The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1901, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1901 ,SKULL AND KEYS INITIATES DO STUNTS ON THE GRIDIRON Annual ““Running” of the Society Witnessed by More Than 2000 Students and Visitors, Who Are Treated to a Show in Which Noah, Adam and Eve, Carrie Nation and Other Artists Appear 2 oo morning “stunt” ended by each man mak- ing a speech, singing a song or giving a dance. . The men dressed for the afiernoon events in the Phi Gamma Della housa and were driven from there through town and to the gridiron. Here they forme:l in procession and marched around the field. Each was in fantastic costume. The e — — o took place to-day on the college grounds, From 8 o’clock until noon the initiates, nineteen in num- ber, kept the grounds around the build- uproar, and from 4 until 5 than 2000 students and visit- ir vaudeville perform- on. So numerous were the afternoon that the overrun and practice vers was stopped for a 1e programme was omitted the field for the foot- clear ‘running” of the Skull and il i ® URYS VERDIG N LYNGH SE An inquest was held yesterday by Cor- oner Leland in the case of Peter Lynch, who was shot In the leg July 30 last by one of two colored non-union teamsters while defending themselves from an at- tack by a mob. The jury returned a ver- dict of accidental death, practically exon- erating Willlam Ferguson and Roscoe Horn, the men who fired into the crowd. The witnesses told practically the same story to the effect that as the two colored roen were going to work in Emmons’ sta- bles on Eleventh street they were ad- vanced upon by two crowds of strikers, one numbering fourteen or fifteen men and the other about twenty-five men. When the smaller mob had reached the middle of Eleventh street, near Harrison, Ferguson and Horn drew their revolvers and fired into the crowd, wounding Lynch in_the leg. Dr. Charles M. Miller of the Central Emergency Hospital testified that when Lynch came to the hospital he told the witness that whuehv;xl;lkggkdiagor:iany 2eross the street with his back turned to T ADVERTISEMENTS. A WEAK BACK, Some people suffer from this ail- ment nearly all their lives. They are nervous and despondent through loss of sleep. The fact is their kidneys are weak and:r:| unable to perform their proper functions. The best medicine to strengthen the kidneys, stimulate the liver and cure indigestion, dyspepsia, sleeplessness or malaria, fever and ague, is _ HOSTETTER'S 'STOMACH BITTERS | Keys the initiates are compelled to do what they are told by a chosen leader. In evening dress coats, duck trousers and plug hats the neophytes met the 8 o’clock local train this morning at Berkeley sta- tion and escorted the San Francisco co- eds to college. Each man had a tin horn and when he approached a co-ed he lifted his plug ceremoniously and gave a blast on the horn, then he took her books or grip and walked with her to her class- room. The morning hours were spent in flying kites and escorting unwilling co- eds over the campus. As most of the women students were afraid to _pass from one buflding to another on account of the marked attention they received the col- lege classes suffered severely for want of students. In fact the antics of the nine- teen neophytes succeeded in making to- day a holiday at the university. The | Ferguson and Horn he had been struck by a bullet intended for some one else. William Ferguson, one of the men who did the shooting, took the stand and iden- tified Wallace Jamieson, a fireman of en- | gine No. 29, as one of the mob. While he | ana Horn were going to their work they | saw another fireman go to the door of the | saloon on the southwest corner of Folsom | and Eleventh streets and call to some one inside: | “Wait a minute, I want to see the fun.” Ferguson testified that he saw Jamieson leave the engine-house and mingle with | the mob just before the advance was | made upon the witness. When the erowd | began to cross the street for the purpo: of attacking the witness and his compa: | fon several stones were thrown and Fer- | guson ortered the men to stand back and { drew his revolver. One of the mob made & threatening remark and the crowd con- | tinuing to advance menacingly, the wit- ness fired one shot in the air. This not | having the desired effect he shot into the | crowd. Horn corroborated the testimony of his | companion. Detective Sergeant J. F. Dinan produced | the transcript of a statement made to him |by Lynch shortly after the shooting. Lynch said that the strikers had attacked | the colored men and they had fired their revolvers and shot Lynch accidentally. The jury returned the following verdict: | That the sald Peter Lynch came to his death | October 20 through septic pneumonia and sep- ticaemia following gundshot wound of left hip | inflicted by efther William Ferguson or Roscoe Horn, which one we are unable to determine. ‘We find that the shooting of sald Peter Lynch was accidental. Coroner Leland approved the verdiet. Killed by an Elevator. | A Japanese clevator boy known as | George was instantly killed last night at | the Hotel Metropole, 6 Turk street. He | had taken a lady passenger to the third floor of the bullding and stepped out of the cage to direct her to a room. While ‘he was out of the cage the elevator sud- | denly started upward. In attempting to | catch it the boy had his head crushed | between the floor and the frame work | about the shaft. ———————— Mrs, Dale Charged With Murder. | A Coroner’s jury vesterday, after an in- quest over -the body of Mrs. Florence Hamilton of 708 Gough street, returned a verdict that death had been caused by a criminal operation performed by rs. Dale, and charged the latter with the crime of murder. Mrs. Dale has left the city or is n hidin ————— Call for Dr. Mackenzie Issued. NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—At a meeting of the congregation of the Rutgers Riverside Presbyterian Church to-night a unani- mous call was extended to the Rev. Dr. Robert Mackenzie, now pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of San Fran- cisco. The Rutgers Riverside Church is one of the oldest Presbyterian churches in New York, dating from 1798, OF The Skurs AND K 0STUM * = Ror & STUDENTS WHOSE FANTASTICAL COSTUMES ARE DESIGNED TO TERRORIZE GENTLE CO-EDS. l * E3 Impressario George Davis led the way, followed by a policeman and a tramp. Next came Noah and his “infant mi- crobe,’ Adam and Eve and St Peter and a blonde belle, followed by living skeletons, dark-eved damsels, displaying much and_vari-colored hosiery; Carrle Natlon and her hatchet and others. Owing to the vast crowd Davis com pelled the men to run a ‘“‘four-ring’ per formance. Three times their talent was displayed at <ifferent points in front of the main bleachers on the west side of the field, and a special exhibition was given to a group of co-eds seated on the small bleachers on the east side. Thomas Haskins as St. Peter, arrayed in the glory of a purple robe, a carefully adjusted gilt halo and a bunch of vener- looking whiskers, first appeared as oice from the old world” to tell how it happened that the initlals first got on to the Skull and Keys membership roll Philip Ciay as a society man told of his fifteen years’ cxperience as leader. Robert W. Ritchle (Carrie Na- tion) made a hit in his speech on “The Gold Cure Simpl‘fied,” degeribing in de tail the horrors of sorority, Russian iced tea and Prytanean punch. Bryan Bell, the venerable Noah, with his “infant mi- crobe,” composed of E. M. Hussey and F: B. Caldwell, adjusted to represent some animal between a giraffe and a goat, did a combination turn. Co-Eds Were With Noah. asked the giraffe-goat, Filo for convenience, if there were any co-eds on the ark. Filo nodded., *'Are any of them here now?” asked Noah. Filo’s vigorous nodding brought down the bleachers. W. B. Bundschu and G. M. Broemmel (Adam and Eve) and a job lot of melody by Walter Brown, the tramp, ended the public ceremonials. A To-night the vrivate initiation and ban- quet were held. s The initiates are the following named: Walter Lyman Brown, Bryan Bell, George Martin Broemmel, Walter Barbour Bundschu, Forrest Beamer Caldwell, Philip Tuggle Clay. Allen Ralston Curtis, George Temple Davis, Frnest Duden Jr.. Frank Maddux Evans, Ar- ihur W, Foster, Thomas W. Haskins, Charles Henry Hudson, Edward M. Hussey, Gurney E. Newlin, Challen R. Parker, Robert Wells Ritchie, George L. Spssions and Bosworth D, yer. 'he following named are the Skull and XKeys members now in college: E. F. Bishop, F. E. Bishop, H. H. Braley, W. H. Cooper, L. B. Chandler, F. C. Dutton, T.'W. Dibblee, J. F. Moore, A.'C. Nahl, M. §. Orrick, A. D. Plaw. W. C. Robbins, Mouiton Warner. J. H. White, L. A. Womble and E. T. Zook. ! Noah named D e o o e s s sl ) CAPTAIN NEVILLS PLANS REVENGE STOCKTON, Oct. 23.—Captain W. A, Nevills, the mining magnate, whose inter- ests in and about Jamestown run into the millions, has sworn enmity to the Sierra Rallroad and proposes to make his anti- pathy of a kind that will count against the mountain line. He will this, week put on a big line of freighters between Oak- dale and Jamestown and contract to haul all goods offered him at $1 or more a ton less than the railroad schedule. Further than this, he announces that he will meet every cut the road makes and will give a ra’g{ld and satisfactory service. e people in the mountain districts af- fected are said to hail with delight a re- turn to old-time conditions, when the big’ freighters dotted every trail and the crews made money fly in the roadhouses. Back of Nevills’ fight there is a story, Revenge enters into his plans. It is said that he had a*distinct understanding with the projectors of the line that the moun- tain terminal should be Jamestown. Act- ing on this agreement, the mining man put $500,000 into a palatial hotel and as much more into other improvements. His Rawhide mine backed up the tawn and times became livelier there than for twenty years previously. But when the road pushed on to Sonora and Carters, Jamestown was injured and Nevills' hotel became a ‘‘white elephant.” He is now free from litigation over his mining prop- erty and has money in plenty. He has doubled the forces in his Rawhide and ‘App mines and is booming all of his enter- prises. It is sald that many of the merchants are not enthusiastic over the coming of the mountain railroad and will back Nevills in his fight for a return to old- time methods of transportation. Nevills believes he can make the railroad regret its go-by of Janiestown and is prepared for a stubborn fight. The railroad peo- le’s side of the story is not obtainable ere, HUNDREDS OF HOUSES DESTROYED BY FLOOD Sudden Inundation Near the Sea of Marmora Causes a Great Disaster. VIENNA, Oct. 28.—The Neueste Wiener Tageblatt reports a serious inundation at Broussa near the Sea of Marmora. The water rose with terrible suddenness in the night time, elghty persons being drowned and 776 houses destroyed. The orlgina]é'Famlly Jar” by | YEARS OF PERL N ARGTI Sek Schooner Prescott Safe After Long Battle With Ice. —— Vessel That Sailed From San Francisco in 1897 Puts in at Seattle. G SEATTLE, Oct. 23.—After four years of battling with the ice of the Arctic Ocean, the sehooner George W, Prescott re- turned to this port to-day. It is an inter- esting tale of mingled bardship and good fortune that Captain Angus Douglass tells. The George W, Prescott is a trim little schooner of b4 tons burden, She left San Francisco on May 28, 18%7, bound for the Arctic whale fisheries. Not until to-day have her captain and crew stepfed upon Amerlcan soil other than that of Alaska. For four years the hardy craft has been fighting with the flerce seas of the Arc- tic Ocean. For weeks at a time she was iocked in the ice. During her wanderings the schooner cruised as far south as Ja- pan and as far north as Cape North, The catch of the schooner would be taken to some Siberian or Alaskan port and sold. The boat would then go for another cruise. One of the six men in the crew died and was burled at sea with all the honors which the rough, seafaring men could give him. At one time the crew nearly perished from starvation. For eight weeks they were locked in the ice and unable to get supplies. Their provi- slons dwindled until each man was living on a biscuit a day and the flesh from a stray seal that they happened to kill. A break in the ice enabled them to move their vessel and a lucky encounter with a Government cutter saved them from ex- pected” death. A year ago thé schooner wintered at Teller City, The crew deserted and fled to the gold flelds. With the coming of spring an entirely new crew had to be en- ggl"’:g‘?re:cotharrlve& in the harbor to- day in a leaky condition. Since leaving Bering Sea the crew have had to keep the pumps going constantly. She will have to go on drydock in this place before going southward, During the time the schooner has beep in the north her owner, John Smith, resident of Whatcom, died. Captain Douglass was making inquiries to-day_to learn to whom he should surrender his vommand. _He is tired of fishing for whales and would like to turn the schooner. over to her owners. These can- not be found. Until some one who can legally claim the boat appears Captain Douglass will have to remain with her. L o R el ] BULLETS BURDEN THEI SEADONER SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Oct. 23.—Ad- vices received here from La Guira, Vene- zuela, under date of Monday, October 21, say that the first consignment of arms and ammunition, consisting of 1500 rifles and 400,000 cartridges, on board a schoon- er towed by the Venezuelan gunboat on the 23d of May snd in charge of the Ven- ezuelan generals, Pedro Rodriguez and Francisco Lieva, left La Guira October 28, bound for the Upper Orinoco. —The arms and ammunition will be turned ov: to the Colomblan Liberals at Llanos-d Casanare for use by the latter against the Conservative Government in the Co- lombian Department of Boyaca. The ex- pedition, which was seut by the Vene- zuelan Government, departed openly, fol- lowing plans arranged in Caracas. - General Uribe-Uribe, after several days' delay, passed from Venezuela into the Co- lombian district of Las Grias Saturday at the head of about 2000 men. Whether they were all Colombians or partly Vene- zuelans it is impossible definitely to ascer- tain. It is believed that General Uribe- Uribe intends trying to join the detach- ment commanded by Marin, the Colom- bian Liberal leader, at Garcia Bovera. General Uribe-Uribe will try to evade ac- tion with the Conservatives near the frontier, and, if he succeeds in so doing, will attack the Conservatives at some aistance beyond the frontier. In the meantime the Venezuelan troops statloned at Tachira have been or are maneuvering for the purpose of distract- ing the Colombians’ attention from Gen- eral Uribe-Uribe’s movements. President Castro is anxiously awaiting news of General Uribe-Uribels success. ‘President Castro will probably issue at about the end or October an official state- ment to the effect that Venezuela enjoys internal peace. ———— INSURGENTS ARE DEFEATED. COLON, Oct. 23.—The Colombian Gov- ernment formally announced that General Pomplllio Guiterrez defeated on October 5, near Ambalema, on the Magdalena iver, west of Bogota, the insurgent firces from the departments of Tolima and Condjnamarca, unitéd under General Marin and General Duran, after a desper- ate engagement lasting three hours. According to the official announcement the insurgents retreated after losing 100 Killed, among whom was General Vicente Tombano, and several captured, together with a large supply of ammunition. The Government loss exceeded fifty. FAST GREYHOUNDS TO RUN DECIDING COURSE The card at Union Coursing Park this week is made up of a sixty-four-dog stake which will be run entirely on Sunday. Palo Alto and-other good ones are in the running. A number of owners are resting their dogs after the hard coursing they eek. T Sfeclding course for the John Grace Cup stake between Beacon and Rector, which was not run last Sunday, owing to darkness, will be run on Sunday immedi- ately after luncheon. This will be about 2 p. m. The draw for the open stake re- sulted as follows: F. B. Gerber's Rienzl vs. T. J. Cronin's Van- Star Kennels' Pickpoeket v har- man's Warship; Sterl & Knowl Pasha Kennels' Roman Athlete; C. son's Lady Nellie vs. G. Sharmas ter; F. Jones' Wedgewood vs. F. Schow's The Moor; M. Nealon's Agamemnon vs. F. B. Ger- ber's Mount Ida; G. Sharman's St. Tves ve. B, Reddy's Full Moon; F. Schow's Master Whalen vs. D. J. Healey's Fine Form; H. Lynch's Merrimac vs. E. Geary’s America; E. Geary's Ireland vs. F. Schou's King's Bor- derer; C, O. Petersen's Haphazard vs. E. Geary's Ruby Sankey; G. Nethercott's Freda C°Vs, G. Nethercott's Red Rock; J. Dowling's Sir Lawrence vs. Chiarini Brothers' White Hat; Chiarini Brothers' Dewdrop vs. Star Ken- nels’ Herschel's Pride; H. H. Gray's Rona vs. G. Nethercott's Floodgate; G. Sharman's Sir Pasha vs. G. Sharman's Chicago Boy; G. Nethercott's Hickory Dick ve. J. A. Kleln's Tornado; L. F. Bartels’ Best Bargain vs. D. 3. Healey's Taploca; Sterl & Knowles' Freeze Out vs. Pasha Kennels' Roval Archer; H. Lynch's A. J. Martin vs. ¥, 8. Price’s Brutus Neavew Spitetul ve C. Sharman's Firm :'P. Doyle's Liberator vs. J. Markland's Star Kennels' Black Head vs. P. B Fello Grafte: M. Clarkson’ nels' Mose vs. G. Pri ; Nealon's Achilles vs. A. Vanderwhite's Lear King; T. J. Cronin's Tralee Boy vs. Healéy's For Glory; Aeneld Kenn vs. M. Nealon's Aeneas; E. Neave st vs, W. C. Glasson's Sleigh Bells: W. C. Glag~ Son's Master Workman vs. E. Neaves' St ?. away; E. Geary's Palo Alto vs. J. Carrolfs Mastér Clair; Pasha Kennels' — vs. Star Kennels' Fontenoy; J. M. Halton's May Hemp- stead vs. L. S. Barres' Amedee. Charles C. Griswold and J. A. Klein have returned from Petaluma, where they went in the interests of the annual plains meeting of the Interstate Coursing Club. They found a wo-acre field in the Page Ranch, seven and one-half miles from Petaluma, on the Santa Rosa road, which would be suitable for the meeting. A heavg rainfall would place it in ~good condition for the greyhounds. If this place is chosen the hares will be taken from this city, This will do away with the tiresome "beulnf' for hares which has been necessary in the San Joaquin Valley for some years past. ’ VOTE FOR MOST POPULAR GIRL GOES MERRILY ON Bazaar in Aid of the Church of the Holy Redeemer Is At- tracting Large Crowds Every Evening and Promises to Be a Most Gratifying Financial and Social Success ISS ELIZABETH E. GLEE- SON of Mission Church is one of the contest- ants for the prize to be award- ed the most popular girl at the bazaar now being conducted for the benefit of the Church of the Holy Re- deemer, the Rev.Joseph McQualide, pastor. The young lady is a daughter of Police Sergeant Henry Gleeson of the office of the Board of Police Commissioners. This contest is one of the features of the bazaar and his attracted wide attention. Miss Gleeson, though now a member cf Mission Dolores parish, has many friends who remember her when a resident of this portion of the Mission which has been assigned to Father McQuaide, and they will rally to her cause during the last days of the contest. Miss May Kirby, the other candidate in this contest, is a young lady well known in the Mission and her friends are sup- porting her strongly. The bazaar has now been in progress one week and owing to the popularity of Father McQuaide, whose services in the Fhilippines with the First California Regiment have endeared him to the resi- dents of his new parish, the bazaar has more than exceeded expectations in a financial way. It is expected that from $12,000 to $15,000 will be netted for the completion of the church, which is now well under way, The booths are all decorated in fanciful colors and present a fairy land appear- ance. They are thronged with pretty and elaborately gowned ladies. The shooting gallery is the favored place for the visit- ors to the fair and no one can escape a match with Father McQuaide, the soldier O T Tt feferfrafefrlesfoionfrefofenfonfeefeloefocfeirebeireiefrmiebfiiriuifinfei il @ | BOARD RESCIND DBNDXIOUS RULE Teachers May Marry and | Not Forfeit Their Positions. The Board of Education yesterday re- pealed the rule providing that female teachers who marry thereby lose their po- sitions in the department. The rule has proven obnoxious and was declared un- constitutional by City Attorney Lane, who held that the board has no power to inter- fere in the private affairs of its employes. Many reports from principals of various schools were read in reply-to a circular is- sued by the board as to the number of pupils on the waiting list. Principal Brogan of the Moulder School stated that he had refused admission to ten pupils of the first grade. Principal McElroy wrote that there is one vacant seat in the Harrison School and nineteen pupils on the waiting list. Twenty-one pupils are on the waiting list of the Adams School. Nineteen were denied admission to the Crocker Grammar School on account of lack of accommodation, several to the Dudley Stone, eight to the Agassiz and fourteen were turned away from the Hamilton. Principal Lyser of the John Swett School _reports _ that his school is over- crowded and that two additional classes are necessary. He says that parents ob- ject to the board's order to tfansfer pupils to the nearest schools because there is no room at the John Swett School. Many Children Shut Out. Some of the prinicpals stated that they had never asked for the formation of ad- ditional classes, but the reports generally supported Superintendent Webster's charge that many pupils are denied school facilities. 2 President Kincaid reported that she had formed two primary classes in the Hearst School, for which outside rooms have been rented. A first grade-class has also been formed in the Fremont School and two rooms will be rented for a new class in the Everett School and the Sherman Pri- mary. Teave of absence was granted to Daniel Crosby of the Richmond Evening School and Miss J. Roden was assigned to his class. Miss Elinor Murphy was retired on an annuity of twenty-seven-thirtieths of the maximum. The board denied the request of the Maria Kip Orphanage to have eighty-nine pupils transferred from the Sutro School to the Park Primary. Appointed to Day Eligible List. Attorney Costello appeared before the board to ascertain why his client, Miss Geraldine Donovan, who, although a reg- ular teacher, had been assigned as a stitute to the Lincoln Evening School. The Directors practically denied the attorney a hearing by adjourning before his pro- test was heard. The ‘folowing named, selected by com- petitive examination, were appointed to the day eligible list of teachers: Cora J. Read, Georgiana Gladys Hawkins, Mae E. O'Donnell, Emily Wigand, Sara Allen, Edith F. Browning, Regina F. Cleary, Mary A. Nolap, Louis Ferrari and Mary C McCar- thy. Botha Camped With an Army. LONDON, Oct. 24—A dispatch from Brussels says It is rumored there that Commandant General Botha is camped with 4000 men between Wakkerstroom and Ermelo. @ vt @ HALF LI N THE SMOKE CHICAGO, Oct. 28.—Fire attacked the packing house of the G. H. Hammond Company, at Hammond, Ind., to-night and within an hour gained such headway that the destruction of the plant was feared. The Hammond Fire Department and the private fire corps of the, packing company were unable to cope with the flames and an emergency call was sent to Chicago nd South Chicago. aI"u‘e engines from the Chicago depart- ment were loaded upon & special train on the Fort Wayne road and carried to the burning district. The fire began at the south end of the plant in an old frame house. In an hour the car shops, olling rooms, beef-killing department and bla th shops were destroyed. It then seemed that the fire had burned itself out, but in a few min- utes the four-story brick building con- taining the cooling rooms, one of the com- guny‘- largest bulldings of the plant, was urning.r The fire was got under coatrol at 11:30 o'clock after four departments of the lant had been deau'?ysd. The loss is 000. The packing company’s plant covers fif- s N R i 0} n the cooling de; men! e e has branches in mfih Omaha, .y mpan E%. ;Bomyh, Mo., and Kansas Ci Likenses to Marry. - 0. D, Oct. 23.—Licenses {0 marry were lssued i!c‘-“ Bdward M. [ur- to . M rown Oldham, 30, both Jr., 29, and Edith Dozer, over 18, O: mq;BAii 55 va, 2, 8 dro; Holland Lownes, 23, and Gen:v‘;eve Lavery, 20, both of San Fran- cisco. : Dolores - C | 4 i ELIZABETH GLEESON, POPU- | | LAR CONTESTANT AT THE | HOLY REDEEMER FAIR. | : | * + priest. The bazaar, which opened on Oc- tober 12, will probably continue to No- | vember 2 ALUMNI GREET GENERAL SMITH Philippine Jurist Guest of His Alma Mater. S s Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CLARA, Oct. 2.—Brigadier | General James F. Smith was honored to- day by the alumni and faculty of Santa | Clara College. He arrived on the 12:23 o’clock train from San Francisco and was met at the depot by a band of twenty-two pieces from the college and‘ esccrted to his alma mater by the entire student body. He was received by Rev. Robert E. Kenna, president of the col- lege, and at 1 o'clock a banquet was| served, at which 100 guests sat down. Among those around the table were: Ex-Lieutenant Governor Jeter, Rev. Father Frieden, S. J., superior of tha Jesuit arder of the Pacific Coast, and many prominent citizens of Santa Clara | County, as well as a large representation from San_Francisco. James Emery of San Francisco was | toastmaster. The responses were marked | by speeches of striking interest, especial- | ly that of General Smith. Alluding to the | campaign of education instituted in the Philippines, he said: Not only is education needed in the islands, but there should be disseminated in the States of this great Union instruction that will edu- cate the people to exercise patience. It will take many years to bring these island tribes to a state of eivillzation equal to our own. Spain, vou say, dld not educate those | people. Yes, she did. For three hundred years she gave them instruction in the arts and sciences; she taught them engineering, law, Dhilosophy, the practice of mediclne, and, as a result, there were natives of the utmost re- finement and wealth who were the equals of any civilized people. Spain acquired these islands when in the zenith of her glory and the race distinction was never wiped out until | the guns of Dewey’s fleet gave this country a | foothold in the Philippines. Our duty is to | teach them the principles of liberty that have made this the grandest republic the world has ever seen. This is the task we have before us and it will require time and patience. To the toast, ‘“President Roosevelt,” | John E. Richards responded. ‘““Our | Guest” was the theme of James H. Barry | of San Francisco; “The First Regiment,” | Dr. A. P. O'Brien_ of San_Francisco; ‘‘California_of the Future,” Judge M. T. Dooling of San Francisco; “The Y. M. L., James P, Sex. At the conclusion of the banquet the guests witnessed a football game between the college eleven and the Santa Clara | High School. ~The score was 16 to 6 in favor of the college. Other athletic events followed. In the college theater at 8 o’clock this evening General Smith was accorded a reception in which more than 800 persons participated. Willlam F. Humphrey of San Francisco was chairman of the even- ing and introduced Genepal Smith, who addressed the audience. Upon the plat- form were Judge M. T. Dooling, Dr. A. McComb, James H. Campbell, J. Hudner, H. E. Wilcox, W. E. Johnson, J. J. Mont- gomery, Joseph G. Carey, Rev. R. E. Kenna, Rev. Father O'Connell and Rev. J. W. Riordan. The affair was in charge of the alumni and studerits. Floral testimonials were resented in their behalf by Francis| ulcahy and Charles Laumeister. An Ofll nlal poem was given by James Baci- a) General Smith graduated from Santa Clara College in 1578. He will remain sev- eral days as the guest of the faculty of the college. ° ASSAGSIN CUTS VIGTIM'3 THROAT VANCOUVER, Oct. 23.—For the third time within six months Charles Suto, 2 New Westminster hotel proprietor, has been attacked by an unknown assassin, who appears to be relentless In his deter- mination to end Suto’s life. Suto’s throat was cut by the would-be murderer last night, and the wound may cause his death. Suto lives alone In the rear of the depot hotel. He went home at about midnight. As soon as he opened the front door he heard a noise which convinced him that some one was in the room. He spoke, but recelved no answer. He went toward his bedroom to light a lamp, and he was fol- lowed by the assassin, who attacked him just as he entered the door of his !leerln‘ room. The man jumped upon Suto from behind and threw him to the floor, and immediately drew a ragor-edged Kknife across Suto's throat, inflicting a deep gash extending almost fram ear to ear. Suto raised an outcry and the assassin made off with all 1;;75'1 le speed. He was seen to disappear through the doorway b, his vietim,. who was lyln{ lprostute on the floor and unable to follow him. A few seconds later Officers McKercher and Johnson arrived on the scene and Suto was removed to the hospital. The offi- cers instituted a search for the criminal, but without avail. Owing ta the darkness Suto did not get a good look at his assailant and does not even know whether he was a Japanese or | a white man. He says he has no bitter enemies that he {s aware of and does not know of any reason why he should have been attacked. —e Tolstoi Has a Relapse. PARIS, Oct. 24.—A dispatch from St. 'etersburg to the Echo de Paris says Count Tolstol has had 1 and that his condition 1: c::‘:lld}d.:‘ b sericus. . red very | ' the | 11 PASSES GENGURE UPON THE PILOT Commission Ends In- quiry Into the Isl- ander Wreck. sy Finds No Evidence That Dis- aster Was Due to Cap- tain’s Drunkenness. D VICTORIA, B. C.'Oct. 23.—The Com- missioner and a. sors appointed to in- quire into the loss of the steamer Islander gave out their finding this morning. In substance it is as follow That the Islander was wrecked on the night of August 15, 191, by contact with some un- known substance (presumably ice drift, very much submerged), sinking in deep water in le than twenty minutes after the collision and re- sulting in the loss of life of master, sixteen of the crew and twenty-three passengers. It does not appear from the evidence that the master realized the imminent danger in which the accident placed the ship, hence the lack of prompt and resolute means in arousing the crew and passengers, who were asleep in the cabjns; in placing an officer and crew to each boat and in forcing the proper quota of pas- sengers to each boat. The evidence clearly shows the capacity of the boats was sufficient to accommodate every person on board, but am account of Improper management and discipline there was a rush to the boats at the last moment, which was beyond the control of the few officers and members of the crew engaged in getting the boats into the water, thereby preventing the rescue of several valuable lves. While due praise must be awarded to those of the officers and crew who remained on the ship until she sank under their feet and for assisting so many of the passengers to reaeh the boats and other available means of preser- vation as presented themselves, we cannot ig- nore the fact that there was an unpardonabie lack of appreciation of existing danger to their fellow passengers shown by those in the boats regarding the rescue of others who for the want of an opportunity had not been able to avail themselves of a chance of boarding the boats before they left the ship's side. We think that Pilot Le Blanc is open to censure for his action in keeping the ship at full speed—at the rate of nearly fourteen knots an hour—after seeing floating ice some ten minutes before the accident; we would also gon- demn the custom apparently in vogue in coast waters in_leaving the bridge of a steamer a: night (and more especially a passenger steam- er), in charge of only one office: We also find that there is no us that the loss of the Island the intemperance of the mas idence before was due o others. GUIDES RUNAWAY HORSE ALONG CROWDED STREETS Young Woman’s Remarkable Grit and Presence of Mind Saves Her Life. SAN JOSE, Oct. 23.—Miss Kitty Snell cf San Francisco, at one time a member of a theatrical company there, had a thrilling experience in a runaway here this afternoon, and but for her presence of mind she would have been killed or badly injured. The young lady was being driven in a closed coupe on Third street, near St. James. A piece of broken har- ness frightened the horse and he became unmanageable, the driver being thrown to the ground. The horse then ran up St James to First street and along First at & breakyneck pace. Miss Snell. displayed great grit and presence of mind. Reaching out of the { window, she seized the lines. For three blocks on First street, which was crowd- ed with rigs, she skillfully guided the horse. That collisions were avoided seemed almost miraculous. Every one expected to see Miss Snell killed. In turning from First on to San Fer- nando_street the rig crashed into a pea- nut stand on the cormer, entirely de- molishing it. The horse was then stopped. Aside from having her hair disarranged and a silk waist torn, Miss Suell suffered no damage. Miss Snell formerly lived here, but several years ago went to San Fran- cisco to study for the stage and for some time was a member of a_stock company in one of the theaters. She was reared on her father's cattle ranch near Mount Hamilton, and the knowledge of horses she then gained probably saved. her life to-day. MASKED MEN ATTEMPT TO MURDER RANCHER Enter Thomas BTyle’s Home in So- quel Gulch and Open Fire Upon Him. SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 22.—Two mask men entered Thomas Boyle’s residence Soquel Guich iast cvening. Without pro- vocation one of them began shooting at Boyle, who grabbed the shooter’s arm and made him drop the pistol. The fellow's companien struck Boyle with a club, cut ting a gash in his head. Neighbors, hea.- ing shots, hastened to the scene and the two men fled. Later Frank and Roy Steinbaugn were arrested in Soquel anl accused of the crime. They assert ther- innocence. The two were placed in_ jail here to-day. Pasadena: New Year’s Fete. PASADENA, Oct. 2.—James Wagner of New York has been elected president of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Asso- ciation.. He will choose his directorate and assistants and set about immediately arranging for the twelfth New Year’s day fete. It is proposed to make the rose tournament of January 1, 192, equal to if it do not surpass all previous ones. —_— Falls Down Steep Stairway. SUISUN, Oct. 23.—Mrs. C. P. Reeves, a ploneer resident of Suisun, made a mis- step in the dark last night and fell head- long down a steep stairway in her dwell ing. Both of her arms were broken above the wrists, and she received a cut across the forehead. She was in a eriti- cal condition this evening. pealtatd e 0il North of Los Gatos. SAN JOSE, Oct. 2.—Good indications of oil have been discovered along the Shannon road, about two miles north of Los Gatos, and agents of the North Ameriean Crude Oil-Company are pro- curing leases wat vieinity. Murder Officials, Loot Passengers. 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