The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 13, 1901, Page 9

H K SAN FRANCISCO CALL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1901. (o] 9 T e e e —————————————————— ¢ 04N CONDIN T0 WINTER HERE Is the Most Striking Figure in Illinois Politics. Controls the Racing Situation in the Great Lake City. most striking figure world of Illinois, wiil ¢ California. Mr. Con- is a large stockholder in th ia Jockey Club, has leased and is due here wita ember tremendous power. the laws forbid be ng he owns and ope which betting is nce from the pea of- the Harlem track in Chi L owner of the Worth | ty from minutes’ L none of ha r- e affliction. k directly K JUDGE HUNT OVERRULES SCHOOL BOARD DEMURRER Court Says Charges I’r;fex-red Against Miss Jean Dwyer Are Trifiing of Mi of prohibition proceeding charged overrulea the decis- the court THOMPSON HELD ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY Prosecution Rests in the Case of Al- bert R. Davis and Daniel Kelly. alias Dooles Judge re: rd to-morrow ———— HON. R. M. DAGGETT IS SUMMONED BY DEATH Was Formerly Congressman From Nevada, Where He Lived for Many Years. formerly of editor of inia from yesterday. lived City, that for h was the father of this city. ught in a Gear Chain. Re a workman employed Reduction Works, was ning gear c n yester- ated wound of His escape from death Ca —_— POSTUM CEREAL. BAD DREAMS Caused by Coffee. ve been a coffee drinker, more or ever since I can remember, until a hs ago I became more and more nervo d finally not sleep at night for I was horribly dis- a species less few mo irritable and eams of all sort 2 nightmare. umbers of frie who had quit coffee and gone to. drinking Postum Food Cof- and learning of the great benefits had derived, I concluded coffee must be the cause.of my trouble, so I got some | Pos Food Coffee and had it made cording to directions. «“] was astonished at the flavor and ste. It entirely took the place of coffee and to my very great satisfaction I began 10 sieep peacefully and sweetly. My nerves smproved, and I wish I could warn every woman and child from the unwhole- ordinary coffee. “People really do not appreciate or realize what a powerful drug it is and what terrible effect it has on the human By If they did, hardly a pound of it would be sold. I would never think of going back to coffee again. I would al- most as soon think of putting my hand into fire after I had once been burned. “A young lady friend of ours had stomach trouble for a long time and could not get well as long as she used coffee. She finally quit coffee and began the use ¢ Postum Food Coffee and is now per- ectly well. Yours for health. Don’t pub- lish my name.” . Herington, Kans. Name given by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich, m mar gome drug, the Board | the | H ell of Santa Rosa and I could | | hearing the experience of RATHBUN TELLS JTRANGE STORY Admits That He Planned to Defraud Insurance Company. Prisoner Denies That He Is Responsible for Good- 2 man’s Death. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 12.—Newell C. Rathbun, who, according to the police, has confessed that he planned to defraud an insurance company out of $40%0 by pre- tending that a corpse shipped to Little | Rock was his own dead body, to-day ad- | mitted, according to the authorities, that | the man who accompanied him to the | hotel in Jeffersonville, Ind., and was found dead the next day was Charles Goodman, who is said to have come from | { Evansville, Ind. Colonel John D. Rodman, United States | recruiting officer here, notified Chief Sul- that no requisition will be necessary for the return of Rathbun to Jeffersonville, Ind. He says Rathbun is | now a Federal prisoner, charged with de- ertion, and will, as soon as he can com- municate with Washington, have the pris- oner turned over. The Jeftersonville authorities will make a claim for the custody of Rathbun on a charge of murder. Rathbun said to Chief of Detectives Sullivan: I admit everything except that I killed Goodman. 1 meant to kill him and kept him drunk for that purpose, but he died of alcoholism and I was not forced to make way with him. My story about an accomplice named Blanchard was ficti- | tious. 1 acted alone and without a con- | federate. Goodman Was of a Roving Nature. It is said that Goodman, who was of a | roving nature, came to this city October | 19 and took up quarters with the Salva- | tion Army. He repeatedly told the clerk that he did not have any money and did t knew how he would get out of the | city. | “The clerk, J. C. Pelton, says that about last Wednesday Goodman entered the hotel and remaxked he had met “an easy | mark” who had given him a quarter.” T | have got an engagement with him at 8| o'clock to-night and he is going to show | me how to make some money,” continued | Goodman. Shortly before 8 o'clock, Pelton says, he saw Goodman meet a man answering the | description of Rathbun in front of the | hotel. Detective Donohue followed the | clew and found that two men who| | answer the description of Rathbun and | Goodman appeared in the Falls City Hotel in Jeffersonville about 8 o'clock. Rathbun registered for both and they were assigned to different rooms. | In about half an hour they reappeared the office and the clerk says that the an whom Rathbun had said was Ten- ke had on a different coat and vest than when he went to the ro He had also added a collar to his attir The two left the hotel, saying they would return. | More Evidence Against the Prisoner. According to Pelton’s story Goodman { returned to the Salvation Army shortly after 9 o'clock with a new co and vest on and also a collar and neck- | tie. Pelton says he joked him about the change in his appearance and Goodman | sa e had got the tlothes from an “easy | mark’’ he had met in the morning. Good- man told Pelton to check him off, as he as going to spend the night in Indiana with his friend. Goodman went in a short | | time in n tified a pair of trousers found in Rath- | bun’s grip as being of a suit the coat and | vest of which were on the corpse found | | at_the Falls City Hotel. | The Louisville detectives to-day received | telegrams from the Chief of Police at | Little Rock giving an éxhaustive descrip- ¢ from Je: tion of the corpse forwarded fersonville as tha every _partieu! with that of Goodma FUNERAL OF DEAD CHIEF | OCCURS THIS MORNING | Remains of Late William P. Sullivan | Jr. Will Be Interred With i Unusual Honors. H funeral of the late Chiet of Police m P. Sullivan Jr. will take place | ing from the family residence, 1 avenue, and will be of a pub- | character. | he funeral cortege will move from the | ence of the late Chief at a. fonal Guard, with the yand and colors; the League of the Cross | field and staff officers, Mayor Phelan and | the Board of Supervisors and represent- | of various branches of th nt and the mounted poli | police battalions of the city, with| their colors. | To the published list of pallbeare acting Chief of Police Wittman vester | added the names of Arthur Williams, who | | was an aid to the late Chief when he| mmanded the First Regiment of the| National Guard, and George B. Hazen, representing the United States Secret| | Service Department. The veterans of the National Guard yes- terday requested that they be permitted to take part in the obsequies Of the dead Chief, and they were assigned to a pos tion in the fumeral procession. | The various military and civic bodies | | will form on the streets facing the resi-| dence of the late Chief of Palice and the procession will travel to St. Agn Church on Masonic avenue, where t services will be held. The cortege wil then proceed to Holy Cross Cemetery, where the interment will take piace. ————— | DEPARTMENT COMMANDER ORDERED TO WASHINGTON | Rumors Current in Military Circles of | Wholesale Desertions From i | Twenty-Eighth Infantry. | The Secretary of War has appointed General Young as a member of the board | which is to convene in Washington on | November 2 for the purpose of making | recommendztions for enlarging some of posts in this countr; \ nd selecting new y the mi hanges of the army ed, General apandon- es for new be absent for severai weeks. Captain E. T. Cole of the Sixth Infan-| try has arrived in the city and will be| piaced on duty at the discharge and de- tention cam on Angel Island. | There is a strong rumor current in mili- tary circles that desertions are wholesale ;-eighth Infantry, whicn been ordered to the Philip- from the Twen I 1y . The organization is made up for most part of men who have seen for- ice, and those who have been in | East are mot anxious to return. and regulars are being hurried into the Presidio, and it is expected that the necessary 80 men will be on hand to | sail on the Grant next Friday. What Some Candidates Spent. Some of the candidates at the last elec- tion filed itemized statements of receipts and expenditures of moneys during their canvass with Registrar Walsh yesterday. E. J. Smith, Tax Collector-elect, says he spent 3365, of which $240 was contributed to the campalgn committee of the Re- publican party. Treasurer-elect McDou- gald expended $34350, he says. John F. Ahearn, Republican candidate for Super- visor, states that he spent $120 of *“his own ‘money,” of which $12 went to the campalgn committee. —_————— Experts Still Disagree. Carl Eisenschimmel and Theodore Kytka gave more expert testimony con- cerning the signature to a deed purport- ing to be that of Mrs. Caroline Flock- hart in Judge Troutt's courtroom yester- day. The opinions of the experts as to | the genuineness of the signature are at variance, and they each offer many fllus- trations in support of their claims. e validity of the deed will not be decided for several days. | tical results. MEXIAN VIEWS ON ARBITRATION Pan-American Delegates File an Interesting Report. Say Their Plan Is Mzst Fav- orable to the Zaterests of Peace. CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 12—In the preamble of their report the delegates to the Pan-American Congress review the question of arbitration. A notable passage deals with the making of arbi- tration obligatory. The report says those who aim at such an end forget the teachings of history and are only legis- | lating 1or ideal societies organized in a superior and cifferent manner to those now existing. They are not leglslating for the present day’s societles in which man, while moving under high aspira- tlons, is at times carried away by pas- | gions which disturb and blind him. The Mexican delegation looks for more prac- They say their plan offers mething more favorable to the inter- sts of peace than those ideas offered by promoters of plans for the formation of the United States of Europe, and even of the world. . El Imparcial says the Mexican delega- tions ave united in a determination to ad- the principle of suppression qf quarantine which has created so muci obstruction to commerce throughout the world. England has shown the way and her public health has not suffered by her removal of quarantines. The delegates to the Pan-American conference this morning visited the Mint and were shown through it by Finance Minister Limantour. A banquet was served in the corridors. BODIES CF DROWNED MEN FOUND IN BAY One Is Taken From the Water Near Alcatraz Island and the Other Near Hunters Point. The body of an unknown man, unrec- ognizable because of decomposition, was found in the bay yesterday afternoon on the north side of Alcatraz Island by Mich- ael O'Donnell of the Sixth-third Company of United States Coast Artillery. When the clothing was searched at the Morgue a letter was found dated July 27, 191, ad- dre: “Mr. E. Smith.” ~The circular was on the letter head of 8. N. Wood & Co., and was in relation to a sample of cloth that the firm had sent to Smith, Inquiry at the clothing company r2- vealed the fact that a letter of that date had been sent to Edward S. Smith at Pleasanton, Cal. The body found in the bay vesterday is believed to be that of Smith. POINT RICHMOND A5 A TERMINUS One Report That Goulds “Will Extend Line to That Point. RS Fe i It Seems More Probable, How- ever, That Morgan Seeks Steamship Connection. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Nov. 12—It is reported here that the Gould system will extend one of his lines into Point Richmond, Cal., the Santa Fe terminus. A financier who professes to know the intentions of J. P. Morgan declared he had positive knowledge and had been aware for several months that Morgan is planning a trans-Pacific steamship route with one terminus at San Francis- | co, the other at Hongkong. The Call's informant further stated that steam- ship connections would be made with the Siberian Railroad, which is now practical- iy completed and will soon be in opera- tion. Morgan, it is well known by par- ties near to him, has purchased the Ley- land line of steamers plying between New York and Liverpool, and nego- tiations are pending for the purchase of the Atlantic transport line also. Whether or not he will divert some of the pur- chased Atlaatic liners for the Pacific Coast line is not known, but it is sald that he lately conferred with the Cramps of Philadelphia, and it is surmised that | he “contemplates the building of new | steamers. Morgan seems to have gone into the steamship business on a big scale; in | fact it is said his operations will assume the proportions of a steamship trust. He has attempted to buy tHe White Star line and the Hamburg-American line. Sev- eral months ago it wasreported the Ham- burg-American Company would establish a line of steamers in the Pacific, and it is now known that Morgan was at that time negotiating with them. It is reported, also, that during a con- versation recently with a Washington of- ficial Morgan alluded to the attempt of Germany to acquire South American coaling stations for the Hamburg-Amer- icen line, which is subsidized by the Ger- man Government, and remarked that sold to an American syndicate Germany’s controversy with this Government over our assertion of the Monroe doctrine be- cause of these coaling stations woulua be avolded. Morgan's purchase of land at Point Richmond, Cal, is not understood per- fectl{ here, but it is surmised that he has in view some kind of a traffic ar- rangement with the Santa Fe Rallroad, which has its terminus there. It is be- lieved to be Mr. Morgan's ambition to control a transportation route from Lon- don to the Orient, and the Santa Fe is expected to become one of the links in if the Hamburg-American line should.be | Hotel | Edward S. Smith left Pleasanton, where he had been employed by Philip Kolb, He was from Sacramento, |and is said to have been prominent in | politics in that city at one time. | * The body of a drowned man was picked | up in the bay near Hunters Point by the | tug Frollc yesterday and sent to the Morgue. The body was identified last |nighL by Mrs. James Colton as that of this chain. @ iiiiiinieieiminimiiidleleleinink @ PRISON GUARDS | last August. and has not been seen at the hotel | - Jeffersonville Coroner to-day iden- | ¥ her husband, a marine fireman, who had been missing since November 5. — e Damrosch on “Tristan and Isolde.” The last of the Damrosch lecture reci- “Tristan and Isolde,” was v afternoon at the Califor- ore the largest house that v of the series. Mr, Dam- rosch ranks “Tristan and Isolde” with the great love poems .of the world, “Ro- meo and Juliet,” “Lancelot and Guine- vere.” In picturesque and vivid phrase the lecturer told the ancient legend, with its marvelous weaving into music by the master hand of Wagner. Each theme by which the great music-dramatist ex- pressed in melody the characteristics of the brave knight, Tristan, the beautiful Isolde and their piteous fate was brought clearly to the comprehension of the most indifferent listener. The lecture, as are all Mr. Damrosch’s illustrations of the Wagner opera, was invaluable as an aid to the understanding of the inner shades of meaning of both music and story, and those present yesterday feel themselves amply able now to undertake intelligently the pleasant task of listening to “Tristan and Isolde” when its turn comes along at the Grand Opera-house. e, il e S I The Grand Chief Visits. An official visit was paid last evening to Diana Circle of the Companions of the Forest of America in Pythian Castle by Grand Chief Companion Miss Alice Ticou- let, accompanied by Grand Sub-chief Mrs. H.Warms, Mrs. R. Kemp Van Ee, grand treasurer, and Mrs. Rappin, grand trus- tee. The visitors were cordially wel- comed in the circle room, which had been tastefully decorated with bunting of va- rious colors and flowers and ferns. After the routine of business there was an.offi- cial inquiry by the grand chief for the purpose of ascertaining how proficient the officers were in the written and unwritten work, and there followed an address of instruction, advice and information as to the condition of the order. This officer was followed by others who had some- thing to say for the good of the order, after which a collation was served. Pty B L Tollman Will Lecture for Women. The California Club and its women ftiends will have an opportunity Friday afternoon to hear Dr. Willlam H.' Toll- man_speak on “Studies in the Factories and Workshops of the World.” Dr. Toll- man is director of the ipdustrial depart- ment of the League for Social Service of New York, and the lecture will be both intere; and instructive, with numer- ous stereopticon illustrations. The lec- ture will be_given in the auditorium ot the Young Men's Christian Association, and will be under the auspices of the civic department of the California Club. Invitation cards of admission are obtainable from members of the club. Left His Fingers on the Engine. Richard Fernandz, a machinist, had the fingers of his right hand amputated by the piston of the engine at the Meat Packing Company's house on Fifth and Shipley streets yesterday. Fernandez was leaning against a partifion alongside of the engine when he stooped over and per- mitted his hand to be caught by the piston, with the result that the four fin- | gers of the right hand were completely amputated and dropped into the piston bed. He was taken to the Emer- gency Hospital, where Dr. Armistead dressed the wounds and removed suf- ficient of the broken bones to form a flap over the injured joints e Oppose Pesthouse Site. A large number of property owners and residents in the vicinity of the Bay View Farm_ appeared before the Supervisors' Health and Hospital Committee yestec- day to protest against the purchase by the city of the property as a site for ths new pesthouse. . Richard Welch, appeai- ing for the protestants, argued that the establishment of the pesthouse in the lo- cality named would depreciate the sur- rounding property in South San Fran- 4 eisco and drive small holders from their possessions. The committee postponel recommendation and will be assisted by the protestants in securing the offor of another site for the purpose. Should one be found as advantageously located a3 Bay View Farm it will be recommended for purchase. . ———————— Official Recount. The official recount of the returns of the last municipal election is now pro- gressing before the Election Commission in the assembly-room of the Board of Education. Three districts have already been counted—the Twenty-eighth, Twen- ty-ninth and Thirtieth, but no apprecia- ble changes in the votes have been dis- covered. Yesterday it was thought that Byington had lost twenty votes in tha Fourth Precinct of the Thirtieth District. In that precinci Fisk was credited on the official returns with 52 and Byington with 71, but the recount gave Byington only 51. Comparison with the semi-official re- turns, however, showed that Byington was credited with 51, so no change result- The count will be resumed to-day. | diers’ Home, Los Angeles, $3; Charles L. FIGHT GONVIGTS Fugitive Prisoners Sur- render After Lively Fusillade. —_—— KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 12.—Three more of the twenty-six fugitive convicls from Fort Leavenworth Prison were ca tured at Bazar, near Cottonwood Falls, Kans,, late this ‘afternoon by penitentiary guards after a fight in which one of the convicts was shot. ~The captured men are Gilbert Mullen, white; Fred Robinson, mulatto, and Sol Southerland, Indian. seriously. He was also shot while mak- ing his escape from the prison last week. Nome of the guards were injured to-day. Only nine of the escaped convicts are yet to be taken, and the whole country is on the lookout. Two men supposed to be convicts stole a horse and buggy from a man near Atchison and robbed him of what money he had, but finally abandoned the vehicle after being pursued some distance. Lewis was returned to the penitentiaty in irons to-day and is in the hospital in a_critical condition from his wounds. Thompson, when brought in, was found to_be only slightly wounded. Work on the new cellhouse, stopped at the time of the outbreak, was resumed to-day. Oberlin M. Carter, ex-captain of engineers, serving a five years' sentence, was busy drawing plans for some of the new buildings. —_——— GERMAN EMBASSADOR GOES INTO RETIREMENT Count von Hatzfeldt Leaves the Diplo- matic Service Owing to Ill Health. BERLIN, Nov. 12—Emperor William has acceded to the oft repeated request of Count Paul von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg, the German Embassador to Great Brit- ain, that he be allowed to retire from the health. The Emperor, in an autograph letter, expresses his deep regret at the necessity for the Embassador’s retirement. “I feel impelled,” says the Emperor, “to express my imperial thanks for the excellent ser- vices which during the forty-four years of your official life you have rendered to my predecessors cn the throne, to myself and to the whole fatherland.” Aceompanying_ the letter Emperor Wil- liam sent the insignia of the Order of Merit of the Prussian Crown, bestowed on the retiring Embassador as “a token of my good will.” Count Wolde von Metternich will suc- Great Britain, Count von Metternich represented Ger- many in London during the absence of ternich has been decorated by King Ed- ward with the Victorian Order. Of Interest to People of the Coast. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Postoffices established: Oregon—Galena, Grant Coun- ty. John H. Hughes, postmaster. These pensions were granted: California —Original — Robert _Clawell, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $6; John Claffy, Sol- Montgomery, Veterans' Home, Napa, Samuel Weaver, Redlands, In- crease—Willlam H. Sellers, Soldlers’ Home, Los Angeles, $6. Oregon—Original—Albert * F. Learned, St. Johns, $8; George W. Putnam, Salem, . Increase—Fichard Mallam, Irving, $10. Widows—Minors of Oliver G. Foot, Salem, $12. ‘Washington—Original—James B. Knowl- ton, Port Angeles, $12; George Boardman, Summit, $6; Frederick Switzer, Cheney, $6. Increase—Walter Brown, Conconully, $8. Steals Weddir.g Presents, SANTA ROSA, Nov. 12.—It has de- veloped that Henry Brush, the youthful burglar, who was recently arrested on a charge of looting the residence of Jo- seph Crispi, near Occidental, purloin- ;d !lxume{oi.xs olhax(-“artlclem lt{abl?wed aving stolen wedding presents belo; to Mr. and Mrs. A. E‘ gflnel at the er:g of their marriage a few months ago. Among the gifts were two hats belonging to the bride. The stolen presents were given to young lady friends of the prisoner. & Cooley Goes to San Quentin. SUISUN, Nov. 12.—James Cooley to- day sentenced to one year's imprisonment in San Quentin, having pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the second degree. He was one of the men who robbed a store in Elmira in September. Cooley is an fron worker from San Francisco and bad associations got him into this trobuel. | Southerfand was wounded to-day, but not | diplomatic service on the ground of ill ceed Count von Hatzfeldt as Minister to | the German Embassador. Count von Met- | PENSION PLAN FINING FAVOR Southern Pacific May Aid Project of Its Employes. Committee Is Much Pleased by the Progress That Has Been Made. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 12.—Employes of the Southern Pacific Company say that the prospects for the voluntary pension department of the Southern Pacific Com- pany are more hopeful than in the past. A. J. Gardiner of the Southern Pacific pipe department in Sacramento, has re- turned from a trip to San Francisco, where he has been in conference with H. L. Sanborn and other members of the committee of employes interested in the proposed voluntary “benefit and_pension department for employes of the Southern | Pacific Company, Mr. Gardiner says that | the conference of the committee was held to consider minor changes in the proposed regulations which seem to the committee to be desirable, relating principally to the scale of contributions and benefits. It appears that former President Charles M. Hays of the Southern Pacific Company, in acknowledging the receipt of the petition of the employes, took oc- casion to say that the subject was one of great interest to him, and that such a project, with rules and conditions fair to the company and to the employes, would have his sympathy and support. This statement of Mr. Hays the commit- tee construed to be only a fair expression of what might be taken as the views or opinion of the managemen( on the sub- ject and the committee therefore feeis much encouraged in the work it has un- | dertaken. fact that the United Traction and Elec- tric Company of Providence, R. I., has ‘recent!y inaugurated a benefit and pen- | sion system on much the same lines as that asked for by a large number of the employes of the Southern Pacific Com- pany. It appears.that many of the rules and regulations and features adopted by the United Traction and Electric Com- gany have been copled almost verbatim rom those formulated by the employes of the Southern Pacific Company. The committee realizes that it is work- ing on a big proposition and has big men to deal with. Hence its desires to have the proposition in as nearly perfect form | as possible for consideration by the board | of directors of the company. Owing to | the very unsettled conditions which have prevailed regarding the management of the Southern Pacific Company, the com- puny deemed it wise to ‘‘make haste slow‘l%'.'f realizing that a settled condition of affairs is essential to insure a proper cornsideration of the subject. | In the meantime the committee, under the leadership of Mr. Sanborn, has been engaged in gathering statistics from every available source, with the result that certain modifications appear to be absolutely necessary to insure the stabil- ity of the proposed plan. 7 A persion department was recently es- tablished on the Illinois Central Railroad, which is one of the lines controlled by the Harriman syndicate, to which depart- ment the Illinois Central has contributed $75,000 annually. This tact, Mr. Gardiner says, has encouraged the committee to ask for a similar sum from the Southern Pacific Company for the pension feature of the proposed new organization. This does not include the contribution of $6000 each to the death and disability feature. Fhe employe may select either the death, disability or pension feature, or all of them. Everything is purely volun- tary and then men are at liberty to be- come members or not, just as they may choose. It is a purely democratic, volun- tery association of the employes, in aid of which it is asked that the company ccrtribute. Mr. Gardiner says the committee is anx- ious for the completion and adoption of the plan and sanguine of its success. |LIVES ON BOUNDARY LINE TO ESCAPE ARREST { Murderer Easily Dodges American and Mexican Officers Who Seek Him. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12.—Pedro Morales, the border ruffian, who is wanted in En- senada for the murder of a Justice of the Peace and for numerous other crimes, and in Los Angeles for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Wilson of S8an Gabriel, is id to be living within fourteen miles 3 this _city, almost on the border line be- tween Mexico and the T'nited States. He shows an utter disregard for the law and | for the officers who shouid enforce it, but who cannot or will 1.t work together for his capture. He has vicnty of friends of the same class as himself, and they keep watch sufficiently close to enable | him to dodge from one side of the bound- ag to the other in order to escape any g cers who may be planning to capture im. ‘Word has been sent to Los Angeles as to his whereabouts, but there seems to be an unwillingness on _the part of some to tackle the outlaw. Furthermore, the of- ficers cn the other side of the line cannot, according to reports, be induced to_ co- operate with the American officers. It is useless for the local Constables to go af- ter him, as he can get across the line, :{Id therke will be no one there to drive m back. ¥ORGES THE SIGNATURE OF A SAN FRANCISCAN Charge Preferred in San Jose Against a Remittance Man From Colusa. SAN JOSE, Nov. 12—James Lull, a well- known habitue of the resorts of the city, iis a prisoner in the City Jail to-night, charged with forgery and the passing of a number of worthless checks. Lull, who is about 45 years of age, has lived here elght vears. His father was a wealthy | Colusa farmer. At the latter's death the | son’s share of the estate was left in trust because of his dissipated habits. E. M Patterson of 1606 California street, San | Francisco, was made guardian of the estate and each month Lull received a remittance of $30 from him. Lately this | remittance has not been sufficient to meet | the pace Lauil set and he is alleged to have been forging Patterson’s name to checks. Storms on Alaskan Coast. PORT TOWNSEND, Nov. 12.—The coast of Southeastern Alaska continues to be swept by storms, according to reports brought by the steamer Al-Ki, arriving to-night from'Skaguay. The Al-Ki, in attempting to cross Queen Charlotte Sound, was forced to turn back, owing to the fury of the gale and high seas. Her decks were swept with immense waves and Pilot Bradley, who has been continually on the Alaska route during the past thirteen years, says that the storm_was the most furfous he has wit- nessed during that period. ' fheimren g o Municipal Elections in Naples. ROME, Nov. 12.—Municipal -elections were held to-day in Naples, where the municipality had been suppressed for two years owing to wholesale corruption by the Camorra party and where the city administration had been conducted by the government. The result was the de- feat of the Camorra candjdates by a small majority. The press €ongratulates Naples upon the defeat of the Camorra delegates by honest candidates, compar- ing it with the defeat of Tammany Hall by the friends of good government n New York. Lineman Electrocuted by Live Wire. PUEBLO, Colo., Nov. 12.—John White, a lineman in the employ of the Pueblo Traction Company, was eectrocuted at the corner of Michigan and Abriendo ave- nues this morning. He was discovered in a dying condition strapped to a tramway e, and died shortly after being takcn lown. He had evidently come in contact Wwith a live wire and was unable to de- scend from his position. i SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, Nov. 13.—Governor Hy and Mr. Bruml Commissioner of Educadion, lett for mud States on the Mr. Gardiner draws attention to the! ACADEMY NEEDS | PROMISES NOT T0 BEREBUILT, TO INTERFERE Board of Visitors Report |Bulgaria Complies With Against West Point the Demand of Con= Patchwork. sul Dickinson. Plan to Send Troops After the Captors of Miss Stone Is Checked. Recommend Better Accom- modations and Pay for Future Army Officers. L WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—The most im- portant feature of the report of the board of visitors to the West Point Military Academy is a recommendation that the: academy be rebuilt. The report says: It has been nearly one hundred years since West Point was founded, and from the birth of the Institution neariy all the improve- ments have been on the patchwork plan. There is but one bullding constructed by the Govern- ment at the post that is in harmony with this day and generation. All the others are old, uncomfortable and entirely inadequate to meet present conditions. Few of them are equipped with any of the convenlences to be found in the average public building In the country districts in many of the States. It can be truthfully said that there 13 a pressing necessity for & complete tearing down and a new bullding up. The policy pursued in that regard at Annapolls should be speedily adopted at West Point. Nothing can be gained by postponement. In- eed, it seems to the board that almost every dollar spent In the future for ‘‘enlarging here and altering and patching there” is so much money thrown away. The enlarged duties and responsibilities of the military as related to the recently enlarged sphere of American interests and power are such as not only to justify but force Congress to proper recogni- tion of the demands of the milltary academy. Putting the matter in a few words it can be truthtully said that the barracks In which the cadets sieep and study and live when not in recitation room or on the drill grounds are lit- tle better equipped than the barracks at the average country poorhouse. In many of the rooms the cadets are crowded. The ventilation of these rooms is in accordance with hygienic notions of a century ago and is simply exe- crable. Features of the present arrangement which are specially condemned are the electric light and gas plants; no water or sanitary arrangements in the barracks and no bathrooms; the lack of church facilities and .the hotel, which is de- scribed as “‘a mere hut.” The water sup- ply also is threatened and a water famine is imminent nearly every summer. The report says the board is satisfled that hazing has been eradicated. Full credit is given to Colonel Mills for this. The report also says that the sturdy sup- port_given Colonel Mills by the Secretary of War has done much to establish and securc discipline upon a sound basis. The report refers to athletics and says that cadet members of the baseball and football teams compare favorahly with others who do not participate in these games. It is recommended that the acad- emy be provided with a modern sea coast battery and a modern mountain battery for the instruction of the cadets. The board recommends that the pay of the cadets, which is now $340 a year each, be increased $69 _a year, to be equal to that of naval caflets. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 406 G STREET, No W., WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—Secretary Hay received to-day from Consul General Dickinson confirmation of the report that he had notified Bulgaria she would be held responsible for the abduction of Miss Stone. Dickinson has forced the hand of the administration, which had not pro< posed to take any action looking to rep= aration until after the liberation of Miss Stone. It was explained, however, that Dickinson was compelled to give notifica- tion because of the information he had received showing that the Bulgarian Gov~ ernment contemplated sending troops ta destroy the brigands holding the Amerie can missionary. Solicitor of State Penfleld has been looks ing into the law feature of the case and his memorandum will support Secretary Hay in his determination to secure full and adequate reparation. No representations looking to an lnde:.!:z nity will be made until Miss Stone i been released. SOFIA, Nov. 12.—Consul General Dick< inson supplemented his verbal represens tations to the Bulgdrian Government by a note to-day.in which he recapitulates the history of the abduction of Miss Ellen M. Stone and her companion, Tsilka, and the steps taken to obtain thei release and reminds the Foreign Ministes of his promise to give every assistanc He also instances where the attitude of subordinate officials has not conformed with this assurance. Finally Dickinson repeats his demand for the noninterfer- ence of the Government. The Government's reply, according ta the opinion expressed in official circlesy was_that the Government hesitated ta establish the giving of protection to brig- ands in treating for the ransom of cap< tives, but in the present case, involving the safety of two ladies, the Governmen as an act of courtesy and humanity, Wi comply with Dickinson’s request. LONDON CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AMERICAN IDEAS Will Ask the Consent of Parliamengy to Construct an Electric Tramway. LONDON, Nov. 13.—At a meeting of tha London City Council a propesal was vnanimously adopted to ask the consent of Parliament for the comstruction of subways and an electric tramway for the Victoria embankment under New street to Holbern, connecting a little fur- ther north with surface trams. In the course of the session the dele- gates who recently visited the United States described the systems in Boston and New York, J. Williams Bonn declar- ing his conviction that what had been done in American cities could be done in London. The statemént was greeted with con- siderable applause. Commenting editorially upon the im- portance of the decision of the County Council, the Daily Chronicle says: “It appears that, while the district railways of the metropolis are engaged n a te- dious dispute. the County Council ana Charles T. Yerkes have entered for a neck-and-neck race to supply Londou with cheap and efficient electric traction. We prefer that the Council should be the winners.” | TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. —_— @GDESSA, Nov. 12.—The Mandelivitch’ build- ings, ome of the finest blocks in Odessa, which include a fashionable arcade’ of shops, have been destroyed by fire. Ten persons perished and thirty-five others were injured. The dam- | age is estimated at 1,000,000 rubles. BOSTON. Nov. 12—A little under a quarter of a million doliars was the loss by an all-day fire which started in the seven-story granita building at Broad and Franklin streets cupled by the Murphy Varnish Company. A steady rain to-night helped the firemen. LONDON. Nov. 13.—In spite of the gales and undeterred by rain, King Edward. the Prince of Wales and a distinguished party spent yes- | terday shooting pheasants in Windsor Pari. | Hiis Majesty, who appeared to be in excellent health, seemed to enjoy the sport and secured a good bag. - NEW YORK, Nov. 12—An_ advance of 2 per cent in the flflces of leather beiting was —_— FEPORTS FROM PANAMA GREATLY EXAGGERATED Rebels Are Extremely Careful and | Have Not Molested Property of Americans. NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Passengers ar- riving to-night on the steamship Orizaba confirm the news that the city of Pan- ama has not been taken by the rebels. Among those who arrived was St. C. Hunt, agent of the Panama Railroad and | Steamship line at Panama. Hunt said that things were quiet when he left that city, November 6. “The reports as to the danger of the city falling have been very much exag- gerated,” he saild. “The lowa was at Panama when we left and the Machias at Colon with sufficient force to protect the foreign interests. The rebels have been careful and have not molested American property. General Alban will hold out, for he has 15 troops well armed and equipped. They have plenty of guns and could get along without the two big ones shipped from this port last week. Traveling is comparatively safe, as all trains carry one troop car. These cars carry the soldiers of the Colombian | Government. The, rebels have appeared | at Culebra and Empire, small towns near by, but they have not molested the inhab-| itants. They have received some food | and clothes from their friends, but have not done any damage.” GENERAL MERRIAM GOES ON THE RETIRED LIST Brigadier General Bates Will Tempo- i | d & y by the Leather Belting rarily Command the Department | 3£700, (Ti0ro” Association at iia Afteenth an- of Colorado. nual meeting. The advance is due, it was WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—Brigadter | tated. to higher prices for the raw material DETROIT, Mich., Nov. 12—A telegram re= ceived here late to-day states that the schooners Chamberlain and its consort, the H. Webb, are on the rocks at Dortch Island, Georglan Bay. The crews are safe. but the vessels are in bad, hape. Reports from various lake ports tell f great damage to shipping by the gale. DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 12.—Dan Tew, & Mergenthaler linotype machinist in the Daily Capitol office, in this city, to-day broke ti world's record for speed. He set 344 lines o nonpareil in eight hours, newspaper measure, equal to 36,554 ems. Estimating 2% touches pe® em. he touched the keyboard 217,360 times. In the Divorce Court. Divorces were granted yesterday t® Agnes Hoffman from Christian Hoff< man_ for neglect; Grace E. Hayden froms C. H. Hayden for failure to provide; Re- na_C. Nicholson from Jacob Nicholson ‘or desertion, and Ida Johnston from S. Johnsten for cruelty. A suit for divorea was filed yesterday by Mamie Smithy against Samuel Smith. —_—e—————— F Custom-House Promotions. George H. Coons, messenger in the of« fice of Customs Collector Stratton., bhas been recommended by the Collector for the position of sampler at a salary of per annum. H. W. Root, an assist- ant weigMer, has been recommended to fill the vacancy caused by the promotiomy General Henry C. Merriam will be placed on the retired list to-morrow on ac- count of age. His present command, the Department of Colorado, will be as- sumed. temporarily by Brigadier General J. C. Bates, commanding the Department of the Missouri. It is expected that Major General MacArthur, about the 1st of January, will be assigned to the com- mand of the Colorado. He has expressed a preference for that assignment, and t.ue orders will be issued when he is re- lleved from his present duties in this city as_a member of the board of bre- vets. Next to General Wade General Merriam is the ranking brigadier general in the army. He served throughout the War of the Rebellion in the volunteers, having entered the service as captain of the Twentieth Maine Infantry. He was a major general of volunteers during the Spanish war. His most conspicuous ser- vice in later years was in command of the troops during the Coeur d'Alene riots. - INGLISH AUTHORITIES. USE OLD POSTAL ROUTE LONDON, Nov. 12.—Inquirfes at the Postoffice Department to-day show that no change has been made in the matter of sending the Australian mails by way of sl o the Pacific Ocean and across the United | oL ME._Coons, States by rall from San Francisco to New York, thence by steamship to Liverpool. ADVERTISEMENTS. The authorities say that the San Fran- cisco route will ordinarily be used for the New Zealand malls, but the Suez route is quicker for the Australian service. No change is likely to be made until much quicker boats are put on and more fre- quent service given between the United States and Australasia. piicria <A Narrowly Escapes Death by Fire. CLEVELAND, Ohfo, Nov. 12—A fire which destroyed M. O. Stone & Co.’s building at 46 and 48 Euclid avenue this afterncon was attended by the thrilling rescue of over a score of women and giris who were employed on the fourth floor in Mrs. Graham's corset factory. When the fire broke out all the girls made a rush for the fire escape and ladders. The fire spread so rapidly, however, that they could not use the fire escapes it seemed that many of them must perish. Ladders were quickly sent up. however, and all but three of the women were taken from the windows and carried to safety by firemen. Three, who could not be reached. including Mrs. Graham, jum from the fifth story windows into nets held by the.firemen below. Not one of them was seriously injured. —_—— Californians in Washirgton. ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—The following Californians registered at the hotels to- day: Raleigh—L. McMullin and wife, W. Morgan and wife, San Francisco: E. S. is just what it claims to be—an infant’s food that has no equal mother’s except milk. Send a postal for a free sample. Mouton, Riverside: H. B. Cary, Los An- eles; Willard—R.” P. Schwerin, Morgan h(;p;{.rd‘nsln Francisco; anug'pu; uh- MELLIN'S FOOD COMPANY, art - ITY . les . . C- Bevite, R. O, Lincoln, San Francisco: St. BOSTON, MASS. \ CAFE ROVAL 2552 cisco. Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Nov. 12.—Licenses to marry ‘were l-J-ngd to—d;y .t:dlm H. Dieck- mann Jr., over 21, Josephine Cha- bot, over 18, both of Oakland; Edward T. Keeley, 21, and Mattie Coleman, 20, both of Sacramento. A