The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1903, Page 10

10 LABOR FACTION READY T0 FIGHT Casey and Schmitz War- riors Aligned for the Battle. United Republican League Clubs Show Great Activity. SRMTA of the Union be waged at Tuesday. In e torces un- Schmitz have the fleld. It union will next n a larger and itics”” and the mask, sandbag n who has been the P f ¢ organ GREAT MASS MEETING. t wi men hold the ttee, by clared of the Schmitz b the ¥ n meeting in its an street and speaker, an- position to vict the city at the Senator E4 Wolfe sweer and upon the every effort Cheers CONDEMNS OLD LEADER. I i the former associate of ed with an equally st tion of his old 1 tion leader ed him unsparingly League Club of y District gave Hall. 840 Geary hall filled to the evening and {iton called the meet- room was at a pre- ng programme was Orchestra; remarks. Oscar St Altman overture, With cor- song and dance Little rston yrehestra song ete., Rie round cor Greggans arters of the Unit- the Forty » say that withont my con usulted about it w my name to be so used Please withdraw my ticket is that of Martin h District United Repub.- Club awill meet next Mond Richmond Hall, corner Fourth 4 Clement street —_—— WITNESSES SWEAR TEHAT STOPE WAS DANGEROUS Evidence Against the Copper Com- | pany in the Suit of Maud Van Buren. ge case of Mrs Maud Van ted. to recover damages for the her husband. Messrs. J. . Camp- George O. Perry ‘introduced wit- nesses yesterday in the United States Cir- cuit Court to prove that the dangerous condition of the stope in which John Van Buren was killed was known to the of- ficers of the company One of the most important witnesses on his point was George A. Fayle. He tes- tified that 19 o'clock on the njght of A 3 was working in the Mgrelr 3, 1901, he vJ,, stope and at that hour he and the remainder of the gang knocked off work and went to supper. When they returned te the stope they found that a consider- able quantity of rock had fallen through the lagging. The shift boss, Paul Ed- wards, thereupon ordered them 1o an- other part of the mine, and when they had been working about ten minutes Ed- wards ran in, exclaiming: “My God, boys, it has happened!” He referred to the cave in the stope where Van Buren and his seven companions lay buried. Other witnesses testified to facts tend- ing to show a similar knowledge on the part of the company’s employes as to the unsafe place in which Van Buren was working. ywing letter is a sample of many | T. J. DINAN tien to the T'nited Republican the Twenty-eighth Assembly headed “Anti-Boss,” and the | st the Mountain Copper Com- | MILES RETIRES AT NDON TO-DAY on Issues an Address Close of Army Career. Lauds the Service and Pre- dicts New Glories for Its Future. —— WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the army, will retire from active service at noon to-morrow, having reached the age limit of €4 years. The following order was prepared to- day and will be issued to-morrow: WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1903.—The retire- ment from active service by the President August 8, 1003, A. Miles, U. S | the pros June 50, 1882 of Lieutenant General Nelson S A., by operation of law, under ons of the act of Congress approved is announced. Lieutenant Gen- eral Miles will proceed to bis home. The travel enjoined is necessary for the public service. 1y order of the Secretary of War. C. CORBIN, Adjutant General, Major General, U. 5.'A. Several other orders resulting in the retirement of General Miles have been issued, one assigning Lieutenant General Young to the command of the army until August 15, when he will assume the du- ties of chief of staff; another assigning | Major General Corbin as president of the Soldiers’ Home board; another Brigadier | General Gillespie as president of the board | of ordnance and -fortification, and still another assigning Lieutenant General | Young as a member of the Sherman statue commission. APPRECIATES FIDELITY. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1>903. BABCOCK TO SUCCEED hals. WAITS FOR DATA LOUIS E. FLEMM After Investigation -the Oakland Board of Police and Fire Commissioners Decides by Unanimous Vote to Dispense With Services of Its Superintendent of Electrical Alarms - General Miles has issued the following | | address on the occasion of his retirement | from active service: | cordance with the provisions of the act | ess_of June 30, 1882, the undersigned will retire from the active service August 8, 1908 | relinquishing the command of the army of the United States. to which he was as- igned by the President October 2, 1895, he reby acknowledges his appreciation of the ¥ manifested by the officers and soldiers the past eventful years. | who were his companions and as- | uring one of the greatest of all wars s pleasure in expressing his gratifica- that they have lived through the trials ngers of long service to witness the re- f their fortitude, heroism and unselfish fon to the welfare of their country. They | lso in & most commendable manner ex- ed to the younger generation of soldiers ciples of discipline and patriotism ake the army the protector and de- never the menace of the nation and occasion are considered oppor- ing to the army a few thoughys past and that which may affect are. It is from the best im- d influences of the past that the Its may be realized in the for expre cerntng desirable ture. Unswerving otion to our Government and which it was established , tigl to the and espect: svernment, where der to be a_perfect soldier, se boast that arried a mar- L psack is In a higher equaled in significance by the American _soldier personifies ship and may by his own con- ify impartial justice to those who have never experienced it and the results of the bighest to those Wwho have been thereby aiding to secure for his noral influence not otherwise at- liberty WASHINGTON’S INFLUENCE. During the darkest hours of our history the | first commander of the American forces dem- onstrated the grandeur and nobllity of his character by combating the evil Influences then pervading the army ard by manifesting the strongest confidence and faith in the ulti- e justice and integrity of his government words of wisdom uttered at Newburg 120 the influence of irspiring m and patient virtue, e pressure of the most licated sufferings.”” It is one of the g ar country that the army has principles for more t n a of the army succeeding their example, influence dered and maintained t clency, discipline and pa t- its organization the army has been with a great varfety o | subordinate to defending niaining the rights of its citizens. In the discharge of its manifold duties the army has confronted enemies rep: ery stage of human developmen highest civilization yet obtained to savagery and barbarism. It has ever been its du to observe in war those chivalric and humane principles by which inevitable horrors are so greatly mitigated, while by unyielding prose- cution of warfare sgainst armed forces its valor has been demonstrated All honorable activity and life for the army exist within the well-defined lines of riotiem . untarmished h sterling integ- impartial justice, ob ce to rightful hority and incessant warfare against arm- ed_enemies. Always to maintain truth, honor and justice requires the highest moral courage and ‘is equally as important as fortitude in battle Drill. discipline and instruction are but preparatory for the perfection and ef- ficlency he army The e of recent years have placed upen | the arm new obligation and an opportuni for a broader exemplification of its country principles. The United States army is now brougkht > daily unication with mil lons o e to w its Individual mem bers of every grade are the exponents of American civilization. A serious duty and a great honor are now presented to every officer and soldier, namely, to exemplify to those | With whom 'he comes in contact our countrr's principles of squal and exact justice, immu Violence, equality before the law peaceful use and possession of hix own Marked changes at different times have oc- curred in the strength and organization of the army, resulting from diverse influences, and various experiments have. been tried has rectified errors in the past and will do so in the future The lieutenant general has faith that und all _cireumstances the army will maintain § bigh character, and that its future as honorable and gloricus as has b history In the past. His earnest solicitude and best wishes will ever follow the fortunes of the army VE! MILES, Commanding. Remey, the LAeutenamnt Rear Admiral. George ¢ ranking officer of his grade, will be re- tired Monday. Since May. 1%2. he has been chairman of the lighthouse hoard He will be succeeded in that office by Rear Admiral John J. Read. et Qe i FOOTPADS KNOCK DOWN Two Streetcar Men Chase Them, but They Succeed in Making Their Escape. Michael Arndt. a saflor, living at 422 Drumm street, was held up by two men at Broadway -and Montgomery street early yesterday morning. He was struck n the forehead with a biumt instrument and knocked down. The footpads took | $10 out of his pockets X | " A car of the Mission and Kearny streets | line wds passing at the time.and J. Men- | gel, the conductor, and J. L. Stoddard, the | motorman, €topped the car and ran to | Arnat’s assistance. The footpads ran | a.ong Broadway, pursued by the two car- men, and disappeared dlong Sansome street. The carmen were able to give a | good description of them. | Policeman Silver was notified and he sent Arndt to the Harbor Hospital, j where an ugly wound over his left eye | Time | AND ROB A SAILOR | | ] — 4 PROMINENT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER WHO HAS‘ BEEN APPOINTED SUCCESSOR OF LOUIS E. FLEMMING AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE OAKLAND FIRE ALARM AND POLICE TELEGRAPH PLANT. FROM ALAMEDA HEAR MRS, TEVI3 Manager Kruttschnitt Not Ready in Fran- chise Matter. Alameda Committee Thinks Final Report Will Be Made Monday. —_— ALAMEDA, Aug. 7.—Manager Julius Kruttschnitt was not prepared to-day to confer with the executive committee of the committee of fifty with respect to the applications of the Southern Pacific Company for two local franchises, and this evening members of the committee met and informally discussed with the City Trustees the result of the proceed- ings thus far and to ascertain the pulse _of the members of the municipal body as to the probable stand they will take when | the committee of fifty submits its final recommendations. Five of the executive committee, Chair- man Frank Otis, T. G. Danlells, Joseph Knowland, Charles R. Smith and Major Charles L. Tilden, went to San Francisco to meet Manager Kruttschnitt. Secretary Charles S. Neal and S. M. Haslett were absentees from the committee. After the delegation reached Tilden's office Manager Kruttschnitt . sent word that as he had been unable to obtain certain -figures bearing on the traffic in Alameda, which he intended to use in his arguments with the committeemen, it would be impossible for him to go until such time as he had secured the data he wanted. He informed the committee -that he believed that he would have the figures in the morning and asked the members if they could as- semble in Tilden’s office at 10 o'clock. CONFERENCE POSTPONED. Upon investigation it was found that most of the committeemen had other en- gagements for thathour, and by the con- sent of both the representatives of Ala. meda and the Southern Pacific the con. ference went over until next Monday aft- erncon at 1 o'clock. Manager Krutt- Schnitt expects by that time to be In a | position to come to some definite conclu- slon with the committee so ghat that body can report back to the committee of fif- ty, which is to hold a session Monday night. It is generally understood that Manager | Kruttschnitt will be satisfied with twenty- | five-year franchises and that the Southern | Pacific Company will concede the estab- lishment of a two and a half cent fare within the city limits. What has stumped the Southern Pacific officials thus far in the negotiations is the stiff demand made t — Flemming's AKLAND, Aug. 7.—Louls E. which in Flemming, superintendent of fire alarm and police telegraph, was removed from his position by the Board of Police and Fire Com- missioners this afternoon. George R. Babcock, a prominent electrical ‘engineer lighting, charge. | As superintendent of the city's electrl- | | cal department he was supposed to keep | |@n accurate account of the unused lights, as reported monthly by the Police De- partment, and to make deductions for the benefit of the city lighting E were | of this city, was elected to the office. The amination of the accounts action was on unanimous vote of the | Cit¥ officials that the records were im- properly kept. No charges affecting three members. The board listened to the reading of a communication from Flemming, in which he requested that a hearing be n him before action was taken in his c; | Flemming's integrity were made, but a | Quiet investigation so convinced the board | that they decided to exercise thelr pre- | rogative and make a change in the head of the department. Secretary Fawcett had completed Fletumiog . has insisted Miet he is | reading President J. E. McEjroy of the | hinneicss and that hel followed estab- board announced: | Flemming was quietly invited to resign | “The board has considered the subject | a week ago, but he refused to step out. matter of this communication and it will | He demanded that the board give him a be filed | hearing. That Flemming has been slated for dis- | Mr. Babcock, the new appointee, is a missal has been current gossip the a of the Oakland public schools, City Hall since the present administration years old. For eleven years he assumed office. Trouble arose very early | has been engaged with the largest elec- during the term because of objectidhs | trical corporations in the State in various that were made by Chairman John L. |departments. He resides at 1218 Webster Howard of the Council Auditing and Fi- | street. Mr. Babcock was notified this t nance Committee to the way Flemping | afternoon of his . Concerning carried on the work of his departiffent. | it, he d that he would make no prom- The principal complaint was with relation | ises further than to give the city the ben- to irregula the records of city | efit of his best effort. IAON WORKERS COMES 7O LIFE QU THE MILLS, 70 SHE MONEY | | Strike in the Rolling i Department of the 1 Judson Works. —_— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway. Aug. The rolling mill employes of the Judson Manufacturing Company have quit work | to the number of nearly 200 owing to a at | in | Grasp of Administrator Brings Quinn Among the Quick. Dakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Aug. 7. | in the flesh; James Quinn, nupon | whose estate Public Administrator Gray had petitioned for letters of administra- tion under the supposition that he was dead, appeared in court to-day to fore- stall any move towardglacing him in the category with the great majority. He supposed to have been buried | in the potter's field at the County In-| firmary and it occasioned considerable surprise when it was discovered that he had an estate valued at $2500. No time was lost by the Administrator and prepa- rations were being made to have his re- mains given a more respectable resting | place when Quinn appeared. It now transpires that James Quinn had a double that caused all the confusion. He died and was buried fast enough, while the other was away. It was some time before the purported estate of Quinn was found and the pauper placed in the list of respected citizens. Then came the |unmasking. Quinn saw the notice of the discovery of his fortune and he was drawn out of his retreat and to-day was jin court to see that none of it went astray. The proceedings were dismissed on mo- jtion of the attorney for the Administra- | tor. who was satisfied that they had a live man to deal with. stin | disagreement between the Amalgamated | Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Work- | ers and the managers of the company. | The disagreement is over the amount of | payment per ton of manufactured goods. | the question of hours not being in dis- | pufe. | There have been several disagreements | between the Judson Company and its em- | ployes at different times, but none of them | have ever assumed very great proper- | tions, and this is one of the most serfous strikes that the company has ever ex- perienced. All of the different depart- ments of the company’s works at Emery- ville are run upon strict Eastern union rates and wages except the rolling mill. The emplo; in this department com- | municated with their Eastern unions and discovered that the men at the Judson Works were being paid from 2 to 4 cents a ton less than in the East. Two weeks ago they formulated a new schedule, based upon the Eastern rates, and sub- mitted it to the managers of the com-; pany. The new schedule was refused, and thereupon the men in the roling mill de- partment walked out. There has been no trouble at the works, and all’ other departments are at work as usual. It is not likely that the strike will be a protracted one, and the indica- tions are that it will be settled very shortly. —_————— Carpenter Falls From a Staging. Percy Buckland, a carpenter residing at 911 Taylor street, while standing on a staging on a new building at Shrader and Oak streets yesterday was precipitated —— Bohannon Is Irresponsible. D. E. Bohannon, for whose arrest a warrant was issued on July 27 on the charge of attempting to extort money by lletter from W. E. Baines of the Gentral Stock’ and Grain Exchange, surrendered himself to the police yesterday afternoon. He was taken before Police Judge Ca- baniss, and at the request of Baines' at- torney he was released on his own re- was stitched and dressed. Arndt had been drinking and was on his way home when attacked. —— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Friday, August 7. S'izmr James Dollar, Thwing, 74 hours from ttie. Stmr Grace Dollar, Olsen, 44 hours from MISCELLANEOUS. The pilot boat Lady Mine, which arrived in port to-night, the bark Homeward Bound, from Antwerp for San Francisco, off the lightship with disabled rudder. | DOMESTIC PORT. PORT BDAKELEY—Salled Aug 7—Schr Blakeley, for Mollendo, cognizance and the case will be dismissed this morning. Baines' attorney said that Bohannon was frresponsible and there Was no desire to prosecute him. to the ground, a distance of forty feet. He was taken to the Park Emergency Hospital and afterward transferred to the Central Emergency Hospital, where he was attended by Dr. Armistead for se- rious and probable fatal injuries. He sus- tained a broken shoulder blade, wounds of the lower jaw, hemorrhage of the left ear, contused wounds over the liver on the right side, internal injuries and a pos- sible fracture of the base of the skull, Effectively framed either in | committee of fifty have | times this is the explanation: by the committee that the company be required to pay into the city treasury a certain fixed amount for the privileges conveyed in the franchises In order that their recommendations shall meet the approval of the City Trus- tees and that there shall bg to weighty reason why any of the same skLoulg be | rejected by them when submitted, the committeemen have been conferring with the members of the municipal body with a view to finding what they would favor. It is not expected that any of the recom- mendations which the committee will submit will be overlooked by the City Trustees, but to insure harmony the committeemen have taken them into their confidence, PARTICIPATE IN MEETING. Last night President J. F. Forderer of the City Trustees and City Trustees Dr. Henry M. Pond and William M. Bowers participated in the meeting of the ex- ecutive committee when the applications of Herman Eppinger Jr. and Rebert B. Mott and the application of P. Ber- inger for local franchises were considered. Since that meeting the members of the less faith than ever in the offer of Eppinger and Mott to establish a local train and ferry ser- vice. Members of the executive commit- tee say that they were unable to draw from the applicants any tangible informa- tion as to who were behind them and how they were situated financially to carry out a project that it is estimated | would cost from cne to three millions of dollars. It is doubtful whether the com- mittee_of fifty will recommend the City Trustees to take any serious notice of the proposal made by Eppinger and Mott. | Herman Eppinger Jr. and his standing in the financlal world were thoroughly in- vestigated in San Francisco to-day by Major Charles L. Tilden, chairman of the committee of fifty, who will report the | result to that body. | —— e - START CRUSADE AGAINST GERM-SPREADING RATS State Board of Health Issues Circular Asking for Destruction of | Rodents. The State Board of Health has issued circular calling attention to the fact | that rats spread disease and advising their destruction. The communication states that investigation has shown that i rodents are one of the most prolific' causes | of the spread of disease; that they ‘are filthy in their mode of life and migratory in their habits. The circular continues: We often wonder how a family contracted diphthera or scarlet fever or some other con- tagious disease. There is no doubt that often- Rats have come in contact with the germs in some nlace and | brought them to the house. We often ses chil- | dren take fruit_that has been gnawed by rats, Dite out the pAFt, then eat the rest. In this | way the diseasé is taken direct. More often | the germ® are left as dust, which rises by sweeping or even walking on the floor and are breathed in with the air. i A united systematic effort should be made to kill them off. City and town authorities should take up the work, but it should not be left to them alone. Every family should trap | and voison them until there &re none left. A war of extermination should be waged against them, and many a dear one saved from the ave. Polsoning can be safely done, and the health officers of the State will be glad to give instructions for those who wish it. We can- not urge too suungly upon the people, espe- clally of the vities, to rid themselves of this great danger. cozd Tl B55 at SR H. WHEELAN DISCUSSES ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES Says American and British Flags' Will Ever Lead in Cause i of Progress. The British and American Union as- sembled last evening at the Academy of Sciences Hall, the attendance being ex- ceptionally large.. Dr. d'Evelyn presided and in his opening address, speaking for the British and American Unfon, he begged to offer their kinsmen who la- ment Leo as the head of their church their deep sympathy and respect. Dr. d'Evelyn paid a high tribute to Leo XIII, saying he had won the veneration of the entire civilized world. Austin Lewis spoke on “The New Im- perfalism,” his remarks winning loud ap- plause. Fairfax H. Wheelan chose for his subject “Progress and the English- Speaking Peoples.” The speaker traced the progress of England and described step by step the laws which she had made and which, he said, had been the foundation of liberty, of humanity and progress. In the cause =, which may prove fatal. The staging upon which Buckland was standing parted in the center, permitting himself and one more to drop. The other/man. escaped without injury. Flemish brown, ebony or gilt fiame, about three or four inches; framed closely. of liberty, he said, the flags of the Unit- ed States and Britain would ever wave side by side and would be in the van lead- ing together in the progress and peace of the world. accidentally | against Miss Baxter is not stated. Lieu- | tenant Courtney declared to the court of inquiry that his friend meant no discour- | | tesy to his hostess. Mrs. Tevis and her sister went before | | ciety | volved more than C NAVAL OFFIGERS - Young Widow Appears Before the Board of Inquiry. Findings of the Lieutenant Edie Court-Martial Not Yet Revealed. AN A Special Dispatch to The Call. BAR HARBOR, Aug. 7.—Acting Secre- tary of the Navy Darling, according to advices from Washington, has not yet been informed by Captain Emery of the battleship Indiana as to the finding of the naval board that has inghired into the charges of conduct unbecoming an officer preferred against Lieutenant John R. Edie. As the Indiana and other war ves- sels have salled away on the naval ma- neuvers it is impossible to learn what ac- tion the board of inquiry has taken. Er- nest A. Wiltsee, the young Colorado mil- lionaire, who is said to be engaged to Mrs. Hugh' Tevis, left here early to-day for New York. The insult alleged to have been offered by Edie to Mies Baxter, and, through her to her married sister, was In itself trivial and would never have been known save to a small circle but for the nar- rowly averted duel between the naval officer and-Wiltsee at the Kebo Valley Club. Everybody agrees that the two men nearly came to blows and were dis- cussing another means of settling their differences when they were separated by mutual friends. Lieutenant Courtney, accompanied by Lieutenant Edle, called at the Tevis villa by invitation, and it is asserted that the latter sat on the arm of a chair whith Miss Baxter was occupying. Whether he lost his balance and fell the naval inquisitors and gave their ver- sion of the call made upon them by Lieu- tenants Courtney and Edie. POLICE SEARCHING FOR GET-RICH-QUICK MAN Obtains Goods From Jewelers and Others Without Paying for Them. The police have been searching for Frederick W. Lewis, a young man who | has been obtaiping goods from jewelers \and opticians on the get-rich-quick prin- | an office in the Parrott represented himself as a ciple. He had building and | manufacturing jeweler and optician and agent for several Eastern firms. He left his office last Saturday, saying he was go- ing on a business trip to Portland, and when a check which he gave that day was returned on Monday marked ‘no funds” the police were notified. Six local firms have reported an aggre- | gate loss of about $2000, but it is not yet known whether he has succeeded in ob- taining consignments from Eastern firms on the strength of a credit which he se- cured by peculiar methods. Whitaker was detailed on the case, but has been unable to find any trace Lewis. Captain Martin says it is purely a case for the civil courts and if Lewis were found he did mot know what he could be charged with o— PHYSICAL DIRECTOR MEETS WITH A HEARTY WELCOME A great crowd attended a reception given to Howard M. Strickler, the new physical director of the Young Men's Christian Association, last night at the ciation building. General Manager presided and in - introducing er spoke of his labors in the East ie branch of work for which he had been engaged by the association in this Cit, Strickler received a hearty welcome and between felicitous speeches J. W. El- liott rendered voeal selectiofs and C. E Robson’s orchestra discoursed an overture and several operatic and popular selec- tios The guests were Introduced to the vari- ous departments and were also invited to inspect te gymnasium, after which sup- per was served on the third floor of the building. PSSR T S G A Secretary Makes Report. THe monthly report for July of the So- for the Prevention of Cruelty Children shows the excellent work whic that soclety has performed. The report for July, as compared with that for June, | shows an fwcreasé of more than thirty complaints received, and of children in- forty. The report for the last month is as follows; During the month ly there were: Com- plaints received. 116; nplaints investigated. 103; number of children invoived, 220: mumber \of prosecutions, 6; number of convictions, number of dismissals, 1 by Consul: number ¢ cases waiting sentence, 3; number of cases pending _trial number of children re- : number of children placed in insti- g number of children placed in fami- . 5; number of children returned to parents or guardians, 4; number of people to whom advice mation was given ot included in above, mber of persons and families vis- ited in making . 10S; number of who Hazel Brown, or as she is known on the May Root, accused by Mrs. Spaulding. an actress at Fischer's Theater, of stealing clothing valued at $50 from 334 O'Farrell street on Juiy 17, was arrested by Detective Harry Braig last @vening and charged with grand larceny. The missing cloth- ing has been located in a house at New- man, Stanislaus County, and will be brought to this eity. Miss Root is a third cousin of Carl Brown, an engineer, who was recently married to the complaining witness. Miss Root entered the household and the cloth- ing disappeared. There seems to be a digposition on the part of Mrs. Brown to dismiss the charges and let the matter drop, but the police will prosecute. e Thirty Years in the State. Rabbi Levy, of the Geary-street Temple, will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of his arrival in this State to-day. There will be special services in the temple, in which all of the Jewish clerygmen of the city and several of the visiting rabbis will take part. Rabbi Levy is the oldest Jew- ish clergyman on the coast and is still hale and hearty after these long years of labor in various parishes. stage, Hazel Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND.- Aug. 7.—The following marriage licenses were issued ‘to-day: Thomas R. McKay, 22, San Francisco, and Emily Tamm, 2. Oakland; John Jon- sen Jr., 24, and Camila D. White, 20, both of San Francisco; Niels Thogerson, 30, and Hilda M. Carlson, 19, both of Eu- reka; Jonas H. Roher, 31, and Belle P. McLean, both of Oakland: Joseph Aug- ust, over 21, and Olive Walburn, over 13, both of Fruitvale, —_— At the end of a hard day, when you look over your work, how-little you have accomplished! Detective | of | to \GED CITEN G0ES 10 T Pioneer Vessel Builder Dies at His Alameda Residence. George Middlemas Succumbs to Illness After Stroke of Paralysis. —— ALAMEDA, Aug. 7—In the death o George Middlemas, who passed away ear ly this morning at his home, 2112 Santa Clara avenue, one of the ploneer ship- builders of the Pacific Coast launched into the hereafter. He came to Califernia in 183 from Boston, where he had assisted in the construction of several famous clip- per ships. In 1858 Middlemas laid the keel of the first sidewheel steamer that ran on Puget Sound. He was also the builder of the tug Rabboni, the original towboat of the Columbla River; the ferry-boat Lizzie, the first craft of her class to con- nect with Vallejo; the steamer General Stanford, the first to cleave the waters of Lake Tahoe, and the fireboat Governor Irwin, owned by the State of California. Other vessels that were either designed by Middlemas or built by him were the schooners Pride of the West and General Stegel, launched during the early days of the Civil War; the George A. Wright, Glenarm and Gypsy, steamers; the Kitsap and Skagit, barkentines; the Tyee, Mogul and Lorne, tugs, and numerous other | cratt. The original drydock at Hunters Point was started by Middlemas. Thirty- {three years ago Middlemas formed a part- nership with the late Willlam A. Boeole and for twenty-five years was assoclated with him in the building of ships. He re- tired from active life some years ago. | but retained the presidency of the firm of | A. B. Patrick & Co., tanners, San Fran- | cisco. Deceased was a native of Nova Scotia, aged 74 years. He is survived by a wife, Susie H., and three sons, Stuart, George and Harold Middlemas. Death was due to a complication of ailments following a stroke of para — e | O'CONNELL’'S DEMAND | NOT COMPLIED WITH Stableman Who Was Suspended Wants Fire Commissioners to Furnish Copy of Charges. ttorney Joseph Coffey appeared before thd Board of Fire Commissioners yester- day afterncon and demanded a copy of the charges recently filed against his client, P. O’'Connell, the stableman who was recently suspended by Engineer livan on charges of disobeyance of ders. Commissioners Parry and Ma tretti voted not to supply the pap Commissioner Watt was in favor of ing so, but Com: oner Barrett refused to vote, so the case was laid over till the next meeting. O’Connell's case now before the § perior Court. He was suspended for re- fusing to obey an order transferring him | from duty in the corpor: Chief Sullivan m: the board for 1 tional fire boxes throughout the ecit of which were laid over till the meeting. ° —_——————— Chinese in Bad Luck. | During the two weeks beginning July and ending August 7, United States Cou Commissioner Heacock tried fourteen Chinese habeas corpus cases. Of these eleven were recommended for deportation and three were declared to be natives of the United States, and therefore not with- in the provisions of the exclusion act or immigration laws. The Government was represented in all the cases by Dun E. McKinla: The large proportion failures has discouraged the Chinese law- yers, and there has been a marked fall- ing off in the number of habeas corpus writs being applied for —_—e———— Will Receive Bronze Medal. Policeman J. C. 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