The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 12, 1903, Page 10

10 SWITCHENCINE | RECKS WAGON A. Rossi Fatally and V. asso Seriously Injured. Accident Occurs at Crossing on Mission Street, Near Twenty-fourth. frelght engine col- | able wag between Twenty-| bLe cross- ird streets, at 1:30 s o Rossi, the owner wag who was driving, was in Vittorio Rasso, ously injured, one of killed, and the wagon de- ed; rees was men were removed to the Hospital, where it was ad sustained a fracture cture of the right arm He has a fighting Rasso’'s injuries consist renched back and possibly e Edwin Bunpell, was ar- scked up at the City Prison. e gateman at the crossing e gate on the approach of EOADHOUSE AT SAN BRUNO IS BURNED TO THE GROUND Ow: to Lack of Water, Popular Resort and Outhouses Are Totally Destroyed. y afternoon destroyed the n Bruno, entalling the building and s discovered shor > roof of the bui ck of water fa- that the fire had iway, all at- flames proved inef- and outhous: car which noticed the San hance to give the dis- was owned and hsdrany - Rt TWO CUNNING CHINESE ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY Left Unguarded in Elevator, They Are Lowered to Floor and Quickly Flee. f who returned me terday on eagerly m m wi 1. Wh were sub- the repre- charges floor be- of ped the proceeded he was nogolians made their It was several zed that d and then sverhaul his | POCKETS RIFLED WHILE ASLEEP ON DOORSTEP Daniel Leonard, a Rancher, Sees the Sights and Gets That | Tired Feeling. ar temporarily out nesda night nt steps of 280 t 3 o'clock yesterday ncher > was w heehan was » were robbing an- number. Sh rd ur nard a: and he and a gold wo men walking away > went down Fourth he Miss: He was placed under the name of Joseph San- | d $4 was foWhd in Sa was taken to the Prison and locked up in “the tanks™ the police made er ma Leonard thinks that Santry another man were drinking with him took him out of some saloon. LA R L AWARDS CONTRACT FOR | GRADING SCHOOL LOT Board of Public Works Will Have the Work Done for $722. The Board of Works yesterday awarded the contract for grading the Noe Valley School lot to the City Street Improvement | Company for $722. The highest bid was | from the San Francisco Construction Company, at $1500. he offer of the City Street Improve- | ment Company to deliver basalt blocks at | the Tate of $47 50 per 1000 was accepted. | The resignation of Lillian F. Johnson, | stenographer, was accepted. Commissioner Casey and City Engineer | ky will leave to-day on a visit of insy n to the Tuolumne River, which 1s been recommended by the board as e best source for a municipal water ply for the city. | —_——— Fire in Barber Shop. e broke out in A. Gularte’s barber | pockets. A shop, at 415% Powell street, a little after 1 o’clock this morning. The engines ar- d shortly after the alarm w: given i quickly extinguished the flames. at the time the fire bre g at Aust Hall, Sut w doors m e Dremises. He hur- riedly left the social to find his stock in trade a wreck. He is insured for $300, but ;;;I‘m that his ioss will not Te less than | the Grand Hotel ISLANDG NEED BOUNDARY LINE |Ownership of Posses- sions Off Borneo Is in Doubt. American - British Commis- sion May Have Some Work to Do. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The appoint- ment of an American-British boundary commission to determine the boundary lines off the coast of Borneo separating the possessions in those waters of the islands belonging to the two countries may be the eventual solution of the in- quiry which the British Government has addressed to the State Department as to the soverelgnty over certain of these islands. The communication received from the British Charge d'Affaires regarding the control to be exercised over these islands, which have frequently been a resort for pirates, is still under consideration at the State Department, and Acting Secretary Adee will consult with the Secretary of the Navy before replying. So far as can be learned there is nothing in the con- troversy over these islands which will call for arbitration. LONDON, Sept. 1.—With reference to the representations made to Washington by the British Charge d'Affajres, Mr. Ra- rikes, regarding the selzure of two or three islands off the northeast coast of British North Borneo by the United States gunboat Quiros, a Foreign Office official said to-day: “The case seems quite simple. The Amercians seized the islands, which they claim were Spanish. We belleve them to be British. ‘Protest’ is a very strong word to use in connection with our com- ments upon the subject.” NEWPORT. R. L, Sept. 11.—The British Charge d’Affaires, Mr. Raikes, when seen here to-day, expressed the opinion that the incident growing out of the seizure of the islands off the coast of British North Borneo by the United States gunboat Quiros was of minor importance and one that would be amicably settled. He stated that he was not In a position to divulge | the exact nature of the representations made to the Washington Government, as the affair was a matter of state. As he understood the question it con- | cerned a couple of small islands off the coast of Borneo which had been made a resort by piratet. For the protection of its commerce, Great Britain had driven off these robbers of the sea and then pc liced the islands against their reoccupa- tion by the outlaws. Mr. Raikes could not say that the islands were even inhabited, and so far as he knew they were not to be a source of profit to any one. ain had relinquished control of her possessions in that quarter of the world to the United States that country had offered no objection to the occupation of theee islands by Great Britain, and his coyntry had only done as she had to pro- tect her commerce. He suggested that perhaps the United States would decide to police these isl- ands herself and that perhaps this coun- try could do it as well as his own. —_———— DAWSONITES DID NOT APPRECIATE THE DRAMA TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 11.—The Hall theatrical stock company disbanded at dawson last week, after giving the Klon- dike the best dramatic entertainments |* seen there. The severe drought and the ensuing exodus of.miners made business light and it was decided best not to con- tinue so expensive an organization. Mrs. manager of the company, turned the ers and packed houses resulted, the cluding scenes from “Camille,” “The and “A Bachelor's Romance.” leading woman of the com- to her home in San Fran- o Mr. McDonald, Mr. Fan- ning, Miss Gale and Miss Jocelyn. Messr: Clarke and Morgan return to New York. Miss Chandon and Mrs. Hall, who are sis- ters, will remain in Dawson, where Mrs. Hall owns the Auditorlum Theater and other property. Messrs. Montgomery, Mo- ran, Bittner and Thorn also remain there. At a large expense Mrs. Hall attempted to give Dawson good, wholesome drama, but it pald only three weeks. e A e RAILWAY TICKET AGENTS HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION SALT LAKE, Sept. 11.—The annual meeting of the International Association of Railway Ticket Agents met here to-day | and elected the following officers: President, W. F. Hambright, Lancaster, Pa. secretary, C, C. Cadwallader, Philadeiphi; treasurer, Ellwood Ramsay, Philadelphia. Nearly 200 delegates were present when the meeting was called to order in the assembly hall in the temple grounds, rep- nting every important railway system of the United States, Canada and Mex- ico. Welcoming speeches were made by Governor Wells, Apostle John Henry Smith and Secretary Fisher Harris of the Commercia! Club. After the transaction of a little routine business the election of officers was taken up. Next year's meet- ing place will be settled at to-morrow’s meeting. The delegates will leave ‘here Sunday afternoon for Portland and the Puget Sound citles. ———ee NORTH SHORE COMPANY TO FENCE IN ITS TRACK SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 1L—The North Shore Railroad Company has been grant- ed permission to fence in its track run- ring on Second street. Several months ago the Board of City Trustees was asked by the company to grant it permission to { fence in the road, and the request met with strong opposition from property own- €rs on Seccnd street. he matter was postponcd until to-night when the City Trustees granied the retition of the com- pany in the face of all opposition, One member of the board did not vote. The ny will at once commence building ence and ir a very short time w'il he cperating its eiectric line into San Rafaer. ———— Two Small Fires at St. Helena. ST. HELENA, Sept. 1.—Two fires broke out here to-day, but owing to the prompt work of the Fire Department both were extinguished before any great damage re- sulted. The first fire occurred at the Methodist parsonage, where several women were cleaning house. A lot o rubbish was placed in the fireplace and | ignited. A piece of burning paper drop- ped on the roof and the entire top of the house was soon on fire. The roof was destroyed and considerable injury was done to the interior of the house by water. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a fire was discovered on the roof of the kitchen at nd quickly put out. —_———— Senator Hanna in Fair Health. CLEVELAND, Sept. 11.—Senator Hanna, referring to the sensational reports sent out 10 the effect that he had suffered a relapse and that his condition was worse than at any time since he was taken ill. to-da¥ said: “Well. some newspapers may be trying to kill me off, but nevertheless I am stijl attending to business every day, although it is true I have not entirely recovered | my normal condition.” f| THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1903 Clever Berkeley Student 3 CEPTED AN APPOINTMENT AS GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, WHO HAS AC- CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE U MONTANA CALLS SIBLEY TO UNIVERSITY CHAIR Wins New Laurels and Will Soon Take Charge of the Department of g Civil Engineering at His Future Post of Duty|Building Operations in Fiery Alamedan Lets His + (OXODS= HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NIVERSITY OF MONTANA. ERKELEY, Sept. 11.—Robert Sib- ley, who was graduated with the | class of 1903 of the University of California, has accepted a call to the head of the department of civil engineering at the University of Montana and will go at once to assume the duties of his new position. The an- of this appointment was nouncement made at the university meeting to-day by President Wheeler and it was received with cheers by Sibley’s fellow students. e e T e 2 e e e i e e e e | VIEWS BODY OF MAN { ‘WHO USED HIS NAME | James E. Sharp of San Francisco | Throws No Light Upon Iden- tity of Suicide. | NEW YORK, Sept. 1. E. Sharp of San Francisco. I understand | you have my dead body here. If it isn't too much trouble I would like to view it. 1 am quite curious to know how I look when dead.” This-was the announcement made by a | well dressed man who walked into the Stephen Merritt Burial Company's office on Eighth avenue this morning and iden- tided higself as the man in whose name annlheriad committed suicide by taking carbolic acid in the Broadway Central Hotel last Wednesday. The dead man had registered as James E. Sharp, San Francisco. He was apparently a well to do business man and had $200 in his pock- ets. He left a note which read: “Fail- | irg bealth, suicide. Nemo.” The body was taken to the burial com- | pany’s parlors to await instructions from | California. Nothing came and no one ap- pears to claim the body. He was shown the body and after gazing upon it for some minutes turned away, coolly remark- ing: “I think I look quite natural. Thank | you. am James e e S | NON-UNTON MEN AT WORK \ IN MINES AT RANDSBURG | Yellow Aster Will Give Applications of Former Employes Individ- | ual Consideration. BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 11.—There are | more than thirty non-union men at work | in the mines at Randsburg and with this, force the companies whose men are on | strike are making an effort to operate. | The Yellow Aster has glven notice that all former employes desiring to work at | the mines must file their applications im- mediately and each case will be given | individual consideration. Sheriff Kelly is | still at the camp and will probably re- | main for about two weeks in any event, | and longer if the situation demands. | "SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 1L.—Twenty- | seven non-union miners looking for a place to work arrived In Mojave this | morning on their way to the Randsburg mines. It is sald that they have been | captured by Randsburg miners who are now on strike. A carload of miners from Joplin, Mo., also arrived on their way to Randsburg. There were thirty- one men in the car and the union claims to have captured twenty-three of them. —————— ELKS FILE A REPORT g ON RAILROAD WRECK PORTLAND, Or.,, Sept. 11.—The com- mittee of nine appointed from the Elks of this city to investigate the cause of the wreck of the Elks’ excursion.train on the Northern Paclfic Raflroad, near Che- | halis, August 22, submitted its report to- day. The report says that the engine | pulling the excursion train was not a | first-class engine; that the engineer and | fireman were both extra men, neither of | them ever before having run the engine, and that the cause of the accident was low water in the boiler. The officials in charge of the Northern Pacific Railroad the day of the disaster are severely con- demned. The report closes by expressing “regret that Brother A. D. Charlton, assistant general passenger agent of the Northern Pacific Railroad, was not in the city the day of the acccident. We are | convinced that had he been in Portland or | anywhere upon the main line of the road | conditions after the accident would have | been different and much suffering and | anguish of mind would have been saved to all concerned.” | ———— | Governor Signs Extradition Papers. PHOENIX, A. T., Sept. 1.—Extradition | papers were honored to-day by Governor Brodie for the return to Brown County | from Texas of a man known in Arizona as John Hughes, but said to be Joseph | Humphries, an alleged cattle thief, { —_——— i Marriage Licenses. . | OAKLAND, Sept. 11.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Mathias Hugo, 2, and Margaret O'Toole, 23, both of Berke. ley; John T. Marion, 33, Fruitvale, and Samantha Darnellle, 18, Oaklr=g } | vear of his college career he was editor -+ Sibley has been active in all the affairs of the university since entering it and has shared largely in its honors. The last of the Journal of Technology: at the] commencement exercises he was one of | the three student speakers in the Hearst amphitheater when Presldent Roosevelt spoke, and for proficiency in the drill he was chosen colonel of the cadet regiment. He is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Delta Up- silon fraternity. CITIZENS OF PORTLAND CREDIT MASTODON STORY Propose to Back Dr. Frizzell in an | Expedition to Hunt and Kill the Mammoth. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 11.—Dr. John P. Frizzell is organizing an expedition here to bring back to this city the body of a | mastodon which he firmly believes exists | upon Unimak Island, off the western| coast of Alaska. While in San Francisco | recently, he stated that while em- | ployed as United States surgeon on that | island on July 4, 1903, he saw tracks | which were twenty inches long by nine- | teen and a half wide, followed them for two miles inland, and traced the course | of the monster into a cave that makes | into the side of a smoldering volcano. | Dr. Frizzell was accompanied by James | Nugent, James Geary and S. F. Smith, sallors from the Nellie Coleman, a San| Francisco ship. These sailors corroborate Dr. Frizzell's statements, and all of the party agree regarding the evidences of the presence there of an animal the like of which has never been known to natural- ists as living in modern times. So tangi- ble are these evidences that prominent citizens of Portland propose to back Dr. Frizzell in an expedition to hunt and kill | the mastodon. —————— POLICE OF PORTLAND MAKE A GOOD CAPTURE | Arrest Suspect, Who Proves to Be a Daring Highwayman and - Firebug. PORTLAND, ‘Or., Sept. 11.—Edward Or- pin has confessed to Chief of Police Hunt | that since last April he has committed highway robbery seven times and has set | fire to at least as many buildings. His | action in setting fire to different buildings | has been the result of drunken revels, so | he says. He had no other motive than a | drunken desire to see the buildings burn. Dissatisfaction over the amount of | booty secured from F. C. Fletcher, one of | his victims, led to his arrest. He got but | a dime from Fletcher, and several days | later was heard declaiming bitterly | against men who walk the streets with | no larger sums than 10 cents in thelr | pockets. His talk aroused the suspicion | of one of his supposed friends, who nou’ fled the police. R COUNT LAMSDORFF WILL RETIRE FROM CABINET COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1.—A corre- spondent learns from a reliable source, well informed in regard to Russian af- fairs, that Count Lamsdorff's resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs is expected’ before long and that he will be succeeded by M. D. Lsvolsky, now Russian Min- ister here. M. D. Lsvolsky was recently trans- ferred here from the Russian mission at Tokio. His intimate knowledge of Asiatic affairs, it is believed, is chiefly responsi- ble for his selection to succeed Count Lamsdorff. ———— —— Appoint Assignee. Representatives of the creditors of the insolvent Pacific Coast Warehouse Com- pany met in Judge Kerrigan's court rooms yesterday and, by general consent of all parties in interest, Henry Wadsy worth was chosen assignee of the insol- :;m debtor. His bonds were fixed at $50,- U S Late Shipping Intelligence. OCEAN STEAMERS. QUEENSTOWN-—Arrived Sept 11—Stmr Lu- cania, from New York, for Liverpool, and proceeded. LIVERPOOL—Sailed Sept 11—Stmr Cymric, for New York: stmr Devonian, for n} stmr Victarian, for New York. e THE CALL’S GREAT ATLAS OFFER Will close on September 24, 1803, and all holders of Atlas Coupons are requested to pre- seni them immediately, as this great opportunity to secure one of these splendid Atlases at The Call’s premium rates will be brought to a close on Septem- ber 24. e l GROP OUTLODK IMPROVES TRADE the East Resumed Slowly. MDUSES AIPE FOR TRISTEE Anger Override His Judgment. . Pacific Coast Salmon Pack|Board of Trade Protests at Will Be Short and Prices High. NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: Trade conditions are still uneven, but the general drift is to- ward improvement. A more assured feel- ing as to the corn crop outturn is mani- fest, conditions in most States improved since September 1. State fairs and low rate excursions have stimulated | Western distribution, while good pros- pects for corn, cotton, rice and sugar in the South have made things cheerful in that section. contrast in the different sections. In the ‘West lumber and building material of ail kinds is active and firm, but at the East about strike-infested cities has not been sufficient to keep the markets strong. The iron trade is rather pessimistic, buyers persisting in holding off, but the having | Threatened Granting of Franchises. Bl AL ALAMEDA, Sept. 11.—"Let us find out the price of tar; let us find out the price | of feathers; let us find out the price of | rope. Give these City Trustees the tar; give them the feathers, and then, if they do not come to time and save the city | from the Southern Pacific monopoly, give | | | | | them the rope.” Such was the course advised by C. H. Bassett in an impassioned address deliv- ered at a meeting of the Board of Trade The lumber market shows | held to-night for the purpose of discuss- ing the matter of the two local railroad franchises. Bassett's words were ceived with applause by many of those | present, but later in the meeting F. W. the resumption of bullding operations | declines in Northern and Western {ron re- | ported this week are largely sympathetic, the result of the reported additional-cuts in the Southern product. The salmon pack on the Pacific Coast will be a short one and higher prices are looked for. | the Railway earnings continue good, the in- | creases for August being fully 8 per cent over the best previous year. Collections show a slight improvement, the result probably of crops leaving to market. Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending September 10, aggregate 3,445,000 bushels against 3,131,839 last week, 5,444,146 this week last year, 6,648,609 in | 1901 and 4,665,982 in 1900. Business failures in the United States for the week ending September 10 number | 165 against 162 last week, 197 in the like week of 1902, 182 in 1901, 187 in 1900 and 149 in 1899. In Canada fallures for this week num- ber 12 against 18 last year and 18 in the same week one year ago. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade to-morrow will say: There is much activity in all classes of business. An encouraging symptom is the decreased complaint regarding collections, | accompanied by more discounting of bills. Weather conditions have been fa- vorable for retail trade, distribution of merchandise expanding, while there are frequent reports of larger jobbing fall business than last year. Some caution in selecting goods owing to high prices is re- ported at the West, but this is chiefly confined to textiles. Labor disputes de- crease, all but one of the unions having signed the agreement in the local build- ing trades and several other settlements having been effected through concessions on both sides. year and 15.4 per cent greater than iIn 1%1. Owing to the lateness of the crop there is little complaint of traffic conges- tion. On September 1 for the first time this | year furnace stocks of pig iron exceed a week's capacity of the furnaces in blast. Nothwithstanding heavy receipts of cat- tle packers are asking fractionally higher figures for hides. Failures this week were 172 in the United States against 205 last year, and 19 in Canada, compared with 22 a year ago. PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. Palace. F. C. Lusk, an attorney of Chico, is at the Palace. Dr. E. B. Perrin of Arizona is at the California. W. H. Grinnell, a mining man of For- est Hill, is at the Lick. J. W. Raphael, the well known clothier, has returned from a visit to the East. John M. Fulton, a rallroad man of Reno, Nev., is staying at the Occidental. T. Evans and Scott White, mining men of Cananea, Mex., are registered at the Palace. F. K. Rule, the well-known Southern California railroad man, arrived from Los Angeles vesterday and Is registered at the Palace. Dr. Charles Ferrand of La Crosse, Wis., is visiting the city and is the guest of his uncle, Edward Fay. He is accom- panied by his son, Roy Ferrand. W. D. Crow, editor of the Yreka News, is at the Grand. Mr. Crow is a promi- nent mining man and Democratic politi- cian. He and his family are spending their vacation in San Francisco. Miss Alice Skae, daughter of the late John Skae, who made and lost several fortunes during the height of the old Comstock boom and finally died penni- less, Is a guest at the Palace. During his successful mining speculations Skae turned over to his wife several hundred thousand dollars in securities and prop- erty, which the widow bequeathed to her daughter when she dled a few months ago. Miss Skae is here from the East to settle up her mother's estate. — Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—The following Californians have arrived at the hotels in New York: San Francisco—J. Neuscheler at the Criterion; R. G. Price at the Broad- way Central; H. W. Thomas and wife at the Manhattan; M. L. Requa and wife at the Netherland; A. T. Bogart, Mrs. A. W. Bogart at the Herald Square; S. G. Salch at the Hotel Navarre; J. F. Schorr and wife at the Gilsey House. San Jose—S. B. Bogart at the Herald Square; E. Morgan, Miss S. Morgan at the Continental. Los Angeles—A. Hardenberg at the Grand Union; L. W. Mangan at the St. Denis; F. W. Phelps and wife at the Marlborough. % Santa Barbara—H. J. Hinskany at the Holland House. oA AR, Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1L.—The follow- ing Californians have arrived at the ho- tels: Arlington—Louis Gunderfinger and wife, Walter D. Gunderfinger, Fresno. —_———— Money Stolen From Trunk. Robert J. Tuttle reported at police head- quarters yesterday that while he and his wife were at the theater on Wednesday night the door of his room in the Lang- ham Hotel was opened by a false key. The lock of his trunk was forced open and $25 stolen. Nothing else was taken from the room. He did not discover his Joss till he went to the trunk yesterday morning to get some money. Detectives Dinan and Wren were detalled on the case. ———— s Gold Medal for Luther Burbank. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 11.—As an appre- clation of the vast benefit conferred on the horticultural interests of the State of Cal- ifornia by the scientific handiwork and successful experiments of Luther Bur- bank, the eminent horticulturist, the gold medal of the State Agricultural Soclety has been bestowed upon Mr. Burbank, with expressions of the highest praise and appreciation by the directors of the asso- clation. It is probable that the Burbank exhibit will be forwarded to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louls, R. W. Craig of Phoenix is at the | | Raflway earnings in Aug- | | ust were 9.1 per cent larger than last | existing between the District Voogt said that he believed the remarks were not temperate and were made in a moment of excitement. ; Resolutions denouncing the attitude of the City Trustees with respéct to the lo- cal referendum ordinance were introduced by F. W. Voogt and unanimously passed. They were as follows: Resolved, That the Board of Trustees of ty of Alameda is directly responsible for continuing the ceaseless agitation on this sub- ject by refusing to grant the petition applied for; and be it further Resolved, That we, citizens of Alameda. in mass meefing assembled, do hereby indelibly set our stamp of intense disapproval and un- qualified_condemnation upon Alameda’s Board of City Trustees, and we unhesitatingly charge that no self-respecting body of pubilc men, acting in the interests of the whole people, would_dare to assume their present position and effrontery; and be it further Resoived, That this meeting is more than re- | ever convihced of the crying and unavoidable | necessity of the referendum method of set- tling and disposing of this matter of public interest; and be It further Resolved, That none of the censure herein contained is intended for Joseph Forderer, chairman of the City Trustees, he having con- sistently and persistently stood or the law and the rererendum at all times. Henry Rosenthal, president of the Board of Trade, was chairman of the meeting, which was attended by about seventy- five citizens, comprising members of the Board of Trade, of the local Soctal Demo- cratic party and others. After calling the assemblage to order the chairman sald: | We have met here for the purpose of con- | RO demning the actlon of four of our five City Trustees. One week ago I could not be induced to belleve that four men elected by the people | of Alameia to serve them would submit to such bulldozing tactics as have been employed by the Southern Pacific in the matter of the fran- chises. I am appalled and I feel that the citi- zens of this city have been humfliated by their servants. But 1 tell you, géntlemen, that there are men in this city who will not be bull- dozed; who will stand for their rights, and, if needs be, who will fight for their rights. Dr. W. H. Robinson, another speaker, said: We may not understand our City Trustees I don't see why they should give these valuabie franchises away. 1 did not believe that the City Trustees would offer these privileges to the Southern Pacific for nothing. No sensible man belleves that the company intends to tear up any of its tracks here. Mr. Kruttschnitt is no fool. He understands his business or he would not be where he is. I do not think that the fnjunction proceedings we have begun will prove effective. 1 cannot satisfy myself that the City Trustees will grant these franchises for fifty years. Under the circumstances I feel that it s more honorable to make a straight stand-up American fight and get licked than to lie down. Other speakers were Jacob Hoeck, Ben J. Smith and E. H. Lancel. e R T L T CHARGES AGAINST COUNTY ASSESSOR ARE WITHDRAWN | $10,000 for TESTIMONY NOW BEFORE THE JURY Arguments in Walkirez Trial Begin in the Morning. Experts on Insanity Taks Stand and Say That Negro Is Sane. —_— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 11 The taking of the testimony in the case of Victor Walkirez, charged with the murder of Elizabeth Leroy, was finishea this evening, and the arguments bef the jury will begin in the morning. Te! timony put on in rebutt to-day by the prosecution was strongly against the in- sanity theory of the defense. Drs. O. D. Hamlin, J. W. Robinson and J. T. Kitch- ings, experts on I nity cases, have been observing the accused sinc the begin- ning of his trial and sald th their opinion he was sane and, in answer to & hypothetical question, stated that they believed him to have been sane on May 4, the day the murder was committed. Dr. Kitchings was asked by the defe how he arrived at his conclusions. This opened the door for him to give his ob- and rea. g. He stated that heen observing the accused; that " had when his companion, An was on the stand he had particu noticed Walkirez. His actions and glances to- ward his attorneys, at times contradict- fng her statements of events which oc- curred at a time when it is pleaded he was insane, the doctor stated convinced him that the prisoner recollected the oc~ currences of that night, and which the doctor believed he uld not have done had he been acting under temporary ab- erration. Dr. Kitchings’ wider range, and h answer took even a attacked the fact of epilepsy, from which Walkirez Is sald to be suffering, and stated that the fits Walkirez had might have been merely paroxysms without Prior to the doctors nd the defense had put on Jafler Har- v Clark and several prisoners who saw several fits Walkirez had when first placed in jail. i B9 F TS GBI PROMINENT MINING MAN GOES INTO BANKRUPTCY bert N. Graves of Comstock Celeb~ rity Files a Petition in Dis- trict Court. Robert N. Graves, a well-known min- ing man and broker, filed a petition in insolvency yesterday in the United States District Court. His total Habllities are $132,218, the greater portion of which was contracted twenty-three years ago. His heaviest cteditor is Caroline Coltony Martin, administratrix of the es of Henry Maclean Martin, deceased, for money borrowed in- 1580 and for which several judgments have been obtained since then in the Superior Court. They amount to the sum of $119,453, including The next largest credi- tor is Henry Graves of New York, for money borrowed in 1899 The next largest obligation is a debt of § owed to W. P. Wilder of this city, consists of a judgment on a promis: note. ing is made up of small su Mr. Graves was a prominent operatos in Gould & Curry stocks at the time the accrued inter oy The $1272 of indebtedness' remain- largest obligation was incurred. The rap- | i@ decadence in value of the Comsto properties swept away all his fortu Controversy Over Collection of Per- | sonal Property Taxes in San Diego Is Amicably Settled. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 11.—The controversy Attorney and County Assessor Rush, as the result of the charge that the latter had de- frauded the county out of $3702 35 in the ! collection of personal property taxes, was ended to-day by a resolution of the Board of Supervisors accepting a payment by the Assessor of $500 in full of any and all demands growing out of the matters charged or which might arise therefrom. The Assessor, in the settlement, agrees that he will not collect such taxes when there is, in his opinion, sufficient real | estate owned by such persons to secure the payment of the personal tax. The bone of contention was the Asses- sor's right to make such collections, rather than to permit them to be pro- posed and made by the Tax Collector, thus involving escape from school taxes. All charges in the complaint of improper motives are withdrawn and the action is dismissed. —_———————— DENIES ALLEGATIONS MADE BY HER HUSBAND Mrs. Cora B. Smith Files an Answer and Asks That Divorce Be Granted Her. SAN JOSE, Sept. 11—Another chapter was added to the troubles of James S. Smith and Cora B. Smith to-day by the filing of an answer and cross-complaint to the divorce suit by Mrs. Smith. Smith, fearing his wife was about to leave him, He has no assets. —_————— LABORERS FIGHT BATTLE IN DEPTHS OF MINE Heinze Employes Turn Stream of Compressed Air and Lime Upon Opponents. BUTTE, Mont., Sept. 1L—Nearly 2000 feet underground a force of about thirty men from the Rarus mine, a Heinze prop- | erty, and a force from the Pennsylvania, | an Amalgamated Copper property, had a battle to-day In a portion of ground the ownership of which is now in dispute im the courts. Rocks and loose dirt were flying when the Rarus men secured a sack of lime, and directing a stream of compressed air from a hose through the mass, hurled the fine lime and gas among the Amal- gamated men. Several of them becama unconscious and had to be dragged away by their comrades.. Their condition is critical. —_————— CHANNELS OF THE YUKON ARE FILLING WITH SAND River Steamers Are Now Forced to Make a Long and Circuit- us Journey. TACOMA, pt. 1l.—Dawson advices state that the channels at the mouth of | the Yukon River have changed so that recently applied to the court to restrain | her from disposing of the California lodg: ing house on West Santa Clara street. | Later he sued her for divorce, naming one Lucas as co-respondent. Mrs. Smith in her answer states that she married Smith on November 22, 1888. She declares the lodging house property is hers her | husband having given it to her. She'says her husband has upwards of $12,000 worth of property in Wisconsin, which she claims is community property, and wants half of it. She asks a divorce on the ground of crueity and denies the allega- tions made in her husband's complaint. —_————————— FRAU WAGNER'S DEMAND GRANTED BY THE KAISER German Emperor Persuaded by the Countess von Bulow to Make Concessions. BERLIN, Sept. 1L.—Countess von Bu- low has induced Emperor William to bring about peace between the Wagnérs and the Wagner monument committee. She represented to the Emperor that the absence of the Wagners would really de- tract from the interest in the commemo- ration exercises. Frau Wagner only in- sisted on one change of the programme and that was the theoretical discussion of music such as the congress was to en- gage in, which was opposed to the mas- ter's ideas as expressed in all his writ- ings, and the Countess begged the Em- peror to make this concession, which he did. Therefore Frau Wagner and all the other members of the Wagner family will attend the unveiling of the Wagner monu- ment October 1. —_—— North Wind Damages Prune Crop. WOODLAND, Sept. 1.—A north wind, even stronger than the disastrous wind of last July, has prevailed here since Thurs- day at midnight. Much damage was done to prunes, half of which crop was shaken from the trees. Other fruits have been harvested. Raisins in process of drying were damaged slightly by dust and will have to be dipped again. The telephone :r‘“t:d. throughout the county are pros- a i 1 steamers are forced to take a new course, 200 miles out of the present route followed in crossing the delta, to reach St Michael. The change in the channel has taken place at the forks of the river near old Kwiklok and Kwikpak, passes. Kwik- lok Pass, or the right channel, which al- ways has been used, is filling with sand and such difficulty has been experienced that steamers are forced out of their course. Captain Blair of the lower river steamer Lavelle Young reports that his boat was forced to take Kwikpak Pass and thus make a circuitous journey of 200 miles. e e - TUG VIGILANT STRIKES ROCK NEAR FOX ISLAND Steam Pipes A!t:mA rd Burst and One of the Crew Is Scalded to Death. TACOMA, Sept. 1L—Skagway advices contain the news that the steam tug Vigilant, belonging to the Kasaan Bay Gold Mining Company, owning extensive mines In Southwestern Alaska, struck a submerged rock near Fox Island a few days ago and was badly damaged. The steamer struck the rock with sufficient force to cause the steam pipes to burst. One man whose name is unknown was scalded to death and George Ellison, an employe of the Kasaan Mining Company, was seriously if not fatally burned. Med: fcal ald was summoned from Wrangel and Ellison was placed in the hospital there. —————— COATES AND OSBORNE CONVICTED OF CRIME Two Philippine Officials Are Found Guilty of Misappropriating Government Funds. MANILA, P. I, Sept. 11.—Customs In- spector Thomas P. Coates and Lieutenant Osborne, constabulary supply officer, both stationed at San Fernando, who were arrested recently on the charge of mis- appropriating Government funds, have been tried and convicted of the crime. Lieutenant Osborne has been sentenced to ten years’ and Inspector Coates to elg:t ye;n‘ hlr‘livflmmem. an Tompkins, treasurer of - ince of La Union, has also t:;’::'... victed of forgery, but sentence has been reserved. The minimum penalty for the erime is imorisonment for tweive years.