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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1901. (o} PLANS BUILDING A NEW MANGION George Crocker Negoti- ating for Purchase of Darling Property. In the Event of Securing It | He Will Tear Down the Old Houses. NEW YORK, Se few days that Richard . Wantage was e of the A. B. r Ramsey’s in Ber- Inquiry negotiating for the Tammany chieftain, George Crocker of York, and that soon be property Darli the person who is purch but the chances are he will a resident of Bergen County. The was formerly owned by A. B. ns by investment in real estate in ling died he left the Bergen property to his nephew, but his widow has been its occupant most of the se_since. M ling made use of place to giv h air to the poor n of New 0 g0 to Darling- teen or twenty. Young Dar € has no desire to retain the property he does not wish to act contrary 1o - «.—There has been a California and New | { upon ng. who made a fortune of several veral weeks in wishes, and the transfer of the | now de s wholly upon what Darling zays. Crocker has visited e several times and has an- nounced his intention, in the event of irchasing it, of taking down all the ngs and erecting a mansion on top ——————————— McGOVERN’S SISTER LANDS ON JAW OF A MASHER Resents a Stranger’s Familiarity and Gets Into the Coney Island Police Station. | another, NEW YORK. Sept. 1.—Th hting in- stincts of the M ily are ap- | ntly not o the male side. e McGove r of Terry, twice o-night in the eftly as her to-day with the Bowe ards ahead of b nger. thinking her w behind the ght flush on NINE XILLED ON TRAIN BLOWN UP BY BOERS Lord Kitchener Reports the Casual- ties in Saturday’s Disaster Near Winterval. Kitchener r t nine pers wounded railing of the ved vesterda mmen's K Duties of Veterinarians. 3TON, Sept. 1.—The Secretary Defines WASHINC the duties y law to be officers. As to that of % are _eligible rs of boards of surve 2 officer or post ment to Postal Employes t:tertnjned. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.—Two hundred let- carriers, clerks d postal officials, o are on their way to attend the an- co tion of the National Associa- Chattanooga, v and were en- Louis branch of the isitors were the > delegates. St Will Act as Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 Colonel sistant Secretary of War, v _home in amily is chief of engi- of War Suring oot and Colo- B Orders Electric Motors Put On. NE YOR 1.—President J. J. Railroad, it steam locomo- lectric motors on he Great North- if this change electric motors 1 other divisions of the road - SRS Bryan Will Address Workingmen. KANSAS CITY, Sept 1L—William J 3ryan is acknowledged to be the feature ¥ of the Labor day celebration to-morrow t Electric Park and will, it is said, de- ver a speech of especial interest to work- gmen. Pr rations for a big parade nd & demonstration beyond that usual held here on Labor day have been made. s lon Object to Tariff Schedule. BERLIN, Sept. 1. The central commit- tee of German shoe dealers has presented petition against the increase of dutles shoes proposed in the new tariff bill. hat makers’ organizations will send eputation to Herr Moeller, Prussian Minister of Commerce, against the pro- posed duty on feit hat —— Wreak Vengeance on Tax Collectors. MADRID, Sept. 1.—The inhabitants of Setinel, mear Cadiz, have risen against the tax collectors. It is rumored that a serfous conflict h taken place, several persons being killed or injured. Cripple Creek Gold Output. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Sept. 1.—The 4 production of this district during gust was 32,558,000, the greatest single nonth’'s record in the history of Cripple Creek. Di44445444434454444444 THE DAY’S DBAD. } Biis+4444444444444440 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 1— Judge J. B. Timmony of this city died suddenly of apoplexy this afternoon. Judge Timmony was widely known in the West. He was born in Pittsburg fift four vears ago and was a graduate of the Pk arrival in this city contractor adelphia Law School. ien years ago, he was in Kansas and ‘W. A. Begole. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1.—W. A. Begole, a pioneer, who crossed the plains to Cali- in 1849, died here to-day, aged 7 rs. e deceased was a prominent on and had resided in San Diego for riy-three years Charles ];Cl]rke PEORIA, 11, Sept. 1.—Charles D. Clarke, head of the great distilling house »f C e Bros. & Co., died to-day, aged B years. sterday, left | IS REDMOND TALKS OF IRSH PAATY Says Parliament Cannot Reduce Ireland’s Rep- | resentation. e Claims the Act of Union Has' Settled That Important Question. = el and characterized the policy of reducing Ireland’s representation in Parliament, as hinted at by Balfour and Chamberia during e recent Unionist demonstration at Blerneim Palace, as absurd. He de- red that the Irish people “can abso-' lutely aisregard such threats and rely | ne provisions of the act of union, which settled the question of representa- | on.** | Dilating upon what he called “‘the col- lapse of Parliamentary system dmr- ing the vecert session,” he said it proved that with e pressure the united irish b Jd get anything it wanted. The Conservative papers to-day com- ment upon Redmond's speech as justify- ing the Governm in taking “‘practical measures to mit the nuisance of Irish obstructio | | DUMONT CONFLETING i NEW FLYING MACHINE Hopes, to Circle the Eiffel Tower ani Carry Off the Deutsch Prize. PARIS, Sept. 1.—Santos Dumont, the daring Brazillan aeronaut, has been working day and night to complete a new | flving machine, his sixth. in which he hopes to circle the Eiffel Tower and win the Deutsch prize. The question of ex- pense never bothers him. Like Lipton, he seeks the prize, no matter w it costs. | “Everything is now ready for my next | ascent,” said Dumont to the Journal cor- respondent to-day. Weeks of prodigious labor since the i created | ate wreck of his :ast balloon has and to-day, for the first time, | the aeronaut took things a bit leisurely. | Royalty Visits the Marlborough. LONDON, Sept. 1.—Crown Prince Fred- erick Willlam of Germany arrived last night at Blenhelm Palace on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough CHARGE NEGLECT Battle to Recover Loss! by Haywards' Can- nery Destruction. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. L Thirty insurance companies of San | Francisco have combined to prosecute a $100,000 suit against the San Lorenzo Water Company to recover the money they were compelled to pay upon the total loss caused by the burning of the Hunt Bros.’ cannery and ¢an plant last spring at HayWwards. Papers in the forthcoming litigation have been under preparation by the law firm of Van Ness & Redman of BSan Frarcisco, and the documents are now about ready to file. The insurance .world is interested in this prospective legal battle, for the questions involved are of vast importance, not only to the companies but to water supplying corporations. The fight is to be made upon the th that the San Lorenzo Water Company, which supplies Hay- wards, neglected to furnish adequate ser- vice and that the immense losses could have been prevented if there had been a flicient supply of water at hand for use fhen the fire was in its inciplency. The immense buildings, the valuable machinery therein contained and all of the structures, cannery, warehouses and inciuding many thousand dol- of tin plate, manufactured cans, machinery and other paraphernalia were burned to a worthless mass, only fit for the scrap pile of a junk-yard. The fire occurred on the night of April 12. Hose Falls Far Short. The Haywards Fire Department re- sponded, but found its nearest hydrant was so far from the cannery buildings that the hose was short from 1200 to 1500 feet. The water company had laid a main 10 within 200 fect of the cannery grounds, but had not completed the pipe-line to the cannery, where hydrants were to be | erected. | Pacific | the depot. | surance Previous to his | The claim is made by the insurance companies that the water company was directed to complete these extensions nearly a month before the fire occurred and that their failure to do so left the cannery without the protection against fire to which it was entitled and for which seasonable demand had been made. The pipe main that had been run down B street at Haywards was ‘‘dead-ended at a poimt about opposite the Southern Company’s depot. Arrangements had been made to place a hydrant there and to run a lateral connecting main to the canner. ceral hundred feet east of There had been some delay because of correspondence between the eznnery owners and the water company concerning the payment for that connec- tion, but this was adjusted a month be- fore the fire. Frequent demand was thereafter made for the service, as the cannery was shortly to open for the sea- son’s work, but the night of the fire arrived and there were no hydrants with- in a mile of the scene. The firemen and townspeople were compelled to stand helpless and see the acres of buildings licked up by the roaring flames. It is upon this statement that the dnsur- ance companies have decided to proceed against the San Lorenzo Water Company 10 recover the amount they paid to Hunt | Bros. The total insurance money received by the cannery people was $91,500. Their loss was thus reduced to $10,000 or $15,000. Insurance Companies’ Points. | A month after the fire, Superintendent Darling of the water works committed suicide at his home in Haywards, baving | become desponient through brooding over the destruction of the cannery and the circumstances surrounding the fire. The agreement which the interested in- | companies have signed recites the following: The sald_insurance companies claim that it | was entirely due to the act or neglect of the San Lorenzo Water Company that the fire of April 12 at Haywards assumed its serious pro- portions, and claim that with a proper and adequate water supply said fire could readily have been extinguished in its incipiency: and claim that absence of said proper and adequate water supply was entirely due to the act or neglect of said San Lorenzo Water Company. The_following companies, through their San Francisco agents, have signed the agreement: Aetna Insurance Company, Sun Insurance Company, Insurance Company of North Amer- jca. National Standard Insurance Company, London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Com: pany, Netherlands Fire Insurance Compan Greenwich Fire Insurance Company, Penn: vania Fire Insurance Company, Home Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Manchester As- surance Company, Caledonian Insurance Com- pany, American Fire Insurance Company of New ' York. laware Insurance Company, American Fire Insurance Company of Phila” delphis, Commercial Unjon Assurance Com- pany (Limited), American rance Com- pany of Newark, Mercantile Fire and Marine Insurance Company, American Insurance Com- pany of Boston, Northern Assurance Company. Italian Warships Will Remain Away PARIS, Sept. 1.—The Eclaire says that it i= not likely 2 squadron of Italian war- ships will go to Dunkirk during the visit of the Czar. URANCE MEN | inevitable favorable symptom, however, CHILDREN OF THE GAELIC RACE PREPARE TO REVIVE OLD GAMES Perfecting the Plans for .a Grand Celebration on Admission Day, Several Addresses Are Made in the Ancient Tongue and Nimble Feet Merrily Illustrate Poetry of Motion as Seen on the Old Sod O LANNA na nGael le quativ a chiel.” ‘When Chairman Deasy said that at the meeting of the executive committee of the Celtic Union held at XK. B. | Hall, 1133 Mission street, yesterla i afternoon a group of devoted pa- triots who have been studying the an- cient Gaelic language strenuously ap- plauded. Reduced to English, what Chair- ! man Dez said was: “The children of the Gael are with oulders to the wheel."” That was the keynote of the meeting to complete arrangements for the big cele- bration at Glen Park that is be. ing prepared for Admission D a week from to-day, under he auspices of the Celtic Union to raise addi- tiona! funds for the erection of the Celtic Union Hall. There is $7000 now 'in the treasury, and it is hoped that enough will be realized out of the proceeds of the { coming celebration to make the procure- ment of a site a possibility. “Rince, ceol, agus, seamachus’— “Dancing. music and oratory’'—continued Chairman Deasy, transiating his Gaelic speech, “are the aims of our celebration. We are reviving the ancient games of ire- land, her song, her literature and her spirit. We are -here to perfect the plans of our great celebration, and give to the sons and daughters of the Green Isle a modern revival of the ancient games of the Emerald Colonel Thomas F. Barry, president of the Celtic Union, enthused his hearers with a stirring address. “We are trying,’ sald he, greater unity Irish race. The Union is unity. propose to unitc all the people of our race; to instill into their minds the prin- ciples of liberty and independence incul- cated in our breasts from time immem rial. California, on tne day we h chosen, celebrates her admission as a @ it tieieedeind LONDON MARKET GROWS STRONGER Steady Absorption of All Gilt-Edged Securities Continues. Isle. “to brin, LONDON, Sept. 1.—The Stock Exchange situation may now be fairly described as more hopeful than at any time since the vacation season began. As vet, however, there is no great buoyancy in any depart- ment. A number of the leaders are cut- ting their holiGays shorter than usual, apparently in the hope of being on the spot whenever there begins to be some- thing doing. ® Easy money continues to be a feature. With its present reserve the Bank of England views with apparent equanimity prospective withdrawals for New York. There seems to be little likelihood of a severe autumnal stringency. At the same time continental exchanges are weaken- ing all around, and it is evident that Lon- don may be called upon to supply other demands than New York's. Other features which seem to be per- sistently ignored by optimistic financial critics is the fact that the Government has never professed that the last consol issue would provide for active operations in South Africa beyond October 15. There seems small doubt that an aval- anche of criticism will accompany the new loan, which will inevitably be an- nounced, and this will operate as a serious setback for the present more hopeful tone of the Stock Exchange. In the meantime the small, but steady, absorption of yllt-edged securities which has been noted for the last fortnight con- tinues. Business in home railroad stocks was slightly better throughout the week, al- though the statements of twelve leading roads, while showing an increase of £192,- 000 sterling in passenger earnings during the last nine weeks, showed a decrease of £308,000 in freight earnings, as against the corresponding period of last year. The American department of the Stock Exchange continues very active, coal shares leading on further talk of com- munity of interest coupled with the aspect of the steel strike, which is re- garded here as only indicating an ulti- mate breakdown. The substantial ad- vance in Erie took bargain hunters rather off their guard, but there was consider- able speculative demand even at the rise, on the rumor that Erie common would go o\ flaing shares in a modest way showed the general feeling of encouragement. The deposition of Whittaker Wright at the meeting of the Le Roi Mining Company (limited) added decidedly to the joyous- ness of the sicuation. The Rand now boasts 365 stamps, and one new permit to resume was issued during the week. West Australians were decidedly stronger, out- side buyers venturing in, although timidly. Altogether, barring accidents and the Government borrowing, the Stock Exchange seems to be looking in the direction of more prosperous times. BERLIN, Sept. 1.—Last week's Boerse was very dull, but the undertone was somewhat firm. The public, which recently showed a dispesition to resume Boerse business, has again wholly withdrawn, Transactions were accordingly confined exclusivdly to professional dealers. was that the week's untoward political events did not produce any marked effect. Canadian and Northern Pacific had an active week, the former advancing to 109.10, while Northern Pacific preferred went to 98.10. Both showed renewed activity yesterday, under London's lead. e WILL TAKE PART IN REVIV- AL OF ANCIENT CELTIC GAMES AND DANCES. e State into this Unicn. While the Irish people cannot under present circumstances hope for such a happy alllance, still the spirit can actuate us and bring its sons and daughters into closer and happier al- liances. Memory of the Old Sod. “It-is the aim and object of the Irish people in California = to perpetuate the memory of the ‘old sod.’ To do this we ask your hearty co- operation. Indications already point to a great demonstration on that day, and the committee in charge feels that after the celebration is conciud- ed and the accounts sectied there will be a handsome balance for the hall we pro- pose to build.” Fiddler McMahon struck up an Irish reel, and in a moment a dozen or more couples. spurred to enthusiasm, were tce- ing and stepping to tne. rollicking alrs. The afternoon, under the direction of Professor Kelleher, was devoted to a re- hearsal of the quadrilles, reels and jigs which will form a part of the day's pro- gramme. One of the dances introduced BOTH FAGTIONS alILL AT WAR Mexicans Cannot Agree Over Independence Festivities. The war in the Mexican colony waxes warmer and warmer, and Colonel Juan Guillermo Reed, the president of the Hidalgo Club, still holds the center of the stage. Mexican Consul Coney re- iterates his statements that the gallant colonel is no man to act as president of the day when the Mexicans celebrate thelr independence day in this city, and now comes James Baumberger, presi- dent of the Commercial Salt Company, with the announcement that there are “breakers ahead” for Colonel Reed. Baumberger has had some business deal- ings with Reed which were not alto- gether satisfactory, and he proposes to seek satisfaction in the courts. Baum-, berger says that he has already placed the matter in the hands of his attor- ney and that shortly both a criminal and a civil suit will be filed in which Colonel Reed will _appear as defendant. Colonel Reed, who is president of _the Hidalgo Club, Is indignant at the asper- sions cast upon his character by Con- sul Coney. Reed particularly takes ex- ceptions to the ‘charge made by one Frank Rodegus that he (Reed) was a waiter in_a restaurant in the City of Mexico. Reed denies the charge em- phatically, and says that Rodegus is a myth who has been created in the fer- tile imagination of Consul Coney. Reed and his fellow members of the Hidalgo Club assert that malice &lone prompts Consul Coney to belittle the president of the organization. “It is only with the desire to disrupt the Hidalgo Club,” said Reed last night, “that Consul Coney has seen fit to make disparaging remarks about my reputa- tion, 'he celebration of Mexican inde- pendence has all along been given under the auspices of the club, and over a month ago we made official announce- ment that the celebration would be held. Tiong after that it dawned upon Coney to give a counter celebration, at which | he intended to shine as the main factor. “We_ question the good taste of Coney in seeking subscriptions from wholesale dealers to pay the expenses of his cele- bration. We represent the masses of the Mexican colony. and we pay for our celebration out of our own pocket. Coney gives no account of his stewardship. He is answerable to no one, as he con- stitutes himself supreme. dictator of the whole affair. “I regret that Mr. Coney should so far forget the dignity of his high office as to cast slurs upon me. It is small busi- ness for him to be ensaged in. I can produce my credentials showing that I am in fact a colonel in the Mexican army, and they are at his disposal whenever he wishes to see them. His undignified utterances do not worry tho Hidalgo Club, which will make due preparations, as in the past, to ccle- brate fittingly the anniversary -of Mexi- can independence and .the birthday of President Porfirio Diaz. e An organization has been formed amon; thie Jowish people of Oklahoma City fos the purpose of purchasing a site for o nemetez%r. A charter has been usplled for to the Territorial Secretary, and as eoon as it is recelved the roganization wiil be perfected and the cemetery purchased. It has been decided to acquire, at the cost of the State, for the Luxembourg Museum original sketches of the Jewish painter, M. Alphonse Levy. was the “High Call Cap,” a dance that gave the ladies a chance to delicately dis- play in its intricate mazes just a glimpse of the latest style in hosiery. This dance will in all likelihood prove to be a striking feature of the entertainment. Then there was jig and reel dancing by amateurs and professionals. Little Claire McGinney and Miles Searey, whose ages combined would not exceed the num- ber of fingers on both hands, danced an Irish minuet. Prosper Forrest and Bessie Allen, a juvenile team who are about to enter a professional career, gave an ex- hibition of fancy dancing, and Professors O'Connor and Kelleher also made the floor resound with the lively patterings of their feet. Miss Julla Malloy and M. J. Hession, Miss May Leddy, and Maud and Helen McNamara also contributed to the pleasure of the guests. Ancient Irish Games. While the main portion of the after- noon was devoted to danciug, there were other things on hand for the various com- mittees. prizes had a long meeting and announced its schedule. All kinds of Gaelic games are on the list, and prizes of considerabie value are ready to be delivered to the suc- cessful _competitors. Judges, timekeepers and other officials were named, so that this part of the programme is_complete. Great interest centers in the literary | contesi, as there are many students of the Gaelic language in the city. Two medals are offered. One is for the best | essay on “The Utility of the Revival of the Gaelic Language” and the other is for a poem on the ‘Siege of Limerick.” Grammars and lexicons are being care fully conned, and so earnest are the in- tending competitors that the judges yet to be selected fear they will have a hard task on their hands to decide upon the winners. A final meeting of the executive commit- tee will be held next Friday night at the office of President Thomas F. Barry, In the Parrott bullding. The final rehearsal will be held next Sunday afternoon at a place yet to be selected. i Z--Z%WWWM%%. WORK OF SEASON ABOUT TO BEGIN Berkeley Football Squad to Start Practice on Tuesday. BERKELEY, Sept. 1.—The season's football practice will begin at the Univer- sity of California on Tuesday. The men will assemble on the gridiron in the after- noon as soon after college exercises close as possible and will commence the task of putting themselves into shape for the coming contests. Dr. Frank Simpson, the graduate coach, and Assistant Coach James Hopper will have direct charge of the players. The men will be divided into squads for prac- tice at falling on the ball and other light “limbering up” exercises. Several of the old *varsity players, who will be out again for another season’s work, will be on hand to give the new men pointers, as well as to get their share of practice. A number of graduates who fought for the Blue and Gold during their college days are expected to be present on the opening day. The Berkeley gridiron for the next two months will be an attractive place for them. Light work will be done this week, and them gradually the men will settle down to heavy practice. The season is short and will require full effort on the part of the players. A large crowd is expected out to watch the opening practice. which will begin at about 4 o'clock. The rooters will be present in a bunch to cheer. In the even- ing at 8 o'clock the entire student body will assemble at a bonfire rally on the baseball diamond. Faculty and student speakers will encourage the players in the work before them. Strikers Make More Assaults. Max Gossler of 247 Minna street was at- tacked by a crowd on Minna street, be- tween Fourth and Fifth, shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. He was struck on the head several times with a club, but managed to break away and run up Third street, where he was met by Officer John Mullen, who, attracted by the noise, was hurrying to the scene of the row. Offi- cer Mullen summoned the ambulance and bad Gossler removed to the Emergency Hospital, where a severe scalp wound was dressed. William Clinton, who arrived here re- cently from Stockton, was taken for a non-unfon man last night by a gang of strikers at the corner of Fourth and Silver streets_ and badly beaten. He was taken to the Receiving Ho!Fltal and his wounds, which consisted of lacerations and con- tusions of the head and face, were dressed. e e b The King’s Wine Sales. 1t is loyally explained by the London papers that King Edward sold off the greater part of the Windsor Castle sher- Ties because modern taste rejects this strongly _ alcoholized wine, and that enough sherry had been laid down at the castle to last a century at the present rate of use. The money obtained will be used to buy lighter wines, and more a cording to_the modern taste. It s curi- ous that here in the tropics sherry, a strong liquor, is still in prime favor. It is one of the great wines of the world. Old-time Britons liked their ‘“sack,’” which was their way of expressing a pre- ference for '‘Xerez seco.” Anciently in Spain the “x!' was pronounced ‘'sh,” hence ‘“sherry” from ‘Xerez.”—Mexican Herald. Dpeople More squint with their brains than with their . eyes. The committees on games and | referees, | CARRIE NATION Manages to Get Arrested Soon After Reaching New York City. Secures Her Release in Time to Deliver Lecturs at Carnegie Hall. NEW YORK, Sept. 1.—Mrs. Carrie | Nation, the Kansas smasher, appeared |in New York this morning, and an- | aged to get arrested by 5 o’clock in the | afternoon. She escaped from. her pre- | dicament in time to lecture at Carnegie | i Music Hall this evening and to distrib- | Natlon | ute songs and hatchets. Mrs. longed above all else to make the ac- quaintarce of the women of the tender- loin that she might administer words of reproof and counsel. She spied a marine at a Sixth-avenue bar. “The idea,” she sald..‘Men wear- ing the uniform of the United - States navy in here drinking polson! Isn't it awful? Mr. Barkeeper, why do you keep open on Sunday like this? there any law to stop you?" “These are soft drinks,” barkeeper. “Young man, don't yi try to deceive me,” rejoined Mrs. Nation. replied the sip of the nectar of Gambrinis. “Don’t you try to fool me,” tinued. ~“That's beer, that is, know beer when I taste {t.”” The crowd was meanwhile crying aloud T S WS, Nenlon, KISs- ing. her hand to the multitude, was and I culty, for she persisted in- talking to everybody whom she met. Five hundred persons heard Mrs. Na- tion this evening at Carnegie . Music Hall. She was of the opinion that the man_ who smoked was a “rum-soaked, whisky-tainted, tobacco-smeared, satyr- faced, red-eyed devil.” She clinched these remarks by reciting poetry of a home-made variety. Mrs. Nation told of how she had rebuked a deacon in a Baptist church whom she had fgllowed into the smoking room of a parl car She also ‘'spoke with bitterness of a fel ! ing in his own stateroom. Then she rebuked women for wearing corsets. @ it | 10 KILL Negro Terrorizes People at Center and Fif- teenth Streets. 1118 Broadway, Sept. 1. G. H. Reed, a negro with murder in his eve and a revelver in his hand. kept the people in the neighborhood of Center and Fifteenth streets in terror last night and would have killed Policeman Swain if the revolver had not missed fire. Reed is now in the City Prison with a charge of assault to murder against him, Swain landing his man in jail after he had ex- perienced the narrowest escape from death that he ever had in his life. 1t was late last night when the central police station was notified that Reed was terrorizing the quiet people who were anxlous to sleep without the danger of a stray bullet window. with the patrol wagon and put Reed under arrest. The negro started to go with the policeman but suddenly whipped out his revolver and placed it squarely against the policeman's head and pulled the trigger. The revolver missed fire, | which was the only thing that prevented Swain put his man under arrest in short order after that and landed him in jail handcuffed. Reed took shots at several people in the neighborhood, including Henry Shaker. HAYWARDS LADIES TO Upon His Trip to South Sea Islands. HAYWARDS, Sept. 1—Plans for the Catholic Fair, to be given at the Hay- wards Opera-house from October 22 to November 1, are being very rapidly made. There will be the usual booths for the a special programme for each evening. Father Lally has consented to give a lec- ture upon his recent trip to the South Sea Islands on one evening, the date to be an- nounced later. The booths, as far as announced, will following: Faney _g0ods—Mrs. Misses N. Stanton and A. Cahill Fancy booth—Mrs. Garwood, Mesdames P, Hoare, S. Lavallee, J._Obermuller. Fancy booth—Miss Mary McKeever, assisted by the Misses McKeever, M. M. Brown, A. Garcla, C. Munyon and the Nugent sisters. Fish pond—Misses Lawrence, Miss Soares. Candy stand—Misses Colte, Miss Bernard, Portuguese fancy table—Mesdames Lemos, Gomes, F. Catan. & Refreshments—Mesdames Hoosen, FE. Welsh, M. Mulverhill, L. Lavin, N. Barres and J. Martin. I — | ANNUAL SESSION OF THE HOLY GHOST SOCIETY San Leandro Will Welcome the Dele- gates to This Religious Organization. SAN LEANDRO, Sept. 1.—The Irman- dade do Divino Espiritu Santo, which is otherwise known as the Holy Ghost So- ciety, this being a free translation of the name, will hold its annual session in this city during the coming week. The people of San Leandro are making special ef- forts to entertain the delegates, who will come from all over the State. The session will begin to-morrow, when the delegates will assemble at Portuguese Hall and march to the Church of St Leander, where mass will be celebrated at 9:30 o'clock. The business session will begin at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Tues- day will be a business day and on Wednesday there will be the election of officers, followed by a banquet at the Estudillo House. The present grand officers are as fol- lows: dent, T. F. Antonic vice presi- acrd B Amaral; secretary, P. G, Leonarvo: trensurer, M. F, Siiva; grand directors, A. M. Martins, M. D. Bilva, M. S. Peinote, M." Henas, J. C. Mendonca. —_————————— Origin of Gibraltar. Rock of Gibraltar has ion, e o call the clvilized world, clents. called it Cal be' the been e an- about fifteen miles across the strait, it formed the “Pillars of Hercules,” long be- leved to be the western end of the world. It was first fortifled in 711, when the Sara- cens invaded Srain under the command of Tarik Ibn-Zeyad, after whom the rock was called Gebel-Tarik, or Hill of Tarik, later corrupted into Gibraltar. Tt #vas the scene of many sieges and battles. In 1704 the combined Dutch and English fleets captured it from the Spanish, -England’s right being confirmed by treaty nine years later.—Chicago Tribune. MAKES TROUBLE, Isn't | She lifted a stein which was sitting in | front of one of the sailors and took a | she con- | fnally placed on a car and taken down | to Twenty-third street after some diffi- | on which she had traveled to the city. | low passenger who persisted in smok- | A POLIGEMAN Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | shooting around in a reckless manner and | finding its way into their | Policeman Swain went down | Swalin from having his brains blown out. ' GIVE CATHOLIC FAIR| Father Lally Will Deliver Lecture sale of ornamental and useful articles and | ladies who will be in charge of | F. Winton, assisted by | . and_with Abyla, | now Ceuta, the northern point of Africa, | TOILERS WILL BE ON PARADE Labor Celebration Sacramento to Open State Fair. in Unions at the Capital Will Take Part in the Festivities. e SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.—The State Fair will open to-morrow with a special Labor | day celebration, in which all of the or- ganized trades of the city will take part. The great railroad shops, employing 3000 men, will shut down at noon. The city offices and most of the important merean- tile establishments will close and a gen- |eral holiday will be experienced in ali | lines. | The local labor unfons have entered heartily into the matter of the first cele- | bration of the fair and there is promise (of a great demonstration. | At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, after the | parade, there will be a barbecue at Agri- ifullurnl Park. An expert in handling barbecues has been brought from San | Francisco to have charge of the feast. ‘Among the delicacies will be forty baked {hullshead& The meat, which will be beef, | | mutton and pork, will be cooked in great trenches. This afternoon the festal fires were lighted. There will be a dance, at which Lee Gorman of the Retail Clerks’ Union will be floor director. The parade, which will traverse the principal streets, will be formed in the following order: First - division—Building _Trades painters, plasterers, plumbers, bricklayers, sheet and metal workers, carpenters, wood- workers, Federal Labor Union, lathers, cement finishers, granite cutters and house raisers and movers. Second division—The Allied Printing Trades, bakers, leather workers, cigarmakers, horse- shoers, musicians, retail clerks and stage hands, Third divisionIron molders, blacksmiths, | brewery workers, bottlers, boot and shoe Work- | ers. barbers, carriage-makers, machinists; laun- | dry workers, bartenders, milkers, engineers, | | } Counell, oilers and firemen. The Santa Catalina Band will head the procession and there will be several other | bands in line. The day will wind up by | everybody visiting the races in the after- | noon and the pavilion at night. Another special day of unusual interest will be Knights of Pythias day, on Sep- tember 11. Prizes are to be offered to the outside lodges sending the largest delega- tions and it is expected that there will be crowds from all parts of the State. The Rathbone Sisters will also take part {in large numbers. SABBATH SERVICES IN CHURCHES OF OAEKLAND { Many Phases of Religious Thought Presented for Consideration of | Congregations. OAKLAND, Sept. 1.—The Rev. Charles R. Brown, pastor of the First Congrega- | tional Church, has commenced a series of Sunday evening discourses, the general theme of which is “A Young Man's Choice.” The first sermon was delivered this evening, the topic being “The Cholce of a Master.” Following, on the first Sunday of October, November, December and January, will be given the remainder of the series, the subjects being: “The { Choice of Friends.” “The Choice of a Vo- | cation,” “The Choice of Books™” and “The | Choice of a Wife. The Rev. H. J. Vosburgh began his pas- | torate to-day at the First Baptist Church. is discourses were on the subjeets, Praying and Preaching” and “A Com- prehensive View of Life.” The Rev. L. M. Walters of Fresno, edi- | tor of the State Sunday School Register, | occupied the pulpit this morning at Ply= | mouth Congregational Church. Willis C. Haynes, a former Oaklander | who has recently completed his musical studies in Italy, sang to-day at the First Free Baptist Church and this evening at the Second Congregational Church. | "Mrs. Charles Mills sang the offertory solo this evening at the Church of the | Advent, the music for the day's services being under the direction of James Pollitt, | the new chofrmaster. ‘i John Berger of the Occidental College, | Los Angeles, conducted services to-day at the Centennial Presbyterian Church. Miss E. A. Churchill, a missionary en route to China, delivered an address this evening at the Union Street Presbyterian Church. | _The Rev. E. E. Baker, pastor of the | First Presbyterian Church, resumed his church duties to-day after a month’s va- cation. The Rev. Benjamin Fay Mills, minister of the First Unitarian Chureh, will preach a series of three discourses, commercing n the tonic, next Sunday, cent Religions. | i “Three Re- | be devoted to | following Sunda: pe_discussed. subject for September 22. Science™ will will be the —————— - FACULTY AND STUDENT EVENTS AT UNIVERSITY | s S dialy i Monday Will Be Holiday Preparatory i to a Week of Unusual | Activity. | BERKELEY, Sept. 1.—University exer- | cises will be suspended Monday in ob- servance of Labor day. The library will remain open to students and visitors dur- ing the day and in the evening. . The Assoclated Women Students will meet Wednesday at 11 o’clock in room IS, North Hall. Committee reports will be beard and there will be a general discus- sion of women student athletics. Mrs. | Genevra Magee; -assistant in physical | culture, Miss Alma Stockwell and others will spea The Sports and Pastimes Club, the young women's athletic organization, will meet some time during the week to elect officers. Gymnasium work for the women of the freshman class will begin Tuesday after- | noon In Hearst Gymnasium. There will be two sections, one at 3 o'clock and the other at 4 o'clock. All of the freshman co-eds are compelled to take the exercise five davs out of the week during the en- | tire year. This is the first time in the hi: tory of the university that physical cul- ture has been prescribed for women. Mrs. Genevra Magee, assistant in physi- cal cuiture, will have charge of the classes. Gymnasium work for the freshman men students will commence Tuesday at 4 { p. m. in Harmon Gymnasium. Sophomore | work will begin Wednesday at the same | hour. —_———— | PREPARING TO BUILD THE MERRITT HOSPITAL OAKLAND, Sept. The trustees of the Merritt FHospital, having had their money finally set aside to them by the courts, are preparing to begin the con- struction of the long talked about hos- pital. Dr. P. S. Wheeler, who is one of the trustees of the hospital money, will go East in about two weeks for the pur- | pose of studying the latest and most ap- | proved methods of construction and equip- | ment of such buildings. Dr. Wheeler will make a thorough study of the hospitals of 2ll the large cities of the East and will then make a revort to his fellow trustees as to the best general Flnns to be adopted. This will be fol- lowed by the drawing of the plans and it is expected that by the first of the coming year the Merritt Hospital will have as- sumed some kind of tangible shape. ———— To Fix Tax Rate. BERKELEY, Sept. 1.—The Town Trus- tees will meet as a Board of Equalization to-morrow night and Tuesday night to fix the tax rate for the coming year. A pro- vision in the town charter makes it neces- sary for the board to levy the rate of tax- ation on the first Monday in September, but, as to-morrow will be a holiday, a second meeting will be held Tuesday | night to_make the tax rate ordinance legal. The board has virtually agreed upon the rate Jf taxation it will levy. The | 7 cent tax Hmut for municipal pu; 3 will be levied. This will be increased by about 3% cents through bonded indebted- ness tax and special tax. making the total levy dn each $100 of property valuation iabout §1 10,