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FISH GAINS VICTORY
IN I. C. CONTROVERSY
Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany's Interests Freed '
From Bond
HARAHAN UNABASHED
Sees Confession .of Weak
ness in Action of His
Opponent
CHICAGO. Nov. 23. — The Mutual life
insurance company's Interests in the
Illinois Central railroad were freed
from the operation of the injunction
recently secured by Stuyvesant Fish -on
motion of the latter's attorneys this
afternoon. The insurance company
owns 5.500 shares of Illinois Central
and with these released the injunction
now affects 251.131 shares.
In making the motion to dismiss, the
attorneys for the former" president of
the railroad paid that there was "fair
ground under the statutes of Illinois
to hold that life, fire aijd other insur
ance companies can hold stock in such
companies • for Investment purposes
only." and they therefore did not "care
to question any such right."
"We take this step." said Judge, Far
rar, ore of the attorneys, "in order to
relieve the case of what we believe to
be the oniy discussable proposition in
it and in order to reduce the case to
the fundamentally different questions
which arise as to the Union Pacific rail
road company and the railroad securi
ties company."
Judge Ball granted the motion with
out prejudice to the orders Issued as
to the other defendants, who include
E. H. Harriman, T. J. Harahan. John
Jacob Astor. Cornelius Vanderbilt, John
W. Auchincloss. Robert W. Goelet; A.
G. Hackstaff and Charles A. Pea body.
Today's action followed a noonday
conference between Fish, who arrived
In New York this morning, and his at
torneys. Fish was disposed to treat
the matter lightly tonight, claiming
that the interests affected by the dis
missal were comparatively insignificant
and that the issue as to the other de
fendants would have a different out-
On the. contrary. President Harahan
of the Illinois Central, saw in the action
a cojifesslon of weakness and predicted
that the rest of the cases^ would fall In
a. similar manner.
"Fiph could not maintain the integ
rity of the affidavit which he made
when he swore to the bill, and, there
fore, he quit," said Harahan.
"Pish took advantage of his pres
ence in Chicago to give out a statement
in answer to tlie demurrrers, answers
and bills of exception filed by the de
fendants to the suit. Saturday, and
containing charges against his course
as prescient of the Illinois Central. \
"These charges, vague, stale and
false, are set up to affect proxy getting
and not to operate as a defense of the
injunction suit." ho said. "I have re
peatedly answered, those samp accusa
tions, showing that Harahan. Astor,
Flackstaff, Auchinolos.s and Vanderbilt,
following Harriman, have Invented &t
least four reasons for deposing nic
from the presidency, of th.c road, al
though at (nat time they wrote me
a letter riving as their only ground
my refusal to elect Mr. De Forest a
director."
MORK MAIL CARIUKRS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.— Eight ad
aitionaJ carriers iiave he««Ti allowed the
postoffire at Los Angreles, commencing
January 1.
RICH CHINESE MERCHANT
WEDS MULATTO BELLE
Hymeneal Event Excites the
Yellow and Black Races
of Los Angeles
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
LOS ANGELES; Nov. 25.— Nearly the
• ntirf> iK-grn population of Ix>s Angeles
t'lrnptl out Sunday afternoon to witness
the marriage of Anna Laura James, a
handsome mulatto, to Can Keen Scheclc,
a Chin«'.«<? merchant. The ceremony
tvas performed in Wesley chapel, a
Methodist Episcopal church, by Rev* C.
H. Anderson. The crowd was so large
that the Ftrcets surrounding ' the
Church were thronged and It was with
flifficulty that the police forced a pass
age for the carriage containing the
bridal couple.
The Chinese had left nothing undone
to make the wedding thoroughly up
to date. He was attired in American
clothing of the latest cut, and for his
bride he had provMed a trousseau
tvhich would hay*; been envied by
many a belle of white society. The
bridal gown was of the finest white
tatin. trimmed with real lac-e, and on
tlie head of the dusky bride was a hat
covered with, white ostrich plumes,
flic wore gloves and satin shoes to
tnatch.
There was nothing unusual in the
ceremony except that the colored par
ton added a few extras to the service
tnd earned his fee. which is said to
have boon a $50 gold certificate.
After the ceremony the couple re
paired at once to their own home, a
17.000 mansion In Omar street, which
was purchased recently by the groom
»nd deeded as a wedding present to. his
bride.
FACE DI'SGLARY CHARGES
NAPA. Nov. 25. — Tom Wilson and
George Clarke were arrested today by
Policemen Secord and Otterson, on a
charge of burglary. The officers be
lieve that the men broke into the Ger
man house last night.
Standard W Alkaline
Natural H Water
Delightful iMtMim Cure
Table 5=41^11 'or
Vfiter YlCHf' Dyspepsia
with Ss^jgaSsJ Stomach -
Highly %%M2ggM Troubles
Medicinal lySafctJ-f . and
Qualities ' Gout
Owned by and bottled under tht direct
control of the French Government '
SCOTCH WHISKY DUTY
WILL NOT BE REDUCED
Meager Concession Is Made
to John Bull by Uncle^ :
Sam
ARTISTS HARD HIT
British Paintings Admitted
at Lower Rate Than
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.— A pitifully
small concession was that made to the
United Kingdom b_y America in the new
reciprocity arrangement, according to
the admission of the officials here, but
after all it was pointed out that it was
the best that could be done under the
law.
Details of the agreement reached
between Ambassador Reid and the Brit
ish foreign office have not yet reached
the state department, but the scope
of the matter is fully understood here.
As stated in the cable dispatches the
United Kingdom agrees to admit free
samples of commercial travelers and
in return- America agrees to admit, at
reduced rates of duty works of art
originating in the United Kingdom.
SMALL CONCESSION" MADE
The value of the concession made-by
America is measured in comparatively
small figures. Last year the total value
of dutiable works of art imported frpm
Great Britain was $740,016. The rate
of duty was 20 per cent ad._ valorem,
and under the new arrangement this
has been reduced to 15 per cent, which,
in round figures, would amount to an
abatement of duty to the amount of
$37. 000, per annum. - :'\u25a0'<':
British works of art imported into
the United States were valued at about
half the French imports 'anJabeut dou
ble those of Itaiy. The British con
cession of free samples for commercial
travelers is similar to that made to
Belgium November 10, 1906,. and re
quires the deposit of the amount of
duty .or. a bond for the same as a
preliminary to the free admission of
the samples, the duty or bond to be
withdrawn at the pleasure of the trav
eler upon leaving the country.
The samples are, it is stated, to be
used solely "for the purpose of obtain
ing orders, and not- for sale." Of
course it is well known that in most
cases there is no duty imposed upon
goods imported into Great Britain, so
the value of the new arrangement will
be found In the privileges conferred
on agents for houses dealing in beer,
tobacco, confectionery," preserves and
all forms of sugar conserves, •.\u25a0v;
"WHISKYME.V DIS APPOINTED
- Great Britain wished to obtain much
more than the meager concession made
in the arrangement just completed, but
it was found that the president was
strictly limited In his powers by the
law in cases where "reciprocal and
equivalent concessions are made in
favor of the United States."
Having given the United .States, free
admission for all other forms of goods
within its power, the British governr
ment had nothing to offer in this case
but free drummers' samples.
The British merchants wanted \u25a0 an
abatement of thp duty on spirits, which
would have been of value to
the Scotch whisky .trade, but the presi
dent could not regard the abatement
of the restrictions upon drummers'
samples as at all equivalent arid he
was obliged to-corrfine his concessions
to that noted. *
THRASHES HER MOTHER
AND WINS A HUSBAND
Judge Sentences a Young,
Woman to Matrimony
Instead of Prison
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 25. — As a result
of; thf kindly intervention of a • big
hearted justice of the peace in a do
mestic quarrel In which mother was
pitted against daughter, the daughter,
a pretty girl of IS, became a brlde'to
day Instead of being sent to jail as
the mother desired.
Nellie Alrd was the name of the
young woman until .today. Now her
name is Mrs. Arthftr Wadams.
Nellie was arrested several weeks,
ago on a complaint charging her witii
battery, her mother being the com
plainant. |It was recited in court that
Nellie had* struck her mother with a
heavy stick. She admitted that she had
done so, but said that her mother had
first struck her with the stick with
which slip stirred the clothing in a
wash boiler, and that after disarming
hpr mother she. had given the latter a
sound -thrashing. The mother insisted
that the daughter be- sent to jail, but
Justice Summerfield refused to punish
her, saying that she was too ; pretty a
girl , to go to jail and advising her to
try matrimony.
"I would marry If I could find the
right kind of a man to have me," an
swered the girl.
Her answer was published and since
then offers for her hand have poured
In. . From all parts of- the west came
letters, many of them containing
photographs of swains. She had .nearly
100 men to chose from and finally se
lected Arthur 'W'adams, . sturdy young
civil engineer of Long Beach and a
member of a good family. ...
Justice Summerfield married them
today. -
LAD IS FATALLY SHOT
WHILE HUNTING RABBITS
James Fillipini, Son cf a Dairyman,
Dies From the Accidental Dis
charge of His Gun
SANTA CRUZ, Nov. I*s.— James Fil
liplni Jr., son of -lames Fillipinl, a
leading: dairyman of the coast, acci
dentally shot himself yesterday and
died last night. James, who was- 11
years old, and his brother Joseph went
to Scotts Creek station with their
father, who took the train ' for "San
Francisco. =On the •»«•:!>- home the lad
shot a rabbit in the brush, arid, while
he was going after it the second barrel
of the gun was discharged, the charge
entering, the lad's sMomen, going.iip
ward into the lungs. The- wounded
boy was brought'by train to this'elty,
and was taken -to* a' sanitarium, where
he died: l
PETTIBOXE CASK COXTIM'ED
BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 25.— The trial of
George A. Pettlbone for alleged com
plicity in; the assassination .of * fol
raer. Governor i Steunenberg was called
bef r.re ' Judge . Fremont Wood In ' the
district court; this morning.; Because
of the absence of Attorney Clarence
Darrow, chief counsel for . the defense,
and James H. Hawley, chief counsel- for
the prosecution, who have been at
tending; the "trial" of "Steve Adams Vat
Rathdrum, Idaho, the case was -con
tinued* until tomorrow.- mornlnff.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1907;
PRESIDENT FLIPS COIN
AT FEDERAL PIE COUNTER
South Dakota Patronage
\u25a0 Distributed in Unique
Manner '
...... \u25a0
SENATORS FALL OUT
Call on Roosevelt to Help
Straighten Out Tangle
and Are Satisfied
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.— The White
House was the scene of a lot.tftry draw
ing today, in which the federal patron
age of South Dakota was disposed of.
Applicants for a large number of fed
eral offices were unappointcd In the
state, due to the fact that Senators
Kittredge and Gamble had been unable j
to agree on candidates.
The senators mef In the president's
office today by appointment to agree if :
possible on" a; distribution,- but found
themselves as far apart as ever. The
i president proposed that they draw lots.
The senators agreed, and the position
of. bank examiner,- being the place in
\u25a0 immediate dispute the president tossed
up a coin, saying that heads meant that
Kittredge should win and tails that
Senator Gamble should name the man.
The money, fell heads. '
Both, appeared satisfied with this
method of . disposing \u25a0 of the problem.
The president suggested that air vacan
cies be filled similarly. Accordingly the
names of the various offices were writ
ten on^slips of paper. The two sen
ators s then proceeding, to the drawings,
with, the result that Senator Gamble
was awarded the. following offices-
United States district attorney, collect
or of internal revenue, registrars at the
land offices at Aberdeen and Chamber
lain and receivers 'at the land offices at
Rapid City, Pierre, Huron and Aber
deen and Indian agent at Lower Brule ;
agency. ,
In addition to the office of national;
bank examiner Senator Kittredge drew;
the following: Assayer of the mint at !
Deadwood, registrars at Mitchell, Rapid
City, Pierre and Huron, receivers at j
Mitchell and Chamberlain, Indian
agents at Crow creek agency and tho
audltorshlp for -the 'treasury - depart
ment.
Each senator reserved the -right to
oppose confirmation by the ( senate of a
person .nominated at t,he nistance of the
other. - .• . .• - \u25a0
CAPITALIZES HIS CLAIM
TO PORTLAND ESTATES
Druce Issues Shares and Guarantees
Investors 6,40*0 Per ,. ' Cent
Profit if Successful
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.— Another fea
ture of the claim of George H.-Druce
to the estates of toe duke; of Port
land develops through the receipt
of advertisements In this . city , from
London announcing the formation ot a
company to prosecute the claim, the
promise being made that the 'company,
if successful, will pay 6,400 per cent.
To put the shares within. the reach. of
the, British masses the price set up. on
them is 5 shillings. * '
"The new Druce-Portland company,
limited," says the advertisement in the
London- Sunday Times of November 10,
"are Issuing af;prospeetus, .which states,
among- other ,-thlngs, .. that-." this > < is? a
unique opportunity: of participating in
the Portland millions in the event of
George Hollamby Druce proving suc
cessful in his claim to-the Portland-es
tates. Assuming, these estates to be
worth only £16,000,000, every 5 shill
ing's 'share should realize £16."" .. !*
It is stated further that an applica
tion will be made to have the stock" of
the company listed on. the London
stock exchange. .
THRONG "FOLLOWS" BIISR
Nov. 25. — The funeral of Gur
den Backus.V one \u25a0' qt the best known
pioneers of California, was held at'
St. Helena today under the auspices
of the Society of California Pioneers
and the Masonic lodge of Na pa county.
A great throng from San Francisco,'
Oakland, Napa and St. Helena was
present- Masonic ceremonies were car
ried.otit. Backus-resided in California
58 . shears. \u25a0 Tie was a member of the
vigilance committee of both; San Fran
cisco and Sacra rnon to \u25a0 and resided in
San Francisco from . 1862 until 1890.
His son, Samuel Backus, was; postmas
ter of San Francisco for eightyeurs. ,
One of the
Essentials
of the happy homes, of to-day is: a
vast fund of information as to^the
best methods of promoting heaith and
happiness and right j living and ' know-
ledge of the world's best products.
Products of actual excellence and
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and which have attained to world- r
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of the Well-informed of the World;,
not of Individuals only, but of the
many who have the happy faculty of
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. One of the products of that class,
of known component parts, an Ethical
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commended by the Well-informed of
the World as a' valuable and;whole-
some family laxative is the .well-known
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get its beneficial ; effects always K buy \
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. Your grocer returns : your . money \u25a0If you :.
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H. P. Wood, who will rep^
resent \u25a0 Honolulu \u25a0-commercial
interests C at "Washington iri*
working for improvement of
Pearl harbor.
WILL WORK FOR PEARL
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
Mission of H. P. Wood of
"Honolulu to National
, HONOLULU, Nov. 14.-^-H. P. TV'ooa.
tho secretary, of the Honolulu chamber
of commerce, has been chosen by that
body.'. to attend the session of. congress
at Washington and work for an-appro
priation for the deepening, of the chan
nel of Pearl harbor, the- establishment
there of a naval station and the erec
tion of a It is his intention
to present the needs of such a drydock
from the -commercial standpoint. - He
will Ball on the steamer iCorea.
, ANXIOUS ABOUT HUSBAND
V Cfiipf Bigrky received a letter yester
day from Mrs. Joseph ~\V.. Lund, Alma
Road, Wanganui, New Zealand, asking:
him to find some trace of her. husband.
She wrote that he sailed from Auckland
on the steamer Aorangi May s 15'\u25a0", for
Vancouver,:intending- to seek -w rork in
that city, and.she last heard from him
by a letter he;.wrote at Honolulu on
May 13. He had between ?1,500 and
$2,000 with him. She is left with three
children, the youngest 4 years of age. I *
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is '-located on high rolling land, is ' 1 : '*\r% f± l-^Altl f" will share the development of
|&rrou^^l^|Sfui?e^w JL lIC X^vJlllL ra P id transit on the Peninsula
Eucalyptiis' trees, has' perfect" ' \u25a0'-"••' : -"- '- "\u25a0''-" ' ' A \u25a0;'.'-• \ which has already resulted in the
NORTH MILLBRAE LOTS #&r -^flgfgg^^^^^M /v J\ NORTH MILLBRAE
will be sold at $150 and upward, ' / V^^^l'^^^S^^ \ \ •is surrounc!e^ Bruno,
10 per cent cash, the balance in / \\ Huntington Park. Millbrae Park
40 months. No interest. No* if 5 ./\u25a0 \u25a0 W^ lJ^&f^*^ \ Marino Vista, in all of which
taxes. > ;| Q > W. .-^ JulzzL£l^j+. ijS? S 1 . the lots have practically all been
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pro vements, -which are guaran- \ I xiQiypyfu A \u25a0*%^.- *Jr are cheap compared \vith sur-
teed graded streets, sidewalks, "JB^ 4 MILLBRA M |iiilil A jfeX rounding properties, which sold
sewers, water mains, etc. >fc. JP i~^? \jrsL at an avera 8 e P" ce °f $® P e r
' \u25a0[• •'\u25a0^^^ */\n~ **<*^^^ cent more than we are asking, and
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is only 24 minutes (12 miles dis- - : ....,,, \u25a0 \u0084 • \u0084, . . : . , --. ...... NORTH v MILLBRAE
Wr^^^^M]^^^S^^^^^A the three most necessary con-
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WAT«)N V PON^| RIDDLE NORTH MILLBRAE
On the market and announce the opening sale for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1907. It will,
however,^^ be well worth your time to see the property immediately and get in oh the\ground
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SUPREME COURT MAKES
HOLE IN EXCLUSION LAW
Chinese Fireman Escapes
and Captain of Vessel
Is • Not .Liable
OFFICIALS WORRIED
Fear- Decision Will Be Fol
lowed by Many ;
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Desertions
SPECIAL DISPATCH: TO THE CALL
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.— The immi
gration bureau is worried over a recent
decision of the supreme court of the
United States, which knocked a hole In
the. Chinese act and opened
a way for Chinese to enter this country.
The decision was brought to the at
tention of United States officials at
Baltimore today by the counsel for
Captain Robert Jamieson of the British
steamship Amelia, .who was arraigned
before "United States Commissioner
Rogers on the •charge of allowing a
Chinese fireman to escape from his ves
sel October 29.
After the government's witnesses had
testified, the defense submitted the-de
cision' of- the supreme court handed
down a few weeks ago in the case of
Taylor vs. the United States, in which
the : court decided that the masters jof
vessels should not be held liable for
the escape of seamen* from their cus
tody where It was clearly proved that
it was the- intention of such masters
to carry 'away from our shores such
seamen had they not escaped. *-
./.The defense held that the word "sea
men," as applied to followers of tho
water by the supreme court, meant all
persons regularly; employed on board
ships, regardless of * race, color or na
tionality, and consequently Included
Chinese. The assistant district attor
ney concluded that defendant's attorney
was right in^hls interpretation of the
decision and recommended to Commis
sioner Rogers that the charges against
Captain Jamieson be dismissed.
It is feared here that this will lead
to general desertion of^ Chinese seamen
and others pretending to be seamen.
FIXD PATIENT'S HOARD
STOCKTON, Nov. 25.— A search of
the' clothing, of Edmund Hess, a man
who was found near the county hospi
tal and died within half an hour after
being taken. to the institution, revealed
nearly/ SI,OOO infold, certificates of de
posits and bank-notes. He said he had
throe sisters in Germany. \u25a0
NEW GOVERNOR FOB GUAM
. WASHINGTON. ' Nov. 25.— Captain E.
XV Dorn, now on the retired list of
the navy, has been appointed governor
ofGuam; vice Commander T. M. Potts.
ALMOST OCTOGENARIAN,
SHE WILL WED YOUTH
Betsey R. Braden of Santa
Cruz Astonishes Li
cense Clerk
GROOM THIRTY -TWO
Ancient Bride to Be Is Rich
and Has Been Married
Y-Twice N Previous
SANTA CRUZ. Nov. 25.— A sensation
was created In the county clerk's office
todr - when Harry Andrews, aged 32,
applied for a license to marry Betsey
R. Braden. aged 73 years. Mrs. Braden
is one of the oldest and richest women
of the county.. When Andrews applied
for the necessary papers the young
woman in the clerk's office Informed
him that the law made it -necessary for
one of the contracting parties to make
the application, not realizing that the
young man before her was the one
interested. Andrews did not make his
identity known until he appeared after
the dinner hour with his Intended bride.
Then'the young woman "issued the li
cense without audible comment. This
is Mrs. Braden's third matrimonial ven
ture. The v ceremony will take place
tomorrow..
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UMPQUA RIVER RAILROAD
SOON TO BE CONSTRUCTED
Harriman Gives Notice That the
Branch Line Will Be Completed
in Eighteen Months
SPECIAti DISPATCH TO THE CAIX
TACOMA.. Nov. 25. — It has just be
come known that while at Klamath
lake last June President Harrlman
was interviewed by a committee of
Coos bay men, which desired to know
when the Southern Pacific's line from
Drain, near Roseburg. to Marnhtield
and Coos bay would be completed.
Harrlman told the committee that the
road would be finished in IS months.
It will k be. 125 smiles long, following
the' valley of the Umpqua river and
thence to Coos bay.
J. H. Hall, one of th^ committee,
said ; today that the completion of the
road would bring about wonderful de
velopment of .the coal arid timber re
sources around Coos bay.
, Harrlman , and the Union Pacific
directors have ordered work rushed on
the Union Pacific extension from Port
land to Tacoma. The road is to be
completed within 15 months, Including
terminals, here costing $6,000,000.
Work upon a 9,000 foot tunnel under
the south end of this city will be be
gun next Tuesday. .
THIRTEEN ITALIANS DIE
IN NEW YORK FIRE
Seven Children Victims of ,
Flames in Tenement
House Disaster
INCENDIARIES' WORK
Revenge for Robbers' Arrest
Believed to Have
Been Motive
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. — Thirteen per
sons lost their live 3 and several others
were Injured early today In a tenement
house fire at 10» N Eighth street All
the dead were Italians. Seven of tha
13 were children. /
%"h*e bodies were found huddled to
gether in rooms on the top floor of
the four story building, where the ter
ror stricken people had bfeen driven by
the flames which rushed up from the
lower floors. They died before they
could reach windows which led to fire
escaped. \
Some had been enveloped In the
flames and burned alive. Others, over
come- by smoke, were spared tho ag
onies of death by the Tames.
'That the fatal fire was the work of
incendiaries who sought revenge is th*
opinion of the police and firemen who
made the first hasty examination.
Three weeks agd three Italians wer«
caught In the act of trying, to rob a
safe In the saloon of Giuseppe Cudano.
on the ground floor. The safe contained
over $2,000. which the saloon keeper's
friend* had withdrawn from banks dur
ing the money panic.
The would be robbers were arrested
and <»are awaiting trial.
GENERALS COLLIDE IN A
SURREY LANE; ONE DIES
Sir Edward Colville Runs Motorcycle.
Into, Auto of Friend, Sir
Henry RawKnson
LONDOX. Xov. 25. — General Sir Ed
; ward Colville came to his death yester
day as the result of an automobile ac
cident. The general last evening was
riding a motorcycle dowh a country
lane in Surrey. In turning a sharp
corner he collided violently with an
automobile driven by his old friend and
i battlefield comrade. General Sir Henry
Seymour Rawllnson. General Colville
I was thrown to the ground^ "striking
on his head, was stunned and died from
his Injuries during the night.
General Colvllle was born in 1852.
He was one of the generals who w.L'^
recalled from South Africa durlng o tl)J(|
Boer war. owing to a disaster sus
tained by the troops under his cora
mand. '_