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The Sunday Call
fVOLUME CIV.— NO. 22.
CALL KYTKA
TO UNRAVEL
BANK THEFT
Famous Handwriting Expert
I Goes to Salt Lake to Investi
gate Mysterious Forgery
faults of Utah National Bank
* Robbed of $106,250 With
out Single Clew Left
But Five Men Know Combina
tion of Big Safe, Yet None
Is Held Responsible
Exposure of Steal Bares Exist
; ence of Bitter Factional Fight
Within Institution
After working quietly for several
weeks on various samples of hand,
writing evidence turned over to him
by the federal authorities, Theodore
Kytka, the handwriting expert of this
city, has been called to Salt Lake
City to assist in solving the mystery
of the unexplained disappearance of
$106,000 from the vaults of the Utah
national bank of that city. Kytka left
Saturday night on his investigation,
in which he will be called upon to dis
play all of his extraordinary aptitude
as an expert of handwriting.
A federal grand jury is at present
investigating the case, and it is pos
sible that Kytka will be called before
It to give testimony. The jury has
been hearing evidence In th« case for
nearly two months, and Is expected to
make Its report this week. Kytka's
connection with the matter. It is un
derstood, has been that of examining
minutely the handwriting of various
letters and papers, as \u25a0well as the hand
writing of every employe 4n : the -bank.
FIVE US SECRET
On? of tile peculiar features of the
robbery was that only five men , were
Fuppoeed to have known the combina
tion of the vault from which the money
was abstracted, all' of them having been
employes of the bank either before or
et the time when the robbery occurred.
Although suspicion has not. been di- \u25a0
rectly attracted to any of these men.
nevertheless a very rigid Investigation
has been Instituted by: the federal
authorities, who took charge of the
case at the special request of Bank Ex
eminer Beattie.
The fact that 1106,250 had disap
peared 1 from the bank vaults first be
came known In January. Owing: to a
peculiar combination of politics and
personal animosity existing among the
bank officials the matter has appeared j
more than ordinarily complicated.
In 1907 W. S. McCormick, a wealthy
banker, bought control of the Utah na
tional, which previously had been known
as the Mormon bank. F. Augustus
Heinze became Interested at the same
time. In the change of ownership "W.
Fl Adams, a Gentile, -was made . % man
ager, though Joseph Nelson, a son in
Jaw of President Joseph F. Smith of the
Mormon church, was retained as cash
ier. N \u25a0:U],
That the combination to the reserve
chest in the vault had been changed
became known January 6, and exam
ination revealed the dlsappe/trance of
the $106,250. It developed that five men
had known the combination and that
others might have gained the informa
tion.
When the fact of the robbery was
made public several weeks after the
crime the existence of a bitter fac
tional fight in the bank between Adams
on one side ' and Nelson and his ad
herents jon the other developed. Charges
end counter. charges, more or less spe
cific, have been made by both factions.
After unsuccessful efforts to solve
the mystery the federal authorities
have obtained the services of Kytka,
-who, it Is stated, has already been able
to throw much light on the matter
through his Investigations.
PRESIDENT COMMENDS
CRUISE OF FLOTILLA
Roosevelt Says Feat of Torpedo
Boats Was Most Remark
able Feature of Voyage
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
VALLEJO, June 21.— A letter- from
President Roosevelt to * Lieutenant
Hutch L Cone, who brought. the second
torpedo flotilla from the Atlantic, was
read recently to the officers and men of
his command. The communication'fol
lows:
• WHITE HOUSE,
W«»bln?rton. D. C, May 18. l»08.
Mj- Dear Captain Cone: — " -
A {treat deal of attention has been paid to
the feat of our battlesblp fleet In encircling
Booth America and Retting to San Francisco; and
it would be hard to too highly compliment the
officers and enlisted men of that fleet for what
tbey haTe doce. Yet if I should draw anj
distinction »t all It would be In favor of yon
and your associate* -who hare taken out the
torpedo Botflla. •
Your* is eren*» more notable feat and every
officer and every enlisted . man of the torpedo
flotilla lias a rlpht to feel that be has rendered
dlsUnpulshed 6errtce to the United States nary
md. therefore, to the people of the United
Elates. I wish I could thaafc each one of them
personally. . Will you have thl« letter read by
the commanding cf fleer of , eacn torpedo boat to
bis officers and crew. : Sincerely youns.
THEODOEB EOOSEVELT *
DECKHJUVD HURT IX FAM,
SANTA BARBARA, June 21.—The
Ft earner Curacao, southbound from San
}J"ranc!sco for Mexican ports, put in to
day to land a deckhand who was se
riously injured by a fall on the deck.
STEW' AIRSHIP FLIES
HAMMONDSPORT.-.N. Y.,- June 21—
G. H." CurVis' .! aeroplane "June . Bug"
made three successful flights -today, the
longest one being 1,266 feet at the rate
cf 31 -/ i miles an hour-
The San Francisco Call.
Have You Registered This Year?
IX order to take n»rt in the
Antni"t primary and the* No-
vember election you mart have
reglvtered since the' begin-
ning of thin year. Last rear's
registration no longer counts.
To -rote at the August primaries
you must register by July 32. Go
to the registrar's office now. be-
fore tbe rush begins. If you post-
pone tbls duty you may lose your
\u25a0vote la the primaries. Remem-
ber that It Is just . as Important
to Tote at a primary as at a gen-
eral election.
When you register for the primary
be - sure j yon state your party af-
filiation. If you dont do this you
Trill not be entitled to vote at
the primary.
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE KEAR.VV 86
MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
YESTERDAY — Clear; west wind; . maximum
temperature. 64; minimum 50.
FORECAST FOE TODAY— Fair; warmer; light
north wlnds.'chan^ing to west- "%'\"*V: Page 8
EDITORIAL
The direct primary at work. Page 6
A common Deed of the bay cities. Page 8
Waste of money in handling state funds. - P. 6
Mr. Bryan's new rainbow. Page 6
POLITICS
Chicago paper says Bryan's nomination is all
OTer but the screeching. Page 1
Secretary Taft goci to New Haren to attend
Yale' commencement and national chairmanship
Question is unchanged.. **^* : Page 2
Bryan declares republican platf orm^ declara
tion regarding Injunctions is a transparent
fraud. Page 2
CITY
Handwriting expert Kytka called to Salt Lake
City to onraTel mysterious theft from raulta of
Utah National bank. Page 1
Soldier with botUe felU two patrolmen who
seek to arrest him. Page 9
Naval militia to cruise fr«m Sausallto to San
Diego on practice royage. Page 7
Eer. C. W. Lathrop calls for Justice to vin
dicate city and declares citizens' leagues
worked to eliminate bosses. >' Page 14
Wife of Wn Ting Fang forced to hurry' on Ito
Washington I and disappoint local Chinese so
ciety. Page 14
Hundreds bow at prayer book \u25a0croat In Golden
Gate park at Episcopal memorial celebra
tion. - ' Page 14
Columbia theater, world's largest playhouse,
to be at Geary and" Mason -Page 7
Semiannual diTldend distributions ' July-^1 -will
release nearly $10,000,000 among local "depositors
and share holders. Page 14
No words are spoken at wedding of Berkeley
deaf mutes In this city. Page 7
Chinese minister to United States pays rlslt
to - Studebeker - automobile factory with aged
president of firm. Page 7
' Feast of Corpus Christl is obserred with sol
emn rites at St. Mary' 6 catbedraL .Page 3
Policemen and thugs exchange shots as latter
are pursued OTer housetops. Page 3
~ Daniel Frohman predicts return of stock house
in preference to present star system. Page 3.
Monkeys capture honors at Orpbenm -because
human performers are so poor. Page 3
Nary team and Knights of Columbus play ball
for benefit of historic old mission Dolores, p. 3
Charges against Patrolman Dare/ still yelled
In mystery, but may be filed today. . Page 3
Nearly 1,500 members of St. Patrick's Mutual
alliance picnic at Schuetzen park. Page 3
. Superrisors cast back to education board, re
sponsibility for lack of funds and back salaries
of teachers are in deadlock. . , Page 9
Captain A. H. Payson. president of Spring
Valley water company, falls death by a hair In
auto wreck in San Matco. Page 9
Murder may lurk in mystery of man* who
falls to death down sheer cliff of Telegraph
bUL ;.,;;; .'. Page' 14
SUBURBAN
Aeronaut hangs by knees when balloon catches
fire and escapes with bruises by -Jumping with
out parachute. '. • Page 1
Burled city Is "found" In Berkeley hills with
"psychic compass" of Voyle. j Page 4
Summer session opens at Unlrers lty or Cali
fornia with big registration. Page 4'
. Sale of property In. Broad way shows .ralues, of
Oakland realty are well sustained. , - Page 4
Inspection of of j People's I water
company . rereals satisfactory conditions 'around
Lake Chabot. \u25a0 ' • Page 4
. One burglar Is shot and other captured .while
blowing cafe In Frultrale. - . Page 4
WOMEN'S CLUBS
California delegation to Boston eonrentioß of
National Federation of Women's Clubs plans. to
make . bid ' for next meeting In - Ean , Fran
cisco. 4 Pagee
coast t :
Machinery in Portland power. plant runs away
and causes fir* and loss of $110,000. '• page 1
Royal pomp marks burial of Hawaiian Prince
Darid, and army and naTy take part In"- the
ceremony. . Page a
EASTERN
Secretary Taft narrowly " escapes death' in
train wreck on Pennsylvania flyer when piston
rod breaks. Page 1
President Roosevelt enjoys his summer holiday
at Oyster Bay and Loeb dodges political ques
tion- . . . Page 2
FOREIGN
London aroused, by suffragettes' demonstrations
which attract fully 500,000, persons. Page 2
SPORTS
- Talagoos and Bellance teams of lacrosse play
ers fight with clubs and spectators leave in, dis
gust. .Pagel
State league scores— Stockton 1, Santa Cruz 0;
Alameda. 1, San Jose 0; Fresno 7, San Francisco
1; Sacrament** 10, Oakland 3. , Page 5
E. A. Mocker and J. B. Kennlff carry , off the
honors in fly casting events at Stow lake, Golden
Gate park. Page 9
- Beavers show speed . which : dazzles Oaks and
both games go to northern team. Page 5
Kangaroo coin ; looks good to . Burns, who will
Journey, there about the middle of July. Page S
Pacifies . win *th elr , first game this season \by
defeating : the Barbarian" cricket team :'\u25a0 - Page 9
Sloop \u25a0 Neva!, wins , ocean" race ' held under.- man
agement of San Francisco yacht club. /Page s
Real Eocker.-'an " outsider,'"; captures , tne • class
stake at Ingleslde coursing park. ';; ' Page 9
' . Joe Gans and Battling Nelson box before large
crowds at their \u25a0 respective training Tquar
ters. Page 5
George Gianninl outdrives Luke Msrlsch .to!;*'
match race on the . Golden : Gate park . speed
way. . - Page 0
MARINE
-> Uncle Sam's ' warships '\u25a0 a ttract great crowds ' of
Tititor* IR&E9HS! I'nfie S
SAN FRANCISCO; MGNB^ A JUNE-^2, -1908.
TAFT NARROWLY
ESCAPES DEATH
IN TRAIN WRECK
Piston Rod Breaks Off and
; Cracks Cylinder of Locomo
tive on Pennsylvania Road
Train Speeding Along at Rate of
Fifty Miles an Hour Stops
on Sharp Curve
Signal Operator and Engineer
- , \u25a0•"\u25a0\u25a0.,\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0
Succeed in Preventing a
Serious Accident 1
DENNISON; Ohio, June 21.—Sec
retary Taft had a narrow escape to
night from being involved in a serious
wreck on the Pennsylvania . flyer,
which was carrying him east.* Prompt
action .of the towerman- in a signal
station a third of a mile east of Cosh
octon and of the engineer of the flyer
alone averted what j might have been
a dreadful accident. ;v:, ?: ." - -
As the train was speeding along at
the rate of 50 miles an hour the piston
rod on the left side of the locomotive
broke* off. Almost Instantly the cylin
der of the engine was cracked. by the
unmanagable rod. The train was just
approaching a town east of Coshocton.
The operator saw. that: something se
rious was wrong and threw down a
signal to stop the train. The engineer
applied the emergency brakes. and the
train of six cars came to a stop at a
sharp • curve. ,
The accident occurred at 6:30 o'clock,
when many of the passengers on the
train were at dinner in the dining car.
Few. of them realized how narrow
their escape had been from an -awful
accident. Secretary Taft and National
Committeeman Kellogg- entered the
dining car and sat down to dinnerfafter
the accident : occurred without \u25a0 thought
of. anything \u25a0 serious in ; connection with
the stopping; and delayjOf the ; train.
The secretary made no." comment 'on
the incident , when ' informed of it. The
engineer -of /the locomotive explained
that it - was merely good -, luck y \ that
averted a ba^d accident. ''\ :-'. '\u25a0- <*.
, ,;--Vlf the piston rod, after. It broke, had
gone 1 under- the train,"-' said- he, "we
would ' have gone \. into the : ditch, as we
,were^ t running -50 :miles" an- hour.V^and
the derailment would" have l been a \u25a0 se
rious . matten Fortunately -the broken
rod landed six or eiglit-inches outside
of the left rail. That saved us." - \u25a0..;. .;\u25a0_
-.Immediately the towerman- sent a"
message" to Dennison . for -another loco
motive, and after a delay of about an
hour the locomotive arrived and 'the
flyer proceeded on » its "way.
LOW POLITICIANS WORSE
THAN ANY FOREIGN FOE
New York Divine Declares That
Grafters Are, Worst Ene
mies.of the Flag. .
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
NEW YORK,. June 21.— "The flag is
dishonored more by. the corrupt; poli
ticians of the city or nation who de
bauch our constitution for graft, and
plunder than' it would be if a foreign
foe trampled it beneath his feet," de
clared' the Rev.; Drl Charles F. Aked
in his' sermon In. \u25a0 the Fifth avenue
Baptist /church this morningr. "When
you prefer your own selfish ease and
comfort to discharging- your political
duties, you confess yourself, a creature
of an inferior, civilization and unworthy
of the blood from which you sprang."
"Is there to -be a. breakdown ,of
democracy?" asked Dr., Aked. ; "While
one of our most prominent men is writ
ing about 'triumphant' democracy,'
others are writing about the shame of
the city. While the star spangled ban
ner continues *to wave, < a common * in
cident-of our' daily life is the knowl
edge-that; our great cities are run by
thieves." .
MILLIONAIREJURFMAN'S
AUTO WREAKS DEATH
Machine of "Boots" Durnell
Wrecks Anothcrl While Rac-
ing'On Long?Jsland; .; .}
" ; SPECLAI. DISPATCH TO.THB CALL. ~
NE"W;TORK, June': 21.— While racing
with another near Hempstead/;;!*.'^!.;
this <:afternoon . the ,; big, : fast touring
automobile of "Boots" Durnell, 7million
aire \ turfman, ran • Into and •. crushed - a
little light car/ containing the family; of
Joseph X. Arosemena, a /well, to do
Spaniard, of. New' Rochelle. .
The head on "collision 1 hurled Arose
mena'. from his seat; and killed chlm
almost 1 instantly. \ His , \u25a0 \u25a0 wif e, ; j.thelr
young' daughters, Inez • and V Josephine,"
and the - chauffeur, v William : GTipman,
were all thrown and painfully
though not" dangerously, hurt. ".". ,
CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES
. PARIS, Tenn.,- Junel 2l.— J. ; D. _C. At
kins,: who r was a] member £of ;the"con
federate congress; and also served sev
eral •:" terms-'as »a*; representative i from
Tennessee, . died at : his hotne -here ; today,"
aged- 84 \ years. 'Under ' Cleve
land's.first administration'he was Unit
ed •: States'; commissioner i. of ; - Indian? af
fairs. '; : \u25a0-.- /•- \u25a0:.'-'.- ';'•. .'/ :>,-":. \u25a0\u25a0"_.
HAFID ASKS RECOGNITION
TANGIER, Jun e 2 li^f The members of
the diplomatic corps ' have ' received Va*
circular^ letter:* from I Mulai S Hafld V an-*
nouncing' hls^ arrival*^ at jFezi and*; his
proclamation,- as i sultan. v He- requests
recognition. 1 , but -the ministers 'have not
replied ; - to ' his communication,'- confining:
themselves transmitting ,s, the idocu
ment; to - their^respective ; governments.'
SEVBKTEBSsDBATH - SENTENCES
• ST.' PETERSBURG,-? June • 2 11— A* man
and .woman ? have ? been condemned 'Mo
death at Wa r saw ; on th e '• charge of hav
ing been* lmplicated Ina;recent attempt
to kill General; Skallon,*governor^gen
eral. of r 4 Seventeen^ deathssen
tences* were -announced \u25a0;/ today :froni
other towns and cities in Russia. ;
; Joseph; Randall; :the -aeronaut who narrowly escaped, death, ; and sketch N showing, how the
accident occurred. -' J-rJ -r r^ ; "< i /:.... -
Forecast of Bryan's Strength
in Denver Convention
/CHICAGO, . June 21.— The Rec-
I. ord-Hcrald publishes the f ©1-
lowing \u25a0 forecast : of the.; prob
able vote for Bryan' ln the Denver
conventions \u25a0 \u25a0 ."- ' . ..
Instructed for Bryan. . . — .'. . .633
Indorsed Bryan .............. 23 .
Declared for Bryan: . .•. . 1. . 38 '
To be selected, but for Bryan; .3U4.
, .Total- for 8ryan. ... .....;. .788
Necessary to nominate .(trvo-'
; thirds) r. .-Vj, ... .'.; •> "... >V : 672^
IBryan's margin '\u0084. . .y. .". .'. .... 110
B^an MayMrry Off
Nomination Handily
Returns Indicate That Most of
the Delegates to Denver Are
.1 : ,for*itieNebraskant
CHICAGO, June 7 21.— The Record-
Herald says: / William Jennings; Bryan
can read his. title clear to the nomina
tion for president ; by] the democratic
national convention which meets- in
Denver July 7." Practically it is all
over but the* ' screeching *, and the yell
ing. The \u25a0 ground. ; swell \in [ his favor
set in week vbef ore last/: when 7O.dele
gates were -added to hls : already im
pressive list. \u25a0' ' .",.'.' "".- ' . . .'\u25a0
Fifty-four -followed'last' week. From
now on '• h e | will * gain '-. rather |than .lose
among - the ' doubtful,- the/uncornml tted,
the .wavering, and- those who have been
waiting :for \u25a0. something--any.thing— to
turn^up.'/"':.^' »-:\u25a0". il -- : '>"-\-;-' i : :\u25a0- ; \u25a0< : . \u25a0;.\u25a0"•>... '.
He now ; . has 663: delegates instructed
for. him 1 and- has-been. Indorsed by; 68
more.'- \u25a0\u25a0<'\u25a0\u25a0 };. \u25a0 " .' \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 : '\ : '^\^-: : \"A
PROHIBITIONISTS MAY
NAME-LOS^NOEIIESVMAN
Big -'r Start '| for Campaign 'Fund
Received arid ' Possible Nom
inees: Are Discussed/
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
CHICAGO, -.Jnue 1 21.— The - largest
campaign Mn '•) the^ history. »^pf {the^pro
hibition party^ is^what .Charles R?. Jones;
chairman C' of f the : i national t committee,
expects r ; to. engineer, .and- the.'contfibuT
tlons i so ; far- indicate . he \is notVeipect
ing without i hope. " . .-' r ;.; l j
": Already' more;than's3s,ooofhaß;been
donated * to } "the \u25a0 cause.? \u25a0 i This -Is .more
than,, twice the largest .amount; everj re
ceived•: so • early, in • a", presidential cam
paign. . -\u25a0•\u25a0-':'\u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'" '\u25a0:.. •''':'-" \u0084'-' 'v.:! >: .'v
\u25a0 -Several' have -been mentioned; byrthe
prohibition -leaders as - possible :nomi-.
nees * for • president. \u25a0 . Fred- F.^ Wheeler/
a * real^ estate > dealer .of \u25a0 Los
Cal., •- who » has -. contributed »\u25a0 liberally <t o
the cause ; of temperance, - x was the : first
suggested." Alfred' Manierre, an* attor
ney of New 'York;- is said -to: be: willing
to permit , the \u25a0'\u25a0 use :of '\u25a0* his : : name," and
Dr. W. B. 1 \u25a0 Palmore,' editor "- of vthe ;' St.
Louis ; Christian Advocate, Is- also .said
to be .willing > to-. be , the : leading candl-.
date. \u25a0'•\u25a0 --\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0?:\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 {?'.\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0. •'.-•••-• \u25a0--'- \u25a0 --. \u25a0 -- : - : ; \u25a0-••'\u25a0 \u25a0<\u25a0 - "• -- v
For permanent chairman ofwthe-con
vention '.W. ,>W. V Smith, v, a - New . .Yorker
'of cough " drop ; fame, "and J William i T.'
Wardell, forhierly^ connected -with J the
Standard - oil company,^ have ; been * sug
gested. ,' - ''\u25a0'' r^-^,U \u25a0'v'MV 7 -^; -'\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0'.'"V ; '-
NEW? TARIFF.? REjyiSlON
WASHINGTON,' June ;zl. — -Ban Domin
go -has taken -the "preliminary steps
looking * to of-? her; custcros
tariff,' according. to information received
at ' the ~ insular.^ bureau^of - the 1 war de
partment."?-The existing. tariff Is said to
be obsolete,~archalc -and .not adapted
to present , conditions ,' : on the island. .
FIGHTI DUEL ; TOi DEATH
Albuquerque, - N.xM.Vi June ; 2 1.— r;
M. Sallier. and 1 Edward Jones, cattlemen,'
were both: kille 'dini a duel' this evening.
The \ fight .took place | nearj St.*. Vram," N."
iIL,% 200m miles & east'«; of :,here." iThe a men
were? neighbors and . over a
cattle'; trade.-/;.'; ;\u25a0'. -?«3ralßillßS§P&iv •\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 ;
'SIX f HURT \XS
PORTLAND, '\u25a0:- June :i 2ll^— Sik<r" people
were painfully-injureditoday.in ahead
'on collision ibetween.two.'heavlly ..loaded
electric cars OnUhe »>Mount*.Scott*^di
ision; of ; the /Portland" railway ' light . ? and
powerj company. y \u25a0•} > t< ,;!'«*>--\u25a0• •-'»-;\u25a0*
PRINCE ACCOMPANIES /ANNA
i : PARISH June! 21.— The ; Echo \ de ; Paris
states ; that "Prince t Helie ; de ' Sagahj and
Madame "i. Gpuld ...proceeded £byj; automo-"
bile hto jßoul ogne.^thence i across .the
channel' to ' Folkstone. *' ' -
Machinery Runpiwayf
Power Plant Burns
Heated [Fragment '/ ,of a Racing
Generator Starts Blaze That :
\ Costs $110 fiOO -
, PORTIiAND," Ore., June 21.— An auto
maticV; governor on - one of ' the'flood
gates in \th'e Casadero power plant)6f
the Portland railway, light' and^ power
company today, prevented the closing^of
the 'gate and J started the generator, con-,
nected jto /it!to racing. This generator
flew ; . to ; pieces and one of ; ; the *blts "of
flying; metal struck the governor, to a
second gate and started the second gen
erator to racing/" The'second generator
flew ; to, pieces, causing, a"; similar accl-i
dent ;.toj. the third generator, y Before
disintegrating' the- generators ?\u25a0 became
excessively, heated and one piece of fil
ing -metal landed on the wooden floor
ing *"of ; ah 1 uncompleted \ portion 'of ,the_
building," setting it afire. All the.wood-
work of building * was,, destroyed.'
There were no casualties,; but several
employes •; had narrow; escapes from • the.
huge pieces .of ', the which
went sailing in" every "direction. 'The
loss was $110,000. }.U- **'+/•£?'.
FIRE MENACES MINE HOIST
Men? Deep- in^Shaft^in^ Great
:t; Danger; From vSiufface^B laze
C"- ;: SPECIAI/ DISPATCH TO THB^CALL. .; . .
<'RENO, t : June 21.-^The hoisting i force
and j the 1C arid ; C^ shaft \u25a0. at
City, \u25a0\u25a0'were, nearly destroyed V.by^'a ,.bfg
fire? which broke out ; In a^barn* close, to
that place this : afternoon. So grave .was
the! danger that «; every bit of -available
flre'flgHting appartuSvWas^brought into
play to- fight back* the 'flames. '-^ V i L
5; T^e'i electric' power, lines .were 7 burned
to \u0084the; ground • and \u25a0 ; . thieinl; went
down < the : pumps -by ; whlch i- th*} arreaj
mine * is j kept ;df ained.vi The ? f ullr after
noon J Bhif t ' of miners -was) employed *In
the / deepest -levels ' of : the * mine •at r the
time, but i beyond r the ? extinguishing?of
the electric lights In the mine ! they had
no -idea t that = their, , lives s were ?endan
gered .until ' they were brought to 1 the
surface after flnishlng.thelr, day's work.
, The i fire at \u25a0 the : top was put : out > onlr
"after- the ; buildings ; sjirrounding ; the \u25a0» C.
and C; shaft -were, burned to the ground.
EDWARD MAY; SELIi STRIXG
. «; LONDON, 'JunV-21.-— King Edward un
disguisedly^ is V disappointed ', at -the con
tinued * Indifferent^ form - shown . geneiv
ally, by) his"' horses ;nowjn, training, * ; "and
particularly' at -Pefrier's-- utter .failure
to "justify expectations jln ± the r^derby.
There *is t some 'i talk,: event of . the \u25a0> possi
bility.* that:hls ' majesty, may.' dispose of
his tracing : stud fat >the end i of ; the sea
son,'-^ retaining ; only his stud >\u25a0 farm ; at
Sandringham.^ r , ;
TESTS 'AEROPLANE
: / • MlLAN,; June ; 2ir-7-Leon de' la Grange,
the .t. t French'? aferoplanlst, " : l 'continued v. his
testslherV today: >.They were
byjrilso,ooo '» spectator's.^:'^ A > high* j.~wlnd
prevailed;'^but Rafter.*; several -attempts
he twentf around l the t course.^ traversing
a,bout\* three % miles at. » a- velocity off 40
miles an hour. His, machine, all. during
this i test; ; was !f about'/ 20 < fee 1 1 from;; the
ground.:. ; - y.'..-* s^'. -\u25a0- . "-'.'\u25a0 ~:
PLAGUE
: k p6rT,iOF;: SPAIN,> June v2i:^-since
June -15 there have been four new \ cases
of •: plague; here,' resulting v' in 'y- triree
deaths. •'i.The I fourth case Is* in the iso
lation hospital. ! s measures
being Itaken iby : the \ sanitary : corps in
destroying rats and cleaning -up Hhe
fan- unseen something' rumbled along
and \ bowled you over -on a lighted - stair
rway,- would you believe *in ghosts ? i See
the new one of the ghost story series in i
The Sunday Gall
finltfight Tactics at
Spectators Leave : When ": Tala
yrgoos^and 1 : Reliance Teams
; A' number >"of.-young:nien,- who looked
lntelligent,"/pr©vided an . odd spectacle
yesterday* 1 afternoon, at Freeman's park,
Oakland,^ by," trying .to : kill : each other
\u25a0jwith"; the i aid \ of .the ,\u25a0 formidable ; clubs
.used;, in? theTiacrosse i game. The at
itraction ,at \ ; the A park ; was ' billed as a
lacrosse^, gamer between -the Talagoos
and t Reliance,; but little of that sport
was I seen r between -the ~ various pugil
istic-exhibitions. ". .' \u0084 . . -
,\u25a0 Therclimax to a thrilling afternoon's
sport came in the. final Derlod. "when
a ;. general~riotT^occurred, in wlifcn" i*
O'Reilly^ of ?.the*Reliance team /had his
scalp^laid* open. v-Four -of the regular
Reliance players 'deserted the team and
played Talagoos and this
engendered-; a H lot\ of^lll • feeling, which
soon^ showed S. when the .teams got
warmed • up.'.'r.The * first i period was a
dead. heat. : both . sides scoring two
points. -The; Reliance forged ahead In
the next period, the Oakland boys peg
ging a gbal.'while'their-opponents ,were
trying to persuade the referee that they
had : a , goal: coming to them .on ' account
"of . the ' ball 'hitting: one of the 'uprights.
O'Keefe," 'oneVof ithe .' deserters, \u25a0: took a
swingjat-: Judge V.wlth; his v dub, and
caught the > Reliance ' man on •" the , neck.
Judge> retaliated- with .: a • hard across . to
the Jaw,' whlch'put" the San Mateo man
down ; for ithe: count.,' . - .;\u25a0: \u25a0 . -- -;
iji The ;thlrd' quarter : resulted • in ; a* score
of ;4 .t0" 3,Vwithf* the Reliance men : on the
short' end.' 'It -was .ln the final . quarter
that -' the -i players .'indulged I in ' : tactics
which would not be considered seemly
at > ' a V bullfight. >- Reddy j, Lyons X and - X
O'Reilly ; got ' into >a) mlxup and * several
other v players •- joined f In *:[ the r» fracas.
-.Th'ereVwas ; a wild^swlnglng r 'of 'clubs,
butt no : serious .damage .was '. done ! until
Slsson Jcame - rushing," across "the ' field
and»brought ' hli 'stick ; to* bear/on the
header of \u25ba O'Reilly, v cutting * a -bad -gas hT
The ~man jjwas »' looking r^the"
other,^way.iwhen-JSlss6n /struck.-. The*
'majbrltyjofJtheiSO^spectatorstthenfleft
In 'disgust ;?' ; 'v \u25a0 •;\u25a0;* , ' -' M'/-£'£'
t ,' Before 'the; finish the 'Talagoos"^scored
fourjmore goals, : < whlle'the'crlppled Re
liance 1 boys were .unable to* again reaoh
thelnetTr- V V-tV..;,.' ""'X' < <'T-ft'- : '\.<>:-;- 1 - ?
The teams lined up* as follows: ;\u25a0", \u25a0*:
* »,Talagoos-— Jackson,'i.ißurns,4.Pearson,
Peace, >- Slsson. r.M. v Lyttns,' j McDermott.
McCarthy, ; Smith,'^ O'Keef c, J Mike ' Lyons
andlClute. •". 'v • - - >:«_^- . -,.-.
r Reliance— Delcescaux, Pettendrlgh,
Judge. ,. Fowler, :De yV'illiers. Smith '" J
P'Reilly.^L.* O'Reilly. '< Theberge, Moore*
Clarkson and Scanlon. "-':-\u25a0\u25a0 _-
v. Ref eree^McLaughlln.; -. > . i*
RANCHERS- FIND LARGE
CHUNK OF AMBERGRIS
Discoyery^on .Ocean Front Near
| Aberdeen, VWash., 'Estimated
: \u25a0 • •to -Be >Worth $160,000
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
\u25a0r PORTLAND, Ore.; " June 31.— Advices
have jbeen .^received from : North" 1 Beach
, that j two ' ranchers- 'named "-" Northrop
have found *on*i the ocean front a"^ chunk
of i- ambergrisliweighing" : 4 00 - pounds.
Ambergris c is ''worth'; wholesale • $400 ; a
pound,, so; that If < the' piece is astheavy
as -reported 1 the < men; have a -fortune of
" $16d,000.'i:; An .i Aberdeen < says
:that:- there* probably >. Is : not'in Aberdeen
today I even, an: atom, of, ambergris. The
Northrops; are - guarding " the '-. find '- with
PRICE' FIVE CENTS.
BALLOON A FIRE
WHILE AERONAUT
HANGS BY KNEES
Spectators Warn Entertainer ol
- Danger When 200 Feet i
•Above Ground
Flames Envelop Gas Bag Before
Parachute Can Be Used
for Descent
Victim of Third Accident in
Three Weeks Jumps to Roof
and Escapes With Bruises
OAKLAND, June 21.— Hanging bj
his knees to the crossbar of a burning
balloon, Joseph Randall, aeronaut for
Idora park, dropped 200 .ect today,
escaping with nothing worse than
some severe bruises.
Randall made the ascension in the
presence of hundreds of persons. After
rising about 200 feet the spectators
below saw the balloon catch fire, arid
the shout of horror which met his ears
was the first notification he received
of" his danger. He was hanging by
his. legs, head down, at the time, but
at the cry of warning from below. ho
jerked himself up to a sitting posture
and, catching sight of the flames burst-
Ing from the sides of the Immense can
vas bag, grabbed for his parachute.
He was too late. Before he could
disentagle himself and get the para
chute ' Into working order ; the balloon
was enveloped in flames- and, . freed
from the gas -which upheld It., dropped
directly over the roof of Idora' park
theater. .
JUMPS. TO ROOF
\u25a0 For an instant: it was thought : that
Randall would be killed and the theater
set on .fire and scores of men, rushed
forward to -give what aid they could.
Randall, however, kept -his wits. He
held' oni until* within 5 a tejr teet of th«
root *«t ;the .theater: *nd. then- Jumped.
He.' lEndedron th«*«a.v«f^of th« buUd
lttg, hnnsr.there for » moment andthen
dropped to the -earth, I his 'sole ' Inlurles
consisting of 'nothing more than bruises
to, his ankles.' The men who had rushed
to'h^ald^devoted their energies to ex
tinguishing .the blazs that ; th© balloon
had started .'on the, roof of thetheater
and . succeeded In - stamping „It out be
fore' much damage .was done.
HIS THIRD \A.CCtt>E?tT
This ' was the third accident Randall
had encountered within the last three
weeks. ' Two' weeks ago he dropped
4,000 feet -with his balloon., having been
unable to cut away his parachute. Last
Sunday he drifted away In a fog to
the Contra Costa county hills and there
lost his balloon. "~
Randall ;commenced"hls ballooning on
the thirteenth day of the . month and
made IS successful trips wlthout.ex
periencing any' trouble. This was ' his
twenty-first trip , today.
"I am anxious about the finish of th«
twenty-third' trip." said he. with a laugh.
OPERATION CURED BALL
PLAYER OF BLINDNESS
Remarkable : Experiment- Suc
ceeds in' Three Weeks at Belle-
vue Hospital ' in Gotham
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
NEW YORK, June 21.— Bellevua hos
pital has had many remarkable surgl-.
cal and medical . cases, but sons. In tha
opinion . of ; the doctors there has sur
passed that of James Cantillon, the pro
fessional- baseball player, who became
totally blind three weeks ago. His
case was considered hopeless, yet when
the ' first streak -of light streamed . into
the I room where he -.lay on'A cot" this
morning, he '\u25a0 suddenly exclaimed "My
God.. • doctor M- can see.** * - ~
Cantillon,' who Is 22 years old.' played
last season with the Dcs Moiaes nine.
His. brother, Joe,; Is manager of. the
Washington Americans, - and another
brother. \u25a0 Mike, is : manager of. , the • Min
neapolis team of th© American associa
tion. < The.,physlclansppronounce^ his
restoration, of sight a miracle.
BRIEF NOTE FOUND ON "?
-MAN'S BODY
\Vants : Friend in
v Exchange Building Notified,
but Person Is^Unknown
•SAN. RAFAEL, Jane 2ii— The body of
a --man was found 'floating* lav Rlch
ardsons bay this afternoon with
nothing to indicate his • identity
save the brief direction: "Notify/Wal
ter McUallne/ - merchants* exchange
building." fsMuß&BUlsßßptgb%S**&Pi
'The man was about 40 years old and
o7feet*B.inches- In height.- His 'right
leg was slightly crippled. - - A - heavy
black beard covered his: face, but h«
was slightly -bald.' His eyes.- too.' were
dark. '-The man wore -a-dark suit of
good material • and * a dark - blue : shirt.
NtfT other writing than. the brief mem
orandum above was found on -his-per
son. He had .been seen in T Fagan's
cafe,"; Sausalito.' last' evening -by :one
who viewed the body at the-i morgue
tonight." There were no marks of .vio
lence- nor other sign of how -the man
came. to his end."
1 At ' the merchants' exchange building
last - night no - one knew "Walter Mc-
Dallne." Those in charge wereofthe
opinion that he might be a \workman
or i day employe.- - -
IXDORSB JOHN MITCHELL
; SPRINGFIELD.' lIU June 21.—Dele
gates* representing -the central ] bodies
of the Illinois state federation "of .labor,
in convention here, today Indorsed the
candidacy of -John Mitchell for-gov
ernor of Illinois. and pledged him tneir
individual , support: : '.^SBbM|H
SHERMAX . I-V CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND. June 21.—rRepresenta
tlve James * S. , Sherman (of Utica, N. , T^
republican "candidate- for .'vice president;
was., a in Cleveland todays th«
sruest- of former Governor -Myron -T.