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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
FRENCH MINERS
FEAR A STRIKE
Many Of the Federation
Members Object to
Quitting Work.
Large Force Of Troops Has
Been Sent Into the
Coal Fields.

PARIS. Nov. 21.-The situation in the
mining centers of France is again APP
preaching climax. The next day or two
will see definite decision upon the ques-
ton of general strike. The result Of
the recent referendum, while it gave
majority IN favor actually indi-
Gated that very considerable number II
the miners were either opposed to a
strike or were not enthusiastic. This vote
impelled the federation officials to put Of
strike declaration, 0n the plea that it
was advisable to await the decisions Of
the commission of the Chamber of Depu-
ties engaged in studying the demands OF
the miners.
1t now appears unlikely that the COM
mission will satisfy these demands. anc
the extreme partisans are endeavoring to
force the hand of the federation officials
In favor of a strike.
Already a partial strike has broken OUT
in a coal field in the Department of the
Nord. where a general meeting of miners
voted yesterday in favor OF a strike ami
sent dispatch to NJ. Cote, secretary OF
the federation, calling upon him to de
clare a strike Immediately. NJ Cote dc
clineS to assume the responsibility and
announces the holding of a final consult
alton of the various mining centerS and
the publication of their decision in the
course of a day or so.
In the meantime the committee of the
important Pas de CALAIS district has pub
lished a manifesto against the declare
the Chamber of Deputies shall have con-
cluded its labors, and a similar feeling Is
evinced in other districts.
Indications, therefore, go to show that
the strike, even if declared, will be only
partial and not general. and that it is
doomed in advance to failure.
The Belgian and British miners who
have been consulted have refused to con-
sent to reduce the output, although they
have promised to give financial aid. Con-
sequently the opponents of the strike
predict that the object Of the French
strikers will be defeated by the invasion
of foreign coal, including American
The situation at present is that 1900 out
of the 10 0O0 miners in the Department o.
the Nord have struck and about 1000 have
gone on strike in the adjacent pits of the
Pas de Calais district. The movement IS
spreading in the Department OF the
NOrd. and it is asserted that all the min
ers will cease work 10 morrow
Thus far complete order prevails, but
an imposing force Of Sendarmes. tnfan-'
try and cavalry has been bilIeted in every
coal field to cope with any disorder.
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BODIES REST
IN THE ASHES
Remains Of Missing"
Trainmen Found in
Wreckage.
Enormous Amount of Mail
Destroyed in Southern
Disaster.

Los ANGELES. Nov. 21.-Nysterv no
longer attaches TO the fate of w. ii.
Armitsge and W. /. Case. brakemen. and
Samuel Brown, waiter, on the Santa Fe
limited. who were reported in first ad-
vices Of yesterdays accident as missing.
The three met death in its most agonizing
TOM, having been burned alive while i'm
FN1soned beneath a pile of wreckage.
Their bodies were found to-day at the
scene of the accident, charred so that
recognition was almost impossible. The
remains or young Case will be brought
10 Los Angeles. The other two will find a
last resting place at Needles.
Conductor R. r. Higgins. who was In
charge Of train No. s. was conscious at
@ clock this afternoon His bedside was
surrounded by his wife and the other
members Of his family. With the excep-
ton OF Higgins and Williams, the engi-
neer OF his train, there are no other per-
sons able TO explain why il was the or
GERS that would have prevented the COLI
sion nao oeen olsregaroed.
Engineer Williams is at Needles and is
injured seriously. The other members OF
their train crew met death in the smash
Up.
The entire mail carried by both trains
was destroyed by fire. At least 50, 900 let
Jers mailed in this city for the East were
destroyed. The east-bound limited car
RED. 1t is said, seventeen pouches of let
Ters and over 800 sacks of packages and
papers No estimate Of the amount OF
bic. Neither train carried a mail car, the
mail being taken on the through baggage
cars. No registered mail was lost, none
being carried on the limited trains.
The injured trainmen brought TO this
city soon after midnight remained on the
train until this morning, when they were
removed to the hospital by Drs. Morris
and Wing. The victims Of the disaster
taken 10 the hospital number thirteen. OF
these all will probably recover, with the
Exception of r. r. Higgins, conductor OF
NO g. He was badly scalded and bruised
and is not expected TO live. All the Sc
riously injured are trainmen and dining
car men. With the exception of slight
injuries, the passengers were unhurt.
The passengers Of the West-bound train
all Of whom reached here early to-day
relate various experiences of a, thrilling
nature. Many of them suffered slight
cuts and bruises from glass or from the
sudden stopping Of the trains All agree
that the West-bOGnd train was running
and the effect OF the collision was some
thing terrible One Of the most unusual
stories Of the wreck is related by B. r
Woodwork Of husband, Cal. He was
slightly cut and famed, but not seriously
hurt Speaking of his experience, Wood
worth said;
"One Of the trains was going fifty miles
an hour and the other thirty-five wheT
they struck. I was sound asleep and
Weakened when the crash came. coul-
not get out OF the staterOom and had <
shoot my way through heavy plate glass
windows. for il was the only way 10 ge
out. We crawled through the glass afte'
had shot il so that we could.
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The Rev. DR.. David H. Greer, rector of
st. Bartholomew Protestant Episcopal
Church, will perform early in January the
ceremony uniting in marriage Frank Jay
Gould, youngest son of the late Jay Gould,
and Miss Helen Kelly. 1t will take place
in the church or at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Edward Kelly. The
late Mrs. Jay Gould was devout Pres
byterian, as was her eldest daughter and
through her influence Mr. Gould also be-
came a member of that church
Frank ]. Gould and Miss. Helen Kelly
will become members of st. Bartholo-
new s Church after their marriage. Frank
Jay Gould has for long time attended
the Episcopal church, as have also Mr..
shd Mrs. George ]. Gould and Mr.. and
Goud-KeIly nuptials will not be fixed I'M
til Immediately after the Christmas holi-
days.
The country residence of A. G. Armour,
which stood in the fashionable settle
ment in Purchase. four miles east of
White Plains, was DESTROYED by fire re-
carried d lighted lamp into the cellar.
The lamp fell out Of his hand and ex-
ploded, setting fire to a bundle of straw
that lay near the stairway.
The old mans screams for help were
heard by Mrs. Armour and the servants,
who FASTENED to his assistance. The
wooden. partitions in the cellar were
old man out of the flames and UP the
stairs. The stairway was burning before
they left the cellar.
Mrs. Armour telephoned to White Plains
for help. When the firemen got there the
house was almost burned to the ground
The only things saved were two pianos
and some silverware. The Armours are
neighbors of Trainer l.. Park. Oliver
Hartman, Whitelaw Reid and George T.
Burling.
December 16 is the date set for the we'd
ding of Miss Norma Preston and Worth
ington Ames. 1t is to be a church we'd
ding and will take place at Grace Church
Miss Bessie Ames. sister of the groom
and Miss Edith Preston, sister of the
bride. will officiate as bridesmaids. Leon
ard Chenery is to be the best man. Ben
Lathrop, William Drown, Will Denman
and Burbank SommerS will act as ushers
1t is to be large wedding and several
hundred invitations will be issued for the
ceremony.
Jean Dureli, the well known reader, will
have benefit rendered her in New York
at Occidental Hall November 25
While Miss Durell was in San Francisco
a year ago Miss Lulu Lampert was lor-
ribly injured, and her physician, DR..
Winslow Anderson, made a public appeal
for skin graftings, and Miss Durell gave
a. hundred graftings toward a new epider-
mis- for the unfortunate girl.
The day after the operation she started
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tremely attractive ore, to the visitor.
Everything that dolly" needs was dis
played there and the wee luxurious trif1es
of the sawdust lady's wardrobe found
many purchasers.
The punch, lemonade and flower tables
were under one management and did a
thriving business. Homemade candy, as
we'll as the contectioners candy, was
and quickly disposed OF. In the refresh
ment booth the many visitors enjoyed the
splendid coffee, refreshing tea delicious
served them.
The grab bag did land office business.
1t was quite the principal attraction of
during the afternoon. 1t was especially
attractive to the children of the nursery,
who enjoyed the pleasure of visit.
Besides the attractions of the many
tables there was music by string or
chestra There was a rattle table and a
fortune telling booth, where Foselli, thu
celebrated palmist, revealed the secrets
of the future.
The following-named ladies were in
charge of the various tables
Doll table-Mrs. w. s.: Leake,, assisted by
Mrs J. L. Gould. Miss George Spieker, Miss
Ruby Sessions, Miss Bessie Gowan and Miss
Dolls furnishings table-Mrs. William Frank,
assisted BY Mrs. Guy E. Manning.
Grab-bag-Mrs. H. E. Osborne.
Punch table-Mrs. Q. D. Austin, Mrs. H.
Houseworth. Mrs. May Mcconnell Swain. Mrs.
w. G, Stadtfeld Miss Susie wells, Miss Mar
garet Glib and Miss Susie McNab.
Rattle table-Mrs. E. o. Burns
Handkerchief table-Mrs. James Elder, as
sisted by Miss Ethel Smith and Miss Lora
Clark
Art and fancy work table-Mrs. F. v. Wright,
assisted by Miss Maud Smith and Miss s. E.
Cowell.
Apron table-Mrs A. Dernham and Mrs. A.
Necktie table-Mrs. E. F. Preston, assisted
by Miss Edith Preston and Miss Norma Pres
ton.
Refreshment booth--Mrs. William Hollis. as
sisted by Miss Janet Mclean, Miss Carrie Nc
Lean and Mrs. William Jackson.
Candy table-Mrs. T. B. McLenegan, assisted
by Miss Helen Kline, Miss Blanche Fish, Miss
Grace Fish, Miss Edith Allyne, Miss Mabel
Coke. Miss Ruth Durham and Miss Pearl King.
The wedding of Miss May Denman and
Captain Cheatham will take place on Sat-
urday evening, December Z, at the home
of the brides parents on Steiner street.
Immediately after the marriage the new
ly welded couple will sail for Manila.
The Misses Cheatham arrived on Tues
day from their home in Tennessee to at
tend the wedding of their brother and
Miss Denman. They are the guests of
the fair young bride-to-be.
Mrs. Fairbanks, president general of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
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BENEFIT PROVES A SUCCESS:
Substantial Sum Realized for Epis-
copal Old Ladies' Home.

For the benefit of the Episcopal Old
Ladies' HOME delightful presentation of
the comedy, 1.-THE Peacemakers' in four
acts, was given last night at Sherman
Clay Hall. The ladies who had charEe
of the entertainment had labored dill
gently to insure pleasant evening to all
who attended and their efforts were re-
warded with success. The presentation
was under the direction of DR.. J. ID. Mill
kin, and Alvin E. Hornlein acted as stage
manager.
The young people who composed the
cast had been carefully drilled in their
parts and acquitted themselves in the
most commendable manner. Many OF the
situations were truly iudicrous. The cast
was as follows:
Dudley Remover. a young banker, waid
James Stone; Harold Rockley, his friend e
Guy Williams; Jack Ellinsworth, a young
Englishman. Ira S. Lillick; Cripton, Mr. Rom
overs butler. James T. Sturtevant: Glen
Kingsford, Mr.. Ronovers friend. Leila Dean
Thompson; Marvel Remover. Dudley's wife
frankie Rosalynde Glass; Louis. Harold Rock
ley's sister, Cecile NJ Sorber; Harriet Rhodes,
an English woman, Bessie II. Bartlett.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
ALICE KROUsE
IS A POO BAH
Sentinels Of the Uni
verse Are Having
Trouble.
Charges Are to Be Preferred
Against a High Official
of Order.

H. A KroJrse, supreme sentinel Of the
Order of Seninels of the Universe, is in
disfavOr with his fellow members. They
accuse him of misapplying funds and of
taking to himself too many offices. He is
looked upon as a Poo BAH and if the
present order of things continues there is
every likelihood of a disruption of Wash
ington Council.
Trouble has been brewing in the order
for three months and it came to a climax
at the last meeting of Washington Coun-
ell. Krouse, who is secretary of the lodge
as well as supreme sentinel, was asked
TO give up his books He declined to do
so and there was a warm wrangle. a
member named Ammon lost his temper
and struck the exalted officer. Krouse
was forced to beat a retreat and later on
retaliated by suspending Washington
Council and preferring charges against
his aSSailant.
Members are wroth against Krouse.
They are strong in their condemnation of
the supreme sentinel and speak of depoS-
ing him They claim he caused the re-
mova1 of Herbert L. Maggs, the archi-
tect, who was supreme auditor, and since
the Iatters decapltation he has declined
TO appoint a man to fill his place. They
further allege that Mr.. Krouse, besides
being supreme sentinel, takes upon his
shoulders the duties of supreme secretary
and even usurps the office of treasurer
They are tired of his Poo Bah tactics and
intend preferring charges against him for
trying TO act as dictator and for using the
general funds without securing permission
or making returns.
DR.. Ward, the dentist is treasurer of
Washington Council and during the last
month has waited patiently for Mr.
krouse to make returns to him in his
capacity of secretary of the lodge.
Next month an expert will be employed
to examine the books of the organization.
If ii is found that Mr.. Krouse has misused
the funds of the society suit viii be
brought against him. The troubles of the
order are many and there is every likeli-
hood they will be aired in court.
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New Ordinance Needed.

The Chinatown squad continues to raid
opium Joints but the cases are always
dismissed in the Police courts, as it must
be proved that the opium is sold on the
premises. Two white men and a Chinese
who were arrested by Officers Tillman
and Tyrrell at S3415 Washington street
Tuesday appeared before Judge Cabaniss
yesterday and the cases were continued
Sergeant COnboy consulted with the Dis
trict Attorney and it was decided to ask
the Board of Supervisors to pass an ordi-
nance in the same language as the amend
ment to the Penal Code, which was de-
clared illegal by the Supreme Court on a
technicality and which will meet all opium
smoking cases.
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Recorder in Fresno Explains.

FRESNO, Nov. 2L-County Recorder
Kerr, who was declared yesterday to be
$500 short in his accounts. was called be-
fore the Grand Jury to-day to account for
the shortage. Kerr explains that in jan
uary last he held out $1,000 in mining fees.
acting under the advice of his attorneys,
who said that under the State law all
mining fees belong to the Recorder. The
$500 shortage in February is an error of
the accountant Kerr further asserts that
he held the money out for the mining fees
in order to bring about a test case. No
action was taken by the Grand Jury. so
far as can be learned. The general Opin-
ion in town is that Kerr is innocent Of
any intended crime. He admits, however.
that he used the $1,000 held from the
cOuuty
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
GIFT SALE FILLS EMPTY GOLFERS
OF A MOST DESERVING CHARITY
Everything Sold O Early Benefit for the San Francisco Nursery
for Homeless ChldrenW Weddings Announced

and wife of the popular Senator from In
diana, is now in Washington and Will re-
main there until about December l, Wnen
she will make a sort of triumphal tour or
the East and South as the guest or yar1-
Gus chapters of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution:
The first meeting of the exclusive Fri
day Fortnightly Club will take place this
evening at Cotillon Hall.
Miss Alice Roosevelt has left Washing
ton for a three weeks visit with her
grandmother, Mrs. Lee. of Boston. Since
Miss Roosevelts advent at the WHITE
House quite a number of informal lunch
cons and teas have been given her by her
friends, at which other buds of the sea-
son were present. With the exception or
her appearance at the two formal dinners
given by the President and Mrs RooSe-
velt Miss Roosevelts appearance has
Her first formal appearance will be on
January l, after which the White House
will have a merry round of entertain
ments for the young set the CHIEF of
which will be the ball given by the Pres1-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt on January 3
and a large cotillon on Miss Roosevelt 8
eighteenth birthday on February II:
These affairs will be interspersed with
numerous luncheons, teas and theater
tions to formal functions. Although all
the Cabinet ladies are now in Washing
ton there will be no public Wednesday
afternoon receptions until after January g..
Mrs H. NJ A. Miller will give elabo-
rate luncheon at the University Club this
afternoon. Covers will be laid for thirty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
TERRIBLE SCENE AT WRECK.
Passenger Tells How Injured Were
Drawn From Debris.

Frank H. Buck, the banker and orchard
g isl of Vacaville, was in the train wreck
on the Santa Fe near Franconia, with
Mrs. Buck, their sons and Mr.. Bucks sis
ter, Mrs. J. B. Cory Of Campbell. Mr..
Buck gives a graphic description Of the
catastrophe. He said last night at the
Palace;
In many respects the wreck was a
most remarkable one. Those two magni-
fcent trains, among the finest in the
country, crashed together at full speed.
The two locomotives on the eastbound
train and our locomotive on No. 3 were
demolished. They simply ate their way
through each other and nothing remained
that had the emblance OF an engine. And
so with the composite cars ana dining
cars OF each train The Wreckage was
piled twenty feet high, and yet IL all re-
NAMED heaped up on the track except
The pieces that were scattered by the eX-
plOslOn of the boiler OF our locomotive.
we were in the rear drawing room of
the front Pullman. 1 was awake when
the accident occurred, and the jar to our
car was remarkably slight-nOt enough 10
displace the drinking glasses nor TO dou-
bic one up IN his berth. The force OF the
collision was so terrific that the COM
pOsite and dining cars crumbied ike
egg shells. so quickly and so gradually
that the strongly constructed PUlimans
were stopped by degrees.
! was the first man out of any Of the
PullmaEs. In two seconds after the
crash came 1 had thrown up a window.
Flames were already licking upward from
beneath the center of our car. Afterward
u found that the trucks from the dining
= car in front of US mad been driven back
under our Pullman so that II had four
pairs Of trucks instead Of two all re-
naming on the rails. These trucks had
cut the connections of the reserve gas
tank under the car and the gas had ig-
nited presume, from the frebox Of an
engine or the dining car ranges-the
source from which the fire came that de-
stroyed the Wreckage Of the two dining
and two composite cars. 1t is a mistake
10 attribute il TO the oil Of the oil-burning
engines. The tender tanks were upset
and broken up and the black oil ran into
a ditch beside the track and did not ig-
mite.
"As looked out of the window az the
great mass Of wreckage just in front
flames just beginning 10 light up the dark
pile, and steam kissing far back under our
car from the engines, the scene was like
a glimpse Of inferno. ] tried the drawing
room door and found IL damned. 1 then
lowered myself out of the window As
looked the engineer Of our train struggled
from the Wreckage and came toward me,
TOO dazed from his injuries to know what
had happened. A moment later a dining
car waiter emerged from almost the same
spot, dressed In his night shirt and COW
cred with blood. As he came he waved his
hands in the air in agony and begged us
10 put him out Of his misery.
The passengers were soon out of the
Pullmans, though many in our car left
most of their effects. Ny wife and son
in the drawing-roOm had to be helped out
through the window.
From the wreckage there came the
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for Chicago. While en- route she took
cold. which resulted in a dangerous mall
ady.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Blaine Jr. have
arrived in Washington from New York
and are the guests of Admiral and Mrs.
Hichborn. the parents of Mrs Blaine.
This is the first visit of this popular belle
to Washington since her marriage to Mr..
Blaine, and her young friends are prepar-
ing to surround her with attentions dur
ing her brief stay.
| A situation of no little difficulty con-
! fronts Baroness Hengelmuller, the wife
| of the Austrian Minister PIenipotentfary
at Washington. Last winter she not only
declined to hold any kind of social inter
course with the Mexican Embassadress,
dinner given at the White House by the
late President Mckinley created sensa-
ton by declining to accept the arm of the
| Mexican ambassador or to sit beside him
at the table. The matter gave no end of
| annoyance to the late President and was
! explained by the Austrian Minister on the
hold any relations whatsoever with the
| representatives of a Government that
had put to death his sovereign's brother
| the Inflated Emperor Macmillan.
Since then, however, a reconciliation
has taken place between the court of
| Vienna and the Mexican Government.
DIPLOMATIC relations between the two
countries have been resumed and friendly
intercourse established, the Austrian
monarch having sent a special embassy
to Mexico to thank President Diaz for
the part which he had taken in the cree
ton Of the memorial chapel to his unfor-
tunate brother at Queretaro.
1t therefore becomes incumbent upon
| the Baroness, whose husband is merely
a Minister Plenipotentiary, to call upon
the Mexican Embassadress, whose diplo-
matte status, like that of her husband
| the ambassador, is superior to that of
the Hengelmullers. 1t will be bitter
pill for the Baroness to swallow. and peo-
pie in Washington are specializing as to
the extent to which Sonora Azpiroz will
be willing to forget and forgive the public
affront to which the Baroness subjected
the kindly old Mexican ambassador at
the White House last spring.
Late last evening the beautiful French
doll, ar order for tailor suit and hat
and one other doll were ratified off, Miss
Melinda Murphy, holder of ticket No.
156, captured the French doll The
holder of ticket No. 40 is entitled to the
tailor-made suit and Mrs. ]. L. Gould
/ holds the lucky numbers that win the
hat and a doll.