The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 15, 1900, Page 11

y e THE SAN WOULD HARNESS ELECTRICITY TO BREAK INTO STEEL VAULTS Proof That a Daring Attempt Was Soon to Be Made to Rob the (larence French, Under Arrest in Chieo, Is Suspected. BRI Basket of Electrical Ap- pliances Found in Readiness. RS LA I LAND, Nov. 1 ults by use of electricity \ daringand now thorough- \ josed plan of Clare burglar, now t Chic pat he had plotted the steel strong box of the C Bank of Oakland has been se satisfaction of police, who have been . ews of his ver since & th-street e Masonic provided lia. for T elec- the big was P the wedged & steady the 5 the bank the morning. out- wicker basket, m of the outfit copper hooks 1 catching wire ar 1 electricity. rglars in- e »f heavy per- tridges Ca lifornia Bank of QOakland. s & : BURGLAR'S ELECTRICAL OUTFIT CACHED IN A UNDERGROUND VAULT NEAR THE CALIFORNIA BANK OF OAKLAND BY INTE ING SAFECRACKERS, AND FOUND BY THE POLICE, - insulators, wire cutters and other appli- ances for running wires. There were rub- ber gloves for handling wires, a hand ax, a small sledge hammer, bits'and brace: sincers, cold chisels and screw drive Zven a pocket foot rule and a tape meas- ure were included in the outfit. the drills and cold chisels appeared to have been used. Most of the tools were burglars had glass goggles with is 1o pro thelr eves and a skull cap was not for- outfit Candles partly burned were dug out of the basket, while a pair of moccasins were Some of evidence of the care that had been taken in the selection of important parapher- nalia. o p The detectives do not say they have positive eviden h left the out- fit at 8 T on from the fact that Very s lot ef tools were found with him at Chico that he was the man. 2 -d. the Alameda police visited French’'s room on Railroad avenue near Oak street, Alameda nd recovered a lot of silk goods, clothing, jewelry and shoes which were stolen from various Oakland st CO-BETWEEN FOR | ROBBERS CAUGHT Arrest of William Seigle- man, Ex-Convict, by the Local Police. is safely locked is Willlam , having Quentin Los Angeles. tiary he became ac- kers, who were glary n while searching x which was shipped ch and Tessier named Wolf, was the per- P Yesterday his home at Twenty- ota streets and placed gleman at first denled ved the box which is sup- tained the plunder of but finally he admitted sent to his house by a erable questioning he ted with Tessier, but a that he had assisted blowing up safes. He he had mever been in | ng that he had been uentin. When con- re in the Rogue's | nd admitted that | San Quentin. | police im, is the | the tools used in open- i that & h and fer. The = snsidered by the police complete kit that has come notice for some time, were afecrackers when arrested | of Chico. It is positively | 2d Tessier shipped y and other stolen and after receiving o his home where he subsequently disposed eigleman will be taken will be tried out a letter gleman to Tes- ‘essier when he igleman wrote him that that every- varned him to to serve an- penitentiary. French, idered one of the most ex- afecrackers in the country, was in s shown by the following which was d on his possession. CHICO, Nov. 7, 1900. Girl: You must be careful how you - nd what you say Give them to under- at we fell out and that you shook Ay will be the wiser. They will say mortified on account of the position in placed you, but don’t pay any After 1 am either convicted g0 boldly forth. You your reputation it is to show up in public. 1 kflow, u would do anything for my wish to protect you far as t I sent you is concerned you are refuse to be Interviewed on the »a have got is on the square. you. You had.better write u know his address. Tell him | m off and send clothes to Bob. hing in the room that I am afraid worrying. Turn my | over to my sister keep for me, as I wish from further responsibility. ' ar., what was sald between us we | with the past. I will never cease to r smiles and to love you. My ome t T am in love with you. If { was | forget you, but it never can 2 books how unfortunate. and left Alameda for the East sow be well. My s_are what but 1 am not & dead one yet d that I had a friend that | the city. He brought me some | ey guard me so closely that I find | ble to 4o anything careful abou Do not mention anything to her. good care of yourself. Hold your 1 hope you will be fortumate in ing a good husband. Be caretul of your | iates and completely satisfy yourself of r sincerity when you seriously think of arried if T had never loved happler 1 would be, even though I To love and to lose—my 'l:" L F. 5000-by darling, the light of my life, Yours as ever, Another letter from French to his sweet- cart reads 2s follows: The light, the one gleam of my l le A-by 1 has | of books will be sent to some one person by Kate Bergman against Adolph J. | Bergman on statutos rround , Josephine Estevalleze against Jules Estevalleze for faflure to_provide, Elizabeth P. ot Keattch Arthur A. intemperance, John Forster a yes three times since T left you. I have fallen, | my love one. How hard I cannot tell you just yet. 8o far as I know I am a dear, that I'am in for it again pinched me even a chance speaking tube. uh ish fo- The woman to ten is Anni, whom the letters were Petry, who lives in CAPITALIST ROBERTSON IS CHARGED WITH FRAUD Wife Says She Was Hypnotized and Forced to Consent to Annul- ment of Marriage. | Daniel Charles Robertson, a Toronto capitalist, at present residing in this city, must show cause before Judge Troutt on | the 30th inst. why a decree annulling his marriage to Bertha Elizabeth Robertson, to whom he has been married less than a vear, should not be vacated and set aside. Mrs. Robertson, in a petition filed re- cently, asks the court to set aside the de- cree on the ground that it was ob- tained by fraud. She alleges that her hus- band never acquired a legal residence in this city and that a copy of the summons had never been served on her. In an affi- davit flled vesterday Mrs. Robertson al- leges that the whole proceeding agal: her was tainted with fraud. She admits having signed a paper consenting to the . annulment and admitting that she was subject to epflepsy, but she now asserts that her signature to-the instrument was secured through the exercise of hypnotic influence over her. She further admits one occasion she went into a con- on, as alleged by her husband, but ck s that it was merely the result of a fright caused by man’s threat to kill her. She demands that the case be reopened, and unless Robertson can show good cause on the 30th inst. why this should not be | done an order directing the retrial of the | case will be made. — SHORTER TIME BETWEEN THIS CITY AND CHICAGO | Important lm}roveménu Begun by‘ Southern Pacific Between Ogden | and Sacramento. Work has been started on some mport- | ant fmprovements to the Southern Pa- | cific’s central division between Ogden and | Sacramen The construction depart- ment has about 200 men and 400 horses at work grading and relaying track in Utah and’ Nevada. being shortened and grades heretofore prevented making good time are being reduced wherever practicable. It is expected that the improvements will shorten the time chedule between here and Chicago very material The changes have long been under con- templation and the announcement that they are to be pushed along without fur- ther delay will prove of no small interest to patrons of this road as well as raflroad men generally. Chief Engineer Hood said yesterday that it was impossible to tell when the work would be finished, as the department is acting under orders from _ll:&;,‘!\lvw“\):nrdk to'mm’. Ll:("e(l;{ if it is thought Dy o he work, will probably be doubled. = oot foree ———————— Mechanics’ Institute Extension. The board of trustees of the Mechanics’ Institute decided to extend the member- ship of the institute library out into the country and make arrangements whereby clubs may be formed in the interior towas for the purpose of obtaining books from the library. The arrangement is that a group of ten or more persons may join the institute, paying the same dues as city members and once each month a box portions of | Curves are that have locomotives from charged with their distribution. This same party will attend also to_returning the books once each month. The charge for freight on the books will be borne by the country members, but this will be so slight that it will be 4n enormous advant- ‘a‘:s ‘ns hrretn!tnre cbf:,uglry members have © pay postage both way: o Piximos ¥s on all books 'nllll?aérzgolc;legelhatl !hl; plan will result crease in t! - bersbip of the institute. — COUntry mem. In the Divorce Court. Decrees of divorce were granted yester- day to Alice Baldwin from Otis E. Bald- win for neglect, Lulu’ Lawrence from Charles Lawrence for cruelty, Theresa Willls from Willlam F. %flfi??): desertion, Rosia McCarty from Joseph MeCarty for failure to proyide and Mary Norton from Algernon V. Norton for de- on. Suits for divorce were filed yesterda; Job H. Keattch for desertion, Mole against May Mole for st Jane ter for intemperance, rry Crow precious Gea: a lovel : st Julla Crow for desertion and That ey araly e g ok Bovit| Carolyn B. Hoch against Willian Hoon ha ed. 1 had been up against it for two— | for desertion. . | the | cents per pound for two carloads and 5% | cents | from horribly mangled. BILLOTPAPER BILL 15 VETOED ——— Supervisors Will Consider Price Charged the County. ——e Mayor Phelan has vetoed the bill for the papér, sent down from the office of the Secretary/of State from Sacramento, upon which the official ballots were printed at the general election. He will bring the matter before the Board of Su- pervisors at the meeting to be held next Monday. The bill has been approved by the Electign Commissioners. Since then Regisirar Walsh has been investigating paper market and he has been con- vinced that the county was charged at least twice what the paper was worth and could be bought for. Upon his in- formation, which he has given to the Mayor, that official has based his veto, “I have been thinking all along that when Dballots’ were costing half a cent each, before there was any printing on them,” said the Registrar, ‘“‘that the price for the paper must be exorbitant. I there- fore visited reliable paper houses in this city and secured statements from them concerning the prices at which they would furnish ‘the same paper. I found that the rates ranged from 45 cents per pound to 6 cents, which was the high- est. The offers were as follows: Bone- stell & Co., 5 cents per pound for 300 to 400 reams and 4.65 cents per pound for a carload; Blake, Moffitt & Towne, 4% er pound for a less Santa Clara Valley Paper Company, = § cents per pound. ~The price charged by the Secretary of State was $2.50 per ream, which is at the rate of 12 cents a pound. I have received the following letter from Bonestell & Co., p&})er was shown as the sample that they refer to: quantity; SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 1900, Thomas J. Walsh—Dear Sir:" We will quote you on 300 or 400 reams of paper, as per your sample, 6 cents per pound; or for a carload of same, 4.65 cents per pound. Trusting to hear ou again and thanking you for the in- quiry, we remain respectfully yours, BONESTELL & CO, “The bill was passed by the Hlection Commissloners before they had an, knowledge that flnylhlns Was ‘wrong 14 the price. _After I had investigated I told Mayor Phelan about what I had dis- covered and he_ then said that he would veto the bill. I have seen his communi- cation to the Board of Supervisors, Mayor Phelan wished me to be sure that the facts were right. 1 have written communications from the three paper firms that I have mentioned. I did not call upon Zellerbach, because I am in- formed that he furnished the ballot paper to the Secretary of State's office.” WILLIAMS FORMER WIFE SEEKS HIS CONVICTION Sits With the Widow of the Steamer Captain’s Victim During the Murder Trial. STOCKTON, Nov. 14.—The jury which is to try Captain A. F. Williams for the kill- ing of Conductor Willlam Martin was sworn in Judge Jones' court to-day, and the taking of testimony began. Willlams betrayed an interest in the proceedings, but no excitement. His wife, however, was intensely nervous. Mrs. Estelle Wil- liams, the divorced wife of the accused sat with Mrs. Martin, the widow of Wil. liams’ vietim, untll both were excluded under the rule governing witnesses. Mrs, Williams the first signalized her entrance into court yeulerda{l by kissing Mrs. Mar- tin. She was with Martin at the baths the evening he was killed and has caused her former husband all the trouble she could since their divorce. Her movements in this case are anything but indicative of sympathy for him. The defendant’s and his sister ha resent wife, his mother places beside him to- day and, not being witnesses, were allowed to remain. The fact that Judge Budd ad- mitted Willlams to ball is regarded as a point (in his favor, as fixing the degree of murder, if any, of which he may be gulity, but’ it looks as though the District Attorney intends to press the case for capital punishment. In his address to-day District Attorney Ashley said he would attempt to Y’I;OVE thdt the killing was will- ful and deliberate. Willlams’ defense is based on the clalm that Martin on entering the barroom ad- vanced toward him and attempted to strike hl{n. wheg, Amell—ga!eg:e. e drew his revolver an . Dr. Sargent was the only witness called to-day. gt tiony TRACY, Nov. 14.—An unknown man was killed here to-night while attempting to steal’ a ride cn the Los Angeles fiyer. His body was to whom the ballot | FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1900 PRINCESS NEVER LEGALLY ADOPTED C. P. Huntington Told i ipmlizinies | She Was the Child of a Sister of the | First Mrs. Huntington and Was Cared For by the Rail- road Magnate. e | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Nov. . | 3. M. Bassett, who was at one time deep | |in the confidences of the Southern Pacific | Company, mak a statement that lht" Princess Hatzfeldt was never adopted by | the late C. P. Huntington as his daugh- ter, and that the only relationship she bore to him was that of the niece of the first Mrs. Huntington—the child of the sister of the railroad magnate's first wife. | | Mr. Bassett certainly knows much of the | affairs of the railroad aund its builders, | | ana_his statements are of interest in view | | of the thr ontest of the magnate's | i by the Princ: i The Princess Hatzfeldt is the daughter | of a sister of the first Mrs. Huntington,” sald Mr. Bassett. ‘““The first Mrs. Hunt- ington was a Miss Stoddart, and her sis. | | ter married a man named Prentiss, and | | they had one daughter, now the Princess | Hatzfeldt. Mr. Huntington told me in 1882 that he had never adopted her and did not intend_to, but that he ‘would do | well by her.’ He told me that her father | was drowned in the Bacramento River, | and that her family was poor and that he | intended to take care of her. ! “Mr. Huntington told mé that he had frequently consulted with his first wife as to the disposition of their property, | | and that they had agreed upon a list of | relatives to be remembered, and that he | had carried out her wishes, and that the | | Princess Hatzfeldt was not on the list, | she having received large sums during his life. “There was some little trouble over her | | husband, the Prince, who ~was loafing | | around New York with a title and lots of | debts. It became unpleasant, and Hunt- | ington finally told them that ne would | fve them $3,000,000 if they would go to| | Burope and stay there. They got $1.000,000 | 1 Fors What T know. I am satisfied that | there was never an adoption of the Prin- | cess, and if she should break the will It | would only result in the widow (Rkingl one-third of the estate and his adopte son, the child of his second wife by her first husband, wous. wet the remainder.” ————————— INJURED CHINESE GET | MEDICAL AID TARDILY | Suffer Fourteen Hours After Railroad | Accident Before Their Wounds Are Properly Dressed. *Three Chinese injured in a rallroad ac- cident some five miles below San Lucas, Monterey County, early vesterday morn- ing were bumped around the streegs last | night, fourteen hours after the accident, until some place could be found where | their injuries might be treated. njured Chinese were part of a sec- d by the Southern Pa- cific Company. ey left their camp early yesterday morning and some hours later were found lying on the side of an em { bankment. They say thelr car was run into by a train. The sufferers were placed on an incom- | ing train and landed at Third and Towns- | end streets about 6 o'clock. They én- | gaged a wagon to take them to China- town, but could find no place to receive | them! The doctors at the Rallroaa Hos- | pital ¢1d not know anything about thet affair go declined to recelve the Chinese. The Rev. Mr. Brewer, attached to one of the Chinese missions, secured the ad- mission of Tom Jung, nuflurlng with an | injured hack, and Leong Dip, badly con- tused, into the Oriental Dispensary, main- tained by the Chinese Six Companies ut ‘HZS( Sacramento street. | “Woo Wong. suffering with a broken les | and & broken wrist, was removed to the | Recelving Hospital. Word was recefved from the Chinese Six Companies asking | that no operation be performed on Woo Wong until they were advised of the na- | ture of his injuries. The fractures were | reduced by Drs. Bunnell and Starr. | “Shortly after Woo Wong had been taken to the Recelving Hospital the doctors at the Rallroad Hospital notified the Chinese that the injured men would be recefved at the Rallroad Hospital this morning. A 5 A \BOY SHOOTS AND KILLS | A HORSE JUST FOR FUN | Albert Johnson Convicted of Dis- |7 charging Firearms in the City Limits. Albert Johnson, the boy who shot and killed a horse belonging to James Rey- nolds in a vacant lot at Army and Caro- line streets, was found gullty by Judge | Cabaniss yesterday of discharging fire- | arms within the city limits. He will be | sentenced to-day. Johnson had a shot- n and fired at the horse just, as he said, “for fun.” R. A. Thurman, saloonkeeper, 440% Sixth treet, had a charge of assaulf to murder | | against him dismissed by Judge Cabaniss | yesterday. Daniel Frawley, a teamster, | went into Thurman's saloon and started | himself with a revolver and ordered him | out. Frawley refused and made a_rush at Thurman, who fired and the bullet | grazed Frawley's shoulder. Frawley was | charged with assault with a deadly weap- on. Tne case was dismissed. C. F. Pearsall, allas Edwards, allas Rogers, was held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Fritz yesterday | on a charge of grand larceny in $2000 bonds. He stole a horse and buggy from the Ciub Stables on Taylor street. J. 8. Hanson, 112 Kearny street, secured a warrant from Judge Fritz yesterday for the arrest of Carl J. Tarp on a charge of felony embezzlement. Hanson alleges that he gave Tarp $400 worth of furs to sell on commission and he sold them and appropriated the proceeds. James Campbell, a produce broker, who had his son, James Campbell Jr., arrested for vagrancy, told. Acung.;once Judge Barry yesteraay that he had arranged ‘o gsend the boy away on a deep water ves- sel Friday, and he asked that the case against the young man be dismissed. It was done. AGED MILKMAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY A CAR James 8. Keehan, a milkman, 60 years of age, and residing at 155 Trumbull street, was struck and killed by a Mis- | sion-street car on the Ingleside road last night. The milkman's skull was frac- tured. The motorman of the car, Stephen ‘W. Turner; was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Keehan conducted a milk ranch where he reslded. He had supplied his custom- ers yesterday afternoon and was return- ing from the city when he met his death. He drove along the Ingleside road and was just t! nln&ufl into Trumbull street when car Nb. 1030 struck his wagon. The motorman says he Pld not know the driver was ‘fulng to furn so quickly and that he had,no opportunity of stopping in time to prévent the a’clgent. After the car struck the milk wagon Keehan was thrown to the ground. is head struck the pavement, rendering him unconscious. The reins became entangled about his body and he was draxgo several yards before the horse could be stopped. The injured man was conveyed to the rallroad hospital, but died In a short time. His body was taken to the Morgue, —_e————— Colored Club’s Ball. There was a jolly time at Garibaldl Hall,. on Broadway, last night. The . annual soclal and ball, given by the Col-' ored Club of 1900, proved to be a success, and its. features were highly enjoyabla. Harry Stewart, the master of ceremonies, carried the entire ogramme through Wwithout a hitch. ably assisted in the management by his two brothers, Jack and rge, Sam Kin d Joe Vi lenti. The cakewalking and two-step pol- Kas ‘were the features of the evening. Fas cakewalk was led by Stewart Stew- art, Georaa Hogan and Mrs. and Little Tutle Taylor and ¥va Lucurgus. 1 _r:. chl: e edflon blli!:ll and a a) cake were e prizes. e com] tition was sharp. gl to demolish things,,and Thurman armed |- C 11 MINERS IN READINESS FOR NINTH ANNUAL CONVENTION J. M. Bassett Says That|Session Promises to Be of Live Interest From the Beginning and Large Interests Are Involved. A‘Q‘ll (1l s l"t. ik 2 sl HE California miners are about to gather for their annual convention. The advance guard is here. Senator John F. Pavis, chairman of the com- mittee on legislation, has already prepared his apnual report, which is «f great importance. Judge John M. Wright, chairman of the committee on mineral lands, has another report that will be dis- cussed. President Ralston has an annual message that is said to fairly bristle with points. A. Caminetti, chairman of the committee on dams, will report on the work of the Govetnment and the appro- priation of $800,000 for the extensive works on the Yuba River. Thomas J. Barbour, chairman of the committee on dredging and jetties, is prepared to tell many in- teresting facts concerning dredging for gold. The ninth annual convention of the Cali- fernia Miners' Assoclation will come to- gether in_the Golden Gate Hall in this city next Monday at 10 a. m. Between 500 and 600 delegates will take part in the proceedings. By next Saturday night Frere will be a large representation here of the hardy and enterprising men who are adding to the wealth of the State by developing its mines. strength of the county de as reported, is as follows: San Francisco Butte 20, Alameda 10, Santa Clara 7. Nevada 100, Placer 3, Los Angeles 10, San Berrardino 1, Kern 19, Inyo 1, Plumas 11, Sierra 22, El Dorado 2, Amador 37, Tuo- The numerical gations, so far lumne 10, Yuba 10, Fresno 5. Marin 5, So- larc 5 ariposa 12, Sacramen- to 5. S spo b, Santa Barbara . Secretary E. H. Benjamin, who has done s0 much good for the interests of the min- . is preparing his report and is making dy for the big convention. 'lere will not be a dull minute in the preceedings, according to all indications, The measures that will come up for con- sideration are fraught with meaning to the State. A new mining law wil! be recommended, with little doubt. Some measure will be offered to cover the whole question involved in the troubles of the oll men with the scrippers. Tha Ca- miretti law will find vigorous discussion, as the miners are determined to have that measure tested to find out just what effi- cacy there is in it. The sxecutive com- mittee at large, of which J. H. Neff ‘s the chairman, will 'have its work deseribed in the president’s address. Revision of the corstitution and by-laws will be the theme of the committee of which B. S Rector is the chairman. There will be a location REPUBLICA ~ISTWOTO ONE Official Canvass of the County of Alameda Completed. S Every Republican Candidate Is Given a Handsome Majority and No Democrats Are Elected. —_—— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 14. The official canvass of the vote of Ala- meda County was completed to-day and shows the official majority of the Repub- lican ticket Iif this county to be 7647 out of a vote of 23,070 cast. The majority given the McKinley electors in Alameda County is greater than the total vote given the Bryan electors. The majority of Metcalf for Congress is 7142, which is also greater than the total vote for his antagonist, Frank Freeman. The figures show but very small change from the figures pub- lished in The Call after the election, in most cases The Call figures being within three or four votes of the official result. The official figures are as follows: Total vote cast. FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. ; Barrett, 14,262; Davis, 14,25; Rode, Porter, " 14,188 Mo~ 23,070 Democratio—Seawell, Haynes, §664; Jacobs, 6644; Prather, 664%; Bai Stimson, gett, 6850; Block, 6641: Rice, 6645; Cole, 6369. Soclal Democratic—Biddle, §28; Dewey, 816; Gafvert 805; Hauch, 827; 813; Anthony at ed, 814; Reynolds, 814; Stephens, 818 Prohibition—Blanch: 32 Taylor, 827; Coble, 821; Atwood, 325; Winchester, 325 cum, '325; Kelly, 341; Bristol, 322; Webb, 326. FOR CONGRESS. Metcalt (R.), 18,726; Freeman (D.), 6614; Dague (8. D.), 725; Holt (P.), 226. FOR STATE SENATOR. Twenty-seventh District—Lukens (R.) Griffith (D.), 19%; Andrew (8. D.), 29; (P.), 184, FOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY. F;»ny-fixth Dmrlcn—)uuto. (R.), 1710; May Russell (P.), 8 ct—Knowland (R.), 3077; Bartlett (D.), $1; Altona (S. D.), 222; 5454 May Van- crom (P.), 48, Forty-elghth District—Kelley (R.), 1480; White (D), 742; Pratt (8 t (S, . Forty-ninth _ District—McWade (R.), 1863; Galderp (D,r)i 1371; Forsberg (8. D.), 139; Phil- 1, (0 A - %.mmn District—Bliss (R.), 2043; Mara (D.), 850; Philbrick (S. D.), 98; Humphrey (P.), 41. Fifty-first District—Foster (R.), ;_Reboll (D.), 1130; Lesser (S. D.), 168; Wales (P.), 121. FOR JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Bllsworth (R), 14700; Ogden (R.), 14,87: O'Brien (D.), 4si8; Holman (D.), 449; Smith (& D). $ Liews 8. D), 19 Sawyer (P, ; Clark (P.), 263. FOR BUPERVISORS. ¢ First District~Horner (R.), 1271; Wells (D.), O iriot Rowe (RL), 7: Mnglish 1653; Renton (S. D.), 10i; Roth (Iud.), 639; Tiffany (Ind.), 203. Fifth District—Mitchell (R.), 3621; Landre- (8. D)), 22§; Pelouze gan (D), 1041; Bradley (Ind.), 662 FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. (Town of Berkeley.) Bdgar _(Ind.), 1173; Gentry (Ind.), 19; Lloyd (Ind., 674; Lotd (Ind.), 830, o CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. Assembly No. 6-For, 9248; against, 8519, 2 3 Assembly No. 23—For, 11,122; Benate No. 14—For, 71 -nm“.‘t?‘,“-"i s Senate No. 4—For, 10,559; again: Senate No. 81 Teamster’s Fall May Prove Fatal. Michael Dunning, a teamster, living at 544 Ninth street, met with a peculiar acci- dent last night, which ¥y possibly re- sult in his death. Dunning had loaded his wagon with lumber on King street, be- tween Sixth and Seventh, and had just mounted the wagon, when he fell off. He landed on his head and was picked up in an unconscious condition by 2 number of fellow teamsters. as removed to the Recslvlnf Hospital, that his injuries consisted of a number of acerated wounds of the scalp, a broken right shoulder and hip and internal ju- ries. The latter are the most serious and will probably cause his death. Demands of Election Officers. Auditor Wells has decided not to follow the plan of issuing a blanket demand to pay election officers, which was done Aot Bo0 o to be paid, and as the about ~officers to and as sum involved is $20,000 or d" the Audi- tor says that individual demands will be made out in his office. Thow l& will n labor, Mr. cessi a” great amount Wells {8 convinced that any other pian is irregular and t result in tnn& e Wi where it was found NVOTE |STATE COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC KNIGHTS | Ladd; Stiver Baliet, by "wflfi‘?" Lupita, election. There are | Dance, Biennial Session Is Held at Sacred Heart Hall. Osakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 14 The biennial State Council of the Catholic Knights of America was held to- day at Sacred Heart Hall. After high mass at_Sacred Heart Church, which the delegated attended in a body, the business session was opened by State Vice M. J. Haran. The following were the dele- gates: Branch No. 27, Sacred Brophy, Thomas Gallagh: Heart parisi weber. San Francisco—Willlam McCann. John T. Cosgrove, J. n. Gib! Low Angeles—Harry W. kins. Sacramento—Michael Hughes, J. Quinlan. “San Diego—J. B. Mannix. Berkeley —M. J. Powell. The following committees were pointed: 3 Credentials—T. J. Kelleher, E. J. Flanagan, ap- Dr. J. F. Gibbon. Finance—John Lynch, H. F. Wheeler, Michael Hughes. Appe: fev- - D. ne- F. L W and . J. Gallagher, J. Lynch. ss—E. J. Flanagan, H. F. Wheeler, The address of welcome was delivered by Rev. Lawrence Serda, pastor of Sacred eart Church and spiritual director of the State Council. The treasurer’s report showed that from June 30, 1888, to_ June the order in California ‘paid Into .684 and the widows' and orphans’ fund recelved 329,000 in benefits. During the afternoon session there was an address by Archbishop Riordan. The following _named State officers were elected: Spiritual director, Rev. Law- rence Serda; president, John Lynch of Oakland; vice president, M. J. O'Hara of Oakland: secretary, T. C. Rowe of Berke- ley; treasurer, F. B. Schoenstein of San Francisco; supreme representative, E. J. Flana of kland; alternate repre- sentative, H. F. Wheeler of Los Angeles. e council will meet in San Francisco 4n November, 1802. At the banquet this evening Thomas Leach was toastmaster. et doics- vor S LADY ‘YARDE-BULLER'S ESTATE IS IN DEBT Guardian W. B. Greenebaum Asks Permission to Sell Some of the Personal Property. OAKLAND, Nov. 4.—W. B Greenc- baum, guardian of_ the estate of Mary Leflah Kirkham Yarde-Buller, has - titioned the Superior Court for erm.lllr:n tt} sell a portion of the personal properiy of the incompetent woman giving as a reason his desire to pay debts amounting to $5000 which have accrued against her estate. The debts are owing to sundry creditors for necessaries. The petitioner says he has no money on hand 'rt.h whick to satisfy the clamoring creditors and that e has largely indebted himseif for money advanced by him for the current needs of Lady Yarde-Buller. Greenel um seeks to sell the followin; property: Three, first mortgage _gol onds of the Portland Gas Company, valued at par at $1000 each, with the cou- w attached, aggregating the sum of CLEVER LITTLE, DANCERS PLEASE LARGE AUDIENCE Matildita’s Pupils Trip the Light Fantastic at the School Graduat- A ing Exercises. The dancing last night of the many Ht- tle ones composing the class at - dita's School p:: s Dol street was a pret entertainment. Overture, by the orchestra; Tamburi by va,-:‘y and Villalon: Skirt Dan ‘v‘ym s ngon; Madrilena Dance, Rublo, ‘Wavytt, Lith, Robinson, Josefa, Wi, Muqrid; Hornpipe, by Lapita: Lovers' "Polka, by and " Mooser; cha _Dance, Anita Lith; Volunteers” Dance, by Cora Dance, Alice Cane; song, by Mildri m" Io-nz. g THE CONVENTIO - - large representation of the ofl futerests on the floor of the convention. WLUESREACH TOP-NOTCH POINT Figures From Expert Adams Disclose Mathematical Acrobaties. Oakland Office San Franeisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. M. The difference between an estimate of value and actual cost based upon the ad- mitted meager records of the Contra Cos- ta Water Company has resulted in a wide difference of opinion among the few ex- perts who have already testified for the water company as to valuation of its plant. It is purely a matter of specula- tion how much wider differences will de- velop as the small army of experts as yet unheard are given a chance to exploit the results of their inquiries. To-day was the third day of Expert Ad- ams’ appearance on the witness stand, and Attorney Hayne was not ready to say at the close of the session when he would be through with his cross-examination of the Los Angeles engineer. Expert Adams finds room in his esti- mates for some big items, the presence of which gives Mr. Hayne room for much examination. Adams figured that during the first nineteen years of the Contra Costa Water Company’s existence it suf- fered a loss of $500,000. At least he calcu- lated that as the difference between a to- tal of ,interest on bonds, dividends on stock ahd outlay on new construction and what would be the return from the cur- rent rate of interest on the capital stock. By further calculation of losses and de- terioration of plant, whiech Adams claims the consumers should be compelled to meet. the engineer reached the enormous total’ of 32582523 for the Contra Costa plant, and excludlng the Alvarado sys- tem. It is in the evidence that this forms 33 1-3 per cent of his total valuation of the entire system upon which the water com- pany asks the court to make a judicial decree. This tremendous figure i8 about the same as the valuation which Adams laced upon the Alvarad . n response to T, ayne’'s questions, Mr. Adams said his figures on the Dingee system were simply those for which it had been purchased, namely, $1,500,000 in bonds at par and $1.500,000 in ‘'stock worth 70 cents on the dollar. He had not ealcu- lated the value by actual cost of the w(}z{rk'. d the Al de e sald the Alvarado system was worth $2,550,000 to the Contra Costa Water Com- Eany. because that was what the company ad paid for it, The Contra Costa plant up to 1888, Ad- ams sald, had earned 5.62 per cent, but he claimed it should have earned 1 cent. Without estimating the losses and deterforation, Ada mined that the plant would be wo&h 2. 562,000 by one estimate and $3,017,000 ac- cording to another that he made. In- cluding the two omitted items, his esti- mate ran up to $4.500,000. This Alvarado supply, which cost the Contra Costa Comrany ujp.m has been Jrorked up to neazly its ful itmit, accord- ing to Engineer Adams. But the expert thinks the supply is fairly well protected, although he admitted to Jud‘% Hayne that extensive development of the same sources might interfere with Ly, Adams did not ‘think there was much anger of an Incursion into the artesian belt at Alvarado by other capital, so upon that ground and the fact that the com- pany. controls 360 acres of there he thought the supply* would not be inter- rupted. OAKLAND, Nov. 4.—Licenses to marry were lssued to-day to John Alfred Mec- Cutcheon, %, and Emma ' MecClellan, 21, 23, San 4 19, San Lorenszo; and Flora P .me ry man, James Joseph Reilly, 39, roy, 3, Stockton; J. Ward Eaton, 21, San Francisco, and Mabel Moore, 18, Ala- ck Thomas Williamson, 21, Berkeley, and Emma R. - t wson, 18, lward E: Gehring, 26, and Ines k! kland. Pears’ Only they who use it Tanty; sons. by, Hesnt OF: Tk oot il . 5 m:;":"‘cn.i.’; Jfifififfi know the luxury of it, %%. n‘%:‘;&:fi“i: Loy ...::‘ntnfil world. b nette T, Leaws (S e | - -