The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 31, 1903, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCI 3] ALL, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1903 TRANSIT PEOPLE JtEKING DELAY Attorney Chapman Ac- cuses Street Railway Corporation. Heated Arguments Are Held Before Alameda Board of Equalization. Osakland Office San Francisco Call, 18 Broadway, July 30 f Equalization post- | aring of the petition of the Oakland | solidated increased is was not done representing the | Harmon Bell, represent- | v, had made re- ted character to ! n openly charged | y wanted to delay | as Saturday is the lications for re- ! be made, they | matter passed until then be no e Supervisops have | te this, the hearing was morning next at Mr. Chapman and tition will be heard, ernoon the Transit Com- en an opportunity to set the case. now celebrated case of the | tizens have the Transit ssment raised was called, ared for the corpora- at he be given an op- epare for the examination ' who had sworn to 1 suppiemental petition hapm the T ON ASSESSMENT ROLL. fullen's name does not ap- petition or the as- Mr. Bell, “and yet he principhl one behind man replied be hiding behind minor ilke to know is b meet these ajlega- he proposes figh hown that this p 5C S5 Mot meten. the atfidavit n or the assess n before the board v Bell and ibbles or the open i a week, 2 week ago ng for delay ou ap- ike Mr. MacMullen, who f his time to the defense nterests,” sarcastically re- ant is an o before it r pportunity to becomes too “We only want a merits and not the case s a discussion of the time and it was agreed ghould have three he Transit Com- afternoo de o unsatisfied the egual- ANXIOUS FOR DELAY. ge is made on the part of those : » for an increase of this postponement was e se that is the y Board of t and a vote 1 be necessary upon apossible to present ioners to the public Equalization will this delay all le will have been | armed with facts and has ascertained of bounds of Oakland Transit Company outstand- of the fi cla there are 1400 tstanding of a par value of $1000 ket value 15 on each $100, would make the par value $1.400,000 Of the 3 bonds out- ing, of a total par value of $1,600,000, as the Stock Board value is $105, uld be a market value of $1,680,000, The f bonds is a littie below par. ) of these out, but as they market value would total value of all Oakland Transit Company | ding is $4 , which is really srtgage upon the property FRANCHISES VALUABLE. to this bonded indebtedness | ere are 60,000 shares of stock out. This ck valued by the corporation ft- self the prospectus of its assets at $60 2 share, which would make the stock value of the corporation $4,190,000. ording to these figures, which are narket value of the stock and bonds, oration i worth in the money | ket of the present day a total Of} 500 be $1Y of the addition =t is to say nothing of the exclusive | chises and privileges enjoyed in the | £ communities of Oakland, Ala-| a and Berkeley, which amount to| monopolies apd will prevent any other | oration ever finding its way into these cities Mr Chapman has also prepared a HnL of assessments taken at random from all over Alameda County. These assessments show that in every case private holdings are assessed at a greater value than the mortgages upon them, while the Oakland Transit Consolidated has a mortgage upon it of $4.576,500, and yet the entire property is assessed for only $£,300,000. This is a portion of the showing that the county Board of Equalization will have to 1 Baturday next, when the final hearing when the case comes be- fore it —_———— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, July 30.—The following marriage licenses were issued to-day: Rene Trebaol, 27, and Jennie Miramon, 18, both of Oakland; Eugene M. Turner, 29, and Janet E. Alexander, 23, both of Oakland. LOE ANGELES Jul Mexican lsborer, lics f :?:;Mt:n. Hospial. He alentine Torres, also a shot hum —Abel Rivas, a ally wounded retused o Jend. §3 to ldun.nl&u ¥ | expenses of celebrations of this sort. MAKES CHANGES IN TRAIN RULES) we Winni Their Way i Southem Pacific Adopts il e e Standard Running Regulations. .. Revisions Are Along Lines Looking Toward Na- tional Uniformity. TLIRSER Oakland Office San Francisco Call, & 1118 Broadway, July 30. New rules and regulations covering the operation of trains have been issued by the Southern Pacific Company as a result of & movement throughout the United Stafhs to bring all of the railroad sys- tems under one standard of regulation for train handling. In line with this idea the company has adopted the standard five-minute limit between trains that is in force on all of the Eastern roads. This time is exactly one-half of the limit formerly in use on the lines of the \Southern Pacific Com- pany. Heretofore ten minutes has been the leeway allowed between trains oper- ating on the same track. By reducing it to five fhinutes the company adopts a limit that is used on roads that are largely operated under the “block” system, ren- dering the need for a wider margin be- tween trains less than on a road where the tracks are not protected by the “block” automatic method. The new rule means briefly that one train shall not leave a station within five minutes of the time under which a train ahead is moving. This is an operating regulation designed as a protection against rear-end collisions, like that which occurred at Byron. It is aimed to keep trains a sufficient distance apart to insure absolute safety to them. The “block” system, which is designed to pre- vent two trains from running within a certain section of track in the same ai- rection. gives a protection that cannot be utilized on single track roads not thus equipped. A large number of minor changes in the train rules have been made to conform them to the national standard. Care has been taken”to more explicitly lay down ihe law for the governing of passenger train crews. Very definite instructions are given rear brakemen of passenger trains with relation to the duties in “flag- ging” approaching trains. They are espe- cially warned about the use of fuses' at night as signals. and the national rules are closely followed in this regard. Minor changes are also made in the sounding of train whistle signals. To the same end—that of establishing a general standard in all departments of the railroad—Southern Pacific officials have completed, after a long conference in Chicago, a complete revolution in the mechanical department. Provieion has been made for the adoption of gauges and measurements so that there will be one OODLAND, July 30.—Miss Maud Reindollar has been vis- standard for every article used in_con- struction and equipment from a nut and iting friends in Woodland. bolt up. This work engaged the closest | Miss Reindollar and Miss Jean attention of many of the system's nrnml-! Patriquin, two well known na- nent officlals and particularly its con-| 4o ~y v Structing and maintenance engineers. | ive daughters of Califoruia, have been | spending their vacation in their native State, but will shortly return to the East to resume their labors in the theatrical e GROUND TO DEATH BENEATH SEVERAL FREIGHT CARS| . '+ J. H. Hurd, a Switchman, Meets a| L@st season Miss Reindollar distin- : : % | guished herself as leading lady in the Tragic End in Southern Pa. | Peruchi Besiini Company, one of the lead- cific Yards. | ing stock gompanies of the Atlantic slope. J. H. Hurd, a switchman employed by | Miss Patriquin for the last two seasons the Southern Pacific Company, met death | has been leading lady of the “/Cripple in a shocking manner last evening by | Creek” Company. falling beneath the wheels of a moving | Both these young ladfes are earning arf freight car at Sixth and Townsend streets. | enviable reputation in the theatrical The accident occurred about 7:30 o'clock, | world and their careers will be watched as the unfortunate man was In the act of | with Interest by their numerous Califor- coupling a switch engine, in charge of | nia friends. of | @ ittt @ fly laden freight cars. In some unac- countable manner Hurd was struck b the car and knocked down. Before the train could be stopped two cars had pass- ed over him, mangling his body in_a rightful manner. Several of the train crew ran to the | prostrate form, but life was extinct, | death having been instantaneous. The | Coroner was notified and the remains | were taken to the Morgue. T. C. Gold- beck, the engineer, was arrested and booked at the Hall of Justice on a charge of manslaughter, but. was subsequently released on bonds. He stated that he was unaware that the accident had taken place until some one shouted to stop the train. Deceased was 35 years of age and resided with his wife and child at Fifth and Harrison streets. — e MEMORY OF WORLD-FAMOUS INVENTOR TO BE HONORED /Bullet Holes in Skull Give Rise to Mur- ' der Theory. | Yesterday a gang of workmen engaged in excavating for the foundation of the o K e new Merchants' Exchange building at Swedish Societies Plan Elaborate Ex- | Leidesdorff and Sacramento streets dis- ercises in Commemoration of ‘(-overed the skeleton of an adult human N | being. John Ericsson’s Birth. The Biwelish socleties of this ‘city and | Beneafh the dust and tramplings of a Oakland will honor the memory of the | JODE &nd busy generation the remains world-famous inventor, John Ericsson, | till crouched, as if death had come while with a literary and musical programme | the vietim knelt, and the skull bore the at Native Sons’ Hall to-night, this being | marks of two bullets that possibly ended the onme hundredth anniversary of his |the life of a pioneer soon after the Argo- birth. It will be observed by the Swedish | Dauts began to people old Yerba Buena. socleties in all the large cities of the | Clrcumstances indicate that the body ottt Siaten | went to its resting place more than forty Mayor Schmitz wilj deliver an address | Yeors ago. Save for the corroding touch in English at the lbcal celebration, It | Of time the bones have doubtless lain un- . 4 e | disturbed during a long generation, will be followed by an oration by Alex- | % the bUIMILE o Al i der Olsen, one of the most prominent | LnOUSH the o e B o v N6 Bwedlali lony. The | D¢ the third erected on the site that miabeey OF the Swelish ~colony. ® | marks the grave of some unfortunate Rev. Dr. Nelander will also speak. The |y e death may have been a tragedy, programme will consist of musical and U The first building on the site was a literary exercises by some of the best- Wank built more than fifty years ago. known amateur performers in this city. | Then, some ten years later, it was Admission will be free, as it is the custom | torn down. The old Merchants' Exchange of the Swedish Society te bear all the | building was its successor. The Exchange stood for more than forty years, and a | few months ago it was torn down to be | replaced by the building now under con- | structio-. | It is strange that the workmen on the two former buildings did not diseover the skeleton, for surely it was there before either structure was buflt. Hard by the rkeleton the workmen found a large number of quaint sand cru- cibles of the pattern manufactured in B e R i In the Divorce Court. Divorces were granted yesterday to Rhoda S..Lucas from Chester L. Lucas for desertion, Louisa Lamprell from Jo- seph H. Lamprell for desertion, Lily K. Thomas from Henry L. Thomas for| neglect, Lillian R. Murphy from Daniel Murphy for intemperance and Edith G. Smith from J. Walter Smith for crueity. ’ 3 A Suits for divorce were filed by Linnfe |t oo gt “E° 2nd used In Call Marshall against Lionel W. Marshall for | yhen yesterday's discovery was made desertion, Annie Hubenthal against Peter | tpe --orkmen began a careful search of Hubenthal for cruelty, Sarah R. Hergens | the vicinity. Nothing further was found against ¥. C. Hergens for intemperance, | and not a trinket was discovered that Dora Nelson against Nels V. Nelson for | might shed light on the mystery. desertion and Charlotte A" Murphy | Those who saw the skeiéton think the against Harry J. Murphy for neglect. man was murdered. The fact that there TS o T S5 AR | are two bullet holes in the skull, either of | wnich would have caused death, would | seem to preclude a theory of suicide. ‘Who the man was or who> his murderer was will propably remain a mystery. ‘Whether the murderer still lurks among the living, old and gray, or whether he long ago went to his judgment those now living will probably never know. — Fishing Boat Stolen. P. O’Rourke, 11 Thirteenth street, re- ported to the police yesterday that a sal- mon fishing boat belonging to him had beén stolen from Washington-street wharf on Tuesday last. He placed its value at $150. He gave a full description of the boat, which has been sent to the different stations. ————— Find a Dead Infant. The dead body of a white male infant, one day old, was found yesterday in a water tank of a washroom in the rear of Raids a Fantan Game. Corporal Daniel Sylvester, who has charge of the Chinatown squad, made his first raid of a fantan game yesterday af- ternoon at 7T4A Dupont street. He suc- ceeded in getting in at the front door, but was penned in between it and an in- ner door and had to kick the latter down. The delay enabled the keeper to escape, but three visitors were captured and the evidence of the game. The visitors, Ah ‘Wong, Ah Lip and Ah Lon, were booked at the City Prison. —————— Lost Girl Returns Home. Fourteen-year-old Assunta Boragni, who was lost Wednesday while returning home from school, after spending many hours wandering about the city streets, succeeded in finding her home shortly fter 9 o'clock in the evening. As the child has been in this country but a short time and is unable to speak the English language her disappearance was the cause of much worriment to her father, P. Boragni, a well-known wine merchant, residing at 1846 Union street. the southeast corner of Mission and Six- teenth streete. The matter was reported to the police. # Nordholz & Steinke's grocery store, on | SPENDING SUMMER VACATION IN THEIR NATIVE CALIFORNIA Reindollar and Jéan Patriquin, Who Are n the Eastern Theatrical World, Renew Old Acquaintances at Woodland | Alleged Slayers of Beres- L TWO DAUGHTERS NATIVE WHO ARE WINNING LAU- RELS IN STAGELAND. WEDS DESPITE ~ EATH NOTIGE While Friends Mourn Him as Dead, Cornell Is Married. - While Arthur M. Cornell is patiently making a future for himself and wife in this city it has developed that he is be- ing mourned as dead by friends in his former home in Hartford, Conn., a fact of which he is at present in blissful ignor- ance. As a commercial traveler for a company of this city he is now soliciting business in Southern California and when he returns In a few days he will learn for the first time from his bride of a few weeks that Hartford people are endeavor- ing to locate his relatives with a view of | turning over effects which were found on | the body of a soldier who was killed in | the Philippines some months ago and who was supposed to be Cornell. Cornell enlisted in the Spanish-Ameri- can,war from Hartford and in 15% was | assigned to the hospital corps in Manfia. Several weeks ago Mason 8. Stone, super- intendent of schools in Manila, returned to Hartford with the report that Cornell was dead and bringing with him papers of value belonging to the supposed dead soldier. Through the ald of the news- papers of Cornell's native town efforts were made to locate the mother of the soldler, who, it was learned, had re- married and moved elsewhere, Inquiries lately published in the Hart- ford papers regarding Cornell were read in this city by Clerk Stone of the Occi- dental Hotel, who formerly lived in that city and readily recalled naviag met in a casual way a soldler named Cornell some months ago. All that Stone could recall of his conversation with the new acquaintance was that Corneil had re- cently returned from the Phillppines and was afout to be married. It was this | slight _clew that led to the {dentity of Cornell and through the address given by Cornell in his application for & marriage license a reporter of The Call was enabled yesterday to find Mrs. Cornell, who until her marriage on January 30 last, was Miss Ella McGrath, who lived with her parents at 1529 Dolores street. When told of the existing belief in Hartford that her husband is dead she said: r.e‘iyn’z‘f;.".:b"‘.’r ke :“n'&f""fi"m',;.fi'fi‘lu" n.lt tained & clerkship in one of the Government offices. Later he taught a night school in nila, and it was there he and xmn“ 't i Stone became fast friends. how Mr. Stone received the infofmation 5 t Arthur had died, unless it was a case of mis- taken fdentity. T know my husband had valu- bl With hinn In the Phi 1 a0 ot Know who' he emm’v’m"&'flfl"«'h:’x Fuulfogines and the Papics ih his posgessinn nes a n led to" the mistaken {dentity. ol e o Mrs. Cornell says her husband will re- turn from the south in a few days, when he will undowbtedly set about cstablish- ing the fact in Hartford that he is still among the Hving. Spider Welch Loses Decision. VANCOUVER, B. C., July 30.—George Memsic of Portland, who fought a draw with Young Corbett, got the decision over Spider Welch of San Francisco in twent; rounds here to-nignt. The fight wa fierce from the start. Memsic will be matched with Loule Long of San Fran- cisco, the bout to be brought off in this city. —————————— . NEW YORK, July 30.—The drivers of th New York Transter Company, who went on , resumed work to-day, thei Somend Tor reackmition Of ' IReIT uBion. havies been granted. -~ y AWAIT RESULT OF THE INQUEST ford Bather Are Still in Jail e — Police Claim to Have Evi- dence Disproving Acci- dent Contention. e e Special Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, July 30.—The funeral of George Lepalme, the young man who was shot through the heart while bath- ing near Beresford Tuesday last, will take place to-morrow from the undertak- ing parlors of James Crowe. The mother of the boy arrived in San Francisco from Los Angeles to-day and will be here to- morrow to take charge of the body, which will be interred in Cypress Lawn Cemetery. The two young men who are held responsible for the boy's death are still in jail at this place, although they have made efforts to be released on ball. They will be held until after the inquest on Tuesday next, when it will be deter- mined whether the evidence will justify their being held longer. The autopsy per- formed by Dr. J. L. Ross upon the body of the boy shows that death was caused by a rifie ball from a 22-caliber rifle. Young Howard H. McClellan and Breco Martine, the two young men in jail, claim that the death was the result of an acci- dent. They say they were ehooting at a telephone pole from the premises of young McClellan's uncle and that they did not see the boys, who were bathing in the creek. McClellan seemed greatly relieved when-he was told that the death was caused from a rifle ball, as he claims that during the target practice he was using a 38-caliber revolver and never had the rifie In his hands. While both McClellan and Martine in- sist that they were unaware of the pres- ence of the boys, it is sald that the of- ficers have evidence that will disprove their assertions. It is sald that both of the accused young men saw the boys in swimming in the creek when Lepalme met his death. It is further said that George McClellan, an uncle of Howard, had seen the boys and shouted to them to get off the premises. As they were fully 600 yards away it is not known whether they heard the warning or not. Another peculiar feature about the affair is that the telephone pole at which the men claim they were shooting is not in line with the place where the boys were swimming, but is far from being in line. Not only this one shot went in the direc- tion of the boys, but for a considerable time the bullets whistled over them and the boys lay flat on the ground to avold being shot. Lepalme was crossing to where his friends were lying when he cried, “My God, I'm hit,”” ran a few steps, fell headlong in the midst of his compan- ‘ions and expired instantly. Shortly af- terward McClellan and Martine, with guns -in_hand, approached the bathing’ party. Learning what they had done, they came to this city and gave them- gelves up. Whether, they .will be held to answer a eriminal charge will probably depend upon the verdict of the Coroner’s jury. TELEGRAPH NEWS. July 30.—Rock Island | telegraphers throughout Kansas have united in presenting a demand to the general manager in Chicago for an a nine-hour day. PITTSBURG, July —The strike of the jronmolders, which has been on &ince May 1 for an Increase of wages, was settled to-day by the strikers accepting the manufacturers compromise offer. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 30.—General e | | TOPEKA, Kans.. dvance of $5 per month with | A. P. Stewart, one of the few survivinz lieu- tenant generals of the Confederate army and a_member of the Chickamauga Park Commis- sion, is eritieally il ANNAPOLIS, Md.. July 30.—The mercury dropped to-day to the 50 mark In this city, making a new local low record for the month of July. Similar low temperatures throughout the Northwest. LONDON, July 30.—The Great Central Rail- way's dogk and sheds at Grindby have been | burned. 'The sheds were filled with machinery and an immense quantity of barley. The dam- age done amounts to $500,000. ST. PETERSBURG, July 30.—An official de- cree has been issued which places all the prop- erty and revenue of the Armenian church in Russia, amounting control of the Russian crown. VIENNA, July 30.—A ‘press dispatch from Constantinople printed here says that Russia has asked permission of the several Russian warships to pass through the Dardanelles for the Far East. REVERE, Mass., July 30.—Anthony Mon- tanino of Boston was pursued and captured at Chelsea to-day following a duel with Joseph Corso, in which the latter was stabbed to death. The homicide resulted from & quarrel. WASHINGTON, July 30.—Secretary of War Root has acknowiedzed a cablegram from the newly organized Filipino Chamber of Com- merce conveying respectful greetings to Presi- dent Roogevelt and the Secretary of War. LYNCHBURG, Va., July 30.—Three persons were killed and moré than a score injured by Jghtning at New Hope Church, Appomatox County, this afternoon. The dead are Pau Gowen, Charles Austin and Aubrey Wingtried. MADRID, July 30.—Premier Villaverde has published an official note declaring that no alliance exists between Spain and France, but that a good understanding exists, which may possibly rerve as a basis for something more in the future. BALTIMORE, Mechthold, aged 84, Pauling Mechthold, & room'at thelr home in th had been asphyxiated by g died two days a SACRAMENTO, July 30.—Governor Pardee to-day issued a requisition on the Governor of Oregon for the return to this State of E. B. Hunsacker, wanted in San Francisco for em- bezzling a quantity of jewelry from a woman named Sadie Brown. 30.—The steamer B_C, July afternoon 000 gold from Dawson and $13 July 30 — Mrs. Elizabeth and her daughter, Miss ed 50, were found dead in city to-day. They and evidently had 000 from Cassiar, brought news of a new strike of placer gold i Casslar district, near the head- waters of the Btickeen, HONOLULU, July 30.—The Territorial Board of Agriculture has cabled the Bureau of For- estry of the Agricultural Department at Wash- ington @ request that Willlam Hall be placed in eharge of matters connected with forestry on the Hawallan Isiands. LOWELL, Mass., July 30.—The number of at Wigginsville stands to-night at nineteen, but it may be increased to twenty-one at any moment by the death of two of the ten victims now ‘in St. John's Hoepital. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 30.—The jury in the case against Chilef of Police King and Detective Joel Atkinson, charged with se: creling witnesses and so protecting a criminal, brought in a verdict of guilty to-day. The de: fense moved for a new trial. WASHINGTON, July 30.—United States ported to the State De the nternational Red Chons has been postponed owing to the failire of five or six Governments to respond to the invitations extended by Switzerland. BERLIN, July 30.—Manager von Rdgsart of the Munich RoOyal Opera, declares that the rights of the opera ‘‘Parsifal’ do not belo 10 the Wagner hmllz.- but to Bavaria, and that the German Embassador at Washington wil] prevent Heinrich Conroid, director of the Metropolitan Opera-house in New York, giviug the opera there, WASHINGTON, July 30.—The Government a_square in this eity, hteenth and Nineteenth and E and located just west of the State, War building, as a site for the proposed Government archives. Con- $800,000 for the purchase of property holders, IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo., oner's jury in the case of Italian union miner, ured near scene. lo"-’- of the bulldings of the Tuesday night. to-night “‘eame’ to_his July 30.—The Cor- Prifitp. Fiarte, (he was found fatally the blowing up. of Sun and Moon mi rhed to $15,000,000, under the | ultan_to_allow | deaths caused by yesterday's powder explosion | are noted | ever, ask HONOLULU BOY IS APPOINTED TOANNAPOLIS — — - FIRST CADET SENT TO AN- NAPOLIS FROM TERRITORY OF HAWAIL | * Ellis Lando Is the Firs Hawaiian Naval Cadet. , ONOLULU, July 24.—Ellis Lando, the first Hawalian naval cadet to enter Uncle Sam’s service at Annapolis, leaves here to-day by the Siberia. Two months ago Delegate to Congress Kalanianaole was notified that an appointment to the naval academy was at his disposal. A naval examination was held here, several can- didates presenting themselves, but Lando was the only one who was found to have passed after the papers had been exam- ined both here and at Annapolis. He also passed the physical examination conduct- ed by the local naval authorities and a cable message, recetved a few days agv, ordered him to report for duty at the academy. Ellis Lando was born in S8an Francisco in 1885 and is, therefore, 18 years of age. Later he went to Oregon and attended the Portland grammar school, coming to Honolulu in 1588. His education here has been entirely at the Honolulu High School under Professor M. M. Secott, who speaks in the highest terms of his | former pupil, who graduated from the High Schocl last month, Lando's father is engaged in business in Honolulu, where the young man's mother, sister and three brothers are also living. FORMER PASTOR TURNS ROBBER Is Accused of Streetcar Hold-Ups in Salt Lake. SALT LAKE, July 30.—Salt Lake's no- torious highwayman was to-day identified as a former minister of the gospel. He enlisted in the Twelfth United States In- fantry under the name of A. L. Blazer, but it is sald that it Is not his true name. Blazer is being held on the charge that he held up a street car on July 15. In the previous week another car was held up in a similar manner, and it is believed the same man committed bpth crimes. On both occasions a masked man entered the car at the end of the line, leveled a re- volver at the occupants and robbed them of everything valuable in their posses- sion. George McAllister, conductor on the car held up on July 15, to-day identified Blazer as the robber. Other victims will visit him in jail to-morrow. A love affair s said to have caused the downfall of Blazer. He was formerly a minister in the Methodist church. He traveled. a® an evangelist along the Pa- cific Coast and throughout the West. ‘While pastor of a church in Illinois he became involved with a woman in his congregation. A scandal grew from the affair and Blazer left hurriedly. He was later unchurched. Then, it is said, he plunged into extremes of dissipation. Finally he enlisted in the regular army. He served with the Tweifth Infantry, and in the Philippines committed many deeds of daring in the face of the enemy, but he gained a reputation also for insubor- dination. It is said that he got into trouble while the regiment was at the Presidio on the way back from the Phil- ippines, and he had a long guardhouse record during the period of his service. It is related of Blazer that in the Phil- ippines at one time he was cut off by a party of Ladrones, Although he was alone, he charged straight for the Fili- pinos, killed or wounded five of the party of nine and frightened the others into flight, escaping with a very slight wound. His arrest in Salt Lake was due to in- formation given the police by one of the flncers at Fort Douglass, where the regi- ent is now stationed. It was this officer who revealed the story of Blazer's past Iife. > RS RS TA Sky His Roof for Thirty Years. SANTA ROSA, July 3.—William Ford, an aged resident of Petaluma, wgs brought to the County Hospital Tuesday evening suffering severely from rheuma- tism. He has been a resident of Sonoma County thirty years, and during that time has known no other home than the banks of a creek. To this s attributed his present condition. Ford made his resting place of boughs on the banks of a stream wherever night overtook him and has always enjoved perfect health until the present time. City Marshal ¥. M. Collins found him and had him conveyed to the hospital. NAVAL GUNNERS GET MORE PAY President Issues Order Providing an Extra Allowance. ASEE AN Will Also Award Prizes for Competition in Marks- manship. R ol Special Dispatch to The Clll.' CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W.. WASHINGTON, July 3.—The Presi- dent evidently has not forgotten a hobby which dates back to the time when he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He then insisted that the main point was the g00od marksmanship of the gunners. He issued an crder to-day providing that ‘“‘enlisted men, after having qualified as gunpointers, shall receive monthiy extra pay as follows: Heavy gunpointers, first class, $10; second class, $; for the class of guns comprising these of S-inch caliber or larger. Intermediate gunpointers, first class, 33; second class, #4; for the second class of guns comprising those of 4-inch to 7-inch caliber inclusive. ondary gunpointers, first class, $4; second clas $2; for the class of guns comprising those of one-pounder to 3-inch caliber in- clusive.” In addition to this the department is to award two classes of prizes for gun- manship. The first meeting of the general policy board was held to-day. There were pres- ent Admiral Dewey, Rear Admiral Taylor, Captain Pillsbury, Commander Barnett, Major General Corbin, Brigadler General Randoiph and Brigadier General Bliss. Major General Young, the other member of the board, was not in town. Admiral Dewey was elected president and Commander Barnett secretary. There was a general discussion of the subject of coaling and naval stations in Cuba, with a view to determining whether they should be garrisoned by the army or by marines. Secretary Root already has taken steps to place troops at Guanta- namo and Bahla Honda, and some of the naval officers are not well pleased at his action. Secretary Root, by Invitation, briefly addressed the board, suying that he believed good results would come from its delibegations on questions affecting both branthes of the war force of the nation and that a joint board was better than routine official communications. He believed that the questions to be brought before the board and considered in times of peace would result in a better under- standing and more co-operation in the defense of the country in time of war. The board adjourned subject to the call of the chairman and will not reassembls until autumn, as Admiral Dewey and several members are to leave town for several weeks. ————— DRAINS VIAL OF FIERY ACID TO END HER SUFFERING ‘While suffering from melancholia in- duced by illness, Constance Moreau, a malden lady, 54 years of age, drained the contents of a bottle containing carbolic acid, and before losing consclousness from the flery potion, staggered to the {bed and drawing the bedclothes about her, lay down to eternal sleep. The tragedy occurred at 1424 California street some time yesterday afternoon and the inaminate form was discovered last evening by the landlady and a neighbor whom she called In upon becoming suspi- cious that everything was not right. The dead woman, who was a dressmaker with many fashionable customers, had been rooming in the house about a month, and recently complained of being f{ll. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon she ate lunch with the landlady, Mrs. Annie Chevalier, and then retired to her room Becoming alarmed by the non-appearance of her lodger, Mrs. Chevalier attempted to enter the room but found the door locked. Summoning I. P. Strassburger of 1426A California street, and a boy, an en- trance was effected through a window and the door unbolted. Dr. George Gross was called, but upon examination found that death had ensued several hours pre- vious, The Coroner's office and Police De- partment were notified and the officials made an investigation. On the bureau was found a note writ- ten in French addressed to Pasqual & Sors on Geary street. The writer stated that she had suffered greatly and at times had difficulty in keeping her reason. She made reference to these who had caused her suffering and concluded with a request that her remains be ineiner- ated. The deceased was a native of Brittany, France, and had resided in this city con- tinuously since 1879. She was a dress- maker of great skill and worked at that jealling up to the time of her death. The body was removed to a local undertaking establishment by the Pasqual Brothers. with whom she had been acquainted for more than twenty years. So far as can be ascertained she had no relatives in this country. ———————— BASEBALL MAGNATES SEEK A TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT NEW YORK, July 30.—Representatives of the National Association of Profes- sional Baseball Leagues met at the Hotel Victoria here to-day and discussed the tripartite agreement which it is D ted will be entered nto between the ‘American League, National League and the National Association at the forthcom- ing conference of these bodies. After con- sidering minor points the following reso- Jution was unanimously adopted: ‘Resolved, That the National Associa- tion representatives assembled in New York on tais 30th day of July, 138, do hercby request that the National League and American League, pending the pro- posed formation of a tripartite agreement, skall respect our contracts and reserva- tion lists A communication to the above effect was to-day mailed to Presidents Johnson and Pulliam. The National Association representa- tives, Messrs. Powers, Farrell, Hickey and Sexton, later conferred with Messrs. Harris of San Francisco and Morley of Los Angeles, representing the California League,