The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 22, 1903, Page 7

- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, M()NDAY, JUNE 22, 1903. 7 : . + A » : e e ‘ o SDLeree e : Neows \\ ot the Couny BER K BLIEY | AND AL AMEDA |orineSounty | Qf Alameda. of Alameda * * T s m . o I MR S R ! { William T. Hamilton, Former Coroner of Alameda County, ekl : Prominent for Years in Republican Politics and High in Section of Olid Build-| MasonicF ; cVonr : ; = 2 Masonic Fraternity,Succumbs to lllnessof Year’s Duration ing Falls Flat With- |4 3 cut Warning. { ows Plea That . Institution | | Needs Improvements Is | Well Founded. | s i 4 ice Francisco Call, ‘ { " 1 d. out g would | | | x . w or death | = w e ons of | | | seir darkened | ! w s the building | { ' ; : =d ONE OF THE OLDEST SETTLERS IN OAKLAND WHO PASSED iE REV. W. J. GALVIN AWAY YESTERDAY. CELEBRATES FIRST MASS - £ s Service in St. Francis de Sales, | 'rLluphUr, la Hamilton, made-a tour | of the world: * He Served as an | lr.( 10T M7 EaoiM bl s s SR - ! | degree of Master Mason in Sierra Valley N b r of St | dge No. 4, F. and A. M. He affiliated Sales nere he served i h Oakiand Lodge No. 188 In 1876, and William Jame: brated his first mass as Catholic f, had been al Sales Church. assistants e services willlam Brockhage, dea her Fleming, sub-dea- P preached the ser- e brick block now Gi lege, subsequently gical seminary at St re he was ordained. EOARD OF HEALTH INDORSES CREMATORY KLAND, 21—Two resolutions June meeting held yesterday at § board indorses the Pacific and requests all » confer with the s as requested by the com- was also decided to petition the Coun- appropriation sufficient to de- of distributing diphthe- dy families. - Suspected His Customer. KLAND, June 21.—Richard M. Clark, oid, hired a horse and buggy from Louls Schaffer's Fashion Broadway near Eighth Street, he intended to drive to Piedmont. saw Clark head for the Oakland oat, and notmed the police. er reached San Francisco returned to Oakland. d not intend to steal the but tne liveryman er acted suspiciously to the leas ying Ball. Neal Lynch, a 16- ft wrist while He was run- when he tumble: parents at $10 Alice Broke Wrist Pla; AND, June 21 POWERFUL. A Pure Food Drink Has Great Sus- taining Power. ping power of Postum Coffes erly cooked is greater than ple imagine and 1t is well fllus- of in the story told by a young Texas man, who savs: 1 almost lived on Postum Cereal Coffec for over a month was over @ week I did not eat na there nything at all, but just drank the food nk Postum and yet I grew stronger o gained weight. physician examined Pos- m and Gecided to use it altogether in ace of coffee. We all think it has no qusi*as @ nourishment for the sick, for Ges, palng pleasant to the taste it is strengthening. My father and mother have siways been coffee drinkers and trered all kinds of troubles from the offee until about a year ago a neighbor was praising Postum and mother decided to try it “‘n:ex improved at once and have drank Postum ever since and mother, who used to #se bothered with nervousness and sleeplessness particularly, Is in splendid health now. She says the change came entirely-from drinking Postum and leav- ing off coffec.” Name given by Postum Co., “Batée Creek, & t , master of! Thomas McSween- | 4 by the Board of Health at | relative to the placing | Hamilton, lameda for can pol- in the t high morning at 9:30 o’clock e, 41 Vernon street, after f low that affected the brain was the primary cause of death The deceased pioneer 1838, at Bloomington, Il His parents were John and Phoebe Hamilton of Vir- ginia. In early life Mr. Hamilton gained paraly was born May 1, | a smattering of books in an old iog cabin and finished his schooling at in Pekin, TiL he crossed the plains with a kerd of cattle, their brand being the Masonic insignia of the square and compass. Set- thng in Colusa County, Mr. Hamilton re- mained a year and went on a mining ex- pedition during the Frager River (B. C.) excitement shop, working at that trade until 1865, going thence to Sierra Valley, Slerra County, and staying there until he came to Oakiand in 187, where he engaged in the undertaking business. Mr. Hamilton was elected Coroner of Alameda County in 1878 ‘and served con- tinuously for ten years. He married Miss Lena Myers of Colusa in 1865. In 18% Mr. Hamiiton with his wife and adopted D e e e ] CHARGES JURIGT WITH PREJUDIGE Montana Copper Com- bine Makes Attack on Judge Clancy. BUTTE, Mont., June 2l.—In proceedings that have been begun in the Supreme Court an attempt is being made by the Amalgamated Company through charges of bias and prejudice to take mining liti- gation in which that company is Involved from the control of District Judge Clancy, On application, writs of supervisory con- trol have been issued by the Supreme Court in two cases of John MacGinnis against the Boston and Montana Copper Company, the case of Michael Hickey against the Anaconda and Washoe com- | panies, and in the suit of the Nipper Com- pany against the Parrot Company. In the petitions in response to which the writs | were issued a number of statements are made in support of the claim that Judge Clancy is biased in favor of the interests of F. Augustus Heinze and the Montana Ore Purchasing Company as against the Amalgamated interests. It is stated that the Judge is so prejudiced against the Amalgamated Copper Company that it is impossible to obtain a fair and impartial trial upon any matter in which the Amal- gamated Company is directly or indirectly interested. The action is in the line of the attempt that was made through the “fair trial” bill to take the hearing of the mining cases in question from Judge Clancy. That law was declared by the Supreme Court to be unconstitutional, and it is now sought through a writ of supervisory control to take the cases from the hands of Judge Clancy. e COPENHAGEN, June 22.—The emigration for May, 1903, show that more than twice as :::171 persons . from ”x::a Jaet year and the American fever: shows mo signs of abating. e AKLAND, June 2.—William T. a former Coromer of | vy and a pioneer of Cali- | of 1888. After his re- | turn to Colusa he opened a blacksmith | served as junior deacon and steward. He | was a life member of that lodge. In Arch Masonry Mr. Hamilton was given his degree in Donner Chapter No. 33 at Truckee, later affliating with Oak land Chapter No. 35. He received the de- gree of 1 and select master June 1, 1885, in Oakland Council No. 12, R. and 8. M. Mr. Hamilton w member of Oak- land Comm No. 11, Knights Tem- plar, was a -third degree Scottish | Rite Mason liated with Oakland Lodge of Per Gethsemane Chapter of Rose draper of De Mclay C No. 2, and wz Kadosh, T of Oak- was elected knight land Consistory. He commander of the court of honor in 1897. On February 4, 1900, Mr. Hamilton re- ceive degree of the Scott coronetted an hon- orary inspector general. He was an ac- tive member of the Masonic Veterans’ As- sociaticn Mr. Hamilton was also a member of Oakland Lodge No. 115, I. O. O. F., and Oakland Lodge No. 2, Ancient Order United Workmen. | For a number of years Mr. Hamilton was a member of the firm of Hamilton & | Brown, undertakers, which business Brown conducted after the senior part- ner’s retirement. By thrift and industry Mr. Hamilton amassed a competency. Of late years he lived quietly in the enjoy- ment of good health until ke was stricken a year ago. Surviving him are his wife | and adopted daughter, three sisters in the East and two nephews, W. T. Wilkins and Robert W. Wilkins. The funeral will be held Tuesday after- noon at 2 o'clock from the Masonic Tem- ple. All of the Masonic and other frater- nal organizations with which the depart- ed ploneer had been affillated will take { part in the servic: ENDS Hl5 LIFE ~ WITH REVOLVER ICousin of George Gould Commits Suicide at St. Louis. g DARK PROPHECY FOR WALKIREZ Woman Exhorter Un- folds Death Vision to Negro Strangler: Murderer Goes Into Spasms and Injures Men Who Restrain Him. RS Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 118 Broadway, June 21 Haunted by the memory of his crime and driven to frenzy by the prophecy of a colored woman exhorter, Victor Wal- kirez, murderer of Elizabeth Leroy, was overcome to-day by a paroxysm of men- tal torture and was stricken with a nerve- racking attack of epilepsy in his cell at the County Jail. In his fit Walkirez was endowed with a tremendous physical strength. He threw off big men as if they were infants. For a while the efforts of half a dozen trus- ties were unavailing. In the strugles to hold down the sufferer, men were kicked, bruised and injured severely. Martin Flaherty was badly hurt about the body from blows and one wrist was dislocated. Reuben Jacobs was kicked in the side and arms. Benjamin Boynton suffered a disiocation of the left thumb and was severely kicked, as were other trusties. It was the dismal prophecy of Mrs Thomas Josephs_ leader of a band of re- ligious enthusidsts that aroused the dread and mental terror which overcame the negro.. At the head of the little holi- ness band, Mrs. Josephs was praying at the jail shortly before noon to-day. Wal- kirez at the bars of the corridor was in- tent upon the services that were going on, when, of a sudden, Mrs. Josephs rushed to the bars and shouted: “You will never live to be hanged. I «ave had a vision that tells me you will dle in vour cell and that will be before you have had -a trial. The vision tells me you will not be hanged.” All this to Walkirez, who trembled as the woman turned upon him, followed by others in the little flock, exhorting and | praying. Rushing up and down the corridor in his excitement, Walkirez suddenly dash- ed inte his cell, fell on the floor with a cry of terror, and was in awful convul- sions in a second. Jailers Clark and Murdock hastened to the cell, but did not arrive until the trus- | s had been battered about like so much ugh. Screaming and moaning under the strain, mental and physical, Walkirez went through intense suffering. After ‘teen minutes he became.steadier and came out of the epileptic condition. * “The man was So nervous over the col- ored woman's. prophecy that he simply went into’ epilepsy,” said Jailer Fred Mur- dock. *She would not have. got near ‘Walkirez, had the trusty been attending to business, because we had warned him agalyst that very dthing. But *it was enoukh. t 1 from fright %e‘gm ! moman aflamé with the Zeal of religious enthusi- asm. It was all hal. a dozen men could do to keep Walkirez-down when. he was in the fit. Some of the men who were kicked will remember the experience for many a day.” Because of Walkirez' extremely ner- vous state, the usual Sunday visits of the Salvation Army and other religious organizations to the jail will be suspend- ed until he has left the place. ——e————— NATIONAL GUARDSMEN BEGIN AN ENCAMPMENT Companies of the First Infantry Are Now Busy at Santa Rosa. SANTA ROSA, June 2L.—The First In- fantry of the National Guard, command- ed by Colonel Thomas F. O'Neill, went into camp shortly before midnight. As soon as the companies had reached camp they were served with steaming coffee and the regulation fare. Bonfires were lighted to notify visitors that the camp was open. To-day was spent quietly at camp, many of the guardsmen finding amusement in bicycle riding, driving and baseball. Visitors were entertained at the camp this afternoon. This evening the band gave a concert, which attracted many people of Santa Rosa to the camp. Strings of electric lights hLave been placed in the grounds. Among the feat- ures of merriment during the coming week will be a buriesque parade by the visiting militiamen, traversing the streets of the city. On Sunday next the regiment will break camp and return to San Fran- cisco, and a chicken dinner will be ar- ranged for that day. All of the concom- itants of such a dinner will be provided and the regiment will be regaled with the choicest spread of the encampment on that day. The dance of AVednesday evening is the only function announced so far. This will be given by the band. Other dances and entertainments will take place, but the dates have not been announced. Athletic games will be held on one day of the encampment, the various com- panies of the regiment striving for su- premacy. Baseball will constitute the principal pastime. The military regula- tions are as follows: First call, 5:20 a. m.; IRISH SONGS AND DANCES PROMISE A JOLLY EVENING Gaelic League Secures Excellent Talent for Its Entertain- ment in Aid of Fund for Booth at Catholic Fair and Every- reveille, 5:35; dress parade, 5:10 p. m.; | ST. LOUIS, June 2l.—Sandford North- rop, until recently secretary and general manager of the American Refrigerator Transit Company, committed suicide to- day at the home of Claude Kegnerty, vice president of the Republic Railway Ap- pliance Company, where he was stopping. Northrop, who was about 35 years of age, left a wife and one child. He was a cousin of George Gould and stood high in local social and financial circles. About | six weeks ago he resigned his position | with the American Refrigerator Com- pany. Ten minutes before the shooting oc- | curred Claude Kennerty had been talking with Northrop, who appeared to bé in the depths of melancholy. He was dead when found. Kennerty said he knew of no rea- son why his friend had committed sui- cide, for his business prospects seemed good and his marital relations happy. Mrs. Northrop and daughter Nancy, | aged 7 years, are now at Atlantic City, | where they have been for several weeks. A brother, Reld Northrop, is in Europe. The remains of Northrop will be taken to-morrow to Philadelphia, the home of his wife's parents, for interment. Before marriage Mrs. Northrop was a Miss Rin- gel of Philadeiphia. Sandford Northrop was for more than ten years one of the best known men in 8t. Louls business and financial circles. He was a member of several local clubs. Northrop was a favorite of his uncle, the late Jay Gould, and he had al: been on terms of the closest intimacy with the present generation of the Gould family. ‘There is in circulation a story to the effect that when the Goulds merged the American Refrigerator Transit Company with the Missouri Pacific and Wabash railroads Reid Northrop was allowed to tattoo, 10:30 p. m.; call to quarters, 10:45 p. m.; taps, 11 p. m ————————— IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE FOR A COWARDLY CRIME Man Who Shot His Father-in-Law in the Back Is Con- victed. PORTLAND, June 2L.—Late last night M. V. Leasi was found guilty of murder in the second degree by the jury after several hours’ deliberation. The maxi- mum penalty for the crime is life im- prisonment. Leasi is the man who on Mav 24 went to the home of his divorced wife's father and shot the father, after which he com- pelled his former wife to flee with him. After an exciting chase, lasting two days, during which time the whereabouts of the pair was a puzzle he and his un- willing companion were found asleep in a barn near the Columbia River. —_————— Aged Indian Chief Resigns His Title. WHITE EAGLE, O. T., June 2.—White Eagle, the aged chief of the Poncas, re- signed to-day and conferred his title upon his son, Tahgy. The event was made one of great festivity. In honor of the new chief 700 ponies were given away as pres- ents and 2000 Indians participated in the sun dance. Thousands of whites wit- nessed the celebration. e o e ] resign the presidency, but Sandford was let out without that privilege. This ac- tion deprived him of a lucrative and re- sponsible position and it is believed had much to do with his despondency. . thing [Indicates That Programme Will Be of the Best — <~ NENT ON THE PROGRAMME OF GIVEN THIS EVENING BY THE GAELIC LEAGUE. e CHARMING YOUNG WOMEN OF OAKLAND WHO WILL BE PROMI- THE ENTERTAINMENT TO BE I RS2 AKLAND, June 2L—The enter- tainment to be given to-morrow evening by the members of the Gaellc League for the benefit of their booth at the approaching Catholic fair promises to be a very suc- cessful event. The prosramme will con- sist mainly of typical Irish_ songs and dances and several well-known artists have been secured for the occasion. Le- land Roberts of San Francisco, an expert | on the Apollo, is down for tne first num- | ber and among others who will contribute | pleasing selections will be Robert Saxe, tenor, and Willlam Gibbons Judge, bary- | tone, 'both of San Francisco; J. J. O'Con- | nor, Irish ;ig dancer; the clever Grazer | children, Ethel and Arnold; Miss M. Whel- | an, Albert R. White and Miss Frances | NVITE CHILDREN ON OPENING DAY Carnival Promoters Will Make School Pupils Special Guests. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, June 2L /hen the gates of the street fair are thrown open to the school children next Tuesday everything will be in readiness for the exposition. The army of work- men that for the last two weeks has been busy erecting the booths and string- ing the long lines of electric lights has nearly finished its labors and by to-mor-| row night the work will be done. All"work on the electric tower .is fin- ished and the lights have been Installed and will be tested before the fair opens. But little more remains to be done in the court of honor and many of the con- cessions are almost ready for business. The following committees have been in charge of the preliminary work of the carnival: Advertising—R. Whitehead, chairman. Finance—J. F. Rooney, chairman. Tliumination—Van_E. Britton, chairman; J. M, Kelley, Charles Roeth, W. B. Smith. i rs—George Booste: ‘W. Austin, chairman; A. V. Long, W. T. Crossman, Beach Dean, D. J. Hallaban, F. A. Jordan. Decorations—A. V. Long, chatrman; F. J. Lea, Walter Fawceit, F. Seulberger,” J. P. Maxwell. t—A. G. Bell, chairman. g?v‘:;‘d.b—cmmfnn. Bates Jr., chairman; F. W. Bulger, W. L. Dunn, F. J. Woodward, Robert P iidings—C. W. Wilkins, chairman; G. L. Ingler, M. L. Schiueter. ‘Emergency Hospital—Dr. George G. Reinle, e ccommodations—F. A. Jordan, chair- man. rank E. Avers, chairman: E. S. e 3 Hari, O L. Learn, Rufus Smith. atety—8. C. Hodgkins, chairman. 1 anh : Paul Gaflldmlth. chairman; Fred Dor- F. St. Sure. _;"ro:lmmhbr. J. Steinsdorff, chairman; George W. Frick, E. A. J.'Cal Ewing, Oscar F. Funk, W. E. Swerin, R. M. Briare, John P. ‘Cook. tion—Dr, C. L. Tisdale, R. M. Fitager- ald, . Griffin, Frank Davis, F. W. Street Theodore Gler, chairman; D. A. Sl r, D. J. Hallahan. Ticket llers Lbzd. l‘m—‘w B. Fleldwick, H. P Travers, D. J. Hallaban, Andy E. John: O'Gara, vocalists, | The Allen sisters and Misses Kelleher and O'Connell will dance a four-hand reel and the San Francisco Gaelic Dancing Club will give the “High Caul Cap,” a unique Irish dance. Miss Alice Lyng, the popular local singer, will be heard and Miss May Teheney, Miss May Doling and M. J. Lawles will also sing. | The concert will take place at St. Fran- cis de Sales Hall on Grove and Jones streets and the committee in charge is working zealously to make the affair a suceess in every way. J. F. Kenney is chairman of the com- | mittee, his assistants being Miss Bessie | McElligott, Miss Marie Kearney, Miss | Mary Madden, Miss M. Freary, Mrs. Cal- | lahan, J. F. Marshall and Stephen O'Ma- | honey. | HONOR MEMORY UF DEPARTED Memorial Day Observed | by Woodmen at Bap- 1 tist Church. | — Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadwayv, June 21. | The Modern Woodmen of America ob- | served Memorial day with special ser-, vices this evening at the First Baptist | Church in Masonic Hall, its lace of wor- | ship. Golden Gate Camp No. 723 at-| tended in a body. Rev. H. J. Vosburgh, | the pastor, preached on the theme, “On | the Jericho Road: an Object Lesson in | are not. | revolve. | curas | speed of the bright stars, | they approach or recede from the line of | the observer's vision. | speeds of these stars is noted by the spec- | this DISCONER STARS THEY GANNOT SEE Lick Astronomers Do Wonders With Mills Spectograph g Invisible to the Telescopic Eye, Yet Their History Is Written. s Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, June 21, 1308. The astropomers at the Lick Observa- tory have just discovered a few more things in the heavens that they haven't been able to see with the big 3-inch teles- cope and, what is more, never expect to see, even If some one bullds a telescope with a dlameter as big as a cask. Not long ago they photographed the two talls of a comet that could not be detected even after much straining of the eyes. These latest discoveries are of five double stars, known as spectroscopic bi- naries, made by Director W. W. Camp- bell and Dr. H. D. Curtis, who make | them the subject of the last Lick Obser- vatory bulletin. Of these ten stars, five are bright and visible, but the other five Although the keenest telescopie has been unable to “pick them up”, he astronomers have learned a great deal of the history of these strangers, simply by noting the influence they exert upon the brighter companions about which they These influences have been red to a remarkable degree of ac- y by the famous Milis spectograph, which is attached to the 3-inch telescope. The Mills spectograph measures the according as me The change in the tograph and in this way they are able to learn the histories of bodies they have never seen. If a bright star and its dark companion are revolving around their common cen- ter of gravity, it 1s evident that the spead | of the bright star with reference to the | solar system will not be uniform, because it will be influenced by the companion. It frequently happens that the bright star will on one night be approaching the em and a few night$ later, when it is In a different orbit, receding from the solar system. Within the last five years forty-seven | such systems of double stars have been | discovered at | has been shown that of the stars which the Lick Observatory. It appear to be single, even through the | largest telescopes, at least one in six or |UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKEREY, June 21.—Jesse D. Burks, ‘04, | who was for some years head of the depart- ment of psychology and pedagogy at the Sem Diego State Normal School, has just been ap- pointed a fellow in education at Teachers' Col- lege of Columbia University. He has recently been in charge of the Speyer Experimental School in New York City, In which Teachers” College is working out expgriments along the line of making the city schobl a kind of college settlement. Professor Elwood Mead, head of the depart- ment of irrigation, will sail for Europe early in Juiy. He plans to pursue investigations in foreign lands as to irrigation methods and in- stitutions. He goes in his official capacity as irrigation expert in charge of the irrigation in- vestigations of the United States Department of Agricultur: Photographic observations of the position of Neptune and of Neptune's satellite are given y Assistant 4stronomer C. D. Perrine in the last Lick Observatory bulietin. The photo- graphs are made with the Crossley reflector. The resuits show that the position of the sa ellite can be measured, at least as accurately from such photographs as with the micrometer attached to a large telescope. ———————— Tries to Commit Suicide. OAKLAND, June 2lL.—Peter Esples, & yourg Frenchman employed in a local laundry, tried ‘to commit suicide in a barn afternoon by taking about five ounces of jodine. He sald he had heard that his father had dled In San Francisco and he wanted to die, too. He was pumped out at the Receiving Hospital. @ iniieieininiriiiiinils e @ University of Nevada, will lecture Wed- nesday evening at Masonic Hall, under First Baptist Church auspices, on David Livingstone, the African explérer and missionary. “Liberty and Labor” will be the sub- ject of an address at Masonic Hall Fri- day evening by Rev. William Rader. Mrs. Lena Carroll Nicholson and A. C. Neale were the soloists this afternoon at vespers in the Church of the Advent, East Oakland. St. Andrew's Episcopal parish conducted services to-day at Alcatraz Hall, Peralta street, near Seventh. The reconstructed church at Tweifth and Magnolia streets will be ready for occupancy in July. Rev. L. M. Hartley, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of {¥orthern Cal- ifornia, delivered an address this morn- ing at the Centennial Presbyterian Church. The annual picnic of the Market Street Congregational Church Sunday-school wiil be held Tuesday. President Brownson of the California | College delivered an address this even- | Human Brotherhoo. W. W. Ellis, a|ing at Fruitvale Chapel to the graduating prominent organist, will give organ re- | classes of Fruitvale, Melrose and Dewey citals on Sunday evenings at 7:30 o'clock, preliminary to the regular services. At the First Presbytérian Church this gramme, the last before the summer va- | catiow. The soloists were Miss Louise Stubbs, Mrs. Grace Morei Dickman, J. A. Owen, Clement E. Rowlands and Miss J. V. de Fremery, organist. | schools. | At the Twenty-third Avenue Baptist | Church to-day Rev. T. G. Brownson oc- . evening the choir gave a special pro- | cupied the pulpit in the morning and Rev. » James Sunderiand preached this evening. | Rev. F. Z. Fraser of Los Gatos preached | to-day at the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church. Services at the First Presbyterian Rev. Robert Whitaker, formerly of Oak- | Church to-day wers conducted by Rev. land and now a professor at the State| Frank H. Brush of Alameda. * otice to Subscribers!| We take pleasure in notifying our pa- trons who are going to the country for the summer months that THE CALL can be served to them at ANY POINT either by mail or through local carriers. Give address to your carrier or any bragch office and prompt service will be made. -