The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 29, 1904, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, HIGHWAYMEN BAFFLE POLICE Mystery Shrouds Robbery of a San Jose Resident on a Ntreet Cormer at Night FOR DETECTIVES et g Neighbors 1 Shots Were Fire PUZZLE That but Noth- Tare ing Can Be Found of Bandits 2 police have ho held up, robbed mau at the ccrner 15t streets ls night Bohly yann d by pair ‘ the builet ¢ f or 38-caliber v T the gun | ' number of 1 & W shets fired T after b hot he re- of of this state- Bohlmany man had $23 HEBREW INSTITUTIO RECEIVE SMALL BEQUESTS Wills of Isaac Freidman, Auguste Kullman and William Puttick Are Filed With County Clerk. The Is of Is: Freidman, Au- guste lman and William Puttick obate yesterd for 1 3 E f of his estate to F Friedman, and half children, the latter half to in equal sha Kuil- leaves $100 to the Pacific b A~\Jl|ll) and $100 to terhood, and the E which is worth n $10,000, to his three his sister-in-law F nd the children 1 his entire ¥ . Louisa Puttick the event of S gra children, wWR Pitt An 3 copy of the will of W wealthy mer- - It > than Louisa M M ised £10,000, hes the 2 artin, a 1o be reac of other six chilc equal Hutton Recovers Money. Jud Kerrigan vesterday dered judgment for the plaintiff in the case of Inez Sexton Hutton, by her guar- dian, ad litem, Eber atnst the Donohoe-K rany for $30,000 in the after she et property and nd. Police Com- ton The mons s nov the judgment, in t! r ds of as g 1 f ADVERTISEMENTS. THEY ACTUALLY DO THE WORK Food Eaten Is \\mllllt~~ Unless Di- gested—Some Stomachs Must Have Help. Food taker e Ste ch whic from the na tood or the con- dition of the i= not digested, is worse than od at all. This is a true stetement great many with their them s far as it goes and a ptics go only this far ing. They argue with that because their stomac do mot do the work n must be given less work: in other words they must be starved. It would be just as sensible for a business man who is unable to do all his own work to duwn his business to his own capacity 2= it is for a man tc ve himse!f (o reliere his stomach. The sensible busi- ness man employs help and goes for- ward with his business. Likewise the dyspeptic will employ help for mach and give his body proper nourishment Stuart’s Dyspgpsia Table do the work -vux,‘ »d to th dieve weak and overburdened stomachs of @ great portion of digestive action, Thelr component parts are identical | with t of » digestive fluids and secpetions of the stomach and they s ply take up the grind and carry the work just the same as a good, | stgong. healthy stomah would do it On this sccolint Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are perfectly ratural in their « action and effects. They do not cause any! unnatural or violent disturbance in the stomach or bow They them- the f00d and supply the all the nour tained in w h.u is ealen gna carry out nzture's plans for the sustenance and body. sen=ible this wployed by many Ik stomach. By this d br »d they need a nourished y on his work and He could not possibly be in working mnd.- on by starving or some new fang- 5 uficient food | that does not con- n enough nutriment for a year-old baby. A strong men doing strong work must be properly fed and this applies % the brain as well as the body. Stuait’s Dyspepsia Tablets, by re- lieving the stomach of its work, enable it to recuperate and regain its normal health and strength. Nature repairs the worn and wasted tissues just as she heals and knits the bone of a broken limb, which is of course not used dur- ing the process of repair. Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets sre for saie by all Aruggists at 50 cents a box and they are the cne article that the druggist does not try to sell something in the place of that's “just as good.” Their unqualified merit and success and the universal demand for them has placed them within the reach of every vue. is method {han that sufferers from wes means the guod, nutritious man is properly t0 o ddties per »ody and i(he and equipped perform his ! Two | shment con-- WILL PRESERVE ADOPTS COURSE [EXPERT FINDS PCPILS' HEALTH )'l‘\m Municipal Boards Agree | ate in Plan of Med- to Co-ope ical Inspeetion of Schools | DIRECTORS ARE IN FAVOR ?l?r. James W. Ward Outlines | Sneeess in Eastern Cities of System to Be Introduced Here —_— Th Board of Education and the rd of Health held a conference yes- to discuss the best methods of anitary condition of i t insuring the rday [ public sehools. Dr. James W. Ward, | president the Health Board, read a i carefully ared paper, in which he FOR DRAWING Board of Education Simplifies the Ntudy for All Pupils in the Various Grades e NAMES MORE SUBSTITUTES eoRet S Assigns Six Teachers to Regu- lar Classes, Two of Which Have Been Newly Established s el The Board of Education yesterday adopted the new course for drawing as prepared by Superintendent Lang- | don on recommendation ef principals and teaghe One hour a week is to be given the study in all grades, the first three years to be devoted to spon- the fourth advocated a systematic medical exam- | taneous story drawing; ination of pupils in order that their|year the drawing of grains, flowers health might be pr red. Ward held |and still life objects; fifth year, draw- that attention to the physical condition |ing of fruits and vegetables; sixth of children was quite as important as!vear, cylindrical objects; seventh year, their mental education. He said that|angular objects, and eighth year, the otion in the Chicago,drawing of groups. : sensibly reduced the, The following named persons being mortality from diphtheria and other |th® next in order in the competitive disease Vervous diseases are especially com- mon among schooi children,” said Dr. Ward, “and impair their capacity for acquiring knowledge. This condition could be improved by v or periodi- cal medical such as prevails in. Boston and New York, Philadelphia and other cities. The objects to be attained include not only the general fmprovement of the sanitary condition | of schools, tection of diseases | among the These diseases may be transmitted through the contact of | wraps or even the use of pencils. ACT. VOLUNTEERS TO | “The vlan desired to be into ef- fect by the Health Board, with the ¢ operation of the Board of Education, to have our volunteer staff of phy cians make daily v to the schools in the morning and p;v-- upon the con- examination, held June ordered placed on the substitute list in the order of their standing, to take effect February 1, 1904: ¥. K. Barthel, G. Chandler, Margaret JE. 1, Bertha Neuman, Annie Silver- berg, Shirley C. Hayes, Grace Hayes and May Wilson. The following assignments were made from the substitute list, qub;ect to the rule requiring two years’ pro- bation: Emma McGowan, to Sutro School; A. M. Loehr, to Noe Valley; Eloise D. Harrison, to Lincoln; Sarah Boniface, 1903, were to Everett; Mabel O. Bénjamin, to Washington, new class; Marie d'Er- lach, to Adams, new class. Owing to the need of urgent repairs on school buildings, the Board of Pub- lic Works was requested to assign an inspector until further notice. Patrick Power was transferred from dition of the pupils from a medical |the janitorship of the Jefferson Primary point of view. The inspection could be | School to that of the Spring Valley extended =0 as to include examinations | Grammar School, vice William Duffy, { o1 the eves and ears of the scholar. resigned. President Roncovieri assured the| Mrs. Robert Sample was transferred | Health Bo: of the hearty co-opera- | from the janitorship of the Cooper Pri- tion of the School Board, which had|mary School to that of the Jefferson already pursued some investigations as | Primary School, vice P. Power, trans- to the physical condition of the pupils. | ferred. especially with regard to the eye and| Mrs. Kennedy was elected janitress the ear, under the supervision of Su- | of the Cooper Primary School, vice Mrs, perintendent of Schools Langdon. Robert S ,»d, “As to the method to be followed,” | The bpresiden secretary of said Roncovieri, “we should discuss|the Boa were author- that f r. We do not desire to in-|ized and em d'to en on the rights of p .y | 8Xecute a lease - SRIEhE resent it T Hothh | nung for the premises ol the medical Inspectors | Everett School, situated on the south- would in no way interfere with the | West corzer of - Sixteenth and Dehon family physician. which is a good feat- | Streets, for the term of twelve mont st oF £he plkn I' lnw”q;m of ‘f,‘m per yea e =, L R | The Board of Public We TENDS TO PATERNALISY | auested to prepare plans rintendent Langdon exp and estimates for chmond that the proposed plan | School building ¢ ‘onstruct- too far toward paternalism rooms thereunder. advised that action in the| sition now occupied by W, H. be slow, s0 as to make the | Hution as superintendent of the chi free from objection as possi- hers would object if it inter- fered with their school work, Langdon | J said “1 would like to see how our present plan of having cards filled out by teachers regarding the health condi-| tion of pupils works out,” sald Lang- don “If we know that an evil exists, Mayor Schmitz, who attended the ference, “why not. meet it boldly correct the evi The plan will meet with objections, as any plan will. The recommendations made in Dr. Ward's| address may be looked upon as belng too 1, but it will be wise to carry them out gradually, as Dr. Ward has outlined. 1 desire to see hirmony in 21l the boards, so that the best sults may be attained for the com-| munity, whose s ants we are.” Director Mark thought Dr. Ward's recommendations did not go too far and Dr. Poheim, member of the Health Board, said the plan could be carried {out in a delicate way so that no ex- ception could be taken to it. Roneovieri said there were eighty- two schools, which would require an equal number of inspecting physicians. The boards will hold another confer- ence to decide on ways and means to put the plan in force. B — MRS. VO WINNER IN ACTION FOR DIVORCE Her Husband. Though Plaintiff, Does Not Appear and She Gets De- cree for Cruelty. The divorce suit of George von Ofen, formerly well known cigar merchant, against Josephine von Ofen was heard by Judge Hunt yesterday and a decree was arded Mrs. von Ofen on her cross-complaing charging her husband with cruelty. Not- withstanding the fact that Von Ofen had brought the action he did not appear to prosecute it and his wife had litti¢ difficulty in proving that he had treated her with extreme cruelty. She testified that her principal cause of action was her husband’s habit of bringing a certain dissolute woman to a his home and drinking Wine with her in the parior. Mrs. von Ofen also said that he insisted in decorating the walls of their home with pictures of his lady friends and ‘caling the at- tention of his wife to the fact that she was not near so good looking. Divorces were granted to Adam | Karzalainen from Margaret Karza- lainen for desertion and Anna Astredo from Anthony Astredo for neglect. A suit for divorce on the ground of desertion was filed by Sarah McFar- lane against W. T. McFarlane. They were married in 1891. The alleged desertion occurfred ——————— Official Visits. Grand President James i. Whalen of the Young Men's Institute, accom- panied by First Grand Vice President John P. Fitzgerald and Grand Direc- tor E. R. Myrick, paid an official visit a few evenings since to Golden Gate Council of the order, and after an ex- emplification of the work and the business *routine there was an early adjournment. The members and vis- itors then had a most enjoyable time for about two hours. The grand pres- ident, as one of.the speakers of the evening, took occasion to congratulal the council upon its activity for the advancement of the order and pro- claim it the largest and strongest . council in the jurisdiction of the Pa- cific.’ ! An Insolvent Farmer. W. J. Reynolds, a farmer of Winters, Yolo County, filed a petition in insol- veney yest y in the U.ted States District Cout He owes and has no assets. Of the indebt. $8623 is owing to the Bank of Yolo on a defic- dency judgment. { dren’s playground at Seventh and Ha: ( | F. Kelly, removed; J. Cuddy, attendant, d 1 vacant. and | Joseph Myers v avpointed to the acan | r . J. Stanton appeared befo | the board and complained that Mr Irene D. Reeves, a teacher who was |‘consolidated out of her position in the | department and after—ard ordered re- | instated by the Suverior Court, owed her $102 ng and re- fused to on produced a note si " Mi's. Resves, but the | board w f the opinion that the mat- | ter was one for the court to decide. The boar I v advise- { ment the ne f int Lobos { Improveme 1b for better school ac- cemmodations the R nd dis- | tr A SAD BLOW T0 PATTOSIEN TO RETIRE. An event about to tak mercantile world of San throughout the e of Califol which will be very much deplored, announcement that the Pattosien Co., of the'largest and most ture houses of this city, is to retire. Mr. Pattosien is unable to attend to bustness, bhaving met with a serious accident re- cently. It was thercupon decided, at a meeting of the board of directors, {o sell out the entire stock of furniture, car- | pets, ete. The doors will be closed Fri- day and Saturday in order to mark down all goods in prices. It will be a good op- portunity for hotel and housekéepers. Sale will begin next Monday, Feb. 1. 10 a. m. By order of the Pattos: Six- teenth and Mission streets. . ———— WILL ADDRE MEMBERS OF CALIFORNIA CAMERA CLUB one uccessful furni- en Co., The one hundred and sixty-fourth illustrated lecture under the auspices of the California Camera Club will be held at the Alhambra Theater this evening. James W. Erwin has volun- teered his services as speaker of the oce: «ion and he will take for his ome Picturesque Features of ll\'orn, " The lecture will be il- ’Iusudled by several hundred superh view Complimentary tickets can be had of any member of the club. Fifty new members were admitted to the club at its last meeting and now it has a greater membership than any - organization of its kind in the world. The outing committee of the club had arranged for a tramp to Ig- nacio next Sunday. All the members of the club are invited to’ make the trip, —_———— Sugar Company Incorporates. The Kailua Sugar Company was incorporated yesterday with a capital stock of $500,000. The directors are A n Sloan, C. B. Sloan, A. J. Boyle, W. G. Davis and J. H. Hunt. Of the capxml stock $2500 is subscribed by the directors. —_——— Off for a Trip? With a trunk or a grip? If ‘so, select from our carload stock at our carload prices. All leather goods, including la- dies™"pocketbooks. cameras " and " ard cases, letter n gold free of char, Sanborn, Vail & Co. f ot —_——— Flower Dealers at Outs. Tomasso Morenco, who with Luigi Scarrone and G. Barberis has been conducting a flower store, filed a suit for an accounting against his part- ners vesterday. He alleges that Sca rone has collected $600 of the firm’s funds and converted it to his own use, —_———— This week 25 per cent reduction on every heater in stock. San Francisco Gas and Electric Company, 415 Post mm. 3 SAN FRANCISCO! | to embrace sixty nurses and the term i lowing arrangement, | ders, FUNDS SHORT Superintendent Schmitz of the Almshouse Says His Predeces- sor's Accounts Are Irregular e DISCREPANCY OF $4.40 80 Health Board Appoints Dr.Zum- walt Resident Physician of City and County Hospital EE TR Frank A. Schmitz, superintendent of the Almshouse, filed a report yester- day with the Health Board to the effect that ex-Superintendent W. J. Kelly,| his predecessor, left the accounts of the funds of the institution in a very un- satisfactory state and that some mon- eys, aggregating $440 80, are unaccouni- ed for. In support of his allegations Schmiiz submits the report of Expert T. E. At- kinson as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, January 22, 1004 Frank Schmitz, Supcrintendent Almshouse: After ihspecting the papers referring to the Hearst fund and the irmates of the Alms- house, it appears that during the term of of- fice of your predecessor, Willlam J. Kelly, that he received from his predecessor and Mrs. Hearst the sum of $859 0. There are vouchers for expenditures amounting: to $240 70, leaving a balance of $61880, of which you stated you received anl which I saw a check for $250, be- ‘mz ||1L check of Mrs. Hearst for that amount. amount remaining to be turned over to vou fa 3368 80, Of the amounts belonging to the inmates the amounts turned over to you compare with the list, but the name of Mary O'Neill does iot appear thereon, notwithstanding there WBSI turned over to you foryher account the sum of $252. From thé decuments in your DOIMS!h)H it appears the amount should be $324, leaving a balance of $72 unaccounted for. No accounts have been kept of these names and it is im- possible to ascertain whether all sums have been accounted for or not. COMMITTE TO INVESTIGATE. Drs. Poheim, Hughes and Harvey were appointed a committee to investi- gate the alleged shortage to report at the next meeting. Kelly is at present ill with heart disease at St. Hospital. The boafd appointed Dr. F. H. Zum- walt resident physician at the City and lying seriously Joseph’s County Hospital at a salary of $125 per month, Dr. E. H. Diggins was appointed superintending physician at the Smalil- pox Hospital at a salary of $150 per month, vice Dr. W. J. Willlams, re- moved. > The following appointments were made: . C. J.r Peterson, steward Emergency Hospital, $70 per month: B. E. Van Straetten, Hospital, Twenty-sixth street Hospital: J. J. Me- naghan, teamster, Almshouse, vice | AJmshouse, $60 per month; May Helan- der, nurse, Almshouse, $80 per month, vice Miss D. Clark, removed; J. Onti- veros, porter, City and County Hos- pital. The rules governing were abrogated and adopted in their stead. SNLARGE NURS SCHOOL. The nurses’ training school ty and County Hospital was enlarged | the Almshouse new rules were of training was made three vears in- stead of two years, as at present. Until | further orders of the board the allow- ance of nurses in training was reduced from $10 to $9 per month. The present visiting staff of phys: clans at the City Hospital from th University of California was reappoint- | ed at the request of Dr. A. A. d'Ancona, | dean of the medical department, Uni- versity of California. The order of assignment of wards for the various colleges represented at the City and County Hospital, adopted January 21, was rescinded and the foi- until further or- . University of Cal- | uding Polyclinic), wards C. | half of E; Cooper Medical | College, ds L, K, half of J and half of G: College of Physicians and Sui geons, wards M, half of H. half of and half of J: Hahnemann Medical Col- lege, wards A, half of B and half of California Medical Colleg:, wards haf of H and half of B: maternity ward, all of F for all schools. i —————— SAYS RUSSELL DUNN IS i NOT ACCEPTABLE TO umi was ifornia_(in D.OXN dopted: City Engineer Grunsky Resents Ap- pointment of Special Assistant by Board of Works. | City Engineer Grunsky yesterday | sent a commiunication to the Board of Public Works in answer to one sent to him notifying him of the appointment | of Russell L. Dunn as special Assistant | City Engineer for the investigation for | fixing the water rates by the Board of Supervisor: In his communication i Grunsky says: “In order that there. may be no | misunderstanding in the matter on the part of the Board of Supervisors I re- | quest that this information be trans- | mitted to the Supervisors, as Mr. Dunn | is not an assistant selected by me, nor is he acceptable to me as a repre- sentative.” ' The relations between Grunsky and Dunn have been strained ever since ! the former renorted adversely to the offer of the Giant Gap Water Com- pany, of which Dunn is a leading pro- moter, to furnish a waier supply to this city. —_————— United States District Court Notes. Wo Yung, a witness for the Gover ment in the case against former Rev- enue Clerk W. H. Dillard, was released yesterday on furnishing bonds in $1000 to secure his appearance if required as a witness. Dillard was convicted of uttering forged Chinese certificates of registration and his appeal is now pending. The trial of the case of the United States against George T. McDonneli was set for February 12. - The case of the Government against Robert Wildraer to recover $400 for tim- ber cut on ~ernment land was dis- missed, the matter having been settled by Wildmer paying a compromise. ————— ‘Will Take Horse Back. M. Marks, who sold a horse to the Department of Electricity for $200, which animal was afterward found un- sound, agreed yesterday before the Supervisors’' Electricity Committee to take the horse if it had not been in- Jured since it left his possession, —_———— Thomas Davis Pleads. Thomas Davis, the waiter indicted by the Federal Grand Jury for a felonious ‘nult upon Mrs. ‘A. H. Ames on the seas, was arraigned yesterday in ‘he United States Circuit Court and pleaded not guuty. His trial was set for March of the| CITY ENGINEER 10 INVESTIGATE Street Committee Refers to Him Petition of Presidio Railroad for New Franchise | e il ROUTE IS CHANGED ! SOME President Newhall of Company Says He Will Establish Trans- {er System With Other Lines The Supervisors’ Street Committee referred to the City Engineer yesterday the petition of the Presidio and Ferries Railroad Company for a twenty-five- vear franchise for a modern street rail- way system along the existing route on Union and other streets, together with privileges on additional streets. George Newhall, president of the cor- poration, appeared before the commit- tee and said the company desired to modify its petition so as to eliminate a portion of the route asked for on Leavenworth street, from Vallejo to Bush; Bush, between Leavenworth and Stockton and on Stockton, between | Walsh, Jackson and Goodale. Bush ard Market. The committee con- Factory Inspectors—J. Reeve and H. sented to the modification, Newhall | Miller. explaining that transfer arrangements would be made with other companies which *would obyiate the necessity of running the road to Stockton and Mar- ket streets. On_motion of Supervisor Braunhart, the City Engineer was requested to re- port what portion of the road can be built with conduits and to make such other recommendations as to construc- tion, equipment and route as may be necessary to accommodate the public and produce the best results generally. Regarding the complaint of excessive blasting by the Simons-Fout Brick Company, on Corbett road and Eight eenth street, which wrecked the house of John Gomersal, on the Corbett road, E.. W. Simons, president of the com- pany, stated that the blasting .com- plained of was accidental and could hardly be avoided and in future the company would be more careful in ex- ploding blasts. Wetmore & Co. were directed to file a map showing the property on Lombard street upon which the firm desires to blast. The Board of Works was requested to grant permission to property own- Commissioner > ing Injunction mands of the following new appointees of the Health Board: Tillman and Adler. James P. McQuaide. —A. M. Currie. ment are contained in the following | letter: Louis Levy et al., Dear Sir: yourself and the other members of the Health Department, tions to the payment has been made from numerous sources, I have decided | to withhold my approval of the war- rants until the questions passed upon by the courts. the spirit of the civil service provisions | of the charter has been violated if not}- the letter. i ties that the. questions be settled as soon as possible and for me to, refuse my anoroval of the demands oflers the speediest issue. liberty to take such action as you deem | {advisable at once. uary demand of Elmore C. Leffingwell, AFFAIRS OF THE MUNICIPALITY CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS;S MUST BATTLE FOR SALARIES Auditor Gives Ground on Which [y Health Officer Ragan and Other ; Sehmitz Appointees May buer ——— —_— | REFERS THEM TO COURTS| i Leffingwell’s Warrant Not Approved P«-n(l-l Proceedings | SR ! | Auditor Baehr yesterday refused to approve the January salary of Health | Officer Ragan on the ground that he rents the park police station to the city, of the charter, prohibiting a city official | from leasing property to the city. which is contrary to the provisions | Baehr also refused to audit the de- Deputy Health Officer—Louis Levy. District Health Officers—Drs. Dillon, Inspecting Physicians—Drs. Glover, Assistant Warden, City Hospital— Receiving Secretary—B. P. Ehrlich. | Assistant Superintendent Almshouse: Baehr’s reasons for withholding pay- “SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28, 1904.— San Francisco, Cal.— Regarding the salary of to which objec- have been | Certainly It is desipable for all par- You are, therefore, at Yours truly, i “HARRY BAEHR, Auditor.” Baehr also declined to audit the Jan- ers to lay a nine-foot sidewalk on Point | Election Commissioner, recently ap- | Lobos avenue-from Williamson street | pointed by Mayor Schmitz, pending the | fo ¥irst avenue. | outcome of injunction proceedings in TR g PR Superior Judge Hunt's court to deter-: Cuban Accused of Burglary. mine Leffingwell’s bolitical status. | ———————— 1 Emanuel Poers, a, Cuban booked at the City Prison vy ¥ Mouti Accuses Dedier. by Detectives O'Dea and Mulc on Yesterday Tripo Monti, a membe: a charge of burglary. The officers found him with a chest of toels in his possession, which he said-+a young man had given im at Sixteenth street, Oakland, to bring to this city, paving him 10 cents for his trouble. It was learned that the chest of tools had been stoien from 640 Clay street last Saturday. of the f condue street, | with George Dedler, his partner. alleges that st took possession of counts of the firm and refuses to | count for m of Dedier & Co., which a restaurant at 456 Valencia | filed a suit for an aecounting He the 27th Dedier the books and ac- on the receipts of the business. resumed to-da | the |in the event of the loss of th | been put en to hold the rudder in 1\Im'vé | the Clallam, | ciseo, H. D. Baney of Fremont, AYS RUDDER WAS DEFECTIVE Witness Deelaves at the Clal- lam Disaster Investigation That Crew Kunew of Peril NEGLIGENCE IS ALLEGED il Passengers Give Deseription of Seenes at Time Luek- less Steamer Was Sinking s sur- reion the 28.—Some of the engers gave their v lam disaster during course of the investigation whic before Urited States Marine Inspectors Whitney and ’humr after an intermisston ¢f ¢ week. Their stories, though given more in <]tld did not differ materially from the ac- counts given the press immediately suc- ceeding the disaster. In addition to passengers examined several witnesses were recalled, notably Harry Jensen, who answered affirma- tively lhlef Engineer Je Launay question. “Was it not a notorious fac among the crew that the Clallam’s rud- der was in a bad fix?” Just prior to this, under the question- ing of Imspector Whitney, J testified that with the re Clallam could be controlied altogether. He was closely qu relative to these chains, which it wa shown from his own testimony had not as has been reported since the loss precat but merely as a tion. The were Charles G. passengers testifying to-day Bennett of San F!nl‘f;< Wil- liam King of Orcas Island and J. H Sweeney. Only these four answered the summons, though responses were received from others. —_—————— BIG CONCERN PLACES BRANCH IN THIS CITY Russo-Chinese Bank Is Granted Li- cense to Transact Business by State Commission. A branch of the Russo-Chinese Bank will be ovened at 412 Mc gomery street, San Francisco, next Monday morning. The i itution has branches in almost all.of the import- ant ports of the world.. The bank will do a purely commercial business in this city. The officers of the local branch A._Groener, manager; I. P. Allen, a countant, and Irving Lundborg, casi The institution has a capit ier. $7.500,000, which is fully subser and paid. The eorporation is organ- | ized under the laws of Russia. Prince Oukhtomsky is president of he concern. The trustees are A. Ch brieres, P. Bark, J. Kottigner, Voetzlin, A. Rothstein, D. Pokotil AW hngradski, T. Knoop, M. straete and L. Davydoff. cation for a license to do 3 business in this State was the Board of Bank vesterday. BEHR 8R0S, | BAUMEISTER | PIANDS SIMPLEX PIANO PLAYER oLYMPIA SELF-PLAYING MUSIC 80XES w cmes o MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MUSICAL MERCHANDISE stools, West. fie wish to thank the public for the liberal patronage bestowe upon us during the many year’s we have been in business in San Francisco scarfs and cabinets, San Francisco, TO OUR PATRONS AND FRIKKDS:- et wost cowmere stoc 38 S0PULAR SHEET wusic WUSIC 800K8 AND FOLIOS - Cal. Jan. 28th, 1904. The Wiley B. Allen Co. has purchased our entire for which they have paid us stock of Pianos, Simplex Piano Players, our Library of Player Music, our Cash in Hand, and at/a time when our warerooms were most completely filled with valua= ble instruments. This transfer also includes several car-loads of new Pianos which were ordered by us for shipment from the Euf.arn Factories before this deal was made, and before the enforcement of the new 10% advancé in freight Rates, thus securing a corresponding reduction in the cost of landing these instruments for our successors. Added to their own immense line, the complete stock of Pianos and Simplex Players which we have tu/rned over to the Wiley B. Allen Co. places this enterprising and aggressive firm in possession of many valuable agencies, and gives to them the key to the Piano trade of the and vicinity, and we ask a continuation of that same courtesy and { liverality for the Wiley B. Allen Co., our successors. WATCH THE ANNOUNCE- MENT OF WHAT WE ARE TAKE NOTICE Yours Most Respectfully, THE ZENO MAUVAIS MUSIC CO. Per The Wiley B. Allen Co. will close * their store all day Saturday to enable them to prepare for the biggest piano sale on record lncluding a carload or two of SImplex Players mwwfi.fi&n@, ads President. =4 931-933 MARKET ST. T T DA