The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1901, Page 11

LOW 15 NAMED FOR MAYORALTY Columbia College Presi- dent Heads Repub- lican Ticket. Tammany Declared to Exist Chiefly for Public Plunder. NEW YORK convention Seth Low, presi- for Mayor; Ed- for Control- ik, for dent of d M “haries resident of the lege Tam- irators s “‘an public plunder.” fon of the po- lice department wit puying and selling license to breal w,” and the ma- chin the administration red to promote ud protect o platform he candidates to kmail iniquity.” tion of the ticket government, *‘but will not mear 3¢ largest measure of personal liberty cfpsistent w public decency and the aintenance of public order. The convention was attended by nearly @ll the leaders of the Republican party. Lieuenant Governor Woodruff was the chairman, and prom: gates were Corne ick 8. Gibbs, t among the dele- s Vanderbilt, F: Robert C nciples do not af- houid be the dom rly attacked the ation f tie Citizens’ d last present p The Cit b v mitting & un the ar t-Tamm organizati ndidates to be a upon ces of represen from all the or- Tammany Hall, re- ht. Over * hall and hundreds ide. The Bird t but just after led to order it was ng fr resented th namec OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE . OF THE PACIFIC COAST Changes Made in the Postal Service and More New. Pensions Issue WASHINGTON, S The Post- 1 the foi- Cook, Samuel S. with Spa: 3. ¥ ary J. Reber, ), 88 Original—William Hannegan, Alfred Wilson, Sal =5 Willia: y as follows; ams, Santa Willard gang saw mue 03~ et Railway electrical block pports; Day nozzle; Joseph Mc- nozzie; August H. Risdon Iron and Francisco, porta- or or loader; Ira ige priming or de- Frank N. Spear, Los John L. Watson, »paratus. aynes, Dufur, hay stacker; Charlotte ble A Albert Honey, Tacoma, traction increasing ap- electro-magnetic brake; on, Seattle, flour sifter. GATES LAUNCHES NEW RAILWAY SYSTEM Sept. 24 CHICAGO, The Chronicle to- Gates has sig- urope by launch- em. Its announce- surprifse and con- ates securities of four ankrupt roa each independent, but so situated as make a continuous line from West Quiney. on the Mississippi River, to Kansas City, on_the Missouri River, and to Council Bluffs. The con- | summation of the new sy m has been effected in the acceptance of the scheme by an overwhelming majority of the Kan- srthern connecting lines, s that enter into the he Quincy in Jength, from Wes Mo.; the Omaha, Kan- ern Railroad, 36 miles on_to Pattenburg: th and Northern connecting d, 81 miles, from Pattenburg Kaasas City, and the Louis Railroad, from Pattenburg to Coun- cil_Bluffs The four roads comprise a comnecting and continuous system of 300 miles and traverse the territory of the Burlington, Alton and Santa Fe roads. When the deal is perfected the big systems will be com- pelled 10 buy peace and profit at the terms offered by Gates and his men, —_— DEPUTY CONSTABLE KILLS CIRCUS MAN Train Watchman for Ringling Broth- ers Meets Violent Death in Phoenix. PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 24—E. D. Gard- ner of Harvard, Ill, train watchman for Ringling’s circus, was shot and killed in The rafirond yard here early this morning by George McDonald, deputy constable. Gardner was quarreling with a man dis- charged some hours befort. He struck him with a club, theén drew a revolver. McDonald_ordered him to put up the weapon. Gardner pointed the revolver at McDonald, who shot him rough the heart. MeDonald was pli under rest. He claims he acted in self-defense. Stanford’s Tenth Anniversary. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept, 24.— Next Tuesday, October ¥, will be the ienth anniversary of the opening of Stan- ford University t;e:‘tudenl:l.w Ang work wi e suspended 2 gtamme, including the rereadm“::,ge Adressee givea by Senator ford, Mnt Jordan aund others on the day of will be rendered in the Assembly m\v. Robert Mackenzie will offer praver and pronounce the benediction. report | k lines that run s Cit | have been | to | Omaha and St | WOMAN HELD FOR A RANSOM Brigands - in Bulgaria Hold American Mis- sionary. i Money Probably Will Be Paid for the Captive’s | Release. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 STREET, N. —Miss Ellen W., WASHINGTON, Sep; ionary, who an American m ¥ brigands in Turkey, has conveyed by her captors to their of refuge in Bulgaria. Mr. Hill, Secretary of State, received a from the G been place Acting dispatch to-day Corsul General at Constantinople report- | ing this fact. 1 Mr. Dickinson added that he had been advised that the brigands were prepared to release Miss Stone upon payment of & ransom and they were awailing & prop- osition from her relative: partment is trying to communicate with the young woman's relatives to ascertain what they are willlng to give for her liberation. . Under ordinary circumstances the Act- ing Secretary would refuse this method of securing Miss Stone's re- lease and would demand th@§ the Bul- garian Government take action for her rescue. ‘Thie is not an ordinary circum- stance, however, and the department officlals fear that to pursue the usual procedure would be to subject Miss Stone to possible outrage and death. The rela- tives of Miss Stone will therefore be asked to indicate the amount of money they can afford to pay. It is possible that the department may find an appropriation out of which funds be expended this purpose, but this is a remote possibility and the offi- ls say that as promptness is indis- | pensable it will be relatjves and frien to 1 no_time in stating what they propose to do. When Miss Stone is released then the State Department to act. The | propo i | attention of the T h governments will be called to the outrage perpetrated upon an American citizen. | s will be requested to see that the brigands be nediately arrested and Claims for . indemnity will ubmitted and pressed, so that \e's relatives will probably be reimbursed for any money they may ex- pend in effecting her ease and the - herself will be indemnified rings Sept h_troops,” atch to y Telegraph antinople, “rushed the village as supy Stone, but they found it empty, g gone into Bulgaria with brigands ha their cap KING EDWARD'S SON COMING WESTWARD | Duke of Cornwall and York Carefully Guarded Against Accident on the Railroad. ¢, Ontario, Sept. 24—The hess of Cornwall and York ¢ tour west through Canada NORTH B Duke and Du ed thel t A eir next halt of any length | will be made at Winnipeg on Thursday, | after a continuous run of six hours from | pital departure from Ottawa was made another popular display of u Hall and Elgin-street station and gave the party a parting At _the depot.a large guard of ed and the extended lines ed several plocks up Elgin al members of the Dominion Cabi- the Mayor in the robes of office and nt citizens gathered at the rewell. The special train c arty was again preceded by a pilot special, on which went the Count- ess of Minto, wife of the Governor Gen- Laurier and a large party s the Duke and Duch- ast. The pilot special and the ducal train o ¥ y at nool half an hour later. fofian L WHITE STAR LINERS TO COURSE PACIFIC B. C., Sept. 2.—Two of the Atlantic service— the Germanic and the Britannic—are to | come out on the Pacific. This announce- { ment was made here to-day by the Can- adian Pacific authorities, in connection With whose service the White Star liners will run. The proposal is to place them on the run between Sydney and Vancou- ver, the nt Canadian-Australian liners being used to make an auxiliary service with New Zealand, Fiji and places in the south scas. Large sugar shipments land will be brought by the to Vancouver for the British VANCOUVER, White Star li Columt r refinery at this port. The announcement is made that by the end of next year the Canadian Pacific | service to the Orient will be increased by { one steamer of about 12,000 tons, or twice | the gross tonnage of one of the present | Empress liners. MRS. McKINLEY IMPROVES. CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 24.—Friends and relatives of Mre. McKinley have a more | foundation for their hopes | this evening. Dr. Rixey to-night added to his usual statement that she is holding Ler own and doing as well as could be ex- pected the Statement that if there is any e it is in the way of improvement. might say,” he added, “that she ust a little better.” | substantial ay Mrs. McKinley showed increased interest in the ordinary affairs of life. The to thy morning visit cemetery was fol- Jowed by an extended drive into the coun- | try. e e Suesser Jury Completed. SAN JOSE, Sept. ‘The trial of George Suesser, who killed Sheriff Farley of Monterey at Salinas in September, 1900, began In Judge Lorigan's court to-day. Defendant was once convicted and sen- | tenced to hang, but obtained a new trial because he had been refused a change of venue when public feeling was .f nst him. Most of the day was oceu in scle~ting the jury, which is as follows: M. B. Call, D.'M. Farr, P. Mcions, W, P. Bquires, J. O. Oweng, W. R. Jam P, Moss, J. ‘Bolster, 8 Wishaar, E, 8. Snell, A. W. Willlams, F. Carder. Dis- trict Aftorney Andresen of Monterey County made the opening statement for | the prosecution. Adjournmemt was then | taken until to-morrow. | —_—-— ! To Suppress Amarchist Press. LONDON, Sept. graph publishes the following from its Copenhagen corfespondent: The anarch- st ques. 1 was discussed by Count Lamsdorft and Count von Bulow at Dant- zie and b; M. Delcasse and Count Lams- dorft in ce. They agreed that the anarchist press must be suppressed and that coneerted action must be taken by all civilized countries. Tiothsed $o Marry, OAKLAND, Sept, 24.—Licenses to marry were {gsued to-day to Willlam-C. Thomp- son, 24 (ean ald, Hanford, and Lauretta { M. Williams, 17, Oakland; Tibo Rosales, | 28, and Lottie Henxnra.q. both of Liver- more; Arnold M. Lewis, %, Alameda, and Maggie Isabelle’ Munce, 20, Oakland; Al- bert H. Sorenson, 31, S8an Francisco, and Marie Jacobsen, 27, Alameda; Seraphine 1. Lemos, %, and ‘Mary M. 'Freitas, 90 both of Haywards; Willlam R. Stultz, 33, gud Anos Marie Wille, 23, both of Oak land. —_————— The Southern Pacific and the Pan- American Exposition. Last of the Southern Pacific's great Cal- ifornla excursions to Buffalo, October 3 and 4. Round trip $§7. The first way, ‘the,| shortest way, the best way across the continent. Free literature 613 Market street, . United States | The State De- | to consider | e for the woman's | nd Bulgarian | he people filled the avenues | %.~The Daily Tele- | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1901. PROJECTING LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE TO STIFLE ANARCHY AND VIOLENCE Patriotic and Peace-Loving Citizens of Alameda Meet Preliminary to Forming an Organization to Deal With Incendiaries and|Organization Committee| Those Who Would Use Brute Force Against Honest Toilers i ot | LAMEDA, Sept. 24.—Stirred to i energy by the recent movements | in the direction of anarchy, the | patriotic and peace-loving citizens | of this city are preparing to or- | ganize a law and order league for the sup- | pression of all incendiary utterances and violent attacks upon the men who are trying to make the wheels of industry go around. The 'men who are back of this proposed organization expect that their | example will be followed by the citizens | in other places, and that It will have a | wholesome effect in reducing the disturb- ances that prevail in the State. The idea of a law and order league is | the outgrowth of the disrespectful lan- | gnage toward the late President by an | avowed anarchist named Harter, living at the western end of the city. Harter | declared_to Colonel Roswell G. Wheeler, former City Treasurer, that President Mc- | Kinley was responsible for the killing of | the strikers at Coeur d'Alene and referred to him as a murderer. It was proposed | by several men who overheard the con- | versation to run the man out of town, | but when a committee of angry citizens | called at Harter's house they found that | he had fled. | Preliminary Confer:nces Held. As a result of this attack upon the in- cendiary, Harter, the men engaged in it ! ana others determined to more effectively | organize. Several preliminary _confer- ences have been held, and before the week ! is over a general meeting of citizens will take place. The men at the head of the | movement _are Colonel Roswell G. ! Wheeler, Charles F. Fletter, D. W. Mar- ! tin, John A. Buchannan, Alonzo Bray, David Hirschfeld, H. R. Taylor, F. O. Schuman and J. A. Collins. | ““We propose to stop a ‘lot of this an- | archistic talk that has been going | around,” said Colonel Wheeler to-day, JEBHLS WAL " TH S B Inventor Found Trying to Batter Out His Brains. | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Sept. 24. | The spectacle of a man trying to batter out his brains by butting his head against | a stone wall at the corner of Fourth and Oak streets attracted the attention of a | police officer to-night. The man was ta- ken to the Recelving Hospital, where from papers in his clothing his name was ascertained to be C. H. James. In his pockets were found a check for $50 and $20 in gold coin. In reply to questions James would only say that “it had to come.” He is an in- ventor, single and 46 yecars of age. He was booked for insanity. Before he was discovered he had battered his head bad- ly, and it was necessary to take several stitches in his scalp and use bandages at the hospital. AUTOMOBILE SERVICE FOR THE GARDEN CITY Company to Operate Lines of Vehicles ‘Connecting With the Suburbs. BAN JOSE, Sept. z4.—Orlando Stevens of this city and Colonel Cotton of Oak- land will start for New York to-morrow to hasten the manufacture of automobliles which have been ordered b{ a company which they represent. Their order in- cludes ten passenger b one large touring machine, six do: os nnd six parcel delivery wagons. Passenger routes will be established he. tween San Jose, Campbell and Los Gatos; 8an Jose and Saratoga, and San Jose and Alyiso immediately upon the arrival of the machines. On the last-named route they have a contract for ur{:y!ng the passengers of the Western Navigation Company. Blames Entire Nation. TUSKOGEE, Ala, Sept. 24.—Booker T. ‘Washington has glven out a statement in reference to the assassination of Presi- dent McKinley, in which he says: In all sincerity I want to ask is Czolgoss alone guilty? Has not the en nation had a in this greatest crime of the century? What is anarchy but a deflance of law, and has not the nation reaped what it been sowing? According to records 2516 8 have lynched in the United States dur- ing the past sixtecn years. There been, engaged in this anarchy of neariy 125,500 persons. ‘Washington asks that, to check the gremt tendency, all classes unite "to ring all criminals to justice and see that each secures a fair trial, quoting Presi- dent McKinley’s words when he was shot, I hope he will be treated with fairness,” . or have lynching B L R BRADLEY P PEL) + TWO OF THE MEN WHO ARE HEADING MOVEMENT IN ALAMEDA TO FORM AN ARMED BODY OF CITIZENS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPRESSING ANARCHY AND VIOLENCE, & Lol “and to protect, wherever necessary, all men who want to work in this cowatry. We will not confine ourselves to the ut- terances of certain men, but we will do all we can to discountenance the utter- ances of the anarchistic press. If a man in this city dares to open his mouth against the dead or the living President he will be reminded of the offense so forcibly that he will not dare to repeat his talk within the hearing of decent citl- zens again. ’ League Needed in San Francisco. “I think other cities will follow our ex- ample. If they had a law and order leagie in San Francisco you could hear a pin drop on the water front to-day and you would never have heard these stories of maimed and murdered men. The idea of a man in this free country having to ask a lot of foreigners for a permit to work or to walk along the water front, as seems to be necessary in San Franciseo! This is a free country.” The league will be organized along the lines of the citizens' committee, which was such a strong instrument for the suppression of violence in thig city dur- lgg the great railroad strike in 1894. Every one of the 300 members of that committee was armed with a pine club and €o well drilled that he was as effeci- ive as the regular police officer of the city. R i e R SRR AN [ ] * - £ r BEST OFFERED The CALL Premium Atlas is the very best Atlas offered —_——— newspaper readers. We invite i comparison with sny other Discovery Made That the t1 fered i ioti v st R City Is Victim of a This fine Atlas is offered to i CALL readers at the ex- & swuldle’ tremely low price of $1.50. All'niew Mix months. &ub- uALAll/tl::Iz:. Sept.l 24—Since his connec- scribers to The CALL are enti- lon wi e municipal electric lighting tled to the Atlas at the pre- Bt negh oy S montake Julhty i, mium rate of 81.50, covered that twenty-four persons have . been receiving light from the city without paying for it. Kormer Collector Thomas + | H. Thompson says that he knew of these charity subscribers, but that he did not consider it any concern of his to try to collect from them. Thompson was told that the ngw col- lector had discovered the names of twen- ty-four subscribers whose names are not on the record books of the department and that these people had been receiving electric lights and currents from the city to the amount of $270 without having been asked to pay for it. “Yes,” sald Thompson in explanation. “I knew that there were a number of people getting light but no bills because I was never officially notified by the me. chanical department of the plant that they had been put in. It was not any of. my concern. The mechanics_of the de- {)arlment are responsible for mueh of the oss that has been charged up to it. They did not notify me when. they made con- nections. “I knew of one case where a elub next to & restaurant was furnished light with- out paying for it. When I discovered this state of affairs I told them to shut it off, but the mechanics did not do so unti seventeen months afterward. GETTING JURY 10 TAY ADWMS Oakland Office 8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 24. The work of impaneling a jury to try Charles G. Adams, the slayer of Dr, John G. Jessup of Berkeley, went slowly on In Judge Melvinis court to-day. The exam- ination of the talosmen continued through the day without any results, ‘When the court adjourned this after- noon twelve talesmen had been examined and passed by the attorneys engaged in the case, Thess men are A. A. de Mars. 1. Lemekin, Willlam Langstaff,” Peter Cook, Joseph Fletcher, E. E. Walcott, Herman Rathien, Wilitam Kirk, Cornellus Sulli- van, Samuel L. Potter. Calvin B, White and’ Emil Kirchoff. They are subject to the peremptory challenges of the attor- neys on elther glde, and when the session resumes to-morrow morning the entire twelve may be cxcused. The defense was allowed by Judge Melvin to-day to fill the jury box befora avalling itselt of the priv- lege cf dismiseing any of the jurors, At the rate we have been going Attorney N. A. McConaghy for the fens2 at the close of (he afternoun sion, “we will not three days. ry before wle get through to summon a special ve- nire."” X ‘ The jurors were subjected to - R e on r’l“x:gne‘{y and self-defense by Adams' attorne; Hypothetical questions based upon these subjects figuring in the murder for which Adams {s being tried are asked exhaust- ively of, them. . ‘ 38 ams was in court again and sat by her father, who did not exhibit any great Interest in the proceedings. —_— New Rock-Drilling Record. SPOKANE, Sept. 24.—The world's rock- gflulflufln;orfl “al ;_muhsd here to-day {Sam. “Drilling Afteen mingtes they mers through fifty-five inches of granite. For this they won a purse of $500, here was a case where light was supplied to a dark room from the wire of a private con. sumer. I know of other cases." Thompson says that when he finaily severs his connection with the department he will give the City Trustees a month (o discover other free consumers. Still, he does not think it fs his duty to expose them. The manifold beauties of the mismanagement of the affairs of Ala~ meda’s municipal light plant are th coming to light one by one, — S Los Angeles Presbytery Meets. LOS ANGELES, X . 24.—The annual session of the Los Angeles Presbytery commenced to-night in_ Boyle Helghty Church. Rev. Henry P. Wilbur, the mod- erator, preached the opening sermon, the close of which a short business se glon was held. To-morrow morning the m.hym—y will attend the opening ex- ercises of Occldental College, reassem- bling in the Boyle Heights Church in the afternoon. h: ————— “Mary Says She Was Robbed. Mary Rose, who says she resids Bush street and is a relmcubla’m‘n‘rr’l?fl“ woman, attended a dance at Washington Hall on Eddy street last night and was induced by James Tobin, a special man there, to go to his room with him, She claimed Tobin stole $9 fronr her while she was in his apartment and secured his arrest, o | | | | | tion and management of co-operative associa- | | kinds of security therefor to the same pur- | meet in | over the Port Costa trouble, | of that subiect. | and W. €. Boyd, who have just returned i | | (o] PLAN FOR WHEAT bROWERS” UNION Formulates Co-oper- ative Scheme. fres ot Provides That All Producers of Cereals Pool Their Interests, i SACRAMENTO, Sept. 24.—Following 1s | the propesed contract formulated by the | commitiee on organization for the estab- lishment of the Cereal Growers’ Assocla- | tion of California: We, the under: ned, do each agree, one with the Gther, to take one membership share and assict in organlzing a co-operativee Ceresl | Growers' Assoclation, to be Incorporated under | the law providing for the incorporation, opera- tions; said company to be known as the Cereal Growers' Association and whose pur- poses of business shall be to handle, buy, sell, store; market and otherwise dispose of grain, bay and all kinds of farm and ranch produce. | To take charge of and carry on as agent, factor, broker, assignee or otherwise all opera- tions 'in the Traising, producing, transporting, vending, hypotbecating and caring for of crops, grain and any farm products. To do a manufacturing, shipping, transporta- tion and carrying bustness. To explore and encourage a market for all the products of the farm. To own, sell, rent. lease and mortgage ail and any kind ‘of real and personal property, rights and franchises. To own, construct, build, charter, hire, rent, lease and operate boats and any and all other means of transportation, landings, warshouses, depots and other buildings. To borrow money and to give any and all evidences of debt therefor and any and all pose and extent as a natural person. To invest a portion of its funds in and ac- | quire, buy and sell bonds, stocks, membership [ shares and interests in corporations and other | co-operative assoclations and corporations, I To perform all the duties and functions of | agents, factors and brokers of and for cor- porations and associations, as well as for in- dividuals. And to transact any and all the business necessary to carry into effect any and all of the aforementioned purposes. And to divide the profits accruing upon the trapeacting of seld business as follows: 1 of the profits to be divided among the members according to the amount in the mar- ket value realized of the products furnished to the assoclation by each member bears to the total amount of product furnished and sold in the same given time by all the members of the. assoclation. And to transact and do said business upom the co-operative plan as described and provided in title XX of the Civil Code of the State of California. Tt Is agreed that the admission or earnest fee shall be $5, paild on signing this agreement, and a membership and dues fee of % to be | paid or demand of any authorized agent of the | directors, This was agreed to to-night by the full | committee and will be offered to the | Cereal Growers' Convention. which will the ‘Assembly chamber of the State Capitol at 1 o'clock to-morrow | afternoon. There may be a sharp debate though an | offort will be made to prevent discussion | ALASKAN INDIANS BURN CAMP OF WHITE MEXN SEATTLE. Sept. —Professor Miller to Juneau from Cross Sound, tell a story | that would indicate that the Indians of | Alaska need a little disciplining. These gentlemen declare that the Alaska Indians are as ferocious and bloodthirsty as the Sioux ever were, and are held in check only by fear. Messrs. Miller and Boyd were working several miles from their tent. One day, on returning to camp, they found that the Indlans had set fire to their belong- ings. and their tent and contents were almost destroyed: The only thing that | saved them from suffering the pangs:of had been cached some distance away from | the tent. These were saved. By sewing together pieces of burned blankets and an old piece of sail cloth they got enough bedding to protect them partly from the cold and rain, and with the supplies from | the cache they finally made the home journey. Cut Off Will Not Be Built. OMAHA, Sept. 24.—Chief Engineer Ber- ry of the Union Pacific has reported ad- | versely on the proposition to build a cut- off across Salt Lake from Ogden to Lucin. The Southern Pacific had made such plans prior to its absprption by the Har- | riman syndicate, but since then further investigation - of. the survey has been | made and some of the dangerous features of the route developed. One of the great- est of these is the fact that the Great Sait Lake water level changes every few years, and it Is feared this would necessi- tate the building of an embankment to protect the tracks. o ok ) Dunsmuir Cabinet May Resign. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 24.—The de- feat of Premier Dunsmuir's supporter, Provincial Secretary Brown, at a bye- eloction in New Westminster, B. C., by an independent candidate is a significant blow to the provincial government and its policy of a mongpoly railroad system. Probably the Dunsmuir government will shortly be compelled to resign, many of | its_Parliamefitary colleagues having se- ceded and its Provincial Secretary having lost his seat in the Legislature, with no chance of obtaining another. Agree to Sever Relations. SAN JOSE, Sept. 24.—The board of di- rectors of the California Cured Fruit As- soclation has been in session here yes- terday and to-day. There have been several conferences with the California Packers’ Company. After a long session to-night it was announced that the two corporations had about reached an agree- ment for the severance of all relations. Another joint meeting is to be held to- morrow, when, it is expected, the papers will_be executed. No detalls have been made public. ————— Treasure Coming to This City. SYDNEY,. N. 8. W., Sept. 24—The Oceanic Steamship Company's Sonoma left Sydney to-day for San Francisco by way of Aucklard, Apta and Honolulu, carrying 500,000 sovereigns. [ Attu by 11 US3IANG SEIZE GEALING VESSEL Cruiser Captures Craft Owned by American Company. PSS Takes the Josephine Within the Three-Mile Limit of Copper Islands. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 24.—The sealing schooner Vera, which retuned this-after- { noan from Copper Islands with a catch of 635 skins, brings news of the seizure of the sealing schooner Josephine, owned by Americans and sailed out of Japan under the Japanese flag. News of the seizure was given to the captain of the Vera at the Japanese schooner Siefo Maru, which called there on July 14 for water and provisions. The Josephine is said to have been within the three-mile limit off Copper Islands when captured by a Russian cruiser. The Vera took one skin off Copper Isl- lands which had the brand of the machine ocn the Pribilofs, showing that the seal raust have migrated from Bering Sea. The crew of the schéoner City of San Diego, which has also arrived from Cop- per Islands with 1038 skins, reports that the Japanese schooner Henry Dennis was: spoken in Japan Sea, bound homeward, with a catch of 625 skins on board. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA METHODIST CONFERENCE Delegates Gather at a Reception in " Honor of Bishop McCabe. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24—The annua Methodist Episcopal Conference of South- ern California began this evening with 2. reception at the First Methodist Churct in honor of Bishop C. C. McCabe. Ad dresses of welcome were made by Rev John L. Pitner and Frank M. Potter and responses by Bishop McCabe and Rev William Stevenson. The meeting was purely a° social one. The real work of the conference will begin to-morrow morning. At a meeting of trustees of the Uni- versity of Southern California, the Meth. odist ‘educational institute of this section it was-ascertained that $100,000, for which the trustees have been working, has been obtained, with a small amount in excess of that sum. One of the most important | subjects to come before the conferencs will be the endowment fund and the gen- eral condition of the university. GTANFORD'S PRESIDENT AN HONORARY FRYUSHMAINT Flected to Fill a Mythical Office ia the University’s Youngster Class. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 24.— The treshman class had even a littie harder time than usual in attempting to flect an organization this afternoon. ‘About ffty freshmen met in the old chapel at 1:15 o'clock, and nearly.all the remain- ing members of the student body congre- gated i watch proceedings. The freshmen —sever:l in number—who attempted & differont times to preside over the meet ing, weye met by a volley of jeers and books trom the sophomores and upper- class mem. The ursuspecting '05 youngsters were induced to make President Jordan and several members of the faculty honorary members of the class of 1305, to fill va- rious mythical offices and to do various other nonsensical things for the amuse- | hunger was that a part of their stores | Ment ¢f the spectators. As none of the ob- jects for which the meeting was called were accoran/ished it is probable that the freshmen will t again later in the week. o~ Loses Laurels Through Accident. NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—An accident just when victory seemed to be within his grasp put Lester Wilson of Pittsburg hors de combat in the last few laps of the fifteen-mije professional race on “he indoor bicycleytrack at Madison Square Garden to-night. Eighteen men started In the first five miles half of these dropped out. Wilson stole a_march the others had gained a lap. He held his lead up to within half a mile of the fin- ish. Then Wilson’s wheel slipped and rider and bicycle slid down the embank- ment. Kramer jumped into the lead and won the race by a good length from Freeman of Portland, Ore. Time, 36:59 4-3. ’460*““4#‘40““‘54 ¢ THE DAY’S DEBAD. } O+ 4344446443940 4449490 NEW YORK, Sept. 24—Rear Admiral Sampson, questioned to-day at Fort Hem- ilton, said that he @id not know whether he would be a witmess at the Schley In- vestigation, but that he would go if sum- moned. The admiral saild his health was much improved. Lijeutenant Scott, with whom he is stopping, said the admiral wm;k\li remain at the fort for an indefinite period. s Mrs. Mary A. Kirkland. POMONA, Sept. 2{.—Mrs. Mary A. Kirkland, an old resident here and one of the first women to engage in the real estate business in Southern California, died to-day. Mrs. Kirkland opened an office in Pomona for the sale of real estate in the early boom times and sue- cessfully carried through a number of important deals, doing a large busiress until ill health compeiled her to retire. —_—— Professor James H. Elwood. SAN JOSE, Sept. 24.—Professor James H. Elwood, the pioneer musical instructor of San Jose and for many years a mam- ber of the Normal School faculty, died this morning, aged 58 years. Moses T. Miles. CHICAGO, Sept. 24.—Mores T. Miles, ons of the best-known men in the fron and steel trades of the West, dled here to-day from the effects of an apoplectic stroke. I | fl ] Fels-Naptha ==———— Fels-Naptha soap needs no argument with the woman who uses it according to the simple directions. She finds that with no boiling and but -little rub- bing, in half the time with half the work, thé clothes come out whiter and sweeter than ever she’ saw before. Not half the wear either. Actual fact, or money returned by your grocer. Fels & Co. Philadelphia