The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1901, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1901 (o] 11 MEN OF NOTE ARE INJURED IN'A WRECK D. O. Mills’ Private Car in a Collision at Yuba Pass. Whitelaw Reid Receives an Ugly Wound Across the Face. — Fireman Saunders Loses and Many Passengers Bruises. oy e His - Life Sustain Special Dispatch.to The Call EMIGRANT GAP, April 30.—In . the @arkness of the smoke of the snowsheds a ond excursion train ran into the rear end of lim! 2 at Yuba Pass, east of here, this evening. 2 car of D. O. Mills was on the rear I a adly damaged s of Dalles, Or., skull being and his le pulp. aughter and atched, i White- ¥ ent in the face, colored porter, was rt in the shoulder and on-the J. Smith, the colored cook, Te- feet. and a slight ttle of the head engine is head and face and badly but his injuries are not at all Wickes of the second engine George Stev hed a e hours ng freight off the track, and on a Pa: covered 2 rock on iayed it a short nd bruised £t E imigrant been de- came up to the x ut the was standing at the st omb spe , befc a rock al re it CROKER'S HORSE IS THIRD. American Jockeys Have Success Reiff had the andsome, > race, the ich_was James with Mah furlongs. . ¥ er all Games. thewson had his mercy ‘ O’ Connor A Harper th two men out and -hit over Dobbs’ and winning a hs single, a scored a run for the 1 League team In the first % ) 7 0 and _Kittredge; Donovan pire—Colgan. AMERICAN LEAGUE. PHIA, Aprii 3).—The Boston team of the American League to-day defeated the ten-inning game and won its season. A sensational left- foul fly by ins was the Score: H. E. 12 2 i H Milligan and PHILAT 6 April 30.—The Washington o team took its second game t ¥ Attendance, 8000. . AL 12 16 5 .6 13 7 Clark; Brosnehan, Nops, Detroit’s winning streak icago’'s American League team of giving them the first Score: R 4 9 4 2 5 3 Sullivan; Cronin, —Milwaukee won its to-day. Althobgh cutfielded the visitors antage of Scott's wildness first game of the me Cleveland outbatted an Milwaukee took ad end bunched their hits. Attendance, 1655. Score ROoE O Cleveiand § 15 1 Milwaukee s 9 2 Batteries—Scott and Yeager; Garvin, Dowl ing and Leahy. g BURGLAR'S BOLD DAYLIGHT AAID Robs the Office of the Pasadena Railway Company. | | | iGets Away With Twenty- Five Hundred Dollars in Gold and Notes. | Special Dispatch to The Call. | ZEp PASADENA, April 30.—A bold daylight | robbery in the heart of the city to-day a | and Pasadena Railwa {in goid and bank notes. The money was in charge of H. I Chatfield, auditor of the company, who just before going to | luncheon at 12 o'clock had checked yes- terday recelpts and was to take the | money to Los Angeles this afternoon for | deposit. He placed the cash in a drawer Company by $2500 | of his roil-top desk, which he locked, and | | lert H. H. Hitt, a clerk, in sole possession | of the office. Hitt left the vlace five min- utes later, locking the office door with a spring lock. At 12:30 o'clock another clerk returned, to find the office door wide upen, the lock of the desk broken and the money gor- Marks on the door indicate that entran was gained with a chisel or other flat in- strument about an inch wide, while the desk lock had been forced in a similar | manper. The police and detective depart- ments of Los Angeles and Pasadena are at work on the case and while they have | what they believe are good clews they heve made no arrests. office of the railway company i cond floor of tt ing, at the corr Fair Oaks The p prz - y because of the rainstorm and the thief had o trouble in making his way from the bullding without .at- tracting attention. the deed must have been familiar the habits of the auditor and his depu as the office seldom is First Nati B se ith ex, left unoccupied during the and 1t is only at certain hours that any erable amount of e is on hand. 'The office force con- :d or and five assistants, ts of the a C h the exception of Hitt, L e e DECLARE THEY - WERE STARVED oS he YR Complaint of Soldiers ‘Who Came Home on Copack. from Manila rec Copack, now being in their de- carelessnes was managed on roed nt- transport here, ar. eclare t she was or- parture from the orders were e rgement prepared. u Instead of hav- ove, only a small ded. Many of the ortation without to provide for rted. Some =0, while others ha stolen or got an insuffi- For these the officers n he v of rations men of the was to col- ount, but the men re- d more as to be given t to the pla ided he served a sed upon his own req tation without sub- tence would be in an embalmed There was room in the guarters on the d out half of the men,” The rest were compelléd e horse stalls between deck; where our food Wi 5. At Nag: nged and as we only had suffered a great deal from angements were made on ng or wash water for naged to steal or buy or inese cook The galley without washing. so sold the prices food from the of us who had some money to live in th 1y, but 1t was tion to these who had none.” exor SUCKS THE POISON FROM A SNAKE BITE SAN DIEGO, April 30.—To the presence of mind of Minnie Frasee, the teacher of the Mer] School. between this city and | Oceanside, one of her puplls undoubtedly | owes his life. The teacher and three or four of her pupils were on their way to | the school, the b barefooted and rac- ing ahead and behind in boy fasfon. One of them, about 12 years old andWthe son | of one of the patrons of the school, star-| tled a rattlesnake, and before he could get | out of the way the reptile had buried its | fangs in his leg just above the ankle. Miss Frasee knew that something must | be done quickly if the child's life were to be saved. After hurrying the other chil- dren away for the boy's father with in- her lips to the wound to suck the poison from the velns. She was evidently suc- cessful, for the poison did not seem to take immediate effect on the child. When the father arrived the lad was thoroughly dosed with whisky, which counteracted the snake's venom and supplemented the work so well done by the teacher. The child was hurried to Oceanside, be- ing completely under the inflpence of the i liquor by the time he reached the doctor’s office. The physiclan declared that the prompt action of the teacher had undoubt- edly saved the boy’s life. This evening he pronounced the patient out of danger. L e Victory for Saloon Men, REDWOOD CITY, April 30.—After a warm discussion, in ‘Ivhlclh representatives the saloon and anti-saloon element par- &'clpated last night, the City Trustees de- cided not to increase the cost of saloon Jicenses, but limited the number of li- censes to be issued to twenty. epleted the treasury of the Los Angeles | Whoever committed { th were mi neglected and allowed to go hun- uring the greater portion of the ng the indignities to which they | bjected was that of being com in horse stalls, without dation than their own applied to | structions to bring whisky, she seated the | 1 child by the side of the road and applied ' g | 11 1 i MISS GRACE GUMMER WEDS R. E. REID WHILE BELLS RING OUT NOON HOUR Quiet Marriage Ceremony Witnessed by ‘the Immiediate Relatives Only-—-Happy Couple Leaves for Extended Honeymoon o Be Spent Among the Orange Groves of Southern California + AT A SIMPLE WEDDING AT THE HOME OF THE BRIDE'S PARENTS ON FULTON STREET THESE POPULAR DAY UNITED IN THE BONDS OF WEDLOCK. YOUNG PEOPLE WERE YESTER- e RSN | o {5 MRS, COLEMAN GIVES UP PLAGE Leaves the Treasury De- partment After a Long Service. = 5 o+ Spectal Dispatch to The Call. i406 G STREET, N. W., WASHI April 30.—Mrs. Mar- garet T. . who was a domestic in the family of Secretary of State Seward when the attempt w made to assas- sinate him the same evening that J. Wilkes Booth shot President Lintoln and was credited with saving the Secretary's CALL BUREAL life, has resigned the place which she has held in the easury Department for twent Her res was due to_ill-health and feebleness and_ ner niece, Miss Mar- garet T. Coleman, has been appointed in ker stead and will support her aunt for the remainder of her life. Sceretary Seward was 11l and confined to his bed the time when Payne, one of the conspirators witi Booth, attempted to kill him. Mrg. Coleman and an invalided soldier named Robiuson were in the See- retary’s bedroom when the house. Mrs. Coiems hallwsz just outside the | She caught him and 4 though he threw her aside she delayed him long enough to enable Robinson to Payne broke away from i he bedside, but the meantime Sec Seward had rolled to the opposite s the bed and the wounds which Payne was enabled to inflict, though serious, were not fatal. | Mrs. Coleman_was aiways credited witl: saving the Secretary's life by delaying | the would-be assassin and was given a4 place in the Treasury Department as a reward. | MAY ADIUST DIFFERENCES. Jn order to bring about a settiement of | the difficulties between the men engaged in the affiliated iron industries the em- | ployers had a conference vesterday at 320 | Post street with an employe from each shop which will be effected by the new schedule of prices demanded and which nto effect on-May 20. Every ef- made to keep the results of the mecting secret. But the utterances of em- loyers and of the men who attended in- | dicate that the situation is strained de- | spite the date set for the enforcement of | the demand iz nearly three weeks away. | “Just what developed at the conference | and what the results may be none pres- | | ent would say. With double-locked doors the members of the Iron Trades Council, as the foundrymen, ship builders and al- lied trades :re known, discussed the situ- ation and decided that they would not give in. This determination was reached after a {long and acrimonlous debate. After the meeting opened the representatives of |each shop, accompanied by Secreta | Wisler of.'the International Machinists’ | Association, were called in and an hour | was spent in discussing the situation. The grievances of the men were explained; the | employers also had their say, and then the Workmen were sent out into the rain. After an hour's further deliberation the | employers went away. As they came from the hall they were’'loud in their protesta- tions against granting the demands of the which mean a shortening of the | day of labor to nine hours and an increase of wages by 1214 per cent. It is not prob- able that any refusal of this demand will be made in writing or that any action will be taken by the employers in advanee. They will simply awalt the action of the | employes. According _to Trving M. Scott of the Ynion Iron Works all differences will be arranged before the date set for putting the new schedule into effect. ““Any reasonable demands the men may make.’ says Mr. Scott, “will be carefully considered and adjusted. As far as any strike before May 20 i3 concerned, we do not anticipate it. Our relations are har- morious, so fag, and the Ohlo will be launched at the time se gt it S Laborers’ Protective Uniof. The Laborers’ Protective Union No. 8044, A. F. of L., will hold its regular weekly meeting at 1159 Misslon street at 2 p. - | distance of thirty-six 1SS GRACE GUMMER and Rob- ert Ear! Reid were married vesterday at noon at the homa of the bride’s mother. Mrs. F. Gumm 1t was a simple wedding, and only the immediate relatives were present when the Rev. J. J. Stephens. pronounced the binding words. Neither bride nor groom had any attendants. The bride wor beautiful gown of cafe au lait crep made over a foundation of turguoise blue silk. The corsage was trimmed with lace and finished with a stock and girdle of turquoise panne velvet. The bride's bou- . 1334 Fulton street. @ = — quet was domposed of white carnations. Mr. and Mrs. Reid left vesterday after- noon on a southern bridal trip. They ex- §. bect to be gone one month and on their eturn will make their home jn this citv. mong the guests present at the wedding were the following named: Mrs. S. F. Gummer, Mrs. E. M. Reid, Mr. and Mrs. R. Mauzy, Dr. and Mrs. €. C. O'Donnell, Mrs. C. I. Church, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gummer, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gummer of San Jose, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Eaton, Mr. and Mrs. I L N. n. Mr. and Mrs. George Young, Mr. and . ‘Ed Young, Mrs. Minnie Young, Mrs. P. . Dunbar, Fiorence ~ Sherwood, Miss Chispa Satiborn, Miss Freda Ohlandt, Percy Rice and Miss Josie Lane of Glen Ellen. THREE MILLIONS. - INDICHIELDS |Immense Amount Is In-| | | vested by a Texas Company. SR Spacial Dl!l\fltc-h to The Call. AUSTIN, Tex., April 30.—The charter of | the King Oil Company, with a capital stock of 33,000,000, was filed in the Secre- tary of State's office here to-day. The principal office is at Beaumont and fts | purpose is to prospect for ofl in many | counties of the State, build and operate | | ofl pipe lines, tanks, cars, ete. The incor- porators are J. B. Smithman and Willlam Baton, said to be wealthy oil operators of Oll City, Pa.; 3. W. Castle of New Or- leans; J. C. Hutcheson, Benjamin Camp- bell and E. W. Sewell of Houston; Robert J. Kiegerg of Corpus Christi, Tex.; James B. Wells of Brownsville, Tex,, and J. M. Chittin of San Antonio. The Texas members of this company are among the wealthiest men of the State. Wells is chairman of the State Demo- cratic committee, Secretary of State Todd said to-day that he would approve and file {about twenty-five charters of new ofl companies ta-morrow. OL?DEN, Utah., April 30.—M. D. Lessin- | ger, a prominent resident wha has just| | Feturned from the oil region extending ! | from Pledmont on the Union Pacific to | north of Fossil on the Oregon Short line, & miles, reports great excitement over the ofl discoveries made | near Pledmont and the surface oil wells or springs found around Fossil. California | and Pennsylvania oil experts are on the | ground and o great rush is being made to | stake claims. The petroleum brought to | { the surface in horing for water east of Aspen tunnel has been analyzed and| ! found to equal, as au illuminaht, the best {product of the Pennsylvania weils and is sald to be worth $6 a barrel in a crude mF’ ting 5000 acres have been Claims aggregating & e: Vi rded lnsfl;eiEva_nstnn land office in the last week. A concerted effort is being | made by locators on the ground. to keep the news of the Aspen tunnel gusher from reaching the outside. Within the past taree days large parties of Ogden and Salt Lake men have left for the ail region. SON OF KING EDWARD ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA Steamship Ophir Parts Company ‘With Escorting Cruisers and Hastens to Melbourne. ALBANY, West Australia, April 30.— The British steamship Ophir, having on board the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, has arrived here. She reports all well on board. The Ophir parted com- pany with the escorting cruisers last Sun- day, as the latter were running short of coal. It was decided that the yacht should Lurry on ahead o as surely to arrive at Melbourne in_time for the opening of the first Federal Parliament, May 6 to 8. FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED BY CUPOLA’S COLLAPSE Disaster in a Greek Church at Klis- zura Said to Be Due to Bul- garians. LONDON, May 1—A dispatch to the Dally Telegraph from Constantinople as- serts that fifteen persons were killed by the collapse of the cupola of the Greek church at Kliszura, Albania, and that the catastrophe is supposed to have been the wark of Bulgarian agitators, el B FLAMES MAKE RUIN OF PORTO nxm' PIER SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, April 30.—The new $150,000 pler caught fire this after- noon and was destroyed in half an hour. A large stock of sugar and rum was lost in the fire. The fire continues to rage and t?e é': tthru.fien to lm‘tlfl ltlhe stores of the Custom-house. Ve ives may be lost, but this is not certain. Sl cu.mmurslw WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, April 30.—The follow- ing Californians are at the hotel: b Sunday. Members are uested to be |leigh—W. C. Ralston and A. L. Peyson; gense:{. uefl;}mm bur:lheul is te be A‘ifi-mn—-c H. Crocker—all of San ansacted, Francisco. SHP BUILDER MRE NDW UNTED Five Large Companies Agree on Amal- gamation. Special Dispatch to The Call. W YORK, April 30.—At a meeting held in this city to-day an agreement was reached which will bring under one man- agement five of the greatest shipbuilding concerns in this country. What is of greater consequence to New York and owners of ships, this port iS to have a drydock greater than any other in the world. It will take in any .ship now zfloat or under construction. Capital sufficient for the enterprise is already assured. In order that outside influence may not obtain control it has been provided that no bonds be issued. Capital stock amounting to $70,000,000 will be issued and a syndicate has already been formed to underwrite the entire amount. H. E. Huntington, nephew of the late Collis P. Huntington, it is said, Js to be_the president of the new concern. Irving M. Scott of the Union Iron Works of San Franecisco will be vice president, and he will have much to do with the management. Z In the deal are the Newport News Ship-building and Drydock = Company, New London Ship-bullding Company, Crescent Tt, N.J. t shl‘{:yards of Elizabeth 7 Union Iron Works of San Francisco, Bath Iron Works and Bath Windlass Company of Maine. For more than a vear plans have been maturing for this amalgamation of ship- building interests. The deal would have been closed long ago had it not been for attempts of other companies to force their way into the combination. ose most interested were determined to so or- ganize as to avoid the appearance of a “trust” and to make stifling of competi- tion impossible. Their purposes have been accomplished. An organization has been effected which is expected to benefit the yards concerned and the men cmployed therein. It is also expected to be of great benefit to the country at Jarge and to all ship- building and ship-operating interests. Before leaving New York to participate in the tour of the country being made by President McKinley, Irving M. Scott gave his npgroval to the plans of amalgama- tlon. Some of those who have promote the deal were desirous of having a bond issue, but to this Scott would not co: sent.” He insisted and others met hi views. Scott then named a represent: tive, who Hartlclpa,ted in the meeting held to-day, when the preliminary agreement was signed. Fresno’s Republican Ticket. FRESNO, April 30.—The Republican City Conventlon to-day nominated a ticket for the first election under the new charter. Chester H. Rowell, editor of the Morning Republican, was named for Mayor by acclamation. The platform declared that the non-partisan feature of the charter must be carried out both in letter and spirit. | the problem for a few da. THOMIS POTTER MD H WODIG Miss Chapin Tells of Her Betrothal to Late Capitalist. ‘Will Drawn in Her Favor Is| Signed the Day Before | His Death. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN DIEGO, April 30.—Miss E. M. Cha- pin, the devisee under the will of Thomas Potter, was the principal witness in the will contest to-day. Potter died here sud- denly last Thanksgiving day, leaving all | of his property to Miss Chapin, who was his flancee. Willlam Potter, an adopted | son, is the contestant, and the property involved is the, townsite of Seahaven, in ‘Washington. Miss Chapin_told of her acquaintance with Potter. She was_introduced by Mr. Gough, a tourist, and Mr. Potter took her out frequently on excursions and picnics to nearby points of interest. He proposed marriage three or four months after their first meeting. It was on a Sunday night, when they were returning from church, that Pdt- ter brought up the subject by saying that there was a certain woman in San Diego of whom he thought a great deal and he would like the assistance of Miss Chapin in winning her for his wife. Miss Chapin replied that she could not help him as long as she did not know who the woman was, whereupon Mr. Potter said: ‘“You're the one.” Miss Chapin sald it was very sudden and that she was taken by sur- prise. She did not give an answer then, stating that she would have to consider s. She told him, however, that she had a very high regard for him. After thinking over the | matter for a week she accepted the pro- posal. At that time Le said nothing about | a will, but later he said he would make | a new one and remember her in it. The day before he died he handed her a will which bequeathed practically all of | his property to her. In relating to her | the story of his life he said there had | | | | | been a slight misunderstanding between his son and himself over the division .of | property owned by the Seahaven Com- | pany in Washington when that concern | went out of existence. The company owned 700 acres of land at Seahaven. The son took about 600 acres and Mr. Potter was given less than 100 acres. The latter did not believe a fair division was mad William Potter, the son, claims to have | advanced $20,000 to his father, but does | not know what the father did with it. @ iimteiefeliilelfefefefufelnininieiniel @ POLICE wo0P UPON NIILSTS Six Hundred Enemies of the Czar Are Ar- rested. BERLIN, April 30.—The Lokal Anzeiger prints a dispatch from Breslau which says: An extensive Nihilist plot has .been dis- covered in Russian Poland. Six hundred arrests were made to-day, of which num- ber 200 were transported by speclal train to the Warsaw citadel. The towns of Sosnivico, Sielce and Dombrowa have been occupled by two companies of Cos- sacks. Secret correspondence was dis- covered at Slelce by which the plot was revealed. ¢ < PARIS, April 30.—A dispatch to Le Soir says that the plot was discovered in Warsaw and that ramifications of the conspiracy exist among all classes of Polish socleties, and especially among the workmen. Among the 600 arrests made since last night, there are several highly placed personages. Martial law has been declared in the three towns occupied by the Cossacks. TURNS HIS HOME INTO A FORTRESS Head of a Smallpox-Infected Family Prevents the Burning of His Dwelling. SEATTLE, April 30.—A curious, state of aftairs has arisen over the resolution of the County Commissioners to burn a house that is infected with smallpox. The house is near Maltby and is inhabited by a lum- berman named Alvin Bufile;‘. with a large . Five of the family have been suc- é:;:illvyely stricken with the disease and placed in a temporary hospital. ‘After the fourth was attacked the Coun- ty Commissioners resolved to burn the house and prevent further spread of the contagion. Butler, however, vallantly de- fended his hearth and the men were dis- comfited. No further attempt was made to destroy the house until the fifth child wos stricken with the disease. Then a| Deputy Sheriff was sent to see that the house were burned to the ground. Butler appeared with a formidable looking shot- gun and the razing of his log cabin was indefinitely postponed. The deputy was soon back in Seattle. The affalr was lost sight of until yester- day, when word came that another young- ster was suffering from the smallpox. To- day the County Commissioners determined to be resolute. They agplied to the Prose- cuting Attorney to see how far they might proceed. Upon his opinion will " depend their next movement. The house belongs to the Maltby Mill Company, which employs Butler in the mill. The company desires that the house be burned, but Butler is opposed to that scheme. He has been discharged from the mill, but declares he does not care, as he will have more time to stay at home and defend his residence. — ee————— Memorial Committee Meets. The Memorial day committee met yes- terday afternoon in the Mayor’s office for the purpose of preparing a fitting cele- bration for the coming 30th of May. It was decided to make a special effort to have the exercises as impressive as pos- sible. A parade will be held and all the posts of the G. A. R. will be invited to articipate with their united strength. he committee, which is composed of General Shafter (chairman), T. C. Mas- tellar (vice chairman) and Frank C. Drady (secretary) will meet again next Friday in the Mayor’s office to prepare a programme for the occasion. CO For the Full Name, “HUNYADI-JANOS.” ASK Hunyadi Janos 1S THE BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER KNOWN. One Thousand promiment physiclans havs testified to this fact. Read what Pro- fessor Picot of Bordeaux, France (Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University) ‘‘Hunyad! Janos is indisputably the best of laxatives, it is admirably tol- .arsted by the stomach, it acts without giving rise to intestinal irritation, and it, therefore, deserves its universal popularity.” Nature’s Remedy for the Cure of NSTIPATION, {LABE eeceeces on bottle is BLUE ‘with RED Centre Panel, ROBBERS LOE THEIR HEADS Nine Chinese In Peking’s American Section Executed. RS Clergyman Says the United States Policy Is & Handicap. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PEKING, April 30.—Nine robbers, who were caught in the section controlled by the American troops, were beheaded yes- terday. It was stated that this action was not taken by order of General Chaf- fee, but was inflicted by the Chinese Board of Punishment through instruc- tlons received from Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching, the peace envoys. The ac- tion is generally recelved with satisfac- tion, although it is said that no credit is due the United States. A noted Boxer chief who made his headquarters in the American section and who was guilty of killing or ordering to be killed nearly fifty persons, inciuding | an associate of the Rev. Gilbert Reid in the International Institute, has been transferred to the Chinese Board of Pun- ishment to be dealt with, as General Chaffee, under orders from Washington, refused to order a death punishment. It is feared ‘hat in this case the Chinese plenipoten, aries will not order the be- heading of the culprit unless pressed, ay they are suoposed to sympathize with the Boxers. Dr. Reid is seeking the man's execu- tion by law, but says he is handicapped by the American policy. He claims :fii; the Americans should have declined administer the section of Peking if th were not willing to mete out justice determined by the Jnternational Commis- sion, on which the Americans have a representativ to -— CHINESE MAKE AMENDS. Official Apologies for the Attack on the French Consul. PARIS, April 30.—The Foreign Office has received a dispatch from Mengtse an- nouncing the arrival there of M. Fran- cois, the French Cousul, on his return to his post. M. Francois says that, according to the demands of the French Govern- ment, he was met by Chinese troops ten kilometers from' Mengtse, who _rendered honors and high mandarins proffered the official apologies and regrets of the Chi- nese Government for the events of last June. The French consular party under M. Francols was attacked June 10 on leaving Yunnanfu, and was forced to return to the town. All the baggage was rifled and the missions and buildings were burned. . Francois gathered his countrymen his residence and defended the place wi rifies. The Francois party was allowed to start for Tonquin June 24 under the pro- tection of the Viceroy of Yunnan. vty e GARRISON LEFT ATGREATWALL German Expeditionary Force With- drawing ta Former Position. BERLIN, April 30.—It is stated by offi- cials here that the main German expedi- tionary force in China is now withdraw- ing to its former position, leaving a gar- rison at the pass at the great wall. The non-participation of the French in the | battle was not due to orders received from | Paris, but to their failure to arrive in time. Further expeditions will not be u dertaken unless the Chinese make it nec- essary. In official circles it is believed that General Lui acted on his own Initia- tive, or perhaps at the suggestion of some anti-foreign mandarin, the officials not believing that the Chinese Government or-s dered General Lui‘to resist the Germans, since such action is plainly against the Government's interests. CHRISTIAN WOMEN OF THREE COUNTIES MEET Delegates Gather in Pacific Grove to Discuss Temperance Problems. PACIFIC GROVE, April 30.—The fif- teenth annual convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties opened a four days’ session in Assembly Hall in this city to-day, the attendance being exceptionally large. The conven- tion was called tg order by the tri-county resident, Mrs. Sarah J. Dorr of Santa “ruz, and after a short devotional service regular work was begun. Committees for the convention were appointed as follows: Courtesies—Mrs. Kate Hurd, Mrs. Fannle Webber, Santa Cruz; Mre B. Tenney, Soquel; Mrs. C. E. Bradley, Salinas. Credentialss-Mrs. Ella_S. Pringle, Santa Cruz; Mrs. L. R. Miller, Skyland. Resolutions—Mrs. lowa M. Holston, Mrs. S. C. Danks, Mrs. Josephine Hicks. Music—Susie C. Willey of Pacific Grove. A programme of work for the four days was adopted and other routine business was transacted. Dr. Carrie L. Roe of this city welcomed the convention to Pacific Grove in an appropriate address and Mrs. Alice M. Bowman of Corralitos respond- ed on behalf of the delegates. Mrs, 8. J. Dorr, the president, read her annual me: sage. hree addresses characterized the work of the evening session. The first, by Pro- fessor R. T. Sandwick, principal of the Pacific Grove High School, was u) the “Co-operation of Home and School In the Life of a Child.” It dealt with the close interdependence of the two influences in making or marring a child’s life and the reasons why parents should co-operate with teachers ‘n all points for their chil- dren’s physical and mental development. Mrs. Annie Little Barry of San Franeisco, recording secretary of the California Women's Christian Temperance Union, followed with an address upon the same subject, treating it from the standpoint of a parent. Mrs. F. M. Holston of Watson- ville gelivered the third address of the evening, which was along the same gen- eral line as the preceding ones, its sub- {;u being ‘““Scientific Temperance Instruc~ Jon.*¥ . A pleasing feature of the eve was a chiidren's patriotio rally und:rnlt%: direc- tion of Miss Etta B. Lloyd of Pacific Grove. About fifty children, dressed en- tirely in white and bearing small Amer- ican flags, went through a number of fective drills and sang patriotic son, The evening closed with a reception to tri-county officers and deiegates, given by {‘hel local Women's Christian Temperance Union. LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Monday, April 0. Stmr Peru, an;ury. 24% days from Pana- ma, via Mazatlan Stmr Columbia. Doran. 6% hours from Port- land, via Astoria 46 hous Monday, ». Stmr Walla Walla, Hall, Vlunril;“gofill. Perkins & Co. Stmr Thomas, Sen Diego; Goodall, Perkins & Co. Br stmr Victoria, Blakey, Chemainus; W Dunsmuir's Sons Co. SATLED. Monday, April 2. Br stmr Victoria, Blakey, Chemainus. Schr Ocean Spray, ©Olsen, Iversens Landing. DOMESTIC PORTS. FORT BRAGG—Arrived April 30—Stmr Na- tional City, hence April 27. COOS BAY—Sailed April 30—Schr Bmma Ut- ter, for San Diego; stmr Arcata, for San Fran- b=t PORT LOS ANGELBS—Salled April 30—Stme Aberdeen, for San Francisco. PORT TOWNSEND—Safled April 30—Bark T. * 30-Bktn James Johrson, from ttle. Bail=d April 30—Ger ship Flotbek, for Quéens- town; stmr Senator, for Seattle, FORBIGN PORTS. ‘Roads. F* HD—Bllled April 29—Nor bark stjorn, amburg. ¢ T o o "’Ar‘eA"’l:'m.co-uuea Aprfl 2-Stmr City of BDNG‘;ONO—AM April 30—Br stmr Gas- lle, hence March 30.