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Joshua T. Brooks.
SALEM,- Or... Oct. -.11.— Joshua T. Brooks,
second vice-president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, died at his home to
day of, Bright's disease. He was 61 years
of age. • .
Judge Lawlor's Vacation.
Judge Lawlor will leave Sunday, by
steamer for Victoria on his well earned
vacation. He will, go over the Canadian
Pacific Railroad to New. York to visit his
home after an absence of 24 years, and
v, ill then visit numerous points of inter
est In New York State and Canada before
his return.'.
A Human Insecticide.
Grace Emrrferson. a young, woman of
Clyde, N, Y., stands in no terror of mos
quitoes or. kindred pests. The instant that
a'ily, mosquito, -bee -or other insect
bitea or stings, her it drops dead." The
bite leaves only a small red spot, without
the usual swelling or h'fiammation. Doc
tors have a theory in every « such case,
of- course. In regard to Miss Emmerson
they say that- her condition is due to l a
peculiar condition of. the blood, -which at
some time has been poisoned by Insect
bitesi, these acting as an anti-toxlnei or
virus.— Chicago Daily News. J ;•',\u25a0'.>,"
Men are born -with r two 'eyes and oniy
one tongue in order that -they should see
twice as much aa they speak; Of. course
this does not apply to.women.
OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— Preparations are
being made for the celebration of a har
-vest home festival at the First Presby
terian Church next Sunday night. Mem
bers of the congregation are tendering
and securing donations of provisions of
all kinds intended for the poor of the city.
These gifts. Including sacks of flour,
bread, vegetables and a great many other
fcdibles, are gathered in the church the
fiay before the festival and arranged
about the rostrum. It has been the cus
tom to celebrate the harvest home festi
val everv year in the First Presbyterian
Church, last year being the one exception
since its establishment. The omission
was caused by the lack of a. regular
pastor. This year the Rev. E. E. Baker,
tho pastor, will preach at both morning
and evening services and there - will be
special music. f^'Kt'j:
Harvest Home Festival.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 11.—Arrange
ments for the funeral of president Lor
enzo Snow of the Mormon church, who
died tn this city yesterday, were perfected
at a meeting of the church authorities to
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The funeral take place on Sunday.
Committees commenced working on the
details. of what' will be one of the most
imposing funerals ever held In this State.
Special rates on all the railroads will be
made on the day of the funeral, and many
thousands of visitors are expected from
all points In Utah and surrounding States.
, The body will lie in state at the Bee
Hive Sunday from 7. to 10 a. m.; when the
funeral procession will start for the Tab
ernacle', where the public services will
take place. The Twelve Apostles will act
as pallbearers. Upon the conclusion of
the' Tabernacle exercises the remains will
be taken to the Oregon Short Line depot,
whence on a special train the body will
be taken to Brigham City, where the in
terment will take place.
Elaborate Arrangements Made for
• the Services Over Remains of
.' — Lorenzo . Snow.
MORMONS WILL MEET
. at impeessive: funeral
Views were shown of prominent points
in the provinces of Nova Scotia, Cape
Breton. Prince Edward Island, New
Brunswick, Quebec. Ontario, Manitoba
and the Northwest territories, finishing
with British Columbfa. after exhibiunsr
several splendid views of Rocky Moun
tain scenery. As a large proportion of
th*; audience was born and reared in Can
ada, when their native places were shown
their joy was unbounded. The chief gave
some interesting information and statis
tics in the court-e of his lecture.
During the intermissions in the lecture
an interesting programme was rendered,
consisting- of highland dancing by Miss«s
Virginia Schultze, Elaine Duhem, Lizzie
Ferguson and Frances Dougherty; selec
tions by Noil Lindsay, the club piper:
readings, "The Battle or Maeersfontoin"
and "The Burial of General Wauchope,"
by Mrs. Barry McKay, and songs by Hiss*
Zena Roberts. Dancing was kept up for
two or three hours after the conclusion
ft the literary part of the programme.
'Andrew McXair, James H. Duncan and
J W. Cameron were the literary commit
tee and Andrew McNalr, J. E. McDonald,
William Mitchell. J. E. MacCormac, Rod
Chisholm and Neil Lindsay the reception
committee.
-Every seat in Scottish Hall was occu
pied last night and many people had to be
turned away, so great was the crush t<i
hear the lecture given by Chief A. M.
Jiacpherson of the Caledonian Club on a
trip from «the Atlantic to the Pachlc
through the Dominion of Canada, wiih
Ftereoptlcon views ai>out 150 in number.
The chief had spent considerable time
and expense in getting his collection of
views, but he was fully recompensed by
the great pleasure he afforded the large
audience.
Chief A. M. Hacpterson, "With
Stereopticon Views.
Interesting Lecture Delivered by
CAXEDONIANS ENJOY
TRIP THROUGH CANADA
OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— Two footpads at
tacked Michael Girger, an aged gardener,
at Valdez and Twenty-fourth streets last
night, and, after rifling his pockets, es
cjiped before the carmen on an x electric
car coujfl catch them. Girger was found
by Dep»ty Sheriff Hitchcock and Police
man Hahn at 2:30 o'clock thi3 morning
at Fortv-seventh street and Piedmont av
enue wandering about in a half-dazed
condition. The highwaymen had choked
and beaten him.
During the night the police, under the
direction of Captain Peterson, arrested
two suspects, one of whom is an ex-con
vict and the other a hard-visaged man
who had a loaded pistol In his pocket. The
prisoners are being held pending an in
vestig^-lon.
Condition for Several Hours
\ After the Assault.
Victim Wanders About in a Dazed
FOOTPADS BEAT AND
ROB AGED GARDENEIi
LONDON, Oct. 12.— "We understand,"
says the Daily Chronicle, "that, ow.ing to
the friction with the Ministry, the Earl
of MInto Is not likely to complete his
term as Governor General of Canada. If
he resigns the appointment will be offered
to Baron de Blaqulere."
Earl' of MintoN, May Resign.
There were 200 claims jumped on the
night of October 5. The persons settling
on the Indian allotments assert that the
allotments are fraudulent and that a head
right of 320 acres is not legal. Frank
Far well, chief of the Indian police, has
instructed his men to proceed at once to
serve notice upon all who have settled
upon Indian allotments to vacate at once.
- ANADARKO, O. T., Oct. 11.— Colonel
Radlitt, the .Indian Agent here, has ap
plied to Secretary of the Interior Hitch
cock for troops to eject United States
deputy marshals and others from Indian
allotments.
United States Deputy Marshals
Be Ejected. . {
Oklahoma Official Demands That the
INDIAN AGENT ASKS . '
FOR MILITARY AID
According to the census returns giving
the area of the various States. Florida
has the largest amount of land under
water In proportion to her area and .Wy
oming the least. :
CHICAGO. Oct. 11.— Railway passes will
not be abolished December 31 next. The
plan to wipe them out of existence was
killed at a meeting here to-day of the ex
ecutive officiate of Western roads. They
will meet again November 5. The scheme
to abolish passes in all probability will be
resurrected about a year hence, as E. H.
Harriman.and other railroad magnates
arc firmly imbued with the idea that the
officers and employes of the railroads and
members of their families should pay
regular rates when they travel.
T»7ill Not Abolish. Masses.
OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— There is disquie
tude among the constabulary of the coun
ty on account of the discovery that the
new county government act, which super
sedes the present one after the election
one year from next January, will reduce
their number in the townships of the
county. At present there are two consta
bles connected with each township court,
but the new law provides that there shall
be but one In cities and towns where there
are city justices' and recorders' court with
city marshals to do the work of the con
stabulary.
As there Is some question about the
meaning of the new law it is probable that
a Judicial decision wlll\ be sought by the
District Attorney before the law goes into
effect.
New County Government Act Re
duces Force in the Towns and
Cities.
jnJMBEB OF CONSTABLES
MAY LOSE THEIR PLACES
OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— Charles Harring
ton, an extraman with Engine Company
No. 1. had a narrow escape from death
this afternoon at a fire on Fifth street.
Harrington was handling the end of a
hose at the top of the roof covering the
rear porch of the burning building when
it suddenly gave way beneath his weight.
He fell to the ground a distance of about
twenty feet and landed on his head. The
concussion rendered him, unconscious for
a short time and his fellow firemen
thought he had been 1 killed. When he re
vived he was taken to his home.
Fireman Falls Off Burning Building.
The land lies in small valleys surround
ed by low lying hills that supply rich
grass for stock. The State is building the
canal system and will own and operate it
in perpetuity for the sole benefit of the
occupants of. the land and without prolit
to any one, making the enterprise entire
ly co-operative in nature. This.. Is -the
first irrigating canal on the American con
tinent to be built and operated by a State
government, and undoubtedly* marks an
epoch tn the great irrigation progress. \u25a0
The canal, intended to irrigate 33,000
acres of the Carey land, was opened and
water sent on its mission of making
homes for the small farmers. District
No. 4 comprises 33,000 acres . of splendtd
land in the Dearborn Valley, Lewis and
Clark counties. The State proposes to sell
this land in tracts of 160 acres to actual
settlers at only the cost of placing watir
upon the land, giving ten years for pay
ment in ten equal annual payments at <$
per cent interest. Eleven thousand acres
are now ready for settlement.
HELEXA, Mont., Oct. 11.— What aeems
to be a good beginning In the solution of
the creat arid land problem was made
yesterday by the State of Montana. The
State Arid Land Grant Commission, which
was created by the Legislature with pow
er to reclaim lands donated to the State
by the General Government under the
Carey act, celebrated the opening of the
great canal system in , district No. 4.
There were present besides members of
the commission and other State officers
members of the press and many repre
sentative engineers and business men.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.— The Postofflce
Department to-day issued the following:
Postmaster commissioned: California —
Lewis A. Sprague, Clarksville. Postmas
ters appointed. California— G. F. 3mlth,
Bergman, Riverside County, vice H. F.
Bertj.nan, removed: N. M. Knlarht, Capl
tola, Santa Cruz County, vice M. R.
Stansbury, resisfnel.
The grots receipts of the San Irancieco
postomce for September, 1901. were $89,871,
against $77,901 in September. 1900.
Those pensions were granted:, Califor
nia—Original—Horatio Pool, Clipper Mills,
J6; John Fitzpatrick, Colusa, $6; John
Lohman, San Francisco, $6. Increase—
Charles J. O'Dennell, Vallejo, $S; Daniel
Ii. Wyckoff, San Francisco, $8; Thoiiias
J. Herman. Red Bluff, $8; Lee K. Janney,
San FrancUco. $12. Mexican War—Gard
ner Ramsey, Los Angeles. $12. Widows—
Cinthy A. Lucas, San Jose, $8. :\u25a0
-Oregon — Increase — Joseph Karl, Albany,
$6.
Wasnington-rTncrease— William Deeter,
Sumas, $8; Frederick Casner, Fruitland,
*£ .
Changes Made in the Postal Service
and More New Pensions
Issued.
OF INTEREST TO PEOPIiE
ON THE PACIFIC CAST
Great Canal System Is
; Started in State of
Montana.
WATER FLOWS
ON ARID LAND
Death of Haywards Merchant.
HAYWARDS, Oct. 11.— John V. Merle,
a well-to-do hardware merchant, died
here last night from erysipelas. The de
ceased had been in business here for fif
teen years. He leaves a wife, mother and
two brothers. Merle was 52 years of age,
a native of New Orleans.
President Wheeler to Go East.
BERKELEY, Oct. 11.— President Wheel
er of the university will go Ea3t next
week to attend the Yale bl-centennial
celebration. Professor T. R. Bacon and
Dr. Martin Kellogg will represent Cali
fornia at Yale.
Rev. J. W. Ingrain Dead.
AL\MEDA. Oct. 11.— Rev. J. "W. Ingram,
nastor of the local Christian church, died
fn Los Angeles yesterday of a pulmonary
disease. He had been ill but a short time.
Deceased leaves a. wife and grown family.
Licenses to Marry.
'OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— Licenses to marry
•were issued to-day to John Fratas. 23
years, and Mary Rlgn. 20. both of Hay
wards* Benjamin Hamilton, 31. and Aline
Blackman. 20. both of West Berkeley.
Six Horses Burned to Death.
OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— Six horse3, farm
lnjc implements and hay In a barn on the
Hanley ranch, near Livermore, were
burned Wednesday night. D. M. Teeters
owned the property. The lo«a was $1000.
City Expert Appointed.
OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— Ross P. Bromley
has been appointed city expert by Mayor
Barstow. He will begin his Inspection
of the municipal records and department
books on November 1.
Snow Falls at Denver.
DENVER, Oct. 11.— The first snowstorm
to visit Denver this season is In progress,
to-night. The snow is melting almost as
fast as it falls.
HIGHBINDER ARRESTED.— A 5 notorious
highbinder, who is known to the police as Ah,
"Wing, was arrested last night by Police Offi
cers Terrlll and Tillman and charged with car
tying a,eonccaled weapon. He was caught on
Dupont street lying in wait for a member of
a rival tons:.- whose life has been declared for
feited for his alleged participation In the re
cent murder of a Suey Sing man.
Reporting upon the study of yellow
fever by a board in Cuba General Stern
berg says: :
The results obtained were especially' valu
able, showing; that the bacillus lctsroida bears
no causative relation to yellow fever, and that
the mosquito serves as an intermediate post
for tha parasite of this disease. Further ex
periments ol a most interesting character
demonstrated that yellow fever la transmitted
to non-Immune3 by the bile of a mosquito that
has previously fed on the blood of those sick
with this disease; that yellow fever can aleo
be produced by the KUbcutaheous Injection of
blood taken from the general circulation dur
ing the first and second days .of the disease;
that an attack of yellow fever produced by
the bite of the mosquito confers immunity
against the subsequent injection of infected
blood; that yellow fever Is not conveyed by
clothing, beddlns- or merchandise soiled by
contact with those sick with the disease;
that a house may be said to be Infected with
yellow fever only when there are present in
it mosquitoes-capable of conveying the para
site of the disease, and that the spread of
yellow fever can be most effectively controlled
by measures directed to the destruction of mos
quitoes and the protection of the sick against
the bites of these insects.
General Sternberg says the results of
the investigation are of far-reaching Im
portance, as the surgeons are now in pos
session of knowledge which enables them
to "Stamp out yellow fever.
The deaths jfrom all causes amounted to
28.75 per thousand of strength, as com
pared with 30.58 in the- previous year. Dis
ease occasioned 20.26 deaths, the principal
cause being dysentery, which, with other
intestinal diseases, gave a ratio of 9.08.
The rate from injury amounted to 8.49
The death rate in China was large, 47.7<>
per thousand of strength, 23.62 from dis
ease and 24.14 from, injury. , . .
Since the close of the calendar year 1900
the health of the troops in the Philippines
has been steadily improving. The health
of the troopa in Cuba during the /ear was
excellent. As a result of American occu
pation nearly every city and town has
had its sanitary condition improved.
Speaking of special diseases General
Sternbersr.says: .
The steady decrease cf late years in the ad
missions for alcoholism among the men of the
regular army la a matter for congratulation.
Military ofllcera may be said to be unenimoua
in their opinion that thl3 13 mainly the result
of the establishment of tho post exchange, or
canteen, at military posta. There is \u25a0 lesa
drunkenness among troops in active service
than in a command doing garrison duty In
times of peace.
HEALTH FAVORS
OUR SOLDIERS
Surgeon General's Re
port Gives Interest
ing Figures.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.— Surgeon Gen
eral Sternberg has made his annual report
to the Secretary of War. He says the
health of the army has been unusually
good during the calendar year 1900. The
admission rate to hospitals for all causes
in the army, volunteers and regulars, with
a mean strength of 100.3S9, in 1900, was
2311.81 per thousand of strength, as com
pared with 2178.06 in the previous year; but
during 1899 only 39.2S0 men out of a total
of 105,516 were serving in the Philippines,
while during the past year 66,882 of a total
of 100,389 were thus serving.
In the Philippine Islands, with a mean
strength of 66,882, the admission rate was
2621.9G, as compared with 2395.52 in the pre
vious year, this increase being mainly due
to sickness among the volunteers. The
regulars, on the other hand, showed a
marked decrease in the ratio of admission
for disease, which fell from 2454.10 to
2197.73. Two-thirds of the admissions for
disease were caused by malarial fevers
and diarrheal diseases. . .
Strained relations exist between the
Board of City Trustees and the Board of
Foremen and Engineers of the Fire D»
partment. The tension was not lesst-ned
by the action of the latter body last night
lii practically nullifying the efforts of the
municipal rulers to reorganize a flrst
claes volunteer fire company at the West
End by absolutely refusing to grant cer
tificates to fifteen citizens who were elect
ed'to membership in the company. The
fifteen candidates who were rejected by
the foremen. and engineers last night had
been Induced through the labors of the
fire committee of the City Trustees to
join AVhidden Hose Company. The Board
of Foremen and Engineers took the stand
that as Whidden Hose Company had but
lour members it could not elect any one
to membership.
There is considerable feeling among the
West Enders. They claim that the ac
tion was taken for the reason that many
of the members of the old Whidden Com
pany were not friendly to the present
Chief of the Fire Department.
Another action taken by the Board of
Foremen and Engineers and one which is
a cause of much criticism is the refusal
to pay any attention, to the resignation of
Thomas R. Hanson from the Fire De
partment. Charges of misbehavior had
been placed against Hanson by Acting
Chief F. K. Millington. Rather than
stand trial Hanson resigned. This tbe
Board of Foremen and Engineers held he
had not right to do and that body has
decided to try him anyhow, Hanson's
trial Is set for. next Monday night.
ALAMEDA, Oct. 11.— Dissensions in the
Fire Department are being recorded with
a rapidity that is alarming tha City Trus
tees. Because of the chaotic state of
conditions now prevailing in the depart
ment the insurance underwriters are con
sidering the advisibility of raising the
rates on local property risks.
Beacon No. 1— A. R. Lars*n, A. F. Sisterna,
C. Brown A. S. Anderson. L. M. Nelson; al
ternates G S. Rose. Phil Sisterna.
Marston No. 2— James Kenney, Frank Love
land, T. Andrews, P. W. Metcalf. O. E. Parker;
alternates, C. A. aresory, F. J. Gallagher.
Alert No 3— Carl Martens. V. Hansen, George
Horgan, B. Fraser. Fred Lockyer; alternates,
B. Lemmond, R. P. Davies.
Peralta No. 5— Dan Adams, George Haggerty,
J. Brothers. W. Brothers. M. Brule; alternates.
Ira Bora. H. Johns. - - \u25a0;
Lorin No. fr-J. Smith, P. Anderson, G. Bur
bahk, C. Donaldson, William Cary; alternates,
Sam Early. W. Wleman.
Posen No. 1 — J.' Donahue, R. Abel. H. Dean,
J. Marsecano, Dan Sloan; alternates, E. Hod
man. E. Newell.
BERKELEY, Oct. 11.— The members, of
the North Berkeley Hose Company will
take no part in the Firemen's Convention
to bo held to-morrow night in American
Hall. Delegates have been appointed
from the six other companies, but the
North Berkeleyans maintain that the
convention Is uncalled for and that the
Trustees should be left to deal with all
things pertaining to the new Fire De
partment now under the course of or
ganization. The convention will do Its
work without noticing the action of the
North Berkeley men. It will elect a.
Chief, whose 'name will be submitted •>
the Town Trustees for appointment as
head of the proposed salaried department
and will ask of the city government that
po one outside of the volunteer rank^ be
given positions with pay. The rolls of
all the companies will be closed against
applicants for membership.
Several candidates are out for the posi
tion of Fire Chief. The firemen have, in
vited the Trustees and business. men to
be present at their meeting.
Delegates from the various hose com
nanies have been selected a3 follows:
Underwriters May Raise
th© Rates on Risks
in Alameda.
OAKLAND, Oct. 11.— Upon the showing
of Mrs. Eliza C. Avery that her husband
had obtained a decree of divorce from her
through fraud and deceit Judge Hall set
the decree aside this_ morning. • Sfco
charged that she had made no contest cf
the case because she had been led to be
lieve by her husband that It was not nec
essary to appear until after a certain
date. After the decree was granted to her
husband she says she awoke to the real
ization that she had been deceived. Judgn
Hall took the ground that the courts
should take a broad view in such matters
and give divorcees every opportunity for
a full hearing. '
Emile Fritz was ordered by Judge Hail
to contribute $25 for the support of hia
wife pending the outcome of her suit for
divorce against him, desertion being thu
cause of action.
Judge Hall Takes Ground That Liti
gants Should Fully Present
Their Cases.
North Berkeley Firemen
Not to Attend the
Convention.
Registration closed Thursday night with
a total of 77,S?1 names registered, being
the heaviest ever recorded. The total reg
istration for the last primary was 76,192
and for the last municipal election 73,638.
The increase for this year }s 4255. On the
last <iay for registration there were 1500
changes of residence recorded. About the
same number were denied registration be
cause they failed to appear within the re
quired time of forty daye before the elec
tion. A number of prominent citizens
failed to get on the register through neg
ligence.
REGISTRATION IS HEAVY.
3Iany Electors Fail to Qualify Be
cause Thev Were Too Late.
The committee on platform was not
able to report, but expects to have a draft
ready for submission to the convention
to-night.
Eugene E. Schmitz, Union Labor party
candidate for .Mayor, was indorsed. Philip
Kodgers placed him in nomination. More
house and Tom Cunningham, who said he
"had slept under the same blanket with
Schmitz for two years on the Yukon,"
seconding-. Other candidates were placed
in nomination, the vote standing: Schmitz
Si. Wells 7, To'oin 3. ODonncll 2.
The following candidates were named
for Supervisors: Jacob Neustadter,
Charles K. R. Klfin. Sargent "VV. I>. Coles
end Henry C. Lander. Further nomina
tions will be made to-night.
The committee on order ,of business
made the following recommendations as
to the order of nominations:
ilcyor. District Attorney; eighteen Super
visors, and that a committee of eisrhteen be
selected by the chair to preterit Before this
convention at its next rezular meeting: the
names ol eighteen eligible citizens to be in
dorsed or nominated by this convention; County
<"lerk. Sheriff, Auditor. Tax Collector, Public
Administrator. Keeorder. Treasurer. City and
County Attorney, Coroner, two Police Judges,
a. county committee to consist of eighteen per
sons, members of this convention, one from
each Assembly district.
Non-Partisan Convention Organizes
and Names Some Candidates.
The Non-Partisan convention met last
Eight at B"nai B'rith Hall.
Nathan Bibo was elected chairman, H.
V. Storehouse vice chairman, Captain Lo
renzo secretary, \V alter Parker and
Thomas B. Golain assistants, A. H. Beck
er, H. B. McPherson, Louis Hirschbaum.
and William Hemingway sergeants-at
arms. The convention proceeded seri
ously to business by the election of the
loliowing committees:
Credentials — Charles G. Nagle, J. D. Thomp
son, Thomas S. Golden, H. I'. McPherson and
John K;-enes.
Permanent organization and order of busi
ness— A. B. Treadwell. William Thompson, A.
<i. Kleinert. John T. Quieley. W. H. R.
Brown, T. J. O'Connor and AJ Jacoby.
Platform and resolutions— H. V. Morehouse.
A."B. Tread well. ' AI Jacoby, W. A. l>ubois,
Peter Siolberg. W". E. Dubois, Charies Taylor,
E. R. Peace, Dr. F. C. Cook, William 3. Hen
nespy, S. Kosenfiorn, J. W. Mayer. A. L.
tY«»edrr-a«. Joe Rej?.y. George "tt'inant, Frank
Sweeney, W. L. Coles, Oeoree Momer and
Frar.k Ryan.
A recess cf twenty minutes was taken,
to give the committees time to report.
Nagle reported a list of 1&0 names as del
egates, whom he said he had caused to
sign the roll as they entered the doors.
Some objection was made to reading the
names, but the list was accepted as cor
rect and later utilized for the roli call.
12* DORSE SCHHITZ FOR MAYOR,
SETS ASIDE DECREE
GRANTED THE AVERTS
At the general business meeting of the
Ebell Society this afternoon the proposed
amendments to the constitution, which
were defeated at the last assembly, were
carried by small majorities. The amend
ments Were: First, to increase the mem
bership limit from 400 to 500; second, to in
crease the initiation fee from $10 to ?25.
The arguments pro and con were many
and the contest was quite a lively one, a
great many of the members desiring to
keep the list within its present select lim
it and others deeming it wise to increase
the membership and initiation fees with
the end in view that the club may be en
abled in a shorter time to purchase a lot
and build more commodious quarters.
The question of furnishing the children's
room in the new public library was dis
cussed, but no action could be taken in the
matter. A two-thirds vote of all the
members is necessary before the commit
tee can fulfill the pledge which, it is stat
ed, was made to the library trustees that
the Ebell Society would be responsible for
$5000 toward furnishing the juvenile de
partment. The required number was not
present to-day, so another special meet
ing will have to be called, i
At the close of the business meeting this
afternoon the doors were thrown open to
the club's guests and a programme was
given under the auspices of the Shake
speare section, of which Mrs. J. R. Scup
ham is curator. Mrs. James Allen was
heard in two artistic vocal selections and
Mrs. Paul I^ohse gave a brief account of
how the "Shakespeare chairs" came to be
in the possession of the club. • The three
articles of furniture are made of the pew
ends from an old church at Stratford^on-
Avon and one chair and the settee will
eventually become a portion of the fur
nishings In the children's room in the
free library.
The principal feature of the programme
was a Shakespearean sketch done by four
young ladles. Miss Dolly Chapman of
Alameda was an entertaining Ophelia and
MlS3 Lillian Quinn of San Francisco was
clever in the role of Portia. Lady Mac
beth and Juliet were impersonated by
Miss Nellie Inglis of San Francisco and
Miss Josephine Chapman x>f Alameda.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Oct. 11.
Raises Limit of Member
ship to Five Hun
dred Names.
Superintendent of Schools McClymonds
has called for opinions from District At
torney Allen and City Attorney Johnson.
A special meeting of the Board of Edu
cation will be called for Monday night
to discuss the situation.
Regarding the conditions he said:
Although I am not In a position yet to give.
Official expression upon the subject I have a
private opinion, and I told Mr. McClymonds.
the Superintendent of Schools, what I thought
might be done. That was to lop off som« of
the fancy frills at the Central High School
and tarn the money that could be saved over
to the night schools. But before I had finished
my story I was met by th« Superintendent's
statement that the money now set aside for
High School purposes could not be used for
any other department.
There is no question that the night schools
with their hundreds of pupils, old and young,
who are struggling to get some education, are
immensely important. We can ill afford to
dispense with these schools, which are pro
viding training for pupils who could get it in
no other way.
I trust that the Board of Education will
promptly take this matter in hand and find sl
way out of the difficulty.
The announcement that under, a Su
preme Court decision the night schools
can no longer receive support from the
State school fund allowance, has created
much discussion in official circles. Tne
existing condition of Oakland's flnance3
renders the solution of the problem very
difficult. The interested officers are In a
quandary concerning the outcome. They
do not know what steps to take to pre
vent the shutting down of the schools.
Mayor Barstow insists that something
shall be done to maintain what he de
clares lo be one of the most ' Important
departments of the public school system.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
. s . 1113 Broadway, Oct. Hi
"Rather than see the evening schools
close I would go up and down the
streets myself, hat in hand, to solicit the
money necessary to keep them open. And
there would be a jingle in the hat before
I approached the first man."
Such was Mayor _Anson Barstow's dec
laration to-day when he was apprised of
the situation pertaining to the night
schools of this city, where hundreds of
pupils, unable to attend school during the
daytime, receive the rudimentary educa
tion so important to their welfare.
SIX COMPANIES
NAME DELEGATES
Burning with a desire to outdo "Black
Bart" and other highwaymen Matilda Is
enberg, aged 10 years, turned road agent
yesterday and "stood up" another little
girl for her bicycle. She rode away with
the machine as fast as her little Ieg3
could make it go and enjoyed the extreme
pleasure of riding about the streets until
to-day, when - she . was detected and
brought to bay by Police Detective Kyte.
Miss Isenberg lives with her mother and
brothers and sisters at 1665 Grove street.
Yesterday afternoon she wandered down
toward Tenth and Clay streets. She saw
Margery Ryan, aged six years, who lives
with her parents in the neighborhood,
riding around on a bicycle. She im
mediately • made up her mind that
she wanted it. She made a grab for
the cyclist 'as she sped by her and thsn
ensued a fight for the possession of the
wheel. After a struggle of several min
utes the' would-be highway girl came out
victor and mounting her prize soon dis
appeared in the distance, to the discom
fiture of the victim of the hold-up.
When little Miss Ryan's parents were
Informed of the robbery they notified the
Police Department and detectives were
detailed on the case." The sleuths did not
meet with any success until this "after
noon, when Detective Kyte located Miss
Isenberg as she wa3 riding around In the
neighborhood of her home. She denied
that she had stolen the property and in
sisted that her uncle gave.it to her for
Christmas, but the proof was too conclu
sive. The officer took girl and wheel to
the City Hall. There, when confronted by
Miss Ryan and her mother, the highway
girl broke down and confessed.
Miss Isenberg told her mother when
asked where she got the wheel that she
had won it in a drug store raffle. She wa3
sentenced by her parent to an acquain
tance with a slipper and a bread and
! water diet for twenty-four hours.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Oct. 11.
FIRE FIGHTERS
FEEL AGRIEVED
"General Buller's speech, pathetic in its
weakness, is," the Spectator asserts, '"the
best possible justification for the declara
tions that he is not fit to command an
army corps."
The ' Saturday Review refers to his
"petulant apology" as "sheer feminism,"
adding: "The mysterious conspirator
who Issued threats at Aldershot m'pht
have come from De Quincey's 'Confes
sions.' The demand that he be shown a
better commander than himself savored
of the challenge of a navvy in the ring."'
Sir Walter Peace, Agent General for
Natal, speaking in London to-night re
lerrtd to the unfortunate utterances of
Sir Redvers Buller and said:
"It must ever be remembered to Gen
eral Buller's credit that he saved South
Africa for Great Britain. But for his
change in the plans on his arrival at
Cape Town there is no doubt the Boers
would have gone down to Durban, and in
that case, in the light of what has since
happened, there is no doubt the Cape
Dutch would have risen and 1 the British
have been driven from South Africa."
O -Wlvl I-I-X-K-X-K-K-M-I-K- 9
LONDON, Oct. 12.— The etorm caused
by General Buller's remarkable outburst
continues to grow. The epeech is the one
topic of discussion and there Is general
anticipation that disciplinary measures
•will follow unless General Buller him
eelf takes the advice of such a conserva
tive supporter of the Government as the
Standard and resigns.
The tone of the press la generally one
of surprised amazement at his indiscre
tions. The people of England. genernJiy.
stuck to him throughout, and his and his
wife's social Influence has been most
powerful and has even reached the court.
It had been decided that he would be ele
vated to the peerage on the next honor
list, but it is now doubtful if, after yes
terday's confession that he advised the
surrender of Ladysmith, "a humiliation
compared with which," as the Standard
Fays, "all other reverses of the war
would have been trivial," even the ICing
and the people will continue to favor
him.
The Fremont Republican Club will re
ceive the Republican nominees this even
ing at the rooms of the club in the His
tory building.
The campaign to date- has not been
narked by excessive enthusiasm. The
Bear Club ratification of the Republican
ticket was adjourned, as only seven voters
assembled last Wednesday evening to
ratify.
The Supreme Court decision has set the
politicians to gossiping about the proba
bilities of an extra session of the Legis
lature. It is claimed that the county gov
ernment act was passed in the same faul
ty manner as that which rendered the
code legislation unconstitutional. The
prospects of 58 a day and promiscuous
junketing et the expense of the public
utatury afford del'ght to Senators and
Assemblymen. Many of the lawmakers
would be pleased to return to Sacramento
and devote six weeks considering a new
county government act
When interviewed on the subject of an
extra session the members of the Legis
lature said that the neglect of business
affairs incident to the session would cause
great hardship on them; yet if duty de
manded they would go to Sacramento
again and serve the people.
The Non-Partisan Convention, of which
Nathan Bibo is chairman and ex-Senator
Morehouse, A. G. Treadwell and Charles
G. Nagle are the bright lights, met at
B'liai ii'rith Hall last night and indorsed
Eugene E. Schmitz. the Union Labor par
ty's nominee, for Mayor. Norman W.
Hall, whose name has been mentioned as
one of the Non-Partisan delegates, is not
a member of the convention. He says tha
use of his name was unauthorized.
He was a delegate from the Thlrty
nir.th District in the late Republican Con
vention. The story that Joseph Fas6lfcr
had failed to accept the Democratic nomi
nation for Tax Collector is not authentic.
Mr. Fassler states that he sent his letter
oi acceptance to the secretary of the con
vention on October 7.
The Supreme Court in upsetting the re
v;sed codes rendered void many choice
specimens of railroad legislation, and as
a result a cloud of sorrow hangs over the
law department of the Southern Pacific
corporation. This blow, coming: on the
keels of the ruling of the Railroad Com
missioners touching the oil rates, creates
a surmise that something has happened
to cause a loosening "of the company's
grip.
London Papers Fiercely At
tack the Military Com
mander.
Non-Partisan Convention In
dorses Eugene E. Sohmitz
for Mayoralty.
Entire Detective Force Is
Employed to Run Down
the Offender.
EBELL SOCIETY
IS TO EXPAND
OAKLAND. . Oct. 11.— "Word comes
from the East of the successful
debut into professional life of
Mies Edith M. Cook, a charming
Oakland girl, who recently turned
toward the theatrical Btage as a way to
give her natural talents their best expres-.
elon.
Miss Cook's decision to adopt the stage
came as a great surprise to all but mem
bers of her family and a few Intimate
friends who were let Into the secret of
her ambitions. Very quietly ehe took up
a course of study in San Francisco to pre
pare herself for her chosen profession,
and for several months she gave careful
and painstakins effort to the work which
had been mapped out for her. It was
only a few weeks before her strong pre
dilection for the footlights compelled at
tention. She received favorable letters
from several Eastern managers who had
learned of her work, and then she decided
to go to New York City. -
Within a short time Miss Cook was of
fered a position as leading lady in a large
company which had fceen organized for a
tour of the Ml«3dle, Eastern and border
States. The letters which have come to
the folks at home since Miss Cook com
menced her professional career indicate
that the ambitious young lady is realizing
a full measure cf success.
Miss Cook is with the Ama Lea com
pany and at last writing was playing at
Cumberland, Md.
The young lady is a daughter of Mrs.
Harriet Cook ol this city and is a sister
of Mrs. Henry D. Cushing, who was
formerly Miss Edna Cook.
Declares the Pupils Shall
Not Be Deprived of
Advantages.
Supremo Court Decision
f Knocks Out Railway
Legislation.
Mayor Barst'ow Takes a
Firm Stand on th©
Subject.
Matilda iBenberg Takes
Another Girl's
Bicycle;
Confession About Lady
smith Causes Storm
of Ire.
BULLER INCURS
BRITISH WRATH
CHILD EMULATES
BAD HIGHWAYMAN
NIGHT SCHOOLS
MUST NOT CLOSE
EXTRA SESSION
GOSSIP AGAIN
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1901.
After Several MontBs of'Study in This Gity Miss Edith M. Cook
Accepts Offer of Position as Leading -Lady of the Ama Lea
Company and Is Winning Fameon a Tour Through the. States
TALENTED OAKLAND GIRL
DEBUT ON PROFESSIONAL STAGE
OAKLAND GIRL, WHO HAS
SCORED A SUCCESS ON THE
STAGE.
Burn, Pyrographer,
For we have just received 500 pyrography
machines direct from Germany for mak
ing those admirable effects in burnt leath
er and woodwork. Sanborn, Vail & Co.,
741 Market street •
"Young Peter" Is the Winner.
BALTIMORE, Oct. ll.-"Young 'Peter
Jackson" of California to-night knocked
out "Scaldy Bill" Quinn Of Williamsport,
Pa., In the ninth round of a twenty-round
bout at Germanic Mannerchor Hali. -.
11
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