The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, N0 LYNGHING,” ofa SHERIFF Siskiyou Officer Will Protect Prisoner Macdonald. Serves a Warning Upon the Vengeful Men of Klamathon, —_—— Epectal Dispatch to The Call A, July 28 —The preliminary ex- nation of J. A acdonaid for the kill- f Her Hoover and Edward Loucks the night of at Fall Creek, s he efore Justice H. T prisoner was held with- swer to charges of murder rt. was N mas. The dare not take for fear of a hon 2 » openly that if he is he will not come out likely an- attack ihere, as it is the State and man of un- eclares there will be e is Sheriff. unde once and District 1 Laut- > people and James Coburn even witness nined stimony was ve efendant. There w: nce whatever to show that Hoo- anfons ran over Mac- attempt to take his as a practical joke WAYNE'S DESCENDANT GOES TO A PRISON Relative of the Famous ‘“Mad An- thony” Has Financial Trouble in the East. X, July 20.—The Advertiser to- TO morrow will say: A lineal descendant of “Mad Anthony” Wayne of Revolutionary Wayne Belvin, is lodged in the fame jai His career in has rivaled in celebrity ncestor in military matters. a’ multi-mil ire and b presented to King BEdward VII was Prince of Wales severai days been in representing about rid of that of He w nce ived from a State n a commission on some claimed he had sold, bu 1 refused to take up k was delivered to Lim for ng man_had him ar- v, after 1 o jail and fina in London a promoter us _times nd New York. He once a vice president of the Northern under the Vi regime rol he was president rovement Company of Seattle. | ¢ d with the San | ern_ Railroad i a Storage Plai AMERICAN ENGINEER IN MEXICAN PRISO. >. D. Hooper, engineer, has been » jail incommunicado in Guay No reason has been given Hoc associated witk neer, named Stocker, in a ct. He was imprisoned by of the Court of the the Second District. 20— ne ace ir his fellow engineer, Hooper suc- 1 getting from the Mexican au- permission to telegraph to 1 this country an appeal for aid. Dougherty Brothers Withdraw. LONGWOOD, Mass., July 20.—Both Lou ¥s withdrew from the tourna- E for singles to-Gay and for the rest the week will confine themselves to ving in the Eastern doubles, in the of winning this event,-so that th v meet the Western champions, Colll Waidner, at Newport next month. D. Whitman, the former American s0 withdrew, so that with jon of L. D. Ware and Hol- there is no first-class player event. The Englishmen say came over to play nd national matches ing to gain by playing 1 singl in the in- they Ky., July 20.—The gen- eral council to-night adopted a resolution thorizing Mayor Granger to invite the sup ge of Knights of Pythia: s meet in San Francisco, to hold 1al session in 1904 in Louis Placer County Against Gage. UBURN, July 20.—Placer County Re- = will hold their primaries on Au- t 1 gates to the State il send an anti-Gage by Ex-Assemblyman HINGTON nas aty Territory was ratified —The Interior De- n that the supple- h the Creek Indians of I ratified by Congress June by 30 the Creek Indian Council 3TON, July 29.—The War Depart vised of the sailing of the transpo: Manila with 462 enlisted men of Infantry men of the Fifteenth 104 men of the Twenty-sixth Infan- ne discharged soldiers. NVER July 29.—Major Charles E & surgeon in the United States arm: t Fort Preble, Me., has located his Ephraim B. Ewing, who recently dis- n Wyoming. He is at a ranch near Wyo. Major Ewing has gone thither r to an_Eastern sanitarium 8, July 29.—J. R jef_clerk in the general offices of n of assistal he probably has the distinction of be- youngest man who ever held the po- he being not et 30 years old ———e————— AN ASSAILED WITH COLI —Daniel McCoy, @ stableman at 1124 A street, was assaulted last night by an unknown man. McCoy grappled with the man and succeeded in taking from him his tools of asseult, which consisted of a cold-chisel and »f fron wrapped in a plece of cloth »y_brought to the Southern polic station as evidence. The police are working on the case GRAPE-NUTS. heid here for | At- repre- | the | " | wood Meac Hiteheock, | f o nta Fe Coast Lines | eneral Manager A. G. Wells. | ANGIENT BONES ARE UNCOVERED Shasta County Yields Relics Embedded in Hard Rock. University = Geologists Find Many Specimens of Old Monsters. RPN T BERKELEY, July .—Vance C. Os- mont, an assistant in the geological labo- | ratory at the University of California, | has returned from an extended trip in the Shasta County fo: beds in the neigh- borhood of Delamar, where, together with a party of student geologists, he has been | gathering fossils for the university. As| the results of their trip they- have ten | boxes filled with limestone blocks on- taining the remains of prehistc ani- mals. | The trip of the geologi particular importan have included missing parts of the giant shasto hich Professor Merriam of the gec rtment recently de- fined in an e treatise. Severai flippers of ormous _reptile were | found in the e siabs, and it 4 ¢ among the dis- e this especially dis- | tj al in th Berkeley sing this find is | of importance | “Besides the portions of reptilia diszov- ered, which belong to already established | genera, an almost complcte skeleton of a heretofore nown reptile was uncov | ered. A member of the party also dis the bones of some minute crea- | ture supposed to belong to the great order | of the mamalia. This is a rare discovery, ince very few specimens of this order are found stone of the Triassic period In which the worked. | covered IMITATES DESPERADO TRACY AND SUFFERS Too Much Liquor Makes Trouble for a Well-Known West Oakland Character. OAKLAND, July 2.—Frequent potions of red liquor, combined with the reading | of the deeds of the Northwestern despera- | do, Harry Tracy, were sufficient to cause | the arrest of James McCloskey, a well | known character, at West Oakland by | Patrolman Sherry on a charge of insan- ty. When not imbued | was a Tracy suspe | ined he was empowe trians and bicyclists the city’s ordinance: McCloskey imag- ed to arrest pedes- for the violation of Before the young man was taken into custody this morn- |ing at Jeast twent ing wheelmen | were compelled to dismount and explain | { why v were riding in the daytime | without a light. McCloskey was examined before Judge Ogden to-da | the physiciar e McClaskey w ffe tremens o a ¥ bo res d to-morrow ool | IRRIGATION EXPERT WILL VISIT FRESNO C. G. Elliot, Editor of the Drainage Journal, Is Secured to Inspect | the System. BERK —Professor El- department of of California, on a ¢ were un. ble to tell wheth- g from delirium amination wil and also irrigation investi- gation of Department | of Agricu A the servic | ot G Journal, st in the presei | investigations now belng, = | Government at Fresno. e of the experts | of arid land reclamation, ence in California will, a fessor Mead, insure the operations now in_progrs Professcr J. M. W~ partment of irrigation of the university, has recently returned from the | the Government work around Fresno. He says that conditfons there are such as to render prompt and effic t work imper- ative. or of to a drainage by _the nsid- nd Elliot _is on the subject and his pres- success of the e SANTA FE FRANCHISE IS NOW AN ACTUALITY BERKELEY, July 20.—At a meeting of the Town Trustees held last night, a com- munication was received from the Oak- land and Bast Side Railway Company, the Sante Fe auxiliary, accepting the fran- chise granted at the last meeting of the board. This formal communication finally puts an end to the contest, extending over many months, between the Santa Fe and the Trustees of Berkeley. | The petition of the Independent phone and Telegraph Company for right to establish in Berkeley Te- | fused on the ground that two ftelephone | companies in the town would be confusing to business. —_——— Spiritualists Entertain. OAKLAND, July 23.—An entertainment was given at Woodmen's Hall last even- !ing for the benefit of the fund | proposed spiritualists’ temple. e | fair was quite successful and the follow- | ing programme was presented: Tele- asking | | Piano duet, Miss Bacon and Miss Anita | Dew fiv nute speech | vocal solc ong_of the He; McDonald; Miss vocal solc Flowers 'uhllga' Fleck, violin plano accompanimen Emma Barte barytone solo, ‘‘Rose ven,” Chester W Le Noir; violin solo, “Swedish Folk Songs,” | Ernest Skarstedt; vocal eolo, “'She Rests by | the Suwanee River,” Miss Delphin Coll; vocal duet, C, W. I na W. F. Crist; violin solo, Master Fleck; recitation, Mrs. Judge J. A. Campbell; specialty, Miss Irene Lambert: tenor solo, Wiley F. Crist: barytone solo, *“The Holy City,” Charles I, Van Luven, sl P eercuiinstki Indiana Claimant Appears. OAKLAND, July 2.—Publicity recently given to the claims of Mrs. Virginia C. | Norton of this city to interest in the fa- mous French spoiiation demands of 1799, | tnrough her kinship with Captain Icha- bod Norton, one of the original clain- ants, has brought inquiry from Mrs. Han- nah Bentz of Lawrenceburg, Ind. Mrs. Bentz asserts that she, like Mrs on | ¢f Oakland and Lillian Nordica, the prima donna, another descendant of the conti- nental mariner, has kinswoman's claims. The Oakland claimant has placed | her affairs in the hands of Attorney Clin- | ton G. Dodge of this city, and all of the | numerous documents periaining to Mrs. Norton's interests have been filed with the Court of Claims at Washington, —_—————— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, July 20.—The following mar- riage licenses were issued to-day: Wil- ltam Schewer, over nd Louise Menze, over 18, both of Oakland; Walter Wright, 29, and Emma Parker, both of San Francisco; Eugene O. Corrigan, 20, and Jennie C. Allen, 29, both of Oakland; Ben- jamin W. Jones, 24, San Francisco, and | Lena J. Fasgitt, 26, Oakland. Arrested on Wrong Charge. The writ of habeas corpus for the re- lease of Willlam S. Brown was granted by Judge Lawlor vesterday after argu- | ment and the prisoner was discharged. Brown was a clerk for Blake & Co., brok. |ers, and was accused of cashing two money orders obtained from Wells, Fargo | & Co. for a customer in Los Angeles. He ast, but was arrested, brought back arged with felony embezzlement. s jhas been of | e becayse their finds | with the idea he | ge of insanity, out | _ | moters of the the Drainage | ording to Pro- | also of the de- | scene of | The Judge held that as Brown forged the name of the firm to the receipt on the back of the money orders, the charge should have been forgery or obtaining money by trick and device. —_——— Sham Battle at Presidio. The Second Battalion of the Third In- fantry will have a sham battle at the | Presidio this morning. The scheme of the fight will be an attack on and the defense of the water plant. Lieutenant Bernard Sharp will lead the storming party and Lieutenant O. H. Dockery will attempt to effect a repulse. Bride of William LAMEDA, July 20.—Miss Nancy Culver of 118 Park street, widely known in local social circles, is a bride again for the second time, much to the surprise of her friends and acquaintances. Without fare im' fuss she and William M. Ramsey of {1819 Encinal avenue caught the same boat |for San Francisco Saturday, secured a | | | | marrisge license and were united in wed- lock by the Rev. Frank K. Baker. The couple then returned to Alameda, inform- ed thelr relatives that they were one and departed on a honeymoon journey over a route to be mapped out by Cupid. The gossips are not saying I told you so,” Fecanse the bride and groom managed neir little affair of the heart and hand | in undertones that were not audible above the 1 society chatter. | Aft Miss Culver's first round trip to the altar she was Mrs. Ernest Simon. Her husband the son of Lucien 8i- ymon and a medical student. Their wed- ding oceurred in 1885, Three years later he wife hegan suit for the séverance of the marital bonds, alleging desertion. ds of the pair interceded, peace was laimed and the divorce suit was with- iness did not reign long, Two months after the first a s dismissed Mrs. Simon filed an- other suit for separation, pressed it to a speedy conclusion, won out and was al- lowed to resume her maiden name. Since then she has resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Culver. In the ma ge license the bride’'s age s given as 25 and the groom’'s as 27. Mr. 4?.'1th Ramsey will make their home | in thi SINDICATE BUYS - THE OIL WELLS Principal Prcpoarties in Summerland Are Consolidated. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA BARBARA, July 20.—Negotia- | tions were practically completed to-night for the consolidation of the principal oil | properties in Summerland. The new com- {pany is headed by J. A. Lively, a New York capitalist, who has been in_this city for the past week conducting negotia- tions. The capital stock of the company will be 2,000,009 and $700,000 in bonds will e_issued The company will own 4000 feet of Sum- | merlana frontage and 4760 feet of wharf- | age. It will assume control of all well | pumping plants, water rights and der- ricks and will bore much deeper wells | than have ever been attempted in the town. Work will begin soon on a 20,000- gallon refiner; the plans for which have | already been ade. No expense will be pared in developing the field to its ut- most capacity. New drilling outfits have been purchased and work will begin at one | "E.'J. Knapp, one of the principal pro- enterprise, will leave in a few day to sign all agreements. He represents the Summerland owners. { It is undertsood that more wharves will | be constructed and that the ocean front will carry et least double the number of water wells” now to be seen along the | beach. i LONESOME DOG DISTURBS POLICE COMMISSIONERS | His Cries Make the Members Believe | That a Woman Is in Sore Distress. Shrill cries, as of a woman in dire di tress, disturbed the meeting of the Po- lice Commission last night. Commission- er Hutton reached for his revolver and half started from his chair, while Com- missioner Newhall, the strain of ances- try long upon him, grabbed a pen and straddled a chair as though he were tilt- ing for some unfortunate femals in the days of chivalry. Commissioner Howell watchful and Mahorey glanced un- = easily toward the assembled line of shoulder-strapped officers who ' usually range themseives on the north side ‘of the meeting room. Seconds grew into minutes, but the cries were not stilled. Then Captain An- derson rushed from the room, and gath- ering in his hurried flight iwo of his bravest officers followed the sounds to a jodging-house at 623 Washington street, in the rear, of the Hall of Justice. A thprough search failed to reveal any | beautiful maiden in distress, but inquiry | on the outside disclosed the fact that a | spaniel dog that had been abandoned by | his master had found a place in the area | where he could voice his sorrow in dog | ianguage. | “Captain Anderson _abandoned, _the | | search, but faithful Officer Rudiger kept | on the scent until he found the disturbing element. He took him to the City Prison, | a degraded and jaded canine. He could not think of anything in the manual where a felony could be pre- | ferred. | . The dog was taken to the top of the | Hall of Justice and spent the long hours | of the night bewalling the loss of his | | charge wandering master, much to the discom- fort of the jailers and somnulent prison- ers. He will appear before Judge Mogan this morning. i — e PARENTS TO ‘BE CHARGED WITH NEGLECTING CHILDREN Warrants to Be Asked for Arrest of Car Conductor Charles Etique and Wife. Mrs. John Petee, president of the Uni- versal Service Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, yesterday secured the ser- vices of Police Officer T. R. Flynn ana | removed a 19-month-old boy, Charles | Etique, from the custody of his parents at 1204 Fillmore street. The father, Charles Etique, is a car conductor on the Ellis-street line and his wife is renorted to be addicted to drink, neglecting her home and children. When Mrs. Petee and Officer Flynn wehnt to the home of the Etique family they found the_rooms in a filthy condition. Anabel, ar-old daughter, and Mamie, aged . admitted that their mother had Zlected their baby brother since its birth and that the care of the child and the house had fallen to the lot of Mamie. Mrs. Petee stated yesterday that Etique had not concerned himself as to the care of his children or his home and that she would ask for warrants for the arrest of | him and his wife on charges of neglect to_their_children. Mrs. Petee will also request the courts to give her the custody of the two young- er children of Btique and will find a home for them. The appearance of the young- est child showed that it had lacked the proper care. Owing to having to care for the household Mamie had not been to school in two years. vttt o SN Fish Commissioners Active. Deputy Fish Commissioner Chase Tit- tlejohn of Redwood City found. Louis Cantoni with quail in-his possession on Mcenday. Yesterday the offender paid $25 fine before Justice of the Peace Hannon. Deputy Walters bought some undersized striped bass of M. Jaconi, a Valencia- street market man, yesterday and then took him down to the Hall of Justice to put up $50 bail pending a hearing of the case. ———— TWO NEW CONSULS.—Ray P. Saffold has heen recognized by the Department of State as Consul for Liberia at this port. R. Halewyck has been recognized as Consul for Belgium, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1902 QUIETLY MARRY WITHOUT TAKING | SOCIETY INTO THEIR CONFIDENCE Miss Nancy Culver, Divorced Wife of Ernest Simon, and Who Is Widely Known in the Social Circles of Alameda, Becomes the M. Ramsey, to the Surprise of Her Friends HEARERS HOLD TINA DE SPADA A GREAT LUCIA No greater novelty will be afforded by the Tivoli grand opera season than that offered last night, with the second bill of the season, in the timeworn “Lucla.”” The curious choice of the opera for a first week is tully explained. Tina de Spada’s Lucia explains it. At last one has a Lu- cla who does more than pipe flutily through the part and use the more no- torfous than famous “mad scene’ as a half-hour gymnastic Jinks. Melba couldn’t do it, and in spite of her wonder of vocalism, néver clutched at the heartstrings like this fra- glle and spirituelle Itallan duchessina, with a quarter of the voice, One caught the new note from the ve: first. Graceful exceedingly, her opening scene was given with an exquisite refine- ment and tinish, the beauutul duet—in which = Alfredo ' Zonght _supported her lustily—sounding the depth and tender- ne: that throughout enaracterized the cenception. Miss De Spada sond scene was no less admirablé, and in the mnext, that of the fll-tated marriage, her tragic genfus, for it amounts to that, anhounced itself unmistakably. A shiver ran through the house when, after the re- proacnes of her lover for her supposed falsity, she stares at him with wide eyes in which there is the incipient gleam. of her later madness. The climax of this admirably cumulative creation {8, as it shouid be, the mad scene, where, in place of the usual soothing-syrupy sweetness of rendering, De Spada uses every foolish iittle roulade to further her truiy inspir- ed conception. Her entrance, dagger in hand, and pale as death, Is electritying, and the whole scene is conspicuous for its delicate, yet powerful thrill. Things were not quite friendly between the flute and the singer, but that is a matter only of_another rehearsal. Something should be said of Miss de Speda's voice that is not by any means overshadowed by her histrionlc power, though the lesser half of her gift. She has a very high voice, clear, flexible, bright, and in its mezza voces very pure and sweet. The full voice has a harsh thread occasionally and lacks roundness, but she has an excellent technique and control. Add to this a slim, youthful fig- ure and a highly expressive face, some- times Dbeautiful, and you have an artist whose welcome last night assures her of a first and lasting place in the affections of the Tivoli music lovers. Zonghi, the new tenor, promises .well indeed, though he has much more of the barytone than tenor quality in his voice. He has a fine stage presence and plenty of fire and power and sings with much Jjudgment and in a virile and well-trained volce. Ferrarl will not be missed while D’Albore, the new barytone, is aboard. D'Albore has the same big voice, the same big tremolo, though he counts something more of temperament in his makeup. Dado was the Raymond, and an eminently satlsfying, brave and noble interpretation he gave. He has galned abundantly in dramatic fiber, His In- felice was insistently encored, and de- servedly. The sextet—the other one—aroused its usual enthusiasm, though Mr. d'Albore sextetted by himself at its beginning too much for its good. and the ensemble was a little ragged. Mr. Steindorfl conducted with his usual aplomb and more than customary delicacy, though the orchestra would bear still more subduing in seme place, the mad scene for example. | “Lucia” gées again on Thursday night and *“Aida” this evening. A Frederick Warde is this week being seen in his two most famous assumptions, “Virginius” and “King Lear.” It is an opportunity for comparison not seldom af- forded, and one that is being taken fuil advantage of. A crowded house greeted Mr. Warde and his confreres at the Cail- fornia last night, in “King Lear,” and tes- tified its appreciation of the famous tra- gedlan's. interpretation by unlimited ap- plause. For the picturing of the mad king's part the actor is peculiarly weil qualified, and he gave last night a pa- thetic and powerful study of the celebrat- ed character. Mr. Warde was well sup- ported by the clever members of his com- pany, who are. at their best in the classic drama. . The play was handsomely staged the storm scene on the heath in particglar deserving praise for its cleverness of iliu- sion. “King Lear” will be given again to- night and Friday and Saturday evenings, —_———— THIEF SNATCHES PURSE FROM SHOEMAN’'S WIFE Mrs. Nolan Is the Victim of a Sneak- thief Near Jefferson Park. Mrs. W. H. Nolan, wife of William H. Nolan, thé shoeman at 1024 Market street, while on her way home last night, with a lady friend, was assaulted at the corner of Eddy and Laguna streets by an un- known man, who snatched her purse. The lady with Mrs. Nolan, overcome by fright, fainted. Frederick Raschen, a groceryman ' on Ellis street, hearing’ the commotion, blew a police whistle, which quickly brought Officers Farrell and Thompson to the scene. They arrived too late, however, as the thief had stolen away through Jefferson Park and made good his escape. e WICHITA, Kan., -July 20.—0. H. Coffelt. charged with the assassination of Santa Fe Detective Montgomery, was transferred to the Jail of this county:ta-day by order.of Judge Lawrence because of threats made to Pescue hiny; SOCIETY YOUNG WOMAN OF ALAMEDA WHO IS AGAIN A BRIDE. RED MEN CLOSE ANUAL SESSION New Chiefs Are Installed in Office for the Current Term. % At the session of the Independent Or- der of Red Men yesterday the discussion of the relation of the Grand Lodge to the supreme body of the order was resumed, but action in the matter was deferred un- til_next year. The per capita tax for-the current year was fixed at 50 cents for the year, and the executive committee was empowered to use its discretion In the use of a part of the fund so raised for exteénsion purposes. The next session of the Grand Lodge will be held in Sacramento during the last week in July, 1903, The elected grand chiefs and the ap- pointed minor chiefs were duly installed for the current term: The latter are: H. Shulz, grand marshal; George Simmon, grand herald; H. Grieb, grand warrior; F. Us- semmed, grand guard of the wigwai We- del, grand inner guard of the forest; W. Glest- leh, grand outer guard of the forest. The following named will’act as deputy grand chiefs during the term: Paul H. Schreiber for San Francisco, G. ‘Wunder for Sacramento, Charlés Doer for San Jose, Samuel Holler for Los Angeles, R. Putz- mann for Alameda and J. Trietz for Santa Cruz. In the evening the past and present chiefs, the delegates and a number of ladies as invited guests, some 300 in num- ber, all assembled in Saratoga Hall, where an_Installation banquet was served and enjoyed. The tables were decorated with flowers and ferns and the banquet hall tastefully decorated. A, Cohn presided as toastmaster, and between courses called for responses to a number of toasts. Among the speakers were Grand Chief Paul H. Schreiber, Past Grand Chief Breamer and all thé new and past grand chiefs. A grand ball in the main hall followed. The affair was under the direction of the following committees: Banquet and ball—A. Cohn (president), C. Weckerle (secretary), H. Schulz, C. Weckerle, H. Rock, L. Bussie, G. Paul and H. Grieb. Reception—G. Simon, R. Schoenberg, O. Dell, Jullus Trieske, A Drefman. M. Dieckert, J. F. Rulfs, Ulisemer, C. Landold and J. Zacharias. Borrowed Money From Fiancee. Miss Mary Anderson secured a warrant from Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the arrest of Gustav A. Lindstrom on the charge of obtaining money by false pre- tenses. She alleged that she had been engaged to marry Lindstrom and on the strength of the engagement he borrowed $150 from her, representing that he owned a large house in Eureka and needed the money for repairs. He did not marry her and she discovered that he did not own a house in Bureka. e e WAL S s SRS Yosemite Via the Santa Fe. The quickest and most convenient way fn and out of the Yosemite Valley Is by way of the Sinta Fe. It you leave San Francisco to-day at 9 a. m. on the California Limitea vou are in Yosemite to-morrow at 5 p. m. Call at Santa Fe ticket oifice, (41 Market street, for illustrated pamphiet and tull pas- . ticulars.. —_——— Waitresses Join the Union. OAKLAND, July 20.—Twenty-six wait- resses have joined the local Cooks' and Waiters' Unlon. The women were taken into the organization by Business Mana- zer Conwell of the union. , (8} STEOMAN DENIES A DEFALCATION Former Employe of En- quirer Says Dalton Asked Protection. Says Story of His Attempt to Shield Himself Is Untrue. Oakiand Office San Franeisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 29. Russell R. Stedman, the former En- quirer employe whose affidavit precipitat- ed a Grand Jury investigation and sot Assessor Dalton and himself indicted, de- nied on the witness stand to-day in the Dalton trial that he was a defaulter to the paper, and that the charge that ne had defrauded the county out of $1,575 was inspired because he wanted to protect himself from any possible prosecution for defaulting to the paper. Attorney Fitzgerald, for the defenss, in- | timated yesterday that he would repeat | the grave accusation of defalcation that was made against Stedman at the Daniels trial in the Police Court, but he did net get down to the point of asking the ques- tlons until late this afternoon. Stedman, in answer to the questions of the defense yesterday, gave as his reason for making charges against Daniels and Dalton_his desire to protect himself against them should they attempt to prosecute him for participation in_transactions similar to that by which Dalton got 1, from the county on an order for books that were not delivered. Fitzgerald asked him it there was not really some other reason, but Stedman maintained that there was not. He repeated the denial to-day when asked the direct question whether he was a defaulter. “Isn’t it a faet,” Fitzgerald asked him, “that your failure to account for money you collected for the Enquirer is your mo- tive for this prosecution?” DENIES BEING DEFAULTER. Special Prosecutor Foote entered a vig- orous objection to the interrogation on the subject of the alleged criminality of the witness, maintaining that Stedman’s culpability was a matter for a separata action and not connected with Dalton's guilt or innocence. Judge Elisworth, however, overruled the objection on the ground that the motives and credibility of the witness might be pertinent case, and ordered Stedman to answer the question. “No,” replied Stedman. unhesitatingly. “Isn’t it a fact,” continued Fitzgerald, “that you owe the Enquirer a large sum of money now?" “Nov “Isn’t it a fact that Hadley knew you were a defaulter to the Enquirer for a large amount?” “No.” At this point Jud<e Ellsworth interrupt- ed with the statement that it was ques- tionable whether he defense should be permitted to go deeper into Stedman’s motives to ascertain his credibility as a witness, the purpose having been served by the questions already asked, and while Fitzgerald was urging_that he was enti- ted to know more, Special Prosecutor Foote announced that he was too sick to | g0 on with the case. In deference to the wishes of Foote, Judge Ellsworth ordered the case continued until to-morrow morn- ing, the defense consenting. "The question as to whether the defense will be allowed to continue its investiga- tion of Stedman's attitude toward the de- fense will thén be a subject for further argument. MEETS DALTON PRIVATELY. The defense asked Stedman a question to-day that was suggested by the wit- ness’ testimony yesterday that the affidavit charging Daniels and Dalton with defrauding the county because he proposed to protect himself from any | prosecution that might grow out of other transactions similar to the oné he nego- tiated for Dalton, by which the county was defrauded. “What were those transactions?”’ Fitz- gerald asked. Stedman_ detailed one of them—that re- lating to the $900 bill for sixty index books that Dalton is alleged to have hypothe- cated for $800. That $9%0 bill has never bheen presented to the county for payment, because the books were never delivered to the office of Dalton, who ordered them. The money was advanced by Hadley’s sls. ter and the_transaction was engineered through J. B. Lanktree, who holds the books in his office for security, Stedman testified that after getting the $800 he met Dalton in a doorway on Tenth street at night and turned it over to him. In connecion with this transaction Sted- man told of a private meeting he had with Dalton in Daniels’ office at the Enquirer. Dalton, he sald, told him that D. Edward Collins, who is sulng the Enquirer for an accounting, had discovered that Dalton had the $800 and wanted to know how Col- lins found it out. To cover up the trans- | action, he sald, Dalton proposed that he shoulder the responsibility. “‘He wanted me to assume the respons bility,” said Stedman, “and agreed to see that Danfels would protect me. He said he would repay the Enquirer when the county paid the bill.” The trial of Stedman, which was to have proceeded to-day, was reset for August 18, PLANS FOR BENEFITINCG CITY ARE DISCUSSED August Edition of Merchants’ Asso- ciation Review Contains Much of Interest to Public. The August edition of the Merchants' Association Review, published yesterday, contains many interesting discussions of projects for municipal improvements. It is stated that a special committee has been appointed to look into the license question, ‘“‘consult expert counsel, find out what can be done and the best way to do it, employ such clerical force as it needs and finally adopt and execute a plan which will result either in proper taxation of the saloons of San Francisco or in demonstrating to the people the inade- quacy and fojustics of {he liws-that gove érn the situation at present.” The association favors a flat rate of 3400 per annum. A strong protest is made against the ac- tion of the Board of Public Works in al- lowing the street cleaners to work un- uniformed. It is claimed that the men are in more danger from teams and cars when not clad in the regulation white gar- ments. ‘Admirable articles on Chicago’s muniel- pal lodging-houses, Yosemite, the ex- perting of the accounts of the city of- ficers and the value of the mew course on the morals of trade which has been estab- lished at the State University are other %romlnem features of this edition of the eview. — cet——— SLIGHT DECREASE IS SHOWN IN ANNUAL DEATH RATE Statistician Coffey Files Report on Vital Statistics With the Board of Health. Statistician Edward M. Coffey filed his annual report on vital statistics yesterday with the Board of Health, showing that the total number of deaths registered in this city for the fiscal year ending June 90, 1902, was 6993. The annual death rate was 1942 on each 1000. This is a decrease of 15 below the mortality of the last fiseal year, when it was 7008, which is equiva- ient to a death rate of 19.44 per 1000.. Of the total deaths, 4215 were of males, | 2778 females: 1249 were under the age of 5 years, 28 from % to 100 years and 5 were | more than 100 years. The heaviest mor- | tzlity by ages was between 50 and 60 years, 946 within this classification dying. | The lowest mortality was between the ages of 5 and 10, there being 183 deaths. 'he number of births was 5479, being a i rate of 15.21 on edch 1000 of population, sgainst 4877 for the preceding year, or a rate of 13.54. ‘The monthly bulletin heretofore issued by the Department of Health, which has been of inestimable value to medical and insurance men, will be discontinued on sccount of the refusal of Mayor Schmitz Lo sign the requisition authorizing its pub- cation. to _ the | he made | THIEVES LOOT - POGTOFFIGES Mail Stations in Alameda County Suffer by Bold Crime. Burglars Steal a Team and Make Midnight Raid in + the Country. | Oakiand Office San Francisco Call, 1113 Broadway, July 29. | Two men with a stolen horse and buck- ,‘hr,ard made a raid on the postoffices in | the lower end of Alameda County last night, rifling three of the Government | stations and securing $450 in stamps and | money. The Sheriffs of Alameda and { Santa Clara counties are on the trafl of the daring thieves, who were last heard | of at Warm Springs, the last station on the road into Santa Clara County. | The travelers began operations at Cen- terville, after stealing the vehicle and | horse from the ranch of C. Sunderer, near that town. The burglars entered the office by forcing a rear door with a bar of | iron. Postmaster Archibald found that his strong box had been worked open, and hat about §140 worth of stamps and | money had disappeared. Leaving Centerville the pair drove to | Mission San Jose, here they got into the | postoffice by the same method that was | employed at Centerville. At the Mission | they had no trouble with the safe, because | Pcstmaster Ehsman had left the door | open., The plunder consisted of $160 in stamps and coin. The postmaster ex- | piained that two years ago his safe was | blown open by burglars and since then | it had not been sufficiently repaired to | enable him to lock the door. | Thence the route of the peripatetic postoflice thieves took them southward, | Warm Springs being next visited. Here H in money and stamps was added to | their loot. | _ Only stamps and coln were taken from | any of the chain of offices. The burglars had evidently worked to prevent the law gfl]cers from tracing them by their plun- er. Sheriff Rogers received word at an early hour this morning of the burglaries and went at once to Centerville to follow up the trail. The deputies are now out in search of the stolen rig. This furnishes the only clew by which they can hope to trace the thieves. Postmasters have been notified to keep close watch on their of- fices, for it is belleved the thieves may double back and make for new flelds of operations to-night. ACCUSED OF ROBBING STRANGER FROM SEATTLE Charles Keen, Who Says He Is an Insurance Agent, Arrested on Mason Street. Charles Keen, who represents himself | as an insurance agent, was arrested at an | early hour yesterday morning by Police- men Alexander, Sullivan and Smith on Mason street, near Market, and booked at | the City Prison on a charge of robbery. He appeared before Judge Conlan yester- day, was instructed as to his rights and the case continued till to-morrow. The complaining witness is Hans Han- sen, a machinist, of Seattle. Hansen says he was standing in front of a saloon at 15 Mason street about 2 o'clock yesterday morning when Keen, who pretended to be drunk, approached him nd asked to be taken home. Hansen said he was a stranger in the city and Keen invited him into. the saloon to have a drink. Hansen declined, but Keen forced him in | and made him pay for the drinks, so he | says. When they got outside Keen struck Hansen in the face, knocking him down, then grabbed him by the throat and stole | his scarfpin and gold watch chain, Han- sen alleges. | Hansen's cries for help_were heard by the officers, who placed Keen under ar- rest and when searched at the City Prison Hansen's scarfrin and watch chain were found in his pockets. Keen is unknown to the police here and they believe he is | an fmportation from the East. —_———————— WIDEN THE SCOPE OF THE COGSWELL COLLEGE Pupils to Receive Practical Tuition | in Mechanical Arts and Do- mestic Science. The Cogswell Polytechnic College will reopen on August 4 and many changes will go into effect in the course of study of the pupils. The munificent gifts of the late Dr. Cogswell allow a technical education to be given to boys and girfls free of charge. The most important change in the course of study Il per- mit boys to receive a maximum of train- ing in shopwork, mechanical drawing. cabinet mnglng. iron forging, foundry and machine work, while academic study will be _reduced to’ a minimum. The above mentioned courses will be open to all boys holding certificates of graduation from grammar schools who in- tend to enter the high schools for a course, The clasges in domestic science, art and commerce will be open to all girls pos- sessing grammar school certificates. Pu- pils in_the Cogswell College are not charged any fees, but are required to pa: for the cost of books and drawing ma. terials and a half yearly payment of is asked to cover cost of material w in the school classes. Professor Cru shank is now at the head of the institu- tion. e — Honor for a College Man. BERKELEY, July 29.—Harry N. Cooper, a graduate of the University of California in the class of '9, has been appointed analytical chemist for the Government in the Philippines as the result of passing highest in the examination held recently by the civil service throughout the whola United States. Cooper was an instructor in chemistry at the university after his grad- uatio KEMP'S SUPPOSITORIES. IN DURANCE VILE. No one but the woman who endures the pain and misery resulti] from de- rangement of the femals generative organs can un- derstand the fitful moods to which she is subject. 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