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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
j. B. CROCKETT
PASSES AWAY
AT SAN MATEO

Joseph B. Crockett, for many years
president of the San Francisco Gas
and Electric Company and one of the
best known business men of the city
passed away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Laurance Scott, at
San Mateo on Thursday evening. Mr..
Crockett had been a sufferer from
heart trouble for many years and 1t
was that malady that ended his life.
Mr.. Crockett resided in Burlingame
for many years and several days ago
went to his daughters home at San
Mateo to pay her a visit. He was
taken ill there and was too weak to
be removed. He failed to rally and
passed away peacefully on Thursday
evening. The funeral services will
take place from Grace NJ. E. Church
at 1870 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Crockett was a native of St.
Louis and at the time of his death was
SO years of age. He came to Califor-
MIA when yet a young man and was
made engineer of the old City Gas
Company. He gradually rose from
that position and still remained with
the concern when it became the San
Francisco Gas Company.
When that concern merged into the
San Francisco Gas and Electric Com
pany about ten years ago, Mr.. Crock
EFT was retained and made president
of the concern. He resigned about
two years ago on account of i'll health
ana since then has not taken an ac-
tive part in business affairs. Mr..
Crockett is survived by his wife, one
daughter and three sisters.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
DEATHS LIST
NOW COMPLETE
Sixty Five the Number of
the Victims in the Penn
sylvania Railroad Disaster
SHARP INQUIRY Is MADE
Switch Ties Dropped From
Freight Cars the Cause
of the Terrible Wreck

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, Dec. 25.-
Another name has been added to the
long death list resulting from the
wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
read at Dawson on Wednesday. Harry
Devlin, one of the three remaining pa
tients a the Cottage State Hospital,
died at 10 o'clock this morning. The
total dead now numbers sixty-five, and
this probably completes the list, as
the two still at the hospital are doing
well and win probably recover. Dew
Inns home was dt'Lenaconing. Md =
There was C,e funeral to-day, that
of Edison Goldsmith. Goldsmith was
a popular young man and an immense
concourse attended the services. The
bodies of the other Connellsville vic
Tins will be held until Saturday or
Sunday before burial In fact, this is
a necessity, as the undertakers are too
overworked to attempt to conduct sew
eral funerals in day.
Special services for the dead were
held in all the Protestant churches Of
the coke regions to-day, and after the
burial of Father Fienello. which will
ldfNG pace lO-IlOiIOM, the CdlifciiC
churches will hold masses for the dead.
The body of Father Fienell0 was con-
veyed to the main body of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception to-day,
where it will remain In state until the
funeral services on Saturday. The bod
les of about thirty of the victims were
taken away on early trains. The re-
naming identified victims will be ship
ped within the next twenty -four hours
and those unknown Will be cared for
by the Borough Council.
President George G. Porter has called
a special meeting to take measures to-
ward the formation of a relief commit
tee to look after bodies unidentified or
unclaimed. In case no friends appear
the citizens will see that the victims
dc not find last resting place in the
potter's field. The railroad company
will contribute literally to this fund.
The official investigation into the
cause of the disaster is being prose-
cuted vigorously by the officers of the
railroad company. 1t was apparent
that a number of switch ties which
had fallen off a bound freight
train and were strewn upon the pas
senger track caused the flying express
to be derailed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
RRITONS GIVE RECOGNITION
TO THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
American Representative at the lsthmus sends
Information That Colombian Forces Are Dis
banding and Peace Prevails in the Country

honor and by all the dignitaries Of the
new republic now in Panama In pre-
senting his credentials Minister Buch-
anan said:
Il am deeply sensible of the honor
conferred upon me by President Roose-
welt and profoundly grateful for the
opportunity / am afforded of meeting
your exceIlencies and the people Of
Panama and Of studying the conditions
existing in and the possibilities Of the
republic of Panama.
The advent and future development
of this new nation is the subject Of
keen and kindly interest on the part
of the people OF the United States. all
of whom wish your excellencies. your
people and your country that wide
progress and advancement which peace
and economy bring to all nations.
Il am charged by President Roosevelt
to express his fervent wish that these
benefits shall come to the republic Of
Panama, and that happiness and con =
tentment shall abide with your excel
lencies and your people"
SenOr Jose Arrange, president of the
junta, replied TO Minister Buchanan
address. He said that the provisional
government had received with great
satisfaction President ROOsevelt's let
ter acCrediting Mr.. Buchanan as a
special envoy TO the republic Of Pan
anna. which was PROOF Of the spirit Of
justice which animates the great peO-
pie Of the north, for whom the people
Of Panama have the best wishes
Senior Arrange said that the junta
considered the selection for Minister Of
a man Of Mr.. Buchanan's attachments
10 be a good omen. and he believed the
new Minister would succeed in binding
still closer the ties Of friendship which
now united the two republics.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26

the cement of the character above de-
scribed and under proper bonds. to be
supplied either from their own mills or
to be made upon the site of the dam.
In order to place themselves on rec
ord the association in a letter to Sec
retary Hitchcock says: 1--WE, however,
do not recognize that the Government
in the construction of the dam should,
without requesting bids from cement
manufacturers for the cement to be
supplied. proceed to construct and ope-
rate a cement works as part of the
construction of the dam, such works
and operation of the same being no
part cf that which would be called for
in bids for the construction of the dam
or materials entering therein"
They add that it is a source of graft
fication to them to find upon investi-
cation at Washington that the high
price which it was claimed cement
would cost at this dam arose from the
excessive cost of transportation, and
not from excessive factory price of the
material
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
IN THE PATH OF MAD WINDS
Continued From Page 1. Column ,.


menced to fall at o'clock in the
morning and continued until late in
the afternoon, the entire fall being
estimated by the Weather Bureau at
three and one-half inches. The storm
at first was unaccOmpanied by wind,
but late i'm the afternoon a gale Of
forty miles an hour sprang up from
the northwest and the mercury fell
rapidly. The thermometer stood at Is
degree above zero during the greater
part Of the day and at 10 o'clock to-
night it had fallen to 4 below, with
the promise from the weather Office
OF 10 below by daylight
The snow did not cause any trouble
until the wind rose, when it COM
menced TO drift badly and many of
the outlying street car lines were seri-
ously crippled. The cold is scheduled
10 continue through tomorrow. with
a high wind to add to the discomfort.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. '25.-A gale
blowing at the rate of fifty miles an
hour struck Louisville at o'clock this
morning and within two hours the
mercury dropped over 20 degrees. The
gale was accompanied by a brief but
binding snowstorm. The ferryboat
City of Jeffersonville, plying between
Louisville and Jeffersonville, Ind, be-
came unmanageable after an exciting,
trip lasting two hours and was blown
TO the bank at the eastern end of the
city. The passengers were got safe
ly ashore and the boat made fast for
the night with slight leakage. The
storm destroyed many chimneys, show
windows, etc.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 25.-At II
o'clock tonight the temperature was
; degrees above zero and falling. A
bitter north wind prevails. making the
present cold spell the severest of the
winter. There is no snow here.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 25.-
Western Indiana is experiencing bliz-
zard weather tonight. The mercury
fell 81 degrees from 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon to 8 o'clock tonight. Reports
from Brazil, Clinton, Sullivan, Indiana,
Illinois and other points indicate a de-
cided drop in the temperature and
driving snow storms. Telephone SER
vice is seriously crippled.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, Dec. 25.-A
fierce blizzard ragged here to-day, ac-
companied by drop of so degrees in
temperature.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Dec. 25.-There
was a drop in the temperature of 40
degrees here between o'clock this
morning and o'clock tonight. The
mercury stood at below zero at the
latter hour.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
STILL UNABLE TO TRACE
MISSING GAMBLING BILL
rage OF the Oregon Senate Denies
That He Received Paper From
Clerk of the House.


SALEM. Or, Dec 25.-Ralph Cronise,
Senate page, denies in the most positive
terms that Chief Clerk Jennings of the
House of Representatives gave him a
bill TO take TO the President of the SEN
ate.
Il did not receive at any time papers
from Mr. Jennings" said Cronise this
evening. 7 received many of the mes
sages from the House. but always from
the dooTkeeDer or from the House
pages. When Mr.. Jennings came over
with papers he took them to the Presi-
dent himself
Ny instructions were not to deliver
House messages to any one but the
President Of the Senate. l was told
that if any one interfered with me or
tried TO take papers from me l should
shout for help and hang on TO the man
who interfered. 1 should have done this
if any one had tried to take anything.
No ] don't know whether I carried the
gambling bill or not. If | did deliv-
cred it 10 the President without know
ing what il was. All messages were
sealed in envelopes. If Mr.. Jennings
delivered that bill, or any bill, to a boy
in the Senate he delivered il to some
one besides me and some one who was
not a page"
OREGON CITY. Or. Dec 25.-Sen-
ator Brownell. President of the Senate.
to-day stated that he knew nothing of
the missing gambling bill 1t was not
to his knowledge given to him. He
regards it as probable that it was lost
in the press of business attending the
closing Of the Legislature.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
Mining Properties Are to Be Merged.

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Dec. 25-The
Continental Exploration Company is
the name under which a new corpora
ton will be formed here for merging
Of the mining interests in Mexico and
Arizona of William K. Ryan of New
York and his business associates and
the interests of several Californians.
The capitalization will be only $780,
600, but it is said the combined prop
critics are valued at $5,00O,000. 1t is
explained that the purpose of the
merger is not to sell stock. but to IA
cilitate the operation and transaction
of business through a single channel.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
GUNS IN PLAY
At A DANCE
Two Men Are Shot at Country
Party Which Is Given by
the Finland Colony in Utah
ONE KILLED INSTANTLY
A Woman Struck by Bottle
During Fracas and Dead Man
Were Innocent ByStanderS

EUREKA, Utah, Dec. 25.-One man
lying dead in the Morgue with two
shotgun wounds in his body; another
man fatally wounded from the same
kind of a shot. woman badly bruised
about the face and two other men in
the Couaty Jail is the result of a row
which took place at Finn Hall early
to-day and broke Hp dance and social
gathering Of the local colony of Fin
landers.
The dead man is John Eastman, an
innocent spectator of the trouble: the
fatally wounded is John Backman the
injured woman is Miss Anna Cronlof
and the two prisoners are Charles Pc
terson and Herman Backman. All are
Finlanders.
The trouble is said to have been
started by the Backman brothers, who
had been drinking freely. One of them
is alleged 10 have struck Peterson. who
Immediately left the hall to get a shot
gun. AS he was leaving the place one
Of the Backman brothers threw a beer
bottle at him. but the missile struck
Miss Cronlof in the face, knocking out
her teeth and otherwise badly injuring
her. When Peterson returned Herman
Baclhman srappled with him for pos
session Of the weapon during the
struggle for which both barrels were
discharged, the contents entering the
body Of Eastman, killing him almost
instantly. During the fighting between
the Backman brothers and Peterson.
which continued after Eastman was
killed. John Backmsn was shot in the
hip, receiving wound which it is
thought will prove fatal.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
MAKES FULL CONFESSION
or MURDER OF LEE GAR
Trinidad FiguerOa Informs the san
Bcfnardino Police Tha; Crime Was.
Committed By Her COnsort.

SAN BERNARDINO. Dec. 25-Trin-
dad F-iEueroa to-day made complete
confession Of all the details of the muir
der OF Lee Car whose dead and mutt
lated body was found in a house at the
Needles .ast Sunday. and who, it is be
lieved. was murdered for his money.
The woman described the method of
execution and says that the murder
was committtd by her consort, Miguel
Antonio. and absolutely exonerates all
others who have been suspected Of
completely in the crime. The statement
first made was then put in the form of
an affidavit and sworn TO before a num-
bCT Of witnesses.
Evidences Of a second murder have
probably been dissipated to-day by a
careful examination Of the skull found
IN her trunk. It is TO recent murder.
II murder il was at all. and the stencil
from the trunk is thought To have come
from blood-soaSed clothing The Off
GERS have concluded that there is moth
ing in that feature Of the story.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
GETTING TRANSPORTS READY
Government Has Ordered Crook to Be
Placed in Commission for Service.

Government Has Ordered Crook to Be
Placed in Commission for Service.
A great deal Of speculation is going
on in army transport circles regarding
what, if any. action the GOvernmeL1
intends taking in regard to sending
troops to Panama. In the meantime,
however, according to reliable infOrma-
tion, the only orders that have been
received from Washington are to the
effect that the Crook shall be immedi-
ately placed in condition for service.
The Crook has been lying up in South
San Francisco Bay for nearly a year.
and naturally it will not only take some
time TO put her in repair. but viii take
a neat sum 10 have her again ready 10
go into commission She is a fine troop
ship and has a large carrying capacity
and was always popular when she was
in active service. No specific orders
have been received. as far as can be
learned. regarding the other transports
now IL the harbOr.
Major Duval positively declined To
make any statement upon the subject
but is prepared to carry out any in
instructions he may receive from the
War Department with dispatch.
If it is decided to send troops TO
Panama from this port there will be no
occasion for delay on account of lack
Of transport facilities.
The transport Crook will dock at
Steuart street wharf to-day. where she
will be made ready for service. The
BufOrd will go on the drydOck at Hun
teTs Point this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
win Re TaIzen Back to Colorado.

PHOENIX. Ariz., Dec. 25.-Requisi-
ton papers issued by the Governor Of
Colorado have been presented to Act
ing Governor Stoddard asking for the
custody of one Stanley Ross. alias Ross
Sanborn, who is now in Jail at Tomb
stone. Ross is wanted for alleged par
ticipation in the outrages perpetrated
at the Sun and Moon mine in Colorado.
Ross has been in Tombstone some time,
being employed there as miner. His
arrest was rather surprising.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
SEVERAL HURT IN
REAR-END COLLISION
Passengers Escape, But Train Crew
Suffer by Railroad Accident
i'm Virginia.

CLIFTON, Va, Dec. 25.-Passenger
train No. 21S, running from Harrisburg.
Va, to Washington. D. c., ran into the
rear end of extra freight train No 262,
running from Manassas to Alaxendria.
one mile north of Clifton, at 10: 80 O'Clock
tonight. Twenty cars of the freight
broke loose on Fairfax Hill and came
back down the hill at the rate of 20
miles an hour. No one was killed. The
injured are:
Charles Amos, engineer on passenger
train.
L. NJ. Marrihew, brakeman on freight.
]. F. Rogers, baggageman.
Dennis Jackson, fireman on passen-
ger
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
MAY Honor Minnesota Man.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-It is an
nounced by Minnesota members cf Con-
gress that joseph McCardy formerly
City Comptroller of St Paul. has been
agreed upon as the successor Of Henry
Castle in the Office of Auditor for the
Postofice Department Captain Cas-
tie is a Minnesota man ana on the
strength Of that fact the Minnesota
Senators and Representatives laid
claim 70 the place.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
PASSENGERS ARE HURT
IN Y COLLISION
Two Trains Collide and Cars Are
Overturned. Severely Injuring
Eleven Persons.

KOkOMO. Ind. Dec. 25.-EIeven Das-
sengers were more or less injured IN s
evening by the collision Of a westbould
CIoverleaf passenger train. loaded with
Christmas passengers. and a Panhandie
freight engine at crossing here. The
more seriously injured are:
Anna Lutz. Decatur, Ind, chest
crushed. unconscious.
Mrs jessie Brown. Marion, Ind, fac
and head cut
Mrs. sydney Bryant and 6-year-cld
child. heads bruised and arms cut
John Sanders. colored. Marion, IND,
head cut and body bruised
There were 120 passengers on the
train. Two cars we're overturned.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
Continued From Page 1, Column I.

patches contain a complete copy of the
statement he has made to Secretary
Hay concerning the secession OF the
Department of Panama.
Late in the afternoon Secretary Root
acting Secretary LoOmis of the state
Department and Senior Walker Martl-
nez, the Chilian Minister, called On DR..
Reyes. Their visits. it is understood
were entirely of a social character.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
DOWIE CHILDREN
BARRED FROM SCHOOL

Useless and Health Officer Has
Taken Action.
CHICAGO, Dec 25.-All children of
Dowieites will be excluded from the
public schools of Chicago January by
order of the Health Department The
general overseer of Zion has made his
following believe that vaccination does
not prevent smallpox. The Health De-
partment has decided that all children
shall be vaccinated or be debarred
from the public schools.
The Zion children will be segregated
by requiring all pupils to present GER
tificates of vaccination.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
MINISTER
TO A NEW REPUBLIC
SHOWS CREDENTIALS

PANAMA, Dec. 25.-W. I. Buchanan.
United States Minister to the republic
of Panama. presented his credentials
to the provisional government to-day.
His reception was most enthusiastic
and was carried out in accordance with
the programme outlined in the Asso-
ciated Press disDa tches of yesterday.
being met at the palace by guard OF
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
Vagrant Miners Released.

TELLURIDE, Colo, Dec. 25.-The
striking union miners arrested some
time ago charged with vagrancy are
said to have been all released and or
dered to go to work or leave town.
They have not as yet complied with
the order.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
Ex-Gorernor sharn Dies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Ex-GOver-
nor Isaac Sharp of Kansas died here
to-day of an affection of the stomach,
aged II years. He was a native Of
Pennsylvania, but went to Kansas in
the early fifties, where, as a free soil
err" he played a prominent part in the
Kansas Missouri struggle He had
lived in Washington since 1882.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
Smallpox in Buffalo.

BUFFALO. N. Y. Dec. 25.-Nine
persons suffering from smallpox were
taken to the quarantine to-day. The
buildings have been quarantined and
placed under a strong police guard.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26

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the eyes, clearses the skin, and gives
new, physical energy.
Accept no substitute for DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery.
~ thank Cod for the good your medicines
have done me" writes Mr.. James ". Sizemore.
OF Mitchell. Lawrence Co. Ind Box sol. II
sras not well for two years. Ny throx was
always sore head ached and back ached nearly
all the time. NY weight was Is5 pounds. I
was taken Sc with typhoid fever, and when
the fever left me had such a pain in my lel
side I could not breathe without pain I
thought ] must die. sIy wife went 10 the
drug store and procured bottle Of DR. Pie-ceis
Golden Medical Discovery aud 4 vial OF his
Pleasant Pellets I discontinued the use Of
nv doctors medicine and began with the
Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets at
once began 10 feel better the pain soon left my
SIDE and / could breathe with ease. IN a week
OF 50 felt 50 good could not stay in the room.
began 70 walk about the streets: I felt better
each morning Aftcr months use Of the sredi-
-inc ] was wcll That was over year ago.
Now weigh Isz pounds and feel better ihau
tvcr IN my hle.n
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
Fire in Frcsno's Cbinnto,vn.

FRESNO, Dec. 25.-Fire i'm China
town tonight wiped out row Of
wooden buildings and large brick
structure. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. partially insured.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
BRYAN INTERVIEWS
PRINCE FREDERICK
Nebraskan Is Given an Audience at
Copenhagen and Afterward
Departs for Berlin.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 25.-William
Jennings Bryan arrived here this
evening. He was Immediately granted
an audience with Crown Prince Fred
erick, with whom he had a long in
terview. Mr.. Bryan left for Berlin
tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
QUAKE IN NEW YORK.
Buildings Are Shaken and the Shock
the Severest Ever Known There.

TIC St7NtFVsI ENCT NIUWII IIItTt'
OGDENSBURG, n. Y, Dec. 25.-A
distinct earthquake shock was felt here
to-day. The telephone reports show that
it was noticed all through St. Lawrence
County, being severest along the St.
Lawrence Valley. Buildings trembled
violently at Madrid. sixteen miles east
of here. The earthquake was accom-
panied by a noise resembling thunder,
which was sufficiently loud to awaken
people.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
Headaches From Colds.
Laxative Bromo Qunine removes the cause To
get the genuine. call for the full name. PC. .

LYONS France Dec. 25.-Labor demon
strations here to-day resulted in disturba noes
which made il necessary for the cavalry to
clear the streets A few OF the dernonstra tors
were injured and several arrests were made
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
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TO CALL WANT
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If so get one OF THE
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ures by bringing your little
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sertion in the New Years
edition to be issued next Sun
day. Remember that this
premium is given only to
want advertisers and cannot
be obtained In any other way.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-26
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Your druggist will refund money if Pazo
Ointment fails to cure you in to IA days. Soc
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1903-01-29
La prenSa Y el
aSultO del cafe

In prensA de tOdos mstices iene
ocupkndcse en- IL question del cafe y
an entrAda en- los pusrtos de Cuba.
Toacs los peri6aicos A.uden con
plkcemes para aus autores 4 10 Il. J
R. de 10 minorfa federal.
Lo que ocurre en- e seno de las
CkmarAs puertorriquefias tisne que
rs f .iarse tambien en- In prensA del
pals. Por ESQ los conocidos inte
resantes debates.& que di6 lugar 10
ResolHcion ConjuntA aludida. han
servido para que IN harmonic, In
conftAternidad &c que en- 10 Ckmara
ne di6 ejemplo trascendieran 6 toaa
10 prensa peri6dica, en- cuyas mani
festAciones alienta el noble espfitu
que ante el bien del pals todos los
puertorriquef rse inclinen respe-
tuosos y aigncs.
Si en- toaas lss cnestiones vitsles
para Puerto Rico, trs zkrAse eae
mismo derrotero In prensa, hAblfa
para nuestra tierrA llegado la hoia
dc enorgullecerse de sus hiios que
sahen levantar 10 frente con altiy ez,
de igual manera qae en- la CAnArA
levAntaron la conciencia & 10 Altura
del dt b. Or les que aprobAron una re-.
goluc.on conjuntR. tan buena y tan
pAtri6tica como lx que & ID entradA
libresde russtro cafe en- los puel 1s
de Cuba ne refiere.