The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1903, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, £ MUHDER fEAR [l ] BEGING FIXING OF WATER RATES RS st MarQuock Assassinated | |Board Exammes Spring | Supposed by the! ‘While Leaving His Bedroom. Valley Company'’s « Officials. Robbery Corporation Fails to Comply With Some Terms of Resolution. Police to Have Been the Motive in China-{ The preliminary investigation into the fow morning by | operations of the Spring Valley Water he s a murder had been | Works for the purpose of fixing the rates kson street. The po- |10 be charged to consumers during the i to know the mo- | next fiscal year was begun last night by r who could have com- | the Board of Supervisors, which met as | @ committee of the whole. Only eleven Supervisors were present— d Lance found the dead | Cornor, who acted as chairman, Alpers, Quock in a room on the top | Bent, Booth, Loughery, Lynch, D'Ancona, Jackson street. He had ap- | Egsers, Braunhart, Wynn and Branden- left his bed when the as- | Stein. City Engineer Grunsky five shots at him, four taking | Present to aid the board in securing neces- probably killing him instantly. , sary information on which to base the € nade an inves 2d | Tates. 5 oade an investigation and | Yot ler Engincer Schusster was conspleu- el | ous by his absence, & that they heard five shots | ropresented by M. B. Kellogg, attorney, ck yesterday morning, but | Cleveland Forbes, engineer, and F. P. attention to them, thinking | Howard, assistant secretary, all of whom v morning Po- some one celebrating the New | replied to questions puc by Supervisors. The clerk of the board stated that all | o W { the requiremenis of the resolution cali- Detective £d Glbso® was detaited on the ing on the Spring Valley Water Company cose and he came to the conclusion that statement of its revenues although the murde » was 4 mem- cments hua heen complied ber of the . his assassina- h except that requesting an itemized with the war of 1St of the salaries paid to officials and > 1 the moneys paid for adver- b ur the mur- unsel fees. ¥. P. Howard, . S g ";’: retary, stated that it would - s ¥ pay: ible 10 segTegate the wages pald e gambIng resort, i ., jr4ividual laborers. but said he would | & bo trace of the money and much information on the subject ¥ L Tobincky: Wk geone S ibie as soon as it could be com- motive for the Secd ¥ terrogated X PAID Fo‘ ATTORNEYS. Repliving to a question as to the amount | for advertising, Howard ny al meetings and he prom- the sum of $59%8 77 was ide of that paid to At- Kellogg, who are reg- employed, but Howard refused to mes of the extra attorneys. ordered that Forbes be fur- with & ecopy of the resolution and d he was also | the company being had no such expense | would comply with all of its | »uble be- a whit g f the New s own, the trouble be- ODD FELLOWS DEDICATE FINE HALL AT CORONA Impressive Ceremonies by Hundreds | i Members of the Order in the South. The most fraternal red in Corona | ftemoon when Grand Bluff dedicated the | which has just been | Fellows, Hall As- t of $15,00 in the Grand { R k ha wssisted by Past Los Angeles, who arden, M. G. Kirby Marshal Atwood of rardino, herald of herald of herald of the herald of the ;D.F. ceremonies were beauti- 1 weres witnessed | 2 of people. J. | he Superior Ccurt of | an eioguent address, “Odd Fellowship via ening at 7:30 o'clock rio, Redlands. Riverside ar- ren, who were members of Cir O. ¥., and werc , headed®by u t b Ame A W. A. Wheeler, Brown. The in} by the Riversi eams from River- second degree by Lodge of San Bernar- A banquet was served ng laid for signed by Arc mg& ion in style, twe | of brick, with a ble, embellished cent design. | POSTUM CEBEAL | PREACHER OUTWITTED In Another Preacher’s Family, “It is easy to sing the praises of Postum Coffee; in fact, I should be most sl did T not,” says Mrs. R. B. he wife of the minister of the | ongregational Church of Boise, | ears geo | was a nervous wreck | hard to convince that coffee was‘ Postum was recommended by | and found to be delicious and ng. In a short time my nerv- me, and to-day I am well and it & moment’s sicknes: wusband has been relieved of bil- i { | ness by ite use, and our eldest daugh- | + who was delicate child, has won- | »ved in health. She has gaimed in flesh and is stronger than ever before in her life, while I scarcely know I have any nerves. The whole family, ch all “How sorry 1 ‘I don’t Wi dren and prefer Postum to coffee. | 1 when I hear any one Postum.” 1 know they | € not prop: prepared it, and have | cquently suggested another trial—four | oonfuls of Postum to 2 pint of wa- | which must boll at least 15 minutes oiling commences; have cups warm | rve very hot with good cream—this « cup fit for a king. 1 know many who have been benefltedi ha uee, Nervousness, dyspepsia, | ountless other ilis, vanish when becomes the family breakfast | 2d coffee is left out. | ple recently a clergyman was { he would not have his cup re- He replied, ‘I never allow myself « cup of coffee,” and when informed “ad been drinking Postum he | , ‘Indeed, 1 will have another ! rprised and gratified that he had | twitted. This was considered a | by the younger membed) of the | Second Vice Repiying to Brandenstein’s que=nnn~ Howard said that the sum of $V i been expéhded for permanent im- provements, of which the sum of $257,209 2§ was for new construction, including land purchased. COST OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. “The sum of $79,519 14 was expended In new constr nrn on the Suburban Com- pany’s property and is included in the sum of $1.691023 61 pa:@ for the whole ;" said Howard. “I have no e that any of the properties I itioned are not in actual use for | at the rates would hav e value of the property during the fiscal year 1902- in contended that the uld be directed to ascer- the property now , the theory being that the x uld be based thereon. he board adjourned to meet next Fri- | day night to resume the inquiry. | COPIOUS RAIN FALLS ON SOUTHERN FIELDS San Luis Obispo Receives Drenching | and San Joaquin Valley Is Rapturous. OBISPO, Jan. 30.—It began raining again this afternoon at about half-past 4 o'clock and has been raining Atcadily since. The prospect seems good for a heavy precipitation. ginning of the present storm the rainfall for the season amounted to 8.35 inches. So far the season is most favorable for this section and all fear for a short year is eliminated. OAKDAL this evening making 3.37 for the past week and $.12 Jan. 30.—Up to 5 o'clock for the season, against 6.47 for last sea- | son. Snow is quite low on the foothiils, giving assurance of plenty of water for irrigation and power purposes during the summer. © This assures A good grain for the entire cengfal and northern portion of the San Jofuin Valley. The acreage is larger than it has been for several years past. the high prices of grain and prospects of remaining so being incentive for seeding every available acre of ground. No material damage has been done by overfiows or washouts and stock men rejoice because there is plenty of feed and orchardists because they will ed expense of early irrigation. SAN JOSE, Jan. 30.—After a day of cl r weathergthe rain began to fall this forenoon and "heavy showers are prom- | tsed. Thus far the conditions have been most je for the orchardists and farmers. y drop of mofsture has been absorbed AR Nzative Son Officers Elected. WOODLAND, Jan. 30.—~The following of- ficers of Woodland Parlor No. 3, N. 8. ! | G. W., were installed Wednesday night: Hayes Gabie, P. P.; E. L. Leake, P.; J. Hach: . first V. P.. W. F. Malcolm, second V. P.; H. Edmonds, third L. Nardini, M.; W. O, Kean, F. 8.; E. Hayward, R. 8.; M. Zirker, treasurer; | Charles Brown, O. 8.; H. J. Bush, trus- tee. On the evening of February 4 Grand President C. E. McLaughlin of Plumas will officlally \Nt the parlor. R L NS Naval Academy Graduate: ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 30.—The acad- emy board of the Naval Academy to-day announced the final standing of the mem- bers of the 1903 class, which will be grad- | uated on February 2. Donald R. Battles | of West Mill Creek, Pa., and Alexander | H. Van Buren of Howell, Mich., are the honor men. Among the others are: No. 22, Miiton Smith Davis, San Francisco: No. %, Willlam Edward Taylor Newman, San Francisco; No. 3, Martin Kellogg Metcalf, Berkeley, Cal. | Senator Overman Is Formally Elected | C., Jan. %.—The General | Assembly to-day formally elected Lee 8. | RALEIGH, Overman, the nominee of the Democratic caucus, as United States Senator to suc- coed Senator Pritchard. The joint vote was 138 for Overman and 21 for Pruchnrd i Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—The following | Californians are In New York: From San | Francisco—F. W. Guerin, at the Broad- way Central; J. A. Jackson, at the Cos- mopolitan; Mrs. A. Alexander, at the Grand; Mre, J. MacDonald, at the St. Tienis, end R. M. Watson, at the Marl- berough. | o ibettak Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 —TLe following Californtans arrived here to-day: William R. Wheeler of San Francisco and Leta Mae Lynn and Mrs. R. M. Lynn of Los Angles, at the St James. . Up to the be- | of an inch of rain fell, | crop of | 'CRIES OF TREACHERY AND SHAKING - 1903, OF FISTS MARK TWO CONVENTIONS AKLAND, Jan. 30.—The managers of the Republican City Conven- tion, which met to-night for or- ganization, are offering every- thing to the Municipal League in exchange for the nomination of James A. JohnSon for City Attorney and F. C. Turner for City Engineer. They have even offered to indorse thesmomination of Warren Olney for ‘Mayor and to accept { the Council. On the other hand, the Mu- nicipal League has up to to-night refused to accept Mr. Johnson, but has expressed its willingness to continue negotiations. The Republican convention organized | and appointed an official conference com- mittee to-night, but not until after there had been hot words passed upon the floor. DEM DS OF LEAGUE. There was ah extended conference be- tween the unofficial Republican commit- tee and the officlal Municipal League body, at which the league laid down its demands, which consifted of the in- dorsement of its entire ticket, from War- | ren Olney for Mayor down through an entire list of Councilmen, it agreeing to | accept F. C. Turner for City Engineer, but demanding that some one eise be- sides Johnson be named. This demand included J. R. McGregor for the Council from the First Ward, E. H. Lake from the Second, George Fitzgerald from the Third, Edwin Meese from the Fourth, B. H. Pendleton from the Fifth, J. Sullivan from the Sixth Ward and J. T. Wailace from the Seventh, with a choice of four for the Cournecil at large from among John L. Howard, R. B. Gaylor, J. W. Evans, John F. Towle, B. C. Cuveltier | ana James P. Taylor. “This was a sticker, for the Republican Convention is composed of seven sepa- rate delegations and it would cause no | Mttle friction to turn down the ward | nominees of these delegations. In the | First Ward Alexander McAdam has his delegation for the Countil and he declines to withdraw in favor of McGregor, while there is a kick in the Serond Ward against Lake. The moving spirits of the Republican conference were perfectly wiliing to give up the Council and even sacrifice the Mayor, for they wanted Johnson anid Turner for the control of the Board of Public Works. So they adjourned their conference pending a sounding of the temper of the convention which got to- gether to-night. Ardy Johnson, chalrman of the Repub- jcan City Central Committee, called the meeting to order and Guy C. Earl nom- inated James P. Taylor for chairman, while John Mitchell nominated Abe 1. Leach for secretary. | Charles E. Snook, who was chairman of the unofficial conference committee of to-day, and who will occupy the same po- sition in the official one that appoint- ed to‘night, plunged into the middle of the conference matter and made a little talk about this being the time to make a rec- ord for fair dealing, and concluded by moving the appointment of a conference | committee, one from each ward and two | at large, to meet with a similar commit- tee from the Municipal League. This was carried and Chatrman Taylor named the follgwing: At Jarge—Guy C. Farl and Frank M. P cells; First Ward, A. McPherson: Sec | | | Ward, Charles Took Third e Georgs Fizgerald: Fourth Ward, Mike Kelly; Fifth Ward, Clarepce Crowell; Sixth Ward, M. J. Hanley; Seventh Waid, J. P. Cook. ROW IN THE SEVENTH. Then there was a row in the Seventh Ward that was the outcome of a stormy caucus last night, when C. G. Dodge de a pass at Ben Griffins. The Seventn Ward delegation had voted to have County Clerk J. P. Cook represent fhem on the conference committee, though Cook’' was not a member of the delegation. The vote In the delegation at that time stood 12 t0 4 in favor of Cook and to- | night it stood 14 to 5. Just as soon as the | names were announced Ben Griffins and { C. H. King made speeches upon the ap- pointment of an outsider. Subsequently there was another caucus of the delega- tion, during which George Pierce ‘shook his fist under Griffins’ nose, but Ceok had the entire Municipal League ticket for| 1 | | ! A m Oliver Lindsey’ | the funeral of the late Rev. the votes and he won out handily. Meanwhile there was a serles of kicks from various delegations and for a while it looked as if the conference committee would go to pieces. It took a sreat deal of deft work on the part of Guy C. Earl, Charles E. Snook and John Mitchell to smooth things down. The convention then appointed the fol- lowing regular committees and mdjourned in a hurry until to-morrow night: Credentials—W. H. Abbey, Don F. Miller, Ed_Griffiths, E. F. Dowdle, N. W. Denton, C. L. Ingler and F. W. Bilger. Pisttorm and resolutions —C. G Dodge, Frank Galmarina, C. E. Snook, J. e, a R. Do, H. W Paite aok Tes Ovder of business—Guy C. Earl, Wlllfilm Lund,_ H. Danforth, Ed Pllllnr. Stet- nd N Baie PRIESTS HONDH DEAD GLERGYMAN Solemn Services Are Arranged for De- parted Pastor. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 18 Broadway, Jan, 30. Arrangements have been completed for William Glea- som, pastor of St. Anthony's Church ot East Oakiand. The services ‘will be held at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning at the sucred edifice in which the aged priest £0 long ministered. Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco will deliver the eulogium and ali of the Catholic clergy about the | bay who can attend will take part in the tribute to the departed clergyman. A solemn requiem high mass will be \celebrated by the following priests: ~Cel- ebrant, the Rev. Father Foley of Ala- meda; deacon, the Rev. Thomas McSwee- ney, pastor of 8t Francis de Sales Church; sub-deacon, the Rev. Lawrence Serda, pastor of Sacred Heart Chureh; master of ceremonies, the Rev. J. B. Me- Nally, pastor of St. Patrick’s Church. The pall bearers will be selected from/ among the members of the clergy who |- were ‘the departed - priest’s personal friends, In a new plat of ground recently set aside in St. Mary's Cemetery as a conse- crated place of rest for deceased members of the clergy the body of the priest wiil rest and it will be the first to be interred in this plat. CUPID OVERCOMES BOLJIS AND BARS Elopmg Couple Set at Naught a Mother’s Strategy and Are Married. OAKLAND, Jan. 30.~A8 the result of a carefully planned elopement, pretty 18- year-old ‘Annfe Sherman of Sacramento, despite the strenuous opposition of her mother, was to-day married to the man of her choice, Willlam D. Coveney. a mechanio in the Sacramento rafiroad shops. Judge Willlam R. Geary assisted tha young couple by tylg the nuptial knot. According to the story told by the run- away palr to Judge Geary, a vear ago, when the bride was but her mother had her sent to the reform school to prevent her marrying. This strategy of the mother was not of much avall, for the groom almost immediately obtained the release of his sweetheart. The young couple allege that the mother was pre- paring to send her -daughter a second time to the reform school. This caused the bride and groom to clope. They took this evening's train for Reno, Nev., where they will take up their residence. Republicans of Oakland Meet and Stormy Scenes Follow Protests of Delegations While Battle on Floor Nearly Disrupts Union Labor Party and Brings the Contestants to Edge of Violence AKLAND, Jan. 30.—In a battle to- night that neasly disrupted the Union Labor party, at its Ger- mania Hall nominating conven- . tion: that developed a strife which brought the partisans to the edse of violence; that, caused cries of treach- ery to hurtte through the hal), the munici- pal convention of the Union Labor party nominated for Mayor E. L. Bair, a mem- ber of the Order of Raflway Conductors, and one of the organizers of the United Brotherhood of Raillway Employes. Two ballots were required to nominate Bair, Theodore Gier, a wholesale and re- tail liguor merchant, being the opposing candidate. There were others named, in- cluding Z. T. Gilpin and Charles L. Pierce. Plerce withdrew before they got to a baliot, and Gilpin's sponsors tried to pull down his name before the first bal- lot was completed, but Chairman Smith would not permit that action. M. J. Kel- ler's name was withdrawn by his own word before the Mayoralty nominations ‘were commenced. On the first ballot for Mayor the vote was: Bair 60, Gier 58, Gilpip 3. A second i ballot was completed, the i:-uu showing Bair 66, Gler 60, but the Seventh Ward vote was objected to by David A. Sinclair and Convention Secretary T. J. McGovern, who led Gier's fight. Sinclair and Mec- Govern demanded a poll and that devel- oped the absence of several delegates for whom proxies had been voted. A second poll from the platform was made, reducing Bair's vote of 18 in the ward to 14, but giving him the nomination by a vote of 82 to 6. It was made unani- mous. Early in the convention it devel- oped that Gler had captured a big follo) ing among the delegates. He had a xaniy that was busy among the delegates. Bair went on the platform, however, and made a clever appeal to the eonvention, flashing his unton card and talking as & labor union man. Despite this appeal, Bair and his supporters—Charles Clark, J. B. Crandall and J. J. Victory—found a fight on their hands that took all their ingenuity to overcome, For City Attorney J. E. McElroy was nominated, defeating Hugh S. Aldrich by a vote of 74 to #. For City Engineer A. R. Guppy was named by acclamation. The conyention was called to order by T. C. de Vliliers, chalrman of the City Central Committee, who was named as temporary chairman, and T. J. McGovern as temporary secretary. committees were announced: Credentlals—J. B. Reboll, P. J. Whalen, J. Martin Rogers, T. Hopkins and T. Fake. . Organization and- order of business—J. T. K G. W. Bmith, T. C. de Vililers, H. Platform and resolutions—J. Cavanaugh, D. A. Sinclair, Thomas Keating, Charles Petrie, H. E. Hahn, Charles Lockren and C. L. Oroke. The following permanent officers were chosen: Chatrman, George W. Smith: vice chairman, B. B. Booth; secretary, T, J. McGovern; assist- ant secretary, John Kelly. The.platform ratificd the county- Unifon Labor party platform, favored betterment of achools, strets and sewers, a new City Hall, preservation of public parks and the submisslon of a bond issue. Murray Laidlaw, a member of the Leard of free library trustees, defeated George R. Crane, president of the Street Raflway Men's Union, by a vote of 77 to 4. For Auditor A. H. Breed and J. T. Kerns of the Plasterers’ Union were nom- inated. The vote was Kerns 8, Breed 24 Other nominations were: Counclimen: At large—Willlam Duchard, Richard M. Hamm, Thomas Gallagher, G. E. Altken, By wards—First, to be filled; Second, Daniel Sullivan; Third, George Fitzgerald; Fourth, H. Brown; E. C. Thurber: Sixth, Willlam J. Seventh, James Larue. The City Central Committee will name members of thr. Board of Education at large. School ulrectors by wards named are: First, F. C. Clift; Second, to be filled; Third, George Randolph; Fourth, to be filled: Fifth, C. J. Twomey; Bixth, D. Rogers; enth, WA Johnson. B B i M e e POSTPONES ACTION ON TELEPHONE FRANCHISES | Public Utiiities Committee Averse H to Granting Petition to Oper- | ate Another System. The Supervisors’ Committee on Public Utilitles yesterday postponed action for ninety davs on the petition of M. Adrian King that the franchise to operate a tele- phone system be offered for sale under | the terms of the Broughbton act. King declined to give the names of the back- ers of his enterprise, and the committee consequently was unable to determine that his financial backing would warrant the gganting of a franchise. Connor and Wilson said they were opposed to giving away the privilege. Chairman Braunhart read letters from the Mayors of Sacramento and Cleveland, who said that actual experience had 8em- onstrated that two telephone systems in one city are a nulsance and inconven- fence. William Smith, who has also applied for a similar franchise, asked leave to withdraw his application temporarily with | the privilege of renewing i{. The commit- ! tee took no action on thejpetition of the | Mission Telephone Com for a fran- chise. | | Warde Compliments James. At the Bohemian Club vesterday Fred- | erick Warde gave a breakfast in ment to Louls James. The talk Was livening and the jests were clever. The | attending company consisted of , Louis | James, George T. Bromley, Vanderlynn Stow, J. C. Wilson, John Stone, W. B, | Hopkins, Frank Stone, E. M. Greenway, W. Henshaw, Hugh M. Burke, Messrs. Moore, Harris, MeIntosh and Frederick | Warde, To-morrow Louls James, Fred- | erick Warde and others will be the guests of J. C. Wilson aboard the launch Ris- den No. 1. The bay trip will embrace a | visit to Mare Island Navy Yard. The ‘lnunch has a record for speed and the | host has a record for hospitality, At the \n.lflwtnter gambol of the Lambs in New ! York on January 2 last, E. M. Holland described the music drama, “The Man in the Forest,” produced by the Bohemiun (Club on the occasion of the annual high ‘j.rks in the redwood grove in August of |last _year. The overture was conducted | by the composer, Joseph D. Redding. A | short play written for the Lambs by Clay M. Green was produced at the gambol. |1t bore the title, *““The Third Degree." Fritz Willlams was the collie. —tr— Southern Pacific Valley Special. This train is for your convenience. Leaves San Framcisco at 8 a. m. for San Juoaquin Valley points; arrives at Bakersfeid 525 p. m. Leaves Lakersfield 8 a. m.; al':?‘mr 11n Ban Francisco. The Theater Train, 11:25 p. m., will take you home for breakfast. Valley Speeial runs hoth ways at once. tor copy. of mnew 1olGer. e LONDON, Jan. M—The swatue of Ki | Charles T at CI Cross, this city, Aecorated with wreaths by the Legitimi day, as usual, on the anniversary of his exe- cutlon. January 30, 1649. EDITOR: SCORES HIT AT TIVOLI AS A THESPIAN Genial Charles Williams, the editor of the San Jose Evening News, who de- scribes himself as “a newspaper man with theatrical tendencies,” did his turn last night on the Tivoll . stage to the hearty approbation of a large audlence. To be suddenly elevated from the com paratively humble position of editor with nothing more weighty that the “‘copy’ of his scribes to do execution on, to the ex- | alted position of Jord high executioner of Titipu, did not seem to worry him in the least. Arrayed in a costume whose saf- | fron tint would turn the tanned cheeks of a Mandarin pale, Actor Williams canced, made love to prefty Yum Yum and kowtowed to the Mikado In the most approved fashion. Only once did the editor from the Gar- den City get his lines twisted. Instead | of complimenting the Pooh-Bah on being | a noble of exalted rank, he got the little word “rank” in the wrong place and of- fended the dignity of the mighty Pooh- Bah by calling him a rank noble. So apt was the slip that-1t increased the wit of | the lines and appeared irtentfonal rather than accidental. The editor proved himself a perfect Romeo when it came to wooing Katisha, inspired by the beauties of the Oriental scenery, bewitching Japanese girls. Mr. Williams made a very favorable Impression | throughout the play and was warmly applauded. King Held to Answer. Thomas King was held to answer be- fore the Superior Court by Police Judge Conlan yesterday on a charge of assault with intent to commit robbery in $2000 bonds. Early Sunday morning King went up to James Higgins as he was entering his residence, 409 Harriet street, and or- dered him to “‘dig up.” Higgins told him he had no money and he made a lunge at him with a butcher-knife. When ar- | rested the’ knife and a revolver were found in King's possession. ——f Denies Mrs. Biter New Trial. The motion for a new trial of the suit for letters of guardianship over the per- séns of Phoebe and Echo Allen, who were taken from Mrs. Catherine Biter of San Rafael by M. J. White of the Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Children, was denled in Department 9 of the Su- perior Court yesterday. RS S BODY FOUND IN THE BAY.—The body of a man supoosed to be that of the Russtan sailor who fell overboard from the Russian bark Behring on January 15, was found floating in the bay near Harrison-stret wharf yesterday by J. Gorman. ROME, Jan. 30.—The Minister of Posts and Telegraphs announced to-day that he would hortly Nntroduce & bill providing for the. T Staliation of a Wircless telegraph Station which would unite Rom with America. GRAND JURY UPIOLDS POLICE COURT ACQUITTAL | Refuses to Return an Indictment Against Robert Hillen, Who Killed Otto Hellwig. The Grand Jury resumed its investiga- tion yesterday into the killing of Otto the corner of Bush and Devisadero streets some months ago. Herman Schlesinger and John Moore were examined as wit- nesses. but gave the same evidence as they gave in the Police Court, which was the gorgeous pagodas and the | |in Hillen's favor. Taking the evidence of | | other witnesses to the effect that Hillen had acted in defense of his mother, who was brutally attacked by Hellwig, the \(,nmd Jury upheld Hillen's acquittal by | declining to return an indictment against | | him. | The Grand Jury also investigated the | case of Captain John Pedersen, who Is | accused of haying two wives and of bor- | rowing money indiscriminately on the water front, and then leaving the city. | Petersen were examined, but gate no new testimony. No new action was taken on the casd. * —_———— Stanford Parlor Entertains, The largest anudience that ever attended {= social evening of the Native Sons' lit- erary and social committee was the one | that was in evidence in Native Sons Hall | last Wednesday evening. The event was under the immediate direction of Stad- ford Parlor, represented by the follow- ing named members thercof: Floor manager—Acton Haven: assistant floor manager—Henry Van Valkenburgh; floor com I | mittee—T. 1. Fitzpatrick, A..J. Fritg, J. W, ! H-rdlmln. C.” Mayhew, O. F. H.-¥Eckenroth, John Wi Cnnm ¥ Sleicher (chairmany, T. Bert Jr., A. H. Clifford, P. Chester Keogh, Grant A, am D. Leahy: chairman of the T ‘r‘uh president of Stanford evening—Ja; Parlor, N. The following was the entertaining pro- | gramme, which was followed by dancing: Selections, Douglass Orchestra (a) ~Baehelor of Malde Bt CIAD. (0 Berohers (B | lander), () selection, from | Florodora. e Other Woman, ace (Eills Kingeley——Characters; Biline Graham (a yodng widow). Miss Grly. Enid Vivian (an actress) Miss Paula Herbert: scene—Mrs. Graham sy Pagliacel,”” Harry row: club swinging, Jumes clalties, Stelger. Monkeys, 5 Tares. a twé buasme (Grace Ln Parnia)The fun-makers: BEdward Ralston (a promising ymmf ‘American, hal-owner of the Slerra go1q Llo; Edwards; fhunce Aglethe (M ydm" =on of Lord 4 c-‘-l"r)‘"\rf A" arroll; Mrs. Oudeso Ghomes (an admiirer of rank\ Miss Marla Randolph; Sierra Bengal- ine (her nlece, a prairie rose), Miss Katherine Gilman: Lady Guinevere Lland ish primrose, daughter of the ). scene—Drawing-room of ‘Mrs. Oudego Ghones.' ‘Mechanics’ Institute Lecture. The next lecture in the series now be- ing given in the Mechanics' Institute li- brary building will be delivered to-night. ‘The lecture will be by Profegsor Carl C. Plehn of the University of Calif: and the subject of the lecture is *Som= Constderations Suggested by the Coal Strike of Pennsylvania.” { The following | R. ‘8. Feeley, W. J. Baccus and W. | rcom occupled by ' shouting, “Out with the riff-raff!” Hellwig by Robert Hillen In a saloon at | | Miss Annie Hendricksen and Miss Annie | | | { nfa, dted at the home of his daughter at ! Hollister Wednesday morning. | been an invalld for a number of years. ! May was prominent as an attorney in Scheerer, rior Judge of Solano County, was County HOPE TO FIND THt MURDERERS Federal ers Begin Inquiry #Into the Bird Case. Gather Evidence in an Okla- | homa Crime Committed Three Years Ago. —_— GUTHRIE, O. T., Jan. 3.—John R. Bird of Sachfort, England, bas arrived in El Reno, Okla., to investigate the death of his brother, Arthur Bird, who was murdered three years ago. For some | time after the murder the relatives of | the dead man knew nothing of the cir- cumstances. When the' facts were made known to them an Investigation was started, which John Bird believes will be crowned with the conviction of the guilty | parties. A detective is said to have been | working on the «case for some time, and | with the assistance of local attorneys the evidence will be presented to the Federal Grand Jury next month. At the time of the murder no indict- ment was returned, and for this reason the Federal officials have taken hold of I [ LIGHTNING 3ET3 FIRE T0 A PLANT Niagara Falls Power Company Suffers Big . Damage. Electric Famine Ensues Un- P til Necessary Repairs Are Made. e NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y., Jan. 20.—At 8:30 o'clock to-night the temporary re- | pairs at the Niagara Falls Power and Conduit Company's piant were completed, and the electric famine along the Niagara frontier, due to an early morning fie | which was started by a flash of.lightning, was practically at an end. Power was sent out from the plant an hour before that time, but it was not permanent cwing to a short circuit which occurred in the power-house shortly thereafter and which seriously burned five men, one of whom may dle. The short circuit and the injury of the men came as a climax to disconcerting incidents which had marked the day. Never before since the establishment of the case. There was. some surprise oc- casioned recently when United States Marshal Fossett sent a deputy to El Reno to subpena the Federal Grand Jury. Here- tofore this service has been placed in the hands of “the Sheriff. The matter has been so closely guarded that the authori- tles at Washington are believed to be be- hind the investigation being made by Bird, MEMBERS OF REICHSRATH BECOME WILDLY EXCITED Stormy Scene l- ed During a Discussion the Sugar Question. - VIENNA, Jan. 0.—There was a stormy scene in the Reichsrath to-day over the | sugar question, necessitating the suspen- ! sion of the sitting. A number of sugar refiners- met in one of the mmmme., rooms without authorization, with the ob- | ject of placing thetr views before the leg- isiators, and the majority of the members of the Reichsrath indignantly denounced this as an attempt to establish a sub- parliament within Parltament. The House Was soon in a state of pandemonium, %11- ed with the shouts of denunciation on part of members, who wildly gesticulated and hurled threats at these who had per- | | Niagara Falls power has there been a d = lay of such magnitude. It was felt di- rectly by thousands of people in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport and the Tupa wandas and intermediate poluts. Hu dreds of factories were shut down for the day and the street car service was dew moralized. Thousands of workmen n- : ployed. In the factories along the rives were temporarily thiown out of y- ment, e officials of the powe: y State, Bowever, that the seriousness of the situdtion was got so great as was at first thought possible. As a matter of l;u't. the electric famine lasted nineteen Lou The worst of it Is aver to-n Charles B. Huntley, v cempany, sald to-night ths to-moiTow morning the nec tional power wouid be ol sident by 10 o x addi | SHOCK ENDS THE MULE BUT THE MAN RECOVERS Glenn County hllden! Touches an Electric Wire That Xills a Dumb Animal. GRIDLEY, Jan. 30.—Fred Tallcott of Glenn County met/with an aceldent dur- ing the recent sform which proves that he 1s made of particularly tough material. mitted the “desecration of the parliamen-| The storm broke down a wire on the line tary precincts.” The sitting was finally | of the Northern California Power Com suspended in order to allow of the in- | pany, and It lay across a wire fence. Tail truders being turned out of the House. A | cott attempted to eross the fence and ree | Morning Leader the Moorish pretender, number of members of the People’s party | and Socialists Invaded the committee the sugar refiners, Most | of the occupants left the room. Those | who refused to go were ejected by force. On the resumption of the sitting the Reichsrath ratified the Brussels sugar convention and then passed the |third | reading of ‘the sugar taxation bill. - Bty SRl RESIDENCE IS WRECKED BY A cAVEJN IN A MINE| Two Young chfldren Are Crushed tu. Death While Other Occupants Escape Injury. SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 3.—A cave- in eccurred in “one’of the stopes of the | 0ld Telegraph mine at Bingham to-day, partly wrecking the residence of James Johnson, a miner, and killing two of John- son’s sons, aged three and five years. The sudden sinking of the ground split the Johnson house in twain. _One-half, in which the two children who were Killed had been playing, was completely swal- lowed up. Johnson his wife and three other children were in the other portion of the house at the time of the accident and escaped without injury. R FIOP A PRETENDER CHALLENGES SULTAN TO A MflLEr Ruler of the Moors Accepts theg Gauge and Orders Concentration of Troops. LONDON, Jan. 3.—According to a dis- pajch from Tangier: published in _the Buhamara, sent a challenge to the Sultan accusing him of cowardice in remaining within the walls of Fez, Where it was im- possible to attack him, because Fez is a holy city, and calling upon him to give battle outside the walls of that city. The Sultan In despair accepted the challenge and has ordered the concentration of the troops. it o BARKENTINE NINEVAH SINKS IN MID-OCEAN | Steamer Maverick Reports That Ves- sel Showed No Signs of Life Before Going Down. PORT ARTHUR, Tex., Jan. 30.—Captain Thomas Renton of the steamer Maverick, which has arrived from Philadelphia, re- | ports that on the 2ist inst. he sighted the barkentine Ninevah of New York in the Atlantic Ocean, loaded with coal. The Vessel showed no signs of life and had ten feet of water in her hold Tea hours later the Ninevah sank. R Judge John J. May. SAN JOSE, Jan. 0.—Judge John J. May, a well-known ploneer lawyer of Califor- He was a native of Tennessee and 79 years of age. He came to California across the plains in the early '0's and for a number of years resided in San Jose. Death resulted from a stroke of paralysis after he had the early days and also in the Democrat- | fe party. He had served a term as Supe- Judge in Ida County, ldaho, and for two terms was District Attorney Benito County. He also practiced law for a number of years in Modoc County. He was a brother of the late Colonel W. B. | May of San Francisco. A wife and three children survive him. MCuns AR Dr. Merrill Wyman. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 30.—Dr. Mer- rill Wyman, one of the most distinguished physicians of America, died at his home | Newport, of San | ceived the heavy charge of electricity. He was rendered unconscious and re- mained in that condition for an hour. A mule which was grazing In the fleld was attracted to the sceme by the pecu- | Har attitude of the unconscious man and as it sniffed about the place touched its nose . to the wire carrying the electric current and was killed. Tallcott fully ree | covered. | OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several chnges ‘Are Made in the Postal Service and More Pen- sions Granted. WASHINGTON. Jan. #0.—Postotfics estab- { lished: California—Calexico, San Diego Coume ty. Postoffices to be discontinued February |13, to be supplanted by rural free delfvery: Washington—Edgewood and Fife, Plerce County, mail goes to Puyaliup. Postmasters commissioned—Charies O. _Graves, Bostonia; Otto N. Hirsh, Irvington; Reuben S. Thomas. Winchester. shington—Jjohn C. Cochrafl, Glenwood: Peter Madson, Ellfott. These pensions were granted to-day: Calf~ {gria, (original) —Henry Kiager. Hollywood: John V. Johnson, Sln Fr‘ncls('o. Soldier Los Michael McManus, Hom:, A.-. geles, §6. Increase—Bryan McDonaid, Placer- ville, §12; Henry M. Rogers, San Jose, $10; Michael Ryan, San Francisco, $3; Thomas L. San' Quentin, $8; George Rodgers, San Jose. $12; John P. Ford, Santa Ana, § Widows—Helen E. Morse, ~Sebastopol, l}i Washington (original)—John H. Wiley, North Yakima, $8. Increase—Peter Bolles, $10. Widows—Mary A. McKeer, A"l.l‘yl l}rde‘r«(“lplflg J';lll 'A teenth Infantry, is ordered before board at San Francisco for examln:le.m:mmn. SCOTT’S EMULSION. Back of the Cough There's more to a cough than the tickling sensation in the throat. There’s a cold behind that and a weak spot to be strengthened. Cough mixtures get as far as the tickling sensation in the thioat; that is where their work stops. They may re- lieve the cough, but they do not cure the cold and cer- tainly ywill not build up the system, Their action is® therefore merely local and of necessity very limited. Scott's Emulsion does not stop at the throat. It eases that too, but its mission is beyond that. It not only cures the cougli,"but it cures | the cold which is back of the cough. It searches out the real cause of the trouble and corrects the wasting and weakening conditions. Inits here to’day, aged % years. He was an authoritative writer on medical subjects. e e L Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Jan. 30.—The following marriage licenses were issued to-day: James A. Jones, aged 52, Oakland. and May Meeley, 23, San Francisco; W. H. Stanford, 28, San Francisco, and Belle D. Gibb, 18, Berkeley; William D. Coveny, 33, and Annie Sherman, over IS, both of lacramento. e TON. Jan, 30—The % WASHING' Senate Com. mittee on Relations today author- ized a R VROt e T Alagkan boui ary treaty. ST. PAUL, Jan. 30.—~The House to- adopied the Senate resolution asking Minnesota Senators and Congressmen to favor the re- passage through the body it distributes strength to the worn out tissues, feeds the blood corpuscles and tones up the body. There is noth- ing better than Scott’s Emul- sion to build up a2 run down system after a cold. ¢ We will send a sample free to amycng oo request. peal of the tariff oo lwmber. ASPEN., Colo., Jan. 30.—Owen Tm the merchant charzed with the murder of James Coutts, who was found dead in the rear of Thom's stere, was to-day found not guilty. SCOTT & BOWNE, \ 409 Pearl St., New York.