The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1901, Page 25

COIN MISSING I HIS DFFIGE Grand Jury Indicts the Oil Inspector of Chicago. Shortage Made Good and Ac- cused Man Protests In- nocence. nd Jury to- tments or, charging embe his office to the ex- representatives of the told e Grand s to Burt pector cer- the Grand inspector had paid y of City Oil In ey which in the a man of the Democratic 3 tral Committee and is re; d- as the closest political friend of Mayor ade dur- iends to re the nto the to he State's shortage that He said Is e it 10 LAWMAKERS Denmark’s Ruler Ap- pears at Opening of Rigsdag. 5.—King Christian Rigsdag in person, in he King of Greece, the i Duke Michael. the 1 royal family and speech from the an inte: 1 of e he last per- greetings to session, his new Ministry we wish of the ma- ntrusting the who the confidence of the h the strong hope vouchsafed to us to see eration between the govern- We confidently s be possible to come amely the pre- nce of the coun- the powers, and politicai life of the peo. concluded with an enumera- proposed bills. but the King the Danish West Indian President of the Folkething ers for the King and consti- Ends Her Life With Laudanum. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.—Mrs. Rebecca Butler » for several weeks has been | e St. Helena House, 2% found dead in bed ide her window was small quantity indications are that ank most of the contents of then threw it out of the retired to her last sleep. The was formerly known as Re- In the latter part of June rried a man named Butler. d drinker and,after li a few days they er was about 40 becca Majo! or July she SANTA CRUZ, Oet. e arrived at 8 o'clock and Lieutenant Lindsay, with Naval Reserves, went aboard veek’s cruise. The cruiser will Santa Barbara to-mOITOW evening for the first stop, then call at San Pedro r the Los Angeles Reserves and make a BOYS GONFESSION against Rob- | S (down e advancement of the in- | p- vears | 5—The cruiser | this THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1901. AT FREE KELSD Two Lads Admit Having Given Perjured Testimony. + Manufacturz Evidence Used | Against Alleged Slayer . of Blochman. e B Dispatch to The Call ‘The most | SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 5. startling t mony heard in years in any | court in this county was taken this morn- | | in the Supcrior Court by the defense in the Keiso murder trial. The testimony may have the eficct of sending two small | but precocious boys from Santa Maria to | the reform school. Omne of them admi | | not only & ng perjured hin If at the | uest over the body of Harry | whom Kelso is accused of hav: murdered, but further admits having he body of lochman, showing | | nine stab wouncs found on the even ing of the Saturaay after July 4. It was in a bean fiela ncar ‘the residence of L. E. Blochman, the foster father of the | rdered boy. Intense exc:tement fol- N4 Maria, and individual citi- ut to find eviderce in the | >xeitement was at its height | Emanuel Pires, boy of 15 ¥ pro- duced blood: red whipstock, which he had found in the field near the scene f the crime. This whip was shown be- | | e the Coroner's jury, and young Pires | J ) testified in detail fo the linding of it To-day the lad was put upon the stand 2 witness for the defense. He broke ! complete and admitted that he| manutactured the evidence. He said suggestion of a boy of . named Floyd Walker, he had pr 1" the whip, taken it to a slaughter| | house and covered it with blood, and then | secreted it in the field near where the body had been found \ | | The murdered boy had been & school mate and friend for vea who planned the whip episode. The blood- had that ained whip stock has been one of the be ac- loss exhibits in the case hardest to counted for. Both sides were at a as to how to connect it in any way | the murder. Young Blochman wa | with a knife, being stabbed nine times The Cali correspondent here asked | Pires and young Walker about what they | had done. All Pires would say was that | if he were sent to the reform school Walker would go zlong. AGCUSES OTHERS Says Several Officers of MISS HELEN MORRISON SETS HEARTS A-FLUTTER A “Tell Me Pretty Maiden"‘ Damsel Who Has Caught the Town With Her Carmen-Like Winks. = <+ stage entrance in the hope of getting ev: a faint, suspicion of “‘one smile from her. Severa] after-djnner box parties have voted Miss Morrison’s work delightful and the members of the company have nicknamed her “‘Peck’s Bad Boy.” Sbe o = | = = 5 ojs “ Seventh Are “in the |, . | | VIvAclOUS LITTLE DAMSEL OF THE “FLORODORA” COMPANY \ Same Boat.” | WHOSE CHIC WAYS AND PLEASING PERSONALITY HAVE MADE | HER A GREAT FAV OEflTE WITH COLUMBIA PATRONS. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5.—The trial of | % Ui Captain O. P. Sloat, Company K, Seventh | S S s : 2 f Infantry, National Guard of California, e D o dsa({r[rln?flgflt?;&%gst%ulgl:s?ca by court-martial, was resumed to-day in| 3 s 54 & g This promising young actress was dis- e day 1 en,” song that made *Florodor y i Armory Hall. Major Prescott, Captain | i banobin covered only six weeks ago by Manage Sioat’s counsel, led off with something of now playug ai 8. Fischer, and since she took to the stage la nsation after the argument on de- ; but there is one vi she has made exceptionally rapid strides murrer to the complaint. Major Prescott 1 in the group who h: set the toward stage popularity. moved that the entire trial be set aside, and the club men talk- Miss Morrison is the daughter of a Mon- s it had not been proceeded with under should have been outside with advocate the rules laid down by the articles of war. | and facial expres: He aileged that, in view of the fact that | rison as she cudd vocate was consulted in the | to the entrancing behind closed doors,.when he | most popular ditty have caught the town. e cl | She is the conspicuous figure in the sextet treal ciergyman and is said to have been one of that city’s most popular society belles. Miss Morrison's partner in the sextet is Sydney Jarvis, whose heart, so the rest of th® company say, goes pit-a-pat every C i his request”of the commission to | tigate the conduct of the War Department for the accused, Captain Sloat should be ch she appears, so much so that time she darts one of her soul-fathoming | ai This motion was overruled. |several impressionable ‘Johnnies” are glances in his direction or puckers her ounsel then attempted to show that all | daily wearing out the sidewalk at the mobile lips into an osculating shape. officers sitting in | S et i Mo LU U 5 se were “in the same boat,” hav- | e e e e e e e e R R SRR SRR ) he been guilty, said, of the same ing offense 2s that charged against Captain Sloat Teports. order mentioning guilty of tardiness, | several captains no Several witnesses afternoon, among | Berry. Rebekah Exhibition Drill. | San Francisco Rebekah Drill Corps 2 of the L. O. O. F. gave an entertainment |’and exhibition drill in the assembly hall | of the 0dd Fellows' building last night preliminary to the competitive drill in | which the corps will take part at Fresno during the encampment week. The drill | by eighteen young ladies in attracti uniform, under command of Captain Allia name] Tardiness in forwarding Major Prescott read the general the names of those among them being tting in the court re examined thi them being Colonel PASTOR GREEN 15 UNFROCKED Conference Finds Minis- ter Guilty of Immoral Conduct. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 5. The Rev. L. A. Green, formerly pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church South | at Wheatland, was to-day unfrocked and dismlssed from membership in the church rd stop at San Diego, where there will | Parker, assisted by Lieutenant EI e target practice after the reserves of (Campbell and Ensign Christine Power, at place are taken aboard was very creditable, and many new and e | intricate evolutions were introduced. In TIMPSON, Tex., Oct. 5.—The fire here | addition to the drill there was a short + late last night was not | programme of music and song, contrib- 3 fier daylight, leaving only | uted by Lottie Linne, Master Diebert, H. s standing. The loss is about | and Mrs. Osthoff, Miss T. Tippet, Emilio 25 per cent insurance. There | D. Miller and Messrs. Donnelly and Ram- paratus. 4 sey. Dancing followed. DR. TALCOTT & CO. that the functions of the Prostate Gland, so called neck of the derstood, it should be apparent that when damaged through i and too often repeated excitement or contracted diseases, that disordere iction must result. The first symptoms pointing to this prostatic disorder are referable to the reproductive system. It is first noticed that patients suffering from this disease are embarrassed by Prematureness. This is invaria owed, sooner or later, by loss of tality and power, together with all mptoms known as ‘“Weakness.” The most common form of becomes as prostatic catarrh, and if this catarrh once becomes chronic, ious nervous symptoms arise, which are known to phy- sicians as henia, or exhausted nerve force. The greatey number of patiente suffering from this so-called weakness are healthy and robust men in every other respect, men who, possibly, have been treated by tonics, electricity, etc., for a2 weakness which, if the above has been made clear, will be understood never to have existed. Some years ago we called tho attention of the medical profession and others to the fact that the above well defined symptoms were not weaknesses, but results of inflammation, and that drugs could not cure, but procedures directed toward repairing the damage always proved successful, known as the “Talcott Theor. # recent number of the Medical News pays us a pretty compliment in saying, “It is no longer a theory, but a fact,” and the profession have now adopted the Talcott Pros- tatic Dilator and Urethral Suppository Depositor as a necessity in the treat- ment of these troubles. VARICOCELE. Varicocele is an enlargement of the most vital bloed vessels in man. In their normal condition their function is to carry off waste material, thus enabling the organs to receive fresh nutrition. Owing to the breaking down of the valves, caused by the paralysis of the muscalar coat of the veins, they become dilated, and local stagnation of the blood follows. The vital organs, being deprived of their proper quality and quantity of nourishment, impaired function is the resnit, Statistics prove that 25 per cent of the male population e affiicted with varicocele in some stage of the disease. We guarantee to cure varicocele in one week at our office, or four weeks of home treatment, without the use of knife, caustic or ligature. We have cured over 3000 cases without 2 single failure or uppleasant resuit. We invite correspondence and the fullest investigation of our methods, and can refer to cured patients if desired. Colored chart of the organs sent on application. 007 Narket St Corner Sixth. *9 Entire Upper Floor. by the conference of the Methodist Epis- copal Church South, now in session here. The cause of the pastor's disgrace was his conviction by the church court of ig- moral conduct. Some months ago Rev. Mr. Green was accused by Joseph Emery, presiding elder of the Colusa district, of immoral con- duct. Shortly after the accusation was lodged against him he disappeared from ‘Wheatland, and his present whereabouts is unknown. The committee that to-day examined in secret the complaint against Rev. Mr. Green found him guilty and recommended that he be unirocked and dismissed from the church consisted of R. F. Allen, pres- ident: W. E. Phillips, secretary; J. M. Parker, 1. ¥. Betts, H. W. Currin, W. A. Boohr, R. F. Beasley, W. T. Goulder, F. M. Stanton and A. Odom. As a committee on the federation of the evangelical churches Bishop W. W. Dun- can appointed J. C. Wooten, W. O. Wag- | gener, 1. F. Betts, P. T. Ramsey and J. { E. Moore. The followings transfers were made: E. F. Wilson, from Columbia conference; I. Horn, from Mississippi conference; J. H. Eads, from North Georgia conference; J. W. Allen from Los Angeles conference. The Rev. J. J. Kenney and the Rev. W. E. Vaughn were named as delegates to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, which meets in Dall Tex., next May. The Rev. J. Em- | ery and the Rev. R. F. Allen were desig- nated as alternates. This afternon the Woman's Foreign | Missionary Soctety concluded its work and elected officers as follows: President, Mrs. J. N. Kyle, Stockton; first vice president, Mrs. C. N. Hawkins, Hollister; second vice president, Mrs. C. D. Radeliffe, Merced; third vice president, Mrs. William Winter, Hollister; recording secretary, Mrs. O. L. Russell, Maxwell; corresponding secretary, Mrs. P. F. Page, Woodville; treasurer, Mrs. Wiillam Ac- ton, Lakeport; secretary San Francisco district, Miss Nellie Stoy; secretary San Joaquin district, Mrs. P. J. Ramsey; sec- retary of Colusa district, Mrs. J. 3 Squires. A resolution to start a contribution for the purpose of endowing the Pacific Col- lege at Santa Rosa, with the alternative of establishing a branch theological school at Berkeley, was the cause of a spirited discussion. A motion to strike out that part of the resolution with ref- erence to the building of a college at Berkeley resulted in a tie vote, and the matter went over for future action. Bishop Duncan will address the men's meeting at Y. C. A. Auditorium to- morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, his sub- ject being “Modern Thought in Harmony With Christianit. Admiral Sampson in Washington. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—Rear Admiral Sampson_is now in Washington. He ar- flVQJhu few days ago and remained at his residence on New Hampshire ave- nue. Sy DEALERS IN BAGS COMMIT PERJURY Obtain Large Consign- ments of San Quen- tin’s Output. STOCKTON, Oct. 5.—As a result of the investigation made by the Grand Jury of San Joaquin County, it has been devel- oped that no sacks for grain have been obtained in this county from San Quentin by fraud. District Attorney Ash- ley of this county, who went over the books of San Quentin Prison, has ob. tained facts and figures, however, indi- cating that grain sacks have been fraud- ulently procured from San Quentin in Tulare, Salinas, San Luis Obispo, Mon- terey and San Franclsco counties. “I am able to say to you now, after the investigation of the alleged sack frauds, that the Grand Jury of this county has found that as far as this county is con- cerned everything 1s as straight as a string,” said Mr. Ashley. “The greatest orders came from Tulare, Salinas, Mon- terey, San Francisco and San Luis Obispo counties, one firm alone in the latter county procuring 1,000,000 sacks. It would require o0) farmers to make affidavits for that number of sacks. On the face of it there evidently has been perjury commit- ted. It is probable that I will call the at- tention of the District Attorneys of the counties mentioned to the facts in the matter."” The output of the San Quentin jute muis is limited, which made it necessary to place a limit of 2000 upon the number of sacks any farmer might nrocure, Agehts 0. farmers in this county tried to get bags from San Quentin ecarly in the season, but were unable to do 50, being informed that the output had been ex- hausted. They were somewhat surprised to learn upon communicating with San Francisco dealers that San Quentin bags could be procured in San Francisco in 50,000 lots, delivered on the steamers at once. DAWSON ON THE VERGE OF SMALLFOX EPIDEMIC o ) Seven Victims of the Dread Diseasa Are Confined ia a Temporary Hospital. TACOMA, Oct. 5.—That Dawson is once more on the eve of an epidemic of small- pox, such as that which ravaged the com- munity a year ago, seems probable. By prompt measures and with commendable energy the authorities have taken charge of seven men and confined them in a t porary hospital at the mouth of Bonanza Creek. At first but one case was well developed, the others having been seri- ously exposed to infection from him in a trip down the river in a scow. Since then six others have been attacked by well marked symptoms and_there is no question that they have smallpox. When the first case was reported to the authorities it was considered unwise tao alarm the public, as hop:!e!ere high that the disease could be stamped out with but a single case. As the others came down publicity became inevitable, resulting in a general scare. AT A Academic League Football. STOCKTON, Oct. 5—In the Academic League football game held here to-day the Berkeley High School defeated the Stockton High School by a score of 35 to 0. The local team will probably forfeit the remaining games of the series, | with MLGER' BIOK ON RECENT WaR Former Secretary Scores the Conduct of Samp- son and Miles. Eagan’s Friend Still Disgrun- tled Over the “Embalmed” Beef Controversy. St e EW YORK, Oct. 5.—General Alger's book on the Spanish-American war, which | his publishers state “has been delayed and changed because of the death of President McKinley,” will be issued next Thursday. General Alger opens his book with a survey of the Cuban situation in 1598, and comments upon our unpreparedaess for war at that time and the spiendid specta- cle of the country’s response to the Gov- ernment’s ultimatum upon Spain. He then leads thé reader through the hurried preparations for war, the persecution of the office-seek-r, the disappointment of hundre¢s of volunteers, the demands of sea coast cities and towns for immediate protection and the savage criticism of the military administration’s plans of or- ganization and the battle with apparent- ly endless shortcomings and grievances. Then follows the embarkation at Tampa, which was severely criticized at the time, but which General Alger is now convinced that, al_things consiucred, was not a mis- | take. The account of the march on San- tiago is graphically pictured. 555 The book takes up the “round robin signed by the general officers of Shaft- er’s army while tne negotiations for sur- render were pending, in which it was stated thai “‘this army must move at once or it will perish” from the fevers threat- ening the camp. General Alger has no criticism to offer of the round robin itself, | but says that its publication was one of the most unfortunate and regrettable in- | cidents of the war. Shafter and Sampson. General Alger reviews at length the dif- ferences between General dnafter and Admiral Sampson and concludes this v in these words: difticutt to account for Admiral Sampson's seeming attitude toward_the army during the operations before San- | tiago, as well as to excuse him for his contradictory statements subsequently made in his official report. After the 3d of July the admiral's conduct may be due to the keen disappointment resulting from his non-participation in the engagement with Cervera's squadron. Possibty he felt that Shafter’s request for a conference on the morning of July 3, innocent thoush it was, was responsible’ fi prived of tne honor of a ing as commander in c most remarkable victories in the of naval warfare.” General Alger reviews the Miles-Eagan over the alleged furnishing of “‘embalmed beef” to the army and telis of the appointment by the President at inves- or his being de annals in the'war with Spain. The comam met September 24, 1895, he to December of that year testimony in seventeen towns and cities and in many different camps, granting to citizens, soidiers and ex-soldiers an op- portunity to appear for complaint or tes timony of any kind regarding the con- duct of the war.” Many thousands of soldiers were in- vited to give their evidence withoyirank or service. “‘On the 21st of December,” continues General Alger. “‘the major general com- manding the army of the United States appeared before the committee then sit- ting in Washington and made his state- ments with reference to the canned, fresh and refrigerated beef furnished to ' the army during the war. Although the com- mission had been sitting nearly three months the charges with respect to canned and refrigerated beef were now made for the first time; and. stranger and move inexcusable and more unsoldierly still, during all those months, with this splendid knowledge of facts which, if they existed, should hLave heen made known to the Secretary of War: for the protection of the army, General Miles had never mentioned the subject. Pleased With the Notoriety. “‘General Miles seemed to be pleased the notoriety which his startling statement before the commission and his subsequent newspaper interviews gave him; for again, on the 3lst of March, 1899, in New York City, he published. through representatives of the Associated Press, and of a metropolitan paper, addi- tional charges. “This unmilitary and questionable method of making in public grave and scandalous charges regarding a brother officer and the work of his department— charges which subsequent and careful in- vestigation proved both unwarranted and untrue—seemed to appeal to certain char- acteristics of the major general command- ing to which reference would be out of place. “If we are to believe written evidence to the contrary, it does not appear that General Miles was even honest in making his dilatory charges that the tinned beef was issued as the ‘pretense of an experi- ment. and it was now a part of the ration. On the 17th of June, 1898, his most confldential staff officer signed a letter by ‘direction of the major general com- manding the army’ instructing the depot commissary at Tampa to furnish to Gen- eral Nunez 10,64 pounds of canned roast beef, to be issued from the ‘subsistence stores of the army. proves that General Miles knew canned fresh beef was a part of the ra- tion; "that he knew there quantity of it at Tampa for issue to the troops, ‘and that he so far approved of i use as to direct that the ration be fi nished in large quantities to our allies. SN FEARS THE CARLISTS Preparations Said to Be Complete for an Uprising. — BARCELONA, Oct. 5.—Reports received from Cape Cerbera say advices received there from various points along the fron- tier show that the Carlist are nearly completed. They have ac- cumulated through smugglers 20,000 rifles, and uniforms have been made at Per- pignan, France, and brought intogSpain at different places. Large supplles of ammunition have been obtained from Cuba and the Philippine Islands. The ris- ing is expected to commence at Berga and at other points in the mountains forming the Carlist center. Booklets containing instructions in guer- rilla warfare are being distributed, and men are being recruited from the refugees and malcontents about the frontier. An important meeting will be held October 10, when two Carlist generals are expect- (e:d }o attend with instructions from Don arlos. Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Oct. 5.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to Anthony M. Marks, ' 34 years, and Elizabeth C. Augustus, 21 years, both of Oakland; Thomas L. Ing- ram, 21, San Francisco. and Minnie L. Tupper, 20, San Jose; Willlam R. Coyle, 25, and Josephine Boodefeld, 18, both of Sacramento; Antonla E. Silva, 25, and Carrie S 19, both of Oakland; Jerry S. Caton, nd Elvira Almada, 23, both of Castro Valley; Christian N. Silva, flrc,nd Rosa V. Silveria, 38, both of Pinol b- ert W. Burns, 29, and Mattie E. Lunsden, 18, both of Big Oak Flat; Thomas Egan Jr., 21, Altamont, and Mary E. Owens, 13 Alameda. Speech is silver, silence is golden—and cheek is brass. MEN RETURNING 10 FORMER JOBS Process of Readjustment After the Strike Is Slow. 'Rush of Grain Shipment on the River Embarrasses the Draymen. ———— No serfous hitch has occurred in the process of readjustment of labor condi- tions under the agreements placed in the | hands of Governor Gage, and yesterday saw an increased number of union team- sters and water front laborers in_ their accustomed places. Tne process is neces- sarily a slow one, however, and the union men are apparently reconciled to further idleness for a part of them. Manager George Renner of the Dray- | men's Association said yesterday that by to-morrow the draymen would be running every wheel again. A large number of horses were brought in from pasture yes- terday, and more will arrive to-day, and as fast as possible they will be shod and made ready for work. Some of the dray- men have had horses out to pasture along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, and now there is such a rush in the ship- ment of grain that the river Hoats will carry only a few horses at a time, and i the draymen will have much trauble in getting their teams back in harness again. | While he thinks that teaming will be at | full blast to-morrow, Manager Renner es- | timates the number of union teamsters who will be driving at not more than 1000, but additions will be made to their ranks day by day. X larger part of the sand teamsters, fruit teamsters and coal teamsters are already handling the reins again. % ¢ | TRAFFIC I S UNTRAMMELED. Sailors and Longshoremen Gradually Returning to Work. i The water front looked more like itself vesterday than it has for a good many weeks. Although for the latter part of the strike period the loading and discharging of ships was going along pretty much on schedule time, the streets were used ex- clusively for business purposes and their use both by pedestrians and conveyances was limited to actual necessity. The water front yesterday looked more like a section of a city in a free country than it has since the beginning of the strike. Un- suarded wagons and trucks carried an almost unbroken procession of merchan- dise in both directions along the ‘line of docks. Pedestrians went about their busi- ness with an air of freedom, the regular throng of Saturday afternoon sightseers was 1n evidence and the army of non- union men enlisted during the strike was out for an airing. The sailors are gradually getting to work again, and yesterday there were more longshoremen employed. Among the latter, however, there is still a feeling of dissatisfaction. Fifteen union men en- gaged to load the British ship John Cooke at Main street refused to work If the services of a non-union hoisting engineer were retained. The attempt of the long- shoremen to dictate was fruitless, how- ever. They were promptly discharged and the work continued by the crew of the ship. The stevedores working on coal snips also _have a grievance. Instead of receiving 55 cents an hour and $1 an hour overtime their pay has been cut to a0 cents and 75 cents overtime. This cut is not universal, but will ;g‘obably rule all along the front in a few days. Many union men have refused to work for this pay, but as there is now quite a force ox non-uson labor their refusal will cause | but little inconvenience. The “straw bosses,” or foremen, on all the principal docks will hereafter be non- union men. Each of the big steamship lines will select men specially adapted for this work and without union affiliations. In this way the companies will be sure of at least the framework of a working gang the undivided allegiance of which can be devended upon. he Pacitic Mail Company has so far| ven employment to no union longshore- | men, but if the work of the present week | should be heavier than the regular non- | union force can handle a number of the | | men that have been out on strike will be | engaged. Very few union firemen have gone to | work since the strike. In spite of the rat- | ification of the serike settlement by the union the marine firemen are not satisfied | with present conditions. The strike detail of police yesterday per- formed its last day of strike duty, ana | to-day the peace of the wharves will be | looked after by Captain Dunleavy's regu- ' lar scuad. e N ‘ More Unions Accept Terms. The Riggers and Stevedores, the Inde- pendent Longshoremen and the Hofsting | Engineers last night agreed to accept the | terms of the strike settlement. These un- ions met at the headquarters of the Sail- | ors' Union on East street and arrived at the decision after having the terms of the peace explained to them in a body by Rev. | ®. C. Torke. 1t does not follow that every fool is self- | made because most men make fools of | themselves. 25 REVIEW LABORS OF RED CROSS Ladies of Local Branch to Continue Their Good Work. Meets at Century Hall and Again Elects Well Tried Officers. iy Every effort is being made by the ladies of the San Francisco Red Cross Society to continue the noble work done by them during the late war. An annual meeting was held yesterday afternoon at Century Hall, on Sutter street, and was largely at= tended. Mrs. John F. Merrill presided, and officers and chairmen of committees presented reports. Mrs. Merrill's report was a brief review of the work accomplished during the year, and gave praise to all who assisted her, An appeal was made for more books, both for the hospital library at the Presidia and that in Manila. Mrs. I. Lowenberss supplemented this report with an inter- esting account of the arrangements made for the Manila library. ‘The report of the treasurer showed tha§ the receipts for the year were 32579 % from all sources, and the expenditures 32135 03, leaving a balance of 9. The reports of the secretary and other of« ficers and heads of committees treated of the work done in detail. Mrs. W. B. Harrington, president of the State Red Cross Association, addressed the meeting, and reviewed the work accomplished. The nominating committee presented the following list of names for the executive committee and they were elected withoutf opposition: Mrs. John F. Merrilly Mrs. W. B. Hare rington, Mrs. C. W. \Slack, Mrs. Loul oss, Mrs. W. R. Smedburg, Mrs. Charles Wheeler, Mrs. John R. Loosley, Mrs. George H. Buckingham, Mrs. Robert Mac= kenzle, Mrs. E. S. Breyfogle, Mrs. W. P. Shaw, Mrs. J. B. Rawles, Mrs. F. G. Sanborn, Mrs. 'A. W. Cornwall, Mrs. A. Mack, Mrs. E. B. Young, Mrs. W. P. Morgan, Miss A. W, Beaver, Mrs. I Lowenberg, Mrs. J. W. Elder, Mrs. T. G. Taylor, A.'S. Hubbard, Mrs. J. G. Clark, Mrs. L. L. Dunbar, Mrs. Jerome Madden, Mrs. W. H. Mills, The committee elected the following of« ficers: President, Mrs. John F. Merrill; vice preste dents—Miss A. W. Beaver, Mrs. L Lowt b Mrs. F. G. Sanborn, Mrs. George H. Bucking~ ham; recording secretary, Mrs. John R. Loos« ley; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W Slack; treasurer, W. B. Harrington. The State branch of the Red Cross So- ciety will meet on October 15 in this citye KOUT ALLEGED ANARCHISTS WITH A VOLLEY OF EGGS The band of alleged anarchists who as- semble nightly at the corner of Grant ava nue and Market street and shout forth & tirade of uncalled for abuse on the na= tional administration were treated to a volley of eggs last night by a crowd of indignant_citizens. When their meeting was called to order last night one of thein number ascended the platform and starte ed to muke a “dynamite” speech. Several patriotic citizens went across the street to a market and bought six om s. These they distributed to other patriotic citizens who deplore an- archy and at a signal from one of the leaders the alleged anarchists were made a target for eges which flew thick and fast. The meeting quickly dispersed. The speaker, who made his escape uj Grant_avenue, is said to have resemble the “Yellow Kid,” several dozen of the eggs having struck him, —_———————— BEATEN £ AND ROBBED OF HER DIAMONDS Abraham Cohn,a Peddler, Is Arrested on Complaint of Mrs. - Allison. Mrs. Ella Allison, a well-dressed, mid- dle-aged woman, caused the arrest last night of Abraham Colin, a peddler, aged 19 vears, for robbery. According to the woman's story she was standing at Eightl and Harrison streets on the night of Au- gust 29, when she was accosted by two men, one of whom pretended to know her. Failing to engage her in_conversa- tion the men, she says, seized her and after stifiing her cries carried her into the baseball grounds and after brutally beating her robbed her of a pair of dia- mond earrings, a diamond ring and a gold watch and chain. When Cohn was taken intd custody the diamond ring was found in_his possession. 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