The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 15, 1903, Page 9

i . HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1903. C - CONFESSION COMES FROM A MURDERER Solano Sheriff Captures the Slayer of Fred | Potter. [ Arrest Is Made in British | Columbia After a Long Chase. Officers at Suisun Receive Instruc- tions to Take Several Persons Into Custody Until the Mys- tery Is Cleared. B P al Diepateh to The Call 14.—George Pensacola, | as George Pachy, the | stabbed Fred Potter, a | boat on Suisun Bay | of Tuesday, August 18, | victim’s body into the | down yesterday by James ff of Solano County. The ade at New Westminster, a tiresome chase of over three m nd Pensacola were rent fishing camps t what is known as the Montezuma Slough. At this 5 nent of fishermen 0own as the Big | place the man and from what can be ercation. Shortly ed to return to his i was closely followed a in a fishing boat “about a third ting point and it was enacted around Pot- €, the boats was found several | Costa shore e left eye, a stab inches deep and one stabbed in ace downward FIRST NEWS OF CRIME. w . but the mat- officials unti} ed was in , a fisherman foul play when his rn Tuesday after- instituting a quiet P. as ki committed, ate of the af- gasoline were soon com- mation con- by the wom- y through nly cl t was g to give any and tried in rd while in- ody proved ct. The day that sacola also mmitted Pe TO THE NORTH. time § riff Keys and Dis- ! tinued the work the ferreting murders ever From the ispicion they traced him r to Vallejo, | y is in receipt Keys stating a confession of will arrive in Se- tion papers En his rrest the woman above other persons be detained as wit- riff Thomas Grennan, ADVERTISEMENTS. 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Santa C’m Oakland—973 San Jose—45 East RUSSIAN POLICY | withdrawal of her troops on the date fixed ! derstood in ANGERS JAPAN Tokio and London to Make One Final Protest. RSN Should It Go Unheeded, the Mikado Will Submit an Ultimatum LONDON, Sept. 14.—Japan and Great Britain have exchanged views on the lat- est demands made by Russia on China, and decided to protest separately to the Peking government against their accept- | ance. In case this should prove fruitless and Russia continue her occupation of Manchuria, Japan proposes to break oft the negotiations with Russia for a defini- tion of their respective rights in Manchu- ria and Korea, and to demand of the St. Petersburg government that it order the evacuation of Chinese territory. ‘“We cannot permit the postponement of the evacuation,” said the Japanese authority, “for Russia would utilize the additional time to strengthen her fleet and army in the Far East. naval tonnage there is equal to ours. Pub- | lic sentiment in Japan is deeply stirred by | Russia’s failure to carry out her promises | to evacuate Manchuria and demands the Already her a year ago.” PEKING; Sept. 14.—Chi Chung Tung, Director of Commerce, is urging the Min- | isters to use their influence with Prince | hing, the president of the Foreign Of- | fice, to reject the latest Russian propos- als regarding the evacuation of Manchu- ria. He fears that Ching will accept| them unless pressure is brought to bear on him. M. Uchida, the Japanese Minis- ter here, has warned Ching against the acceptance of the Russian propositions. Minister Conger desires that the port on tihe Yalu River to be opened shall be Yangtung instead of Tatungtao, naval reports showing that Yangtung has the best harbor. AR i WITTE'S STAR IS SETTING. Russia’s Famed Minister of Finance Is Shorn of Power. PARIS, Sept. 14—M. Witte, president of the Russian Council of Ministers, arrived Here to-day. His visit is unofficial. After a short stay here he will proceed to Lon- do e belief which exists in several quar- that Witte's appointment to the pres- idency of the council was not wholly a promotion prevalls here also. It is un- the best informed quarters here that the complications in the Man- churian affair led to Witte's retirement | from the Ministry of Finance, where he | dominated the war, civil and other | branches. There is reason here to believe | that Witte lately has been unsympathetic | toward France. e 0 Y ARMENIAN MAFIA ORDERS TWO COWARDLY MURDERS Victims in Both Instances Are As- sassinated in the Presence of Many People. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 14.—An ortho- dox architect, Vassilov, was stabbed to | death on the streets of Alexander, Trans- Caucasia, on September 6. The murderer | escaped. The Novoe Vremya's corre- | spondent at Ervian, Trans-Caucasia, says the murder was one of a series of assassi- | nations committed by the Armenian Mafla and adds that Vassilov had been black- | listed. The correspondent further recounts an- other recent brutal attempt at the Alex- | andropol raflroad station in the presence | of a crowd of peopl In this case also the murderer easily made good his | escape. Judicial investigations of the many cases show, it is asserted, that 50 per cent | of the recent Armenian murders were the | work of Armenians who migrated from Turkey and that the others were simply the crimes of paid assassins. The Journal Kvakas reports that se- rious disturbances occurred at Tiflis, Trans-Caucasia, at midday Sunday, arising from the reading to a érowd of 2000 per- sons assembled outside the Cathedral of proclamations in the Armenian language. The mob attacked the policemen with stones and revolvers. The gendarmerie went to the rescue of the police and a fight ensued in which the gendarmes fired | their revolvers. Finally & detachment of Cossacks dispersed the rioters, several of whom were wounded. —— Fear an Anarchist Plot. VIENNA, Sept. 14—As a result of the | Italian Government informing the au- | thorities here that three Italian an- | archists had gone to Hungary, extra pre- | cautions were taken to safeguard Em- | peror William, who Is to arrive to-mor- | row at Karapancisa, where he will go | staghunting with the Archduke Frederick. | —_——e——— No Disaster to Transport. LONDON, Sept. 14.—Nothing has been received confirmatory of the rumor cur- rent yesterday that a transport carrying a regiment of British troops to India foundered during the gale which swept over the British coast last Thursday. The Admiralty has heard nothing regard- ing any mishap to a transport. i .-l-l—l-l—l—l-H—l-l—I-H-i-l—H'!-l-l-l-l-l-.: | District _Attorney Gregory, Constable Charles Downing and officers from Beni- cia left Suigun at 3 o’clock this afternoon in 2 gasolin® Jaunch to carry out the in- struction. Many murders have been committed in the fishing camps along the Suisun Bay during the past ten years, but owing to thy manner in which the murderers have been shielded by their fellow fishermen the officers have-been unable to ferret out the guilty persons. When Sheriff Keys became fully satisfied that young Potter had been murdered he became determined 1o bring the murderer to justice, With the slightest ‘clews at the outset he worked incessantly until he succeeded, after traveling hundreds of miles, in cap- turing his man. The arrest of Pensacola reflects great credit on Sheriff Keys and District Attorney Gregory, who worked with him on the case. —_—————————— Jews Fleeing to America. LONDON, Sept. 14.—As a result of the recent anti-Jewish agitation among the laboring classes at Cardiff, Wales, and in its neighborhood, 100 Jewish employes of the Dowlals Works left Merthyr Tydvil to-day on their way to America. ————— . Californians in Washington. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.—The following Californians are in Washington: At the New Wilard—B. M. Lombard of San Francisco; at the Ebbitt—H. W. Spalding of San Francisco. —— i Alternative Writ Is Granted. H. J. Sleberst was granted an alterna- tive writ of habeas corpus by the Su- preme Court yesterday in favor of Ar- delle Irene Sieberst, his grandchild. It is alleged that G. 8. Sieberst, father of the little girl, consented that she be adopted by her grandparents. He claims thdt be is able to support his daughter properly and desires that she remain with him. The case will come up for argument this afternoon in the Supreme Court. | fense in writing to-night. HISTORY GAINS NEW CHAPTER HAS ORDERS TO SPARE NO GUILTY MAN g WILL DECLINE CHAIRMANGHIP Letters of William I and || ro===———=m=tmawem=s : Ruef, Riordan and Ach Bismarck ‘to Be Published. — Explain Many Hitherto Obh- scure Incidents of the Past. SR st NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—An additional chapter in the history of the world will be published here and in London to-mors row by the Frederick A. Stokes Com- pany. It consists of the correspondence between William I and Bismarck and other letters from and to Prince Bis- marck, which have been translated from the German by J. A. Ford. These letters, it is stated, are published by the late Prince Bismarck’'s express desire, as he considered they would show better than can be done in any other way “the unigque relationship which existed between him and hix august master.” | The Prince also desired that certain of | his personal political letters exchanged | with his contemporaries should be made | public, as they were to be made a sup- | plement and authenticate his biography. The Prince himself selected these letters, | which were found after his death care- fully arranged in portfolios. The work is in two volumes. The cor- respondence with William I is contained | © in the first volume; in the second volume is the correspondence with other political | personages. Among the letters in volume 1 (dated Coblentz, January 29, 1853) is one | from Willlam I (the Prince of Prussia) | to Bismarck, in which the former refers to the marriage between Napoleon III and the Countess Montijo, as follows: The Montijo marriage sets me agreeably rest, because no European princely house nee unite itelf with the —— parvenu. I am cu- rious to see how this episode will agree with Napoleon—politically and corporally. Only no sloeping on our side—but also no nonsensical writing, like the Kreus Zeltung, which Is com- pletely crazy. Yours, PR. OF P. That «Villiam I had a firm hold of the helm of state may be judged from a let- ter which he sent to Bismarck January 21, 1863, reading: at d 1 want to remind you, to-day’s battle, that to-day is the birthday of my grandson, my second succeseor, if God so wills, which might perhaps be mentloned | in & patriotic sentence if it could be made convenient. Good luck to you. Make It very clear | that the second (lower) house s abusing its | rights, and is working the ruin of the coun- try; that the upper house has aiso abused its ‘rights and has placed itself oh the side of the Government; defect in the constitu- tion; that there also the King has only to con- sult’ his royal duty and work the machiné without & budget until the account is subse- quently lald before the second &ha,mber and voted. VILHELM. How well Bismarck carried out his master’s will and introduced the ‘“‘patri- otic sentence” can be seen in the follow- ing extract from a speech which he made | the same day, January 27, 1863, in the Landtag. He said: . { It is a remarkable coincidence that the dis- | cussion of this manifesto which is to be | presented to our royal master takes place on the birthday of the youngest heir to the throne. In this coincidence, gentlemen, We see & re- doubled call to enter the lists boldly for the kingly rights, boldly for the rights of his Maj- esty’s succesaors e Prussian kingly office has not yet fulfilied its mission; it is not yet ready to be dovetailed like & red plece of ma- chinery into the mechanism of the parliamen- tary regime. Throughout the volume one is shown Blsmarck’s devotion to the King of Prus- sia and the latter's great ability to guide the policy of his kingdom and influence the politics of other countries. The let- ters supply most valuable glimpses into | the hidden history of the days of Bls—i marck and Willlam I. | Volume II of the letters is equally in- | teresting and gives the true explanation of many hitherto obscure incidents of the past. o ° MINISTERS AWAIT COURT FINDINGS Trial of Dr. J. D. Ham- mond Probably Now Completed. PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. T4.—It is now confidently expected that the committee of the California Methodist Episcopal Conference now engaged in trying the charges against Dr. J. D. Hammond will come to a decision in time to present their findings at to-morrow’s session. It is possible, indeed, that a decision may be reached at a late hour to-night, but the members of the trial committee are pledged not to reveal anything until their findings are presented in open conference, at which time it js expected a summary of the evidence will be given, as it is the disposition of the conference to clear this whole matter up to the satisfaction of the public. Counsel for the church in the trial have presented their case, and it is understood that Dr. Hammond will submit his de- There remain yet the cross-examination of Dr. Ham- mond and his witnesses, such argument as may be entered and the deliberations of the trial committee. Despite the fact that the trial of Dr. Hammond and the incidents connected with it have taken up a great deal of time, the routine business of the confer- ence has been dispatched with unusual rapidity, and now little remains but the reception of the trial committee's findings and the election of five delegates to the General Conference of 1904. Immediately upon the resuit of the Hammond trial be- ing announced balloting for these dele- gates will be commenced, and it is ex- pected that they will be elected and that the conference will adjourn by to-morrow evening. Bishop Cranston, finding it im- possible to reach Los Angeles in time for the opening of the Southern California Conference Wednesday morning, has ar- ranged for a substitute to act in his place there until Thursday morning. In the absence of Bishop Cranston, who was holding a conference with the pre- siding elders regarding the disposition of appointments, this afternoon’s session was presided over by Dr. F. D. Bovard, and was taken up entirely in reading committee reports. —_———————— McGovern Tires in the Sixth Round. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14 — Hughey McGovern and “Kid” Beebe of this city fought six hard rounds at the National Athletie Club to-night. The first five rounds were McGovern's, but in the sixth round he became so tired that it was all he could do to hold his own. Buys University Heights Lots. BERKELEY, Sept. 14.—John R. Spring has purchased the interest of Louis Titus in the University Helghts property of 250 acres for , thus consummating the largest real estate deal In the history of Berkeley. Spring contemplates building a $100,000 hotel at the crest of the hill over- the bay and to found an autome- bile line to carry passengers to it.. R in connection with | { for the Indtan Territory. Bonaparte's in- | €. A. Rutherford, the Southern Pacic o+ BALTIMORE ATTORNEY WHO WILL INVESTIGATE AL- LEGED LAND FRAUDS. | Bonaparte to Conduct Indian Territory In- vestigation. ASHINGTON, Sept. 14. — It was announced at the Inte- rior Department to-day that | Charles Joseph Bonaparte of Baltimore had accepted the invitation of Secretary Hitchcock to take charge of the investigation of certain In- dian Territory affairs and officials under | the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. The scope of the investigation, it is said, will be sufficiently comprehen- sive to embrace all statements within the knowledge of the Interior Depart- ment, including all that have appeared in the public press and all other matters | that may at gny time come to the notice | of the investigating officials, which in any | respect reflect upon the officlal character, | conduct or acts of the Dawes Commission | +or any member thereof and the inspector structions are that no official shall be fa- vored, no matter what his position. While these are primarily the objects of the investigation, it is understood that it will be extended to such other person and things in the Indian Territory, over | which the Interfor Department has su- pervision, as may be deemed by Bona- | parte to be for the welfare of the service, or as may be referred to him by the Sec- | retary of the Interior. i FILES SEVENTEEN CHARGES. Brosius Completes Investigation on | the Pawnee Agency. | KANSAS CITY, Sept. 14.—A special to the Star from Guthrie says: S. M. Bro- | sius, speclal agent of the Indian Rights | Association, has finished gathering evi- | dence against George I. Harvey, superin- tendent in charge of the Pawnee Indian | Agency at Pawnee, and left to-day to re- | sume his inquiries in Indian - Territory. Brosius said that he had heard of the threat that he would be arrested if he | should return to the Indian Territory and was willing to run the risk. Brosius preferred seventeen specific charges against Harvey, who is accused of brufality to children in the Indian schools; of irregularity in the leasing and sale of Indian lands, and of manipulating Indian moneys to the advantage of him- self and banks In which he is interested. Inspector McNichols of the Indian De- partment is at Pawnee investigating the Brosius charges. LR e e e e ] GONFESSES PAAT IN BURGLARIES C. A. Rutherford Admits He Stole From Freight Cars, After a severe sweating by the police, brakeman charged with looting freight cars at Salinas, the story of which was published first by The Call last Sunday, confessed guilt last nigkt and at the same time implicated W. H. Daugherty, Frank Carey and C. V. Graves as being partners in the thefts. Graves is a marine fireman and Daugh- erty was the man who rented a house on the Castroville road about a mile from Salinas, wherein, it is claimed, some of the stolen property was placed after be- ing taken from the cars. Graves is now in the City and County Hospital, this city, having, It is claimed, injured his thumb while jumping from one of the freight cars, after having been engaged in stealing some of the mer- chandise, the loss of which has formed part of the basis of the charges. It is intended to prosecute the case with the greatest vigor. The goods that have been stolen from cars have not only been the means of causing the greatest incon- venience to shippers and buyers, but the monetary loss, it is sald, has been very great. When Daugherty was arrested last Thursday he made a written confession, in which he implicated Rutherford, Graves and Carey. The on of gullt made last night by Rutherford will strengthen the case of the prosecution. —_————— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Septem] Schr Mary C, Campbell, 10 hours hrem. So- g _ SAILED. o N em Br stmr Clavering, Barton, mmnmm: DOMEBTIC PORTS. ABERDEEN—Arrived Sept. 14—Schr Jennie Stella, hence Aug. 25. e ASTORIA—Salled Sept. 14—Br ship Blythes- wwmm Africa. Sal Schr John F. Miller, for San Fran- eisco. CO0s n!%vm‘% 14—Schr San ISLAND PORTS. HONOLULU—Arrived Sept. 14—Bark Kafu- lani, hence Aug. 80. b= ton and barge Santa Paula in tow, s - Resolve to Eschew the Honor. Trio Is Ready to Support Partridge if He Will But Consent. e After a meeting of the full organization committee of the United Republican League last night T. D. Riordan of the Forty-third Assembly District, A. Ruef of the Forty-fifth and Henry Ach of the Fortieth, the three mefnbers of the or- ganization committee of the United Re- publican Leagtie who are delegates to the convention, met for the purpose of dis- cussing preliminary arrangements for the Republican Convention, which will be held to-night at the Alhambra Theater. Ruef, Riordan and Ach determined-that neither would accept the chairmanship of the convention, and for the matter of that would take no office whatever, and would decline even to serve on any com- mittee. Bach agreed to support John S. Partridge for the chairmanship, providing he would accept. The full organization committee, con- sisting of seven members, discussed pre- liminaries and concluded to deviate from the rule of last year and have three sec- retaries, who will be chosen from dele- gates to the convention and not, as for- merly, from non-delegates. Three vice chairmen will be similarly selected. At the conclusion of the meeting at the Alhambra Theater to-night the convention will adjourn until September 23. The -Twenty-efghth District delegation to the Republican convention met last night and elected Waltgr Larsen chair- man and George Cooney retary. The Thirty-ninth District delegation to the Republican convention elected I D. Bluxam chairman and T. E. Atkinson secretary on Sunday evening, and at the same time indorsed R. H. Countryman for the chairmanship of the convention. The Forty-second Assembiy District delegation to the Republican convention thet last night and indorsed George R. Wells for Supervisor. The Republican delegates of the Thir- tieth Assembly District met last night at Eighth and Folsom streets and elected J. F. Lawler chalrman and Frank Roach | secretary. The delegates agreed to vote as a unit, i it Asked to Attend Bond Meeting. A conference will be held at the Super- visors’ chambers to-night -at 8 o'clock relative to the bond election on September The meeting has been called by M. J. | Keller, N. B. Greensfelder, Frank Morton, F. T. Knoles, Gustave Schnee and E. A. Lorenz.. They invite all who like improvements to attend. A central club is to be formed, the work of which will be mainly educational. t— e it — MANY WILL CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE OF MEXICO To-day is the fifty-seventh anniversary of the capture of the City of Mexico by American troops, and the independence of | the sister republic will be duly celebrat- | ed to-morrow by ghe local Mexican resi- dents. An elaborate programme has been ar- ranged for to-morrow’s exercises at the Mechanics’ Pavilion, under the direction of the Zaragosa Club. Speeches will be delivered by the Mexican Consul General, Mayor Schmits, Bert Schlesinger and other well-known citizens and residents, | and the evening will close with an all- night ball. Colonel Andrews of the Diamond Palace is one of the few veterans of the Mexican ‘War that -participated in the capture of the City of Mexico and he will be a guest of honor at to-morrow’s celebration. TRUSTEES WILL HAVE 3UPPORT -Alamedans Issue a Call for Another Mass- Meeting. ALAMEDA, Sept. 14.—Fearing that the good name of the city and its inhabitants is suffering abroad because of the ha- rangue delivered at the Board of Trade meeting Friday night, when one speaker advised that the City Trustees be given tar, feathers and rope treatment, owing to their attitude on the local rallroad fran- chises, the conservative element among the residents is aroused and will from this on make itself felt until the agita- tion that has disturbed Alameda for three months is satisfactorily settled. With that purpose in view the following call for a mass meeting of citizens 4Fas issued to- day As matters of vital fmportance to every tax- yer and citizen of Alameda regarding the ?I‘rry and rallroad facilities of the city, and the question of the renewal of the franchises therefor, are demanding immediate attention and action, we, the undersigned, citizens and taxpayers of this clty, do hereby call a gen- Portant subjects, said meeting o e held Ta it sul o the old library room in the City Hall the even- ing of September 16, 1003, at § o'clock. F. W. Van Scl 1831 Central avenue; burgh, 2625 Central avenue; F. Boehm Central avenue; coln avenue; Henry nue; C. C. Volberg, 845 Santa J. E. Baker, 2507 Central avenue; D. W. Mar- tin, 1247 Park avenue. All of the signers of the call are well- known residents with heavy local Inter- ests, which they consider are being endan- gered by an agitation which may result in crippling the transportation facilities of Alameda. Van Sicklen is a large property holder, Vosburgh is a ploneer merchant ot Park street, Boehmer is a retired busi- ness man and the owner of considerable realty, Knowland is a director of the Bank of Alameda and the owner of much real estate, Michaels Is an old resident and property holder, Volberg is a retired merchant and a director in a local butld- ing and loan association, Baker is the cashier of the Bank of Alameda and Mar- tin is an ex-Supervisor and business man with considerable property in this eity. The men who have issued the call for the mass announce that it is not their intention to tell the City Trustees what to do, but to assure the municipal legis- lators of their honest and loyal support of whatever the officlals may see fit to do with the franchises for the good of Ala:eda. —_—————— arriage ‘llnem hmud“hy g.f m! ‘were County Clerk to-day: Charles J. Luch- Florence M. Sta B Fhaaciacs 20, both of Sacrament desire | schools, sewers, parks, playgrounds and | WILL NOT TAKE CLAREMONT LAND Hitch in Purchase of New Country Club Grounds. | Plan to Throw Over Adams Property for Rock Ridge Site. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, » 1118 Broadway, Sept. 14. There has been a hitch in the purchase of the property to be used by the recently formed Oakland Country Club for fits | country home. A new site for the home of the club has been put into the fleld. 1 The plub was formed recently, and it was the intention of its promoters to ex- cel Burlingame. The membership is com- posed of Alameda County’s most promi- nent, exclusive and wealthy citizens. At the time of the club’s inception it ‘was given out that an option upon a piece of property near Claremont, owned by | Edson F. Adams, had been secured. The tmmediate purchase of the land and the | erection of a $0,000 clubhouse were con- sidered a certainty. Golf links, tennis courts, polo grounds and runs for the cross-country rides were to be constructed. All outdoor sports were to be held there, and it was the in- tention of the club to make its ndw or- | ganization by far the best on the coast. | The main endeavor of the club was to put | the Country Club of Burlingame in the | shade completely. Bonds for $150,000 were to have been Is- sued for the purchase of the home grounds and perfection of the retreat. ERECT BUNGALOWS. | 8o certain were the officers of the club | that Adams’ Clarémont property would be the home of the club that several| | members took initial steps and erected a | number of bungalows throughout the property. The grounds command a fine view of Oakland and the Golden Gate and are easily reached from Claremont ave-| nue. The club has now split into two fac- tions, one advocating the purchase of the Rock Ridge property, in North Oakland, owned by the Realty Syndicate, and the other still holding #hat the Clarémont land would make the more desirable place for a country club. Frank C. Havens of the Realty Syndi- cate, with the aid of William P. Johnson, treasurer of the club, who interjected the Rock Ridge property, known as the old | }Livermore tract, into the field, seems to | have exerted enough influence to switch the purchase to Havens' land. George B. de Golla, attorney for the club, when interviewed to-day in regard | to the club’s new move intimated that the Rock Ridge property would be purchased. | He declined to state which way the mem.- | bers of the new club leaned, but said that | | If the members saw a way to save be- tween $30,000 and $40,000 they wouid un-| | doubtedly do so, leaving it to be inferred that Havens had made an offer to sell the Rock Ridge property at a price far below that which Adams had asked for | | HITCH IN PURCHASE. Sam Bell McKee, secretary of the club, admitted that there had been a | hitch In the purchase of the Adams prop- | erty, but declined to say whether or not | the Rock Ridge grounds would be pur- | chased. | The Adams property consists of 124 acres and is deemed an ideal spot for a country club. The Rock Ridge or old | Livermore grounds form 106 acres of fine property. Either of the above is.consid- ered an excellent spot for the country home of such a club. | Attorney de Golia said that next week | the arrangements would be completed so that the building of the club grounds | could proceed without a hitch. Several members of the faculty of the | University of California, including Presi- dent Wheeler, are among the members of the new club. Other members are Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst,Mrs. H. E. Huntington, Mrs.A. H. Voorhies, Mrs. John Simpson, George McNear, Will Taylor, Joseph | Garber, Mrs. Cyrus Walker, Mrs. Elea- nor Martin and Mrs. Ira Martin. The officers of the club are: Edwin | Goodall, president ; Frank M. Wilson, | vice president; William P. Johnson, treas- | urer; Sam Bell McKee, secretary. ———— . CHILD’S LIFE IS CRUSHED OUT BENEATH TRUCK WHEELS | Three-Year-Old Joseph Allen Meets a Tragic Death on Point | Lobos Avenue. While attempting to jump on a heavily| laden truck last evening Joseph Allen, the | three-year-old son of Mrs. Kate Allen of 107 Collins street, was crushed to death beneath the wheels. The truck, drawn | by six horses driven by Banford Howard, was coming down Point Lobos avenue and owing to the fact that a heavy viece of machinery was carried moved very slowly. When near Collins street the baby, who was playing in the road, ran to the truck and attempted to jump on the side. He slipped and fell directly in front of the rear wheel, which passed over the body, crushing it in a frightful man- ner. Entirely oblivious of the fact that he had run over and killed the child How- ard continued on his way, and the first| intimation he had of the tragedy was | when some citizen informed him several | blocks from the scens. He immediately | surrendered himself and was booked at | the City Prison on a charge of man- slaughter. Beulah Allen, an elder sister of the dead boy, was a witness of the dreadfu! af- fair and immediately summoned assist-| ance. . The mangled and bleeding form | was carried to the house and Dr. Petrie | summoned. An examination showed that the child was beyond medical aid and the Coroner was notified. The body was not removed to the Morgue and it is under- stood that the grief-stricken mother is willing to waive an inquest. as she is convinced that it is purely a case of acci- dent. ———— GEORGE ALLMAN . FINALLY BEHIND BARS Police Arrest Young Man Who Has Been Paying His Way With Bogus Checks. George D. Allman of Oakland, for whom a number of local business men have been looking for several months, was arrested last night by Detective Ross Whitaker and is detained at the Hall of Justice awaiting investigation into his prac- tice of late of passing bad checks. Young Allman inherited quite a rortune from his father, who was a well-known stage man in Northern California, but the son soon entered into a wild career, during which his fortune was wasted. } Several months ago ne began cashing worthless checks about town amd when he realized that his game was about to | substitution of the Monogolians. his Claremont ground. | 4 | much adverse comment. OFFIGIALS oY GAMBLE 13 MISSING Deputy Marshal Is Al- leged to Be in Hiding. Substitution of Chinese for Deportation Is Laid at His Door. —— Evidence Before Grand Jury Will Implicate Several Prominent ‘White Men and a Num- ber of Chinese. —_— The rumor was current in official eir- cles last night that Deputy United States Marshal Willlam P. Gamble, better known as “Pete” Gamble, could not be found, and is supposed to have left the eity. Gamble was the official who escorted the six Chinese to the whart at which the steamer Gaelic lay that they might be deported, and out of which case grown ugly scandal. Little doubt is expressed that the dep- uty marshal has gone. It is stated that a chain of evidence has been woven about him so strong that he cannot possibly es- cape prosecution for complicity in the Men prominent in the bureau state that the authorities will not have to depend on the evidence of Chinese alone to bring Gam- ble to justice, but that other evidence of a most conclusive character has been se- cured, the nature of which they refuse to divulge until the Grand Jury meets, the latter part of this week. Sensations are about to break in the case. The District Attorney’s office has in its possession facts that will implicate several white men, and some of them are well known in this city. The bureau was aware that the substitution would be made before the morning on which the steamer was to sall. Inspectors were detailed to the wharf and will be able to give testimony as to the entife trans- action. At present there are several Chi- hese in Chinatown under the surveillance of the authorities and these are likely to be arrested at any moment. Confes- sions and admissions are in the possession of Chief Inspector Meehan agd everything will be laid before the Grand Jury. Yesterday was an arduous one for United States District Attorney Marshall B. Woodworth and United States Mar- shal Shine. From early in the morning until 5:12 p. m. they were investigating the substitution of six Chinese and they were so engrossed in the case that they were unable to go to their lunch. At the conclusion of the session Mr. Woodworth announced that he had al- most completed his investigation, but that he would not be prepared to take the matter before the Federal Grand Jury until Friday. He said he had nothing to give out for publication except the state- ment that Tom Yung, the Chinese grafter now under arrest, appeared to be the oniy Chinese person implicated in the scheme. As Steward Leslle of the steamship Gae- lic had salled away on the Gaelic, he said, the case would remain to a ®ertain extent incomplete until his return, which would be about the middle of October. On his arrival here he will be given an opportu- nity of making a very complete statement as to whether the six men delivered to him on board the Gaelic by Mr. Gambie were the six who were afterward taken off the vessel by order of the United States District Attorney. He has already sald that they were the same, but a more extended and comprehensive statement from him is ‘dsired. The manner in which the Chinese bu- reau handied the case has given rise to The facts that the substitutes were allowed to remain on board the ship for about three hours be- fore being taken ashore: that officers were not sent to watch the jail on Friday morning and shadow the carriage com- {aining the Chinese and Gamble, and that the men were not “stood up” at the gang- plank as soon as Gamble was about to | deliver them have occasioned much sur- prise. Had the necessary steps been ta- ken the guwilt or innocence of Deputy Gamble would not have remained a mo- ment in doubt. As the case now stands the defense, should Gamble be arrested, will plead that there was opportunity for the substitution to have taken place on the steamer during the three hours that elapsed from the time of the reception of | the men until they were taken on shore. —_———————— The teachers’ college of Columbla Uni- versity is to establish a course of study for the training of Sunday-school teach- ers. Dr. Richamd M. Hodge, the lecturer in Bible study, will have charge of the classes. ADVERTISEMENTS. Sick Army Life, Finally Caused Nerv= ous Dyspepsia.