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10 SEERS DEATH IN SWIRLING SEA Gripman Simmons’ Fu- tile Attempt to End His Life. Three Times He Plunges Into| Officials of Spring . Valley the Breakers, but Is Cast Ashore. three times into, the front of the Seal Rock last night with the his life, W. Simmons, oad and living at Breadway :es Cheetham and 2 hostler of the ilock House as he was about ex- d. 6 o'clock men at the Seal Rock ced Simmons remove his hat into the deeper water. empted to drown, each time back on the bedch by the ¥ were tumbling with a y roar was dragged from the surf and the Seal Rock House it was s had been drinking. ily troubles caused taking of his own notified and the man a wife and three chil- NOTED IRISE AGITATOR IS THOUGHT TO BE DYING O 'Dcnovan Rossa Cuts Himself While Paring 2 Corn and Blood Poi- soning Follows. a. noted Irish agita- , s critically ill of blood St Francis Hospital in this may occur any day. A paring a corn or calloused ght foot he cut deeper than The wound was slight, but developed blood poisoning. r three day Ee e g A n Richardson was removed was to £ the leg was advised, but to consent. This morning nt bones were removed Rossa is in a comatose it with high temperature and His brother, John Iowa, has ntly came here from San ¥ of Sonora, HARRIMAN LINES GIVE STUBBS AN ASSISTANT Traffic Manager of the Orgon Rail- way and Navigation Company Receives Promotion. ICAGO, Fi Another important of assistant traffic created on the Harri- fex. 1 appointed to the 1 ume bis new 1 and have his office raffic Director J. C. Stubbs of th: he companies over which these two have the say as to all traffic matters the’ Southern and Union Pacific com- e Oregon Short Liné and the and Navigation Com- alifornia and Southern WIFE OF A LIEUTENANT IS GRANTED A DIVORCE Mrs. Bessie H. fiétflerxngton Secures o Legal Separation on the Ground of Desertion. TTASHINGTON, D. C., erior Court to-day granted Mrs. Bes- H He ierington a divorce from her nt James H. Hether- the ground of de- s is given to the hat of Hewes Hetherington iage took place in 1889. Mrs. asserts that her husband T in 1888. While in Japan the enant shot and killed an_Englishman naied Robinson, who had been paying atiention to Mrs. Hetherington. % o, MAKES ATTACK ON POLICY OF A MINISTER OF AUSTRIA VIENNA, Feb, 27.—In the lower house of the Reichsrath to-day M. Dassynski, lezder of the Socialists, attacked the pol- icy of Cot Goluchowsky. the Austro- Hungariar: linister of Foreign Affairs during the Sp. -American war, ccused Count Goluchow- licy subservient to : mical to the peo- ling 1o obtain satisfaction an subjects murdered dur- € riots at Hazelton, Pa., in 1897. o he was sent to jail he | end NGS, Colo., Feb. 27.— | i e t™he | fntention to advise them not to do so. gent of the Cooper Center | TRYNG TO FIX the employ of the Califor- | was dragged from the water | t, wade into the surf and throw | Three | | of the | | | | { he has been de- | Gangrene finally set | t night was so grave | { | | | been | board asked for specific information as | Aria, | | | produces : 15,000, ! don’t think you will make it stick.” 1 | ley Company tied Bets = nptified and the mman | replied Schussler, “and I am authorized to | reimbursed for the outlay. Feb. 27.—The | WATER RATES Little Progress Is Made by Supervisors in Their Izquiry. Furnish. Numerous Statistics. Sifting as a commlittee of the whole, the Board of Supervisors yesterday resumed its inquiry into the valuation of the Spring Valley Water Company’s plant, with & view toward fixing water rates for the current year. Engineer Herman Schussler of the water | company occupied the stand throughout the day and answered all questions rela- tive to values with characteristic readi- ness. Supervisor Connor presided, and Mayor Schmitz and Supervisors Braunhart and Brandenstein conducted the inquiry. Schussler filled a statement of the cost Alameda Creek system, above Niles, which was independent of the City Engineer’s valuation of the company's property. Schussler stated that the prop- erties which had heretofore been held in trust by the Suburban Water Company had been turned over to the Spring Val- | “Have deeds been made?’ Braunhart in surprise. “The transfer was made this morning,” inquired state that the deeds will be made immed- iately.” Inquiry was made as to the praperuesv included in the transfer, but Schussler said considerable of it was without the jurisdiction of the board, as no rate there- on was asked by the company. Supervisor Winn stated that Schussler THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL; FRIDAY, FEBBUABY 28, 1902. FAMOUS PLAYER OF 'CELLO WILL BE HEARD AT SYMPHONY CONCERT Franz Wagner Makes His First Appearance in This City To- Night With the Chicago Otchestra. was evading the spirit of the resolution | of the board, which made a demand upon | the company to furnish specific informa- | tion. The resolution in question was read and | Schussler was asked if he would furnish | the board with a copy of the articles ot'i incorporation of the Suburban Company. © answered in the affirmative and was then asked if he would furnish a copy of the contract. Attorney Kellogg answered for Schuss- ler, saying that this promise could not be made. He believed the company would not furnish the document, as it was his | Must Furnish Contract To-Day. “You w:}] so advise the company?” in- uired thé® Mayor. | “Yes, sir,” responded Kellogg. “I will do ‘so because inat contract geals with property which does not concern this | ooard. Were its. provisions to be pub- | lished, it would be 1atal to the projects of the company."” Braunhart moved that the company be | given until noon to-day to supply the board with a copy of the. contract, and it was so ordered. ncona suggested that the company | also supply the board with data as to| the purity of the water furnished to con- sumers here, and a motion to that effect | prevailed. Referring again to the Suburban Com- | pany’'s deeds, Braunhart asked what was | the amount paid for the Alameda and Calaveras properties. Schussler answered | that the properties, numbering 156 pieces, cost $2,302,840 13. { “What did you pay the Suburban Com- | pany for water?” inquired Braunhart of | Kellogg. { “The Spring Valley Company has never | paid a nickel to the Suburban Company,” | answered the corporation attorney. | ““What was the consideration named in | the contract?” asked the Mayor. “Mutual covenants embodied in the con- tract,” was the guarded reply. | Finding it impossible to get satisfaction | on this line of inquiry, the members of the | q to the cost of new construction on the | Alameda system up to January 1, 1902. | Schussler said the cost was $765,213 31. He went on to say that an item of $141,000 in- terest was inc'uded in the company’s statement, because the board last year failed to make allowance for that sum, and as the stockholders were forced to pay it to the bondhoiders. Schussler main- tained that the stockholders should be Schussler maintained that the value of the Spring Valley Company’'s property was increasing eyery year. ' Although it gallons daily, he said an expepditure of about 36,000,000 would increasefthe daily supply to 60,000,000 gal- lons of filtered water. Eastern Pumping Machinery. Winn questioned Schussler at length | upon the practice of the comgsny of buy- ing pumping machinery in the East, but | Schussler replied that the company got only such machinery in the East as could not be manufactured here. ““That's nonsense,” said Winn. “You can get any kind of machinery here.” “But we can't get it just when we want it,” replied Schussler, smiling. “You mean you'd rather go East than patronize home industry.’’ “You're anxious to make a point on me,’ rejoined Schussler, coolly, “but 1 The Point’ Lobos water supply, which was declared to be impure by the local health authorities, was considered by the board. Schussler sald the water was not | bad, as reported. as was evidenced by | the fact that the Federal Government was | negotiating with the water company for water to be furnished to the Presidio re- servation. ‘“Wasn't that Point Lobos water con- Our furnishings department is now showing the latest in spring golf chirts. sibly, to talk spring goods, but we want to impress you with th= fact that we are in the field early with the very latest up-to-date merchandise. These shirts are made from madras and cham- bray with or without pleated fronts; they come in solid colors such as ox blood, medium blue and dark gray, and each is fast colored ; the shirts are $],00 each Out-of-town orders filled—write us. SNWooDs (0 718 Market Street It is a little early, pos- S O-NIGHT will be heard for the first time here, Franz Wagner, the ‘cellist, who will play with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Wagner is a player who has gained fame in his art in many countries, and who will certainly be very well worth hearing. He is to play the charming con- certs for 'cello by Saint-Saens, and with his own accomplishment and the delight- ful feature of the competent -orchestral accompaniment—so rarely to be heard here—the number will. be an unusual treat. The programme for to-night is as follow: Overture, “Magic Fluts Mozart Concerto, A minor. . Saint-Saens Mr. Wagner. Symphony, E minor (Pathetique).Tschiakowsky Suite, ‘‘Peer Gynt' Grieg Aria, *“Lend Me Your Aid’ Gounod Mr. Tcwne. **Roses From the Sout *‘Herodiade’” . Mme, Linne, Overture, ‘‘Robespierre’ .. Litolft The Saturday matinee and evening pro- grammes are as follows: i MATINEE. Overture. Leonore, No. 3; concerto (first movement), D major, allegro ma non Waltz, . Straus; assenc: troppo .. .. Beethoven Symphony Beethoven Vorsplel, Wagner Preisleid, ‘‘Meistersin; ‘Wagner Mr. Towne. ‘Waldweben, ‘‘Slegfried”.. . Wagner Mme. Linne. Huldigung's Marsch. ....Wagner EVENING. Overture, ‘“Merry Wives of Windsor”...Nfcolai Concerto, A minor Volkmann Wagner. Mr. Arla, “Hiawatha's Wedding Feast’ ylor Mr. Towne. Symphony No. 5 (Leonore), Op. 177........ 1—Allegro, Andante gflasi ~Larghetto; 2._March Tempo; 3—Allegro. Parsifal Paraphrase..Wilhelmj's Transcriptiol Mr. Van Oordt. Danse Macabre. Arfa, “‘Sampson Saint-Saens ant-Saens Mme. Linne. D i s B e b R e e ] demned by the Government some years ago?’ asked Braunhart. “I never heard of it,” ler. “‘Perhaps not,” retorted Braunhart, sar- castically. The San Francisco water supply was the subject of considerable questioning. What would the company do if the Point Lobos water were officially declared unfit for human use? was asked. “Why,” said Schussler, “answered Schuss- “‘we would use | it for fire purposes, flushing sewers and sprinkling lawns. i “Why don’t you do tkat now? £ “Because we are not in that business.” “Don’t you think the city ought to own its own water plant?” inquired Branden- stein. “I certainly do,” answered Schussler earnestly. ‘“You would then learn what it costs to supply a city’like San Fran- cisco with water and maintain a system like our own." Schussler went on to say that the avail- able supply from the South Merced Lake was about 2500,000 gallons a day, and from the North lake abcut 500,000 gallons. The latter lake had not been used for six or seven years, because there was no proper drainage. He hoped, npwwer. to construct a system of drainage ‘next year. Board’s Orders Ignored. The subject of fire hydrants was brought up by Brandenstein, who asked if any hydrants had been erected by the company In recent months. On receiving a negative reply, Brandenstein asked if it was not true that the Board of Super- visors had ordered numerous hydrants put in in various parts of the city and that the company had ignored the board. “Yes, sir,” was the reply. “Why didn't you put them in?" “Because we do not propose to do work for the city for which we will receive no pay,” was the reply. “Do you mean to say that the company refused to erect the fire hydrants which were ordered?”’ ¥ ) “No, sir; we simply €id not put them n. Brandenstein asked that Fire Chief Sul- livan be sent for, and, pending his ar- rival, Secretary Ames was placed on the stand and asked to explain the various items of the construction account report- ed by the company. Duntx;g) the last year bonds to the amount of 000 were sold and the proceeds devoted to permanent improvements.. During the year the total revenue was $1,842,430, while the disburse- menis exceeded that sum by $324. Every effort to secure a detailed explanation of the items in the various accounts proved futile. Ames shielded himself with the genoral statement that the items were so numerous that he could not explain them without consulting all of the books. Be. sides, many of the items were explained in s?anement.s previously filed with the board. Considerable time was spent in search- ing for these statements and in going over them when found. Little attention|was paid to this phase of the: inquiry by the majority of the Supervisors, who dozed. and gossiped by turns as Ames mechan- ically read off the figures. These showed that the receipts for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901, were; e | | | | | | -+ FAMOUS 'CELLIST WHO WILL APPEAR WITH THE CHICAGO SYM- PHONY ORCHESTRA TO-NIGHT, AND A TALENTED SINGER WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE DEL CARLO OPERA COMPANY. 1 and 3, from first s Dvorak L’Amico Fritz to Be Presented. The Del Carlo Opera Company will be- gin an engagement on Sunday evening at Odd_Fellows' Hall, appearing also on Wednesday evening, March 5; Saturday, the Sth, and Sund: the 9th, in Pietro Mascagni's opera, Amico Fritz.” The work will be given in Italian. Though the opera has been heard in the East it has never up to now been rendered in this city, which makes the forthcoming presentation here all the more interest- No: From consumers, $1,501,284 79; from the city and county, $223,504 2§; from shipping, $86,047 50; from other consumers, $43,046 53; total, $1,863,88310. The disbursements were: Operating expenses,$435,775 05; taxes, $224,494 51; Interest, $626,051 27; dividends, $616,800; total, $1,933,120 85. Company’s Income Discussed. Brandenstein brought up the question of income at the evening session. He asked what the income for the first half of the present fiscal year was, and Ames said the total amount was $932,06 0. “In that case,” said Brandenstein, “as- suming that your receipts for the second half of the. fiscal year would be greater than the first, it would be fair to double the sum and, adding thereto $80,000 for hydrafit rates, your income will be $130,000 in excess of last year. “I suppose so,” said Ames. ‘“According to my calculation, the total expenditures of the company 1 not ex- ceed $1,815,795 20 this year.” “That's too small,” remarked Ames. “You must make allowance for over $100,- 000 for construction expenses and $135,000 in addition for two dividends which we| skipped last year." The various items of receipts and dis- bursements, including water rents from private consumers, the city and shipping, operating expenses, taxes, interest and dividends, were the subjects for a pro- longed examination by Brandenstein. Much of the information elicited was purely statistical and brought out for the purpose of Incorgoraung it in the records of the board. The inquiry was extremely desultory and little information of value to the general public was elicited. Infor- mation relative to the company’s receipts during January could not be obtained, but it was promised for to-day. The interesting fact was disclosed in the examination that there are. in the city 2248 vacant houses, as against 3057 a year ago. This indicates that the nl‘é is rap- idly growing and it was used by Branden- stein as an argument that the income of the water company was increasing cor- respondingly. - At the present time the company is supplying water to 65,437 fam- ilies, an increase of 2076 over the number supvlied for the greater part of 1901. The number of business places supplied 20,749, as*against 20,37%71 year ago. ‘The _inqu! will be resumed this morn- ing. Tt is believed it will be finished and the crder fixing the rates passed before midnight in)accordance with the law re- quiring that water rates shall be fixed in February of each year. is ; Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Feb. 27.—Licenses to mar- ry were lssued to-day to Willlam M. Cashman, 32, San Francisco, and May S. Boyhan, 22, Oakland; Willlam Waltrip, 21, Purdy, Missouri, and May Reed, 18, Pine- ville, Missourf; Alexander McDonne 11, 80, and Daisy K. White, 21, both of San Francisco. —_—— . Dr. Estes Taken to Asylum. Dr. W. Burgess Estes, a local physician, who has gained some unpleasant noto- riety within the last year by passing worthless checks and being entangled in ing. The cast will be as follows: Prima donna soprano assoluta, Maria Welch; prima donna mezzo soprano, Josephine Nilo; tenor; Chev. Pletro Buzzi; comedian, Giuilo Cortesi; second barytone, Galliani Napoleone; gecond tenor, Battista Barondl; second soprano, Maria Galllani; chorus of peasants, boys, etc. During the first act the violin solo on the stage will be executed by Miss Grace Freeman, the oboe solo on the stage will be played by Professor A. Lombardi, and the trombone solo in the orchestra by Professor L. Klotz. Scenery has been painted especially for this presentation of the opera. other questionable operations, has been taken to a private sanitarium at Liver- more and it is said he has become a men- tal wreck. The similarity which his name bears to that of Dr. Melville B. Estes has caused the latter considerable annoyance. He is in no way connected with or related to the deranged physiclan. ————— Eureka Is a Busy Port. EUREKA, Feb. 27.—The Board of Har- bor Commissioners for the port of Eu- reka has submitted its report for the year ending December 31, 191. A summary of the report shows the following: Total value of all exportaticns for year 1901 - --$5,260,786 Total value of all importations for year 1901 - 2,340,496 Excess of ' exports over imports for year 1901 ,911,290 Total value of exports for the year 1 . ..$3,805,726 8 t imports for the ye: b s y- 1,505,324 Total vaiue 1900 Excess of exports over imports for. year lmm .$2,000,402 5 .$1,365,060 year 1901 over 454,172 Dines With President. ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—Prince Henry, accompanied by Embassador von Holle- ben, dined at the White House to-night with President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The dinner was entirely unofficial and of a rsonal character, and owing to the Mec- %nley exercises making this day one of mourning there were no formal toasts or exchanges, the purpose being to permit a more intimate personal exchange than was possible during the formalities of of- ficial intercourse last Monday. Others nresent at the dinner were General von lessen of the Prince's staff, Miss Roose- velt, Miss Carow and Senator and Mrs. Lodge. —— Burglar Takes Her Jewelry. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21.—The room of Mrs. Wass, a guest at the Abbottsford Inn, Eighth and Hope streets, was en- tered by a burglar during the night and robbed of all the jewelry it contained, consisting mostly of diamond rings, the estimated value of which is about $400. No clew to the burglars, who entered through an open window, was discovered. Jear il Fined for Dismissing an Employe. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Feb., 27.—In the city court here to-day Manager de Coursey of the Leavenworth Street Car Comgnny. was fined $50 for ' dismissing ‘W. P. Sullivan, an employe, because of his connection with a labor union. This is the first conviction under the new State law. : ¥ ' three-story brick building at the north- ! use of the harbor , mission recommen | say it again—we are robbing the substi- | tutes.” | the matter. (o} GRANT PERMITS FOR BOXING Supetvisors Accede to Request of National Club. Bay City Athletic Club Is Also Favored by Board’s Committee. The Supervisors’ Police Committee met yesterday and reported in favor of the | application of the National Club for a permit to hold a professional boxing con- test in March. In taking this action the | petitions of the Pacific Coast, Hayes Val- | ley and Bay City athletic clubs were de- | nied. Supervisors Boxton and Eggers voted in favor of the National Club, butl | Curtls refused to join his colleagues. Cur- tis advised ‘‘Joe” Goddard of the Na- tlonal Club not to pay the $1200 license un- til the board had taken action on the res- | olution. The committee granted permission to | the Bay City Athletic Club to hold an amateur boxing exhibition on March 12, but laid over for two weeks the petition | of the San Francisco Athletic Club to | hold a professional contest in April and | i&m Twentieth Century Club for one in ay. The committee recommended that the | east corner of Commercial and Drumm streets be rented for 3175 _per month for gullce. The Police Com- led that the building be secured, as the present police station is unsanitary and inadequate for the pur- pose used. The committee rejected a demand for $90 for a horse purchased by the: Police Com- mission, as no requisition was made on the board for the animal. FIRE COMMISSIONERS | HOLD HOT ARGUMENT | Rolla V. Watt Strenuously Objects to Parry Using the Word “Rob.” A fire of wrath broke out among the Fire Commissioners yesterday, and it took all the efforts of Rolla V. Watt to extinguish the sparks and cool the hot air engendered by Commissioner Parry, who called upon the City Attorney to “hasten” | in submitting his opinion so far as it af- fects the status of the substitutes of the department. | For a time it”looked as If the board | was in imminent peril and would be cut off from escape from the scorching, siz- zling criticlsm of Parry. He said: “T have an opinion on this question aad I will see whether this board shall con- tinue to rob the substitutes in the depart- ment of 35 cents a day.” At this warm moment Commissioner Watt climbed to the highest rung of the ladder of indignation and clearly let Parry know that the word “rob” was in- cendiary, and he therefore objected to its application. “I really don’t care if you do object.” said Parry to Watt. “I've sald it and I'li Watt by this time was worked up to a state of anger and reminded Parry that the board members were not glven to branding each other as robbers. Commis- sioner Grady also made strenuous objec- tion to so grave a charge. ““We are not robbers,” declared Grady. “Anyhow, this discussion is entirely out of order, 'and I make the point of order, Mr. Chairman.” The discussion was ruled out and Parry threatened that he would see further into Grady objected to the City Attorney being “‘rushed” in giving a legal opinion on the subject, whereupon Parry predicted that the opinion will be to the effect that they (the Commissioners) had not the right to employ substitutes. ——————— CONVICTED PRISONERS SENT TO SAN QUENTIN Edward Vaughn Tried for Robbery Is Adjudged Guilty of Grand Larceny. Ethel Griffith, who was convicted by a jury in Judge Dunne's court Wednesday on the charge of grand larceny, for steal- ing $65 from John Christensen, a sailor, appeared for sentence yesterday. The Judge sentenced her to three years in| San Quentin. Charles Lindross was tried before a jury in Judge Cook’s court yesterday on a charge of burglary, for breaking into a toolhouse at 601 Illinofs street, on Janu- ary 9, and was convicted of burglary in the second degree. He agreed to take his sentence at once and the Judge sent him to_San Quentin for five years. Edward Vaughn was’ tried before a Jury in Judge Dunne's court on the charge of robbery. The jury brought in a verdict of grand larceny, and Vaughan will be sentenced to-morrow. He held up Samuel Macdonald, of 560 Howard street, at Seventh and Howard, January 12, and took a dollar from him. George L. Adams was held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Con- lan yesterday on the charge of burglary, in $1000 bonds. February 24 he broke into the store of Sum Toy Sen, 14 Washington alley. —————— NO MORE PREMIUMS FOR MEAT PURCHASERS Butchers Take Vegetables Off Free List and Adopt Rule Against Trading Stamps. By a unanimous vote the members of the Retall Butchers’ Protective Assocla- tion decided that in future no member shall sell meats from a peddling wagon or give trading stamps, vegetables or prem- iums of any kind with any purchase or order of meat. There was a large attendance at the | meeting and the matter was considered at great length. Two months ago the as- sociation passed a by-law covering this point, but the members gave it little con- sideration. It was therefore decided to elther do away with the by-law or en- force it. Last night's meeting was well attended and the members held a warm debate. In the end it was decided to en- force the by-law. In future any one dis- obeying it will be expelled from the asso- clation. It was also decided to frame. a by-law that will prevent butchers from mislead- ing their customers by pmmi wrong prices in front of their places of business, 3 Flageollet, president of the asso- ciation, was in the chair. ————— VOGELSANG WILL AVENGE THE BIG ELK’S DEATH Warrant Out for Arrest of Secretary Kohn, San Francisco Lodge, B. P. 0. E. Charles A. Vogelsang, Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner, swore to a com- plaint in_Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday | afternoon charging Herman Kohn, secre- tary of the San Francisco Lodge of Elks, with violating the game laws by willtully and unlawfully having in his possession on February 22 a dead elk. The issuance of the warrant is the out- come of the killing of the big elk in Gold- en Gate Park. Vogelsang while Swearing to the complaint told Judge Cabaniss that he regarded the slaughter ‘of the elk as an outrage, and he would not rest ti] some one was punished for killing it, as it was in direct violation of the law. ' He had nothing to say against the lodge of elks in this city, and he had the highest regard for it, but his duty in the premises was perfectly clear. He had receiveq in- structions from his superiors ang would push the case. 4 —_—— Assurances From Russia. —_—— Dr. Mortimer Ayers. PASADENA, Feb. 27.—Dr. Mortimer Ayers, a prominent physician, died this morning from an attack of the grip after an illness of only ten days. LONDON, Feb. 27.—The Chancellor ine Exchequer, Sir Michael HIcn—Benc“ replying to a question in the House 2 Commons to-day, sald the Govern had recelved assurances from Russia tha; the rights of foreigners at Nmm‘! as an open port, would remain inviolats | get their prices and note closely THIES T0 WIN BACK HIS WIFE Dallion of Santa Rosa Causes Arrest of His Better Half. False Accusations to Induce Police to Send Her to His Home. A. D. Dallion, an upholsterer of Santa Rosa, notified Policeman Tracy on Ninth street Wednesday night about 11 o'clock that he wanted hig wife arrested for grand larceny and a number of other crimes, including murder. She was living at the Pearl lodging-house, 88 Ninth street. Tracy got the woman and took her to the Southern station, where the sergeant in charge ordered him to take her and Dalllon to police headquarters. On the way Dallion jumped from the car and Tracy could not overtake him. At police headquarters Mrs. Dallion asked Detective Wren to telephone for F. C. Castlehun Jr., her attorney, would explain matters. Ca to the Hall of Justice and sai llon's charges were absurd and were made with the object of getting his wite to re- turn to Santa Rosa with him. They had been married for about ten months, and she had left him and was about to apply for a divorce on_ the ground of cruelt the attorney said. The woman was re leased. GUGGENHEIM PARROT IMITATES CRAZY FOLK The trial of Mrs. Reeves-Atkinson on the charge of maintaining a nuisance at 1815 Sutter. street in the shape of a sanita- rium contalning screeching lunatics was resumed - before Judge Fritz yesterday afternoon. Eleven witnesses were exam- ined in rebuttal, and the prosecution an- nounced that it would put on only one more when the case was again called Monday afternoon. F. A. Kelton and his wife contradicted the testimony given by Policeman Welsh for the defense, and Drs. Willlam Simp- son and H. J. B. Wright testified that they had examined Mrs. Alma Keith last November, after she had_left the sanita- rium, and she was sane. M. E. Cerf, Miss Jullet Levy, Mrs. A. Harris, Miss Rosa Jones and Mrs. I. Cohn testified that they had never heard the Guggenheim parrot make a noise. Miss Fannie Guggenheim explained that her parrot was not noisy, and she accounted for its shrieks Tues- day night while the Judge was inspecting the locality by the fact of its having seen 80 many strange people and imagining that it had to imitate the noises made by the crazy people next door. —_— Donnelly Jury Locked Up. The jury in the case of Charles Don- nelly, accused of being implicated in the murder of George W. Rice, the non-union machinist, was unable to arrive at a ver- dict up_to a late hour last evening and Judge Lawler ordered the twelve men locked up for the night. ————— Ship Abandoned at Sea. LONDON, Feb. 27.—The British steamer Georgian, from New York for Liverpool, passed Holyhead to-day and reported hav- ing on board the crew of the German ship Theodore Fischer, Captain von Harten, from New York February 9 for Liverpool, the Fischer having been abandoned at sea. —_———— 0Oil Rate Cases Ready. United States Circuit Judge Morrow yesterday set the oil rate cases for trial on March 24 in the United States Circuit Court. GOING RAPIDLY Fine Pianos and Or- gans al DPommer- Eilers Music Co.’s Greal Sale of the Eilers Piano Co. Stock. Many TaKing Advantage of This Exceptional Oppertunity— Ceme and See for Yourscll— You Can’t Afford to Miss This Sale—The Loweslt Prices Ever Seenin San Francisco on High Grade Pianos—Easy (Very Easy) Terms of Payment, Too. We carry out our advertisements to the letter—and when you see a price quoted in our ads you can bet it is so. We can save you from $75 to $200 on any instrument you buy from us. You may go to any piano house in the city, the characte; of the instrument, then come to us and see the price at which we will sell the same piano. .How would you like to own a $275 jano? Well, we will sell it to you for 156 and you can pay as low as $6 a month. _ Or for $183 we will sell you a $323 instrument, and we will let you pay for it at $6 a month. It has a fine orches- tral mandolin attachment, too. A fine lot of pianos, brand-new, in oalg, walnut or mahogany cases—reg- ular $400 Styles. We are going to self® them for $207. We will make a special concession as to terms to close out the lot. Come and see them. They are dandies. You ought to see our stock of or- gans. They are of great variety, all first-class. Can sell you an organ a- low as §52. You can pay $5'down an:i ?3 a x]'npr;th orla any udr:an we have ust think—only 10c a day will buy one nm(mnxi we guarantee eveyry in strument we sell. REME we will exchange within two.years any instrument # ful! purchase price toward any new instru- ment yon may select.. s bs€very instrument kept in tune free for 12 months. REMEMBER we propose to be leading California piano house. and o attain this end we must do a straight forward, up-to-date business. Watch us POMMER-EILERS MUSIC C0. 653 MARKET STREET (Opposite Kearny). STORE OPEN THIS EVENING.