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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
OIL COMBINE
NOW At WORK
Directors Hold First of a
Series Of Important
Meetings.

The first Of series Of important meet
ings of the directors Of the mammoth As
sociated Oil Company of California was
held yesterday afternoon in the offices OF
w. S. Porter in the Mills building.
The thirty big on-producing companies
of the State that are represented in the
gigantic combine sent officials to the
meeting. 1t is understood that the va
riOuS oil interests have been carefully in
spected by experts. and their reports will
be passed upon by the directors Of the
Associated OIL Company.
The oil operators who met yesterday
discussed the individual appraisement Of
the companies to be combined, and the
work will be continued until satisfactory
arrangements are perfected to gather the
ofl-producing interests under one man
agement.
The Associated Oil Company was re-
Gently incorporated with a capital of $40
600 ,0O0 and two-thirds of the producing
oil companies are represented in the cor
poration- 1t is predicted by prominent oil
operators that the Associated Company
will place the oil business in this State on
satisfactory and paying basis.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
TRIO OF BURGLARS
ARE IN THE TOLLS
they Are All Caught With the Stolen
Property in Their Pos
session

Joe AIcGrath and George Murphy were
arrested early yesterday morning on Ma
son street by Policemen Clark and Gull
linane and booked at the City Prison on
a charge OF burglary. They appeared be-
fore Judge Cabaniss and after being in
structed and arraigned the case was con-
tinued It'll tomorrow.
Clark and Cullinane saw the two men
walking along Mason street, each with
new shoes on and unlaced. Each also had
a bundle under his arm, which contained
two pairs Of shoes. After being ques-
toned they admitted having entered the
shoe store of George Pollock, 1155 Market
street through a rear window and steal
ing the shoes, leaving several other pairs
in a convenient place to be carried away.
The two men are unknown to the police,
but they said they were ex-soldiers and
had recently returned from Manila
Courtney. alias Gus Roberts, an ex-con-
vict, was arrested at an early hour yes
terday morning by Policeman Chappelle
and taken to the Central Police Station,
where Manuel Terry, whose room at 53e
Ainna street he had entered and stolen
five suits Of clothes and other articles
from, was waiting for him. Terry recog-
nized the suit Thompson was wearing as
one of those stolen and Thompson struck
him in the face and bolted, but he was
quickly overtaken by Chappelle and book
ed at the City Prison on charge of bur-
glary. Thompson has already served a
term for burglary.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
FEDERAL JURORS
HANDLE STRIKE
Ask Judge de Haven for
Opinion About Law
Of Conspiracy.

Some weeks ago, when acts Of lawless-
ness were rife on the part of strikers and
sympathizers with them, the Federal
grand jurors took evidence and made GER
tain Investigations which convinced them
that an active conspiracy existed, having
for it's object the intimidation of citizens
not members of labor unions from work
ing for their daily bread. The jurors
thereupon addressed an official inquiry to
Judge de Haven, who made the following
reply yesterday:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: I have had
under consideration the following question sub
mitted by you: when evidence Is submitted
to US which shows that two more persons,
acting in conjunction, have conspired to hinder.
intimidate prevent certain citizens from
following their usual avocations within the
limits of the State and northern district Of
California would we be justified in indicting
the said persons under the provisions Of sec
tions 55Os and 5519 of the Revised Statutes Of
the United States.''
1 assume that this question has reference
to the case of conspiracy to 1ntim1date and
prevent citizen from laboring for or render
ing services to the Government Of the United
States and that it is only intended to en-
brace the case of a conspiracy to intimidate or
right to labor for private persons within the
limits Of this district, or to carry on any other
private business in which he may be engaged.
Thus interpreting the question my answer
is that the act of conspiracy to which it re-
fers is not offense under sections 55OS and
5519 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States.
Judge de Haven explained that State
statutes covered the matter.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
Disappearance of Two Men.

Leonard Mott, an ex-policeman and un-
ion teamster, has disappeared. He was
arrested several weeks ago on a charge
Of robbery for holding up Special Officer
c. H. Darlington and taking his revolver
star and money from him on September z.
The case was assigned to Judge Cabaniss'
court and Mott was released on $500 bonds.
The matter was taken before the Grand
Jury and Indictment was returned
against Mott, his bonds being fixed by
Judge Dunno in $500. Since then Mott has
not been seen, and some days ago Judge
Cook, to whose court the case was as
signed, issued a bench warrant for hi;
arrest The case was again called yes
terday, but as there was no return on the
bench warrant the hearing was again con-
til.Ued.
Mrs. Rosina McAfee Of S26 Greenwich
street reported to the Coroner yesterday
afternoon that Harry r. McAfee, her
husband, had been missing since the 25th
-. At the time he was on a schooner
q. Howard-street wharf
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30

M m
MNt the Chinese Minister at. Wash
INV In ington, arrived in this city yes
Il IN terday after a three months
visit to Picking. On disembark-
ing from the steamer she was met at the
dock by Ho Vow, the Chinese Vice Con-
sui of this port, who is her brother. She
was taken to the consulate, where she
will remain during her two weeks stay
before leaving to join her husband, the
distinguished diplomat at Washington.
Mrs W. as she likes to be called, was
not feeling at all we'll AS her brother.
Ho Vow, explains it, she is a woman with
a wonderfully small foot, and wee bit
Of a pedal extremity is not productive of
comfort when one is travelling. Besides,
as her brother further suggested in eX-
cuse for her indisposition, she had to cat
in the saloon cabin and indulge in Euro
pean cooking while on the voyage, which
She does not like and never Will learn to
like.
Last evening after a rest Madame Wa
kindly consented to be interviewed. She
is a wonderfully bright little woman, who
speaks excellent English. In fact, she is
very careful to speak slowly so that she
cannot possibly make grammatical err
ror. She takes special pride in talking
about Miss WI Ching Ling, little dam
sci of blushing IT, who is a distant rela-
tive of hers, and whom she has adopted
as her daughter and brought to this coun-
try and will introduce in Washington So
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
BONDED TEA MUST NOT
BE REPACKED FOR EXPORT
Forbidden Practice at This Port Will
Not Be Permitted to Be
Revived

Il A Taylor, Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury, has decided the matter of the
appIication of A Levi & Co. of San Fran
cisco in regard to the question of repack-
ing tea in bond for export purposes. In
denying the application Secretary Taylor
says: -" :-
As teas are neither drugs articles re-
Quired to be changed from one package to an
other for purposes of preservation it is mani
fest that such merchandise is not entitled 10
the privilege accorded by the law allowing ma
nipulation OF goods in, bonded warehouse.
In June last it discovered that the prac-
tice had existed at San Francisco under the
administration of a former Collector of per-
mitting the repacking Of tea In warehouse to
meet the requirements Of. the export trade
with Mexico and to facilitate the commerce
of the port, and on June q, 1901 the depart
ment informed the Collector that no authority
found in the law or regulations for reviv-
ing the practice, which has been discontinued
by the present administration of the port
Whatever may be the hardships resulting
from the discOntinuance of the practice afore-
said the department finds no authoSty of law
for restoring the same, and your application
is necessarily denied.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30

ciety this winter. This young lady, judg-
ing from the size of her feet, must be
Chinese aristocrat through and through.
walk that is bound to make a sensation
when she makes her initial bow Mrs.
Washington soon after her arrival at the
capital, and then no doubt society columns
will devote paragraph after paragraph to
dainty Miss Wu Ching Ling. The young
lady's parents are both dead, and from
her mother she inherits quite large for
tune.
Mrs. WI is deeply grieved over the as
sassination Of President Mckinley. Dur
ing her stay in Washington she met the
President often, and now she cannot find
words to express her sympathy for Mrs.
Mckinley in her bereavement.
Mrs Ho Vow. the wife of the Vice Con-
sui. accompanied Mrs. WI from the
Orient, and yesterday in the Chinese Con-
sulate was day of happy reunion.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
Says Staples was Of His Beat.

A charge has been preferred before the
Police Commissioners by Captain Spillane
against Policeman c. D. Staples for being
off his beat Sergeant Shaw, who report
ed the case, alleges that about o'clock
Saturday morning last an intoxicated man
fired four shots at Fourth and Clara
streets. The sergeant and Policemen
Heinz and Flynn heard the shots and
ran TO the scene, but the shooter had dis
appeared. 1t was on Staples beat. and
as he did not appear the sergeant blew
his whistle and continued blowing 1T TIL
he reached Fourth and Bluxome streets
When Staples made his appearance he
said he had not heard any shots nor whis-
ties.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
MRS. NELLIE TURNBULL
is GRANTED A DIVORCE
Swears That Her Husband Only Gave
Her Forty Cents in Seven

Judge Sloss granted Nellie Turnbu1l a
divorce from Walter. Turnbull Jr. yester-
day on the ground Of failure to provide.
She was granted permission to resume
her maiden name, Nellie Hoyt.
Turnbull is the son of General Walter
Turnbull Of the National Guard. He mar
red Miss Hoyt April 10, 1900, and they
lived together for seven months, Turnbull
deserting his wife in October.
TurnbuIl did not appear in court to con-
test the suit. Mrs. Turnbull was placed
on the stand and the decree was granted
after she had answered the few questions
put to her. She said that during all the
time she lived with Turnbull he had only
given her 40 cents, and that since he de-
serted her she had been compelled to live
with her mother.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
Tried to Rob Telephone Box.

Daniel Murphy. who says he is an in
spector for the Pacific States Telephone
Company, was arrested early yesterday
morning at sol Post street in the act of
opening a telephone box. Professor L.
Rosenberg detained him until policeman
arrived. Before the officer made his ap-
pearance Murphy threw away a bunch of
keys and some slugs. He was booked on
a charge of petty larceny and the case
was called before Judge Conlan, but was,
continued till November q There is a
similar charge pending against Murphy
before Judge COnlan for rifiing a tele-
phone box in a house on Polk street.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
Petitions in Insolvency.

The Durham, Carrigan & Hayden Com
pany and other creditors filed petition
yesterday in the United States District
Court asking that the Redwood Manufac-
turing Company of Trinidad, Humboldt
County, be declared an involuntary insolv-
owes more than $1,000. A. E. Carey, rail-
road brakeman Sacramento, filed a petit
ton in insolvency He owes $45S 80 and
has no assets
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
Defendants Held to Answer.

Hugh Triel, young man, was held to
answer before the Superior Court by
Judge Cabaniss yesterday on a charge OF
burglary in $1,000 bonds. He is accused OF
breaking into the foundry, 219 Main street
September p and rif1ing the telephone
box. Eugene Cazneau was held to an
swer by Judge Cabaniss in $1,000 bonds for
attempting to rob Charles Romano bar
Der, while entering his residence in the
rear of 744 Broadway. L. @. Miller was
held to answer by Judge Fritz in $500
bonds on a charge Of felony embezzle-
ment preferred against him by Kohler &
Chase.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
Bakers Union Sued.

Ruediger & Loesch. proprietors of the
Vienna Bakery on Larkin street. filed a
suit against Bakers Union No. "a yester-
day for $4,000 damages, which they allege
they have suffered by reason of a boy
colt levied on their bakery by the union.
They allege that the members of the
union by threats Of violence and false
representation are endeavoring to entice
away from their employment the Journey
men bakers and confectioners in their
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
DR.. Kenyon Sues for Large Fee.

DR.. c. ]. Kenyon filed, a suit against
Charles v. Talmadge yesterday to re-
cover $2777 alleged to be due for medical
services rendered Mrs. Talmadge. In his
complaint Dr. Kenyon alleges that he
operated upon Mrs Talmadge in 1899 for
appendicitis and that her husband has
since refused to pay him his fee.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30
Tried to Rob Smith.

Frank Williams, Thomas Sullivan AMI
Edward Alwer were arrested late Thurs
say night on a charge of attempt to CON-
nit robbery. They held up William
Smith, 2I7 Third street. on Mission, near
Third, and were caught by Policeman
Harrison before they succeeded in rob-
Oing him They appeared in Judge Mo-
san's court yesterday and the case was
continued
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30

employ. They pray that receiver be ap-
pointed to take charge of the property of
the union and that the union be adjudged
an unlawful combination in restraint of
trado and that it be dissolved by decree
of court.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30

The Pope recently sent Sinkiewicz, the
author Of Quo Vadis," which was so well
liked at the Vatican, marble tablet of
the time of the Emperor Constantine, re-
Gently found in the Ostriand Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-30

Judge de Haven explained that State
statutes covered the matter.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
EMORlES or CR0IZETTE. h
French Actress who was Once Bern
.5rz.ssg hardt's Rival.

II Sophie Croizette Is spoken Of now a.
days, no one seems to understand, and
vet q lew years ago she was an actress
Of such prominence that it was sug-'
gested that Bernhardt had in her pos
sible rival. Her death in Paris this week
has brought up her name, and those who
are 2 ambling through the reminiscent
period of middle life are discussing her
as she was in the height Of her achieve
m q, when !e4 she had just established her
That was in 1874, and Bernhardt was.
new enough in those days to feel the
power. Of CrOizette as rival. But Croi-
zette married in 1882, and with her mar
riage meant retirement from the stage.
and SO we ceased to hear from her, and
the present generation knows her not
while the divine Sarah is still triumph
ant. ~ ~ i: -. &: ..- y : Z r.#5
: One little incident comes to mind in
connection with Croizette. It was at
the moment of her greatest fame. A
bazaar was being held in London for the
of those charming out-of-door fetes in
the season when trees, flowers and
ladies' gowns all seem to be blossoming
at once. They imported Croizette from
France to pour tea as prime attraction.
and the fascinating little Parisienne
drew the crowd around her.
"The tea is a shilling a cup" she ex-
planned to each; then with piquant
glance she held the cup to her laughing
lips and added, and if taste it first
it is one pound.'' She usually got the
countryman Of mine who replied, after
her red lips had caressed his cup, Here
is the pound, but I'll take clean cup, If
Won nlease''
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
The Japanese Geisha Girl.

OF course we are all wrong in our
views Of the geisha, based as they are on
an English opera bearing her name and
traducing her character, and it is pleas
ant to have our mistakes set right on
this point. Etymologically geisha is
an accomplished person; socially she is
an entertainer who has been trained
from the age Of seven or eight to dance
or sing for the amusement of guests at
dinner party. Probably her parents
have leased her for a number of years
to a teacher who undertakes to board
and train her, to procure engagements
and to chaperon her, to pay a fixed sum
to her family as well az a tax to the
government, in return for all of which
a sufficient recompense is assured by the
fees which a talented artist is able to
earn. Less frequently she lives at home
and obtains engagements through an
agent, who receives only percentage
of her gains. Her social position is ex-
planned by the fact that inasmuch as
convention has banished the actress
from the Japanese stage-the celebrated
Mr.. Danjuro, for instance, is renowned
for his enactment of female characters
the geisha takes her place as the natural
recipient of masculine homage. It de-
ponds upon herself how she lives but
she is undoubtedly much courted and
sometimes makes brilliant match.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
High Life at Cebu.

A soldier in the Philippines, writing
home to st. Joseph, Mo-, says: ''When
first came to Cebu, it was certainly a
very much rundown city and far behind
the times, but now they have got far
enough. along to play golf and football.
There is also bicycle club formed here,
and it has over five hundred members.
A bicycle which costs one in the states
$50 can readily be sold here for $50 pesos,
or $75 gold. All money, you understand,
is reckoned at Mexican value in silver. q
peso being worth so cents. Twenty-Five
schools are now running in Cebu, and
there is large attendance at each. I
presume this will cause them to look for
ward to the blessings of democratic
government. There is noticeably large
number now who wear clothes who did
not year ago. I saw at that time we'll
TODD business men whose wearing an
parel consisted OF 4G-string' and q
smile. This is vet true Of large num-
Der, but those Americans who are IN
power here are after the coming genera
fiOnS ,, IL
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
SAFER IN A QUARRY.
Cassidy's Experience as Newspaper
Carrier.

Carrier.
1t was Cassily's first morning as news
paper carrier. From side to side of the
icy avenue he hurried. dropping the moist
sheets in vestibules and running them in
the space between the door and sill. FL
nally he came to a house that was sepa-
rated from the sidewalk by an urn
studded yard. Cassidy opened the iron
gate and walked up the stone path. He
knelt in the vestibule and started run
ming. the paper under the door. An upper
window was raised and womans voice
called:
as that you, Harry? You are awful
late. -! hear the milk carts rattling.''
Cassidy thought it best to remain quiet
The voice continued:
You needn't think I'm coming down
at such an hour! The idea of you, a
married man, coming home at such a
time: Lost your key, as usual? Well,
A heavy piece Of brass shot two stories.
There was heavy fall, and the vestibule
resembled a pressroom.
Some one found Cassidy smoking his
pipe in the accident ward"
Golng back to the carrier route?' they
asked.
"Niver once MORE" responded Cassidy.
Dim soin' back to wur-ruk in tn quar-
ry. Ihor's no fallin' kaes thor; only dy-
nomlted rocks.'-Chicago News.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
THE HEAVY SISTER.


Come in, Sister Mandy-don't stan Dur by
De nd ID de des a-swine, en- de white san on
De sister in de center-she weigh two hun.
dered poun'.
En- de prize is fer de deacon dat'n swing
dat sister roun'!
Don't you heah de music?
Come en- jine de ring!
Amt dis halleluia?
Swing yo' pa'tners-swing!
Heah come Deacon Williams-he'll win out.
I be DOun'!
But oh! dat heavy sister done Hinged Br'er
Williams down!
Still she standin' lonesome-dnes' gal In
town;
En- de prize Is fer de deacon dat'll swing
dat sister roun'!
Don't you heah de music?
Come en- jine de ring!
Amt dis halleluia?
Swing yo' patners-swing!
Bless Cod none kin swing her! What you
gwine to do?
Oars de prize a-lookin' FUN tie chimbly-
shelf at you!
Brer Wlliams-hes Is missin', but he'll git
dar, be boun'!
He gone ter git a derrick fer ter swing dat
sister roun'!
Don't you heah de music?
Come en- jine de ring:
Amt dis halleluia?
Swing yo' pa'tners-swtng!
Frank L. Stanton In Frank Leslie's Popu-
lar Monthly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
New ShirtWalSts.

The most stylish shirtwast this season
il simple garment, but it fits to perfec-
ton. It is made to suit the figure with
the low bust. It is probably three inches
longer in front than last year. 1t has
broad effect at the shoulders and not SO
much as yoke for trimming. The
sleeve is made exactly like the mans
shirt sleeve, with a rather narrow cuff,
the sleeve stitched into it without a
gather, though there must be, Of neces-
proper effect.
In the madras there is a combination
of many colors this year in Roman effects
that are very charming. Some of these
are very delicate, two or three Of the
the shades are deeper, and if no prettier,
are quite as stylish. Many Of the heavier
color effects are to be seen, broad stripes
OF color, which give a deep tone.
AS contrast to the madras, the Ok
and in all white or black and white are
stylish. Some very handsome waists and
materials for waists are to be found in
the mercerized cheviots which have a lit
tie figure in the material. A pretty fea-
ture is border in the material which
makes up with charming effect in a
HAS White Ras e T n st With Hi the bef
der trimming, and in the white are clus-
tiers of hair lines of black which are ef-
fectiye. These waists sell ready-made.
for So. ~. -.
Hand-embroidered linens are among
The handsomest materials, and, being
handwork, there are not SO many to be
found, and they have a special attractive
ness on that account. They are embroi-
dered in small figures, in colors or in
white, in designs of the always popular
aeur-de-lis, clover leaf, bow knot, and
dot.
Pique waists are all in white, the
greater number made of the pique with
the medium cord, and others with an ex-
ira fine cord. There is nothing that is
more satisfactory for all-around wear
brand-new feature on these waists this
year, which is proving attractive, though
it seems little odd at first: this is the
smoked pearl button. They are medium
sized, fiat pearl buttons of good quality,
which fasten the waist in the front.
For more dressy materials there are
the French silk and linen goods, with
embroidered dots and cords. There are
black dots on yellow, black on lavender,
and white on different colors. Dimity
linens are very delicate and charming, in
stripes and plaids and in delicate colors.
A material that has come in this year,
and which probably not many people
have missed, is the real hand-woven Chi
nese pongee. For two or three years it
has been impossible to obtain this mate
rial and the machine-woven, smooth
finished pongee, which is infinitely differ
ent from the real article, even to the
color, has taken its place. But now the
genuine article has been imported, and
is ready to be made up into waists. It is
one of the coolest and most serviceable
materials for this purpose. A waist Of
it will cost So and the material $3.50 a
yard. 49,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-04-12
Schools Must Command Respect

The public schools can never do their
proper and essential work in a demo-
cratic society if the public school teach
lectual and social respect. Their social
status is nearly as important as their
educational efficiency. it is not enongh
that schools should remain fairly roo,I
and the great majority Of the teachers
conscientious and reasonably efficient:
the very appearance of evil must Sc
av0ded. The public school system, like
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