The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 6, 1903, Page 7

THE SAN FRA “TIO MEN DIE IN A PACKING HOUSE BLAZE Lose Their Lives While Trying to Stay Prog- ress of Fire. Main Building of the Ham- mond Plant in St. Louis Is Destroyed. —_— Firemen Save the Adjoining Struc- tures in the Stock Yards Dis- ct After a Long and Stubborn Fight. i Mo., July 5.—The main Hammond packing plant by fire this afternoon. The ated at $500,000 and is entirely insurance ~ the flames. One of them is re- Charles Miller, fire marshal plant. Three men were injured, them seriously the entire stockyards district to be the For a tin was threatened hard work the Nel- Morris plant, 300 feet north of the Jiammond plant, was saved, and this saved the Swift plant, which is north of e Neison Morris building after 2 o'clock, building was e started shortly most of the E danger wae at § " th wall fell toward the the big build- firemen saved the e firemen were voi- three of the city smokehouse were north building, ranging in stories, was e greatest difficuity g was saved. EMPLOYES PERISH. is ve to seven the fire the n of the car de sheds on the d suffered serious o the bullding, and a few n the outside heard man did not appear again ved to have been killed. £ men who were in the room w minutes before said that ed to escape, but they did not of the victims. by 2 o'clock had penetrated to ine department, which was ast corner of the building. is, egg department and other he eastern end of the The eastern part of the & was of wood, bullt to allow of an extension of the building in that direc- The eastern wall was soon a mass It burned slowly at first, but began to fall apart, d, where the oleomargarine department w located OIL TANKS BURST. Within a very few minutes the flames partment, and the car- nimals were added to the It was in this building that Mil- said to have lost his life. lvmm the hoghouse the fire spread to okehouse, making a fiery furnace long and 520 feet wide. The walls began to fall about 5 o'clock, but before that the eastern wooden wall had been grad dropping away. The center of interest was directed to the northeast cor- rer of the building, where nearly 100,000 ds of oleomargarine, in tierces of 430 were adding fuel to the o'clock a large part of the fell with a crash. Several ns had been heard just be- tanks burst within the bufld- The machinery and buildings were cov- ered by insurance to the amount of $650,- a insured for about ance on the buildings cover the full amount t of the plant. —_——— Death Ends Her Sufferin, the Mary Gonzales, young woman who was so t ed through the ex- plosion of a small ofl stove at 9 Hinckley alley early vesterday morning, died at the Harbor later and y was taken to the Morgue. She died from shock caused by the burns. 8he came from Stockton about & month 2go and was 2 years of age. —_————— Death of Mrs. E. B. Dean. OAKLAND, July 5 her Mrs. E. B. Dean . of this city died to-ds the residence of - -her daughter, Mrs. Dillman, in Sacra- . mento. She was visiting her daughter . when taken with pneumonia and her ad- vanced age made recovery impossible, “Bhe was 69 years of age. B. Dean, her nusband was at one time a Councilman - of Oakland and survives her. —_—— Lord Anglesey is credited with being | the pioneer of the idea of a scented motor car. Thus when he goes abroad on nis car, instead of the fumes of the gas- oline or some other noxious odor being “left in his train, there is a fragrance of eau de Cologne. Eczema Salt Rheum, Ris orm, Itch, Acne or other skin troubles, promptly relieved and cured by Two men lost their | Though the dense | which lasted perhaps haif a | as the beefhouse, were | aLASHES WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF Masanosuke Kato At- tempts Murder and Commits Suicide. Tragedy Caused by Despon- dency Over Business Reverses. EL S Despondent over business reverses and having become imbued with the idea that a continuation of the struggle against adversity would prove futile Ma- | sanosuke Kato, a Japanese merchant, made an attempt to murder his wife last night by cutting her throat with a razor and then feeling assured that he had been successful in taking her life, drew | the blade across his own throat and bled to death before the arrival of a surgeon. The tragedy was enacted at 12 Salina | Place, the dwelling place of the deceased, | during the absence of the other inmates. | About 11 p. m. 8. Salto, who resides in | a house immediately adjoining the Kato home, was startled by screams. Henry | Nagate, a brother-in-law of the dead man, was also attracted to the scene and rushed to the apartments occupied by the couple. Lying on the floor in a little hallway at the head of the stairs lay the suicide and his wife. Faint and sick at heart he turned precipitately and rushed downstairs to summon assistance. FIND KATO DEAD. Doctors Ito and Yoshida responded to the call and upon examination found that | | | | | | "l\em was dead and his wife still alive. | She conveyed to her room and by {the use of heroic remedies was saved. After dressing her wounds the ph had her conveyed to the Central | gency Hospital in the ambulance. he hallway where the tragedy oc- rred is at the head of a short flight of steps that lead from the street door to | the second floor. There was every evi- dence of a terrible struggle. The wound- | and dead man were found ly- | side. The razor with which | was ended and another jeop- | the side of ed woman ing side by the one life ardized was found lying by Kato. From the statements of the Japanese who reside in the house and the intimates of the couple, they never quarreled and seemed to be much devoted to each other. A peculiar feature of the affair, and one that will require explanation on the part | of the woman, is the fact that clenched | in the right hand of the dead man was | found more than $4. How this amount happened to be in his hand at the time | and how he was able to wield the razor | thus burdened, unless he held the instru- | ment in his left hand, is inexplicable. BATTLE IN THE HALL. { The absence of any bloodstains in the | room occupied by Kato and b wife | demonstrates that he undoubtedly called | | her out into the narrow hallw: where | she would have but little chance to de- fend herself. According to 8. Tatusano, a partner of | | the deceased, he was much worried by | | business reverses and had often stated | that he would take his own life and when | | 1 he did he would take his wife with him. | Kato conducted a store at 54 Dupont | street, but had not been very successful. An investigation of the affair was made ‘h\' Dtectives Freel and Whitaker, who | found nothing to warrant any other the- | ory except attempted murder and suicide. | notified and Deputy Coroner Charles Meehan and Me: sengers Thomas Davis and James Murphy responded to the call. The body of Kato ! was removed to the Morgue, where an in- quest will be held. The physiclans at the Emergency Hospital are of the opinion that the woman will recover. The gash | was on the right side of her throat and | did not sever any important blood vessel. | | —_————————— FIRE THREAENS ANIMALS | | AND CONTRACTOR'S HOME Barn Belonging to F. W. Karn Is| Burned and Builder’s Material Is Consumed. A fire which threatened the residence, horses and & cow belonging to F. W. Kern, builder and contractor, 2449 Seven- | teenth street, destroyed a barn in the rear | | of Mr. Kern's house, corner of Seven- | teenth street and Potrero avenue, at 1: o'clock yesterday afternoon. Kern was away with some members of his family, the only one remaining at home being a | young son, Reuben. The lad was playing with another boy near the barn and was surprised to see flames shoot from the roof. He sent in an alarm, and before the engines arrived the flames looked so threatening that a second alarm was sent in The fire department succeeded in con- fining the fire to the place of its origin and prevented its spreading to the stacks of timber on the lot. Two horses and a cow and several vehi- cles were taken from the burning barn, but some machinery and several thou- sand feet of cedar lumber and some doors, window sashes and other building mate- rial, which were in the loft, were con- sumed with the barn. On Saturda®night the grass on the lot was set afire several times by fireworks, | but on each occasion it was put out by | Reuben and his brother Herbert. The damage is estimated at $1000. | The Coroner’'s office was ————————— May Be a Case of Suicide. ‘What may prove to be a case of suicide was discovered late yesterday afternoon in the Ahlborn House by Charles Lang- don, a porter at the hostelry, when on entering the room occupied by Miss Mary Ryder he found her cold in death. The dead woman was about 50 years of age |and came to this city from Fresno on July 3. She was last seen alive at 6 o'clock Saturday night, and the hotel management, becoming alarmed at her absence, determined to investigate. On the washstand in the room was found an ounce bottle of white powder, supposed to be strychnine. The body was removed to the Morgue and the stomach will be sent to the city chemist for analysis. —_——————————— Accused of Stealing a Watch. Thomas O. Willlams, saloon-keeper, 525% Pacific street, took John W. Hayes, a sol- dier, to the Central police station yester. day morning and accused him before the police of having stolen his gold-filled watch, valued at $5. Policeman Dough- erty searched Hayes' pockets and found the watch, and Hayes was booked at the City Prison on a charge of grand larceny. Williams said that Hayes deliberately took his watch out of his pocket, un- hooked it from the chain and ran out of the saioon. Willlams pursued and cap- tured him with the help of one of Morse's patrolmen. ——————— Died From Natural Causes. Mrs. Kate Rosengrave, who lived in the rear of 1741 Mission street, was seen to stumble and fall while entering a wood- shed yesterday afternoon by Robert Faulds, a neighbor. Faulds summoned Dr. Sasswell, who pronounced life ex- tinct. The police were notified, and De- tective Whitaker was detalled on the case, but he came to the conclusion that death was from natural causes and so notified the Morgue. The deceased was 60 years of age and a widow. Her son Is employed in the street sweeping depart- ment GANAL DEBATES GROW STORMY Vigorous Discussions in the Senate of Co- lombia. Treaty Attacked Because It Does Not Bear Marro- quin’s Signature. AT Special Cable to The Call and New York Herald, Copyright, 1908, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. BOGOTA, July 5—In the Colombian Senate vigorous objections to the Hay- Herran canal treaty have been made, be- cause it does not bear the signature of President Marroquin. There have been stormy discussions over this point. Dr. Luis Carlos Rico, Minister of Foreign Affairs, delivered a two hours’ address, during which he de- clared that the treaty should not bear the President’'s signature before final ap- proval. Former President Cairo, in a speech, in- sisted that the Government should defend the treaty and not leave the responsibil- ity to the Senate. .. that juncture the Senate adjourned, but the discussion is being continued. A Delegate in the House of Represen- tatives moved that there be preliminary debates on the treaty question. The mo- tion was defeated by a vote of 33 to 9, on the ground that no debates were pos- sible until the Senate had transmitted the treaty to the House. It is said that four members of the House canal committee are decidedly in favor of the Hay-Herran treaty, while three are against the measure and two are doubtful, one of whom is a Govern- ment partisan. The canal campaign is now on in earn- est and indications are that the debate will be protracted and the decision long delayed. —————— Newcastle-on-Tyne municipal tramways have resulted in a profit to the town of $40,M0 since their inauguration iifteen months ago. @ i i @ GUESTS SPEND GAY AFTERNDON Letter Carriers Hold a Picnic at Shell Mound Park. —_— The friends and members of the San Francisco Letter Carriers’ Mutual Aid Assoclation spent a very pleasant after- noon at Shell Mound Park yesterday. The attendance was approximately 3500. More than 50 gate and game prizes were given away. The entertainment consisted, for the most part, of dancing and athletic contests. Pavilions, arbors and the track were crowded with merry- makers until sunset. The races were nearly all close and ex- citing. There was no disorder of any | kind during the day and every one pres- ent had a splendid time. Special trains for the accommodation of the picnickers were run between the mole and the park at half-hour Intervals throughout the aft- ernoon. The following named committees were in charge of the affair: Arrangements—Charles de la Fontaine, chairman; J. Hughes, secretary; Louls E. Bolvin, urer. Floor—George Ahrens, manager; Frank B. Heywood, Percy R, Fox, Alamed: Thomas P. Tierney, Thomas F. McIntyre, M. J. Whelan, W, J. Hanekamp, 1. Holz, J. W. Bennett, D A, Cameron, \\uu-m McGraw, F, Logan. assistant: Hamma, Henry u Wilson, P, J. Buckley, Frank Tyrell, | Hickey, W. Forsyth Jr., ~Frederick | A. Boynton, J. Lower, Guy Sawtelle, M. C. Lorigan, J. Chester Hickok, F. B Spink. T. J. Finn, J_ P. Mulhern and H. McCarthy. Games—Harry F, Logan, hatrman: B M, Locke, Thomas Nixon. 3. Larkey, Robert 8. ., Robert T. Welch, Joseph Spiller, William J. Phelan. Fred Stanley, Charles Be: Jarratt: Frederick H. Stanle; m(no—w J. Hanekamp, chairman: M. J. Barry, Frederick Fahrenholz, Whelan, W, H. Frank Code, B. F. Herrschaft, Gate—1. ~Holz, chairman; Charles Me- Auliffe. J. F. O'Connor, Samuel F. Stevens and E. C. Flelscher. The athletic contests resulted fol- lows: Race, twice around lhe track, open to all— Harry Williams fir White second; 100: yard race for boy ¥ McDonough first, A. Tomski_ second: 100-yard race for girls—Mii nie Rodenback first, Viola Vermehren secon once around track for boys—P. McDonough first, F. Neary second: once around track for girls—Kitty Corkery first, Phyllls Falrweather second, Katherine Clasby special prize; mes- senger boys' race—A. L. Rauscn first, J, Hur- ley second; race for girls under 16 years of age—Rosle Nearey Arst, Margaret Murphy sec- ond; Postoffice clerks’ race—Frank Haas first, Frank Hardy second; marriageable young la- Miss Conboy dies’ race—Miss Tiernan first, second; marriageable young men’, Sobey first, George Ayer secon dies' race—Mrs. Singleton first, Kelley second; fat men’s race—W. H. Eagan first, George Brickley second; old men's race— C. M. Brown first, C. L. Glller second; race for bald-headed mén—F. J. Flynn first, M. J. Lawler second; second race, twice around the track—Artle Jelinski first, C. Grant second; sack race—Edward O'Neil first, second: letter-carrier's rac Harry McCarthy second; runni; F.*Hoffman first, A. Jones second; standing broad ]ump—.' Canfleld first, J. Jacobson sec- ond; three-legged race—Richardson and Golden first, Murray and Brearty second; Postoffice clerks’ and letter-carriers’ race—T. M. Mc- Carthy first, C. A. Britton_second; letter- riers’ walking match—E. Feehan first, J. J. Jones second. —_————————— MOUNTED POLICEMAN THROWN FROM HORSE J. B. Berrie's Steed Takes Fright on Van Ness Avenue and Runs Away. Mounted Policeman J. B. Berrie of the Western Addition district was severely injured by being thrown from his horse on Van Ness avenue yesterday afternoon. As the officer fell the horn of the saddle struck him in the side, inflicting a pain- ful injury. The frightened steed also trod on Berrle's foot, crushing it. He was treated at the Emergency Hospital and later removed to his home at 1070 Howard street. Berrie was patrolling his beat along Van Ness avenue when some one threw a fire- cracker in front of the horse. The animal took fright and ran. Berrie lost his bal- ance and was thrown. Then the frightened horse beganto jump around, and, as the officer still held the reins, was unable to get away. Finally it made a leap Into the air and broke loose, stepping on tue officer’s foot in its flight, The horse wi stopped several blocks away from the scene of the acci- dent and bystanders telephoned for the ambulance and had the injured policeman removed to the hospital. —_————— The commercial relations of the Alba- nians are principally with Venice. The Turkish Government gives the Itallans the right to maintain postoffices in the cities of Albania and Albania has im- port and expor€ agents in Italy and a bank in Venice. James | BULL FIGHTERS SUFFER INJURY Disasters Attend Sport in a Ring Near San Diego. Tormented Animal Drives a Horn Into a Torea- dor's Neck. ——— Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN DIEGO, July 5.—Three thousand people to-day witnessed what was . the nearest to a genuine bullfight that this section of the country has ever seen. There had been much advertising of the exhibition and the trains on the National City and Otay Raflroad were crowded. The bull pen, or plaza del toro, is bullt in the level country to the south of Tia Juana proper. The ring is a little more than 100 feet across and the seats are ar- ranged in eight tiers. There were four toreadors and picadors from thé City of Mexico, who have come to the peninsula to give exhibitions of the kingd given to-day. Three of them were in- jured In the contest and one of the in- jured, Manuel Rodriguez, a toreador, came within about a quarter of an nich of having his life shut off in the ring. There were seven bulls brought into the ring, two of which refused to take part in the game. The others were ready to fight the minute they were in the ring, and if a decision was to be rendered it would have to be in favor of the bulls. Rodriguez was hooked in the side of the neck and seven stitches had to be taken to close up the wound, which missed the jugular by only a fraction of an inch. Francisco Cazares was hooked in the thigh, but escaped with a scratch, though he lost a portion of his pink silk tights. Antonio Gonzales was thrown down and injured in the hip and would have been gored if the others had not come to his assistance. The bull ring is built to re- main and exhibitions of the kind will be given once: a month. L e e o e e S e S S e ] ) READY T0 BREET GHURCH WORKERS Denver Completes Plans for the Endeavorer Convention. DENVER, July 5.—Christian Endeavor hosts have already begun to assemble in this citv and from now on until next Thursday, when the international biennial | convention is to open, large delegations from all parts of the country will arrive daily. Nearly 2000 Denver people have been working for weeks to insure the suc- cess of the coming convention, and plans have been made to care for 25,000 visitors. though hardly so many are expected to come. Fifteen acres of ground near the City Park have been set aside as a con- vention camp. The general meetings will be held in a large tent, christened Tent Endeavor, which will give seating room for 10,000 people. The big tent is surround- ed by smaller tents and the entire grounds will be brilliantly lighted with electricity. Seventeen churches in the city will be thrown open to the Endeavorers as the State headquarters during the convention. The opening session will be held Thurs- day afternoon following a meeting of the trustees, at which officers for the ensuing two years will be elected. There iIs no doubt that Rev. Dr. Francis E. Clark, who organized the first United Soclety of | Christian Endeavor at Portland, Me., on February 22, 1881, will be re-elected presi- dent and Willlam Shaw treasurer. The present secretary is Van Ogden Vogt, who was chosen by the trustees only a few | months ago to succeed John Willis Baer. President Clark will formally open the convention and addresses of welcome will be delivered by Governor James H. Pea- body for the State, Rev. Robert F. Coyle for-the churches and Willlam E. Sweet, chalrman for the committee of 1903. The song service will be under the direction of Professor W. J. Whiteman. On Thurs- day evening President Clark will read his annual address after which a platform reception will be held by the officers, trus- tees and State presidents. The four days following will be crowded with religious services, missionary rallies and addresses on toplcs of interest to members of the society by prominent clergymen and other Christlan workers from all parts of the country. The official programme gives an honored place to Chuco Ogawa of Japan, who will officially represent the Endeavorers of that kingdom. There was a steady in- crease in Christian Endeavor membership this year, and there are now more than 62,000 societies, some of which are in In- dia, China, Japan and other remote coun- tries. —_———————— MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THEME FOR STUDENTS Second Ward Political Equality Club Arranges for Discussions and Lectures. OAKLAND, July 5.—The Second Ward Political Equality Club has set to work upon a course of study and discussion on the subject of municipal ownership and administration. The programme mapped out is based on John A. Fairlie's work on municipal administration and covers the ground fully. The lectures and dis- cussions will be held In the Young Men's Christian Association Hall on the follow- ing date: Augus in America, object of mu- nicipal government, tests of efficiency of city government, causes of some of the evils that appear in great cities, for discussion; ob- lems of City Government,” lecture, by A, A. Denison. September 4—Municipal activities relating to public health and safety, education schools, librarles, museums. for discussion; *‘Technicai Schools,” lecture by P. M. Fish October 3o Municipai activities relating to municipal improvements, such as streets, bridges, ete.; municipal Anances, expenditures sources of income, bond {ssues, financ adtarbiatrar Oow} T lon, for discussion; *lecture by Austin Lewis Nov 6—Municipal activities n'laun‘ to charities, the J'vaulla court, ]um le banks, or discussion; ‘‘The Paternal Aspect in M ne(n-l{fl-." IDM\IM \1! Dr. ey ber 4—] mewark of the city ‘? Councll, administrative Ilc ll nmu ent, cllry afuuulou' “civil Service In ll"mm u. u- ** lecture by C. A, Murdock of organization, fixing January 8—Problems of of responsibility. lndlgtnflenec of each depart- ment, checks on each other, municipal elec- torate, l'nnnlelpll history: ‘Municipal Suf- frage, Frank McGo Fred W. Atkinson, who for three years has been general superintendent of pub- lic instruction in the Philippines, is on his way home and will join the Columbia University instructors to give a eo\u-u on the Philippines Islands CISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1903 AUDIENGE CHEERS MABEL M KINLEY Niece of Late President Makes a Great Hit at Orpheum. Other Theaters Present At- tractive Bills for Their Patrons. — e In the piquant phrase of the moment, Miss Mabel McKinley, “favorite niece of the late President McKinley,” and many other things, “made good,” more than good, at the Orpheum last night. The event of the week's bill is Miss McKin- ley's debut into vaudeville, the pleasure of which was reserved for San Franeisco. Back of it is an unwilling papa, Abner McKinley, who has a $30,000 distaste for seelng his daughter behind the footlights —at least the story goes that the young lady refused so much rather than give up her cherished ambition. There is alo a husband. He {8 Dr. Baer, a physician of prominence, and equally opposed to Mrs. Baer’s appearance in vaudeville. Then there is a plcturesque small affair of a $1250 a week salary that also adds inter- est. Then Paris has taught her and Melba praised. But not these things, nor the honored name she bears, nor yet her tiny, piteous crutches—that seem indeed but the odd whim of a pretty woman— are responsible for Miss McKinley’'s suc- cess of yesterday afternoon and evening. There was, indeed, a warm friendliness in her greeting, in which her name count- ed much. There was a shock of sympa- thy for the plucky young woman who walked In, pink, pretty and smiling, on crutches. But it was for the singer, for the engaging personality, that the cheers went up after her performance. Miss Mc- Kinley has a full, round soprano, culti- vated and flexible. She uses it very clev- erly, and with an engaging vaudeville ac- cent that is very extraordinary consider- ing her limited acquaintance with the footlights. Her first number was the arditi “Il Bacio,” its florid passages han- dled with ease and grace. In another genre was the second song. the familiar “My Rosary,” that was sung very tastefully. The third number intro- duced Miss McKinley as a composer, and set the audience softly stamping to its catchy measures. ‘‘Anona” is its title, and it is all about an Indian maid of Arizona. The audience encored it lustily, the singer repeating one of the verses and afterward giving ‘“Annie Laurie” to her own accompaniment. She was sympa- thetically accompanied by Oscar Luck- stone in the other numbers. There were many flowers for the singer, among them a stately affair from Amelia Bingham. The bill throughout is good. Charles Dickson has a very bright sketch by Brandon Hurst, A Pressing Matter,” ex- cellently acted by himself and Nell Mc- Ewen. Frank Young and pretty Bessie De Voie do some nimble dancing, and Julian Rose continues to be among the first fa- vorites. Mosher, Houghton and Mosher have a clever bicycle turn—one of them introducing the remarkable novelty of wheeling down the tr@@nbone into the rest of the orchestra last night! The colored quartet is still pleasing and the Harbecks roll hoops. The importation, “direct from thelr London and Australlan triumphs,” of Barney Fagan and Henrletta Byron— who is a young person of Sunday picnic manners—is not amdhg the necessities. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. . e s Miss Amelia Bingham will commence the second week of her engagement at the Columbia Theater to-night in “The Climb- ers.” s & . The Tivoli offers the old favorite, “Wang,” as the attraction for the week beginning to-night. Edwin Stevens will appear in the leading role. - S “In Central Park,” the ne musical comedy, will commence its sdtond week at the Grand Opera-house to-night. . e The Alcazar Theater offers ‘‘Brother Of- ficers,” with White Whittlesey in the leading role for the week's attraction be- ginning to-night. . . James Corrigan will appear in the sen- sational melodrama “Kidnaped,” begin- ning to-night at the Central Theater, i S The vaudeville bill at the Chutes has been entirely changed for the week. T Many novel features are on the bill for Grauman’s Theater during the coming week. AR T Nance O'Neil will appear in “Magda” to-night, Tuesday night and Saturday matinee at the California Theater. On ‘Wednesday night she will present “Queen Elizabeth,” Thursiay night “Hedda Gab- ler,” and Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights “The Jewess.” . “Twirly Whirly” will begin the last week of Its long run at Fischer's The- ater to-night. —————— CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY _ OF ENTRY INTO MINISTRY Rev. J. A. B. Wilson Addresses His Congregation on Growth of Methodism. The Rev. Dr. John A. B. Wilson ob- served the thirty-fifth anniversary of his entry into the ministry by addressing his congregation at Trinity Methodist Episco- pal Church last night, his subject being “Then and Now." Dr. Wilson sald that those who think the world is getting worse have studied and compared past times with the pres- ent to very little purpose. In 1803, the doctor said, there was in this country but one church member to every fifteen of the inhabitants, while in 1903 there was one in every five. Thirty- five years ago, he said, the Methodist church numbered but 1,250,000. It had to- day over 6,000,000 communicants and 24,- 000,000 adherents. Dr. Wilson sald that the property of the Methodist church was ‘worth $187,000,000. Thirty-five years ago, he said, it gave less than $1,000,000 a year to all benevolent purposes and at this time it gives more than $3,000,000 annually. —————— A Western politician fs authority for the following story: Mark Hanna once gave a banquet in Ohio to fifty farmers. The dessert was to be twenty-five luscious Georgia watermelons. The day before the dinner Mr. Hanna had the melons plugged and poured a pint of champagne into each melon, then placed them on jce. After the dinner each farmer got half a melon. They began t -ting them, winked at each other, looked wise and before the affair was over every farmer was supping the seeds into his vest pocket. —_——————— One of the masters in a German school recently addressed the following query to the fathers of twenty-one of his puplils, ‘whose ages range from 14 to 15: “Wiil you allow your son to smoke and drink during the two days’ gymnastic excur- sion?’ Ten parents replied that on no account were their boys to smoke, while eleven answered that they might do so. In regard to drinking, all but one of the parents replied that they would allow it. FAIR WILL MO THE SUFFERERS Carnival to Remain Open to Public for Two Evenings. Benefit for the Families of Dead and Injured Fire- men Planned. —— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 5. The Oakland Street Fair will be kept open for two nights more, the entire pro- ceeds to go to the fund for the relief of the families of Fireman Frank Parker, who was killed, and extramen A. A. Sicotte and D. J. Barr, who were injured during the burning of the Arcata lodging- house. Director General Schlueter of the car- nival communicated with a number of those Interested with the result that man- ager J. A. Britton of the Oakland Gas, Light and Heat Company agreed to fur- nish the lights without cost. J. L. Calla- han will furnish the services of his band without expense. A number of the best concessicns are still in town and can be prevailed upon to remain for two nights more, the proceeds to go to the fund. All of the booths are still intact and even if some of the exhibits have been removed the decorations are still there, and little will be missed. Mayor Olney ‘was communicated with to-nizht gave his consent to keep the streets closed for two days longer. Members of Oakland Lodge of Elks and ready volunteered their services as speil- ers and ticket men, so that there will be no cost in this direction. that there will be a good sum realized from the two nights’ show. The fair will not be kept open afternoons. FIGURES OF THE FAIR. Twenty-five thousand people have vis- ited the fiesta grounds since the open- Ing night and have enjoyed them- selves in true Mardi Gras style. Com- pared with the carnival and street falr held last year, which r: but seven da the attendance this year fell 7000 behind. | Last night saw the largest crowd of the week in the pleasure part, the turnstiles registering 23,000 pald admissions. The proceeds of last vear's carnival netted $15,000. The profits of tle fair just termi- nated have not yet been computed for an- nouncement. Director General Max Schlueter and his staff of assistants were busy to-day winding up the affairs the carnival, but the benefit to the fire- days yet. “We have not yet completed work on our financial statement.” said Mr. | Schlueter this evening, “and therefore cannot say at this time how the receipts of this year's carnival compare with those of the one held last year. We ran seven days last year and had 132,000 paid ad- missions. This year we ran the fair eleven days and the paild admissions numbered 125000 We are satisfied, however, with the outcome. Director General Schiueter, President F. P. McFeely and Secretary D. A. Sin- clair of the Carnival Association worked incessantly and the fact that the big un- dertaking resulted in a gratifying success is in a great measure due to the energy and efficiency of these officials. Outside of these gentlemen, two others who were always promoting and creating interest in the carnival were Daniel J. Hallahan and Andy Johnstone. CHARATIES ARE BENEFITED. One of the most enterprising and suc- cessful booths at the carnival is the country store conducted by the Gentle- men's Charitable Association of Alameda. ‘sais booth took In $2300, half of which will be divided among five Alameda charities after the expenses are deducted. An ex- press wagon load of flour, meal and other foodstuffs that remained unsold was do- nated to the California Girls’ Training Home in Alameda and hauled there to- day. Among the workers at the country store who were on duty for eleven days were President Arthur B. Tarpey, A. P. Smiley, Bert L. Fisher, John F. Hanson, Charles L. Metzger, Ludwig Warnke, Frank W. Hally, Judge Fred S. Cone, Willilam B. Hinchman, James Shanly, Willlam Hammond Jr. and Charles H. Smith. Although the carnival spirit has held full sway on the flesta grounds for eleven days the police had but little to do there- in. There were very few instances where the services of an officer were required, and these were only for minor offenses. —_——————— Only a Matter of Numbering. “No, we haven't made any arrests yet,” the great detective told the reporter. “You can say this much, however: We know who the murderer is. “He is one of four men have been watching from the first. The fact that only one man committed the crime has been sworn to by witnesses. “Nelther the first nor second of these four men was present when the shot was fired. The third man was also away at the time. “The fourth man is the one we want, and we can lay our hands on him when- ever we're good and ready.” “Then what are you waiting for?” asked] the reporter. “Why don’t you arrest him now?” “Well, said the great detective, “you see we're not yet sure as to the proper numbering of these men. We know that the fourth man is the one we want, but which of these four is the fourth man? That's what we're working on now."— New York Sun. whom we and | members of the fire depertment have al- | It 1s expected | of | men will carry their labors over a few | GREAT FIRE APPROAGHES THE RESORTS Flames in Forests Ad- vance on Monte Rio and Tyrone. ERLEFUSTRS Blaze a Mile Wide Roars Over the Hills in Sonoma \ County. Valuable Timber Is Already De- stroyed and a Special Train Crowded With Men is Hur- ried to the Scene. SANTA ROSA, July 5.—A forest fire a mile wide at midnight to-night is coming over the hills toward Monte Rio and Ty- rone and the residents of those localities and of the surrounding country are great- Iy alarmed for the safety of crops and homes. The officials of the North Shore Rail- road early this evening sent every avail- | able man to the scene, and at midnight a special train with 130 men aboard was hurried to Monte Rio to aid the force of fire fighters already on the ground. Monte Rio s a new summer resort om the North Shore and is about eight miles | south of Cazadero. Many pretty homes have been built there and at Tyrone and the adjacent country holds some valuable farming properties. It was reported to- night that a large quantity of timber has been destroyed. @ it e @ TY T0 WRECK ~ APOWER PLANT Dynamiters Make Bold | Attempt to Blow Up ‘ Building. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July §— | An attempt was made to blow up the | plant of the Colorado Springs Electrie | Company at 2 o'clock this morning by | dynamite. One hundred and fifty sticks jof dynamite, weighing seventy-five pounds, were piled alongside the morth end of the big building and a fuse lighted. The explosion of one stick distributed the other sticks around a radius of 200 feet, saving the building and the lives of seven- teen employes. The glass in all the north- ern windows was broken and fires started, but they were quickly put out. It is con- sidered miraculous that the entire load did mot explode, as there was enough dynamite to have laid the plant in ruins. General Manager George B. Tripp has offered $5000 reward for the man or men who made the attempt. There is no clew, and he states there is no trouble between the company and its employes. In addl- tion to furnishing Colorado Springs, Colo- rado City and Manitou with light and power, the company is furnishing power to the Standard mill of the United States Reduction and Refining Company, where a strike was declared Friday by the West- ern Federation of Mine: UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, July 5.—J. B. Carmany has presented to the library of the University of California an eighty-page manuscript on the “Vocabulary of the Apache Language,” by the famous Indian fighter, Colonel John C. Car- many, author of the well-known book entitied “Life Among the Apaches.” Victor Henderson, President Wheeler's pri- vate secretary. has joined the Sierra Club in its outing in the Kern River Canyon. He will be _gone from the University several weeks. The Delta Upsilon college fraterrity will occupy the old Kappa Kappa Gamma house at 2604 Durant avenue during the ,mext term, pending the completion of the house which they propose building at the corner of Bowditch Pireet and Channing way. The Kappa Kappa Gamma girls will occupy the old Anthony resi- dence on Bowditch street, near the Hillegass fleld. Ben Walker, a junior in the university, has been given charge of the editi~ of the ““Cal- endar’ during the present summer session. The Calendar Is an official weekly published by the university, giving a complete schedule of col- lege events. EVENTS IN SOCIETY OAKLAND, July 5.—The steamship Arcats on its last trip up the coast carried away three well-known Oaklanders—Hugh von Em- mel, James M. Crow and Fred Seulberger. Their destination is Port Orford, where they propose to slay deer and bears during the whole month of July. Miss Ruth Bird sundmma and Karl H. Nickell were married at ‘‘Harlsrub,” the home of the bride, on June S. by the Rev. R. Brown, pastor of the First Congregational church, They are at home to their friends on }the first Tuesday in the month. Dr Maurice L. Green has just returned from a two weeks' vacation spent at Blue Lakes. 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