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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
BANK DIRECTORS
ASKED TO RESIGN
Demand Made by San
Jose Deposltors.
Special Dispatch to The CALI


.. SAN JOSE, Feb. 27.-The depositors
Of the Union Savings Bank held a meet
ing to-day, with about 200 in attend
ance. The old board of directors of the
bank was criticized and denounced by
w Potter, c. w. Childs and Francis
Pope were named as the depositors'
choice fer places on the board of direct
ors to close the banks business. A COM
mittee of stockholders called and asked
that the depositors adopt resolutions re-
questing the directors to resign. This
was done unanimously, and ]. r.
WeIch, T. W. Potter and Francis Pope
Were appointed a committee to wait on
the directors at the meeting tomorrow
and request them to vacate. A reso-
luton requesting that Immediate steps
be taken to impeach the Bank Commits
sicners for laxity in dealing with the
Union Bank before the failure had been
prepared with the intention that it be
brought up, but this was not done
Francis Pope, young attorney OF
San Francisco, whom the deposltors
want TO see elected a director, made a
lengthy statement of the banks affairs
az he found them after a careful study.
He said Attorney General Ford notified
the Bank Commissioners last saturday
that the board of directors of the Union
Savings Bank III us eIllISlS Aluob IL
sign. Commissioner B. D. Murphy had
reiterated this. Pope said President w.
H. Wright was practicing the purest
hypocrisy when he published the state
ment that the directors were looking
after the depositors' interests, and that
no trouble would occur in paying them
dollar for dollar. The audience e1-
pressed approval He said the direct
ors with the exception of w h
Wright. had forfeited their right to
hold office by borrowing from the BANK
Ward Wright owed the bank S5OO0, n.
.Bowden 1929, Johnson $4,000 and +. A
wheeler 1907. while a. Friant was in
debted as the indorser on number OIL
notes. w. II. Wright was equaHy gullty
because with his knowledge the dlrect-
ors had drawn the peoples money LOT
their own personal use
. Pope has written long letter 10 n.
Rowden the banks attorney, IN Wh!ch
he severely scores the board OF direct
ors He charges all the directors with
being guilty of a felony under section
IF the Bank Commissioners act be
cause of the Ioaning Of $22,S74 of savings
deposits without security, ana that lIley
are entity of reckless banking IN having
borrowed money themselves. The trans
far of the banks premises to Myra r.
Wright is denounced as having the dp-
pearnce of fraud. .o,,;,,or
Pane concludes his letter by telling
them they are not fit and proper per
sons to manage the bank, ana tnat he
Intends to take steps to Dust lhelh'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
in THE
MANILA STREETS AS
TOLD BY FHIPINOS
Representatives, OF
Course, Place All the Blame
on Americans.

PARIS, Feb. 27-The Filipino junta
here received to-day a cablegram from
Manila, February "a, via Hongkong. 1t
says:
1.-THE fire broke out in the Chinese
quarter during the Chinese new year
festivities. The Americans provoked
the owners by demolishing houses be-
fore it was necessary. The Filipinos'
fire engine, owned by Senior Cameo and
worked by British subjects, was largely
instrumental in extinguishing the fire.
The Americans interfered with the ma
tive salvagers and tried to capture the
engine, leading to a conflict. Harsh
conduct elsewhere led to general fight
ing. The Americans retired to the
walled city and the fleet bombarded the
suburbs, believing the city was en-
dangered. This caused the Tondo fire.
"Aguinaldo's troops then attacked
and entered Tondo. Santa Cruz and
Guaipo. CONGREGATIONS broke out at
Binondo and Malad and the city was
surrounded by line of burning houses.
THE fighting continued Wednesday
and Thursday. The Americans by that
time were greatly fatigued by the sun,
fires and continual service. On the
other hand the Filipinos were continu-
ously reinforced and the Americans
closed the Puente de Espana, to pre-
vent the FilipinoS from invading the
walled city. The Americans then fired
on every one standing at the doors and
windows and thus killed the engineer
of the Andrews cotton mill. The for
eigners applied to the foreign ships for
help and a number of marines were to
be landed when Admiral Dewey init
mated that such landing would be an
act of hostility and that his ships would
fire upon any landing party. Some
British bluejackets, however, landed
unarmed to act as f1remen and re-
manned to guard the British consulate,
banks and other British property. The
Andrews cotton mills belonging to Brit
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
MANY COAST ITEMS IN
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Appropriations for Public Buildings
and Improvement at Various
Harbors.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill under considera-
ton by the Senate this evening contained
the following Pacific Coast items: For
the postoffice and courthouse at San Fran
cisco, for continuation of the building I'M
der the present limit, 100000; for expenses
of the United States steamer Thetis for
six months in transporting reindeer to
the coast of Alaska, $50 900; for construc-
ton of a revenue cutter for service on
the Pacific Coast, $112, 800, and total cost
of $225, 900; for tidal indicator and founda-
ton of a revenue cutter for service on
catraz Island, San Francisco Harbor,
1888; harbor and bay at Humboldt, Cal,
completing improvement, $143. lis; for con-
tinuation of stone wall at the Preside
of San Francisco, $4,000; for establishing
light and fog signal station at Point Ar
guello, $35 900; for construction of tele-
phone line from lighthouse at Table Bluff
to Salmon Creek, $500; Point Hueneme
light station, for right of way to public
road, $4,000; for construction of telephone
line from United States lighthouse at.
Point Trinidad to Trinidad, $3.50; harbor
at Oakland, $4,000; for construction Of
breakwater at San Pedro, 5000 ,000 Yaqui-
ma Bay, Oregon. $50, 900; Grays Harbor,
washington, $2S5 900:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
LIGHT SHOWERS
IN THE INTERIOR
Rain Falls in Several
Localities.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-The sky Is
heavy with clouds tonight. and a light
sprinkle of rain has fallen. The wind
is southeast and the outlook is promis-
ing for a storm.
STOCKTON, Feb. 27-Stockton had
enough of a sprinkle of rain this even
ing to count on the record as trace
The sky is still cloudy and there IS
promise of more rain before morning.
UKIAH, Feb. 27.-Rain has fallen
here at intervals in the past twenty
four hours, ending in downpour to-
night, and the prospects are for a heavy
storm.
BALLARD, Feb. Pin spite of ad-
verse weather conditions grain that
was sown on we'll cultivated land is
strong. of good color, and will stand
several weeks of dry weather. A large
acreage throughout the Santa Ynez
Valley was simply scratched in" and
would not make a crop under favorable
circumstances The Santa Ynez Land
and Improvement Company, controlling
a. large portion of these farming lands,
has announced that henceforth all grain
lands must be plowed at least five
inches deep Irass is suffering and
needs rain badly. Most of the stock
sent to outside ranges last summer mas
been shipped back and is doing well.
WOODLAND, Feb. H.-The long
north blow is over, at least for the
present Cloudy weather, railing
barometer and a south breeze encour-
ages farmers and fruit-groWers to nope
that they are soon to have a refreshing
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28

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Your other organs may need care, but
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
ELVlA CROX SEABROOKE
SEEKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE

NEW YORK, Feb. H.-The fact that
Mrs. Elvfa Crox Seabrooke has finally be-
gun a suit for absolute divorce aginst her
husband, Thomas Q. Seabrooke. the actor,
came out in the Supreme Court to-day.
when Attorney A. H. Hummel, represent
ing Mrs. seabrooke, applied to Justice
GiIdersleeve for the appointment OF a
commission to take the testimony in the
suit in San Francisco.
The matrimonial differences of the Sea-
brookes have been aired on many occa-
sions, and rumors that the pretty actress
intended to sue for an absolute divorce
have been going the rounds among theat-
rical folk for many months Until now,
however Mrs. Seabrooke has been salts
fed with a suit for separation only.
The facts upon which the new. suit is
based were kept secret to-day. The name
of the correspondent was, guarded closely
by Mr. Hummel. According to Hummel,
Mrs. Seabrooke is now the prima donna
of an opera company touring the Pacific
he would grant HummePs application for
a commission to take testimony.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
BELIEVE THAT
THE DANGER POINT
HAS BEEN PASSED
Friends Of Rudyard Kiplin9 Are
Now More Hopeful for His
Recovery.
Recovery.

a crisis may be delayed. as the in
fammation has developed in the upper
portion of the lungs. while the parts
originally affected had nearly resolved.
The severity of the disease during the
past few days has been due to the ad-
vance of the Inflammation upward
while the parts originally affected were
not yet available for respiration.
"E. D. JANEWAY.
THEODORE DUNHAM."
At o'clock Mr.. Kipling's condition
was unchanged.
The Kipling children took their outing
in a hanson cab this morning. The
health of little Josephine, the youngest
child, is reported much improved.
Mrs. Durham, the wife of DR.. Dun
ham, and Dr. Theodore Janeway, son
of E. G. Janeway, spend much of their
time with the Kipling family. Mr..
Doubleday is looking after the family
personal interests and welfare.
Joaquin Miller has been daily caller
at the hotel, and he appeared as usual
this morning. He gave the clerk his
card and directed him not to send it up
until Mr. Kipling was better.
He's having a hard fight of it now"
said the poet of the Sierras, land God
grant that he get well. He is a possible
Shakespeare if he lives. He's the great
est man that writes now, but he is a
mere boy"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
ANTI-AMERICAN
DECREE OF FlLIPlN0S

HONGKONG, Feb. 27.-The Filipino
Government has issued another viru-
lent anti-American decree, in which
the following passages occur:
The American guns respect neither hon
or nor property, but barbarously mas
sacre women and children. Manila mas
witnessed the most massacres. Conhs-
cation of the properties and savings or
the people at the point of the bayonet and
shooting the defenseless. accompanied by
barbarism and racial hatred, are worse
than the doings in Carolina Unless you
conjure holy war for independence you
Proclaim before the civilized world that
you will fight to the death against Amer bo
women should, if necessary. American
professions and promises are pure hypoc-
risy They covet the spoils of this patri-
mony of our race, wishing to implant here
a more irritating and barbarous dominion
than in the past.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
THRICE FAMED
BY DEATHS WING
Grim Despair of an Aged
Criminal.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 27.-John Davis,
an old man from Napa, evidently de-
rived enough pleasure out of life to
take no active measure toward crossing
the dark river until last night. AT that
time he was arrested by night watch
man Jacob Miller and charged with
grand larceny pursuant to an order
from Sheriff Dunlap of Napa County.
Since his arrest Davis has tried to de-
part this life in three different ways,
every one of which came within an ace
of being successful, and Sheriff Tay-
lor now has the prisoner closely guard
ed by two officers in order to prevent
his committing suicide.
A few weeks ago Davis stole a horse
and buggy at Napa, and, failing in an
endeavOr to sell them, tied the horse
to a tree about ten miles from the city
and disappeared. Notification of the
crime and a description of the thief
were sent throughout the State, with
the result that last evening Miller ar
rested man on suspicion and confined
him in the town Jail. He afterward
admitted that he was the person
wanted.
At about o'clock prisoner named
Grover summoned Jailer Atchley to his
cell by shouting that Davis was dying.
DR.. w. T. Jones was called and ar
rived just in time to use the stomach
pump and save the old mans life. 1t
was found that he had swallowed a
large dose of laudanum, which the Off
Ger had failed to discover when the
prisoner was searched.
Grover sounded the alarm again at 4
o'clock this morning, yelling that Davis
was bleeding to death With a wicked
looking knife he had severed the veins
of his left wrist and stabbed himself
three times in the breast. Grover and
the jailer managed to bind the wounds
sufficiently to stop the flow of blood,
and the old man dropped into a heavy
slunlber, from which he did not awake
until this afternoon.
II is the custom to permit the prison
ers to roam around the corridor for
part of the day. While Grover was out
of the cell Davis took a small rope
which he had carried wound around his
body and was making preparations TO
Another inmate perceived that Davis
was again trying to end his life, and
informed Under Sheriff Benson, who
took the rope away.
Since then Davis has been kept under
close surveillance, and he Will be
watched until an officer arrives to take
him to Napa. The old man admits the
crime, and says that he carried the
laudanum, the knife and the rope,
which he called his friends" In eX-
pectation of being arrested. He told
Constable Treanor to-day that the next
time he would make "a good job of 1t"
and declared he would never be tried
for his deed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
FOR THE DEFENSE OF
YOUNG JESSE JAMES
Among Witnesses Called to Prove an
Alibi Are the Mother and Grand
mother of the Accused,

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.-The defense
in the train robbery case Of Jesse James
to-day endeavored to prove an alibi for
the defendant and to impeach or dis
prove the prosecutions witnesses, espe-
cially Passenger w. j. Smith. who on
Saturday identified James as one of the
robbers. 1t was divulged that Smith had
once been arrested for stealing -four. The
past life and character of James and his
general good reputation in this commu-
nifty, where he has lived ever since he was
a child, will be shown by the defense be-
fore 1t closes.
A feature of the days proceedings was
the appearance of Mrs. Zerelda Samuels,
"A years old, mother of the notorious
James brothers and grandmother of the
defendant. She testified that she was at
the James home on the night of the rob-
berry, and that Jesse was sitting on the
porch with her when they heard the ex-
ploson of the dynamite that wrecked the
express safes. Jesse James mother, his
sister and the defendant himself gave
testimony to the same effect.
Mrs. Samuels attracted much attention
in the courtroom. Mrs. Samuels carried
one empty sleeve, her right arm having
been shot off by detectives who lombard
ed her house in attempting to arrest her
notorious sons.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
SMUGGLER SIGHTED
OFF SANTA BARBARA
Peculiar Movements of Strange
Craft Near Anacapa
Island

SANTA BARBARA, Feb. N-For many
years it has. been thought that Santa Bar
bara and vicinity were the base of nest
of systematic smugglers. On several oc-
casions during the last ten years the Gov
eminent has sent detectives here to in
vestigate, and although they always felt
sure smuggling was being carried on they
have never succeeded in getting any def
mite information. Last Wednesday, as
Captain Abrabas of the OHta was round
ing the east end of Santa Cruz Island, he
saw a strange vessel apparently anchored
off the west shore of Anacapa Island, four
miles distant. He could see a skiff low
cred and three men enter it after consid-
cradle delay and make for the shore With
the smuggler stories fresh in mind he
made for the strange vessel and got with
in two miles of her, when she took CD
board the skiff and made for the open sea
Her movements were very strange, but as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
oF INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Assistant Surgeon Anderson Has
Been Ordered to Manila.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-By direction
of the Secretary of War Acting Assistant
Surgeon Thomas B. Anderson is relieved
from further duty at Fort Meyer, and
will proceed to New York and report in
person to Major Alfred E. Bradley, Bril-
gade Surgeon United States Volunteers
commanding the hospital ship Relief, for
transportation to Manila, and on arrival
there will report in person to the COM
the Pacific for assignment to duty. First
Sergeant Charles Stream, sergeant
Troop d, Fourth United States Cavalry,
now at Fort Yellowstone, upon his own
application, is transferred as private to
Troop B, Fourth United States Cavalry
and will be sent to the station of that
troop at the Preside of San Francisco.
California: Original-David Morris, Oak
land, Sc; George T. Fessenden, Pomona. S.
oregon: Original-Edward Van Scheick.
Montavilla, Sc.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
CONSTABLE CREED
WILL HOLD OFFICE

SAN RAFAEL. Feb. 27.-The suit Of
Eugene Cramer of Sausalito to GUST Con-
stable John z. Greed from office on the
grounds that he was ineligible by reason
of having been convicted Of robbery, and
that the election officials of Sausalito and
Richardson precincts unduly influenced
voters against casting their ballots as re-
uuired by law, was decided in favor Of
the defendant to-day by Superior Judge
F. M. Angellotti.
The first ground was decided not well
taken. because Greed was pardoned out of
San Quentin on May %. 1881, his citizen
ship being thereby restored. AS regards
the second ground. Judge Angellotti de-
cided that, as the official proclamation of
the Board of Supervisors called for the
election Of two men and the ballots were
marked for two, those directions should
have been followed by the electors with
out regard to what was told them by the
election officials. The election proclama-
ton should have been held as final.
1t was further stated in the decision
that if the precincts complained of had
been thrown out the result would have
heen the same.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
BABY CLIMBS UPON
A KITCHEN STOVE
It's Clothing Is Ignited and Death
Ends It's Agony Three
Hours Later

CAYUCOS, Feb. N.-The infant son of
George w. ellis, living fifteen miles
from here, was burned to death yester-
day. While It's mother was absent from
the kitchen, the child climbed upon the
stove and its clothes caught fire. 1t lived
three hours.
The mother had just started the fire
and gone into the yard after an armful
of wood, leaving the child on the floor.
She was gone only a few moments. Dur
ing her absence the child climbed up to
the stove and it's clothes were ignited.
probably by a spark. When the mother
returned she was Mortified at seeing the
baby's hair all ablaze and all its clothes
burned off except the shoes and stockings.
wind had famed the spark instantly into
a flame. The entire body was horribly
burned The baby was her only child,
aged Is months, and was just beginning
to walk.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28

ish subjects suffered severely The
Americans searched British buildings
seeking insurgents.
"Indiscriminate street shooting was
prevalent. Men, women and children
were killed The bodies Of 14o Amerl-
cans have already been collected. Their
loss in killed and wounded will reach
400. The bodies of 800 Filipino men, 425
women and 2S0 children have been re-
covered in the streets. About 800 ma
tives were wounded.
1.-The loss to foreign property is esti-
mated at $500, 900 and to native property
$500, 000 About 300 houses were burned.
General Montenegro commanded the
Filipinos. Aguinaldo is still at Marfla.
Many foreigners embarked on board the
ships. About eighty Chinese were killed
while trying to enter the walled city:
The people killed at the Andrews mill
were accused of harboring natives,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
FROM BULLETS
AND DISEASE
Casualties at Manila Up
to Date.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The follow
ing report was received from General
Otis to-day:
MANILA, Feb. N.-Adjutant General.
Washington: Following deaths since last
weekly. report; February 1S-Private
James S. Morris, NJ, First Tennessee, vari-
ola; 18th, Chaplain John r. Thompson.
First Washington, acute tnterocilitis; Pri-
Yates William F, Stanley, f, First Mon
tana, malaria1 fever; 10Th, Arthur Ram
say, F, First Colorado, spinal meningitis;
Robert l.. Vaneman, L, Thirteenth Min
nesota, variola; Henry K. Saunders, F,
Fourteenth Infantry, dysentery; 21st, Cor
poral Harry r. Stroud, l., First Washing
ton, dysentery; Private James Ganong,
., First Idaho variola; 3D.. Jacob HUH,
K, Fourteenth Infantry, variola; 23d, An
drew G. Cole, d, Fourteenth Infantry,
variola Adolph Agidius, F. First Idaho.
dysentery; oath, Albert Haviland, F, First
Colorado. variola.
Died of wounds received in action: 18th.
First Sergeant w. II. Cooke, F, First Ne
braska; 18th, Private Eli E. Clampitt, G.,
Third Artillery; 10th, John Sorenson L,
First Montana; 21st, Edward Day, A First
Nebraska; oath, John Alley, D, First Ne
braska-
MANILA. Feb. 27.-The casualties to
date by regiments are as follows: