The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 9, 1903, Page 9

'ENGINES MEET WITH A CRASH Head-On Collision Oc- curs at Siding Near Aromas. Twelve Passengers Slightly Injured and One Child Badly Hurt. ILLE, July 8—A head-on on the Southern Pacific e at Aromas at 12:40 en trains 23 and 24, re- north and south bound Twelve persons were 1 and one child was seri- engines met. They their seats by the The train for San orders at Pajaro to but instead of tak- point continued hed into the INV just north of t le disaster was to the caution of the s owing eng ving the right of the track irve om the main 1 when the engin und train discov- the calculations badly pe ggage car of - passenger , was k and moved ro. The taken on it from Gil- unning time it that one g lady, was first report- k her back when the ¢ jarred k e suffered T a para- 1d reported injured ndition Tha »e learned at gned by Engineer for the ion at Aromas. ty to control critical mo- “ngineer collision fifteen ation, the south- CHINESE CONVICT CUTS A FELLOW PRISONER James Goldean, Serving a Sentence at San Quentin, Badly Wounded by Lee Ah Wing. SAN RAFA 4, July S 5 Two convicts, lee Ah ., serving years for serving Goldean will g a bath and quar- the bathroom L » the shoe shop, w nt d » and, walk- re Gold was sitting, s the stomach. Lee Wing e more to serve. He will Will Construct Double Tracks. LOS ANGELES, July 8.—It is said that r of the Interurban Railway Huntington-Hellman ed to rush the con- y, the new system ds, Riverside, Beach, Santa Ana, and many other The total mile- 1 to approximate 400 Squadron Sails for Dutch Harbor. T July $.—The Pacific squad- sed of the flagship New York, r Marblehead and the gunboat d from the Puget Sound ay for the north and will utch Harbor. The squad- mmand of Admiral Glass. On it is expected that repairs to ork, requiring a year, will be ER. Little Fellows Don’t ”‘ke the Hot Days. thers should know exactly what food bables in hot weather. h the brofling hot days in July and ist the mother of a baby is always us for the heaith of her little one 1 is then particularly careful in feed- g. Milk sours quickly and other food certain. Even in spite of caution, s sometimes creeps in and then ight food is more necessary than ever ‘Our baby boy, 2 years old, began in August to have attacks of terrible stom- and bowel trouble. The physician his digestion was very bad and that had been earlier in the summer otter weather we would surely have him. nally we gave baby Grape-Nuts feeding it several times the first and the next morning he seemed tter and brighter than he had been for y days. There was a great change £ 8t tree He is now well and getting very strong saved his life, for he was a very, very ill baby. Grape-Nuts food must have won- rful properties to effect such cures as We grown-ups in our family all use Grape-Nuts and also Postum in place of coffee, with the result that we never any of us have any coffee ills, but are well and strong.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. The reason Grape-Nuts food relieves bowgl trouble In bables or adults is cause the starch of the grain Is predi- gested and does mot tax the bowels, nor ferment like white bread, potatoes and other forms of starchy food. Send for particulars by mail of exten- wion of time on the $7500 00 cooks’ contest Sor %5 money prizes. | | lowed Elliott to either San Francisco or he condition of his bowels and in| days they were entirely normal. | d fleshy and we know that Grape-Nuts | which was almost at a | ', | Life Devoted to Religion | occurrea FIVE ARRESTS IN EVANGYILLE Grand Jury Indicts Par- ticipants in Fatal Rioting. Governor Refuses to Release the Negro, Lee Brown, for Trial. PEENL S AL EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 8—Governor Durbin late to-night, upon learning that Judge Rasch had ordered the negro Lee Brown brought back here for immediate trial, wired Judge Rasch that he would not allow the prisoner to be taken from the State institution at this time. Judge | Rasch immediately on receipt of the Gov- | ernor's order wired Sheriff Kratz to re- turn here without the prisoner. He said the trial would be indefinitely postponed. It is probable that the troops will be sent | back home to-morrow night. The tenth death from Monday’s shoot- ing occurred to-night. John Barrett died | shortly before midnight. | There were five arrests to-day on Grand | Jury indictments for the rioting Monday | night. Those under arrest are Richard | Grosbeck, late Socialist candidate for City | Clerk; A. P. Caldwell, a furniture mer- | chant; I. F. Zeigler, William Trimble and | James Steele. All were released under‘ bond. The coroner to-day began his investi- | gation of the fatalitles resulting from the | rioting. No verdict was returned. DEATH CLOSES HER 6000 WORK and Charity Is Ended. | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 8. | Mrs. Sarah J. Richardson, whose death | last evening at her residence, 753 Webster street, after a sudden attack | of heart disease, was one of the pioneer | women of California. For more than half | a century this estimable woman had lived | cities on the east side of the bay. in the Golden State, arriving in San Francisco in 1858 with her father, James Clinton, who was {dentified with the earliest growth of the metropolis and the The father began work on an extensive | plan of cutting thoroughfares through Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, but obsta- rose which proved insurmountable, nton was compelled to abaudon | the project, suffering heavy financial | Josses. In 1834 the family settled on a in the Berkeley foothills. Mrs Richardson as a child saw the ceremony thaf attended the driving of the first nail | in the first schoolhouse that was erected | the little settlement which has become the important college town of Berkeley. Mrs. Richardson was among the first | nd in childhood attended the San Fran- | cigeo schools. | burn her clothes. Mrs. Barao, the moth- | leged, took the occasion offered and fol- | | | the Immaculate Conception, Eighth and | pupils of the public schools of California, | Mrs. Richardson was married in 185, Her husband, John H. Richardson, who died in 1§74, was a prominent mill owner of this city. During the many years of | her residence in Oakland Mrs. Richard- son became active in much benevolent | work and was a devoted and faithful ad- herent of the cause of religion. She was among the earliest parishioners of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, t pastor of which, the Rev. Michael King, is celebrating the jubilee of his or- dination into the priesthood. As one of the charter members of the Society of Women Pioneers of California Mrs. Richardson took an active interest | in that organization and was a member of its board of trustees. She was a na- tive of New Orleans. Mrs. Richardson | was the mother of George H. Richard- son, Miss Carrie Richardson and Miss Alice Richardson. She was a sister to Mrs. W. B. Baccus of this city and was an aunt of Councilman Willlam J. Bac- cus. The funeral will be heid at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon from the Church of Jefferson streets. ———— MARY BARAO’S FLIGHT IS STILL A MYSTERY Parents Hear Nothing of Daughter Who, It Is Supposed, Eloped With Elderly Painter. ~he parents of Mary Barao, the young girl who is supposed to have eloped from Sausalito last Friday with George EI-| liott. who is 52 years of age and was | employed in the North Shore shops as a painter, had up to last evening heard nothing as to her whereabouts. Manuel Barao, the father of the girl, is prominent in Portuguese circles in Sausalito. He refused to discuss the matter yesterday, saying that he knew nothing about the affair, but he admit- ted that his daughter was not at his | home and that he was ignorant of her whereabouts. It was said last night that there had been a disagreement between the girl and her father on his learning of the re- lationship existing between her and the painter. Barao told Elliott that under the circumstances he must marry his daughter, whereupon the man suddenly left Sausalito. Barao was 80 incensed that he threatened to beat Mary and er, interfered and told her husband to let the girl go. Miss Barao, it is al- Oakland. Elliott is said to be a married man with a family, and at one time had an almond ranch at Oakley, near Stockton. ————— Union Labor Club. The Union Labor Club of the Thirty- sixth Assembly District met at Harmony Hall last evening. The club elected the following permanent officers: Chairman, George Gallagher: vi rman, William Méakin: treasurer, James iz.mnruni A. M. Mahany; sergeant at arms, Gieit. Foiiiy Brady, William Meckin, Charis Neil, y, Melrose and George Zleglemayer, o o After considerable discussion as to the best means of promoting panty success it was decided to call a meeting in Har- mony Hall on the evening of July 20 and ask all Union Labor men to be present and elect a good set of delegates to be voted for at the coming primary election. —_——————————— Promises to Be Good. VIENNA, July 8—As a result of urgent Austria and Hun- | Japanese Garden Fete Is to Be Given | be given by { lish, Redfield and Cariton of the Athen- | lumbia | and even confesses that he reads a few | able pastime. | how “‘Ben Hur’” is the best novel in the world, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THUREDAY, JULY 9, 1903. ROBBER FINDS MINER'S HOARD Grass Valley Resident Buries His Gold and Loses It. Some One Discovers Hiding Place and Quietly Digs Up the Money. —_—— Special Dispatch to The Call. GRASS VALLEY, July 8—William J. Martin, a miner, had $1800 of his hard- earned coin stolen, but he did not find) it out until to-day, when he went to the | place where he had buried it and found it gone. His father-in-law, Willlam Key, had buried a large amount of money a | short distance from Martin's, but this| remained untouched. Tbe money stolen | represents the savings of years of work in the mines and Martin naturally feels | very blue over his loss. An attempt was | also made to find the gold of John Mar- | tin, who lived a block away from his brother, but the robbers were unsuccess- ful. The last Martin saw of his gold was at Christmas time. A day or two ago he decided to make an investigation and when he dug up the box the gold was missing. Now the Martins are sitting up nights awaiting the return of the robbers. ————— MILL VALLEY PREPARES A UNIQUE SOCIETY EVENT for Benefit of a Worthy Cause. MILL VALLEY, July 8.—An event| which promises to be one of the most | popular society affairs of the season is | to be given on Saturday evening next at | G. T. Marsh’s Japanese villa in Mill Val- | ley. A Japanese garden fete s to be | given to raise a fund to help preserve | the groves of trees and to build a drink- | ing fountain at the station for man and beast, thereby filling a long felt want. A beautiful wooded canyon on the grounds has been converted into a natural amphitheater by the erection of a stage across the lower end, forming an open-air theater, with a capacity for thousands. Upon this ideal stage a programme will the Orpheus Club—Misses Jean Logan, Claudia Rogers, Mmes. Dave McLaughlin, George C. Bornemann, How- ard M. Scott, Howard C. Trull, Pete Sloan, W. H. Sieberst, Crandal, McCand- fan Quartet and others. Visitors from the city can make con- nections by leaving on the 6:4% Sausalito | boat, taking the Mill Valley train, which will connect with the Mount Tamalpais | Raflway train, a special train taking them | right to the gate of the grounds. A lat train will leave Mill Valley station at § Specials will also take them to the sta- tions in time for the late boats home. [ e e e ) POPULAR NOVEL 6ETS KIND WORDS Professor Carpenter Has No Scruples About Reading It. | Berkeley Office S8an Francisco Call, 2148 Center street, July 8. Professor George Rice Carpenter of Co- | University thinks the popular} novel is not a terrible thing after all. In fact, he says it is pretty good literature, | himself. The professor put these thoughts into words to-day at the second univer- sity meeting of the summer session of the University of California, where he spoke on “The Value of the Popular Novel,” saying in past: It is a difficult matter to distinguish exactly the difference between good It depends much on the t its and training. A literary scholar considers novel reading as a light, frivolous, unprofit- On the other hand the reader says the novel is ing. It is not umi telling_how sweet 1 o0 hear young ce Meredith™ nd They like that sort of thing and are whole- somely amused by it As-for myself, 1 delight In reading the “Odyssey”” and the *Divine Comedy."” They y favorites. But I confess I am fond of good novel, and 1 read one whenever I find one that s entertaining. 1 seldom buy any, for the circulating library is good encugh for me. As I sald before, you can scarcely recognize the differences in iiterature. I am inclined to consider all good literature worth reading, that s novels as well as the rest. The public wants to be interested and amused, and in these days of intense activity it hardly has time to devote to the older works. That is why the great body of the people have turned to the popular novel. This is perfectly nat- ural. Popular novels all have their special theme, There 1g the one founded on the lives of the great; there is the one carrying the great and simple 1 ‘Looking Backward” and “In Hi there is the brotherhood of man idea: there is the adven- ture and the historical story. The readers seem to be Interested in historical people and especially thce of America. The idea of ex- treme patriotism that Richard Harding Davis incorporates In his books takes well. Then there is the idea of the type like that of ory, which we get in Mr. Davis second, great literary simplicity—not ntricate, 100 subtle. Great literature doesn’t always owe its success to Ite style. It is the idea principally. Even the great novels had their Gay and you'll Aind they were 1 once popular, so called. We should read these later works serfously and not deal with them too severely, always keeping in mind that they are but transient. Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of the University of Chicago spoke on *“What Constitutes the Real, the Genuine Uni- versity.” He sald the university and its work are not represented by Its bulld. ings, but by the work it performs, t character of the men it sends into the world. There are 150,000 students in the colleges of the United States, against one- tenth that number a hundred years ago. The speaker declared his belief that there would be no more great universities founded except near some great city, the thirty great ones mow in existence finlnx considered sufficient for the present. ————— Placed on Trial for His Life. LOS ANGELES, July 8.—The second trial of N. M. Melrose, accused of mur- dering W. H. Broome at Acton last Janu. ary, began to-day before Judge Smith of the Superfor Court. The case has at- tracted considerable attention because of the prominence of the defendant and the bitter feud that raged prior to the killing of Broome at Acton. 4 ———— Found Dead in His Cabin. PLACERVILLE, July 8—Ferdinand Hansey, about 55 years of age, was found dead in his cabin near Silver Lake this morning. Death was caused by a gun- shot wound, but whether Inflicted by his own hand or that of another is not m was last seen alive on | Cotton, | States squadron. | heritage and speaking the same la IN'LONDON TOWN ADMIRAL GOTTON BRBE-TACNG 15 A SEIENCE ARE IMPROVING Officers of the European |Frank Revelation of the|Fine Rains in Washing- Squadron Guests of King Edward. Portsmouth Extends a Warm Welcome to the Men of the Fleet. ——— LONDON, July 8.—King Edward signal- 1y honored the officers of the American squadron to-night at the state ball given in Buckingham Palace—the climax of the visit of President Loubet. The King formally received Admiral Cotton, the captains of the American ships and twen- ty-five of the junior American officers, and Queen Alexandra later gave them the same distinction. The ball—the first since the succession of King Edward—was a brilliant function, 2200 guests being pres- ent, including President Loubet and his suite, practically all of the Embassadors and Ministers in London, the majority of the members of the royal family, prom- inent representatives of the nobility and the officers of the American and French squadrons now in British waters. Before the arrival of President Loubet United States Embassador Choate, with Secretary White attending. presented to the King the following invited officers of the American squadron: Rear Admiral Captain Hemphill of the Kear- rge. Staff Lieutenant Charles L. Hus- sey of the Chicago, Captain Cromwell of the Chicago, Captain Walker of the San Francisco, Captain Magill of the marines, Kearsarge; Captain Thorpe of the ma- rines, Chicago, and twenty-two others of lower rank. KING'S HEARTY CORDIALITY. To Rear Admiral Cotton the King ex- pressed his gratification at the visit of the squadron, and inquired if all arrange- ments had been made for the comfort of the American officers and sailors. Ad- miral Cotton replied that he had fallen among friends and every care had been taken of himself and the others. The King had a pleasant word to say to each of the officers presented. The admiral, ihs captain and Staff Lieutenant Hussey were then presented to Queen Alexandra. During the supper several American of- ficers were introduced to the Prince of Wales, Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, General Sir Red- vers Buller and other distinguished Eng- lishmen personally assisted at the wel- come given the officers of the United ine scene was one of splendor which could not easily be sur- passed. The gowrs and uniforms were magnificent and the display of jewels wonderful. The King and Queen led the royal quad- rille which ovened the ball and in which | participated President Loubet, the Duch- ess of Devonshire and a number of dis- | tinguished guests. | DINE WITH EARL OF SELBORNE. Before the ball Admiral Cotton, the | American captains and Staff Lieutenant Hussey dined with the Earl of Selborne, first Lord of the Admiralty, at Whitehall. The dinner attended by naval offi- clals, Lady Selborne being the only wo- man present The 1500 officers and men remaining at Portsmouth are being entertained in va- rious ways, including a luncheon at the Volunteer Rifle Hall, at which the Mayor presided. In toasting King Edward the Mayor said he believed his Majesty's ef- | forts to promote friendship and good will between Great Britain and other coun- tries were fully appreciated by the United States. Toasting President Roosevelt, the Mavor sald: He s held here in the highest esteem and re- gard. The President labors most assiduously to promote the welfare of the United States, and, further, is actuated by a sincere desire to strengtnen the bonds of friendship and concord uniting the two countries. We on this side of the Atlantic, sharing with you, representatives of the great nation across the seas, a common age, honor vour President for the grand work in which he is engaged, and which, we are persuaded, is not only conducive to the best interests of the United States and Great Britain, but must ad- vance the cause of civilization, freedom and justice the world over. The final toast was to the United States navy, in which the Mayor cordially wel- comed the visit of the United States Eu- ropean squadron to Portsmouth as being further proof of the friendly feeling of President Roosevelt. YANKEE OFFICERS RESPOND. United States Consul Swalm of South- ampton responded to the toast, “The President of the United States,” and Lieu- tenant Commander N. W. Wood of the San Francisco responded to the toast of “The United States Navy.” Altogether 800 Americans were guests at the luncheon. The procession to and from the hall was headed by the band from the Kearsarge and the Americans were welcomed by genuine enthusiasm from large crowds. The luncheon at the rifle hall was fol- lowed by a matinee performance of “The Lady Slavey” at the Theater Royal, which was witnessed by large detach- ments from all the crews of the American squadron. After that the visitors attend- ed the unveiling by the Mayoress of a memorial statue to Queen Victoria. The luncheon which the Pilgrims’ Club will give to the American officers to-mor- row will be one of the most interesting functions of their visit to England. Such a number of representative British and American officers has seldom been seen together. All of the navy and army of- ficers will be in uniform. Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford will preside. On his right will be Rear Admiral Cotton and on his left Captain Prince Louls of Bat- tenberg. —_—— CORBETT GAINS IN WIND AND GENERAL STRENGTH Work in His Native Climate Brings to Jim’s Cheeks the Bloom of Youth. Four weeks of systematic outdoor train- ing in the balmy climate of Alameda have worked a noticeable change in the ap- pearance and action of James J. Corbett, ex-champion of the boxing world, and he now wears the complexion of a seasoned tar. His step is sprightlier than ever and the manner in which he uses his feet and hands in boxing bouts with his big spar- ring mates, Sam Berger and Yank Ken- ny, is bewlildering. Corbett's wind has been much improved by his work on the road, and he has already gone fourteen fast rounds without showing any loss of speed. Tuesday Jim put in the morning wrestling with Kenny and going through some of Professor Tommy Dare's gym- nastic drills. In the afternoon he went for an eight mile jaunt with Berger, Kenny and Tom Corbett. The quartet started from Croll's Gardens and traveled to High street. On their return trip they Corbett laid oft and came over to the city to attend to some personal affairs. —— Bark Du Couedic Is 3 LONDON, July 8—The French bark Du Couedic, from San Francisco Decem- ber 24 for Sydney, N. 8. W., has been posted at Lloyds as missing. The Du Couedic was posted as overdue on July 1. . Missmfri Senatorial Methods. et oY T Legislative Agents Whose Duty Was to Promote Boodling. —_— ST. LOUIS, July 8.—The Grand Jury to- day took up the Investigation of the re- port that money was used to accomplish the defeat In the Legislature of the bill placing the office of Excise Commissioner on a salary and thereby reducing its oc- cupant's income. R. D. Lancaster of St. Louis and Charles E. Peers of Warren- ton, Mo., both former State Senators, and Dennis Devoy, a lawyer, were examined this afternoon. .dore than one attempt has been made to place the excise office on a salary, but enough votes could never be mustered in the Legislature to do so. Lancaster placed the average income of a boodling Senator during the year when sessions of the Legislature were held at $4000. Lancaster nlaced the amount of boodle that it took at one session to keep the office of excise commissioner from be- ing placed on a salary basis at $10,000. The money, he alleged, changed hands in 1897, Boodling, according to the Senator, orig- inated in the early nineties and grew to enormous proportions before the time he left the Senate. Lancaster said that boodle came to be known - as “driftwood,” and when things became dull a boodle agent would be sent to St. Louis or Kansas City to “start the driftwood down.” ..e agent, if success- ful in his mission, would wire back: “River rising: driftwood coming fast; Wi, be there to-morrow.” Boodle, in the later years of his ser- vice, said Lancaster, was used In almost everything tnat came up for passage. Compines were regularly formed and agents appointed to solicit the bribes. The legislators introduced bills called “'sand-baggers,” which they never intend- ed to pass, for the purpose of holding up those who were the most easily worked for bribes. ——————————— TROOPS ARE ORDERED OUT ‘White Man in a Georgia Prison Is Threatened With Mob Violence. ATLANTA, Ga., July rell late to-night ordered out the Grif- fin Rifles at Grifin, Ga., to guard the jail there, in which James Bethany, a white man, is confined, charged with hav- ing mistreated his daughter. Threats to lynch Bethany had been made. @ il @ GELIGNAN CASE - 15 DISMISSED Court Grants Request of Mrs. Crowley for Discharge. Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 8. Satisfied that the arrest of young Har- | vey Seligman had accomplished all that she desired, Mrs. Alma A. Crowley to- | day caused the dismissal of the charge of disturbing the peace she lodged last April against the young high school stu- dent after his visit to the Crowley resi- dence, 1064 Alice street. The following letter from Dr. D. D. Crowley’s wife was read in the Police Court this afternoon: OAKLAND, Cal, July 3, 1003.—To Mortimer Smith, Esq., Judge Police Court, Oakland, Cali- fornfa: 1 hereby request you to dismiss the charge of disturbing the peace heretofore pre- ferred by me against Harvey Seligman, under the name of John Doe Seligman. 1 am the aggrieved party to sald action and have re- keeping of the peace of said Seligman since the commission of the offense complained of, and also because I believe that he has received sufficlent punishment. ALMA A. CROWLEY. Witness: ABE P. LEACH. ‘With the reading of the request, Prose- cuting Attorney A. P. Leach made a mo- tion for the dismissal of the case, which Judge Smith granted. That action disposes of one phase of the Crowleys’ domestic difficulties, which were reopened last spring when Mrs. Crowley attacked the physician one even- ing when he was departing from Mrs. Annje Seligman’s residence, 585 Twenty- ninth street. —_——— Kaiser Shows Deep Concern. BERLIN, July 8—The newspapers re- port that Emperor Willlam has ad- dressed a telegram to the Pope personally, saying that he prayed God to preserve the Pope's life for many years. The Em- peror also has requested daily informa- tion to be sent to him regarding the con- dition of his Holiness. Accordingly Car- dinal Rampolia telegraphs to Berlin twice daily. In case of the Pontiff's death, say the newspapers, the Emperor will imme- diately return from Scandinavia and pro- ceed to take part in the funeral. The truth of this latter statement, however, Is doubted. e e Cardinal Gibbons Is Summoned. NEW YORK, July 8.—In response to an official message from Cardinal Rampolla, summoning him to Rome, Cardinal Gib- bons, the primate of the Catholic hier- archy in America and a member of the Sacred College at Rome, which will elect a successor to Leo XIII, arrived in this city to-night from Baltimore. He will safl for Europe on the French liner La Tour- aine to-morrow morning. The Cardinal may not go direct to Rome, but if the Pope is still living on his arrival at Havre he will remain in Paris to await further developments. gt R R TSP Six Deaths From Heat. CHICAGO, July 8.—Six deaths and a score of prostrations bore witness to the advent of a hot wave here to-day. The temperature during the afternoon reached 92 degrees in the Weather Bureau. Ther- mometers on the streets showed several degrees higher. To-night a thunderstorm, followed by a breeze off the lake, caused the new United States army rifle range, situated three miles from Benicla, Benicia Township. Liquor seeking to establish saloons ity of the rifle range. If the licenses granted the range will be moved Solano County. TO PREVENT A LYNCHING | 8.—Governor Ter- | 'y ceived full satistaction for the injury by the | ton Greatly Benefit Growing Wheat. Present Conditions Point to Larger Yield Than Was First Reported. TACOMA, Wash., July 8.—The prospects for the Washington wheat crop are im- proving, according to advices received from west of the mountains by State Grain Inspector Arrismith. There have been fine rains and the weather is re- ported fairly cool, with southern winds, which are the desirable winds for the wheat crop in that section of the coun- try. If conditions remain favorable for an- other two weeks the danger will be prac- tically over and the crop will be greatly benefited. Ten days ago conditions point- ed to a yield of about 75 per cent of last year’s crop, but if these favorable condi- tions continue for another two weeks a considerably heavier yield may be ex- pected, possibly 80 per cent of last year's record. { PORTLAND, Or., July 8.—~The Ore- gonian estimates tne wheat crop of Ore- gon, Washington and Idano for the cur- rent vear at 36,000,000 bushels, or nearly 6,000,000 bushcls below the crop of last year. Under the present conditions a | roughn estimate places the crop of Oregon | at 11,600,000 bushels; Washington, 20,500,000 | bushels, and Idaho at 4,000,000 bushel. NARRED BEAUTY WING DAMAGES Rosie James Obtains a Verdict of $15,000 for Injuries. —— 1 Oakland Office 8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, July 8 After a hard legal battle lasting three weeks, Rosie James, 17 years old, was given a verdiet for $15,000 damages in her suit against the Oakland Transit Consoli- ‘daled. The verdict was returned to-day in Superior Judge Henry A. Melvin's department. | The recorded award is one of the larg- | est ever rendered in a railroad damage | case in Alameda County. The main point was the unanimous expression of the jury, whose only differences of opinion | developed concerning the amount of the | award. ! Eleven ballots were taken before the definite sum was agreed upon, and the views of the jurors ran even as high as 1 $50,000, the amount specified in the com- i plaint. On the first ballot two jurors | voted for that figure. One vote for $30,000 | was recorded, and four jurors believed 1$25,000 would be the right sum. From the outset of the balloting every juror favor- ed the young woman's case. Attorneys George W. Reed and M. C. Chapman of this city conducted the trial | for Miss James, and Harmon Bell was | the counsel for the railroad company. On both sides the case was fought with skill. The contestants made it one of the cele- brated tourneys at the Alameda County bar. The trial reached the point of closing argument this morning. In the midst of Attorney Chapman's speech, Miss James ‘was overcome and fainted in her sister’s arms, and Judge Melvin ordered a recess until the overwrought plaintiff regained her senses. The strain of the trial and | the vividness of the picture drawn by the lawyers proved too wevere for the un- fortunate and maimed young plaintiff. The accident that marred Miss James’ beauty—and but for superb surgical work, meant her death—occurred three years ago, while she was riding home on an electric car from Berkeley. She was standing on the crowded platform and ‘was pitched off, her head striking a win- dow of the car that was coming in an | opposite direction. One of her cheeks was severely torn, causing a jagged hole in her face, her teeth were knocked out, and one leg was broken. Dr. Willlam 8. Porter took charge of the patient at the Receiving Hospital By a successful grafting of the flesh of her arm to the cheek, the injury was re- paired. During the trial the attorneys ad- mitted as a part of the evidence that the operation required the highest surgical skill. The railroad company charged that the ill-fated passenger was injured because of her own negligence in swinging out from the steps just as the meeting car passed. After the verdict was rendered through E. B. Thompson, foreman of the jury, the attorneys agreed to a sixty days’ stay of execution, pending a motion by the railroad company for a new trial and for appeal, if that be denfed. ———— #ttempt a Holdup. Charles Francis Adams and Henry Mendoza, well-dressed young men, were arrested at midnight last night by Pa- trolman Harrigan and Corporal Fraher on Vallejo street above Stockton for the at‘empted robbery of M. Antonlo. Togeth- er “vith two companions, who eluded ar- rest, the men tried to relleve Antonio of assaulted man blew a police whistle and thus summoned the police to the scene. —_—————— General Longstreet to Lose Eya. GAINESVILLE, Ga., July 8.—General James Longstreet, now in his eighty- first year, to-morrow will submit to an operation for the removal of his left eye, destroyed by cancer. General Longstreet has been in fll-health for some months. GROP PROSPECTS (HIGH POSITION his watch, but a female companion of the ; AWAITS MORSE Report Says Sebastian of Rock Island Is After Him. Phil Gordon, of the Piedmont Line, on a Peculiar Mission. s S Much speculation is going on in local railroad circles over the probable sue- cessor to S. F. B. Morse, who several days ago resigned the position of assist- ant passenger traffic manager of the Southern Pacific Company, with head- quarters at Houston, Texas. As yet no explanation has come from Chicago or Houston as to why Morse retired from the position in which he made himself 80 valuable to the company and in which he earned a wide reputation as a traffic man. One of his friends here received recently a letter in which Morse stated that he had been made a proposition by Sully, the big cotton operator, to enter into a private enterprise, but:it is not supposed that such a step would neces- sitate Morse’s retirement from the Southern Pacific Company. There came yesterday through private sources from Chicago a story that Morse had been offered a high position in the passenger traffic department of the Rock Island Company. Some credence is given to the story in view of the fact that the latter road has just finished a line into El Paso, and is making preparations to compete for the traffic in that State and the adjoining ones. INSPECT BELT ROAD. During his connection with the South- ern Pacific Company Morse did much toward developing the southern portions of Texas and Louisiana, and it is thought here that possibly this fact may have suggested to Traffic Manager Se- bastian of the Rock Island road the ad- visability of securing the services of a | man of Morse's capacity to aid the plans of that company in capturing the busi- ness of its new territory. W. B. Story, chief engineer of the ATD. Santa Fe road, A. W. Walker, Schindler, William S. Tevis, president of the Richmond beit road, H. C. Breeden and other directors of that com- pany yesterday made s tour of inspec- tion over the new line at Richmond, which is nearly completed. A. M. Brown, general freight and pas- senger agent of the El Paso Northeast- ern, which is part of the Rock Island system, is expected in the city to-day. His presence on the coast is for_the purpose of looking into the fruit and vegetable product outlook for next sea- son, for it is the intention of his road, in conjunction with the Rock Island, to bid for a portion of the hauling of these commodities. Phil K. Gordon, local agent for the Piedmont Air Line, has gone to Los An- geles on a peculiar mission. Under in- structions of the chief of the advertis- ing bureau of his road, he is looking for a model of a typical creole girl, with a view of using her photograph for a fancy poster which the Piedmont Line purposes to issue in California. There no longer exists in the minds of local railroad people a doubt that the Southern Pacific is behind the company which was incorporated yesterday to build a road from Sacramento to Stock- ton. OLD SCHEME REVIVED. Theee years ago when President Hays was at the head of the Harriman road, plans for securing rights of way between Sacramento and Stockton were discussed by the directors of the company and steps were taken toward forming a com- pany of which several of the same gen- tlemen who have been named as stock- hoiders in the present company were chosen for similar purposes. The pro- ject, however, was never carried out, for President Hays resigned a few weeks later. It was intimated yesterday by one high in the councils of the Southern Pa- cific that tioere is no intention of build- ing the road for which the latest com- pany has been incorporated, for some time at least,and possibly notatall. It was admitted that a new line would not ma- terially shorten the route between Sac- ramento and Stockton, nor would it give the company any additional advantage from a traffic standpoint through the section of the State which the line would be expected to extend. Another point developed was that the Union Trust Company, which, through 1. W. Hellman Jr.,, appears as the principal stockholder, has not contracted to float any bonds, a fact that would suggest that the enter- prise is not the creation of outside peopie but purely a Southern Pacific scheme to anticipate any possible motives of I8 rivals. —_——— Heart Failure Brings Death. William Seigelman, employed as the driver of an ice wagon, was suddenly stricken with heart failure yesterday af- ternoon while driving his conveyance on the corner of Seventeenth avenue and Mississippi street and died before medi- cal aid could be rendered him. After an investigation was made by the deputy Cornoner, the body was removed to the late home of the deceased, 1741 Twelfth avenue. ’ ————e— OAKLAND, July 8.—The following martage licenses were issued to-day: Antone Pimental, 22, and Josephine McGrath, 18, both of Oakland; Emile J. Clot, 25, and Louise C. Toulouse, 23, both of Oakland; Lawrence N. Wheeler, 33, Monrovia, and Helen G. French, 27, Berkeley; Fayette A. Ford, over 21, Bis- bee, and Margaret M. Hall, over 18, Oak- land. —_———— . Umpire Sheridan Goes Free. NEW YORK, July 8.—Umpire Sheridan, who struck Right Fielder Green of the Chicago White Stockings during the game yesterday, explained in court to-day that Green had used insulting language. Sheridan was discharged. trons who are goi summer months t branch office and made. Notice to Subscribers! We take pleasure in notifying our pa= to the count t THE CAL served to them at ANY POINT either by mail or through local carriers. 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