The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1902, Page 7

IS EFFICIENCY 5 RECOBNIZED Western Union Com- pany Promotes Lewis McKesick. Be Chief Electrician for the Central Di- vision. The Call's ents at the CHff Call succeeded in val of the transport board the California all other papers, icago, having been ible position of > central divisfon “nion - Telegraph Com- e second attache of this v Unfon service ed East and pro- onth. duties of ory over th te e same was of ill be in recently ap- o struction. cago. ving to the friends of his promotion. n in the telegraph upright, genial on to being bility. 1 o test graph two 3 diculed the down from ing s tele b k was dent of this di- which he held with s. s employer WIND AND RAIN XEEP LEASURE-SEEEERS AWAY the park and beach t of the uncertainty e beach was practical- lock in the after- ired persons took ht »vement in h aijr. blowing a small hould keep Reporter, break- n Anniversary. a4 uring Chung Hoy; Lecture on Socialism, iter Thomas an: deltvered series of lectures i Hold Picnic. Court Oakland esters held a very sful outing at Shell The afternoon’s f musie, dancing The arrangements W. E Bayles, C. v hburn, F. H. Hallaghn, . Jaegles, F. d H. Burni POSTUM CEREAL. DAILY BLOWS Erought on Appendicitis. e to put a little h day, for instance, of coffee each morning when a poison, and it frequently e result will be an attack aome of the organs.of the body. rbances each day plle up become a big disturbance. of appendicitis have been y coffee Arinking. It first ef the stomach, and the e on dowr through the in some kind of bowel ently appendiciti redonia, N. ¥X., sa] “Dur- , both as a student and coffee regularly. Most ew the coffee was injur- feel like giving it up. erve the effect, and later tion developed, and after that, r 1 a severe attack-of doctor and friends all troubles were largely drinking. some Postum was sent ? supposed it was coffee 1 at the first cup, but when fference was explained and I drank < ed for with such good I coneluded Postum was just and have used it ever aids digestion, is nour- hing. nourishment while get- appendicitis were Postum ve Nuts. known of Postum years ago, I \ n saved a tremendous g brought on by coffee I - of my converts to He suffered greatly from dys- but has entirely ’ it coffee and began using Postum. )r. ——, who suffered a iong while fr ervous troubles, says Postum out when he quit coffee, and tly urges it on his patients who coffee drinkers.” , the expert electriclan | wire- | the California Theater for a laugh of | irr e yesterday aft-| P. Brewer, | | on there with a lavishness and attention { recovered since | an | 10 be a s | B, " SONG OF HM” AT GALIFORNIA Bubble of Mirth and Ir- repressible Howls Greet Piece. Orpheum Gives Many Farces. Alcazar to Revive “Ma- dame Butterfly.” You don't need to go any farther than | laughs this week, with Willlams and | Walker in the “Sons of Ham" for the bill. | If a constant bubble of laughter, dotted all over with irrepressible howls, is any- thing to go by, the “Sons of Ham” is a howling success, just of the kind it sets | out to be. It is something of a unique | productjon. Written and composed by colored authors and performed by a col- ored company, it as easily funny as the‘\ average ragtime comedy is not. One/| laughs ‘and doesn’t know why, and the| best of it is doesn't want to know why. | Yeu just laugh and that's all there is of it. Wiliilams and Walker, gllt-edged come- Gi head the company, that numbers | y ople, and Steven B, Cassin and J. | Shipp are responsible for the piece, a | two-act musical comedy. The plot is in- | visible to the naked eye, but amply suf»{ fices to hold together a lot of good songs | and specialties and to employ all the re- | sources of the jolly company. | The comedy is put on well, very well, d goes with snap from beginning to end. Particularly pretty are the songs “My Little Zulu Babe,” that is sung in— or rather mostly out of—costume, by Wil- liams and Walker, and with handsome stage settings, and the *“‘Castle on the Nile,” though there are man; Wil hose *“Goo-g00 of the cs of ragtime lit born-to-the-manner comedian. ly comical wa He is rich- has a walk all his ow ging coon songs that stible. Walker is auother skilled in the art of good fooling and his. efforts lend_much joy to the piece. Miss Over- | ton-Walker is a clever soubrette, Wwho | sings a_good song and dances gracefully. | Then there are very- clever Chinese im- personation§ Mr. Catlin, acrobatic | stunts that tell by the Reese brothers and | good song by Mr. Gibbs and a | full money round. A crowded house greeted the per- | formance. The a good farces, ramme. Jream,” a neat little piece with a ting. The main purpose of the sketch is| to give the - quartet . a chance to sing, | which it does in a pleasing manner. - | Homer Lind and company, presenting | >, the Street Singer,” do exceed- | The scene is laid during the | of Louis XI, King of France. Grin- | a beggar singer, becomes infatuated he King's ward and wins her love, er a.threat of death by the | scene gives ample opportunity jence to hear Mr. Lind's rich | . . show at.the Orpheum this week is | one. It is exceedingly rich in there being four on the pro-| The first, “Uncle .Eph’s given by the Clipper Quartet, is | “arky” set- “Gringc ingly for the aud berytone voice | ““The Yellow Dragon” is the title of the | act done by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. This farce perhaps won as much favor as n The scene is laid in| g the intense feeling by the| Cliinese against the whites. Mr. Drew's ! acting as Ji Douglas, United States Secret Service, is well done. Mrs. Drew | s a close second fo r husband and X Fenwich, Louis Belmour and | supporters. | out Miss Marle | ations as an_emo- the Blanche Bates | ady and the Clock?" The | tle Shannon during the invasion of Ireland, 164 A. D, | here is the Lord, who insists the mistress of the castie, does not love him, but loves fellow. The other fellow, ton, fights a duel with nd is condemned to be shot, amatically saved by the heroine, Vainwright n and Keppler, as the comedian lancer, bring forth applause. tuber, the banjo <virtuoso, or on that instrument. The way he fingers it and extracts its tone brings re-l peated encores. H. Cullen sings a few comical, | home-made songs, and Papinta, the won- | derful cer, closes the programme. ‘ g Sage China ¢ on marry wEo in t is a| After an abSence of ten years E. 8. Wil lard, the noted English actor, will make | reappearance in San Francisco at the | Columbia Theater- to-night in Louis N. Parker’s new play “The Cardinal.” This ¢ will be offered for six nights and‘ Saturday matinee only. The scene of the | drama is Rome, in'the year 1510. The plol{ revolves about the confession of murder made by Andrea Strozzi to the Cardinal de Medici. The latter is rendered power- less—through the - secrecy which the church imposes upon those who hear the | confessions of penitents—to aid his own | brother, Guiliano de Medici, when he is | accused, tried and convicted of the crime. | ‘When every attempt to clear his brother fails the Cardinal assumes madness, and | by craft the prince of the church forces | a confession from the lips of the guilty | man while a witness is near at hand to hear the same. Mr. Willard will be ably | supported by a splendid company of play- ers, headed by Ellen O'Malley as leading | Next Monday night the star will | duce for the first time in this city J. | M. Barrie's comedy drama, “The Pro-| fessor's Love Story.” | . . | To-night the Tivoli presents a new bill | that in all likelihood will rival its last in popularity, the pretty light opera “The | Fortune Teller,” that was such a success here on its performance about a year ago | by Alice Nielsen-and her company. It is | one of the Smith and Herbert operas, and one of the best of them, and the Tivoli promises a production of it equal to *“The | Serenade,” than which no more need be | said. Alice Nielsen's part will be taken | by Mies Lichter, who as the pretty for- | tune teller should be heard to much ad- | vantage. The piece calls for three come- | dians, Boris, who will be done by Ferris Hartman; the dancing master, who will | afford Edward Webb .good opportunity, | and the music-bitten Count, whom Harry | Cashman will care for. Harold Gordon is the tenor hero, Ladislaus, and Cunning-| ham has Lhe Cowles part, Sandor. Annie | Myers will lend her sprightly wit fo the | part of the prima donna, and Frances Graham is down for the gypsy, Vaninka's part, Carl Formes Jr. is to play the part of Matosin. pro $.-A b A house of amusement that is forging rapidiy to the front of things theatrical is the Grand Opera-house, under the man- agement of Mr. Ackerman. { Plays are put | to Getail that are not seen in many metro- politan productions. The stage manage- ment is notably good, the class of attrac- tions is getting steadily better and it is | not to be doubted that there is a distin- guished future ahead of the Mission-street house. =, the fourth week of the Mac- Doweil engagement, will be given over to. “Gismonda,” with Miss Florence Stone in the title Tole. The play offers an excel- lent opportunity to Mr. MacDowell, who is more than keeping up his reputation as a sound and accomplished actor this season, and Miss Stone's good work in his support is easy to prophesy. The rest of the cast will be well taken care of by the house company, who are playing up to the | principals in very effective fashion, e YA Another very mractivei) offering of the ! . weekwill be the double bill Ica- ~“wMudame Butter and “The Great B own Madame Butterfy" 15 e of the prettiest plays ever seen here, and the Aleazar has spread itself on the pro- Guetion. Miss Crosby, who essayed the name role Jast year 80 successfully, will again interpret the tragedy of the Japa- nese butterfly, and the cast will be essen- tinily the same a8 last year. ““The Great L'nkn”.wn; is ar:‘adg%(]auz,n ;,.,,;n the Ger: by Augustin v, onc of the joij Sithors of “The White Horse Taverag Fischer's Theater is to the fore with an augmented company, a new burlesque ifl There is es of Weber and Field's bur- | lesques, with some Weber and Fields peo- ple for their rendering. The new bur.esque is “¥Fiddle Dee Dee,’’ and among the new eople are Maude Amber, a singing : onth, and two comedians, Kolb ang ' best of their kind, and Barney a general air of prosperit worth of fun and music all| | [ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1902. S PRETTY WEDDING UNDER ORCHARD BLOSSOMS Miss May Wilson of San Leandro Is Married to Joseph R. Cardoza of Oakland---Fra- grant Buds Are Used in Church Decorations = AKLAND, April 6.—Under auspices that were particularly happy, Miss May H. Wilson of San Le- @ andro was marrled yesterday to Joseph R. Cardoza of Oakland. St. Leander's Catholic Church, where the wedding vows were exchanged, was a per- fect- fairy *bower of fruit-tfee blossoms that were gathered from the orchards round. about. The fragrance and dashes of color made the little church more in- STRIDES MADE f—— o+ ! SOCIETY YOUNG WOMAN WHO 18 NOW WIFE OF AN OAKLAND BUSINESS MAN. viting than ever, and everybody was pleased with the reception. The wedding party marched up the long church alsle just at the stroke of half- past 2 o'clock. The bride was dressed in a charming gown of white tulle and silk. She was preceded by Miss Rita Cardoza, the only bridesmald, also dressed in white. Bride and bridesmald carried Bride roses. At the altar the bridal party were met by the groom and his pest man, Antonio Wilson. The bride was given aw: her brother and the Rev. Father near performed the ceremony. A reception was afterward held at the home of the bride’s parents, who are plo- neer residents of San . Congrat- ulations were showered by the large num- ber of invited guests. . Mrs. Cardoza was reared and educated in San Leandro and is accomplished as a musician. Mr, Cardoza is a successful Oakland business man. ototefoloofefelod=l @ REV.E. £, BAKER orti- Y METHODISM| BURNS BIG NOTE Rev. Dr. Wilson Preaches on Great Growth of Church. Some very interesting statistics of the growth of the Church Extension Board of the Methodist Episcopal Church formed the basis of an address delivered yester- day morning by the Rev. Dr. J. A. B. Wilson at the Strangers’ Sabbath Home of the Howard-street Methodist Episcopal “hurch. In speaking on the subject the Rev. Dr. Wilson in part said: Would you know the influence of the Board of Church Extension upon the aggressive life of the Methodist Episcopal Church? Then go back to its inception in 1865 and estimate our progress from the introduction of Methodism into America in 1766 to 1865, a period of nine- ty-nine years, and from 1865, the birth year of church extension, to 1902, & period of thirty- seven years. Remembering that the only sta- tistics available are those of 1901. And re- member that our own represents but half the Methodist body in the United States, It took ninety-nine years to make an itiner- ancy of 7175 ministers; to these bave been added in the last thirty-six years 149 per cent, an average yearly accretion of 249, against 76 per annum. in the former period, In our first_ninety-nine years we aggregated a mem- bership - of 929,000. But we turn into 1902 3,000,000 _strong, After ninety-nine- years we held 10,041 churches, but the church extension era -has added 17,625 of which 12,018 were actually aided Into existence by the extension board. The raising of values is none the less sta Iing during the period of this activity. Ninety- mine years of effort had given us less than $27,000,000 worth of church property. But dur- ing the years of this society the augmentation has reached $120,600,000, while our 2948 par- onages, -worth. $3,000,000, have increased to 11, 474, with a valuation of $19,600,000. And fak- ing meccount of all our educational, institutional property and publishing interests, the addition of church and parsonage valuations, reached & sum total af §35,000,000, which has to $187,000,000 in the last thirty-six Years. Think of the actual growth in membership during these . thirty-six glorious years of church extension, 2,071,000 added to our own half of American Methodism in actual mem- bership and 8,284,400 to our constituency, bring- ing it up to 12,000,000. . Rev. Dr. Wilson then dwelt on the growth of other denominations in Ameri- ca, and in conclusion said. Thank God there is room for us mighty continent; and recognizing each of these bodies has some the truth, while none of us have it all; evi one stand- ing for the accentuation of some great princi- ple, unstressed by the others; each appeals un- to and fits a phase of life better than the other could do in the presentation, of the truth. And I rejolce in the_prosperity of every one of them. But can I do other than glory most of all in tha adaptation to humanity's need by my own in its teaching and methods that have made this mighty result a possibility and cavsed our teachings and ways of application to be studied and imitated by every Christian body of bellevers under heaven. 1l on this do that Aged Gardener Killed by Train. OAKLAND, April' 6.—The badly man- gled remains of Henry Nichols, gardener, aged 71, were found on the railroad track in West Berkeley, near University aye- nue, this morning.” The old man had eyi- dently been run over by a train. .-l—l-l—l-H*Pt—!-H-i—H—l-rl-H—!—l—H—l—. Bernard, who will have the Dave Wars fleld roles. 2 . The, Central has “In the Land of the Living,” one of the Frank, ey meio- dramas, as an_ attraction for the week. The plece is of the usual exciting order that (‘13 Central audiences affect, and wiil doubticss ki up the theater’s mel matic reputal It will be well staged, | will_ be’ entirely Presbyterian Church Is Now Entirely Clear of Debt. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 118 Broadway, April 6. The morning services at the First Pres- byterian Church to-day were in celebra- tion of the clearing of the building from every vestige of debt and of the anniver- sary of the organization of the church. Communion was celebrated by the Re E. E. Baker and the new members wel- comed, after which Dr. Baker byrned the note that had been hanging oOver the church for many years and preached the anniversary sermon. The note was for $6000, which had been spent upon improvements and furnishings. Dr. Baker was determinea that his church should start the new year free of all debt and devoted himself to clearing away this amount, With what success can: be seen from the fact that the note has been pald in full, and the church sturts with in the treasury and promises that collections will soon be made amounting to $1000, Shows Progress of Church. Dr. Baker, in his sermon, showed the rogress of the church during the year. n round figures the amount collected dur- ing that time was $20,000. There is not a cent of debt upon any part of the church, a cash balance remains in the treasury, with money due that will be easily col- lected. During the year 111 new members were added to the roll. During the coming week and beginning to-morrow evening at'7:30 o'clock a series of meetings will be held at the Twenty- third-avenue Baptist Church upon evan- gellstic temperance lines. The meeting will be for the entire Twen%:ghlrd..v.nu, district, East Oakland and Fruitvale, and. undenominational. This is the first of a series of meetings that will be held in different parts of Oakland under the auspices of the central commit- tee of the Church Temperance Federation. The Church of the Advent in East Oak- land held its annual meeting last week. Rev, Willlam Carson Shaw, the rector, was highly complimented upon the stron, and thriving condition of the parish, an in recognition of his services, R e church isto n and tl i is considering the founding of a mpl:. ;: lt()Fl:‘“'a‘ll%d f Elks attend aklan ge of attended servic at the Church of the Advent this evenin: Judge Melvin, former exalted ruler of Oakland Lodge, sung the offertory. William B. King, the organist of the First Congregational Church, has suffered an injury to knee that will keep him from work for some time. F, Ka bach will take his place until his recovery. Opens New Church, Rey. Emma Pow Bauder, the pastor the United Brethren in Christ, ogenod n':'f first church of that ization this morning with services in the Fourth Con- gregational Churen buflding, in North akland. This bullding was purchased from the Fourth Conro‘nlnn‘l Church after a long :fntul n the courts, and ;1‘1_;\’: occupied by the new sect, reg regular e boins h every Sunday, _ Frank W. Bmith, .the army evangelist, conducted the services at the First Bap- tist ?nurch this ovenln{- He has spoken in all parts of the country and is at pres- ent in o-klnnd? Durin rgh. afternoon ho spoke at the Oakiand Young Men's Chris- tlan Assoclation. ; % Rev. H. A. Luckenbach, the new. of the Free Buguu Chureh, first sermon this morning. Mr. Lucken- bach is a_graduate of Bates College the Cobb Bchool of Divinity. Rev. M. Shiel returned missionary from Laos, o the pulpit of the reached hls | With only a mile to tor | and MINERS MACE IFTER NUGGETS Sitka’'s Population Dwin- dles at Sound of Gold News. Special Dispatch to The Gall. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 6.—News reached here to-day that the people cf Sitka are out again on the gold stampede and the town is practically. deserted, Gold is sald to have been discavered at Rodman Bay. One man_brought in $0 worth of nuggets, which he claimed o have picked up in a few hours. So keen was the excitement that three of the largest saloons of the town were closed for two days while their proprietors were away to hunt gold. Reports of very large {‘okl finds continue to be brought from [ush Creek. F. A. Marquam bfought the Tepoit that two prospectars who are now B ng‘m are compelled to relay thelr out- fits in order to climb the mountains. Northern trails are becoming too soft for travel, while the fce in the “Yukon River and its tributaries is commencing to break up and run out. According (o nt”" recetved 8 t Barge, up country from Skagway, is always the first to start to break up in-the spring and this is now practically impassable. The ice road on the river has been given up for ten days. 4 ¢ Yukon navigators expect that the river will be nearly free from ice long before the end of the present month, two weeks at least earller than last year. No freight is being hauled down the river now and the stages are having more troubie every de[ to get t . s 'his was the first trip of the season for the Princess May, which was r&mdel led from the Hating, rllrchnnd in China by the Canadlan Pacific last year. On the way down the vessel showed her heels to the Dolphin, one of the erack liners of the Seattle fleet. From Wrangel Nar- rows to Ketchikan the steamers raced for a hundred miles almost neck and neck, and finally the Vancouver boat won spare. o BIG STORM SWEEPS OVER SMALL TOWNS IN TEXAS Methodist Church and Several Stores and Dwellings Are Badly : ‘Wrecked. PARIB, Tex., April 6—A special from Prattville, Tex., says a storm swept over that place last night between 8 and § o'clock. No lives were lost but much property was destroyed. The storm came from the north, and for twenty minutes there was a perfect flood of rain and hall. As far as known it _extended only be- tween Prattville and Prairie, towns eight miles apart. Along the path of the storm, which resembled a rallroad track, not a leaf or &l.rtlcle of fruit s left. Hall fully two inches dgp is still lying on the ground. ethodist Church at Pratt- ville was blown from its foundation, and a dwelllnfi ouse at Lake Creek belong- ing to H. N. Plerce was lifted up and car- ried into an adjacent field. e stores of Joe Miller and J. M. Evans at Prairie and & house on the Evans farm were blown lown. Charles Pratt's store at Prairie was completely wrecked and the goods scat- tered for miles. Pratt escaped with a few bruises. J. W. Pratt's store at Prattville was damaged. —_— LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE DOES NOT SHOW ANY LIFE Money Is Somewhat Easier, but Lit- tle Interest Is Taken in Min- ing Shares. LONDON, April -As - was expected, the turn of the y first quarter brought somewhat easier money, and op- erators were enabled to repay £3,000,000 to the bank. The Stock Exchl.nfl't has not u‘n'rnvcd since the Easteér holidays. The chief feature last week was a sharp re- vival in Amm;-n rafiroad shares, but the operations of Friday revealed a total ab- sence of these stocks on this side. Other sections of the Stock Exchange displayed little interest. Mining shares were very quiet duri; ng ng the last week on the absence of further peace negotiations. BERLIN, April 8—The phenomenal suc- cess of the Russian loan has not Influ- enced the Boerse, and all departments during the last week exhibited stagnation bordering on lethargy. —————— BARMAIDS OF GLASGOW PREPARE TO GIVE BATTLE Engage Attorneys to Look After Their Interests and Fight the strates. LONDON, April 6—The cause of the Glasgow barmaids, who are threatemed with extinction, is being taken up vigor- ously throughout the.United Kingdom. Lawyers have been engaged to look after thelr interests, and the Glll?fl city mag- istrates will not accomplish their aims without a bitter lgfl‘-l .tmfih' in antici- pation of which Thomas Bhaw, Liberal member of Parllament for the Harwick district, has been retained by the magis- trates. The London Brewers' Assoclation and other liquor dealers’ o tio watching the case closely. Most of the temperance socleties are rejolcing over the developments at Glasgow. COLORED PEOPLE REFUSE TO MOVE OUT OF LAWTON County Officials Expect Trouble and Have Sworn in One Hundred Deputies. GUTHRIE, O. T., April 6.—To-day, the last dly(nt for the negroes to remain in Lawton, O. T., passed with no direct at- tacks on the odlored people. Many of the negroes have left, stating that they were not able to recelve protection. A number, however, are determined to re- main. The county officials expect trouble and have organized matters as well as possible to preserve order. One hundred deputies have been sworn in and an at- tempt will be made to control the situa- tion, however serious it becomes. The Governor stated to-day that if necessary he will use extreme efforts to quell any lawless action, and he has the proffercd assistance of the Federal authoritles also. Brooklyn Presbyterian Church this morn- ing, glving a most interesting account of his experiences in that far land. In the evening the pastor, Rev. H. W. Fraser, preached upon *‘An Old Book."” Rev. George Fuller, the new assistant pastor of the First Unitarian Church, reached his first sermon at the evening services to-day, chose for his topic, “Why Have You Sent For Me?" Rev, H. F. nrxfl-‘. pastor of the Central M. E. Church of n Francisco, preached at the First Congregational Church this morning. = WELCH. AND McFADDEN BEFORE RELIANCE, CLUB Hanlon and Neil to Meet for Third Time and Make Professional Debut at Acme Club. Spider Welch and Kid McFadden will battle before the Relliance Club, Oakland, to-morrow night: for the feather-welght championship of the Pacific Coast. ‘Welch, who 18 built on toothpick lines, beat the red-topped McFadden to a stand- still in a preliminary bout on the night of the Britt. zhtu'& fight. The bout was de. clared a draw. Since then there has been a demand to see the youngsters meet agajn. The match is proving a big draw- uy . A large attendan > -%::{-l'i- the ml:mmn“w’fn'm'fi two bou On Friday Hddle Hanlon and Frankie Nu‘l'! will meet at the Acme Club, Oakland. Both lads have met twice, Rer: “Fhe Contests mere clgee ans Nog inner, The feels he is able "o, e the t:%?u :‘; Hanlon. ve mfi‘am Foley are scheduled for ten and Jack v d Guy for four rounds. NS PISTIN 1 SECRETIY by a State Hospital. . Board. Managers ot the Institution at Ukiah Make a Change. fal Dispatch to The Call. UKIAH, April 6.—The board of mana- gers of | the Mendocino State Hospital for of secretary to the board vacant and elected George L. Smith to the position. For the past seven years W. W. Cun- ningham held the office of secretary. e | isan elderly®man and has always becu a stanch Democrat. He was put into office by a Democratic board of mana- gers who removed - a-Republican, Judge Manning of Mendocino County. There was no lculty met with when the 'd yesterday decided to declare the office o! _secretary vacant., Cunniug- ham was first elected for two years and continued to act after the expiration of his term. Sifmce that time he has held the office, but was never formally re- elected. The Republican majority of the present board feels that one of its party should ‘hold the office, in addition to the necessity of having a young and energetic man nuna to n:}la d\xlg:n: i George . new secretary, was formerly uty County = Clerk of Trinity County. For the past few years | he had’ been employed Dy the Market Street Rallway mg.u 8 Fran- He {8 a mem! Native 18co. §onl and a past president of the order. mith some time passed the civil setvice examination for a tion in the Appraiser's _office in 0, and although he stood at the head of the list h¢ fafled to secure an appointment. v e AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS GREATLY EXCEED IMPORTS Some Interesting Figures Are Shown in the Report Prepared Concern- ing Foreign Trade. ‘WASHINGTON, April 6.—The Depart- ment of Agriculture has issued a state- ment of foreign trade of the United States in agricultural products. It shows thal during the fiscal year 1901 foreign coun- tries purchased American farm products to the value of $952,000,000, representing the largest agricultural exports in our history. Compared with the record for % they show an increase of over ,000, - Our agricultural imports, on the other hand, disclose a considerable falling off when contrasted with the trade of the year preceding. The various products of | egate value of during 1901 had an_aj $28,000,000 less than in only $39,000,000, or 1900 In eonnrlrlun with the value of our ag- ricultu imports our cultural ex- ygn- -hovorw the exceptionally large excess o . g i Dk LIGHT RAIN BENEFITS FEED AN SMALL FRUITS Gentle Downpour Dampens Towns and Fields in Several of the Counties. STOCKTON, April 6—Accompanied by an extremely warm south wind rain be- gan falling early this morning, and a steady precipitation continued during the day. 'Fhe ky is overcast with dark clouds to-nl‘z\t, and it is likely that there will be another heavy downpour bef lore mo 5 SANTA ROSA, April 6.—The storm threate for the last few days broke early this and a heavy rain been :."fi?":"m day. This eveni - n s evening the indlcations are that the clouds will clear away before nwrnlrlfl;, There was damage done. 'an will benefit 1 8. —A steady nced m afternoon at 3 4 from appearances the storm "9" co‘xtme, through the night. 'RESNO, April 6.—Rain . eommenced falling here at'§ o'clock to-day, and at 11 o'tlock to-night the indications are that it will inue. « NOTED RUSSIAN NOVELIST IS DYING OF CONSUMPTION Dread Disease Attacks Maxime 8t. Petersburg. LONDON, April 7.—Cabling from St. Petersbur the correspondent of the Dally Mail that Maxime Gorky, the Russian novelist, is A Gorky was _expell from St. Petersburg a year ago for protesting against police brutality. He is now to under po- lice surveillance in the Crimea. pho s e ik it BODY OF THE VICTIM OF MURDERER IS FOUND Nevada Prospector Has Top of His ‘Head Crushed by Unknown Person. RENO, Nev., April 6.—The remains of Leonard Einecker, “a prospector, were found this evening six miles north of Reno. The top of the man's head was crushed and there was a bullet hole in the' left temple. The indications are that the man was murdered a few months ago. Robbers Under Arrvest. _8T. JOSBPH, Mo., April 6.—George Car- s0m, a_well-dressed stranger, was arrest- €d at Union Star, Mo., to-day and is being beld on the supposition that he is a mem- ber of the gang that held up the north- bound Burl n{wn train nea# this city Thursday last. The Burlln{ton englneer and fireman believe Carson is one of the robbe; Ho declines to give an account of himself or of his movements. Diaz Issues a Sanitary Decree. CITY OF MEXICO, April 6.—President Diaz- has lesued an Iimportant decree amending the sanitary code in the Federal district, directing that care shall be taken hereafter to insure purity of milk, a ik handied with care. = * . Dies of Morphine Poisoning. LO8 ANGELES, April 6.—James Brod- erick, formerly o Cm:to. an attorney and newspaper man, dled to-day at the County Hospital of morphine poisoming. He had-been undergoing treatment at the hospital, but recen was discharged. Baturday he returned to the institution saying he had come back to die. He sur- vived until early to-day. . State ‘Will Be His Home. WILLOWS, April 6—As a result of tha decision of a jury Jack Wallace will serve the remainder of his {fin in the Stale rison. . The jury deliberated for ht ours and brought in a verdict of murder in the first degree with a recomms tion for life imprisonment. After asked to pay a loan of §1 25, Wallace * O. E. Nash. REDDING, April 6.—O. E. Nash, one of the first merchants to do business in Red- ding, died this morning after a brief ill- ness. He was one of the Republican nom- {nees for the long term as Trustee, to be veoted for on April 1. Ex. ST. LOUIS, April 8 —Ex-Congressman Curman A. Newcomb died at his home in this eity to-day, aged 78 years. the Insane yesterday declared the office | (ol % | merger of the Northern Pacific and Great uiture received from foreign sources | ing of consumption. | 'MERGER STOPS I C. A. Newcomb. | [ THEIR RIVALRY Railroad Agents Are No Longer Busy Among ‘Wool Growers. Montana People Experience Results of an Amalga- mation. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Wash., April .—One of the best illustrations of the fact that Hill's Northern rallways is strangling competi- tion comes from Montana, where a great wool crop will soon be marketed. In previous years special agents of these raliroads and the Burlington have gone through Montana making vigorous efforts to secure the largest possible share of the wool traffic for their respective roads. Cars were furnished promptiy and every possible facility was given for hurrying the crop to market. When necessary, spe- cial concédssions were granted. The North- ern Pacific always got the largest part of the business, the balance being divided between the Great Northern and the Bur- lington. Now all this Is changed. No special agent will visit Montana and the wool- growers will make the best terms they can with the nearest raliroad agent. There is as yet no disposition to hurry cars for the wool business. The wool men express the bellef that the railroads are waiting for business to come to them, knowing that it can not go elsewhe LJ WA SHIELDS THE HEALERS Christian Scientists May Practice in Wash- ington. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, April 6.—Osteopaths, netic healers and Christian Scientists not violating the law of 1901 in practich in thisState without passing the prescril examination in medicine and surgery a securing a license, that is required af physicians of recognized schools. Such i the statement of the law made in an oph ion in the course of preparation by A: sistant Attorney General Ross. So large a numer of inquiries hav| reached the office of the Attorney Gen eral regarding the forthcoming opinio. that it is evident it will create more gen eral interest throughout the State tha: any opinion that has emanated from thal office for months. In nearly every county the attention of the prosecuting attorne; has been called to the fact that certai persons are administering to the ailment. of mankind without following the direc- tions lald down in the statute mentioned. The prosecuting attorneys in turn have presented the question to the Attorney General, while the doctors of the regular l‘chta)ll have awaited the outcome impa- tiently. Assistant Attorney General Ross holds, in brief, that under the law only those persons are required to take examination and secure a license who actually adver- tise themselves as doctors, using the title “M. D.,”” or publicly assume to practice surgery or medicine. Healers and Chris- tian Sclentists can thus escape by evading these prohibited acts. SPRINGTIDE BLOSSOMS WILL GLADDEN GUESTS Santa Clara Valley in Fragrant Read- iness for the Flower Festival. SAN JOSE, April 6—Forty-two varie- ties of blooming fruit trees in one or- chard will be one of the attractions of the blossom festival which will open on Tuesday and continue uuring the week. The novel exhibit is in the orchard of Frank Hamilton in the Union distriet, west of this city. This is but one of the “freaks” tHat can be seen in the miles and miles of bloom now. covering this valley. Orchards are now at their best, all kinds of trees being in flower. The advance crowds to the festival are expected to-morrow, althcugh the first day of the festival is not until Tuesday, when Saratoga will begin the event. The people of the valley intend to see that all the visitors are looked after and taken about the country, so_ that they maey see the extent of the orchard inter- ests. To-morrow will be a sort of re- ception day all over the valley. The Wo- men's Club of this city this afternoon de- cided to attend the opening of the fes- tival at Saratoga. FOUR LIVES ARE LOST IN A FIRE IN MICHIGAN Blaze Breaks Out in Dwelling House and Victims Are Unable to Escape. BOYNE CITY, Mich., April 6—This evening the frame dwelling of Dr. Boyne, occcupled by two famlilies, was destroyed y fire and four persons were burned to Bnth. The dead: MRS. JAMES THOMPSON. MRS. FRANK LITTLEFIELD. Six-year-old girl and eight-year-old boy. Mrs. Littlefleld -and_her two children were from Spokane, Wash. At the time the fire broke out all the persons in the house were upstairs asleep. The crackliog of the fire awakened the sleepers, but only Thompson escaped. Knights Will Decorate Graves. SAN DIEGO, April 6.—San Diego Com- mandery, Knights Templars are preparing to observe Ascension day, May 8, as a memorial day in accordance with a cus- tom much observed by the Knights of the ast. All of the Knights will appear in full dress uniform, with the exception of the sword, and will be mounted. The horses will be draped in black with a Maltese cross on either side and on the breast. The Knights will attend divine service at the Episcopal church and will then-remount and ride to Mount Hope Cemetery, where the graves of departd Knights will be decorated and a short service said at each. i Tide Returns Swimmer’'s Body. SANTA MONICA, April 6.—The body of James Bennett, who disappeared several days ago, was found upon the beach last ht, where it had been washed by the m._' nnett had been here for somo time and had been in the habit of taking m in the surf dally. It is luprugd :h:'t"bo met with some ’accldan! and was out to sea. He was in the customs swe service at Nor_.port. Wash, ——— . Bank Robbers Escape Pursuers. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 6.—The Ruskin, Neb., bank robbers, four in number, who secured $15,000 yesterday morning, wers to-day chased by a posse of farmers for hirt fles, until th bbers crossed K anoes and separated near Belle: ville. A running fire was kept up for sev- eral miles. Bloodhounds were put on the trall of the bandits but lost it near Scan- dia. —_— WASHINGTON, April 6.—To-morrow after- noon at 3:30 o'clock the President and a party of friends will leave Washington for & visic o the Exposition. PORT D, April 8.—The United States Brookiyn left here to-day for home, will stop at Gibraltar.