The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 13, 1906, Page 6

> & HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1906. 'NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY. ELEVATOR DROPS THREE FLLOORS WITH WORKMEN BRICKLAYERS HAVE MIRACULOUS < N N ) N WS - S < . & 5 ° . BACCUS < ESCAPE — Locked Up for Night After Deliberating for Several Hours - Without a Result ! | DISAGREEMENT LIKELY Trial of Berkeley - Society Man Closed and Verdiet Is Not Deemed Probable L L TR OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—Arguments closed and the McNulty case was submitted to | the jury this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Six | hours later, not having reached an agree- ment, the jurymen were locked up for the night by order of Judge Harris. His Honor sald he would be in court at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning, when the twelve men would. be given an oppor- tunity to say whether they had reached a verdiet. During the long walit in court this even- ing speculation was on the question of | how the jury stood. But not an authen- | tic word came from the closely guarded room where the jurors were presumed to be wrestling with the evidence and the law of the long contested case. Not a murmur was heard until § o'clock, when the jury requested further instructions regarding McNulty's conduct after leav- ing the car, and it appeared then that a verdict of guilty of simple assault might be returned. When Juror W. H. Brown asked what the penalty would be for the various offenses of which McNulty might be found guilty, Judge Harris replied that this was not within the province of the jury. The query was taken as indicat- ing that a possible compromise verdict might be reached, but the lingering idlers in the courtroom, as well as the princi- pals In the case, were disappointed, for at 11 o'clock no verdiet was reported and the jurors announced they had not agreed. McNulty was in court nearly all even- ing and his father and brother were with him. District Attorney Allen and Deputy District Attorney Everett Brown depart- ed when the jury was locked up, and at that hour could see only disagreemetn. About the courtroom floated much rumor, most of it to the effect ihat the jurymen stood about even as between guilt and imnocence. The closing hours of the argument were marked with eloquence and bitter denunciation. ““This young girl, alone and unprotected, pects a jury of American citizens to say—at least those who have the man- hood to say {t—that this man who brutal- ly assaulted her shall not go uynpunished,” shouted District Attorney J..J. Allen in closing his argument. “Demon,” ‘‘dastard,” “beast,” were the | terms that Allen applied to McNulty, who nervously twisted his eyeglasses during ithe arraignment. Neither, McNulty's | mother, nor Mrs. Parsons, who had ac- companied her while Attorney A. L. Frick was making the argument for the defense, appeared while Allen was mak- ing his scorching plea for conviction, but they entered the courtroom when Judge | Harris began reading his charge to the o 2 Te LR AR = R AT THE NE HOOL'IN OAKLAND THAT COLLAPSED WITH FIV prerag kA eyl v ; ! 3 RIOUS INTURY, AN OB . B E SIY B WORKMIENSONE But all through the trying ordeal to | A NARBOW {IOUS INJURY AND THE FOREMAN, BY WHOSE PROMPT ACTION tione R e aud & W :(- il st sl man friend sat on the opposite side of —+ | {he room. The young girl who says she TELLS OF JAPANESE |A OCCUPATION OF KOREA | ccident Occurs. in SOCIETY GIRL a | New School Building. i Robert W. Ritchie Lectures| Before Town and Gown i WRITES A PLAY FOR HOME CLUB Club. .l : OAKLAND, Feb. 12—Plunged without BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. BERK ¥, Feb. 12— "Japan and Ko- | warning from the third floor of the new OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—The fever of playwrit- was the subject of a lecture given | Prescott School building, at Tenth and | ing Campbell streets, by the fall of a freight [ was in the Far | elevator on which they were ascending to | of the London | their work, five bricklayers had a miracu- | lous escape from instant death this morn- ing. The platform of the elevator on which the men were riding and the framework of the cage were reduced to a mass of broken timber and twisted | metal by the impact against the hard floor of the basement to which the eleva- tor plunged, and the men themselves are rea this evening at Town and Gown Hall by | Robert W, as a Ritchte, who correspondent raph. Mr. Ritchie gave an g account of the occupation the Japanese during and after the close of the war. He declared that the subjects of the Mikado had aroused the hatred of the Korean people by treat- ing them as & conquered race. East Home Club's monthly day luncheon of | Korea by has attacked one of the busiest of soclety women aiid between her numerous soclal du. tles and her several absorbing charities she had found time to arrange a charming play. let that will be the leading attraction at the next Miss Ethel Moore, first president of the Home Club, has converted the story, ‘‘When Patty Went to College,” Into drama form, and as Miss Moore has always had the reputation of belng more than ordinarily clever, much interest 1s attached to the coming performance. Miss Frances Jolliffe, the San Francisco so. Thurs- | So deep has this prejudice become | il s petate st e et | unable to account for their escape from | €16ty #irl, Who has taken up newspaper work. £ the o1 wili' nok purchase Japanese | SORE: will piay the leading role and the other parti- of the coun: il not p D e Th - . @ cipants will be M) Ed oF e accident which €0 nearly cast the rs. Bdward Earle Brownell, goods and manufactured articles if they can secure similar commodities which are the product of other countries. In con- sion, the speaker said that the Jap- se were treating the Koreans as Clive and Hastings treated the natives of In- shadow of fatality over one of Oakland’'s new school bufldings, happened about 7:45 this morning. James Barry, residing at 118 Chattanooga street in San Francisco; William Rumford of 722 Eighteenth street, George Sherman of 1611 Delaware street, ise, Miss Ruth ented yourg daughter will play on the violin. . Miss Myra Cook, Miss Mary de Fremer | Miss Ray Wellman. Miss Pauline Colling 1‘::3 | arranged a musical programme of much prom. | Waterman being scheduled for several songs, and Miss Madeline Todd, the t of Dr. Hamilion Todd, dia, and llmlh'};orcm,l {fv‘r-nn":;‘““‘“ M- | Harry Rumford, a brother of William .53 possible as & result of this condition Rumford; F. A. Burton of 127 Myrtle | The social week began very happily to-day TS ARG LI P | street, and Leonard Carroll, a son of Con- | Jp & lulicheon at the home of Mrs. Frank CAR HITS TRACK FOREMAN. Watson. SAUSALITO, Feb. 12.—Fred Jurgen- | sen, track foreman on the North Shore, formerly employed by the Banta Fe at Point Richmond io a like capacity, was | struck by & work engine this morn- ing. His head was badly brulsed, and one arm and one leg broken. The in- | jured man was taken to San Fran- | cisco, where his arm and leg will be tractor Michael Carroll, who resides at | 563 Fifth street, climbed on the platform | 500, of the elevator used for holsting brick | ¢ to b and mortar to the upper floors of the new | 983 ¢ building, and gave the signal to holst to | & the third floor. Joseph Carroll, another son of Contractor Carroll, was in charge of the engine, and he at once started the cage on its upward trip. The elevator reached the landing stage of the third floor without mishap, and ridge. decorations, the flower. The post-luncheon game of bri handsome prizes to Mrs, Engs -nddfi teld, the Jucky players, emputated. Harry Rumford sprang from the plat- | 018on, Miss Carrie Nicholson, Mrs. Henry Ros- Jurgensen, who bas recently taken | form to the landing. Suddenly one of the | 34, Mrs, A 4 Long, Mrs. Wickham Hav- charge of this section, was working | guides at the side of the elevator snapped | Mre. Loise G ke on the double track mnear Waldo|in two. and the cage with its load of | James Tyson, Mr Sne. Langworty, station when he observed a south- | human freight dropped lke a stone into | Morse. Mrs. Ge bound electric train approaching, he |the basement nearly forty feet below. i e i stepped across the two live power | F. A. Burton was the only man to es- | It was a little out of rails on the other track and In front | cape from the cage after the breaking of | of the Revolntion to c-“nf-'l?fn'e“'o:::rn.‘h“.'n’“f;’ of & north bound worktrain. He was | the guide. He owes his life to tae quick | anniversary of some revolutionary hero, but as the birthday of Abrabam L thelr regular meeting day, that made the object of compliment on gramme. So it was that also badly bruised about the body and limbs. | wit and strong arm of Councilman Wil- liam J. Baccus, who Is the foreman in charge of the work. Feeling the sudden jar as the elevator began to fall, Burton leaped to the landing stage, and, reaching it in safety, turned to see what had be- come of his companions. As he turned toward the shaft he was struck by a heavy timber which had been torn from its place and hurled over the edge of the opening. His foot, —— CHARLES FREEMAN DIES. OAKLAND, Feb. 12—Charles Free- man, a devotee of sports and a boni- face well known among the profes- sional athletes, died of pneumonia last night at the Cricketers’ Inn, his resort on the Ssn Leandro road. mature vears. Mrs. E. I Bart songs, and Miss Rena Burnham excellent musiclans, the daughter of Lincoln's law L a however, was | Hernden. She was called u For years Freeman conducted the | caught between ome of the planks of the | reminsconces of President Lincoln soy taid ey botel and park at the old baseball | staging and an iron girder, and this | her early recollections In a most in:eresting There was manner. grounds at Golden Gate. His hostelry | the San Leandro road was a head- stayed his fall and held him suspended head downward in the shaft. 5 e in spite of the rain, a: on - Mrs. Mary Benton, whose 90 - quarters for ‘lovers of fine horses, Counciiman Baccus had rushed to the ve':l he-rry(rnm being one oxy: :'Adc‘l':v:o‘m’m“alc‘, B. Boyd spoke .of Lincoln at the Freeman was a brother of Kate Castle- | shaft as he saw the elevator fall, and | bers present. Mrs. Benton is nearing the cen. | Whittier-street school. Superintendent reaching over the edge he twisted his hand in Burton's clothing, and lifted him to safety. Burton's left foot was badly wrenched and he was painfully bruised about the back and shoulders when struck by the timber. When the injured men reached the hos- pital it was found that James Barry was i the_only one seriously injured. He had fallen in such a position that his left-arm was pinioned between his body and a ton, whose song, “For Goodness Bake, Don’t S8ay I Told You,” won her more than passing fame In the theatrical world twenty years ago. Freeman was born in London, England His father, Captain Freeman, survives. leci she Is 40 years younger. Mrs, Giles H. Gray 1s regent of th Chapter, the other officers being Waterhouse, recording secret — e —— PAYS FOR VIOLATING LAW. SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 12—L V. Bul- lard, owner of the Hotel Bullard at The following marriage licenses San Anselmo, who was. arrested sev- , an 3 ; : Juy W. Austin, 25 out a license, to-day changed his plea < g Beclestone, 81, Riverside, and Adele M. Dan. to “gullty” and paid the $100 fine im- Leonard Carroll was struck on the head | forth, 26, Oakiand; y Shields, 21, and El. wosed by Judge Magee by a falling timber and knocked sense- | wine' Michaclis, 1, both of” Oalkiand: "Rover: i ; less, but soon recovered, rmack, 22, an t A. Cra and Willlam | Co: o fand; G % nwn-:. 21, Rumford suffered fractures of several of the small bones of his left foot. A pe- culiar ecircumstance of the aceident was that every man was injured on the left side. George Sherman, although he fell ‘with the others, escaped without injury. Contractor Michael Carroll said that there was no doubt that the accident was ‘the result of too much weight on the San_Francisco, Oakland Shulz, 20, both of San Fran ———————— GIRL SENT TO STATE SCHOOL. MARTINEZ, Feb. 12.—Theresa Maze, fourteen vears old, who eloped with J. L. Langley from Crockett, was com- mitted to-day by Superior Judge Wells to the State School at Whittier for six years, The girl clapped her hands in glee over the action. Foreman Baccus. ) ana Mavme S. Wolkens, o1’ Virginia —_— - elevator, combined with the swaying of the cage as Harry Rumford jumped to the landing. This opinion is shared. by . Charies A. Nelson, 24, and o180, The guests wero members card club that has enjoyed savernl snamonr but this year the ladiee thereof are devot- Wedneaday being St. Valentine's being wreathed in heart shapes upon the snowy o th and great candy hearts were seasonable ¥avours Pink was the prevalling color and carnations brought Rosen- Mrs, Watson's guests were: Miss Belle Nich- ncoln fell upon great man was their pro- Mrs, Hy 1 Tead 8 sketch of his youth and. then i John 'T. Dille proceeded ‘with a glimpse at his holomew, with at contributed musically to the pmlrl‘ll:mgh:l:i to the enjoyment of all present, as both .are A guest of honor to-day was Mrs. T. C. Hall partner, Mr. attendance to-day silests being tury mark in years only, for in heart and intel. e Oakland MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, Feb, were' {ssued County Clerk to-day: Wilbert M, | the ~ S Cote M. Hadley, Mrs. C. J. Mrs. -1 C. Arnold at Commercial, Lyman Al- | was attacked gave no visible expression | of her feelings “The altar of this nation is the mother’s knee and the women of this nation de- | serve the protection of you who are celected to try men who are gullty of the lowest crime known to manhood,” | exclaimed the District Attorney before he closed and then ralsing his voice he de- clared: “Sympathy should play no part here. 1t there is one among you who has a daughter and through sympathy for McNulty's family should deviate from your Hne of duty how can you go home {and look that daughter in the eve—how can you go home and say that a dastard has not recefved his just deserts?” Allen began his closing argument at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon and concluded shortly after 4. It took -Judge Harris just.an hour to charge the jury. The morning session, which began at 9 o'clock, was taken up by Attorney Frick. who completed his argument for the defense by noon. Allen reviewed the testimony at length, the jury was charged and then retired for deliberation ————————— WILL SAFEGUARD GARDEN. BERKELEY, Feb. 12.—Declaring that he wished to be legally authorized to protect the orchard and flower-beds of Professor Bernard Moses of the Uni- versity of California against the dep- redations of fair co-eds of the univers- ity, by whom the professor alleged that his cherry trees were despoiled of a large part of their blossoms last spring, Harold French, an employe of | the United States\Mint in San Fran- cisco, to-night made application to the Board of Trustees to be appointed a special police officer. French has leased the home of the professor, who has gone to South America to make a study of the political conditions of the various republics of that part of the world. After a brief discussion the Trustees granted the application of Mr. French and he will forthwith begin his duties as an officer of the law. ——————————— LINCOLN DAY OBSERVED. OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—The anniver- sary of Lincoln's birthday was appro- priately observed in the public schools. Veterans of the Civil War visited the schools and gave addresses and the pupils conducted patriotic exercises. BERKELEY, Feb. 12—Exercises in honor of the memory 6fiAbraham Lin- coln were 'held in the schools of Berke- ley to-day. ,E. J. Martin, who was a soldler of the Confederate army, was honored by an Invitation from Lookout Mountain Post, G. A. R, to spedk in the Berkeley High School this afternoon. of Schools 8. D. Waterman spoke at the McKinley School, W. H. Wharff at the Lincoln School, O. G. May at Le * Conte, Thomas Gllbert at Columbus, E. len at Hillside, Superintendent Water- man at San Pablo. PACIFIC MOVES. PLEASANTON, Feb. 12.—The Board of Town Trustees has called a special meeting for to-morrow night to con- sider an applica! _from the Western Pacific Raillway ny for a fran- chise for tracks through the town. Semi-officially. it has been announced ’ that the line will parallel the Southern ! Pacific's tracks between the Bank of Pleasanton building and the Southern Pacific station. - - and Four- son (general chairman), WNULTY'S CASE (BUYS RICHMOND [TO HAVE NEW GOES T0 JURY) WATER SYSTEM Syndicate Takes Over an Es- tablished Supply in the Contra Costa County Town CLOSED LARGE DEAL Tewksbury Ranch Aecquired in Connection With Tts Wildeat Creek Holdings i TR OAKLAND, Feb. 12—The Syndicate Water Company has purchased the Tewksbury ranch of 1650 acres, bordering on Wild Cat Creek, and has by the same transaction acquired the Richmond Water System, which supplies the town of Rich- mond and adjacent territory. This move is one of the largest deals which has been made since the battle between the new company and the Contra Costa Water Company opened. With the purchase of the Tewksbury properties the syndicate has gained con- trol by title of about 4000 acres of the Wild Cat Creek watershed. The syndicate mace this purchase, that is, the ranch and water company togeth- er, for $400,000, of which $106,500 is given as the water company's Interest. Most of the water company's stock was held by Willlam ‘Mintzer, manager of the Tewks- bury property. Mrs. Emily Tewksbury was the owner of the ranch, which was one of the largest individual holdings In the Wild Cat Creek section. The Richmond Water Company’s source of supply consists of a dozen or more deep wells, from which a very large flow has been obtained. One of the heaviest users of water at Point Richmond is the Standard Oil Company, which consumes about 9,000,000 gallons a month. In this same connection comes the ru- mor that the syndicate interests have ab- sorbed the East Shore and Suburban Railway, operating between the county line and Richmond. It is reported that this road is to be developed and extended to Martinez. Of late large supplies of material, wire and the like have been pur- chased by the company. SENIOR WEEK " COMMITTEES ARE NAMED. —_— BERKELEY, Feb, 12.—Seniors of the uni- versity who are to have a share In the prep- arations for senlor week, when all the various events each graduating class provides to make the closing days at college memorable, have been appointed to their positions by W. H. Cooper, president of the senior class. There ia A& Ereat extravaganza to produce, a big ban- quet to be planned for, pilgrimages and an assembly, with a host of important details re- quiring attention, 30 that the services of scores of college youtns and maidens are called into requisition. The places, especially the chairmanshipe, are coveted, as those selected for such positions are regarded as having earned the right, during four years at the uni- versity, to shine in commanding positions when graduating time comes. The committees appointed by President Cooper are as follows: General executive committee—Dan Hadsell (chalrman), Misses Helen Parker, Phoebe M. Binney, Harriet Smythe, H. B. Drescher, E. E. Barker, W. A, Moroney, W, E. Burns, M. C._Lynch. Morning committee, in charge of pilgrim- age, etc.—W. H. Hopkins (chairman), H. E. Squires, Henry Hubbard, Sellar Bullard, Sum- ner Raney; Misses Maude Cope, Sue Bitting, Ruth Wilkins, Hazel A. Skinner. Afternocn committee, in charge of extrava- ganza—George F. Jones (chairman), Jackson Gregory, W. R. de Leon, E. J. Berringer, Ed- ward Blackman; Misces Sophle Treadwell, Winifred M. Beckensale; also the authors of the extravaganza. Costume committee—W. S. Andrews (chair- man), H. A. Encell, C. B. Walker, Misses Edith Jacobs, Winifred M. Lawton. Staging committee—A. . Moody (chairman), A. P. White, R. E. Frickey, A. P. Wagner, J. L. Harris, W. H. Markiey, Bert Einstein, Seating committee—George E. Dickie (chair- man), R. C. Gunn, Stewart Chishoim, T. J. Chase; Misses Esther M. Struve, Virginia C Frank, Edna E. Young. Senior ball committee—Miss Gladys F. Meyer (general chalrman), Brayton S. Norton (floor manager). Arrangements committee—R. Hi Eftiott (chairman), J. D. Isaacs. A.J. Coogan; Misses Blanche M. Cameron, Marion K. Morrow, Mary R, LeConte, Ada G. Jordan. Decoration commitiec—H. _W. Bingham (chairmam), Robert Causley, Earle Mulliken, George A. Posey, Morley M. Maddox, C. F. de Armond; Mi Bertine Wollenbers, Mar- garet W. Taylor. Marion Ansley. . Reception committ Florence M. g Printing ccmmittes, to secure bids on senior week printing, 5 Bohnett (chalrman), E. K. Strong Jr.; Misses competitive etc.—L_ D. E. Helen Chartz, Sophle Burdorf, M. Katurah Paul Finance committee—Composed of the presi- dent of the class, the treasurer of the class and H, L. Stoddard. Committee on permanent organization of 1906—Farnham P. Griffiths (chairman), J. F. Schuman, C. O. Premo. Senfor banquet committee—R. A. Arlett (chairman), L. J. Kennedy, F. A. Glesting, Vance McClymonds, Sam Hellman, Girls' jinks committee—Miss M. Estelle Wil- Miss Kate O'Neil (chajrmau of arrangements), Misses Alice Johnston, Edith A. Hatfleld, Sara L. Drink- water, Winifred M. Lawton, Alice Weymouth. L. D. Bohnett, editor last term of the Cali- fornian, has announced his candidacy for the position of graduaté manager, to be given up by Ezra Decoto in two months. Other candi- dates are Ollle Snedigar and W. A. Powell. C. H, Cunningham has been nominated for the presidency of the freshman class. He has no_opposition. President Wheeler has informed students that the “'seniors’ headquarters’” in North Hall are to be closed, because of the fact that ‘‘they have lost the purpose for which they were originally Intended.”" The room was secured through the efforts of Eugene Hallett, now private secretary for President Wheeler, who was president of the senior class last year. room has been devoted principally to smoking and card games for some time, and so Is lost to_the class. F. B. Kellam, president of the Fire Under- writers Assoclation of the Pacific, lectured to the Collcge of Commerce Club.this afternoon on the subject- of ‘‘Modern Ratemaking fn Fire Insurance.”’ The untversity press has just issued a pam- phlet by §. S. MaxweN of the physiological de- pertment, dlscussing the possibility of stimu- lating, mechanically, the cerebral cortex. The writer states that his experiments “show that the gray matter, or at least its outer portion, is insensitive to chemical stimulation, and the question may be raised once more w ™ those portions which are not irritable to chem.- ical substances, electrical stimulation really occurs, or whether the cortex is entirely devold o ainis has to the uniy From Leipz come to the university several advance coples of the first volume of its series of publications in Egyptian archaeol- the volume is “The Hearst Medical Papyrus.”” and the series of -Fm it is the first_number is dedicated to Mrs. Apperson Hearst, who, in the Interest of University of California, has borne for five years the entire financial burden of scientific expeditions in Peru, North America and Egypt. The volume contains the hieratic text of the medical incantations and Medical Papyrus,’ tion, 1ist of Incantations and vocabulary containing all the oceurring in the papyru: The volume is the work of George A. Reisner, Hearst lecturer in Egyptol- ogy in the University of Californfa. ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY. ey dtveaet A N Tomer ta g . warrant charging him’ with mm. city on a WILL EXTEND COUNTY JAIL| THE BOULEVARD Board of Supervisors De- cide to Give Public a Splendid Seenie Driveway PREPARE FOR THE WORK Property Owners Are Noti- fied to Remove Obstrue- tions Along the Route Alameda County Supervisors Adopt a Resolution to Construct a Modern Prison ARCHITECT IS ENGAGED Plans Are Ordered for the Structure, Which l§ to Cost About $150,000 OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—The Board of Supervisors decided this morning that Alameda County should have an up-to- OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—The Board of Supervisors by resolution decided to extend the Scenic boulevard from High mended some | Street, in Fruitvale, along the old ?l‘n‘:‘c (io‘\;n;y"l:ll. .s'urt‘ewgnrd of Char- | county road to the eastern limits of ities and Corrections, and with this in | the city of Oakland. It was also de- cided to make the width of the old view adopted a resolution and engaged W. J. Miller, an architect, to draw up plans for a new jail on the site of the old one, which is to be incorporated into the new structure, the total cost not to exceed $150,000. ' The work cannot be started until after the fixing of the tax levy next Jiily, but in the mean time the plans for the structure are to be drawn up and discussed and it is expected that everything will be in readiness by the time the money is avallable to be- gin the work of construction. Miller, it was decided, should have five per cent of the entire cost of the building for his pay and have general supervi- sion of the comstruction of the build- ing, which it is expected will be com- pleted inside of three years. The present jall faces on Washing- ton street and was bullt over a quar- ter of a century ago. .It is a long way from belng abreast of the times in re- gard to the housing of twentieth cen- tury prisoners. There are no quarters for keeping juveniles separate from old offenders and the women's quar- ters have had to be used for this pur- county road 50 feet, to conform with the width of the boulevard. Notice was ordered served on all property-owners having any obstructions on the land In question to remove them. A petition was read from the trustees of Mills College and other residents of Seminary avenue for the Improvement of that street. It was announced that County Surveyor E. C. Prather is now drawing the plans for the improvement of the street. BERKELEY, Feb. 13.—Town Engi- neer McClure to-day began the making of surveys for the proposed boulevard in North Berkeley skirting the hills to the county road. It is planned to have the boulevard an extension of the fourteen-mile driveway from Hayward to Oakland, along the foothills. The surveys made to-day are in the Clare- meont district, through the Palache and Garber properties over the hill lands to Warring street and Pledmont avenue, thence through the University campus to the Intersection of Bonte avenue and Virginia street. From this last peint the road will extend to the l pose. The protection of the Jjall |.ounty line at Spruce and Eunice against modern implements Is alf0|gireets. The hillside folk are espe- considered inadequate and the inefli- | oia))y enthusiastic over this project, be- clency of this has been called to the attention of the Supervisors by the Sheriffs of many years. ————————— OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Feb. WASHINGTON, 12.—The item covering the increased cost of the con- struction of the collier at Mare Island Navy Yard may not be inserted in the naval appropriation bill, since the pro- posed increase would carry the cost of the vessel beyond the amount authorized by Congress for its con- struction. Chief Constructor Capps has informed the committee that in his opinion the collier could be built by a private concern for the original esti- mate of $1,250,000, while the altera- tions in the plans for its conmstruction at the navy yard Involve the expendi- ture of $300,000 ahove this sum. Rep- resentative Knowland will protest If an attempt is made to take away from Mare Island yard the work of building the vessel, the law not requiring that it be done there. Representative Kahn to-day imtro- duced a bill to protect free labor and the industries in which it is employed from the injurious effect of convict competition by confilning the sale of Heving that the boulevard, when com- pleted, will provide a magnificent road- way and a view that is almost un- equaled. PLARS T0 SEZE THE CEARY DA Mayor Sehmitz yesterday said that immediately after the filing by the City Engineer next Monday of the plans and specifications of the proposed un- derground electric road on Geary street, to be operated as a munfeipal road, he will cause the exisfing Toad to be seized by the city. The Mayor says that the Geary-street Railway Company has shown no dispesition to be fair in the matter of the litigation brought by ome of its bondholders to invalidate the proceedings for the ac- quisition of the road. The suit has not beem withdrawn and the Mayor says that he expects continued oppe- goods, wares and merchandise manu- | t¥8 TR S9 SEREEE O a - m the Geary- Lo y 4 i not prevent him from tying up the line $0 that construction work may begin at once. Immediately upon receipt of the plans the Board of Supervisors will adopt a resolution Inviting bids for the building of the city's road. A notice will be sent simultaneously to the Geary-street Railroad Company to cease operating the road under the tem- porary permit granted two years ago by the Board of Supervisors on the ex- piration of its franchise. It is not unlikely that a reasonable time will be given the company to sur- render the road, as the actual work of new comstruction could not begin for one month at least. It is planned to build a modern underground system, with a view to demonstrating that the city is capable of running a street rallroad of its own. If the company evinces any disposition to resist the right of the city to take over the road the Mayor says the police will be called on to dispossess tne company of the use of the rails om the city's streets. Kahn also introduced a bill granting honorable discharges from the United States navy to certain officers and men of the .naval militia of the State of California who performed active duty on board the U. 8. S. Marion and the U. 8. S. Pinta during the war with Spain. Kahn a'so introduced a bill which gives travel pay to officers and soldiers who served during the Span- ish-American war beyond the perioa of their enlistment. Hearings on legislation for Alaska were continued before the House Com- mittee on Territories to-day, addresses being made by Representative Sulzer and Representative Cushman. Sulzer spoke In favor of his bill, granting a territorial government to the district. He admitted, however, that as there seemed little hope of favorable action on it at this time, he thought the wisest course would be a favorable re- port on the Nelson bill for a delegate from Alaska. Cushman spoke in faver of his bill to prevent aliens from fishing in Alaskan waters. The measure was indorsed by the Department of Commeree and Labor. Senators Perkins and Flint and Rep- resentatives Needham, Smith and Gil- lett had a hearing to-day before Sec- retary Hitcheock in favor of extending the boundaries of the Yosemite Na- tional Park In the interest of the electric railway line from Fresno. Frank H. Short and Attorney Balch of Fresno, representing the Huntington railways, were also present. Secretary Hitchcock promised to give the matter his careful consideration. By a ruling of Speaker Cannon In the House to-day, the privileges of Humboldt as a port of entry will be continued, the Speaker declaring out of ordeér the proposition to give the President power to abolish custom- houses wh:re “raco'lpt- are less than expenses of collection. Represe Gillett was interested with ‘:uner":::f bers in urging this decision on the Speaker. The postal receipts at San Francisco —_——— FUNDS FOR FARM SITE. MARTINEZ, Feb. 12 —Landowners are busy raising a subseription toward the purchase price of a State farm site. More than $15.000 of the neces- sary $25,000 has been subscribed. A ‘W. Maltby of Danville heads the list with $2000. The ranchers feal much encouraged by Professor E. J. Wick- son's report to the State Farm Com- mission which has given much atter tion to a 300-acre site in Ygnacio Va ley, composed of area from the Clark, Larkey, Burgess and Hook ranches. —————— TEAMSTER COMMITS SUICIDE. MARTINEZ, Feb. 12—P. H. Rohde, a lumber teamster, committed suicide at Black Diamond to-day by taking stzychnine. Rohde's wife knocked a bottle of poison out of his hands in his first attempt. The despondent man left the house, got a second vial and dead in a short time. Domestic trouble is said to have been the cause. during January were $161,: about 55 years old. His HOHE T Ty i = o three children survive. ceipts at Los Angeles last month were STUDENT DIRECTORT ¢ $77.475, against $57.096 last year. STANFORD lem'm_r' l'mab..ll— Portland's receipts last month 344,795 against $36,444 last year, g The President to-day sent the fol- lovl;ing’ nominations to the Senate: egisters of land offices—Georg: Stewart, at Visalla, Cal. o0 Postmasters — California — Powell, Lemoore; R. J. Nixson, Yu’;., e ————— GETS THE FRANCHISE. LIVERMORE, Feb. 12—The Town Trustees to-night granted the Western Pacific Rallway Company a franchise to run its tracks through the ecity by the way of Laddsville and paralleling of the Southern Pacific on the north, without crossing them, how- ever, and going out of the town by the way of Oak street toward Pleasanton. ————— TO FIX WATER RATES. OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—The City Coun- cil to-night continued until ’r‘:}ay the consideration of fixing the water rates. It will then be furnished a tabulated statement of the properties of the Con- tra Costa Water Company, which will be used as a starting point of an in- vestigation looking to an l-l‘nt. of the entire plant. —— . CONVICT INCENDIARY INSANE. SAN - RAFAEL, Feb. 12.—Joseph Wade, a convict who set fire to the jute mill at S8an Quentin, was adjudged lnsane to-day by a jury. He will be The official student directory issued by the university re r to-day gives the ‘registration the present sem- ester at 1551. Of this number 1360 are taking regular work, 112 are specials and nine are in graduate standing. The law department has the greatest num- ber of students enrolled with a-total membership of 279. —