The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1901, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCU CALL, MUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1901 WAR BREWING IN THE SOUTH Colombian Minister Has Left His Post in Venezuela. { T S Is Believed to Mark the Be- ginning of Open Rupture Between Two Nations. TN AGES | THROUGH FLAMES Great Northern Passen- gers Have Exciting Experience. Fires Raging Around Railroad Property in Wash- ington. — h to The Call Special Dispatch to The Call. A | E \ - 1406 G STREET, N.| TACOMA, Aug. 1.—Foj re rag- | L g ET, MA, Aug. 11.—Forest fires are rag- W.. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Senor Her- [ing between Lake Samamish and the ran. ¢ d'affaires of Colombia in | Snoqualmic River, and many lumber | | camps are in danger. Haley's camp, on | G | the Snoqualmie, was yesterday saved only d in a cable dispatch from Car- | by the strenuous efforts of fifty men. -]‘;'u the Colomb! Minister to | Many thousands of dollars worth of tim- | zuela wou.d leave to-morrow and | ber has already been destroyed, and lum- over his legation to Mr. Russell, the | bermen say uniess it rains soon more ge ¢'affaires. The last dis- | damage is inevitable. | received no confirmation s Government of the information Senor Herran Wi Passengers on the Great Northern over- y and he attributed his fail- | Jand trai v sted July 2 h s | train, which arrived last night two | to receive later information to the | hours late, report that the greates‘t forest nterruption of communication by a|fire knowh for ve: Beadlk B tho O o T vears is ri in the v.‘.ma\ly\’llh the cable line running to Co- | mountains just w. ,_‘ of u‘.‘:};‘fingm“ on | i, to-night he was at @ loss | LOLH sldes of the track. Several bridges soer;‘ | have caught fire, but the company's fire the significance of the in- | engines P | sre of the Colomblan Min. | all rail ¢ propert .bem sl pm(ec‘l aracas. He called attention | When the overland train passed through ! the fact that the cablegram says spe- | the burning forest many of the passen- | cifically that no passports were given to | gers were overcome by fright and several the Minister, from which it would seem | women fainted. The smoke and heat was | that his departure did not indicate a for- | almost irtolerable, and the train raced mal breaking off of diplomatic relations. | with the leaping flames untll safety was | Venezuela dismissed the Minister | assured. The train men report that the | passports would have been sent to |fire 1s the worst seen in_the Cascades | since 1896. All trains have been delayed. A tremendous fire is reported to be | burning between Woodinville and Grace, | and some fear is expressed for the farm dwellings and barns in the vicinity | are causing much damage in heavy tim- | ber about Shelton, in Mason County, and | also in Chehalis County. Z | him, and had Colombia recalled him with | the intention of severing in accordance w relations he th diplomatic | y Co- | ombian Governmen: satisfied not | only that Colombian insurgents are re- celving assistance from the Venezuelan side of the border with the connivance of local officials, but also that President WHITNEY AND SMITH J Castro of Venezuela is secretly support- | S thesn. For this reaton the Fechiar in WIN AT SAN RAFAEL | Colombia against Venezuela, and espe- | e d | Pre nt Castro, is very | | Numerous Tennis Games Played on » generally believed here that the Courts on Both Sides of al of the Colombian Minis- | the Bay. racas marks th ;Eeg;r;]nmx :f The best tennis match yesterday was . OPeN | played on the courts of the Hotel Rafael. apture be two Governments, | o which may to war if peace cannot | *OUr of the best local men—George Whit- be preserve he good offices of | hey, Grant Smith, W. B. Collier and Har- the 1 e old Crowell—were the contestants. Whit- ; e i | ney ana Smith proved siightly superior In IOWA FOR PANAMA. | d‘oubles. s they beat Collier and Crowell : L3 three sets out of four, the score standing Battleship Coming South and May |3-6, 6-3, The oppressive heat | Syt et | catized ‘the Plavers considerable annoy- Aug. 1l—Information re- Local plavers took advantage of the from the Puget Warm weather of vesterday and the Cali to the effect that | fOrnia courts were busy all day. Merle wafl for Sam|Johnson was in fine form and defeated ng. She will | Chet Smith, 6-1, 60, 6-1. Play was much several days in ;xllri(;‘_l:u? the score indicates. Other ladeiphia will | ™atcaes in sir Ited as follows: G. Gibson, 3 6-2, 6-2 6-1, hat if the Phil- will be sent Msh 5 Wood, 3 pama, and the Jowa will return to | Eichard }.rsk}l{r,\v;@:;:;){p:‘?el\l‘t Hamilton, 6-3. Puget Sound. In case the Philadelphia ! Ray Cornell beat C. Ku . lr‘w.c not arrive in time the lowa will go. Reid beat R. Frskine, he lowa commenced coaling for her gham beat George Whipple, 6-2 rn trip this_afternoon. She will L " : e pais afternoon. She will| In doubles the following matches were played and leave on the even- n- | = liams and Frank Stringham bury and George Whipple, §-6, winning five sets out and L. E. Wood beat Armsby on behalf of the Hotel Ra- LONOON MARKET SHOWS STRENETH Railway Shares Thought | a Mr. a fael, has offered two silver challenge cups for the men’s doubles to be plaved next month. The cups are to be won three times by the same team before becoming the permanent property of that team. In addition Mr. Halton has offered $100 for prizes for the men’s tournaments and $0 | for the women's. | Spaulding & Co. has put | up a cup valued at $300 for the singles | | championship of the coast, to be won | | three times. —_————— | Fly Casting at Stow Lake. i | | | As the season’s casting draws to a close | to Have Touched | great improvement 1s shown in the scores Bott,om Prices_ {in all of the events. Some of the new men have made wonderful strides, the | % most noticeable improvement being that | B of Blade Foulkes and the Kenniff broth- | Aug. 11.—Lord Kitchener's | €rS, Who in less than one season's cast- | ion at Pretoria had a comforting | ID€ are well up among the veteran: ok on the Stock Exchange. | Among the older members Golcher easly | oseat ey St o n, s , his score yester- more hopeful spirit With| gay being 109 feet. Everett was high man ed was due to senti- | in accuracy. with % per cent, and Mans unded reason the fu- | field led in delicacy with 83 4-12 per cent. | ., but the immediate The lure casting was hotly contested »ve prices somewhat. | With three men closely bunched. C. Ken- factor was decidedly | DI led with % 1-15, Brotherton 9 12-15 | only in London but in » the Continent did this | . and on the Continent | and B. Kenniff 9 per cent. Mansfield was not far behind, his score being e rates were all under | | 91 12-15_per cent. The full scores follow goid is afloat and coming in | & from the provinces to raise the reserve of | k of England well over £25,000,- | H New York exchange was high and | conTESTANT. <= t . Naturally there 3 »unt_circles in | of ble demand for 22 crop movements, but 2° t the drain will be : " | Battu ... inusual spec- | B home rails | Broos® This arose | protherton ehension | Daverkosen . e on the | Everett 4 shares de- | Foulks - possible fig- | Grant The outlook for | Golcher - gloomy. The | Huyck ... the raliway | B. Hemnik__ they Show a | Lierulft ..... ZTOsS receipts | ypaniaeld iile the tremen- | Multer . st materially | Smy gers confess | Young . falling off almost every ca usly increased worl duces dividends. The 1 SREY fte M0 prampe mprovement | vears ahead, and there is a general cry for retrenchment tere 15 a wide | Empire Club’s Monthly Shoot. field for jmprovement in the cquipment | The Empire Club's monthly shoot, held ments, and this fact, combired wi Ll | 2t Alameda Point yesterday, was only pr Jow price of stoc Secms G5 ,)f‘r,;‘; fairly attended, and although weather‘ & favorable opening for Ame 1 enter- | conditions were perfect the scores were prise to do for steam . what it | not what were expected. For the club | is glready doing for ti | champlonship diamona medal A. J. Webb TS ce is concerned | shot in fine form, breaking 2 ! there is wide divergence of opf rned | g : & 24 out of 25 Feferemee o the relative sirepimion with | birds in this event. He was also high for nd the employer hof the|the State champoinship Yellowstone | g trophy for the day, with a score of breaks to his credit. In the regular event for the Schumacher trophy H. D. Swales | made the best score for the day with 17 breaks to his credit in this match, although Debenham, in shooting up a fion ot 105 | back score, -broke 18 birds. For the en- hange is not promising. tire day's shooting complete scores are Aug. 11—Last week's Bourse | 35 follows triking features and more | Club championship medal, twenty-five birds sual, but the general tone |shot at—Webb 24, Cullen 20, Ireland 20, Deben- improved. The Frankfurt- | ham . Reed 19, Allen 17, Hauer 13, Howlett & =ays that scarcely one trans. |12 Swales i3, Baird i, iares was made, as far as in- | The above scores also classified for the concerned. The attention of | money match, which is a 2-bird race s much occupled with the | shot in 15 singles and 5 pairs doubles, ike is certain t upon Consequer, outlook for the Amer banks. The semi-annual | distance handicap. The purse is $ib, #d a eomewhat reassuring | given monthly by the club. market. i 4 Amitonh | Ealivios First class—Webb (22 yards), broke 19; Cullen " L Was | (15 yards), broke 19; Ireland (18 yards), broke s were very active. |18, "Webb and Cullen being tied, divided first for the first ] E. money, 3. s Of the year was 49,828,353 tons, |~ Second class—Allen (18 yards) broke 22; Reed an increase of 299,233 tons. (18 yards), broke 20; Debenham (20 yards), = - | broke 19. 'Allen having best score in this class | won sec ond money, $4 50. ADVERTISEMENTS. | “Fourth class—Hauer (20 yards), broke 19; | Baira (36 yards), broke 15; Howleit (18 yards), | broke 14; Swales (18 vards), broke 12. Hauer's | score being highest in this class he won $1 50. . | State championship, Yellowstone trophy, | twenty-five birds shot at—Webb 22, Debenham |21, Reed 20. Hauer 13, Baird 19, Javett 19, | Reed (back score) 1s. | 'Schumacher handicap trophy, twenty birds Is-Naptha soap. | F shot at, distance handicap—Swales (18 yards), 15} r trade: broke 17 Hauer (20, 16: Debenham (20), Allen (), X 14; Ireland (i8) 10; Allen,” back score (i8) score (15), 13; Debenbam, 5 Ten-bird events—Cattell 6, Swales 8 Deben- ham 8, Swales 6, Ireland 6, Ireland 5, Allen 5-3, Proof: your money back if j.'ou| want it. Webb '8-10, Baird 5, Reed 8, Debenham 7, Cul- len 9. —_—————— o g % Mr, Kerrigan—Kape shtill foive minutes, Fels & Co., makers, Philadelphia. for 1he love av nivint Mrs. Kerrigan (six children crying and i hung()~Phat fer? Bir. Kerrigan—0Oi want to give this moind cure book a fair trial. Ol want to see if Ol can convince mesilf thot there is no such thing ez matrimony.—Puck. TAFT SUGGESTS cOME NEW LAWS | Merchants Alarmed by ' | assume command of HONORS AT SARBONNE GO TO ) Miss Lucy Williams First of Her Sex to Carry Off the Great Educational Prize. . MISS LUCY WARE WILLIAMS, YOUNG LADY GRADUATE OF CALI- IVERSITY, WHO BROUGHT GLORY TO HER SEX NING FIRST HONORS AT SARBONNE, FRANCE. AKLAND, Aug. 11.—An Oakland girl and a graduate of the Uni- versity of California has taken first honors in this year's examin- ation at Sarbonne, the great center of learning in France. She is prob ably the first of her sex to hold that dis- tinction since the founding of the uni- versity during mediaeval days. Tt is not common for a woman to enter Sarbonne, but for one to carry off first honors over the world's students is something re- markable, indeed, and something of which womankind may well be proud. The young lady who has brought fame and distinction to herself and honor to Congressional Legisla- tion Is Needed to De- velop Philippines. MANILA, Aug. 1L—Governor Taft, speaking at the banquet given to-day by | the Californians in Manila to Representa- tive Julius Kahn of San Francisco, said that in order to properly develop the Philippines satisfactorily legislation deal- ing with the tariff reforms must be passed at the next session of Congress. He as- serted also that the laws prohibiting the | sale of public lands and timber, laws pro- | viding for the incorporation of American banks and laws granting franchises and mining rights were imperatively de- manded. Other members of the Philippine Com- | mission spoke in the same vein. General Chaffee described the achlevements of California’s regiment. The commission has granted $25.000 to each province where cattle have been killed by rinderpest, and this sum will be expended in giving work to those who need it. with a preference for outlay upon public roads. The money Is to be re- turned in five years. General Davis expects to complete the work of turning over the duties of pro- vost marshal this week, and he will then the United States troops on the island of Mindanao and in the Jolo archipelago. General Greely, chief signal officer, has had an interview with the members of the commission with reference to turning over | the telegraph system. General Chaffee has received from Lieu- tenant Herbert L. Evans of the Forty- fourth Volunteer Infantry a report of the taking of Mindanao. Lieutenant Evans gays the Insurgents fled to the mountains but that they must surrender, as they have no means of escape. Commissary General Weston asserts that the original reports of the frauds in the commissary departments were much exaggerated, and that the total money loss to the Government turns out to be only $750. Governor Taft and Commissioners Ide and Moses will Jeave Manila Tuesday to establish civil government in northern provinces. WILL BUILD HOSPITAL FOR YOUNG CRIPPLES Wealthy Boston Lawyer Leases an Eastern Island for a Philan- thropic Purpose. REDLANDS, Aug. 1.—A. C. Burrage, a wealthy Boston attorney, whose mansion and grounds form one of the principal at- tractions of Redlands, has leased Bunkins Island, in Hingham Bay, near Boston, Mass., for a period of 3% years. On it he will erect a hospital and lay out beautiful grounds for crippled children. The philanthropy of Burrage is in_the nature of the fulfillment of a vow. Over one year ago Russell Burrage, his 9-year- old son, was seriously injured while play- ing football. For many weeks he was in bed badly crippled, and ever since that time the anxious father's sympathy has gone out to young cripples. He has given large sums of money to alleviate the suf- ferings of other crippled children. He is now on his way here and will eventually make his permanent home in this city. ST ST Thousands of Hop-Pickers Ready. WHEATLAND, Aug. 11.—Hop-plcking begins in the Wheatland yards to-mor- row. The crop is in splendid condition. Over three thousand pickers are here ready to go to work, and yet a few yards are short-handed. e LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. OCEAN STEAMER. SOUTHAMPTON—Salled Aug. 11—Stmr Gros- ser Kurfurst, {rom Bremen, for New York. ed Bushnells to-day b: her university is Lucy Ware Willilams. a graduate of the class of 1897. Miss Wil- liams entered college with the class of 1896, but as she remained out a year she did not graduate until 1897. On graduation she received the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. She was a student of marked ability and showed great promise for future work. She has been studying in Paris for three years, holding during that time a Phebe A. Hearst scholarship. Miss Willilams ~came from National City, where her parents are residing. While here her bright and cheerful dispo- sition brought many more friends into her life than is usually allotted the close stu- dent and deep thinker. She was a gen- eral favorite at college. eieleleeleinieiell @ PORTO RICANG ENTER PROTEST Importation of Bra- zilian Coffee. R T SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 11.—The merchants of San Juan are alarmed con- cerning the importation of Brazilian cof- the Porto Rican product. The merchants of Manati met to-day | and resolved not to trade with the import- | ers of coffee from Brazil, and meetings were held in other towns. Governor Hunt has consented to ask Washington for re- lief by the enactment of a measure de- claring that the proclamation does not re- fer to the special duty of 5 cents on coffee as per section one, but only to section three. The importers of coffee arriving to-day, fearing public feeling, announced that the coffee received would be shipped back again by the next vessel, the newspapers having demanded that a boycott be insti- tuted against the dealers on patriotic grounds until Congress can act, consider- ing a favorable construction of the law to be impossible. FOUND ON THE BEACH WITH BULLETS IN BODY Chicago Man Is Supposed to Have Been Murdered Near Port Angeles. TACOMA, Aug. 11.—The body of C. Link of Chicago, aged 5 years, was found on the beach eight miles from Port An- geles last Friday. He had either commit- ted suicide or been murdered, circum- stances pointing strongly toward murder. His right hand grasped a revolver which contained four cartridges, with one ex- ploded. His body was twice penetrated by builets. One entered his left breast and lodged in the back, while the other entered his right temple. It is believed that he was killed for the purpose of rob- bery and that the weapon was placed in his hand to avert suspicion. ‘When he left Victoria last Suflday Link had $675 in cash and two of his pockets were full of letters and papers. These had disappeared, his pockets containing only cents. On Wednesday he ex- pressed a package to C. R. Linde in Chi- cago, which fact will probably reveal his identity and purpose more fuily. CHILD MAKES A CHARGE AGAINST A STEPFATHER Twelve-Year-0ld Girl Declares That She Was Commanded to Com- mit Robbery. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 11.—Charles Her- bert was arrested last night and charged with being implicated in burglaries at Capitola, Seabright and this city. His stepdaughter, aged 12 years, accuses him of having told her to rob houses which she visited on the pretense of selling soap. She says he would wait with a n in some convenient place and haul the stuff away. Yesterday the girl visited Mrs. Bart- lett’s cottage at Capitola, taking money and clothing, which she hid in a vacant lot. Mrs. Bartlett found her in the house and she confessed. The stolen property s recovered. Herbert denies the child's ory. Minor Baseball Games: SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 11.—A large crowd witnessed a game of baseball at the East- side grounds this afternoon between the San Rafaels and the Del Montes of Oak- land The local team was crippled by the loss of its_ battery and several other players, and the visitors had easy money, winning with a score of 8 to 2. HOLLISTER, Aug. 1L.—Hollister defeat- a_score of 9 to 4. Batteries—Mills and Griffin; Romer and Samuels. OAKLAND GIRL | sort of Atlas in the Russian world, and | { for a spell the reins of power. The most | persistent report is that the Minister is +| | BOMB SET OFF IN CHURCH | window, but not injuring any of the hun- fee, which has hLeen made possible by the i the e removal of the tariff. This coffee can be | sold here at about one-half the price of | | at the Alhambra Hotel. S5 B LEFT WIEE AND CHLD San Bernardino Woman Tells a Story of Desertion. Husband, She Declares, Sud- denly Ran Away With Her Sister. kel R Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 11.—Will A. Leffen of this city is charged with hav- ing deserted his wife and four-weeks- old child and left for parts unknown | with his wife's sister. The story is told by the man's wife, who, with tears in her eyes, said to-day: ‘“He kissed the baby, bade me good- by and said he would never see me agaln. Then he went away with my sis- | ter, but where he went I do not know."” | Mrs. Leffen says that for nearly a year | her ‘husband has been under the influ- ence of her sister, Mrs. Myra Liparl, who secured a divorce from her husband scarcely a year ago. Last Thursday Lef- fen went to his home, packed the be- longings of Mrs. Lipari and his own clothes in a trunk, and after telling his | wife that he was going to leave her for- ever took the train for San Francisco. Since then nothing has been seen or heard of him. Mrs. Lipari openly announced that she was going away with Leffen, and she said that it would be useless to follow them. Mrs. Leffen says she pleaded with | the woman to cease her endeavors to win the affections of her husband, but| her pleadings were laughed at, and the woman hoasted of her influence over her | sister's husband. MINISTER OF FINANCE | WITTE'S FAILING HEALTH | Russian Official Threatened With Meningitis as the Result of the Last Year’s Strain. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1l.—Rumor, almost always busy with Minister of | Finance M. Witte, has set afloat varlous | stories of ill health to account for his de- | ferring his proposed journey to Manchu- | ria in order to take a course at Wies | den. Most Ministers naturally prefer Wiesbaden to Manchuria as a cure to un- remitting labor during the hot summer | months. Not so with M. Witte, who is a | has one of those natures which are alike | greedy of work and unwilling to drop even threatened with meningitis. The truth seems to be thatihe has undergone un- usual strain during the last twelve months and is in need of a thorough rest. If cer- | tain people, who often know what is be- ing talked of in court circles are not in| error, he will have the satisfaction next | winter of sceing Mme. Witte received at | court. It is sald that the young Empress has taken quite a fancy to Mme. Witte. e OF ST. NIZIER AT TROYS Priest and Children Who Were in the | Edifice Narrowly Escape Seri- ous Injury. PARIS, Aug. 11.—A bomb was exploded | this afternoon near the altar of the| Church of St. Nizier at Troys. doing con- siderable damage to the XIII century | dred children who, together with a priest, | were in the sacred edifice at the time. A Spaniard has been arrested on susplicion/ of being the author of the outrage. P e Purchases Acres in Ventura. VENTURA, Aug. 11.—The American | Beet Sugar Company has added another {to a cleaning establishment large tract of land to the acreage it now | controls in this county. The new acquisi- tion is the famous Los Posas grant. of | nearly 600 acres. It is located east of the | Del Norte rancho in the low-lying foot- hills of the southern section of the coun- ty. The land acquired is owned by Thom- | as R. Bard, Mr. Salisbury, D. T. Perkins | and J. L. Erringer. The lease runs for six | vears and the transaction represents a | transfer of about $25,000. ‘Wrangles i Parliament. LONDGN, Aug. 11.—It is still doubtful | if Parliament will be able to prorogue | August 17, but the legislators are work- | ing hard with_that objzct in view. Theo- | retically, the House of Commons finishes | business at 12 o’clock, but the 12 o'clock hour has been suspended and last week the House worked till 5 or 6 in | the morning in order to get through the Ministerial programme. In consequence, it has been a most ill-tempered assembly. Each hour was marked by asperities, which is quite unusual ——— Earnings of the Union Pacific. OMAHA, Aug. 11.—A comparati®e state- ment of the earnings of the Union Pacific | Railway for the flscal year recently closed | shows that the net earnings for that period were $1,136,127 in excess of the et | earnings for the preceding twelve months. | The gross earnings of the twelve months | ending June 30 showed an increase of | $4.328,006, and the increase in expenses | amounted to $3,191,879. P4 41 EAEEE A4S :THB DAY’S DEAD. Q4444444444444 444440 MARTINEZ, Aug. 11.—Colonel George ‘W. Bowle, one of the leading attorneys of Contra Costa County and a resident of | this city for the past twenty-nine years, | was this afternoon found dead in his bed | He was last seen | at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon and had been dead some time when his body was discovered. Apoplexy is the supposed cause of death. Colonel Bowie was T1 years old. His wife, who died some years ago, was a sister of Henry Hook, the one-time cash- fer of the customs-house at San Francisco. He was nominated for Congress with Cal- houn Benham on the Whig party ticket in 1854. The election took place September 6 and resulted in a victory for Denver and Herbert by nearly 37,000 votes over 35,000 for Bowie and Benham. In 1857 he was | nominated by the Know Nothings for Governor of California and was defeated by John B. Weller. ‘When General McClellan, in April, 1862, approved the organization of the “‘Califor- nia Column” the volunteers assembled at Yuma, Ariz. The first troops to arrive were soon reinforced by ten companies of the Fifth California_Infantry, of which Bowie was colonel. Fort Bowie, In Ari- zona, was named after him. During the administration of Grant Bowie was naval officer at this port. General M. O. Sorrell. ROANOKE, Va., Aug. 1l.—General M. O. Sorrell, aged 64 years, of Savannah, Ga., died at the home of his brother near Roanoke last night. General Sorrell en- tered the Confederate army as volunteer ald on Longstreet’'s staff. He was pro- moted several times for gallantry, and in the third year of the war was made a brigadier general on Longstreet's staff. He was shot through the lungs at the bat- tle of Sharpsburg. After the war he was in turn superintendent of the Central Railroad of Georgia and general R of the steamship line plying between Sa- vannah and New York and Liverpool. He held the latter office at the time of his death. : Mrs. Mary Snead. DIXON, Aug. 11.—Mrs. Mary Snead, mother of Mrs. Marion de Vries, wife of a former Congressman from this State, died suddenly from heart disease at her home near this place to-day. She was in Dixon yesterday and appeared to be in the best of health. This afternoon while walking about her ranch she complained ill. She entered the house, sat and died in a few minutes. Mrs. Snead was the widow of the late Samuel T.. Snead and Jived in Solano County since 1850. Her mother, Mrs. Mooney, is still living in Benicia. ). JURY DECLARES [T WAS MURDER Mystery Not Uncovered Surrounding Death of Mrs. Thomas. Result of Inquest at San Jose Causes More Invest- igation. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE. Aug. 11.—The mystery sur- | rounding the sudden death of Mrs. Mar- | garet Thomas, which occurred Wednes- day morning, has not been solved by the Corcner’s inquest. Instead, the jury has added a more sensational color to the mat- ter, and the verdict to-day casts suspi- cion of murder upon some person who probably was connected with her. The ‘in- quiry into her ccath has been = most searching and exhaustive, and the ques- tion considered was whether it was a case of murder or suicide. Mrs. Thomas, the wife of T. J. Thomas, | a wood and_coal dealer, was taken sud- | denly ill on Wednesday morning, and two hours later died. Her death was pre- ceded by spasms, and there were indica- tions eof strychnine poisoning. Near her was found a bottle that had contained | ergot, and her husband and Mrs. Mary | Wilson, a friend, testified that Mrs. Thomas was in the habit of using the drug. At the inquest to-day a report was| made by a chemist, Frank T. Green of | San Francisco, which stated that he had been unable to find any traces of poison in the stomach. The jury, however, paid | no attention to this evidence, and re- turned a verdict that Mrs. Thomas came to her death *from poison administered by some one to this jury unknown.” A month before her death Mrs. Thomas had her life insured in a fraternal order for $1000. District Attorney Campbell took part in the inquest to-day, and will continue his investigations further. A. C. McKINLAY ROBBED BY A GANG OF ROUGHS Enticed Into a Side Street Near Third | and Relieved of His Money. A. C. McKinlay, an employe of the Southern Pacific Company, was robbed by a crowd of men early last evening on | a side street near the corner of Third and Howard. McKinlay had come from his | home in Oakland, and was carrying a suit of clothes which he had in a bundle on Third Below Misslon street he was ap- proached by some men and enticed into | a side street, where they set upon him | and robbed him of $3 in coin and hisi bundle of clothes. i McKinlay reported the matter to the police and an officer was sent to Investi- | gate. While directing the policeman to | the scene of the holdup, McKinlay pointed out J. T. Carr, alias Brick, a young team- ster, as one of his assailants. Carr was arrested and charged with robbery. The | police believe that they will soon appre- ) hend_the other men. McKinlay is a_brother of D. E. McKin- | lay, Assistant United States District At-| torhey. street. J. A Emery, secretary of the Board of | Heal® while crossing through Calvary | Cemetery shortly after 8 o’clock last night | was set upon by a man who attempted to | rob him. Emery resisted his assailant and pushed | him aside, when a second man jumped on | him from behind. After a short struggle the robber and the intended victim fell | to the ground together. The robber show- | ed no inclination to press the fight, and | Emery, taking advantage of the opportu- | asty exit from the ceme- | —_—e————————— WIFE CALLS RECREANT SPOUSE TO ACCOUNT Hair Is Pulled on Market Street to the Delight of a Large | Audience. The pedestrians who were abroad in the vicinity of O'Farrell and Market streets: about 10 o'clock Friday night witnessed | a startling episode. An injured wife | wreaked vengeance there on a recreant | husband and his lady friend, whom he | had taken to the theater. The wife had | the assistance of a stalwart brother, who proceeded to make things interesting for | the husband, while the wife took care of the lady friend. For a while hair and | complexion powder were at a discount in the neighborhood. All of the principals were finely dressed and gave evidence of | respectability. The affray attracted an immense crowd. many of whom took sides and cheered the interested parties on to battle. Most | of the audience took the side of the In- | jured wife and encouraged he- to assert her marital rights, which she did not hes- | itate to do in a most hearty manner. She | was finally led away by her brother after she had succeeded in almost completely wrecking her victim’s dress and extract- | ing a quantity of glossy tresses. The at- e parties immediately left ¢ of battle and_ went away from the ap- plauding crowd. The husband remained loyally by his | companion and the two wended their way | up O'Farrell street, followed by a great portion of the crowd. They requested Of- ficer Beach to drive the throng back. but his efforts proved all in vain. The two went into an O'Farrell street saloon, where the womon was given a chance to repair the damage to her zitire. B Sunday at Pleasure Places. Unusually large crowds assembled at the park and beach yesterday. 'The weather was fine all day and many chil- dren took advantage of this fact and waded in the ocean. No accidents or incidents worthy of mention occurred during the day. A good bill at the Chutes attracted a large crowd, and all passed an enjoyable day. Following are (he results of the aquatic contests at Sutro’s Baths: 50-yard race—P. Sundberg, first: second, Under water swimming—C. first: J. Wilson, cond. 100- . Sundberg, first; A. Heinze, second. Tub race— A. Sunaberg, first; J. Ryan, board diving—A. Eundberg. A Sundbers, second prize. High diving—P. Sund- berg, first prize; W. Carroll, second vrize. For several hours a large whale at-| tracted the attention of the thousands | of pleasure-seekers who thronged the | beach. He churned the water continous- 1y, now displaying his great tail, now pok- ing his big head into the sunlight, and frequently spouting a great stream of water into the air. It was late in the afternoon before his whaleship discon- tirued his interesting exhibition and dis- appeared from view. | The Flight of Time Is much pleasanter when it is observed on an artistic time-piece. We have just received a large shipment of gold clocks, the finish of which is incomparably beau- tiful. Yet they are reasonable in price. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. * —_—— Druids Enjoy a Picnic. A large picnic under the auspices of Olympia Grove No. 119, Olympia Circle No. 13, United Ancient Order of Druids, was held at Schuetzen Park vesterday. Thore ‘were games, music and dancing. e com- mittees were as follows: Arrangements—T. E. Bradley, chair- floor man- man; A. Pfaefflin, treasurer; ager, George Ferris; assistant floor man- ager, Mrs. A. Jacobsen. Floor committee —J. J. Noonan, R. Driscoll, Frank Bros- ser, J. O'Reilly, W. Daly, J. Cassin; re- ception committee—Mrs. C. M. Jacobsen, Mrs. H. Cassin, Mrs. Arnald, Mrs' Frawley, Mrs. Petry; games and prizes—H. D. Nienhous, R. Zowasky. . Cyclist’s Nose Broken. Cornelius Coleman, a bell Occidental Hotel, was treated he City and County Hospital yesterday for a broken nose, caused by his being thrown from his bicycle at the corner of Army and Folsom streets. Noonan, Miss at” the | thing points to a succe: lc. GRAND REUNION AT SALT LAKE Veterans of the Spanish and Philippine Wars Will Attend. A Hearty Welcome Will Be Given the Army Men by the Residents. SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 1l.—Every- ful meeting of the National Soclety, Army of the Philippines, which will hold its second annual encamp- ment and reunion in this city Augus 14 and 15. It will be the first great gath ing of army men in Salt Lake and wi bring together soldiers of rank and fil@ from every quarter of the Umion. Fully 2000 veterans of the Spanish and Philin- pine wars are expected to attend the re- union, and elaborate arrangements have been made for their entertainment. sion of the soclety afternoon. patriotic m delegates b Governor Wells. Yy & ting in the Tabernacle, the g welcomed to the State by The speakers at :his | meeting will be Brigadier General Irving Hale of Colorado, Brigadier General W. 5. Metcalf of Kansas and Captain P, J. Cosgrove of Nebraska. The principal event on the programme for Wednesday will be the grand military and civic parade, of which Gen Willlam H. Penrose, U. 8. A. (retired), will be grand marshal. Followinz ths parade a special organ reecital will be given in the Tabernacle, after which the visitors will spend the balance of the day 4t Salt Adr. Thursday will be devoted to the election of officers and viewing the principal points of interest in and about the cit) Among the more prominent military officers who will be in attendance are General Irving Hale, Colonel Boyle and Lieutenant Colonel Lippincott of Colorado, Colonel Thomas R. Hamer of Idaho, Gen- eral H. C. Kessler and Major J. R. Miiler, Montana: Captain F. M. Linsoot General H. G. Otis and Major California; General Owen Oregon; Colonel W. I. Fife. W Colonel Gracey Childers. Tenn jors C. A. Vickers and J. N. Ki . N : Lieutenant Colonel Lee Stover and Majors Howard and Worne, South Dakota: Colonel William Trueman. North Dakota: General McC. Reeves and Colonel’ W. F. Ames. Minnesota; Major F. M. Foote, Wyoming: Colonel J. €, Loper and Major T. A, Hume of Towa; General W. 8. Metcalf and Lieutenunt Colonel E. C. Little of Kansas. and Coio= nel Pope formerly quartermaster general under General utis at Manila Major General Francis V. Greene, president of the organization. Is in Eu at present and will be unable to attend the reunion. SENATOR CLARK GIVEN SUITABLE RIGHT OF WAY Officials Aid in His Projected Road Between Salt Lake and Los Angeles. CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—It is stated that as a result of a conference held at the Audi- torfum vesterday between Roswell Miller, M. Hays, Mr. Lomax and Senator Clark, officials respectively of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the South- ern Pacific, the Union Pacific and the Sait Tiake-Los Angeles road. now in process of construction, Senator Clark will be given uninterrupted right of way for his road between Salt Lake and Los Angeles. The conference was held in Senator Clark’s room and lasted nearly all day. Miller left the meeting after an hour and went to the offices of the St. Paul road, but went back to Senator Clark’'s room later. After the meeting Senator Clark left for his home, seemingly in a highly content- ed frame of mind. na e — - Takes a Prisouer to Arizona. REDDING, Aug. 1l.—John L. Munds, Sheriff of Yavapai County, Arizona, ar- rived here this morning and started back with a telephone lineman who under the name of R. D. Vivian has worked here. He is alleged to be R. D. Foreman, a man wanted in Arizona for murder. Sheriff Munds, while never having seen Foreman. says Vivian answers that indivdual's de- scription exactly, down to the loss of two fingers and a tattoo mark on the arm. Makes Port With Little Food. TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 1.—The barken- | tine Quickstep arrived last night seventy- five days out from Salinas Cruz, Mexico, with her bottom covered with more bar- nacles than any craft that has made this port in years. For thirty days the Quick- step drifted about becalmed in southern seas. Provisions were getting low, and Captain Gruner headed for Honolulu, ar- riving there with only two sacks of flour and half a sack of beans. Identified as T. F. Colburn. CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—An aged man who was stricken with apoplexy while walking in Washington Park on Friday and wao died yesterday in the Chicago Hospital has been identified as Theodore F. (ol burn. owner of various mining propertics in the West and formerly In charge of the marine fire department in New Orleans. Mr. Colburn lived in Chicago with his sister, Mrs. A. T. Gillett. —_—e—————— Ingleside Trap Shooting. The final - blue rock shoot of the San Francisco Gun Club was held yesterday afternoon at the Ingleside grounds. Dur- ing the season that -began in May 150 rocks were thrown for each contestant. and after the final scores had been figured up vesterday the prizes were awarded to the winners. < E. L. Schultz won the first premium, a handsome diamond medal. He missed only 8 of the 130. M. Fuedner and Pete McWil- son were tied for second place and Burns and Foster for third place, Golcher. Kleve- sahl and Haight for fourth and Murdock and Rosenberg for fifth. The final shoot yesterday resulted as follows: E. Murdock 21. M. C. Feudner 2. E. L r 21, Neustadter 19, Weill 15, Rosenberg 20, Weill (back score) 12; Karney 22. Schultz 23, Wilson 22, Sweeney 19.” Klevesahl 24. Kerri- son 24, Burns 21, Golcher 19. Fred Feudner 24. . Justins 21, C. A. Haight 33, J. Karney (back score) 21, Klevesahl (back score) 16. The last live bird shoot of the club will be held on the last Sunday of the month. The Olvmpics, however, will continue to fire at blue rocks each Sunday during the month. Yesterday the live bird shoot by tha Olympics resulted in the following scores: M. O. Feudner 15. Slade 14, H. B. Hosmer 10, A Haight 14, H. Justins 13, Ed Donahus (back score) 15, Hosmer (back score) 14, Ed Donahue 14. L —ee— Laborer Is Stabbed. OAKLAND, Aug. 11.—During a row on the water front to-day Joseph Flores, a laborer, residing at 634 Pacific street, San Francisco, was stabbed in the right breast. 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