The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1903, Page 9

N FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY { | | [ | | PARDEE MEN WIN N OAKLAND' Meet With Success in James Maxwell Wilson, the Primaries Held Noted Irrigationist, Yesterday. Passes Away. Municipal League May Have | Becomes Prominent Through to Compromise as to a Work Carried on for Candidate. the Government. . | ames Maxwell rrigation , died late | Dwight | on by | for dition co was a distinguished | besides connection ity was employed by | Fiftk a 1€] 2 2 r I t fe °§ woee 1he United States Department of Agrl-1 b he of s K s I the three with the | o Breages that g ew pe: the office | of the at one gh @ he other and | . 8 reputation as | ion problems. | at it attracted K a states Irri- 1 he was induced to en- 1e last two years also with the | and was ¥ dents and | fessors zlike. He was extremely fond | of which kept 7d the other half | 1 e making ! | ected \ thorough | the pr which confront the matter of irrigation. ¥ studied not | problems, butd concerning irrigation | laws, economics and en- His classes at t tve ng of his iliness he was important series of ex r Fresno, relative to the f the rise of alkali to the =oil through the percola- | mnd waters from leak- tricts in the San Joa- Valley. This work, although not | was so far progressed that | possible . ts value to tie State in general will lost | " s not been in good past and three ere attack of g had a s plexy while in the Berkeley Bank of covered that he | A month | e, which s classroom Professor Wilson | most, and his loss ancement of re- | r was a widower daughter, Miss At the university age and a native of neral services will be e body will be shipped | at Hastings, Nebr., for BREED WINS OUT. Second Ward CONFERENCES TO BE HELD. ticket put up by ed his home pre- atts tract by a vote of 22 two precinets on Telegraph aditor F i is at home, overwhelming maj at Thirty-fourt avenue the vote eed ticket, while the two other pre- e the vote W L in the Third Ward for the Republican seventy-five, while n about put up by committee- is under- gerald for t Johnston e commitice, and ation up with that | in the Fourth 2 Church fact The the interests of KEd- B g hain thg Council, and had thed - ‘ . k K. Mott and the Par- - kg o The Meese ticket carried e by 154 votes to 124, they taking the McAdam | three out o five precincts. In the C cAdA™ | precinct at West Oakland the Boyer s Al [ the M ticket by a s Sy In the precinct between | ar Center streets the Meese - won by a vote of to 2 The | between Center and Adeline | o ¢ 22 % s strong for Meese, giving his | Sl P s to 13 for the Boyer dele- | e > precinct bounded by Ade- | - = line and Jefferson, § ith and Tenth | | POSTUM CEREAL. streets p ticket was given 43| . | votes to for Boyer. The precinct in the northern part of the ward, bounded | EMBALMS THE FOOD. by Adeline, Tweifth, Market, Fifteenth, | Jeffer enth streets, the Boyer A California Physician’s Idea About !:(. s eHE T ! \l-{-r: n‘i,d;flm At Coffee. {test. The ticket in this ward was put up | by the Pardee element and had former | known California physician, Joh Postmas w H. F at the head. | h ledding, Cal., maintains ths The old ers did not put a ticket in taken with the me the field, allowing the fight to go by de- - . a . | fault | embalm” or “preserve | = t will not digest. With| o SCH]AFI;‘_":R {.‘S ‘?U";'V . Me‘ < : Affairs in the Sixth ard w knowledge he has made many cOM- | ..., .9 out last night. There threat- b { indigestion, stomach trou- | cn0q 1o be a fight in the ranks of the | iseases 1 IR AWaY | “old liners,” with Lo chaffer on one giving his pa s Postun: | side and a ticket against Schaffer. It Cereg flee, which helps diges 5 was finally agreed that there should be 1 ¥ t ry is spok of in a let- | but one ticket in the ward, that Schaffer c o ¢ P. O \. | #hould have the delegation “if he wanted > »|§t,” but it was practically understood ool gt cars of indigestion | ypa¢ he would not want it. Schaffer has me s B 12 and thin that I | pever been very enthusiastic about x-re- rk. 1 had noticed the | nomination and he has withdrawn with as much dignity as possible. It is un- | derstood that the delegation will favor | Dan Doody, at present secretary of the | Board of Health, for the Council. The s about Postum Coffee, of the matter. ey impressed me and Pt an, Dr. John | opyosition forces did not try to break | ling, and asked him | into this ward and allowed it to go to | the “old liners.” recommended it, hav-| In the Seventh Ward the ticket was wn and other cases for | named by James A. Johnson, but it is st | said that the delegation will be in har- irpose. Dr. Read is » ! mony with the new faction that is in con- Morthern Califor-| ¢yl Whether this means that Johnson s the follow- | has gone over to the new faction or that * many cases | the new faction has control of Johnson's | taken after | delegation will have to dc«vei‘opA d 0 it cannot | It is evident that the Contra Costa | Water Company made no effort to retain control of the Republican machinery, and the fights that were made were purely individual ones for the control of ward n Dr. Read, and with the t the end of one month I was | delegations, more for the purpose of se- myproved, and now, at the end of | curing the naming of committeemen } nths, 1 am a well man, nerves | than for any use in making nominations, #icady and digestion O. K. Am gaining | steadily in weight and can dc ard | g s k. o | Will Give Entertainment. ther, who suffered from paipi-| The Willing Workers will give an en- r the heart when drinking coffee, | tertainment in the Social Hall of the claims that bis heart does not trouble | Bush-street Synagogue to-day at 2 p. m. him in the Jeast when using Postun Several well-known artists will take part Name furnished by Postum Company, in the programme and yefreshments will Battie Creek, Mich. ER [y 2 PROFESSOR DIES (STORM TWISTS FROM APOPLEXY OLD HALL ROOF University Building Suf- fers From the Timbers Slip From Places and Threaten Lives of Students. BERKELEY, Jan. 27.—The wind which | brought the rain down in such abundant quantities to-day North Hall at the University of Califor- badly sprung and so many of its supporting timbers were torn loose from their fastenings that for a time the roof was in great danger of fall- Work of repairing the damage was commenced as soon as it was covered, for fear that any increase in the gale would cause a serious disaster. Professor Frank Soule of the civi] en- gineering department ing and left instructions regarding its re- He found that the partial wreck caused by the storm was due to the hall's poor and filmsy construction. Although the severe racking the roof had received was not an immediate menace | to the lives of the students below, it was sufficient to cause hasty repairs to be Another wind storm would have caused the roof to fall in. The San Pablo and Grove street car lines, running to this city, were tied up for several hours this morning on account of a break In the Bay Company’s big The Telegraph avenue cars were run, but they received thelr power from the storage batteries kept by the Transit Its roof was visited the bulld- Counties Power Nearly an inch and a half of rain has fallen during the last twenty-four hours. WORKING IN HARMONY. LONDON, Jan. 21.—The following state- ment was authorized by the German em- | here to-day. There is not the slightest truth in the or misunderstanding many in regard Both governments continue | ct harmony and will sim- y withdraw the blockade at the fble moment. | reports of friction bhetween England and G to Venezuela to act in pe Lattimer Succeeds McLaurin. COLUMBIA, Lattimer was elected United tates Senator to-day to succeed Senator He recefved the unani- mous vote of both branches of the General WILES JROLSES RE OF BAITSH avenue ana on COmpares the Empréss Dowager to the Late Queen Victoria. Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, —According to advices received here by the steamer ru to-day from Peking, Gen- 1 Miles during his visit there had an audience with the Empress Dowager of China on January 2, when he felicitated | ese ruler in a manner which incensed the Britishers in China. The Empress Dowager had spoken of the achievements the United States forces and of General and the gen- in politeness, spoke of the good qualities of the Em- press Dowager Tszi Ann, whom he com- the late Queen her good qualities excelled those of late Queen of the British empire. ult of the reported remarks of of the United tes forces at this interview many of the publications controlled by Britishers tast are talking regarding the incident, others on the other hand treat the inci- dent with levity and say that Britishers will be amused at the ridiculousness of | many years “boss” of San Jose politics, the general’s remarks. « | congratulation Philippines, WAVES CAUSE WASHOUT ON THE ALAMEDA MOLE cancy on the Superior bench caused by - — e Judge Lorigan's elevation to the Supreme | One Hundred Feet of Track Is Un- | Court. dermined and Local Passenger Traffic Is Delayed. 7.—During the heavy ind and rain storm that pre- is morning about one hundred feet of the roadbed on the Alameda mole, near the ferry slip, was undermined and impassable for trains by seas that struck and dashed nearly across a ALAMEDA, Jan. suspended from 10 o pairs were effected at the washout in time to allow the through train for Santa Cruz to pass over. When the wind and tide were at their highest this morning some damage was done to banks, bulkheads and shrubbery Near Union street an extra high and swift roller, after strik- ing a bulkhead, went farther and broke the glass in several windows of a resi- dence adjoining the bulkhead. —— e on the south side. ‘Wonderful Success. Co-operative Company was organized in Eureka, Cal., January 1, 192, with nine charter mem- bers and capital stock of $1,000,000, divid- ed into 5,000 shares at $20 each. share entitles the owner to free examina- advice and treatment for themselves and little ones, and an equal part of all profits gained from the sales of Kellett Ofl and Sweet Spirits of Eden and the curing of those who are not mem- And as the dividends Increase the membership the working capital now a capital of § tion, medical company has and over 700 They have pafti twelve month- ds, giving to each charter mem- from their investment of $20, be- sides free medical advice and treatment for themselves and children. of the most enterprising, progressive and unions ever organized in this country or anywhere else. ized by Dr. John L. Kellett, now presi- dent-elect and business manager, who has at the Arlington on and Ninth, entrance 47 akland, where he will freely give you all particulars and including the cause and how to cure nine-tenths of the ordinary ailments. After a short stay pects to leave his business in the hands of his assistants and visit the south behalf of the compan —_———— British Steamship Is Sunk. _LONDON, Jan. 27.—The British steam- FRip Grafte, from Glasgow for Ayres, was sunk off Ramsey Island to- One man lost his life and the re- mainder of the crew, numbering sixteen, and This is one It was organ- formation you ere the doctor ex- was rescued by a ) passing steam Tanded at Cardi this evening. " HARRINAN'S PLAN ~ STIRS INTEREST Railroad Kings Turning Their Eyes to the Southwest. Southern Pacific President and Clark Working in | Harmony. | Special Dispatch to The Call. | NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—The interest of Wall street was to-day directed to the prospective railroad development in Southern California and extending north- east through Nevada and Utah to Salt Lake City. The sale of $10,000,000 additional Oregon Short Line debenture and participating bonds, announced yesterday, and the circles that the sale was preliminary to far-reaching development, which would further intrench the strong position of the | Harriman lines between Ogden and | Southern California, first directed the at- tention of rallroad interests to the far Southwest. Senator W. A. Ciark was in the | financial district this morning for the first time in several weeks. | This added another element of interest to the southwestern situation. Senator Clark to-day consented to ovutline the plans for the San Pedro road and explain the relations existing between the Union Pacific interests and himself. “We are working independently in the 1 construction of the San Pedro road,” said he to The Call correspondent, “but our relations with Mr. Harriman are perfect. v harmonfous. You may be sure there will be no conflict, but at the present time we have no agreement concerning either the present construction of the Salt | Lake-California line or its future opera | tlon. A joint use of the line, or the prob- able lease of the Oregon Bhort Line ex- tension, has been discussed, but nothing has been decided. 1 can say, however, that I have no option upon the Uvada spur or the Short Line. “We are making a modern raiiroad of Riverside. Within three months we ex- i pect to be operating to that point, about | /160 miles. We are using very hea {and are building stone bridges. | tend to hasten the work, and probably will soon begin construction at the other end.” It was definitely ascertained to-day that although the proceeds of the sale of the | Oregon Short Line bonds are used by that company to reimburse the Union Pacific for money expended in connection with the acquisition of Northern Pacific stock, | nevertheless the funds from the sale of this new issue of $10,000,000, application to gt which has been made to the Stock Ex- change, are for contemplated extensions | and for making advances to affiliated and | allied properties in the southwest. | EDUCATION OF THE DEAF. tion of the Oral Method. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 2.—Education under the | oral method for the deaf is one of the | fights that is recelving the attention of Copus of San Francisco., He has a bill be-| | fore the Assembly similar to the one that fuiled four years ago providing that a | wherever there are five of them to at- tend. Mrs, Holden, who is in charge of a deaf class in the Harrison School in San | | ¥rancisco, is here in attendance upon the Coemmittee on Education, which has the bill before it. The same opposition from the Berkeley trstitution that killed the bill of four | vears ago is arrayed against Copus' | measure. At present deaf children from | all over the State are obliged to attend this institution. There are about 60 such in the State and of these 200 are at Berke- ley. Copus says that under the oral system | as taught by Mrs. Holden, who is a grad- uvate of a Wisconsin institution for the deaf, children learn to understand per- | fectly what is being said to them by the | motion of the speaker’'s lips and also learn to articulate and that pupils at the | Harrison School, after reaching the fifth grade, go on through the school with the 1est of the clas: | g FIGHT FOR JUDGESHIP. | CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 21.—James W. Rea, for arrived in this city to-night. He is here in the interest of C. W. Cobb, whom he | | would like to see appointed to the va One of Governor Pardee's closest friends | !and advisers stated to-night that Cobb | had little or no chance for the position. | Conb was a candidate tor Superior Juage { | | at the last election and was defeated by | Judge Hyland. He has been a Justice of | the Peace and at present is associated with Rea's son-in-law in the practice of he law. 5 fica has been skirmishing this city to- night (in company with Senator Louis Oneal. He has been forming combina- tions and hopes to push Cobb to the front. It is stated that Joseph R. Patton of San Jose is looked upon with favor. John E. Richards’ candldacy is being pressed by | the Hayes brothers of San Jose. Charles M. Shortridge has been advised by his friends not to press his inquiries about the Gage appointments as he might hurt the chances of Richards, whom he de- sires to see appointed to the bench. —_—— OFFICE SEEKERS MUST WAIT. CALL HEADQUARTERS, . SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—It was given out on good authority that Governor Pardee would make no appointments until after the Legislature adjourned. One of his advisers stated to-night that the Gov- ernor would do nothing until March and that the batch of appointments he will send out then will be the best ever made by a chief executive of the State. This was a practical admission that the Governor was in favor of allowing Gage's appointments to die with the present Legislature. Under section 1000 of the Political Code the Governor is empowered to fill_all vacancies during the recess of the slature. It is probable, however, that Governor Pardee will fill the vacancy on the Su- perior bench of Santa Clara County, as the jail of that county is filled with crim- inals awaiting trial. Improving Country Schools. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 2..—An educational bill, which is favored by some of the leading instructors of the State, was introduced by Assemblyman Black this morning. It provides for union school districts in ccuntry sections. Under its provisions several districts may form into one with a centrally located schoolhouse. Provis- jon is made for the transportation of the yupils to and from the schoolhouse at the expense of the district. It is claimed by the sponsors of the bill that under this system more competent teachers can be employed and all the benefits of a city school can be supplied the pupils. ON THE ROCKS Powder-Laden Schooner Has Narrow Escape at Sausalito. Storm Drives Vessel Inshore and Residents Become Alarmed. A Epecial Dispatch to The Jan. 21.—The schooner Teresa, loaded with gunpowder, dynamite and projectiles for Fort Baker, was nearly wrecked to-day on the rocks Captain Nelson and the crew of the schooner left the vessel, so the residents of Sausalito say, fearing an That the business portion of | the town of Sausalito is not now in ruins is considered due to the prompt work of | Mayor Thomas and the citizens. The Teresa and her ved at Fort Baker landing last night, but during the night the heavy south- caster struck her and obliged to leave his moorings. to make Richardson Bay, but the storm | kept him i the channel all night, and ! early this morning he found himself close to the Sausalito shore and in dangerous proximity to the rocks. Robert Egell of the San Fraacisco Yacht Club assisted Nelson In placing a line around a telegraph pole on Water street after which the crew made the schooner fast by attaching another line to a yacht | When apprized of the | | nature of the Teresa's cargo, Egell saw | great danger ahead if one of the lines He accordingly notified the uthorities and Mayor Jacques Thomas | hurried to interview Captain Nelson. Upon finding that there was a large amount of powder,aboard the schooner Mayor Thom- | 15 instructed the crew to move the vessel. Captaln Nelson refused to obey the order, whereupon the Mayor notified him that if the Teresa was not at a safe distance from shore within half an hour he would | have the schooner scuttled. The Govern- ment offictals in San Francisco were then | notified and the tug Slocum, together with the launch Josephine, towed the Teresa into Richardson Bay. Captain Nelson clalms that he did not desert his vessel nor did he fear an ex- He claims that the schodner was n no danger, as the lines were strong. Mayor Thomas and several members of the San Francisco Yacht Club claim, on the other hand, there was great danger, as the line attached to the telegraph pole was not secure and if it parted the ves- sel would have drifted on the rocks and an explosion would have followed. @ “iririimiteilnpdeie el @ ARMOUR CLOGES HIS WHEAT DEAL Packer Realizes Profit of More Than One- Half Million. SAUSALITO, near Sausalito. opinion credited in the highest financial ! dangerous cargo the skipper was | buoy in the bay. the best type in Southern California and | have the San Pedro extension nearly to | cchool for deaf children may be formed | Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—The Armour people unexpectedly abandoned their deal in May wheat to-day and the enormous liquida- | tion which took place carried the price of | tkat delivery nearly 2% cents under the | close of yesterday. From 81% cents at | the opening and 817%@82 for price declined steadily to 78% cents and the close was at 79@79'% cents. The Armour sales were estimated high as 5,000,000 bushels. | 20,000,000 bushels is believed to have been A deal of nearly The sudden termination of | came as a surprise to everyone in trade and hundreds of small holders who had been following Armour’s lead, on finding themselves in the lurch, made a genera, rush to sell out, while each stage of th decline brought out hundreds of stop-loss | orders, all of which stimulated the down- | ward movement of prices. Most of Armour’s line was accumulated around 75 cents and from there up to a little above the present mark. the low point was 7% cents. This means | an average profit of around 4 cents a | If the line of 15,000,- bushel on his sales. 000 bushels packer added about $600,000 to the credit | side of his books. HAS A SENATORIAL BEE. | John F. Davis of Amador County Is| Anxiolds to Succeed Bard. HEADQUARTERS, MENTO, Jan. 27.—Former State Senator John F. Davis of Jackson, Amador Coun- | ty, has the Senatorial bee in his bonnet. He announced to-day that two years hence Le would be a candidate for United ‘He has been here for the past few days in consultation with Gov- He is agreeable to the ad- ministration and the Governor will in all probability ald him in securing the ap- pointment of attorney to the Board of Harbor Commissioners of San Francisco, a position now held by ex-Governor Budd. Senator Davis made a brilliant record in the Senate two years ago. Jast campaign he refused the nomination for Congress in order to assist Governor Pardee to be elected. is who made the Governor’s fight on the floor of the convention. States Senator. ernor Pardee. During the | It was Senator Da- Licensed to OAKLAND, marriage licenses were James E. Curran, aged 39, Contra Cost: and Catherine E. O'Toole, 2, Berkeley; Edward T. Callaghan, 29, and Mamie A. Sauza, 18, both of Mission San Jose; Mar- tin 8. Foss, 18, and Elizabeth Morse, 16, both of Berkeley: George M. Rutherford, 24, Eureka, and lHelen L. Rutherford, 24, San Francisco: issued to-day: Harris, 17, Ala- | Francis A. Kent, Harriet M. REDDING, Jan. 27.—Cora E. Bailey, aged § was drowned In Yreka Creek Sunda he wae playing on the bank when it cay throwing her into the stream. What Shall We Have for Dessert ? ‘This_question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try Jell-0 a delicious and healthful dessert. in two minutes. No boiling! no Ezkinfil add boiling water and set to at your grocers to-dqy.. 10 ct: = was arrested yesterday by I NEARLY STRIKES /SCOTT BANQUETS TELLS GRARACTER EASTERN MAGNATE' OF GECIL RHODES With Arguments on Shipbuilding. —_— Speeches of Many Witty Men Arouse Applause Among the Gnests.. BORCOUAIoT Henry T. Scott gave a banquet last night at the Pacific Unfon Club to Lewis Nixon, president of the United States Shipbuilding Company, and some of his friends. At the host's right sat Lewis Nixon and then came Claus Spreckels, Charles W. Howard, Arthur Holland, Walter Martin, General Jose Allen, John Lawson, Percy Morgan, Harry Jerome, Fremont Older, Captain Stevenson, J. D, Grant, Major Duval, W. G. Dodd, A. C. Gary, A. H. Small, Charles Champion, | A. Johnson, Robert Forsyth, A. Sbarboro, A. A. Watkins, C. C. Deming, George W. Dickle, Captain Burnham, A. Carrigan, | R. H. Sprague, F. W. Zeile, John Martin, A. L. Scott, Captain Tawresey, M. H. de | Young, P. N. Lilienthal, General Hughes, | L M. Scott, W. H. Crocker, A. Chese- brough, Wakefleld Baker, W. F. Herrin, R. P. Rithet, M. 8. Wiison, J. O'B. Gunn, Thomas Van Ness, Captain Meyer, C. M. Goodall, Captain Lyman, Timothy Hop- kius, Mr. La Boyteaux, H, C. Breedon, | G. H. Higbee, E. O. McCormick, C. P.| Bells, W. H. Taylor, W. D. Clark, W. H. Martin, A. B. Williamson, C. S. Givens, C. Froelich, Louls Giass, The decorations were Oriental. Under the green dome of a spreading bamboo | tree was hung a large red silk lantern, | and around the table were lanterns of the | same color. The table was ladened with red roses, carnations and other flowers and at every given interval stood tall wroughtiron lamps half hidden in smilax and green and between them were smaller lanterns, each giving out red electric glows. The host presented Mr. Nixon as the guest of the evening in a few felicitous words. In replylng Mr. Nixon spoke of the high standard necessary to our men- of-war and said that the merchant service | must be the best in the world. He spoke at length in regard to the.navy yards and how they should be placed to the best ad- vantage. “The country in its natural | greatness has expanded and it will ex- pand. In all this upbuilding we need the American ship and some one must build it,” he sald. “We have the raw material and we have the capital to place on the seas the ships that shall rule the ocean.” Thomas C. Van Ness made the address | of welcome to the members of the bar and C. J. Deming replied in the name of t:ei Eastern lawyers. General Hughe: on “The Strong Arm of the Army Claus Spreckels made a short speech “For the Merchants of San Francisco,” saying: ‘I don’t know that I can say anything | very myuch about shipbuilding, as I don’t| know starboard from port, but we can build ships and we are doing a great deal in California to help the building of ships | and railroads. When I am gone think | well over what I am about to say: This will be the greatest State in the Union.” “The Power of the Press” was answered by M. H. de Young. E. O. McCormick, the passenger traffic manager of the Southern Pacific Company, made perhaps the wittiest speech of the evening. He defended his raflroad, he defended the press and he defended the State. “As for California, you can tell the truth about it without lying,” he said. George W. Dickie spoke on “The Navy. Irving M. Scott also spoke. BETTER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES ARE WANTED Residents of Richmond District Com- SIvaRCAmRE o0 T Soies etk | Vexatious Delays. | | tion Association to-morrow evening, when plain of Antiquated Cars and At the meeting of the Central Avenue and Presidio Improvement Club, held Monday night, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, The present street raflway service on what is known as the Sutter-street railway system Is antiquated, incomvenient and | ject to extraordinary and annoying dela; vexatious and unnecessary transfer Stops; whereas, the completion of the electric line to San Mateo, with a rapid and convenient gervice from the heart of the city to points in San Mateo County, is calculated to divert the homeseeker from the natural and most avall- able section of the city for home-builders un- less steps be taken to secure the conveniences that a modern, should furnish, namely, service by extending the Sutro line over said Sutter-street system; and whereas, we deem it important that action should be taken and taken at once to secure these ends, now, there- fore, sub- and up-to-date railroad service thorough _electric be it Reésolved, That the exacutive committee of this club urge these improvements upon such persons or corporations as may be affected thereby, such committee to secure the co- operation of other improvement clubs in this connection. Resolved further, That a copy of this reso- lutfon be forwarded to the Board of Supervi- sors and to the United Railroads of San Fran- clisco. The officers of the club are: R. H. Countryman, president; A. Steffins, vice president; John Williams, secretary; Jo- seph Rebstock, sergeant-at-arms. F. A. Maestretti, J. B. Whitney, J. Spargo, Fred Decker and W. J. Foster constitute the executive committee. —_————————— OFFICERS SHOOT DOWN A MURDEROUS LABORER Man Who Wanted to See Some One Bleed to Death Receives Three | Bullets. SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 27.—A Daven-| port, Wash., specfal to the Spokesman- | Review says Marshal Jack O'Farrell and Deputy Epperly cut short by death the | murderous career of Charles Hill in the ‘Wonder saloon this evening just as Hill was about to fire a third bullet into the prostrate body of Joseph Hoy, the bar- tender in the saloon. Hill, who was a farm laborer, had been drinking and making murderous threats. He declared that he wanted to see some one bleed-to death. Procuring a revolyer, he entered the saloon in search of Will- fam Sullivan, the proprietor. Sullivan was not there. Hill forced the bystanders to line up along the wall and opened fire on Hoy, shooting him once through the cheek and once through the shoulder. It is thought that Hoy will recover. As the officers entered the saloon Hill turned, | but they were too quick for him. Both fired, one shot passing through the right lung, the other through the left lung and another through the farehead. —_———— - BADLY BURNED WHILE LIGHTING HIS PIPE OAKLAND, Jan. 27.—After bandaging a dog bite wound with kerosene and tur- pentine saturated bandages, John Rogers, 2 mechanic at the Southern Pacific Com- pany shops at Newark, started to light his pipe. The flame from the match ig- nited the oil-soaked lint and befo ers could tear off the blazing rags both hands were painfully burned, as was his face. Dr. Chalmers took charge of the sufferer and alleviated hig pain. ——————— STEALS BAIN COATS.—Patrick Bannon thcer E. J. Win- and charged at the Seventeenth-street Py- ters lice Station with petty hmny‘ Bannon was caught in the act of stealing ®w tmm':he store of George Hall at 3004 Mission 0 _rain_coats Nixon Stirs His Hearers|Rev. A. Hofmeyr Talks of England’s “Em- pire Builder.” Describes Perilous Journey Into the Interior of South Africa. The Rev. A. Hofmeyr of South Africa, friend of the late Cecil Rhodes and the representative of that statesman with the exploring party which planted the British | flag In Matabeleland, gave his first lec- ture last night in San Francisco at the Young Men's Christian Associaton. W. Courtenay Bennett, the British Consul General, occupied the chair and intro- duced the African explorer to the audi- ence., The Rev, Mr. Hofmeyr, a man of gigan- tic height and commanding presence, with a fluent delivery, quickly took up the subject of his address. The recounting of his reminiscences of travels soon in- terested his hearers and spontaneous ap- plause came frequently and heartily whenever he mentioned the name,of Ce- cil Rhodes as connected with enterprises wkich were, as he said, not personal, but for the welfare of the whole English speaking people of the world. In dramatic manner he told of his com- mission from Cecil Rhodes, which com- manded him to go into Matabeleland and by gentle and friendly means take pos- session of that part 6f Africa in the name of the Queen, Victoria. Rhodes, he said, was indeed a great empire bullder. PERILS OF THE DESERT. He knew what was necessary for Eng- land's supremacy in that country. Mr. Hofmeyr gave a graphic and necessarily sensational deseription of the expedition’s travels. He told of the privations suf- fered before reaching the far off point, described the stampede of their bullocks, through which they were left waterless and almost died on the scorching desert. He told of the succor that miraculously came many times to their aid when their position was fraught with danger. Against all obstacles, he said, tHey battled peacefully and without complaint, push- ing on and on until they reached the part | of the country which was to add histori- cal ipterest and importance to British pessessions on the vast African conti- nent. During the exploration the little band representing Cecil Rhodes made fast friends with the Kaffirs, who aided them materially in the prosecution of their ob- t. Mr. Hofmeyr told how, with the aid runners, they kept Cectl Rhodes posted as ‘'to their progress and how the states- man aided them throughout their peril- ous journey. Coming down to later days, Mr. Hofmeyr spoke about his capture during the Boer war by the Boers and his long imprisonment and also told ef his subsequent mission as peace envoy, hav- ing been sent by Lord Kitchener to treat with the Boers. RHODES ESTEEMED AMERICANS In paying a touching tribute to the memory of Cecil Rhodes Mr. Hofmeyr said that it was through ‘Rhodes that he, | Mr. Hofmeyr, was in the United States, for on the very morning of the day of his death Rhodes, who had a warm regard for _Americans, made the request that he | #hould visit this ¢buntry and speak to the people on matters connected with South Africa. Rhodes, he said, had been the subject of attack by those who did not know him. Those who did know him, said Mr. Hof- | meyr, were aware of his greatness, not la one as an empire builder, but as a triend, philanthropist and public spirited man. His will, sald Mr. Hofmeyr, proved that his fortune had not been accumulat- ed for personal reasons. The greater part of his vast wealth he had left for the The Rev. Mr. Hofmeyr will give an- other lecture at the Young Men's Chris- he will tell of the Boer war and also ex- plain his position as envoy for Lord Kitchener. Martin Arenz. 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