The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 11, 1906, Page 31

THE @ALLPRINTS MORE NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED IN SAN FRAN l THE THEATERS. BORITES' FIRST BILL | S DRAFTEL P QISCO ALHAMBRA— Matinee. TIVOLI—"The ‘A Runaway Match.™ ALCAZAR—“Ol4 Heidelberg.” ORPHEUM—Vaudeville. Mat- Matinee. Getsha. " FIFTY-FOUR P DAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1906—PAGES 31 TO 42, ROBBER CHOKES AND BEATS - WOMAN ALONE AT HOME. While alone in her hillside home in Wilson was suddenly confronted in midafternoon by a robber. e the Sunnyside district Mrs. Edward He clutched her throat and cruelly choked h.er to compel her to reveal the hiding places of money. Not content with what he thus procured, the murderous thug pressed a knife against the woman's throat till the blood | trickled out in his efforts to force An her to give him more money. approaching wagon frightened him away finally. Provides for State- Mrs. Edward Wilson Has Terrible Experience Aided Schools for Britain. One Free Meal a Day " to Be Supplied to the Pupils. Measure Will Be Urged by Workmen Members of Parliament. ON EXTERMINATION ESSAY OF FLIES WINS $2000 PRIZE successful Competitor Suggests Spray- ing of Larvae With Crude | o1l BLAMES POOR COOKING FOR MUCH DRUNKENNESS Judge Says Wives' Lack of Culimary | Skill Drives Husbands to upted by Chair- ho declared the segsion | t further the jurist had NEW SHIP WILL EXCEL 1 ALL OTHERS IN slzB.} Liner Adristic Now Being Bullt at Queens Isiand Will Set a ew Record. The Call and the New ght, 1998, by the New ng Company. y Har nite construction 2 tonnage % ,fect and a will be the! record was ONE THOUSAND-PERSONS HOMELESS IN LITTLETON Flames Leave Only Four Business Structures Staudinz in West Virginia Town. almost scramble for lowed. and Mayor | the owner to a Tie loss is estimated at $300,000. | be ordered. at Hands of M urderous Thug. NESEE STREET, ON THE | the home Genesee after- beating not sound of The rob- bor and was hoking her Mrs. Wilson was alor when the suddenly - body at hom t Mrs. Wilson answered The man seized her by the throatand prevented her from making an out- cry. She struggled, and he struck her Brutally with his fists. “If you try that again I will kill you,” he sternly warned. Still clutching her throat with one hand, the thug exhibited a revolver. Now tell me where your money Is,” The trembling woman pointed to & table, where there was a small sum in silver. The man picked it up and put it in his pocket. He turned to go, but turned around. 'You have more than that somewhere,” he insisted. “I have no more,” said the faintly. The man snatched up a bread knife, and, selzing her by the shoulder, pressed the point against her throat. Uttering an oath. he shouted: will you tell me where you keep your money?’ The woman struggled, but the thug held her in a grasp that was like steel bands. He pressed the point of the Kknife into her f until the blood began to trickle. The woman. writhed In pain d finally admitted that he had $5 concealed. She unearthed it and gave it to the thug. “Please go; don't kill me!” pleaded. The ruffian only laughed, seized her by the throat again. Forc- ing ner to the floor, he clutched at her windpipe unti] her head swam and she begaun to lose consciousness. He prob- woman she | ably would have choked her to death nd | but he became alarmed at the s of wagon wheels and rushed out into the thick fore back of the house. Mrs. Wilson is still the wife of Edward The house where the s situated on the E: de District. 1t oncsomest spots within received. She is M, 3 CROPeT. ed The police him, and - thug got only a full description of hove to locate a small, wiry map, bearded and roughly dresged. The people of the Sunnyside District are greatly Wrought up over is | the affair. suddenly | and suffering from' the shock and the rough handling she! TWO PASTORS - CALSE 4 ST fVicar of Gorleston Does Believe That Christ Ever = Arose From the Dead |be out { Special Cablegram to The Call and the York Herald. Copyright, 1908, by the New York Herald Publishing Company. LONDON, Feb. 10. iclergymen to provide the latest sensa- tion. One is the Rev. Forbes Phillips, Vicar of Gorleston, who has dramatized | Guy Thorne's book, “When It Was Dark,” | land who, in reference thereto, has de- | clared emphatically that he ddes not be- | lleve that Christ ever arose from the dead. The other is the Rev. 8. W. | Thackeray of Harlow, who has become |& publican and declared it is no break- l’:nc of the Sabbath to go fishing on Sun- | day. Mr. Phillips says he does not believe, even if Christ’s body was discovered, that it would create the ridiculous sen- sation throughout the world that Mr. Thogne predicts it would. “For my own part, I declare plainly, |as a High Church clergyman, that I do | not consider it an article of Christian | faith that his body did rise from the tomb. On the contrary, I belleve it did not. I belleve if we were to make care- | ful exploration in Palestine to-day we | might actually come across the sacred { tomb and discover in it the precious body |of our Lord—or, at all events, the dim remains of it. as it was hidden away by | { Joseph of Arimathea, for fear of the Jews and of the great disappointment to the disciples had the body been found in the tomb on resurrection morning. “Christ rose In the spirit. It was a | epirit that appeared to the disciples con- stantly. After the crucifixion it was a spirit that ascended into heaven. It is this glorious spirit that appears and has | appeared during the long centuries to ! thousands of weary Christian souls here fom earth.” “You will be charged with heresy,” a friend suggested to!Vicar- Phillips. “Certainly,” replied the Vicar, with a shrug of the shoulders, “and I expect it." Prebendary Webb Peploe, one of the pat is vested in the trustees, considers that Rev. Mr. Phillips ought to resign in- | stantly. G Ce s Wil Wed California Girl. | NEW YORK. Feb. 10.—The engagement +is announced of Miss Floréence .Hutchins {of San Francisco to Mr. Frederick E. | Lewis, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy | ®yne Lewis of this city. : ns of the Gorleston living, which | Not| Mr. Longworth, while still confined to | ew | that there was not a duplicate among the t has fallen to two | | | | 1 1 | ML PLANS 0F WEDDING (ONPLETED Gifts Continume to Pour In Upon Miss Alice, Necklace of Diamonds and Pearls From Mrs. Longworth. Handsome Ornament Is Pre- sented by President and Mrs. Roosevelt. e ispatch to The Call Feb. 10.—The first ac- tailed dgscrintion of the for Miss Roosevelt's wed- day was obtained to-da for the wedding proces- completed, with the sanc- oosevelt, and the decora- o that nothing now re- in the White House but of the decorators. e Embassadors and all lomatic corps will | orm. The ceremony upon a dais, or plat- be erected on the east Room, directly opposite | the main corridors, so s as possible may ob- Special WASHING' curate and d arrangement ding next Sa The final pk sion have be tion of Miss tions decided mains to be do ood tain 2 g The wedding vy will come down the | stalrway lea m the main corridor and will trave e entire length of the corridor, entering the East Rogom by the | west door. A ribbon aisle will be formed through the room down which the party will pass to the platform. First will come the social staff of the President, in full wniform, headed by Colonel Brownell of the army, Major McAuley of the Ma- rine Corps, Lieutenant U. 8. Grant and Lieutenant Lee of the army and Lieuten- ant Bulmer of the navy. After these of- ficials will follow ushers in frock coats and light trousers. They will wear white glo! and white boutoniers. INFORMAL BREAKFAST. The bride, in her magnificent gown of ilvery white, with court train, will fol- w, with the President in correct morn- ing dress. The army and navy men will stand to the right of the couple and the ushers-to the left. | Mr. Longworth will meet his bride at the steps leading to the platform, accom- panied by his best m: Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston. Immediately after the ceremony the rib- bon aisle will be closed and the guests will form in line and pass before the bridal party, extending their congratula- tions to the bride and bridegroom. An informal buffet breakfast will follow in the state dining-room, while the bridal party will be seated at a special table in the private dining-room of the White House, which adjoins the state dining- room. The guests are supposed to leave the | White House at about 2 o'clock, which will give the bride ample time to change her wedding gown to the going-away frock before 4 o'clock, at which time the couple will leave on their trip. the house with tonsilitls, is improving, nd his physician, Dr. W. P. Compton, stated to-night that he would be able to again on Monday. RARE GIFTS RECEIVED. Mrs. Roosevelt told a friend a week ago many wedding presents that had arrfved for Miss Roosevelt. This can no longer be said, for tbere are now many, among the duplicates being five watches, two traveling bags completely fitted out in gold mounted furnishings and several dia- mond necklaces, with the promise of more, Mrs. Longwerth will give her future daughter-in-law a handsome necklace of pearls and diamonds. Such a necklace was purchased at a local dealer's here, the price being $18,000. The Cuban Minister and Mme. Quesada have already sent their present. It is a very handsome tea service in solid silver. Another gift for the table is a set of dessert plates of Dresden china. These the German Bmbassador and Baroness von Sternburg have ordered. They are to be hand-painted and in the center of each piate will be the initials of the bride. The Austrian Embassador has sent his gift to the White House already. It is a beautiful diamond and turquoise | brooch Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks sent | their gift to-day. It is a set of a dozen oyster cocktail cups of Irish Belicke, set in handsomely wrought silver stan@ards. ORNAMENT FROM PARENTS Secretary of State and Mrs. Root pre- sented their gift. It is a long chain of | turquoises, especially selected stones and very handsome. l Mrs. Knox, wife of Senator Knox, is, having made for the bride a jewel box of hand-carved silver. Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the Em- bassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reld, has sent a unique and beautiful fan. It is of gauze, hand-painted. The sticks are of ivory. inlaid with gold. An ornament that was conspicuous in Miss Roosevelt's toilet at the army “and navy reception is of emeralds and dia- monds and is the wedding gift of her parents, the President and Mrs. Roose- velt. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 10.—The vari— ous societies representing the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Colum- bus are up in arms at the announcement that the Ohio delegation in Congress @e- cided 'to give Miss Alice Roosevelt a punch bowl as a wedding gift, and their indignation is not abated at the later an- nouncement that the delegation has de- cided to present her with a loving-cup, which many of the Women's Christian 1 i WOMAN BATTLES WITH A ROBB — ER pres zuz;rvjtr.v CorMIPBELE BusnmELr PNOTO { | | — 3 OAKLAND WOMAN WHO HAD A s} THRILLING ENCOUNTER. WITH A FOOTPAD. RUSHING WAR SUPPLIES T0 THE ORIENT Omaha Quartermaster's| Department Hard at Work. OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 10.—Fearing, it is said, the possibility of an outbreak against foreigners in China. which might result in an attack on the Philippines, orders have been recetved at the quar- termaster’s department in this city to rush supplies to the Orient with the ut- most dispatch. A force of men has been at work day and night for several days past loading cars with equipment, cloth- ing, tents and other accoutrements for immediate shipment to the Philippines. Several cars have already been loaded|ing a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Far- | &-cent gas ordinance and started on their way westward. It|ley, whose home is on Tenth street.|be a widow In thiry is said that on their arrival at San Fran- cisco they will be immediately loaded on transports and sent.in a hurry to the islands. Army men in Omaha are reticent about the possibility of war in China, but the hasty shipment of supplies is looked upon by those who have expressed themselves at all as an evidence that the United States is at least - preparing for aay emergency that may arise in the Chinese situation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Members of California delegation are prepared to make a strong fight against any attempt in Congress to weaken the effect of the present Chinese exclusion law. At a meeting of the delegation to-* day, 'Needham. McKinlay and Hayes were appointed a committee -to represent the Californians at the hearings to be held on the Foster bill which provides for a modification of the exclusion laws. The delegation fully discussed the methods it proposed to follow in presenting its opposition to the measure before ‘House Committee on Foreign Affairs. It is said that many commercial and other organizatlons, especially on the Pa- cific coast and in the southern States,| will co-operate with the California dele- | gation. TR Temperance Wwomen tically a punch bowl the Memocrial Union of° the Women's Christian Temperance Union vesterday it was decided to send a letter to Con- gressman Webber thanking him for his stand against the punch bowl, and also to pray that the delegation shall not pre- sent a punch bowl. take to be prac- At the meeting of force and | — Mrs.E. Campbell Fights Off a Highwayman in Oakland. Attacked by Thug Who Assailed Others in Same Manner. OAKLAND, Feb. 10.—Attacked last night within a few feet of her home at 609 Tenth street by a desperate foot- pad, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Campbell, a trained nurse, enfaged in a desperats encounter with the fellow. which was only termidated when the plucky wo- man was half stunned by a blow from the fist of her brawny assailant. The footpad, after grasping his intended victim by the arms, made an attempt to tear her purse from her hand, but Mrs. Campbell, wreaching herself free, turned to strike the man, when he | struck her in the face with his fist, momentarily stunning her, and, taking | to his heels, made his escape. Mrs. Campbell's description of her | assailant leads the police to believe that he Is the same man who since the | first of the year has attacked half a dozen women on the street in the same manner. His mode of operation was the same in all cases. Coming toward his victims he would turn out as if to let them pass, then grasp them from | behind and selze their purses. Among | the other women who have been at- | tacked since the firsk of the year by {the man described are Miss o Campbell, whose home is at 983 Oak street; Miss Lydia Van Dyke of East i Oakland, Mrs. M. G. Boerner-of 3243 Chestnut street and Miss M. Coakley of 830 Fifteenth street. WOMAN GIVES BATTLE. The latest victim of the cowardly assailant of unescorted women i pay- | near Jefferson. She was returning after a brief absence, shortly after § o’clock last night. and had reached the corner of Tenth and Jefferson streets, when the footpad, who had approached her from the opposite direction, | turned out as if to allow her to pass him, and juddenly grasped her by tbe |arms from behind. As he did so, he { made some remark. but what it was | Mrs. Campbell did not hear. | Mrs. Campbell, although very much frightened at the unexpected attack. did not lose her presence of mind. but wrenching herself free from the grasp of her assailant turned to give battle, at the same time screaming for help. David Smith, residing at 370 Grove street, who was only a short distance behind Mrs. Campbell when she was iauacked by the footpad. heard her crr ! for help. and hastened toward the | struggling woman, at the same giving an alarm with a police whistle. The assallant of Mrs. Campbell, hearing the whistle and the approach- ing footsteps of Smith, abandoned his attempt to secure the purse carried by his victim, and. striking her a brutal blow in the face with his fist. ran up Jefferson street to Eleventh, and turn- ing toward Clay street, made his es- cape. Smith accompanied Mrs. Camp- | bell.to_her home and later she notified the police of the attack and gave a de- scription of her assailant. s STUNNED BY BLOW. Mrs. - Campbell told the following story of the attack to-daw: “] was on my way home and had reached the corner of Tenth and Jeffer- son streets, when a man who had ap- ‘New TASSELE CANES AOW THE THIN Opera Sticks Being “Worn" ~in London. i Evening Dress Malac- cas Again Coming Into Fashion. Furs Have Place of Honor in | Women’s Styles Across ; the Pond. e opera, a twirled, co e then many | nave been seen. The opera cane is generally a malacca. with a plain silver or giit not. expensive, rangi BE w6 3 sometimes an is wanted for one, royal personage, and the top which was a bloodstone overlaid with gold flla- gree work. W. €. Vanderbilt paid $80 for one with a round gold top and two h tortoise shell handles, gi as presents during the ¢ onation festiv £ “Pedigree™ been dunng the They rarely appear ai sales and fyequent- ly change hands privately at a price of $500 each and more, though mostly they are only common malacca with pl | ver tops. Two belonging to Walpore are extant with pla poles for tassels and onme or Charles canes exists with their pedigrees in good order. All the fashions in ladies” wear are | ylelding the place of homor to furs | though the dealers say there have been fewer furs worn this winter than in many | years past. owing to the mildness of the winter. have been out the last weel in all their glory, war ar ggestions of heaith. The seal has by no means lost all tts flavor. In fact, some of the furv riers contend it is coming in again and will yet gain its former high place. Per | stan lamb in biack and pearl gray is an. | other great favcrite, not o for jackets neckets and wristlets, but also for tur bans. Some automobdilists have taken the op portunity to bring forth wonderful crea. | tions in spotted seal, beaver, skunk, min} | and even buffalo to fend off the too eages alr. THREATENS CHICAGOS MAYOR WITH DEATH Anonymous Writer Insists Upon Veto of Gas Or- - dinance. ] celved an anonymous ing warning him If he Mrs. days. crossbones were drawn of the letter and it was ley Bank, per Chicago branch The letter was as follows: “CHICAGO, Feb. 9 1906 —Hon. { Dunne: A timely warning. If this ! famous gas ordinance is not vetoed b3 you, your wife will be & widow In thirfy ——— ly:)or Dunne laughed when he receives the letter and put it with many othe threatening letters which he has re cefved lately and which are added to hil collection received during the teamsters strike. — lprouhed me from the opposite direc t stepped aside to let me pass and then seized me from dehind, attempting to pinion my arms I tore myself fred | and turning tried to strike him in th face, but he struck me under the eyt with his fist and ran. The blow, @ think, stunned me for a moment, ané then I heard a police whistle, and 3 moment later Mr. Smith came up. *Hr is lame and could not pursue the foot pad, who ran up Jefferson street & Eleventh and escaped. “I was frightened, of course, but wai so angry that all I thought of was f¢ try to punish the man who had as saulted me. and if I had had anything in my hand to strike him with I thin} I should have marked him so that ther would be .no difficulty in finding him He was between 25 and 39 years of age 1 should judge, smooth shavén, with & round full face. I do not know how he was dressed. axcept that he had o a soft hat. I should think he wa about five feet six or seven inches talll { |