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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Both Have Troubles to
Tell to, President
Roosevelt.
One Admits His Intention
to HypnotIze Chief
Executive.
Scheme. to Control the Solar System
and Regulate the Seasons Is
the Others Chief
Concern.
Special Dispatch to The Call

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-TwO more
cranls were to-day temporarily sent TO
the Government Hospital for the In
sane. They are Daniel V. Clifford Of
Mount Holly, y. c.. alias Elijah II"
and Ebhraim~ Sellers; a former inmate
OF the St Elizabeth's Insane Asylum.
Elijah IL arrived here from Char
Iotte. N. c.. IN order to keep a promise
which. he says, he made in 1900 10
President. Mckinley and Admiral
Dewey to- discuss. with them the re
ward TO be paid him for Supplying the
asirniIal with suggestions for his VIC
tory in Manila Bay. At the time he
was sent for by President Mckinley
he was in Nevada, and was not able
II come. Recently. he says. he was
g cent -for by President Roosevelt and
the United States Senate and came in
~obedience TO their summons. He also
wished 70 procure the aid Of the Presi-
deEt in getting a patent on medicines
he had Invented and a scheme for con-
trolling the solar system so as TO reg
Q ulate the seasons.
Clifford went'to the White House yes
terday afternoon and was arrested by
Policeman Smnh, TO whom he told his
troubles. "Elijah II is a. typical tar
heel Of the poor white class.
In. The opposite row Of cells is Eph-
rain Sellers. who went TO the White
House TO complain TO the President Of
prosecutions TO which he is subjected
bv all churches and by members Of
the Democratic party because Of his
devotion TO the Republican cause
Sellers is a confirmed crank who in
1888 attempted to reach President Nc
Kinley. but did not succeed He landed
in the insane asylum and was dis
charged in April of this. year.' Since
then he has been in Pittsburg' coming
TO washington last night
This morning, when Sellers went 10
the White House and demanded to see
the President, he was taken in tow by
Policeman H. Gilbert. Sellers says he
IS 3. hypnotist and he frankly acknowl-
edged that he intended 10 hypnotize the
President.
Clifford is a one-armed man. He had
a knife. which was taken from him
by the policeman making the arrest
EIe also had a lot Of money, including
2. s. gold piece, which he had wrapped
in forty. consecutive pieces Of paper
The only things found on Sellers were
q book on hypnotism and small sum
Of money.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
WILL MAKE A TEST
OF IMMIGRATION LAW
Case Of Isabella Gonzales, Porto
Rican, Carried to the High
est Court.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Coudert
Bros. to-day fled a brief. in the United
States Supreme Court in the case of
Isabella Gonzales. the Porto Rican
woman who, upon attempting to land
in New York in the summer Of 1902,
was taken into custody by. Immigra-
ton Commissioner Williams as an
immigrant who was likely TO become
a public charge.
The brief is in the woman's inter-
ext and is an argument against depor-
fation. based largely upon the theory
that she is not an alien. The case is
considered important, as upon its de-
cision VIII depend the disposition of
all the Spanish islanders who were in
existence at the time the islands were
annexed by the United States. The
court will hear argument in the case
soon.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03

The sale of seats for the benefit per-
formance to be given at the Alhambra
Theater tomorrow in aid of the Cali
fornia Woman's Hospital opened at
Sherman, Clay & Co.'s Tuesday morn
Interest in the benefit is very keen.
Society has taken shold of the affair
and will be present in large numbers
to help the worthy cause.
Among the patronesses Of the show
are Mrs. D. H. Whittemore Mrs. c. B.
Alexander Mrs. J.. H. Hatch, Mrs f.
C. Carolan. Mrs. F. A. Robbins, Miss
F. A. Sprague, Mrs, A. Chesebrough,
Mrs. J. Franetta. Mrs Isaac Hecht,
Mrs. I. w. Hellman, Mrs. J. T. Hoyt,
Mrs. w. G. Irwin, Mrs. Archibald
Kains, Mrs. George Lewiston, Mrs NJ.
Meyerfeld Jr., Mrs. A. E. Brooke Rid
ley, Mrs. C. F. Stokes and Mrs. A. N.
Towne.
Manager John Morrisey of the
Orpheum has the programme in
hand. Some of the best talent in
the city will take part. Rosner's s
Hungarian orchestra will render clas-
sical and popular melodies. Bryant and
Saville will present their clever musical
act. Scarf and Violet Allen will appear
in their sketch, THE Sign Painter" "
The Tobins, one of the best musical
teams in the country, will perform on
all kinds of brass instruments, and Ar
thur Cunningham, the popular operate
barytone, will sing some OF the songs
that have won him praise.
One of the best numbers on the
lengthy programme will be the appear
ance Of Wenzel Kopta, the famous vio-
linist. He will be accompanied by
Frederick Maurer. Kopta is conceded
to be one of the best violinists in the
country. He will render three classical
pieces.
Joseph Newman will sing new song
composed for the occasion and will tell
some new stories. Hal Godfrey and
company will present the very funny
sketch entitled "a Bad Boy" The
Brittons, .colored singers and dancers,
are also on the bill.
Programmes will be sold by society
girls and the proceeds will be turned
over to the institution. The California
Woman's Hospital has eight free beds.
Sick women are given the best medical
attendance and nursing, and the money
derived from the benefit performance
will be devoted to carrying on the no
BILE work.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
New Move Against Lynohehaun

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The British
Government has taken steps to secure
the person of Lynchehaun, the Irish
man who was accused of a murderous
assault upon his landlady In Ireland,
but who, after extradition proceedings
in Indianapolis, Was freed. The new
proceeding has been instituted under
the exclusion laws Of the United States
It is understood that Lynchehaun was
a convict when he landed in this coun-
try, and therefore. under the exclusion
laws, he may be deported and returned
to the country whence he came.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
CHICAGO HAS A CORNER
ON THE PEAR MARKET
Practically the Worlds Supply of
the Fruit Is Stored in Lake
City.

CHICAGO, Dec. "A million and a
quarter pears, said to be practically the
worlds present supply Of the fruit, are
stored in a warehouse in Chicago. A
firm of South Water street fruit mer-
chants are the owners of the pears and
are supposed to have corner" on the
pear market.
New York still has q few carloads Of
pears, but they will be exhausted inside
of thirty days, and then the world must
call on Chicago or do without pears.
Already New York dealers are sending
to Chicago, and for several days owners
have been. shipping to Boston, Philadel-
phia, st. Louis, New Orleans. San Fran
cisco and even Liverpool. The price Of
winter pears is steady at SO and SO 80 a
box.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Parker viii support Garter.

HONOLULU, Nov. 26. = Colonel
Samuel Parker, Republican National
Committeeman for Hawaii and an op-
ponent of Carter for Governor, called
on the new Governor on November "a
and the two had conference. Parker
sent number of cables to Washington
in an effort to prevent the confirma-
ton of Carter. but told the Governor
that he had buried the hatchet and
would support the new administration.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
WOODS NOMINATION
NOT TO BE WITHDRAWN
President Intends That the Senate
Shall Pass Upon the Ap-
pointment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Without en-
deavoring In any manner to influence
the Senate Committee on Military At
fairs in its investigation of the nomina-
ton of General Wood, both the Secre-
tary OF War and the President are
watching the developments carefully.
It can be said that at present there is
not the slightest probability that Wood
will be called from the Philippines to
testify In his own behalf. The testi-
mony is proceeding in accordance with
the plans of the committee. but as yet
It cannot be foretold how long the in
ouiry may continue. The. President
sent the nomination to the Senate and
It is proposed that the Senate shall pass
upon it. It can be said that it will
not be withdrawn.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Wants Paw For a BANQUET.

The trial of the suit of William G.
Knox, caterer, to recover SIS from
George Pennington was begun yester-
day in Justice of the Peace Dunn's
court. The testimony disclosed the fact
that Knox had prepared banquet for
the marriage Of Pennington's daughter,
and the latter refused to pay SIS of the
bill on the ground that Knox had not
furnished certain dishes. The case went
over for a week for the purpose of
hearing additional evidence.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Railroads Settle Differences,

CHICAGO, Dec. by an agreement
between the Michigan Central and the
Pere Marquette roads, the Pere Mar
quette will enter Chicago and Buffalo
N. Y, over the rails Of the former road.
In consequence the Pere Marquettes
plan to build from st. Thomas. Ont,
to Buffalo has been abandoned. 1t is
stated that the 'Vanderbilts have secured
large interest in If not control of the
Pere Marquette.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Former Governor a Bankrunt

HARTFORD. Conn. Dec. 2.-Petitions
In bankruptcy were filed to-day by for
mer Governor o. v. Coffin and his son
Seward V. Coffin. both Of Middletown
The elder Coffin's liabilities are given as
$60.742, assets $11.231. Seward v. Cof-
fms liabilities are s51,724. assets 1910
Former Governor Coffin was president of
the L. D. Brown & Sons Company, man
ufacturers of silk thread and cloth in
Middletown. Conn, which failed recently.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Politician 1ndicted for Perinrv,

GRAND FORKS. N. D., Dec. 2-Major
J. S. Murphy of Minor was indicted by
the Federal Garnd Jury here to-day for
perjury and fraud committed in the Sc
curing of a pension for Josephine Grin
nell. He is probably the most prominent
politician in the northern part of the
State. and has for years been Repub-
lican leader in Ward County.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Postmaster Borrowed MONEY.

OMAHA, Dec. 2.-The Federal Grand
Jury to-day resumed the investigation
of alleged conspiracy and bribery in
connection with Nebraska postoffice ap-
pointments. The cases under considera-
ton are those of Alma and Orleans.
The testimony of two bank cashiers of
Alma showed that Postmaster. Mitchell
borrowed $1,000 about the time of his
appointment as Postmaster at Alma.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Judge Pollock Qualities.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.-HOn. John
c. Pollock, who was confirmed yes
terday as United States District Judge,
District OF Kansas, TO succeed Judge
Hook, was sworn in to-day in the Of
hce.of the clerk OF the Supreme Court
of the United States. The oath was
administered by Justice Brewer.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Prioa of Oil Advanced.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 2.--The Standard
Oil Company to-day advanced the pipe
line price of petroleum cents per bar
rel for high grades and 2 cents per bar
rel for low grades, except Raland,
which remains unchanged at 66 cents.
The present price Of Pennsylvania
(s1 SD is 81 cents a barrel higher than
in September.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Robbers Wreck Bank Safe.

CARUTHERSVILLE, No.. Dec. a.
Robbers wrecked the safe of the bank
at Hayti, near here, with nitro-glyceriu
last night and escaped with an amount
estimated at $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
sarines conoern IN trouble.

MOLINE, Ill, Dec. IA receiver was
appointed to-day for the Moline Build
ing, Savings and Loan Association.
This action follows the arrest Of Secre-
tary J. W. War;. whose shortage TO the
association is alleged TO be $27.0O
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Two Years, Term for carmean.

MARSHALLTOwN.I Ia. Dec. INA
Carmean, of Los Angeles, Cal, ex-Presi-
dent OF the Rhoades-Carmean Buggy
Company, was to-day sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary for embezzle-
ment. An appeal bond was filed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Deputv Nav Have Been Murdered.

BASIN. Wyo.. Dec. 2.-Searching par
ties have been sent out to look for Dep
uty Sheriff Felix Aston. who left here
two weeks ago TO arrest two saloon
keepers in the mountains, charged with
violating the license law. and who has
not been heard from since. 1t Is feared
Alston was murdered.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03
Truce Between Warning Corporations

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. BY an
agreement on both sides the dispute be-
tween the Pennsylvania Railroad and
the Western Union Telegraph Company
will be taken to the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals. 1t also will be
agreed that there shall be no pole-chop-
ping until the case is finally decided
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03

We could spend hours telling you the
advantages of cooking by gas, but your
neighbor, who uses a gas range, is our
best reference If we supplied the range.
S. L. Gas and Electric Co. 415 Post. :
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-03

An elevated railroad is to connect st
Paul and Minneapolis.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

to-day hour after hour the passing stream Of
humanity. each unit topped by q face. And
how many Sair faces. how many intelligent, In
teresting. virtUOUs faces-how many. In short
that vera the windows for a sOul-dId I sect
Perhaps a scant half dozenl Faces that were
the naive expression OF inherited vulgarity faces
that were sly and cringing. and naughty and
stupid and base and ugly flashed dizzily past
Aad yet more ugly and stupid faces followed
But all the teeming multitudes OF the city could
produce only six fair windows to a soul! And il
looked below the faces to the bodies that bore
them, the case was but little better Bandy
legged and wide hipped. hollow chested and
stoop shOuldered. too fat or too thin. too tall
or too short. came the muItitudes But an
Apollo. though in pantaIOons a Venus though
in stays and petticoats, were rare as the pale
blue orchid blossom.
1t may be the World VIII worketh to its end
by the creation of such poer, shapeless spring
less trunks and such faces Indicative OF lust
and all stupidities. But why must I be asked
to see them? Why must I. my own soul none toe
clean, ny own shanks shVUnk to modern angu-
larity. gaze into the dreariness these faces re-
veal read in these shapes the sorry anthrOBs-
logical comment the race has written in the
Book of Things? No. the Apollo Of the Ioosened
bow and the AphrOdite Of Mnos are in my study.
and, when 1 call. the fair face through which a
clear, sweet soul is radiant Will laugh at me
between the curtains. I wonder that We do not
all wear masks when we are forced to Journey
through the streets
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
APOLOGIES TO CoPPEE.

His windows stood wide open, and the summer
air. laden with dust and noises, and only family
sweetened by the foliage which hung heavy In
Washington Square after week of rain was
invited in. He sat idly on his window seat, such
a seat as college undergraduates use for boot
racks bookcases and couches. his sleeves rolled
up a pipe In his mouth, and looked forth in
definitely over the billoWing space of treetops
below him.
From the wilderness of streets and buildings
stretching away in all directions as far as the
eye could follow. mingIng with the sharp clat-
ter from the pavement just beneath. and the cry
of nearby voices. there came up to him great
solemn. indissoluble mixture of sounds. muf-
fed roar the Titan city's ceaseless. weary moan.
1t came with the languor of the summer air.
and together they wrought him mood of
weariness like theirs, of dull despair and sense
of the gray futility of things.
And then. somewhere below him under the
trees. a hurdy- -gurdy began to play a waltz, a
whistle But its jangIing rhythms reached his
ear, toned down by distance and fraught with
a poignant sadness. the timbre Of the barrel
organ. He closed his eyes. The waltz throbbed
in his head. and memories of dead dances of
fair. vanished partners, of lingering hand pres
sures and soft glances of other days. came flood
ing back. The waltz throbbed on, and by the
subtle laws of association that work in the
brain like sparks in burnt out paper mem
ories were followed by a thousand hot regrets
and longings regrets for youth that dies and
time that passes. for songs unsung and lowell
ness unfOund and in the end by the vague the
chastened, but the hopeless sadness which lies
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
THE WONDER WINDOW.

High in her chambered tower to the west of
Central Park, overlooking the park and the
northward moving march of the town, dwelt my
friend, the Imaginative Little Woman. Within
her tower chamber, far as l could ever OBJ
serve. there was no knights siIken guarded
shield; there were all manner of books and
delectable fluffy things. and her more delectable
self And outside there was the great view.
She even loved the church just below the " in
dow, though it was quite the ordinary ugly
perVersion of g once beautiful type, and had
stained windows resembling oilcloth. But the
gray stone tower dimly suggested a castle, and.
as have implied, she really imaginative
little woman. We both agreed. however, that
the view over the park quite the loycIest
in Manhattan
We were long time discovering wherein the
peculiar charm of this scene lay. for each beau
tiful scene, like a beautiful face. has it's own
charm, and he were lacking, indeed. in the finer
qualities of taste and mind who would not seek
to find it, as he would search in the eyes, in the
curve of the lips. in the turn of the check, for
the fascination of a lovely face the outward
and visible mark of the indweling individuality
of soul. We thought it lay, at first in the thou
sand shades OF green that the many varieties
of trees and shrubs, in sun and shadow, sprayed
over the emerald carpet of the lawn; but it was
not there. We thought it, then, in the great
arch of the sky, visible TO from altitude
down to the horizon brim. in the majestic, sur
prisng sweep Of Nature over the confines Of
the city; but It was not there And on a day
when shower darkened our side Of the park
while the sun flashed up white the form Of
great building the other side we decided it
lay in the spot Of high light that building must
always reflect; but it not in that, either.
When a gray day when the reservoir lay
still like a polished mirror of quicksilver out in
the middle of the park, she discovered the charm.
Look" she said; "do you see that thin wall
cutting straight across the centre of the reser-
voir like the sash to a Window"
"Why!' 1 exclaimed. the reservoir is a Win
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
SEEING NEW FACES.

Walking here and there through the city to-
day, jostling in the crowds, facing the thousands
upon thousands of strange countenances. 1 be-
came, not impressed with my own insignih-
canoe, but filled with a boundess sense of my
own superiority. AS face after face flashed out
of the crowds into my near view, the words of
Schopenhauer came to me with sudden fresh
significance: Il believe a new face for the
most part gives sensitive person a sensation
akin to a shock since the disagreeable impress
sion is presented in a now and surprising COM
bination. As rule it is, indeed, d sorry sight!'
The painful sensation of seeing faces"
that the German pessmst dreaded came home
to my experience to-day. indeed, in all it's bru
tai force. And is it an uncommon sensation?
Emerson the optimist. the seer, the sanity. once
exclaimed to Miss Hoar. who wished to intro
duce him to some strangers. "Oh, Elizabeth
whom the Lord hath put asunder why should
man join tosether?" Why. indeed? 1 watched
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
A REPUBLIC MAKER.

1 waited in the masters office until he should
finish his duties, and 1 waited 1 watched. 1
saw him look squarely into the face of an over
grown young rascal. the evident plague of some
female teachers life, and talk to him earnestly.
When the boy departed there was new light
in his eyes, if he looked for the first time oil
his manhood. 1 watched while he took the slate
from poor little girl who was nervously sob
bing over work she could not understand, and
patiently explained it to her in his clear way
till her eyes were dry again, and she thanked
him in a wee, pretty brogue 1 saw him stretch
his hand to a sweetfaced, ragged little boy that
entered and, drawing him between his knees,
talk gently to him, strOking his head the While.
Then he dismissed him. resting his hand light
Iy on the lads shoulder as he went, and turned
to me. 1t occurred to me that 1 had never
known this man before.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
A PHARISEE.

It seems good to see the sun again this morn
ing. During the last few days, when one could
only sit indoors and grumble at the weather
over his newspaper, postal scandals and Russian
outbreaks of barbarism have seemed very near
But this morning, when 1 walked out into the
park with the clear breeze at my back and the
warm old in my face the very air washed
pure and fresh, Washington and Kishineff were
both oceans away-forgOtten quite. l strolled
over to the playground and sat down a dry
rock, sheltered from the breeze and comfortable
in the sunlight, much like a turtle on log,
think, only the poor turtle cannot smoke. The
ground before almost dry of mud, and
on it some boys were playing ball and shouting
to one another. The few puddles still undried
crnked in the wind till they sparkled brightly
and from the far off avenue came the softened
rumble of traffic. 1t is very elemental and
earthly enjoyment, they tell me- this of the
weather, but 1 would not change it to-day for
the worrying interest in the nations welfare of
that fussy little man who just passed by, talk
ing excitedly with his companion, none the less.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
"Es LEBE pAs LEBEN."

He had never read Ibsen or Sudermann, and
yet he was filed with the Joy of Life. Ihe
obvious remark that perhaps he was so filled
because his reading had been thus restricted Is
cheap and really Irrelevant 1bsen cannot XIII the
iov of life in any one who has really possessed
it; but he teaches the pOssessor TO name ms
disease, and so destroys it's charm of nafvete
for the onlooker. Holmes was filled with the
joy of life that bubbled forth from his every
pore spoke in his every gesture, bounced in
his bounding, elastic step. He was as fun oil IT,
in fact as this sentence of mixed metaphor.
And he didn't know it. Therefore he was en-
durable even interesting. He was tremendous
ly muscular of those persons who are porn
strong" as the saying goes. But he was too un-
sophisticated to be classed as one of Professor
James's 'bumptious Phnstnes, forever offer
ing his biceps to be felt" In the possession
of inexhaustible health and a profession that
carried him about in the streets most of the
time, with daily changes of scene and interest,
he simply enjoyed with childlike pleasure every
moment of his existence, and deep down in the
subIimated self of him. unknown to his con-
sciousness and hence to his speech, he glorled
that he alive.
He was indeed, healthy minded that he
was abnormal He was paradox Totally un-
able to perceive anything in life uninteresting
his cheerfulness pathological. And the
disease in him took the acute form of an inhibi-
ton of all desire to get out of New-York- He
lived in Europe a year, enjoyed himself, he
said, of course, but rather homesick all the
time, and when he returned to his native town
he declared he would never leave 1t again To-
day he learned that his vacation would begin in
July. "Where are you gOing?" thev asked him.
Nowhere" he said. Me for staying right here
in New-York. 1 have better time here
than anywhere, just IOafng about the streets,
seeing the people, taking an occasional swim at
Coney and watching the other fellows work.
There's plenty to see and plenty to drink. Mercy.
green fields and woods and mountains are all
right, but I can have a better time right here
in town."
But don't you want a changer" they asked
him.
"A change? Why?" he demanded DO 1
look as if 1 needed a change?" And he laughed
jovially.
His argument was Unanswerable, of course.
But some day Holmes will get sick, and then
he will make a religion of his healthy minded
ness, and become a bore