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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
PASTORS SELECT TOPICS
FOR THEIR DISCOURSES
''Everyman" Will Be the Evening
Subject at the Third Congre-
gational Church

Services at the churches this day are
as follows:
First Congregational-Mo Morning. They That
Trust in the Lord; evening, The Head of
All Prncipality and Power" Pastor, Rev.
Third Congregational Morning. THE stone
of Memorial Of Gods Help evening, Every
man." Pastor, Rev. William RAIDER.
First MISUNDERSTANDING, THE Higher In
centive." Pastor, Rev. Bradford Leavitt.
First United OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Not
Debtor to the Flesh: evening, Business and
Religion" Pastor. Rev. II. H. Bell.
Second Unitarian Morning. What the
vices. Pastor. Rev. Jay William Hudson.
Grace Methodist Episcopal-Evening. THE
Dying Of Death" Pastor, Rev. F. NJ. Lar
Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Morning. Force OF Character; evening, THE
Create It." Pastor, Rev. John Stephens
First Methodist Episcopal-Morning. This
Is My Commandment evening. The Finality
First English Morning. THE Man
Of One Idea; evening. Thursday of the Gre
Rev A c. GaebelIn OF the Jewish Mission
in New York City, editor and publisher of
day evening at s o'clock and Tuesday after
Rev. E. A. Ross, evangelist, will preach
az 40 Third street at 2:30 D. m. and at Pine
and Kearny streets at s .. m. Services at the
latter place continue for two weeks at the
same hour.
Rev. Father Hopper will preach at high
mass in the Paulist Church this morning.
In the evening Rev. Father Carey will
deliver the sermon at vespers
Denis O'Sullivan Will sing Mozart s
"Salutaris' for the offertory at St Domi-
MICS Church this morning.
The address before the mass-meeting
of men at the Young Mems Christian,
Association, Mason and Ellis streets. this
afternoon at o'clock will be in the form
of a chalk talk, and will be given by
Rev. Z. d. Allen of Tennessee Music
will be furnished by c. E. Robson. vio-
linist. and Mr.. Elliott, harpist and barry
tone.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
MAYOR STANDS
FOR THE CITY
Makes Objections Before
the United States
Engineers.
Opposes Railroads Plans to
Gut Down Channel to
Lake Merritt.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
111C Cant

LIS broadway, sept D.
Mayor Warren Olney made a strong
protest to-day before the United States
Board of Harbor Line Engineers against
the granting of the Southern Pacific Com
pany's application to fill all but 200 feet
of its First and Seventh street railroad
trestles across the north arm of the estu-
airy. His Honor declared that to change
the pierhead and bulkhead lines as con-
templated would encroach upon the 1900
feet Of frontage along the north arm,
would impair the tidal flow into Lake
Merritt and would be a taking of mu-
nicipal property. He strongly objected to
the proposed entertainments on each side
of the estuary, which he claimed would
be permanent Instructions.
Colonel H. H Heuer, a member of the
board, contended that the north arm of
the estuary should not have been includ-
ed in the harbor boundaries. This remark
raised the Mayors ire and he vigorously
combated it,
The Mayor said the reduction of the
width of the tide channel as proposed by
the building of the enbankments at the
trestles would cause a rapid shoaling in
the East Oakland basin, east of the
drawbridges. and would retard harbor
improvements. He was unalterably OPP
posed to any proposition that would mean
injury to any of the city's holdings along
the north arm.
]. H. Wallace, engineer of the main
tenance and way department of the
Southern Pacific Company, said his COM
pany would erect drawbridges across the
channel if the fill were made
A. d. Sheppard, for the Oakland Water
Front Company, opposed the filling at the
estuary arm, but wanted TO know wheth-
er the Mayor would agree to a compro-
mise with the railroad people by which
channel 500 feet wide should be left
Mayor Olney replied that he stood OPP
posed TO any reduction of the width at
all.
After the Mayor had requested that all
Of the protests made in Oakland be in
corporated as originally filed, the session
adjourned. The Harbor Board, it is be-
lieved from the trend of the engineers
remarks to-day, will give favorable re-
port on the company's petition to the
Secretary of War when the documents
are forwarded to that official 1t is
thought that the 5G0-foot channel instead
OF the 200-foot inlet will be recommended.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
CITIZENS DESIRE
THE REFERENDUM
Alamedans May Proceed
to Enjoin the City
Trustees.
Want Franchises Submitted
to Vote at a Special
Election.

ALAMEDA. Sept 5.-Members OF the
Board of Trade held a conference with
Attorneys Green Majors and T. K kase
at the office Of the latter in San Fran
cisco this afternoon, at which the mat
ter Of enjoining the City Trustees from
Granting the two local railroad franchises
70 the Southern Pacific for long terms OF
without monetary consideration without
first having the voters of Alameda pass
on the question was discussed.
The legal worth Of the local referendum
ordinance was gone into and the opinion
of civ Attorney NJ ". Simpson that IL
had no lawful foundation and could not
legally be invoked at this time was con-
sidered.
While nothing definite was decided upon
the merchants and lawyers made prepa-
rations to sue out an injunction IL The
City Trustees moved to grant the fran
chises without needing the application
signed by nearly 700 voters asking that
the referendum be resOrted to before de-
cisive action is taken.
Since the Southern Pacific Company,
through General Manager Julius Krutt-
schnitt. refused yesterday to accept the
franchises on the twenty-hve-year terms
offered by the municipal legislators, there
Is an inclination on the part OF three
members of the Board OF City Trustees
President J. F. Forderer, B. +. Combs
and c. J. HammOnd-to submit the mat
ter of the disposition OF the franchises to
the voters The ordinances granting the
Southern Pacific the franchises for TWEEN
ty-fve years will come up for the second
reading at the meeting Of the City Trus-
tees Tuesday night, but in view OF the
stand taken by the corporation IT IS not
likely that any decisive action will be
taken.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
ELOP|NG COUPLE
ARE TOO LATE
Father Reaches County
Clerks Office in
Advance.
Cornelius Sweeney Refused
License as Intended Is
Too Young.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Ills Broadway, Sept 3.
A fearful father arrived at the County
Clerks office this morning just in time
to nip in the bud the marriage of his
16-year-old daughter. Iie visited the Of
flee to inform the Clerk that Cornelius
r. Sweeney would in all proba bility ap-
ply to him for license to marry Frances
c. Otis, and that she was but is years
of age, and that he, as her father, OBJ
jected to the marriage
Otis pere had hardly left when young
Sweeney arrived on the scene all uncon-
sctous of what was awaiting him He
asked for marriage license and the
Clerk wrote his name in the book. then
he gave his prospective brides name and
her age as IS and past Clerk Henley
spoke ND and said: why. her father
was in here Just now and said that she
was but sixteen"
The young man was sorrowfuI. but said
that he would come back in the after
noon with the written consent Of the girls
mother. Young Sweeney said:
IT'S only the father who is making all
the trouble He stopped US at San Fran
cisco, and San Rafael. and now here.
have to go to Los Angeles and we must
be married so that we can go together
You leave the page as it is and 1 will
come back"
The Clerk is still waiting for Sweeney
failed to keep his promise.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
BUILDING PLANS
ARE CALLED OFF
Great Corporations to
Abandon Proposed
improvements.
General Movement Due to
Unsettled Labor Condi-
tiOns in East.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 5.-The Post
tomorrow will say: According TO well
matured plans, not only of the great rail
road corporations of the country, but of
the larger investors of capital in building
operations. there is likely to be a general
cessation Of building operations during
1904, which will make that year memoir
able to the trades interested The state
ment Of one of the largest contracting
concerns in the country connected with
railroad construction work is the basis
for the assertion that at least $4,000 900
worth Of building operations proposed for
1904 have actually been called of and
plans have been recalled from architects
and engineers.
1t is also said by the same authority
that so far as known there will be moth
ing in the shape Of new work undertaken
the coming year and when the present
contracts are completed a period of wait
ing will ensue. 1t Will be waiting for
the general labor situation to settle down
and the end of the fractional wars and
strikes that have almost destroyed con-
fidence in building The same informa-
ton is that the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which now has enough improvements I'M
der way and contemplated at least as
much more, or $50 100000 during 1904 has
decided to withdraw all of these plans
and do nothing further with them until
there is a more placid condition of the la
Dor market.
Information given out shows that in
New York alone there is at least 500
100000 Of new building for 1904 involved
in the general plan of withdrawal. In
Chicago, where the labor troubles have
been continuous for months. il is said
that more than $4,000, 900 of new work
has been abandoned.
In this city Henry Phipps has de-
clared that he will not turn another
stone except where operations have al
ready been started. The delay in the
extensive improvements contemplated
by H c. Frick has been stated to be
due entirely TO the unreliable state of
the labor field and a similar condition is
said to exist with the II. w Oliver i'm
provements not already begun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
DIVORCE DIVIDES THEM
AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Wife of Prominent San Bernardino
Resident Gets Decree for
CrTRlfU

SAN BERNARDINO Sept. 5.-Mrs.
Elizabeth NJ. Victor. wife of ]. N. Vic
tor, was granted a divorce in the courts
to-day on the ground of extreme cruelty.
Testimony given by the wife and son
showed that since 1898 the plaintiff has
been subject to inhuman treatment at
the hands of the husband. They had
been married twenty-nine years and up
to a few days ago lived together in the
same house.
Last June the two stopped speaking,
and, although they have sat side by side
at the table and cared for their chill
dren, not a word has since passed be-
tween them. The husband made no at
tempt TO resist the wifes action in the
courts other than to file a general pro-
test denying the allegation made in the
complaint.
Victor was for three years a Super
visor in this district and has been asso-
ciated with the public life of the city for
some time. He was formerly division
superintendent with the Santa Fe on the
Southern California lines and for three
years was director in that company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
INDIAN IS MURDERED
BY HIS WHITE RIVAL
Comely Squaw Says She Saw Frank
Earle Throw Seepo's Body
Into River

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, Sept. s.
John Seepo of the Indian police Of the
Iowa Sac and Fox reservation at Taman
was murdered, and Frank Earle of Win
nebago. visiting there, was arrested to
day charged with the crime Jealousy
on account of Cam-Oh-Pap-Ha, an IS
year-old squaw is the supposed cause
The body was recovered shortly before
noon in the Iowa River, where it had been
thrown. There was a bullet through the
head and the throat was cut. Seepo was
missed yesterday and the girl says she
saw Earle throw the body into the river
The girl is also in custody, but disclaims
any completely.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
McGRATH MUST ANSWER
FOR DEATH OF GuLIGAN

SAN RAFAEL. Sept 5.-Francis H
McGrath has been held to answer TO the
Superior Court for manslaughter in Sau-
salitO. The preliminary hearing this
morning developed that in the alterca-
ton with A. E. Gnligan on Sunday. Au-
gust 16. McGrath struck his opponent
twice GilIigan fell and fractured his
skull dying "A few days later.
Gtlligan was pOUndmaster Of Sausa-
Tito and McGrath is an expressman. The
trouble was over a dog. McGrath left
town soon after the affair. but later re-
turned and surrendered He was held
tonight under $500 bail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
POPULAR SCHEEL CONCERTS
AT MECHANICS PAVILION
Great Composers Will Be Repre-
sented in Programme and the
Prices Will Be Low.


Prices Will Be Low.
There was hardly ever a programme
presented in this city so varied in char
acter and yet so choice in artistic quail
ity as those to be given at the two pop
ular concerts under the direction of Fritz
Scheel at the Mechanics Pavilion next
Monday and Wednesday afternoons. The
desire to listen to good music is present
in the heart Of every man, woman and
child who has the least bit of sentiment
in his or her composition and If a man
is able to play these sentiments as
If they were ever so many keys OF a great
instrument ii is Scheel, who has the taste
of the public at his finger ends. There
fore 1t Is not unlikely that the pavilion
will be crowded on these occasions with
a happy crowd, who will forget for the
time being the troubles and tribulations
of every day life.
The composers who will be represented
on the programme are Johann Strauss.
Waldteufel, Gounod, Mendelsshon, Vic
tor Herbert. Ambrose, Thomas and Rich
ard Wagner. This is surely an array of
illustrious names and, as may easily be
seen, there is something for everybody.
The music student may revel in the bril-
liant thoughts Of his great masters, Men
delsshon and Wagner, while the musical
layman may delight his ears with the
pretty strains of Strauss. Waldteufel
and Victor Herbert. Fritz Scheel thanks
to his yivacity and energetic spirit, is able
to get the best out of all these works and
the concerts will be worth miles to go to
and hear. To enable every one to attend
these concerts the management has fixed
the prices very low. Seats are now on
sale at Sherman. Clay & Co.'S and will
be sold at Mechanics Pavilion on the
day Of the concerts.
The fourth regular symphony concert
will take place at the Grand Opera-house
next Tuesday afternoon. The programme
Will be even more interesting than here
tofore. Tickets for this concert may also
be obtained at Sherman, Clay & Co.'S.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
GAZING EARTH
KILLS LABORERS
Three Men Are Crushed
to Death in Los
Angeles.
Insecure Embankment Falls
Into a Grave-Like
Trench.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Los ANGELES, Sept. 5--By the caving
Of a sixteen-foot embankment which tow
cred over an excavation being made for
the foundations Of a new hotel at Sixth
and San Joaquin streets and against
which the contractor had failed to place
supports. three lives were crushed out this
afternoon and a fourth man narrowly es-
capped a similar fate. All OF the victims
were laborers. The dead are:
MIKE JESSEY. aged A; unmarried;
lower portion Of body crushed.
JOHN CRANSE. aged SO: unmarried;
neck broken and ribs crushed
% - SABIN, aged 20; Mexican; suffo-
Gated.
The only man who escaped from the
trench in which the men were working is
John Bunch (colored). He saw the en-
bankment falling in on him and his COM
paniOns and sprang toward the top, but
TOO late 10 escape all Of IL. His body was
covered, but his head stuck out. He was
quickly rescued, but was severely injured
about the lower portion Of the body and
The legs.
The men were working IN made ground
and had excavated the entire lot TO the
level Of the sidewalk. leaving an eight
foot embankment on the north side Of the
cleared portion Along the edge Of this
trench three feet wide and thirty feet
long had been dug 10 a depth OF eight
Ieet, II being necessary 10 90 through the
made ground IN order TO secure a firm
resting place for the foundations.
Despite the fact that the earth was
gravely and very loose, no braces Of
timber had been placed against the en-
bankmeut and an additional element OF
Danger was created by the fact that the
TOP Of the bank was used as a dumping
place for bricks. The workmen thus were
sixteen feet below the top Of the bank in
a hole that was like d huge grave without
means Of exit more than by a ladder.
About 3 o'clock this afternoon a wagon
load Of brick was dumped at the very
edge Of the bank and this caused sec
ton Of il TO fail off and completely I'll
the trench, burying the men under nearly
ten feet Of earth Bunch was leaving the
hole at the time and thus escaped the
fate Of his fellow lab0rers-
Within q minute after the accident
scores OF men summoned from other
parts OF the work, We're digging away
the fallen earth I'm the effort to rescue
the men. Jcssey's body was reached I'm
half an hour and a faint beating Of the
heart was detected A physician was at
hand and administered a stimulant but
while he was working with him the man
died. Two hours work was required 10
reach the bodies Of the other two men.
They were found one above the other.
The Coroner ordered a rigid investiga-
ton into the absence of braces.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
BATTLESHIP is SUNK
TO TEST AN INVENTION
Old British Fighting Craft Torpe-
decd at Her Moorings
at Pnrtsm nuth

PORTSMOUTH. England, Sept. 5.-The
old battleship Belle Isle was torpedoed
here yesterday and sank at her moorings.
For the purpose of the experiment a sec
ton had been constructed on the port
side Of the Belle Isle. representing the
side Of a modern battleship This was
filled with an American invention which
il was claimed would prevent ship from
sinking when the hull is penetrated be-
low the water line.
When the vessel was struck large col
umn of water envelOped her. She rolled
heavily and then settled down with list
to port. The Belle Isle will be raised for
further experiments. 1t is said that the
damage to the ships bottom is extensive.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
DEATH FOLLOWS MISHAP
TO PROMINENT CAPITALIST
Leon Carteri of San Jose, Who Re
Gently Was Injured, Passes
AWAY.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 5.-Leon Carteri,
the well-known capitalist of this city.
died to-day. On July 80 while out rid
ing his horse became frightened and ran
away. The rig was overturned and Car
teri was run over and dragged some dis
tance. Since that date he had been al
most unconscious and his death has not
been unexpected.
He was a native of France and 20
years of age. He was a pioneer of Cali
fornia. For many years he lived in
Santa Barbara County, where he had
large farming and cattle interests.
Three years ago he removed to San Jose.
A wife and a number of children sur
vive him, among the latter being Mrs.
Charles w. Coe. wife of the well-known
cattleman of this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
DANCING MASTERS DO
NOT LIKE THE TWO-STEP
In Convention They Decide to Insist
Upon Fashioned Waltz
and Cchnf+ischa

NEW YORK. Sept. ST society fol-
lows the decision of the dancing masters
fashionable dances of the coming season
will be the old-fashioned three-step waltz
and the fvc-step schottische. So deter
mined the American Society Of Profess
sors of Dancing. whose convention has
just finished its work and adjourned 1t
was decided to recommend the use Of
nine new dances for class work Secre-
tary Carpenter said he did not believe
that the two-steD could be forced from
the dance programmes, but the intention
is to keep it in it's proper place and not
have it usurp the waltz time and favor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
Elevator Conductor Wanted.

The United States Civil Service Commits
sion announces an examination on pcto-
Der l to secure eligibles from which to
make certifcation TO fill a vacancy in
the position of elevator conductor In the
Custon-house building at San Francisco
at 5000 per annum Age limit q to so
years. Persons who desire to compete
should apply to the United States Civil
Service Commission, Washington, d. c..
for application form 1852, which should
be properly executed and filed with the
commission at Washington prior 10 the
hour of closing business on October 1, 1903
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
President of Letter-carrisrs

SYRACUSE, \. y. Sept. 81. c. Kellar
was reelected president Of the National
Association Of Letter Carriers to-day ds-
feating John =. Holland Of Boston. nv
a vote Of 6S9 TO ISL The other Officers
elected are: J. c. Bunton OF Hobolen n
j.. vice president; Edward J. CantUeIl q,
Brooklyn, secretary; George W. Rutter-
uelo, bay City. Mich, treasurer: Jobr
f1iile" aqeL, syracuse; c 3. ingalls, Of Os-
Mego, n T.; n T. Finn Of Bloomington
ILL.,, and G. ". Davidson Of St I,ouis
executive committee. Portland. Ore No
selected Tor the next convention.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
MISS JOHNSON
WINS A POINT
Granted Leave to Main
tain Suit Against
Railroad.
Delmas and Moore Engage in
Battle of Argument Be-
fore Court.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

111S Broadway, Sept. 5.
After a battle royal to-day between At
torneys d. M Delmas and A A. Moore
in an argument lasting all day, Delmas
won his right to maintain the suit of Ger
trude Johnson against the Southern Pa
cifc Company for s25 600 damages, which
she alleges she sustained by being thrown
from the step of a car at Niles by its
moving forward without warning.
The case has been on for several days
and the evidence for the girl has been
presented to the jury. The railroad be
gan its defense this morning and Attorney
Moore started what would have been a
fatal blow to his adversary had his con-
tention been upheld. He moved to have
the case dismissed upon the ground that
judgment had already been rendered
and that the plaintiff was barred from
further action
The argument necessitated a review of
all the proceedings in the case and the
filing of the papers and orders made by
the court An error in the proceedings
was unearthed and admitted by Judge
Ogden. but the time for it's correction, he
held. had gone by. Delmas occupied most
of the day.
Apparently the matter was in the bal
ance up to the final rendering of the de-
cision by the court and attracted the at
lSHllOH Oh the legal fraternity ABOUT the
Courthouse. Judge Ogden's decision in
effect was that, although a judgment had
been rendered, it was not a judgment on
the merits of the case, and that while
such judgment should not have been
rendered. it having been given at the re-
quest of the plaintiff in the case. without
prejudice, she was now entitled to begin
her action anew and have its merits
passed upon.
A former suit commenced in the case
had been dismissed without prejudice
after a demurrer with leave TO amend
had been sustained. That was in a nut
shell the basis of to-days arguments.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
Denver Officials Indicted.

DENVER, Sept. 5.-The special Grand
Jury made its final report to the court
this afternoon. In addition to indicting
Thomas ]. Maloney on the charge of bril-
berry in connection with contract for
transcribing county records the Grand
Jury indicted City and County Clerk Ju-
Illus Aichele on the charge of receiving
a bride. Eighteen members of the Smell
termen's Union were indicted on charge
of riot in connection with the institu-
tion of the strike at the Globe and Grant
smelters, but only two of them have been
found
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-06
Chair of journalism.

LAWRENCE. Kans.. Sept. 5.-The Uni
versity Of Kansas will be equipped with
a chair Of Journalism when it opens this
fall, according to a statement issued to-
day by Chancellor Frank Strong. In ad-
dition TO teaching the various branches
Of journalistic work lectures will be given
by newspaper editors and managers.