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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24

master magnificent jewel of his rank
in the craft. The new officers who are to
serve for the current Masonic year are:
Charles H.. Murphy worshipful master;
James A. Snook, senior warden Edward c.
Lands, junior warden; Charles l.. Haskell,
treasurer; Walter q. Anderson, secretary: DR..
Thurlow S. Miller, marshal; Byron G. Mantle,
senior deacon; William " Bryan, junior dea-
con: Robert A. Wise, senior steward; Samuel
II, Clawson, Junior steward, and c. o. schnoor,
tyler.
Colonel Murphy, the new worshipful
master, is principal of the Commercial
High School. He was recently elected
potentate of Islam Temple of the Ancient
Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, which
VIII next year receive and entertain the
imperial potentate of that order and 9TH
Imperial Temple session, He has also
been identified with the National Guard
of this State. The lodge over which he
Is to preside was chartered In 1852. and
next May will celebrate its centennial
anniversary, It's membership is A3
fraters
After the installation and several CON
gratulatory remarks there was an ad-
tournment 10 the large dining hall OF the
California Hall, which was decorated
with red, which represents the chapter
branch OF the fraternity, and blue, repre-
senting the blue lodge; American ilags in
profusion and palms and ferns. At the
head OF the hall IN bed of ferns shono
the symbolic q on compass and square,
In response to the calls of the toast
II. V. Morehouse 60 THE Philosophy Of
Masonry" and II. II. Taylor, j. w. An
derson, eN-State Superintendent Of
Schools and Colonel Murphy delivered
spirited addresses. In the course of the
and vocal selections by William MacDon-
aid and the lodge quartet.
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RAILWAY GUESTS
MEET DISASTER
Coaches Are Overturned
on North Pacific
Coast Line.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 2S-Only by great
good fortune did party of guests of the
management of the North Pacific Coast
Railroad Company escape from death or
serious injury near Duncans Mills IN SAT-
urday. The palace car and the Country
Club car were derailed and turned over
on their sides. Among the passengers
were Chauncey Winslow a director of the
road; Roadmaster D. z. Baker. John
Martin, president of the California Gas
and Electric Company, and several others
whose names could not be ascertained.
ent 70. H. Shoemaker. 1t is said that
President John b. Stetson was one of the
number, but this is denied by Mr.. Shoe
maker.
The accident was caused. 1t is said. bv
a defective rail. The officials deny that
any one was injured. A wrecking crew
and several engines left Sausalito on SAT-
urday evening and cleared the tracks.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
BEAN SPROUTS IN
A sCHooLBoY's EAR

OAKLAND. Dec. 23.-NIax Yochner. a.
13-year-old school boy living at 666 Fifth
street, was to-day taken by his mother
to the Receiving Hospital to have a
sprouting bean removed from his ear.
The bean was planted in the bows ear
three months ago. The youngster had
witnessed a sleight-of-hand performances
and the bean plant was deposited i'm an
attempt by the boy to pass it from his
ear to his knee
The trick failed. The bean remained in
the ear. The boy said nothing until the
acute pain, caused by the beams expan-
sion, forced from him a confession.
The vegetable was removed and the
pain ceased
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MeNIanus. J. j, MeEwen. c. N, Miller. +. Me-
i, S, Loop, ID. Lambert, ID, Landers J. Me
dowan, II. +. Miller. Il. H. Merrill W. E.
Mohley, w; J. Nixon. W. II, Miller, N, p,
Reiehert, H. Rldllngton, r. Relee, w. r. Rob
cts, j. II, RosengaFn, II, l., Rea. q. W. Rich.
ardson, u, Radeveh, Lyford Sinclair w. A,
man, @. W, smith, W, Scott, Q, Sleeper, J. q.
skinner, J., w, seheuten r.. w, Osborn y.
H. H. Tieltner, W. r. Beek IL. Trevor, o.
II, Van Marie. L. wadham. w. Il. Mitchell.
W. II. Watkins w, A. Williams, A. r. War,
G. !. Wiley.
The visitors were:
Alfred S. lsaees, W enan. C. ]. Hail. 3. X.
overgard, Il. r. Hollopeter, A. w furnln
Theodore Getty, Peter 7. Barclay. H. j. Kelley,
ID. r. Taylor, ]. w. Anderson. Il. B stoddard
George II. Sebe.
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Saves Child From Burning.

SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 23-The prompt
and heroic action Of Sister Camille. a Do
minican sister teaching in the parOchial
school in this city saved little James Sin
motifs life to-day. A Christmas tree party
was being held in St. Raphael Hall and
young SinnOtt was dressed as Santa
Claus In some way his clothing became
ignited from candle on the tree In an
instant he was enVelOped in flames. With
out regard for her own safety. Sister Ca
mile threw herself upon the little fellow
and with the aid Of her ample robes sue
ceeded in smothering the flames. Young
Sinnott was severely burned about the
face and hands
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Stanford Team Training Hard.

PASADENA, Dec. 23.-The Stanford
eleven is hard at work here putting the
finishing touches on it's training for the
contest with Michigan on New Years
day. Since the game with the Wolverines
was decided upon Stanford has been in
strict training and should be in perfect
condition when the meeting takes place
captain Fisher gives the men light work
at the practice grounds near the Hotel
Green every afternoon, and the varsity
seems to be in good form. The weather
Is clear and warm and if it continues so
will prove less trying to the California
team than to the players just out of the
severe weather in the East.
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Hairhrush Catches Fire.

SAN JOSE. Dec. pa celluloid hair
brush caught fire last night while being
used by the siX-vear-old daughter Of y.
+. Laughlin at TAG North Sixth street. and
but for timely assistance the girl might
have lost her life and the house been
burned. The little girl was brushing her
hair in front of a bureau on which was a
lamp, when the back of the brush caught
fire. 1t is remarkable that the girls hair
was not ignited. as the brush was on her
head when the flames were communicated
TO il. Screams Of the child brought Mrs.
Laughlin to the room. She seized the
brush and threw il out of the window.
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We're:

The members present at the banquet
We're;
+, p. Ashworth. d, +, Relden W, b. Burner.
j, II, Bullock, W, II, Berry, w u, Baleom. +,
70, Baker, F j. Blgh Jru F, Bronson, A, n,
Brown, j. s, Crowell. Henry Burner =, II,
Clauson, r. II, Countryman, G. S, capp, G,
!, comely, r. y, Carson a, H. creokshank,
a, Crave, q, =, Dnlman, w, w Davis, ID, q.
Deniston. George A, Dorr II, n, Davis, w Il,
wards, J, s. Even, @, T, Fischer, b. p, Flint,
J, c, Fit2slmmons, w ~ French, John Fru-
bel w, u, Fraser, A, T. Graupner, ]. Green.
w. l.. Gowall n. H. Hickman. j. 4. uarmes.
q. A. uarker. +. r. tlindes, !. o. Harris, O.
n. Hall, II. II. Hops, II. J. Hooper, c. II.
Hawkins, j. H. Henly, G. Haverson. Curtis
Ilillyer, j. w. y. Jensen, George r. King, o.
II. klumpp G. Il. Klngaard, A. e. Laurance,
A. 10. Leavitt, John Lacltmann. Charles Ly-
man. f. s. Loop, D. Lambert Il. Landers, j.
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Kruttschnitt Returns.

Julius Kruttschnitt, assistant to Presi-
dent Hartman of the Southern Pacific
Company, returned yesterday from the
He came up on the coast division and
did not visit his offices in the city yester-
day, but 1t is expected that he will be at
his desk bright and early this morning
Mr. Kruttschnitt has been away from the
city about six weeks. During that time
he spent some time with E. H. Har-
rlman in New York. On his way back
he returned via New Orleans, and
in fact inspected the entire system
of the Southern Pacific Company.
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Californians in New York.

NEW YORK, Dec 23-The following
Californians are in New York: From San
Francisco-S. Caro-, at Herald Square, A
ClauVet, B. Wood, at Murray Hill; Miss
Earle, at Union Square; E. D. Hirshfel-
der, at Savoy; F. ]. Hunt and wife, at
Navarro; G. A. Knight, H. H. Lannen-
berger, G. r. Robinson, at Imperial; W.
J. Wayte, Miss NJ. Wayte, at Hoffman !;
+. Long, at Rossmore; H. S. Norton, at
Belvidere; A. H. Landsberger, at Holland.
From Los Angeles-C. Bowker, at Her
aid Square; 7. O'Neill. at Manhattan, R.
A. Rowan, at Imperial
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JAPANESE BUYS HORSES
AT RANCHO DEL PAso
Duke of Newcastle Also Negotiating
a Purchase at tho Noted
Stock Farm

SACRAMENTO, Dec, 80. Ysaki OF
Yokohama. who has been connected with
the Government horse market of Japan
for eight years. visited Rancho del Paso
to-day to make a selection Of horses to
be shipped at an early date TO Japan. He
will leave on December 2S with at least
six thoroughbred stations. and in March
viii return for a larger consignment to
be selected by William Laying, who ac-
companies him.
The Duke Of Newcastle visited Rancho
del PasO yesterday to select a stallion
for purchase. The sale was nOt COM
pleted, owing to the absence Of Superin-
tendent John Mackey.
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Sale of a Railroad.

PASADENA, Dec. 23-The William R.
Stats Company, together with Pasadena,
Los Angeles and Ventura capitalists, has
Ventura into the Ojai Valley toward
Nordhof. The road was known as the
Ventura and Ojai Valley Railroad. It's
new owners who have water and land
interests in the neighborhood, propose to
extend it later to Santa Paula.
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Gold Ring May Clear Mystery.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. pa plain gold
band on a finger Of the man found dead
in a secluded ravine in Griffith Park last
Monday is clearing up that mystery 1t
has supplied a clew that leads to the be-
lief that the body was that of F. Peder-l
son. who disappeared from his rooms in
a North Broadway clearinghouse in this
CITY six weeks ago. The ring bears an
inscription on its inner side ard he en-
graved words From Addie to Flo" Pc
one of which Flo was an abbreviatiOn.
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Wins Race Against Flames.

HOLLISTER, Dec. 23-Coming down
Tres Pinos grade to-day Engineer Lynch
of train As discovered two carloads of hay
on fire. Cutting off the passenger coaches
Lynch made a three-mile run to, Hollister
in four minutes, and with flying switch
landed the cars in the town limits, where
the fire department extinguished the
flames and saved the cars.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
Large Derrick Collapses.

MARTINEZ. Dec. 23.-The large derrick
used for hoisting and unloading the gran
ite blocks from the cars a the site of the
new courthouse building came down with
a crash this morning. John Lucy a
workman who was attending to the guy
rope, was struck and badly bruised. HIS
left arm was broken in three places. Two
other Workmen We're Slightly hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
Russia Will Modify Her Demand.

PEKING. Dec. 23.-Paul Lessar. the
Russian Minister to China. has requested
the Chinese plenipotentiaries, Prince
Chang and Wang Wen Shao, to present
their objections to the Manchurian treaty
(Which was discussed here between Nj
Lessar and the Chinese representative
last Saturday. in writing for transmission
to his Government. The Ministers of the
foreign powers who oppose this treaty
consider this request to be sign that
Russia is willing to modify her demands,
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
Killed bv Falling out of Bed.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 23.-Coroner Pierce
held an inquest yesterday over the body
~ Mrs. Catherine Riley of Healdsburg,
who was found dead on Saturday night
in her rooms IN the Union Hotel, The
verdict OF the jury was that death re-
suited from natural causes Mrs. Riley
was the wife Of the proprietor of the
Union Hotel, and was a cripple. She ap-
peared 90 have fallen on The bed ana
hn0lEnn hFr
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Readv 10 Lnv the Rnils.

Los ANGELES. Dec, 22-Gradlng OF
the first division OF the san Pedro. Los
Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad is COM
pleted. only few finishing touches being
necessary 60 end the work between Los
Angeles and Pomona. The line will be
turned over TO the company in ten DAYS.
Laying OF rails viii begin by January l.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
CHRISTMAS TREE
FOR THE. MINERS
Treadwell Employees to
Have a Holiday
Festival.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Dec. 23.-The greatest Christ
mas tree ever seen in Alaska is being
made ready for tomorrow evening in one
of the largest buildings of the TreadwclI
mines, on Douglas Island Each one Of
the hundreds of miners employed by the
Treadwell Company has voluntarily con-
tributed 81 toward the tree and the pres
ents which adorn it. The Treadwell Com
pany will make a liberal contribution.
Superintendent Mcdonald originated the
idea and has had charge Of the prepara-
tions.
On the tree will be hung at least one
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Struck hu q Train

POINT RICHMOND. Dec. 23.-William
Newkirk, residing at 529 Sacramento
street, San Francisco, was struck by the
Santa Fe limited train this morning and
badly cut on the head. He was sent to
the railroad hospital
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last evening in the presence of a large
number of members and visitors. The in
stallation ceremony was conducted by
the retiring master, George w. Drew,
assisted by R. H. Countryman, past mas
ter, who was the marshal of ceremonies.
The new officials were inducted into Of
flee with unusual impressiveness, and
music was given between charges by the
Occidental Lodge quartet. After the cere-
monies were closed the marshal of cere-
monies in an eloquent speech on behalf
of the lodge presented to the retiring
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Marries on Her Deatb-Bed

HOLLISTER, Dec 23.-Alvin Goff and
Alice Patterson were married at midnight
on Saturday. The young lady was i'll
with appendicitis. Following the cere-
mony a surgical operation was performed
from the effects of which death resulted
a few hours later
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present for every child on Douglas ISL
ana. "A juvenile entertainment will be
given, and it is expected that several
thousand persons will be present. Invita-
tlon mas been extended to the inhabitants
OF Juneau. An immense fir tree will be
proIusely decorated and illuminated. and
a Santa Claus will distribute the gifts
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|MPRESSIVELY PLACE THE OFFICERS
OF OCCIDENTAL LODGE IN OFFICE
Masons Participate in Brilliant Event in Faterntys Temple
Which Is Followed by Presentation of Jewel to the
Retiring Master and Banquet at the California Hotel

TT HE elected and appointed officers
of Occidental Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons were obligated
IN and installed into their respective
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Wisdom PersOnified.

Knowitallbeforehand, the infallible
detective, patte;l the passing hobo gen
tally on the shoulder.
Pm looking for street car conduc
tor. that made away with more nickels
than his deposit with the company
would cover" he said.
The other, as was proper to the plot
paled perceptibly. elbow did you
know me?" he faltered.
ooh, that's easy" answered the inf
Diet. ANYBODY who ever saw a genu
inc hobo would nail you in a moment
as an impostor. The genuine article
while he. never washes, occasionally
scrapes little Of the CRIME from his
hands in climbing over a fence. On
yes"
But the poor conductor saw the point
too late, and soon he was in a service
more tyrannous than that Of the rail.
road company.-Buffalo Express.
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GROWTH OF BOWLING
ANCIENT GAME HAS HAD A MAR
Vicious SPREAD.
Half Decade Ago First League Was
Formed in Chicago-New There Are
Thirty Leagues In the City, with
Many Mem ers.

NOCulHg more remarkdDle mas occur
red in the world Of indoor sports in the
history Of Chicago, says the Chronicle,
than the growth Of interest in bowling.
In five years it has sprung from a
sleepy, old-world pastime, in which Rip
Van Wrinkle, joined in the Kaatskills, to
bustling game in which at least 3d.
600 in this city are intensely interested
and on which thousands of dollars are
spent every day. Five years ago the
first bowling league was started in Chi
cago. To-day there are thirty leagues,
including 240 clubs, and at least fifty
Independent clubs Of male members
and seventy-fve women's clubs which
are not affiliated with leagues or asso-
Citations. Five years ago there were
probably half a dozen alleys in Chicago
Of regulation size and make on which
an expert bowler could exercise his
skill. To-day there are more than $50
alleys in the city, each one a dream of
perfection from a bowler's standpoint.
In 1895 there were between thirty
and forty Independent bowling clubs in
Chicago, composed mostly of Germans
who had inherited a love for the old
game and scattered from Ravenswood
to Roseland. The average Chicagoan
knew practically nothing about the
game and referred to it as either mine
pins" or ten pins when he now and
then saw team Of bowlers rolling the
balls. The alleys varied in length and
width. If the building was ten feet
shorter than a regulation alley the
alley constructed was ten feet short.
A trio Of enthusiastic bowlers in a
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intimately concerned, were directly
thereafter warned that, beginning with
the next May day, they would be look
ed upon and treated as trespassers
should they intrude on the territory of
the District"
On May 5 Streeter and some twenty
five citizens of his "District" took pos
session Of ''The District of Lake Mich
igan." Streeter's home was made the
center Of government, and above it the
American flag was hoisted. Chicago
awoke to the ringing alarms Of war.
At the City Hall it was decided that
Captain Streeter must be suppressed
by force, and 100 soldiers were sent to
perform the work. military Governor
William H. Niles objected. He and
fourteen Of his men were captured and
put into Jail for unlawful assem-
blage," and on May 6 Streeter's settle
ment was wrecked by the nelghboring
land owners. But no court could be
found wherein to try the Streeterites.
They were released. and Immediately
sued their captors for false imprison-
ment.
A year later-on Saturday, May &c,
19OO-there was another exciting fra
cas-. Streeter's force had again In
trenched itself and was ready for bust
ness. In the afternoon of that day
500 city police officers We're modified,
and, armed with rifles and revolvers,
they prepared to advance on Niles and
his men, who held possession Of the
property on the lake shore between Oak
and Huron streets.
The news flew around like wildfire
that the Invaders" had landed on the
water front at 1:3O that morning, had
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sTEEETEH's GOVERNMENT BUILDING.

thrown up two formidable rifle pits,
hoisted the American dag, ard We're of
fering armed and riotous resistance
against the combined authority of city,
county and State on behalf Of their
self-constituted sovereign State of the
"District of Lake Michigan"
The police planned to make demand
for formal surrender Of the handful
of men, first through the Lincoln Park
police, and, if that plan failed, through
the high sheriff himself. "Goyernor''
Niles accepted the advice of Park Off
Ger Walter Hayes, and surrendered ere
his diminished force of five men was
still further reduced. There was a
good deal Of shooting during the day.
and when the casualty list was made
out it was found that eight men and a
girl had been more or less hurt.
The war was over, for a time at least.
After his arrest Niles made state
ment: Il am the military governor of
the District of Lake Michigan" he
said. land was elected to that position
by the citizens of the district. What
are they going to do with us? A year
ago they couldn't find court to try
US in. Judge Kohlsaat in the federal
court ruled that he had no authority
to grant the release of one of our men.
who was held prisoner by force-whch,
by the way, was all that caused us to
surrender to-day. The judge gave as
his reason that he had no jurisdiction.
Our man was carted back to the county
Jail and then quietly let go. We claim
the ownership Of the land through right
of discovery. The survey Of 1891 estab-
lishcd the line of the State Of Illinois,
and there has been no territory annex
cd to the State since that time. There
is clause in the Constitution which
gives people with the standing we have
the right not to be interfered with
when we are covered by treaty, and
we are covered by treaty. which the
United States made many years ago
with Great Britain. Why, they couldn't
find court to try us year ago, and
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The Dietetic and HyRienic Gazette
says: "Walter Baker & Co. Of Dor
chester, Mass, U. s. A., have given
years Of study to the skillful prepara-
ton of cocoa and chocolate, and have
devised machinery and systems Pc
culiar to their methods of treatment,
whereby the purity, palatability and
highest nutrient characteristics are re-
tanned. Their preparations are known
the world over and have received the
highest Endorsements from the medical
practitioner, the nurse and the INTEL
llgent housekeeper and caterer"
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Quebec Water Power.

It is doubtful whether any section of
the world possesses water power to
such an extent, both in number and
volume OF the cataracts, as does the
province Of Quebec. One hardly knows
which to admire most, the scenic beau
ty or the commercial possibilities. One
frequently finds several rivers joining
and making combination Of steep,
tumultuous cataracts at single point,
producing wild and impressive pic
ture. The foaming waters have marble
like markings which are constantly
changing, and the rugged settings are
high rocks and fringes of spruce trees.
1t is the spruce trees that suggests the
most convenient utilization Of the wa
ter power at hand in the manufacture
Of pulp.
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thority in Illinois had any claim upon
it. Not satisfied with his single claim
at the national capital, he took out two
military territorial warrants" cover
ing some 200 acres, homestead claim.
and $4,000 in script. After much cudg-
cling Of brains on the part of the Sec
rotary of the Interior, Streeter got a
location Certificate" since it had been
decided that the United States govern
ment had no claim or title to the land.
Now Captain Streeter was happy: he
had obtained an official national docu-
ment recognizing his claim.
Then began bitter fight. In. the end
the national authorities surveyed the
land and the registrar of the land office
calmly announced that it was govern
ment property. This decision naturally
reused Captain Streeter's anger. but he
finally convinced Secretary Bliss that
the "District". was new" land. located
by nature in an international highway.
Secretary Bliss said the registrar was
wrong and reversed his decision. The
registrar thereupon handed in his res
ignation, which was accepted.
Then the indefatigable Streeter play
ed another trump card. He got the peo-
pie who resided on his curious plot of
ground to organize government, -
This occurred, to be exact, on the frs,
Tuesday in April, 1899. The Constitu-
ton of the United States was adopted,
the American flag was chosen by unan-
1mous vote as the emblem Of the COM
munity, and the place was styled 1.-The
District of Lake Michigan" Laws for
the government of the District" were
framed, and Captain Streeter was
made clerk. Other chief officers were
designated, and this body Of men, on
April 25, 1899, filed into the Office of
Clerk Burnham Of the United States
Court for the Northern Illinois district,
and formally took oath to uphold the
United States laws in their District"
The Mayor of Chicago, with the police
chief and such other officers as were