The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 14, 1903, Page 10

10 P s THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY. AUGUST 14, 1903. VIGTIMS CATCH - DARING HUHB[H North Beach Footpad Is} Landed in Prison ; at Last. Couple He Attacks Hold Him | Until Policemen Come | to Aid. [ i S e One of the two footpads who have been | manit es in the North Beach | " wo weeks was caught w ¥ this morn- | naugh and Mathie- and Reynolde. ave en on the jookout week for the footpads perations were reported | and Cavanaugh he corner of Stockton | omberd streets and Reynolds and were at Lombard and Powell s when they were attracted by the s of & woman coming tion of Montgomery ave- eel possible they rushed in g there found d man struggling in the and en- overpowered ed with the recog- well r record | t vic- | is a Co. | t & to their when they e Central station v and one for | were placed against e grew out of a cut- cisco some Aided by ted two days ve committed e been reported PHYSICIANS WILL ASSIST. Prominent Medical Men Volunteer Services Du'-mg Encampment. T 3 Y ve volun- medical | necessar) ¢ Power, Dr. A Howard, Dr. A s Dr. William J. ncis ms, Dr. John J. H. Seymour, Dr. Car- d, Dr. R. R. Bullock, Dr. Dr. James D. Hill, Dr. Dr. C. W. Kahi, Dr. A. Dr ank Howard Payne, Dr. i G awfor r. William Himmels- | ack., Dr. 8. F. Long, Dr. George Chil 3 Waldemar holtz, I Dr. E. H. Mattner, Dr. it, Dr. Emil Weschke, Dr. F. Hopkine J. P. Lefevre, Dr. F. x, Dr. A. P. Woodward, Dr. Max Salom Dr. C. A .Dr. 1. S s, Dr. George Dr. P. 3 ill accompany the | excursions and be in Dr. Gertrude ts have also volun- | , charging only for | Dr. Thomas Morf- Bryant, Dr. Walter Westphal, Dr. Robert Boxton. will fill | pre- t. Winifred's Hospital and eral Hospital will be | m-9 a. m. to 11 p. m. ¢ Emergency Hospital. These - given free by the hospi wing hospitals will receive G. e very poor two free beds have Winifre | \d the California teeuth and free beds by Jones street. | —_———— i CAMP LAST IS DESERTED. Militiamen Leave for the East Side| of North Island. ), Aug. 13.—Camp Last is de- 5 ght. At 6 o'clock this after- noon the First Battalion of the Seventh | Regiment, under command of Captain Cole, marched. to the east side of North | island, with orders to play the part of a | party from a ship, ter tents and forming a temporary camp. | An hour and a half later the two other | battalions left camp, going to the west- side of North Island, where they will bivouac for the night. In the morning ¢ wo battalions will go in search of Firet Battalion and when they find | w be a sham battie. — Prepares Welcome for Veterans. “ SAN J( Aug. 13—The people of | Banta ( ¢ will give the visiting | « a royal reception on County day. August 22. Ar'i have been made to feed 4000 | James Park and tables and | provided for -this numoer. pitching shel- | vieftors ir £ ladies of the city and county will have charge of the lunch. There will also | be a2 band concert in the park and ad- dresses of welcome. The’ visitors will be taken for a drive about the city and su- burbs. A number of excursions are 10 be run to Sen Jose by the railway company. —_———— Wife of Veteran Injured. The wife of Comrade H. 8. Rickoff of Seventy-eighth 2nd One Hundred and Second New York. now living at Clinton, from a Cliff House car yes. @ sustained a fracture of the The patient was removed to California General Hospital by Dr. derson, medical director of | sevénth National Encamp- m f o Grand Army. Dr. Ander- wn s by Dr. C. G. Kenyon, one uf the volunteer surgeons of the en- campment, treated the \ln’ortunnte o I Tequ | Meade { October or November. | vangen, near Stalheim, where there is n learning of the accident | COLONEL MEADE SERIOUS DAMAGE (LAVA STREAMS —ISERVIAN KING 10 BE RETIRED Marine Corps Command- er in Trouble Over a Curt Letter. Request for Advanced Rank Is Denied by the De- - partment. LBIEL s Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, W., WASHINGTO dressing to the Nawy Aug. 13.—For ad- Department what the officials regarded as an impertinent | letter, Colone! Robert L. Meade, United States Marine Corps, wili by order of the President be placed upon the retired list | on October 31 next, when he will have reached the age of 62 years. The law provides that officers of the army upon reaching the age of 62 years may, at the discretion of the President, be placed | upon the retired list, and the same law applies to the marine corps. Colonel Meade recently filed an appli- ! cation for retirement upon his sixty-sec- | ond birthday and requested that he be| retired with the advanced rank of brig- adier general. The Attorney General ren- dered an opinion that retirement with the | advanced rank was not permissible under the law in the case of officers of the ma- rine corps. Cclonel Meade's request could not, th recomm; ndation of of the Navy the President approved Col- onel Meade's application for retirement and the order was prepared. g that he was to be retired in his present grade, C olunel Meade addres: a letter to the Navy Department a: ing permission to withdraw his applic tion. The tone of the letter was not te e liking of t.e acting Secretary or other officials of the department. stood that in his letter Colonel Meade charged that the department had ignored the conditl upon which he asked to be retired, name that he be retired with advanced rank. The Navy Depar ment 4 not consider that Colonel Meede's original application stated that t as a condition. ing Secretary Darling disposed of case by forwarding to the President | last letter, with the rec- Colonel Meade be re- A th Colonel Meade's ommendation | tired October 31 next by order of the Pres- | ident. From Oyster Bay the papers have been received approved by the President and | an order for Colonel Meade's retirement has been made out. The order does not allude to the circumstances under which Colonel Meade will be retired. Colonel 1 at Mare Island. —_— e | EXTRA SESSION MAY BE CALLED IN OCTOBER | Sub-Committee on Finance Desires to Have Plan of Bill Definitely Formulated. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 13.—The Aldrich sub-committee to draft a financial bill after the meeting with President Roose- velt made the following announcement sub-committee of the Finance Committee of the Senate desires to be in constant touch with the President, with | the Secretary of the Treasury, with mem- bers of the House of Representatives, with bankers West and East and with country bankers as well as city bankers, | so that it can have some plan definiteiy formulated by the time of the extra session of Congress, whether it occurs in | An extra session What the commit- tentative, and rely will be called. has done is merely te while it would be an easy thing to draw | a bill which the committee might agree | on it is another thing to draw one which | can be passed, and that is a very import- | ant matter.” ———————— EMPEROR WILLIAM AIDS WOMEN IN DISTRESS His Physician and Yacht Placed at ! Service of Victims of Accident. BERLIN, Aug. 13.—During Emperor Willilam's Scandinavian tour he was able to render great service to Mrs. Herkmann | of Baneelsburg, Prussia, and Mrs. Orth | of New York, who were thrown from a | carriage and seriously injured at Stal- heim, Norway. The Emperor's yach doctor. Upon {xhe Emperor sent his own physician to | attend the ladies. When he was later in. formed that their injuries were dangerous | | he had them taken aboard the yacht and | | then took them to Swinemunde, where they were placed on the Emperor's special train and conveyed to Babelsberg. With- | out the Emperor’s help both women might have died, | and proper attention —————— | MISERY IS INTENSE IN STRICKEN JAMAICA . Appeal Is Kld;_t:) Americans in Behalt of Sufferers From the Hurricane. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 13.—The destitution In the hurricane stricken qjs- trict is appalling. Thousands of persons, homeless, starving and ili clad, are hurry- ing to the towns to obtain shelter and | supplies, but as all the churches and pub- lic bulldings have been demolished the misery is intense. A meeting held at Port Antonio to-day appealed to the generosity of the Ameri- can people. Foodstuffs and lumber are urgently needed, and assistance was im- plored. ———————— MAY APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.’ Reported That Russia Consents to . Manchurian Arbitration. SFOKOHAMA, Aug. 13.—A Peking dis- patch o @ local newspaper says that Prince Ching has secured Russia's consent to the invoking of President Roosevelt's £ood offices in connection with the Man- churian difficult; —_————— Leaves Estate Worth Half-Million. REDDING. Aug. 13.—Henry Nicholson Wilkinsen, who was reputed to be the wealthiest person in Shasta County and who also bore the name of beipg the most eccentric, dled early this morning 2t his farm home near Millville at the ad- vanced age of 81 years. He left an es- tate, mostly money and bonds, estimated at from $200000 to $500,000 in value. As decedent left no immediate relatives the contents of the will, held by a Redding lawyer, is causing much speculation. —_———— Congressman Bell Visits Marysville. MARYSVILLE, Aug. 13—Congressman Theodore A. Bell pald a visit to the Gov- ernment restraining barriers on the Yuba River above Marysville to-day and later inspected the Yuba and Feather rivers with a view to acquainting himself witn | the requirements of this locality in the shape of river improvement. Bell ro- celved a hearty welcome at the hands of the citizens, irrespective of party, and was called upon during his visit by a large number of citizens, 1406 G STREET, N.| fore be granted, but upon the| acting Secretary | It is under- | now in charge of the barracks | owing to lack of medical ald | 10 BATTLESHIP Great Cracks Are Found in Massachusetts’ Plates. Collision at East Harbor Puts the. Vessel Out of Commissgion. AP “"ASHINGTON. Aug. 13.—Acting Sec- | retary Darling to-day recelved from Cap- tain Emery, commanding the Indiana, the | senior officer present, the report of the board appointed to investigate the aceci- dent to the huli of the Massachusetts yes- terday at East Harbor, Maine. Captain | | Emery reports that two compartments of the battleship are full of water—in all about 3% tons. Slight leaks in other com- partments are reported and athwart ship | there is a crack about eighteen inches jong | and a half inch wide. A second crack ex- | tends four feet across the plate and four- | teen inches in the seam. Orders have been sent to the Brooklyn | navy yard to get the dock there In readi- | ness for the Massachusetts, which is to g0 there for repalrs, which may cost a large sum. One hundred thousand dol- | lars was spent on the Massachusetts when | she grounded in New York harbor in 1899, | The pilot was suspended for that acel- dent. | | BAR HARBOR, Maine, Aug. 13—Late | this afternocn divers who had been ex- amining the United States battleship ' Massachusetts, which had her forward plates cracked while leaving the harbor in a fog yesterday, found that she was more seriously damaged than was at first thought to be the case, as the ship was settling aft as well as forward. The ship ! will be moved into more shallow water | so that if anything gives way she will | not sink deep enough to cause excessive damage. The divers were unable to lo- cate any crack in the after part of the ship. B o e e e i ] MORBID CROWD - RECENES SHOCK \Body Found Suspended | | From Limb Crawls Astride It. 1 HAYWARDS, Aug. 13.—A belated citi- ‘zen going home about midnight last | rlg‘-t discovered the body of a man sus- | ! pended from a branch of a tree in the | heart of town. The citizen who found | ntm hastily summoned Deputy Coroner | Dolner, who, calling upon Dr. C. E. Rey- nolds, repaired with him to the scene. Great excitement and much speculation | prevailed as to the identity of the man | | suspended from the branch. There was a short discussion as to the | | best way of getting the body down, when | Dr. Reynolds drew his knife, and, with all eyes centered upon hi began to | climb the tree in order to reach the rope | and sever it and thus allow the supposed | | corpse to be lowered to the ground. The‘ {body bung in the moonlight, still as a | stone. The head was tilted over to one side, as if the weight attached to the i rope had thrown it into that position. As the doctor reached the branchy from ! ‘\\hxth the body was supended a slight movement was noticeable about the form, | apparently stiff and stark, and as the doc- tor was about to lay the knife to the rope | the spectators were electrificd by seeing | | the arms of the supposed corpse suddenly | | extend themselves, and then, hand over | hand, the man raised himself to the' | branch above. Doctor and corpse faced | edch other on the limb of the tree, while a laugh broke from the ring of people | gathered around. |~ The body proved to be that of Ernest | Baumelster. The deception was carried | | out by having the rope first go around his | body under the arms, thus supporting his | weight. He allowed himself to be su | pended in this manner by some compan- jons, who then hid themsetves .and | awalted developments. The Coroner is | threatening arrest, while the doctor says hat that official owes him for a midnight —_————————— | STRIKE ON LAKE STEAMER. Firemen Quit Work Because They | Are Not Served Mashed Potatoes. | CHICAGO, Aug. 13.—Because six of its | members are in jail in South Haven, | Mich., charged with mutiny, the Marine Firemen's Unien has declared war on the | large passenger steamer Eastland, and say that it shall not leave port until the men have been released. The six firemen quit work to-day while the boat was in the middle of Lake Mich- igan and refused to perform thefr duty because they were not served with mashed potatoes at dinner. Glenn Wat- son and William Watson, who are charged by the officers of the boat with being the ringleaders, were put in irons and their companions were driven below and kept prisoners until the boat reached South Haven, when they were all man- acled and marched to jail. The boat left Chicago with fifty-five passengers, bound for South Haven. About noon, when it had reached the middle of the lake, the machinery stopped and when Captain Peru hastened to learn the cause of the trouble he was con- fronted by the firemen, who eaid they would not work because they had not been served with mashed potatoes, The cook explained that the first crew at dinner had eaten all the mashed pota- toes, but that more were in preparation and would be ready in a few minutes. In the meanwhile the men were offered plain bolled potatoes and these were re- fused, the men declining at the same time to go to work. The captain gave the men three minutes to go to work, after the boat had been delayed twenty minutes, and the men re- fusing, he summoned the officers of the ship and placed them under arrest. The ringleaders made a hard fight before they were subdued, but were finally placed in irons. Two firemen remained on duty and with these steam was got up and the boat went on to South Haven, The officers of the Marine Firemen's Union support their men in tha action taken, and declare they will call a strike on the steamer and that no firemen will work on her. —_———— A cantaloupe 1s llke a kiss—when it's good it's mighty good, and very bad when it's bad. Instructions for Framing “THE OLD ARMY CHEST,” NEXT SUNDAY’S ART SUPPLEMENT: Frame in three-inch plain- scooped gilt or three-inch Flem- ish brown and burnished gold. | - | street, | 8 SE line of Market street, 685 SW of Sisth, THREATEN TOWNG Eruptions of Vesuvius Are Unusually J Heavy. Panic Prevails in Villages That Lie in Path of Danger. e ROME, Aug. 13.—Mount Vesuvius is again causing intense alarm in the sur- rounding region, eruptions of the volcano | being very heavy to-day. From a fresh opening at the base of the principal crater | two streams of lava are lssuing which within a few hours to-day co\ered a wide tract of ground. One stream is going lwlmy toward the village of Ottajano, the direction taken by the famous ermption of 1572. Panlc prevails, the population crowding the churches to pray or gathering in open spaces for safety, Reports, however, afirm that so far there is no reason to fear a serious disas- ter, ————— REAL ESTATE TEANS*CTION!. John Koppitz (by R. H. Fitzgerald, com- missloner) to Frederick C. Stebe, lot on § line of Golden Gate avenue, 206: of Larkin street. W 68:9 by S 1 r{e Tourney to same, 200 same, quitclaim A la_W. Hanna to game, 1ot on § line of Golden Gate avenue, B of Polk street, E 68:9 by S 18 qumlum deed;_$5, Frederick C. Siebe to Jeanne K. Abrams (wife of Albert), lot on S line of Golden Gate avenue, 206:6 W of Larkin street, W 68:9 by $ 120; $10. Mary Huddy, Sarah A. Dunbar, Maggie E. Barr and John B. Carson to Bertha Biber, lot on N line of Bush street. 154:9 W of Polk, W 23:3, N 120, E 22:3, § B 1, $10. Willlam G, Walton to Alberf and Charlotta Wilford, 1ot ‘on S line of Vailejo strect, 114:6 E of Webster, E 23 by 0. Estate of Caroline F. Algeltinger (by Charies B. Perkins, administrator) to James West, lot on NE corner of Grove and Fillmore streets, E 4 . W S 100; $S750. ‘Andrea J and Emanuel Veliadoa Nellle DeCampos, brose, M. Davis, John J. and Mary De Campos and Stella De Campos (wife of Eman- Ma 6 iray, lot on N line uel) to Peter and of Lyon, W 25 by $1400, Joseph_ Arnold to Jane Arnold. lot on E line of San Carlos avenue (Jessie), 180 N of Nine- teenth street, N 25 by E 80; ‘gift. Henry P, Fogarty to John Dupraw, lot on N line of Dorland street, 245 E of Dolores, E 80 by N 115; 10. Estate of Ludwig Altschul (by Richard Alt- schul, executor), to Andrew Mork, lot on W line of Church street, 130 N of Seventeenth. N 25 W 100, § 10, W 6:3, 8 15, 3 0. D, and Millle E. Baldwin to and_ Elizabeth King. lot on E line of Castro strest, 76:6 N of Twenty-first, N 25 by E 100; $10. Henry Feige to Hen of San Jose avenue, street, S 25 by E 90; §10. J. A. and Annie R. McInnis to Herman F. ; Ahlers, lot on E line 5 8 of Twenty-fourth Subr, lot on e of Mission street, 65 8 of Twenty-fifth, § 40 hy F $10. Hibernia inge and Loan Society fo Ellen M. Willlame, lot on W line of Fair Oaks street, 210 S of Twenty-ffth, S 25 by W 125; $800. Vestry of St. John's Church and Parish to Protestant Episcopal Bishop of California, lot on E line of Fair Oaks street, of Twen- ty-sixth, N 50 by E §1 City Land Investment Company to Hilda Brobeck, lot on E line of Dolores street, k{ N of Thirtieth, N 25 b : $10. Gottfrid Brobeck to e, it Joseph Abrahams to Jakob Straessler, lot on N line of Twenty-fourth street, 55 E of | Diamoni, E 25 by N 114; $10. Nieola Colombo to Catterina Colombo, undi- | vided one-half of lot on N line of Vandewater 114:7 W of Mason, W 23:11 by N 60; §10. Celestia_Hyatt to Agostino Lo, lot on N line of Chestnut street, 23 Mason, E 22:7% by N 68:9; $10. oseph Arnold to Jane Arnold, lot on SE line of Perry street, 300 SW of Third, §W 25 by SE 80; gift. William D, and Alice B. Brown and Jere- miah J. and Maud L. Sulllvan to Pauline | Eriedlander, lot on SE line of Howard street, | 200 SW of Fourth, 25 by SE 80; Herman Friedlander to same, same; xm Claus Spreckels to Herrmann J. Meyer, lot | SW 25 by € 5. At Herman: Compaiy i3t Wain uel, lot on E line of Twentieth avenue, 250 N | of_California street, N 26 by E 125; $10. Hugo K. Asher to Bernhard Getz, lot on W line of Twenty-second avenue, 100 § of Lake | street, S 25 by W 120; $10. Willlam M. and Mary E. de Wolf to William Hn ett, lot on line of California street. 3 )'4 6f Twenty-fourth avenue, E 50 by N e = "Withiam C. Bruson to Albers M. Esterle, out- side lands block 1257, bounded by Seventeenth | and Eighteenth avenues, W and X streets; $10. | William Brooks and as trustee estate, of | Kate L. and Benjamin H. Brooks (o George H. Winterburn, lot on SW corner of Forty- elghth avenue 'and § street, W 17:6, 8 300, 10. N 300, quitclaim deed: § Henry F. and Clara H. Blanchet Jr. to Fritz Draeger, rerccord 1873 D. 188, lot on E line of Girard street, 175 § of Dwight S 50 by 20, lots § and 10, block 11, Faul Tract stead; $10. Andrew H. Hathaway to Ferdinand R. S. and Mary Krause, lot on NW corner of Ala- place)_street, W 220 by . Precita Valley Lands: Fritz 'H., or Fritz and Lena Leopoid Weinstein, Draeger to jot on E line of Girard street, 150 S of Dwight, S 75 by E 120, lots 9 and' 10, block 11, Paul' Tract; $10. G. L. Fitz to B. M. Galyin, lot 12, block 423, South San Francisco Homestead and Rall- road Association: S$1. William Hale to Abraham C. Freeman, lots 1432 to 1436, gift map 3, and Interest in estate { of Robert A Marden, deceased, quitclaim deed; Christ Stader to Anna Stader, lots 46 and 47, block A, Glen Park Terrace; gift. Lena Elsner (wife of Milton S.) to August Sogren, lot on NW corner o Army and Ala- bama_streets, 50:3, N to Serpentine ave- nue, E to SW wmer of Serpentine avenue and Alabama street, S to beginning; $3. Joseph and Julie - Labrucherie to Francois Labrucherle, undivided 13 of blocks 163 and 164, University Extension Homestead: $10. Enrico Zuagelll to Caterina Zuags lot 2, block 3, De Boom Tract; also lot 186, Cobb Tract; gift. Benfamin and Mary C, Philkill to F. J. Devlin, lots 44 and 45, block 1S, Lakeview; $10. Builders’ Contracts. Charles A.' Zinkand (owner) with George Braendlein (contractor), architect, Restau- rant and bar fixtures in building in Los An- ! geles; §16,000. Mrs. V. L. Hopper (owner) with Charles N. Hancock (contractor), architects, Mahoney & | Ryland—Alterations and_additions to a two- story frame building on No. 4323 Mission street, near China avenue; $1350. F. and Anna Mecchi (owners) with W. Grant (contractor), architest, ——All work_for a_ three-story and basement frame building (Mats), on NE corner of Filbert and Stelner streets, 1 35:9 by N 65: $8000. Jennie Zellerbach und Lillie Levison (owners) with Alfred Legault (contractor), architect, Charles J. Rousseau—All work for a four-story and basement frame building on N line of Sac- ramento street, 113:9 E of Larkin, E 69: N 120, W 45:10, N 17:6, W 23 £50.000. . Alfred Legault (contractor) with M. Levy (subcontractor), architect. same—Sewer work, plumbing, gasfitting. electrical work, telephones ST for same on sam 3 ———————————— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. ‘Wednesday, August 13. Weber, 11 hours from Fish- SAILED. Wednesday, Aul’\nt 13. Stmr Samoa, Madsen, Caspar. Surr Santa Monica, Olsen, San Pedro. Stmr Olympic, Hangen, Whatcom and Fair- haven. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT HARFORD—Sailed Aug 18, midnight —Stmr_Rlamona. for San Francisco. TATOOSH—Passed in Aug 13—Schr Mildred, rom_Honolul MZNDOCINO- Satled - Aug_13—Stmrs FPhoe- nlx and Point Arena, for San Francisco. BERDEE\»::HQG Aug 13—Stmrs Cheha- edro, for S‘n Francisco; schr for East Londs IA—Arrivad Aug 1a-sum» Absrdeen, hence Aug i OCEAN STEAMERS. QUEENSTOWN-—Arrived Aug 13—Stmr New Eni éll.nd Trom Foston, for Liverpool, and pro- SIAVERBOOL - adi ed Auipdf-—Sismi Conirion’: for Boeton, via Queenstown; stmr lmflu. fer Montreal, via Moville, e M,\ém FALLS, N. Y. Aug. 18 —The Alt:llnmted Bratherhood of - Teamsters Helpers. newly formed hers. and teamsters in thé United Stmr Navarro, ermans Hay. tes, nlecud Indianapolis as permanent L ers and Cincinnat! as IE: meetine place fo Dext August | confidence were dismissed. FAGES GRISIS Entire Cabinet Resiéna Because of Personal Differences. Antagonistic Ministers May Be Excluded From New Council. SR LONDON, Aug. 13.—=A dispatch to the Central News from Vienna says the en- tire Servian Ministry has resigned in con- sequence of the jdifferences in the per- | sonal relations between army officers who participated in the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga and those Wwho took no part in the murders. The Daily Telegraph prints a dispatch from Vienna which says there are uncon- firmed reports that King Peter of Servia has threatened to abdicate, as he is vir- tually a prisoner in the hands of the mil- itary party. VIENNA, Aug. 13.—It is sald that King | Peter has invited Johan Avakumovitch, the Premier both under the late King and himself, to reconstruct the Servian Cab- inet with the idea of excluding the th Ministers whose irreconcilable attitude precipitated the crisis, as they refused to consent to the military credits unless all state\officials who enjoyed the late King's It is said that the discipline of the army has been se- verely shaken and that a difficult task confronts King Peter unless he shall be | able to get the upper hand of the military party by proceeding against the recent conspirators. A R e Robbers Hold Up a Gambling-House. BAKER CITY, Or., 13.—Three Cabin saloon this evening and robbed the gam- ing table in the back room and the cash register in the front room of $380 cash. There were about forty people in the sa- loon and gambling room at the time. WANT SENTIMENT ON FRANGHISES Alamedans Would Sub- mit Matter to Vote of the People. ALAMEDA, Aug. 13.—Another tack is being taken toward settling the two lo- cal raflroad franchises by those who are not satisfied with the methods being pur sued by the City Trustees and the Citi- zens' Advisory Committee of Fifty. latest move to dispose of the agitation which has disturbed Alameda for six weeks is to have the questions at issue passed upon by the voters of the city, and with that.end in view the following petition has been placed in circulation and will be presented to the City Trustees next Monday night: To the Honorable the Board of Trustees of the City of Alameda—Gentlemen: We, the qualified voters, electors of the City of Ala- meda, undersigned, hcreby respectfully peti- tion your honorable board to immediately call a speclal election in accordance with the pro- visions of your ordinance, No. for the pur- pose of obtalning an expression of opinian of the electors of sald City of Alameda upon ques- tiona_of local public interest pending before vour honorable board, and which we ask to be submitted at such election, substantially in the following form, viz.: First—Shall franchises be granted authoriz- ing propulsion of cars on Railroad avenue and on Encinal avenue by electric power instead of steam? Secon 1t franchise is granted for steam power, shall it require that local passengers be carried free between stations east of Mastick and Pacific avenue stations? Third—Shall the steam rallroad tracks on Rallroad avenue, between Fifth and Eighth streets, be removed? Fourth—Shall staticns be maintained at Fifth and Webster streets, north shore? Fifth—Shall a monetary ‘consideration for the franchises exceeding $300 a month be required? Sixth—What shall be the term of the fran- chises? There is a city ordinance with respect to the operation of the referendum, but there is some question as to whether it can be invoked at the present time as Peing applicable to the franchise situa- tion. It provides that upon petition pre- sented not less than fifteen days prior to a general or municipal election ques- tions_upon which the petftioners desire to obtain public sentiment may be voted upon, but even that vote, it is held, is not binding upon the City Trustees, only advisory. As the next municipal election is a year and a half distant. and as the next general election will not occur untfl November of next year, it is not seen how the franchise matter can be sub- mitted to a vote before the first of those elections. 1t is unofficially reported that the South- ern Pacific management Intends to with- draw the application it has made for the franchise on the north side or Railroad avenue line. The company has always operated this road without a franchise. holding that it owns right of way and is independent of municipal control. It is also understood that the Southern Pa- cific will not be likely to accept the fran- chises on the terms to _be erabodied in the ordinance to be submitted to the City Trustees next Monday night, and that the company will continue to operate its local roads untll it obtains the franchises on its own terms, or until some legal action is taken to prevent the operating of the roads without franchises. ¢ —————————— Fatal Quarrel Between Boys. SANTA ANA, Aug. 13 — Word has reached here of an encounter last night at Yorba, ten miles from here, between two Mexican boys, as a result of which Laonca Yorba is dead ;’ nd Ramon Cooper is under aryest for causing his death. The two were enemies and last night as they were returning home Cooper attacked Yerba with his Dbare hands, throw- ing him violently to the ground. Yorba rose when Cooper released him and then fell back dead. No weapons were used and it is thought that the fall ruptured a blood vessel. Cooper was immediately placed under arrest. —_—e———— Public Pays Author’s Fine. LONDON, Aug. 13.—Arnold White, the author who was fined $00 by the High Court for ‘contempt of court, in writing an article just prior to Whittaker Wright's arrival in England which, it was alleged. was calculated to prejudice Wright's trial, has been liberated. His fine was pald by public subscription. ———e ” Moroccan Pretender Routed. ORAN, Algeria, Aug. 13.—It is stated that the pretender to the Moroccan throne, Bu- Hamara. who was erroneously reported killed August 2, has been routed near ‘Taza by the Sultan’s troops. —_————— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Aug. 13—The following marriage licenses were Issued by the County Clerk to-day: Frank Hudson, 22 years old, and Violet Hoffman, 18, both of Oak! Antone L. Larsen, 21, and Annie M. Eric] akland; 20, both of O; Minor, 19, Toulon, Iil. ’ The | SLUMBERS WHILE RaSRGSING SLAY Professor Clapp Tells of Fatal Belgrade Night. Awakes to Hear of Murder of Alexander and His Queen. . Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Aug. 13. Professor Edward Bull Clapp, professor of the Greek language and literature at the University of California, was one of the few Americans present at Belgrade, | in Servia, the night King Alexander and | his beautiful consort, Queen Draga, were | assassinated by the military. Professor | Clapp returned to the university to-day after a year's absence, spent in travel over Europe, and related his experiences hat critical time in Servian history. “The night the King and Queen were assassinated,” sald Professor Clapp. “it was peaceful and quiet in the city of Belgrade. I approached the city that| night in a steamer, coming down the Danube River from Bucharest, the capital of Roumania, where 1 Had spent some few days. “As we approached the city I saw a brilllantly lighted place on a bluff over- hanging the river. It seemed to be full | of life and merriment. I asked a young Frenchman. who what that place’was, and he repiled that | Alexander and Queen Draga. “This | conversation -occurred about o'clock and a little later we landed at the city’'s wharves. I retired early. as I ex- a train going to another part of the coun- try. office at that hour the proprietor sald to me: ‘Did you hear what happened in the night? I said I had not, and then he went on to tell me how the conspirators of the army had attacked the palace in the night and killed the King and Queen. tained in the city for an Indefinite length of time and so I hurried off to the rall- road station. In fact, the very next day | tbe city was made subject to martial law, in which state it remained four or five days. I had some trouble getting out of the city as it was, the officials being \ery careful in their scrutiny of the pass I car- ried. “I am not sure what the feeling of the people was toward the King and Queen. | It was all very quiet'in Belgrade the day | after the murders, but I think this was due more to fear of the military than the satisfaction of the people. No doubt the people were afrald to express their real feelings. 1 heard that some time before the murders the King and Queen were re- peatedly cheered at a public meeting, ap- parently indicating that there was no feeling against them."” Professor Clapp met many famous Greek scholars during his absence and gathered new ideas in the classical flelds of Southern Europe. He visited Oxford, Goettingen, Munich and Berlin in Ge: many; Greece, Asia Minor and Turkey. At Berlin he met Professor Wilamowitz, who was greatly interested in American students | prised at the acuten of the Greek peas- of the ancient Greek language. R | CORONER WILL INQUIRE INTO WOMAN’'S DEATH Autopsy Shows That Viola Magee’ Demise Was Caused by Opium Poisoning. OAKLAND, Aug. 13.—With an autopsy | revealing strong evidence of oplum pois- | oning, Coroner Mehrmann has ordered a close investigation into the cause of death | in the case of Viola Magee, a nurse. whose body was found yesterdav after- noon in a room at the residence of Charles Twelfth street. The woman had been em- ployed to attend Mrs. Wilkins, who is an invalid. Dr. L. R. Webster, who was called im- the external evidence pointed to oplum poisoning or to alcoholism. There was nothing to indicate suicide. The body was taken to the Morgue, where an autopsy was held to-night by Dr. C. E. Curtis and Dr. G. G. Reinle. The evidence of opium poisoning was so strongly manifested that the surgeons said they were prepared to testify that this was the cause of death. To fully verify their decision they removed the stomach and will make a chemical analy- sis of its contents to-morrow. Dr. Reinle saia? am satisfled that some form of opium caused death. On what was revealed by the autopsy I am prepared to so testify. But to clinch the matter the contents of | Mehrmann infermed me after the autopsy that it had been reported to hlm !hd! the woman had used morphine.” The dead nurse was 40 years old. residence was at 933 Clay streef Her ———————— LAST RESPECTS PAID TO JOHN E. HOLMES JR. Rites of Various Fraternal Organizations. OAKLAND, Aug. 13.—The funeral of John E. Holmes Jr., who died at his home at 94 Castro street last Tuesday, was held to-day. The family service was held at Taylor's undertaking establishment, after which the remains welg removed to Woodmen Hall, where services were con- ducted junder the auspices of Oakland Camp No. %, Woodmen of the World. Orion Lodge No. 189, 1. O. O. F., and Brooklyn Lodge No. 32, Knights of Pythias, held a joint service in the chapel of the Oakland Crematory. after which the remains were incinerated. One pall-bearer was chosen from each of the orders of which the deceased was 2 member, the Woodmen, Odd Fellows, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Brotherhood ‘of Yeomen, Knights of Pythias and Typo- graphical Union No. 3. —————— FAINTS AND FALLS OVER A BALUSTRADE OAKLAND. Aug. 13.—Seized with a Kudden fainting spell. C. W. Crabtree toppled over a baluster in the third story of the Blake & Moffitt bullding, Eighth street and Broadway, to-day and fell to ston, besides cuts and bruises. Crabtree knew nothing of his fail until he regained conseiousness on the operat- ing table at the Recelving Hospital. He is 28 years of age and lives at 15 Fif- teenth street. He said, that at times he is subject to fits of epilepsy. —_————— To Decide on Affiliation. OAKLAND, Aug. 13.—Next Wednesday evening a referendum vote will be taken In Carpenters’ Union No. 36 to decide whether or not the union will parade on Labor day. At the same time a vote will be taken on the proposition of affillating with the Building Trades Council on con- ‘dition that adequate representation is 1 had met on the boat. | it was the konak—the palace of King | sl pected to get up at 4:0 o'clock to catch | ‘When I went downstairs to the hotel | “I saw that if T stayed I might be de-| the world’s most famous classical scholar, | Greece he found to be a much | stronger, cleaner nation than when he| visited it eighteen years ago anad was sur- | ants, who have acquired some knowieage | 'W. Wilkins, & contractor, residing at 1469 | mediately after the body was found, said | the stomach will be analyzed. Coruner. Family Service Followed by Funeral | the floor below. suffering a severe concus- WEDDING BLICKS THE PROSEGUTION William Barnes Marries Woman Who Had Him Arrested. As His Wife She Cannot Be Made to Testify Against Him. P A Oakland Office San Francisco Call. 1118 Broadway, Aug. 13. Aove tricked justice out of her prey to- | day when the District Attorney “moved for a dismissal of the charge of grand 1Iarcery against Willlam E. Barnes on | the ground that the accused man had ed the complaining witness amd she | marri | was thereby under disability to testify ly witness against b As she was the onl | e Which the fact could be proved. there | was nothing to be done but to dismiss the case. | “Barnes was accused by M Anna B. Hughes, living at Twelfth and Clay streets, of having robbed her trunk of &% | in cash and a watch valued at 3234 wu the proceeds of which he went on a spree | in San Francisco. She swore out a war- rant for his arrest and he was taken fato | custody. After a week'y incarceration sk | was sorry for what she had done and took him fruit and flowers and attempted to have the cause against him dismissed Barnes, however, had become entangled in the madivery of the law.and could not be freed. Barnes hagd and both District Attorney § several weeks nd Judge had been in | beet interceded with to dismiss the ac- tion, which neither wo take upen himself to do. Woman's Wits then | stepped in when seemingly thefe was nothing for Barnes but to go to trial. He could be liberated ‘on bonds and Judge Ellsworth fixed them at $2000, which Mrs. Hughes supplied. Once free it was a short step from the ceuart to the County Clerk's office, where a license was se- | cured and in less than an hour Mrs. Hughes had become Mrs. Barnes. The al of the case to-day was essary to free Rarues. formal dism! the final act n \ UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, Aug. 13.—Ben Greet, leader { of the company that id producing the old | English piay, “Everyman 4 the Bni- to-day and met Pr d ‘Wheeler, with whom he arranged to bring his company etther to Hearst Hail or Harmon Gymnastum to play on September 1. Mr. s com- pany Is now on its way a he continent, | having arrived in New York yesterday. There are twenty-two members In the any, six- | teen of whom will come from tand. The company will bring all its own costumes and | scemery. It will stay three weeks on the Pa- cific Coast, leaving in time to play in Pittsburg in the early part While here the company will play at the Lyrio Hall in San METHODIST CHAPEL GOES UP ON SHORT NOTICE Lot Purchased, Building Erected and Arrangements Made to Dedi- cate, All in a Week. T ; BERKELEY, Aug. 13.—Shortest on ree- ord is the project for the erection and dedication of a chapel for the Trinity Methodist Church that will have fits cli- max next Sunday afternoon. The chapel was unthought of until last Saturday. when the Rev. C. K. Jenness, pastor of | Trinity Church, received a communica- | tion from the people in the neighborhood of College avenue and Russell street promising that if a chapel were built for them they would send fifty pupils to it. Mr. Jenness was immediately taken with the idea and purchased a lot at Russell street and College avenue. Then he arranged for a building and after a little searching found a portagle ome in Oakland, which he arranged 'to have ‘ brought to Berkeley and set up. The work is now going on and by Sun- day it will be ready for services. Ar- | rangements have been made to have | Bishop John W. Hamilton deltver the dedicatory sermon at 3 o'clock. D — Distributes Taylor Estate. OAKLAND, Aug. 13.—The formal order was made to-day dissolving the trust clause in the will of the late Chauncey Taylor, Steps to this end weére taken some time ago by his widow, Sarah J. aylor, and the Taylor Estate Company a3 incorporated by the heirs to ’the | property of the deceased capitalist. The order made to-day distributes the prop- | erty to Sarah J. Taylor. Henry B. Tay- lor, Bertha Foote Jackson, Chauncey T. Foote, Henry S. Foote, W. W. Foote and Enid Foote. —_———— Sues for Divorce. OAKLAND, Aug. 13.—Suit for divorce was instituted to-day by Florence Mae Goodman against Sidney E. Goodman on | the grounds of desertion and failure to provide. They were married in June, 1902. She asks to be allowed to resume her former name of Florence Mae Wade. —_———— ; 1 Light Shock of Earthquake. OAKLAND, Aug. 13.—A light earth- quake shock of five seconds’ duration was felt this morning at o’clock. —_—_—— NEW ADVERTISEMENTS A POPULAR LAMENT. 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