The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 27, 1903, Page 4

MERCHANT 3 WIFE WEAVES ) MISTERY FriendsFearforLife of Los Angeles Woman. Dispatch to The Cal Spec: LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26.—Because owing to the disordered condition of her | spheres of influence, and they appeal to | sumably bent on delivering him from mind she feared that she would never | recover her health, Mrs. J. T. Sheward, wife of a wealthy merchant. left her | home on West Adams street Wednes- H day afternoon and not the slightest | trace of her has been found since. | Bince the birth of her child five months ago it has been necessary to have a rse with her constantly, for | her mind was affected and t was con- sidered safe to leave her alone. A week ago her condition improved and the vigilance of her relatives .v-as re- laxed. After a few days the nurs: the duty of looking after her devolving upon two servants. To themn she re- marked 2 few days ago that but for her children she would go to the ocean and drown herself. Mrs. Sheward was unusually cheerful Wednesday when her husband left home, and that afternoon she, too, left the house. At 10 o'clock last night when he returned he was told of his wife's absence, it having been supposed that she had gone to the store to return with him. Hoping that she would re- turn he waited until midnight and then found on the pillow of his bed a note from his wife in which she asked his | forgiveness and expressed her love for i Other notes to other relatives were also found, all of them in the same tenor, but none-of them contained even a hintfas to where Mrs. Sheward had gone or what she intended to do. Mr. Sheward at once notified the po- Mce and a general alarm was sent out. | The officers of all the nearby towns were also notified, especially those at the beach resorts. All day to-day the mearch for the miseing woman has con- tinued, but without any result whate ever. From the time that Mrs. Sheward Jeft her home no person who knows her fs known to have seen her nor can any person be found who has seen a woman answering her description. The theory of the police is that in a fit of despond- | ency due to the condition of her mind ehe has committed suicide. Mr. She- ward has engaged all the private de- tectives he can find and has offered a reward for information as to his wife's whereabouts. ————— MONTANA LABOR LEADERS ENTERTAINED BY HANNA Ohio Senator Gives a Breakfast in Their Honor at the Waldorf- Astoria. NEW YORK, Nov. 26 —TUnited States Senator Hanna entertained the delega- tion of Montana labor leaders who came t to visit President Roosevelt at breakfast at the Waldorf-Astoria to- | day. His guests included Ma colm G lis, formerly president of the Engineers’ Union; Edward_Long, president of the Butte Miners’ Union; Frederick Cronin, walking delegate of the Hotel and Res- | taurant Employes’ Union; Jcseph W. Gilbert of the Workingmen's Union; M f the Miners’ Union, and B. Dempsey Frank Doyle, president of the Trades | and Labor Assembly | At the breakfast, which was informal, the Montana men met Governor-elect | Myron T. Herrick of Ohio, Governor | John T. Morrison of IGaho and Con-| gressman Charles Dick of Ohic The labor men left for the West later | in the day. ! AR | PLANS OF SUBMARINE | TORPEDO BOATS STOLEN | Detectives Arrest Two Men at Ho- boken Who Are Accused of the Theft. | NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—Charged with stealing eight sets of plans of the Hol- Jand submarine torpedo boat, dupli- cates of which it is believed have been sold to foreign governments, Frank P.| Norman and Frederisk B. Hall have n"arrested in Hoboken. F. W. Brady. an engineer employed by the company who makes the charge, says Hall was employed by the Holland company un- til about a year ago, and shortly after | ke left the plans were missed. Charles C. Fields and Henry D. Clark, detec- tives, were taken into the employ of the company, and after making the acquaintance of Hall and Norman be- gan to negotiate for the purchase of | four sets of plans. | A meeting was arranged to complete detalls of the sale at a Hoboken hotel | lagt evening. When all was ready the | detectives burst into the room. Nor-| men drew a knife, it is said, and| stabbed Detective Sergeant Kerrigan in the hand. | Papers were seized which were ident- | ified as plans. Other sets of plans, the | police say, were found in Hall's apart- | ments, which were handsomely fur- nished ————— Francois Coppee Breaking. BAN RAFAEL, Nov. 26—Report comes from Marshglls that marine in- spectors vieited the wrecked Francois Coppee on Birds Island near Tomales Bay. They pronounce the ship a total wreck. Captain Jorgensen of the life- saving crew near Point Reyes reports that his patrols have as yet found no indication of any of the eleven men still missing being washed ashore. #Careful scrutiny is kept but there is n | A. Peterson, a saloonkeeper, under ar- [found shelter, sign of corpses. The ship is breaking up rapidly. —_————— v Fear Bark Alexander Is Lost. DUNKIRK, Nov. 26.—It is feared that the Dunkirk bark Alexander was lost in the hurricane of Saturday last. The Alexander left Dunkirk for Shields on November 18. B — > o Late Shipping Intelligence. DOMESTIC PORTS. REDONDOArrived Nov 26—Stmr Green- wood, from Alblon; stmr Brooklyn, from Bu- Nov 26—Ktmr Geo W J@l‘_fiflgfl 26—Stmr Mackina Francisco, e . ieft, | THE SAN FBAI.TOISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 1903, RUSSIA SUSPECTS | DEPUTIES GUARD | FLAMES ENVELOPE |MIND A BLANK BRITISH MOTIVES| JMIL AT CASPER) AN AUTOMOBILE) FOR FOUR DAY ing Made to Seize Thibet. Press Intimates That Eng- land Is Thus Inviting Trouble. —— ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26.—The newspapers here regard the British ex- | pedition to Thibet as an attempt to stir up a movement in China, under cover | of which the powers will increase their China not to permit the empire to be |deprived of Russian intervention, which saved it on other occasions. The Novoe Vremya in a recent article in carrying out their plans Thibet would be in their hands, as they al- ways would be in a position to threat- en Lhassa, and if they gain control of {the holy land of Thibet the 500,000,000 of Buddhists would regard Great Brit- ain as being the most powerful country | in the world. The Novoe Vremya adds: | “While it ig impossible for the weak Thibetans to prevent the British cross- ing the Himalayas, it is quite possible for others to compel the British to stop | by creating a slight diversion in some direction disagreeable t6 the British politicians.” No specific information has been re- | ceived here concerning the reported re- occupation of Haicheng, thirty miles north of Newchwang, by Russian troops, but it is regarded as quite prob- | able. The town is close to the Moukden- Newchwang railroad. It is explained that the whole country is occupied by Russian troops for the purpose of pro- tecting the railroad workmen and the Chinese population from the depreda- tions of robbers. The officials here are at a loss to understand why the possi- ble entry of Russian troops into Hai- cheng has been made the occasion torK | alarming reports. A dispatch received here from Viadi- vostok notes the general subsidence of war talk in the Japanese press, and says the Japanese Consul General in Korea has issued a proclamation to | quiet the alarm of his compatriots. A telegram from Port Arthur says the Russian torpedo-boat built at Port Arthur was launched yesterday, mak- ing the twelfth torpedo-boat built at Port Arthur. The first six of these ves- | sels have already been placed on a war footing. The survey has been completed for a raflroad from Kaikhla, Siberia, to Pe- king by way of Oagou. The length of the road will be about 1000 miles. It will give a short cut to the Chinese capital. AP ISt TROOPS TO FIGHT RUSSIA. Viceroys Offer the Throne 90,000 Foreign-Drilled Soldiers. LONDON, Nov. 26.—The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Telegraph cables that the viceroys and governors of thirteen provinces outside of Chili have offered the Chinese throne to send 90,000 foreign-drilled troops to fight Russia for Manchuria. G = S Japan Buying Much Flour. MID fiour export trade with Japan. In Sep- tember the trade more than doubled in size. The tremendous increase is be- lieved to be significant of prepara- tions for war with Russia. While the purchases have been made through the ordinary channels, it is believe that the Mikado's Government has inspired them. —_—————————— | DISSATISFACTION EXISTS IN DANISH WEST INDIES Copenhagen Officials, However, Deny Reports of a Revolutionary Move- ment Being Started. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 26—The Gov- ernment officials deny the reports pub- | lished abroad of a revolutionary move- ment in the Danish West Indies in con- sequence of dissatisfaction with the commission’s recommendations on the subject of improvements in the islands. That dissatisfaction exists is admitted, and it is recognized that the prosperity of the new republic of Panama will so conceivably impress the inhabitants of the Danish West Indies as to stm?r en the latent desire in some quafters to come under the American flag.- The denarture of the new Governor of St. Thomas for his post was hasten- ed in hopes that fuller explanations of the commission’s report might lessen the dissatisfaction and so that the Government might, at the earliest pos- | sible mdment, be in full possession of the situation. The Government fuily realizes the great difficulty of legisiat- ing and helping the islands to their satisfaction. The people and Government of Den- mark approve of the United States’ ac- tion in recognizing the republic of Pan- ama and request for similar recogni- tion from Denmark will undoubtedly | be granted. SR s 5 ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING ‘TO COMMIT A ROBBERY | Agent and Saloonkeeper Find Them- | selves in Awkward Predicament and Also in Jail. A man notified Policeman Hennebers |1y shortly after 4 o'clock * yesterday | morning that two men were attempting {to rob ‘anothér man on Clay street. | Henneberry hurried to the scene and | placed E. A. Watson, an agent, and C. | rest. | Henneberry made a search.of several saloons in the neighborhood till he found A. Carroll, a sailor living at 5 ‘Washington street, who identified Wat- son and Peterson as the two men who declared that if the British succeeded | EAPOLIS, Nov. 26.—Millers re-{ port an extraordinary increase in the| —_— O’Day May Try to Rescue Him. RGN Citizens of the Town Will Assist the Officers if Necessary. CASPER, Wyo., Nov. 26.—A report reached this place to-day that friends of Tom O'Day, in considerable num- bers, had left the Hole in the Wall and headed in the direction of Casper, pre- the County Jail. O’Day is the alleged leader of horse thieves who was arrested mear Lost | Cabin several days ago and brought | to jail here. Fearing that the report of an intended attack was true Sheriff | Webb swore in more than one hundred ! deputies to defend the jail and to-night | the Courthouse square is surrounded | by a complete cordon of guards. Al | number of citizens have armed them- | selves and will assist the Sheriff in| | defending the jail if necessary. | A report says that O'Day’s friends | were. seen passing a ranén ween the Hole in the Wall and Casper before | noon, were armed and riding slowly in| | the direction of the town. Sheriff Webb | | thinks his present force sufficient to | | repulse any attack and will not call on the Governor for troops. The desper- } adoes are not expected to reach Casper | | before to-morrow morning, as the Hole | | in the Wall is seventy miles from town and the gang was reported riding | slowly. | The Hole in the Wall has been a| | celebrated resort for desperadoes and during the past two or three years| | gangs have congregated there. It is known positively that when the news | | of O'Day’s capture spread bad men | from all parts of Central Wyoming | headed for the old rendezvous for ‘the | | purpose of laying a plan for nis release. | Some of these men captured the stolen | | horses found ine O'Day’s possession | from the Sheriff and ran them off in| the direction of the Hole in the Wall. The roads leading into Casper are| guarded and the approach of the gang ' will be reported by couriers mounted on swift horses it TO INSTALL NEW COUNCIL OF KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | | A council of the Knights of Columbus | will be installed in Oakland next Sun- day with marked ceremonies, and a dis- | tinguished gathering of members of the order will attend the proceedings. | With the installation of the Oakland | Council there will be four councils of | | the organization in this State, three al- | ready existing in San Francisco, Im! I:\nzelf's and Oxnard, | Elaborate preparations have been | | made for the institution of the Oakland | Council. The members of the San Fran- cisco Council will leave the ferry depot on a special boat at 9:30 Sunday morn- ing and proceed in a body to the Church | of the Immaculate Conception, Jeffer- son street, near Eighth, where solemn high mass will be celebrated. | Fifty members of the Los Angeles and Oxnard councils will arrive in Oak- | land on Sunday morning on a special | car attached to the Owl train to attend | the high mass. | | | | The special musical portion of the | mass will be rendered by the Knights of Columbus choir, under the direction of ; Rev. Father J. B. Hannigan of St. iMury'a Cathedral. a member of the| | order. The initiation ode will be ren- | dered by the entire gathering of the | members of the various councils. At 1:30 p. m. Sunday the members of the council will proceed to the Maccabee Temple, Clay and Eleventh streets, Oakland, where the candidates for ad- | mission to the order will recelve the | first degree of their initiation. The sec- ! ond degree will be conferred at 3 p. m. and the members will .then adjourn for luncheon. The third degree will be given at 6 p. m. and the proceedings will be followed by an elaborate ban- quet at Foresters’ Hall, Oakland. A special train and ferry boat will convey the members or the San Fran- cisco Council to this city at the close of the banquet on Sunday night. The candidates for admission to the order of the Knights of Columbug will be initiated by Joseph T. Scott of Los Angeles, State deputy supreme knight, assisted by George A. Connolly, grand knight; Frark T. Shea, deputy grand knight; James A. Emory, chancellor, and Edward J. Dollard, warden, all of the San Francisco Council. Sixty prominent members of . the | Catholic faith of Oakland will be the recipients of the degree next Sunday and will form the new Oakland Council of the order of Knights of Columbus. Although the first council was estab- lished in California less than two years ago, the order has gained rapidly in this State. The first council of the or- ganization was established in New Haven, Conn., in 1882 and at the pres- ent time councils are to be found in every State in the Union, with a mem- + bership of more than 100,000, The objects of the order are soclal and intellectual intercourse. There is an insurance branch that the members may take advantage of at their option. The committee on institution of the Oakland Council of the Knights of Co- lumbus consists of Rev. Father T. J. O’Connell, Edward J. Dollard, Frank T. Shea and Hugh J. McGinnis. —_———————— SING SONGS AND PRAY. Thanksgiving day was celebrated at the Salvation Army headquarters, Mis- sion street, between Eighth and Ninth, with prayer and music. The weary assistance and a warm welcome. In the evening the attendance at the headquarters was large and the con- gregation entered with enthusiasm in the service. & The singing was effective and many had assaulted and attempted to rob|were attracted to the building by the him. He also claimed that Watson had | religious songs and music. One of the represented 1f as an officer and -had demanded money from hif under a threat of being arrested. Wi n and Peterson were taken to the City Prison and booked on a charge of attempt to commit robbery and Wat- son had an additional charge of imper- sonating an officer booked against him. They deny that they assaulted Carroll .or made any attempt to rob him, - - speakers said that while the day was set aside for thanksgiving, every day with the Salvation®Army was a day of thanksgiving to the Lord for his mer- cy to the people. The large number of stylishly dress- ed men and women at the night service was_noticeable. They joined heartily in the songs and prayers of the Salva- Burned by Blazing Gasoline. Dr. Chamberlain’s Horseless Carriage Quickly De- stroyed by Fire. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 26. Olin W. Tait, who resides at 1311 Fourth avenue, had a narrow escape from death this afternoon while driv- ing Dr. N. H. Chamberlain’s automo- bile on Twelfth street, near Jackson. A faulty feed pipe from the gasoline tank to the burner burst, and before Tait could jump from the machine he was surrounded by flames, which burst from under the seat. He retained his presence of mind, however, and after an ineffectual attempt to shut off the flow of the inflammable fluid he ran the automobile against one of the Oakland Transit Company’s iron poles and, get- ting out, tried to close the valve at the tank. The fire had gained too much head- way, however, and after getting his hands severely burned in handling the hot stop-cocks and having his eyvebrows and eyelashes singed off and his face blistered by the whirling flames, Tait was forced to leave the machine to its fate. A moment after he left the adto the fire reached the gasoline tank and the cover was blown off, scattering the burning liquid in all directions. Had Tait been working at the machine when this happened he would have been se- verely burned and perhaps killed. Tait, who is but 16 years old, told this story: “I was coming down Twelfth street and just as I ‘reached the corner of Jackson there was a slight explosion, and the next thing I knew the whole rig was in a blaze. I shut off the steam | and then tried to close the valve in the gasoline feed pipe, but it did ,not work, so I ran the rig up to an iron pole and then tried again to shut off the gaso- line, but the heat drove me away. A minute after I left the machine the fire caught the gasoline tank and then the whole thing went. I think the bursting of the coil in the burner started the fire.” Some one sent in a stiil algrm and the fire was quickly extinguished with a stream from the chemical engine, but by that time the automobile was a wreck, even the tires being burned. —_——————— PLASTERERS DEMAND INCREASE IN WAGES General Strike May Result if Em- ploying Contractors Do Not Raise Men’s Pay. = The members of the Plasterers’ Union may go out on strike in a body within the next few days unless their demand for an increase in wages ig granted by the various contractors who. o employ them. The men ask for $150 for an eight-hour day. At the present time they are receiving $350 and the employers say that this is suffic.ent and are ouposéd -to granting the in- crease, When the demand was refused by the employers a few days ago many of the plasterers quit their works and thus several bpiidings in point of conscruc- tion will be delayed. At a recent meet- ing of the Building Trades Council the executive (ummittee, after hearing the rlea of the plasterers, decided that the latter were in the right and therefore tone council will stand by the union. The niembers of the Paper Boxmak- ers’ Union out on strike met last night and decided to stand firm till their de- mands are granted. Louis Hoffman, 414 Devisadero street, was fined Z5 by the Barbers’ Union for employing a non-union man. Kemp Van Cenino, a member of the Barbers’ Union, was also fined $25 for working in an unfair shop. Leo Bruck says he will fight against I_muyor Schmitz for the presidency of the Musicians’ Union. The Cloakmakers are still out on strike and on Saturday evening they will give a benefit ball at Scottish Hall. —_——— DRIVERS AND HELPERS GIVE FIRST ANNUAL BALL Members of Local Union Give First of a Series of Yearly Dances. The members of Local Union 544 of the Furniture and Piano Drivers’ and Helpers’ Union held their first annual ball last evening in Union Square Hall on Post street. The dance was attended by a large number of the drivers, and at 8:30 there were fully two hundred people in line for the grand march. At the conclusion of the dance re- freshments were servedl. Those in charge of the dance were: Committee of arrangements—W. H. Marden, chairman; H. Gorman, J. W. Smith, Georgé Whiting, F. Meichner, F. r. Floor ‘manager—George H. 5 it floor nag: . . Floor committee— Al Meyer, John Rubkie, M. Dee, C. Culle, Joe Carr, J. Welden. Reception committee—H. Smith, C. Mort, C. Carroil, J. Curry, W. Me- Donald, George Connor. Finance committee— W, H, Marden, chajrman; H. Gorman, F. W. Beecher. Officers—W. A, Whiting, president George H, Tyson, vice president; H. Gorman, secording ' secretary: Fred Beecher, fnancial secretary; W, H. Marden, treasurer; George Whiting, H. 8mith, G. Allen, trustees. S ieiisiapts President of Iron Workers Is IlL PITTSBURG, Nov. 26.—Theodore Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers, is con- fined to his bed suffering from typhoid pneumonia. No serious complications are looked for. SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS. NEXT SUNDAY CALL. - Believes Attempt Is Be-|Sheriff Fears Friends of | Olin Tait, Chauffeur, Is|Frederick O. Patterson, '~ Bereaved Husband, Is Back. B - Reason Suddenly Returns to Him on the Streets of Qakland. ——e Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Nov. 2. Frederick C. Patterson, the man who dropped out of sight while arranging for the funeral of his wife and did not return even to mourn at her bler, found his way back to-day to the house that was the scene of his bereave- ment. Patterson says his mind has been a blank since hie wife died in his arms Saturday evening, and he does not remember anything that happened after going to the telggraph office to arrange with Mayor Clark of Sacra- mento for her burial. For four days he wandered about, not knowing or re- | alizing anything until the light came back into his mind this morning on the streets of Oakland. He told his story as follows this aft- ernoon at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Jennie Hammond of 2414 Sixth street: “I remember going tc the telephone after my wife's death. I could not get the party I wanted and went to East | Berkeley, intending to telephone in- structions. I found the telephone of- fice closed and then started for Oak- land. I have & hazy recollection of | getting on a car and being whirled away intp space somewhere, but that is all I renfémber. This morning I seemed to come back to my senses with a start. 1 was in a strange place and a man told me it was somewhere in Oak land—away out somewhere from the center of town. | “My mind has been a complete blank. | Where I had been and what I did 1 cannot tell. All I know is that I was very tired, which shows that I must have walked a long way. I had some money in my pockets when I started, but had none when I awoke this morn ing.” When told that his wife's bofly had been buried, Patterson was very much grieved and expressed a wish to see her once more. The remains may now be disinterred from Mountin View Ceme- tery, where they rest, and sent to Sac- | ramento, at which place it was first in- tended to bu them. —_—ee———————— PYTHIAN ENTERTAINMENT FOI. THE MONUMENT FUND| Vaudeville Programme in Native Sons’ Hall Followed by Dancing Till Midnight. A pleasing entertainment was given last evening in Native Sons' Hall under | the auspices of the Knights of Pythias | Burial Association in aid of the monu- | ment fund of the order. The following | programme was presented: Overture, orchestra; Professor Alfred C. Mo- noM in so called supernatural mysteries, as- sisted by Isabell Monola: tenor, solo, “‘If I Could Only Bring Her Back Again,’® W. H. Hutton (words by Al Lewis, music by E, H. | Bloeser); the Kull sisters, Irene and Con- stance, juvenile cakewalkers and club swing- ; The Finnigers, in the sketch ““They're | (written by H A. du Souchet, author of | My Friend From India,”” ‘“The Man From | Mexico,” etc.); overture; Stebb and Trebb as | | | in’a Quaker duo, and A. C. Kull was the stage director. After the programme, which was well received, those who desired had an op- portunity to dance for two hours. The members of the association who had the function under their supervision were the following: Committee of arrangements—S. W. Powell, chairman; Numar Rose, secretary; A. E. Lu- cas, J. Dolsron, A. D. Codington, R. E. Lane, H_ C.’ Hincken, J. H. Danton. ‘Reception committee—J. H. Danton, Charles P. M. Shoaf, B. Brown, E. Ulman, F. B. Hanbridge, George Amerson, Mrs. H. Batchelder, J. E. Elkington, George J. Ol- sen. A, Dunsmire, R. W. Banks, B. Mayer, B, D. Hoffman, Mrs, Weir “Floor manager—A. E. Lucas: assistant floor manager, R, E. Lane; floor committee, 'Fr.nk i Alger, F, McNulty, W. L. Dawes, D. W. Say- jor. F. Karassan, Fraur Horner. L. G. Kra- P. Lacassie, B. R. Marsh, G. K. Herzog, W. Dance, Mrs. Scholfield, Myrtle R. Say- | —_————————— CHAEL BURKE VICTIM OF ILLUMINATING GAS | Sad Thanksgiving for His Family | When They Find Him Dead in Bed. Yesterday was a saa Thanksgiving | for the family of aged Michael Burke of 240 Shotwell street. When his wife went to his room to call him, that he might get ready for dinner, she found him dead in his bed. The old man had been suffocated in his sleep by illuminating gas, which was escapinz from a burner, the key of which was open. He had retired on ‘Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, his usual hour, to his room in the second story, twhich he cccupied alone. Yesterday morninghis wife went down town early to purchase some.things needed for the Thanksgiving dinner. Finding that he had not made his appearance when she returned she went to the room, opened the door, and saw him lying in bed in a natural position, dead. Gas was es- caping from the burner and she turned it off, but Mrs. Burke was 8o distracted that she was unable to remember whether the key was fully open or only partly so. The deceased was a laborer 72 years old and a native of Ircland. He leaves a large family. They know of no rea- son for suicide, and believe ‘that the key was turned accidentally. ———————— REAL ESTATE MEN WILL FIGHT PAINTERS' UNION A number of prominent real estate dealers held a meeting yesterday after- noon and formed an organization to be known as the Property Owners' De- fense Assoclation. Their object is to fight the Painters' Union, the members of which have signalized their inten- mer. R. lor, MI | the stove, lay Q DAKLANDERS PAY AN EXTRA FARE Passengers Pay Addi- tional Nickel on “Key Route.™ PEBLE S% Twenty-Minute Service Be- gins on Saturday Morn- ing Next. — e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 26. The people of Oakland are beginning to wonder what benefit they derive from the new Key Route ferry sys- tem. It is now nearly a month since the new ferry started and while the patrons of the route that ride from EBerkeley are paying 10 cents for a trip to San Francisco, the people from Oak- land are paying 15 cents, the new route taking advantage of the extra 5 cents from those who have curiosity enough | to want to try the new system. When the people of Berkeley board one of the Key Route trains they pay 10 cents to the conductor, who gives them a check or ticket. This ticket is later collected back by the conductor after the train has left Oakland. The people from Oakland board a car at the corner of Fourteenth street and .Broadway and pay 5 cents fare. | They are then deposited at the corner of Fortieth street and Broadway, where they take the Berkeley train, and when the conductor comes through to col- lect the tickets they pay an additional 1) cents, though they ride a very small fraction of the distance of the Berke- ley passengers. The car that starts from Fourteenth street and Broadway is labeled Key Route in no uncertain letters, but an additional fare is charged nevertheless. The people of Oakland feel that as long as Key Route cars are run into Oakland they should be given the same privileges as the passengers from Berkeley and that the new system has been in operation long enough to have permitted the manage- ment to give them equal privileges with the people of Berkeley. The ac- tual terminus of the Key Route is in Oakland and the Oakland franchises were secured without. trouble, while there has always been some difficulty over the Berkeley franchises. The twenty-minute service of the new | | route will go into effect on Saturday morning. The first boat from San Francisco will leave at 6:10 o’clock and then every twenty minutes until 7 p. m., after which boats will leave at 8, 9, 10, 11:10 and 12:30 o'clock. From Berkeley the first train will leave at 6 a. m. and then every twenty minutes until 6:55 and then every hour from that time on until 11:05, which is the last train. The time from Fourteenth street and Broadway, Oakland, is the same as from Berkeley. . ———— YOUNG THIEVES RAID MARKET STREET STORE Thomas Kerwin Is Arrested and Charged With Stealing Candy From Wichman’'s. For some tima shopkeepers on Mar- ket street have been the victims of im- pudent young thieves, who deliberate- ly rush into stores and even in the | presence of attendants take articles from counters and show windows. On Saturday night three youths ran into Wichman’s candy store, 754 Mar- ket street, and took several bhoxes of sweets from the showcase. Determined to put a stop to the thievery, P. F. ‘Wichman, brother of the proprietor of in wait last night and about 9:30 o’clock, when the sidewalk was crowded with pedestrians, one of two youths rushed into the store, opened the showcase and stole two boxes of jujubes. Wichman ran from his hiding place, but the thief was too quick for him and succeeded in escaping to the street. After a short but hot chase Wichman caught, up with the youth and handed him over to Policeman J. J. Farrell. He was”taken to the Hall of Justice, where he gave his name as Thomas Kerwin and said he was 16 years of age and a teamster. He was booked on a charge of petty larceny and released on $5 bail. Kerwin had a box of the ju- |jubes in his possession when arrested. ROBBER KNOCKS DOWN VICTIM WITH REVOLVER Footpad Brutally Assaults P. F, Bromberg and Takes $22 From Prostrate Man’s Purse. Another daring hold-up was perpe- trated early this morning at the cor- | ner of Clay and East streets. P. F. Bromberg, a carpenter, was approach- ed by a man, who presented a revolver at his face. Bromberg told the man that he had made a mistake—that he had no money. The footpad thereupon ,struck Bromberg a terrific blow on the face with the revolver and, noting that | the man was knocked almost uncon- scious, went through his pockets and took $22, which Bromberg had in a purse. s The footpad gave the prostrate man another blow and then ran. Bromberg was later picked up by a policeman and taken to the Harbor Emergency Hospital, where the injury to his face was dressed. He was then taken to the City Prison to remain over night, so that he may aid the police in their in- vestigation this morning. —_————— DANGLING TROLLEY WIRE STOPS STREET TRAFFIC A broken trolley wire on Tur at the corner of Webster, h:t .mé about 5:30 o'clock, arrested wrafc for haif an hour. The da: €. sputter- ing end of t current-bearing wire hung down close to the street, endan- HONAN MOBS VENT HITRED OF STl Day of Rioting in the Italian Capital. 26.—The anti-Austrian demonstrations are assuming a grave character and the Government has stopped the delivery of all telegrams sent in cipher. Throughout Rome the ery is “Down with Francis Joseph! Let us break the Triple Alliance!™ At the university the Austrian flag was burned, amid wild scenes of enthu- siasm. At Genoa the demonstrators succeeded in reaching the Austrian consulate, where they shouted the most hostile cries. The demonstrations result from the prohibition by the Austrian govern- ment of the institution of a free Ital- fan university at Innsbruck. The Roman police gathered in large num- bers around the Austrian embassy and the Austrian consulate, against which the efforts of the demonstrators wvere directed. The crowds even invaded the public promenade in the gardens of the Pincio and compelled the band to play the royal march, which was greeted with great applause. At the university the students, to the number of about 1000, held an indigna- tion meeting and then decided to make a demonstration in the streets of the ¢ity. The police, however, were pre- pared for this and as soon as the stu- dents emerged they were attacked gnd compelled to re-enter the university. | The students showed their indignation | by breaking the windows and furniture |of the class rooms. The authorities | have decided to close the university until order has been restored. s An anti-Austrian demonstration Was held at Turin, where the demonstrators rang the bells on the university, broks the windows and benches and exploded firecrackers, producing a slight panie. Similar demonstrations were held at | Milan, Parma, Padua and Geroa. The Governthent has determined to | suppress these demonstrations at any | cost, as it wishes to avoid eomplaint | from the Austrian government. | —_———— | NATIONAL UNION OFFICERS® | COMING ON OFFICIAL VISIT How They Will Be Entertained Dur- | ing a Three Days’ Sgay Here. | M. G. Jeffris of Janesville, Wis., one {of the most prominent attorneys of that | State, recently elected to the office, of | president of the Senate of the Natiofial | Union, and J. W. Myers of Toledo, Ohio, | the secretary of that body, wiil arrive in this city on December 1 or 2 on an | official visit to the nine San Francisco | councils of the order, it being the first official visit to the councils since the order was established here, more than twenty years ago. The San Francisco Cabinet of the organization has for sev- eral months been making arrangements for the reception of these officials. At | the meeting of that body last Wednes- day night it was announced that there | will be a class“tnitiation of candidates !in the three degrees in the amplified form in Golden Gate Hall Thursday, | December 3, when about 200 strangers | will be initlated. At that time the vis- | itors it is expected will have something | to say to the membership in relation | to the order and its progress. At this | initiation only those who are to be in- itiated, the special team that is to con- | fer the degrees, of which E. H. Hills, president of the cabinet, is the presi- dent, the general committee and the of- ficers of the Senate will be permitted on the floor of the main hall. The mem- | bers will be assigned to seats im the | galleries to enable them to see the de- | grees presented as they never have | been before. | On the following night there will be ! a National Union theater party in the Grand Opera-house for the members of ! the order and their friends. On that occasion there will be offered ‘$Over | Niagara,” and between acts there will | be specialties. | ©On the night after that there will be |2 National Union banquet in the large banquet hall of the Golden Gate asy- {lum. It is expected that several hun- dred will attend this festive gathering, at. which the visitors named will be the | guests of honer. | W. K. Wheelock of Golden Gate | Council is chairman of the general ; committee; Joseph A. Wilson of EI | Capitan Council, chairman of the large class committee; H. L. Simon of El Dorado Council, chairman of the thea- | ter party, and H. W. Maass of Pacific Council, chairman of the banquet com= | mittee. | After the visitations in this city the visitors will proceed to Tacoma, Wash., | to pay an official visit to the council there, and on their return it is expect- | ed that they will visit the three coun- {cils of Alameda County in joint ses- | sion, after which they will be asked to | visit the council in San Jose. | This order, a protective one is the strongest fraternal society in the city | of Washington, D. C.. numbering among its members many Seaators and Representatives, the heads of all the different departments and the majority of those employed in such depart- ments. In San Francisco the member- ship, which is composed principally of ROME, Nov. | Iwnleu}on.l and business men, num- | bers nearly 2100. —_————— Engine Knocks Man Down. Patrick Diggins, a laborer, was gering the ilves of pedestrians. The | knocked down and severely injured by B 4 ot e s accuse the two tion of going out on strike after March 1 if their demand for an increase of wages is not granted. It was decided by the new associa- tion not to let any more contracts for painting or paper hanging old build- ings when the present contracts ex- pire. The officers of the new organiza- tion say they will. make war on the accident happened but a b the Fillmore-street power hr-f::. s Men were hurried from the plant, ana after several minutes’ work su in grasping the dangerous plece of steel. It was then spliced in place, and the long line of cars that had gathered was able to proceed on its ; large collection passengers at their ur-an.'. Ex- “ears were rushed into service to a contracting engine at Twenty-fourth and Jowa streets yesterday afternoon. The injured man was removed to the Potrero hospital, where his injuries, ! consisting of a broken leg and several | lacerated wounds of the head, were treated. To Give Masquerade Ball. o T R et r cil No, 241 will give a masquerade ball | in Native Sons’ Hall to-morrow aight. i