The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1904, Page 4

i Legislative, SALARIES HELD After Br Mt £m r second shaft, ha ant, and =il made thei me of them being overc oke and gas. —————— pared with the Construct eay e 1pp Po emploves esc EAN DIEGO. res cream. SCOTT & BOWNE, 4op Peari Strest. New York. CISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1904 EF L i I\ TH —_Tlmlirial Bill Executive With Veny Question NDRED MEN ESCAPE FROM BURNING Overcome by in Making Their Way the Sarface, t this morning t work in the 3 was discovered 1o be | 2PPO £ HOUSE Passes Few Changes Debate on Trust) vdjournment Is laken Tntil Next Monday Smoke and Gas to m a while great excite- he men. however, were MINE Usurps Functon of ite her husba ng, as she had agreed to quash a for this e they were married and if the case i 1 be no further trou- having were not paid her. ex wed the lan. Mr 1 do such a thing.” ing sking at the Judge, P. P s satisfaction. and make up, and t trouble. Come now, you gether and kiss.” | Mre blushed, Poliard gloomed I osculate ment of I'll give the marital reunion a week's " S seid his Honor, “and both the There and the defendant must o Sueg next Friday and report progress.” vl be all right, Judge,” said Mr ome Purchase Gold for Export. RK, Dec 007,000 9.—Goldman to-day purchased at the goid bars, all ce their last Sach & Co. . The t announced, hipment B reported tha 18 was to be sent to Mexico —_——— Buillding Shows Increase. HICAGO, ding operations in the in the United Dec 9.—In reviewing 3 twenty 4 tes for his head was struck by a dinner plate | hurled by his stepson, Henry Raen-| 1904, as com- e month in 1903, News to-morrow will that there has been a total crease of about 25 per cent. —_—— © Army Orders. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Upon ar- zn Francisco from the Phil- ne Islands Post Commissary Ser- some sharp projection. report R. Krauthoff of the commis- 2l at William A. Keller wi purchasin his depot 114 ————— Fire Destroys Shoe PONTIAC, Iil., Dec. 9.—Fire to-day for some tim @estroyed the main building of the ac Shoe Manufacturing Company, 75,000. loss will reach § i Dec: estate Lraker, o kick by & horse recetved a few Gays agn war & years of age ang Chicago seveniesn years ago. The liver of the cod fish produces oil that isa won- derful fiesh builder. Nofat or o0il can compare with it in that respect. Togetthe best out of it, it must be emulsified and made like In Scott’s Emul- sion it is prepared in the best possible form to pro- cuce the best possible re- cults. Thirty years have 'n this. WL send you 2 samwpie free. the eff came ER 1 s mile | escape Med n- dier. o He declined point-blank-a request to Y | furnish an inquisitive bailiff with his name, and as he had not been formally subpenaed his cognomen was not on record. All that could be_ ascertained anent his identity was Mrs. Pollard's inadvertent remark that he had been her husband's employer for eighteen consecutive years and that his tonsorial parior is on Second street, near Minna. R S Until the cranial injury that neces- t some of the sitates Henry Sleaman’s confinement | to hospital is sufficiently healed safely to permit his appearance to testify Judge Mogen cannot definitely ascer- the character of the missile with h the damage was inflicted. It is understood that Mr. Sleaman claims feld, but both Mr. Raenfeld and. his wife deny that any such weapon was used. Indeed, they aver that the in- dention of Mr. Sieaman’s skuil was | not made by anything cast by any one, but was Inflicted in some way which 1o them is a mystery, aithough they would not be surprised to learn that it was resultant of a fall against Mr. Sleaman alleges that he re- ceived his wound while he was dining & depertment for duty with Mr. and Mrs. Raenfeld in their home at Hunters Point. He had beenin- | ENCINENT |FRIEND OF BOTH REUNITES WOMAN AND HER SPOUSE Polce Judge Fritz; DOWNIBut They Shy at Request to Kiss|?THER CHANGES LIKELY) | vited there by his stepson, with whom | he had not been on speaking terms and he accepted the invitation because he regarded it as an overture of peace. While sitting at table he complimented Mrs. Raen- The 300 | feid on her ability as 2 cook and took | occasion to pay flattering trjpute to the crisp quality of some * biscuits a which she had baked. To his sur- prise she questioned his sincerity and ing” her, as she did not propose to sit there and be insulted in her own {house, even If he had married her | husband’s mother. Then, to his | deeper astonishment Mr. Raenfeld | took side with his wife and told him | (Mr. 8.) that he ought to be ashamed { of himeelf and that if he did not like | the biscuits he wes privileged to shun | them. Mr. Sleaman’s retort provoked the throwing of the thing—either a | plate or a blscuit, most probably the | former—that cut a gash in his crani- um. It is expected that Mr. Sleaman :'Hl be able to attend court next Mon- ay. R For expecterating upon a sldewalk at Pine and Kearny streets Steven Stack was arrested on complaint of a lady member of the Outdoor Art League, and if Mr. Stack had been ac- cused of a capital offense he,could not | have expressed deeper contrition as he stood before Judge Cabaniss. As he had spent about twenty-four hours in prigon the court dismissed him with a reprimand that stung. b eie _Joseph Smith, who shot and killed ‘Jnflph McGowan about two weeks | #go, appeared for preliminary exam- ination before Judge Mogan, but on 1ur:counl of the absence through ili- ness of the official stenographer and ]the inability of the court to procure ! a qualified substitute the hearing was | continued till 10:45 o’clock next Mon- day morning. Attorney D. J. Murphy represented the defendant, whose de-' rudely requested him to cease “josh- | | Conlan and asked h do with them if he sentence her to § the Judge replied the w &° on her own Iimbs prison m: errested Thursday afternoon d in Ris possession xcess of the max- law, which is fifty, gave him till to-day at day extraordinary meant the imony for ai llowed her ecognizance to ap- ning. Where- thanked him most de hasty exit. i BT BY JAMES C. CRAWFORD. Poliard was both ready | yed neither hope no REID MAY CET CHOATE'S PLACE Reported That the New York ; Editor Will Be Chosen as| Embassador to England | | With Formal Resignations| in March Diplomatie Serf vice May Be Reorganized | r LL BUREAU, HOTEL BARTON, | 31 to an inqui was Il members of the Cabinet and ail American Embassadors and Ministers to foreign countries to submit their i ignations, to take effect March 4. o X is is a custom Jong foliowed at the! next end of an administration, but there has been some' hesitancy on the part of officeholders in the clzsses mentioned. Fisher- This does not necessarily mean that yesterday, s to Judge what she would shouid decide to ent, to which that he would not have her miss the matine and then he nythin mornin een Third and Ty airing in- +- formed him that they were forced to flee from their lodging piace, the Mon- | first-named | roughfare, by the brutal tyranny of | Night Clerk Fred Mifes. Whereupon the | fine leather cases, $1.00, tana tho; House, 78¢ on officer took the shivering duo back to | 35.00. $10.00 and $20.00 each. the Montana House, and his investfga- | tion there warranted him in placing| ing and t Mr. Miles under arrest and recording | and useful Christmas presents. Sa Val the against him two charges of battery. By the testimony edduced before | o Judge Mogan it was made apparent| that Mr. Miles was mispMced when he | assumed the night clerkship of the| that!| President Roosevelt will make & clean sweep in the diplomatic service. Many Embassadors and Ministers will be re- tained In the posts they now occupy or in new ones, but undoubtedly there will be important changes. It has been stated, without denial from the White | House, that Whitelaw Reid will suc- ceed Joseph A Choate as American Embassador at London. Choate is not anxious to retire, how Powell Clayton at Mexico City will resign with the definite intention of retiring. There is no doubt that W. W. Rockhill, chief of the Bureau of American Republics, will succeed E. H. Conger as American Minister to China. —_————— SUPERINTENDENT BY DAY AND HIGHWAYMAN BY NIGHT Chicago Man Confesses to Having Led a Jekyll and Hyde Life for a Year. CHICAGO, Dec. $.—Acting by day as superintendent in the printing de- partment of a local manufacturing company and at night the part of & highwayman has b the ca- reer of Edward B. Clark, now under arrest. According to his confession he has played the varied role for a year. He has admitted being impli- ated in several heold-ups which have puzzled the police. Ruggles averre Incidentally Clark declared that he ot Batricn ored thati}ad traveled all over the world and abille when he met | that on one occasion while making 2 morning | 1P 10 China he struck down and % | Killed three of a crowd of saflors who had mutinied. Herbert Boyer, also a printer, was taken into custody as an | 2ecomplice. .. - BEITEVE RANCH NEAR CHICO Vi HOLDS FORTUNE IN GOLD | | Drea jgers Will Be Instalied on Prop- erty Where Pay Dirt Was Yocated in Well HICO, Dec. 9.—The fhding of gold in an abandoned well in the town of Honcut has caused a great deal of ex- | citement. The well is on the property | known 'as the Abbey ranch. Dredgers | Wil be installed on the ranch by those | who think that the discovery will lead | | to Tich results. | —_————— | TWO DAYS AT SANTA CRUZ. | i | Round Trip, With Board at Hotel, $8. Monday excursion tickets to ng two days board and George. will be sold on Pacific agents. This is one of California’s great- Military band concerts on days and Sundays; mammoth r pler; boating, fishing, t e water walks ard driv c The place for soclal ciubs to spend the week's end. Tickets sold at Third and Town- send streets 4 613 Market street and at ferry ticket offices. - | | ——————— | ‘ | End Duties at the Fair. | | | | | Saturday BT. LOUIS, Dec. 8.—On orders ra- ceived to-day from the War Depart- ment at Washington, the o! | {have been on duty at the | | cers who ouislana Purchase Exposition have been re- —# | lleved and will go to their proper sta- tions. | Christmas Toilet Sets. ! Tollet sets in staghorn, celluloid and | As usual we have the greatest variety and best | 800d things; also hand, stand- riplicate mirrors for handsome | nborn, & Co., 741 Market street. | dacity in requesting him to “please ‘o: 'way and let them sleep.” His on-| Montana House, as his natural pen-|slaught was so abgupt and vigorously chant for bullying fitted him better for | prosecuted that to escape it they were | slave-driving. It of the witnesses averred, was his wont, some aliciously to | secure possession of their tattered outer | conceive and execute devices for tor-| garments. turing the hapless transients who paid | forced to make an exit ere they could | “I hefta show dese ‘Iu bums dat dey’' 10 cents for the privilege of occupyln;fc&n't run me,” was Mr. Mfles' defense. | the bunks all night under his supervi- | He was pronounced gullty of both sion. He awoke them when there was | charges and will no necessity for doing so, and if they | morning. protested agalnst his conduct he dis- | ciplined them with fists heavily backed be sentenced this| Until the police ascertain whether by muscle and scientifically applied.| Taki Yamagi was on burglary bent| He treated them as if they were pariah dogs Instead of contributors to the house, which in turn maintained him. 4 Mr. Miles’ expulsion of Messrs. Car- | arrested at 3 o'clock yesterday morn- ron and Miller was the culmination of | ing by Patrolman Keohane, who be- their objection to being beaten kicked as punishment for their when he broke the window of a Dupont | street store with a stone, he will be| held without bail, The little Jap was and | lievas he can make a burglary charge au- $ stick. { Winter Palace to-day was HEROES DINE WITH THE CZAR Feast of St. George, Greatest Military Holiday of the Year, Observed in Russia | WELCOME FOR VETERANS Men Who Have Distinguished Themselves in Country’s Service Honored by Ruler DSt Ll ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. of the feas test military he to which every man in -zhe Russia upon whom either the cross of St. George or a sword for bravery has of year, been conferred is invited to be Emperor's guest at dinner. Notwithstanding the absence at the front of a larg= number of officers of the army and navy usually present, it was a bril nt spectacle. The Grand Dukes in gorgecus uniforms and eri pled veterans arrayedg@n the garb private soldiers movéd side by side throughout the throng. Many sailors of the cruiser Variag and the gunboat Koreitz, sunk off Chemuipo at the opening of the war, were present. The vast hall was lined by guards of honor, who saluted impartially each deco- rated hero, whether Grand Duke private soldier. The ceremony consisted of a grand imperial procession and Te Deum at the catbedral, followed by a dinner spread fn the Nicholas and St. George white salons. About 400 guests were present. The Emperor was in a par- ticularly gracious mood. ———— SEWING MACHINE AGENT / VICTIM OF BOLD ROBBER the or Masked Thief Enforces His Demand for Wealth of Traveler With a Revolver. REDDING, Dec. $.—E. W. Graham, a sewing machine agent, was held up and robbed of $22 last night on the outskirts of Redding as he was re- turning from French Guich. A masked highwayman forced bim to halt, alight from his buggy and stand with his hands abeve his head. Preesing a revolver against his victim’s body, the rebber went through Graham'spockets with his disengaged hand. The de- scription of the robber is so incom- plete that there is little likelthood of his capture. —————————— MAKES PROPOSAL TO BUILD A NEW ELECTRIC ROAD Santa Cruz Man Wants to Construct Line Ten Miles Long to Resort im South. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Dec. 9.—At a largely attended mass-meeting in this city last night F. S. Granger of Santa Cruz made a propesition to build an electric railway to Avila Beach at the Port Harford Government breakwa- ter, ten miles from this city. He pro- pesed to put in a railway costing $25,000- per mile and asked a bonus of $50,000. A comumittee of five eit!- zens was appointed to cons the proposal. —————— JEFFREY MADE PRESIDENT OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC His Selection Furnishes Further Evi- dence of Gould's Connection ‘With the Project. NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—At a meeting | of the board of directors of the West- ern Pacific Rajlway Company, held in this city to-day, President Jeffrey of the Denver & Rio Grande was slected vice president of the Western Pacific. This is regarded as indicating the in- terest the Denver & Rio Grande and other Gould lines have in promoting the line from Salt Lake City to San Francisco. —_—e—————— Automobilist's Long Trip. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 9.— Charles J. Glidden of Boston, now on a tour of the world in an automobile, ie a passenger on the steamship Mona, which sailed to-day for Honolulu. Glidden will stop in Honolulu, the and Australia. Thence he will go to Japan and return to Europe via Sing- apore. —_—— Give Her a Kodak. ¥ou couldn’t select a better Christmas present. 4 Brownies. $1.00 to $5.00. Kodaks. $5.00 to $87.00. Kirk, Geary & Co., 112 Geary Street. * —_————— Portland Man Named. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The clos- ing sesstons of the convention of the National Civil Service Reform League €re held to-day. The league principal exception being the addi- Or., and others to the presidents. —_— Four More Bodies Found. BURNETT, Wash., more bodies, making sixteen in all, were recovered to-day from the coal mine, thus accounting for all the vie- tims of Wednesday's explosion. list of vice re- | | eiected most of its present officers, the | Dec. 9.—Four | TRADE HORIZON - 1AS NO CLOUDS .Presem Conditions of the Best With Fine ()utl.wk at the Turn of the Year DE IN FREIGHT ' BLOCKA Factories Report Increased Outputs With a Demand for Three Months Ahead YORK, Dec. 8.—Dun’s weekiy rade to-morrow will say e reaction was not k in the commen , all measure of legitimate trade ng wholesome progress and con- in the future is unshaken. NEW woft fidenc Railroad earnings in November aver- aged 9.5 per cent greater than In the ! same month of 193, and the distribu- tion of merchandise is sufficiently heavy to produce freight blockades at several Manufacturing plants report incre output in almost ever in- stance, except where inadequate water supply provides a temporary interrup- tion. Seasonable weather has stimulated holiday goode are in Strength continues in the hide market Moderate offerings of foreign dry hides are readily absorbed at further frac- tional advances. Failures this week numbered 239 in ited States against 331 last year in Canada, compared with 20 a year ago. . NEW YORK, Dec. 9.—Bradstreet's to-morrow will say: While distribution displays more irregularity, manufactur- | ing industries with few ex: con- tinue very active. Wholesale distribu- tion, as usual at this season, tends to quietness, though In excess of a year | ago. Western jobbers fail to report an active reorder movement in stapies, but holiday trade is progressing favorably and promises with favorable weather to reach a large total. Holiday speciaities in groceries, dry goods and fancy ar- ticles have had a lar~e sale, and the hardware trade East and West is in ex- cellent shape. The winter wheat situa- tion is still not entirely clear. The feei- ing Is one of optimism in trade. The country seems to look forward to 1905 with confidence and some lines re- port a full quarter's trade already practically booked. Wool is quiet, but firmly held, with stocks light and manufacturers not as yet fully covered for the season. ————————— HOLDS INSURANCE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE points. JURY Gives Verdict for $2000 and Costs to Girl Whose Father was Asphyxiated. NAPA, Dec. | holder of an insurance policy was as- phyxiated cannot be used by the com- pany issuing the policy as a reason for using to pay the heirs of the de- ceased the amot . This was decided to-day by a jury in Judge Gesford’s co v gelina Ramatici a with ‘costs of suit, against the Trav- elers’ Insurance Company. The defendant refused to pay $2000 to the girl on the ground that her | father, to whom a policy for that amount had been issued, was under the i ce of liguor when he met 1is death by asphyxiation two years ago. —_— CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH DURING PARENTS' ABSENCE | Three Little Ones Perish in Flames 1 That Destroy Home of a Wash- ington Couple. TACOMA, Dec. 9.—A report reached here to-day from Port Madison, Kitsap | County, of the burning of the house of Arthur Raines while he and his wife were digging clams a mile away. The three children of the couple, aged 5, 4 and 2 years, were burned to | death. ————————— | California Postal WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The fol- | fornia have been advanced to the | Presidential class: Alhambra, $1100; $2.00, $3.00, $4.00, | Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Tasmania | Hemet, $1000; Hollywood, $1100; Im- ] ri%l. §1500; Mojave, $1000; Rudley, | $1100. | " Fdward M: Fisher has been ap- | pointed Postmaster at Noyo, Mendo- cina County; Katherina Wheelock, at | Pike. G. 5. Chamberiain and Hugh Sparks of San Francisco have been iappolnud railway mall clerks. ——— e Baron's Failure. The public must less no time if want- ing fine tailor suits at their own prices. | 763 Market street. E..J. Hanson. as | signee. : B — | Miles to Head Douglas’ Staff. BOSTON, Dec. 9.—Governor-elect Douglas to-day announced that Gen- | ticn of Thomas N. Strong of Portland, | eral Neison A. Miles would be at the head of his staff. It is understood he { will be made adjutant general, or pos- | sibly inspector general. ! ———— Dividend on Southern Pacific. | NEW YORK, Deec. 9.—A dividend of 3% per cent has been declared on the | preferred stock of the Southern Pa- cific Company. women. you will simply take the pills in time. to optain health and maintain it. '~ 8OLD EVERYWHERE IN BOXES. (0c. and 2Bo. ADVERTISEMENTS. To Cure Your Constipation and rid yourself of this bad habit, take BEECHAM'’S PILLS Constipation causes more than half the sickness of the world, especially of It is entirely unnecessary, if Beecham’s Pills are taken whenever Nature calls for assistance. You will save money and pain and avoid much sickness if The circular with each box will tell you how 9.—The fact that the lowing fourth-class postoffices in Cali- | | - SEMENTS. USEFUL . CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Are the kind that father, hus. band, big brother or friend would appreciate most.. 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Cash Market Valus of ail Stocks and Bonds owned by Company....$4Z3.020 09 B . 2 Cash in Banks ...... " 2850 = Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans . st w Premiumg in due Course of Collec- . - 84,701 ST w0 3 oo per_cent -~ mm e on Fire Risks run- reinsurance Gross premiums ning more than cne year, $208, 478 08; reinsurance pro raia. Commissione and B 117,008 B rokerage due and o become due. .. Return Premiums Reineurance o Total LISDIIUGS —eereeseesceeesr S8.1TT 80 —_— NCoME. Net cash actually received for BRI .- o« sesis b $317, 414 05 Received for intersst and dividends oo Bonds, Stocks, Loans, . and from | _all other sources........ | Remitted from Home Office. | ‘Total Income .. Net rag id for Sala Fess ‘and charges for officers, clerks etc State, fonal, and Local other Dayments and expendi- tures 3 Net amount of Risks ) | written during the, | year . os $31157.840 gess.288 &1 Net amount of Risks i expired curing year S3.390.3%2° sen.8e3 o7 amount 1 |2 m torce ; December 31, 1908 S0.TRRME 40988 o7 ADOLPH LOEB, United States M Subscribed and sworn day of February, 1904 Pacifio Department Satablished 802 V. & DRIFFIELD, Masager, H. DANKER, Asst. Managon, 221 SANSOME ST, San Francieeo, Cal., _Telephane No. S81¢ Maln. ;WMMM