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SCOTTY, DEFEATING JOVE,
RUNS 9-LIKED SEMINARY
Eeath ValleFite Corners the
Soubrettt Market and
AH Oo Autoing
CLARICE IS TICKLED
Dazzled py Palmrcom and
Whisyers, "My Gawd,
4 Akt It Fine?"
Jot* aiajtfce llae Trith Mnsn nine.
Bnt b# hart to n^f t!s feft —
"Srotty'j takes bis In a ssso'.lae car,
O««, lln't he got Jove b*>at! ..
— Rerrap of "the Death Vslley Amorist."
If a m/n down, in Death valley held
Rtne quoins wliat ivould happen?
That is what Scotty — J. V»"alter Scott.
th« mysterious millionaire or the Death J
valley distributor went and]
done yesterday and there ain't nothing
happened to him. *****
He' touted his nine muses around
tow» In two tourir.s cars. The city
tras aghast at his talent in cornering j
th« girl market. .
ficotty went into the young lady sera- j
laarr business yesterday afternoon and j
£ld well. He aimed to get a round
dosen of homeless waifs and give them
an open air excursion, but he fell short
by three. Nine sqjjtfrettes make a good j
stage setting, however, and Scotty j
chartered two commodious touring. cars
and started to give his orphan asylum
the time of Its nine lives. Scotty had
read somewhere that It was now very
polite for motorists to give gasoline
•treats to the deserving.
As the stroke of 3 fell on the peace
ful corridors of the Fairmont hotel tho
song of the auto siren broke the list
les* stillness of the porte cochere. Then
Scotty appeared through the revolving
glass doors and strode proud as a sul
tan across the red rugs of the lobby.
Behind him, demurely, ' haughtily,
gracefully, soulfully, minclngly, thirst
ily, laughingly, gigglngly and esthetic
ally, nine girls In nine different meas
ures—-came the seminary. There was
the subtle rustle of silk, the dainty .
tapping of little 4shoes, the not too
faint aroma of lavender wafted through
the rotunda by the fIO.OOO ventilating
apparatus which the Law brothers in
stalled in their inn.
With the tread of a drum major
loaned by Rlr.grlings. Scotty led the way
through the palm room into the dining]
room. Then Scotty told * the waiter
what to do.
Scotty's young ladies' seminary had
a scrumptious time and after the finger I
bowls had been dabbled in. the Death j
valleyite took his two touring: carloads j
down to the St. Francis just out. of i
generosity to the patrons of that estab- i
lisjhment. Scotty wanted to send a tele- '
gram from the St. Francis, wiring to j
Xcw York, presmmabls', for a new i
bunch of soubrettes, but the wire was I
tired there and there was nothing:
doing. j
So Scotty loaded his cars again and j
started for the ferry, vowing that he j
would send the message if he had to j
kick in the door of the groldarn office. ;
This little flash of tomper didn't dis
may the bunch of orphans..
"Scotty ,is so cute; he's all to the
good," said they in a combined chorus
of double quartette and solo. "And, !
mygawd. Eunice, ain't he got a wad?"
'isped Clarice !n the tonneau.
BOY BURNED TO DEATH
IN SIGHT OF CROWD
Men Risk Their Lives in
Efforts to Save Lad En
veloped in Fire
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COLTON. Aug. 25.— His clothing sat^
urated with gasoline and his body
wrapped in flames, Albert .Gill, the 3
year old son of Switchman Frank Gill
of the Southern Pacific company, was
burned to death here this afternoon in
eight of a horrified crowd.
With his two brothers, 7 and 5 years
old respectively, Albert had dug a hole
under the gasoline storehouse of a local
grocery firm. An oven was constructed
by the boys and then Albert lighted
the oil soaked wood and rags with a
match, while his brothers stood some
distance away.
The flame was communicated to a
gasoline tank near by and in an instant
a stream of liquid flame wrapped itself
about Albert. With a shriek he tried
to free himself and get away, but the
fire only burned the fiercer. Bystanders
succeeded in pulling him away from
the tank, risking their lives in the
effort to save him, but bis gasoline sat
urated garments clung to his body
tenaciously \u25a0 .and -though the rescuers
worked feverishly, the lad was burned
to death quickly/
The fact that there was a vent In the
top of the gasoline tank prevented* an
explosion and after the flames had been
extinguished 60 gallons of oil were
drawn out- - Had the tank exploded
there would undoubtedly have been
other fatalities, as the rescuers pulled
the shrieking lad out from the vortex
of the seething flames with little re
gard to their own danger.
WOMAN IN MAN'S CLOTHES
SAYS SHE IS A DETECTIVE
Daughter of San Francisco
Man Is in a Cell in
. * New York
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NEW YORK, Aug.* 25— Of middle
age and describing herself as Natalie
Pool of Borough park, Brooklyn, a
woman was fined 15 in the night court
"early this morning for appearing in
men's clothes. She was unable to pay
the fine and was sent to a celL The
woman does not live at the address
sri\-en.
To Patrolman Suits of the Church
street station, who saw her at Dey and
West streets* at midnight, the woman
said ebe was a,*detectlve from head
quarters and that she bad been atwork
on the Klippenbourg, case. In court
she still wore striped trousers, a soft
shirt, a derby hat, black coat and eye
glasses. Magistrate .Cornell lectured
her for what - "he : termed her "silly
antics." Her reply was: "If you were
in my place you would do as I am
doing." , - fj v
To a reporter, she . said she had, a
son of 18 years In New, Jersey and that
she received an income from a trust
fund established by her father in San
Francisco. She . had a letter addressed
to "Miss Natal! c Clark." /^
S. F. Vetertnary College Opens Oct. 1
For catalogue apply' to- Dr. Charles
Keane, President, 1818 Market at •
Faithful Followers of Schmitz Pay
Him a Visit in the County Jail
Discuss the Lccal Politicar Situation
With Their Imprisoned Chieftain
John Taylor Waldorf
Eugene E. Schimtz, sometime mayor
of San Francisco, held a reception yes
terday afternoon in his comfortable
apartments in the county Jail. It was
evidently a select invitation affair, for
all the guests were men of prominence
in civic circles. No list of those pres
ent was given out for publication,' but
of the persons known to have, been
present all save one are public officials.
What the guests did and said Is being
kept secret. The aff lar was not even
given a name, but. Judging, from the
fact that the small pox quarantine at
the Jail was raised only a few days
ago, It was probably a vaccination
party.
The guests as far as known were 'P.
H. McCarthy, Supervisor O. A. Tveit
moe. County Clerk Harry I. Mulcrevy,
Fire Commissioner T. F. Finn, Sheriff
T. F. O'Neill and Fire Commissioner
80110. Strict decorum was observed,
and the low voice, which is always good
form, . was a feature of the gathering.
Still there was one thing lacking. No
souvenirs were distributed, but this
may have been due to the misfortune
of the host, who recently ran out of
favors.
P. H. McCarthy, who headed the list
of g-uests, is a prominent factor in labor
politics and is credited with a block of
delegates to the union labor municipal
convention. Supervisor O. A. Tveltmoe
has announced that If he were offered
the labor nomination for mayor he
would deem it his duty to accept.
County Clerk Harry' I. Mulcrevy has
been assured a renomination by the la-^
bor party and is appealing to the dem
ocrats for the reinforcement that is
supposed to go with a double nomina
tion. Sheriff O'Neill also^f eels sure of
recognition by the -labor "party, but he
would like a republican nomination to
add to his chance of re/election.
GUESTS 'ARRIA SIXGLY
The guests did not all arrive at once.
Far from It.' They went In singly, and
It was some time before they were all
gathered upstairs in the former mayor's
reception room. 'The flrst to be passed
through the Jail gate was H. Mc-
Carthy. Next came Tveltmoe. -then at
brief intervals appeared Mulcrevy,
Finn, O'Neill and 80110. . Others whose
names have not been disclosed followed
in single file. All guests went up the
stairway to the Schmitz apartments.
There they wefe greeted by the im
prisoned chieftain, who did the honors
\u25a0without assistance.' Prisoners . were
barred,-^— the host being excepted, " of
course. After the last guest had ar
rived the door of the. reception room
was closed and the host kept his visi
tors entertained for two and a half
hours. .. .
It is supposed* that the political sit
uation was discussed at length and a
line of policy outlined, but nothing
was divulged by the participants.
JAPAN BUYS TORPEDOES
UNITED STATES WANTED
While Negotiations Drag
Nippon Retires Them
From Market
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25. — While the
United States has been secretly nego
tiating with the Whitehead torpedo
company of England for the purchase
of 50 of the newest and most approved
English torpedoes/Japan has stepped
in and bought 1,000 of the weapons at
an expense of . $5,000,000.
The torpedoes were purchased by the
Japanese at $5,000 each immediately
after the first negotiations of the
United States government. This In
formation comes from England and has
caused much surprise. It is believed
the enormous purchase by the Japanese
practically takes the Whitehead torpe
does from the market and that in case
this government wishes to lay In an
additional supply it will have to wait
some time for the torpedoes to be de
livered.
The new Whiteheads are , said to be
the most approved torpedoes now made
for naval warfare. They, are guaran
teed to go 4,000 yards, while the best
torpedoes in the United States navy
can only carry 3,500 yards.
On learning that the new , English
torpedoes Surpassed any hitherto pro
vided for warfare, the navy department
made secret arrangements for examina
tion of the torpedo and Its purchase for
American ships. Lieutenant Chester
Wells was instructed to, proceed quietly
to England, make a thorough investi
gation and report to the department. ~
This investigation / resulted :in In
structions to Lieutenant Wells to pur
chase 50 for the navy at about $5,000
apiece. . A conditional order -. was ;,then
issued by the navy department. for an
additional purchase of 50.^^^^^
In the meantime Japan stepped in
and at an expenditure of $5,000,000
practically retired all the torpedoes
from the market." ,
Naval officers in Washington would
not comment today on the. purchase of
torpedoes. It; was admitted, however,
that 50 Whiteheads had been bought
for the gorernment by Lieutenant
Wells. J
METGALF RETURNS AND
WILL GO TO NAVY YARD
Secretary Will Inspect the
Work -h at Mare
Island Today
OAKLAND, Aug.* 25.— Victor H.*Met
calf, * secretary of the navy, returned
to this city late tonight with his wife
from Foiits Springs. . where they have
been enjoying a short vacation. Their
train was late, and: the secretary de
nied himself to Interviewers, saying he
was fatigued -from a long day's travel.
They went to the "home of , the secre
tary's mother .in law,'- Mrs.- J. H. 7 - Nichol
son, '; 132 1 Llnd'en street,' .where \u25a0 they; will
remain until Septeniber"" 5.); when*; It "Is
expected that ; the cabinet official -.will
return; to Washington. . , He is ; due fat
the capital^ September 9. .;,*'; jv \_ \A\ : :
It is understood HhatMetcalf will go
to Mare island* tomorow ' to* inspect • the
nayy ± yard.- He ; will be I accompanied
by{ prominent naval a officers, recently
from Washington. - Notice of ; their corn^"
ing has f been sent 'to 'the 'commander- at
Mare . island and they, will *be , taken
through the work on an official tour^of
inspection. . ' ;V. :;:• > ;"., .x. x
THE SAX FRA^ AUGUST 26^907.
Sheriff O'Nell even went so far ; last
night as to deny: that* any conference
.was held, When asked If he did not visit
the . countyj Jail during, ithe'^ afternoon;
he answered : \ "Yes, . I:• made . one ; of : my
customary -visits, just for the? purpose
of looking over: the! jail. If there was
any political conference I don't know
anything about It."
Nevertheless, the meeting was held
while O'Nell r was at : the jail, and his
name forma part of the list which be
gins .''among, those present." : \u25a0 \u25a0 _'
Labor politics have reached a critical
state during the last , few days. 5 and it
Is hinted that, the conference \u25a0} had z for
its'object the rejection of plans which
do not meet with the \u25a0] approval of
Schmitz.' Thomas F.'Eagan,. chairman^
of "the union labor ''county ..committee,
has been talking favorably of j a coali
tion of the three parties. "This, -for In
stance, is ' objectionable to Schmitz.
Friends of > Schmi tz " yesterday were ac
cusing Eagan" of talking coalition ;ln
order to" please Taylor., and', thus : save
himself ; from losing his . jobj as a mem r
ber of the board of public works. Ricii^v
ard Cornelius, who is on the civil serv
ice commission, was also accused' "of
seeking to curry favor with ; the reform
mayor. -Even Election .Commissioner
Andrew J. Gallagher was criticised for
overlooking the Schmitz" interests in
his efforts to end the streetcar strike.
LEARN VIEWS OF SCHMITZ
Then there, is the. talk of ..fusion" \u25a0with
the democrats. This ."movement has
some strength and Is supposed rto be
favored by P. H. McCarthy. "What"
Schmitz thinks of such : a .combination
may have -been learned yesterday. -Still
another problem. Some of the dele
gates were clinging^f ondly \u25a0to the: hope
that Schmitz might againibe a candi
date. Chairman "Eagan had said that
Schmitz would Step aside; If .he were
convinced that his * candidacy.^ would
weaken the \ party. Perhaps -,he ' was j
convinced yesterday. ;A' few of the !
faithful . have measured State Senator
George B. Keane^and know just, how'
much, the mantle of Schmitz. has to -be
trimmed to make it fit "his former sec
retary, f
On the republican side of the house
the friends of Daniel ': A. ; Ryan enjoyed
a day of rest and were- not 'disturbed
by reports j that Mayor Taylor > was
steadily gaining strength among.Te
publican delegates. Sheldon G.: Kellogg
announced yesterday ; : that* the^delega-r
tlon'.froin the forty-eighth ) district met
Friday night at his home and expressed
a unanimous preference* for the dom
ination of May,or Taylor.
'"Without pledging ; ' ourselves a
month In advance," said v Kellogg, "we I
believe Taylor^ is \ the best. man, under I
the to restore confidence {
and convince the state and nation that
"San Francisco has entered on .'a new |
career." {
PRINCE WILHELM BIDS
FAREWELL TO NEWPORT
Home of Stuyyesant Fish Isr
Decorated With Flags
in His Honor i
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NEWPORT, R. 1., Aug. 25.— Prince
Wilhelm of Sweden left Newport this
afternoon after a visit of -\four .'days
which has caused the greatest social
stir in a' decade.
He came ashore soon after 10 o'clock
in the morning to attend divine service
In the Swedish Methodist Episcopal
church. A great crowd had preceded
him and as soon as the church was
opened >, the 'limited seating capacity
was filled. The prince and his suite
occupieda front seat.
Prince Wilhelm .visited the. Casino
later, with Count- Sala- of the" French
embassy. • The prince then entered 'i a
carriage and was driven toStuyvesant;
Fish/s summer home, Crossways, where
a farewell luncheon, was? enjoyed, this
event being^the; social feature of the
day. Crossways was again resplendent
in Swedish and American flags ; and the
luncheon table was adorned with Swe
den's colors In. flowers. -^ : .
. Prince Wilhelm left . at 6 o'clock and
at, . the yacht I clvb v landing.- v took / a
launch; for the Flygla; :;; Senator Al
drich's yacht, the Sagpaya, was in, wait
ing near the cruiser and a half hour,
later Prince Wilhelm \u25a0 saw> the last \ of
Newport from the quarter deck -of the
swift; yacht as ItJ sped -up the bay.
toward Warwick, j Senator. Aldrlch's
home, .where the prince is a guest to
night \u25a0: : - \u25a0 - / \u25a0 ; .-\u25a0 - -
Following his ' strenuous * week .- at
Jamestown and Newport, the Swedish
prince % will \u25a0 visit ; Providence : and Bos
ton a^d go to Newl ork on " : Wednesday.
In ' New York a : program has -been ar
ranged to fill \ virtually "'every l moment
of his time during the remainder of] the
week. ; \ The ; \u25a0 prince V^wiir'.visit/^Oyster
Bay, i,where ; hef will^ : bej the? guest . ; of
President '_. Roosevelt \u25a0at '= luncheon. = The
remainder \ of his* stay will* be; taken f up
by ; banquets, dinners, '-Z receptions : and
luncheons, sight /seeing arid ;a ; visit to
Coney 'island.
RUSSIAN SMUGGLED IN
COUNTRY IN A BARREL
Sailors Roll" Him Ashore and
He Escapes United.
.-./-;\u25a0 States Officers - :
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,q .WATERBURT,', Conn., . Aug. '5 2 sX^Hyi'
lan ; Masowvltch, ;>} a 1 Russian 7' whol' fled
from -the 'outrages In v his has
had i the*, unusual i: of "being
landed on' American 'isoils in a;' barrel j
which ? was /headed "tightly, i;''. ' .* '
', -When .- onr his 'way- to' America, Ma
sowvltch^- met ; with fan';'. accident ; In
which . he' lost an eye.'* irif orriiedUhat* 1 he
would be this
defect C: he; called; on* friends K and "f they
made >up a ' purse ; and ; offftr ed ii t ? to , one
of the petty officers J to '\ land f hini." The
offlcer; knowing the clrcumstances^:"pre
pared; a barrel, and I &sf, the • i steamship
was going up ' New j}, York "^ bay ~i a.% boat
was flowered**; containing '.'\u25a0., the'/.; barrel
'which '/contained '^ Masowvltch. /;,The
boat's ' crew^. pulled I ashore I ati Hobokeri,
rolled, the •barrel on land ; and I returned
to 9 their -vessel. .'\u25a0'."". -". : ." ' ?\u25a0'-. v " ;-:.>> :v",^ '- • r -"
V AY' few,, days -afterward '; the j; Russian
appeared ; in '.'\u25a0'. this Ucity,\~ where v friends
were wonderlngaboutihls safety.*" ' 'v' -
ANGRY REND MOB FREES
SALVATION ARMY WOMEN
Police Frightened After, Ar
7- rests for Preaching \u25a0
on Street
RELEASED IN HURRY
Bar, Tenders, Gamblers and
All Kinds of Men; Rally
to Aid Prisoners . 7
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. RENO, Aug. 25.— Enraged by the : ar
rest of ; four members of the? Salvation
Army for violation of a" city,: ordinance
prohibiting preaching on the street, a
mob of. several 'thousand showed their
sympathy.last night for the' prisoners
by forming a parade and marching with
them to" prison* In the ranks of these'
were; bar tenders, -gam biers and round
ers of every description. > , ': >'.;'-
While \u25a0"; the prisoners^ were ; being
booked the crowd swarmed -; into
police station, yelling and hooting in
sults at -the "police. ,. ,' '; \u25a0. •
\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'/; Cries of "Don't touch* 'em, v they are
squarer thari-you," sounded through the
corridors. . , \ ;
So; frightened were the. officials by
this "demonstration that h thie^* prisoners
were ' not locked up, but released with
out bail. .
, ' This Is the second ; time members of
the Salvation Army and. theiyolunteers
of America have been arrestedJT, Friday
n ight, two • women and -a • man .were j ar- .
rested.' ;The\ hat vw&s % passed around
and • more than $2,000 ".was 'collected.
Last night r however; vthe*.' crowd -was
in ': too determined | a mood f or^ trifling.
A' yell, of 'anger .arose {.when*-; a 'police
man laid; hands on Mrs. 1 .- Price, ~ onei of
the prisoners, and tried itp shove '\ her
toward the desk, 'where she was being
booked.; " ; ;; . -
"7 More ; than one revolver was drawn,
and as the crowd surged forward the
police , gave , In, setting the prisoners
free. , ,'.\u25a0;- , , • ,
J '•'..•'• On gaining their liberty the parade
I re-formed and with beating j drums the
army people and their cheering friend^
marched back to continue the meeting.
TWO KILLED IN CRASH
OF AUTO AGAINST WALL
Boston Stock Broker and
* Chauffeur Victims of , J
Accident .
SANpERSTOWN, R. 1., 'Aug. 25.—
Waldo Merrill, a stock broker,' of Bos
ton, and Erick Landstrom of Mattapan,
Mass., 1 chauffeur, .were? killed today by
the overturning of ,an:au^6mobile which
crashed into a z stone "r wall at a sharp
curve In ".'\u25a0 the road leading to .' Narra
gansett;', Pier. ; V,. : : . •", ; . '
<Fourl other occupants ', of the touring
car— Mr.\ and^Mrs.'jFrederick Milllken
of." Milton, -Mass.; daughter, - Miss
Ritaf Millike.n,"s:an4;i Mrs?*, Merrill, : wife
of Waldo -Merrill, 'escaped 'with slight
injuries.^' -'/• "; : ':'"* r ,"-}s-\ r r '7/ J '}> . :\u25a0; '. ;.':,' ;: fV"
\ Milliken Is a member of the firm of
Corey, Milliken & Co., stock brokers of
Boston.-- \u25a0'\u25a0"\u25a0 1 : \u25a0."\u25a0;-"'-'.\u25a0/"\u25a0•- ::""".". \u0084 '
. The/party of- six- persons left New
port this, afternoon/in Milliken's tour
ing car for v Narragansett VPier, Merrill
riding with (the chauffeur. ;i»The latter,'
according -to Milliken, had; been over
the; road before 'and was" familiar, with
it|j and was "usually ; a 'careful driver.
Just before reaching a corner known
as the South; ferry, five miles outj from
the pier, 'Where, the road takes^a'sharp
turn, JLandstrpm; apparently; attempted
to slow down, but^there. was some.trou
ble with: ;th'e bfakes"and ; the car swung
around so rapidly ; that it " overturned.
The* momentum was sufficient to carry
it in : this : fasliioh across the road
againsta' stone .wall; Merrill and Land^
strom, \being " caught .beneath r the! car,
.were instantly^killed. The ";\u25a0 four occu»
pants 'of the ; tonneau - were ' thrown con
siderable distances, but. with the excep
tion of Miss Rita Millikeri, whose wrist
was> badly" hurt; ;they-; escaped with
minor: cuts and bruises. V
,-vvThe , Bu'rvivors; of; the .party> returned
to their . hotel ip* Newport. V Merrill was
the- head of a 'stock brokerage .firm
bearing his name of -53 State street,
Boston. \- •''".'.*. *''-.'
EIGHT PERSONS HURT IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Gar Driven by Grandson of
MarkHanna Runs Into: >g
a Fish Wagon
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f NEW. YORK, Aug. 25.— Eight persons
were <in j ured when Carl : H.. \u25a0 Han na; 1 8
years ;• old, "grandson of the late ; United
States ' Senator Mark' Hanna,;'drove< an
automobile \ carrying ' a } party! of seven
and irunnlng 40 .f miles /an I hour ~ Into * a
'sldw^j moving y - fish ;. wagon
three men in Ocean' avenue, ; Seabright/
at- 1 o'clock 1 this' morning. .1 It %is f said
that the t automobile j carried \u25a0• no ; . head
light v and -that;; the "wagon, \ which ; was
moving! in;: the sanie t dlrecti6n, l; 'wks''; riot
seeu;^ntil/it^was wlthin;2o:feet:r: , "*\u25a0
Cyril :Carmlchael,:l9 years old,;son of
Thomas"; :Carmichaei,> a-; banker,' • was
hurled 25 ;feet; into; the! air. ~ Two of» his
i ribs were ;' broken and hesustalried other
•injuries:".* : ' ; ;- .--,: \u25a0 " ''\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0":\u25a0,:.'\u25a0 - '':-\u25a0' /.';-,"/ .' ; -,"
J ; Carl . Hanna was " pinned ; ( under the
steering, gear. : a3 " the .< car ' r struck '^in/a ;
ditch on I the opposite } side\of , the , road
after it had described an arc arid turned
a j somersault ! from .the [t orco^ of the \u25a0 im
pact.' \He"Vas seriojusly hurt. ':':)*; %-Ki
1 arm; was^ wrenched.
Her. father : was : more : seriously injured.'
Roberts6n,":br6ther, of George
Robertson; whoTdrove'aj car, in ; the-Van
derbilt; cup ; race,' sprained his arms and
one iv/rist 5 and 'was badly cut arid
bruised. . : -^r',l- '\u25a0:/%: :'»'•<\u25a0•" r. '\u25a0'-"''\u25a0'\u25a0-\u25a0:\u25a0''\u25a0.• \
;> Daniel JHorner,;; a fish -of i^ea- s
brlsht.U who ; .was > driving *. the ; wagon, 1
was hurled > high " in : the , air '\u25a0' and f .was
badly^hurt. ?,Willis;»Horner,y his''son,
was th'rowh:3o feet. ' 'h :, ; -^ ,^?^^
The "machine, was ; 'demolished. . \ lt was
the I property.; ofjEdmund ) K. £ JStaHd;\who
Is • the istepfatherJbf;Carl!Hanna3 having
married ' the divorced wife -of; Daniel
Hanna?S| ' ' /. ; ."•.\u25a0'• - ; '-; .-*\u25a0;,. ' . .." "
CRUISER AI-BAXYGOES ] SOUTH
:.^2s^: .^2s^— The ; cruiser^ Al
bany^sailed I from' Maroiisla*hdsat:' noon
yesterday*" onl its 1 3.000 j mile .. trip; to \ Sal£
.vaddr/|Central?Amerlcai-It;is;to;relieye'
!the;fcruiser Jinwaulcee^which^r.isTnow
doingiduty:there, and will- lobU after
"American? •> interests ' in those -waters."
k The|Milwaukee ;probably ''.will come' to
Mare Msland' and; remain; Corf a'time/: : '"
Harvest of Death May Ensue in Vallejo
Where People Drink Noxious Water
City's Officials Are
.Blamed for the
Epidemic
"Special by Leased Wire to The Call
VALLEJO, Aug. 25.— The condition of
Mrs.VJ. W. ißrophy. wiferbf the local
manager of the. Pacific States telegraph
and telephone company, who .has .been
lying at the point. of death from drlnk
irLg the city water, remains unchanged.
The four San' Francisco physicians. In
attendance hold out no hopes, for her
recovery : and 'death is 'considered
matter.- of (hours.!;.
Fronvone end'of the city to the other
complaints are pouringjin tothe;dlffer
ent | doctors ; asking* for, treatment for.
cramps and fever, and: ln every. instance
the,:water^conditions are blamed. " The
symptoms are identical and the afflicted
persons suffer! greatly • f rom-pain. Often
it is " several \ hours . before* medicines
'"afford"? relief. ; - '- ' v \u25a0
>; Health Officer. Fred T. Bond was sum
moned, to* the |Good Templars', home for
orphans *_. Thursday^ to : treat'! 65 -children
of » varying, ages" , for;- water;: poisoning.
He found them lying 1 about -the floor
I and : on '.-benches. .Some were unable to
I move. >Two were unconscious and many
I were writhing in; agony. [% The dormi
tories "were - t in 'f anVawf ul - condition^ the
children £ having . ' been ' taken" . sick in
their jbeds and while ; unable to help
themselves vomited over the" floors and
cots \u25a0 until tit 4 became ' necessary for the
physicians to throw ? bedding on ; thp
floor in border to walk across the room.
The attendants likewise were" suffering
intense pain ; and' Superintendent A."- W.
Ramey; walked the i length' of -the hall
ways r throughout - the ; night, unable to
close, his; eyes in sleep.
Health Officer, Bond is loud in his de
nunciation of 0 the >\u25a0 government.
Mayor. Madigan and the board of pub
lic who have refused* to order
the ; new water pipe laid, that the \u25a0 town
may :be with an unlimited
quantity of fresh fluid.; The stuff which
now flows through. the pipes and which
ls* : f&rced \wlthout^ an alternative upon
the "-people- to} drink is" filled with de
cayed;,:'; vegetable and this,'
coupled /with 'the-: lack -of aeration, is
accountable for the present condition. _
: Dr. Bond said { today, that unless im
mediate action were taken to. protect
the city from* this f i inferior- quality I of
water / the '_ entire \u25a0: population "would Abe >,
in ; the v throes "of > an epidemic which !
would result In wholesale mortality. !
."'\u25a0a There is ,but a few \u25a0 feet'of water. In
the Fleming hill reservoir and the pipe
line continues to leak from- Green ;Val
ley to Creston. -There is. only 29 leet
1 Inch of water in the Wild Horse dam,
when *at r 1 this time i of the year ' there
should be something like 42 feet. Un
less early K rains; come ""to .relieve the
drought ; within the next ' 30 days the
two .reservoirs will be stone dry and
the death knell : may be sounded for
hundreds of the city's people.
WRECK FAILS TO STOP
WIFE SEEKING HUSBAND
Mrs.^ O'Grady Hit by Train
but Now Is : Boss of
Section Boss
BENICIA, Aug. 25.— The palm for grit
Is given Mrs. Patrick O'Grady, wife of
the section boss at Goodyear station,
five miles from-: nere,' who *set iout to,
find- her \u25a0\u25a0 erring ; t husband, was wrecked
on a" handcar' on the, way,' but found and
subdued ,him after, all." .
; . . O'Grady , tired of the monotony of his
existence at ; Goodyear a few days ag(f,
and: to break fit iftame to,Benic!a. He
indulged too freely, finally forgetting to
go hornet 'Meanwhile his spouse pre
pared' his"'dinner i and* started to carry
it to him at his work. ' * \ " ; -;
',/ Not > finding.^ him, ; she Impressed, a
handcar, '" placed 'a \u25a0 Japanese --v, at .; . the
handle and v was breaking all interurban
records Howard '% town when : a'j train
struck the car and threw the'occupants
into I the tules. - The " ; Japanese was ' un
hurt, but ; Mrs. ; O'Grady : was, cut i about
the face, I ; hands and head.
\u25a0£} Undaunted/ she procured another, car,
put, the^same7 Japanese in charge 'and
continued her journey^ for the five miles
to -\u25a0 townV:.", After ; having," her * head .' prop
erly' bandaged ]she : looked up, O'Grady.
She found him/* lectured and cuffed him
and commanded him' to walk .to ; the de
pot* whence ; she"; superintended his jobi
pumping ' the} handcar^ lip"' grade home.
Mrs/; O'Grady now is boss Y of the ranch.
TWENTY HURT IN TRAIN
WRECK IN COLORADO
California Woman and, Man
I^om Seattle Among
- , Those Injured
\u25a0 . PUEBLO, \u25a0Colo., :- Aug. 25.— Twenty,
persons suffered ; in Juries and ' a number
of ;\u25a0* others v -.were *£ shocked 7, and j bruised
when" Denver "and Rio Grande passenger
train"; No.'i s;Vwest bound,", was "derailed a'
mile I east f of ' Fernleaf.i at small: station
about "2s; miles:, west of i Pueblo," this i'aft-]
ernoon. • TheT wreck {\u25a0 was.caused .by s the
second engine I of; the i train '.throwing* a
switch,* which r caused it' to take* the sid-*
lng,';deraillrig*and throwirig. it' against
the embankment.'; ;. . r '
:.' ' r The \ erigi ne' carried 1 the - : baggage ; and
express 'and | mail \ cars,' a'day^coach ;and
fivelPullnians*fromtthe"ralls. " .The sec-"
'orid \ section. l of 'No.'> B, ;' following; close
behind, ," and 'east .; bound % No; _4 t .were
stopped [ashorf distance ' f rorii the scene
of !| the4wreck ? and j thel passengers \u25a0; were
: transferred^ each^way. ;" "g A ;\u25a0.-,
Salida. A
temporary^ trackl, was i built ; around i the
wreck and itrafflc^continued, in this wajv
'JiFolldwing^ls'r a : list f of the more se-"
f louslyli injured,"! none ?:-- of -\u25a0 : whom /are
thoughtXto] be] fatally hurt: Mrs.; Wil
liam.vKelley.v; Colorado 'Springs,^, hip
crushed^;'AlicefS.'f 4 Coleinan t " "Ann Arbor,'
Mlchi;; sprained ibk\k; Mrs* E. W. • Dolly,"
s Whittler;^Cal^s;ribs;'fractured; 'D. *D.
Sturgls,*' r ariri and . knee^crushed ; .W. H.
Patterson,? Seattle, .internally "lnjured;
H.^ P-t McDonald, '; Kansas ; City, crushed
'about\t4etchest;|S.\C.,Gfeiner,. Evans
vllle; :Ind;;'sprained'back/ sr "^;
BURS % LAXDLORD'B I CROPS
\u25a0 ST.i PETERSBURG.|*Aug.i2S.^Gra've
agrarian Vdisturbances; have but
in J the;?provlncef of -Kursk, /where the
cr6ps r 6fseyeral*of the richest landlords
have beeril burned.' < / ../\u25a0
-3 BTOGLAX ,ViaiTß!HoME— AlameUa, Ang2s/
The.' home fof i Jamea i M.^ Shanly, •at i 1122 , Grand
street,^ was | entered % by '< a| barglar i last s >Tenlng
while t the i members J of .j the \ family^ were" I abs* nt.
A' gold • mounted* elk'« • tooth. , » -. wa trh s and stick
pin were stolen. ;
Fred; T. Bond, health officer of
Vallejo, v>ho blames city officials . for
epidemic ; raging there as result* of
poisonous toater.
WILL BEGIN AT ONCE ON
NEW MOUNT DIABLO ROAD
Projected Boulevard Will
:' \ Cost Contra Costa
County $25,000
Special by Leased Wire to The Call
MARTINEZ, - Aug." 25.— The viewers
appointed by the Contra Costa board of
supervisors, composing delegations
from the Berkeley chamber of com
merce and the merchants' exchange of
Oakland, have rendered their report on
the plans for. a boulevard to the sum
mit of Mount Diablo, and it is probable
that the route will be accepted and the
road .-'begun '» at once.'- \u25a0 .„__ -
:.The length of the 'boulevard will be
more than 11 miles and begins at an
elevation of 3,856 feet above the tide
water of Suisun bay, \u25a0 running around
the. top of the mountain and' descending
at' a 6 per cent grade for the first six
miles and % for the last five, at -5^ per
cent jto Pine canyon. *It will extend
through land -owned by George "WVMc-
Near, W. Ford, J. Borges and William
Hutchinson. estimated cost will
be $25,000 v Rights of way already have
been. given. by McNear, Hutchlnson and
Borges, '. while Ford asks $40 per acre
for 14.41; acres and wants fencing and
cattle' guards, which will require the
expenditure of about $2,000.
VFew. bridges will be needed, probably
two ; or three, and culverts only at the
crossing* of the heads of canyons and
streams. The viewers recommend that
the road be . earth graded for a' width
0f. 25 feet for the entire length.- :;\u25a0,-
: The "project "has : been hailed with
acclaim ; by the " residents-' of • both Ala
meda" and Contra' Costa counties,, owing
to the heavy ' travel to the" summit each
year und^r the most adverse conditions?
At present '; the wagon . road Is in a
bad condition and the trail is almost
too indistinct t© follow.
POLICE DEFAULTER CAUGHT
. LOGAN, "W. \u25a0 Va., Aug. 25.—James.Ar
thuriKemp, the ; absconding chief clerk
of the Washington police department,
was r arrested here today. Kemp dis
appeared July 5 and examination of
his accounts, disclosed a shortage of
about $4,000. % " '
Statistics of China's postal service
record ' a .wonderful "increase," namely,
froiri^76,ooo.ooo pieces of mail In 1893 to
113,000,000 pieces in 1905.
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WALL STREET MARKET
SHOWS STEADIER TREND
Much* Interest Surrounds^
the General Credit
Situation
CAUSES* OF TENSION
High Money Rates and 'the
Foreign Securities
/ Brought Setback
NEW YORK. Aug. 23.— The \feellnar ,
of apprehension which marked ' the
stock market at the beginning of last :
week was .succeeded later by calmer-
Judgment. There . was much leas
liquidation and only in isolated In
stances were there signs of selling by '\u25a0
those whose. margins were impaired or
whose confidence in the future had.
fallen to a lower point. Such Improve
ment as was shown, however, was
largely sentimental, based on. the be
lief- that prices had discounted all the
more .adverse* conditions that might
arise and that henceforth there. would
be less of political agitation, or, at least
less response on the part of Investors
to what had been regarded formerly as
disturbing policies.
" "The speeches of Secretary Taft at
Columbus on Monday; and of President
Roosevelt at" Provlncetown on Tuesday'
were read with great Interest In Wall
street, but' their effect on the' market
was slight. Much -more Interest at
tached to the general credit situation
since It became apparent that the mar
ket "was divorcing itself slowly '-, but
surely from "purely political considera
tions. Bankers are more impressed
with the Idea that the trouble 'through,
which the market has been passing is
International In character and ; that It .
is the close relations between' the
money markets of this country and
those of Europe that have produced
the tension here. The American mar
kets not only have had to absorb. the
liquidation of American share holders,
but they have been "forced to accept
securities to the value of many mil
lions of dollars from investors in Eng
land/ Germany, France and Holland^
who have reduced greatly their hold
ings of American 'securities until prob
ably they are now -at the -lowest level
In years. Furthermore, the high rates
for money abroad ' have reduced the
borrowing capacity of this country In
a field from which large amounts of
capital' are drawn annually.
There has been quite a sharp divid
ing line between the 'rates charged on
loans lin -which industrial securities
figure 'as collateral and loans composed
of railway issues. The rate has been
as much as 1 to 1% per cent higher
against the flrst named class. Six
months' loans on industrials have ruled
as high as *8 per cent. The previous
week'p advance in the Bank of Eng
land discount rate proved effective in
keeping -gold at home, and also in
bringing funds into the London mar
ket. \u25a0» Secretary Cortelyou's offer of
treasury relief to the money situation
had but little effect on stocks.
TEN KILLED IN WRECK
OF TWO FRENCH TRAINS
Twenty-five Persons Are In
jured in a Headon
Collision
COUTRAS. France, Augf. 23,— Ten per
sons were killed and 25 injured in a
headon collision today between an ex
press train bound from Bordeaux for
Paris. and a freight train..
The accident was caused by a mis
placed switch. None of those killed or
wounded was an American. '.
FIRE IX TOLEDO
TOLEDO. 0., Aug. — Fire In the
Morton . truck building tonight caused
losses of $25,000. y?4o"''._
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