The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 16, 1906, Page 1

All »i?.,, TEMWPORA RY OFFICE THE AN FRANGISGO GALL 1651 FILLMORE ST. PHONE: WEST 956. the to be taken from Library.++++ i Business Ofiice Phone: OAKLAND OFFICE o THE SAN FRANGISGO CALL 1016 BROADWAY. Oakland 1083. Editorial Rooms Phone: ‘Oakland 7460. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JMAY A6 10 - PRICE FIVE TIMLE SEARCHING EUNEERNS ARE IN' POSSESSION OF COPIES OF ALL RECORDS DESTROYED BY FIRE Seis Are Available and They Can Be Used to Help Straighten Out Question of Property Rights. DOWNTOWN BUSINESS | MEN HEAI]YTWO ? An,\‘iflus to Re- SAN QUENTIN ATTRACTS HER " Mrs. Cordelia Botkin Tiees fflABM[NT UF L0ST of Life at the County Jail. " Judge Gook Gran's Request? TE of the Twice-Convicted : Murderess. n has been ordered B request from the branch @ on the Mission road to the Quentin. It is = crowded c . her home for so long, and desires ! 1t is probable that she wiil in quarters the peniten- rs to Knight requesting ct her trans- hed her with X then communication which she sent to e Carroll Cook. The latter, after ng the facts in the case, yesterday ing, immediately issued the de- order. Botkin's ter follows: Cordelia the defendant in case of The People vs. Cordelia now on appeal to Supreme of the State of Califo however, in any manner wai relinquishing any of my prese | rights to be heard or to have my said damage was |appeal be determined by said court, and « the business for the purpose of changing the e of my confinement while awaiting ™ r decision of said Supreme Court of a Califc do hereby request that you " v ke and enter in my case an| ¥ voking and setting aside the or ate of probable cause heretofore i in my case and directing that th:eshed out |1 be immediately removed from the issed Branch County Jail to the State Prison of the bullding per- |at San Quentin, there to be detained much |until the further order of court.” ————— Mussuimans Fight Christians. TINJE, Montenegro, May 15— There have been two days of fighting this committee | at the villages of Stogor amd Baritze, in was that of | the district of Tachlidja, between Mus- of widening and |sulmans and Nizams on one side and znd that a ve-;Christians on the other. Several persons mittee would | Were killed or wounded. Christian fam- rebuilding | flies have fled with their flocks across | the Montenegrin frontier. of | will | ¢ Moore said the Hayashi Japan's Forelgn Minister. he | [ ONDON. May 16.—The Daily Tele- with | graph's correspondent at Tokio reports present | that Viscount Hayashi, formerly Japanese Embassador to Great F in, accepted the office of foreign minidter, o holder mery street cbuild tin be done At nued on Page 2, Column 4, | | It is Written in Greek Characters, Microscopically Minute, but Writ ing Is Perfectly Legible. LONDON, May 15.—Drs. Grenfel and Hart, during continued resecarches of} |the ruins of Oxyrhyncus, whose &n- clent mopasteries some years ago vielded the famous Logla of Christ, GOSPEL RECOVERED IN HISTORIC RUINS ! Drs. Grenfel and Hart Make an Im- portant Discovery on Site of an Ancient Monastery. Bring to Light.a Tiny, Scrap of Vellum Perforated by Worms and Yel- 1 lowed by Centuries. found a fragment of a supposed lost gospel which is now in Queens College, | Oxford. It is a tiny scrap of vellum, perfor- ated by worms and yellowed by sixteen centuries, but the writing is perfectly legible, It s written in Greek charac- ters, which are almost microscopi- cally minute, with searlet initials. 300 words, no part of any extant Theére are about {1t is ertainly but its theological value must to the theologians., It is unu-| sually well written from a literary viewpoint. It begins in the middie of a speech, Jesus and his diseiples have entered the temple and met a Pharisee, who rebukes them for omitting some ceremonial of ablution. Jesus asks the Pharisee what the lat- ter done to comply with the cere- montal. The Pharisee’s reply minutely describes the process of purification, | of which no previous authority has given the details. Then foliows a powerful, eloquent denunciation by Jesus of mere outward purification, he saying that he and his disciples have been purified by the, wa- ters of life. There is also a mention of a hitherto unknown part of the temple called the Hegneuterian or place of pu- rification, Theological circles are greatly inter- ested in the dlscovery, which promises a sensation equal to that created by the Logia of Christ., v Posse Kills an Insane Man. ATLANTA. Ga., May 15.—James H. Clark, night telegraph operator at Cham- blee, a village near here, killed one man and serfonsly ‘injured - three “yesterday while mentally unbalanced#/roin drink. He was shot and killed by » posse. The opening of the vaut of the Cali- ; fornia Title Insurance and Trust Com- | pany, in the Kohl building, at noon yesterday, revealed that the records therein were not in the lemst injured. The vault was opened under the gi- rection of President Henry L. Davis and Manager A. T. Spotts. The find- ing of the records intact was of the greatest possible importance in con- nection with the report by Andrew J.! Carmany, ance and Guaranty Company, that the records of that corporation are also in- tact. 'he significance of the fact is that whatever has happened to the official records of real estate nsactions in the city and county of San Francisco, | there are now known to be in existence two sets of books and papers, each cortoborative of the other, the two, if necessary, the land records of San FMancisco from the earljest days down to April 18, 1806, can he entirely produced. When it was made known, exclu- sively by The Call, that the Title In- surance and Guaranty Company had lost no books or papers, the question ! was raised whether these alone would be taken In court as conclusive evi- dence. The other great title searching corporation having the same sort of transcripts, two competent sources of information that cannot be disputed are now in a postion to satisfactorily establish the validity of titles, This concurrence of record rescuing from the flames will be the greatest news that owners of real estate in San Francisco can have at this stage of af- Yairs. The records establish sales, mortgages, releases, llens, judgments, in fact, everything required, and affect hundreds of millions of dollars total, the value of lands improved and unirhproved. ‘While it is supposed that the books and records of all banks in the city are secure, if there should be any losses by fire the lack of records can now be supplied. The 'value of. the preserved archives of the that search titles may be to them mil- lions of dollars. President Davis of the Title Insurance and Trust Company says that the city of Chicago paid $2,000,000 to the title companies for a duplicate set of recorcs arter the great fire in Chicago. The Merchants’ Association of San Francisco has addressed a communi- cation to the California Title Insur- ance and Trust Company, the Title In- surance and Guaranty Company the City Abstract Cempany, ur them to offer the use or their memor- anda to the proper authorities, that California manager of the Title Insur- | and from | in! companies : g | death. ging | . - SRADNNART DENES STORY THAT HE DIED IN A LOGAL HOSPITAL Expects to Be on the Street in Short Time to Prove That He Is in Land of the ing. Action of a Nephew in New York in Laying Claim to His Estate Makes Him Feel Angry. Former Suplrv!lol‘ Says He Rather Enjoyed the Nice Things Printed in His Obituary Notices. Former Supervisor Samuel Braun- hart yesterday in an Interview pos! tively denied that he had died at the German Hospital, at the saying that he had rather enjoyved the kind things said about him in his obit- uary notices, While still In a weaken- ed condition as the result of a long| slege of lllness, Braunhart has strong| chances for his ultimate recovery and; | hopes to demonstrate to his friends by | ocutar proof that he is still in the land ! of the living, and hopes to be for some time to come, Braunhart said he did not mind the reports of his death”so much as the! action of a nephew of his living in; Brooklyn, New York, who sent the following lelegram to Ed Brannan of Tiburon: “Take full charge of body of Sam Braunhart. care of .papers. I am his sole executor and will telegraph you money if want- ed.. Will be out therc as soon as possi- ble, MAX . BERNSTEIN,- “Braunhart’s Nephew.” Braunhart thinks that it is adding insult to injury to kill & man first and | then to order' him cremated when he is not physically dead. If Max Bern- stein carries out his intention to come here to claim Braunhart's effects he will see a lively corpse. No doubt he will hear some warm words of welcome from his quasi-deceased but loving uncle, Braunhart was also amused at| the resolutions of regret passed by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting on Monday afternoon, d course which rather confirmed the published re- ports of the ex- Sunervtaor‘s reputed ———— Refugee Killed By a Train. . POINT RICHMOND, May i5.—C. Riley, the public records of land titles in this ; retuxee at Camp Rockefeller, was killed city may be reconstructed. his' morning b) a Southern Pacific train. same time! Have cremated and take! WOMEN MAKE HERD OF GORKY Figm for Chance to Shake Hlands of Pelygamous Russian Writer. Grush Before the Doors of a_L_yceum. NEW YORK, May 15.—Men and women fought for a chance to shake hands with Maxim Gorky at the close |of an address to more than 2000 !persons in the Labor Lyceum, Wil- | liamsburg, last evening. Many were | bruised and the fact that no one was seriously injured was considered sur- prising. It was nearly an hour before | Gorky and his bodyguard of twenty | men were able to fight their way to the street. When the meeting, under the aus- pices of the Russian Revolutionary So- | clety, was opened every. chair was { taken and of the 2000 auditors at least 500 were women. As Gorky appeared lon the platform enthusiasm broke forth. Men and women arose and velled their welcome, and in their ex- :itement hats, coats—in faet, all things available—were thrown into the air. After the address Gorky retired to! {to empty. The audience had no idea ! of going, however, and crowding to; the open door of his room, where a cordon of club members stood guard, it shouted his name at the top of its | lungs, crying that it wished to shake his hand—to be allowed to touch him. After a _wait of twenty minutes, Gorky decided to try to reach the street. - His appearance was the signal for another outburst. Men and women | fought to get ‘to his side, and scores, slipping on the highly polished floor, were. trodden on by .their compatriots. Unable to get to the door, Gorky once more retreated. to his dressing-room. Here a council of war was held and a final move decided upon. ‘ Forming a flying wedge, twenty jmembers of the association started down the center aisle for the door, with Gorky hugging his interference. It took them half an hour to get to the street. e Key Route to Open New Branch. OAKLAND, May 15.—The Twenty- second-street branch of the Key Route will open tomorrow morhing. Trains will be operated irom Broadway to the pier, connecting with the regular boats. - Many Persons - Bruised in his dressing-room to walit for the hall| INGURANGE MEN TAKE UP LOS3ES ‘Ninety-Three Claims fo Be Adjusted With- um!glay. Companies Desigrated to Provide Men to Dis- pose uj_ Them. Water Inspector for the Underwriters Sub- mits Report. Ninety-three large los: N six or more insurance firms are ir ested, were taken up by the general adjusting committee of fifteen of the Fire Underwriters' Adjusting Bureau at a meeting held in Reed Hall. Oak- land, yesterday, and comp: designated to provide men to adjus the claims. The losses on which thi action was taken were as follows News building, 342 Geary street. brick building, southwest corner of California and Front streets. H. W. Johns-Manville Company. 32-42 Webb street. Main-Winch: r-Stone Company, Battery street. Alphonse Judis Company, Mutual Savings Bank building. Yates & Co., 38-40 Steuart street. Crocker building, southeast corner Mission and First streets. Great American Importing Tea Company, 52 Market street California Safe Deposit and Trust Company, southeast corner Montgom- ery and California streets. Bosqui Engraving and Printing Com- pany, 302 Davis street. Techau Tavern Company, Mason street. Vickery, At s & Torrey, 234-236 Post street. Douglas Grant building, southeast corner Market and Seventh streets. C. B. Jennings & Co., 121 California street. Keyston Bros., Inc., 15 First street. E. H. Le ity of Paris Dry Goods Company, Geary and Stockton streets. B. F. Goodrich Company, 392-394 Mission street and 83-93 Fremont street. | . Abner Doble Company, Howard and | Fremont streets. | Starr King bui ary street, | bétween Grant aven ockton. James Basch. J. H. Pannin & Co. Union Iron Works. Goldman & Son, Sixteenth street Vulcan Iron Wor Kearny and Francisco streets Lachman & Jacobi. Bancroft-Whi Company Carroll & Tilton Company G. M. Kutz Shoe Company, 103-163 Mission street. Kohler & Chase, Mission street and | Kearny street. Pacific Cereal Association, 310 Town- send street. H. & L. Block, 408-416 Valencia street. The Cudahy Packing Company, 418~ 420 Townsend street. Davis, Schonwasser 134 Post street. Company, F. B. Findley & Co., 422 Townsend street. Wellman, Peck & Co. 313-317 East street. Sherman, Clay & Co.. 133-129 Kearny sireet. Pacific Meter Company, 220-222 Mis- sion street. L. Samter & Son, 106-110 Sutter streel. Sternberger & Kalisher, 6§09 Misslon street. Stuparich Manufacturing Company. northeast corner Eighth and Brannan streets. Metropolitan Laundry Company, Al- bion avenue and Sixteenth str Rosenbaum Estate Company. Kaufman shoe store, 330-834 Mar- \;ct street. D. H. Frederichs, 310 Montgome sxreox Somer & Kaufman, 23 Kearny streef. Red Front Clothing Company, 857~ I's59 Market street. Brooklyn Cooperage Company, north- east corner Sansome and Union streets. Standard’ Biscuit Company, Front and Pacific streets George W. Caswell Co. (ine)), 412-14 Sacramento street and 467-9 Commer- i clal street. Jesse. Moore Hunt Co. M. Friedman & Co, 233-37 Post street. . Golden West Hote' tuilding, Ellis street, and dwellings on Capp and Six- teenth streets. : Crown-Columbia Pulp and Paper Co., 705-7 Fromt street. Bowers Rubber Co, 42 Sacramento street. San Francisco Hotel Co., the St Francis. Mrs. Anna (. Spreekeis, 1812-14 Sac- ramento street. Armand Cailleau Kearny street. L. Dinkelsplel & Sons, 37-39 Battery street. Guggenheime & Co., 118 Davis street. Schmidt Lithegraph Co., Bryant and Second streets. Continued on Page 2, Column 2 (Inc.), 112-16 |