The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 19, 1901, Page 9

TLAYS PLANS TO KILL HIMSELF Kansas City Man Agrees to Let a Woman Slay Him. —— et Lies Down and Goes to Slcep Expecting to Awaken in Bternity. | Special Dispatch to The Call * KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 18.—A . Coro- ner’s jury in the case of Mrs. Vera Ger- trude West of Agua Caliente, Arizona, who was killed in a room in the Phoenix Hotel last Friday night, brought in a ver- dict this afternoon that she came to her ieath by a pistol shot fired by her own nand. her at the time, was exonerated from any criminal connection with the affair. From the first there were suspicious cir- cumstances connected with the shooting. From notes found in the room and from Quigley’s own statement agreed to die together. was to fall asleep, while she was to put a bullet through his brain and then end her own life. She carried out the agreement only to the extent of killing herself, ter the shooting it was found that the re- volver contained but one cartridge. Quigley was the first witness. He told of his first meeting with Mrs. West last September, after she left her husband. He sald that with the exception of a few days he had been with Mrs. West every day since. He told of their frequent carousals of her despondency at times. She ted to change her life and he agreed to help her. He gave her money and en- gaged rooms for her at 1229 Washington street.. She ‘talked much of suicide and made several attempts, one of which he prevented. Relating w occurred in the Phoenix Hotel, Quigley said: ‘‘I suggested that we each commit sui- cide. Then I said I wasn't strong enough 1o do it. “ “Would you let me kill you?" she asked me. I said I would. ** ‘Order another drink,’ I said, ‘while 1 write a note.” Then we drank and wrate the notes. 1 lay down on a bed, closed my eyes and finally fell asleep, expecting er to awaken. I was aroused by a shot, raised up and saw her lying there Jd. She had carried out only a part of the agreement.” IRRIGATIONISTS SEND PRESIDENT A' PROTEST Urgent” Appeal Made That Federal Government Continue Reclama- tion of Arid Lands. <« “LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18.—The execu- tive committee of the Southern California section of the National Irrigation Asso- ciation held a meeting to-day and formu- lated a telegram of protest which was sent to President Roosevelt. The telegram calls the President’s at- tention to a report sent out from Wash- ington to the effect that he would recom- mend to Congress a line of action for the reclamation of the arid lands which will have the effect of intrusting to_the > the two had States, instead of the agents of the Fed-| eral Government, the systematic develop- ment of the plans for irrigation works. The committee represents that such a policy death blow to the national irrigation movement, or an era of home building on the public domain. The telegram also lls the President’s attention to_his let- ter of November 16, 190, to the National Irrigation Congress dat Chicago, ‘‘which crystalized the sentiment dominating that convention that the reclamation of the arid lands must be kept absolutely within the control of the National Gov- ernment.” WILDCAT DISTURBS SAN RAFAEL SERENITY Blacksmith Has a Desperate Encoun- ter With the Animal Within Town ILimits. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 18.—Paul Gross- man, a young blacksmith, yesterday had an exciting time with a large wildcat at Laurel Grove and within the city limits. Grossman_had started out for a hunt when his dog, a large pointer, left the road and immediately became involved in a terrific battle in a clump of brush. Grossman rushed to the scene and tried to assist his dog, which was being torn to pieces by a large wildcat. The hunter's efforts attracted the attention of the in- furiated feline, which immediately bound- ed toward him. Luckily Grossman had his gun ready and with a quick shot suc- ceeded in killing his assailant. The cat weighed over twenty-five pounds. e R PRESENCE OF MIND SAVES BOY HIS LIFE Youngster in Shasta County Drops Into a Creek With a Steel Beam. REDDING, Nov. 18.—C. A. Strahlya, a hoy who lives at Cottonwood, was saved from death by his presence of mind last Sunday at the river crossing at Elmore, steel railroad bridge is being d young man was a member of the working crew. A great beam of steel was being set in place at the top of the bridge frame by an immense chain. Strahlya stood on the swinging end of the beam and helped guide it. Suddenly the chain snapped and the beam swerved and crashed down to the creek, fifty feet be- Jow. Strahlya saw he could not escape and like a flash dropped astride the beam and rode it to the ground. When it landed he was bounced off and his head struck on a timber which bruised his jaw. He is GRAPE-NUTS. EASY FOOD. Ready for Instant Use Without Cook- ing. Almost every one likes a cereal food of gome kind at breakfast and supper, but the ordinary way of cooking cereals re- sults in a pasty mass that requires strong Frank D. Quigley, who was with | Quigley sald he | Af- | would be a serlous error and a | ANGAY CO-E05 - DISPLAY WRATH Fair Maids at University of Washington Are Aggrieved. —— | Oriticism of the President Stirs Up a Mess of + Trouble. Special Dispatch to The Call SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 18.—There is a Strojg undercurrent of excitement at the University of Washington, growing out of remarkable events of the past week. President Graves and the fair co-eds of the two upper classes have had a sharp clash, with some sensational features. A’ climax was reached last Thursday ‘even- ing when fifty of the girls, armed with brooms and dishpans, paraded the campus at the university, volcing loudly their wrath at the president of the institution. The row originated over a fight concern- “Ing the janitorship and the condition of the girls’ rooms. President Graves finally decided upon a personal investigation. Every apartment was visited ana the wrath of the university executive grew | apace. At that time of the morning most of the girls had not swept and tidied up their rooms. It is stated that they are in ‘xhe habit of taking a_ hurried breakfast and rushing to their classes, many doing { their housekeeping in the afternoon or at night. Consequently the majority of the rooms were in all stages of disorder. President Graves completed his tour and | then Jeft with an ominous frown. That | night an indignation meeting was held. President Graves, hearing of this meeting, determined to be present. It was scant courtesy that he received, however. No | chair was offered him and he was obliged | to stand while the young ladies, led by Miss Gardiner and Miss Dodson, two up- per class women, showered upon him wrathful statements and told him in plain | words what they $hought. | it is said that at the meeting of the | Board of Regents Thursday last the presi- | dent reported that the authorities in | | charge of the girls’ dormitory were care- | less and inefficient and recommended their removal. FIRM WITH MILLIONS 5 WILL BEGIN ITS WORK Articles of Incorporation of Kern Power Company Filed in ¢ Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18.—Articles in- corporating the Kern Power Company were filed here to-day. The plan is to harness the water power of the Kern River country, and from a large plant in the heart of that region supply electricity for a large portion of Southern California. | he men backing the concern represent large capital and the scheme as outlined in ihe articles of incorporation includes every branch of the power and electrical business. The capital stock of the new | company is $5,000,000. This amount has | been subscribed by the following capital- ists: H. E. Huntington, $1,400,000; I. W. Hellman, $330,000; Borel, Kerckhoff, $1,110,000; A. C. Balch, $580,000 H. 'W. O'Melveny, §210,000; A. Haas, $275,- | 000; Kasper Cohen, $275,000. All except the | {last two named are directors. INDIANS THREATEN TO AVENGE BRAVE'S DEATH | Enraged by Action of a Hunter, Who ‘ Mistakes a Redskin for a { Deer. MARINETTE, Wis, Nov. 18It Is learned from Superintendent John Burke of the Peshtigo Lumber Company'that there is great excitement among the In- dians on the headwaters of the Eagle | River, in the northern part of Marinette County, over the supposed killing of an Indian. Charles Keshina, one of the best known Indians in that part-of the country, ap- | peared at one of the Peshtigo Company’ camps on Saturday and sald that his brother braves were aroused over the dis- | appearance of a member of the tribe and declared that he had been killed by some unknown white hunter, who mistook him for a deer. The Indians are_ searching everywhere for the body, and if it be found it may go hard with some of the white hunters ip that locality. | | | | | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1901. WILL RECOMMEND MEN : OR POSTAL POSITION! Congressman McLachlan to Suggest the Appoint- |« ment of Three Well-Known Californians, _ - - —_—— | GEORGE G, RADCLIFF, WHO IS TO BE RECOMMENDED TO PRESI- DENT ROOSEVELT BY CONGRESSMAN JAMES McLACHLAN FOR THE POSITION OF POSTMASTER AT WATSONVILLE. 0S ANGELES, Nov. 18.—Congress- man James McLachlan announced to-day his recommendations to the President for the appoint- ment of new postmasters at the following places: Charles Web- ster at Ventura, W. J. Hill at Salinas and George G. Radclift at Watsonville. W. J. Hill, editor of the Salinas is a consistent, outspoken Republican and a man who possesses good business at- | tainments. He served in the State Senate sentin; ties o Cruz. il a district composed of the intelligent part in framing Index, E i '$380,000; | throughout the twenty-third and twenty- Charles De Guigne, $380.000; William G. | fourth sessions of the Legislature, repre- coun- Monterey, San Benito and Santa He gave close attention to his du- es as a legislator and took an active and laws which gave effect to_the provisions of the new constitution. He voted for General John F. Miller for the United States Senate. - George G. Radcliff was born in Grass Valley in February, 1868, and was educat- ed in the public schools of that city. In 1882 he removed to Watsonville, where he learned the printing trade, and resid- ed there almost continuously. He is fore- man and manager of the Pajaronian, & newspaper conducted by his brother. He has been honored by a number of political appointments, having been bot! City Clerk and Assessor of Watsonville. He has also been a representative of the par- lor of the Native Sons of the Golden West at éight successive Grand Parlors. He was a member of the Assembly in 1899 and also participated in the subsequent extra ses- sion. He has always been a stanch Re- publican. L e 2 2 o e BOOKS OF DEFAULTING SECRETARY ARE MIS Isadore Less Removes Eviden SING ce of His Guilt Before He Left the City. Isadore Less, the defaulting sec of the Barbers’ Union, retary is still missing and the members of his organization are busily engaged trying to ascertain t! tent of his defalcation. A meeting he ex- of the union was held last evening and an in- vestigation was held. absent secretary were missing and The books of the it was impossible to learn the amount he had taken. Mr. Donnely, who assistes d him as secretary, notified the union that all the books were on hand last Saturday evening. stroyed them to hide his gulit. It is now believed that Less de- As was stated in The Call, Less was in duty bound to send a per capita tax of $250 2 month to the International Barbers Union, Cleveland, Ohio. that the secretary failed to do so. It is charged The PSS COURTS IN MARYSVILLE MARYSVILLE, Nov. Dubarry was asleep Golden Eagle Hotel of this city at was stolen from his pocket. DEAL SWIFT JUSTICE 18.—While Frank in a chair in the early hour this morning his silver watch John Haley local union must now wait until they learn from the parent organization how much it has recelved from Less within the past few months. The entire matter was turned over to the trustees of the Journeymen Barbers’ Union No. 148, and they will report to the main body on Mon- day evening next. The union will not lose by Less’ defalcation, as he was under an was suspected of the theft and was ar- rested. At 10 o'clock this morning Haley was arraigned in the City Court for a pre- liminary examination and was held to an- swer before the Superior Court. - Haley expressed a willingness to plead guilty {in the Superior Court and accordingly | | the District Attorney filed the informa- | | tion and he was taken before Judge Da- | vis at 2 o’clock this afternoon. He en- | tered a plea of guilty and was sentenced | to serve five years in the State Prison at Folsom. HAS A POOR VOYAGE. ‘Whaling Bark Gayhead Returns From a Nine Months’ Cruise. After a nine months’ cruise the whaling bark Gayhead finally made port yesters day morning. She was outside Sunday night,/but could not _make port on ac- count of the tide. She brings home 609 barrels of oil and 1000 pounds of bone, the product of one whale. The vessel was caught in a succession of fogs off the Japan coast, and while whales could be heard on all sides not a boat could be lowered for fear it would get lost. A few days later the fog would lift and not a whale could be seen in any direction. Finally one bright morning the lookout In the crow's nest shouted, ‘‘There she blows!” and everybody was on the qui vive. The boats were lowered and the only whale of the season, as far as the Gayhead is concerned, was taken. bonds. was his surety. TEEBLE WOMAN LOSES The Fidelity Insurance Company BATTLE WITH POVERTY Sickness Comes Upon Lizzie Entz- minger and Her Children Have to Be Removed. A sad case of privation and frultless struggles against poverty was discovered by the officers of the Soclety for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children at Entzminger, rome of Mrs. Lizzie Twenty-ninth treet, yesterday. The ‘woman, who is said to be both mentally and physically, husband several years ago. with no resources and with two children to support. struggled feebly onward trying to tain herself and littls cnes. her strength gave way, and when tl the 323 ‘weak, lost her She was left small For years she has main- A week ago he of- ficers of the charity were notified the woman was in bed and the children were running about, no one knew whither. An ambulance was summoned and Mrs. Entzminger was taken to the ho spital, but could not be prevailed upon to remain there. Her children, howeyer, were and taken to the M found ethodist Orphanage, where they will receive proper attention. ————————— St. Patrick’s Alliance Entertains. The annual- complimentary entertain- consumption and was buried at sea. During the cruise Antone Frazer, one of the Portuguese boat steerers, died of ment and soclal of St. Patrick’s Mutual Alliance was given last night at K. R. B. Hall. There was a ‘large attendance of members and their friends. The follow- DECIDES SUIT ARISING FROM DUNHAM MURDERS Supreme Court Holds That Lower Court Had No Jurisdiction Over Escaped Criminal. ‘The details of the herrible murders com- mitted by James C. Dunham near San Jose in 1896 were rehearsed in a decision rendered by the Supreme Court yesterday in regard to a suit for damages Instituted by the parents of Minnie Shesler, who was one of the victims of the escaped criminal. 2 'he lower court declared that Dunham’s recelver, Samuei W. Boring, could recover $8000, the amount of two notes given the murderer by A. C. ana H. 8. Penniman. The Sheslers had previously been award- ed this sum for damages. The Superior Court maintained that service had been made on Dunham_ by publication. The Pennimans claimed that no jurisdiction had been obtained over him by the court. This plea is upheld by the Supreme Court and the notes will probably go un- paid. Accordingly the damages awarded the parents of Minnia Shesler will also remain unnaid until Dinham returns, an event to which they cannot look forwaru with any great degree of hope. DIRECTORS ARE READ TO BUY OLD EXCHANGE Vote of VYesterday Insures Erection of Splendid Building on Cali- fornia Street. The directors of the Merchants’ Ex- change voted yesterday to purchase the building and site on California and Leidesdorff streets occupled by the old Merchants' Exchange and the San Fran- cisco Produce Exchatige. An option has been held on this property for some months at the agreed price of $300,000. An option has also_been held on the property immediately adjoining in the rear and running through from Leldesdorff street to Montgomery. The.directors did nct reach considera- tion of the purchase of that yesterday, but it is about certain that at least the rear of the property—that part on which was the old Stock Exchange—will be se- cured. The price of that is $50,000. The action yesterday makes it certain that there will be erected’ a handsome building on the site of the old Merchants’ Ex- change structure. Thc money to buy the site with is all on hand and the deed may pass in a few Jay: ———— Alliance Gives a Dance. The St. Patrick’s Mutual Alllance last night took a course of tréatment for sur- plus in the treasury. ' The alliance picnic, given some time ago, was a big, success and netted to the treasury of the alliance a neat sum. “What will we do with the money?"’ was the question before the next meeting of the assoclation. ‘“Let's have something that everybody can have some " was the unanimous answer. As a Propositions Will Be Sub- mitted to Vote of People. ——— ¥ Supervisors Favor Acquisi- tion of Street Roads and Water Works. ——— The Board of Supervisors yesterday passed to print ordinances declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition by the city of water works, sewer system, hospital bullding, library site apd street railroads. The first ordinance on the subject follows: o, e, Bos, o SOREIAT U neer, proct e ot e ctusl cost of the original con. struction and completion by the city of water ¥ Siheress, the board has solicited and con . “ sidered offers !ork‘t-ha sale to the city of ex- isting water works. V‘anfar-n. the board is satisfied from its in- vestigations in the premises that the Visitacion Water Company has not at present sufficient water to supply the That the public interest and necessity de- mand the acquisition, construction and com- pletion by the city of water works, and the plans-and estimates of the cost of obtalning a fficient and permanent supply of good, ure water from the Tuolumne River are here- By Selccted aa the ones to be submitted to the people for their approval. Comte objected to a portion of the ordi- nance as originally drafted which stated that the water of the Spring Valley plant was rapidly diminishing and becoming impure. Comte held that this was merely guesswork, and the Supervisors should not go outside of their way to e statement which he did not believe was founded on-fact. “Such action by the board will certainly hurt the stock and do injury to the stock- holders and should be left to political conventions,” sald Comte. Reed referred to City Engineer Gunsky's report that the Spring Valley su?ply would run dry in five years-and pointed to the fact that the company was now using water from Point Lobos Creek, which, it 1s said, is contaminated and had not been included in the cost of the plant in fixing the last water rates. Geary-Street Road Proposition. The ordinance ‘on the streetfgaflroad proposition follows: % Whereas,~ the Board'of Supervisérs s satis. fled that the city and county can, With great advantage, take over the Geary-street railroad at the expiration of Its franchise and together with the extensions thereof planned by the City Engineer operate the same as a munlcipal raliroad; therefore be ‘it ordained, That the public interest demands: the acquisition of street railroads, and the plans and estimates of the cost of reconstructing the Geary-streeet raliroad and constructing the extensions there- of, with the exception of unessential changes in the route l\l'%uned, are hereby selected as the ones to be submitted to the people for their approval. An ordinance was also pass declaring that public interest demands the construction of a sewer system, hos- Fltal building, the acquisition of a site ‘or a new school building, nineteen school buildings and additions to six school buildings, the acquisition of two blocks bounded by Dolores, Church, Eighteenth and Twentieth streets for a park, the block bounded by Seventh, Folsom, Sher- man and Harrison streets for a play- ground and block bounded by Washing- ton, Gough, Bacramento and Laguna streets for a park. Site for Carnegie Library. The ordinance that the Mechanics’ Pa- vilion property be acquired-for the Car- negle Library was also adopted. randenstein urged the selection of the Fair site on the ground that it was more central and would effect a saving of $400.— . A motlon to substitute the site for the Mechanics’ Pavilion property was ost. A resolution declaring that public inter- est requires that Outside and blocks Nos. 84, 169, 194, 271, 296, 368 and 393 and I be acquired for extending Golden Gate Park northerly between irteenth and Fourteenth avenues so as to connect with the Presidio reservation was adopted. The Board of Works was requested to furnish an appraisement of the blocks named and also of the sites and buildings recommended for firehouses by the Fire Commission. Spring Valley Company Objects. The Spring Valley Water Company filed a communjcation in response to a resolu- tion soliciting an offer to sell its system to the city, stating that it is ready and willlng as soon as the charter provisions have been complied with to submit an offer for the sale of its works. The com- pany, however, makes _technical objec- tiops to the hoard’'s method of procedure. In'its communication the company quotes the charter and holds that the estimates on the Tuolumne hiver supply furnished by the city engineer are designated by him-as a progress report, and until the actual cost is determined the Board of Supervisors cannot legally submit & prop- osition to the electors. e communica- tion says: In securing estimates of the original cost of the construction and completion of water works by the city and county the Supervisors must procure and place on file plans and estimates of the cost of obtaining water from all of the soveral available sources. The charter inti- mates clearly that the purpose of soliciting ofters from the existing .corporations is to ai the electors in determining upon what selec- tion, if any, shall be made. In this sense the bids or offers of the existing corporations are not only competitive as between themselves, but as against the original construction, and it is therefore provided that the estimates shall be of the actual cost, othérwise there eould be no competitive bid based upon a suf- ficlent and Intelligent premise. Only one source has been estimated in the progress report, whereas the charter requires estimates of all the available sources. Condemns Lobos Creek Water. A resolution condemning the action of the Spring Valley Water Company in fur- nishing the people with contaminated wa- ter from Lobos creek and ordering the Board of Works to make an analysis of the water to determine the degree of dan- er from its use was referred to the ealth Committee. 2 The City Attorney was asked for an opinion whether the Supervisors have the power to fix the wnfeu of employes in the park or on any public utility. The Fair heirs submitted a rrmu sell the block bounded by California, Sac- ramento, Powell. and—Mason streetsé'rur use as a library site, for the sum of ), 000. They agree to accept in paymen! bonds issued by the city. The offer was referred to the Educational Committee. The communication from the 8S8an Fran- ed to print BIG UTILITIES| [-Chureh streets, -$120,000; FOR S WODLD JCOURE_ WARES ESTITE [NOULD INGREIE. BOND ISUE| - BOKING LIGENS Board of Works Reports|Supervisor Reed Presents on Cost of Public Improvements. Gives Figures on New Sew- ers, Schoolhouses and Hospital. ——— The Board of Public Works submitted a number of estimates yesterday in rela- tion to the issuance of bonds for new schoolhouses, city and county hospital, new sewer system and for parks and squared: The board recommends that bonds be called for to the amount of $1,755,000 for new school buildings and sites and $65,250 for repairs and alterations to existing bufldings. The estimatés for new build- ings and lots and- their location are as follows: Bergerot, twelve classes, between Twentleth and Thirtieth, D and California streets, $75,00; Burnett Grammar, eighteen classes and pur- chase of additional lot, Fourteenth avenue, near Rallroad avenue, $103,000; Commercial School, Pine and Larkin, $100,000; Golden Gate Primary, twelve classes, X Hawthorne Primary, twelve classes, §75,000; new building, twelve clapses, between Plerce and Market and Page st 31& ; Laguna Honda, twelve classes, Sunset’ district, $75,000; Lowell High, $150,000; Marshall Primary, §125,000; Monroe Primary, twelve classes, $75000; new school, twelve between Oak and Stanyan, Fred- erick and Masonic avenue, $100,000; Rich- mond Grammar, new school, eighteen classes, 100,000; Sheridan PfImary, twelve classes, $S5, 000; South End Primary, elght classes, $90,000. Spring Valley Grammar, eighteen classes, $100, 000; Sunnyside Primary, twelve classes, $80, Washington Grammar, eighteen classes, $100, 000; Garfleld Primary, ‘elghteen classes, $100, ‘West Bnd Primary, eight classes, $50,000; Wi fleld Scott Primary, four new rooms, A Columbia Gramm: three additional room: $5000; Everett Grammar, four additional rooms, ,000; Hamilton Grammar, six additional rooms, $10,000; Jean Parker, four new rooms, $10,000 Madison Primary, four additional rooms, $10,000, Cost of New Sewer System. The board estimates that $5,600,000 will be required for the new sewer system. In addition to the sewers recommended in the report made on October 21, 1899, the repair of the Brannan-street sewer and the replacement of the Baker-street sewer from Chestnut street to the bay is recommended. City Engineer Grunsky says in his report: I desire to reaffirm the conclusions presented to the Board of Supervisors of the city amd county of San Francisco in. the report upon a system of sewage for this city prepared by me with Marsden Manson and C. S. Tilton as sasociate engineers, which report bears date Qctober 21, 189 Since the cost estimates submitted in the report of 1399 were made prices and materials have advant A revision of the original cost estimate has therefore become necessary. On the basis of this revision and including the additional work (mentioned elsewhere) the cost of the pro) sewer system, including an allowance of about 15 per cent for engineering supervision, contingent and Incidental expenses, and $150,000 for real estate, rights of way, open- ing of new streets and grade changes, is now estimated “at $5,600,000. Park and Library Sites Appraised. For the new City and County Hospital the sum of $500,000 is deemed necessary. .The board also submits an appraise- ment of the value of certain lands pro- posed to be acquired for a library site and for park purposes. The Mechanics Pavilion=property on the block bounded by Barkin, Hayes, Polk and Grove streets is appraised at $650,000, of which $50,000 is for improvements. The Fair estate site bounded by Powell, Sacramento, Mason and California streets is appraised at $225.- 000. /The following appraisements for park purposes are made: Block bounded by Eighteenth, Dolores, Nine. neteenth, Dolores, e = o ook Gough, Octavia, Clay and Washington streets, for an sddition’ to Lafavette Park, §200,000. For playground, block bounded by Harrison, Sherman, Cleveland and Ninth_ streets, $120,- 460; block bounded by-Seventh, Folsom, Cleve- land and Sherman streets, $105,140. OCAKLAND MAN CLATMS HE LOST BIG SUM OF MONEY Says He Was Held Up on Golden Gate Avenue at Late Hour. = Frank Sweasy, who resides at 828 Four- teenth street, Oakland, claimed to the po- lice that he was held up last night on Golden Gate avenue, just above Market street, shortly after 11 o’clock. He claims he was relieved of $165 and a gold watch and chain. According to the story Sweasy told the olice, he had been to the opera and was {:mlng time before taking the last boat home, Just as he got to the entrance of Kapp's tamale grotto on Golden Gate avenue, three men sprang out, punched him* several - times and then took his money away from him. Sweasey did not show any signs of rough treatment, ¢ ———et————— Took Free Turkish Bath. Tramps have been in the habit of sleep- ing nights on top of the grating on Stev- enson street that covers the steam ex- haust from the Empérium. They enjoyed all the comforts of a Turkish bath. The engineer complained that some one had stolen his clothes and the police decided to gut an end to the nuisance. Sunday night Sergeant Wolf and Pbliceman Mo- riarity found John Schmidt, a cook. stretched out on top of the ting - and arrested him on a charge of vagrancy. Ordinance on the Subject. New Bill Prohibiting All Freak Advertising Is Defeated. Supervisor Reed introduced an ordi- nance at yesterday’s meeting of the board to increase the license to be pald for box- ing exhibitions from $1200 to $5000 per an- num. Reed stated that the three athletic clubs had paid in $3600 this year, and he believed that they had effected a combi- nation. He referred to the enormous re- ceipts of the last exhibition as a reason for raising the license. The bill' was re- ferred to the Police Committee. 3 The bill prohibiting freak advertising on the public streets was defeated, only ninef votes being cast in its favor. Brandenstein contended -that the o bill on the subject, now in force, was not invalid simply because the Police courts had adjudged unconstitutional one sec- tion, which discriminated in favor of be- nevolent organizations. Reed held that the new bill eliminated the alleged invalid section and so made the remainder lefil. The ordinance providing for the apm - ment of a Board of Examining Engineers to license stationary engineers was re- ferred to the Judiclary Committee, to draft an ordinance placing the exercise of the function contemplated in the hands of the Board of Works. The protest of the Rev. D. O. Sullivan and property owners against the purchase of Bay View Farm for use as a pest- house site was referred to the Health Committee, which will visit the vicinity and inspect other suitable sites. The Painters’ District Council filed a copy of resolutions adopted by the organ- ization petitioning Congress to renew the Chinese exclusion law. The resolution was’ signed by J. Tuites, president, and ‘Walter Campbell, secretary. The claim of the Stetson-Renner Dn{- age Company for $119'81 damages for t! spilling of three puncheons of wine by a mob during the strike was rejected, as the question is one for judicial determina~ . ion. The Bay City Athletic Club was grant ed a permit to hold an amateur boxi! exhibition on Thursday, November 2L 901 The resolution requesting the Fire Com- mission to suitably reward the herolc act of Frank Gorman in rescuing Miss Nellie Healey from a fire was adopted. CHARGES AGAINST MISS McKINNEY SUFFICIENT Judge Hunt Sustains Demurrer to Her Petition for Writ of . Prohibition. 4 The demurrer interposed by the Board of Education to the petition for & writ of prohibition to prevent the board from irying Miss M. C. McKinney on i. charge preferred by Principal Albert Lyser of the John Swett Grammar School was sus- tained by Judge Hunt yesterday. <s The petition was demurred to for in- sufficiency, and the court systained it on the ground that the section of the charge. whi(fil referred to Miss McKinney's men- tal cond{tlon was practically a charge of incompetency. The ‘:filesllfln whether the board has the right to suspend Miss McKinney before the case Is tried will be decided by Judge Hunt next week. ———————— Railroad Wants Land Condemned. The Southern Pacific Company petitoned the Superlor Court yesterday to condemn - jand owned by the Cathelic Church in San.- Mateo County, which the company claims is necessary to enable it to complete a certain part of the road and ugh . - which they intend building two tunnels. The company claims to have offered a reasonable sum to_Archbishop P. W. Riordan for the land and that the prelate has refused to sell. —————————— Fireman Brown Drowned. Thomas Brown, a fireman on the Santa Fe ferry-boat San Pablo, .was drowmed .. early last Sunday morning. He started to leave the boat at 2:30 in the morning, and being shortsighted did not notice that the apron was up and walked into the opening. The watchmen on the boat and on_the pier heard him fall, but were un- able to recover the body. Brown was about 40 years old and lived in this ecity. —_—————————— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Nov. - 18.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to Joseph Sil- ver, aged 23, and Mary Silver, 18, both of Pleasanton; Albert L. Cressy, 50, Mo- desto, and Hilda Marshall, 30, San Fran- cisco; Eugene W, Shetter, 83, and Jennie . Thelin, 33, both of Oakland; Charles H.° Hyde, %, and Mollie B. Rice, 23, both of Oakland. e B — Caucus in San Jose. SAN JOSE, Nov. 18—A strong delega- ' tion will represent San Jose and Santa Clara at the Chinese exclusion convention: al San Francisco next Thursday. A cau-' cus has already been held, at which most of the delefatea were present. After a thorough discussion, it was the opinion that the present law was not properly enforced. They believe that Mexico and British Columbia, as well as the United States, should close their ports to the .. He was_convicted by Judge Mogan yes- :érday and will be sentenced this morn. Ing. \ Chinese, as, besides .the coolies affecting: the workmen of those places, many, come ' over the borders to the United States. digestive power to get along with, and if Water-Front Notes. ing programme, followed by dancing, was.| consequence St. Patrick’s Mutual Alliance | clsco Board of. Trade indorsing the peti- not properly digested the raw mass g0€S| (uitnin Thomas of the Af rendered: last evening gave in K. R..B. Hall, 1133 | tion of the North Central Improvement Gown into the intestinal tract, where gas | CaPtain Thomas of the Aton Alaw has| oponing ~ aadress, Presitent Thomes . | Mission street, one of the most successful| Assoclation regarding kthe necessity of is generated and all sorts of troubles | p ...y asthma and | gearey; trombone " solo, Profestor James A. [ Soclal entertainments fthe organization | constructing a tunnel chrough Telegraph set up. Every one knows that good food prop- erly digested keeps the body well, while poor food, or even food of good quality that is poorly prepared and not digested, 1s sure to bring on some kind of disease. The easlest food to digest in this line is Grape-Nuts, made from wheat and bar- ley, and cooked thoroughly at the fac- tory, some ten or twelve hours being consumed in the different processes of preparation. The food, therefore, is ready for instant service and the, starch has been changed to Grape Sugar, so that it is predigested and ready for al- most immediate assimilation. Miss R. E. Phillips, a young lady at 3356 Vernon ave., Chicago, writes that she suffered for years from indigestion and dyspepsia from the use of food that was not suitable to her powers of digestion. She says: “I began using Grape-Nuts, and I confess to having had a prejudice, at first, and was repeatedly urged before 1 finally decided to try the food, but I have rot knowrfwhat indigestion is since using it, and have never been stronger or in better health. I have in'ctesled in welght from 109 to 124 pounds.” People can be well, practically without cost, if they will adopt scientific food and leave off the indigestible sort. Grape-Nuts Food is sold at all first class groceries. It is crisp and dellcious to the taste. It should be served exactly as it comes from the package, without cooking, except In cases where it is made up into puddings and other desserts. ? He was taken to St. Mary's ‘Hospital, where Dr. G. Childs MacDon- ald looked after him. Yesterday he was able to be around the front, but is still far from being a well man, and the doctor did not want him to leave the hospital. His ship is to dock to-morrow, however, %ng nothing could keep the captain in ed. The revenue cuttet Bear arrived from Comox, B. C., via Port Angeles, late Sun- day night. She brings no news, as all the informaticn he had as regards the Arctic and the gold fields Captain Tuttle gave the Sound reporters. The chances are that from here the Bear will go to Coro- nado, where she will Le stripped and dried out, as she was two vears ago. In that event both officers and crew will ‘live ashore and the vesse! will be given a thorough chance to recuperate. Wind sails will.be put into the holds and the vessel got as near hign and dry as possi- ble, and next year Uacle Sam will make a saving of nearly 20 per cent in the Bear’'s coal bill. A better boat for Arctic ‘work was never built, but unless dried out every other year she gets loggy and loses her speed. The Pacific Mail Company’s Newport seiled for Panama and way ports yester- day. She did not carry many passengers, but had a large genersl cargo for Central America. John Samuelson was treated at the Har- bor Hospital for a lacerated wound of the scalp yesterday. He was hurt in an ele- vator "accident on Mission street and it is feared that his skull may be fractured. He lives at 2211 Taylor street. The Oceanic Steamsiip Company’s Ala- meda will be due from Hawali to-day. The chances are that she will get in early this morning, as she made a splendid run to Honolulu. B Foley; vocal solo, Miss Irene Carroll, accom- panied by Miss Alma Carroll;,plano selectlon, Professor d’Arcy, Professor McMaho! High Caul Cap, Soclal Club; vocal solo, Frank O'Keefe; dance, Miss Rosi; lic, Social Club; ~ fancy dance, Miss Roper; Irish quadrille; vocal solo, Miss Bearey, accompanied by Miss accompanied on violin by Gaelic fancy Ryan; four-hand reel, Gae- Minnie Annie Mabel Bearey; hornpipe and jig, Misses Bessie and Pearl Al- len; hornpive ~ jig, Professor Kelleher; dance, Miss Elsle Roper and Miss Hazel ) fancy Allen, i Election Officials Were Careless. In canvassing the returns of th e late municipal election the Board of Election Commissioners found a number of discrep- ancies in several precincts of the Fortieth District. In the 'S econd Precinct the to- tal vote cast was 194, but the candidates for Mayor received, according to the tally sheets, 198 votes; in the Eighth Precinct the excess was 3, and in Precinct 4 votes, he Sixteenth The difference }se?l;f- n posed to be due to careless tallying. the Seventeenth-Precinct of the same dis- trict Smith, for Tax Collector, gained 4 votes over the semi-official count, and in the Nineteenth Precinct Fassler votes. None of ‘the changes will the result. ———— . ined 51 affect Railroad Deeds Land to City. The Southern Pacific Company yester- day deeded to the city a lot of land at the corner of Arlington and Bosworth streets, about 75 feet square, for uxom. The consideration named eed is $50. Th e land is need sewer in the led to extend the Arlington-street ufir. ‘which drains a large tract in the ends near the n, Bosworth-street t: and now unnel. ‘This will permit the extension of the sew- er to its natural outlet, ’ There was instrumen- tal music, there was singing and there was a varlety of other kind of .talent. Then there was dancing. There was an attendance that would have squeezed the walls of the hall out of plumb {f the walls of the hall had not squeezed the crowd far out along the Mission street sidewalk. The surplus was spent and the members of the alliance and their friends had a good time. Borromean Council Dance. Borromean Council of the Young Men's Institute will give a dance and entertain- ment on Thursday cvening, November 21, at Mission Opera Hall, 2131 Mission street. The programme includes many who are elassed among the city’s best entertain- ers. Among those who will contribute to the merriment of the evening are: Miss Kittle Allen, Miss Marle Benard, Profes- sor A. ‘M. Stene of the Olympic Club and Thomas 'W. Hickey. A bright and spark- ilng farce comed{i written especfally for the occasion by Miss Mollie Riley, entf- tled “The Romance of Three chelors,” will be Ere-ented by an experienced cast. Grand Presldent O'Leary of the Pacific %urludlcuon will preside and make an ad- ress. Psychological Talk, Miss L. J. Martin, assistant professor of psychology at Stanford University, last evening. g:}lvaud a ,ls%u:e ;‘t the Acad- el of lences on . 3 ress| ur::y Emotions.” The leeml'r“wt.-mlll‘lu‘;E o (he regulax monthlY mesiig. ot sion was e n }ha academy and the ltw;due' 'o Hill, street from Lombard, was re- ferred to the Finance Committee. Offers Water Supplies to City. Jay E. Russell submitted a proposition to sell to the city water, lights, electric power, or to furnish the same. Russell states that he owns 860 acres of land in Placer and El Dorado_counties, on both sides of the American River, The cost of the water works is fixed at $3,946,379; cost of electric works for light and power, $634,184; electric road, 118 miles long, $754,- 669; total for the three utilitles, $5,335,282. The proposal of Russell L. Dunn to sell the properties of the Visitacion Water Company and theé Glant Gap Water Com- pany to the city and county for the sum of $2,600,000 was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. 9 M. C. Taylor also submitted an offer to bring two lines of forty-four-inch ph with water from the north and middle Yuba rivers, which will deliver %the city 852,000 $20,000,000, or lons daily, for o et or 4 lor he, will incluide in the o h will ffer 3000 c horse power, whicl cht the city and fts ublic buildings and do its 4 - body of iron thereby continuing Montgomery Jackson to lor says he s an {immense ore close to the pipe Hne: erect blast furnaces, steel works SR, 'S B Bt -city, whicl on a h‘. for manufacturing plate for ship to and the| Prematureness, Indigestion, Lame Back, etc.? cure you. : -about it if you 4 Free to Weak Men! RE YOU A WEAKLING? Are you one of thoss unfortunate young men who, through ignorance and bad company, have contracted nervous spells, weak back, varicocele, gloomy forebodings, loss of courage and ambition, loss of confidence, bashfulness, despondency and weakness? Dr. McLaughlin’s Electric Belt will cure you. 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