The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 7, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRAN *1SCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE o} PANIC AVERTED INA THEATER Smoke From a Gluepot Causes a Wild Cry of “Fire.” Audience at the California Is Calmed by Policeman Clem Peters. S s A panic at the California Theater dur- | iug the matinee yesterday afternoon was only averted by the prompt action of Po- | liceman Peters and the attaches of the | hcuse While the large audience, chiefly com- posed of women, was enjoying the per- formance 2 wreath of smoke blew through a doorway leading from the side of the theater to the California Hotel. Some foolish person raised a ery of “fire,” and instantly the entire audience rose from the seats and a rush was made for the doors. The smoke was caused by a pot of glue, and there was not the slightest cause for elarm. Officer Peters rushed down the | aisles and tried to calm the excited wo- | men. while Actor Neill stepped to the | footlights and_begged all present to re- main scated. The attaches threw open all | the exits of the theater and those who | bay excursio CLASSIFICATION ~ ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME IS RENDERED BY: AND TAXATION Topics Discussed by the Railroad Commis- sioners. Want Laws to Secure Uni- formity in Freight Schedules. The Railroad Coramissioners cleared up most of their business yesterday and to- day probably will see the end of thelr ses- slon. There were several reports from committees read and discussed, and these occupied the time of the entire day. This morning at 10 o’clock the ladies of the party will be given a ride over the principal cable systems of the city. To- morrow morning there will be an excur- sion on the bay and a trip to Mount Tam- alpais. As the capacity of the englmes on the mountain road is limited only 150 can | £0 on the special train, and there are 200 who wish to go. So it has been decided that those upon the convention roll shall each be given a ticket for himself and | for cne other, and only those holding these tickets will be allowed to take the c The extra fifty will be given tickets that will entitle them to the trip on one of the regular trains. At the session yesterday afternoon the ran out soon returned to enjoy the bal- ance of the performance. Policeman “‘Clem” Peters was in_ the | house when the cry of “fire” was raised. Rus! down the aisle to the stage, he to the terror-stricken women to | keep their seats. ! ““There is no fire,” he loudly declared, ! waving his hand to attract their atten- tion. “Keep quiet and you will be ail right | His words had a reassuring effect and the gallery gods loudly applauded him. In the balcony the greatest excitement prevailed, A number of women rushed pelimell down the stairs, falling over each other in their mad desire to get out of the place. In their excitement several of them lost their purses and other artlclea{ { FRIENDS OF THE FOREST Change in the Ritual Will Be Made and New Floor Work In- troduced. Yesterday was the second and last day | of the session of the Supreme Lodge of ; the Friends of the Forest. A committee | was appointed to revise the ritual, with | structions to curtail the charges. A resolution was adopted that a set of | engrossed resolutions be presented to Past Supreme President Mrs. Raymond for services rendered the order. alary of the recording and finan- secretary was increased to $30, and was instructed to send quarterly re- | rts of the finances to each lodge. ] following were the supreme officers i for the current year: Mrs. M. president; Mrs. §. F. Davidson, resident; Mrs. Lena Scholten, secre- Craig, treasurer; Mrs. J. Mul- lain; Mrs. E. Kimball, marshal; .. Diggert, warden; Mrs. L. Walsh, e guard; Mrs. M. Trenell, outsidé ard; Mesdames A. Asman, L. H. Rin- and Annie Kidd, trustees; Ida A. ackall, Lizzie Tillman and Mrs. L. L. These officers were duly President Mrs. Ray- ring the afternoon a team of eight es and a captain gave an exempli- f new floor work to be used in in the future. It introduced r features, which were re- with marl#s of approval. president appointed Mr. Craig, Mr. r and Mrs, McLane a committee to ive proposed amendments to the law time before the next session, to be this city in June, 1902. the even ere was a_banquet in Stockton street griliroom. There were nformal toasts, responded to by Mes- dames Reed, Davidson, Deggert. Kin- 1. Bolhner, Scholten, Kruse and Me- T R — RAILROAD SWITCHMAN EILLED WHILE WORKING James Smith Falls Off the Top of a | Box Car and Is Run | Over. James M. Smith, a switchman working for the Southern Pacific Company, was instantly killed vesterday morning by be- ing run over by a boxcar on King street between Fifth and Sixth. Smith had climbed to the top of the car and was g to disconnect it when he lost his nce and fell between two cars and on the rail, the wheels passing over his body &and kiliing him immediately. The unfortunate switchman was & na- tive of Illinoiz and thirty years old. He resided with hie family at 684 Fourth Several rallroad hands who wit- he accident made statements at the oner’s office to the effect that the cath of Smith was purely accidental and | that nobo@y was to blame. Customs Appointments. Customs Collector Stratton yesterday | appointed W. A. Gassaway as a Chinese inspector on probation for three months, | wndflng the creation of an eligible list. | " D. Heitmann was appointed an u Crane an as- storekeeper and J. C. Pohley a C. C. Kesseler has been appoint- cancy made by the wl(ggnw- H Dufficy as Customs Inspector, ges were filed by ‘an attorney named Dye accusing Chief Dunn of the Chinese | RBureau of being too zealous in the dis- | charge of his Guties and in enforcing | the icrms of the Chinese exclusion act. | Samuel Levy Attempts Suicide. | Samuel Levy, an old man who has been | residing at the Hotel Granada with his son. attempted suicide last night in La- fayette Square by cutting his throat with | a ragor. He has been a sufferer from | asthma for years and was evidently de- spondent over his failure to secure relief. He was brought to the Receiving Hospi- tal and the wound was sewed up. It is | feared that, owing to his advanced age, he will succumb to the shock. —_————— Dropped Dead in Hotel. John ¥. Johnson, a BSeattle saloon- keeper, en route from San Diego to his home, dropped dead in the International | Hotel last night. The man complained of | feeling ill on the train and was brought | to this ecity. He had scarcely entered the hotel when he expired. Heart fail- ure is given as the cause of death. —————— classified laborer, Charles sistant Al Herzog’s Skull Fractured. { Al Herzog, 30 years of age and connect- ed th the Hamburg-American steam- | p line, was treated at the Receiving epital last night for a fractured skl | fell from the porch in the rear of a | zurant on Post street, near Taylor. | is not expected to recover. He He MOTHER CONFESSES TO i A TERRIBLE MURDER Aided by Her Two Sons She Kills Their Stepsister With a Poker. ST. LOUIS. June 6.—A Bpecial to the Post-Dispatch from Aurora, Mo., says: A telephone message from Galena, Stone County, twenty-five miles off the railroad, saye that Mrs. John Stallion and her two sons by a former marriage, James and Will Crabtree, have confessed to the mur- der of Alice Stallion, the 16-year-old stepdaughter of the woman. According 1o the confession the boys held Alice whiie | ihe mother broke her skull with a poker. The body was then thrown into the James River. here is great excitement and a lynching may result within the next four hours. Alice was to have been married to a young Tilinois man, who fell in love with her while on a hunting trip. Mrs. Stal- | clation. | present system of accounting seems to | that another performance be given at | Building and Loan Commission. committee on railroad taxation reported and asked for further time so that a full and comprehensive report may be sub- mitted at the next session of the com- missicners. In making its report the com- mittee has this to say: We recognize the vast importance of the subject. We realize that there is no function of sovereignty more used and abused than that of taxation. The three elements of an ideal system of taxation are recognized to be equal- ity, economy and certainty. We also appre- clate the inability of the human mind to per- fectly unite these three elements in any one system of taxation, particularly as applicable to rallroads. Theré seems to be, from our op- portunities of observation, as many different systems of rallroad taxation as there are tax- ing jurisdictions. The matter is of such supreme importance that we would suggest a continuance. of such | & committee as this, to report freely and com- prehensively to the next meeting of the asso- The committee on classification of con- struction expenses reported that the meet general approval, and as no one had asked or suggested any changes the com- mittee decided that no change would be advisable. In connection with the report there was read a letter from H. D. Buck- ley, controller of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, in which he wrote: “I do not see any necessity whatever for changing the classification of expenses as adopted some years ago by the officers of the Assocla- tion of American Railway Accounting Of- | ficers, which was accepted and promul- gated by the Interstate Commerce Com- | mission, and now in use on the various | railrcads, and in my judgment should not | be changed.” i J. C. Wilborn of North Carolina read the | repert from the committee on the uniform classification af freight. The report sug- | wests that Congress be asked to empower | the Interstate Commerce Commission to establish a uniform classification of | freight in interstate business. The hope of the committee is that such a plan of | uniform freight classification might prove successful in interstate business, and that | then the Btates would be willing to_put the same classification in force in State tusiress, thereby securing a uniform clas- sification in all business and throughout the whole country. E. H. Arclew of Ohio read the repert of the committee on railroad statistics. The report was mainly a suggestion that some plan be adopted tv secure uniformity jin | reports of statistics, but no plan was sub- mitted by the committee. The subject was referred to a committee to be appointed on the same. subject. g PASSION PLAY PLEASES ANOTHER LARGE AUDIENCE SAN JOSE, June 6.—For the third tim “Nazareth,” Clay M. Greene's pass { play, filled the theater of Santa Clara | College to overflowing. The audience was | | @ delighted and appreciative one, and the | | good work of the actors was greeted with | | applause. To-night's representation was the best of the series and the young actors showed a marked improvement. A | special train from San Francisco brought | | several hundred persons and San Jose | | and every town in the valley was repre- | sented. | “Nazareth” has stoed the test of critl- cal audienccs and it is believed it will beccme an annual feature of the college. Fether Kenna has not yvet made this an- nourcement, but he has stated that the play will be presented again inside of a year. From all over the State people have come to see the play and they all pronounce it grand and some have asked e | n once. Clay M. Greene, the author, received two hendsome presents this evening. One was a beautiful sllver loving cup from the alumni_association and the cther, a gold match safe engraved with the arms of the college, was a gift from the students. Wilham Humphrey of San Francisco made the presentation speech. ————— FIELD WILL BE GIVEN - LOAN ASSOCIATION PLACE LOS ANGELES, June 6.—D. W. Field of Los Angeles has captured a nice position in the shape of a membership in the State ‘While the official announcement of the appoint- ment has not been made yet, it is known that it will be forthcoming to-morrow or Saturday. Governor Gage sald to-night that he had not yet filled any of the vacancies in the commission and would not confirm the re- port that Field will be honored with a ace in the commission. The friends of eld declare, however, that he has been decided upon for the place and that his appointment will soon be made. It may be that Governor Gage will not announce the appointment until he returns to Sac- ramento. There were fifteen or twenty applicants for the position from Los An- geles, but a week or more ago many of those who became convinced that Fleld bad the inside track abandoned their ef- forts. Field is vice president and trea urer of the Union Mutual Loan Asso- clation and is treasurer of the Gold Crown Mining and Milling Company. He is well known in Los Angeles business circles. MONTEREY CONCHOLOGIST :DIsoOVBins NEW SHELL MONTEREY, June 6.—A valuable scl- entific find has been made here by J. K. Oliver, a local conchologist. It is a shell unlike any hitherto known, and Mr. Oli- ver has up to this time been unable to classify it. The shell is four and a half inches. long and five and a half inches in circumference at its largest point, of a dark brown color and spiral in shape, with very deeided graduations in the steps,. as it were, of the spiral. It more nearly resembles the surcula carpenter- jana than any other known shell, but Mr. Oliver believes it belongs to the same flaris. In default christened it the staircase spindle shell. The shell was found in deep water in Monterey Bay by one of the local fisher- men, and sold by him to Mr. Oliver. Mr. Oliver intends sending it to the Smith- sonian Institution to be studied and class- ified. . WEALTH OF FOSSILS OF MES0ZOIC AGE REDDING, June 6.—In the district lying northeast of Copper City there are an ebundance of beautiful specimens of the Triassic of the Mesozoic age, many of the fossils being unclassified. Dr. J. P. Smith, & member of the tacultdy of Stanford Uni- versity, visited the field recéntly and was imp1 y the presence of fossils of the period named. In a few days he will be in Redding at the head of a party of geologists and students on the way to examine and procure specimens, espe- it-lgl those that are as yet unclassified. n the s lion was, it is said, jealous of her stép- dh-r!luhter becauee of her beauty and popu- besides Dr. Smith, will be Professor Milner Roberts of Stanford, Dr. A. H. Merriam of the State University, and several students. | lins—M PUPILS OF OUR LADY OF MERCY ACADEMY Parents and Friends of the Young People Witness Exercises at St. Brendan’s | Britons Say American|The Amalgamated Cop- Hall, Where the Rev. Father Nugent Presents Diplomas and Certifi- | cates to Those Who Were Graduated and to Those Who Were Promoted " HE parents and friends of the pu- pils of Our Lady of Mercy Acad- . emy filled St. Brendan's Hall yes- terday afternoon and watched them receive their certificates of award for the year's work. The hall was prettily decorated with flowers and green- ery, and the stage on which the children rendered the programme was set in sylvan scenes and made a fitting background for the young students, who were dressed in white gowns. An excellent programme was presented and each number was heartily applauded. The opening number was a march by an orchestra compesed of Misses J. Molly, M. Tarrabocia, N. Seery, Masters W} Meehan, P. McNevin, P. O'Neil, J. Noldn and _J! Fitzpatrick, violin; = _mando- es G. Cook, N. Sears, N. Boul- let and M. Alexander; planos—Misses A. McNevin, M. Flaherty, C. Fitzgerald and M. Fitzpatrick. An address by J. Cavanaugh followed, after wh there was singing. instru- mental music and a garland drill by the pupils. The diplomas and certificates were presented by Rev. Father Nugent, pastor of S8t. Brendan's Church. Fol- lowing is a complete list of the grad- uates: — GRADUATES OF ST. BRENDAN'S SCHOOL, READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: NELLIE SEARS, ANNIE DUNLEAVY, MARY FLAHERTY, NELLIE McKENNA, MARY FITZPATRICK, FLORENCE MULLANY AND KATIE FITZGERALD. SISTER MARY LIGUORL Grammar grade certificates presented to— John Cavanagh, Maggle Nelson, May Dunleavy, Annie_Connors, Lizzle Dooley, Kate Burke, Kate Kerrigan, Honorary promotions—John Cavanagh, May Elicovich, May Purcell, Charles Whelan, James Mullaney, Anna Furlong, Anna Kukar, Carrie Asplund, Anna Gliebe, Mary Coughlin, Ger- trude Hammill, Mary Hurley, Julia Curry, May Logue, Alice Cavanagh, Lizzie Christénsen, Dennts McCarthy, Willie Sheehy, Eugend Fitz- patrick, Thomas Burke, Louise Ullrich, Sadle Brennan, Agnes Burke, George Doherty, John Maloney, Thomas Timlin, Loufs Murray, John Slater, Philip Clayburg, Eddie Darcey, Thomas Maloney, Frank Robinson, Mary Gliebe, Anna Johneon, illia McCarthy, Frank Corrigan, Joseph O’Kane, Irene Palmer, Loreétto Seery, Willie Benson, Leo Coghlin, Erlton Furlong, Martin Franusich, Kathleen' Kerrigan, Nicho- las Siggins. George Neally, James Cribben, Helen Purcell. FIVE GIRL GRADUATES. Commencement at the Academy of the Immaculate Conception. The seventeenth annual commencement exercises of the Academy of the Immac- ulate Conception were held yesterday afternoon in St. Paul's Hall, Church and Twenty-ninth streets, in the presence of Archbishop Riordan, many. of the clergy and the relatives and friends of the pu- plls. The large hall was crowded to the doors and the programme presented was a trib- ute to the enefrgy of the Dominican Sis- ters who conduct the academy at Guerre- ro street, near Twenty-fourth. S — children to please their teachers, rela- tives and friends, That the children have diligently followed the teachings of the Dcminican Sisters was shown by the remarkable excellence of their recitals. and their musical talent, both vocal and instrumental. ’ A monthly magazine, “The School Echo,” issued and edited by the pupils of the academy, was circulated yesterday at the exercises, and the contents includ- ed some very clever essays written by the young ladies who received certificates and medals for completing the grammar course. The five young ladies who received their diplomas at the hands of Arch- hlsho{ Riordan were: Misses Marie Tier- ney, Lillie Jones, Nellle Counihan, Anne Muller and Annie Malloy. A short addrsss was delivered by the Archbishop, who tendered a tribute to the sisters in charge of the academy and besought the pupils to give their entire energy to the educational work outlined for them. The programme, which was in charge of Sisters Augustine, Colombia, Vincencia and Miss Lucy Donovan, was as follows: “Flight of the Witches," instrumental duet (Holst): hatchet drill, ‘O1d, our boys: “Old_Glory™ (chorus), our boys; Japanese drill, Minims; ‘‘March Brilliante'’ (Streabog), instrumental trio; “The Year's Sweetheart” (July), first sing- ing class; “‘Bugle Song” (Tenmyson), second elocution 'class; ‘‘Bohemian Gifl,”” five young violinists; ribbon drill, juveniles; “'Soft Fell the Dews of ‘the Summer Night,'" 'second singing class; ‘‘Last Days of Mary Stuart,” French class; ‘‘Husarenmarsch’” (G. Gurlitt), instru- ‘Des Morgens In der Fruehe,’ selectlons for violins, mandolins and guitars (Blackmar); ‘‘The Power of the Matin Prayer,” first ~elocution 5000 Commerclal department—Graduating honors Archbishop Riordan received a hearty Stumme vgn Porticl" (Rber). I:L‘;r?xmenlm conferred—Florence Mullaney, Mflfi,k_fl:’- welcome from the large audience when duet; gypsy drill, fifth and sixth grades; ‘“The Yitanor sears. Catherine Fitsgerald, Mary he entered the ball, and with other spec- 41Y,and the Role” third sineing class’ vocal Flaherty. 3 tators keenly enjoyed the efforts of the orop® U ‘eler,” instrumental trio (Kra- ALFRED HERZOG DIES FAOM FALL Drops From Restaurant Porch and Fractures His Skull. Alfred H. Herzog, a bookkeeper in the office of the Hamburg-American Steam- ship Company and residing at 16156 Scott street, dled at the Receiving Hospital last night from injurles received through a fall from a porch in the rear of the Olymplc Cafe, on Post street, near Taylor. Herzog and a party of friends entered the cafe to partake of tamales. He left his friends and went out on the poreh. His prolonged absence alarmed his com- panions and one of them went to look for him. He found Herzog on his' back on the ground, ten feet below. An ambulance Was hastily summoned and Herzog was taken to the Recelving Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained a fracture of the skull. An operation was performed, but the patient succumbed. This s the third case that has been brought to the hospital from this place, and in each case the injuries were caused by a fall from the porch, which Is not protected by a railing. o RESCUES AGED PIONBER FROM BURNING CABIN SUSANVILLE, June 6.—Azel V. Bylves- ter, 87 years obld, was severely burned in his cabin on Hines' ranch, three miles from Susanville, Tuesday evening. The old men was alone on the ranch at the time. Daniel Cramer, a neighbor, saw the cabin in flames and went to Sylvester’s aesist- carrying the old man from the . Sylvester's back was so severely burned that it is doubtful if he wil) live. Sylvester Is ane of the ploneers of Las- gen County, settling here in 1852. In early days he traded with emigrants and was part owner of one of the finest ranches in the valley. He met with business re- verses and deeded his ranch to his part- ner, Hines, with the understanding that he was to have a home the remainder of his life. After that he lived the life of a hermit, only guini to eléctions to vote the Republican ticket. e g B UNITED STATES LOSES STRIP OF TERRITORY NEW WHATCOM, June 6.—Thé bound- ary commission of the American and Ca- nadian governments now engaged in re- locating the international 1line on the western slope ¢f the Cascade Mountains have completed thelr work through the Mount Baker mining district and find that it runs three-fifths of a mile farther south than has beén heretofore supposed, but all of the more valuable mines re- main on American territory. - Congressional Committeée Coming. NEW ORLEANS, June 6.—The members of the River and Harbor Committes left to-night over the Southern Pacific route to San Francisco, but will stop at Beau- ont early in the morning, where one of he hers will be turned loose for their | the improveme; couid be made out of bel efi.‘ The committee will also visit; the ns‘\’nhr tax levy. But about half the veston. - vote was cast CHURGH GONTROL - OF LEGTURESHIP State Regents Have No Part in Religious Instruction. Congregationalists and the University of California Regents are alike anxious that no misapprehension arise regarding the Earl lectureship that has just been founded at the Bacific Theological Semin- ary at Berkeley. While the lectures will be open to the public and it s hoj to make them of interest and profitable to students of the university, they will be in Do way whatever connected with the State nstitution. ev. George C. Adams, pastor of the First Confiregnlona.l Church, who is fa- miliar with the Ylun- of the board of trus- tees of the theological seminary, explains them as follows: -“Thé fund endowing the lectureship will be administered by the board of trustees of the seminary. A committee of three has been appointed from the trustees to secure the_lecturer to inaugurate the les tureship. Rev. Dr. J. K. McLean is chair- man of the committee. “The intention is to Jet each year one of the Congregational church’s most eminent men to deliver a series of lec- tures. He will be chosen from among the Eastern theologians or great thinkers in allled fields, or in case of the presence in this country of some eminent scholar from Great Britain effort will be made to O i series will be similar in character to theQLyman Beecher lectures at Yals or the Bampton lectures at Oxford. Prob- ably each series will be published in book b2 O5M. . university will have no connection whatever with these lectures, except that its students will be warmly welcomed to them. They will be delivered either in our church at Berkeley or in the lecture hall of the seminary, not in a college bu i mxexft J. B. Reinstein sald yesterday that any apprehension felt on account of the endowment of the lectureship was un- 1nded. FOBR0SS. | as been no tender to us, Me.| Relnsteln said, “‘of the endowment fund and ho thought of any connection between it and the university. The State constitu- tion very explicitly forbids sectarian or religious instruction or influences, and there is no _danger of the Regents acti 'Fh in_ disregard of the constitution. e University of Cali- fornia has been kept free from sec- tarian or political influences and will be kept so in the future. The pe?ple ‘would not tolerate any departure from that policy. Of course, if religlous sects desire | to establish colleges or lectureships at Berkeley and give free access to them to students of the State University we can- not prevent that if we should desire to do W 0. i “‘“The lec(unum‘n." sald General Barnes Board of Regents, ‘s purely a church affair, The Regents have nothi: whatever to do with jt. The lectures wi ven in a university building; nor d by university authorities, nor advertised as a university séries. Of couree, any sect 18 free Lo proceed as the c«mgr&utflahnllsn have done, and if they should all do so it would not affect the Btate’s neutral attitude. S ——— San Jose Bond Issue Defeated. SAN JOSE, June 6.—The proposition to bond the city for $217,000 to make some im- . g stroi O] el 0! tge' ;yn of the uIK: ers, wi RUNS AGROUND IN'A DENSE FOG Steamer Assyrian Lies a Total Wreck Off Cape Race. ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 6.—The Leyland steamship Assyrian, from Antwerp for | Montreal with 2000 tons of cargo, is ashore off Cape Race. She has eleven feet of water in her forehold and is likely to vrove a total wreck. Her crew had great difficulty in escaping and reaching the shore. The steamship Algerine was dispatched to the scene of the wreck by Licyd’s agents. It now seems likely that the voyages of the Assyrian have ended. e was run- ning at full speed through the fog when she struck Cape Race, and she now lies daye-Captain Dinkls mad been navigeting na; ng by the log a.n(?' he had calculated upon a "course rounding Cape Race thirty miles south of land. This plan, frustrated by northerly currents. ‘The Assyrian struck at 11:40 last night. Land had been sighted only a minute be- fore. 'The fog was dense and there was no time to reduce her speed. She struck the face of the cliff and was forced upon the outlylng rocks. The impact tore out the botiom of the two forward holds. She heeled over to the starboard when her side glanced against the cliff. . The crew at but after a time comparative cal: restored and precautions were taken to secure the safety of all on board. When the extent of her injuries was it was seen that she was badly damaged, but would outlast any except a severs sterm. The arrival of daylight enabled Captain Dingle to land the mate, who climbed the cliffs, proceeded to Cape Race s}n.tmzn and telegraphed the news of the saster. GROUND IS BROKEN FOR NEW RAILWAY ‘Work Commences on the IA?Q to Con- nect Nevada City and ‘Grass - Valley. GRASS VALLEY, June 6.—Ground was broken yesterday for the grade of the electric road between Grass Valley and Nevada City. The ceremony was attend- ed by a large number of citizens of both towns. Ceneral Manager G. H. Fai of the Nevada County Traction Company was master of ceremonies and intro- duced Mayor M. E. ‘ltfu: of Grass Val= ley, who made a brlei ;feecb, to which . mised Fairchild replied. & pi , _however, was order by Admission day, em| 9. County Supervisor C. J. Millér, with a new pick, struck the first few blows that broke the ground, while the crowd cheered. The scene of the W ceremorny was n the county road outside the city iimits. enty men will be Bg-é at work to-mor- row mornmf and t force will be creased as fast as possible. Cals ] Switchman Killed by Cars. SACRAMENTO, June 6.—John M. Doni- phan, a switthman tender in the employ of the Buutharnu:l:dn‘c' my, ‘was 'trl‘:;gl!‘wflb’;n :Iu local yards at 2 o'cl: Hg i d first was panic-stricken, | m was TO] e | road would be completed and in perfect - | make them last. PREFER THEIR OWN ENGINES Locomotives Cost Too Much. ST Interesting Comparison Be- tween Work Done Here and Abroad. LONDON, June 6.—The Midland Rail- way Company, since the latter half of 1893, has been using forty American locomo- tives. Samuel W. Johnson, superintendent | of the locomotive department of thg com- | pany, will say in. the Daily Mail to-mor- row that the results of six months’ com- arative tests made with standard Mid- land good engines under the same con- ditions showed the extra working cost of the American locomotive over the British | to be from 20 to 25 per cent in fuel, 50 per cent in oil and 60 per cent in repairs. | ‘It must be said that the American en- gines worked the trains satisfactorily,” Johnson will say, “but their inferiority in thg‘ three principals named is incontes- | table.” | The American locomotives in_question cost £400 less than the British. They were delivered in the course of a few months, while the locometives ordered of British | firms in February, 1897, were not delivered until February, 1900, largely on account of | the strike. Sir Ernest Paget, chairman of the Mid: land Railway Company, will confirm John- son’'s statement in the Dally Malil, but will say: “In the United States they make their engines on an entirely different principle and with quite an opposite idea to ours as to the future. In the United States you take an engine off the peg, as it were, | and from then work it right out until it | dies, giving it no rest. The American con- tentlon is that by the time it is_done for something better will come on. We make our engines as good as we possibly can | and then we tend to them carefully, rest them, clean them and do‘ever}'thlng to “‘Although the Midland Railway Com- fa.ny would not give another order unless n exceptional circumstances, it would not be corrett to #hy that the American loco- motives are not good. The Americans can make them as well as we can, but the conditions are different. Ours are better | under all circumstances. There is no mar- ket in the English railways for American | engines. Abroad it is different.” OHIO IS VISITED BY HEAVY WIND AND RAIN Many Houses Are Flooded and Sev- eral Persons Are Instantly Killed by Lightning. RIPLEY, Ohio, June 6—A terrible rain storm, accompanied by a heavy wind, visited this section last night, doing great damage to property and_causing the loss of a number of lives. Bagle Creek suf- fered severely and a number of people are reported missing and probably drowned. At Ellsberry, Brown County, many houses were flooded. A relief committee is taking care of the victims. Fifty cattle were_drowned near Elisberry and all the telephone and telegraph lines in the path of the storm suffered. At Maysville, Ky., the heaviest rainfall in years occurred. Houses on Canada Creek were moved from their foundations. At Portsmouth, Ohio, the rainfall was nearly two inches. Cyrus Storer was drowned in Brush Creek, near West Union. He was over- taken by the flood while fishing. Edward Stewart, a farm laborer, was struck by lightning and instantly killed in a field near Remington. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. June 6.—During the heavy storm here Robert Lawson of South Portsmouth sought shelter in a barn and was killed by lightning. e Sl ‘Will Do Its Own Coining. MELBOURNE, June 6.—The House of Representatives to-day appointed a com- mittee to report on the best means for the commonwealth undertaking its own coin- age and adopting the decimal system. The Imperial Government favors the plan. :44##044+NN“##+00! + THE DAY’S DEAD. B+ 4444444444444 4444 George W. Cumberland. NEW YORK, June 6.—George W. Cum- berland, known to the American stage as George W. Thompson, “‘Father of the FElks,” is dead in Brooklyn from blood poisoning following an operation on his hend. He was 65 years old. He is said to have founded the order of Elks thirtv- five years ago, becoming first exalted ruler of New York Lodge No. 1 in 186S. He afterward became district deputy d ruler of New York, secretary of the board of grand trustees and deputy exalted ruler of the United States. Arthur 8. Bagge. SANTA CRUZ, June 6.—Arthur Salis- bury e died Tuesday evening at the home of his mother on Church street. He was a second cousin of Sir Edward Bagge of Islington Hall, Norfolk, England, and a cousin of the Marchesa di Martagliari of Florence, Italy. He was 29 years of age and a native of Nevada. | the ovvosition, THD BIG MINES IRE ABSORBED per Company Carries Out the Deal Gets Control of Valuable Properties Situated in Montana. s, NEW YORK, June 6.—There was much excitement at the Amalgamated Copper Company’s special meeting In Jersey Clty to-day to vote on the proposition to in= £reese the capital stock from $75,000,000 to $155,000,000. The injunction proceedings in= stituted yesterday by the opponents of he Boston Montana Copper Come to prevent the deal from going through to-day, lent unusual interest to the meeting. Vice Chancellor Stevens had jssued an order restraining the merger, biit permit= ting to-day's meeting in order that the sentiments of the stockholders might ba obtained. Willlam H. Corbin, counsel for the Amalgamated Copper Company, was elected chairman of the meeting. Clar- encé H. Venner of Boston, in behalf of moved to adjourn until June %, but before Corbin would enter- tain this motion he directed that the com- troller, Robert S. Jordan of Jersey City, ard Le Grande Bouker find out how many ares were represented and by whom. It was found that 501,300 shares were repre- sented out of a total of 750,000, more than the requited two-thirds. Flavel MeGee and lIsaac S. Taylor, rep- resenting the opponents of the proposed absorption, directed the fight in person and were aided by Venmeér, who next moved that the inspectors of election re= port specifically the number of stockhold- ers represented by proxy and these repre= sented in person; also that a record be made of those stockholders represented by James Stillman, A. R. Flower, Majes Bacon ard James Jordon. This motion was voted down. Venner next wanted a stock vote, but Corbin said there was no reason for that. Venner next moved that all proxies held by Stillman, Flower, Bacon and Jordan be rejected as illegal. This was also vot- ed down, and John A. Garver, counsel for the Amalgamated Company, read a report by a special committee recom- mending the acquisition of the Boston and Montana and the Butte and Boston mining companies. Venner moved to re- ject all the proxies of the Bacon-Stillman faction on the ground that the proxies had not been properly stamped. This was voted down. As the decisive vote was taken, Venner made a speech declaring that the proceedings were “fraudulent.” and the proposed deal *“scandalous.” He added: - “If the court does not enjoin this in- iquitous proceading, then I say we have no further use for the court.” The resolutions to increase the stock as proposed, and to purchase the Boston and Montana and Butte and Boston eom- panies, was passed by a vote of 595, shares' to 304. _Another resolution was passed to the effect that the carrying out of the two other resolutions be subject to_the approval of the chancery court. The purchase price mentioned in the resolution is 5% shares of Amalgamated stock for cne share of Boston and Mon- tana stock, and 1 1-3 shares of Butte and Boston stofk. By the terms of the resolutions adopt- €d, tha price of the two properties pur- chasel is placed at $50.000,000. The com- mittee adjourncd to meet June 10. VALUABLE TELESCOPE MIRROR IS SHATTERED It Belonged to the Lick Observatory and May Delay a Projected Expedition. PITTSBURG, June S—A great thirty- six inch mirgor belonging to a Newtoniam reflecting telescope at Lick observatory was shattered into many fragments yes- terday in the workshop of Professor John A. Brashear of this city while it was being drilled to convert it into a cassegran glass. As a result it is probable that the ITong-projected expedition of the Lick ob- servatory into the Soéuthern hemisphere will have to. be postooned. essor Brashear wiHl make a new glass for the Lick scientists, but the glass for this can- not be obtained from France in less tham six months. The great mirror was five inches thick and weg;lfid about 400 pounds. It was valued at but the greatest loss is in the delay it will cause in the starting of the South American expedition. Martin Wins Reddlesdown Plate. LONDON, June 6.—The Sister Lucy fllly: (Martin) won the Riddlesdown plate at the Epsom summer meet to-day. Colonel H. McCalmont's Isle of Man (Maher) was second and\Boy of Egromond, owned by E. C. Clayton, finished third. F. Stokes’ Master Willie won the Royal Stakes handicap of £1000. The Sierra colt came second and the Duke of Devon- shire’s Dieudonne ran third. Seventeen horses finished. ‘W. Hall Walker's Merry Gal (L. Reiff) won, the Epsom cup. P. Lorillard’s David Garrick (Maher) was second and R. Slev- er's King Courfer came in third. Michael Ephrussi's Ghost won the Deor- ban Plate handicap of £1000, E. Carrigan’s Semper Vigilans was second and - Cunliffe’s Ypsilanti ran third. 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