The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1904, Page 3

THE. SAT FRANCISCO CALL, ‘SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1904. AL ABILT | VANS DEATH PR o0 - Postoifice Employe at Stockton Is | Missing. | Letter From Stranger in| San Francisco Says He Was Drowned. A 0~ Circomstances Are Unusual and Police Authorities Suspect That Foul Play Has Been Committed. Special Dispatch to The Call. ETOCKTON 18, Aug Sprague §. loye of the local post- A peculiar mystery To-day a letter Francisco announcing drowned, and it t Keene has been a victim supposed to be in San tained a week's leave rday. He said that Lod! end Sacramento By Postmas- to isco. e Y (S VISITED BY TORNAD O From Page 1, LIy Column 1. < od property. The The Foster, struck by n “Foster, bruised the ed by the falling ch was blown eelless was the oc- eboat moored along rainstorm deluged greatly to the dam- flooding un- —— KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Death and Destruction Wrought by Storm Near Winnipeg. Manitoba, Aug.19.--Re- strous storm have been n Pierson and Moos- nothing has been intervening country m . At Mooso! Latimer, a farmer, was k ghtning while working in the field. For violence and velocity the storm irpassed anything ever seen in this ghborhood. It is impossible to the extent of the damage to g crope. Lightning struck ton, causing a fire that destroyed number of houses and stores. ————————— GILMORE 1S ARRESTED.—J. B. Giimore was srpested last night by t Br posse. Gilmore was found in the b oocupied by the California : Bey street. He could give ne sati ton for his being there, so he op) utld- RETAILL CLERKS WILL GIVE PICKIC.— [ r 1 No 432 will give their picnic at Sunset Park, Santa Mogntains. August 25. Tratns will leave and Townsend streets at 8:45 & m. ADVERTISEMENTS. | BAD BREATH “Fos months I bad great troubie with my stomsch and ueed 81l kinds of medicines. My tongue has been uctaaiiy as grocs s @A iy bresth bad weekt O R Ie Eivhagion 80 New Tor K.X. Best For The Dowels CANDY CATHARTIC te. Potent. 'ruxo;:dgl:nfi?: Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. $g6 | ANNUAL SALE, TEN MILLION BOXES lbe sent to the City and County Hos- pital, P WILL EXAMIN SAN oAU Yiver Improvement Cominis- sion Completes Inspection of the Northern Streams ENGINEERS INTERESTED Eastern Experts Devote Spe- cial Attention to the Yuba and Feather Waterways —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19.—The engi- neers comprising the River Improve- ment Commission inspected the condi- tions along the Feather River to-day, and will arrive in Sacramento by train at daybreak to-morrow. The engineers will proceed from here on & tour of the San Joaquin River, carefully examining the course of the stream and gathering data which may be used in connection with information acquired on the Sacramento River and its tributaries, the Yuba and Feather rivers, in a comprehensive scheme of reclamation and river improvement to be submitted to the next Legislature. The Bastern engineers were greatl impressed with the situation at Marys- ville. Ma chairman of the > response to a question, criticism he cared to evees was that the Yuba by suitable treatment, to do much of the work levee building by arresting much vhich flows down it. Point, Colonel Heuer, the State Debris Commissione: the obj being made Major Dabn sca v be too many back the debris if they were on T, exp of ked there could barriers to hoid the river bed, even half a mile apart. e e— EGAN AND SAWYER SURVIVE IN THE GOLF TOURNAMENT Will Meet To-Day at Chicago in the Final Match for the Cham- plonship. CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—After two rounds of match play in the Western 1f championship to-day H. C. Egan awyer are the survivors in six hole finals for by Chandler Egan 8 tournament by his W. E. Egan. Every match to- played in a cold, drizzling Saw defeated W. K. Wood this afternoon, 4 up and 2 to play, and fol- lowed a lliant 39 out by the same figures in a total of 78, which is a We recerd for rai the afternoon Sawye away race of his m McElwee, who had bea match by —_———— PENNSYLVANIA TOWN ADOPJ{S MALE FOUNDLING Residents of Merchantville Greatly Excited Over Waif Picked Up in the Streets. MERCHANTVILLE, Pa., Aug. 19.— This town has adopted 2 male found- ling one m h old, and dances, eu- chre parties, Mother Goose parties and a f: have planned for his sup-, port. He w ked up in the street. At present the question of 2 name is agitating the fem e mind. This' may be decided at a voting contest at the coming fair. An elaborate wardrobe, numberless teething rings and rattles and a snug purse have been provided for the waif, nent arrangements for the sup- and education of the boy will be | ———— CALIFORNIA-BOUND TRAIN IS DERAILED IN KANSAS Rapidly Running Cars Leave Track, but None of the Passengers Are Hurt. OTTAWA, Kans, Aug. 19.—The 7 was Richter on the Empor! eight miles west of Ottawa, ght. The train was running t no one among the passen- nen was injured. The aggage cars, a chair car and the track, six cars be- The track was open- | before noon to-d: ing t ed shorti DIES. Member of Famous Pioneer Family in Los Angeles Passes Away. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.—Marcos A. Forster, one of the last living mem- bers of a famous pioneer family of Southern California, dropped dead on the street here this morning in front of the Hollenbeck Hotel as the result of a hemorrhage. Forster was §7 years of age and quite wealthy. His father, John Forster Sr., came to Cali- fornia in 1836 and the son Marcos was born a year later in the city of Los Angeles. His mother was a sister of Governor Pico of California and one of the most noted women in the West in her time. B —— ee———— NEW POINT RAISED Federal Attorney Seeks to Rule Out Evidence Tending to Prove Oiti- zenship of Chinese Applicant. Assistant United States District At- torney Charles M. Fickert raised a| new point yesterday in a Chinese| habeas corpus case before Commis- | sioner Heaccok, but the Commissioner | waved it aside. The matter before the | court was the case of Toy Quock On, | who had been denied admission te this | country by the Chinese Bureau. | His attorney, A. L. Worley, offered | to introduce evidence to prove that his client was a native citizen of the| United States. Fickert contended that | no evidence was admissible in a| habeas corpus hearing outside of that introduced before the Chinese Bureau. Fickert's contention was declared by | the Commissioner to be untenable, the applicant being entitled to prove his | citizenship, irrespective of what took | place before the Chinese Bureau. —_———— | Is Hungry and Not Insane. { Starvation, not insanity, was the af- | flictlon from which John R. Horan, 60 years of age, was found to be suf- fering. He was sent to the detention | ward at the Central Emergency Hos- pital yesterday, shivering and half| clothed. It was at first thought that | he was demented, but the Insanity | Commissioners determined on enmxn.! ing him that his complaint was hun- ger. It was learned that he had been out of work for six months, during which time he had eaten hardly enough for a canary bird. Horan will ~ | Reeder [ TROOPS CEASE MIMIC WARFARE AND DON PARADE ATTIRE| Maneuvers at Atascadero End for a Day and the Reg—[ ulars and Militia Drill for the Entertainment of a Vast Throng That Dots the Surrounding Hillsides - f | | | &IV O~ g‘lzflc;{t&. ——r TWO VIEWE AT CAMP ATASCADERO, | TICAL DEMONSTRATION IN TH ES THAT ARE PRI SCIENCE O SENTED IN UNTING THE VARI- A TIME OF WARFARE. CETS MARRIED AND LOSES J0 Shasta’s Coroner Leaves the| State Without Permission | and the Office Is Vacant| Special Dispatch to The Call. REDDING, Aug. 19.—Because Coro- ner and Public Administrator E. B. Lennon went away and was married, leaving the State without permission of the Board of Supervisors, that bod)'; has now declared his office vacant and | & new Coroner and Administrator will | be elected in November. Lennon was appointed over a year ago on the death of Coroner Fish. Three weeks ago he was married to a belle of Santa Rosa and Mr. and Mrs. Lennon left for St. Louis. As the law plainly prescribes that the county offi- cer must ask for leave of absence, he olated the law and he is no longer Coroner. There are several estates pending settlement and so far as the | Administrator's business is concerned, | there will be complications. B — LEAVES HOME IN RUSSIA TO JOIN EXILED SPOUSE | New York to Be Meeting Place of Couple Parted by Czar's Crucl Laws. OMAHA, Aug. 19.—Vaclav Kocinski, a Russian nobleman, to-night left this city on h# way to New York to meet | the wife he was compelled to desert| at the altar seven years ago at St. Petersburg. Word came to him this morning that the woman is penniless | in New York city, having run away from home without funds to join him. The story of Kocinski's life and wed- | ding reads like a romance. He was the member of a family in St. Peters- | burg that had been ruined for political reasons. Kocinski was exiled for eight years. He escaped after serving a few | months in Siberia. Returning to St. Petersburg he secretly married a girl | to whom he had been betrothed a year before his exile. A family servant intrusted with the secret betrayed Kocinski on his wedding day and he| narrowly escaped rearrest by the Rus- sian police. Kocinski came to America as a com- | mon sailor on an American merchant- | man. He has worked as a laborer in several large cities, having been In Omaha since the butchers’ strike. —_——— CRUSHED TO DEATH IN THRASHER FEEDER | | Separator Tender Makes Misstep and | Falls Against Knife Attach- ment of Machine. ST. JOHN, Wash., Aug. 19.—Jesse was killed and fearfully| mangled in a thrashing machine acci- dent yesterday afternoon near Texas | Lake. rator tender for Duncan Bros. on the | Duncan farm. While the machine | was running he fell into the self; feeder, which had a fe attachment for cutting b: —_———— Will Extradite Sutherland. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 19.—Governor Pardee has issued a warrant of ex- tradition upon the Governor of Michi- gan for the return of Spencer Suther- land, wanted at Los Angeles on a charge of bigamy. Sutherland is un- der arrest at Detroit. 4 ———— Have You Heard? 8 to Ammciom and rtwrn Wih sty over at Paso ot Springe. view of 2 5000 men eific, 613 Mayket street, | British Columbia. Reeder was employed as sepa- | S FIRES RAGING IN THE NORTH of British Columbia and Great Damage Results VANCOUVER, B.C., Aug. 19.—Ow- ing to the long continued dry weather forest fires are spreading throughout the interior and along the coast of Practically. every district in the province which is wooded has its fire and great tracts of valuable timber are ablaze. Noth- ing but heavy rains will prevent the further spread of the flames. There is so much smoke in the air that naviga- tion is rendered difficult. Milllons of feet of standing timber have already been destroyed by the flames. WELLINGTON, B. C., Aug. 19.— The terminus of the Esquimalt and Northern Rallway is in great danger of being wiped out by fires which sur- round it. Already much property, in- cluding the city school house of eight rooms, has gone. Owing to the dense smoke it is impossible to penetrate to | the lower end of the town, but it is known that the church, several large residences are in the greatest danger. The railway em- ployes are fighting the flames, four locomotives hauling water. The fire is drifting toward the Ham- ilton Powder Works and the greatest anxiety is felt a strong wind Is driving the flames in that direction. —_————— PERSONAL. M. Hirsch, an attorney of Uklah, is at the Lick. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dodd of Fresno are at the Lick. E. C. Johnson and wife of Stockton are at the Palace. James O'Gara of Sacramento is stay- ing at the California. J. P. Tregham, a mining man of Amador County, is at the Lick. J. F. Kidder, president of the Grass Valley Railroad, is at the Palace. Mrs. James McClatchy and daugh- ter of Sacramento are at the Ggand. A. P. Maginnis, a well known politi- cian of Los Angeles, is at the Palace. Thomas E. McSorley, a mining man of Calaveras, is a guest at the Cali- fornia. Dr. R. M. Powers, a physician, at- torney and capitalist of San Diego, ac- companied by his daughter, is at the St. Francis. They will stay until the close of the Knights Templar con- clave. rectory and Gl TR Californians in New York. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—The follow- ing Californians are registered in New York: From San Francisco—Mrs. Gold- stein, at the Albert; L. F. Goodman, at the Victor; W. L. Uebbert, at the St. Denis; L. B. Merten, at the Herald w. Morrissey, at the Park T. C. Spelling, at the Albe- C. D. Shaw, at the Imperial, marle and W. H. Wright, at the Bartholdi. From Los Angeles—W. R. Bullock. at the Cosmopolitan; Miss M. Guirado and Mrs. B. Guirado, at the Westmin- ster; J. F. Rothgeh, at the Bartholdi, and Mrs. B. Smith, at the Victoria. — e—— KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR.—While crose- ing Mission street near Mary. Harry H 2 Swaiter. was knocked down by a wesibound Mission-street car late last night. He was taken to the Central Emergency Hospital, whers it was found that his skull was frac- tured. john . Cashman, e motorman, was arrested. charged with battery, and subse- Qquently released on bail Y BY FRED M. GILMORE. Special Staff Correspondent of The Call. CAMP ATASCADERO, Aug. 19.—The roar of battle that has marked the pro- ceedings of the last few days to-day | gave way to peace and stillnes It was a day of rest for all. The problem of reconnaissance as scheduled | was omitted, that the troops might | rest and be In readiness for the long event of to-morrow. The early part of the day was spent by many hun- dreds of the troops in the enjoyment of shower baths. The principal event of the day was the division drill of the hospital corps, which tock place at 3:30 o'clock in the | afternoon, beginning at a point on the extreme south of the camp. The pro- gramme had been mapped out by Col- onel A. C. Girard, chief surgeon. It was executed by Major William Ste- phenson, acting chief surgeon for the day. More than 200 officers, surgeons, and enlisted men took part in the ex- ercises. It proved of great value to the militia. The drill was complete in every detail. Major Stephenson acted in a double capacity, being in command of the First Brigade. Able assistance in the general drill was given by Major W. ond Brigade. Among the officers of the National Guard who took a lively part in the proceedings were Lieuten- ant Colonel J. Pedlar of the Sixth; Ma- jor W. W. Roblee of the Seventh; W. J. Hanna of the Second; Rethers of the First; Captain H. H. Look of the Second; C. A. Rodgers of the Sixth; F. S. Enimal of the First Artillery; S. O. Beasley of the First, and C. Dukes of the Fifth. Dress reviews of both brigades took place at 5:30 p. m. and the appearance of the troops brought forth admiration from all sides. The hill lining the parade grounds was covered with peo- ple, automobiles and several four-in- hand coaches. The First Brigade was reviewed by Colonel A. C. Markley on the south grounds and the Second Brigade by Colone! H. C. Ward on the grounds in front of the division headquarters. The troops were all in high spirits after their day's rest and entered with en- thusiasm into their work. The Signal Service Corps, including all members of that body here, Federal and State militia, under command of Major George O. Squier, went through a pre- paratory drill and inspection of the division flying fleld telegraph train at 4:30 p. m. Over 100 men took part in the drill. The lance, field and wire wagons were distinctive features in the work. The drill was of a highly in- structive character. The problem for to-morrow will in- clude a march of all troops here from the camp at 6 a. m. to a spot some three miles distant. From that point will begin probably the most interest- ing and at the same time most intri- cate maneuvers of the field exercises, the deployment of a division. This will be under the direct command of Gen- eral MacArthur. The militia will be paid off here on Thursday afternoc August 25, and will begin making preparations at the same time to break camp. Early Fri- | ment to their home stations. —ee——— HOLY JUMPERS ARE COMPELLED TO MOVE People of San Bernardino Will Not Tolerate the Activities of the Queer Sect. SAN BERNARDINO, Aug. Holy Jumpers, or “Sanctified Disciples of Jesus Christ,” as they term them- selves, have left the city for some un- known destination in consequence of the disclosures of little Florence Lynch and the statements of R. B. Hinton, who followed them all the way from Birmingham, Ala., for hav- ing robbed him of his wife. The little girl, who is the grand- daughter of the founder of the sect and looked upon by the various bands as the “holy seed” who was to fur- nish them with further revelations, has been given employment in the family of one of the leading mer- chants of San Bernardino. ——————————— PROBABLE CHANGES IN THE SALVATION ARMY T Commander Eva Booth and Booth- Tucker May Be Transfcrred to Other Fields. SPOKANE, Wash,, Aug. 19.—It is officlally announced ithat Comnmander Eva Booth, the daughter of General Willlam Booth, who for seven years has been in command of the Sal Army work in Canada, Alaska/ East- ern Washington, Montana and Ydaho, | will be transferred to other work. It is said that Booth-Tucker of New York, in command of the rest of the work in the United States, will also be transferred. Neither their successors nor their new appointments are yet known. —_————————— SAN JOSE, Aug. 19.—The machine shop and automobile factory of George P. Kendall, who had charge of the Sec- | Theodore | day morning they will begin move- | 19.—The | DISCLSS PACIFIC MAIL CONTRACT President and Cabinet Con- sider the (laims of the Jobbers of Western Coast coellt men ABROGATION IS SOUGHT Dealers Say Steamship Com- pany’s Agreement Gives Monopoly to Corporation Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The abroga- tion of the agreement between the Pan- |ama Rallroad and the Pacific Mall | Steamship Company, which monopolizes the Pacific Coast carrying trade from | the isthmus, was considered by the President and his Cabinet to-day. The Jobbers of the Pacific Coast, who feel that for years they have been obliged to pay exorbitant freight rates by rea- | great influence to bear upon the admin- istration to dissolve the contract. The United States now owns sixty- nine seventiéths of the Panama Rail- road stock, but the directors now hold- Ing office were elected before the road, with the rest of the property on the canal strip, passed to the ownership of the United States. It was understood at the time of the transfer that the thirteen old directors, although they ‘Wwere entitled to hold office until April 1 next, would willingly and gracefully step out and permit the members of the American Canal Commission gradually to take their places. Three members of the canal commission are now di- rectors of the railroad, but they cannot control. But Secretary Taft, under whose control lies the affairs of the canal zone, has not met with this will- | Ingness to defer to the United States to | abrogate the contract now existing. It |18 necessary that six months’ notice shall be given. Although the administration with- holds the announcement of what it would like to do, there is evidently con- | stderable annoyance over the fact that the directory cannot be at once filled with representatives of the United States “Government. If it were then | deemed advisable to respond affirma. | | ! | Jobbers that the contract with the Pa- | cifio Mall Steamship Company be abro- gated, the breaking of the monopoly President. At present, however, the directors cling tenaciously to their po- | sitions. It is the intention of the combination of Pacific Coast jobbers to establish a line of steamers between the United Btates coast and Panama if the monop. oly now existing is not broken. The President is asked to abrogate the con- tract on the ground that it is con- travention of public policy generaily for the United States to foster or en- courage monopoly. —_——— “Scenic Treasures of California,™ most complete souvenir book ever iss rice 75 cents. Souvenir Departmer Sanborn, Vall & Co., 741 Market st. * —————— VALUE OF HALE ESTATE.—The eighth annual account of the administrator of the estate of Joseph P. Hale shows the vaiue o property on hand to be $257,847 and mis- cellaneous receipts bring the total valuation u to $520,577 63. The chief as: Su- preme Court buflding. valued at | the d; | son of this combination, have brought | tively to the plea of the Pacific Coast| | would rest merely upon the word of the | 'WOMEN DRESSED } ALL IN WHITE | Gorgeons Spectacle Is Pre- | sented at Ball Given by | Mrs. Oelrichs at Newport |AFFAIR IS DISTINCTIVE —— l | Men Wear “Small Clothes,” | With Jewels at Knee and | Ancient Buckles on Pumps Spectal Dispatch te The Call. NEWPORT, R. I, Aug. 19.—New- port’s first ball of the summer, and one of the most elaborate given in many years, was given to-night at Rosecliff. the beautiful villa of Mrs. Hermann | Oelrichs. To the ordinary Parisian of high life, the “bal blanc” signifies an entertainment for debutantes, who are not expected to wear gowns of white but any color they desire. To-night was different and the affair might bet- ter be called a “ball in white,” as all the women wore gowns of white ma- terial—chiffon, silk, gauze or brocade They were not of any particular period, but such as might be worn at any ball here or in New York A distinctive character was given to the assemblage by the handsomely dressed women, who wore white wigs of powdered halr, dressed with their superb jewels, and the men who wers attired in hunting coats with knee breeches of black or white satin, jabots of lace and rhinestone buckles on their pumps and at the knee. Some of them wore wigs with queues, tied with black ribbons, and others had powdered hair. Several of the masculine guests wers favored in that they were permitted to come in ordinary evening dress, al- though “small clothes” were considered preferred. J. J. Wysong went to the table in a superb suit of white satin and brocade of the Louis XVI period, and Richard Dixey, who came from Lenox for the ball, wore a georgeous rajah’s costume of white brocade perbly embroidered in gold and ea- riched with many Eastern jewels. Harry Lehr also wore a costume of white of the Louls XIV period. Berger's walters, who served the supper, were all dressed in white duck, even to their shoes. e e DAUGHTER MAKES SEARCH FOR HER FATHER'S MONEY Secures Citation Directing J. Plerpont Morgan and Other Bankers | to Show Books. NEW YORK. Aug. 19.—In an ef- fort to locate large sums of meney supposed to have been on deposit with bankers here to the credit of the late James Miller, counse! representing his daughter and heir, Miss Mary J. Miller of Columbus, Ohio, has secured subpenaes for J. P. Morgan and other known financiers commanding well {them to appear in the State Supreme Court. | The petitioner seeks to examine th books of the bankers because, the death of Miller, | thy coal deazler, much difficulty was experienced in finding his money and Isecuflflel. | CHICAGO. Aug. 18.—Charles H. Jones, the tage manager, and Martha de Roy, the | chorus girl with whom he eloped from Sam Francisco last week, are in this city. Special To-Night. TABLE OILCLOTH. First, quality. Artistic patterns. Large variety to select from. Full 44 inches wide. only, peryard......... To-night 15¢ | Bmh@nn | Poufe DATES: AUGUST 18, 19, | | | Denver, thence Easton Louis every day at 6 p. RATES: | | | . - lington Excursions; dates to Chicago. Call on or write THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPERS FOR ST. LOUIS SEPTEMBER 1, 2, 5, 6, 7. 8, 19, 20, 38, 25, OCTOEER 3, 4, 5, 6. 19, 20, 36, a7. FROM SAN FRANCISCO: On Southern Pacific train No. 4 at 9 a. m, with day- light ride through Salt Lake City and Scemde Colorado, over Rio Grande Railway. the Burlington’s fast h trains to St. Louis. A standard through sleeper to m. Same route. Fair Excursion Rates All the low Special World's authorized from California points apply for these Bur- other General Agent. W. D. SANBORN, Burlington Ticket Ofoa 631 MARKET ST. (Under Palace Hotal). San Praacisco. All sle carried via Excursions on frequent