The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1901, Page 14

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 5 SEA CIVES UP UT ONE BODY FRON THE RIO Sl White Man'sRemains FoundatEICampo | Yesterday. SRR e Startling Testimony IS Pre- sented at Oificial Inquiry. g Testimony Given. by t « he cause various cut open ccount of the 1 if his men hey might passengers d went down cribed th Ship Torn Wide Open. the various at the § was positive the being When the climbed up the rig- g tore wide open,” ship started t o iy, p';m{;c !d(r\n." of the peo- into the waters ‘and how be clung to wreckage and ed up by a boat. He fixed the time from king to the sinking of the ship v Witness also tes- distress - n, whistles 30rg, storekeeper of the Rlo, was laced on the stand. ' The most im. testimony was if he heard orders and man the boats. Contradicts Chief Engineer, part of Borg's was asled T we my room to dress,” gaid out when the ship e third assistant engi- matter was and he "have “sense. enough. g ie ship wae aground. Whila T ich was on the main d the captain give the order 0dy to come on 2 The captain the boats first. I heard the talking to the chief engineer at hey were both on the main of the testimony of the a sensation, as Chief En- has. sworn that he never for the boats to be shin abandoned and for allowed his men to re- main deck, where they had thetr lives. also that his watch a. m. and that he had set ‘s bell. which was struck Second Officer Coghlan has the ship struck at 5:20 a. m time he quartermaster's w that the ship was ir minutes after the en will be resumed to. when some cf the passen- lost vessel will testify LiFE-SAVERS UNDER FIRE. Major Blakefey and Captain Munger | Conducting an Investigation. Major Blekency, superintendent of tho Tnited States Life Saving Service for the | Thirteenth District, and Captain T. C Munger of the evenue Cutter Service, nvestigation yesterday morning charges of inefliciency preferred he management of the service ~ CROSS SANDS OF THE DESERT TO REACH LAND OF BLOSSOM ‘Mystic Shriner Pilgrims, With- Red Fez, Scimeter and Crescent Be- decked, on Journey to Hawaii’'s Wave-Washed Shores, Find an | SHRINER PILGRIMS SHAKE OFF HOT SAND DUST OF DESERT IN PALACE HALLS. Oasis Where Peace and Plenty Reign and Hospitality Is Lavish * 'EEN traversing the hot| of the Mojave desert, and | hospitality at varlous i n route, the Mystic| riner pilgrims who arrived in | a tired | They brought their cam-] and other appurtenances with them | landed in t San Francisco oasis after noo Sh: s city at noon yvesterday were but happy lot. the nobles A reception committee of who keep the Pacific-bordered sand dunes from getting hotter than they really ought to be, met them, “frappe.” at the| ferry and saw that they were pro: conducted” to their tents and other places,. This committee consisted of the following named: | (chairman), Asa R. Wells, | m D. Knights, George 3 George D. Clark, John M. Curtls, Lippman Sachs, William Ketiner, Reuben H Merrill, Samuel H. Al- Frank W. Towne. Wagener, Jo ert P. Booth, r. George E. The members went acress the bay-and met Lon B. Winscr, supreme potentate, d his visiting guests and escorted him Palace Hotel. e headquarters | tablished. caravan were the following pligrim. The Shriners Who "Are Here. 1 has In nam Lawrence W. Atkins, Detroit, Mich.; Joseph W. Taylor, Webb City, Mo.; James T. Ash- worth, Des Moines, lowa; H. Ashley and wife, lice M. Ashley, Norwood, N. Y.: Miss Grand Rapids, Mich.: Dr. F. | . Mich.; Dr. J. W. Brown, Dr. J. L. Benepe and wife, | : John Blakely, New Charles Becker, wife, Humansville, Black, Valley City, N. D.; Dr. Fred N. Bonine, | Niles, Mich.; R. C. Barr, Chicago, IlL.: Dr. 0. | C. Bunting, Easton, Pa.: John R. Bordeaux, Butte, Mont.: W. H. Currer and wife, Toledo) at Cramer, Grand Raplds, Mich.: | ", Campbell, Traverse City, Mich.; Jo- siah S. Caldwell, Benton Harbor, Mich.; H. A Miss Anna Crawford, Flint, Mic an and wife, Watertown, N. ¥ Crater and wife, T. M. Cailahan, Longmont, Sheboygan, M Mabel gan, Mich.; G. Chiera and wife, San Francisco, Cal.: Miss ampbell, San Cal. James K. Crofut apd wife, Sinsbury, Conn eller, Toledo, Onio: George. C. T and wife, Orwigsburg, Pa. C. V. Dykman and ‘wife, Brooklyn, N Y.; C. B. Dean, Detroit, Mich; B, 'L:| Dewes, Dowglac, Mich.; F. O. Evans| and wife, Des Moines, Iowa; Samuel Felt and | wite, Watertown, N. Y.; Charles E. Fink, | Mich’; J.' J. Fisher, Bridge George A. Gregg, Quarry, lowa; | Gaige, Croswell, Mich.;' 8. 8! ., Woonsocket, R. I; Thomas Gar- ratt, Grand Rapids, Mich.; D. D. Hanover, | Ripéna. Mich.: Alexander Halliday, St. Jo- | sey Mich.: Roila W. Hess, St. Louls, Mo. i { Hungerford and wife, Watertown, N. Y.; John D. Holsman, Guthrie Center, lowa; | Dr. T. 8. Hacker, Indianapolis, Ind.;: J. C. | Herkner, Grand Rapids, Mich.: L. C. Hill and Honey Gro Mo, wife, Texas: Miss Lina Haag, Kansas City, O. Hendy and_wife, A, | Nelson, Chicago, Woodh | Mo Ohlo: Charles B. Judd N. J. Johnson, Ames, Nebr.; son, Asbury Park, N Defiance. Ohio; Frank V. | O.; Walter Karch, Chicago; G. F. Kuhles, Miss Clara F. Kuhles, St. Paul; Karl A. Lott, Mrs. | ter S. Lott, Flint, Mich.: Danisl W. Law. rence. Frank W. Lyle, Dowa- glac, is and wite, Indianap- mble and wife, Washing- | A. W, Miller, Clinton, Towa; W. | Flint, Mich.: J. . Moore, Corning, N Srand Rapids, Mich.: : Detroit, Mich.; A. Morrison, W. H. McGregor, Detroit, Mich. Leadville, Colo.; "A. W. Noygs, | 1L.: F. Pritchard and wite, | Philbrick, Grand | 5. F. Peterson. East | Minn; J. H. Palin, wife and | Mrs. " William Paiin, Grand g : George H. Perry, Sioux Falls, | ;'St. Clair Parry. Indlanapolis, Ind.; T. | Phelps and wife, Greenville, M! . “Purcell, Kansas Cit and wife, Norwood, . Me. Gra s, Mich.; 3 uel John- Peter Kettenring, Knauss, Portsmouth, nd Raplds Dr. Cinctnnatl, uil, | | i Poterson Quigley ey r. J. A \; H. G. Van_ Court, Mi Philadelphia, P B. D. Vaughan and wife, Bellevue, Micl ! E. Wood, Niles, Mich.: H. F. Wood and | Indianapolis, Ind.: Jobn G. Wood, Indianapolis. Ind.: Lou B. Winsor, nrperial potentate, Reed | City, Mich.; Willlam Wente and_wife, Man- istee, Mich. iss Mary A. Wyle, Kansas City, John Waddell and wife, Grand Rapids Mich.: T. B. Warren and wite, Bridgeport Conn.: Thos . Winckler, Asbury Park. 1 J. H. Watson. Woonsocket, R L: W. T. Whitman and wife, South Arm, Mich.; Dr. T. | A. Wagner, | Indianapolis, Tnd. | At the Palace Hotel. Nobles Murphy | and Field gave instructions as to the best | poin to visit. The pilerims made up a ' happy, jolly throng, bedecked with colors | and badges. Many of them wondered at | the warmth of the March sun, and sought | cooling refreshments. Committees in Charge. The commitiees who had charge of the recepticn and. its arrangements were composed as follows: Executive—Charles L. Field (chairman), John H. Gray, John P. Fraser. John Willlams, Rob- ert B. Moore, Milton §." Eisner, Hendy, Louis F. Breuner, Courtland S. Ben- edict, Martin Jones and Willlam Edwards. Finance—William_ D. Keyston (chairman), Frankiin H. Day, William E. Lutz, George E. Dow and Luman -Walham. Purveying—James M. - Wilkins (chairman), Louis A. Arzner, Willlam S. Miller, Thomas H. Browne and Edward B. Hindes. Printing—George R. Armstrong _(chairman), James G. Spaulding. ¥rank C. Van Shaick, Clarence M. Smith and George F. Neal. Music—8amuel D. Mayer (chairman), Alfred A. Batkin and Charles L. Gage. Literary—Charles H. Murphy (chairman), : G. Kenyon, Charles H. Wilson, James ssaway and Thomas L. Hill Phe delegation will start for Honoluluon will assist in kceglng their feet off the waters between the two cities. Lon B. Winsor. the imperial poteatate. promises to see fhat the new temple will be a fie- ting adjunct to the others throughout the United Stares and its belongings. Reception in the Evening. At the reception given in the evening | Breune: the Maple and Marble rooms of the Palace were at the use of the visitors, and the fezzed Shriners of the local temoles did the best thing possible to make them happy. Palms of all kinds, with vari- colored bunting, decorated the halls. excellent string orchestra discoursed the dance music, and the throng made merry while the hours rolled on. During the evening in the main court- yard an orchestra, under the direction of Charles Cassasa, rendered the following programme: Overture, Selection Concert waltz, Flotow Baetens ‘Toujours ou Jamals s Waldteufel Selection, | wood, Dowagiac, Mich.: George F. Sinclair and | Sextet and finale, “Lucla wife, , Mich.: N. A. Stoddard, | 6 ko Reed H. Stafford, Buffalo, S Yo J Philadelphia, Pa.; | . w! Schrieber and wife, Cincinnati, ‘Ohlo; 2 T. W. Strahan and wife, Miss Nellle Strahan, | While the band was playing there were Grand Raplds, Mich.; George' N. Schofleld, | some interesting things going on in the Philadelphia, Pa.: J. L. M. Shetterly and wife, | Maple Hall. Illustrious Potentate J. C. | San Francisco: Henry Setzer Jr., Bridgeport, | Campbell extended formally the shake of Soan. ¢ Thompson, Travers City, | welcome and turned over, metaphorically speaking, the keys of the ety to the siting Shriners. The offer was duly ac- cepted by the Imperial Potentate, Lon B. Winsor. Extended Keys of the City. Potentate Winsor was thoroughly alive to the occasion and sald a whole lot of nice things aboutyCalifornia. He was glad that he came, he said, promised to come again, and then spoke about the pilgrim- age. He reciprocated the greetings given, and declared that he was but the mouth- piece of the organization and rite that he | represented. Hls remarks were particu- larly happy and apropos. Samuel M. Shortridge gave a short dls- sertation on California hospitality, and was at his best as the orator of the night. He said he knew that these visiting guests | wanted to learn something about the wild and woolly West, of which they had read so-much and had seen so little, but was glad that the opportunity for personal nspection made the tales of orators un- necessary. ‘When the orchestra. cut off the orators, according to programme, there was a shuffling of feet and rustling of skirts in the halls. Dancing was the. order of the evening. Tired though they may have been after the long journey, the guests of Tslam Temgle thoroughly entered into the spirit of the occasion, and the night passed merrily for all concerned. Those who participated were drawn from the “Divan of 1901,” and included the following named officers of the temple and invited guestsy Those Who Attended. J. C. Camobell, potentate; A. W. McKenzte, chief rabban: W. H. F. Ti = An | | F. Merrill. Mr. ‘and Mrs. Dr. and Mrs. George C. Pardee, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Peel, Mr. and Mrs. William Frank second master of ceremonies; C. L. Field, di- rector; H. J. Burns, marshal: W. H. Smith, captain of the guard; H. Mowbray, outer ard. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Ames, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Andrews. Dr. and Mrs. J. Stow Ballard, Mr. and Mrs. Frank D. Bates, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. 'Batki r. and_Mrs. C. S. Benedict, Dr. A. Black, Mr. and Mrs. rs. and Mrs. T. H. Browne, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burnham, Dr. and Mrs. B. R. Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Campbell, M D. Clark. Mr. and Mrs Mrs. J. J. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. J Mr; and Mrs. E. B. Cutter, Mr. and M son Doalittle, Mr. and Mrs. George Mr. and Mrs.' R. A. Eddy, Mr. and Mrs. Miiton . Eisner, Chester H. Evans, Mr. Field. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. 2 J. P. Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. Gage, Mr. and Mrs. Louls Glass, and Mrs. William 8. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hale, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Henderson, Mr. and Mres. S. J. Hendy, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hoefler. Mr. and and Mrs R. P D M Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. 'H. E. Hurlbut, A Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. G. Ken- George W. Kingsbury, as Kirkpatrick, Mr. a Mr. and -Mrs. Willlam 's. _John Lee Jr., Mr. . M Mr. Martin Jones, Plerce, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Plum, Mr. Rulofson, Mr. and Mrs. John . Lippman _Sachs, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. W, rs. Shortridge, M Slack, Mr. an AW . and d Mrs. Clarence M. 5 and = Mrs. J. G. Spauldin, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Sumner, M and Mrs. Willlam M. Thornton, and Mrs. W. H. F. Titus, Mr. and Mr: A. G. Towne, Mr. and Mrs.” A. H. Vall, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Warfleld, Mr. and Mrs. Asa R Wells, Dr. and Mrs, O. F. Westphal, Mr. and Mrs. 'F. A. Wickersham, Mr. and Mrs. James ‘M. Wilkins, Mr. and _Mrs. c. H. Wilson, Mr. and ‘Mrs. C. 8. Wright Mr. and Mrs, _John _ Willlams, M and Mrs. Lewls Anzner, Franklin H. Da Mr. and Mrs. B. N.' Ralelgh, Mr. Mrs. Charle¢ Stukman, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Liebold, wards, John Thomp- son.” Mr. and Mrs. Charles Habenicht, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Christensen, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Anderson, Judge.S. C. Denscn, Antone Creggan, Mr. and Mrs. John Tonningsen, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Huntsmann. A. G. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Patton, Mr. and Mra. J. K. Firth, D. Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. S, W, Levy, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Buckingham, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMillan, Arthur L. Piper, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Graham, Carroll Cook and daugh- ters, Mr. and Mrs. B. Hinde, Mr. and Mrs. Dert Davis,-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bliss, Mr. and Mrs. H. D, Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. John Lackmann, Henry S. Martin, Mr, and Mrs. Clarence F. Coburn, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hellegey, Mr. and Mrs. C. . Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Browne, Mr. . 'H. D. Loveland, Mr. and Mrs. John'P. Frazer, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore ‘Reichert, Herbert F. Walton, Mr. oand Mrs. Frank W. Sumner, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Haskill Mr. and X F. L. Tur- pin and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Clark. Itinerary for To-Day. From the Palace Hotel and around the bay shore to the Cliff House, and back to the starting point, will be the caravan's daylight itinerary to-day. At night China- town will be.thrown wide open, and visit- ing guests will be introduced to the mys- 7 n George W. Wittma: Hisomada and wife, San Francisco; W. G. P! | Wednesday night to institute a new tom- | g, B. Ream, outer ‘guide; Thomas Morton, | terles of fantan, chopsticks, plegow, yen Jacobs, Aberdeen, S. D.; Mrs. M. E. Jones, | ple in the newly acquired territory.” The | treasurer: H. T. Graves, recorder; Henry As.|shee and some other things as they do | Toledo, Ohlo; Mrs. George P. Jones, Findlay, ! steamehip Mariposa of the Oceanic Line | croft, fir: ster of ceremonies; John Bennett, | not know of in the East. | .%}%H%%WWWQ—HWWWWWW. | on the occasion of the wreck of the Rio | de_Janeiro. Edwin M. Borg. storekeeper of the Rio, was the first wiiness. He testified that {he heard the fire alarm signal to take stations and abandon the ship. Before he left his stateroom he heard one lorg whistle and another whistle _continuel blowing until he arrived on deck. He recollected no whistles other than the tw> | mentioned. He had been on the Rio for two voyages and had never known of a boat drill having taken place on board during the whole of that period. George J. Inglehardt, freight clerk of the Rio, testified that the regular fog whistles were blown on the Rio until she went do After the vessel struck the two whistles were Sounded at once. The whiz- ties continued blowing until-the steamer | went down. | Second Officer Graham Coghlan testificd that when the steamer struck she blew | two blasts of the whistles about seven [ 10 ten seconds long to man the boats and | after that the distress signal, After the ss signal was blown the whistle s tied so that the whistle blew usly for about six minutes. * Chief gineer Herlihy corroborated Mr. Cogh- lans lestimony as to the blowing of the whistles ‘ Mark Ellingsen. the lookout man at the Fort Point station, was present during the investigation and will be called upon fo-day to give his testimony. e invest: OLD SCHOOL BOARD - SCANDAL REVIVED Thomas Burns and J. J. 0’Brien on Trial Before Judge Cook for Grand Larceny. The second trial of Thomas Burns, ex- School Director, and J. J. O'Brien, ex- Superintendent of Public 8chool Buildings and Grounds, on the charge of grand lar- ceny, was commencad Lefore Judge Cook yesterday. A jury was impaneled, com- posed of E. C. Young, C. M. T. Parker, M. R. Higgins, I. Schwartz, Ed Ackerman, W. J. Donlan, A. H. Grim. Willlam Stei- ger, J. J. Affolter, B. Reinhold, A. New mark and Henry Lackmann, to try the case. The defendants were representedl by Attorneys T. D. Riordan and J. Sam- uels. Assistant District Attorney 'Deuprey conducted the prosecution. The defendants were ‘ndicted along with E. D. Swift, a_contractor, by the Grapd Jury in June, 1897, for having conspfred to defraud the School Devartment in charg- ing against the department that 3104913 feet of lumber had been delivered’to ihe department, whereas in fict anly 393,000 feet had been delivered. The defendants, together with Swift, were tried on the charge and were acquitted. They were ro .‘Ra'iun will be resumed at this morr. 'ing. indicted by a subsequent Grand Jury, and it is on that reindictment that they are now being tried. Swift, when the cases ' Were called, demanded and was granted a separate trial. e only witnesses examined yesterday were John H. Hansen, secretary of the Board of Education, and W. W. Wells. chief deputy in the Auditor's office. The case will be continued this morning. e g The Inauguration of New Carpeis and Furniture a Grand Success. All day yesterday the big store of the Pattosien Co. was crowded with buyers. People were astonished at the new de- signs which are out this spring. The stock indeed looks tempting. It is impos- sible to describe the different styles of the many carloads which arrived. Wagon af- ter wagon . of furniture has gone out, beautifying many homes, this being the last week of the great challenge sale. From the looks of yesterday's crowds this is sure to be the banner week of this sale. It, in fact, has to be so, as the Pattosien Co. cut the prices so low that the people are sure to buy at the corner of Sixteenth and Mission streets. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF AP- PEALS DECISION—The United States Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a decision vesterday reversing the interlocutory lecree a Als- missing the bill in the case of the Los Angeles University, the College Oil Company and Richard Gieen ve. Ernest A. Swath gnd Ausust ath, FRANK P. HAYNES WEDS BEAU_TIFUI. ZOE MARSTON Prominent Young Lawyer Is Joined Quietly to a Handsome Native Daughter. A qulet wedding was celebrated at the residence of the Jesuit Fathers about ten days ago when Frank P. Haynes was united to Miss Zoe E. Marston. The con- tracting parties are well known in Sam Francisco, both possessing a host of friends, who, as soon as they heard of the marriage, made haste to tender to the happy - couple wishes of good luck and prosperity. The wedding ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Bell. Frank P. Haynes is a_prominent young attorney, enjoving a large and lucrative LG e bt oo o the late Gerald Marston. B s —_—— " Mrs. Nevins’ Arm Broken. Mrs. C. W. Nevirs, wife of the well- known printer of this city, met with a serfous accident a few evenings since. ‘While ascending the steps leading to the front deer of her home, she stumbled, feil and sustained a fracture of the bones of the left arm. The lady will be to her.home for several weeks. . | Presbyterian CHINATOWN SOUAL T0 BE REPLACED Chief Sullivan Intends to Withdraw the Present Fore He Will Shortly Select a New Posse to Wage War on the Mongolian Gam- blers. Rl e Owing to the. unsatisfactory condition | of affalrs in Chinatown Chief of Police | Sulltvan intends in a few days to with- draw the uniformed officers who have been doing duty in that quarter and as- sign the usual squad to hold the Mongol- ian gamblers in check. Since the with- | drawal of Sergeant Brophy and his men from the Chinese quarter the Chief has | detailed a large number of uniformed | policemen_to patrol the streets of China- town and prevent unlawful gambling. | Finding that the uniformed officers were | not a success in suppressing the games, the | head of the Police Department decided to | withdraw them and substitute a squad composed of a sergeant of police and six officers. Their duty will be to rald various games prohibited by the Penal Code and | to_arrest the keepers and players. Just who will compose the new squad is not known except to the Chief, and he re- | fuses to divulge their names. It is said, | however, that Sergeant McManus of the Southern station is the choice of the Chief | for the head of ths squad. McManus has { been in Chinatown before, and is looked upon as one of the most honest men in | the Police Department. He is bitterly op- | posed to again doing duty in the Mgngolian | quarter, and threatens to resign if he i3 placed at the head of the new squad. The greatest objection to uniformed of- + ficers in Chinatown, according to the Chief, | is that the lookouts of the various games have no trouble in locating the men when they are about to make a raid, and they instantly give the alarm. The evidence is | promptly disposed of, and when the of- ficers enter they find gaged in playing dominoes or some other harmless game. With the new squad Bullivan confidently expects to at least glve the Mongolian gamblers a “run for their money.” | SIMEON WENBAN, PIONEER Succumbs to Paralysis at His Resi- dence at the Advanced Age of 76 Years. Simeon Wenban, a ploneer mining man of this State, died at his residence, 1920 Van Ness avenue, yesterday afternoon. | His death was due to paralysis of the heart, caused by an attack of asthma. Deceased was a native of Kent, Eng- land, where was born seventy-six years ago. He was orought to this coun- try when 4 years of age by his parents and came to California in 1854. He re- mained here until 1865, when he went tc Nevada and ‘engaged in mining, which business he followed to the time of his death. It was while superintending some work at the mines of the Tenabo Mill and Mining Company, of which he was presi- dent, that he was seized with the attack that’ ultimately caused his death. Mr. Wenban was the owner of the prop- erty known as the Wenban Hotel, w! he bullt a few years ago. He is survivi by a wife and two daughters, Mrs. W. P. Shaw and Mrs. W: O. Miils. © siirimiiimiminiieinb il @ STRIFE IN CHINA - LAID TO GREED Head of Peking Universily Says Missionaries Are Not at Fault. ——— Unusual interest was manifested yester- day at the regular monthly meeting of the Occidental Mission because of ‘the presence of Dr. W. A. P. Martin, presi- dent of the Imperial University at Peking, the recent Boxer uprising and the causes leading to it. These were pronounced by Dr. | croachment powers rather than the advances of the missionaries, which so many have con- tended prompted the Boxer uprising and laughter. s The meeting, which was held in' tha Siieston house at $20 Sacra. mento street, was largely attended, and at the usual noonday lunch more than one hundred guests sat_ down. At the morning _ session Mrs. Helen Bashford Smith of Oakland_presided and in the chalr, On account of his position at the Im- perial University and the fifty years he has spent in China Dr. Martin’s opinions must necessarily carry a great deal of weight. After the war between China and the powers he came back to America and has been sojourning in the but will sail next Thursday on the resume his work in tae Orlent. In his ad- dress yesterday, which was delivered at the afternoon session of the mission, Dr. | Martin spoke of the bravery and fortituda | of the women during the siege of Peking, of their cheerfulness and the encourage- ment, which inspircd the men who were defending the fortiications. It was the Chinese superstition of the presence of the railroads and stzamboats, he thought, that prompted the uprising. Other speakers weie Mrs. Johnson, wife of a medical missionary in west Shantung rovince, and Mrs. Lowrle, who was at Photingtu. and who spoke of ~The Hope for China.” BRIEF LOCAL NEWS. STEAMSHIP SANTA ANA LIBELED—The St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company filed . a libel suit yesterday against the steam- ship Santa Ana to recover $3339 75 damages sustalned by a cargo of merchandise from water and steam while a fire in the hold of the vessel was being extingulshed. MARSHALL B. WOODWORTH CON- FIRMED—The appointment of Marshall B. ‘Woodworth was confirmed by the United States Senate last Sunday, and he will take the oath of office as United States District Attorney on Thursday before United States Circuit Judge Morrow, should his commission arrive by that time. JOCKEY WEDDERSTRAND ACCUSED OF FRAUD—The answer of the California Jockey Club to the suit brought against that corpora- tion by Jockey Charles Wedderstrand gas filed yesterday in the' United States Circull Courr. The answer denles that the racecourse at Em- eryville is public or that the club is publ and alleges that Wedderstrand was ruled c the track because on December 8, 1900, he was “gullty of corrupt and fraudulent practices’ by “holding up” his horse. ITIONS IN INSOLVENCY—Petitions in intatency were fled yesterdny in the. Cnited States District Court as follows: J. W. Shay, mechanic, Sacramento, $346 35 liabilities and no assets;,A. Anderson & Co., “‘sometimes calle] E. Anderson & Co..” of Victoria Island, San Joaquin County, llabilities $1081 89, assets $100; Emil Anderson (of the same firm), llabilities no assets; Alfred Nyberg (of the same firm), liabilities $470, assets $330; Margaret A. Ball,” Santa Clara County, as stockholder in TUnion Savings Bank of San Jose, liabilities $45.500 and no assets: Willlam S. Adams. San Francisco, coffee roaster, labilities $1034 05, assets. ITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE EXAM- INATONS The United Statea Civil Service no ing for expert In the hydrographic office, Bureau of Equipment, Navy Department, April 3—Assistant Islands, Al num, ply to sion at Wi forms 304 and 375, Most every one who has whiskey for compares its virtues to Jesse ‘whiskey. b the gamblers en- | MINING MAN, PASSES AWAY | who gives a most graphic description of u Martin to be the commerclal en- and aggrandizement of the afternoon Mrs. P. D. Brown occupied the TOT'S LIFE GOES OUT I FLAMES Her Little Body Is Burned in Bonfire Started by Sister. —_—— While Mother Is Absent the Elder Child Plays With Matches and a Tragedy Results. Unconscious of any danger and scarce realizing the meaning of the word fire, little Grace Marille Sims, the eighteen- month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sims, living at 364 Gilbert street, walked through the flames that had been kindled by her flve-year-old sister in the rear of the house yesterday and was fatally burned before aid could come. Just a few moments before the cruel tragedy the mother of the children h Sone to the front door to answer the rim My of a peddler, leaving the little ones alon3 at their play in the yard. When Mrs. Sims returned, in answer to the plercing screams that came to her ears, she beheld Miss Clara Koschnick; a neighbgr, in the act of stripping the burning garments from the body of the little one. The suf- ferer was removed to the Emergency Hos- pital and Dr. Malaby did everything in his power to alleviate her sufferings, but death came soon after 5 o'clock. Tle accident occurred at noon. So badly was the child burned that every portion of the body, save the feet, | which had been protected by the shoes, was seared and roasted beyond any sem- blance of human flesh. The parents of the little tot are heart broken from the'r loss. SE— Purim Prizes Awarded. The prizes which wers awarded at the seventh annua! Purim mask ball, which was held last night under the auspices of the Hebrew Social Club, were won as fol- lows: First prize, handsome costume for ladies, Miss Dora Russell, princess; first | prize. handsome costume, gentleman, Ben econd prize, handsome | costume, lady, Miss Clara Scott; second prize, handsome costume, gentleman, Max Monasch; ladies’ most original char- | acter, Miss J. Lercara; gentleman's most original character, O. Valenta: ladies’ | best sustained character, Mrs. Fiood, and gentleman's best sustained character, B. C. Glud. ———e Mrs. Gladstone Must Move. Judge Seawell made an order yesterday | efecting Mrs. Elizabeth Gladstons from |the house at Dupont and Francisco | streets she now occup The property | Hyman, prince; s. belongs to aged Josepn Boardman, the Oakland capitalist, against whom Mrs. Gladstone recently recovered judgment for $%,000 damages for breach of promise A Gladstone claimed the right to oc- py the house under an alleged agree- ment with Boardman to the effect that if would care for the same she might | live there rent free for the rst of hr days. Judgment ha been mven against her, however, and e must vacate, ent kinds of food are animals in the Ber- Twenty-eight diffe | needed to feed the lin Zoo. ADVERTISEMENTS. l Lamps 0it Heaters Agateware Jardiniers China Crockcry Glassware Dinner Sets Toilet Sct‘s warc ' reat American [mporting Tea G CITY STORES. 210 Grant Ave., bet. 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