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NEWS OF THE
LABOR WORLD
O. M. BOYLE
The delegates to the San Francisco
Labor Council met last night in Labor
Council Hall, on Fourteenth street, near
Mission, and nominated officers for the
council for the coming terra. The drug
clerks of Local No. 472, .the photo
\u2666Ticravers of Local No. 8 and the
linemen of Local No. 151 submitted
now wage srales. The scales were re
ferred to the executive committee of
the council for action. The increased
wage asked for is -but slight in each
case. "I'd
The nominations made were: For
president. George W. Bell and Andrew
J. G&llac±or; vice president, John O.
Walsh a?fl H. T. AJax; recording sec
retary and business agent, William P.
McCabe; financial secretary, Paul \u25a0
Scharrenbergf and -.. K'enney; treasurer, \
D. McLennsn; sergeant at arms, P.
O'Brien; trustees — Charles Schuppert.
Miss Anna Buckharat. Frederick Zim
merman; executive committee — Charles
Schilling. G. Cooney, M. Shannon Alex
ander, Georpe W. Bell, J. R. Matheson,
A. C. Rose, D. Schwarting, EL L. Foster,
G. Howe, J. Garrett, J. J. Rusk, Max
E. Licht and Paul Scharrenberp; organ
izing committee — John O. Walsh. James
Bowlan, P. Campbell. Burt La Rue, Gus
Wigermann. E. Robinson, Miss K.
O'Keefe. Mrs. C. E. Hawkes. Miss Annie
Mullens. J. A. Paterson. John Gulnee,
T. Carlson and C. McPherson; label
committee— J. J. O'Niel, M. Wjllis. Miss
Margaret O'Brien. P. Campbell, C. Mc-
Pherson. Char'.cs Kocn. C. Robinson. G.
Homer. H. T. Ajax, H. L. Foster and C.
Hci-n: law and legislative committee —
Walter Maesxthur, G. M. Llppman.
Richard Cornelius. Rus*el I. Wisler, M.
Casey, G. B. Benham, James H. Bow
ling; directors of the Labor Clarion
board — J. K. Jones and R. Cornelius.
The election will be held next Wednes
day.
• • •
At a recent meeting of the Riggers'
and Str-vedores' Union the following
officers \u25a0were installed: P. D. Har
thorn. president; John Shields, first vice
president; J. H. Ashman, second vice
president; John H. Dolan.. recording and
corresponding secretary; A- C. Holmes,
financial secretary; Patrick Furlong,
treasurer; R. M- Parsons, serpeant at j
arms; trustees — Robert Buckley, j
Thomas Ryan. James McDonald,
Thomas Ford, William Kempe; business
agent. John D. Mahoney; delegates to
the City Front Federation — A, C
Holmes. J. D. Mahoney and John
Shields.
Local N*o. 5944 of the Laborers' Pro
tective Union recently installed the
following officers for the current term:
John Murphy, president; J. T. Learney,
vice president; L. B. Higre'inj, financial
secretary; J. H. Wiedemann, corres
ponding secretary; William Meakin,
business agent; members of the exec
utive committee — E. J. P. O'ReiJy. P. j
Tierney, C. M. Erickson, Robert Mea- j
kin, L. B. Higgins, John Leamey, |
.Times Reagan: delegates to the State |
\u25a0—\u25a0Buiitiins Trades Coun«:<l — P. T. Tier
ney, John Manon. Garret Sears. Daniel
Stewart. Joseph O'Donnoll, 1 rank Dc-j
latur. James Riord-in, L. B. Higgrms,
John Murphy, M- MacDonaid, John Fu- ,
reseth. A large increase was male in
the membership of the union at the i
last session. Sixty-four members were j
Initiated and IDO applications received, j
Conditions were reported good, with j
work for all.
• • '*( .
The District Council of Union Paint
ers of the United Brotherhood of Paint
ers of America has decided not to elect
any officers until after all the new del
egates to the council will have been
seated. The election will be h*»ld the
first time the council convenes In Feb
• \u2666 •
The flna.l returns of the election of
officers for the Sailors' Union of the
Pacific are being held open pending the
arrival of the votes of the sailors who
have their headquarters in Honolulu.
The sailors' organization is the largest
body of organized workingmen in the
country and the results are being
watched with anticipation in the labor
world. The returns from the outlying
post are expected at headquarters
Tuesday of next week and then the
final result will be determined. Al
though a landslide may occur with the
addition of the Honolulu vote, such a
state of affairs is not expected and it
Is the belief that the partial list as
given out upon the taking of the local
vote will be substantially the same.
• • •
The paramount question discussed
among unions comprising the Building
Trades Council yesterday was relative
o what would be the ultimate outcome
of the trouble raised by the member*
of Local No. 6. Inside Electrical Work
ers. Whether the men of this uaion
will attempt to buck the entire Trades
Council or fall in with the ruling of the
offlclalß and admit to the contractors
that their strike of two week* is a fail
ure ia the matter open for considera
tion. At midnight tonight the electrl- ,
clans will make their answer. If the
strikers should refuse to go back to
work at the old 6cale of wages they
would be summarily suspended from
! the State Building Trades Council and
. the prospects of their ever being al
' lowed to become union men again
would not be bright. On the other
hand, if they should decide to forsake
their stand of a dollar a day raise they
would be taken back by both the con
' tractors and the Trades Council. The
strike has caused much bitter feeling.
• • •
The members of the Building Trades
Council are busily preparing for the
annual convention, which will take
place in Stockton next week. The
unions of the council have selected
their delegates to the convention, and
matters In the various headquarters
are being adjusted preparatory to the
gathering. President P. H. McCarthy
has prepared his report, which will
be delivered at the opening of the
meeting. The leaders of the Japanese
Inclusion League have prepared re
ports to deliver at the session. The
delegates will leave this city on Sun
day to be present at the opening of
the convention on Monday morning.
Local leaders predict that the meeting
will be a busy one and that many
labor Questions will be discussed.
• • •
The absence of Idle men at the vari- •
cms headquarters of the unions about
the city yesterday proved conclusively I
that the lack of work evidenced re- i
cently was due to the wet weather. :
Yesterday the offices of the business t
agents were practically deserted, ex- :
cept for a few new arrirals. Con- i
ditions in all branches of organized !
labor were reported as being good. <
In many cases the supply of men does '
not meet the demand. \
.The Nevada County Labor Council
has elected the' following - officers for
the year: C. 13L Peek, president; F. |
Osbourne, vice president; R. Hays,
corresponding secretary; E. J. Barker,
financial secretary; E. Arthur, treas
urer; P. c. Gillette, organizer, and
J. S. Clauson, business agent.
The weekly meeting of the Sailors'
Union of the Pacific was marked by a
report submitted by secretary A- Furu
seth on legislative conditions in Wash
ington which affect the local mariners.
Reports from the coast agents were
read, and the shipwrecked members of
the crews of the bark Sea Witdh and
ship Great Admiral were granted a
benefit. The reports from the agents
show: In Tacoraa, shipping good, men
scarce; in Seattle, prospects good, con
ditions good; Port Townsend. shipping
medium and prospects uncertain; Aber
deen, shipping and prospects good;
Portland, shipping good; Eureka, ship
ping and prospects grood; San Pedro,
snipping and prospects fair; Honolulu,
shipping dull and prospects uncertain.
Shipping was reported good for this
port.
rnEsiDEvr jordax to speak
David Starr Jordan, president of
Stanford University, will deliver an ad
dress on the Japanese exclusion ques
tion at a meeting to be held in Equality
Hall at 139 Albion avenue tomorrow
evening. "January 13, under the aus
pices of the Socialist party. Dr. Jor
dan's theme will be the "Asiatic Prob
lem." He is well versed on the sub
ject and should bring the problem be
fore the agitators in many new lights.
The lecture will be the first of a series
arranged by the Socialists to discuss
the question.
ON DISAGREEMENT
BOTH AGREE
A epeclflc agreement to disagree
could not have been more productive
of unified action than the family trou
bles of William Cavanaugh, a carpen
ter, and* his wife, each of whom filed a
suit for divorce against the
other yesterday on the ground
of cruelty. The team work in
the Cavanaugh family was excellent
and resulted in a similarity of charges
and counter charges which made the
two suits almost identical. Moreover,
the suits were filed within a few min
utes of each other.
Mrs. Cavanaugh's suit was filed
through her attorneys, Costello & Cos
tello, and contained a petition for a
restraining order to prevent her hus
i band from collecting rents or selling
any property. Cavanaugh's suit, filed
J by. Attorney Myer Jacobs, asked that
i a similar order issue against his wife.
Both cases ' were assigned to Judge
Murasky's department and both re
straining orders were issued by him
ias requested. , j
The Cavanaughs were married March
J 14, 1896, and have lived until recently
lat 3360 Twenty-third street. Judging
I from the two complaints each of the
! defendants has called the other uncom
; plimentary names, and general unhap
piness has prevailed. William says he
has been driven from his home and
that life has been made a nightmare
whenever he ventured to return. Caro
line says William has thrown lamps,
sugar bowls and water pitchers at her,
has hurled hot tea liUo her son's face
and has horsewhipped her.
The community property consists of
two fiats In' Thirtieth street and three
cottages in Sanchez street. Cava
naugh sets the value of this property
at $8000, while Mrs. Cavanaugh be
lieves It is worth $15,000. Each claims
that the other has' possession and is
likely to dispose of It. \
Judge Graham failed yesterday in an
effort to effect a reconciliation between
Herman Bloom, a cap manufacturer,
and Esther Bloom, who has sued him
for divorce on the ground of cruelty.
The case was put over two weeks, but
the interested parties left the court
without speaking to each other.
Judge Graham granted Jennie Glea
son a divorce from J. L. Gleason. Wil
liam M. Forstner secured a divorce In
Judge Hebbard's court from Edith
Forstner on the ground of desertion.
Suits for divorce were filed by Ida S.
Bozark against John Bozark for cru
elty, Emma Allen against J. H. Allen
for cruelty, Edith Mitchell against Ste
phen Mitchell for cruelty, Charlotte
Munzemaler against Fred G. Munze
maler for cruelty, Anna A. King
against George A. King for cruelty,
Albert Evens against Helen Evens for
desertion, Jennie Bloemsma against
Bernard J. Bloemsma for desertion and
Eleanor L. Faulkner against Charles
D. Faulkner for' failure to provide.
RESERVOIR MAY BE
BUILT IN PARK
The building of a reservoir near the
middle drive in Golden Gate Park, be
tween Strawberry Hill and the ocean,
was taken up at the meeting of the
Park Commission yesterday and favor
ably discussed, but definite action was
postponed pending- an investigation as
to whether the expenditure would be
justified. Superintendent McLaren re
ported that the proposed reservoir
would cost $9513.
Announcement was made by Presi
dent Spreckels that the 'Academy of
Sciences, having collected Insurance to
the amount of $250,000, proposed to
erect a building in the park for the
use of the institution. . The Commis
sioners'were asked by'E. J. Molera to
designate a site for such a building,
but the matter was deferred after a
general discussion, in which a favor
able attitude was manifested.
CAPTAIN WRIGHT TAKES APPEAL
Captain William Wright, master of
the ferry steamer Solan o. has taken an
appeal from the decision of United
States Local Inspectors Bolles and Bul
ger, revoking his license' for allowing
the vestibule of a Pullman dining
coach to remain closed while being fer
ried across the straits \u25a0of Carqulnez.
Supervising Inspector John C. Berming-*
ham took the papers with him yester
day morning when he started for
Washington, D.~,C for 'the purpose: of
submitting- ih« matter . to Supervising
Inspector General Uhler.
Best trademark west of the East—
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THE SAN/ FRANCISCO; ;,CAIiL,;^SATURDAYv ; '-JANUARY;-fU2^l9o7f :'
ACH MUST REFORM
OR GO TO JAIL
Warned by Judge Dunne to
Stop Insulting Witness
or Suffer Consequences
LEVINGSTON GRILLED
"If yon even hint at another Innult,
Mr. Ach, I will send you to Jail." '
In these word* Judge Dunne repri
manded Henry Acb for his treatment
of a >vitne»« on the stand yenterday.
Laboring: in his efforts to prove that
evexy one thought the Indicted officials
so bad that they could not be given a
fair trial. Ach badgered Grand Juror
MorrlK Levinsrnton for half the day. •
Jacob Garfinkle had been recalled
and had told the court that Levingston
said to him' at the close of the impanel-,
ment proceedings •before Judge Gra
ham:
"Even if the grafters are not guilty,
the way Shortrldge is acting would
make me think they were." " .
But when Hiram Johnson took the
witness In hand for a "rigid" cross
examination he became so badly mud
dled that Ach flew to his rescue.
"You have no right to Interrupt the
witness in this manner," said the
Judge. ,
"I have a rlg-ht to my objections,"
retorted Ach. '
"You have the right to express an
objection on legitimate grounds, but
j you. have no right to do what you have
been <*oing," answered the Judge.
Then Levingston himself was called."
"Did you ever keep a sailors* board
ing-house on the water front?" began
Ach. Johnson jumped to his feet with
a vehement denunciation of the Insult
ing methods employed by Ach In the
examination, and asked the court to in
sist that another of the grafters' coun
sel be substituted. •_ v\ * V
warxed'by judge:
"If you even hint at another insult in
addressing your questions, Mr. Ach, I
will send you to Jail," Judge Dunne
said.
"1 am willing to go to jail in the pur
suit of my duty," retorted Ach, who
knows his business too well to lose his
temper.
"You will never go to Jail for. doing
your duty," said the Judge, "but I un
derstand tho methods of this defense
and I will not permit it any longer."
"I resent that insinuation that I have
lied," said Ach. who then turned to the
witness with the question: ."Aren't you
a bitter enemy of Schmitz and Ruef?"
"I thought they were grafters," he
answered. ;
"What do you mean by a grafter?"
"I mean a man who does things that
are legally right but morally wrong."
was the definition given by Leving
ston.
"Did you think that Ruef got $750,
000 from the United Railroads for let
ting them string their trolley wire.-?
through the streets?"
**f would not say for certain that he
would not do it," was the somewhat Ir
responsive but significant reply of the
witness.
"Do you know Mr. Phelan?" \u0084thund
ered Aeh, in a tone indicating that it
was a fracture of some decalogue to
be acquainted with the former Mayor.
But Hiram Johnson Interrupted with
the objection that it was not material
whether Levingston had sinned in that
regard or not, as Phelan was not in
volved. In the case.
. "Oh, yes, he Is," retorted Ach. :
"The only connection he has had with
the case so far," the Judge ruled,' "Is
that you have called him several times
when he was not here and allowed him
to sit around without calling him when
he was in the courtroom."
THB LIE IS PASSED
When It came to the Garfinkle inci
dent Levingston testified that in his
biased and prejudiced opinion Garflnkle
was "a deliberate liar."
"I told him on that day," the witness
said, "that once when I was a trial
Juror I had observed Mr. Shortrldge's
manner and had reflected that it might
prejudice a jury against his client"
At 6 o'clock in the evening Judge
Dunne ordered Ach to cease his ex
amination of Levingston, as in his
opinion it had gone beyond all bounds.
Hiram Johnson then asked the witness'
if all his expressions about Schmitz and
Ruef being grafters were not made
prior to the last election and were mere
political opinions which he' proceeded
to forget after election. • Levingston
responded that such was the fact.
The case was put over till Thursday
morning by consent of counsel, at
which time Heney will have returned
from Arizona.
OSCAR J. KEYDALL DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Man Who Attended Francis J. Heney
Throughout Land Fraud Cases*
Succumbs to Pneumonia
Oscar J. Kendall, who attended Fran
cis J. Heney throughout the trial of
the land cases in Oregon and has been
his attendant since the opening of the
graft cases here, died yesterday morn
ing at the German Hospital after an
illness of three days.
Kendall was taken down with pneu
monia and removed to the \u25a0 hospital,
where it was not thought at first that
his condition was serious. He was
seized with convulsions, however, .and
after his death an examination re
vealed the fact that he had suffered
from an attack of cerebral meningitis.
Kendall, who was born in Chicago and
had spent a part of his life In Alaska,
was an adept in handling a revolver.
He became associated with Heney In
Portland, where his family resides, and
attended the prosecutor during the land
fraud trials, when his life had been
threatened. Kendall sat close behind
Heney throughoutrthe trials and at
tended him at other times. No one
would have imagined f rom ; his quiet
and unobtrusive manner that he was
a famous shot. r\ He never sought noto
riety, and since he came to this city
he had avoided any mention of his
name in public print. It became his
duty to carry the box in ; which were
the papers of the Grand Jury from tho
room where that Body sat to. the
office of •. the District Attorney.
The^ body was sent to Portland last
night for burial there. On the casket
was a wreath of green, leaves, which
had been placed there by Mrs. Heney.
SCHOOL FLAGS AT HALF-MAST .
AS TRIBUTE TO ARCHBISHOP
Board of Education Passes Resolution*
* Honoring Memory of the Dis
tinguished Prelate
Tho Board of Education" yesterday
honored the memory of the Most Rev
erened Archbishop . George' Montgomery
by issuing an order that the flags on
all public school buildings in the city
should be placed at' half-mast, and res
olutions .of i. sorrow..; were .passed ," and
spread on the minutes: of > the .board.'
The resolutions . pay. a; high : tribute to
Archbishop Montgomery as a counselor
whose, life work .was, an inspiration
and^whose influence for; good ; was
measurable,; . \u25a0
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THE State Federation; of Labor ConTention in- Stockton was
concluded yesterday by the election of new officers, the (Selec
tion of Tallejo as the place for nextyear's : conTention, and the
choosing, of ;\u25a0 Walter/ 3lacarthur as representative to the Amer
ican 1 Federation of Labor.
Federation of Labor Honors
Macarthur With High Post
ELECTS G. A. TRACY
Convention Chooses Valle jo
for Meeting Next Year
and Aids Lumber Workers
WAITERS WIN; DEBATE
",. SIECIAL DISPATCH TO TIIE CALL;";
STOCKTON, Jan. 11— The labors of
the seventh annual c6nventlo.n. of • the
California State Federation of Labor
were brought to a close this afternoon.
The sessions have been marked by har
mony and good-fellowship. While there
were some conflicting elements in the
body, the dominant idea of the
strengthening of the trade union move
ment actuated all. ceveral of the de
bates were characterized by warm re
torts and somewhat caustic repartee,
but as a whole the convention was an
honor to the movement, and the citi
zens of Stockton have learned that the
men prominent in labor circles are as
patriotic and liberty loving as any
found in other walks of life.
The. contest between Macarthur and
Benham for the post of representative
to the American , Federation of Labor
brought out more spirit. than anything,
formerly before the convention.- "Mac
arthur won. He will: ably represent
the interests of the federation. The
friends of Benham claim that he was
somewhat handicapped by having the
honor of being"the San Francisco La
bor Council's legislative representative
at Sacramento, his opponents holding
that the positions of responsibility
should be distributed. Many were of
the opinion that it would have been
the correct thing for him to have
withdrawn in favor of his opponent.
Macarthur had refused , to be a candi
date for the Sacramento position from
the Labor Council.
AID LUMBERMEN'
The resolutions committee this
morning reported with: approval the
proposition of strengthening the labor
union movement in the lumber regions
of the State, and the federation pledged
Its support to the Yroodmen and saw
mill workers of Mendoclno. and.Hum
boldt countlesl - The executive board
was authorized to assist in the union
izing of' the sugar -workers of the
State.
- A resolution was Introduced by, the
Walters' . Union of San Francisco that
the moral and financial support of the
federation be given to Moyer, Haywood
and Pettlbone, officials ; now- in the
Idaho penitentiary, and was the cause
of much oratory. The committee saw fit
to alter some of the phraseology of the '
resolutions,' but the waiters made a de
termined fight for the original and won
amid much. applause. , , , \u25a0
It was »decided^to ask the Govern
ment for "better ferry "service between
Mare Island and- Vallejo. The "Vallejo
delegation believed, the >Governmnt
should ; equip and own ; its - own ferry
boat, and-. Congress v will be asked, to
appropriate sufficient "funds-/ for the
purpose. . V^'J--
ELECT IS'EW OFFICERS,
The balloting for officers began at 11
o'clock 'and the vote was not announced
until 5 p. m. Following is the result:
President, George A. Tracy, San Francisco;'
first vice president, S. D. Simmons, San Fran
cisco; second Tice president. A. M. Thompson,
Oakland; third Tice president, D. •D. Sullivan,
Sacramento: fourth rice president, L. W. Butler,
Los An«eles; fifth rice president,' M. T. Mur
ray; sixth Tice president. Miss Anna Bnrkhanlt,
San - Francisco; seTenth vice • president, J. W.
Cunningham, Stockton; eighth vice president;
Slgmuuil Onpentieim, San Francisco; ninth vice
president. Perry \u25a0 Burllntrame. Eureka; secretary
treasurer, Jamps H. Bowling, San Francisco;
delegate to A. F. of L-, Walter Macarthur, San
Francisco; legislative representatlTe at Sacra
mento, D. H. Leavltt, Vallejo. - .;. ..\u25a0
San Francisco had about two-thirds
of the votes in, the convention. \" It was
desired to give an equitable representa
tion to the industrial centers outside
of San Francisco. It will be noticed
that a majority of the executive coun
cil, 'composed of the officers of ) the
federation, reside outside of that city
and that only five live in San Fran
cisco. This i may cause some difficulty
in securing a quorum, which \u25a0 is a ma
jority of the council. The expenses of
the' federation will be increased to
some extent.. as the members living in
distant towns will' be paid transporta
tion and $3.50-a day while attending
the -meetings. The chief difficulty will
be that there may be some trouble' in
getting a quorum in case of emergencrf"
Mayor Madigan' of Vallejo sent a terL
egram Inviting. the convention : to hold
Its next meeting In that city, and the
invitation was accepted.
After congratulatory speeches from
the incoming and outgoing officers the
convention adjourned, to met in Vallejo
next year. ,• ' '<'\u25a0-'\u25a0» '-'.... [. , ..-;/.
The members of the ' entertainment
committee "were untiring. In their ef
forts to look" after the pleasure and
comfort of ; the ; delegates, and ', a rising
vote of thanks was given .to them. This
evening, the delegates and ' their \u25a0 wives,
sisters 'and sweethearts enjoyed a
dance In Masonlo , Hall.
REFUGEE COTTAGES
TO BE REMOVED
For the purpose of conforming to the
desires of General Mac Arthur, ..who '." is
commanding the department of ; the
Pacific,': the Relief Corporation- wlir re
move; 800 \u25a0 refugee houses jthe members
ordered" built - on thirteenth :f avenue.
The! general : objected to the use of the
cottages =on - the ; ground : that * helf eared
the s people, ; living in them;?.would;,con
taminate ; Mountain v * Lake, ; which . be
longs Z. on :\u25a0\u25a0 the \u25a0}. Presidio, t . It V will v cpst
nearly, as much ' to ; remove ; the 'cottages
as itfdld.to'.buildithem. V •;• \u25a0 // .... _ ;H
; iH. W/i Austin.'; surgeon in command
of i the i Marine ; Hospital," has .sent -ailet
tef to,ThomaB ( Magee;of , the Relief ; Cor
poration v denying* the -'statement; made
before "the^executive fcommitteeVof:. the
Relief 'Corporation ' a ;'f ew, days \ ago - to
the) effect \ that .he- did : not ~ i oppose I the
use of- the ; cottages a His 'request ito t the
War Department . to have .a- fence , built
to i' prevent X refugees ?In \u25a0 s ' the^ cottages
from throwing > debris into; tfce lake, ; he
Bays/ did ' not ' meet '; with, approval."-, ,'~ . v
NICHOLAS : CASE VCONTINUED
" The hearing of 'the case~, : agalnst Su
pervisor;' F. P. I Nicholas on ' the \ indict^
ment charging,: him with*- agreeing to
accept ' a' bribe *was postponed^ yesterday
by' Judge* LawlorXi*nr: two! weeks. T^,The
continuance", wast: fifranted^ oh^.the/; re
quest vof i" Judge j H.' C.\Dlbble> attorney]
for; the def endajaCwhbsV son'is' very. Ill,'
VAN NESS BLAMES
CROSSED WIRES
The whole of yesterday's session''of
the United States Circuit Court was
consumed by T. C. Van Ness, counsel
for the defendant in the suit of Thomas
T. Bergin vs. The Commercial' Union
Assurance \u25a0: Company, Limited, of Lon
don, to recover $6500 fire Insurance on
his building at 211-13 California street,
destroyed In the; conflagration of last
April, in the examination of electricity
experts. Short circuits, volts, amperes,
ohms, safety fuses, Insulators and in
flammable materials were the subjects
upon which the counsel examined the
witnesses for the purpose of showing
that if the earthquake did a
short circuit the ; conflagration might
have been or actually was the result.
John A. Britton, president of. the
San Francisco Gas Company, certified
that the company had expended three
quarters of a million dollars in repair-
Ing damage done to the plant by the
temblor and that another million dol
lars would be needed to put- the system
in |as good condition as it -was before
the fire. \u25a0". '. . . \u25a0'\u25a0'. '
F. W. Alston, chief engineer of the
telephone company, testified that r the
shock had not affected the wires at all,
but that the operators had * deserted
their posts. . .
John W. Varney, I manager of 1 the
electricity station on Stevenson . street,
testified that the only effect of a short
circuit would be to diminish the power
of the current and : to extinguish the
lights. He added that In a great many
instances fires had , been wrongfully
charged to short circuits, but that elec
trical v experts \ had discredited S that
theory of the origin of the fires \ men
tioned. _ ; ; ;
'(The trial will, be resumed Tuesday
morning.
FIXDS VERDICT OP MURDER
A Coroner's Jury returned verdicts of
murder and suicide, respectively, in the
cases of Emiel Rabley. who shot I Mar
tha Krueger and » Elizabeth \u25a0 Kelly to
death and; then; killed '. himself. The
same Jury '\u25a0\u25a0 exonerated ; Corporal , Shaf er
from . all blame, for the killing ; of : Eu
gene. E. McWllliams; through the dis
charge of 'a pistol. that .fell 'from
Shaf er's -f pocket. / The jury found . that
Markos S Rouhatos came . to • his > death
through being struckby some unknown
person . during, a riot- of laborers on
Valencia streets last Sunday. ;-, "
SUES FOR MARINE ; INSURANCE
Tho' California Reclamation Company
filed three suits .yesterday; tor ? insur
ance on ;the * machinery ; and' tackle^of
the dredge : San \ Francisco, ..which? went
ashore between Double r Point ' and 80
1 l nas Point while en route ;to San Pedro
In ,tow,"of the tug Sea Rover. " One suit
is against the\Canton, Insurance ' Office,
Limited,' of Hongkong for ; s73 s; another
Is ; against i the f Australian! Alliance \u25a0 As
surance Company ' of \u25a0 New > Zealand < for
$525, and the t third Is against the New
Zealand ; Insurance Company .for $630.
r — r- > i Posltivelr cared by
a Dhrr do the se iattie rui8 * I
JblHli I Ll\O They also reUere Dls-
l^mjj txess from Dyspepsia, In-
ITTLE ' t digestion and Too Hearty
Ka fl \/ F 3 Eatlcg. A perfect rem-
Wi !%\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 l» edy for Dizziness, Nausea,
ja| f*ILLS> "Dnmsfoesi"'- Bad : Ttete
m Jga In^the Monfib. Coated
Wa&J&ISg&M \u25a0 Tongue, Pain In tho Side,
avKtf ww>aff<H - ITORPID LIVER. Tnt^
r^fnlate Uie Bowels. Purely Vegetabla. : : : -
SMALtPILL. SMALt/DOSE. ?SMALL PRIGEt
Signature
J^^JREFUSE SUBSTITUTE^
Friday Cotillon Club
Gives Bal Poudrc
The.bal poudre given by the Friday
Cotillon Club last night, under the di
rection of Mrs. Ynez Shorb White, was
a. quaintly beautiful affair, the snowy
wigs 'and powdered; locks of the fair
iruests taking one back to the days of
"powder and patch" and all the old
fashioned charm of that period, while
many of the army and navy officers
present were In uniform, giving a bril
liant touch, even to the somber-hued
masculine contingent.
The guests were quite* late in arriv
ing for one of Mrs. White's dances,
especially the men, and not until 9:30
o'clock did the dancing begin. There
was, however, a throng of men later in
the evening, the affair being quite up
to the usual standard of Mrs. White's
cotillons as regards the minority of
femininity, which is so desirable at a
dance.
The -guests were received by Mrs.
White, who was very handsome in a
gown of. white. chiffon, embroidered In
palest green, and made over white silk
-with a tiny stripe of green. The
sleeves and corsage garniture were of
more elaborate embroidery, with
threads of silver. She wore a corsage
bouquet of lavender orchids and' one
,of the blossoms in her powdered hair.
Receiving with Mrs. White was Mrs."
M. P. Huntlngton, whose gown was* of
mauve panne velvet, embroidered in
silver, the bodice bavins insertions of
rose point lace. Supper, was served be
fore midnight and the guests departed
reluctantly, according, to I the inexor
able rule at 1 o'clock.
The next of these pleasant dances
will take place two weeks from last
night at the Palace Hotel.
POWELL ST. CABLE
CARS RUN TODAY
.The Powell-street cable line of the
United . Railroads will be put Into op
eration today and will continue In ac
tion hereafter, this procedure being: ex
pected by the officials of the corpora
tion to relieve some' of the traffic con
gestion along- upper Fillmore street. A
two-minute headway will be maintained
between cars.
Beginning at the Junction of. Market
street with Powell, the cars will run
north on P.owell street as far as Jack
son, then out Jackson to Stelner, south
on Steiner to Washington, thence east
on that street to Powell again, and
then on Powell to Market, making a
loop trip.
"The arrival of our new cars will put
us on our feet once more," said Thorn
well Mullally yesterday, "and from now
on our service will speedily Improve.
Within a few months, speaking con
servatively, we will be able to give bet
ter service than has . ever been given
before in San Francisco."
The first consignment of the cars
en route to this city from St. Louis Is
due here early -next week, and as the
cars are coming through fully equip
ped, will be put in service within a few
days. After this week fifteen of the
new cars will arrive every seven days.
v Cars will be run on the Halght
street line beginning tomorrow, and
the long delay ,in finishing up the
roadbed on that thoroughfare will be
brought to an end. The. tracks on this
line have for the past few weeks been
torn up from Market to Stanyan street,
while the rails for the electric cars
were being. substituted for the old ca
ble rails. The street has been In an
almost impassable condition for either
pedestrians or teams.
MERCHANTS WILL HAUL GOODS
In order to relieve the congestion
in the Custom-house caused by delays
in hauling dutiable goods to the Ap
praiser's store, Collector Stratton Is
sued an order yesterday appointing as
Custom-house draymen all importers
who own drays, on condition that they
file a bond and haul only their own
goods. He has also placed deputy ap
praisers and temporary appraisers'
stores at the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific depots and at several wharves
to appraise dutiable goods immediately
upon being' landed. The Collector has
issued orders to Surveyor Woodward
and the marine division under charge
of Newton S. Farley to make arrange
ments accordingly."
Tp. j. WENIGCR& CO.^l
Wholesale Liquor
Dealers
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Cor. Van Ness Aye. and Ellis SL
Phone Franklin 309
Arcadian Waukesha
'Water
Commodore Whisky
Purveyors to the Retail Trade,
Hotels, Clubs and
• Families
Right Goods.
Right Prices. *
r Right Treatment
LOOKING for HOMES
If -you have anything which you
wish to" offer to the great army
of home-seekers who are coming
to**-','. California .-...through- the Los
Angeles'^ gateway to the ' State, a
small ii "For., Sale" advertisement in
"the classified -columns -of the "Los
Angeles Times" iwill put yoii in
communication Kwith them. If you
have a ranch for, sale -or to let, or I
wish"; to v dispose of or rent : a " city
or suburban . home, a small ' sum
expended in this way may accom-
plish the desired result.
Address
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San Francisco Office, 779 Market
Street, San Francisco. I
Or phone Temporary 2121.
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Established 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS.
fU-fWPI TV THEATER
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3IATIXEE TODAT.
TONIGHT— LAST TIME.
JAMES O'NEILL
Aa John the Baptist la
THE VOICE OFJfIE MIGHTY
SUNDAY \u25a0\u25a0XtfSggr
GORTON'S MINSTRXLS
Two Performances only. Popular prices. \u25a0
BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
THE BIG EVENT OP THE YEAR ;
KLAW and ERLANQER'S
Stupendous Production of a. Beautiful Novelty.
THE HAM TREE
Entire New Torfc Star Cast, including -r~
McINTYRE and HEATH
SEATS READY g-S/'jg
Matlsee Everr Day Except Monday.
A Big New Show!
TOXIGHT'S TIME TABLEi
Bxl3 — Gotham Comedy Four.*
B:23— 'Wynne Wlualovr.
B:46— Jlmmle Lucas.
B:ss— May Edonln and Fred Edwards.*
9ts3— Three Lelschtona.*
1O:OS — Howard and Howard.
10t=S — Eight Vassar Glrla.
1O:4S — Orpbfam Motion Pictures.
'(•Last Times.)
/ • Prices — 10c, 23c and 50c. '
Downtown Box Office at Donton's Dreg Stor*.
FUlmore and Sntter streets. Phone West 6000.
CHUTES A>'D ZOO
ODen dally from 10 a. m. to mldnigbt. See
Jnmbo and Chiaalta, the tallest and smallest
horses on eartn.
Admission. 10c; children. sc.
COLONIAL THEATER
McAllister at., near Market. Phone Market 920.
Martin F. Kurtzlß, Pres. and Mgr.
LAST TWO NIGHTS. '
MATINEES TODAY AND TOMORROW.
John Drew's Great Comedy Triumph.
Butterflies
FRANK BACON as HIRAM GREEN.
Next Week— "THE PROFESSOR'S LOVE
. STORY."
Erenlnjts— 23c. 50c. 73c. %l. Saturday and
Snnday matinees— 2sc and 50c. Wednesday Bar-
gain matinees, all reserved seats, 23c.
Branch Ticket Office, Kohler & Chase's, , Suttee
and Franklin sts.
McAllister St.. at FUtmore. Telephone Park 85.
Erenlnga at 8 sharp — Mattneo* Sat. aaJ Son.
THIRD BIG WEEK.
«A KXOT IS A SKIXSY MILE."
KOLBi
\ DILL
IN "BANKERS AM) BROKERS."
SEE THB ALLIGATOR SCESB.
CENTRAL THEATER
MARm AND STB SB. fBOK IMJ 777
THE lAMBARDI GRAND ITALIAN OPERA SEASON
Matinee Today at 2:15 and Tomorrow night,
"CAYAUERIA RIiSIK"ANA w AND TPAGLIACCr
TOXIGHT
«LA TOSCA"
Snnday Matinee, "RIGOLETTO."
NEXT WEEK. .^W|QMMf
Monday. Thursday NighU. Saturday Matinee—
•The Masked BalL" Tuesday N&ht — ## CaTal-
I lerla" and "Pagllaccl." Wednesday. Friday and
Sandy Erenlnss, "Fedora." Saturday Evening.
Snnday Matinee, "La Boheme."
PRICES— I 2. $1.50, tt. Tsc and 50c. Box
seats, $2.50 each. BOX OFFICE ALWAYS
OPEN. Uptown Ofnce— Kohler & Chase's. Sut-
ter and Franklin sts.
RACING
'|||||!^|^ JOCKEY CLUB
Oakland Racetrack
Six or tnerp races each week day.- rain or *hine.
Ba<es commence , at < 1 :4O p. m. sharp.
I For special trains stopping at the track taka
i 8. P.* Ferry, foot of. Market street; leara it 11
; o'clock, thereafter every twenty oUaates nntll
i 1 :40 p. m. No amoklng la last two ears, wfclci* .
! axe reserved for ladlea and their escorts.
Keturnlns trains leave track . after Aith as 4
last races.
THOMA3 H. WILLIAMS. PnaJdeat.
PERCY W. ..TREAT. Swretary. ,
THE WEEKLY CALL
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