The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 20, 1902, Page 9

WILL CONTEST - NiAY BE DROPPED Adjustment of Litiga- tion Over Cogswell Estate Expected. Disappointed Relatives and Attorneys Are Consider- ing Terms, Oakland Office San Francisco Cail, 1118 Broadway, March 19. Four contests of the will of the late Henry D. Cogswell of 8an Francisco, wno left estate valued at $500,000, are in process of settlement. A number of the he golden hoard left by the also likely to be scttled. ns which have been in progress time looking toward the adjust- various contests and other ereached a stage that is sat- The early dismissal of the scv- is expected by the attorneys r the estate and the contestants. executor of the will, Willilam G. Henshaw, president of the Union Savings Ba of George W. pins st or some t both £ Oakland, and his attorney, | Reed, refuse to furnish the de- t of the negotiations for settlement. | They are satisfied with the progress: of affairs, how . and are hopeful that the mass of litigation in which the estates of the deceased dentist and his wife are in- volved will speedily be disposed of by dis missals in court 4 Several Relatives File Contests. More than usual interest attaches to the prospect of settlement of the contests be- cause of the-many extraordinary circum- stances which have surrounded the lives of the celebrated couple, as well as the | deveiopments since their deaths, the widow surviving her spouse only a short time. Dr. Cogswell made a flat bequest of §100,00 to his wife and all of the re- mainder of his fortune, after $29,000 in * bequests had been paid to various phews and other relatives. brought a number of contests on the will because he omitted to remember som atives, and in a codieil | fevoked several bequests that were made when originally executed. first attack the will were Mrs. Stevens of San Francisco and her | r, Don Alvera Skellinger, an inmate | S Home at Yountville. They | and nephew of the old doctor not mentioned in the will. These ants charged undue influence and 1 incapacity of their uncle in nelir test Following them came Mrs. Emily May E | nother niece, who attacked the by which a bequest of $15,000 f Oceanic Steamship Company’'s de to her was revoked. Then the _O. Jamison of Boston, Mass., who A devisee for $2000 in the will, insti- t a contest because the request had been revoked by the codicil. Peace Overtures Are Being Made C p of these contests came a number of s ainst the estate. Among these was one filed by John Sammi, who de- manded $4000 as salary for services as pri- e secretary to the doctor. Shortly one-ha were rtest before Mrs. Cogswell's death | of her husband’s estate was dis- | to her. To that she had legal s wife, no matter what the out- e of the contests.’. That left about M of the l}.\uabund‘s estate to be the t of attack. any i of the litigation had stage Mrs. Cogswell s still to come to her a consid- - portion of her husband’s fortune. part to prevent interminable e two estates that the move | overhauled, and when searched a large | ber of the Wong family was gathered at | thé¢ umely arrival and keen ey HIGHBINDERS OUT FOR WAR Two. Skulkers: Captured ‘While Watching for Victims. | Banqueters Menaced by Paid Killers, Whose Arrest Stays Tragedy. Notwithstanding the assurances given by the representatives of the Six Compa- nies to the police that the threatened highbinder outbreak in Chinatown had been declared off, the indications are that trouble is likely to break out at any time. Two Chinamen were found in a doorway on Dupont street, between Clay and ‘Washington, at. an eatly hour yes. terday morning by Policeman Steve Bun- ner. On the policeman's approach the skulkers took to their heeis, but were Colt’s revolver was found on one of them. He gave the name oi Get Too at the City Prison, where he was charged with car- rying concealed weapons. At the time of the arrest a large num- a banquet in a Chinese restaurant only a few doors from where the highbinders were hiding. A street lamp had been ex- tinguished so that its light might not be- tray the 'assassins’ presence. It was evi- denty the intention to attack some mem- ber of the Wong famiiy as the banqueters emerged from the restaurant, .and only es of Po- liceman Bunner prevented a tragedy. As soon as the highbinders were discovered word was. taken to the restaurant for ;?:;le ;na!éde no} éadventlure out, and the | vas concluded o v i, nly when daylight The story published in an afternoon | paper regarding an assault on Ho Yow, the Chinese Consul General, at the Jack- son-street theater Tuesday night is en- tirely without foundation. The Consul was not present at the theater either Sat- urday night or Tuesday night, when the disturbances were alleged to have taken Frl?r(:‘a?tl’:‘dflzs no(iln llheraligh!est danger om " @ s or insu H from aztack t from highbinders | —_— — | REBEKAHS APPEAR IN MINSTREL SHOW An Unusually Good Entertainment | Presented by Clever Amateurs | in 0dd Fellows’ Hall. ' The old-time minstrel show given in Odd Fellows' Hall last night by members of | Rebekah Templar Lodge was well attend- ed and for an amateur performance was far above the average. There were sev- | eral specialties that were so well rendered that those who gave them were forced to reappear several times. The chorus was composed of twenty young ladies, dressed in white. Among the most clever of the performers was Mrs. W. H. Osthoff, who in the first part handled the bones and | later took a part in & farce entitled ““Thir- ty Minutes for Refreshments.” The others | who were in the cast were John Baker, | Miss Bertha Baker, Fred Parker, Mrs. Winnie Dowle, H. W. Osthoff and Ed- ward Cameron. The following was the other portion of the programme: Baby Kiefe, marvelous Mrs. H. W. Osthof, whistier; ;_Fern and Brodie, ragtime _speciaities; Miss Vira Field, ““I Hates to Get Up Early in the Morn”; C. L. Girard, “Little Boy in Blue”; Norris Parent, specialties. The affair was under the direction of Mrs. Bessie D. Munroe, N. G.; Mrs. Lottie R. Carson, V. G.; Mrs. E. M. Coffin, Mrs. Julia Drees, Mrs. H. W. Osthoff, H. W. | ron, Fred Parker, F. THE SAN LOCAL ITALIAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1002 s SINGERS TO GIVE “L’AMICO FRITZ” Company of San Francisco Vo calists Organized ty Vanish- ing Iceman Will Sing the Mascagni Opera ‘Again on Its Own Re.ponsibility—Piays Now On at the Theaters s e Fuorw 1 TENOR WHO STEPS INTO PLACE ABANDONED BY DEL CARLO, THE ICEMAN IMPRESARIO. — ponent of the role of the patriot hero. “The Denver Express” comes on Sunday evening next. The Grand Opera-house has an excel- ent drawing attraction in ‘“Cleopatra,” with Melbourne MacDowell and Florence | Stone in the leading parts. Mr. MacDowell | GLINK OF COIN - IN LOVE: DAANA Emma S. Richards Files Suit for Breach of _ Promise. Will Oonducf Her Own Case Against J. J. Willingham and Mrs. Tighe. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, March 19.—As her own atterney, Emma 8. Richards is to appear in a breach of promise suit in the Supge- ‘riof Court, the details of which, she al- leges, “‘will make good people shudder. Miss Richards began suit to-day against |'3.°3. Willingham and Mrs. M. Tighe for | $20,000. She alleges that in April, 1900, she | was engaged to marry Willingham, the | wedding being set for the following Sep- | tember, and that, relying on the contract, | she went to San Francisco and furnished | a_house for housekeeping at an expense i of Then Willingham failed to ap- pear on the wedding day, and for this, the complaint recites, Mrs. Tighe was re- sponsible. Miss Richards says she was in business as a dressmaker when he be- came engaged to Willingham, and that her profits were $8 to $10 a day; there- fore, she estimates her pecuniary loss at $5000 4nd the remainder of the $2,000 she wants because, being ‘‘very much m"luve and infatuated with said defendant,” her | feelings have been injured, her health greatly impaired and she is now almost & nervous wreck. DPEAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. WEDNESDAY, March 19. Savings and Loan Soclety to Adolph G. and | Katy E. Trefz, lot on SW corner of Pacific and Larkin streets, § 27:8% by W 112; $4850. American Bank ‘and Trust Company to Western ‘Pacific Land Company (corporation), ine of Vallejo street, 158 E of Polk, l\io\'tgsxt8|7e. ES&ZA{)".NE 89 ; $10. §. and H. Lachman Estate (corporation) to Andrew Hunker, lot on_SE corner of Pacific claim deed); $10. Uoorae sud Mary A. Eggleton to Henry E. Bothin, lot' on N line of Chestnut street, 45 W of Van Ness avenue, W 64:9 by N 192:6; 0. 10 tomon and Eilzabetn Michael to Charles E. Parks, lot on W_line of Franklin street, | 57:0 8 of O'Farrell, S 27:6 by W 87:6; $10. Florence M. Keane 'to Mary J. Keane, lot on NE corner of Page and Buchanan streets, E 65 by N 120 City and County of San_Francisco to Hulda Silver, lot on_S_line of Fell street, 107:6 E of Buchanan, E 27:6 by § 120; Same to Anna Kelly, lot on NE corner of Ellis and Scott streets, | 93 by N 137:6; Grace B. Janes to William W. and Georgle R, Haslehurst, lot on N line of Haight street, 192:6 W of Broderick, W 27:6 by N 187:6; $10. Thomas J, and Louise M. Sullivan to Charles E. Morey, iot on W line of Broderick street, 27:6 S of Bddy, S 27:6 by W 100; $10. Herminia or Minnle Van Buren (Wheeler), wife of Joseph S., to 8. W. Nicoll, lot on N line of Waller street, 112:6 W of Central ave- nue, N 137:6 by W 25; gift. S. W. Nicoll to Joscph S. Van Buren, lot on N line of Waller street, 112:6 W of Cen- | tral avenue, N 137:6 by W 25; gift. |" Catherine’ M. Atkinson (singlé) to Esther J. White (single), lot on NE corner of Washing- ton and Locust streets, E 50 by N 127:8%: 10. . Edward K. Chapman to James W. Mullen, lot on NE corner of Sacramento and Cherry streets, E 87:6 by N 100; $10. John' J. McCormack to Sophia A. McCor- mack, lot on W line of Shotwell street, 87 S of Twentieth, § 30 by W 122:6; gift. . Hibernia_Savings and Loan Society to Alex- ander F. E. Emmrich, lot on S line of Liberty street, 60 W of Noe, W 25 by S 100; $650. - Jonathan and Anna M. Anderson to same, same; $10. Charles P. Ware to Charles C. Hamon, lot on E line of Mission street, 75:8 S of Twenty- sixth, S 25 by E 78; $10. Mark and Agnes M. Sheldon to George and Minnie Meler, lot on S line of Day street, 280 W of Sanchez, W 25 by § 114; $10. and Van Ness avenues, § 27:8 by E 100 (quit-| LETTERS STIR MINERS" WRATH Action of Pennsylvania Operators May Cause Strike. President Mitchell Advises Convention to Act Prudently. SHAMOKIN, Pa., March 19.—During the executive session the American Mine ‘Workers’ convention appointed the com- mittee on scale and on resolutions, and heard the report of the special committee appointed to seek a, conference with the operators. After the adjournment this ternoon President Mitchell, speaking for the press committee, made this statement: ‘“The committee selected by the Haazle- ton convention last August to go to New York and see the highest authorities of the coal companies and arrange for a joint confefence reported the refusal of E. B. Thomas, chairman of the directors of the ‘F.Erle Railway, to recelve the committee. The same committee selected by the In- dianapolis convention to invite the oper- ators to confer on the question of a wage | scale for the year beginning April 1, 132, | reported the result of interviews with the | rallroad president and presented letters | from raiiroad companies in reply to the | invitations. | “The letters, while couched in different | language, are all of the same purport—a positive refusal to confer with the repre- sentatives of their employes upon the wages to be paid and the conditions of employment which should obtain. ‘It is needless to say the delegates ex- pressed keen disappointment, and the op- position to continuing work under the present low wages and unfair conditions ‘was unanimous and’ emphatic.” - President Mitchell addressed the con- vention, and he states that he, advised ! | caution and prudence in arriving at any decision as to further action. *‘What the final outcome will be is at { this time purely problematical,” was the | coneluding sentence of the press commit- | | tee’s statement. | The indications here to-night point | strongly to a strike declaration, as the | operators’ letters - seem to have caused | much bitter feeling among the men. PHILADELPHIA, March 19.—It was | learned to-night from a - trustworthy source that in refusing to enter a joint conference with representatives of the | United Mine Workers, the officials of the | great coal-carrying railroads and coal | companies were careful to word their | declination in such a way that it was not | @ direct refusal to meet the miners’ rep- Tesentatives because they were such. ° The companies generally answered the request of the miners by letter, saying it | Wwas impracticable to arrange a wage scale | that would be uniform because of the dif- ferent conditions of mining in the different | fields, and on the ground that nothing | cquld come of a conference they decline to meet the miners as proposed. { GENERAL KAUTZ'S MEMOIRS CRITICIZE GENERAL MILES Because of This Their Publication Has Been Withheld by the Widow. TACOMA, March 19—Mrs. Kautz, widow of the late General Augustus V. Kautz, U. S. A, has returned from | Arizona, where she has just sold the | Gopher gold and silver mine, one of the ! richest in that Territory, to the McCook | Extension Mining Company of Prescott. This mine was acquired twenty-nine years ago by General Kautz, when he com- manded the Department of Arizona and | DOUBT VEILS DEATH'S LIST Hoboken Officials Can- not Number Vic- tims of Fire. Carti'idges for the Boers Said to Have Been De- stroyed. NEW YORK, March 19.—No estimate could be made to-day of the loss of life in the fire that started last night on the Phoenix line pier in Hoboken, and it was thought the number of dead never would be known. It was learned to-day that Firgman Thomas Cooney of the fireboat David A. Boody fell off thé boat last night and was drowned. Patrick Hussey, a longshore- man, who was burned while trying te es- cape from the pier, died to-day from the eftects of his injuries. Chief Engineer Scott of the steamer British Queen, who was supposed to have perished in the fire, walked into a Ho- oken hotel to-day. He was badly urned about the face ana said he had had a dreadful experience. Dr. Helfer, the Health Officer of Hoboken, says that all the men of the British Queen have been accounted for. Besides Hussey four longshoremen were taken to St. Mary's Hospital and are now under treatment there.. All were more or less burned. Some of the longshore- men who saved themselves by ==imming ashore say they saw twenty or thirty men leap into the river. Although some of those who jumped into the water were picked up by tugs, It is feared that a wumber sank before they could be reached by the rescuers. Many of the longshoremen are single men and have no relatives who could re- port them if missing. . The police say that no one except Engineer Scott had been reported to them as missing. The Brit- 1¥h Queen has been beached off Commu- nipaw, in the Upper Bay. Those seriously hurt in the fire are John Jensen, who Jumped from the burning pler and struck his head against a beam, and Peter Car- 10ll, who was badly burned. A rumor was current to-day that a number of cases of cartridges were oa the pler at the time of the fire and that they were destined for the use of the Boers in South Africa. According to the report the cartridges were to have been hipped to Antwerp and from there to their destination. A member of the Ho- boken Fire Department said to-day that he saw_the boxes of cartridges on the pier and that he heard a numnber 6f ex- plcsions. Several officials of the “Proenix iine to-day denied having any knowledge of cartridges or any explosives being on the dock. The British Consul General said to-day that -he had no information that any such munitions for the Boers were on the ship. THREE SISTERS BECOME BRIDES ON SAME DAY Daughters of Mrs. J. Riedrich of Los Angeles Principals in a Triple Wedding. LOS ANGELES, March 19.—Twice did Mrs. J. Riedrich at the last moment post- pone the marriage ceremony which would take from her her three daughters. The date for the triple ceremony was set last spring for June, but the mother begged that the event be postponed and r daughters ylelded. The three young men interested and the three young maldens then decided upon January, and prepara- tions began, but a short time before thu date set Mrs. Riedrich decided that she could, not give up her daughters, and there was another postponement. The young people then after much dis- cussion—for there were the wishes of six Osthoff, E. N. C: Coffin, A. Minaker and | GOOD miany people, disappointed | ;O #08 B4 T O P ar “of Grand New Mexico. For.two years Mrs. Kautz ' ed toward an amicable set- Lissak Jr. to Jurgen F. Raabe, lot to be consulted—agreed upon to-day. The court of the contestants’ ~onditions as they are to-day | v that matters are quite sat | said Attorney George W. { am at liberty to give any | at present. Those are mat- not concern any one but | parties. In fact, I would | anything at all were I not | t is known by outsiders that | t of the contests is in hand.” | PARK POLICEMEN ARE | BARRED FROM PROMOTION | ttorney Lane filed an opinion with | Service Commission yesterday, | jering the language of the | the history of the patk po- service in the park police should | n consideration in rating for | of service for promotion in the rtment. The commission de- | w whether in awarding credit v of service” in examinations | ion in the Police Department should be given to service | police prior to January 8, | nder the charter, the park | e part of the regular Police The opinion contends: v, of the charter framers in pro- , to give to those men who pre. i ‘'most experience an advantage, s experienced. But this expe- | be as & regular policeman to be | must be such experience as a man the discipiite of the regular de- | 4 who had performed duties there- | acquire, — Mrs. Levy’s Will Is Filed. The will of the late Mrs. Eva Levy, who was asph ed a few days ago, was, filed for probate yesterday. She left an | estate valued at *‘more than $10,000” to | relatives. The will was executed in | August, 191 Morris F. Levy and Adoiph Marks are named as eXecutors. Will Give Vaudeville Show. Under the auspices of the Willing Work- ers of the Bush-street Synagogue a juve- nile plain and fancy dress carnival and | vaudeville entertainment by child artists will be held in Golden Gate Hall on Pu- rim Sunday, March #, from 1:30 to 5 p. m. E—— GRAPE-NUTS. NEW THEORY ON Cause of Hay Fever. Hay fever is not £0 much a result of climatic conditions as it is a showing of | the “weak spot” in the general condition | of the body. If a hay fever sufferer can | be fed up to a prime condition of health | by the use of well selected food the | chances are the hay fever will not pre- | sent itself, As illustration, & lady in Care‘ Springs, Ga., explains how the change of food affected her. *This past summer I | found myself in a very low state of health and much emaciated. I got down to % pounds and was worried, especially | as I had to look forward to my annual | tussle with hay fever in September and | felt it would push me even further down. One day a friend told me she had been using Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food and. that she felt like a new person with greatly increased strength and vigor. I grasped at the straw and began the use of Grape-Nuts. The effect was really magicel. In a week I felt toned up and in & month began in earnest to gain flesh @nd strength. By September my weight had increased to 110 pounds and much to my ama nt I discovered that when the hay fever sufferers began to complain I had not one symptom and escaped it al- together. Inasmuch as I had suffered for years from this miserable disease and had made no change except in my food, I naturally concluded that my improved condition was caused by the daily use of Grape-Nuts and by observing the usual luws of health.” Name can be given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. ————— DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CABPENTI}BS MAKES REPLY Claims Builders’ Protective Associa- tion Has Been Opposed to In- { crease of Wages. Some days ago the Builders' Protective | Association took issue with the Building ! Trades Council and the District Council | of Carpenters in reference to the contro- versy between the latter organizations and Carpenters’ Union No. 483. A series of resolutions were adopted, giving the views of the Builders’ Protective Associ- ation. H The District Council of Carpenters in reply claims that two years ago the! Builders' Protective Assoclation was op- | posed to the demand of the carpenters for | an increase in wages, and also opposed a similar demand on the part of the mill men when the eight-hour work day was sought. It is also claimed that the Build- ers’ Protective Association was antagonis- | tic to the position taken -by the Building Trades Council during the labor troubles | of last summer. | ——————— _Young Men’s Hebrew Association. At the quarterly meeting of the Young Men's Hebrew Association, held last | Tuesday, the reports 6f the several of- | ficers were regd. From these it appears | that the organization, which was insti- tuted on November 9, 1801, now has a| membership of 250, and an indebtedness | of nearly $1000 incurred in fitting up a gymnasium for the members has been re- | duced to about The association has for its_officers: G. Goldberg, president; | H. M. Lichtenstein, vice president; H. B. | Harris, treasurer; 8. Simons, Louis Bern- stein, B. Schapiro, M. Moses and J. Nieto, directors. The ladies’ auxiliary of the association, organized January 1, 1901, has a membership of 175 and is proving | a valuable adjunct to the parent organi- | zation. | ———— Banquet to General Young. The members of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States | éave a farewell banquet last evening to eneral 8. M. B. Yousg at, the Occidental Hotel. The dining-room was beautifully decorated for the;occasion with American flags. During the repast the Twelfth In- fantry band rendered a number of musi- cal selections. Among the invited guests were General Bhafter and Dr. Seward ‘Webb of New York. Previous to the ban- quet the members of the order nominated the officers for the annual election, which takes place next week. —_—————— Celebrates Anniversary. Stephen T. Gage, the well-known rail- road man and politician, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in’ Cali- <ornia at his home, 1300 Harrison street, Oakland, last Monday. A brother and sister, who reside in Astabula, O were present to_enjoy the festivities. Evarts of 1001 Pine street, who is the | only other survivor of the party with which Mr. Gage came, was also one of the guests. The reading of selections from the diary kept by Mr. Gage while cn the trip across the plains was much erjoyed by those present. ——————— Carpenter Breaks Two Ribs. Samuel McComber, a carpenter, while working on his residence on Twenty- | fourth avenue, fell from a ladder and broke two ribs on the right side. The injury was dressed at the Central Emer- | gency Hospital. ’ —_————————— Hartshorne Estate Is Appraised. The estate of the late Benjamin M. Hartshorne has been apraised at $345,- 341 55. It consists of £18,19) 67, stock in va- rious banks worth $193,7% and real estate worth $133,346 88. . McGinn for State Senator. PORTLAND, Or., March 19.—The Inde- pendents controlled . the Republican | County Convention to-day, electing their chairman by a vote of 100 to 57. The con- vention elected fifty-seven delegates to the State convention, nominats ex-Judge Henry E. McGinn for State Senator, named twelve candidates for the lower House of the Legislature and adjourned until March 27, when the county and city ticket will be completed. The delegates to the State Convention, which will nominate a Governor and a full State ticket, were not instructed. 0, hi P, ‘| hind them the support of Carpenters’ in hearing “L’Amico Fritz"" on| A presario, Del Carlo, can remedy the de- ficlency.’ “L'Amico Fritz” will be pre- ented again in spite of the vanishing ice- its one and only performance | here, under the now famous man- | agement of the iceman im- Opera-house stars and is cleverly ported by Miss Stone. exploited next week. sup- “La Tosca” will be « . “On and Off,” a very clever farce of lexandre Bisson, is the Alcazar bill of the week. It is well done and doing well and should be seen by any one desirous man. The victims of Del Carlo’s wosthy |of an evening’s lively amusement. but overweening ambition will give an- | ‘“Brother John” will take the stage next other performance of the opera to at- | Week. x tempt to recoup themselves for the finan- clal loss consequent upon the mismanage- ment of the frosty impresario. The performance will be given on Monday evening next at Sherman & Clay Hall, this time under the management of the Chevalier Pietro Buzzi, who also assumes | the leading role. There are good people in the cast, the opera—a strong Mascagni 'ort—has never before been given here, nd the occasion is altogether one of uch interest, quite outside of the nat- ural sympathy that must be felt for the nfortunate participants, many of whom have suffered severely through the failure of the defaulting iceman. Aug. H. Rode- mann and V. Ursomando have the musi- cal direction of the affair, and following. is the cast: " Suzel, prima donna soprano Fritz Kobus, tenor. Marla Welch . Pietro Buzzl Beppe lo Zingar donna mezzo- soprano . Josephine Nilo David Rabin Giulio Cortest Hanezo, friend of Fritz...Galllani Napoleone Federico, friend of Fritz.....Battista Barondl Katerina, Fritz's housekeeper..Maria Galliani §. 9w This afternoon Blanche Walsh will give a matinee performance of “Janice Mere- dith” at the Columbia Theater, in which Mary Mannering won so much favor a short while ago. Miss Walsh repeats the performance on Sunday night, and the Test of the time ‘“La Madeleine” goes. Next week come Edward Morgan and El- sie Leslie in “The Christian,” In which Mr. Morgan probably does his best work. 58 L e “Nathan Hale,” with Howard Kyle in the name role, is doing good business at the California Theater. Mr, Kyle is well supported, the play, though light, pleades, and Mr. Kyle is a’sincere and earnest ex- . . “Little Christopher,” a bright burlesque, is Fischer's offering this week. Pilar Mo- rin, Lillian Coleman and Harry Hermsen are a competent trio, who make the most of the .opportunities it affords, manifest enjoyment of the audience. . e = to the By rio means least in the Interest of the week is the pugilistic drama at the Cen- tral Theater, where Jimmy Britt is the central sun of that thriller, “The Bowery After Dark.” and in the last has a three-round contest He appears in every act, with Charley Reno. Fy ““The Serenade™ is in for a big run at ;he Tivoli and large houses greet it night- | y. It is kept up-to-date in jest and song and is among the best that the Tivoli has offered, and this, its fourth week, shows no diminution of its popularity. *“The Fortune Teller” is in active preparation. e Fanny Rice, assisted by Alice Beach McComas, and Cinquevalli, prince of jug- glers, share honors in the Orpheum’s pro- gramme of the week. Kathleen Parlo the clever child violinist, is another fea. ture of strong interest. Papinta, in her wonderful picture dances. P o Norris & Rowe's traired animal at the-Mechanics’ Pavilion. continue ty ae: light large audiences. Besides the trained ponies, dogs, goats and monkeys - that have delighted the juvenile heart in years past, there are the only performing Sibe- rian camels before the public, thr;gfunnv little educated elephants and a wonderful school of seal and sea-lion actors. After the performance all little children are in- vited to ride upon the diminutive ponies and elephants, L e i B e Y ) EIGHT-HOUR DAY 10 BE ABOLISHED Mill Owners Give Notice to Building Trades Council, Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 19. The Alameda County Planing Mill Own- ers’ Association has served notice on the Building Trades’ Council that the nine- hour schedule will be resumed April 1 un- less the. council shall take - immediate steps to protect the mill owners against mills that are now on the ‘“unfair” list. This means abandonment of the eight- hour day, over which there was a pro- longed strike last year, The mill owners have taken the stand independently of the lumber dealers and the contractors. They claim that the unions in the BuMd- ing Trades’ Council have failed to adhere to the terms of the agreement on which the strike was settled, namely, that the product of all mills not accepting the eight-bour schedule should be tabooed. n_submitting their ultimatum to the Trades’ Council the mill owners have be- Union No. 36 of this city, which a week ago withdrew from the council, announc- ing that it would stand by the mill own- e TS, Four mills, Kendall's, Burnham, Stande- ford & Co., Mann & Mole and Kelley & Bridgman, who do work in San Francis- cp, have agreed to maintain the eight- hour schedule, in order not to involve the n Francisco men. There are seventeen mmills in Alameda County on the member- ship rolls of the Mill Owners’ Assoclation, They have formulated their plans and ex- pect to confine any dlmeu.l‘:y that may arise to Alameda County. 30, and Barbara MECHANICS MEET FOR NINTH TIME Delegates of American Order Elect New . Officers. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 19. The ninth annual State Council of the Junior Order United American MecHanics was held yesterday in Woodmen's Hall. The afternoon session was taken up with the transaction of business, receiving re- ports of the officers and electing new State officers. No opposition to the regu- lar ticket developed, and the following named were unanimously chosen: J. L. Starr of Los Angeles, State Counselor; Ely Wright of San Jose, vice State Counselor; Herman Paine of Oakland, State secretary; R. A, 1 Sutimuer ot San: Franciace, Btate treas- urer; Dr, George H. Derrick, junior past State counselor. There were forty delegates present, Tep- resenting the subordinate councils in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Jose, Alameda, Berkeley, Stockton and Redlands. ‘A_competitive initiatory drfll was held in the evening, when General George A. Custer Council No. 22 of Oakland, Unity Council No. 39 of San Jose and Abraham Lincoln, Council No. 2 of San Francisco contested for a silver loving cup. Unity Coundil carried away the trophy. Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, March 19.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to Robert C. Thompson, ‘i:d 30, and Vivia M. Gage, 24, both of Berkeley; Roman Baudendistel, umbert, 26, both of Oak- land. Next week comes | | on' B Iin¢ of Collingwood (Sherman) street, 25 !N of Nineteenth, N 25 by E 125 (quitclaim deed): $5. Same to John Bahrs, lot on E line of Col: 1ingwood (Sherman) street, 50 N of Nineteenth, N 25 by E 125 (quitclaim deed); $5. John Bahrs to Jurgen F. Raabe, same (quit- claim deed); $5. Mattle P. Houston to Harrlet H. Molse, lot on S line of, Seventeenth street, 37:6 W of Diamond, W _25'by § 75; $10. Estate of Phillip J. and John Martin, minors (by Annie Martin, guardian) to J. E. Adams, undivided 1-54 of lot on SE corner of Kearny and Bush streets, S 23:0 by E 68:9; $925. Francis M. Hughes to Emily B. and Francls T. Hughes, lot on N line of Bush street, 68:9 from Mason, 22:11 by 100, No. 806 Bush (N line of Bush' street, 88:9 W of Mason, W 22:11 by N 100); grant. Mary Savory to Amelia J. and John R. Savory, lot on S line of Vallejo street, 76:9 E-of Hyde, E 16:9 by § 48; gift. Mary, Amelia J. and John K. Savory to Henry L. Chapin, same (warranty deed); $10. Alice H., Emma W. and Alexander H. Rutherford to John O. Titlow, lot on S line of Bush street, 77:6 W of Leavenworth, W 30 by S 137:6; $11,000. Janet T. Malczecosky to BAcque Girons, lot on S line of Pacific street, 163:215 W of Hyde, W_20 by S 73; $10. Mary Kenealy to Elizabeth Hill (widow), lot on § line of K street, 32:6 E of Twelfth | avenue, E 25 by S 100; $i0. American Bank and Trust Company to West- ern Pacific Land Company ‘(corporation), lot on NE corner of Pope and Brunswick streets, 25 by E 120, lot 18, block 5, Syndicate First Addition to San Francisco; $10. Same to same, lots 12 to' 35, block 331, Case Tract; also lots 12 to 14, block 331, O'N. and H. Tract; $10. | A, 8. and Emma C. Baldwin to Michael J. Allen, lot 2, block 4, subdivision 1, Castro- street Addition; $10. Margaret Healey (widow) to Rudolph Hu- i | | | { ber, lot on SW line of California avenue, 145 | SE'%of Precita, SE 32:6, SW 132, W NE 50, NW 2:6, Precita Valley ot 101; $1¢ James Moore to Harriet H. Moise (wife of {|L. H.), lot 18, block W, Park Lane Tract No. i §10. Adelaide Scranton (Stark) and §. Bell Scran- ton to-Washington Meeks. Iot on W line of | | Oxford street, 200 § of Olmstead, W 120 by | 8100, Iot 8, block 108, University Mound; also lot on.W_line of Amherst street, 100 N of W 120 by N 100, lot 3. block 111, same; -also lot on W_line of Bowdoin street, 100 § of Olmstead, W 120 by S 100, fot 2, block 116, sama; $10. / Builders’ Contracts. ‘Watson & Watson, Inc, (owners) with Cook & Young (contractors), architect Albert Sut- ton—AIll alterations and additions except painting, plumbing, sewering, gas fitting and gas fixtures for a_ three-story and nt frame bullding on N line of ,Bu E of Powell. E 70 by N 137:6; $37,700. Same owners with same contractors, archi- tect same—Painting, interior wood finishing and tinting for a efour-story and basement frame building on NE. corner of Bush and Powell streets, N €8:6 by B 67:6; $2300. The_Enterprise Brewing Company (owners) with Mager Brothers (contractors), architects H. Geilfuss & Son—Carpenter work, roofing, glazing and hardware for a two-story frame bullding, concrete foundation, on NE corner of- Folsom and Seventeenth streets, distant 170 | N along E line of Folsom, N 125 by E 120 $1806. Louls Schultz (owner) with The Fink & Schindler Co. (contractors), architects H. Gellfuss & Son—Hardwood finish, carpenter work, inlald floors, mantels and varnishing for remodeling of a _two-story and attic frame building at 2426 Filbert street (N line of Fil- bert street, between Pierce and Scott); $2604. George C. Patterson (owner) with J. V. Campbell (contractor), architect none — All | work except mantels, gas fixtures and shades | for a three-story frame building on W line of | | Shotwell street. 160 N of Eighteenth, N 25| by W 122:6; $4700. Lizzie Fox (owner) with S. M. Clemens (contractor), architect Thomas® Dean Newsom —All work for a two-story brick building (2 fats) cn B line of Powell street, 32 N of Washington, . N 26:6, E 49:2, N 2i6, E 2:10, S 28, W 02; $4654. Mrs. F. Q. Thomas, signed Frank Q. Thomas (owner) with G. G. Gillespte (contractor), ar- chitect F. Q. Thomas—All work for frame Ccottage with rough basement and finished attic on N line of Nineteenth street, from B line of Noe, B 22 by 114; $2000. e ————— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. 2 Wednesday, March 19. Ship Falls of Clyde, Matson, 16 days from it Ship Tavincible, Mackenzie, 11 days from Pért Blakeley. SAILED. ‘Wednesday, March 19. Schr Newark, Nielsen, —. DOMESTIC PORT. ASTORIA—Reported outside March 19—Br ship Dovenly Hall, from Liverpool. Sailed March 19—Stmr Columbia, for San Francisco. s FOREIGN PORT. VICTORIA, B C—Arrived March 19—Br 1 rel; Que bark Gl from stmr en, from Tacoma; Br stmr Ao from Sydney. Salled March 19—Ital ship diarmid, from | Kirin and Heilung-Chiang within eight- has personally superintended the develop- ment of the mine. It has lately become known that Gen- eral Kautz left carefully written memoirs | covering the period of his army life, especially that time when he fought the Indians of the Southwest ‘with General Miles. Following his death it was sup- | posed they would be published under the | direction of Mark Breit, publisher of the Cincinnati Volksblatt, who ‘is Mrs. Kautz's brother. The memoirs are said to contain criticisms of General Miles' Indian fighting methods, and for this rea- | son they will not be published for the | present. LAST OF THE ALTURAS 3 PRISONERS RELEASFD Closing Chapter in "Modoc County Lynching Affair Pleases the . Populace. ALTURAS, March 19.—In the Superior Court, this mornig Judge Harrington made an order - dismissing the Indictments | against the remaining eleven men charged | with the Lookout lynching. The reason ! for the court’s course was that no action had been taken within sixty days after | the indictments were filed. ‘When Sheriff Street turned the keys in | the jail doors a large crowd was present and showed no hesitancy in_displaying | its exultation. This ends the Lookout af- fair, and the people of Modoc are pleased to witness the finale. All of the men have left for their homes. A banquet was given last night to the eight men first released, and many con- gratulatory speeches were made. The hearing of Judge Harris, indicted for assault with' a deadly weapon upon George M. Gleason, camé up this morn- ing. Judge Harrington made an order in which he declared himself to be disquali- fied to sit in the case. ————— RANSOM FOR MISS STONE HELPS THE AGITATORS VIENNA, March 19.—The Neue Wiener Abendblatt says in its issue of to-day that serious troubles are anticipated in Mace- donia and Albania, and there seems to be no doubt that the agitation the work of Boris Sarafoff, the former president of | the Macedonian committee, who is using Miss Stone’s ransom in hi$ efforts. Sarafoff's hands, says the Abendblatt, are carrying on murder and incendiarism and are blackmailing the Bulgarian agri- cultural population of Macedonia. STILL AFTER RUSSIA. ' LONDON, March 20.—Cabling from Pe- king the correspondent of the Times says | that since the presentation of the Amer- jcan note and the Anglo-Japanese pro- test Russia’s negotiations with the Russo- Chinese Bank have been suspended, but negotiations for the evacuation of Man- churia continue under modified Russian demands, which point to an uitimate set- tlement. Thefe include, continues the cor- respondent, the withdrawal of Russia from between the great walls and the Liao River within six months, froft the province of Mukden within' a year, and if the state -of the country permits, from een months after the signing of the con- vention. BRIEF CITY NEWS. SUES RAILWAY _COMPANY.—William Parker is suing the Market-street Raiflway | Company for §2053 damages for the destruction | of his wagon and injuries to himself received in a collision with a Mission-street car last November. ‘WILL CONDUCT A HOTEL.—The J. M. ‘Wilkins Company, organized for the purpose of conducting a general hotel business, was in- corporated _yesterday with a capital stock of $20,000. The directors are James M. Wilkins. Artemisia Wilkins, Charles F. Wilkins, S. C. Dengon and B. Warner Rice. INSOLVENCY PETITIONS. —Petitions in in- solvency were filed yvesterday in the United States District Courst as follows: Mrs. R. J. Tvory, housekeeper and farmer, Lodi; Mabili- ties $6255, no assets; the Bank of Lodl is the following licenses. wera.issued yesterday: Albert H. Crooks, 22, and Lizzie T. Ried- rich, 20; Harry P. Augustin, 26 and Laura Riedrich, 18; Joseph E. Roach, 22, and An- nie G. Riedrich, 22. The wedding, which occurred at noon to-day, was a happy family affair, in spits of the tears which the mother could net restrain. Although the three sisters were married within a few moments of one another, only two were married at exactly the same time. This was because Miss Anna and Mr. Roach were married according to the ceremony sanctioned by the Catholic church. Rev. J. Schneider of the German Methodist Church united the other couples. “1 only hope,” sald the mother, as she ade good-by to her three daughters, “that I do not lose my other daughters al} at once.”” i Proctor’s Exclusion Bill. WASHINGTON, March 19.—Senator Proctor to-day introduced a bill continu~ ing in force the present law for the exclu- sion of the Chinese until the expiration of the existing treaty with China or un- til a new treaty shall be negotiated. sl € Bl B BAKER CITY, Or., March. 19.—Articles of incorporation of the Baker City and Snake River Railroad were filed with the C Clerk_to-day. ADVERTISEMENTS. Al WHERE DOCTORS FAIL To Cure Woman’s Ills, Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com- und Succeeds. Mrs. Pauline udsen Writes: ounty “DEAR Mges. PINxHAM:—Soon after my marriage two years ago I found myself in- constant pain. The doctor said my womb was turned, and this caused the pain with considerable in= flammation. He preseribed for me fof MRES. PAULINE JUDSON, flocmmri of Schermerliorn Golf Club, rooklyn, New York. four months, when my husband impatient because I grew worse i of better, and in speaking to the . ist he advised him to get Lydia am’s Vegetable Com; and Sanative Wash. How had taken that at first; it would have saved me weeks of suffering. It took three long mouths to restore me, but lt::gl::ppy r;lief. and we are both m teful to you. Your Comppund has b home and rought joy to our health tome.”— Mzs. PavLINE JUDSON, 47 Hoyt Street, Brookl N. Y. — 85000 ot 1f above testimonda Is rot genuine chief creditor in the sum of $3137. C. J. O'Keefe, teamster, Loomis; liabilities $039, no s, ADLER WAS CARELESS.— Lane and his wife, Eisie Hail N personal injuries received by M: Lane, she alleges, through the carelessness ALLEGES James McKee the defendants in opening a trap door sidewalk in front of the bullding. It would seem by thig state« ment tha save