The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1902, Page 9

+ LAONDAY BIL CASES A Ao Army Officer and Laun- dryman HaveLively Mix-Up. t Hot Contest at Angel Island and Local Man Gets the Decision. osing hours of the days of quar- to which the luckless passengers ansport Meade were subjected were studded with a rare spasm of com- ught about by a wrangle over an undry bill. George Amorsen, a agent with a keen eye to busi- and Lieutenant Crockett of the fourth Infantry, who has a large | list and the same opinion of | n in general that a flat owner | of plumbers in particular, were | incipal actors in the thrilling and | ¢ same Ume amusing bit of realism was enacted cn Angel Island yes- Ay morning. Tsen, the laundryman, opened up less on a large scale on ine island | vhen the Meade went into quarantine. | e knew that a white shirt seemed un- clean after two minutes' wear, egpe- clally when there was smallpox arouad, and asefor the underclothes—well, Amor- sen put all his ready coin into a washing | plant ana when he erected it on the island all the Meade's passengers put their ready linen and underwear gad some | that wasn't ready into the laundi. Busi- uess was brisk and Amorsen, wgo is a thrifty German, kept Bogle O'Daéanell's Steam launches busy cartng flat irons | and fat Jaundry girls across the bay to| the laundry ockett was Amorsen's star Hoff gourse,”’ explains Amor- hadt troubles ’e little bit ven Meade vent avay virst, put ve fix that all hup pefore de Meade got out py de heads events Lieutenant Crockett's ¥, which was carried to the wash- house by several army muies, was a wel- The laundry | and done up in those 1 the beautiful flourish | Everything was there. The figu on the bundle which | drive mai to drink after dress-| S ¥y night were not for- suave laundry magnate. nant Crockett was sent for. the fun began. The man 5 searching look at the scribbled on the first bundle and v took his breath away. He didn’t » look at the remaining figures. He W out of the German washhouse t that he nearly carried a section door away with him. When he back the laundrymen say that| nant Crockett Jooked as if he was one of the forward guns of the | nd with him. At any rate he dry look like a Filipino | ter a three months’ siege. | able was all over the laun- d fours and then took enant Crockett falled to the came nee tc n be checked up. Then the d the military man went Ray with their troubles. _After a lot of preliminary sparring and | sides: in which neither of the con- an effective punch, the aundryman succeeded in’ get- | one in the region of Lieutenant | ting in Crockett's pocket Amorsen announced afterward that his end of the purse was $51 50. The loser got | nothing but the laundry. Teamsters Are Arrested for Cruelty. A stanf Secretary MecCurrie of the c for the Prevention of Cruelty to| made a raid on the force of | grading for the Santa Fe in| n Francisco yesterday. Team- | eph Rose and Louls Duft were | and nine horses were taken from | the work and placed in stables. The ani- | mals were found to be unfitted for work | by rezson of bruises. Joseph Comte, a s arrested by Offi- rs sters Jo erreste milk-wagon driver, wi r»ri Hooper and Hurd for driying a horse with a sore shoulder. The case was of S0 ted a mature that bafl was fixed e Snow Stole a Bicycle. a boy who stole a bicycle H .E. Dixon from the Odd lding, on Market street, and | with burglary, had the | e reduced to petty larceny by Judge | vesterday. He pleaded gullty and he Judge septenced him to serve three s in the County Jail. Snow POSTUM CEREAL. GOLDEN BROWN. The Color Sought in Coffee. person has been shown that a food or drink can make and | it is a thing not likely to be | Coffee is a *killer” for many people, | nd, of course, when Jeft off the user wiil 1y regain a degree of health with- outside help, but when Postum flee is used the return to health ore rapid, for Postum is a dis- d well defined health builder, with y is muc tinct a a delicious coffee flavor and a beautiful deep brown color, that changes to golden brown when cream is added. A Chicago man, Peter G. Holst, at 315 | Englewood avenue, writes: “Reading in | per the other day something about | Postum Cereal, it awoke in me a reminis- cent vein “About five years ago, 'when I was a migerable dyspeptic, I first heard of Pos- tum Cereal Coffee and put it to a careful test “I had been afflicted for years with chronic dyspepsia, and all the medicines 1 had tried ‘were in vain. One by one I bad to Jeave them off, and was in despair @s to what T should.do for relief. “My first taste of Postum was about 10 o'clock one morning. I did not dare to take cream with it, for I knew what the result would be with my stomach. That I thought I did. I have since learned t cream can be taken in Postum even t bad dyspeptics, but I had my first taste with only hot water in it and a lit- tie The second cup followed the first and a third followed the second. I took my departure munching some of the dry s of Postum, as I was deter- 1vestigate its effects thorough- 1 had no dinner and expe- iistressing sensations; on the t as though my appetite had ¢ next day 1 began to use Postum and before the first package entirely used I discovered the ruging symptoms. The dys- headaches which I had been v entirely disappeared, also s=ing vomiting spells, The ¥ 1 steadily and regularly. ca ily, but was spstained by the Postum Coffee. After the first pack- ege 1 tried it with milk, then with cream, without periencing the least inconve- nience. Of course, 1 was delighted and the future looked bright. From that first experience up to date my health has been #plendid. 1 have increased in welght from 139 to 187 pounds, and can digest anything 1 desire. 1 say honestly and cheer- fully that I would recommend Postum to “ing the tortures of dyspep- 1 Job with men not bearing the Building | lutions and, retorts the situation became | bers of the Building Trades Council and | is that of the Building Trades Council, | buildings going up in the city hds made | Trios were rendered by Mary, Susan and | GARPENTERS SUE TRADES COUNGIL Troubles of Labor Or- ganizations to Be Aired in Court. Judge Seawell Issuss a Tem- porary Restraining Or- der Pending Trial. The complications existing between Carpenters’ Union No. 483 and the Build- ing Trades Council were added to yester- day by the filing of a suit for $300,000 dam- ages. An injunction was also asked for against the Building Trades Council and its executive officers. As soon as the suit was filed by H. W. Hutton, attorney for Carpenters’ Union No. 483, the papers | were rushed to Presiding Judge Dunne.| and by him assigned to Judge Seawell. A temporary restraining order was then is- | sued. None of the members of the execu- tive committee of the Building Trades Council had been served with the re- straining order up to a late hour last night. Some time ago the Bullding Trades Council decided that no man carrying a card of one of the unions affliated with that council should work on’ the same Trades card. Carpenters’ Union No. 4 and one or two minor unions were out- side the pale of the Building Trades Council and the members of these unions | found they could not get work. After an exchange of a series of reso- more and more strained. Men carrying the card of the Building Trades Council refused to work with those of Carpenters’ Union No. 483, the members of which carry the card of the San Francisco La- bor Council, with which it is affiliated. The suit filed yesterday was com- menced by W, A. Coles, business agent of Carpenters’ Union No. 4! The com- plaint alleges that there are over 6X members beionging to the union, and that they have been seriously injured by the boycott instituted against them by the Building Trades Council. An_injunction was asked and later granted, directed against P. H. McCarthy and other mem- the District Council of Carpenters. Dam- ages through enforced loss of work are demanded. - The monetary value of the loss of wages is fixed at $300,000. Says There Is Nothing in the Suit. < P. H. McCarthy, president of the Build- ing Trades Council, was not disposed to give the matter any serious consideration last night, and said he did not know any- | thing about the suit, as he had not as vet been served with a summons or the | writ of injunction. He said: If Carpenters’ Union No. 483 wants to bring the troubles of its members into court it has a perfect right to do so. But there is nothing in the suit at all, If the members of the Bulld- ing Trades Council decline to work on the same job with a member of Carpenters’ Union No. 483 that is their privilege. The only card that will be recognized in the building trades in- As to the damages, well, I think they will have a hard time col lecting them, if they are ever allowed. W. H. Goff, president of the San Fran. cisco Labor Council, and also of Carpen- | ters’ Union 483, said he did not know anything about the detalls of the suit. He raid the matter was entirely in the hands .of Attorney Hutton and Business Agent Cole. At a meeting of the Builders' Protective Assoclation, held on Monday at 318 Bush street, the following resolution was adopted: Deplore Action of Trades Council. Resolved, That the Builders' Protective As- soclation at a special meeting assembled de- plore the action of the Building Trades Coun- cil in interfering with and obstructing the bullding industries of this city by demanding the discharge of other union men, and If said action is continued this assoclation will lodk | upon sald Bullding Trades Council as an enemy to the bullding trades and industries of this city and will call upon the members of the Buliders’ Protective Association to take such action as will effectually protect the pub- lic and members of this association agalnst its interference. An open meeting of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jolners will be held on | Thursday night at Metropolitan Temple, | to consider the present situation. J. F. Grimes, the national president, will de- liver an address. Frank Buchanan, president of the In- ternational Association of Structural Iron Workers, arrived from Chicago on Mon- day, and met last night with the mem- bers of local union No. 26, at 1133 Mission | street. The organization is not affiliated | with the Building Trades Council, as most | of its members are engaged in bridge | building work. Some of the members ob- | ject to the discrimination made against them by the Bullding Trades Council, | which only recognizes the Derrickmen’s, | Engineers” and Structural Iron Worker: TUnion. An effort is now being made to | adjust the matter, as the number, of new | Junction or no injunction. a great demand for men conversant with | this class of work. TIFTH PASMORE CONCERT | PLEASES LARGE AUDIENCE| Excellent Programme Rendered at | Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation Auditorium. The Pasmores gave their fifth concert at the Young Men’s Christian Association Auditorfum last night before a large au- | dience. The soloists were: Miss Beulah George, soprano; Mrs. Edith Scott Bas- ford, contralto; Miss Adelaide Blirchler, contralto; H. B. Pasmore, passo; Dorothy Pasmore, cello; Mary Pasmore, violin, | Dorothy Pasmore. The programme was rendered in fine style and received enthusiasticly by those present. It was as follows: Trio n E flat No. 1 (by request), (Beeth- oven), allegro, adagio, scherzo, rondo, Mary, Susan and * Dorothy Pasmore; (a) ‘““Ah Mic Cor" (Handel), (b) “Von Ewigen Liebe” (Brahms), Miss Adelaide Birchler; “Ninth Con- certo” (De Beriot), Mary Pasmore; A Mald- en's Heart” (Clarence Lucas), Miss Anna Moore: popular air (arranged by H. B. Pas- more), Mary, Susan and Dorothy Pasmore; (a) ““Am Meer’’ (Schubert), (b) *“The Nightingale'" (Delibes), Mrs. Edith’ Scott Basford: *Bell Song” from ‘Lakme” (Delibes), Miss Beulah George; "cello solo, (a) ‘‘Gondolier Song™ (Men- delssohn), (b) Gavotte (Popper), Dorothy Pa: Recit., “I Rage, I Melt, 1 Burn, 0, Ruddier Than the Cherry” (Handel), 1 ore; Hungarian Dances (by request). (Brahms), arranged by H. B. Pasmore, Mary, Susan and Dorothy Pasmore. BANKER, JONES' SISTERS FILE CONTEST TO WILL Allege That Document Offered foo Probate a Week Ago Is Not Last Testament. Miss Mary and Virginia Jones, sisters of the late Winfield Scott Jones, a banker, who died reccntly leaving an es- tote estimated to be worth $250,000, have begun a contest of their brother's will. They commenced proceedings yesterday by filing a document in which they claim that the purported will of their brother offered for probate a week ago was not his last wil), becausc it was not wholily in his handwriting and did not bear a date. Jones left two wills, the disputed one, in whick he leaves the major portion of his estate to charity, and another in which he made special bequests to char- ity and Jeft the residue to his sisters. —_—————————— Duncan’s Witnesses Testify. A number of witnesses were examined for the defense yesterday at the trial of Edward Duncan on the charge of murder- more; ing George W. Rice at Twentieth and Howard streets, October 11. James B. Rohrer, Charles A. Kinnear and Peter J. McCormick, chief Coroner’s deputy, gave the same testimony as at the three for- mer trials of Buckley, Moran and Don- nelly. Thomas F. McElroy, a fireman on Engine Company 10, testified that he saw Duncan on the afternoon of the murder alone between 4 and 4:30 o'clock. John Maloney, saloon-] r, Brannan and Zoe streets, Charles A. Harris and John M. Lewis were called to testify as to the ter of the defendant. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1902. MULLEN FAILS KAIGER MEETS (TESTS ARE MADE |STORM DAMAGE AAILWAY MEN T0 PROSECUTE| PRINGE HENRY| BY THE NATIONS| U IN MILLIONS, ARE INDICTED Charge Against James|Brother of the German | British and German Na- Gately Is LCismissed by Agreement. / Emperor Reaches 'Home Safely, » Crimmins® Lieutenant Need |Battleship Acts as Escort and Not Stand Trial for Al- leged Battery. James Gately's boast that he was im- mune from arrest because he was Phil Crimmins’ lieutenant in the Potrero dis- trict has at last been disproved. . 'War-| afternoon amid rants were issued for the arrest of Gate- ly and Thomas ~McBride and Willlam { brother has seen fit to mark the success- Murphy, two of his henchmen, a waa{ 0 ago last Monday on the complaint John Mullen, the charge being battery. MecBride and Murphy were arrested Mon- day afternoon and Gately that night about 10 o’clock, a week after the. war- rants were issued. g The cases were called in Judge Ca- baniss’ court yesterday, and Attorney Jo- seph J. Coffey for the prosecution and John Partridge, representing the defe: asked that they be dismissed. Mnllflg was called to the stand, and upon bein questioned by ‘the Judge sald that the at-| % torneys had agreed to the dismissal of the cases without consulting him, “but that he was satisfled not to prosecute. The Judge asked for more informatien, and Mullen related how Murphy and Me- Bride had threatened to drive every “Dutchman’’ out of the Potrero. Contin- uing he sald: . 7 “Hugh Jennings and I live in Kruger's Hotel, and there has been constant trou- ble between Gately's boarders and Kru- ger's. Jennings and I _went to Gately's hotel to have a drink. Jennings had been drinking a good deal and Gately ordered him out of the place, and McBride and Murphy threw him out, and he fell. Gate- ly stood at the door and told }cBride and Murphy to kick his head off. They would have done it if Policeman Welch had not appeared. Jennings and I were arrested, Jennings for assault with a deadly Weapon and me for disturbing the peace. Our cases were dismissed ih Judge Mo- gan's court, as Gately Tefused to prose- cuté. Now the attorneys don't want me to_prosecute, so I will let it go.” The Judge told him that any arrange- ment between the attorneys need not bind him, but he* positively declined to prose- cute, so the cases were dismissed. | DESCRIBES CALIFORNIA’S HISTORIC LANDMAREKS J. R. Knowland Gives Interesting Lecture on Old Missions and Famous Buildings. “Historic Landmarks -of California’ was the subject of a very interesting lec- ture which was dellvered by J. R. Know- land under the auspices of the California Pioneers last night in Ploneer Hall. The lecture was appropriatety {llustrated by views of the old missions and historical bulldings and the portraits of the sturdy pioneers who assisted in laying the foun- dation of the State. Mr. Knowland de- seribed how many of the miss'ons erected by the Franciscan missionaries and many of the landmarks so famous in the early life of the State are rapidly crumbling away. No attempt, he said, was being made on the part of the people of the State to preserve them. Knowland described ~the missions at Monterey, San Diego, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma and San Francisco. He declared that in the early days the mis- sions were so distributed about the State that one could journey from San Diego to Sonoma and sleep each night in a mis- sion. He. displayed a picture and told about the work of that famous mission- ary, Junipero Serra, whose name will for- ever be remembered in connection with the early history of this State. Leaving the missions, Mr. Knowland spoke of the bulldings and scenés that are memorable as being connected with the transfer of California from Mexico to American rule. The foremost of these buildings, he said, was the old Custom- housé at Monterey, where Commodore Sloat raised the first United States flag that ever floated in this State. He told how the historic buflding_had been placed under the care of the Native Sons and how they were having it repaired and the surrounding grounds beautified with a garden. He showed a picture of the ruins of Sutter's Fort and told of the hospitality which was always dealt out to the early settlers by old Sutter. He described the hazard- ous attempt that was made by the Don- ner party to reach California and dis- played an illustration of Donner Lake, shrouded with snow, as it was in the bleak winter when 80 many herofc men and women perished on its margin. — s THINKS ROBBERS WERE SEEKING HIS MONEY Alfred 0. Menges Receives a Note to Call at a House That Is Vacant. Alfred O. Menges, a fresco painter at 1106% Devisadero street. reported to the pelice yesterday cvening that an attempt had been made to decoy him to a vacant ! house near the Presidio, for the purpose, he thinks, of robbing him. Menges said he drew $700 from the bank Mcnday morning and returned home late in the afternoon. Shortly afterward some orc delivered a note asking him to mest kis friend, *John Willilams,” who was sick in a house near the Presidio, giving ke street and number. He knew no one of that name, but, thinking it might: be a painter in distress, he started for the Presidio. On the way his suspiclons were arcused, and he went to the North End pclice station. He showed the note and an officer was sent in plain clothes with him. When they got there they found tne house was va- cant. People living in the neighborhood said thery had seen three strange men around the house during the afternoon. e e Court Precita’s Anniversary. The fourth annual entertainment and dance given in Mission Masonic Hall last night by Court Precita of the Independ- ent Order of Foresters was marked by the presentation by R. W. Jones on behalf of the court of an emblematic gold badge to each of the following named past chief rangers in_recognition of their faithful services: P. 8. Moran, Robert McCaus- land and John Grimes. A large audience was entertained with a programme of va- ried numbers contributed by Miss Bertha Daly, R. Gilchrist, Miss Alice Helmes, Edward Lotz, J. B. Rhodes, M. Shiner, Miss Alice Osgood, M. Keene, B. Roberts, Morris Parent and S. Brodie. Dancing fol- lowed under*the direction of the foilow- ing named committee of arrangements: R. W. Jones, chairman; Charles Muller, Frank Collins, Henry Brandtjen, Thomas Coulthurst, John Sturges and John Boost. —— Smoked California Tobacco. The Hermitage Tobacco Company ten- dered a delightful reception to its nu- merous friends and patrons last Friday afternoon in its office, 516 Second street. Refreshments were served and the af- fair was concluded with a smoker. The cigars that were consumed on the occa- sion had been manufactured from California tobacco, grown and cured on the company’s plantation at Hermitage, Mendocing _County, NAQdresses | were made by President A. N. rens, - B Tein, P8 Hicgin ana oo Weisc, and a very delightful hai by all who ntende& —————— Supreme Court Decisions. . The Supreme Court decided yvesterday that Lizzie Carriger and not the Pacific Improvement Company is the rightful owner of a number of valuable lots in El Verano, Sonoma County. The property has been in dispute for more than ten ears. O. D. Stern, Supervisors’ clerk i umboldt County, lost his fight to retain possession of $485 50, which he had secured J. G. H. time was from the county treasury for extra work in “compiling statistics in re, to il number of orphans, foundl , indigents and other persons entitled to State and within the limits of the county. y ‘| durred during a period of brilliant sun- Thousands Give Forth | Greeting. CUXHAVEN, March 18.—The return of Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia to Ger- man soil was safely accomplished this all the pomp and circum- stance with which the Prince’s imperfal ful ending of Prince Henry's American mission, / The same good fortune of freedom from untoward, incidents which characterized the Prince’s trans-Atlantic journey con- tinued until the end and the landing bc- shine after ‘an overcast day. _The' Hamburg-American line steamer Deutschland, from Cherbourg, having on “the Prince and his suite, was first d at half past 5 this afternoon. The battleship Kaiser Wilhelm I1I d down the roadstead to meet the leutschland and returned escorting the big liner. The Deutschland tied up to the new stone quarry and was the first shElp to dock there. mperor William stood upon the quay, surrounded by high naval and municipal officials. As representative of the Amerl- jean Embassy at Berlin Commander Wil- liam H. Beehler, the naval attache to the embassy, stood at the Emperor's side. . The quay was decorated with flags of all the states of the empire, and thou- sands of spectators, who covered the roofs of the great warehouses and the wide slopes overlooking the scene, cheer- ed wildly as Prince Henry walked down the gangplank from the steamer. Em- geror ‘Willlam kissed his brother upon oth cheeks and shook hands with the members of his suite, saying a few cheer- ful sentences to each. In the meantime the guns of the squadron salufed. Side by side, his Majesty and Prin¢e Henry then passed down in front of the marine | guard, which stood at salute. After this the marine guard passed in review, while the band of the imperial yacht Hohenzol- lern played the national anthem. The passengers on the Deutschland crowded to the steamer’s rail and cheercd heartitly during the ceremony. Some of the American passengers waved Ameri- can flags, otherwise the stars and stipes were not flying. After the inspection of the guard of honor and the veterans the Emperor and his party, Prince Henry and his staff and Commander Beehler boarded a tender and, amid fresh salutes, music and cheering, proceeded to the battleship Kaiser Wilhelm 1I. Upon arriving there the crew of that vessel manned their ship to recelve the royal personages. The Kaiser Wilhelm II weighed anchor at a quarter past 7 and.started toward Kiel through the canal. A banquet was served on board the warship. BRUNSBUTTEL, Prussia, March 18.— The battleship Kaiser Wilhelm 1I arrived here at 8:45 and tied up for the night. She will proceed to Kiel to-morrow. vl WAR AGAINST PRODUCTS. NEW YORK, March 18.—Three days after Prince Henry sailed for the United States Emperor William signed a decree providing for the enforcement of the most stringent measures thus far invoked in | the German war against American food products. The intended results of this action were not easily read on the sur- face and passed almost unnoticed at the time. But the Imperial decree sets in mo- tion on October 1 of this year sweeping prohibition against the importation into the German empire of American fresh and canned beef, bacon, hams and pork, whose value aggregated nearly $6,000,000 in 1901, This issue, which was forced by the Agrarian party in the act of June 30, 1900, but was not put into effect at that time, disguises the purpose Of the attack under cover of “notification relating to deceptive and injurious preservatives of meat and preparations thereof,” which was issued by the Federal consul two days after the imperial proclamation as an officlal in- terpretation of the provisions previously enacted. Among the preservatives alleged to be injurious to public health in this document are boric acld and its salts, and it is upon this inclusion that the whole question hinges. The use of borax and boric acid in the preservation of meat products packed for export has been uni- versal for nearly twenty years and the rocesses involved have proved absolutely armless, not only by experience and sci- entific investigation in the United States and England, but by Government tests conducted in Germany itself. American packing-house interests concerned in the German _export trade, Including Armour & Co., Swift & Co., Nelson Morris and Michael Cudahy, view the act as a clums- ily disguised Agrarian -attack and the most serious blow thus far dealt to Amer- ican industries by the German Govern- ment. @ irimitedeiliSideil ol @ CHILD SHYS e WS ABDUCTED Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 18. ‘With tears streaming down his cheeks, covered with mud and wet to the skin, Frank Freitas, aged 8 years and who lives in San Francisco, was found this evening drudging along the Fish ranch road, near- 1y a mile beyond the Fish ranch, half-way between Oakland and Wainut Creek, in Contra Costa County. The child was picked up by A. B. Woods, an Oakland commission merchant, who was driving in from Contra Costa County, and brought to Oakland, where he told a remarkable story of abduction. It was, about 5 o'clock when Woods found the child by the rdadside. The youngster was hysterical from fear and was trying to make his way along the road through the mud and rain. He was lightly clad and blue with cold. Woods stopped his team and lifted the Httle fel- Jow into his wagon. Frank was crying so hard that it was impossible to get his story until after they had reached the Fish ranch, where the little fellow was drled and ilven something to eat. The child -was very consistent in his story, and repeated it with the same de- talls every time he was asked, The po- lice, into whose hands Woods turned the boy, are loth to believe the abduction story, but the boy sticks to it neverthe- less. A The_ little fellow said he lived at 733 Broadway, In San Francisco, and that his father was a saloon-keeper in that neigh- borhood. According to his story a man with a wagon met him playing in San Francisco 'vesterday afternoon and offered him some money to with him. The man took him to Oakland and then drove him out over the road on which he was found to a farmhouse, where he said there was an old man with ‘“i} whiskers, an old woman and a child.” This morning he sald the man turned him out of the house and told him to go home. He walked all day without anything to eat until Mr. Woods P oods pays. that he' thinks' the chfl 00ds nks the cl would have hed during the night i B hag ot founa mim s e di. "0 . John Freitas, the father of little Frank, was seen at his saloon at Jackson and Kearny street last nlgh,t.;.nd l:lidgh‘t hig ’ day night to go to work with a on his ‘?rnlt co““{', and the Oakland ranch in Contra Costa i was e:"‘f:“l by h{::rlex;d i i Re volice decided tflt’tm boy hu:“rl:m | away from the ranch and was endeavor- ing to make his way to this city. i it S 1 s Gt o i MSHIP 1S LIBELED.—W. W. Thomi & ] yesterday in tor mx‘«.?:n'mw v-:: of muu‘d “] to the vessel. : by ‘away from him. vies Using the Wire- less Telegraph. Marconi Goes to Cape Breton ; to Locate His New Station. BERLIN, March 18.—Emperor William has issued an order, as a, result of recent tests, in which he designates the Slaby-Arc# system of wircless telegraphy for exclusive use in the German navy and between the coasts anu naval sta- tions. It is expected that the Slaby-Arco sys- tem will be exclusively used by the Ger- mar. merchant marine. It is said among electrical engineers here that the Government is drafiing a bili to regulate wireless telegraphy and tending to uniformity ot service, and that the effect of “this bill will be to exclude the Marconi system from Germany. The newspapers here say that this bill will thwart . Marconi's efforts, through the strong: capital behind him, to monopolize the ‘;lreless telegraphy business of the world. LONDON, March 18.—The Globe's na- val correspondent reports that on her recent cruise along the Irish coast the British - battleship Revenge was fitted with a wircless telegraph apparatus and received a number of Marconigrams passing between mail steamers and the shore, The correspohdent understands that the Admiralty proposes to make an attempt to intercept Marconigrams from an_experimental station across the At- lantic, with a view of determining whether Signor Marconi has perfected his system. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 18.—Sighor Marconi left Ottawa to-day for Cape Breton, where he will locate his station for trans-Atlantic wireless telegraphy business. The inventor'says he has com- pleted his business with the Government. After leaving Cape Breton he will go to New York and the‘e to England. ARTISTS MEET TO NAME A NEW ORGANIZATION “California Society of Arts” Is Title Chosen by Wielders of the Brush. Those artists interested in the forma- tion of a new art society which will ex- ploit the younger branch of the painters of California met last evening at Piz- zZoni’s studio, 609 Sacramento street, for the purpose of adopting a name for the society and formulating plans for a vig- orous campaign among their brother art- ists. G. F. P. Pizzonl was in the chair. It was resolved that the organization be known as the ‘‘California Soclety of Arts,” and that the soclety shall be composed exclusively” of artists. the principal objects of the organization is to hold a semi-annual art exhibition, at which work of any recognized artist, ‘whether member or not, or work of rec- ognized merit shall be received for exhi- bition. There is to be a standing committee, which will ‘elect its chairman at each of its meetings, so _there will be neither per- manent chairman nor president. The utmost good will was expressed for the Hopkins Art Institute. The chairman and others declared their intention and wish to work in complete harmony with the direetorate of that institution. Another meeting will he held on Thurs- day evening .at Plzzon{’s studio, when the executive,committee will report on the most available hall for an exhibition to be held within a month. The executive committee is composed of G. F. P. Pizzoni, C. P. Neilson, Otto Wix, M. L. Dixon and Michael Sullivan. —————— DECLARES MARRIAGE. OR DEATH MUST BE HER LOT Alternative Given Mrs. Emma Jen- kins; Milliner, by James Ful- ton Shepard. James Fulton Shepard, whose father is a wealthy plumber, has fallen desperately in love with Mrs, Emma Jenkins, a hand- some milliner, who lives at 807 Van Ness avenue, and because she refuses abso- lutely to reciprocate his ardent affection he has on more than one pccasion threat- ened to_kill her. Mrs. Jenkins' says Shepard haunts her ‘night and day and has made life a bur- den to her. Last Friday a gentleman was in her store at 587 Geflr{ street, talking to her about business, when Shepard en- tered and pulling a revolver out of his pocket commanded her on pain of instant death to order the gentleman out of the store. To prevent a scandal, as Mrs. Jen- kins puts it, the gentleman left. On Mon- day Shepard again renewed his threats to kill her if she did not marry him, so to put an end to his persecution she swore to a warrant before Judge Cabaniss yes- terday for Shepard’s arrest on the charge | of threats to kill. She told the Judge that she was in constant fear that Shepard would carry his threats into execution. Shepard came_into prominence some months ago by Welng arrested for scalp- ing tickets for admission to the Orpheum during a benefit entertainment. ———————— ELDER CROUNSE WAS NOT THROWN OFF CAR Charge of Battery Agaiast Conductor Benjamin Johnston Is Dis- missed. The case of Benjamin Johnston, a con- ductor on the Fillmore-street line, charged with battery upon Frederick C. Crounse, real estate agent and elder of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, was dismissed by Judge Cabaniss yester- day. L}‘,ro\mse alleged that he was riding on Johnston’s car March 8, and asked for a transfer at Folsom and Sixteenth streets, which Johnston refused on the ground that his particular car did not give trans- fers to Folsom street. Crounse asked for his number and Johnston used vulgar language toward him and threw him off the car, so Crounse testified. He was in part corroborated by two small boys. Johnston testified that Crounse grabbed him roughly by the coat collar, demanding his number, and he simply pushed him Crounse then jumped off the car and fell. Charles Gorham, a machinists’ helper, “entirely corroborated Johnston, and the Judge dismissed the case, holding that the conductor acted within his righ —_———— TROUBLES OF DRUG FIRM ARE ON THE INCREASE Walter M. Willett of the firm of Wake- lee & Co. asked yesterday for the ap- pointment of a recefver to take charge of the affairs of the firm pending the re- sult of a legal batile in which he is now at the head of the drug firm for the last ty years, recently had Willett en- 32'.,';’33 tfom forcin < collection of a note for $16,000 st the company held a ‘Willett 2nd his wife. He claimed that illett intended attaching the- business b less the court interfered. The matter :.l“ now p:ndlnl before' Judge Seawell. 2 i iyl e Deputy Is Misinformed. Coroner Leland ascertained yesterday that Mrs. L. M. Butler of 234 McAllister street, who diend m: t:lh; ol:;mtlnx table Mary's Hospi unday afternoon, ev‘-.m:no I:ro' t to the hospil iy man,” bu , Mrs. Dan Miller, m’zml& The lady died form was bel ‘was 27 years of age. e Licensed to Marry. " OAKLAND, March ls.—Lices to mm?l." -] hpm mvwduim . e R B Cooper, 18, both of Oakiand. i One of \| yesterday and a search of the records for many lR.a.ilropds ‘Will Suffer Se- verely From the Blizzard. Five Persons Are Dead and Others May Have Been Victims. ST. PAUL, March 18.—Neither of the transcontinental lines has yet succeeded in clearing its road of the great heaps of snow under which the tracks were burigd by last week's blizzard. Advices received at the Northern Pa- | cific office in this city at 10 o’clock to- night were fo the effect that the snow ploys working east and west from Bis- marck and Jamestown were in sight of each other and that it now seemed pos- sible that trains would be again running to-night. The officials have met with so many mishaps in their efforts to get a clear track that they will not make any state- ment as to the resumption of traffic until trains are actually moving. It was thought | last night that the road would be clear | by this morning, but the accidents to| fand derallmént of the gigantic rotary plows delayed the work. The Great| Northern officials also say that they Hope to have their trains running before morn- ing, but-they make no positive promise | to that effect. The Soo-Pacific road, which is a sufferer | from the effects of the storm, is making a great effort to reopen traftic, but ha.s' only partially succeeded. No reports have i been received as to situation upon the ! | Canadian Pacific line, which was blocked | | for_several hundred miles. | The loss of life and property caused by | the storm is still largely a matter of con- | Jecture. But flve authenticated cases of | {loss of human life have so far been re-| | ported. There are rumors that there have en lives lost among the newggettlers, but these lack confirmation. The percent- | age of loss to livestock upon the ranges | is far from being accurately known. kEs- timates range from 3 to 60 per cent and it | will be some days before anything like | accurate figures can be obtained. It is estimated that the loss to the transcontinental roads will amount to very nearly half a million dollars. This estimate takes into consideration only the actual loss to the roads by reason of dam- age to perishable freight and the cost of | ! clearing the roads. The roads will, of | course, suffer from the loss of passenger trafilc, but just how heavily it is impos- sible to say. The movement of new set- | tlers was begun at least a month earlier | this ‘year than last and the bleckade of snow has put a sudden check to this traffic. The entire damage may run into | the millions. ESTIMATES NEEDS OF POLICE DEPARTMENT | Chief of Police Wittman yesterday filed an estimate of the amount required for expenditures of the Police Department for the next fiscal year. Wittman estimates that the sum of $1,207,421 will be required, of which $1,143,916 is for salaries. Pro- vision is asked for five captains of police, twelve lieutenants, seventy corporals, twenty detective sergeants and 684 patrol- men, which is an increase of 134 men over last year. The appropriation for the de- partment last year was 38088 Among the new items asked for is $2500 for furnishing the new southéra police station, $750 for moving and furnishing the harbor station, $2500 for a new stable for | the Mission district and $10.000 for a boat for the harbor patrol. The other items are: and_stationery, $2500; suoplies for cxfyflné,rl;:on‘ $7200; contingent ' fund. $8000: photography and Bertillion system, $500: rent of staticns, $5184: laundry work, $450; police patrol, $21,721; fuel, $750; telephones, $1450. L ee———— Officially Visits Beauty Parlor. Calaveras Parlor, known as the beauty parior of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, from the fact that it has a larger percentage of beautiful girls than any other parlor im the city, was visited officially last night by Grand Pres- jdent Mrs. Baker. There were addresses by the grand president, Grand Secretary Miss Laura J. Frakes, Past Grand Presi- dents Miss Mae B. Wilkin and Dr. Ma- riana Bertola, District Deputy Miss Annie Worth and Mrs. R. Kemp Van Ee. In token of fraternal love the parlor pre- | sented the grand president with a ecystal | berry bowl and a bunch of roses and also gave a bunch of carnations to the district | deputy. N —— Passengers on Argyll. The steamship Argyll salled yesterday for Panama With a full cargo and passengers as | follows: Fred Hill, Jiroo Ochial, William Weinbers, George T. Fassett, Friedrich Roesch, A. Pra- | ger, T. W. Rodda, A. J. Smith, Fred Blumhoft, J. Gerrity, George Brandel, Willlam Giles, H. E. McEwan, W. K. Allen, M. N. Johnson. John Mausser, wife and daughter; Frank Heller, William O'Neill, G. M. Knigl L. V. Bullard, J. Fischer, John F. Black, Carl Janssen, Ar- nold Wigger, Thomas McElroy, Albert Watson, Ernest Bertea, Patrick Lee, J. W. Roberts, A Mado. (o b et Geneva Holds Record. The fast trip of the brig Geneva from Eu- reka to Sydney was widely commented upon Years back reveals nothing as smart as the Geneva’s forty-six day voyage across the Pa- cific. The Star of France has a record of fifty days from this port to Sydney and the S. P. Hitchcock last year made the trip in fifty-two days. The Geneva has not always made such rapid passages, however, for In 1897 she was seventy-eight days going from here to Sydney. Sailor Dies Suddenly. The steamship Umatilla arrived yesterday from Puget Sound. She encountered fine weather throughout the voyage. . On board the steamship ‘Was the body of Manuel Monsella, a seaman who died suddenly while working cargo at Victoria. Heart disease is supposed to have caused his death. Monsella leaves a wife and two children. He was born in Chile and has been in the employ of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company about ten years. Rudder-Building Race. The rudderiess French barks Max and Fran- coise d"Amboise have given local rudder build- ers an opportunity to test the expedition with which they can turn out steering fins. The Risdon Iron Works has the contract for mak- ing a new rudder for the Max. Muir Bros. are engaged on a similar job for the d’ Amboise. The foreman of each concern thinks the work can be done better and quicker in his shop and they are now having a friendly race to decide the question. R Another Yosemite Overdue! The American bark Yosemite, out eighty-six days from Newcastle, Australla, for Guaymas, has been placed among the reinsured and ws yesterday quoted at 15 per cent. Relnsuran on the Chilean bark Yosemite has been raised to S6 per cent and on the Olivier de Clisson to 50 per cent. PEEN WA L Ship Lady Isabella {s A dispatch from London reports the arrival at East London of the British ship Lady Isa- bella from Oregon in a ‘damaged condition, She had been thrown on her beam ends, had her bulwarks stove in and sustained damages ;: . the extent of §3000. cargo may be in- v _— . — ‘Water Front Notes. The French bark Montebello salled from Car- diff on Saturday for Honolulu. This is the first instance of a French bark trading between %Amfle!uamoflherv"fmm Port Los Angeles to Puget has been chartered load for South Africa.. - The Kosmos liner Hermonthis arrived last evening from Hamburg too late to pass quar- i antine. The steamship Leelanaw from should arrive to-day. She yesterday et noon. —— e . Delegates to the Grand Parlor. Mission Parlor, Native Sons of the Pdna passed Hueneme Gold:{l;,, We:t. has chosen the following- name¢ as its representatives to the E. Girzikowsky. s R Federal Jury in Ken- tucky Makes Serious Charges. s Company Accused of Violat~ ing Interstate Com- merce Law. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 18.—An in- dictment returned against the Leuisville and Nashville Railroad Company by the Federal Grand Jury was made public to- day. It charges a violation of the inter- state commerce law, the offense consist- ing in charging less for the transporta- tion of corn in carload lots than the in- terstate commerce law prescribes. There are two counts in the bill, which sets forth that in two instances the road granted a rebate of 3 cents. The wit- nesses named in the indictment are H. F. Smith, A. S. Dodge, M. P/ Washburne of the Southeastern and Mississippi Valley Tariff Association; Fred W. Hudson, | traffic manager of the L. H. & St. L Joseph A. Burchfield and John S. Greene. Concerning the accusation on which the indictment is based, Vice President Hinss of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad said: The indictment alleges that this company has violated the law by charging a rate of 21 cents per 100 pounds on grain from Louisville to Atlanta, when tariff rate was 24 cents. The fact 18 that a proportionate rate of thres cents per 100 pounds less than the local tariff rates has for a great many years been applied by ail ratiroads operating from Louisville and Cincinnati to southeastern territory upon grain originating at points west of St. Louls and re- shipped from Louisville to Cincinnati and the shipments referred to in the indictment were of this character. This less rate on such reshipments {s an open and public rate, ap- plicable and applied alike to all. This adjustment whereby the less rate ‘is allowed on reshipment originating at poiuts west of St. Louls certainly econforms to the real purposes of the Interstate commerce law, which are publicity and equality. Thers has been neither secrecy nor unjust discrimination in its application. 1 apprehend that we will have no difficulty in showing that thers has been full compliance with the law. DEATH ENDS A CAREER FICTION MADE FAMOUS Henry Hitchcock, a Prominent Law- b4 d a Splendid Fighter, 3 Passes Away. ST. LOUIS, March 18—Henry Hitch= cock, one of the leading lawyers of St. Louis and well known throughout the country, died at his home here at 10 a. m. to-day/of heart failure. He was 71 years of age, Secretary of the Interior Ethan i Allen Hitchcock was at the bedside when his brother passed away. Henry Hitcheock was born in 1829 in Mo. bile, Ala., where his father and mother had gone three years previously from Burlington, Vt. After Henry Hitehcock, the elder, who held high offices in that early Tefritory and State, died, in 1839, his widow moved to Nashville, Tenn. The younger Henry entered the University of Nashville, After graduation he went to Yale for two years. In 1843 he studied law in New York City and later, entered the law office of Judge William F. Cooper at Nashville, whers he stayed until 151, when he came to St. Louis. Here he became assistant editor of the St. Louis Intelligencer, a National ‘Whig publication. After a year as an editor he returned to the law. He joined the Republican party and took an activa part in the national canvass of 1860. Dur- ing the Civil War Henry Hitchcock was assistant adjutant general of volunteers and judge advocate in Sherman's army during the Carolina campaign and on the march to the sea. In April, 1865, Hitchcock was mustered out. He returned to St. Louls and en- gaged in the practice of law. He was the original of Stephen Brice in Churchill's “The Crisis.” —_————— FOUR DEFENDANTS REMANDED FOR TRIAL Thomas O’Neil, known as the porch climber, was held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Mogan yegterday on a charge of burglary in $2000 bonds. Ha broke Into the residence of F. 8. Leop, 220 Broderick street, March 7, and was discovered by Pearl Lane, the servant girl, ransacking her room. W. B. White was held to answer by Judge Cabaniss on a charge of burglary in $1000 bonds for breaking into a lodging- house at 275 Stevenson street on March 13. H. W. Shook was held to answer by Judge Conlan on the charge of assaut with intent to rob in $00 bonds. He is accused of attacking William Grogan, 426 Hayés street, on the night of February 6 and attempting to rob him. There is a charge of robbery yet to be heard against him. Belle Naylor, a stout colored woman, was held to answer by Judge Conlan on a charge of grand larceny iff $1000 bonds. She is_accused of stealing $100 from Ma- thias Michels, a butcher from Portland, in a saloon on Kearny street on the after~ noon of March 3. e Carroll’s Will Is Filed. The will of John D. Carroil, a member of the firm of Louis Taussig & Co., who died recently, was filed for probate yes- terday. He left an estate worth $50,000 fo his wife and children, with the ex- ception of a bcquest of $250 each to his two sisters. ——————— INSOLVENT TEAMSTER.—J. W. Dodge; & teamster, residing =t 2013 Powell street, flled a petition In insolveney yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes and has no assets. His principal creditor is D. AL Frazier of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, $1700. — e LINEMAN SUES FOR DAMAGES.—A suit for 815,110 damages for injuries received by falling from an electric light pole was brought by Walter Lawrence against the Independent Electric Light and Power Sompany yesterday. —_— €. Is the baby happy and contented? If not, send for a sample of Mellin’s Food SEND A POSTAL FOR A FREE SAMPLE OF MELLIN'S POOD. Mellin’s Food Co., Boston, Mass.