The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 27, 1903, Page 14

14 HOWARD DENIES WIFE'S CHARGES Mining Engineer Says He Is a Loving and Dutiful Spouse. Avers His Troubles Are Partly Due to His Mother- in-Law. e 2 5 ACHRE h mother-in-law is alleged to | e of the matrimonial difficul- | e L. and W. D. M. Howard. | e condition set forth in the di- proceedings instituted by Mrs Howard some months ago and also In v the answer and cross-complaint filed by Howard yes figures 1n rday. The mother-in-law both instances, Mrs. Howard her husband, by treating | a brutal manner, caused | Howard, on the oth- aime that he was compelled because of his mother-in- | forcing her presence | wanted rges made by Mrs. 4 by Howard, and makes a few al- w that ‘he is a Howard, who is tes that he was | , or was ever guilty | ng a gentieman. He abused Mrs. Howard or om a minute's suffer- denies that he is other 2] 1l busband. He alleges that M Howard has been heir unhappiness. He being intemperate; that ed him with a rifie and er occasion she struck him | rella. She also struck him r, he save, and often 3 him very unkindly of Mrs. cross-complaint. | 1 s objections Mrs. pon having her mother that when he, for the | rdered her to leave their she took & visited her | m. t TO as nice as could E HER. ng her to eat times a day, notwith- presence galled him he could no longer in his family af- y as possible and w 1d lady's age a up bodily d her b t of his wife. He says ciating with women after he had ehold effects, she deed was made her companions a loving w not kept her prom- | erefore, to be di- the deed to the per- led who was recently de- o be the lawful John Pedersen, is seeking the vs of ient Ma- ographer, ner married while Mrs. a visit to Norway rne, who a few davs ago Osborne for divorce on the is a minister of the e ago he and his wife from Portland. They = home of W. J. Mc- A few weeks =fter d McCuen eventual- practice vitopathy. d o San Mateo, he A that his wife had, | receiving the atten- an employe of py. All the par- San Mateo and ty in who was but 16 years of James Moran, a t Ogden two years ago, vorce from him by Judge ground of cruelty. She the custody of their HUSBANDS LEFT THEM. 1 dge G a Iso granted a divorce | ewellen from Sidney Lewel- ‘ eserti and Agnes Bokaritz | Peter Bokaritz for cruelty. Judge | granted Lois Matthews a divorce hews on the ground of | eWs a clerk in ‘the | | is of the Sarta Fe Rail- r jealous of his and one night | t their home over her dance, he put her out into She was compelled td remain surs, though clad only in her e mlso granted to Delia! 4 Wise for desertion and 1 Bradford from Frank Brad- | ion. , who on June 18 last was Alfonsine I.eona, wants the | He says that after | 1t became his wife he discov- i hat she was mentally incompetent. s for divorce were filed by Mary E. | againct W. Robinson for cru- | Allen against L. B. Allen rorl W. Benseman against Ju- for cruelty, Edward J. | st Mary L. Preston for de- | Lew's against Mary r desertion Young Ladies’ Institute. The feat ure of the entertainment to be | ric Hall on Eddy street next | ht by Young Ladies’ Insti- | 7 will be a farce entitled “The * Convention,” in which the fol- named will take part: Ceeilia fullery, Nellle Anglin, Lil lla Canning, Mamie Deasy, . Mamie Fitzgerald, Rose Shea, Margaret Ryan Smith. Daniel Casey will take part as the professor. In addition to ce there .will be specialties, vocal d a monologue, the contribu- ith Norton, James C. , Roy Barrett Kay, Willlam e, J. F. O’'Brien, Miss Ethel Grazer and Arnold Grazer. Dancing will be in order after the programme. ——— u ask your dealer for some well- advertised remedy, because you afidence in its cures, do not allow f to be switched off to a medicine med to be “just as good,” but which you do not ask for and of which you know no Went Home to Die. - Policeman John Duane returned terday ves- from a six months’ leave of ab- sence, which he spent in a trip to Ire- jand. He brought the news of the death of his brother Maurice at Gibbons Grove, County Cork, Ireland, on September 24, wice joined the police force here on v 4, 194, but had to resign owing to il health on April 3, 1889. He went home to die, as he was suffering from an- in- curable disease. He was 38 years of age. R Day and night the biz printing Louse by the ferry labors for ycu. Mysell-Rollins, 22 Clay. * | with the charter. | repeal of any old ordinance unless a new BOARD ADOPTS SANITARY LAWS HealthDepartment Code Made Effective by Supervisors. Orders Change of Grade on Right of Way of Bay Shore Road. The Board of Supervisors finally passed yesterday a number of ordinances de- signed tp put into effect the provisions of the new sanitary code recently adopted by the Health Board. The ordinances provide regulations for the maintenance of public laundries, for the plumbing and drainage of bulldings, for the use of re- ceptacles for beverages, for the main- tenance of stables, for the labeling of packages containing substances for hu- man consumption and for prohibiting the pollution of water wells. Two ordinances regulating the establish. ment, maintenance and inspection of homes for children, maternity hospitals and lying-in asylums were passed to print. The ordinances place the super- vision of such institutions in the hands of the Board of Health. A number of ordinances were finally passed repealing all orders which were supplemented by new laws to comply ‘Wilson objected to the one was enacted as a substitute. Bran- denstein explained that the Judiciary Committee had recommended the repeal of certaln orders that were clearly un- constitutional and that others were re- vised In accordance with the charter pro- | visions. The resolution ordering the change of grades on Seventh and other streets ad- jacent to the right of way for the bay shore rcad of the Southern Pacific Com- pany was adopted. Demands on the urgent necessity fund amounting to $385 85 were ordered paid. The ordinance repealing another ordi- nance fixing the municipal tax rate at §44 cents and thus allowing the former rate of $1.076 to stand was finally passed. The proposed ordinance repealing the order regulating the operation of cigar factories was re-referred to the Judiciary Committee for further investigation. re ordinance exempting members of the Fire Department from the payment of fees for installation of tapper. fire m gongs was passed to print. The Union Ol Company was granted permission for sixty days to maintain a pur track already constructed on Illinois street, from Sixteenth to Seventeenth. Tt n Francisco Protective Company American District Telegraph Company were granted permits to connect their wires with those of the fire alarm and police telegraph central station. The Board of Works was directed to ake & new warrant, assessment and dia- ram for a sewer in Richland avenue by changing the assessment of §1 20 per lineal foot to $129, it appearing that a clerical error was made in the proceedings from which an appeal was made by the con- tractor. —_—— | INNOVATION IN CUSTOMS SERVICE AT THIS PORT Acting Deputyico;llecrt;rs Will Here- | after Receive Declarations on Bag- gage of Arriving Passengers. - In order that the system of examining passenger baggage for dutiable purposes may be uniform with that of the port of New York, the Treasury Department has instructed acting Collector William B. Hamilton that hereafter passenger | declarations must be made under the su- pervision of the Collector. This will be done by acting Deputy Collectors, who shall meet incoming steamers and take the declarations. When the vessel ar- rives at the dock the declarations will be turned over to the Survevor for ex- amination by the inspectors under his su- pervision. For this purpose Ellis A. Holmes was appointed” yesterday acting Deputy Col- lector in charge and Willlam H. Sprague, ames F. Hall_ Victor J. Lundquist and Charles A. Stephens were appointed act- ing Deputy Colectors. Surveyor Spear and Deputy Surveyor Chauncey M. St. John said that the new system was a much needed innovation and that it would materially expedite the work of handling passengers’ baggage. —_————— GROUNDING OF IAQUA IS BEING INVESTIGATED While Steaming in Thick Fog Close to Shore She Strikes Point Gorda. United States Local Steamboat ]nsrwc~‘ tors Bolles and Bulger held an investi- gation yesterday Into the cause of the grounding of the steamship laqua on Point Gorda on the night of October 19, Captain S. Bonifield, the master of the vessel, testified that he left San Fran- cisco on the way to Eureka on the after- noon of October 18. into a fog bank near the Presidio and dropped anchgr until daylight. At 11:40 p. m. of the 19th, when off Point Gorda, he heard the echo of the whistle and immediately backed at full speed and struck the extreme end of Point Gorda, | carrying away the rudder. The steamship leaked badly and the captain lay by to make a jury rudder. He started to return to this port at 10 o'clock on the morning of the 20th and arrived on the 2ist. | The inspectors took the case under ad- | visement. —_————— Philippine Teachers Wanted. The United States Civil Service Commis- s1cn announces that in order to give those who were unable to enter the October 18-19 examination an’ opportunity to be examined another examination will be held on November 18-19 for teacher (male) | in the Philippine service. Applicants for this examination who are over 40 years of age will be admitted to the examination, Lut preference in certification will be given to those under 4 years of age. | Entrance salaries.from $300 to $1200 per annum. Those appointed will be eiigible for promotion to the higher grades in the service, ranging from $300 to $2000 for teachers d from $1500 to $2500 for divis- jon superintendents. Apply to tne United States Clvil Service Commission, Wash- ingten, D. C., or to the Board of Civil Service Examiners. 301 Jackson street, San Fravcisco, for application forms 2 and 75, ~hich should be properly executed and filed h the commission at Washington. —_—————— Hawaiian Judgment Affirmed. The United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals yesterday handed down a decision affirming the judgment of the United States District Court of Hawall dismiss. ing the libel of Edward Campbell against H. Hackfeld & Co., Limited, for damages for personal injuries. Campbell was a stevedore and was in- jured on board one of the company’s ships lying in the harbor of Honolulu. The Honolulu court dismissed the libel on the ground that it was not within the juris- diction of an admiralty court. —_—— For coughs and colds, children take Piso's Cure for Consumption without objection, The stéamship ran | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1903, ORDER PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS Supervisors Also Buy More Land for St. Mary’s Square. The Residents of Southern Heights Want Better Fire Protection. g s it | The Board of Supervisors yesterday adopted the recommendation of the Su- pervisors’ Joint Committee on Finance and Judiclary, favoring the payment of two judgments obtained in the Superior Court in the matter of condemnation pro- ceedings for St. Mary's square. The | judgments are in favor of Martin Col- mann for $9504 and Joseph Musto, $11,502, a | total of $21,006. F. S. Shadburne, president of the St. Mary’'s Square Association, argued that the | | city should pay the judgments as a mat- | ter of honor and equity. Chairman Bran- | smart set and especlally to army circles WEDDING BELLS RING OUT FOR MANY BRIDES To-morrow the nuptials of Miss Alice Belau, the handsome daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. Belau, and Emery W. Ellis, son of Charles E. Ellis, the well known mining secretary, will be celebrated at the home of the bride’s grandfather, John D. Slebe, 2217 Sacramento street. The ceremony will be performed by Dr. Bradford Leavitt, in the presence of the members of both families. Miss Elsa Hoesch will attend the fair bride, while Mr. Elliot will be ac- companied by Sherman Barker. After the ceremony the happy pair will leave for a short honeymoon. e . A wedding of much Interest to the will occur to-day, when Miss Virginia Rodgers Nokes will become the bride of | Lieutenant John Burke Murphy, U. S. A. The ceremony . will take place at 4 o'clock at the residence of the bridé's grandparents, Captain and Mrs. Augustus E. Rodgers, on Broadway. The prevailing | color scheme for the happy affair is to | be red—red in honor of the groom’s arm of the service. Miss Anna Sperry will assist the bride as maid of honor, while Dr. Harold | Greenleaf, U. S. A., will officlate for the | groom. Harry C. Rodgers, J. Brockway Metcalf, Lieutenant Edward Shinkle, U. denstein contended that the fact that the | proposition to issue bonds for the square had been defeated at the recent election had demonstrated that the people did not | favor the improvement. F. J. Castlehun, | representing Colmann, said that it would be unfair to abandon the proceedings, as his client had been put to a great ex- pense, since he could not sell his property while the condemnation proceedings were pending. Shadburne said there was $57,000 in the | Bt. Mary's Square fund which was sacred | and could not be used for any other pur-“ se. ! “If you pay these judgments,” said | Shadburne, “we will promise to raise the | remainder of the money to purchase the | rest of the land necessary for the square.” The demands for paying the judgments were immediately drawn on the city | treasury. | The petition of the Southern Heights | Improvement Club that a fire engine «and hose company be established at the cor- ! ner of Connecticut and Twentieth streets | was referred to the Finance Committee. | The Fire Commission asks that the sta- | tion, be established and that an appropri- | ation be made for paying the salaries of | additional firemen required for the new station, as the present appropriation is barely adequate for the maintenance of | the department as now constituted. | Chief Engineer Sullivan suggests that | property owners be urged to secure such changes in the grades of Twentleth street, | from Wisconsin to Vermont, as would en- able an engine to Teach the latter point | without making a detour of a mile, and | | likewise on Mississippi street, from Twen- | tieth to Twenty-Second. The petition of the merchants in the | vicinity of Market, Fourth, Ellis and Stockton streets that they be permitted to erect, at their own expense, for presen- | tation to the city a concrete transfer | safety station at the intersection of the streets named was referred to the Street | Committee. {‘ E. P. E. Troy flled a protest with the Supervisors against granting the Geary-| street Railway Company a temporary | | franchise. It was referred to the Public | | Utilities Committee. | ————————— CRAMER IS ON TRACK | OF HIS MISSING WIFE | SBausalito Woman a Passenger ¢mi San Diego Steamer Which Sailed Sunday. Eugene Cramer, former deputy consta- ble of Sausalito, whose wife disappeared several days ago, supposedly with Robert Israel, a blacksmith and a comparative stranger in that town, has finally suc- ceeded in tracing the missing woman. Since his wife left her home Cramer has | been on a quiet hunt for her and yeatar“’ day his efforts were rewarded by the dis- covery that Israel and a woman answer- ing the description of Mrs. Cramer were passengers on the steamer Santa Rosa, | which left here for San Diego on Sunday. They were registered as man and wife and it is believed that they are mow in San Diego, where Israel's relatives reside. Having satisfied himself that he was on | the right track, Cramer announced his in- tention of having the couple arrested in the south. He says his wife has been acting strangely of late and he is certain that she is insane. She left two boys, aged 7 and 9 years, behind her. —————————— | PERSONAL MENTION. | Dr. D. E. Osborne of St. Helena is at | the Ocidental. | Dr. T. R. Heintz of Redding is at the | Palace. | Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Benepe of San_Jose are staying at the Occidental. Congressman J. N. Gillette is down from | Eureka and registered at the Palace. James W. Abbott of the United States | Department of Agriculture is at the| Grand. Charles Keilus of The Hub left last night for the East on a five weeks' busi- ness trip. F. C. Lusk and J. B. Robinson, who are | connected with the Diamond Match Com- | pany’s big enterprise at Chico, are regis. tered at the Palace. General Sir Willlam Gascoyne, former commander of the British troops in Hong- | kong, and Lady Gascoyne, who ,mved{ | from the Orient recently, have just re- | turned from a visit to the Yosemite Val- | ley and are staying at the Palace. —————— | Wants Executrix Under Bonds. Lizzle Taylor, sister of the late John | D. Taylor, and contestant of the deced- ent's will, filed a petition yesterday to have Miss Bee Taylor, executrix of her | brother’s will, placed under bonds. She | says that Miss Taylor practiced fraud | upon the court and secured a partial dis- i tribution of Taylor's estate. She says | the executrix now has $10,000 belonging !to the estate in her possession and she | fears that she will place herself be- | yond the jurisdiction of the court. i ————— ‘Would-Be Burglar Convicted, | Frank L. Wise was convicted by a jury in Judge Dunne's court yesterday on a | charge of attempt to commit burglary. He will be sentenced on Saturday. Wise | was a bellboy and was discovered in the | ! room of Mrs. Evelyn Vandusen at the | Holywood Hotel, 820 Bush street, on July {18. When discovered he threw away a | skeleton key. —_———— Fined for Poolselling. H. J. Kaiser, who was arrested some weeks ago for selling pools at the base- ball grounds and was convicted by Police Judge Fritz, was sentenced yesterday to pay a fine of $20. Kaiser's attorney, after the conviction, intimated that he would appeal with the object of testing the con- stitutionality of the ordinance, but later changed his mind. z o4 —_— \ Page Dies of His Wound. Henry Page, captain of the waiters at | the Palace Hotel, who shot himself in the left breast with suicidal intent on , Sunday night at his home, 19 Ewing place, died at the Emergency Hospital yester- day afternoon. At the request of his relatives the Coroner permitted the body to be removed to an undertaking esttab- lishment. ,and entertained considerably, | mestic bliss and a separation followed | her mother at her beautiful country seat 8. A, and Lieutenant P. K. Brice, U. 8. A., have been invited to act as ushers, Miss Nokes will certainly prove a charming bride in her robe of ivory satin. | The gown is to be trimmed with dainty lace, and she will wear a tulle veil—the most fascinating accessory of bridal ac- couterments. The young soldier will not take his bride immediately to the post at Chey- enne, but will tarry a few weeks longer in California. They will, after a short trip, return to San Francisco to remain until the expiration of the officer’s leave. | PR Much interest has been manifested in | the announcement of an engagement be- | tween the dashing Mrs. Louise Cather- wood Montagne, daughter of Mrs. John A. Darling, and C. E. Maud, the young Englishman who plays golf so cleverly. Mrs. Montagne in 1892 wedded Dr. Ern- est Montagne and went with him to New York City. There they maintained a fine establishment at 114 East Thirtieth street but some- how there came a rift in the lute of do- last spring. Mrs. Montagne then came on a Vvisit to at Rutherford, in Napa County, making short visits to Monterey during the sum- mer. It was there that the attachment between the belle of the house of Hast- ings and the handsome golf player sprung up. Tha date of the nuptials has not been given out. erhaps it has not been settled upon. . . A charming affalr was given by the O. D. Baldwins on Saturday afternoon, | when they entertained about 150 friends at an Informal “at home’ in their beau- tiful new dwelling place. The flowers that graced the drawing-rooms were of the rich autumnal yellows, reds and browns, while the hall became a wood: land bower of huckleberry. Somewhere from its dark recesses sweet music came and softly filled the air. ke s To-morrow at 3 o'clock in 8t. Mary's Cathedral Dr, Francis F. Knorp and Miss Elsie L. Moraghan will plight their troth. The Rev. Mr. Coyle will officiate at the service. The bride will be given into the keeping of the groom by her brother, Charles A. Moraghan, and will be at- tended by her sister, Miss Eugenie Mor- aghan, as maid of honor. George Knorp, brother of the groom, will serve him as best man. A reception will follow the function at church, after which the young people will start upon a trip to Oregon and Wash- ington, to be absent about a month, . s ! Dr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Henry have returned from their wedding trip and are | at the Eerkahlre‘ . The Entre Nous holds its assembly at the Palace on Friday night. It promises to be a fine affair. w5 e Mrs. N. D. Coombs of Marvsville an- nounces the engagement of her daughter Mabel to Willard F. Sperry of that city. The bride is the eldest daughter of the jate N. D. Coombs, who was one of the most enterprising men in the northern part of the State. Mr. Sperry is a cleve E——— MARKS BROS. Green Trading Stamps Given WithEveryPurchase 6 BIG ‘SPECIALS FOR TO-DAY ONLY. 69c¢ i 7 wharren. Made very full; deep flounce. Fitted vest linin 500 for our 75¢ SATEEN PETTICOAT. Made with 2 narrow ruffles. ~Skirt very full. 450 forour65¢c FLANNEL GOWNS. Come in pretty stripes. Full sizes. ’ 9 c for our 25¢ LADIES’ VESTS. Fleece lined. Long sleeves. 75 c forour $1.00 EIDER- DOWN DRESSING SACQUES. Entire garment; Bell sleeves, and collar trimmed with a hand cro- cheted design of Worsted. $1.45 PEDESTRIAN SKIRT. Made of the pop- ular novelty mixture. Tailor stitched bottom. ! MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION MARKS BROS, ——HONEST VALUES=—= 1220-22-24 Market St. Bet. Taylor and Jones. | | { for our $2.50 : : H | whether he and his sister or Peterson had immigration laws and the men were hel | Te held | U1 enter the employ of a big raflroad | | ger, a “trusty” in the City Prison, last | pany’s large milling interests. | women of the middle and upper classes. | lators of politics, these Russian ladies, | Prison. | Native Sons’ literary and social commit- | Girl Graduate,” DRUNKEN WAITER SHOOTS FRIEND J. H. Bruder Arrested on Charge of Assault to Murder.. Fires Two Shots at George Demeny and One Takes Effect. —_—— As a result of a drunken row in Pun- nella & Tardita’s saloon, at 1126 Dupont | street, about 4 o’'cfk yesterday morning, George Demeny, a laborer living at 635 Vallejo street, is at the Central Emer- gency Hospital with a bullet in his abdo- men and J. H. Bruder, a waiter, is in the | City Prison on a charge of assault to; murder. Bruder was arrested by Policeman Sil- | ver and Corporal Fraher. John Peterson, proprietor of a restaurant at Pine street and Belden place, was subsequently ar-| rested by the same officers. After Detec- tive T. B. Gibson and Corporal Fraher had made an investigation and report to Captain Martin Peterson was from custody. According to Bruder's admission he was | drinking heavily on Sunday night, and | after quitting work at Peterson’s restau- rant, where he was employed, he visited different saloons on Dupont street. About 2 o'clock yesterday morning he returned | to the restaurant and going behind the counter took Peterson's revolver, wl’:flchi released | he put in his pocket. About 4 o'clock Bruder reached the sa- loon at 1126 Dupont street. Demeny and his sister, Maggie Demeny, who was di- vorced from Peterson about three weeks ago, were in the saloon and Demeny asked | him to treat. He put 25 cents on the bar and they had a drink. Demeny asked him | treated him best, and he replied that they had all been good to him. Demeny called him an offensive name and.struck him. Demeny’s sister tried to pacify him, but he made for Bruder again and Bruder pulled the revolver out of his pocket and fired two shots. He claimed that he had no intention of shooting Demeny. It was known that there had been bad feeling between Peterson and Demeny for | some time prior to Peterson's divorce from his wife, and this fact, together with | the fact that the shooting was done with Peterson’s revolver, gave rise to the sus- pision that Peterson might have instigat- | ed the shooting, which led to his detention in the prison. ———— Sailors Must Be Deported. United States District Judge de Haven | yesterday denied the petition for a writ | of habeas corpus on behalf of John Davis, Willlam Sheen and John Riley, sailors alleged to be illegally deprived of their liberty by order of United States Immi- | grant Commissioner Hart H. North. It | was shown that the sailors had deserted | from the ship Cloch. had committed petty | larceny and had served a sentence of | fifteen days' imprisonment in the County | Jail for that crime. This made them a | public charge within the meaning of the | for deportation. —————— ‘Will Guard Against Escapes. Owing to the escape of Andrew Metzin- | Thursday morning, Chief Wittman has | had an electric attachment connected | with the iron gratings on each window, | so that when the grating is opened a bell at the booking desk will be rung. The Chief is satisfied from his investiga- | tion that none of the prison officials was | to blame for Metzinger's escape and no | action will be taken. Metzinger is still at libert; ———— Robbed While Asleep. Tke Baker, 157 Seventh street, com- | plained to a policeman early yesterday | morning that while he was asleep in a room at 62 Ellis street a $20 gold piece had | been stolen from his trousers pockets. A | woman giving the name of Georgie But- | ler was arrested, as Baker said she was in | he room when he fell asleep, and was ooked at the City Prison on charges of petty larceny and vagrancy. L e e e e e o] ) young business man, having for years managed the Sperry many | Flour Com- The wed- ding will take place in November. . . The Women's Press Association held a pleasant meeting yesterday afternoon at Century Hall, when Miss Peixotto told an | interesting tale of her travels in Russia and dwelt especially upon the social, po- litical ;and domestic life of the Russian They appear to be rather clever manipu- and listen to this, American sisters—they vote upon many matters of governmental importance. . e . To-day the California Club will meet in its pleasant clubrooms, where the best tea in town—in clubdom—is brewed. Mrs. Carrington Lewis will thave charge of a fine music programme. —_————————— Robbed in a Dance Hall. Vignoli Filippo, a boiler-maker from New Mexito, secured a warrant from Po- lice Judge Conlan yesterday for the ar- rest of Mabel Layton on a charge of grand larceny. He alleges that she stcle $1000 in currency from his pocket in Yhe Columbia Dance Hall, 630 Pacific street, last Thursday night. She was arrested by Policeman Joy and hooked at the City Last Thursday night Filippo complained to the police that he had been robbed, but as he had been dancing with five different women he said he did not know which one took his money. ———————— Native Sons’ Social The eighteenth entertainment of the 3 tee will be given in Native Sons’ Hall to- morrow evening, when those who will en- tertain will present vocal selections by Miss E. Wilson, dialect stories by R. C. Avyers, illustrated songs by Fred Gambl duo, French horn and flute, Messrs. Max- well and Parry, and a sketch, “The Sweet Mrs. M. P. Donly and members of a local college of voice and acting. After the programme there will be dancing for two hours. Clearance sales are not new, but a novelty in this line is the one now being held by the San Francisco Gas and Elec- tric Co. The amalgamation of the sev- eral gas companies has left on hand a number of new gas ranges slightly shopworn, which are being sold at a substantial reduction. This is a good time to buy a new range cheap at their office, 415 Post street. . ——————— Judge Lawlor Returns. Judge W. P. Lawlor returned from his | six weeks’ vacation on Saturday night and took hib seat on the bench yesterday morning. All the cases on the calendar were continued. The Judge spent two or three weeks enjoying the wonderful scenery in Yellowstone Park and went from there to New Yorl e i R s e MRS Frank J. Grace, on the Democratic tick- et for Supervisor, is a native of this city.* | that have been released from Alcatraz | two years have been compiled from the| FREE CONVICTS MAY BE MANY Army Scandal Increases While Officers Are Reticent. Morrow and Andrews Refuse to Exhibit Public Documents. e g The methods of conducting Government | business in local army offices has resulted, it is belleved, not only in the release of convicts Stokes, Moore, White, Darling and Willldms from Alcatraz prison but many more desperate criminalss ‘The of- ficers at army headquarters in the Phelan | building refuse to furnish any {nformation | relative to the jail delivery. It is a fact, however, that counterfeits of Government documents have passed | through the offices of Colonel Andrews, | assistant adjutant general, and of Major | Morrow, judge advocate. These officers decline to state the names of the convicts within the last ten months. A compari- =on of these names with those ordered re- leased as shown by the Government records at Washington would establish the number of, prisoners that escaped by means of forgery, but the names are be- ing withheld by the local officers. “I cannot give you those names,” said Colonel Andrews yesterday. “I am not at liberty to give you that list of men, said Major Morrow. To what extent fraudulent dacuments’ have been passing through the offices of | Andrews and Morrow is only a matter of | conjecture. Officers not involved in the scandal hint that the prospective investi- gation will show that the practice of re- | leasing convicts on fictitious documents | has been going on for some time. It is| not thought that the heads of any local | army offices have been gufity of criminal | action, however. Morrow confesses that he never thought of comparing his returns from Alcatraz with those from Washington, and that felons might have forged their way to freedom for an indefinite period without his knowledge. He says he iuought his clerk kept such matters in his head. It is rumored at Washington, D. C., | that an investigation of the escaves of | | the Alcatraz felons will be conducted by | | officers not connected with this depart- | It is rumored also that some local | P R R MASTER CARBUILDER " IS ABOUT TO RETIRE) ment, army officers may lose their commissions as a result of the affair. H. Gilbert’s Resignation Has Been Forwarded to the Manager J{ of Southern Pacific. | E. H. Gilbert, for many years master car builder of the Southern Pacific Com- | pany at Oakland, has forwarded his res- | ignation to General Manager Krutt- schnitt, to take effect on December 1, at| which time he contemplates leaving for | the East, where it is reported that he| E. supply company. It was stated at the| local offices of the company yesterday | that Gilbert's resignation had already been accepted and the company is now | trying to decide fwho will be his suc-| cessor. | The names of two men are mentioned | for the position, which carries with it a | salary of about $4500 a year. They are| those of Master Car Repairer Turner of | Sacramento and Master Car Repalrer En- glebright of Oakland. Another appointment that is causing the Southern Pacific Company some con- | cern is that of division freight agent of | Los Angeles, held by G. B. Ocheltree, | who, as published yesterday, has re-| signed. The officials of the company have | been trying to induce Ocheltree to recon- sider his resignation, but the offer of a! better salary firom a private corporation | in this city has strengthened him in his determination to leave the company, his resignation also taking effect on Decem-| ber 1. | SR United States Weather Bureau. | The following data for the month of | November covering a period of thlrty-{ Weather Burefiu records at San Fran- cisco: Temperature—Ifean or normal temperature. 56_degrees; the warmest month was that of 1394, with an average of 58 degrees: the cold- est month was that of 1887, with an average of 53 degrees; the highest temperature was 83 degrees, on the 16th, 1895; the lowest tem- perature was 38 degrees_on the 27th, 1896; average date om which first “killing frost occurred in autumn, December 10; average date on which lgst ‘killing”* frost occurred in spring, January 25. Precipitation (Fain and melted snow)—Aver- age for the month, 2.70 inches; average number of days with .00 of an inch or more, 7; the greatest monthly precipitation was 11.78 inches, in 1885; the least monthly precipitation was 0.00 inches, In 1890; the greatest amount of precipitation recorded in any 24 consecutive hours was 3.98 Inches on the 23d, 1874. Clouds and ~weather—Average 'number of clear days, 14; partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy ays. 7. Wind—The prevailing winds have been from the west: the highest velocity of the wind was 56_miles from the southeast on the 30th, 1892; Killing frost befora ber 31 has occur- red but six times since 1871; killing frost has occurred in but nine years since observations began. ALEXANDER G. McADIB, Professor Weather Bureau. —_— e Held for Grand Larceny. C. D. O'Farrell was held to answer be- fore the Superior Court by Police Judge Fritz yesterday on a charge of grand larceny in $2000 bonds. He is accused of having stolen 350 on October 21 from Swan Erickson, a roomer at the Adams House, 617 Clay street. e Erwin Case Postponed. On motion of United States District At- torney Woodworth yesterday the taking of fyrther evidence in the matter of the extradition of James W. Erwin, former postal employe, was postponed by United States, Court Commissioner Heacock un- til October 30. e ————— - Cards and Dance. To-morrow evening Progress Lodge of the Fraternal Brotherhood will have a whist party for its members in Red Men's Hall. After the game there will be dancing for two hours. —_——————— Halloween Party Postponed. The Halloween party to be given by Forget Me Not Lodge of the Degree of Honor, A. O. U. W., announced for the last day cf October, has unavoidably been postponed until Saturday, November 7. —_———— Leaves Estate to Relatives. J. A. Spinetti applied yesterday for ap- pointment as special administrator of | the estate of Maria Rovanni, who died Sunday. leaving an estate worth $15,000. She left it all to relatives. —_—————— Revenue Cutter Returns. The United States revenue cutter Hugh Me- | Culloch returned yesterday from Seattle. She | left here-some days ago for the morthern port with the tug Arcata in tow. Another Overdue Norwegian. The Norwegian bark Daisy was added yes- { AR, R e ys 30 1 is uuoted at 16 per cemt. { nation CLOAK MAKERS ARE T0 COMBINE Will Form Asscciation Taking in Ladies’ Tailors. Intend to Secure the Enroll- ment of Trade on Entire Coast. RO Puter The cloak manufacturers and lgdies’ tallors of San Francisco have taken' the initial step toward making a great combi- that may eventually take in all the cloak manufacturers and ladies’ tallors on the Pacific Coast. Much secrecy has attended the proceedings. The work of bringing the movement to the point it has reached has been done by A. L. Friedman. He refuses to give any infor- mation and the facts of the proposed com- bine were gathered among the cloak man- ufacturers and others. The name of the combine will be the Cloak Manufacturerd’ and Ladies’ Tailors’ Protective Assocfation of California. It ‘was thought best to first confine the or- ganization to this State and to widen its scope later. All the cloak manufacturers and many ladies’ tailors of this city are reported as members and the next step will be to get the two lines of business in Los Angeles, Sacramento and other cities enlisted. The association wili be incor- porated. Among the larger cloak manu- facturers who have joined the combine are Siminoff, M. Weinstein & Co., H. Rat- ner Cloak Manufacturing Company, D. M. Davidson & Co. and the Kragen-Bam- berger Company. A part of the board of directors has been selected. Those already named are M. Weinstein, G. Loewenthal, A. Goodman, 8. Kramer, A. Cailleau and E. Messager. The purposes of the combine, as they are semi-officially scribed by one of the members, are “to provide uniform busi- ness methods if possible; to counteract impositions upon the trade and to make a mutual protective association to the fullest extent.” The officers have not been selected. They will be named as soon as the board of directors iIs complet- ed. A. L. Friedman is acting as the sec- retary. — e e ——— HENRY JACOBSEN WEDS SAN JOSE YOUNG WOMAN Popular Young Ticket Agent Quietly Journeys to Bride’s Home and Is Married. The prolonged absence of Henry Jacob- sen, local ticket agent of the Pacifle Coast Steamship Company, was explained yesterday when it became known that he is now in the south enjoying his honey- moon. His sudden departure from the . city about ten days ago gave rise to many ru- mors, but none of them in any way con- nected him with a matrimonial affair. It has now developed that he obtained a leave of absence, and going direct to San Jose, married Miss Armstrong and imme- diately after the ceremony the young couple proceeded south on a week's trip. Jacobsen has been connected with the ticket office of the steamship company for a number of years and is widely known and a popular fellow in the local trans- portation world. —_——— By Trolley to San Mateo. Hesperian Parlor No. 137, Native Sons of the Golden West, has arranged for a night trolley ride to San Mateo on Octo- ber 3. The visitors will be received by the natives of that place and after the re- ception will be escorted to the hall of the San Mateo Athletic Club, where the mem- bers of the parlor, the ladies who will accompany them and people of San Mateo will dance until midnight. This is a nov. €lty in the line of entertainment by the Native Sons and it is expected that all tha members of the parlor and many of their friends will take part. —_———— Snowball Party. 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