The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 9, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1901. C OPPOSE CREATION OF REW POSITION The Supervisors Refuse To Appoint Grand Juror Gordon. City Attorney Asked to Advise What Proceedings Are Necessary to Call for Another Bond Election. The ordi e providing for the ap- nd Juror Joseph Gordon, 00 a month, as an expert ify Quring the months of the ac ts of the various s to the fe vigor- t yesterday's meeting of vis and was defeat- ) print ired to know what special for the creation of the tc 1 expert. Jennings Committee rec- tment because the had requested it. » know out of what be paid, and when come out of the pposed the bill on ade nother inroad ld the result of Police Court ny action be city was pro- from city of- Attorney should w by city ted a resolu- | which directs advise the board as » gs are necessary to call 1 ] hospita chools | extension by ac- ¢ to whether the | ) b ire land for park ¥ ¥ ¥ condemnation; | also w s for the issu- . d at the same ballot S the City Attor- « action in, the 3 in_connection v St. M until the final de- 4 by the Supreme worized to appoint a citiz agains v bonds to provide for pub- as referred to the| ¥ « His reasons for the e that bond is- | BARKEEPER LANIGAN IS ACCUSED OF ROBBERY Michael Ryan. a Switchman, Says He Stole Coin From His Vest Pocket. rkeeper for Camp- some and Pacifi sterday afternoo =AY Bensor was arrested Skain 2 charge of robbery. is Michael Ryan, Oakla emar ess a n offered i if he his vest pocl plenty of money a grab for the ves: getting posses not Lanigan under the charge and hen laced nies t for St. Dominic’s. nment which was t Gol 1 un- f the ¥ an Society of St. Dominic’'s Church Entertainmen the fact that the | than double | and booked at the | The | who was | g 50 cents | i KNIGHTS OF MACCABEES READY FOR CONVENTION State Gathering Will Open To-Morrow- Two Supreme Officers Will Be Introduced. U= 2 4B, «" | | | | i Wednesday there will be the drive In the daytime and sightseeing at night. On 1nursday there will be a reception at the Lick House to the officers and delegates and in the evening a ball in Golden Gate Hall. On Friday the convention will mee. This order reverses t.e usual rule, as all the pleasures come before business. The second State convention of the La- dies of the Maccabees will be held in Thursday and Friday next in Golden Gate Asylum. Thirty-eight hives, as lodges of that order are called, will be represented by the following named: 5 UILLIANDN Hcfil’is‘r SopREmE S S SUPREME OFFICERS OF THE THE LADY WHO IS CHIEF OF' OUT THE MEN. ICER OF THE ORDER THAT LEAVES NIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES AND HE California State Conventim of Knights of the Maccabees wi'i open in this city to-morrow morn- ing in the Pioneer building, a1l during the session there will be in attendance George J. Siegle, the su- preme record keeper, who is paying L first visit to this State. This is to be the fourth biennial session and there will be, in addition to the offi- cers, representatives from tents havinz i was conduct- | en aggregate membership of 4440 mem- e ndable manner. The title | bers. The great events will be the elec- of the three-act drama was “A Fighting | tion of State officers and two representa- Chance; or, For the Blue or the Gr tives—one from the north and one from By ented under the personal su-|the south—to the Supreme Tent. S. W. el Coffey and was | Hall, at present State commander, will 1:0 < LS single interrup- | qoubt be re-clceted; so far no one has - oy : the play | heen named in opposition. George V. > McAuliffe. Miss Mar- | (crof, past commander of San Francisco Mary Fitzpatrick, Miss | Tent, is favorably spoken of as represc Logan. MISs | tative from the north. The supreme vis R kie Marron. | tor will be shown California_ hospitality 3 ella C. Mc-| quring his stay here. He will be taken 3 driving and shown the extent of San ATTORNEY FOR CARTER WANTS HIM RELEASED | mittees having charge licitor Government Will Resist Motion for Bail. N. Apr preme Court niah Wilson for Jere r General Richards would resist the mo- United States, and vs in which to pre ow serving a fiv enert i i + | Freeman. Dr. General Gives Notice Tha.iga“' e Jin Oberlin M. Car- | @imiriimirirliririririni : eavenworth peni ding the Government. Carter’s behalf Wilson | £ rter paid his fine of missed from the begun_habe for his case. filed to the Affidav B effect tpat Carter is suffering from nerv- LEAVENWORTH., K April 8—| Warden McLaughrey of the Federal pri n was seen to-night, and in_reply to ed that Oberlin M. Carter e good health He was 1is duties without compil: leen under medica long period. Three city stated, made an examination be used in the application for <. but he had not seen their did not know what their arter has made no complaint 1d the Warden stated reason to believe that it —_— LOYAL DANES CHEER will be the guest of honor at a nd will be shown the sights of The several com- of the matter are made up of Sir Knights G. V. Leroi, J. C. A. J. Hiniker, G. L. Mor- J. H. Boyer and Stale Commander Hall, representing San Fran- cisco, Golden West and Pacific tents. The order at this time claims a total banquet > San Francisco by night. 5.—A motion was | OIS O P Of 365,00 The order has a reserve fund of $1,300.000. FATALLY MANGLED BY AN ELEVATOR 0. C. West, an Aged Napa Rancher, Killed in the Phelan Building. —_— Orson C. West, an aged rancher residing near Napa City, met an awful death by being erushed by an elevator in the Phe- jan building vesterday afternoon. Mr. West and his son, Alfred L. West, an in- surance agent, entered the building at about 6 o’clock to go to the younger man’s offices. The son stepped into the elevator nd his father, who was close behind him, had just got one foot inside the door when the elevator suddenly shot upward. The old gentleman was thrown off his AGED KING CHRISTIAN |i.iance, and he was causht between the April 8—The eighty- King Christian was cele- everywhere in Denmark. ite good health and re- congratulations of officials, €ip- v were crowded and in the square he Amalienberg ce several people constantly cheered the response appeared on the daughters. At the ban- ht at the Crown Prince’s »wn_Prince, Prince Fred- i the King, his father. xandra and Dowager Empress who_have been attend- jon, will ) ‘e here to- cen Alexandra will go to 2 few days and will thence ——— Cattle Perish in Furious Storm. CHADRON, Neb., April 8—The - first | word agency since the om Pine- Ridge Indian recent blizzard and snow blockade came to-day. Indians and trad- ; large numbers of cattle died rvation during the last storm. -— New Station Ship for Guam. WASHINGTON, April 8.—The naval ship Supply. now at the New York Navy Yard, is to be overhauled and refitted as a station ship for the island of Guam. She will take the place of the collier Bru- tus, which is now on her way to the T'nited States 10 be kniéh Wp for repairs. other dignitaries. The streets | floor of the cage and the wall of the ele- vator shaft and dragged upward several feet. By this time the elevator boy had brought the cage to a standstill, and- the body of the unfortunate man was dropped to the stone floor below. A hurried examination showed that Mr. West was still alive, and he was hurried to the Receiving Hospital in an ambu- lance, but life was extinct before he reached there. Police officers went in search of the ele- vator boy, but could not locate him. one about the building could give any in- formation regarding him except that he had been employed in the buflding only a day or two. Mr. West was 72 years of age and well known in Napa Valley: He was fairly well-to-do, being the reputed owner of several pieces of valuable land in Napa County- The remains were removed to the Morgue, where it was found that the skull had been badly fractured and both legs broken. Coin for Lynched Man’s Heirs. WASHINGTON, April 8—The Mexican Embassador to-day received from the Sec- retary of State a draft for $2000, paid out of humane consideration and without ref- erence to the question of liability, as full indemnity to the heirs of Florentine Suaste, a Mexican citizen, who was Iynched in Lasalle County, Texas, in 18.5. Sophia Lillian A. Perry, Carrie flvers, Jennie M. Asheroft, Mary Clark, . Penrod, Mary G. ankie Harris . Foss, Mary E,. | relly, Minnf . Avdelotte, Laura L. Silver- thorn, P, Emily Christmen, Bowen, Melissa , Lavin usie Keagle, Alice Follett, 1da F. Springer, Lillian Rinner, Car- rie M. Richardson, Cora Marett, Ellen C. Car- | “Pheips,” lisle, Hattie Barr, Olive F. Balley, Emma S. Y, Letitia A. Bean, Eimira E. Nicklin, Maggie A. Gault, Daisy Baumgardner, [da J. Leroi, Ella Lowe. Ritha Dillinger, Mary E. | Dillingham and Eila A. Thomas. At the first session there will be intro- | duced Supreme Commander Lillian M. Hollister of Michigan, who will addres the representatives. In the evening the ladies will -attend the ball given by .the Knights of the Maccabees in Golden Gate Hall. On the following day there will b | much business to transact and’ at nooa there will be a banquet tendered by the | central committee of Northern Califorria to all lady Maccabees. The election of a representative to the Supreme Hive will take place in the afternoon. For that position the prominent candidate is Lady BEudocia Moffatt, State deputy com- | mander. In the evening there will be an | exemplification of the _ritualistic work, This order is composed of and manage | exclusively by women. L. O. T. M., the Hollister arrived in this city yes- terday. She will visit Oakland Hive to night and on Wednesday she will be with the hive in Sacramento. el e ool @ ONE MORE TRAIN FOR COAST LINE Owing to Heavy Traffic on the New Road a Local Is to Be Added. g ol The Southern Pacific Company will at once put on another ocal train on the new coast division between this city and Los Angeles to accommodate the in- creased traffic. Since the opening of this line the traffic has been enormous, especially from Los Angeles to this city. All the tourist travel, which is very large at this time of the vear, has come over th:s road. The con- sequence is that the trains each day have been overcrowded, and the buffet car that takes the place of a “diner” has been found inadequate to serve the. patrons. The Call last Sunday called attention ex- clusively to the many inconveniences that strangers are put {o in the run up from Los Angeles. and evidently th the desired effect. TOR AT Y General Manager Kruttschnitt held@ a conference yesterday w'th a number of railroad officials and nlans were laid for the putting on of another local train to re- lieve the heavy traffic on the coast lina. This train is the oniy remedy that can be made at present. It is impossible for the limited to carry more cars and make the time that it runs on now. The latter train is made up of one parior car, two first-class’ day coaches, a smoking and buffet car, a postal and haggage car. The New York Central Limited Express, which is considered the fastest train in the world, only hauls five cars, and vet the limited that travels between here and Los Angeles makes nearly as good time. By putting more cars on this train would only mean that a longer time schedule would have to be made. This the South- ern Pacific Company is reluctant to do, hence the additional local train, The buffet car that has been found to be the source of much complaint will still be on the run, but improvements in its management have already been ordered. In the future passengers occupying seats in the day coaches or parlor car will be served at their seats by the porters, if they so desire. Tables will be placed between the =eats and patrons will not have to go to the cafe car for lunch or dinner should the cafe car be overcrowded. A regular time table will be adopted for the new local train between here and Los. Angeles on the coast d'vision to-day. STRUCTURES il BE BUILT HIGHER Supervisors Remove Present Limitations on Height of Buildings. Ordinance Designed to Prevent | Frauds Under Half-Fare Ordi- nance—Regulations of Electric Signs Adopted. The Board of Supervisors yesterday passed to print an ordinance removing the present Mmitations upon the height of fire- | proof and noa-fireproof buildings. The | amended ordinance limits the height of | buildings of the first named class to 170 | feet and of the second to 104 feet. Architect Mooser explained that a num- ber of fine buildings were being projected, | but the present -ordinance militated | against their erection on account of the height restriction. | The ordinance making it a misdemeanor for any person attempting to secure the berefits of the pupils’ half-fare ordinance | who is not entitled thereto was passed to | print. The Geary Street Railwa pany notified the board that it would abiae by the falf-fare ordinance, but it | denies the constitutionality thereof. | The ordinance regulating the use of signs and transparencics which was sub- matted by the Merchants’ Associgation was passed to print. An amendment prohibit- ing the memntenance of illuminated sig for advertising purposes was lost. Bran- denstein gave notice of reconsideration. A communication was recewved from S. W. Holladay, oltering to sell the lot on the northeast corner of Clay and Octavia streets, running half way to Sacramento street, for $400w), and the next 1ot on the east for $35,000. 'I'he land is aesired t the Fark Commission to add to Lafayette | Park, which plan is recommended in u | letter submitted to the board. The ofter of William H. Greene and George W. Greene to deed a Tight of wa, for a culvert under Nineteenth aven was referred to ‘the Judiciary Committee. The Board of Public Works recommends the acceptance of the grant. The ordinance establishing grades on Arm: as passed to print. The ordinance prohibiting the papering, tinting and kalsomining of walls in build- ings without first removing the old paper tinting and_kalsomine therefrom, was re- ferred to the Judiclary Committee. H The City Attorney was directed to ren- | der an opinion whether the Tax Collector | bhas authority to engage special counsel to | prosecute suits for the collection of de- linquent license taxes on nickel machin owned by the Pacific Telephone Company. | Colonel A. D. Cutler addressed the | board with a request for the return of a | penalty imposed by the Assessor for fail- | ing to make n sworn statement. Cutler explained that he had never been noti- fied of the arbitrary assessment, but his vetition was denied. | | SAYS HUSBAND CAUSED | A GRAVE TO BE DUG Woman in Denver Tells a Sensational | Story About Actions of Her Missing Spouse. i DENVER, April 8. — Nellle Rivierre, | wife of Emil Rivierre of 720 South Tenth | street, who was sald to have run away | with {heir twelve-year-old boy last Tues- day night, has been mourred as dead by | her relatives in New York, and a grave in Greenwood Cemetery has been dug to recefve her body. It was a trick played by her husband, she says, to obtain money | to pay her expenses after desertion. Last Tuesday night, according to her statement, she left home for a few min- utes and returned to find that her husband had gone and taken Rena, their little boy, with him. She found a note from_her husband saying he had gone to New York to attend a trial and would return. He | gave her directions to write, but instead | she telegraphed to her aunt, Mrs. Patter- son of 33 Monroe place, New York, tell- ing that Rivierre had deserted her. I received the answer this morning,’” she said. ‘‘Mrs. Patterson’s letter stated that Rivierre had written them that I was |ill and that the worst might be.expected. The letter also said that a few days later a telegram was received from him saying I was dead and to have a grave dug in Greenwood Cemetery. With it was a re- quest for money to ship the body.” Mrs. Patterson said that she had sent $150; that the grave had been dug. and that the family had_ordered mourning dresses. Then came Mrs. Rivierre's tele- gram, unconsciously exposing the trick. | The Rivierres came to Denver from New | York about Christmas for Mrs. Rivierre's health. The husband is an insurance agent and an expert bicycle rider, Mrs. Rivierre says her aunt in New York is prominent and is worth about $700,000. She will remain in Denver in the hope of find- ing some trace of her child. COURAGEOUS TEACHER SAVES LIVES OF PUPILS Ties a Horse to an Unstable Building and Prevents It Being Carried Away.. HARRISON, Neb., April 8—Miss Lizzie E. Cottman, teacher in the district school near here, alone, facing a torrent of water carrying trees, dead animals and all the debris borne on a flood, to-day rescued the pupils of her school and pre- served the building itself from what seemed inevitable destruction. Without warning the White River over- flowed its banks, surrounded the school tuilding and threatened to carry it away. Miss Cottman waded in water waist deep to where a horse was picketed some dis- tance away. Returning with the animal, she harnessed the horse to the building, which was shaken from its foundations, #nd the horse's strength held the school- house In place. Help came from the neighbors in three-quarters of an hour. i Y Miners Talk of Strikers. INDIANAPOLIS, April 8.—The Nation- al Executive Committee of the TUnited Mine Workers was in session to-night considering _the proposition to render financial aid to the -striking miners of ‘Arkansas, Kansas and Indlan Territory. The members declined positively to make any statement of their work. President Mitchell said nothing would be given to the public until definite action had been taken. Sy e o Disastrous Blaze in Baltimore. BALTIMORE, Md.. April 8.—Thé whole- sale drughouse of Gilpin, Langdon & Co. was destroyed by fire. with its contents. to-day. the roof of the machinery estal also burned and the contents of the lat- ter buflding badly damaged by water. Loss, $200,000. Postmasters’ Case Postponed. WASHINGTON, April 8.—The United States Supreme Court to-day advanced | the hearing in the case of Ewing vs. the United States, fixing the time for argu- ment for October 28 next. The case in- volves back pay claimed to be due Post- masters amounting in the aggregate to MARRIAGE OF POPULAR YOUNG BUSINESS MAN OAKLAND, April 8.—~Charles L. Smith and Miss Agnes Ryan of this city were married at San Rafael this morning by, the Rev. Father Egan, a cousin of thd bride. Mr. Smith is a partner in the firm of Smith Brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are well known in Oakland, where they have a wide circle of intimate friends. The wedding was a quiet one, attended only by the relatives of the contracting partles: ‘After the ceremony the newly wedded pair started for Southern California. On their return they will reside on Webster street. l ————e——————— HELD FOR ROBBERY.—Robert Jories and C H, Rogers, ex-soldiers, were held to answer before the Superfor Court by Judge Fritz yes. terday on a charge of robbery in $2000 bonds each. They were accused. of holding up James Neal on Clay street March 24 and taking $40 from him. | has seen of it, the garden spot of | & lishment of Thomas Bashnor & Co. was | GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE HERE FOR HIS HEALTH i Ian Who Nobly Served His Country in Cuba - Just Recovering From Severe lliness. GIN FITZHUGH — FAMOUS SOUTHERNER WHO AC- TIVELY SERVED HIS COUNTRY - DURING THE LATE WAR. ENERAL FITZHUGH LEE, ac- companied by his daughter, Miss Anne Lee, arrived here yesterday from Denver and is staying at the Occldental Hotel. The telegraphic reports that have recently been published about the iliness of the general are only too true. Lee is a very sick man and is fighting off the results of a bad attack of la grippe which he contracted recenily. He still shows signs of his severe Hiness. He says he will remain here some time. as he thinks that the climate of California is ideal, and the State, from the little he the earth. Fitzhugh Lee is a_courteous gentleman of modest bearing. His unobtrusive man- ner about the hotel lobby, where he was YOUNG ATHLETES WILL HOLD MEET Academic “Athletic League Is Ready for Coming Field Day. BERKELEY, April 8—The fourteenth semi-annual field' day of the Academic Athletic League will be held Saturday afternoon on the University of California cinder path. A large number of schools have entered, and the contests will be close. Between the Oakland and Ukiah high schools probably lies the race for first place. San Jose High School has en- tered a team for the first time. It is composed of six men. The following schools will be represent- ed by men in the field day: Lowell High School, 8t. Matthew's School, Santa Rosa High School, San Jose High School, Oak- land High School, Boone's University Academy, Berkeley High School, Peta- luma High School, Ukiah High School, Heald's School, Polytechnic High School, Healdsburg High School, Central High School, Califernia School of Mechanical Arts and Merced High School. The entries are as follows: 10-yard dash, first heat—Turpin, L. H. §.; Jacobson, S. M. S.; Mulgrew, S. R. H. S.; | Hill, 8. J. H. 8. Second heat—La Valliere, 0. H. Maisly, S. M. S.; Toffinder, H. H. S. Third heat—Wilcox, O, H. S..; Phoelman, Pet. H. S.; Briggs, B. U. A.; Husband, M. H. £.; Allen, S. J. H. S, 440-yard dash—Jacobson, S. M. S.; Howe, S. R. H. S.: Ragsdale, R. H. S.; Gage, B. U. A.; Houghton, B. U. A.; La Valliere, 0. 'H. S.; Howard, O, H. S.; Thomson, U. H. Wyckoff, U. H. 120-yard hurdle, first heat—J. Weller, U. Bowjes, Pet. H. S.: Smith. B. U. A. H. Sec- | ond heat—Thcmas, U. H. S.; Kehrlein, L. H. 8 Thid heat—Chaplin, B. H. S.; Patton, U. $30-yara run—Baker. Heald’s N, S.: Tenney, S. M. S.; Healy, Pet. H. S.; Wright, S. R. H. 8; Howe, S.'R. H. §.; Martin, C. H. 8.} Colwell, B. U. A.; Ferem, P. H, Coggens, i . H, S.; Wrampelmier, Westdahl, O. H. ! S.; Wyckoff, U. H. S. i first*heat—Wilcox, O, H. S.; Vosburg, L. H. §.; Husband, M. H. S.; Rags- dale, 8. R, H. S.; Phoelman, Pet. H. S. Sec- ond_heat—Healy, Pet. H. S.; Hayward, §. | : Toffinder, H. H. S.: Wilcox, B. U. §. M. S. 'Third heat—Adams, : Thomson, U, H. S.; Foster, Bie U. Mulgrew, 8. R. H. S.; Jacobson, S. M. S. A 220-yard hurdle, first heat—Boettiger, B. H. £.; Smith, B. U.'A.; Burpee, O. H. 8. Second heat—Hartley, B. H. S.; Lucas, B. U. A.; Kehrlein, L._H. 8. §.; Foster, B. U. A.; Jones, L. H. 8. Fourth keat—Sanborn, S. R.'H. S.; Finne, U. H. 8. One mile run—Luce. Heald's S.; Reed, S. M. S.; Howe, S. R. H. S.; MacNichol,” C. S M. A.; Coggins, P. H. S.; Furem, P. H. & Maloy, S. J. H. S.; Wrampelmier, B. A Westdahl, O. H. §.; Lundy, O. H. S.; Cough, O.-H. 8.; Weller, U. H.'8.; Gibson, One’ mile relay race—First, B. U. A.; sec- ond, 8. J. H. 8.; third, U. H. 8.: fourth, O. H. S.; fifth, B. H. 8.; sixth, L. H. 8. Pole’ vault—Bell, Heald's S.; Baker, Heald's £ born, S. R. H. S, . H.'S.: Kobbe, L. H. &, Running high jump—Bell, Heald's S.; Deane. . H. S.; Healy, Pet. H. S.; Chipman, C' B, U. A.; Houghton, B. U. A. Coogan, O. H. S.: Finne, . H. 8.; Seawell, U. H. R. S, Y. Rentietn, Lo 50 dhrietn, T B % T ponna hammer throw—Sanborn, . S.; Smith, B. U. A.; Hinds, O."H S I Weller, U. H. §.; Brown, U, H. S.; Seawell, U, H. §.; Jones, L. H. 8; Durbin. L. H. S. Running jump—Bell, Heald's S. Rowles, Pet. 8. Phoelman, Pet. H. 8. Howe. S. R. H. S.; Metcalf, B. U. A’; Toffin der, H. H. §.; Chaplin. B. 'H. S.; Coogan, O. H, S.; Brown, U. H. S.: Vosburg. L. H. 8. i2-pound shot put—Broggs. B. U ; Coombs. B. 1. A.: Bonnifield, P. H. S.; Hinds, 0. H. S.; Howard, O. H. S.: Jones, L. H. S. H. Pacific Seminary Commencement. OAKLAND, April 8.—The_thirty-secon e sement Of the Pacific Theotosienl Seminary will take place to-morrow at o'clock. The exercises are notable as be- ing the last which will be held at the present site of the institution prior to jts Temoval to Berkeley. Seminary Hill, where the school has been located for many years, has been purchased as a site for the Merritt Hospital. The graduating address-will be delivered by 3. B Stubbs D D., of the Universi of Nevada. President J. K. McLean will confer the diplomas upon the six gradu- ates. Prior to the commencement exercises there will be class day meetings, begin- ning at 10 a. m. Third heat—Weller, U. H. | a center of attraction, won him the ad- miration of all who observed him. Stu- dents of chirography would perhaps have seen his determined.and fearless character outlined in his bold signature on the hotel register. “I have had a bad attack of la grippe,” said the general last gvening, ‘‘but I think if there is anything that will bring me back to my normal self it is your beautiful climate. I have not decided how long I will remain out here. I am simply touring to benefit my health.” General Fitzhugh Lee is one of the best known and most admired of living Ameri- cans. He was born at Clermont, Fairfax County, Va., in 1835, and is a nephew of the late General Robert E. Lee. He grad- uated from West Point in 1856 and re- mained in the United States army until the breaking out of the civil war. He then resigned and. joining the Confederate army, served as adjutant general to Gen- eral Ewell. He later commanded a cav- alry corps in Northern Virginia. He sur- rendered to General Meade at the close of the war and was one of the first to accept the armistice. He was elected Governor of Virginia in 1886, serving till 1890. He was appointed United States Consul to Havana from 1893 until the breaking out of the Spanish war, when he returned to the United States and was placed in com- mand of the Seventh Army Corps. After peace was declared. it was mutually agreed by both powers that he should be- come military governor of Havana. WILL BE A GUEST OF EBELL WOMEN Society to Give a Recep- tion in Homor of Mrs. Wheeler. L PR Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 8. One of the important post-Lenten social affairs of this city will be the reception to be given April 17 by the Ebell Society in honor of Mrs. Benjamin Ide Wheeler of Berkeley. The event will take place at the Ebell Society's rooms, and opportu- ‘nity will be afforded for many of Oak- land’s prominent leaders in social, edu- cational and philanthropic life to meet the wife of the president of the University of California. Mrs. Wheeler has been active along these lines since her arrival in Cali- fornia, and it is in recognition of her eminent standing that the Ebell Society has arranged this function. The hostesses of the afternoon will be the following: Mrs. K. A. Bulkeley, Mrs. Mabel Gray, Mrs. J. W. Musser, Mrs. Vernon Waldron, Mrs. J. w. Mrs. L. S. Burchard, Mrs. E. C.’ Sessions, Mrs. J. R. Scupham, Mrs. Allen Babcock, Mrs. Franklin Bangs, Mrs. A, W. Bishop, Mrs. Edward Booth, Mrs. G. W. Bun- nell, Mrs. M. E. Chadbourne, Mrs. W. A Childs, Mrs. C. C. Clay, Mrs. L. F. Cockroft, Mrs, T. C. Coogan, Mrs. C. Cotton, Mrs. E. J. Cotton, Mrs. W. H. Creed, Mrs Thomas Crellin, Mrs. Gilbert Curtis, Mrs. W. R. Davis, Mrs. G. E. de Golia, Mrs. Wallace Everson, Mrs. J. A. Folger, Mrs. Z. P. Gilpin, Mrs. F. B. Ginn, Mrs, R. P. Gleason, Mrs. C. L. God- dard, Mrs. Giles H. Gray, 'Mrs. Tyler Hen- shaw, Mrs. E. M. Herrick, Mrs. F. W. Horton, Miss Jennie Huff, Mrs. F. I. Kendall, Mrs. Paul ‘Lohse, Mrs. Wililam Meek, Mrs. Horry Meek. Mrs. Henry C. Morris, Mrs. A. Miner, Mrs. A B. Nye, Mrs. Warren Olney, Mrs. F. C. Paget, Mrs. A. J. Ralston, Mrs. John Russ, Mrs. Pedar Sather, Mrs. August Schilling, Mrs. 'rent! Selb; Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs. H. B. Smith, Mrs. Egbert Stone, Mrs. H. C. Taft, Mrs. H. T. Thomas, Mrs. Henry Vrooman, Mrs. Henry Wadsworth, Mrs. E. M. Walsh, Mrs. H. H. Watson, Mrs. George E. Whitney, Mrs. John Yule, Mrs. M. C. Chapman, Mrs. W. H. Friend, Miss M. R. Babson and Mrs. C. W. Kinsey. The following named young ladies will serve refreshments: Miss Alexander, Miss Blood. Miss Brier, Miss Alma Brown, Miss Grace Burrell, Miss Annie Clay, Miss Clow, Miss Evaline Cralg, Miss Laura Crellin, Miss Mona Crellin, Miss Drus- sell, Miss Everson, Miss Frear, the Misses Gage, Miss Gellette, Miss Elizabeth.Gray, Miss Haight, Miss Grace Holt, Miss Huff, Miss Amy Jones, the Misses Kelley, Miss Rutherford, Miss | Stone, Miss Wakefleld, Miss McClymonds, Miss | Ethel' Cotton, Miss Elizabeth Scupham and Miss Geraldine Scupham. ACCUSE LADIES HIGH IN SOCIETY OF FELONY Judge Hall Reprimands Parties to Suit for Charges Made to Evade Payment. OAKLAND, April 8.—A suit over a $5000 promissory note given to Miss Lulie H. Holcomb, now Mrs. O’'Shea, and his sister, Lydia 8. Holcomb, by Peter L. and Harriet Saunders, formed the basis of sensational charges against th fa Tudge Hall's cotrt to.day. - Devees Miss Holcomb and Mrs. O'Shea brought suit to foreclose on the note and secured judgment on March 9. To-day the Saun- derses presented a motion for a new trial, alleging that the note was forged. Judge Hall decided that there was no evidence to support the accusation, and denied the motion. His Honor reprimanded the de- fendants for their method of attacking persons of standing in the community, and sald that it was no part of his in- tention to allow his court to be made use of to evade the payment of just ob- ligations. UNCLE SAM PAYS ROUND SUM TO THE RAILROADS OAKLAND, April 8.— Papers were filed to-day ratifying the agreement between the Federal Government and the Central and Southern Pacific railroads releasing the Government from its contract to build ja bridge for the railroads over the new tidal canal at Washincton avenue. The consideration for which the rafiroads re- + linquished their rights is placed at .69, The release is ed for the United States_by_Colonel W. H. Heuer, and by Isaac L. Requa and J. G. Willett for the Central Pacific, and Crarles M. Hays and 1. E. Gates for the Southern Pacific. The compromise embodied in the agree- ment was effected sorae time -sincs. THH O STREET CHRS INCREASED | Ordinance Imposes License of Fifty Dollars Per Annum. | Fire Limits Are Slightly Extended. Public Library Trustees Would Erect Branch in West- ern Addition. —————— The ordinance increasing the license tax on street cars from $15 to $0 per annum was passed to print by the Board of Su- pervisors yesterday. The License Com- mwittee reported in favor of the measure on the recommendation of Grand Jurors Eadger and Dunn, who asked that the li- cense be fixed at $100 on cars forty feet in_length. McCarthy explained that the license tax on hacks was 365 and compared with that rate the present license on cars is ridicu- lously low. There are 647 cars operated fn the city, which means a revenue at $5% per year of more than $32,000. The ordinance imposing a license of $10 | pér quarter on runners and soliciting | agents was passed to print. * The ordinance defining the fire limits was passed to print. Attorney Lennon, | representing the Larkin Street Improve- ment Company, addressed the Board in opposition to ineluding Larkin street from Gelden Gate avenue to Sutter within the limits and the ordinance amended to elim- inate the seven blocks named. & The ordinance imposing a license of 3§78 | on theaters with a seating capacity of less than 500, to be collected quarterly, wes passed to print. The ordinance authorizing the Board of { Public Library Trustees to sell the build- ings on the lot at the corner of Clara and Fourth streets was passed. The petition of the Public Library Trus- tees for the transfer of the Fire Depart- ment lot on Sacramento street near Fill- more to the jurisdiction of the Publi Litrary as a site for a branch library. was referred to the Fire Committee. The Trustees submitted a list of estimated ex- penditures for the next fiscal year, which it fixes at $73.700, including $10.000 with ]wh‘(‘h to build a branch library on the ot The petition of Attorney Thomas F. Prendergast, representing wholesale butchers, for a modification of the present pound ordinance so that it will permit the grazing of sheep on unfenced lots, was referred to the Police Committee. The petition of the San Francisco Ath- letic Club to_give professional boxing ex- hibitions in_July, September and Novem ber was referred to the Police Commit- tee SOCIETY IN ATTENDANCE AT A CHURCH WEDDING Miss Viola Pattiani and Dr. Lewis Mace Are Married in Christ Episcopal Church. ALAMEDA, April 8.—The wedding of Miss Viola Pattiani and Dr. Lewis Mace of San Jose took place this evening and was attended by a large number of the society friends of the young couple. Christ Episcopal ‘Church, the scene of the wedding, was beautifully decorated with lilies and smilax: Rev. Dr. T. J. Lacey, the rector, performed the ceremony. The gown of the bride was a beautiful crea- tion of white satin with pearl passemen- terie, en train. She carried white lilies of the valley. Miss Estelle Pattiani was the maid of honor and she wore a dress of silk mull over white taffeta. Miss Emma Moffitt, Miss Susan Edson, Miss Irma Lyndon and Miss Ida Pattiani were the bridesmaids. The Misses Elois and Genevieve Pattiani, the little sisters of the bride, were flower bearers. The best man was Fred Barstow and Dr. Grissen, Gilmore Russell, Fred Schneider and Charles Schneider were the ushers. After the ceremony there was a re- ception at the Pattiani home, corner Cen- tral avenue and Cottage street. The house decorations were white roses, palms and smilax. The guests sat down to a banquet table set in red and green The bride is_the eldest daughter of M and Mrs. A. W. Pattiani, complished amateur actress. z member of the class of 190 at the Uni versity of California and as_the leading lady in_the junior farce, ‘‘James Wob- berts, Freshman,” scored a hit. Dr. Mace is a graduate of Stanford University and of Bellevue College of New York. ———————— FIND CONSOLATION FOR DIVORCE COURT REVERSE Co-respondent and Defeated Plaintiff Will Take a Trip to Reno to Be Married. OAKLAND, April 8.—San Leangdro Por- tuguese circles are agog over the an- notrced engagement, as an outcome of the Pereira divorce sult, of Mrs. Pereira and Manuel Borge, co-respondent in that case. It is said that the pair will repair ty Nevada and have the marriage per- | formed by a Reno Justice. Mrs. Pereira brought suit about two months ago for divorce from Joaquin Pe- reira on the ground of cruelty. Pereira replied with a cross complaint, alleging infidelity and naming the prospective groom as the cause of his marital trou- bles. All the parties tor the suit are prom- irent in San Leandro, where Pereira is rated a wealthy man. As a result of the two suits Judge Hall granted Pereira a decree of absolute divorce. —_———— Sued for Divorce. OAKLAND, April $.—Clara Lundin has filed_suit for divorce from George H. Lundin on the ground of desertion. —_— ADVERTISEMENTS. e e e e A . FIGPRUNE CEREAL. The Only Health Coffee. The stepping stone to perfect health is— Figprune Cereal. This delightful beverage is a great aid to digestion, and its daily use in place of tea and coffee is already being récommended by physicians. 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