The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 22, 1901, Page 2

(8] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, INSTRUCTIVE TRIP. ALONG WATER FRONT AND EXCURSION TO PETALUMA COMPLETE WORK HERE O < < | BURTON GIVES HINT OF FINAL RESULTS E have carefully examined San Francisco harbor dur- ing the past three day: the committee understand its possibiiities and its needs as well as any harbor in the country. It would be out of place to forecast any probable recommendation of the among the projects pertaining to San Francisco har- bor and channels in the mneighborhood which will re- ceive consideration at the next ses | First—Mile Rock. _rock with a view to its removal, would be unadvisable to do Second—Blossom Rock. Straits. Fourth—Oakland harbor or San Antonio estuary. Fifth—Napa River. Sixth—Petaluma Creek. The mouth of Napa River, Mare Island Strait, being near to the Navy Yard, has been under improvement under the direction ¥ Department, and appropriations have been made for dredging there in the naval appropriation bill. whether our committee will have to do with-this loeality. problem presented there would seem to present considerable dif- ficulty and the results thus far obtained have not been altogether of the N Speaking for myself, I have thought for some time that some rivers and harbors in California have not received that recogni- This opinion has been confirmed by per- inspection, but the question also arises whether money has not been expended for improvements which should not have been tion which they deserve. sonal inauwgurated. In leaving the eity, mittee will take away Some years ago a survey was made of this One reason for this decision was the probability that the blowing out of the rocks which are visi- ble above water would increase the danger of vessels running on other rocks which are below low water mark. that if this rock is not removed better provision should be made | either by a fog whistle or by a more adequate bell buoy so that | mariners ean be warned when they are approaching it. It has been frequently asserted to us at Waskington that this rock was not an obstacle to navigation. We have carefully examnied the locality and think that it is. Third—The shoal off Fort Pinole at the entrance to Carquinez I am sure that every member of the com- the most Francisco and the neighboring towns. extended to us has been most gratifying and it is a source of sin- cere regret to us that we cannot remain for a longer time. and I think the members of committee mnext winter, but ton will be: and it was reported that it It is evident It is doubtful The pleasant recollections of San The hospitable welcome T. E. BURTON. + HE water front of San Fran- cisco was inspected by the RI and Harbors Committee ye terday from aboard the Slocum as that stately craft steamed m the transport whart Hunters Point and back again e heads. The Congressmen k-after dock crowded with ship- and huge safling the four corners of the earth v harging valuable e others swung at anchor in waiting for room to be made ck respects along fi this trip along the he most important to Cali- ial interests of all that has made. In the main been over courses where vilities were more in evi- But 1 saw ma- is the best prophecy has in store for this gave on to astoni: expre: Burton was most deeply bilities of the ex- o‘s shipping facil- of the seawall he building of new dock: arently no serious ob- pansion existed between t southerly end of the seawall nters Point, and he grew enthusi- in contemplation of the time when rould be at dock in continuous line ggs wharf to Hunters Point, bus- g and loading cargoes, in > carrying trade of the Ori- Walter Reeves, who, by d the Republican nomina- Tllinois at the last s by a narrow.mar- gh among the ablest Representatives, impressed with the mag- s present shipping. He > familiar with ocean 2 rancisco BREATHED INTO DEAD FACTS f the Rivers and Harbors proved of prime impor- Francisco and the State. of the committee were as conditions and needs s as men could maps and charts, jdresses. Th havé neisco and have seen the staries. Life has been d_fac The Congress- of the committee know the grand 1 of the harbor and the importance f 8an Francisco as they could w it by no other means. y of the committee and its attention to the business of t 1 be to a large degree responsi- hle for whatever benefits may accrue to t The committee bas not made trip. The members have an earnestness rarely di Congressional committee. as been devoted to serious 2 rich fund of information back to Washington to aid i helpful legislation for river harbor improvements. PETALUMA DOES HONORS OF DAY The trip along the water front yesterday followed by a trip up Petaluma Cntertainment for the day was i by the people of Petaluma and the honors with both tact and , and sent the members of the back with warm spots in their JUNE 22, 1901. Congressmen in Whose Hands Is the Fate of River and Harbor Improvements: Give Close and Earnest Attention to Duty and Do Not Follow Junketing-Trip Traditions AT THe TRANSPORT Dock .. THE DEPARTURE. FRom PETALUM A S hearts for their hosts of the day. The committee embarked on the Slocum at 10 o'clock. With them for the day's trip were Congressmen Woods and Coombs, Willlam M. Bunker and Major Heuer. Assemblyman F. A. Cromwell, John A. McNear and George P. McNear ‘were aboard as a committee from Peta- uma. The run down to Hunters Point was fraught with great interest for the mem- bers of the committee. On the return trip and the continuance of the excursion out around Meiggs Wharf, past Blogsom Rock, Black Point, Fort Point, Mile Rock and out close to Seal Rocks their interest never lagged. The Slocum swung to starboard outside the Heads and ran in as close to Seal Rocks as safety would permit and then circled around in the opposite direction and came back under the lee of Point Bo- nita. Once back in the bay, the tug steamed by the most direct route to Mc- Nears Landing or Point Pedro. The steamer Gold was in waiting with a committee from Petaluma aboard. The Slocum could not approach the landing, so the Gold steamed alongside and the two vessels were made fast to each other while the Slocum’s passengers were trans- ferred to the.river steamer. The following committee of Petaluma clitizens was on the Gold to escort the Congressmen up to the creek of the town: Mayor H. Py Brajgerd, City Trustees W. R. Veale, M. Wsh, Alex Anderson and Jacob Nisson: _President of ‘the 'Board of Trade George P. McNear, ¥. A. Cromwell, John A. McNear, Colonel 'D. B. Fairbanks, ' E. E. Drees, J. L. Dinwiddie, Willlam Hill, W. B. Haskell, Captain N. Gould, F. M. Collins, DR. VICTOR POPPER ENDS HIS LIFE IN PRESENCE OF DETECTIVES WHEN ACCUSED Continued from Page One. of Miss Van Ornum until she died this morning. I asked the doctor to tele- graph to Miss Van Ornum’s parents at responded when she left'there: and re- | Chico and he did so. Tui.s is 4 terrible af- turned to her home. see her a few months ago, three weeks ferry dep She came here ince ‘and 1 met her at the t. I togk her to my rooms and introduced her as my wife. My wife lives in Los Angeles and is a sick woman. I go not know anything as to the cause of Miss Van Ornum’s death. She told me a few days ago that she intendel seeing a doctor for a certdin purpose. -1 warned her not to do so. .She insisted, however, and took the names of some doctors from @n_evening newspaper. She came back to my room and said she had seen a doc- tor, and showed me some bottles of medi- cine “I again warned her not to use the medi- cine, and she said she would go back and see the doctor and return the stuff to him, Then she came home and said the doctor had assured her that the medicine was harmless and that he had “shown her many testimonials from some of his pa- trons. I again warned her not to use the megicines, but she said she would do so. I d% not see her take any of the medi- cine or use any of it. She had three bot- tles. I left her on Thursday morning and she was in g0od health. She intended go- ing to Seattle In a few days to resume her work. On Thursday afternoon when 1 returneu to my room I found my door locked. The landlady came up and said something terrible had happened. _She informed me that the lady (Miss Van Or- num) had been taken to the hospital and that she had been found on the floor writhing, in n and that her screams had attracted attention. I went to the hospital at once and stayed by the side I was up in Chico.to,| fair, and it will cloud my life. I am will- ing to tell all I kn on this matter and keep 'nothing bac! Popper Contemplated Suicide. It is evident that “Dr.” Popper had for ny years contemplated ending his life he was arrested, judging from the let- found ir his house after his suicide vesieraay, The letters are dated in Sep- tember, 1881, and the dates have been changed many times. All the letters réfer to his death, and some of them are ad- dressed to his wife, ‘asking her not to mogrn for him, and thanking her for her kind 1reatment of him. In one letter the writer says, “If I die suddenly it would be for your own good.” In another letter Popper asks that “the following advice how to treat wives” be published in the papers “after my death.’” A third letter reads as follows: f “September 20, 1868: For the sake of my dear wife, Fannie, in case of my death, it is my will and wish to be buried from the Morgue and not brought home. My wife will pay the funeral expenses, “DR. V. POPPER, 323 Kearny Street.” Last evening Dr. Bacigalupi performed an autopsy on the body of Miss Van Or- num at the Morgue. The stomach was removed and the contents will be exan.- ined by Dr. Frank Green, the City Chem- ist. The autopsy revealed the conditton of ke deccased woman to be as Suspo ed Ly the rolice. An autopsy wiil be held to-day on the body 6f-Popper. It is thought that the carbolic acid he swallowed contained morphine, as he never moved after drink- e in the fatal draught. Certain burns on tLe mcvth of Miss Van Ornum lead tu the belief that she drank from one of the lottles cbntaining a drug inteaded to be used for external purpores. Popper Had a Bad Record. For the past quarter of a century “Dr.” Victor Popper has. been a character in the shady side of the history of this city. it was Krown to the Police Department that his practice was of a criminal na- ture, but evidence sufficient to convict him could never be secured. His practice was not confined to this city alone, but extended ‘all over the State, and even Lo ihe people of the adjoining States. In the neighborhood of his home on De- visadero street little is known of his past life. He had no intimates and seldom conld be induced to speak of his personal affairs. His reputation was such, how- cver, 'that few of his neighbors, especially of the medical fraternity, could in- duced to have anything to do with him. Fer dbout twelve years he an office at 318 Kearny street and advertised him- self as a chiropodist; but was principally cngaged in disposing of fake remedies. About two years ago he removed his of- fics to 14 Mason street, where he remained until about a month ago, when he estab- he his headquarters in his residence, 15’ Devisadero street. Iln speaking to a neighhor concerning the chanee. he stated that he could no longer defray the ex- pe .ce of a downtown office. Fopper. was about 73 yeary of age. e leaves a wife and one child, a boy about 10 years. General t is felt for Mrs. Popper, who is censidered an estimable woman by ail who know her. en the police came to search the house for evidence of Popper's criminal v/ SHAR~ BURTON DICTATING £ ) To HIS SECRETAR ABOARD” THE GoLB.. * P SNAPSHOTS TAKEN DURING TRIP OF RIVERS AND HAR- BORS COMMITTEE. o e practice Mrs. Popper and her little son were just leaving to visit some friends. It was not until she returned that she learned the terrible faté of her husband, and by that time the body had been re- moved to the Morgue. On learning the news Mrs. Popper fainted. She was car- ried nto the house, where kind neighbors did everything in their power to relieve her suffering. % It was learned last night at Shumate's drug store, at the corner of Butter and Devisadero streets, where the poison was gurchased, that on one occasion ‘‘Dr.” opper had informed a medical practi- tioner who was an acquaintance of his that if he ever got in any trouble he would end his life by committing sulcide. On that occasion he explained that he for years had been a sufferer from a compli- cation of kidney troubles and that he did not care for life, at least not sufficlently to continue living if he had to bear trouble. In all probability he continually carried the carbolic acid, waiting for just such an occaslon. Poles Outside of Fire Limits. The Board of Works yesterday asked the City Attorney for an opinion whethexr it has the power to issue a permit with- out express authorization from the Board of Supervisors for the erection of poles outside the fire limits, to be used to carry the electric light wires of the Standard Flectric Company., The first line to be erected commences at the boundary of San Francisco and San Mateo counties at Temple street, to San Bruno avenue, to Steuben street, to Vermont street, to Channel and Eighth streets, to Brannan and Fourth streets. % O provement of commercial thereto. Zoverns to-day ov Afty millions of people. colonies contain three millions mous territory and population. ket place for surplus products. imports by ceeding that period our exports 483,000,000 in value. Our exports wwas about $1,400,000,000 in valae. opportunities and advantages fo: Pacific Ocean is this commerecial least the principal gateway. in my judgment, exceed all pres of this harbor must not only be California, but must meet the re in this Orlental trade. I do not to appreciate the situation. REEVES HAS WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT UR committee has to do with things commerecial; the im- I say will therefore be confined The United States, England, Russia are each in its way large surplus producing na- tions. England was the first of the great nations to see the necessity of providing a future market for her sur- plus products and she instituted her colomial er three hundred millions of people. was second to see this mecessity, and to-day her colonies contain Germany h with these countries, now look to Eastern ¥For a hundred years prior to about $383,000,000 in value. F THE COMMITTEE facilities of our country. What to matters pertaining Germany, France and system by whichshe France entered the race and her of people. Russia has an enor- | The United States, im common Asia as the future mar- 1897 our exports exceeded our For the three years suc- exceeded our imports by $1,- for the year ending June, 1900, Our necessities require that we shall maintain all possible r our commerce in the East. The highway and San Francisco at The commerce of.this harbor will, ent expectations. The facilities sufiicient for San Franeiseo and quirements of all of our country believe that Congress will fail WALTER REEVES, .}. HE members of the Rivers and Harbors Committee were enter- tained at the San Francisco Club yesterday evening by the man- agement of The Call, immediate- ly upon their return from the trip up Petaluma Creek. From the top of The Call building they were able to view the bay as If it were a relief spread at their feet. m’?‘fle gbjec(lve points of the committee’s trips of the past three days were plainly jiscernible. The long line of the water :lfo(nt. along which they had steamed in the Slocum in mid-day, lay in a graceful i N THe., TARRY- ALL. AT PETALOMA . DISEMBARKING AT PETALOMA, - Art. S. Newburgh, N. S. Frost, Dr. C. BE. Reed, J. B. Burdell, H. E. Lawrence, F. A. Meyer, J. E. Olmsted, M. D. Hopkins, E. S. Lippitt and L. C. Byce. IMPORTANCE OF " CREEK TO TRADE During the trip up the creek the import- ance of the waterway to the people of the valley was explained to the Congressmen. Railroad freight rates to San Francisco are determined by steamer and schooner rates, for a region fifty miles beyond Petaluma, including Cloverdale, Healds- burg and Santa Rosa. As a result of the steener competition this fertile country enjoys most reasonable freight rates, and CALEDONIANS HONOR ‘EX-CHIEF JOHN REID Presented With a Beautiful Gold and Diamond Watch Charm by the Club. A large number of the members of the Caledonian Club met in Scottish Hall last night to bid bon voyage to ex-Chief John Reid, who leaves in a few days with his wife, daughter and son on an extended visit to his birthplace in Scotland. It was made the occasion of the presentation to the ex-chief of a beautiful gold watch charm. ©n the obverse side was the uoE rampant with the letters "G Ca Bl and a large diamond at the lion’s nead. On the reverse side was the inscwiption: “Presented to Ex-Cnfef John Reid by the Caledonian Club of San Francisco, June 21, 1901. The presentation was made, at the re- quest of Chief A. M. Macpherson, by ex- Chief D. R. McNeil in a neat eulogistic speech and he was followed in the same strain by ex-Chief Colin M. Boyd, James McNab, Colonel C. L. Taylor, Charles Morrison and R. Gratto. Music on tne bagpipes was supplied by Neil Lindsay, hERIPSE the. club, who 1S also soon t6 eave on & visit to Scotland. Songs were rendered by First Chieftain Andrew Mc- Nair, D. Finnie and others. John Mec- Laren delivered an Interesting address on Stirling and its historic surroundings. Additional Schoolroom Plans. The Board of Education held a special meeting yesterday and accepted the plans submitted by the Board of Public Works for adding another story to the Fremont schoclhouse. Amended. plans were also accepted for an additional story to the Sherman Primary School. a surprisingly large tonnage of freight Is mO\'E(ri‘ by i'ay of the creek and bay. And Whilc the tonnage is great, the value of the freight is much beyond what: the ton- nage would indicate, as eggs and dairy products, silk, shoes and tannery products- form a large part'of many of the cargoes out. se’f‘r‘;e people of Petaluma ask an appro- priation of $4000 to deepen the channel to four feet at low water. There are many shoals now where the depth is but a few inches at low water, and probably six miles of the sixteen has a depth of less than four feet at low water. At Petaluma carry-alls were in waliting and the visitors were driven to the Ameri- can Hotel, where an elaborate banquet had been prepared for them. Refresh- ments had been served on the Gold, but BYINGTON AND TOLLE ENGAGE IN A “FIGHT” District Attorney’s Brother Blacks the Eye of the Clerk of the Court. There was a Hvely “mixup” in front of Judge Coek's court last evening between William Byington, brother of the District Attorney, and Oscar Tolle, clerk of the court. As the result Tolle now wears his right eye in mourning. The trouble was precipitated by the McGlade trial. Tolle, | who seems to have taken an unusual in- terest in the case, noticed Byington stand- ing in the entrance to the courtroom and anncunced that there were too many “rubber necks” attending the trial. “You don’t mean that I am a rubber neck?”’ angrily asked the brother of the District Attorney. “If the cap fits you,” remarked Tolle, ‘“you can wear it.” Byington, who is built like Sharkey, promptly planted his right fist on Tolle's eye. As he was about to follow up his advantage the balliff of the court seized him. 3 Tolle denfes that he referred to Bying- ton as a ‘‘rubber neck.” He claims that the remark was intended for several hangers-on who made his life miserable during the trial. —_——————— Cadets Present Amusing Farce. The second production of the “Closing Exercises of the Hayes Valley High School,” by the League of the Cross Ca- dets, attracted and pieased a large crowd at Native Sons’ Hall last night. The sing- ing was good and the work of the come- dians excellent. The sketch “Quo Vadis Up to Date”’ was cleverly rendered by J. E. McCormick and F. A. Gilson. curve close at hand, while Oakland har- bor and the citles of Oakland, Alam and Berkeley and tne shore line n west toward Pinole, the islands bay, Belvedere and Sausal Golden Gate were all well within cle of distinct vision. Chairman and his colleagues studied the bay i its magnitude, surprised and delighted a the opportunity to correlate their f impressions into an aecurate conc of the whole. After the interior of The Call build had been shown the Congressmen the were taken out upon Market street view the exterfor of the sky-scrape While they looked the lights were t on and the building {lluminated for their pleasure as during the McKinley celebra- tion. The wives and daughters of Caqngressmen had been invited to the spectacle, and they with the Congr men went to various points to secu other views of it. TO BE GUESTS AT COLUMBIA Managers and Actor Extend Courtesy to Congres- sional Party. Gottlob, Marx & Co. of the Columbia Theater and Henry Miller have sent invi- tations to the members of the visiting Congressional committes and party to witness the production of ‘“Heartsease” to-night, and the invitation has been ac- cepted. ‘The guests will occupy six loges and eight additional seats. The visitors will be taken on a 4 through Golden Gate Park to the Cliff House and through the Presidio this aft- ernoon. W. M. Bunker will be in charge of the drive. Congressman Burton will leave this morning at 10 o’clock to visit his brother at Kelsey, El Dorado County. Before his departure he will be given a hurried drive through Golden Gate Park by Mr. Bunker. He will join his colleagues Monday at Stockton. After spending Sunday in rest and at- tendance upon church services the party will leave Monday at 9:30 for Stockton, arriving there about half-past 1 o’clock. @ it @ the visitors enjoyed the banquet with a zest that warmed the hearts of the hosts. The time at Petaluma was limited, and the courses of the banquet followed each other in rapid succession. When black coffee and cigars came, Mayor Brainerd briefly Introduced Congressman Burton, who spoke as follows: Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen: We are glad to see hera the evidence of thrift and growth, your varled agricultural products and your be- ginnings in the way of manufacturing. We are glad to see that you utilize Petaluma Creek and ‘make so much of it in the way of mavi- gation. We should be very glad to tarry In this en- terprising town. There are men near ma here whose hoary heads are crowns of glory indeed, men who in the early days In Cali- fornia ‘met the struggles and complications and disappointments that belong to a new coun- try, with a sturdy spirit of courage and pa- triotlsm. Your future is great, not alone be- cause you belong to our great country, the greatest of all countries but because-of your splendid sall, your varied resources, your wide extent of sea coast and great opportunitfes in s0_many directions. We shall go away from yom with the mo pleasant recollections. We thank you for t hospitality you have bestowed upon us, and trust that in the future if we can nct benefit you, at least we may in your thoughts be re- membered with kindness and good will. Upon the close of the banquet the vis- itors were driven to the depot, where a special train was standing reéady to carry the party to Tiburon, A quick run to that point was made, and the trip across the bay was then made on the regular ferry- boat, arriving at San Francisco at 6:35 o'clock. General Debility Is loss of physical and mental strength and endurance, cammonly attended by loss of appetite,-that tired feeling, and general lassitude. It is positively dangerous to neglect it, since it involves and imperils the whole system. It is a condition that gives the ad- vantage to every disease that threat- ens or attacks. “I was run down in health, could not sleep, and did not fee! like working. 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