The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 23, 1904, Page 3

(OLD WEATHER AFFECTS TRADE (limatic and Other Condi- ?inns Cause Interruption | f Activity in All Lines DEALERS CONSERVATIVE Structural Operations, How- ever, Are Brightening Up| and Outlook Is Favorable NEW YORK, April 22.—Bradstreet's morrow will say: nseasonably cold weather all over the country interferes with plant prep- . efation and growth and interrupts ac- iivity in many lines, notably bullding. Distributive trade, both wholesale and retail, has practically “marked time” during the week. Back of weather and | price conditions there looms up the po- litical outiook, which in most cases has induced a tendency toward conserva- tism. While fall trade has opened meas- urably well & tendency to await developments -likely to affect crop and other ocondi- tions. Among the industries iron and #teel note an accentuation of the quiet observable w r wool N is rather low at higher prices than ‘1# poeor trade in is week, the mills uch business at the lower the East, t year are b Some export business was re- 1 mede, P done at the declines in wheat a3 1 ae for any - MAYOR SCHMITZ INQUIRES. Wheat (including flour) exports for you did right in de- the week ending April 21 aggregate P accepting that fee?”| 2 dushels, against 1213855 last or Schmitz r hels last year. a disinterested party. I the week ending how I can be expected to 198 t week and 13 ls & Dun I Co.'s we still the in SR S — SAYE CITY OF REDDING SHOULD HAVE ESTATE Witness Declares Mrs Greenwood's Relatives Are Not Entitled to Property It &= met & big ki ut s big wvalus. It's suitable the @aily uses of any gentleman or lady. You may @epend upon the qual of the biades and the workmans! in its construgtion threughout. | WANT YOUR OLD RAZOR. Will give you & lbera! allowance for it on & new one Looarry o tul lne of Excellent Cutlery. ears and Sciesors—mome as low t Twe bare Willlams' 16c Shaving Seap, " Mall Orders Promptiy Filied. loows:flno 50¢ CARDS =27 TYLES AmD 65 AWD PROFEAGIONAL CARDS SIZES. ALSO There is just one way to have good beking powder pices . coffes flavoring extracts ®ods economically : Schilling’s Best, grocer’s, moneyback. at yeut in some sections, there is: last week. . The market for flour was a THE SAN TRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1904 'EMERGENCY SURGEON BRACKETT’S FATE DEP (Xnfllmedlhxnhpl.@hmnl.‘ {and requested Brackett to come to Flelshhacker's place of business. Such & step as that, Brackett informed him, would require the payment of a fee | of $5. | QUESTION OF TIME. The time of this conversation was given as 12:30 or 1 o'clock in the morn- ing following the accident. Brackett claimed that at that time Fleishhacker told him he would see Dr. Huntington in the morning and arrange for & con- sultation. Lifting up his hand, the | physician satd: | I this is the last word I am {1 will say I never asked for ome cent nor sked for any fee for services in the hospital. | Huntington came to the hospital and we the se over and he made an exami- i told bim I believed amputation was { course to pursue and he agreed with | A2 sugg: that the patient be taken | to the City end County Hospital, but both | mes and his wife objected to that. asked me to see Flelshhacker t he would do_for her, as she called on Fleishhacker and It was strictly , and while there ! P.) ke "v him about the peop! being poor n wanted the man taken to a not_have any money. f $50 would see the n him it would not. F hha A'r said }'n d\ t think he could more than that. As far as my compe: sation for myself is ely false. would treat the case for aocused | ever to say, talked nation. e was placed in was nearer my Jospital. ker's I received the $5 f flies and patients outside of duties,” replied Brackett. Why didn’t ygu ask him to call at | Brackett_ 1 never Why didn't you recom that the City and County Hospital? wife | tent use and his the pat ping against the prejudice their hmitz—Did you say a: ckett stated he had told Mrs.; after the death of her husband, | d not owe anything for d in reply to a query by sta i he d never a: d furniture to give In the beginning and upon | his services. fror hhacker ar t ment with him | the question of why | s not taken to the City yor asked questions hospital. Dr. Brack- | ect, and when pinned rted statement that e mal he rep | of Fleishhacker was | the case. but no other money, | | Mayor Schmitz explained Dr. d Fleishhacker for | X 2d asked him to pay patient in the } | ENDS ON he had told Mrs. Ames it was the worst place any one could be sent he dodged behind the protective expression, “I! don’t remember.” As a parting question, Mayor Schmitz asked whether the reported statement true that he (Brackett) refused to consult with Dr. Huntington unless he was paid a fee. Brackett repiled emphatically in the negative, and then asked to be excused, as he had to go on duty. His request was granted. FLEISHHACKER CALLED. Mortimer Flelshhacker, the man for whom Ames worked and who, the Coroner’s jury discovered, had pald Dr. | Brackett a fee, was sworn and stated be had not brought any charges against Dr. Brackett and had no personal feel- ing in the case under consideration. The first he knew of any publicity re- sulting from his meeting Dr. Brackett was when he was summoned to appear at the inquest. Witness was positive in his statement that he had not called Dr. Brackett on the phone the night of the accident, for he knew nothing of the accident until noon the next day. Continulng, he said: Dr. Brackett called me up at my house Sunday afterncon and informed me that | he belleved it wouid be necessary to amputate the man's limb. -He asked me 10 call and see him, for he belleved he could get a release for us from damages. I was surprised at that statement, for from what he said the man at that time was ready to undergo an operation. 1 thought then it would be well to have some other surgeon take 1 asked Dr. Brackett (all of this | was over the telephone) if I could send Dr. | Huntington to look into the case. He replied , but that I would have to pay & I said all right and that Dr. Huntington woi be in the hospital at 2 STATEMENT DENIED. —Did you ask Dr. Brackett to call on you? Flelshhacker—Positively not. 1 was surprised to see him come to my office. Dur our «© \gmv then he stated it we be neces to pay a fee of $5 for Dr. Huntington consulting with him at the Emer- gency Hospital. At that point of Mayor Schmitz the proceedings Brack- ett's testimony regarding the mid- | night call on the telephone. Flefshhacker— is absolutely wrong. I am positive it was about noon on Sunday. I did ! him the night before, for 1 did mot the accident until Sund; 1 called ington after talking over the tele- he went down to spital Attorney Samuels questioned Fleish- hacker regarding a judgment which had been rendered against his firm on April 20 in favor of Mrs. Ames as the Dr. Huntington kept the gppointment. | | | tended. | note that fact in order to make an in- | vestigation, DECISION TO BE HANDED DOWN BY MAYOR TO-DAY that 1t would take $100 to handle the case— $50 for hospital service and $50 for incident- ale. Dr. Brackett said he did not want a cent for himself, but it would take that amount to care for the case. I sald I would not guarantee to pay $100, but I the bill at the hospital. Mrs. Fannle Ames was called and told her story amid sobs. She said Dr. Brackett had been very kind to her and when she told him she did not have a cent, he told her he would do everything free. She did not want her husband takef to the City and Coun- ty Hospital, for she had a horror of such institutions. When Dr. Brackett suggested the German Hospital she consented. Witness repudiated a re- ported interview she was said to have given, when Dr. Brackett had asked her for money and for her furniture. Dr. Brackett had never sald anything to her against the City and County | Hospital, but the members of the Na- | ‘would pay sure death for her husband to be sent there, ‘Witness had instructed Dr. Bra.ckalt to go to Fleishhacker and endeavor to secure a settlement of her claim, as she did not want to go into court. Dr. Brackett did so, but was only offered $50. This was refused, as she wanted $400 or $500. She had signed a num- ber of papers, but had not received any money except a little from Fleish- hacker. A question as to whether she had attended the inquest of last Monday was answered in the negative, and when asked why, said she knew noth- ing of it until Policeman Clark called on her to know why she had not ai-| She positively ‘'stated she hal not been served with a subpena.! Mayor Schmitz ordered his secretary to DENIES SIGNING PAPERS. Mrs. Ames was asked regarding the suit entered by W. F. Willlams in her name to recover $100 from A. Fleish- hacker & Co. and positively stated she had never authorized it nor signed any papers in connection with it. never employed Williams in any ca- tional Guard had told her it would be | She had | dealers. therefore be declined, pacity. Mayor Schmitz excused the witness | and, before adjourning the investiga- tion until afternoon, stated that the postponement of the inquest in Ames"‘ death for two months would be pre- | sented to the Grand Jury for investi- gation, and if judgment had been se- cured in her name without her con- guardian of her minor son, and in reply the witness said he understood | the insurance company wanted to set- tle. So far as their firm was con- cerned, the insurance company was re- sponsible for any damage te any of employes. He also stated he »w from what Mrs. Ames had said and from what the physicians had told him that she was in financial straits. From time to time he had given her money to the aggregate of $: Mayor Schmitz considered that matter as im- material in the question at issue and ordered the testimony to proceed. Later in the investigation the testi-| mony regarding the money cut quite ar important figure. It was as €ol- lows: eishhacker—Dr Huntington wanted Ames City and County Hospital, s he where the man could be elfeved Ames had but Dr. Brackett tient could not AYOR SCHMITZ ANGRY. tell rackett nt about sent to Di a patient Brackett said no into his ward | and was positive | summoned; rap There is only One Genuine-syl‘up of F igS, The Genuine is Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The tull name of the company, California Fig Syrup Co., Is printed on the front of every package of the genuine. B The Genuine~ Syrup of Figs- is for Sale, in Original Packages Only, by Reliable Druggists Everywhere Knowing the above will enable one to avoid the fraudulent imita- tions made by piratical concerns and sometimes offered by unreliable The imitations are known to act injuriously and should Buy the genuine always ‘i you wish to get its beneficial effects. It cleanses the system gently yet effectually, dispels colds and headaches when bilious or constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels, when a laxative remedy is needed by men, women or children. Many millions know of its beneficial effects from actual use and of their own personal knowledge. It is the laxative remedy of the well-informed. Always buy the Genuine— Syrup of Figs MANUFACTURED BY THE (ALLFSRN sent, that would also be referred. Charles J. McDonnell, clerk in Justices’ Court, submitted the papers in the judgment case in order! that the Mayor might investigate that phase of justice. | Dr. Howe corroborated Dr. Brack- ett’s testimony as to not wishing to charge anything for his services. Wit- ness himself had told Mrs. Ames not to v, for he believed the National Guard boys would advance the money, ' as Ames was popular with them. H Mrs. Dr. Brackett corroborated her husband’s statement regarding the mid- mghl telephone call from Eleishhacker it was Saturday the | night. Dr. C. B. Pinkham, an assistant sur-l geon at the Emergency Hospital, said he was present at the interview be-| tween Dr. Brackett and Fleishhacker in the latter's office and saw the $5 change hands for the consultation held be- tween Dr. Brackett and Dr. Hunting- ton in the Emergency Hospital. He was positive the money was paid for the consuitation, for Fleishhacker had said while thé three were together: “While! you are down here, I might as well pay you that $5 for the consultation.” Dr. Huntington was to have been‘ but, as he had business of importance, the testimony was closed by Attorney Samuels agreeing to ad- mit the reported conversations between Dr. Brackett and the absent witness. Mayor Schmitz stated he would care- | fully go over the testimony and give | his decision to-day. — STUDENTS IN WORK GARB PLANT TREES Arbor Day Is Observed by Faculty and 1! Pupils of University of fic. P April 22.—Arbor day was ted at the University of the Pa- | to-day by the students and fac- 1 and all turned the grou This is E custom that been ob- | served for some time. Early this morn- ing the students appeared in their working clothes. Professor Louis Kroeck and a squad of the faculty were busy directing affairs. Weeds were dug from all the paths and the lawns and bushes ghtened up, the lawns trimmed, flowers planted and the debris carted away. A ditch was dug for a pipe to carry water to a new section of the grounds, and the cinder path and tennis courts were placed in fine condi- tion. 3 At noon the outdoor work was com- | pleted and the students and faculty | were treated to a deliclous lunch by the voung lady students. The tables were set in Central Hall. The afternoon was devoted to musical and literary exer- cises by the students and athletic games and sports. ————————— ER MUST AT LAST GO TO GALIOWS Judgment of Second Conviction Is Af- firmed and Monterey Murderer Will Be Hanged. SAN JOSE, April 22.—Judge Tuttle day ordered’ Sheriff Langford to bring George Suesser before him next Friday to be resentenced for the mur- deér of Sheriff H. Farley at Salinas, September 19, 1899. Suesser has been twice ysentenced to death. His first | conviction was in Monterey County, in which case he was granted a new | | trial on the ground that his motion | for change of venue had been improp- erly denied. The Supreme Court has recently affirmed the judgment of con- viction rendered in this county. —_————— Trafic Managers at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, April 22—The Pacific Coast » Traffic Managers' _Assoclation will have an outing here to-morrow. The members will come over the nar- row gauge and have supper at the Sea Beach Hotel. In the evening a dance will be held in the ballroom. The party will on Sunday go to the Big Trees. strai SUESS | 1dentified with the exclusive CHICAGO MAID PROMISES HAND TO CALIFORNIAN By Sally harp. ed has happened, thereby iing the excellent judgment of n of the West—Miss Cora Kirk, the | dashing Chicagoan, has been won—and | been won by a Californian, Paul Clag- stone of the Southland. After the “Royal Nibs” affair last night Miss The predict P m | Kirk held a miniature salon of,con- gratulatory friends, the betrothal possessing the fascinating prelude of a fast and furious courtship, Miss Kirk is a girl of fine manner and style, the possessor of rare Titian hair, and wears her gowns with distinction. | Her father is famously rich, even for a | Chicagoan, and has bestowed upon the daughter all the mental emoluments of the rich. She has long been the | close friend of Mrs. Francis Carolan, also of Chicago, and has been visiting the latter at Burlingame, It was while sojourning at Del Monte that Miss Kirk met Mr. Clagstone, who was a conspicuous figure in the polo tournament, making a very clever record with his little mount. Mr. Clagstone is best known in the southern part of the State, where he and his mother, lfrs. Morrison, are set at Riverside. The date of the wedding has not been divulged, but it is surmised that it cannot be far away—so importunate has been the courtship. Now that Miss Kirk has promised her hand to a Californian, we shall possess within our borders three of the greatest heiresses of Chicago— Mrs. Jack Casserly, who was Miss Cecelia Cudahy, and Mrs. Frank Carolan, who was a Pullman, having already suc- cumbed to the allurements of Cali- fornia. It would be Interesting to hear the opinion of the Chicago beaux at this ‘latest defection from their coterie of heiresses. Last night the clever manifestation of mirth and music thrust upon us under the name of “His Royal Nibs” was heard for the last time— for a while. But it is distinctly to be hoped that o sparkling a bit of comedy and song will not be shelved for very long, | MAY FOUND SCHOOL MODELED AFTER VASSAR Eastern Women Are at San Jose In- specting Sites for a Semi- nary. SAN JOSE, April 22.—A young ladies’ seminary, modeled after Vassar, Mount Holyoke and Gainsville schools, may be established in San Jose or this vicinity. Three ladies experienced in this work are now in San Jose looking over the ground. They are Miss J. N, Sims, Miss | C. E. Squires and Miss E. Mann, and are from New York and Boston. They | have sufficient financial backing to go ahead with their plans as soon as a site is secured. San Mateo, Palo Alto and Centerville have been visited by the ladies and they have now been in San Jose for several days. A number of sites here have been inspected and the promoters of the school have been pleased with the location of the city and its advantages. They have not yet made a choice, but state that some point around the bay will be selected and that there is a good opening for such a school here on this coast. In case a site is selected expensive and at- tractive buildings will be erected and fine grounds laid out. g o for it proved much for local ability, both in the melody and the libretto. Both Mr. Shafter and Mr. Clifford were overwhelmed with honest praise —g80, ton, were the clever performers. Distinctly, “His Royal Nibs” was a hit. And that’s a big thing to say in the writers’ own home town. But perhaps we are learning to discern talent, even 1f it be the home-made quality. . Another cnnlelfient of interest to Californians is that of Miss Alice Rutherford, daughter of Mrs, George Crocker, to John Langdon Irving of New York. The Crockers, pere and mere, are on the Continent, traveling with Mr. and Mrs. Phillp Kearney, who will spend the summer in . the south of Europe. . ' To-day the Chrysanthemums will hold their charity bazaar at the Sorosis clubrooms, 1620 California street, and it a vision of pretty maids and charm- ing matrons bent on well-doing will attract you, just run up there—you’ll find them winsome hostesses, But bring with you a few dimes or dollars, for these maidens must look after that hos- pital bed for a whole year with these dimes and dollars, erl,trvmlmi p. m. Bmlmgmn Ruure “] LIKE TO TRAVEL ON THE BURLINGTON” nicely, like to be satisfied. Yes, people like to travel on the Burlington, becayse people like to be treated The Burlington has the reputation of caring for the guests who travel upon its trains just a little more carefully, just a little better than the ordinary railroad—and this reputation is admirably sustained. That’s why people enjoy traveling on the Burlington—that’s why you wiil enjoy your trip east if you make sure your ticket reads over the Burlington. When | Mr. Sanborn. the trip. Best line from Denver to St. Louis. World’s Fair opens April 30. Overland Excursions | want to go to you are ready to go East, fill out the coupon below and mail it to You will get the right answer to all the questions you care toask about W. D. SANBORN, General Agent Burlington Route, 631 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Please send me eamplete information about the Burlington Name. Address. OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Yos Angeles Letter Carrier Force Is Increased and Additional Man Is Given Santa Cruz. WASHINGTON, April 22.—Louis F. Mounts has been commissioned post- master at Manton, Cal. Three new let- ter carriers are authorized for Los An- geles May 1, and Santa Cruz is to have j one temporary carrier from June 15 to September 15. Army orders: Corporal George Rolfe, signal corps, Fort Leavenworth, Kan- sas, will be sent to Fort Riley, Kan- sas, to report to the commanding offi- cer for temporary duty to relieve Ser- geant Rudolph Mueller, signal corps. Sergeant Mueller will be sent to Be- nicia Barracks, California, to report to the commanding officer for duty in the Philippine Islands. Sergeant George L. McKeane, signal corps, Be- nicia Barracks, will be sent to Fort Riley, Kansas. Lieutenant Colonel Ed- ward T. Comegys, deputy surgeon gen- eral, is relleved from duty at the United States General Hospital, Fort Bayard, New Mexico, and will proceed to San Francisco for transportation to the Philippine Islands by the transport to sall June 1. Private James M. Powell, Twenty-ninth Company, Coast Artil- lery, Presidio, is transferred to the Seventeenth Company, Coast Artillery, Fort Washington, Maryland. Post Commissary Sergeant Paul L. Spaney at Fort Gibbon, Alaska, will proceed to the Army General Hospital, Presidio, for treatment. First-class Sergeant Frank Grundler, signal corps, Benicia Barracks, will proceed to St. Louls and report to Major George P. Scriven, sig- nal corps, for duty in connection with the signal corps exhibit at the Louis- iana Purchase Exposition. First-class Sergeant Harry F. Jordan, signal corps, Benicla Barracks, California, will pro- ceed to Omaha and report to the signal officer of the Department of the Mis- souri. First-class Sergeant Frank P. Turner, signal corps, Department of the Missouri, Omaha, will proceed to Be- nicia Barracks and report to the com- manding officer for duty in the Philip- pine Islands. Navy orders: Lieutenant Comman- der J. C. Leonard is detached from the Hancock at the navy yard, New York, and ordered to the Bennington as executive officer, sailing from San Francisco May 5. Lieutenant Comman- der W. W. Buchanan is detached from the Benningtcn and ordered to the Ohio as executive officer. Lieutenant F. H. Schofield, additional duty, to command the torpedo-boat destroyers, torpedo-boats’ and submarine torpedo- boats in reserve at the navy yard, Mare Island. Lieutenant G. R. Slocum is detached from the Bennington and or- dered home to wait orders. Lieutenant A. MacArthur is detached from the command of the torpedo-boat destroy- ers at the navy yard, Mare Island, and ordered to the Bennington. — e Young Couple Disappear Together. Tilden Dickens, the twenty-year-old son of Walter Dickens, president of the Dickens Lumber Company, is said to have . eloped’ with Miss May Olangue, a seventeen-year-old girl who resided with her Italian parents on Telegraph Hill. The two met at the Ingleside coursing park some months ago and immediately fell in love. Since then Dickens has been much in the girl’'s company. Parents of each of the alleged runaways haye searched for weeks for the missing pair but falled to locate them. About a year ago young Dickens met and married another girl in this city. Efforts were made by his parents to separate the pair and they finally were forced apart, but no divorée has ever been recorded to complete their disunion. Fails to Find Sister. Bridget Walsh, 20 years of age, was found wandering in search of her sis- ter along Union street last night by Policeman Samuel Orr. The girl ar- rived in town yesterday afternoon from Sligo, Ireland. Her sister was to have met her at the ferry, but failed to do so. Policeman Orr conveyed the girl to the City Prison, where she was given in charge of Matrop Mrs. Con- don. The police will care for her un- til her sister is located. A R A Rt PP FREE FREE TO WANT ADVERTISERS In next SUNDAY'S CALL. sertion {h NEXT SUNDAY’S is- sue of Greater San Francisco's Greatest Paper. . TRANSFERS NINE ACRES OF PROPERTY IN CITY Syndicate Acquires Large Tract of Land North of Presidio Wall in Residence Section. Nine acres of land within the city limits were transferred yesterday through the agency of Baldwin & Howell, from the heirs of the late Sarah Tibbits to F. R. Grannis. The tract is west of First avenue and ex- tends from the Presidio wall to within eighty feet of Lake street, Grannis spent six months in acquir- ing the interests of the several heirs, the last interest having been pur- chased at guardian’s sale and con- firmed on Monday. As soon as he acquired title to the entire tract he resold it at an advance to a local syndicate, organized by Baldwin & Howell, which immediately paid over the entire purchase money and took title to the tract in the name of Jo- siah R. Howell, the junior member of the real estate firm. The agents de- cline to state what amount was paid for the property, but it is supposed to be between $75,000 and $90,000. First avenue, upon which the Tib- bits tract has a large frontage, is 125 feet wide and is the boulevard con- necting the Presidio with Golden Gate Park, only seven blocks distant. Point Lobos avenue, also 125 feet wide, is the only boulevard and driveway te the ocean and is within three blocks of the Tibbits property. Hence the property has the Presidio back " of it, Golden Gwte Park in front of it and a fine wide néulevard adjacent. Baldwin & Howell are authorized to expend $75,000 in improving the tract, which means that it is the intention to make it an ideal location for first- class residences. Banquet Bridal Couple. Friends of J. B. Nekada and his bride tendered them a banquet at Union Square Hall last night. o.. hundred and fifty persons were pres- ent to enjoy the repast and the fea- tures of entertainment. The latter con- sisted of Japanese dancing in various fashions and much music from Orient- al instruments. The feast, Japanesque in every particular except the cham- pagne, was prepared and served by Mrs. Katayama, a restaurateur at 530 Pine street, who was assisted by the Messrs. Chryoshi and Ogawa.