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NATIVE SONS AND FAIR DAUGHTERS OF GOLDEN CALIFORNIA
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY OF HER ADMISSION INTO THE UNION
PRIOB FIVE—OBNTS.
VOIiTJME XCIV— NO. 102.
SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1903.
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SANTA BARBARA. Sept. 9.— All the
sheep shearers and laborers in the em
ploy of Vail & Vlckers, the owners of
Santa Rosa Island, went on strike this
morning for higher wages and better
food. The latter demand Is said to be the
ground for the "greatest compalint. The
men took possession of the company's
boat and came to Santa Barbara when
the superintendent refused to accede to
their demands."
Island Laborers Strike.
TEXAS CHILD SWALLOWS
TOY MONKEY WBENCH
ware Official.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept. 9.—Follow
ing the resignation yesterday of William
M. Byrne. United States District Attor
ney of Delaware, the President to-day
requested the Postmaster General to sub
mit to him a report on *the recent retire
ment of Miss Huldah B. Todd, the post
mistress of Greenwood, Delaware.
It Is charged that Miss Todd was re
tired to make room for an Ad dicks sup
porter. Mr. Roosevelt knew nothing of
the fate of the Delaware postmistress
until his attention was called to it by
the newspapers. He afterward received
a personal letter on the subject. This
prompted him to desire an investigation.
Physicians Treat Sufferer for Asthma
Until Fit of Coughing Af
fords Belief.
EL PASO, Tex., Sept 9.— Eight months
ago little Ethel Crawford, the 5-year-old
daughter of J. J. Crawford of this city,
swallowed a small monkey wrench, which
vas among the toys given her at Christ
mas. Since that time she has been under
the care of physicians and treated for
asthma. To-day, during a violent fit of
coughing, the little one coughed up the
small toy, which evidently had been lodg
ed in her bronchial tubes since, last
Christmas. The case has caused much in
terest among physicians. a
President Orders Inquiry Into the
Forcing Out of a Dela-
SEEKS TO I.EABN WHY
POSTMISTBESS BETIBED
Negotiating for the Site of Famous
Battle to Preserve It From
Builders.
LONDON, Sept. 9.— It is said that An
drew Carnegie is negotiating for the pur
chase of the famous battlefield of Ban
nockburn, near Sterling, Scotland, In or
der to save It from falling into the hands
of builders.
CABNEGIE MAY PTJBCHASE
BANNOCKBTJBN FIELD
greater homage paid to it, and from day
break till midnight the celebrators acted
in joyous accord and made the day a
memorable one. The thousands of visit
ors that arrived late last night were
Joined by Beveral thousand more this
morning.
There have Jbeen bigger celebrations of
Admission day In the State, but none
more patriotic or enthusiastic than the
one held to-day. About 2500 Sons and
Daughters of the Golden West marched
through the streets to the music of band
and fife and drum. Fittingly, too, the
Pioneers and Mexican War Veterans, the
road builders Into this great common
wealth, preceded them in the line of
march, just as they had preceded others
more than half a century ago. These old
State builders did not walk, however, but,
seated in their carriages, looked E and
smiled upon ..the Sons and Daughters as
day and the 30,000 or 35,000 inhabi
tants of this city and county Joined In the
festivities. No State could have had
g*^ AN JOSE, Sept. 9.— Ten thousand
B Native Sons and Daughters cele
. j| brated California's fifty-third
birthday in a fitting manner to-
THE fifty-third anni
versary of the ad
] mission of California
into, the Union was patriot
ically ' observed yesterday
throughout the State. I The
larger celebrations were
held in San Jose, iChico and
Sonoma. Many parlors of
the Native Sons and Daugh
ters held forth at San Jose
and the, sturdy pioneers
joined them in their festivi
ties. ¦ ¦ ¦ . -
Sturdy Pioneers and Veterans of Mexican War Take
Prominent Part in the Festivities.
CHICO, Sept. 9.— Governor Pardee
slipped quietly - into Chlco on the
regular morning overland, so that
the crowds of merry-makers
..' . missed the opportunity to give
him the demonstrative welcome that was
planned. However, the Governor was
here and consequently the crowds were
in the best of humor and the greeting
that was intended for the chief was un
corked for . the benefit of the great
thronghs of Native Sons and Daughters
who arrived on a' special at 10:40 o'clock.
By 9 o'clock people began to gather In
the neighborhood of the depot and long
before train time j the streets leading
toward. the station were jammed with ve
hicles-' and the - sidewalks were crowded
with pedestrians, ' who \ cheered to^__the
echoe' the arrival '.of' the "Veteran Fire
men. . Four divisions of the grand parade
were forming on the streets that cross
Main street, while the local companies of
the' fifth division, together with portions
of the ; Marysville and Sacramento par
lors of Native Sons, gathered at the depot
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept 9.— Another es
caped convict from the Mississippi peni
tentiary presented himself to-day and
apologized for his escape. He is Brooks
Story, the notorious express robber, who
has escaped five times from the peniten
tiary.
To-day Story presented himself at the
Governor's mansion and explained that
he had received word that his wife
was critically 111 in Kosciusko, more
than 100 miles away, a week ago,
and he broke out of prison to get to her
bedside. As soon as she was out of dan
ger he returned to the penitentiary.
Story belongs to one of the best fam
ilies in Mississippi and In her young
womanhood his wife was noted for her
remarkable beauty. Evil companions led
the young husband astray, and holding
up trains and robbing express offices soon
became his occupation. He was finally
caught and sent to the penitentiary to
serve a ten-year term.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 9.— It was evident
from the trend of the discussion on the
part of the members of the State Board
of Equalization at a meeting to-day that
the assessment of many of the counties
of the State will be raised. There is a
well-founded belief that the assessment
of the city and county of San Francisco
will be among those to be raised.
Although the board has until the 12th
Inst. in which to arrive at a conclusion
regarding the county assessments, It may
take final action any time between now
and that date. After the meeting to-day
the members . of the board declined to
make any statement, saying they would
not commit themselves before taking final
action. .
Pratt put spurs to his horse and two
posses were soon in hot pursuit. One of
them captured the fugitive at Hash Knife
Draw, a canyon twenty miles north of
P€CO6. He confessed the crime, saying
Myrnberg had married the woman he
loved and that h* was crazed by Jeal
ousy. The feeling against Pratt is great.
One posse is still out, not having learned
of the capture.
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 9.— E. Myrnberg,
a merchant of Pecos, Tex., was shot and
killed at noon to-day by James Pratt, a
cattleman. The tragedy occurred on the
main street cf the town. Myrnberg was
passing from his store to his residence.
where his bride awaited, when Pratt
strode up and fired two shots at him
from the 30-30 rifle. The first shot passed
through Myrnberg's neck and he fell to
his knees, begging for mercy. At the
second shot he fell dead in the alkali
dust.
KIIXS MAN WHO WEDDED
THE WOMAN HE LOVED
Texas Cattleman Shoots Successful
Hival in the Streets of
Pecos.
ZANESVILLE, Ohio. Sept. 9.— An auto
mobile driven by Earl Kiser of Dayton
escaped his control at the races here to
day and as the result of its dashing Into
the fence John Gooding was fatally in
jured, having been struck by the auto
mobile Tvhfle going at terrific speed. Sev
eral other persons were less seriously
injured. Kiser had an ankle broken.
Racing Machine at Zanesville Fatally
Injures John Gooding.
ESCAPES CONTBOL.
DETEOIT, Midi* Sept. 3.— While Bar-
r ' 3- Oidfield's racing automobile was run
ning nearly sixty miles an hour at the
GrtxssB Polnte track this afternoon in the
t fs-csflc open eve nt, one of the front tires
on tie machine burned through and ex
ploded, throwing tho car into the fence
and injuring Frank Shearer, a spectator,
so terribly that be died in an ambulance
••n route to the hospital. The car -went
fifty feet through the air and Oldfleld,
T7ho kept tis seat, had a marvelous es
cape from death. He received several
cuts about the body and had one rib
broken.
It was an afternoon of accidents at the
track, two other high power machines
coming to grief because of the tires. For
tunately no one was hurt ia either of
these accidents.
OMfleld's sparker gave out a few feet
from the tape In the race during which
the accident occurred and Oldfield lost
nearly two miles before he repaired the
damage and started after Harry Cun
ningham, the only other entry. The tires
of the raaefcine were the same ones he
used at Cle\'eland and as he was turn
ing Into the stretch on his seventh mils ,
the friction on the right front tire burned
through and it exploded. The track is
banked high at the turn and the car with
ils tremendous momentum shot for the
outer edga of the track, which is six
feet above the ground beyond. Oldfield
had just time enough to twist his brake
and head for a spot between two trees.
Shearer was standing against the fence
at this point and the car struck him
F^uarely, breaking both legs and fractur
ing his skull. He was thrown seventy
five feet and never recovered conscious
ness. Oldfleld had presence of mind
enough to throw himself backward on
the fiat deck cf the car, which went
crashing through a low tree and landed
a complete wreck fifty feet from where
It went through the fence. A brother of
Shearer was standing near him and had
a narrow escape.
Tire Explodes and the Racer
Swerves and Leap3 in
the Air.
Barney Oldfield Has a
Marvelous Escape in
Accident
Spectator Is Killed
*by Knoaway
Machine,
DEATH RIDES
IN HURTLING
AUTOMOBILE
GRAND MARSHAL, OF THE PROCESSION GIVEN BY NATIVE SONS AND ; DAUGHTERS AT GARDEN CITY,
AND FOUR OF THE PARLORS THAT EXCITED THE APPLAUSE OF; THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS WHO
LINED THE SIDEWALKS AND CHEERED THE PATRIOTIC PARADERS. • • •
In Paris there Is a persistent rumor that
M. Constans, the French Ambassador la
Constantinople, Intends to resign as a
protest against the apathy shown by his
Government. According to a Sofia dis
patch to the Dally Express the British
agent there has already notified Bulgaria
that Great Britain Insists that she pre
vent the passage of bands into Mace
donia.
Little credence is attached to a story
published in the Vienna Die Zeitung that
Turkish troops have been ordered to cross
the Bulgarian frontier.
Count Goluchowski, the Austrian Chan
cellor, had a long conference with Em
peror Francis Joseph at Budapest yester
day and common diplomatic action by the
powers against Bulgaria is again said
to be in preparation.
The Italian fleet is held in readiness at
Sicily, so that It could reach Turkish wa
ters within forty-eight hours, but Italy
will not take any action except in accord
with the powers.
The Dally Telegraph's correspondent In
Varna reiterates the determination on the
.part of the Bulgarian Government to hin
der every manifestation liable to lead to
war. He adds that Prince Ferdinand is
In daily receipt of menacing letters and as
a result the palace Is strongly guarded,
the locks have been changed on the doora
and all persons desiring admission are
strictly scrutinized.
It Is learned from Phillppopolls that tha
Macedonian committee is actively organ
izing new revolutionary bands, of which
170 have been formed in Eastern Roume
lla and Macedonia since Boris SarofofC
assumed the direction of the Adrianople
committee. The leaders of the bands duf
ing the last six months have imported IDO
kilograms of dynamite, mostly from Aus
tria, together with large stores of rifles,
which have all been warehoused in the
suburbs of Philippopolls.
From Vienna It Is reported that Bul-
Dispatch Says Bulgaria's Army Is to
Be Mobilized.
LONDON. Sept. 10.— Except that the
Consuls in Salonica are again asking for
the protection of warships, there is lit
tle direct news this morning from the
seat of the Macedonian troubles, but
there is a plentiful crop of sensational
statements, which It Is impossible to con
firm or deny. Among the latter Is the
assertion made in a Sofia dispatch to the
Seclo of Milan to the effect that it has
been decided to mobilize the Bulgarian
army. This is contrary to the avowed
policy of the Bulgarian Government, but
cannot be regarded as unlikely, as the
Turkish troops are concentrated at Geok
tepe, five miles from, the Bulgarian fron
tier.
SOFIA'S ALASMHTQ BTJMOB.
The Moslem section of the city, from
Friday up to last night, was in a state of
anarchy and thirty persona were killed.
among- whom, however, were no foreign
ers. The shops are closed, the streets de
serted and the Government Is seemingly
unwilling to assure the safety of the resi
dents.
The arrival of the American cruisers
Brooklyn and San Francisco was most op
portune. Admiral Cotton Is on the- alert
and a signal corps and guards slept at
the United States Consulate last night.
The men on board the warships are un
der arms, ready to disembark on & sig
nal from the consulate. The boats of the
Brooklyn and San Francisco have re
connoitered the coast below the property
of the American mission in order to se
lect landing places In case of need. The
American mission authorities have de
manded guards from the Governor for the
protection of the mission printing office
and the mission property. An attempt to
enter an American residence on Satur
day was frustrated.
The Americans here believe the United
States Government should Insist on the
dismissal of the Vail of Beirut, a notori
ous bribetaker, and to whom an the dis
orders are attributed. Tho opinion here
Is that the powers should take action
with a view to bringing Beirut trader the
jurisdiction of an autonomous Christian
government for the Lebanon district.
BEIRUT, Syria. Sept. 7 (via Port Said).
Vice Consul Slagelssen, when he was fired
at recently, was near a police booth. Hl3
assailant la not yet known. The authori
ties are Indifferent and thus far have
given no satisfaction.
American Mission Makes
Demand Upon Governor
for Protection.
Signal Corps Sleeps at
the United States
Consulate.
The San Francisco Call
BREAKS JAIL
TO VISIT HIS
SICK WIFE
Train Robber Re
turns After Her
Recovery.
EQUALIZERS
MAY INCREASE
ASSESSMENT
Board Is : Likely to
Add to County
Burden.
