the Folsom State|before the adjournment of the confer- A wu‘fr‘;';.‘:.- Waini® | lin, one of Sacramento’s oldest citizens | Prison, w :d previously been found | ence. The present arrangement contains 4 2 and one who esteem and respect guilty of the murder of another convict five instead of four English districts. vi Bentley. presiding | of everybody | named John Showers and sentenced to,be San Francisco, Sacramento, Oakland, E B Dule; Ches- | this city th | harged, was to-day resentenced by Judge Napa and San Jose, and the new F acifie jolden Gate, Fay Donaldson: | Iis son, Edw { Hughes of the Superior Court. This time Japanese Mission containing the _entire A O Hotle: Thirty-fourth e Bee. Mr | the hanging was set for October 5 mext. | Pacific Coast section and Hawail, the W. S. Urmy: Fourth Avenue. E. B. | Woet e o L Swedish and the Chinese districts. lines. Berkeley — 1 ’ Puttman: was sent £0 Folsom froufifian | Sediah sad the Ch iy : Situmes Sestol | DR e m from San | “The final session of this conference was ( B. Crook: Dixen, | Sriil A ot e it . for ten years | cqljed to order at § a. m., Dr. E. R. Dille y Pearce; Weodlan, Anda; Dun . | cen an assoclate = I D R Willlams, J. ; Orla native of Co e | SACRAMENTO DEMOCRATS MEET sion of the County Cen- Committee Held. H ZUMWALT, ND GRANDCHILT N A PL "TLLE, Sept Zumw < WHO MURDERED HIS WIFE, SON, DAUGHTER- XD HOPES TO ESCAPE THE GAL- A OF IN | | = Special Dispatch to The Call. 18.—The trial of | ar When' the angered man saw them It for the mur- | he agaln raised the gun and fired two gun here to- MOre shots. One of them struck his wife rime shock. | and she fell dead. The second passed Isaiah Zum- Springs ia child n CAMPAIGN IS OPENED. mwait for = had been separated me etings Held by Republicans and Democrats in Oregon. inst the day the crime T visited tb a few moment ifle kiiled him in- report the weapon at- stzenticn of the two women nto the room. Mrs. George ed an infant child in her d son and aft meeting of Min- wne h ckild and into either lived for Mrs. George Zum- old in death still clasped of her child to her bosom. be bodles of his four vie- 1 him Zumwalt barricaded the he nd stationing himselt low with a rifle and revolver constable to arrest him. The fied Sheriff Bosquet, and he with f officers started for the scene. 1 to take the murderer dead of In the meantime Isaiah’s other son, had prev resistance, and when the officers irrendered and was placed in through the head of th the body of its mother. more than a moment. walt 1 the bods cution is being conducted by rict Attorney Darlington, assisted by Charles A Swisler. The defendant is represented by Judge Fred Adams and ney Prentiss Carpenter. 3 smen on _the venireof fifty were examined to-day and five jurors were secured. It is thought that a jury will be obtained by to-morow evening. ~The | fense made for Zumwalt will be insanity. Zumwalt has not spoken to any ore for months. ic meeting " ANNIVERSARY OF SW1SS INDEPENDENCE - o CALL FOR PRIMARIES. Delegates for Santa Clara Democratic | Co on to Be Named. i s oeratic Arrangements Have Been Made for a « < 8 led pri- Fitting Celebration of the Eoect delogaics nvention Day in Sononh County. Special Dispatch to The Call PETALUMA, Sept. 18—The celebration of the §%th anniversary of the independ- ence of Switzerland will take place in this city Thursday under the auspices of the S and Marin Swiss Club, and judging om the preparations now under it will rival in splendor and patriotic fervor that of any preceding year. The programme will be opened in the morning with a grand parade through the rincipal streets of the city, which will »e decorated in festive attire for the oc- casion. The principal features of the pa- rade will be floats representing memorable Merritt Renominated. IARA t. 18.—The Re- HUNTINGTON'S SUCCESSOR. His Nephew Not Considered a Strong cvents in the history of Switzerland. Wil- Candidate liam Tell and his son will be impersonated | £ in full ¢ me. The parade will termi- i So: S L nate at the Agricultural Pavilion, where < Sept. 18.—If informa-| a lterary programme will be rendered. on in well-informed rail.| Hon. F. A. Meyer of Petaluma wiil act as president of the day, while E. Pohl{ of €an Francisco will deliver the oration. The festival will be ended by a grand ball s city may be relied of the Southern Pa- eed the late Collis P. Hunt- r from settled and Henry E. | not in line to succeed his is argued here that had | rol of the Southern Pa Hunt of affairs he would | the time that Vice in_the evening. Those who have the celebration in charge and those who will contribute to the merriment of the (la?‘ are as follows: President of the day, Hon. F. A. Meyer; orator, E. Pohli of San Francisco: grand marshal, Vietor Sartori of Fairville, and It in co intended to place H. the ad o . 4 the following are his aids: ~ Tweed A e hairman Of | “Joe Ketchiler, Sonoma: Joe Bonettl, e T Tcine then flicd a to.s: | Santa Rosa: G. Giacomini, Olemm: John nas been appointed to find a maa | Dado. Fort Ross: A V. Daas, Teeies: A. Verzasconi, F. C. Resipini, Gus Bianchini, Petaluma. Honorary recgr(lnn committee—Charles Martin. John spini, M. Tomasini, V. Berri, P. Garzoli, P. Sortori, M. Filippini, emergency. It 18 insisted v E. Huntington’s talenis | are well known to the periy, his ownership of un interest having | . s late ’ P Dado, A. Beitinelll, B. B. Martinelli, eiso rece boe e s s | 3 Tomist, A, Maziinelii, V. Bulottl, - - e R4 = q | Fo ti, V. Plezzi, L. : N R e Eohe . . Smiin, C. Camplgli, Jos Gambetta, A. Boila, P. Dolcinl. Joe Tra- GG, Casarotti, T. A. Rottanzi, George avalli, G. E. Antognini, D. Pbéne\rsa. " “Po- 1t «d here that some well known | ger of rallway property wi to the exixting vacancy and to point to T. D. Trues- | . Lackawanna and | rnardi. A. M. Bianchi, “tern or M, Ingalls, Jate of the Big| V- PSS 20 Tt Ttalian), “L Esule. Four sysiem of Gl Yudges of the Superior Courts of Sonoma - S and Hl.flnl mun;l‘es. P-Mu:’m;‘mty 'l'ruaa Belli W Contest. ees, taluma ‘urners an remen ant ,.‘..:.lfi gve.r-,—h,fl:w = a e Swiss clubs of Sonoma and Aarin counties have been invited to participate. b i o Another Case of Smallpox. CHICO, Sept. 1S.—A second case of smallpox was discovered near this city to- day. The patient is a young man named Charles Harford, who came here last Kk From Marveville. A strict quaran- Tnekyas estabiished where the patient is confined. JOS. 3 1. 18.—The contest of the f the 1 Christian Bollinger. a wor of this county, began before Judge 1 this morning. This action was in- ated by Mrs nary L. Bollinger, but died a few months ago, and her chil- n now carrying on their mother’s 1. The matter has been in the courts wo years, and only now, after de- ays, has it come to trial. ‘ and ilterary exercises at the opera-house | 1FIRE BURNS OVER HUNDREDS OF AGRES Feed and Fences Worth Thousands of Dollars Destroyed in Monterey County and Valuable Tim- ber Is Threatened. Special Dispatch to The Call. BALINAS, Sept. 18.—All day to-day this city has been enveloped In a heavy smoke, sive. The cause was that a fierce fire is raging in the brush between Aromas and Prunedale, several miles from here. The fire started yesterday morning about 10 o’clock on the George King ranch and since that time has burned over the Smith, bAn»her. Read, Vierra and other tracts, burning all the feed iy 14 and fences In It was estimated at 3 o’clock thi: - noon that the fire had burned n\s'ee'nl%l flames. As yet no houses or barns hav been consumed by the flames. The foug to the various ranchers over whose prop- erty the conflagration wrought havoc has been very large. Much valuable spreads and feom present indicat| would seem that this will relul:‘.n el gl s Lcin Fruit Men at Peace, Special Dispatch to The Call. LODI, Sept. 1S.—The agitation over a proposed fruit war in Northern San Joa- quin has apparently quieted down in the last day or two. It is pretty well under- stood that Porter Brothers will not inter- fere with the Lodi district this‘season, and it is stated by growers that the two companies—Earl and Porter—have reached an agreement to that effect. The Karl Company resumes packing this afternoon and will rush the work through by adding every available packer to be found. Their season I)romhxes to be very short now and some of their consigners are leaving them 1o ship with the Producers’ Company T'he trouble over the contracts has been f‘fi“:;d oy b‘y el(:l\‘ Sompany l::"""n‘ with vho desired or coi in take that step. S e Roseburg Street Fair. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ROSEBURG, Sept. 18—The second day of the street fair saw a continuance of ths good weather and a far larger crowd than yesterday. The entire day was given over to music and sports. This afternoon the and Eugene ¥ the latter; hose race between Rosebu: for a se of 200 was won b 2-5 seconds. Roseburg's time was The fruit, vegetal nd poul - try exhibits are very fine. The fair ends to-morrow night with a carnival ball. So far it is conceded to be the most success- §u| fair of any kind ever held in Rose- ATE iled upon his father to | de- | while at times the air was most oppres- | acres, with little prospect of checking the | timber land is'in great danger if the fire | Sakland and was e Majors, who is Jail vader prieve from be shot for murder. Show- eged, turned State’s evidence now in a Utal & sentence t ers, it was against Major s father. who aad been banged for murder r this he was stabbed to death by Puttman. At the time Showers met his death he was serving a life sentcnce at Folsom. | Puttman’s case ed 1o the Su- preme Cou affirmed the judgment and order of the lower court. | When asked by Judge iHughes to-day if he had anyvthing to say why judgment should not be pronounced, Puttman re- mained seat but his attorney objected to the proceedings upon the ground that | the court w without Jjurisdiction be- ca e the h icide had been committed | within the walls of a State prison, and | while Putiman was a ward of the State | whese il rights had been taken from bim herefore was incapable of de- fending himself and civ:ily was dead. | | The further objection was made that no | crime had been committed because Show- | ers, at the ti was killed, was serv- | ing a life se and was therefore legally dead It was also contended that Puttman had never been Indicted by a Grand Jury, and that the court could only impose sentence | to take effect after the ten vears' sen- tence, which Puttman serving at the time he killed Showers, had expired. Puttman rney also pleaded insanity as the cz client's act, and asked that the c ve the sanity or insanity of Puttma ‘mined in_the manner prescril Judge Hughes over- ruled all tions to the court re- | sentencing Puttman. | “Puttman was then told for the second time that he must die for the killing of Showers. The condemned man betrayed no emotion whatever when he heard the words of the Judge directing that he be | hanged on Friday, October 5 Puttman was taken to F ‘m in a hack by Deputy | Sheriffs Hinters and Couran HOBSON AT VICTORIA. Was a Passenger on the Steamer Empress of India. i VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 18.—The steamer Empress of In arrived to-day from the Orient. | Chinese papers tell of a party of nine- teen China inland missionarfes who had a shocking experience when bound out from Shansi and six pefished. The party | cons and children, A. Jennings, Miss Guthrie, 12. J. Cooper, A. A. Glover, wife and chil- dren. Miss Gates, Miss Rice, Miss Hous- ton and Mrs. Cooper were killed or died from injuries received. together with the two children of Mr. Saunders. ‘Among the passengers on the steamer ! was Lieutenant Hobson of Merrimac | fame. He came from Japan, where he was present at the raising of the battle- | ship Oregon. AT Kent and Doane Buried. Special Dispatch to The Call SACRAMENTO, Sept. 18.—David Kent and John T. Doane, two of the vie- tims of the disaster at the junction of the Mokelumne and San Joaquin rivers on last Friday night, were buried here this | afternoon. The funeral Kent, which | Tcok place at 2:39 o'clock, was one of the | 1argest ever held in this section of the State. He was a member of the Elks and | of Sacramento Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West, which organizations turned | out in large numbers to follow him to the | grave. The religlous services over Kent | wore aaid at the Cathedral of the Blessed | Sacrament by Rev, John, Quinn. Doane's | | funeral took place at 12:3 o'clock and was J. | largely attended. The services were con- | ducted Rev. C. L. Miel of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. | Found Dead on the Road. 1,08 ANGELES, Sept. 18 H. Can- | fleld. a wood and coal dealer, whose place | of business is at the corner of Hoover | and Twenty-fourth streets, was found | dead by the roadside early this morning. | | He was on his way to market and it is| [believed he was stricken with Heart dis- | ease and fell from his wagon. His watch | and money haa not been disturbed and there were no marks of violence upon his person. fpiee L Game Law Violated. SAN JOSE, Sept. 1S—The State Fish | ana Game Commission is taking a hand in the prosecution of the Raley-Chapman | Company for violation of the game law. About ten days ago a rald was made on the firm's store by the local Sportsmen’s Protective Association and six dozen | quafl and a number of ducks were found. ————— Davis’ Body Recovered. STOCKTON, Sept. 15.—The remains of | John Davis, the third of the victims of the collison between two launches and | the steamer Dauntless at the junction of the Mokelumne and the San Joaquin riv ers last Friday night, were recovered this | morning about a mile below the scene of the accident. B++4444 4444040044404 0400 MOB HELD BACK } BY ARMEDTHIEF R e e e e R e S R g FRESNO, Sept. 18.—John Gor- man, who was surprised in the act of robbing a house at the corner of Inyo and Gilbert streets this after- noon, held a mob of over one hun- dred persons at bay for half an hour. He brandished a huge knife about his head and threatened to slash the first one who laid hands on him. Finally one of the men slipped up behind him and with a piece of board taken from a fence struck nim a blow on the head. He was then overpowered, tied hand and foot, and taken to jail. Gorman entered a room where Mrs. Katle Willlamson was asleep. When she awoke he was rummag- ing through her bureau drawers, He threatened to Kill her if she gave the alarm and left the house. She screamed and attracted the at- sted of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Saunders | | Forestville, "the Albert A presiding, and the first business morning was hearing reports of commit- tees not heard yesterday, The report of the committee on “State of the Country provoked a similar controve h of a much milder caused last night by the te e port. The report was fin adopted, af- ter all that tended toward a political char- acter or toward commitung the confer- ence to any political policy had been elim- inated. 9: A 215 Bishop Hamlilton arrived at and took charge of the conference. report of the committee on Japane sion work. Dr. M. C. Harris. former! presiding elder of the old Japanese trict, now divided from the confer made a few farewell remarks. Dr. W. ns of Stockton offered the follow olution, which was adopted by a una T imous rising vote: Whereas, The Genera! Conference has sta- tioned the Rev. Bishop John W. Hamilton, D. D., LL. D.. as resident Bis at San Fran clsco, and the Board of Bishops has designated e president of our conference for 1960. We have greatly enjoyed his pres- and he has ¢ reatment. and Whereas, We look to him to lead ‘us in a great forward movement during his residence on the Pacific Coast, therefore be it Resolved, That we will most gladly and cordially receive him as our pre at sny time he shall be sent to us board of Bishops, and therefore, be it Resolved, That we respectfully and earnestly urge, In view of the special conditions existing on this coast, that his colleagues of the Board of Rishops return him to preside over our con- ference in the fall of 1901, and furth Resolved, That our secretary be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the Board of Bishops at their spring meeting in 1901 W. C. EVAN R DIL J. CARROLL. McCLISH. D KUMMER. BEARD. A. B. WILSON. were then elected v of the Pacific: Brush, O. A. Hale, ence 2 by The following perso: trustees of the Universi C. P. Bailey, J. H. George D. Kellogg. Mrs. Helen Kings- bury, Theophilus Kirk, T. C. McChesney, Volney Taylor, D. C. Coummy, Theodore Turner, H. E. Willlamson, John A. B. Wilson: to fill vacancies caused by resig- natijons—Judge J. R. Lewis and Bishop J. W. Hamilton. The final disciplinary questions were taken up and the classes of the first and | second years’ studies being called upon, reported. K. Kawasi was transferred from South Japan conference, a resolution of sympathy and_pledges of help to the | Galveston sufferers was unanimously passed, the day's minutes were adopted without reading, the appointments were announced and the cofiference adjourned | stne die. The appointments in churches as announced are Napa district—S. G. Gale, presiding elder; Aibion and Fort Brazk, J. W. Cullen: Anderson alley, H. C. Richardson; Arcata, L. Fellers; Benicia, Hugh Baker: Blocksburg, Willlam Jenson:’ Bloomfleld, H. 7. Wilson: Calistoga, H. o Cloverdalw, A. J. Adams: Crescent G ; Eureka, J. H. Wythe Jr. ; Fairfleld, se; Fortuna, | Garbervilla, Q. Morse: Guerneville, | Meese; Healdsbure, suppliied: Kelseyville | Lower Lake, H. A. Buckner: Manchester Greenwood, A. Holbrook; Middletown, H. W. Nava, J. H. Ifams; Occidental, ra; Olema, Lukas; Peachland, s: Penn ._B. B. etaluma. T. A. Atkinson; Petrolia Beattle; Point Arena, S. E. Crowe F. Rohnerviite, the varfous as follows: | City, C. Ferndale. W. le. G. son: Round Valley, Indian Mission lenger; St. Helena, J. Robinson: n Rafael, William Marshall; Sebastopol, T. B. Palmer; Smith_River, J. M. Smith dee; Santa Rosa, E. R. Willils; Ukiah, H. J. Winsor: Ukiah Indian Mission, L. Ewin Vacaville, Colin Anderson: Valiejo. James W llams: Willits, John Williams: Windeor, Laceli. D. A. Hayes, professor in E. Garrett ptured our hearts | the | noma, J. J. Par- | nantown. Murrish 0. Ox Redding. Round Dunsmuir. Robins T. R VU 8 Seneca Jone: F. A. Keast; €. J. Cbase: Yuba City, W. A « J. W. Pendleton: John T Caiifornia Bible Soctety: A. N. F Pacific Christian Advocate; Jesse Smith, super- amen’'s work in Oskland an Stubbs, president of the ta, Firet. Chu ¥ Dennett: lara Avenue, Hugh Copeland; Campbeil, College Park, W. P. Grant; Half: Lorenzo, F. W. nic: Mayfield, E Aimaden, J. W. B Burweil: ' Redwood co—California St D. Hutsinpill Fifteenth Aven tobertson: Palo Alto, L. Martin, 3y i | F. K. Baker: Grace, cet, B. Wilson 4 , A. E. § 1. Stephens 3 Santa Clara. H. E = . MecCreary: Sara toga. C. F. ; Sausalito, supplied. El Me- Clish, president; M. 8. Cross, professor: H. B. Heacock, financial agent of the Unive: of the Pacific. H. H. Hall and W. H. Scott, chaplains in the United States army: J. H. Macomber and J. A. Potter. chaplains in th: United States ar; rge W. Beatty, Charles perintendent of the M. ¢ m, 1 ity )id People’s Ho ary_of the Californt cation; E. L. Thompson, lef to_attend some ome of ou vard. editor Caltfornia Christfan Advocate: as Filben, superintend ntial management of Pacific G pb, Work among the seamen; E. Dodge, John Telter, F. R. icholas, Theodore Taylor, J S Wicstead, G. H. G King, missfonaries to Nevada Mo sion. Sacramento district—W. S Matthew, pre ing elder; Amador, Willlam Bure! Auburn, J. P. Macauley; Courtland, C. Withrow Downlev . fee; Dutch Flat, E._P. F, De: t; Elk Grove, P. Walk Fair Oaks and Orangevale, H. C. Langley; Fernley, supplied; Florin, A. C. can: Folsom. W. R. Gobe: Forbestown, Emigh: Forest Hill, supplied Georgetow: Allen Bartley; Grass Valley, T. A. Towner: Honcut, Thomas sne, E. M. Hill: Jackson, F. A. Mor- row; Nevada City Willtam ngwin Neow- castle, Channing Richardson: North Bioomfleld, John Tamblyn; North San Juan, D. W. Chil- son; Oak Park, ilney Martin: Oroville, C. H Beechgood: Penryn, W. C. Howard: Pine Grove, | supplied: Pleasant Grove and Sheridan, J. H. Hinds: Placerville, E. H. Mackay; Plymouth, C. H. Darling: Roseville and Rocklin, J. L. Burchard. Sacramento—Central. J. . Chyno- | weth: Sixth Street, S. J. Carroll. Sutter Creek, James Whitaker. M. Richmond left with- out appotntment to attend one of our schools Pacific Japanese miss| ~M. C. Harr perintendent Pacific ast district: Genshichi Tsuruda; Los Angeles, Morizc shida: Oskland, supplied: Portland miya: Rivers! T. Yamazaki | Yctaro Koude: San Francisco, a; San Jose, Moto Akazawa; applied; Vacaville, Kotaro Kawas; | vitte. T, Saijo Anglo-Japanese School, Yoshi Suke Cacon fd- Hawali distriet—G. L. | der; Honolulu (English). . lulu tJapanese), Hokashichi Kihara; Ihat: Hilo, supplied: Kula. T. Gomi: Efeaku Tokimasa; Walpau and Alea, Takahashi | ~ Zenjiro Hirgta, Harutoshi Kawasumi and Sayenoshi Kawashima, left without appoint- . D._Hammond, presiding iter N. Fong: Sacramento, . Chan Lok Shang: to be supplied. s i Southern Conference. 1.0OS ANGELES, Sept. 18.—The Southern California Methodist Conference will con- vene here to-night and be In session one week. Bishop Hamilton of San Francisco Lwill preside. FOUR BODIS IDENTIFIED O NDME BEACH Further News of the Storm Brought Down on the St. Paul. ———— Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Sept. 18.—The steamship St. Paul arrived from Nome late to-night, bringing frrther news of the great storm which swept over the northern camp Sep- tember 2 and for three days following. The St. Paul sailed from Nome September 9, but during the few days following the abatement of the storm her officers were not able to_gather many details of the disasters. Passengers returning on the St. Paul say that many bodies had been washed ashore on the beach In the vicin- Jty of Nome. Of these, so far as they knew, only four had been ldentified, and ot these four the St. Paul's passengers could give no details of previous residence or any of the surrounding circumstances. The dead identified were P. H. Kitcat, P. . McNichols, David Sinclair and Frank s, "'llsv‘:'o schooners anchored in Nome har- bor at the time of the storm were washed ashore and completely wrecked. One was rthur B., owned in Seattle. f the other could not be The el':‘fl!:ne of L e Storm is generally reported to have been the worst ever experienced since the very of gold at Nome. esterday’s reports of great loss of hters are confirmed. the St. Paul's pas- belleving that little of this class ty escaped unharmed. The St Paul brought down $300,000 in Nome gold. The St. Paul also reports that the steamer Samoa returned to Nome Septem- Yer 7 from Siberia. where she took. under orders of the Government authorities, the thirty-three Russians implicated in the plot to seize the vessel on her previous Irip. On reaching the Siberian coast, it is 1A%, the Russians managed to steal from the Samoa a satchel containing $20,000. gl sengers ot proper! Rails Torn Up. 4 _tention of her neighbors, who pur- 4\ sued the house-breake; Gorman 4 has been in jall quite frequently 4 before. 58 [ R e assasansasananasd Q4444444440444+ 4444449444447 KERSFIELD, Sept. 15.—Acting un- a;"lutmuonn Prom Tthe City Trustees, Street Superintendent Yancey this morn- tore up the rails of the ta Fe for I % “black. The company had laid a ;gm‘ without Laving secured a fran- se. INTERESTS THE COAST. sued and Pensions Granted. Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON. Sept. 18.—Postmasters commissioned: Henry G. Wilson, War- ner, California. Appointed—C. C. Me- Gown, Warrendale, Multnomah County, Oregon, vice E. E. Gooding. resigned. The Secretary of the Treasury has awarded the contract for the construc- tion of public buildings at Stockton to Me- Phee & Co. of San Francisco at $55.5~. Pensions issued to-da Callfornia—Or- iginal—Richard O. Hunt, Newbury Park, $8; Henry Horris, Workman, $6. Increased —John F. Tiffany, San Diego, $8. C™zinal widows—Martha H. Gessle, Tul 3 Mary M. Libby, Pomona, 'Mn;xf} fifi Kennoyer, Wilder, 8. Oregon—Increase—James W. Murray Ir; Salem. 85 vashington—War with Spain, o - Carson E. Ellis, Spokane, 315 0 St Patents issued to-da; Christ Christensen, Oakland. voting ma- chine; Ira P. Clarke. Alameda, automatic flusher; Hersy A. Clifford. San Franeisco, vote register and recorder; George A. and R. F. Dunn, Dinuba, car; James M. Gar- rison, Santa Barbara, grooving saw; Thomas R. Goth, San Franclsco, crushing and pulverizing machine: George E. Hoyt San Fran en< San Francisco, ward A Mever, Fr z und: George C. Niles, Bayside, cable grip: Edward I- Pac: sons, San Francisco, assignor to Ameri- can Steel and Wire Company, Chicago manufacture of flat wire cable: William H. Parsons, Great Western m: o vele brake; Joseph W. Pindar, Groveland, con- centrator; George R. L. Stimers, Loval- ton. detachable saw handle. A5 Oregon—Joseph A. Bernardi, one-half to M. SKHf, Salem, combined pipe cap and plug; Louls H. Johnson, E: gene, assignor one-half to Glass & Prud- homme, Portland, trial or daily balance sheet: Willlam M. Semple. Pendleton combined buckle and snap hook: Nancy A, Taylor McCoy, fence posts: John D). Whitton, glnn.l'ey. harrow attachment. on—Joseph t gauge for crosscut ;\nw. Morw. se&l(le, ‘Wages Increased. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 18—The ar- bitrators selected to settle the question of wages for the machinists of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway this afternoon gave their decision as follows: “The men from Fort William to Laggan to receive in- crease in pay of 2 cents an hour. From Laggan to Kamloops, both points exclus- fve, and the West Kootenay to receive 1 cent increase. Rates for young men who have just completed their apprenticeship in the company’s shops and all new men engaged will be on rates of the schedule hitherto prevailing, but the terms of pro- bation will hereafter be six months in- stead of a year for new men, and one P instead Of two for youns men who ve just completed their apprenticeship.” California— assignor - | Sherift Postmasters App-;h;ted. Patents Is- Tyrone, Irela The dece: Johnstow i honest He in on every life as pie There row eity ant as possibie was a gene old- member of rector: at law, the insurance Mr. Devlin was a wi ing died in 1% in t will take plac: his son's reside ‘ SUSPECTS ARRESTED. Men Believed to Be Wanted in Mexico Held at Salinas. SATLINAS Monterey New | officers b t important capt ate criminals but rers a from justice. The men now answer the description to the tail of two men accused « n New Mexi there is $1#0 rewar The men we small tow county, | Railroad. the men and effe considerable diff into the Pea - t in the footh Officers in New Mexico have been notified and will come here to see the p s and ident em S Hold-Up at Chico. CHICO. Sept. 18.—The of robberies this about 7 o'clock, when Dave Corne stopped by masked men near the b portion of the city and robbed of ing the past week ove: and as ted in t bers work as_to thair identi any hold- e been com: thly do can be ¢ SFH at n YQU GETTHEM CHEAP is your chance. A bran mew ¥ line of Ladies' Viel Kid Lace Shoes. 3 wide coin toes and either kid or patent 33 leather tips and with ¢ s We 3 ordered them for winter and they & should have been leather-lined. manufacturers made them linen- and we rejected them. We intended 10 sell them at $2.00 & patr. but on ac- count of the lining we bought them cheap and will offer them at $1.85 a pair | All sizes and widths. Men's Alaska Guaranteed waterproof. styles Double soles and extension edges, $3.00 a pair: with cork soles, $3.50 B. KATCHINSKI, PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO 10 Third St., San Francisco. Seal Shoes. | | | | LOST VIGOR | ReESTOREDL! Call or write £u7 boo ee. ‘v‘ 0. COCPER & 0., i 318 Kearny Street San Franciseo ¢ I tan Franciseo Ca " Dr. Beanett’s Electric Belt Makes weak men and women strong and strong men and women stronger. Rooms 5 and & 4 Fost st., San Francisca