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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
TO ESCHBW POLITICS
Ministers Appoint the E1ecu-
tive Committee for Good
Government.
Literature Will Be Distributed Ac-
cording to Congressional
Districts.

The ministerial associations each ap-
pointed two delegates Monday morning
to the executive com mittee for the pro mo-
ton of good citizenship. The committee
was formed in compliance with a sugges-
ton made by Rev. Josiah Strong during
the recent Christian Endeavor conven-
ton.
Early in the afternoon most of the dele
gates Assem- bled at the Young Mems
Christian Association in order to formu-
late plahs for work. The denominations
represented were the Methodist Episcopal
South, the Congregational, Baptist,
Lutheran and Evangelical churches. Rev.
DR.. Pond was appointed chairman, ana
Rev. DR.. J. E. Bushnell secretary.
The following resolution, expressive OF
a desire to keep clear OF political compli-
cat. ons, was presented by Rev. DR.. Bush
nell and was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this commit
tee to promote good government upon a
purely educational basis, and that 1t is our
purpose 70 avoid any and all political compli-
cations.
The general sense OF the meeting was
that 1t would be better to begin the work
of good government in an educational
way, by means of literature bearing on
the subject. With this end In view it was
decided to adopt tho districting of election
precincts and distribute the literature
broad cast. In addition to distributing lit
erature bearing on good government, the
executive committee will be used from
time to time to create . public sentiment
in favor of good measures. 1t will also be
used for the public expression of views
bearing on good government.
The following subcommittee were ap-
pointed: Rev. }. Stephens and Rev. H.
T. Shepherd for this City, Rev DR.. Ne
lander and Rev. S. S. Palmer for Oakland.
With regard to Berkeley the secretary was
authorized to communicate with the
pastors.
A number of visiting pastors were pres
ent, who did not actually form part of the
executive committee. but were interested
in its work. The following pastors at
tended as delegates from the various min
isterial bodies:
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. J. M. Beard, Rev.
John Stephens.
Congregational-Rev. w. C. Pond, Rev. b. T.
Shepherd.
Methodist Episcopal South-Rev. R. Wilson,
ID, Rev H. M. Mcknight.
Lutneran-Rev. E. Nelsnder. PHI. D., Rev. J..
E. Bushnell, D.. D.
Evangelical-Rev. F. w. Fischer.
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OFF TO SANTA M0HIcA.
Southern California Guards viii Leave
for the Camp Grounds Early
This Morninq.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 3.-Early
tomorrow morning the militia will begin
a march on Santa Monica. The actual
marching will be confined to covering the
distance from barracks to the train, but
the movement of troops will much resem-
bic war. For the ten days encampment
of the First Brigade, n. G. G., at Santa Mo-
MICA this year better preparations have
been made than ever before, and an extra
large hospital tent has been provided.
The camp grounds are all ready for the
soldier boys.
Nearest to the street are the headquar-
ters tents of General Last and his staff,
with the guard tent at the end of the row.
Next come Colonel Berry and staff, and
then the Seventh Regiment. On the
right of the camp is street on which the
commissary and quartermaster's sup
plies are stored in chunky, square sheds
like tents. Bevond these are three long
open sheds, two of which are for the troop
and signal corps horses, the other for the
mounts of the officers.
The camp work is to begin as soon as
the various companies have arrived, the
National salute been given and all have
paid their respects to the flag.
A number OF visitors from the north
are expected during the encampment
Major General n. I. James, commanding
the first division, will come with his staff
on SUNDAY. Colonel Smith of the First
Infantry, Colonel Fairbanks of the Second,
and Colonel William Mcdonald, retired,
are also looked for as guests of the brigade.
An interesting feature of the encam D.
ment will be the presence of the United
States gunboat Bennington, off Santa
Monica. On board will be the Naval Re-
serves of San Diego, and the more re-
Gently mustered in gun division from
Santa Barbara. The marines will pass
part of their time on shore as guests OF
the in fanfrv
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SANTA MONICA ASSEMBLY.
University Extension Course of Study
Opens at the Beach.

SANTA MONICA. CAL, Aug. 3.-The
University Assembly held its opening
meeting last night in the large pavilion
erected for it. The university extension
course of study is something like the
Chautauqua idea, and is already meeting
with approval Hundreds of earnest stu-
dents are in attendance.
Governor Budd, who was to have made
an opening address, was not present. DR..
Weller opened the meeting and was fell
lowed by Professor L. D. Syle of the State
University, who gave detailed account
of that institution. After him came
Bishop Fallows OF Chicago, who delivered
an n eresting optimistic discourse on the
subject, ''Is the World Growing Better?"
Miss Addie L. Murphy gave an admirable
reading from Mark Twain.
To-day's parliamentary session dis
cussed the University Association and
WINS participated in by Bishop FalIows.
Rev. George Ballen, Rev. E. z. Tyson and
OF ers, who outlined its prospective and
possibilities clearly.
Professor Cornell has a chorus of over
100 voices drilled for concert work and
many talented soloists are in attendance,
while the list of d. DPS, professors and
other learned people insures an inteliec-
tual treat. The association will continue
until the 18th.
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State ELECTRO
MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
Corner Market, Powell and Eddy
Streets Entrance No. 8
Eddy Street,, s. E.
An Institute Designed to Fill Long
Felt Necessity in This
City.

It Is intended as place where the sick
of all classes and conditions, rich and poor
alike, who are suffering from chronic
diseases of whatsoever nature, can receive
medical advice and treatment of the high
est order at q moderate cost. DIR. w.
Kingston Vance, the physician in charge,
is we'll qualified to direct the affairs of the
institute and successfully treat all pa
tients.
Both medical and electrical treatment
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terles, machines AID apparatus OF the
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Our ELECTRO-M MEDICAL CURE is es.
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Advice by mail FREE. Persons living
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LUCK OF STOCKTON DOC.
Leaps From second Story Wtndosc
aud Is Not KiTsd.


aud Is Not Hited.
STOCKTON. CAL, Aug. ga stray dog
wandered into the County Clerks Office
on the second floor of the courthouse this
morning and lay down near Cupid"
Flies desk. Fife did not think that the
canine wanted a marriage license and,
while he Is fond of dogs, he does not like
a stray breed. He therefore opened the
gate OF the railing and snapped his
fingers for the dog to make his exit.
Fife must have looked hard" at the
animal, or else the dog, with keen in
stinct, supposed that the deputy clerk 8
foot would hasten his departure as he
passed through the door. Anyway the
foxy canine did not desire o take any
chances, and, seeing a window open, he
made dart for it, and with leap cleared
the balcony balustrade. The animal kept
on going through space until he alighted
on the concrete Sidewalk below. He
howled for a few moments and then
crawled to the lawn where be lay down.
He looked up to see where he had leaped
from, but seeing Fife standing at the
window, he scampered across the plaza,
bowling at every leap.
The dog had fallen distance of nearly
forty feet.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04

ConsWl- General Urges HIS Corn tryn,
to Send Children to School

ContWl- General Urges HIS Coun trynle,s
to send Children to School.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. BIN
Chinatown to-day were posted some sig
nitcant official circulars, in which the
new Chinese Consul General at San Fran
cisco advises his countrym men in Los An
geles TO send their children, particularly
the girls, to the public schools.
As the Chinese have never thought it
worth while to educate The girls this is a
novelty.
The Consul-General says that education
for their children is necessary to make
them useful residents OF this country and
enable them to meet the conditions under
which they live.
They pay taxes for the support of the
schools, and therefore they should take
advantage of the school facilities pro-
vided. The education of the girls. he con-
tinues, is just as necessary in this coun-
Try as the ed ucation of the boys, and he
urges on all Chinese parents that they
send their girls to school.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
WRECKED NEAR MAR1os..
Loaded Freight Cars Crash Ihrossoh a
Turning TresHe

Loaded Freight Cars Crash Through a
Turning Treshe.
ALBANY, Or, Aug. 3-As the south
bound freight train on the Southern
Pacific approached a small trestle between
Marion ana Jefferson this morning a
blaze was seen arising from the tim bers.
The train was rounding a sharp curve
and the engine was upon the bridge be-
fore it could be stopped. The trestle gave
way ana the engine and eight cars were
piled up upon the broken and burning
tim bers. The front wheels of the engine
remained upon the track, and 1t was not
overturned.
Fireman Fred Peebiler jumped and re-.
ceived bad leg spr aims. Brakeman Thomas
Bullock suffered scalp wound. Engineer
Ed Kinney remained with the engine and
was not hurt. The company's surgeon
went to the scene of the wreck on a relief
train, but found none of the men danger
ously injured. They were brought to
Albany. The cars, which were loaded
with lumber, woodenware and coke.
caught fire and five cars and their con-
tents were destroyed. fire engine from
Albany was sent TO the wreck.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
STRIVING FOR
CREEDE'S GOLD
Three Legal Documents
Flied by Warning
Factions.
Little Dorothy's Attorney Con-
tests the Claim of Her
Mother.
Widow of the Mining Man Begins
the Attack Upon the
Pencil Will.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 3.-Three
legal papers were fled in the Creole
estate case to-day, and the contest of
the pencil will is now on. The first was
by the attorney for Dorothy Creole, the
adopted daughter OF the dead mining
magnate.
1t protests against the petition of Mrs.
Basford of San Francisco, in which she
asks to be appointed guardian of the
child. Mrs. Basford is the mother of
Dorothy, Tut IN the protest it is alleged
that she is actusted by desire to get pos
session of her daughters money rather
than by love for the child, as she had
legally relinouIshed all maternal claims.
The second IS protest against the petit
ton OF MIS-. Creole for an allowance of
$3.50 a month for herself and the adopted
daughter. Her right to any part Of the
estate is denied as is also all authority
over Dorothy. 1t is set out that William
Phifer is the child's guardian, and also
that the right Of her mot er, Mrs. Basford,
should be recognized before Mrs Creede's
The third paper filed was presented by
the attorneys of Mrs. Creole. 1t contests
hewill FLED for probate in which nearly
all of the property is left to Dorothy
Creole. The grounds for the protest are
that the will is not signed by Creole and
that it is not properly attested.
For some time after the sudden death of
Creole it was not known for certain
whether the deceased had left tesla
ment, but one day the attorney for Creole
announced that he had in his possession
a pencil draft of will as ii had been writ
ten by the rich miner as form TO be
adopted for the finished document.
Though this was not signed and had re-
manned in the keeping of the attorney, it
was offered for probate and was immedi-
stelyea target for protests.
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COST OF STREET WORK.

Statement Of the Amount of Money EN-
pended by the Departmen mt Last Year.
Deputy Superintendent Of Streets Don
ovan has tabnlated the expenditures o.
the Street Department for the fiscal year
ending June 80 as follows:
Material for streets and sewers, SOS, 223 "a
material for parks and squares, $5392 10; ma
terial for county roads, $23 IS; cleaning and
sweeping streets, $119,S 1888 81; contract work
in front of City properts, SIS, 299 43; con-
tract work in front of parks and squa Is. $685.
I'll "a contract work improving parks and
squares, $7205 go; contract work lei ny Board
of Supervisors, $27. S41 25; contract work let
BY Superintendent OF Streets, Sis, $50 so; re-
pairing and repaving accepted streets, $12,-
outstanding accounts. $40, S99; wages, &C
cepted streets, $77,767 so; wages, cleaning
aud repairing sewers, $S4, 923; wages, parks
and squares, $345O7 &c; wages. county roads,
S1O,123. Total, $50O,971 70.
This shows that the expenditures ex-
ceeded the appropriation by nearly $26. 900,
the amount allowed by the Board OF
Supervisors being $475,000.
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T,co Foofpnds Captured.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 3.-Richard
Feistkorn, a iaborer, was held up near
Los Gatos yesterday afternoon and robbed
of silver watch and 81. The employees of
a brickyard in the vicinity witnessed the
act and Immediately gave chase and cap
tured the footpads. Feistkorn was badly
beaten. The men will be charged with
robbery.
Pending the preferring of the charge
they have been arraigned on a vagrancy
charge. They give the names OF William
Shepherd and Mike Hageerty. The latter
has been recognized "a William Murphy,
an eL-convict. who was recently released
from San Quentin. Shepherd pleaded
guilty to the vagrancy charge and was
given ten days. Haggerty will be tried
August 10.
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Yakima County Mystery
Cleared After Many
Months.
Hindoo Johns Corpse Found
Among the Carcasses
of Sheep.
Had Probably Been Felled and
Trampied Upon by the Fright
ened Animals.

YAKIMA, WASH, Aug. 3.-About a
year ago the Cameron brothers of Yakima
County lost HOO sheep abou: the head OF
Dumping River in the Cascade Mount
aims At the same time their herder,
known as "Hindoo john" mysteriously
disappeared.
The Camerons made search at the
time, and were forced to the conclusion
that he quit the band either before or
after the budding up of the sheep.
His horse was found on the mountain
beyond the bushy ravine in which the
100 sheep had smothered themselves by
running over the backs of each other, and
the fact that the Hindoo som etimes got
drunk and careless led to the belief that
he had fled the country rather than face
his employers after so heavy loss.
Now it is learned that he was with the
sheep and was either knocked down and
smothered with them or died before the
stampede.
One of the Hinkle boys and a COM
panion were up about the head of Bump
ing River on Sunday, and their curiosity
led them to go and look at the bones of
the dead sheep.
1t was a chastity, horrible sight, and
there, face upward and with arms
stretched out lay the body of Hindoo
John.
They knew him well in life, and though
the mountain storms had been at work on
his form, the resemblance was sufficient
to make recognition certain beyond doubt.
Who "Hindo John" was or whether or
not he had living relatives no one ever
knew. He was a soldier in the Queens In
dian service at one time and came TO San
Francisco some fifteen years ago, as care
taker of some horses.
Then he worked for George Donald on
some of his railroad contracts, until he
finally drfted back to sheep herding,
which had been the family occupation for
many generations.
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ARE SEA MARRIAGES LEGAk2
Father of Runaway Girl Brings
an action that viii Decide
TIE Question.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 3.-The
legality OF runaway marriages performed
by boat captains at sea is to be called into
question again. A. G. Thomas of Duarte,
whose 15-year-old daughter ran away
with Homer Norman on Sunday nigh:
and was married at O'Clock yesterday
morning outside the three-miie limit off
Long Beach, has had a writ of habeas
corpus issued for the girl. 1t is made re-
turnable in the Superior Court to- morrow.
Thompson is one of the wealthiest
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Santa Fe sues WetIs-Faroo.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 3.-In the
United States court to-day C. w. Smith,
receiver of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail.
way Company, brought suit against
Wells, Fargo & Co. for alleged breach OF
contract.
The complaint shows the business rela-
tions between the railway and the ex-
press company, by which the lat
ter has the use of the tracks
of the former. 1t is shown by a
CODY of the contract between the Santa
Fe and the express company that
the latter was to pay to the former
81, $50. 600 annually and the railway was to
panies. The receiver claims that of the
amount due his company at the rate of
S12, 565 So month there remains unpaid
ST all -
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orange-growers in Southern California
and an old sea captain himself. He
believes that the marriage is illegal under
the decision of Judge McKinstry, and will
enaeavor to regain possession of his
daughter.
The affair has created quite sensation.
The runaway youngsters have notyet re-
turned homo, and are still at Long Beach.
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for sublime scenery. Tourists who went
into the valley py this route were de-
lighted over the trip.
EIGHTEEN NEW CARS.

They Are to Be Placed in the San
Joaquin Valley by the South
ern Pacific.
In view of the increased service that is
shortly to be inaugurated in the San
Joaquin Valley and that has just been
commenced between this City and San
Jose, the Southern Pacific Company has
placed an ORDER for eighteen new passen-
ger coaches of the latest and most APP
proved design. They will have all the
modern appliances conducive to comfort
and safety. and will be lighted with the
Plntsch gas system. 1t is expected that
the first of the new cars will be received
here in about ninety DAYS from date.
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The Fenn.u Dfvorce Case.

FRESNO CAL, Aug. 3.-Judge W. NJ.
Conley came down from MADEIRA tonight
and announced that he would render a
decision in the Fenneil divorce case to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
When seen by THE CALL correspondent
the Judge refused to speak OF the case.
All kinds of rumors have been rife as to
how he will decide the case, but he has
never given the slightest intimation of
what he will do. The decision is awaited
with great interest here.
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Ob;scted to Iodoform.

Kittie Connell was arrested yesterday on the
charge of malicious mischief ana was released
on her own recognizance by Judge Campbell.
The mplaiuIng witness against her is Mrs.
Emma Gambold, IA Turk street. VINO alleges
that Kittie a few nights ago saturated with
iodoform the pillows, sheets, blankets and
CARPET in her room with malicious intent
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THREE CHILDREN KILLED.
Bfosrn Up by q Bomb Intended for
Mining superintendent.

Bio4rn Up by Bomb Intended for a
Mining superintendent.
BUTTE, Mont, Aug. Am apparent
attempt 10 blow up the home of John
O'Meara, superintendent of the Moonlight
mine, near here, re ulted in the death OF
three children. What appeared to be
Roman candle was found near O'Meara' s
residence by some little girls. While
1t with all iron. It exploded and
O. Meara's children were literally pep
pered with fragments of brass, lead and
glass. The other children were terribly
cut and all died. A mole torn in the
ground showed the bomb was charged
with dynamite. Several attempts have
been ma de on o. Meara's life heretofore
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JAPAN NEEDS MONEY.
Reserve Fund In the TOXIC Treasury
Exhausted.

Exhausted.
TACOMA, WASH, Aug. 3.-Japanese
papers announce that owing to the in
creased Government expenditures the
reserve funds are exhausted, and in case
of any extraordinary call through some
sudden calamity increased taxation will
be unavoidable. The several depart
ments moreover. all show increased
estimates for the next financial wear, and
it is q matter of exceeding difficulty to
frame the next budget.
1t Is pointed out that this is the natural
result of Japan's tremendous advance
since the Chinese war. Increased ex-
penditures have been necessary in
every direction and have not been fully
met by the taxes collected, though seve-
raj new m oney-raising schemes are being
worked, including the collection of very
unpopular income TAX. As the Chin ese
war idemnity is being used to purch ase
new naval vessels in Europe, no relief is
obtained from that source.
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have occurred in consequence, meager
accounts of which have been received at
Seoul.
The King has issued a proclamation
ordering prayers throughout the kingdom
and has sent officials from the royal
house hold to make petitions to the gods
Oh the tops of all high mountains.
Korea usually exports considerable
quantity of rice aud grain, but this year
she will have to import.
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Georns Z. Thomas Dead.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 3-George E.
Thomas, a pioneer resident of this valley,
died at his home on the Alviso road this
morning. He was native of Illinois and
81 years of age. He came to California in
1856 and in the same year settled in this
county. A widow survives him.
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Chinons Provided For.

For some years past customs brokers have
been at outs regarding the duties on chiffons,
the duty being different at different ports.
The Collector of Customs was informed yes
terday by letter from the Treasury Depart
me mt that chiffons are specially provided for
in paragraph $50 of the Dingley bill.