The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 5, 1903, Page 10

10 WANT LONG LIFE FOR FRANCHISES Railroad People Refuse Offer of Alameda Trustees. PRI Board of Trade Prepares to Enjoin the Municipal Legislators. St DA, Sept. 4.—General Manager ttschnitt of the Southern Pa- ed this afternoon to recede from Trustees night that if his company was to ed the two local franchises e north side line be for e years and the one for the south for thirty-three years, the s of the corporate life of of the City Trustees— Presiden Forderer, William M. Bowers, B. E. Combs and C. H. Ham- mond—went to San Francisco and con- red with the railroad manager and At- rneye J. E. Feulds and Frank Shay of the law department of the corporation. he demand made to the City ast Alemeda’s representatives tried to in- duce ger Kruttschnitt to accept the franchises for twenty-five year terms, in- forming the Southern Pacific offictal that e of this city were strongly op- he giving of franchises that municipality for nearly Manager Kruttschnitt t ind at of directors of the Southern accept an nat such is the life of rolled by the company tate in which it ope- he management did not a precedent of accept- horter terms. He said the Southern Pacific the lives of the com- a more uniform ba. he reaffirmed his could not and would cal franchises for a than his ‘eorporation has iderable discussion Manager consented to have it stipu- franchise for the south side land freight trains shall road. He would not to having such a clause hise for the north ittschnitt asserted d to run freight side road through ne now. He stated ff from the South he franc regard to the franchises r second read- > municipal leg- the meantime ty Trustees from giving the franchises 'manding that be- tak the matter voters to pass upon City Attorney M. ed the Ci power in a law as the so-called ce mow on the city's e City Trustees have » others the du- elected and em- rge. Stmpson that author- ob- by law a t there is no law ling of special elections r will on any quest MOTHER IS CHARGED WITH MAXING DAUGHTER STEAL Mrs. Annie Fernandez Wanted on a Charge of Receiving Stolen Property. s Gomez, a roomer at 526% Pacific secured a warrant from Police Cabaniss yesterday for the arrest » Fernandez on a charge of property, consisting of es, gold chain and charm, Ann ing gold w lue of $259 75 Gomez said the articies and coin were stolen from room on August 24. He quietly ma an investigation, which led him to suspect Jennie Fernandez, 9 years of age, a daughter of Mrs. Fernandez, who lives in the same house. He said he taxed the girl with being the thief and she confessed that she had stolen the ar- ticles and coin at the suggestion of her | mother. She slipped into Gomez's room while he was o on the day in question, and after securing possession of the property took it to her mother. Gomez made a demand upon Mrs. Fernandez for the retur the property, but she de- nied = knew anything about rided te and b have her arrested. Annie ndez was arrested last evening Patrolman M. F. Joy at her | home on Pacific street and booked at the City Prison. Five minor children, the youngest 2 years and the ‘eldest § years of age, were left at the house. The woman was hysterical when taken to the Hall of Justice, a was on the verge of collapse. Antone Fernandez, the husband, stated that Jennie, the eldest child, who had been with Gomez, was forced to accuse her mother of crime by the impending fear of the lash. The child broke down after coming home and admitted that Gomez had forced her to make the con- fession which landed her parent in jail. Gomez is given an unsavory reputation by the police #nd has been arrested sev- eral times In the past. Mrs. Fernandez was released on $0 cash bail, furnished | by friends. . ———— SENATOR CULLOM IS GUEST OF MERCHANTS United States Senator Cullom, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Af- fairs, was the guest of honor at a lunch- n given at the Merchants’ Club yester- day afternoon. About a dozen prominent members of the club were present. Sena- tor Cullom, in response to a call, ad- dressed the assemblage upon the Philip- pine question, praising the work of the commission and volunteering the prophecy that the administration would eventually place the new possessions on a sound po- litical footing and solve the questions that at present appear vital to the future of the islands. The luncheon lasted for about an hour. —_—— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Sept. 4—The following marriage lNceuses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Manuel Phillips, 33 years old, and Annie Sullivan, 23, both of Marysville; Hugo A. Mulqueen, over 21, and Annie I Kerney, over 18, both of Alameda; Christopher C. Chase, 65, and Alice R. McFarlane, 6, both of Oakland; Robert V. Campbell, 25, and Annie E. Campbell, 23, both of Oakland; William J. Lancaster, 26, and Emma F. Orton, 2, both of Oaklard: Charles F. Moore, 31, and Elizabeth H. C. Zessin, 25, both cf Oakland. it was not the policy of | franchises for less | Niles line into Oak- | from San Lorenzo e k” route might be aban- Manager Krutt- of the proposed cut-off t $18.000, while it was fig- 1 the long trestle across ndro Bay east of High essitate an outlay of will be done by the City | ng them to the | is moving te have | and $9 75 in coin, all of the ag- | it, | WALKIREZ TRIAL -~ INDER HEADWAY Day Is Spent in Reading Negro’s Confession of His Guilt. Crowd Throngs'the Court- room and Space Is at a Premium. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 4. The courtroom was crowded to-day with spectators attracted to the trial of | Victor Walkirez. There was barely stand- ing room. Nearly the entire day was spent in listening to the reading by Court Stenographer Van Court of his notes of the confession made by Walkirez imme- diately upon his arrival at the City Pris- on. There was constant sparring of at- torneys over the admissibility of the most damaging portions of the statement, but little by lttle the story was given to the jury. Walkirez seems unconcerned. His ac- tions evidently are not studied, and the crime to which he has confesed has made no great impression upon him. Sitting half around in his chair, he views the crowd and eyinces more interest in them than in the’evidences of his guilt as it is read to the jurors. He makes no effort to prompt his attorneys, but he appears | alive to what is going on around him. It was expected that his companion, Anna Ross, who informed the authorities | of the murder and showed them where the body had been hidden in proof of her assertions, would have been put upon the stand to-day. The reading of the confes- sion, however, was lengthened out until | 1t consumed the entire day, and court ad- | journed with Van Court still upon the stand. @ il il @ CGOLLEGE EXPELS STUDENT CHEATS President Wheeler Deals { Out Swift Justice to Tricksters. Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center street, Sept. 4. Summary expulsion from the University of California is the price that two stu- dents had to pay for cheating in the ma- | triculation examinations recently held in | Harmon Gymnasium. The sentence of | President Wheeler was announced in tae form of a notice, which was published | to-day on the blackboards in North and“ South halls. It reads as follows “On account of dishonesty in recent matriculation examinations two persons have been denied the privilege of the uni- verzity—one a student of two years’ standing, the other an applicant for ad- mission, who otherwise would have been received as a student. By the president. | “JAMES SUTTON, “Recorder of the Faculties.” The cheating of these students was practiced in a daring way. The student of two years' standing was a junior, who had a “condition” in an entrance require- ment to make up. The applicant for ad- mission was a bright young man and a friend of the junior, who appealed to the oplicant to assist him to make up the | ondition.” The applicant for admission consented to the scheme and during the matriculation examinations handed in two | papers, one for himself and the other for | | the junior. Their duplicity was detected when the handwriting was compared. | sident Wheeler and Recorder Sutton | refuse to reveal the names of the offend. ers on the ground that they have already been sufficiently punished. The swift punishment dealt the cheats | meets with the commendation of the stu- dent body, and the college sentiment is voiced in an editorial by Richard O'Con- nor, editor of the California, who says “the effect of the dismissals will cause | many a wavering undergraduate to think twice before he cheats once.” ———— CHILD IS RUN OVER AND | KILLED BY ELECTRIC CAR Eight - Year - ol Peter Condeuca Meets a Horrible Death While Returning From School. | Peter Condeuca, the S-year-old son of Antone Condeuca, a cook residing at Oregon street, was run over by an elec- tric car at the corner of Broadway and Sansome street yesterday afternoon. The | injuries resulted in death a few hours later. The boy, with his sister and two broth- ers, was on his way home from school He attempted to cross the street, but be. came confused at the approach of a team and ran directly in front of a passing northbound car. Before the motorman could stop the car the boy was thrown under the wheels and mangled. An ambu- | lance was sent for and the child was re- moved to the Central Emergency Hos- pital. Both legs had been crushed at the hips and were nearly severed from the body. Drs. Bunnell, Murphy and Maher { amputated both legs, but the boy died | soon after the operation. The body was | removed to the Morgue. | George T. White, the motorman of the | car, was arrested and was charged with’| | mansiaughter when the police were not- ified of the boy's death. —_——— CHILD DRINKS GASOLINE AND EXPIRES IN AGONY { } s { Little Leo Woodbeck Swallows | Deadly Distillate and Dies Within Few Minutes. Little Leo Woodbeck, the 17-months-old | infant of Mr. and Mrs. Woodbeck of 106§ | Capp street, secured possession of a cup | containing gasoline yesterday afternoon and swallowed enough of the deadly dis- tillate to cause death within a few min- utes. The distressing tragedy occu; { residence of the bereaved p..!.ff :l:x::: the temporary absence of Mrs. Wood- beck from a room where she had left the | child playing on the floor. A cup con- taining gasoline had been lcft on the washstand and the baby managed to se- cure possession of it and drank a con- | siderable quantity of the contents. The first intimation that the fond mother had of the distressing affair was when she heard hef offspring crying in ! agony. She immediately ran to the room and found the baby writhing on the floor. The empty cup 1 alongside gave evi- dence of the cause of the trouble. Dr. R. T. Scott was Iimmediately called, but despite his efforts the child died at 3:45 p. m., a few minutes after having swal- lowed the fatal potion. The Coroner was notified, but the body was not removed to the Morgue. | dredging for gold near | American | steamers between S THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDA NEW MATERIAL FOR BUILDING Poured Concrete, Says Donohqe, Is Coming Method. Claims It Surpasses Every Other Substance for Construction. LN, P. J. Donohoe, the architect, who was State expert under Governor Budd and who built the arena at Carson City in which Corbett and Fitzsimmons battled for the champlonship, is in the city after an absence of several years in Seattle, where he now lives. Donohoe is an enthusiast over a new method of constructing buildings. It is known as the “poured concrete” method, which has come into general use in all the cities of the Northwest and bids fair to replace brick, stone and stucco facing in the future. Donohoe is authority for the statement that _many persons contemplating the erection of buildings in this city will take 8 trip to Washington, Idaho and Mon- tana for the purpose of inspecting struc- tures that have been built on this system, and he expects that in the future all im- portant buildings here will adopt this method. The architect at Palo Alto, ac- cording to Mr. Donohoe, has determined to employ this material in the future con- struction of the university buildings. Mr. Donohoe sald yesterday: Steel and concrete will be the bullding mate- rial of the future. They are the only two ele- ments possessing the durability and practica bility demanded in modern structures. Poured concrete or lime and cement mortar are pre- servatives for the steel frame work, protecting it against rust and erosion, and combined they offer the only true fireproof material for struc- tures. From every point of view poured concrete buildings are superior to those of every other type. They are monolythic; the settlement of the ground beneath them is properly equalized by reason of the enormous stiffness of the structure: they terial, and variations of temperature cannot produce unsightly cracks: they become stronger with age, on which the air has the effect of making it more golid, thus rendering it better than the best stone that ever came from a quarry. The concrete is poured In forms around the steel frame, the thickness of a wall eight-story building being about three and a half inches. This saves in floor space over brick and wood from one to two feet and the construction can proceed very rapidly. Time, cost, durabllity, appearance and everything that goes to make up building advantages all avor this new method and its general adoption PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. G. F. Faulkner of Salinas is at the Grand. T. J. Nolton, a merchant of Yreka, is at the Grand. Dr. G. A. White of Sacramento is a guest at the Grand. | E. R. Graham. an oil man of Bakers- field, is at the Palace. S. J. Harris, sur County, is at the Lick. M. J. Bride. a mining man of Nome, is registered at the Russ. or of W. L. Crawford. a mining man of Tuxpan, Mex., is at the Grand. H. Weinstock, the well-known mer- | chant of Sacram 0, is at the, Palace. F. M. Buck, a prominent fruit grower of Vacaville, is staying at the Lick. Colonel E. A. Forbes, the well known attorney of Marysville, is at the Palace. J. F. Adams, a wealthy lumberman of Dubuque, is among the latest arrivals at the Palace. Kenny P. Fletcher, who is attached to the United States Legation in Peking, is at the Occidental. John W. Mitchell of Los Angeles, who has been traveling abroad for several month; with his = wife, returned last evening and registered at the Palace. Willilam P. pany which is exte vely engaged Oroville, arrived resterday and is at the Palace. Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Tili- nois Central Railroad, is now in the West and he is expected to arrive in San Francisco during the coming week. He is traveling for pleasure. John Rosene, manager of the Russian- Company, which is operating in the cit sions on the Siberian coast, is staying at the Grand. Allan Pollok. manager of the San Fran- cisco Gas and Electric Company, leaves to-day on a five weeks' visit to the East- ern cities. While in the st he will en- gage help for the new St. Francis Hotel, of which he is to be the manager. Ensign F. H. Poteel, with Lieu- tenant Symington New York, who, of the | brought to the city from Alaska the Gov- | ernment tug Fortune, which has been en- gaged in making soundings for a new | coaling station in the north, is registered at the Occidental. i —_— Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—The following Californians have arrived at the hotels: San Francisco—Miss Mulrooney, Miss | F. Mulrooney at the Cadillac; T) C. Walker, Mrs. T. C. Walker, at t - hatta: W. W. Funge Jr., .at tr;!ee N}’;‘o’;- land; A. Hilton and wife, at the Grand Union; O. S. Roth, at the Hotel Bar- tholdi: Mrs. Anderson, at the Earling- ton: D. A. Cords, Mrs. R. Cords, at the Astor House; N. Holmes, at the Grand Union; B. Levy, at the Herald Square; 3. P. Stznle);, the Kensington. B Los Angeles—A. B. adzos A Ballard, at the , ————— GIVES FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST MRS. McMULLIN Bitterly Contested Matrimonial Case Ends With Decision Denying Petition for New Trial, One of the most bitterly contested di- vorce suits ever waged in California was ended 'yesterday when the State Supreme Court handed down a decision denylng" Virginla McMullin's appeal for a new trial of the divorce suit brought husband in 1805. Rk e At that time McMullin secured a di- vorce on the ground of desertion. Mrs. McMullin instructed her attornevs to ap- peal from the judgment in an effort to secure a new trial. In the decision of the Bupreme Court, which was handed down yesterday, Justices Angellotti, Shaw, Henshaw and McFarland affirmed the decision of the lower court, while Jus- tices Beatty and Van Dyke dissented. The McMullins were married in 1871, but the matrimonial state was not con- genial and in the latter part of 1877 they separated. In 1865 Thurlow McMullin was desirous of a reconciliation, sbut his wife refused to accede to his desire and in 1898 the husband petitioned for a divorece, which was granted him on the ground of desertion. ———— Men’s Methodist League Excursion. The Men's Methodist League, an orga#i- ization of the - Methodist Episcopal Church, will have an excursion to College Park at San Jose on Monday, September 7, in which all the churches are expscted to participate. The day's pleasures will include a concert in the College Conserva- tory of Music, lunch served by the young ladies in Maple Grove and baseball on the campus. Bishop Cranston will ad- dress the assembly in the college chapel at 4 p. m. The train will leave Third and Townsend streets at 9:10 a. m., return- ing it will leave College Park at 6 p. m. consist practically of one ma- | concrete forming an artifictal stone | for an | | | | | | is inevitable. ' | | Mariposa | Hammon, head of the com- | in attle and its conces- | | night by Professor B. R. Baumgardt. His HIGHWAYMEN Masked Men Despoil Victims in Park and on Street. Citizens Quickly Obey Com- mand to Hand Over Valuables. Footpads were busy In the city again last night, and while the extent of their | operations is not yet known, they added & number of victims to thelr lists. Golden Gate Park was the scene of a wholesale rald of the thieves and two buggies, each containing two persons, and six cyclists were halted by the flash of the desperadoes’ guns, and in each in-| stance no argument preceded the handing over by the victims of belongings of more or less value, Two robbers, their features hidden be- hind maeks, perpetrated the crimes in the city’s pleasure place. They worked rapidly, and before their first victim had had time to inform the police of their presence in the park they nad despoiled their last victim and had made good their escape. No description of any value could be obtained of the robbers, all of the startled benefactors of the thugs not- ing little but the flash of the pistols of the thieves, the gruff command “Pro- duce,” the quick compliance therewith and the as quickly obeyed order to move on and not look back at peril of thelr lives. As soon as the first robbery was reported mounted police hurried along the park drives, but save meeting a new victim | now and then their work was without re- sult. Shortly after midnight a pedestrian was | startled as he reached the corner of Bush {and Polk streets by the command: | “Throw up your hands.” He obeyed and | | under the persuasion of revolvers in the hands of two masked robbers handed | over $40. He then obeyed an order to | move on and as soon as a good distance separated him from the robbers he broke into a run which he continued until he met a policeman to whom he told his story. The policeman returned with him to the | scene of the robbery. but the thugs had | | disappeared and up to a late hour this morning no trace of them had been found. MRS. M. M. ESTEE GUESTOF HONOR AT CARD PARTY —_— Mrs. M. M. Estec was guest of honor | at an informal card party given by Mrs, | T. B. McFarland yesterday at her home | | on Washington street. Miss Leta Galla- | tin and Miss Jessie McFarland kept the | scores during the game of progressive | euchre. Miss McFarland assisted her | | mother in recelving. Among the guests were: Mrs. William 8. Wood, Mrs. Henry Crocker, Mrs. E. B. Pond, Mrs. W. C. | Van Fleet, Mrs. M. P. Jones, Mrs. Adam | Grant, Mrs. John Clarke, Mrs. Philip Gal- | pin and Mrs. Somers. A pleasant dinner was given by Mrs. ! Charles Lyman Bent on Tuesday evening complimentary to Mrs. Whitney, wife of | the commandant at the Naval Training Station at Yerba Buena. After dinner the | guests proceeded to the California Thea- ter. Those in the party comprised Cap- tain and Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Daggett (nee | Cohen, a sister of Mrs. Bent), Mrs. John Evelyn Page, Miss Queenle Russell, Cap- | tain Charles Howland, aid to General MacArthur; Lieutenant McCarthy, and | Ernest Wiltsee. | & Lin T | Captain Bent's regiment, the Thirtieth | Infantry. has been ordered to San Fran- | | cisco, and in all probability will replace | the Seventh at the Presidio, | o Vab @ Mrs. Homer King gave an informal lpn] complimentary to the omicers of the Pro- tet on Thursday afterncon. The hostess | was assisted by her daughters, Misses | Genevieve and Hazel King, in dispensing charming hospitality. . The Misses Kdith and Kathleen Bull expect to sail on the 1ith inst. for a visit | {to China and Japan, after which they will be the guests of Lieutenant and Mrs. | Edward W. Robinson (nee Crowell) at Manila until after the holidays, when the lieutenant’s reginient returns home. P B Mrs. Center and Miss Bessie Center sailed on Thursday for an extended trip to the Orient. . . Mr. and Mrs. Dupont Coleman have | been residing with the groom’s pgrents, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Coleman, since their | { return from their wedding trip. The | Barry Colemans have taken a house on | Pacific avenue for the coming season. .0 Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Postley are pre- paring to leave for a trip to New York | shortly. . . Miss Bertha Dolbeer, who has been | spending the summer at Del Monte, is | expected to return the middle of Sep- | tember. . Ly B Mrs. Gaston Ashe will give an informal tea for the officers of the Protet on Thurs- day. ¥ o g Miss Leontine Blakeman will be the guest of Mrs. Silas Palmer at Menlo Park during the coming week.. ) The many friends of Miss Emily D. Curtis of the California College of Ora- home after an eight months’ vacation, during which she made the grand tour of the globe, spending considerable time in Italy, France and England. Few ladies in the city have a larger circle of ac- quaintances than Miss Curtis, whose tal- ents as a reader have given her a wide reputation, and her return home will be noted with the more pleasure by her friends since the experfences of her voy- age have been both enjoyable and bene- ficlal, and she knows how to make the story ot\them thoroughly entertaining to all. —— e ——— Gives Interesting Lecture. An audlence that filled every part of the Young Men's Christian Association audi- torium listened to a scholarly lecture last subject was “The Latest from the Heav- ens.”” Though the subject embraced sci- entific explanations of the planets, Pro- fessor Baumgardt was often so humorous that sclence became to the layman an ex- tremely interesting study. There were more than one hundred remarkable lan- tern views from photographs taken at the vm:'ld" greatest astronomical observa- tories. oSt Mahoney Indorsed. Af a recent meeting of the Thirty-ninth Assembly District delegates to the Demo- cratic. Municipal Convention David 1. Ma- honey was endorsed for the nomination for Mayor. The indorsement was extend- ed to include Alfred W. Wehe for County Clerk. Harry C. Wilber was elected chairman of the delegation. The Demo- cratic Convention will meet at Native Sons’ Hall, on Mason street, Monday evening, September 14 | and made a clever opening speech, urging | | The committee was Instructed to select| tory, will be glad to learn of her rc(um/ch,n; the sloops Presto, Aeolus, Helen, SEPTEMBER 5, 1903. SIK COVEANDRS |CHOSEN MASTER | FLEEING FELONS MAKE A BHID| AR TO ATTEND, OF THE EAGLES HURL DYNAMITE Executives of States Going to Irrigation Congress. Preparations Being Made for a Notable Gathering in Ogden. e s OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 4.—The Gover- nors of six Western States have so far notified the officials of the National | Irigation Congress that they would at- | tend the sessions of the congress at Og- den this month. It is expected that the executives of severa: otner arid and semi-arid States will also be present. | Those who have 8o far signified thelr in- tention of being present are Pardee of Callfornia, Patterson or Wyoming, Sparks of Nevada, Peabody of Colorado, | Morrison of Idaho and Wells of Utah. A letter was received from Governo: Pardee of California to-day in which he expressed the warmest interest in the | coming congress and stating ¢that he would probably be present to take part in the opening session. ——— HOPES MANY WILL ATTEND. Governor Pardee Gives His Views on National Irrigation Congress. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 4.—Governor Par- dee to-day in speaking of the National | Irrigation Congress, which meets at Og-! den, Utah, and which he expects to nt-i tend, sald: I believe this will be one of the most im- portant gatherings ever called together in the t and no State has a deeper interest than lifornia in the questions of irrigation, water ' conservation and forestry which will be there discussed. I should be glad to see every county in this State represented at the Ogden meeting. As Governor I was asked to appoint twenty delegates and after considerable corre- epondence I have selected twenty gentlemen, every one of whom has agreed to be prement at the congress. A majority of them are from the southern end of the State, where greater concern about irrigation problems is felt than in the northern and central regions. But the northern counties, many of which would b benefited by more extensive employment of irrigation, are making a mistake in not taking mote interest in the coming convention. I wish the newspapers would call attention to | the fact that, under the call for the congress, | each county fs entitled to two delegates to be | appointed by the Beaard of Supervisors, each | ity of less than 25,000 inhabitants also to two delesates to be named by the Mavor, each city of larger population to four delegates, ea: chamber of commerce or board of trade or real estate exchange to two delegates and each irri- gation or agricultural assoclation, soclety of | engineers. agricultural college o university also to two delegates. T suggest and urge that county Supervigors, Mayors and the assocla- tions named take advantage of thelr privilege and appoint delegates who will attend, to the end that we may have a numerous and influ- ential delegation to work for the development | of the West. Governor Pardee has appointed Senator | A. A. Caldwell of Riverside and Colonel | J. D. Schuyler of Los Angeles additional delegates to the congress. | ———— MISSION RESIDENTS WANT THEIR OWN PUBLIC PARK Association Holds Meeting and En. thuses Over the Coming Bond Issue Election. The Mission Park Association held a large and enthusiastic meeting last even ing at Mission Native Sons’ Hall on Sey- enteenth street. Eustace Cullinan, pres- | ident of the association, was in the chair | the members to use their efforts to carry the bond issue through in the coming lection. He explained that a great im- | provement to the Mission district would | be the passing of the bill authorizing the | purchase of the old Jewish burial ground, | bounded by Eighteenth, Twentieth, Do lores and Church streets. This ‘and would be sold for §243,00 and would mak a splendid public park. For sentimental reasons the owners would rather sell the | land for a public utility than to have it used privately. The executive committee of the associ- ation reported that it had collected sev- | eral hundred dollars which will be used | as a campaign fund to pass the measure, | a suitable hall and time for a mass meet- ing, the date thereof to be anounced later. During the evening speeches were made by A. R. Pease, M. Schlessinger of the | Municipal League; Harry Mulcreavy, Judge Van Reynegom, Miss Mary Burke, Mrs. Tillman, Rev. Mr. Sanford of St. John's Episcopal Church and Rev. Mr.| Duggan of the Stewart Memorial Church. The Bullding Trades Council sent communication that it would be glad to | receive a committee and get a report of the association at its next meeting. The meeting closed by a resolution of thanks being adopted to the press of San Fran- | cisco for assistance. —_——— YACHTSMEN ARRANGE FOR ANNUAL REGATTA | Two Dozen Boats Are Entered for the Races to Be Sailed on Ad- mission Day. The. entry list for the eighth annual regatta of the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht | Assoclation closed last night at the Mer- chants’ Exchange. The entries in the 20- | foot special class for the Law Cup are | the yawl Kittiwake, the sloops Ruby, Mistral, Dewey and Zada 1In the 25-foot | class the sloops Discovery and Neva are | the only entries. In the special yawl | class Tola, Pilgrim and Gypsie, all of the California Yacht Club, with Royal of the San Francisco Yacht Club, are entered. There are five entries in the 30-foot Truant and Challenger. The entries in the 36-foot class are Harpoon, Emma and Edra of the Corinthlan Yacht Club, with | Jessie X of the California Yacht Club. The sloops Speedwell, Nixie and Rover are entered in the 44-foot class. In the | §5-foot class the sloop Annie is the only boat entered. Rollo Smith was appointed a judge on the windward stake boat ! Alice, and Frank Bartlett to the same office on the leeward stake boat Emilie. —————— FIRE CHIEF SULLIVAN ABANDONS EASTERN TRIP | News was received yesterday by Cap- tain O'Brien of engine-house No. 2 of the San Francisco Fire Department that Chief Dennis Sullivan, who left here last Tuesday evening for the East, was taken so ill at Ogden that he had to abandon his Eastern tour. Chief Sullivan was going East to attend the annual convention of fire chiefs of the United States, and was accompanied by his wife and Mrs. E. Graney. It was his intention to visit the large cities of the United States and inspect their fire equipments. A few days before he left home the Board of Supervisors presented him a check for $1000 to defray his ex- penses. Up to a late hour this morning no news had been received of Chief Sullivan's condition. Those who know him well say that he has been in need of an extended rest for some time. Chief Sullivan will arrive this afternoon at 4:25 o'clock, and friends have made preparations for his reception at his home on Bush street. Congressman Sullivan Is Elected on Second Ballot. California Delegates Allowed to Vote the Hawaiian Proxies. o ik L2 NEW YORK, Sept. 4—Congressman Timothy D. Sullivan is now the head of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, hav- ing been elected grand worthy master at the convention in Tammany Hall to-day. The election was a most spirited one, and there was lively campaigning from beginning to end. Sullivan's election had been expected, but many Western con- tingents favored the election of Vice| President Pelletier of Kansas City, and waged a vigorous fight to place him at he head of the order. On the first ballot Sullivan polled 792 votes, Pelletier 729 and Henry (“Hy") Davis of Cincinnati 250. The two lat- ter candidates then withdrew, and the Congressman's election was made unan- imous. A protest was made against the votes ‘from Honolulu, which were rep- resented in proxy by the California del- egates. As the Hawaiians were In fa- vor of Sullivan, his adherents Iought} vigorously until the California dele- gates were permitted to vote for their distant neighbors. Cape Nome, Alaska, the State of Washington and Texas went solidly for Sullivan. The Congressman drew from all over the country, even the far Western States sending him a good vote. W. F. Edwards of Anderson, Ind., pres- ent grand worthy chaplain, was elected grand worthy vice president. His suc- cessor as chaplain is Joseph H. Ellis of | Minneapolis. A. E. Partridge of Aerie| No. 1, Segttle, was elected grand worthy | secretary. Edward I Head of San Fran- clsco was elected grand worthy treasurer, and “Hy" Davis, his predecessor as treas- | urer, was re-elected grand trustee, with | Theodore Bell of Napa, Cal., D. F. McGin- ity of Chicago, H. E. Norris of New Ha- | ven, Conn., and J. J. Kennedy of Buffalo. Edward Krause of Wilmington, Del., grand worthy conductor, and John W. Sheridan, grand inside guard, were re- elected. e PYTHIAN ENIGHTS GIVE A DRILL AT STATE FAIR Companies From Lincoln, Vallejo | and Red Bluff Carry Off the Prizes. SBACRAMENTO, Sept. 4—This was Pythian night at the pavilion and the Sir | Knights in their showy uniforms thronged the great hall from the time it opened | until the closing hour. There was a grand street parade of the Uniformed Rank and subordinate lodges, the companies par- | ticlpating being from Sacramento, Oak- | land," Vallejo, Auburn, Lincoln, Red Bluff | | and Dixon. The uniformed knights were | commanded by Major J. A. Predom of | Auburn. At the head of the procession rode Governor Pardee, Lieutenant Gov- | ernor Alden Anderson, Mayor George H. | Clark and Director Grove L. Johnson of the State Agricultural Society in car- riages. ! At the pavilion the companies from | Lincoln, Vallejo and Red Bluff partici- pated In a prize drill contest. The judges were Colonel H. I. Seymour, Second In- fantry, National Guard of California¢ | Captain John Zittinger, Company G, Sec-| ond Infantry, and Captain S. W. Kay Troop B, cavalry. Lincoln won first prize, Vallejo second and Red Bluff third. | There was a Caucasian baby show to-| night, which shared the attention of the spectators with the.other special features. Beginning next Monday night, the Oak | Park vaudeville show will be one of the | principal attractions at the pavilion un- til the close of the fair. The attendance at the pavilion is steadily increasing, and the outlook is favorable for a successful | season. e WELL-KNOWN PIONEER IS CALLED BY DEATH James Cahill, Who Crossed the Plains | in Early Days, Passes Away. James Cahill, a well known pioneer of this city, died Thursday after a lingering illness. He was a member of the firm of Cahill & Brothers, stockbrokers. He arrived on the coast in the fall of 1850 and for many years was located at | Virginia City. In 1860 he came to San | Francisco, where he has since resided. He was a native of Waterford, Ireland, and was 85 years of age. The funeral service will take place to- morrow at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's Cathe- dral, where a solemn requlem mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul. The interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery. » —————————— Barbers Raise Prices. At a meeting last night the Barbers’ Protective Union adopted a new scale of prices. It is as follows: Hair cutting, 35c: children halr cutting. 25¢; | hair singeing, 25c: pompadour hair cutting. B0c; shaving on Sundays and holidays, 25¢; other days. 15c: egx !hnmym)lnx_ 35¢; Dhfln‘ hampoo, 25c; sea foam, 15c; whiskers trim- med, 25c; face massage, 25c; face massage with electric vibrator, 50¢;: honing razors, 5oc extras, neck shaving, Bc; mustache curling, be: extra hot towels, 5c each: and all extra work will be charged accordingly. —_——————— Sustains Pioneers’ Demurrer. Judge Seawall yesterday sustained the demurrer of the California Soclety of | California Pioneers to the petition for a write of mandate compelling it to restore Philip Goss to membership. He allowed | the plaintiff ten days to amend his peti- tion. Goss is the piloneer who was ex- pelled from the society for alleged false statements concerning the date of his ar- | rival here. B v ety “Everyman” and Its Lessons. “Everyman,” the powerful fifteenth | century morality play, continues to preach its dramatic sermon at Lyric Hall, Eddy street. There will be a matinee to- day at 3 o'clock and a performance this evening as usual. The play will be con- tinued next week. ——————————— Descendant of Andre Dies. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. 4.—Samuel Ja- cobs, a lineal descendant of Major Andre of revolutionary fame, is dead at his home here, aged 82 years. He was a civil engineer and surveyor and surveyed the route of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Ralilroad across the State of Towa. He also was one of the promoters of the Kansas, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad, from Council Bluffs to Kansas City. —— e Girls Burned to Death. TOPEKA, Kans., Sept. 4—Sarah and Gladys Hogan, daughters of Samuel Ho- gan, a Jefferson County farmer, fifteen miles northeast of Topeka, were burned to death last evening. The elder girl, of 16 years, had the younger in her arms and was lighting the fire with kerosene when the can exploded, scattering the flames ahildren. O bdam | more than fifteen hours they Convicts in an Alabama Prison Attempt to Escape. Four Desperate Criminals Are Shot and One Gets Away. —— BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 4—Four convicts were shot at Pratt Mine prison at 10 o'clock to-day in an attempt to es- cape, the wounded men being Tom Fa shot in the leg; John Brewer, wou in the back; Richard Kinnebeck, s the abdomen, and Thomas M wounded in the shoulder. Brewer Kinnebeck probably will die. All are white and were serving terms ranging from two to twenty years. Tk had secured a quantity of dynamite ar blew an opening in one end of the prison They ran through this and hurled sticks of dynamite at the guards. The latter opened fire with rifles and succeeded in preventing what might have been a wholesale delivery. J. H. Emery of Pike County, serving twenty years, was the only one to escape. The crowd was led by Tom Fay, who was the youngest member of the famous Mil- ler-Duncan sang of safe-blowers. ————— YOUNG BOYS TRAVEL UNDER BAGGAGE CAR Start From SPok:xTe in the Hope of Reaching Their Father in San Francisco. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. —With eves, ears and nostrils filled with dirt and sand, John and Willie Shean, 14 and 12 years of age, respect- ively, were found this morning in the “cellar box.” a coffin-like chest be- neath a baggage car, where for more had lain, breathing only the dust-laden air that filtered into their cage. Stealing rides from Spokane, hoping to reach San Fran- cisco and join their father, the penniless lads took this desperate opportunity and eucceeded in traveling more than 40 miles on the way. The boys were discovered In their hid- ing place by a car repairer at the Union depot this morning at 7:35 o’clock, when the O. R. & N. train from Spokane ar- rived. “I never felt so ashamed of myself in my life,” said little Johnnie Shean, who is a head shorter than his younger broth- er. “My! but I'm dirty. Our mother is dead, and we left our father in San Fran- cisco about three months ago and went to Spokane to harvest. We wanted to g0 home and we didn’t have any money. We were trying to beat our way.” ‘The boys did not appear to realize just what was going to become of them until the patrol wagon drove up, and then, with trembling lip, the younger boy turned to his brother and whispered, “We'll get the reform school for this, I'll bet.” The boys said their father, George Shean, was a miner, but didn’'t work at his trade. “There ain't no mines in San Francisco,” remarked Willle Shean by way of explanation. —_———— BOARD OF EQUALIZATION RECEIVES MORE PROTESTS Humboldt and Mendocino Counties Claim That Assessment Roll Has Kept Pace With Values. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 4—Humboldt County was the first county up before the State Board of Equalization to-day. The assessed valuation of the county in 902 was $19,044,331. This year it is $22,696.- 620. In answer to questions propounded by members of the board. Deputy As- sessor H. F. Ferrill said the lumber and dairy interests of the county were low for a number of years, but of late years have been coming up. The assessment roll has kept pace with values. Mendocino County was represented by Assessor M. A. Thomas and other officials of that county. The assessed valuation in 1902 was $10,610,856. This year it is $11.- 127,172. There are nearly 300,000 acres of timber land in the county. The lumber mills have capacities of from 20,000 to 60,000 feet a day. A large area of the tim- ber land has been sold for less than it was assessed. ————— NEW YORK AND BROOELYN TEAMS EACH WIN ONE NATIONAL LEAGUE. NEW YORK, Sept. 4—In a double-header at the Polo grounds to-day the New York and Brooklyn teams broke even. Not a man on the local team got as far as first base during the first six innings of the opening game. The second game was called at the end of the seventh inning. Brooklyn winning. At- tendance, 10,300. Scores: First game— R H Brooklyn « 8 s New York B ceces T L] 3 Batteries—Garvin and Ritter; McGinnity, Warner and Bowerman. Second game— ; ol New York .... o Bk Brooklyn ...... (o O e 1 Batteries—Cronin and_Warner; Schmidt and Jacklitsch. Umpire—O' Day. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.—Philadelphia won two games from Boston to-day. The vis- itors played poorly in both contests. Attend- ance, 31 Score: First game— R H Boston ... s 8 29 Philadelphia -6 9 Batterfes—Pittinger and Moran: Mitchell and Reah. Second game— R H E Boston ..... .0 7 4 Philadelphia -9 10 1 Batteries—Malarkey and Moran; Dubbleby and Dooin., PITTSBURG, Sept. 4. —Cincinnati's only run was a gift in the fifth inning, when Leever gave three bases on balls and forced the run Score: . in. Attendance, 2500. Pittsburg . i Cinefnnati H Batterles—Leever and Phelps; Poole and Peitz, AMERICAN LEAGUE. DETROIT, Sept. 4.—Rhodes pitched his first and probably last game for Cleveland to-day. He was ineffective in the opening inming and Detroit took a lead which the visitors could never overcome., Attendance, 1000. Score: R H E Detroit T Clevelan: a9 Batteries—Wilson and Buelow; Rhodes and Abbott. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4—Both Howell and Deering were wild and Washington won eas- fly. The game was called at the end of the first half of the eighth on account of dark. ness. Score: ‘Washington New York 1 Batterles—Patten and Drill; Howe| ing, Puttman, McCauley and Zaluseg: 2°" THE CALL'S GREAT ATLAS OFFER Will close on