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MOORISH LOSSES
PLACED AT 2,000
Fighting Around Melilla Contin*
ues and Reinforcements Are
Rushed to Gen. Marina
Strike Declared in Barcelona as
Protest Against War
on Tribesmen
MADRID. July 26. — It is estimated j
that the number of Moors killed in !
recent battles around Melilla is 2,000.
Today a commissary detachment bound
for the outposts was attacked and
forced to return. Nine of the Spaniards
were wounded.
General Linares, minister of war. In
an interview today announced that the
mobilization of the " Spanish troops
would soon reach 24.000, thereby bring
ing General Marina's effective force up
to 40.000 men.
A general strike was declared at
Barcelona today as a protest against
the Spanish -Moroccan war. The gov
ernment replied by proclaiming a state
of siege which is equivalent to martial
Jaw.
Check Road Construction
CEUTA (Morocco). July 26. — The con
struction of ; the highway to Tetuan has
been stopped as the result of threats
by the Andjera tribe to attack the
Spaniards unless they withdraw. Trou
ble Is feared as the tribesmen are ex
cited on account of the Moorish suc
cesses at Melilla.
Holy War Is. Preached
ALHUMECAS (Morocco), July 26. —
Twelve thousand Moors are reported to
have left this region to Join the tribes
men in front of Melilla. where trenches
are being built along the heights. Re
ports of a Spanish defeat and the loss
of three guns are being circulated
among the tribesmen. The Marabouts
are inflaming fanaticism by preaching
a holy war.
Peru and Bolivia Arbitrate
LIMA, Peru, July 26. — The situation
between Peru and Bolivia with regard
to the boundary award is somewhat im
proved, it was said today. Javier Prado
Ugarteiche. former minister of foreign
affairs, has written a narticle treating
of the incident and declaring that Peru
shall be governed entirely by the
terms of the arbitral award rendered
by President. Aloorta. of Argentina.
Norway and Sweden Clash
COPEXHAGEX, July 26.— A. frontier
difficulty has arisen between Norway
and Sweden. Sweden demands the al
teration of the boundary line between
Jemtland and Trondhjem, to which
Norway refuses to. agree.
FOREST FIRE RAGING
ON HOOD MOUNTAIN
Much Damage Done and Big
District Threatened !
[Special Dizpaich to The Call] '
SAJCTA ROSA, July' 26.— A. fierce for
est lire is raging on Hood mountain, at
the foot of which is. the pretty village
of Kenwood. The fire brok^ out; Sun
daj-.; .Under the "impetus : of a strong
wind the fire has reached proportions
that- baffle the efforts of the fire fight
ers. Great damage, already has been
done.'
The residence of Senator Thomas
Kearns of Utah, whose ranch lies near
Kenwood, is in the vicinity of the
ilaines and unless the fire is headed
off it may consume this property. It is
by far the most pretentious residence
in the valley.
By night the flames leaping from the
burning trees make a. weird . picture
and hundreds watched the progress of
the fire last night. Today great clouds
of smoke can be seen coming from the
fire. t indicating that the fire fighters
have made little if any progress.
Previous to this forest fire none
has been reported in the county, for the
present season, which is considered re
markable, " • •
Many San Franciscans at the springs
ha\-e gone to tight' the flames. » The fire
fighters have to get water from Bow
ley creek and carry, it to the scene of
the fire on horseback, a distance of
many miles.
FACTORY EMPLOYES MAY
HAVE A SUICIDE PACT
Death of Young Girl May Cause
-* '— '.? an Expose. . r ; ;
CLEVELAND, 0.. July 26.— A club
composed of 'disheartened, factory era
: ployes, advocating' suicide as the only
means within" their reach of attaining
I the peace of mind they crave and to es-_
\u2666 ape the torments of their daily grind,"
is believed to exist here.
This fact was advanced today by the
parents of Miss Rebecca Bosechk, 18
years old, who was found shot to death
in Gordon park yesterday. In addition
to thie the relatives believe another
frirl. a companion of Miss Bosechk, will
end her life within the next few days.
The mother of the second girl says she<
overheard her daughter and Miss
Bosechk planning to kill themselves.
According to those -who know the
habits of Miss Bosechk, the club con
sisted of six girls, four young men and
a man and his wife.
Miss Bosechk is known to have met
these young people at meetings held at
various places.. . They are known to
have read morbid literature and dis
cussed death as the only relief for their
woes.
MRS. CLARENCE MACKAY
SPEAKS FOR SUFFRAGE
Returns to Heated City to Start
New York Campaign
[Special Dispatch, to The Call]
NEW YORK, July 2C. — Mrs. Clarence
Mackay. as president, opened her cam
paign for equal franchise when she
made an address introducing Professor
Dewey of Columbia university, who will
deliver a series of lectures under the
auspices of the equal franchise society.
JVtrs. Mackay showed by. her presence
at the meeting, at a time when most
society women have fled from the heat
of the city, what a hold the cause has
taken upon her.
She has not only returned to town,'
but she has opened headquarters, has
done direct personal work at her offices
and has. shown by everything she has
done -the serious, definite aim of her
propaganda. Today she appeared on the
speakers* platform and dominated the
meeting by her presence.
ACCUSED OF XANSLAUGHTEK— SeattIe,
July '£'\u0084—A . deputy sheriff armed with , a war
rant and. requisition pajKrs. from Gorernor K.
M. Hoy loft for bos Angles today to bring
bark ISnlph 1/avilt. ffasrpr-4 with nians-laiislitor
i-x-r-tiv^r an automobile which lie was drivin? in
Seattle killed Rasrlo Scgo, it street cleaner. .
BODY RECOVERED— MarysriHe; July . 2<J.—
The body «f Oliver Jviebler. who. was drowned
y*>*trrdiij' in the Feather rlw.'_ mw reelTercd
today by Louis and Ermsi i;i<hlcr. his brothers,
»b came from Sacramento . to se*rdr^or it.
Remarkable Scene Midi
May Never Be Repeated
Over Two Hundred of th^ Constabulary
Needed to Evict Man and Aged Woman
Continued from Page 1
sullen country people stood about as
the big force of constables marched
up. Between 6 and 7 o'clock the
church bells in surrounding villages
bpgran to ring, and horns were blown.
This roused the whole countryside, and
from every direction men and women
came tramping through the mud to
the scene of strife.
It was a little after 7 o'clock when
the attack commenced. The deadly
looking eviction paraphernalia — peace
ful weapons In their proper use — had
been brought along in carts. There
was no battering ram, probably be
cause since evictions have become so
unusual the old weapon of assault has
fallen into disuse. The ram was a very
picturesque, if very barbarous, means
of persuasion in the old days. It was
a huge log, slung by chains from a
tripod of short beams, placed near the
doomed house. Swung by 15 or 20
men, the great timber was sent crash
ing against the cottage wall until a
breach was made, and the family
dragged out. For the subjugation of
Walsh the military brought only such
prosaic Instruments as ropes and lad
ders, axes, picks and crowbars.
\u25a0
Felled Trees as Barrier
' The house could be reached only by
a lane overhung by huge 'elms. Two
of these trees, a hundred yards apart,
had been cut .near the ground, and
blocked the thoroughfare witha tangle
of big branches. While squads of po
lice were detached to surround the
farm, baliffs took big crosscut saws
and. axes from the cart, and began
the task of cutting away the first
barrier. It should be. observed that
only the civil authorities were em
ployed In the attack at first.' The mil
itary arm was used when the sheriff's
men had confessed themselves beaten.
It took a full half hour for the
sweating bailiffs to cut a passage
through the felled trees, admitting the
vehicles. Meanwhile, Mr. Murphy,
more, as a matter of form than with
any 'hope of stopping the attack,
talked to In-spector. Ball about Walsh's
aged mother, lying ill in the beleagued
house. Ball readily promised that
every effort would be made to avoid
harming her. Mr. Murphy tried to get
a pledge that the. police would merely
protect the civil officers and not assist
in the attack. He uc&ed the desirabil
ity of bringing about peace, if
possible.
"Please don't , address me on \u25a0 these
points," said .the inspector. "I have
nothing' to do- with negotiations. My
duty is to protect the sheriff and his
men. If they are resisted with vio
lence, it becomes our duty . to smash
in and make arrests."'
Mr. Murphy persisted, but the. in
spector was inflexible, and finally
asked sharply that the discussion be
ended*. While it was in progress the
bailiffs had cleared a gap which had
been filled with small trees, brambles
and stones, and through this the
horses and carts were led into a field
adjoining the house.
It was a curious sight — an, amazing
sight ' in a. time' of peace in 'this
\u25a0twentieth century. In; the': benter^bt
the armed circle ' was the, farmhouse,
built of Btone, in the ordinary. -cottage
design. On every side it was heavily
fortified with big trunks" of [-'. trees,
stones and Jjrambies.' ".Holes" had "been
cut in the roof, and -from these peered
the. masked faces of the. defenders.
There! was a pause of a few mortients,
besiegers and besieged regarding each
other silently. Then the sheriff
started work. \u2666 :
A horse was unhitched, a rope fas
tened to him and a half dozen bailiffs
carried one end of the rope 'to' the
house, where they took a; hitch around
one of the tree trunks. A crack, of rthe
whip, a crash and a stumble and 'one
of the big timbers had been dragged
from the fortifications.
Boiling Water and Hot Tar ;
, But* not .without casualties. . r AE*the
bailiff ran close to, the house showers
of boiling -water and- hot^ tar '-"came
from the openings in - the roof. L .The
luckless officers winced 3 as r the sting
ing shower fell on .them,, but did ; their
work and got away without being, dis
abled. In a few minutes- theys went at
it again,, working j manfully., under - : the
painful bombardment, from the,: house.
One by one the trees" were" 'hauled
away. As the men clambered' up : the
barricade, compelled to stop now and
then and use axes -on : the •entangled
branches, buckets appeared at.the, holes
in the roofs and emptied' their burn-:
ing contents on the assailants. ;: From
time to. time a real shower spurted out.
The beleaguered, garrison j,was ; well
supplied with, ammunition and' with a
rude sort of artillery, too.' "Besides
hot'water and tar, they usedj dry _and
wet lime and drew "on stores Ibf*stable
refuse which they had carried into the
house before the siege. They did very
effective work with boiling water
ejected from machines used In Bpray
ing trees. . ,v, v
During all this time the rain fell
steadily, driven by a searching wind.
The disciplined constabulary watched
the amazing operations in stolid si
lence, but the country folk, outside the
military lines, cheered' whenever the
attacking party was driven back tem
porarily. It was an exciting \ scene,
yet a sordid one, too. The defense was
stubborn, yet hardly of a character to
arouse enthusiasm, because the assail
ants, working in the open," were for
bidden by law to make any reprisal-. It
was an: unequal contest, though, be
cause it could end in but one way, and
there was something admirable in the
savage methods of the 15 men in the
house, because they- knew, they were
condemning themselves .to prison terms
by their' actions. Murphy again tried to
persuade the authorities' to .withdraw,
this time appealing to the sheriff. But
that officer grimly said, he must pro
ceed with his duty. -X •
For more , than one hour his me,n
toiled at the barricade at the eastern
end of the house before they, got the
gable half cleared. Then the sheriff,
drawing his men beyond range of the
buckets and spraying , machines, ,' read
aloud the ejectment decree and formal
ly demanded surrender of the occupants
of the house. Of course no one inside
heard him, and if they had, the answer
would have been , a shout of defiance.
Drenched with rain and smeared with
tar and lime and \ filth, the bailiffs
resumed the' attack on the barricade,
to be r met by still more determined at
tacks from within^ the .house. '\u25a0 Flesh
and blood could hardly .withstand' such
punishment long,, and after half an
hour of grueling wurk; the • sheriff's
men retreated. ! beaten oack.; The sher
iff \u25a0'\u25a0 reported \u25a0; to Inspector - Ball: that the
violence offered to his men was of such
a character that he' was constrained
to ask for police aid. *
There -was a quick change. The in
spector, who^ had been watching the
battle critically, but with apparent in
difference, ' stiffened * into a : combatant.
Sharp orders rang, out, the .ranksi'bf
! the :; constabulary " broke, -v men
I hither and thither^ ; eacn intention 'his
duty, and * within five .minutes the i se
i rlous business lof -.reducing I the"! strong-"
hold-began. This. time something; had
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to give, and obviously It would not be
the constabulary.
Some of them ran forward with a long
ladder, which was flung. with a =crash
against- the eaves. Man ran up. the
rungs, shielding their faces as best
they could from the deadly shower of
water and tar and lih-.e, and, clinging
to the ladder desperately, brandished
iron rods wound with barbed wire over
the apertures in the roof and wall!
This, of course, was to keep the be
sieged men .back from the openings.
But the ruse was not effective against
the well handled buckets and spray
ing machines. From .the openings still
came streams of material, and the dark
green uniforms .were soon bedaubed
with the mess. While the men on the
ladder tried to keep back the defend
ers, their fellows attacked in earnest
the stone wall of the house beneath
them, where the barricade of trees had
been cleared away.
Defenders Become Savage \u25a0
The assaults from - within became
more savage. Relentlessly the besieged
j men poured out their bombardment of
boiling^ water and tar, with streams of
powdered lime and liquid plaster, until
the attacking party were literally un
recognizable. I »
"It was a disgusting scene," declared
! the eyewitness who described it to
me — a man whose sympathies, by the
way, were with the defenders, -"I* have
seen many, an eviction" in bygone days,
but never one so brutal. The men in
side made a gallant stand in a hope
less flght, but the men outside stood
the_ worst \u25a0 punishment I ever wit
nessed.
Mr. Murphy, who had declared again
and again that the scene was dis
graceful in an age ot enlightenment,
finally begged the commander to with
draw his men, if only for five minutes,
that an appeal might be made to. the
defenders for a compromise. Inspector
Ball wiped the swJat from his eyes
and pointed to a paneless window.
"I can not withdraw my men," he
said, "but you may go up there and
talk to the persons inside, if you wish."
This was out of the question, and
the savage work went on. The con
stabulary persisted in the face of al
most incredible punishment. One man,
a sergeant, stood on a ladder for more
than an hour, trying to protect his
comrades below. During the whole of
that time he was a target for the'at
tacks of those within, and when he
was finally relieved he hardly resem
bled a human being. He was painfully
burned about the eyes with lime.
Meanwhile, a detachment of the po
lice carried on a "flank" attack at the
front of the house, if the expression
will be permitted. First they dragged
away the barricade, of trees, then
smashed a window, all the time sus
taining showers of missiles from the
roof. Others formed a "sharpshootlng"
squad, throwing stones at the roof
openings to discourage those inside at
work at the apertures.
Four. Hours of Attack
This astounding, scene. continued un
til after 11 o'clock. .For more .than
four, hours the authorities had been
battering at the house, and still had
not captured It. The pick and crowbar
men had been relieved again and again.
No matter how badly mauled were the
men who were called off to rest, there
were always others ready to take their
places.
At. last the ceaseless battering at
the wall began to tell. . A big stone
was pried loose, then another and an
other, and a black gap showed in the
structure. The constables, under a
withering attack from above," tore at
the stones furiously. The gap widened
and was carried downward toward the
ground. Inspector Ball summoned four
men. They lined up, armed with rifles,
and fixed their bayonets. The inspector
drew his sword and \u25a0, marched toward
the house. The attackers; fell back,
and through the breach marched the
commander and his squad. There was
no resistance. With the opening of
the breach the defenders quit. They
had done their best and their worst.
The rest was jail. ,
Richard Walsh and his 14 com
panions — neighbors from the Castle
island district and men front Tralee—
were placed under arrest and sent,
handcuffed, to Castle island, where that
afternoon they we>re remanded for
trial.
The house, battered within and with
out, looked as though it had been the
center of a furious battle, as, indeed,
it had. In . the center of the dwell
ing, placed as far ' as possible from
the scenes of strife, lay Mrs. Walsh, not
dangerously ill; but too weak to be
removed. Inspector Ball gave orders
that she should 1 not be disturbed.
Women neighbors - came to, tend her,
while a. bailiff remained in charge of
the premises in the name of the vindi
cated law.
All along the road to the jail the
15 prisoners were cheered by the coun
try : folk. Whatever , may; have been
the strict merits of the case, they were
regarded as fighters for a, principle.
Most of them were released under $250,
personal bail, with "two ; sureties of
$125 each. That evening a 'public.
meeting was held, Walsh and some of
his fellow defendants, ueing ' present.
Murphy, in a stormy speech, declared
the people protested against the. use
of th^e police as members of the crow
bar brigade.
"I believe Dick. Walsh" and his brave
companions,", he said, "are fighting, the
battle' of all the tenants in Kerry,' in
the effort he is making; to obtain jus
tice. Public opinion stronger than
the government, and public opinion is
with him. He .has suffered," and .may
suffer j more, but the fight; made, today
by him and ' his frien'as has sounded
the death knell of forcible - evictions
in this county.". .\u25a0 '". '
M. .J. Flavin,, i another , member of
parliament, was even more emphatic, i
"Mr. Murphy and 1,7 he .said, \u25a0 "are
here as law makers*. out we are ready
and willing .to breaK . an-'unjust -law
when ; that is necessary in- defense of
liberty^' '\u25a0.'•\u25a0...'\u25a0 \u25a0'.'\u25a0\u25a0' 7> , i ".,;' ...;. . ,
The ruined homestead on the* day
after the fight .was :a ; sadly -instructive
scene. 'The roof, was torn and.battered;
every window \u25a0:...'• broken, >. and ~a . great
gaping hole in the end wall. The door
yard was-a; sea of trampled ;mud, and
all about , lay the \u25a0 scarred ; trunks \u25a0of
trees.-those still piled around the house
being/smeared Vwith tar and \u25a0 lime.- In
side lay the : old mother, of the /evicted
tenant, feeble in health, but obdurate
as her son. -, " - V • j --^ , :: '- ' '
vs ; Whose , was ', the ' fault? \ Upon; whom
lies the blame for. the awful waste and
misery and the .harvest of hate that
must . be. garnered -<f rom such - a sow
ing? Upon the merits ,of; the Individual
case'the courts^will^'decide;y?But. sure
ly one may.condemn a system in which
such barbarities ',| survive,?; arid surely
one : . may. rejoice \u25a0 that • in-, all f likelihood
there .will : never.! be; such- another ; scene,'
once : so7 familiar, | in' this 'island; s '
[The next letter >- in this .scries , by
Hugh : Sutherland T»UI be- published in
The Call next ' Thursday morning.]:
LAWYER ENDS HIS
LIFE BY HANGING
S. P. Flynn, Once of Most Bril
liant Attainments, Commits
Suicide at San Jose
Came to This City Recently
From Michigan, but Failed
to Gain Footing f -\
.[Special Dispatch lo The Call]
SAN. JOSE, July 26. — The body of S.
P. Flynn, a San Francisco attorney,
was discovered this afternoon hanging
from a pair of clothes hooks in a. San
Antonio street rooming house. "The
mouth was badly burned by carbolic
acid, and it was evident that death
was due either to strangulation or to
poisoning. '\u0084
Among the effect's upon the body was
a receipt showing that Flynn was a
member of the lodge ,of Elks in Bay
City, Mich., and that his dues are paid
up to the first of April, 1910. Various
papers in his pockets would indicate
that he had a wife and daughter resid
ing at 2305 Jackson street, San Fran
cisco, and that he had been in Califor
nia But a short time. It would also
appear that he had made repeated at
tempts to get employment as counsel
in the San Francisco graft prosecution,
and that he had been in San Jose about
two. weeks..
LEAVES SEVERAL LETTERS
Several letters which had been
penned shortly before his' death were
found lying upon the floor in proxim
ity to the , body. One of them was
written to his daughter, who is with
her mother in San Francisco. In it
was inclosed a letter to Detective W. J.
Burns of San. Francisco. These letters
were evidently written before he con
templated suicide. '
A second letter was written about 5
o'clock yesterday and is his farewell
message to the world. A third letter
was found sealed in an envelope ad
dressed to his wife and daughters, and
the coroner has refused to make the
contents of this message public. That
it is a farewell letter to them is evi
dent from the nature of a postscript,
which he failed to inclose In the same
envelope. , \u25a0 '"
In this postscript .he .denies that ne
is suffering from insanity or that he
is about to kill himself while under
the influence of liquor. He submits
proof that he is perfectly sane" by
clearly describing his mental processes.
DESCRIBES MENTAL PROCESSES
"One can not be insane and be con
scious of his* every act and the proba
ble result thereof," he writes.
"It. is just. 5 o'clock, and" I am
prompted to make my exit with a feel
ing of charity, if, not indeed, love in
my heart for every human being."
were the last words that lie penned
before fastening a pair of trunk straps
around his neck In ; his room last night.
H« then fastened the. other end of the
straps to the hooks upon the wall and
drank the contents of a vial that he
held In his hand. The body was dis
•cdvered, this afternoon by a housemaid.
Little is known of Flynn in San
Jose. ...He came here two weeks ago
and'sought'to effect a-partnership with
various -attorneys^ about the city, "It
was apparent th&k- he was . well ac
quainted with California law, but -he
was not successful. \u25a0 *'~ ' , '"' .-'<"*
TO MV WIFE AXD DAUGHTER
The following postscript was written
to the letter to the wife and daughter,
the contents of which the coroner re
fuses to make.public. , .
. P. S. — I • have- sealed the envelope in
which my letters are inclosed,' and hence
may not inclose this. It should be read,
however, with ray letters to you.
My wife and daughters; \u0084. • '
I have deemed it best' not to express
regret for the reason that I am not con
scious that I entertained any. My frame
of mind may be described as that of
complete resignation to -what I at this
moment believe to be my fate, inevi
table fate. : Were I upon . tne scaffold
with the black hood drawn over my
head I could not be better convinced of
the fact, and- 1 believe that lam Im
measurably more 'resigned than I would
be if I of cupied the latter position.
I am not, 'however, unaware of the
fact that ,my , acts may reflect* upon
those nearest and dearest to me. I am
consoled, however, by what I believe to
be a fact that you will be. the gainers
thereby in many: .ways. I .will relieve
you of the expense that you have suf
fered in the^past:and are doubtless ex
periencing at the present time upon my
account. •
FEARED TO SIXK LOWER •
It will render impossible my sinking
lower in the social scale whereby I
may even against myMnclination'affect
most injuriously your- lives. More
over, the only possible injury that
could result to either of you would
result from a feeling, that my action
resulted from an Insane impulse .or
through the influence of hereditary in
sanity, but let me assure , you; both
that there is not the slightest founda
tion for such a theory or for such a
feeling or belief. Be that whatever it
may be, the cause is. not insanity, un
less one can be insane and be con
scious' of his. every act and the prob
able result thereof. .. '\u0084\
NOT DIE TODRLMC
And if you be inclined to attribute it
to the use of intoxicating, liquor, dis
miss that from your n%inds also, in
toxicating liquors and the indulgence
therein to excess is without: doubt'in
jurious, but in my case the difficulty
existed long before I commenced., to
drink Intoxicating liquors. .:\u25a0 < x -X
"Furthermore, it is , my belief that
my Indulgence in drinks at Intervals
during the last 10 years at leasts pro
longed my life to that extent. Strange
as it may appear, the only way that I
have found relief- from' these attacks
during these last mentioned periods
was through thY conditions,- physical
and mental, that resulted from drink. ;j
"But I will admit' that the cure was
even worse than the disease In many
respects, especially in respect-to what
ever • the act it .might, have been the
means of my having committed. I; am
thankful that I have escaped, that? l
passed through the ; experience that; I
have without injuring anyone or bring
ing, in any human beings. For the last
10 days I. have drunk but half a glass
of claret at dinner and not to. exceed
.five glasses of | beer,- not more than I two
in any one day, none today. Again* l
bid each of you good bye. Signed, S.
P. Flynn." ;
Pathetic Close of Life
The suicide ;of- Stephen P. Flynn at
San Jose" yesterday* brought -to a' pa
thetic close of life .marked with every
promise. :. Flynn was borndn Bay City, 1
Mch., where a brother and; two ssters
are now ' living/ His last; home 'was
at 2305, Jackson' street, 'this city, where
he resided with his wife: and daughter;
Miss Maude Flynn^ In his native city
Flynn had .\u25a0\u25a0been!. ; exarreci ruler of the
Elks '-and .prominent as-,an attorney.*
::He lost his fortune in the'panjcfof
f903 ; and never recovered from; thedis-;
asterJ ;. Four . or ' five years ago he left
Michigan' and settled in ; Tonopah. \u25a0 His
health: was then broken and -he; de
veloped nervous prostration,^ which ' in
capacitated-him- from; sustained i work".
; : About four years ago^ he ;cameto' San
Francisco and^tried ,to? build :up'"_a law
practice,; but' with poor success.. ..He
was doeply\nterested : in 'the graft prose-*
cution-arid desired to* enlist *in th'e*flght
asjan attorney. Tj; He a ; fricnd'< of
Special \u25a0 A gen t *<W il l i a m ;' Jt , Bu r ns7,
i ;J In ;^ discussing J^Flynn'sVdeath>;- last
evening Burns ; said:^ VMr./Flynn^Ai'asTa
S. P. |ARNINQS
BOSTON, July 26. — Southern
Pacific company and" proprietary
companies report " to the stock
exchange for 11 months ended
May 31, 1909:.
Freight,: revenues, $64,246,643.
Passenger, mail and express,
935,373,501.
; 3li«cellaneoun . transportation,
revenue, $709,052. /
'Revenue from operation other
than transportation, $968,062.
. Total operating revenue,-slOl,
385.215. • ;
Maintenance of way and struc
tures.'sl3,2s2,o6l.
Maintenance ' of equipment,
$13,032,024.
Transportation expenses. $30,
103.175.
Traffic expenses, $1,921,500.
General expenses, $3,082377.
Total operating; expenses, $61,
392.549.
• Act.. operating revenue," $39,
095,669.
Outside operations (net),
$1,002,812.
Excess of earning* over ex
penses, $40,998,481.
man of brilliant attainments, but was
woefully broken in Health, suffering
from nervous prostration. He followed
the graft trials '\u25a0. and was a frequent
visitor in the courtroom during the
trials. I had a letter from him today,
In, which he said that' he needed em
ployment. Directly after I received
the letter I heard that he had killed
himself."
Miss Flynn, daughter of the deceased,
said last evening that her father went
to San Jose four days ago. "I believe
that my father must have been de
mented when he . took his life," said
Miss Flynn. "He was a member of
the Catholic church and- would not
have committed that act had he been
in his right mind."
The widow said that arrangements
for the funeral 'would not be made
until word had been received from
the east, where the surviving brother
lives.
HENRY BOTHIN MANSION
IN ROSS VALLEY BURNED
Volunteer Firemen Save Furni
| ture After Risking Lives
ROSS, July 26. — Fire, caused by a de
: fective flue totally destroyed the
I $15,000 mansion belonging to, Capitalist
'\u25a0. Henry Bothin, situated on the Lagun
itas road. The house was occupied by
\V. H. Leboyteau and family* The
structure is partially covered by in
surance.*
The fire was discovered early in the
forenoon. An alarm was turned in
and the volunteer fire department
from Ross responded, but was unable
to combat the blaze successfully. The
Ross firemen were reinforced a short
time afterward by the San Anselmo
department, s and. later a- number of
I'firemen*' fronv San Rafael arrived -to
give aid. For two hours the flames
"were fought, without avail, until only
; a few charred timbers and a brick
chimney marked .the place where one
of Marln county's most beautiful
homes had stood.
The house was splendidly furnished
and it w-as owing only to the courage
of firemen who risked their lives that
most of the furniture was saved from
destruction. -
KERMIT ROOSEVELT WILL
RIDE IN SEVERAL RACES
Former President's Son Is a
Versatile Sportsman
.NAIROBI*, British East Africa, July
2(s.— Cojpnel Roosevelt , and , his son
Kermit have accepted a number of din
ner engagements in their honor for the
next 10 days. July 29 Roosevelt and
Kermit will dine with the stewards of
the East African turf club.
Kermit has secured several mounts in
the races to be run here Thursday and
Saturday. • - " ...
The: Roosevelt party will rleave Nai-.
robi August 5 for Naivasha, a stop be
ing made at Kijabe. 44 miles northwest
of this town, 'where Roosevelt will lay.
the foundation stone of a new build
ing to be erected by the African inland
mission, an American organization.
THIKTY INJURED— Alessandria, Italy, July
2G.--The^ floor of a .lecture /hall .here collapsed
today, carrying : down with - It .. several hundred
persons. Scores were hurt in' the straggle -to
escape, 30 seriously. Six can not recover. ; ''.
REMOVALSALE
Furniture, Carpets,
Rugs and Draperies
DThT^I \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0T/^TT.f^IVTG
- VlaW B I 0 9 Im. j I -I II I;^Ll
in all department s
Z EXCHANGE DURING SALE
GOODS SENT ON APPROVAL
" n\r(l}JF c RF < \FR7)Fn
dn&e WALTER & go
fgs? Van Ness and Sacramento -''X^SSt'.
ALLSHOULD BOOST
PORfOLA CARNIVAL
Citizens Asked to Aid Finan
cially in Entertaining Throngs
Next October
From Small Beginning Festival
Assumes World Wide
Proportions
Continued from Pace 1
portion of their part in the fete. The
Native' Sons will have a glorious sec-
I tlon of the parade also and make it a
wonderful one.x
England, France, Holland, Japan
and Italy have ordered warships to be
present in the harbor for a grand
naval - pageant during the festivities
and other powers will send ships and
representatives. Mexico will send a
commission and maids of honor to the
queen, and Canada will send delega
tions and its best football teams to
contend with the victorious teams of
Stanford or a picked team chosen from
among the best football players of the
west.
Many Wonderful Features
Butthere are other things the com
mittee must do itself. The whole
great athletic world championship se
ries of contests and games must be
financed, the world championship au
tomobile races over the, Alameda
county bouleyard . be' arranged and
celebrated drivers' and their cars be
brought ; from the east and Europe.
The Wright aeroplane and its driver
and the Curtiss aeroplane, with which
it is to compete, must be brought
here, all the pageantry attending the
gorgeous representation of the discov
ery of the bay by Gaspar de Portola
be provided and a thousand other
unique and wonderful features, to be
announced later, be arranged. Presi
dent Taft will be here three days and
his entertainment will be no inconsid
erable Item. , - .
Money- the committee, should have,
and at once. Draw your checks, send
your money, In stamps, pennies, postal
money orders or $1,000 bills, to the
Portola festival committee, room 930,
Phelan building. Help entertain your
visitors!
Portola in Fillmore
Next Monday night, August 2, will be
Portola night at the meeting of the
Fillmore street improvement associa
tion. A motion to make the Portola
festival a special order of business for
next Monday night was j unanimously
carried at the meeting of that associa
tion held in King Solomon's hall last
night. James A. Johnston and Paul
T. Carroll of the. general committee
attended the meeting Sind explained
the idea of the Portola festival from Its
inception.
Johnston told "of howit was at first
planned to have a festival of only fair
sized proportions and. how It grew
until there were now several hundred
merchants working on various com
mittees: The-varlous plans of the com-
mittee in detail were outlined by both
Johnston and, Carroll, and the support,
of the' FUfmore street merchants so
licited. - , . '•
The festival- was endorsed unani
mously and plans for the entertain
ment of the thousands of guests that
will be in the city at the time of the
festival discussed fn a small way. The
general discussion and appointment of
committees to meet with the Portola
committees will take place next Mon
day night. .
To Preach Fete in Orient
•Edwin O. Child will leave on the
/Tenyd Maru this morning bearing a
commission . from Mayor Taylor, to
preach the good tidings of the coming
feast of Portola to the people of China
and Japan.'.
Child expects to be gone for, two
months and after making a tour, of
Japan and China will make his head
quarters in Yokohama.
Child is also the special representa
tive of the .St. Francis hotel, and if i
there are any Oriental hotel keepers
able to leave their native heaths for a
while, Child will see that they come
to this city In October.
.LOSES THREE FIITGESS— When Rollin
Roby, . 438 Van Xess avenue, a mlllhand em
ployed at 416 Ash avenue, brushed a Cy from
hU nose \ with his right hand yesterday after
noon he forgot that his left hand was near a
whirling buzzsaw. and three finders of bis left
•hand were severed. He was treated at the
central emergency hospital. ";. v;i
COAST Brev
TWO FREIGHTS WRECKED— San Bernar
dino, Jnly 2ft. — Belated news from I*asV«ga».
Nev., describes a freight wreck which occurred
last Wednesday at Monpa. on the Salt Lake
route. Two ' heavily \ loaded t reisrht '. trains met
head, on.' Twelre cars were reduced to Junk
and three engines completely demolished. Es
timates place the damage at $100,000.
LIFE OF A PIMPLE
I Complexions 1 Are Cleared and Pimples
' DUappear Overnight Without Trouble
; .The dispensers of poslam, a new skin
discovery; 'ask that notice be given that
mo one Is urged to purchase it without
[first obtaining: an experimental pack-
age. Every one •who has tried It knows
that the fifty cent box, on sale at the
Owl Drug Co.. and all drug stores, is
i sufficient to cure the worst cases of
eczema, where the surface affected Is
not too large. The Itching cease3~on
: first application. It will also cure acne,
tetter, blotches, scaly scalp, hives, bar-
ber's and every other form of itch, in-
cluding Itching feet. Being flesh col-
ored and • containing no grease, the
presence of poslam on exposed surfaces,
such as the face and hands, is not per-
ceptible. "Water and soap can not bo
used In connection with it, as these irri-
tate and prolong skin troubles, some-
times even causing them.
As to the experimental package of
poslam. it can be had free of charge by
mail of the Emergency Laboratories. 33
"West Twenty-fifth Street. New York.
It alone Is sufficient to clear the com-
plexion overnight, and to rid the face of
pimples in twenty-four hours.
Or. Lyon's
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_-^ _V! PROPOSAI^S
OFFICE COXSTncCTIXO QUAttTKRMAS-
TEK. Fort Mason. San Francisco. CaL. Jul7 2t.
1909. Sealed proposals, to trlpUeate r foe con-
structing road, concrete sidewalks and brick
gutter* la front ot noncommissioned of&rcrs*
quarters at the Presidio of San Francisco. CaL.
will be recelTed here ootil 11 o'clock a. ta..
August S. -1909. and then opened. Information
and blank forms of proposals furnished . on ap-
plication. Proposals ta be enclosed la sealed
envelope*, marked "Proposals for Roads. Walks
and Gutter* at the Presidio of San rranclsco.
CaL.'* and addressed to Major Geo. McK. WU-
Uamson, Quartermaster. U. 3. A.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Washington,
D. C. June 9. 1908. Sealed proposals will ba
receWed at the office of the Furcnasingf " Agent
of this Department until 2 o'clock p. m.. August
2. 1909. for furnishing Postal Cards for the
postal serf Ice. Proposals for a term of four
years beginning January 1, 1910. and also for
a one-year term are desired. Blanks for pro-
posals, specifications end instructions to bidders
will be furnished upon application to the Pur-
chasing Ajent, Post Ofnce Department. Wash-
ington. V. C. F. 11. HITCUCUCK. Postmaster
General.
The California Promotion Committee
(The State' Central Organization organized la
1902 — An association for the commercial and
\u25a0 Industrial development of California.)
"PROMOTION: The act of promotion, adrance-
ment, encouragement." — Century Dictionary.
The committee has for Its object the PROMO-
TION of California Interests. It has nothins to
sell. It fosters all things tending to the AD-
VANCEMENT of California. It is an authority
on . all • matters relating to California. It EN-
COURAGES the establishment of new Industries
and fosters those already established. It Invite*
ciemlrable Immigration. It presents the oppor-
tunities and needs of all fields of business and
professional activity. It Is supported by popular
subscription and mates no charge fear* any serrice
rendered. It has affiliated with It COO commer-
cial organizations of the state, with a combined
membership ot more than Sv.OOO. Meetings or
representatives of these orsanlzatlons are held
semiannual^ la different parts of the state. '
where matters of California's Interests . are dis-
cussed. Headquarters of the committee are main-
tained in California building. Union squar*. Sa:i
Francisco. COB RESPONDENTS INVITED.
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