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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-07
PIoods ewcep Que Hun,an Llfe.


The greatest flood In the history Of the
PeQuabuck Valley, In Connecticut, &C.
Cured Sunday morning, spreading ruin
and desolation on every hand. The town
Of Bristol was heavy sufferer during the
storm OF q few weeks ago, when six men
lost their lives, but the waste Of water
Sunday eclipscs all previous records. At
Brooklyn mill owner lost bis life, and
several accidents are reported from other
points. The heavy rain and melting snow
on the mountains swellcd the basin Of the
old copper mine dam In Whisgsvllle. until
It burst, tearing away 100 feet wide In the
granite masonry and letting volume OF
water covering seventy.Ave acres and for.
ty feet high into the river below, which
itself was roaring deluge. Tho great
body Of water tore down the valley with
roar that was heard above the noise Of
the storm for miles away. The roar OF
the food aroused families for miles around
and many people whose houses the Hood
had not reached packed Mp what effects
they could In anticipation OF being sum
marily evicted. The highway bridges on
nearly all roads crossing the PeQuabuck
were swept away. Tho lower stories OF
dozens Of houses were covered with water
all the morning, and much property In the
cellars was ruined.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-07
British BoOr Turned Out.

BY a vote of 30 to the New York Yacht
Club inflicted the ignOminy and disgrace
of expulsion upon Lord Dunraven and
thereby increased the contempt In which
he 10 held by spOrtsmen. Only twice be-
fore In its history has the New York Yacht
Club found II necessary to intiict SINH
lar ignOminy or members. The men whose
names are now coupled with that of the
British nObleman on the roll of dishonor
are Francis II. Weeks and Herman
Clarke They are expelled from tho club
on their conviction by tho courts of penal
Offenses.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-07
Forty Youths Fan twenty Feet.

At least forty people, a)lyoung men anG
boys, were injured at the Casino Roller
Skating Rink at Fall River, Mass. Friday
evening, three probably fatally. The Fal
River and New Bedford Polo Clubs were
playing a sharply contested game, ant
more than 1000 people looked on from
the balconies. Without the least warn
ing. the guard rail In the east gallery
gave way and $50 people were thrown
to the skating surface, swenty feet below
Benches became touches for the wOundet
and the big rink soon TOOK ON the appear
ance Of a hospital, to which o large corp'
of physicians had been summoned. Thu
accident was due to the mass Of Onlookeri
pressing as close as possible to the rail tC
watch critical play close to the gallery
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10

The following thirty business firms have
sent in theif applications for mem bership in
the Merchants Association since the last
meeting of the boafd of directors on the Sd
ms. At a special meeting OF the board OF
directors held yesterday these thirty new up-
plications were presented and each of the
parties WAS unanimously elected as a regular
member of the assoc alton. This makes the
total membership at present 724 business
firms:
J. h Armsby e. Co., 1873 Market; Aug II.
Aubin, Grant avenue; Baker G. Hamilton, 2
Pine; California Tartar Works, $40 Sansome !;
Dan p. Carter, S42 Market; StanisIaus Con-
stantini, Ill 0FarreIl; Continental Building
and Loan Association, 222 Sansome; Henry c.
Decker, 1920 Market; Doane & Co. 8 Beale !;
j. a. Eichorn d Bro, 20S Kearny; w. F. Goad
Mills building; George GreenZweig & Co., 2
Suffer; Jones Bros d. Co.. corner Second and
Brannan; Frank s. Kelly, 102 Eddy: j. s.
KimbeIl, % Market; Lac man & jacob, cor
ner Second and Bryant; Landsberger & Son.
123 California; l. Leben baum & Co. 236
Suffer; Morton Special Delivery Co., 40S Tay-
Tor: J. +. Myers d Co., 947 Market Richard
PAIL. 324 kearny; .Pairpoint Manufacturing
Co.. go suffer- A. B. Patrick & Co., 119 CLAW:
P. Peterson. 623 Kearny; Gustave Schnee, 213
Valencia; Scare & Hol, Al First; Shreye d
Barber 90, 500 kearny: Edward J. Smith,
81 Powell; Smith Picture Co., $50 Howard;
j. Spaulding & Co., 353 Tehama.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10

Impro vement Clubs. the Manufacturers
and Producers Association and the State
DEVELOPMENT Committee. Other bodies
OF like character may be admitted at the
pleasure of the association.
The object OF this council is, ITO secure
united action in all matters of interest
pertaining to the State OF California" No
organization represented in the association
IS bound by the action of its delegate
unless such delegates be given full power
IN writing to represent the organization. "
The meetings of this association Will be
held at P. NJ. on the second "Wednesday
OF each month. Special meetings may be
called by the president at any time. The
next meeting will occur on the first Mon
day in January.
Julian Sonntag was unanimously elected
president of the association and thanked
the assembled delegates for the honor con-
ferred upon him. David Rich was elected
vice.president and J. Richard Freud sec
rotary and treasurer. At the next meetin g
there will be elected an executive COM
mittee of three on National legislation, of
three on State legislation, and of three on
municipalities, all of which are TO be
elected annually.
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think we will be able to show

making. think we will be able 10 snow
the rates are now based more on What
the railroad can get out OF the trainc tnan
on the amount of capital invested. our
action will not interfere In any way Win
the per cent case, nor with the proposed
action of the Attorney General.
Chairman La Rue was OF the opinion
that nothing should be done in the mat
fer of rate reductions until the gram
rate question was finally DECIDED, ana
Clark agreed with him. La Rue, In the
course of the discussion, stated that ne
had talked with the Attorney. General
and that the latter intended to go on with
the pending grain rate case.
Stanton called attention to the TACT that
the 25 per cent reduction resolution was
before the board, and remarked tnat ln
accordance with the affidavit flied with
the Circuit Court, it would be necessary
10 hold an investigation OF the southern
Pacific Company's AFFAIRS.
After some further discussion 1t was DE-
cided to confer with the Attorney General
and the attorneys who are associated win
him in the grain rate case before any
thing further is done in the matter OF rate
reductions. The motion to this effect was
made by Clark. 1t was carried by the
votes of the chairman and Clark. Stan
ton voted against it. Secretary Newman
was instructed TO arrange for the con-
ference.
After deciding to include the full text of
Judge McKenna's decision - the report
of the Commissioners, adjournment was
taken until the next regular meeting, De-
cember 49,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
WILL NOW ROLL PILLS
Commencement Exercises of the
Class of go of Copper
Medical College.
Thirty.Seven Students, Among Whom
Are Four Young Ladies, Take
the Degree of MD.

The commencement exercises of the
class of '96 of Cooper Medical College
took place Tuesday evening IN the college
auditorium. The graduating class num-
bered thirty-seven. They had so many
friends and acquaintance who desired TO
see them graduated that the auditorium
was crowded. In fact so many ladies and
gentlemen responded to the invitatio ms
10 find seats during the exercises. The
graduates were the following named:
Lewis Whitaker Allen, B. S.; Warden Taylor
Barr, B. s.. Hugo Beattie. Francis Matthew
Carroll, Richard Beck Chapman, Waldo Lee
Cheshire; Joseph Fife, b. S.. Oscar Hermann
Folkers Phi. g.; George Montgomery Gardner,
John Henry Graves, Jonathan Green; Fred
Harlan Hadley, A. B.; Mabel de Lucy Hughes !;
John Valentine hughes. A. B.: Alpheus How
gill Julian, NJ. D.; Ira Bourland Laid, Charles
Joseph Mangan, Thomas Crooke McCleave,
Frederick Joseph McNulty, Charles Howard
Miller; Mayela Genevieve Murphy, Phi B. !;
Beverly Stephen Nourse, A. B.; Sidney Ernest
Frances Lillian Raberge, Samuel Leroy Rea !;
John Belcher Rogers, b. A.; Fred William
Ross; Kirby Barnitz Smith, Pm. G.; Ferdinand
Stabel, Auren Alfred Stafford, Philip Matson
Thomas, Isaac Walton Thorne, Edward Arbo
Trommald, Grace Rains White.
The programme consisted of musical
selections by an orchestra led by Fenton
P. Foster, prayer by Rev. Edwin Hart
jerks, the comforting OF degrees by the
president, Professor L. c. Lane, Md,
an address to the graduating class by
Professor Adoiph Barkan, MI. an adj
dress by Rev. George G. Adams, D D., and
the benedic.ion by Rev. Edwin Hart
jerks. The addresses were filled with
good advice to the graduates, and both
were witty
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
A BIG ORGANIZATION.
The Council of Associated Industries
of California Elects Officers and
Adopts a Constitution.

The Council of the Associated Industries
Of California was organized yesterday at
the rooms of the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association in the Mills building.
This name was reached only after deal
OF discussion, as each man present seemed
to have nominal hobby.
Those present at the meeting were. with
the organizations they represented, as
follows: Chamb Der of Commerce-N. P.
Cole, L. P. Lastreto; State Board of Trade.
J. A. Filcher; Mechanics Institute-E. +.
Heald, P. ]. Healy, K. A. Denicke: San
Francisco Fruit Exchange. Isador Jacobs
Manufacturers and Producers Assoca-
tlon-M. ]. Keller, J. w. Kerr, Oscar
Lewis; State Development Committee
David Rich. D. n. Cannon. Julian Sonn-
tag, president of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association, acted as tempo
rary chairman.
The organization as formed consists of
three delegates each from the State Board
OF Horticulture, the State Board of Trade,
the Merchants Association. the Chamber
OF Commerce, the Board of Education, the
Board Of Health. the Builders Exchange,
the Mechanics Institute, the San Fran
cisco Fruit Exchange, the Association of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
An Excellent Scheme to
Open Up a Long and
Level Driveway.
It Would Abound in Good Views.
The Only Obstacle Is the
Spring Valley Company.
The Sunset District Improvement C. ub
Is Working Hard 10 Secure the
Desired Obj ct.

The members of the Sunset District I'm
provement Club are working hard to effect
all improvement in their locality which
would constitute grand boon to all driv-
ers and cyclists.
1t is DO less than the direct connection
over level and Scenic route of Golden
Gate Park with the Ingleside Racetrack.
the road proposed being practically belt
line between the Mission and the peoples
great pleasure ground.
The route proposed is along Nineteenth
avenue, which commands beautiful view
of the bay toward Marin County, San Ma
teo County, its lakes. surrounding hills
and the ingleside track. The proposed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
YEARNIHG FOR A COUNT,
Marie Viola Keller Loves PruS.
slams and Is Locking fer
Another.
Thinks She Is Equal TO Several More
Husbands Before She
Dies.

Mrs. Marie Viola Keller was on hand as
required yesterday afternoon to complete
her deposition in the matter of her contest
OF the will of the late Judge Hastings,
which was scheduled TO take place in the
office of S. NJ. Shortridge at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The putative widow
We in the same bright and alert temper
that has characterized her since she came
under public notice in this case.
at is shame to insist on calling me
Mrs. Keller" she said. 81 haven't had
that name for many years. have always
been known of late years as Mrs. Hast
ings. All my legal papers, my insurance
policy and other such documents have all
been made out in that name. Oh, l was
much too smart woman to have it any
other way"
Mrs. Keller was entertaining the little
gathering in the attorneys outer office,
awaiting the arrival of her own counsel for
the beginning OF the afternoons proceed :
inGs.
''They say 1 talk Russian, too" she con-
tinued, seeing that her audience was CIV
ing her attention. That's another mis-
take. l know nothing of Russian, but /
can talk Prussian, and like it. like the
anu i lac tuGlI
That's because of the Prussian Count
you married" suggested one of the little
party.
Exactly; that's 1t exactly" said the
lively little litigant. at is because of the
Prussian Count. He treated me well, and
Pm now looking for another one; l hope
to find him, TOO"
II feel sorry for him." said one of her
hearers, jokingly.
"Oh, you think am good to bury sew
eral husbands yet, Go you? Well, think
so, too. AT any rate, I'm looking for an
other Prussian Count. Oh, | know what
love is; yes, indeed, and | believe in it"
Mrs. Keller is not young woman by
any means, but when she was young she
was quite pretty. All those who knew
her In those days agree rs to that.
She was more than that; she was bright
intellectually and good conversational
Isl. She bears yet evidences OF these
favors Of nature. She talks vivaciously
and often cleverly. She insists that she is
Going to secure a widows share of Judge
Hastings estate, and warns those who are
opposed to her in the litigation that it will
be wiser to seek her favor.
While the notary and others waited in
the lawyers office word was received from
Mr.. Sullivan asking that the hearing go
over until tomorrow, as he had been I'M
expectediy overtaken by other affairs.
Accordingly the taking of the deposition
went over until to-day at o'clock.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
CANNOT BORROW OR LEND.

A New Order Issued to All Treasury
Department Officers and Employees.
Hereafter there is to be no more borrow
ing nor lending of money among the OIL
GERS of the Treasury Department OF the
Federal Government. The edict went
forth on December 1. upon the direction
of Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle, and
a COPY thereof was received and posted in
the Custom-house yesterday.
1t is evident from this that the authori-
ties at WASHINGTON do not want any
strings upon their subordinates. For ex-
ample, if one ofthe customs officers should
borrow money from another OF equal or
different rank there would naturally be
all obligation that would be serious
STUN bling block in the way of an investi-
CATION by the powers that be, for no man
is likely to testify freely against one to
whom he is in debt.
Nor, on the other hand, is man likely
to give testimony against man who is in
his debt for fear that the debtor may be
dismissed and never be able to pay what
lie owes. This order applies to all of the
departments of the treasury, including
the local Sub-treasury and the Internal
Revenue office.
FROM all appearances III mas peen ISSUED
to all treasury officials in the United
States, and the circumstance necessitating
the issuance Of the same evidently arose
east of the Rocky Mountains.
This order accom- pllshes another fea-
ture. 1t makes all of the Government
employees live within their salaries, for SIX
months or more ago an order was issued
prohibiting treasury and postotfice en-
ployes from disposing OF the warrants for
their salaries TO warrant shavers and
hroEerS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
CHURCH BAZAAR.
Ladies of Pierce-Street Congregational
Church Plan a Pleasant Entertain-
ment and Sale of Work.


The ladies of Pierce-street Congrega-
tional Church Will give an entertainment
and bazaar at Steimke Hall, corner of Oc-
tavia and Union streets, Wednesday, De-
cemb Der Is, for the purpose of increasing
the amount already so generously pro-
vided for improving the church building.
In the afternoon there will lie an interest
ing exhibition of kindergarten exercises.
In the evening an excellent musical and
literary programme Will be rendered by
Professor Graeber, Mr.. and Mrs Gus
Thompson. Miss Batter, Miss Lottie
Graeber, DR.. P C. Erhardt and Miss Grace
Goodrich. The booths Will be under the
management of the following ladies':
Toys and fancy work beoth-Mss Rochat
and the Misses Grace and Murella Goodrich
Apron booth-Mrs. Casebolt and Mrs. Blake
ard daughters
Paper booh-Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Engle and
Miss Ethel Dixon.
Flower booth-Miss Nellie Evans.
Cushion booth-Miss Graham and Miss
Franger-
Plant booth-Miss Lottie Hoffman and Miss
May Engle.
Refreshment booth = Mrs. Crockett, the
Misses Dixon and Adele Eagle.
Orange tree and grab bag-The Misses Anna
Hoffman, Ethel Blake and Winifred Coombe.
fish pond will also be provided.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
FATHER YORKE
TO Be ARRESTED.
He Is Charged With Com
hitting Criminal
Libel.
The Complaining Witness Is
George Thistleton, Rial
Estate Dealer.
The Alleged Libel Was Contained in
an Article in the Monitor of
October II.

A warrant was sworn out in Judge
Campbell's court yesterday for the arrest
of Rev. Father Peter G. Yorke, editor of
the Monitor, on the charge OF criminal
libel.
The conn planning witness is George This
Teton, real estate dealer. who was editor
and proprietor OF the. defunct paper, the
Jolly Giant.
The complaint was drawn up by Thistle
tons attorney. 1t is typewriter docu-
ment of two pages and was not handed to
the clerk OF the court for some hours after
the Judge had signed the warrant for
Father Yorke's arrest.
The libel complained of was published
in the Monitor of October II. 1t was In the
shape of an article that reads as follows:
''Spicy minutes of Council No. I. The
records of the doings of Council No. 1 is
becoming awfully spicy. We ask our
readers to peruse this weeks installment
very carefully as it tells the tale of the
Sacramento convention. Old Thistleton
of the defunct Jolly Giant told the men,
bers how he was an a. P. A. before there
were any A. P. AIS and how Rome's red
hand finally landed him in San Quentin"
The complaint continues that Father
YorBe, in making this statement about
the planning witness, willfully and
maliciously libeled him, as it is false and
defamatory.
The Judge fixed Father Yorke's bonds
in the sum of $1,000, and the warrant was
handed to a policeman to serve upon him.
AS soon as it was known that there was
a warrant out for the arrest OF Father
Yorke there was the greatest excitement
in the City Hall, and large mum Der Of
people called at Judge CampbelI's cham
bers to learn the particulars.
OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 9-The Rev.
Father Yorke, in his lecture at Oakland
last night, referred to the suit as follows;
81 have just escaped from San Fran
cisco, where, am told there is a warrant
out for my arrest on charge of having
spoken disrespectfully of something thai
has long been a stencil III the nostrils OF
respectable people on both sides of the
bay. am told that 1 have been sued for
having spoken disrespectfully of one
Thistleton. If l have ever said anything
about him l trust it was disrespectful. l
would not recommend this Thistl9ton to
the care of the police, but l think he
should be inspected and fumigated by the
San Francisco Board of Health"
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road would be 21s miles long and would
be largely level having only 2-per-cent
grade on the average. 1t is well within
the boundary secure from the rolling
sand nuisance. Part of the route is
through a beautiful grove of blue-gum
trees.
The only obstacle to this magnificent
driveway is 1900 feet OF land belonging 10
the Spring Valley Water Works Com
pany, lying between X street and the
Ocean House. This section ID almost per-
fectly lie vel and the company seems 10
think that there will be no objection TO
its being opened for the accom- notation
of the public. The present attitude is
that the company wishes to await the ar
rival of its secretary. who has been visit
ing in the East and who is expected to re-
turn on the 2lst inst.
1t is understood that the property-own-
ers in the district, who are fully alive 10
the advantages to accrue from the opening
OF the road, will be willing to shoulder the
expense of putting this driveway in order.
The making OF this road would be
great benefit it is thought, to the entire
section which it traverses. Property
values would be likely TO mt once advance,
and the attention OF home-seekers would
be directed toward suitable locality for
their object. In general way it would
increase the attractiveness of San Fran
cisco by adding to its picturesque drives
consideration likely to weigh to an i'm
Dortant degree with the wealthier class
and those owning horses and vehicles.
The Sunset District Improvement Club
will forthwith work with zeal upon the
project, having placed the matter IN
charge OF the following street committee:
Daniel Foley. Richard Keller Charles II.
Cushman. A. Harrington, L. Lippmann.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
FIRST ART DRAWING.
Distribution of Local Pictures This
Evening Under Supervision of the
Mechanics Institute TRUSTEES.

Distribution of Local Pictures This
Evening Under Supervision of the
Mechanics Institute TRUSTEES.
TIE art drawing of the Association oil
California Art Patrons will be held this
evening at o clock, in the Mechanics In
stitute Library, on Post street. 1t will be
held under the supervision of the insti-
tute trustees and members of the associa-
ton.
Though the object of this new associa-
ton has not been carried out on the scale
that was originally intended. yet as be-
ginning those who originated the idea are
satisfied that it promises we'll for the fu-
ture. The reason given for commencing
en- somewhat contracted lines is that the
idea OF an association to patronize Caliior-
MA artists under the auspices of the board
OF trustees of the Mechanics Institute
was developed too late in the fair season
to make much of stir by advertising the
plan. BY this institution, which Is 10 be
part OF the Mechanics Fair in future
years, pictures exhibited at the fair by
local painters will be chosen when the art
gallery closes and then distributed among
the peol lie who become mem bers of the
association on payment OF so cents or
more.
The main thought is to thus dispose Of
local paintings of merit on the art drawing
plan and so 10 help artists, while enabling
persons OF moderate means to secure yalu-
able pictures.
As start ten paintings by wel!-known
San Francisco painters will be distributed
at the library. The pictures include land
scapes, portrait, flower pieces and genre
SUBJECTS. Miss Alice Chittenden sold
painting OF pansies to the association,
study in strong colors and up to the high
standard of her flower pictures. There
are two landscapes from Carl Won Per
bandit" Rondout Creek, New York" and
"Gualala River, California" both of them
refined little pictures. Oscar Kunath's
mcturee. is finely modelled Study OF
Head, portrait of a fair girl in light
color. The pictures from John NJ. Gam bic
are water colors, one Evening in France,
the other Arab Yard: Ell Bar"
h. T. Latimer sold two landscapes, ga
Pastoral" and Sunset" handled in his
well-known characteristic style, and II. R.
Bioomer,s pictures IN the list are "The
Valley OF the Come. England, and "Out-
skirts of Barbazon.''
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
MR.. SHEA WAS BUSY.
Why Plans for the Roof of the City
Hall Wore Not 1et
Ready.

The secret of why work has not been
begun on the new City Hall roof came out
at the meeting of the City Hall Commits
sioners on Tuesday when Architect Frank
Shea admitted that the contractor had not
begun work on the permanent structure
because the plans and specifications were
not complete.
Mr.. Shea draws comfortable salary as
City Hall architect which will cease when
the permanent roof is on the hall. Mr..
Shea is the successful designer of plans
for the new municipal building and most
of his time for several months back has
been occupied in this work.
Even the contractor for the dome had TO
stop work until that roof was under way.
City and County Attorney Creswell is
angry about the matter and will have
something sharp to say to the architect at
the next meeting of the Commissioners,
unless the plans are completed.