The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DEGEM]’SEB 2, 1902, C FAVORS A NEW [SAILDR FATALLY THOROUGHFARE SHODTS HIMSELF Found Nearly Dead With Bullet Wound in Stomach. Admits He Inflicted Injury But Refuses to Give Reason for It. Board of Works Would Open Up Northern District. g Sk Says It Will Encompass the Cradual Eradication of Chinatown. W Board of filed yes- Frem B. Welch, a master mariner, jagel 45 years, is lying at the Emergency | Hospital at the point of death, the result tepd report s cky . of a bullet wound in_ his abdomen in- thorou ant avenue norther-| fjcted by himself, whether infentionally | on light gradienis | or gccidentally is a matter of conjecture. section of Bay and Hyde He was found in his room at the New‘i gtrects. The Board of Works deems it | ywestern Hotel at Kearny and Washing: to construct the new street bY ., gireets.at 5 o'clock yesterday after- \-;':mla\or‘n-!‘;;“gfllf’" PP Inoon by John Perry, a bellboy, who an- swered a ring from the apartment. California - ‘:s\“:l’l,g Walch was lying on the bed with his » = coat, waiste . His posed thoroughf: is seventy: aistcoat and shoes removed. H shirt was bloodstained and a revalver lay e " | on the floor alongside the bed. He man- yach to the thor | ;eed 1o tell the attendant that he had - " |been shot and then relapsed into semi- ets, crossing : s report. which | consclousness teet Committ - | The proprietor of the hotel summoned | Dr. Eliiot, who found that Welch was | suffering from a bullet wound in the ab- { domen, the missile having entered close o ‘potnt will ite | 10 the navel and found an exit between | The approaches | the ninth and tenth ribs on the left side. , have somewhat | His left hand was badly powder burned. t avenue from_ Sutter | Welch was very weak from the shock .2 “‘;\.g:;;f‘w;;l e land could give no explanation as to how rate of 5.8 per cent, | he was wounded. He was hurried to the | Central Emergency ' Hospital, where his five fect. The diagram filed with the re- h street to its this proposed street way LINE OF PROPOSED STREET. eet would, so far as prac- the lines of established streets, Waverly place for its entire from Sacramento to Wash- kton street for three blocks. to Green streets, and Green street ery avenue to Powell street. It venue &t the intersec- s on and Green -n_circular is this thoroughtare ve southerly edge of Bay b it would be separated by sireets which it _intersects d at grade, except Leaven- B the mew street would pass Stoc £tre 2 bulkbead. | | i ary study of the | of the prelimi road and lightly graded thor- are is practicable between the points in- ed, and from this thoroughfare, as a ase, the gradual and complete ergdication of town can be accomplished, which is the method of securing safety and immunity rom diseases liable to develop there. 2. That this theroughfare will make ad- Jacent property very accessible and desirable for both business and residence purposes. WILL AFFORD EASY ACCESS. That easy access will be afforded via this thoroughfare to the northwesterly portion | . increasing the values over a large | The main , th roughfare is projected sed for St. Mary’s Park sh the purpose of its improve- extent and with better re- on of this area into & than the ark of insignific As further ad an oblique street upen | light gradients n projected from Kearny and Clay streets intersect this new thor- oughfare near Broadway, and a desirable junc- tion has been made with Montgomery avenue its intersection with Stockton and Green , about which central point properties I be greatly increased in value by the con- truction of the thoroughfares herein outlined. COMMITTEES ARE NAMED BY PRESIDENT BELSHAW | California Miners’ Association Work| Is Intrusted to Men Identified ./ | With Mining. President Belshaw of the California | Miners’ Association has appointed com- | mittees as follows: Executive—J. H. Nefl (chairman), E. C.| Voorbels, W. C. Ralston, Harold T. Power, | John_F. Davis X . Tirey L. Ford, : Y ward McBride, w Bush, Dr. C. T. Deane, W. 'C. Maxwell, E. Belcher, John McMurry, S, Keyes, W. H. Dan T. Cole. George H. Wallis, ¥. Fr R. Wehe, Julian Sonntag, | P. Hammon, J. O. Harron, David McClure | 2 W ve—Alameda, Professor S. B. Leach: Amador, J. ¥. Parks, tte. A. Ekman, Frank Grif- . 1. McSorley, S y homas _Clark, Briggs, W. H. M E. F. Brooks; H. Ward; Mono, arner; Nevada, D. Foote, W. F. No; lifornia, Lewis T. W. 1. Hupp Jr.; Pla- ., W. S. Graham: Plu- U. 'S. Webb; Sacra- | Hinkson; Santa Meriposa, R. T. Pierce, C. Yuba, B. Meek, F. A. Grimmer, Alfred Abbey w _Carrigan (chairman), Harron, F. Davis (chairman), W. rrell C. Ralston, F. ter, R. C. Rust. conservation of water— Marion de Vries, Picket, B. S. Rector. ines and mining—W. C. Lukens, Tirey L. Ford, C. Jo- 1. E e ent of Ralston, Russ G H. Dunton. —_———— SICENESS CAUSES DELAY IN TRIAL OF KNOWLTON Luck seems to pursue Joseph Knowlton, 1 who is under arrest on a charge of em- bezziing the funds of tel. For the second t ce the calling | of his case in Judge Graham’s court jt hias been postponed on account of the ill- | ness of a juror. The first time, E. P. Sjovall delayed the trial by fainting in court and the ca: was put over until yesterday. When 1t was called Sjovall was still absent, as | was also C. C. Darling, another juror, | who sent word to the court that he was ton ill to attend. Judge Graham continued the case until | Wednesday and announced that he would call a special venire, out of whigh he would replace the jurors unless they ap- peared. —_— e _omarENUTS NEED TEETH. | | | t Berious Failure of Body Comes From yvince a Coroner's jury that John Dono- | ! “A few years ago Mother had her teeth | all taken out, hoping in that way to re- lieve her suffering, but failed, and it left | her gums so sensitive that the wearing | of false teeth or the proper mastication of food were equally impossible, so that in | the spring of 1901 she failed rapidly, mmdj and body both giving away, and for many weeks life and reason were despaired of. “At ome call of her physician he said ehe absolutely must take more nourish- ment, something easily digested, ‘try Grape-Nuts.! 1 immediately obtained a package, prepared some with good, rich cream, and fed her from a teaspoon. She began to take it regularly and liked the food so well she would ask between times if we had any ready for her. She began to improve at once. “It is mow three months since she be- gan eating the food: She has fully reco ercd her health, looks better and is flesh- jer and stronger mentally and physically than for many months previous. “Grape-Nuts furnished the nourishment for her that it seemed Impaul?lle to get | from any other kind of feod. Name | given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, Lack of a Good Grindir - Mill, | distance from the bed, had been pushed, | la occupied Welch’s room for several days | | vesterday afternoon and did not return | i splendid building of the Young Men's | sonal letter, every woman in San Fran- | amount to this mothers’ or woman's trib- wound was pronounced fatal. He re- mained in a comatose condition for sev- eral hours, but about 8:30 o'clock he showed signs of returning consciousness and Captain of Detectives Martin dis- patched Detective Braig to the hospital to obtain a statement from the dying man. Welch admitted to the detective that the wound was inflicted by himself, but | he would not answer as to whether or | not the deed had been intentional. In| fact, he said hardly anything of the trag- edy except to admit that he was alone | at the time and that the weapon was held | in his bands when it was discharged. | When Welch was first discovered the police thought that the circumstances | surrounding the case justified a suspicion of fou! play. The fact that the button | of the electric bell system, which is some presumably after the shot had been fired, and that Welch was found in so weak a condition as to probably preclude the pos- sibility of his walking across the room, ove rise to a surmise that a second purty was in the room. Investigation, however, seems to dispel this suspicion. Welch has been living at the New West- ern Hotel sipce October 9. He came here from Seattle as first mate on the sailing vessel St. David and since arriving in the | city is said to have drunk heavily. He was seeking a berth as captain on some sailing vessel, a position he was capable | of filling, as evidenced by his master mariner certificate. His inability to se- cure a position evidently depressed him. He returned from a visit to a shipping | office shortly before he shot himself and went directly to his room. He was not seen again until discovered by the bell- boy. The hotel management thought that Mary Law, until recently employed as a chambermaid in the hotel, might know something of . the .tragedy, as she had| DBeen very friendly with Welch. | She was found on Kearny street | by Detective Braig and _taken police headquarters, where 7 statement. She admitted | | [ she t, but said she left there at 3 o’clock until after Welch had been removed to the hospital. Welch is a native of Boston and has been going to sea since he was a boy. He had no intimate friends in this city =o. far as i known and was unable to give any account of his connections. ; e RAISING MONEY TO FREE BUILDING INDEBTEDNESS Well Known Ladies Collecting Sub- scriptions for Young Men’s Christian Association. Up to the present time more $58,000 has been subscribed toward fund that is being raised to free than the the Christian Association from indebtedness. A committee of well-known ladies re- cently organized what is known as the | “mothers’ tribute fund,” and the- com- mittee will ask every mother and woman interested in the welfare of young fmen and boys-'to make a-contribution toward the raising of the $100,000 needed to free the association property from incum- brance. Subscriptions are asked for on | condition that the entire amount be se- cured. Mrs. L. L. Baker, Mrs. William H. Crocker, Mrs. George W. Gibbs, Mrs. Isi- dor Lowenberg and Mrs, E. W. McKin- stry form: the committee, with Mrs. John F, Merrill as chairman. The soliciting will be carried on-largely by correspon- dence, and the committee putposes to reach, either through the press or by per- | | | | cisco who is interested in its future citi- zens, asking them to contribute some ute fund. » The association appeals to all classes, being strictly undenominational and non- sectarian, and because of the broad and liberal manner in which it# large and di- versified work s carried on. The resuit of the ladies’ work will be made public from time to time. All communications resarding this special fund should be ad- dressed to Mrs. John F. Merrill, chair- man, association building, 208 Mason street, i 2 il o DONOVAN EXONERATED BY THE EVIDENCE The female relatives of Mary Donovan tried very hard yesterday morning to con- van, her husband, had forced her to swal- low the carbolic acid that ended her life last Sunday week at her home, 3679 Twen- iy-firet street. Attorney John Barrett ap- peared for the family and. mercilessly crces-examined the husband and his little children, but could find no peg upon which to hang the terrible accusation that had been made without a shadow of jus- tification. 1t was shown that Donovan had worked for eighteen years at his trade as a team- ster and that he gave his wife all of his earnings. The couple sayed enough to buy a house for $1600 and a lot near the Park Panhandle. It was shown that when Mrs. Donovan was drinking she had’ a bad temper, and her husband often heat her. The jury returned a verdict censur- ing Donovan for not having prevented-his wife from swallowing the poison, . He swore that he thought the glass in her hand contained coal oil. f ——————————— Jury Censures “Some Employe.” In the inquest yesterday on the body of J. C. Morris, the aged porter who fell down the elevator shatk in the King- Morse cannery, warehouse on November 23, the Coroner’s jury found that his death was caused “probably by the neg- lect of some employe, who should have replaced ‘LIQ bar across the opening of the shsll’ PREPARE T0 FIX (COOMBS MAY | THIRD STREET BATES ON WATER Eprirg Valley Company. Statement Required by Supervisors. Pass Ordinances Affecting Pawnbrokers and Junk Dealers. Preliminary steps toward the fixing of water rates for the next fiscal year were taken by the Board of Supervisors ves- terday by the adoption of resclutions di- recting the Board of Public Works to submit, not later than February 1, 1908, an appraisement of the properties of the Spring Valley Water Works actually used in furnishing the city and its inhabitants with_water. The board is to prepare a 1ist of all lands, water rights, reservoir ites, the franchise and tangible prop- erty of the corporation with a specific statement of valuation in each instance. The Spring Valley Company and all other water companies were- directed to file a list of rate payers and a statement of expenditures for operation and con- struction and of receipts for the year now ending. An ordinance was passed to print authorizing the board to appoint a stenographer to take down testimony in “he investigations to be held by the board in fixing the amounts to be collected by companies and persons serving heat, light or_power. The ordinance requiring dealers in junk and second-hand goods and pawnbrokers to keep for ten days, subject to inspec- tion by the Chief of Police, all goods | purchased or received in pledge before 1ling them and requiring daily reports setting forth a description of such ar- ticles, to be filed with the Chief of Police, were passed to print. Harry N. Stetson was granted a spe- cial permit to construct four bay windows upon the Burritt-street frontage of the five-story brick building to. be erected on the corner of Bush and Burritt streets. The resolution setting aside $3500 out of the urgent necessity fund for the con- struction of a new balustrade around the rotunda of the second story of the City Hall dome was referred to the Finance Committee. —_————————— T. Henry French. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—T. Henry French, noted as a theatrical manager and pro- ducer of many celebrated dramas, died to-uight, after a lingering iliness. AGED WOMAN 3 SUFFOCATED Meets Death in Bed While Flames Raga About Her. The home of Mrs. Mary Delehante, a woman past 70" years of age, caught fire at a late hour last night and the old lady was suffocated while she lay in ‘her bed. The cause of the fire 'is not known, but it was probably due to the explosion of a lamp, which was left on the table. Mrs. Delehante was the mother of three sons, one of whom, George, who is em- ployed as a bartender in a saloon on How- ard street, near First, lived with her at their home in the rear of 410 Harrison street. Flames were seen coming from the roof of the house, and an alarm was im- mediately turned in, but owing to the steep grades the fire department was un- able to reach the scene until the house was nearly destroyed. Mrs. Delehante was very feeble, and had been confined to her bed for some time. When found by the firemen she lay in her bed as if sleeping. The rooni she occupied was not destroyed by the flames, but she suffocated from the smoke. < | George Delehante was at his work and knew nothing of the accident until some time after the body had been removed. — PROBES THE ALLEGED ELECTION SCANDAL The Grand Jury commenced its inves- tigation yesterday of the alleged crooked work at the Almshouse on election day. More than two dozen witnesses were ex- amined, but when the jury adjourned at 11 o'clock last night there®were still a number of witnesses who had not been sworn, -~ The investigation will be con- tinued at 2:30 o’clock on Wednesday. Sixteen of the inmates of the Alms- house were examined yesterday afternoon and last night. The anteroom of the Grand Jury’s chambers resembled. a part of the Almshouse vesterday afternoon. The aged inmates were brought there in hacks and carry-alls. The jury did not get very much material testimony from them. They all testified that they had heard reports of inmates who had sold their votes, but they could not say defin- ately of their own knowledge that crooked work had been done. The election officers of the Almshouse precinct were aiso ex- amined. They told about Refistrar Walsh's visit and = the subsequent de- velopments. B e Williams and Beale Arraigned. Thomas H. Williams and Truxtun Beale appeared before Judge Cook yes- terday and were arraigned on the charge of assault to murder for shooting Fred- erick Marriott at his residence, 1018 Green street. They pleaded not guilty and the case was continued till next Monday to be set. They'were represent- ed by Attorney Harry T. Creswell. At- torney 8. M. Shortridge appeared as spe- cial prosecutor. —_——— Late Shipping Intelligence. OCEAN STEAMERS. CHERBOURG -— Salled Dec. 1—Stm. Deutschland, from Hamburg and Southampton, for New York. B NEW YORK—Arrived ‘Dec. 1—Stmr Lahn, from Genoa, Champagne, Naples and Gibraltar; stmr La from Havre. The Newest Fad “CARTOONS iN COLOR” Twelve Beautiful Art Supple- ments P Free to CALL Daily Readers. One Each Week, viz: Dec. 7, “Dorothy.” Dec. 14, “Cupid Holds the Rein: Dec. 21, “A Fair Masquerader.” Dec. 28, *“When Hearts Are Trumps."” Jan. 4, ‘The Coquette.” Jan. 11, “*Vanity.” Jan. 18, “Cupid Baits the Hook.” Jan. 2%, “Our Summer Girl.” Feb. 1, “Beauty at the Links.” Feb. 8, “Morning Glories.” Feb. 15, “Only a Rose.” Feb, 22, “Between the BE RETURNED 0 GONGRESS Many Democratic Bal- lots Thrown Out in Sacramento, e e—— 5 Voters Mark Blark Sgace Opposite Words “No * Nomination,” e e 1’Fflends of Defeated Republican Nominee Watch Count and May Contest Bell’s Elec- tion. —_— SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1.—There was a startling disclosure in the recount of the votes cast for Police Judge, which began to-day and which includes the entire city of Sacramento. -In the Third Precinct of the Second Supervisorial District thir- ty-one votes were thrown out. Of these twenty-seven were Democratic ballots. The Democratic County Convention County Surveyor. The official ballot, therefore, contained under each of these joffices the usual blank and the words “No nomination.” Many Democratic voters stamped the X in the blank opposite “No nomination.” Judge Shields, before whom the recount is proceeding, rules that, according to the Supreme Court decision, all such bal- lots must be rejected. If anything like the samejratio of re- jected bailots shall be found in the other precincts of the city the result would be to elect Republicans instedd of Democrats to county offices, and, politiclans declare, it may change the result on Congress- man, as Bell’'s margin over Coombs 1s very narrow. Coombs' friends are vigi- lant and if‘they find that he has a chance to win by a recount a recount will be demanded. ROYAL ITALIAN BAND SCORES BIG SUCCESS Pleasgs Large and Appreciative Audience. Ellety's Royal Itallan Band gave another deiightful concert last night at Mechanics' Pavilion. There was a large audience and encores were frequent and well earned. The overture ‘‘Tannhauser’ was admirably rendered. The band gave the wondeiful composition its true value and a _torrent of applause followed the performance. Rossini's exquisite “Cujus Animam” was given as a trombone solo by Signor Marino and seldom has so fine a rendition been heard here. Rivela’s polka, “Butterflies,”” was a sprightly and bright perfermance and Verdi's “La Tra- viata,” the entire fourth act, was plaYed in such a manner as to rouse the audi- ence to give vent to loud ‘“‘bravos.” Des Ormes’ march ‘“Boulanger” and Wald- teufel's waltz “Pomona’” created a per- fect furor and the rendition of Yradier's “La Paloma’ was rewarded with the heartieést applause. Some of the most tuneful numbers of Verdi's ‘“‘Rigoletto’” were beautifully and originally treated. Emilio Rivela, the able conductor, de- serves the highest credit for last night’s very admirable concert. The public showed its appreciation. The concerts promise to continue to be one of the great attractions among the city's en- tertainment: —_———————— TELLS OF THE BEAUTY OF SAMOAN ISLANDS Land of Tropical Flowers and Sunshine. Dr. David Starr Jordan delivered a lec- ture on “Samoa” at the Academy of Sciences last evening before one of the biggest audiences seen in the auditorium for some time. Dr. Jordan through his travels in Samoa become so conversant with the customs and characteristics of the place that he is able to tell much that is most interesting. He told of Robert Louis Stevenson and the unique life he led in Samoa, and speaking of the customs of the people spoke amusingly of the preparation of a native beverage which was “spicy but benumbing.” Dr. Jordan, speaking of the present American com- mandant, paid a compliment to that gen- tleman’s conduct of American affairs, which were, he said, handled with wis- dom. At the concdlusion of the lecture Dr. Jordan exhibited some admirable slides, representing Samoa’s most 'picturesque spots, which proved not only interesting but instructive. ——————————— CONTESTS THE ELECTION OF WILLIAM H. LANGDON Theobald P. Bayer, as a citizen and tax- payer, filed a contest of the election of William H. Langdon to the office of Su- perintendent of Schools yesterday. He al- to elect R. H. Webster, Republican can- didate, on whose behalf the contest s filed, were thrown out, and that there were at least ten votes in each precinct in this ety cast for Langdon that should be thrown Qut on account of irregularities in the marking. Langdon was the candidate of the Dem- ocratic and Union Labor parties. The contest will be heard in Judge Hebbard’'s court December 12. made no nomination for County Clerk or, Second Concert Given Last Night | leges that at least 3200 ballots, or enough, OAKLAND GAINS OLD FERRY SLIP 10 BE WIDENED| BIG POPULATION| UNFIT FOR USE Bill Dealing With Eleva- tors Is Referred to City Attorney. Supervisors Overrule Protest of Southern Pacific Company. el The ordinance reducing the width of the sidewalks on Third street, from Mis- sion to Channel, from seventeen to twelve finally passed by the Board of Super- visors yesterday. Supervisor Curtis urged the passage of the bill, notwith- standing the protest of the Southern Pa- cific Company, which declares that the reduction would’ interfere with the con- venience of passengers who utilize the sidewalks during certain hours of the day. Braunhart urged that this was not a good reason for neglecting to make the improvement. The vote on the ordinance was unanimously in its favor. With the ‘object of preventing constant accidents to horses through slipping or falling on the muddy coating of the pave- ment of Market street, between Third and Fourth, a resolution requesting the Board of Public Works to. devise some plan whereby the mud remaining on the street shall ‘be removed was referred to the Street Committee. The Fire Commission informed the board that the Spring Valley Water Com- pany has refused to reset three hydrants at Post and Montgomery streets and Post street and Grant avenue. The commis- sion states” that numerous complaints have been made by hydrant men con- cerning the neglect of the Spring Valley ‘Water Works to perform work of a sim- ilar nature for the Fire Department where it is urgently needed. The claim of Adolph Rehfeld for dam- ages in the sum of $264910, alleged to have been sustained by his saloon at the hands of a mob near the Presidio, was referred to the Finance Committee. The proposed ordinances regulating the operation and providing for the inspec- City Attorney. Ordinances were passed to print reduc- ing the width of sidewalks on Frederick street, between Stanyan street and First avenue, to twelve feet, ordering the pav- Post and Sutter, and changing the grades on blocks on Treat avenue, Eighteenth and Dolores streets. L e e e el BERKELEY HONORS FIRST ARBOR DAY Sequoia Is Dedicated to John Muir, Great Naturalist. BERKELEY, Dec. .—With the planting of trees in every schoolyard and with pub- lic exercises attended by hundreds of townspeople, the coliege town celebrated to-day its first annual Arbor day. As a fitting close to the holiday a sequoia was given a resting place in the high school j grounds and dedicated to California’s great nature lover, John Muir. The day's exercises commenced with a ceiebration in each of the nine grammar schools of the city. Prominent educators and members of the School Board deliv- ered addresses at the various schools and at each place from five to fifteen trees were sét out by the classes. Redwoods, madrones, ash and oak from the heights of the Santa Cruz Mountains were set out by the hands of the children, whose grandchildren will enjoy the shade of the matured trees. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the main part of the day's programme took place in the yard of the high school, where a large grandstand had been erected to ac- commodate the spectators. By the hour set fully 500 people had assembled to wit- ness the simple ceremonies attending the dedication of the Muir tree. The chairman of the occasion, Charles L. Biedenbach, opened the programme by giving an accoupt of how he was forced as a reporter on one of the city dailles to attend the farcical tree planting on Goat Island many years ago, and he offered a prrayer that Berkeley's efforts might be more productive of good results than were those. Professor E. J. Wickson, who also {ook part in the Arbor day ceremony on Goat Island,. then followed with an ex- planation of why such a day had not be- come a public holiday throughout the State, and he voiced his hopes that Berke- ley’s example would be followed by other towns in California. J. W. Richards followed with an address on the significance of Arbor day in the Fastern States and Professor W. L. Jep- sor of the university gave a brief account of the utility of such a holiday from_the cconomic point of view. A poem appro- priate to the occasion was then delivered by Charles Keeler, after which Captain ‘W. H. Marston, representing the Town Board, stamped the ground around the John Muir memorial redwood and the day's programme was complete. The,committee whose labors brought the accn!‘on to a successful termination was composed of the following: C. L. Bieden- bach, chairman; Thomas Rickard, Mrs. Gecrge. W. Haight, Mre. G. A. BEaston, Mrs. Charles Keeler, Mrs. J. N. Le Conte, Mrs. J. C. Lynch, Mrs, J. M, Plerce, Miss Emily Bergen, Mrs. Allen G. Freeman, J. ‘W. Warnick and H. W. Furlong. ————— MAYOR ISSUES NOTICE FOR TWO LEGAL HOLIDAYS City Departments Close To-Day and Thursday, but County Offices Remain Open. Mayor Schmitz yesterday issued a proc- lamation giving public notice to the elec- tors that the municipal elections to be held to-day and next Thursday for the purpose of voting for or against the prop- osition to issue bonds for the acquisition of the Geary-street road and certain amendments to the charter will be legal holidays. The so-called county offices, including the Sheriff, Assessor, Treas- urer, Recorder, County Clerk, Tax Col- lector, Auditor, Justices of the Peace and Registrar, will be open for business to- day and only the city offices will be closed. —_———— Andreas Dippel Il Andreas Dippel, the accomplished tenor, who was dated 'to appear in con- cert here next week, has been taken sud- | | denly and severely ill in Texas. The con- cert series in which Mr. Dippel was to | sing has been therefore given up. Much ‘sympathy 1s expressed for Mr. Dippel, | who is greatly admired here, and local jfinnru will regret sincerely his non-ap- lars to-day, but the | al led three 1 One of them Was o A wice feet in order to widerd the roadway was | tion of elevators were referred to the | ing with bitumen of Hyde streef, between | i sus of 1900 and for the special census of cl I{ng. As soon as the finals are completed 8. D., Dec. 1.—The Bank of | ably was seeking. Census Complete Shows Total of Nearly 88,000. Enumeration Insures a Lib- eral Increase in Postal Facilities. aaideige o) Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 1. The municipal census, tabulations of which were completed to-day, show a vopulation for the city of Oakland of 82,974. This is a gain of 16014 over the Federal census total of 66,960 taken 1 1890. The figures are more than satisfac- tory, as they prove what has been de- ciared for two years—that the Federal figures were too low—and further that there has been a very heavy influx of population since that enumeration was made. Postmaster Thomas T. Dargie, whose direction, with approval of the City Councll, the census was taken, is much gratified. The increase means much to the department, as it will secure eight new carriers and two additonal col- lectors. The census figures are in line with increase in postoffice business dur- ing the last two years. The actual work of taking the census has been in the hands of Edward A. O'Brien, who has received many compliments on the thoroughness of his arduous labors. The enumerators’ work has been veri- fied and checked by the letter-carriers, who were interested in securing com- piete returns, because the city will go! into the first-class schedule and an in- crease of $150 a year will be allowed to three-year carriers. The salary will be fixed at $1000. WARDS SHOW GAINS. Every ward in the city shows a sub- stantial gain in population. The Seventh Ward takes first place with a total of 13,876, leading its nearest competitor, the Sixth, by 173. Every ward in the city except the First shows more than 10,000 population. In the total enumeration there are included 1035 Chinese and Jap- anese. Following is a comparative table, show- ing the population by wards for the cen- | under 1902: 1902. First Ward . 9,302 65 Second Ward . 11,538 9,722 Third” Ward -10,701 9,060 Fourth Ward 2 960 Gain over 1900........ TS Besides taking the population the enumerators have secured statistics conerning the number of old dwellings that are vacant, their condition, ete., as well as the number of new buildings com- census pleted or in course of construction. Su- perintendent O’'Brien’ estimates that| there will be shown that not more than | 200 vacant dwellings are standing in this city, and that many of these are unin- habitable because of age and lack of re- pair. Many of these houses cannot be lagsed as dwellings, the enumerators eport, because they are beyond rebuild- as to population and flled with the Sec- retary of State the building figures® will be tabulated. POSTMASTER GIVES VIEWS. Conecrning the returns Postmaster Dargile said to-day: I am very much gratified that we ‘have made 0 thorough a canvass. There was never. any doubt in the postoffice that the city had a population approximating 80,000. Our = sales and the amount of mail matter we handied forced us to that conclusion. One reason why the figures show so strongly by comparison with the Federal census is because the latter was taken in June, when a large population is out of town on vacation. There Is no doubt that the city has grown rapidly during the last two years. Everything shows that, and the census figures fully con- firm our belief. The enumeration was made with the utmost care, and after it was com- pleted T secured sworn statements from every canvasser to the correctness of his work. The postoffice will be entitled to eight more Jetter carriers and two mote mail collectors un- der this enumeration. | Alamedans Must Wait for New One to Be Constructed. et Plans for Opening Up Traffle Over the Narrow Gauge Changed. Oakland Office San Francisco Call. 1118 Broadway, Dec. L Decided changes of plans have been made in regard to the reopening of travel by way of Alameda, over what was called by ecustom the ‘“narrow gauge route.” The old ferry slip at Alameda Point has been found to be hopelessly worn out and rotied, without sheds, flooring gone and piling decayed, so that it would take al- most as long to rebuild this slip as to re- bwld the one at the end of the mole. As 2. result it is announced by Manager Agler that no effort will be made to resume travel by way of Alameda until the depot ard slips at the end of the mole have been fully repaired. When this will be, the manager ig not able to state, becausa of the trouble in securing material and labor and the fact that the company has so much construction work on hand that is already delayed. So everybody will have to travel by way of the Seventh- street local route or on the Alameda lo- cal, which runs on First street. This forcing of all local travel through Oakland is going to cause several change! to be made in the old system that has been in use so long on the local lines and ferries of the Southern Pacific Company— plans that have been talked about, but with which nothing has been done be- cause they could wait while other things ' which needed more attention were put forward. These are a few things that are now under consideration as a consequence of the present condition of affairs. Coemplete reorganization of the Oakland system, establishment of a system of “flyers” on First street in order that East Oakland, Fruitvale and the country be- yona may be served better, while the reg- ular local will only run to Thirtieth ave- nue, and the establishment of the long- talked-of “twenty minute”” boat system im the crowded evening hours, is contem- plated. The broadgauging of the narrow gauge from Alameda to San Jose or the picnie grourds of the Santa Cruz Mountains be- fore next summer is also being consid- ered. The destruction of so much of the narrow gauge rolling stock by fire has left | the road crippled, and there is no desire upon the part of the company to purchase any more. It is figured that if this is not done a very large and profitable picule business will be lost next year, simply be- cause of the lack of cars to haul it. The through travel of the narrow gauge system’ will be handled through the old freight slip, which was not very badly In- jured by the fire. This is what Manager Aglet has to say about these plans: All local travel will be handled as at pres- ent unti! the depct and slips at the end of the Alameda mole are rebuilt. It has been found to be utteriy impossibie to utilize the old siip at Alameda Point because it is in such a state of decay. It has been dismantled and is use- less. Main line passengers and freight will be handled through the mew freight slip, whicn was not seriously damaged by the fire. When the new depot will be completed it is impos- sible to say, owing to the difficulty of getting materfal, but it will be pushed as rapidly as is possible, for it has become ome of our urgent pieces of work. The new building will be sim- flar to the old ome, but will be built upon hard ground and the slips dredged. There are a number of other changes that are under com- sideration growing out of this condition of affairs, but none of them have been sett Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Dec. 1.—The following mar- riage licenses were issued to-day: Carl S. Nelson, aged %, San Francisco, and Wilhelmina G. Bengson, 2/, Oakland; Carl S. Biers, 26, and Annie J. Breusel, 26, both of Oakland; Paul Kalb, 23, and Hilarita Espinosa, 23, both of San Francisco; Charles F. Pape, 23, and Lyda E. ‘Thomas, 18, both of Haywards; Frank A. Josephs, 21, San Francisco, and Amelia H. Brown, 19, Oakland; Martin S. Fran- cis, 30, Alvarado, and Lenora G. Colhoun, 28, San Leandro; Willlam J. Modriga, 24, and May D. Houghson, 19, both of Oak- land. ADVERTISEMENTS. CONTRA COSTA LAUNDRY PASSES FROM OLD CONTROL Institution Has Not Been Making Money Owing to Strong Com- petition. OAKLAND, Dec. 1.—The Contra Costa Laundry Association, the oldest in Cali- fornia, was sold to-day to a coterie of San Francisco capitalists. Negotiations have been going on for some time be- tween the owners and the purchasers, but‘ the details were not fully adjusted until to-day. Just who the San Francisco pur- chasers are and what the terms of the deal are P. E. Dalton, one of the three principal owners, refused to-night to say, on the ground that the interested partie: had all agreed to withhold the informa- tion until to-morrow. “The laundry. has not paid as it used to,” said Mr. Dalton, ‘“and that is one of the reasons for the sale, though there are other reasons, too. The purchasers are men of means who propose to put a lot of money in the plant and build the busi- ness up again.” The Contra Costa Laundry was estab- lished in 1869 by J. C. Davis at Laundry Farm in the Fruitvale foothills. In 1861, during the big flood, it was washed away, and then W. H. Bovee, ex-Mayor of Oak- land, who became interested.in it, re- moved it to Oakland. Afterward Pliny Bartlett, G. H. Hallett and P. E. Dalton came into the possession of it, which they have held for thirty years. ——————————— LARGEST DEATH RECORD IN HISTORY OF MORGUE Numerous Street Car Accidents and Carbolic Acid Suicides Help to Swell the List. During the month of November more single deaths were recorded than during any other month in the history of the Morgue. Barring the months of the glass factory accident and the wreck of the Rio de Janeiro the record of bodies re- ceived at the Morgue during last month was by far the largest yet, 126 bodles hav- ing been taken to the city charnel house OQut of these, sixty-three were natural cause cases, forty-one were accidental, eight lives were sacrificed in street-car accidents, twelve deaths wers due to gas asphyxiation, four cases of drowning, one of justifiable homicide, two of murder and fifteen of suicide. Of the latter, eight deaths were caused by carbolic acid poisoning, three by carbon monoxide Dofsoning and the other four by gunshot ‘wounds. e Man Killed at Mole. OAKLAND, Dec.. 1L—An unidentified man was struck by the Stockton train on the mole at 6:30 o'clock to-night and. in- stantly killed. Heg had nothing in his ockets but the business card of a South Franciseo hotel with the name on the back of Charles Thiery, whom he prob- The man was poorly dressed in a black coat and vest, check- ‘ered trousers and soft shirt. He was a laboring man, CATARRH Often begins with a cold in.the head, but it never stopsthere. Thetendencyis always from bad te worse. e simple cold becomes a protracted, stubborn one, while the discharge from the nose grows more profuse and offensive. The inflam- mation extends to the throat and bron- chial tubes, causing hoarseness, a tickling sensation and an aggravating cough. The foul matter that is continually drop- ping back into the throat finds its way into the stomach, resulting in a distres- sing form of dy: ia, nausea, and loss of appetite an stzeigin. Toe THE GATEWAY are absorbed into T0 the blood, and all ' the membranes CONSUMPTION. ot the body be- come infected, and what was supposed to be purely a local disease has become con- stitutional, deep seated and chronic. Sprays, washes, salves and other external remedies give only tem- porary relief, and the disappoi and disgusted patient finally gives n}) in despair and declares catarrh mcurable. ‘The only way to get rid of catarrh per- manently is to treat it through the blood. The system must be toned up and all im- nritiudremnved fi r<;m thdetl;m ;:ldmn . 5. S. does promptlyan roughly. It expels from the cireulation i an irritating, poisonous 8.8.8. keeps the blood in , vigor- ous condition that cold, damp 'm or sudden changesin the are PLATES AT COST. Free dental clinic for the poor. . Extractions free. Open Sundays and evenings. POST-GRADUATE DENTAL COLLEGE, 83 T Py 3 te ave., 8. F. g o Soden Gom v S B