The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1905, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1905. BLACKSTOCK APPOINTED TO SUCCEED GUY BARHAMi Governor Makes Ventura Man a Bank Commis- sioner and Tirey L. Ford a Prison Director. | PARDEE SELECTS FORD. Attorney General to Succeed ETS FRANCHISE TO BUILD AN ELECTRIC RAILWAY Maiysville Capitalist Believed to Be Promoting the Proposed Sutter County Line. (s principal of the SBacrame: mento. —_———— OLD SOLDIER TAKES HIS LIFE WITH A SHOTGUN Pensioner of Uncle Sam Commits Sui- cide in Cabin on San Benito County Ranch. HOLLISTER, April 4¢— Sol Cum- it 80 years, committed ranch of Samuel Beadie, n Benito County. His body was found on a bed in the cabin lived. He had Kkilled tgun. Very littie man except that an old soldier and drew a pen- —_————————— CORONER'S JURY FINDS NO EVIDENCE OF CRIME Death of Chinese Found Dead Under Suspicions Circumstances Due to Natural Causes. April 4.—Coroner R. M. 14 an inquest on the body of Helena to- es. The Coro s Ju found t death was dve to natural causes. 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Address, IGNATZ MAYER, M.D. e i | i 1 i | | | TALS WHO | RECEIVED- _ APPOINT- | FROM THE GOVERNOR. —_— —— % WOULD BECOME MISSIONARIES —— Epectal Dispatch to The Call | SANTA CRUZ April 4—The at- tendance at the students’ conference at Capitola has been swelled by the| arrival of a large delegation of Stan- ford students. On Friday the dele-| gates from the University of Califor- nia will arrive. They will remain over Sunday. | Rev. C. R. Brown of the First Con- | gregational Church of Oakland rived to-dey, He spoke at the pla form meeting to-night. T. Cushman, one of the leading Y. W. | C. A. workers in the East, also ar-| rived to-day. She brought greetings | from the State committees of New | York and New Jersey and of the Sil- ver Bay conference. Other leaders among the recent ar-| rivals are Carlotta Moyer, secretary | of the city association of Sacramen- | to; Miss L. Gertrude Barker of Berke- | ley, formerly a missionary in India, and Miss L. A. Steele, a deaconess, | who has charge of the railroad de-| partment in Los Angeles. The student volunteers have start- ed their meetings. They are in charge of Miss Robinson of Oakland. Rev.| Horace Day addressed them to-day. | Many of the college girls present ha\'el offered themselves as foreign mission- | aries. | At a meeting San Jose presbytery | this_afternoon, by a vote of 17 to 9, defeated the proposition to join forces | with the Cumberland Presbyterian | church, The most important business | was the election of commissioners to | the General Assembly. Rev. Francis| Palmer, D. D, and R. E. Cairns were elected. Rev. W. G. Trower and El- der F. F. Percival were chosen alter- nates. Dr. Wadsworth, president of | Oceidental College, was introduced. He spoke in favor of the small col- lege. The speakers at to-night’s meeting | vere Rev., Walter Hays and Rev. O. . Hart. D. D. e R TR S FOUND IN PASADENA IS NOT MISSING YOUTH | Lad Bears No Resemblance to the| Much Wanted Leo Fleishman i of New York. | LOS ANGELES, April 4.—Storles | published in New York to-day to the! effect that Leo Fleishman, the miss- | ing 16-year-old New York boy, whose | friends have expended a fortune searching for him, had been found in South Pasadena are incorrect. It is| true a boy of that name was found in South Pasadena, but his home is in| Los Angeles and he does not in any way resemble the boy for whom | search is being made. | The local police are satisfied that | the Leo Fleishman in Pasadena is not | the one sought by New York persons. i e ee————— BOY | NAVY YARD WORKMAN | I8 SERIOUSLY INJURED Struck by Falling Anchor i ‘Work on Float Between and Lawton. VALLEJO, April 4.—George Picker- ell, an employe of the equipment des partment on Mare Island, was serious- ly injured this morping while working on a float between the Solace and the Lawton. His skull was fractured by a falling anchor. While at Solace | arrested on a charge of infanticide. She | daughter. ALLEGED THIEF | dike district, when a large assembly | | of miners saw Charles Cook hoistl ! had offered to furnish 60,000,000 gal- | AWFUL CRINE OF A NOTHER Woman Arrested Near Ukiah on a Charge of Killing Her Few-Weeks-Old Daughter GULCH FIND BODY IN Residents of Neighborhood Believe the Prisoner Is Not Possessed of a Sound Mind UKIAH, April 4—Word has just been received by District Attorney Duncan| that Mrs. Silvia of Greenwood has been | is accused of killing her few weeks’ old | The little one was missed by the neighbors for some days, her mother stifiing inquiries by stating that | the child was being taken care of by | friends in San Francisco. The stran- gled body of the little one was found | in a guich a few days ago. | Mrs. Silvia is thought to be crazy.| She recently donned her husband’s | clothes and started for Mendocino, tak- ing what money she could find in the | house. She left a note stating that she | had committed suicide, but some of her | neighbors had seen her leave the house | and a search for her was made. She was found in Mendocino and sent home. — e (CCUPIES CELL I R STOCKTON, April 4—Willlam Co- | hen (alias William 1pson, alias Wil- liam Simpson) was arrested to-night | by the local Police Department on a charge of felony embezzlement. On March 7, 1904, the Pinkerton National | Detective Agency sent circulars throughout the country which con- tained a picture of William Cohen and | also-his description. The circular stated | that Cohen disposed of sample jewelry belonging to Stone Bros, a prominent jewelry house of Chicago, which was valued at over $1000. Cohen admits that he left Chicago about March 1, but says he went di- rect to Sacramento and after remain- | ing there a couple of weeks came to Stockton in search of work, finally se- | curing a place with a local firm. He | answers the description '~ every way. | —_————— | DOES HALF DAY'S WORK | IN LESS THAN AN HOUR | | Remarkable Strength is Displayed | by Miner at Camp on Gavin | Gulch, in Alaska. | TACOMA, April 4—A remarkable | feat of strength was performed last| month on Gavin Guich, in the Kilon- fifty-five ten-pan buckets of -frezen| dirt from a 35-foot shaft in sixty min- utes, lacking fifteen seconds. Besides hoisting the buckets Cook had to drag them to the edge of the dump twelve feet from the shaft, empty them and return the buckets to the bottom of the shaft. It is believed that this exhibition established a new world’s record. Several days later from a 68-foot shaft Cook hoisted thirty-three four- | teen-pan buckets in sixty minutes. His effort in each case equals a good half- | day's work by an ordinary man. —_———— LETTER TELLS ABOUT PROPOSED WATER DEAL/ Important Document Introduced in | Suit to Prevent Draining of | Santa Clara Streams. BAN JOSE, April 4.—The immense water supply controlled by the Bay Cities Water Company was the sub- ject introduced to-day in the fight of | the orchardists to prevent the waters of this valley being diverted to San| Francisco and Oakland. A letter in- troduced showed that the company lons or more of water daily to the | city of San Francisco. The company also claimed to control a watershed of 331 square miles, A. T. Herrmann, a civil engineer, was a witness. He produced a topo- graphical map of the section about the Bay Citles Water Company’s plant and gave statistics regarding the rain- fall and water supply. —_——— FIVE YEARS AT FOLSOM IS SENTENCE OF THIEF Cowboy Who Broke Into Redding Jewelry Store Last Month Pun. ished for Crime. REDDING, April 4—Dave Martin, the man who robbed Dobrowsky's jewelry store on March 17, was sen- tenced to serve five years at Folsom by Judge Head to-day. He gave his age as 22 years and his occupation as | a cowboy. He is a native of Wyom- ing and has been in California only four months. By good behavior the sentence may be reduced to three years and seven months. CHINESE WALKS FOUR MILES THOUGH BADLY INJURED Faints From Loss of Blood When ‘Within Short Distance of Medical Ald. REDDING, April 4—Yon Him, foreman of a Chinese railroad gang at Copley, met with a very painful accident while unloading lumber from cars this morning. His left hand and forearm were crushed, every bone be- ing broken. The injured man started to walk to Kennett for cal as- sistance. He was found unconscious within a short distance of Kennett, almost four miles from the scene of the accident. FIXES DATE FOR SUMMER SCHOOL AT SAN JOSE President of San Jose Normal Makes | was held here this afternoon. There BIG COMPANIES JOIN AGENCY Meeting of Independent Oil Producers’ Concern Results in Gain of Five Members s OFFICERS ARE ELECTED Nineteen Stockholders Rep- senting Every Section of State Attend Gathering BAKERSFIELD, Aprfl 4—The first annual meeting of stockholders of the Independent Oil Producers’ Agency were present at the executive meetlngQ nineteen stockholders, repregenting as many companies from all parts of the | State, now delivering oil to the Asso- clated Company under the present 18- cents-per-barrel contract. Five large companies joined the agency to-day. §y the action of the newly-elected ! directorate William Tllery was elected | president and Timothy Spellacy of the | Tiifnots Crude and T. Early of the Rev- | enue as first and second vice pre!l-{ dents. | — MILO WALDEN COES 10 JAIL Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, April 4—Milo Wal- den, who says he owned a half inter- est in the Majestic saloon on Market street, San Francisco, and who until the close of the Ascot Park meeting was employed by a bookmaker there, was caught in the act of robbing E. L. Porter, a wealthy tourist from Jo- liet, Ill, to-night in a hallway on the second floor of the Hollenbeck Hotel. Walden had met Porter on a Long Beach car and noticed that he wore a $600 diamond stud. Following him to the hotel he lay in wait in a hall- | way and when Porter came along he | knocked him down, placed his knee on his chest and was trving to jerk the stud from its fastening. At that moment J. W. Powell, a deputy con- | stable, happened to pass through the hallway and seizing Walden pulled him off his victim. Walden put up a desperate fight, but was subdued with the officer's revolver. The stud fast- ening had been almost straightened and Porter was almost unconscious from the blow he had received. He | later positively identified Walden and{ says that he will remain here to prose- | cute him if it takes a year. | Walden told the detectives that he | had lost more than $8000 upon the| races. He made a fortune in the min- | ing district near Spokane and bought | the San Francisco saloon. This he sold for $11,000 cash and with the{ money came to Los Angeles. He de-| nies his guilt saying that he was only | trying to assist Porter to rise to his feet. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, April 4—The Board of | Supervisors to-day passed an ordinance ; abolishing the license on slot machines. | This will do away with all gambling | machines outside of the incorporated | towns and cities of the county. Dis- trict Attorney Campbell began a war against these gambling devices a short time ago, and sent communications to all the incorporated towns and cities | warning them against renewing the Ii- | senses of slot machines. While the l- censes existed it was presumed that the machines were given legal sanction | by the SBupervisors and such an argu- ment was advanced when steps were | taken to do away with them. Now that | the devices have no legal status a cru- sade against the machines will be in- augurated by the District Attorney. —_—— PICEONS MAKE SPEEDY FLIGHT Special Dispatch to The Call. REDDING, April +—E. P. Conner, a mining man, who lives on Salt Creek, | five miles from Redding, keeps himself | posted upon all the important happen- ings of the day by means of carrier pigeons. An illustration of their use- fulness was given Monday evening | when some of Conner’s relatives ar- rived from the East to visit him. ‘Within four minutes from the time they stepped off the train Conner was | informed of their arrival by the receipt | of a message carried by a pigeon. The | bird made the trip of five mifes in four | minutes. s Lot SIS RGRAT ANXIOUS TO BUILD BRIDGE OVER CARQUINEZ STRAITS Railroad Circulates Petition Asking Secretary of War for Permit to Erect Structure. MARYSVILLE, April 4—G. §. Sny- der of Sacramento has been to-day asking city officials and leading busi- ness men to sign a petition to the Sec- retary of War for a permit to the Southern Pacific to construct a bridge across Carquinez Straits. —_—— TAXATION OF CORNMEAL OPPOSED BY COMMONS Announcement of Interest to Educators. SAN JOSE, April 4.—President : Dailey of the State Normal School an- nounces that the summer school will begin June 27 and continue for six weeks. In addition to the regular nor- mal faculty, Professor David S. Sned- den of Stanford University will give a course in education, and Professor Frederic H. Ripley of Boston a course in music. ——— A Carload of Trunks. A carload of trunks, dress-suit cases and hand bags j;xn-t received at a saving f 50 per cent t. N is ?lme to buy and m ben‘?: of &5: low ices. lubv.rn. ecial Vil in PITE 857%h Tarker Sireer British House G;u Upon Record by Unanimous Vote, Balfourites Ndt Participating. LONDON, April 4—In the House of Commions to-night a resolution dis- approving in principle of the taxation of cornmeal and dairy products and declaring that any colonial conference entered upon, except on the under- standing that the country would not agree to such taxation, would result in failure, was carried unanimously. The Government, followed the tactics finance resolutions and the Ministerial benches were deserted. § —_—— adopted in previous discussions otl 1 ~SPECIAL SALE. ON OUR OPENING DAYS Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. GRAND OPENING Suits Made to Order for $10.00 and Up We import all our own goods—we undersell all others. mills of our own, but we import all our own goods. the best of everything in our work and trimmings. on our opening days only at the following prices: $10, $12, $15 GRAND OPENING ~ We have no We use nothing but Suits made to order REMEMBER THESE PRICES ARE FOR OUR OPENING DAYS ONLY..... April 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Only We try on every garment before it is finished if you wish. Every garment made to order in our own workshops; 2000 different styles of all worsteds to select from ; guaranteed strictly all wool, fast colors. THE3SLITTLET 16 KEARNY STREET =———— HOLLISTER, April 4—James W. Er- win, under the auspices of the Califor- nia Promotion Committee, commenced his lecture tour through tie California central coast counties here to-day. His first lecture was illustrated with the stereopticon views of California that { were used by him in his lectures at the World's Fair at St. Louls. Erwin was the guest of a large and appreciative audience, composed chle_ny of business men, to whom an invitation had been extended to attend the lec- ture. The San Francisco district con- ference of the M. E. Church South ad- journed its evening sesston to attend. FRANCISCO YOUTH o SUDDENLY LOSES SIGHT Harry Heller, a Young ‘Musician From This Cit> Is Stricken Blind in Tonopah. RENO, April 4—Harry Heller, a young musician of San Francisco, was stricken with blindness at Tono- pah yesterday. ‘He was brought to Reno to-night. The young man has heretofore enjoyed perfect eyesight and was afflicted without the least warning. The physicians are at a loss to account for the loss of sight. —————— HYDRAULIC FLUSHER WILL RABE BUILT IN NAVY YARD Eight Thousand Dollars Appropriated for Apparatus to Be Used for Deepening Channel. VALLEJO, April 4—The Bureau of Yards and Docks has been granted a special allotment of $8000 to construct a pontoon with all the apparatus of a hydraulic flusher to be used in deep- ening the channel. Work on the pow- erful machine will be commenced at once. DEATH —_———— INTERRUPTS TRIAL OF A CASHIER OF BANK Passing of Father-in-Taw of H. T. Hays Causes Postponement of Court Proceedings. . LOS ANGELES, April 4.—The trial of ex-Cashier H. T. Bay-be"ot Ri:unld; arges of em lement an g?nlt:t:of\b of national banking laws wae postponed in the Federal court to-day for twenty-four hours because of the death in Lancaster, Pa., of the father-in-law of the defendant. COUVER, B. C., April 4—D. e Pacific Railway lo- SPOKANE, April 4—Policeman H. A. Stolko was shot by a band of safe crackers early to-day. The burglars’ sentry opened fire without warning be- fore Stolko had seen the robbers. The bullet passed through the officer’s neck and shoulder, paralyzing him and ren- dering him helpless. The wounded man was dragged down the rallroad tracks to a dark place by the robbers and left there to die. They then went back to the safe of H. J. Shinn & Co. Stolko could hear them at work and heard the blast of nitrogly- cerine, but could not move or give an alarm. Failing in their efforts to open the safe the robbers left. —_————— COFFEY’S OPINION CITED IN DUNSMUIR WILL CASE Authenticated Copy of San Francisco Judge's Decision Submitted tn Victoria Court. VICTORIA, B.'C., April 4.—Before continuing his onslaught on the de- fense for the defendant in the Hop- per-Dunsmuir will case to-day, E. V. Bodwell submitted an authenticated copy of the judgment of Judge Cof- fey annulling the San Francisco pro- bate of the will. : Bodwell attacked the evidence of Drs. Thorn and Huntington, saying they were paid large sums for their evidence in favor of the defendant. E. P. Davis, for the defenss, probably will commence his review of the evi- dence to-morrow. CITIZENS OF SAN JOSE FEEL THE EARTH TREMBLE One Heavy and Three Light Temblors Rouse Garden City in Early Morning. SAN JOSE, April 4.—A earthquake was felt In this city at 2:20 this morning. It was preceded by two light temblors and another mild one followed half an hour later. There was a similar shock yesterday morning at 2 o’clock. FIGHT AGAINST- |LARGE CROWD |SAFE CRACKERS |DIVINES MEET SLOT MACHINES| GREETS ERWIN| SHOOT OFFICER] IN HOLLISTER HOLLISTER, April 4—The annual sesslon of the San Francisco district conference of the M. E. Church South convened to-day at Hollister. The fol- lowing clerical and lay delegates are in attendance: Clerical—Willlam Acton, J. A. Clark, Joseph Emery, D, Harrison, C. W. Huff, James Healey, L. §. Jones, H. M. McKnight, A. 8. Luts, F. A. Lark, R. E. Nunn, O. P. Nobis, Henry Neaie. & b &G u - The officers are Rev. J. A. Bachelor, president: Rev. H. M. McKnight, sece retary, and Rev. W. H. Acton. press correspondent. Varfous committees were appointed to-day. The convene tion will be in session until Saturdaw SACRAMENTO, April 4.—Gowe ernor Pardee to-day honored the re quisition of Governor Douglas of Mas sachusetts for the return to that State of William T. Brisbin, wanted for grand larceny. Brisbin is now in cus< tody in Los Angeles. ADVERTISEMENTS. - Removal Notice. The Singer Store, located for many years at 22 Post Street, has beea to No: 210 STOCKTON STREET, where our patrons will receive careful attention. By this sign , youmayknow and will find Singer Stores Eyerywhere These machines are now sold atlower prices, quality considered, tham any other. Needies and Repairs for All Makes of Sewing Mach'nzs SEWING MACHINES RENTED AND EXCHANGED Singer Scwing Machine Company