The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1902, Page 11

ALL NONSENSE, Y3 GERNANY Story of Spanish-Ameri- can War Interven- tion Denied. Foreign Office Declares Gov- ernment Was Purely Neutral. THE SAN FRAN LODGE ADVISES GAUTIOUS STEPS Philippine Tariff Bill De- bate Begins in the Senate. : Legislators Discuss Relations With the Oriental Islands. | A WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—For nearly desired, or asso- 1y other Governmen: have sought to bring about intervention in the Spanish- War. A correspondent this aft- mmunicated to the German For- e the statement emanating yes. m the British Foreign Office to > , France and Rus- Austrian Embassa- attempt to induce a collective note ad- to the United States, proposing on by the E tbreak, _or_expected outbreak, war between the U Later gn Office declares t Germany, neit r of the Spani: r mor during its course, sition made hat in sev- 1s (anregungen) German Government sense of inter- Government, ained a_negative tions, and It must fur- was not from von Oester- uggestions at the British. been_expressed in British Under signed to spoil t to the 1 Prince Henry of ion in the Brit- yesterday t is " he re pecially some- t be taken replied 8ot up e of saying nt whick viving mig! orie of German rela- Lord Cran- ) the inter- , M. P., wa newspape the h German Ga upon Lord Cran- to 1\ T t an inoppe The Facts From Vienna. VIENN t the Aus- n- ice coufirm statement , the British in the House of nastic_rela the Quecn of Austria, declaration of the the United States, da which was “ngland, but e was ready Germany itude. to ny fu Austria and resentations at eir efforts after om that time of the Pope, t approval of pathetic rea- extenuated RONNET DISPOSES OF HIS BASEBALL INTERESTS Theo Goodmen of San Francisco Club Will Hereafter Act as California League Treasurer. who the prominently et, for past four identified ball League, left e Eastern cities e departing he ock in the league r of Henry Har- co club. The latter ht that he had bought € ted, but bee ia s trip to th I ince. Befor: nnet invested a was thought by a good ead in this State. The re- pened, for the game ed, the past season ccessful since the old Haight-street heen elected treasurer of ceed Mr. Bonnet. ————— Ex-Mayor Phelan to Take.a Vacation. 2x-M an will enjoy a surcease 1 and social for sev- Mr. Phelan will start tour which will em- ern and European a erest License ND, 3 0 Marry. —Licen: d to aged years Margaret Ha; both of Oaki rge Young, 30, th of San Franci Clipper Gap, an Francisco. GRAPE-NUTS. WITHOUT MEDICINE. Good Food Will Cure Disease, A good ral food that will correct constipation is a valuable thing, Grape- Nuts has that reputation among those that know. A 1 writes from San Pedro, Cal., that after suffering a long time from in- digestion and irregular bowels ghe changed her food and used Grape-Nuts regularly. She says she immediately be- gan to improve and in a short time was entirely well. Commenting further she “The only fault I find with it is that it is so good I want to eat it all the time. “Please omit my name, but I will an- wer any letters if stamped envelope is incloged.” Neme given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. iropean states, in view of | standpoint ! adverse to | um 1 the ‘alifornia | The venture was a the sport had not been es- hree hours to-day the Senate had under consideration the Philippine tariff bill. | The measure was made the unfinished business and probably will hold that po- sition of preference until it shall have been voted on finally. The debate was opened by Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of the Commit- | tee on Philippines. He sketched the rea- sons which had actuated the majority in presenting the measure and urged strong- Iy its enactment into law at an early He explained the necessity for the ation embodied in the bill, and con- cluded with an appeal to Congress to deal with questions relating to the Phil- ippines as they might arise and to keep clear of vague words and vaguer prom- ises, which were likely to be misinter- preted and to raise false hopes in the minds of the Filipinos. In an impassioned | peroration he besought Congress not to give mortgages on an unknown future. Rawlins of Utah delivered a vigorous | speech in support of the minority substi- tute, in which independence was promised to the Filipinos as soon as a stable gov- ernment could be established in the Phil- ippines. His discussion of the general Philippine question covered much of the ground that has been gone over during the past two years. Throughout he was accorded careful attention. At the conclusion of Rawlins’ speech Bacon of Georgia referred to a colioguy { between himself and Lodge _concerning an { order of the Secretary of War to permit ships under foreign flags to enter the trade between the United States and the Philippines after the decision of the Su- preme Court that_the islands. were do- mestic territory. No exigeney of trade, in his opinion, was sufficient reason for such violation of the law. Bacon said that if he had been Secretary of War he would not have issued such an order, be- cause he could conceive of no emergency | which would warrant him in violating the law. He protested against what he con- sidered “hot haste” in pressing the pend- ing measure and against what he assert- ed was an effort to withhold from the Senate information relating to the Phil- ippines. Stewart of Nevada took issue with Ba- con’s argument that an executive officer | could not set aside a law for the public good, as being in contravention of the | history and jurisprudence of England and | America. He asserted that the rule had existed for centuries that statutory law must yieid to great emergencies. | At o'clock the Senate went into ex- | ecutive session and at 5:50 adjourned. | — - | OBJECTS TO MIL i | — ! ITARY POST. | | Gaines of Tennessee Speaks Against | the Present Philippine Policy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—In the absence | of other pressing business the House man- | agers are allowing the widest latitude in | the debate on the urgent deficiency bill | | now before the House. The irrigation of arid lands in the West and the advisa- bility of retaining control of the Pailip- pines were the main topics under discu: The speakers were Sibley of | ia, Dingmore of Arka of Nevada, Mondell of W3 Robinson of Indiana, Kearns of | , Gaines of Tennessee, Vandiver of souri and Greene of Pennsylvania. | Gaines of Tcnnessee opposed the item | in the bill providing for the establishment of a military post at Manila, and de- nounced administration’s policy in the Philippines. He declared that while in the nes he learned absolutely that the s promised independence to the of California challenged him to the name of ingle Filipino who | gave him such information, | Gaines said that the information had been given him in confidence and that if he wi to dlvulge the names of those | who had given it to him they would lose | | their head This reply elicited jeers from | the Republican side. | Dinsmore of Arkansas also spoke in op- | position to the administration’s Philippine | policy. He insisted that we should not | turn our backs upon the glorious trad: tions of the past and enter upon a colo- nial policy. Without concluding the general debate | the committee rose. The report of the | Committee on Military Affairs, recom- mending that the resolution calling for | paper: in the case of Hamilton H. Blount, | 7-eighth United States | , do lie upon the table, | At 5:10 p | to-morrow. (00 MEN WAKE PROTEST Congressmen Hear More Arguments on the Cubaa Tariff. T8 | WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The Ways and Means Committee to-day resumed its/ { hearing on Cuban reciprocity with special { reference to the proposed reduction on Cuban tobacco. The tobacco interests of | the United States were largely repre- | sented, the officers of the large leaf manu- facturers’ and growers’ associations being | present. s John R. Young, president of the Na- tional Leaf Tobacco Association, made an | carnest plea against any tobacco conces- ons to Cuba. He said there undoubtedly was a public sentiment in favor of grant- ing relief to Cuba, but he contended that we should be as just to the people of our as to the people of foreign own country countries. The purpose of the movement for reci- | procity, he said, was to have the whole expense of Cuba’s relief fall on two Amer- an industries—tobacco and sugar. There was now & tobacco acreage in Ohlo of 36, 000 acres; Wisconsin, 25,000; Pennsy vania, 22,000; New York, i2000; Connecti- cut, 11,000, and several thousand acres in other States, which would be seriously crippled. As to cigars, Young declared that the proposed concessions would “‘wipe out the American-made 10-cent cigar.” The Cu- ban cigarmakers would lay down a cigar here for less than the American manufac- turer receives for his high grade goods and the Cuban would have the advantage | of having his goods advertised as ‘im- | ported cigars.” This, Young said, would ecure for Cuba the entire American mar- ‘eé for ::xlll gfiodskfibgveds cents. epresentative Richardson of Tem asked if the price of cigars would be re. | duced to the cigar smoker. Young said the price would be reduced, but hentfld not | believe the consumer would ask this re- duction at the expense of the American industry. Grief Causes His Suicide, BUTTE, Mont.,, Jan. 21.—Young Alvin Boyce, after brooding over the suicide of his brother, Wilbur, whom he idolized, | and since whose death three vears ago he had periodical attacks of despondency, this morning, on the anniversary of the birthday of his dead brother, took his owa life. Boyce's room mate, John Conger, early this morning detected the odor of Jaudanum. He asked Boyce if he had taken it and Boyce answered evasively. A few moments later Boyce was taken violently Il and death followed shortly. Boyce was a well-known football player on the Butte team of 1895-96. | | | | %+ |Charges Agains} CISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1902 ENGAGEMENT OF SIGNOR MARCONI AND r1IssS HOLMAN IS BROKEN Expert of Wireless Telegraphy Says Delicate Question Is Involved---Hint at Breach of Promise. o C THINKS GHINA - NEEDS FAVORS Asiatic Association Mem- ber Talks to the Senators. President Gompers Speaks for Mitchell Exclusion BilL WASHINGTON, Jan. 2L—The Senate| Committee on Immigration gave a hear- ing to-day to representatives of various interests on the question of Chinese im-| migration. Among those present were D. S. Tompkins of the Industrial Commis- sion; Silas B. Webb, president of tha China and Japan Trading Company, New York; Charles S. Shalin, Boston Cham- ber of Commerce; Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation of La- bor; S. C. Meade, assistant secretary of the Merchants’ Association, New York; Jokn W. Foster, Theophylus. Parsons of | the Arkuright Club, Boston; John Foord | of the Aslatic Association; H. R. Fuller, | representing the railroad employes of the | United States, and a number of repre- sentatives of Southern industries. | Gompers, the first_speaker, outlined thel efforts which the Federation of Labor | had made in connection with the Paciic | Coast delegation In Congress to perfect a bill which would secure a continuance | of Chinese exclusion, and this had been accomplished in what is known as the| Mitchell bill. Foord spoke in opposition to the bill | and presented statistics of trade between | €China and the United States. He urged a. postponement of any action by Con gress looking to Chinese exclusion until | ;;:; expiration of the present treaty in “We are all Interested in being on good terms with China,” he said, ‘“‘and should | tfent her with some degree of considera- | ton > | He said that the Chinese student, Chi- | nese traveler and Chinese merchant have been unfairly dealt with. Upon being | questioned, he admitted that there is a| division of sentiment among the delega- | tlon as represented by him, some of them | being perfectly satisfied with the law as | it now stands, while others are dissati fled with the interpretation of the law. He said that the hope of imbibing Ameri- | can ideas lay in the Chinese student and | the law is hurtful particularly to this | class of Chinese. { t._Hamlin presented resolutions of the | | Boston Chamber of Commerce, advocat- | | ing the Proctor bill continuing in torr‘e} | the present Chinese exclusion law until | | the expiration of the existing treaty with China in 1904, and urged that no biil be adopted inconsistent with that treaty, | because, he said, “that treaty involves | the honor and faith of the United States | Government.” i Speaking for the Porto Rico Mail | | Steamship Company, Maxwell Evarts de- | clared that the Mitchell bill would put a | tax on American commerce that no sub- sidy bill could replace. It would prohibit the employment of Chinese seamen | aboard 'American ships, and this would | result in an enormous difference in_the | matter of wages. He said that our Com | migsioners to negotiate a new Chines treaty in two years should not be ham- | pered and embarrassed by the passage | of any new law. { Ex-Secretary Foster will be heard next Thursday on the international phases of the proposed Chinese exclusion. Chai | man Penrose announced after to-da | | hearing that the whole subject would be | gone into very carefully by the commit- tee. | E— s e PARDONS A CONVICT TO HAVE HIM HANGED g | JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 2L.—J. L. | Craft was hanged in the county jail here | to-day for the murder of Henry Spieker, | a member of a posse that tried to arrest | | MISS JOSEPHINE HOLMAN, WHOS AND INVENTOR IN WIRELE; FIANCEE. 12 S THERE ARE HINTS WEDDING ENGAGEMENT TO SIGNOR MARCONI, THE NOTED EXPERT TELEGRAPHY, HAS BEEN BROKEN OF A BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT. OFF AT THE REQUEST OF THE W YORK, Jan. 21.—Foreshadowed by more than one “indefinite post- ponement,” the wedding engage- ment of Signor G. Marconi and Miss Josephine Holman has been | broken off at her reques formally announced to:d A mutual friend was authorized to say: ‘“Miss Hol- man has asked Signor Marconl to release her from the engagement and he has com- plied with her request.” Signor Marconi faced his friends and in- This news was P SRS A S S WOMAN MAKES THE AGCUSATION Mine Workers’ President Are Heard. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 21.—Charges egainst President Mitchell, Secretary Wilson and the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America were ; the first order of business before the con- vention this afternoon, and the unexpect- ed announcement that the charges would be taken up caused a flurry of excitement in the convention. President Mitchell, in a voice full of emotion, addressing the convention, said: Gentlemen of the United Mine Workers—The election of officers was to have been the first thing on the programme to-day, but I have to say with deep feeling and regret that charges have been made by Miss Millle Meredith, an ex-employe of the national office, affecting my- self as president of the rational body, agadnst your national secretary, Mr. Wilson, and also against the national executive board. The time has come for the election of national officers, and I am unwilling to have this proceed until these charges have en heard. I therefore ask the convention to hear these charges and 1 ask William D. Van Horn of Indiana to take the chair while the charges are being heard. ‘When. Van_Horn took the chair Dele- gate Love of Iowa moved that the con- vention go into closed session and that all newspaper representatives be erxegluded while the charges were being heafd. Del- cgate McKay of Pennsylvania opposed the motion. Delegate Harrison of Illinois moved that Miss Meredith be sent for and asked to explain the charges. Act- ing President Van Horn put the mction and it carried, and he appointed a com- mittee to go to the hotel to escort Miss Meredith to the convention hall. Miss Meredith, when brought to the ball, insisted on reading her statement. It concerned the shortage of ex-Secre- tary-Treasturer Pearce and alleged that President Mitchell and Secretary-Treas- urer Wilson did not give out all the facts concerning Pearce's actions and that they “willfully lied” to the miners’ committee o year ago. She demanded an investiga- tion of the books to e how much Pearce's shontage was, It'was intimated that both Mitchell and Wilson sought to protéect Pearce and for that reason did | terviewers with stereotyped replies, which threw little additional light on the mat- ter. He appeared disturbed and depressed and unwilling ~to- discuss the motives which prompted Miss Holman's action, “Tae decision is final, so far as I am authorized to speak,” said he. ‘“The pro- gress of my experiments has been greatly delayed by adverse fortune and this had much to do with the_delay of my mar- riage arrangements. But there is also a very delicate question involved, which is more than I have admitted to any other newspaper ma not give out all the facts, and charged that Pearce frequently presented bills for couble the amount of purchases. She also said _that Pearce's ‘extra money’ amounted to $2000 a year, while Mitchell and Wilson reported that he had taken only $160. . Miss Meredith declared . that Mitchell allowed Pearce to go away as a “sick man' and send in his resignation from French Lick Springs. At the conclusion of her statement Sec- retary-Treasurer Wilson arose and denied the truth of the statement and said it was the outgrowth of spite. Mitchell also made denial. It became apparent during the discussion that a large majority of the delegates. present desire a complete investigation of the charges, and the committee to-night decided that a com- pletie investigation of the books will be made. New Orleans Racing. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 21.—Crescent City summary: p First race, mile an twenty vards, selling— Syncopated Sandy won, Jessie Jarboe second, El Ghor third. Time, 1:44. Second race, three furlongs—Merry Sister won, Frances Porter second, Julia Listem third. Time, :35%. Third race, six furlongs—Sevoy won, Weide- mann second, Amagari third. Time, 1:13%. Fourth race, selling, mile and a sixteenth— Frank M won, Henry of Franstamar second, Free Admission third. Time, 1:49%. Fifth race, seven furlongs, selling Bess won, Leenja s:cond, Madame ia atetlo third. ~Time, 1:20%. T Sixth race, mile and a sixteenth—Shut Up won, Dandy H second, Asua third. Time, 1:51. ———— Sharkey’s Forfeit Is Posted. NEW YORK, Jan. 2L—Tom Sharkey to-day clinched his proposed fight with Jim Jeffries by posting $2500 forfeit as a guarantee that he will fulfill his engage- ment with the Yosemite Athletic Club of San Francisco. According t agreed to by Jeffries lndsahqarll?eey.l i feit of $2500 by each of the principals and the club must be in the hands of the ref- eree by February 1. Sharkey's manager to-day announced that he had abandoned the idea of allowing Sharkey to fight Ma- her at Louisville, at least until after the champlonship battle has been fought. —_—— . Big Stakes for Greyhounds. A committee from the Interstate Cours- ing Club held a conference last night with the directors of Union Coursing Park. The latter decided to add $1500 to the futurity stake, to be decided in September. They also decided to add $1200 to the California plate, which will be run in February. —_———— SACRAMENTO, Jan. 21.—‘‘Father’ Francis E. Clark, founder of the Christian Endeavor- ers' Association, has bought an orange orchard at the Fair Oaks colony, fifteen mils from here, and will make that place his home. e e \ It is understood that Signor Marconi's friends and relatives had greater ambi- tions for him in a social way than that he should choose an American girl with neither notable distinction in soclety nor impressive fortune. Mrs. Holman and daughter sailed to-day for Europe to re- main several months. Some time ago The Call correspondent was informed that Signor Marconi was re- gapers in a breach of promise suit would e served against him. It is possible that such proceedings may yet be instituted. MULLER BARRED FROM BOXING Hayes Valley Club Men ‘Will NoS Oppose Authority. The officials of the Hayes Valley Ath- letic Club were not willing to fly in the face of official authority last night so they declared off the “amateur” boxing bout between Fred Muller and “Cyclone’ Kelly. The former is a well;known pro- fessional. The club is authorized to pro- mote only bouts between amateurs and its officers would render themselves amen- able to law if they allowed the Muller fight. Of the original programme only two bouts were decided, substitutes being pro- vided for a number of boxers who failed to_appear. George Dougherty and young Hill were the first brace of boxers in the ring. They weighed only 105 %ounds. but foukht like ougherty game chicken roved too Stroi for Hill.! He knocked him down re- peatedly in the first round. The police Stopped It In the second. Barney Driscoll and Monte Attell boxed four ' rounds to a draw. Attell seemed stronger, but Driscoll outgamed him in the last round and saved the decision go- ing against him. Ban Sullivan was siven the decision over Jack Cordell after four rounds of hard fighting. Cordell towered above his oppo- nent, who seemed afraid of him in the first round. In the second round Sullivan was the aggressor and just as the go Solnded seored a clean’ knockdown. He the judges deciding in his favor. Frank George tnlned the decision over Jim Daily after four rounds. Wae the stronger and the more ag: ve. Charlie Snailham and Jack McCormick fought four rounds to a draw. Phe judges dl:.‘ eciding in favor of fic- Cormick, the other calling it a draw. Referee McDevitt took the latter view of it. Jimmie Little stopped John Collins in one round. Little is & veteran and Collins a novice, The latter should never have been allowed to enter the ris George Curran and Billy RS luctant to come to New York for fear | continued on the aggressive to the end, ' Ing. &wwen boxed | four rounds, the judges calling it a draw. | him after he had escaped from the State | | prison_on May 9, 18%9. Craft was sent to | | the Missouri penitentiary from Lawrence | County in 1896 for train robbery. Yester- | day Governor Dockery pardcned Craft of | his prison sentence in order that he might | be hanged. | | KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 2l.—Albert | | Garth, colored, 26 years of age, who | i | killed Minnie Woods, a negress, here on | December 22, 1899, was hanged at the | county jail this morning. Garth walked | | bravely to the scaffold, maintaining com- | parative calmness to_the last. ! | - WILKESBARRE, Pa., Jan. 2L—John i | Lutz was hanged to-day for the murder of | his wif Lutz kept his nerve until the | | noose placed over his head, when he | would have collapsed had he not been | supported by the Sheriff. . On the evening | | of November 28, 1899, Lutz became en- | raged because his wife did not desire | their daughter to play upon an organ, as the child was ill. Lutz left the hou: and returned at midnight with an ax. Proceeding to the room where Mrs. Lutz and her daughter were sleeping, he killed his wife and then retired to his own room, | where he was arrested the next day. 4.-!—H-l-l-H-‘+H—l—'—l-l—l—kH—n—H—!-.[ FERRS ATTACK O THE PRINGE Chicago Police Chief Said to Desire More Officers. BERLIN, Jan. 21.—A news agency here has received a dispatch from Chicago rep- resenting the Chief of Police of that city as saying that he could not be responsible for the safety of Prince Henry of Prus- sia.while in Chicago without an increase of the detective force sufficient to stop any anarchist movements. This cable- gram is regarded by some officials as an invention intended to frighten Prince Henry into abandoning his trip or to in- | Ject a sinister element into his visit. |~ During Prince Henry's call yesterday on Andrew D. White. United States Em- bassador_here, the visitor spent most of his time in examining railroad folders and maps of the United States, through which he is to travel, and in asking questions concerning its topography, its cities and their industries. ‘White will give a dinner In honor of Pringe Henry next Friday night. at which the Princess and members of the Prince’s suite, with their wives, will be present, and to which Count von Bulow, the Im- perial Chancellor, and Baron von Rich- thofen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other Ministers have accepted Invi tations. \ ‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The apparent conflict In the dates mentioned in the | Washington and Berlin programmes for | the reception of Prince Henry is ex- lained here by the statement that the erlin authorities had before them when | they made their statement only an orig- inal and tentative programme, wkich was abandoned a day or two ago in favor of an arrangement that involves two trips of Prince Henry from New York to Wash- ington and the launching of the Meteor on February 2. The committee in charge of arrangements tried hard to draw up an itinerary that would relieve the Prince of the necessity of making two trips be- tween New York and Washington, but it | has so far been unable to plan any other arrangement that would not involve an abandonment of social functions in either this city or New York. The latest pro- gramme was cabled to Berlin yesterday afternoon, and the committee i3 waiting the approval of the Emperor and FPrince Henry. If Berlin decides that the orig- | inal programme would adhered to | the committee here will amend the pro-| gramme to correspond. | cast. 1 FORENSIG BATTLE ON FEBRUARY 14 Time Is Set for the Car- not Medal De- bate. 1 Orators Who Will Represent the University of California. BERKELEY, Jan. 21.—The intercoe- | glate debating committee met to-day and’ set Friday evening, February 14, as the time for the annual forensic contest for the Carnot medal between the University of California and Stanford University. The sides will be drawn to-morrow, thus | giving the debaters three weeks in which to prepare for a particular side of the question, instead of twenty-four hours, as the custom has been heretofore. The change will be tried this time as an ex- periment. California will be represented in the coming struggle of argument by F. M. Allen, L. E. Martin and H. L. Rothchild, with Walter Rothehild as alternate. The three speakers have been chosen after a series of preliminary debates of excep- tional merit. Nine men spoke in taa finals and their abiity was so evenly matched that the judges had great diffi- culty in making the deeision. Of the three speakers chosen one has already been a member of a Carnot team. Martin held that honor last year. Th young man is a senior in the college social sciences. He entered the univi sity from the Berkeley High School in 1868, where he held positions on school de- bating teams, competing with the Oak- land High School on one occasion. He was president of the 192 Debating Soci- {ety in his_sophomore year and of the Students’ Congress last term. Last year he_was substitute on the intercolleglate team. F. M. Allen graduated from Pomona High School in 1897, and while there took up debating. At college he has won five prizes in literary contests. He has been editor of the Californian and associate editor of the Occident, both student pub- lications, and last term was president of the Senate, a debating organization. Al- len is a member of the Winged Helmet and the Phi Sigma Delta fraternity. H. L. Rothchild graduated from the Lowell High School in San Francisco in 1898. He entered the university in the college of social sclences and has done considerable debating as a member of tae Students’ Congress. ‘Walter Rothchild, the alternate, is also a Lowell graduate. He is a student in Hastings College of Law and has repre- sented that college in two victorious de- bating contests against the Students’ Congress. CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RECEIVES A DRENCHING Northern and Southern Portions of State Report Cloudy Weather but No Rain. Rain was pretty general over the central part of the State yesterday. In the north and south, however, no rainfall of any im- portance was reported, althous the weather in both sections was cloudy and gave promise of showers. In this city .14 of an inch of rain was registered. Forecaster McAdie states that Southern California will probably receive a drench- ing to-day. The crops in that portion of the State are badly in need of rain and it is hoped that a considerable amount of wet weather will ensue during the next few weeks. It is »redicted that the ‘weather all over the State will be cloudy and unsettled to-day, although it is ex- pected that less rain will fall in San Fran- cisco than yesterday. ——— FUNERAL OF RESPECTED RESIDENT OF CITY Mrs. Mary McDonough Laid at Rest in Presence of Many Sor- rowing Friends. The funeral of Mrs. Mary McDonough, an old and esteemed resident of the M. sion for more than four decades, mother of Captain P. McDonough, formerly chief jailer of the County Jail, took place yes- terday at Holy Cross Cemetery. Thers was a large attendance at the obsequies. The late Mrs. McDonough was highly es- teemed, having been an ardent worker in the cause of charity. She was 86 years of age and retained her mental faculties up till the time of her death. ———————— Deadlock in Student Election. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 2L— The sophomores at Stanford have their troubles. The class of 1904 possesses so many good men with political aspirations that the second-year students were unable to-day to decide by ballot which one was best fitted for the presidency. There were five candidates in the field and no one of them received a majority of the votes John Taylor, the Santa Rosa track athlete, led with 54 votes; Carl Kennedy of San Jose was second, with 41, and W. J. Patterson of Centreville third, with 25, While A. M. Stevenson of Denver and W. A. Crossman of San Jose received 27 and 24 votes respectively. The other officers of the class are as follows: Vice president, 1. P. Bansbach of Denver; secretary, W. F. Dunn of Los Angeles; treasurer, Isaac Russel of Salt Lake City: athletic man- ager, B. C. Bubb of Mountain View; ser- geant at arms, M. A. Thomas of Ukiah. - Pasadena Sells Its Bonds. PASADENA, Jan. 2L.—The City Council to-day accepted the bid of the Union Sav- ings Bank of Oakland for the municipal improvement bonds. The amount of the issue was $300,000. The bank’'s bid was $4501 premium. There were six other bid- ders. ———————————— ADVERTISEMENTS. Babies’ pink cheeks indicate good health. Good health comes with proper food. Mellin’s *Food is a proper food. Send a postal for a free sample. MELLIN'S FOOD COMPANY, —_— e——————— STOCKTON, Jan. 21.—Mrs. C. W. Sander- | son, who cut throat from ear to ear, al- most severed her tongue and gashed her wrists with a razor in an effort to end her life, is still alive, but it is belleved she canmot re- cover. Sold in Boxes only. Avoid Imitations. Rosimte, £ 4 4L e