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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
MINISTERS AGREE
To HEAR CHARGES
Trial Of DR.. Hammond
Will Proceed at Pa
cif1c Grove.
Court to Consist Of Fifteen
Clergymen at the Con-
ference.

PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 10-The Cali
fornia Methodist Episcopal Conference
met in executive session this afternoon to
consider the charges of improper con-
duct preferred against Dr. ]. D. Ham
mond. The exact nature of these charges.
which 1t Is understood were signed by
DIS E. p bennett. E. r. Ollie, ]. n.
Beard and A. H. Briggs, has not vet been
made public, but it Is known that they
relate mainly to business transactions
In connection with the administration of
the San Francisco branch of the Meth
odist Book Concern
The question whether the conference
should entertain the charges and the
method Of procedure II they were en-
tertained occupied the greater part Of the
afternoon. 1t was recognized that due
notlce or the charges had not been given,
but after a full consideration and with
the consent of DR.. Hammond suf1ciency
of notice was waived. 1t was decided to
entertain the charges and they were or
dered to trial.
committee consisting Of Drs. E. D.
McCreary w. c. Gray and Rev J. w.
Ross was selected by vote of the con-
ference to nominate a select number of
fifteen members Of the conference, who
shall constitute a court to try the case.
DR.. A. c. Bane and DR.. j. n. Beard were
elected counsel to represent the church
in the trial The names of DR.. Ham
mond's counsel have not yet been
nounced.
The conference will meet at O'Clock
tomorrow morning in executive session
to elect the members of the trial COM
mittee against any one of which DR..
Hammond has the right of challenge. 1t
is planned to have the trial so on at
once and complete 1t before the confer
ence adjourns. The sittings of the trial
committee will be held behind closed
doors as is the custom In such cases.
The lay electoral conference will meet to-
morrow morning to elect delegates to the
general conference. which meets in Los
Angeles next May.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
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SWIMS IN A RIVER
AND LOSES HIS LIFE
Young San Franciscan Drowned
While Spending a Holiday at
sherman Island.

ANTIOCH, Sept. 1O-Carl Poppe. 25
years Of age. was drowned in the river
near Sherman Island yesterday afternoon
He came from San Francisco to pay his
parents, who farm land on Sherman ISL
and, visit and in the afternoon started
in a rowboat to have a swim He was
alone and when he did not return his rela-
tives were alarmed. Upon making a
search they found the boat tied to the
bank and in it were his clothes. They
used graphing irons and found the body
close by. It is surmised that he struck
his head on one of the numerous stumps
in the river. What supports this theory
is the fact that the face was badly
bruised.
The young man had worked for Till
mann & Bendle in San Francisco for the
past six years and was one of the most
trusted and valued employees
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
Miss Isabella Clark Ends
Life in Hospital by
Means of Gas.

III ISS ISABELLA D. CLARK, a
A|H member Of the wealthy family
VI Of that name in san Jose. com
IL ~ mitted suicide in the McNutt
Hospital last Wednesday night
by inhsling Illuminating gas. She had
been a sufferer from a nervous affection
for the last six years and two years ago
she became an inmate Of the hospital. The
young woman was not bed1dden, but II
was deemed advisable that she should
reside where medical attendance was
near at hand.
The discovery was made at half past
2 clock yesterday morning by her maid,
Miss Margaret Whitelaw, who smelled
gas proceeding from Miss Clark's room.
She Immediately summoned the head
nurse, who forced an entrance and found
the dead body Of Miss Clark lying on a
lounge. Near by stood a small gas heat
ing stove on a fOOtstOoI- The valve sup
plying the burner with gas was fully
open.
A sealed envelope lay on the table. II
was addressed 10 DR.. McNutt. Il con-
tained her viii. the purport OF which DR..
AIcNutt refused TO divulge, but it was
reported that the decedent made a sister,
Mrs. Grace Strohne Of Chicago. her heir.
Miss Clark made the request in the note
that heI Lody should be cremated.
Two years ago she made an Intellectual
attempt 10 take her own life by the use
of gas. That was shortly prior to her
being admitted 10 the McNutt Hospital.
She was finely educated and accomplish
ed and % years Of age
Miss Clark was a graduate OF Stan
ford University and an expert horse
woman. one Of her sisters is Mrs.
Jerome A. Hart whose husband is man
ager Of the Argonaut
The property at the junction Of Market
and Battery streets was recently sold by
the sisters and they were also joint own
ers Of the property at the corner Of
Stockton and Sutter streets.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
MASKED ROBBERS MAKE
RICH HAUL IN TACOMA
Five Desperadoes Hold Up a Saloon
Crowd and Carry Away
$1,000.

TACOMA, Wash. Sept. 10.-Five mask
ed men entered the barroom of the Hotel
Oheit at South Twenty-first street and
Pacific avenue shortly after u o'clock
last night, held up five men, including the
bartender and proprietor, robbed the till
behind the bar and forced the proprietor
TO open the safe in the Office adjoining
the barroom.
The robbers secured $500 in cash, a
considerable amount Of jewelry and sew
eral gold nuggets. After dividing their
plunder the men walked out
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
ENGINEER SEES
TRESTLE ABLAZE
Disaster on North Shore
Line Is Narrowly
Averted.
Empty Train Is Stopped Be-
fore Reaching Point of
Danger.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL Sept 10.-As the result
OF the burning of a portion of trestle
No. 20 on the North Shore Railroad all
rail communication with points north of
San Ansclmo Junction was cut off for
many hours to-day.
Had it not been for the watchfulness
of Engineer Canady last night the COM
pany would have to record another dis
astrous wreck. Canady, In making his
up-country run with ten cars dead
heading to CaZadero, noticed the bridge
on fire and stopped the train just in
time to keep it from plunging into a
ravine fifty feet below.
The fire was discovered about $3.50
o'clock The regular down-country ex-
press train from Cazadero and a picnic
train with 1900 excursionists from Camp
Taylor had passed over the bridge but a
short time before the blaze became no
ticeable.
Canady's train was ascending White
Hill grade and had nearly reached the
summit That portion of the road is
very circuitous and on account of the
heavy incline the locomotive was rum
ming slowly Five trestles have to be
gone over and on approaching the last
one Canady noticed a light below the
track On reaching the bridge he could
see it was on fire. He Immediately back
ed, notified Conductor de Sella and the
train crew went TO the scene. One of the
crew crossed the bridge, walked through
the tunnel and on to White Hill telegraph
station, distance of a mile, where Oper-
ator Walter Sharp was awakened and the
railroad officials in Sausalito were noti-
fed. Superintendent Fisher at once or
dered out a wrecking train. The fire was
extinguished after about fifty feet Of the
trestle had been consumed.
The cause of the fire is not known, but
scme ascribe it to incendiarism.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
DAIRY INDUSTRY
IS PROSPEROUS
California Creamery OPP
orators Meet at Sac
ramentO.
Association Will Strive to
Widen the Scope Of It's
Work.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1O.-President h
H. Zimmerman of WatsOnville raped to
order at the pavilion this afternoon the
fourth annual convention Of the Califor-
MIA Creamery Operators Association. A
large number Of creamery operators.
farmers and dairymen were in attend
ance, and an interesting discussion was
had on subjects indicated by the name OF
the organization. The sessions will con-
tinue tomorrow, when various papers
Will be read and discussed.
In his address to-day President Zinn-
norman said the executive meeting had
deemed 1t unwise TO attempt another Sc
ries Of butter contests, and had decided
TO reserve energy for the season OF 1904,
when it was hoped to secure the national
convention for California. He urged the
widening Of the scope Of the work or the
association so as TO get all parts OF the
State interested in II.
This will enable the association to gain
recognition from the Legislature, said
President Zimmerman. He said the dairy
industry in this State never looked more
prosperous than at present. He said the
association must keep its eyes open for
process butter and he hoped for the time
when there would be manufactured IN
this State nothing but creamery butter OF
the highest grade.
o : : .
should hide his crime, and then COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself IN the
stomach
A letter was found on the body Of the
murderer showing that the crime was the
result Of a love affair. 1t stated that the
writer was enamored Of the woman and
had made a proposition TO her to run
away with him. His love was stronger
than life and if he could not have the
woman he intended TO kill her and her
husband and then commit suicide.
The sum Of S43O was found in the house
belonging to Tahnchi ana his wife, and
they are said TO have had considerable
money in bank.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
The Great Valley.

be a memorable sight. The excursion Septem-
Der II, via Southern Pacific, goes in by Inspira-
tion Point and comes out by Glacier Point The
rate, S4S 80, covers all necessary expenses for
fve-day trip, both ways, including railroad,
Pullman and stage tickets, hotels. drive in val
ley. saddle horses and guides and all day at
MariDosa Big Trees.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
Safe Too Heavy for Robbers.

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 1O.-Robbers
broke into the bank of Downs, last night
and blew the doors off the safe, which is
said to have contained about $4,000. The
explosion was so great that the heavy
safe fell forward, the front downward on
the floor The robbers were unable to
raise it to get at its contents and left
without their booty.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
FLAMEs MAZE A RUIN
OF WAREHOUSE CONTENTS
Fifteen Thousand Dollars the Loss
by a Fierce Blaze at
ukiah

UKIAH, Sept. 10-The Lucas e. Paxton
warehouse and contents in this city were
destroyed by fire this forenoon. The fire
caught from a cigarette which had been
carelessly thrown in the driveway be-
side the building. The losses are as fol-
lows. DR.. George McCowen. owner OF
building. $500; Lucas & Paxton. lessees,
$1,000: Vain boldt Mendenhau and the Up
per Lake Canning Company, 800 cases OF
canned beans: goods stored belonging to
persons. 5000: Ben Melton. ten tons oats;
Lucas & Paxton. twenty tons Of hay, ten
tons Of salt. and 200 wool sacks.
orr & Evans. whose planning mill and
lumber --rd adjoins the warehouse, lost
about 10000 feet Of lumber valued at $500.
Part Of the depot platform and one
freight car were burned. The total losses
are SIS 900. and so far as learned there was
no insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
Horse Kills an Aged Man.

VACAVILLE, Sept. 10-Thomas Atkin-
son, an old and prominent resident. was
thrown from a bucking horse yesterday
and had his collar bone broken. He SUI
fered greatly for an hour before his
death. He was 75 years OF age
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11

BELGRADE. Servia. Sept. 1O.-A mob made
a great demonstration last night against the
newspapers which have defended the army
officers recently arrested. The crowd attempt
ed to proceed to the Turkish Legation but
was dispersed by the police. Many persons
We're slightly injured.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11

CHARLOTTE \. c. Sept. 1o-wilfred
Roseborough a negro. was executed at States
Vile y c. to-day. for having killed Mrs
Adolph Beavers some weeks ago.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11

There are nearly $50 900 women dress
makers in the United Kingdom.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
$500

For Friday and Saturday we
have just received a new line of
youths trousers in neat stripes,
which we will sell for $500 and
$3.50.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
Special i'm Youths Suits for S5.45

special youths al[wool
breasted style for from II the picture shows the style
garment special will be $545
n boys soft hats
automobile
golf mixed coors,
Big line of dollar Sweaters for boys just received comprising fancy
following colors: Horizontal white black
gray and green Perpendicular green
pink; and white; and red Price $1oo
School Butt free to boys nd girls fol the asking
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-11
LOnq OverCOats for $40


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how jus how he . hangs andh
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different and the inches in length
in
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24

Flat tConnectIcutl. Burrows, Plat (New
York;. Hansbrough Spooner, Penrose.
Foreign Relations-Cullom. chairman!
Frye. Lodge, Clark (Wyoming), Fora.
ker. spoonor. Fairbanks. Kean
Interoceanlc canals--Flunna. chairman;
Platt tNew York;, M'tctsll, Willard, Kit
tredge Dryden. Hopkins.
Interstate Commerce--Clklns, chair
man; Culom, Aldric}i. kcan, Dolllver,
Fora lser. Clnpp. Millard.
Judicia ry-Hoar. chairman: Plat (Con-
necticut). Clark (Wyomng) Fairbanks,
Nelson, McComas Depew, Mitchell.
Military Affairs rIaw wiley, chairTan
Proctor, Warr,n, Quarles, Scott Fora
ker. Alger,
Naval Affairs-trole. chairman: Per-
kins, Plntt (New York;. Hanna, Pen
rose, Galllnger, Burrows.
Pacific Islands and Porto R!co-Fora.
ker. chairman; Depew. IHetmore, Foster
(W, sh'n~ton>. Mitchell, Burton.
Phillppine.-Lodge. chairman; Hale,
Proctor, Beveridge. BURROWS. McComas,
Dietrich. Long,
Postonlces and Post Roads-penrose.
chairman; Dolllver, Lodge, Beveridge,
Mitchell, Proctor, Burrows, Scott. Bur-
ton.
Privileges and observation-disclosures,
chairman; Hoar, McComns. Foraker. De-
pew Bever!dge, Dillingham;. Hopkins.
Rules-spooner, chairman; Aldrtch,
Hoar. Elkns.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. chairman: Dill
bingham, Nelson. Bard Quay, Burnhan1,
Kean.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
.CARBUNCLE WINS
FROM GOOD FIELD
Comedies Weight to the Field
and Wins in Good Time.
Only One Favorite Wins.
tBy Associated press.)


WASHINGTON. D. c.. November 3d.
Carbuncle's performance In the last race
was the feature at Bennlngs to-day. He
conceded weight to good field and won,
going away at the end and covering the
milo In l;+1, which is better than the best
time for tho distance over the new course
last week. Trapezist was the only win
ming favorite Summary:
First race three.year-olds and UP, mile
and seventy yards-Nlne Spots Il to y
first. Star and Garter GO to j second.
Miladi Love us to y third. Time. 40
3.6
Second Neutrality-suspicious.. five and a
halt turlongsGold Dome u to y first
Ganangogue q to y second. Niskayuna
q 10 y third. Time, LOO us.
Third race--hurdle. three-year.olds and
up: nile and half-Trapezist % to 10)
nrst Draughtsman e to j second. Mete-
orite go to y third Time. a:5a
Fourth racs-two.year,olds, six turlongs
--Alforten Is to y nrst. Coppslla Gao to j
second, Peter Paul Is to y third, Time,
i:lh Is.
Fifth race-three-year.olds and up. mile
and slxteeath--pramatlst q TO y nrst,
Fortunalus Q3 TO 81 second. Cloverland
GO to y third, Time lSs.
Sixth race-handlcap, three-year-olds
and up; mIle--CarbuNcle q to y 6Ist
Unmasked IL 10 y second, AprII Shower
40 to y third. Time, l:4l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24

the messages OF his subordlnates had
been flying over the wire, "As for the
PRESIDENT he sid. che nev,r sleeps
on his post at duty or desire, although
he sometimes closes his eyes to what
Is going on about him" Fle commended
that Colombia had "a perfect right to
suppress an upri4lngt on the 1sthmus.
and he declared that7rthe United States
had failed utterly to observe Its treaty
Civilizations In rursuire the course II had
taken. Indeed. he said, our course thcrc
had been such that It would bring down
the c,,nsure of future generations upon
us. and he predicted that the Immediate
result would be disastrous. causing the
loss Of boil, men and treasure. TIE con-
sequence would be such that the Pres-
dent would have no TINE for dreams
opinion that Mr.. Hay had not been
free agent IN negotiating eltissr OF the
canal treaties.
WHEREIN FIFE WAS STRENUOUS.
Mr.. Morgan said the strenuous part Of
the career Of the President had been cover.
ed by his effort to secure canal with
Panama and that the President had re-
solved when the Hay-Herran treaty was
under considers ton to push the canal
through and II authority did not exist he
had made UP his mind to create It.
with the understanding TINT he should
continue tomorrow. Mr. Morgan yielded
the floor, and Mr.. cullom presented mn
agreement. fixing December 18th as the
date for taking a vote on the Cuban re-
cproclty bill. The agreement provides that
the bill shall be taken up upon the con-
vening OF the regular session Of Congress-.
December 7tt, aud remain the order OF
each day after the routine morning bust
ness until the 18th. on which date a vote
shall be taken. the time on the 18th and
18TH to be equally divided between the
friends and opponents OF the bill. The
agreement was accepted without dissent.
The Senate adjourned Until to-n1orroW.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
CONDUCT OF GEN. WOOD.
Committee Will be Sent to Cuba
to Make an Investigation.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON Nov. 2s.-The sen'te
Committee on Military Affairs Will deslg'
nate a euh-comm!ttor to 60 to Cuba II
take testimony res.rdins the conduct Of
Ge~eral Wood. The r>rsonrel OF the COM
mittee has not been agreed uron, nor the
numbers OF members 1t Is asserted that
80 mueh has already heen sa!d about the
conduct OF General Wood In Cuba chat It
will he necessary to examine witnesses IN
thnt slrnd, who cannot come TO the
United States.
The committee held = href session 70.
day, Captain w. j, Barden, os the nrtll'
lery corps. Y, s, A., who was engineer o.
ncer In charge Of street announcements at
Havana. during General Wood's admin
istration as governor general Of Cuba, was
tho only witness heard. The COMMITTEES
adjourned to meet again Friday at y
o'clock @
Captain Brrden's testimony had no I'm.
portant be,ring on the charges against
General Wood, He was summoned at
the request OF Senator Foraker and Is
Understood tn be one Of tho officers Gene
raj Wood Is said to have asked to nave
called to retute certain charges which
Major Rathbone had Indicated ne would
bring before the committee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
CUBAN BILL
AND PANAMA
ton on the canal question at the instance
OF any party caucus.
CONTINUED from First Page,


ton on the canal question at the Instance
OF any party caucus.
ATTACKS THE PRESIDENT.
Mr., Morgan discussed at some ength
the attitude OF the President In the mat
ter OF the selection OF a route for the
proposed lsthrn!an Canal. and IN dong
so, accused him Of using his official po-
sjtiou to advance his personal views One
man In the presidential office may be
able, he said. to crush all opposition. put
II renamed to be seen whether ne could
crush the statutes Of Congress. He re-
serred to the Spoonar act and said no
one could nullity t.. The revolution In
Panama. he said, was Caesarian opera
ton, resulting In taking banana alive
from the womb Of Colombia.
In connection with his charge, that the
President has made the canal question g
party question. MIR. Morgan said:
10 force his opinions on tho country. and
his measures OF aggression on foreign
countries. In addition 70 his power as
commander-ln-c chief OF the army and
navy which he uses with . dreadful lau-
tvde Of construction. is 80 strong "a proof
o, heart failure In the present wild mo-
ments. that am encouraged 10 hope
that there are stu some barriers that
We may rely upon 70 nrotaGi NE peace rS
uVU CaVC ' ~. SU'NN'S' ~ w wv .NSSNN -
! regret thai hearty discipline 10 70 be
Used as a domestic police torcs TO protect
the transit In Panama and 10 guard tho
interests az the new canal company. That
We will get canal u one can be built
IN Panama. have no doubt, tor tLe
President. has said So Yet this result
II not nearly SO certain or so safe az u
he should obey the Spooner law"
t1AS NOT hEl' ! FAITH,
Mr., Morgan said he had only consented
to the enactment Of the spooner bill
because OF his confidence In the good
faith Of the President In enforcing tn,
law, and now that the President had not
seen Il. to keep that faith. i remained
to be seen whstfsr the Senate would
support him In that position. The Presl,
dent had, no said. completed his cam.
paign against the spoonar act by hav,
Ing Mr. Hay sign treaty with "some'
body from Panama." who had no author.
Ity except that convey,,d In cableEram
from a Juntn at Panama. He read the
correspondence bearing upon the revo-
luton to show, az no said. that "the
President had known OF tho uprising In
the Isthmus before II began, and had
stood ready with armed ships 70 protect
those engaged In IT," The pretense In
Assistant secretary Loqmis' dispatch.
that 1t was our dsslrs to maintain ppacs
was Mr.. Morgan declared, the grllnsst
niece Of irony that had ever sracsd
diplomatic annals.
Mr.. Morgan EXPRESSED the hope that
Mr., Hay had been as}ssD when some Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
Results at Latonia,

10y ASS1C,ulSU @~VEsS.)
CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. 2S,--Results at
LatoHia;
First race-mile-- Behoove Is 10 y first,
Jonn J. Negan " 70 p second, kilmorle
G. to y third, Time 1850
Second race-tive turlongS-Lyrist ia
to b first, Athena q 10 u second, Miss
Fleischmann u 10 y third, Time. l:2O,
Third race-slx and a half turlongs--
WorthiEsion 70 TO y first, Fleuron {. to
u second, Fugurtha Is 10 y third. Time.
l:26 Ia,
Fourth racs-stesplechase short course
--Sea Pirate Il TO y frsI Theory e To y
second Mr' ltose q to y third. Time.
500 VA.
Fifth race-five and one-half turlongs--
Red, White and Blue 90 to y first. 20
graves Is 10 u second, Circular Joe Il to
y third, Time. l:l2.
Sixth racs-slx and ons-half furlongs--
Dave sommers g to y first, Ben Mora
q to l0) second. Alec q? 10 u third Time,
!:sF.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-24
SHE LOVED HIM SO.
Virginia Girl Gives This Reason
for Her Elopelnent,
To THE Tinles,D.spa tch,)

ispeciaj to The Times, p.spatch,)
H5GERsTOWN Md. Nov. 23.-Ths
wedding Of Miss Ethel Cooper and Mr..
Mack Hoffman, a young couple from
Browntown. Va. took rlnca undar 70.
mantle conditions here to-day.
The couple left their home ostensihly
"a visit a friend Of the brides, but Instead
they drove ten miles to the Norfolk and
western Railroad ard boarded train
for this city. where they were married
The bride wore a short dress. though
hcr age was given az seveteen In order
to make matters straight Mt home tale-
gram was sent to the bride father, saw
Ing: "Dear Pop. Mack and me are MAJ.
r!ed. Ple'ee forgive us. for loved him
50. We are coming home."
They lett on the night train Tor VIZ
ginia.