The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 10, 1906, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1906. MURDERS UNCLE FOR HIS ONEY Disappearance of Aged Man in Colorado Leads to Search Discovery of Crime . THE and NEPHEW SLAYER Admits Guilt When Placed | UnderArrest and Relative’s Wealth Is Found on Him | - h 9.—| der rob- SHONTS WILL NOT | GIVE UP RAILROAD Chairman of Canal Commis- sion to Maintain Grip | on Holdings. f Presideng Reose ts firm in their b veit mal RS = S £ [AGNATE'S SON WILL EARN $60 A MONTH Young Stuyvesant Fish to Become Clerk in Rail- road Office. e to The Call S, uyvesant | s € Central 8 es Jr., are 1 JIMINEZ IS FOREVER DONE WITH DOMINICAN POLITICS Former President of Santo Dominge Visits New York on Personal e with Dominican time tion of two years ago z has been meaking his Porto Rico, where his nez denied that he had &uy ambition to again be President of £ Domingo. —_——— PROMINENT CLEVELAND MAN | IS CHARGED WITH BIGAMY | b Warrant Is Issued for Arrest of Gen- | eral 8 Superintendent of Big Iren Ore Concern. LAND, Ohio, March 9.—A war- ued today at Norwalk, Ohio, | rrest of Harry J. Reynolds of charge of bigamy. tendent for one of the ore co: rns on the It is alleged that Rey- wife and grown chil- Miss Mae Smith, aged 21, sesday e ning. ————— LURED TO SECLUDED SPOT AND ROBBED OF $5000 | Missouri Rallrond Comtractor Is Vietim | of Highwaymen, One of Whom | ater Is Captured. { X CITY, March 9.—E. G. Mee- | roas actor of Camden, luded spot in and robbed of C. C. Miller s arrésted for me. Meegan him- In Miller's pock- CARE IN PACKING PRY IS AN ABSOLUTE ES ECESSITY American Diplomat Tells of Spolled Cases of Callfornia Fruit Re- ceived at Strassburg. WASHINGTON, March 8. — Consul rittain at Kehl In a letter to the Department, calls attention to fornia: prunes, recently received at sburg, many 0f which were im- rfect and overripe. “Too great care,” he says, “cannot-be taken in.packing fruit for the forelgn market. A few erripe prunes in a box will spoll the avor of the entire case.” S At Susan B, Anthony Better. ROCHESTER, N. ¥., March 9.—Miss Su B. Anthony’s condition is im- proved tomight. She is stronger than she was yesterday, and has taken con- | siderable mnourishment. Her fflend:l feel much more hopeful of her re- covery. WIN B New Mexico and Ari- zona to Remain Separate. ———— Oklahoma and Indian Territories Form New State. But One Star Is Added to Flag by the Government. ON, March 9.—Today at m. the Senate passed a bill for ssion of a new State to be called ma and to be composed’ of the tory of Oklahoma and Indlan Ter- Ty It was the House joint state- bill, with all the provisions re- to Arizona and New Mexico en out. The motion to strike out 2 by Burrows and it was car- the close vote of 37 to 35, after been 10st by the still closer vote » 36. Dick spoke for the bill and of Montana against it, and B ge closed the debate in advocacy of he measure. When promptly at 4 o'clock the gavel fell at the end of Beveridge's final ap peal for the bill the voting #as begun he amendments suggested by the com- tee were first read and to them no ction was made until the proposi- tion to increase from $100,000 000 the appropriation for defraying the expense of preliminary elections to be held in the proposed State of Oklahoma came up. The amendment was lost by a vote 31 to 40. The Increase of the election appropriation for Arizona from $150,000 to $175,000 also was disagreed to The first test vote came on these n proposals, and the opponents of t statehood scored a victory. The ct of striking out the increase was e necessity of having the to a committee when returned e House of Representatives. rules of the House any 1 amended by the Senate carrying in- ased expenditures must be referred committee and considered in com- mittee of the whole. The opponents of joint statehood desired to afford an op- ood g portunity for a motion to concur in the amendments without such reference. AMENDMENT CARRIES. As soon as the committee amend- ments were disposed of Foraker form- ally offered his amendment providing for a separate vote on joint statehood. The vote was immediately taken and the amendment carried by the decisive vote of 42 to 29, as follows: Bacon, Blackburn, Bulkeley, .. Clark of Montana, Clark of Culberson, Daniel, Dryden, Foraker, Foster, Frazler, Fui- Gearin, Hansbrough, Heybu McCumber, Mallory, Mai Morgan, Newlands, Nixon, Patterse Pettus, r, Scott, Simmons, , Tallaferro, Tell —Allee, Allison, Ankeny, Beveridge, e, Burnham, pp, Crane Cullom, ver, Gamble, Hale, Knox, La Follette, son, Penrose, Piles, with Berry, Elkins with rkett with McLaurin, Clark of Ar- with Overman, Depew with McEnery, K Frye w h Gorman, Kittredge with Platt, War. th Money. A number of minor amendments re- lating to the land laws, terms of the courts, etc., were ted by the com e and the Senate. Several add s strengthening prohibition pro- ren ons were also made, all of ther being confined to Indian Territory or former or present Indian reservations. Dubois’ dment relative to | amy in the proposed State of Ari- was then offered. He asked for and noes, but a formal vote e ted by the committee ac- cepting the provision. 1t was there- fore incorporated in the bill LOST BY ONE VOTE. The next formal vote was taken on Burrows' motion to strike out all the part of the bill relating to Arizona and New Mexico. The rollcall result- ed in the loss of the motion by the nar- row margin of one vote—35 ayes to 36 noes. Burrows gave notice that he would renew the amendment when the bill was reported to the Senate. been in committee of the whole. When the bill was reported to the Senate Burrows rencwed his motion to strike out t part of the bill relating to Arizona and New Mexico, and this time it prevailed by a vote of 37 to 35, as follows: Ayes—Alger, Bacon, Biackburn, Bulkeley, Burrows_Carter, Clark of Montana, Clay, Cul- Daniel, Dubots, Flint, Foraker, Foster, , Gallinger, Gearin, Hansbrough Hey- Latimer, McCreary, Mallory, Martin, Newiands, Patterson, Per— tius, Rayner, Scott, Simmons, Spooner, , Taliaferro, Teller, 37. liee, Allison. Beveridge, | , Burnham, Clapp, Clark of Wyo- | ming, Crane, Culiom,” Dick, Dillingham, Dolli- ver, Dryden, Fulton, Ganible, Hale, Hemen- way, Hopkins, Kean, Knox, La Foliet e, Long, McCumber, Millard, Nelson, Nixon, Pen rose, Plles, Proctor, Smoot, Sutherland, War- ner, Wetmore—35. The changes from the first vote were Scott, who voted aye, and Overman, who transferred his pair with Clark of Arkansas to Cermack and voted in the affirmative. The bill as amended was then passed by unanimous vote. lmmediately af- terward Tillman was recognized, and on his motion the House railroad rate bill was made the unfinished business. The Senate then, at 5:38 p. into executive session and at adjourned until Monday. TEST VOTE SHOWS STRENGTH. The test vote upen which the op- ponents of joint statehood showed thelr greatest strength was on the Foraker amenament which provided that Ari- zona wnd New Mexico should have an | opporiunity to vote separately on the proposition of joint statehood. This | was carried by a vote of 42 tq 29. Pre- vious to this action provision for in- creased appropriations In the bill was stricken out in order to afford an op- portunity for a motion to concur in the Senate amendments when the bill Is sent to the House. The speech making - began at 11 o'clock and was under the ten-minute rule after the first hour. About a doz- en speeches were made, but the notable ones were made by Messrs. Dubois and Burrows in denunciation of polygamy in Arizona and New Mexico. Dubois secured the incorporation.of an anti- polygamy amendment, but the elimina- tion of Arizona from the measure de- tracted somewhat from the importance of the accomplishment. An amendment Ly the Senate to the Lill provides for the creation of the State of Oklahoma out of Oklahoma and Indian Territory upon the adop- tion of a constitution. The State is al- lowed the usual quota of executive, to $150,- | The proceedings up to this time had | OPPONENTS OF JOINT STATEHO0D ATTLE IN SENATE. | biiL. margin of one vote, upon by the majority. The long bitter battle waged in the Sena Territories of Arizona and New Mexico into the Union as onme State came o nn end vesterday. The objectionists won their fight by the narrow Arizona and New Mexico will remain Territories for the present, at least. - One mew star, however, was added to the Indian Territory and Oklahoma, united, are to be known as Okla- homa State. The news of the defeat of the measure was the cause of great rejoicing In Arizona, where jointure with New Mexico was frowned ainst the admission of the P 7 A AR WLy Ao \\\‘“\\ 4y, > i (05 | - TN b TULIWS C BURROWS — SAY W Owr vy 22 ‘y JTOSEFM B, —_— romRAKER MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE WHO TOOK LEADING PARTS IN THE DEBATE ON THE BILL PROVIDING FOR THE ADMISSION OF OKLAHOMA "AND INDIAN TERRITORIES, UNITED AS A STATE. — judicial and legislative officers, two United States Senators and flve mem- bers of the National House of Repre- sentatives. A constitutional convention with 110 members, fifty-five of which e to be chosen by each of the Terri- s comprising the State, is provided for, and all male citizens or male In- dians 21 years of age are made eligible to membership in it. PROTECTION FOR INDIANS. There is an especial provision pro- tecting the Indians in their rights and continuing the prefogative of the Na- tional Government te control their af- fairs. The sale of intoxicating liquors in what is now Indian Territory is pro- hibited for twenty-one years and long- er unless the constitution is changed. Sections 16 and 36 of each township of land in Oklahoma are set aside for the benefit of the common school system, as is also five per cent of the proceeds of the sale of public lands. There is an appropriation of $5,000,- 000 from the national treasury for the benefit of the schoals. Provision is made for the support of higher educa- tion and charitable institutions. Two districts for the United States courts, one in Oklahoma and the other in In- dian Territory, are provided for. Guth- rie 18 made the temporary seat of gov- ernment, but the House provision con- tinuing it in that capacity until 1915 was ‘eliminated. —— ENTHUSIASM IN TUCSON. Celebration Held as the Result of Ac- tion on Statehood. TUCSON, Arix, March 9~—Not {n the entire history of Tucson was such a demonstration seen as tonight In the celebration of the defeat of the joint statehood with New Mexico in the Sen- ate. Early in the day, when the news first arrived, whistles were blown, fire- crackers exploded and crowds cheered on the streets. Tonight bands were out and half of the population of the city was on the streets. A procession, headed by Mayor Man- ning and principal officials, paraded the main streets from 7:30 until 9:30. A feature was fifty riflemen, who fired blank cartridges in steady volleys from wagons as the procession progressed. Red lights, the ringing of bells and blowing of sirens were the chief fea- tures. The community accepts the ac- tion of the Senate today as removing the possibility of statehood with New Mexico. ————————— JOY REIGNS IN ARIZONA. People Pleased at the Faflure of Joint Statehood. PHOENIX, Ariz, March 9.—There is general rejoicing In Arizona tonight over the action of the United States Senate in accepting the Foraker and Burrows amendment to the statehood Only a very small percentages of Arizona people had hoped for jointure of Arizona and New Mexico. In Phoenix celebrating began early In the afternoon. Powder was burned by pri- vate jubllee parties, though no organ- ized ratification has been arranged. Everybody is golng about the streets congratulating everybody - else and praising the Senators who stood by Arizona. ————— The shamrock and the faE of ol e shamroc] of ol Erin nrm:mla of our St. Pa % candy boxes. Candy Sf - lan building and ! Pt w Flood bulldéerss HOUSE PASSES PEASION BILS 408 Measures Disposing of Uncle Sam’s Coin Meet Representatives’ Approval —_— WASHINGTON, March 9.—The House today passed 408 private pension bills, and devoted three hours to considera- tion of a bill providing a uniform sys- tem of naturallzation, the chief fea- tures of which are requiring an alfen to write either his own or the Eng- lish language, and to speak and read the latter and to declare his Intention to reside permanently in the United States before he can become an Ameri- can citizen. The bill is to be the con- tinuing order when appropriation bills are not under consideration. It met many objections and will prove a frult- ful topic of discussion. Bonynge of Colorado is in charge of the measure and occupled the time in explaining its provisions and answering -objections. Opposition to the educa- tional requirement in the bill developed in many quarters as Bonynge proceed- ed. At 5 o'clogk, before he had con- cluded, the committee abandoned fur- ther consideration of the measure for the day. [y A Dbill was passed authorizing the Zebulon Montgomery Pike Monument Assoclation to issue souvenir medal- lions in ald of securing an adequate celebration of the hundredth, anniver# generals—Lorenzo W. Cook, sary of the Southwest expedition of Lieutenant Pike to the Upper Arkansas Valley, to be held in the vicinity of Plkes Peak in 1906. - At 5:06 o’clock the House adjourned until Monday. —_— SELLING LIQUOR TO INDIANS. House Paases Measure Providing Pro- | tection for the Red Men. ‘WASHINGTON, March 9.—The House today passed a bill called up by Burke of South Dakota, amending the Indian allotment laws so as to obviate the ef- fect of the recent decislon of the Su- preme Court in the Huff case. where it ‘was held that as soon as an Indian en- tered on land and became a citizen per- sons selling him llcuor could not be frolecutad. The bill provides that such ndian shall not become a cltizen of the United States until the expiration of the twenty-flve years’' period neces- sary for him to obtain a fee-simple title to land taken under the allotment law. The Secretary of the Interior, however, is given authority to curtall this period in his discretion and grant a fee-simple title and citizenship sto particular In- dians when he shall deem them capable of the dutfes of citizenship, 8 ———— BEAUTIFUL GIRL N FOUL- PLOT Merchant Who Watched an Artist Sketch “Venus” Vie- tim of the Maid’s Perfidy GIVES FALSE EVIDENCE Aged Man Learns That the Poser Had Made Affidavit for Use in Divorce Case Bpecial Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, March 9.—A plot to en- trap him with a model posing as Venus was frustrated by shrewd detective work on the part of Frederick Faubel, a re- tired grain merchant, whose wife is suing him for separation. Mr. Faubel found himself in the 'studio of Ferdinand Dan- ton Jr. at 683 East One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street recently, and was asked to remain while the artist sketched for an hour the figure of a beautifully formed young girl. Faubel is 57 years old and lives with his grown son, Edward Karl Faubel, in a handsome house at 136 West Ninety- fifth street. He learned later that the model had made an affidavit, which was in the hands of his wife's attorney, and that the divorce action was to be brought against him on the ground that he had misconducted himself in the studio while left alone with the girl. It was then that he consulted Thomas Roet, a former ‘member of the Scotland Yard detective force, and succeeded in setting at naught the plans of the con- spirators. Model Miss May Hartnett has made affidavit declaring that any former affidavits she signed were false. Ferdinand Danto Jr., artist, also made affidavit completely exonerating Faubel. Both these affidavits are in the hands of Faubel's lawyer. The retired merchant said tonight that ever since his wife left him some months ago he has been the victim of attempts on the part of enemies to annoy him, and that he has to keep detectives in his em- ploy permanently. In speaking of meeting the model in Danton’s studio, Faubel dd: “One day I went to thé studio to keep an appointment with Danton. When hie told me that he expected a model who would pose undraped I tried to get away. He insisted that the young woman would not mind my presence in the least, and when Miss Hartnett appeared she also sald that she did not mind the pres- ence of visitors ‘if they did not get fresh.’ DECREE: OF DIVORCE CANNOT BE GRANTED Chicago. Jury Gives Judg- ment Both to Plaintiff and Defendant. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, March 9.—In a remarkable verdict the jury which heard the evidence in the Eames case found that.beth Joseph H. Eames and Henrietta Eames had been guilty of the charges of infidel- ity made by each other in the original complaint and the cross bill. | The verdiet was returned,this aftérnoon in Judge Gary's court. The action of the jury was followed by the entry of judg- ment for both plaintift and defendant, and no decree of divorce under such a verdict was deemed possible. A new trial will be the probable result of the jury's action. The verdict follows: “Upon the issues as to infidelity formed by the original bill and the answer there- to we, the jury, find for the complainant, John H. Eames. “Upon the issues as to infidelity formed by the original bill and the answer there- to we, the jury, find for the complainant therein, Henrletta Eames.” —_——————— INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL. Representatives Offer Amendments Pro- viding Fundg for Investigation. WASHINGTON, March 9.—Represent- ative Townsend introduced a joint reso- lution today to-amend the resolution approved on March 7 for an investiga- tion of rallway discrimination and mo- nopolies by giving the Interstate Com- merce Commission full power to sum- mon witnesses and compel the produc- tion of dacumentary evidence. It also makes an appropriation of $50,000 to conduct the investigation.” Representa- tive Gillesple of Texas also Introduced a bill appropriating $100,000 for the same Investigation. It provides that any person testifying in such an in- vestigation shall not be prosecuted for any oftense about which he may testify. R SAVE YOUNG TIMBER. Lumber Company Takes Steps to Fro- tect Cut-Over Land. ‘WASHINGTON, March 9.—The Mo~ Cloud River Lumber Company of Cali- fornia, which successfully applied a plan of fire protection to a single town- ship last summer, is now preparing to extend the same protection to the rest of its large holdings of cut-over land, nearly 400,000 acres. The forest service says that this use of fire protection system by a private owner means the recognition of the future value of young timber and that forestry has made rapld strides in California. P — ARMY PROMOTIONS. President Rooscvelt Sends a Number of Nominations to the Senate. WABHINGTON, March 9.—The Presi- dent today sent the following nomina- tions to the Senate: Lieutenant colonels to be brigadier Twenty- sixth Infantry; Joseph M. Califf. Ar- tillery Corps; Henry S. Turrill, deputy surgeon general; Crosby P. Miller, deputy quartermaster general. Colonel to be brigadier general—John W. Bubb, Twelfth Infantry. —_—— TO IMPROVE PRESIDIO. WASHINGTON, 9.—Senator Perkins today proposed amendments to the army appropriation bill providing $25,000 for the improvement of the ‘military reservations on San Francisco Bay and $5000 for the erection of a per- ‘manent rostrum on the Presidio grounds. i To Reopen Hearst’s Case. ‘WASHINGTON, March 9.—The case of W. R. Hearst against the anthracite coal-carrying railroads was today or- dered by the Interstate Commerce Com- mission to be reopened, and was as- signed for reargument in this city on March ———————— ARMY ORDERS. ‘WASHINGTON, March 9.—Army or- ders: First Lieutenant John B. Hug- gins, assistant surgeon, now at San Francisco, s assigned to the army transport- service and will report to .the. medical superintendent at San Francisco for duty. Major Charles H. McKinstry, Corps of Engineers, in ad- dition to his present duties "',‘,' m IRRIGATION BILL'S PASSAGE SOUGHT BY CALIFORNIANS. Use of Waters of Sacramento to Moisten Lands Urged. SCHEME WILL SAVE MANY ACRES gption. WASHINGTON, March 9.—Representa- tive McKinlay’s bill granting the Central Canal and Irrigation Company the right to divert the water of the Sacramento River for the purpose of Irrigating the lands of the Sacramento Valley was placed in a decidedly advantageous posi- tlon today as a result of the hearing be- fore the sub-committee of the House interstate commerce committee having charge of the measure. The chief speak- er was Frank Freeman of Willows, who sald he represented not only the irriga- tion company, but also the land owners and the people generally of Colusa and Glenn counties. Willlam Mitchell Bunk- er, Washington representative of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, also advocated the bill. Representative Mec- Kinlay, who made an introductory state- ment: Representative Hayes, who has shown much interest in the project, and Representative Gillett, from whose dis- trict comes the only protest against the scheme, were present. Mr. Freeman first sketched the history of the movement culminating in the formation of the Cen- tral Irrigation Company and told how the residents of the districts which it is pro- posed to irrigate had placed an indebted- ness of more than $1,000,000 upon them- selves In bonds on the strength of the enterprise being successful. Up to 15, Mr. Freeman continued, no objection was raised on the ground that there would be the slightest interruption to navigation on the Sacramento River through the construction of the camal. Then this claim was made by George Kraft, whose land company was endeav- oring to obtain a right of way, and against whom a suilt at law was brought. Last January Mr. Freeman sald Mr. Kraft's attorney came to him and said, “If you give me $12,500 for a mile right of way in Glenn County, we will stop oppos- ing you hers and will not fight you in ‘Washington." Commenting on this Mr. Freeman con- tinued, “I assure you, gentlemen of the committee, that thig right of way is not worth $1500.” Mr. Freeman contended that it was unreasonable to say that nav- igation would be interfered with becauge there was absolutely no business on the river above Oroville, adding: LITTLE SHIPPING AFTER JULY. “I do mot think 10,000 sacks of wheat have been shipped on the river north of Mackintosh Landing in ten years. Affer July 3 of each year,” he explained, “there was no navigation above Monroeville. “When the irrigation system is com- pleted,” he said, “it-will store water to such advantage that navigation will be improved.” Chairman Stevens of the sub-committee displayed much Interest as to whether or not freight rates would be affected {f the biil became law. Mr. Fresman said they would not. He explained that while the raflroad had at one time lowered its rate to meet river competition, the farmers were now shipping all their products by rail, although the Sacramento Transporta- tion Company had offered to carry their goods free of charge from the farms to Mackintosh Landing. In addition, he said, a clause in the California constitution provided that where the rate was once lowered to meet competition it should so remain unless a change was sanctioned by the governing power. Mr. Gillett here interposed to say that while that was true, it would be necessary to show that the raflroad's rate in this case was re- duced for competitive purposes. In closing Mr. Freeman sald, in answer to a question of Chairman Stevens as to what ‘was expected to be accomplished by the diversion of water: y;‘Wltl'l the amount of water asked (1000 cubic feet a second) we think we can ir- rigate in the neighborhood of 100,000 acres of land at once in the counties of Glenn and Colusa, and ultimately Ill).mt acres. This ought to increase the value of prop- erty in these countles over $25000,000. If we do not get this relief not only will the land and the homes of the people of the district be ruined, but men who have been trying to put this enterprise Into opera- tion will lose about $400,000.” FAVORS PASSAGE 1:"' ’ll‘:; il Mr. Bunker said that this morning had recelved a telegram from the San Franeisco Chamber of Commerce instruct- ing him to favor the passage of the Me- Kinlay bill if it was not opposed by the War Department. “I i an interview with General Mackenzie! chief of the United States engineer corps,” sald Bun- Ker, “and he sald It 'was a mistake to as- sume that the War Department opposed the bill. After talking with him I feel that I am fully justified in coming here and making a statement that the Cham- ber of Commerce favored the passage of the bilL™ In answer to questions by Mr. Stevens, Mr. Bunker sald he did not think com- merce would be endangered by the pass- age of the bill, but that the commerecial interests of San Francisco, because of the progress of the territory sought to be irri- gated, would be much benefited. Mr. McKinlay filed a large number of telegrams In favor of the project,and Mr. Gillett other telegrams from the district opposing it. Mr. Gillett sald further that a large petition against it was now on its way here. The sub-committee will take up the subject for consideration again next Monday. e T S TO ACQUIRE PRIVATE LANDS. WASHINGTON, March 9.—Represent- ative Smith today introduced a bill en- abling the United States Government to acquire ‘title to private land holdings in the General Grant and Sequoia Na- tional Parks. It provides that within sixty days after the passage of the act proceedings shall be begun In the Fed- eral Circuit Courts of California, pray- ing that the persons claiming owner- ship to these lands shall appear be- fore the court and establish the just- ness of their clalms. The court is to ascertain through three disinterested commissioners whether these have been established and to find out what will be a fair compensation. The cost of the proceedings is to be paid by the Government, $90,000 being ap- propriated for this purpose. Under a bill introduced today by Representajive Kahn $35,000 is appro- priated for the reclamation of that por- tion of the naval station at Honolulu known as the Reef, from material now uhl:. dredged from the harbor at Hon- olulu. ok P AN Senator Cullom in His Seat. WASHINGTON, March 9.—Senator Cullom of Illinols, who returned from Florida today, arrived at the Senate In time to vote on the statehood bill. He looked entirely recovered from- his re- cent lilness. e Before the subcommittee of the House Interstate commerce committee Yesterday prominent Californians appeared and champloned Congress- man McKinlay's bill granting a canal company the right to use the wa- ters of the Sacramento River for irrigation purposes. These champlons claim the scheme will result in the saving of thousands of acres and $1,000,000 to the farmers of Glenn and Colusa counties. Oppoments of the measure assert that the Irrigation scheme will interfere with aavi- FINISH CHANNEL N SANPABLO Government Dredgers About Ready to Leave Scene of Operations in Upper Bay The extensive improvements which the United States Government has been prose ecuting in San Pablo Bay for the past three years are finally completed and the last of -the dredgers will be withdrawn in a few days as soon as a small amount of filling which has been washed in by the late floods has been removed. The work was, in fact, finished on the 10th of last month, and only awaited the examination of the Government engineers to be for- m;‘lrl'y accepted. e alm of the improvement is to provide San Pablo Bay with 30 feet of water with a channel 300 feet in width from Point Pin- ole to oppoesite Lone Tree Point, a distance of 27,586 feet and Involving the removal of over 2,000,000 cublc yards of material. Work was begun November 1, 134, and has continued without noticeabls delay ever since. Two clamshell dredgers were employed besides a small fleet of tuge and tenders for the conveyance of the sand and mud which the dredgers brought up from the bottom of the bay to deep water, there to be disposed of by the ebbtide. The channel was first marked out by & chain of three pile dolphins 500 feet apart, which have for the most part been re- movéd, though many have fallen victims in collislons with the numerous schoon- ers and other craft navigating this part of the bay. Omly a few are now standing, and these will be under the direction of the chief of the Government Lighthouse Department to aid in placing the lines of beacons designating the new channel. In the quantity of materfal removed, as well as the importance to navigation in the upper bay, which will be greatly benefited by the creation of a direct and adequate channel, the improvement de- serves to rank as one of the most notable effected by the Government in many years. Down to the 30-foot plane 1,972,125 cubic yards of mud and debris has been taken out, besides §7,3% cubic yards re- moved down to the 3l-foot plane, a total of 2,089,471 cuble yards taken out at & cost to the Government of $311,991.29. The new channel gives a greater depth than was ever before avallable in this part of the bay, and its creation has given a conclusive opportunity to deter- mine the probable effect of debris depos- its in the lower reaches of San Francisco Bay. In néarly three years the total ap- pears to have been no more than .35 cubie yards, an amount that is considered to be trifiing. Colonel Heuer has had supervision of the Improvement, which has consumed less time than anticipated. Major Me- Kinstry, chief of the Tweifth Lighthouse District, is superintending placing the line of beacons which is to mark the line of the new channel. ———e——— FAVORS CONTRACT PLAN. Professor Willlam H. Burr Continues Testimony Before Canal Committee. WASHINGTON, March 9.—Professor Willam H. Burr continued his testi- mony before the Senate committes on interoceanic canals. He again spoke in favor of the contract plan of bullding the canal. The committee evinced great interest In statements that a sea-level })Vnitm‘ dt‘)cm'th ect the Hiley “Sroubicn follow. Kidney Pills rel ache, Cure every kidney ill. l,S-u Francisco citizens indorse t ohn P. Brysom, cook, of 537A Na- toma street says: “I had pain in the kidneys for "ibt months used Doan’s idney Pills. times it was worse than others sometimes of longer durati the area affected was right 0 small of the back, over the kidneys, 1 knew those organs were the 1 J 3.3 aching disappeared, and what to me Is of considerable more importance is this fact—I have had complete im- munity from pain during the last six months.” For uk'by all dealers. Price, 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s—and take no other.