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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
SOLIDIFYING SYMPATHY
FOR STRUGGLING BOERS
SOCIETIES OF THE CITY TO HoEr
A MASS MEETING.
Purpose Is to Repudiate the impress
sion That America Is in League
With Great Britain.

Initial steps were taken last evening to
solidify the sympathy in this city and vi
cinity for the Beers and TO crystalline the
efforts Of the different societies who de-
sire to extend financial and moral sup
port TO the people of the Transvaal. A
meeting was held last night at the head
quarters of the Transvaal committee in
the Phelan building, which was at
tended by representatives OF all the diff
ferent organizations that believe the
Beers are fighting in just cause.
1t was decided, after considerable ar
gument, to hold a mass-meeting at Met
ropolitan Temple. Saturday. January g..
and among those who are expected to
make addresses are ex-Judge Ferral and
John p. Irish. One OF the purposes of
the gathering will be to let the world
know that this section of the country re-
pudiates the assertions that the United
States is in league with Great Britain in
the present struggle. Another object is
TO get an expression from the people as
to their ideas of raising funds for the re-
lief of the wounded Beers and the
widows and orphans OF those who have
fallen in battle. Whatever money may
be raised is to be placed in the hands Of
the Red Cross Society operating in the
Transvaal.
1t was also determined upon to organize
woman's auxiliary to cooperate with
the men who are interested in the mass
dent of the Holland Society. presided. and
L. X. p. Van Baggen Of the Transvaai
committee of the Netherlands Society
Wilhelmina was the secretary The fol-
lowing were appointed to act on the COM
mittee of arrangements: G.. Marsily. DR..
John F. Gibbon. r. p. Troy, Rev. II. t.
Shepard, s. Noorsanger. F. Hus A. F.
Groh. l.. c. Cnopius. u. c. Henny, c.
Willems, Z. T. Carvalho, L. K. P. Van
Baggen.
1t is proposed to make the singing of
the Transvaal national hymn in the ma
tive language by the German singing So
ceties of the city one of the features OF
the mass-meeting. Among the Boer sym-
pathizers who attended last nights meet
Ing were: jeremiah Deasy. Joseph
Dreckles Frank Hus. Flora I.anghead
Helen Edith Grey, John Malhern. George
G. j. Marsily. r. p. Troy, NJ. Cooney. j.
]. Caniff. r. J. Forester. L. c. Cnopius G.
Seefert. II. SwatZbach. d. a. Drady. II.
T. Shepard. DR.. J. f. Gibbon. s. Voorsan-
ger. a. f. Groh, c. Willems, l.. X. p. Van
Baggen. Z. T. Carvalho, George Grams
and G.. r. c. Thompson.
A number, Of prominent Oaklanders
have forwarded a petition to Congress
asking the Government to use its in
fiuence with Great Britain to get the lat
ter to submit the Transvaal trouble to
arbitration. Among the signers are:
Charles Nelson, r. W. Snow, +. s. STRAIT
ton. Charles r. Brown, George d. Gray,
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mento County, the meat of his address
being that there should be earnest and
vigorous cooperation for the advancement
and Improvement OF the public school
system.
State Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton Kirk. in extending a welcome on be-
half Of the State, dwelt chiefly on the de-
STABILITY Of Sacramento as a place of
public meeting and upon the points or in
terest in and about IT. These addresses
were responded TO by Reginald II. Web
ster. Superintendent OF Schools of San
Francisco, who said that in the republic
Of letters there are no aliens. and among
scholars all may claim kindred: that IL is
a wide brotherhood. embracing all who
are struggling for intellectual develop
ment. In concluding he said:
The grandest result Of the work of all
the ages is that education is not a bensv-
olence doled out by charity. but is birth
right TO which each and all are entitled"
President Burk in his annual address
reviewed school work in California and
said thsS we must recognize the neces-
sity of a sound foundation in an adequate
and competent system OF elementary
schools. SCrie pupils go no further and
therefore they need the best. The higher
schools neeG well developed pupils from
these elementary schools. The most i'm
portant cement in the elementary school
Is the teacher During the past ten years
the spread and improvement in efficiency
in high schoo OILS justifies the requirement
on the par. OF the State that the teach
ers IN its elementary schools shall JOS
sess. as a reasonable minimum. the sCno-
lastlc attachments of high school grad
uate.
The growth OF normal schools has
placed within the reasonable reach OF
every one some opportunity also for
training and knowledge of the technique
OF teaching. Yet. as essential features
the requirement for the certification OF
teachers is the same to-day that II
was twenty years ago. 4 certificate
is obtainable to-day as then. by
passing an examination upon the elemen-
tary facts of the subjects taught, with
out any evidence of that culture which
goes with training in an efficient second
airy school, nor any training in the tech
nical matters pertaining TO pedagogy
The State has now a right to require
more than this. and must do so If the
educational system Of the twentieth CEN
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HE Is PROBABLY BEING
PRIVATELY CARED FOR
COLONEL j. n. RICKEY NOT WoR-
RYING OVER HIS SON.
The Man Was So Injured by Falling
From Horse That Short Re
tirement Was Necessary.

The friends OF Hyde w. Hickey in this
city who have been worrying themselves
over that young gentlemans strange dis
appearance from the Palace Hotel some
ten days ago will probably rest a little
easier when they learn that Rickey's
father. Colonel ]. II. Hickey. at present
at the Hoffman House in New York. is
giving himself no concern about his son
who he says will eventually turn up all
right.
Hickey the younger arrived in this city
on the 10th OF this month and registered
at the Palace. On the 14th he left the
hotel saying that he was obliged to 60
to the Waldeck 10 prepare for an opera
ton made necessary by an injury he had
suffered some time before. Later on the
same day he returned to the hotel telling
the clerks that he could find no accom-
modation at the sanitarium and would
be obliged TO walt until the 18th, when
the hospital people would be ready to take
care of him.
on the 10th he again left the hotel. os-
tensibly 10 go to the hospital. telling the
clerks at the Palace that he would return.
to that hostelry after he had recovered
from the operation. Since that time moth
ing has been heard of him.
Several kilograms arrived at the hotel
from his father in New York and were
at once forwarded TO the WaldecK From
there they were returned with the mes
sage that no such person as Hyde w.
Hickey was an Inmate OF tnat institution.
An inquiry at each of the many other
medical institutions and sanitariums in
the city evoked like reply.
Then the friends Of Hickey became wor-
ried and started to look for him. They
could get no line on the young man any
where and were worrying considerably.
fearing that he had met with some acci-
dent or possibly, foul play.
The following dispatch. which was re-
ceived last evening from his father in
New York shows that the parent is not
worrying over the son and that the young
man is probably undergoing medical treat
ment in some private place selected by
himself and will eventually turn up all
right:
ey, who is staying at the Hoffman House
is not at all alarmed over the reported
disappearance of his son. II. w. Hickey.
in San Francisco.
Colonel Hickey said yesterday that his
son was "A years old and able to take care
of himself He said the young man had
fallen from a horse a few weeks ago and
received injuries which necessItated HIS
retirement to hospital. where II was ex-
pected that an operation would have to be
performed. Colonel hickey thought his
son would probably be heard from within
a few days.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
SN0WSLIDE ON THE
WHITE PASS RAILROAD
Passenger Who Endeavored to Walk
to Skaguay From a Snowbound
Train Found Unconscious

VICTORIA. 3. c.. Dec. 26.-News OF a
big snowslide on the White Pass and
Yukon Railroad was brought here to-day
by the steamer Tees. A rotary and two
engines were buried by the slide and after
they were shoveled out the rotary ran into
a rock. knocking out thirteen OF its twen-
" knives. The train which was behind
the snow-bucking outfit was not Injured
70 walk 10 Skaguay from the snow-bound
train, was found unconscious with his
face and hands frozen. The operator at
Glacier reported 20 Skaguay that the
$50 feet with snow from five 10 twenty
feet deep. Telegraph wires beyond Gla-
cier are down.
August Wiltschke fell down the noun
tain side at Sheep Creek and was killed.
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breaches over her. She. however. bore
down on the distressed vessel and could
see that il was a bark all awash. all
masts gone, the crew waving lanterns and
frantically begging 10 be saved. A crew
from the Noranmore volunteered TO man
lifeboat. and in the height OF the storm
a steel boat was launched.
The cries Of the imperiled ones were
now piteous, but the lifeboat had hardly
left the Noranmore when a tremendous
wave overturned II. and the would-be res
cuers We're precipitated into the sea. They
wore life belts and managed to right the
them and they were dragged through the
waves 10 the Noranmore.
\ second attempt was made 10 rescue
those aboard the bark. but she had dis
appeared in the darkness and storm. AL
though in imminent peril himself. Captain
Richardson stood by until morning and
then steamed TO where he had seen the
bark. but she had sunk with all on board.
No wreckage could be seen. and Il was
impossible TO learn her name or destina-
ton. She appeared 10 have had three
masts. and evidently had been loaded with
a bulky cargo. The bark was a vessel Of
probably 1000 tons.
The storm continued with unabated fury
course several times finally heading for
Norfolk. Captain Richardson said in
all his experience he had never encoun-
tered such a storm. The big ship sus-
tained severe damage and will have 10 be
repaired here. The waves at times COM
pletely hid the ship and swept everything
movable from the decks. Several OF the
sailors were tossed about and sustained
injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
ELLIOTT C0UES PASSES
TO THE GREAT BEYOND
Death Of a Man Whose Fame as an
ornithologist and Scientist
Was Worldwide.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-Professor FL
lott Coues OF Washington, d. c.. the
ornithologist and scientist, died last night
at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Professor Coues was one OF the most
distinguished scientists in the United
States. Born in Portsmouth. y. H. in
ls42. he graduated at the Columbian Uni
versity in Washington in 1861. He entered
the United States army as a medical
cadet in 1862. and left It as a surgeon
many years later. He became a natural
ist OF high repute and was an expert in
geology. anatomy and many other sci
ences. He was connected with the Smith
sonian Institution. the United States Geo
logical and Geographical Surveys. and
was professor OF biology in the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College. He
was one of the associate editors OF the
Century Dictionary and other publica-
tions. an ornithologist OF worldwide repu-
tation and published many works on that
subject. His versatility as an author was
very great. and his work included num-
ber Of scientific subjects. He was a MEM
ber OF at least fifty foreign and American
scientific societies.
For some years he was an enthusiastic
theosophist, a friend and coadjutor of
Mime. Blavatsky. After awhile he lost
his interest in theosophy, but he never
ceased to reach out for theories and dog
mas beyond the average understanding
No man in the United States, proba bly,
has had a wider acquaintance with men
Of thought the world over than Professor
Coues.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
HIGHER EDUCATION THE
THEME AT AMENTO
President Burl< Suggests Many Improvements
in His Address Before the State Teachers
Association.

liberal support for the elementary schools
and for the State University. but speci-
hcally and illogically prohibited the use
of any State funds for the secondary
schools which lie between the elementary
schools and the university. He deplored
this and said that State money should be
expended for the support of secondary
as we'll as primary schools. The useful
ness OF secondary schools should be
broadened and such schools as the Lick
School should be in the reach of every
community in the State. The speakers s
concluding argument was infavor Of a
more intelligent system OF school legis-
lation, and as IL was now bills were
passed with the sole design of raiding the
treasury in the interest OF some individ-
ual or local constituency. and Some bills
were bad through the ignorance of the
lawmakers.
What is here needed" declared the speaker.
lis the existence OF some competent and digni-
fed body. protected by authority OF law. 10
which should be referred. for careful prepara-
tlon, all school Legislation and the just appor-
tionment OF funds required for the support OF
each department or institution OF the public
school system. California is in urgent need
of some calm. honest. well-digested reorganiza-
tion OF its school system looking toward a
large and important educational future. the
past haphazard. unsystematic growth by fits
and starts needs now TO be supplanted by de-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
SUDDEN RISE OF
THE NOOKSACK
Bridges Carried Away
and Farms Ruined.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE. Dec. 26.-One Of the most
disastrous floods in the history OF the
State 81 raging along the Nooksack River
IN whatcom County. II is estimated that
already $50 900 worth of damage has been
done 10 the farms and buildings in the
flooded district and stll the waters show
no indications Of subsiding. Five OF seven
bridges over the river have been swept
away. four Of them being iron.
AS yet the river has not reached pre-
vious high water marks by FIVE inches.
hat the destructiveness OF the food is ac-
counted FOR in its suddenness. A heavy
downpour OF rain on last Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday. accompanied by a
warm Chinook wind which melted the
snow IN the mountains is assigned as the
cause OF the disaster.
Heroic efforts were made 10 save the
bridges which were swept away. AT
Fverson several freight-car loads Of rock
were dumped in the river. but without
avail. IL Is believed that neither rail nor
wagon traffic across the river viii be re-
stored within the next ten days.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
GAMBLER KILLED
DURING A QUARREL
Special Dispatch to The Call.

REDDING. Dec. 26.-W. E. L. Eddy
was stabbed TO death In a saloon at an
early hour this morning. William Johns
ton (colored) welded the knife. Johns
ton escaped. There were many wit
nesses to the affray and their accounts
differ little. The white and the colored
man had been playing seven-up for about
two hours. Eddy is said to have abused
Johnson continually. and finally the
agree they had better quit. EDDY. with
an oath, told him TO quit. throwing the
deck of cards in his face. The colored
man rose from his chair and Is said TO
have told Eddy that he had been abusing
him all night and had better stop It.
Eddy then threw box OF poker chips In
his face, whereupon Johnston whipped
out a pocket-knife with. long blade,
which opened by a spring, and stabbed
Eddy in the left side In the region OF the
heart.
Eddy stood up and tried to protect him
sell with MS nsts; put me I'M lnIurih6ed ahoeIi
the head and face. Knife In hand. he
then ran out of the door.
With blood streaming from his head and
side Eddy walked into the front saloon,
went to the bar. took OF lis eyeglasses,
wiped them. and fell back on the floor
dying. He expired a few minutes after
ward.
Officers found that after the stabbing
Johnston went Immediately 10 his home
where he has a wife and child. he told
his wife that he had TO return TO town,
but has not been seen since.
Both parties are well known in Red
ding. The dead man was a horse dealer
and had besn connected with several feed
stables here. 1t Is said he leaves a
widow and family I'm San Francisco and a
well-to-do brother in Portland. Or.
The colored man used knife upon one
Of his own race without fatal results
some two years ago. and Eddy's reputa-
ton has not been good. He was very
quarrelsome The Coroner's jury rem
dered a verdict Of ''unjustifable homi-
eide"
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

x ACRAMENTO, Dec. 2e.-The thirty
third annual session of the State
Teachers Association opened In the
\ j Assembly chamber of the State
Capitol this evening. with an andi-
ence present larger than has ever
greeted the opening meeting Of the asso-
citation at any time in its history. There
was a varied programme. consisting Of
number Of welcoming addresses and some
wei! chosen vocal and instrumental selec-
tions. but the chief number on the pro-
gramme was the annual address of Fred
erick Burk of San Francisco. the associa-
tion's president. Mayor Land Of Sacra-
mento welcomed the educators on behalf
Of the city, declaring that he was proud
TO meet such body of men, as he had in
his life met far too many men who could
see no benefits in education beyond the
dollars and cents IL enabled them TO earn.
He aroused the enthusiasm or his avdi-
ence by stating in conclusion that in two
years Sacramento would see the grandest
High School building in the State.
County Superintendent Howard well
coined the educators on behalf of Sacra-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
COLLECTOR cocHRANE ROBBED.
Thief Gets Away With His Purse and
Coin

SAN RAFAEL. Dec. 26.-M. F. Coch-
rane, local bill collector, was the victim
of a confidence man last night. Cochrano
was seated at a whist table IN the Gan
Rafael Athletic and Cycling Club wher a
stranger entered and after asking for n
club member and being told that he was
not present said that he would sit down
and wait.
About half an hour afterward the legal
lsnt nisSeu ss ms purse, contalninE Soo Ine
was a new one, and the price tag was
afterward found in one OF the clubrocfns
The local authorities are on the track OF
the clever operator" and are confident OF
soon locating him
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
TRIES TO EMULATE
CARLISLE'S BRAVES
Digger IDdioD Roughly Handled
While Illustrating the Foot
ball Game.

SAN RAFAEL Dec %Enthusiasm the Of his noble
Frank Burns Digger Indian
a the red
In
down
n
ed in
T
n
compelled and
s he s
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
Child Dies From Neglect.

DR.. Mary Dangel. SO Bond street, report
ed to the Coroner that the five weeks
old child CT James Tomkinson, a livery
stable keeper at 81 Minna street, bad
died from neglect and starvation at the
residence OF Joseph South on the Ocean
House road. Tomkinson had. according
to DIR. Dangers statement. failed TO pro-
vide for his wife and baby and the
mother was forced to accept shelter from
friends. Mrs. Tomkinson says that
though she has separated from her hus-
band and has been without means. the
child died from natural causes, being a
Weakling flom birth
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Lieutenant Nash,s Funeral.

There was genuine regret among the
members OF the Police Department and
other citizens yesterday at the unexpected
death OF Lieutenant Nash, as he was uni
VERBALLY respected by all who knew him.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 1870 o'clock from the Masonic
Temple to the Masonic Cemetery. He was
a member of California Lodge No. l.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
Found Dead in Bed.

employed in the livery stable OF E. NJ
Stoddard e. Son. was found dead in bed
this morning. Percival was a native OF
Ireland and had worked around Merced
for a number OF years.
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
anne Of cards. with the result that Me-

game Of cards. with the result that Me-
Laughlin was shot anu killed. Grimes
claimed the pot IN poker game which
lin after the game Grimes pointed a
pistol at him and demanded the money.
Mclaughlin replied. Shoot. you coward"
Grimes fired. and the bullet lodged I'm Nc
laughing chest. killing him almost In
stantly. Both men are rated as good fell
lows when not drinking. The dead miner
city
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

Gated in San Francisco, where he was
working in hotel, but when his wife
went 10 him he had disappeared.
At Baden he secured work. but before
his wife arrived he left. To-day a re-
port came 10 police headquarters that he
was seen in San Francisco yesterday. II
is apparent he does not wish 10 be found
His wife. who is nearly frantic with
grief, can give no cause for his actions
An effort will be made 10 send Mrs Hol-
brook and her child 10 friends in Massa-
chuseffs
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27

E. r. Ollie, A NJ. Simpson, Robert F.
Coyle, Giles II. Gray, A. B. Nye. F. II.
Foster, J. X. Mclean, z. c. Williams
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UNUSUAL DECISION
FAVORING STRIKERS
Court Holds They Moy Patrol q
Factory and Induce Others
to Leave

TOLEDO in
the Of
the Bicycle Workers Union Standard Tube Forksde
a
roing the
This
mad
10
n or personal violence
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DISPUTE OVER JACKPOT
CAUSES A MURDER

AUBURN, Dec. 26.-At Ophir on Christ
mas night Charles Mclaughlin and Tom
Grimes, two miners. quarreIed over a
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
SOME MORE BARGAINS.

Heavy Gray Cotton Blankets. - value $3.50
Those fne Crokonole Games. closing. ...... 81 80
Zoe Blaokboards everywhere. now ..-..... 25c
Standing Blackboards. worth. twice this. .oc
Youths Spring Plaid Suits. u 10 b.. 81 90
Boys Ulsters for winter. 20 s............ So 90
Plaid Horse Blankets. closing. each......S 80
Iaitle 81 Wool Sweaters. , 10 years.. TIC
Closing Boys and Youths Light Hats. 5oc
Small sizes Mems SO Suits. "a S5........S 100
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HoLBRooK is ELUSIVE.
Disappears Each Time His Wife Lo.
Gates Him.

SAN JOSE. Dec. 26.--4fred Holbrook.
who mysteriously disappeared a few
weeks ago. leaving a wife and child in
destitute circumstances, appears TO be
playing a game of hide and seek with
those looking for him. lie was first To-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-27
Mrs. Sweet Dead.

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 2s.-Mrs Paul
Sweet died here to-day. She was born
In Santa Barbara seventy years ago and
has been a resident OF Santa Cruz since
ls49
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NAILED DOWN!

Christmas
when
all the Christmas things
eonlyt hings OF which the price in two.
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Calendars and diaries for 1900. Open
evenings this week. Sanborn. Vail & Co..
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SIDE ELAsTIcs, PAIR

SIDE ELASTIcS, PAIR 1c
These are Nos. 4 and 8 white for children,
the l5c standard sizes. Take all you want
al lc pair.
MEMS RUBBER BOOTS $1.75
These are the celebrated woonsocket
short sizes s 20 y. strictly hrst quality
also leather sole hip miners. same make
s. 50 this week.
KANGAROO CALF SHOES. =. S1.45
Sold az a cut price because square toes
You are paying s. FOR same thing elsewhere
LADIES' FRENCH KID SHOES SOC
Just FOR a day or two we offer finest
French kid shoes plain toe. 2a 70 4. G. y.
= wide. real value s. 70 s. pair Somebody
is hurt. We can save money for you on
shoe purchases
GAMES HALF PRICE D.. 25c, SOC
We offer II different kinds ~ 81 games az
SOC each and % popular zoe games at two
bits each. Now what
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These are Nos. 4 and white for child
the l5c standard sizes. Take all you
al ic pair.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-21

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST CIRCUIT, HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.
NJ. c. Aldrich. H. b King. II. s. Swim
ton, H. NJ. Seal and N. Brown, by
w. c. King. his next friend, vs.. P.
z. Hassinger. A. N. Turton and H.
E. Ross and ID. X. Brown.-At
Chambers.
The Republic Of Hawaii to the Marshal
Of the Hawaiian Islands, or his
Deputy, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to sum-
mon Douglas X. Brown to appear ten
days after service hereof, II he reside
on the Island Of Oahu. otherwise TWEEN
ty days after service before such Judge
Of the Circuit Court Of the First Cir
cult a. shall be sitting at Chambers In
the courtroom ct the Judiciary build
ing In Honolulu, to answer the annex
ed Bill Of Complaint of Mary G. AID
rich OF al, and have you then there this
writ with your return thereon.
Witness the First Judge of the Cir
cult Court OF the First Circuit, at Ho-
polulu, Oahu. this 24th day OF October,
1899.
(Sig.) GEORGE LUCAS,
:ils-3mos. Clerk.