The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 17, 1902, Page 9

J£ST WATERSHED [GREEK ROLES 10 BE UTILIZED Plumas Reservoir Pro- ct’'s Promoters Qut- line Plans, Expect to Supply Unlimited Electric Power to San. Francisco. April 16—-News from the organization of a syndi- peration of what appears to electrical power develop- undertaken or proposd erica is confirmed in this where many of the persons interest- ¥ the hydraulic en- one of the organizers of the com- s interesting facts organization. He says | r which it is proposed about 120,00 muner's gar the ung of wat will ze be of this proposed scheme unty, from which point an can be transmitted to distance of 180 miles,” “The water supply is to from the north fork of the impounded in two res. ler ned ordinary size, one of | will cover 8000 acres and the other, e Valley, a few miles distant and W feet lower, will cover about 200 watershed area tributary to these servoirs is about 60 square miles, on ch the most promihent elevation is Peak, a region of perpetual verage rainfall of that re- le twenty years has been the It is well known that the Feather Riv- the largest tributary of the Sacra- and onl second to the Sacra- nto in the volume of its discharge, while the greater portion of the flow of the Feather comes from the watersheds tributary to the reservoir sites purchased E. T. Earl and his associates. These constructed will be with- California, or anywhere in alf of the United States, designed as to equalize the m available for power to feet per second. From in Big Meadows, it truct & canal to the ir, about ten miles in being delivered into it will be carried canyon of Feather tunnels for a dis- cubic miles to Mosquito Creek. be given a vertical fall of ing a total of about 270,000 | OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Changes Made in the Postal Service and More New Pensions Granted. STON, April 16.—The Postot- | to-day announced: Win-| Raymond Station, Pasa- | . will close | foned: Ore- Coburg. Appoint- | nuel Soto, Fréeport, | vice O. L. Helser, | J. 1. McCloud, | vice 8. A | vere granted: Califor- | H. Bishop, Wheat- | St ,_Garvanza, | son, San Fran- Stafford, Soidiers’ | $12; Abel A: With-| $10; Edward Mangan, dows—Eleanor Clover, | e Manuel, Tulare, $8; San Diego, $8. —Russell B. Stillwell, ;W m R. White, Junction Widow—Amy B. Stark, Al- —William T. Ze- Anderson, Port Farnsworth, Castle L d granted ihree months' sick nnounce that First Lieu- Grimm, signal corps, now will go to the Philip- Henry, 8. Tirrell, sur- my orders a Heizmann, deputy sur- , is relieved from duty in the her orders. i CRAWLS OVER A ROUGH TRAIL WITH BROKEN LEG| Reswick Hunter filphys Remark- | able Pluck and For- titude. )DING, April 16—R. S. Huntington, ng m of Keswick, has been | T to receive treatment for | In connection with the in- | a remarkable story. While ! » vicinity of McCloud River | to descend the precipitous | and rolled down the leg was broken. rocky decline. H ble « on.” He cut some small limbs from rubbery eather gether. h belt bound By herolc effort, half crawling, of the canyon to a place where as- istance was obtained. _— Y - GRAPE.NUTS. EVER GET “FULL”? On Other Things Than Liquor. ; It is profitable for any one to study food in order to regulate the health, not with medicine, but by building up healthy nerve centers with good food. A man who has made something of a | y on this line writes from Iowa City: When I first tried Grape-Nuts it was at the table of a prominent State official, and the remarkable taste attracted me. I aft- erward investigated the subject carefully and discovered that Grape-Nuts contains dextrose sugar. The starchy part of the food is transformed into starch sugar or dextrose. Those samé results are. pro- Cuced by the digestive organs by the ac- be saliva and the pancreatic foods. These facts con- uts is & natural, and just what 1 re- ted food and needed iffering from a full feeling s nd generally more or less e. Allthis trouble left me ‘when I | white bread, warm biscuits, was about this time I came home echool, broken down physically and I only weighed 120 pounds. At' nest request mother began serv- uts every meal, and she said ! ever eaten anything that agreed physical condition as did my a, d, California, ordered | 1 at Ban Francisco will | a, Nebr., for duty. Lieu- ! d will proceed to San Fran- | on, but lost his footing | His | untington was in an almost inaccessi- | nyon, four miles from a human hab- | and with the assistance of a‘ s the broken limb to-| KESWICK, April f dragging himself, he managed to get | FOR STUDENTS _ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1902. MILEAGE 600D ON AL ROADS| SLEEP OF DEATH) S WALKING STAYS |RESISTS ARREST |DEALING T0 BE |REBELS AMBUSH AND 15 KILLED Sophocles’ “Antigone” to| Passenger Agents Will Lost Prospector Keeps|Kern City Officer Ends Be Staged at Stan- ford To-Night. Classic Presentation Entirely in Charge of University Talent. Special Dispatch to The Call. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 16— During the past four months nearly 100 of the students and faculty of Stanford University have been engaged in the prep- aration of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy, “Antigone,” the first performance of which will occur in the Assembly Hall to-morrow night and the second on Sat- urday meorning before the intercollegiate field day games. The aim of the Greek d&- partment in giving a Greek tragedy is in keeping with the tendency at Stanford to encourage literary and musical pro- ductions as exemplified by the number of high class concerts that have occurred during the present college year and the approaching production of a Spanish play. “Che idea in staging “‘Antigone” is purely that of arousing and increasing the inter- est in classical studies on this coast. Not more than a half dozen Greek plays have ever been given in this coun- iry, the present enterprise comng just twenty-one years after the first, which was tne rendition of Sophocles’ ““Oedipus ‘Iyrannus” at Harvard Umversity in 1ssl. ‘The “Electra” has been played at Smith Coilege ana “Anugone”’ nas been staged both at Vassar and Swarthmore colleges, but never before has a Greek production been prepared exclusively by college tal- ent, as tne Stanford performance will be. Every minute detail of acting, costuming and music is in the hands of members of the university. The music for the occasion will be sup- plied by a university orchestra of thirty pleces, which has had careful training | under the supervision of Professor Stew- art W, Young, who has resigned the lead- ership for the two performances to Ar- thur L. Scott-Brook, the university or- ganist and trainer of the chorus. Both the acting and the supplementary chor- uses, forming a total of fifty men, have been trained by Mr. Scott-Brook, and their singing at the last dress rehearsal | has shown how thorough his work has been. The music fer the play, which was written by Mendelssohn, is remarkably beautiful, and the ability shown by stu- dents in mastering the Greek songs Is praiseworthy. “Antigone,” the most popular of the Greek tragedies, has been. ;]))luyed before nearly all of the European courts. As Greek drama was deveioped from songs | &nd dances in masquerade, the chorus is | an important and characteristic feature. The cnorus in “Antigone” represents a | body of Theban elders who act as coun- selors of the King; their words and songs | have direct connection with and. explain otherwise obscure parts of the play. Pro- fessor H. R. Fairclough of the department of clussical litérature, who has been in- strumental in bringing about the produc- tion of “Antigone,” takes the important part of leader and spokesman of the chorus. Dr.-A. T. Murray, professor of Greek, will appear as the King, and Miss Eunice Cooksey, a special student in Greek, will play the titie role. “Lhe performance to-morrow night, judg- ing from dress rehearsals, should be ex- tremely successful, and the sale of seats at the university and in Palo Alto, San Jose, Berkeley and other places has been so large that the great Assembly Hall both to-morrow night and Saturday morn- ing undoubtedly will be crowded to the Goors. - At the University of California a large number of the college members are making a special study of “Antigone” in order to more thoroughly appreciate the Gifficulty of the task and the excellence of the performance on Saturday. Special trains will be run from different points to the university for Saturday’s production of the play, which is to commence in the | forenoon at 11 o'clock. After its close an hour will be allowed for luncheon previ- ous to the opening of the annual track meet between Stanford and California on the campus oval. A combined concert will be given in the evening by the Cali- | fornia and Stanford musical clubs, at the | close of which a train will take the vis- itors to San Francisco. — | FOUR CHILDREN SUCCUMB TO rmmnn POISONING Entire Family Affected by Eating { Canned Salmon and | Shrimps. TACOMA, April 16—Four children of | Albert. Baudrau have died within forty- | eight hours of ptomaine poisoning. Bau- drau and his family, consisting of five adults and nine children, arrived from | the East a few days ago. On the train coming West they ate some canned | salmon and shrimp. A few hours after- ward and just before arriving at Tacoma one of thme fell in a faint. On reaching Tacoma the entire family was taken sick and a physiclan was called, ‘who treated them with preventive against diphtheria. On Monday night the 3-year- old son died. Last night three other chil- dren, aged 6 years, 5 years and 9 months, died under simllar circumstances. This led to a_careful examination by City Health Officer Schug, who ascer- tained that the cause of death was ptomaine Foisomng. When Schug was called he found the family of fourteen living in four rooms and in very needy circumstances. Baudrau was rz)rmerly engaged in the East as a railroad section employe. rasags X0 4 | Iron Mountain Mine Fire Spreading. 16.—The fire in the Iron Mountain mine is spreading. The miners were yesterday driven from the new copper level, which has been a lead- ing source of ore supply, and the tunnel has been closed. This is the second im- portant level that has been-closed within @ month. It is not timber that is burning, but the great bodles of sulphide ore. ‘Water cannot reach it, and it is belleved | that the fire will burn for years. The best that can be done is to hold the fire within its present bounds and tap the mountain of ore from new directions. This has been done. Shortridge Gets the Salary. SACRAMENTO, April 16.—Acting under a written opinion by Attorney General Ford, the salary for State Bailding and Loan Commissioner will be paid to Charles M. Shortridge by State Controller | Colgan until otherwise ordered by the Su- | preme Court, notwithstanding the deci- | sfon by Judge Seawell of San Francisco | that D. McCabe is entitled. to draw the salary for four years from the time { of his appointment. ~Shortridge was ap- | pointed by Governor Gage, while McCabe ‘was an appointee 6f ex-Gevernor Budd. Asks for Pastor’s Resignation. SAN JOSE, April 16.—The vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church ‘has asked its pastor, Rev. C, H. Mockridge, for his resignation. They profess admiration for his character and ability and base their request on the ground of harmony | and expediency. They offer-to reimburse | him for financial loss in coming, a year | ago, from Watertown, N. Y., to accept this parish. Dr. Mockridge declines Lo discuss the subject. —_— Not a Victim of Plague. RENO, Nev., April 16.—Dr. M.-J. White of the United States Marine Hospital | rice to-day- held a post-mortem on the 533‘% Gear’;e C. Charlott, who died on | the Southern Pacific eastbound train on Sunday between here and Truckee. Dr. White says that death did not occur fro as she termed it weeks 1 welghed 123 pounds, a | thirteen pounds, and I feel so g that 1 have been able to do from to fifieen hours of hard work dally. mind has never seemed 50 clear be- fore, and I am thoroughly convinced that lbere is no food like Grape-Nuts to pro- €uce health and a strongand clear brain.” | to Lee Arlington, Box 1756, Iowa City, la. m bonic pldgue. The examination showed !bl‘llll nCh:rlott had chronic Bright's dis- ease. | Falls From His Bicycle. WOODLAND, April 16.—Rev. J. J. Mor- gan while returnln’f. tr::n‘ha temperance | Ca it t was thrown Prors Wis bicycle and sustatned injuries u:n r!:fihl side and hip that will' keep bed for several months, Adopt Interchange- able Tickets. Liberal Rate Is Made t’ox; the Elks’ Trip to Salt Lake B in August. Special Dispatch to The Call. HOTEL DEL CORONADO, April 16.— The members of the Transcontinental Passenger Association were hard at work from early this morning until late in the afternoon. During the sessions business of great importance was transacted. For several hours the interchangeable mile- age ticket was discussed. The new method met with no opposition and wil be adopt- ed. at the morning session to-morrow. This new ticket will be good for 3000 miles and will be recognized by all roads west of Denver. The ticket will be sold to travellng men, commencing on June 1, and its advent will be hailed with delight. ‘What promises to'create a sensation in the Western railroad world is the fact that within a_ few months the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Canadian Pacific will become members of the Transcontinental Assoclation. These roads are at present out of the pool, but from'an authentic source-it is given out that they are already moving to join the association. The Northern roads in the past, though not members of the pool, have worked in harmony with the asso- clation and it is said that their applica- tlon for membership is being discussed. Representatives from their passenger de- partments are here, and, though not al- lowed to vote, attend all of the sessions. The Southeastern roads have sent in a big protest at the present division of cir- cuit rates. They claim they have not re- celved a fair percentage of the money | pald by passengers for tickets. They ac- cordingly filed a protest with the asso- ciation and a committee has studied the situation. To-day the committee reported that it believed the Southeastern roads were recelving a fair share and recom- mended that no change should be made. The report was adopted. A liberal rate was made for Elks journeying from San Francisco to Salt Lake to attend the an- nual convention in August. The fare from San Francisco will be $31 50 for a first- class return ticket, good for ten days. Tickets for this excursion will be on sale on August 9 and 10. The fare from Los A?:gelen!uwlll be $41. ommittees were appointed to report o the Eagles' Aerie at St. Paul, J\.Ipne 3-§f but it is improbable that they will make their report at this meeting. Committees were also appointed and Instructed to re- gort on the general assembly of the Pres- yterian church in Los Angeles, May 19- 23, and the Druggists’ Association meet- ing in Monterey in October of this year. e clergy rate remains undisturbed at half rate. The assoclation expects to fin- Ex!‘a."ls Y‘ofl( (ot—lmormr evening. Its next rterly meeting will be- hel - wood Springs, Cd‘lo. i SAYS AMERING HIT THE NAIL” German Legislator Ap- preves Term “Hygie- nic Humbug.” BERLIN, April 16.—In the Reichstag to- day Herr Antrick, Socialist, alluded to the prohibition of meats prepared with bora- clc acid before the tariff committee as a piece of governmental hypocrisy, and said the Americans were right in pro- nouncing it a hygienic humbug. He cited the opinion of a German chemical soclety to the effect that this prohibition was un- justifiable. Herr Antrick concluded by saying: ‘‘Such measures can only lead to a tariff war.” Count von Posadowsky-Wehner said in defense of the Ministry that the Govern- ment could only depend upon technical advice; that American views could not be considered and that the interests of do- mestic meat producers could not be re- garded as the deciding voice In the mat- ter. He sald the Government was sup- ported unanimously by the Imperial Health Office and the Health Council whose opinions must be respected. of course, said the Secretary of State for the Interior, the entire Council has not been consulted, but the advice of that division of the Council having the super- vision of such questions as the above has been taken. The foregoing remarks were an outgrowth of the discussion of the meat duties. After the adoption of the agrarian increases Count von Posadow- sky-Wehner again plainly said that the meat and cattle amendments were abso- lutely unacceptable to the Government. At this stage of the deliberations Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader, inquired why it was necessary to further discuss the bill if the majority was unable to come to an agreement with the Government. He said it would be better to cease wast- ing time, and that the business Interests of the country demanded a speedy clear- ing up of the matter. Herr Heim, the Centrist leader, who was largely instrumental in inserting the minimum scale of duties on animals and meats, declared it useless to continue the discussion unless the Government accept- ed the amendments. Dr. Paache, the National Liberal leader, also sald he regarded further discussion to be useless if the Centrists adhered to the impossible increases. . Racing at Lakeside and Memphis. CHICAGO, April 16.—Lakeside results: First race, five and a half furlongs—Haldee won, 1da V. second, Rival Dare third. Time, 1:09. “Second race, four furlongs—Our Bessle won, Belle Graham second,. Josette third. Time, 149 2-5. g O hird. race, five and & Halt furlongs—Scorplo won, o second, Pompino third. Time, 1:08'3-5, Fourth race, six furlongs—Otis won, Hood- wink second, Owenton third. Time, 1:14 4-5. Fitth race, one mile and a_sixteenth—Red Apple won, ‘Donator second, ~Lavator third. Time, 1:49 2-5. Bixth race, one mile, selling—Siphon won, Teucer second, Miss Liza third. Time, 1:48 1-5, MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 16.—Montgomery | Park results: First race, four and a half furlongs—Sarah Maxim won, Andrew Ring second, Lyman Hay third, Time, 0:57%. ‘Becond race, four furlongs, selling—Maverick won, Dross second, Step Around third. Time, 149, Obird race, five furlongs—Gallantie won, The Rival second, Cadet third. Time, 1:02%. Fourth race, Cordova Hotel handicap, one and an éighth miles—Sflurlan won, Barouche second, Vulcain third. Time, 1:65. Fifth race, steeplechase, about one and a quarter miles—Maze won, ursor second, Golden Link third. - Time, 2:51%. Sixth race, five and a half furlongs—Toah won, Sever second, Admonition third. Time, 1:08! The City of Puebla Damaged. TACOMA, April 16.—The steamer Me- teor, from San Francisco, in making a landing at Tacoma last night struck the steamer City of Puebla astern, smnhlnE! her three decks, injuring the saloon dec and breaking the steering gear. All the injury v:n :xl:‘w{a dth: ,werqjgne. The e is estimated a A Sebia Wil be much delayed, o Ot Of Accused Banker Kills a Judge. BERLIN, April 16.—A banker named Vor BadenlLruns, who is on trial at Old- enburg, charged with irregularities In connection with the Verelns Bank, enter- ed the residence to-day of thg presiding Judge, Herr Brecker, and shot him dead, LOS ANGELES, April 16.—'"Indlan Pete,” whose wife was found dead on the raflroa tracks near two weeks 480, has been charged with her murder. Moving for Seventy- Two Hours, Will Power and Endurance Save Him From Being Frogen. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, April 16—After walking three days and nights without cessation | Gus Thompson stumbled into a cabin of his friends near Dawson three weeks ago and fell asieep’ on the floor. From his | exhausted and emaciated condition they knew that he had been through scme | extraordinary ordeal. He slept without | waking for twenty-four hours, during | which they_ occastonally lifted him into a sitting position and fed him bean soup. | The next <day \Thompson got up and | walked around for two hours. Then he slept nearly twenty-four hours more The story Thompson tells is more than | ordinarily ~ interesung as snowing the | limit of endurance in case of life or | death. Thompson started alone to pros- | pect on one of the side streams a hun- dred miles up White River. When {hree | days out from Dawson the snow' was | drifted so badly that he could drag his isled no further. Starting back he had | the option of carrying his bédding or | rome_provision, and chose the latter. | He thought then that he could make , camp with two forced marches and sleep at a campfire. On the second day’s start hé had lighten again. Dividing his pack, he | ok the wrong bundle, leaving all of his | matches behind. This vital stake was rot discovered until night. It was bitter- {1y cold and the night was too dark to Keep the trall. Realizing that he must Keep moving, Thompson broke a path around a tree and walked it all night. The next day he lost the trail suoveral times, and from overexertion had grown so stupid that he could not recognize landmarks. He describes his experience in walking around a tree again that night as awful torture. Several times he fell asleep, being awakened by falling into the snow bank. Each time this caused an energetic struggle, because he was tempted to stay down and continue a slumber that would have meant death. Love of life gained the mastery each t‘me, and he kept on moving. On' the following day Thompson's mind was almost a blank. He ate nothing but a few pancakes, which he had put into Eis shirt to thaw. Another terrible night was passed, Thompson working sums in mental arithmetie, reciting poetry and sticking Ems into himself to keegI awake, This night ,of agony ended, he soon r;acherl a camp of his friends and fell €Xhausted on entering their cabin. CLOSE ON THE TRAIL OF WQUNDED ROBBER Officers Find Bloodstained Garments Discarded by the Jackson Highwayman. STOCKTON, April 16.—Amador County officers are hot on the trail of the Jack- son robber. It is now certain that young Picardo wounded the robber when he shot at him and the fugitive’s capture is hour- 1y expected. The duster, the belt and the second revolver worn by the robber have been found on the Jackson Gate road, near an old smelter. The articles were covered with blood and the duster dis- played many shot holes in proof of the g00od marksmanship of the young man. The garment gave evidence that the rob- ber was badly wounded in the left arm and that he carried away many buckshot in his body. WORKMEN HONOR SUPREME MASTER Members of Order Tender Grand Reception to A. C, Harwick. The members of the local lodges of the in line on Bush street, between Sansome and Montgomery 'streets, last night to es- cort Supreme Master Workman A. C. Harwick and Dr. Briggs, grand medical examiner of the order in New York, to Metropolitan Hall, where they were ten- dered a reception. The procession, un- der the rharshalship of Past Master Er- nest C. Stock of Franklin Lodge, with John T. Kidd, H. J. Trowbridge and C. 8. Curtis as aids, was preceded by a band, after which came the Past Masters’ Asso- clation, R. H. McPherson president. The grand officers and members of the Degree of Honor, Supreme Master Harwick, Dr. Briggs, the past supreme master work- man and Grand Master Workman E. A, Freeman followed In carriages, with eight members of Crocker Lodge in’ military uniform and eight members of the Past Masters’ Association flanking as a guard of honor. After these came the lodges, in the following order: San Francisco No. 4, Golden Gate No. 8, Harmony No. 9, Yerba Buena No. 14, Bernal No. 19, Unity No. 27, Valley No. 30, Spar- tan No. 86, Magnolia No, 41, Myrtle No. 42, Franklin No, 44, Hercules No. 53, Washli n No. ), Burns No. Sts. john No. 18, . Ei xcelsior 126, No. 127, Fidelity No. ), y View No. 159, Memorial No, 174, Friendship No. 179, Triumph No, 180, Noe Valley No. 185, Alta No. Fairmount No. 247, Eureka Valley No. 262, Golden West No. 364, Crocker gz The majority of the 800 members in line wore the badges of the order, while sev- eral of the lodges displayed banners and Amerfcan flags. The procession moved along Bush street to Kearny, to Market, to Fifth, to Metropolitan Hall, where the members of the order were seated on the orchestra floor as far as seats permitted, and the overflow went to the balcony. The interfor of the hall was tastefully deccrated with the colors and emblems of the order, while on the stage was a y;u- fusion of beautiful flowers and ferns. The nngle was occupled by W. H. Jorda 8. M. W., chairman of the evening; preme Master Harwick and his traveling companion, Dr. Briggs; Grand Master Freeman, Grand Overseer Dunton, Grahd Recorder Spencer, Grand Recelver Booth, Past Grand Masters Barnes and Hirsh. berg, H. Reed, the guard of honor and the grand marshal. the supreme mas- ter was entering the hall the band played “‘Hall to the Chief. Chairman Jordan made a short address of welcome, and the California Quartet rendered several vocal selection Grand Master Freeman then spoke on the extension work that is belng done in the order at this time, and declared that it is his ambition to secure 5000 new meni- bers during the next twelve months, . lengthy address, in which he compiiment- ed the members of the order on the en- | thusiasm displayed. He urged them to 4 help the grand master in securing new | medmb.tl, and gave some Instructing facts and figures. Samuel Booth and the quartet sang A. 1 0. U. W. songs, after which Dr. .Brig, o few kind words'to say about Corr fornia hospitality and the grand reception lven him and the supreme master by !ge orkmen of this city. He also gave some valuable advice and suggestions as to the i bty 1050 1k a7 1L, e B 23 which may fin y into the homes m ?efisdt ln:e n;flgg HEA 05 of osle utler of e egree o on gave a comle recitation, i s r gave a_flve-minute s tonawef y Past Grand ter es, All of the speakers were enthusiasti 11y recetved. T iy T i Ancient Order of United Workmen formed | Supreme Master Harwick followed in a.| ech and was | Career of a Petty Forger. Culprit Makes a “Gun Play” and His Lifs Pays the Forfeit. — e Special Dispatch to The Call. BAKERSFIELD, . April 16.—Fearing that he was about to murderéd in the diecharge of his duty, Constable G. F. Strobel to-night shot and killed T. F. Henderson, a porteér in the Cesmat Hotel, in Kern City. Strobel was placed under arrest, but was released later by Justice of the Peace Marion. The body of his victim was removed to the Morgue. Henderson lost his life because of his determination to escape arrest on chdrges of issuing fictitious checks. He .was wanted by the authorities both in this city and Kern, having drawn checks on the: Bank of Kern, payable to himself. For these he received cash. from mer- chants, but he had no funds In the bank. Strobel placed Henderson under arrest lat: this afternoon. The porter, on the pretext of wanting to get his coat, went with the officer to his room. No sooner had he stepped inside than he picked up a revolver, and, aiming it at Strobel, ex- claimed: . “‘Get out of this house and stay out.” Strobel ‘was not armed and he hurriedly left the room. He went to the barroom ‘where he procured a pistol from the bar- tender. Then he started in search of hig man and found him {n the pantry, just off the hotel kitchen. Strobel says that Hen- derson made a motion as though to draw his revolver. The constable quickly brought out his weapon and fired. Hea- derson dropped dead in his tracks. Btrobel is known in Kern City as a fearless and efficient officer. Henderson, it {s said, bore an unenviable reputation and was known to have been mixed up in affairs regarded as “shady.” 8o far as is known, Henderson leaves no relatives in Kern City. Coroner Buckrens held an inquest this evening. The jury exonerated Strobel. ) Schooner Kate and Annie Lost. SANTA BARBARA, April 16.—The schooner Restless, arriving to-day from San Migue! Island, brings news of the wrecking of the sealing schooner Kate and Annle in Cuylers harbor, on the island of San Miguel, on April 9. 'he schooner had put into the harbor to escape a hard northwest gale. The anchor chain parted and the vesgél was driven on the beach. Captain Lutjens and the crew of six men reached shore in 'safety. The te and Annie filled with sand and was ng to gleces when the Restless salled yen,erfiny. he was a thirty-ton boat, %lylng from y Captain CONEERS e AT I PERL President May Transfer but Not Remove the. MinEMr. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. ‘W., WASHINGTON, April 16.—Edwin H. Conger, United States Minister to China, ‘will not be recalled from Peking by Pres- ident Roosevelt to make room for William ‘Woodville Rockhill, director of the Bu- reau of American Republics, but will be transferred to another diplomatic post e:mally as important as the Chinese mis- slon. Senators Allison and Dolliver had a brief conference with the President, whea he was informed plainly that It would be unjust to remove Conger, who had per- formed such excellent services for his country at the Chinese capital during the trying days of the Boxer uprising. To remove Conger, it was sald, would be to humiliate before the whole world a man who deserves the gratitude and sup- port of his countrymen for the strong stand he took when a less resolute atti- tude would have been disastrous and probably would have cost American lives. The matter was presented to the Presi- dent in such a manner that he saw at once it would not be proper nor fair to relieve Conger against his will. And while the President did not promise in so many words there is every reason for saying that Conger will not be relieved from the diplomatic service, but will be transferred to another desirable post. RAILWAY TO BE BUILT THROUGH CENTRAL ALASKA Prominent Men of the State of Wash- ington at the Back of the . Project. SEATTLE, April 16.—Men prominent in the business and political affairs’of this city and State have announced their in- tention to construct a raliroad through Central Alaska. It is proposed to build the line from a point on Resurrection Bay, by the most feasible and shortest route possible, to Iumrlrt City, on the Yukon. The length of the proposed road is 574 mliles. v The promoters of the enterprise, which is undertaken as a business and a money- making venture, are John H. McGraw, former Governor of this State; States Senator T Dickinson, Charles P win, John E. Pallaine, Captain B.: E Caine, Charles L. Denny and C. M. Af- derson. All, exce];t Turner and Peck, whose homes are in Spokane and Omaha respectively, are residents of Seattle. They have incorporated rs the Alaskan Central Rnflwng. the articles hnvinfi been filed to-day at l{mpl;. following the ap- roval of the prell mlmola' survey as shown By feld notes submitted to the Secretary of the Interior at Washington. The sur- vey was made in &v Anderson, who is designated as the chief enzineer of the road. Colonel Blanton Duncan’s Will. LOS ANGELES, April 16—The will of the late Colonel Blanton Duncan was to= s filed for probate. e decedent, is YH\aed at ;g’,m ltllt con& largel: f near Iverside an '“M"md- .i.a“ pe‘rnsonal effects. than sixty-elght legatees are named in tge will, many of them persons of na- tional reputation. ghter, Catharine B.. Lewis, the follow- ?n‘:‘are among the legatees: Gerald Mc- Pherson, M. Allen, D. K. Trask, David laeep 3 Bcl'znkburn of l;{ut}tugvkyk J. oks of Los Angel . W. An- a‘e?:n’x? mfa"n Sam, a Chinese. R S Mrs. Baker Will Recover. - LOS ANGELES, April 16.—Mrs. Natalie Baker, widow of E. Percival Baker, who killed himself in the St. Lawrence House esterday by taking cfilom‘ is doing well f Hospital he County d her recovery hn r:n'ev -lm?n assured. en the wom: who llkewise had attempted suicide, wa: 3 ban that her Hench was only a question of & few min- utes, but she U e{‘o e Receiv- !ing Huguq,l and there ‘measures were - n to revive her. e has not been told of her husband’s suleide. Divorce of Mrs. Emma Krause. FA.‘; «mrl_ft-. ‘Apm: 16.—Tudge ksntn- ‘lmg{vm?:e ?‘Nln &l‘bflu on the n’m of extreme < -1 was about to return to San The property of’ No less |- In_addition to his [ ~ WITH VATICAN Friar Lands Question Will Go Directly to Rome. Archbishop Ireland’s Sug- gestion Accepted by the Government. WASHINGTON, April 16.—Archbishop | Ireland of St. Paul had a conference with Secretary Root to-day following a talk he had had with the President respect- ing the Philippine friars land question. 1t was the idea of Archbishop Ireland und Bishop O’Gorman to have this com- plex question settled directly at Rome instead of tbrough the Archbishop of Manila, who, they pointed out, would have been obiiged to delay proceedings greatly by frequent reference of every importart rhase of the negotiations to his superiors iu the Vatican. The Government here has come to ac-| ¢ept the Ireland and O'Gorman view as| the most Lusiness-like proposition, and | that IS why Governor Taft will stop at| Romne on his way back to Manila and en- derivor t¢ a range directly the basis for an agreement for the transfer of the londs to the Philippine Government in| trust for the Philippine people. | | Monsigncr Sbarretti favored a settle. ment of the question at Manila, in whi case he would have been appointed Arc bishop und would have undertaken ine work Fimseif in’behalf of the religious | orders. ~ The decision in favor of Kome wiil invgive a change in his plans. The cdispute whiech has arisen at Ha- | vana betwecn thé civil and the chured guthorities ove: the prohibition by former of chiuréh taxes on funerals ais it yet been brought to the attention of the "War Department, and nothing i3 known of :the merits of the case by Archhiship Ireland. HAVANA, April 16.—Pending a thor- ough investigation of the question which bas arisen between the military Govern- ment and the Archbishop of Havana with regard to the rights of the church to collect burial fees for interments = in Cristobal Colon Cemetery, Governor Gen- eral Wood issued an order to-day rescind- ing the order recently given by the acting Secretary of State, in which it was. set forth that parish priests had no right to collect burial fees, and that burial in the cemetery could not be refused upon the presentation of burial certificates signed by the civil authorities. e SAUSALITO’S TOWN MAP SAID TO BE INACCURATE Lot Owners Uneasy Over the Likeli- hood That Their Titles Are in Jeopardy. SAUSALITO, April 16—The town of Bausalito is involved in a land squabble. From assertions made to-night at the meeting of the Common Council the town map of Sausalito appears to be incorrect and ' certain property owners on the prin- cipal streets on the hill have their fences from twenty to forty feet out into the street. The question arose to-night over a re- cent decision in the case of Caroline Har- rison vs. the city of Sausalito, in which plaintiff sought to quiet title to certain uisputed property on San Carlos avenue. Judge Angellotti decided in favor of the plaintiff, ~The question to-night was whether an appeal to the Supreme Court should be taken. Attorney Treat, for the city, asserted that the map of Sausalito was in error and that if Angellotti's de- cision were correct many lots either ex- tended into the street or else did not ex- tend far enough. e Questions raised as to the valldity of-residence property titlés in Sausalito as well as the assertions by the attorney for the eity that certain surveyors’ notes had been withheld in the trial caused great uneasiness among members of the Board of Trustees and the taxpayers in general. LARGE BRITISH LOAN IS TAKEN UP RAPIDLY Morgan, Barings and Rothschilds Se- cure an Aggregate of Sixteen Million Pounds. LONDON, April 16.—There was a tre- mendous rush to subscribe to the new loan of £32,000,000 to-day. At the Bank of England it was estimated this evening that the lpan had been ten times over- subscribed. The l'sts will probably close to-morrow. It was said to-day that J. Pierpont Mor- n, the Barin, and the Rothschilds ave secured ufifgmgate of £16,000.000. The remaining £16,000,000 will be offered to_the public. Official confirmation of the above was forihcoming this afternoon by the Bank of England giving notice that half of the loan had been privately subscribed for and offering the other half for public subscription at 9%, with interest at 2% per cent. The subscription list will be closed on or before April 21. NEW ORK, April 16.—It was an- nounced to-day in Wall street that J. P. Morgan ‘& Co. and Baring, Magoun & Co. of New York, Drexel & Co. of Phila- delphia and Kidder, Peabody & Co of Boston had been authorized to forward applications for allotments to the issue o? £32,000,000 British consols, of which £16,000,000 have already. been placed. The g;lce of issue was fixed by the British easury at 93%. g AR JOSEPH EPPINGER WANTS SOME “FLORODORA” COIN San Franciscan Sues to Obtain a Half- Interest in the Pro- duction. NEW YORK, April 18—Joseph L. Ep- pinger, who advanced money to the.man- agers of “Florodora’” before it made a henomenal financial success, has now gmu‘ht suit to obtain a half-interest in the production. He has begun an action against Thomas Ryley, John e and John C. Fischer, asking for the appoin! ment of a receiver to continue the pro- duction, and for an accounting of profit. Eppinger is in the grain commission business in San Francisco. He met Dunne and Ryley In California some years ago. In an affidavit he says that in New York in 1900 Dunne and Ryley called and told him that !he?’ thought they had a great o thin “Florodora,” which they had bou, fln“}n London. Fischer had a one half interest. “They obtained money from me as they needed it,” Eppinger stated, “but :’hexl Isco Dunne and Ryley informed me they would not return my money, but would give me | intimidation and unlawful a bill of sale in payment. They did so, but I have received no proceeds.” - GHINN'S TROOFS Tv?o Thousand Imperi- alist Soldiers Are Slaughtered. Russians Kill Nearly Eight Hundred Railroad Raiders. HONGKONG, April 16.—A courier who arrived at Canton yesterday reported that over 2000 imperialist soldiers sent by Mar- shal Su against the rebels were ambushed in a narrow defile and all were killed. The situation in the rebellious districts | of Southern China is increasing alarm- ingly. The Viceroy of Canton has fele- graphed to Peking urging the immediate forwarding of reinforcements. Lack of news from General Ma and Marshal Su is taken to indicate that the rebels have surrounded the imperial troops and cut off communication with them. PETERSBURG, April 16.—An_of- ficial dispatch received here from Port Arthur, dated April 12, announces that serious fighting bas occurred in the vicin- ity of the boundary of the provinces of Mukden and Kiram, Manchuria, between Russian frontier guards and Chinese rob- bers, who had been raiding railroad sta- tions. The Russians surrounded 860 Chi- nese at Kangtun , and only thirty of | them escaped. The Russian losses were very small. | CHARMING BENICIA MISS WEDS ARMY LIEUTENANT Tillie M. Reed Becomes the Bride of EKenneth C. Masteller of the Artillery Corps. BENICIA, April 16.—A quiet wedding ceremony took place at noon to-day at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Reed, when their daughter, Miss Tillie M. Reed, was united in marriage to Lieutenant Kenneth C. Masteller of San Diego. The ceremony was Performed by the Rev. Father Netterville of Vallejo. Loving hands had transformed Miss Reed's home into a perfect bower of beauty, the rooms being banked with or- ange blossoms and white and pink roses. The bride wore a dress of delicate green jusi cloth, made over white silk and trimmed in point lace. The material for the dress was brought as a gift to his sweetheart by Lieutenant Masteller u his return from the Philippines a months ago. After the ceremony a wedding break- fast was served. The table at which the young couple were seated was decorated in_the artillery color—red carnations. Miss Tillie M. Reed was born and reared in Benicia, and her charming personality and pleasant manner have won her a host of friends. Lieutenant Masteller, who be- longs to the artillery cprps of the regular army and is now stationed at Fort San Diego, was stationed at Benicia Barracks while a member of the Sixth t, Californie. Volunteers, at the bemnlnfbvf the Sparish-American war, nearly fouf years .ugo. Since then he has spent two years as first lieutenant of Cmpangml. Fortieth Infantry Volunteers, in the - ippines, during part of which time he had command of the company. He came home ghortiy before the holidays, ana for his bravery and efficient service in the Phil- ippines was appointed to the artillery corps of the regular army. Lieutenant and Mrs. Mastsller left this afternoon for San Francisco, where they expect to rémain a short time. They will then visit Bakersfleld, Los Angeles and scme of the pleasure resorts of Southern California. They expect to make ¥an Diegc their home. promte-KDRIN FORMATION OF CABINET PALMA’S FIRST WORK President-Elect of Cuba Passes Through Washington on Way to the Republic. WASHINGTON, ~ April 16.—President- elect Palma of the new Cuban republie passed through here this. afternoon en route to Cuba. He will visit a number of Cuban cities and towns, going first to Jibara, thence to Holguin and his native home, Bayamo. From there the Presi- dent-elect will proceed to Manzanillo and Santiago, and go to Havana about May 9. His nrst important acts as the President of the new republic, he announced to- day, will be the formation of a Cabimet and the dispatch of a message to the Cu~ ban Congress. He already has settled upon several persons to whom he will tender Cabinet portfolios, but he refused to make his selections public, explaining that he wanted to give the matter fuil consideration after "he reaches Cuba and to announce the Cabinet simultaneously. One appointment, he admitted, was prac- tically decided upon, viz., that of Gonzales de Quesada, who represented the Cubans here during the period preceding the Spanish-American war, to be Cuban Min- ister to the United States. The first mes- sage of the head of the republic to the Cuban Congress will be submitted imme- diately aftér he assumes office. Its main features will be recommendations along the following lines: First, all possible measures calculated to unite the various political factions of Cuba so_that all elements will work to- gether in the interest of the new Gov- ernment; second. the development of the natural Tesources of the country, with reciprocal tariff relations with the United States; third, the maintenance of the most friendly relations with the United States Government. Palma sald that the United States dol- lar would be the standard in Cuba, but that the currency and other questions were matters that required mature de- liberation and need not be Immediately legislated upon. B Chinese Resists Arrest. STOCKTON, April 16.—At Oakdale yes- terday Deputy Sheriff Black had a hard fight with a Chinese known as Ah Sing. The Chinese was wanted here for the theft of some silverware. He was found in Oakdale, and, armed with a warrant, the officer went to arrest him. Ah Sing reached for a revolver he had in his pocket. Black swung his t fist to the riental's jaw, puttin im out, but breaking the bones in the officer’s Ah Sing was lodged in the Oakdale last night and brought to this city He was in _fighting mood all the way had to be heavily ironed. ———— Crimes Act Sections Revived. DUBLIN, April 16.—Three sections of the crimes act have been put in force in a large number of the districts in Ireland by a proclaation issued to-night bv Earl Cadogan, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. These sections provide for summary 2w 5 ehif diction in cases of criminal coi > assel . for trial by 1 jury and for change of venue at the option of the crown. All Grocers and health giving properties of the fruits and grain in your morn- * ing cup of Figprune. Boil 5to 10 gninuwl Looks like coffee Tastes like coffee Better than coffee