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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
EXCITING SCENES IN
A PRIVATE SANITARIUM
Witnesses Testify Against Mrs.
Reeves Atkinson, Charged With
Maintaining a Nuisance.

The trial of Mrs. Reeves Atkinson,
charged with maintaining a nuisance in
the shape of private sanitarium, at 1915
Sutter street, was resumed before Judge
Fritz yesterday afternoon. Six witnesses
were examined. They were Jules Cert,
attorney; Mrs. Pauline Coblentz, Miss
Lena Jonas, H. E. Tresselt, Mrs. Mary
O'Brien and Mrs Emma Rosenblum. They
all testified to hearing unearthly noises
coming at night from the sanitarium, and
CERT and Mrs. Coblentz had seen women
in their back yards who had escaped from
the sanitarium. Mrs. Coblentz had found
it necessary to put up a barbed wire fence.
Mrs. O'Brien was the star witness. She
lives at 1710A Post street, in the rear of
the sanitarium. and testified that one
night she heard a man screaming Anne
liza, Ameliai' He kept it up all night. She
raised her voice in court to show just how
the man yelled. She thought at first it
was one of the neighbors who had come
home full and was yelling for his wife
to open the front door. Another man had
for nights shouted "Oh, my" and another
lone, twor' as if he were marching. She
had heard women shouting, Murder,
helpr and other women kept dancing and
singing all night.
The case will be resumed next Monday
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
MASTER MARINERS MAY
LOSE THEIR COMMISSIONS
Association of Masters and Pilots to
File Charges Against Several
Local Shippers.

The American Association of Masters
and Pilots has decided to file charges
against several master mariners who are
known to have used fraudulent means to
secure commissions. William Wescott, a
member of the association, has the mat
ter in charge. 1t is alleged that several
master mariners were not citizens of the
United States when they secured their
papers from the Government, and that in
obtaining their commissions they made
use of false witnesses.
The charges are to be filed with the
United States District Attorney. The AS
sociation of Masters and Pilots does not
object to aliens receiving their commits
sions as master mariners from the Gov
ernment after they nave become natural
ized. The association is observing great
secrecy in the matter as it is desired
that the charges shall be filed before the
names of the master mariners are made
public.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
DECLARE VENEZUELA
EQUAL TO GERMANY
Castro's Official Organs Breathe De-
fance and Threaten Terrible
RepriSals.

WILLEMSTAR, Island of Curacao, Dec.
1S.-La Republica, the Venezuelan official
organ at Caracas, published an editorial
yesterday ending as follows:
''If the German Government is informed
that the presence of a few warships will
suffice to effect ain arrangement of her
outstanding claims it has been deceived.
Venezuela is conscious that she is an in
dependent nation, the equal of the other
powers, and she is determined to defend
that independence and equality She is
desirous of peace, but if necessary she can
cause hurt to her enemies and exercise
terrible reprisals. General Castro is de-
termined on this. He will in no case suf-
fer Venezuela to be Inundated or allow
her rights to be despised." "
Other Venezuelan papers comment upon
the situation in a similar strain.
There is excitement at Caracas over the
military scandals involving Generals Da-
villa and Sanchez. After his appointment
as commandant at Caracas Davila insult
ed the War Minister. He has now been
deprived of his command.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
REACHES CRISIS
IN HIS ILLNESS
John j. Valentines Con-
dition Is Gravely
Alarming.
Patient Suffers a Critical
Relapse After Months
OF Sickness.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
T172 Rroa1uro1- me- 10


John J. Valentine. president of Wells,
Fargo < Co.. Express. who has been Sc
rlously Ill at his residence, Thirteenth
avenue and East Twentieth street. for
several months, is in critical condition,
AaNlng suffered a relapse on Sunday from
which he has not recovered.
so serious is thessituation that the only
absent member of the family, Edward
valentine, has been summoned home. The
condition is the result of long years of
allment from stomach disorder which
the efforts Of the physicians have been
unable TO more than temporarily relieve.
President Valentine has been confined
10 ms residence for months During much
OF the time he has been unable to leave
Als room The trouble has been intermlt-
tent, so far as its serious aspect is con-
eerned For days the patient would en-
Joy fair strength. only to be attacked by
severe conditions that would throw him
pack again. Each recurring setback only
weakened the patient, and it has now be-
come only question of a short time
When the end shall come.
For ten years he has been a sufferer,
seeking remedies throughout the world.
In search of health he went East, then
turned TO the Orient, and for a time was
IN Mexico. But these trips only served
10 ward of temporarily the critical pc
rlod, which, IL is feared. has now arrived.
50 low was President Valentine early
nurses, physician and members Of the
1luencrantz has been in charge of the
case
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
ACCUSED OF TAMPERING
WITH SOCIETIES FUNDS
Phillip Shanzer Arrested and a
Warrant Is Out for nj. j.
n01an

Philip Shanzer, treasurer of the MIX
Wagon Drivers Union, was arrested yes
terday afternoon on warrant charging
him with felony embezzlement. He was
released on $500 bonds. The complaining
witness is Joseph O'Day, member OF the
union. who alleges that Shanzler is short
in his accounts to the amount OF $l64 ana
a demand had been made upon MIN Ior the
money. but without success. ,
Michael Murphy, vice-prestdent ana
trustee of the Sixth Division, Ancient Or
der Of Hibernians, Swore to a complaint IN
Judse Conlan's court yesterday, charging
M 7 Dolan, ex-secretary of the DIVISION
with felony embezzlement. Dolan is ac-
cused of being short in his accounts to the
amount of $57 so.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
sK1RMIsHEs IN BATANeAs.

MANILA, Dec. 1S.-There were six
skirmishes in various parts of Batangas
province yesterday. The insurgents did
not make a single stand. Several Filipinos
were killed. The Americans had only a
few men wounded. Additional troops have
been sent to General Bell, who is carrying
on an aggressive campaign in Batangas,
TayabaS and Laguna provinces.
General Smith has recommended Ser
geant Heinz of the medical department of
the army for a medal of honor as a re-
ward for heroism at the battle of Ganda
River. Island of Samar. Heinz fought as
long as he was able, while shot through
both arms and with a bad bolo slash in
the back. After recovering from faint
directed the work of carrying the wound
ed until they arrived at Calbayog. Sur
eeon Calhoun recommended Heinz for a
certificate of merit, which was approved,
but General Smith thinks the mans hero
ism is worthy of a medal.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
FALLS FROM WINDOW TO
DEATH ON PAVEMENT
. Mint House Lodger, Whose Identity
Is Not Established, Victim of
Fatal Accident.

A man fell from the second-story win
doE Of the Mint lOdging-house at 93S Mis-
sion street late last night and was in
stantly killed by striking head first OH
the stone pavement. When he tumbled
from the window he was clad only in a
light Overshirt The room from the win
COW Of which he fell is rented by MAY
Taylor. a deniZen of the half world. The
police believe that the death was purely
accidental and several Of the dodgers in
the Mint House stated that they had
heard no noise in the room such as would
have sounded had the man met with foul
play.
May Taylor said that she was not in
the room when the man met his death.
He had come TO her room in an intoxi-
Gated condition, she said. AID she had
left him to go out and make some pur-
chases. She claims that she does not
know his name nor anything about him.
further than that he told her that he was
a miner. recently of Arizona. The police
found nothing in the pockets of the dead
mans clothes by which his identity could
be eSta bliShed.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
THEATRICAL MAN AND THE
YOUNG LADY HE WILL SOON
WED.
PUGILIsT TRIES HIS
HAND AS A FOOTPAD
Louis Wade, Otherwise Known AS
young Sharkey," Caught While
Committing Robbery.

Louis Wade, otherwise known as
Young Sharkey," a pugilist of indiffer-
ent ability, and John Case were arrested
yesterday morning on a charge of at
tempted robbery. They were caught in
the act of rifling the pockets of man by
the name of Charles Lynch by Officers
j. H. Pearl and j. Tuite. The attempt
was made on Ellis street At the time
Lynch was considerably under the influ-
ence of LIQUOR.
Young Sharkey'' is known to many CT
the local sports. He has frequently ap-
peared in local bouts but had never, sue
ceeded in acquiring much of q record
with his fists Because of his bulldog tao
tics he was dubbed Young Sharkey.'
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
MCKINLEY MEMORIAL
DESIGN IS SELECTED
San Jose Sub Committee Chooses the
Model Submitted by Rupert
Schmid

SAN JOSE, Dec 18.-The plan of Rupert
Schmid for a memorial monument to-
President Mckinley in this city has been
accepted. This choice was made this
afternoon by the subcommittee having
charge of the selection and it will report
to the full memorial committee on Satur-
DAY Oniy TWO aes5shs SsE were c9nSloered
Aitken-and the former was selected by
vote of 10 to 5.
The design chosen shows bronze figure
of the President in lifelike attitude on
dais, to which a number of granite steps
lead. The figure represents Mckinley in
an overcoat, hat in hand, stepping for
ward with his right hand extended to give
a welcome. AT his feet is horn of plenty
and about the dais are symbols and say
ings of the martyr The cost is to be
S13. 800.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Kershow Case Closed

The Kershow will contest case will be
argued next Monday. The taking of tes-
timony was completed yesterday the wit
nesses heard being George McComb, a
deputy Justices clerk; A. F. Bernard At
torneys L. Solomon and L. Hirsch, Sam
Newman, Justices Clerks E. d. Williams
and j. ]. Ryan, deputy clerk of the Board
of Supervisors, all of whom testified that
they knew Jules Gamage and A. ]. Mead
ows and were satisfied that Meadows and
Carnage were men of good character.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19

REDDING, Dec. 1S.-George Farrout. aged
GO years committed suicide by shooting him
self in the head with rifle at Stillwell Place,
nine miles from Ono.
REDDINC Dee. 1S.-W. A. Scott whose
home is in Dunsmuir was this afternoon ac-
quilted by jury of the charge Of dynamiting
trout in Sacramento River.
SAN JOSE, Dec 1S-Two of the largest
livery stables in this city. the Lick and Dash
away have combined, and hereafter the livery
business of the city will practically be in a
trust
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-The House Com
mittee on Agriculture to-day fixed January Is
for taking up the antf-oleomargarine question,
at which time the various interests will be as
signed dates for hearing.
SEATTLE Dec 1S.-The steamer f. D.
Smith of the Laconner Trading and Trans
portation Company ran a snag in the Skagit
River Tuesday night and sank in eight feet of
water There was no loss of life.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 1S.-The Kentucky
Court of Appeals to-day ruled that telegraph
company, a common carrier. cannot be in
dicted for or restrained from furnishing infor-
nation concerning races to pool rooms The de-
cision was rendered in the of the Com
rjonwealth against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company at Louisville
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Herkelev Eleven to Go South.

BERKELEY, Dec. R.-The University
of California football eleven will leave for
Los Angeles Monday evening to meet two
Southern California football teams. The
first game will be played on Christmas
day in Los Angeles with the All-Southern
California team and the second al Pasa-
dena on the Saturday following with the
eleven from the Perris Indian School. The
men will be captained by Wreck Wom-
bic of this years varsity and will be ac-
companied by Trainer Walter Christie.
Those who will take the trip are Gen
dotti, center; Overall and Stroud, guards;
Albertson and Hansen, tackles; Starr and
Hudson, ends; More, quarter; Duden,
fullback Womble and Mini haIfbacks;
Hendricks, Whipple and Williams, substi-
tuteS.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Colonel C. H. Murphy's Surprise.

The Day Commercial School gave
dance last night at Golden Gate Hail. and
during the evening Colonel Charles H.
Murphy presented diplomas to sixty-five
graduates. There was plenty of scholas-
tic enthusiasm, and as each graduate was
presented with the hard-won credential
of efficiency the hall fairly rang with
cheers Colonel Murphy had arranged
clever surprise for his pupils, when. dur
ing one of the waltzes, the electric lights,
covered with crimson bunting, were sud-
denly lowered, giving a novel and exceed
ingly pretty effect. This dance was called
."The Twilight" but not one of the pupils
or friends had been made acquainted with
the colOnel'S plan.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
PRO-BOER UTTERANCES
CAUSE A LIVELY RIOT
Mobs Charge and Wreck the Hall
Where David Lloyd George,
M. P. Is Speaking.

LONDON. Dec 1S-David Lloyd
George. M. P, in speaking in Birrning-
ham Town Hall tonight, precipitated a
scene unprecedented in that city since the
Aston Park riots.
The majority of the audience were hos
tile to the speaker, and were enraged by
his pro-Boer and anti-Chamberlain utter
ances. They rushed the police Gordon
guarding the platform.
In the meanwhile the building was be-
sieged from the outside by mob Of sew
eral thousand people, who smashed win
dows and tried to force the doors, which
had been barricaded. They fusilladed the
audience with stones through the win
dOwS.
The police reserves were turned out and
succeeded in dispensing the mob after re-
peated charges. A number of persons
were injured and the Town Hall was COM
pletely wrecked. Not a single window
was left whole.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
CHILE rs ANXIOUS
TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE
Conferences and Discussions Are in
Prospect, but War May Be
Averted

BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 1S.-Dr. Altman
clio AIcorta, the Argentine Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has had telegraphic
communication from Senior Portela, Min
lister of Argentina to Chile, who is now at
Santiago de Chile. DR.. Alcorta called upon
the President of Argentina, General Julio
Roca, three times to-day.
It is asserted here that Chile will not re-
ject the notifications to the original
Chilean note suggested by Argentina, but
that she will make certain objections
thereto which will render necessary fur
ther conferences and discussions. 1t is
conceded, however, that even these objec-
tions from Chile set forth that countrys
sincere desire to effect a peaceful settle
ment of the trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Pardee Is at Liberty.

S. C. Pardee is again a free man. Jesse
Colman, Eugene Korn. Michel Defret and
c. H. Rehnstrom, who had sworn to COM
plants against him for passing fictitious
checks upon them, all testified in Judge
Mogan's court yesterday that he had paid
the amounts and asked that the cases be
dismissed. which was done. When Pardee
got outside the courtroom he was again
arrested on instructions from Monterey
and Santa Cruz, but when the complain
ants there were communicated with by
telephone they replied that they did not
want him and he was released.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Paid for the Plume.

When the case of Mrs. Mary de La
veaga, charged with petty larceny for
forcibly taking a plume from the hat
worn by Miss Maria Cassasa, milliner,
1927 Stockton street, was called in Judge
Mogan's court yesterday Mrs. de Laveaga
said she was willing to pay 81 for the
plume, as she liked it. Miss Cassasa said
she was willing to accept the amount to
end the trouble. The money was produced
and the Judge dismissed the case.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
strother Spencer Not Poisoned.

A Coroner's jury yesterday rendered a
verdict in the inquest on the body of
Strother Spencer, the young drug clerk
who was found unconscious December 2
in the basement of the Owl drug store
and who died shortly afterward A small
quantity of hydrocyanic acid was found
in the stomach of the dead man, but the
enough to have caused death by poison :
ing 1t was shown by the evidence that
Spencer had been taking patent medi-
cine which contained the acid and that
he died of heart disease, alleged to have
been aggravated by the use of the medi-
cine
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
MORLEY BELIEVES HE
HAS CAPTURED WADDELL

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 1S.-Rube Wad-
dell. the greatest left-handed pitcher in
America has agreed to play with the Los
Angeles team next year and will sign a
contract with Manager Morley tomorrow
morning. Waddell told Morley in the talk
that preceded the agreement that he
would rather play in California on ac-
count of the climate, salary and other
conditions being equal. Morley promptly
met his terms. Neither will give out the
exact figures. 1t is an open secret that
Morley expects to sign McPartlin by
Christmas day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Benevolent Society Elects Officers

The Servian-MOntenegrin Benevolent
Society held its annual meeting last night
and elected new officers for the ensuing
year. They are as follows: President
John Kukaviza; vice president, p. Seten-
chich; treasurer, Samie Zenovich; record =
ing secretary, Spiro Vucosavlievfch;
financial secretary, George A. Dabovich;
directors. Milan Losich, John Doklestich
Y. Lepetich and NJ. Misevich.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Yanger Defeats Bernstein.

CHICAGO, Dec 1S.-Benny Yanger was
given the decision over Joe Bernstein of
New York after six rounds of fighting to-
night. The contest, which was held in
the armory of the Second Infantry, was
witnessed by a crowd of 5000 people. The
first three rounds were in favor of Bern
stein, who did most of the leading and
landed the greater number of clean blows
During the last three rounds, however
Yanger came up strong and gained the
upper hand so rapidly that he had a clear
margin at the close. He scored a knock
down in the fourth and put Bernstein to
his knees in the fifth.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Ex-soldier Steals Jewelrv.

ed last night by Detective Tom Gibson
for robbery he committed in Sacrament
to. He was employed by Mrs. William
Borchers Of 2311 H street, Sacramento,
and during the absence of the lady Brown
gathered up all the jewelry he could find
and departed for this city He was point
ed out to Detective Gibson and was taken
into custody. Brown will be taken back
to Sacramento to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Closing of Bacon Place.

Chief of Police Whitman and Assistant
District Attorney Charles L. Weller asked
Judge Morrow yesterday to dissolve the
temporary injunction issued in January,
1900, restraining Chief of Police Biggy
from blockading Bacon place. Judge
Morrow remarked that the court had
been imposed upon, the temporary re-
straining order having been issued on the
understanding that the subject matter
would be brought to the attention of the
court at subsequent date in the term.
The order was therefore dissolved.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Special Permits Are Unlawful.

City Attorney Lane handed down an
opinion yesterday that there is no power
in the Board of Supervisors to make laws
denying a privilege to the people at large
and granting to one or more special indi-
viduals the right to disobey the general
law. 1t is within the power of the Board
of Supervisors to amend the fire ordi-
than those therein granted, but such
amendment must be made applicable to
all in the same situation and subject to
the same conditions
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
PASSES A CENTURY
BEFORE DEATH CALLS

LUDINGTON, Mich, Dec. 1s.-Louis
Rock, the oldest man in Michigan, died
here to-day. aged 107 years. Rock was
reputed to be the first white man to enter
the Yosemite Valley. This was in the
spring of 1874, when he was in charge of
a hunting party, all of whom were killed
by Indians, he alone escaping. Later he
made his way back to Canada and then
removed to Ludington, where he had
worked in the lumber camps up to a few
wears ago.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Special Train for Mexico Crowded.

A special train run TO enable visitors to
spend the Christmas holidays in Mexico
left this city last evening over the coast
division Seventy passengers left this
city, and it is expected that when the
train arrives at Los Angeles the party
will be enlarged by about eighty more
passengers. Among those who left here
were Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and
Thomas Hill, the artist.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-The Navy Depart
ment has announced the final acceptance Of the
batteship Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Representative
Wood of California to-day introduced a bill 70
establish a Department of Mines and Mining.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1s.-Senator McComas
introduced in the Senate to-day the bill for Ad-
miral Schleys benefit which was published this
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Licenses to Marrr

OAKLAND, Dec. 1S.-Licenses to marry
were issued to-day to Wesley B. Fisher.
both of Oakland: Herman H. Hail 81
Merced, and Mabel de Witt, 10, Merced.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Chicago Must Pay Thousands.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 1S-By a de-
cision of the Supreme Court handed down
to-day John McKechney and John Nc
Kechney Jr., surviving partners of the
firm of Weir, Mckechney & Co., will re-
ceive approximately 500 900 from the city
of Chicago. Weir, McKechney &; Co. did
work on a tunnel to bring water from the
lake to pumping stations. Unexpected
rock was struck and the firm sued for ex-
ira compensation for removing it, By to-
days ruling the claim is allowed
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
San Franciscan Makes q Rrida

SEATTLE. Dec. 1S-Wallace S. Rosen-
blatt of San Francisco was married here
tonight to Miss Caroline FrauenthaI. well
known in local social circles. Her father
is wealthy. The young couple will spend
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Victory for Rural Saloon Men

SANTA CRUZ, Dec 1S-Justce Ord of
Sequel to-day decided that the liquor ordi-
nance adopted by the Supervisors, prohib-
iting saloons outside of Incorporated linn
it's, is unconstitutional and instructed the
jury to acquit S. III. Alkire, charged with
violating the ordinance.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Postage on Christmas Edition.

The great Christmas edition of The
Call, issued December Is, 1901, con-
tains 70 pages and will weigh II
ounces. The rates of postage on this
edition will be as follows:
Domestic. ..............5 cents
Foreign. ................. g cents
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Toilet Sets and Albums

In satin lined leather and celluloid cases.
Not much cheap stuff, but great ouanti-
ties of good things at moderate prices.
We cordially invite visitors to inspect this
department. Sanborn, Vail & Co. 741
Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Must Go Back to Russia

terday to the effect that Simeon Ivanow
Grin should be extradited to Russia
Simeon was a clerk in the town of Khov
on the Don. and is accused of having en-
bezzled $4,000 rubles from his employers
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19

CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT- -
Clarence Van Buren,, formerly employe of
r.. j. Lathrop. a coal dealer at 133 Turk street
was taken into custody yesterday by officer
J. J Barry a warrant charging him with
elnbezzlement 1t is claimed that while Van
Buren was employed in Lathrop's coal yard
he collected bills from customers and kept the
monev
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-19
Pictures and Frames.

We have everything that is new in good,
moderate priced Pictures and Frames,
suitable for Christmas presents. Call and
see them at Sanborn Vail & Co.'S, 741
Market street.