The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1902, Page 8

fHE SAN FRANCISCO OALL ATURDAY, ADVERTISEMENTS. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS must hear signature of to take as sugar. SEE [CARTERS]ro FOR GENUINE [l IVER |For PILLS. [P WRAPPER s 28 48 | Purery GIENULINIE MUSY HAVE SJ0NATURE. Vegetablo, oot e — T R S T T "PRINTED ON RED PAPER’ Very sxall and as easy e et HEADACHE. DIZZINESS. BILIOUSNESS. TORPID LIVER. CONSTIPATION. SALLOW SKIK. THE COMPLEXION SEE GENUINE WRAPPER UIT FOR LIBEL ENDS ABRUPTLY Court Dismisses Case| Against Perry H. Newberry. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. y JOSE, Jan. 10.—The examination | ptain of Police Perry H. Newberry | on a charge of criminal libel came to an | abrupt end this afternoon, when Justice | of the Peace Wallace granted the defend- ant’s motion for a dismissal, on the | ground that no specific charge had been | proved and libel had not been committed. | The case, which grew out of the article | published in the Los Angeles Times, styl- | ing San Jose “the Sodom of the Pacific | Coast,” attracted great attention. New- berry had been sent to Los Angeles by Mayor Martin to learn the name of the| auther of the article from General Otls, | and reported to the Mayor that Franklin [ Tichborn had written the article. He de- | vlared General Otis and City Editor An-| arew of the Times had given him this in- | formation. public When this report was made to the City Council Hichborn d Newberry's arrest on a charge of bel. It has since developed that . Miller, an ex-student of the| School, wrote the article and that orn had nothing to do with it. Mil- r had been refused graduation and is al- to have taken this way of “getting with the town. He is now living ewhere in the Santa Cruz mountains. examination lasted four The preliminary | a Yesterday afternoon the prose rested its Se. Attorney Cothran, Newberry, made a motion for dism the charge on the ground that no 1 arge was made and that there ot sufficient evidence to substantiate charge of libel. He closed his argu- | nt this forenoon and was followed by | delmas for Hichborn. | After hearing the argument Justice ilace ordered the dismissal. He held the Mayor acted within the scope of | is office and duty in sending the defend- | ant 10 Los Angeles, and the defendant had | acted in good faith, honestly believing the | fac be as he reported. When he sub- mitted the report to.Mayor Martin Gap- | tain Newberry sent a copy to General Otis | and inclosed a letter, asking if it con-| ained ng confidential that Otis | d eliminated or corrected. This was | cing proof, the Justice deciared, | hat the report was without malice. Gen. eral Otis had had time to correct the re- | before it was submitted to the Coun- | t had not done so. stimony was introduced by the de- | fe Many politicians had been subpe- need and it was supposed local politics would be gone into. | THREATENS TO REVOKE DR. STEWART’S LICENSE Washington State Medical Board Not Through With the Lawson Scandal. | TACOMA, Jan. 10.—The State Board of Medical Examiners threatens to revoke the license of Dr. J. G. Stewart of Seattle, | who seems to have been the principal fig- ure in the transaction whereby Dr. O. V. | Lawson of Seattle paid $1000 for what pur- | ported to be answers to questions d | v the State Board at the medical e: i- here this week. Dr. Sl(t\\‘arll admitted that he acted as go- r a friend of Lawson and the Dr, Vi who is sald to s, but whose real | 3 € not yet been disclosed. Law- friend, Braid, to-day obtained from | Stewart - the $600 advanced by Lawson turned it to the latter. Braid proves he was acting only as a friend of Lawson, his chief desire being to keep wson in Seattle, because he was a advertising patron of the newspa- per of which Braid is advertising mana- ger. The Dr. State Board yesterday summoned Stewart before it to explain. why. his | nse should not be revoked. Stewart efied the board and said it has no author- | ity to take away his license. The board ourned to meet in Seattle early in Feb- ry, when Stewart’'s case will be con- red and acted upon. The board appears to have clearly estab- | lish>d the fact that none of its members W ‘= a party to the Lawson-Stewart trans- action PR S THAWS GIANT POWDER AND MAY LOSE HIS LIFE Sierra Railroad Employe Is Shock- ingly Meangled by an Explosion. ANGELS CAMP, Jan. 10.—Thomas Kane, cart boss on the Sierra Railroad, sat down in front of a fire to thaw out & lot of giant powder this morning. He had thirty-one sticks in front of him. One of them exploded and touched off the rest. Kane wae hurled fifty feet by the im- pact. When he was picked up it was found that his right leg from the ankle to the knee was crushed to a pulp, His eyes were badly injured and he was made deaf by the concussion. His hair and ey brows were afire when help reachea him. His right leg was amputated just aboye the knee, and it is believed he will re- cover. Victory for-Mrs. Cook-Barton. SANTA ANA, Jan. 10.—Judge Ballard of the Superior Court to-day rendered a de- cislon in the Cook-Barton-Rawson case, which he has had under advisement since its trial last May, giving judgment to plaintiff. The action was brought by K;}:: Cook-Barton, the self-confessed slayer of her former husband, the notorious Thom- ae Cook, against Della B. Rawson to ob. tain an order of the court setting aside 1wo deeds to forty-five acres.of valuable property in the peatlands, which was al. leged to have been fraudulently obtained by Mrs. Rawson while acting as a media- for between Mrs. Cook-Barton and the other heirs of the Cook estate soon after Thomas Cook’s tragic death. The case will be carried to the Supreme Court upon an appeal. e Raisin-Growers to Harmonize. FRESNO, Jan. 10.—A committee of fif- teen raisin growers was chosen this after- noon by the committee of five delegated at a mass-meeting of the California Raisin Growers' Association for that purpose. The committee of fifteen will consider the reorganization of . the assoclation on. a basis that shall harmonize factional dif- | ferences that threaten its disruption. A Newman Gets a Long Term. SAN JOSE, Jan. 10.—Frank Newman, who attempted to murder and then robbed M. C. Arps near Guadalupe two months ago, was to-day sentenced to twenty-five ¥ears in Folsom prison by Judge Lorigan, | 1800. $34.963 and $28,124 respectively. ELEGTRIG GAR STRIKES BUGGY Man Receives Fatal In-| juries and Woman Is Hurt. Aa. oy Epecial Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10.—In a street- car accident this afternoon Alexander Marcoux, a contractor, received injuries that caused his death, and Mrs. T. G. | Smith was badly ¢ut and bruised. Mar- | | coux was driving with Mrs. Smith and they were proceeding along West Six- | teenth street. Mrs. Smith, who held the | lines, having successfully avoided a trac- | tion car of the University line, crossed | the track. She did not notite that a green car of the West Adams street line | was coming closely behinu the one which | had just passed the buggy. The horse | cleared the track, but-the body of the | vehicle was struck fairly in the middle | and smashed to pieces. | The car was not stopped until it had | run about 150 feet, and it dragged Mar- | coux all this distance. Marcoux was un- | conscious and covered with blood. When | removed to a hospital he was found to | have sustained grave internal injuries as | well as fractures of the collar-bone and | several ribs. Owing to the seriousness of | Marcoux’s injuries and the fact that he is more than 60 years of age, the attend- ing physicians hold out no hope for his recovery. Mrs. Smith was found to be suffering considerably from shock, as well as from cuts and bru One of the passengers on the car de-| clared that the debris of the broken | vehicle was strewn over the track a dis tance of 150 feet. He did not see the col- | hision and was unable to determiné the responsibility, but he pointed out as sig- nificant the fact that it took a long time | to bring the trolley car to a standstill. J OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST| Changes Made in the Postal Service and More New Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.— The Postoffice Department to-day announced the follow- ing: Postoffice established: California— Naranjo, Tulare County, Harry R. Dif- | fenbaugh, Postmaster. Postmaster com- missione California—Henry J. Prewett, Tebra. The gross receipts of the San Francisco postoffice for December, 1901, were $114,353, against $101,398 in December, The receipts of the Los Angeles of- | fice for the corresponding months were | These pensions were granted: _Califor- | nia—Original—Charles M. Ham, Ventur: Edmond C. Sanders, Soldiers’_Home, | Charles E. Van Hoesen, | , $6. Original (war with | Spaln)—Frank Coons, Los Angeles, $6. Oregon—Original—Aibert H. H. Ding- ginal — Frederick T. | Taylor, Tacoma, $6." Increase—George P. | Gannon, Farmington, $12. Army orders: Captain Charles G.| Woodward, artillery corps, now in San Francigco, on sick leave, is ordered to | the United : States General Hospital' in | that city for treatment. First Lieutenant | Thomas F. Maginnis, Eleventh Infantry, is ordered to duty with recruits sent from | Columbus barracks, Ohio, via San Fran- | cisco, to the Philippines. | Secretary Hitchcock has recommended | an increase of the present appropriation for the protection of forest reserves from $300,000 to $500, Among_the reserves now without rangers are Stanislaus and Lake Tahoe reserves, California, which | under adequate appropriation could be | properly cared for. —_———— SMALLPOX BREAKS UP RELIGIOUS REVIVAL Pastor of a West. End Church in Tacoma Becomes Afflicted With the Disease. TACOMA, Jan. 10.—An enthusiastic re- ligious revival in the west end of Tacoma has been broken up because Rev. D, G. Lesourd, the pastor and formerly pre- | siding elder of this district, wvas suddenly | attacked by smallpox. Revival services | have been conducted nightly in the Ep- | | worth Methodist Church and large num- bers attended. Yesterday it was discov- ered that Rev. Mr. Lesoud’s allment was smallpox, ‘whereupon services were im- | mediately suspended and ‘members of the | church notified of the danger to which they had been exposed. Rev. Mr. Lesourd’s son, who is a stu- dent of the Puget Sound University, has been ill with varioloid, but his sickness was so mild that its true nature was not | determined until yesterday. Many stu- dents at the university have been exposed ! through assoclation with young Lesourd and eight members of one class are now reported to be ill with smallpox. Oppose the Hospital Tax. REDDING, Jan. 10.—Laboring men of Shasta County are up in arms against the hospital poll tax and have engaged legal talent. They consider the hospital poll an injustice, as the greater number of work- h'lFmen in'the county are employes of big mining and smelting companies and are required to pay a monthly tax for the maintenance of the companies’ hospitals, | which entitles them to free care and treat- ment. PO 5 T Commits Suicide With Dynamite. SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—The trunk of an unidentified man’ was' found'in one of the residence districts to-day. The evidence tended to show that he . had committed suicide by placing a stick of dynamite in his mouth, then lying on the ground and lighting the fuse. A hole fifteen inches deep marked the place where his head had rested. -Not a vestige of the head could be found. To Improve Alkali Lands. FRESNO, Jan. 10.—An important meet- ing was held at West Park this afternoon in reference to the proposed object lesson in the improvement of alkall land by sub- drainage. The sentiment was in favor of forming a drainage district in the county. A committee was appointed to ascertain :nder what State law the work could be one. T e G -Spares a Chinese Murderer. VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 10.— Ah Quong, who killed three Chinese with an ax at Ladner last summer, will not be hanged next Tuesday, the Minister of Justice in Ottawa having commuted his sentence. The murderer has been ad- ed insane and will be confined in the Judg p‘;ovmclal asylum in New Westminster, MYSTERIOUS AS HIS GOING IS INGRAM’S HOME- Former Sacramento Merchant Reappears Eight Months After His Disappearance. COMING i | 3 LEFT THE CAPITAL CITY. o3 SACRAMENTO CITIZEN WHO REFUSES TO REVEAL HIS WHERE- ABOUTS SINCE MAY 4 OF LAST YEAR, WHEN HE SUDDENLY e ACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.—William. Ingram, the former wealthy hard- ware merchant, has returned to Sacramento under ecircumstances no. less mysterious than those which marked his disappearance from home and business on May 4 last. He will not say where he has been during the past eight months, but admits that he has not been out of the State. He is bronzed with the life he has been lead- ing in the open air, probably as a labor- er in the fields. After having deeded to his wife his fortune, estimated at 330,000, he went forth from the city, where he had been for twenty vears a leader in religious and commercial circles, a pen- niless man, with no effects other than those on his back. Absolute mystery _veiled his every movement thereafter. Some said domes- tic troubles had distracted him, and that after his mind had been freed' from its cares he would return; others believed Le had taken his life, but against this theory was the fact that he had always Leen a devout churchman, with presum- .W%H%HWPH%FH—H#«H%HW. TORRID AOAST FOR SAUSALIT Marin County’s Grand Jury Denounces the Poolrooms. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 10.—The Grand Jury completed its labors- to-day. The town of Sausalito got a roasting, and a very hot one. For the past two days the jury has been examining witnesses from Sausalito in reference to the way town elections are conducted there and the manner in which the - poolroom element manages to maintain itself in power. All of the poolroom men were examined, as were the Town Trustees. According to their statements no votes were bought or ballot boxes stuffed. The Grand Jury failed to get sufficient information for an indictment, but it got more than enough for a roast. This is the way the report opens: The Grand Jury investigated at considerable length the condition of affairs in the town of Sausalito and wish to condemn in the se- verest manner the political situation of that city, Then again: ' Since poolroom gamblers have gained a foo hold in Sausalito, the people of this cous are continually hearing of frauds at elections of money being used, directly or indirectly, to secure the gamblers' in power and fnany 'de- moralizing Intrigues that follow in the train of this illegitimate public gambling. Then Sausalito gets the following solar plexus blow: Particularly is this a public disgrace when & community appears to elect its town offi- clals on & distinctly pro-pooiroom ticket. After saying that it belleved that a ma- jority of the electors are opposed to the poolrooms and that voters are now being bruoght to the town to be used at the next election, and recommending \that the Sheriff and deputies maintain the law, the report disposes of the case with the’ fol- lowing call to duty: ‘We call on the citizens of Sausalito to rise in their might and remove this great evil from thefr midst and the disgrace from the county, as the demoralizing effect is far-reaching in the Gisrespect of the law which has been made apparent to us in the investigation now con- ducted before us. Sees Two Men Drown. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10.—The steamer St. Denis arrived this morning, twenty-four hours late, from the lower coast, haying Dbeen delayed by rough weather and heavy swells. Captain Colburn reports that at San Julio, & landing near the Julius Caesar mines, a Mexican and two In- dians came through the surf to the steamer for suglpllas. ‘When they returned the swell was heavy and the captain saw the surf boat capsized by a_breaker as it approached the landing. He saw on man crawl up on the sand, but the others had been drowne: w8 R SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 10.—Fire that broke out at § o'clock’ this morning destroyed the residence occupled by Roy P. Rice, and owned by Mrs. A. D. Moore, on street, in the residence part of theeity, 3 ably religious abhorrence of the idea of suicide. ‘What mental anguish William Ingram has gone through in the past eight months probably nobody but himself will ever know. He would oniy ‘say to-day when questioned touching his expericnce ‘hat he had been in daily contact with all manner of men—with men who were illiterate and poor, as well as those who were cultivated ard rich. And what did more than anything else to restore him 1o a completely rational state of mind, said Mr. Ingram, was the fact that in all his eight months’- contact as a perfect stranger with the rougher side of life he l}}lad not had one unkind word spoken to m. It is generally understood that Mr. Ingram will presently bring action to re- cover from his wife all or part of the fortune he deeded to her, and it has even teen sald that divorce proceedings against her may result. Mr. Ingram, when he disappeared, was & member of the wholesale hardware firm of Schaw, Ingram & Batcher, bui Curing his absence his wife disposed of his interest in the house. MAYOR SNYDER NOW PRESIDENT League of California Mu- nicipalities Elects Officers. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10.—The conclud- Ing day of the meeting of the League of California Municipalities was given over to the discussion of various topics, among them being ‘“Municipal Sanita- tion,” - “Municipal Lighting” and the subject of ornamental and shade trees. In the afternoon officers for the ensuing year were elected and the convention ad- journed. Mayor Meredith P. Snyder of Los Angeles was chosen president over Mayor Parker of Santa Cruz and Mayor Turner of Merced, the other aspirants for the honor. Next year's convention will meet in San Jose on the second Wednesday in February. J. W. McCauley spoke of that city’s attractions, its municipal improve- ments and its administration. He was followed by H. A. Mason of Santa Clara, who described the improvements of that city and the steps being taken to beau- tify it. George K. Catts of Stockton pre- sented a detailed report of improvements made by that city during 1901 and Gthers in prospect. Addresses were made by Delegate Lynch of Vallejo, Mayor Turner of Mer- ced, R. J. Boyer of Oakland, Mayor Hanford of San Bernardino, Walsh _of Petaluma, Reegan of Santa Rosa, Mc- Kevitt of Vacaville, King of Watsonville, Lever of San Leandro, Kirkbridge of San Mateo, Mayor Snyder of Los An- geles, Mayor Frary of San Diego, Morse afhnivernlde. Parker of Santa Cruz and others. To-morrow such delegates as desire to visit Santa Monica as guests of the Los Angeles Pacific Raflwa% ‘will be supplied with special cars by that company. Sells a Borrowed Horse. VENTURA, Jan. 10.—Louis Klee, who was brought here from Los Angeles on the charge of grand larceny, had a hear- ing to-day and was held to answer i1n the sum of $1000, which he failed to obtain. Last October, Klee took a horse belonging to J. C. Hickey of Los Angeles to keep for its use. This horse, it is alleged, was driven to Saticoy a-d sold to E. L.’ Wil- son. Railway to Be Extended. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 10.—The most definite move toward the long-looked-for extension of the Columbia Southern Rail- road southward into Eastern O was, made to-day when E. E. Lyttle, May En- ht and E. B, Deyoe filed articles of in- ration of the Columbia Southern lway Extension Company. The line will reach from Shaniko to Bend, a dis- tance of about 100 miles, With branches to shwood and Prineyille. The amount of the capital stock authorized is $1,000,000. s oot SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10.—The steamer St. Denis reached port this morning, twenty-four hours overdue from Cedros Island and Lower lifornia ports. She reports severe storms on the Lower California coast, which made it im- Ppossible for her to ship more than half & cargo. co JANUARY 11, 1902. EGYPTIAN DEITI ES CIGARETTES are in a class by themselves among Turkish cigarettes, and have never begn equaled. There is no uncertainty or (indecision when buying them: you are sure that they are the best Turkish cigarettes that you can get anywhere. They never vary or change in quality, flavor or worKmanship, because they cannot be made better or of better It will interest you exceed- ingly, if you smoKke “Turkish” at all and have never tried DEITIES, to light one and—well, you will Know then that “No better Turkish cigarette can be materials. made.” EcypTIAN EMBLEMS are the same as DEITIES but with cork tips. GYCLIST MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH Rides Off Narrow Walk That Spans Alviso Marsh. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SANTA CLARA, Jan. 10.—The body of Thomas Frier was recovered from the mud of Alviso marsh at 8:30 o'clock this morning by a party of searchers, who spent the whole of last night in an en- deavor to locate it. Thomas Frier was an employe of the Standard Electric Company. He left Warm Springs at 11 o’clock last Monday morning, since which time he had not been seen. At noon on Monday a man passing along the board walk aeross the slough saw a fedora hat and a_ glove floating on the water. Later a bicycle was found Imbedded in the mud a short distance from the walk, which is but two feet wide. This narrow walk is main- tained by the Standard Electric Company along the route of its wires across the marsh. Search was begun immediately and end- ed this morning, when the body of the | unfortunate man was found 200 feet from where the bicycle was discovered. It is evident that Frier was riding his wheel along the board walk and fell into the treacherous ooze of the marsh. Being out some distance his cries could not have reached the ears of persons at Alviso. It is possible that he went headfirst into the mud and was unable to extricate him- 1f. EeCoroner Kell was called to the scene and an inquest was held this afternoon. The verdict was in accordance with these facts. ALONG THE COAST SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10.—Marshall Brooks and Tod Johnson, accused of stealing cattle, have been bound over to the Superior Court in the sum of $2000 each. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 10.—In & proclama- tion issued 'this afternoon Governor McBride has set aside January 20 as McKinley day, and sked that on that date contributions be en in the public schools of this State for a memorial monument. STOCKTON, Jan. 10.—The Chamber of Com- merce of this city, at a special meeting held to-day, guaranteed’San Joaquin County’s prop- sition for the maintenance of a San Joaquin Valley bureau and an exhibit in Los Angeles for six months. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10.—Juan Rimiz, a Mexican, who recently stabbed Officer Jasper ‘Williams, who had arrested him for flourishing & revolver in a saloon, was to-day sentenced by Judge Hart to fourtesn years' imprisonment in the penitentiary at Folsom. SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—Because James Lee, proprietor of a drug store, ratfled off a plece of bronze statuary as & prize among his holiday customers he is to lose the¥postoffice sub-sta- tion which s now located: in his stors. _Fost- office Inspector Weyland* of this city report that a lottery was being operated u:y the -tore: SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—The local quarterm ter's office will shortly receive proposals for transports to be used between Puget Sound and the Philippines to carry forage and lumber. The proposals must contain the name, the size of the steamer, her charter price and the date at which she can be put at the Government's sposal. PACIFIC STOCKMEN'S ASSOCTATION TO MEET Leasing of Public Lands for Grazing the Most Important Subject to Be Considered. The Pacific Stockmen’s Assoctation will Hold its annual meeting at the Palace Ho- _tel on Tuesday, January 14, at 10 o’clock. The subject of the leasing of public ing lands will come for consideration, and as several bills for that pu: been introduced in Congress it s consid. ered important by the stoc - mefliatepm:unn bz taken. g University Presidents Will Speak. To-morrow evening Presidents Jordan and Wheeler of Stanford University and the University of California, respectively, will deliver addresses to g:n only in Trin- ity Episcopal Church. Dr. Jordan _will scuss the “Strength of Clean Living” and Professor Wh:e?er will speak "fi Moral Man.” e Gbhis signature is n every box. MIDYEAR CLASS 6ET3 DIPLONMAS SheepskinsAre Awarded to Thirty Stanford Students. Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 10.— The University Council at its meeting this afternoon conferred the baccalaureate de- gree on twenty-nine midyear graduates and the degree of Master of Arts upon one graduate student. The number of de- grees conferred to-day was eleven less than that of last January. The degree of master of arts was con- ferred upon Lon Cain Walker of the mathematics department. The following students were given the degree of bache- lor of arts: Greek—aAlice May Cole. Latin_Florence Frances Billings, Anna May | Laird, Maybelle Aveline Phillips. | German—Helen Dudu Gels, Sophia Jullane ‘Wolters. Romanic Languages—Maybelle Lyda King. English—Herbert Francis Evans, Amy Par- ker Kerguson, Cervilla May . Heaslip, Helen Lathrop, Mary Ishbel Lockey. Education—Elizabeth Harriet Bailey, Mabel Blake Fuller istory—Winnona Lathrop, Ethel Cora Me- Lellan, ida May Rounds, b Econiomics—Hackiro Senon, Chemistry—Sherman Kimball, Bruno Adolph Qlshausen,"Eliot Gray Potter, Christobel Rose ol . Physlology and Histology—Fayette Birtch, John Francis Cowan, Ada Julia Heinemann. Zoology—Dorothy Hinsdale Chase, Jobn Sam- uel Burcham. Geology—Ernest Allen Strout. Electrical =Engineering—Chuzaburo moto. A large percentage of the students who Wwill receive their sheepskins arc reridents of California. Out of the total of thirty, twenty-four have registered from this State, two from Oregon, one from Illineis and une from Montana, while two are na- tives of Japan. [ HALL WENT UNDER TWICE. Survivor of Walla Walla Praises Heroism of Vessel’s Master. SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—Among the surviv- ors of the Walla Walla who reached this city yesterday on the steamship Umatilla was A. B. McClelland. He gives it as his opinion that the raft reported by the Edith yesterday was not the missing raft, but one of the rafts which had been dis. carded by the survivors who were picked up by the steamer Dispatch. These rafts were left floating in the water and it ig more than likely that the one sighted by the Edith was one which had floated oft after belng relieved of its human freight. The herolsm of Captain Hall of the Walla Walla, according to McClellang was not even half told in the dispatches. Hall refused to leave the deck of - sel until he was drawn down by the suc- tion of the water, and upon coming to the surface again naturally srabbed a bit of wreckage, While clinging to the debris one of the masts of the disappear: liner struck the captain across the back and carried both him and his means of safety down a second time. The next time Hail came to the surface uncenscious aad while being pulled over the side of the boat in “which McClelland was sitting mum&leg thdat it wa;: not'J his fault. McClelland says that the whis; fated liner.was blowing conunugvau‘g 'tg: some time previous and up to the moment of being submerged in the water. This is accounted for on the theory that Soms wreckage had fallen across the whistle cord and kept the steam turned on, Jacob Miller, a real estate man of this city, who, with his wife, was amon, the sugvivors' of the wrecked Walla Wall deftied in most emphatic terms to-day Lhi he had said anything which could ‘warrant the cghm' s of drunkenness against the officérs of the ill-fated ship attributed to him in telegraphic dispatches, “On the contrary,” explained Mr. Mil- ler, “the officers were gentlemen in every sense of the word and acted such at all times under my observation.”” —_—— Robinet Estate Appraised. The estate of the late Eugene Robi has been appraised at $66,229 95. 1t c::E sists of 3177759 cash -In bank, bonds ted in Isuka- worth $15,137 and real estat the Mission worth $49,0%8 ga.° U8 HESPER’S GREW IN A MUTINY Trouble Follows a Noted Vessel in Southern Waters. HONOLULU, Jan. 4—The bark Hesper has arrived here in distress and is now discharging her cargo. She was bound for Fremantle, Australla, from Vietoria, and encountered very rough weather. She was found leaking badly shertly befors Christmas day. On Christmas the crew refused to work, except toward the near- est port, which was Honolulu, claiming that they were exhausted from constant toil at the pumps. The former captain and part owner in the Hesper, Captain C. O. Sodergren, is now in Oahu Jail here, serving a 'six months’ sentence for cruelty on the high seas. The vessel will be surveyed before she leaves Honolulu. A special election will be called, as pro- vided for by the organic act of Hawaii, to elect a member of the House of Rep- resentatives to succeed the late A. F. Gil- fillan, who ‘was killed by a fall from a car in Philadelphia on December 22. Gil- fillan Was a member from the Fourth Dis- trict, which elected a Republican ticke: throughout, consisting of six members. Prince “Cupid” has already beer named as the Home Rule Republican candidats for the place and will probably run, though he is away and has not yet signi- fled his acceptance. The Republicans have not yet decided upon a candidate. They claim to be able to carry the dis- trict by a big majority, as they did so in the last election. The Home Rulers have called a *non- partisan” mass meeting for this evening to ratify the President’s message in so far as it refers to Hawaii, and to discuss the application of the American system of government to Hawail. They invited Gov- ernor Dole, Secretary Cooper, Judge Es- fee and others to speak, but most of those invited declined. Governor Dole declincd the invitation because he understood tha: one of the topics to be discussed was tha executive policy- of the Territory, while Cooper informed the committee which in- vited him that he considered the meet- ing a political one and would not attend for that reason. The committee sent him a very sharp reply, disclaiming political m’}ehml‘o(;m. P e idea of the meeting originated with Home .Rulers and has beeg stated by some of thelr leaders as a non-political gatherifig, though they admit that it :s to agitate for an extra session of the Leg- islature and for city and county govern- ment. The meeting promises to ge a large one, though speakers outside of the Home Rule Republican party have generally re- fused to attend. A number of suits have been brought in the Territorial courts to establish exclu- sive fishing rights to ocean waters about the islands, with a view to the condemna- tion of such rights, as provided for by the organic act. The act provided that all Hawailan fishing laws, which granted many such rights, should be repealed, but allowed the owners of such rights to es- tablish their ownership in the Territorial courts, such rights to be acquired for the benefit of the public by condemnation pro- ceedings. The suits now pending, with others to be brought, will straighten out the system so that there will be no pri- vate fishing rights in ocean waters here. An election was held last week in the Chinese United Societies here and resuited in a victory for the reform element as against the class represented by the Con- sul, Yang Wei Pin. RAILWAY MAIL CLEREKS TO GIVE A BANQUET Meeting Is Called to Arrange an Af- fair in Honor of Superintendent Thrall. The railway mail clerks of the Eighth division have issued a call for a meeting to be held January 17, 192, at 1 p. m., at the ferry station in this city to arrange for a banquet to be given in honor of Rail- way Mail Superintendent H. P. Thrall The call has been sent out to 50 clerks. The committee in charge is as follows: F. L. Southwick, C. J. Boyle, J. C. Calvin, M. T. Moriarity, J. J. McKenna, J. A. Brow J. O. Caseres, O. G. Tackle. H. G. Rhodes, T. Mitchell, Fred Miller, Frank A A. Schuyler, H. P. Hook, O. J. Broad 'y, John vg‘in}:g“" C. P. . T, lafn McManus, » N. Wilbur and J. S. Roberts.