The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1902, Page 12

o - 1 FIRE GHIEF3 NARROW ESGAPE Post-Street Car Dashes| Into His Buggy at Grant Avenue. il i iy Sullivan and His Operator Thrown Out, but Are Uninjured. ef-Sullivan of the Fire Department pe from death last evening. dent - occurred at the corner of Post street and Grant avenue. Chief Sullivan, accompanied by his tele- graph operator, was going to the fire at Jones and McAllister streets. At lhel corner of Grant avenue and Post stree electric car No. 114 ran into the Chief's buggy, demolishing it and crippling the valuable mare that Sullivan drives. The motorman. is entirely to blame from the accounts of those who were on the Passengers claim that they heard ief's buggy half a block before the n occurred and supposed that the motorman would only run to the corner of Grant avenue and Post street and then | pull u% He continued going, however. | Chief Sullivan was unable to hold his | horse and the accident resulted. The Chief's horse was badly injured. Through some miraculous chance Sullivan and his telegraph operator, though both were | thrown out, escaped without injury. { Immediately after the accident Chief Sullivan telephoned for another horse and | buggy and was soon dashing to the scene of the fire. | | | HURBLED UNDER HORSES’ HOOFS, Car Crashes Into Charles H. Taylor's | Truck and Throws Him From His Seat! Charles H. Taylor of 3377 Twentietn street narrowly escaped being crushed to death yesterday about noon time. Tay- | lor was in charge of a truck bearing about | fopr tons of timber and was on his way | with the load west on Larkin street, and | when crossing O’Farrell and Ellis streets | an O'Ferrell street car came along at| great speed, crashing into the truck, | throwing it over and hurled Taylor on | top of his horses. S | '?“_ae apimals began to kick. In trying | to rise Taylor was further imperiled by roling betwen them. A crowd {amered; and the man was rescued from his dan- gerous position and taken into L. C. Crackbon’s drug store, at the corner of Larkin and O’'Farrell stieets. An exami- | nation was made and to his surprise Ta Jor's injuries were found to be not ser- ious. The motorman, who gave the name of Shockley, said he tried to put his brake on, but found that it would not work. He let the sand ‘down but even then he could not_stop the car, and. as he said, “I had 1o Jet her go at something.”” The win- dows of the car were smashed. Teaylor declares that the car was travel- at a great rate of speed and that the rman did not at any time ring the | as a warning. i ‘ \ in Hess Has Tricky Ways. | Frank Hess n California street by Police- Namara yesterday afternoon, sued by a Japanese. McNamara hold of Hess and the Japanese m that Hess had tried to swindie then Ernest Fuhrman of 321 > street joined the trio and asked to arrest Hese on the charge ning money by false pretenses. e said Hess had got $12 from him last h by pretending to procure a job for watchman in a foundry at and Main streets. Hess was p in the city prison and Fuhr- the complaint against him e Mogan Ballon Employes’ Party. employes of the captive balloon hosts at 2 banquet given to forty st even The affair was held | >ms of the company on Market r Twelfth. Owing to inclement e roo weather the balloon did not make an as- | cension. The evening was pleasantly sse | ADVERTISEMENTS. | COMPANY'S EXTRACT of Beef stands for health in the home and economy in the kitchen Get the gennine Liebig ~ Com- any’s Extract with blae sig- Datare MUNYON'S | COLD CURE Nearly everybody seems to be saking Prof, Mun- yon's Celd Cure whenever & cold appears, It Telieves the head, nose, throat and lungs so quickly that & cold need no longer bea forerunner of grippe, diphtheria or pneumonia. A vial of the Colg Cog is lmg & life msur:nceNpolizy. Every one of his Heaith free. Mounrr, Now Yook ane Philomige & { L. M. King Is Chosen to Fill the Va- RUNYOX'S I NHALER CURES CATARBE > | cancy Caused by the Death | of J. R. Freud. L. M. King, formerly assistant secre- tary and- superintendent of the Mer- ke 5 z A DENTISTRY AT COST OF MATERIAL, i COLLEGE CLINIC FOR THE PDOR. Teeth extracted free and all operations by graduate dentists of experience. Open Sundays &nd eveninge. POST-GRADUATE DENTAL COLLEGE, 3 TAYLOR ST., Cor. Golden Gate Ave. DR, MCNULTY., T8 WELL-RNOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Specialist cures B10od Poison, Gonorrhaea, Gleet, stricicre, Seminal Weakness, Impotence and their an ex-soldier, was seen | | | opinion as to the very THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1902 DIOCESAN CONVENTION ENDS VIGOROUS AND USEFUL LABOR Devotes Last Day of Session to Reviews of Church Charities and Passes a Resolution Favoring State Board of Arbitration o to' Settle and Determine Labor Dispu tes and Controversies e | HIS is one of the most interesting meetings of the Diocesan Conven- tion,” said ‘Bishop Nichols yes- terday at the last session of the year. Everyone present at the convention at St. John's Church was of Bishop Nichols' interesting mat- ters that came up for consideration. It was what might appropriately be called a humane meeting, for all the subjects | treated were of charity, of brotherly feel- | ing for the sick and infirm, of suggestions as how to best ameliorate the conditions of the afflicted and the most feasible way to reach the youths who have erred anu | who may be reclaimed. No dry canonical rules were obtruded | to interfere with the deliberation which brought out the good that is being done daily by the clergy and laymen. First, the convention extended its sym- pathy to the Rev. Mr. W. J. Kip Jr. in his continued suffering and, acting upon the sugestion of Major Hoeper, the Bishop offered up a prayer for the recov- ey of the ailing clergyman. Then the Rev. Mr. Foute moved and Rev, Mr. Sanford seconded a resolution of sympathy with | the Rev. Dr. Spalding in his. indisposi- tion. The doctor had reported that he had sufficiently recovered to undertake | light duties, and they felt that a word of | greeting would be recetved by the rever- {end gentleman with much pleasure, be- sides giving him strength in his recovery. The resolution was adopted with many | add=d expressions of sympathy. Major W. B. Hooper then presented a recommendation from the finance com- mittee that the salary of the secretary of the convention be raised from $200 to $300 a year. In submitting the proposal to the convention the speaker drew atten- tion to the invaluable work done by their secretary, the Rey. Mr. M. D. Wilson. Bishop Nichols testified to the great, it quiet, work achieved by Mr. Wilson. Only those who were actfiaily working in con- junction with the secretary, said he, had the slightest idea of the arduous labors MERCHANTS’ ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW SECRETARY chants’ Association, was elected secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. R. Freud at the regular monthly meet- ing of,the board of directors of the asso. clation held last Tuesday evening. Mr. King has been connected with the organ- izatifon- in an official capacity for several years and his work has been the subject of frequent commendation on the part of the members. He is thoroughly conver- sant with all details of the association’s regular werk and projects, and his elec- tior is viewed with great satisfaction by {local mercantile interests. He has al- commenced upon the dutles of his new office. New firms elected to membership in the asscciation are James O’Brien, - A. Schwartz. A. Gardner, Ferris & Haas, Hadwen Swain Manufacturing Company, Henshaw, Bulkley & Co., Empire Mill- | ing Company, J. P. Brownlee, M. J. Fon- tana, Willlam Jackson' apd the Pacific Meter Company. The matter of the proposed improve- ment of Van Ness avenue, between Pine allied Disorders. Book on Diseases of Men, free, Over20years experience. Terms reasonable, Hours, 2t03dally;6:30108. Bev'gs. Sundays, 10to 12. Consul- taoufreesndsacredly confidential Call or address P. ROSCOE McNULTY, 26!; Kearny St., San Fran mwhummqmm‘ bm“m.mhm“‘ and Bush streets, was then discussed. The board decided that while it did not wish to urge any proposed improvement against the wishes of a majority of the persons directly affected, still this was a matter which had been brought up re- peatedly by different parties for several vesrs'and that the best plan for deciding the maiter finally would be to carry out, if possible, the proposed experiment on one block and let the public generally bave an ocular demonstration of just what the improvement would be, A communication was sent to the Board qf Supervisors requesting that the matter of furnishing street signs for crossi: &s be given early and favorable consideration. e TEO] of the office. There were men drawing double that amount, and more, who did not even do half the work that is done annually by thelr secretary. The resolu- tion was carried Gnanimously. V. J. Robinson-presented tife following resolution: Arbitrate Labor Troubles. Whereag, It is the high province of church to promote peace; and. Whereas, The differences between capital and labor, employer and employe, at various pegjods in the recent history of our community, Have arrayed man against his fellow man, engen- dered much bitterness and ’occasioned much financial loss: and, ‘Whereas, All such controversies retard pro- Tes: are subversive of order and are:gen- erally detrimental to the community in which they ocecur; and, Whereas, Arbitration has been resorted to in similar Instances with good effect; be it Resolved, That this convention places itself on record as favoring the arbitration of such controversies and to that end favors the or- ganization of a State board of arbltration, whose impartial character” shall commend it to those who have such differences ir order that industrial peace and good will, once estab- lished, may be maintained. Such board of ar- bitration fo act conjointly with, or. independ- the ently of, the national board of arbitration recently established, as may be most ex- pedient. In speaking-to the resolution Robinson took the opportunity to say that it was time that the convention was put on the right side of the subject which Instigated the resolution. It was opportune. that they expressed themselves on the matter with a view of preventing in the future disturban such as have taken place. Bishop Nichols acknowledged the im- portance of the matter before them. All felt, said the Bishop, ‘that arbitration was not fiction and he welcomed. the res- olution before the house. Mr. Robinson’s resolution was then unanimously adopted. The non-attendance at the convention of the Rev. Robert Ritchie, rector of St. Paul's, Oakland, was a matter for regret and especially as threatened pneumonia was the cause, and that following an ac- cident. The Rev. Mr. Kelley moved that & message of sincere sympathy be ten- dered to Rev. Mr. Ritchie. The conven- tion acquiesced in the suggestion and the SUPREME COURT GRANTS . NEW TRIAL TO MATTHAI George Stanley’s Slayer Proves That Trial Judge’s Charge to Jury Was Erroneous. The Supreme Court handed down a de- cision yesterday reversing the judgment of the Superior Court of Napa County, wkich declared Frank Matthal guilty of manslaughter in killing George Stanley. It is held that the trial Judge in charg- ing the jury-held certain matters in dis- pute to be facts and suppressed a portion of the evidence. Stanley was attempting to work a mag- resite mine, which was claimed by Mot thai. His men wera ordered off the place one day and-he himself returned the fol- lowing” day to assert his alleged rights, Matthai met him with a shotgun and. a revolver. The two men fought for pos- session of the gun and Stanley finally wrested it from his opponent. Raising it above his head, he was apparently about to hit Matthai, when the latter discharged his revolver, killing Stanley instantly. A new ftrial is ordered and ' Attorney Charles Heggerty, who represents the de- fendant, states that the possibility of an- other conviction is very remote. —_———— Pictures and Frames. i We received during December’ over 100 patterns of entirely new things in mold- ! ings which we have not had time to open until now. The beauty, originality and moderate price of these moldings will please every one having pictures to frame. On sale after this date. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. ~ —_————— Practices Medicine Illegally. The case of Robert Macbeth, charged with practicing medicine without a cer- tificate, was tried before a jury in Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday afternoon. Mac- beth's defense was that he acted merely as a clerk for Dr. Alvey. The jury con- victed him and he was ordered to appear for sentence next Thursday. + SCENE AT DIOCESAN CONVEN- TION AND SECRETARY WHOSE WORK WON RECOGNITION. * secretary will draw up the letter of sym- pathy. The Rev. Charles Hitchcock presented his report from the committee on church charities, which showed the great amount of work accomplished by those interested in those important subjects. The com- mittee proposed that the Sunday nearest St. Luke's day should be known as Hos- pital Sunday. He strongly urged and ccmmended the suggestion. The report showed the energy with which all the church work in con- nection with charities was main- tained. The Maria Kip Orphanage, the Armitage Orphanage, the Old adies’ Home, the Order of the Good Shepherd, Tenant Home and St. Dorothy’s Rest Convalescent Home for Children were all accounted for in a most interesting man- ner, the work done at each institution showing results which catised the con- vention to congratulate those in whose hands the management and conduct of the institutions rested. Church Close to Sufferers. The Rev. Mr, Hitchcock said that it was necessary to bring the church work close to the sick and the dying in the hospitals and presented the following res- olution, which was adopted: That the Bishop of the diocese and the Rev. Dr. F. W. Clampett, the Rev. D. O. Kelley and tke Rev. C. Hitchcock be abpointed a permanent committee to take charge of the matter of visitation and of other work at and for the hospitals; that the Bishop be empowered to fill any vacancy on this committee as may occur; that the committee be known as the hospital committee and that it report the pro- gress of its work at the annual convention through the committee on church charities. In the matter of the Armitage Orphan- age Major Hooper gave some statistics and accounts that delighted the assem- bly. He told of the remarkable health of the youngsters, and also suggested the protective care which he deemed espe- clally necessary when the boys grew up to be of age, when they came to the city to earn a livelthood. He showed how the philanthropic women who were interested had separately taken upon themselves the payment of the board of the boys. And then it was that the Bishop revealed the generosity of Major Hooper, who, when a rental was due on the orphanage and they found themselves short, upon being sent to immediately gave the necessary amount and since then, over a year and a half ago, they had been in receipt of $50 every month from the same generous source, Bishop Nichols remarked that they had much indeed to be thankful for when they covsidered those who were unselfishly giv- ing their time and money for the great cause of charity, It showed a fidelity and firm trust in God. There was a fine record of high devotion at the back of them, consequently there was an unusual record in our institutional life. Thus the vigorous Diocesan Convention of 1%02 was brought to a close. There was a hymn, in which all joined, and a prayer offered by the Bishop and the convention adjourned sine die. & @ ittt ool ..”..,”!.“”:””l‘!..,”””””””””””“. LIGHT COMPANIES TELL OF ‘THEIR EARNINGS File Statements of Revenue and Ex- penditures Preparatory to Fix- ing of Rates. The San Francisco Gas and Electric Company submitted a statement for 1901 yesterday to the Board of Supervisors showing that its revenue from gas was $1.266,556 and from electricity $643,063 75, a total of $1,909,61975. The expenditure for production of gas was $9687%50 and of electricity $573,389; total, $1,542,18006. The profits were $367,439 69, of which $227,042 70 Wwas paid in dividends, leaving a surplus of $140,296 99. The original cost of the plant is placed at $13,042,578 55, present Yalue $11814,83886, capital stock $12,994,— 36, bonds outstanding $623,000, floating de’llg‘l; $659,486 01, .ohe revenue of the Mutual EI Company was $119,958 85, Expendle!‘l:lt:é: $111,624 32, original cost of plant $421,018 51, capital stock $500,000, of which $410,000 has been issued; floating debt $35,286 53. mMsgrl:lxpPowér xCox{;;g;)y revenue $14,- E enses $13,172 93. “?‘gox?ir‘?df?tgdm“ $10,000. S e pians central Light and Power Company rev- enue $128.485 69, expenditures $81,648 , cost of plant $23,600, floating debt $10,000. ——————— Now Is Your Time. All-wool men's suits worth $18.00 .for $4.65. These are stylish, neat sults, yet $4.65 will buy them at the bankrupt cloth- ing sale of the Boston, s sale ot ston, 773 Market street, ————— South Park Settlement. The Friday evening concert at the South Park Settlement will be held under the di- rection of Madame Ellen Coursen-Roeckel, An unusually attractive programme wili be rendered by Madame Roeckel friends and p\i’plls pis —_——— - - Rionhart’s Flaxseed Balsam W1l cure your cough, 50 cents at all druggists, i | city authorities of Minneapolis for data | lon the petition of property owners ADVERTISEMENTS. X FILLS 0 DENTH WITH PILEDRIVER psizing Scaffold Car- ries Laborer to His End. ‘Walter Hoffman Crashes With Fatal Result From His Lofty Perch. Welcome Gentle Spring! The new Sailors are in, and oh! they’re smart, awfully < smart, fetching little sailors, such as we like to dress our little hopefuls in, in the new shades, Golf Red, That Bright Royal Blue, Navy Blue, Tan, All those bright spring colorings, and treated in a royal fashion as to trimmings and generosity ‘Walter Hoffman, a laborer employed by the City Street Improvement Company, was crushed to death yesterday by the capsizing of a piledriver at 40 East street. Hoffman was working on the top plat- form at an elevation of about eighty feet, ‘When one of the timbers supporting the structure gave ‘way. The huge frame- work toppled over. The structure col- lapsed when it struck the ground. Hoff- man was caught in the timbers and diel almost instantly. He leaves a wife and seven children in destitute circumstances. The piledriver was in operation on a vacant lot on East street, between Market and Mission. It was supported on a run- way constructed of 12x12 timbers, and on this apparently substantial foundation the structure was moved from place to place as occasion required. The timber that carried away had been used before and within the hour preced- ing the accident had supported the mov- ing of\the heavy framework four differ- ent times. ' The plledriver was in posi- tlon to pick up another pile when the smash came. Hoffman was on the top- most platform waiting for the pile to be hauled up under the hammer. Without any warning the masstve timber sudden- v ly gave way and over toppled the frame- in the fullness of the work. It struck the ground with terrific blouse. Yoked i P = force. The framework around the top d in “front: platform collapsed and by the time his yoked in back; that's the ‘l’ellov;flworll"(xer? reached him Hoffman was spring idea, made from reathin; s last. H s Tarry Kendall, the foreman in charge the highest grade of of the work, said that he had taken every English storm serge; precaution to insure the safety of. his '8 Sail e men and that to all appearances the $7.50 ailors are broken timber was perfectly sound. This timber is at present under ine wreck of the piledriver. A knot, the,presence of which could not be detected, from the outside, is thought to have contributed to the disaster. Hoffman was 50 years of age and has been engaged. in this kind of work for over twenty years. He was taken to the Harbor Hospital, but Dr. Murphy pro- nounced him dead and notified the Coro-! ner. Hoffman was out of work for some time prior to his present employment and leaves his large family very poorly pro- vided for. BAY COAST ROAD MUST COMPLY WITH FRANCHISE Supervisors’ Street Committee Re- ports in Favor of “Parking” Van Ness Avenue. The Bay and Coast Raillway Company received but small comfort from the Su- pervisors’ Street Committee at yester- day’s meeting in its effort to retain its franchise to enter the city at Twenty- fourth and Illinois streets. Ordinances had been referred to the commitfee granting the company sixty days within which to expend $25,000 in construction | work after a permit had been issued by the Board of Works. Supervisor Curtis wanted the ordinances Indefinitely post- poned, but the committee deferred con- | sideration two weeks. At the expiration of this time, if the company is not fully prepared to demonstrate its ability to | carry out the provisions of its franchise | relative to expending $25,000 toward build- ing its tracks, the committee will report against any extension of time being | granted. The committee recommended the con- struction of a park on the central strip of Van Ness ‘avenue, between Bush and Pine streets, after a number of property owners had been heard. The ordinance reducing the width of the sidewalks on the block named to seventeen feet was reported against. The project is to be an experiment, and if successful the entire avenue will be improved. The Board of Works was directed to remove the fences on San Miguel stree:, Tara street and Lindell avenue and Geneva street within sixty days. 1 The clerk was directed to request the | marked special, 33.30, Sizes 2% to 10 years. —_ 0 Pi;thing old to show you—ev- regarding sign posts containing names of streets erected in that city. The Board of Works was requested to examine and report as to proper action ot Pacific avenue to repave certain blocks. e e ALPERS LOSES THIRTY VOTES IN SIX PRECINCTS Walsh Makes Steady Gains as the Recount of the Ballot Pro- gresses. The Eighteenth Precinct of the Thirty- | eighth District and the Fifth of the Thir- ty-seventh, which were recounted in Judge Murasky’s court at the commence- | ment of the Supervisorial election contest and held for a decision by the Judge, were footed up yesterday. As a result of the court’s decision Alpers loses 8 votes, Eg- gers 10, Bent 9, Walsh 9 and Cognlan 3. The Ninth of the Forty-fifth, the Four- teenth of the Forty-third, the Eighteenth of the Thirty-eighth and the Fourth of the Forty-fourth were counted yestérday. In these four precincts Alpers sustaineda loss of 22, Eggers 26, Bent 26, Walsh 12 and Coghlan 10. The total losses for the d: are: Alpers 30, Eggers 36, Bent 35, Wal. 21 and Coghlan 18. Walsh now leads Al pers by 120 votes. 4 | | | —————— Unhappy Couples Separated. Divorces were granted yesterday to John J. Ross from Kathryn Ross for de- sertion, Margaret Allen from George Al- | len for neglect, Charles Rostain from Ju- | liana Rostain for desertion, Regina Gold- stein from Solomon Goldstein for neglect, Gertrude G. Lowry from. Forrest D. Low- Ty for neglect and Odile Hestin from John Hestin for extreme cruelty. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by Allie Mabel Hopkins against I. L. Hop- kins for failure to provide, Alice Camp- bell against George A. Campbell for fail- ure to provide and Isidore Simon against Frances Simon for desertion. —_——— Mrs. Ellis Removed. The letters of administration on the es- tate of the late Mary Kilroy granted to Mrs. Clara Ellis were revoked by Judge Sloss yesterday, and the woman was or- | dered to turn oyer to the court all the| money left by Mrs. Kilroy, which was | drawn from the bank by her while serv- | ing as administratrix. here is.$7000 on | deposit in the Crocker-Woolworth Bank, but there is $12,000 yet to be accounted for. Mrs. Ellis’ removal Is due to a suit insti- tuted by John Abrook, who claims to have Been Mrs. Kilroy's husband. —_———— No One to Prosecute. The cases of M. B. Phelps, conductor; August T. Deutschman, motorman, and A. D. Cameron, timer, charged with man- slaughter in connection with the death of Mrs. Mary Phelan on December 23 at Fill- more and Union_streets, when the car' rushed down the Fillmore-street hill, were | dismissed by Judge Cabaniss vesterday. | Detegtive Bailey, who had chaige of the case, had to confess that he had been un- able to get @ny one to swear to a com- plaint against the defendants. . — Wreck Victim Gets $7000. | The Supreme Court yesterday aflirmed the judgment of the lower court which awarded $7000 damages to Edward Dolan, an employe of Prince Poniatowski's Sier- ra Railway Company, who sustained se- rious Injuries in a train wreck. The court held that the railway company had been guilty of neglect in delaying repairs on the bridge at which the accident occurred. —_———— If they’re not worth $3.00. That’s the suit pictured here in pleasing. spring colorings and full-weight fabrics; made with the 1902 ideas and in fabrics that wear like sheet- iron. Smart, natty, snappy suits for chaps between the ages of 8 and 15 years, and they’re not worth a penny if they’re not worth $5.00, al- though we have marked ’em $24 You know the snappy stylés for smart chaps are with Raphael's. We're show- ing all the new spring ideas reet & cenue. Lawyer Sues for Large Fee. Attorney George B. Merrill filed a suit against ‘Andrew J. Gunnison, Andrew G. Booth and Walter J. Bartnett for $5000 esterday. He claims the defendants owe xun that amount for legal services he ren- dered the law firm of Gunnison, Booth & Bartnett in the clebrated Blythe case. cor Kearny St Union Squarz Av