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The morning call., 1893-05-08
AT THE MERCY OF FIRE.
Noe Valley Without an Engine or
Water HNdrantS.

The residents of Noe Valley will send IN
petition tonight to the Board of Super
visors, containing nearly 800 signatures,
asking for the location of a chemical or
fire engine in their district. which is west
of Sanchez street, and between Twenty
first and Twenty-sixth streets.
The territory is being cOmpactly built
up, no less than $50 houses having been
built during the last year.
Since the advent of the Castro-street
cable road, which passes through the
nelghborhood, the growth of Noe Valley
has been rapid and phenomenal.
More building has been going on there
than in any other portion of the city,
The buildings are chiefly erected and
occupied By people OF moderate means,
and while the majority of the houses are
cottages costing from $3.50 TO $500 there
are also many dwellings of larger and
more cOstiy construction.
The section. however, is wholly without
nre protection, and the need has often
been spoken of without anything being
done to relieve the wants Of the constantly
growing neighborhOod.
Should fire occur anywhere In the dis
trlct 1t will be likely to sweep many of the
homes recently bullt out of existence.
=, Inc lack OF fire hydrants is also noticed, q,
there being less than a dozen in the entire
territory. and none west of Castro street
where nearly 80 houses are unprotected.
For that reason The citizens think that a
chemical engine would be preferable, and
at meeting on Saturday evening at
George W. McPherson's office, at Twenty
fourth and Castro streets, committee of
live was appointed 10 appear before the
Supervisors Fire and Police Committee
and advocate the needs of Noe Valley for
protection. Messrs. Stephen A Bow,
John j. Cordy. John Collins, II. F. Me
Gaiyie and James A. Wright we're Sc
lecfAd.
The morning call., 1893-05-08
HE TOOK A PAIR.
Your Uncle Wins When
His Men Play.
Base Stealing Has Ceased to Be a
Fine Art, and the Games Are
Full of 1t.

Robustious and continual hitting won
for Uncle two games of baseball yesterday.
1t was his own men who did the hitting
sixteen hits in one game. fourteen in the
other.
In the morning game at Piedmont Duke
Fnn's hands pounded the atmosphere sub
jacent to the home plate almost 10 jelly.
but they couldn't seem to locate any of the
balls that were periodically passing that
way.
MIR. BalsZ was passing them up for Uncle
and they were the kind of balls that win
games. Eight men pounded only empty
air.
Both games yesterday were full of what
you might designate as violent ball-pay-
ing. They were something more than
spirited or animated games. They we're
tumutuous at times.
Uncle had already losi two games to the
! Iute, and in order to relieve that tired
feeing that always comes on after the
'eiiure of his team to win a sei he WAS
Obliged to wlD both games yesterday.
lie won both games, with a good margin
to spare on each. particularly in the after
noon affair, when the score was IL to 4 in
his favor. He was slightly handicapped
IN the afternoon game, too, because Henry
Spies was not TO be spied during the game.
Henry was nOticeably absent during the
afternoon, because in the morning game
he was mangled and manned and bruised
and shattered in heartiess and shocking
manner. When somebody wasn't swatting
him with the ball, somebody else was
either kicking his shins or tripping him up
on the base lines. Mr.. Harris will soon
have to start a hospital for disabled play
ers of the team.
Carroll was put in Spies place behind
the bat and Louie Balsz cavorled around
in the pasture where Carroll is usually go
conspicuous.
The morning call., 1893-05-08
An Ambush for Foot pads.

AT about 1870 yesterday morning John
Callahan and friend were passing down
Twelfth street. A little below Market
street man suddenly emerged from the
large vacant lot on the east side of the
street. Drawing a revolver he ordered
them to halt, but they took to their heels.
The man, joined by another, pursued
them.
The young men sped along for dear life,
and after turning the corner of Howard
and Twelfth streets succeeded in evading
their pursueTs.
Toung Callahan had 20-dollar gold
piece Jostled out of his pocket while run
ming. 1t was on account of this that the
two escaped. The footpaGs stopped to
pick up the coin. and thus gave the fugi-
tives an advantage.
The lot from which the two robbers
sprang out has long been source of dread
to residents OF the Mission who are com
PEELED to traverse Twelfth street at a late
hour. 1t is boarded in for the full length,
except where three boards have been re-
moved to form an entrance. The place is
made an ambush. Many suspicious char
acters have been seen lounging about in
the lot even in the daytime
The morning call., 1893-05-08
SAVED FROM THE SEA.
Captain Dodd Nobly Rescues Three
lngrates on the Bay.

Yesterday afternoon a little after
O'Clock a small punt with two men and
woman in it was trudging hard against
theewind and tide in the baa.
On looking through his telescope j. f.
Dodd, master OF the ship Manchester, saw
that the people in it were not able to man
age the small craft and ran great risk of
being swamped. He sent his boat to the
rescue in charge of his first officer with
four men and took them in tow. For two
hours they pulled but made little progress
against the wind and tide.
Captain Dodd then made fast a deep
sea line to lifebuny and threw il over
the side, in hopes that it would reach the
boat. After Stacking out 800 feet Captain
Dodd nut on a second lifebuoy TO float
past another lifebuoy. This, after hard
struggle. the boat managed to reach, and
1t was hauled safely to the ship.
The woman, who was wet through and
happened, said: II guess there was too
much whisky in the boat; she also stated
she was the wife of one OF the men, but
her great grief while on board the shin
seemed the thought of paying 30 cents for
every hour they remained for the boat they
had hired. No thought of gratitude 10
those who had lab0red so hard to save her
life seemed TO enter her breast.
Captain D0dd Is philosophical about the
gratitude, but would be glad TO get back
his line and lifebuoy. The name of his
ship is on them, and he will be grateful
unlike those be so nobly rescued) 10 any
one who picks them up and returns them
to him.
The morning call., 1893-05-08
HE HAD A RECORD.
History of the Man Who Committed
Double Murder at Snokaue

PAso RoBLEs, May I'd. w. Hosklns,
who murdered Ida Bennett and killed
himself at Spokane, Wash, on Friday
evening last, is we'll known by parties
living here. Hoskins was Sheriff of Lo-
gan Comfy. Ark. He was afterward
Deputy United States Marshal.
In 1886 the treasury of Logan County
was robbed, and Hosklns and Bird and
JEFF Fort, brothers. were suspicioned of
being implicated in the robbery The
Fort boys we're arrested and received a
short term Of years in the peniIentiary.
Hoskins fled the country and came to Riv-
ersde. in the southern part of this State.
Officers heard of his whereabouts and
came here for him. His friends East in
formed him Of what was being done, and
he left tor Arkansas, arriving there about
the time the officers got to California. He
intended to give himself Up, but finding
that the Fort boys had sworn that lie was
concerned in the robbery lay low. The
officers heard of his whereabouts and sur
rounded his hiding place on horseback.
Hoskins made rush for barn, where
his horse was ssddled. mounted and got
away by killing one of the officers horses.
His Whereabouts have been unknown ill
the tragedy of Friday. Hoskins was wei!
thought of till the robbery of the treasury.
His friends were numbered by hundreds
IN Arkansas.
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charges him with having eXtorted money
from old soldiers for getting up their pen
sion papers. The doctor denies this, but
called the attention of the board TO the
fact that even il he had charged veterans
fee it was only what they would have
had to paw TO some other notary. He never
charged, but on several occasions men
whose papers he had written up had come
in q given him money.
He produced his booksl and all the men
he had acted as notary for but one who
are now in the house were sent for, and all
substantiated the doctors story. The one
man is away on furlough.
General Barnes next question to DIR.
Aiken brought out the fact that Royce, the
defaulting treasurer, had not only stolen
the funds intended for the maintenance of
the veterans. but he had embezzled the
little pittance left by soldiers dying at the
home for their widows and children.
What becomes of the money and effects
of soldiers who die at the homer asked
General Barnes.
'Ihe money is turned over to the treas
urer and the effects removed 10 the store
house and held until claimed" said DIR.
Aiken.
Ibid you ever pay Royce when he was
treasurer any money lett by deceased
soldierse"
Yes, sir, considerable, for which have
his receipts" and then it came out that to
Royce had been intrusted over $1,000 of
the money left by old veterans for their
heirs. not cent of which has been ac-
counted for so far as is known. One
amount of $500. several OF $50 and $50.
were given to him for safe keeping, and
has surely gone with the rest, as Secretary
Rockwell SAYS no such entries. even
forced, appear on Royce's trial balance
sheets.
The disgust of the committee was some
thing awful and after a brief examination
OF CCmmandanr Dimpfel, during which he
placed In their hands papers TO ctsproye
the charges made against him by the
chronicle, the committee adjourned to
meet In San Francisco Thursday night.
Before adjournment, however, Director
Herrick produced the invoice, bill of dad
ing and freight bill to show that the W ater.
pipe tile Chronicle says has been living out
In the campus for months was only deliy-
cred on April % last. and that the engine
the same paper says is going to rack and
ruin through neglect is not owned by the
home at all, but is the property of firm
IN San Francisco. The mechanical experts
have finished their examinations of build
lngs and Improvements. but declined TO
report until the next meeting.
The committeeman were startled by the
disclosures made Yesterday and say they
propose sitting everything to the bottom ii
1t takes year.
The morning call., 1893-05-08

officer accused of dpreiction of duty is
allowed one week by the commission In
which to prepare his evidence" the re-
porter said.
That spells it them" the Judge replied.
Then said: "All the better; [ viii have
more time in which to prepare my evil
pence.
1T is said," he continued, shat 1 have
been the friend Of O'Hanlon. l have been.
was employed as attorney by that class
of people, but | am not now so employed.
i did not ride with him in carriage in
the French procession on the 14th of July
last. l was not in the city that day."
tHele the Judge produced a diary which
stated that on the 14tn day of last July he
was in Los Angeles.),
The Judge was informed that Luchesi's
condition was considered critical and was
asked whether he had right to liberate a
man on his own reeognizance who was
charged with felony.
Il am responsible for the man," he re-
piled, land can have O'Hanion here in
eight minutes"
'Will he make a statement?'
mo, he will not. have advised him to
say nothing. because | don't want the DO
lice to see our hand.
u will employ w. w. Foote to assist me
in the matter, and will iay the facts in my
possession before the Police Commission
ers and the Grand Jury"
The morning call., 1893-05-08
GREAT SUCCESS.
Enthusiastic and Brilliant Clos
ing of a Flower Festival.
Excellent Results Follow the Wide-
Awake Labors of the Ladies
of San Jose.
Special TO The MoRS1Na CALL.

SAN JOSE, May THE festival of
flowers, which closed here last evening.
has proved successful beyond anticipation.
1t was arranged by a few wide-awake
people, most of them ladies, who wished
to extend and popularize love of fiori-
culture. 1t was intended to be show for
the people and so the price of admission
was made very moderate. The directors
are delighted with the success Of their
efforts. All the afternoon the hall was
thronged and last night it was packed
During the day and evening about $3.50
was taken in and the total receipts for the
festival are estimated to be about $780,
which will leave net profit to the society
of about $500.
While the future plans of the recently
organized society are not yet fully matured
they are earnestly discussing project to fit
up an Office and Rooms in some central To-
cation where members can meet for the
exchange Of ideas and the distribution of
seeds, cuttings, plants, etc, and those who
wish to dispose of cut flowers, bulbs, etc.,
will be enabled to find purchasers. In
short II is proposed to make it a sort Of
cooperative floral exchange.
Among the prominent visitors was Gen
has visited numerous flower festivals in
southern California, but said he had never
seen anything in this line finer than the
Garden City flower show. During the
forenoon about 100 young ladies from
Notre Dame College, accompanied by some
of the sisters paid visit 10 the fair. In
the evening quite a large party Of young
people, including several students from
Stanford University, came down from
Palo Alto to join in the festivities. After
about 10 o'clock there was room for dane
Ing and the younger element enjoyed the
N azy waltz to their hearts content.
There we're not many new features
added to the exhibit but many of the finest
collections were kept renewed with fresh
flowers to the close. To show the public
spirit and interest manifested 1t may be
mentioned that the gas. water and electric
light companies donated their bills. while
all the members of the committees paid
for their own admission. During the even
ing the following programme was rem
dered Vocal solo, C. W. Knox. standing
in front of the Capitol building; fancy
dances. by the pupils of the Misses Lewis /;
highland fling, Miss Birdie Miller; La
Belle Madrid" Misses Graca Bodley,
Maud Richardson, Norma Woodbury. and
Maud Campbell; "Un Beso." Miss Matte
Williams and Birdie Miller; instrumental
duet, Mrs. Tooker and daughter; solo,
Miss Ada Birehler; instrumental solo,
Miss Lena Knapp.
At midnight the grand flower fete came
to q, close amid blaze of glory.
The morning call., 1893-05-08
Cathedral Bows, Picnic.

The members and invited guests of st.
Mary's Cathedral Sanctuary Society spent
Saturday at Crystal Springs, San Mateo
County.
The afternoon was spent, as was the
morning. in athletic sports, and when the
time for leaving for home arrived, the
weary but jovial picnickers were glad to
return to the city, having had most en-
joyable time.
Among those who contributed TO the
success OF the excursion were: Very Rev.
Father Prendergast, V.-G., Mrs. Il. Drady.
Mrs. and Mrs. O'Dea. Mrs. James O'Brien'
Mrs. DR.. Gibbons, Mrs. r. Tobln.
Mrs. Conway. P. Lynch, l.. Kast.
Avoy and Gallagher, McGinn Bros. sum
merfield d Co, l.. v Merle, Golden Rule
Bazaar. VIII d Fink and Beamish &
Co.
The morning call., 1893-05-08
TO GAIN TIME.
The State Investment Company
Seeking to Collect Its Premiums.

OcGhluS 10 (OiieCt It's PREMIUMS.
The State Investment and Insurance
Company has tried new device for gain
ing time. 1t is not denied any longer that
its affairs are hopelessly entangIed and
that the only hope is to continue on some
way, keep out Of insolvency and save as
much out Of the wreck as is possible.
At meeting Saturday Of the board of
directors an assessment was levied Of s25
per share
The company claims to own 1900 shares
Of Its own stock and has no funds with
which 10 pay the assessment Only 100
shares are in the hands OF the stockhold-
ers. and II they all should pay the assess
ment it would only amount to about S27,-
600, whereas the company is said TO owe
100000 at least. The move is SAID to be
made alone for the purpose Of staying off
tie final crash in the court.
Over thirty days notice is given of the
assessment. the stockholders being allowed
additional time, so that the board of direc-
tors can take no action toward winding up
the affairs Of the company before next
July.
One Of the principal assets Of the COM
pany Is SZ60.000 of outstanding collectible
premiums and it is stated that this last
move IS 10 SECURE few weeks grace in
which to try and collect some OF this in
debtedness.
The morning call., 1893-05-08
A LARGE INNING.
The Reliance Team Gets a Bunch of
Eleven TaIIieS,

The amateur game that was played at
Haight-street grounds yesterday morning
would have been very close and inter-
esting game if one half inning could only
have been eradicated from it.
That was the last half of the seventh
inning when the Reliance team got in and
tore off eleven runs on four base hits.
Cartwright pitched for the other team,
the Olympic Reds, and managed to keep
the hits down pretty well and scattered.
but there was some poor playing behind
him in the seventh and also in the sixth,
when the Reliance piled up six tallies.
Dunn pitched for the Reliance team. He
only allowed seven hits off, which twelve
runs were made.
Cordes bit a ree-bagger and Hosmer
and Dunn doubles, and that was the ex-
tent OF the long hitting.
The score by innings was as follows:
Olympic Reds .......0 0 3 0 . o-l2
Base hits...........o 0 0 0
Reliance. .......0 3 gil 80
Base hitS..,.....-..0 0 2 0r
The morning call., 1893-05-08
Water for Mission Househo,ders.

The oft-repeated plants from the people
east OF Mission street on the higher por-
tions, for the giving of water facilities and
laying OF mains in that vicinity, has at
last been needed by the Spring Valley
Water Company. Six-inch mains have
been carted and strewn along several Of
the streets between West avenue and West
fark street, and the many householders
who have for months past carried watar in
buckets and cans Will soon be able to 0raw
the much-coyeted fluid. The mains will be
LAID tomorrow, and the buildings which
nave been delayed for lack Of this essen
tial can be commenced.
On West Park street alone eighteen
houses nave for the last thee months been
kept waiting the water company,s nleasnra
The morning call., 1893-05-08
THREE Prizes
The Special Carnival Offers This
Week.

The Shirt Carnival which begins to-
day at Beamisb's new furnishing goods
stores, al 9lS-922 Market street and lasts
throughout the week, offers some really
remarkable opportunities. 1t Is difficult
to say which Of the ''prizes," as the special
oHers are aptly named, is the best. Atsixty-
five cents. shirt that is admirably made
and worth at any other time fully a dollar
Is offered in all sizes for men or boys. Al
elghty-bve cents is a shirt which ALWAYS
sells LOT dollar and half. 1t has an
extra sized body and is a splendid bar
gain at this price. For one dollar there
are three special ''prizes" to choose from:
the first pure linen bosom shirt open
either front or back, the second q similar
garment with the ever-popular p!ane
bosom, and the third the justly celebrated
coat shirt" which is open ali the way
down the front and is as easy to get into
or out OF as n lounRing jacket Besides
the special prizes In the Carnival" there
are scores OF other offers of equal merit,
The morning call., 1893-05-08
WON BY STOCKTON.
Sacramento Beaten in the I0O- Mile
Bicycle Race Yesterday.

SACRAMENTO. May THE Oak Leaf
Wheelmen of Stockton to-day won the
relay race from the Capital City CLUB by
seventeen minutes in run of 1O4 miles.
One of the Sacramento men, however, met
with an accident which caused a delay of
twenty minutes or more.
He had covered mile OF his relay when
his wheel broke down and became useless.
He laid it at the roadside and had to run
back mile or more to the man on the last
relay to get his wheel. This made two
miles extra on the wheel and one mile
afoot, besides other delays incidental to
the accident.
On the run from Stockton here Oak
Leafs six men made the ffiy-lwo miles
in hours 48 min. 30 sec.
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EACH TEAM TOOK ONE.
Four Solid Hours of Baseball at Los
auCefeS

Los ANGELES. May An audience of
over 2000 sat out over four hours Of con-
tinuous baseball here to-day.
The Oakland and Los Angeles teams
played two games this afternoon, starting
at o'clock. The first game was won by
the Angels by o score OF 10 to 8. The
features of the game being Lyile's long
running catch in righ, field in the ninth
inning, with Two men on bases. This re-
tired the Colonies and saved the game for
Los Angeles at time when their pitcher,
Nicol, was perceptbly giving out.
The second game was won by Oakland
by score of to 8. Up to the fifth Inning
Los Angeles was ahead, when Oakland
made three runs and kept the lead until
the close of the game. Horner and Roach
both pitched fair games, but errors by Los
Angeles at critical moments gave Oakland
the victory. Following are the scores:
The morning call., 1893-05-08
THE MORNING GAME.
Piedmont Grounds the Scene of
Some Hard Hitting.

The morning game at Piedmont was
characterized by heavy hitting and an ex-
hibition Of "phenom" pitching by earnest
little Louie Balsz
The games TO be played during the CON-
ing week will be between San Francisco
and Oakland in the north and Stock ton
and Los Angeles in the south.
The first game will happen at Haight-
street grounds on Thursday next
The score Of yesterday mornings game
The morning call., 1893-05-08
ENTERTAINING KNIGHTS.
San jose Receive and Banquet Dele
CATION From This CITY.

SAY JOSE, May 7.-San Jose Comman-
dairy No. TO- Knights Templar, last night
gave grand entertainment to the Califor-
MIA CommandaTy OF San Francisco at Ma
sonic Hall In this city. The visitors were
met at the depot with bands of music and
escorted through the principal streets to
the hall. They were entertained at the
Vendome and ST. James hotels and were
driven about and shown the attractions of
the Garden Cfty
The morning call., 1893-05-08

Earned runs-San tranclscos 4. Homo run
Carroll. Two-base hlts-WOrk, Power, Cantiliiou.
Levy, SWEET. Sharp First bsso errors-San
kraaescos = otocktons 4. First base on called
bslis-San trsuciscos =, StocktOus 4. Lett
bases-San Franciscos s, Stocktons g. Struck
out-By Knell l. by Tanning !. Double plays
CantiIiIon to Power TO Ebright Klopf 10 Peoples
10 Sweeney, Cantiliicn to Power. fauuing to
sweeney to SWEET Passed balIs-Carroli. swett.
Impire-Meegan
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Memory of E L crain

AUBURN, May There were eulogistlc
ceremonies yesterday morning of the
Piaeer County Bar in memory of the late
h. L. Craig, solicitor-general of the rail-
ROAD company. Speeches were made by
local attorneys. also by prominent citizens
The morning call., 1893-05-08
Failure at San Jose.

SAN JOSE, May IA. Hortsman, dealer
in ladies' cloaks and suits, assigned to
Sheriff Bolllnger last nIghtsfor the benefit
OF bis creditors. His liabilities foot up
Sl3. .lo2 92. The assets are not stated.
1he principal creditors are New York
firms, though there are several in San
traucisco and this city,
The morning call., 1893-05-08
BEAT HIS SKULL IN.
Desperate Attempt of Drink -Crazed
Man to Commit Suicide.

WOODLAND. May John Dunnigan.
who was locked in the county jail at his
own request, made desperate attempt to
commit suicide yesterday afternoon, by
beating himself over the head with short
handled spade, used as fire shovel. His
act was the result Of a fit of delirium ire
mems. de was disarmed by other prison.
ers. but not until he had badly Injured his
head. His injuries may prove fatal.
The morning call., 1893-05-08
Defeating a New Hall.

SAN JOSE, May 7.-Obseryatory Parlor.
n. ). 6. w, of this city gave grand ban
quet here last evening in honor OF the
dedication Of the handsome new hall of
the Native Sons at the corner of Third
and san Antonio streets. Members of
several local and outside parlors were
received and entertain1d
The morning call., 1893-05-08
BASEBALL IN THE EAST.
The Browns Whitewash the Colts at
Ct 1 nI,ic

CINCINNATI, May 7.-Cincinnati won the
game easily by heavy batting.
Cincinnati 10, Louisville Z.
ST. LOUIS, May THE Browns played
an errorless game and whitewashed the
Colts.
81. Louis 8, ChicagoO.