The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 7, 1902, Page 9

WAONG FIGURES GAUSE OF FLURRY Claim That Rogers Is Elected Sheriff Excites Oaklanders, Several Contests May Be Be- gun by Some Defeated Candidates, OAKLAND, Nov. 6.—The excitement to- | day in Alar County politics centered | riff’s ight. During the af- | atement was issued from the office of the Oakland Enquirier -that their figu howed that Oscar L. Rog- ers been elected Sheriff over 10p, the Union Labor nom! m the returns gave 491 plu ujpier placed Rogen at 42%. ThiS word spread like p and down streets, for reat interest 1 this contest friends were greatly elated and adherents were staggered, but | aused the Oakland Tribune to s figures upon this only to increase rs got account- the K with the furnished ts together accountant bureau the 1 of the pe s. This showed nquirer had made an error tes in its computations, few errors in the | The Enquirer fin- and declared larality. The Trib- not affect the result, ir plurality to 308. The m the County Clerk's , outside of the pre- | ewark, Alvarado, Murray No. Precinet of the Fourth Ward, t of the Second Ward and these precincts the | s show that Bishop got vote in Newark and that he carried every one of the missing | Berkeley 19, which con- twenty votes. Under these p will have a plurality of | a 400. e many rumors of contests in e only one that seems at all of Public Administra- figures give Gray over J. J. Democrat, who was on Labor ticket. White fficial count shows y by less than 100 me ures old-line ral other defeated candidates will try a recount and that the entire 1 be recounted before the | ome of the defeated be willing to say abso- want a con except is 2 Union Labor can- of the defeated candi- | bli there is some w general recount | a says that e one else P. H cl more votes than the Press Bureau | The real fact seems ' nds of all of the Judges ‘plumping”’ r their candi- were threc to be elected the ballot was so unsatisfac- it gave an idea that but one w to be voted for instead of These two facts contribute to the who was re- bome. The 0o much for his bed under | jan, Dr. O. D. Post Nominees. »f Colonel Cass Post, the Republic. held at 1, Sevententh street, on ght, the following of- nomination for the | Army Arbuckle; senior | ain James H ward Johnson; | » Thomas | Kennedy Held for Burglary. was held to answer jor Court by Judge Con- a charge of burglary in used of breaking rriet A. Orr, 720 October 26, and stealing a Iry Licensed to Marry. KLAND, Nov. 6.—The following rriage license sued to-da; Porter, and Florenc: nd; Alfred Danielson, | Bradway, 36, ADVERTISEMENTS. 3 ; ' Mellin’s Food, as prepared, contains sufficient nourishment in a di- gestible form to satisfy a child and promote his growth. Pictures of satisfied babics in our book. .Send for it. Mellin’s Food Co., Boston, Mass. Tecth Without Plates for the cost of the material. All work guaranteed. Open Sundays and even- ings. Extraction Free. * POST-GRADUATE DENTAL COLLEGE, 8 Tayior st.. cor. Golden Gate ave., S. F. 53 Washington st cor. Tenth, Oakland. 1 | stricken | ceedingly | Stenge announce their engagement. | wedding will take place in the near fu- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1902. C DIES SUDDENLY \YEE RUNS AWAY MORE EVIDENGE [SAYS MIDLINEUX AT ST. MARY'S Brother Erminold, Presi- dent of College, Is Called. Prominent Catholic Educator Succumbs to Attack of Stomach Trouble, Oakland Office San Francisco Call. 1118 Broadwayy Nov. 6. Brother Erminold, president ,of St. Mary’s College and one of the most prom- inent members of the Order of Christian Brothers on the Pacific Coast, died quite suddenly this afternoon at 5 o'clock at St. Mary’s College, after a critical illness of only two days from hemorrhage of the stomach. Although the well known Catholic edu- catof had been ailing for several imonths, his illness was not of a serious character apparently, for Brother Erminold had not been confined to his bed and was not with alarming symptoms until vesterday. Dr. Maher, the college physi- cian, was called to attend the patient and at once determined that the latter was in a dangerous condition. He lingered until this afternoon, when the end came, In Brother Erminold’s death the Chris- tian Brotherhood loses one of its leading members, and in Catholic educational cir- cles on this coast his demise will be keen- ly felt by hundreds of his fraters, as well as by many of the alumni of the institu- tion with which he has been, associated for thirty years. Brother Erminold was a native of Lim- erick, Ireland. His secular name was Charles A. O'Donnell. At the age of 17 years he came to the United States, and at that youthful age he joined the band of faithful devotees of religious education in New York City. Shortly thereafter Brother Erminold went to San Francisco | and was installed as one of the faculty of old St. Mary’s College. Most of the thir- ty-one years of his life in the order was spent with that institution. He was a man of great mental attain- ments. His work in the college was espe- cially directed to the liverary department, where he showed peculiar ability. Recognition of his talents was made by his brethren in several appointments to the head of the institution that were given to him. His first term as president was served in 18%4. Later he was again named as the college executive and was in Lis second term when death called him. Brother Erminold just lived to see his forty-eighth birthday, which came yester- day. The deceased left relatives in Ireland and in Australia. There was none on the Pacific Coast. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock from the chapel of St. Mary's College. The inter- ment will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Piedmont. MUSIC SECTION OF CALIFORNIA CLUB MEETS The music-section of ‘the California Club gave an entertainment yesterday afternion im its pariors in the Young Men's Christian _Association building. music rendereg consisted of selections from composers of the sevententh and eighteenth centuries. The remarks by Mme. Tojetti .were in- tensely interesting and the rendering of the selection by Professor Lucchesi ex- instructive and entertaining. old pianoforte ‘of five and a half An octaves, made by Clementi & Co. during | the later part of the seventeenth century, | was borrowed specially for the occasion. me French section met at 2 o’clock, with Mme. Grothwell in the chair. An able afternoon was spent. The of “Tosca,” as performed at the Tivoli, and theatrical life in Paris were | discussed and many French anecdotes told. Mr. James C. Gibson announces the en- gagement of his daughter, Miss Anna Gib- | son, to First Licutenant Law Hughes of the Artillery Corps. The wedding will be celebrated on January 1, from the. resi- dence of Miss Gibson, 2819 California street. military affair. Stofer Parker B. and Miss Jennie ture, X N Mrs. Horace Wilson will give the regu- lar Friday lecture at the South Park Set- tlement, 86 South Park, this evening, Her subject will be “Modern French Art.” 7 e The monthly dance given by the mem- rs of *“Les Quarantes” was held last evening at Sherman-Clay - Music Hall. Twenty couples were present. S . Mr. and Mrs. S. Hirsch annource the engagement of their daughter, Martha, Harry P. Brownstone of Sanger. They | will_receive Sunday, November 16, from 2 till 5 p. m. .l e The ladies of the Irving Club held their regular semi-monthly meeting yesterday. | afternoon in Utopia Hall. Miss Lucie King gave a luncheon yes- terday in honor of Miss Emily Wilson. Only debutantes were present. They were Miss Wilson, Miss Bourne, Miss Josselyn, Miss Marie Louise Parrott, Miss Daisy Parrott and Miss Helen Dean. . g Mrs. Clarence Martin Mann will give a juncheon on Thursday afternoon, Novem- ber 20, at the Palace Hotel, in honor.of Mrs. John Waterman Phillips. . el e Mr. George de Long has returned from New York City. T e ] The cards are out for the wedding of Miss Mable Clare Craft and Mr. Frank Prentiss Deering, to take place on Satur- day, November 22, at 1 o'clock at the Church of the Advant, East Oakland, —_———— Sodality Communion, Next Sunday morning at 7:30 o'clock one hundred members of the Gentlemen’s So- cality will meet at their chapel on Hayes street and march, dressed in full regalia, to St. Ignatius Church, where they will receive holy communion, after which they will recite the te deum. November is a month always devoted to special devo- tion for departed souls and for this reason the attendance on Sunday is expected to be unusually large. —— . To Lecture on Plant Life. A free lecture will be given to-night at 8 o'clock at Franklin Grammar School, Eighth street, between Harrison and Bry- ant, by Dr. W. J. Osterhaut on “Our Friends the Flowers.” The lecture will be under the auspices of the School Ex- tension Society of San Francisco. There will be experiments showing how flowers breathe and feed and get their coloring matter, and other interesting things about plant life will be demonstrated, The | The wedding will be strictly a | The | WITH SUEY KO NGAINST MASON 15 Tinge of Romance in|Boston Police Building|New Witness at Murder a Chinese Perjury _Case. Up a Case Against Suspect. . Trial Causes a Big Sensation, . Slant-Eyed Belle of Sullivan | Friends of the Accused Say |Partially I;ientiflea Cornish as Alley Elopes With the Accused. ‘When the case of Yee Fun Tong, charged with. perjury, was called in Po- lice Judge Mogan's court yesterday the defendant failed to appear. The Judge declared his bail of $500 cash forfeited and issued a bench warrant for his arrest. De- tective Ed Gibson, who has charge of the case, said the defendant had fled from the city and had taken with him Suey Ho, the belle of Sullivan alley. Yee Fun Tong was a witness for the de- fense in the case of Wong Kee and Gee Gun, who were trled before a jury in Judge Lawlor's court on a charge of rob- bing a Chinese storekeeper on Dupont street. After he feft the courtroom he was arrested by Detective Gibson on the charge of perjury at the request of the special counsel for the prosecution. MANY TURFMEN ARRIVE FROM EASTERN TRACKS Jockey Patsy McCue, Bob Heming- way, Otey Evans, Harry Mona- han and Others in Party. A big party of turfmen arrived on last night’s overland, the major portion of them registering at the Palace Hotel. Most prominent of the crowd no doubt was Patsy McCue, the jockey, who dis- tinguished himself during the turf war here two years ago by landing the rich San Francisco handicap at Ingleside track with Sam Hildreth’'s Waring on the pre- mature opening of the noted course. He will ride here this season as a free lance. Among the others were Bob Heming- way, who will bring out a select stable, with Tommy Murphy, the ex-jockey, as trainer. Tommy was here some years ago as/ premier rider for big Ed Corrigan, the Hawthorne turfman. Among the Californians were Otey Evans, the crack .blockman, and Harry Monahan, the world greater sheet writer. Joe Yeager, for whom Mr. Monahan wrote sheets and a winner of $57,000 on the Chicago tracks, will be here later in the season. George Rose, the leviathan penciler, a winner of over $20,000 on the Eastern tracks, is due to arrive here Saturday night. Young Ladies’ Sodality. The Young Ladies’ Sodality of Notre Dame gave an entertainment last evening at Native Sons’ Hall for -the benefit of | the church. The programme was as fol- | lows: Flag drill, executed by sixteen lit- | tle girls+in the costumes of the different nations; a French farce, entitled “Su- zarne, Ou les Diamants Perdus et Re- | trouves”; vocal selections by Mr. and Mrs. Cadenasso; a minuet quartet, fol- | lowed by a farce in English, entitled “The Champion of Her Sex.” ——— Sudden Death in the Street. Michele Sanfelippo, who resides at 134 Kearny street, was taken sick at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning on a streetcar on Mason street, between Broadway and Pacific, and ‘expired on being taken to the sidewalk. An autopsy by Morgue Sur- geon Bacigalupi revealed heart disease as | the eause of death. S AT IOF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several Changes Are Made in the Postal Service and More Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Postoffices es- tablished: Oregon—Inglis, Columbla County; Tiller,:- Douglas County. Post- | office discontinued November 29: Oregon —Arko, Walloway County, mail goes to Flora. Postmasters commissioned: Ore- | gcn—Theodore J. Gary, Willamette; Nico- laus Scheel, Bissell; John E. Inglis, In- glis; Alfred B. Marquam, Tiller. | “station No. 8 of the San Francisco postoffice will be established December 1 at the corner of Polk and Eddy streets, These pensions were granted to-day: California—Orignal—John McCandless, Oc- | cidental, $8 (war with Spain). Increase, | Teissue, etc.—Anthony Anderson, San Andreas, $12. 'Widows, minors and de- pendent relatives—Emily J. Kimble, Long Beach, $12. Oregon—Original—William C. Hender- son, Portland, $6. Increase, reissue, etc.— Robert’ H. Dollarhide, Salem, $10. | - Washington—Orignal—Martin V. Aus- | tin,, Whatcom, $6; Harrison H. Selfridge, ESpckane, $8. Increase, reissue, etc.—B. | Schoonover, Hartford, $8; Simon Harlow, Middleboro, $12. - | Army orders—The leave of absence granted Captain John Cotter, Fifteenth Infantry, Department of California, Is | extended two months, with permission for Captain Cotter to go beyond the sea. —— WHITELAW REID SPEAKS AT CARNEGIE INSTITUTE New York Editor Delivers the Chief Address at the Founder’s Day Celebration. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 6.—The found- er's day celebration in Carnegie Hall at- tracted an immense throng this afternoon nd before 2 o’clock every seat in the hall was occupled, while several hundred were clamoring for standing room. The hall presented a pretty scene at the opening of the exercises. The speakers of the af- ternoon were Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Tribune; Richard Watson Gil- der, editor of the Century, and Joseph Jefferson, the veteran actor. The chief address was made by' Whitelaw Reld, whese subject was “Wherein Lies Its Great Strength?” ~The "subject of Gil- der's address was “Literature as an Art for Service.” Joseph Jefferson closed the exercises with a *‘word of parting.” Each of the speakers was acorded a hearty reception. The loan exhibition of pictures in the galleries at Carnegie In- stitute this year is one of the best ever /scen in this country. The money value of the exhibition is indicated by the in- surance, which is more than $2,000,000. SAbV iR Labor Union President Seriously IIL DENVER, Colo, Nov. 6.—President Daniel McDonald of the American Labor Tnion is seriously ill from the effects of a blow on head, which he received on election day, He was standing with Sec- retary ‘W..D. Haywood of the Western Federation of Miners when Special Po- liceman James Bramer came out of a sa- joon and attacked.them. McDonald was struck on the head. with a revolver and Haywood then shot at the officer, ths That He Will Estab- lish an Alibi. BOSTON, Nov. 6.—To-day’'s develop- ments in the case of Alan G. Mason, who is under arrest charged with the murder of Miss Clara Morton, a laundress at the McLean Asylum in Waverly, last Satur- day night, has been of a startling nature. It was announced first that the wateh of the' victim had been found in a Cam- ‘bridge-street pawnshop, where it had been pawned for $ by a young .colored man, and this discovery at once led to a general search of the city for this man by the entire police force, but without avail. But later developments were far more sensational. When the pawnbroker's memory had been jogged a little and he had had time to think over the matter, he remembered ‘that the watch had been brought to his office on ‘last. Saturday night between the hours of 11 and 11:30 by & white man and offered in pawn. Owing to the fact that it was after business hours, he refused to receive it, and, after expressing disappointment, the man de- parted, taking the watch with him. On Monday morning the same watch was brought in by a colored man about 21 years old and the pawnbroker bought it for $4. A burly cdlored man, evidently a companicn of the other, had been waiting outside the shop while the trade was be- ing made and as soon as it was completed "he entered and took the money which the proprietor had passed over. Both men then departed. Continuing their investigation, the of- ficers made another startling discovery which will have an important bearing on the case, to the effect that the watch of Miss Agnes ‘McPhee of Somerville, an- other “Jack the Slugger” victim, had been pawned at the same Cambridge-street shop on October 3, the day after her mur- der, by a white man, whose description tallies exactly with that of the man who brought the Morton watch to the pawn- broker last Saturday night. The descriptions of these men is said by the police to agree to a striking ex- tent with that of the suspect Mason, and the -pawnbroker will be given a.chance to-morrow to identify him, if possible, as his visitor. - The unexpected development to-day has been most unfavorable to the prisoner, al- though his friends still insist that he can fully establish an alibl. Search for the mysterious colored mén is being carried on as vigorously as ever and all sections of the city are being closely watched by the police to-night. Two days ago the State police arrested A. G. Mason, a wealthy business man and club member of Boston, on suspicion of having killed Miss Morton. After a day’s investigation the authorities were convinced that Mason could establish an alibi and they announced that he would be released, but during the succceding night wiinesses were found who positive- ly identified Mason as one whom they had seen in Waverly, where the murder was committed on Saturday night. On the strength of the evidence yester- day a warrant charging Mason with mur- der was {ssued and he was held without bail until Tuesday. - s @ bl @ MANIAG CLUTGHES PASTOR'S THAOAT Attacks the Rev. C. M. Hill During the Choir Rehearsal. ‘Oakland Office San Francisco Call. 1118 Broadway, Nov. 6. To the singers of his choir the Rev. C. M. Hill, pastor of the Tenth-avenue Bap- tist Church, owes his life. In attempting to prevent the disturbance of the choir's rehearsal the minister was pounced uposn by an unknown man, who clutched him by the throat in an endeavor to choke him, until his hold was broken by the combined efferts of the men vocalists. The encounter took place just after the choir had begun its usual weekly prac- tice several days ago. A strange man en- tered the church and sat listening to the singing. He was so quiet and seemed so rapt that nobody paid any attention to him. Suddenly, ‘in the midst of a song, the intruder began to sing. He raised his voice so high that it disturbed the choir. Besides that, it was a different ajr. The Rev. Mr. Hill happened to be present and he went forward to remonstrate with the man. As soon as-he spoke to him, how- ever, the man arose and sprang at him. The intruder succeeded in getting a hold on the pastor's throat, to which he held tightly, apparently seeking to choke his victim to death. The Rev. Mr. Hill grap- pled with the man, but was no match for him. They fell Into the aisle and rolled over and over in the struggle. The minister was fast losing his hoid when the men members of the choir rushed to his assistance. As many as could grabbed the man, who fought so flercely that it took their combined efforts to loosen his grip. : As soon as the man was hustled out of the church the doors were locked upon him. The singers were so concerned for the safety of their pastor that they did not think to hold the man for arrest. In the opinion of pastor and choir he was a maniac, who could not brook a fancied insult and resented it by attacking the minister. He has not manifested himself, however, in any othéer way in the neigh- borhood since the attack. ‘ s Charged With Robbery. Joseph Goldstein, living at 826 Fulton street, was arrested last night on a charge of having robbed John Devlin of a watch some weeks agd in an alley be- tween Eddy and Ellis streets. Goldstein was identified by Devlin as being one of the two men who, he says, took the watch from his pocket. bullet striking his left arm. Califérnians in New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—The following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—W. Parsons, at the Imperial; E. L. Bincoe, at the Morton: Mrs. H. | Browning, at the Gilsey; J. W. Daly, at the Broddway Central; J. E, Larson, at ————— Late Shipping Intelligence. " ARRIVED. - Thursday, November 6, ' Stmr George Loomis, Badger, 32 hours from v?cmn: up river direct. \ ‘hr Bella, Janssen, 13 days from Siuslew. DOMESTIC PORTS. ASTORIA—Arrived 'Nov G—Ektn Gleaner, hence Oet 27. T PORT BLAKELEY—Sailed Nov 5—Schr Peerless, for Manila. EUREKA—Arrived Nov 6—Stmr Eureka, the Continental, and B. F. Taylor, at the Rossmore. ) From Los Angeles—A. H. Fixen, at the Marlboro, and Miss L. Kelam, at e Continental. 5 5 hence Nov 5; stmr Arctic, hence Nov 4, Sailed Nov 6—Stmr Aberdeen, for Pedro. B COM AL Artived Nov - G Strr Selkirk, from Vancouver. Sailed Nov 6—Stmr Al-Ki, for Seattle, SEA' fled Nov 6—Stmr John 8 TTLE—Sal Kimball, for San Fran Mailer of Poisoned Package, . NEW YORK, Nov. 6.—The greatest sen- sation in the second trial of Roland B. Molineux, charged with the murder of Mrs. Adams, came late to-day, when Mrs. Hannah Stephenson, the wife of a Brooklyn policeman, was called to the stand by the defensg and testified posi- tively that Molineux was not 'the man who mlllfi m now famous package at the general toffice on the evening of December 23, 1898, Then the witness par- tially identified Harry Cornish, who was asked to stind up' in court, as the man whom She saw standing in front of her in the line at the postoffice and holding in his han@’ a hackage addressed to “‘Mr. Harry Cornish, Knickerboeker Club.”” That was all she saw. Her idgntification of Cornish was not positive. She sald be looked very much like the man, but hesi- tated before replying affirmatively when asked if she did not think he was the man. The witness’ account of her move- ments on the evening of December 23 and her reasons for not appearing at the first trlal were given in detail. 3 The prosecution on cross-examination brought out the fact that Mrs. Stephen- son had suffered from attacks of nervous prostration within the last two years, and had ca’efully read the detalls of the former trial. The ‘questions of the As- sistant District Attorney tended to show that an effort would be made,to prove in- sanity or delusion under hysteria. It is also probable that an effort will be made to prove an alibi for Cornish. Miss Miller, the. clerk in the store where the bottle holder was purchased, testifled that she sold the holder late in the.even- ing. Her evidence was corroborated by 2 man who was in the store at the time. The prosecution has held that the holder was purchased ‘early in the afternoon. Miss Miller positively swore.that the man ‘who bought the holder was not Molineux. The trial will be continued to-morrow morning. —_— ASHES FROM VOLCANO COVER A SHIP'S DECK Passengers on the Luxor Have a Thrilling Experience Off the Mexican Coast. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 6.—The officers of the steamer Luxor, now discharging ni- trate at the Oriental wharf, tell a story of a startling experience at San Benito when the steamer was at one time cov- ered with volcanic ashes, piled upon the decks like snow.. When the steamer ar- rived at San Benito the people were very much excited. A black cloud was hang- ing over the mountains and the people feared a volcanic eruption and earth- quake. The cloud grew blacker and com- ing nearer finally burst oyer the hamlet and the port. The steamer was in an instant covered with the ashes and the alr was so full that it was difficult to breathe. The pas- sengers, of whom there were about forty- five on board, became frightened ani ,blexged.,me captain to get away from the place. He ¢id not want to leave without his papers, but finally agreed to go when the fall of ashes became so thick that it was impossible to see across the deck and when the fine dust was almost suffocat- ing. The captain made the run for Sa- lina Cruz, and it was hours later before the Luxor was out of the dust, which en- veloped the entire country. It is the belief of some of the passen- gers who were on board that the cloud of dust was created by the eruption of Santa Maria volcano or the volcano of Quemando, just over the frontier in Guat- emala. The city of *eul!enlngn lies at | the base of the volc: , and they are of the opinion that If thecloud of dust was sufficiently thick to cover their decks to a 'depth of several inches ffty mileg away from the mountain it must have been sufficient at the volcano to have wiped the town out of existence. PUGILISM IN THE ARMY ANNOYS POST COMMANDERS Secretary of War Decides That De- partment Has No Power to Prohibit Contests. ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—The War De- partment js reluctant to commit itself on the subject of prize-fighting in the army. Some time ago the commanding general of the Department of Missouri requested a decision of the department on the ques tion of the right of an enlisted man in the army to participate as a principal in | an athletic boxing contest. In reply he was informed that ‘“there are some sub- | jects as to which it is Impossible for the | War Department to prescribe a uniform | rule, and that this was one of them. But | apart from the strict law in the case it is a matter of common information that local sentiment is divided in respect to contests of the kind described, and this adds .to the difficulty of framing a rule, ‘were there no legal obstacles in the way of its preparation. There being no legal power in the department to establish a rule on the subject, the Secretary of War decides that the question be left to the regulation of the post commander.” — MASCAGNI CANCELS SEVERAL ENGAGEMENTS Composer-Leader and His Managers Are Still Unable to Settle Their Dispute. BOSTON, Nov. 6.—Although conferences between counsel for the parties to the dispute over financial matters between ‘Mascagni, the composer-leader, and his managers occupied a considerable part of to-day, no settlement had been reached and another conference .will be held to- morrow. It is sald to be the wish of Mascagni to take his company on the road free from the control of the present manage- ment. One statement to the gffect that Maurice Grau has offered to take the company on its tour, he sald, is false. | The unexpected events of last night com- pelied cancellation of the engagement of the company for to-night in Portland and for to-morrow night in Providence. Mascagni, in a statement to-night, vig- orously denied the charge that he had violated his contract. AR5 Cattle Rustlers Make Hauls. PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 6.—More dar- ing stock rustling than has .disturbed Eastern Oregon for years is troubling the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com- pany now between here and Baker City. Stock is being driven out bodily' by the carload from the yards whence it waits shipment. At La Grande unknown rus- tlers spirited away a car of horses be- longing to a Wallowa stock man and the cons! t was with difficulty recaptur- ed in the Grande Ronde Valley. A car of cattle stolen from the railroad vards at Durkee is still - missing. A carload of sheep run out of the Baker C“yhm was caught as rustlers were hurry- ing them to the :vbfxu-ogordn County. 0T THE MAN, 40 THINKS RONS ILD COMBINE Railway Vice President Says Freight Rates Are Too Low. A, C. Bird Takes Bold Stand Before the Interstate Commission. —_— CHICAGO, Nov. 6.—A. C. Bird, third vice president of the St. Paul foad, took a bold stand before the Interstate Com- merce Commission to-day when that body began an investigation into rates on cattle and packing-house products be- tween Chicago and the Missouri River. Bird was the first witness of importance before the commission, and when asked if he desired to defend the reasonable- ness of the St. Paul's livestock rates he declared that they were not reasonable. “Not only are our livestock rates un- reasonable,” he declared, “but all our freight rates to-day are unreasonable, be- cause they are entirely too low to com- pensate for the services rendered. All freight rates should be raised, and I am surprised that the railroads do not make a combined effort to raise them.” This statement surprised the members of the commission, and they immediately started to ascertain Bird’s reasons. The witness stated that it was unfair to take the past two years as a basis from which to judge the fdirness of rates and the fairness of the remuneration derived by the railroads, for during that period the velume of traffic had greatly increased, whereas before that period railroading had not as a general proposition been re- munerative. With respect to cattle rates Bird asserted that cattle did not now and had not for years pajd their just propor- tion of transportation charges, and that to further reduce the rates of cattle would be to make a bad situation worse. ‘When asked what governed the scientific making of rates he replied that he had rot seen the time in twenty-five years when rates could be made on a scientific basis. On the contrary, rates are always based upon competition, comparison and compromise. The present inquiry is at the instigation of the Chicago Livestock Exchange, which claims that the lowér rate on packing-heuse products which exists be- tween Chicago and Missouri River points relative to the rate on cattle operates against the Chicago market. Under pre- vailing rates packers can better afford to convert the livestock into packing-house products at Missouri River points than dt Chicago. While on the stand Bird ex- piained that he had always deemed it wise policy to make as low a rate on the raw material as on the finished products, but that when a rate on the latter which was not remunerative was forced upon the roads he did not believe in also fore- ing down the livestock rates to maintain the relation. CARMEN TO RECEIVE AN INCREASE IN WAGES Board of Arbitration Decides in Favor of the Employes of Chicago- Consolidated Lines. 1 CHICAGO, Nov. 6.—Twenty-five hun- dred carmen in the employ of the Union Traction and Consolidated Street Rail- ways are to receive an increase in wages of more than 10 per cent dating from September 15, according o the findings of a board of arbitration, which made its repcrt to-night after it had the demands of the streetcar employes under consid- eration for nearly two monthdl Begin- ning with September 15 cable men will receive 25 cents an hour, electric men 24 cents and the employes of the consol- idated lines 23 cents an hour, trippers $175 a day, night men on the West Side ‘an increase of 5 cents an hour, night men on the North Side an increase of 25 cents a night. This scale is ‘to be in force until May 31, 1904, and a new Scale for barn men is to be .taken up later if the men and the’company cannot agree. The “Benevolent,” or -“No. 2" union is to be abolished and’ the company released from payment of death, sickness or accident benefits. The “Benevolent”” position of the cases of the digcharged men is to be announced later. Injured in Runaway Accident. PASO ROBLES, Nov. 6.—D. W. Hors- burgh, chief clerk of the freight auditor’s department of the Southern Pacific Com- pany, Mrs. Horsburgh and Miss Wilson met with a runaway accident this after- noon while out driving. Their team be- came frightened and tore down one of the principal streets. The occupants of the vehicle were thrown out and all were bruised. Their injuries are not serious. REBELS STORM ~ORIENT GHTIES The Shans of Laos Rise Against the Siamese Authorities, Atrocities Are Committed and Foreigners Are Com- pelled to Flee. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Nov. 6.—Robert Irwin and wife, Presbyterlan missionaries, arrived to-day from Siam, en route East. They bring Interesting details of a revolt of Shans, who inhabit Laos, 500 miles from Bangkok, which is under the protectorate of Siam. The revolution is now practically over, but it cost many lives and forced the for- eign inhabitants to flee on a several days” journey overland to the nearest British consulate for protection. The leaders of the rebels have been captured and will be executed. Missionary Irwin says the revolt was brought about by the high taxation of the Shans by the Siamese officials, to- gether with the forced closing down of the garnet any amethyst mines in Laos, which afforded employment to a large number of Shans. In August 400 heavily armed Shan war- riors captured Muangpea, one of the chief cities of Laos, Seventeen Siamese officials found there were beheaded. The native Laos Governor appointed by Siam was taken prisoner. He had a large number of wives, whom he had sent into the country, tagether with their children, fog safety. The Shans forced him to cause their return. Then seating him on the floor of the palace among his wives the Shans drew drops of blood from their arms and forced him to drink it, after- ward compelling him to take the obliga- tion of their secret order. The Shans soon after marched against Lakewan, but were repulsed and their leaders were captured. The Governor of Muangpea was also arrested and will have his head chopped off for orders he issued while a prisoner among the Shans and at their dictation. RETURNS IN SACRAMENTO. Lane’s Vote a Few Hundred Over That of Pardee. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 6.—Following are thd election returns for Sacramento Coun- ty: Governor—Pardee 4709, Lane 5238; Lieutenant Governor — Anderson 5167, Dockweiler 4235; Secretary of State—Cur- ry 6909 Rosborough 2371; Controller—Col- gan 6340, Harkness 2653;, Treasurer— Reeves 6152, Brooks 2615; Attorney Gener- al—Webb 4760 Gett 4501; Surveyor Gener- al—Woods 5789, Holcomb 3132; Clerk of Su-~ preme Court—Jordan 6084, Wilson 2905; Superintendent of Public Instruction— Kirk 6066, Lindsay 2981; State Printer— Shannon 4959, Woodman 4399; Chief Jus- tice Supreme Court—Beatty 6227, Law 2635; Associate Justices—Angellotti 5399, Farns- worth 3379, Shaw 3326, Trask 2229; Con- gress, Second District—Coombs 4448, Bell 4518; State Board of Equalization, Second District—Brown 4953, French 3679; Rail., road Commissioner, First District—Irwin 3695, Hassett 5177; Assembly, Seventeenth District—Johnson 1427, Treichler 1403; As- sembly, Eighteenth District—Higgins 1349, Harrison 1512; Assembly, Nineteenth Dis- trict—Greer 1488, Liggett 1404 Following are the complete returns in Sacramento County on constitutional amendments: No. 4, yes 2285, no 1051; No. 18, yes 2047, no 1133; No, 3, yes 1622, no 1425, No. 6, yes 1440, no 1146; No. 25, yes 2563, no 745; No. 14, yes 1797, no 944; No. 20, yes 2121, no 949; No. 28, yes 1017, no 2159; No. 18, yes 1341, no 149%. Report of Civil Service Commission. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—In its annual report the Civil Service Commission urges that Congress provide for the reclassi- fieation of the entire departmental ser- vice. The commission says that until such a reclassification is made it does not feel justified in attempting to enforce any uniform system of regulations for promotions in the civil service. It urges that each department adopt a system of promotions of its own, including examina- tions where advisable, which will best meet conditions within the department. B S Charles Edmund Day. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6.—Charles Ed- mund- Day, prominent in business life and a resident of Los Angeles a quarter of a century, is dead at his home in this city. He had been an invalid since last Feb- ruary, when he suffered a hemorrhage of the brain. deal. 931 Market St., That's our plan—it’s the best possible plan for us and for you, means fairness to both of us. 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