The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 23, 1903, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1903. _ PRIGON GATE 3 BLOWN P BY DYNAMITE MutinousConvicts Make Desperate Break for Liberty. Guards Kill the Ringleader and the Other Prisoners Surrender. Wholesale Jail Delivery at Canon | City Is Prevented by the Cour- | | age and Coolness of | the Warden. | 2R ; ANON CITY, Colo., J 2 —Kirsch | all, a convict at the State peni- | and killed early to-| empting to escape with five e soner As Dr. T. D. Palmer steward were making | £ rounds Kuyvkendall complain- the doctor prepared to The prisoner drew | s ntain nitro glycer- | ed the two men to throw up | They did, and five other | Cell House Keeper | teward John J. | s thus made yped of othing | ned. Taking the | with them, they and the steward them. The inner | blown off their | hich the convicts | an attempt to | iled. | horn had arrived | ing the guards, or- fugutives when- d 1 f, but | Cleghorn. woman, the mu- would kill her n faint- took to their s. Kuyk er John Clark ever be taken < to that hole.” was overtaken by of the warden, and the head with a r badly wounded. s who were taken alive er, Thomas Fallon, d Robe: and was merv- for shooting an ndence mine. year term for in Utah on a P TROOPS QUELL MUTINY. | Prisoners at Vladivkakas Revolt and Four of Them Are Killed. | PET URG, June 22.—Troops n recently to quell a from the jail at| of the Terek dis- with the result that four neers were killed and eigm!‘ ERS ———— RUNAWAY CARS CAUSE WRECK. \ Collide With a Freight Train and Kill Three Men. Wyo., June 2—A wreck t the lives of three men | Grennville HIll, four miles hour this morn- | | | The dead RANK McGRATH, brakeman, Lara- RLES FRAZELL, fireman, YOWN TRAMP. , engineer, was fatally in- d by eight cars getting away In the shing out upon the the ca-s, arting or during four-mile run to Zanole, where they « d with an extra freight in charge of Conductor Simpson. | The heavy steel coal cars crushed | box cars of the freight and | n of them into kindling | a pile of debris that de- | ayed traffic several hours. he men of the extra had no warning | roach of the runaway cars and | i mnot ake a move to escape. | Engineer Baker, Fireman Frazell, | Brekeman McGrath and the tramp were | on the er of the extra and all were | buried under the wreckage. | | | Lara- E | — WRECK ON SANTA FE. Fireman Killed, Engineer Fatally In- jured and Others Hurt. IQUERQL N. M., June 22—A| fast freight train, eastbound, | head-on into a work train in a deep cut three miles west of Los Cerril- | los ck this afternoon, instantly killing Fireman J. Engiehart of Las Vegas and probably fatally injuring Fire- Redding of Las Vegas. Every other 2 in the two crews was badly shaken ed, but no others are believed to urt. Both trains were going peed and met on a sharp curve | near the entrance to the cut. | Fireman Englehart of the werk train | was buried under the wreckage and his | body was mot recovered for some time. | Fireman Redding of the freight train has | | { | i hed been taken to Cerrillos. A wrecking train was sent out from Albuquerque at once with two physiclans on board. Both trains are completely wrecked and the wreckage is piled fifty feet high in the At best traffic fifteén hours. will be tied up for | PRSI ) TWO TRAINS ARE WRECKED. Four Men Are Killed in Missouri and One Dangerously Injured. FERSON CITY, Mo., June 22.—In a wreck of two Missouri Pacific freighs | trains which occurred at Cole Junction, five miles west of this city last night, four men were killed and one dangerously in- jured. The dead: FIREMAN DUVALL. BRAKEMAN WILLIAM ATKINSON. Two unknown men, supposed to be tramj Engineer Michael Finnegan of Jeffer- son City is dangerously injured and will srobably die. Vot ot the trains was laden with live as general merchandise, stock, as well and quite & mumber of cattle, horses and nogs were killed. —_———————— Body of a Pilot Found. VALLEJO, June 22.—The body of Cap- tain J. T. Roberts, a San ¥rancisco pilot, drowned pear Mare Island light ten days ago, was found floating on the bay this morning by Italian fishermen, who brought it to Georgia-street wharf. A jury will be summoned and an inquest will be heid to-morrow. | Donald, a laborer of this city, was identi- | ticed her failing. | bursing agent in charge of the Moqul DISGOVERS HEIR INR DISPENGARY Sick and Ailing Laborer Is Informed He Is a Millionaire. Attorney Tells Him Wonder- ful Story of a Fortune Awaiting Him. oL Y Special Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, June 22——500!‘39 Howard Mec- fied to-day by Lyarie Small, a Western attorney, as the sole heir to $2,000,00 in cash and placer mining claims in Califor- nia worth several millions more, left b: his uncle, Willlam McDonald, a forty- | niner, who died recently. The claims are located at Rattlesnake Bar. McDonaldi has been under treatment at the Charles- | ton Dispensary, where Small visited him, and after putting him through an inqui- | sition pronounced him the much-sought heir. William McDonald, the dead miner, was one of the survivors of the famous Don- ner Lake disaster, in which nine people lost their lives. His nephew is an unedu- cated man, who has had a hard struggle with poverty and was befriended by Dr. Cody, superintendent of the dlsppnsury.‘ whom he will appoint his business mana- ger to care for the fortune. @ et e e @ LEAPS TO DEATH IN MINE SHAFT San Francisco Woman Ends Her Grief by | your entire crop. Suicide. NEVADA CITY, June 2-Mrs. A. G Trehail chose a desperate means of end- | ing her life in Forest City early this She jumped into an old shaft, | The body was found about | morning. 250 feet deep. noon. | The woman went to Forest City about | three weeks ago from her home in San | Francisco. She was visiting relatives and | was in poor health. About a year ago her | son was killed in an accident near Forest | City and since that time friends had no- | She retired early last | evening and this morning at 4 o'clock got up quietly and went in_her night clothes | to the old shaft, which was covered by a trapdoor. She raised the door and plunged in, falling a distance of 250 feet. The indications are that the woman was | killed instantly. She was not missed until a late hour this morning, when the o cupants of the house went to-call her. Finding her bed not occupled, they began | a search. The trapdoor of the shaft was open and a man volunteered to go to the bottom to ascertain if the body was there. [ He found the corpse a few minutes later. | ———— SHAKESPEAREAN ARTISTS TO APPEAR TOGETmI E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe| Sign for Three Consecutive Sea- | sons With Frohman. ! LONDON, June 22.—Charles Frohman | has completed arrangements for the joint appearance under his management of E. | H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe for three | consecutive seasons. They wili begin in New York in the middle of September, | 1904, and then tour through the United States to San Francisco, finishing the season with an engagement in London. The contract provides that during the three years they shall play “Romeo and | Juliet,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “As | | You Like It,” “The Taming of the | Shrew,” “The Merchant of Venice,” “A | Winter's Tale” and *“Hamlet | A combination of these two artists was | made practicable by their desire to ap- pear together in Shakespearean drama. The leading members of the supporting company will be selected from those who have succeeded in Miss Marlowe's and | Mr. Sothern's companies. The organiza- | tion will consist of a hundred members. s oS iy AGENT OF MOQUI INDIANS ACCUSED OF INCOMPETENCY President Jordan of Stanford Uni- versity Is Among Those Who Signed the Charges. WASHINGTON, June 22—The execu- tive committee of the Sequoia League, incorporated, according to its statements, “to assist Indians in common sense ways,” has filed charges with the In- terfor Department against Charles E. Burton, superintendent and special dis- i | { | | | Indians in Arizona. The charges allege incompetency to civilize and educate the Indians, arbitrary and despotic conduct. and violation of the rules of the service. The charges are signed by David Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stanford University; Charles Cassatt Davis and Charles F. Lummis of Los Angeles; J. L. Allen and Grace N. Allen of Keams Cor- ner, A. T.; Richard Egan of Capistrano, Cal., and J. B. Epp, missionary of Ora- ibi, A. T. A full investigation is demand- ed and adequate protection to the wit- nesses. e EWEN LEARNS OF PLOT TO ASSASSINATE HIM LEXINGTON, Ky., June 22.—Captain B. J. Ewen, the leading witness in the trial of Jett and White for the murder of J. B. Marcum at Jackson, left here this afternoon for a secret destination. This action was taken on the advice of friends after Captain Ewen had been informed by a man who came from Jackson to-day of the existence of a plot to assassinate him. All sorts of rumors are in circula- tion concerning efforts to interfere with the course of justice in the Marcum case. Captain Ewen not only felt that he was in danger constantly, but that his pres- ence here might endanger his friends. ——e Election Is Called for Senator. JACKSON, Miss., June 22—The State Board of Election Commissioners to-day ordered a State primary election to be held on August 6. This action means that the next United States Scnator from Mississippi will be chosen by popular ballot, Senator Money, the incumbent, and Governor Longino are candidates and are now prosecuting an active canvass of the State. e Martin Murry Found Guilty. The jury in the case of Martin Murry, accused of having fraudulently collected funds for the coming G. A. R. celebration, found the defendant guiity after a short deliberation last evening. Judge Salo- mon, who represented the plaintiff, asked that mercy be extended and that further charges be dismissed. Police Judge Mo- gan, in whose court the trial was held, granted the request. PATRIOTISM STIRS PEOPLE OF LINCOLN — 4 MULES ESCAPE BUT DRIVER DIES Fresno Train Crashes Into Team Near Farmersville. Animals Strangely Succeed in Avoiding the Smash-up. b LR TULARE, June 22.—While crossing the track one mile west of Farmersville, Wil- liam West Jr. was run down and Kkilled by the Fresno local this morning. West was driving a mule team hitched to a load of empty fruit boxes. Upon see- ing the train he stopped, but immediately whipped up his team, evidently thinking he could cross in time. He reached the track just in time to be struck by the approaching train. Oddly enough the mules escaped with- out a scratch, while the driver was killed instantly. West was a man of family. GROWERS OF RAISINS IN IMPORTANT SESSION California Association Meets at Fresno and. Indorses the Present Directors. FRESNO, June 22—The California Ralsin Growers’ Association held its an- nual meeting to-day in this city for the purpose of adopting a plan for the next year's operations. At a vote taken by mail a few months ago the growers ex- pressed a sentiment in favor of a five- vear contract, but when the contract was drawn up only 38 per cent of them would‘ sign. At to-day’s meeting the contract | was considered and on a vote the growers | =— adopted a one-year contract, which all agreed to sign. Former President M. Theodore Kearney attended and was one of the foremost speakers. His motion to reduce the pen- alty clause for failure to deliver the crop to the association from 20 per cent of the crop to 5 per cent was voted down. When this motion was lost Mr. Kearney arose, shook his finger at the growers and said dramatically: *“The action you have taken will cost you 1 cent a pound on FAIR CANDIDATES FOR GOD- 'DESS OF LIBERTY HONORS AT LINCOLN. o — Independence Day Celebration Is Planned. The meeting was a very harmonious | one! as well as one of the most largely attended the association has ever held, there being between 700 and 800 growers Special Dispatch to The Call. present. The general sentiment was in (COLN Wi approval of the course of the present DNCOLN, Ol e . a0 board of directors. abundance of patriotic sentiment among its-people and the where- with and opportunity to demon- state it, Lincoln's coming Fourth of July celebration promises to be the most notable event of its kind ever held in the thriving metropolis of Western Placer County. It will not only be an ob- servance of the nation’s natal day, but | will be made an occasion to demonstrate to visitors and to impress upon home peo- | ple as well the substantial industrial pro- gress of the town. | | e | APPOINTMENT PLEASES i KERN COUNTY CITIZENS Judge Bennett'’s Record in Private and Public Life One of Honor. BAKERSFIELD, June 22.—The appoint- ment of Paul W. Bennett as Superior Judge of Kern County, made by Gover- nor Pardee at SBacramento this afternoon, was received favorably and was much ap- ‘> The customary Iiterary exercises will be proved by the citizens here. Mr. Bennett | ,a3. especially attractive. The Hon. F. is a native of Massachusetts and came to | A, Duryea will. act as president of the California in January, 1859, traveling by | day and the Hon. John M. Fulweller of the Panama route. He was engaged in | Auburn will deliver the oration. At present the all-absorbing topic is the | work In the redwood forests of Sonoma and Marin counties until 1864, when moved to Inyo County. There he en- | tered upon a prospecting and mining life until 1866, when he became Under Sherift of that county upon its organization. A year later he was admitted to the bar and commenced the practice of law, serv- ing four yvears as District Attorney of | Inyo County. In 1575, when the mines in Inyo County failed, Judge Bennett removed to Bodie, in Mono County, and there formed a partnership for the practice of law with | Patrick Reddy, which lasted until 1884, when the mining excitement subsided. Judge Bennett then removed to Stockton, where he was District Attorney of San Joaquin County during the years of 1861 and 182, In 1897 he settled in Bakers- field, where he has made his home ever since, building up a lucrative practice and winning the respect and esteem of all with whom he has come in contact. During the campaign last fall Judge Bennett was the Republican nominee for the position of Superior Judge and made an active canvass and a hard fight, but the strong majority for the Democracy throughout the county defeated him, but lost him nothing in prestige. When the new court was created his friends at once proposed him for the place and continued | to urge his appointment with all the force | they could command upon Governor Par- dee. Bennett was opposed by J. W. Wiley, who had been his competitor in the coun- ty convention for the nomination. Again the contest developed considerable bitter- ness, and by reason of this Governor Par- dee declined in the beginning to fill the vacancy. It was thought by some that no appointment would be made, and in- terest had subsided in the controversy. The appointment to-day comes as a sur- prise to both factions. \ ————————— ' ACCUSES COUNCILMEN OF SOLICITING BRIBES Railroad Promoter i:;pl-.hn Why a Franchise Ordinance Was Defeated. SCRANTON, Pa., June 22—Startling testimony was produced to-day before the Select Council Investigating committee, which met to investigate the charges of bribery made by ex-County Surveyor George E. Stevenson in relation to the defeat of the Dalton street rallway fran- chise ordinance in the Council last nignt. W. P. Boland, one of the promoters of the Dalton Rallway Company, testified that Select Councilman D. B. Evans of the North Ward demanded of him in the presence of Stevenson $6500 for himself and 3400 for each of ten other Councilmen. He named the following Councilmen: John E. Regan, Thomas O'Boyle, James P. Maloney, Thomas C. Melvin, John Naeg- 1, Thomas Casgrove, Edward J. Cole- man, Malachi Coyne, John J. McAndrews and Richmond Morgan. This testimony was corroborated by Stevenson. Both men testified that Evans threatened that unless the money was forthcoming the ordinance would be either “amended to death” or defeated. The ordinance was subsequently loaded down with impossible amendments and then the quorum was broken. The Municipal League will prosecute the Councilmen. Evans {s already under ar- rest. More warrants will be issued. ——————————— Forty-Fourth District Republicans. The United Republican League Club, Forty-fourth District, J. G. Boyne presi- dent and D. B. Plymire secretary, will meet at Red Men's Hall, 320 Post street, this evening to complete permanent or- ganization. e ———e—————— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Monday, June Stmr San Mateo, Ross, 100 hours from Ta- coma. SAILED. Monday, June 22. Stmr North Fork, Nelson, Eurekh. DOMESTIC PORT. ABERDEEN—Arrived June 22—Stmr New- burg, hence June 18; stmr G C Lindauer, hence June 19; schr A F Coates, from San Pedro: schr Melrose, hence dune 12; schr Fan- nie Adele, hence June 6. Sailed June 22—Stmr Coronado, for San he | gelection of a Goddess of Liberty. The { voting has been spirited from the begin- | ning and promises to continue with in- creasing interest until the date of clos- ing. Miss May Hecker, Miss Eva Jen- kins and Miss Marjorie Heryford are the leading candidates. All three are charm- ing and representative daughters of the Golden West and admirably fitted for the | honors which their friends are seeking | to bestow upon them. f.-l"l—l’l"l"l'H-i‘H-I-!-(-l"Z*:-H’rl‘H. Children Only Witnesses ofr Train Disaster Continued from Page 3, Column 2. about twenty feet at the highest portion, ‘The tender and passenger coach left the track after running about twelve feet upon | the trestle. Theengineleft the rails and ran | along on the trestle nearly sixty feet from where the car and tender plunged over. The guard rails were all that saved the locomotive from also ‘wooden structure. The engine wheels cut the crossties the entire distance of nearly sixty feet, but did not vary one inch from the rail at any point. The tender was hurled over the trestle and in the fall became uncoupled. It was so wrenched that the rear trucks struck upon one side of the bridge while the front wheels and body struck the ground upon the opposite side. The tender was detached from the pas- senger coach during the fall. The pas- senger car landed on an angle of about 45 degrees and rested up against the trestle. The car was completely turned over with the trucks in the air. One side of the coach was badly crushed in and the wreckage penetrated the car to with- in about two feet of the other side. In addition te this detailed account of the accident, the inspector said: “I have seen many wrecks, but the one at Point Reyes was the most complete little wreck I ever inspected. How in the world any one ever came out of the wreck alive I cannot determine. The car was so filled with debris that hardly two feet of space was left for the passengers. Their escape was certainly miraculous.” As to who is to blame for the accident the inspector advanced no opinion. CHILDREN SEE ACCIDENT. Two little girls, Florence and May Cus- sick, were perhaps the only eyewitnesses of the wreck outside of those upon the ill-fated train. 10 and 12 vears of age respectively. At the time the accident occurred they were in the gulch below, seated upon some of the trestle timbers. They belonged to a camp near by and were at the bottom of the trestle playing “‘keeping house.” As the train approached they looked up and saw the whole occurrence. One of them said this afternoon *1ne car seemed to just swing off as soon as it started on the trestle. We were seated on the bottom of the trestle and were awfully frightened. We were on the opposite side from where the car and ten- der fell or else we would have been kill- ed. One of the trucks came hurling down over our heads and fell within about five feet of us. We ran to our camp and told what had happened without waliting to see if any one was hur WORRY OVER WRECK CAUSES DUTTON TO SUFFER COLLAPSE. John Dutton, mn:ot the late Warren Dutton, from whose funeral the party was returning at the time the train plunged over the trestle, while not on the ill-fated train at the time of the occur- rence, has fairly collapsed under the se- vere strain of the last two days. Dutton has '‘not only ' suffered the loss of his father-in. father, but in the wreck his law, Mr. Roman, was killed and his most leaving the | These children are about | FEUD. FIGHTERS YET IN DANGER Governor of Kentucky on Trail of the Assassins. Will Convene Special Session of Court and Send More Troops. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 22—The ar- rival of Governor Beckham and Inspector Hines here to-ngiht fulfilled the predic- tion that an important conference affect- ing Breathitt County affairs was to take place here to-night. Judge D. B. Red- wine and Commonwealth’s Attorney Byrd arrived from Irvine and Thomas Marcum from Jackson. Adjutant General Murray had come from Frankfort and he and Colonel Roger Williams held a long con- ference at the Phoenix Hotel. Gover- nor Beckham, Inspector Hines, Gen- eral Murray and Colonel Williams repair- ed to a room at the Phoenix Hotel and a few minutes later Redwine and Byrd, ac- companied by Captain B. J. Ewen, joined the conference. At 11:35 o’clock Governor Beckham sent through Inspector Hines' the following verbal statement to the waiting news- paper men: As a result of the conference to-night, Gov- ernor Beckham Pas decided to call a special term of the Breathitt Circuit Court, when a speclal Grand Jury will consider the crime of arson, the attempt to bribe Captain B. F. Ewen and such othet conditions in Breathitt County as may require Investigation. When the epecial term is convened the Governor will send whatever additional troops he may deem necessary to protect the court, the Grand Jury and the witnesses. e e—— CHARGES OF LOOTING ~ AT MANILA ARE REVIVED Government May Order Investigation Into Alleged Misconduct of American Officers. MANILA, June 22.—The charges that American officers looted public buildings in Manila after the surrender of the city in 1898 have been revived and may pos bly lead to a formal investigation. Re- cently the authorities endeavored to lo- cate certain pictures and art objects be- longing to the municipal museum and the inquiry showed that they had been give to a Filipino to take care of after the surrender. The Filipino officers tried to prove that some American officers re- | ceived the pictures and it is claimed that | a former'staff officer abstracted a silver service from the Malacanan Palace. 7T Government may ask the War Dep: { ment to investigate the matter. Governor Taft has returned here from Benguet. His health is comrleiely re- stored. L e e e e R S [ ] intimate friends more or less seriously in- jured. So ill was Mr. Dutton last night that it | was found advisable to place him in care of a special nurse, who will attend him | at his residence, 1332 California street, un- til he shall have completely recovered his composure. During the greater part of vesterday Mr. Dutton suffered severe hysterical spells, in which he is said to have imagined that he was in some way responsible for the misfortune attending the funeral of his late father. Ernest Duden, who with his wife, Mrs. Mary Duden, was in the raflway disaster, told his sons yesterday that several times during the journey returning from the funeral of his late friend, Warren Dut- ton, it was found necessary to repair or do something to the engine. He also makes the statement that the rate of speed was so high as to actually splash the water from the tender. He was looking out of the window and saw the water splash for some distance. Mr. Duden, though painfully injured, was resting comfortably yvesterday. Not s0, however, with Mrs. Duden, who was in an extremely nervous condition, and, besides, it is feared that she is suffering from internal injury. Charles Leslie Gage and his niece, Miss Kitty Eikerenkotter, arrived at their home yesterday morning in a terrible | plight.” Dr. J. H. Graves had been sum- moned to the house to receive the vie- tims of the train wreck and at once set about with the aid of Mrs. Gage to alle- viate the suffering of her husband and | niece. Gage sustained a fracture of two ribs and a bad gash over the left eve. His left arm is badly sprained. Last evening | he was resting comfortably. Miss Kitty Eikerenkotter, who is a student at Notre Dame, fortunately escaped with her limbs uninjured and nothing more serious than a brulsing all over her body. The young lady i$ also suffering from acute nervousness. On arriving at his home Gage ex- pressed his fervent thankfulness to be alive after the shocking experience he had undergone. | He is a prominent member of Golden | Gate Commandery No. 16, also a Shriner and Knight Templar. Gage speaks of the high rate of speed at which the train was traveling at thtsl time it was on the trestle and during| other parts of the journey. R. Fletcher Tilton's injuries are very serious and painful, but not of a fatal nature. He has suffered a compound fracture of the arm and a comminuted fracture of the forearm. The bone of the forearm was badly mashed and gravel and earth were ground into the flesh. The bones have all been wired together | and all that medical skill and science can do is being done to save the arm from amputation. ‘While Dr. Taylor, the attending physi- cian, will not express any decided opinion upon the subject, he says the arm is in a bad condition, but he hopes to be able to save it. All day long there has been a steady stream of callers at the hospital and the telephone has been kept busy with in- quiries for the injured man. His musical career and his amiability have endeared him to all with whom he has come in contact. Should amputation of his arm be necessary San Francisco will lose a fine organist and vocalists will mourn the loss of one of the most brilliant ac- c;:mpl.nllu who has ever appeared in this city. Mrs. Tilton, while not suffering from the effects of any serious physical injury, has been thrown into complete collapse by the condition of her husband and the terrible mental strain she experienced at the time of the accident. James E. Fowler has a complication of injuries, and considering that he is 74 years of age he is doing remarkably well. Three of his ribs are fractured, his scalp is lacerated and he has a slight contusion of the back. W. R. Zech of Marysville has a very serlous fracture of the left thigh, a lacer- ation of the chin, laceration of the fore- head over the left eye and contusions of the face around the left eye. His bones have been wired together. His injuries are of a serious nature. ‘W. C. Jones of Napa is suffering from the fracture of three ribs and contusion of the back and lower part of the spine. He is resting easily. Conductor Dave Burrows is not serious- Iy hurt. His face and head are badly lac- erated and he has a contusion of his left arm and shoulder, but with careful nurs- ing he will soon be at his post again. This is the third accident he has been in since first of March. Mrs. Burrows came from San Anselmo yesterday and ‘the afternoon at the hospital. e i | Bank. PUTATIE WIDOW CLAIM3 ESTATE of Surprise for Heirs the Late Walter Watrous. Beautiful Sister of a San Francisco Woman Al- leges Marriage. NEW YORK, June 22.—A newspaper notice of the death of “Walter Wilson Watrous, beloved husband of Katherine B. Watrous,” to-day revealed to the mother and brother of the deceased the fact that he left a widow and heir to an | estate of £200,000. Watrous' first wife obtained divorce from him, since which time he had lived the life of a recluse. The woman who now comes forward as his widow has been known as Mrs. Katherine Ballou. She and her sister, Mrs. Maude E. Spen- cer of San Francisco, are registered at the Holland House. The former is pos- sessed of remarkable beauty. She is ex- tremely fond of driving and her equip- | ages havé been of striking appearance. She married a man named Ballou, who died, leaving her in more than comfort- able circumstances. ,She then went on | the stage for a short time. Henry W. Watrous says he does not believe Mrs. Ballou was ever married to his brother Walter, and he will contest her claim. | @ e i PRESIDENT DUSTS JUDGE McMILLAN Member of New Mexico Supreme _Court in Disgrace. WASHINGTO: June 22 —President Roosevelt, after a conference with Attor- ney General Knox, signed an order to- day removing Judge Daniel H. McMillan of the Supreme Court of New Mexico, on | charges of general immorality. Judge Mc- | Millan originally was appointed by lhet | | President from Buffalo, N. Y. Judge Clement C. Smith of Hastings, Mich., has | been appointed to succeed him. Charges against Judge McMillan have been pressed vigorously for many | months. Last autumn Atto.ney General | Knox, after a thorough investigation of | them, recommended that he be removed. | At the instance of influential friends of | Judge McMillan the recommendation of | the Attorney General was held up, pend- | ing a rehearing of the case. At the sec- ond hearing John C. Milburn of Buffalo, a long-time personal friend of Judge McMil- lan, made a strong plea for his retention, but it was of no avail. Judge Smith, who is to succeed Judge | McMillan, is one of the best known law- | yers of Michigan and is held in high re- gard by officials of the Department of Justice. A AR R S RUSSO-CHINESE BANK TO HAVE BRANCH HERE ‘Will Take -Over Agency of Comptoir | of the building, and to-night a DIES SINGING CHILDISH SONG3 Lillian Rohde Handles Matches With Fatal Result. Mother Makes a Desperate Effort to Save Her Child’s Life. Singing childish songs, the worda of which came to’her as death softly ap- proached, Lillian Rohde, aged four years, the daughter of Hans Rohde, a cooper working for Lachman & Jacobi, passed away on a cot in the Emergency Hospi- tal yesterday afternoon gt 4 o‘clock from the effects of burns rec#ived at the home of her parents at 253% Shipley street. Little Lillian with other children was sitting in the hallway playing with matches, while Mrs. Rohde was convers- ing with a house agent at the front door. Piercing screams coming from the child attracted the attention of the mother, who, on turning about, was horrified t see her little girl's clothing all in a blaze. The mother rushed into an adjoining room and snatching a blanket from a bed wrapped it about her child. who at this time was one mass of burns and blisters from head to feet. The child was carried without loss of time to a drug store at the corner of Sixth and Folsom streets, where temporary dressing was applied. From there the little sufferer was .re- moved to the Emergency Hospital, where after being wrapped in absorbent eottom, the brave little tot was consigned to the care of Matron Kane, who, with Mrs. Rohde, remained at the bedside of the child until death claimed her just four hours from tue time the accident eccure red. During the time the little girl lay sufe fering at the hospital, not one whimper of complaint was heard to escape from her lips. On the contrary, she kept sing= ing her songs best she could. —_———————— IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FOR REGENTS TO SOLVE State Appropriation for California Hall—Aspirants for Office of Counsel of Board. The Regents of the State University will meet in special session this evening to consider several important subjects. The Legislature at its last session appropri- ated $250000 for a building to be known as California Hall. There is considerable pressure for the immediate construction general outline of plans and estimates of cost may be submitted, I. W. Hellman and his® associates on the finance committe® are taking every precaution against ac- ceptance of plans which may Involve the expenditure of a larger sum of mone: than the amount appropriated At a recent session of the Regents the resignation of Major J. B. Mhoon, atto ney for the board, was presented. In his letter tendering resignation Major Mhoon recommended the appointment of Osgood Putnam as his successor. There is gossip in political circles to the effect that Charles E. Snook, secretary of the Republican State Committee, will be chosen as legal adviser of the board. The question of accepting the resignation of Major Mhoon is still pending. There was a tie vote at the last meetinx on the | proposition to accept. At the suggestion of Judge Slack the subject was pestponed { untfl the meeting in August. Two years ago Major Mhoon went to Arizona for the benefit of his health and since then Mr. Putnam has attended to the legal i and M. Silvester Will Be { business of the university. Mr. Snook, the Agent. who is mentioned for the attorneyshi M. Silvester, the local manager of the | Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris Bank, located at 122 Sansome street, made the following statement yesterday in relation to the proposed branch of the Russo-Chinese”bank to be started in this city within the next six months: We are the local agents of the Russo-Chinese For several months past negotiations have been going on between the head officers of the two banks and three weeks ago I re- ceived advices that concluded. whereby the Russo-Chinese Bank will shortly take over the San Francisco agency of_the Comptoir. The Comptoir is one of the principal founders of the Russo-Chinese Bank and the change re- ferred to will greatly facilitate the growing business of the San Francisco agency with the Far East, the Russo-Chinese Bank already maintaining its own branches in the principal cities of Japa: i churia and Siberfa. ——————— Association Holds Annual Meeting. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the State of Maine Assoclation of California was held in Oakland on Saturday evening last. The principal order of business was the election of officers, which resulted as follows: Albert Shorey, Oakland, president; Henry L. Corson, Oakland, first vice president; Edwin lack, San_Francisco, second vice presi- Willlam H. Wharff, Berkeley, secretary; Oakiand, treasurer. Ex- ecutive committee—Joseph W. Jackson, Sam- uel Dinsmore, Charles C. Hanley, Wharff, S. W. Wood, Mrs. H. J. Shorey, Mrs. Susan A. Bell, Mrs. Hannah J. Randlett, Mrs. Carrie A. Hager, Mrs. S. H. Parsons. The reports of the officers for the last year showed the association to be in ex- cellent condition. —_———— Robbed His Benefactor. Willlam McClellan, who resides at 426 Post street, complained to the police last night that he had been robbed of jeweliry and clothing valued at $125 by a compan- jon whose name is unknown. Accord'ng to McClellan's story he met a jovial per- son on the “line” during the evening and after both had indulged considerably Mc- Clellan invited him to share his room with him. The owner of the room went to sleep, soon after awakened and found the stranger gone. With him went the clothing and jewelry. H. B dent; Leonard D. Brown, Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, June 22.—The following marriage licenses were issued to-day: Charles R. Schaley, 27, and Carrie E. Hurtle, 24, both of Berkeley; Alfred G. Bailey, over 21, Suisun, and Ruth Attle- bury, over 18, Berkeley; Joseph A. Aal, 33, and Mabel Gentry, 23, both of San Fran- cisco; Richard M. Wyman, 38, and Lillian M. Doll, 20, both of San Jose; William B. Vaughn, 34, San Francisco, and Leonora N. Czarnecki, 21, Haywards; Manuel F. King, 29, and Frenie Dutra, 19, both of San Francisco. ———— Company D to Give a Ball. The members of Company D, First Regiment, League of the Cross Cadets, will give an entertainment and dance in Native Sons’ Hall on Thursday eveming, July 2. An excellent programme is being arranged. An individual competitive drill for a beautiful gold medal will be held. Three representatives from each company in the regiment will take part. The victor can claim the distinction of being the best drilled man in the regiment. —_—— David Stokes Injured by Fall. David Stokes, 4 years of age, living at 1221 Noe street, fell from a coal wagon yesterday and suffered a concussion of the brain. David and a number of other children were jumping on and off the ‘wagon, when the horse suddenly started, throwing the children to the ground. David was taken to the Central Emer- gency Hospital, where he was treated by Driul'l)mlv and held for medical obser- va! these negotiations were | Fred L. | is a resident of Oakland and a lawyer of | excellent attainments. The salary of | counsel for the Board of Regents is $2400 | per annum. A proposition emanating from the com- | mittee on building and grounds for the expenditure of $30,000 for a central heat- ing and power plant will be discussed at the meeting to-night. oAl xy vk LIRS BELIEVES HIS WIFE HAS RUN AWAY WITH FRIEND Albert Bouquisv(!;el in Search of His Young Spouse and Harry Drinkwater. Albert Bouquis, keeper of a lodging house at T7T% Market street. created & lively scené yesterday because his young wife had departed without bidding him good-by. He immediately took the whole neighborhood into his confidence and con- fided the fact that his better half had taken quite a sum of money away with ! her and he insinuated that a young man named Harry Drinkwater had accompan- ‘led her on her trip. Bouquis threatened all kinds of dire things. He dragged forth his trusty revolver and rushed to the | Oakland ferry in the hope of delaying the departure of his wife. Bouquis charges tuat Drinkwater is the cause of his misery. He says ‘he will | have the false friend's life and only waits | for him to come within range of his gun. Bouquis is downhearted and bemoans the departure of his spouse. He does not | care for the loss of the money, as it be- longed in part to his wife. He does feel angry that Drinkwater should have an opportunity to spend the money for his own pleasure. Bouquis states he has been married four years. He tries to delude himself into the belief that his wife has gone to visit her parents in France, but the absence of Drinkwater from his rooms in the lodg- ing-house makes him feel certain that the latter has departed with her. He has reported the alleged elopement to the po- lice. In the meantime he is on a still hunt for the false friend. He says he | feels wroth at Drinkwater because the latter kissed him thrice ere he ran away with his comely wife. ———— Billiard Tournament. The 14-inch balkline tournament for the | amateur experts of the coast, which has been under way at Morley’'s billlard dar- lors the last week. was resumed yester- day. In the afternoon A. G. Simkins de- feated Frank Whitney, 200 to 164, in fifty- two innings. Simkins' average was 3 4-52; Whitney's, 38-52. In the evening Frank Pechart defeated Frank Coffin by 200 to 78 in thirty-one Innings. Pechart had the highest average yet made in the tourney, 6 4-31. Coffin had an average of 216-31. 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