The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1900. ACTING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FRENCH ARRIVES Baron M. H. de St. Laurent Comes Down From Vaneouver, B. C,, to Fill the Temporary Vacaney. —— ARON M. H. de St. Laurent, who has been appointed to the posi- tion of Acting Consul of France during the absence of Consul General Count A. de Trobriand, d in the city yesterday, accompanied T L s wife. They took apartments at the ?l Baltimore on Van Ness avenue, and Bar Al once proce o straighten ugled state of affairs caused by former Vice Consul, e Ithough compara- IV & young man no novice in con- ar affaire. His G nt early place = shoul biliti ese he bas with suen abllity t been selected die the af between the republic eiphia, Qu years of ncouver, made of by natives to d Frenchmen t anga, away ives were be it the Baron ing 1ad, Jed them won the praise anl = Government t rience 1 ever w shrug of the o be in San Francisco,” r a short time. The ¥ > ited, so_inde- pende of 1 deeds. Those ard to give the 4 SIYS A BL - | WOMAN SHOT HIW Mysterious Tragedy in the Office of an Indianapolis 1 Citizen. { —~William H the hea bui ting >ting nable to ocate rney. found he was shot office fn the \ affer moon and pool_of blood on s he detected moment he frer a semi-con- at intervals The po- 1l who did the his son would n was able to he was seated at his man entered his telephone al times belore, ted him and he re- laimed that after r use of the telephone e er from the bosom of S , tragedy Dr. Eimer rred to, came in. He w nothing of the ting ljed immediately after | n he arrived he be- bullet. The wound | the right ear and In of bullet were d. shootihg Mr. mer, and requested | oom for a few min- | done. Later he said his | them the name of the about her. The son per- tement that he knew noth- attempt was made to lo-’ Smythe | an at the Lorraine, but in- 1 the fact that there was woman connected with the 1 have done the shooting. failed to reveal any | theory was advanced | had attempted to take | persons who advanced i= strengthened by the the last year Mr. Smythe | take his life. His son e his father had been very t times during the past year lling to believe that he had | 11 himseif. f Mr. Smythe it was im- | any clew to the woman oting. known in In- s city twenty-five to take the po- e Masonic Grand a position which he has t time. He is one of in the State and Sarly in the summer d a sunstroke, which for work. In fact he searcl him recovere CONFLICTING REPORTS OF DROWNING DISASTER Rumor That Forty-Nine Children Perished Is Affirmed and Again DEE MOINES, Towa, Dec. 27.—Tele- phone messages by way of Oskaloosa 2d OttumWwa say the report of the owning of forty-nine school-children at What Cheer is true. The children were skatoing on & pond in the fair grounds Znd the accident occurred about § o’clock o %ne evening. Direct communication With What Cheer cannot be had at pres- I AVENPORT, Towa, Dec. 27.—After in- quiry regarding the rumor of the drown- ing of forty-nine scaool-children while Ckating on the river near Foster, lowa, 10-Aay, it develops thet there is no truth in ihe report. A traveler who arrived at | Seyvmour, Jowaa, fiftoch miles west of Foster, early to-day, states he left Fos- ter Jate last evening snd knew nothing of uch accident. NOT TO INVITE THE PRINCE OF WALES President McKinley Denies That He Will Entertain Royalty During the Yacht Races. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2i—Nothing is known at the White House concerning the story cabled from London to the ef- fect that the New York Yacht Club would invite Emperor William of Germany and the Prince of Wales to witness the yacht races for the America’s cup next summer, and thet President McKinley would write concurrently to the Kaiser and the Prince, invith them to visit the United States. At the White House it is stated that | nothing of the eort is in contemplation. | The Prince of Wales was a guest at the executive mansion during it Bn-‘ chanan's administration. | thought B i | FFICIAL,. WHO WILL ACT AS REPR THIS CITY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC DURING THE ABSEN OoF CONSUL ¢ NERAL TROBRIAND. O 2 e 2 e .'++-I‘i—:'+++-i+l—-l—-l—I-~I~H—l--l‘H-l~H‘ TRNSFER ALL THE PROPERTS Action Taken by Directors of California Improve- ment Company. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2.—The directors of the California Improvement Company, Colonel George E. Leighton, S. A. Bemis, | 8. W. Forneyce. Charles Clark and R. C. Kerens, at meeting held here adopted a resolution autiorizing the winding up of the affairs of the company and the transfer of the property of the Los An- geles Terminal Rallroad Company, all of + the lands and belongings, to the B8Sa Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail- road. This action will be ratified at a meeting of the stockholders to be held in East St. Louis. in accordance with the laws governing Illinols corporations, on | Monday, January 14. The San Ped: Los jJAngeles and Salt Lake articles incorporation estimate the length of this proposed road at 1100 ge and build- ympany’s head- quarters 0 be at Salt Lake City. The capital stock authorized is $25:000,000 and the par value of shares $100. Addressed by Dr. Wheeler. RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 21.—At the Edu- cational Soclety Congress here to-day ad- dresses were delivered by President Ben- jamin Ide Wheeler of the University of California ‘on_*“The Cause of Phonetic Uniformity,” Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia on “The Importance of the Folk Theater” and others. L e e e e e e e ] BENNETT'S SUICIDE DUE TO BEMORSE Believed Himself Responsi- ble for Death of His Sweetheart. HONOLULU, Dec. 18.—It is now thought that the suicide of the famous American scout, Frank Bennett, was due to remorse on hearinz of the death by polsoning of Miss Clara Schneider and that her death was also by sulcide, for which Bennett held ):imself responsible. A searching investigalion by the police fatled to bring forward any proof t Bennett gave her the poison. How secured will probably never be known. Bennett had kept his relations with her gecret from his friends and though it is that the two were together on the night when the zirl took the poison this has not been proved. When she be- came il inquiries she the drug remains a mystery and Bennett made many about her and after her death he was seen | but little. He retired to.his room and | shot himself the next day. | TORPEDO BOAT STATION FOR MARE ISLAND Recommendation Made by Admiral Crowninshield to the Navy Department. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Because of the deteriorated condition of the machin- ery of the torpedo boats, the formation of a flotilla to accompany the North Atlantic squadron on its winter crulse was to-day | found to be an impossibility. The depart- ment has directed that all torpedo craft be given a thorough overhauling, and many thousands of dollars will have to be ex- pended in putting them Into condition for sea service, Admiral Crowninshield suggests that a ation for torpedo boats be established at Norfolk, Va., where there is no danger of their being frozen in, and that each de- rlrtmrn( of the navy be called upon to urnish memorandum as to the best meth- od of caring for the character of craft un- der its particular control. He recommends that a torpedo hoat station for the Pacific Slope be established at Mare Island and | that & sub-inspector be stationed there. Commltt«onmn_ueoloontomn Up War Revenue Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Senator Alli- son, who is the second member on the Benate Committee on Finance in point of seniority, said to-day that the House bill amending the war revenue law would be taken up bé that committee on the recon- vening of Congress. He also stated tha no‘ hearings would be granted by the g5 mittee. QUAY'S FRIENDS - ARE CONFIDENT |Claim Hs Will Be Elected Senator on the First ? Ballot. l Special Dispatch ll\_’;‘hb Call HARRISBURG, i" Dec. 27.—Former Senator M. 8. Qu U not arrive until to-morrow afternoon, but several of his political friends are on the ground watch- nig every movement having a bearing on | the United States Senatorial vote. As to the result there is nothing but conjecture. Attorney General Elkins, Who is Quay’s most prominent supporter, sald to-night that there was no doubt of the organization of the Senate and the ‘Hhuse by the regulars and that Quay would be elected United States Senator | on the first ballot. Quay's vote, he an- nounced, is 13 in both branches of the | Legislature. = The number of votes re- quired to elect is 127, so that if Mr. El- kins' prediction is verified, the fight will soon be over. Benator Snyder, who ex- pects to be re-elected President pro tem. of the Senate, ta an_equally optimistic | view of the prospects of Colonel Quay. | The figures are said to be the result of | | the most rigid inquiry ints the purposes | {of members of the Legislature which @ will meet here on New Year's day. If | the regulars should be the Senate and the House, all doubts o Quay’s election would vanish, but promi- nent insurgents and Democrats assert | | that the House will be controlled by them ! | and that the election of its officers will | | be_the forerunner of Quay's defeat. | The statement was made to-day | every Democratic member of the Legis- lature but one had signed a paper con taining a sufficiency of names of Demo- | erats and anfi-Quay Republicans to make This | sure of Quav's defeat for Senator. | list also showed that the insurgents and | the Democrats would organize the House. The fact that Colonel Quay has rented a house for the winter {s interpreted by his enemies as meaning that he antici- pates a protracted struggle. They declare that his apparent confidence in victory is assumed. His friends believe he stands | a good chance of winning. o ——y NEW BATTLESHIP MAY BE BUILT AT SEATTLE | Moran Brothers to Get the Contract i if They Will Reduce Their 1 Bid. | IASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Moran Broth- | ers of Seattle will obtain the contract for the construetion of a sheathed battleship, provided they are willing to reduce their | bid so that it will be within the limit of the appropriation. and the Cramps will | build only two armored cruisers, | 'he Board of Construction to-day de- termined that the strict interpretation of | the law authorizing vessels required the lacing of a contract for one of t | Encathed batileahips on the Pactfic Const ‘Th(- bid of Moran Brothers was consid- | ered more advantageous than any other recelved from the Pacific slope. It was decided to recommend to the Secretary of | the Navy that Moran Brothers, the New- | | port News Company and the Bath Iron | | Works be asked to accept contracts for battleships at $2600,00 each. The pro- | posal of the Cramps was higher than those of the Bath iron \\l‘brksg and the Newport News Company. ik REPORT OF PADEREWSKI'S ! DUEL NOT CONFIRMED | | Telegrams From the Pianist's Wite | and Son Indicate That He Is | Alive and Well. Epecial Dispatch to The Call | "PARIS, Dec. 27.—The rumor cabled from | New York that Ignace Paderewsk! had | | been killed in a duel in Paris caused j much anxiety among his friends in Paris, [ who, however, fmmediately pointed out that'a part of ‘the rumor at least was in- | correct, as Paderewski and his wife 1ott | Paris on Sunday night for Switzerland. | The Herald made further inquirfes ana learned that a_telegram had been received in Paris on Monday from Paderewski's | Bon, who is at Chalet Riond Basson, at Morges, near Lausanne, saying that his | father and stepmother arrived there safe. { ly, to-night. The Herald correspondent ! saw a telegram from Paderewski's wife. in which no. mention was made of the great pianist fighting or even heing | wounded, but which says distinctly that | he was better, referring possibly to the cold from which he had been suffering. | Guadalajara Bankers Fail. | MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2.—The failure | ot the well-known banking firm of Fran- | cisco Martinez Negrete & Sons of Guada- ! lajara bas created a sensation in this } where the firm has for many vears ! been identified with its business Lvolop_ . ment. The liabilities are $2,235,000 and it iz belleved by bankers conversant with | tbe affairs of the nr‘;‘n'izb;‘te Jis assets, it ‘operly T sul us el clktime . The failure is due épt'n financial stringency. | | companion, | ashore.” MURDER WAS DONE IMOTHER BATTLES FOR HER LIFE WITH HER MAD SON She Struggles for Half an Hour, but Keeps Silent, Fear- ing to Bring Disgrace Upon Him. THE SHERIFF SAYS) Unknown Green Vessel Now Figures in Point Rich- mond Mystery. Contra Costa Peace Officers Firm in Belief That a Crime Was Com- mitted Aboard the Sloop Lulu. e WA Oaklamrd Office San Francigdo Cail, 1118 Broadway, Dee. 2. Developments in the mystery of the dis- appearance of Captain Herman Stendel of the sloop Lulu have reached a stage where the authorities of Contra Costa | Couniy are convinced that murder was done; that Stendel the victim of a bay pirates’ quarrel and was killed by a for whom Sheriff Veale of Martinez is now searcling In three coun- | ties. i Since the strange story of the Point ichmond mystery was uncovered all sorts of theories have been afloat to ac- count for the sudden dropping out of sight of Stendel. The- cries that wers Leard in the dark night, the appearance in the morning of the deserted sloop, the still unsolved circums‘ances combined to force a surmise, at least, of something | more than mere accigent to account for the affalr. Indeed, as soon as it was | brought to the attention of Sneriff Veais that officlal decided to make the most thorough investigation possible. Another boat and auother man, dark- visaged and piratical in bearing, have ap- peared upon the scene to complicate the | case and to cast more clouds upon the situation. The Sheriff would be glad to find that man and to locate a sloop of green hull, and size and rig almost iden- tical with the Lulu. In his inquiries to-day at Point Rich- mond Sheriff Veale had a long interview | with Watchman Maguire, the railroad employe at Point Richmond, who heard the shrieks for assistance last Thursday night. Maguire sald: ‘A couple of days before that night I saw a green boat of about the same size and rig as the sloop Lulu anchored off | the Point. A couple of men came ashore from the boat. One of those men was a | dark-featured fellow and did not seem to be a companionable appearing stranger. Shortly after that the green ! boat disappeared and 1 did not see any more of it. The circumstance did not make any special impression upon me at the time, but now I am satisfied, in view of the developments, that this dark man was a partner of Stendel, who was un- doubtedly the other man that came Added to this Is the further statement of Sheriff Veale: “In Lrying to trace this green boat I found that it was near the sloop Lulu the morning after the cries were heard. The caprain of the Ocean Wave saw the green sioop lying near the Lulu. He saw a man leave the strangs sloop in a small boat, pull over to the Lalu and pick up a whitehall boat_that was made fast to the stern of the Lulu. The man towed the Lulu's boat back io his sloop, made sail and left the Point. Continuing Sheriff Veale said: “I be lieve that when 1 find the green sloop and her owner I will be close upon a solution of this Point Richmond mystery. There is no question in my mind that this miss- m% man was murdered.” 3 he finding on the Lulu of a great| quantity of railroad car fittings and cast- ings used in repair work on cars and tracks has caused an investivation con- | cerning the stuff. In ‘his connection Dep- | uty Sheriff John Striker of this clty has the following to say: “From what T can see 1 am satisfled that this is a case of | | a _quarrel between two bay pirates abour. | the division of plunder and that one knocked the other overboard. For sever- | al months much complaint has been made of the theft from the raflroad yards along the bay shore, notably at Port Costa and | Suisun, of large gquantities of ~valuabla | railroad iron, journals and other brass castings. “The idea prevafled thit the thieves | | carried this stuff away In wagons and | hauled it té Oakland and to S: cisco and this city, disposin good prices to junk' dealers. But I was | satisfied after a careful watch that the | stuff was not coming ¢verland. I be- | lieved that bay pirates were responsibls | for the wholesale stealing. The points | from which the stuff was taken are ail on the bay shore, accessible from a boat. The Point Richmond disclosures convinge me that the thieves were on the Lulu and | had been long using her and perhaps | other gloops of her tandy rig for their piratical excursions. One cannot_plaus- ibly account in any other way for the stuff found on the sloop. If it were being | freighted legitimate owners would have long since claimed the property, and that no one has appeared in that role settles me in my conviction that it was stolen, every pound of 1t." Sheriff Veale has searched the bay shore and Oakland harbor for the green sloop without success. He will continue | the hunt about the bay. L e e e el e R Y ) WATCH MEETING FOR RED CAOSS Ladies of the Scciety Will Give Fine Programme New Year's Eve. — Arrangements are being rapldly com- | pleted for the Red Cross watch night meeting to be held in this ecity on New Year's eve. The affair will take place in | Golden Gate Hall, and promises an ample return of funds for the National Red Cross Endowment. At a meeting of the directors of the soclety held vesterday at | the residence of Mrs. John F. Merrill the reports received gave assurance of a very interesting order of exercises. The ar- rangements for the literary part of the programme are in the hands of Mrs. I. Lowenberg, Mrs. F. G. S8anborn, Mrs. C. A. Slack and Mrs. W. R. Smedberg, The ex- ercigses will be presided over by Mrs, John F. Merrill and Miss Anna Beaver will have charge of the music. Rev. Dr. Adams of the Congregational church will offer an invocation and R Dr. Leavitt of the First Unitarian Church, Mayor Phelan, F. J. Symmes and other well-known ecitizens will speak. Through the courtesy of Colonel Rawles, the Third Artillery Band will furnish music during the evening. At midnight the fine vested choir of the Good Samaritan Mission— twenty-eight men and boys—will enter the hall singing the processional hymn, “On- ward, Christian Soldier.”” and later will render a number of thelr finest songs and hymns. The “‘world greetings” to be recelved will include messages from crowned heads, Tolstol, Lord Roberts, Chamber- lain, Dreyfus.' Sir Edwin Arnold, Hall Caine, Kruger and Anthony Hope. The members of the society desire to return thanks to the public and merchants of San Francisco for the generous man- ner in which they responded to their ap- peal for money and useful articles, by means of which the soldiers and sailors were made happy at Chri; time. Gee Gong’s Assailant Arrested. Frank Roberts, a bartender residing at 706 California street, was arrested early Wednesday morning by Detectives Ryan and Riordan and booked at the ity Prison on a charge of assault to commit murder. The assault was committed on Gee Gong, a Chinese laundryman, the latter havine been brought to the Re- cc:ving Hospital earlier in the evenin, gufferin~ from a wound in the hip. Wit berts at the time of the shooting was owner of the saloon at Val. lejo and Powell streets. The Chinaman claims that after he was shot the coupie robbed him of a dollar. This is den e el a2t dmnmk G ed a shot a 3 ui . orates his statement. The pollce o ot credit the shooter’s story and have held both men, pending an investigation. N L7 A 7 LASSER COHEN, WHO WHILE DE- HIS MENTED NEARLY KILLED MOTHER WITH A HATCHET. LAMEDA, Dee. 21.—To saveé her- self from being hacked to pleces by her mad son yesterday after- noon, Mrs. Gustave Cohen of 1523 Willow street, struggled for half an hour before she finally released herself from hig deadly grasp. As a result of the encounter the mother’s body is covered with black and blue marks. She owes her life to the fact that she is robust and that her son is in an emaciated physical con- dition, for they were alone in the house. Yesterday was Mrs. Cohen's day for housecleaning. Her son Lasser, who has been slightly demented for over a year, was about the house assisting to do smali things under his mother's direction. There + was nothing pecullar about his actions until his mother requested him to go to the bakery across the street for some bread.” The request seemed to anger him and his rage was out of all bounds in_a moment. First picking up a piece of washing -soap the son threw it at his mother with all his strength. The frizhtened look om her face pleased him gnnly, and ha laughed uproariously. Frightened at the spectacie Mrs. Cohen started to run the hallway toward the kitchen door, but vefore she reached the doar the son over- to;)k n:r. ool Ay n the struggle that followed mof and son fell through the kitchen door upon the rear porch. Several times there was imminent danger of a fall down the rear flight of steps, a height of eight feet. On this porch the Cohens have been ae- customed to keep their wood and coal and a hatchet, and this hatchet the son se- cured and turned it against his mother. In his weakened condition, however, due to his dementia, he was not able to carry out his intention, more than to strike her once or_twice across the breast. Fortun- ately, Mrs. Cohen's clothing was quite heavy and the not-over sharp blade failed to penetrate to the flesh. By this time the son was pretty weil exhausted and when the €limax came ne sank to the floor, hardly able to move. The mother then got cut of harm's way as soon as she could. She said to-day that she would have called for help but that she preferred to suffer herself and be spared the humiliation attendant upon the arrest of her son for insanity. Mrs. Cohen was persuaded by her other sons to have Lasser placed in an asylum. and this morning she had him arrestei and taken to the Recelving Hospital in Oakland to undergo an examination for insanity. “It was the first time he ever became violent,” sald Mrs. Cohen. “He has been impudent a number of times, but thers never was anything to indicate that he would become suddenly mad. I was ter- ribly frightened when he reached the hatchet, but I was determined that I would not cry out. I felt that I was strong enough to overcome him myself. “I have had my son under a ghyslclnn'i care for a long time. 1 had hopes that he would recover. They wanted me tn have him sent to an asylum, but [ am hig mother and I could not bear to think of anything of that kind.” Conen was formerly connected with the San Francisco Postoffice as a carrier, which position he heid for a number of vears. A year ago he lost his place and he has done nothing since. Lately he has been acting queerly. His dementia !s due to cigarette smoking. L o o e o e B 20 2 o o e s CALEDONIMNS AT FESTAL BOARD Toasts and Presentations at the Annual Banquet. SR The thirty-fifth annual reunion and ban- quet of the Caledonian Club, which was held in Scottish Hall last night, was one of the most enjoyable and successful ever held under the auspices of the soclety. The large hall was crowded with ladies and gentlemen and every seat at the table wag occupled. The installation of the new officers was the first part of the programme, and the | duty was performed by retiring Chief An- gus McLeod, who after the ceremony was presented with a valuable diamond locket. Later in the evening the club piper, Neil Lindsay, was presented with a beautiful gold medal. as he had won for seven years in successlon the prize at the annual gath- erings for being the best dressed High- lander. The new chief, A. M. Macpherson, pre- sided at the banquet and acted as toast- master. The toasts were: “The President of the United States,” “The Queen,” “The Land We Left,” responded to by J. D. Me- | Gilvray: “Thé Land We Live sponded to by W. H. Barne: donfan Club,” responded to by Boyd; “Sister Societies,” responded to by President Allan Pollok of St. Andrew's Soclety; “Universal Brotherhood,” re- sponded to by J. Emery of the Knights of St. Patrick; “The Press,” responded to by Charles Morrison,” and “The Ladies. Songs were sung by First Chieftain An- drew McNair and George St. J. Bremner. Dancing was indulged in by the young folks in the lower hall till an early hour. Among those present were the following named: Chiet_and Mre. A. M. Macpherson, A. Mc- Leod, Miss Margaret McLeod, Miss Etta Me- Leod, Daniel M. Murphy, D. A. McLeod, Alex- ander Macoherson, Georgia Macpherson, W. B. Nicol, C. B. Sedgwick, George St. J. Bremner, Fannie Turner, K. A. Chisholm, Flora I. Chis: holm, C. Chisholm, D. R. McNelll, Elizabeth Macdonald, George St. Mary, Vera C. McNell}, Harry ‘an Vilet, Mr. and Mrs. James A. McKay, Mrs. Captain McNelll, Ross McNetll, Mr. d Mrs. D. D. McRae, Willlam Bal- naves, Colonel C. L. Taylor, A. H. Emery, J. A Emery, A. D. McLean, C. McLean, Charies W. Moser, John F. Kennedy, Colin M.. Bo; John Reid, John D. McGilvray, Allan Pollok, H. Barnes, Dr. A. McFadyen and wife, Professor W. J. O'Brien and wife, Mrs. M. Anderson, George W. Elder and wife, Mrs. Peter Wickman, Miss Irene Wickman, Ray Howard Eider, Miks May Brosnan, J. D. Mc- Connell, John W. Moore. Miss Annie B(g_llnln, B. Y. Squire, Mrs. B. Y. Squire, ark, Mrs. J. B. Clark, Mrs. Rae Brown, Q. Rae Brown, Miss J. Davidson, Miss J. Brown, Mr. and Mr! Geor}- Davidson, A. J. Menne, Archibald Reld, B. J. Judge, Mrs. B. J. Judge A. E. a E. Crowder, MeGilvray Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Reld, Mr. and Mrs. F. Livipgston Dunn, Miss Greenham, Miss Me- b, Duggan, Andrew and Mre. Wilkle, John D. McGiivray Jr., David Dalziel. 3. Poliok, Mr. and Mrs. A. McNair, Mr. and Mrs, J. D. McGilvray, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Dwight, Mr. and Mrs cLaren, Archibald Reid, A. B. C. McGilvray, Mr. and Mrs. An- arew Wood, Mr. and R W. Green, Charles §. Cram, K. Cram, James Kirk, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. U. . G. Clifford, Mr. and Mrs. J. H, Duncan, Miss Nettie B. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. H. Friedman, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Anderson, Mrs. Willlam O'Brien, Miss M. O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Wateon, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. King, Miss Osama, Miss Rivera and Miss Marini, John M. , Ji C. Duncan, Mrs. Alex McDon- A" s Christerie Mconald, W. J. Whinney, Mr. and Mrs, J. W.Christie, 8. McGregor, “aptain and Mr; H. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs, %N..plfl.l:r[un. Mrs. Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Millar, Daniel McPhée and Mrs. McPhee. Charles A. McPhee, Hugh J. McPhee, Mrs. €. McAdam, Mr. and Mrs, J. McKay, Mr. and Mrs. F. Finley, Lucy A. Keegan, P. J. M- Cormack, Dacey A. Bethell Thomas W. Bethell, Tames W. Harris, Martha Harris, Bm- ma Gaige, Andrew Abrott, Mary J. McDonald, M. McKinpon. Teresa McDonald, Dr. and Mrs. 7. A. J. McDonald, H. M. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. T. Graves, Mr. and Mrs. F. McDonald, Wililam 8. Free, John W, Cameron, Miss Maud Cameron, Dr. Charles M. nn, Mrs. B e Georas onald, Mr." apd can. Mrs Geo: , M. Michael McNell, Miss Teresa O'Day, Alexander D. Cameron, James Gorie, A. W. Pedch, Mrs. A. W. Peach, Miss Florence Howell, Edwin Gorte, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. nald, Sadie A, Tarkin, George Edmondson, Mrs. Larkin, Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs J. F. Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Macdonald, Mr. and Mrs. Neil A. McLean, Bd McGlennon, J. L. Lyons, Allce Mutchison, ~Neil Lindaay, Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Mac- Gomata ama Hoes e Oakland Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Dec. fl.—z"’u.d h:'uovlu rriage licenses the %m‘.‘n'- office. to-0ay: thias e s ta A f inry G. Parker of Cripple Creek, Colo. to Sarah Ellen McFarland nd, IF 33; Horace B. I.ldat'(lg e to marry Emma G. Oaiiand, ag. 3 -obst_of Alameda, 22; C. H. Doug- Jas of Oakiand, ‘agea Bto marry Stargar- o el e 1 o Arary A Muniz of Gakiand, aged 18: Man. A KR R I a H Clarence W. Soule of Litile Shasta: uged . _Dext of land, b oy f:”" ’n.en Dickara of 83-:5' aged 30, marry. wchl. Hmmn ot na pirs aged 24; Samuel aged g San_Francisco, 40, to Buckingham of Francisco, WELCOME THEIR BELOVED PASTOR Parishioners of 8t. Peter's Greet Father Casey at a Reception. The members of St. Peter's parish ten- dered their pastor, Rev.’ P. 8. Casey, a | reception last evening in the parochial hall as a welcome to the reverend father, who has just returned from a year's rest and vacation in Burope. was beneficial to him was apparent to every one and in the course of Father Casey's reply to the welcoming address he said that he felt ten years younger and | that he never was in better health in his life. The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion with evergreens and holly. Over the stage, in bola letters of silve; was the inscription, ‘“Welcome Home." An interesting programme was rendered during the evening. It was as follows: ~‘Rifle Regiment" (Sousa), orchestra; ‘Welcome,”” senior pupils of St. Pater's As y; cornet ‘solo, ‘‘The Holy City,’ G. Apel; choral, “‘South Winds Blow, " St. Peter's Choral Society; speclalties, J. C. O Donnell; duet for flute and clarionet; ‘“The Butterfly,’ C. Dickman and _B. Dowland: chorus, ‘“Home Again,” boys of St. Peter's School: address, P. J. Tormey; reply. ' Rev. P. 8. Casey; tenor solo, selected, William " J. *O'Brien; address, Rev. P. C. Yorke; informal reception, P. J. Tormey delivered the address of welcome. In reply Father Catey said in part: Words eannot express my happiness to be again back in my dear parish. But I feel that during my absence the work has been perfectly attended to by the Rev. Father P.|C. Yorke. In Boston the fathers were all anxious to have Eim come and permanently reside in that city His reputation has spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific. But I am sure that he will never leave San Franclsco until he i ralled by the Holy Father to take charge of a dlocese, We have a_beautiful church In this parish dedicated to St. Peter. but the parish house is in a very bad condition. In the past the peo— plo have responded nobly to appeals, and I do now hope that they wili do all in their power to bulld a new a which certainly we are very much in need of. Rev. Father P. C. Yorke closed the re- cep;lon with a few remarks. He said in part: When I assumed charge of this parish a year ago 1 was very dubious as to what the result would be. | . o I wish to thank Father Lyons, Father Grant, Father McDonald and the good Sisters of Mercy, who have done so much to assist me. The Christian Brothers are also to be praised for the good work that have done. They mold the mdnds of your children and ‘teach them how to become stanch and lcyal Catholies, The parieh Is sadly in need of a new abode for the clergy. The present house tails to keep out either the wind or the rain. They may talk about there being mi- crcbes out in the City and County Hospital, but I am sure that the parish house s just as full of them. T wish o thank you for your hearty co-opera- tion with me. I have never spent a happier year in my lite than I have as the temparary Pastor of this parish. At the close of Father Yorke's address the members'of the parish passed b; Father Casey In rotafion and all shook hands with him and assured him of their pleasure at seeing him return safe and in_such good health. Following is a list of the committees that arranged the reception: Finance—R. Higgins, John Kenny, L. C. Cull, Joseph Doran and James Burke. mme and talent—D. F. Keefe, Harry Pinkham, Dr. C. F. Griffin, Miss Sullivan and Miss Hayes, Press and publicity—E. D. Sullivan, L. J. Dwyer, Dr. Lagan, Miss Mary Dunne and Miss Agnes 'Kendrick. Decorating—Miss N. E. Sulitvan, Mrs. Ree- misch, Miss C. Fitapatrick, Miss Regina Cleary and Miss Nellle Maguire. Printing and invitation—E. B, Slevin, J. J. Donovan, John H. McCarthy, Miss L. Madden and Miss Lulu Sullivan. Reception—James Butler, James O’Brien. M. . Hurley, J. B. Jourden, John B. Behan, Peter J. Curtis, Richard Curtis, Peter J. Hag- gerty, Thomas Maguire, James E. Gallagher, J. C. Flood, Georg: nis Kelly, John O'Brien, Edward Fennessey, . C. O'Donnell, Patrick Cleary, 'J. H. Doyle, Thomas Cusack, P. Sullivan, E. R. O'Connor, Thomas Curran, Dennis Courneen, James O'Connor, Frank MecAleer, D. Keefe and J. McCarthy. EMPLOYES GIVE THEIR EMPLOYERS A BANQUET Maple Room of the Palace Hotel the Scene of a Merry Gathering. For several years past the Christma: season has included a dinner party to R. W. and A, H. Hills by the personnel ot Seatiishimant: TN o 5 at the maple was, n last evening of the Palace Hotel. After an elaborate been commented on with witty es the rooms were cleared for speech dl.ncln{.‘ which was continued 'unm after t iy for me. Mr. and Mrs. ‘W. Hills, A. H. Hills, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hodge, Mr. That the rest | e for the parish priests, | THRIFEBILL FOR THE PHILIPPINES Taft Commission Completes Measure and Reports to E Washington. | MANILA, Dec. 27.—The Philippine Com- | mission has completed the tariff bill and malled it to Washington for approval. The decislon of the commission will be made public Monday. The first question dealt with by the commission affecting an issue between the church and the United States Government is whether the control of the San Jc medical college is vested In the Govern- ment or in the church. The college was established by bequest in the seventeenth century §nd the Jesuit order was given its control. When the authority of the Jesuits in the Philippines ceased the Span- ish Government assumed the direction of the college, and later permitted the Do- minican order to conduct San Jose Collegs as part of the University of Santo Tomas, Following the American occupation a rep- resentative of the people insisted that the | college under the treaty of Paris came | into the control of the United States and ought not to be controlled by the church. The church authorities claimed the church had full legal possession. General Otis finally closed the institution. The first hearing took place shortly after the com- mission arrived. Archbishops Chapella and Nozaleda made the presentations of the church. If the commission decides that the con- trol is vested in the Government litigation s considered probable. - DIES IN MANILA. First Lieutenant Walter Slack a Vie- | tim of Disease. | WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—A cablegram from General MacArthur at Manila re- ceived at the War Department to-day an- nounces the death of First Lieutenant Walter T. Slack, Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry, from dysentery, on Christmas night. “feutenant Slack was born July 10, 1875, at Grayson, Carter County, Ky. He was appointed a second lieutenant of the Sec- ond Kentucky Volunteer Infantry at the outbreak of the war with Spain and was honorably mustered out in October, 138 In August, 1895, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry, and in November of that year he embarked with his regiment for the Philippines. He was promoted to be a first lieutenant on August 2 last. Department in War Secretary’s Offics to Have Charge. WASHINGTON, Dee. 2.—In accordance with an order issued by the War Depart- ment to-day the diviston of customs and insular affairs of the office of the Secre- tary of War. created in December, 1808, hereafter will be known as the “division of Insular affairs,” and will have charge of matters pertaining to the civil affairs connected with the government of Cuba and the Philippine Isiands, as _distin guished from matters of purely military character. TR, PURCHASES THE SAMOA. Freight Vessel to Be Used for the Return of Volunteers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27T.—The Seecre- tary of War to-day purchased the freight steamer Samoa, now at Hongkong, for use in transportation to San Francisco of the volunteer army in the Philippines. The Samoa will have to be altered for that purpose, and the work will be done at Hongko! The officlals refuse to state the price paid for the vessel or the names of the owners. BATTLESHIP MAY BE NAMED “CALIFORNIA™ Secretary of the Navy Long Recom- mends to the President That This State Be Honored. The effort being made by the San Fran- etsco Chamber of Commerce to have a battieship named after California bids fair to meet with success. Secretary of Lon; ey the Golden State. Los Angeles are endeavoring to have one of the crulsers named after their eity. Senator Perkins forwarded the following :::t’r from Mr. Long to‘the local organ- tion: Dear tor Perkins—] Sir: I have your of _the 1sth and 19th Iinclosing the Chamber of and of Santa California, asking that ifornfa be given to a of “resolutions by San Fra