The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 3, 1902, Page 7

N THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1902. C CHIEF TO SOLVE FULLER MYSTERY Commissioners Take the Case Out of Sey- mour’s Hands, Blundering Head of Detective Bureau Told to Go Way Back. SRS Rty ng his utter unfitness as' the head tive department two of the “ommissioners yesterday turned Seymour and ordered Chief nally conduct the pur- brutal murderer of Nora Ful- | fied that Seymour is totally in- | 10 run down the assassin Com- Newhall, president of the board, | Hall of Justice yesterday and | to know of Chief Wittman | been done to solve the mys- 1 discussed the blun: { the head of the d for at least three hours case in which ymour has shown to be thoroughly = unreliabie. they were discussing the matter | Commissioner Howell appeared and | warmly indorsed Mr. Newhall's action in taking the case out of the hands of | Seymou and trembling, Seymour was summoned before them and asked | what he done about catching the fiend who strangled Nora Fauller. Seymour Is Informed. as evident that Captain Seymour from a solution of the mys- was on the afternoon the de- sed body of the unfortunate girl ound in the Sutter-street hbuse, he firmly told that the Chief would as- arge of the c and personally efforts of the detectives to ap- the strangler. Crestfallen and disheartened at his own stupidity, Sey- wed and ieft the room. | unusual meeting of the Commis rs on the Sabbath created consider- ble speculatic nong the rank and file, until it krown that Se; meur’'s methods were the | cause of iference many thought that the service gxaminations had h Yt Knowing that k before him on ac- work of Seymour, ntends to take a fresh ating the case from its Seifert Still in Jail. the druggist ¢ at Bsparto Frida Seymour on the concerned in the Ful- is still in jail under £ € money under false | > warrant under which he tody was sworn out | rge, but the police | of it that Seifert was | r around the city for a | Captain Sevmour’s | slent Chief of De- | inspiration that Seifert | er because he, wore a | ¥ who was by s vigorously en- | trying to convince y eise who came near | was not responsible for the He was warm in his decla- | never put any faith in the | rt was concerned in the | He said that the infor- | ished by the Morse De- | gency, and the arrest was due | to the investigations carried on | His excuse for sending Detec- » to Woodland to appre- | that he feared unless | arrested and the circum- | ing him with the murder | vestigated it n th might be said some e dim beyond that the detec- | tment of San Francisco had | gly let the real criminal slip| ch its fingers. Captain Seymour was | g for posterity when he caused | Test. ctives Wanted Credit. | these protestations and | ift the rgsponsibility for | the night the ar- ! detective department alous as a dog with a bone lest | xplanation for the presenee of | “allunden of the Morse Detective | and his assistance in | suit,” it was stated that to guard the movements of the on their expeditions out of | h of the murderer arrange- | made with the Morse De- | men for these | d simply follow the b regular detectives. as then said of Morse’'s men ned the Seifert clew, but st punctured Cap- t et sleuths were that the fias v n in jail a s expressed a will- with T. B. Lester, who is witness in the present e of other charges will be ng the druggist of pass- and his friends will their contributions con- 7 these latter claims. Stabbed by a Ship’s Carpenter. John Un ship's carpenter, was clock yesterday morn- on at 206 Steuart street and he City Prison by Policemen iarnett on a charge of as- cused of having a sailor living at 19 ont of a saloon at 154 ¥ before his arrest elson, in fr vhere Nelson's wound was being ded to, and the injured man at once ed him rson who stabbed not dangerous. —_——— Chinese Stabbing Affray. ¥ s at Washington and Ong had a dis- place yesterday after- a knife. Pay Ong his _opponent and forehead. He then ong was taken to the Hospital, and after his wound and dressed was taken , the City Prison, where he was booked for exkibiting a deadly weapon in a rude and threatening manner. POSTUM CEREAL. ) When Friends Tell the Truth. ny people become coffee topers be- realize it, and would be angry ed even by a close friend. any one to examine care- they wi fu whether or mnot coffee has gained the mastery over them. A coffee toper m »ect that his or her ails come from coffee drinking, but they wiil invariat cha the disease to some other cause, for right down in their heart they realize that it would be practically impogsible to give up coffee, 8o they hope against hope does not hurt them, but It goes its work just the t is complete collapse lasting somc- s the poison that same and 1 res prostration, €ars, un causes the disease is discontinued. There are hundreds of thousands of fl- | lustrations of the truth of this state- ment. Any person addicted to coffee can make the change from common coffee to Pos- tum Food Coffee without trouble provid- ed the Postum is properly prepared £0 as to bring out the color, flavor and food value. It has a rich black brown color d changes 10 the golden brown when d cream is added The change will work wonders in any frne whosg mervous system or stomach been unbalanced or disturbed by cof- Wittman to take |V | into the toick of the story, the time three | COMPANY MAKES A Bl6 SUGGESS “Rupert of Hentzau” Is Well Presented at California. —_— Orpheum Has Excellent Bill. Del Carlo Company Sings Opera. Miss Draga Milisich of The sequel play, like the sequel story, is usually one of the things best left un- done. This cannot be said in any degres of “Rupert of Hentzau,” the week's bi.l at the California Theater. *“Rupert of Hentzau,” sequel to “The Prisoner of Zenda,” has the uncommon characteris- | tics of excelling the story from which it | is taken and living up to its preteding | The story, unfortunately for the success with the usual romantic re 18 no reason why “Rupert ol should ‘not enjoy the same s its predecessor, “The Prisoner ol It is picturesque to a degree, fult of ingenious incident and stirring situa- tions, knitted together with an aiert and convinéing hand. One is plunged at once | years after the ending of “‘The Prisoner of Zenda.” The Princess Flavia has con- tinued to send once a a rose and | a message of love to the man who im- | and with whom she fell in | third year she sends, besides the ros: letter {hat informs Rassendy, that for the right's sake all communica- | tion between them must cease. At the same time the Princess confesses that she still loves him. Rupert of Hentzau, a re- bellious subject of King Rudolph, who has been exiled and who has also been in- jured by Rassendyll, gets hold of the tell- tale letter, and the fat's in the fire. The | story is told with unflagging interest | throughout and is undeniably one of the | best romantic plays ever seen here. Also, | it is one of the best acted. | It is not the first time in the Call((’)l"v'i nia’s history that the audience has hap- pened into an unheralded gem of respecta- ble radiance. Last night's audience did | | tumble unexpectedly into something of | the kind, and the company presenting the | play may be said to have at least three | starful interpreters and any number of clever minor upholders. The dual role of King Rudolph and Rudolph Rassendyll | was assumed by Harry Leighton, a virile, | facile and- convincing player, who achieved an unqualified success. His | changes from the weak-kneed, degenerate monarch to the gallant and manly young Englishman were managed with extreme alértness and complete illusion, and both characters were sustained with a convic- tion not excelled by James Hackett him- self, who created the part. Sapt, the good colonel, was equally well played by George B. Miller, who ~got the Kindly, flery diplomat to the Jast white hair of his bristling mustache. Rupert of Hentzau, the villain, also added much to the illusion and was played in unctuous fashion by Luke Conners, The fencing scene between Rassendyll and Rupert is_simply “bully”’—there is no other word. The audience holds its breath till the false knight bites the dust through a whirl of pistol shots, gleam of foils and breathlessly - realistic estling. W. N. Wadsworth does a sketch of James, the man, and the rest of the com- pany fills in the picture without a blur. The women, who don’t count very much | nique as the Princes Flavia. lda Werner | makes a stunning old woman, and Eleanor Carr is pleasing as Rosa, her | daughter. The play is exceliently- staged | and well worth a visit. | “The Prisoner of Zenda” will appro- priately be put on on Thursday and Sat- urday aflemuuns.. 3 At the Columbia Theater to-night the much looked for production of .Augustus Thomas’ most successful play, ‘‘Arizona,” will hold the boards. The play has been much discussed since its first presentation some two seasons past, and will be staged here in the same borate manner that marked its successful runs of 300 nights in New York and 200 nights in Chicago. Thomas is credited with having even sur- passed his excellent former efforts, “Ala bama” and “In Mizzoura.” The company to appear in the piece includes some well- | known names. The Alcazar Theater will have one of the neatest, sweetest, cleanest, prettiest little comedies that has been seen in the city for some time this week, with “A White Horse Tavern” for the bill. It has been given but once before here, at the | MRS AcHILLES POoKLESTICH County, "Is Joined Achilles Doklestich of San Francisco. Ceremony Takes Place at Greek Cathedral Sutter Creek, Amador in Matrimony to 1 OLD RITES OF SERVIAN CHURCH PERFORMED AT WEDDING SERVICE L - PARTIES TO WEDDING CERE- MONY WHICH TOOK PLACE IN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL. - =3 California, by a clever but unheralded | company that saw half a house of empty | seats the first night and played to stand- | ing room only during the last days of its engagement. The play is being pro- duced in the Alcazar’s very best sty should have a large patronage. of Many Colors” follows. .+ = ITH the quaint rites of the Servian Church, a marriage was solemnized yesterday aft- ernoon at the Greek-Russian Cathedral, on Powell street the contracting parties being Miss Draga Milisich and Achilles Doklestich, both of whom are prominent in the local Servian colony. X The wedding party arrived at the Ca- thedral at 3 p. m. and was received by Rev. Father Thomas Pashkovsky, who celebrated the marriage service. The bride was attended by Miss T. Simrak Nearly every number on the Orpheum’s bill new and well worth seeing. The ten Nelsons were seen at this playhouse a year ago, and their feats of daring and agllity created a sensation then and now. They do some marvelously clever acr batic work and are rewarded with enth siastic applause. Eva Mudge, a prepos: sessing American girl, who captured Lon- don, repeated her conquests last might. Her voice is pleasing. She changes her attire at lightning speed and has a num- ber of new songs. Woods and Morse are singing comedi- ans and do a neat turn. The Probyn La- dies’ Quartet render many new selections, The Auers astounded the audience by making pictures out of rags. They are quaint comedians and their act is a novel one. The three Meers repeat their clever slack wire walking and “Billy” Clifford sings a number of new songs and presents some very good imitations of people he has met. . Nugent and Grace Fertig continue ““The Absent Minded Beggar,” the sketch that scored a hit last week. The biograph closes an excellent vaude- ville show. with a second selection. The symphony | was Dvorak’s “From the New World.” The first presentation in this city of Mascagni’s lyric opera “L'Amico Fritz” was given last_evening at Odd Fellows’ | Hall, when the Del Carlo Opera Company | made its appearance amid considerable | enthusiasm. The opera was well rendered | and the artists were rewarded with quan- | titles of flowers at the end of each act. The cast comprised Maria Welch, Pietro Suzzi, Josephine Nila, Giulio Cortesi, Gal- liani ‘Napoleone, Sattista Barondi' and Maria Gallianl. ' The orchestra did effec- tive work under the direction of Aug H. W kg Rodemann and V. Ursumando. The opera George Ober, in his list of Hoyt's come- | will be repeated on Wednesday, Saturday dies at the Grand Opera-house has| and Sunday evenings of this week. . reached “A Contented Woman,” perhaps * .- . the fupniest of all the Hoyt efforts. The | beautiful Caroline Miskel-Hovt originally took the mame role, and will be well re- membered therein by local playgoers. The comedy will be well cast with the strong- er members of the Grand Opera-house stock company, and Mr. Ober’s part is of course safe in his humorous hands. o s o “The French Maid” is in its second week at Fischer's Theater and going much more comfortably than on its first presentations. The company is beginning to work together with some semblance of a bowing acquaintance with one another, and the principals continue to please in their respective roles. Mme. Pilar Morin, Miss Lillian Coleman, Wilfred Blake and Harry Hermser make a musical comedy quartet that it would not be easy for many companies to duplicate, and are the best of their kind. “The French Maid” gives way to “Little Christopher” ~when the former’s vogue dies down. ¢ . “The Serenade” is another second- weeker that is making excellent promise of a long run, at the Tivoll, of course. Anna Lichter ‘is a_dainty Yvonne, that was sung by Alice Neilsen on the opera’s debut here; Frances Graham has the Jessie Bartlett Davis role, and Signor Fer- ris Hartman is his impecunious Highness the Duke of Santa Cruz. These clever folks are well supported by the rest of the company and the opera is staged in a stunningly pretty fashion. o ime The Central Theater announces a melo- drama of deep and deadly dye by the suggestive title of “The Last Stroke.” It concerns itself with the Cuban war of 1¥84. the characters being Spanish and American army people mostly, and it is | (Henschel), 5 ; Charmant Oiseau a cold moment in the drama when there | (David), Invocation, (Wagrier), ig not an abduction, duel or battle taking | M Frank E. Booth; “L’Esclave’ (Lalo), place. The piece will be put on with the Caprice Watson; Dance Song (Handel), care and elaborateness that the Central Ballad, ‘‘Flying Dutchman”. (Wagner), is noted for, and should prove an excel- Lichtenstein: mad scene ' from lent drawing card for its clientele. oiiete The Chicago Symphony Orchestra gave its farewell concert at Metropolitan Hall last night. The attendance was small, be- ing out of all proportion to the excellence of the programme rendered. Mr. Van | Vorat's vioun olo was enthusiastically received and the player had to respond The Chutes and Zoo announces this week an all-Orpheum show, headed by the “great cycle whirl”’ that has recently attracted so much attention, and with ‘Wincherman’s trained bears, the Nambas and other good numbers. There will also be aquatic sports on the lake. . ele The “Winter Circus” out at Woodward's Pavilion is proving itself a very popular institution. There is a sumptuous and sizable bill, crammed with good things, from gymnasts to clowns, from “beautifui lady ‘riders” to trained animals of the most accomplished kind. The Dunbar family of acrobats are among the star- riest of star performers. « o+ | It is a matter of much regret that the competent singing mistress,” Mme. Juile Rosewald, is again compelled by indiffer- ent health to leave San Francisco, so long the scene of her faithful service to art. Mme. Rosewald leaves for Marienbad early in April to remain away for an in- definite period. She returned to the city and to her duties last August and has been busily occupied with teaching the young how to find the true vocal way, On Friday might next, at Sherman & Clay Hall, the public_ will have opportunity of judging how well she has done this, in a Tecital to be given by her pupils. Mme. Rosewald herself is’ very enthusiastic over a few of the voices in her hands, and the following unusual and admirable’ pro- gramme will afford ample opportunity for their exhibition: “Vain Desire’’ (Vogrich), Miss Minnie Cor- rea; excerpt from ‘‘Schon Gretlein’ (Von Flelitz), Mise Lenore L. Goodman; “‘Stram- peichen’” “(Hildach), *Zozo Mokeur' (Creole song), Miss Margaret Kroenert: De: Sparkling” _(Rubinstein), Morning Hymn *‘Vieille Chanson" Frank E. Booth; Hungarian dances (Brahms), Misses Pleper and .Web:ter.- Webster: Emma Nevada makes her appearance in concert to-nmight at Metropolitan Hall, and will be assisted by three European — and the groomsman was Spiro Vukosav- lievich, while the relatives and friends of the bridal couple filled the church. The wedding service was conducted partly in the Servian and English lan- guages and a choir was in attendance. The groom and bride stood in front of the altar with long lighted candles in their hands during the first part of the ceremony. 'Then the officiating priest took two gold and jeweled crowns from the altar and held them over the heads of the bridal couple, announcing that the groom and bride were crowned as servs ants of God. The hands of the young cou- ple were then tied together with a hand< BB CHEFTAN CAPTURES GITY BOMBAY, March 2.—Abdul Aziz Ben Feysul, a descendant of the old Wahabi Ameers, with an army %f 2000 men, has captured the city of Riad in Central Arabia. Abdul Aziz Feysul entered the city by strategem at night with |fifty followers. These men rode to the palace and killed the Governor of Raid had thirty of his retainers. The garrison of the city then surrendered, whereupon the army of Ab- dul Aziz Ben Feysul entered. It is believed that the Wahabi dynasty is endeavoring to regain its supremacy L e e o o e e e T ) musical stars. The diva is said to be in good voice and will be in position to charm her hearers in the fine programme arranged for the evening. Nevada is ac- companied by Pablo Casals, a Spanish vio- loncellist of repute; Leon Moreau, one of the. best planists yet heard here and a composer who ranks high in France. Daniel Marquarre, the flutist, will eom~ plete the trio of musicians appearing in the concert with the singer. The pro- gramme will be long and varled. are on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s store and have been in big demand. B R L The last concert of the second serles of the Steindorff symphony concerts will be given on Friday afternoon next at 3:15 at the Grand Opera-house. An admirable programme has been prepared, including the following numbers: Symphony No. 4, D minor (R. Schumann); overture, Rienzi (Richard Wagner): two num- bers for string orchestra (E. Greig); Scenes Napolitaines (1. Massenet.) . One Tuesday evening a little violinist, Alleen McCabe, sald to be possessed of much talent, will make her debut at Sherman & Clay Hall. Little Miss Mec- Cabe will be assisted by well-known local musicians.. Seats for the Katherine Fisk song reci- tals will be on sale on Thursday next at Sherman & Clay’s music store. There will be four recitals, on Tuesday and Friday nights, March 11 and 14, and on Thursda and Saturday afternoons, March 13 and 15, Flat-Opening Blank Books Cost no more and give much better satls- faction than the old Humpbacks. See them in our stationery department.. We rinting and book binding, and sell all kinds of office stationery at bottom prices. Sanborn, Vall & Co,, 741 Market street, - kerchief and the priest led them three times around the altar, the groomsman following behind, holding the crowns over their heads. Consecrated wine was given to the con- tracting couple and the jeweled crowns were replaced on the altar. The priest delivered a short address to the couple and placed a gold ring on the third finger of -each one’s right hand and declared them husband and wife. After the ceremony the marriage regis- ter was signed and the bridal pair des parted from the church amid showers of rice and sweetmeats thrown by their friends and relatives. An elaborate wedding feast was given in the evening at the residence of 8. Jan. kovich, and later on the newly wedded couple left on a short honeymoon trip. On their return they will reside at the resi- dence prepared by the groom, at Pacific and Larkin streets. The bride, a pretty brunette, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Milisich of Sutter Creek, Amador County, and the groom is connected ‘with the Somps Soda Water Company, on Laguna street. The bride and groom are very popular in local Servian circles and they received a large number of handsome gifts on the occasion of their nuptials. L oo 2 2 e i e and overthrow: Tbu Rashid, the Ameer of Nedjed, and conquer the latter city. Many tribes are flocking to the banner of Ab- dul Aziz Ben Feysul . STORM BADLY CRIPPLES THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM Crossed Electric Light Wires Cause Considerable Damage in Several Populous Districts. The Mission, Potrero and South San Francisco districts were left practically without fire protection by the storm Sat- urday night, and the firemen spent many anxious hours until the damage was re- paired. During the progress of the gale at 9 o'clock a live electric light wire crossed the telephone and fire alarm wires at the corner of Mission and Nineteenth streets and in an instant burned out the circuit. The *“‘sub-station” of the tele- phone company caught fire, and a few minutes later the crossarms of the pole were_blazing merrily. The telephones in the alstrict were all put out of order and to add to the trouble electric lights in the neighborhood went out. The fire alarm signal station was at once notified and a force of men was sent out to repair the M efore the workmen had any ot the fire signal boxes in working order _another electc wire crossed the wires of the fire system in the Potrero and South San Francisco and burned them out. These two districts were also left in darkness, and in the event of a fire breaking out there was no way of sending in an alarm. It was not discovered that the alarm box on the corner of Twenty-fourth and Harrison streets and the one on the cor- ner of Twenty-fourth and Guerrero streets were also ‘‘dead.” The Fire De- partment officlals started an investigation and found that the boxes on fhe Mission road and up through Noe Valley were not in working order. ~The wind was blowing a gale at the time, and if a fire had broken out the delay in getting word to the firemen would have given every opportunity for the blaze to become se- ous. The_firemen in the companies in the crippled districts were then told off into patrol watches to be on the lookout for fires. They patrolled the streets until early dawn, but fortunately there was no call for their services. After the cars stopped running for the night the only means of communication with the downtown fire companies in the event of assistance being required would have been by means of horses. Several horses were kept saddled all night, so that there would be Fchalay in getting help if unfortunately it kvas required. An extra force of men was kept busy re ing the wires vesterday, and at sundown thacfla system was agaln in working or " e The Leading Parisian Modistes Are binding their skirts with bias velve- teen, g‘ H. & M. is the best bias velve- teen binding ads mark 8. H. & M. buy. . Look for the trade on the back when you i AGCIDENTALLY JHOOTS HERSELF Mrs. Cotton Killed While Placing Revolver in Trunk. Bullet Pierces Her Heart and She Expres in an Instant. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 2. While putting her husband's revolver away In a trunk shortly before dinner- time this evening Mrs. Edna Warren Cot- ton, wife of W. J. Cotton, accldentally shot herself, the bullet passing directly through her heart and causing almost, in- stant death. The shooting-occurred in the rooms of Mr. and Mrs. Cotton in the Hotel Metropole. Mrs. Cotton was pre- paring to dress to'attend a dinner party to be given this evening by her husband at the Athenian Club. Mr. Cotton was at the Athenian Club at the time preparing for the dinner and Mrs. Cotton was witn Miss Mabel Hall, a young lady friend, dressing to join him. = - While the ladies were preparing for the dinner they discovered that Mr. Cotton had left his revolver on the table in the front room of the suite. When he re the night before he had placed the w upon the table and it had become partly covered with some papers and he had not taken it with him when he went to the club. The ladies had agittle discussion as to whether the weapBn saould be put away or not. Miss Hall expressed fear of firearms and did not want it touched, but Mrs. Cotton assured her that the. safest way was, to place it in her husband's trunk, which she started to do. The trunk was behind the bed in the | sleeping-room, and Mrs. Cotton opened it and was stooping over to put the weapon in when there was a report. Miss Hall, who was in the front room, turned and saw Mrs. Cotton sink down between the bed and the trunk. She ran into the hallway and cried for help. In a moment the proprietor, R. M. Briere, and several | guests and employes of the hotel were in the room. * Death Came Instantly. Mrs. Cotton had fallen back in the small space between the bed and the trunk. The | bullet entered the left breast, passed di Tectly through the ¢heart and out of the back. Mrs. Cotton 'did not utter a word after she was shot. " Dr. J. T. Kitchins was called, and when he arrived he found life extinct, and a bullet wound that passed squarely through the body, with almost no inclination either up or down. Mr. Cotton was telephoned for and told that his wife had fainted and that he was wanted at once. Dr. Medros, with him at the club, accompanied nim o | the hotel. B Mr. Cotton would not at first believe that his wife was dead, and insisted that she must have simply fainted. But when he found the bullet wound he was com- pelled to realize that the worst had oc- curred. The theory is that Mrs. Cotton was putting the revolver in the trunk when the trigger caught either on the hasp or lock of the trunk or upon spme garment in the trunk itself and that it was dis- charged as she was leaning over the place into which she was about to put it. Mr. Cotton was nearly dazed by the shock. “We have been happily married for twelve years,” he said, “and in that time not a’ crogs word has ever passed between us., W€ have been chums, and when I have been in hard straits finan- cially, as I have been, she has always been my warmest supporter and helper. ‘We have had a most happy life, and this is terrible to me.” From Prominent Boston Family. The dead woman belonged to one of the best families of Boston. She is a great- great-granddaughter of General Warren of Revolutionary fame and a niece of former Governor Winslow of Massachu- setts. She was 39 years of age and the mother of two children, both boys, one 7 years of age and the other 4. Both are named after her family, one being John Warren Cotton and the other Garret ‘Warren Cotton. W. J. Cotton, the husband, is the rep- resentative of the Mobile Company. He came to Oakland nearly a year ago, since which time he has maintamed his resi- dence at the Metropole Hotel. He went to San Jose about four months ago and established an automobile company for tourists. About ten days ago he returned to this city and has been with his wife at _the Metropole ever since. The body of Mrs. Cotton was removed to the Morgue and an inquest will be held on Tuesday. COMPLAIN AGAINST THEIR STEPMOTHER Anna and Hs;ry Buck Claim They ‘Were Driven From Home by Her. Two _children, Anna and Henry Buck, living at 700 Montgomery avenue, were taken into custody last night by Police- man Robl and booked for some pubic in- stitution. The unfortunate children claim that they are the victims of their stepmother, who, for some reason, they say, want to get rid of them. According to the story told by Anna, who is 13 years of age, their father went to Monterey several days ago, leaving them to the tender mercies of their stepparent. Yesterday afternoon, she claims, Mrs. Buck, after severely chastising her and her brother, who is three years her junior, drove them from the house. They returned a short time afterward, and, according to the girl, Mrs. Buck seized a hatchet and threatened to use it on them. Becoming alarmed, the children went to a neighbor's house and asked for protection. Officer Robl was then notified and the frightened children ‘were taken to police headquarters. Mrs. Buck denies that she ill treatea Anna’ or her brother or that she threat- ened to use a hatchet on them. —_———————— PRISONERS ESCAPE THROUGH A WINDOW Two Alleged Burglars Get Away, but Are Recaptured Soon by the Officers. Alfred Kenny, a riveter by occupation and Willlam Connolly, a basket-maker, were arrested last night by Detectives Fitzgerald and Graham and charged with burglary. Friday morning, it is claimed, they broke into the stable of W. Kilpatrick, in the Mission, and took away a horse and wagon. After abandoning the animal and vehicle, the two men were seen acting suspiciously on Howard street and a po. lice officer decided to search them. On Connolly was found a bunch of skeleton keys. They were at once placed under arrest and taken to the Hall of Justice, ‘While the ‘arresting officer was reporting the matter to the lieutenant in charge, Kenny and Connolly crawled through a window in the assembly-room unknown to the policeman and made their escape. Last_evening Fitzgerald 4nd Graham lo- cated the men in one of their haunts in the Mission and took them into custody. Y ———————————— Burglaries in the Mission. During the past few days a number of burglaries in the Mission district have caused alarm among the residents, and a demand is being made for adequate police protection. A butcher store at 202 Valen- cla street was broken open a few nights ago.and the contents of a telephone box were stolen. A grain and wood shed at 1928 Howard street was also entered and a telephone box rifled. The barn of W. Kilpatrick, at 31 Lapidge street, was brofien open and a horse, wagon and four cans of milk were stolen. and -barns in the vicinity berles show the marks o on the locks and doors. Artists’ Materials. ‘We are agents for Winsor & Newton, makers of the best artists’ materials In Several stores of these rob- burglar’s tools the world. Pyrography machines for burning wood and leather. Artists’ and architects’ supplies of every description. BSanborn, Vall & Co., T4l Market street, who was | | Wl | said the speaker, | tional, | the world but has its Chrnstlan Endeavor ! nia—Orignal—William B. JPEAKS AT BIG W33 MEETING Baer Tells of Grew h of Christian Endeavcr Societies. Urges Hearers to Fight for Good Measures and Good Men. John Willis Baer, general secretary of the World's Christian Endeavor Unlon, addressed four large { In the morning the evangelist preached ag | Calvary Presbyterian Chureh, in the aft- | erncon he delivered an address at a mass- meeting in the Young Men's Christian As- | sociation hall and in t ening preached | a sermon at Trinity Presbyterian Church, | just prior to which he spoke to a number embies yesterday of thoge speclally interested in Christian Endeavor work. In his address in the afterroon M | Baer began by referring to the twent } first birthday of the Christian Endeavor Union, and said that its remarkable nu- merical growth proved that it was not a man-madae institution, tor from fiity rs of the first soclety It had b.os- d to three and a hailf millions. He hed on the _inter-denominational h,-and showed that while tae first soclety was Congregational there were at this time no less than forty denomina- | tions the movement Furthermors, the soelety is interna~ for there is not a sipgle nation m in Bociety. Speaking of the duties of the members, he made a point of “Christian cltizen= ship,” and urged all voters to go fo the | primaries of their respective parties and there fight for g od men and good meas- ures. There were, he said, 8,000 younsg men in the Christian Endeavor Society | casting their first votes every year. | _Mr. Baer then spoke of the missionary work, and reported that 350,000 had been | given by the societies for missionaries | last year. In making an earnes for more work among young b | 8irls between the ages of 8 and 12 years the speaker announced that at this date there were no less than 18,000 junior socie- ties of Christian Endeavorers. He begged {and showed the necessity for still more active service and a deeper spirit of con- secration on the part of the individual members, and reminded his hearess that what was needed mow, this twenty-first anniversary, was mot more method, but more motivé on the part of the rank and e. Connors Brought Back. | Timothy Connors, the absconding treas- | urer of the Hod Carriers’ Union, was brought back from Bakersfield last night by Detective Reynolds and locked up in the City Prison. P Connors admits his gullt and says he will plead guilty when his case 1s called in the Superior Court. He claims that he lost the.money he stole playing the dog and horse race: —_———— OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several Changes Are Made in the Postal Service and More New Pensions Gradted. WASHINGTON, March 2—The follow- ing changes were made yesterday in the postal service: Postoffice established: Washington—Elera, Douglas County, An- na Scully Postmaster. Postmasters com- missioned: California—William M. James, Monterey; Samuel S. Johnston, National City; Joseph 8. Ford, Rio Vista; John L. Prather, Philo; Walter C. Lindsay, Wind- sor. Postmasters appointed: Caiffornia— B. C. Hampton, Mineral, Tehama County, vice Emma Morgan, resigned. Oregon— L. V. Edwards, Talent, Jackson County, vice M. D. Wilson resigned; R. R. Fraser, Telocasel, Union County, vice J. A. Cates, resigned; J.'E. Shaveland, Wrenn, Benton County, ' vice W. P. McGee, resigned; Sarah Fifield, Bemis, Willilams County, vice P. A. Gaskell, resigned. These pensions were granted: Califor- Lemmon, Sol- diers’ Home, Los Angeles, 38; Commodore P. Corwin, Slerraville, $6; Albert S. Win- chester, San Francisco, $6. Increase—Wii- lam Briton, Morgan Hill, $10; George E. Clark, Alameda, $12; Nicholas Anderson, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $10; Fred Mauer, Oakland, $10. Mexican War—Smith Turner, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, Charles Leatam, Soldiers Homa, $12; Willlam R. Hudnall, Soldlers’ Los Angeles, $12. Widows—Louisa M. Newton, Redlands, $8; Mary Y. Park, Los Angeles, $8; Leah Welser, §anta Mon- ica, $8. Oregon—Widows—Catherine Livengood, Beaverton, $8; Elizabeth Burleigh, Enter- prise, $8. ‘Washington-Original—George M. Me- Carty, Redmond, 8. Increase—Adam Bre- mer, Cinnabar, $12; Edgar C. Kilbourn, Seattle, $8; Willard N. Morse, Lyle, $8; Charles M. Maltby, Seattle, $8. Mexican Wi David H. Shaw, Colfax, $12. vy orders—Lieutenant Holmes has been detached from the Solace and or- dered home to await orders. Arfi orders—The leave of absence of Brigadier General Frederick Funston has been ‘extended one month on account of sickness. Captain Willlam . W. Quinton, assistant surgeon, upon being relieved at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, will proceed to San Francisco for transportation to the Pyilippines. Major Willlam B. Dan- nister, surgeon, recently arrived at San Francisco, is ordered to Washington to serve as attending surgeon, relieving Ma- jor Edward T. Carter, ordered to the Phil- ippines via San Francisco. MERCHANTS OF HONOLULU ASK FOR FEDERAL AID HONOLULUy Feb. 24.—The Merchants’ Association of Honolulu has adopted res- olutions asking the aid of the Federal Government to put Honolulu in first-class sanitary condition, as was done by the Government in the case of Havana and other places in the island of Cuba and the new possessions. Honolulu has had three cases of bubonic plague this month, and though the situation is not regarded as at all serious it is one with which, it g claimed, the Federal authorities should help to deal. The fact that the Govern- ment spent large sums of money in help- ing other places, such as Havana, is com- mented upon as a reason why Hawail has a right to expect similar aid. Do S s Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, March 2.—Licenses to marry were issued vesterday to John C. Coburn, 31, Emeryville, and Catherine F. Gribble, 21, Honolulu; Peter J. Peterson, 27, Eim- hurst, and Lilllan V. Gribble, 19, Oakland; Robert A. Nelson, 25, and Juanita Wood, 18, Alden; Aaron Krebs, 33, San Francisco. and Rosalie Newman, 2, Oakland: John R. Goodell, over 21, San Francisco, and Lulu M. Haswell, over 18, Oakland: Jean Moudat, 2, and Alice Mouicou, 19, both of Oakland. Zp F) NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A SAN FRANCISCO PHYSICIAN. Uses Herpicide Successfully in Treat- ing Sycosis of the Beard. ‘He says: “T recently treated a case of sycosis (similar to ‘barber’s itch’) of the lower lip with Newbro's Herpicide. There was an extensive loss of beard with in- flammation extending well down on the chin. The result of the application of Herpicide was most gratifying. The loss of beard ceased and a new growth of hair is now taking place over the once inflamed area. . “(Signed.) Melville E. O'Neill, M. D., 865 Howard St., “San_ Francisco, Cal.” Herpicide kills 'the dandruff germ and causes the hair to grow abundantly. W. T. HESS, SOTARY PUBLIC AND ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Tenth Floor. Room 1015, Claus Sprecksls Bids. Telephone Main Residence, 821 %;mmu st., below Powsll Residence Telephone, James 1301