The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1901, Page 11

t BULLETS READY FOR FIRE FIEND Citizens of San Bernar- dino Have Cause for Alarm. —— Flames Started in the Town Eight Times in One Week. —e Special Dispatch to The Call g | BAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 12.—A fire flend is making his presence felt in this city so far week there have ! been e fires. Th wn has become thoroughly alarmed, City Marshal | B e posse of spe- | reets all night. Many citizens are armed and wait in their bgfl‘)j( vards for the miscreant. The in-| cendiary commenced his work Sunda night there were four fires, Tuesday night two and last night one. no gres ount of damage hs > , though the fires have located near the center "‘_t the tow nd in a position where, if they had gained any hea the whole town might b u'..'l‘ of existence. n starting th used and not spa the fire department night, and the horses of the harness from su: break, s 1ave been wiped coal ofl has been The members of | staying up all re not taken out| ndown until day- —_— COUNTIES WILL LOSE GREAT AMOUNT OF COIN Decision of the Supreme Coust in Li- cense Case Reducss the Revenue. SAN JOSE Sept. 12.—The sv the Kelley-T; r license amendment & the Supreme Court wiil matertally reduce the income of Santa Clara County. Li- cense Collector Canelo, who w recently appointed by the Supervisors and whose salary is a percentage, will also suffer in the way of compensation. The far-reaching effect of this law is apparent. In San ose, for instance, the: &re -eighty-five saloons, paying a coun license of $10 a month. Santa Clara Coun. ining of u" Wwill under the present law, in the ca. of this one item, be deprived of this rev: Due, $550 a month. Under the amend. law it is said bunty will be unal 1 mn.l;‘ license on any business congu ed within incorporated towns and eit and which pay municipal g the large number of ensed are taken loss of the county ca What is true of 8an Jose is true of Los Palo v other county of the State Sept. 12—The Board of Su- vis ¥ estimated that the rr“n'\ will lose $22000 by the decision of the Supreme Court in the county l- | cense case and it will probably result in 5 cents on the $100 being added to the levy over the te for lasc| —_——— { ADZE THE WEAPON USED BY MURDERER | Authorities in Washington Find Mutilated Remains of an Old hamlet of Westo lated part of King ( rk and Coroner bly mutilated rth, an old man located in an unty, Deputy Sherif Hoye to-day found th. bod ete in a wh of F o lived 1 been missing for nea b adze king for had evidently recove feet. With the same adze the mu then struck Longworth many time: charp edge was used in these blows. ngworth’s head was cut and hacked in | frightful manner. ere is no clew to the murderer. el River Endangers a Railroad. PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 12—A sudden e Gila River last night caused a washout of the M. and P. and 8. R. V.| Rajlway at Gila bridge. between Phoenix | d_Maricopa. The bridge itself is un- | sred, but the water has carried away fifty yards of the north bank of the river, cessitating an extension of the trestle. for five days at least, d passengers are tran re A W rted on_the! la_Valley, Globe and Northern, and the cal office refuses to accept freight or sl tickets over that line. Two Wills in the Case. SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 12.—A petition was filed here to-day asking that both wills of late well-known attorney Wiliam Barber be admitted to probate. The wills ere holographic. One was made in' 1883 and the other four years later. In the | latter one the testator failed to state that | Le revoked all former wills, and as both | wills contain the same terms their admis- | sion to probate is_asked on the ground | | that together they are his last will. The estate is given as $10,000 and goes to the | widow. IS Wrecked Steamer in Tow. SEATTLE, Sept. 12—The steamship Humboldt, which arrived from Lynn mal to-day. passed the steamer Dirigo | in Wrangel Narrows, towing the @ritish steamer Cutch, which was wrecked on Horseshoe Shoals, to the westward of Treadwell Island, about eight months ago. The disabled craft is being brought | to Beattle. A few weeks ago she was | purchased by a Montana man for $5000. The Dirigo will probably arrive to-mor- TOw. St of Demand Release of Christians. | LONDON, Sept. 12—A dispatch from | Tangiers says Austrian, British, French, | German and Russian representatives have sent a joint note to the Sultan of Moroc- co, supporiing Spain's demands for the | release of the Christian captives captured by the Moorish tribes, compensation for | their capture and punishment of the | tribes. High Tax Rate at Visalia. VISALIA, Sept. 12—At a meeting of the | City Trustees last night a $2 tax rate | was established for the ensuing year, The | high tax rate is due to the fact that a | new sewer system is being constructed, together with other municipal improve- ments. $4 4445454445044 44 + THE DAY’S DEAD. t| Bhéttt444444444444440 AUBURN, Sept. 12.—County Treasurer | John Chisholm died here yesterday morn- | ing of heart disease. He was serving his | second term as Treasurer. By profession he was a Metaodist minister, and filled pulpits of that church in several parts of the State. He was chaplain at Folsom State prison ‘or many years. He was a | prominent Mason and_Odd Fellow and was a-member of the Nevada City Com- mandery. 1 R H Karl Klein. SAN JOSE, Sept. 12—Karl Klein, a pi- oreer real estate dealer and notary, died thie morning of consumption. He was 6 rs old and a member of the Verein bracht, 1. O. O. F., Red Men, A. O. U. W. and Turnverein. He leaves five chii- dren. His wife died several years ago. o i Mgr. Stephan. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12—Mer. Stephan, director of Catholic Indian missions since 184, died here to-day. —_———— The-one-armed man has an. off-hand of deing things. | to-day. | Hotel. dyvoski for the St Leger yesterday, | packed William C. Whitney's Mount Ver- | | mon filly, ridden by Lester Reiff, in the{ race for the Rous plate to. but she | | er the. thieves. | fatled. | estate, and just as everything was sup- | bring this suit Mrs. L0SE LIES N AN EXPLOSION Five Men Are Killed in a Disaster in New Jersey. Invitations Have Been Iss ued for Wedding of Lottie Engineer in Charge of a Boiler Is Blown Up With Others. —_——— NEW YORK. Sept. 12.—Three explosions oceurred in the works of the American Schultz Power Company, Oakland, N. J., Five men were killed. They wei WILLIAM TITUS, engineer in charge of the boiler. ARTHUR. CURRY. driver. JOHN DUPONT, employed at Isaac's RICHARD VAN B! HARRISON WEY LESTER REIFF RIDES | SECOND IN ROUS STAKE| Has the Leg Up on W. C. Whitney'’s | Mount Vernon Filly, Which Is Beaten by Valiant. DOQNCASTER, Sept. 12.—The Americans, | who lost heavily by the defeat of Volo- | LARCAN, mason. LE, driver. only ran second. Valiant was first. chard Croker's y filly Minnie Dee, | King’s Daughter, ridden | won the Scarborough’ stakes. e of Devonshire's Dieudonne, Maher, won the Portland plate. | ridden by = BANK BEGINS SUIT | AGAINST A B.AILBDAD\ Train Robbery in Montana Has a Sequel in an Action in Court. HELENA, Mont., Sept. 12.—The National Bank of Montana to-day brought an ae- | tion in the District Court against the Great Northern Express Company to de- | termine the lability of the company for | $40,000 worth of unsigned notes consigned | to the bank and Stolen by train robbers at Malta, Mont., July 8 last. The action is brought to test the act of 1892, which | provides that unsigned currency shall be | recognized as money. The express com- | | | pany alleges that the act is unconstitu- tional and that its lability cannot exceed the actual cost of mah‘r'af and workman- ship in the bills. The question has never been in the courts. - American Golf Championship. — ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 12. + il % premier golfer, W. J. Travis; f champicn, Findlay Douglas: . Eagan|| SOUTHERN PACIFIC TELEGRAPH OPERATOR AND THE POPULAR H. Seel and C. of New York are the vniy contesiants left in the tournament | for the amateur championship of the | United States Golf Association now in BRATED SUN * YOUNG NATIVE DAUGHTER WHOSE MARRIAGE WILL BE CELE- DAY AT THE HOME OF THE BRIDE'S PARENTS. s progress on the links of the Atlantic City Golf Club at Northfield. These men won | their matches in the third round of play to-day. Each had to do his best to gain ARDS are out for the wedding of Miss Lottie R. B. Robinson and the victory. To-morrow Travis will meet Frank Bentz Sherman, which will 5 while Eagan will measure take place op Sunday afternoon #trokes with Seeley On Saturday the | at the home the bride’s mother, battle for the championship between the | winners of these maiches will take place. | Arrested for the Jewel Robbery: DOVER, Sept. 12.—Gault, the French valet of the Marquis of Angelsey, for whose arrest a warrant was issued in | connection with the jewel robbery, was | captured in Dover to-night by the pelice. | Noneé of the jewels was found in Gault's possession. He denied having any knowl- | edge of the whereabouts of the jewelry | Fabiola Matrons Will ! Have Help at the Mrs. Carrie S. Robinson, 516 Ellis street. The fair young bride to be is a Native | Daughter, charming, accomplished - and extremely popular. - Teacher snd Pupils Arrested. { ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 12.—The pu- pils of a young ladies’ sehool near Count | Tol=tot’'s residence at Yasnaia, who, with their teacher and other young persons of | the nefghborhood, called upon him _and | presented the Count with flowers, have | been arrested and their teacher has been dismissed. s T : Refuses to Receive Prince Chun. | Games. BERLIN, Sept. 12 = Prince Chun, through the Chinese ~Minister here, | begged permission of the mother of | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, the late Baron von Ketteler to express | personally his condolence with her on the | death of her son at Peking. Frau von Ketteler, however, refused to receive the | Prince. Rumor of Armenian Massacre. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 13.—Persis- tent rumors are in circulation here of a massacre of Armenians at Mushur. The report is officially denied by the Governor of ‘Biltis and_ eight battalions of troops have been ordered there. SEEKS 0 BAEA ALORIGH TRUST Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 12. Mrs. Minnie C. Aldrich is seeking to get | 1118 Broadway, Sept. 12. The lady managers of the Fabiola whist matinee held a meeting this morning and dectded upon the rules that would-govern the game and upon the young ladies who will serve as ushers and scorers. The sale of tickets has been very large and is encouraging to the ladies, who hope that the hospital will reap a sub- stantial sum from the afternoon’s enter- tainment. All of the nlayers are requested to ob- serve the following rules of play: 1. In commencing the game, all cut for deai. The lowest deals. Ace is low In cutting. 2. If a player revokes, the adverse scores two. side 3. Players must remain in their seats until all the score cards are punched. No cards will be punched after players have left their tables. 4 Al players remain seated until the signal for moving is given. 5. Winners remain at table and change part- loters move and change partners, After moving, the eoming players cut for , " the lowest fo deal. A misdeal foses the deal and mext player ais. 8. One hand will be played at each table. The euchre rules follow: : 1 Cut for deal. The lowest deals. Ace is control of her late husband's share of the | low in cutting. property embraced in the William A.| 2 Four hands only shall be dealt, before the score is taken. When the trump is passed twice by the four players, the deal counts the same as if the hand had been played. A mis- Aldrich trust, which trust the courts have declared should remain as the Will of the deceased capitalist created it. William H. dleal zaums the same as if the hand had been Aldrich, the late husband of the widow | Plaved. now pursuing the litigation, tried several Cufll mlgflelrf progress, changing partners and times to have his s segregated and set aside to re of the property | him, but 4 ning. 5. A player not following suit when able to i§ euchred and his adversaries may score two. 6. Lone hands can be played without assist- ance from partner. In playing a lone hand, five tricks count four, three tricks count onc 4nd a eucre counts two for the adversary. - 7. Please keep your seats until you receive your score and the signal is given to move. | The young ladies who will score the games and will take charge of the play- ers are: Miss May Coogan, Miss Lucretia Burnham, Miss Pearl King, Miss Fiorence Selby, Miss Anita Lohse, Miss Maricn Walsh, Miss Mar- garet Taylor, Miss Ada Kenna, Miss lsabéi Kenna, Miss Blanche Tisdaie, Miss Josephine Cut in case of tie score, the highest win- There has been much litigation over this posed to be properly settled the widow of | William H. Aldrich comes to the front with her suit, which is against Mrs. A. A. Barton and Mrs. Helen A. Dunning, the trustees, and her own children. Mrs. Minnie C. Aldrich brings her suit under the cover of a charge that the | | amounting to only $3334 32; but the object | is to secure the control of her late hus- | band’s interest in the trust. ‘When the courts finally affirmed the ! Chabof, Miss Katherire Chabot, Miss Blanche Sharon, Miss Marie Rose Dean, Mrs. Fred . i catalEs et e ey UE L Miss Elizabeth Ely, Miss Viok i eased capitalist were ea v agee, Miss Elizabeth Ely, Miss Violet Fite, o ot OB Etven an [ HEee, atrice Fife. Mise ‘Hrity ChEamic erest in thy v : | ity of the trast wak maintnt i8¢ | Mies Carminie Sutton, Miss Marvin Everson Sinoe thon William H. A -1 | Miss Essie Everson, Miss Bassie Cralg, Misk ince then am H. Aidrich has dled, | pines Barry, Miss Eva Powell, Miss May and his share in the trust has been main- | yogan Mise Hazel Hogan, Miss Helen Pow. {ained for his children. his wife getting | . Miss Anita Thomson. Mise Lucy Browr, her portion of the income. In order to | Miss Pearl Morrison, Miss Bessie Coghill, Miss Aldmich has been | Martha Coffin, Miss Edith Beck .and = Miss compelled to make her own children, for | Cornella Kempf. whom their father's portion of the trust | _— THINKS THERE ARE NO is being maintained, defendants to her MARRIAGES IN HEAVEN suit. It is directed against Mrs. Annie A. Mary Fenstermaker So Informs Hus- Barton and Mrs. Helen A. Dunning, the surviving trustees, and her five children, | bend With Whom She Could | Not Agree. Helen H., Bernice B., Aflfien K., William OAKLAND, Sept. 12—In the trial of the A. and Swinton B. Aldric] Death From Appendicitis. divorce suit of D. Fenstermaker, aged 71, against his wife, Mary Fenstermaker, OAKLAND, Sept. 12.—John E. Van Am- aged 61, the plaintiff submitted some of ringe, a_well known business man, died at the Fabicla Hospital this morning his wife's correspondence as evidence in support of his charges of extreme cruelty after an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Van Amringe was seized with pains Mon. day after he had returned with his family from an outing. These developed to such an extent that an operation was deemed | ,gainst her. One of the letters reads in part as follows: 2 ““You say that if we cannot live together on earth how can we live in heaven? Tha ! troubles me very little, for there are no necessary, and he was removed to Fab- marriages in heaven. prefer to live jola Mospital. The operation revealed | that a cherry stone had lodged in the separately from you, and you may take such action as you see fit.” vermiform appendix. —————— Can Dismiss Policemen. Fenstermaker told a long story of the abusc he had been 1£sutu'ected to at the e OAKLAND, Sept. 12.—In his brief filed hands ofghis wife. He said she becanfe obstinate shortly after their marriage 189 because he refused to support her two in the mandamus proceedings against the Board of Police and Fire\Commissioners, brought by Police Officer Kingsbury, who seeks reinstatement, City Attorney John- + son asserts that the board has a right to dismiss police officers. He holds that the | grandchildren. She called him “old term of _an officer is not definite, and, | fool,” “hy) rite.”” “‘thief” a other therefore, he can be discharged at any | names. Judge Elisworth granted the old time. ) man’s prayer for a divorce. That | 4 | _Mr. Sherman is connected with fhe | Southern Pacific Company in the capacity | of telegraph operator. He is very popular both in business and social circles. A large number of invitations have been issued for the wedding, which will be f lowed by a reception from 10 until {o'clock. ~ After a brief honeymoon the | young couple will return to this city, | where they will make their home. ND COIN COMES FROM CARNERIE Library Trustees’ Plea for Aid Falls to the Ground. Oakland Office San Franeiseo Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 12. _Oakland will have to depend upon her OwWn resources to procure the $26,000 which is required for the equipment of the pub- Hc library buiiding.” Andrew Carnegle has decided that his $0,000 donation which Hmit of his generosity so far as this city is concerned. His reply denying the re- re_f_(;Wed - e news of Mr. Carnegie's reply has developed a pretty scrambie For pocsible alnry on the part of tlie trustees, who in- vidually sent a batch of letters to Skibo Castle, each message going without the Bnowledge of other than the writer. In fact, the Pitisburg ironmonger was flood- with painful detafl the unfortunate stor of Oakland’s financial distress, and thi résultant inability of the people to have public Hbrary whfch had been erected. ject was mailed by Trustee Pendl after the City Council had refused 10 sive its sanction to the Trustee’s request for assurance that at least $10,000 would be allowed in this year's tax levy to furnish the building. Mr. Pendféton wrote in his capacity as president of the board. A wecek later Trustee L. J. Hardy, fear- ing that the president had not been strong emough, took it upon himself t {scnd a second’ letter the same end— namely, that. Donor Carnegie should meet th’l‘?hhnandgl nec&t en it dawned upon Trustee Murray Lafdlaw that he would be ovérlooked it the applications of either Pendleton or Hardy received favorable consideratan, £0 he called a caucus of himself, Trustees Niles Searls Jr. and George E. Evuans and suggested they should earn some of mg the trio, drafted a third letter, but Skibo came the reply that dashed the Trustees’ hopes. formed the Trustees that he did not feel called upon to increase his donation and he mildly suggested that the duty de- volved upon the city of Oakiand to fur- nish the structure. The Trustées completed the building at a ccst of only $134 more than the appro- priation. They now look again to the City Couneil to make the allowance re- quired to properly equip the structure. T FACULTY AND STUDENT . EVENTS AT UNIVERSITY Addresses to Be Delivered by Three Prominent Speakers at General © | Meeting. BERKELEY, Sept. 12—A university meeting will be held next Friday morning at 11 o'clock in Harmon Gymnasium. Three prominent speakers will address the students. professor of anatomy at California; Henry M. Stephens, professor of modern European history 'at Cornell, and G. Lowes Dickinson, lecturer on economics and political science at mbridge. A special meeting of the A lated Stu- deénts has been called for Friday morning, September 20, to- consider the appoint- ment of a committee of eleven, which shall establish a code of honor in the uni- versity and dscover a method of putting it-into-execution. - The idea is to have the code against such misbehaviors in examinations, stealing ibrary or gymnasium and rush- e call for the meeting is the out- the recent rush trouble and the o student ruling in studen an . A Professor and Mrs. Frank Soule held an informal reception last evening at their home, 2511 Hillegass avenue. to fréshmen of the civil engineering department. st acbivty e . i ok o from the ing. come of Only a fool ever attempts to argue against suceess. was used to construct the edifice is the | quest for further contribution has been | ed with appeals from the board that told ‘ the benefit of tne beautiful h me for the | The first communication upen the sub- | thé reward. So Trustee Evans, represent- | Mr. Carnegle, it is understood, flatly in- | J0 CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER .13, 1901. BIG RECEPTION WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON CEREMONY B. Robinson and Frank Bentz Sherman, Pop- |F ular Telegraph Operator of the Southern Pacific | | | | i i { i | { i | | been chosen president. before that could be posted back from | i They will be Joseph M. Flint,y{ bership roll. i place thelr stocks as they sell out. { batk Olympic, arriving last week, relieved | president. STRIE AFFECTS HANAIAN PEOPLE Low and Relief Is Not in Sight. Present Prospects Indicate That There Will Be a Flour Famine. e HONOLULU, Sept. 6.—The San Fran- cisco strike threatens to cause serious trouble in Hawaii, by reason of the fail- ures of San Francisco wholesalers to ship cargoes of provisions here. Local stocks of foodstuffs are getting low and expect- ed consignments fail to arrive. The large Honolcha dealers are ‘refusing to fill big orders w>d small reiail stores gent re a threatened famine in flour, but already onother such famine is in prospect. he murderer and suicide, Keatohapau- ole, who shot a weman named Maria Keiki at Waijalua last week and then shot himself, left behind a most remark- able leiter addressed to the High Sher- iff, which has just been found. Kealo- hapauele discussed hig love affair at great length and showed that he had planned the deed for weeks. He finally shot the woman in her home and watched by her till she died, holding the otficers at bay. After her death he killed himself. Sixto Lopez, Aguinaldo's agent, made quite a stir here by his treasonable utter- ances. He left by the Gaelic two days ago for the Orient and is understood to be geing to Manila, where, judging by his remarks here, he is likely to be a troublesome factor. Major ~Robinson, United States quartermaster here, has sent to General B. M. Young of the De- partment of California a statement of Lopez’ utterances while here, with a view, it is stated, of having him watched when he reaches the far kast. It is re- ported that arresting him here was dis- cusséd by thé major and United States District Attorney Baird. A decision was reached that the better way was to no- tify the authorities, so that they would be aware of his disposition and order whatéver action deemed necessary by cable, before the Gaelic arrived at the othér end. 4 FUNERAL OF THE LATE PRENTISS HUTCHINSON IMany Friends Attend the Services Held at Young Man’s Home. OAKLAND, Sept. 12—The funeral of Prentiss Hutchinson, the young man who Jost his life by drowning while hunting in Mendocirio County, was held this after- noon at 2:30 o'clock from the late resi- dence of the deceased. The services were attended by many friends who mourned the untimely death of the young man. The deceased had been a student in the local schools from boyhood. He gradu- ated from the Oakland High School and was highly respected by many of those who associated with him. He was deemed a young man with particularly bright prospects, and his premature death marks the end of a promising career. ———— FATHER'S ASCETIC LIFE FORCES SON TO WANDER Samuel Rogers Gives Testimony in Contest Over 01d Man’s Will. OAKLAND, Sept. 12—The téstimony of Samuel L. Rogers in the Rogers will con- test to-day showed that he had been forced to leave home on account of his father's ascetic habits. His father lived, he said, like a hermit in Fruitvale, wherc he did@ all his own cookilig and mending. This quiet life was too much for young Rogers’ restless disposition, and he wan- dered from one erd of the State to the other. He was with his father in his Jast sickness, though he had seen him but a few times after he left him. He always thought his father was eccentric, if niot insane. TLe attorneys for the proponents of the mill moved for a nonsuit this afternoon, but it was denied by Judge Melvin. The Dprgponents are now putting in their case. — e ” . Nations and Arbitration. GLASGOW, Sept. 12—The peace confer- ence to-day passed a resolution to the ef- fect that any nation which refused its op- ponent’s offer to arbitrate lost the right 10 be consideéred a civilized power. ——— Cleveland Arrives at Princeton. PRINCETON, N. J., Sept. 13—Ex- President Grover Cleveland and family arrived here to-day from Tyrangham, Mass., where they spent the summer sea- son. All appeared to be In excellent health. 0 e e i e e ] SENIORS 0BEY HER EVERY RULE OAKLAND, Sept. 12—Events in the senior class at the University of Califor- nia during the first term of each college vear are ruled by a young lady student This is in accotdance with an {old college custom, which gives a co-ed one opporunity, and one opportunity albne, to becomie the head of her class. Few honors which students reeeive are considered greater than that. Generally three or four of the most popular young ladies among the seniors are nominated and the elections are always full of great interest to the entire student body. This term Miss Mary F. Jewetf, a stu- dent in the college of soeial sciences, has She will serve during the haif-year devoted principally to social évents, and under her manage- ment the senfor functions will be left. Al committees for class entertainments and gatherings will be appointed by her, and she will, in fact, be the social head of the university as far as the students are concernéd. # Miss Jewett has been very popular at college and has beén an active worker in all prominent events. She is vice presi- dent of the Prytaneans and a member of the permanent committce from that or- ganization appointed to plan for the en- dowment of free beds in the Berkeley Hospital for the use of Il or injured stu- dents. She is a member of the college Young Women's ' Christian Association and of the Sports and Pastime Club. Miss Jewett entbred college from the Berkeley High School. The other semior officers this term are: First vice president, Miss Eliza McKinnie; sécond vice president, J. J. Eppinger; secre- fary, J. R. Pinkham; treasurer, N. J. Feibush; exocutive committee—E, T. Zook, Miss Martha Fice and . Adler. Phi Beta Kappa Elects Seniors. The Pht Beta Kappa, a schelarship so- ciety of the university, has announced the election of four seniors to its mem- The students thus honored are the following named: Robert Newmark of Los Angeles, college of social sciences; Miss Elizabeth A. Herrmann of Berkeley, college of letters; J. M. Eshleman of Berkeley, colfego of letters; W. R. Roberts of San Franeisco, college of letters. Only those who rank highest in scholar. ship regeive the golden iy, the symbaol of the Phi Beéta Kappa. Election to the society is considered one of the highest honors a student can receive at collefa There are in the United States some fifty chapters of the society. ‘California has the Alpha Chapter in this State. The Women's Field Club has elected the following officers: Prexlgent Kathryn §. Hannah; secretary, Mary E. Mc i chairman of executive com- mitteée, Maud L. Stocking. President Miss Alessandra J. Farno, a senior ig the college of social sciences, has been elected r of the Sports and Pastime Club, the athletic organiza- tion of the college women. Miss Alma Stockwell has been elected manager of the basket-ball team. CHEAP BUAL THEIR DBJECT ood Stuffs Are Getting|Soquel People Start In- teresting Reform in Sepulture. Funerals to Be Conducted at Uniform Rates by a Society. —— Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 12—The little town of Soquel is making rapid strides in the way of reform, and will soon have a reg- ularly organized reform burial society. Three petitions are out and already about 150 residents have signed for membership in tlie proposed organization. The society wlil be known as the Soquel Burial So- ciety, and its purpose is for the making and furnishing of coffins within the means of all. The coffins are to be strong and well finished and of sizes to suit the old and young. The undertaker: will be a member of the society, who will make coffins at only a price scarcely above the cost of material. On the petition the signers agree to stand by each other ‘n carrying out a system of cheap burial for their dead, and each member is at liberty to have the funerals conductea by whatever creed. order or church he or she may prefer. Each mem- \ber will aid and assist as far as possible at all funerals of the society. J. W. Dot- son, who has been prominently identitied with such a_soclety in the East, is the originator. Themas Bolifing is to be the undertaker, and has already renteq a va- cant store, which will be fitted up as the soclety undertaking parlors. C. §. Kirkpatrick Is to be the sexton at the Soquel cemetery for the socicty, and will dig graves for a fixed price rding to size. It is not the intention to use a hearse. but the undertaker will provide a neat wagon. It is’ expeeted that the limit of cost for a funeral will be about $20. A meeting will seon be held for organization and a constitulion and by-laws are to be adopted and officers elecied. The signers are from the vicinity of So- queél and Capitola, and include nearly every adult person. Among the many who have signed are the Rev. G. H. Wilbur, astor of the Congregational Church; the ev. Willam Tremayne, a_retired Con- gregational clergyn. he Rev. Mr. Kail, astor of the Metheodist Church; Dr. A. F. avis, a physician of the village, and every business man. SEEK TO CLOSE AFFAIRS OF AN INSOLVENT BANK California ~ National Stockhelders * Petition Court Not to Make Award to Thomas Estate. M. R. Morgan, W. K. Vanderslice & Co. and others filed a bill in equity yesterday in the United States District Court against the California National Bank of San Fran- cisco and representatives of the estate of R. P. Thomas, deceased. ‘The hank became insoivent on Decem- ber 15, 188, and the consequent litigation was partly ended two weeks ago, when the report of T. K. Stateler, referce, was accepted and.awards made to the credi- tors of the insolvent corporation. The bill recites that $12,00 remains for distribu- tion among the creditors. The complain- ants pray that this sum be distributed pro rata among the stockholders, except that the estate of R. P. Thomas, deceased, be excepted for the reason that the es- tate is delinguent in the sum of $15,354, and_therefore noi entitled to participate in the distribution. —_—— PAST PUPILS PREPARE . TO APPEAR IN OPERA Presentation Convent Associgtion ‘Will Produce “The Pirates of Penzance.” Preparations for the production of the opera, “The Pirates of Penzance,” by the Past Pupils’ Association of the Prosentation Convent, Powell and Lom- bard streets, are nearing completion. The play will be given at Native Sons’ Hall cn the 26th inst. Tickets to the enter- tainment are selling fast, assuring finan- cial suecess. Following I the cast: Richard, a pirate king, Ed_McGinty: Samuel, his lieuten- ant, M. Donegan; Frederic, a pirate ap- prentice, A. Nowlan: Edward, a sergeant of. police, C. Kendrick: General Stanley, F. W. Huber; Ruth. a piratical “maid of all work,” Mrs. E. H. Kast; Mabel, Gen- eral Stanley’s youngest daughter, Mrs. E. Burns; General Stanley's daughters, Kate, Edith and Isapel, Mrs. L. Beretta, Mrs! J. Brusher and Miss R. Van der Naillen. —_————————— Arraigns Confidence Men. Charles G. Compton and Eugene Funk "were brought before United States Court Commissioner Heacock yesterday morn- ing for identification on the charge of beingh found in the unlawful possession of a die for making counterfeit silver dollars. Their bonds were fixed in $1000 each. The examination was set for next Monday aft- ernoon at 2 o’clocl —_— The secret of some men's success lies in doing a thing first and talking about it a few days later. UNON MILLMEN ARE GALLED 00T Declare Owner Kendall Has Not Kept to Agreement. Refusal to Unionize His Mill Is the Cause of the Walkout —_— Oakland Office San Franciseo Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 12. Because the Pacific Coast Lumber and Mill T has refused to unienize its ing mills the union hands there em- y called out by D. A. agent of the Building Trades Council, which claims that A. Kendall, the mill owner, has failed to ad- here to the agreement entered into six months ago as a compromise of the miil- men’s strike. On the other hand, Kendall, after admitting his refusal to unionize ths mill by September 1, claims the Mill Ope- ratives’ Union has net kept their part of the agreement. Other mill owners declare that Kendall is the only employer who has not lived up to the agreement. Kendall Desires Bond. Kendall has made a statement of his position, asserting that the Building Trades Council has not Kkept to that clause of the arbitration agreement which provided that the members of the affil- tared unions should absolutely refuse to handle any materials coming from any mill working contrary to the prescribed number of hours mentioned in the agree- ment or employing other than union me- chantes. ‘ontinuing, Kendall says: The Building Trades Council has repeatedly violated the section Whereby they, agreed not to handle matertal made by a mill working more than the agreed number of hours, the ecretary of the Millmen's Assocfation having served notice on them of twenty-seven distinct violations of that agreement. Now it is an axiom in law that & contract not binding on one party theréto cannot be binding on the other, so that I consider myself free to unionize my mill or not. Further than all this, my men, that is the union ‘men I had in my employ, have been called off without any six months’ allowarice. T have repeatedly offered to umionize my mill if they would give me a bond of $10,000 as sure- ty that they would live up to the articles of agreement. “The Buliding Trades Councll therefore stands in @ position of having made agreements Which they will not live up to, yet they want me to abey. I do riot see my way elear to compéte with ten-hour mills while I work eight Rours and obey the many other labor union dietates. To do so means bankruptey. Agent Shannon Replies. Business Agent Shannon of the Build- ing_Trades Council, in an informal reply to Kendall, said: 2 Of the Iist of twenty-seven jobs furnished by the Mill Owners’ Association a majority of them were ‘unfair’ from beginning to end, both with respect to labor and to materfals. On such jobs the council had neither control of the work nor of the men employed. My prede- cessor, Mr. Miller, stopped work on six jobs which were being supplied with unfair mill work. President Smith of the Millmen's Unlon said: The action taken against Kendall's mill was simply because of his refusal to unionize the mill. As far as our present information goes | his mill is the only ome on either side of the bay which has refused to comply with the agreement. There may be others, but we have not yet discovered them. There is nothing to arbitrate with Mr. Kendall. He has broken the agreement by refusing to unionize and consequently his men were called oft. We even gave him twelve days' grace, but still he refused. That is all there is to it. In San Francisco there has not been the _slightest trouble and all the mills are working right along. A dozen union men left the mill this morning, leaving, Keéndall claims, eight- | een non-union men still 4t work. Carnival of Ancient and Modern Arts A carnival of ancient and modern arts will be given for the benefit of the Women's Educational and Industrial Un- fon at Native Sons’ Hall durlng the week beginning September 30. It is expected that the affair will be one of much in- terest. The following ladies have the car- nival affairs in hand: Mme. Louise A. Sorbier, president; Mrs. Paris Kilburn, * Mrs. Nellie Blessing ster, Mrs. P. D. Hale, vice presidents; Mrs. H. I. Haber, treasurer; Miss Angela Sullivan, corre- sponding secretary; Miss Celia Perkins, recording secretary. associated directors— Mrs. Margaret Deane, Mrs. . Cachot, Mrs. Louis Glass, Mrs. Joseph Spear, Mrs. W. M. Searby, Mrs. J. F. Berlim. Mrs. . Mrs. H. T. Berliner, Mrs. J. Mrs. F. Franklin, Mrs. ¥. by . F. Hutchinson, Mrs. M. Wheeland, Mrs. R. E. White, Mrs. John | Mitchell. — e DuBose Contempt Case. Testimony in the matter of the rehear- ing of the DuBose contempt case will be taken by United States Court Commis- sioner Heacock at Il o'clock this morning. —_— e Continues Captain Neall’s Trial. The case of Captain J. M. Neall, in- dicted for embezzlement, was continued yesterday in the United States District Court until September 2. THE SNAKE DANCE AT WALDL By S. Glenn Andrus. THE STORY OF MEXICO’S INDEPENDENCE. THE HAUNTING OF AMOS LUNT, HANGMAN. THE TRAGIC DEATHS OF GREAT MEN. ARE THE YOUNG MEN OF SAN FRANCISCO SPEND- THRIFTS. JAPAN OF 1853 AND JAPAN OF TO-DAY. By Rear Admiral L. A. Beardsl-e.