The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 9, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1902. 92 TELEPHONE TAX SUITS HANG FIRE Involve Thousards, but Trials Are Being Delayed. Inquiry Is Started and City Attorney Lane Asked for Explanation. ued delay in pressing the | t the Sunset Telephone and | Telegraph Company for the thousands of alleged to be due the city as taxes | slot telephone boxes has | ry. Ex-Supervisor William Carthy has particularly interested If in the matter. According to him, Attorney Clty Frankiin K. Lene has stated that the suits have been held in abeyance at the request of Mayor Schmitz, because the Mayor was trying o arrange a compromise with the telephone company, the basis of this compromise to be that the corporation give the munici- pality a free service in case the suits were abandoned. Mayor Schmitz says with empbasis that bhe made no such request of Mr. Lane that he has made nor received no ov: tures for a compromise with the telephons | ympany and that he has never even eard any suggestion that a compromise be made. The suits seem to have been practically sidetracked. ngs have been continued by Judge Heb- & 10 be N0 One 1o Pr . The Tax Collector was instructed to bring the suits and he employed as special coun Peter F. Dunne. Mr. Dunne was subsequently relieved of the ! the matter fell back ity Attorney Lane. responsibility ar into the hands o As far back as 1830 there went into ef- | ral orders of the Board rs an ordinance regarding the taxing of electric machines which reads follows: 48, page 125—For each g machine, phonographic g machine, lifting me ine, electric machine or an apparatus of any kind, char- ter or description in which deposit of a ser piece of money or within said ma- ereon or music es in conmection ignated are rendered of §2 per quarter for each the members of the i inance the ) cents a quarter, as that in force in Utah. e a adopted at that Supervisors to have the Tax her in the ty from the telephone compan; . r then appointed an a or the collection ors discovered e ma ne. the telephone com- and again and were y he expresses a citizen to have the me was pretty well noon in receiving tee that had o Vallejo to jon there. comm him abor T the v the he said natter was pending in the courts t present not within his juri } 3 w , Tegarding a com- mise s The matter is now the cases i ny were now p 5 me up before Judge in the near future 1p again before ng made the t bad asked him sults in abeyance pending a FARMER FROM SUISUN ACCUSES A TRAINBOY Captain Boynton Has Harry Harris | Arrested on Charge of Petty ton, who stated un, was the in the case of Harry ty larceny, before r Wednesday night, but was He then went to the but failed to get one there p to him and offered to get im for the Alcazar. He gave cents to buy the ticket, he and w hen Harris returned with nts for his trouble. Boyn- gold piece, he said, to Harris walked away complained to Police- ho arrested Harris. On amination be admitted he had two ee drinks, but had storage for e defendant brought forward several v mong them Doorkeeper Levy Orpheum, who testified that Boyn- s considerably under the influence Harris denied getting a % gold d all he got was % cents. He d as a trainboy and nding e cigar store adjoining | eum when he saw the old gentle- The Judge then dismissed the case. of the wealthi- f Suisun, a bank president | r of the late James Lick. Good Templars’ Reception. International, Valley, Spring Valley, vening Star and Oakland lodges of the the A. O. F building to ten- ption to Colonel B. F. Parker, ght worthy grand secretary of the but suddenly in the afternoon he called to his home in the East. In his absence his wife represented him. There was an address of weicome by O. H. Fisher and a response by Mrs. Parker If of her husband. W. G. Nettle- @ counselor, delivered an ad- after which there was a musical erary programme that proved in- > 2 dres ter ——————— Hitching Horses to Lamp FPosts. Chief Wittman fssued the following or- sterday: y call sttention to subdivision 2 of wec f order 1387, page 30 of the gen- eral orders of the Board of Supervisors, Yor- of any amimal to lamp Complaints are made to ihe Street Lighting Department that this law is bein constantly viclated, so far a# the lamp posts are concerned, with the re- sult that the Welsbach lights in the stréet lamps are being continually broken. Instruct all members of your respective commands to pay particular attention and arrest all persons found vicleting the ordinance. peons Semials o S rmenge A S Favors Narrowing of Sidewalke. The Board of Public Works yesterday recommended that the sidewalks on : sixth street, between Folsom and be reduced from fifteen to ten There is a double track car line on -sixth street, which at present leaves a width of only nine feet of road- way between tracks and curbs, and the reduction is very desirable according to the city engineer. —————ee—— Pioneer Passes Away. B. 8. Frisbie, a pioneer, residing at Yuba City, died suddeply yesterday afternoon of heart disease. Mr. Frisbie came here in the early fifties and was 68 years of age. He was a district deputy of the A. °. U. W. L) From time to time the hear- | taxes due the | s | Wilson for desertion. | of building schoolhouses ident Order of Good Templars met | PAULGENG ENTER DORCE COURT Wife of Well -Known Bookkeeper Sues for Her Freedom. Claims Husband Has Failed to Provide for. Her. Other Suits. Henry H. Paulsen, bookkeeper for Siebe | Bros. & Plagemann, liquor dealers, was | made the defendant in a suit for divorce | yesterday by Minnie E. F. Paulsen. De- | sertion and failure to provide are the al-| Jeged causes for the suit. The Paulsens were married five vears | ago and reside at 1722 Eddy street. They | have one child, a boy, aged 4 years. | Mrs. Paulsen alleges that her husband | | left her on February 16 of last year and that since that time she has received no monetary or other aid from him. She al- leges further that thelr child is sickly | and delicate, and that because of her | husband’s neglect she has been unable to | | give him the care and attention his con- ditlon requires. | She also alleges that Paulsen is fully aware of his child's condition and need for medical treatment, and that he has neglected and refused to give her any | assistance. She charges that Paulsen is in possession of considerable property, ac- | quired after his marriage, and therefore well able to care for her and their child, | He also receives, she alleges, a salary of $200 a month from Siebe Bros. & Plage- mann. ‘The suit for divorce commenced against | Eva L. Piepenberg by Albert H. Piepen- | | berg was dismissed yesterday, the couple | | having settled their grievances. Plepen- | berg accused his wife of lntemperancel | and cruelty, while she alleged that he was | | 2 swindler, that he possessed a criminal | nature and was without any decent in-| stincts or principles. They were married in_September, 1900. | " Jean Lieurette, who was married to Ma- rie Lieurette at Stockton in 1888, filed a | suit_for divorce vesterday, alleging that she left him in 1898. They s.ave one child, | a boy, ears of age, the custody of whom' the father asks. | “Mary Tho has commenced an action | for divorce nst Thomas D. Thomas on | | the ground of failure to provide. She al- | leges that for the last year Thomas has | not vrovided her with means to support and two children. They lverton, Colo., in 1893. Knaus is suing Emma S. N. ivorce on the ground of in-| tidelity. He names James Cronin of | Vallejo as the co-respondent. Knaus | s the court to award him the custody | children. | R Wwho was convicted of a felony at Oakland in June, 1900, is being ued for divorce by Rachel Eugenie Ran- kin, he was married at Ala- Mrs. Rankin asks for per- m! resume her maiden name, Vir- | ginia Cummings. | Loufse A. Sullivan, who was married to ank J. Sullivan in November, 1891, is | | herself | married | Max D. { Knaus fo were | | 1896, | Suite for divorce were filed by Charles | | N. Runyan against Mary Runyan for | Vilson against A. J. i Divorces were granted to John Otis| Erown from Eliza E. Brown for deser-| tion, Emma Kohn from Benjamin Kohn | | for neglect. Bertha Louisa Schossow from 3 sow for conviction of a fel- | and Savino Cipelli from Angela Gi- | for desertion. | on | pel TWO MATES LOSE THEIR LICENSES FOR NEGLIGENCE Andersen of the Noyo and Hadwell of the San Pedro tha Victims. tain O. F. Bdlles and John K. Bui- | punished two mates yesterday whom | found guilty of carelessness -and | negligence in navigating the steamer: { Noyo and San Pedro. The steamers col- | | d at 1 o'clock in the morning on | April 18, thirty miles northwest of Point | The Noyo was damaged to the | of $4000 .and the San Pedro $5000. umber cargo was damaged to the eyes. mate of the Noyo, was negligen: in ing the bridge in charge of an un-| licensed man, who did not know the sig- Is to the engine room. when the steam. | ng at full speed and the as foggy. His license was re- | d. The license of Peter Hedwell, sec- | ate of the San Pedro. was suspend- for thirty davs for negligence in run- | ning the San Pedro at full speed with a | squarc sail set in foggy weather on his own responsibility and not calling the | master, as he should have done. Afterf he | s he Noyo he did all he could to avoid the collision. The masters, H. Johnsen of | he o and Jahnsen of the San T Were exonerated. — | TEACHERS’ COMMITTEE FINDS MORE PUPILS Additional Number Will Entitle School Department to an In- creased Appropriation. Principals Mann, O'Connor and Faulk- | ner, the sub-committee appointed at the recent teachers’ mass meeting to collect data with a view to urging an increased appropriation for the schools, have suc- ceeded in finding 653 additional pupils to the average daily attendance which was reported originally to be 3§145. By a sim- ple method of arithmetical calculation the | committee makes the number 36,79 in- 0. stead. Under the charter this will allow $1.039,288 to pay salaries of teachers. The general committee of eighteen teachers | will go before the Supervisors’ Finarce { Committee next Tuesday at 4 p. m. to urge 2 liberal appropriation. ‘The Marine Engineerg Beneficial Asso- | ciation and the International Unjon of | Steam Engineers sent communications | yesterday to the Board of Supervisors ap- proving of the ordinance appropriating | 7% cents on every $100 assessed valuation outside of the dollar limit for the purpose —— WILLIAM RADER SPEAKS ON “UNCLE SAM.” | Series of Five Lectures at Park Con- [ gregational Church Is Con- cluded by Minister. | The last of a series of lectures under the |auspices of the Park Congregational | Church was given last night before a large audience in the lecture room of the { church. Rey. William Rader was the | spezker and he was warmiy greeted when Dr. Jones, the pastor, introduced him to the listeners. Dr. Rader’s theme was “Uncle Sam, or the Reign of the Common People.” He gave an interesting talk and reviewed the American since the days of John Smith and the Puritans. He classed Uncle 8am as the noblest of men and gave a good il- lustration of American character. He punctuated his speech with a number of witty remarks and anecdotes and kept the audience in good humor throughout his entire address. ———e—— Will Remove House From Street. The Board of Public Works will put a force of men at work this morning for the P se of removing a house belongin, To B “Simpson which has blockaded the roadway of Shrader street, near Haight, for several months past. The house was moved to the street from a lot by the Sheriff on a writ of restitution, and the Supervisors recently passed a resolution ordering its removal as an obstruction. It will be demolished and the sections re- | moved to the Corporation Yard. B — Sceks Damages for Child’s Injuries. Jehn Galvin of 26 Natoma street, whose dzughter, Mary Ellen, aged 2 years, was run over and badly injured on February 17 by a truck owned by the Austin Freight and Transportation Company, filed a suit for $15,000 damages againat the compuny vesterday. He alleges that his daugl ter will be crippled for life and de- {o1mcd as the result of her injuries. BEV. SENIOR AT UNIVERSITY N IS SECRETLY MARRIED Herman Elmer Jones, a Student in the College of Mechan- ics, Clandestinely Weds Miss Agnes Gertrude Mackey, a Graduate of the Berkeley High School, in San Jose 5 — % UNIVERSITY STUDENT AND HIS BRIDE, TO WHOM HE WAS MAR- RIED SECRETLY IN SAN JOSE. <> » L ' . | | E.JONES.. | | ) . 3 - - ERKELEY, May 8.—Miss Agnes Gertrude Mackey, a graduate of the Berkeley High School with the class of 191, and Herman El- mer Jones, a senior in the college of mechanics at the University of Cali- -+ fornia, were married clandestinely in San Jose more than two months ago. Their secret was well guarded by themselves and a few sworn friends up till to-day. The ceremony was performed in the Garden City on February 22, Rev. Father Land of St. Patrick’s Church officiating. After the marriage the bride remained at her San Jose home with her parents and young Jones returned to his studies at Berkeley. On April 16 he was joined by his wife, but they still kept their wed- ding secret, as Jones did not wish his college chums to know about it until he had finished his university work and ex- aminatio Behind the romance is a tale of parental objection which brought about the usual result—a clandestine marriage sooner than either of the persons concerned had con- templated entering the state of matrimony. Jones met his present wife four years ago while she was a student at the loeal high school and he was attending college, and their troth was plighted soon afterward. Mrs. Jones’ parents were not informed until a recent date of their daughter's marriage. Mrs. Jones is the youngest daughter of John Mackey, a wealthy land and cattle owner of Humboldt County, who is at present residing at 374 South Sixth street, San Jose. Jones' home is in Sacramento, and “there he will take his wife as soon as college closes. Both young people have a large circle of friends here and else- where who will be greatly surprised at the announcement of the wedding. * Mr. and Mrs. Jones are at present re- siding at University Cottage 5. S S 2 2 S e S e . ) VEREIN ARION WILL GIVE FINAL CONCERT Splendid Programme Is Arranged and a New Orchestra Leader Selected. The last concert to be givep by the Vereln Arion for the season of 1902 .wm take place on Friday evening, May 16, at Native Sons’ Hall. The committee in charge has been faithfully working to make the final concert the most elaborate of any yet given and the best knowm ar- tists in local musical circles have een secured for the occasion. The orchestra will be under the direc- tion of the new musical director, Profes- sor Frederick Zech Jr., and some very chojce music is promised, as the new leader is one of the most finished artists in the local musical world. U The following programme will be ren- dered: A a “wald s (Abt), Verein on: He- lus; ““Am Ort, Wo Meine Wiege Stand” (Hand: werg), Verein Arion; (a) *“‘All Souls’ Day (Ole Bull), (b) “Traumerel” (Schumann), Jau. Jus siring orchestra; (a) ‘Um Mitternacht. (b) “Trinklied,” (c) ‘*Wanderlied” (komponirt und dem Arion gewidmet von Frederick Zech Jr.), Verein Arion; ‘‘Morire,” arie (Patini), Miss Florence Boston, violin obligato Miss Laura Taylor; “‘Altniederlandischies Lied (Kremeer), (b) “Old Folks at Home" (ar- rang. von Neidlinger), Verein Aron: (a) Bar- carole, (b) Etude (Rubinstein), Herr Paul Scholz; ‘“Im Wald" (Leu), Verein Arion; didi- gent, &err Frederick Zech Jr. —————— Horses Wreck Hydrant. The breaking of a water hydrant in front of the North Point dock grain warehouses at the corner of Lombard and Sansome streets, caused a lot of damage yesterday morning and the runaway horses responsible for the smash- up were. saved from drowning only by being cut free from a wrecked sand wagon, the wheels of which fouled a_knocked-down lamp- post and the remains of the hydrant. —The Torees, belonging to Jerry Sullivan, got be- yond the control of Louis Jones, the driver. The frightened animals ran down Sansome street and when opposite the grain ware- houses the wheels of the heavy wagon locked around a lamppost, snapping it off like a pipe- stem. As the horses struggled for freedom they managed to knock off the top of a water hydrant. A torrent of water shot fifty feet into the air. The horses were freed from tho Wreck with the aid of sharp knives, but the wafer played for nearly an hour. Part of the Sansome street car track was inundated and the grain warehouses were flooded™ The dam- age by water is said to amount to more than 1000. e New Incorporations. The Stanislaus Water and Power Com- pany was incorporated yesterday with a capital stock-of $2,500,000. The directors, each of whom has subscribed §100, are W. Frank Pierce, Weilington Gregg Jr., J. E. Green, H. P. Veeder and H. G. Veeder. J. J. Meyers, E. P. Lynch. A. %Pota- wood, I. N. Rosencrantz and L. P. Crane are the directors of the Black Oak Min- ing Company, which was incorporated vesterday with a capital stock of §1,000,000. Articles of incorporation of the Allen Shipping Company were filed yesterday. Th company has a capital stock of $250,- 000. The directors are L. Byron Welsh, W. T. Kennedy, F. G. Coxhead, E. L. Al- len and C. R. Allen. ews in Army Circles. Headquarters’ band and Companies C and F, Seventh Infantry, Colonel C. A, Coolidge in command, arrived in the cily yesterday from Vangouver Barracks. All Ninth Cavairy and "Light Artillery re- cruits in the Presidio casual camp have been ordered to leave for Manila on the transport Thomas, which is scheduled to sail on May 16. Colonel Chamberlain, who returned from an inspection of the troops at Honolulu last Wednesday on the Ala- meda, reports that he found military af- fairs in that city to be in a very satis- factory condition. —_————— Store Damaged by Water. Fire broke out last night at 226 Bush street, doing a good <deal of damage by water to Kraker & Co., manufacturers of neckwear. The fire started on the. third fioor in the store of the Livingston Manu- facturing Company, but that firm suf- fered little damage. SHRINERS TO GO TO NEVADA TO CONFER THEIR DEGREE Great Treat Is in Store for the Mem- bers of Islam Temple Saturday. By virtue of a dispensation granted by the illustrious imperial potentate, Philip C. Shaffer, a special session of Islam Temple, Mystic Shrine of San Franecisco, will be held in the city of Reno, Nev., to-morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock for the reception of petitions and f6r “cere- monies. he members will leave to- night at 6 o'clock from_the foot of Market street and arrive at Reno at 8:10 o’clock to-morrow morning. There will be a special train of Pullman coaches. More than one hundred nobles of Islam Tem- ple have already engaged berths in this train, and it is expected that there will be a great many more. There will be a side trip, which has been arranged by the nobles of Reno, to Virginia City, where the party will be entertained and piloted through some of the celebrated mines of the Comstock lode. The members will also visit Carson City. It is expected that this will be one of the most memorable tripg of Islam Temple. 'The party will return here Sunday afternoon. L 2 o St Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Thursday, May 8. Stmr Grace Dollar, Gow, 94 hours from New ‘Whatcom. Stmr Gipsy, Lelan; LA 30 hours from Monterey. CHED. Thursday, May 8. The tug Sea Rover was successtully launched to-night at 11 o’clock at Harbor View. She 15 gwned by the Merchants’ and Shipowners ug Co. DOMESTIC PORTS. Sailed May S—Stmr North Francisco. B e o ASTORIA—Sailed May S—Stmr _ Vi for Tillamook; stmr_Elmore, for. THISmmers: stmr Columbia, for San Francisco; schr Al calde, for San Francisco, % Arrived May S8—Stmr Alliance, from San e A_sattea w A [A—Sal lay S—St Baliard: stmr John § hl‘(lmbnllrn;o:‘ et 33 E '8l ay 8—Si Kimball, for San Francisco, 0 J°R% 8 Arrived May 8—Stmr Dirizo, from Skagway. OCEAN STEAMERS, NEW YORK—Salled May s fof Bremen; stmr Columbia, for nufiimgh "g‘i Plymouth and Cherbourg; stmr La Bretagne, for Havre. 5 LIVERPOOL—Arrived May 8—Stmr Ivernia, trgm Boston, ailed tmr Co - '“',51,;;;:{“:‘525‘5“'; s m:onweum, for Bos. —Arrived M; — ! - senland, from. Philadeiphia, for Livermipioo! Sailed May s_Stmr \Ve!iurnhnd, for Phila- elphia; stmr Teutonic, for New ; T ONGRONG—Sailed 31 |Ym0!rk. 7 ailed May 8- ;. velli, for Portland, i i SHIELDS—Safled May 7—8t VT W ep_Satled Ma s—mr ey >P_Sailed May ot Tt 3 Stmr Pennland, D—Passed May 8 trom New York, for Antwerp, " Zeeland, PLYMOUTH—Arrived May S—Stmr Fuerst Bismarck, from New York, for Hambure, and proceeded. FMEn NAPLES—Arrived May 8—Stmr Hohenzol- lern, from New York, via Gibraltar, [— e ay 8 - aam, for New York, via Boulogne gur.spate R CHERBOURG-Airived May §—Stmr Merat smarcl rom New York, via PI; Hamburg, and proceeded. b CRANF'S SUPERIOR ATLAS, A car-load of Call Superior Atlases has arrived and they are now ready for distribu- tion. All subscribers to The Call are entitled to a copy of this great book at the prem- fum rate of $1 50. Out of town subscribers desiring a copy of this splendid prem- ium will be supplied on ve- ceipt of $1 50. All mail orders will be shipped by ex= press at subscriber’s expense. MEET DEATH AT DENTISTS Wife of Chilean Consul Pereira Suddenly Expires. ¢ The offenders were fined Collapses in the Operating Chair From Strain on a Weak Heart. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 8. While having teeth extracted this after- fnoon at the office of Dr. Gustav L. Schmidt, a dentist, at 1014 Broadway, Madame Maria Teresa de Astorga Pereira, wife of Juan A. Pereira, Consul for Chile at San Francisco, expired suddenly in the operating chalr in the midst of the den- tist’s work. Dr. Schmidt had removed four teeth from his patient’s mouth and was about to renew extracting when Madame Pe- reira raised her head, clutching at her heart with an exclamation of pain, and then collapsed. Realizing that the lady was in a serious condition, the dentist called for assistance. Quickly Dr. W. H. Goldson, Dr. O. C. Hyde and Dr. 8. C. Hornef responded. Whisky and strych- nine were administered, but the patient was beyond medical attention. She had expired almost before she could be lifted from the operating chair. Distressing as was the sudden death, it was rendered doubly ehockirzf because of the presence of Miss Marie T. Pereira, a young daughter, who was summoned from an antercom in the dentist’s office only to learn that her mother had ex- ired while the young woman was await- ng the dentist’s word that he had done ‘with the operation. While the three physicians were work- [ing over the patient Dr. A. 8. Larkey, the Perelras’ family attendant, arrived, he also having been called. After it was all over the husband was summoned from San Francisco and he reached the office just as his wife's body was being removed to the Morgue, Dr. Schmidt having noti- fled the Coroner ds soon as Mrs. Pereira was pronounced dead. ONLY COCAINE USED. Consul Pereira was overcome with grief and with his motherless daughter retired to their residence, 961 Madison street, stunned by the sudden blow. A post mortem examination will be necessary to definitely determine the cause of death. Miss Pereira told the dentist's associates that her mother had been subject to attacks of heart trouble. Dr. Schmidt was greatly distressed over the untdward demise of his patient. He said the sudden collapse was the first sug- gestion of anything wrong. Mra. Pereira had made an appointment to be here this afterncon at 2:30 o'clock to have @ teeth extracted. Hemdaughter had been a patlent of mine, but this was the first time 1 had treated her mother. When Mrs. Pereira came she told me that she had sufferea intense- 1y frem toothache last night, and she desired that the aching teeth should be extracted. After she had taken her place in the operat- ing chair I made ordinary preparations for the operation. There was no gas or ether. admin- istored, only a local application of cocaine, It was just after I had removed the fourth tooth that she suddenly cried, *“Oh, my heart!” and collapsed. At first I thought she had only fainted, as patients sometimes do under ex- tracting operatiors. [ got some whisky and administered it, also trylng artificial respira- tion, but she ‘showed no signs of reviving. Then I called Dr. Goldson, a woman physician next door, and Dr. Hornef and Dr. Hyde, who were in my other offices, also came in. Later Dr. Larkey was summoned. Every effort to restore the lady was made, but the doetors el finally compelled to declare that she was e SUBJECT TO HEART TROUBLE. _ Under the circumstances I could do nothing ©lso but notify the Corofer, which I did promptly. My distress over this unfortunate affalr is very great, but I feel that it was such an occurrence that'could mot be foreseen or in any manner forestalled. After her death, I learred that Mrs. Pereira had been subject to spasms, evidently due to weakened action of the heart. Her death occurred about 3:30 o'clock, be- cause she had been at the office an hour when she collapsed. “Miss Pereira told me that her mother had been subject to frequent attacks of heart trouble,” said Dr. S. C. Hornef. “The indications are that heart disease was the cause of her sudden collapse and death.” The Pereiras have resided for several years in this city. The family is prom- inent among the -Spanish and South American _ colonies in San Francisco. Madame Pereira was a native of Chile and 41 years of age. The funeral will be held Saturday afterndon at 2 o’clock fro: the family residence. The body will prob- inbly be placed in a receiving vault and later sent to Chile. Coroner Mehrmann will hold an inquest | Saturday evening. —_— DR. REA DU PUE PASSES AWAY AT THE WALDECK Popular Physician of America Maru Relieved by Death After a Long Illness. Df. Rea du Pue died of pneumonia at the Waldeck Sanatorium last Monday, May 5, at 1 p. m. The body was interred at Mountain View Cemetery, the funeral services being held at the family home, 914 Sixteenth street, Oakland. Dr. du Pue was 26 years-of age and a graduate of St. Mary’s College and Coop- er's Medical College. Graduating from college with high honors, he was at once appointed surgeon at the National Soi- diers’ Home at Santa Monica. Dr. du Pue made a host of friends, especially among the old veterans. He resigned this position to accept an- other on the steamship America Maru. 1t ‘Wwas on his last trip to the Orient that he contracted pneumonia, which resulted in his death. ————— Accused by Chinese. Lum Lin, 1113 Dupont street, swore to a complaint in Judge Cabaniss’ court yester- day charging Charles Wallenstein with obtaining money by false pretenses and he was booked at the City Prison on the charge. He procured $167 from Lum_ Lin last Saturday by representing.that Lum Lin's brother had arrived from Victoria, B. C., and was at the detention sheds; that he was a_ revenue officer and the money was needed to get the brother re- leased. Wallenstein was arrested by De- tectives Ed Gibson and McMahon. Bring Suit for Accounting. L. G. Harrison and A. J. Morgenstern. stockholders in the Golden Gate Salvaze and Wrecking Company, have brougnt suit for an accounting and for dissalution of the copartnership. alleging misconduct of the business on the part of D. J. Me- Master, president of the corporation. Nils Sorenson and C. Nygard, directors, are also named as defendants. The plaintiffs ask for the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the business at the corner of Second and Brannan streets pendihg the tria! of the suit. ———— Police to Enter Pistol Contest. Last evening the Police Department completed arrangements for a shooting contest with Troop A, N. G. C., to be held at the Harbor View pistol range on Jung 8 at 2 p. m. The police were challenged by the National Guardsmen and this chal- lenge was accepted by-Sergeant Helms, ca %Mn of the police team. Each team will consist of ten men with two alter- nates and the regulation pistol tourna- ment rufes will govern the contest. The police team will be picked from twenty of the best shots in the department. _ Game Law Violators Caught. Deputies J. R. Clifford and W. B. Ken- yon of the Fish Commission arrested two Japanese at Marysville yesterday for kiil- ing doves in violation of the game laws. each by Judge Raisch. A constable and deputy in Mon- terey County arrested thirteen Japanese yesterday for having in their possession Bieten Sty o e chaves - piass B C! . Dl -ldn:gctgg and were fined §25 each by Judge Westfall of Monterey. LABCR UNION DEGLARE WAR Building Trades Will Not Recognize the Car- penters. Threats cf Organizing Rival Bodies Are Made by the Factions. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 8. The war that is on between the San Francisco Building Trades Council and the Carpenters’ Union has extended to | this city. The Building Trades Council and the carpenters have been at outs for | some time, the carpenters having with- drawn from the Building, Trades Council and recognized the American Federation of Labor, but up to the present time each side has recognized the other as being union, and men representing the two sides have worked side by side upon the same buildings. But the Building Trades Council has taken the bit in its teeth and has adopted resolutions declaring that no members of unions affiliated with the Alameda Coun- ty Building Trades Counecil will be per- mitted to work with those who do not hold the regular quarterly working cards of the State Building Trades Council. The date for (the enforcement of this order has been set for May 17. As members of the Carpenters’ Union do not hold these cards this means that the members of the Building Trades Council will not longer recognize them as union men. The Qakland Federated Trades Council, which is the central body recognized by the carpenters, is going to try and orga- nize local plasterers’ and plumbers’ un- ions in opposition to those unions that have stood bfl the Building Trades Coun- cil, and the Building Trades Council has & plan for an opposition carpenters’ union. —— INTERRUPTS COURT TO ASK FOR A CHEW OF TOBACCO Atitorney E. W. McGraw Startles | Judge Murasky During Prog- ress of a Trial. “Have you a chew of tobacco, Judge?” ‘When Attornev E. W. McGraw, after whispering to Courtroom Clerk michard | ‘Welsh and Court Reporter Holland, ledn-; ed over the bench in Judge Murasky's court yesterday every one in the court- | room expected that something of great | moment was to happen, particularly as McGraw had left a witness on the stand. The effect was heightened when botd Welsh and Holland shook their heads vigorously. | Judge Murasky leaned over toward Mc- Graw with a look of expectancy on his face, and then shook his head even moie | vigorously than had either Welsh or Hol- land. McGraw looked almost ingansolanle and turned to resume his examination of | tlie. witness. The court kindly relicved the spectators and attorneys in the couct- om by saying to the lawyer: No, Mr. McGraw, I do not chew.” ———— Opportunity for Young Men. Vigorous efforts are being made by the educatioral committee of the Young Men’s | Christlan Association to render the class- work carried on in the evening more ef- | fective in supplying the means of self- | help to the young men of San Francisco. With this end in view they bhave estab- | lished continuous work throughout the year in commercial branches, steam en- gineering and naval architecture. A large number of the five hundred students are continuing work during the summer, and many students have entered the classes for the first time. Plans for a greatly | improved equipment and enlarged accom- modations are being pushed with vigor, but the indications are that the capacity | of the rooms available for educational | purposes will be severely taxed this year. FEEERSE Gl G SR, Circuit Court of Appeals. The United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals yesterday listened to the arguments | in the case of the Northern Pacific Rail- way Company vs. P. H. Tynan, admin- istrator of the estate of John Tynan, de* ceased. John Tynan was a brakeman and was crushed to death between two cars while coupling them. His estate was awarded $10,000 damages in the District | Court_of Oregon, and the railroad com- | pany has appealed. B. S. Grosscup made the argument for the appellant and Dan J. Malarkey spoke for the Tynan estate. The case was thereupon submitted. The argument in the case of George Whitney Moore and George Willam Moore vs. A, B. Hammond “and the Astoria Company was postponed until the September sessiol e Ayt B Eama M Mrs. Guardiola Gets Allowance. Judge Troutt issued an order yesterday directing the payment of a monthly al- lowance of $1300 to Rosario Segimon | Guardiola, the widow of Jose Guardiola, the wealthy Guatemalan, who died in Paris recently. The order refers only to the income from the property owned by Guardiola in this State, which is esti- mated to be worth $850,000. The Guardi- ola holdings in Spain, Guatemala and Frwe are estimated to” be worth $25,- 000,000. A . Charged With Murder. A complaint was sworn to before Judge Mogan yesterday by Detective Ed Wren charging George McFadden with the mur- der of Charles Tucker in the doorway of | 829 Howard street on April 28. McFadden | was booked on the charge at the City | Prison. —_——e————— Fire in a Factory. Fire started last night on the floor of a building occupied by the Livingston Man- ufacturing Company and destroyed stock | to the value of $500. The building is lo- cated at 22 Bush street. adjoining the telephone company's building. RUREC YR, b s Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, May 8.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to Willlam Viers, aged 31, and Catherine Carr, 35, both of Oak- land; Claude F. Howell, over 21, and Ly- dia R. M. Downing, over 21, both of Oak- land. CLAIMS LIFE INSURANCE. — Charles Puckhaber brought a suit against the Mutual Life Insurance Comvany of New York yester- day for $2511, the amount of a life insurance policy issued by the company to John P. Henry, who died in February of this yvear. Puckhaber alleges that the deceased assigned the policy to him in August, 1896. MOTHER AND HER SON | HEIRS TO A FORTUNE e Sl K | BAKERSFIELD, May 8.—Mrs. George | Lynch of this place and her son, Harry Hoffman, have fallen heir to a $150,000 es- | tate in Pittsburg, Pa., through the death | of John Hoffman, a pioneer of that city. Mrs. Lynch was the wife of Henry Hoffman, son of John Hoffman, and she and_ her 'son are his only heirs. Youn, Hotrman 1s at work somewhere in the off fields and he has ben advertised for. The mother and son are due in Pittsburg “in June to receive their property. T S e Canker Worm Destroying Trees. SAN JOSE, May 8.—The canker worm is appearing in great numbers in the orchards of the vallev. and fruit-growers are now waging vigorous war on them. The first reports of the pest came in last week. Reports to-day say they have lu- creased greatly in numbers during ths st three or four days of warm weather. ‘Em cherry trees are the greatest suffer- ers. Some orchards that a week ago mised big returns have been ruined. mndredl of men are engaged in fighting the pests. i S, 1 OMAHA, May &—“There is not a truth in it,’" said M. A. Low, general attorney 1o the Chicage, Bock Island and Pacifie Rail- | road, to-day discussing a report from Chica the effect that tg Rock oo to A unthg‘tm- the purchase of the and Louis Railroad. Island 1s nego- Chicago, Peoria | EOUGATORS END THEIR MEETIN Final Session of School Superintendents’ Convention. Interesting Topics Relating to School Work Are Discussed. FRESNO, May 8.—The morning session of the school superintendents was called to order by Chairman Kirk at o’clock. The opening number on to-day's pro- gramme was an address by Superintend- ent J. W. McClymonds of Oakland on compulsory school attendance. The speak- er gave his ideas as to what truant law should be. His speech was followed by a general discussion on the same subject. Superintendent Hughes of Alameda then addressed the convention on the advant- ages and disadvantages of departmental work. He placed emphasis on the fact that the teacher rgust at all times woric with the pupil, thus leading him on to independence. The material must be given to the pupil in its most interesting form and the teacher must be an enthu- siast. Hence, specialization, which has been long recognized as being necessary in universities and colleges, will soon be required in high and grammar schools. The constant changing of teachers is wrong and leaves a scattered impression on the pupil's mind at the end of the course. Hughes’ address was well received and showed much and thorough study of the subject. He was warmly applauded and his words were then discussed briefly. Superintendent Foshay of Los Angeles made a short address on some observa- tions made during the attendance at the national convention of superintendents re- cently held in Chicago. esolutions were reported and adopted indorsing the or- ganization of the California State Teach- ers’ Federation; requesting the Legisla~ ture to give the State Board of Edueca- tion the power and means to provide a bet- ter sertes of text books; indorsing pro- posed amendment No. 4 to the constitu- tion, advocating changes in the high school system, and thanking every y who has contributed to the success of the convention. Other resolutions - urging changes In the school laws of the State were also adopted. At 5 o'clock the com~ vention adjourned. BANK RECORDS FAIL TO SHOW THE ENTRIES Motion for Nonsuit in Harvey-Silva Case in San Rafael Is Denied. AN RAFAEL, May $.—In the Harvey= Siiva case up to the present time the de- fendant has not made good ‘his insinua- tion about $40,000 having been paid to Harvey by the Fair heirs for services rendered in the interception of evidence for Mrs. Nettie R. Craven. The bank records for April, 1900, were to-day produced in court for the purpose of showing that four checks certified to by the Crocker-Woolworth National Bank of San Francisco had been giveh. Upon the careful examination of these records Attorney Meldon for the defendant was decidedly taken back when he could find no such entries as he insinuated at the commencement of the case would be there. William Ebner, paying teller for the bank, was put on the stand to testily as to the modus operandl of keeping track of certified checks, especially along about April 26, 1900, but his answers were evidently not what was expected by the defendant’s counsel, and further question- ing of the witness was dispensed with. Attorney Meldon made a motion for nonsuit on the ground of insufficiency of evidence, but it was denied. An adjourn- ment was taken until 9 o’clock to-mor- row, at which time Charles Fair and Her- man Oelrichs are expected to be put om hte stand. — Ruffian Attacks a Young Womaan. SANTA BARBARA, May 8.—Miss Net- tie Harding, a prominent young lady of this city, was the victim of a mysterious and brutal assault last night. She had gone to a neighbor's and was returning home when she was_struck on the head by a man carrying a heavy siungshot. She was rendered unconscious by the first blow, but the brute continued his attack, striking_her about the shoulders and limbs. He made no attempt at robbery and seemed bent only on the death of his vietim. Miss Harding is resting easy to- day, and her wounds, while serious, will not prove fatal. There is no clew to her assailant. -y School Census Disappointing. FRESNO, May 8.—The report of School Census Marshal Brooks shows that there are 3445 children over the age of 5 years and under the age of 17 in this city. This result indicates that there are only mine- teen more children of school age in Fres- no than there were one year ago, and the School Directors are much disappointed by the showing. An inquiry will be made into the correctness of the figures. pi RS Dl SN Paper Wins in Libel Suit. PORTLAND, Or., May 8.—The damage suit brought by J. G. Mack against the Oregonian Publishing Company for $50,000 resulted in a verdict for the defendant this afternoon, the jury being out only eight minutes. The alleged libel consist- ed in an article published by the Orego- nian charging that J. G. Mack, County Commissioner, sold merchandise to the county in violation of the statutes. Syt Rosecrans’ Remains Taken East. LOS ANGELES, May 8—The remains of General W. S. Rosecrans were taken from the vault at Rosedale Cemetery to- day and went on a train to the East to- night. The casket was not opened, but was removed without ceremony to an un- dertaking parlor, where an outer box to receive the casket was prepared. In Washington, D. C., the burial in the Na- tional Cemetery at Arlington will be at- tended with all military henor. Horseman’s Wife Given Divorce. FRESNO, May 8.—Judge Church in the Superfor Court to-day granted the di- voree asked for by Mrs. Hattie M. Clark in her suit against Charles E. Clark. The defendant was not represented. No ali- mony or division of the property was asked for. It Is understood that an ami- cable arrangement for such division was made outside of court. Clark is the well- known trotting horse owner and manager of the string of which Toggles is the star. e — — A-healthy and well nourished infant gains in weight. Meilin’s Food babies gain in weight. Meliin’s Food babies are bealthy. 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