The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 26, 1903, Page 14

14 g b HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1903. \GED MINSTER | PEACEFLL LIF DES SUDIENLY 15 DENED Expires After Complain- ! Charles Liebscher Com- ing of Pains in His | plains of His Wife’s l Heart. Treatment. Delivers His Last Sermon|(Claims He Spent Last Year at Grace Episcopal Trying to Dodge Handy Church. ‘Weapons. S RSO an Episcopal A sugar bowl, a cup, a brush, a hat pin was found and a beer bottle play an important part in the divorce proceedings begun yester- | day by Charles Liebscher against Olga | Liebscher. The importance of the articles | named is due to the fact that Liebscher in his complaint that from July , up to the present some one of articles has been in almost con- use by his wife, not as they were | intended to be used, but as weapons. | Liebscher says that dodging them, or re- | head Iowa ceiving them upon his devoted not ¢ ucive to good health or longev- ity and he therefore asks the court to) help him prolong a hitherto peaceful life | by ing the ties uniting him to the agant he alleges his spouse to be. MARRIED LAST JULY. The Liebschers were only married last The plaintiff alleges that during the | week of their marriage his wife | ed sire to run things and, just show that she was able, smashed him the head with a brush. Liebscher | ot specify the kind of brush d. at it had not made sufficient npres , alleges Liebscher, she, a few s later, scratched him and pulled his 1d kicked him on the shins until “he was bruised, ding and sore.” The next lesson in household management re- ceived by Licbscher, he alleges, was firmly implanted in his mind with the aid | of a sugar bowl. The bowl, he says, ick him on- the forehead and rendered \conscious for ten minutes. This w salutory in ef- no complaint of him during the warlike use of | | { Lie the Then came another lesson, and treatment following a beer bottle and a says she jabbed the | til he bled, hit him bottle and as a )t hurled the cup at him. He t whether he was success- | Barth, who was married to| th at Honolulu on January harges her in a for divore s that three | she, helped | r belongings into | Queen Hotel in Hon- them with her, fled kind and loving to explain the tting of his bride g CHARGES DESERTION. | rtion is also alleged in the suit for | led by Frederick Hugh Davis ora Davis. They were married urne, Australia, in 1889. Davis | he was abandoned by his an a year ago. ay Hambridge, who was Frank B. Hambridge on July g him for a divorce for have one child. Mrs. es that she has received nly curses and blows from her husband | ce March 5 of last year, and that she | been abused so often of late that cannot specify the different times. | recdora Murphy was granted an ab- | divorce from W. H. Murphy by | 1 the ground of infidelit d son of former Su rphy. An absolute Illicit Distiller; y So ADVERTISEMENTS. divorce was also granted to —— .. . A Davis from Albert M. Davis Seawell. Desertion was the terlocutory decrees of divorce were ed by Judge Sloss to Henry Davis izabeth Davis for desertion and Mason from Philip Mason for BABIES ON FIRE With liching, Burning, Scaly | Humours Find Instant Relief and | Speedy Cure t for divorce for neglect was filed nnie L. Donahue against Frank —_— e RETAIL GROCERS FORM A NEW ORGANIZATION | Rival Associations Meet in Con- ference and Decide to Combine. The retail grocers of this city have at | last come together and have formed one known as the Retail of San Francisco. | The members held a big meeting on last In Guticura Soap and Cutieura |3, oz sy & e e o For many vears past there have been two organizations of grocers in the retail When All Other Remedies and the Best Physicians Fail. trade. One was known as the Retall ociation, to be Asso ocers fation Grocers' Association and the other as the Retail Grocers' Union. The two were { coming in conflict nearly all the time | &nd the best results were not obtained Some of the more prominent members uf the two organizations at last decided upon 2 compromise and finally the two were combined The grocers are now organized in seven- skin-tortured babies, and rest for tired, | ty-eight cities throughout the State and | fretted mothers, in warm baths with | the society is becoming more powerful all | Cuticars Sosp and gentle anointings | the time. The fgllowing new board of di- | with Caticura Ointment, the great skin | T6Ctors. composed of some of the most cure, and purest of emollients, to be ;"";"";"“'nf:'“‘é Kroctts ot the L3, s 3 cen chosen to govern the newly consoli- | followed in severe cases by mild doses | 4ateq organization: Charles Claussen, H. This is the |G Lackmann, H. Wreden, J. T. Hurley, | purest, sweetest, most speedy, perma- | John S. Elliott, H. Methmann, William | ment and economical treatment for tor- | Ring, J. Salomon and J. M. Sullivan. turing, disfiguring, itching, burning, ——————— bieeding, scaly, crusied and pimply | PRETTY MILLINERS GIVE skin and scalp humours, eczemas, rashes end irritations, with loss of hair, of CHARMING ENTERTAINMENT | infants and children, as well as adults, | Hold Second Annual Musicale and | and is sure to succeed when sil other [ remedies and physicians fail. Ball ‘X‘r‘: F“;":‘;’“ Gowns .vidence. Millions of the world’s best people pow use Cuticura Soap, assisted by The Retail Ladies' and Milliners' Asso- Caticurs Ointment, for preserving, | clation gave its second annual entertain- ment last night at Steinway Hall. It | purifying and beautifying the skin, for cieansing the scalp of crusts, scales | Was a most enjoyable affair, consisting | recitations, | Instant relief and refreshing sleep for end dandruff, and the stopping of fall- | of a programme of musle, ing hair, for softening, whitening and | dancing and a clever sketch and farce. soothing red, rough and sore hands, as The programme completed, the hall well as for all the purposes of the | was cleared for the ball, which was kept toilet, bath and pursery. Thousards | up until midnight. of women recommend Cuticura Soap, | The a""f‘""":” was large, and many assisted by Cuticara Ointment the great | %% fa‘,’inf]“‘:\,’::e"\,;r‘:? gomsibars of e iy ekin cure, for annoying irritations, | Tp. committ e o) chafinge and weaknesses, or 100 free |jows RS s el s J0L or offensive perspiration, for ulcer- Reception committee—Miss Cyr, Miss | ative conditions, and for mapny sans- | Fitzgerald, Miss Irene Jules and Miss | tive, antiseptic purposes which readily Etta Austin. suggest themselves. | BJ-‘I;mer,;umm‘lAt:::—‘:I;: Sl;ndxlle(on, Miss eal, s. strong, ss C. Me- S ey ey cl'g“.’:.:.""'m(’i'finflf | Givnn,” Miss™ D. Schiutius, Miss Me- | . Soap. 23 - Depots: london. 7 Chanerbouss | Gough, Mrs. McCluer, Miss J. Lynch, - Paris. & Hue de Ja lfu-fl';:,;,_‘-,,,- o A% | Mrs. Hall, Miss M. McLennan, Miss | Book | Rhoton, Miss Arrogue and Mrs. A, F. Buerman. Committee of arrangements—Mrs. A. F. | Buerman, Miss I Rhoton, Miss H. Mec- | Lennan, Mrs. Hall, Miss J. Lynch and Miss Zecher. Floor manager, Miss Car- rie Johnson. Assistant floor manager, Miss Rose Oneto. In a wvehicle, style and durability! In a firm, fair and| liberal treat= ment! —_——e———————— Widow Demands Damages Annie Elver. widow of Max Elver, who was killed May 30, 1903, in a collision be- > 4 tween a wagon and a Folsom-street car, sued the United Railroads yesterday for STUDEBAKER B_Rfi._ CQ_. | $30:000 damages. She alleges that the ac- | cident was the result of the carelessness of the company’s employes. | plans for | report, SHOTWELL WILL BE LOCAL AGENT FOR GOULD SYSTEM Consolidéltion of Local Offices to Take Effect July 1. L. M. Fletcher and H. W. Vermilion of Missouri-Pacific Send in Their Resignations in Anticipation of Changes URTHER confirmation of the story published in yesterday's Call to the effect that Traffic Manager A. C. Bird of the Gould lines is about to carry out his the consolidation of thé local offices of that great em was received here yesterday afternoon. A private dis- patch from Chicago stated that Bird had advised the officials of the road that the offices here would be consoli- dated on July 1 under the management of W. J. Shotwell, general agent of the Rio Grande Western. Mr. Shotwell, when asked regarding the stated that he had received no official advices, but it was learned from a reliable source that he had been pri- vately informed that the offices are to be placed in his charge, and it is known that he is already preparing to take them over. In fact it was reported last evening that the official announcement of the changes would be made by wire from Traffic Manager Bird’'s headquarters to-day. During the day railroad circles were somewhat surprised by the announcement of the resignation of L. M. Fletcher, | general agent of the Missouri Pacific, one of the lines which is affected by the pro- posed consolidation. Although the consoli- dation of the Gould lines was expected to result in the abolishment of the title of general agent of the Missouri Pacific, it has been generally thought that Fletcher would accept a position under Shotwell. He stated yesterday, however, that he has already accepted other employment. OTHERS ARE TO RETIRE. Fletcher personally announced his re- tirement, which will take effect on July 1, and later news was received from Los Angeles that H. W. Vermilion, located there as Southern California agent for the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Moun- tain roads, had also forwarded his resig- nation to Bird, to take effect on the first of next month Just what disposition will be made of the other employes of the Missouri Pacific cit office in this is still a matter of speculation in railroad circles. The forée under Agent Fletcher consists of Edward Waugh, Fred Barry, Walter Townsend, son of the president of the road, Willlam Webster and two clerks. When here recently Traffic Manager Bird stated that the purpose of the consolidation was not UNIFORM BALLOT FOR THE VOTERS The Registrar of Voters recommends that all political parties and individuals taking advantage of the provisions of the primary election law, permitting the use of pasters, be required to adopt a paster of uniform color, size and type, a sample of which may be procured at the office of the Registrar, and that the names of delegates on said paster be printed in brevier capitals, with the names a uni- form distance apart, the color to be white, and its size 3% inches wide. The Registrar recommends that the in- spector for the primary election to be held August 11, 1903, commencing with the First Primary Election Precinct, be a Re- publican, and that the inspector of the Second Primary Election Precinct be a Democrat, and that they alternate throughout the 113 Primary Election pre- cinets. The Registrar of Voters has addressed the following communication to the Elec- tion Commissioners: SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 1903. To the Honorable Board of Election Com- missioners—Gentlemen: T respectfully recom- mend that the Registrar be directed to request bids for furnishing the necessary sample and official ballots for the primary and spectal elections; also tally and roll lists, delivery of supplies and for the hauling, erecting, taking down and storing of election booths and for the furmishing of chairs and lamps for the primary and special elections I further recommend that the Registrar be airected to kcep his office open evenings for registration and the swearing in of election officers from and after July 13, 1903, from 7:30 to p. m. 1 also recommend that the Registrar be au- thorized to employ the necessary clerical as- sistance (o conduct the work of his office, said appointments to be made {rom the certified list of eligibles, furnished by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners. Further, that the Registrar be authorized to engage the services of Carlisle & Co. to bind precinct registers. Respectfully, THOMAS J. WALSH, Registrar of Voters. The United Republican League Club of the Thirty-sixth Assembly District, Charles H. J. Truman president, will meet this evening at Harmony Hall, 174 Mission street. Promiment speakers will address the audience. Attorneys’ briefs and transcripts printed rap. idly and well. Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay. * there | | | MAN WHO WILL PROBABLY REPRESENT GOULD LINES { IN THIS DISTRICT. R for economy, and that the employes of the roads affected would be cared for. It is thought, however, that a number | of the representatives of the different lines which are to be placed In charge of Shotwell will not find places in his new office, and in view of this feeling quiet in- quiries are being made by them for em- ployment in the offices of other rival roads. The territory of the Gould lines to be managed by Shotwell wilr inciude Califor- nia, from Bakersfield north to the Oregon line, and from the seaboard to Reno. O'GARA IS PROMOTED. James O'Gara, for many vears ticket clerk for the Southern Pacific Company in this city, has resigned to accept the position of chief of the ticket office of the | company- at Sacramento. Heretofore the local ticket and freight omice in Sacra- mento was in charge of C. J. Ellis, but the business increased to sach an extent that it was finally decided to divide the office, and hereafter Ellis will have ex- clusive charge of the freight business and O'Gara will attend to the passenger traf- fic. Prior to entering upon his new duties O’'Gara will take advantage of a leave of absence, and he left last night for Yo- semite Valley. Before leaving he was | given a dinner by his assoclates in the | railroad business, among whom he is an | extremely popular fellow. Epes Randolph; manager of several of | the electric tems in Los Angeles be- | longing to the Huntington-Hellman syndi cate, has been in the city for three da conferring with Banker 1. W. Hellman | concerning the Southern California prop- | erties and particularly relative to the plans of the syndicate to extend to Santa | Barbara and other points morth of Los Angeles, for which purpose new compan- ies were recently organized. BOY CONFESSES 10 FIVE CRIMES By the capture of Fred Penny, a youth, yesterday afternoon by Detectives R2gan and O'Connell, the police have at last suc- ceeded in running to earth one of the most daring and skillful criminals that ever operated in this city and who has been guilty of perpetrating scores of bur- glaries, securing plunder that will amount to several hundred dollars. During the last six months reports have been received almost daily by the police ol the operations of a clever room worker and in the majority of cases an exceilent description of the fellow was given. Ev- ery member of the Police Department was given special instructions to keep a close lookout for the criminal, but for more than six months he eluded the un- ceasing vigilance of the peace officers and plied his trade unmolested. Penny, who was formerly a bellboy, is a beardless youth, not yet out of his teens, but he shows a knowledge of crime that would put many professional thieves to shame. According to the police, he came here from lLos Angeles about one year ago and shortly after his arrival was arrested on a petty larceny charge by Detectives Harper and Armstrong and committed to the County Jail for a pe- riod of six months. Immediately after his release he com- menced his thieving operations and in every case managed to get away with hi: Looty without being detected. He has been connected, as far as can be ascer- tained, with eighteen larcenies, and Cap- tain of Detectives Martin is of the opin- fon that this represents only a small number of his crimes. It is anticipated that the announcement of his arrest will bring to light a large number of losses that have never been reported ‘When searched aftér being taken into custody ten skeleton keys were found in an inner pocket of his coat. With these he has been able to manipulate the mech- anism of any lock, no matter how com- plicated. After being interrogated at length by the detectives he confessed to five burglaries. These were committed at 116 Fourth street, 320 Third street, 130 Third s t, 32 Fourth street and 1181 Ellis street. ¢ He has selected his plunder in almost every case and has princally taken Ik SMALL BOY3 LURED 70 DEATH BY SMALL BOY Chinese Physician Meets Fate at Hands of Assassins. Trouble With Patients Sup- posed to Be Cause of Murder. Sh et anEss Dr. Yung Hop, a Chinese physician, was shot and killed in a building at 735 Jack- son street last night. He was decoyed to | his death by a 13-year-old boy, whom the detectives are at present trying to locate. Two men were engaged in the work of slaughter. Both escaped. It is alleged that the physician had been in the habit of blackmalling patients, especially women, and that relatives of the latter secured bloody revenge. Five shots were fired at_the doomed man. Three of them took efffct, passing entirely through his body. | Hop resided in the Ning Yung Society building at 33 Spofford alley. He had a large practice and had resided in this city for the last twenty-five years. Lately, it is claimed, he attempted to extort money from patients and trouble resulted. Rela- tives of the patients resented the prac- tice of the physician and several warn- ings to desist are said to have been given | him. | Shortly after 8 o'clock last night Hop | was seated in his room, when a small | boy entered and requested his attendance | in the house on Jackson street. The lad stated that his brother was ill and urged | the physician to hugry along. The two entered the bullding, the boy leading the | way, and when the third-story landing | was reached the fusillade commenced. | The boy, by making an excuse, dodged | into a room and left the doctor to his| fate. Two men, who had followed him | from the street, opened fire and their vic- tim fell, pierced by three bullets. Several policemen heard the shots and hurried to the scene. The murderers, however, had discarded their weapons in a kitchen attached to the building and made their escape over a roof of an ad- joining building. Special Policemen George and James Downey, Andy Horns- man and George Duffield searched the neighborhood, but were unable to dis- cover any clews. Detective Sergeant Mc- Mahon was detailed on the case by Cap- tain Martin. R e . I FORGAKE HOMES Journey to San Jose and Are Arrested by Police. Six boys, whose ages range from 14 to 16 years, were arrested in San Jose yes- terday by police officers of that city. The lads are Warren Halbrook, James Crim- | mins, Albert Wilson, James Barris, George Mort and Peter McGivney. All are residents of this city and left their homes to seek their fortunes untrammeled by parental advice. Peter McGivney seems to be the prime mover in the wholesale runaway, and, ac- cording to statements made by the pa-| rents of some of the lads, young McGiv- ney lured them away from their homes at night and at last pursuaded them to for- sake their parents and go with him to| seek other fields. { Peter McGivney, according to several of the parents of the boys, is a wild young- ster who did nothing but make trouble | for all with whom he came in contact. | He is 16 years old and resides with his mother at 218 Langdon street. The lad, though naturally wild, is not altogether | to blame, as the neighbors say his moth- er has neglected him and permitted him to roam the streets at will. Mrs. McGivney was seen last night in | a barroom near her home. When asked | about her runaway son, she replied that it | was nobody’s business what became of | him or where he w. | She finally admitted, however, that hg | was wild and that he went away from | home on Wednesday and that he could | stay away as long as he pleased, as she did not intend to send for him, for the | simple reason that he was old enough to | take care of himself, being nearly 16. James Barris is the son of Frank Bar-| ris, a grocer at 446 Clementina street. | His father stated last night that the boy | had been working in a machine shop. ! The father, said that his son had always been a good boy till he met young Me- Givney. The last named finally induced him to stay out at night and since that time, his father states, he has run wild. Albert ‘Wilson is the son of Mrs. Rose | Wilson a widow living at 84 Converse | street. ' Mrs. Wilson said her boy told her he was going away to pick hop# dur- ing vacation and she supposed that he was in good company. She added that | Albert has always been a good boy, but that he must have been influenced by bad companions. She will send for him im- mediately. The mother of James Crimmins had a pitiful tale to relate. Her husband died on tha 16th inst. and left her and her children in destitute circumstances. James had been working in a rolling mill and earned $1 a day, the principal support of the unhappy family. Several days ago he quit work and began assoclating with young McGivney. His mother accompanied him back to work last Wednesday, but he again left his post and went away with McGivney | and the others. Mrs. Crimmins says that | she is in destitute circumstances and that she is unable to send for her boy. She| blames McGivney for leading the lad | astray, 2s he had always been a good steady boy before he formed the acquair- | ance of the last named. | @ iiimirteleirimimieeieiminiieieiei @ clothing and watches. Two rooms in e Hotel St. Nicholas were entered sad | clothing and jewelry abstracted. A visit was also paid to the room of A. Adams at 34 Fourth street, and at 323 Third stregt Franeis Brochl lost a watch, pistol and a cafe containing forelgn colns valued at $25. On June 9 the room of R. Millinger at 220 Third street was broken open and three suits, a watch and a toilet set were carried away. R. W. Houseworth of 212 Sansome street and A. J. Eills of 105 Spear street suffered the loss of valuable overcoats. Frank Scott of 214 Third street was another 'victim. The police are highly elated over the capture and the officers who made it were much complimented by their su- perior officers. —_————————— Do You Want a Trunk At a moderate price? One that looks or a dress suit case, valise or traveling set? We have them all in best material and at lowest p Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. Poe \ Geot Ghat Habit of Urading at Raphael’s---ou’ll Vever Orade A nywhere Cise all over the Coast. treatment. 20 70 years. two days, at KearnySt. & UnionJSquare Ave. - — e F? is a habit that mothers and litlle gentlemen have ) / Ghat suit above will be our Friday Special. HA Blus Sailor, just as pretly as it can be. Three styles of braid In a good grade of Blue Cheviot. ]rl‘da_y and Jalurda_y, and not after thess \} i S5 Hges 2 GChe Suit STRANGE MISHAP MAIS HRWKINS Missing Young Man the Victim of Serious Accident. Oliver Hawkins, a well-known young man about town, has been missing from his usual haunts for nearly ten days. Yes- terday Gabriel Berger, the architect, re- turned from Greenbrae with a story of suffering on the part of the missing man that entitles him to sympathy. Berger owns the ar chored at Greenbrae, at the mouth of Corte Madera Creek, but the events that | UNION LEAGUE PLANG A HOME Ideal Site on Stockton Street Is Under In- spection. Thers will be a general meeting of the members of the Union League Club next Thursday to consider the advisabil- ity of acquiring a clubhouse in the vicin- ity of Union square. The proposition has been discussed in all its phases by the board of directors at various meetings during the last three or four weeks, and now the judgment of the club member- ship is to be consulted. have cropped up within the past two or! Advocates of removal assert that the three weeks In connection with his little | league will soon be comoelied to sur- floating palace, capped by an accident| render its present apartments in the to Hawkins, have caused him to have La | Palace Hotel, and that plans for secur- Colombe hauled high and dry and a lock | ing another home should be executed put on the door. Berger has this to say: Friday night I wanted to catch the last train to the city and Hawkins, who had been with me on the ark for some’ d volunteered to row me over to Larkspur, about three miles, to ca the trath. We calculated he would | be carried back to the ark on the tide. I left him he untied the painter of our big Whitehall beat, and. after seeing me off on the train he attempted to get into the skiff to row back to the ark. He fell and shattered his right kneecap, besides sustaining other in juries that rendered him unconscious for an hour or more while the boat glided with the tide. Hawkins is now at the Parisian House, San Rafael, where Mr. Klein, an ark owner, and I took him Sunday. It is _certain that after falling unconscious Oliver floated down With the stream, skirting the tules until he found himself lodged on {a mud bank when he recovered conSciousness. Trying to use the oars he lost one. But the tide and the other oar helped him out, and, | while he suffered excrucfating, pain from his | injuries, his nerve carried him’through. Near- ing the ark at Greenbrae he caught our hawser and dragged himself aboard. This was Saturday morning about 2 o'clock, according to his calculation. He just had suf- hold of | fielent strength to crawl into the ark, where he fainted. He says he managed to reach his bed some hours later, ana there I found him Sun- day afterncon. He had been without food or drink for more than twenty-four hours and his leg was terribly swollen. There were all kinds of food and beverages on the ark within ten | feet of him, but he was unable to reach them. Before this accident to Hawkins oceurred my ark sprang a leak and nearly sank. Oliver went over there with me and we emptied her and got her on the mud flats. On the way over Hawkins found a little yellow pup that nobody seemed to own and he took the little fellow aboard. That littie dog was out on the forward porch of the ark when I arrived Sunday, howl- ing to the best of his ability, and anybody | would have known from its condict that there was some one dead or dying aboard. Mr. Klein and I attended to Olive: injuris r and the raflroad people kindly gave us a special | to take him to San Rafael, where he is being well cared for. The most lasung injury will be that to his leg, but the most dangerous ones are internal, from which he suffersd without care for more than twenty-four hours. mother and sisters are with him in LOS ANGELES, June 25.—Detectives Haw- Tey for Chicago to bring back Reinlein and Engvahl, the two n valued at-$15,000, have this city. not been recovered. LADY BOUNTIFUL’'S TERRIBLE TEDDIES Exe-t Their Kindness and the Farmer’s Boy Gets Doused in His Own Well. See the GREAT COLORED COMIC SUPPLEMENT, NEXT SUNDAY CALL. 4 | Judge Lawlor’s court. When | without delay. It is said that a good lo- ation may be secured on Stockton street, between Post and Geary, facing nion square. The building, which is on thg south- east corner of Morton and Stockton streets, is an ideal site. The upper floor of the bullding, which is of two stories, was many years ago the home of a club | which had a brief but brilllant career. | 1 In the “old days” when the Bohemian Club was housed on Pine street, several of the owl's children, among them George Lette, Jules Tavernier and George W. Phelps, fancied that the club was al- together too stylish and conventional for a bohemian institution, and they decided to establish the “Pandemonium Club." where the tables should be round and the floors carpeted with sawdust. o little brick building on Stockton and Morton streets was selected as an ideal habitation. It is belleved that George Lette, long since gone, paid a month's rent. It is known that all the seceders at the expiration of the month shook the sawdust from their feet and went back to carpeted and upholstered Bohemia The Union League is said to be plan- ning for the construction of a superb clubhouse. The membership of the club is about 700, and there is a good round sum of money in the bank to the credit of the progressive institution e ee—— Chicago to New York in Twenty- Three Hours. “The Pennsylvania Limited” now runs m on that schedule, leaving Chicago 6 p daily. For reservations and informat apply to B. M. Pomeroy, P. C. A, Market street, San Fra —_—ee——— Lecture on Torpedo-Boat. Theodore F. Burnham of Vallejo will be the principal speaker at the Presbyter- jan . minister: meeting next Monday morning at 920 Sacramento street. Dr. Burnham's topic will be “The Naming of Our New Torpedo Boat Flotilla.” He will also give a description of a ride on a tor- pedo-boat destroyer. His lecture promises to be a very interesting one. neise Gossip of the smart set, with portraiss, | the Wasn. ————— Could Not Prove Comspiracy. ¥he cases of the eleven presidents of Chinese tongs charged with conspiring to murder Tom Yick of the Chimese Educa- tional Society were dismissed by Police Judge Conlan yesterday on motion of Dis- triet Agtorney Byington, who said he had absolutely no evidence to offer. The cases of nine of the presidents, who were indicted by the Grand Jury for the mur- der of Tom Yick, are waiting trial ia 3 »