The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 12, 1901, Page 11

R EXTRA SESOION -GUGGIP AGAIN Supreme Court Decision Knocks Out Railway Legislation. BULLER INCURS BRITISH WAATH Confession About Lady- smith Causes Storm of Ire. Non-Partisan Convention In- dorses Eugene E. Schmitz for Mayoralty. London Papers Fiercely At- tack the Military Com- mander. FLr 27 T Oect. 1 LONDON, The storm caused The people of England, generally, to him throughout, and his and his many choice | by General Buller's remarkable outburst ation, and continues to grow. The spéech s the one | § w hangs over the | topic of discussion and there is general - the Southern Pacific | Anticp: that disciplinary measures blow, coming an the Vil foll unless General Buller him- 5 of the Railread Com. | S€If takes the advice of such a conserva- - | tive supporter of the Government as the ng the oil rates, creates | Standard and resigns. something has happened | The tone of the press {s generally one Josening of the company's|Of Surprised amazement at his indiscre- IS Court decision has set the | wife's soclal influen: bhas been most ossiping about the proba- rerful and has even reached the court. a session of the Legis- had been de: 2t he would be ele- on the next henor | list, by S e ut it w doubtful if, after yes- same faul-| yerday’s confession that he advised the rendered the | surrender “a_humiliation onstitutional. The | compared with which,” as the Standard promiscuous | £ays, “all other reverses of the war | would have been tr ven the King ;ul'm the people will continue to favor him | ~“General Buller's speech, pathetic in its weakness, is,” the Spectator asserts, “the | best po army corps.” The Saturday ‘petulant apology refers to his heer feminism,” adding: “The mysterious conspirator who issued threats at Aldershot might |have come from De Quincey's ‘Confes- | sions.” The demand that he be shown a better commeander than himself savored { of the challenge of a navvy in the ring.” Sir Walter Peace, Agent General for Natal, speaking in London ig! | terred to the unfortunate utteran - | Sir_Redvers Buller and said: It must ever be remembered to Gen- eral Buller's credit that he saved South | Africa for Great Britain. But for his | change in the plans on his arrival at | Cape Town there is no doubt the Boers | would have gone down to Durban, and in that case, in the light of what has since | happened, there no doubt the Cape | Dutch would have risen and the British have been driven from South Africa. | @ ettt @ HIRE FIGHTERS Thirty- publican Con- Democratic nomi- r i& not authentic. that he sent his lette: secretary of the con- not been asm. The Republican oters ng to Partisan Convention Organizes| Underwriters May Raise nd Names Some Candidates. | : met 12z, the Rates on Risks in Alameda. H ain Lo- ed chairman, ALAMEDA, O Depart 11.—Dissensions in the are being recorded with alarming the City Trus- state of prevailipg in the depart- 5! nce undeérwriters advisibility Fir ment ble justification for the declara- | tions that he is not fit to command an | | | | | are con- | | members is necessary before the commit- a of raising the | risks. Strained xist between the Board of Cits tees and the Board of : Foremen and Engineers of the Fire D The ten f th & nulll municipal rulers to Teorganize a first- claes volunteer fire company at the West absolutely refusing to grant cer- es to fifteen citize: who were elect- embership in the company. The fiffeen candidates who were rejected by the foremen and engineers last night had been induced through the labors of the on w latter body la night ving the efforts of the | 28 gel- | fire commiitee of the City Trustees to ~ Saused 19| join Whidden Hose Company. The Board oy reading the | Of Foremen and Engineers took the stand - Whidden Hose Company had but tion was taken for the reason that many of the members of the old Whidden Com- pany were not f dly to the present Chief of the Fire Department. Another action taken by the Board of men and Engin e of much eriticism is the refusal any attention to the resignation of Charges of misbehavior had d against Hanson by Acting K. Millington, Rather than stand tria]l Hanson resigned. This the Board of Foremen and Engineers held he n_place f F ’ N had not right to do and that body has decided to try him anyhow. Hanson's S trial is set for next Monday night. NUMBER OF CONSTABLES MAY LOSE THEIR PLACES New County Government Act Re- duces Force in the Towns and Cities. OAKLAND, Oct. tude ameng the constabulary of the coun- ty ¢n acc of the discovery that the new county government act, which super- s the present one after the election year from next Januvary, will reduce seir number in the ships of the county. At present there are two consta- bles connected with each township court, but the new law provides that there shali be but one in cities and towns where there are city justices’ and recorders’ court with city marshals to do the work of the con- stabulary. As there is some question about the meaning of the new law it is probabie that a judicial decision will be scught by the District Attorney before the law goes into effect. REGISTRATION Ié HEAVY. Many Electors Fail to Qualify Be- cause They Were Too Late. changes of residenc U me pumber w tion be- se they failed ¢ ) the re. —_——— e e before the elec_ | FOOTPADS BEAT AND led to ge er through neg- ROB AGED GARDENER Victim Wanders About in a Dazed Condition for Several Eours After the Assault. | OAKLAND, Oct. 1L.—Two footpads at- tacked Michael Girger, an aged gardener, CALEDONIANS ENJOY H TRIP TEROUGH CANADA Interesting Lecture Delivered by Chief A. M. Macpherson, With Stereopticon Views. cottish ight, and, after rifiing his pockets, es- ciped before the carmen on an electric Hall was occu- | car could catch them. Girger wag found eople had to be | by DepWty eriff Hif heock and Police- vas the crush to | man Hahn at 2:30 o’clock this morning Chiet A. M | @t Forty-seventh street and Piedmont av- Chief A. M.|enue wandering about in a half-dazed an Club on a | eondition. to the Pac nd beaten him | ax m of Canada, with | Durl rection etereoptioon ‘Views. of Captain Peterson, arrested The chief had & ns two suspects, one of whom is an ex-con- and expense in getting h viét and the other a hard-visaged man L but he w 1t v T | who had a loaded pistol in his pocket. The | prisoners are being held pending an in- | \'(':Ug(lionA p afforded the large sure Views were shown of prominent points | = Se he provinces of Nova Scotia, Cape | Harvest Home Festival. eton, Prince Edward Jsland, New | CLAN et. 1L—Prepa S swick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitot OAXLAND, Dot Y teparitions ‘ath being_made for the celebration of a «vest home festival at the First Presby:- terian Church next Sunday night. Mem- bers of the congregation are tendering a large proportion of | gnd securing donations of provisions of srn and reared in C | all kinds intended for the poor of the city. ive places were shown | Thesc gifts. including sacks of flour, ounded. The chief gave | pread, vegetables anG a great many other nteresting information and statis- | egibles, are gathered in the church the lecture. ¢ay before the festival and arranged issions in the lecture | apout the rostrum. It has been the cus- amme was rendercd, | tom to celebrate the harvest home festi- nd dancing by Misses | val every year in the First Elaine Duhem, Lizzie | Church, last ¥ear being the one exception - | since its establishment. The omission was caused by the lack of a regular pastor. This year the Rev. E. E. Baker, Phe pastor, will preach at both morning and evening services and there will be special music. — ‘Burn, Pyrographer, For we have just received 0 pyrography machines direct from Germany for mak- ing those admirable effects in burnt leath- er and woodwork, Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street . har- territories, finishi ter exhibiting views of Rocky Mou ndid As = enery General Wauchope, ay, and songs by Miss Dancing was kept up for hours after the conclugion part of the programme. Jemes H. Duncan and he literary commit- 4 Andrew McNair, J. E. McDonald, hell, J. E. MacCormac, Rod eil Lindsay the reception umittee. 11.—There is disquie- | | ends from an old church at Stratford-on- “ w38 There is considerable feeling among the > - West Ende They claim that the ac-| | was a Shakespearean sketch done by four ers and one which is | Hanson from the Fire De- | at Valdez and Twenty-fourth streets last | The highwaymen had choked | on the Indian allotinents assert that the During the night the police, under the | | | ~|of Minto Is not likely to complete his | Presbyterian | | | that the ambitious | great many of the members desiring to | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TALENTED OAKLAND GIRL MAKES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1901. DEBUT ON PROFESSIONAL STAGE After Several Months of’Study in This City Miss Edith M. Cook Accepts Offer of Position as Leading Lady of the Ama Lea ‘Company and Is Winning Fame on a Tour Through the States AKLAND, Oct. 11L.—Word comes from the East of the successful debut into professiohal life of Miss Edith M. Cook, a charming Oakland girl, who recently turned toward the theatrical stage as a way to give her naturel talents thelr best expres- slon. Miss Cook’s decislon to adopt the stage came as & great surprise to all but mem- bers of her family and a few intimate frlends who were let into the secret of her ambitione. Very quietly she took up 2 course of study in San Francisco to pre- pare hereelf for her chosen protession, and for several months she gave careful and palnstaking effort to the work which had ‘been mapped out for her. It was only a few weeks beforc her strong pre- cilection for the footlights compelled at- tention. She recelved favorable letlers from several ©: nagers who had learned of her . and then she decided to go to New York City. Within & short time Miss Cook was of- | fered a position as leading lady in a large company which had been organized for a tour of the Middle, Eastern and border States. The letters which have come to the folks at home since Miss Cook com- menced her professional career indicate oung lady is realizing 2 full measure cf success. Miss Cock is with the Ama Lea com- pany and at last writing was playing at Cumberland, Md. The young lady s a daughter of Mrs. Harrict Cook of this city and is a sister of Mrs. Henry D. Cushing, who was formerly Miss Bdna Cook. © it el R @ EBELL SOCIETY 5 T0 EXPAAD Raises Limit of Member- ship to Five Hun- dred Names. Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 1L At the general business meeting of the Ebell Society this afternoon the proposed amendments to the constitution, which were defeated at the last assembly, were carried by small majorities. The amend- ments were: First, to increase the mem- bership limit from 400 to 500; second, to in- crease the initiation fee from $10 to $25. The arguments pro and con were many and the contest was quite a lively one, a keep the list within its present select lim- it and others deeming it wise to increase | the membership and initlation fees with | the end in view that the club may be en- abled in a shorter time to purchase a lot and build more commodious quarters. The question of furnishing the children’s room in the new public library was dis- cussed, but no action could be taken in the | matter. A two-thirds vote of all the | tee can fulfill the piedge which, it is stat- ed, was made to the library trustees that the Ebell Society would be responsible for $5000 toward furnishing the juvenile de- partment. The required number was not present to-day, so another special meet- ing will have to be called. At the close of the business meeting this | afternoon the doors were thrown open to | the club's guests and a programme was given under the auspices of the Shake ction, of which Mrs. J. R. Sci curator. Mrs. James Allen was heard in two artistic vocal selections and Mrs. Paul Lohse gave a brief account of how the “Shakespeare chairs’ came to be in the pot ion of the club. The three articles of furniture are made of the pew Avon and one chair and the settee will eventually become a portion of the fur- nishings in the children's room in the free librar: ‘The principal feature of the programme voung ladies. Mies Dolly Chapman of Alameda was an entertaining Ophelia and Miss Lillian Quinn of San Francisco was clever in the role of Portia. Lady Mac- beth and Juliet were impersonated by Miss Nellie Inglis of San Francisco and Miss Josephine Chapman of Alameda. —_—————— | OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE | ON THE PACIFIC CAST | Changes Made in the Postal Service and More New Pensions Issued. | WASHINGTON, Cect. i1.—The Postotfice | Department to-day issued the following: Fostmaster commissioned: California— Lewis A. Sprague, Clarksville. Postmas- ters appointed. Californfa—G. F. Smith, Riverside County, vice H. F. by M. Knight, Capi- County, vice M. R. Stansbury gned. The grots receipts of the San Francisco | postoftice for September, 1901, were $89,871, against $77,961 in September, 1900. Fhese pensions were granted: Califor- nia—Original—Horatio Pool, (‘np&a Mills, | $6: Joan Fitzpatrick, Colusa, ; John Lohman, Sen Francisco, $6. Increase— Charles J. O'Dennell, Vallejo, §5; Danel | . Wyckoff, San Francisco. $8; Thomas | J. Herman, Red BIvft, §8; Lee K. Janney, | San Francieco. $12. Mcxican War—Gard- | ner Ramsay, Leos Angeles, $12. Widows— Cinthy A. Lucas, San Jose, $5. Oregon—Increase—Joseph lari, Albuny, Washi gton—Tncrease—Willlam Deeter, Sumas, 3 Frederick Casner, Fruitland, INDIAN AGENT ASKS FOR MILITARY AID Oklahama Official Demands That the United States Deputy Marshals Be Ejected. ANADARKO, O. T. Oct. 1l.—Colonel Radlitt, the Indlan Agent here, has ap- plied to Secretary of the Interior Hitch- cock for troops to eject United States deputy marshale and others from Indian allotments. There were 200 claims jumped on the | night of October 5. The persons settling | allotments are fraudulent and that a head right of 320 acres is not legal. Frank | Farwell, chief of the Indian police, has | instructed his men to proceed at once to | serve notice upon all who have settled | upon Indian allotments to vacate at once. i I Barl of Mintd May Resign. LONDON, Oct. 12.—“We understand,” says the Daily Chronicle, “that, owing to the friction with the Ministry, the Earl term as Governor General of Canada. If he resigns the appointment will be offered to Baron de Blaquiere.” 2 ¥e PRESENT COUPONS FOR CALL ATLAS All holders of Call Atlas coupons who desire to secure a copy of The Call premium Atlas are requested to present their coupons &t the Business’ Office of this paper as soon as possible. Atlases are now ready for distribution. o [OLIEL S HEALTH FAVORS OUR SOLDIERS Surgeon General’'s Re- port Gives Interest- ing Figures. WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—Surgeon Gen- eral Sternberg has made his annual report to the Secretary of War. He says the health of the army has been unusually good during the calendar year 1900. The admission rate to hospitals for all causes in the army, volunteers and regulars, with a mean strength of 100,389, in 1900, was 311.81 per thousand of strength, as com- pared with 2178.06 in the previous year; but during 1899 only 39,280 men out of a total of 105,546 were serving in the Philippines, while during the past year 66,882 of a total of 100,389 were thus serving. In the Philippine Islands, with a mean strength of 66,882, the admission rate was 2621.96, as compared with 239.52 in the pre- vious year, this increase being mainly due to sickness among the volunteers. The regulars, on the other hand, showed a markea decrease in the ratio of admission for disease, which fell from 245410 to 219, Two-thirds of the admissions for disease were caused by malarial fevers d diarrheal discases. The deathsfrom all causes amounted to and of strength, as com- 3 in the previous year. Dis- case occasioned 20.26 deaths, the principal cause being dysentery, which, with other intestinal diseases, gave a ratio of 9.08. The rate from injury amounted to 8.49 The death rate in China was large, 47.76 per thousand of strength, 23.62 from dis- ease and 2414 from injury. 8ince the close of the calendar year 1900 the hLealth of the troops in the Philippines has been steadily Improving. The heaith of the troops in Cuba during the year was excellent. As a result of American occu- pation nearly every city and town has had its sanitary condition improved. Speaking of special dlseases General Sternberg says: The steady decrease of laté years in the ad- missions for alcoholism among the men of the regulac army is a matter for congratulalion. Military officers may be said to be unenimous in their opinicn that this Is mainly the result of the establishment of the post exchange, or canteen, at military posts. There is less drunkenness among troops In active servics than in a command doing garrison duty in times ot peace. Reporting upcn the study of yellow fever by a board in Cuba General Stern- berg says: The results obtained were especlally valu- able, showing that the bacillus icteroids bears no causative relation (o yellow fever, and that the mosquito serves as an intermediate post for the parasite of this disease. Further ex- of a most interesting character ed that vellow fever is transmiited o non-immunes by ‘the bite of a mosquito that has previously fed on the blood of those siek with this disease; that vellow fever can also be produced by the subcutaneous injection of blood taken from the general circulation dur- ing the first and second days of the diseas that an attack of yellow fever produced by the bite of the mosquito confers immunity against the subsequent injection of infected blocd; that vellow fever ik not conveyed by clothing,. bedding or merchandise soiled by contact with those sick with the disease: that a house may be said to be Infected with yellow fever only when there are present in it mosquitoes capable of conveying the para- site of the disease, and that the spread of yellow fever can be most effectively controlled by measures directed to the destruction of mos- quitoes and the protection of the sick against the bites of these insects. General Sternberg says the results of the Investigation are of far-reaching im- portance, as the surgeons are now in pos- session of knowledge which enables them to stamp out yellow fever. “Young Peter” Is the Winner. BALTIMORE, Oct. 11.—"Young Peter Jackson” of California to-night knocked out ‘“‘Scaldy Bill” Quinn of Williamsport, Pa., in the ninth round of a twenty-round bout at Germanic Mannerchor Hnfi. ANy Joshua T. Brooks. SALEM, Or., Oct. 1.—Joshua T. Brooks, second vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died at his home to- d(lay of Bright's disease. He was 61 years of age. A Human Insscticide. Grace Emmerson. a voung woman of Clyde, N, Y., stands in no_terror of mos- quitoes or kindred peste. The instant that a'fly, mosquito, or other insect bites or stings her it drops dead. The bite leaves only a small red spot, without the usuval swelling or 'vflammation. Doc- tors have a theory in every such case, of course. ~In regard to Miss Emmerson they say that her condition is due to a peculiar condition of the blood, which at somc time has been poisoned by insect bites, these acting as an anti-toxine or virus.—Chicago Daily News. —— xS OAKLAND GIRL WHO HAS SCORED A SUCCESS ON THE STAGE. WATER FLOWS 0N ARID LAND Great Canal System Is| Started in State of Montana. P HELENA, Mont., Oct. 11.—What seems to be a good beginning in the solution of the great arid land problem was made yesterday by the State of Montana. The State Arld Land Grant Commission, which was created by the Legislature with pow- er to reclaim lands donated to the State by the General Government under the Carey act, celebrated the opening of the | great canal system in district No. 4. There were present besides members of the commission and othér State officers members of the préss and many repre- | sentative engineers and business men. The canal, intended to irrigate 33,000 acres of the Carey land, was opened and | water sent on its mission of maling | homes for the small farmers. District | No, 4 comprises 33,000 acres of splendid land in the Dearborn Valley, Lewis and Clark counties. The State proposes to sell | this land in tracts of 160 acres to actual | settlers at only the cost of placing watsr upon the land, giving ten years for pay- | | ment in ten equal annual payments at 6| | per cent Interest. Eleven thousand acres | are now ready for settlement. | The land lics in small valieys surround- | ed by low lying hills that supply ricn | grass for stock. The State is building the | canal system and will own and operate it in perpetuity for the sola benefit of the occupants of the land and without profit to any one, making the enterprise entire- ly co-operative in nature. This is the first {rrigating canal on the American con- tinent to be built and operated by a State| government, and undoubtedly. marks an | epoch In the great irrigation progress. MORMONS WILL MEET AT IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL Tlaborate Arrangements Made for the Services Over Remains of Lorenzo Snow. SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 1l.—Arrange- ments for the funeral of President Lor- enzo Snow of the Mormon church, who ied in this city vesterday, were perfected at a g‘eellng of the church authorities to- day. The funeral will take place on Sunday. Committees commenced working on the detalls of what will be one of the mest imposing funerals ever held in this State. Special rates on all the railroads will be made on the day of the funeral, and many thousands of visitors are expected from all points in Utah and surrounding States. rhe body will lie in state at the Bee Hive Sunday from 7.to 10 a. m., when the funeral procession will start for the Tab- ernacle, where the Jubllc rvices will take place. The Twelve Apostles will act as pallbearers. Upon the conclusion of he Mabernucle exercises the remains will be taken to the Oregon Short Line depot, whence on a_special train the body will be taken to Brigham City, where the in- terment will take place. Judge Lawlor’s Vacation. Judge Lawlor will leave Sunday by stearaer for Victoria on his well earned vacation. He will go over the Canadiun Pacific Railroad to New York to visit his home after an absence of 24 years, and'| will then visit numerous points of inter- est in New York State and Canada before his return. Men are born with two eyes and oniy one tongue in order that they should see twice as much as they speak. Of course this does not apply to women. C 11 CHILD EMULATES BAD HIGHWAYMAN Matilda Isenberg Takes Another Girl's Bicycle. Entire Detective Force Is Employed to Run Down the Offender. L L Oakland Office S8an Franciseo Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 11. Burning with a desire to outdo ‘Black Bart” and other highwaymen Matilda Is- énberg, aged 10 years, turned road agent yesterday and “stood up” another little girl for her bicycle. She rode away with the machine as fast as her little legs could make it go and enjoyed the extreme pleasure of riding about the streets until | to-day, when -she was detected and brought to bay by Police Detective Kyte. Miss Isenberg lives with her mother and brothers and sisters at 1665 Grove street. Yesterday afternoon she wandered down toward Tenth and Clay streets. She saw Margery Ryan, aged six years, who lives with her parents in the neighborhood, riding around on a bicycle. She im- mediately made up her mind that she wanted it. She made a grab for the cyclist 8s she sped by her and then ensued a fight for the possession of the wheel. After a struggle of several min- utes the would-be highway girl came out victor and mounting her prize soon dis- appeared in the distance, to the discom- fiture of the victim of the hold-up. When little Miss Ryan's parents were informed of the robbery they notified the Police Department and detectives were detailed on the case. The sledths did not meet with any success until this after- noon, when Detective Kyte located Miss Isenberg as she was riding around in the neighborhood of her home. She denied that she had stolen the property and in- sisted that her uncle gave it to her for Christmas, but the proof was too conelu- sive. The officer took girl and wheel to the City Hall. There, when confronted by Miss Ryan and her mother, the highway girl broke down and confessed. Miss Isenberg told her mother when asked where she got the wheel that she had won it in a drug store raffle. She was sentenced by her parent to an acquain- tance with ‘a slipper and a bread and water diet for twenty-four hours. @ i O 5K GOMPANIES NAME DELEGATES North Berkeley Firemen Not to Attend the Convention. PR BERKELEY, Oct. 11.—The members of the North Berkeley Hose Company will take no part in the Firemen's Convention to be held to-morrow night in American Hall. Delegates have been appointed from the six other companies, but the | North Berkeleyans maintain that the convention is uncalled for and that the Trustees should be left to deal with 4ll things pertaining to the new Fire De- partment now under the course of or- ganizaton. The convention will do its work without noticing the action of the North Berkeley men. It will elect a Chicf, whose name will be submitted # the Town Trustees for appointment as head of the proposed salaried department and will ask of the city government that no one outside of the volunteer rank. given positions with pay. The rolis of all the companies will be closed aganst applicants for membership. Several candidates are cut for the posi- uon of Fire Chief. The firemen have in- vited the Trustees and business men to be present at their meeting. Delegates from the various panies have been selected as Beacon No. 1—A. R. Larsen, A. C. Brown, A, S. Anderson, L. M. ternates, G. S. Rose, Phil Sisterna. hose com- follows: Nelson; al- Marston James Kenney land, T. Andrews, P. W. Metcalf, alternates, C. A.' Gregory, F. J. Alert No, 3—Carl Marténs, V. Han: Horgan, B, Fraser, Fred Lockyer; altérnates, E. Lemmond, R. P. Davies. Peralta No. 5—Dan Adams, George Haggerty, | 3. Brothers, W. Brothers. M. Brule; alternates, Ira Bora, H. Johns. Lorin No, 6—J. Smith, P. Anderson, G. Bur- bank, C. Donaldson, Willlam Cary; alternates, Sam Early, W. Wiéman. Posen No, 7—J. Donahue, R. Abel, H. Dean, J. Marsecano, Dan Sloan; aiternates, E. Hoff- man, E. Newell, Fireman Fralls Off Burning Building. OAKLAND, Oct. 11l.—Charles Harring- ton, an extraman with Engine Company No. 1, had a narrow escape from death ihis afternoon at a fire on Fifth street. Harrington was handling the end of a hose at the top of the roof covering the rear porch of the burning building when it suddenly gave way beneath his weight. He fell to the ground a distance of about twenty feet and landed on his head. The concussion rendered him unconsclous for a short time and his fellow firemen thought he had been killed. When he re- vived he was taken to his home. —_—ee———— Will Not Abolish Passes. CHICAGO, Oct. 11.—Railway passes will not be abolished December 31 next. The plan to wipe them out of existence was killed at a_meeting here to-day of the ex- ecutive officiala of Western roads. They will meet again November 5. The scheme | to abolish passes in all probability will be resurrected about a year nence, as E. H. Harriman and other. raflroad 'magnates are firmly imbued with the idea that the officers and employes of the railroads and members of their families should pay regular rates when they travel. — e According to the census returns giving the area of the various States, Florida has the largest amount of land under water in proportion to her area and Wy- oming the least. NIGHT SCHOOLS MUST NOT GLOSE Mayor Barstow Takes a Firm Stand on the Subject. Declares the Pupils Shall Not Be Deprived of Advantages. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oet. 11. “Rather than see the evening schools close I would go up and down the streets myself, hat in hand, to solicit the money necessary to keep them open. And there would be a jingle in the hat before I approached the first man.” Such was Mayor Anson Barstow's dec- laration to-day when he was apprised of the situation pertaining to the night sckcols of this city, where hundreds of pupils, unable to attend school during tha cdaytime, receive the rudimentary educa- tion so impertant to their welfare. The announcement that undeg a Su- preme Court decision the night schools can no longer receive support from the State school fund allowance, has created much discussion in official circles. The existing condition of Oakland’s finances renders the solution of the problem very difficult. The interested officers are in a quandary concerning the outcome. They do not know what steps to take to pre- vent the shutting down of the schools. Mayor Barstow insists that something shall be done to maintain what he de- clares 1o be one of the most important departments of the public school system. Regarding the conditions he sald: Although I am not in a position et to give official expression upon the subject I have a private opinion, and I told Mr. McClymonds, the Superintendent of Schools, what I thought might be done. That was to lop off some of the fancy frills at the Central High Sehool and turn the money that couid be saved over to the night schools. But before I had finished my story 1 was met by the Superintendent's statement that the money now set a High School purposes could not be any other department. There is no question that the night schools with their hundreds of pupils, old and youns, who are struggling to get some education, are fmmensely important. We can il afford to dispense with these schools, which are pro- viding training for pupils who could get it in no other way. I trust that the Board of Education will promptly take this matter in hand and find a way out of the difficulty. Superintendent of Schools McClymonds has called for opinions from District At- torney Allen and City Attorney Johnson. A special meeting of the Board of Edu- cation will be called for Monday night to discuss the situation. SETS ASIDE DECREE GRANTED THE AVERYS Judge Hall Takes Ground That Liti- ‘gants Should Fully Present Their Cases. OAKLAND, Oct. 1L.—Upon the showing of Mrs. Eliza C. Avery that her husband had obtained a decree of divorce from her through fraud and deceit Judge Hall set the decree aside this. morning. - Ske charged that she had made no contest of the case because she had been led to be- lieve by her husband that it was not nec- essary to appear until after a certain date. After the decree was granted to her husband she says she awoke to the rea ization that she had been deceived. Judge Hall took the ground that the courty should take a broad view in such matters and give divorcees every opportunity for a fuil hearing. Emile Fritz was ordered by Judge Hail to contribute 3% for the support of his wife pending the outcome of her suit for divorce against him, desertion being the avse of action. £ ———————————— Death of Haywards Merchant. HAYWARDS, Oct. 11.—John V. Merle, a well-to-do _haréware merchant, died here last night from erysipelas. The de- ceased had been in business Lere for fif- teen years. He leaves a wife. mother and two brothers. Merle was 52 years of age, a native of New Orlean —_———————— President Wheeler to Go East. BERKELEY, Oct. 11.—President Wheel- er of the university will go East next Week to attend the Yale _bi-centennial celebration. Professor T. Bacon and Dr. Martin Kellogg will represent Cali- fornia at Yale. —e————— Rev. J. W. Ingram Dead. ALAMEDA, Oct. 11.—Rev. J. W. Ingram, astor of the local Christian church, died Fn Los Angeles yesterday of a pulmonary disease. He had been i1l but a shert time. Deceased leaves a wife and grown family. ——————————— Licenses to Marry. ‘OAKLAND, Oct. 11.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to John Fratas. Vears, and Mary Risgs, 20, both of Hay- Wwards; Benjamin Hamilton, 31, and Aline Blackman, 20, both of West Berkeley. —ee———— Six Horses Burned to Death. OAKLAND, Oct. 11.—Six horses, farm- ing implements and hay in a barn on the Hanley ranch, near Livermore, wers burned Wednesday night. D. M. Teeters owned the property. The logs was $1000. ——————————— City Expert Appointed. OAKLAND, Oct. 11.—Ross P. Bromley has been appointed city expert by Mayor Barstow. He will begin his inspection of the municipal records and department books on November 1. ——ee—————— Snow Falls at Denver. DENVER, Oct. 11.—The first snowstorm to visit Denver this season is in progre: to-night. The snow is melting almest as fast as it falls. ———————— HIGHBINDER ARRESTED.—A notorious highbinder, who is known to the police as An Wing, was arrested last night by Police Offi- cers Terrill and Tillman and charged with car- Tving a concealed weapon. He was caught on Dupont ‘street lying in wait for a member of a rival tong_ whose life has been declared for- feited for his alleged participation in the re- cent murder of a Suey Sing man. \ Fels-Naptha boiling. A mechanic gets the best tools wherewith to work. Why shouldn’t a woman? The best household tool known is Fels-Naptha soap. With it the drzdgery of clothes-washing and house- cleaning is not half as much as usual, because there’s no If upon thorough trial of Fels-Naptha soap you don’t find this true, your grocer will promptly refund your money. We authorize him to do so. Fels & Co. Gray, Philadelphin = Lang & ne.), San Franeisco.