The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 23, 1902, Page 9

DIPLONS GIVEN TWO GRADUATES California College Holds Its Commencement Exercises. Closing Address to Students Is Delivered by the Rev. E. R. Dille. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 22. College at Highland Park highest honors to-day upon who had completed the They are Miss Stella m h city and J. Charles of Petalu Tuesday night the reises of the other departments ge were held. The graduates Winifred M. Roe, Miss Ruth r, Miss A. Louisa Worthington. Jennie J. Whitmore, English course; D. Grace Sunderland, scientific William Durham, musical course. annual commencement exer- the venteenth in the history California College. They took place in Mary Hall, in the main build- . and_were well at- R. Dille delivered ver y. It dealt wita i of its vast impor- ; to the young, who were leavin Ima mater and going forth to learr in that greatest the jent T. G. Bron- presented the hool wWOor read a paper on nt in the College rles Garth's Mission of the were rendered by n, who was alsc . Boynton. W it the piano. in the afternoon the was held in the gford of Rochester, ted president of thc presided as toast- were responded to b association and faculty. GRADUATION EXERCISES AT THE ACADEMY BOOTH School Children Render Their Com- mencement Programme Before Large Crowd at Irish Fair. of St. Peter's N st night at the Irish e auspices of the Academy »ne of the most popular Agnes Fitzger- but a very in- ining programme of mental music and reci- red by the pupils of the booth is the only t represent a county of t is to raise money to mmodations for the sis- ter's School. The ladies who f this booth have worked for its success. The booth gallery and is very beau- Visitors to the fair it a visit. t the fair did not evious evening, led. After the y booth's pro- their time in booths and viewing e Irish dance hall or the art gallery or in ical selections ren- e Iroguois Band. Tidball, the superintendent, his theatrical, friends yester- der than ever. and the hoid_the right. This | free passes fair. To-morrow “attend the fair 1 price of 10 or > be Sligo night. This its evening at home. t and the as- Mr [ . s. May, Needham, Mis Cassie O’Brien, J. May, Mrs. Miss E. Bolger, e and Ione Glen- Costello, Mrs. J. Mrs. B. Egan, Miss “urran and Miss Te- d Miss T. O’'Connor. entertain its man; 1 natives of Kil- The Sunflower ing a grand success. Sligo and Kildare in EARLY MORNING FIRE DOES 85000 DAMAGE Union Square Building Ignited by the Combustion of Photo- graphic Supplies. Fire ke out at 1:30 o’clock this mdorn- building, 143 re it was mount of $5000 sufferers are any, dealers in op- »graphic supplies, and taflors, who occupied sub- was the ground floor of the building Upstairs were doctors’ offices for the nicst part, and these suffered some dam- age from smoke and water. ed considerable rrival of the fire de- ment vielded readily to the nu- rous streams of water turned on. t is thought that the fire started from neous combustion among the shic chemicals in the building. —_————— Foresters’ Outing. Sutro Heights Soclal Club, a nch of the order of Foresters of Amer- will give its seventh annual picnic outing next Sunday, May 2, at Sun- Park, Santa Cruz Mountains. Many m I spont photogr set gate and game prizes have been arranged for a the outing promises to be very urable. The following committee wiil e charge of the outing: H. M. Locke, J. Styche, J. W. Gleadell, Dr. L. H. W. J. Boradori, B. M. Clancy, , G. H. Allen, G. J. Redmond, L. J. Harowitz, Ed. Miller, J. C. J. Yager, C. E. Morey, C. J. Charles J. Brockhoff, M. J. J. A. McCarthy, R. Klumpp and n 3 Miss Hirsclr Gets Damages. Eeatrice Hirsch, who, while in the em- ploy of the Conklin Laundry Company, iost three f her right hand, ob- med a_ve T $2250 damages from a v in Judge Kerrigan's court yesterday. The accident was due to the fallure of a br; l;(r on the mangle on which she was working She sued for $10.200 damages. GRAPE-NUTS. s onens People who $can’t eat meat can eat and grow fat on Fact! MILL OWNERS DEFY UNIONG Portland 8Strike May Spread Throughout the State. Federal Judgs Issues Injunc- tion to Prevent Interference. PORTLAND, Or., May 22.—The prlncl-l pal feature of the strike of the bullding trades to-day was the more strict en- forcement of the order to stay out. Pick- ets scour the town looking for workers in every line allled to buflding trades, warn- ing the few scattered workers to quit work. The streets in the vicinity of the Neadquarters of the varlous unions are thronged by orderly crowds. ¥ Was estimated by @ member of the | Federated Trades Council to-day that | 8000 men in Portland will be included m | the contest against the planing mills with- In another forty-eight hours. There is | vet no sign { ihe mills, The mill-owners are ready to shut up their mills for the remainder of the year. The lockout threatens to sprea to the State, and the strength of the State | Federation of Labor will be thrown into | the breach. ! A temporary injunction to prevent in-| terference with business was issued late | this afternoon by Judge Sears in.the Clr- cuit Court against the various labor | unions and organizations involved in the strike. The plaintiffs were the six plan- | ing mills, among whose employes the, strike began. Harry Gurr, president of the | Federated Trades, to-day made the fol-| g statement: Life or death for organized labor is in- | volved in this strike and organized labor | is expected to stand solidly, unitedly for | its principles. A great principle is at | stake. We have every assurance from the urions that they will stick by what they are doing. At the meeting of the Feder- | ated Trades to-morrow night a report’on the progress of the strike will be made and -further action outlined. 1f further strikes are determined upon‘l they will probably go into effect Satur- | day. The strike will be extended over the | State. If it is necessary the trainmen and | steamboat men will be called out, and 1o | lumbering material will be transported. Every union throughout the State will| stand by the action taken. We are ready and willing at any time to meet the mill- | owners and settle the matter. The test| of union strength comes at a critical time, | perhaps, but it is necessary.” DROKEN LEG WILL RETIRE | VAN HALTREN FROM FIELD Veteran Californian Baseball Player Injured While Stealing Second Base at Pittsburg. NATIONAL LEAGUE. i PITTSBURG, May 22.—Phillippi shut New | York out to-day with two scratch hits. Van #:aitren, in stealing second in the sixth, broke his leg &t the ankle, He can hardly play again this season. Attendance, 2900. chre: H B Fittshurg ... Ag 15 ;" v York b Butteries—Phillippi _and _ O'Connor; Evans and Bowermsn. Umpire—Emslie. i CHICAGO, May 22.—Chicago pulled the game out of the fire by a single, a two-bagger and an error. Both pitchers were hit freely. At-| tendance, 1200. Score: | i R H B| | Chicago ... R | Philadelphia 2 5 10 3 | Batteries—Rhodes and Kling; Magee and !’ Dec . Umpire—O'Day. LOUIS, May 22.—Boston won to-day’s game from St. Louis in hollow fashion. Willis was fauitlessly supported. Attendance, 1600. Score: RH B st. Lout e TR Boston R T ) Yerkes, Ryan and Nichols; Willis Umpites—Power and Brown. - ay 22.—Cincinnati lost to- s game through errors. Soth pitchers were hit freely in almost every inning. Attendance, | | s00. Ecore: R. H E | Cincinnati . B 18§ Brooklyn 9 - IR Batteries—Phillips and Peitz; Donovan and | Farrell. Umpire—Cantillion. ‘ AMERIC. WASHINGTON. M: hard throughout to-d ily. Attendance, 3000. Louis hit Lee and won eas- Score: R Washington g8 ey St. Louls 9 18 0 Eatteries—Lee and Drill; Riedy and Sugden, | BALTIMORE, May 2. —Howell d slightly the better of a pitchers' battie against Miller | here this afternoon, enabiing the Baltimore | Americen League team to defeat Det - tendance, 2500. Score: R e | BRI Beitimore ey e Detroit ... 159 iva] Batteries—Howell and Bresnah; 3 e an; Miller and PHILADELPHIA, May 22— Cle e feated Philadeiphia’ this afternoon 1\:";"2;:;\» | lna‘rhed by heavy hitting and many errors. Wilise was practically responeible for the loss that of es’ tenth. winning the game, Mertis' db:the last helf of the tenth but runs. Attendance, 4500, | of his own game. Attendance, 230, - Score: | R. H E| Clevelan .. i il Philadelphia . " 3 Bztteries—o B i i geisiteriee—loore and Bemis; Wiltse and | BOSTON, May 22 —Ho " | S oo, Ome rurs entered large- { | Boston rallled in the could score only two Score: Boston H E| Chicago 4 5 Eatteries—Di - % siaiterics—Dincen and Criger: Patterson and ——————— REFLECTS ON THE BRAVERY OF ORATOR DENIS KEARNEY Mrs. Elizabeth Boyne Says He Never Fought but in Sand Lots. “I have a son, your Honor, w fighter. He went to Manila, and mves left the firing line. Denis Kearney never fought any piace but in the sand lots, and lhsere hled used his mouth.” 5 o said Mrs. Elizabeth Boyn G_rahsm's Court yesterday sfe(flirn ‘B‘edflgig Kearney had threatened to annihilate At torney James F. Nagle. The court in. formed Mrs. Boyne that any further re. marks from her would be superfluous and told Kearney and Nagle that unless they behaved themselves he would givi |hfirln xm’p?{h for contempt of court. At apology followed and peac a in the courtroom. S S gl Mrs. Boyne is the defendant § for $i00 brought by Edward Ackles, sglt' signee of a.claim against the widow for medical services rendered by Dr. P. A. Kearney. Denis Kearney is a witness for the plaintiff, and objected strenuously Wwhen Attorney Nagle sought to introduce in evidence the fact that Mrs. Boyne is ;\:mx' him to luet a};ide alleged forged omissory notes. He glow N <yt g ered at Nagle "l‘:ll meet you outside, and I'll—" ou_can meet me any " woted g e any old place,” re- rs. Boyne chipped in at this ju ery, and for a minute or two - m'li'nh reigned. Pplemon e threatened fine restored peac: though Balliff Lempke kept an cagle eve on the belligerents during th on Ba g the rest of the —————— Mrs. Flood Again in Trouble. Mrs. Alice Flood, who was arrested re- cently on a charge of crueity to her son, Bruce, and was acquitted, secured a search warrant from Judge Cabaniss yes- terday to regain possession of $600 worth of personal effects which she alleges Mrs. Flora McGuire, her landlady at 114 Sev- enth street, refuses to deliver over to her. Mrs. McGuire claims that there are financial differences between her and Mrs. Flood. —————————— ETEREOPTICON LECTURE ON COLO- RADO.—A free stereopticon lecture will be given at the Young Men's Christian Assocla- tion auditorium next Tuesday at 8:15 p. m, of concession on the part of | | | corner of Kearny and Washington |4 | Kearny streets cars will leave at 1:30, “OWL" CARS WILL v FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1902 BE RUN EVERY ~HALF HOUR FROM FIRST OF JUNE Directors of the United Railroads So Decide. George F. Chapman Is Appointed as|Young Woman of a Col- General Manager Under the New Regime N all-night car service is to be in- augurated in San Francisco. The directors of the United Railroads so decided yesterday. The new sehedule goes into effect on the 1st of next month. At the same meeting George F. Chapman was appointed as the successor of E. P. Vining as general man- ager of the company. Under theé ‘“owl” service electric cars on the Kearny and Mission streets line and the Ellis and O'Farrell will run every half hour after 1 o'clock a. m. With these lines operating residents of the Mis- sion, the Western Addition and of the vieinity of Golden Gate Park will secure a splendid car service. The following statement was handed out by the treasurer of the company un- der orders from President Holland at the close of the directors’ meeting yesterday afternoon: The United Railroads of San Francisco has ppointed George F. Chapman as general ma ager, the appointment to take effect at onc Mr. Chgpman has been brought up in the stre:t rajiway® business and has come to_the United | Railroads from the North Jersey Street Rafl- way Company, operating the territory in the cities of Newark; Elizabeth, Jersey City and the intervening sections, with about the same mileage as the .system here. He has been ith them for twelve years and was the gen- eral suprintendent of the system there. He is 39 years of age and entered the railway busi- ness in Cambridge, Mass., in 1883, NIGHT SERVICE, & Commencing Sunday, June 1, 1902, will be operated on the following stated belo Kearny night cars iines as and Mission streets line—From the treets, via Kearny, Third and Mission streets the cor- ner of Mission and Twenty-ninth streets, cars will leaye as follows: Twenty-ninth streets at 1, and 4:30 a. m. From . 2, 2:30, 3, Washington 2, 2:3 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30 and 5 a. m. Elils' and O'Farrell streets line—Ca; leave the corner of Third and Townsend streeis (Southern Pacific depot), via Townsend, — | | | ! | | | i i i f i i { | NEW GENERAL MANAGER OF ' | THE UNITED RAILROADS OF SAN FRANCISCO. i +* -+ | Fourth, Ellis, Hyde, O'Farrell, Devisadero, | Oak and Stanyan streets to the cormer of Haight and Stanyan, returning via Stanyan, Page, Devisadero, Elits, Fourth and Townsend streeis to Southern Pacific depot. Cars will leave as follows: From the corner of Stanyan 4 and 4:. 7 streets (Southern Pacific depot), 1:30, 2, 2:30, | 3, 8:30, 4, 4:30 and 5 a. m. i Richmond _ district—Commencing _ Monday, | May 26, the first car on the McAllister street line will leave Eleventh avenue and Fulton street at 5:. a. m. and the last car 0 midnight. the Alternate cars fror ferry will turn at the carhouse up to 9:25 a. m., at which time all cars will run through | to ‘Eleventh avenue, The appointment of Mr. Chapman as | Vining's successor is met with general| approval. In actions and manners Mr. | Chapman is the reverse of the lately de- | posed general manager. He is affable, courteous and brimfull of good humor. He has the reputation, besides being a! clever railroad man, of being fair with his employes. The United Railroads management s very anxious to be on friendly terms with | the traveling public. Its action in re-| establishing the band concerts was a pop- | ular move. At the present time every ' band concert at Golden Gate Park costs | $165. Of this amount the streetcar com- ! pany donates $150. @ il b e el @ | STRUGGLE IN STORM TO ESCAPE STARVATION Travelers in Wilds of Alaska Have a Terrible Experience and One Dies. TACOMA, May 22.—News of another | tragedy on the bleak overland route from Nome to Ilamnia was received to-day by the steamer Humboldt, from Juneau. A brief outline of the story was obtained | there by Purser Ballantine of the Hum- boldt from officers of the steamship HEx- celsior, which had just reached Juneau from Ilamnia and Valdes. The Excel- sfor is due on the Sound to-night, and is believed to have on board the surviving members of the party. Four men traveling from Nome to Tlamnia were caught late in March in a terrific blizzard and lost their way. It was several days before they got back on the right trail. In the meantime they had run out of }{)rovlslons and were un- able to replenisi their stock from any source. One of the men finally broke down and was unable to go further. His companions killed one of their dogs. but this one member could not eat dog meat | and died of starvation. His companions killed the rest of their faithful animals and ate them one by one. This prolonged their lives until they had nearly reached llamnia Lake, where they met another party and were given food. Pureer Bal- lantine was unable to secure the names of the members of the party. Se A L MAY EVACUATE THE ISLAND. French Officials Are Considering Abandonment of Martinique. PARIS, May 22.—The Minister of the Colonies, M. Decrais, has cabled to Gov- ernor 1'Huerre at Fort de France, Mar- tinique, as follows: “Make known, if the situation seems to you to necessitate partial or total evacua- tion of the island, the means at your dis- posal or those you may neef.” A dispatch from Fort de France, Mar- tinique, published this morning in Le Journal, says the sole idea of the inhab- itants is flight, that many of them have | become insane and that some of the neo- ple threw themselves into the sea. The population of the Grand Rivjere district is isolated and assistance cannot reach them. In conclusion Le Journal's cor- respondent says there are vague rumors at Fort de France of further disasters. According to the latest advices received here quiet is restored at Fort de France and there has been no general exodus of the people, though I persons have Eone to the island of Guadeloupe and the island of St. Lucia and 3000 more have re- moved to the towns and villages in the extreme eouthern part .of the island. Those who remain at Fort de France are not now apprehensive of danger. Sossed e, Meat Riots in Boston. BOSTON, May 22.—“Kosher meat” dis- turbances broke out in the West End to- day. About 300 Hebrews—men, women and children—attacked three meat stores, The windows were smashed and the stock ruined. The police ‘arrested the ring- leaders, two women and 2 man. A cus- tomer who was leaving the store with a piece of meat was assaulted and a woman was Injured during the stampede of the crowd, | SENIORS AT STANFORD i MAKE MERRY IN FARCE| Commencement Week Begins With | a Stage Production at | University. | | STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May 22.—° The commencement week of the class of 1902 was ushered in to-night by the pres- | entation of the senior farce, “The Rank Outsider.” The play was written by R.| J. Sterrett, ‘02, and is a burlesque on col- lege life. The farce was well staged and proved a dramatic success despite the | short time allowed the cast in which to prepare it. Mrs. W. H. Irwin, '95, stage manager, and Miss May Hurlburt, *62, as musical director, were responsible | to a large degree for the success of the | performance. i The plot centered around the poljtical fight for the presidency of the student | body, and the farce was replete with lo- cal “color and catchy songs. Waldemar | Young, '04, as Colonel Robert §. Gibbs, | “the rank outslder,”” was the star of the production, keeping the audience in a continual merriment. J. K. Bongell, 02, | | and Leo Byrne, '05, vied with Yolng for | the honors. The character of Kitty Green | was played by Mrs. W. H. Irwin instead of by Miss Sue F. Bird, '03. Miss Bird became ill two days ago and was unable to appear in the farce to-night. P The parts of Kathryne Lavelle, the se- nior “queen,” and Belle Tiltyer were well | carried by Miss Sue Porter, '05, and Miss Mary K. Giiman, '03. ‘With the closing of instruction at noon to-day many of Stanford’s students de- parted for their homes, but most of- the seniors will remain to take their degrees next Wednesday. oot SUPERVISORS INSPECT STANFORD ATTRACTIONS | Delegates to the Convention at Rad- wood City Visit Palo Alto. REDWOOD CITY, May 22.—But little business was transacted on this, the sec- ond day of the Supervisors' convention. | ‘The morning session was taken up almost ! entirely by an address delivered by J. A. | Filcher, secretary of the State Board of | Trade, and the afternoon was devoted to | sightseeing. Filecher's address was one which appealed very strongly to his audi- ence. He dwelt upon the resources of the State, the fertility and productivemess of its soll, its diversified industries, climatic conditions and various other qualities. At 1 o’clock conveyances took the Su- pervisors_to the Flood residence and_the Catholic Seminary at Menlo Park; to Palo Alto and to the Stanford University, where the library, mussum and memorial chapel were inspected. At the chapel the organist rendered a number of selections upon the great argan. Asn hour or more was spent at the universily, after which they were driven to the stock farm, where the horses were Inspected, and then back 30 Redwood City, reaching here in time or supper. To-night the tendered a banguet at the Capitol Hotel, e merry until quite late. _}vhere all max e T '0-MOYrow mor rention conclude its labors. xn“Z'Q’Z l.!l.:!’lw';lli there wg}wbe a drive to the Spring Valley Lake, above S8an Mateo, and other. points of interest. | to-day reversed the verdict of the Police | State. | surgical operation at the Lane Hospital { been an active worker in the newspaper | meda: George Herbert Blake, 23, Alame- ! mer Hornberger, 39, and Mamie Murphy, BASKET BALL COT3 A LIFE lege in Washington Dies in Agony. el Spine of the Student Dislo- cated in a Hard Prac- tice Game, Special Dispatch to The Call. WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 22.—Miss Josephine Babcock, a student at Whitman College and daughter of W. H. Babcock of Eureka Flat, the ranch king of South- ern Washington, died here last night in terrible agony, the result of having her | spine dislocated while playing basket ball | with the college girls. , Miss Babcock was 18 years old and a great lover of athletics. In a hard prac- tice game preparatory to meeting a rival college another girl student struck her on the spine with both knees. For sixty days Miss Babcock had lain | in horrible torture, only constant admin- | istrations of oplates affording her some | relief. The best physicians could do nothing. She was very popular in society. DECIDES IN FAVOR OF THE SPIRITUALISTS Los Angeles Judge Says Religion or Not a Religion Is the Question. LOS ANGELES, May 22.—Judge Smith Court in the case of J. E. and Maud Chesebro, convicted by Judge Austin of the crime “of practicing the business and art of mediumship, clairvoyance and life reading, receiving fees for the exercise and exhibition of their art without having first obtained a license from said city so to do.” They had been fined $30. “There is Mo question,”’ said his Honor, “that the city has the right to license all trades, businesses and professions | practiced within its precincts. This Is a | general right guaranteed the municipal- ity by the law of the land, but there is| one exception to the callings that shall be licensed. This exception is found in the constitution of the State of California which declares that any and all religions may be practiced without hindrance or discrimination. Of course this proyision is not to be construed so as to interfere in any manner with the policy of the Until more light is thrown upon the subject neither the court nor the jury has a right to declare that spiritualism is not a religious belief, In the event it is shown to be such no license can be imposed upon its advocates or devotees.” 'he judgment of the lower court is re- versed and a new trial ordered. SELEn SYNDICATE HAS. EYES ON SAN JOSE ROADS Railways of the Garden City Will | Probably Be Sold to Eastern Capitalists. SAN JOSE, May 22.—Negotiations are pending for the purchase of the First- street Rallway Company and the San| Jose and Santa Clara Street Railway by | a syndicate of Eastern capitalists, sup- | posedly in connection with the syndicate | that recently acquired the San Francisco roads. While great secrecy is maintained it is belleved the object is to merge Foth | TORNADO WRECKS BRITISH FEEL MANY DIWELLINGS Several People Are Badly Injured by Flying Debris. . Everything in the Path of the Traveling Storm Is De- stroyed. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., May 22—A ternado struck stx miles southeast of Elk City this morning, wrecking a number of houses. Several persons are reported fatally injured, among them a Mrs. Combs. The tornado passed over Elk City in a northeasterly direction, passing near Chanute, a small town off the rail- way in Washita County. Elk City is a small town in Roger Mills County. The . Knox residence, four miles from Elk City, was destroyed. Knox, with his son, were carried about 100° yards but es- caped uninjured. The storm developed in the western part of Roger Mlills County, and,traveling in a northeasterly direction. destroyed everything in its path, and deviated from 100 yards to half a mile in width. The funnel-shaped eclouds were seen to form and were in plain view for many miles. The clouds finally separated, one going northwest and the other north, leaving Elk City .- untouched. The in- jured were hurt by flying debris. The tcrnado was followed by a heavy storm that did much damage. BELMONT’S MASTERMAN BEATS SOME FAST HORSES Wins the Rich Stakes Named in Honor of His Q'wner’s Father. Advance Guard in Front. NEW YORK, May 22.—August Belmont's Masterman, making his first appearance of the year, easily won the thirty-sixth remewal qf the Belmont stakes to-day at Morris Park. Five of the best three-year-olds in training faced the starter for the event, which was at one mile and three furlongs over the hill. The race developed some spirited betting, King Hanover, Compute and Masterman all being well played, King Hanover closing favorite at 2 to 1, with Compute second choice and Master- man third in demand, while the others went begging. Summary: First race, for threé-year-olds and upwards, selling, Withers mile—Satire won, Bounteous second, Vesuvian third. Time, 1:421g. Second race, maiden two-year-olds, selling, five furlongs—Petit Bleu won, Wheeler B sec- ond, Mount Hope third. Time, 1:02%. Third race, the Eclipse stakes for two-year- olds, five afd a half furlongs—Mizzen won, Dalésman second, Mexican third. Time, 1:05. Fourth race, the Belmont stakes, for three- year-olds, mile and three-eighths, over the hill “Masterman won, Renald second, King Han- over third. © Time, 2:22%. Fifth race, the Jockey Ctub weight for age race, for three-year-olds and up, mile and one furlong, Withers course—Advance Guard wonm, Dixicline second. Time, 1:55%. Heno fin- ished second but was disqualified for fouling. Sixth_race, for three-year-olds, selling, six nd a half furlongs—Mercer won, Jack Mc- Ginnis second, Essene third. Time, 1:21%. Seventh race, seven furlongs—Highlander won, Kamara_second, Rossisnol third. Time, 1:27%. ST. LOUIS, May 22.—Fair Grounds sum- mary : First race, four and a half furlongs, selling, two-year-olds—Geheimniss won, Cochran sec- ond, Gold Ornament third. Time, :50%. Fécond race, six furlongs, selling—Chanierells won, Sister Sarah second, Blue Mint third. Time, 1:14%. Third race, seven furlongs, selling—Nearest roads In the manner of the deal just| won, Boundlee second, Censor third. Time, closed for the lighting companies. | 1:28. Manager Center of the fan Jose and| Fourth race, six furlongs, purse—Bucclueth Santa Clara Railway admits there have been offers made for his system, which | includes the electric road to A’ lum Rock | Park, contingent upon the purchase of | the First-street line. Others interested | declare the sale of the two systems is only a matter of a few weeks. The First- street line is owned by the German Sav- ings Bank of San Francisco. It is said the bank wants $480,000 for its propert. and the purchasers believe the price $80,- 000 too high. The bank acquired this road for less than $150,000 a few years | ago from Jacob Rich. Two years ago the property was offered for $250,000, and since then some $50,000 was expended in improving it. The San Jose and Santa Clara road is the natural connecting link for an around the bay line from San Francisco to Oakland. In both roads there are about twenty-five miles of line. FATHER CROWLEY VISITS SITE OF HIS NEW SCHOOL Youths’ Directory Superintendent Di- ! rects Affairs on Recently Pur- | chased Napa Ranch. NAPA, May 22.—The Rev. D. O. Crow- ley, head of the Youths' Directory in San Francisco, who recently purchased the Rutherford ranch in the valley for a school of agriculture, was here Wednes- day, the guest of Father Slattery. Father Crowley spends most of his time on the ranch, directing the work of | y° getting the property in shape for the re- ception of his wards. He has a number of the older boys with him, and when the harvest begins more will be taken up | from the Directory in San Francisco. He | {8 most enthusiastic over the success of {he project thus far, and is untiring in his efforts to hurry the work along. His jgea is to teach the boys not only the scientific but the practical side of farm- ing as well. He wants them to know not only what kinds of soils are best adapted to the growth af vdrious crops, but also how to plant, cultivate, harvest and mar- ket the crops. WELL-ENOWN JOURNALIST LIES AT DEATH'S DOOR W. D. Dressler, a Sufferer of Many Years, Undergoes a Dangerous Operafion. W. D.-Dressler, one of the best known of local journalists, underwent a serious yesterday afternoon and at an early hour l)‘fls morning his recovery was despaired of. Mr, Dressler has been a sufferer for many years, but despite his ailments has field. —_———————— Ruffian Attacks a Young Girl. ELKO, Nev., May 22.—Word reached Elko to-day of the commission of a fiend- ich crime near Toano, seventy-five miles east of here, Tuesday. A seventeen-year- old girl whose parents conduct a boarding house at Icarus, a railroad graders' camp five miles west of Toano, was attacked by an unknown man. She was dragged from her horse and her clothing was torn from her body. Her assallant stole her horse. Hec has not been captured, but posses are searching for him. 7 Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, May 22.—Licenses to marry were issued to-day to John H. McDaniels, 27, Tacoma, and Florence Iiale, 26, Aia- da, and Lilllan B. Page, 22. Oakland; El- 35, both of Berkeley. Mellin’s Food | phone won, Sky Flyer second, Lizzie won, Frank Bell second, Kindred third. Time, 1:14. Fifth race, one mile and twenty yards, purse—Maxtmus won, Lady Strathmore sec- ond, Helen Print third. Time, 1:40%. Sixth race, mile and an eighth, selling—All Saints won, Leffler second, Odnor third. Time, 1:54%. CHICAGO, May 22.—Worth summary: First race, six and a half furlongs—Prue won, I. Samuelson second, Legal Maxim third. Time, 1:31. Second race, five furlongs—Foxy Kane won, Lady Matchless second, Mirance third. Time, 1:07 1-5. Third race, mile and a half—Farmer Bennett won, Walkenshaw second, Guy H third. Time, 2:07 3-5. Fourth race, six furlongs—Kenllworth won, Inspector Shea second, Boney Boy third. Time, 1:21 1-5. Fifth race, five furlongs, selling—Thurles won, Alpen second, Lady Idris third. Time, 1:08 2-5. Sixth race, six and a half furlongs—Henry of Franstamar won, Ben Frost second, Dodie S third. Time, 3-5. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Downs summary: First race, selling, four and a half furlongs —Grana Mary won, Senator Morrison second, Gallant Smith third. Time, :57. Second race, six furlongs—Death won, J. V. Kirby second, Our Jessie third. Time, 1:15%. Third race, selling, mile and seventy yards— Ben Battle won, Baffled second, Lady Bramble third. Time, 1:48%. Fourth race, the Juvenile stake, selling, sweepstakes, for two-year-olds, value $1495, five furlongs—Right and True won, Kings Lady second, Prince of Endurance third. Time, 03 May 22.—Churchill “Fitth race, selling, six furlongs—Scortic won, Optimo second, Jean Oaker third. Time, 1:16. Sixth race, selling, seven furlongs—Audi- A third. Time, 1:30° —_— ——————— Actress Must Pay for Sketch. Justice of the Peace Dunn gave judg- ment vesterday in favor of W. C. Patter- son, who sued Annette Marshall, former Jeading lady at the Central Theater, for §150. Patterson testified that on Miss Marshall's order he wrote a sketch en- titled “An Actress from Way Back,” for which he never received his pay. JURE OF PEACE London PapersConfident South African War Is Over. Great Britain Is Said to Have Presented an Ultimatum. LONDON, May 23.—The Daily Chronicle this morning claims that peace in South Africa is practically assured. This is also the general impression with the other newspapers and the public, although the former do not go so far as the assertion published by the Chronicie. At a late hour last night, however, the Government departments declined to give any information on the matter. It is un- derstood that important dispatches were received yesterday from Lord Milner, the British High Commissioner in South Africa, and from Lord Kitchener, but nomlnr can be ascertained as to the na- ture of the contents of these dispatches. The fact that the Cabinet was sum- moned so quickly after the arrival of the delegate at Pretoria is regarded as a good augury, as the discussions at Pre- toria could only have commenced Mon- day. The Cabinet will meet late this afternoon in order to enable the Min- isters who are at a distance to reach Lon- don In time for the meeting. A dispateh to the Daily Telegraph from Pretoria says that the Boers are seeking permission to retain their horses. Cabling from Pretoria under date of Wednesday, May 21, the correspondent of the Timés says the Boer meeting there is necessarily final and.it is believed that the Boer delegates after obtaining infor- mation on certain points will return to Vereeniging. THe Daily Mail this morning says that, owing to the protracted haggling of the Boer leaders at Pretoria, Great Britain has presented to them what is practically an ultimatum, their reply to which is awaited and which it is expected they will aceept. Dispatches received here from Pretoria, eontinues the Daily Mail, say that dur- ing the stay of the Boer delegates there the conference will continue at Vereenig- ing and that a majority of those present at the conference are trying to persuade the recaleitrant minority into a unani- mous vote. In the meantime the British columns have been resting and refitting and are now all ready for immediate ac- tion. The Daily Mail says it believes the delegates at Pretoria will dispatch the ultimatum to the conference at Vereenig- ing for its consideration. DEN, Utah, May 22—The British camp of horse buyers has finished its work here. The vaqueros were discharg- ed and Hereford & Lowther, the buyers, returned to Billings, Mont. The ecamp has been established here four months and about 2500 horses have been bought. — BRIEF CITY NEWS. NAGEL BREAKS HIS LEG.—A. B. Nagel, of the telephone company, slipped from a iad- der and broke his leg yesterday while making alterations In the connecting lnes in the Wel.s- Fargo building. ITALIAN DRUIDS WILL PICNIC.—Four of the Italian groves of the United Ancient Order of Druids located in San Francisco, Volta, Au- rora, Alpini and Monteverde groves, will have a picnic in Glenwood Park in the Samta Cruz mountains op Sunday next. UNIDENTIFIED DROWNED MAN.—The body of an unknown man was found floating in the Golden Gate half a mile from shore yesterday. ‘The remains had been in the wa- ter about two months and were too much de- composed for identification. U. S. GRANT COUNCIL TO GIVE DANCE. —U. S. Grant Council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and Martha Wash- ington Council of the Daughters of Liberty will give an entertainment and dance at Odd Fellows’ Hall Saturday evening, May 24. Mayo Schmitz will deliver the address of the even- ing. PRISONERS 'IN COURT.—James Flannery pleaded guiity yesterday to burglary in the second _degree. He will be sentenced to-mor- row. He broke into the Electric Laundry on March 17 and stole a quantity of clothes. " The .case of W. A. Adams, charged with grand lar- ceny, was dismissed by Judge Dunne on mo- tion of the District Attorney on the ground of insufficient evidence to conviet. ALUMNI WILL ENTERTAIN.—The first an- nual entertainment and dance of the Alumni Assoctation of the Lincoln evening school wiil take place on Saturday evening, May 24, at Golden Gate Hall, 635 Sutter street. The as- soclation was organized in August of last year. The following interesting programme has been arranged for the occasion: Overture, selected, Hyne's orchestra; temor solo, “A Rose in Heaven,” Mr. J. Harris; barytene solo, Oscar M. Frank; piano solo, Miss Evelyn Jeanson; soprano solo, Mrs. M, Warshauer. ‘A Modern Proposal,”” dialogue i one act; cast: Eleanor Van Dyke, Miss L. Herzos; Nelson Robertson, Robert Lawler; time, the present. e ee—— Boston Chinese Marries. The marriage of Miss Sui Ying and Leung Lung was performed with elab- orate ceremony last night at the Chinese Congregational Mission, 21 Brenham place, shortly after 8 o'clock. A large number of guests were present and the interior of the mission was handsomely decorated. The bride is the daughter of a well known Stockton-street tailor and the groom a wealthy tea merchant of Boston. This morning the happy couple will ds for the groom’s home, where they will reside in future. Miss Ying was educated' in the mission and is accom- m!bod in many of the American ways. Dr. Carl M. Lee and Hong Sho: as best men and Miss Jie Shin Mae and Miss Menzie Lowe as maids of honor. After the ceremony refreshments were served to the invited guests. New style Sweaters To-day we place on sale a great quantity of worsted wool sweat- ers. They are hand- made, and the knitting is the new pineapple stitch. They come in new combination stripes, such as white with light blue or black, black with gold, light blue or white, royal blue with red or white and garnet with white. The sweaters are regular $3.50 and $4.00 values. We made a special purchase of with fresh milk is a coMpLETE food. Our book, «« Mellin's Food Babies,” sent free, Mellin’s Food Co., Boston, Meus. them, and as long as they last $2.50. You will want a sweater to wear during your vacation; In fact, it is well to have one to wear on any kind of e ———— the price will be outing. Lut-of-town orders filled—write us. SNWoOD. 718 Market Strect