The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 7, 1904, Page 11

BIG FREIGHT STEAMER CISCO CAL ‘RIDAY, OCTOBER CALIFORNIAN ARRIVES SN The big American Hawaiian freighter Californian, Captain Dow, arrived yes- terday morning days from New York, with a general cargo of over eamer had fair weath- and hummed she ntering the Paci- traits of Magellan, “grout moods, was evidently wait- she had hardly at the mouth of aroused himself rong gale from the began to whistle heavy seas from the west- The Californian is no steam yacht and though she is & “steady” point with cargo, Is were soon going under with Joaded her r & quick jump from starboard to port. The decks were flooded with water washing fore and aft with the pitching of the ship, but as there is not enough wood a the Californian to make a T p. nothing about the decks be broken mor torn adrift. The waves simply piled themselves vessel, washing fore and aft, ed back into the sea without any damage. On the second day, ber 10, the hurricane increased lence &s 1f the elements were de- ned to down the stanch craft. The steamer rolled deeply, laboring and straining in her strugglie with the " of water that hurled them- the attack. All that day n Dow and his first officer stood he bridge, which is high above the with the seas at intervals their heads. Heavy rain I storms swept across the ocean, the general confusion and ness of the tempest. The ed nine feet of water by the violent deckhouses ver going and % ?f the seas around and over the However, the steam pumps eared this out. day of the struggle r began to moderate and night the gale was blowing Wind and wave had pre- t steel and steam and came out of the tem- mer seas till she entered the Golden Gate. The vessel's f rip from New York, which was weather passage, val in the port was August AR s Breaks the Customs Seals. pers of foreign ships moored in this r have telltale ongside of the ted electrically my of the vessel. By ture of the coal and > could be accurately 1 the because Coi orisms, e . at sea, & £00d writers the $500 fines which Anyhow, they had r of the telltale Mail Steamer Movements. - Pacific Ma. Absent Customs Inspector. the Pacific Mail whart, hat the the rocks near No royed. Her owners we: i be saved, but a be beack broke the hawser b - - SuGden & Christenson’s new steamer N o & trinl trip on the bay yesterda: the on of H. ( installed by Wérks. A large number of in - on board and the excursion Morse arrived Wed- 'ort Wrangel, iska, with 3 This has been > of fish that has come down this season. In fact Fort es appear to be running with er Leclanaw has been chartered by Tor three years for cargo car- c liner Sonmoma u for Sydrey. nahue will leave her a. m. to-morrow for 1l arrive ai the navy yard, the p witness the launc of the mew training-ship Intrepid. v sl NEWS OF THE OCEAN. Matters of Interest to Mariners and Shipping Merchants. The Fren h bark Genevieve Molinos is char- L to Europe at 225 6d (1s 34 less sh_ship Scottish Moors, barley to -y B4 (94 less direct); British ship Wanderer, lumber {rom Chemainus to Cardiff and Liverpool at S The bark Kaiulani returns to Honolulu with general carge. RSSO A Cargo for Mexico. The schooner Sophie Christensen sailed on Wednesday for Santa Rosalia with an assorted merchandise cargo valued at $43,217 and in- cluding the following: 2018 bbis flour, 3060 gals 15 cs wine, 100 cs canned saimon, 20,000 1bs bran, 1216 Ibs bread, 7 phes baking powder, 85,100 Ibs coffee, 150 cs canned goods, 3308 bales hey, 110.000 Ibs lard, 12,450 1bs paste, 31,950 lbw rice, 779 Ibs spices, 1015 lbe rosin, 114,235 ft lumber, 600 cs coai . 18 bdls brooms, 50 colls cordage, 100 bbis cement, 40 pkge Ary goods, 7 pkgs drugs, 200 cs dypemite.. 7 cs fuse, 9 os gasoline, 986 ft hardwood. 2000 cs coal ofl 22 bales 41 phkgs paint, 8 bdis pipe, 2200 Ibs starch, 4 bbls tar, 4214 pigs hardware. R A Merchandise for. Honolulu. The barkentine Irmgard was cleared yester- 62y for Honolulu with an assorted valued CArgo -l“.‘: The following were the principal | Coos Bay, for Ban Pedro. i | took 58 days | ¢ | | | kil E ! s Seven-Day Conflict With Heavy Gale and Stormy Seas —_—— Battle of the Wind' and Wave Against Steel and Steam » - WEATHER REPORT. (120th Meridian—Pacific Time.) CO, Oct. 68 p. m. um and minimum tem- reported for previous day from The following maxin peratures are Eestern cities: Qmneinnat Boston .. ..82-46 New Orleans. 66-56 Philadelphia s W 8874 Jucksonyiile Bt. Louls.. Chicago ..........5 BAN FRANCISCO....62-58 COAST RECORD. g -] By g o e K 42 s STATIONS. = 35 52 ¢ 5 - B udy Cloudy Flagstast Clear . Pocatello . Cloudy Tr. Independence W Pt.Cldy .02 Los Angeles SW Clear .00 Mt Tamalpaie. W Cloudy .12 North Head Cloudy .04 Phoentx Portland Red Blufr. San Frapcisco 29.80 82 Rain - Cloudy SE Cloudy SW Cloudy w Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL FORBCAST. fon over the plateau region and has continued to deepen during ¥, udy weather prevails from the api northward and light showers have 2 in all districts. Heavy rain has fallen to 2.38 inches in ths past s, Thunder storms are re- Winnemucca, Boise and Salt Lake Tehacl evada, Idaho, Oregon and theastern Washington. at San Francisco for thirty ht, October 71 rnla—Showers Friday, fresh ifornia — Cloudy Friday, with t west wind. Showers Friday. > and vicinity—Showers Friday, nity—Probably showers Fresno and vicinity G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecaster, Temporarily in charge. < 3 bread. 1500 cs 100 bbis salmon, 1764 Ibs chicory, 145 cs canned goods, 10 cs table preparations, 0 lhs dried peas, 5087 gals wipe, 145 pkgs 140 cs mineral water, 26 pkgs paste, 25 groceries and bxs goap, 15 bales duck, 80 kegs 31 cs manufactured tobacco, steel and iron, 5 cs benzine, 307 hogs. S S e SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Thursday, Oct. 7. vian, Dow, 59 days from New el 20 days and 20 bours. Winkel, 16 hours from Stmr Califo York, via Cor Alcazar, Rosa, Alexander, 42 hours from a way ports. nwood, Walvig, 19 hours from Arena, Miller, 12 bours from o W FEider, Randall, 57% hours via Astoria 441 hours Kilburn, Thompson, 7 hours from Reed, 42 hours from San Pedro. ., Webe hours from West- Celia, Smith, 20 hours from Albion. e, Eagles, 5 hours from Half- Stmr and wa Gipsy, ports. Johnson, 26 hours from Eureka. 2’ Smith, ck, 12 days from Bel- Leland, 80 hours from Monterey G Irwin, Hansen, 8 days from rbor. as R Wilson, Johnson, 6 days from chill, River. Jennie Gritfin, Gf Rosendal, ® days from Co- 2on, 3 hours from Reinertson, 13 hours from Stark, 10 hours from San npbell, § hours from Bodega. hr_ Bainbridge, Englebrettsen, 10 days Port Blakele: , Segelthorst, 10 days from i . Anderson, 4 days from Fureka. wr_Jokn G h, Gastrom, 10 days from Port Gamble. CLBEARED, ‘Thursday, Oct. Fr shio Amiral Cecille, Annette, Tacoma; Roth, Blum & Ci Bkin Irmgard, Schmidt, Honolulu; Wil- 1 . Dimond SAILED. Thursday, Oct. T. Garrett, Panama. Thompson, Port Rodgers. , Eagles, Halfmoon of California, Th ita, Preble, San Pedro. . Winkel, Greenwood, e, Hardwick, Bureka, Coos Bay ss, ireka. TELEGRAPHIC, POINT LOBO 6, 10 p m—Weath cloudy; wind west: velocity 8 miles per hour. DOMESTIC tmr Mackinaw, { hence Oct 2; Ger stmr Nicaria, from Comox. Sailed Oct 5—Schr R W Bartlett, for Re- dondo; stmr Ban Mateo, for San Fraacisco. Oct 6—Br ship Oranasia, for Queenstow BELLINGHAM—Arrived Oct 5 Stmr Shasta, hence Oct 1. 3 ASTORIA—Arrived Oct 6—Stmr Columbia, hence Oct 4; stmr Despatch, hence Sépt 30 Sailed Oct 5—Schr Beulah, for San Diego. Salled Oct 6—Ger stmr Arabla, for Yoko- ama. Arrived Oct 6—Stmr Fulton, hence Sept 30. BEATTLE—Arrived Oct G—Stmr Dertha, from Vaides; stmr Tampico, hence Oct 2; stmi- Humboldt, from Skagway. Sailed Oct 5—Stmr Geo Loomis, for San Francisco, Oct €—Stmr Jefferson, for Skag- way. Arrived Oct 6—Stmr Rainier, hence Oct 2. Sailed Oct 6—Stmr Centennial, for San Fran- cisco; stmr Santa Clara, for Valdez. EUREKA- 6—Stmr Francis H Leggett, for San Francisco, with new stmr Cascade in tow; stmr W H Kruger, for San Franeisco. Arrived Oct 6—Stmr Bureka, hence Oct 5. TATOOSH—Pased out Oct 6—S8chr Mindoro, from Port Blakeley. for San Pedro; stmr Geo Loomis, from Seattle, for San Francisco. Passeéd in Oct 6—Stmr Robert Dollar, hence Oct 2 for Mukilteo. COOS BAY—Sailed Oct 6—Stmr Arcata, for San Francisco; stmr_Chico, for San Francisco. Arrived 6—Stmr r, hence Oct 5. BANDON—Salled Oct 6—8chr Advance, San Francisco; schr Coquelle, for San Fran- i8co. gEAN‘I‘A BARBARA—Safled Oct ¢—Stmr LEonT 108 AN AR D—Arrived Oct 6—Schr m Honolulu —Sailed Oct 6—Stmr National PORT TOW | Alice Cooke, f: FORT BRA ra . tBOR—Arrived Oct 6—Stmr I an S HAF bara ! bure, for San Fran- for San PFrancisco. led Oct 6—Bark G—-Schr Henry K Hall, from OW-—Arrived Oct 6—Schr Golden e, from Manila, 1 ong, for San Francisco. ived Oct 4—Schr Defender. BAS PHILADELPE ERN PORTS. Arrived Oct 5—Br ship River Talloch, from Antofagasta. FOI YOKOHAMA machus, IN PORTS. Sailed Sept 26—Br stmr Tele- e “LONA .irrl\'ed Oct 4—Span stmr from Manila. Arrived Oct 4—Stmr Advance, from New A k DYSMITH—Sailed Oct B—Nor stmr Ti- . for Francisco. Sailed Oct 6—Ital bark Cate- ame, for Dublin O—Arrived Sept 8—Ger stmr Her- m hence May 26 for Hamburg. IQUIQUE—Arrived Sept 17—Br stmr Anglo Saxon, for —. SYDNEY—Sailed Oct 5—Br stmr Miowera, for Vancouver. ACAPULCO —Sailed Oct 6—Stmr City of Peking, for San Francisco. OCEAN STEAMERS. NEW YORK—Salled Oct 6—Stmr Friedrich der Groese, for Bremen, via Plymouth and Cherbourg; stmr La Savole, for Havre; stmr Laurentian, for Glasgow. TRIFSTE—Arrived Oct 2—Stmr Gerty, from New York, via Naples and Venice. LIVERPOOL—Arrived Oct 6—Stmr Teu- tonic, from New York. GLASGOW—Arrived Oct S—Stmr Korean, 1 from Boston, via Halifax. HAMBURG—Arrived Oct 6—Stmr Patria, from New York, via Do bl it Movements of Steamers. UTH TO ARRIVE. | From, ’ Due. - | Coquille River +see(Oct. -| Coquille River +|Oct. .| Ban Pedro & Way Pts.|Oct. Portland & Astoria .|Oct. China & Japan. |Oct. Oct. Oct. uE! Oct. Humboldt <l0ct. Humboldt -|Oct. Grays Harbor -0t Seattls & Taco: Oct. Eel River Ports t. Humboldt Oct. | Coos Bay Oct. Nanaimo . 2|0et. 10 n Pedro Zloct. 10 San Pedro .iOcL 10 Ventura. dney & Way Ports..|Oct. 10 State of Cal..| San Diego & Way Pts.[Oct. 10 Lindauer..| Grays Harbor Oct. 10 Oct. 10 “Oet. 11 <|Oct: 11 Point Arena & Aibion..|Oct. 11 Portland & Astoria....|Oct. 11 Newport & Way Ports. 1 Umatilla. . Puget Sound Ports Mendocino & Pt. Arena San Diego & Way Pts. W Point Arena. Santa Rosa.. York via Ancon. tle & Bellingham. | a & Japan Harbor . Oct. 15 s -{Oct. 16 Seattle & Tacoma.....|Oct. 1T Portland & Way Ports.|Oct, 17 TO SAIL. Steamer. | Destination. Salls.| Pler. | October 7. Homer..... | Humboldt ., 10 am{Pler 8 G. Dollar...| Grays Harl 12 m Pier 20 Montara... | Seattle direct ....| 4 pm Pler 11 F. Leggett. | Los Angeles Por 12 m Pler 2 Norwood...| Seattle direct . 3 pm Pler 2 Queen Puget Sound Ports 11 'am/Pler 9 Abydos Hamburg & Way.. 10 am Pler 19 Siberia | China & Japan...l| 1 pm/Pler 40 Curacao....| Mexican Ports ....{10 am|Pler 11 Pomona....| Humboldt ... 30 p|Pler 9 October 8. [ Elizabeth.. | Coquille River.....| 5 pm|Pler 20 N. Fork....| Humboldt ... .| ® am|Pler 20 Aurelia.... | Astoria & Portland| § pm|Pler 27 Alameda. .. | Honolulu .... % City Sydney! N. Y. via Ancon Point Arenal Point Arena . October 9. G. W. Elder| Astoria & Portland|11 am|Pler 24 S.Rosa.... | San Diego & Way.| 8 am|Pler 11 October 10. §. Monfea.. | Grays Harbor. 4 pm|Pler 2 Chehalls. .. | C s Harbor. 8 pm|(Pler 2 Chico - | Coquilte River - Pler 2 . | Humboldt . Pler 13 Corona. . Tumboldt ... 30 p(Pler 9 Coos Bay...| San Pedro & Way.| 9 am|Pler 11 October 11. Coos B. & Pt. Ortd|10 am|Pler 13 Eel River Ports...| 4 pm|Pler 2 Coos Bay direct 5 pm Pler 8 Redondo... | Astoria & Portland| 6 pm|Pler 2 | _ October 12. Arctic......| Humboldt ..... .| 9 pm[Pler 2 City Puebla | Puget Sound Ports|11 am|Pler 9 | October 13. { Pomo...... Pt Arena & Albion| 6 pm|Pler 2 State of Cal San Diego & W 9 am| Pler 11 Mongolia...| C . Japan 1 pm Pler 40 Newburg... Grays Harbor . 4 pm Pler 10 G. Lindauer| Grays Harbor ....| 1 pm|Pler 2 October 14. | Willapa Harbor....| 4 pm|Pler 20 Newport & Way...| 9 am|Pier 11 tle & Tacoma.| 5 pm|Pler 20 Coronado. .. Grays Harbor... 4 pm|Pler 10 Columbia... Astoria & Portland|11 am Pler 24 October 15. | | Newport... |N. Y. via Ancon.|12 m/Pler 40 | October 17. { Umatilla... ! Puget Sound Ports.|11 am|Pler 9 ROM SEATTLE Destination, Humboldt. . Oregon. ... . Cottage Ci Dolphin. .. Bertha. . Farallon..... Santa Ana.. orts. |Oct. 13 ovia & Way Ports.|Oct. 168 Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U, 8. N., Mer- chants” Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., October 6, 1604, The Time Ball on the tower of the Ferry building was dropped exactly at noon to-day— i e, at noon of the 120th meridian,_ or at 8 p. m. Greenwich time. J. C. BURNETT, Lieutenant, N., in charge, T Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Time and Height of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Publishéd by official authority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about 25 minutes later than at Fort Point; of tide is the same at both place: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7. Sun rises Sun sel Moon e |Time) 9 |Time| | T (F! exposition of the tides carly morning tides are given in the left d column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time; the fourth time column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are in addition to the soundings of the United States Coast Survey Charts, except when a minus (~o) sign precedes the height, and then the number given Is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. MINING COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS. At @ meeting of the New York and Grass Val. ley Gold Mining Company, held in this city last Wednesday, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: A. M. Duncan, ident; Bdwin Fernald, vioe president; J. . Heisner, secretary; Captain A. Anderson, treasurer; G. W. Root, manager, and the above named, with Charles'Haseltine, G. W. Boole, J. A, Orr and 8. C. Kaye, as directors. | | value of $60 or more a ton in gold, | by the committee to have been recently | T Three Well-Known Men From Shang- | men, who arrested them for disturb- | had halted at the spot and | stick, (EAVOR LISTING NEVADA MINES Committee of Stock Exchange Proposes Plan to Inerease Business Done by Brokers —— REPORT IS SUBMITTED Investigation Is Suggested Regarding Mining Methods at Tonopah and Goldfields AT RS A committee of the San Francisco Stock Exchange consisting of A. B. Ruggles, Joseph Marks and W. C. Ral- ston reported to the exchange yester- day their conclusions concerning the Tonopah and Goldfields mining dis- tricts, which they personally visited. The committee also made recommenda- tions to the exchange In regard to its action. The recommendations, in full, are as follows: In view of the foregoing, we, your committee, beg leave to recommend that many of the mines in these several districts should be listed and regularly called upon our exchange. That you should first, however, obtain from each of the mining Companies a statement | signed by the proper officers of the amount of their capitalization, the stock already dis posed of and the amount on hand in th treasury, That you should find out, through some rep- esentative sent by you, the condition of the work being done, and whether they are being legifimately opened up, and thereby protect the investing public. It the above recommendations are adopted, we believe that a new interest will be awakened | and that beneficial results will accrue, not only | to the mining . interests but also to our ex- change. The committee reported that several mines in Tonopah were visited. No attempt was made to furnish any de- tails concerning any of these mines. Thirty-nine shafts have been sunk in the district and twenty-three out of the thirty-nine were reported in pay ore. “Many of these have developed | large bodies of very high grade ore,” reported the committee. ‘“Tonopah is to-day a settled business community and is destined to be a great mining center.” Goldfields, Columbia, Diamond Fields and Jumbo were also visited. Concern- ing the miges the committee reported that as a whole, considering the extent of the territory so far prospected, “‘they bid fair to be the greatest gold pro- ducers in the country. New finds are constantly being made of ore with a showing that the rich mineralization is general over a wide area.” Whether these values will extend in depth the committee refused to say as ‘“no one can see under the ground beyond the point of a pick.” Three carloads of ore were reported shipped. They showed a value from the smelter of $1600 a ton and the com- mittee saw 60 sacks, weighing 100 pounds each,, ‘from which they (the mine owners) expected to realize from the pannings over $500 a sack.” At Tonopah, Goldfields and the other dis- tricts’ visited by the committee there is sufficient ore te require three times the present shipping facilities to han- dile. The committee gave as reasons for the fact that the mines in ques- tion are not dividend payers, lack of power, water and shipping facilities. ————— INSIST ON DISRUPTING A RELIGIOUS MEETING hal Arrested for Annoying a ‘Woman Preacher. Arthur Fischer, merchant, of Shanghai; Fred W. Babers, who has charge of the mail service at Shang- hal, and Dr. Fuhlow arrived here on the last steamer from the . Qrient. They are on their way to Berlin. The three men were out for a lark yes- terday afternoon, and before they finished they ran afoul of two police- ing a religious meeting which Mrs. Hosford was conducting at Grant avenue and Bush street. The visitors insisted upon breaking up the meeting. One of them taunted the woman with a while the other two made fun of her. Policemen Hynes and Con- nor were notified and made the men move along. They returned shortly after and renewed their actions. The 81 | marine engineer and said that he was officers were compelled to arrest them. They were taken to the Hall of Justice and released on bail. The three men are staying at the Palace Hotel. —————— SPANIARDS COME FROM HOME TO WORK AS MINERS Vigilant Inspectors Prevent the Land- ing of Several Contract Laborers and One Destitute Finn, Lawrence H. Oriben, age 13 years, and Alvaro Santos Suarez, 33, immi- grants from Spain, who arrived from Panama on the Newport, were denied a landing yesterday on the report of United States Immigrant Inspector Antonio de la Torre Jr. They admit- ted that they came from Spain to be employed in a gold mine in this State, a Spanish miner here having written that they would be met at a hotel on Broadway and escorted to the mines. Inspector D. J. Griffiths reported against the landing of Johannes E. Broman from Finland. Broman is a on his way to Norway, Mich., where his father lives. He was destitute of money and would become a public charge at once if landed. Ninety-five Japanese farmers, who arrived on the Mongolia under con- tract to work in coal mines at Las Es- peranzas, Mex., started from this city vesterday under a bond furnished by the Southern Pacific Company. —_———— Delayed Action Too Long. Judge Hebbard yesterday dismissed the case of George W. Armbrus- ter against R. MecColgan and Willlam Jo Leet on account of the plaintiff's dilatoriness 4n prosecuting. The suit was brought to recover $3437 75 alleged to be due for redeeming real estate at a fore- closure sale. Leet got title to the property through McColgan and got a judgment for ejectment against Arnmbruster. The latter case was ap- | pealed and Armbruster delayed -the suit for money in order to see what disposition make of the efectment FORESTER NEEDS T0 BE TAUGHT 1 Educational Requirements to ‘ Secure Competent Officer Are Proposed by Committee WILL BAR POLITICIANS Inquiry Concerning Methods for Stopping Forest Fires Leads to Some Conclusions — . | f § | | A graduate of some forestry school, with a certain number of years’ ex- perience, js the sort of person that members of the California Water and | Forest Association wish to have ap- pointed as forester for this State, un- der the terms of a bill to be presented to the California Legislature at its next session. A meeting of the com- mittee that was appointed at a recent conference between the Water and For- | est Assocfation’s committee and repre- sentatives of the United States For- estry Division to draft a bill to prevent the further destruction of California forests by fires will be held mext Sun- day. William Thomas is the chairman of that committee and it will have be- fore it the bill that was recently sub- mitted by the Forestry Division repre- sentatives who have been engaged in work in this State. In that proposed measure one clause made the appoint- ment of a forester by the Governor fol- low the recommendation of the For- estry Division. The purpose of this provision was to make it certain that no mere politician should ever be selected to fill a position | that requires some knowledge of for- estry. It was considered certain that no Governor of California would ever | | consent to have a bureau of the na- | tional Government select for him a man to appoint to any State position. The desirability of having a man with | the indispensable forestry lore led to turning over the bill to a special com- | mittee for amendment to meet existing conditions. Since then the idea of pro- viding an educational qualification for the State forester is reported to have galned ground. There is no demur to the general suggestions made by the Governmental forestry attaches. It will probably be recommended that the fire wardens be provided for in the bill; each warden having a specified dis- trict shall be entirely under the control i and direction of the State forester. | Probably the amount asked from the | State as an appropriation in the for- estry bill that has already been con- sidered will be raised from $20,000 by the special committee to some larger sum. The compulsory burning of “glashings” as a preventive measure against fires is still open to discussion. Holders of large timber tracts have said that they approved of promptly destroying the slashings for the pur- pose of getting the litter that might feed flames off the ground. Smaller timber owners may object on account | of the expense involved. { Possibly two bills may be reported, | so that if one set of provisions proves to be too strongly opposed another set ‘may be adopted and so make the neces- sary beginning possible. It is now re- ported that there was no need for the great fire at the Big Basin in Santa Cruz County lately. Smoldering em- bers were seen a week before the large conflagration. Partles who passed seemed to think that the responsibility | belonged to others. The real fact was that responsibility did not devolve of- | ficially on any one. The appointment | of’ a forester and the forest wardens | will make it the duty of paid persons to watch for incipient fires and to ex- tinguish them as soon as possible, be- | fore any destructive headway can be | made. ———— EASTERN PICKPOCKET IS " IDENTIFIED BY VICTIM J. W. Thornton Will Be Charged With | Grand Larceny on Complaint of H. E. Floyd. J. W. Thornton, alias G. Wilson, | allas T. O'Brien, a well known Eastern | pickpocket, who was arrested at EI- lis and Leavenworth streets on ‘Wednesday night by Detective Ryan, will find at least one charge of grand larceny placed against him. He was | positively identified yesterday morning | by H. E. Floyd, inventor of an oil gas generator and burner, as one of three men who stole a diamond stud from him at the Cliff House last Fri- day afternoon. Floyd said he had been at the CIliff House with two women and they were boarding an electric car to return, when Thornton and two other men pushed against him. Floyd has a lame leg and he expostulated with Thorn- ton for his rudeness. After they got seated on the car Floyd missed his stud and accused Thornton of having taken it. Thornton and his compan- ions rode on in the same car and Floyd intended to notify a policeman, but failed to see one. . Thornton worked with his brother and ‘another man, who were with him | when arrested by Detective Ryan. They made their escape, but every ef- fort will be put forth by Captain Bur- nett to find them. He is determined to rid the city of such crooks. —— e DE HAVEN FREEZES AN ASSISTANT ATTORNEY Declares the Statutes Do Not Contem- plate That He Should Act as a Clerk. ‘When the petition of Captain Wil- | liam W. Harts of the United States army for a remission of a fine im- posed upon him for failing to declare dutiable goods in his baggage came up in the Federal District Court yester- day, Assistant United States Attorney Ben L. McKinley suggested that the court should send a certified copy of the transcript to the Secretary of the Treasury. Judge de Haven said he was not act- ing as a clerk for the Secretarv of the First Installment (A powerfui By Francis Lynde. “Nat’s Monkey.” By Frank T. Bullen. “The Third Person.” By Keith Gordon. “A Batch of Love Letters.” (The Case of Wall Versus Montgomery.) By W. Pett Ridge. “The Return of the High Shoulder Puff." By Augusta Prescott. “The Ajax of Sophocles.” By Madge Moore. “Mrs. Crusoe’s Woes.” By George Winthrop. “The Madness of By Marie Corelli. “Physical Culture By Prof. Geo. S. Miehling. “Flying Machine “What Women Want to Know.” By Madge Moore. “The Newspaper Puzzle Page for the Children. Also “Mr. Dooley,” Davenport’s Cartoons And the Handsome Art Supplement, “A St. Bernard On Guard.” Price - - On Sunday, The Call will add plement to its many other excellent features, making it Features OF NEXT UNDAY’ ‘CALL “Leaves for Bookworms.” By Robert W. Ritchie. “Adventures of Reuben.” By Edward W. Townsend. “On Being Introduced.” By Jerome K. Jerome. ” “The Grafters. political story.) Clothes.” at Home.” That Flies.” Artists’ Exhibit. Sc Per Copy October 30, 1904, a fine Comic Sup- one of the strongest and most desirable papers in the ' l United States. = W. C. T. U. ELECTS ITS OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR Passes Resolution Petitioning Execu- tive to Grant Use of Bible in Schools. The annual convention of the San yesterday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Alice E. Bradley, presi- dent, in the chair. .Among reports was one from the | Flower Mission, showing that over 5000 bouquets had been distributed to the sick and suffering during the year. | The matter of the use of the Bible in the schools of the State was dis- cussed and Mrs. A. E. U. Hilles of Palo Alto moved the following resolu- tion, which was carried: Resolved, That we in convention assembled petition the executive of California to grant 1o the children of this magnificent State the recognition of God and the use of the Bible in their daily school life. We deplore the re- cent decision of the Attorney General and still more the existence of the law upon which be based such decision. The continuance of membership of the County W. C. T. U. in the San Francisco Local Council of Women was decided upon. The following presidents of the lo- cal unions made their annual report: . B. McCoy, Central Union Church; M, % Paaimbridge, First Baptist Church: Mrs. Emma L. Howard. Third (‘alltr&l’i(lnu;l Church; Mrs. Stanbridge, Central L‘Imr'g:; Mrs. Mary Gilley, Frances Willard Tnion; Mre. L. D. Hart, Western Addition; Miss Anna E. Chase, The election of officers for the year resulted as follows: Mrs, Alice E. Bradiey, president: Mrs. A. C. Bainbridge, vice president; Dr. Alida E. Av- ery. recording secretary: Mrs_ S. B. McCoy, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Emma L. How- ard, treasurer. intendents of departments—Mrs. Addie Jordon Burgess, fower and miseion: Miss Kate Jolly, temperance and labor; Dr. Alida C. Av- erv, ftranchise; Mre. F. 8. Vaslit, social meet- ings and red letter days: Mrs. Marion Irving. forelgn work; Mrs. Dorcas J. Spencer, school savings banks; Mrs. S. B. McCoy, legislation and petitions; Mrs. E. G. Humphrey, soldiers and seilors; Mrs. A C. Balnbridge, purity; Mre. A. E. Bradley, Ensign and_Union Signai national organs); Mrs. Clare O. Press; Mrs. L. D. Hart, railroads Mrs. Mary Gilley, Loyal Tem- and Sunday-schooi; Mrs. Maria BARSI SENT TO W —Ratael ‘Barsi, who pleaded gullty to a charge of as- Judge Dunne's sault with a deadly weapon in court, for sentence yesterday. he has not attained his majority Judge sentence and ordered to the Whittier Reform School. Barsi, an attack made | | ! Francisco County W. C. T. U. was held | ! \ |STX MONTHS' GRACE 1 ALLOWED DAVIDSON | Supervising Inspector Bermingham Takes Pity Upon a Dissolute Engi- neer and Reduces Sentence. Supervising Inspector John Berm- ingham :esterday ordered a reduction of the sentence imposed upon William Davidson, chief engineer of the steam- er Arthur B, by the local board of inspectors for the district of Seattle for failing to insert a new fusible plug | in the boiler of said steamer after hav- ing been ordered to do so by Assist- ant Inspector Lord on April 19 of this | year. The following is an extract from Captain Bermingham's decision: . He w duly sworn, waived counsel and testi he remained about five weeks I the Ariae B after her inspection, without remewing the fusible plug. for the remson that he t the old one was “‘good emough. ¢ vessel without proper notice to the owner and without notifying his successor that he had not renewed the aforesald fusible plug: which, it appears, was later the cause of the ‘‘coming down” of the crown sheet of the boller in the o) Steamer: but, 1t 0 InJ;?&HfQY — fortunately, n admissions, ap- man of somewhat dissolute habits, but which he promises to abate. How- ever, [ believe that the ends of justice In his case will be served by reduction of ome- haif the pennity im by the local board in s case. Therefore, the appeliant, William Davidson, is hereby notifled that his license as chief engineer will remain suspended for six months from and after July 11, 1004, in Heu of the twelve months horses at the instance of the de: .. LECTURE E TO BEGIN. — Mrs. Bernard® Moses will to-night open the free stereopticon lecture course of the South Park Settlemient at 86 South The lectures will be accompanied by musical selections ren- dered by Profeseor Mary Smith.