The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1902, Page 9

THE CUSTOMS FRAUDS CAUSE SCANDAL Assistant Secretary of Treasury Is Notifled to Retire. He Is Suspected of Being Inter- ested in a Smuggling Ring. 1406 G STREET, N. June 23.—That clean customs division of the tment which was predict- the filing of the report of wit e Deputy Attornev roning' customs frauds con- ortations of Japanese the Treasury Depart- ding, First Assistant assistant, the being at the of ebsence. Gen- in the customs He is a very ex- been eir applic: iisputed toms di Willbu Wakeman contended that Rose: ers of Japanese silks, ; customs duties to the by means of 5. tion. His the whole shoal fon of Gen- who were en- on the Govern- as to demand the | Wakeman by Presi- | nd for the fact that | offending firm forced | arried the case to ing ent of the Y conspiracy unexposed and | ared in the of | s be followed by Shaw has old-fash- ¥ mat and if | tice cannot fird | those who were T what amounted ai- tice, he is find grounds for | been defi- | y Shaw that he | bably not again I the intricate de- | of all of the | juties, and he, | sion, opposed | , United States | York, chief of | of | { ATTORNEY FILES PETITION AN FRANGISCO VEREIN WINNER Captures the Honors of the Nineteenth Turnfest. Frederick Attinger Is De- clared to Be the Star Turner. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, June 23.—San Francisco Turn Verein captured the honors of the | nineteenth annual turnfest of the Pacific Bezirk and Frederick Attinger, one of 1ts members, was declared the star Turner. { Bintracht of San Francisco came second, | Oakland Turn Verein third and Sacra- | mento Turn Verein fourth. The scores made at Schuetzen Park to-day were all | Bood, although no records were broken. The pole vauiting was above the average. There was a larger attendance to-day than yesterday and at no time did interest in the sports lag. Schuetzen Park was | | crowded. To-day's programme included all kinds of field sports, pole vaulting, high and broad jumping, weight lifting, | fencing and wrestling. In these the fol lowing teams were entered: San Francis- co, 16 men; tract, 20: Vorwaerts, 2; | Oakland Turn Verein, 7; Sacramento Turn Vereln, 4. There was a big rivairy be- | tween the teams. In the grand prize singing last night | the singing section of Oakland Turn Verein was awarded first prize and the San Jose Turn Verein second. | | Hans Goetz of San Francisco was | | awarded the first prize in the literary | contest,. J. G. McMillan of San Jose won the shooting contest by a score of 57 in a field of sixteen. This_evening a ball closed the turnfest. Paul Uth, the head turnwart of the Be- zirk, and Mrs. Lienbridge of Oakland led the grand march, in which there were about seventy-five couples. During the evening the awards of prizes were an- nounced. | To-morrow the visitors_ will be the| grests of San Jose Turn Verein and will | be taken on excursions about the city. FOR UNION LABOR PARTY Consideration of Same Set for Next Monday by Board of Election Commissioners. The Board of Election Commissioners met yesterday morning, with Commis- sioner Oliver Everett in the chair. The Registrar reported that 17,00 voters had | registered to date, an increase of 8966 over the same period in 1909, due to keep- | ing the office open in the evenings. The contract for erecting booths for the | primary election was awarded to George | P. de Gear at $12 55 per house. at present in Chi-| and the President der these matters, but vet filled General $4500 position. ARE ENRAPTURED WITH ; VIEW FROM TAMALPAIS Climatologists Visit Places of Inter- est and: Conclude Their Stay | With Banquet. cli tologists who are vis- | a in the interests of science | their tripsto. Mount Tamal- | morning. They one and| t the view was the finest their good fortune to recaster McAdie of the Weath- | r pilot on the excur- been s _spent yesterday afternoon CIiff, ch and other places heir return they were downtown the local commercial prominent anford universities were t and accorded the vis- me. concluded i has ts researches leave for the ADVERTISEMENTS. restaurant. | e physicians | ind several professors from | Carl T. Spelling, attorney for the Union Labor party, filed a petition for a place on the official ballot at the primary elec- tion to be held August 12, 1902. This peti- tion is the first presented by any political party, and is sworn to by William P. De- ny, chairman of the party's executive | committee, The candidates named in the petition to | be nominated by the convention of the | party are Railroad Commissioner, mem- ber of the Board of Equalization, Con- gressmen from Fourth and Fifth dis-| tricts, members of the Assembly for the eighteen Assembly districts; Senators from the Eighteenth, Twentieth, Twenty- | second and Twenty-fourth Senatorial dis. | tricts; Judges of the Superior Court and Justices of the Peace. After hearing statements of Attorney Spelling the formal consideration of the | petition was set for Monday, June 30, at 9 | a. m. Six hundred and ninety-eight election officers were appointed for the 113 pre- cincts at the primary to be held August 12—one inspector, twa judges and three | | clerks for each precinct. | —_——— OLD GUN CLUB DISSOLVED | AND NEW ONE ORGANIZED Members of Pacific Coast Trap Shoot- | ing Association Convene | and Elect Officers. | The California Inanimate Target Asso- | ciation met in the office of A. M. Shields, | Crocker building, last evening, for the | | purpose of dissolving the association. The meeting was called {o order by the presi- | | dent, Dr. W. S. George of Antioch. The | i | | | | | | | cisco. | Antonious Lewis of this city. | be subdeacon. | ethood men were standing firm. | affairs of the association were care[ully‘ | considered, the bills being &1l paid and the | | surplus divided among the clubs in good | NOW - TIME Reduction Until July 15th, we have to reduce our prices un- 3 By presenting this ivertisement to the doctor you get Sets of Teeth for §2.50 Gold Crowns for $2.50 Bridge Work for $3.00 No Charge for examinations, Teeth Extracted With- Pain Free. Open every evening until 9. Sunday 10 to 4. 20-year guarantee with all work. STERLING PAINLESS DENTAL PARLORS, 997 MARKET STREET. advice 's BIRTHDAY v promises to be a pretty warm Fourth of July usually is, so declare your independence of midsummer and wilted linen by having 1t laun- d at a place where they will give you & ade laundry work with the ex- site color and artistic finish that is the mp of perfect laundry work, such as ‘ ays give you. No saw edges. UNITED STATES LAUNDRY Office 1004 Market Street. Telephone—South 420. Oekland Office—54 San Pablo Ave, | standing. A new association was then | formed with Dr. W. S. George as the | temporary president, W. J. Street tem- | | porary secretary, and T. L. Lewis tem- | porary vice president. A committee of | | four, ‘composed of Dr. W. S. George, W. | Sireet, T. L. Lewis and A. M. Shields, | wag appointed to draft bylaws. After | some consideration it was decided to call | { the assoclation the Pacific Coast Trap- | | shooting Association, and to invite all the | States of the Pacific Coast to join the as- | | sociation. Although the assoclation is | made up of nearly all amateur shooters, professional men will not be excluded | from the tournaments, of which there will be not less than one a year. Prepara- | tions are being made by the organization |to make the new association a success, and one able to compete with the gun clubs of the East. The next meeting wiil be | held at the call of the committee, when | the bylaws will be passed upon. —_————— SEAMEN’S UNION WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT Programme of Unusual Merit Is Pre- | pared for Wednesday Even- ing’s Meeting. | On Wednesday evening, the 25th inst.. an entertainment will be given at tle Seamen’s Institute, at 33 Steuart street, and it promises to be one of the best ever held there. Professor Cadrel Hopkins will give a gjnm solo and Harry Barbee will sing. here will be a specialty by Charles Mat- thews and a solo by Miss May Pettee. Lucian Bacigalupi will render a vocal solo and Fred Bowman will give a monologue. There will be a song by Harry P. Con- nor, and Robert C. Madison will show how clever he is as a mimic. Miss Ruth Wil- son will dance and selections will be given by Miss Flora Davis. There will be a spe- clalty by Al Sanders and a vocal solo by Miss Gertrude Prather. At the conclusion John Pettee will deliver an address. No good Judge of Whiskeys will buy or drink any other than a true, straight HAND-MADE SOUR MASH Whiskey. OLD CROW RYE will always have the preference. To those who are not judges, a crooked whiskey o tsn goes, as it is ‘*calculated | v to deceive.” The effects S~ are realized later. H. B. KKK & CO0., Sole Bottlers, N. Y. Gold Medal awarded for quality at Paris Exposit on, I . CATTON, BELL & CO,, SOLE DISTRIBUTORS. San Franeclsco, Ca} NATIVE 50N ARE ORDAINED Six Californians Become Members of Domini- can Order. Three Will Be Raised to the Priesthood by Archbishop Riordan. all natives of the State of California, received the sacra- ment of holy orders yesterday morn-! izg at St. Dominic's Church at 730 o’clock. Archbishop Riordan performed the ceremony and he was attended by the Rev. Fathers Dempsey and Ramm. The Rev. Fathers Welch, Wilson and O'Daniel represented the Dominican order at the altar. Three of the young men took major or- ders and three minor orders. Those made subdeacons were Brother Bertrand Clyne of Benicia and Brother Humbert Kelly and Brother Andrew Hunt of San Fran- | Those ordained to the minor order were Brother Raphael Corcoran of Val- lejo and Brother Basil Kenny and Brother Six young men, This morning at 7 o'clock at the same church the three former brothers will be | raised by the Archbishop to the rank of deacons and on Wednesday they will be ordained to the priesthood. Next Monday morning at 11 o’clock Brother Humbert Kelly will, as a Do- minican father, celebrate his first mass at St. Dominic’s Church. This being his birthplace, it is expected that a large number of his friends will attend the sac- | rament. He will be assisted by Father | ‘Wilson as deacon and Father Clancy as | subdeacon. Father Driscoll will preach | the sermon on this occasion. Brother Clyne, who will also be a priest at the same time, will journey to Benicia and celebrate his first mass there on Sun- | day morning at 10:30 o’clock. He will be assisted by Father O'Daniel as deacon and Brother Antonious Lewis as subdea- con. Father Welch will preach the. ser- mon. Brother Hunt will celebrate his first | mass Sunday at Vallejo at 10:3) a. m. | Father Lamb will act as deacon on the altar and Brother Raphael Corcoran will Father O'Neil will preach the sermon at Vallejo. Under the rules of the Dominican order it takes six years of continual study be- fore a candidate is eligible to become a Dominican father. MILLMEN INDORSE BUILDING TRADES Troubles of Brotherhood Carpenters Will Reach Acute Stage Next Week. The Building Trades Council was sus- talned in its fight against the brother- hood of carpenters by the members of Millmen's Union No. 423 last night. The indorsement consisted in voting in lavor' of a resolution declaring that unions af- | filiated with the council shall belong t6 | no other central organization. The vote | stood 347 for and 4 against. Carpenters’ Union No. 483 of the broth- erhood met last night and reports were received tending to show that the broth- | Notice | was received that the stairbuilders would stand by the brotherhood. All appears | in readiness for the fight of next week, | when it is expected that the contractors | will carry out their resolve not to recog- | nize any carpenters who cannot furnish working cards issued by the Building| Trades Council. At a meeting of the Barbers’ Union last | night it was decided that the new time | schedule shall go into effect on August 2| instead of the Oth, as' was at first pro= posed. The schedule provides for one | hour a day less than at present. Shops | are to close at 10 o'clock Saturday nights, | at 11 a. m. Sundays and at 9 o'clock p, m. | on days preceding holldays. The schedule meets with the opposition of the master barbers and trouble is likely to ensue. —_——— INTOXICATED DRUGGIST | CLUBBED BY POLICEMAN Gus Gilfeather A?tempts to Abuse ‘Wife and Is Arrested After a Hard Tussle. Gus Gilfeather, druggist and politician, residing at 914 Howard street, became in- toxicated last night and went on a hunt for his wife, who, hearing of his condi- tion, took refuge with friends at 223 Sec- | ond avenue. Her husband followed her there, where- upon she sent word to the officer on the beat, A. D. Layne, to come and arrest| him. Gilfeather was ugly and showed | fight, and the officer had to club him lntoi submission before he could get the hand- cuffs on_him. Gilfeather landed on the officer after being handcuffed and Yayne found it necessary to use his club again. Both men were taken to the Emergency Hospital, where Gilfeather was treated for a bad scalp wound. Gilfeather is a bad man when in his cups, and it is al-| leged that on a former occasion he bit off an officer’s finger in one of his mad fights. ———————— Pressmen Wanted. The United States Civil Service Com- mission will on June 26 hold an examina- tion for the position of pressman, Phil-| ippine service, two vacancles, salary $1400 | per annum each. Age limit 18 years or over. Applicants will be required to show the extent of their experience with liiéhle presses. Persons who desire to compete should apply to the United Stateés Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or to the secretary of the local board of examiners, Postoffice, for application | form 1083, which should be filed with the | commission at Washington. Persons un- able to file applications but whose re- quests are received in time to ship papers to :ihe examination places will be exam- ined. —_—— Soldier Draws a Revolver. Alfred Grayson, a soldier in the Six- teenth Infantry, which returned recently from the Philippines on the transport Bherman, was arrested last night and charged with assault with a deadly weap- on. He got into an altercation with John Colabala, proprietor of the restaurant at 627 Kearny street, at about 11:30 o'clock. Colabaia followed the soldier out on the sldewalk and was having a tussle with him when Grayson drew a revolver. Lieu- tenant Gleason, Sergeant Donovan and Officer Mulcahy witnessed the fight and took Grayson into custody. — e—————— Board of Works Issues New Call. The Board of Works has rejected all bids for the paving of Market street from Van Ness avenue to Twelfth street with bitumen rock on a concrete bed, and new calls for bids were issued yesterday and arc returnable on Saturday next. On the original_call six bids were returned, and James H. Bingham would have been given the work had it not been that in his re- turns he bid 17% and omitted the word cents. In _consequence of this error the Board of Works has issued a new call, and bids will be passed upon on June 28. e o Reigelhut’s Injury Proves Fatal. Frederick Reigelhut, a machinist resid- ing at 44 Julla street, died in St. Joseph's Hospital yesterday from the effects of a fractured skull. On June 14 Reigelhut fell from a Mission-street car at the crossing of Mission and Eighth streets with a box of tools on his shoulder. He struck on his head, fracturing his-skull. —_—————— Sloss Will Filed. The will of the late Louis Sloss was filed for probate yesterday. He leaves his estate, with the exception of $22,000 bequeathed to charity, to his widow, Sarah Sloss. Mrs. Sloss and her sons ars named as executrix and executors of the will, with the provision that no more than two shall serve. 1YOUNG STUDENT tertained with the presentation of the b?a:!{]tszl play entitled “The Littlest | Girl,” which was very well received. e W. H. Crocker Demurs. ‘William H. Crocker demurred yesterday to the suit to recover $%,000 brought against him by Henry J. Crocker on the ground that the complaint does not state sufficient cause of action. SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1902 IS CALLED AWAY BY THE REAPER THEODORE GODDIAN +- = YOUNG STANFORD UNIVER- i SITY STUDENT WHO EX- PIRED AFTER OPERATION. L 5 e Theodore G. Hosmer Dies Suddenly at Wawona. Lt HE sad news was received in the city yesterday that Theodore Goodman Hosmer, a popular | voung student of Stanford Uni- versity, had died on Sunday at ‘Wawona. The young man was nearly 21 years of age and had a promising future. He was just entering the junior class at college. He was attacked with appendicitis while in the Yosemite and was taken to the hotel at Wawona. Dr. Gardner of the | Southern Pacific was summoned from | this city and decided that an operation | was necessary. The young man paszedI away soon after this operation. | J. A. Hosmer, who holds a responsible | position _in the general passenger office | of the Southern Pacific, was the father | of the deceased, and General Passenger | Agent T. H. Goodman of the same com- | pany was his uncle. { Last evening a number of friends of the | deceased left for Wawona and will escort the body to Palo Alto, where the funeral will take place, possibly on Thursday. A pathetic incident of the young man's | death is the fact that his mother, who is journeying from the East, is not aware of it. T. H. Goodman left last evening Lo meet Mrs. Hosmer at Truckee and inform her of the bereavement. CELEBRATION BY COUNCIL OF ROYAL ARCANUM Pleasing Entertainment Is Given Be- fore Large Audience in Golden Gate Hall. The San Francisco councils of the Royal Arcanum celebrated the silver an- niversary of the order by an entertain- | ment in Golden Gate Hall last night. The hall was crowded by members of the or- der and their friends, and these were en- There were also songs by Miss Mignon Judson and J. H. Davies, a brief address and the reading of the supreme regent's letter by G. Gunzendorfer, grand regent of California. The programme closed | with a jolly little comedietta entitled “Because He Loved Her So,” written by | M. S. de Roco, a member of the order. There was dancing for an hour. The committee that directed Lhe enter- tainment was composed of G. B. Tuley, chairman; George W. Dixon, secretary Mark Neuman, J. J. Silvey, W. V. Bay, W. S. Behrens, J. C. Weber, Charles M. Dickson, C. C. McDougall, G. H. Bartlett, H. D. Hutt, W. M. Young, A. FI. Merrili, Harry Stone, J. M. Geary, G. Gunzendorfer, Thomas Banks, M. S. de Roco, Ernest Duden, R. Stone, J. B. Whitney, H. G. W. Dinkelspiel,'J. R. M Guffick and Fred Head. J. Clarles Web- ber was floor manager. —_—————— , Bowley Held to Answer. A. D. Bowley, a curbstone broker, was held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Mogan yesterday on a charge of felony embezzlement. He is accused of having embezzled 300 shares of the Cen- tral Eureka Mining Company, valued at $315, which H. E. Averell, 240 Montgomery street, gave him to sell on January 20 last. Bowley said he had traded the shares for a diamond sunburst, which he }vansed Averell to take, but Averell re- used. . Trouble Over Restaurant Deal. Max Stiller secured a warrant from Judge Conlan yesterday for the arrest of P. Chessman on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Stiller alleges that he purchased from Chessman the good will of a restaurant at 521 Kearny street for $%00 on Chessman’s statement that he had an almost indefinite tenancy of the premises, whereas, in fact, it was terminable at any time, and he had ~ot notice to quit at the time Stiiller pur- chased the good will. _————— Bring 50 Cents, No More. To-morrow at 9 o'clock we place on sale 5000 pairs ladies’ fine shoes, hand sewed, in all styles of toes, all widths; sizes running from 2% to 7. This I8 a grand chance. Also 2000 pairs children’s and misses’ shoes for the same price. Busy Bee Shoé Co., 1020 Market street, above Sixth. . Late Shipping Intelligence. SAILED. Monday, June 23. Stmr Chehalis, Thompson, Grays Harbor. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORTLAND—Salled June 23—Stmr Alliance, for San Francisco; stmr Fulton, for San Fran- cisco. Arfived June 23—Stmr Homer, hence June 19, SEATTLE—Salled June 23—Stmr AI-K{, for Skagway; stmr Humboldt, for Skagway; stmr Bonlta, for Jungsis Sl e, 8 Arrived June r Charles Nelsor San' Francisco. June 23—Stmr Umatilla; from San Francisco. FOREIGN PORT. VICTORIA, B _C—Arrived June 23— Stmr Umatilla, hence June 20; Br stmr Wellington, hence June 20; Br stmr Oceano, from —-. Sailed June 23—Stmr Queen, for San Fran- cisco. OCEAN STEAMERS. KINSALE—Passed June 24, 3 a m—Stmr Commonwealth, from Boston, for Queenstown. CHERBOURG—Sailed June 22—Stmr Grosser Kerturst, for New York. GIBRALTAR—Sailed June 22—Stmr Hohen- zollern, for New York: PLYMOUTH—Sailed June 23—Stmr Pennsyl- i Flflfie: gm‘k' St Kals Z—Sa) une’ 23—Stmr Kalsow, from Seattle and Tacoma, via Yokohama, Shanghal, Hongkong, etc, for London. vania, SUE! | them. NEW YORK‘-A.I'HVM! June 23—Stmr Cevic, from Liverpool! NUSBAUMER TALKS OUT IN MEETING Tells Grand Jury What He Thinks Became of Books. Cabeieslon Says They Were Never Printed and That His Enemies Got the Money. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, June 23. Emil Nusbaumer, who is getting the credit for compiling those incriminating affidavits against Assessor Dalton and Editor Daniels, was a witness before the Grand Jury to-dav. Mr. Nusbaumer talk- ed right out in raeeting and didn't mind telling all about it afterward. Here are some of the things he says he said: “You know anything goes before a Grand Jury. They take all kind of hear- say testimony and if a fellow feels like | making a stump speech it's all right. So| I made my stump speech. “They asked me if I knew what be-; came. of those missing books, and I told | them I didn’t know, but that if they | wanted my opinion I would give it. Then, | without any invitation, I proceeded to tell | them that I was pretty certain _there never were any books to miss and that | Daniels and Dalton got the money for | “They asked me if T was instrumental | | in_bringing about these charges, and I| said to them: ‘Just imagine your worst enemy and then think of all the venom that you have stored up against him for years, and you will have some idea of my position. These fellows have been attacking me ruthlessly, brutally, unnec- esi?rlly and I resent it” That is what I said.” W. S. Warren of the circulating de- partment of the Enquirer and E. Jor- dan, the assistant cashier of that paper. were immaterial witnesses this morning. M. de L. Hadley was recalled this after- noon to finish his testimony. The inves- tigation went over until Wednesday. BOY SAVES HIS SISTER FROM BEING STRANGLED Albert Peterson Convicted by Judge Mogan of Battery on Daughter and Son. Albert Peterson, 19 Hattie street, was tried before Judge Mogan yesterday on the charge of battery upon his son Alfred, 1i years of age. The boy testified that last Friday his father threw his daughter Ida, who is 6 years of age, on the bed and commenced to choke her. The boy rushed to his sister’s assistance and the defendant struck him and chased him out of the house. It was all because Ida had worn her new dress that day. The boy, in answer to the Judge, sald that his father always beat him and his little sis- ters, and was drunk most of the time. Peterson got permission to question the boy and asked, ‘“Who told you to tell these lies about me?’ and the litle fel- low replied, ‘‘They are not lies. I am speaking the truth, and you know it.” he boy also said that his father chased his mother out of the house and threat- ened to Kill her if she had him arrested. Peterson's only defense was that the boy was lying, but the Judge found him gullty and ordered him to appear for sen- tence this morning. CGONVICT PREACHER GAINS A RESPITE XKing and Barker Secure Continuaace of Trial on Numerous Charges of Burglary. Jeseph King, the preacher convict, and his partner, Thomas Barker, were given a respite in Judge Lawler’s court yester- day afternoon. They were charged with grand larceny, but their attorney moved that all the proceedings against them be declared irregular because the informa- tion against them in the lower court was improperly introduced. From the tone of Judge Lawler's remarks it is probable that the motion will be sustained and the cases remanded to the committing court. Henry Hamilton, another of the gang, pleaded guilty to burglary with two prior convictions and will be sentenced Satur- day. —_—————— Footpads at Mail Dock. T. Ota, second officer of the Japanese steam- ship Hongkong Maru, was waylaid by footpads on Sunday morning in the vicinity of the Mail dock, robbed and roughly handled. He spent Saturday evening a guest of the Japanese Con- sul, and later paid a visit to the Nippon Club, where he remafned until after midnight. He was attacked about 200 yards from the dock. His assailants first struck him over the head. ‘While one of them held him by the throat the others stripped him of valuables. They took his watch and his money, they ripped off his collar and tore out the bosom of his shirt for the jeweled buttons displayed there and re- moved his cuffs which contained more jewelry. They were pulling off his shoes when the sound of approaching footsteps scared them away. The police are working on the case, but Ota vows he wjll never again walk the San Fran- cisco streets after nightfall. —e——— Medical Alumni Meets. The Alumni Association of the College of Physicians and Surgeons met last evening at the college. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, C. O. Southard, M. D.: first vice president, T. B. Moore, M. D.; second - vice president, Twyman H. Harper, Ph.G.; execu- tive committee — F. B. Williams, M. 3 Fletcher, D.D.S.; F. M. Baldwin, M. Trompas B, Crawley, PRG.: D.; R._R. Bullock, M. D. 3.’B. Bodilla, M. D.; J. D. Hill, M. retary, Charles Troppmann, M. D urer, E. A. Besson, M. D. pritimhin s S S R Arrested for Robbery. Fred Reed, a fireman, was in the dock in Judge Mogan's court yesterday morn- ing on a charge of disturbing the peace on Third street, near Howard, Sundady night, and was recognized by Policeman Cook 'as a man he wanted on a_charge of robbery. Cook notified the Judge and Reed was taken to the City Prison and booked on the charge. He is accused of robbing J. Killoch, a seafaring man, in March last along with two other men, and warrants for their arrest were swora out at the time before Judge Cabaniss. —e—————— Accused of Robbing Employer.. Philip J. Miller, assistant bartender 1a T. J. Clancy's saloon, 710 Kearny street, was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Detectives Dinan and Wren on a charge of grand larceny. Clancy notified Captain Martin Sunday that $117 had been stolen from a bag in his safe between Saturday nighf and Sunday morning. Dinan and Wren were detailed_on the case, and yesterday they found Miller in his room at the Prescott House. ‘When searched he had $115 in his pocket, which was booked as evidence. Sec- treas- Professor McChesney Appointed. The Secretary of the Treasury has con- firmed Customs Collector Stratton’s ap- pointment of J. B. McChesney to prepare a statement of shipments made from the port of San Francisco to Alaska. The report will be for the use of the Bureau of Statistics. Mr. McChesney was for- merly principal of the Oakland High School. The appointment is not under civil service. e Licenses to Marry. OAKLAND, June 23.—Licenses t» marry were lissued to-day to Willlam Marshall, aged over 21, and Edith M. Anderson, ove 20, both of Oakldnd; Charles L. 33 Fruitvale, and Annie Stewart, 16, Oak. land; Adolph Ernst, 67, and Matilda Muc der, 60, both of Oakland; Albert E. Ole- son, 41, and Mary E. Wilson, 32, both of Berkeley; Willlam Stanley, 32, and Norenu Carlson, 18, both of San Francisco. ) prsdis e S e e BOY'S ARM IS BROKEN.—Cornelius King, aged 11, and residing at 2003 San Bruno ave- nue, had his left arm broken yesterday while Jeading a horse to pasture. He wound tho halter rope around his arm and the horss ran away, the boy quite a distance, Keck, | | imburse all farmers whose property was C FIRE OF NO USE AGAINST "HOPPERS Pests Use Strong Wings to Carry Them Out of Danger. Professor Woodworth Sug- gests Mixture That Poisons the Insects. BERKELEY, June 23.—The use of fire for the extermination of the grasshoppers that are ravishing the fields of the State is no longer of any account. So much time has elapsed now since the pests be- gan their.depredations with little being done to destroy them that wings have grown upon them, providing them with the means of flying from the approach of fire. Professor C. W. Woodworth of the De- partment of Agriculture of the State Uni- | versity brought back this news to-day. He has been advising the farmers ot Roseville district, where the "hoppers are thickest. “It is useless to use fire, now that the pests have wings,” he said. ‘' The only thing to do is to use poison. I haye found that bran and molasses and arsenic. makes a mixture that kills them quickly. “The recent action of the Board of Hor- ticultural Commissioners agreeing to re. destroyed by fires is thus rendered nil. There is no further use, either, for ~on- certed action by the farmers, and eversy- thing will-depend now on individual ef- ort.” g Professor Woodworth met Mr. Castle of Castle Brothers in San Francisco this afternoon and he was assured that the San Francisco Board of Trade would make an appropriation to help the farm- ers. VALUABLE STATUE ARRIVES IN NEW YORK FROM ITALY Joseph D. Redding’s Beautiful Pur- chase, Ariadne, to Be Shown First in San Francisco. A statue of great beauty has just ar- rived in New York from Florence, Italy, and will in the course of a couple of weeks be on exhibition at the Mark Hop- kins Art Institute. The work of art was purchased by Jo- seph D. Redding while in Florence, and though he was invited to_give a public view of the statue in New York, Mr. Red- ding for the sentimental reason of having been connected at one time with the Hop- kins Art. Institute as president declined to have the object d’art shown elsewhere than within the walls of the institute. The statue, which is life size and full length, represents Ariadne, the wife of Bacchus, goddess of the vine. The figure, which is of Carrara marble, is lightly draped and is holding aloft a goblct while apparently coming down the vine-clad hills of Sicily. The sculptor is Professor Bertolotti, who is well known for the admirable work he has done for the Bazzantis of Florence. Mr. Redding, influenced with a desire that his friends of California skould be the first to view ‘“Ariadne,” has also been swayed in his wish to exhibit the statue here by the idea that it will be a ;’alu‘ab!e study for the students of v ali- ornia. D CAMPAIGN CONFERENCE OF CITY REPUBLICANS Ghost of Grand Hotel Party Walks in Marble Corridors of Mills Building. About fifty Republicans met last night at 8 o'clock at Assembly Hall, second floor ‘of the Mills building, and discussed ways and means for taking an initiative in a movement which will secure the elec- tion from this city of an independent dele- gation to the Republican State conven- tion. Charles L. Patton was elected tempor- ary chairman and George D. Squires tem- porary secretary. The chairman was given the power to select an executive committee of eleven, who, in their turm, will elect three delegates from each of the eighteen districts for the purpose of reorganizing the Republican party. The chairman aiso was authorized to engage headquarters. Speeches were made by Horace Davis, C. A. Murdock, Judge Heb- bard, George L. Center, George C. Sar- gent, Daniel T. Cole and Thomas D. Rior- alNTA FE WILL GET FRANCHISE Berkeley Town Trustees Pass Instrument to Print. Passenger and Freight Trains ‘Will Stop Daily in the College Town. BERKELEY, June 23.—After much de- bating to-night the Town Trustees passed the Santa Fe franchise to print. Tke clause over which the dispute arose was finally compromised as follows: ‘When said railroad shall have been con- structed and put in operation there shall be established and maintained a station on the line of said railroad between Dwight way and Hopkins street, where at least one passenger train in each direction and one treight train in each direction shall stop daily to receive pas- | sengers and freight for transportation to loeul points on the iine of the guarantees herewitn and to through points on other lines with Which said guarantees or their assignees have traffic relations or agreements. Provided, how- ever, If more than one local passenger train be cperated then at least two Dassenger trains =hall stop and receive and deiiver passengers at such station, unless a strike, epidemic, pub- lic calamity. riot. war, public enemy, act of God or accident interfere with or prevent. Provided, that no faflure to comply with these provisions shail have been established by the final decree of some court of competent jurisdiction. with a main line train, not including, ever, in this definition a train known as “lim- ited” passenzer train. WOMAN REVERED BY GRAND ARMY MEN IS ASPHYXIATED Mrs, Margaret Randall, Beloved of the Veterans, Is Killed at Her Residence by Gas. OAKLAND, June 23.—Mrs. Margaret M. Randall, known as Grandma Randall in Grand Army circles throughout the Pa- cific Coast, was found dead from gas suffccation this morning in her bedroom at 1308 Harrison street. The discovery was made by the aged woman's son, George B. Randall, who had gone to the room to see why his mother had not risen. There is not the slightest evidence of suicide. According to the son, the old who was nearly 75 years of ag= retired last night in the best of healt! after enjoying a family reunion during :ihe day with her children and grandchil- ren. Mrs. Randall's life had been ome of much activity in religious and Grand Army circles. During the Civil War she was a volunteer army nurse in the hos- pitals at her native city, Albany, N. Y. After the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic and the women's auxil- iaries Mrs. Randall became identified very closely with that work. Through- out California and Oregon the veteran nurse was well known. During the later years of her life the appellation of “Grandma” was given to her because of her motherly interest in the veterans’ welfare. Mrs. Randall was an honorary member of John A. Dix Circle, Woman's Relfef Corps of San Jose. For four year: she had resided with her son, Mr. Ran- dall, in Alameda, Berkeley and in this city. Another son, Cuarles A. Gilbert, also resides in Oakland. She was a widow. The Coroner will hold an inquest. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock under Grand Army aus at Lering Hall. The interment will be in the Grand Army plat at Mountain View Cemetery. —_—————— Hite Estate in Court. John R. Hite, whose wife, Cecelia Hite, died suddenly on the 10th inst., petitioned the Superior Court yesterday for the ap- pointment of R. J. Blennerhassett, her nephew, as administrator of the esta‘s of the deceased, who died intestate. Hita achieved considerable notoriety recently by reason of a suit for a wife's share of his large holdings brought by Lucy Hite, an Indian woman, who claimed to have been married to him years ago. ——— Gage Makes New Appointment. Governor Gage yesterday appointed H. E. Leland trustee of the Home for the Feeble Minded, vice John D. Mackenzle, resigned. Mr. Mackenzie was appointed by the Governor to oust Dr. A. E. Os- borne, the superintendent of the home, and having fulfilled that mission Mac kenzie now steps down. dan.. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 i Srbtmsiatovnd b Sl o'clock to the call of the chair. Institute Will Entertain. — —e——— In the Divorce Court. Decrees of divorce were granted yester- day to Catherine Heyneman from Robert Heyneman for neglect, Florence Keith from Henry L. Keith for desertion, An- nie E. Crackbon from Henry L. Crack- bon for desertion, Annie McAleer from Cornelius McAleer for neglect, Laura S. Glanville from W. W. Glanville for_de- sertion and Lena P. Matillano from Bar- ti Matiliano for cruelty. Clara L. Pear- son is suing Ossie W. Pearson for di- vorce for desertion. They were married in May, 1889. ——— e Used Scissors to Insure Silence. An Italian peddler, who gave the name of Patrick McHugh, was caught yesterday by Police Scrgeant Thomas Mahoney in the act of cutting out the tongue of a goo The alleged McHugh explained that the goose re- fused to go along quietly, and as he had a pa: of scissors in his pocket and intended to the goose anyway just as soon as convenient, he thought he could best insure the necessary silence by remcving the tongue. McHugh was drurk, and as he had got no further with his silencing operation than getting a focus on the tongue, he was locked up on the plain charge of drunk, e Two Insolvencies. Milo D. Phelps, a vineyardist residing in San Jose, filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. He owes $22,364 51 and has no as- sgets. His heaviest creditors are B. F. Ingels of San Jose, $8700; J. Ray Phelps, $5010; Home Union, TS, C. B . 8. - Phelps, $3253; California Wine Makers, $2100. Oliver M. Jones, a leather goods worker | residing in Berkeley, also filed a petition | has already in_insolvency. $559 assets. He owes $1883 26 and has | support of The members of Ignatian Council Ne. 35, Young Men’s Institute, will entertain their friends on Monday evening, June 30, at the council’'s meeting hall, at 24 Fourth street. An excellent literary and musical programme has been prepared for the occasion. ———— TUsed Knife on Employer. Carl Schroeder was held to answer be- fore the Superior Court by Judge Conlan yesterday on a charge of asault to mur- der. He is accused of stabbing his em- ployer, Nicholas Bose, 4199 Seventeenth ;treet.mwlth a knife during a quarrel om une e BUTCHERS ORGANIZE TO FIGHT BEEF TRUST Retailers of New York Make Ar- rangements With Western Drovers and Ranchmen. NEW YORK, June 2.—The Retall Butchers’ Protective Assoclation an- nounced to-night that a company - had been formed to fight the so-called béef trust. The company has a capital stock of $1,000,000, two-thirds of which has al- ready been subscribed, according to President Edward F. O'Neil. It is said that arrangements have been made with drovers and ranchmen in the West to supply 2000 head of cattle a week, the shipments to begin In about a month. The greum demand in this city is between 10,000 and 15,000 head. 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