The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1901, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, . APRIL 11, 1901. {RMOUR' WIODW GIVES & MILLIOH Celebrated Chicago Institute to Receive a Large Donation. Son of the Late Philanthropist Pro- poses to Immensely Enlarge the Scope of the Famous Establishment. CHICAGO, April 10. , which ow D. Armour, Wi tion to endowment of | Armour Institute existence to | 1 to-morrow | RANDOLPH WILL RULE 1 money coming from Mrs. P. and J. Ogden Armour, the | d son of its founder, | announcement of the proposed gm; se even to the officials of the | It is expected t the money ed to extend the scope of the | on in electrical and chemical engl- tute is now in a very | ndition, having an endow- | L 0%, all of which was given late Mrg Armour. A part of the i endowment will be used to ex- | ies of the institute, it being at tHe presént to accom- students desiring admis- e faci for all it | added interest attaches to the dona- | n from the fact that P. D. Armour, at | failed to make any provision Il for the school of technology founded and which had gained fon that vied with that of any | hool of its character in the United | re was general surprise mani- | he time of the probate of Mr. | Armour's will that the institution which | bore his name and which had been con- | sidered by bis friends as one of his hob- | ested_ ad been practically ignored. It was | a the time that Mr. Armour, | nt that his family would regard | hool as sacred trust, had deter- to leave its future in their hands t any hindrance, and it was said institvte would not be allowed | nd d thi eriorate by his family was demonstrated tc mechanical will eering in the world. The money however, be devoted to that b civil engineering cours: will be augmented. | TAX COLLECTOR’S DEMAND | THE CAUSE OF A STRIKE/ Two Hindred Men Leave an Alabama | Company Rather Tham Submit | to Garnishment. { RMINGHAM, Ala., April 10.—The of the Dimmick Pipe Company at orth Birmimgham, employing 20 men, | Aowr sed be ause a deputy tax collec- ishments on the employes ment of politax. Many of using the plant to g made to re- tions to-morrow. i @ i @ THE CORPS OF ARTILLERY COLONEL , WALLACE RANDOLPH, NEW CHIEF OF THE ARTILLERY . CORPS. <. % ASHINGTON, April 10.—The President has appointed Col- ‘onel Wzllace” Ranflolph chief of the Artillery Corps under the provisions of the army re- organization act. He was formerly colonel of the First Artillery and was stationed at Sullivans Island, §. C. 5 £ \UCTION ENDS DREVFUS PAPE Famous Le Siecle of Paris Forced to Suspend Publication. ST TARIS, April 10.—Le Siecle, the leading Dréyfusite organ in France, and the most persistent champion of Great Britain in the Transvaal, to-day announces its fail- | ure and sale at auction. M. Yves Guyot, the editor, published a long review of the aper’s career, in which he recalls the ct that Le Siecle first published the in- dictment against Dreyfus, which up to that time was a secret. He admits the D of the paper failed to find sufficient | dérs to make it pay ‘ “France,” he s, “is nqw oscillating between the Clerical and.the Socialist par- ties' programme. Le Siecle was support- ing the policy of the liberal democracy, free from clericalism and socialism, which France needs to spare her from future upheavals. Le Seicle has not succeeded in fathering enough patronage to enable | it to attain this result.” The explanation of the collapse of Le T | Siecle is undoubtedly that the French peo- | ple ‘are heartily sick of the Dreyfus af- | fair, and, ncw that Dreyfus is free, ap- | | prove the policy of M. Waldeck-Rousseau UTAR AKXiOUS FOR NEW RAILS: Salt Lake City Men Seek a Southern Pacific Road Extension. April 10.—Af in-| ing of business men was held for the purpose of taking | toward inducing the flroad Company tc A committee of three | ed to ascertain what the road uire in the way of terminal sed that the com- | instructed to ofiicials of the appoint- mmittee and that the meet- | ly in favor of offering | the Southern Pa- | to come to Balt Lake City lying to_the south of the | vas largely represen- lake tauve ¢ NEW { g of the directors of the | hwestern Railway had | April 1 in this city and | dircetor | will meet on the ed that | ¥'s holdings | cquired in 1882, wouid | with the dividend | ance of some other | rroboration of these | ined, however. | d b some quarters it was believed likely the closing of “the Burlington deal behalf of the Great Northern and 1 P railroads might have | direct reason for the special of the Northwestern _directors. The extension of the direct interests and influence of the North PacMfic roads into | territory they have never occupied before | o direct competition with the | tern has aroused the latter com- | ere is a possibilily | may propose retaliatory meas- | s dir that they ures. | | PRESIDENT GREETS | LOYAL LEGION MEN | Next Quadrennial Meeting of the| Military Order to Be Held in This City. WASHINGTON, April 10.—The ninth quadrennial congress of the military or- der of the Loyal Legion and the fourth of the order convened here to-day with 157 members present. s to the constitution, offered fous commanderies, Wwere re- red to a committee of seven, which met late this afternoon. At noon the mem- bers proceeded to the White House, where | they were received by the President in East Rodm. After the presentation idiers sang “Columbia, the Gem The President joined in nd appeared as enthusiastic es the rest. o It was decided on motion of Companion Smecburg of the California Commandery 1o hold the next quadrennial meeting in San Francisco. The date for the meeting is provided for by the constitution of the 1 fall on the Wednes- LOVE FOR HE A“BT | MAKES HIM A SUICIDE | Tourteen-Year-Old Boy Hangs Him- | self Because He Could Not Con- | tinue Study. CAGO, April 10—Willie Crossman, 34 years old, committed suicide to-day by hanging himself from a bedpost in his room at his home on West Taylor street because of despondency over the poverty of his parents, which prevented him from ng his studies in painting and draw- r which bhe had considerable natural ——— A Month’s Test Free. 1f_you haveRheumatism. writeDr. Snoop, Racine, Wis., box137.for six botties of hisRheumaticCure, | =s paid. Send no money. Pay §5.50 if cured® | | ta Fe Railway, and Dr. n allowing the matter to sink into ob- livion. The large circulation which Le Siecle enjoyed up to the time of the Rennes trial dwindled rapidly away when rdict was followed by Dreyfus’ re- and the attempt to Keep the agita- v unceasing demands for the ) hment of General Mercier and oth- ers responsible for the conviction of Drey- fus failed to enlist new sympatirizers. The unpopularity of Le Siecle increased when it daily published unstinted praise of Great Britain and denunciation of the | Boers, until it became regarded as the mouthpiece of Joseph Chamberlain, and to-Cay’s anouncement did not come as a surprise. ARMIJO CLUB OPENS ITS DOORS IN SUISUN | Cosy Social Retreat Provided by the Enterprise of Leading Citizens. SUISUN, April 10.—One of the most in- teresting soclalsevents which has ever taken place in Suisun was the opening of the Armijo Club rooms this evening. There were many visitors from the sur- rounding towns, and the elegant new Guarters of the club were crowded to their utmost capacity. The rooms are large and spaclous and were beautifully decorated with potted plants, palms and fiowers. The opening ceremonies con- sisted of orchestral music by San Fran- ¢isco musicians, selections by local sing- ers, recitations and other exercises of a literary character. The ~Armijo Club was organized on April 27, 1900, and after a vain endcavor to induce local capitalists to erect a building for its use, some of the leading spirits concelved the idea of organizing « stock company. The company Was or- ganized and in a short time enough stock was subscribed to insure :the success of the undertaking. A suitable location was rrocured at a cost of 3800 and the con- tract immediately let for a $5000 build- ing. The structure is of the Spanish mis- slon style of architecture, and is one of the most imposing and substantial in the county. It was recently completed and has been furnished by the club at a cost of about $2000. A library of more than 1000 volumes has been obtained and every comfort and convenience has been sup- ylied. No rural social,club in California has better headquarters than the Armijo Club. The club begins with a fnember- siyp of over ninety. P A7 P PHYSICIANS EXAMINE CARTER IN PRISON Former Captain Who Defrauded the Government Is Said to Be in Good Health. LEAVENWORTH, Kans., April 10.— United States District Attorney Lambert, accompanied by Dr. L. D. Jacobs, chiet surgeon of the Atchison, Topeka and San- S. H. Munn, chief surgeon of the Rock Island, both of To- peka, were here to-day under orders to make & physical and mental examination of Oberlin M. Carter, confined in the Fed- eral prison for conspiring to defraud the Government at Savannah, Ga. Drs. J. L. Weaver, L. G. Phillips and James A. Lane of this city were selected to assist in the examination. Carter was taken to the prison hospital, where he was subjected to a thorough examination. While none of the physicians desired to be quoted, it was learned that Carter is in perfect health, mentally and physically, and s In no danger of breaking down. The report of .the physicians is in the hands of the United States District At- torney, who will forward it to Washing- ton. . PROSPECTORS DISCOVER OIL IN NEW MEXICO Land Near Deming Gives Indications of Furnishing & Rich Supply to a New Com- pany. EL PASO, Tex., April 10.—Much exelte- ment has been created here by the discov- ery of oil hear Deming, New Mexico, eighty miles wast of this city, by El Paso prospectors. Samples of the oll exhib- ited here are reported to be of the best| quality. A company was quickly organ- ized, headed by Thomas O'Keefe, and 190K up 160 acres of land. The land located runs five miles long, which has been tested | the entire length with a needle drill, and every test shows the presence of oil of excellent quality. Experis who have ex- amined the oil find say it will prove equal if not_suverior to any Texas oil proper- | suspicion in connection with the killing on an oil belt! ties. The company will at once buy ma- chinery and sink a well. ¥ FEARS THE LA OF MENCANS American Brakeman Must Stand Trial and May Be Imprisoned. KANSAS CITY, April 10.—Edward King, an American, formerly a brakeman on the Mexican Central Railway, left to-day for the City of Mexico for trial on April 15, | having been on parole. Like fifty-three | other Americans now in jail in the City of | Mexico, King is a victim of the law that calls for the arrest of the entire crew of any train in case'a Mexican is killed in a wreck. Since November 13 last he has | been in the stockade. He obtained a | arole, and coming to the United States aid his case before Secretary Hay at | Washington. Secretary Hay, he says, ad- | vised him to honor his parole, go back and | wait for his trial. King's ‘case had al- ready been postponed several times and he fears it will not come to trial on the date set. If he secures no trial, Secretary Hay promised, he said, to take action in his be- “I am afraid they will treat me more severely than the others when I get back,” said King. “If I get no help I will sta to death. Our fare is tortillas, a sort of corncake, beans and coffee. For over two months I lived on it. As far as that goes, we in the City of Mexico are not so badly off as fifteen poor fellows in the salt mines of Saltesno, 400 kilometers north of there, They have been working underground four years apd have never seen the sun in all that time SUIT FOR POSSESSION OF BALAKLAVA MINE Action That Involves a Temtler of Payment Made by Telephone. REDDING, April 10.—The biggest min- ing suit ever tried in Shasta County will come up for a hearing before Judge Sweeny in the Superior Court to-morrow. It is the suit of the Balaklava Mining Company vs. the Iron Mountain Invest- | ment Company, the development branchi’| of.- the Mountain Copper Company, for possession of the big Balaklava copper mine near Copley ana for $25,000 damages and costs. Charles P. Eells of San Fran- cisco will appear for the Iron Mountain Company and his former partner, Mr. McCutchen, for the plaintiff. The suit was to have been tried by jury, but this has been waived. The action arises from a bond in the sum of $200,000 which the Iron Mountain Company held upon the Balaklava. It is said the case involycs a tender of pay- ment made by telepiione after bank hours on the last day of the bond's life.” The | Iron Mountain Company has retained pos- session of a portion of the property. It is reported’ that other Luyers are offering a large sum for the 3alaklava and that 1f the suit is lost the mine will become the { property of the Mountain Copper- Com- pany. MURDERS HIS BRIDE AND ENDS HIS LIFE Reading of Novel About Bluebeari Believed to Have Prompted a Youth to Crime. LOUISVILLE, April 10.—Temporarily crazed, it is believed, by the reading of “The Fate of Bluebeard's Wife,” Henry Devere, aged 20 years, at 1:30 this morning cut the throat of Bertha Devere, his 19- year-old bride of two months. After kill- ing his wife he cut his own throat and died almost instantly. The tragedy took place at the home of Mrs. Devere’s father, James Edlen, 1410 Twenty-second street. In his dresser was found the novel, in which the killing of a wife by her husband is detailed at con- siderable length. The indications are that Devere sat up until after midnight last night refldlni this book and that it glléae.lly prompted him to murder and sui- 'CHARGE A WATCHMAN Montana Jury Declares That John ‘Warne Caused the Death of Evelyn Blewett., BUTTE, Mont., April 10.—After a three days’ session, the jury in the case of little Evclyn Blewett, whose body was nearly | consumed in the burning of the watch- | man’s cabin at the waterworks, this even- ing brought in a verdict that she came to | her death “by being struck with a blunt instrument, and in the opinion of the jur- ors the cabin was set on fire to conceal the crime of assault; and further. it is the opinion of the jury that the said blow was struck and assault committed b go?n"warne. the watchman at the reser- voir. Warne is now in Anaconda and still pro- tests his inocence. AUTHORITIES AT YUMA. RELEASE SAMUEL XING Find No Evidence to Connect Him With the Killing of Murderer Alexander. TUCSON, Ariz., April 10.—Samuel Kiug, who was arrested at Yuma vesterday on of Joseph Alexander, was released t No evidence could be obtained wmefifll tified the officers In holding him. The shooting of Alexander while he was being taken to the peniteniary to serve a lite sentence for the killing of Mrs. J. J. Burns remains a_mystery. Frank King and Samuel King are still at Yuma attending tne trial of Miller and Fain, two other men who are held re- sponsible with Alexander for the murder of their sister. ——w——— To Cure a Cold in One Day. | smokeless plant. ‘Teke Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets, 23c. * SUESTOGAN GILMAN'S CO Mrs. Helen Potts Hall of New York Begins the Contest at Law. 4 —_— She Declares She Is an Adopted Daughter and Is Entitled to a Share of the For- tune, A P HARTFORD, Conn., April 10.—Action was begun in the "United States Circuit Court here to-day by Mrs. Helen Potts Hall of New York for the recovery of her alleged share in thé millions of the late George F. Gilman of Bridgeport. Mrs. Hall declares that she is the adopted daughter of Gilman and brings her ac- tion through her brother, Frank G. Potts, against the Bridgeport Trust Company as administrator of the Gilman estate and Lagainst George W. Smith of Bridgeport as receiver, The bill of complaint declares that Gil- man was engaged in the tea business in copartnership with George H. Hartford, and that they had about 200 stores in the United States. This part of the complaint is interesting because it has been under- stood that the Bridgeport Trust Company, as administrator, takes the position that Mr. Hartford was manager only and not a part owner in the tea business. After estimating the value of the estate at more than $1,500,000, the complainant says the property came into Mrs. Hall's possession at the time of Gilman's death and there remained until she was forci- bly ousted by the defendants. For sev- eral years prior to Gilman’s death, con- tinues the complaint, he, having conceived a_strong personal regard for Mrs. Hall, adopted her as his daughter and she be- came a member of his household, render- ing to him the obedience of a natural daughter, > On_ or atout November 1, 1000, it is al- leged, Gilman entered into an agreement with Mrs. Hall that if she would continue to live with him as a daughter umtil his death she would then be entitled to all his property, both real and personal, as fully and to.the same extent as if she were his natural daughter. The complain- ant claims that she has fulfilled her part of the agreement, She states further that none of the relatives lived on intimate terms with Gilman, but, on the contrary, they had for many years bgen estranged from him and some were héstile to him, and that Gilman failed to make a will and died intestate, The complainant asks for a writ of in- junction perpetually enjoining the Bridge- port Trust Company, as administrator of the estate, from interfering with the busi- ness conducted by the Great American Tea Company; that the Bridgeport Trust Company deliver to the complainant such assets as remains in its hands in like manner as if she were the sole heir and next of kin of the deceased. A preliminary injunction is also asked for restraining the company from further interference with the tea company dur- ing the pendency of this action. A writ | of subvena directed to the trust company commanding it to appear in court and an- swer to the complaint is likewise asked for. The complainant further asks that George W. Smith, 'the receiver, who claims to have an interest'in the estate, be en- joined from maintaining the same. The writ of subpena is made returnable to the Circuit Court the first Monday of May. L e R i st TRIVIAL DEBTS CAUSE SUICIDE B T, New York Broker Ends Life With Carbolic Acid in a Hotel. ——— NEW YORK, April 10.—Benjamin Forst, a broker and member of the Consolidated Exchange, committed suicide to-day in the Hoffman House. After a night of meditation, spent- no one seems to know where, he went to the ‘hotel at 5 o'glock this morning and was found dying three hours later. A bottle which had contained carbolic acid was found in the room. Forst had outstanding debts amounting to $100 at the close of business-in the Con- solidated Exchange yesterday and was suspended, and this is believed to have been the cause of his suicide. ‘I. Sonnenberg, with whom Forst had desk room, said that Forst had lost more than $325,000 in stock dealings, but that his credit was high on the exchange. He added that there was no need for him to kill himself, for he had a deal on hand that might have netted him a lot of money. Forst is said to have cleared much money on the Leiter wheat deal some years ago, and at the time of the Flower Brooklyn Rapid Transit deal he cleared $100,000. In some quarters there was an impression that Forst was worth at least half a million, INHALES DEADLY FUMES OF EXPLODING POWDER Chester Shepard Loses His Life in‘ths Works Near Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, April 10.=~Chester Shep- ard was killed and Philip Curtis badly burned by an explosion at the California Powder Works at 8 o’clock this morning. Shepard was employed in_ the shot gun Around the still flakes of powder gather and Shepard was re- moving this with a copper spud. Sud- denly it became ignited and there was a flash. Shepard met death by inhaling the flames and fumes. He was not disfigured, except for some burns about his hands. Above Shepard, over the still Philip Curtis, the foreman of the plgnt, was watching him at work. Curtls was badly burned about the face and hands, but wiil recover. No damage was done to the building. Shepard was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shepard.” He was a native of this State and 19 years of age. Of Interest to the Coast. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10.—G. B. Green of West Seattle, King County, Wash., has been appoinied postmaster, v\c‘e R. R. Brown, resigned. edical Inspector James R. Waggener, detached, in charge of the Cavite Hos- pital, has been ordered to Maryland Hos- | pital, for disability. Pensions issued to-day were: California —Original—John Barrett, Soldiers Home, Los_Angeles, $6; Albert B. Cooper, Colusa, ; John M. Mitten, Los Angeles, $6. War with Spain—Original—Frank J. Earle San Francisco, $24. Oregon—Original—John P. Coulter, Can- by. $6. Washington—Original—Lawrence W. Results, Toledo, $6. Original widows— Catherine Jennings, Spokane, $8; Myra Evan Windle, Auburn, $. Following are the receipts of the post- offices named for March, 1901—San Fran- isco, $96,192; increase over March, 1500, 047; Los Angeles, $25,969; increase over March, 1900, $4402. Portland, Or., $22,262; in- crease over March, 1900, $3674. Thompson Gets Seven Years. SANTA ROSA, April 10.—E. King Thompson, convicted last week of stealing the hard-earned savings of Miss Josie ‘Walker. a fellow employe at the Pioneer steam laundry, was to-day sentenced by Judge Bgrnett to seven years in San Quentin.# The amount stolen was $30. e Two Seamen Perish in Fire. VANCOUVER, B. C.. April 10.—The Royal City, a small steamer plying on the Fraser River, was burned at the whar? at Mission Junction, B. C., to-day. Two of the -crew, Frank Edwards and Paul Porter, were burned to death. The huil is now sunk béside the Mission wharf. 'WED BENEATH AN ARCH OF ST1ILAX AND ROSES! -+ ACRAMENTO, April 10.—As the bells rang out the hour of high noon to-day Miss Belle R. Sulli- van was united in marriage to Charles B. White by Elder B. F. Richards of San Francisco. The ceremony occurred at the home of the bride's pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sullivan, at 2600. J street. Bride and groom were unattended, and stood beneath a bell of smilax and roses, suspended in an arch, surrounded by elec- tric lights, about which were twined smilax and ferns. The shades were drawn and the house was brilliantly lighted throughout with electricity and decorated with smilax and ferns. The bride was at- i tended by Miss Alma Soule as flower girl. An orchestra rendered Mendelssohn’s wed- ding march. After. the ceremony dainty refreshments were served in the dining- room. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs, C. L. Sullivan of S8acramento, and is well known in the social and musical circles of this city. She is an accomp- lished pianist end is noted for her_ rare beauty. /The groom is a son of J. M. White of Aubuir, a retired hardware mer- chant. They were the recipients of many beautiful presents. Only relatives and intimate friends were present. The honeymoon will be spent in South- ern California, after which Mr. and Mrs. ‘White will take up their residence in Truckee, where the groom holds the po- sition of agent for the Southern Pacific Company. WEDDING AT SANTA CRUZ. Charles J. Gillen and Miss May Jos- ephins Anderson United. SANTA CRUZ, April 10.—Charles J. Gil- len and Miss May Josephine Anderson were married this morning at 9:30 o’clock | kS * | CHARLES B. WHITE AND HIS | BRIDE, WHO WAS MISS || BELLE R. SULI_JVAN. 3 S in the Catholic church at a nuptial high mass by Father McNamee. The brides- | maid was Miss Ethel Gillen of San | Francisco, a_sister of the groom, and the | groomsman was Harry Pohlmann of San | Francisco. ! The bride is the daughter of Captain G. L. Anderson, local agent for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, and the groom | i a_young business man of the drug firm of Gillen & Trezoni. After the mass a wedding breakfast was served at the liome of Mrs. Gillen's par- .l NEW 'YORK, April 10.—The Journal gigantic copper trust will be created very steel trust. States Metal Selling Company, and all wit! which will absolutely fix and contrel th: Metal Selling Company, as sales agent, Boston and Montana mine, near Butte; an AMERICAN GOVERRMENT ~URGES M Continued Fro; o BILLION-DOLLAR COPPER TRUST 1 BEING CONSIDERED BY FINANCIERS will ultimately have a capitalization almost equal to that of the billion-dollar The same multi-millionaires will father both. de at first of a number of correlative concerns, all with one selling agent, the United Amalgamated Copper Company, the American Smelting and Refining Company, including M. Guggenheim’'s Sons, Senator Clark's @ bttt e b @) | e | | | i 1 ents on Jordan street. ' | Financlers are etertaln that a They declare the copper trust says: soon. It may be made up h iron-bound contracts with- that agent The United States e price of copper. the can or will have contracts with Montana mines, the great d many mines in Northern Michigan. ODERATION OF INDEMNITY CLAIMS m Page One. | to the society will mot be less than eight or ten thousand gold dollars, including the neces- sary expense of getting workers to places of safety and back again to their stations. All of our foreign superintendents were saved. We have to. mourn the loss of many noble and devoted native workers. They were warned of the risk they were running, but not a man of the noble band of eighteen flinched. Their re- ply was “We go on a colportage tour. God's will be done.”” Only four of the eighteen re- turned from that journey. The homes of these martyrs were looted and burned and _their familles exterminated. Those who _survived escaped to the mountains, where they suffered terrible privations, and managed to get back to Peking after it was captured by the allied armies, Of the colporteurs under missjonary supervision,” I have not heard of one who escaped. In eome other parts of China, col- porteurs endyred terrible persecution, and some of them are only now venturing out of hiding. More than 40,000 native converts (including Roman Catholics) met death with a heroism worthy of the best age of the caurch. DISPELS ALARMING REPORTS. Position of Japan the Same as That of America. WASHINGTON, April 10.—The Japanese Minister, Mr. Takahira, to-day received official advices from the Foretgn Office at Tokio entirely dispelling the alarming re- ports. as to a Russo-Japanese rupture and showing that the Japanese Government accepted the latest declaration of Russia on Manchuria with the same sense of satisfaction that it had been received with in the United States. Takahira called at the State Department and informed Sec- retary Hay of the gratifying turn of events. The position of Japan, as now defined in the highest official quarters, is practically the same as that of the United States. A copy of the recent Russian communication was delivered to Japan the same time it was given to this Government. _Although the texts differ !l(ghtl%_hth?ry are alike in all material ‘noints. e Japanese Gov- ernment now makes known that it accepts FAULTY CONSTRUCTION . OF AGNEWS COTTAGES Architect Beck Confirms the Sharp Criticisms Made by Dr. Crane. SAN JOSE, April 10.—At the meeting of ithe Agnews Asylum trustees to-day Architect Thomas Beck, who had been | Selected to examine into the faulty con-| struction of cottages referred to by Su- | perintendent Crane at the last meeting | cf the board, confirmed the sharp crit-| icisms made by Dr. Crane. At some iength We specified leaky roofs, cracks in basement floors, poor plastering, faultily- | set door jams, poorly arranged smoke- stacks, bad concr;{e work and exterior crnamental work. He said that as he had | bad no c.;apm-muu{l for euminlng the | lans and specifications for these bufld- | ngs, he could not tell to. what extent they had been violated. By inference he laid the blame upon the contractor, Frank Davis, and the superintendent of | construction, Fred Coffin. “It is not conceivable,” said he, ‘“‘that an architect who had been employed to design a public building, which very term conveys the idea of strength and Gurability, should not have provided for tl t of materials and reasonably re- spectable workmanship.” The renort specifies the necessary re- pairs. ese repairs are now in progress under the directicn of a special com- mittee. I James Elected Moderator. [ SANTA ROSA. Aoril 10.—The Benlclul Presbytery, now in scssion here, has elect- ed the Rev. David james of San Rafael moderator for the easuing term. L e e e e e | pany to lay a track along the water front. | the Grand Scho this declaration, as made in entire good faith, and, like' the United States, it is quite’ satisfied to leave the Manchurian question In its present status. The as- surances given by Russia are of such a character that the Japanese authorities confidently look forward to a course of action which will remove the perplexity and dangers in which the issue has been involved thus far. As the other powers already. have indicated their acceptance of the Russian declaration, the course of Japan removes the last possibility of di- | vision and appears to restore the harmoni. ous concert which has thus far proceeded to dealing with China. DESTRUCTION OF THE FORTS. Ministers Will Consider This Import- ant Subject To-Day. | PEKING, April 10.—A meeting of the Ministers of the powers will be held to- | morrow to consider_the revort of the generals on articles VIII and IX of the joint note, referring respectively to the destruction of the forts which might ob- struct free communication betwe-n Peking and the sea and the military occupation of certain points, in order to maintain communication between Peking and the sea. 3 The Belgians, who have missions in th. disturbed district of Mongolia, say they | do not believe the rebeliion will make much headway. e — | ERIGANDS DESTROY TOWNS | They Also Capture and Torture a French Priest at Thibet. SHANGHAI April 10.—Brigands have | destroyed three towns in Thibet. They also captured and tortured, according to Erench allvices, a French priest named Mussot. The Viceroy of the province of | Szechuen, at the request of the French Consul, has sent a force to rescue Mussot. RAILWAY COMPANY GETS A FRANCHISL Given Permission to Lay Tracks Along the Water Front of Eureka. EUREKA, April 10.—The City Couneil has granted the franchise of the Cali- fornia and Northern Railroad Com. pany. a corporation of which John L. Kos- ter of the California Barrel Company ¥ the leading spirit. This company is now | building between here and Arecata, and intends to extend the road to Crescent City. Much of the railway is completed to Arcata. The franchise allows the com- The action of the Council is the enter- ing wedge toward a settlement of the rail- road question which has been agitated for three years. The franchise is satisfactory to the citizens, as it is not exclusive. It | gives ail roads the right to use the track | by paying a reasonable toll. The Eureka and Klamatly River Railroad Company’'s franchise will come up for passage in two | weeks. The general impression is that the Council will pass it. Run Over by a Buggy. SAN JOSE, April 10.—Gertie, the eight- year-old dauchter of James Casley, a street contractor, was run over by a bug- gy driven by Mrs. Shaw of Berryessa at noon to-day and sustained a fracture of the skull which probably will prove fatai. The little girl had just left the vard of ol and ran into the street backward. Teachers of the school say no biame attaches to Mrs. Shaw. NAMES DANGERS T0 THE SCHOOLS Catholic University Rector Addresses Chicago Convention. Unification of Education Under Stats Control, He Says, Threatens to Destroy All Privata Effort. CHICAGO, April 10.—Improvement of the Catholic educational system and plans for unifying the educational work of the | church and ralsing it to a level in effec- tiveness with the State and non-sectarian institutions for higher learning were dis- cussed to-day at the third annual con- | vention of representatives of Cathelic col- leges, which opened here to-day. The convention will continue in session three days and during that time many important papers will be read and dis- cussed by leading church educators. Rep- resentatives were present at to-day's meeting_ from nearly every Catholic col- lege and university of prominence in the United States and Canada. The convention began with the celebra- tion of mass by Father French of Netre Dame College of St. James Church. The active businesy of the convention was be- un by the Right Rev. Monsignor Conaty. $.°D.) rector of the Catholic University at Washington and president of the asso- ciation, who called the convention to or- der and delivered his annual address. He took for his subject the thollc Col- lege in the Twentieth Century. “Unification of education under State control,” sald he, “has established a mighty machine of secularized instruc- tion which threatens to destroy all pri- vate efforts either on the part of in- dividuals or the church. [t is important to meet unification by unification, so to strengthen the Catholic educational sys- tem that it may defend itself against all attacks and save the religious instruction of its people from the dangers of mon-re- liglous instruction. It is important to realize the meaning of the facts which face us and which our educators must meet. ‘““Among these facts must be recognized —first, the State school system with its rapidly increasing high school and even college development; second, the tendency to do away with the college by uniting the higher school to the university; third, the establishment of educational institu- tions of all sorts, endowed by the private munificence of non-Catholics and attract- ing Catholic students because these schools have not the character of State institutions; fourth, the tendency of the universities to control the State schools. to dictate the examination of teachers and to demand the university degree or ap- proval as a condition of appeintment. “The truth of these facts is daily being manifested in the schools of many of our larger cities. To offset these facts thers is the splendid effort made by the Cath- | olic church in building its schools every- where, its academies, colleges and uni- versities, spending last year $250,000 for education, principally ~ in parochial schools.” COMMISSIONERS NAMED TO CLEAR THE DOCKET Numerous Officials Ar: Appointed in Nebraska and Women Have First Call as Stenographers. OMAHA, Neb., April 10.—Under a recent law the Supreme Court Justices have ap- pointed nine coadjutors or Supreme Court Commissioners to help clear the docket. To-morrow nine stenographers will be appointed to assist the Commissioners. A dispatch from Lincoln says several doz- en applicants jor positions as stenog- raphers attempted in vain to see the Com- mi};sloners or Judges. A large percentage of them are women. Judge Norval inti- mated to a number of them that the ste- nographers will be women and that men are not likely to be considered. 1 ADVERTISEMENTS. IT IS IMPORTANT. To Enéw What You Are Taking ‘When Using Catarrh Medicines. Catarrh is the short route to consum tion and the importance of early and judi- cious treatment of catarrh, whether loca ed in the head, throat or bronchial tubes, cannot be too strongly emphasized. The list of catarrh cures is as long as the moral law and the forms in whic they are administered, numerous and cot fusing, from sprays, inhalers, wash=s, ointments, and salves ‘o powders, liquids and tablets. The tablet form is undoubtedly the most conveniept and most effective, but with fearly all advertised catarrh remedies it is almost entirely a matter of guesswork as to what you are taking into vour sys- tem, as the proprietors, while making ail sorts of claims as to what their medicines will do, always keep it a close secret as to what they are. The success and popularity of the new catarrh cure, Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, is largely because it not only cures catarrh but because catarrh sufferers who use these tablets know what they are taking nto their systems. Stuart’'s Catarrh Tab- lets being composed of Eucalyptol, Hy- drastin, Gualcol and similar valuable and antiseptic Ingredients, and are pleasant to the taste and being dissolved in the mouth they take immediate effect upon the mu- cous lining of the throat, nasal passages and whole respiratory tract. The cures that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets have accomplished in old chronic cases of catarrh are little short of remarkable, and the advantage of knowing what you are putting into your stomach is of para- mount importance when it is remembered that the cocaine or morphine habit has been frequently contracted as the result of using secret catarrh remedies. Stuart’'s Catarrh Tablets meet with cor- dial approval from physicians, becauso their antiseptic character renders them perfectly safe for the general public to use and their composition makes them a common-sense cure for all forms of ca- rrhal troubles. u‘AH druggists sell therh at 50 cents for full sized packages. OR, MEYERS &CO. eakness Estab- of lished 1881. Consul- tation and private free, at office men. or by mall. Cures aranteed. T31 arket street (ele- vator entrance), San Francisco. DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. Catalogues and Pries Lists Mailsg on Applieation. COAL, COKE AND PIG IRON. J.C. WILSON & CO.. 2, Battery Streat, Telephone Main 1364, COPPERSMITH. i) G W SHITH, £ Somne ungmon 3 18 Washington st. Telephone FRESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS. BOYES & C). Shioving Butchers, wn OILS. LUBRICATING OILS. LEONARD & ELLIS, 413 Front st.. S_ F. FPhone Main 1719, PRINTING. iGHE PRIN' E C HUGHES. . . . P PRINTERS. BO_K&INDERS, THE HICKS-JUDD CO. 3 First treet, San Francisco. 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