The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1902, Page 9

ORPHEUM BILL 600D A5 USUAL Field's Greater Minstrels Prove Unusually Clever. Local Theaters Well Patron- ized by Lovers of the Play. The Orpheum presents a novel bill this week, including several of the best turns going the rounds of the vaudevillé cir- cuits. Homer Lind, the actor-singer, and his company of players, presenting the one-act musical comedy *‘Gringoire, the Street Singer,” please the audience with excellent vocal music and superb acting. Supported by W. V. Ranous, Fenwick Leach, Ada Nevil and Zelie Davenport, Mr. Lind and his favorite comedy are sure to attract considerable attention the rest of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Sidhey Drew lost none of their popularity in presenting their latest success, ‘A Model Young Man.” It is a clever bit of comedy, in which a gay young man, waking up broke after a night’s hilari quirms through a bad haif hour with his intended wife, who calis at his topsy-turvey apartments to borrow a “hundred” for grandma. Mr. Drew, as the gay young man, does the part to perfection, and Mrs. Drew over- looks none of her art to make the scenes as funny as possible. Frank Lincoln, the globe-trotting hu- morisl, confessed to having a bad cold, but managed to warm the audience into several good laughs during his turn, Papinta, the charming fire dancer, entered upon the second week of her engagement. he Melani trio of vocal and instrumental artists performed with unusual clever- ness, but during their turn a gentleman gitting in one of the boxes fell asleep, much to the amusement of that portion of the andience who could not understand the foreign tongue in which the Melani trio sing and more to the embarrassment of the trio The other good turns on the bill are | Gorman and Keppler, Fred Stuber, the banjo artist, and Louls S8imon and Grace Gardner In’ their original comedy ‘“The New Coachman.” . . Al G, Fleld’s Greater Minstrels were on the bili at the California last night with the usual minstrel jokes and comical end- men. The show is up to the usual min- strel standard, the singing being very 8ood, Reése Prosser, the Welsh tenor, sings in fine style. The comedy.of the play is ably bandied Ly Al Fieid, Tommy Donnelly, Mullen und Correll and Frank Fogerty, Mullen and Correll are good as athletic comedians; Donnelly and Fogerty shine in amusing songs and jokes, while the brothers Walton are dancing acrobats. The International Binging Congress, composed of Reese Prosser, Joseph Blam- phin, Aubrey C, Pringle, Thomas Mc- Kenna, Paul La’ Londe, A. Fred Aelkens, Addison Waltz and L. ‘Diamond, sings well. Altogether the bill is deserving of patronage. “The Christian will play another week at the Columbia Theater, where it is crowding the ‘house at every perform- Hall Caine’'s great play is one of the most interesting theatrical works of the day and an interpretation of extra- ordinary merit greets the auditor these days at the Columbla. The John Storm of Edward Morgan is a magnificent per formance. He ig excellently supporte & company headed by Miss Eisie Leslie. One of the season’s big attractions fol- lows “The Christian” next Monday night. On that occasion will appear E. S, Wil rd in his latest success, ““The Cardinal,” Louis Parker. The play is sald to be an exceptionally fine one and the cele. brated English actor and his company give one of the finest productions of the times. Willard will bave i\ his reper- “The Ca r's Love Story,” “David Garrick.” Grand Opera-house announces for week, the third of Melbourne Mac- & engagement, another of the Sar- “The Theodora,” ‘Tom Pinch” and nee Stone, who will appear as the Empress Theodora, a role in which ese achieved much success last during the Sardou season at the Opera-house. The piece will be dor, that characterizes all the pro- ons’ of this house. > The charming Martha Morton comedy, “Brother John,” will be the attraction at the Alacagar Theater this week. The comedy is a favorite wherever played, and deservedly. It has a clear, amusing plot, is quaint in story, and lends itself to effective handling by any _company of reasonable attajamerits. The Alcazar Stock Company Should do excellent work Mr. Alsop has the name role, who has made money by the in- vention of a new shape in felt hats, and whose brothers and sisters are given a £0od time in their own way by their in- : slgent relative. They get into all sorts ¥ of scrapes over their “good time,” and rescued by the ever kind Brother who has meantime fallen in hig charming forewoman. o ey “The Sleeping City,” & new four-act melodrama, will be the offering at the Central Theater this week. The scene is laid i New York with realistic pictures ©f the in_and outside of B!n’ Bing Prison, Battery Park, the river and other places of interest. The plot promises sensations galore, and at the rate of one a minute, &nd all the Central favorites will be cast in the drama. love o so far neglected his opportunities as not yet to have taken in “The Berenade,” would better repair the deficlency soon, as this week sees the end of the pretty Tivoll production of the opera. There have been successes of all kinde achieved by the clever people at the Tivoli, and it is all round as good as any- thing that the company bas been seen or Any one who has beafd in, Next Monday comes another Alice Nielsen opera, “The Fortune Teller.” e St To-night begins the third and last week of the popular musical success at Fischer's Theater, *Little Christopher,” New features will be added to-night. Fol- Jowing this buriesque, the famous Weber & Field plays will have a run, commenc- ing with “Fiddle Dee Dee,” 'which ran for a year at Weber & Fleld's famous playhouse and for the entire scason al the Buffalo Exposition. The sale of seats begins on Thursday and there is already a great demand . The sale of seats for the song recitals y Mat and Julia Heenrich at Sherman Clay Hall on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Baturday afternoon will open this morning at Sherman Clay & Co.'s music store. A feature of Tuesday night's program will be the recital by Mr, Heenrich of Tennyson's “Enoch Arden 1o which Miss Heenrich will play on t planoforte Richard Strauss’ melodramat; musical setting. The entertainments are under the direction of Bouvier and Green- baum Many a mother has found relief and comfort in the health and happiness of her babe when it was fed with Mellin’s Food and fresh milk. / EEIRATTIRION RO Mellin’s Food Co., Boston, Mass. P by | linal.¥ *The Pro-| unted with the care, finish, and even | 1 | | N~ ' THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1902 C STUDENTS WORKING TO RAISE MORE MONEY 4 RACE. wWoobs., ADVISORY COMMITTEE . %Y . Determined Not to Let Cu.. srnia Athletes Go East Short of Funds. ERKELEY, March #0.—1' stu- dents of the University of Califor- nia have no intention of allowlng the track team to go East short of funds, and another entertainment is being arranged for its benefit, This time it will be a soclety vaudeville and minstrel show, in which alumnl and un- der graduates will take purt. Talent has been promised from both sldes of the bay and many familiar faces will be seen in new speclaities or recognized behind burnt cork. J. H. Arnold, a senlof, first planned for the show and his suggestions are be- ing carried out, @ il ool ofosfsofofofrfrfofefoforots @ VILENT MANIA oEIZES PIONEER In a Prison Cell Aged Hermann Pantoskey Tries to Kill, Oakland Office 8an Francisco Cali, 118 Broadway, March 30. Violently insane is aged Hermann Pan- toskey, an old-time Seuth Broadway character, who was taken to the city prison yesterday aftérnoon on a charge of battery. The old. man had been quarreling at Third and Franklin strepts with a Mrs. Wesley. Oscar Barrett, a young colored man, interfered and, on Pantoskey’s com- plaint, he was also arrested. Despite his 70 odd years, Pantoskey gave Policemen Moore and Turner a hard battle before they arrived at the jail with their pris- oner. Suspicion that Pantoskey was not right mentally was aroused because of his vio- lent actions, but he did not become dan- gerous untii early this morning. ‘The old man had been placed in a cell with several other prisoners. During the night he quietly crawled from his bunk and tried to choke other occupants of the quarters to death. The jailers were com- pelled to bind the maniac hand and foit to prevent him from injuring himself or others in the jail. . All night and during the day Pantoskey was in a violent delirlum and was kept under restraint. His relatives, among | them a son, Jacob Pantoskey, were noti- fied. They will arrange to have the suf- ferer placed under medical attention. The elder Pantoskey has lived in Oak- land for many years. He has been one of the interesting characters among the lower Broadway colony of second-hand dealers and junkmen. POPULAR PIONEER LIES VERY DANGEROUSLY ILL Fhysicians Believe George T. Bohea, the Well-Known Insurance Man, Is Dying. George T. Bohen, formerly Fire Com- missioner and a pioneer of this State, lies dangerously ill at his residence, 671 Pine street, His physicians hold out small hope for his recovery, and late last night he_was very low. For the last few years Mr. Bohen has been in_the insurance business, He has hosts of friends, owing to his kind and courtly manner, He has one brother in fhis city, Captain “Ben" Bohen, who was recentiy pensioned after many years of service on the detective force. —_————————— Parry Wins Gold Watch. At the first ball given by the Union Labor party on Saturday night there was a presentation contest, the terms being that the most popular man and woman of the party should each receive a gold watch. Fire Commissioner Parry, with the compliment of 1635 votes, won the handsome token, and Anna Mahoney of the Laundry Workers' Union, receiving 950 votes, was #lso given a gold watch. In meking the presentation of the watch to Parry, George Auberdine spoke of the recipient as a man who had won the esteem of thé Labor party and de- clared that it gave him the greatest jeasure to make the presentation. E. H. Bwell in a graceful speech made the pre- gentation of the watch to Miss Mahoney. e Suspects in McIntrye Case Arrested. Five men are now being held at the ocity prigon on suspicion of being the murder- ous thuge who assaulted Willlam Meln- tyre in his home at Bryant and.Qinth streets Friday morning. Two of m were taken in custody yesterday by Po- liceman Fontana. Mrs. Diehl, who lives next door to the McIntyre house and saw the assailants escape over the fence, was taken to gee if she could identify either of them, She thought that one of the men under arrest resembled the shorter of the two who committed the assault, but she was not very positive. All of the suspects were held pending an attempt at identification by Diehl's daughter, who had a better view of the escaping thugs. Picnic at Schuetzen Park. The Butchers’ pienic, which was held yesterday at Schuetzen Park, near San Rafael, was quite a success, The fine weather attracted an unusuvally large crowd across the bay and those who at- tended the picnic managed to have a Eood #me. The California B8chuetzen lub held a'shooting festival in connec- tion with the pienic, which was also a success. The prizes will be distributed at a social to be held at Bintracht Hall on | the evening of April 3. ———————— Switchman Injured. P. J. Curtin, a switchman in the em- ploy of the Southern Paclfic Company, was thrown from the pilot of his engine last night at Fourth and Townsend A ; { The preparation of the programme has been placed in the hands of Hewitt Dav- enport, a former student and amateur minstrel and vaudeville petrformer of abill- ty, who has bgen geen tn many soclety entertainments here and elsewhere. He is recelving great encouragement in flling the numbers, not only among the students, but among the alumni as well, Commit- % from the wstudent body have n named to take charge of the work, which_comes fn connection with the en~ tertainment, The vaudeville will be held in Harmon gymnasium on Friday evening, April 18, streets and severely injured internally. Curtin galned much notoriety about two | years ago In being mixed up m an affray | in which Mrs, Le Blanche was shot by her husband, Henry Te Blanche, when he found her in another man's room, Curiin was at the time a spotter in the employ of John Curtin’s detective agency and was hired by Le Blanche to shadow %ll wife. e | ATTORNEY MUNDAY 18 COUNSEL HERRIN'S CHOICE Will Represent the Southern Pacific in Legal Matters in Southern California. M. E. C. Munday will shortly be ap- pointed chief counsel of the Southkrn Pa- cific Company at Los Angeles. He ar- rived in this city yesterday and ie staying at the K. Attorney Munday will succeed Judge John D. Bicknell, who_recently - handed his resignation to W' F. Hérrin, as he will in the future attend to the Hunting- ton-Hellman legal matters in Southern California. | . Attorney 1s well known throughout the State as a prominent Democratic politician. —— i Civil War Veterans Proteét. The Veterans of the Civil War Asso- ciation held their regular meeting Satur- day evening, when a large attendance was present. Martin Murray presided. The veterans have expressed themselves as not being satisfied with the recent or- der of President Roosevelt, claiming that the civil service law still obstructs the reinstatement of veterans who are, it is stated, illegally removed in violation of | various resolutions of Congress. It was said that the heads of depart- | ments decline to reinstate veterans on the | ground that there is no vacancy. The veterans claim that their removal is il- legal and conténd that they have a legal right to reinstatement, which would not be a violation of the civil service rlules, and a resolution to that effect was ordar- ed to be communicated to the President. A resolution indorsing Samuel M. Short. ridge for United States Senator unanimeusly adopted. —_————— Slashes Man With Razor. A young man named James Driscoll, liv- ing at 638 Stevenson street, was the vic- tim of a serious assault last evening. He was gtanding at the corner of Stevenson and Seventh streets when two men drove up in a buggy. One of them jumped out, and, approaching Driscoll, drew a razor from -his pocket and slashed it acr his The men then drove away and es- caped. Driscoll was taken to the Bmer gency Hospital, where the wound was dressed. Drisgoll is ‘unable to give any cause for the assault, ————— Ends His Own Life, | 1 James Taylor, a fancy leather worker, who lived at 987 Sutter street, died last uight at the Homeéopathic Hospital, 2710 Central avenue, from the effects of poison wEich he took several days ago with sui- cidal intent,. Taylor was employed by a man named Caldwell, and his relat{ves claim that the reason he took the poison was because his wages were cut recently, Munday was | Burglars in a Restaurant, C. E. Garlson, proprietor of a restau- rant at 18% Fourth street, reported to the police - yesterday that early Saturday morning burglars forced an entrance into | the restaurant by breaking the glass in a rear door. They helped themselves itber- ally to bread and meat, but that they took. bl Swedish Club Holds Picnic. The Swedish-American Republican Club held a very successful annual picnle at Bhell Mound Park yesterday. Dancing and athletic sports were the chief feat-. ures of the day’s entertalnment. The ar- rangements were in charge of A. N. We- lander, B. O. Johnson, E. Olson, J, Al quist, N. G. Lindgren and W. Gustafson, ——— Falls From Switch Engine, P, J. Curtain, employed at the S " , © e Southern Pacific yards, Townsend and Third streets was badly injured by falling oft a switch engine yesterday. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital, where it was found that he had sustained internal injuries Curtain’s condition s considered 2 e e Candy Trust in Prospect. KANSAS CITY, Mo., March %.—Captain | Burnell Gunther of Chicago, general man- ager of the Gunther candy factorles, who is here on private business, says there probably 1 soon be formed a candy trust that will have for its object the regulation of candy prices. The trust will be composed of candy makers who man- ufacture only the cheaper grades, e Some G ey f Fall Heirs to a Fortune, CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 3),—Mrs, Willlam McGuire and Molesto Sanchez, her brother, have fallen heir to a fortune by the death of their grandfather in 5:;;(., Fugus, Mex. Modesto F. 8anchez was one of the wealthiest sheep and cattle men of | Ev‘.’r -necuon. hlst fortune belfit estimated rom ! 0 $1,000, rs. Of & clerit 10 & T004T Pucsise is the wife ocal' ~ oy cal’ butcher | Bertha Conde, {L, 1, _ TO DEFRAY UNIVERSITY TRACK TEAM EXPENSES L+ Mis5 ADELE LEWIS JSeommiTTEE OF a7 ¢ ARRANGEMENTS L e® ® - wemsT ‘en o ;z's,'fil.t ces wesslen r'e] OAN ., s - - umwu“'s.l o DECORATIONS CALLANAN . o kS BTUDENTS AND CO-EDS WHO ARE WORKING TO AID THE TRACK TEAM, - e e WEEK"S EVENTS AT UNIVERSITY Intercollegiate Finals to Occur-on Monday Evening. ! BERKELEY, March 30.—The calendar for the coming week’s student and faculty events at the Universfly of California is as follows: Monday, March 31—Meeting of 1904 Debating Boclety in 15 North Hall at 4 p. m., and de- bate op, “Resolved, That the United States Should” Subsidize the Pacific Cable,’” with O. Youngs and Miss F. Champreux on the affirm- ative and E. A. Hamlin and G. Needham on the negative; meeting of Academic Council in 13 South Hall at 7:30 p. m. for the conside: ation of report of committee on examination: finals for the intercollegiate debate in Stiles Hall at 7:30 p. m., with L. E. Martin, F. M. Allen, :R. 8. Pierce, C. G. White and M. B. Deutsch on the affimat: >, R. L. McWilliams, W. J. Burpee, W. Roth- child and M. Thelen on the negative; publis address before College of Commeérce Club by. D, E. Collins, president of the California Bank of Oakland, on: the “Relation. of Banking to Commerce,'” in Stiles Hall at'8 p. m. Tuesday—Joint meeting of the zcologlcal sed- tion fo the Sclence Aésociation and the Zoolog- | ical Seminar in 26, east hall, paper by Miss E. R. Conedon on the orig paired 1imbs Of - Vertebrates; address Young Women's Christian Aseociation by Miss national student secretary of the Young Women's Christian Assoclation, in 8tlles Hail at 4:15 p. m.; Graduate Club dinner in dining association ball, 6 p. m.: addgess be- fore Young Men's Christian Asgociation by Dr. H. H. Bell on "“True Manly Strength” in Stiles Hall at 7:15 p. m.; rehearsal of university or- hestra in Presbytérian Church enrex, Allston o way, at 7:45 p. m.; meeting of secate 18 Stilgs Hall at 8:15 p. m. and debate on negro suf- frage question, with I 8, Metzler and J. A, Wilson on the affirmative and E. B. Gould and F. Lamberson on the negative, Wednesday—Address before Young Women's Christlan Association by Miss Bertha Conde in Stiles Hall at 11:156 a. m.; meeting of finance committee of regents at 401 California s San Francisco, at 3:30 p, m.; meeting of tanical Seminar in 2 Botany bullding at 4 p. m., and paper by .Dr. W. C. Blasdale on plant ‘geography In tho temperate zone; meet- ing of Parliamentary Club In 17 Bouth Hall at 8 p, m. Thursday-—Jolnt meeting of the mathematical seminar and the mathematics, physice and as- tronomy section of the Ecferite Association in 10 North Hall at 4 p. m,, and paper by C. T. Chen on ‘‘Chinese Mathematics'; devotional meeting of ¥. M, C. A, under loadership of TReed in Stiles Hall at 5:15 p, m.; re- hearsal of Choral Bociety In Hearst Hall at 7:15 p, m.; meeting of students preparing_ for medicine and dentistry in 26 East Hall &t 7:30 p. m, for organization of Medical Blologieal Club ‘and to hear address by Dr. A, E. 1or; baseball rally on track at 8 p. m, Friday—Meeting of Graduate Council in 13 South Hall at 11 a. m.: meeting of Assocfated Students in Harmon gymnasium at 11 a, m. and nomination of officers (open to members of the university); meeting of Associated Women Btudents in 18 North Hall at 11 a. m.; Assoctlated Women Students’ concert in, Hear: Hall at 12:15 p. m.; meeting of Physics De- partment in 14 South Hall at 4 p, m. and lac ture by Professor Percival Lewis on the “'Seniieren Method and the Direct Projection of Convection and Diffusion Currents’ ; vis ithe’ night torstudents’ observatory from 8 to 10 p. m. by cards which must be secured in advance at the observatory, Saturday—Public_lecture on leading ethical theories by H. A, Overstreet, B, 8o, (Oxony. in Mark Hopkins Institute of Art,’S8an Francisco, at 10:80 a. m.; baseball between Stanford and Caiifornia at Stanford University at 2:30 p, m, e o RAILROADS ARE BLOCKADED. Floods in Northern Dakota Tie Up _ the Northern Pacific, 8T. PAUL, March 30.—Transcontinental traffic by the Northern routes -continues to be blockaded, The Northern Pacific’'s efforts to transfer passengers across the lake formed by the overflowing of the glough near McKenzie, N. D, have proven futile and but little hope 18 held out for a resumption of business in the near future. Reports from the Great Northern are to the effect that their transcontinental trains, which have here- tofore been able to get through with only o slight delay, are now held up by flocds in the western part of Nortfl Bnon., .flut where the trouble is has not been definitely i telagraphic re- r%.u'.“ that the Mouse Iu?err s out of PR aRY At Mthot: o that Tias, cag tot numerous bridges have been swept away. ’l'“e aug Ril.vor ilDlll% :t ugd tide at o1 . D., bu Saried but little’ darnage has been’ dace here. The situation of the Northern Pacific is axkrlruly serloug, Reports from Me- }( nzie IJO to the a"%::“ tlhn ’. lake y miles long an 0 mi formed, and the tracks are l:fxt:e:. lh--{ under water, or perhaps entirely washed ‘ay- ——-——— out. Efforts to transfer passengers across EAST LYNNE, W. Va. March 30.—Sam D, | this lake have not been successful. The Smith, deputy sheriff, is reported to have been | Wind has been so high and the water so killed near here to-day by Walter Hite, whom | rough that much damage has attended irrbonce S hurcn Smith was.onc8 13 | small . A gAsoine I8unch e pis . Smith was once in | small sl 3 gasoline launch the reyenue service fnn nervile verfardav. buf aven this | Are Arranging Society VYaudeville and Min- strel Show As a Benefit. at 8 o'clock. The stage 18 large and can easily be fixed to meet tne needs of the actors, The bullding will seat 260. The price of admission has been fixed at 25 gents, reserved neats being 25 and 50 cents extra, Committees, elght In number, have the entertainment In hand, They are made up a8 follows: General areangements—S, H, Arnold, ‘08, chairman; Hewitt Davenport, ex-'02; Miws Adolo Lewis, ‘02, Advertising—K, . ‘06, chalrman; Bryan Ball, 0%, louvenir. e Browning, 04, chateman; Arthur Kile Willin Peck, '04; wiil tenden, ‘06: A. L. Price, '04. Hall arrangements—R. A, Warring, '03, @ chlolrferferfenfosferfeefooforfosfoosortmlorforireioefoofoefeefeeforioeferfosfociofer o forfonfonforfoeforfufocfofocfoctontocfontociort- @ !nri r craft was found Inadequate for the tawk, It 1s thought that an enun-,:‘y new track will have to be built around this gap in the road tefore traffic can once more be carried on, Passengers east- bound haye been held at Bismarck, and no westhound _coast traing have been ptarted from St. Paul. A train reached here to-night bearing a number of pas- sengers who had been successfully fer- rled across the lake at McKenzie, and they report the situation there extremely bad. As no freight can be moved west- ward there s some fedr that a famine in foodstuffs may result in Bismarck and ity vicinity, Some of the Northern Pacific business has been iransferred to the Bur- lington at Billings, Mont,, and in that way 1t is hoped to open an avenue of communication with the north coast clties. The most optimistic of the rail- road officials are inclined to believe that it will be at least ten days before through traflic can be re-established by the regu- lar route. A dispatch from Bismarck, N. D., re- celyéd late to-night, says railroad offi- cials there hore to havé a train through some time to-night. Passengers, mail and baggage were to-day conveyed by wagon to the neck of thA temporary lake and there ferried across with a gasoline launch. 1 It was slow work i the teeth of a cold wind that blew srew ira sleet in the faces of the passengers, but many were willing to brave the discomforts of the eléments in order to end the tedium of waiting. Ties, rails, etc, are being rushed to the lake and a temporary track will be constructed with as much speed as possible. An immense amount of {reight is accumulating at both ends of the washout, and unless this is scon moved a great loss will be entailad upon the rallroad company in addition togthat already occasioned by the delay in traffic. - FLAMES IN THE HOLD. Quebec Line Btea;l‘hlp Pretoria Puts Back to New York Harbor. NEW YORK, g‘?eh 80.—The' steamer Pretoria of the, ebec line returned to this port to-pight with fire in her for- ward hold. Her passengers came in a ghort time preyviously o the steamer Noordland of the American line, haviig been transferred at sea. The Pretoria is anchored at Tompkinsville and fireboats from the city were dispatched thither at 9:30 o'clock as soon ag the news of the fire was received. The Noordland is an- chored at quarantine and the Pretoria’s passengers will be landed In the morning. The Pretoria left this port yesterday afternoon for Hamilton, Bermuda, with Captain McKenzle in command. At mid- night smoke was seen coming out of the forward hold. The fire could not be lo- cated exactly. The engines were stopped and Captain McKenzie got ready for any emergency. > The lifeboats were put into condition for hasty lowering and were stocked with rovisions. At this time the vessel was 00 miles south of Sandy Hook. At § o'clock this morning the Captain realized that the flames in the hold were making headway against the streams being poured into the compartment and he determined to head back Tor New York. At 9 o'clock the Noordland, bound from Philadelphia to Liverpool, hove in sight. The Pretoria gignaled her and she was soon alongside. Captain McKenzie then decided to remove his passengers. and soon were transferred in lifeboats. Then both vessels came on to New York. TEN - YEAR - OLD BOY - CAUSES A BABY’S DEATH Lad Shoots an Infant and a Coro- ner’s Jury Says It Was Accidental. SALEM, Or., March 8.—At St. Paul, a country village fifteen miles from here, Clara Wilson, aged 2% years, was shot and killed by Charles Combest, aged 10 yearg. The news of the xllling reached the ears of nelghboru this morning at 9 o'elock, although It occurred at 2 o’clock yesterday. % This ning the officers were notified of the fasts, and Coroner Lane and Depu- ty Sheriff Colbath went 1o the scene. An inquest was held and the facts developed showed that the hog while shooting out of the house at a bied with o revolver, struck the blbr back ot tie right ear. The dead child was a daughter of Mrs, n, ¢lsco, and was bel 5 Louisa Combest al Neighbors allege that the child had been mistreated. The coroner's jury found a verdict of acci- dental killing, but a further Investigation may be held. ° Turks and Bulgarians Clash.” *CONSTANTINOPLE, March 30.—Dur- ing an encounter between Bulgarians and %lllomls tro?l at Egripalanka, on the rko-Bulgarfan frontier, some Bulga- :16“. were killéd and others were arr Choctaws Are Destitute. BOUTH McA , 1. T., March 30.— They had remained quiet.tary Govarnor G. ;v‘l:u M’p:ldr:lelp-l Chief of the Choctaw Nation, ressed an ap- ?ul to Thomas Ryan, acting Secretary ‘.,‘g the Interior, asking for aid for 10,000 des- titute citizens of the Choctaw Nation. i i PHOENIX, Ariz, March 30.—E. C. New Yofk died here this morn- 1ok ot goasamptions &1 0 sumption. e was attel lz‘m. wife and two children and Dr. Mar: :h- 8 hn:l’ physiclan, Mann was his h founder Town Topics, a well- known New Jork soclef % . ulrmnfivp‘ltlm\é b raed Ul W D > o> " J.H.ARNOLD, 1Y oricinaToR chafrman: Roy Pinkham, '02; George Sessions, '03; Staniey Walton, '04; Robert Holder, ‘05; Jeffornon Graves, '05; Harmon Edwards, '05. Decoration—Frank ' Baird, ‘02, chairman; ifred Holmes, '02; Otto Schulze, ' 03; Norman Ttus, '04; Harty Stoddard, '05; Russell Wil ilams, '04; Miss Edna ‘Wemple, ‘02; Mis Martha Rice, '04; Miss Katherine Smith, '02; Mims Bess Pratt, Staging—J, R. Carter, ' Symmes, '03; Chester Brown, "0%; Bert How 08, Music—Ralph Curtis, ‘01, chalrman; Walter Brown, '0%: P, H. Redewill, '02; A. B, Wheeler, 03, Advisory—Protessor A, O, Leuschner, Pro- teswor Edmund O'Nelll, Profemsor C, L. Cory, Ralph Fisher, ‘01: Mise Grace Woods, '02; Miss Eise Wenzelbuiger, '02, TOWNG PREPARE FOR ELEGTIONS Peofile Unite in Making Improvement the Issue, Oakland Office San Franeisco Call, 118 Broadway, March 0. Municipal elections will be held In sev- eral of the inferior towns of Alameda County during the“coming month. Thare are .no pnr&culnr issues involved in any of the contésts, everybody uniting in an Agreement that now is the proper time to advertise and develop the interior of Ala- meda County, as well as the district along the bay shore. The resources of the inte- | rior are very great and the campaigns are all being made upon a basis of Im- provement in the various towns. The election at San Leandro will be held on Monday, April 14. _There are three Town Trustees, a Marshal, Clerk and Treasurer to be elected, and_for each of- | fice there are several candidates. The nominees for Trustees are: 8. V. DuBols, J. 1. Barbeiro, O. J. Lynch, Isaac B. Ury, Jobn W. Van' Horn and J.'F. E. Hopper. For Marshal, M. Geisenhoffer, who holds | the office at’ present, wiil have to fight | M. J. O'Btien and Jesse Bloodsworth for another election. R. E. Gray, the present Town_Clerk, has two candidates agalnst him, L. J. Martin and E. L. McWorthy. Joseph Herrscher has a fight on his hands for Town Treasurer, Marcus Halverson being also a candidate for that office. In Haywards all candidates have been pledged to develop the town as much as possible and advertise the beautiful Cas- tro Valley, which is tributary to that town. There are three Town Trustees to | be elected and there are four candidates, A. L. Graham, A. 8. Jones, T. H. Martin | afid P. Wiibert. J. A. Obermuliler, present Town Clerk, has a candidate against him in the person of W. B. Zambresky, and the contest between these two s a very | brisk one. Charles Schilling is a candi- | date against W. J. Ramage for Town Marshal, a position that amage has held for many years. E. B. Haas has no opponent for Town Treasurer. The elec- tion takes place on Monday, April 14. There are two fights on in Livermore which will have to be settled at the elec- tion on April 14. W. H. Wright, the pres- ent Town Clerk, wants to succeed him- self, and M. G. Callaghan Is contesting with him for the voteg of the people. D. A. Smith, Town Marshll, desires to serve another term in that position and has for his opponent Jacoh Johnson. Pleasanton will *hold its election- on | April 14, but there Is absolutely no con- test. The present officers are all candi- dates for re-election, and, as thére are no other nominees, they will all be re- turned. They are: Trustees, Frank Lewis and Henry Reimer; Marshal, E. B. Head; Neniuurer, E. L. Benedict; Clerk, J. H. eal. NEW YORK, March 30.—OwIng to the action of Immigration Commissioner Fitchie in giving the immigration inspectors on Ellis Island a holiday on Easter Sunday, nearly 1000 immi- | grants were detalned aboard the American liner St. Paul and the Cunarder Umbria, which came Into port to-day, LONDON, March 31.—The = St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Mafl says he has learned that Colonel Grimm, who Is to be tried on the charge of having revealed Rus- slan military secrets to foreigners, sold plans to Austria and Franee and not to Germany, as has been previously stated. CINCINNATI, March 80.—It was generally expected . that the brewer lockout at Cinein- nati, Covington and Newport would be ' for- maliy declared off to-day, but at a largely a tended meeting of the United Brewery Worl men all the propositions of the Brewers' Ex-. change were rejected, LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Lon March . 30.—John 8. aged 64 years, a retired capitalist, aied | STRANGE FREAK OF A SOLDIER Deserts From Presidio Just Before His Promotion. Is Commissioned a Lieutenant Two Weeks After Disappearance. i i Behind the arrest of W. H. Huston last night for desertion from the United States army lies a strange story of opportunity misused, with certain circumstances that may mitigate the offense so that all will be well again for the young man. Huston has served two enlistments in the army, making four years in all. Last August, while he was stationed at the Presidio, shortly after his return from the Philippines, he became mixed up in some affair i which he was accused of stealing a twenty-dollar gold plece. At that time he was sergeant major of the Fifteenth Cavalry, and without a word to any one he deserted, leaving all his be- longings at the post. Two weeks after his disappearance a commission - arrived from Washington appointing him a first lieutenant. Huston had a splendid record during his the two years’ service as a trooper Philippines, and the commission wa reward for this, He claims to have two years at West Point, and his appear= ance and manner are such as to entitle in him to belief in this statement. He de~ serted on August 25 of last year, and two days following he enlisted in the navy at Mare Island. His capabilities gained his quick promotion in the new service, and when he was arrested he was holding the position of chief commissary at a salary of $70 a month. The arrest was made at the ferry bulld- ing by Detective 3. Freel, who was watching for the deserter to take the bouc on his way to Mare lsland. Huston says he is a native of S8an Francisco and was born in the Presidio. His father was an army officer, but resigned when he reached the grade of captain and went into business, Of late years his home has been in New York, but at prseent he is truveling In Europe The young man ciaftns that he was not in his proper mind when he deserted from the Presidio, having just an attack of fever cof ippines. He says a aguingt him by some sioned officers at ous of his expec wis made to app $20. Without attempting to clear himgalf of the charge, he departed, and two days later became a sallor. Apparently he feels his present position keenly, but hopes that his previous good record may #0 plead for him that his commission will not be rescinded, Short of this he Is will- ing to undergo whatever rigorous disci- pline the military authorities may decree for him in punishment for his desertion, CONFESSES HE BURNED STEAMERS AND BARGES Watchman McMillan at Dawson Ad- mits He Was Instrumental in Destroying Vessels. TACOMA, March 3.—Dawson advices state that Watchman George MeMillan has confessed to starting the fire which recently destroyed the steamers Mona and Glenora and two river barges at Steam- boat Slough, besides scorching the steam- er Rock Isiand, owned by the Northern Commercial Company. News of the fire was sent to McLennan and McFeeley, mortgagees of the burncd steamers, two weeks ago, and the North- west police have been working on the case ever since. McMillan was arrested for arson before the fire was out. At h preliminary hearing at Dawson he waived examination and was committed for trial. After- the hearing and when removed 10 jail McMillan was put through the “sweat box"” process by detectives, He broke down and confessed to the crime. He says his primary object was to conceal the theft of provisions stored on the boats. His confession implicates others, for whom warrants have been issued. NEGRO ENTERS CHURCH AND SLASHES RIVAL Services in a Religious Edifice im Spokane Interrupted by a Razor Affray. SPOKANE, Wash., March 3—Just as the services were beginning at the Afri- can Methodist Church to-night Fred Stuart, a barber-shop porter, walked n and quietly stepped up behind Fred Sharp, who was seated in a pew with Mrs. Hattie Reed, a young widow. With- out a word Stuart reached over Sharp's head and drew o razor across his left eye, | almost dropping the eye-ball from its socket. -~ Sharp turned around and tried to grapple with Stuart, who cut two deep gashes in Sharp's neck and then started for the door. Another man tried 6 £ruwb the_razor-wielder and recefved a smail wofnd. Stuart escaped. The troubie is supposed to have been caused by Stuart’s Jealousy of Sharp taking the woman to church. The services were immediately ended and the whole congregation was in an uproar. At last accounts Stuart was still at large. il UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE SENT TO SIBERIA Russian Government Punishes Them for Disregarding Regulations of the Governor General. ST. PETERSBURG, March 31.—At Mos- cow last Wednesday twenty-six persons, mostly students, were arrested for dia« regarding the regulations of the Governor General and sentenced to terms of fm- prisonment varying from one to three months. The university students of St. Petersburg estimate that twenty-five of their comrades have been sent to Si- beria. A teacher in a preparatory classical school here was shot by a student of the school, who declared the teacher .had given him an unjust rating. INVASION OF ALBANIA IS IN CONTEMPLATION LONDON, March 31.—Cabling from Cete tinje, the capital of Montenegro, the cor« respondent there of the Dafly Mall says he belleves Montengro contemplates an invasion of the province of Ipek, Alba- | nia, in behalf of the oppressed Christians, ——— MEMPHIS, Tenn., March- 30.—Advices from the flooded district in Mississippl to-night are that the waters are receding slowly. It is be= Heved that the worst Is ovel FOR Bilious and Nervous Disorders Sick Headache and Constipation, TAKE ddiness, Fullness and l Cures Gi Chills, Flushin, on the Skin, Disturbed ve relief try be Wi A RIVAL. health, asiekly hep o IAM'S PILLS taken as directed, will m g; remove %owmdrm or i hw-mbymm:muu Helens, Sdl'nryvhr’:hb-.] . 8 Box of these Pills, and they will be quickly restore females to TR z’l‘a'c-‘ St., New Yorks \