The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1902. (o} GORNAN'S DEATH DUE TO AGGIDENT Jury Finds That Flani- gan Did Not Mean to Kill Him., Confident Attorneys Submit Cese Without Arguing the Facts, Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 9. Edward Flanigan was acquitted to-day of the charge of manslaughter for the 3 g of Richerd Gorman during a ruggle in O'Brien's grocery on Jan- 6 last, because the jury took the e the fatal shot was accident- discharged and that there was no e in Flanigan's acts. were all agreed from the first,” man Greer of the jury, after the 8 n rendered, “that the shot ally discharged. We believed ory that he had no intention i Gorman. Gorman took chances e took part in that quarrel. received the congratulation of | s when the words “not guilty” m the lips of the foreman. His nd two of his children were present | e good news. They were kept two hours for the verdict because t juror thought Flanigan's d sault upon O’'Brien had some- | do with the killing of Gorman. 3 t informed him that they actions, the juror fell in eleven fellows. . seorge E. Ely was the first ning for the prosecution. e up in_time on thé night | to see Flanigan and Gor- n the sidewalk in front of as he arrived the | he arrested Flanigan | Gorman's friends to get | stance. | O’Brien told about his fight with | oon and the attempted | m afterward in his store | He did not see the shooting | nés bad locked him in a | him from getting into | “lanigan and had not hired unsel to prosecute him he that was true, but said he | t> see things go hard with | nigan took the stand in his own be»l after Dr. O. D. Hamlin had described | wounds he found on the face of the | the g after the-shooting. | htforward story of his| n and how they had | saloon and in He denied having any the 1 under per- | when Gorman jumped upon him stol he had in his overcoat off | ent were Flanigan's attorneys, pman, Clift & McWade, that eed with the prosecution not to which was d!he case, then sub- | IROQUOIS OFFICERS TO 1 MAEKE CAMPAIGN TOUR Will Visit Southern Part of the State | to Organize Democratic | Clubs. members of the gular weekly meet- | new and more com- | ters had been secured ! Ellis street. Arrange- g made to have the rooms n attractive manner and an be made to Tender the head resort for all Democrats. Six chairs will be instalied in_the Committee rooms will be pers and magazines "lil; ers of the club, under the Max Popper, the grand e preparing to make a trip| thern part of the State of forming clubs and get- | into line for the ap- The tour will last last night F. Hanlon de- nteresting talk on President nd the effect his admin- the country, and seven members were initiated. —— News in Army Circles. John Howard, Nineteenth In- 1 and 1 nant L. H. Cook, Fif- ve for Manila on May- 16 in com- ted men who on the same boat Eanest, unas a afantiry s h received a scharge and onment at Alca- e has staff of been as- Alcatraz —_————— Will Visit Home at Gilroy. trustees of the Odd Fei- Home at Gilroy has made take the delegates, who city to attend the ses. ornia Assembly Grand Lodge of Odd Fel- srsion to the home to give see what has n and advance- 5 children of Odd The train will start from the d. depot at half past mornirg and will stop reet station. The party Arrested for Abusing Dog. Fred Tobelman of 453 Hayes street was arrested by Officer Hooper of the Humane vesterday on complaint of Joseph of 106 New Montgomery street for | ng a dog belonging to A. S. Harris, who is one of Tobelman's neighbors. It eged that Tobelman swung the dog ut his head at the length of a chain @ brought it down on the sidewalk two imes with all the force he could It is stated that the dog, al- was badly injured. | g | POSTUM CEREAL. THE J. P’S DECISION. He Sums Up the Coffee Case. Judge W. W. Bowen of Creeds, Va., an- nounces himself as a “reformed coffee toper,” and gives authority to make the following public statement: “For years the coffee habit had been growing on me until my condition was | getting serious. T have considerable writ- ing to do, and had become so mervous that 1 had to depend almost entirely upon | my wife to do the writing. Sometimes when it was imperative that I sign my name my hand trembied so I could scarce do it had severe headaches, stomach trou- ble, heart trouble; also some rheumatism. A friend, Rev. . one day sent me a package of Postum Coffee, with a request that I give up coffee and make a fafr trial of Postum. “I took the advice, and the headaches ceased; also the stomach trouble. I now have no heart trouble at all except when 1 use coffee for a time. My old nervous- ness is a thing of the past. “My wife also suffered for years with heart trouble and extreme mervousness. She has found relief by leaving off coffee and using Postum. We now think it a much better drink than either coffee or tea. I have known of a number of cases that have been entirely cured or greatly benefited by leaving off coffee and using the new beverage, Postum.” . | say whether the cocaine that was admin- [» | winter season was delivered last night at | orders ! then tcok the dead cow to a slaughter- | straining School Director Alfred Ronco- | charge of beating a schoolboy, DEATH PUZILES THE PHYSICIANG Cause of the Demise of Mrs. Pereira Is Not Determined. Heart Will Be Subjected to a Microscopical Examina- tion To-Day. Ozkland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 9. The cause of the death of Mme. Maria Teresa Pereira, the wife of the Chilean Ccnsul at San Francisco, who died in a dentist’s chalr yesterday. afternoon, has not yet been determined, and a more com- plete aytopsy will be made before the in- quest to-morrow night. Dr. O. C. Hyde made a superficial examination of the brain, stomach and heart of the dead woman to-day, but the condition of none of these organs showed any particular reason for death. Dr. Hyde has deter- mined to make a microscopical examina- tion of the muscles of the heart in the hcpe that this will reveal the cause of eath. The fact thaf the heart does not ex- hibit any specific reason for death might indicate that the cause is to be found in the cocaine that was administered by Dentist Schmidt while the teeth were pe- ing extracted. Dr. Schmidt says that he administered but one-sixteenth of a grain of cocaine, while an ordinary dose is an eighth of a grain. “I gave Mrs. Pereira but one-: of a grain,” said Dr. Schmidt. little of her physical conditions, and when | I am" not acquainted with the physical characteristics of the patient Imever give mcre, though an eighth of a grain is not | a large dose. It is probable that a mi- croscopical examination of the heart will reveal the cause of death, and that it will not be attributed to the cocaine.” Dr. Hyde said: “It is impossible as.yet to state the cause of death. An examina- tion of the heart, brain and stomach did not reveal any cause. These organs will be examined under a microscope to-mor- row, and the eause. will then be undoubt- edly revealed. I am not yet prepared 7o istered had anything to do with the death. The heart does not show that nor ces it show any of the usual forms of eart disease.” H LAST OF LANE LECTURES DELIVERED BY DR. "GIBBONS Interesting Talk on the “Contagious- ness of Diseases” Given at the Cooper Medical College. - The last of the Lane lectures for the| Cooper Medical College by Dr. Henry Gibbons Jr. The subject was *““The Con- tagiousness of Diseases.” The lecture was free to all and the in- terested audience that attended received invaluable information on contagious maladies and how to prevent becoming®| infected from the bacteria of various dis- Dr. Gibbons is dean of the Cooper Col- | lege and holds the chair of obstetrics. His | specialty is children’s diseases and upon | these he spoke fluently last night. He| gave a minute description of the symp-| toms of such diseases as measles, scarlet | fever, whooping cough, smallpox, catarrh, | etc., the age most readily susceptible to | their influences, their means of transmis- | sion, period of incubation, duration of at- | tack and cure. | The Lane lectures have undoubtedly | been of extreme benefit and importance | to ummsmsvlic, enabling students to hear | the most noted physicians discourse, thus | not otherwise to be | The lecture was well attended and well recetved. { —_———— CONDEMNS SICK COW AND DRESSES IT FOR MARKET | E EPC T | Louis Levy, an Officer of Anti-Cm-‘l elty Society, in Trouble With ! Health Department. i Louis Levy, an officer of the Society for | the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is, in serious trouble with the Health De-| partment for having first condemned a | ick cow and afterward having the car- | cass dressed to sell in open market. | Mrs. Reed, who resides on Precita ave- nue, near Mission street, had a cow that | was suffering from milk fever and was in | a dying condition. Levy heard of the | case, and showing his badge to Mrs. Reed informed her that he would have to cgn- demn the animal and secured her consent to kill it. Levy then gave Mrs. Reed $7 50 for the carcass, saying that the price | would pay for the hide of the cow. Levy | house just across the line at Colma and had it dressed for market. Officer Cottle of the Health Department was dispatched to the scene, and after accusing Levy of his deception the last named indignantly informed him that he was going to sell the cow, as he consid- ered 1t good meat. He told Cottle where he beef was, and two market inspectors mmediately coal oiled the meat to make sure ihat it would never be used for hu- man consumption. When Secretary Hol- brook of the society was informed of | Levy's action he expressed his intention | to have Levy's badge taken away from him at once. —_———————— CARPET-BEATING WORKS T0 REMAIN UNDISTURBED The Supervisors’ Health Committee re- ported yesterday in favor of the indefinite postponement of the proposed ordinance contracting the limits within which car-| pet-beating establishments may be main- tained. *The effect of the ordinance would Dbe to drive out a large number of such works from their present locations. A number of carpet beaters protested inst the ordinance. The committee decided to notify the boards of Health, Fire Commissioners and Public Works to enforce the ordinances providing against the maintenance of nuisances. This action was taken on the protest of John Nightingale against the stockyards in the vicinity of Eleventh and Market streets on the ground that they are a detriment to surrounding business. The committee took the ground that if the yards are a nuisance it is the duty of the boards named to abate the same. —_———————— t i Grants Blancherd Time. The attorneys for Milton E. Blanchard, who is suing for a writ of prohibition re- vieri from participating in his trial on a on the ground that Roncovieri is prejudiced, were allowed flve days yesterday by Judge Hunt in which to file briefs supf{mrflng their_objecgions to the demurrer filed by the Board of Education. When the mat- | ter came up before Judge Hunt yesterday he intimated that he was of the opinion that he had no jurisdiction in the case, as the question of privilege had already been decided by the board. *“The suit as it stands,” said Judge Hunt, “appears to me like an appeal from the decision of the board.” e ———————— Kills Chicken-Feed Horse. Officer W. F. Smith of the Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals states that an attempt was made yester- day to ship a horse with a fractured jaw and a broken leg to Petaluma, where it was to have been killed and us chicken feed. Smith put the animal out of its misery as soon _as possible, Hz says that John Doyle, who keeps a livery stable at the corner of Sixth and Har- rison streets, was the owner of the horse. R City’s Needs Are Discussed. The Merchants’ Assoclation Review, published yesterday, contains discussions of many matters of interest in connection with municipal improvements. Some of the subjects considered are the improve- ment of Telegraph Hill, the removal of overhead wires, the condition of the county roads, need of the new grooved rail in the business sections of the city, the value of juvenile courts and the nec- essity for an increase in the municipal police force. £ | G. E. Hunt, Auditor Harry Receive the Guests “at Home” With Generous Hospitality. Excursion on the Bay To-Day ‘Will Complete the En- tertainment. e An at home was given at Golden Gate Hall last evening by Golden Gate Coun- cil No. 80, in honor of the Grand Council of California of the United ‘Commercial Travelers. The assemblage was large, brilliant and Jjovial and, as ever, generously hospitable. The hall was beautifully decorated and the orchestra, specially selected, discours- ed the brightest and most lively music, to which quite a hundred couples danced. The committee intrusted with the gen- tle care of the guests saw to it that the reception should be an “at home” in ev- ery particular, and consequently cere- mony was for the time being banished and the heartiest good-fellowship was ex- tended. In a reception room small tables were 80 arranged as to accommodate parties tete-a-tete, while the daintlest of all the good things in season were served. Secretary. H. L. Judell and his’ col- leagues tended their friends with a fra- ternal watchfulness and when the jolly perty sang “Auld Lang Syne" at " the reaking up the sentiment therein ex- pressed was sincerely recorded. The”Unhed Commercial Travelers’ ‘“at home” will long be cherished among the hospitable entertainments of a year that has been notable for so many genial gatherings. Among those present were: MP. and Mrs. W. C. Peterson, Sacramento; Mr. and Mrs. H. Mayberry, Mr. and Mrs. F, Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Abbott, Mr. and rs. O. Kinney, Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Boldemann, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Juda, Mrs, Leon Juda, Mrs. Morris Juda, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Boldemann, Mr. and Mrs, H. L. Judell, C. M. Wollenberg, and Mrs. S. 2 | Steinan, Mrs. B. Hobson, W. T. Hobson, Mrs. J. Tindal, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Thomsen, Milton Glass, Mrs. B. Morris and daughter, Miss C. Kullman, Miss Etta Pashberg, Emil Boldemann, Miss E. Boldemann, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thieben, Harry Jacobsen, Mr. and Mrs. Georse Bor- chert, Felix Cohn, L. A. Maison, B. B. Gal- land, Joseph Murr, H. H. Yerrington, F. Gib- scn, Los Angeles; Mrs, L. E. Blumberg, Walter Keith Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Max Schoen, Miss Schoen, Miss Paulipe Morris, H. Thieben, Day- ton, Ohio; Bauer Hess, H. DMeyer, Mr. and Mrs. A. Armuth, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cohen. R. H. Hall, Fred Johnstone, J. B. Treadwell, Andy Hampel, Sacramento; Ed_Wolf, Mrs. R. Feige, Miss F. C. Feige, Miss B. Mendelsohn, Miss 5. Mendelsohn, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Weil and J. S. Feige. The following were the committees: Committee of ~arrangements—Oscar _Bolde- mann, H. L. Judell, L. A. Maison, W. T. Hob- son, D. E. Wassermann. Reception committee—J. D. Frey, W. M. English, C. M. Hunt, J. Steinan, A. Zudker- man, H. B. Getleson. Fi A, C. Boldemann. A. H. Barber, Emil Bolde- mann, Davis, Simon ' Juda, Fred Johnstone, Sig. Sonnenberz, Emil Judell. Officers’—Sentor_councilor, H. B. Getleso: junior councilor, Milt. Hall; past councilor, L Hirschler: secretary-treasurer, H. L. conductor, George Borchardt; page, Juda; sentinel, W. M. English. At 9:30 o’clock this morning the Council will start on a bay excursion, leaving Mission Street wharf on the steamer Monticeilo. ELKS SELL MANY SEATS FOR THEIR BIG BENEFIT Aucticn Sale of Seats at Lodgeroom of Order Nets Handsome Sum. The auction sale of seats for the benefit of San Francisco Lodge No. 3, B. P. O. E., to be given on May 2 at the Grand Opera-house, took place last night at the lodgeroom and was by far the most suc- cessful affair of its kigd that has ever taken place in the history of the order in this city. More than $1500 has been realized in premijums. There are stiil a number of good seats left which can be had next Tuesday morning at the Grand Opera-house box office. The successful bidders who secured boxes were: Simon the first box; James P. Dunne, Dr. H. McD.-Cameron, A. Fodera, W. H. Smith, Baehr, Dr: Jones and T. D. Riordan. The successful bidders for seats included A. a, Selby C. Oppenheimer, J. Fo Moroney, ang, J. C. B. Hebbard, T. E. Dunne, J. O'Déll, E. Clark, L. W. Harris, W. I sey, William Laing, W. H. Leahy, g Ackerman, Colonel Beck, H. O. Campbell and J. Lehrman. e oo to ROBINSON’S MURDERERS WILL SOON BE TRIED The Grand Jury visited Judge Cook’s court yesterday morning and filed indict- ments against Frank Woods, allas “‘St. Louis ¥Frank”; James Courtney, alias “Leadville Jimmy"; Willlam B. Kennedy, alias Richard Jackson, alias ‘“Yellow'] Willam Kaufman, alias “St. Louis Fat,’ and William Henderson on the charge of | murder. Bench warrants were issued and the five thugs were booked on the charge at the City Prison. They will be ar- raigned before Judge Cook this morning and turned over to the custody of the Sheriff pending their trial. was also returned alias the “Kid,” caped arrest. The men are charged with the murder of Policeman FEugene Robinson at Six- teenth and Valencia streets on the morn- ing of January 21 last. Henderson was arrested at the time by Policeman Tay- lor ofter being wounded; Courtney was captured in Tracy, S8an Joaquin County; Woods was arrested two bullet wounds in his back; Kauffman was caught at Fort William, Canada, and Kennedy was located in jail in Grants Pass, Or. ———— New Yorkers to Governor Odell. C. Mason Kinne, Major H. P. Bush and C. S. Benedict, a committee of the San Francisco Society of New Yorkers, wrote ainst Allan Goucher, who has thus far es- some time ago to Governor Ben- jemin Odell Jr., who is an hon- orary member of the soclety, te dering him a reception. His reply by telegraph was that he will not be able to make any engagements until after his arrival in this city. It is the intention of the committee, if agreeable to the Gov- ernor of New York, to have a reception at the Palace Hotel at such time as he may designate, and to this all members, their friends and ladies will be invited. Coroner’s Jury Charges Negligence. Corover Leland held an inquest yester- day on the case of Michael Cullen of 1311 Montgomery avenue, who was killed last Tuesday on board the steam schooner Marshfield the giving away of some hoisting tackle. The jury rendered a ver- dict that death resulted from fracture of the skull, “caused by a fall through neg- ligence of one or all three of the men en- gaged on this particular fall, Michael F“lée“' Robert Liliblum and John Hog- and.” e Petition for a Double Track. 'he members of the University Mound and Bay View Improvement Club pre- sented a petition to the United Railroads yesterday requesting that the company construct a double track on Railroad avenue instead of the present single track. The members stated that Rail- road avenue is in good condition and that the property owners are willing to donate sufficlent land to widen and straighten San Bruno avenue from its junction with Railroad avenue to the county line. { T e g LD . % Some Prefer the Oval And colonial styles of picture frames in gold, some admire the quaint shapes in Flemish, old Dutch and Ebony, but all who have seen our stock agree that we’ have the prettiest, most varied and most reasonably priced mture frames ever seen in San Francisco. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street . . Judeli; | James | | C. Bishop of Honolulu, who bid $300 for 34 | Moraghan, George D. Siebe, Alex Vogel- An indictment | in Portland with | TRAVELING MEN 8105 HARRIMAN ~ WOMEN ENJOY ACT A5 HO3T3 T CONFERENCE| ~ PASADENA DAY Mayor Invites Railroad President to Meet, With Him, Suggests Advisability of Per- sonal Talk on Franchise Matters. E. H. Harriman, president of :the Southern Pacific Company, has been ! called to conference by Mayor Schmitz in reference to the petition of the corpora- tion of which Mr. Harriman is the head for a right-of-way through a certain por- tion of the city. The communication of Mayoyr Schmitz requesting Mr. Harriman to meet him in conference points to the fact that the stay of the head of the Southern Pacific Company is to be short in comparison to the 'duration. of the benefits the company seeks and intimates that the conference doubtless will be of mutual bemefit. The communication fol- lows: E. H. Harriman, President Southern Pacific Company, City—Dear Sir: The Southern Pa- cific Company, of which you are president, has just applied to the city of San Francisco for certain rights and privileges along and across streets and highways in the southeasterly por- tion of the city and for Incidental and appur- tenant rights elsewhere. The privileges for which you have asked are important to you, and are important, Jikewise, to our people. As your stay is to be of shori duration, and as the consideration of the fran- chises and privileges sought by you will pos: sibly cover & considerable interval of time,. it would please me greatly, and 1 _am sure it would gratify the people 'of San Francisco, if you yourself, endowed with the authority and clothed with the necessary power, would durs ‘ing . your present visit give your personal at- tention to this matter and confer in person concerning the same. ‘I therefore respectfully invite you to call at my office at such time as | to you ‘may be convenient, with a view to a friendly conference and_discussion concerning these matters of extreme municipal importance. Awalting. the pleasure of your early reply, I am, very respectfully yours, E. E. SCHMITZ, May 9, 1002. Mayor of San Francisco. FOLICE MAKE RAID ON PRINTING HOUSE Many Thousand Alleged Lottery Tickets and Some Lithographic Stones Taken as Evidence. Lieutenant Martin and a squad of police detectives raided the Pacific Lithographic Company’s establishment at 537 Washing- ton street vesterday afternoon and cap- tured about 150,000 printed slips which are alleged to be lottery tickets. One of the proprietors, Charles H. Baker, and two employes, Charles Holbrook and B. B. Cinega, were placed under arrest and booked at the City Prison on the charge of aiding and abetting a lottery. They were released later on $50 cash bail each. In addition to the shps, lithographic stones for printing tickets for the Little Louisiana, the Little Honduras and the | Lattle Beneficencia Publica and the Bene- ficencia Company of San Francisco, were found. All of these are said by the police to be loeal concerns, which pretend to pay in accordance with the actual drawings in Mexico and Honduras. This is the largest haul of alleged lottery tickets ever made in the city outside of Chinatown. ———— Emergency Hospital Report. Dr. Edwin Bunnell, chief emergency surgeon, has prepared a statement of the number of patients treated in the Cen- tral and Harbor hospitals and the insane detention department for the year end- ing May 1. A total of 11.185 persons werc treated. The expense, including medi- cines, salaries, care of horses and ' pur- chases of ihstruments, was a little less than $42,000. Dr. Bunnell expects to have a hospital in operation in Golden Gate Park by June 1. —_— e —— Petitions in Insolvency. Petitjons in insolvency were filed in the ! United States District Court yesterday as | follows: L. D. Robinson, grocer, Healds- burg, liabilities $34228, assets $1941 % i Thomas W. Wells, M. J. Wells and Wil- ilam H. Harrington as the Citizens’ Bank of Sonora, liabilities $99,336 04, assets $94,- 098 95, Thomas W. Wells’ individual lia- | bilities $2240, no assets, William H. Har- rington's individual liabilities $634 38, as- | sets $275; Ziba Ethan Crolss, laborer, Sac- | ramento, liabilities $33 25, no assets. —_————— TUnable to Get Her Money. | Florence St. Clair of 121 Montgomery street secured a warrant from Judge Mo- | gan yesterday for the arrest of Max Sut- | ter, a money lender, on a charge of felony | embezzlement. She alleges that. hé nego- | tiated the sale of a lodging-house for her | on January 28, and at his request she | gave him $38, which he was to take care | of for her. Since then she had made re- { peated demands for the return of the imoney and has been unable to get it. P S i. Drinks Acid by Mistake. i John Tobin, a laborer 80 years of age, | residing at 333 Beale street, drank muri- | atic acid by mistake last evening. He has been in the habit of taking medicine and mistook bottles which had been H)laced on a shelf. Tobin was taken to the Harbor Hospital, where he was treat- { ea by, Dr. Murphy. the aged man 1s not vet out of danger from the effects of the lethal potion. ———— Gasoline Explosion Causes Suit. | Joseph W. Bevis, who, while employed ;as a steam fitter on a gasoline launch { owned by the Risdon Iron Works, was | severely injured by the explosion of the | gasoline tank on the launch, is suing the | iron works for $10,000 damages. He al- ! leges that the explosion was due to care- | lessness on the part of an employe of the firm. ————— No Evidence Against Savage. The case of Michael Savage, charged | with burglary, was dismissed by Judge Cabaniss yesterday. Savage was accused of being the companion of John Donneily, who broke a plate glass window in the jewelry, store of W. K. Vanderslice & Co., at 136 Sutter street, and stole $200 worth ot silverware. There was no evidence against Savage. ———— Charges Criminal Negligence, Elizabeth Saville i suing Hartland Law and John W. Pence for $5000 dam- ages for injuries received by being struck by a tree felled by w and Pence as she was passing. She alleges that the de- fendants were criminally negligent in failing to notify pedestrians that they were cutting the tree down. A —_—— McFadden Is Arraigned for Murder. George McFadden was arraigned before Judge Mogan yesterday on a charge of murderm% Charles Tucker, an elderly man, at 529 Howard street, April 28. Mc- 4 Fadden saild he was unable to retain an attorney and the court appointed Attor- ney Debb to represent him. The case was then continued for one week. Trouble Among Vaudeville Stars. Albert.-Raymond, the German comedian now playing at the Orpheum, sued Barney Behrman, known theatrically as. Barney Bernard, now dolnf a Hebrow turn at Fischer's Theater, in the Justices’ Court yesterday for $42 50. The complaint alleges that Bernard borrowed the goney from Raymond in New York City,” where they were partners in a specialty act. ——————e Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. - GARDEN CITY, May 9.—C. Hitchcock Jr., of Yale, and‘hfl. 8. McFarland, the lvania freshman, to-da; D the finals In the inatvidual shoca pionship centest of the intercollegiate golf tournament. R e L HELD FOR BURGLARY.—James F. Bl was held Lo answer. before the Superior Gomer by dudge. Caba on a charge of burglary, He is acoused of breaking Inte. the Hospital The physician says | Pretty Southland City Welcomes Biennial Delegates. Mrs. Burdette’s “At Home” _ One Feature Pleasing to the Visitors, :LOS ANGELES, May 9.—With the de- parture of the New York special this aft- ernoon, bearing the new president, Mrs. Dimies T. 5. Dennison, the club woman's | biennial passed into history. The train was decorated with flowers and flags and carried 170 passengers. As the trip home- ward is to consume ten days, it is the in- tention of club women in cities along the route to extend courtesies to the presiden- tial party. The arrangements for a post-biennial leasure excursion known as “Pasadena ay’’ were admjrably carried out to-day. The officers of the sixth biennial were ta- ken on a tally-ho to this nelghhoflng eity, while the delegates : were conducted thither on the electric cars. Upon reach- ing Pasadena the visitors were taken to the quaint clubhouse of the Shakespeare Club, modeled in architecture after the Anne ‘Hathaway cottage at Stratford-on- Avon, and covered by a profusion of flowers. Each guest was presented with -a beautiful bouquet and a glass of punch. Then young men from the Throop Pol; technic Institute, who acted as guides, _escorted the club women to the Congre- gational church, where luncheon was spread. In groups they were anerward‘ taken in carriages and tally-hos for a long drive about the city. all-day ‘“‘at home’ of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Burdette at ‘‘Sunnycrest.” a beauti- ful house on an eminence and surrounded by acres of tropical follage. Hundreds called ‘to accept the hospitality of this delightful couple, Mrs. urdette being the Trecipient of many congratulations u?on her election to the vice presidency ot the General Federation. - All sorts of trips and social affairs are planned for the remaining delegates. To- morrow Mrs. Robert Burdette will give a luncheon for a party including Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. Sarah Platt-Decker will head a party to Catalina Island. On Sunday. when Mrs, Lowe will leave for San Fran- cisco, the main scene of action will be shifted to that city. Mrs. Lowe will soon proceed to her summer home at Hot Springs, Va., and in the autumn will go to Europe. | ——————— LIGHTWEIGHTS TRAINING FOR A SEVERE CONTEST Britt and Lavigne Are Leaving Noth- ing Undone That Would Fit Them for Competition. Jimmy Britt is fast rounding into con- | dition at Croll's Gardens, Alameda, for his battle with Kid Lavinge. which takes place under the auspices of the San Fran- cisco Athletic Club on the night of the | 29tk inst. Britt has been training faith- | fully for the last two weeks and already shows signs of being in fine fettle. Bpider Kelly, the crack second and trainer, and Charlie Reéno are handling Britt. The Jatter realizes he must be in the best possible shape to have a chance to take ! the measure of the sturdy fighting mah from Saginaw. Lavigne is working out at Blanken's | Six-mile House under the direction of | Mark Shaughnessy. He looks the picture of health and says whe _egters the ring he wil be 1 0 than | he has been for ATS. mper- | ate habits have worked wonders in his physique and he expects to be faster and stronger than when he fought here last. The boxers ought to put up cne of the | best battles €ver seen here. It will be a reil test of Britt’s ability; as, if he de- feats Lavigne, he will be in line to meet | any man in the world at the lightweight limit. The coming battle with Lavigne will be the most impertant one in which Britt has engaged since he turned pro- fessional. Up to the present-time the ! local boxer has not been severely pun- | ished. In Lavigne he will meet an en- tirely different type of boxer to either ! Irwin or Hegarty. Lavigne's favorite | method of fighting is to bore in right and | !left and_gradually beat his opponent | { down. Britt has shown that this sort | | of milling is quite to his liking, and if botk men fight to form it will be a whirl- | wind contest from the start. | The managers of both boxers will meet early next week at Harry Corbett's to select -the referee. Jack Kitchen, Eddie Graney and Phil Wand have been men- tioned as suitabie persons to officiate as third man in the ring. e e TURNER-O'BRIEN FIGHT A LOP-SIDED AFFAIR Colored Lad Has the Better of It From the Start and Wins in the Ninth Round. SACRAMENTO, May 9—The fight be- tween Rufe Turner and Jack O'Brien to-| night was a lopsided and tame exhibition. | Turner had O’'Brien at his mercy at every stage of the game and could have got | him in any round. O'Brien made no show- | ing, did not land a telling blow during | the argument and was on queer street half of the time. The end came early in the ninth, when Turner put a half right- arin jolt to the chin and threw the left under the same mark, dropping his man in corkscrew shape. O’Brien suuggled to his feet at the count but his seconds threw up the sponge. The preliminary between Jimmy Ham- iiten of Stockton and Jockey Bennett of San Francisco, was fierce and fast, and, while it was declared a draw, would have gone to Bennett had the trouble been prelonged. A Clever Amateur Boxers Matched. “Billy” Leonard and Paul Martin will battle for the featherweight baoxing championship of the coast, under the auspices of the Hayes Valley Athletic Club next Tuesday night. On the same ey ent) Joe .Angeli, the Italian cyclone, :;:ln(!x‘esorge Erdelatz will box four rounds to decide the lightweight championship of the coast. Leonard held the champion- ship in his class until last month, when Martin wrested the laurels from him in clever style. He has secured a returr mateh and wiil strive to regain his for- mer honors. Angell has proven himself a fitting successor to Jimmy Britt. He has beaten every boxer of his weight and is ready to defend his title against ail comers. George Erdelatz, who meets him, is a capable boxer. He is powerful and has a knockout punch in each hand. There will be six other contests. TELEGRAPH NEWS. GILA, May 9.—The cholera statistics to don e s follows: ~ Manila, S67 caces and 706 deaths; the provinces, 2453 cases and 1485 deaths. SUISUN, May 9.—Town Marshal D. C. Me- Donald wes stricken by paralysis yesterday and notw lics in a precarious condition at home, be- ing scarcely able to move or to speak. 'NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 9.—A fire which broke out In a barn adjoining the Natlonal | Stéam Laundry Company’s bullding here to- dny destroyed the laundry piant and six dwellinge. The loss is estimated at $50,000. , May 9.—Earthquakes were felt at M,::nutg‘l?lurcuy and. Elche, on the southeast- orn coast of Spain, last night. Panics fol- Jowed, but there.were no fatalities. MBRIDGE, M May 0.—The national ufému for good city government of the ‘National Municipal League held its final ses- sion to-day. George W. Guthrie of New York and Professor J. H. Beale of Harvard read papers at the morring session. Joseph B. Strickland. LOS” ANGELES, May 9.—Joseph B. Strickland, charter member of Inter- national Typographical Unfon at Cincin- nati fifty years ago, is dead at the Chris. tian Hnlp&fl. He was more than 72 years of age. Strickland had worked at the case for almost sixty years, and was wn along the Mississippi and Missou- of \ A chief-attraction was undoubtedly the |- | Bodley, GERGEANT MUST TELL THE STORY Senators Insist on Phil- ippine Soldier's Ap- pearance. Alfeged Accuser of Funston Ordered to Give Tes- timony. WASHINGTON, May 9.—Senatoh Lodge read a communication to the Senate Com- mittee on the Philippines, from the Rev. ‘W. H. Walker, denying the truth of the recent dispatch crediting him with mak- ing certain statements regarding the treatment of Fillpinos. Senator Patter- son remarked that a jail was too good for any newspaper man who would circulate a story such as had been published. A letter was read from Sergeant John Nicholson of Norfolk, Va., who had been reported as charging General Funston as being the originator of the water cure and who was summoned to appear, stating that he would come, but that he could not testify against anybody. The committee concluded to, insist- on his appearance. William J. Gibbs of Springfield, Mass., formerly corporal of Company C, Ninth Infantry, told the Philippine Committee to-day the story of the massacre of sol- diers at Balangiga. He also described the mutilation of the dead soldiers.’ The wit- ness stated that Captain Connell, who commanded the troops, did not treat the natives right as he destroyed their sup- ply. of food. He sald the massacre was deliberately planned, and he judged that boys participated as he saw a num- ber of them lying ‘about dead. He had not concluded:when the committee ad- Journed. An effort was made in the Senate to fix a time.for the pending Philippine Gov- ernment bill, but it was unsuccessful. The minority sald that many Senators still desired to speak on the measure and that it would not be proper to determine at this time on a vote. To-day’s debate on the Philippine bill was mild. Teller occupied time in oppo- sition to the measure. He contended principally that the Filipinos were cap- able of self-government and were cap- able of establishing a government quite eqral to some European governments. OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST WASHINGTON, May 9.—The Postoffice Department to-day announced: Postoffice discontinued Ma; 31: California—Gar- valia, Los Angeles County, mail to San Gabriel. Postmaster commissioned: Wash- ington—Frank J. Pingry, Ehriich. These pensions were granted: California —Original—Charles Loelckes, Dundee, $6; ‘Washington 1. Henderson, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8; James W. Solomon, Bloomington, $6; La Tarre Webster, Car- penteria, $8. War with Spain—Charles J. Claffey, San Francisco, 35; Edward F. Rogers, Vallejo, $29. Increase—Niles Lode- gar, Los Angeles, 38; William W. Mil, Oakland, $12; Willlam Grabam, San Fran- cisco, $1); George S. Cook, Vista, $; Joseph T. Darling, Lone Star, $8; Alfred Howland, Chico, $. Widows—Lavaria C. Wines, San Francisco, $S; mindr of James San Francisco, $10; Harrist A. Pugh, Los Angeles, $1i; Margaretha J. Ayers, Duarte, $8 Washington—Original—John L. _Gow, Seattle, 3. War with Spain—George Zuppe, Machias, 36; J. Grant Hinkle, Spo- kane, $6.. Increase—Marcus A. Walker, Axford, $12; Andrew S. Robbins, Mayfield, $10. Widow—Oliver 8. Brown, Twis, 3. Navy orders announce that Captain F. P, Kirk is detached from the navy yard, ‘Mare Island, to this city for examination for retirement. o R SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR EXNOCKS THE MAN DOWN WASHINGTON, May 9.—There was an exciting scene in the lobby of a hotel here to-night, in which Sepator McLaurin of South Carolina figured. The Senator was sitting in the dining- room with a gentleman, when he became the object of some offensive attention from a man whose name the, Senator re- tused to disclose, and who, the Senator says, was under the influence of lquor at_the time. Shortly after this the Senator and his friend left the dining-room and went to the cigar stand. While standing there the man, who had followed the Senator from the dining-room, approached him, where- upon McLaurin knocked him down. The man’s friends came to his assistance and erded the scene by hustling him away. The Senator was not struck.. There were no arrests. - Burglars Wreck the Safe. VACAVILLE, May 9.—A loud explosion awakened the inhabitants of Elmira at 2:30 o'clock this morning and those who were first to reach the place whence the 1eport came caught sight of two burglars as they made their exit from Allison’s store, iaden with plunder. The pair had blown open the large safe in the office and taken therefrom $900, besides carrying off numerous articles from the store. They made good their escape. LA, £ Alleged Horsethief Caught. LOS ANGELES, May 9.—George Kings- bury, aged 19 years and six feet four inches in height, was arrested here to- day and locked up on a charge of grand larceny. Kingsbury is wanted in Chino and Pomona for alleged horse stealing. ACIEGT R Santa Rosa Girl Missing. SANTA ROSA, May 9.—Miss Maggie Mauch, a young lady of about 18 years, quietly packed her clothes and departed from this city this morning and no trace of her can be found. She is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Mauch. EVANS DENIES HE WA3 DUSTED Former Commissioner of Pensions Makes a Statement. Senate Confirms Him for the London Comsul Generalship. WASHINGTON, May 9.—In view of the published statements to the contrary it can be said on authority that cannot be questjoned that Commissioner Evans’ de- sire to sever his connection with the Pen- sion Bureau was not prompted by any sug- gestion to leave or promise on the part of the President. After the announcement to-day that his nomination as Consul Gen- eral to London had been confirmed by the Senate Evans made the following state~ ment : Much has been said and much has been writ- ten about my retiring from the Pension Bu- reau. ‘I am exceedingly grateful for the kind treatment and sypport I have received at ths Lands of my superiors, the generous support of the press, the approval of the people and the generous and loyal co-operation of & trained and competent corps of experienced employes in the bureau while holding the most trying position in the Government, 1 bave given over five years of the best ef- forts, most diligent attention and close appli= cation to the duties pertaining thereto. I am much pleased with results and present condi- tions. _About 1,100,000 claims bave been adju- dictated during this period. June 3, ) there were 635,000 claims pending. The records show there are now about 340,000 claims pend- ing. The work then was largely in arrears from two to three years, according to the class, It is now current. There have been no scandals connected with the service or any branch of it. The disburse- ments through Its _various agencies have amounted to over $700,000,000. I have beem only one of the contributors to this work. The great results are due to the loyalty, efficlency and_intelligent aid had from the officials and employes of the bureau and its agencies. 1 have not felt at liberty until my appoint- ment was settled to make any s in view of the repeated assertions that I been forced out of office I desire to say, once for all, that such statement is wholly without foundation. President Roosevelt knew the first that I was anxious to surrender the office and that I only waited for an opportune time. 1 resigned entirely of my own accord, following _out a purpose I had for many months—the same purpose I had expressed to Mr. McKinley. My resignation was uncondi- tional and did not hang on any future ap- pointment. The Senate has confirmed the nomind- tion of H. Clay Evans to be Consul Gen~ eral at London. BEugene F. Ware, who will succeed Evans as Commissioner of Pensions, was at the White House to-day and met the retiring_ Commissioner in the President's room. The three had a _conversation and it was anmounced that Ware would take charge of his office as soon as he is con- firmed. SUIT FOR A FORTUNE ENDS IN A FIASCO Paris Police Officials Find the Safe in Mme. Humbert’s Residence \g. in the Empty. 'ARIS, May 9.—The interest great Humbert Crawford lawsuit, which was supposed to involve the possession of 100,000,000 francs and which had for years been before two continents, culminated in a flasco to-day when the police officlals proceeded to the residence of Mrs. Hum- bert and found the safe in which alleged | securities to the value of 100,000,000 franes was said to be locked up was empty. All the parties to the suit are South Ameri- cans. According to the story R. H. Crawford died twenty years ago and left 100,000,000 francs to Theresa d’Adringac, now Mme. Humbert. Just as the lady was about to obtain possession of the fortune two nephews of Crawford appeared with a second will bequeathing the property to themselves. A lawsuit was commenced for the possession of the money and sect- rities, which, according to Mme. Humbert, by mutual agreement, had been locked up in a safe in a new house, conditional on her not touching the money until the court’s verdict was rendered. . bert, in the meanwhile, borrowed mil- lions on the strength of the supposed for- tune. Collision on the Northern Pacific. * HELENA, Mont.,, May 9.—Westbound Northern Pacific passenger train No. 11 early to-day crashed into a freight, whose length necessitated leaving tea cars on the main line at Deadford, be- tween Helena and Townsend. A boxcar was knocked off the track and the engine smashed. The engineer and fireman es- caped Injury by jumping. A flagman had been sent back to warn the passenger train, but didégol get fairly started before it hove in sight and so great was its momentum that it could not be stopped in time to avoid a collision. Beyond a severe shaking up none of the passengers was Injured. Police Chiefs Conclude Session. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. May 9.—The Police Chiefs of the United States and Canada at their final session to-day changed the name of the association to the Interna- tional Police Chiefs’ Association and se- Jected New Orleans as the next place of meeting. The matter of adopting a secret code was referred to the executive com- mittee. Richard Sylvester of Washington was elected president. N S ! Rathbone Appeal Is Discussed. WASHINGTON, May 9.—At the Cabinet meeting to-day the appeal which has been made by Senator Hanna in behaif of a new trial for Estes G. Rathbone was discussed. The record of the case has not yet reached the White House from the War Department, but the President has the matter under consideration and a decision may be reached in a day or two. JUST PUBLISHED. ““Man, the King Undaunted!”” D. APPLETON vers during the lmy days of the :’rdt. He came to Los ‘Angeles from Kansas City about a ycar ago. Heralds Empire -Being the Story of one Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu- ienant to Pierte Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade. By A. C. Lautl Author of “Lords of the North.” & COMPANY New York and Chicago.