The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1903, Page 33

THE SAN FRAN(1SCO CALT, 33 ROOF FALLS | ITH CROWD | T A FIRE —_— Are Killed and at Leas Seventy-Five A re Injured. burden a Shed to Burning of New Steamer. a Vess Nearly Completed and De- to Be Finest in Canadian aters, Is Totally De- yed at Montreal. T ., March 7.—The a Navigation Company’s mag X 2 real, course of u was burned edge A uge h were in- boat in insur- GIRLS SOLD AS SLAVES AND HELD PRISONERS ony Before St. Louis Grand ury Proves Existence of an Organized Traffic. traffic in girls fourth . was to the effect that girls - ke slaves and that a price of r each good-looking Further testi- that girls are se- and forced to it impossible streets ice Captain Samuel ent on charges of connection with the th flic in the fourth ued to-day until e HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THE TENNIS COURTS Three Matches ial Tournament California Courts. t ten matches were ester ning on the Cali- by the representatives ity schools to h too ong fc three in all won loss of a s s the Trinit to win, but the best was to make a set in each Berke- of Trinity 6-4, the tournament be- were played and conse play as hard as wi ave done. Clinch and and Ridley 6-1, 6-4 kele are a strong combina- e heard from in the Aca- championship particularly League h plays “1 .mplonship. tice matches were Gibson, 6-1 64, 6-0, Joe Da Frost beat Gibson Salisbury an. empff beat Salisbury Volkmann and D. Alameda Defeats Mission School. LY 2 7.—The Alameda the Mission High K3 Ma 1 Francisco this morning in eld on the university cinder re was 10 ing been cou winners of the events: H. Moore H. Moore Moore (A.); 440-yard, me 1:00; half-mile run, 2:2235: mile run, dead heat 2, 2 (A, ), time, sckie (A.) and Smith (M.); 2-mil (M.), time 12:55 4-5; 220-yard hur wie Baker (A.), time :34; broad jump, Baker %) feet 6 inches: high jump, ~Fisher berton (M.), 5 feet; shot-put, Pem 36 feet 10 inches; pole vauilt, Scott 3 ches. Mile relay race—Ala- 51, with the following team: oore; Crawtord, Reeves, W. T. Moore, kie and Baker 1 | | | | | chanoe Sf Svie- CANDIDATES PLEAD WITH OAKLAND VOTERS 105 PARADE AE KRISER, e gTuta ; |Four Acres of Vehicles| Salute Germany'’s Ruler. Expositicn Opens Under the Patronage of Prince Henry. four acres of | s thirty wide | istgarten. opposite reat square biazed | c torch lights, each ma- of them, while the gar- | med with immense cheering | the finale of the parade. | was formed on the race end and proceeded | the Branden- Linden to the nd Duchess of Rati- st car and in others were Prince and | Ty « the two Counts . the Prince of Hohenlohe, | nd-Perigord, Count von Persian Prince who in and a large company of | ons, | who is president | of German Automoble | > the Emperor an al- | rations showing the | the automobile indus- ce and Princess Henry of Prus- perial party machines th 1 to Charlot > exposition has t of Prince Henry. to Germ: e exception of o which is in the name | 1 exhibit r Butte baseball r lovalty to the thwest League gave liberty that he might arry the war into the enemy’s camp c nced work to in Sag Francisco 1 the baseball park which will be occu- "rancisco t in Le: ed by the n am w Northwest the expanded Pacific 3 H. B. Hopk backing the San Fran- sco team. It means that the Pacific thwest League intends to fight to the bitter end and hopes the end to control baseball. The second club in California w ocated at Los Angeles. This will | give the Pacific Northwest League a it of eight clut | he beginning the league officials did | ave any intention of invading Cali- , but when the fight was thrust on heir anger began to rise. Then | ‘Honest John" MeCloskey from the st as fast as steam could carry On his way he met H. B. Hopkins Hyde & Co. *“I will back a club San Francisco,” sald Hopkins, “provided | I cad get & franchise from the National Assoctation. President Lucas, Manager Dugdale, President Garret of Spokane and Presi- dent Carman of Tacoma were all satis- fisd that from the steps already taken by the Pacific Coast League there was no chance of settlement. A meeting was then arranged in Portland at which Mr. Hopkins was present. He said, “I am willing to put a club in San Francisco be- cause I am a confirmed fan and because | T believe organized ball will pay there. I| must have the right kind of a franchise, however. Furthermore, 1 should like to have McCloskey manage my team.” | Then Butte came to the front and said | it would give McCloskey up to help out the league. About four weeks ago Mc- Closkey went to San Francisco and regis- tered under the name of “McLoster.” De- spite the vigilance of Henry Harris and his lieutenants, he remained until the day before yesterday without being discov- ered. In the meantime Mr. Hopkins leased grounds one and a half blocks from | Recreation Park and has already expend- | ed $12,000 preparing for the season. All| this has been- accomplished under the | eyes of Harris, who did not realize w! was being done. What is still more ints esting, McCloskey is sald to have secured six of Harris' players. In Los Angeles a wealthy man named Coulter has taken the franchise and placed Charley R ong of Los An- geles’ favorite pl , in charge of the team. Grounds have been secured and al- ready three of the old Los Angeles team have gone over to the Pacific Northwest League. | Berkeley Nine Again Defeated. BERKELEY, March 7.—The University California baseball nine added an- other defeat to its list this season when |1t played the Reliance team this after- noon on the college diamond. California falled to score, while Reliance secured five runs. ’ Nichols pitched a splendid game for the visiting team and kept the California boys down to one safe hit. This was secured by Heitmuller. California’s batting was extremely bad, and in this point the vis itors were far superior. But for good fielding on the part of the college players he score would have run higher than it did. Overall is still suffering from a strained tendon in his arm, and Helt- muller took his place in the box. Overall piayed & good game at first. Heitmuller truck out seven men and walked four. the seventh inning he walked two men and forced a man on third. The batting order of the nines was as follows: Morrison, left field; Jacobs, center ealon, shortstop; Willlams, first base. second base; Burrows, catcher; McWi right field; Streib, third base; Nichols, me n | | | Reltance. e1d er. California— eld: McKe itcher; Overail dams, shortstop: Kennedy, left right fleld; Heitmuller, first base; Bliss, second base: o hird base; Scheeline Cardinal Nine Victorious. i STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 7.— {The Stanford baseball team eéasily de- |teated the Independents of Oakland this ternoon by the score of 6 to 2. “Bull” Terrine pitched the first six innings for the visitors and Schmidt of Oakland, Erooklyn's new acquisition, the last three. ‘I'ne Stanford batters secured two hits off Schmidt’s delivery and five off Perrine, cne a two-bagger by Ball and another a | three-bagger by Crawford, who secured | three of the seven safeties. Parker, the varsity pitcher, allowed the Independents three hits. The teams were made up as fcllows: Stanford—Brown, second base: Crawford, shortstop; Cowdin, first base; Willlams, center field; McGilvray, ‘catcher; Ball, left field: Knight, right field; Copp, third base; Parker, pizc] ¥ Independents—Stultz, second base; Delmas, left fleld; Webber, third base; Hogan, catcher Goslinsky, first ' base; Denny, shortstop Schmidt, center field and pitcher: Ireland, right ¢ feld; Perrine, pitcher and center fleld, | city and its people from the domination | of an unscrupulous corporation. We want | does nothing else but give us a municl- | stead of good streets, we have only those TO CAST OFF SHACKLES OF WATER COMPANY - RIVAL CANDIDATES FCR MAYOR AND CHAIRMAN OF CLOSING REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN RALLY. 3 + AKLAND, March 7.—Frank K. Mott, a leading business man and active partisan of the Municipal League, presided at Dietz Opera- house to-night at the last Re- publican meeting of the campaign. It was | the largest and best meeting yet held, | and Chairman Mott kept it crisp and on edge by his adroit handling of the gavel. In accepting the chalr from John W. Stetson, chairman of the Re- publican City Central Committee, who called the meeting to order, Mr. Mott said: “This is the last time that we shall meet with these candidates to talk over the issues of the campaign. Don’t forget that there is a great principle involved in the struggle at the polls next Monday. We are fighting for the emancipation of the to govern ourselves, “There are otfier things that this city needs, but if the incoming administration pal water supply it will accomplish a great thing for the city. That we are now almost sure to get. Besides a water supply we ought to have a city rejuve- nated, newly ‘dressed and adorned. Oak- land is essentially a show city and should always wear good clothes, but we never seem to improve our great natural re- sources, Instead of a beautlful entrance to the city, we have ugly marshes; in- that are full of ruts, and there are many other things out of repalr and decaying <hat need attention. All these a good government, if you will only elect it, will soon put into up-to-date clothes.” TALKS ABOUT WATER. Chairman Mott them introduced as the speaker of the evening R. H. Chamber- lain, one of the citizens’ committee of five that investigated water sources and called down the wrath of Willilam J. Din- gee of the Contra Costa Water Company. Mr. Chamberlain sald In part: I have not come here to talk to you about | municipal telepkones or municipal gas or light- ing olants, but 1 do want to .make. & few observations on the municipal ownership of water. I am reminded that all the parties in thia campaign and all the candidates claim to stand for municipal ownership of water, ell, if this be so, the sincerity of the claim ‘must be judged, in part at the practicability of 'the Now, notwithstanding the eminent engineers whom the water commi tee employed, you know that the plan by them proposed has becn and is held up to ridicule by the Labor Union party In the speeches of its candidates and by its pew: paper organ. They have advocated the’ pur- chaee of the inadequate and largely worn-out present plant. It is not strange, therefore, that the Contra Costa Water Company, which has that plant for Aale, fully agrees with tl sentiment of _opposition to the committee's <o mittee, two of Whom are candidates for cfi, offices on this Republican ticket. Let us examine for a moment this propo- sition which comes to us from the labor unions, to cast aside as vislonary and impracticabié the recommendations of the committee and to rely upon the tender mercles of the Contra Costa Water Company to seil us their plant at its falr valuation. That is clearly what their programme will amount to fn the end, for when these candidates of the opposition talk about competent engincers fixing the prics they surely must know that the prics will have to be made satisfactory to the seller, for they will hardly advocate taking it by force. Does our past experfence with the courts and the ability of the water company to secure & verdict in Iits favor and against the prac- tically unanimous judgment of all fair-minded citizens fead us to hanker after that or any other mode of arbitration, oryto accept it other than as a last and desperate resort? Do you know, gentlemen, that the outstand- ing bonded indebtedness of that corporation is considerably larger than the Uberally estimated cost of & pew plant that would be more ade- quate and far superior in every way? In addition to these bonds there 18 a floating {n- debtedness, variously estimated, but which the managers have been unwilling to_disclose, Can any one tell me how, under these cir- cumstances, the stockholders, or thelr agents, in whom the management and control of the property is now vested, can possibly sell the plant for what it is Worth to the ciy in the light of the probable cost of & new and bet- ter system? But in’ the same breath in which it is as. serted that the committee’s scheme s fm. practicable and recommends an impossible sup- ply we are told that if the city should estab- lish such a plant and get the water, which it surely will, the old company will prove a dangerous rival and will undersell us. Let us look at this bugbear for a minute. . SHOWS BIG FIGURES. ‘With a plant costing $3,500,000, the interest and sinking fund requirements would be about ,000 per annum. To this we may add for maintenance and operatioh a sum equal to what it has cost Los Angeles, & city half agaln as large as Oakland, to operate and malntain its plant during the first year, or $105,000, making a total of $305.000 for interest, sinking fund, maintenance and operation. Against this we should make a deduction of the amount of the city’s present bills for ater, which are for the past year practically | into the meeting by saying: $60,000, leaving to be raised by water rentals from our citizens §245,000 in orflerr meet the 2 S o e campiny s he Contra Costa ater pany repo: ipts from rentals, exclusive of cl to’ the city, for the past year, of $518.000, and an average for the past three years of $471,000. From this it will be seen that there is a larg margin of safety for the city in undertaking the business, and that if‘its receipts should be only one-half the present receipts of the private cor- poration its plant would not only be self-sus- taining, but In less than forty vears it avould have fully pald for its' plant and would own it free of debt. As a matter of fact the Los Angeles municl- lly owned plant showed & profit of —about 000 during the first ten months, notwith- anding very heavy outlays for mew con- struction, But let us look at the proposition in the worst possible light as to financial resuits. Suppose the city finds the competition %o keen that it has to give away its water to its citi- zens. meet this outgo of $245,000 the city, at present assessed valus of property, which we all know is extremely low, would find it necessary to levy an additional tax of 55 cents on_each $100. That is, a workingman owning a home worth $2000 would pay an additional tax, which would be In reality his water rate, of $11 per year. If his home ls worth $3000 his water would cost him, In additional taxes, $16 50 per year. If he be a well-to-do citizen owning a_home worth $10,000 his water would cost him $55 per year. Of course this {s an extreme view, for no one expects the city Is going to make water en- tirely free, either from choice or necessity. But surely this lion in the path of municipal own- ership looks more like a donkey the nearer we get to Now, gentlemen, this argument may have its defects. Quite likely it would be possible to marshal the facts in a still stronger light, but T ask you In alf falrness if it looks like the argument of a co-conspirator with the water company against the people of Oakland? I have no doubt, however, that the Labor Unlon eandidate and his newspaper organ will attempt to so construe it. WATER COMPANY’S SCHEME. #nis twaddle, that appeared carly in’ the campalgn, about’the water committee, the three leading political parties and their can- didates, all belng in league or in sympathy with the Contra Costa Water Company is ai- together too absurd to merit much . attentlon, but If there be any citizen who is in danger of being misled by it I would ltke to call the attention of guch a one to certain occurrences in the carly part of last summer when our committee was seeking funds from the City Council in order to make our Investigation thorough and complete, Do you remember that as soon as our com- mittee indicated any purpose to thoroughly in- vestigate the subject committed to it an elab- orate scheme for numerous other public im- provements was prepared by the agents of the water company. Introduced into the Council with a great flourish of trumpets, and that thereafter every effort was made to divert pub- lic attention from the water Investigation and fasten it upon these other improvements? Did the president of the Contra Costa Water Com- pany prepare a_sumptuous banquet to usher in the work of the water committee, or was it for the committee on these other public Im- provements? In all this let no one understand me as reflecting upon the character of the gen- tlemen who constituted the committee of seven. appointed.to consider these other nee ed improvements, or as denying the importance of the subjects considered by tHem. I am merely speaking what is now apparent tqg every thoughtful citizen, as to the motive which In- epired that movement in the particular quarter from which it sprung and the motive for press- ink It with such urgency at that particular time. When the president of the Contra _Costa Water Company or his agent declared that none of the men he controlled in the Council should vote a dollar for the use of the water committee, and that if the committee persisted in having its request brought to an lssue, the private and financial records of its members would be looked up and a bitter fight waged againet them, was it because he thought the committee was going to favor the purchase of his plant or bgcause he feared they would not do 50?7 These matters were pretty thoroughly ventilated in the public press a few months ago and ought not to be soon forgotten by our citizens. In closing let me express the hope that you gentlemen who have turned out to this jast rally of our cawggaign, and all other patriotic citizens, will steadfastly stay with this move- ment for a clean city government until victory perches upon our banners on - Monday next. Spare no effort and _arouse to action every triend of reform. Nay, rest not then, for con- stant watchfulness will be necessary If our city. is o be permanently redeemed. 'he name of Warren Olney, who was then introduced, was greeted by a great burst of applause and when Mr. Olney finished a short but earnest address the audience was not satisfled until he arose and said: ‘“Yes, I mean every word of it,” In part he said: As you know, I have been campaigning f three weeks and this is the last night. Al gether, 1 have enjoyed the experience, though my first. * 1 have come into closer touch with my fellow citizens. It has given me Oppor- tunities to meet them and know how they feel on these questions. I have learned how ‘our faithful servanis are esteemed and how ' the Ninety per ‘the voters are men of family and all favor ood government. ‘They know from experience that they can't get an honest administration as long as & greedy corporation thrives on the city and they want the water company ousted. They are disgusted with the state of affairs, They want a government of the people by the people. 1 have no hostility against the Contra Costa Company as a corporation, but agalnst its cor- rupting influence. 1 feel that when we elimi- nate it from the city the city _will w progress. God_ has done more for Oakland than any city 1 know of, and men the least. In other cities the people work together and increase its breadth, while we drag along, do- ing nothing. It is time we should work to- sgether and Increase our breadth and amount to something. A. H. Ellott introduced some humor “The candi- dates have talked so much of water, you must wonder they are not on the Prohibi- tlon ticket. I'm sure Carrle Nation couldn’t deliver more panegyrics on the subject than have these candidates.” Continuing, Mr. Elliott said: “The Contra Costa Company is seeking to get us to buy the plant, the franchise for which we practically -gave it. We don't want the plant, for it is not fit for any- thing. It is only 150 miles of rotten and pitted water pipe. Perhaps, too, it wants us to buy back the same Councilmen it bought from the people two years ago, now rotted and pitted like its pipe. After Monday this proud, arrogant corporation will be glad to sell at any price and we can dictate the terms if we want to.” The meeting closed with short addresses by’ City Attorney Johnson, City Auditor Breed, Councilman Cuvellier and John W. Stetson. S SR TWO TICKETS NOMINATED. Republicans and Non-Partisans of Berkeley Name Their Candidates. BERKELEY, March 7.—The Republican and non-partisan taxpayers’ parties held conventions to-night and nominated tick- ets for the municipal campalgn. The nom- {nations went through without any con- tests and In some cases both parties named_the same men. The Republican convention at Shattuck Hall, which was presided over by E. C. Marliave, nominat- ed the following ticket: Marshal, G. C. Pate; Clerk, C. F. Mer- rill; Treasurer, C. R. Lord; Assessor, C. C. Emslie; Auditor, M. L. Hanscom; trus- tees—First Ward, Fred S. Connor; Third Ward, Francls Ferrler; Fifth Ward, R. C. Staats; Seventh Ward, Henry W. Tay- lor; School Directors—First Ward, W. K. Wier; Third Ward, W. A. L. linowles; Fifth Ward, A. T. Sutherland; Seventh Ward, W. J Schmidt. Victor J/ Robertson was chalrman of the non-partisan taxpayers’ convention, which was held In Odd Fellows' Hall, where'the following ticket was nominated: Marshal, C. T. Kerns; Clerk, C. F. Mer- rill; Treasurer, Philo Mills; Assessor, I W. Wells; Auditor, M. L. Hanscom; trus— tces—First Ward, F. N. Connor; Third Ward, J. L. Robison; Fifth Ward, R. C. Staats; Beventh Ward, Christlan Hoff; School Directors—First Ward, W. K Wier; Third Ward, A. J. Murphy; Fifth Ward, A. T. Sutherland; Seventh Ward, C. Gelvine. CAPTAIN BARCLAY WILL TAKE COMMAND JUNE 1 His Assignment to Puget Sound Naval Station Takes Effect on That Date. WASHINGTON, March 7.—Captain Barclay's assignment to command the Puget Sound naval statlon will take ef- fect June'l. He will become rear ad- miral soon after that date. Captain Cook will be promoted to be an admiral .upon the retirement of Admiral Crowninshield, March 20. Captain Harrington, who stands No. 2 on the list of captains, has been assigned to the Norfolk navy yard and will become an admiral at the same time as Captain Cook. Captain G. F. Wilde has been detached from the Portsmouth Navy-yard and made captain of the Boston yard. Captain Thomas Berry has been detached from the Towa and made captain of the New York yard. He will be stationed in command of the lowa, in place of Cap- tain Sweeney. He will be succeeded in command of the Iowa by Captain Henry B. Mansfield, who has been detached from recruiting duty at the New York yard. et PORTO RICANS PASS INSULAR LOAN BILL Measure Will Pr;bnbly Not Meet With the Approval of the Council. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 7.—The House of Delegates to-day unanimously passed the million-dollar Insular loan bill. The bill is now being considered by the council, but it is not probable that it will be approved by that body. All the American members of the House were opposed to the bill, while the Porto Rican members were in favor of it. It provides for $100 bonds at § per cent), maturing in from siXx to twen- ty-five years, and its purpose Is to as- sist the agriculturists in the island by loaning money to the banks, the banks to reloan this money to farmers under Gov- ernmental supervision. ‘The banks are to collect a commission of 1 per“cent, and 2 per cent additional interest as compensation for handling the ‘money and assuming responsibility for the loan. They agree to repay principal and interest to the Government as the bonds mature, — WLL ESTARLSH SEAOL N CUBH “Purple Mother” Pur- chases a Large Estate at Santiago. Mrs. Katherine Tingley Plans an Extensive Island Institution. e s NEW YORK, March 7.—Ar sement was made to-day in this city that Mrs. Katherine Tingley, whose Raja Yoga school at Point Loma, California, recent- ly aroused so much comment, has pur- chased the estate of General Sanchesz, Governor of Santiago Province, Cuba, with the intentlon of establishing a sim- | ilar school there. The information comes in a cablegram sent by W. T. Jauson, president of the International Brother- hood League, from Santiago de Cuba, as follows: “Katherine Tingley has secured for a Cuban Raja Yoga school the estate of the late General Sanchez, Governor of Santiago. It is situated on the heights, overlooking the city from the north, and comprises 360 acres. The school will be established at once. Over 400 applications have already been received. The estate was occupled as his residence by the | general.” ALASKAN ISLAND SHOWS i p UNLIMITED IRON ORE| Government Official Believes He Has Found Greatest Deposit in | the West. | TACOMA, Wash., March 7.—What are | stated to be the greatest deposits or | iron ore in the West have been found on Prince of Wales Island, Southeastern | Alaska. A thorough study of the mi eral conditions there has been made by | Alfred G. Brooks of the United States Geological Survey. The result of his in- vestigation will be contalned in a forth- coming, report. Samuel Lichtenstadter, a well-known | mining expert of California, declares | that the steel men who are preparing to establish a blast furnace and| rolling mill at Tacoma can obtain| an unlimited supply on Prince of ‘Wales Island, thereby avolding the necessity of paying duty on ore| which it 1is phoposed to import | from British Columbia. From persona | observations Lichtenstadter says there | is absolutely no limit to the iron. Tests made by him show it ta be equal to best | magnetic iron found in Sweden. = The heaviest supply is found around Mount | Andrea. The deposits comprise both magnetic and hematite ore and lie with- | in a short iistance of the sea, making them readily accessible to water trans- | portation. INSURANCE CONSPIRACY PROOF NOW COMPLETE Three Bodies Disinterred and Found Not to Resemble Applicants for Policies. NEW YORK, March 7.—With the dis- interment of three bodies in Calvary Cemetery to-day under an order from | Judge O'Gorman of the Supreme Court, the District Attorney’s office clinched the case against the graveyard Insurance suspects. The three bodles exhumed dif- fered so greatly from the descriptions of the applicants for Insurance that the medical examiners of the several insur- ance companies and the coumty officials declared there was no room for doubt that \gross frauds had been perpetrated. The preparations of the cases for the Grand Jury will now proceed expedi- tiously, and indictments may be ex- pected within a few days. Seventeen in- dividuals are now believed to be Iim- plicated in the conspiracy which has been going on for two years at least. S—— A —— Prominent St. Louistns Here. T. R. Ballard, a Police Commissioher end president of the Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis, and L. B. Brinson, a mem- ber of the Grain Exchange of the same city, are at the Grand. The gentlemen have come West for pleasure and yester- day, as the guests of Chief of Police Wittmarn, they were conveyed around the bay on a tug for ghe purpose of viewing the various points of interest, including the Union and Risdon Iron Works and fortifications. They were deeply {m- pressed by the magnificent harbor. ——— Henry Leigh-Bennett. LONDON, March 7.—Henry Lelgh-Ben- nett, M. P., ded to-night at Windlesham, following an operation for appendicitis. TUNB'E5 DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT Gas Maker Falls Twenty Feet at Equitable Gas Works. After Recovering His Senses He Walks Away and Disappears. P i SN Henry Blair, a gasmaker, who has been working for the {past two weeks at the works of the Equitable Gas Light Com- pany at the foot of Hyde street, fell down the elevator shaft at the works last evening about 10 o'clock, a distance of about twenty feet, and remained uncon- scious for two or three minutes. On re- gaining consciousness he went toacertain part of the bullding and suddenly disap- peared, and, In spite of close search all over the grounds. he has not been found. George W. Bell stated last night that about 10:15 p. m. Henry Blair and O. W. Reedy went up in the elevator. They both got off at the second floor and the elevator began to descend. A few seconds later there was a sound of a fall and Reedy saw Blair disappear down the shaft. Blair beat the elevator down and rolled from the elevator to the floor and almost to the feet of one of the men named Denis Sin- gleton. Bell was instantly on the scene and found that Blair had apparently land- ed on the side of his head and was uncon- sclous. When he came to himself Bell asked him how he felt and he answered that he felt pretty sore and complained of his arms and ribs. He got up presently and said he wanted to go to the lavatory, so Bell sent one of the firemen with him, who also asked him how he felt and he answered “All right.” The fireman left him for a few moments and when he returned Blair had disappeared. Three policemen came down from the hill and with lanterns they searched every nook and corner of the grounds and build- ing, but could find no trace of Blair. Bell then sent a man down to inquire of the conductors of Kearny-street cars, on which Blair has been accustomed to go to his home, which is somewhere on Twenty- fourth street, whether they had seen any- thing of a hurt man. None of them had seen or heard of him. Bell saild that from the time of Blair's fall to the time of his disappearance not more than fifteen minutes elapsed. He fears Blalr may have stepped off the wharf into the bay and been drowned. He Intends to remaln all night at the wogpks and continue the search for the missing man. UNIQUE COMPLIMENT IS PAID TO SOLICITOR | English Bench and Bar Give an An- _miversary Dinner to Sir John Hollam. LONDON, March 7.—For the first time in the history of the English law a solie itor has been entertained at a compli- mentary dinner given in his honor by bench and bar. The occasion was t celebration yesterday of Sir John Hoi- lam’s sixty years' connection with what is known here as the lower branch of the law, In which Sir John had “briefed” no fewer than eight Lord Chancellors, thirty Justices and over one hundred Judges. Lord Chancellor Halsbury pre- sided and Lord Chief Justice Alverstone, Lord James of Hereford, Attorney Gen- eral Finlay, Solicitor General Carson and nearly all the judges and leading coun- sel were present, inciuding Sir John's partners, one of whom is B. F. Hawks- ley of Jameson raid fame. Sir John, who was deeply affe plied to the toast to his health. He sald that when he came to London, the son of a country clergyman of limited means, cted, re- he did not know a single soul in the metropolis. The Times, commenting editorially on the event, sal “The dinner was without example. Tt was merited by a career long and unique in the profession.” —_—— MRS. ANTHONY PROVES LEGALITY OF CLAIMS Los Angeles Woman Will Get Wid- ow’s Share of Estate of Mas- sachusetts Banker. ADAMS, Mass., March 7.—The contest over the estate of the late J. C. Anthony, coshier of the Greylock Natfonal Bank of Adams, which was threatened by the un- expected appearance here of Mrs. May Tinney Anthony of Los Angeles, Cal, who claimed to be the widow of the de- ceased, has been averted by an agreement satisfactory to all concerned. To-day Mrs. May Tinney Anthony’s proofs of the legalify-of her clain s were accepted by the other heir to the estate, Mrs. J. K. mother of the deceased. The s supposed to be worth from $5, 00 to $150,000. EDGERTOWN, Mass.. March 7.—Captain Winfleld Coffin to-day left for New York en route for Tromsce, Norway, to join the Zeigler polar expedition. He will take command of the America, which I3 to take the company to the far north. LONDON, March 7.—The Febru: tatement of the Board of Trade shows a decrease of $5,660,000 In imports and an increase of $7,318,~ 000 1n exoorts, Monday, March N« carde J.. a very cordial and see the most fascinating hats sisco. ing—almost picturesque. The cha that have taken place in years. is wonderfully interesting. So a: standpoint of style and economy. 21 Millinery Openin Tuesday, March 10th. " Wednesday, Marcn 11th. The New Tailored Suits. ‘The suit department has turned its back to winter. we thought so handsome last season have disappewred. The new spring styles have come to take their places. n p The severe lines of other sea<ons are relieved by artistic effects wherever good taste allows. before seeing ours you will be unjust to yourseli—both from invitation to everybody to com ever o.a exhibition in San Fran- The dresses ) And they are charm- nges in style are the most radical The display If r0. buy a new suit the the prices. THE FURRIER Y ] 9 GRANT AVENUE