The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 27, 1901, Page 28

9 - MORE PATROLMEN ARE IN DANGER Charges May Be Filed Against Several Officers. Retirements Are to Be Made as Rapidly as Pos- sible. —— 8 Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Oct. 2. The reorganigation of the Oakland Po- lice Department is not going to stop with the dropping of the five men who wers removed in accordance with the ordinance of the City Council reducing the force by five men. It is very evident that the pres- ent Board of Police and Fire Commission- ers intends to make the changes that they deem necessary for the benefit of the de- pertment, and the changes are not going to stop with what has already been done. The sioners say that the hanges that were made this week were ot in any way dictated by politics, and th €ood and wished to be as far removed from politics as possible So t ropping of the five men 1 Wednesday night will be followed by the filing of charges against several more offi- cers and the retirement as fast as possible of all of those who have reached the age of retirement. Charges will be filed against some of those who it was thought would be dropped under the ordi- | nance reducing the force, and those will probably include Patroimen Sill and Me- Cloud Those who are marked for early retirs- e Bailiff Sam Mitchell and R. B. Both of these men will reach 1ips. the age limit very shortly, but they are now eligible for retirement under the dis ection of the retirement law. Mitchell is retired the duties of ailiff of the Police Court will be assigned Police Clerk Louis Agnew, and the n who takes Mitchell's place will be igned to a beat, thus giving the depart- nt another tive man. LODI TEAM WINS DEBATE ON PUBLIC UTILITIES Judges Decide Oakland Evening High School Was Inferior in Delivery and Argument. OAKLAND, Oct The decision of the 3 t to the Lodi High Schooi in held to-night in the common hall between teams rep- he debating societies of (he High School and the Oakland Even- School. Discussion was upun municipalities should defended by W. is and Benjamin w M a Lodi took W. T. Gehan. George Mec- kton, Frank Ryan of Sacra- . B. Fay Mills of Ozk- judges, decided that Lodi was in delivery and argument and nd in team work. he debate was the final of the semi- nual series for the Stanford University decides the next competitor of idt High School of San Fran- held under the direction' of It e Debating League of California, which held its convention here to-day. —_———— CONTRA COSTA BUYS e BERKELEY WATER LANDS Property That Might Have Been a Source of Municipal Supply Is Purchased. BERKELEY, Oct. 26.—The Contra Cos- W ter Company has purchased the at the mouth.of San Pablo creeks from ten citizens 1 who purchased it several years ago when an attempt was made to get a municipal water works. The land E town given an option on the land, but the deal fell through with, as the people were not willing 1o go to the expense of building & municipal water works. though Contra Costa’s purchase price not béen made known it is under- d to cover the $10,000 paid by the citi- for the land and the $1800 spent in digging wells S The townsmen interested in the land e W. H. Marston, W. E. Mighell, rles Boudrow, John Finn, J. W. Rich- J. J. Mason, A. 8. Blake, 1. J. Le e and J. J. Barker. Deny Alleged Daughter-in-Law. OAKLAND, Oct., 26—W. D. Akins od his wife, Mary J. Akins, testified in Akins contest that “the woman in k. who claims to be the wife of eir deceased son, was never their ghter-in-law that they knew of. Both ified that they heard of Miss Nellie ley. said anvthing about a contract marriage with the woman. The alleged widow, who is fighting for a $200 estate, finirhed her case to-day and then testimony for the parents were offered. It will be con- tinued Monday. L e ‘Will Improve Plant. ALAMEDA, Oct. 26.—Improvements are to be made to the municipal electric plant soon as the City Trustees can arrange for the work and secure the machinery | required. It is planned to install another engine and additional dynamos for gener- ing current. It is intended to expend about $7000 on the improvements. A spe cial meeting of the City Trustees will be beld next Monday to hasten the work. e Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND_ Oct. 26.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to.David L. Davis, aged 42 years, Vallejo, and Sarah L. Rolph, 31, San Francisco; Harry-A. Jor- gensen, 23, Mount Eden, and Anna Dun- 23, Santa Rosa; Frank Lea, 37, and Edward L. Jetiman, 33, both of San William T. Weils, 26, and Jen- 2, both of San Francisco. e Miss Ochlmann Wins Scholarship. ALAMEDA, Oct. 26.—Miss Hanpah M. Oehlmann of this city, and a student at the University of California, has been awarded the Cornell B. Houghton schol- arship of that institution for diligence snd worth. She is a graduate of the local High School and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Oehlmann of 1430 Cot- tage street. —_—ae A picture by Sir Henry Raeburn, repre- senting a young boy in a white shirt hold- ing a basket of cherries, was sold at the Cunliffe Brooks sale for $10,220; in 1887 the painting brought $1226, and in 1883 $1533. at when the men were dropped from | the department they considered only its | the negative, | ;rgged by C. F. Lillie, James | purchased and wells dug and the | the claimant, but their son never | 0 GONNEGTION MADE WITH PIPE Why Water Corporation Is Asked to Pay Big Damages. Hunt Brothers and Insurance | Companies Sue for Loss of Cannery. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oct. 2. Big damages are asked of the San Lo- . renzo Water Company by Hunt Brothers | | Company, the canning firm, and twenty- | four insurance companies, who sustained the loss of §124,49 98 by fire on account of the alleged fallure of the defendant to | carry out its contract with the plaintiffs | for a water supply. The water company is charged with having delayed the mat- | ter of extending its pipe line until a great | fire came and wiped out the entire fruit canning and can manufacturing plant of | the Hunt Brothers Companyat Haywards, the Gestroying element having laid many buildings and properties low on April 12 | last, almost in the midst of the fruit pre- serving season. | According to the complaint the plant was worth at the time of the fire $125,000, cor of the cannery, a warehouse. machinery, implements and seventy-four | cottages occupled by the workmen. These | properties were damaged to the extent of | 510,496 98. In addition to this amount | | $25,000 is asked for loss of gains and pro- Tits occasioned by the destruction of the plant, less $5000, representing the loss that might have ensued had the water com pany carried out its contract. On the d stroved property there was $91.221 42 1 surance, $13,275 5 worth being uninsure: The plaintifis assert that the loss wa not sustained through any fault of theirs, as ample means had been taken to fight fire on the premises. It is claimed that an agreement existed between the parties to the suft by which the water company | was bound to run a six-inch main to the | cannery premises to which was to be con- nected a _hydrant and service pipes. Tk pipes and hydrant were placed, but th. were not_connected, in spite of remon- strances from the canning people that it | be done. The defendant promised in March to make the necessary connections, but up to the time of the fire had failed to carry out its agreement | 4 | OAKLAND WELL SUPPLIED i | WITH PLAYHOUSES | | s | The Macdonough to Reopen—Dewey ‘Will Present Farce-Comedy for the Week. OAKLAND, Oct. 26.—From one theater, | Oakland has suddenly sprung Into the | possession of three, for the Macdonaugh" Theater will open during the coming week, the Dewey Theater is in full opera- | | tion with Landers Stevens back in harness | | once more. and Peck’s Broadway Theater | was opened this afternoon. | | " The Macdonough Theater will be opened | on Thursday evening with that popular | melodrama, “In _Old Kentucky,” for a three nights’ run, to end on Saturday. This will be followed by “Sporting Life" for one night on the Monday following. | The Macdonough will be used as the home house for C. P. Hall's interlor cir- cuit to comprise Sacramento, Fresno and | | San Jose. | | The Dewey Theater will give farce | | comedy and speciaities for the coming | week. " The play will be “Muldgon’s Pic- | | nic,” ‘and the funny situations of the per- | | formance will be plentifully interlarded | | with the best specialties from the Or- | | pheum., Landers _Stevens has returned | { | | { from his vacation and will have personal | charge of everything connected with the | Dewey from now on. | Peck’s Broadway Theater was opened | on the corner of ‘Thirteenth street and | | Broadway this afternoon. It will give a ! | continuous vaudeville show. H | “The Brownies, at the Dewey Theater, | | proved a wenderful attraction this after- | | noon. The performance was.given unde: the direction of Mrs. Mary Wikkins, an(i‘ | the theater was pacxed to the doors. | There will be matinee performances on | Sundays, Mondays and Tuesday —_————— | Scott Van Wye Goes Free. OAKLAND, Oct. %.—Scott Van Wye, | who was arrested for shooting Thomas Scollard in the neck a few nights ago, was to-day dismissed from custody. Scol- lard has recovered sufficiently to be out | of danger.and refused to swear to a com plaint. Scollard had aroused the jealousy | of Van Wye. | Yellow Jack in Yucatan. 1 | WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Advices re- | | ceived by the Marine Hospital service | | through the State Board of Health of Alabama are that yellow fever is now epidemic throughout Yucatan. The d ease prevails among the Yucatan Indian: from whom it has been contracted by (he | Mexican troops sent to, fight them. The | report says the Government cannot fight | the introduction of the fever into the foci, | | through lack of railroad facilities. e —— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. | ! ARRIVED. { Saturday, October 26. | Schr Bender Bros, Wetzel, 3 days from Bow- ens Landing. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT TOWNSEND—Sailed, Oct 26—Ship Ha- watian Isies, for Port Pirie SAN DIEGO—Arrived, Oct 26—Stmr Carlisle City, from Hongkong; schr San Pedro, from | Euréka; stmr 8t. Denis. from Ensenada. | : —_——e—— ! Unique Boston Laws. A Boston court recently sent to the | House of Correction an unfortunate pris- |oner who was unable to pay a fine im- posed upon him because he had been | | Bullty of the grave offense of reading the | Bible aloud at Revere Beach, without first | | getting the approval of the constituted | | authorities. Some years agé an exhorter | | who insisted upon preaching on Boston | Common without a *‘permit’’ was put be- | hind the bars. New Yorkers seem to be | more tolerant in these matters than the | modern Athenians. Here in Manhattan in_the habit of locking up | plous persons who read the Bible aloud | | or call sinners to repentance in public | | places.—New York Tribune. i _————— | Distribution of Brains. Talk of the unequal distribution of | wealth; ook at the unequal distribution of | brains! Solomon, Solon, Socrates, Con- | fucius, Eg!cxetus, Marcus Aurelius and Emerson had enough gray matter to make us all wise as owls. The genius of Shakespeare, if divided among the Englishmen of his time, would have made them all brain: rich. Mozart's musical abilities divided among his countrymen would have made each | one of them competent to make his living | by leading an orchestra, and perhaps able Iw compose a few rag-time tunes on the {we are not side.—Boston Globe. ... FOR and their followers, hood, Im Pains in mediate. Imparts vigor and Don’t get despondent; a cure brain and nerve centers; Soc a written guarantee to cure boxes. Circulars free, Address Ellis st, San Francisco, Cal 40 Third street. 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Positively cure the worst casts in Cure - Lost Man- BISHOP REMEDY CO, GRANT DRUG CO., 38 a:g B v 1 W, | exporter of hogs and hog products, with | ucts exported from the United States in .THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING : SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, '1901 AT BERKELEY IS DEDICATED Many Citizens, Including Some Prominent Educators, Witness the Ceremonies by Which Fine Struct}ure Devoted to Learning Is Formally Turned Over by Town Trustees to School Directors ERKELEY, Oct. 26.—The new Berkeley High School building was formally dedicated this af- ternoon with appropriate exer- eises. Prominent éducators and town officials took part, and the structure was officially turned over to the School Directors by the Town Trustees, who had its construction in their charge. One of the interestng features of the exercises was an account of the driving of the first nail in-the first schoolhouse to be erected in this part of the State. written by Mrs. Sarah C. Richardson, a California pioneer, and read by Mrs. 8. C. Partridge. At 1 o'clock the building was thrown open for public inspection, and, in spite of the rain, the corridors and rooms were thronged with visitors. City Superintend- ent of Schools 8. D. Waterman, Principal M. C. James and members of the high school faculty were present and escorted the guests about the school. The exercises commenced at 3 o'clock, and were held in the assembly room, on the third floor. Superinendent Waterman presided. Afteran invocation by the Rev. R. L. Halsey, pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city, Principal James de- livered an address of '‘welcome. In closing of room. We hope that this indifference will be removed completely by the sight of this new building. To the Board of Trustees, the School Directors, the archi- tect and the contractor we give our hearty thanks, for they have done their work thoroughly.” Mrs. Richardson was introduced and her account read. At the time the first school building was erected in Berkeley Mrs. Richardson was a little girl, living just across the Alameda County line in Contra Costa County, and not far from the Berkeley line. In the latter part of 1855 she rode to what is now West Berkeley on her pony, and happened to be presént whan two men, named Ingram and Blair, commenced work on the first schoolhouse. The two men had donated their services and the lumber had been procured through contributions. Of what happened, Mrs. Richardson writes: “When the timbers of the foundation were sawed and ready Mr. Ingram drove a large nail in a plece of scantling. When he had done so he looked at me as [ was perched on my pony, and said, with his Scotch accent: ‘There, iittle girl, you have seen the first nail put in the first school- house in this part of the country.’ ” The first school was built on the of the present San Pablo-avenue sch State Superintendent T. J. Kirk deliv- ered a short address, in which he con- gratulated Berkeley on having so splendid a high school. Professor W. W. Anderson, ite e ING. — NEW HIGH SCHOOL STRUCTURE AT BERKELEY AND THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS INSTITUTION u¥ LEARN- THE FINE BUILDING WAS FORMALLY DEDICATED YESTERDAY WITH BEFITTING CEREMONIES, | WHICH WERE ATTENDED BY A LARGE THRONG, INCLUDING MANY LEADING EDUCATORS. he said: “In Berkeley during-the past years there has been an indifference regarding the high school which has caused us to strug- the first principal of the Berkeley High School, told of early experiences. Then followed the official transfer, Captain W, H. Marston acting for the Trustees and Professor E. J. Wickson for the School — < by both on behalf of the officials they rep- resented. During the exercises trios were rendered by Mrs. Thomas Rickard, Mrs. Jo Mills and Miss Loulse McKee. Mrs. Charles gle on for many years, hampered for want Board. Shprt addresses w delivered Mills gave a soprano solo. AMERICAN HOG A3 REAL RIVAL Denmark Enters the] Field as a Producer and Exporter. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—The Ameri- can hog has a European rival. Denmark has come into the field as a producer and a growth at least interesting, If not sug- gestive, to American producers of a com- modity whose export value grew from $84,- 908,698 in 1891 to $119,961,503 in 1901. These figures show the total value of hog prod- 1891 and 1901, respectively, the detalls for 1901 being: Lard, $46,500,148; bacon, $37,- 6 2 salted and pickled . ; fresh pork, $2,424,587, and canned pork, $708,381. The fact that hog products form the largest single item in the exportations of the United States, having exceeded last year by $2,000,000 those of manufactures of iron and steel, whose exports have at- tracted so much attention, lends interest to some facts which have just reached the Treasury Bureau of Statistics regard- ing the remarkable development of the hog-packing Industry of Denmark. This information, shows that the number of head of swine in Denmark has increased from 301,000 in 1861 to 77L,000 in 1881 and 1,163,000 in 1898, the latest year for which Statistics are available. The prohibition of the importation of live hogs into Gérmany and the United Kingdom, which countries were Den- mark's principal customers in tHis line, resulted in the establishment of slaugh- ter-houses in Denmark and_the increase in the production of Danish bacon and hams in recent years have been phenome- nal. The exports of hams-and bacon from Denmark have grown from 9,120,000 Danish pounds in 1878 to 129,700,000 Danish pounds in 1898, the value increasing from 4,110,000 kroner in 1878 to 47,080,000 kroner in 1898, the value of the kroner being 26.8 cents. As a consequence of the change from the export of live swine to that of slaughtered animals, the slaughter-houses have risen to the greatest importance in Denmark during the last ten or fifteen years. While formerly-the slaughter-houses belonged. to private individuals, a large number of joint and co-operative slaughter-houses have been established during this perfod. This movemerit commenced in 1887 on ac- count of the German importation prohibi- tion, when it became necessary to kill a considerable number of swine which were formerly sent to Germany alive for sale in England. The number cf head of swine exported to Germany in the year beforg the pro- hibition was enforced nmnunt:s to more than a quarter of a milllon, and thus there was suddenly plenty of wark for several slaughter-houses. In 1887 one co- operative _slaughter-house was estab- lished, In 1888 seven, and rapid progreass was made during the following years with regard to establishing new slaugh- ter-houses and to the quantity of bacon they produced. There are now twenty-five co-operative slaughter-houses in Denmark, which in 1899 killed aboutr 720,000 head of swine at a value of about $8,000,000, and about 22,450 head of cattle for export at a value of about 3,500,000 kroner. The largest slaugh- ter-houses killed from 58,000 to nm}d&? in 1899, and the smaller from 8000 to . In 1897 twenty-cne slaughter-houses were stated as having been established, li a cost of 3,543,000 kroner, and the nu i of pemns,nhafln% in the profits of these twenty-one establishments was 41 Add these the two lar » those of oder‘:n-g ‘:nfl Kolding, the _of whlc.l; ‘cost 1,750,000 kroner, besides two small siaughter-houses and extensions for the slaughtering of cattle for export an: other objects, the total outlay amounts to 6,400,000 Kroner, and the total numbes of co-operators about 56,000. These co-operators have bound them- selves to send the whole or part of their swine to the staughter-houses, and guar- antee 10 to 15 kroner per head of swine for funds and working capital. These co-operators share equally the working expenses and the vear's surplus in the same manner 4s the dairies. They employ 549 hands, besides managers and office staff. Al of the twenty-five slaughter- houses possess a common organization and management. and a common office at Copenhagen. The average cost of th2 slaughter of each pig for nine of the slaughter-houses was_ 24 kroner in 1894 2.56. kroner in 1867, and 2.82 Kroner in 1895, 21 per cent of the increase in cost being due o increase in wages. The following table shows the enormous amount of business transacted by the co- operative slaughter-houses: ETl ) ez FE 2% 85| g3 gl B 8z g2 YEAR, z & g i5 g 5 7 i B 553,420 601,039 729,171 Totals ... heaz605 @ Feiriedleiesiosinfofurlorieresieiniolaivinieinl @ DEATH RESULTS FROM LOGKJAW Archie Butler Poisoned by a Hypodermic Needle. Osakland Office San Francisco Cali 1118 Broadway, Oct. 26.° Archie Butler, 24 years of age and a morphine flend, died to-night at the Re- celving Hospital from lockjaw, producel by the careless use of a hypodermic instrument with which he was in the habit of l;lfiecun morphine and cocaine into his body. The case is interesting to medical practice on account of the un- usual manner n which the - disease wa< contracted. Butler was taken to the Recelving Hos- &ltnl last night from a lodgll_ng-house at inth and Frauklin streets. The man told Dr. D. M. McRae and Steward Borchers, Wwho attended him, that he thought. he ‘was suffering from neuraligia, but it took the physicians but a moment to decide that he was a victim of lockjaw. His jaws were held as in the grip of a viso by the contracted muscles and both arms were held in one position above the level of the shoulders. Both arms and the body bore evidence of the cause of the disease, as the surface of the skin was covered with small inflammations whera the podermic needle had plerced it. The'\man was barely able to talk, ani ‘when told that he had lockjaw and could not recover, volunteered the information that the disease must have been con- tracted through the needle, which_he had not been caréful to keep clean. He said he mtban accu-'tem ;‘1’ nhd“t n;u:i.\ as 'y grains of morphine and twent; grains of cocaine every day. TRADE INCREASE AMAZES BRITONS Commercial Agent at Chicago Reports on Exports. e Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—The inter- est felt by the great manufacturing and | exporting countries of the world in the growth of exports from the United States and their invasion of new fields is illus- trated by a recent official report of the British commercial ‘agent at Chicagp, in which he discusseS the export trads of the United States for the last fiscal vear. A copy:of this report has just reached the Treasury Bureau of Statistics. “The trade returns,” says E. Seymour Bell, the author of the report, “show evidence of a conslderable increase in exports to Mexico, Central and South America and the West Indies. There are many indications that an attempt s | about to be made to capture the trade of South America. being improveq, thougn slowly, and every effort is being made to draw more close the commercial relaticns of the two American continents. Particular atten- tion is being paid to the needs of buyers | and the conditicns of trade are being closely studied. Everything that can give satisfaction to buyers is being done. Close attention is given to packing of goods and price lisis are circulated in Spanish with, in many cases, prices quot- €d In the current coinl of the country per 10 kiles. customers cannot be overestimated.” The report then quotes extracts trom leading newspapers of Chicage and New York, in_which the statisties of the ex- port trade for the last fiscal year are presented, and especially those showing the growth of exports to South America and those showing the establishment ,of new steamship lines to operate along the Pacific coast of North and South Amer- jca, and adds: Causes of Expansion. “The States on the Pacific Coast have chiefly benefited by the increase of trade with South America. The new steam- ships trading between FPacific ports of South America and Pacific ports of ‘the United States, due perhaps to the new interests acquired in the Pacific Ocean, greatly facilitate the trade between the several ccuntries. The development of 1ailways in Venezuela, Colombia and Ar- gentina, often with American capital, has also %rea!ly aided the expansion. In all probability this increase will continue, es- };eclnlly if the plans of certain American nvestors are carried out. The whole of South America only takes about 3 per cent of the total exports of the United States, but they are increasing. The in- crease in trade with Chile is considered particularly gratifying. as it was unex- pected. Chile is recognized as one of the most prosperous and - most progressive countries in South America, and it is ex- pected to have a great future. “The desire to increase trade with South America is very keen, and there is prob- ably no part of the world where greater efforts are being made to obtain a su- premacy. Not only- has the trade been very small, but in ‘most cases the South American republics have been selling to the United States more than they have been buying. Particular attention is be- ing called to the trade in cotton goods. That the United States should have um x)hl in 1900 to M to th i1 the value ‘ot $38,007,564 causes am: 007, azement, taking into conmsideration the fact that ! Shipp.ng facilities are ! ‘the advantage of this tu tne | RESGUED FROM CAPSIZED BOAT Youthful Hunters Meet With Accident Near Alameda. Their Perilous Predicament Is Seen Just in Time by Two Boys. , S G RAEY ALAMEDA, Oct. 25.—Antonio Lagori and Silvio Risso, boys, were rescued from the bottom of a capsized boat this after- noon off the south end of Park street by Emil Christensen and Frank Horn, two | other youths, who observed the perilous predicament o6f Lagori and Risso from the shore. Lagori and Risso started from the foot of Regent street in a leaky skiff for the Bay Farm Island side to hunt geese. Be- foré they had rowed half way across the channel their craft became waterlogged. The boys, overcome with fright, turned the frail vessel over and both were thrown into the water. Young Risso seized a life- preserver that had been in the boat and clung to it. Lagori clambered upon the capsized craft and Risso soon did like- wise. The youths velled at the tops of their voices and attracted the attention of Christensen and Horn, who immedi- ately put off from the beach in a white- hall and took the drenched and weakened lads aboard and brought them to land. Risso lost a valuable gun when the boat | capsized. He resides in San Fpancisco: Lagori lives on Calhoun street in this city. Christensen and Horn, the rescuers, are both residents here, Christensen living at 855 Laurel street and Horn at 891 Oak street. L e e e ] the United States sold to the United Kingdom raw cotton worth about $109,000,- 000. 1 merely mention this in order to in- digate an important line of goods where severe competition may be expected.” The Trade With Japan. The report also discusses the growth of the export trade from the United States to Japan, which, it says, “is becoming an important importing country of Ameri- can goods.” The report then quotes tables showing the total impdrts of Japan and the total from the United States and United Kingdom, respectively, at quin- quennial periods from 1881. It shows Lhat the imports into Japan from the United States have risen from 08 yen in 1581 to 62,761,196 yen in 1900; and that imporis into Japan from the United Kingdom have only grown from 16,364,740 yen in 1351 to 71.638,219 yen in 1900. Thus the United States cxports to Japan were in 1900 more than thirty-five times as large as in IsSl, while those of the United Kingdom to Japan were less than five times as large as in 1881 Commenting upon this phenomenal rowth in the exports from the Umited tates, Commercial Agent Bell say ‘It we make a comparison between the quan- tities of certain merchandise exported this year with those exported the year previous many a usefui lesson may learned. After reviewing the growth of exports of manufactures in leading articles, he “That the United Kingdom makcs 2 poor _showing in competition with the United States is due almost entirery to the use of more perfect and more eco- nomical machinery in this country. By improvements in methods of manufacture and close attention to the wants of buy- ers there should be no difficulty in com- peting with the United States. As re- gards heavy steel goods such as rails, structural materials, etc., the abundance and cheapness of raw materfal in the United States makes competition more difficult. For finished articles -~such as machinery, etc., it is more a guestion of economy of manufacture and desi; than in the first cost of "material. In tiis country of high wages and.in many cases long railway carriage the only. way to be able to compéte with other countries is to cut down expensés as much as possible by the -use of labor saving machinery and general economy. If this is possth America it ought to be equally po other competing countries.” Victim of “Knockout Drops.” A man whose name from a card found upon him is supposed to be William Street Sr. was found in an unconscious condition on_ Pacific street, near Kearn last night. He was taken to the Emer- gency Hospital It s thousht that “knockout drops” were administered to | him. . i ——————————— Fish Venders Pay Fines. SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 2%.—This county is richer by $75 because of the arrest of two fish venders who have been catching gnd selling fish under the size specified by law. “The -breakers are John Dickinson ‘and William Price. It ‘was shown that they have been catching and shipping fish under nine inches in length. Both rleaded guilty and pad fines of $30 ana $40, respectivel; ————— ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 26.—It is under- stood in well informed circles that the ill- | ness of the Duchess of Cornwall.- and York here Thursday afternoon was more serious than was at first thought. It is also understood that the accouchement of the Duchess Is expected to occur in April. GOLD BENEATH GORTE MADER} Resident Sinking Well Strikes a Ledge of Quartz. Prospects His Discovery and Finds Metal in Paying Quantity. — Special Dispateh to The Call, SAN RAFAEL, Oct. 25.—Considerabls excitement has been caused in Corte Ma- dera by the discovery of a gold-bearing quartz ledge upon the property of James S. McCue. Sometime ago McCue started to sink a well. The formation throush which the boring was done was exceed- ingly hard, water was scarce and the well was about to be abandoned when the workmen broke into a ledge of quartz. Crude tests showed that it carried gold in coasiderable quantities and McCue turned his well into a prospect shaft and had the work continued. A crosscut showed that the vein iz about ten feet wide, between two walls of slate and limestone. Another shaft has been sunk about 100 feet from the first and the ledge has again been found. McCue said to-day: “I belleve that it is a good prospect. From assays made from samples of the rock it will run from $ to $10 per ton. It is free milling. This, together with the fact that the ore exists in a large body, will-make the venture a paying one. I am so convinced of its value that I will shortly have several -carloads of the quartz worked.” No lots in Corte Madera are for sale now. Owners are hanging on in the hope ledge that a quartz their property. GRANT FAMILY MEMBERS MEET IN CONNECTICUT Tercentenary of the Progenitor of the American Branch Is Cele- brated. WINDSOR, Conn., Oct. 26.—Two hun- dred members of the Grant family are assembled her; to-day to honer the tep*y centenary of Matthew Grant, the progen:- tor of the American branc.i of the family. The celebration will last three days and the programme includes addresses by prominent members of the family from all over the country. The Rev. Roland D. Grant, D., D.,, now of Vancouver, B. C.; presided Over the exercises. meanders through Reports of the executive officers showeA that 1463 new members have been enrolled during the year, making a total of 3400, of which 3500 are living. A letter of re- gret was read from Mrs. Ulysses 8. Grant, who said that she was confined er room and therefore ble to Officers were chosen follows: dent, Congressman Theodore Cleveland, O.; vice presidents—Ralph M. Grant, East Windsor, Conn.; Eugene J. Grant, Broo N. Y.: Hezekiah K. Grant, Phillip i Captain Robert T. Grant, D. C.; secretary and treasurer, Grant, Westfleld, Mass.; recorder, Rev. Arthur H. Grant, Montclairf N. J. SLEEPS ON HILLSIDE AND ROLLS INTO FIRE Watchman for the Keswick Electric Power Company Receives Hor- rible Burns. REDDING, ~ Oct. 2.—Falling asleep while sitting on a hillside above a fire of his own making. Ed Tolle, watchman on the ;pipe line of the Keswick Electric Po in the Shingletown re- gion, twenty-six miles southeast of Red- ding, rolled down into the flames. was horribly burned. Tolle was brou; to Redding last night and sent to a Francisco hospital. The first known Tolle's spectacular accident was when he staggered Into camp, his clothes falling from him and his face and left side burned . so badly-. that the flesh was scorched and the skin falling off. He was in a partially delirious state and believed he had been attacked by a wild animal. simioges s Masons Plan a Fete, SANTA BARBARA, Oct. .2%.—Local Masons are preparing for a social event on November 30. when the cornerstone of the new High School bullding will b- placed. Grand Master Wells will conduct the ceremomies and it is belleved that most of the grand lodge officers will be present. The grand orator will deliver the oration. Santa Barbara Masons are anxious to make the event one long to b remembered. In_ the evening, following the ceremonies of laying the cornerstone, there will be third degree = work in Masonic Tempi Car Inspector Dunn Killed. VENTURA, Oct. %.—At Camarillo this morning Thomas C. Dunn, car inspector in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company, was run over by a gravel car and killed. Never argue with a wasp; it is sure to carry its point. | | 1 “Ouch! That's it. and oh! how it hurts! I can’t work, bed. that spot. In a few how position without danger. DR. 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