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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
A NOTED POLITICAL ECONOMIST.
Professor Vigouroux on His Way to
Paris With Data Concerning
Labor Problems.

Professor Louis Vigouroux. a French
political economist of distinction, arrived
here from Australia on the Moana and
is registered at the Lick.
He is one of twenty representatives of
the Musee Social of Paris, now engaged
in collecting data concerning labor and
social questions in all parts of the world.
cit is our object" said Professor Wig
ouroux yesterday, ''to gather library OF
reliable information regarding the indus
trial classes of the world which are not
confined to any section or nation, but will
be available to all: to have at hand data
and full information concerning the con-
ditions existing in all countries; and to
endeavor to reduce all of the social ques-
lions that have disturbed and are dis
turbing the thinkers of to-day to an exact
science.
How did the idea originator"
at was the practical result of the Ex
position of Social Economy, held in con-
nection with the Paris Exposition of 1889.
Statistics, pamphlets and full details of
experiments in problems of social inter
est were then available, and the informa-
ton was so valuable and interesting that
the Musee Social was formed to continue
the work thus begun. That institution
took over all the exhibits and established
many valuable additions since. Neither
politics nor religion enters into the con-
siderations of the society. Consideration
is given to all matters of common inter-
extension of a system of cooperative
credit, by which money is lent to MEM
bers. the establishment of what are really
agricultural banks. and similar matters.
1.-The members of the society include
some of the largest landholders in France.
1t is certain that the project would never
have been realized had it not been for
the generosity of the Count of Chambrun.
Very rich, nearly blind and without chill
dren, he has devoted the greater part of
his fortune to the foundation of the
Musee. Besides paying its running ex-
penses, he has presented 1T with a piece
of property on the Rue Las Cases worth
5000, 000.''
Professor Vigouroux is returning to
Paris this way in order to obtain data
for completing his report on this country's
social problems.
He will subsequently finish his reports
on New Zealand, Australia and South
Africa. and the result of his entire labors
will be exhibited in the department of
social economy at the Paris Exposition
in 1900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
GIVEN A R0USING SEND-OFF
GOES TO CONGRESS SPRING;
TO-DAY.
Speeches Made by Professors, Alumni
and Gridiron Heroes to a
Great Throng in the
Chapel.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. II.
The enthusiasm of students, which
has been daily increasing in intensity
as the big game approaches, reached
it's elimination tonight in the biggest
football rally in the history of Stan
ford. If the f. ding that the college is
behind it to a man will do as much as
is supposed Stanford Varsity will ac-
complish wonders during it's stay at
Congress Springs, where 1t goes to-
morrow morning for its polishing
touches and its trick plays.
Long before the time for the rally
the chapel was filed compactiy, the
crowd overlooking to the pavement
and quadrangle beyond. A section of
rioters under trained leaders and cap
tains served as a nucleus of the en-
thusiasrl, which was not confined alone
to male students. Co-eds, too, were af-
fected by its irresistible wave and gave
vent to their feelings by Vigorously
waving handkerchiefs and Stanford
colorS.
President Schwartz of the Associated
Students presided. Speeches w ere made
by Professors Branner and Fetter,
Coach Cross, Captain Fisher, football
heroes and prominent students and
alumni. Most of the speakers believed
the game would be the closest and
hardest-fought contest seen on a grid
iron in years and insisted on the neces-
sity for untiring effor- at the springs.
After the exercises long lines of stu
dents paraded inside the quad and
finally ended on the football field,
where bonfire was lighted Football
songs were sung to popular airs played
by the college band
The men that Captain Fisher will
take to the training quarters, as an
nounced by Coach Cross tonight, are:
Quarters Murphy, Beckley, Erb !;
backs, Plate, Clinton, Hill, Dole. Dag
gett, Geissler, Downing, Bidwell. Park
in, Freeman; centers, Anderson, Big
low, Gilman James, Blanchard. Eaton.
Bentley; tackles, Wilson, Rusk, Emer-
son. Breckett, Weber, Faris; ends.
McFadden, Nourse, Rice, Sell, Parker,
Smith
At the springs Coach Cross will de-
vote his energies to developing line
men who are unseasoned and ignorant
OF the finer points of the game. AT
present Coach Cross believes Stanford's
center trio inferior to that of Berkeley.
If the line can " developed Stanford's
chances will be vastly improved. The
practice work will be secret and held
in the morning and afternoon. The
alumni coaches who will assist Coach
Cross are Clemans, the star half of the
'92 team; HARRISON, Code and Down
ing
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
TRINITY COUNTY LAND DEAL
Important Purchase by a New York
Syndicate

REDDING, Nov. IA New York syn
dicate, represented by Sam H. Rice, a
civil and mining engineer of Ukiah, has
purchased $1,000 acres of land in Trinity
County from the Merritt estate of Oak
land. The first payment was made on
the 18th inst, the purchase price being
$3.50 900.
There is great deal more In this trans
fer than is apparent on the surface. The
late w. P. Merritt and a man named
Fenton originally bought the land for
grazing purposes, and when a survey of
the county line was being made, a de-
post of copper bearing ore 1900 feet long
by 70 feet wide was discovered on the
property. Tests of the ore have returned
values of from to Is per cent copper, s.
to $40 gold and So to $40 silver. This was
the inducement which impelled the New
York people to buy.
Development of the copper mine will be
begun at once by putting to work a large
force of men. The acreage lies in the
southwestern portion of Trinity County
in the Horseshoe Bend ofEel River,
twenty-five miles from the line of the
proposed UlSiah and Eureka railroad.
Fourteen hundred head of cattle were
included in the sale The property is as
sessed in Trinity County for $4,000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
Rob a Wholesale Dry
Goods House.
THE PLUMBER RECOVERED
ONE OF THE THIEVES IN THE
TANKS AT THE CITY HALL.
Worked With the Aid of a Flashily
Dressed Woman, for Whom
the Police Are Now
Looking.

The police have In custory a man who
they say is one of the cleverest shop
lifters that ever operated in this city.
Accompanied by another individual ana
by a fiashiiy dressed young woman the
trio, 1t is claimed, have Systematically
robbed a number of wholesale houses,
their booty amounting to several thou
sand dollars Their latest victims are
Murphy Grant & Co., wholesale dry
goods dealers at Bush and Sansome
streets.
A few days ago the clever trio entered
the store and after representing that they
were engaged in business in the INTERIOR
announced that they were anxious TO pur-
chase a complete stock of silk goods. one
of the clerks took them downstairs to the
silk department and showed them the
display The woman temporarily left her
male companions and pretended TO be ex-
aiming another line OF GOODS. A snort
time afterward the trio LETT the store, al
ter apologiZing to the clerk LOT causing
him so much trouble, but promising 10
return the following day and purchase
what they needed. few minutes a1ter
they had left one of the employees of the
firm discovered a number OF pairs OF
gloves which had been tossed pehlnd
barrel and suspecting something wrong
he informed one OF the proprletors;; An
investigation was at once begun with the
result that it was found that the trio had
stolen about $500 worth of silk goods. Inc
supposition is that the woman secreted
the stuff in her clothing unknown TO the
employees. After having taken the gloves
It is believed she concluded that they
were not worth getting away with and
threw them aside.
The police were Immediately notified OF
the robbery and Detective Tom Ryan was
detailed to make an investigation. Yes
terday he arrested dapper young man
named Collins and locked him up in the
tanks He has been positively identified
as being one of the men who accompanied
the woman to the store. After being put
through the Sweating" process the pris-
oner made complete confession. he gave
the names OF the woman and the other ac-
complete and told where they had sold the
stolen property. Subsequently Ryan re-
covered portion of the stuff. He is. con-
woman to-day and probably the man. The
woman, it is said, is well-known Eastern
operator, having served term In the
penitentiary In New York for shoplifting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
FIFTEEN NEW SHIPS
FOR AMERICAS NAVY
Recommendation Made by the Naval
Construction Board to Score
tary Long


NEW YORK, Nov. IA Washington
special to the Herald says: Secretary
Long has received from the Board of
Construction its recommendations respect
ing the increase of the navy which should
be authorized during the coming session
of Congress. The board urged that Con-
gress be asked to, make an appropriation
tor the construction of three battlesh iss
Of u 500 tons; three armored cruisers IF
II 900 tons; three second class cruisers of
5000 tons and six third-class cruisers of
5000 tons.
Considerable misrepresentation exists
with respect to the action of the NAVY
Department in the matter of the construc-
ton Of monitors of 1000 tons Instead of
ZOO tons. 1t has been intimated that the
board on construction, in order to pre-
vent contracts being made for larger
ships, had increased the thickness of the
protective deck TO make it impossible to
bul-l vessels within the appropriation. /
am Informed that the protective deck Of
the proposed monitors will be only two
and a half inch, a half inch less than
the deck of the monitor Monterey, the
vessel after which the new ships have
been patterned
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
DESTROYED HERSELF
WITH CARB0LIC ACID
SUICIDE OF MRS. CELIA BODE
WHILE DESPoNDENT.
Her First Husband Killed Himself
and Her Second Matrimonial Ven
ture Proved Most Unhappy.

Mrs. Celia Bode swallowed a dose of
carbolic acid in the lodging house, 1146
Folsom street, yesterday morning, and
died shortly after in the Receiving Hos
pital. Yhe body was removed to the
Morgue. Mrs. BODIES first husband was
mining man, who committed suicide in
Montana by shooting himself while de-
spondent over his failures in mining deals.
She married Bode soon after, but the
couple did not get along well together.
and of late she had been living with her
sister on Zoe street.
About a week ago she left her sister 8
house and went to live at the lodging
house on Folsom street where Mrs. O'Con-
nor, an old friend, had a room. She
drank considerable liquor and seemed
tired of life. She told Mrs O'Connor that
she would rather kill herself than go
back to live at her sisters house. and
when she learned yesterday morning that
her sister had discovered her whereabouts
she went into Mrs. O'Connor's room and
swallowed the contents of a bottle of
carbolic acid that Mrs. O'Connor had for
medicinal purposes Then she ran down.
stairs to saloon under the lodging house
and fell on the floor. The ambulance
was summoned and she was taken to the
hospital.
There were marks on her face and
hands which DR.. We'll thought had been
caused by rough usage, but Mrs. O'Connor
declared she had sustained them in fall
IllS dAlcI Sic IleLu SWdliOWcO TIE poison.
Her appearance showed that she had
been on a debauch. She was about 80
years of age.
]. Vietheer, a brother-in-law of Mrs.
Bode, visited the Morgue last evening
and identified the remains. He stated
that the husband of the woman is still
living, but his whereabouts is not known
Her first husband committed suicide some
time ago. and shortly afterward the
woman married Mr.. Bode. The couple
parted after being married a few
months. Mr.. Bode went north on a
whaling cruise. and the last heard Of him
be was in Europe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
Captain Blaine,s Fake.

Collector Jackson has been informed by
the Secretary of the Treasury that Cap
tain James G. Blaine, who told a New
York Evening Sun reporter that he had
succeeded in smuggling several thousand
cigars on the United States transport
steamer Newport, on her arrival here
from Honolulu two months ago. had been
obliged to pay the duty on his fake story.
toms officials are not required to go on
board United States war vessels or trans
ports, but that his men. as a precaution,
searched Captain Blaine's baggage as
well as that of the others officers on the
Newport, and failed to discover any
smuggled goods. He was of the opinion
that Captain Blaine paid the duty in
Washington rather than acknowledge that
he had told the Sun reporter fake story.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
Professor Jordan's Lecture.

Professor David Starr Jordan delivered
the last of a series of three lectures be-
fore the Unity Club last night. His sub
ject was 1.-THE Struggle Against Drink -
He spoke of the extraordinary efforts
made to exterminate the pernicious drink
habit individual effort" he said, "ac-
complishes a great deal in that direction
Temperance lectures had only a tempo
rary effect, as they appeal to the feelings,
to the better side of an Individual, his
manhood, was effectual. The Salvation
Army was doing great deal in the strug-
gle against drink by giving the drinking
man something to do, and so saving him
from remorse which tended to drive him
back TO his evil ways. High license and
the regulation of the sale of liquor also
had their good points. The scientific tenn
p1erance as advocated by the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was not as
effective as it might be-"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
w. E. ARTHUR STRICKEN
WITH PARALYSIS
Pasadena's City Attorney Uncon-
scious and Not Expected to
Live

PASADENA, Nov. F.-City Attorney W.
E. Arthur was last night stricken with
praaIysls and now lies unconscious at his
house on South Orange Grove avenue.
Mr.. Arthur came from Los Angeles yester-
day evening, and after eating his dinner as
usual went to bed ABOUT o'clock, appa-
rently in the best of health and spirits.
His condition was not discovered until
this morning, and it is surmised that the
stroke came Oh about or 4 o'clock this
morning. >---0
Mr.: Arthur's whole right side is para
lyzed and he is unable TO speak His con-
dition is most serious, and DR.. McAIlister.
the attending physician. will not hazard
an opinion as to the outcome.
Besides having been City Attorney of
Pasadena for eight years, Mr. Arthur is
well known politician. He was chair
man of the Republican State convention
at Sacramento in 1896. He was the mana
ger in this campaign for Congressman
elect r. J. Waters, and is known as a
shrewd politician and able municipal
lawyer.
Tonight Mr.. Arthur had recovered suf-
ficiently to swallow little liquid food.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
LAUNCH Of THE
TUG PAWTUCKET
Brilliant Event at Mare
Island.
SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY WAY
MILITARY AIR LENT TO THE
PROCEEDINGS.
Little Heather Baxter Does the
istening-Gunboat York
town Is Placed in
Commission.
SUCCESSFUL IN EVERY WAY
MILITARY AIR LENT TO THE
PROCEEDINGS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VALLEJO, Nov. 1.-THE tug Paw
tucket, intended for use at Port VI
chard naval alton, was '"1ncheo al
Mare Island this afternoon in the pres
ence of many people, including all the
workmen of the yard and hunCredS OF
visitors from Vallejo A military air
was lent to the proceedings by the
presence of a battalion Of marines and
sailors from the barracks and war YES
seis under the mmand of Lieutenant
Commander c. A. Adams.
The hour set for the launching was
o'clock, and at that time Commodore
]. C. Watson, commandant of the yard;
Commodore Albert Kautz, commanding
the Pacific SOU adron, and number Oh
other naval officers and the ladies or
their fa niles stood on platform sur
rounding little Heather Baxter, the g.
year-old daughter of Naval Construc-
tor Baxter, who had been selected TO
christen the tug.
The tug had been wedged UP early IN
the afternoon and was only held by a
few shores on the sides and the dog
shores on the cradle supporting the
vessel. Everything except the latter
was cleared away and at o'clock Con-
structor Baxt-- cut a wire supporting
q heavy weight which knocked the dog
shores away and the tug began to glide
toward the water. AT that moment
the dainty sponsor cried in a clear
voice, Il name thee Pawtucket," and
swung the bottle of wine against the
steel PROV with a crash that shattered
it.
The tug gathered momentum as she
sped down the ways and dipping easily
as she entered the water floated grace
fully into the stream. She was greeted
with a deafening salute of steam
whistles and cheers which drowned the
sound of the two naval bands playing
The Star-Spangled Banner" which
met the raising of the tugs flags as
she struck the water. The launch was
complete success in every way and
Constructor Baxter, who superintend-
ed it, was the recipient of warm con-
gratulations
The gunboat Yorktown was after
ward placed in commission under com
mand Of Lieutenant Chauncey Thomas.
in the absence of Commander c. s
Sperry. The ceremony was quite elab-
crate. The following officers reported
for duty on the vessel: Lieutenants
Thomas. Minnett and Clarke, Ensigns
STANDBY, Knox and Wurtzbaugh. AS
slstant Paymaster Perkins, Chief En-
gineer Cleaver and Assistant Engineer
Snow. The other officers will report for
duty in day or two.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18

Holcomb in the chair. Delegates were
present from all but four Assembly dis
tricts. There was considerable wrangling
The only thing accomplished was the
League of Clubs" the motion to eliminate
the name of the defeated candidate Tor
Governor being carried unanimously.
A committee of three, consisting OF
Meesrs. Bowlan, Lawlor and Manner, was
appointed to wait on the Democratic
State Central Committee and request rep
resentation at the booths should that body
order the holding of primaries for the
next election. A motion to continue the
organization was carried, the representa-
tive from the Thirty-second District Vot-
ing no.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
TOWNSEND FOR FULLBACK
REPLACES MCBRIDE, WHO is
INJURED.
Captain Chamberlain Will Attend
to All the Punting and kick
ing During the
Game.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 1I-Late
tonight it was learned that the dennlte
picking of the Yale football eleven mas
been made There were only three po-
sitions about which there was any
doubt at all, the two halfbacks ana
that of fulIback. For the latter place
Mcbride has been sent to New YORK
to be treated by a specialist, as MS
ankle is getting worse. In MS place
Townsend will doubtless go In. Sucn
is the plan tonight. In puntlng ana
all kicking Captain Chamberlain VIII,
however, act For halfbacks Dudley
and Durston are picked out, Ely for
quarter back, with Eddy and HubbeH
for ends, Chamberlain and Stillman for
tackles, Brown and Marshall for guards
and Cutten at center. Should Dudley
give out CorWin is the first substitute
ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. 1.-THE COM
petition for places on CornelPS varsity
team, which will line up against Penn
sylvania, will be very close and the
work of the candidates who are trying
for positions in and behind the line is
the best seen at Percy Field this year.
For fullback Starbuck who was in the
Cornell-Prlnceton game, and Perkins,
the heaVy fullback of last years team,
are keeping up the struggle for the
place. To-day Perkins was favored by
the fact that his opponent was not
able to work and he was kept in the
position during the hours practice.
WIN and Windsor are trying for right
halfback. Cross replaced Grimshaw at
right end to-day. Caldwell, it is be-
heVed, will be put at center by the
end of the week and Wyvill is already
booked to play at left tackle. 1t is
doubtful If Alexander will be out in
time for the game. Quarterback
Young S position was filed by ,.ort of
the scrub eleven.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. lin the
absence of Coach Woodruff Captain
Outland took charge of the University
OF pennsylvania football team to-day.
All the men were out except Overfield
ana McMahon. Overfield is still con-
nned TO his bed with an attack of the
grip ana 1t is possible that he may not
be able to play again this season
Should this be the case McCloskey will
probably take his place in the Cornell
game on Thanksgiving day and Smith
may De given a chance at fuIiback.
McMahon's ankle, which he wrenched
yesterday, is causing much pain. and if
he should be unable to take part in
the big game Hodge will probably play
left end. The men who are more or
less aiilng are Ruegenberg, Garnett.
Gardner, Coombs, Hedges and Nc
Cracker.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18

half mile distant, procured a Winchester
rife and returned to the Merrill residence
to fulfill threat to take MerrilPs life.
Merrill, who had concealed himself in his
barn, saw Evans approaching with the
gun In his hand, fired through a crack in
the side of the barn, the ball entering
Evans abdomen just below the navel, re-
sulting in his death two days later.
The case was one of the most sensa-
tional that has occurred in this county
since its organization. Special counsel in
the person of District Attorney ELECT r.
r. Fowler was employed to assist Dis
trict Attorney Larew, while j. NJ Nc
assisted by K. L. Hargrove of this city.
The defendant was not tried for the kill
ing, but for the shooting at Evans while
the latter was unarmed. The jury re-
duced the charge. which lightened the
penalty from fourteen to two years. The
case will be appealed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
testers to Revel Tonight.

The merry testers of the Occidental
minstrel company will give a show at
Native Sons Hall tonight. The enter
tainment will be under the auspices of
Company A, League of the Cross Cadets.
and is in aid of the armory and uniform
funds.
The minstrel company has been rehears-
ing for several months. The vocal Num-
bers will be especially fine. Forty popu-
lar amateurs are in the cast, among them
being several rag-time maestros and tam
BOURNE virtuosi. The League of the
Cross orchestra has been engaged.
Frank Pool, premier drum major, and
Mart Arnold Grazer, fancy dancer are
among the specialties Sweet ballad
singing and original end jokes will be
the order of the evening.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-18
DIsGRACED HIS CLOTH.
Another Chapter in the Life Of the
Rev Donald M. Ross, Minister.

Donald NJ. Ross, the disgraced Presby-
terrain clergyman, has been heard OF
again. Yesterday morning George w.
Willis, Pearl street, obtained a search
warrant in Judge Conlan's court for the
recovery of two valuable books on mag
netism which Ross borrowed from him
about a year ago and did not return.
Willis learned that Ross was in Chicago
and wrote him about the books. He re-
ceived, a reply that the books were in the
basement of the Lebanon Presbyterian
Church, Twenty-third and Sanchez
streets, where he had secreted them.
Ross acknowledged in his letter that he
was defaulter to the extent of 5000 and
was glad to get away from this city. He
was a prominent member of the Ameri-
can Protective Association and was
mixed up in the scandal eliminating in
the arrest of President Hudleston on the
complaint of Attorney Woodwork for
libel.