The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 10, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1903. CALIFORNIA’S GOVERNOR WILL LEAD THE BRILLIANT MARCH IN MIDST OF SCENES OF SPLENDOR AT THE INAUGURAL BALL *— i = - -, LT ¥ ~ Venezuela’s Warlike Ex-i ‘ | ecutive Wins More || i Battles. '1 | [ [ Effectually Checks March of | His Foes Toward C’aracasA f%fg;:;fi;y A,,lé,;,é_,,,“ Government Troops Capture Octauvo ASSEPr BLASIAN. 0F CK 14, Marques and Nearly Two Zerze 5)/_134/':;;://‘ ;‘zvzg/Tl Hundred of His GSSAIS) sl STATESIIANY — Men. LIKE PISE AssErrBLTITR = T yon v TODE : OF DA 7T > THAT ASKEDO 7O - WALEL IE THOCS. 5 o ugpes Vashington before ;;/’7/}:2[ G LS LT CE £xcusel | : e : u = : “,“ ;V:n } = S marrErTY, 1. we that the | % ~ — - < Bes — > g . | GLIMPSES OF STATESMEN WHO ARE MAKING THE MILLS OF THE LEGISLATIVE GOD> GRIND RAPIDLY AT SACRAMENTO. | AL FLOWERS FILL THE HALLS OF THE CAPITOL Elaborate Preparation for the Night of Fes- tivity. a1 ammuni- | er engagement nd resulted Epecial Dispatch to The Call. Oect ACRAMENTO, Jan | rangements are complete: inaugural ball next Mond The executive committee held its final meeting to-night at the Chamber of Commerce and received re- subordinate committees completed. ments will be p Governor Pardee fn the grand marc! ight. The c State will lead the marc and his four daughters; even little Helen will tread the s arpets. e Gov- « | ernor will hold a on in the State from the date wupon |library after the first dance. This cozy Minister Venezuela | place be handsomely deeorated for t Caracas. The | the occasion. Ticke for the ball will arrived here. | not exceed 3. More than 200 have been aut at the | disposed of in SBacramento. Visitors will s asked home | come from San Francisco and other c to attend the function. The Governor and h ggressive M. Quievere Charg Affaires in Caracas wife will be es- ves- There The will be orches- the reception committee. © orchestras and a band tras will be in the Senate chambers and the band will be s in the rotunda to discourse music for the promenaders. Decorators are busily engaged at Capitol converting the Senate and Assem- bly chambers and hallways into a verit- able bower of beauty. A wealth of plants, ALLEGED BANK ROBBER | greens, palms and flowers are being util- IS SURPRISED BY POLICE |ized to adorn the Interior. The ~color scheme of the Senate decorations is light P 2 Rich Texan and Is Enter- | green, while the Assembly will be resplen- « t i ink. F. Willard origin ed t ng o Dinner Party When | 3l " The batconies of the Senate w - festooned with electric lights and eve Arrested. After stopping | Breens each incandescent globe will £ ¢ th | peep from the golden heart a chyy- apg Siere e santhemum. Cc corners w placed At WL Lane e galleries fram in lattice + "A0E L work of ivy and ergreen member of | while the canopy will be of vines and elec- & lights. Palms and flowers will add tc the effect - The hallways will have twenty arches, h arch lighted with incande t lamps pink upon a background of evergreen entire bullding will be heated and P ¥ guests will be in no danger of catch- 8 cold. There will be no banquet, but of tete-a-tete tables and buff. Waiters will serve refreshments after 10 o'clock Four hundred gallons of champagne | punch will be used on the night of the ball. suspicions ne's picture ves and offi- | 0 g0 in search | il g an Rl MAY REMOVE DAIRY SCHOOL. wifi‘"f Proposal Planned to Take It From er close | Berkeley to Menlo. e at the| CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 9.—An effort will be made by as many men, | face and the dine ternation med. A revolver exactly | by the other man in already under ar- at the Tre- | have the State Dairy School from Berkeley to the Budd place, at Men- lo Park. Unless unexpected opposition to the proposed change comes from Presi- dent Wheeler of the State University the effort will probably be successful. It has the support of most of the instructors in — —— | OLIC the school, and it is said more than one | POLICE FIND THE MAN |of the Board of Regents favor the WHO STOLE WOMAN’S COIN | change. g Richard Foster, Who Ran Away With Money anC Dia- Confesses. Jan. 9.—Richard Fos- having stolen $2000 in will be introduced early in the session by Assemblyman Brown of San Mateo, who two years ago secured an appropriation of $20,000 for the school. In his opinion Berkeley is not the proper place for the institution, and it would never have been mo 359 worth of diamonds | placed there but for the desire on the - Mrs. St Lewis in | part of certain members of the faculty o was apprehended to-day | 1 BTOUP together at Berkeley all the de- - v by Sheriff partments of the university. ik iis city by Sherd Another bill which Brown will intro- ara County. Foster | guce will be of special interest to em- & was employed as | ploves of corporations who from time to K the « ruction of the |time find it necessary to discount thelr bara. He be- | gglaries because of their immediate need woman and ar- | for ready cash. In many of the cities of & a journey. The | the State the money lenders make enor- to leave Mrs. ¥ from the bank. 1an left the money, | ls. lying on the | xt morning Fos- mous profits at the expense of those who work for a living. It frequently happens that the rate of interest which they charge is as high as 15 per month. The security exacted is a written assignment of his salary to the man who Jends him the money, and his refusal to pay makes it possible in many cases to £o to the employer of his customer and cause his discharge. Rather than take chances of losing his position the borrow- er continues to pay the enormous inter- curred on December 17 er confessed to the crime af- ithorities and where he thes; money found and the jewelry ! his own confession Fos- | est. ' thed anion while sie was| The bill which Assembblyman Brown Eleey 1 way the next day | proposes to introduce will if it become a from Santa Barbara to this city and |law make it a misdemeanor for any the Ensenada, in Lower California. There be remained until recently. claim shaver, warrant scalper or salary broker to charge for money advanced a corted from the executive chambers by | and Assembly | foned | the | ¥ | on the first floor will be found a n\|m!)1vr; during this session of the Legislature to | removed | The bill for the removal of the schooll cent per | 1 | and extends eastward until it joi: | dangerous conflagrations. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, January 9.—State aid in the protection of forests from fire will be asked by the members from Southern California and because of tne importance of the measure they hope to enlist the support of members from other districts in which the conserva- | tion of water by the forests means the very life of the country. The recent withdrawal of a num- ber of the Government forest rangers has left many forest reserves insufficiently protected, during the summer months. One of the most important of these is what is known as the San Gabriel | forest reserve, which embraces many square miles of the mountainous district north of Los Angeles, There have been many very serious fires in that section in former years, but during the past two years the rangers have succeeded in preventing ns the San Bernardino reserve. | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL ASK FOR PROTECTION OF THE FORESTS | especially “ADJOURNMENT!” MAKES MUSIC N THEIR EARS | Assemblymen Manifest a Desire to Leave the Capital. Special Dispatch to The Call. | ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 9.—It looked like a get-away d in the Assembly | this morning. There was a quorum present, but not much to spare. What little routine work was | transacted went through with a rush. The members responded to their names in voting for resolutions in a hasty man- r and the motion to adjourn found | nearly every county represented with a ready second. Before adjournment, however, a mem- | ber asked to be excused until Tuesday next. This started the ball rolling and ’ in a moment Speaker Fisk was kept busy | recognizing members who were anxious to | have the same privilege accorded them. The reque e s0 numerous and came » quickly that the Speaker would, on nting the floor, simply say: Yes, sir; you are excused until Tues- v inally, when almost the entire house on the floor, ready and anxious to we ask for a few day. respite, Duryea focetiously ren ked that it would be a | good idea to the Speaker ask for | volunteers to meet in the morning and | then adjourn until Tues “We can depend on Higgins being here, | even 1t we have to grant him further | mileage,” said one of the clerks, “and as | Higgins represents Sacramento, we are | sure of at least one member.” | An extra list of attaches was presented | for approval and when Fisk called for | the stated ones to step forward and>be sworn In there was but little response. | Finally Fisk delivered a strong speech | and said that on this and the previous list quite a few of the appointed ones had failed to report and that unless a more ready response was made the names would be stricken off. Fisk's remarks called forth a hearty round of applause. This brought a few members to the floor with explanations to the effect that while they had named some attaches, it was impossible to have them report until next week and under such strong orders | that they would have to walve salary for the few days it required to notify them. | ——— Bill for ‘“Indeterminate Sentence.” SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9.—A bill provia- ing for what is commonly known as “in- determinate sentence” in criminal cases will shortly be introduced by Senator | Belshaw. Under the proposed law a per- son convicted of a crime may, at the in- stance of the committing magistrate, be | sent to prison without definite sentence. Upon a reasonable length of time the prisoner may, upon a recommendation of the prison directors, who shall be the judges of his conduct, be released and restored to good citizenship. The plan is now in successful operation in the East, and several charitable organizations of this State are apparently behind the movement to enact simflar laws in Cali- fornia. { PRI RERRXLE RURRIE | greater rate of interest per month than that equivalent to 10 per cent per an- num. Of course, there will be opposition to this proposed law, and it Is expected | that a powerful lobby will be sent here | to oppose it, but it will be introduced and every effort will be made to secure its | passage. VIENNA, Jan. 9.—Statistics for 1902 dem- onstrate that Vienna continues in the front rank of the European capitals in the numper of suicides. Last vear's records show that there were 453 deaths from sulcide and 467 attempts at self-destruction, PLANS CHANGE IN THE STATE LAW ON BALLOT Prospect That Measure by Mott Will Be Accepted. Epeclal Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 9.—Assemblyman | John W. Mott of Oakland is the only member of the Legislature who anticipated any of the recom- mendations made by Governor Pardee in his inaugural address. Mott Is a young man and this is his maiden: experience in the legislative arena. Ever since his election he has been at work preparing and pruning and perfecting an armor- clad amendment to the State ballot law which cannot be perforated by the dead- ly projectiles of the Supreme Court. The particular purpose of the amend- ment, which Mott will introduce in the lower house next Wednesday, is to un- mistakably define what an identification mark on a ballot is and to hedge the ballot about with ample safeguards to prevent unjust cancellation. The amend- ment further provides that sworn testi- ! mony must be offered to prove that any unusual mark upon a ballot was placed there for purposes of identification before | it can be declared invalid by the courts. | Mott derived his inspiration for the amendment from the contest for the Ity of Alameda County last fall between .Candidates Bishop and Rogers. | When the returns were canvassed after the election it was discovered that a large number of ballots bore two crosses or marks after a candidate’s name instead of one, as provided by law. The fZu- perior Court subsequently decided that these extra marks were intended for pPar- poses of identification and threw out ovék 25 per cent of the entire vote of the county. In some precincts 50 per cent were canceled. Inasmuch as Mott's measure happens to be in line with Governor Pardee's wishes, the hearty support of the ma- jority of both houses has been promised and its early passage is assured. Even the minority will offer no opposition, if signs count for anything. E. N. Baxter of Wawona proposes to bcost every effort to reform the obvious defects In the pres- ent ballot law and will himself offer a further amendment providing that elec- tion returns may be written elther with ink or indelible pencil. He {s now prepar- ing another important measure, which, it successful, will create more or less of a sensation among California’s disciples of Izaak Walton. This is an amendment to the game and fish law forbidding the catching of trout under seven inches in length instead of six inches, as hereto- fore. Baxter will probably be placed upon the committee governing these matters, | as he is known to be one of the best fly fishermen and quall shots in the ‘§tate. Agnews Asylum Cottages. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9.—A bill provid- ing for the appropriation of $25,000 for the extension of the cottage system at the Agnews State Hospital will be submitted to the consideration of the Legislature by Assemblyman Black. The asylum Is at present sorely in need of proper accom- modations for its female inmates, a num- ber of whom are said to be confined in unsuitable quarters. Senator Belshaw will champion the bill in the Senate. Certificates for Notaries Public. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 9.—Governor Par- dee to-day signed the certificates of the following notaries public: Martin C. Beem, Siskiyou, to reside at Fort Jones; 8. M. Craddock, Orange, to reside at Orange: John N. Burich, San Diego; Bd- ward Fisher, Vacaville; C. D. Hamilton, Banning, Orange County; J. G. Fitch, Los Gatos; John A. Rapp, Nevada City, and Jackson Dennls, Sutter Creek. LAST ANXIOUS TO COrfPROMISE FOR THEHONOR General Is Willing to Leave the Service Very Soon. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 9.—The contest over the confirmation of the appoint- ment of General Charles F. A. Last of Los Angeles as command- er of the First Brigade, N. G. C., is in a fair way to be compromised. The oppo- sition to Last has been based principally upon the ground that he is legally ineli- gible In that the law requires that ne shall have served for at least three years as fleld officer before he can become a general officer in the National Guard of California. General Last was ~never a field officer, but was given his present po- sition as a reward for political services. Despairing of securing his confirmation his friends have proposed as a compro- mise measure that his appointment be confirmed with the understanding that he shall continue in the servicé only five menths and at the expiration of that pe- riod he shall retire. It so happens that General Last lacks only five months of completing a term of service which will entitle him to retirement with fuill rank and he wants to secure that privilege. He declares that under the circumstances | he has no desire to remain in the service, | preservation. but having served for so long he wishes the privilege of retiring with all the hon- ors which may accrue to him by reason of his long service. This compromise measure has not as yet been presented to Governor Pardee and therefore no one knows whether the new Governor will agree to it. The op- position to Last's confirmation has by no means given up the fight and will urge the point that inasmuch as he has never complied with the law creating his posi- tion he is not entitled to the benefits of the law, which otherwise would give him the right to retire with full rank. The fight against the éonfirmation is not al- together a political one as yet, the legal objection to it being the only one thus far urged agalnst it. HOME FOR GOVERNOR. Pardee Will Occupy the Old Lindley Mansion in Sacramento. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 9.—Governor Pardee has leased the old Lindley mansion, on H street, between Thirteenth and Four- teenth. A number of citizens of this city took it upon themselves to ald the chief executive in finding a temporary resi- dence and were successtul in leasing this well-known house. The Governor and his family have been staying at the Golden Eagle Hotel. The State furnishes no official reidence for its Governor. Senator Devlin is preparing a bill to have the unexpended balance set aside two years ago for the erection of a gubernatorial mansion, and such addition- al sums as may be required, appro- priated for its construction. It also di- rects that the building should be erected outside the Capitol grounds. A clause is attached authorizing the commission to rent quarters for the Governor until the mansion is completed. Assemblyman W. W, Greer will intro- duce a similar bill in the lower house. Greer's measure appropriates $150 for the rental of a sultable house for the chief executive pending the completion of the mansion. Pastor Is Fined for Contempt. TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 9.—J. T. McFar- land, pastor of the First Methodist Epis- copal Church, the largest church in To- peka, was fined $100 to-day by the Police Judge for contempt of court. Dr. McFar- land severely scored the Judge in open ccurt for a fine imposed on Mrs. Nation. * WATER SUPPLY DEPENDS UPON CARE OF TREES South Very Anxious to Have Fire Fighters Ready. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL HEADQL':\ RTERS, SACRA- be MENTO, Jan. 9.—A- bill will introduced in the Legislature by a southern member looking to the protection of forest reserves. Some of the richest sections of Southern Cali- fornia depend upon the San Gabriel re- serve for a water supply and any forest fire which covers any great area is a great loss, not only to the ranchers, but to the people of the smaller towns. The exact terms of the bill for this purpose have not been determined, al- though in a general way the members know what they want. One thing greatly desired is that it be made possible to organize a trained band of fire fighters, who can be called Into service on short notice and who will know that they will be pald promptly for their services. An- other proposed provision is for an anx- illary forest patrol during the dry sea- son by State employes, who can assist the Government's employes In their work. A third provision is for an appropria- tion to establish telephone lines to the more prominent points throughout the reserves so that information concerning forest fires can be quickly communicated and help summoned at places where it is most needed to prevent any spread of the flames. The measyre will have the support of the Water and Forest Associa- tion. Los Angeles will ask this Legislature for another State building, or to be more exact, certain persons in Los Angeles, backed by the Board of State Library Trustees, will make the request. It will be in the form of a bill for the appro- priation of the sum of $§100000 for the erection in that city of a building to be known as the All of the purposes for which this pro- posed building is desired have not been stated by those who are preparing the bill, but among them is that of providing a place for the preservation and display of the historical relics of the southern end of the State. There are in the pos session of private families in the south relics which are historically worth thou- sands of dollars and their present owners have many times expressed a willingness to part with their treasures whenever the State provided a proper place for their The old Spanish families in the south have numerous articles which should be thus preserved, relics of the campaigns of General Fremont and other American commanders, or to go farther back into the history of the State, relics of the first coming of the Franciscan fathers, who established the chain of mis- sions along the coast and converted into formal Christians the rather docile In- dians. Again, the various “homes of Ramona,” of which there are three or four in the south, could be induced to vield their relics to one general collec- tion. The Board of State Library Trustees will assist in the effort to secure the ap- propriation for the building, but, con- sidering the condition of the State treas- ury, even the champions of the bill ad- mit that this session of the Legislature is mot an opportune time for its presen- tation and that it would probably have a better chance of success two yeara hence. They will present the measure, nevertheless, If only for the purpose of jearning the sentiment of the people on the subject. The members of both the Senate and Assembly from San Bernardino and Kern counties will endeavor. to agree upon a bill this sesslon which will once and for all time settle the long-disputed question of the exact location of the boundary line between those counties. The matter has been in dispute for years and it has been impossible for an owner of property along the line to know to which county to pay his taxes and this in some cases has led to unpleasant complications in transfer- ring property. What the members desire is a resurvey of the line and the erection of proper markers or monuments so that in future there wilk be no possibility of a dispute. —ee Missing Man Writes From Prussia. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 9.—Joseph Simon, who disappeared from this city on Octo- ber,3, has been heard from. A letter w: received by his family Thursday stating that he was visiting a sister in Prussia, ‘whither he had gone after departing from Santa Rosa. When Simon left this city he was bound for a Monterey County health resort, and up to last night had not been heard from. His long silemce and absence caused his family great un- easiness and finally the conclusion was reached that the missing man had been the victim of assassins. He had men- tioned his desire to_visit Prussia. He was a prominent budiness man of this city and is about seventy years of age. State historical building. | e WRECKED MEN - BRING STORY OF TRAGEDY Two Survivors of Bark Prince Arthur Reach Shore. | | | Hapless Vessel Breaks on the 1 Rocks Off Northern Coast. | Skipper Supposed He Was in the Straits to the Sound When He Piled Up on the | Reef. | e i | Special Dispatch to The Call. i NEAH BAY, Wash,, Jan. 9—Second | Mate Christopher Hanson and ilmaker | Kulrd Larson of the wrecked bark Prince Arthur managed to ch re to-day after having spent a perflous hour in the stormy sea between here and the point here the vessel struck. The ship broke in two last night and a total wreck at {1 o'clock this morning | The names of those who lost their lives | in the wreck, which occurred last Friday | night two miles north of Paine Rock, are: HANS MARKUSSEN, captain. HERMAN DOLL, first mate. LARS LARSEN, steward. GODFREY OLSEN, EAGLE ANDERSON. GUSTAVE MOELENSEN. EMIL BARNSEN. FERDINAND FREDERICKSON. J. POLDEN FRANK FOELKENDALL PHILLIPS D. BALSA. J. ANDERSON. CHRISTIAN CHRISTOPHERSO! "HARLES CHRISTENSON R MARLIN, apprentice. J. JOERDALE, apprentice. CARPENTER, name unknown. Second Officer Hanson gives the followe ing account of the disaster t 1 o’'clock on the morning of January {3 the vessel was running eastward with a { strong westerly wind. Captain Markus- sen had had no observations for three days, but as he and the officers had been in these waters before, they felt confident that they were inside Cape Flattery and saillng up the Strai of Juan de Fuca. Suddenly a light was seen ahead ard the officers decided it was in a house on shore. Orders were quict.y given to wear the ship and the vessel was brought about and stood off ore. The officers were congratulating themselves on the narrow escape when the bark struck a rock. “Captain Markussen ordered the pumps manned and taking a part of the crew be- low investigated the damage. It was found the vessel had struck the rock a glancing blow and that one of the plates bad split. Preparations were made to stop the leak and the vessel was making good headway seaward when a second reet was struck, but apparently the sec- ond did no damage. “Captain Markussen remarked that they would soon be in deep water and out of danger. A mountainous sea was running and the bark rising on a huge wave fell on a jagged rock and literally collapsed and was swept by a tremendous wave, which took every one overboard and al- most annihilated the vessel.” The two survivors state that they had { had no reckoning for three days and at 6 o'clock of the day of the wreck sound- ings gave sixteen fathoms. Deatn-Bed Honor for Soldier. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—The President has selected Colonel Edward N. Hays, Thirteenth Infantry, for appointment as | brigadier general to succeed General John A. Johnston, upon the resignation ¢f the latter, which will follow immedi- ately upon his confirmation by the Sen- ate. -Colonel Hays is lying at the peint of death at Fort Meade, S. D. He is the officer of longest commission in the United States army, which he entered as a boy of 13 years, COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. tesued a proclamation to-day | people ‘of’ Ohio to observe January | exercises in all schools, colleges versities, commemorative of the i1 birth. nor Nash upon_ th 29 w and u sixti Gov -alling