The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1903, Page 9

WELL-KNOWN POLITICIAN SUDDENLY ANSWERS DEATH’S DREAD SUMMONS Samuel Rainey Succumbs to Heart Failure, and His Untimely Tak- ing Off Is Greatly Lamented by All Who Remarkable Career of One-Time Leader of Democratic Party THE SAN FRANCISCU CALL, FROM SHANGHAI Consul General Returns to Visit Relatives in the East. Knew and Loved Him. one of the best-| n the State, passed esterday morn- 9 Golden Gate ave- | doubtless caused passed L POLITICIAN. Tm | l""ormer Consul Bedloe Is a | Fellow Passenger on | Same Steamer. ] i —_—— John Goodnow, United States Consul | General at Shanghai, and Dr. Edward in the jcan consular service Orient, | were among the passengers on the ' steamer from China and Japan | ports yesterday. Consul Gen- teral Goollnow is on a leave of | absence of sixty days, the grearer por- | tion of which he purposes to spend | with relatiyes_in Minneapolis. He goes first to Ann Arbor to meet his son, who |is a student there. From Minneapolis he will go to Washington and thence to New York. The American represen- tative does not look for war in the Orient, but believes that the existing trouble will be satisfactorily settied between the contending nations. He expressed him as highly pleased with the new Chinese treaty, which he deciared is of great importance to the United States, Dr. Bedloe went to the Orient sev- eral months ago as the representative elf | Japan on October &, the day on which it was expected that the outbreak be- | tween Russia and Japan would occur. | Naturally he was disappointed over the turn of affairs. For a number of years he was American Consul at Amoy and { Formosa and is familiar with the Chi- nese and Japanese people. He is of the opinion that the latter are eager for ! war with Russia and says that the lit- ! tle brown men have no fear of the re- sult. He claims that the Japanese are stronger as a naval force in the East than Russia and are steadily strength- ‘en!ng their fleet by converting a num- ber of mail steamers, recently pur- chased, into armored cruisers. | Dr. Bedloe regards the alliance be- tween Great Britain, Germany and Japan as one purely defensive and in- any nation to make war on Japan. fighting fire, and he stud- hods prove the and sugg d and often H considere: ea ways those under splend d by an ideal man Bedloe, for many years in the Amer- | g | the finding of the will and denied that | dicates that England will not permit | he naa any hand in placing the will in | ) the basket. = - | ————— John C.| MORRIS, Minn., Nov. 28—The Great Nor- neas has | thern st fiyer, which left St. Paul last| the suc- | evening, was wrecked at Donn , last | Judge Hook, | night. The mafl car, containing west- | ed States Cir- was burned and | clerk and b THUKSDAY, '‘NOVEMBER 26, 1903. GOOONOW HOME WL CONTEST NEARING AN END Taking of Testimony in McDermott Case Is Concluded. Husband of Legatee Tells of Finding of the Disputed Document. Al RN 1 Special Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, Nov. 25. — The taking of testimony in the MeDermott { will contest was completed this morn- } |ing. The arguments will be made by | the attorneys as soon as the short- | hand reporter writes up the tesiimony. | Mrs. Mary Anne Burns, who takes | | practically all of the estate under the { will, was called to the stand this morn- ing for cross-examination. She said that she had given up all hope of finding a will at the time it was dis- jcovered by Mrs. Foye among some {things taken from the McDermott | house on the night of Mrs. McDermott's death. She was siiown the will and made the statement that she never saw | it before. She said she was not pres- ent at Mrs. Foye's when the will was found and that her husband took it to her attorney in San Francisco upon its | being given him by Mrs. Foye. John Burnms testified that on May 13 his wife asked him to go to San Mateo, of a newspaper syndicate and reached | they living in San Francisco at the time, and get some clothes left with Mrs, Foye by Mrs. Burns some months | previous. He met a friend named Don- nelly and asked him to accompany him. Burns took a large hathper with him in which to pack the clothes. As soon as they arrived at the Foye residence | Mrs. Foye brought out a basket and in transferring the things from the basket to the hamper she found the will. Burns | was closely examined about this cir- cumstance by the contestants and fasked if it was not all prearranged | that the will should be found in just | this way, and if he did not slip the will into the basket when Mrs. Foye's at- | tention was distracted. 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Secures the entire set of the New 20th Ceatury Edition You can pay the balance at the rate of only 10e a day for a short time. CALL BUREAU bound paper malil, h per were siightly 1 ed partnership. ught about the two leaders was 0 betw ort on B the eff s part to give Jo- | seph Dimond the Mayoralty nomina- forth the name of James D. Phelan. s usual R s judgment prevailed. Mayor Phelan was nominated and was | CHARTER WEAKENS POWER. When the new charter went into ef- t the power of Rainey was some- what crippled, as the various patron- age offices were put under civil service. satly disappointed when | nd, George Maxwell, as secretary of the Board sioners and he blamed | | 1 Has Dyspepsia. Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets Are a Positive and Permanent Cure for the f | LAST 3 NIGETS—LAST 2 MATINEES. ‘ MATINEES TO-DAY and SATURDAY, at 2. $1 GRAND MATINEE TO-DAY. orA COLUMBIA Gacici HOUSE LAST 3 .\'XGHTS‘TA‘TL\'!B SATURDAY. | SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS 'VIRGINIA HARNED In Pinero's Masterpiece, 66[Rls’, This famous play has set ail San Francisco . | talking. Music by Edgar Stillman Keliey. | “Sunday Nieht, November 20—German per- Positively Last Performance Next Sat. Night. | , BR2cay e, Trrerten 1, 75¢ and “IM WEISSEN ROESSL" Prices—$2, $1.50, 81, 50c. NEXT SUNDAY MATINEE | ("At the White Horse Tavern.”) ening e Regular Combination | > For One Week Oxzly. | The Famous Scenic Melodrama, OVER NIAGARA FALLS Astounding Electrical Effects. All Special Scenery. and Marvelous Don’t Miss the — A EVENINGS AT 8 KLAW & ERLANGER'S 54 Stupendous Production of General Wallace's BEN HUR Dramatized by Willlam Youns. C. Next Monday—Elaborate Production of The Greatest of All Pastoral Plays. Way Down East SEATS NOW READY. Belasco & Mayer, R Proprietors. AZA B. D. Price, | | 'ALC 75e. f Dennis Sullivan, and the | Ma helan for the downfall of his | N t- l D- I Popular :'Hc:,—'lsg:sc, soe. ed basis. friend. Despite this removal, Rainey’s ationa 1sease. ‘ TS ATINEES — SUNDAY, | General Manager. i s St st e EEGTEAS AY. his ¢ showed an ap- | influence was sml_ strong, and it con ; i + SRR - 7 A | THURSDAY AND SATURD. | Tllanksgiving Mat. T&Day. leading men. He was se- | tinued so up to his death. The Board As a people we ea o much and the ) the stem, making it easy for disease ! > ot ‘ £ Fire C b £ wrong kind of food. Because it tastes |to gain a foothold. TO-NIGHT—MATINEES SAT. AND SUN. elegate to the Board of Dele- | of Fire Commissioners appreciated his j poOME MR O, 1000 SOoorse 1, waste | Nobody need fear consumption, kidney | sty ity any has never beem so ooked after the des- | services to the department to such an | unnutritious food and d We over- | disease, liver trouble or a weak heart | | well balanced as now.” —Chronicle. tax the digestive appa extent that it refuses duty and a_ conglomerat tinies of the nteer fire department. 1 extent that at one of its meetings it This board subsequently way to drafted resolutions of thanks to him. to such an | and nervous system as long as the diges- | erform its | tion is good and the stomach able to as- | mass of half | similate plenty of wholesome food. | NEXT ‘A POOR vel one. With ment as a nucleus T a op the Fire Depart- he surrounded him- with men that took his orders and his bidding and he soon became ower. He was elected in 1868 a f the Board of Fire Commis- = for four years was recog- nized as the master of the board. When the Legislature was Demo- a Dbill was passed recognizing Department, and Torrey and e fire underwriters, were put regained their positions again tainey and Reynolds were re- and when the Legislature ad- were in the minority for Cur The Democrats, A to stand with them. Rainey and Reynolds E. Nuttman for chief of partmer Curtis and MecLane s 1 for Ackerson and B. H. Freeman for Whitney. r on Ackerson won. When J. J. John Rosenfeld and Martin J ey succeeded ng two districts, the Thirty- Zer got on the board by resignation, where he lived, and the Forty- poiniment and election David Scan- He was opposed to Gavin Me- 1 was made Chief. ed his great strength in the rd by having David, Scannell elected hief. Scannell was a devoted friend of P e g i ney’s, and, like the deceased, was delegations. He 2 born fireman. Powerful influences the “Horses and “ere brought to bear upon the board, as called, and | DUt the outside influences could not de- of the patron- | f°at Rainey’s nominee. David Scannell checkmated him, | Wa€ elected Chief and proved to the ghest number | Whole world that his selection was a wise one. he county organization, and efforts of the friends of Mc- the districts at the pri- He pro d to secure h age offices. McNab however, as he had the hj sotes in the convention. Rainey was pposed to Lane’s nomination and At the time Rainey was elected Fire . 0% | Commissiovier he became a member of swung his support o Mayor Schmits. |.op, ;q)c6 force, doing duty as & priso? It was due to his efforts that the Fire |y .., ‘ywnen Chiet Cockrill succee, nm‘:flh"f‘l‘;‘: :;“d‘)' for the re-| patrick Crowley in 1873 as Chief of g:'i ion of the or. lice Rainey was ordered on street dut y, AS A VOLUNTEER YI{BMH and he resigned from the force. . ceased was 63 years of age. ©| WIELDED GREAT INFLUENCE. ative of Philadelphia and was| 1, 1577 Ragney was electea Superin- ere August 3, 1840. He received | (ongont of Engineers and heid the po- on school education, and at the | 0., ¢0r fourteen vears. He resigned 5 years accompanied his parents | ;. 2,50 hig other interests demanded He arrived here In No-| iy getention. Vohile in the Fire De- After his arrival Rainey | . ¢ment Rainey continued in politics. ork in the Union Iron Works. | e wielded great influence and was is apprenticeship under the | .a1104 upon for all sorts of favors. He late Peter Dopahue. He became an ex-| .4 «gogg™ Buckley engaged in run- =t and worked at his trade ning Democratic politics and every ef- cars. Rainey was a Sober.|rort was made to wndermine their :ng man, and he improved | sirength. This was successful in No- reading and study. Like | yember, 1881, when Buckley and Rainey studious yo his mind other young men, in 1860 he joined the wag indicted by the Grand Jury for id volunteer fire department, and the | ajjeged boodling. records show he was attached to En- gine 5, which was stationed on Sacra- | jng came of the indictment and both mento &treet, near Sansome. Sub-|men returned and continued their work. sequently he was attached to Engine | Buckley’s power, however, was gone. 10, on Pacific street, near Kearny. On the other hand, Rainey seemed to In 1867 Rainey became engineer of | jay his wires with more adroitness and ¥ngine 1, which position be filled until | he was able to dictate to conventions he was elected Fire Commissioner in|as before. Rainey and Buckley * had 1568 He was a born fireman. He loved the | selves, but dissensions arose, and in Buckley escaped prosecution by going to Canada. Noth- run things in this eity to suit them- | He was always cheery and delighted to meet the young athletes. He was very | popular with the club members and the news of his death will be deeply re- gretted by them. FRIENDS MOURN. Chief Dennis Sullivan of the San | | Francisco Fire Department, Edwin M. | Graney, Colin M. Boyd, George Max- well and Fisher Ames were numbered | among his closest friends. Graney's sorrow at the death of his friend was | so great that he tried to get out of | refereeing the contest between F(lri simmons and Gardmer. But for the | fact that the contest might not go on | if he was not in the ring, Graney would | have declined to officiate. Chief Sullivan yesterday paid a high | tribute to his friend. He was greatly | affected by the news of his death. He sald Samuel Rainey was the best friend the department ever had and | every fireman will mourn his taking off, because he was always devoted to | their interests. He recalled Mr. | Rainey’s good deeds and kindly ways. | He was affected by the news and those | |around him were likewise depressed. | They remembered talking to the de- | ceased but the day before and never gave a thought of his being carried off within a day. Friends crowded the home of sorrow vesterday and tried to comfort the | widow. Mrs. Rainey is prostrated. Rainey leaves no children. His| adopted son, Willle Nelson, was his | pride. He was also devoted to his brothers, William Rainey of the City of Paris, George Rainey, and his sister, Mrs. C. H. Hewitt. The funeral will take place to-mor- Tow from the late residence, 1109 Golden | Gate avenue. Rev. Dr. Reed of the | California-street Methodist Episcopal Church will officiate. The interment will be at Cypress Lawn Cemetery. ————— Will Not Prosecute Son. Henry Barlow, 37 Oak Grove avenue, reported to the police that some one had entered his residence by crawling | through a rear window on the night of October 23 and had stolen a dlamond’ | ring valued at $100 and $22 1n coin. He :uld he suspected his son Benjamin, | who was a deserter from the cruiser Boston, and wanted him arrested. De- tectives Freel and Bunner were de- |talled on the case and arrested the young man on Tuesday evening. Yes- terday his father refused to see him in the City Prison and declared that he would not swear to a complaint against him. Benjamin was booked as a de- | serter from the navy. ———— i . A raindrop one-twenty-fifth of an inch in diameter cannot fall at a greater than thirteen feet a second. Rain seidom exceed one-eighth of an inch in diameter. which we know as dyspep: For business men, offi men or indoor occupations, grains, milk and vegetables, with a moderate meat allowance, are much more health- ful than a heavy meat diet. Only men engaged in severe outdoor manual labor can live on a heavy meat diet and continue in health. It is a well-established truth that nine-tenths of all diseases originate with a breaking down of the digestion. A weak stomach ens and impoverishes clerks, and in fact every one engaged in sedentary d similar ‘symptoms to some other use than the true one. Get your ai- | gestion on the right track and the heart | trouble, lung trouble, liver disease or | nervous debility will rapidly disappear. Nothing is more certain than that the | { use of so-called tonics, stimulants and | medicines, which depend upon alcohol for | their effect, is injurious to health in the | | long run. | Many liquid patent medicines derive | their effect entirely from the alcohol they contain. Alcohol and medicines containing it are temporary stimulants and not in any sense a true tonic. In fact, it is doubt- | ful if any medicine or drug is a real| tonie. A true tonic is something which will renew, replenish, build up the exhausted nervos system and wasted tissues of the body; something that will enrich the blood and endow it with the proper pro- portions of red and white corpuscles | Which prevent or destroy disease germs. | ‘This is what a real tonic should do and no drug or aleoholic stimulant will do it. The only true tonic in nature is whole- | some food thoroughly digested. Every particle of nervous energy, every minute muscle, fiber and drop of blood is creatad daily from the food we digest. The mere eating of food has little to do with the repair of waste tissue, but the perfect digestion of the food eaten | has everything to do with {t. The reason so few people have perfect estion is because from wrong habits | of living the stomach has gradually lost | the power to secrete the gastric juice, peptones and acids in sufficlent quantity, | To cure indigestion and stomach trou- bles it is necessary to take after meals ‘'some harmless preparation which will supply the natural peptone and diastase which every weak stomach lacks, and probably the best preparation of this character {s Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, which may be found in every drug store and which contain in pleasant, palatable form the wholesome peptone and diastase ahlch nature requires for prompt diges- on. One or two of these excellent tablets taken after meals will prevent souring, fermentation and acidity and insure com- plete digestion and assimilation. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are as equally valuable for little ehildren as for adults, as they contain nothing harmful or stimulating, but only the natural di- gestives. One of Stuart's Dyspepeia Tablets will digest 1800 ns of meat, or other wholesome food, and they are in every sense a genuine tonic, because they bring about in the only natural way a restorative of nerve power, a building up of lost tissue and appetite. in the only way it can be done, by the digestion and assimilation of wholesome food. The root of the matter is this, the di- gestive elements contained in Stuart's D a Tablets will digest the food, the overworked stomach a chance uperate, and the nerves and whole system receive the nourishment which can only come ; stimulants and nerve tonics never give real strength; they give a fictitious strength, invaria- bly followed by reaction. Every drop of blaod, every nerve and tissue is manu- mpt action and com- the regular use of se and wholesome a remedy as Stuart’'s D‘y Tablets you will have no need of nerve tonics and tariums. Although Stuart’'s ets have been in th: market only n-m(:'; years. yet probably every druggi: United States, Canada and Great Britain now them and considers them the ‘most and successful of any preparat for stomach trouble. e Board of Fire Comm rers. In| Mr. Ralney was a member of the | chewed, undigested material lies in the| Thousands have some form of stomach | o WEEK this board Rainey did excellent work. | Olvmpic Club. He used to visit the | stomach until it rots, causing the forma- | t puble and do not know it. They as- 5 TRSDAY, NOV. 26. | 06 e sy £ My of 4 sivois’| SEMMNE Inatiiation’ Bally Tar & Sictas. | SO " s ptomaines, | cfibe the headache. the languor, nervous- | MATINEE TO-DAY, THURSDA¥, WOV T | ALSO e S ey = mu stitutl ¥ - | which produce ul condition | ness, insomnia, palpitation. constipation | Parquet, any seat, 25c; 10e. | 2 )emocr; c organ an egan to 3 = v part except reserved. mi:mA:‘bott; Armenis-Tito Quar- |, /A% 'S8 tette; Bryant and Saville; Surl:dr;; :d and Violet Allen and Orpheum Motion Pictures, Illustrating the Life of Napoleon. Last Times of Wright Huntington and Com-: pany; Three Zolars; Serra and Bells-Rosa and the Brittons. SUNDATY. ARIFORNIA | ookt s cavirows Vivid Pictures of ¥“;"q’.." San, Francisco's Ort- ental Quarter! AT THE OLD performance, quaintly humorous pathetic, peopled with lttle chil- resounding with song. 3 to T5c: Matinees, 13¢ to 30c. MONDAY, DEC. 7—The Romance of Russia, A ROYAL PRISONER. GENTRAL=E: Market st., near Eighth. Phone South 538, TO-NIGHT—ALL THIS WEEK, MATINEES TO-DAY. SATURDAY AND | GREAT CAST. | Scenes on the ““Barbary Coast.™ The Police R: ESTHA WILLIAMS, aid op_the Opium Dens! Thrilling Ineiden CROSS [l o comconns, | |PRICES Eieee ool 3 R JULIA BLANC mléong.g %Rmfl%s and others. ROADS. SPECIAL THANKSGIVING MATINEE TO-DAY. A Great Show Every Afternoon and Evening Theater. SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY. LAST Woe of EAMADEYAS IN THE 200! | LOTS OF FUN IN THE PENNY ARCADE. Stroll Through the MIRROR MAZE. When Phoning Ask for ‘The Chutes.” Racing !&Hadng! OAKLAND RACE TRACK. CLUR 3 IMPORTANT E—NEXT MONDAY ¢ NIGHT, NOTIC! First Time on Any Stage, ously Funny New and Strictly 2 Moy inal Burlesque. e With Everything Magnificsnt. “All-Star” Cast, including Kolb and Dill, Barney Bernard, Winfleld Blake, Maude Amber, Georgia O'Ramey, Ben T. Diilon. T T R P g P FINAL RECITAL ANGELUS PIANO PLAYER )AY, NOVEMBER 29, at 3 p. m. In STEINWAY HALL. Another Plano Recital will be given by Mr, vty e ki b THE ANGELUS, Mr. Joe Rosborough, Barytone. e T L et Our. Racing Bach Week Day, Rain or Shima Six or More Races Daily. S — Weak Men and Women HOULD DAMIANA BITTERS,