The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1902, Page 9

TRUCE IRRANGED B THE MAYOR Street Railway Employes Will Not Go Out on Strike, Hold Grievances in Absyance Until New Owners Are in Full Control. representing the Bal- failed to attend nee with representatives icved street railroad emp.oyes s office yesterday morning. tter instead, explalning to © feel justi- Schmitz that he did terfering at the present time in detail of manageme cbrporation kad not yet assumied con- the property and until Its work- was organized they must trust ment of the Cornelius, Andrew Sorenson Goldkuhl were present 10 repre- new union of tne employ He wrote that s stated. Rosen- moderation, and be avoide berg, however, counsele sald that hast sho Mayor Sch tz, though discoura of his efiorts at a.ion, hoped that the new owners ily o e em- to meet th s finally uecided pt 1o secure im- deration of the hat men were r joining the union. agreed to consuit with Attorney eneral ¥ord, the new corporation’s counsel. and f he i not induce Dushe. to The Attorney ner ne was a financier, t a raflroad man, and that he had no mit the corporatign to lations to employes. active control the emplo; fied with the treatment ac- m. Rosenb:rg of the Labor Coun- to discuss the pians or the to say whether the men would 10 resor: to a strike. on is being thoroughly can- e local leaders, and they are tian with the Amalgamated Street Railroad Empioyes. more employes were discnarged is time by Manager Morrow, ne kin-street branch of the trect line. This served to increase further the dissatisfied gripmen, motormen and conductors. or Schmitz conferred es of the street railway empl t and urged moderation. The decided to accept the Mayor's not precipitate a strike at this ey realize that the new owners efused nces of the men will be formally ted. It is believed that there will in reaching a satisfacto EUCKLEY’S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL IS RENEWED Several Affidevits Are Filed, but Court Continues Argument for a Week. William Buckley, convicted of murder in the first Gegree for the kiling of George W. Rice, the non-union machinist, at Twentieth and Howard streets, on Oc- tober 11, was up for sentence in Judge Lawlor's court yeste: when his attor- neys, R. Ferral and Frank J. Murphy, re newed their motion for a new trial, and eupport of the motion introduced a number of afidavits purporting to show that “China” Copland was the man who fired the shots into Rice’s prostrate form &nd not Buckle; The atfidavits were sworn to b; y_George Smith, Charles G. Buckley, Mrs. E. Cam- | parg Mrs. P. A. Johnson, Mrs. Mary Rosenholz, Frank J. Murphy, Anton S phani, F. N. Pierce, John A. Moore and the defendant. The most startling was that of Plerce, who says he is a grain handler at Port Costa. He claims to have been on the same car with Buckley and saw “China” Copland, whom he knew, step off the car in front of Piatt and his daughter and fire the shots at Rice. Moore was with him and after the shoot- ing they left the car and walked back to the city, talking over what they should do, and they decided not to appear as wit- nesses in the case. The case was contin- ued till April 4 for argument on the mo- tion. The cases of Charles Donnelly and Ed- ward Duncan, also convicted of Rice's the | old management. | CONTAINING SERIOUS CHARGES THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 29; 1902. COLLINS FILES NEW COMPLAINT He Alleges That the Enquirer Publishing Company, Through Fraudulent Scheme, Was Forced to Furnish Maney for Interest on Individual Note ASSESSOR WHO IS CHARGED WITH OBTAINING MONEY BY GIVING ORDERS TO THE ENQUIRER PUBLISHING COMPANY FOR PRINT- ING AND HAVING SAME CASHED BEFORE WORK WAS DONE. e AKLAND, March 28.—Additlonai O charges were filed to-day suit of D. Edward Collins against G. B. Daniels, Dr. George C. Par- . dee and Henry P. Dalton growing out of the troubles of the Oakland En- quirer Publishing Company. These supplemental complaint filed by Collins, in which he incorporates anothef series of allegations in addition to the ones already | made. The most sensational of thi | charges is that the Enquirer Publishing Company was used to borrow money for Henry P. Dalton’s own use, through or- ders issued by Dalton as County Assessor for printing to be done at some time in the future, which orders were discounted | and cashed before the work wa The assertion is also made that L George C. Pardee paid o the Daniels- Enquirer note at the Central Bank with the money he raised at the Oakland Bahk der his control:~ Attention is also called to the statements of Dr. Pardee in his deposition that he enterca into the nego- tiations for the purchase of the paper for Daniels, while Hadley and Leach, with whom he conducted the negotiations, were given to understand that the paper was being purchased by Dr. Pardee and Henry P. Dalton. To-day was the time set by Judge Og- den for a decision upon tne demurrer in- terposed by G. B. Daniels, Henry P. Da murder, were called yesterday, but con- | ton and the majority directors of the En tinued till April 4. quirer Pubiishing Company to the original GRAPE-NUTS. Eating a Quesition. Pleasurable If you are one of those who have eaten too freely of Grape-Nuts and have been satiated, we have a word of belp and advice for you. It is a con- centrated food, and the system requires and can handle only a small amount at a time, If too much is taken nature revolts against the overloading. Be moderate and enjoy the food day by day. It is too valuable to your system and to your sturdy health to give over. It is a common fault for people to overeat candy or any other delicacy at some time in life, and from an excess be driven to abstinence. But with Grape- Nuts it will richly repay you to start again on the fixed allowance of not Anticipation, When Proper Food is Ilsad in Maderation. more than three heaping teaspoons for the cereal part of the meal, and’so long as you use the food in moderation you will stick to it ard look forward 1o the meal with pleasurable anticipation. most delicious tasting cereal food known, and contains the certain ele- ments nature uses for repairing and re- building the brain and gray matter in the nerve centers. The steady and moderate user of Grape-Nuts can de- pend upon dajly nourishment of the kind that gives one that feeling of re- serve strength so essential to a suc- cessful, active brajin worker. Do not try to cook this food. It is thoroughly and eompletely cooked at factory, and iis ready for instant service. in_the | charges took the form of an amendéd and | of Savings and that the stock is now un- | “| but that he had misre, Remember, Grape-Nuts furnishes - the | Ex | complaint of Collins. J. B. Richardson, representing Collins, applied early in the | day for permission’ to file an_amended complaint, which was granted. The docu- ment was then placed on record and Judge Ogden was rotified of this fact. As the | pew complaint superseded the one to which the defendants had demurred the | demurrer fell and Judge Ogden ordered | it stricken from the calendar, | This puts the sult where it originally | was at the filing of the first complaint. :Thme Wwill probably be more demurrers and ,more attempts to take depositions be{ore' Superior Judges 4nd a general con- tinuation of the struggle that has got be- ¥ond the confines of Oakland and is inter- | esting the entire State, Real Ownership of Stock. The amended complaint recites hy a man:; additional facts in regard to the owner. ship of the stock of the Enquirer, facts that have evidently been secured m the books of the corporation and which are more in detall and more accurate than the allegations in the original document. The owrership is said to be-divided as fol- | lows: Five hundred shares to G. B. Dan- fels, less one share each for two dhg‘r‘:y dir 180 shares to D. Edward Col- ctors; 6412 shares to M. 1i de L. Hi v 15 ‘shares o A. A Denison - Bunirg ownarship of the 500 shares is, of course denied, Pardee and Dalton being charged With being the real owners of the stock Daniels being merely a trustee for them. Tt}:é”:g;l:plglntd contains the following s » based uj P i sy pon Dr. George C. Par- That this plaintiff haa | mncortuining the raa i mannn of ing said ownership of stock, and ac- quired no positive knowledge there- of until within the three years last past, when he was informed by var- ious persons that the said Daniels was a mere tool and employe and trustee of said George C. Pardee nnd Henry P. Dalton in the corporation defendant, and that they believed in | fact that the said George C. Pardee | and Henry P. Dalton were the real owners of said stock; that no posi- tive information was acauired con- cerning said matter by this-plaintin until within the three months Inst past, when the deposition of George C. Pardee, defendant herein, was talken, and upon his onth the said George C. Pardee did testify that he negotiaied in his own name for the purchase of said stock through the defendant herein, Hadley, and did represent to Bim that he was pur- chasing said stock for himself and Henry P. Dalton, althouzh at satd time the said Georgc C. Pardee did represent and testify that he had | misrepresented the facts to sald | Hadley, and did testify that in faet | he was acting as the mere broker | and negotintor for said G, B. Danielx, presente | eoncealed said facts from -.mdflq.‘:llf |ley. That this plaintiff does not be- !lteve said misrepresentation, but | helieves and alleges the real fact to be that the said stock was pur- | chased by said George C. Pardee and | satd Henry P. Dalton, and caused to | be placed in the name of said G. B, | Damiels for ulterior purposes and motives hereinafter more specifi- cally set forth. Plaintift further alleges that on and at the time of the said George C. Pardee and Henry P. Dalton acquir- ing said shares of stock, as herein- before alleged, the sald G. B. Dan- iels, a¢ this plaintiff is informed and believes, was insolvent, and was not possessed of any means wherewitn 10 purchase the said stock. How the Interest Was Paid. The complaint then sets forth the reor- ganization of the dircciory and the elec. tion of G. B. Daniels as general manager. The borrowing of $55,000 from the Central Bank for the purchase of the 500 shares of stock is cited, and Mr. Collins alleges that neither Daniels nor Dalton had the money to pay the interest upon the notes. He also makes the following revised charge that the interest ‘on the Daniels-Pardee- Dalton note was to be paid by the paper through Daniels’ $500 salary: 4 That sald Danfels had no means wherewith o pay said interest, as this plaintiff is informed be; and: further allezes that said Henry P. Dalton, as this plaintiff is advised and be- v the fact to be, y said Interest. That on or about December 13, 1895, as this plAIntiff s adviged ahd ‘belleves, and therefore alleges the fact to e, a fraudulent scheme and conspiracy was concocted between said_Henry P. Dalton, George C. Pardce and G. B. Daniels 10 furnish out of the funds of said corporation sutficlest, moneys.ta pay said monthly interest without cost to the safd G. B. Danlels, Henry P. Dalton and said George C. Pardee individ- ly. That the sald scheme so concocted as afore- and believes, and therefore alleges the fact to ' ALLEGED AGENTS IRE REPUDIATED 'Christmas and Gron Are Not Taken Seriously in Denmark. West Indies Falls . Rather Flat. COPENHAGEN, March 28.—The Christ- mas scandal is mnot discussed 'here, mor are the facts in the case published in Co- penhagen, although a full account of Con- gressman Richardson’s statements in the House of Representatives was telegraphetl to the seml-official news. agency in this city.. Denmark, however, has heard from both Captain Walter Christmas and Neils | Gron, who also’has claimed.to have acted as a 'Danizh agent in negotiating the sale | a commisston, but the Government has re- | fused 'to recognize either of them, declar: the negotiations in the slightest ‘degree. A newspaper referréd to.the controversy | during iae latter part of February, but it aid not take Gron or Christmas seriously: Gron started for America soon afterward. WASHINGTON, March 25.—The State Department will: take no steps to bring to the attention of the Damsh Govern- ment the charges against the integrity ot American statesmen preferred by Captain Christmas and yesterday broughtito the attention of .the~ House of Represénta- tives. The department regards the charges as unworthy of its attentlon, by reason of insufficient evidence and obvious error in statements of alleged facts.: The de- partment is perfectly aware also that the Danish Government does pot intend to pay one cent of the $500,00) claimed by | Christmas as his commission, so thafs of course, none of that money could be Msed to corrupt American statesmen and news- papers. 2 NO UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE HERESY TRIAL Dr. Lowther Declares His Teachings Are in Harmony With Church inciples. ARKANSAS CITY, Kans., March 28.— In the heresy trial of Rev, Granville Low- ther before the Methodist Conference each side rested its case this afternoon. The remark of Lowther-on the atonement to the effect that *“Christ died for man to show man how to die for man” is the point upon which the prosecution is de- Voting most of its efforts. Dr. Lowther and his attorneys are well fortified with church records and pre- cedents to prove that he is not heretical. Arguments were given in the case to- night and a decision is looked for to- morrow. The trial has progressed . without the least unpleasantnegs on_elthier side. Dr. Lowther is sure he will be acquitted. When seen to-night he said that all his teachings and beliefs were in strict har- mony with the prineiples of the church. L e o o e o) sald was to cause a sufficient sum of money to be voted to sald G. B. Daniels, as president and general manager of sald corporation, to permit the said Daniels for;and on behalf of lumself .nd the said Pardee and Dalton to draw the funds of said corporation and to pay said interest. In support of the assertion that the in- terest was pald by Daniels out of his sal- ary the Tollowing Is set forth, based upon the recent depositions that were taken: That this plaintiff did not know that the said Henry P. Dalton and George C. Pardee did not pay any of the interest upon said promissory hote to/sald Cengral Bank until since the commencéfent of this suit and the filing of the orlginal complaint herein, and that since said time said George C. Pardee has testified that he aid not pay any of said interest and that whatever interest had been pald thereon had been pald by the said G. B. Danlels; and this plaintiff alleges that save and except with the funds of this cor- poration, so drawn as aforesaid, said G. B. Daniels 8id not have sufficient property or funds or means wherewith to pay said inter- est or any part thereof to said Central Bank. Money Raised on Printing Orders. The allegation of the original complaint that work had been done by the paper and material furnished Dr. George C. Par- dee and Henry P. Dalton which had not been paid for and which bill had been al- low=d to be barred by the statute of lim- itations is renewed in detail, that informa- tion having evidently been secured from the books of the corporation by expert examination. The most serious charge of the new complaint is in regard to money secured by Henry P. Dalton through vauchers and receipts issued by him to the Enquirer for work that was yet tc be done in the fu- ture, which orders were cashed before the work had been done for the county, Upon this point the complaint reads: And_this plaintift further alleges that the cald Henry P. Dalton within two years last past has been and }s the Assessor of the county of Alameda, State of "California, and that the sald G. B. Daniels, George C. Pardes and Henry P. Dalton Fave used defendant cor- poration for their personal ends, and of the sald Henry P. Dalton, namely, to borrow money for thé sald Henry P. Dalton in the manner following, to wit: That said Henry P. Dalton wonld issue under his hand, as an officer of the county of Alameda, a voucher for public work of the county of Alameda, in the line of printing to be done long before the xame wounld be required, snd would leave the amount thereof blank, and would arrange with one J. B. Lanktree to borrow money from him upon the same, and would cause the sald cor- poration to promise to do the said work in the line of printing for said county in the future, and wounld cause the said Oakland Enquirer Publishing Company corporation to charge the said Lanktree with the said work, and that In the meantime the said Henry P. Dalton wounld ob- tnin snid money from sald Lank- tree, and the said Oakland Enquirer Publishing Company wounld be un- der obligations to perform said work sznd to look to said Lanktree for pay, und not to the county of Alamedaor said Henry P. Dalton, Central Bank Note. The payment of the note at the Central Bank by Dr. Pardee personally {s .set forth as follows: is plaintifl alleges that since the fling ot ths Riginel compiaint herein that. the sal] George C. Pardec has taken up and paid said note at the said Central Bang of . ‘and that prior to the payment of said note no' pay- ments were made thereon by tho.said Henry P Dalton or George C. Pardee, of either prin cipal or interest, and that all' payments tha. Sobrs made thereon were made by G. B. Daniel With funds of this corporation and moneys drawn from this corporation, and that the said Sums of money 50 pald to’ said bank of the moneys of {his' corporation aggregated many thousands of dollars, fo wit, In excess of $10,000, as this plaintiff is advised and be- Tleves, and therefore alleges the fact to be. Dalton Denies the Charges. . County Assessor Henry P. Daiton had the following to say to-night in regard -to the allegation in Collins’ new complaint: There ig not a word of truth in -the whole matter. It Is falee from beginning to end, I have never obtained any money upon county Work and have never received any money elther directly or indirectly from .the Oakland En- quirer. This allegation of Colling’ is on a par With fhe other false charges he made against me in the original complaint. J. B. Lanktree, the broker referred t $he commtalnt fited by Colitns, seiar . > R 1 have cashed lots of orders for all printing offices i town, and among thes tn Enquirer, but 1 do not know anything about this particular matter. In the nature of things it could not come to my knowledge. The meti. | o of giving out 'those orders is this. A county Official requires some books or printing ang issues an order for them based upon the print. ing schedule adopted by the Board of Super- visors, order can be negotinted, and the printers frequently come to me with' them. advance the cash, deduct my feo, hold order untll ‘the work when the recelpt for the work ia turncd over to me, and I put my assigned claim before the Supervisors and it 1s paid. 1 have never pald any money to Henry P, Dal- ton, though I have cashed lots of his orders for the Enquirer. What they did with the money 1 don’t know, 7 | of the Danish West Indies. Each claimed }- ing that neither was ever connected with'l " OVER AGGOUNTS Al Dodge Uses His Fists on William P. Robinson. Charge of Bribery'in‘ Salle of|Last Named Draws Pistol and Other Invokes Aid of Police. For a few minutes vesterday morning the office of the Al Dodge Co., 411 Emma scene of a murder. ‘The air was torrid for.a few minutes, pistols and fists were in cvidence, but no one was seriously in- jured. Dr: C. E. Jones, a dentist in an adjoining apartment, was called upon to try his surgical skill and sewed up a cou- plejof stitches in the lip of the man who caused the trouble. o Dodge and William P. Robinson, . the last' named being connected with the ad- vertising agency and other: incorporations cohducted by Dodge, went into the omice varly.yesterday morning-énd thé two men had words.. Some strong expressions were used, and Dodge says that Robinson drew | a_piftol and tnreatened Yo blow hiny full of Joles. s p e : Dodge did not waif on the ‘order-of his going, but:rushed 1o+ the Hall-of - Justice and procured a warfant for the arrest of Robiuson on the charge of exhibiting a deadly weapon in a rude and threatening manner. - Xobinson surrendered himseir {)eé(fir and was released on depositing $100 Dodge was absent from his: office all aft- erncon, but two excited women neld the fort. inquiries for Dodge were l{p!fm.umly ‘repelled, the women _insisti ' that ‘‘Dodge’s business was his own and that nobody was_ entitled to Krow anything about him." SRR W. P. Robinson, in a statément ‘made after his arrest, said that Dodge called 'd meeting of the directors of the advertis- ing'ecompany and sent a notice to him at the Grand Hotel, knowing at.the time tinuing, he said: When I went to the office yesterday the door was - locked. I looked over the transom and saw the stenographer inside. She would not open the door, but I managed to get in. Dodge also came in.© We had some words and Dodge hit me in the jaw, cutting:my lip so that it required three stitches. Dr. Jones came in during the trouble and separated us, or Dodge might have done further damage. Dodge claims that Robinson went to his desk and, drawing therefrom a pistol, pro- ceeded to load it in his presence and then pointed it at him in a most aggravating ‘and dangerous manner. Dodge was or- dered out of the office by Robinson, but used his fists and finally put Robinson on the run. % Dodge also claims that Robinson drew. checks against the company's accounts in Los Angeles, exhausting the credit of the company, and that when he attempted to fiet money on the supposed-deposit- there e was confronted with the rubber stamped notice on the front of the check, “No funds.” : 3 Judge Fritz will listen to the tales of both men to-day, the warrant of arrest having been issued from his court. Robinson came here' about two - years ago from Australia. By occupation he is a printer. One night he was arrested in front of the Grand Hotel on complaint of a woman who claimed to be his wife. She alleged that Robinson attempted to forci- bly.take a purse from her. obinson also figured in another episode in front of the Hibernia Bank with the same woman. Both were arrested, but discharged the following day. % ACCUSED OF LCOTING KRUTTSCHENITT ROOMS Albert West, Charles Vandeves and Gussie Stoltz were arrested yesterday in Los Angeles: by Detective O'Dea of this city, and Detectives Auble and Hawley of Los Angeles. They are accused of committing the robbery at the Hotel Richelleu in San Francisco, by which Mrs. Julius Kruttsehnitt lost jewelry valued at 000. Shortly after the robbery West, who was a bellboy at the Kicheiieu, and Gus- sle Stoltz, or Alice Stevens, as she now calls herself, left the employ of the ho- tel. O’Dea ascertained that West had gone to Los Angeles. The detective went to .Los Angeles_and enlisted the services of the Police. Department of that city. The officers discovered West at the Van Nuys, where ne was working as a bell- boy. He made a statement implicating Fred Reed' of this city, and then told where the Stoltz woman and Vangdeves were to be found. Two of the gold watches taken from the Kruttschhitt apartments were recovered. Vandeves and the woman reiterated the story about Reed, and he was arrested in this city by Detegtiveé ‘Ryan. He denies having assisted in the burglary. O'Dea will start for tais ciy with his prisoners to-day or to-morrow. —_— e————— ‘Wasp Contains Noteworthy Feature: The Wasp of this week is an especially good number and contains several note- worthy features. A well known Federal jurist is warmly criticized,” and a story s related of how a local theatrical man- ager secured talent. The dramatic schools are given a touch-up, and politics is. given more than passing reference. The story of a rich divorcee is related. — e General Barnes Much Better. General W. H. L. Barnes, who under- went an operation recently, has coa- valesced sufficiently to be able to get down to his office _for an hour or two every day. His physiclans are still keep- ing him on liquid diet, but by the begin- ning of the weck he will probably be as strong as ever, —_——————— ARKANSAS DEMOCRATS CLOSE LIVELY CAMPAIGN LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 28.—The most eventful ecampalgn in _Arkansas Democratic annals since 1874 closed to- night and to-morrow each of the seventy- five counties will hold a primary election to determine their choice for United States Senator and State and county of. ficers, 'Senator James K. Jones, chair- man of the Democratic National Commit- tee, and former Governcr James P. Clark, who is Democratic Natfonal Com- mitteeman from Arkansas, are rival can- didates for the Unitéd States Senate, and each has made a thorovgh canvass. At the respective headquarters in this eity to-night each side, with apparent con- fidence, claims victory to-morrow. The di- rect vote in the primary elections will govern Democratic nominations for the Leglslntur? at which Senator Jones' suc- cessor will be dhosen next January. Besides the spirited contest for United States Senator, the gubernatorial nomi- nation 18 a_sharp bone of contention, with Governor Jefferson Davis contending for a second term against E. W. Rector, a son of the famous war Governor of Ar- kansas. In each of the seven Congres- slonal districts the voters will select a nominee for Congret g Issues a Sweeping Order. CHICAGO, March 28.—In an official let- | ter sent te: every Catholic priest fn Chi- cago to-day Archbishop Feehan issued a sweeping order in the coutroversy of Rev. Jeremiah J. Crowley and his friends with the diocesan’ authority. The letter reads: S ok We hereby notify you that the Rev. Jere. miah J. Crowley, whose public- acts and u. terances have given grave scandal to the detri- ‘ment of religion, is in open rebellion to legiti- mate eccl ical auitority, therefore any priest of the dlocese of Chicago who assists him by moral or financial aid or offers him en- couragement of any kind whatsoever is 1o facto suspended. The letter is signed: by_the Archbish and by Chancellor F. J. Barry. s S Sy Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, March 23.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to Charles Klam’lit,bo r("b?fi AnneAtto u.‘ .Eufier. and; August Moller, g.n'Onkhns.‘ and_Mary Callender, 22, | and l.":}uh r'f’"mu. both of Spreckels building, threatened to be the | [ ai that Robinson was at Los Angeles. Con- | THAOUGH LINES Kitchener Captures But Few Prisoners in ~Last Raliy. Desperate Figh'ing in Which Delarey and Followers Again Escape. PRETORIA, March 23—About 1500 Boers under Delarey, Liebonborg, Kemp and- Wolmarans, were within the area of Lord Kitchener's latest movement, but though surprised by the rapidity dis-{ [ played by the British troeps, gaps in the latter’'s lines enabled most of the burgh- ers to escape. The Boer prisoners totaled 179 men, including Commandant H. Kruger and Former Landrost Neethling of Klerksdorp. ‘From the first prisoners captured it was learned that General Delarey himself was outside the actual cordon, having slept some distance westward, but Liebenborg, Mekp and other Boer commanders were | inside the, columns of troops. The first | body, consisting of _abaut 500 Boers, sight- €d at 19°0'clock in the morning, March 24, retreatéd at full’spéed, making for a gap between ‘the tish' columns. A race for the opening ensued. British mounted in- fantry, which. had already ridden up, pressed their tired horses until many of them gave out, whep the men jumped off and. raced forward on foot. Some of the mounted men, however, wers able to gallop right into the gap, just ahead of the burgners, whom they met with a warm fire. These troops also_succceded | in_driving-back another body of 300 Boers, who were forced to desert the guns they bad'captured from the Von Donop con- voy (southwest of Klerksdorp) in rebru- ry. The Boers fried to get through sev- eral openings, but on each occasion were forced to double “back until ;they ulti- mately found a gap.and passed out of the | British lines, within sight of Klerksdorp. Night fell before the pursuing columns ould overtake the Boers, ve Canadians, who fell out of their column and tried t6 work their way back, were surrounded by a Boer force and made & splendid defense.. But, finally, seeing their case was hopeless, four of the Canadians surrendered. The fifth, | however, indignantly refused to throw | ¢own his-arms and continued a single- handed fight until he was killed. This was regarded as one of the most heroic Incidents of the day. An {llustration of the resourcefulness of the Boers was given by Liebenborg and several hundred men, who, taking advan- tage of the confusion of the drive, formed a commando similar in arrangement to that of the British column. Moving close to one of the numerous gaps in one of the British lines they ’sucteeded in reaching it and in getting safely away before their ruse wag discovered. " The . guns captured from Von Donop’s convoy were brilliantly_recaptured by the Scottish’ 3orse,” which charged up to the | muzzles of the artillery.and earried the Boer gunners off their feet before the lat- ter had a.chance fo fire. - ‘LONDON, “Mar¢h = 28.—A. “prayer for peace’’ was the anly ngvel feature of the observance of Good Frifay in Great Brit- ain. The Bishops.of London. Rochester and St. Albans issued speclai’ appeals to their diocesés to unite in praygr that both British. and Boers be grarnted the temper of peacemakers, pointing, out that'similar prayers are beingoffered in the Dutch churches of Pretoria. A Sunday atmosphere pervades London | to-day. _All business is suspended and the churches and oben-air resorts in the neighborhood of London are crowded. No newspapers aré published, and every one who could leaye town until April 1 has de- parted. The Government offices are closed and the War Office has announced that even Lord Kitchener's dispatches will not be issued to-day or Monday. PARIS, March 28.—Dr. Leyds, the Euro- pean agent of the Transvaal Colony, em- phatically denied this afternoon the re- port published by the Figaro to-day that he was to have an inte§view here with Lord Rosebery. Sir Henry {ampbell-Ban- nerman, the Duke of - Devonshire and other Liberal leaders. who- are now in aris. RABBI VOORSANGER SPEAKS OF THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE Rabbi Voorsanger delivered the last of his Friday evening winter lectures at the Congregation Emanu-El last evening and a large audience took advantage of his promise to deliver an opinion on the | Boers and the war. He said'that he had rot changed his opinion as expressed three years ago and reminded his hearers that in this country every one has a right to his opinion and the expression of his sym- pathies. As a student of history he could say that the matter would be fought out between the politiciang of England and the politicians of the Transvaal. He sub- mitted that no large empire was to be appropriated,by a handful of people, and he expressed it as his opinion that God never meant a feudalism of small nations. He demonstrated the necessity for col- onizing and the great good England had done in that direction, giving opportunt- tles to mankind that the overcrowding | of the older countries needed, and with- out which there would be untold suffer- ing in_the world. He believed that no gate should be shut on those who were willing to enter a country. He lauded the pluck and heroism of the Boer and hoped | that an amicable settlement between the | English and the Transvaalers would soon be effected, as they were really one stock, with one religion. In conclusion he prayed that the war would be ended wtih honor | to both sides. —_————— AUTOMATIC MOUSE PLAYS HAVOC IN ELEPHANT CAMP There were a few moments of excite- | ment late yesterday afternoon in the ani- mals’ quarters of the Norris & Rowe's| trained animal show. The attendants | about the place were preparing to feed the animals, when Duchess, the female ele, phant, was noticed tugging hard at her chains. The colored keeper yelled to the big beast and commanded her to behave herself, but his words only served to in- | crease her uneasiness. Suddenly Duchess | commenced a trumpeting that grew stronger each moment and reached such thunderous volume that it started every blf animal in the show in chorus. t was not long before every man about the piace was attracted to the animal| quarters and each used his endeavors to | quiet the now raging Duchess. wild | look in the big beast’s eye kept any ong/ from eturfi too close and it was only | when Mr. Norris ran in that Duchess | showed any signs of quieting., During ali | the excitement Hero and Farge, the male clephants, tried to comfort their compan- | ion, but without avail. i Duchess, while relieved by the presence | of her trainer, was by no means calm and | Trainer Norris was at a loss to account for her actions. Finally the cause of the | trouble was gliscovered. On the smooth & floor just back of where the elephants are | chained a mechanical mouse had un-‘ wound traveling about in a circle. n Some person kmowing the- fear the fe-| male elephant has of a mouse set the au- tomatic device in motion to see its effect. I The pecple about the show suspect a| young man who has followed the com- | any lately, and they promise to make it nteresting for him if they cateh him. o IDENTIFIES “WILD IMAN” AS HIS MISSING BROTHER SALINAS, March 28.~Several days ag>'- there was arrested in the Sur country ‘“wild man,” who proved to be a slight'y démented person. John Frnjak of San Francisco to-day identified the prisoner as his brother. - : ‘When the San.Franciscan entered the cell the two men recognized each other and in an instant zh%v were in each oths fl(efigdmeuud sobl hég.ml:he “wild man” tal rationally an a’great deal of his travels during the pht‘lrv\lt lain, 29, rational, but for long pe: Oakland. ' pears to be a blank. s, W’l‘he demented man is Julius Frnjak, a tanner by trade.. At times he is seemingly ks his mind ap- | factory left the building | PARTNERS FIGHT (BOERS BREAK * IBMN FLOODS SOUTHERN TOWNS Immense Damage Done by Rapidly Rising Rivers. Railroad Traffic Demoralized in Parts of Miss- iesippi. NEW ORLEANS, March 2 and rain storm which has prevailed over Southern Mississippi for the last forty- eight hours has-demoralized all rallroad traffic and telegraphic communication to- day. The town of Hazelhurst, Miss., has been completely isolated for the last twe days on account of the heavy rains. Many streams in the country overflowed their banks and all passage from the country has been stopped. Rain is still falling there. Telegraph lines are prostrated in all localities. An embankment of the Illinois Central Rail- road, one mile north of Oxford, Miss., was washed away to-day, leaving seventy feet of iron rails and cross ties suspended about fifty-feet in the air. Another wash- out cccurred a mile south of the town. It will be several days before it is pes- sible for trains to reach Oxford from either north or south. Lead River at Hattiesburg, Miss., rose several feet dur- ing last night and no trains have passed over the Northeastern or the Gulf or Ship Island to-day on account of the high water. The Northeastern is washed out in several places between here and Meridian. A dispatch from Laurel reports that three miles of the rtheastern track is inundatéd north of Enterprise. At Enter- prise the Chickahshay River is om a ram page and all the lowlands of the river and valley are covered with water. The river at 6 o'clock to-night was as high as in the flood of two years ago and 18 rising at the rate of four inches an hour. The loss to farmers will be heavy. Over five inches of rain has fallen at Vicksburg in the last forty-eight hours. The Alabama and Vicksburg and Vicks- burg and Shreveport and Pacific roads are practically tied up. The river reading to-day was 40.2, or 48 below the danger line. If the rains continue serious resuits are feared. NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 2. —Rain has fallen steadily throughout this section of the State since early morning. The weather bureau here reported the preci itation at 2.21 inches. Reporis from directions tell of washouts and wrecked bridges. Property losses will be extreme- ly heavy, but so far the loss of only one life 1s reported, that being W. G. Dilie- hay, alocal mail route carrier in Maury County. The town of Liberty, De Kalb County, is under water in several sections and families have been forced to move out. The Cumberland River at Nashville rose nine feet between 12 o'clock to-day 6 this evening, and is still risins. Late advices from Columbia say Duck River is thirty-five feet above low water and rising at an alarming rate. NNIPEG, Manitoba, March 28.—The first scetion of a Canadian Pacific trans- continental train, westbound, dashed through a culvert which had been under- mined by the floods at Elm C forty miles ‘west of this city, at 4 o'clock this morning. The train carried 150 Eagilsh and American emigrants. Although the dining car and sleeper were wrecked, no one was injured seriously. Conductor Favor was thrown from the platform of the second day coach into the creek and narrowly escaped drowning. The trains from the east and south to-day were de- layed by the floods. and L PERSONAL. Frank C. Drew of Elk is at the Palace. Jesse D. Carr of Salinas is at the Lick A. W, Simpson of Stockton is at the Palace. D. T. Honeyman of Portland, Or., is at the Palace. E. H, Cox, a banker of Madera, is at the Palace. H. P. Goodman, a banker of Napa, is at the Palace. L Mayor George E. Catts of Stockton is at the Lick. John Markley, former Bank Commis- sioner, is at the Lick. F. 1. Herron, an ofl man of Los Ange- 1és, is at the Palace. Oscar G. Rogers, a mining man of Ba- kersfleld, is at the Lick. Frank Schlesinger of the Ukiah Observ. atory is at the Occidental. General T. W. Sheehan, Sacramento, is at the Pala 1. B. Mackinder. a prominent resi_ent of St. Helena, is at the Grand. John C. Wilson, who was recently ap- ointed to the Board of i R ommissioners, returned from New York last gvening. ————— Californians in New Yor NEW YORK, March 28.—The following Californians are in N attorney of Francigco—Mrs. man; Mrs. Carney, M Carney, J. E. Carney myer, J. Jetome, at the Imperia C.” Otte, at the New Amsterdam; Miss Frederick, Miss M. Frederick, at the Hol- land. » From San Jose—C. Herald Sduare. —_———— BRCOM FACTORY DAMAGED BY OUTBREAK OF FIRE The California Broom Factory at 3179 Seventeenth street was damaged by fire last evening to the extent of 135000 . At 5 p. m. the forty employes of the d half an hour later flames were seen coming from the structure. 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