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s THE SAN FRANCISCO CALIL, WED ESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1904. CIRL PREVENT 0SS OF LiFE bk Miss Mina McVean Becomes a Heroine and Rescues Her Relatives in Danger ES TO SAFETY - BEARS BAI ] ) She Retains Her Presence of Mind When Flames Threaten Family Home Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, ter Street, Oct. 4. gency in a moment a McVean turned ght and saved her par- o children from a Cwelling being rapidly burned. 1 by the fire that crackled McVean d mother, Mr. and Mrs. H. sound sleep and then ittle children, Louis and m their cribs hurried ugh the smoke to the A moment cost the lives of the en- ¥ he Frye residence was at Webster Benvenue avenue, in such that there e nine to war of their danger. It was not until after‘the fire had eaten away a P n of the kitchen that Miss McVean was awak- ened, the hour being 3 o'clock. noise of the crackling wood and of town the stifiing smoke drove sleep away at the | critica] moment and tk the heroic qualities in the girl developed. After reseuing family Miss McVean hur- ried to a ephone and called for the e one next door, be- lon Robert and John Davis, were a mass of flames and too far gone to be saved with the limited apparatus The buildings burned to the e there was little hose er, emphasiging the need ng equipment in Berkeley. al loss was $8000. - MIDNIGHT FLAMES THREATEN TWO LIVES Michael Moran Escapes With Hair on Fire—Sick Woman Carried From Blazing Home. Oct. 4—Awakened by in his head, Michael resides on Oakland av- opened his eyes is morning, to find 1ded by ped from the bed with head and rushed from the house, w h a few moments was burning briskly, The dwelling was totally destroyed, causing a loss of $1000. No | The fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp by which Moran had been reading bed. He fell asleep with- out extinguishing it. Mrs. 8. L Mello, Leandro. had a eath in > 4 narrow escape from fire which destroyed her 11 o'clock last night. She was ed from the house only a few moments before the roof fell in. Mrs. Mello was sick In bed at the time and was unable to escape unaided. The house was completely destroyed, the less being about $2000. No insurance. The fire was 11 flue. S BERKELEY CHURCHES WILL. WORK TOGETHER Federated Congregations Plan Full Co-operation in Religious Field of the City, BBRKELEY, Oct. 4.—Having for its object a closer and more sympa- thetic understanding among the churches of the city the Federation of Berkeley Churches has planned for a rousing rally Monday night, October 10, in the Trinity Methodist Church. Co-operation will be the watchword of the meeting and out of it is expeci- ed to come some well devised plan by which the churches may exercise au- thority over an increased religious field. The federation has been in ex- istence for more than a year, but it has not taken the active part in the affairs of the city that some of the leaders intended that it should. —_———— Saloons Are Restricted. OAKLAND, Oct. 4—The City Coun- as adopted a resolution which declares that no saloon liquor license- will be granted at a new location in = residence district when there is a bona fide protest from residents in the neighborhood of the proposed saloon. —_—— Burglar Alarm Proves Effective, . James Fitzpatrick was arrested yes- terday afternoon by Patrolman Rourke and his name entered on the detinue book at the city prison. Fitz- patrick is alleged to have entered the residence of Mrs. H. L. Albert, 1765 ‘Waller street, and rified the telephone box of its contents. The ringing of a burglar alarm on the box attracted the attention of Mrs. Albert. Fitzpatrick left the house in a hurry, but was ap- prehended by Lieutenant Kelly of En- gine Company 30 as he came down the stairs. ————— OCCIDENTALS ENTERTAIN.—An enter- tainment and dance was given by the Ooccl- Gental Club at Mission Opera Hall last night. Among those who assisted in entertalning were V. J. Hayes, Jack Holland, Misses Morgan, Byme and King. ADVERTISEMENTS. ECZEMA sufferers, read what Hiydrozone have done for a in one week. and GLYCOZONE celebrated journalist Not a | hustled her | The | and | residing in San | caused by a defective | JAWS OF DEATH Desperate Woman, i of Life, Revived Weary hrough | Efforts of Hospital Folk WOULD AVOID DISGRACE S, Lt . Graves, Involved in { Divorce Suits; Threatens | to Attempt Suicide Again| S SR A Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 4. Despite her prayers and entreaties | to be allowed to die, Mrs. Sarah , Graves has been brought back from | | the gates of death, through the efforts | of physicians and nurses, in attend- ance upon her at the Receiving Hos- pital. She was pronounced out of| ) danger to-day by Dr. Emerson, though she is not yet perfectly rational. Mrs. Graves declares that she wijj attempt uicide again as soon as she is re- eaged. The gas inhaled by the desperate weman last Monday afternoon in her home, 1116 East Thirteenth street, | would ordinarily have caused death, | but the prompt and effective measures 'adopted by the authorities saved her. This morning she gave the first signs that she realized her condition. | “Why didn’t you let me die?” she | eried, and then came wailings and calls for pity from those whom she fancied were persecuting her. Mrs. Graves had been made desper- ate, apparently, by the coupling of her name in two divorce actions, in both | of which she was accused of conduct unbecoming a wife. Her husband, Frederick Graves, sued her for divorce | ten days ago, alleging infidelity, and | she was named as co-respondent in Mrs. W. H. Smith’s suit for divorce, a month ago. Graves has not visited his wife since her attempt at suicide, | nor communicated with the hospital where she lay for hours in a precari- | ous condition. —_———— PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY HOLD STATE GRANGE Thirty-Second Annual Session Begins in Oakland—Past Year Shows Gain in Membership. OAKLAND, Oct. 4.—The thirty-sec- ond session of the State Grange, Pat- rons of Husbandry, was convehed to- day at Odd Fellows’ Hall, Eleventh and Franklin streets, several hundred delegates from all sections of Cali- fcrnia being in attendance. During the morning session the secret work of the fifth degree was exemplified. C. H. Raap, State master, presided. Committees were named as follows: On credentials, Fred Schelmyer, W. H. Skinner, J. F. Patterson, Mrs. D. W. Gllbert, Mrs. J. F..Spaulding; order of business, 8. S. Gladey, Mr. and Mrs. | W. V. Griffith, Mr. ahd Mrs. C. R. Wil- | liams. President Raap reported that |a net increase of 240 members had been made during the year. Prizes | were awarded as follows in a contest | for membership: First, Mountain | View Grange, Santa Clara County, $50; |second, Sunnyvale Grange, Santa |Clara County, $15; third, Geyserville | Grange, Sonoma County, $10. An open session was held this even- | ins, at which addresses were delivered | by Professor E. J. Wickson on “Ex- | perimental Station Work,” Professor Clark on “Correspondence School Work,” Professor Steubenrich on “Co- operative Experimental Work.” Ses- sions will continue until Friday. —_— JUSTICE GEARY TOYS WITH THE FRENCH Sends Half Score of Gallic Seamen to Jall in a Sentence of Best Parisian. OAKLAND, Oct. 4—"“Quatre dol- lars ou deux jours,” solemnly declared Le Juge William J. Geary in the Po- lice Court this morning as a bunch of ten . seamen from the French bark Jeurveur were led before the bar for sentence. Bach of the stranded mariners struggled with his native -tongue try- ing to convince his Honor that the ex- tent of all offending®had been to fill themselves to the brim with West Oakland liquids. Policeman Con Keefe, who isn’t French, explained that the straying sailors had over- flowed with exuberance and he -was compelled to send the lot to the City Prison. Judge Geary pronounced sentence and Bailiff Ignatius Donnelly Tobin caught the spirit of the occasion, yell- ing stentoriously, “‘Alles, alles,” as he directed his wards back to jail fop two days. ¥ —————— Seeks Part of Estate. OAKLAND, Oct. 4.—The trial of the will contest instituted by Mary Liloyd Nix, who seeks one-fifth of the estate of Charles Lloyd, was set for | December 12 to-day by Judge Elis- worth. Mrs. Nix claims to be a daugh- ter by common law marriage of Charles Lioyd and her mother, Mary i Nix, who was a Miss Scan when she met the dead capitalist in England, years ago. Liloyd was shot and wounded by his nephew, William Boxall, in San Ber- nardino, eighteen months ago. He died in Japan a year later, leaving the bulk of his estate, worth a halfemil- lion, to his widow and son, Charles Lioyd. Mary Lloyd Nix says that her al- leged father, Charles Lleyd, promised her one-fifth of his estate if she and her mother would ‘come to America and live as he directed in California. —_—————— Cup Is Presented to Uniop. OAKAND, Oct. 4—The Jonas cup, | offered to the union making the best | appearance in the Labor day parads, which was won by the Iron, Steel and Tin Workers’ Union, was presented to the winners Saturday evening. Tha- N Hall at Thirty-fourth and Peralta streets. After the presentation, which was«made by M. J. Keller and Charles Charles W. Central Labor Council; M. J. Keller, Daniel Sullivan, R. 8. Smith, president of the victorious union; Henry Loge, ::hn Martin, A. C. C. Kruger and R. joore. E 100 ‘Sana Tamn, 36, both of X presentation was made at Golden West (-224 Cc THE COUNTY QOF ALAMEDA'K SNATCHED FRO) |NOVEL CLUB PLANNED FOR OAKLAND KETCHAM ~RROW ST R OAKLAND Ppnove C.E PARSONS S USHMELL PHOTO | L - SECRETARY AND TWO OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THE STREBT CARMEN'S CLUB. BITS OF SOCIETY. Flde E N B By Zoe Green Radeliffe. OAKLAND, Oct. 4.—Mrs. William Richard- son, Bessie Gage that was, has been the cen- ter of a dizsy round of entertainment the last few days, as she expects to return at an early date to her Texas home. Mrs. Richardson is locking extremely well and has lost none of the charm that made her popular as a girl Her sister, Mrs. George Gross, was hostess at a card party last week in her honor and at ““Thornaale,”” Mrs, Wickharh Havens' pictur- esque Piedmont home, one of the prettiest luncheons of the season was given for her. To-day Mrs. Michardson was the motif for a Jolly gathering at the Nicholson residence. Hon Victor H. Metcalf leaves to-mor- row to assumé the duties of his office as Secre- tary of Commerce and Labor in Washington, but Mre, Metcalf will remain in Oukland for a few weeks longer. A number of very delightful affairs have been given for both Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf, several of them quite elaborate. The luncheon given by Mrs. Emma Shafter Howard and the dinner at Highlands were both notable events, and at each the appointments were both elab- orate and artistic. Mrs. Requa is never so happy as when entertaining and the hospital- ity of Highlands is proverbially generous. The decorations for the dinner were in autumn ef- fects, grapes with their vines and leaves being used with delightful results in the decorative scheme. The decorations at the Howard luncheon were aleo very elaborate and beautiful, a trel- lis of blackberry vines forming a canopy over the table, while tall hollyhocks grouped about the room gave it he appearance of & qualnt old garden. On each place card, adorned wi pansies and marigolds in water colors, was a Verse from an original poem by Shafter How- ard, ‘“The Old-Fashioned Garden.” The guests at this unique and pleasant affair were: Mrs. Metcalf, Mrs. John Dean, Miss Marie Rose Dean, Mrs. J. H. Nicholson, Mrs. Samuel Tay- lor, Mrs, Maude Elberts, Mrs. Dixwell Hewitt, Mrs. Samuel Chaney, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Eleanor Davenport, Miss Carolyn Little, Miss Beans, Mrs, Albert Brayton and Mrs. How- ard. . elie Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Harry P. Carlton called a meeting of the ladles of a five hun- dred club that played together all last winter, and over their sewing they decided to reorgan- izo for this season. The first meeting will take place at the home of the Felton Taylors on Friday evening October 14, “The elub in- cludes Dr. and Mrs. Harry P. Cariton, Mr. and Mrs. Felton Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Church- ill Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Mann, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Lovell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Dallam, Mr. and Mrs. William High, &t . Miss Rosalie_Ogden, the daughter of Judge and Mrs. F. B. Ogden, celebrated her thir- teenth birthday last Saturday, and about two doze: he occa- ‘peanut’’ afternoon, the game of hunting the peanutt and the mak- ing of peanutt dolls holding forth prizes to be contested for. Margaret Moek was the success- ing of peanut dolls holding forth prizes to be structed .the best do]l. re was a dainty collation, of course, and among Miss Rosalie’s guests were Misses Susanna Priscilla and Alice Hall, Eleanor Barl, May Du Val, Mildred Manuel, Helen Dabney, Ethel Carroll, Genevieve Shankland, June Macdonald, Made- line Wade, Bessie .BM.AWOIL Beatrice Marx. : Mrs. Stephen (nee Shay) was the guest othmrl&lm’uflllnummb“’. the hostess being Miss Carrie Miller. Those who were there included Miss Alma Sevening, Miss Alma Schroeder, Miss Tina Schroeder, 3 phreys, Miss Charlotte Hop- kins, Mrs. Asa V., Mendenhall, Miss Ethel Kleeman, Mrs. Wiliiam Westphal, Dalziel, Miss Bda Curdts, Miss Grace Langley, Miss Miller, Mrs. Lyndall Miller, Mrs, Franz_Collischonn, Miss Dollle :Chapman and Mrs. Jane llvu.rd.l. The card ller, Jargest social event of to-day was the y given by Mrs. David Ewald Brown lcturesque in E‘nmmdwnwmmmdm Mrs. Eby is still In the East, but is expected home in a week or ten days. . James B. Naismith, the real estate klvllmnt.h way of Nisgars Falls, St. ‘and New Or- . e wite's home. nmummw by | 4 CARMEN Generosity Is Shown to Employes by Corporation. OAKLAND, Oct. 4—The offictals of | HF}' ASKS FURTHER TIME the Oakland Traction Consolidated are planning for their men a first-class ath- 3 N ®ELLE QUBRY, PHoTO. letic and social elub. General Manager W. F. Kelly is the originator of the idea, and he has offered on behalf of the corporation to fit up all the spare space in the general office building, at San Pablo avenue and Twentieth street, as an athletic club for the benefit of the carmen and other employes of the company. It is proposed to utilize the entire secand story of the building Tor the various departments of the club, in- cluding billiard, pool and card rooms, a reading-room, lunchroom and gym- nasium. In the long annex of the bullding, where the cable machinery of the old power station formerly stood, a bowling alley and a shooting gallery will be installed, and a part of the space now occupied by the line repair department and stable will be divided off for a bath and wash room. Adjoin- ing this will be one of the locker rooms, and another will be built on the second floor adjoining the gymnasium. Plans for the construction are well under way. The company hopes to have the clubrooms ready by the last of De- cember. The work of fitting up the rooms will be done at the expense of the company, and the use of the build- ing will not only be given to the mem- bers of the club free, but the corpora- tion will buy the furniture and ap- paratus and install and maintain the lights. The only expense to the mem- bers will be the salaries of a janitor, porter and other servants. The carmen and other employes have recetved the proposition enthusiastical- ly, and committees have been appoint- ed to draft by-laws and to formulate plans for the organization of the club. These committees met last night and discussed a plan of organization. The committee on organization voted to be- gin work at once on all the different lines of the company in order to per- fect the organization as soon as possi- ble. It was’suggested that the initia- tion fee be fixed at $2 and the dues at 50 cents a month. The committees will meet next Monday evening. The mem- ‘bers are: Law—J. W. Thompson, J. H. Karney, J. W. Graves, T. Summers, G. Wil- lams, B. D. Ketcham and D. H. Rand. Organization—Lee F. Latham, Man- uel A. SHva, C. A. Silva, F. H. Stiles, N. T. McNally, John O’'Day and W. E. ‘Whittaker. 2 C. E. Parsons is acting as secretary of both committees. —_—— Conference to Meet in Oakland. OAKLAND, Oct. 4.—The annual meeting of the conferr-~o of the M. BE. Church South, which has been held in this city for the last eight years, will again convene at the Ashbury Methodist Church, corner of Fifteenth and Clay streets, on October 12. It was expected that the conference would meet at Sacramento this year, but the plan was abandoned. Bishop Morrison of New Orleans will preside at the conference. o R — ] PAYS ALIMONY.—Oakland, Oct. 4.—Con- tempt proceedings against J. J. Sheehan for fallure to pay alimony to Mabel Sheehan were ordered dismissed to-day, _Sheehan having made the payments desired. He is an insurance adjuster and in receipt of an income of $250 @ month, according to Mrs. Sheehan. Margaret McKinnon to-day filed suit for divorce from Charles H. McKinnon, alleging desertion. Cru- elty is charged by Mamie Sabine in her di- ;orest b(:flmnl.int filed to-day against Charles . Sabine. I chez, the young people by Junior League by Miss Davis and the Ladles Ald Soclety by Mrs. E. E. Newton. Expres- slons of welcome came also from the Rev. Joh Coyle, presiding elder of the district; the ethodist Rev. J. C.. Wooten, pastor of the M Church South, and the Rev. Mrs. Naylor of the Friends' Church. In addition to the wel- esses there were mu: numbers Mrs. W. H. Waste, Mrs. Roy, Harry Grégg and Miss — GARDEN QUART CAN OF SYRUP : WANT WIESE'S NEPHEW SUES RESIGNATION| AGED RELATIVE Alameda Trustees Demand Retirement of the Head of the Eleetric Plant Misunderstandings Result Decision of the City Fathers to Make a Change ALAMEDA, Oct. 4—Demand has been made by the City Trustees upon Superintendent G. A. Wiese of the Mu- nicipal Electric Light and Power Plant for his resignation. He has requested that he be allowed a delay before act- ing, awaiting the return of City Trus- tee Dr. H. M. Pond from St. Louis. This has been granted and the change in the superintendency will not be made until the arrival home of that official. . Repeated misunderstandings between City Trustee William M. Bowers, chair-, man of the electric light plant gommit- tee, and Superintendent Wiese over questions pertaining to the operation of the works are the direct cause of the demand for the latter’s resignation. In speaking of the matter Mr. Bowers said: We have demanded Wiese's resignation and a majority of the City Trustees have accepted my bellef that the present superintendent is not the man for the place. He has asked that he be permitted to talk with Dr. Pond before he decides what to do. Dr. Pond is now out of town and it is not probable that we will take any action until he returns. He agreed with me that Wiese's removal s neces- sary, and I feel that I have carried my point that’ we must have a superintendent at the head of our municipal light plant who will do what he is told. ——— CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE WILL POSTPONE BOND ACTION Defeat of Scheme for Improvement of Oakland Affects Similar Pro- ject for Berkeley. BERKELEY, Oct. 4—'"What prompt- ed the Citizens’ Bond Committee to | was about to die. recommend - postponement of the much-talked-of bond election last night?” is a question that was fre- quently heard on the streets to-day. The decision was so unexpected that few people, unless they had devoted particular attention to the problem, Wwere unable to answer. The principal reason for the com- mittee’s action is thought to have been the lesson taught by the recent disastrous attempt to float bonds in Oakland. That the defeat of the bonds in Oakland has left a deep feeling of distrust everywhere there can be no gainsaying. It was the general opin- ion last night that the moral effect is so great that it would be incurring a great risk to submit a bonding proposi- tion in Berkeley at this time, although there never has been any question but the town needs the improvements suggested. Professor Carl C. Plehn, chairman of the meeting, Dr. P. F. C. Biehl, Alan G. Clarke, Dr. W. A. H. Knowles and Victor Robertson of the commit- tee were all of the opinion that to hold a bond election so soon after the ex- perience of Oakland with bonds would not be based on sound judgment. A bond election would cost $1500, a sum the town can ill afford to lose in the present state of its finances. “It would be taking a great risk,” said Professor Plehn. “I do not be- lieve the people are ready to vote bonds right after the Oakland de- cision.” Before deciding on its recommenda- tion last night the committee had dis- cussed one or two .of the items pro- posed for the bond issue and decided to eliminate those calling for $165,000 for sewers and $100,000 for a city hall on the ground that they eould be built at some future time. e —— GOVERNOR CALLS SPECIAL ELECTION Proclamation Issued as Preliminary to the Choice of Senator Know- land’s Successor. OAKLAND, Oct. 4—Governor Par- dee to-day transmitted to the Board of Supervisors copies of a proclamation made by him, calling for a special election on November 8 for the pur- pose of electing a successor to State Senator J. R. Knowland, resigned. Senator Knowland gaye up the office of State Senator to accept the nom- ination for Congress in the Third Dis- trict. —_————— SANITARY DISTRICTS' TAXES.—Oakland, Oct, 4—The Adeline Sanitary Board has lev- fed ‘a tax of 40 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation for that district. The tax levy for Golden Gate Sanitary District is 24 cents. EVANGELIST ARRESTED.—Oakland, Oct. 4.—The Rev. John A. Maine, a peripatetic evangellst from Los Angeles, was arrested this afterncon on & charge of violating a municipal ordinance by parading the streets with a ban- ner, which was inscribed with legends uphold- ing’ prohibition. 3 COLONEL MARSH LAID TO REST.—Oak- land, Oct, 4—The funeral of Colonel Charies Carroll Marsh, who died Sunday, was held to-day from the family residence, 1812 Ninth avenue. The remains were interred in the family plat at Mountain View Cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. William Carson Shaw, rector of the Church of the Advent. The pallbearers were: Albert Schmidt, M. Webster, Eugene Colby and Wii- son S. Gould. SISTERS VE. BROTHER.—Oakland, Oct. 4. In reply to a will contest instituted by Jo- seph McIlwaine, the four daughters of Mrs. Margaret Mcllwaine—Sarah, Elizabeth, Maria d Martha—declared to-day that all of his allegations are untrue. Young McIlwaine, who was disinherited by his mother, alleged in hie complaint contesting the will that his mother was not mentally competent and was unduly influenced against him when she made 1. Mrs. Mcllwaine left an estate vaiued $80,000. She belleved that her hus- band had sufficiently provided for her son, and so practically cut him off. BROTHERS GET DOLLAR EACH.—Oak- land, Oct. 4.—The will of Stephen Arms of Melrose was filed for probate to-day by Joan Clark, named by dead man as executrix. Aring died September 20, leaving an estate Valued at about $13,000, consisting of real $500, cash in am w to $12,378 81 and cash in $20 45, To Edward R. McDonnell Says His Unele Wants to Sell Ranch He Deeded Away DOCUMENT MUTILATED Powell A. McDonnell Wants to Ignore Paper Drawn When in Fear of Death SIS SR—— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 4. Suit was commenced to-day by Ed- ward R. McDonnell of Alameda against his aged uncle, Powell A. Mc- Donnell, to quiet title to a ranch of twenty-two acres situated on Bay Farm 'Island, which the younger man claims as his by virtue of a gift deed made out to him by his relative a year ago when the latter thought that he E.- R. McDonnell is in possession of the document and wants the land. P. A. McDonnell is enjoying restored health and desires to dispose of the realty for $10,000. When the elder McDonnell, who is 76 years of age and who has lived on Bay Farm Island for fifty years, was stricken with what he feared would be fatal illness, Attorney M. W. Simp- son was summoned and at the request of the patient drew up the deed. Some months after this the old gentleman recovered from his sickness and, it is said, became displeased at his nephew and decided to transfer the ranch to another nephew, James McDonnell, a member of the local Police Depart- ment., The pioneer farmer visited an attor- ney and during the conference the name “P. A. McDonnell,” affixed to the original gift deed, was torn off with the exception of the first initial | letter. This mutilated instrument is the one in possession of E. R. Mc- Donneli, who believes that the paper entitles him to the ranch and has, through his attorney, R. B. Tappan, asked the Superior Court to decide the matter. — DEATH'S HAND CHECKS RULING Suicide of Litigant Aects| as Bar to Rendering of a Decision Against Him Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 4. A decision in a suit against William Branin, a case the outcome of which had been anticipated by Branin with such disappointment that he commit- ted suicide yesterday morning, was to have been handed down by Judge Elis- | worth to-day. The court continued the matter for a week, however, the death of Branin so changing the circum- stances of the case that the. decision, already prepared and ready for deliv- ering, will need to be changed. The matter will now be put in the hands of the administrator of Branin's estate when that officlal is appointed, with the other claims and property be- longing to Branin. Branin had sought to have his claim for $1500, loaned to Captain Willlam Roberts, who went into insolvency, made a preferred claim. The court in- timated some time ago that this plea of Branin’s would be denied. His fail- ure to secure such preference is be- lleved to have created the despondency which culminated in the suicide yester- day, when he cut his throat with a razor. —_———t————. PRESIDENT WHEELER HOME AFTER AN EASTERN VISIT Head of University of California Much Pleased With World’s Fair at St. Louis. BERKELEY, Oct. 4.—President Benjamin Ide Wheeler returned to the University of California to-day after an absence of three weeks in the East, during which he visited the World's Fair, the University of Illinois and President Roosevelt at Washington and New York. Regarding his recep- tion by the President and the political situation in the East President Wheel- er refused to talk on the ground that he could not do so without committing a breach of propriety. “My trip was of little significance altogether,” said President Wheeler. “The fair is a wonderful exhibit of the world’s resources. I was particu- larly struck with the showing of Ger- many, whose representatives have se- lected with great care and skill a fine exhibition.” —————— Dr. J. F. Mehrmann Dead. OAKLAND, Oct. 4.—Dr. J. F. Mehr- mann, the father of Dr. H. B. Mehr- mann, Coroner of Alameda County, died very suddenlv this evening at his ' residence, 852 Isabella street, aged 30 years. Death was caused by valvuldt disease of the heart. The doctor had Jjust returned from a trip to Livermore and was taken sick this evening and died in a few hours. The deceased was a pioneer physicilan of Oakland and leaves a wife and two sons, Dr. H. B. Mehrmann of this city and Freder- ick Mehrmann of Livermore. AD' P BRANCH OFFICES | OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1083. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda 539. TELLS OF RICH MINING GROUND ON CEDROS ISLAND C. Dudet Arrives at San Diego With Samples to Bear Out His Story. - SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4.—C. Dudet, who is in charge of important conces- sions on Cedros Island, arrived on the steamship St. Denis this morning from the south. He tells of a rich strike made on the island and brings sam- ples of gold, copper and lead which tend to bear out his story. Traces also, he asserts, of tourmaline and other gem stones have been found, but development along this line is not proposed for the time being. Dudet claims his own interests on :):;3 island are worth at least $1,000,~ —_———— Plumber Steps on Live Wire. TULARE, Oct. 4—G. A. Brunner, a plumber, was almost electrocuted Wwhile working on the roof of the Ham building late this afternoon. He stepped across some telephone wires of the Tulare Telephone Company, which had! become crossed with a power line carrying 2200 volts. The shock threw Brunndér among the wires and he was frightfully burned across the back and legs. His helper, A. Place, in pulling him off the wires was burned about the hands and also rendered unconscious. Brunner has not regained consciousness and it is not known whether he will livé or not. ————— Cable Nears Completion. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—General Greely has received a dispatch from Major QGeneral Edgar Russell of the Signal Corps, announcing that the Burnside, which has been engaged in laying a cable from Valdes, Alaska, buoyed the Eastern cable end at the mouth of Sitka harbor on Monday aft- ernoon. It will require several days to make the shore connections in the nar- row passage of Sitka harbor. —_—— Stockton Man Fatally Beaten. STOCKTON, Oct. 4.—Manuel Ma- chado, a milker employed on the Blos- som ranch, near Holt Station on the Santa Fe, was so badly beaten with scme scantlings in the hands of An- tonio Martis and J. Zedoria that he will probably die. His skull is frac- tured and his body Is covered with bruises. The men who beat him charged him with having secured their discharge from the ranch. —_—— Hay Ends the Gurney Case. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—One of the first results. of the return of Secretary Hay to Washington was the closing up of the incident growing out of the ar- rest of Secretary Gurney of the British Embassy at Ivee, Mass. The Secretary concluded that entirely too much im- portance had been given the matter. ——————— LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. SAILED. Tuesday, Oct 4 Stmr South Coast, Oleen, for Casper. . DOMESTIC PORTS. ABERDEEN—Arrived Oct 4—Stmr G. G Lindauer, e Oct 1. FOREIGN PORTS. VICTORIA—Arrived Oct 4—Stmr Umatilla, hence Oct 2. MEMORANDUM. VICTORIA, Oct. 4—The steamer Leelanaw has been chartersd by the Dunsmuirs for thres years to carry cargo while towing concentrate barges between Treadwell and OCEAN STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Arrived Oct 4—Stmr Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, from Bremen. Arriveq Oct 5—8tmr Anchoria, from Glas- gow and Moville. 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