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

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1903. c AYS TOWN WILL HOLD THEM BOTH Whittell’'s Ex-Wife Will Not Leave City of MELVILLE'S AT MAKES THE PLAY Large House at the His Home. | Florence M. Boyere That| Was, and Is Again, Denies | a Rumor. | tate positively that I am 4 that all this talk about ng $1000 from husband’s get out of this city immedi- y untrue, as is also the ment was en- Sr. and y departure ately tem wh ent that an agre into between Mr. Whittell ' y hai [t st 2g her remarks in a man- of determined Boyere told ris a pretty Tlorence ght of her coming to San Fran- W am Whittell Jr., whose 1d of lawyers and a money four days y freedom from with atrimonial yoke that bound him s. Whittell, or Miss Boyere, as she fers to be known, has, contrary of the Whittells, made no San Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. at 898 Franklin street, been residing for the Previous to taking up | there Miss Bovere was House under the . F. M. Bronner, a name at the suggestion of her city might become known to his | the SEEKS SHELTER OF FRIENDS. | About ten days ago, after Whittell had undertaken the task of getting son divoreed, the young wife, real- hat she s about to face many h zing and was sorely in need of a d and advise ght the shelter f her {riends on Franklin Once within that welcome har- she dropped the name of Bronner Miss has since been known as which is her fami d ung we in this city, among inent jeweler, a gentleman at the Palace, and a members reside in the on. Western Additic ening she was the guest of the and then at the theater, r she had been escorted | ome of the Marions that ed to be interviewed. She ined to fully discuss her troubles or their culmination than to set at rest eral ncerning her future and the ney which It was said her to divorce young se Whittell ANXIOUS A BOUT MONEY. view,” she gaid, “may cost of mc and for that ould prefer that I should not to say too much. In fact I uch rather that you would see I came to the home of int asked hoping that my where- ot d not be known and that I ulc e further notoriety, but it e faile v reason why 1 1d not deny that I have been } oney town or that I f M tetl Sr. to do so. | 1 intention of going away from . for at least reral | on I do go it will be| n accord. The story about | »eing paid to me in addition | $25000 on condition that immediately leave for | is untrue. Mr. Whit-| me no such amount that matter the statement that 0 as a consideration nt for a separation, might, if invested, also prove to | siderably exaggerated.” d to give the slightest ex- plar n as to what trouble confronted her, but it was plainly inferred by her careful remarks that some agreement | to silence exists between her and Whittell family. WHY SHE GAVE ALIAS. As to her short residence at the Lick | House r a name other than that given her by her husband when he mar- ried her, she said: When we went to the hotel, on Aug- v husband told me to register F. M. Bronner of New York, A so, for I understood that he xious to conceal from his father that I was here. I left the ten days ago and imme- umed my maiden name. g to the Marions I have | med by Mrs. Marion on | that I have gone out, and ave been few. To-night I visit- me friends, . family which I have n for a long time, and one of its s escorted me home after the know f there was any intention on t to reopen her case and engage ation with the Whittells, uld not give a ‘direct ut reférred her interviewer to the young woman would | it, was learned from a f hers, or, at least she had so to him, that Whittell Sr. had | furnishing her with money for | time prior to the settlement of Aivorce case. | | MEETS ACQUAINTANCE. On several occasions she had visited | the Palace Hotel and on one of these visits e met an acquaintance from the East, who had warmly greeted mr.l To this gentleman she said that she had been married and when he ques- | tioned her about her husband she re- plied that his name was Bronner and | that they were temporarily residing at the Lick. At a later meeting Miss Boyere appeared to be deeply worried and said that she was going to live ! with friends on Franklin street untjl her troubles were over. Of their na- | ture, however, she would not give the | slightest intimation. This gentleman | stated last evening that he had known | Miss Boyere in the East for seven or cight years and was able to spedk of | her in the highest terms. “She wae always a busy little wom- an and for a long time she earhed a livelthood for not only herself, but her father and mother, with whom she lived in New York,” he said. | In appearance Miss Boyere is an ex- | ceedingly attractive woman. She is ssessed of a beautiful complexion, | which was offset last evening by a jarge black hat covered with a vell of a similar color and a long opera cloak | cream shade, beneath which was | tty gown of light hue. —————— Mistakes Brother for Deer. PRESTON, Wash., Nov. 15,—While out hunting to-day, J. H. Stephenson | was taken for a deer and was accl- éentally shot in the head by his broth- er. The injured man has a slim chance for life. jend rtated been | troduction Catherine Camp made an especial hit | California. New Bill at Orpheum Offers Attractions of Unusual Merit. = “Sis Hookins” broke on the San Fra co public last night and the packed house at the California, from s to the gallery, watched her de- the awkwardest of box velopment from country girls to the maiden finished by | a course of European travel with an interest that went the full gamut be- tween laughter and tears. Rose Mel- ville, famed in press and prints as she has been, is a revelation. Her art is deeper than can be conveyed in words. She must be seen to be appreciated. More thag that, she is the whole show. The dramatic situations of the play saw-edged. They, remind one of the old ti dramas that are spending their waning life in the cheap resorts of Coney Island in the summertime or blossoming on the north side in Chi- cago for the perennial joy of the thea- ter goer. Out of such material, cheap as stage tinsel and tawdry as a painted s e of a regal palace, Miss Melville evolved a series of striking pic- ha tures which cling to the memory with | all the tenacity of a tragedy in one's own life. All through the play there is too much overacting, which is largely the fault of the play itself. Louis Morrell, who played the part of Adison Vibret, the villain, was so thoroughly villain- ous that the gallery laughed excitedly whenever he was fofled and breathed deeply during the periods of his triumphs. Frank Minzey, as the true and honest farmer who follows “Sis" hrough her various peregrinations and finally wins a vindication and her | heart, was one of the refreshing feat- ures from an acting line. Under two acts of “Sis Hopkins” and the villain the audience became restive, but the dramatic climax at the end of the third act atoned for everything. There it was that Miss Melville brought into play her best abilities and with the skillful help of George M. Max- well, who played the part of a father who had lost his memory through worry over the absence of his daughter. created a scene that thrilled every one | heart fibers. There is a scene in 2 girls’ seminary in which several specialties are dragged in by the heels in the second act. The atoning feature of thelr in- is that they are all good. present to t with a yodel song and was recalled several times. Edward Hume, who bore with much ability an indifferent part in the play, developed some won- derful dancing abilities and James Mc- Duff, the funereal portrayer of the character of Obadiah Odlum, capper for a village undertaker, gave some good imitations. Throughout acted up to his comedy part in good fashion and was one of the striking characters of the play. Sis Hopkins” will run a week, and owing to the large advance sale an extra matinee will be given Thursday, | rather an unusual feature for the Cali- fornia. Any one that wishes to see a show that is humanely stirring must not overlook Miss Melville during her | short engagement here. S A more than appreciative audience greeted the new bill at the Orpheum Vesterday afternoon and evening. The entertainments were of the high order and each number was greeted with ap- plause. The new turns were excellent and the hold-overs the cream of last week's performances. Wright Huntington and his company, including Florida Kingsley, opened in a dainty sketch, “A Stand-Off.” Hunt- ington was at his best, and with the able support of Miss Kingsley and Alex Kearney gave the audience all it an- ticipated. Unlike many other playlets that have been presented, the act has a plot that is cleverly worked out. It opens with complications, that grow deeper as the play proceeds, then come to a happy termination in probable and natural fashion. The Brittons, colored vocalists and dancers, are back again and well earn their title as America’s foremost col- ored couple in vaudeville. Sara and Bella Rosa, novelty acrobats, are giants in strength and do wonderful work in balancing and maneuvering with heavy weights. Phil and Nettle Peters present “My Husband’s Double.” Why they find such a title for their act is not quite clear, but they afford a barrel of fun while they are on the stage, and their | work is more than good. The three Zolars, European society gymnasts, in- troduce many new features in their line, and their hand-balancing is ex- cellent. Fred Warren and Al Blanchard, known in the world of footlights as the comedian and the singer, found it dif- ficult to leave the stage. Notwithstand- ing the fact that the curtain was wrung up on the following act several times the audience demanded their re- turn, and the racket of the encores would not cease until they did. Much of their work is new, and the popularity they attained last week is increasing. Albert Bellman and Lottie Moore pri sent their success “A Gallery Goddess. It excels their sketch of last week, and the closing song is heartily applauded. The ‘“illage Choir” quartet sing new songs, and the Jack Theo trio, in acro- batic turns, is well received. e bt Great Benefit Performance. The sale of reserved seats for the fifth annual benefit, under the auspices of the Associated Theatrical Managers of San_ Francisco, in aid of their charity fund for the sick and needy in the pro- fession, to take place at the Columbia Theater next Friday afternoon, will begin at the box office of the theater this morning at 9 o'clock. Choice lo- cations will undoubtedly go with a rush, for, in addition to the laudable purpose of the entertainment, the pro- gramme will be one of the best ever offered in the annals of San Francisco theatricals. All of the leading theaters will be represented on the bill, which will range from offerings by members of the “Ben Hur” company to the best in modern vaudeville, from the Or- pheum. So many have been the vol- unteers that the overture by the com- bined orchestras of the city will be played at 1 o'clock sharp. —_——— Major Graham Passes Away. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 15.—Major W. R. Graham, paymaster United States army, of Des Moines, Iowa, died to-day in this city from uremic poison- ing, results from injuries received in the Philippine Islands. His body was taken to Des Moine for burial. e ————— SAN JOSE, Nov. 15.—P. C. Moore, who formerly conducted a dairy business in San Francisco, but who has been in the merchandise business here for many years, died to-day of heart trouble, at the age of 63. He leaves a wife, but no chil- dren. He had accumulated a large estate. “Sis Hopkins” Interests’ LOAD KITCHENE Frightened Horse Cause of Fracture of One of Soldier’s Legs. Animal Jams His Rider Against the Wall of a Tunnel. it ner, commander-in-chief of the British forces in India, met with a serious acci- dent while riding home alone from a country house near here. - As he was passing through a tunnel | his horse became frightened and col-i lided with the walled side. One of Lord | Kitchener's legs was broken in two| | places. Some time afterward coolies passing | through the tunnel found the com- | mander-in-chief lying there helpless | and brought him ta Simla. He is now reported to be doing well. —————————— ROXBURGHE'S WEDDING TALKED OF IN SERMON London Clergyman Disappoints Con- | f | | | lived through the night, TRAGIC END OF A WOMAN BRINGS DEATH TO FRIEN SUH:ERS NJHHY Langdon P. Smith, San Franc Heart Failure Brought on isco Postoffice Official, Dies of by Shock Twenty-four Hours After Hearing of Fatal Accident to Mrs. Frances Weir S CUA B LTS ERKELEY, Nov. 15.—The news of the tragic death of Mrs. Frances Weir, who was killed by the Berkeley local train Fri- day, so affected Langdon P. Smith, one of her intimate friends, that he died twenty-four hours afterward at his home, 2155 Vine street, the shock SIMLA, India, Noy. 16.—Lord Kitche- | BAVIng hastened his death from heart Jfailure. ‘When Mr. Smith came home from his work as assistant superintendent of the registry division in the San Francisco postoffice Friday night he was informed by a friend of Mrs. Weir's death. This, coupled with some unpleasant news that he had received in a letter earlier in the day, depressed him =o that he went to bed complainiig of a pain in the region of the heart. To his wife, who nursed him, he referred frequently to the two unlucky happenings. He but away in the morning while still talk- ing about the tragedles. During their twelve years' residence in Berkeley Mr. and Mrs. Smith have been intimate friends of Mrs. Weir and her family and naturally the news of passed | such a fate.as Mrs. Weir's was a severe ation in Not Making Sub- Eres! - shock to Mr. Smith, who had been in the play he | ject a Feature. LONDON, Nov. 15.—The announce- | the Duke of Roxburghe and Miss May | Goelet drew a large congregation to the Church of St. Marys on the hill to- day, but Rev. Mr. Carlisle, the rector, made only a few comments, which caused little excitement. The rector said that Americans must not be blamed for their extravagance. It were better that they should spend their money thus than to put it into banks or into trusts, which come here to dump | their goods and trysto ruin British | trade. e ———— i Dies From Gas in Bathroom. | CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 15.—A special from Nashville, Tenn., to the Times says that Samuel W. Dupee, su- perintendent of the city delivery in the | Nashville postoffice and a nephew of | nator Bate, was found dead in the batiroom of his home this morning. | He is supposad to have been asphyxi- ated by gas fumes from a heating stove. e | CITRUS YIELD "~ WLL BE Lanet !Estima.te Made on Fruit | Crop of Southern California, | | | LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15.—The Times has gathered information on the citrus fruit crop for the season just begin- | ning which warrants the statement ! that the yield of Southern California | citrus orchards for the season of 1903- {04 will be from 25 to 50 per cent |larger than last year, when 22,390 car- loads were marketed. The Times says: “The most conservative growers and shippers estimate the crop of 1903-04 |judged by present conditions and counting on fairly |loads, which is an increase over last vear of just about 25 per cent.. Others predict that 33,000 carloads is not too high an estimate if the weather con- ditions remain right for the next few months. This would be an increase of nearly 50 per cent over last season’s crop, and some optimists say prolonged warm, growing weather and the ab- sence of frost would expand the crop probably to 35,000 or 36,000 carloads. | " “A few weeks of extreme low tem- perature between now and the middle | of January would do much to retard | growth and ripening of the fruit, so the size and quality of the crop cannot be estimated at the present time with any degree of certainty. “Whether the crop will amount to upward of 30,000 carloads or fall below | that number will depend largely upon the state of the weather during the months of December and January. Ex- tremely cold weather or unusually mild weather during the next few months may easily make a difference of 5000 to 7000 carloads in the size of the crop.” | President of Belgian Senate Dies. BRUSSELS, Nov. 15.—The death is announced here of the Duc d'Ursel, President of the Senate. @ il e @ PLAIN TALK IN IOLSELEY'S BOOK England Is Never Pre- pared for War, Says the General. | LONDON, Nov. 15.—General Wolseley’s interesting volumes con- sisting of his “Story of a Soldier's Life,” published here,|bring the story of his career only up to the Ashantee war, but incidentally they are a strong attack on the administration and a de- fense of the branches of the service. Lord Wolseley describes England as “the unready nation,” and says: “We are never ready for war, yet we never have had a 'Cabinet which would dare to tell the people this truth. Our absolute unreadiness for war is known to all our thoughtful soldiers and without doubt all the details which go to make up the fact are duly record- ed and docketed in the War Office of every nation.” Lord Wolseley adjures the “icono- clastic civilian officials” of Pall Mall to keep their hands off the regiment and strongly denounces the present system of appointing civil war officials. He thinks that some sort of compul- sory service is necessary. Among the interesting reflections scattered through thé book is the expression of the writer's opinion that the Chinese are the most remarkable race on earth and are destined to be the great com- ing rulers of the world. ———————— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Sunday, November 15, ”Is-urmmnmnmm- Lord ment of a sermon on the wedding of | good weather | | throughout the season, at 28,000 car- | indifferent health for some months. Mr. Smith had a hero's record. When Abraham Lincoln issued the first call for volunteers at the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted at once and e e e e e e R S S Y ) WIRLD PRODUCT 5 CANE SUBIR Output Increases in Five Years a Million Tons. Selealoor L Statistics Show This to Be Greater in Ratio Than That of Beet Sugar. s WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — The De- partment of Agriculture, in its official crop report for November, announces that the indications are that the world has entered on a -new era in the pro- duction of cane sugar. The department quotes estimates placing the total sugar production of the world in the year 1903-4 at 10,425,800 tons of 2240 pounds each, including 4,342,800 tons of cane sugar and 6,083,000 tons of beet sugar, and says as to cane sugar: “During the past five vears the | world’s output of-ghis product has in- creased from 3,000,000 to more than 4,000,000 tons,, quantitatively the great- est increase ever made -in any five year period in the history of this indus- | try. Moreover, for the first time in a | half century the ratio of increase in the | world's production of cane sugar has | exceeded that of sugar made from | beets, the percentage of increase in the former product for the five years being about double that of the latter. The ur years from 1900-01 to 1903-04, inclu- turn record- sive, were each in its breaking years for the production of | sugar. The previous high record crop (3,530,000 tons) was that of 1894-95, the | crop made just before the outbreak of | the revolution in the most important | producer—Cuba. |7 “The high record crop in the history |of the world's beet sugar production | was that of 1902-3. Since that date | thare has been a decline in production | in Europe, amounting in all to about ‘1,000.000 tons, but the present year's | estimated output still shows a consid- erable increase over that of five years ago.” | The report shows that about 80 per | cent of the cane sugar of the world |is now annually produced on tropical | and semi-tropical islands. The pros- pective output for 1903-04 of the lead- 1ing single producers. Cuba and Java, | constitutes 45 per cent of the world's | cane sugar. @ il @ TS Ve OF h_ PRELKTE Tacoma School Superin- tendent Arouses a Discussion. Special Dispatch to The Cail. TACOMA, Nov. 15.—Statements made by Bishop John W. Hamilton of San Francisco when he presided over the recent Puget Sound Methodist confer- ence here are likely to have a far reaching effect. Superintendent War- ner of the Tacoma schools has taken the position that Bishop Hamilton was wrong, thereby stirring up widespread opposition on the part of Methodists, which denomination is very strong in this section. In his conference sermon Bishop Hamilton made a statement that pu- pils in the public schools are deprived of a very important means of educa- tion through the absence of the Bible in the schoolroom. In a paper he has published Superintendent Warner has combated Bishop Hamilton's position. He says that if the Bishop is correct the people of this State are not receiv- ing for their children all that they are entitled to and to secure which they pay taxes and undergo many priva- tions. He then endeavors to show that Bishop Hamilton’s statement is incor- rect, producing arguments to prove that the Bible is not a necessary means of education. Many prominent Methodists who at first gave only partial sanction to the declarations of Bishop Hamilton are now disposed to disagree entirely with Superjntendent Warner. The matter has some political significance because the school election occurs in December. The Methodists are considering .the nomination of an anti-Warner candi- date, who will favor the use of the Bi- ble in the public schools. —_——————— A woman can never seen the attractions in the wives of her former admirers. ' fought with the army until his term expired at the end of three months. He re-enlisted on October 24, 1861, with Company K, Sixty-seventh Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, which was raised in his native town of Toledo, Ohio. With this regiment he served until shot in the neck on July 3, 1862, at the battle of Winchester, which incapacitated him for further service. After the war Mr. Smith was super- intendent of letter carriers in Toledo for several years and subsequently he ivas transferred to the assistant super- intendency of the registry division for Ban Francisco, which position he has held the last twenty-one years. H. Thomas Post, G. A. R.; Valley Lodge, A. 0. U. W.; 8. L. Collins Lodge, F. and A. M.; Fort Meigs Chapter, Arch Masons, and Toledo Commandery No. 7, Knights Templar. The funeral services will be conducted by Durant Lodge of Masons of Berkeley and George H. Thomas Post from the late residence at 1 o'clock to-moirow after- noon. Mr. Smith was a native of Toledo, Ohio, and 59 years of age. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Carrie Smith. Mre. Weir that she was not alone at the time she was struck by the train. Gerald Hampton, an 1l-year-old boy, living at 2005 Lincoln street. saw her walking across the tracks and warned her to retreat. She pald no attention to him, however, and hurried on to her death. TEASE TURKEY FOR A FIGHT Conspiracy Hatched in Bulgaria and Servia Is Confirmed. Minister of War Orders 140 | Removals as Result | of Expose. ' ' Mr. Smith was a member of George | Royal | | _ It has transpired since the death of | T3 ONLY RiVAL Millions of Two German Institutions Are Merged. —ccem Dresdener and échaafi‘hausen Houses Unite With Cap- ital of $70,000,000. —ie BERLIN, Nov. 15. — The Dresdener Bank and the Schaaffhausen Bank Verein have arranged a combination of interests, the agreement to continue for thirty years, beginning January 1| next. Both banks will separately, but the earnings will be | | capital and reserve fund of each. 1y to fusion and the securing of all the +advantages thereof while avoiding its | disadvantages. Each bank agrees to elect two direct- ors and three members of the board of overseers of the other bank, thus se- curing the mutual direction of the in- stitutions. The capital of the Dresdener Bank is $32,500,000, and that of the Schaaffhau- | { be operated | pooled and divided in proportion to the | o/ BANK OF ENGLAND OAKLAND REALTY MARKET ACTIVE Alameda County Prop- erty Considered Good Investment. Dealers Say Business ls Far Better Than at This Time Last Year. R Oakiand Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 15. Activity in the Alameda County realty market seems to be increasing, in spite of the fact that the winter sea- son is usually dull. Since the open- ing of the new ferry system people in San Francisco and other towns around { the bay are waking up to the fact that According to a published statement, | | the combination amounts approximate- | Alameda County property is a good investment and real estate speculators also seem to believe that values in Oak- Ilan(l and its vicinity will increase, as$ many are investing heavily in su- burban property. The papers in the interior of the State are commenting upon the rapid growth in the population of this eity and the large number nandsome houses within its boundaries. Real estate dealers say that every day they sen Bank Verein s $25,000,000. The re- |are receiving inquiries from old resi- serve funds'of the two banks amount | dents of San Francisco in regard to | tal in the world, with the exception of | the Bank of England. The German financlal world was com- of the combination, not the slightest intimation of which had leaked out | until the matter was published in to*| day's newspapers. There has been a vague suspicion, however, that some large financial operations were forth- coming, owing to active buying of the stocks of both banks, which operators on the market were unable to explain —_———— Tunnel Completion Is Assured. | SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 15.—The tunnel under White's Hill will be completed according to contract by May 1. Bor- ing is being done at both ends. On | one end the drivers are In 90 feet while the crew at the opposite side of the mountain have finished 350 feet. There still remains something like 1900 feet to join the two borings. The tun- nel will have a curve in it @i et e e @ SN SV | | SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 15.—Previous | reports of a conspiracy of Bulgarian | and Servian officers to provoke war | with Turkey have been officially con- | firmed. According to these reports | Turkey was to have been attacked by | the combined armies of the two ('()un-i tries. It is said that a number of young officers of Macedonian nationality planned to create a casus belli by fore- ing a conflict on the frontier. The Min- ister of War has ordered the removal of 140 officers. Boris Sarafoff, the leader of the | Macedonian revolutionists, arrived here last night and was received at the rail- ‘ way station by thousands of persons.' who brought laurel wreaths and flow- ers and acclaimed Sarafoff as a nation- | al hero. The Macedonian leader pre- | sented a picturesque appearance. His beard was unkemp, his hair hung in locks and his features were weather- beaten. After the deliverance of patri- | otic speeches, a procession was formed and Sarafoff was borne on the shoul- | his parents. On the way Sarafoff halt- | ed in front of the cathedral and thank- | ing that the revolutionists were not only unconquered, but that their work was but now beginning. Prince Ferdinand to-day opened the | new Sobranje and received a great ovation on his way to and within the | chamber, In the speech from the throne, after congratulating the coun- | try on the result of the recent elec- tions, Prince Ferdinand said that| events had occurred during the sum- | mer which compelled the Government | to have recourse to an extraordinary | but an inevitable military expenditure ! for the purpose of securing the integ- | rity and independence of the father- | land. The Government, the Prince add- | ed, would do its utmost to maintain | and to develop the good relations ex- | ticularly with the neighboring states. | L R ] ] CUTTERS GO FAOM THE NOATH Bear and Manning Fin- ish Season’s Work in Bering Sea: FRR SEATTLE, Wash.,, Nov. 15—The cutters Bear sxnd Manning returned to- day from their season’s work in Bering Sea, the latter having made a survey | and inspection of the islands of the Aleutian archipelago to the westward of Unimak Pass. Captain McClellan reports having found many good har- bors. The Bear passed the season among the seal islands preventing pelagic sealing and other encroachments. She left Dutch Harbor November 5, the ship Glory of the Seas saiiing also on ' that date for Port Angeles. The Man- ning did not get away until November 8. But two vessels, the freighters Me- teor and Eureka, remained, the former having been towed to that port after breaking down in BeMng Sea 100 miles | south of Nome. On the 7th of the month the Meteor, | having rigged a jury rudder and hav- | ing had two near propeller blades | placed in her, left Dutch Harbor for | this port in tow of the Eureka and ! convoyed by the Manning. In Akutan | Pass, on the course out, the Eureka's hawser. broke and the vessel was fast | drifting on the rocks when the Man- ! ning, risking wreck herself, got a line aboard the Meteor and proceeded to tow her back to Dutch Harbor. She got within two miles of that destina- tion when the cutter’'s ' hawser broke, but the disabled freighter was at once picked up 2gain by the Eureka, which had followed the cutter and her tow out of the pass. With the Meteor safe | at Dutch Harbor the Manning sailed and the Eureka was preparing to leave th't_h ntl;!!t of the ‘Sth. e Meteor will be towed ba the tug Tyee, which left this po;stk ohc’: zber 24th for l)ullt&;!ht Harbor. The Nome eamer Corwin Dutch Harl - tober 31 for Seattle. bit s i sult was mostly Home Rule. | of the outside islands, the reports that WOMAN STOPS A SERIOUS FIRE | residences, Telegraph Operator at| Sonoma Displays | Courage. ’ Special Dispatch to The Call ; SANTA ROSA, Nov. 15.—A fire, which | might have destroyed the office of the| Western * Union Telegraph Company and the Sonoma Valley Exvositor of- fice, was narrowly averted at Sonoma at an early hour yesterday morning. During the heavy rain storm the tele- graph wires became charged with a heavier voltage than they are capable ders of his admirers to the house of | of carrying and the instruments and Alameda will b The flames Mrs. Pauli, switchboard started a fire. spread to the woodwork. ed the crowd for the reception, declar- | the operator, saw the danger and ex-/gap tinguished the blaze with a bucket of water. Editor W. O. Hocker of the local | newspaper severed the wires with a pair of scissors. Soon afterward the wires started a fire in the woodwork and it became necessary to have all of | them taken from the building. 1 Mrs. Pauli and her family and Editor ! Hocker and his family occupy apart- ments in the building. Mrs. Pauli was awakened by the odor of burning wood and paper. She hurried to ke office | and sent her son to alarm the editor. There was much excitement around the | office until the danger was over. | e e—— Famous Southern Surgeon Dies. ATLATA, Ga., Nov. 15.—Dr. J. Mc- isting with its great liberator, Russia, Fadden Caston died at his home here | nue to Adeline street. nent during the Civil War as a medical officer in the Confederate army. Since 1882 he had been the head of the de- partment of surgery in the Southern Medical College. He was an authority widely quoted in this country and Eu- | rope on intestinal diseases. NATIVES MAKE | | CHARGE OF FRAUD Honoluluans Say They i | Were Counted Out | in Elections. : | to $13.500,000 and their joint capital to 171,000,000, thus making their union the | | strongest aggregation of banking capi- | homesites on this side of the bay. Although the rainy season is already at hand, there seems to be no decrease in the activity in building circles. People who have purchased property for home building are going ahead | pletely surprised by the announcement | with the erection of their houses in spite of the wet weather. In Berkeley work has just been be- gun on the foundation of the new bank, which will be erected on the corner of Harmon and Adgline streets. The bank building will a two-story brick structure and will cost $10,150. Besides the new bank and several other busi- ness buildings a large number of dwell- ings is going up In the college town. A number of well-known real estate men have expressed the opinion that the value of Alameda County realty is steadily increasing. DEALERS MAXKE STATEMENTS. Following are statements from sev- eral prominent handlers of real estate: raylor Bros. & Co.—ine movement in the reaity market with us has shown de- | cluea improvement auring toe last monta uver that of any previous period for the year. ‘fmere is an increasing demand irom people throughout the kast look- g to - California (o esiablisn future homes and invest capital. There is aiso an increasing demand irom peopie throughout tne State, especially from rtion. San eran Iso seeking investments apparenty realizing that to the ital is iand, is sec During the past month we have sold eighteen vacant lots upon which a num- ber of substantial bulidings are under construection. We have al sold six oge business block, four flats and negotiated two exchanges. The demand for property Is not confined | to_any particular district. We are re- ceiving numerous letters from our ern friends and others who are respond- Ing to our newspaper advertising, nearly all of which with a view of making Oak- land their future home. The indications are that this will be the liveliest winter seen in Oakiand for many years. W. K. Conger, Alameda—As a real es- tate dealer in this locality for many years my observations lead me to believe that the outlook of property on this side of the bay, particularly in Alameda, was never brighter than at the present time. The climate, soll and natural geography of this suburban city cannot be sur- passed: and while we have experienc no boom, the steady growth of this city carries with it a confidence of real estate values. The time is shortly sure to come when ave an electric suburban system which will place it within shorter communication with the business center of San Franeisco than many portions of Franciseo County which are not much more than half way to the latter's county line. To prospective purchasers, outside any business interests I might have in the matter, I would certainly advise an immediate investment, as property can be purchased that will present three val- ues, viz.: home, interest producing and speculative. and as we are restricted on our beautiful little island as to territory. the chances for an advance In property is much greater in our city than any of the nelghboring towns. BIG SALE RECORDED. Holcomb, Breed & Bancroft—One of the leading transactions of the last week 1s the sale of nine blocks of the old Mec- Elrath orchard property to Harlow P. Bancroft, for 3$60,000. This property is bounded by Fifty-second ana Fifty-fifth streets, and extends from Shattuck ave- Mr. Bancroft has of and with other great powers and par- | to-day, aged 79 years. He was promi- | already started to put the streets sur- rounding the property in complete con- dition—sewering, sidewalks, macadamiz- ing, etc. The street improvements ' will cost fully $20,000, making the property ex- tremely desiraide for residence purposes. R. C. Staats Company, Berkeley—Activ- ity in the Berkeley real estate market is increasing, and the prospects are good for a very busy winter. Our business has increased considerably in the last year, and more especially since the inaug- uration of the new fe system. The opening of the new system has increased the value of Berkeley real estate very materially. and we are receiving many inquiries, from San Francisco people re- garding home sites. From present indi- ations T think that the northern and astern portions of the town will be rap- idly built up. R e LOST VOUCHERS MAY HAVE STORY TO TELL HONOLULU, Nov. 5. — Subpenaes have been served on nmearly all of the thirty members of the House of Repre- sentatives requiring them to appear be- | fore the Federal Grand Jury on No- HONOLULU, Nov. 5. — The election of last Tuesday showed genefal Home | Rule gains in most parts of the Terri- tory. In Honolulu a majority of the Re- publican county ticket won narrow margins. On the island of Maui, in- cluding the vote of Moloaki and Lihue, the Home Rule ticket was victorious | throughout, by majorities ranging | from 100 to 200. In East Hawaii County, | which includes the city of Hilo, the re- | Complete returns are not received yet from any have come being wireless and only par- tial. The race issue was the most promi- | nent feature of the campaign and the ! voting was very largely of Hawalians | against whites. In Honoiulu the fight | was a bitter one, and the natives are claiming that they were counted out. Their leaders claim a clear majority for nearly all their candidates on this island if all the votes, many of which were cast out for errors in marking them, had been counted. 2 A new feature of the election was a Chinese vote of considerable import- ance. There were nearly 200 Chinese in Honolulu whe voted. It is estimated ' tHat the number of Chinese voters in the next election, a year from now, will be twice as large, as there will be in g: meantime an opportunity for regis- tion of Chinese citizens who were not eligible to vote a year ago and no one could register this time, under the law. Sl gkt Ll Japanese and Germans have the same average brain weight. 1 | | vember 9 as witnesses in an investiga- | tion which is sald to be regarding the vouchers for the expenses of the ses- sion, which disappeared after adjourn- ment and have been reported de- stroyed. Excepting the members from the island of Hawaii, all are expected to be present, but it was found Impos- sible to serve them in time. The Grand Jury is expected to find out where the vouchers are and what became of them, and if they are produced they may fur« nish the basis for investigations of ale leged legislative corruption. APt Postal Cases to Be Tried. WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—The new trial of the cases of Daniel V. Miller, the dismissed law clerk of the Post- office Department, and of Joseph M. Johns of Indiana, under indictment in- volving charges conspiracy and bribery, has been arranged to begin in Cincinnati to-morrow. and Assistant Attorney CGeneral Robb of the Post- office Department left here for Cinecin- nati to-day to assist in the prosecu- tion of the cases, the District Attorney of Cinecinnati directly representing the Government. —_———— Man With Money in a River. SACRAMENTO, Nov.i5.—A man giv- ing his name as Jerry Donovan was rescued from the Sacramento River this evening. He had on his person a certificate of deposit for $251 issued by the Orange Bank of San Bernardino and two certificates of $250 each on the Bank of California, San Francisco. He ret;-g:;omre an wco::t of himseif. an e believe mental unbalanced. » 2