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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
KEEN HEARING
AVERT5 WRECK
Engineer Prevents Sec
ond Collision at Up
lands.
Notes Click Of Wheels as
Locomotive Passes Switch
and ReVerse5 Lever.
social pis2atch to The al.


SALINAS, Dec. 4.-Only by great good
fortune was a disastrous head-end COLI
sion similar to that Of last Thursday
morning averted early this morning at
the scene Of last weeks wreck on the
coast line. Trains Nos. and 10 were TO
nave passed at the Uplands switch. Wnen
40. arrived at the siding ii did not
stop. The switch lights were not burn
ing. The train was passing the SWlpcn
when the engineer noted the Click OF the
wheels passing over the frog He at
once reversed the lever and applied the
emergency brakes, bringing the train to
q HIATT ana backing 10 pace OF SaTeIy
just as No. 10 arrived.
Bur for the keennesS Of the engineer 5
hearing and his prompt action a frlg httGl
collision would have been certain. The
wonder is that. while busy about his To-
cOmotive, he was attracted by the rum
bic OccasiOled by the crossing OF the frog.
An investigation Is under way to deter
mine the responsibility for the failure to
have the switch lights burning.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.-rhe Sunset
limited train, which arrived here early
to-day over the Southern Pacific, was de
layed several hours at lndiO during the
night through collision with four freight
cars which had broken loose from train
on the siding ana ran on TO the main
track. Engineer House was slightly In
5ured and Brakeman Eiffier's foct was
crushed One passenger. 3. w. Simpson,
suffered slight injury. Engine No. 125 of
the limited train was disabled and an
other engine was substituted to bring the
train to Los Angeles. There was no
other damage to the train.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
ORANGE GROWERS
LOSING HEAVILY
Claim the Transportation
Facilities Are Wholly
Inadequate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. PA storm
of protest greater than that raised last
year by the orange growers of Southern
California, greater than the grumblings
that reached the Railroad Commissioners
is going up from the orange men of this
section. Never before in the history of
the industry in Southern California have
the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific rail-
way companies supplied such poor freight
service, and never before have the orange
growers so keenly felt the need of proper
transportation facilities.
Seth Marshall, president of the High
land Orange Growers Association and
one of the best posted men in Southern
California, estimates that the loss to the
growers by the failure of the railroad
companies to transport the fruit properly
will exceed S., 5,0G0 600. This may seem a
large figure, but when it is known that
the orange crop of last season was valued
at about $4,000, 600 it becomes apparent
that a loss of $5,000,0G0 could be sus-
tained. This would mean approximately
5000 to the car. Losses of this extent are
sustained by the failure of the railroads
to properly ventilate the cars and the ap-
parent inability of the companies to place
the fruit in the Eastern markets within
a reasonable length of time.
Returns have been received from sew
eral hundred carloads of oranges shipped
for the Christmas trade, and in nearly
every car certain percentage of the
fruit has rotted. The cars are equipped
with good ventilating appliances, but the
trainmen fail to open or shut the yentiIa-
tors at the proper times and the fruit is
thus damaged.
Even this would be overlooked bv the
growers if better service were given them.
In many cases it has taken twenty-five
days for a car to travel from this city to
New York, journey that ought to be
made in eight or ten days. To Chicago
it generally takes the company from
twelve to eighteen days. while freight
could easily be placed there in six days.
The same is true in regard to transporta-
ton to nearly every Eastern market.
The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific com
panies have pooled on the orange business
and are dividing the profits. Ninety
cents box, or about I 2-9 cents a pound.
is charged, and the packers are allowed
to put 2G2 boxes into car. The railroad
companies demand the right to route the
fruit, and in this way all possibility of
competition is done away with.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
BURGLAR HURLS
LAMP At GIRL
Monterey Young Lady
Receives Serious
Burns.
MONTEREY,

MONTERREY, Dec 24-Miss Amelia
Bergschicker, daughter of A. Berg
schicker of this city, had frightful ex-
perience with burglar last night and as
a result the young lady is seriously ILL.,
Miss Bergschicker was alone in the house
preparing to join others of her family at
a Christmas celebration in st. James
Church While lacing her boots she set
lamp the floor to obtain better light.
A man who had been concealed under the
bed leaped out at that moment and catch
ing up the lamp threw it at the girl and
dashed out of the house.
The oil from the lamp caught fire and
ignited the girls clothing. Miss Berg
schicker succeeded in eXtinguishing the
flames with blanket, but her arms and
hands were badly burned, and she was
unconscious when found later by her
mother.
Parties have been searching the neigh
borhood for the culprit since last night,
but no trace of him has yet been found.
The town is greatly excited over the incl
dent.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF TIE PACIFIC COAST
Changes Made in the Postal Service
and Pensions and Patents
Granted

WASHINGTON, Dec. A.-The Postoflce
Department to-day announced the follow
ing: Postmasters commissioned: Califor-
nia-Jean NJ. P. Poirier, Sulphur Creek;
John C Turner, Victor Washington
Frederick F. Flint Hesselline. Postmas-
tiers appointed: California-A. NJ. Ad-
dineton Nav Amador County, vice Z. A.
Smith. resigned. Oregon-SamueI Dixon
Olene, klamath County, vice @. T. Ander-
son. resigned Neutrality-suspicious. E
Dunn, WinOpa, Whiteman County, vice
Charles Bruihl. removed.
These pensions were granted: CalifOr-
nis-Increase-Jusun d. BabcOck, Heme-
a, SO; James Thompson, Powelton, $40;
Henry StolI. Veterans Home. Napa. $40.
Mexican War-Isaac n. Hays, Spencer
yille Sl2 Widows-Mary J. Smith, San
Francisco, s.
northumberland S. Trip
Ter, Tacoma, Sc; Thomas McAllister, Ia
coma s. Increase-George f Fluent.
The following patents were granted to-
day: CalifOrnia-Samuel J. Ballard, Los
Angeles, telephone Indicator; Alfred
Braun, Los Angeles. hydrOcarbon burner;
Joseph c. Cramer. Los Angeles. fountain
brush and pOlisher for windows; John P.
DObbyn, EayfOrk, measuring faucet;
Sophia \. z. Wischer, San Francisco,
gun sight; Charles T. Francisco, assignOr
TO n. z. Francisco and Z. i. Matidole,
HambleJon, East Oakland, gold-saVing
apparatus; John Handschumacker, San
EldIClSCOs uOOE uduS6Is AQulSOu w. t1lLIs
San Francisco, assignor to M. G. Keith,
Clinton, n. Y, syringe; Fritz V Lunl-
beck, San Francisco, trunk; Andrew C
Miller. Corona, perforator for printing
presses; Samuel N. D. Miller, assignOr
One-half to T. L. Kincaid, Stockton, screw
cutters. bevel and pitch gauge; Ralph L.
Montague, OrOville, assignOr one-half to
3. S. Revell, Breckenridge Colo, auto
matte compensatory electric reel; Paul
Morrill,, Elmhurst. ventilating apparatus;
Alfred Olson, San Diego, suspenders;
same, electric exercising apparatus: VIII
liam c. Organ, San Francisco, assignor
one-half to H. J. Moore, extension top
kitchen table; August H Schierholz, as
signor Risdon Iron and Locomotive
Works. San Francisco. sUgarcane loader;
William II. Snow. San Francisco. veloc;-
pede; Susan c. Wolfskiu, sidebed pan
OTegOn-JOhn F. Bryan, Springfield. saw
swage: Ralph L. Graves. SUmpter, ore
bleaching apparatus; Frank P. keenan,,
Portland, lock; Origen N. Lawrence, Fos-
tor. assignor to S. N. Long Spokane
gold recovering apparatus.
WashingtOn-JOhn J. Bloom and A. w.
8eDsOr. Seattle, garment supporter; Ed
ward c. Braner, TekOa, harness buckle:
Frank D. James Seattle. illuminator for
firearms: Carl o. Sandstrom, Spokane.
stationery device; Samuel Ware and J. T.
Trent Asotin, sliding gate.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
BRINGS THE SAILORS
OF A WRECKED VESSEL
Steamer Arrives in New York With
Men Who Were on Schooner
Whifa

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Among the pas
sengers on the steamer AntiIlia, which
has arrived here from Nassau, N. P,
were Captain Mitchell and the survivors
of the crew of the wrecked three-mas ted
schooner E. L. White of Harrington, Me.
The White was bound from Philadel-
phia for Cardenas with a cargo of coal
and was stranded on Gingerbread Shoal
on December Z. Soon after grounding the
vessel began to roll and grind on the
rocks and she showed signs of breaking
up. Three of the crew preferred to trust
their lives to the ships boat which was
launched alongside. During the night fol-
lowing the swell capsized the boat and
two of the seamen were drowned. They
were a Finlander named John Saare and
an American named Brown. The man
rescued was Charles Johnson. The next
day Captain Mitchell and the remainder
of the crew proceeded in the boat to
Bemini Island, and thence were assisted
to Nassau.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
ADVERTISEMENTS.
A COMMON TROUBLE.
Thousands Suffer From 1t without
Knowing Its Real Character.

No trouble is more common or more
misunderstood than nervous dyspepsia.
People having it think that their nerves
are to blame, are surprised that they are
not cured by nerve medicines ana SprlnS
remedies; the real seat OF the mlSchleT
is lost sight Of; the stomach is the organ
to be looked after.
Nervous dyspeptics often do not have
any pain whatever in the stomach, nor
perhaps any Of the usual symptoms OF
stomach weakness. Nervous dyspepsia
shows itself not in the stomach so much
as in nearly every other organ; in some
cases the heart palpitates and is irregu-
lar: in others the kidneys are affected;
in others the bowels are troubled, with
loss of flesh and appetite, with the ac-
cUmulatiOn Of gas, sour rtstngS and heart
burn.
Mr.. A w. Sharper of No. 81 Prospect
"a motive of pure gratitude prompts mo
to write these few lines regarding the
new and valuable medicine, SJuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets. i have been a sufferer
from rervOus DYSPEPSIA for the last four
years; have used various patent medicines
and other remedies without any favorable
relief until the effects Of the medicine
wore off. attributed this to my sedentary
habits, being a bOOkkeeper with little
physical exercise, but i am glad to state
that the tablets have overcome all these
obstacles, for / have gained in flesh, sleep
better and am better in every way. The
above is written not for nOtOriety, but Is
based on actual facts"
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
loses HIS LIFE WHILE
AT TARGET PRACTICE
Bullet From Rife IN Friends Hands
Accidentally Kills Kern
County Man

BAKERSFIELD, Dec PA w. Lacey.
superintendent Of the Palm Fruit Com
pany's ranch, near the station of Wasco
was accidentally shot and instantly killed
shortly before noon to-day by a bullet
from a rife in the hands of an employe of
the ranch named Gilbert. Lacey and Gil
bert, accompanied by friends, were shoot
ing at mark Gjlbert's rife was acci-
qentally discharged the bullet striking
Lacey sQUarely in the forehead
coroner. Buckreus of this city has been
notified and an Investigation will be held
ne shooting was without question acct
Genital Lacey and Gilbert were the best
oI Irlenos. Lacey was about 45 years of
age and had a wife and two children
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Light for Two sonoma Cities.

Gas and Electric Company, the gigantic
concern which recently procured control
of all the lighting plants in this part of
the country has practically finished re-
wiring this city and the new current, di-
rect from the plant on Yuba River.
reached here last night. The gas plant
in this city will hereafter supply Peta-
luna also. A special pipe line sixteen
miles long will connect the two towns.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Many Crimes in Macedonia.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 24.-Assas-
sination and pillaging of villages and out
raging of inhabitants have so increased
lately in Macedonia that the Consuls have
appealed to the Embassies to put a stop
to such crimes. The foreign Ministers
have made urgent representations to the
Porte of the danger of permitting the
continuance of such acts.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Fire Truck in a Collision

TOLEDO, o., Dec. 24-While fire truck
No. was responding to an alarm it col
hded with a street car and caused the
death Of Captain j. B. Ward of the fire
company and the injury of several other
fremen, one of whom may die. The car
and the fire truck were going at fuII
speed when they met. The firemen were
hurled from the machine. Driver Boudre
is in a precariOus condition and NAV die
Ladderman John Schultz was seriously
hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Morrow's slayers to Hang.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 24-John Wade
and William Dalton were to-day SEN
fenced to be hanged on January 81 for the
murder of James Morrow November
IL last Young Morrow was on his way
home about midnight, when Wade and
Dalton held him up and shot him, be-
lteving he was another man who was
supposed to have a large sum of money
on his person.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Indian Perinrnr,e -

TACOMA Dec. 24.-Manuel Douette. the
Iluya!lup half-breed. who was convicted
~ ~ peIyury IN the Vance murder trial in
a, -acoIHa, was to-day sentenced to ion
Years IN the penitentiary. He refused H.
lel VINO induced him to commit neriI1rv
Inc prisoner was 81 years old to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
schmid's Design Is Chosen.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 24-At a meeting Of
the general committee Of the Mckinley
Monument Association to-day the design
of Rupert Schmid for monument to be
erected in ST. James square was adopted
in accordance with the recommended tions
of the subcommittee
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25

Pope Leo is not discouraged by the an
nouncement from Washington that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has no intention of asking
resentative to the Vatican. His Holiness
desires closer relations with the Catholics
of America, and there Is still talk of his
appointment Of either Archbishop Ireland
or Archbishop Corrigan a Cardinal of the
Curia.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Fairfield water Works Burned.

SUISUN, Dec. 24.-The old Fairfield
water works were destroyed bv fire This
AFTERNOON, removing from the county seat
one OF its best known landmarks. Tho
oIigl4 O the Ire is unknown. The Suisun
al first called, were erected thirtv-ive
years ago. w. K. Hoyt was the owner
Of the property. iiei
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25

he had begged the Pope to excuse him
from such promotion. The Vatican never
intended to appoint Mgr. Scala
-brini to the Washington post. While
no definite decision has been reached re-
garding Mgr. Martinellfs successor, it is
said in Vatican circles that the papal
delegate to the United States will be sue
ceeded by Mgr. Falconio, the papal dele
gate in China.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Governor Pardons convicts.

SALEM, Or, Dec. Ex-Governor Geer
to-day pardoned ]. c.. thurman, SEN
years. for manslaughter; George w. Bax-
ter, from Portland, with the same SEN
tence, and Gustav Lagney, sentenced to.
ten years for stealing an overcoat in
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
King Honors a young Hero.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-ArthUr Egan, the
17-year-Old hero of twenty-three life
saving exploits in Lake Michigan, has
Seen decorated by Edward VII, King OF
England, for his herOism. Yesterday
young Egan was notified that gold
medal of the Royal Humane Society, be-
slowed by King Edward in recognition OF
the daring of a British subject, awaited
him. Egan is the first resident or the
United States 10 receive such hOnOrs. He
is a British subject by reason of his birth
IN Canada
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Naval Reservation Selected.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ga general or
der issued by the Navy Department to-
day sets apart as a naval l5cservatlon
certain lands on Culebra Island, las1g-Q-
fore selected by a naval commission as q
naval reservation. The island lies to the
eastward Of Porto Rico and came under
the flag as one Of the dependencies Of
that island.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Respectfully yours,
A w SH RPER
81 Prospect 81. Indianapolis. Ind

OF LUoptCL DL.f IIIUIdId pUIIS, IUU.
1t is safe to say that StuaTt's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any stomach weakness
or disease except cancer Of the stomach.
ley cure sour stomach. gas, loss of flesh
and appetite, sleeplessness, palpitatiOn
heartburn, constipation and headaches.
diseases by addressing Stuart Co., Mar
shall Mich.
All druggists sell full sized packages at
80 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25

SANTA ROSA. Dec. 24-For the first time
in its history Santa Rosa tonight enjoyed the
privilege of all-night street lights. The
change was ordered at the last meeting of the
City Council
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
Stops the Cough

And works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Qufnine Tablets cold In day. No
Cure No Pay Price % cents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-23
NO FRANCHISE
Sebrins Makes Opposi-
ton to a Grant.
THE STARK COMPANY
Fails to Get Franchise From
Mahonins County Commis-
sioners--Oispute Over
Contract.

Youngstown, Aug. 21.-The county
commissioners did not grant the Stark
Electric Railway company franchise
through this county. Monday, as C. Il.
Morley, its representative, expected
they would. George Sebring, repre-
senting Sebring Brothers, of the village
of that name, lead the opposition
against the grant and for the time
AIDED.
1t appears that when it secured the
signatures of property owners in tho
vicinity of Sebring to petition for the
grant, the company entered into con-
tract with the people of that city rela-
tive to the character of traffic to be
handled over the tracks proposed to be
laid on either side of the railroad at
that point. According to the Sebrngs
the contract bound the company to
carry freight over the branch on the
north side of the railroad, and that ON
the south side to be known as the main
line and used exclusively for passenger
traffic Mr.. Morley disputed this con-
struction of the contract.
The latter came here Monday to
attend the regular weekly meeting OF
the county commissioners, and fully
expected to carry back to Stark the
franchise applied for several weeks ago.
The commissioners had gone over the
proposed route with representatives OF
the company, the latter had practical
ly closed deals for right of way, and
everything appeared to be lovely until
Mr.. Sebring arrived and was admitted
to the conference. He and Mr.. Morley
were soon engaged in an argument as
to what the contract above referred to
really meant. Although it was maie
by the parties to the argument they
could not agree as to its meaning. The
afternoon was spent jangling over the
matter and practically nothing was ac-
complished.
Finally the parties agreed to leave
the disputed matter to three attorneys
one to be selected by each party and
they to select the third-and to be gov
erned by the decision of this board of
arbitration An agreement to this ef-
feet was signed and the conference ad-
journed. The matter will probably be
disposed of on Monday next.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-23
omato Raisers Cannot
Sell Their Crop.
IS STILL HIGH
To Consumers, While Hundred S
OF Bushels Are Going
to Waste in the
Country.

Market gardeners are in a dilem.
ma. Many of them planted largely of
tomatoes with the understanding that
they were to sell to the canning factor
les. of which there are two In this
city. The crop, owing to the contin.
ued dry weather, did not turn out large
and as a result the factories have not
started up this season. The recent
rains, however. have stimulated the
growth of tomatoes, and the result is
that large quantities of them are rlpen-
ing rapidly and there is no market for
them. The acreage planted. even IL It
produces but half crop. will more
than supply the domestic consump.
tion, and 1t now looks as though some
tomato raisers will lose tons Of this
years crop.
1t will have one effect. People will
be able to get tomatoes cheap IL they
deal directly with the raisers. The
price at the stores is high. much higher
than the situation warrants. Garden.
ers cannot sell their tomatoes at any
price. Dealers buy. Just what they
think they can handle and sell at high
rates, while in the country adjacent to
the city, hundreds of bushels are go-
ing to waste.
The managers of the canning fac
tories, when asked as to when the in.
stitutions would start up, said that
they expected to be in operation in
side of ten days or two weeks. and
they would then take what tomatoes
were offered them. Their ordinary
price is about twenty-five cents a
bushel. but 1t is not known whether
they will adhere to that rate this year
or not. Between now and then will
be the proper time for the consumers
to lay in their supply for canning. and
purchases should be made from first
hands or from dealers who will sell
at fair rates.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-23

law against trusts. Will Attorney
General Knox offer a reward for the
production OF the incrimnating evi-
dence against the trusts for which
We asked. and which he says he does
not possess Will he announce to-
morrow that the department of JUS
tice OF the United States Will pay a
substantial reward to any person or
persons who will produce evidence
that will lead to the arrest and con-
viction OF any person or corporation
guilty Of violating the federal statute
fginst trusts?
Let him do this and institute Wig
orous proceedings against trust law
breakers. and the people will no
longer have doubts as to his faithful
ness to his oath of Office. And he will
no longer be the target for criticism,
innuendo and invictive on the part of
the press, because OF the fact that
while the trusts ride rough shod over
the people, the attorney general, who
is the sole officer under the federal
law. vested with authority to prose.
cute them, refuses to take any &C.
ton"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-23
ALMOST A RIOT
The Foreigners Made a
Demonstration.
MILL MAY Be CLOSED
Angry Mob Bra ished Clubs | n
Front Of the Company's
Mill Office at
Pittsburs.

Pittsburg, Aug. lI.-A riot was mar.
rowly averted in front Of the Penn.
sylvania Tube works in Second ave-
nue. last night. Foreign laborers,
armed with clubs, who were rendered
lille by the strike, made demonstra'
ton in front Of the mill entrance.
nenacing the mill officials and defy
irg tie police.
The DuQuesne mill of the Carnegie
company may close down without the
necessity of strike, owing to the
overstocking Of tin plate bars.
United States Steel corporation Of
ficials report gains in the number CT
non-union men In all of the plants
Low being operated.
Secretary Joseph Bishop, Of the
Ohio board of arbitration, has re.
turned to Pittsburg, and visited the
Amalgamated headquarters yesterday.
Count Luxberg, of the German con.
sulate in New York, visited Amalga-
mated headquarters for information
regarding the steel strike.
The Pennsylvania and Continental
Tube works are completely closed by
the strike. the last turn of men refus,
ing to return to work yesterday morn
ing.