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NEWS OF THE COUNTIES ABOUT THE BAY
TO CHOOSE SITE
FOR LABORATORY
University -Men to Meet in
Los Angeles at Sugges
tion of Governor Pardee
WORK FOB COMMISSION
Provisions of Act, of Legis
lature to lie Carried Out
lin Southern California
; BERKELEY, Oct. 4. — Announc«taent
•was made at the university to-day that'
Governor Pardeo haa called a meeting:
of the State commission appointed to
eeleel a eito for the State pathological
laboratory and experiment station in
Southern California, the meeting to be
held at the Chamber of Commerce In i
Los Angeles on the afternoon of Thurs- |
day, October 12. The Legislature ap- |
proprlated $30,000 for the carrying out j
Of the purposes of an act under whioh .
tbe laboratory is to be established- j
Tno laboratory is to be used in the
Investigation of tree and plant diseases
*nd pests. The university authorities
have issued an explanation of the pur
poses of the legislative act, whclh is in j
part as follows:
Tfc'.s act provides that the laboratory shall j
be *<juipped \u25a0wlUi the material and appliances
Ctceasa.ry for the study and determination ot
the caute of diseases of orchard trees, fruits
<a,<] vegetables, aad shall provide the iaeaa»
for a thorough examination of fungus, bac
terial and other maladies. pest» and diseases,
and for insect pests and for the remedy or
prevention of ruch Ills; also for examination
of the condltiocs of soil, cultivation and loca
tion tending to Imperfect nutrition. The labor
atory is to investigat* also physiological and
Other defects that may affect the economic pro-
CucUoa and marketing of agricultural products.
This pathological laboratory, by the terms
Of the act must be located la one of the
•even southern counties of . California. Th»
location is to be selected by a commission con
sisting <Jf Governor Pardee. President Benjamin
Ifie Wheeler of the University of California
ssd Professor E. J. Wickson of the chair of
agricultural practice In the University of Cali
fornia. It is exprersly provided by the act
that the pathological laboratory and experi
ment station may bis< located on Janfls already
belonging to the State at Vhittler or Patton.
or on lands riven or >ased.
Tbe act directs that the \u25a0• commission efcall
\u25a0Uso establish and maintain"- a branch agrl
euitural experiment station '\u25a0v ? tatiors 'In
Southern California, to carry on pxperUnenta.l
and lnvestipational work In connection Vita
the agricultural experiment work of the Uni
versity of • California in? regard .jo the best
methods of horticultural Management, fertiliza
tion. Irrigation, the handling of fruits for mar.
ket, the fr.troductiorf of new varieties of fruit
end such other investigations as may be
deemed advisable to promote . the horticultural
Interests of the district.
RECORD RUN
ENDS HAPPILY
IN WEDDING
ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE.
OAKLAND, Oct. 4— With Cupid playing
fireman. Engineer Alfred P. Hammond made
a record run into the state of matrimony last
Honday and promptly at S:3O p. m., railroad
time, be end Miss Gladys EC Jackson heard
Jucpe Benson ot Sen Jote issue the "orders"
that '•coupled" their live*, "for better or for
worse." Tr.«J bride is the talented young
C&uthter of T>r. and Mrs. H. R» Jackson of
this city, and although the nev.-ly married
j air have* been *njra?«*d for some time with the
eanctson of her parents, they grew impatient.
as lovers have before; so without inJormlng
&n» cne of her intentions Miks Jackson fled
to the Garden City, where she v.as met by
the man who a few hours later became her
husband. There was 'a little consternation in
the Jackson home here when tt-l*t«"«ms ar
rived from the runaways announcing Uielr con
subial bliss, but now all is per«-ne ana noth
ing but b'esslngs and good wishes await the
harpy pair.
The bride has been reared and educated in
Oakland and her parents are old and es
teemed residents of this city. Until recently
Ur. Hammond, who is an engineer in the
employ of the Southern Pacific, has bt^n lo
cated here, but now belongs to the San Jose
01 vision.
WATER FRONT CASE AGAIN.
OAKLAND, Oct. 4. — The Central La
bor Council sent a communication to
the Board of Public Works to-day call-
Ing attention to - the work that the
Southern Pacific Company was doing on
the south side of the broadgauge mole,
where a large number of piles are be
ing driven preparatory to widening the
mole. The Labor Council charges that
an. attempt is being made by the rail
road company to seize some State or
city land and it wants an investigation.
Mayor Mott was asked to-night about
tbe matter and he said:
* Several weeks ago my attention wai c&lled
to thU matter, ana I at once c&lled upon the
attorneys for the city In the water front liti
gation and asked ihem about it. Mr. Powell
, said that, undtr the decision of the Supreme
Court. th« work was bt ing done ucon State
prc-perty or on State waters. As the city of
Oakland had no direct , interest and could do
nothing, I communicated vrith Governor Par
•dee. As Governor Pardee initiated the wa
ter front legislation during bis term as Mayor
,of Oakland, no one should know better than
fee s.bout It. He replied that he would take up
the cueetlon at- oace. *
General Manager Palmer of the
Southern Pacific Company s^tid to-night
that the work . was a regular improve
ment on company property and. there
was no intention of grabbing any pub
lic lands. '-'\u0084>'
WATER CL'ltE FOR AVTOISTS.
OAKLAND, Oct. <. — One -"hundred feet
ot fire hose and a powerful stream of
\u25a0water will be used as .'a means of
\u25a0bringing scorching automobilists who
persist in violating the speed laws of
Ban Leandro to a halt. Marshal Gei
eenhoffer is determined to bring every
driver who violates the law "to book,
and after one .command to stop is ig
nored the water will be turned on.
J. F. Slmras, who last week ran over
end killed Justin Bitterly, a patient at
the County Infirmary, and a. companion,
T. W. Harrison, who Is connected with
the Oakland Carriage Company of this
city,' were arrested last night at San
Lcandro for violation of the speed law.
Simms was later released/but Harrison
was held for trial on $50 bail.
TWO YEAItSKOII tAWREXCE.
OAKLAND, Oct. 4. — Two years in the
County Jail, to keep him away from the
black bottle, was the. sentence imposed
upon George 12. Lawrence this morning
by Judge Melvln as punishment for hav
ing been found guilty. of making a mur
derous assault upon his wife last Feb
ruary. -I do not think you are a crimi
nal," said Judge Melvin, "and Dr. D.
Lustlg tells me that you are not Insane,
but I think you need to be put in . a
place where you cannot get liquor."
ESTATE OK MKS. BERXEH-
REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 4.— Mrs. Maria
M. Berner, mother of the young woman
\u25a0who served as the secretary of the late'
Mr*.' Jane' Stanford, left an estate'
valued at J15.600. Martin Walsh, F.*P.
Roach and James G. Mason, the " ap
praisers, have filed their, report' and
find that It consists of $S OOO in notes
secured by mortgages, $1800 in .real
estate in Palo Alto and the family home
at . University Heights, appraised at
$5000.
AGED MAN SAYS BRIDE TOOK
COIN AND CAST HIM OFF.
James H McMillen
Mourns Loss of •
$30,000.
Appeals to '* Court
in an Effort to
Recover It.
OAKLAND, Oct. 4.— Hoping to re
cover I some of a fortune estimated at
J3O,fiOO, - James 11. McMlllen, who finds
himself at 82 years of age married and
his money gone, has brought legal'pro
ceedings against Addle S. McMillen, his
wife, Flory McClure and E. B. Mo-
Clure, her daughter and son-in-law,
and the Wells-Fargo Nevada National
Bank, for the purpose of saving suffi
cient of his life's earnings to carry him
on through the few' years remaining: to
him.
He Is a caotain of the Indian "War
Veterans of Oregon, and says that on
September 16, 1904, he married Addle
S. McMillen at the town of Kalama in
Washington, and that soon ' afterward
she got him to dispose of his property
and convert it Into cash and give it to
her for- safe .keeping, stating that he
was in. danger of being kidnaped by
sonje of his children. According to. his
complaint, $22,000 was turned over to
her, of which amount she invested
$5000 In a lot at the corner of Thir
teenth and Alice streets. After she
got the money, he states, she sent him
away to Byron Springs and then down
into ' the Santa Cruz moutains, and
finally to one of his daughters in Ohio,
with barely enough money to reach
his, destination. ':*:* : '''yi'i
It v?as at this stage of the proceed
ings that hla children took a hand in
the matter and McMUlen was brought
back here and to-day R. H. E. Espey
petitioned for a writ of Injunction to
restrain 'thw -wife from disposing of the
money ami the /Wells-Fatgo Bank from
paying It out. .' : An order- compelling
Mrs. McMiMen to -make an. accounting
to" the court for all money she has re;
ceived from- her aged spouse Is also
asked.
It is alleged that Mrs. McMillen, her
daughter and son-in-law all have some
of the old man's money and are about
to depart for parts Unknown, and It la
proposed to press the matter vigorously
and get a settlement before they go.
Mrs. McMHlen is said to be 60 and her
daughter half her age. while the son
in-law is about thirty. They have
been cited to appear in court a week
from next Friday.
NEWS OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
WANTS A DlVORCE.— Oakland. Oct. 4.—
AUv« Achard has brought divorce proceedlngß
against William L. Achard lor desertion. The>
we married on August 25. 1897.- and hay. no
family
, SIGNS UNDERTAKERS' ORDINANCE.—
jWor Mott to-day aiffned an ordinance which
reaulres undertakers to procure permits Irom
the Board of Public "Works to e»tabHsh par
lors outtide of the fire limits.
DAMAGE TRIAL. PROCEEDS.— OakIand.
Oct 4.— The trial of the suit of Claude As
salena against the Oakland Traction Consol
idated and the People's Exprew* wu '« u ' n e d
to-uay. The plalntlrf wants $20,000 lor his in
juries
WANTS HIS DAUGHTER.— OakIand. Oct.
4 — Antone Perry of Alarueda hao brought ha
beas corpus proceedineß to get possession of
his daughter, Mary, wbo is in a bomft la Ala
meda under the care of Mrs. O. K. van
Duyn. at 1212 Railroad avenu*.^
WOMAN CHARGES THEFT.— Oakland. Oct.
4.— Prank McCarthy, rooming at lt>s± Broaii
way, has been arrested on complaint or Mlsb
Nellie Mathews, of the same place, who
charges McCarthy with steeling her gold watch
and giving it to Miss M. Hamilton. McCarthy
denies he stole the timepiece .
SARGENT IS IMPROVING.— OakIand, Oct.
4. — Earl Sargent, who was shot through the
head while trying" to escape from Pollcema-n
McCready last Sunday, continues to Improve
physically, but It l» doubtful, according to Ur.
L. L. KigKin. it his memory will be completely
restored lor a. lonß t time to come.
PIONEER WOMAN PASSES AW AT.—Oak
land, Oct. 4. — Mrs. Eliza Hasrfnger, who lor
the last forty-five years was a resident of this
city, died last Sunday In the Napa Insane
Asylum at the age of 71 year*. The deceased
wj»a tr.e wiacw of the late former Assessor S.
K. Huisinger. The remains were Interred in
the family plat In Mountain View Cemetery.
TRUSTEES REPEAL ORDINANCE.— San
Leandro. Oct. 4. — The Town Trustees have
adopted the amendatory ordinance repealing
that portion of the ordinance regulating the
granting of Ealoon licenses when the proposed
saloon Is to be_,wlthln a certain distance of a
church. This portion of the saloon license ordi
nance caused a recent suit to oust some of the
Trustees from office. »
ALLEGED CHINESE ROBBERS.—Marti
nez. Oct. 4. — Two Chinamen, Ah Yet and
Lee Goon, who^were recently arrested. In San
Francisco on a • charge of having helped rob
Chlng dee, a wealthy Chinese merchant at
Byron, of $1049 and jewelry, are being held
for 'trial on charges of highway robbery. Bonds
have been fixed at $2500 In each ca«e. and In
.default of ball the men are In prison.
- LOADED WHIP USED.— Alameda. Oct. 4.—
James It. lilgler, proprietor of the Stanford
Stables at 2307 Enelhal avenue, was arrested
to-day on complaint of James Morris of 1228
Oak street, a lormer employe, on a charge of
aseault with a deadly wmiioiv Morris states
that he retired rrom Bigler"s employ yesterday
and this morning when «ac vielted the stables
to collect $20, which he claims Is due him,
he was attacked by the , proprietor with a
heavy loaded whip, struck over. the head and
rendered unconscious. Morris* scalp was laid
open lor two Inches.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.— OakIand. Oct. 4.—
The following: marrlase license* were Issued
by the County Clerk to-day : Zdeny Storch, 83.
and Ethel B. AnnrtronK. 22, both of Leona
Heights; William n. Hall. 31. and Alice Entz
tnann. 20. both of San Francisco: Samuel
News<sh, C 2. and Ella FarrMl. 41. both of Oak,
land; Albert J. Miller. 30, DavUvllle. and Carl
ollne L. Fcudner. 28. Dlxon; Frank J. Men
dall. US. and Ellen A. Jl|rrie, 41, both, of
Castro Valley: Arthur M. nlll, 48. and Cath
erine S. Smith. 54. both of Lake'Tahoe: Chea
ter E. Bruce, 37. San Francisco, and Arabella
S Boyd. 20, Berkeley.
THIRTEEVTH WILL i(AIL
OX, THOMAS FOR JIAXILA
.Major Paxtoo Will. However, Go to
Argentina a* Attache and Captain
Falaon to Wimhlnjfton.
The Thirteenth Infantry, which has
been stationed at the posts about the
bay for the last two years, will sail to
day with the transport Thomas for the,
Philippines.
! Major Al R. Paxton and Captain
Samson L. Falson will not go with the
regiment. Major' Paxton 1 will- go to
Argentina as United States :. military
attache, and Captain Falson has been
assigned to a special, detail in Wash
ington, D. C. . '
The Thomas goes loaded to her ca
pacity. In fact, a ' large number; of
casuals and a big amount of freight
is left'behlnd to await the sailing; of
the next , transport. An unusually
large number of officers high In rank
arj among the passengers. " There are
three colonels, four majors and. fifteen
captains. .
The transport . Buford 'arrived at
Manila on October; 3.
. The transport Logan sailed. October
1 from Manila for this port, via Naga
saki and Honolulu. ' f£g&fi&sgSEßßEk
•THE SAN FRANCISCO ,' GALL, OCTOBER 5, 1905.
GIVE VERDICT
OF ACQUITAL
Jury Absolves Lee Bobbins
of Complicity in Attempt
to Murder Frank Dunne
OAKLAND, Oct. 4.— Lee Robblns.
charged with having been implicated
in an attempt to kill Frank Dunne on
the night of June 11 last, was acquitted
by a Jury this evening- after very, little
deliberation. While, it was shown*
that there bad been bad blood between
the pair, evidence of there , having
been any prearranged plan was lack
ing, and it was" conclusively shown
that Robblns did not do the shooting.' '
The evidence showed that ;Robbins i
and Dunne met by chance about "-•. mld-V
night and engaged in a quarrel, in j
which a third man took a hand and
fired two shots, at Dunne, while Rob :
bins and he were engaged , In a hand-,
to-hand struggle, the testimony : being
that Bobbins was calling out to , his
friend to "plug him,",and in response
his friend circled around the two men
several times trying to find an open
ing. !
The identity of the: third man was
kept a secret until yesterday, when
Robblns stated that it was a' man
named Bert Ingalls. He, however,
could not be found. - 1
BOARD OF WORKS REFUSES
TO CHANGE RECOMMENDATION
Orders Bltumlnlzliur of . Vnn Xi'ss-Avc
nue Blocks, Althonsh Supervisors
Want Asphalt Pavement.
The Board of Works yesterday de
cided to stick by its recommendation
made one month ago that Van Ness
avenue, between . Geary and Eddy
and McAllister and Fulton streets, be
bltuminized. The Street Committee of
the Board of Supervisors has ordered
the paving \u25a0of the four blocks with
asphalt, but the Works Board' will not
consent to the change, in view, of the
fact that the- rest of ..the avenue is
paved with bitumen, on the ground that
the pavement should be uniform.
The board awarded the contract for
the building 1 of a fire ; engine house at
Ocean and San Jose avenues to Frank
McSheehy for $10,0 4 G9.
The Supervisors Were requested to set
aside $4250 for engineering: expenses
for the proposed Potrero main sewer...
The specifications for the repaying
of Mission street, from Fifth to Ninth,
were approved and authority requested
from the Supervisors to Mo the work.
The board ordered bids to be invited
for the building of additions to the
Richmond Grammar School.
' The'Clty ''Engineen>.wa&:.dlr.ect«d to
prepare plans forihe opening of Congo
6treet. ' . ' ':\u25a0, .' \u25a0' \u25a0:
Bids were ordered Invited for the
repair of asphalt pavements In the Mis
sion district. . . .. • . , .
ACCEPT AGREEMEXT OF
OCEAN SHORE COMPANY
City Official* Decide Upon Legal
Phraseology of Stipulation for Sur
render of Park Branch to City.
The officials of the Ocean Shore Com
pany, Mayor Schmitz, City. Attorney
Long and Supervisor Brandensteln held
a conference yesterday in the Mayor's
office and. decided upon the form of
agreement to be entered into regarding
the franchise granted by th^ Board of
Supervisors to the corporation for - a
railroad "in the city limits, , The legal
phraseology of the stipulation was re
vised and embodies the conditions al
ready agreed upon, including the sur
render of the park \u25a0; and Richmond
branch»of the system to the city at- the
expiration of twenty-five years; the
change ot route from Forty-eighth
avenue to Forty-seventh, Forty-sixth or
.Forty-flfth avenue upon; demand' of \u25a0 the
Supervisors; the transportation of po
licemen and; firemen in uniform .within
the city limits free of charge and the
carrying of street sweepings to the
park at cost.-
The agreement was ratified by the
city officials and the company's of
flcfals, but will be submitted to. Su
pervisors Comte . and Gallagher, mem
bers of the Judiciary Committee, before
being signed. As soon as all the de
tails have been settled '; upon to \u25a0 the
satisfaction of the legal members of
the board the Mayor will sign thefran
chise either to-day or. to-morrow.
SEEKS AID TO BEAUTIFY .;
ONE PROMINENT CORNER
Conirretfatlon of Howard Presbyterian
Cbnrrb Hope* to ' Transform
: Grounds Into a Garden.
The Howard Presbyterian Church will
give a musical entertainment at the
church, corner of. Baker and ; Oak
streets, to-tnorrow evening^n aid of the
improvement fund of ;the church.: It
will be under the auspices of' the Howe
Club Concert Company. -The selections
willbe of the highest character.
• It is Intended to beautify .the corner
property of the Howard Church 1 ; by
transforming the grounds into a garden
and following /other Improvements
which would add to the picturesque
surroundings at' the -entrance to the
panhandle. •' i
The, members of the church/are-anx
ious to do their,part. toward. beautifying
the city of -San Francisco, and" it f is
therefore hoped by them that- the'^at
tendance at the concert, will be largel '
Girl Purged of -Contempt.
Henriette ', Reush.; af ter v > - spending . a
night In the Branch "Cduhty ,-Jall, .told
Judge Cook yesterday, morning that ; the
youth-.who,;had ; betrayed? her."; had I been
employed -in I" her: father's \ laundry.'- His
Christian name ;.' was p Leopold,* sbut* she
did not know, his ; surname.*,' ; ;The"^ Judge
thought -_ that'^was \ a : i sufficient ;v; v clew '* f or $
the police to work uponand ifthe girl's
statement was true Leopold should take
the place of the defendant,' Bennett 1 Mil
lar. \ ; He 'purged r the N * girl X of /contempt,"
but ordered her;kepti In -the; custody^ of
the Sheriff; till the District Attorney de-f
cided: whether, to -lay, 'an -information
against her. for perjury or, lay.the mat
ter before thelGrand - Jury.^ ,?At !the re
quest^ of .? Assistant^'. District.^ Attdrhey,
Ashe the it case t was j continued^ ; till f! this
morning . when ; the v girl's \u25a0 fatherj,wUli be
called to tell, what he knows;about'Leo
pold. '
\\>ll-Kn<m u ' Promoter Is . Dead.
SALT. LAKE, Oct^4.-fDr.:R A. H.
\u25a0Franklin," a; mine \. operator ' * and*'Jpro
moter,'.well known < inTconriectioii
Utah : flotations,'- died ; hereftto;day/f rorn"
heart i failure, j He was 1 62 ; years t of .< age."
His first big l deal'; was £ the£sale iot ; - the
Niagara claim at'Bingham; to: the'TJnited
States JMlning,Company of Boston."; 1 \u25a0
WOMAN FACES
MURDER TRIAL
Bessie Tencelau,vWlio Sliot
Her Husband^ Must Go Be
fore - tlie Superior Court
SHE MAKES NO DEFENSE
Owing to Her Extreme Ner
vousness, Wife
Keeps Off Witness Stand
OAKLAND, Oct. 4.— Upon the dying
statement of her husband, ' whom she
shot. Mrs. Bessie Vencelau was , held . for
trial '. before ; the Superior-; Court on a
charge of murder by Acting Police Judge
W.i R.-. Geary J to-day^ In | Manuel' Vence
lau's death-Jjed narrative he declared ' the
indications ; were ; that his wife had ln
tentionly shot- him.' Mrs.' .Vencelau^ has
persisted from the start that the shooting
was accidental; that she had intended to
commit ; suicide and • that i the weapon was
discharged when Vencelau was trying to
take it away -from her. \u0084 :-': -' '
The woman has been in a state of ex
treme . nervousness | since her arrest | and
detention in the "City Prison. She did
not go on the witness stand to-day, be
cause she feared the ordeal of examina"'
tion.V She was in tears during the hear
ing and seemed to be very much affected
toy the recital of the occurrences .sur
rounding the .trouble with her husband
and his death. ,•:'•\u25a0
Her . attorney, .A. L. Frick, was con
strained not to put his client on her
defense at the preliminary hearing on ac
count of her physicial and mental state.
Captain of Police W. J. Petersen read
Veucelau's statement, which was taken
by Dr. O. D. Hamlln, who hadattended
the wounded man. Captain Petersen and
Deputy District. Attorney Everett Brown
assisted. ' The other witnesses examined
were Patrolmen H. E. Green and John
Cox, Mrs. Emma Appledorn, Mrs. D. ;J.
Moran, Mrs. Mary Wright and Mrs. An
gela Higuera, neighbors of the Vence
laus.
ALL ARE TAKING
KEEN INTEREST
PARIS, Oct. 4.— Chancellories here and
throughout Europe are taking.the keenest
interest in the. positive and even probable
formation, of a new European alliance'
consequent upon; the termination of the
war and. the conclusion of a closer Anglo
ifepanese alliance. ! This has been ad
vanced beyond discussion in the newspa
pers and has already reached the stage of
discreet diplomatic soundings. /The pro
posed realignments of European powers
are divided into three main "movements—
nr3t, British inclination j toward an ac
cord with .Russia; second, ; ;a German
movement for, an alliance, offsetting . the
Anglo-Japanese alliance; and :| third, \u25a0 Rus
so-German overtures , to induce France to
Join the latter grouping. ;
Great Britain's desire for a rapproche
ment with Russia has brought about the
distinct diplomatic suggestion j that Great
Britain b« ready to give fuller recognition
to Russia's privileged position:: in South
ern Turkey, notably at Constantinople
and along the Bosphoru3. ' Russia's ambi
tions In that direction have heretofore en
countered strong opposition In; England.
The view in. French official quarters is
distinctly favorable to an : Anglo-Russian
rapprochement. It was one of the projects
of M. Delcasse when Foreign Minister to
have King Edward: visit Emperor; Nich
olas as a means for -furthering the recon
ciliation of Russia and Great Britain.
Concerning the proposed German Rus
sian agreement strong "elements in, both
countries favor an accord as a; counter
poise to. the Anglo- Japanese alliance. The
Temps to-night prints an' authorized ~ In
terview with Prince von; Bulow, the Ger
man Imperial Chancellor at Baden Baden;
openly advocating a 'German-Russian
rapprochement. \
In connection with French participation
In the Russo-German rapprochement itca n
be j definitely stated V;that France, before
considering a new alignment of the pow
ers, intends to await the final determination
of the controversy with regard to Moroc
co,; in which country Germany first inter
rupted the French programme. 'Afterward
France might consider German overtures,
but until Morocco's / future is assured
French bonds of sympathy will I continue
with Russia and Great Britain. :
SECRETARY SHAW
IS ABOUT TO RETIRE
Postmaster General Cortel
you Is to Be His Suc
cessor. \u25a0
Special Dlsoatch" to Th« CalL
' WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.— Secretary Les
lie M. Shaw is to. retire from the' Cabinet
and i Postmaster : General "; George =B.; Cor
telyou r is \to .succeed "him' as 'head of the
Treasury Department. r : It -is I possible* to
makeithese statements on authority that
cannot be gainsaid.,; It Is.the belief that
the > Secretary of : the ; Treasury will ' re
tire much earlier \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 than \ February 1, "/ the
date that had 'been VBet.'- '^a^
It is expected : that on . the j assembling
of the incoming Congress the Senate will
be tasked to confirm .Cortelyou" as Shaw's
successor. " ; . : : ; „ : , .: : f
There in little doubt thatj 'Shaw :. would
like to be the President's! successor in the
White lHouse,;' and!: he :"feelsj that as more
consistent canvass ; can ' beTmade If ihe
ceases to be a member;of. the Chief .'Ex
ecutive's official family.
' '. Snspertit Are Arrested.
- Special 'Officer.* Fred " Helbush , saw two
men: acting; suspiciously .'about'T; o'clock
yesterday mGml ng *at f Jackson \ and ' Ma
ple ; streets. '; They? ran \ away | and J Hel
bush cbastd i and captured ? them.? . The:,'
were sent .to £ the \u25a0- City ; Prison, hero
they. '.were * locked jup J pending ' develop
ments. s ;. They; .gave : :-- thoir..-, names <\u25a0 as
George; CouslnsjandvJose3)h'Slavinr, but
SlavlniwaB';UPtor.?i4entinedv as * : Frank
Hayes, , who vrp.H 'sentenced February
2,1 1 5J 02.. to r serveT seven ; and _a- half ; year 3
in'San'Quentinfor.burglarylnthe room
of.T.' J.,Quiglcy,* 712 Kearny. street.;* Ho
was paroled on* Julyjl, 1904. ; ;
Concert •of > Honolulu Orchestra.
VThe Honolulu and \u25a0'\u25a0•> Glee
Club ; will. v give '''\u25a0 its (first; concert i this
evening.* at f Lyric 'Hall. > /The Corganlzaf
tlon ,was ;•' formed ;- by ; his '- late^ Majesty,
\u25a0 King, Kalakaua' and: is 'composed Vof ten
iOf ithelbestilslandjmusiciansV^vocairand
iinstrumental.lj Each! memberjof' the Tor£
gan lzat lorn \ s l', an ; artist? im; his \u25a01 in e. TXT he
programmas has >'beenV carefully selected
for ;- the *. initial ? performance. ';'. '\u25a0']" / " ; :
TWO STUDENTS
ARE SUSPENDED
Stanford Men Dropped as a
Kesnlt :\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0 of Disturbances
in the Large Dormitory
BOTH ABE PEOMINENT
A. t. Kearne and A. E. Meyers
Incur the Wrath of the
Faculty [ of the College
Special Dispatch to The Call.
STANFORD , UNIVERSITY, Oct. 4.—
As a : result of the recent disturbances at
Ericlna -' Hall,y the men's dormitory,
A. L. Kearne of San Francisco, 1 a member
of the junior class, and A, E. Meyers, a
sophomore, J have been dropped from the
rolls ; of : Stanford University. They, have
been -suspended, but it is not known If
they have th£ privilege of re-entering col
lege' at some future date.
'.The sympathy of the student body has
been expressed in various forms for the
men since -they have j been ordered to
leave. ;In defense of them it was stated
th"ey were prominent in university activi
ties; and were mere participants "in the
general "rougn house." . ' I . '
LOCAL ODD EELLOAVS '
WIN PEIZE DEILL
Sacramento Team Unable to
Compete Owing to the Ab
sence of Members.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 4.— The forenoon ses
sion of the Odd Fellows encampment to
day -was taktn up with the reading of
minor reports. At the afternoon session
the following officers were elected: George
Jessen, grand patriarch; C. H. Burden,
grand 'high: priest;; F. : E. Pierce,, grand
senior warden; William H. Barnes, grand
scribe; Charles E. Benedict, grand treas
urer; S. G. Smith, grand representative;
J.F. Che ppelle, grand junior warden; F.
A. Week*, E. Flanders and M. P. Forbes,
grand trustees. f j •
This afternoon the ; encampment ad
journed to attend the prize drill at Coro
riado race track. In "class A the prizes
were 5185 and $125: class B, $135 and $100;
class C, SIOO and $65. . -.; .''
The di i lls \ were largely^ attended. Ban
Francisco Canton No.' 6 will carry off the
prize in class A, being the only, competi
tor. It gave a superb exhibition. The
renson that j Sacramento did not compete
was that two of its members were detained
bj" jury duty in the Emmons case and
the canton did not have the requisite
number for drill 'in class A. In B class
Sacramento, , Watsonville and Vallejo
competed and, the contest was close. In
class CJ the competitors were San Jose,
Los Angeles arid Santa , Barbara. W. H.
Kemp 'of Vallejo captured the prize for
Individual drill. ' Announcement of the
awards will be made on Friday.
PIiICES ESTABLISHED
BY EAISIN GEOWERS
Higher Than Ever Before
With the Exception of
One Year.
FRESNO, Oct. 4.— At midnight the
board of directors of the California
Raisin ! Growers' Company announced the
prices ."; it .will ask for raisins [ this year.
The; prices are 'higher than. they.-;, ever
were before, except in 1903, when the ex
tremely ' high prices caused disaster to
the old^aasociation.' .
, The schedule for .tie product - was ar
ranged on what Is known as the .4^ or
sweatbqx basis, and Ib as follows: Loose
raisins— 4-crown, 6%c per pound; 3-crown,
6c; k 2-crown 6?* c. Seeded \u25a0 raisins— fancy,
16 ounces, , S^4c; fancy, 12 ounces, 6%c;
choice,. 16 ounces i 8c; choice, 12 ounces,
6%c. _ . \u25a0 ; -.. \u25a0
ANGRY CITIZENS MAY
BKEAK INTO A JAIL
Clamor for the Lives -of
Three Persons Held
for Miirder.
FORT. SCOTT, Kan'., Oct. 4.— The Coun
ty. Jail here ; is surrounded to-night by
men who insist . that Mrs. Belle Higgins,
her. daughter. Clarissa, aged 14 years, and 1
her husband,; George Higgins, held by the
Coroner's jury for the death : of i Higgins'
six-year-old son by a former wife, : should
be lynched.' .The jail is strongly guarded.
*:\u25a0lt i is understood that the Sheriff will
take the, prisoners to! Glrard. Kan.; twen
ty-six miles* south of here.'
BISHOP POTTER TO MAKE !
EXTENDED ' TOUR OF . EUROPE
. NEW YORK, Oct.' ; 14:— Bishop Potter
sailed to-day i with ; Mrs. Potter . on ; the
"White Star Line; steamship Oceanic. for.
an extended tour of Europe. Referring
to: ijGrover \u25a0 Cleveland's recently pub
lished; rebuke to.the '.'now-woman,"
Bishop Potter said: '".Woman's suffrage
must* beVdetermiried by woman's edu
cation?and her fitness for -the use of
the r ballot. 1 V 1V 1 " -,- \u25a0\u25a0-.
"A woman who. owns property is just
as iinuch't concerned over., the ballot as
a man, 1 and she should" have 'a. voice in
the{affairs s of :. the- community and the
enactment; of laws affecting t that prop-,
erty.'f This %Is only Just.". ; Under the
present : laws, that •. woman without • a
ballot Is without protection and" Is a
victim." '• j, * a ...
Death, Culls Friend 'of Children.
, , HOLLISTER, '\u25a0_ Oct. 4.— Mrs. R. P. % La^
throp," i ; the V wife \u0084 of \u25a0 R. .' P." ; Lathrop, ;
manager .of - the : Lathrop Hay Com
pany,'?.; died at 10 ; a.- m. Tuesday
after a short illness , necessitating ; an * op
eration" for! peritonitis. 1 : Mrs.-; Lathrop wa3
formerly Mrs. "Alice ;M.V Howe.':" president
of "the i Boys' X and ' Girls' -Aid ' Society of
San , Francisco. \u25a0 Mr. -and "-. Mrs. 1 * Lathrop
v.-ere soon i^to" move into : theJr new resl
dence^riow, being 'built. : ;
£* Mrs. "^: Lathrop ,; leaves "besides, her hus
band; a! son 20 1 years' of age and two step
children,," residing : in > Berkeley, and ' San
Francisco. •' ; . " S^S^Sleljs
Children Periuli !in Bnrnlagr'Honie.
\u25a0 NEW YORK, ;Oct.' ; '4:^-Fire"started: to
night '{in 1 the cellar of >'- four-story
apartment-house \ s ] ln /.-'""I Brooklyn V j-and
spread ! ; so *v rap i dly ,..'\u25a0 that i the -escape T^of
Charles*: Donnelly,? his 'wife \ and ' three
children** on .'; the . top - floor i.was; cut I off.
Fir emehT^ rescued"- ' the ,'^fatherj ?,-arid
mother, ";both 2 of \ whom ;wcrc" seriously
Iburried/'- and \u25a0, after .';' the \ fire 'was}"extln
grulshedUheicharredibodies of: the, chilr
dren-r^-Charles.'i aged; 8; years ;\u25a0• Robert,';'; 6, 1
and* Catherine,'^— -were . found *in their
apartments , : '-,•\u25a0•> '"'\u25a0 -i-
JORDAN TELLS
OF HIS TRIP
Discusses English Univer
sities in Address to the
Stanford Undergraduates
TEAINING SUPERFICIAL
British Institutions Fail
to Prepare Men for the
Seal Problems of Life
Special Dispatch to Ths Call.
STANFORD ; UNIVERSITY, Oct. 4.—
Before {one of the largest gatherings of
Stanford University in the history of the
institution. President David Starr Jor
dan /delivered an address this morning
in the assembly hall of the university.
He spoke of the changes and features of
Europe" which impressed him^ during his
summer \u25a0 tour.
The feature which struck Dr.. Jordan
most forcibly was the rapid moderniza
tion of old historical landmark* for tha
purpose of rendering them mor« acces
sible: to , tourists. In .' connection with
this theme the head of the university
read a humorous account from an East
ern publication. The change in the'as
pect of the people of England 1 was
especially, marked. The entire commun
ity of the British Isles eeem to be at a
stage when they, are at a loss to ac
count for a depreciation In their prestige
and are busily engaged In attempting to
solve the mystery.
Regarding tha universities of England,
the , learned • traveler had much to com
ment on. The most important difference
between English and American Institu
tions, he stated, lies in the difference in
the basis from which students are judged
as eligible to receive degrees. In regard
to this phase. of the continental universi
ties Dr.. Jordan said in part:
Two jrreat weaknesses are evident In tha
EneJiah university »ystem. First, th» preval
ence of sinecures. Half the men supposed to
teach or conduct research do nothing of tha
kind. As om* Oxford man expresses tt. "They
draw their stipends and simply aoak."
The other -la the dominance of the «amta
atlcn. Air the work Is, don* with reference
to the examination. The probable character of
the question* determines everything else. The
examination la tha whole curriculum; hence.
Engllsn" higher i training Is largely superficial,
a matter of books and words," "the men learn
ing to make- a good- appearance, but without
power or skin to adapt ;tbemselv«s to new con
ditions or to meet the more searching and mora
varied examination : /offered ujf th« duties of
life. This la ths secret of tb* success of
American engineer*-/ In '• London.", They ar«
ready lor whatever -turns up-— w>i for- tha par»
ticular problem It '< has taken' three months to
cram. V.~-4tf>gi*s&'<.?-' . '
From the Oxford paptr. called the Vanity.
I take these words:
'•Oxtord gives, and please heaven -will con
tinue to give, a social hallmark and training
such as no other place In the world can oiler,
and happy are they who can avail them
selves thereof. Dat when we come to, look the
hard - facts of dally bread and butter In the
face, then it Is that many of us wish we , had
not spent three or four previous years In ac
quiring that which, though aeiectabla enough
In itself, as a commercial or monetary asset
Is of peculiarly, small valua."
In speaking of athletics. Dr. Jordan
drew some interesting and' humorous
ccrdparisona. He said: . \u25a0
I was interested in phases of English ath
letics. -Among other things is a cricket tour
nament, county against county. A gam* lasts
about a w««k. ana "while it Is on In the county
all other I activities are * practically suspended.
In Canterbury when Kent plays Surrey not a
room is lo tw had by an outsider in hotel or
boarding-house. \u25a0
I saw a section of a game on Kennlngton
oval, between- Surrey and Middlesex. Besides
the skill of tha bowlers and batsmen, cms li
most 'lmpressed by the gentlemanly leisure of
the game, the fielders are too polite to hurry,
and if by chance a man is caught out on a
fly the attitude ta one of profuse apology. If
a bowler is too vwlfc for a batsman tha chances
are that he will retire, with bow of depreca
tion. When a man is out he walks with dig
nity to tha . clubhouse, notifies his successor,
who steps to his place . in about ten minutes.
No unseemly ~ haste, and, what is better, no
unseemly- guying-. An English - athlete is too
much of a man to guy an opponent or to dis
pute an umpire.
As in cricket the ball may be struck in any
direction,' backward \u25a0\u25a0 as well as forward, the
audience Is very t far trovn the center of the
game. A tenderfoot in England accustomed to
baseball cannot see who is doing the playing
nor very clearly what is done. But the Eng
lish spectator understands whether he sees or
not. and any man about you can "put you
wise>" in a minute.
\u25a0 The most un-American leature of the gam«
Is the afternoon tea. The play stops at about
4 o'clock, the players all adjourn to the club
house and tan thousand people are given rain
checks. . '" . ' " \u25a0
' President Jordan spoke very favorably
of the Stanford graduates who are at
present In England. He said:
Stanford men In England are holding their
own. Hover, managing partner of the great
mining firm of Bewick, ilorcicgr & Co., is one
of those to whom' we point with pride. Ex
tremely auccessful also are William A. Prich
ard. 'HO, and James Means, '93, both In busi
ness of their own: Knox, '05,; and Dennis. 'W,
are also well known as mining engineers.
-". Following the address by. the, head of
the university, the students were hon
ored with a few words from Luther Bur
bank, the .wizard of horticulture, who
was present at, the meeting as a guest.
\u25a0\u25a0.-, The - meeting was finally brought to a
close with several rousing yells and col
lege songs.
Declines a Consul Generalship.
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.— ln a letter
dated at Paris, Stanley. Stoner informs
the ' State i Department that he has de
cided not to accept his appointment as
Consul General, at j Calcutta because, of
the. ill-health~of his wife" and has asked
that he be given employment In the
diplomatic service instead.
OAKLAND CLERGYMAN,
WEDS IN NEW YORK
Special Dispatch to The Call.
! NEW.: YORK, Oct. : 4.— ln St. Mark's
Church in - S«cond^ avenue Miss Dorothea
Edwards Lewis was "married to-day :to
Rev.*Dwight Elwood Trotter of Oakland,"
Cal.' She , ia _a , daughter .of ' Rev. ' Henry
Augustus- Lewis' and her great grand
father '•- was 'Jonathan Edwards. .The"
bridesmaid vwas Miss' Elsie ; Herrick : Lewis
and . the ushers ; were Henry, R. Swope,
David McConahay and , Charles .Vickery.
The best : man was the • Rev.' George H.
Trull.' v
SECRETARY TAFT. DECLARES
:;•-:\u25a0"\u25a0 ' THAT,: BOWEX IS MISTAKEN
Says Late Minister to Venezuela Mis
understood ; Remark Made* by
_.'" President Roosevelt.' •/.
WASHINGTON,? Oct.- 4. l—: Secretary
Taft, ;; being asked, to-day concerning
the; statement' said toj have been made
by the President 1 to Herbert Bowen. la'ta
Minister^ to .Venezuela^ " In ',. the letter
which. Bowenigave out ; yesterday, said
he^was^present; at Mthe interview ; and
that -Bowen'iwholly. misunderstood what
the"} President •in 'fact; said. ; V
[""Mr. Bowen,". continued the Secre
tary. 1 ? once ; or " twice 'that he
jvould do - exactly .what .' he' ; had 'done
,were the •same 'case jpresented^ to -him
for i action [and ;he finally .'said • that he
4 was jelad ..: the -'whole had • come
out - and \i was •; generally,' -known. To
which ' the ,j President'- replied :'" r ;
*; ." T "do ; nbt : : agree .with; you : and il am
very.sbrry, that the whole' matter^hap-
PLAY CHOSEN
FOR JUNIORS
•"Pirates;^ Written by Two of
the Stiidents, to Be Staged
at Stanford University
PLAIsS;rOB;*TLUG UGLY"
Piece byvL.M. Edwards and
TV. F. Herron to Be Pro
duced on College Campus
Special Dl»petch to Tbe OH.
: STANTORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. 4-—
The committee of the junior class of
Stanford, elected for tha purpose of
taking charge of the class "plug usrlv,"
seleoted the play to-day, which will bo
presented' on November 3. The place
wins the cash prize and was composed
by L. M. Edwards '07 and W. F. Her
ron 'OS. It Is entitled fPlratea."
The plot of the play i» local and hita
are plentiful, touching r the meiaDera of
the third-year olaas. The .story de
scribes & situation of Stanford life In
a highly exaggerated ' manner and la
full of local color and dash. The prin
cipal portion . of. the . play relies . upon
the . musical end of the production to
make It effective. Aloes this line are
seven bright songs* with local applica
tion. \u0084 .
Herron Is & student In the depart
ment-of history and registers from
Tell ur id % Colo. His co-worker* ia a
student in the law department.
The committee -which selected the
play will also stage the piece. The pro
duction will take place on the football
field. v
Those who will participate fa the
show have been named, but the parts
have not been assigned. The list is as
follows: R. Bandlnt '07, H. P. Bltner '07.
H. T. T. Blood '07. N. P. Bran *07, W. A.
Campbell '07, A. J. Chalmers '0 \ F. A.
Crlttenden '07. P. M. Davis '07, P. N.
Hartzell '07, R. S. Kello*gr *07, J. P.
Kennedy '07, C. F. Laumelster '07. J.
C. McFarland '07. G. C. Mansfield *07. G.
J. Presley '07, J. C Ray .'O7. O. F. Shaner
'07, E. P. Scott '07. S. B. Thompson '07.
W. T. Tucker '07 and TV- W. "Ward '07.
MISS JESTA SHOEMAKER .
MARRIED I\ SACSALITO
Becomes the Bride of John R. Slevers* a *
i Baslnea* Man of San
Francisco.
SAUSALJTO. Oct. 4.— A rery pretty
and quiet home wedding* took place to
day at the residence in Sausallto of E.
11.' Shoemaker, superintendent of the
Belt Line in San Francisco. The con
tracting parties were Miss Jesta Shoe
maker, the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker, and John It.
Sievers, a florist of San Francisco. Rev.
Dr. Maxwell, the rector of Christ
Church, performed the ceremony. A
wedding breakfast was served at the
conclusion of the ceremony.
The happy youns couple were the re
cipients of many handsome gifts. Amid
a shower of rice . and " old mlsmated
shoes. Mr. and Mrs. Slavers left for a
three .weeks' honeymoon ia Southern
California.
GOIXG TO OAKLAND CHURCH.
MENL.O PARK. Oct. 4. — The /Rev.
Father Doran, who for , severol^yeara
has been an Instructor In St Patrick's-
Seminary here, has been appointed as
sistant pastor of the Church ot the Im
maculate Conception at Oakland. Father
Doran ia a clergyman of high mental
attainments and an orator of excep
tional ability. The Rev. Father Powers,
also a member of the faculty of St. Pat
rick's Seminary, has been selected for a
position In St. Charles Collegre, Balti
more. Father Powers Is an ' accom
plished lin g-vist, speaking and writing
fluently ten languages.
BUSINESS BOOM IX COL3IA.
COLMA. Oct. 4. — The building* of the
Ocean Shore Railroad has given an Im
petus to business here greater than- ever
before in the history of the town. Colma
Is admirably situated as a supply point
for operations on the coast side and the
railroad men have accepted it, to the
advantage of residents and business
men. Supplies are bought here . and
taken to San Pedro Point. .
311.141ns Jeweler Attached.
SAN RAFAEL. Oct. 4.— Recorder Jo
seph J. Murray, at the instance of M. F.
Cochrane, editor of the San Rafael In
dependent., issued a writ of attachment
for $4500 on the establishment of A. JJ.
yon Sederholrn. the missing Jeweler.
Constable L. Hughes fastened the doors
of the store, which, outside of a safe,
show cases and fixtures, contains noth
ing of value.V
Xevr .MlnUtfr to Cbile Is Selected.
•.•WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.— Dr. Calderon.
who has been for many years Peruvian
Minister 1 to -"Washington and Is 'now. on
a * special mission to Chile, will remain
there as Minister. He will bo succeeded
at "Washington by Senor Pardo. Calde
ron, a son of the Minister, is Charge
d'Affalres here now.
Killed by an Explosion Of Gas.
Cincinnati; Oct. 4.— a terrific ex
plosion of gas under the. floor of the
County Commissioners* office at the
Courthouse this afternoon killed
George Zimmerman, chief clerk of tha
Commissioners, and Russell . Blair, an
assistant clerk. George Maley and
George : Kleeman, county employes,
were" injured. The explosion , -was
caused by escaping gas coming ... Into
contact with a lighted, match in the
hands of an employe who was looking
for .a leak.
Justice Brewer of the United States
Supreme Court said recently: -"Japan, It
would seem, has made the Goddess of
Liberty her hired glrL"
sis:: headache
i AADTTDv ! . these. little PUIs,
ilMlXl LilO They also renerro Dls.
HWa . _ treaa froni Djspejsla. In-
*f@r ITTLE dljestloa and Too Hearts
IVFD Eatluj. A perfect rem-
g:J ;I < W \u25a0<• hm l\ edy forDizztaeas. Nausea.
tgi PSLLSa Drowsiness, Bad Taste
j^. 'R3 ta Q Mouth. Coated
K^a^i^S Tongue. Paia In tHe Side.
l'^^^T/T^ "• ' TORPID LIVJIK. Tnoy
reguJate tie B<mela. - Purely Vegetable.
SMAItPIIL SHALL DOSE. SHALLPRICL
pipTCDgl CUBE SICK HEADACHE.
lliAKJtno . ,
OITTIJE Ge.nuino Must Baar
ffIVER ~ Fa>Simila Signature
fJJ PILLS. WS&JU§rJ-^~~r;- >