The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 29, 1902, Page 9

1THE FEAN IRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY NXOVEMBER 29, 1902. | FLAMES” SWEEP AT RAT PORTAGE Twenty-Five Million Feet of Lumber Is Burned. Shipyard, Dwellingsand Many Small Steamers Also Destroyed. Tme ere, this afternoon an: pread swiftly through the immense plies f lu to the docks and from the| Gocks to boats until stopped in that di- | rection by the water's edge. Dense show- of sparks were carried inland toward | he residence section of the city and one | Ly one the houses went up in flames and | moke. When this dispatch was sent the | still burning. y-five miilion feet of lumber was 2s Lemay's shipyard, mboats, two barges, eleven dwell- and one stable. The steamers de- oyed were small craft and the six were not valued at more than $10,000. A number of wooden structures in the path of the fire were destroyed and at 9 o'clock the progress of the flames was checked. A dozen houses and barns destroye to-night #ve destroyed. The lumber yards are great ses of glowing embers, but there appears to be no fear of a further pread of the fire. the No accurate estimate loss can be secured to-night. MRS. MORGAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING LIFE North Yakima Breach-of-Promise Buit Is Prolific of Sen- sations. TACOMA, Nov. 28—Several months ago Mrs. Hattie Morgan sued Thomas Lund, a capitalist of Nerth Yakima, for $12,500 damages for alleged breach of promise to marry. Frederick Parker was her attor- ney. Last manded money of him. On Wednesday evening she threatened to take her at- torney’s life. At North Yakima a warrant was issued »-day for Mrs. Morgan's arrest, charged with having threatened the lives of the wo men. It is said her mind has become leranged, and there is a probability that she will examined for insanity. | Mrs. Morgan was formerly the wife of ' Stone, who fell in love with cman residing at Toppeninsh. divorce and divided his property i Mrs. Stone resumed her maiden name CLEVER FAKERS week she met Lund and de-| al He ob-| AAE DETECTED Railroad People Discover Unique Scheme to Ride Free, il Logs of Wood ' in Blankets No Longer Pass as Working Outfits, \ Impecunious tourists who under the guise of railway track layers and rallway bridge bullders planned to ride free over he transcontinental lines running out of San Francisco have struck a snag. The Scuthern Pacific Company has put in| force an order that strikes at the very heart of the tourist strategy. Heretofore it has been easy for a man to enter the | cars of the company and get a free ride | when duly accredited by some employ-/ ment agency that had been commissioned | 10 get laborers for the large extension and huge bridge building work that is be- ing carried on between San Francisco and the Missouri River. About the only badge of calling required of the traveler #nd to prove intention to labor for the rallroad was a “kit,” consisting of a roll of blankets and some tools of his craft. The tourists have gone on eastward in great numbers, and the great majority of them have dropped off just before they reached the station to which they were ticketed, or have deserted after working a day or so. The rallroad officials puzzled over this phenomenon for some time. At first it was thought that some intelli- gence bureaus were more interested in getting fees from applicants for work than they were to supply the railroad with labor, and that the more desertions or failures to show up there were the bet- ter crop of fees would come in, as the need of the railroad has been imperative. An investigation was conducted quietly in search of the real facts. While all the causes of disappointment may not have [*been discovered, a striking revelation has been made. This is that some party in San Francisco has been putting up bogus outfits for the “‘tourists” for the sole pur- pose of deceiving the transportation peo- ple. The “kit” has in many instances consisted solely of an old blanket stuffed with logs of wood to make it heavy and o fill ouf a large package. These fake packages passed muster for some time, and thereby discharged soldiers and im- pecunious parties from the East were en- abled to present a bold front and secure a free ride. As soon as this discovery was made and reported there went out an order, which is now in force at the foot of Market street, at the Oakland mole and at every station of the Southern Pacific Company in California from wrich shipments of supposed workingmen are being taken | eastward. The order provides that every | “kit” of a workingman who applies for { Hattie Morgan. She is a handsome 5 years of age and dresses at- Morgan moved to Seattle and con- )dging-house, where she claims 1 courted her. She alleges t his request she sold her property a trousseau in readiness for iding, which was to have occurred San Francisco. She went to await the coming of Lund, join her. Then Mrs. Mor- | d and demanded that Lund her. He refused, and the breach | romise suit followed. { INCENDIARIES ATTEMPT | TO DESTROY BUILDINGS Lu May o Oil Is Placed on Floors of a Hotel, | but Blaze Is Quickly Extinguished. D., Nov. 28.—~Three at- ! by incendiaries to burn last night, and one was| in the burning of ade on the Pierce the floors being before the match was ap- the house of Mrs. Fall, was pushed through a ilar way and then fired. were discovered almost imme- 1 no serious loss resulted. No own for the attempts and lew to the identity of the . BATTLE WITH P};OIS FOR LOVE OF WAITRESS | Packing Houst Employes Fight—One | Is Killed and the Other Fatally Wounded SAS CITY, Nov near here, rles W. Tucker, pagking | , fought a pistol duel over | Damns was he died he lly wounding him. —At Armour- waitres: but before Tucker is still alive Tucker had met Damns and the girl on the street an hout warning fired two ed man returning e ground. ———— ON SUSPICION.—Police Offi- ea and Mullin vesterday arrested John and Frank Donnelly on account of heir alleged suspicious movements in the Mis- sion district. Doberty had a skeleton key :o his possession. POSTUM CEREAL. POOR COMFORT. Cold Water Drinker Finds a Relief in Postum Coffee. Our American people, who are nervous &nd overstrained, would never drink cof- fee If they knew how well and clear- headed they would be without it. “When 1 was a little child,” says Miss M. @'Alt of Topeka, Kans., “I commenced the érinking of coffee. aturally nerv- us, it made me as the years went on a miserable wretoh, always in an un- te of excitement. I found, as that 1 would at times stag- ger as a drunken person. It was coffee, for 1 had no desire to drink anything in liguors. { “My bealth was very bad, and my | brother and I were talking of quitting | coffee, when I was stricken with typhoid | fever. Upon my recovery, my brother | wigely allowed me no coffee, and said if| 1 wished to be well again I must stop its use. “For a number of years cold water was my only drink, but this was poor comfort, until about three years ago a package of Postum Food Coffee was left at our Lhouse. We prepared it as directed and found & wholesome, delicious drink; | more than this, it has_sfrengthened me | without causing those terrible ‘after ef- | fects’ formerly left upon me by coffee. | ‘I recommend. Postum to all my| friends, and in my varied experfence 1! find it a safe drink without effect on the | s and the only one which with me | illed a long felt want.” | ny people who have stopped drink- | coffee beecause of s effect on the; es will find the pure food drink, Pos- . & beverage that when properly mndel hes the spot, pleases eye and palate and fills the vacancy as no other drink Cal | | | Fred Weller Is Held to Answer for | merning he callea raiiroad companies, and after a great| deal of haggling their demand was | granted. work on bridge 'or shall be examined’ to see whether it bears out the story of its owner. Several men have been turned back in this city and as many more in Oakland. The party who thought out the ingenious scheme to manufacture fake “kits" for tourists for a consideration has retired from business, | and the lines have been drawn tighter in | several ways by the railroad people. | | FEELS HILARIOUS AND FIRES SHOT AT FRIEND Assault With a Deadly ‘Weapon. Fred Weller, a cook, got hilarious on | Thanksgiving night and early yesterday at the house of a| friend, Jesus Orellana, 1019 Kearny | track construction | \WHEELMAN HOBSON WILL PLEAD THAT SHOOTING WAS ACCIDENTAL T J.- HENINER ENILE AGRAZ L — Justice Quinn Commences Official Investigation Into the Wounding of Emil Agraz of the Garden City Club During Progress of Big Relay Race A JOHN HAORSON AKLAND, Nov. 28.—John Hobson of the Bay City Wheelmen, who is accused of having maliciously wounded Emil Agraz of the Gar- den City Club with & rifle bullet during the progress of a race on the San Leandro triangle October 12 last, was on preliminary trial to-day in Justice James elrcet. Orellana was in bed and refused | tc get up. Weller had a revolver and | smashed the window with the butt end of | the weapon. Orellana jumped out of bed | and as he opened the door Weller fired a | shot at him. Orellana had the presence of | mind to knock Weller's hand up and the | bullet Jodged in the ceiling. | Policeman Holmes heard the shot and | when he arrived on the scene Orellana | and two friends had Weller under control He scemed to have lost his senses from imbibing too much liquor. He was taken to the City Prison and booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. He ap- peared before Police Judge Conlan yester- | | @ examination and | on his preliminary | fter hearing the evidence the Judge heid him to answer before the Superior Court, | fixing his bonds in $2000. His only defense | was that he was crazy drunk. e SWITCHEMEN DEMAND INCREASE IN WAGES { i Appointed Committee Leaves Formal Document With Superintendent of Mofive Power. The switchmen of the Southesn Pacific Company, who are affiliated with the| | Brotherhood of Trainmen, formally ap- plied yesterday for an increase of wages, | The demand was filed with Superinten- | dent of Motive Power H. J. Small and! will add to his present troubles, which include a demand for an increase of | wages which was filed some time ago by the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers. The switchmen around Chicago demand- ed an increase of 10 per cent from the| The local switchmen feel that they are entitled to a raise of wages and as a re. | sult the formal demand was filed yester- | day. It will be several weeks before the | switchmen will get a definite reply one | way or the other from Superintendent | Small. i —_————————— Concert at South Park. The regular monthly concert under the auspices of the South Park Settlement was attended by a large audience at the Settlement hall, % South Park, last night. The programme was in charge of Miss Elizabeth P. Putman. Several charming vocal selections were rendered by Miss; Ira Wolf, Miss Maud Purdy, Mrs. Emily McKenzie, Miss Elizabeth Putmar—and Miss Kalmuck. g a2 T Y Says Horses Are in Danger. Secretary Holbrook of the Humane So- ciety sent a petition yesterday to A. A. Van der Naillen of the Board of Public Works requesting that Market street be sprinkled with sand or sea water to pre- vent the slipping of drafthorses. It is stated that several animals have had to be killed recently as a result of injuries from falls on slipnery pavements. —_———— Bank Is Transferred. The Bank Commissioners issued a M- cense yesterday for the transfer of the Bank of Templeton, San Luls Obispo County, to this city. The institution will open its doors for business here on De- cember 15 and will be located at 7 Powell street. —_————— Fischer’s Theater Incorporates. The Fischer's Theater Company was incorporated yesterday with a capital stock of $200,000. The directors, each of whom have subscribed $5, are E. A. and B. Fischer, C. W. Rebman, J. H. Wheat- field and J. T. Fagothey. e BRUSSELS, Nov. 28.—A financial paper an- nounces that the glass works of Courcelles have parse¢d up® *»e control of a Pittsburg company, -_— P | rerresented by a G. Quinn’s court. Hobson is charged with assault to commit murder. § As both sides to the sharp quarrel be- tween the two wheeling fraternities were large number of wit- nesces, the examination was not com- pleted to-day and the delegation of law- yers could not agree upon an earlier date than Saturday, December 6, to finish the hearing. The prosecution was presented by Deputy District Attornéy Harris and Herbert Harrington of San Jose, while the defense is being conducted by L. 8. Church of Snook & Church and William A. Madden of Knight & Heggerty. D. Reed, the first witness called, tes- tified that he was pacing Agraz on the morning of the race. While making the last relay for home on the Mount Eden road he noticed Hobson occupying a | crouching position in a field and aiming | a rifle directly at Agraz. Suddenly a re- port rang out and Agraz exclaimed, “I'm shot!” Agraz continued his ride, how- ever, and crossed the finish mark with vietory for his colors. that the shot had pierced his ankle, the | wound reqwiring a physician’s care for a month. T. J. Henneberry, a frierd of the de- fenéant, was given a searching examina- tion by the prosecution. His testimony was that he had planned for an outing at Lake Chabot on the day of the shoot- ing. He tcok a rifle with him that he had puichased from an ex-soldier. At San WAR OF THE TONGS AT WALNUT GROVE Chinese Officials Appeal to Sacra- mento’s Sheriff to End the Strife. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 28.—An aftache of the Chinese Consul General's office at San Francisco named Yang, accompanied by Louis P. Boardman and C. H. Hunter, attorneys of that city, called at the Sher- iff’s office here this morning. They asked that four officers be sent with them to Walnut Grove to investigate the situation there in the Chinese quarter. They said that many of the Chinese merchants at Walnut Grove had fled from the place after the killlng of Ah Lee last week and were afrald to return, fearing another outbreak among the members of the rival tengs. They further sald they were not interested in the cause of either of the warring tongs, and only desired that law and order be maintained and that the Chinese who have fled be allowed to re- turn and resume business without fear of molestation. Under Sheriff Reese detailed Deputies. Conrad and Hinters to accompany the San Francisco party to Walnut Grove, and two men outside his office were depu- tized to assist them. Water Color Exhibition Closes. The annual exhibition of water colors at the Mark Hopkins Institute closed Jast evening. A large and fashionable audi- ence attended and enjoyed the concert ar- ranged for the occasion. The musicale was under the direction of Henry Hey- man. The soloists were Mrs. Richard H. Robb, Miss Josephine Parker, R. R, Keene and Emil Cruells. e edpee il Want New Laws for Alaska. The Chamber of Commerce is preparing to send a memorial to Congress, together’ with its sister organization in Seattle, asking for legislation improving the laws | strange tropical growths, bu of Alaska so that there will be more in- Gucement for investment than at present, e O’Brien Case Submitted. In the Unijted States District Court yes- terday R. P. Troy argued and submitted his motion for the release of John Law- rence O'Brien, the alleged defaulting gro- cery clerk from Washington, D. C. N } BICYCLIST CHARGED WITH DELIBERATELY SHOOTING A RIVAL WHEELMAN DURING THE ROAD RACE ON TRIANGLE, HIS ALLEGED VICTIM AND ONE OF THE WITNESSES. e Then he discovered | ® %H—i-H—Hd+H+H~-r€»kkH—b%»kM%H:{4+H—%+H+WM++ o | Sl e THE SAN LEANDRO Leandro he hired a bugsy, and, meeting Hobson, invited Him to accompany him. Instead of going to the lake they changed their course for the Mount Eden road, | ‘where they put up the horse. Hobson | then went out to shoot and Henneberry walked down the road to see the races. Henneberry testified that he took a po- | sition on a fence and cheered the riders of his club by blowing a bicycle horn, | When Agraz sped by on the last relay | Henneberry heard a shot fired. Soon | after Hobson, very much excited, came running up with an exclamation that he | feared he had shot Agraz. He did not have the rifle with him, however, having thrown it away in his excitement. ! Henneberry further testified that rt that | jurcture Agraz's friends ran up to them | with accusations against Hobson, whal maintained that it was all an accident. | Frank F. Schemmel of the Garden City ‘Wheelmen found the rifle in the field and gave it to A. P. Baci alupi, another Gar- den City man, who threatened to kill Hob- | son for his act. J. F. Schou of the i an Francisco Wheel- | men and C. C. Pease of the California | Cyclers both testified that they saw Hen- | neherry on the fence and Pease said he | saw Hobson fire the rifle from a crouch- ing position. The minor witnesses of the day were George Gray,\ Public Administrator-elect, | who arrived after the shooting; W.J. Ram- age and J. A. Galle!, the arresting con- stables, and Drs. George E. Reynolds and | A. 1. Dean of Hayward., who dressed' Agraz's wound. The rifle was exhibited | and the bullet exiracted from Agraz's| limb was shown to fit it. Hobson's defense wi.. be that he « d not intend to shoot Agraz. He mantains that he was firing at random with the | rifie and that unfortunately it took ef- fect in Agraz's ankle. WEDDING THE SEQUEL TO RUNAWAY DISASTER Woman Marries the Mar Who Res. cued Her From Beneath an Overturned Vehicle. OCCIDENTAL, Nov. 28—Mrs. Mary A. Newell, hostess of the Del Monte Hotel | at Camp Meeker, and Frederick Grant of Occidental were married here last even- ing. Two months ago Mrs. Newell’s | horse backed her buggy over a steep | bank, overturning the vehicle and pinning her beneath it with a fractured limb. She was held in this position for more than an hour, when Frederick Grant chanced to walk along the highway, and, Learing her shrieks, now grown faint | from exhaustion, ran to her assistance. | He lifted the buggy, rescued Mrs. Newell and, procuring assistance, conveyed -her | to the Del Monte. There she remained until yesterday, when the two drove to tne Green Valley church, almost within sight of the scene of the accident, and were quietly married. 7 PR B Lane Thanks His Supporters. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 28.—Franklin K. Lane, the Democratic nominee for Gov- error in the recent election, delivered a short address to the men employed in tha raiiroad shops in this city at Third and J streets this afternoon. Lane took this occasion to publicly thank them for the support accorded to him in the late cam- paign. A large crowd assembled, and when Lane made his appearance a hearty and enthusiastic reception was given him. ——— i The Awakening Land. It 1 a kind of postgraduate course In education to travel. If much time cannot be given, happily”something can be done near at home. A vast land is at our doors; it is fnteresting, ancient history and amazing modern progress; | scenery is magnificent; it has great of cities, castles, cathedrals, Aztec ruins, rden-bearing onkey trains and modern railroads, quaint customs and costumes, and will richly repay a visit. of the nhom;u s, - ‘This is the land l;m'ild ho{ml:e, mue‘“mu‘!h tuden should no o 5 . artist, the camera people (who ‘!‘:" .'1?; artists), the curio collector, the man of usiness and the club woman—everybody will be profited by a month in Mexico. Get an i A Kunnted booklet at 613 Market. * i rior Judge 10! 21, both of Oakland; George P. Lochnes ARREST FOLLOWS |DEVISES A LIFE AFTER A DELAY At.tornay F. B, Whitney Is Taken Into Cus- tody. ‘Secures Bondsmen Pending Trial on a Charge of Embezzlement. Y o Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 8. After a delay of nearly forty-eight hours, granted that he might find bonds- men, Attorney Frederick K, Whitney was to-day arrested on a warrant sworn out by Miss Ethel Jerome, daughter of the late E. B. Jerome, chief clerk of the cus- tom-house at S8an Franeiscé, accusing the lawyer and executor of her father's will with having embezzled $3600, all of the property which was left for the support of herself and her younger brother. Whitney was taken before Justice of ‘the Peace James G. Quinn, who accepted as sureties on a $3000 bond W. R. Pond, a Berkeley druggist, and Attorney Emil Nusbaumer of this city. Whitney has re- tained M. C. Chapman as his attorney. The case was continued by Judge Quinn until Monday for arraignment.and to set the date for the preliminary examination. | Miss Jerome's friends, including men of the standing of John A. Britton and W. M. Pierson, declare that the lawyer de- liberately took advantage of his close re- lations with the father of his client and induced the girl, fresh from an Eastern boarding-school, to turn over to him $400, all of the proceeds from a life insurance policy Mr. Jerome had carried. Except for a house and lot, the home place, which was heavily mortgaged and is now under foreclosure, this $4000 represented every dollar that the girl and her 10-year- old brother had in the world. In her statement to the Disfrict Attor- ney, Miss Jerome declared that she had been given to believe that Whitney had deposited a certificate of deposit in a bank safe deposit vault to represent her $4000. Later she wanted to invest the money in some flats to secure an income for her support, and the discovery was made that the certificate of deposit was nothing more nor less than Whitney's promissory note. Miss Jerome declared that she had re- lied implicitly in Whitney, because she knew he had been her father's closest friend and companion in his lifetime, and she trusted the attorney as she would have trusted her father. Whitney's defense to date is that he is being persecuted. A The fact that Whitney was charged with the embezzlement of only $3600 is due to the fact that he is entitied to the difference between this amount and the $4000 alleged to have been taken by him as his fee as executor of decedent’s will. NOTED ENGLISH DIVINE SUMMONED BY DEATH | Dr. Parker, Builder of the City Temple in London, Passes Away. LONDON, Noy. 28.—Dr. Joseph Parker, minister of the City Temple, who has been seriously ill for some time past, died at 5 o'clock this afternono. The Rev. Joseph Parker, D. D., was a pcpular Corigregational preacher and was Lern April 9, 1830, at Hexham-on-Tyne. 1le was edycated at private schools and University College, London. From 1853 to 1888 he was pastor at Banbury, later at Manchester and in 1869 he made his residence in London. He built the City Temple at a cost of £70,000. He was chairman of the Lancashire Congrega- ticnal Union, chairman of the Manchester, Congregatonal Board, chairman of t London Congregational Board and chair- man of the Congregational Union of Eng- lund and Wales. Dr. Parker wrote many books on re- ligious subjects, among them “The Peo-! ple's Bible,” in twenty-five volumes. The Unlversity of Chicago conferred on him the honorary degree of dector of divinity. BT JUDGE NOBLE T. BIDDLE DIES. SAN JOSE, Nov. 28.—Judge Noble T. Biddle, a prominent attorney of this city, and one of the best-known men in the county, died in Pacific Grove early this morning of paralysis, with which he was | stricken last"Sunday evening. Judge Bid- dle had gone to Pacific Grove for a short vacation. Noble T. Biddle was a native of Lfary- land and 64 years of age. He came to Cal- ifornia about twenty years ago and en- gaged in the practice of law. Judge Bid- dle was a descendant of the famous Bid- dle family of Philadelphia, which ren- | dered such -distinguished service to the country in the Revolutionary days. The deceased is survived by a widow and two children, Julian Biddle and Mrs. Florence Ricketts. It is a coincidence that Judge A. 8. Kittredge, a strong friend of Judge Biddle, died in Pacific Grove under sim- flar circumstances, while spending a va- cation there a few years ago. “The funeral will be held in this city on Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the Masonic order. Judge Biddle was a candidate for Supe- in the late election on the Democratic ticket, but was defeated. —_— Isaac Vanbrimer. TRINIDAD, Colo., Nov. 28.—Isaac Van- brimer died at his home near Gray Creek at 1:30 o'clock this morning, aged 108 years. He was a veteran of the Mexican war and scouted with Kit Carson. He has been a resident of the county for fifty years and at one tinie was a prominent stockman here. Two brothers, one a ho- tel proprietor of New York City, and ten sons survive him, George Vanbrimer, su- perintendent of the Colorado Fuel 'and | Iron Company’s steel works in Pueblo, being the eldest. i e N Jose Maria Chaves SANTA FE. N. M., Nov. 2, Jose Maria Chaves, for many years a prominent figure in the history of New Mexico and whose family contains many of the leading citizens of the Territory, is dead at his home at Abiquiu, aged 101 years. ¥ e ,Rev. 8. L. Hamilton. 1.0S ANGELES, Nov. 28.—Rev. 8. L. Hamilton, a leading member of the Meth- odist conference and long connected with the University of Southern California, dled late last might at his home in thi city. s pEATHECAR. X, William Thompson. MARYSVILLE, Nov. 2. — William Thompson, known to fame as the propa- gator of the Thompson seedless grapes, died this morning at his home near Sut- ter City, of cancer of the throat. Thomp- son was a native of England, 60 years old. ——— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Nov. 28.—-The following marriage licenses were issued ¥ Paul Schlatz, aged 28, and Katle Vadella, T, 22, and Lottie Roberts, 20, both_of Oak- land; August E. Olson, 43, and Elizabeth Ogle, 22, both of Oakland; Salivo P. Hi- guera, 24, and Lillle Mills, 24, both of Oakland, % E General | INCOME T0 AUNT Contents of Ellen Gore's Will Is Made Public. 4 Three Brothers to Receive Residue After Death of Foster Mother. ALAMEDA, Nov, 28.—Mrs. P. T. Dick- inson has retained Attorney E. K. Taylor to look after her interests in the cstate of her niece, the late Mrs. Ellen Gore, the income of which, under the terms of YOUTH IN LOVE LASHES THROAT Infatuation for Actress Causes R. M. Gray to Seek Death. Retires to Room and Makes Attempt to Sever His Jugular. —_— Oakland Office San Franciseo Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 28. Love for an actress was the cause that led R. M. Gray, 21 years of formerly employed at the Novelty Theater, to at- the will of the deceased, Is left to the ! aunt in this city. Attorney Taylor was | handed a copy of the testament to-day | by Mrs. Digkinson and the provisions | were made public. | The original instrument was executed | in New York December 11, 1%01, and | names Attorney Mallet Serore Prevost | of that clty executor without bonds All | the jewels, books and personal effects | of the testator are bequeathed to her | sunt. | * Executor Prevost is authorized to sell | the property in Mexico, if necessary, pay | ail expenses and manage the estate. All moneys dertved from sales and the residtie are to be placed in trust with the Continental Trust Company of New York and the income from the seme is to be paid to Mrs. Dickinson as long as she | lives. ‘The pripcipal is finally to be di- | vided among the three brothers of the | deceased, Leslle, Charles D and Edward | B. Stogdill, or their issue. The will is witnessed by Walter L. Morrail and W. H. Thitchner. The es- tate consists chiefiy of fourteen houses in the City of Mexico, ylelding rentals emounting to about $700 monthly. BANNOCKBURN’S CREW | MAY STILL BE SAFE Reports From Points on Dake Su-| perior Revive the Hopes of Relatives. MONTREAL, Nov. 28.—News from va- rious sources recéived here to-day regard- ing the missing steamer Bannockburn has Inspired the hope that her crew of twenty men may be safe ashore some- where on the mainland north of Michipi- coten Island. While some doubt still ex- ists, the company officials are confident | that the crew escaped, although the Ban- | nockburn is believed here to be a wreck | on the rocky north shore of Lake Supe- rior. The first news came in the form of a telegram from Chicago stating that the Bannockburn was ashore on the main- land north of Michipicoten Island. There was great rejoicing here and at Kingston, where most of the crew haill from. A later dispatch from Sault Ste. Marie. casts some doubt upon the news from Chicago. It was stated that the steamer Strath- cena has passed within four miles of the island but saw nothing of the wreck. It was pointed out by the steamer officials, however, that while the “Soo” dispatch stated that the Bannockburn was not ashore on the island, the other advices | were to the effect that the boat was on | the mainland directly north of the island. It would be possible, they said, for a ves- sei to pass on the south of the island without sighting the wreck. A later mes- sage from the Chicago agents of the company stated that the wreck had been sighted by the Canadian steamer Ger- manic. il AR, PRESIDENT 'APPOINTS A FRIEND TO OFFICE Prominent Oyster Bay Reyident Is Selected With the Approval of Platt. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—The Presi- dent has decided to appoint W. J. Youngs of Oyster Bay, N. Y., United States At- torney for the Eastern District of New York, to succeed George Pettit, whose term expired December 20. The President tc-day made his decision to Senator Platt and the latter has acquiesced in the ap- pointment. Pettit has held the position for four years. There is nothing against his record. | The selection of Youngs will be in the na- | ture of a personal appointment. Youngs | ! has been a neighbor of President Roose- | { velt at Oyster Bay, and their relations | have been close. When the President be- | came Police Commissioner of New York | Youngs resigned the District Attorney- | ship of Queens County to accept a posi- | tion as his private 'secretary. PAYMASTER SULLIVAN | WILL HOLD HIS RANK | WASHINGTON, Noy. 28.—The President | to-day settled the long pending case of | Paymaster John Clyde Sullivan of the navy by disapproving the adverse find- ings of the board which examined him for promotion. The officer recently was restored to the | navy by an act of Congress and when ex- | amined for promotion was reported to be | mentally, morally, physically and profes. | sicrally unfit for such advancement. The | President's actlon ' leaves his present | | status in the navy unchanged. Eon Al LAMAR, Mo., Nov, 28.—Willlam Souders, an i Aged ‘farmer, and his wife were struck by a | passeniger train at a crossing near hire while driving over the tracks and instant!y Killed. CUT OUT /gt GIFT 1. S ite P GIFT 2. s beaeeies | | Tee YOUTH'S COMPANION The Best Christmas this or the name of this paper at once ?— “‘m: - tempt suicide early this morning by drawing a razor 'across his throat. The infatuated youth resides at the Portland House. Brooding over the fact that the woman with whom he was in love had suddenly transferred her affec- tions to a man named Green, Gray retired to his room and deliberately draw & razor across his throat and lay down on a lounge to die. His moans atracted atten- tion and he was soon bundled to the Re- ceiving Hospital, where nine stitches in his throat stopped the flow of blood. The young man declared he either must have been a fool or crazy to contemplate such a deed. MOSBY WILL COMPEL REMOVAL OF FENCES Alleged Violators of the Government Land Law to Be Prose- cuted. OMAHA, Nov. 28.—John S. Mosby, spe- cial Inspector of the United States Land Office of Washington, has arrived in Omaha and will at once begin proceed- ings for the removal of fences from Gov- ernment land in Nebraska. Colonel Mosby said that tracts contain- ing thousands of acres have been fllegally fenced in by cattlemen, and that his pur- pose is to have these fences torn down. After conferring with United States Dis- trict Attorney Sumners he will go to North Platte and Alliance, where notices will be served upon the alleged violators, giving them sixty days in which to re- move the fences. “There will be bloodshed out in Ne- braska over that fence matter before it is done with,” said Mosley, “but I propose to have the fences torn down, if I have to send a cavalry force there to do it. President Roosevelt has assured me that the fences would be removed. He sald: “This thing must stop, or there will be bloodshed over it." And President Roose- velt knows as much about this Western land question as any ome in the country, t00, for he lived in the West a number of years.” PR R WEDDING COMES AFTER A WOMAN'S EXONERATION Florence Burns, Once Accused of Murdering a Sweetheart, Mar- ries Charles Wildrick. NEW YORK, Nov. 28.—Florence Burns, the young Brooklyn woman who was ac- cused and later exonerated of the murder of her sweetheart, Walter Brooks, in a hotel in this city, some months ago, was married last week to Charles W. Wild- rick. The marriage was kept secret un- til to-dav. Wildrick is a sgn of Lieutenant Colonel Abram C. Wildrick, U. 8. A., who died in 184. He was arrested last April, charged with passing a bad check at the Hotel Grand, where he had been accom- panied by Mabel Strong, a wealthy young woman of Cleveland, Q. Miss Strong's fother came on from Cleveland to look after her, but she would not leave here while Wildrick was in prison and she was removed to St. Luke's Hospital, where she died shortly after of quick eon- sumption. S GERMAN EDITOR RESENTS WORDS OF EMBASSADOR BERLIN, Nov. 28.—The Kreuz Zeitung, discussing Embassador White's letter to Herr Zigman of Frankfort-on-Main re- garding the treatment of Hebrews in | Roumania, says it is to be recommended that the Embassador remove the beam from his own eye beéfore removing tae mote from his neighbor” The Roumanian Jews, says the paper, are far better situated than the Amerfcan negroes. They are not treated with the same contempt and do not suffey lynch law, nor are Jewish funeral processions in Roumania mobbed, as in New York and Chicago. o e SR Big Contract for Cement. SUISUN, Nov. 8.—A contract for 30,000 barrels of Portland cement for use in the construction of the new drydock at Mare Island was awarded to-day to the Pacific Portland Cement Company, located near Suisun. "The bid was submitted by the John D. Spreckels Company of San Fran- cisco and the cement will be supplied through that firm. The capacity of the Pacific company, which at present Is 600 barrels, daily, will be doubled in the near future. General George Stome, president of the company, and the other officlals feel elated over receiving so large a sin- | gle contract. AT HAMBURG, Nov. 28 —The German steamer Assyria, from Phiiadelphia for Hamburg, which Wen: aground in the Eibe yesterday, | floated to-day. Present for so Little Money — $1.75. “Foéa The Toath s Companion for the 53 weeks of 1903 — till Jamuary, 19o4—all for $1 75 sa % THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, BOSTON, MASS.