The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1903, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCI PEACE FOLLOWS | AR DISPUTE Good Templars Desire to Smooth Troubled Waters. Drill of Ladies Completes Prcgramme of the & : Convention. YT, Independent Order of Good Tem-| irand dge held its last meeting present convention terday at Farrell str beginning at early- g terminating at 11 o'clock | ch oc- curre ig the interval of the session the previous even Brother Johnston Brother Crowhurst caused at the sedate delib- 1 have been red of il between t mbers that was put fc to smooth | nd efforts were made of a policeman he lodgeroom was Andrew Johnston the policeman had mitted were the m on to show ar- nted muse- nd of Hope session passed a which con- | their dif- e Grand Lodge ot be charged 'W OFFICERS ELECTED. fficers resulted= NE grand was arrived that will ponse y the in- O » was one 1 were perform- nging cheers re- en who took g the words “Faith, SCO CALL, FRIDA OCTOBER 16, 1903. WSS COTTLOW MASKED MEN | TURKS DISPERSE |GZAR SENDS 0B A MINER | WSURSENT BAND' GRIAA ORDER SGORES AGAIN Second Effort Results in Another Full Triumph. Audience Listens Raptly and Cheers Performer Heartily. The second Cottlow concert was given | last evening in Lyric Hall, with Miss | Cottlow as the sole attraction. The per- | formance, like the first, was a completei artistic triumph. The audience was ap-| preciative, was held In the closest atten- | tion and refused to be satisfied at the | final npumber, the great Schubert-Tausig | “Marche Miiitaire,” but demanded as an encore the ‘“Waldesrauschen,” by Liszt. The great versatility of Miss Cottlow is | shown in the variety of composers played. | From the first Mozart “Rondo,” a pure, | o0ld melody, almost pastoral in simplicity, | through the “Thirty-two Variations” of | Beethoven in C minor, the “Papillons” of | Schumann, three Chopin numbers, a Mac- Dowell *“Polonaise” and an “Idyl” and a “Scherzo”’ by Samuel Bollinger, to the| Schubert-Tausig “March Militaire” there was a superb reading that was a study in tone production. With a touch like.a breath or a bravura more than dramatic, the whole artistic gamut was played upon. The staccato is delicate and the legato times seems welded into a solid tenal mass. In the Beethoven *Varia- tions™ th was a beautiful rendition of the noble measures. After the Chopin numbers for an encore Miss Cottlow gave a Chopin *“Nocturne” | in F major. The “Idyl" in C major and “Scherzo” in B minor by Bollinger, a local composer, were very acceptable. The was bright and limpid and showed continuity of style and musical reason and was well received. Miss Cottlow plays at the Unitarian church in Oakland to-morrow night and Saturday afternoon again in this.city. At the matinee she will be assisted by atorp Blumenfeld, violinist. The pro- mme will be as follows: 3 {Beet violin Op. 79....Brahms F sharp Chopin arembski hoven). .. be Ervica’ Marei i | Fenonel Schubert-Liszt from second concerto. Al chubert- Wilhelmj TWOIBED <uvv. sessnesces «....Sarasate — e ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE GREYHOUNDS TO COURSE ‘Well Matched Dogs Entered for This | Week’s Running at Ingleside | Park. | The stake at Ingleside Coursing Park | this week attracted an entry of 112 grey- | The first brace of dogs will go | to the slips to-morrow at 11:30 o'clock. | The draw last night resulted as follows: 112 entries—Queen's Motto vs. nie Hughie ve, Otto, Donn Tobasco Bob, Kittleman vs. Yukon, | Little Mercy 3o0ts y Bob, Duhallow SHievenamon, Yellowtail wvs. Lily Wright, Rose Tree vs. Rock and Rye, Progresso vs. So- fala, Go On vs. Van Alba, J. E. H. vs. Tyrone | wood vs. Menlo Prince, Onward | nds. Open_ st Tloverdale Ragtime, Luxury vs. Flora Temple, | Hill_vs. Fair Glen, Piker vs. Frank n, Gold Lily vs. Miss Shirley, Belfast va. v’ Menio, Finoola vs. Clobetell, Haddington Hurlick, Homor Bright' vs. October ¥ vs. White Stockings, Home! { the Glen, Dorothy M vs.' Al- vs. Our Myra, Young Buck ve, oreen, Tom Sayers vs. Crockett Boy, Runa- | way Girl vs._J. C. Heenan, Lord Granard vs. Orsina, Van Nora ve. Rockefeller, Rich Argosy i Vs, Pre King Death vs. St. Louis Boy, sembers of the Grand Lodge Advance Guard vs. Equator, Algy McDonald at they had never witnessed |vs. Reta S, Comette vs. Intruder, Shadow ve. | impressive or well conceived drill | Bélla Lioyd, Mountain Poet vs. Pepper Jack, <4 - Meddlesome v&. White Mystery, Cascade vs, | Crowhurst and the | Heeper, Mike Rice vs. Yankee Boy, Cremo vs. te of thanks and | Linda Vista, Roy Hughie ve. Little Lucy, Jim- tic ladies who composed | mie Anth Wave, Royal Friend vs, | the team were | Beauty vs. Our Motto, . Chuchu vs, , Irvington Tralee vs. | n S. K. Ray; past chiet | Lulu Girl, Commercial 'Traveler vs. Little | e Anderson; vice templar, Laura n; su- | ) Blanche | George Willard; | Mrs left =upp Hartley¢ first banner | bearer, Miss Pansy tocking; second banner | bearer, Miss Ma king; third banner | bearer, Miss Osborn: fourth banmer | bearer, Miss ace Cowen. | After resolving to hold the next con-| vention @t Petaluma next October, the session adjourned. ——— Loses Sight of One Eye. James Ganick, 212% Perry street, wasi| struck in the eve by a bolt while engaged | in breaking up the steamer -Progreso at | the foot of Hyde street yesterday after- | { noon. The sight of the eye was ruined. | The injured man was . treated at ‘thel Emergency Hosp! —_—— Girl Sent to Asylum. Freda Bierman, the young girl who was found wandering about Hunters Point several days ago, was sent to, the State Hospital for the Insane at Napa yester- afternoon by Judge Hebbard. The | girl imagines she is being pursued by a crowd of boys who are seeking her life. —_———— Newsboys to Meet To-Morrow. The newsboys of San Francisco will gather to-morrow evening at Scottish | Hall on Sutter street, a meeting having | been calied by Robert Hall, president of | the Newsboys' Union, .for the discussion of important matters, —_—— Unanimously Elected Rector. Rev. Stephen Innes has resigned the rectorship of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in this city, and at & meeting held yesterday of the wardens of the church the vacancy was unanimously filled by the election of Rev. Walter B. Clark. ADVERTISEMENTS. Open Sores can be cleaned out, the su tion stopped, and a cure e by the use of Hyd Only morbid matter'is this marvelous lows Nature to tissue. 61.0 Prince Street, New York. FREE—Vaiuable Bookiet on How te Trest Disesses. .| imprisonment. Plunger, 0dd Eyes vs. Medley, Mount Ida vs. Fiora Belle, Morning Glory vs. Black Flush, | Morello vs. Firm Fellow, Ploughman vs. Pure Pearl, White Buck vs. Daylight. —————————— JOHN MARTINEZ BLOWS OUT TWO GAS JETS Recent Arrival From Mexico Suffo- cated in His Room Because of His Ignorance. | John Martinez, a recent arrival from | Mexico, was found yesterday morning suffocated in ~his .room at 705 Vallejo street. He engaged the room two days | ago and had purchased a passage !lt‘kei‘ in the cause in Southern California years for Hongkong, China, for $100. A Jap-| anese servant named Charley smelled es- | caping {lluminating: gas in the hallway | in the vicinity of Martinez's room and in- | formed Mrs. Armitage, the landlady. At her suggestion he climbed through the | transom and found tae dead body of Mar- | tinez lying on the floor near the door. | Two gas burners in the room were turned | fully on and from tnese the deadly fluld | was escaping. The knob of the door had been pulled off from the Inside by the| decedent, who was undressed and had evi- | dently got out of bed in the attempt to| escape. It is believed that he blew out| the gas before retiring. e —— Tax Bills Will Soon Be Ready. Tax Collector Edward J. Smith yester- day issuéd circulars informing property owners that owing to the delay caused by the decision of the Supreme Court changing the tax rate the bills for city and State taxes will not be ready for dis- tribution until November 2. Auditor Baehr has a large force of clerks working on the extemsions in the assessment books, and Tax Collector Smith has another force making out the bills. Taxes will be delinquent on November 30, 1803, at 6 o’clock p. m., so that taxpayers,. will have about a month in which to settle thelr | obligations with the municipality. ————— Another Move for Dimmick. George D. Collins filed a motion in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday for permission to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of ‘Walter N. Dimmick, now serving a sen- tence of imprisonment in the State prison at San Quentin. The petition was signed by Jacob 8. Meyer and takes a similar ground to that in the same matter recent- 1y before the Superior Court that Dim- mick had already completed his term ot The-court will render an opinion in the matter this morning. — el s Alleges She Mortgaged Stock. James Brown, chiropodist at the Empo- rium, a warrant from Police Judge Fritz yesterday. for the arrest of Mrs. M. L. Luddington on a_ felony embezzlement. - | ern California, | greatly loved by OF FORTUNE Seven Thousand Dolla Taken From Alaska Cabin. Boldest Hold-Up in the His- tory of Crime in the North. L LR Four Hundred Ounces of Gold Over- looked by the Outlaws in Their Haste to Leave Dangerous Territory. ——— 8 | Special Dispatch to The Call. | SEATTLE, Wash.,, Oect. 15.—News is brought by the steamer Valencia /from | Nome to-day of one of the boldest hold- | ups in the history of mining in Alaska. | On September 30 at Ophir Creek R. D.| Hunter was relleved of more than $7000, | part of it in money and the remainder in} gold dust. Hunter is in the employ of the Northern | Lighterage Cotpany. The robbery was | committed by two men, both masked and both heavily armed. In their hurry the | robbers overlooked 400 ounces of gold laid | away in diffefent parts of the cabin. On Ophir Creek other robberies are re- ported, among them being a theft of $1000 | from Peter Kalfe, who ownhs a lay on Opbir, and several thefts of gold dust from sluice boxes. The thieves are thought to have come south on the Ore- gon. The Seattle police have been informed of the robbery and are working on the case. Nothing in the reports gives the slightest clew to the identity of the rob- bers. —_————— NOTED LAWYER DIES - IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Julius Brousseau, Well-Known' Mem- | ber of the Los Angeles Bar, Passes Away. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15.—Jullus Brous- seau, for many years one of the most prominent members of the bar in South- died to-night. Mr. Brousseau was born in New York in 1834 and had resided in California since 1877, Prior to locating in Los Angeles he had been City Attorney of Saginaw, | Mi and also held various offices in | Chicago. In Los Angeles he formed a | law partnership with the late General Vol- | ney Howard and took high rank in his| profession. At one time he had probably | as lucrative a practice as any lawyer in Los Angeles County. He was president of the Board of Education about fifteen | rears ago and at one time received the Democratic nomination for Superior Judge, running far ahead of his ticket, but failing of election on_aceount of the overwhelming normal Republican ma- jority. No citizen of Los Angeles had a bet- ter reputation for integrity and good citi- zenship than Brousseau. Both as a law- ver and a citizen he commanded the , re- spect of all who knew him, and he was his friends and | inti- mate assoclates. He was a member of| the Chamber of Commerce, the Masonie | fraternity ‘and many other organizations, but was most of all devoted to his home. He leaves four children—Miss Kate, an accomplished French scholar and member of the faculty of the Los Angeles State Normal School; Miss Mabel and two sons, Edward and Roy. e PROMINENT PRESBYTERIAN CLERGYMAN IS DEAD Summons Comes Suddenly for the Rev. John Wesley Ellis. | LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15.—The Rev. John Wesley Ellis, D. D., founder of the First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles, the first regular church of that denomination established in Southern California, was found dead this morning in his apartments at the Ammidon. Death had overtaken him as he sat in the bathroom. B Dr. Ellis was one of .the prominent fig- urés in Presbyterianism on the Pacific Coast because of his position of pioneer Final ago and later as the head of an educa- tional institution in this city. He relin- quished the pastorate of the First Presby- terian Church of Lincoln, Neb., to come to California, and took up his first work in this State at Chico, where he remained three years. In 1877 he was selected by the Presbyterion synod of the Pacific Coast to establish Presbyterianism in the pioneer field of Southern California, his first labors here resulting in the founding and building of the First Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Broadway and Second streets, this city. He was 61 years old. —_———— Will Invest Emperor With Insignia. LONDON, Oct. 15.—King BEdward has | entrusted Lieutenant General Lord Methuen with the mission of investing Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria with the insignia of a field marshal, conferred upon the Emperor during the King’s re- cent visit to Vienna. ———— Prince Alert Shaves Two Minutes. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.; Oct. 15.—Prince Alert, the champion pacer, to-day in the presence of 3000 persons at Belmont Driv- ing Park, fafled in his attempt to lower his world’s record of 1:57. He went the mile, however, in less than two minutes, covering the distance in 1:59%. ——— Embezzling Treasurer Sentenced. MANILA, Oct. 16—Dean Tompkins, formerly treasurer of San Fernando, has been sentenced to nine years’ imprison- ‘ment on the charge of embezzlement. On Beptember 25 Tompkins was sentenced . to seventeen years for forgery. ——— Perform in Honor of Royal Visitors. PARIS, Oct. 15.—The gala performance in the Grand Opera-house given to-night in honor of the King and Queen of Italy ‘was a great success. Many of the leading French artists took part in the ance. ———— Earls Receive Coveted Appointments. of state for India, and the Earl of oughmore has received the appointment of under secretary of state for war. : —————————— Two Hundred Macedo- nians Fall in the Conflict. Sultan’s Soldiers Again In- vade the Territory of Bulgaria. LGRS A SALONICA, Buropean Turkey, Oct. 15.— The milltary operations in Macedonia are slackening, although there are occa- sional reports of fighting at various points. Instructions have been recelved to cease making Salonica the base of oper- attons against the insurgents, and the orders to send more Anatolian troops to Salonica have ‘been countermanded. A large Insurgent band was dispersed on October 13 near Marhovu, after eight hours' skirmishing. The Turks lost sixty killed and wounded, while the losses of the insurgents reached two hundred. Circumstantial reports have been re- cefved here that Boris Sarafafoff was | killed on October 12 in a skirmish at|reported to have sent the following tele- Pruva, near Florina. SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 15. — The Bul- garian frontler has again been crossed by Turkish troops, at Demir-Kapu, near Samakova. ‘The Turks were pursuing a band of insurgents and followed them three miles into Bulgaria. A number of shots were exchanged, but the Turkish soldiers finally retired without coming into contact with Bulgarian troops. Such incidents arouse less attention now, owing to the absorbing interest taken in the Bulgarian elections.. The four opposition parties have fused against the government, but the success of the latter is assured. e P. J. TORMEY’S DEATH EXPECTED BY DOCTORS Well-Known San Franciscan Cannot Recover From the Stroke of Paralysis. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 15.—P. J. Tormey, a member of the Owl Drug Company of San Francisco and a whist player of such reputation that he is known all over the| United States, lles at the St. Vincent's Hospital in this city dying of paralysis. No hope is held out for his‘'recovery by Dr. A. L. Rockey, one of the most prom- inent physiclans in the city. His wife has been communicated with and is ex- pected to arrive ‘to-morrow morning from San Francisco. At midnight Tormey was still in the un- conscious condition in which he has lain since attacked yesterday. So near dead is he that it was some time after he was attacked that it was discovered his heart was faintly beating. He is be- ing cared for with all the physiclan’s skill, but his death is but a matter of a day or two, according to the report made by the hospital at midnight. Portland whist players say that Tormey has played champion whist for years and that he has engaged In important tournaments all over the country. e e PHOENIX CELEBRATES LETTING OF CONTRACTS Certainty of the Construction of Tonto Basin Dam Causes Rejoicing. PHOBNIX, Ariz., Oct..15.—Phoenix cele- brated with all enthusiasm to-night the Jetting of contracts for the construction Basin dam, that is to transform the 'Salt River Valley into a modern Eden. Brass | bands, fireworks, an Jjmpromptu proces- sion and speeches and much noise were features of the evening’s celebration. Governor Brodie made the principal ad- | dress of the evening. He gave credit to the men who had so shaped legislation that here could be established an inland empire through irrigation. Other speak- ers were George H. Maxwell, chairman of the Irrigation Association, and B. A. Fowler, president of the local assoclation. The letting of the contracts is construed as a full official notification that the United States has formally entered upon the construction of the dam. The works will cost not less than $3,000,000, and will serve to Irrigate about 250,000 acres in the vieinity of Phoenix. -At the predent time not over 125,000 acres are cultivated. R LONG AND HERRERA FIGHT A TWENTY-ROUND DRAW Each Boxer Is Saved From a Knock- out by the Timely Sound of the Gong. VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 15—The Long-Herrera fight in the Savoy Theater to-night ended in a draw after twenty rounds. Both men were on thelr feet, but both were tired. Despite the terrible swings and upper cuts of Herrera, a number of which landed, Long was not apparently bothered. Herrera was sur- prised to find Long could stand any amount of punishment he could adminis- ter. In the fifteenth round there was all kinds of mixing, and the bell barely saved Herrera. In' the seventeenth the mill grew warm for Long, and the gong saved him. Long came up strong in the eighteenth. He gathered strength and in the last round made Herrera cover up. The bout was the best seen here for weeks. Betting was 2 to 1 on Herrera. Long’s admirers backed him heavily. Billy Lavigne and Rufe Turner were in Long's corner. Biddy Bishop and Billy ‘Woods handled Herrera. Herrera: claims to have a broken hand, sustained in training recemtly. Vietory for Senator Kearns. SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 15.—After one of the most exciting political battles ever fought in Salt Lake, Frank Knox, the president of the National Bank of the Republic, was to-night nominated- for Mayor by the Repiblican city convention over W. F. James, a well known mining man, and George T. Odell, a merchant. The nomination of Knox is considered a personal victory for United States Sena- tor Kearns. « —_———— Injured Sailor Recovems Dama,; HONOLULU, Oct. 15—United States District Judge Estee has awarded $1800 damages to Julius Schirrmacher, a sailor, against the ship Erskine M.’ Phelps on account of a broken leg. The sailor’s leg was accidentally fractured when the ship was off Cape Horn and the court decided that the captain was guilty of negligence in not putting in at the nearest port where surgical treatment could have been,| obtained. Golored Politician Shot and Killed. ETNA, Pa., Oct, 15.—The Isabella blast | P {%’:-L_‘»S | to-day: for the first works for the great Tonto | 10 AN Gives Him Full Power to Maintain Russian - Prestige. Viceroy Shall Use Force, if Necessary, in Carrying Out Commands. B S 2 St. Petersburg Government Declares Itself in Readiness to Meet Any Event- uality. SEIERTL S LONDON, Oct. 16.—The Berlin corre~ | spondent of the Times says the Czar is | gram to Admiral Alexieff, Russlan Vice- roy in the Far East at Port Arthur: “I give you full power to maintain, if necessary, Russia’s prestige by force of arms.” It is, however, says the correspondent, understood that neither Russia nor Japan considers her military preparations complete, The Kobe correspondent of the Daily Mail telegraphs under date of October 15 that it is reported that Russia has of- fered to relinquish her claims in Korea, but insists upon retaining Manchuria. It is stated that Japan has refused to accede to this proposition, PARIS, Oct. 15.—Official dispatches from St. Petersburg say the Russian Ministers of ‘War and Marine have announced that, while not wishing to make any move likely to precipitate hostilities in the Far East, both departments of the Govern- ment wish to have it known that they are" completely prepared to meet any even- tuality. Official adviges from Japan and China show that the negotiations between Rus- | slan Minister Baron de Rosen and the Foreign Office continue, but their status | 1s_not disclosed. In the meantime the officlals here have been informed of the progress of the com- mercial treaty between China and Japan, which may have an important bearing on the Russian-Japanese situation. The treaty opens Mukden, the capital of Man- churia, and one other point to Japanese commerce. China’s opening of the Man- churian country to Japan while Russia has not yet evacuated Manchuria is con- sidered significant and as likely to amel- forate the difficulties. YOKOHAMA, Oct. 15.—M. Lessar, the Russian Minister to China, has informed Prince Ching, head of the Chinese For- eign Office, that if China rejects the de- mands of Russia the occupation of Man- churia by the Russian troaps will be per- manent. The Russian forces at Newchwang have been reinforced by two battalions. S AT AMERICAN TRADE IMPERILED. Asiatic Association Officers Denouncs Russian Aggression. NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—The following officers were chosen at the annual meet- ing of the American Asiatic Association President, Silas D. Webb, New York; vice presidents—Lowell Lincoln, New York: John H. Converse, Philadel-| phia; Everett N. Bee, San Francisco: S. G. Hopkins, Washington; John C. Cleve- land, Spartanburg, 8. C.; E. C. Potter, Chicago, and Ellison C. Smythe, Pelzer, N. C.; treasurer, James F. Fearon, New York; secretary, John Foord, New York. President Webb in his- address called attentiop to the completion of the Pa- cific eable and the -signing of the new treaty with China. Both events, he said, would be of benefit to the country. In connection with the Chinese situation, he sald that the attitude of the European powers, Russia in particular, should be at present a cause of much solicitude, and | he advised an emphatic expression of views on this subject to the administra- tion. The commercfal situation, he thought, was generally disappointing, the political uncertainty in Japan tending to make merchants and financlal interests cau- tious, while In China political confusion, combined with the advance in silver, had made mercantile ventures too much of a lottery without careful investigation. The report of the secretary, John Foord, also laid emphasis on the Manchurian situation, he declaring that, in defiance of agreement, the forelgn administration of the port of Newchwang, with all its injurious consequences to American trade and the occupation by Russia of the eastern provinces, was still in force. ““The nature of the demands formulated as conditions precedent to withdrawal,” the report went on to say, ‘“suggests that they Rave been purposely made impossible of acceptance in order to justify a con- tinued occupation.” Foord continued: The time has evidently come for ment and people of m.’umua's:&":.m ognize and accept the full measure of their responeibility in dealing with this question, That the substitution of Russian for Chinese sovereignty In Manchuria simply means the beginning of the partition of the Chinese Em- pire does not admit of doubt; that the United States has nothing to gain, but very much to lose, from the diviston of China among the great powers of Burope needs no demonstra- tion.' The question immediately before our Government is the preservation of an open market for American products in Manchuria and it has been Intimated that o long as our commercial rights there, secu: by | on, fective protest. t, existing or_potentlal, important as it 1s, must be reckoned as constituting but & mere part of the fleld_for the sale of our s presented | by the Chinese Empire. If tha future of the greater market depends absolutely, ‘your committee belfeves it does, on th ismemberment of that empire being perem; torily arrested and Russia beingycompelled abide by the solemn stipulations which she has nowhere made o ao) in Wash! e — Sttt To Prison for Lese Majeste. LEIPSIC, Germany, Oct. 15.—The court here has sentenced Herr Luettich, the editor of the Leipsic Volks Zeitung, to six months” imprisonment; Herr Hell- ‘mann of the Altenburg Volks Zeitung to thrn“monm' and Dr. Schopplin, mem- ber | plano Wednesday evening in the Maple | | 400 people were present. | His examination was set for October Bert C FLAMING GUSHER BUANG DERRICK After Years of Drilling Oil Spouts From Great Depth. Workmen Run for 'I"heit Lives as Lanterns Ignite Es- caping Fluid. —————— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Oet. 15. Ofl that has been sought for by an en- terpdiling company for years was dis- covered last night on the Minor ranch, in Contra Costa County, and as the murky fluld shot up Into the air it suddenly became ignited. The col- umn of fire could be seen for miles and presented a magnificent sight. ‘workmen in the vicinity had barely time to escape with their lives and much ma- chinery was entirely destroyed by th flames. The ofl became ignited by several lanterns that hung on a derrick at the side of the well. A concern known as the American Oil and Refining Company has been boring for the fluid for the last four years and the task was about to be given up as a hopeless one. Last night, shortly after 7 o’clock, as the men were taking out the drills preparatory to quitting their day’'s toil, a stream of oil shot up into the alr. The flow came so suddenly that the workers were astounded. They stood staring at the amazing spectacle for sev- eral seconds. Before they realized what had bhappened a huge flame arose high in the air and the oil that had started to run along the ground also took fire. The frightened workmen at once fled from the spot and just in time to es- cape an awful death or fearful injury. The huge sheet of flame could plainly be seen for miles and seon the spot where the oil was struck became the gathering place for scores of persons in the vicin- itv. The Minor ranch is situated near the border of Contra Costa County, fourteen miles from Oakland. All the machinery of the company, including a huge derrick, was destroyed by the flames. The dam- age will probably amount to several thou- sand dollars. —_———————— CHILD PLAYS DIFFICULT COMPOSITIONS ON PIANO | Carrie Sheuerman, Thirteen Years of Age, Gives Remarkable Recital at the Palace Hotel. Carrie Sheuerman, a 13-year-old pupil | of Hugo Mansfeldt, performed on the room of the Palace Hotel in a manner | little short of phenomenal. ! The recital consisted of the most diffi- Many | HARPER'S GASE 0 THE FRONT Charges Against Kenney May Cause It to Be Reopened. Actual Work of Conference of South Church Is Begun. e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 18 Broadway, Oct. 15. The actual work of the fifty-third an- | nual-Pacific Conterence of ‘the Methodist Episcopal Church (South) was begun by | Bishop H. C. Morrison of Nashville, | Tenn., at 9 o’clock this morning after a | short prailse service. The first action in what may bring forth sensational developments was taken | when the character of J. J. N. Kenney, | who was chairman of the committee | which investigated the charges against | the Rev. E. J. Harper, former pastor of the Centenary Church of San Francisco, was called into question. Kenney was | charged with making public the facts | brought out in the investigation of Har- | per in order to answer the statements of | Harper's friends. If the accused Is | brought to trial before the conference it | may result in the reopening of the en- | tire case, as it is understood that an ef- | fort wiil be made by friends of Harper | to have his credentials restored, and if | this is dome it will result in a protracted | debate. INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE. The investigating committee tn the case of Mr. Kenney has not yet been appointed, | but it will probably be announced at the { morning session to-morrow. | Rev. Willlam Acton was elected secre- | tary of the conference and Rev. R. L. | Webb, ‘Rev. L. P. Shearer, Rev. G." . { Frazer and Rev. J. D. F. Houck wers elected statistical secretaries. Reports | from the general boards of church ex- tension work and Sunday-schools and from the publishing house at Nashville, Tenn., were read, showing a gratifying increase in the work of the church and Sunday-schools. The Rev. J. C. Simmions was restored to the active relation and the names of the Rev. W. J. Mahon, Rev. L. D. Hargls, Rev. A. L. Hunsaker, Rev. A. F. Lee, Rev. J. C. Hyden and Rev. W. H. Kin- | cald were referred to the committee of the superannuated relation. Rev. C. F. Reid, a missionary from China and Korea, delivered a short ad- dress on' missionary work in the Far East. " The committee in charge of the movement to secure an endowment fun® of $5,000,000 for superannuated ministers reported progress. cult compositions of Grieg and Tschal- | kowsky, twelve in all, five of which were | played for the first time in San Francisco | by any planist, amateur or professional. Little Miss Sheuerman has studied on the plano for only four years the first two of which were spent under a pupil of Professor Mansfeldt and the last two under Mansfeldt himself. The first number was Grieg’s “Die Prin- zessin,” and it was in that number that the child displayed her wonderful tech- | nique and expression. The terrific chords and runs that would fairly stagger the average planist seemed play to the girl, which gazed calmly through the audience, bowing to her friends. The recital was an invitational affair given by Professor Mansfeldt and about At the conclu- sion of the fourth number the girl was literally stormed with flowers and con- gratulations. Last night was the first time that Carrie Sheuerman ever played before a large audience, but in this per- | formance she has certainly done credit to | her instructor. The programme was as follows: ! Grieg—Die Prinzessin, op. 41, No. 5; Sie | ist so weiss, op. 41, No. 4; Holberg Suite, op. | 40 (praeludium, sarabande, gavotte, aria, rig- | audon); Norweglan Dance, op. 35, No. 3; An | den Lenz, op. 41, No. 6; Norweglan Dance, | op. 35, No. 1. Tschaikowsky—Nocturne, op. 10, 1| Chant sans Paroles, op. 2, No. 3; Scherzo a la Impromptu, op. 1, No. 2; | Valse Caorice, op 4. —_———————— Another Charge Against Baird. The case against Miles T. Baird, the wealthy young man about town, charged with discharging firearms within the city | limits, was called in Police Judge Fritz's court yesterday. Baird was in court. His attorney said that Baird had been in a sanitarium since the last calling of the case and was still a sick man. It was agreed that the trial should be held next | Monday. Baird was taken to the City Prison and an addftional charge of ma- liclous mischlef was booked against him, the complaining witness being Charles Newman of the Russ House. Baird fired a bullet through the swinging door of the Russ House bar on the night of Octo- ber 8. ————— Police Want Cowboy Detective. Lun Toy, 707 Dupont street, treasurer of the Romie Oil and Development Com- pany, secured a warrant from Police Judge Fritz yesterday for the arrest of §. S. Simon, known as the “cowboy de- tective,” on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. It is alleged that on October 12 Simon went to Lun Toy and informed him that the Salinas Ol Com- pany had agreed to mortgage to the Ro- mie Company certain machinery for $500 and that he had been- authorized io get the money. He was given the .$500 and Lun Toy alleges that Simon had no authority to get the money or to state that the-machinery of the Com- pany was to be mortgaged. —————————— Bartholdi Will Fight. D. N. Bartholdl, the Arizona hotel-keep- er and mining man arrested last Wednes- day for attempting to procure the coun- terfeiting of a fifty-crown Austro-Hunga- rian bank note, appeared before United ay for identificatidn. That ceremony was performed by United States Secret Service Agent George W. Hazen and the bonds of the prisoner were fixed at $2000. Schlesinger ————— Fish Commission Is Active. Justice of the Peace Anderson of Sam Diego fined Warren Pauly, Requa and W. A. Goodell $25 lece yesterday for violations of the quall law. Michel George and George Detro were arrested on Suisun Bay yesterday by Depu Commissioners Cross and Davis f« set nets. Justice of the Peace :‘hl defendants to answer before the or He has engaged fend him. ———— Veterans’ Auxiliary. The ladies’ auxiliary of Camp Richter, Spanish War Veterans, will give its first PREACHING SERVICE. A preaching service was conducted this evening by the Rev. J. C. Simmons, who has beeman active worker in the ministry for more than fifty years. The next ses- sion of the conference will open to-maer- row morning at 9 Following are committees appointe is morning: Public worship—Rev. J. E. Moore, Rev. J. C. Wooten and George W. Shreve. Memoirs — Rev, J. C. Simmons, Rev. J. J. N. Kenney and Rev, R. F. Allen. Dis: t conference records— Rev. G. H. Frazer, Rev. Joel Hedgepeth and H. H. Alpin. Conference relations—Rev. M. M. Armstrong, Rev. W. P. Andrews, Rev. W, E. Phillips, Rev. P. F. Page, Rev. R. F. Al- len and Rev. W. A. Booher. State of the work —Rev. Jesse Wood, Rev. J. W. Brown, R J. W. Horn, Rev. A. Odom, Rev. J. L. and- Rev. Claude Thompson. Sabbath and temperance—Rev. J. C. Wooten, Rev. C. C. Black, Rev. C. P_ Noble, J. D. Wagoner, Rev. T. Thomas and H. C. Stiles. Books and pe- riodicals—Rev. H. M. MeKnight. G, W. Shreve, Rev. J. C. Robertson, J. P. Strother, Rev, F. A, Lark and Rev. J. O. Coftage, —_———— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Oct. 15.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County €lerk to-day: Charles P. Mason, 30, and Dela O'Connor, 22, both of Oak- land; Joseph R. Perry, 25, and Annie E. Correa, 21, both of San Leandro; Orland McCool, 42, and Bertha M. Courtright, 33, both of Oakland; Francisco Direnzo, 35, San Francisco, and Giovanni Rugglera, 18, Oakland; Marion Winters, 36, and Viola Thomas, 20, both of San Mateo; Jose R. Gareia, 43, Hollister, and Maria Enos, 23, Haywards; Joseph D. Silva, 43, Stockton, and Mary Neves, 23, Oakland, —_———— Protective Association Meets. At a meeting of the San Francisco Pro- tective Assoclation, held yesterday at 214 California street, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: J. T. Hurley, president; Julius Berendsen, vice president; Edmund Lauterbach, secre- tary, and William C. Worken, treasurer. The association is composed of men wha are engaged in the retail liquor and gro+ cery trades. —_———— Will Give New Form of Social. A new form of entertalnment, known as a combination and election prize noc!lh will be given at Soclal Hall, Alc bullding, next Friday night. The admis- slon is only 10 cents. ———— : Field’s Bonds Fixed. United States Court Commissioner Hea= ccck yesterday fixed the bonds of oplum smuggler Christopher Fleld at $500. —_—————— Make a Bid for Hawaiian Bonds. HONOLULU, Oct. 15.—Edward Pollits & Co. of San Francisco have made a bid for the entire issue of Hawailan bonds which Secretary of the Territory Carter 1s now engaged in floating in the Eastern States. —_———— TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 15.—A general strike was ordered to-day of all men in the building trades. About 400 or 500 men are out. | OILVdILSNOD A04