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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-30
SOMETHING
TO PLAY WITH
Small Boys Steal Little Toy
Dogs and Little Tin
So diers.

There was a regular kindergarten eN-
hibit at the police station yesterday. On
desk was piled collection of toys that
would gladden. the heart of any child.
There were dolls and tin trumpets.
Noahs arks and drums, woolly sheep. all
guaranteed to bIeat when squeezed, and
niger babies with kinky hair. The place
looked Ike a toy booth at a church fair
In f. w Jordan's store are stored at
this season of the year a wealth of
Christmas toys. The rear of the store
opens into a spot where pake boys, Jap
boys, native, Portuguese and many othe,
kinds of boys, gather for business pur-
poses every afternoon. They see the
toys, and it is safe to say the Tenth
Commandment is broken more frequently
in this immediate vicinity than is any
other.
On Thursday night a night Waterman
observed several small boys emerge from
Jordan's store, carrying bulky looking
sacks. When they saw him they dropped
some of the sacks and ran. In the sacks
We're found the choice assortment of
play things aforementioned. The matter
was placed in the hands of the police,
and yesterday KAPPA arrested, in the
neighborhood of Puncnnowl, Joe An
drade and George Franks, two young
sters in whose possession was found a
number of the missing Juvenile delights.
The boys were vigorously tickling a stol-
en- drum when disturbed. 1t is expected
that other arrests viii be made shortly.
The lads were taken to the police sta
ton and charged with larceny in the sec
ond degree.
Jordan's store htas been subject to ju-
venile depredaions for long time past
the marble locker receiving the chief
share of attention.
Other arrests yesterday We're:
All Pau. truancy; G. c. Bolton, drunk
enness; All Cheong. cruelty to animals;
Kalohe. drunkenness.
All Cheong was arrested on the COM
plant of Lizzie Kaliikane, who alleges
that he poured boiling water over her
pet dog, causing badness to set in all
over its body.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-30

The early horses of the United States
whose remains have been found in the
eastern gravels and western preglaciaI
sands, have been assigned to at least
twenty-five different species. The care
full revision by Mr. ]. w. Gidley. of the
American Museum, seems to show the
following as the valid species: Equus
fraternus, small horse of the south
eastern States; z. complicatus about
the size of an ordinary draught horse.
from the southern and middle western
States; Z. occidentalis. of the size of
the preceding. from California: e pa
cihcus, very large horse of middle
California and Oregon; Z. conversi-
dens. from the Valley of Mexico: f
tau, the smallest true horse, also from
the Valley of Mexico; r. simplicatus.
from western Texas. closely resembling
=. asinus: +. pectinatus. from the
Port Kennedy bone cave of eastern
Pennsylvania: J.. SCOTT. a Iong-faced.
small-sized. ass-shaped horse from the
Staked Plains of Texas. The type of
the last named species. now in the
American Museum, is the only COM
pIete skeleton of a Pleistocene horse
discovered in America. \ new species
r. Siganteus Gidley, is the largest of
an. its teeth being third larger than
those OF any draught horses.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-30
CAR DID NOT
RUN AMUCK
Exaggerated Story of an Incident
on the Rapid Transit
Line.

Editor Advertiser:-There appeared in
an evening paper a somewhat sensational
article, headed wild Ride on Cars.
Bad Runaway on Pensacola Street.
etc, which in its statements of a ma
teriaI character is entirely incorrect. The
following are the facts:
The cars did not get beyond the control
of the motorman; no passenger assisted
the motorman in applying the brakes
the speed of the cars was not furious
40 to 80 miles an hour" the motorman
was not incompetent. nor was he a green
motorman, as he is the day foreman in
cars, brought from San Francisco espe-
cially for that purpose, and understands
the working of the same better than any
man in the company's service, the super
intendent excepted; there was no danger
to any passenger on the cars, as they
were under control from the time they
turned the corner at Wilder avenue ana
Pensacola street until they reached the
LunaliIo street curve. and We're brought
to a standstnl by the motorman; they did
not come down Pensacola street with
full power on as the power was shut off
Immediately after leaving Wilder ave-
nue.; IneN dld not round the curve on
Pensacola street on two wheels the
passengers leaning toward the mauka
side of the car as the cars were at a
dead stop before the motor-car reached
the center of the curve. The reason for
stopping al this curve was that there
We're three cars Immediately in advance
of the cars in question, at a standstin
waiting for power, as the circuit breaker
at the power house had blown out (for
the information of the uninitfated [ may
say the circuit-breaker is the safety
valve of the geneTator), and until this
was replaced there was no power on the
line; the motorman on the trailer did not
take the place of the motorman on the
motor car, as the trailer having no cleo
trical equipment does not carry a motor
man.
Common sense would tell any inteIIi-
gent person that it would be impossible
for any number of persons jumping pell-
NEIL from car going al Il rate of speed
Of from 20 to 30 miles an hour. to DO SO
without some Of them being injured. and
the fact that none of those who Jumped
were injured is sufficient evidence that
the speed was not excessive. 1t was well
under 10 miles an hour. There was not
at any time any danger to any of the
passengers, nor was there any reason
why any Of them should have Jumped
from the car.
Yours truly,
c. G.. BALLENTYNE
Manager II. r. r. &, l.. Co
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-30

c. G. BALLENTYNE.
Manager II. r. T. q l.. Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-30

Our first grand opening of Xmas Presents and Toys
will take place. We have taken great pains in selecting
this stock and confident our customers will not only
be very pleased at the varied assortment We will show
them, but tbs prices will we are sure to get the
greater portion of the trade
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
ALLEGED EVANGELIST
IN JAIL AT PHOENIX
Prisoner Is Believed to Be George
Hayford, Wanted in Santa
Barbara

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec 2.-The Rev.
Joseph Anderson Of Pueblo, now in the
City Jail here on a warrant telegraphed
from Santa Barbara, Cal, is either a
much imposed upon person or a very
clever criminal. He is believed to be the
man known in Santa Barbara as George
Hayford and wanted there for obtaining
money under false pretenses. similar
crimes in other California towns and
operations in Eastern cities are charged
to him.
Anderson came here from Los Angeles
a few days ago and claims to- be an
evangelist of the Higher Religion" He
says he recently held revival meetings in
Pueblo, Colo, statement agreeing with
that Of the printed circular in the hands
of the police and by which, with the aid
of a portrait, he was identified. He has
attended and participated in evangelistic
meetings now in progress here He
wears clerical dress and gold spectacles,
weighs about 15O pounds, has bushy dark
hair, sprinkled with gray, square cut
mustache, and is probably 45 years Old
He. denies that he was ever in Santa.
Barbara, and says he is neither a crinina
nor the man wanted.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
SWIMS To SHORE
WITH HER BABES
Squaw's Rescue Of Three
Pappooses Proves
Futile.
Little Ones Saved From
Drowning Die of Expos
ure on the Beach.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VANCOUVER, Dec. "A drowning &C
cident, accompanied by noteworthy ex-
ample of heroism, occurred in the North
Arm of the Inlet this. afternon. A boat
in which were an Indian from the Catho-
lie Mission, his wife and three children
and another squaw, capsized in a squall
The Indian and the second squaw went
down with the boat, while the mother
of the pappooses seized one under each
arm and the third in her teeth and swan
to the shore, distance Of $50 or 200 yards
Such an act has rarely been equaled and
the fact that it was performed by an
Indian woman speaks well for the train
ing of the aborigines and their skill in
the water. But the saddest part remains
TO be told. After gaining the beach the
three pappooses died from the effects of
exposure, despite all that could be done
by white loggers who came to the brave
The Indian was brother of Chief Har-
ry Of the Mission across the inlet and
was proceeding to a lumber camp at the
farthest end of the North Arm. His chill
dren were aged 6 years, 4 years and S
months, respectively. When the party
vas nearly at its destination squall
blew down from the hills and put the boat
on her beam ends She made considerable
water and righted herself, but immediate
ly afterward went down suddenly The
SiWash was clothed in an oil skin and
JONlS, DeS1OeS having his
cartridge belt about his waist and he
sank straight away. His squaw on CON-
ing, to the surface found the children
within easy reach. Taking one under
each arm and seizing the clothing of the
baby with heE teeth she struck out for
the shore. Kathleen, the other squaw
was also swimmer, but succumbed to
the coldness of the water and sank soon
after the boat went down.
1t was a long swim and a hard one 10
the shore, which was nearly 200 yards
from the spot where the accident oc-
Cured With that desperation prompted
by the maternal instinct to save her lit
tie ones, the mother buffeted the wind
and the choppy sea bravely and finally
succeeded in reaching the beach. How she
cid IT she does not know. William Mearns
OF Phipps' logging camp saw her strug-
gle and went to her assistance The
squaw was utterly exhausted when she
landed and deposited her precious bur-
dens on the beach.
But the mothers heroism was to no ef-
feet. Her first thought was for the well
fare of her children and on turning her
attention to them she found the youngest
vomiting water. It died shortly after
ward from the effects of its exposure in
the water The other two boys were also
thoroughly chilled, and though aid was
sought from the nearest camp it did NOT
come soon enough to relieve them from
the ef1ects of the exposure. They died
within an hour.
The funeral of the little ones will take
place tomorrow, and all of the white
residents in that vicinity will attend.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
ROB THE TRUNKS
Of PASsENGER
Detective Nabs Santa
Fe Operator and a
Woman.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2.-R. H. Hall and
the woman who has passed here as his
sister, Bessie Hail. and in other places
as his wife, but who is said to be Mrs.
Bessie Groch of Sanderson, Tex, are in
Jail here on a charge of grand larceny,
preferred by w. H. H. Stowell of New
York The larceny complained of was
unique in its way, the charge being that
the couple opened the baggage Of Stowell
and his wife at the Santa F'e depot in
this city, where Hall was the night oper-
ator, and distracted therefrom between
$500 and $4,000 worth of set diamonds. The
theft was not discovered until after Hall
had been arrested on a charge of. petty
larceny, preferred by G. Niemann, from
whose valise he is said to have stolen a
revolver and a pair of driving gloves.
When the news of the theft of the re-
volver was printed Mr.. Stowell and his
wife, who were stopping at the Coronado
Hotel, opened their valises and trunks,
which had been left for several days in
the baggage-room at the depot and dis
covered the absence of the diamonds.
They reported the loss to Agent Steuart
and, through him, to the Police Depart
ment, with the result that through Detec-
tive Cooley one of the rings, valued at
$500, was found in the possession of Hall s
attorney, to whom it had been given as a
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
ORDERS LAWYER
OUT Of COURT
Judge Harrington Disci-
pines Counsel for
Lynchers.
Checks Verbal Attack Upon
Deputy Attorney General
Post.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

ALTURAS, Dec. 2-Each day has its
exciting feature in the trial Of James w.
Brown, the alleged leader of the mob
that hanged aged Calvin Hall, his three
sons and Daniel YanttsNin Lookout Dur
ing the morning session of the court Dep
uty Attorney General c. N. Post aroused
the ire of counsel for the defense by de-
claring his belief that the entire commu-
nifty of Lookout was in a measure respon-
stble for the crime. Judge G.. f. Harris,
for the defense, resented this statement
and his language became so violent that
he was ordered out Of the courtroom by
Judge Harrington. The Attorneys Raker,
who are associated with Harris as coun-
sci for Brown, took up the fight and were
nnally compelled to take their seats or
suffer for contempt of court.
Posts words were called forth by the
fact that almost every venireman who is
examined declares that he believes the
lynching of the i've men was 1ustthabIe.
The case began a week ago and thus FAR
only tour jurors have been sworn. 1t Is
nKely Jnat several special VenlreS Will be
exhausted and two weeks may elapSe be-
tore the full jury is chosen. The pre-
ponderance of public sentiment is in the
Iynchers favor and the feeling against
the cSecution-especially counsel rep
resenting the Stare-grows more bitter
each da.'.
only lour talesmen were examined to-
day. ]. A. Winer of Lake City de-
clared that from all he had read
and heard of the lynching he believed 1t
was "a good job well done" He believed
there are times when the lynching of
rough characters such as the Lookout VIC
Tins was not only justifable but good for
the community. He was challenged by
the prosecution and excused under OBJ
lection of the defense.
L. NJ Henderson, like the preceding
venireman, said he had lived a good many
years in MOdoc County and he did not
believe that Modoc citizens would hang
any man unless they had good grounds
for so doing. Henderson is rancher and
a son of Supervisor Martin Henderson.
George Sweeney of Lake City and John
A. Dyke of Cedarville entertained views
similar TO those expressed by their two
predecessors.
w. w. Williams, who was passed yes
terday, was re-examined by Post for the
prosecution as to his supposed sympathy
with defendants. Williams said that IL
the men hanged were not cattle thieves
he would judge impartia1ly from the evil
dence, but if they were thieves he would
not like to convict the lynchers.
The defense re-examined Gahey, who
also was passed yesterday. Gahey said
he was opposed to mob law and that he
was friendly with Calvin Hail. who was
hanged The defense then used a perennp-
tory challenge on Gahey and retained
Wilder and w. W. Williams, who were
sworn to try the case. These make fodr
jurors obtained since the case commenced.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
UnprofessionaI Conduct Charged.

REDDING, Dec. 1.-TWO former shasta
County high school teachers have been
cited to appear before the Board of Edu-
cation on December 25 and show why
their certificates should not be revoked
for unprofessional conduct Professor
and Mrs. H. L. Longenecker came from
Michigan at the opening of the fall term
cial and stenographic departments of the
Shasta County High School. They were
reelected to teach this term, but in Octo-
ber both handed in their designations
pleading ill-health. When the Board Of
Education accepted the designations Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Longeneeker left for
Berkeley, and have since been teaching
there.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
NEGRO COLONY
IN CALIFORNIA
Colored Settlers Buy
Contra Costa County
Tract.
Proposed to Exclude Whites
and Incorporate Town Of
Their Own.

STOCKTON, Dec 2.-There is soon to
be a big negro colony in Contra Costa
County, Just across the line from San
JOAQUIN. 1t will consist of 800 families
from Louisiana.
Negotiations have been in progress sew
eral weeks and the bargain has practi-
calIy been struck for 5000 acres OF land
Later an additional tract of 1900 acres
will be thrown open to the negroes. The
present understanding is that only the
advance guard Of the black brigade shall
come until the first corners have had ex-
perfence enough to determine whether the
venture will be satisfactory to all COLI
cerned.
1t is expected that agents Of the col
onists will arrive here this week, or early
next week. to close the deal The land is
owned by John Herd and lies on the west
side Of the river, which constitutes part
Of the dividing line between san Joaquin
and Contra Costa. 1t will be divided into
tracts of from ten to fifty acres. The set
tiers will raise garden produce, which
may readily be shipped to market, mas
the tract, and there is also communiea-
tion by water.
The colonists want a place where they
may live exclusively. The nearest town,
Brentwood is several miles away. They
propose to incorporate town, elect their
own officers, establish a school district
and, in short, control the government OF
the colony
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03

fee in the petty larceny case. Other jewels
nave been found where Hall had pawned
them, besides considerable other plunder
OF more or less value, which evidently
nad been obtained in the same way:
Halls bail has been fixed at $4,000 and
that of the woman at $500.
Detective Silva of the Santa Fe, who
was sent here to investigate the loss of
several articles about the Hotel Coronado,
supplies the other portion of the story:
A week ago he was asked by the Chief
OF Police of Albuquerque to locate R. H.
Hal, telegraph operator from Shawnee,
N Mex, and the woman who was passing
as his wife. The Albuquerque officer wrote
that the woman was the wife of D. p.
Groch of Sanderson, Tex. that the couple
had eloped from there; that the husband
had followed them to Shawnee and had
exchanged shots with Hall in an i'm
promptu duel, in which neither was hit.
When Silva came here to investigate a
petty larceny case he did not know that
Hall was here, but when he learned the
fact fact he was sure that the local detec-
tive had the right man. The diamond
charge came later and the officials are
confdent that other sensations will de-
VelOp.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
- ACRAMENTo, Dec. 2.-Private dis

- ACRAMENTO, Dec. 2.-Private dis
0 patches from New York announce
~ the death of Mrs. Margaret E.
- Crocker, widow of the late Judge
E. B. Crocker, in that city yester-
day. She succumbed to pneumonia, after
a long illness, at the age of 70 years. To-
morrow the body will be taken to Buffalo
and there cremated, this being Mrs.
Crocker's wish.
1t was in this city Mrs. Crocker spent
the best and happiest years of her life.
1t was here that her children were born
and reared and it was here that her phil
anthropy found freest expression. The
magnificent Crocker art gallery of 700
paintings and several thousand pen and
ink studies from the studios of Europe,
the whole representing value of $750,000,
was her gift to the city of Sacramento, for
the free use of the people for all time.
Her establishment and endowment of the
Marguerite Home for Old Ladies, at an
outlay of $130,000, was another notable in
stance Of her bounty. Recently she deed
ed to a modest local charity, for the pur-
pose of q rescue home her beautiful man
sion. at Third and o streets, rich with it's
laurel and maple and fine marbles
Mrs. Crocker's gift of the art gallery to
the people was followed, on May 6, 1885, by
a floral festival in her honor, which has
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
DENIES HUSBANDS TALE
OF A FORCED MARRIAGE
Mrs. Hatcher Files Her Answer to
Suit Brought to Annul We'd
ding Rouds

SAN JOSE, Dec. 2-Mrs. Carrie n.
Hatcher to-day filed an answer to the
suit of her husband, Charles NJ. Hatcher.
the capitalist and real estate dealer, who
brought an action to have their marriage
annuled on the ground that he was forced
into the ceremony by her brother. who
carried a big revolver. The wedding took
place in San Francisco six months ago.
The couple never lived together. and after
several weeks Hatcher brought suit 10
annul the marriage The case was trans
ferred to this city for trial
In her answer Mrs. Hatcher denies that
her relatives forced Hatcher to marry
her. She asks that she be granted a d.
vorce on the ground of extreme cruelty
and desertion. She wants $3.50 a month
al1mony and the custody of their child
Mrs. Hatcher was formerly Carrie New
man, pretty young woman Of this CITY.
Hatcher. who is a man of means. left
here just before his marriage and opened
real estate office in San Francisco but
has recently gone to New York and en-
gagged in business.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
STEAMER SKAGIT
CHIEF A WRECK
Puget Sound Craft Goes
Ashore in Dense
Fog.
Boats Are Lowered and Pas
sengers Landed Without
Mishap.

SEATTLE, Dec. 2.-The sound steamer
Skagit Chief is a total wreck on the
Blakeley rocks, near Pleasant Beach.
She hit the rocks in a heavy fog at $3.50
o'clock last night. Captain Call was in
the pilot house, and, realizing the dan
gerous nature of the surroundings, had
the vessel under slow speed. The first
crash came bow-on and was followed by
an immediate signal to reverse the en-
gines. This was done, but a strong tide
hurried the vessel on and hung her up
helpless Boats were lowered and the
passengers were taken safely ashore
The Skag1t Chief was valued at $50. .OOO
There is no insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
GENEROUS WOMAN WHOM SAC
OF HER GIFTS TO THAT CITY.
and silver, representing epochs in Cali

and silver, representing epochs in Cali
fornia history.
Mrs. Crocker was born in Stark County
widow of Judge E. B. Crocker. who was
appointed Justice of the Supreme Court
to succeed Stephen ]. Field on the lat
ter's appointment by President Lincoln in
1853 to place on the supreme bench of
the United States. AS a brother of Charles
Crocker he was closely identified with the
building of the Central Pacific Railroad
and was for many years its chief counsel
or He died in this city on June "a 1875,
after having built the art gallery and col
lected the pictures to place in it.
When Amy Crocker, their daughter was
budding into womanhood the reception
halls of the art gallery were the scene of
the most brilliant social events this city
ever beheld.
After giving the art gallery to the CITY
Mrs. Crocker spent most of the time with
her daughter Amy, then Mrs Porter Ashe.
Fassett of New York. Another daughter
is Mrs. Jackson Gourand of New York.
Her visits became less and less frequent
and finally ceased altogether when she
took up her residence in Larchmont Park,
New York Mrs. Crocker leaves besides
her daughters in the East, several rel
atives on the coast, the nearest of whom
are nieces Mrs. w. F. Dillman and Mrs.
M. E. Crouch of Sacramento.
1t would be difficult to estimate Mrs.
Crocker's wealth as viewed from this dis
tance, since it has been completely with
drawn from here. but it runs far into the
millions. The body of her husband, Judge
Crocker. lies in the City Cemetery here
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-03
APACHEs FIRE
UPON CAMPER
Murder One Prospector
and Wound His
Comrade.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BISBEE, Ariz., Dec. 2.-John Baker ar
rived here yesterday, weak from a pain
full wound and loss of blood. and reported
that himself and Walter Kelly, prospect
ors, were fired upon in camp several days
ago, supposedly by renegade Apache In
dians. Kelly was killed and Baker made
his escape in the darkness.
Baker was accompanied to Bisbee by a
man named Mitchell, who found him the
morning after the shooting, trying to
make his way to the nearest settlement.
The attack was made in the Sierra
Madre, near the Mexican boundary line,
an old-time resort for bad Indians The
shooting having occurred at night 1t can
not be definitely said that the murderers
are Indians, though that is the belief.
Mexican officials and an Arizona Sheriff 3
posse are in search of the outlaws.
party that went after the body of Kelly
has not vet returned