The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 7, 1903, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1903. 9 BURGLARS WALK 'WILL NOT MESS OFF WITH SAFE Carry It Into Street and Coolly Bléw It Open. Seattle Oracksmen Commit a Very Daring Piece of Work. tch to The Call ~Cracksmen capped ng carrying off the bar of the Wash- | g it in broad | red feet of the| dence they ex- plece of work In the Aug | e Washington is on the| robbers entered this windc "hey rolled lifted it up and trance to the ho- | the lawn. oot em- , beneath t ff the combination n the top of tae employes of the the safe was no crime has with all and George barroom | a was entertained at | FINDS TIND CANES BICH N FOSSILS Professor at University Back From Shasta County Trip. gical department of | this morn- | mong the Shasta ter part of m was with Furiong ex- ng among a half- es which Furic the gre: stice ( dozer new cav proved very rich remains, yielding up I extinct and of inknown to sclentists. ng to show human ves were found, but ough investigation has ossible to decide Broken, round- were found. the attempt of ple to provide themselves are simply manifesta- e is a matter of ques- be shipped to Berke- s point bones thrown upon the of animals fougd in | es were those of the bison, | nt a period later | . the Potter Creek | ence of this is the fact| re much nearer to the | was the Potter Creek age of the fauna, sey: rtional to the ich the re- old tradition ndering about > bottom of Professor vered in g down about they found the well pre- have fallen about 100 | udged to ) the we | is now nearly ox- ant Sinclalr is ¢ work in the late | { + species first discovered been named | n honor of the | discovered the ——— ERADBEURY SUES FLORISTON PULP AND PAPER COMPANY ges Its President and Secretary Conspired to Cause His Dismis- as Superintendent. filed & sult for an ac- for $2828 against the Floris- Paper Company yesterday. of last year he was engaged as general superintendent o plant at a salary ot e per cent of the com- He was discharged in ar, and the sult is based his dismissal was the acy entered into by Sig iwig SBchwabacher, re- and secretary of the hat he has never been ntage of the profits of the <r agreement, and has been t to scrutinige the books. eiver be appointed, and o awarding him judg- titled to ————— Referee George Siler Arriyes. Siler of Chicago, the noted ref- 1 sporting writer, arrived here last accompanied by his wife. He com rt the championship fight for a per. —_——— Major Taylor Wins at Paris. S, Aug. 6. — Major Taylor, the negro, last night won the in- lonal criterum cycle race after a © struggle. | is not a full-blooded negro. | Professor John C. | g had dis-| e coming week and further | matter | the cave bear and the | jon of Professor | | and three in the second. | scored one more. WITH THE NEGRO Petty Officers on Re- ceiving Ship Draw Color Line. Chief Carpenter's Mate the Object of Their Dislike. LR TS | NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—The color line | {has been drawn on board the United States receiving ship Columbla, at the Brooklyn navy yard. The chief petty of- ficers have refused to mess with a negro who has just been sworn in as chief car- penter's mate. This evening they assert- ed their unwiilingness to associate with him in any way or to receive or garry out any orders that may come to them through him in the line of duty. Isaac Miller, the chief carpenter’s mate, He has been in the navy many vears and has a good record. For a long ne prior to his re- cent promotion, which was for merit, he ranked as carpenter's mate of the first class. When Miller appeared at the chief petty officers’ mess on Wednesday eight other members of the mess arose and left the table. Miller ate his dinner as if noth- ing out of the ordinary had occurred. Since then he has had no company at his meals. He has been allowed, when he reached the table first, to eat alone, and* preceded him he has waited 1 oth they tain Snow says Miller's rights will cted, as the navy makes no dis- s to color, ——— GREYHOUND OWNERS ORGANIZE A NEW CLUB Eighty-Five Members Sign the Char- ter Roll—Two Stakes Are Drawn for Ingleside Park. A permanent organization was effected iight of the San Francisco Coursing at a meeting in Pythian Castle. The s eighty-five members enrolled. officers elected were: President, Hurley; vice president, H. L. Me- J. F. Dunn; treasurer, ; sergeant at arms, E. Prestc executive committee—T. J. McHugh George Sharman, J. Kelly, J. F. Dunn and J. O'Dowd. | | A committee on constitution and by- laws was appointed, made up of T. J. Mc- Hugh, Richard Julian, James Sullivan, J O’Shea and J. F. Murray It was announced that members of the club would have the preference in enter- ing dogs at Ingleside Park. When the | money in the treasury warrants it club stakes will be run. | One hundred and fourteen greyhounds, divided between two stakes, will be in the running to-morrow Sunday at Ingle- | side Coursing Park. Twelve of these are veterans of the field, while the remainder include Palo Alto and others in triining. The draw resulted Open stake, . Prairie Maid. P rtune. | Go On vs. Yuk n vs. Med- | ey e Mercy ; Haddington Sofala | ve. Lady Anselmo; | Miss Wilson vs. € King's Pride Golden Rule; Jack Short emisso_Animo a: Bocco Girl ve. Una; White Mystery Krishna; Star Sylvanus vs. Little Lucy; Gola- Lily ve. Idaho Boy: Master Rocket ve. Yellowtall: Reta § vs. Mose: Young Fearless ve. General Dewet; Flora Belle vs. Homer Boy; nie Hughie vs. Lily Wright: Palo Alto vs. ds e Golden Links vs. Precita Kittles Virginia Boy: May Hemp- Flora Bird: Royal Friend “lobe- Wedgewood vs. Harlean Gladys: Lad Menlo vs. Beluga: Tom Hurlick vs. Thelma; | Mary Ann vs. Little Plunger; Fair Play vs Otto; White Hat vs. Toronto: Master Clair vs Africander; Yankee Boy vs. Moilie Mac: Terah ¥s. Doreen; Rienzi ve. Fernbrook; Articulate ve Plack Rex; Green Girl ve. Evil Eye; risky Barbara ve ve. Topsy urvey: Rock and Rye vs.' Whisky Hill: To- Golden Garter; Siren vs. Ouida; May : Migs Brummel vs. Flower of Gold: Idle Fellow vs. Red Brick ve. May Flush: Cres- Ben Porter; Eastlake vs. McHenry; Gramerc stake, zzle; Manru vs | Veteran | ve. Miss twelve _entries—Warburton Martha Washington ve. Jen- | nte Wilson; Roval Flush ve. Magnet: Young | America vs. Motto; Fed: ve. Hadiwist; | Statesman vs. Babe Murp | s | BURLINGAME POLOISTS { DEFEAT SOUTHERN MEN Score Sevenh Goals to One Against Santa Barbara in Match at Del Monte. DEL MONTE, Aug. 6.—Fully 1000 spec- tators witnessed the match game of polo between players of Burlingame and of Santa Barbara for the Del Monte cup this afterncon. It resuited in victory for the northern team by a score of 7 to 1 Four periods of ten minutes each were played. The Burlingame players did most | of their scoring in the first twc. They rolled up three goals in the first period | | In the third perlod Santa Barbara scored | one and in the fourth and last Burlingame Fast, snappy polo was | played throughout by both sides, the Burlingame men’s superiority in ponies | being most pronounced in the first two | periods. In the last two, when the Santa | Barbara players rode their best ponies, | the game was at its best, each side being | able to make but one goal. The teams | were made up as follows: Burlingame— | No. 1, F. J. Carolan; No. 2, J. 8. Tobin; No. 3, Thomas A. Driscoll; No. 4, J. O.| Tobin. Santa Barbara—No. 1, J. C. Colby: ! No. 2, E. A. Boescke; No. 3, R. C. Rogers; | No. 4, E. J. Boescke. Joe Tobin snd Tom Driscoll put up the best game for Bur- lingame. Tobin, who has not played for | come time, showed remarkable form. | Driscoll, who is the best polo player mi California, displayed great judgment and | accuracy in scoring goals. Colby of Santa | Barbara made several brilliart strokes., On Saturday another match will be| played by picked teams, made up of the ! best players here, and a lively game is | anticipated. e Corbett’s Fast Work. Jim Corbett devoted his attention to evading Sam Berger for twenty minutes yesterday without a breathing spell. Ber- ger tried to corner the elusive James, all to po purpose. Jim was light and active on jnis feet and backed out of harm’s way surprising manner. ‘"A.nu:ber of visitors went to Alameda yesterday expecting to see Tommy Ryan put on the gloves with Jim. Tommy has found the California climate so benefictal to him that he has decided to settle down here. He went to Vacaville yesterday to purchase a ranch, Roy Bennett showing him about the country. Ryan is credited with naving saved some $60,000 of his ring earnings. On this he can afford to be a gentleman farmer and raise his own pumpkins. ——e—————— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Aug. 6.—The following mar- riage licenses were issued to-day: Edward Vollmer, 26 years old, and Mabel L. Hamp- ton, 23, both of Berkeley; Richard W. Bender, 24, and Edith M. Hampton, 24, both of Berkeley; William Turner, 37, and Laura Woolf, 37, both of Alameda; Henry M. Burnet, 49, and Effie E. Spooner, 39, both of San Francisco; Frank A. Bush, 26, and Laura M. White, 23, both of and Laura M. White, 23, i BARKER'S FLEET |RIOTERS FALL (TELLER OF BANK |BALLOTS MUST PATROLS COAST Vessels of the “Enemy” Have Not Made Dash for Harbor. Sands’ Squadron Sighted Last Several Hundred Miles Off Shore. PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 6.—With thick and stormy weather along the coast it would seem as if the attacking fleet under Rear Admiral Sands had the best possi- ble conditions to-day in which to win the war game by evading the defending squadron under Rear Admiral Barker and establishing itself in some one of the numerous little harbors of the Eastern Maine coast. But at a late hour to-night nothing had been heard from the *‘ene- m: while reports from the defending squadron during the day were somewhat meager. Several of the swift torpedo beat destroyers ran into Penobscot dur- ing the day and a naval tug came into Bar Harbor for mail. The main portion of Admiral Barker's fleet, however, kept well off shore, and it is believed continued the work of pa- trolling the coast between Eastport and Cape Ann. Admiral Sands has still about three days in which to make his dash for the | coast, and it is belleved that he will wait until the last moment in order to give the defending squadron plenty of prac- tice in patrolling and take advantage of any relaxation in the vigilance of their work. A foreign liner brought in to-day the last word of the attacking squadron, the entire fleet being sighted several hundred miles off shore on the evening of August 4. At that time the fleet was steaming in an easterly direction CHARLES LLOYD DIES IN JAPAN Capitalist Fails to Rally From Effects of Shooting. SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. 6.—A cable- gram was received here to-day announc- | ing the sudden death at Yokohama, Ja- pan, of Charles R. Lloyd, the Berkeley capitalist who was shot in this city by his nephew, William Boxail, on January 31 last. Lloyd wis a passenger from San Francisco on the steamer Korea, which sailed the latter part of June. He iIntend. ed to make the round trip with Captai: Seabury, a personal friend, and was ac- companied by Mrs. Lloyd. The trip was taken at the direction of his physicians, who hoped tiat the voyage might help his weak heart, which never recovered from the effects of the shooting. The causes behind the attempt to mur- der Lioyd have never been made public, but personal and family matters entered into the complications, in which his son, Fred Lloyd, his nephew, William Boxall, and nieces were all participants. On one side there was the charge of conspiracy to blackmail the capitalist, while on the other the claim that he had mistreated his niece, sister of the nephew who did the shooting. The niece subsequently swore to a complaint making charges against Lloyd, and though the warrant was never served personally, friends at once appeared and offered bail in $10,000, which was accepted. The day of the shooting. Willlam Box- | all went to Lloyd's residence in this ecity and after a conference between the two, which was algo attended by Miss Wilk- inson, Lloyd's housekeeper, Lloyd started to leave the house. Boxall followed him into the street and fired three shots, all of which took effect. One grazed the backbone, and at first it was thought he could not recover. After life hanging in the balance for weeks, he improved enough to be taken to his Berkeley home, but could not appear at the preliminary examination of Boxall, which has not yet been held. Fred Lloyd, the son, who was arrested for alleged complicity in the case, has never been examined in court. He and William Boxall are suppesed to be at Santa Monica at present. Boxall is out on $10,000 ball, charged with assault to commit murder. It is stated here that a, new complaint will be issued at once, charging murder. Besides a widow and the son, Fred Lioyd, he left another son who is & Lieu- tenant in the army, stationed at a post in the East. Local representatives of Lloyd know of property that will foot up about $700,000, and they believe the estate will go close to a million. The first cablegram came to Attorney W. 8. Goodfellow of San Francisco, who holds power of attorney for Lloyd, and who is his personal representative. Noth- ing is said as to whether the body will be brought back, but it is expected to come by the Korea, now due to sall from China. —_——————— LIQUOR MEN TO GIVE A BIG ENTERTAINMENT Annual Christmas Fund to Be En- larged and Proceeds to Go to Charity. The California Liquor Dealers’ Asso- ciation purposes giving a big theatrical entertainment for the benefit of local charities some time in November. The proceeds will be turned over to the treasurer and a committee of prominent citizens, who will apportion the money among orphan asylums and hospitals, This is done to stop the giving away of gifts during the Christmas season. Last year the members subscribed $2000, which was apportioned among charitable insti- tutions. At a meeting of the association yester- day a committee composed of P. Wine- ger, A. G. Hagedorn, D. B. Faktor, T, Lunstedt, William Clack, Thomas H. Lin- sey, E. L. Wagner, H. M. Meyer anl R, H. Stafford was appointed to arrange for the entertainment. Twenty-six candidates were initiated yesterday. The organization is a very powerful one and is composed of retail liquor dealers, who are banded together for mutual protection. The report of the executive committee in reference to the agreement submitted by the Bartenders' International League was adopted and will be sent back to the ledgue for its approval. The association agrees to recognize the Bartenders' In- ternational League. It further agrees to give bartenders half a day off a week or two days a month. Ten hours must con- | stitute a day’s work and six and a half days constitute a week) All differences must be submitted to a committee com- of two members from cach organi- zation for arbitration, —— e Umpire Carruthers at Tacoma. TACOMA, Aug. 6.—Bobby Carruthers, known big league umpire, wh :'rl,t'h."BmIehmon ultfllnwwnk:::.., arrived here to-day and will replace Ma- haffey on President Luca’s staff, UNDER FIRE OF GO33ACKS Governor of Odessa Is Waging War Upon Strikers. gl General Arzenieff Orders Sav age Attacks Upon Crowds in Streets. e f— Instructions From St. Petersburg Enjoin Him to Refrain From Active Interference, but to Maintain Order. - i KIEFF, Russia, Aug. 6.—The strike in the raflway and private workshops con- | tinues. An attempt by the strikers to in- | terfere with railroad traffic led to a se- | rious rlot. The strikers refusing to dis- perse, they were fired upon by Cossacks, who subsequently charged, killing and wounding many. & At Batoum all the strikers have re- 1 sumed work and the town is tranquil. |' LONDON, Aug. 7.—The Daily Mail's | Nikaeloeff correspondent, under date of i August 2, fully copfirms the Times cor- | respondent's accounts of strikes in South | Russia. - The correspondent says that |a quarter of a million men are affected | and that simultaneously strikes occurred over a vast industrial area. He says that the amount of studied organization and | well concealed preparation were unpre- cedented in the troubled annals of Rus- | =lan labor. Prices of the necessaries of {1ife are rising by leaps and bounds. The strikers, on the whole, have pre- served exemplary order, but this has not saved them from eavage attacks directed by General Arzenieff, Governor of Odessa. | Groups of men who assembied last Sat- urday with the intention of holding a ! meeting were driven into a solid mas | by 500 Cossacks, backed up by two lines | of infantry with fixed bavonets. About 2000 strikers being thus inclosed by a dou- ble cordon, the (‘ossacks rode through | them, striking right and left with heavy | whips the fallen being trampled under the horses’ feet. ADMINISTRATIVE SAVAGERY. | The correspondent continues: i When the living mass had been thoroughly kneaded to the Governor's will numerous me; were arrested as suspected agitators. The i i | | fantry then marched off and the strikers scat- | tered in a dozen directions, with Cossacks at their heels. It Is tumored that 400 strikers | were more or lecs seriously injured _and fhat from six to a dozen succumbed. The whoie | affair is a typical piece of administrative sav- egery. The extraordinary featurs of the move- | ment it Odessa is that the police and gen- | darmes belonging to one depot threatened to | throw .off their uniforms and risk all the ter- »f insubordination unléss the miserable pittance of 11 to 14 pence which they are | allowed daily was increased and the hours of | { labor rednece: Siberia is losing its terrors even for Hussian policemen. | The epidemic of incendiarism is spreading {through Russia. Scarcely a day passes with- out news of conflagrations. At Baku alona the destruction has been colossal. Tens of millions of gallons of naphtha have bheen burned. In twenty-four of the largest towns the damage due 1o fire the past month Is esti- which har been employing men for years has | pald sailors at the rate of cnly 25 shillings a | month. The Standard's Odessa correspondent, under date of August 2, says that all the trades have now resumed work and that the strike is practically ended, but that the city will remain under martial law for at least another ten days. FOOD RIOTS AVERTED. { The strikers did not get all they de- | manded, but in most cases were met with | fair spirited compromises on the part of the employers. According to the corre- | spondent, the local Odessa papers on the | day the dispatch was sent announced | that the Governor had issued a statement to the effect that he had summarily con- victed seventy-one persons and had sen- tenced them to three months’ imprison- ment for disturbing the public order. The names glven include many Jews and a few foreigners. The strike ended just in time to avert serious food riots, as the high price of provisions led to ominous popular threats to storm the bakeries and flour mills. There have been a few fatalitles, but no serious disorders. It is stated that while the strikers were trying to prevent a train starting Saturday night four of the strike leaders were run over and killed. The Times this morning prints a dis- patch from Kieff, Russia, dated August 1, which says that General Arzenieff, Gov- ernor of the district of Odessa, and the Mayor of Odessa, together with a com- mittee of influential citizens, have in- duced the tramway strikers to resume, on the distinct understanding that their grievances will be considered and conces- sions granted. General Arzenieff received instructions July 30 from St. Petersburg enjoining -him to refrain from active in- terference with the men provided they maintained order and obeyed the police. In the event the mob became recalcitrant he was directed to have the troops fire blank cartridges, and then, if necessary, three rounds of bullet cartridges. The correspondent gives detalls of the riots similar to those contained in the accounts of the Daily Mall's correspond- ent. He says the strikers made no seri- ous attempt to resist the police, and that General Arzenleff's actions are freely condemned as unwarrantedly precipltate. He say: “This collision caused a feeling of pain and indignation over the ruthless meth- ods of Russia’s strong man, Von Phelve, to whose above mentioned instructions it was due.’ B N EPPINGER ASSETS MAY TOTAL ABOUT $200,000 Receiver Wadsworth Is in Haste to Sell Remaining Wheat to Re- duce Running Expenses. Recelver Wadsworth sald yesterday that if the wheat now in the Crockett warehouses can be sold under the order of the court that has been acked for the probability is that the Eppinger estate will be made to realize about $200,000 for the creditors of Eppinger & Co. Odds and ends of small size are being picked up here and there. One small item con- sists of the value of growing crops on lands that are mortgaged to the London, Paris and American Bank. The bank has the lands for security, but cannot lay claim to the crope that are grown this year. The\ sale of sheep belonging to Eppinger & Co. by the recelver has netted a few thousand dollars. Recelver Wadsworth feels confident that the American National Bank cannot hold the wheat that was marked in the Crock- ett warehouses by its agents. There is need for prompt action, so says Mr. ‘Wadsworth, in the matter of the sale o wheat for the creditors. expense of holding it in warehouses and paying men for looking out for it is approximately $1200 per month, mat X The object of the bulk | of ‘the B0 e 1nrrine aoney. . Mangs of the incendlaries are Jews and the ineu- rance companies In some cases have raised | | premiums 50 per cent. Public opinlon in Odessa is entirely on the side of the striking | | satlors and stokers. A wealthy company | | TARRIES N GELL Shortage in Funds of a Canton Financial Concern. Employe Is Accused of Hav- ing Embezzled Large Amount. SR CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 6.—A shortage in the funds of the City National Bank, which, it is said, may reach $22,00, has been discovered. The officials of the bank declare that it will not affect the concern, as it has a surplus and undivided profit of $50,000. Albert W. Deibel, teller of the bank, has been arrested. CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 6.—Criminal proceedings were instituted in the Federal Court here to-day by attorneys represent- ing the City National Bank of Canton, Ohio, against Albert W. Deibel, teller of the latter institution, on the charge of embezzling about $22000 In funds and falsifying the bank's books. A deputy marshal has been sent to Canton to take charge of Deibel, who is under arrest there. Delbel probably will be given a preliminary hearing before United States Commissioner Gilmer of Warren, Ohio, to-morrow. i S - Japanese Laborer Killed. O. Nagaga, a Japanese laborer em- | ployed by the Santa Fe Railroad Com- pany, received injuries yesterday morn- ing near Muir, Contra Costa County, that cauged his death in the German Hospital in this city a few hours later. He was run into by a locomotive while riding on a handcar. @imivinirliieinfofninifdeieieei i @ SERVANT TAKEN INTO GUSTODY Employer Accuses Him . With Attemping Blackmail. RICHMOND, Aug. 6. — Pierre De- bray, a young Frenchman, employed as a butler at the palatial country home, three miles from Richmond, of Wil- liam Mintzer, manager of the large Tewksbury estate, is in custody at Mar- tinez on a charge of having tried to ex- tort $000 from his employer under a threat to kill him, his wife and children. The prisoner is also suspected of hav- ing set fire to the Mintzer residence on | May 18, within two weeks after he had gone there and accepted the position he occupled when he was taken into cus- tody. Debray was arrested yesterday morning | at San Pablo by Sheriff Veale of Contra Costa County and Constable Bouquet after a trap had been set for the young butler, who, it was believed, was the author of, a threatening letter that | Mintzer received under dramatic circum- | stances a week ago Monday night at his home. The Mintzer residence is in the foot- hills three miles east of Richmond. | The attention of the head of the house- | hold was attracted Monday evening late by the sound of a pistol shot in the gar- den in front of his bedroom window. Hastily rising, Mintzer rushed to the yard, but could not detect any one's presence. While looking about the aroused man no- ticed an envelope on the front porch. He picked up the object and discovered that |1t contained a letter addressed t4 him- | self. DEMANDS LARGE SUM. The message, a blood-curdling one, breathing death and disaster, the cause of the shot. The writer said he had fired to attract Mintzer's attention: that to save his family Mintzer must sur- | render $5000. The threatening screed was | illy composed, showing the writer to have | been a foreigner and little acqual with English. It runs as follows: Sir: Excuse my language If you please, be- cayse 1 am not American. 1 am Itallan and no speak English too much. I no want to kill you to-night. I want prove I can kil you. "I am pald for kill all your family, but if you want give me T no kill you and I tell the rame of your enemy. cept give me signal. Fire a gun at 11-0'clock to-morrow evening and put your money the corner of the fence of your garden. If you no want pald me I kill your children, your wife and yourself. Suppose I am appre- hend by you or a policeman, my friend avenge me after and I no tell his name, On the same sheet was a rough diagram showing in which corner of the garden the money should be secreted that was to save the lives of the Mintzer family. After reading the portentous message Mintzer lost no time in forming a plan ot action. He decided that he had to deal with either a crazy man or a des- perate enemy. Following the directions in the letter, Mintzer prepared apparently to comply with the demand for coln and at the same time entrap the blackmailer. He fliled a bag with small stones, that it should simulate a sack of coin, and himself placed it at the appointed spot in the garden on Tuesday evening following the receipt of the note, per instructions. That night at 11 o’clock he fired the shot and the guard Mintzer had on duty near the cache waited for developments. NO SEARCHER COMES. It was a lonely vigil in the dark and foggy night. There was nothing stirring until three hours later, when the watch- man espied the shadowy form of a man fiitting through the fog. But the in- truder did not go near the hidden bag, so nothing could be done that night. The next day Mintzer took Constable Bouquet into conference. They deviged a second plan. A letter was written to Debray and mailed in San Francisco. of- ed fering him a position at wages $10 a! month more than he was being pald by Mintzer. In due time the butler replied in a note, written in French, and saying he would call and probably accept the supposed new vlace. That letter. of course, fell into the hands of the officers. Comparisons of handwriting were made with the extort- ing letter Mintzer found. It was settled that the butler was the author of both of them. Deb: told his employer Wednesday that he would like to go to San Fran- cisco the following day on business. Only too willing to accommodate the suspected servant, Mintzer had him driven yester- day morning to San Pablo. There Con- stable Bouquet and Sheriff Veale awaited Debray and took him into custody. He ‘was sent to Martinez. Debray is 19 years of age. He was em- ployed through an agency in San Fran- cisco three months ago. The prisoner talked volubly about everything but the crime of which he is Mintzer said: ‘‘As a result of the ex- posure lute satisfaction of De- bray's thoroughly convinced to our guilt I'am John | explained | 1f ‘you ac- | in | NOT BE MARKED Registrar Walsh Gives Ample Notice to Voters. Activity in Schmitz Faction of the Union Labor Forces. Al T The men proposed by the United Re- publican League to serve as delegates to the local convention of thé Republican party are well known citizens. They live respectively in the districts which they will be called upon to represent, and they are not pledged in advance to support any candidate for public office. There are no Indications at this time of a very large vote at the primary elec- tlon next Tuesday, but the interest in | the approaching contest is increasing. i | out many voters. The Democrats and Union Labor men have sufficient contro- versy in their own camps to prevent them from identifying themselves with the Re- publican contest. The hot fight in the Labor party will come on the proposition | to fuse with the Democrats. The fol- | lowers of Mayor Schmitz have nominated | delegates In every Assembly district and | promise to give Casey’s men a hard battle | at the polls. The Independent Republican Club of the Thirtieth Assembly District has selected the following as delegates to be voted for next Tuesday: Patrick M. O'Connor, Ar- thur H. Cousins, James Wilkinson, Dan- iel J. Curtin, | James F. Nichols, Joseph P. Tighe, Mich- | ael Rosenberg, Henry Cawley, Gus Leiser, | George W. Brennan, Ike Benjamin, Wil- llam Tierney, Willlam J. Murane and Robert McCann. Registrar Walsh has given notice that he will insist on strict compliance with the law prohibiting any Identification marks on tickets for the primary elec- tion. It is observed that some printers are putting the urion label on tickets, and this or any other mark is illegal. The following delegate ticket selected | by the executive committee of the United Republican League Club of the Twenty- | ing held last evening: James J, McQueeney, Leon Samuels, John F. Mitchell, Charles H. Goldbeck, Richard Cox, Willlam H. Cannon, Wil- lam H. Rays, James N. Wilson, Hyman Levy, Wiiliam Koehler, and John H. Nagelmaker. The meeting was addressed by rresident James J. Mc Queeney, Leon Samuels and others. Ré. freshments were served and the Columbia quartet entertained h music. The Union Labor Central Club, other: | the Mayor Schmitz party, held a meeting last evening at 102 O'Farrell street. James . Brien acted as chairman and J. Me Namee as secretary. The meeting passed off without any differences, most of the time being. spent in arranging for the mass fheeting of delegates, which will take place ‘to-morrow evening at the Al- hambra Theater. At this meeting the labor party will be addressed by Con- gressmen-elect Wynn and Livernash. The Thirty-sixth District Club met at Seavy Hall last evening and | adopted resolutions commending W. R. Hearst for his work in the cause of la bor. The pomination of Franklin K. Lane for Mayor was recommended in the resolutions. The club, which seems to be an all around organization of varied ac- complishments, will meet at Harmony Hall next Monday night and give an athletic exhibition. | The Forty-second Assembly District | Democratic Club will hold a ratification meeting at Saratoga Hall to-morrow evening. Frank Gould, John J. Kennedy and Charles Sweigert will speak. There | will be singing and refreshments. e | FATHER ROGERS RESIGNS | AS PASTOR AT TOMALES | Is Temporarily Assigned as Assist- i ant to Father Nugent in St. i Rose’s Church. | The Rev. Father Rogers, who for the ! 1ast twelve ycars has been pastor of the parish of Tomales, resigned his position recently and at his own request was transferred to this city. At present he is temporarily assigned for duty by Arch- bishop Riordan as assistant pastor to the | Rev. Father Nugent at St. Rose’s parish. Father Rogers has distinguished him- | self by his energetic efforts while as- signed to parishes outside the ecity. Through his individual efforts he caused churches to be erected at Sebastopol, Marshall, Occidental and Tomales. The edifice at the latter place 1s built of | stone and was erected at great expense. The Rev. Father Joseph Gleason has been assigned to succeed Father Rogers | at Tomales. He has been stationed for several months as assistant pastor IJ “ the Rev. Father King at Oakland. Father | Gleason is a native of this city and served with distinction as army chaplain both in the Philippine and Chinese wars. At the close of his army experiences he travelea for two years in Asfa and Europe. ————— Cited for Contempt. Nine citizens who had been served with summons to appear in the United States Circuit Court last Monday morning to serve on the jury panel failed to appear, and Judge Beatty issued a citation yes- terday commanding them to appear be- fore him on Tuesday of next week to show cause why they_should not be pun- ished for contempt. f Their names are: Bernard Bienenfleld, J. A. Folger, Charles Neleon, Horace Newell, J. C. Peters, George Robinson, I. Tillman Jr. and Her- man L. Welch, ——— In the Divorce Court. Frank E. Plantt, who was married to Sarah Plantt at Santa Cruz in May, 1899, filed a suit for the annuiment of his mar- riage yesterday. He clalms that the lady deceived him. Suits for divorce for deser- tion were filed by Mary E. Crouse against Coleman Crouse, Christianl Ringle against Anton Ringle, Helen F. Marston against Jothan Marston and Celia Agnes Eadon against Willlam H. Eadon. Elizabeth Kinnon of 148 Dolores street is suing James MacKinnon for divorce for cruelty. B Y ) he -is responsible for the incendlary fire at my residence last May. It was only by merest chance my heme was not de- stroyed. I happened to detect the odor of smoke in the evening and went into the basement to investigate. There I found piles of kindling ablaze, over which coal ofl had been poured. It was not without much effort that I saved the' house ' The case was so flagrant that I offered $2000 reward for the arrest of the guilty person. At that time I did not sus- pect Debray. He had been there only two weeks when the fire occurred. e Mintzer’'s family consists of himself, his wife and two sons, 8 and 11 years of age, respectively. He is the son-in-law of Mrs, Emily S. Tewksbury, principal owner in large landed interests in Contra Costa County, principally about Point Rich- mond. The Standard Oil Works' plant is located on property purchased from the Tewksbury estate. Mr. Mintzer has gen- eral charge of the estate. Ratification meetings to-morrow evening and Monday night will probably. bring | William H. MecCarthy, ! ninth District was ratified at a big meet- | John S. Elliott | wise known as the opposing faction to | Democratic | ALARM OF FIR ‘AUSES A PANIC Inmates of Old Ladies’ Home Make a Dash for Safety. s T Defective Flue the Cause of Small Loss, but Much Excitement. RIS G A disastrous conflagration was narrow- ly averted at an early hour this morning, when a defective flue in the Old Ladies’ Home in the rear of St. Mary’s Hospital caught fire. Fortunately the flames were discovered in time and an alarm was sent in from box 3, which brought the engines to the scene and the slight blaze was ex- tinguished before any headway was gained. The home is a large wooden structure, | situated directly in the rear of St. Mary's | Hospital. It is occupled by more than 100 aged women and when the alarm was given that the place was in danger of be- ing destroyed there was a mad rush of the occupants from the building. There was no one present to calm the old ladies and they started to rush from the building. They appeared at the win- dows and many shouted for help. The stairways were crowded and the passage- ways blocked, so that for a time it looked as though a disastrous panic would re- sult. Several policemen soon arrived on the scene, and they at once restored order, though it was not an easy matter by any means, as the old ladies were badly frightened and insisted on getting out of the building. That many were not in- jured is fortunate, as all of them lost their heads during the excitement and forgot all else save the thought of escap- ing. The fire amounted to nothing an® was put out in a few minutes. It started in the kitchen of the home and was caused by a defective flue. The fire was dis- covered by one of the nurses, who turned in the alarm. The damage amounts to very little. — e CATHOLIC LADIES WILL i CONVENE IN THIS CITY | Delegates From All Parts of the State to Attend Sixteenth An- nual Session. The sixteenth Grand Council of the | Catholic Ladies’ Ald Society will open | with mass in' St. Mary's Cathedral on Tuesday, August 11, at 8:30 a. m. The ses- sion will convene in Loyola Hall, Tenth and Market streets, at 1:3 p. m. Follow- ing are the grand officers and delegates of the socjety: Past grand president, Mra M. Deane; grand president, Miss M. Carr: grand secretary and treasurer, Miss M. Conlin. grand senior vice president, Miss M. Fitzgerald; grand junior | vice president, Mrs. E. J. Thomas; grand di- rectors, Miss M. Carr, Miss E. McLaren, Miss | A. Dwyer, Mrs. M. Halton, Mrs. T. Peckham, | Mrs. P. J. Moore, Miss F.'Graves, Mrs. H. J. Gallagher, Mrs. W. Toner, Mrs. P. Schmitt and | Mrs. 0. € Carvill. The delegates are: Oakland No, )—Mrs. T. Hogan, Miss K. Ma. har, Mrs. J. Jordan, Mrs. J. Feneran. San Franeisco No. 2—Mrs. J. McAleer, A. Terry, Miss A. Reldy. Alameda No. 3—Mrs. V. G. dé Lorme, Mrs. Clifford, Miss R. Scholten, Miss R. Gal- agher. Gilroy No, 6—Mrs. A. B. Ward, Miss H. Quilty, Stockton No. 7 } Collins_ Mrs. M. . Douglas. San Francisco No. S—Miss J. Mitchell, Mrs, M. Dunn, Miss Gallagher, Miss F. Auld. Berkeley No. 0—Miss K. Byrne, Miss A, Freetes, Mrs. J. Gunther, Miss M. Gallagher. San Francisco No. 10—Mrs. K. Shaugh: M= C. Clark, Mrs. J. Magtanes, Mrs. M. Gall agher. San Franeisco No. 11—Mrs. A. Collins, Mrs. E. O'Neil, Mrs. J. McGinney, Miss M. McBride. Santa Cruz No. 13—Mrs. C. Maggs, . J. D. Tait, Mrs. F. Hanson, Mrs. L. J. Morgan. San Francisco No. 18—Mrs. C. Hagan, Miss A, McDonough, Miss R. Short, Miss K. rien. San Francisco No. 19—Mrs. J. Adams, Mies M. Murphy, Miss K. Langdon, Miss S. Fitz patrick. San Francjsco No. 20—Mrs. P. S. Fay, Mrs, rs. 8. Galvin. Dr. E. Lynch. Hollister No. 21—Mrs. M. T. Deoling, Mrs. M. J. Breen, Mrs. L. Dice, Miss M. Lynn. Santa No. 22—Mrs. C. D. Roberts, M A._Sargent, Miss H. Fitts, Miss E. McGowa: Petaluma No. 23—Mrs. H, Purim, Mrs. M. Connolly. Spelim o S Boyd, San Rafael No. 24— Mrs. M. M. Kaneen, Mrs. J. Mahon, Miss San Francisco No. 25—Mrs. K. Galnes, Mrs, M. Smith, Mrs. Hemmenway, Miss M Jones. Oakland No. 27—Miss M. S Mrs. B. Stetson, Mrs. R. Fitton, Mrs. T. lan. ' ASPIRANTS FOR OFFICE FIGHT PISTOL DUEL Victor in Mississippi Combat Barely Escapes Lynching by - a Mob. MEMPHIS, Tenn.,, Aug. 6.—Sheriff L. ‘W. Williamson of De Soto County, Miss., was brought to this city to-night for medical attention, having been shot and probably mortally wounded at Hernando, Miss., this afternoon in a pistol duel with County Surveyor W. H. Moody of De Soto County. Willlamson and Moody were both can- didates for Chancery Court Clerk, and it is stated that the difficulty grew out of circulars that were distributed last night, making certain charges against Willlam- son. Moody surrendered. A great deal of excitement developed to-night over the shooting and at 9 o’clock a mob went to the county jail, where Moody was confined, and demanded that the jafler deliver him up. The officers had anticipated such a move and almost three ;hours previously had spirited the prisoner away. A committee from the mob was allowed to search the jail and the people quietly dispersed. (—— e ——— Promotion Committee to Books. The California Promotion Committee will issue two books entitled respectively, “California Addresses by President Roosevelt” and “San Francisco and Its Environs.” The title of the first named valume explaints its scope. The second is a guide to San Francisco and vicinity. The promotion committee will sell these books through the book stores at 25 cents each. To Give Anniversary Sermon. Rabbl Isidore Myers will deliver his an- niversary sermon Synagogue subject wil ple.” in the Bush-streel to-morrow at 10:30 a. m. His I be “Comfort Ye, My Peo-