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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
BANOUETING ELKS.
Brilliant Gathering in HoDor of
Grand Exalted Ruler Det-
Weller.

The banquet given by San Francisco
Lodge No. 8, B. p. o. E., to Grand Ex-
alted Ruler Meade D. Detweiler at the
California Hotel last evening was one
of the most brilliant affairs ever given
under the auspices of the Elks in this
city. The large banquet hall was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion and
at o'clock the eighty-six members
and their guests entered the room and
seated themselves at the tables.
Governor Budd and Adujutant- Cen
eral Barrett were included in the list
of guests, and both gentlemen were
called upon for addresses during the
evening, as were also DR.. Gassaway of
New Orleans, George E. de Cola of
Oakland and Judge Pierce of San
Diego.
The speech of the evening, however,
was that delivered by Grand Exalted
Ruler DetWeiler, who in the course of
his remarks paid high compliment to
the local lodge, saying it was without
an equal in the United States in re-
gard to the personnel of it's members
1t was not until an early hour this
morning that the banqueters deserted
their dining hall. The following mem
bers and invited guests were present:
Members of San Francisco Lodge No.
SC. B. Stackpole, W. w. Ackerson, G.
S. Backman, i. E. Beck, 2. s. Beel. A.
NJ. Blade, A. s. Blanc, c. A. Bon, N j.
Britain, j. ID. Brown, A. z. Buchanan, J.
+. Burgin, s. =. Carleton, A. j. Carmany,
]. NJ. Chretien, Otto Collischonn, H. r
Creswell, William Cronan, John II. Cur
ley, II. E. CurZon, S. H. Daniels. S. Dan
nenbaum James 2. Dunno, Thomes E.
Dunno, r. B. Elder, H. +. Emeric J. c.
Fitzgerald, Edmond Godchaux w J.
Golcher, J. J. Gottlob, W. A. Halstead. A.
c. Hampton, ID. Z. e. Hill, II. b. Hosmer,
II. Houseworth, J. r. Howell, Robert
Hurley, Claus Isaksen, D. S. Jacobs l..
N. Jacobs, George Jones. ]. II. Keefe,
Charles G.. Lathrop, William p. Lawlor,
Percy V. Long, b. H. Lucke, DR. ID. D.
Lustig, ]. II. Lyons, II. S. Manning.
David G. Martin. p. w McGlade. Thomas
A. MCGOWAN, d. Mcmillan, r. b. Muir
doch, ]. f. Nolan, Frank H. Novel; DR.
A. p. O'Brien. James D. Phelan, John o
Refs, DR. Theodore Rethers, Thomas ID
Riordan, Edwin s. Shanklin, E. N Short
Frank j. Sine. E. +. Somps J. III. Tam
John l.. Tierney, V. r. Ulman, Alexander
T. Vogelsang. A. C. Widber, J. F. WiIkin-
son, A. Fl. Williams, Russell J. Wilson
DR.. Mark H. Woolsey, Frank Zak, Judge
]. II. Tams.
Visiting members-Governor Budd. ]
NJ. Gassaway of New Orleans s II
Friedlander. Gus Cline and II Wolf Of
Portland (Or.). Theodore c. Marceau of
Indianapolis, w. l.. Pierce of San Diego.
A. T.. Horton of st. Louis General Bar,
'rett and f. 7. Dwyer of Sacramento E.
II. Benjamin and G. f. de Cola of Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
A CLERKS SUICIDE.
John J. Ryon. Despondent, Shoots
HiDself Through the
BrQin.

John j. Ryan, a clerk for DR.. Marc
Levingston at the latter's Office, 215
Kearny street, was found dead in bed
at half-past 1 o'clock yesterday after
noon with a bullet wound over his
left ear and a revolver by his side
The discovery was made by DR.. Ma
than, who is attending to DR.. Leving-
ston's practice during the latters ILL
ness. He wished to get something
from the office and found the door
locked. He got Mrs. Tobin, the land
lady, to open the window, and Ryan's
dead body was seen on the bed.
Ryan was about so years of age,
and several years ago was a deputy
County Clerk under William T. Ses-
non. For the past three years he had
been a victim of drink, and during
that time has been boarded, lodged
and clothed by DR.. Levingston. Ryan
slept in a room off the office, and for
some time past he had been very de-
spondent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
Spencer, the Bacterioloqist,
Reports on the Strange
Case.
His Statement to the Board Of
Health Settles All
Doubt.
HAWKINS LIFE SACRIFICE
The Brave Nurse Might Have Been
Saved Had Proper Precautions
Been Taken.

Edgar Miller, who died at the City
and County Hospital some time ago,
presumably of typhus fever, did not
succumb to the dread scourge accord
ing to Bacteriologist Spencer of the
Board of Health. Ever since his de-
mise, followed by that of William
Hawkins, the nurse who bravely vol
unteered to nurse the stricken man
when it was deemed sure that he was
a sufferer from the most deadly Of dis
eases, the board has been investigat-
ing the matter with two objects in
view, one to ascertain whether the
case was really one typhus, and the
second to determine just how much
danger OF an epidemic of typhus ex-
lists.
DR.. Spencer was instructed to make
the most careful examination of the
organs of Millers body and the results
OF his Investigations were embodied
in report rendered to the Board of
Health yesterday. He examined the
brain, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kid
neys, stomach and other organs, and
in no case found the conditions that
are certain to exist in case of ty-
phus. The result of the microscopical
examination made by DR.. Spencer he
stated as follows:
Spleen showed presence of countless
organisms, scattered and grouped, re-
sembling morphologically the typhoid
bacillus of Eberth. Similar find in kid
morrhagic nephritis. Liver fatty.
Heart-muscle fiber shows cloudy swell
ling and granulation. Aforementioned
eroded-looking portions of the ileum
show liberation, extending down as
far as the muscularis. Having come
into possession of some blood of pa
uent, procured ante-mortem through
the courtesy of DR.. Rosneau, the
same was subjected to the so-called
Widal-Pfeiffer serum, reaction. The
reaction was positive and character
istic of that usually given by ty-
phOid blood serum. Basing my dag
noSis on the degree of liberation in
the intestines on the presence of the
bacilli in the various organs, and on
the positive reaction of the blood to
the Widal-Pfeiffer reaction, L consider
the case to have been one Of typhoid
fever.
The most extraordinary precautions
were taken h the Board of Health
and the hospital authorities in the
cases of Miller and Hawkins. When
a number of well-known physicians
had given their opinion, based upon
examinations, that the former had
died of typhus, Hawkins was isolated
in a cold and cheerless tent in the
hospital grounds and two young
student nurses, Misses MacLean and
O'Reilley, detailed to care for him.
From the result of the Investigations
of DR.. Spencer it would appear prob
able, if not certain, that Hawkins also
died from typhoid fever and not from
typhus. Had a proper diagnosis of
Hawkins case. been made and warm
and comfortable quarters afforded
him it is possible that he might have
recovered from the attack that de-
stroyed his life.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
RAILROAD TRAVEL.
CALIFORNIA
LIMITED.
SAN FRANCISCO
To
cHICAGO.

Trains leave from and arrive at Market
street Ferry.
San Francisco Ticket Office-644 Market St
Chronicle building. Telephone Main 1920 Oak
land Office-1l1S Broadway. Sacramento Of
fice-201 ST
The Best Railway-San Francisco to Chicago
LOOK AT THE TIME OF THE CALIFORNIA
LIMITED.
Leave San Francisco 4:30 p. m. Mondays and
Thursdays arrive Kansas City 900 D. m
Thursdays and Sundays: arrive st. Louis 700
a. m. Fridays and Mondays; arrive Chicago
9:4S a. m, Fridays and Mondays.
DINING CARS under Harveys management
Buffet Smoking Cars and Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars.
This trainN carries First-Class Passengers
only, but no extra charge is made
The ATLANTIC EXPRESS, leaving daily ar
4:31 p. m, carries Pullman Palace and Pull
man Tourist Sleeping Cars fast time Di-
rect connection in Chicago and Kansas CITY
for all points East.
New rails, new ties. new ballast new
bridges. The shortest crossing of the desert
and a country that interests by it's varied and
beautiful scenery. The highest grade of pas
senger equipment and meals at Harvey's IA
nous dining-rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
SWiNDLED THOUSANDS
OF GULLLBLE INVESTORS
Ten Men and Three Women Who Have De.
frauded Their Dgpes out of Nearly
S7,0OO,O0O.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-A morning
paper says: The Detective Bureau at
police headquarters was asked last
night to arrest ten men and three wo-
men for whom warrants would be
sworn out to-day charging grand lar
ceny and conspiracy to defraud. They
have been known to the public as the
Z. S. Dean Company. Under the
shadow of Wall street and the. New
York Stock Exchange and sight Of
the metropolitan police and United
States secret service agents they have
robbed $4,000 people throughout the
country of nearly $1,000, 600
For six years they have been swind-
ling together. Money was sought for
investment" through seductive offers
of 400 per cent per annum and divi-
dends were promised every two weeks
In addition to criminal proceedings
against the principal swindlers civil
suits will be commenced against brok-
ers who have had dealings with the
Dean Company, to obtain an account
ing and recover from them thousands
of dollars paid by swindlers on ficti-
tious transactions and dealings which
constitute frauds which were the out
come of the conspiracy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
HAVE WITHSTOOD
THE COLD SPELL
The Plants and Shrubs in the
Park Have Thus Far ES-
capped Damage.
Superintendent McLaren Says, How
ever, That Another Week of Frost
Would Work Injury.

The heavy frosts of the past few
days have not thus far worked any
unusual damage to the plants and
shrubs in Golden Gate Park. 1t was
at first feared that many of the flow
ers had been killed, but after a care
full inspection Of the city's great
health and pleasure resort, Superin-
tendent McLaren reported yesterday
that he had been unable to find that
any serious damage had been done.
The tender plants are, in a great
measure, protected by the larger trees
that are able to withstand the icy
breast of the Frost King from the
North. The walks and drives in the
exposed spots are covered with frost
in the mornings, and in many places
1T looks as if there had been a light
fall of snow. Some Of these spots are
not touched by the suns rays during
the daytime, and the frost is becoming
thicker and deeper
Il am happy to say that there has
not been any damage wrought by the
cold spell,' said superintendent Nc
Laren yesterday afternoon. "Of course
a number of shrubs and Towering
plants with tender leaves have been
blighted, but that occurs every year.
Take the heliotropes, for instance The
least bit of frost withers the leaves
and sprays, but unless there is an
exceedingly long spell of cold weather
the roots are not harmed and with the
first breath of spring the plants bios
som out again. If the cold spell lasts
another week." added the Superinten-
dent, there may be some damage, but
1 am in hopes that we will soon have
rain
The Superintendent has thermom-
eter hanging in a parlor opposite his
office, and it has thus far registered
but two degrees below the freezing
point.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
Careless about the Postage.

OAKLAND, Dec. 22-Postmaster
White notified The Call office to-day
that there was a large number of
papers of the New Era edition had not
been sent through, because of lack of
postage. An investigation showed
that all papers with 6 cents stamps
had been promptly forwarded, and
that those remaining only had and 8
cents worth of stamps on them The
Call published the fact that cents is
necessary to carry the New Era edi-
ton all over this country, Mexico and
Canada, but rather than have any
disappointment for those who expect
the paper, clerk was sent to the
postofice from The Call and every
paper was properly stamped.
The New Era edition is still on sale
for cents at the Oakland office, 9O8
Broadway.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
FREIGHT RATES RAISED.
Southern Pacific to Charge More
for Certain Eostbound
Commodities.

With the new year the Southern Pa
cific will advance its eastbound freight
rates on certain well-known products
from 25 to so per cent, or from Is to
25 cents a hundred pounds. This new
regulation, announced yesterday, will
go into effect on January 10.
The following commodities, formerly
for some time carried at the rate of so
and 60 cents a hundredweight in car
load lots, are to be advanced to rs
cents a hundredweight: Beans (for-
merly so cents), borax formerly 90
cents), canned goods formerly 60
cents), glue (formerly 60 cents). infu-
serial earth formerly so cents), wine
in barrel, quicksilver, rice tallow, bar
ley, wheat, boneblack and mustard
seed. The price on practically all
these commodities was advanced to
the present figures less than four
months ago. At that time the freight
department officials declared that it
was not forcing all the traffic would
bear because of the great advance in
the price of California wheat. but was
simply following an old custom of
coming up to the times and not re-
naming at hard-time rates after hard
times had passed.
Other commodities advanced in hun
dredweight rates on carload lots are:
Brandy in barrel. So cents formerly 60
cents), bitters in glass, 81 formerly
rs cents), wine III glass, 81 formerly so
cents).
These advanced rates apply to such
freight sent East to New Orleans and
to New York by way of the Sunset
Route and by way of Galveston and
the Mallory line.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

British ship Kelburn, who was sent to
the Ukiah Asylum on the arrival of the
vessel about four weeks ago, was brought
from the asylum yesterday morning by
DIR. King and taken to the Receiving
Hospital. Consul-General Warburton was
notified and he will make arrangements
to send Blair to his home in Greenock
Scotland, as he is somewhat erratic in
his conduct
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

Steamers leave Broadway wharf, .A<=.
San Francisco, as follows: <Ea
For ports in Alaska, a. m, Dec 2, {, y,
II, p, o. and every fifth day thereafter.
For Victoria, Vancouver (B CO, Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and
New Whatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 8
a m, Dec. 2, T. u, II, %, q, and every fifth
day thereafter connecting at Vancouver with
the c. p. Ry.. at Tacoma with n. P. Ry.,
at Seattle with Great Northern Ry, and
Alaska steamers.
For Eureka GIumboldt Bay), steamer Po-
mona, p. m, Dec 3, Z, II. 10, 20, a. 2S, Jan.
l, 8, 10, II. Is, %, 26, 81
For Santa Cruz. Monterey, San Simeon, Ca
yucos Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo), Gavi-
ota, Santa Barbara. Ventura, Hueneme San
Pedro, East San Pedro CLOS Angeles) and
Newport 9 a. m, Dec. 4, S, u, 16, 20, 81. 2S,
and every fourth day thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har-
Los Angeles and Redondo Qos Angeles), IL
a. m, Dec. 2, 6. 10, H. IS. % 26, 80, and every
fourth day thereafter
For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay. San Jose del
Cabo. Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Ro-
salia and Guaymas CMex), 10 a. m, I'd of each
month
The Company reserves the right to change
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
and hours of sailing.
TICKET oFFICE-Palace Hotel. 4 New
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.,
General Agents,
10 Market St, San Francisco,
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
are Unhoppilv Mnrrled

Mary Levin Coleman has filed suit for
a divorce from John ]. Coleman. The
plaintiff complains of cruelty at the
hands of the husband. Caroline A. Tav-
lor aas applied for divorce from her
husband, Benjamin F. Taylor. AS a
cause. of action she alleges failure to
provide.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
Mork Hopkins Institute of Art.

The last concert of this season will take
place this Thursday evening. The solu-
lists are: Miss Mildred Clark. soprano:
Miss Hilda Green. contralto; William ].
O'Brien, tenor; Mrs. W. e. Batchelder
and Miss Ida 3. Diserens. accompanists
and Unilio Crewells organist The winter
exhibition of the Art Association will
close on Friday afternoon, the oath inst.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
PRoPERTY-oWNERS OBJECT.
Wopt tbe HolI Of Justice Finished
by the First Of July.

Supervisor Sheehan, chairman of the
Committee on Public Buildings of the
Board Of Supervisors, heard a long and
vigorous protest yesterday from the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

Miss Grace +. Holt and Miss Anna M.
Holt of Oakland will leave New York on
the Kaiser Wilhelm II on December 20
for trip through Italy and Southern
Europe. They start from here tonight. !.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

Hundreds of cabinet and Paris panel
frames at Sanborn s, Wallis. Open even
ings.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

WEEK DAYS
For Mil Valley and San Rafael-s7:25 sq.sn
11:SO a. m; '145. S:45, ISIS, 500, $50 D. M
Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays. Wed
nesdays and Saturdays at u:30 D. m
SUNDAYS
For Mill Valley and San Rafael-sS:00 $1,000
sl1:S0 a. m; sI:15, $500. %4:S0, 615 D. M
Trains marked run to San Quentin
THROUGH TRAINS.
1926 a. m. weekdays for Cazadero and way sta
tions 1:45 p. m. Saturdays (mixed train) for
Duncan Mills and way stations; 500 a. M.
Sundays for Point Reyes and way stations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
Sales
Sportsnen Elect ofncers.

H. Wallis, on pavilion and machinery
cOmmittee
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
For San Jose. Los GatOs { Santa Cruz

Steamer Alviso leaves Pier 1 daily (Sundays
excepted) at 10 a. m; Alviso daily saturdays
excepted) at p. m. Freight and Passengers.
Fare between San Francisco and Alviso, soc;
to San Jose. 75c. Clay street, Pier 1. Al North
First street. San Jose
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
FOR U. S. MAYNARD AND VALLEJO

Steamer MonticeiIo.''
Mon. Tues Wed, Thurs. and Sat..
9:45 a. and 8: 10 p m. g p. m. ex. Thurs }
Fridays. ......-......1 p. m, %. m
Sundays .10;30 a m and D. M
Landing and Offices-AIission Dock Pier Q
Telephone Green 3S1.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

The Empire Gun Club held it's an
nual election of officers on Wednesday
evening, with the following result: Pres
ident, F. Stewart; vice-president, c.
Green; secretary and treasurer, H. JUS
tins; recording secretary, +. Williams;
captain, G. c. Depue; board of govern
ors, G. G.. Ellington, H. Ricklifson and
H. T. HUE. The members are now en-
joying good duck-shooting at their pre-
serve near Black Point.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

To Be Sent Home.
James Blair, the sailor belonging to the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

Bricks made of plaster of paris and
cork are now used in the construction
of powder mills. In case of explosion
they offer slight resistance and are
broken to atoms
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
Via Sausalito Ferry.
WEEK DAYS

From San Francisco. Commencing septembe,
10, 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
lPACIFIC sYSTEM.)
Trains leave ..ud arc due 10 arrive rs
san FRA NGESV<p.
main Iine, Foot of Market Strect.l
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

SAN LEANDsO AND HAYWAIDS LOCAL.
Foot of Market Streetl
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-23

From September 10. 1897. trains will run as
follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02

admit that 1t Is very irritating and
foolish, and, in q broad view of human
rights, utterly wrong, we cannot see
that we, as a nation, are in position to
make any protest that will not have
the sniffie of hypocrisy. British Co
lumbia justifies her exclusion act on
the same ground that we do our Chi
nese act, our immigration bills and
acts and our alien land laws. If their
act is wrongful, so are all of ours. We
see no other alternative for the Ameri-
cans who have gone or may go to the
Kootenai district after gold than to
accept the Canadian terms and abjure
their citizenship in the United States,
becoming loyal subjects of her Bril-
fannie majesty. That is the condition
we impose, and we should surely not
refuse our own medicine
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
LEXINGTON CYCLE TRACK.
Opening Race Meet VIII Be Held
June IL.

Entry blanks are being sent out for the in
augural bicycle meeting to be he'd at Lexing-
ton park June II. The events and prize list
are as follows:
One-mile novice-First, bicycle suit, SIS;
second, racing tires, SO; third, half a dozen
shirts S..
Half-mile professional, cash-First, $40; sec
ond, SIS; third, So
second, bicycle suit, SO; third, gold shirt
studs, S..
One-mile professional, cash-First, $40; Sec
ond. SIS: third, S..
Quarter-mile amateur-First, silver watch,
SIS; second, bicycle suit, $40; third, patent
leather shoes. s..
Two-mile professional, cash-First, $50; sec
ond. SIS; third, S..
Five-mile handicap amateur-First, gold
watch, $25; second. bicycle suit. $10 third, hat
a dozen shirts, S..
Quarter mile professional, cash-First, $50;
second, $40; third, So.
Two-mile tandem amateur-First prize, a
bicycle suit of clothes to each rider Of win
ming tandem, $40.
Entries should be sent as soon as possible
to w. X. Cochrane, 723 Selby avenue. The
officers at the meeting will be-:
Referee, w. T. Hutchins; judges, George
Thompson, E. B. Smith, George R. Finch,
]. ]. Parker timers A. j. Holmes, Walter
Driscoll, W. K. Cochrane w. G. McMurchy:
starter, ]. Wirtensohn; clerk of course, Harry
Taylor.
The subscription list for membership to
the Lexington Park Cycle track is now open,
and tickets can be procured from Mr.. E. B.
Smith, New York Life building.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-02
WILL Go TO SAN ANTONIO.
Company d VIII Compete in the
Texas Tourney.

Texas Tourney.
By unanimous vote Of fifty mem
bers Of Company D, at special meet
ing held at the arnlory last evening
it was decided that Capt. Beams crack
milftiamen will compete in the inter
state competition drill ait San Antonio,
Tex, July IL to %, inclusive. Like an
illustrious soldier Of ancient times
each member of Company D is anxious
for more worlds to conquer, and is en-
thusiastic over the prospect of adding
another inscription to it's well-filled
tablet Of fame by vanquishing the COM
petitors which 1t will meet at San ALL
tonic. That Company D will give the
other contestants noble fight for the
honors and prizes of the competition
goes without question, and to those
familiar with the company's past rec
ord, its victorious return with glory
for itself and credit to it's native city
is the only result anticipated. For
years Company D has ranked first
among the companies Of the state
guard, and has been the pride of the
citizens Of ST. Paul. Famous for the
excellent showing which landed it In
second place in the national competi-
tive drill at Washington, D. c., in 1887,
1T will be a matter of concern to the
other contestants and satisfaction to
It's local admirers to learn that the
company will enter the San Antonio
tournament.
The event in which Company D will
compete will be the free-for-all where
three money prizes and a champion
ship cup are offered. The first prize
which the local company hopes to
bring home is $4,000 in cash and the
championship silver emblem. The Sec
ond prize is $1,000 in cash, and the
third, $500. In order to prepare the
members for the best possible showing
Company D will drill every night from
now on at the Armory, and, June 2i.
will go into camp at a place to be Sc
lected near Kfttsondale, where field
exercises will be the regulation twice
day, in the morning and evening
AS the Texas trip will involve con-
siderable expense, estimated at about
$1,000 1T is the purpose of Company d
to give an entertainment in the near
future to cover a portion of this
amount. The entertainment will take
place about June %, and, though its
exact nature was not decided upon
last night, it is likely that a first-class
musicale will be given, at which the
best talent to be found in the North
west will be heard. No effort will be
spared to make the entertainment Of
the highest quality, and the friends Of
the company will undoubtedly see to
it that it is financially a. success. Com
pany D will start for San Antonio July
IA and be gone about ten days.