The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1901, Page 7

DISAPPEARANGE OF ORPHAN BOY Stewart Cronin Sud- denly Drops Out of Sight. Sends Home His Books by a Playmate and Is Not Again Seen. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 26. Stewart Cronin, fourteen years old, a schoolboy attending the Durant School, | has disappeared under circumstances which have greatly alarmed his uncle | and aunt, Mi. and Mrs. Jeremiah Con- nolly, with whom the missing lad has been living at their home, 826 Thirty-fifth street. The boy started for school last Thurs- | day morning with his books under his @rm as usual. At noon a companion of | young Cronin went to the Connolly resi- dence with the boy's books, saying Stew- art had asked him to return them to the house and to tell Mrs. Connolly that he would not be at home for his lunch. Since then nothing has been seen of the lad and his relatives are nearly dis- tracted, fearing that in some youthful escapade he might have been hurt so seriously as to be unable to get word to his_people. The boy is an orphan and since the Geath of his mother, ten years ago, has been cared for by his aunt. He has no bad traits, according to the family, ex-| from | cept & disposition school times. The relatives have learned that he was absent from his class without their knowledge for several days before he dropped out of sight to stay away They suspect that is sudden lapse m be due to fear of punishment for his truancy t any rate, the boy has gone and has left absolutely no trace of his whereabouts. Among some of his schoolmates he had talked of a desire to g0 East. The relatives declare they have no idea how he could accomplish his pur- pose, as he had little if any money when he went awa WILL CELEBRATE THE FOURTH AT LIVERMORE Citizens Have an Attractive Pro- gramme in Hand for Observ- ance of the Day. LIVERMORE, May 2.—The citizens tave in contemplation an old-fashioned F of July celebration, including a military drill, firemen’'s tourna- all, literary exercises, fireworks, etc. A feature will be a plcturesque rep- Iesentation of & ploneer day stage rob- very The committees are as follows: ixecutive—J. O, McKown (chairman), M. G. Young, Willlam Mclver, Ross Henry G. Callaghan, Willlam Mclver, o oung. J. R. Hunter, A. L. Henry, J. O. Mc- R. P Ayiward Ayiwa: Music—William Thorn, D. A. Smith, M. G Callaghan, Mark Sanderson. Games—R. P. Aylward, Henry Crane, A. L. Young. Printing—William McIver, Edgar Gerst, A. A. B. Arnold, M. , Bodo Wallman, Ed Stewart, Wil- M. §. Worden George Beck, Frank Fennon. William D. J. Mu M. Schoenfeid, C. L. W. More of Tesla. McKown, floor manager; Lieuten- ector; Denis Bernal. John R. P. Aviward, Lee Wells of Pleas- Burns and A. D. Stoop of Tesla. exercises—Captain C. M. Warner, J. F. Summers, W. J. Conmnell, ents—Fred Mally, Refresh Young, Ben Carroll, Willlam Walker. Frank Fe: will be grand marshai. The firemen’ tournament will be in charge of P. H. McVicar, W. P. Thorne, Beck, P. Murray and J. H. Training Ships for the Bakes. MONTREAL, May 26.—The United States training ship Dorothea, Captain B. R. T. Collins, from Philadelphia to Chi- cago. passed up through the canal to-day. She had a complement of seventeen offi- cers and forty-five men, and is to be used on lakes as a training ship for the naval reserve. OLSO w - COMPANY “UrocerS Strictly Fancy Creamery Butter Square 28¢ Finest possible quality; guaran- teed Humboldt Creameries. Chicken Tamales 4cans 25¢ Kapp & Street's. Come early; they'll go lke hot cakes. Shaw’s Pure Malt Whiskey Bottle 85¢ Purest stimulant known for me- dicinal use. Regular, $1 Pure Food Chow Chow Full quart jar 15¢ Jar slome is worth 10c. Screw top. Eastern Corn Meal 10-1b sack 17¢ Bright yellow. From Market St. store. Yegular, c. Java and Mocha Coffee Pound 25¢ Paying 40c_elsewhere wouldn't secure you better quality. Mon- day. Pure California Brandy Gallon $1 953 Helena Vineyard.” Vintage Regular, $2.50. “St. 1896, Virgin Castile Soap 3-1b bar 20c of all brands of French Best Usually 30c. soaps. French Vermouth Bot 50c Genuine Nollly, Prat & Co. Regular, 60c. Sunny Brook Whiskey McBrayer Whiskey Covington Club Whiskey M-mogram Whiskey Gallon $2.50 Regular, $5.50. Monday. Genvine Holland Dry Gin Gallon $2.35 This extraordinary cut will sell it quickly; be on time. Reg., $3.50. American Club Whiskey Full quart bottle 50¢ Straight Bourbon. ‘Regular, T5c. Carte Blanche Champagne Pints 35¢; doz. $4.00 Quarts 65c; doz. $7.50 Experts pronounce it fine as im- ported. Cost but a trifie to try it. St. Julien Claret Gal. 35¢ Thoroughly ~ matured, smooth, pungent, palatable. Regular, 50c. Ed Aviwerd, Fred | ANNUAL FEAST - OF HOLY GHOST Portuguese Celebrate the Day With Unusual Pomp. Occasion Is Observed With Religious Exercises and Merrymaking. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 26. The feast of the Holy Ghost, the annual religious ceremony of the Portuguese, was celebrated with more than usual pomp to-day by the people of that natios- ality. It was a great day for them ard they entered into the spirit of It without reserve. The towns outside of Oakland contain nearly all the Portuguese nopula- tion of Alameda, and it was in them that | the celebration was most generally ob- served. Haywards, San Leandro, Pleas- anton and Livermore all held celebrations, though in Haywards the most elaborate preparation had been made. The celebration actually began last evening but the most significant parts of the programmes tbok place to-day. At Haywards the ceremonies were conducted under the auspices of Council No. 14, T. D. E. 8. The crown was conveyed to the new hall of the soclety and during the procession there was a display of fire- | works. This ceremony was followed by | an entertainment and dance. This morn- | ing the procession bearing the crown left | | the Holy Ghost Hall and proceeded to the | Catholic Church, where high mass was celebrated by three priests. The sermon was spoken in both English and Portu- guese. The special singing was contrib- uted by Mr. Finch, Miss Annle Haas, Miss Annle Garcla and Victor Lagrave. At the end of the services the procession re- ; turned to the hall. The services at Pleasanton were cecle- brated in St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, | followed by an open air dinner, a band concert and dancing during the afternoon. The celebrations in the other towns were conducted on the same general .rder as those at Hayvwards. They were cll well attended and there was much merry- making. BURNHAM'S DEATH DUE TO HEMORRHAGE Dr. 0. D. Hamlin Finds Thres of the Four Bullets Lodged in the Body. OAKLAND, May 26.—After completing a post-mortem examination, which was not concluded until this morning, Dr. O. D. Hamlin recovered three of the four bul- lets that were shot into John H. Burnham by Samuel §. Austin yesterday during the duel with knife and pistol the men had at the Austin place, on High street. The fourth bullet did not lodge in the dead stableman’s body, but passed out on | the left side of the neck, directly opposite | the voint of entrance. This wound and | one in the left lung were the immediate | causeg of the severe hemorrhage which caused Burnham’s death. That s the re- | port which the autopsy physiclan made to Coroner Mehrmann. The bullet which struck Burnham’s left | arm penetrated the left lung. Two bullets that entered the right side ranged around the outside of the chest and lodged in the | back. These were the three balls that| were recovered. | | There will be an inquest held Tuesdayv | evening. The action of the Coroner’s jury | | will in large measure determine the na- | | ture of the proceedings against Austin. As | no one has appeared to claim Burnham's body, the county will have to bear the ex- | pensé of burial. Austin will tell the story of the shooting | before the Coroner’s jury. Although there is no other living witness to the occur- | rence, every circumstance goes to bear out the truth of the East Oaklander’s narra- tive of his desperate fight. §2¢+b¢¢+“++¢+“+¢+¢+ ‘ 1 THE DAY’S DEAD. | @assdd444tttttttttss Amtonio Ceppi. NEW YORK, Mav 26.—News of the Geath of Antonio Ceppi, for three years | one of the tenors of the Maurice Grau Opera Company at the Metropolitan, was received In this country to-day. Signor Ceppi died in Turin ten days ago of cere- | bral meningitis. He was only 31 years old_and leaves a widow. He was born in Pledmort. He made his debut in Italy seven years ago, and while singing in Sicily attracted the attention of Signor Bevignani, who engaged him for Mr. | | Grau for five vears. He appeared here first in the season of 1895-86 and returned two years later. He sang Italian roles, such as Rhadames, Manrico and Edgardo. | Thomas Morris Avery. CHICAGO, May 26.—Thomas Morris | | Avery, founder of the Elgin Natibnal | Watch Company, dled here to-day from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Avery, who has been {ll for the last two years, was born seventy-nine years agé in Madison County, New York. Mgr. Leonard Basitz. MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 26.—Mgr. | g | Leonard Basitz, pastor of St. Peter's and { 8t. Paul's Catholic Church In this city, | | | dled to-day of pneumonia, aged 8 years. Patriotic Services in Churches. | BERKELEY, May 2.—Memorial ser- vices were held in many of the Berkeley Churches to-day. The veterans of Look- | { out Mountain Post, Grand Army of the | ‘Re‘nubllc, went in a body to attend the | services at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church | this evening. At the First Unitarian | Church the Rev. F. L. Hosmer spoke on | “The Cost of Civilization,” a tople sug- | gested by the assoclations of Memorial day. The Rev. C. K, Jenness, at Trinity Meéthodist Episcopal Church, delivered a | atriotic address at the evening service. | 'he vesper service at the First Congrega- | covered the theme ‘‘Patriot- tional Chu{ch fsm.” ‘Westminster Presbyterian Church the Rev. Francis H. Robinson preached on ‘“Memorials.” The Rev. W. H. Scudder led commemorative services at ’Park Congregational Church in the even- ng. —_— 0ld Residents Pass Away. BERKELEY, May 2.—Mrs. Mary B. | Brockhurst, wife of Henry Brockhurst of | Orinda_Park, died yesterday afternoon, She was 55 years old and the mother of | | ten children, The funeral will take place | | from Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church | at 12:30 p. m. Monday. Mrs. Rebecca C. Kastens, wife of Henry C. Kastens, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 732 Addison street, She was 52| years old and had lived for 26 years in Berkeley. The funeral will be held at 10 | o’clock "Monday morning from Westmin- ster Presbyterian Church, West Berkeley, —— Ask Becker to Sign. OAKLAND, May %.—Alameda; Laundry Workers’ Union No. adopted the following resolution: That it be the se Laundry Workers No. 5y which hag s mombar whip of 450, including 200 women, that the sec- retary address a communication to Fred Becker requesting that he sign the agreement and di lay the shop eard of the Butchers' Workmes Jnjon in his shops in this city. Becker has acceded to the union's de- mands as to working hours, but has done s0 without signing the agreement. ———— Fire Destroys a Shingle Mill. VANCOUVER, B. C., May 26.—H. H. Spicer’s shingle mill was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire started 1ny the botler room. The loss is $20,000, fully cove ered by Insurance. County ’56 has Josiah Pucker meets Cyrus Logan Madison street. R can “Hello. Cy!" greets Pucker. “What's the news from the Fox River country? Ennything new since I war thar?” “‘Reckon thar be,” says Logan. “Zeke Crawfoot's cow’ had twin calves, an’ old man Acres had a bran new sassprilla sign over thar roof of his barn.’—Detroit | | Journal. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1901 DEMENTED PRINTER WANDERS AWAY AND FAILS TO RETURN Will F. Edgar, a Well-Known Newspaper Employe, Leaves Home on Oak Street and Is Being Anxiously Sought For by Rel- atives---It Is Feared He Is Roaming Helplessly in the Park ELATIVES of Will F. Edgar, a printer employed for many years | on the San Francisco news- papers, are much concerned over his whereabouts. He disappeared | from his home at 1193 Oak street last Fri- day. Mr. Edgar when he left his home was wearing a dark brown sack suit, a black alpine hat and black shoes. He also had on gold-rimmed spectacles. He is about five feet ten inches in height and quite stout. Mr. Edgar had been ill for some time, and at the time of his disappearance was slightly demented. It is feared that he is roaming about the park, as on leaving his home Friday afternoon he told his wife he was going there for a little while toj watch the crowds. Edgar is well known in this city among ® sirierieieririeiinieiebiinietedeleielei b @ W'KINLEY PARTY REAGHES OGOEN President’s Wife Shows No Il Effects of Journey. e -Lig B OGDEN, Utah, May 26.—The Presiden- tial train traversed the State of Nevada to-day and reached Ogden at 6:20 to-night. The route lay along the Humboldt River, through the Ruby and Wasatch moun- tains and then descended into the Salt Lake basin. During most of the day the elevation exceeded 5000 feet and snowclad peaks were continually in sight from the car windows. At thig season of the year the ride across Nevada is generally ex- ceedingly disagreeable. The heat is op- pressive and the dust from the desert is frequently blinding. Fortunately for Mrs. McKinley one of those heavy rainstorms which so rarely visit this region swept completely over the State last night, lay- ing the dust and tempering the atmos- phere. It rained several times during the day. The weather seemed almost like a epecial intervention of Providence for the benefit of the gentle sufferer. Mrs. McKinley had passed a comfort- able night crossing the Slerras, but the trip to-day was looked forward .o with some apprehension. The rain, however, re- lieved the anxiety and Dr. Rixeyv reported to-night that Mrs, McKinley was standing the trip .very well. She suffered no in- convenience from the rarified atmosphere. The day aboard the train passed with- out incident. The President makes it a rule ordinarily not to travel on Sunday, but the present circumstances were . S0 exceptional that he yielded his compunc- tions in order that his wife might the sooner reach home, No service was reld aboard the train, but the President and the members of the Cabinet kept quietlv to their rooms the maj vortion «“ day. Once or twice wher for water they alightec limbs, At Carlin early this m | dent shook hands with < who had gathered there number of Dlgser Indi: the neighborhood. Discussing Chinese On the way back to V President and members « are devoting a good deal consideration of the Chin The declination of the othe Jjoin in the suggestion of the U1 with regard to scaling down the nity demanded of China was a . disappointment, though it could haru be sald that it was entirely unexpected. The necessities of European vowers for the maintenance of their large armies and navies are perhaps a factor in their resent action. The President and mem- ers of the Cabinet feel that this Govern- ment was right in protesting against ex- actions which might force China to the wall and from the position taken by the United States there will be no retrea The demands of the powers are consi ered exorbitant and likely, if insisted up- on, to result ultimately in the crippling or dismemberment of ‘the empire. The United States will continue to urge this view at every opportunity. If the powers proceed alone and force China to accede to their demands this Government, of course, will accept a share of the indem- nity assigned to it upon the present basis. It can then distribute such amount as is necessary to liquidate the claims of our citizens and subsequently deterntire, if such a course be deemed wise, whether all the remainder should be retainad by this Goyernment as its proper share. The United States is not in favor of the proposed scheme to raise and guarantee an international loan for China, out of the proceeds of which she can liquidate her indebtedness to the powers. The United States is willing to accept the bonds of China, without indorsement by any power, at 3 per cent interest, and thus make manifest to the world the sinceritv of the American profession proclaimed at the very outset that the United States desires to help China to her feet and preserve her political integrity. Chicago, according to the present sched- ule, will be reached on Tuesday afternoon and the train is expected to arrive in Washington on Wednesday nignt. Short Stop at Ogden. ECHO, Utah, May 2%.—A stop of fifteen minutes was made at Ogden, where the President’s train was shifted to the tracks of the Union Pacific. A blg crowd was at the station and the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic was drawn up alongside the track. Governor Wells of Utah, with Chief Justice Bartch of the Supreme Court, Senator Kearns and Judge James A. Miner, had come from Salt Lake City to greel the President. He appeared upon the rear platform and shook hands with a number of people, but did not make any remarks. &ward Dickinson, general manager of the Union Pacific, boarded the train at Ogden and will accompany it as far as Omaha, whence the train will make the run to Chicago over the Northwestern. The re- turn trip is being made at a speed of onl thirty miles an hour to avold every possi- ble jar and discomfort to Mrs. McKinley, WASHINGTON, May 26.—The following dispatch was received at the White House this afternoon from Secretary Cortelyou: WELLS, Nev.—Dr. Rixey reports that Mrs, McKinley had a very comfortable night, She is standing the trip very well, bi it et GOVERNOR NASH NEEDS REST. COLUMBUS, O., May Nash has been advised b?' that three weeks of absolute rest will be necessary to restore him to health. He is still in a weakened condition as a result of his trip to the Pacific Coast. To-day his indisposition was such that the attending phf'l clans deemed a consultation advis- able and after this was held a statement regarding the Governors condition was {s- sued, It is sald that his present indispo- sition is not due to any trouble from his heart, but is the result of a slight accident which he sustained while crossing the high altitudes on his trip from San g'rnn- cisco. The fph}'llclml assert that there is no cause for alarm. 26.~Governor his physicians Republics May Compromise. WASHINGTON, May 26.—The officials of the State Department are encouraged in the hope that the Pan-American Con- gress in Mexico City will meet, after all with a full attendance of the republics of the two continents. Exchanges now in progress are in such satisfactory shape That the department expects that Chiie on the one side and Peru and Bolivia on the other, will compromise their differ- ences. —— e When a fool parts with his chances are thal some other ool gets part (2 v 4 b . ] i i [ i E | | i ] s ’1' WILL F. EDGAR, MISSING PRINTER, .FOR WHOM . THE POLICE ARE SEARCHING. L & DAWGON PILES UP 175 GOLD Season’s Output Is Esti- mated at Twenty Millions. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, May 2.—E. M. Turner,' a well-known Klondike operator, arrived last night. He is on his way home to San Francisco, where his wife is, and after a visit of a few weeks there accompanied by her he will return to the north. Turner is the latest man out from Dawson and says: Bevnen 1oiart Dawnon hise Sk Gas LH¢ mine owners were busily engaged with their clean-up. It is a very hard matter to say what the clean-up will be this year. However, the general opin- jon is that it will be from $20,000,000 to $22,- 000,000. Personally, I think this will cover it. There will be a larger share of the gold stay in Dawson this year than in other years, owing to the Government de- pository. “There {s a tremendous amount of freight going into the district now. The ‘White Pass and Yukon Rallroad has many thousands of tons not yet sent for- ward from White Horse. They are bus; at every point on the line. The road- houses along the trall are looking for- ward to a falling off in business this sum- y%-!.X;l”d‘tl'.r!ul'ly of the owners are trying ‘er was getting unusually high in like River and tributary creeks rner left. It was_feared that the dumps on Eldorado and ould be washed away. 0T RELINQUISH "AITH CURE RELIGION ierson Says That the Jail as No Terrors for Him. W YORK, May 26.—The release on of J. Luther Plerson, the convicted curist of Kensico, was celebrated to-day by a reunion of several Dowie fol- lowers at “The Overlook,” the Pierson home. It was reported at Kensico to-day that the Plersons intend to move away from that village on account of the no- torfety they have gained. On the front door of the Plerson residence are two signs that give credence to the report. Plerson, in discussing his future plans with John Pye, warden of the White Plains Jail, sald: “I expect to go back to my desk in the accounting department of the New York Central Railroad on Monday. I have been employed by the company ten years and expect to hold my position just the same, as I have recelved no word to the con- trary. A man has a right to his religious beliefs and that should not interfere with his business. I shall not run away. That is a certainty. I shall uphold my reli- gion to the end and expect that the higher courts will decide in m?’ favor. I do mot expect to go back to jail, anyway. I shall not desert m¥ religion for any price. I am a true believer in the power of God to heal. “What do you think,” he was asked, “of the arrest of the Rev. John Alexander Dowie?’ “It's too bad. It's a sad blow to him. But he is justified in carrying on his work. He will not be prosecuted. God will protect him.” WANTS ABROGATION OF TUNISIAN TREATIES France Seeks to Have America Rec- ognize Her Sovereignty Over African State. WASHINGTON, May 26.—Negotiations have been in progress for some time for the abrogation of two treaties between the United States and Tunis. The nego- tiations are based upon the fact that the political status of Tunis has undergone a marked change within recent years, so that =he is now practically a dependenc: cf France. The treaties with the Unite: States are of anclent date, one of them having been made more than 100 years ago when ‘Tunis had the status of a strong and independent lovernllgmsn Since Tunis 1s now a political depend- ency of Irance, the French authorities have desircd that the modern conditii ns be recognized and the old Tunlelan treaties abrogated. The American Gov- crnment is reluctant to have the old treatice abrogated, and thes negotiations are st1] ghort of ony conclusive setitle- ment, HAWAII PROSPEROUS SINCE ANNEXATION Samuel Parker Talks of the Political Conditions Now Agitating the Islands. CHICAGO, May 2.-Samuel Parker, Forelgn Minister in Hawall when Liltuo- kalani was on the throne, who arrived here to-day, in speaking of existing con- ditions on the islands, rald: “You hear about the Hawallan or %a- triotic native rty dgmlnfllnf Governor Dole’'s deposition.” It's simply politics. The ‘outs’ want to get In, c{ assuire virtuous names, that's all. They have the Legislature, but can't ‘nt over the Governor's _veto some of the measures. The islanders are prosperous uné‘er the new regime. To {llustrate: Be- fore annexation I could onl{a t 8 cents or 4 cents a pound for my beef. Now I can get 10 cents or 11 cents and the sup- gly cannot k“f up with the demand. The orto_Ricans rn,porud as laborers have turned out well. — Federation of Miners. DENVER, May 26.—Nearly 300 delegates have arrived to take part in the annual convention of the Western Federation of Miners and the Western Labor Unfon, ‘which will open here to-morrow the men’ employed on the morning and evening papers, having worked among them for the last twenty years. st il Uanesela Has Disappeared. The mysterious disappearance of Eric Ganesela, a tailor, who lived at 411 Fifth street anq worked at 927 Market street, was reported to the .police yesterday by his friend, Otto Hill, 1923 Fillmore street. Ganesela was an ex-soldier, having re- turned from the Philippines about two months ago. He was last seen by his land- lady a week ago to-day. Hill saw him the revious day and they arranged to meet ast Wednesday. Ganesela is 24 years of age, about fiye feet eight or nine inches in height, has 'a smooth face, is of stout build and has a light complexion. His parents live in Minnesota. L e e i e i el ) MERIGAN FIRE UFON A GERMAN Yankee Wounds Soldier of the Kaiser in Peking. PEKING, May 26.—The United States le- gation guard has had its first trouble. Le- gation street is being repaired near the legation, and an American sentry was placed at the point with orders to direct people around by a side street. Everybody obeyed the request with the exception of the Germans, both officers and soldiers, who have caused the American sentries much trouble. One German officer drew his sword and charged an American soldier, who brought his bayonet to ‘‘chargs,” whereupon the officer desisted. Subsequently a German soldier chufizd past the sentry, who fired, hltlin% another German soldler who was near the German' legation, a quarter of a mile away. This, fortunately, was only a siight flesh wound. The sentry has been placed under arrest and Major Robertson as instituted an investigation. The attitude of Dr. Mumm von Schwar- zenstein, the German Minister, represent- ing the clvillans, and Count von Walder- see, refteundn‘ the military, as well as that of other high officl: has been par- ticularly friendly toward the Americans, which makes all the more pronounced the unfriendly feeling evinced by a majority of the German officers and men. This un- friendliness is attributed to the American attitude in retaining control with the lega- tion guard of oneé entrance to the Forbid- den City, which the Germans consider a reflection upon their national honesty. To-day’s meeting of the Ministers of the powers was devoted to closing up detalls of business independent of the indemnity question, although the military authori- ties of the varions powers seem to con- sider a settlement ‘in sight, as general prelpu'n.tkms are being made for the evac- uation of Peking In the early future. Two German marine battalions have left for Tsingtau. Count von Waldersee ex- ects to l&n.vo about the middle of June. mperor Kwang Su has instructed agents to prepare the palaces for occupation by the court so soon as the troops depart. WASHINGTON, May 26.—Officials here attach no importance to the disturbance between Germans and an American senti- nel at Peking. Such affairs, while re- grettable, it is sald, are to be expected, especlally where the difference in the lan- guages spoken might easily lead to a mis- understanding of orders. GERMANY’S MOVE SURPRISING. Decision to Evacuate Peking Entirely TUnexpected. PEKING, May 26.—The sudden deter- mination of the Germans to evacuate Pe- king has caused great surprise, and the motive of the move is unintelligible to the ordinary observer. Only a few regu- lations/ for the transfer of authority have been made and greater confusion than now prevalls is feared in many districts tollowlnf the removal of the troops. hing depends on the prompt action of Li Hung Chang as viceroy and Chofu as lieutenant governor of the province. Au the German troops who are not re- turning home will stop temporarily at Kiaochow to await the outcome of nego- tiations with the Chinese Government Two thousand troops are extremely busy making their preparations for leaving to- MOITOW. The evacuation by the French troops will be delayed, owlng to the fact that etailed to tuey are d protect the raflway and missions. During the last three months forty Catholic converts have been massacred in the vicinity of Paotingfu. The attitude of the people is extremely hostile and the missions would ,be in great danger should all the troops leave. The Ameri- can missionaries at Paotingfu are kindly regarded, but it is impossible fof the mass of the people to distinguish them from other foreigners. HAT LEADS TO ARREST OF WOMAN’S ASSAILANT John McCann Identified by Mrs. Gonzalez as Man Who At- tacked Her. Mrs. Rosle Gonzalez, wife of Felix Gon- zalez, a. florist, residing at 600 Crescent avenue, is at her home suffering from nervous prostration and several contused wounds on the head and face inflicted by a young Mission rough named John Me- ‘ann. C4Ts. Gonzalez was assatied-on Saturday night while on her way to her home from her husband’s place of business, at 9 Eddy street. She left the store at about 10 o'clock, taking a Mission street car as far as Crescent avenue. She had proceeded a short distance after leaving the car when a man sprang at her and struck her a blow on the head, which knocked her down. She grappled with her assailant and n ~the scuffie she ot ~ his finger in her mouth and bit it severely, Her screams attracted the attention of resi- “l'l"'. ‘o!' t;:!-an:lll;l‘:’%rh:od "‘K‘n her as- sailant starte 0 hurry picked up Mrs. Gonzalez's hat ing his own behind, It was by means of this head covering that the identity of the rufflan was discovered. Lieutenant Anderson of the Seventeent! street station detalled Officers McKen and Wollweber on the case. In the inside of the hat were the initials ‘Mc,” which, together with the mourning band by 1t was encircled, led the officers to gu o‘;nell‘x'llon that the ha hcelonna to a cCann, oung_man named John whose finger Woman's teeth. q —_——— JOSEPH BAMOR BEATEN AND ROBBED OF HIS WATCH Coal Passer on the Steamer Marl- posa Is Sevorely Injured by Two Footpads. Joseph Bamor, a coal passer on the steamer Mariposa, was attacked by two men early this morning near the corner of Broadway and Montgomery street, severely beaten and robbed of a gold watch and chain. Bam rti] he robbery, said h had Besh Btrack. D as e gty morning. Represen! ?lvu from each State and Ter- ritory west of the Missourl River and from British Columbia here. There are no matters of special importance to oox‘:w efore the meeting so far as an- noun evidently wore brass knckles, as the blow broke the seaman’s nose and loosened ral teeth. Officer Duane sent 5000 BIDDING AT AN AUCTION Satisfactory Figures at the Hutchinson Es- tate Sale. Rea.liy Dealers Find Con- ditions and Market Improving. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 26. Real estate men watched the result of | the auction sale of Hutchinson estate holdings yesterday with much interest. | Buyers were prepared to bid and the re- | turns proved more than satisfactory, be- ! ing $7000 above the appraised value of the | property that was listed. The sale took place at W. J. Dingee's office. The tone of the market for Oakland and | rearby property is satisfactory. Holders | can find purchasers if they are not too| Stiff in their demands. The following list of sales at the Hutch- inson auction will be of interest as indica- Sve of the general condition of the mar- | et: The first parcel put up was the site of the | Sanborn nursery on Fourteenth street, near the First Methodist Episcopal Church. H. M. born started the bidding at $15,000. There was some lively bidding for a little while at a jump | of $600 each time, and finally Sanborn bought it at $20,500. Lot 1, 234x250 feet, and lot 4Sx140 feet on | Telegraph avenue, 'north of Twenty-sixth | street, were put up together. They started with a bid of $4000 and were sold for 35000 to Arthur P. Holland. . ni on Tele- Miott for Lot 5, 60x140 feet, adjoining, front! raph avenue, was sold to W. L. Lot 3, 48x140 feet, adfolning, was sold to A. | J._Snyder for §1 | (iHarold Wachs bought lot No. 2, 46x40, for | Lot 6, 40x100 feet, on Twenty-sixth street, | east ;gia Telegraph avenue, went to John Adridge for Lot 7, same size, was sold to W. L. Ellfott for $810. Lot § was bought by Miss D. Magneson for Lots 9 and 10 went for 381750 each. | Twenty-six lots between Broadway, Diamond | . rch and Vernon streets were started $1200 by . H. Mackinnon and climbed up to $1975, at which sum they were knocked down to Mr. Magkinnon. | A tract of 188 acres on Vernal avenue started at $4000 and was boomed along for a time by W. G. Henshaw and H. M. Sanborn, and | finally Henshaw got it for $6000. | Lots 17 and 18, 2%xI75 feet, on the southeast | corner of Claremont avenue and Hardy street, ‘were sold to James Gould Jr. for $200 each. Lot 1, 62x78 feet, at the southeast corner of Claremont avenue and Hudson street, went to W. H. Mackinnon for $100. Lots 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 15, at the southwest corner of First avenue and Hardy street, were sold to Mrs. C. Pescio for §110 each. Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 5 and 6, 25x100 feet, at the southwest corner of First avenue and Hudson street, were bought by W. L. Elllott at $110 each. Lots 2 and 3, 25x100 feet, on Hudson street, between Claremont and First avenues, subject }o l’ disputed title, were sold to James Nevin | or y 100G e size, was soid to tis szme parein or $125. Four acres on Pleasant Valley avenue com- menced at $2000, but the sum could not be in- | creased and the property was knocked down | to W. L. Elliott for that amount. | The total receipts of the sale were $9,200. | The Oakland Harbor Development Com- | pany’s plans for the improvement of Ses- sions Basin, its recently acquired water | front property, are attracting attention. SPREADING RAILS CAUSE WRECK OF FREIGHT TRAIN The Brakeman and a Man Who Was Stealing a Ride Are Crushed to Death. . PUEBLO, Colo., May 26.—Spreading rails on the Santa Fe road at Braddon, a small station eight miles south of Pueblo, caused a freight wreck at 2:15 this morn- ing which resulied in the death of Head Brakeman E. J. Washeaton of Pueblo and J. W. Holt of Newton, Kans. The_ train was heavily loaded. When the rails spread the train had reached what is known as | the west switch and was going at the usual speed. When the locomotive jumped | the tracks the rest of the train jammed down on it and piled nine cars in the ditch before stopping. Washeaton was between the engine and the tender when the acci- dent occurred, and it is presumed was too slow in jumping. His right leg was caught and cut off below the knee. It s thought that he was injured internally, as he died at 10 o’clock this morning at the Pueblo hospital. He did not regain consciousness after being injured. J. W. Holt was rid- ing under one of the ditched cars. Mem- bers of the train’s crew saved themselves by jumping. %, St A RAIN DOES DAMAGE TO CHERRIES AND HAY Farmers Near Petaluma and Niles Suffer Severe Loss Because of Untimely Showers. PETALUMA, May 26.—The rain that has been falling here since early last evening | and which continued until this evening in showers has been the most destructive in years. It came when nearly all the hay in this section is down and the Rherry crop is ready for picking. A half inch fell, enough to practically destroy the crop of Royal Anne and black cherries and badly damage all the hay cut. Some farmers have lost almost the entire pro- duct of their ranches. There was an un- usually large crop of hay this year and on nearly every ranch the loss will be felt. NILES, May 26.—It began raining early last night and continued intermittently until 2 p. m. The rainfall is .47 of an inch, | making .71 of an inch for the month and 24.53 gchm for the season as compared to 20.02 inches last year. A large quantity of hay ‘down throughout the county will be almost a total loss. The cherry season is well advanced but the crop is very light and badly injured. Growing grain, sugar beets and vegetables have been greatly benefited. M5 8 Carpenter Has Serious Fall. POINT RICHMOND, May 2.—L. L. Hudson, a carpenter, fell off a ladder last night while at work on the Lehmann Ho- tel. He broke three ribs and suffered seri- ous internal injuries, | usages of itheir fathers. DOVE DESGENDS O MERRY-MAKERS Picturesdue Ceremonies by Portuguese in Guadalupe. Visitors From Maqy Counties at Penteccstal Cele- bration. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA BARBARA, May 2.—For the past two days the town of Guadalupe has been lively with the gathering clans of Portuguese citizens who came to attend the Pentecostal ceremonies From sev- eral countles they came, many from as far as Monterey. The celebration was conducted by so- cleties of Gaudalupe, Santa Maria, Arroyo Grande and San Luis Obispo. Early this morning the country people began to as- semble and Guadajupe put on holiday attire. They congregated at the Portu- guese hall in the Ozo Flaco district, where they formed in procession with Presidenrt Pinho at their head and marched to the Catholic Church at Guadalupe, a distance of two miles. There the Rev. Father g-nch of.Arroyo Grande addressed them. e told of the annual festivities of the Port laude: ese in their native land and them in adhering to the veautiful He also spoke highly of the American citizenship ol the Portuguese and admonished them with re- gard to their religious zeal. After the sermoh the company reformed and marched to_the hall, where the cele~ bration began. President A. G. Pinho ad- | dressed the assemblage in the Portuguess language. He was followed by Warren M. John of San Luis Obispo, who spoke in English. Both addresses covered the purpose of the celebration and the afflia- tion of the Portuguese with American cstoms. In the afternoon the real festivities began with a barbecue, for which several beeves were sacrificed. Following the descent of the white dove, embzlamatic of peace and prosperity for another year to come, there was the sacred dance. SANTA. CLARA COLLEGE PLANS GREAT CELEBRATION Will Present Clay M. Greene’s “Pas- sion Play” at Semi-Centennial Jubilee. On Monday, June 3, the great semi-cen- tennial celebration in connection with the founding of Santa Clara College will be- gin. Very extensive preparations have been made and. the exercises will be very interesting. . The “Passion Play,” by Clay Greene, will be presented onday evening, and great expense has been in- curred in preparing for it. A special train will go down to Santa Clara and a re- duced rate of §2 for the round trip has been made by the Southern Pacific. This rate will hold good from Monday to Thursday on #hy train. The return of the special will be in time for the street cars here, and arrangements have been made to hold them should it be late. The coming celebration is attracting great attention, and it is expected there will be a very large attendance. On the second day t! will be pontifical high mass. Right Rev. Bishop Grace of Sacra~ mento. will be celebrant, and Most Rev. Archbishop Riordan will preach the ser- | mon. The third day will be exclusively surrendered to the alumni, and there will be a banquet, various exercises and the usual reunifon. Tickets for the ‘“Passion Play” may be obtained of Gallagher Bros., 18 McAllister street. —_———— ALASKA MERCHANTS CUT PRICES OF PROVISIONS Competition Among Stores at Tread- well Mines Causes a Series of Reductions. TACOMA, May 26.—Several merchants at Douglas, Alaska, have been trying to secure mine business by starting an agi- | tation against the big company store op- erated by the Treadwell mines. State- ments were made that the miners were being overcharged and yet practically compelled to purchase of the company. Manager MacDonald of the Treadwell Com- pany has met this competition by so_re- ducing prices that other stores are finding it difficult to secure trade from the Tread- well employes. Groceries and dried meats have been placed at cost or below, while porterhouse steaks are cut to 15 cents per ound. Coal has been reduced to §7 3 per on for employes and $8 for others. It is claimed this price is below what rival dealers can lay it down for. At Juneau Captain Ray, manager of the Cook Inlet Coal Filelds Company, an- nounces that he can now supply all Alas- ka with coal. He has nearly finished a fifteen-mile railroad from the beach at Homer to the mine. He is now arranging for shipments to Juneau and Skagnay, and desires later to put on his own line of steamers. FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF TWO PRISONERS PHOENIX, Ariz., May 26.—Under orders from Chief Justice Street, Willlam Fain and J. Miller, charged with implfeation in the murder of Mrs. J. J. Burns at Yuma, were secretly removed from the peniten- tiary at that place yesterday and taken to _Prescott. Fain and Miller, together with Willlam Alexander, wera charged with the murder. Alexander’ was tried first and was given a life sentence. As he was being taken from court to the jail he was shot and killed. . The brothers, husband and father of Mrs. Burns had sworn to kill all three if they were not«nanged, and it is gener- ally believed that one of the relatives fired the fatal skot. To save Fain and Miller from a like fate they were kept in the Territorial prison, which was believed to be safer than the jail, and it was decided to try them in Yavapai County, hence their removal to Prescott. i 4 3 A ) Great Wheat Cargo for Suez. TACOMA, May 2.—The London line steamer Glenesk saifled to-day for Eng- land by way of .h&m. China, Manila and the Suez Canal. er cargo is valued Its chief item is 111,952 bushels of n;ied wheat, consigned to' the Suez for orders. In the Schlitz brewery are cooling will find a plate glass room. In it ipes, over which the hot beer drips. Above it is an air filter, nncr no air comes into this room save through that filter. 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