The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 1, 1902, Page 2

Thomas Magee, the Well Known Real Estate Agent and Capitalist, Dies in Santa Barbara, to Which City He Journeyed Several Hope of Being Able to Regain His Weeks Ago in the < THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1902.. - . HEART FAILURE ENDS THE LIFE OF A PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZEN -— HOMAS MAGEE, the well known real estate agent and capitalist, died yesterday afternoon at Miradero Sanitarium, Santa Bar- bara. The immediate cause of his death was heart failure. Mr. Magee went to Santa Barbara about two weeks ago for what he termed his last chance to regain his health. telegram received from BSanta Barbara last night stated that at first he seemed improve. but finally grew weaker and aker, until the end came yesterday. him when he died were his two sons, Thomas Jr. and Fred Magee, and Dr. Brown of this ecity. Mr. Magee Wwas cheerful till the last, and seemed to real- ize that death was near at hand. s, accompanied by Mrs. Ma- gee and the two sons, left Santa Barbara on last night’s train for this city. Thomas Magee was born in 1840 in Bel- fast land, where his father was a book lisher. When quite young he came to America and took up his resi- dence in New York, where he engaged in the printing business. While in New York he met and married his first wife, Miss Elizabeth English. Five sons were orn to them, four of whom, William, Thomas, Frederick and Walter, are still living. They are connected with the business of Thomas Magee & Sons in this city. < Magee came to California in 1860, and engaged in newspaper work in connec- tion with the San Francisco Ledger and the Bulletin. Evincing considerable lit- erary taste he was sent frequently to the country to gather news and write up mining and agricultural features. In this work he showed great ability as a writer, end at the same time he acquired a knowledge of real estate values both in city and country that finally led him to embark in the real estate business in 1868. His career in that line proved eminently I and largely remunerative. As grew up he associated themn in the business and for many years prior to his death he and his four boys were es- teemed among the most reliable and ex- perienced real estate men of the city. LOYAL TO CALIFORNIA. Adhering to his early literary taste, Magee established and published for many 2 regl estate circular which was nized as a feature and an authority San Francisco holdings and markets. e was imbued with an abiding confi- the growth and future commer- prosperity of San Francisco and d his every effort to advance both and to cheer on others, less hopeful, to work instead of repining. Few men in any line of business did more according to their opportunities to advance the inter- ests of this city and State than did Thomas Magee. Hardly a public movement of any kind which @id not find him among its origi- nators or supporters. He was a member of the North American Navigation Com- pany, and of the first executive commit- tee of the Valley Rallroad. to the stock of He was a member of the com- ted in January, 885, to draw ess presenting the project to He was then elected a mem- he first board of directors of the road and was selected by the board as a member of the commiftée havng in charge the preliminary survey 'of the line. Magee took great interest in the ques- tion of taxation and in 1891 and 1892 con- ducted a memorable discussion with the State Board of BEqualization on the sub- Ject of taxation of real estate in this ecity. His efforts in this connection did much toward bringing about a better adjust- ment of the then very unsatisfactory con- ditions of tax levying. Although a voting citizen, Magee took little part in ward pelitics. He, how- ver, joined the non-partisan mavement 1 in 18% was made chairman of the 1 held in that year. His ad- dress before the non-partisan mass meet- g attracted much notice and it added greatly to the success .of the movement. TRIP TO THE GOLD FIELDS. In 1897, soon after the arrival of the first gold ship from the Klondike, Ma- gee set out for the far north. He returned in December of the same year, coming EKEMP'S SUPPOSITORIES. Of Interest to Women, The distress caused by deranged generative crgens i= o terrible strain on a Wwoman's merves ever-ceasing Lain drives the suf- ferer distracted, and, ¥ not checked in time, eventually unbalences the mind. Suppressed cr irregulsr menstruation, leucorrhdea, ete., the cause of headaches, dizzi- the back, sccompanied by ex- treme nervousness. There is no need for women spending count- less sums of money in doctors’ bills when by their own cases and by using Kemp's Suppositories they will not only cure themselves, but will only be to the small ex- pense per month what they pay for an office consultation. Kemp's Suppositories are a mild, soothing local treatment, containing no opiates, but are composed of healing proper- ties which strengthen and build up the genital organs, thus regulating the menses, removing the causes of nervous irritation, end strong rerves and perfect health are the natural re- sult, “SAN FRANCISCO. “Dear Friends: 1 have been a long time finding the road to health, and mow that I bave found it 1 giadly tell you so that you may know where to g0 for health and strength. For @ jong time I was a sufferer from female troubles in their most dresdful forms. I had 1 eadaches, dizzy spells, shooting pains all over my body and was mever free from che. At time of menstrustion 1 suffered intense pain. I tried ome doctor after another and spent a great deal of money, but in vain, They t0ld me 1 would never be a well woman until 1 underwent an operation. In speaking of my trouble ome day to an acquaintance she sug- gested Kemp's Suppositories as a sure cure for female troubles. Without hope, I started 1 use them and after four months’ use.T feel like u different woman. My friends all want to know what makes me look 5o well. I hope every wolman who suffers from female trou- bles will give Kemp's Suppositories a trial. They have cured me, and others to whom i recommended them have derived\untold bene- £+ from their use. not give up hope until you have used Kemp's Suppositories. ~Grate- Tully. MISS MAY O'CONNORS." 30 Kemp's Suppositories, $2. Sent postpaid to any address on recelpt of price. Put up only by the X. 8. C. MEDICAL CO., 1236 MARKET ST., corner Jones. Hours: 9 o 5; 6 t0 7:30 p. m.; Sundays, 11 m. t0 15 m Kemp's Suppositories have been sold under & full guarantee for the past twelve years, Trademark registered. DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. (:1ziogues and Price Lists Mailsi on Application COAL. COKE AND PIG IRON | FESH AND SALT MEATS. JAS BOVES & .0 S o8 Butchers, Clay. ‘Tel. Main 1204 OILS. LUBRICATING OILS. .LEONARD & ELLIS, 41 Front st., 5. F. Phone Main 1718. INTING, PRI E C HUGHES, i Al ch he made an early and liberal sub- | +| Hyland to-day. i Pidabpii out from Dawson to £k ay on foot, a remarkable performance for a man of his years. Soon after his return he de- livered a lecture here on his experiences in Alaska which was replete with in- terest and much sound advice to would- be gold seekers. Magee, previous to his Klondike trip, had made a wonderful excursion on snow- shoes in the high Sierras which was de- seribed in The Call at the time. He always retained his taste for study and literature and wrote a number of essays of a practical character, three of which were entitled, “What Books to Read,” which are worthy of everyyoung man’s attention. In 1895 he wrote an exhaustive treatise on the resources of the San Joaquin Val- ley which did much toward attracting favorable attention to the proposed rail- way project at the time. The deceased was a man of very lov- able disposition and all his family rela- tions were of the most admirable char- | acter. His first wife died about ten vears ago, and in 1898 he married Miss Helen Curtis of this city, who survives | him. Magee was a Presbyterian and a member of Calvary Church, in which for many years previous to his death he served as an elder. MAo. HATCHER JEEKS DIVORGE Sequel to Husband’s At- tempt to Annul Marriage. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Sept. 30.—The divorce sult growing out of the sensational marriage of Charles M. Hatcher, former real estate man and capitalist of this city and San Francisco, and Miss-Carrie Newman, a San - Jose belle,- was-tried before Judge Hatcher, who had pre- viously caused the hearts of several misses and young widows to flutter, brought suit in San Francisco about two years ago to have his marriage to Mrs. Carrie Hatcher annulled on the ground that he had been forced into it by threats | upon his life by Miss Newman's father and brother. Mrs. Hatcher answered this by filing a cross-complaint, asking for a divorce on the ground of extreme crueity | and for alimony and the custody of their | infant child. - | Hatcher, who is possessed of at least $100,000, is now living in New York. He abandoned his suit and in the trial to- day attempted to show that the marriage was forced upon him and to combat the plaintift’s demand for support. The legal contest promises to be a long one. James G. Maguire is counsel for Hatcher and D. M. Delmas and A. H. Jarman for Mrs. Hatcher. | ‘Mrs. Hatcher testified that she and Hatcher were married in’San Francisco in 1900, &t the home of her sister, Mrs. George Foster. The ceremony was per- formed by Justice of the Peace Dunne, and at its conclusion Hatcher handed his wife 32 25, with the admonition to return to her mother in San Jose before the funds were exhausted. Mrs. Hatcher tes- tified that her husband went directly to a streetcar after the marriage and that he never lived with her afterward nor contributed to her support. The defense introduced no testimony and the case was ordered submitted on briefs. t————————— 1 Fail to Strike Oil. BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 30.—The efforts to develop ofl north of Paso Creek has been abandoned. The Deflance Mineral, which has been operating for the past two years on Section 14, 28-27, is pulling the casing in its third well with the inten- tion of quitting work. This well is down 1600 feet and two other wells were sunk by the company to a depth of 1200 and 1400 feet, respectively, but without result. The operations of this company have been watched with much interest by many land claimants in that n. Sczema How it reddens the skin, itches, oozes, dries and scales! Bome people call it tetter, milk crust or salt rheum. The suffering from it 18 sometimes in- gn:e; local‘ ap] lltcauonltnrefiruortad to— ey mitigate, cannot cure. * 1t proceeds from humors inherited or m"&e‘ and persists until these have ‘been removed. % 'Hood’s Sarsaparilla Positively removes . has cally and anently cured 2 cases | and is without an equal for all cu us eruptions. e T 511 Sensome st., 8. F. | M’lPflhmmbfim&Pflum m]l i fi THOMAS Il ATER (AL vHoTO | SANTA BARBARA. Health — PROMINENT CITIZEN OF SAN FRANCISCO WHO DIED AT L o e el e 2 o oS S S SRR AR W NN [+ 3 He had been ill and under the care of a physician since the first of the year, | suffering from nervous prostration which | g?n:uced to heart failure, from which he | ed. = SHAN PROMISES D TO BANKS Treasury Secretary Ex- plains Financial Con- ditions, | NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Secretary Shaw | | Bave out the following statement to-day: | | - The Department is in receipt of a large num- | | ber of requests from various banks in the | country clearly showing that the statement | given out last night was misunderstood, or rather that it was not carefully read. mfij | there may be no misunderstanding, the follow- | ing statement is made: i No new deposits will be made on any se- curity other than Government bonds so long as | | Government bonds can be secured. For the | present banks seem to be able to obtain, fre- | quently by borrowing, bonds other than 2 per cent consols. They can obtain the use of these bonds for a limited period and they are as de- | | strable as any for security for deposits. They are not as desirable aswsecurity for ofrcula- {tion for the reason that circulation based thereon is taxable at 1 per cent, while circula- tion based on the 2 per cent consols is taxable | at only one-half of 1 per cent. { | The banks cannot obtain except by purchase | any bonds as a basis for circulatidn, because when deposited for circulation they cannot be | released until their circulation s retired and it | may take a year before their circulation can be retired and the price of bonds is so high that | bank circulation is maintained at considerabls loss to the banks. They must be ence | or circulation constantly contracts, ! Therefore the Department has decided to re- ! lease, for such banks as have deposits and arc not maintaining their limits of circulation, a | portion of the bonds now held by the Govern- ment, taking In lieu thereof other satisfactory security on condition always that the bonds released will be used for the immediate lssue | of additional clrculation. This provision does not apply to those already have | their maximum circulation, neither does it ap- | plysto banks that do not have any deposits. | | The sole purpose of the offer is to increase cir- culation that is already printed and ready to be issued .and by banks that already have the bonds on deposit. These deposits being scat- tered throughout the entire country, the relief | oftered, it is believed, will be national rather’ than local, for it applies to all sections of the country and to every State In the Union. That the Secretary has intended all along that the relief should be general, afld for the West as well as New York, was shown by a remark he made in ex- plaining how the effect would b@immedi- ate in New York. He explained again how relieving the banks of the necessity of carrying reserve immediately gave them .the opportunity to extend credit to four times the reserve released. ‘You see,” he continued, “your New York banks do not care anything for cash —they do their business, by means of | credits. The loans and deposits are in the | form of checks and bookkeeping and ‘all they want of cash is to maintain their reserves,” “Then what is the use of increasing cir- culation?”’ was asked. i ““Oh,” replied the Secretary Instantly, “your banks here do not do all the busi- ness. When it comes to the western banks, when they want to make a loan | for the purpose of paying for cattle or ' grain they have got to pay out the actual ' currency. They don’t do so much of their business on books. That is where the cash is needed and they call on the banks here for it.” | Secretary Shaw during the afternoon | | recelved a number of telegrams from a | number of bankers from varfous sections. | of the country commending his Ex-Secretary of ‘the easury Fairchild was one of those who met Shaw. Their talk was in private. Before going to the Sub-Treasury Fairchild had been asked his opinion of Secretary Shaw's action. “It is a radical departure from prece- dent,” said.he, “but it is a good thing— it's just what was needed in the present circumstances.” A% | | there was no disturbance. ‘run the mills. TERROR AGES DOOMED AN N A THIGE | |Hideous Agony Is De- picted on a Dead ~ Miner's Face. ‘Unfortunately Ignites Fuse i "+ of Blast and Finds ». .. Bscape Cut Off Mental . Torture Suffered While + Awaiting Death Leaves Its Im- print Upon His Fea- tures. | ¢ ey g Special Dispateh to The Call. WINNEMUCCA, Nev., Sept. 30.—Ross §. | Briggs, employed in the Searchlight mine {4n Lincoln County, met a death so horri- ible on Saturday that the hideous agony he suffered during the few seconds while he awaited his doom seamed and wrinkled his features as thmgh old age had ecome upon him in a moment. Imprisoned at the bottom of a deep shaft but a few feet in diameter, with a lighted fuse attached to a heavy chargé of dynamite beside him, he was helpléss in the face of im- | pending disaster. After tne blast had ex- ploded and the burden of debris had been lifted, his lifeless, shattered body was found crouching in one corner of the hole, its face set In an expression of terror and protected by an upraised arm, and the finger-nails imbedded in the palms of the hands. . v, Briggs was an old employe of the mine. Just previous ‘to the accident he had drilled several holes in the bottom of the shaft, filled them with dynamite and at- tached the fuses. After a thorough in- spection he fired the fuses and prepared for his escape. N Dangling down into the hole was a rope on which he was to ascend out of the | reach of danger. When he gave the sig- i nal that everything was ready those | above hauled the rope surfaceward, little | imagining that with each revolution of | the windlass they were drawing farther |'and farther away from the terrified miner | his only salvation. When Briggs gave the signal to ascend he’ evidently lost his hold on the rope | and fell back into the hole, on top of the | burning fuse. It was too late ‘to extin- | guish the fire. The fuses had already | burned into the rock veyond his reach. | He may have shouted a warning of his i peril, but only the damp walls of rock heard him. . i As soon as those on the surface real- | ized that the rope was without a human | burden they stopped in dismay, for they | had heard the explosion. They hastily went below and found Briggs crouching in a | ‘corner, buried under a ton of blasted rock. | Strange to say, the body was not muti- lated, despite the terrible shock. @ iriiviirisiirieirisideiivieiie @ 600D OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT Continued From Page 1, Column 7. tragt with Presiderit Baer are signifi- cant, coming on top of the visit here yes- terday of President Mitchell, National Secretary Treasurer Wilson and other of- ficlals of the United Mine Workers' Union. TROOPS QUELL RIOTERS. Turbulent Element in Panther Oreek Valley Is Subdued. TAMAQUA, Pa., Sept. 30.—After a lapse of several days troops were again sent through the Panther Creek Valley to-day because the turbulent element has been acting in a boisterous manner in their ef- fort to intimidate non-unionists on their way to work. The presence of the sol- diers had a quieting effect and, although strikers and pickets were out In force, It is asserted that the distribution of relief funds is far too small to meet the demand made dur- ing the past few days. LEBANON, Pa., Sept. 20.—The situation at the plant of the American Iron and | Steel Company is unchanged. The troops are still here and the iren workers | brought from the South are helping to It is said that President Sternberg will not consent to forcing the ' colored men out. Their departure depends entirely on themselves, and many say they will stay as long as troops remain. Last night the strikers voted to reject the com- pany’s proposition to grant the puddlers an Increase of wages and refuse the slight advance asked by the finishers. MOUNT CARMEL, Ya., Sept. 30.—Six compantes of the Fourth Regiment, com- manded by Colonel O'Neil of Allentown, arrived here to-day from Reading, Ailen- town, , Lebanon and Harrisburg. When they alighted in the Reading Railroad yard over 2000 strikers assembled, but made no demonstration. The soldiers were ordered | out last night to suppress rioting. Every- thing is qulet in this vicinity. Strike leaders are doing all they can to prevent the men from committing disorderly acts and are urging strikers rrom the Shenan- doah’ region to return home. All last night fifty deputies at Richards’ colllery were surrounded by a mob. At daybreak the strikers disappeared. COAL SITUATION SERIOUS. Prices at New York Are Still Soaring Skyward. NEW YORK, Sept.' 30.—The heads of the coal raflroads were in conference to- day at one of the weekly meetings of the Temple Iron Company, of which they compose the board of directors. There were present Presidents Baer of the Phil- adelphia and Reading Railroad, Trues- dale to the Lakawanna, Oliphant of the Delaware and Hudson, and Fowler of the New York, Ontario and Western, and John Markle of the firm of G. B. Markle & Son, independent operators. Before Markle went into the meetink he was asked as to the truth of the report from Philadelphia that John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, had been in conference at the Hotel Walton in that " city with a representative of the operators and J. P. Morgan. “That is not true,” said Markle, ‘‘for if a representative of the operators and . Morgan had been there I would be in a position to know it, and I have heard nothing of the kind.” The coal situation in New York is to- day more serious than at any time since the strike of the miners began. Instead of 150,000 tons usually in stock at this time of the year, there are but 2000 ton's of hard coal. In tenement districts the price is seventy-five cents a bushel, which is at the rate of $25 a ton. Dealers in other parts of the city who yesterday were selling half-tons, to-day cut the allowance to quarter-tons. Coal and coal- dust by the pail of twenty pounds is sell- ing at twenty-five cents. 2 S CALLS ON COAL BARONS. NEW YORK, Sept. 80.—The Commerctal rumored in Wall Advertiser : It was TAKES POISON 10 SPITE CUPID Daughter’s Betrothal An- gers Santa Rosa Resident. Failing to Kill Himself He Agrees to the Mar- riage. SANTA ROSA, Sept. 30.—As a sequel to his attempt at suicide, F. H. Roberts of this city this morning bestowed his blessing upon his daughter, Grace M. Roberts, and the man of her choice, Ed- mund H. Farrar, and they were magried to-night. ‘Befa;'e Justice John Brown to-; morrow morning the father wiil be ar- raigned on a charge of battery, and, strange enough, Justice Brown is the man who performed the marriage ceremony. Grace Roberts i3 a winsome miss of 13 years and has recently been courted by rar, who is 46 years of age. When her father learned that Farrar had proposed and been accepted, there was a stormy interview with the young lady. Pleadings and tears failed to swerve her from her purpose of marrying the man of her choice. e father's objections’ were based solely on the difference in the ages of the lovers. Chagrined over his failure, Roberts at- tempted to drain a bottle of laudanum. This the daughter knocked from his lips as he was taking the fatal draught and most of the contents were spilled on the ground. Roberts became furious and is said to have vented his wrath by severely beating. his daughter. For this offense he was arrested and will answer to-morrow before Judge Brown. Roberts subsequently obtained his re- lease on bail, and, accompanied by his prospective son-in-law, went to procure a license authorizing the marriage. The battery charge will be dismissed. Rob- erts is a business man of this city. FRENCHMEN DEPLORE { THE PASSING OF ZOLA Distinguished Citizens of the Repub- lic Visit House of the Dead ! Novelist. PARIS, Sept. 30.—The autopsy on the remains, of Emile Zola has resulted in an official declaration that he died from asphyxiation caused by carbonic oxide fumes. i The remains of Zola will be interred in | Mont Matre Cemetery. The funeral will be a civil ceremory, though probably the body will be accorded the military honors to which the deceased is entitled as an of- ficer of the Legion of Honor. The League of the Rights of Man is organizing an fm- posing demonstration at the funeral, and has issued an appeal for subscriptions to erect a monument to the dead novelist. Among those who signed the registermat Zola's house or sent condolence were Pre- | mier Combes, a majority of the Cabinet Ministers, Waldeck-Rousseau, Maitre La- | bori, Colonel Picquart and Millerand. Jules Claretie has written for the Temps an eulogistic appreciation of Zola's lit- erary labors, in which he says the name of the dead novelist will resound in the history of French letters, and his name and work will live for centuries, and concludes with recalling how the votes for Zola. at the-elections for members of the academy dwindled until the last time there was only one recorded. “And,” M. Claretie says, “that vote was mine.” i NAVAL OFFICER ENDS LIFE WITH A REVOLVER Lieutenant Commander Bronaugh Shoots Himself/on Board the i Battleship Kearsarge. i NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—Lieutenant Com- | mander William V. Bronaugh, of the United States Navy, committed suicide to-day on the battleship Kearsarge at the navy yard by blowing out his brains with a revolver. Friends of Commander Bronaugh believe that he was very much worried over the manifold duties of his position as executive officer, which are conceded to be more arduous than those of any other officer in the navy. Purnell F. Harrington,. captain of the Brooklyn | Navy Yard, said: { “There .is an epidemic of suicide in the navy, as surely as there was ever an epi- demic of fever. Such a thing may occur | and cannot be explained. The man has probably been thinking of the other sui- | cldes, which are very sad affairs, and then | in an unguarded moment the desire to try | it seized him, and it was all over in a | minute.” Commander Bronaugh was born in Ken- | ;gvc:ky, and entered the Naval Academy in B ol FRIENDS OF THE DEAD WILL REOPEN GRAVES Several Colleges Are Likely to Be Im- plicated in an Indiana Sensation. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 30.—The ’ confession of Rufus Cantrell, the colored | chief of the grave-robbing gang arrested | vesterday, has caused great excltement among those who have friends and rela- | tives buried in the smaller cemeteries. ' Many are preparing to open the graves | of those who have been buried within the | last three months to see if the bodies | have been taken. 1 Though the evidence thus far has impli- | cated only one medical college, the detec- | tives belleve that further confessions ' from Cantrell and his gang will involve ' other colleges. The preliminary hearing of Dr.'Alexander and the janitor of the Central College and the seven negroes was held in the police court to-day The additional warrants were issued against ; Dr. Alexander. Dr. Alexander is out on bail, but the negroes are in jail. | " YT } | Residence Near Blacks Burned. OODLAND, Sept. 30.—A fine residence ' belonging to Mrs. W. F. Malcom of this city was burned near Blacks yesterday. The loss was about $4500, half of which is covered by insurance. A high wind pre- vailed at the time and within twenty minutes after the fire was discovered the residence and all of its contents were n‘ heap of smoldering embers. | —_—— Budweiser t —the King of Bottled Beers—is always uniform in quality and flavor, being made :;or; the cl‘z‘olces; l;‘-“.liley-mllt and select- 0pS, an e six nionth: being bottled..s ’I‘hereyh but one 5 m;: Budweiser; that made by the Anheuser- Ass'n, St. Louls, U. S, A, Burch, revns At 8 ers promptly filled by E. G. Lyons & Raas !‘ra.n- 0., Vyholeu.le Dealers, San @ irbiieteielelelimiiefefelele el @ cisco, Cal. that President Roosevelt had asked presidents of the coal roadstogo to w.:g: ington to discuss with him a plan to end the strike. It is true, this report had it, as guessed in Washington, that this was Secretary Root's mission to New York President Baer was asked to-day if There of the foremen at the K; § | patches in its middle, | Smelting and Refining Company’s plant, LEAGUE CADETS ARE TO PRESENT CLEVER FARCES *—f——_————-l- YOUNG LADY IN CHARGE OF | ST. CHARLES' BERCHMAN'S BOOTH. 3 K !Vaudeville to Be Given by Company B at Mission Opera Hail to Aid Charity RRANGEMENTS have been com- | pleted for an entertainment and | dance to be given to-morrow | evening in Mission Opera Hall by the members of Company B, League of the Cross Cadets. The affair is given for the benefit of St. John's Berch- man’'s booth of the Young Ladies’ Sodal- | ity bazaar of St. Charles’ Parish. | 0 farces ate to be“presented by clever | amateurs and other talent has been sc- | cured by the committee having the affair in charge. The following young ladles, ‘who have charge of the booth, have taken a deep interest in the entertalnment and ball and are doing all in their power to make it a success: Miss Annie R. McCann, Miss J. F. Ba- ker, Miss R. L. Reed, Miss L. Otis, Miss F. Otis and Miss Alice McMahon. Thomas Learned will be master of cere- monies. The committee in charge of the affair js composed of the following named: | Lieutenant Mark A. McCann, Lieuten- | ant William V. Johnson, Sergeant Frank A. Koch, Privates Timothy J. A. Crowe, | Nathaniel S. Wentworth, Augustus J. | Muldoon and Robert S. Elliott. | .,'l-l'H'H—l—I—l—l—l—H—H‘l‘l—H—H-l—l-.; ADDS RED SPOT - ON WORLD'S MAP Great Britain South Ssa Island of Suwarrow. Seizes | Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 30.—According | to advices received by the steamer Moana from the South Seas, the British have seized another island. .H. M. 8. Torch, which had returned to Auckland shortly before the steamer Moana sailed from Sydney, repbrted having planted the British flag on Suwarrow and formally annexed the island. The purpose of the occupation of Su- warrow is the formation of a coaling sta- tion for the Australian squadron. Suwar- row Island is one of the Souworoft group, | in latitude 13 degrees 20 minutes south, | longitude 163 degrees 31 minutes west. The | island {s a place of call of the Pacific| Island Company's steamers, the company | holding large interests there. The group | cases were continued until October 23 ands»{s surrounded by an extensive reef, near- ly a half mile wide, which incloses a‘ lagoon twelve by nine miles. There is an | entrance facing the northeast a half mile wide at the narrowest part, with two which may be passed on either side, the depth in the entrance being eight to five fathoms. The lagoon abounds in beche-de-mer and pearl shell. The island is reported to be out of the track of hurricanes. THREE E FATALLY SCALDED BY STEAM Cylinder Blows Qut While They Are Installing a Hydraulic Elevator. STOCKTON, Sept. 30.—Thomas Egan, Hugh Hegart$* and John Burns were scalded, probably fatally, by steam in an accident at the Copper King Smelter Works, at Bay Point, this afternoon. The men were pipefitters and were installing a hydraulic elevator in the Pacific Coast called the Copper King. Just after 4 o'clock the packing in a steam cylinder bilew out and steam enveloped the three men. Before it could be shut off they ‘were. terribly scalded. They were placed on the Santa Fe train and brought to St. | ling houses, slot machines and disord | houses to run under police regulation. ready jpresponsibility. Joseph's Hospital in this city. They re- tained consciousness and suffered awful a, ny. N All three of the men lived at Bay Point and were permanent employes of the smelting company. J. E. Arnoid, one panied th to this city, and arranged em g for their care. FIENDS LO0K 0N IN L ITGROWNING Prevent the Rescue of Two Deserters From British £hip. Astoria Officials ,Will Inves- tigate Awful Story of Fishermen. Claim Boat Crew Kept Them Of With Rifles While Men Struggled for Life in the Water. BERP ST S Spectal Dispatch to The Call. { ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 30.—The attempt of | two sailors to Qesert from the British | ship Austrasia cost them their lives late | last night. If the story told by West | | Astorfa fishermen is true, tke drowning of one of the men constitutes ore of the foulest crimes ever committed in the | | Northwest. The two unfortunates were J. H. Fir- gussen of Gold 8 ait, Tex., aged 22, and J. B. Hudson of Jterling, IIl., aged 28 Neither man had ever before seen salt water. They soon tired of the -sea and determined to escape. Three others also planned to leave. While the stevedores were placing the lighterage aboard yes- terday the desire of the men to escape | was made known. to one of the longshore- men, who promised to have a small boat available at 10 o’clock that night. Fir- gussen and Hudson were thé only swim- mers in the quintet and they were to jump overboard, secure the boat and bring it alongside the ship that the { | others might get away safely, | Firgussen and Hudson went over the side, but the water was so bitterly cold that they soon began to chill, and realized that they would not be able to reach the small boat. Their cries for assistance were heard aboard and a boat launched. Here accounts differ as to what trans- | vired. The ship's officers say that one of | the men went down almost within reach ‘ of the men who manned the boat and that™ | the other unfortunate was not seen. West Astoria fishermen allege that they heard the cries for help and manned a fishing boat and hastened to the rescue. en within hailing distance of one of the sail- | ors, they declare, the men in the ship's | bodt leveled rifles at their heads and threatened to kill them if they lent ald | to the struggling men in the X | While this parley was taking place sailor threw up his hands and went down. The story told by the fishermen will be | investigated by the authorities and, if | found to be true, -steps will be taken to | punish the guilty persons. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE ADJOURNS Bishop Joyce Announces the List of Appointments to- Pas- torates. POMONA, Sept. 30.—At the closing ses- sion of the Seuthern California Confar~ ence of the Methodist Episcopal church to-day Bishop Isaac Joyce announced tha list of appointments to the” various pas- torates in this jurisdiction. Rev. R. S. Cantine, until recently pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Los An- geles, was appointed agent for the en- dowment fund for the superannuated. Rev. P. H. Bodkin, editor of the Califor- ria Independent, the church paper pub~ lished in Los Angeles, was made pastor ¢f the West Adams-street Church in this city. Included in the long list of appoint- | ments were the following: Los Angeles district—Rev. F. G. Bovard, San Diego district—Rev. W. M. Sterling, presiding elder; H. S. Munger and W. P. Fer- guson, pastors of San Diego cnurch; Rev. B. C. Cory, Santa Ana; Rev. R. L. Bruce, Red- lands. Fresno district—J. B. Green, presiding elder; Rev. G. E. Foster. Bakersfiell—Rev. George A. Miller, Fresno; Santa Barbara; Rev. H. J. | presiding elder. Rev. J. Carroll, Crist, Tulare. Rev. J. M. Svangler, missionary to South America, and Rev. F. V. Fisher, missionary to “Mexico. 3 oL A Portland May License Gambling. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 30.—A resolu= tion will be introduced in the City ‘Coun, cil by Councilntan Merriil allowing gam is claimed that the revenue the eit¥ Yy derive from these sources if the resolufion be passed will be in exéess of §I5 month. JOHN J. FULTON Co. HIS SON RECOVERED. Bright's Disease and: Diabetes Are Positively Cdrable. We are permitted to use the following state- ment by Mr. R. C. Pell of the Pacific Coast Biscult Company of Second and Folsom, streets, San Francisco: ‘‘About May lst my boy, age 9 years, very fil. His whole body Bad swollen and ‘for a time we anticipated a fatal termination. Oup physician advised us that Jt was Bright's Dis ease and Incurable, and that it was impossibie for him to !ive more than a few years. Anc other physiclan was called In. He theé diagnosis of our doctor in every particular, As the medical world has no cure for Bright's Disease I decided to try the Fulton Compound and told the doctor that, as the boy was ai- from the case, further to do with it improvement almx from the the first of this month e appeared (;n:'-bont To be certain I consulted another : and on Sevtember 15th he reported as u&:‘ stripped the boy and m head ‘o foot and “He carefully his organs perfect, but desired e which he made