The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1903, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCI 8CO CALL, C 7 BOSSIP IN CAMP OF POLITICIANS Three Republican Offi- cers Expect Another Term. - ORPHELN SHON JGONE MERGE California Will Play “Shenandoah” Dur- ing the Week. R Tivali Prepares to Close Its Season of Comic Opera. Democrats May Defer Their Nominations Until the Last Hour. | | | an excellent bill | Registration for the municipal election on Tuesday, November 3, will close Sep- tember 23. Party nominations must be led between September 13 and Octgber 4. filed as n Commis- ection on lar, in- | sioners will appo o them pro- designated October S. The Republican nominating is called to meet 15 derstood, - convention embe! It is un- that the convention . and adjourn for a lard ap- iveville § sove the or- = t. It is the week expect to follow hose their g until the the field In camp that t have much time ict clubs of > will meet ation get every ster. The the non-reg- , and husband political win out he Rep i hat vember Thelr - = worthy of | fairly trio consist talk n one man. All | Smith, novelties in itor Baebr ROt hetn Been | Freasarer, bow quently spoken of as an availa an for Mayor. The = the “Chesterfield =merits of A. P. , Henry J. Crock- . Lau C. Kirkpatrick, afford ai the Mayor K h order. John Aus and | for the nomin: Attorney eral E. §. considerable has an accom- we modations Count for the h d breakfast t f the com- on September 9 tc ‘ twentieth gt This | anniversary of the club’s organization. A t nousands D. Pratt ;. T. J. Walsh, H. L. Bienfiel the arrar rned arge of ENIGHTS OF ROYAL ARCH GIVE ENJOYABLE PICNIC Large Crowd of Pleasure Seekers Makes Merry at Shell Mound Perk. which third act prese t Shell deco- flags ors of their were induiged in warded to the h e A feature of the gramme that was arranged tainment of the mern s . s was the singing of the Silver a s w following committees had the affair Lunstedt, chairman’ F. C. Mitchell, treasurer; J. their catchy = September 2. The polling places will be | Murdoch, varm contest | | ket after the Re-| | chalrman: Fred Butler, s L. Peters, Frank | Maloney, “William Finne- . ames W. Rellly, George Ang A ty, Thomas H. - Lilienthal, chairman: Fred ek ~ Corbett, Thomas J. Clanc; 3 Fr A, G dorn, Oscar Hock N second om K . Mogensen, zar Theater | Ring Fred Schuster, W Rirdsall, Harry M. Campe e G. O. Hink, Henry aries MU Angus McLeod, Revnolds, August Schermer, Ed L. Thomas Alton d donation—D. Becker, chairman . n, W. H. Rice, L H. Spiro, 1. Tu ; ‘Westerteid, W. B. Phemester, A -3 Herget, chatrman: D. Becker, arrity. William Peterson, A . . Fred Pedersen, H. M. Wreden. . y fpen, there to-night. | cROWDS ATTRACTED . of comic opera com-| TO “CONEY ISLAND”| s the Tivoli this evening. when | s A Highw will be sung. The | New Feature at the Ocean Beach ar 1< ¥ open on Monday Scores a Pronounced 5 Gcis® Success. hs t b “Coney was the principal at- . nd of w will take place | traction at the beach yesterday. Hun- O ¥ to-morrow af- | greds of people visited its various con- ” ) Sentivming SAMSRY % :::: cessi¢ nd e ed the vaudeville pro- Frog ramme wiil | ETamme, which was rendered in the open. ot of the 7 . The opening of this place adds something which always been the excellent manner in a4 is each Sunday . sure to increase the travel oceanward, The bailoon ascension and parachute leap of Mile. Aneti came off without a hiteh e tle woman, who possesses grit and gameness beyond the ordinary, e reat height and while de- ited some wonderful trap WO ATTEMPTS TO BURN Of the concessions Shannon's Southern Carpival Company, Luna, the A LODGING-HOUSE 14iq from the moon, and La Belie Fet- ama are the best. The price of admission ing at the Cormer of Larkin | . m.i when pitted against-the merit of and Fulton Streets Set the acts. on Fire. Coney Island is bound to be a success. | The managers are seeking new attrac- made yesterday by | et | tions and purpoge to make the place one set fire to the Fulion te of the greatest of its kind. The liberal and Larkin streets | patronage already bestowed is evidence y boy notified Mr. Ben-| of f1s merit. On the vaudeville pro- proprietor of a saloon at the | gramme are Agnes Davenport, Clifford | at the building was on fire. | and O'Dell, Dick Mack, Fletcher and he and found the| Douglass and several other clever artists. Fulton House on | The orchestra is good and the band con- ide ablaze. The fire| certs, which are given during the after- s before much damage | noon, are far above the average. steps had been saturated | e S | ‘Will Hold Picnic at E] Campo. Arrangements are now almost complete for the big plenic which is to be given September 7 at El Campo for the benefit of the Sisters of St. Catheriné’s Convent, Benicia. The day is to be observed as a fete day and boats for El Campo will Entertainment for Charity. not alone leave for the picnic grounds A successful entertainment for the ben-| from Benicia, but owing to the great t of the Universal Service Society Was number who will participate in the event en @t the home of Mrs. John Pettee, | from San Francisco, arrangements have Leavenworth street, last Saturday ' been made for the fast launch McNeill ening. Many well-known entertainers, | Fiyer, which will leave the city at 9 uding Miss Etta Welch, Harry Wood | o'clock and i1 o'clock in the morning and rown and the Hawailan Glee Club, took | 1 o’clock in the afternoon to carry pleas- hours later the stairway on ulton-street side was discovered on and when the flames had been extin- sk discovered that coal oll used to start the blaze. —_——e————— par The committee in charge of the|ure seekers to the grounds. A specially | £fair is very much pleased over the suc- | selected band wiil accompany the plc- Cess of its efforts. nickers to El Campo. | Frank C. Thomp;;an of San Jose Tells CAUGHT IN CURRENTS OF MELODY COMPOSER PUZZLES OLD MUSICIANS Wonderful Feats of R. C. Rose, Who Composes Clever “Te Deum,” Though|Trustee Connor's Views He Cannot Write a Score, Are Saved to World by Aid of Blind Friend Who Translates Them With Strange Accuracy to Man Who Wields Pen L s — e TRIES T0 KILL POLIGE OFFIGER Intoxicated Desperado ‘ Fires Shot at Sacra- mento Patrolman. Special Dispatch to The Call 2 SACRAMENTO, Aug. 23.—Patrolman E. R. Malone was trying to arrest a drunken desperado who gave his name as Charles Andersc bullet tore off a piece of the officer's ear and his face was badly powder llurnud.‘+ His injuries, however, are not serious. | Anderson had pulled his pistol on sev- eral inoffensive citizens when Malone | sought to arrest him. He aimed the re- volver directly at Malone's head, and only | | a dextrous blow saved the officer from | death. A terrific hand to hand fight en-| gued between the officer and Anderson, | the latter making further attempts to use | his pistol. He was taken to the city jail and locked up. P S — NEW ROAD IS FATHERED BY EASTERN CAPITALISTS Incorporators of Columbia River and Oregon Central Line Plan to Build Immediately. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 23.—Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Co- lumbia River and Oregon Central Rail- road Comp which intends to build im- mediately, it is announced, from Arling- ton to Condon, Or., and promises branch lines up the John Day River, from the mouth of that stream to Condon, and an- other line to lone, on the Heppner branch of the Oregon Railroad and Navigation line. The new road is fathered by Eastern capital. That is the sofe admission the incorporators of the line will make, but in railroad circles there is a bellef that the Oregon Railroad and Navigation is interested in the system. The Arlington-Pacific Railway heas al- ready secured right of way and an- nounces that it intends to build from Arlington via Condon to a point in Cen- tral Oregon, near Mayville and Fossil. If both lines are built over practically the same route there y contest for the traffl SAYS HE WAS ROBBED WHILE IN SAN FRANCISCO Story of Rough Treatment by Thugs. SAN JOSE, Aug. 23.—Frank C. Thomp- son, an actor who has been in San Jose | about a year, says he fell into the hands of the Philistines in San Francisco during encampment week. He went to the me- tropolis last Wednesday on the evening train and about 12:30 o'clock Thursday morning, as he neared the house of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ayer, at 31 Twelfth street, he says he was held up by two men, who covered him with revolvers. Thompson claims he was relieved of $5 20 and that on stating that he had no more cash the men knocked him down and kicked and beat him almost into insensi- bility. Thompson is badly bruised. For fear he would be held as a witness, Thompson says he did not report the mat- | ter to the police in San Francisco. —_———— HEAVY RAINS CAUSE FLOODS IN PARIS Streets of French Capital Trans- formed Into Lakes and House Cellars Are Inundated. PARIS, Aug. 23.—Torrential rains, ac- companied by thunder and lightning, be- gan early this afternoon and continued with little intermission until late to- night. The streets of the city, especially at numerous points where there are exca- vations for the Metropolitan Underground Railway, resembled lakes. At least g | rel score of houses in the low-lying quarters had their cellars flooded. : hot this afternoon while | The | | Sixth, | 1 | 2 2 e COMPOSER WHO ADOPTS NOVEL METHOD TO PRE- SERVE HIS INSPIRATIONS. JAMES C. CROWLEY FIRES THREE SHOTS AT MURRAY Fireman Tries to Xill Painter for Offense the Last-Named Denies He Committed. James C. Crowley met William Murray on Stevenson street, between Fifth and vesterday and after a short but heated discussion pulled out his revolver and fired three shots at Murray The shooting took place shortly after | noon and threw the whole neighborhood into a great state of excitement. The streets were crowded with people, who ran in all directions. It is sald that Crowley accused Murray of making some remarks about his (Crow- ley's) niece, and meeting Murray, de- manded that he make a retraction. The last named denied having made the statements In question, and after a few hot words between the two the firing took place, immediately after which Crowley hurrled away and could not be found until last night. He was arrested by Sergeant Wolfe and charged with as- sault to commit murder. Fortunately no one was hurt. Crowley is fireman of No. 6 engine. Murray is a painter and resides at 521% Stevenson street. ———— UTAH FOLK MARVEL AT A SHOWER OF TOADS During a Thunderstorm the Ground Is Littered With Mysterious Batrachians. SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 23.—A special to the Tribune from Ogden says that dur- ing a heavy thunderstorm a remarkable phenomenon ogeurred a few miles north- west of that city. People driving to town after the storm encountered an army of small toads. There were millions of them and the wagon wheels crushed them by the thousands all along the roads. Where they came from is a mystery, but it is the general opinion that they fell from the skies. ———————— VESUVIUS RESUMES ACTIVE OPERATIONS Stones Are Thrown Six Hundred Feet Above Crater and Lava Ap- proaches Pompeii. NAPLES, Aug. 23.—The prediction of Pro- fessor Krull of Munich has been fulfilled, as Vesuvius last night had a fresh period of activity. Frequent explosions were heard and stones were thrown to a helght of 600 feet above the crater, while at the | same time a slight earthquake was felt. The stream of lava has again begun flow- ing in the direction of Pompeil, although its progress is slow. The volcanic erup- tion is diminishing to-night. ———— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Sunday, August 23. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, 27 hours from Moss Landing and way ports. Schr Newark, Reinertsen, 12 hours from Phelps Landing. Schr Virginia, Nilsson, 8 days from Co- lumbia River. DOMESTIC PORT. (JAN PEDRO_Arrived Aug 23—8chr Caro- l rom ua; stmr Redondo, from Eu- stmr G wood, from Albion. ~ Safled Aug 23—Schr Maria E Smith, for Port Townsend; schr Falcon, for Gravs Har- ! ranks of ambitious AKLAND, Aug. 2.—Behind the renditfon to-day at St. Paul’ Episcopal Church of the “Te Deum,’”” which was sung by a msle quartet during the morning ser- vice, 1s the story of remarkable method in composition pecullarly interesting to the musical world. R. C. Rose, the composer, a prominent business man of this city in the musical fleld, cannot read a note of written music and has therefore been compelled to give materfal creation® to his inspirations through a medium of unique method. H. W. Foster, a blind musiclan, and C. S | P. Pedersen, who understands and writes music, but who cannot play, are the in- struments by which the untutored com- poser converts his musical ideas Into tan- gible harmony. During his leisure mo- ments Rose meets his two companions and works out his theme on the plano. The sightless musician héars the melody, and as the tones impress themselves on his delicate senses with remarkable ac- euracy translates, as it were, to the ready | assistant, Pedersen. With pen In hand | Pedersen rapldly writes the score, and thus the inspired composer sees his | thoughts given permanency. Thus was the “Te Deum'gbrought into| form as it was supg to- The work | excited much favorable comment. The | quartet was composed of E..D. Crandall, | W. A. Hall, Lowell Redfield and Charles | Lioyd. | Rose’'s work includes verse writ- i ing as well as the melodious | themes with which he embellishes | his bits of sentiment. Some of his recent songs are written around verses | which were the ontcome of boyish senti- | ment during &chool days—long before he | dreamed that he would ever enter the| composers. Among | some of Rose’s recent compositicns is a | sacred.song entitled “To Paradise,” dedi- cated to Miss Florine Juillerat, the well- | known contralto, and which is now in the | hands of the publisher. Another !s an ar- rangement of “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” which fs in its third edition. L e e e e e ] ELECTRIG STORM 1315 SPOKANE Girls Working in Tele- phone Office Are Stunned. Special Dispatch to The Call, SPOKANE, Wash.,, Aug. 23.—While a dozen girl operators were at work In the local telephone office this afternoon lightning struck one of the wires and it was communicated to the big switch- board. Blue currents of flame chased all over the board. Four girls were stunned | by the shock and the remainder screamed with fright. The telephone system is pro- vided with lightning arresters, which broke the force of, the shock, and the damage was slight, but it was several minutes before the frightened girls re- sumed work after reviving their stunned comrades. At about the same time a bolt was car- ried into the power-house of the street rallway system, blowing out one of the big fuses and temporarily demoralizing car traffic on the main street, as all cars came to a standstill. Motormen declare they -dis#nctly felt the shock and say a report like an exploding torpedo seemed to come from the ralls. The damage at the power-house is slight. The electrical storm was the most severe experienced here. Surveying New Railroad Lines. CHICO, Aug. 23.—Parties who have just returned to Chico from the neighborhood of Deer Creek Pass report that four sur- veying parties are working there. The surveyors are non-commital as to who they are employed by, but one well found- ed rumor places at least one party in the employ of the Walker lumber syndicate, which owns great timber acreage In Northern California. Walker has inti- mated that he will build a road 200 miles long to get the timber to market, and Deer Creek Pass ls the natural gateway to the valley lines and tidewater. It is also stated that one party is employed by the Western Pacific. —————— Texas Feve Is Killing Off Cattle. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 23.—State Veteri- narian C. H. Blemer arrived In Sacra- mento to-day on his return from a trip to Siskiyou County, where an attack of Texas fever is depleting a large herd of cattle. Over thirty per cent have died &nd mary more will perish from the disease, He has quarantined the herd of 650 animals and reports that there Is but little danger of the disease spreading. FAVORS 30UTH BERKELEY SITE on Freightyard Fight. i, Board Ready to Pass Upon Railroad’s Application for Franchise. —— Berkeley Office San Franeisco Call 2148 Center Street, Aug. 23. Town Trustee Fred F. Connor returned from a sixty days’ leave of absence in the East last night and now there is a fair chance that the controversy that has been going on for months over the re- | moval of the Southern Pacific freight yards will be soon settled. The Trustees meet to-morrow night, but whether the rallroad’s application for a franchise for yards at the gore in South Berkeley, bounded by Shattuck avenue, Adeline and Russell streets, will pe taken up then is a question that will only be solved when the meeting is held. The Trustees may not be prepared to act so soon after Con- nor's return, in which case the matter will go over until the next meeting. Trustee Connor is in pretty much the same frame of mind now about this fran- chise as he was when he last sat with the board sixty days ago. At that time he voted to grant the franchise, though it was defeated by a tie vote. Since then he has read of the fulminations of South Berkeleyans protesting against the freight yards, but a talk with him reveals that | he has not been influenced by them. Still he refuses to say how he will vote on the franchise, preferring to await the board meeting before giving his final deciston, as some other proposition may come up that will be as good as South Berkeley. HOLD BEAR HUNT IN BAGGAGE GAR Trunk Jugglers Have An Exciting Experience With Bruin. Animal Proceeds to Tear Its Cage Apart and Is Filled With Lead. ——— SACRAMENTO, Aug. 22.—A big brown bear was caught In a trap in the moun- | tains back of Sheridan, Placer County, a few days ago, and was sold to a Los An- geles museum man. Bruin was placed | in a big box, across the top of which half- | inch fron rods were stretchéd. The bear | took matters philosophically during the | Journey by wagon to Wheatland, where | 1t was transferred to a baggage car and | started on its journey to Los Angeles by | the way of this ecity. | Bruin grew curlous after the train | started and began to investigate. It :reuhed up, took hold of one of the half- inch rods and bent 1t double without ap- | parent effort. It stuck one paw through and reached around for the baggage jus- | gler, and falling to find him, ripped out | another bar. | Matters were becoming serious, and as the bear was getting a good grip on an- other rod, the bagsage men rolled his cage over until the defective fron bars were against the side of the car, and then piled all their trunks and valises | upon and around it to keep it there. It | is even sald that they took turns sitting on_the pile of trunk: The train arrived in this city at 9:30 this morning and something had to be | done. The people who had traveled to the Trustee Connor to-day said: capital wanted their baggage and the | Séuthern Pacific Company wanted its car There are two questions involved in this - matter—one s whether the yards ought te|The bear had possession of both. The be removed: the other is, to what place should | Wells-Fargo Company had undertaken to they be removed. As to the first question, I think it is wefl settled that the present yards are unsightly and that they give visitors a bad impression, besides being dangerous. As to the second question, it seems to me South Berkeley is the most feasible site for the yards. The railroad proposes to make the yards there as sightly as possible. It wouldn't be half so bad as the present lumber yard. The element of danger would be reduced by the inclosure of the yards. settled I can see little reason for accident. And wherever there is a dangerous point you may be assurcd it Wl be safe-guarded. The greatest danger would be to people dn e trains, not to _the residents. I know the frelght yards will hurt the value of the property some. But I'm sure that will never be a very good residence district anyway. It is more likely to be in time a business dis- trict. We can't make the rallroad go to West Berkejey. The Southern Pacific came here first and is identifled with the growth of the town, and it would not be right to ask it to put its freight depot a mile farther from town than the Santa Fe. T don't want to commit myself as to my vote mow, as I want to keep my mind open for conviction in case any other good site is suggested, but as it looks now it is not likely that there will be any better thun Souta Berkeley. When the franchise does come up it is almost certain to be granted. Trustees Ryder, Connor and Rickard favor it and | Trustee Staats, who has not committed | himself vet, is said to be ready to vote | with them. Trustees Dowd and Ferrier | opposite it and Trustee Hoff is said to be | with them, though no one knows exactly what is his position. So, if they vote ac- cording to this line-up, there will be four votes for the franchise. three against it. o Ruhlin Wants to Fight Jeffries. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23.—Billy Madden is after Champion Jeffries in behalf of Gus Ruhlin. Madden claims he is willing to match Ruhlin against the champion, winner to take all. “I don't think Mon- roé has any license to challenge Jeffries,” sald Madden. “He has never donme any- thing. Ruhlin has, and all that Jeffries will have to do to get on a match is to agree to meet my man. I know he made a poor showing the last time against Jeffries, but he can do a great deal bet- ter and 1 think he can beat the cham- pion.” To these overtures Jeffries replies: “I will fight anybody but a negro,” which would indicate that a match between the two big men is not altogether improba- ble. ————e Classmate of Schley Dead. DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 23.—Lieutenant Commander Francis O. Davenport, U. S. N., retired, died at his residence here to- day of heart failure. At Annapolis he w. a classmate of Admiral Schley. He served in various vessels during the Civil War and was retired in 1570 at his own request. Commander Davenport lost his right arm by the accidental discharge of a pistol while he was on a “cutting out” expedition In Texas during the war. —_—————— Demise of Mrs. C. A. Grant. ALAMEDA, Aug. 23.—Mrs. Caroline -A. Grant, mother of Mrs. W. M. Baurhyte, died this morning at the home of her daughter, 2030 Central avenue, after a brief illness, Death was due to perito- nitis, Deceased was a native of Mcine, aged 73 vears, and had resided in Ala- meda for eighteen years She was one of the organizers and active members of the First Unitarian Church of this city. ———————————— Mate’s Body Is Found. While on a fishing trip yesterday, Jo- seph Castor and Edward Murphy, two young men of this city, found the badly decomposed body of the second mate or the Aloha, who, while intoxicated, fell from his ship and was drowned about three weeks ago. The remains were tow- ed to Tiburon and later removed to the San Rafael morgue by the Coroner. On the remains were found a gold watch, a pistol, papers showing him to be a second mate and a purse containing a sum of menev. In a place so sparsely | deliver bruin to its owner in Los An- geles, but to remove the cage from the | wall of the car meant that the bear would have full swing of the car anu possibly of the depot. One bright mind suggested that chloro- form might quiet bruin's nerves, but the shaggy fellow declined to smell of a drugged handkerchief when it was poked at him on the end of a bamboo fishing pole. Then another genius suggested poi- son, and an apple was doctored with strychnine and passed in. The bear ate the apple, but refused to die. The ex- press company’s officials, who were in a hurry, scratched their heads and the rail- road officials, who were pressed for time, swore that the car must be put into ser- vice again. Inasmuch as the bear refused to go to sleep like a good bear, and showed the utmost contempt for strychnine, stringent methods were resorted to. Two trusted employes of the express company, re- puted to be dead shots, were toid off to execute the pesky varmint. They were | armed with regulation revolvers and be- | gan pumping lead at bruin. That made him mad, and he thrashed around threat- ening to destroy not only what was left )t his cage, but the entire car. Ten bul: lets were fired into him and he was pep- pered from his stub of a tail to his perky | ears. An ugly looking sawed-off shotgun was then brought into play and at the first volley, bruin turned up his toes and Gled. The consensus of opinion at the Sacra- mento depot was that the bear was scared to_death. The carcass was taken into the express office and skinned, but as the geason is not right for pelts, it is likely that the fur will drop off. This was the first bear hunt that has been had in this city for many years —_————————— LOS ANGELES ROBBERS ELUDE THE DETECTIVES LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2.—The police have not succeeded in finding a clew to the two masked highwaymen who held up and robbed the conductor and motor- man of a West Adams-street car at mid- night last night. The men were so well disguised that the street car men say they would hardly be able to identify them if they should be caught. There was a second hold-up about o'clock this morning at Figueroa and Twelfth streets. Bert Culp, driver of a milk wagon, was stood up and robbed by two masked men. He lost a few dollars. The highwaymen came up as he was pouring out some milk and pointed their revolvers at his head. He made no re- sistance. The highwaymen ordered him tosdrive on as soon as they had relieved him of his cash. The police are inclined to belleve that the same pair of desperadoes committed both crimes. THBEE: o AOMEATiG A T HREE CALLS ON ROOSEVELT Colonel Dunn of New York Talks to President About State Politics. OYSTER BAY, Aug. 23.—President Roosevelt passed a quiet Sunday with his family at Sagamore Hill. A few inti- mate friends of the family in the neigh- borhood called informally. Last night the Prsident received a visit from Col- onel George M. Dunn, chairman of the New York State Republican Committee. Colonel Dunn remained with the Presi- dent about an hour. His visit was of a political nature, it is stated, but its spe- cific object was not disclosed. Assistant Secretary Barnes left to-day for a trip to Washington on some of- ficlal business. ADVERTISEMENTS. It begins with a good soup. Soups often lack richness and delicacy of flavor, a fault easily remedieds by using LEA & PERRINS SAUCE THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE. Add it to oyster stews, fish, salads, chops, pot-au-feu, *“A good soup is half a dinner.” b is a good dinner that of a _teaspoonful ~ meats hot or cold, game, rarebit, macaroni, etc. JOHN DUNCAN'’S SONS, Agents, NEW YORK.