The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 21, 1902, Page 9

INGISTS SALE WAS PROPER Perkins Gives Testimony in Great Northern Case, ‘Witnesses Explain About the " Securities Company Deal. NEW YORK, March 20.—George Perkln” the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. was the tness to-day in the hearing be-‘ examiner of the suit of | t the Northern Pacmc‘ ANy of the suit is to prevent the| the Northern Pacific by the | urities Company. His firm, | urchaser of Northern Pa- | 1 and May 9 last year, | how n h was bought he did not ow. Neither did he know how much | { the stock J. P. Morgan & Co. held on | Perkins said J. P. Morgan & | ught about $77,000,000 of Northern stock from Union Pacific interests the Northern Securities Comp: November. About $10,000 Pacific P Northern Se- ock of the stock froni the Union & Co sold it to the ! s Company, receiving $10,000,000 in cash and more h. received from the Company was equal | e Union Pacific inter- s said that at the time of the the stock by his firm there ment in existence with the n Securities Company in reference | al of the Northern Pacific firm simply acted as saction. In case the osed of to the Northern it would have been Union_Pacific inter- s s did_ not know | ot J. P. Morgan & Co. owned | ock of the Great Northern ing the summer and autumn did not know how m ck the firm owned | the firm of J. P. Morgan sixte eighteen mil- | orth of Northern Pacific| 1 and 9, 1017" Mr. i by Judge Lancaster. d he had no knowledge actions. Lancaster also ! of all the members of of J. P. Morgan & Co. The list| him. A conference ensued, 1 it was suggested that sub. e issued for some of th: you know acquired was a A. P. Clough. director of the rities Company. He said about 500000 shares of stock to the Northern Se- had been ms were pending for ) shares more. There Northern in Of Northern Pacific value had been Northern Securities 400 ¢ never knew of any Harriman, Morgan, sequent to May 1, 1801, was tor be given the Union Pacific being placed ar- Covernr y in the it t Unitea | H. Bethea against six £ « cmpanies centering in Chicago, ck with infractions o r law in regard ubstance the those filed at ‘endants are the 1 ntral, Penn- €, Cincinnati . and St. re, and the Chicago and ds. acting on behalf of i other* western roads, vis 1d United States Dis. ea to-day, with a view what railroads would far the Governament One purpose of the w ding. railroads centering in Kan- all centering in Chicago. It t by so doing the situation aced within the grasp of the whereas this would not be | Ivé proceeding against a olutely nothing has been representative of the Gov- would warrant the state- ess the opinion exists f a bitter fight is made nctional proceedings the 1 institute criminal pro- all yiolators of the law, -house representatives. TWENTY-FOUR LUMBER MILLS IN A COMBINE Mexrger of Plants Having an Output of a Half Million Railroad Ties 2 Day. Or., March 20.—A combi- | four railroad tle and e Columbia, Sandy, | 4+ PORTLAND of mi lumber Loomis ar rivers was effected in Portland this oon by representa. ny lumber companies. ession two days. follow, and _the | conditions in the trade iS{ Artic of incorporation of | River Tie and Lumber As- agreed 1o and all but one interested have signed the improvement looked for. the C: P | to the Rocky Mountains. She had such completed. | ‘BIG RAILROAD MEN try to induce the Government | DEATH CLAIMIS 000 CHARAGTER Passing in Tragic Manner of the Eccentric Mrs. French. Fall Into Elevator Well Closes Career of Woman Famous in Litigation. BOSTON, March 20.—Mrs. Julia B. French, wealthy, eccentric and famous | throughout the country because of hér many and varied lawsuits, was found dead in her Back Bay residence this afternoon. Her body, badly disfigured, lay on top of the elevator, which was on the basement floor, and had evidently been there three or four days. Medical Examiner Draper reported the death as due to an accident. Mrs. French, who was 70 years of age and lived alone, apparently fell from the third ficor in! the well to the elevator canopy. | French is said to have had more lawsuits | brought against her and had appeared as | plaintiff more times than any other per- | son appeared in public. The litigation territory extended from the Auantic Coast a_ tendency toward going to law that in November, 190, Dr. Blbomer, superinten- dent of the'Butler Insane Asylum at Prov- idence, R. L, testified as an expert that Mrs. French was afflicted with “litigious paranoia.” Her most important lawsuit related to the will of her second husband, Benjamin French, and involved not only her right to the estate, but the question of her san- | ity. The case was full of sensational fea- tures, but was decided in her favor. Among other famous lawsuits in which Mrs. French was involved was one which caused her to leave Colorado for the East. he sued a Denver firm over a disputed ill and a counter action of $20,000 on the ound of malicious prosecution was rought. The firm obtained a verdict of $4600, and then swore out a warrant chargini_Mrs. French with perjury. Mrs. rench eluded the Sheriff and | started East. She rcached Omaha, was arrested, but secured her reicase on a writ of habeas corpus. When she reached Mendota, Iil, an officer boarded the train | and tried to force her to leave the car at | Aurora. Bhe declared that no officlal in | the State of Illinois had authority over | her. Mrs. French sprained her ankle but won the struggle and continued on her way to Boston. FIANO MANUFACTURERS LOSE FORTUNE IN FIRE Three Hundred Thousand Dollars' Worth of Property Lost in i { New York. NEW YORK, March 20.—Hardman, ; Peck & Co., piano manufacturers, suffer- | ed a loss of $300,000 or possibly more, by | the destruction to-night by fire of their plant located at West Forty-eighth street | and the Nerth River. The ire started | from some unknown cause in the packing room, which is in the three-story part ot the big factory. Thence 1t quickiy spread | throughout the entire bullding. The roof | f the building fell in soon afterward and | ave rise to the report that there had been an explosion. Just west of the three-| story building, which was about 10 feet in length and right on the river front, stood a frame stzble. On the roof of this were a_number of the firemen. When | the walls fell a lot of debris fell on the roof of the stable, injuring one fireman and one spectator. From the first-mentioned building the | fire spread to the firm's five-story struc- | ture and worked to the upper portion of | {it. The loss was mainly because of the | valuable machi and woods burned. S GATHER IN EL PASO| Repredentatives “of Southern Pacific Company Assemble to Hold an Important Meeting. EL PASO, Tex., March 20.—A conference will in all probability be held in El Paso to-morrow which will .be attended by the following high officials of the Southern Pacific road: B. H. Harriman, president; | Julius Kruttschnitt, vice pregident and general manager; J. C. Stubbs, general | traffic director; H. H. Jones, freight, tra"»f ic director; C. H. Markham, vice pr ent of the Galveston, Harrisburg and | n Antonio and the Houston East and t Texas; W. G. Van Vleck, general manager_of the Atlantic system, and &. F. B. Morse, passenger traffic manager. It will be seen from the above that rep- resentatives ¢f both the operating and freight departments of the road will be at the conference, and any action taken will apply_to all departments. “No, 1 4o not know what will be done at the meeting of these officlals,” said a prominent Southern Pacific official to-day | when asked concerning the same. Som of the above officials are here to-day and others will arrive to-night. It is also quite possible that Harriman will arrive some time to-morrow from Mexico. SUES BECAUSE “CENTRAL” ANSWERS TOO0 SLOWLY ;Whntcom Business Man to Bring | - Novel Action Against Tele- phone Company. TACOMA, March 20.—Papers have been | prepared in Whatcom for what promises to be one of the most novel suits ever before an American court. The plain- tiff will be a prominent business man of Whatcom and the suit will be instituted | by him to recover from a telephone com- pany for time lost in trying to at- tract the central office’s attention in the use of the telephone system. Recovery is sought on that portion of his contract with the company which agrees to gfiyg: him prompt and effective service. S complaint sets forth that “his business calls for free use of the telephone sys- tem, and that by reason of the antiquated system in use and the inajtention or over- working of employes he is often com- pelled to try for long periods of time, ranging from three to fifteen minutes, tq secure the desired connections.” Have you ever tried it? If not, you can get a free sample by writing a postal to the MELLIN'S FOOD COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS. Ammunition and Good: Send_ for catalogue. S REVS & DA~FAB 00. Plaintiff then goes on to make some calculations as to the time lost, and finds it to be so much that his working hours are seriously broken Into. The aid of the courts thdrefore is invoked to com- pel the company to make a proper settle- ment with him. CAPTURE A ROBBER AFTER YEARS OF SEARCH Postoffice Inspector and a Detectiva Apprehend Alleged Bandit in Mexico. EL PASO, Tex., March 20.—Postoffice Inspector A. P. Frederick of Denver and ity Detective George Harrold of El Paso returned from Mexico to-night, where they captured Charles Gilbert Webb, wanted at Houston, Idaho, to answer an indictment for stage robbery committed nine years ago. Government detectives had been on the trail of the fugitive ever since the rob- bery was committed. He was tracked to Utah and across New Mexico and Ari- zona, going under many aliases. One year 2go he was located in Mexico, and on arch 3 Inspector Frederick was sent to Parral to make the arrest. He and his as- sistants found the man at a lumber cam) and took him into custody without dif- :‘cz‘;hy' He is now being held for extra- lon. PERSIA NOW GRANTS CONCESSION TO CZAR Gets a Loan and Gives Russia Right for a New Road From Tabriz to Teheran. LONDON, March 20.—The Times under- stands Persia has concluded an agree- ment with Russia under the terms of which Persia is to get a loan of 10,000,000 rubles and is to give Russla a conces- sion for a new road from Tabriz to Teheren. | 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIi)AY, MARCH 21, 1902. ISANTA ROSA BAPTISTS BEGIN - GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION Churchmen Gather From All Parts of California to Honor the Founders of 'a Pioneer Congregation and to Worship in an Edifice Built Entirely From the Wood of a Single Giant Tree ol Rev. Mr, Gaston, and in the afternoon services in memory of the deceased members will be held. The evening will be taken up by an address by the Rev. E. R. Bennett of-Oakland. His talk will be in the nature of an historical sermon. In the spring of 182 a band of faithful follgwers of Christ gathered at the ranch of Martin Hudson, about seven miles from this city, and what is new the site of * the little village 'of Melitta. ' The spread- lnfi branches of a. mighty oak were thelr only shelter from the elements, and for more than a.year they met in this spot to worship; and out of these meetings ‘was the First Baptist-Church of this city founded. < In 184 they built their first church in the old town of Santa Rosa, and in 1854 it, with. other buildings, was moved to the present sife of this city. The ehurch was a rude structure of wood and. very primitive in every respect; but many in- !et]tl!llng meetings were held within it walls. The membership roll increased rapidly, and in 1873 the congregation had become strong enough 4o0:erect a new church, larger and more modern in appearance. This edifice, which now stands at the ANTA ROSA, March 20.—From all sections of the State have come to this city hundreds of men, women and cjgldren, to participate in the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary or golden-jubllee of the founding of the First Baptist Church of Santa Rosa. Inferesting programmes have been arranged for each afternoon and evening of the four days set aparf for the ju- bilee. This afternoon’s reception in the pastoriu:i by the Rev. W. L. Gaston and wife brought together persons who have been members of the church for many years and others who were num- bered with the organization a long time ago and are now in other localities. This evening an Old Folks' concert was held in the church auditorium. Its principal eatures were ‘a number of tableaux, prominent in which were pioneer mem- bers of the church. There were present the ouly living charter members, Henry McPeak and W, C. Catron, To-morrow there- * will be " fraternity “+ Christian Endeavor, the Ladiés’ Aid 8o- ciety and other branches of the church. At noon on Saturday a bountiful church dinner will be served room of the pastorium. ernoon- there will be a"roil evening a reminiscence mecting will keld, at which historical incidents of the early days of the church will be recalle On-Sunday morning the annual sermo AR | SANTA ROSA’S FAMOUS CHURCH, SURVIVING CHARTER MEMBERS AND THE PRESENT PASTOR. — corner of B and Ross streets, has the dis- tinction of being the only church in the world built entirely from one tree. The tree grew near Guerneville, in Sonoma County, Cal., and when sawed ylelded 78,000 feet of lumber. The church is gothle “in” style, .finished with massive buttresses on’ the outside and heavy beams on the inside. The main_auditorium is 60x37, with a seating capacity of 300. The parlor is 30x2, the pastor’s study is 20x16. The tower on the southwest corner is 70 feet high. The congregation which worships in this edi- fice approximates 200. A-large number of meetings, including the Young People’s will be delivered by . thes pastor, the. tourists visit this church every year. e B i o B B B B i i e FALLS EEIR TO ESTATE OF COUSIN IN SPAIN Spokane Citizen Receives News of a Windfall of a Half Million Dollars. SPOKANE, March 20.—Harrison E. Self- ridge, a well-known Spokane citizen, be- lieves he has fallen h¥ir to half a million dollars, left by a cousin in Spain. Back of his supposed good fortune is the story of a disinherited son who remained true to the woman of-his choice despite the opposition of his family, of a fortune made by an American in the old world and of a violent death through police persecution and murder in Spain. In December of last year.Selfridge re- ceived a letter from Louis R. Selfridge of Madrid, reciting a story told to Hiram Selfridge by his mother years ago. In 1839 John Selfridge, the uncle of both men, married a French actress in New York and his family disowned him. John Selfridge went to ¥rance, worked for the Panama Canal people and flled', leaving a son, the writer of the letter. This son, Louis' Selfridge, in his first letter sald he had gone to Spain to live, had been ar- resteg because of mistaken identity, for a terrible crime and resisting arrest was mortally wounded. He sald he had a fortune of half a million doilars invested in gilt edge securities, which he offered to Harrison Selfridge if the latter would take care of a fourteen-year-old daughter, the sole remalning issue of Louis. A few days ago a formidable looking document, written in Spanish, with Span- ish seals attached, reached Spokane. Self- ridge learns that it is a notification from a Spanish official that some one had died and left a large sum of money to him. The case will be taken up with the State Department in Washington. SENATOR HANNA NAMES CONCILIATION COMMITTEE Effort Will Now Be Made to Settle Troubles Between Labor and Capital. NEW YORK, March 20.—Senator Mark Hanna to-day named the members of the committee on conciliation of the Civic Federation, whose appointment was pro- vided for at the last meeting of the exel utive committee. According to the by Jawe the committee was to consist of the officers of the executive committee, M. A, Hanna, chairman; Samuel Gompers, firsi vice chairman; Oscar 8. Strauss, ‘second vice chairman; Charles A. Moore, treas- urer, and Ralph M. Easley, secretary, and nine men to be appointed by the chairman. His appointments are; Arch- bishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, Franklin MacVeagh, John Mitchell, Frank F. Sar- eant, James M. Duncan, J. Kruttschnitt, €v. A. H. Pfahler and Marcus M. Marks. This committee is to take up threatened troubles between capitalists and work- ingmen with a view to settling them. Admonish the Porte. g LONDON, March 20.—In a dispatch from Vienna the correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says that Great Britain, Aus- tria and Russia have addressed a rote to Turkey admonishing the Porte to keep order in Macedonia and Albania. Ger- ny, says'the correspondent, declined to jofu in this note \ | ' compozed of ELDERLY COUPLE WITNESS A FIGHT UNWITTINGLY Expect to See a Trained Animal Show but Find Their Way Into Me- chanics’ Pavilion Annex. Before the fighting began on Thursday night at the Hayes Valley Athletic Club's boxing exhibition an eidejly gentlema accompanied apparently by his wife, pu chased two tickets and entered Mechanics’ Pavilion Annex. ‘When a brace of boxers commenced to pummel one another about the ring an usher noticed a surprised look on the faces of the elderly couple. He approached them and asked what performance they had expected to Wit~ ness. “We came to see the tralned ponies and dogs,” was the reply. They were told they had mistaken the entrance, as the animal show was in the main Pavilion, while they had entered the Annex. They 'left at once. Morris_Levy, manager of the Hpyes Valldy Club, was told of the incident and sent a messenger posthaste to find the couple and refund the money tney:had paid for admission. They could not bo found, so the man went to Mr. Rowe of the animal show and explained he would like to leave u;kets for them in case the eople appeared. PP Haven't it on us at all,” said Mr. Rowe, *as we have a lot of people Inside who thought they were to see a boxing exhibition. — Lincoln Post Entertains. Lincoln Post No. 1 of the Grand Arm{ of the Republic .gave an entertainment last night pln the Pioneer building. The attendance was a large one and all en- joyed the pleasing programme presented under the supervision of the committee jetor Df“hfimymmlefi Edel- man, Dr. J. G. Crawford, Harry Brewer, M::: Cora Fenner, Mrs. 8. E. Cook and Mrs. M. J. Parolini. The post was assisted in the function by the ladies of Lincoln Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army. The programme “included the following num- bers: Instrumental music, 'Mrs. 8. E. Cook; introductory remarks by Post Commander George T. Johnson; vocal selection, Major G. 'W. Arbuckle; address by Senior Vice- Commander Charles Edelman; piano solo, Miss O'Sullivan; vocal golo, “Every Rose Must Have Its Thorn,” Miss Ella Duhem; Tecitation, “Our Destiny,” Department Judge Advocate H. C. Dibble; vocal solo, Miss Flora Atwell Tippett; violin solo, . T. Barnetead; recitation, Post Sur- G. Crawford, “The Old Soldier Vocal selections, Mrs. Dot S. l\mnm-;:‘rsl am; J. winG:""“ rgj(mt{on. Miss Angie ye! strumen selec- tions, Mr. and Mrs. Bramhall; *“From | Ocean to Ocean,” by Major Arbuckle, il- lustrated with stereopticon views and the singing of “America’ by the audience. —— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, March 20.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to Charles W, Presher, 84, and Nellie Munroe, 24, both of Oakiand; Henry E. Hahn, 3, and Theresa Cron, 29, Both of Oakland; Fran- cis H, Engel, 23, and Julia McAuliffe, 2 both of San Francisco; Joseph R. Ca: dozn, 2 %nd )é‘x.:;. 1?;} grl:aon,mn, both-of San Leandro: ates, 25, and TLewis, 24, both of Los Angeles. Houn ——————— PORTLAND, March 20.—Proprietds of 10cal planing rmills have decided to advance wase B tents per mas . o LARGE RAILWAY SYSTEM . LEASED IN NEW YORK Stockholders of .the Metropolitan Company Turn Property Over ' to Another ‘Corporation. ‘' NEW YORK, March 20.—At a special meeting of the stockholders of the Metro- politan ‘Street Railway Company to-day the proposition of the.directors to lease the property of the company to the Inter- urban Street Railway Company, which guarantees the payment of 7 per cent an- nually on the capital stock of the Metro- politan Street Rallway Company, was ratified by a large majority vote. The proposition of the directors to issue a mortgage upon the property and fran- chisesy of the company to the Morton Trust Company as trustee to secure an issue of $65,000,000 of 4 per cent bonds, to mature in 20602 and to bear interest from April 1, 1902, was ratified. Of these bonds $54,000,000 worth are to be reserved to re- tire and refund the several issues of ex- isting bonds as they mature, or to re- fund in advance of maturity such bonds as can be acquired either by purchase or exchange. isidor Wormser Jr. filed a suit in the Supreme Court to-day asking that the lease of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company to the Interurban Street Rail- way Company be declared null and void. ‘Wormser said he sued as holder of 1000 shares of stock in the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, and also in behalf of any other stockholders who might wish to join in the suit. He declared in the com- plaint that the lease was a scheme to di- vert the property of the company from its stockholders. RUNNING DOWN BAND i ' OF BEAUMONT MURDERERS Arrest of Three More of the Mattie Bennett Gang, Including Hack- man Who Hauled Bodies. BEAUMONT, Tex., March 20.—Three more arrests have been made in connec- tion with the serles of robberies and mur- ders charged to the Mattie Bennett gang. ‘‘The Sheriff's officers, who made the ar- rests, will not give details, nor even the names of the men arrested. It is known, however, that the driver of the hack fa which most of the bodies were hauled to the river and dumged in is ecither’ under arrest or soon will be. He has been spot- ted by the Sheriff’s men through the Ben- nett woman’s confession. Ail the other arrests are likewise due to.the Bennett woman’s story. She has fully turned against her former associates, and in her effort to save her own neck has betrayed them all. She is mortally afraid of the gang and admits the fear, saying she is sure that her life is not safe so long as a single member remains alive or outside of the penitentiary. Lady Rodney Obtains Divorce. LONDON, March 20.—Lady Rodney, a daughter of Barcn W.nborne and a cousin f the Duke of Marlborough, was grani : divorce m-d% from hax!L husband, :;d seventh Baron Rodney, on the frounda o cruelty and infidelity. The plaintiff testi- fled to her husband’s violence. On one oc- casjon he struck her in the eye with his elenched fist, and thereupon she left him. (o} SQUAW’S STORY OF A TRAGEDY Tackum’s Indian Wife Accuses White Man " of Murder. Declares That Hussey Was Slain by His Partner, John Card. VANCOUVER, B. C., March 20.—The Tobd' Island tragedy has taken on a new color through the statement of the Indfan wife. of Johnny Tackum, ‘arrested as a witness for the crown and brought here to-day. ,Tackum is charged with the shooting of John Card, who is now at the City Hospital here, and whose recovery is improbable. He is also suspected of the murder of Card's partner, Willigm Hussey, who has disappeared. Card charges Tackum with the shooting. His story fs that Tackum was beaung his | wife savagely when he and Hussey inter- fered to protect her. The woman telis a very different story. Her head and body show no sign of in- jury, except a scar on her nose. _She dented with emphasis that her husband had fil-treated her amd charged that Card and his partner, Hussey, quarreled and fought, both using firearms™ It was Card, she says, who killed his partner, receiv- ing a4 bullet wound in réturn. Then, realizing the serious consequences of his crime, he i{ngenuously shifted the blame upon . the Indian, knowing him to have been in bad odor with the white constab- ulary. : N Inycorrcbonuon of her story other In- dlans say that Card and Hussey had had frequent - quarrels of late and that botn were drinking heavily just prior to the tragédy. Hussey’s body has not yet been found. Fifteen Rounds Draw Fight. ST. LOUIS, March 20.—Kid Broad of Cleveland and Abe Attel of San Fran- cisco fought fifteen fast rounds to a.draw before the West End Athletic Club to- night. Broad was the aggressor through- out, but his bulldog style avalled him nothing as against the extreme cleverness of the Californian. Broad strove with might and main to land a knockout blow in every round, but his efforts were fu- tile, Attel either blocking his leads or getting Inside of them, and at times fight- ing viciously. in Broad’'s own style. At- tel used a left jab to the face which Broad could not evade, but the latter broke even by his good fighting in the clinches with one arm free. The men Were announced to go on at 126 pounds, but it was plainly evident that Attel was geveral pounds below and Broad several pounds above that figure. SR CEos i THE DAY’S DEAD. s + - SAN JOSE, March 20.—Mary E. Pul- sifer Ames, one of the best-known bot- anists in America, with a reputation that is world wide, died in East San Jose to- day. She was born in Lowell, Mass., in 18%5. o Mirs. Ames was educated in the Acads emy of Notre Dame in Lowell, Mass., and later attended the academy of the same | name in this city. Most of her life was devoted to the study of botany and she had spent many years in research-in Eu- tope. Mrs. Ames was a member of the Royal Botanical Directory of Austfa. She carried on a Very extensive corre- spondence with the leading botanists of the world. Several North American plants are named after her, including astragulus, minulus and specles of lichens. The deceased leaves a cholce botanical coliection, which she bequeaths to Notre Dame_Convent-in this city. For. many years, because of failing health, she made her home in this city. Dr. H. E. Hogan. RENO, Nev., March 20.—Dr. H. H. Ho- gan, the oldest practicing physician n this county, was buried to-day by mem- bers of the Grand Army of the Republic, his old comrades in arms. Dr. Hogan died three days ago of pneumonia. Hs had lived in Reno thirty years. ‘Wellington Appléton. SANTA ROSA, March 20.—Wellington Appleton, a son of Madame Preston, Whose famoud colony above Cloverdale is the Mecea of many healthseekers, died there today. He was a native of Michi- gan, aged 51 years. : ALONG THE COAST DES MOINES, Ia., March 20.—The Nagle bill prohibiting the playing of baseball or foot- ball on Sunday passed the House to-day by | a vote of 39 to 18. 10S ANGELES, March 20.—Shipments of | citrus truits are 1505 carloads behind the fig- ures at this time last year and the new crop is certain to be short. STOCKTON, March 20.—Leo Furry, the 17- year-old son of J. E. Furry of Altaville, Cala- Veras County, was drowned this afternoon in the Stockton channel. © WELLINGTON, N. Z., March 20.—The Pa- cific cable steamer Anglia has reached Doubt- loss Bay, thus completing the Autsralia-New, Zealand link of the cable. EVERETT, Wash., March 20.—The schooner Allendale, which has arrived here, encountered 2 gale the first night out of Hilo, Japan, which siripped her of all canvas and carried away the forezaft. EVERETT, Wash., March 20.—The Everett Trades Council. has authorized the publication of a circular letter advising Eastern mechanics to keeo away from Puget Sound cities unless they come_ with meney. PHOENIX, A. T., March 20.—Papers were filed to-day transferring the ownership of the Buckeye Canal Company, west of Phoenix in the Glla Valley, to Baltimore capitalists. The selling price of the property was $70, STOEKTON, March 20.—The Jewish congre- gation met to-night and let the contract to Architect Sylvain Schnaittacher of San Fran- Cisco to make plans and specifications for a new synagogue, which will cost about $5000. LOS ANGELES, March 20.—Arrangements were concluded to-day by which Mayor S. M. Jones of Toledo and . Nelsor, the St. Louis millionaire, will address at mass-meet- ing in Hazzard's Pavilion to-morrow evening. VICTORIA, B, C., March 20.—The Govern- ment 'n-day introduced a redistribution bill roviding for forty-two members in the Legis- jature, of which Vancouver Island will have but twelve. Not many years ago the island had a majority. SAN JOSE, March 20.—L. B. Brigham, a carpenter, well known in this city, is believed to have verished in the Big Basin. A year ago last August he started for the forest for | recreation and rest and since then he has not been heard from. BISBEE, man na stabbed and killed at Naco last night by J. Horez, a Mexican official. The crime Was actuated by jealousy. The murderer crossed the line into the United States. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 20.—The Turk- ish Government has directed the Ottoman Em- bassadors to solicit the friendly intervention of the powers at Sofia concerning the differ- ences between Turkey and Bulgaria in relation to Macedonian affairs. WOODLAND, March 20.—The flood water has receded from @ great deal of the land along the rivers recently Inundated and the farmers are preparing to put in late crops of barley, oats and_potatoes. It the weather henceforth is favorable there will be heavy ylelds of crops planted in March. . VALLEJO, March 20.—Carpenter George H. Warford, U. 8. N., recelved notice yesterday 3 o R L e navy. He was a crulser Brookiyn and participated in the battle of Santiago, receiving advancement for good serv- ice during the engagement. SAN JOSE, March 20.--The mewing of pet cat on the bank of a stream disclcsed the searchers the resting place of the body -year-old Ji “ to of Baby Fuzihowia, a two- apanese child, which disapveared from its father's home near Alviso last evening. babe had fallen to the. bed of Coyote Creek. : EUREKA, March 20.—Articles of Incarpora- tion of the Field Brook Company were fled record yeaterday. Th 4 =~ A ¥ 3 "0l o uj Faver, . rphy. Eureka will be the cips ‘;‘u:. of business. the ob set forth In articles are the construction of buildings 9 SANTAFEWILL ENTER OAKLAND Captain A. H. Payson Says Road Will Close the Gap. City Council Unanimously Passes Measures in Its Favor. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 20. Captain A. H. Payson, assistant to Pres- ident Ripley of the Santa Fe system, in response to the invitation of President Schaffer, appeared before the City Coun- cil to-night and told the members of that body and a large number of citizens the intentions of the Santa Fe Rauroad Com- pany. In the most forcerul language pos- Sible he informed thé city tnat the raii- road he represents is coming into Oakiand Just as soon as all legal complications are cleared away and the necessury materiais can be had to build the gap between Point ichmond and Oakland, Accompanied by W. A. Bissell, traflic manager of the Santa Fe, Edward Stearns and one or two other officials of the com- peting road, Captain Payson came into the Council chamber at § o'clock. The Council was ready to meet him and Presi- aent Schaffer called the members to or- der, announcing the purpose of the meet- ing. Captain Fayson was then invited to teil about the Santa Fe's projects. “It has been the intention of the Santa Fe,” he said, “to come into OQakland ever since it acquired the Valley Railroad. It has simply been a question of means— how to accomplish the desired end. We found that the best way to reach the eity limits was by acquiring the California and Nevada Raliroad, and we have ac- quired it. The papers by means of which that road will be-turned over to the Santa Fe are being prepared now. So soon as they are ready it will be ours. Want Right of Way. “We are working in conjunction with Oakland capitalists to acquire a right of way,through the city. This is why the Oakland and East Side Railway was or- ganized. It was found to be a good deal easier to make headway by asking for a franchise and rights of way with the ald of local men of influence, and we have proceeded along those lines. It has done away with many complications and much possible opposition. “This is altogether a business proposi- tion with us. Oakland is a big city and we want a share of the freight that it imports and exports. We are competi- tcrs of the Southern Pacific_in a good many places in California and we might as well be here. ‘“We don’t promise to give any particu- lar kind of a service, but I think that the Santa Fe has the name of always giving the best. We could not afford to give any oleg#”. But we ask you, if you give us this tranchise, not to hamper us and burden us with a lot of arduous condi- tions. That will do neither of us any good. We had a hard enough time get- ting the lease of China Basin from the Harbor Commissioners. They wanted us to do a great many things that were really unnecessary, and the result is that it has hampered us not a little. I say to you, let the tree grow and cuitivate it.” Council Approves Address. Captain Payson's address met with the approval of the Councilmen and the crowded lobby, which cheered him lustilyy Mayor Barstow was called upon to say something. “1 say, give us railroads!” was all he would say. The Coungil took a recess of thirty mia- utet M the meantime the Ordinance an iciary Committee considered the application of the Oakland and East Side Rallroad for a franchise. The committes unanimously passed the following recom- mendation: “That a resolution fixing April 7 to hear the petition and application of the Oak- land _and East .Side Raliroad Company ::,‘dy _petitions and appiications of prop- ers to_ gran pan; franchise be adopted.” og? s The resolution was also introduced and adopted unanimously by the Council. The franchise is now certain to be granted the new company, as the Council is & unit i favor of it and no opposition is expected from property-owners whose property will be touched by the railroad. DOESN'T WANT FERRY. Will Not Operats Boats From Oak- land, Says Ripley. There will not be a Santa Fe ferry be- tween Oakland and San Francisco. President E. P. Ripley of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Raflroad arrived in the city last evening from Santa Barbara and is stopping for a few days at the Palace Hotel. “1f, through the Oakland and East Side Rallroad, we can get the right kind of a franchise,” he sald, “the Santa Fe will certainly come into Oakland. Oakland is a city of 100,000 inhabitants. It is growing and I think a terminal there will be mu- tually advantageous.” One point upon which President Ripley expressed himself freely and emphatically was the talked of Santa Fe ferry between Oakland and San Francisco. Said he: “We are not going into the ferry busi- ness from Oakland. You may take that as official and final. Our Point Richmond ferry we will continue to operate, but our operations in that line will be confined to the Point Richmond-San Francisco route.” President Ripley has béen spending sev- eral weeks at Santa Barbara. He will remain here a few days and may go south again before returning to Chicago. B — ADVERTISEMENTS. » ‘How About Your Heart Feel your pulse a few minutes. Is it regular? Are you short of breath, after slight exertion as going up stdirs, sweeping, have walking, etc? Do you pain in left breast, side or between shoulder blades, chok- ing sensations, fainting or smothering spells, inability to lie onofkfthside? If you any these symptoms certainly have a weak wym: and should immediately take e Heart Cure