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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
STATE SCHOOLS
FOR CATHOLICS
Archbishop James E. Quigley
Urges Their Creation and
Maintenance by Government
AssAILS PRESENT SYSTEM
Prelate DeplOreS Lack of Re-
ligiOus Education and COnse-
quent Increase of Liberalism

CHICAGO, Dec. 2O-"The new world
was discovered by Catholics and the
cross was planted in the name of the
church. We cannot get it out of our
heads that Catholics will yet claim the
new world again"
This hope was expressed by Arch
bishop James E. Quigley in an address
before the Roman Catholic Woman's
Leagues
The Archbishop declared that the Sc
eurity Of the national constitution in
creased proportiOnately with the in
crease in the number of Roman Catho-
lies. He urged the establishment of a
subsidiary system of the public schools
for the benefit of the Roman Catholics.
This system, "for the benefit of the mi
nority," said the speaker, should be
paid for by the state, but controlled
by the church"
'The supreme and fundamental err
ror of the age is liberalism" urged the
Archbishop. Liberalism delegates to
the state all rights. and this is when
the state and church conflict"
The education of the child, he added,
should rest with the church and not
with the state. The Archbishop de-
clared that the United States constitu-
tion stood for individualism. He as
serted that to-day the state was en-
croaching on the rights of the church,
and that God was not recognized in
any of the modern constitutions.
"Protestants and non-Catholics," the
Archbishop continued, "are undertake
ing, through the public system, to pre-
vent the Catholic children becoming
firmly cemented to their church and to
keep the Catholic church from getting
a stronger foothold. The purpose of the
non-Catholics is to prevent the growth
of the church. They will scruple at no
violation of justice to gain their ends.
THE state must provide schools for
the minority as we'll as for the major
ity. The state should divide the public
school system and maintain separate
system for the minority-separate in
the sense of religious teaching. The
two systems could be under one con-
troll, but in the Catholic division Cath
olic principles should be taught. This
would give the minority an equal
chance with the majority.
'fThe cry all over the world is for
schools are recognized by the state, but
they are not supported by the state be-
cause non-Catholics believe that 1t
would be dangerous for the state to
support them"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
OLD MAN DIES WHILE
ALONE IN HIS HOUSE
William BOwe, Gardener, Found Ly-
ing Dead on the Kitchen Floor
by Some Bows

BERKELEY, Dec. 20.-William
Bowe, the old man found dead in his
home at Eighth and Virginia streets
last night, was a victim of congestion
of the lungs. This was determined
after an autopsy to-day by DR.. Charles
T. Gladding. The Coroner will hold
an inquest tomorrow night in the
local branch morgue.
Bowe was found lying face down.
ward on the floor in his kitchen by
some boys who intended to buy some
eggs of him. The members of his
family were not present at the time
and did not suspect his being serious
ly i'll, as he appeared to have only
a cold and had been around as usual.
There are some bruises on the arms
of the body, but these are supposed
to have been caused by falling.
Bowe was 61 years old and a native
of Ireland. He was a gardener by oc-
cupation. He leaves a widow and six
grown children.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
CHILDREN SAVE
MOTHERS LIFE
Summon Aid When UnfOrtu-
nate Woman Attempts to End
Her Existence on Railroad
SHE DISAPPEARS LATER
AbandOns Little Ones and Con-
tinUes Her Journey AfOot,
Finally Reaching Altamont

LIVERMORE, Dec. 20.-Two aban
doned children are awaiting the return
of a mother at the home of John Kie
ley between here and Altamont. Who
they are or where they came from other
than that they once lived in Reno, New,
or Truckee, Cal, and that the children
bear the name of Hill, no one knows.
The strange family made it's appear
ance in this city early during the week.
The woman, who is a little over 40
years of age, was intelligent looking,
and the two children, both girls, were
bright and well dressed. The woman
gave her name as Mrs. Mary Hill and
announced that she came from Truckee
and was looking for work as a domestic
where she could secure a home for her
children.
Apparently her quest was unavailing,
for she left Livermore on Friday morn
ing and started to walk toward Alta
mont along the railroad track, taking
the children with her.
On Friday evening about dusk the
eldest child, girl of II, went to the
farmhouse of John Kelley on the Alta
mont road a little distance from the
railroad track, and said that her moth
er was trying to commit suicide on the
railroad track. The child was fright
ened and ran to the only house that
was in sight. Mr.. Kelley went to the
spot pointed out by the child and found
the woman acting in a very strange
manner, while the other child, girl
of 10, was crying beside the track. Mr..
Kelley offered the woman shelter in his
house, but she refused every offer. He
protested that it was nearly night and
that her children ought not to be left
without shelter. She declared that she
wanted to go to Altamont, but agreed
to allow the children to stay with Mr..
Kelley at his home.
The last that has been heard of the
woman was that she arrived at Alta
mont on foot yesterday morning and
applied for food at the home of c. H.
Christensen. She told him that she was
trying to reach Tracy, and he gave
her enough for her fare to that point.
She took the morning train in that di-
rection and nothing has been heard of
her since.
Meanwhile the two little girls are in
the care of Mr.. Kelley. They seem to
know very little about their parents
and say that they have been in some
convent school in Reno, New, for a long
while, and that they have never known
their mother to act in this strange
manner before.
The officers of San Joaquin County
have been notified to look out for the
woman. as the people here believe that
she is demented.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
ROOT PRAISES
GENERAL WOOD
Secretary Says Former Sur
geOn's Rapid Advancement
Was Based Wholly on Merit
BEST MAN FOR THE PLACE
He Is Better Fitted, Declares
War Department Chief, Than
Other Officers Long in Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O-The letter
of Secretary Root to Senator Proctor.
acting chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs. giving a resume Of the
military record of General Leonard
Wood and stating the chief considera-
tions which led to his nomination as a
major general. was made public to-day.
After quoting from remarks commend
atory to General Wood made by Cen
erals Miles, Lawton, Graham and For
sythe the letter relates that upon these
and similar evidences of fitness Presi-
dent Mckinley appointed Captain Wood
a colonel of the First Volunteer Cav
airy in May, 1898"
The Secretary also quotes from the
concentrations Of Generals Young,
Wheeler, Sumner and Shafter on Gems
eral Woods conduct in the Santiago
campaign, and says General Woods
appointment as commander Of the San
tiago province appears TO have been
based on a statement made by General
Shafter in a dispatch to the DEPART
ment, in which he said he "thought
General Wood by far the best man to
leave in command of Santiago"
The Secretary reviews General Woods
subsequent military career, saying in
this connection:
Upon a review Of General WOODS
entire military record 1 think 1t fair to
say that no officer of the American
army below the grade Of major general
has held more important commands,
rendered more distinguished services or
demonstrated to a higher degree the
possession of qualities which At a man
to render valuable services to the coun-
try as a major general"
In speaking of the principles which
he says sound Judgment require the
President to follow, the Secretary says:
THE law which recognizes seniority
alone as the title to promotions UP to
the grade of colonel abandOns that rule
when it deals with general officers,
and imposes upon the President the
duty of selecting the best men for gen.
erals, without expressing any hmita-
tion upon the class from which he is
to make the selection.
Previous rank" continues the Sec
retary, els of little consequence pro-
vided the service shall have been long
enough to furnish the requisite expert
ence and make the demonstration Of
capacity certain"
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
Steamer Amur Reported Safe.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 2O.-Ad-
vices have been received by the
Canadian Pacific Railway officials
here which indicate that the steamer
Amur, now four days overdue from
Skagway, is safe, though she prob
ably has had some accident which
caused her to make slow progress. A
report was received to-day from
Ketehikan that she arrived there on
Wednesday last, two days late. The
Amur left Skagway on December
12, with fifty-five passengers.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
THIEVES STEAL
VALUABLE GEMS
Apartments of Mrs. Keener En-
tered by Burglars and Jewelry
Valued at $1,000 Is Stolen
EARLY EVENING CRIME
Victim Returns From Theater
and Discovers Loss-POlice
Are Summoned Immediately

Detectives were called at midnight
glary in the Ainsley Hotel, fashion
able apartment house at $40 Turk
street. The apartments of Mrs. Ra-
phella Acosta Keener were looted dur
ing the early evening, and gem studded
jewelry valued at more than $1,000 was
stolen.
Soon after dinner Mrs. Keeper left
the Ainslee with a party of friends to
visit a theater She says she locked the
door. About 11:3O o'clock she returned
and found everything was in disorder.
Evidence that a thorough search had
been made by burglars was. apparent.
Trunks had been broken open and their
contents scattered about the floor;
clothesewere dragged from closets and
searched, and chairs and tables were
overturned.
Mrs. Keener ran back into the hall
way and screamed for help. Her cries
We're heard by many guests as we'll as
the clerks, who ran to her assistance.
The proprietor then entered the apart
ments and at once telephoned to police
headquarters. Detective Ed O'Dea
responded and visited the premises.
O'Dea found that the thieves had left
no portion of the place unsearched.
The detectives have no clew as to
who the guilty parties are, but place
the time of the crime at about o'clock,
when people occupying adjoining
apartments say they heard footsteps in
the rooms
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
SEETHING VOLCANO
is SUDDENLY QUIETED

HONOLULU, Dec. 14.-All activity
in the crater of Mokuaweoweo ceased
on the night of December s. Captain
Simerson of the steamer Mauna Loa
was sitting on the deck of his vessel
watching the fire display till 1915
o'clock that evening, when he went to
his cabin. Being unable to sleep, he
went on deck again a few minutes
before II o'clock, walking aft to en-
joy another view of the volcano, but
there was not the slightest sign of ac-
tivity to be seen. 1t was a fine star
light night and the ridge of the noun
tain could be clearly seen against
the sky. Back of 1t, where the red
glare had been a short time previous
ly, there were several stars to be seen,
but not sign of fire or it's reflection.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
PRISON DIRECTORS PASS
ON STORY OF "RAKE-OFFV'
Denials Are Made to Board at Fol-
som Meeting and the Matter
Is Dropped.

som Meeting and the Matter
Is Dropped
FOLSOM, Dec. 2O.-A meeting of the
State prison directors was held here to-
night, there being present Directors
FELTON,, Wilkins, Devlin and Ray The
most interesting episode Of the meeting
was the investigation of the published
story that Daniel Kevane, formerly
secretary of the State board of exam
liners, had accepted a ''rake-off' of $50
month from the salary Of c. H.
Ward, engineer at the prison, who re-
ceives s125 a month from the State.
Kevane was emphatic in his denial of
the accusation.
Ward was called as witness and
denied that he had ever paid Kevane
or anybody else anything for getting
him the place. He said he obtained his
appointment through the friendship Of
Senator Oneal of San Jose and that
nobody ever asked him for anything on
that account. Ex-Warden Wilkinson,
who was credited with having supplied
to the board the first intimation Of the
scandal coupling Kevane's name with
the alleged rake off," testified that all
he knew about the matter was that 1t
was common talk.
The directors, after weighing the testi-
mony, adopted a resolution declaring
that in their judgment there was no
foundation for the accusation.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
PERSONAL.

DR.. E. c. Foster of McCloud is at the
Grand
DR.. Hykes of Shanghai is registered
at the Occidental.
Attorney A. F. Jones and wife of
Oroviue are at the Palace.
]. A. Murray, a banker and mining
man of Butte Mont, is at the Palace.
w. H. Mitchell, mining man of
Salt Lake City, is staying at the
Palace.
DR.. A. P. Cook, surgeon of the steam
ship Nippon Maru, is staying at the
Palace.
n. H. Falk, director of the Hum
boldt County Redwood Association, is
at the Lick.
Editor c. n. Milines of the Daily
Humboldt Times arrived at the Lick
yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. Pischel have just re-
turned from a very enjoyable trip to
the Hawaiian Islands.
Joseph Beck has just returned from
an extended visit to New York and is
at present residing at 927 O'Farrell
street.
Robert Forbes. head of big cannery
firm in Seattle. returned yesterday
from Siberia and is registered at the
Palace.
William Solomon, a prominent
banker of New York, and C. E. ter
Menlin of the financial firm of Hope
& Co. of Amsterdam, Holland are
registered at the Palace. They have
come West on a sightseeing tour and
will go to Monterey to-day.
Congressman William J. Wynn has
spend the holidays with his family He
is delighted to get back to San Fran
cisco from the rigid cold weather of the
East
Kikei Nishikawar, chief engineer of
the Bessi Copper Company of Toxic,
which controls the second largest cop
per producing property in Japan, is
registered at the Occidental He is in
this country for the purpose of in
specting the American methods of min
ing and smelling copper ore.
Count Musaquni Okudairia, son of
one of the oil magnates of Japan, ac-
companied by Sutaro Yamaguchi,
whose father is one of the leading mer-
chants of Toxic, arrived on the Nippon
Maru yesterday and are registered at
the Occidental. The young men are
students and are on their way to
Harvard, where they will complete
their education.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
INSANE WOMAN
FIGHTS POLICE
Four Brawny Patrolmen Are
Barely Equal to Task of
Taking Maniac to Hospital
ATTACKS MATRON MASON
Patient Shows a Tremendous
Strength Born of the Mad
Frenzy That Possessed Her
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1llS Broadway, Dec. 20.


In a frenzy Of maniacal dementla
Mary J. Byrne gave battle this after
noon to four stalwart policemen and
was not subdued until she had almost
exhausted the big bluecoats in their
effort TO remove the crazed woman 10
the detention ward at the Receiving
Hospital
After that the insane patient con-
thpued her wild fight. While Miss Ma
son. the hospital matron, was attend
ing the unfortunate woman the de-
nented creature suddenly grabbed the
matron's hand and sank her teeth into
the flesh, infiicting a painful injury
Steward Harry BOrchert, who was close
at hand, himself a powerful man, had
TO exert himself TO the utmost TO save
the matron from more serious injury
Even in her exhausted condition the
patient fought with extraordinary
strength against the attendants. They
were compelled TO use restraining
thongs, which were only put in place
after hard work to prevent the woman
from doing herself harm.
Miss Byrne arrived a few days ago
from Seattle. She went 10 the Golden
House, 462 Twelfth street Last night
her actions were so peculiar that the
landlady, Mrs. StOddard, suspected her
Iodger was not entirely rational. At
II o'clock this morning the rOOmer had
not arisen and refused to leave her
bed. Four hours later the situation
was unchanged, so the police were sum-
moned. Patrolmen John Murphy and
Lon Agnew, reinforced by Policemen
Stahl and Sherry, tried TO remove the
woman, after investigating. But it was
a battle every inch of the way from the
lodging-hOuse 10 the hospital.
Miss Byrne said she was 80 years
old and that her home was IN Seattle.
Her Authorizations led her TO imagine
that enemies were trying TO take her
life. The case Will go before the
Lunacy Commissioners tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
POLICE TAKE BURGLAR
AFTER RUNNING FIGHT
Two Officers Are Wounded After Hav-
ing Surprised Five Thieves
at Work.

NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-A gang of
five burglars, surprised while leaving
the office of Isaac A. Sheppard & Co.,
on Pearl street, after having blown
open the safe, had a running fight to-
night with the police, during which a
policeman and night watchman were
shot and slightly wounded. One of the
burglars was knocked down and cap
tured, but the others got away. The
prisoner, who gave the name of Wal
ter Davis, is believed to be a Western
crook. The men who escaped got
away with a strong box taken from
the safe. The value of the contents
is not known.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
der steam raised by mixed fuel with
satisfactory results.
OFFICERS IN GERMANY's NAVY

Satisfactory results.
OFFICERS IN GERMANY'S NAVY.
The increase of commissioned Off
GERS in the German navy is systemati-
calIy carried forward with the addi-
ton of ships The latest navy roster
shows: Five admirals, vice admirals
and 16 rear admirals-a total of rs flag
officers against 80 officers of that rank
one year ago. The other grades show
SO captains, "a commanders, 101 lieu
tenant commanders, 245 lieutenants,
3S7 junior lieutenants and 1872 ensigns-
making a total increase of $50 in the
ranks below flag officers. The corre-
spending totals in the United States
navy were in July last 25 flag officers
and 932 below flag rank. Our navy has
a superabundance of captains and
commanders, of which there are 1876,
but is greatly deficient in ensigns and
Junior lieutenants, of which Germany
has 719 against 234 in the United States
navy.
The Russian battleship Imperator
Alexander III made her four hours
speed trial October "a, averaging 1876
knots with 1926 horsepower and a
coal consumption of two pounds. The
contract horsepower was exceeded by
265. but the speed fell short of the cal
cuIated 18 knots.
The five torpedo boat destroyers, De-
catur (fiagship) Bainbridge. Barry,
Chauncey and Dale. left Hampton
Roads December IL for the voyage to
Manila. The trip is calculated to take
Ave months. The original itinerary
which was intended down the coast of
the continent to the equator, thence
westerly to the island of st. Paul,
whence the African coast was to be
made and skirted until reaching the
Mediterranean, has been abandoned,
and the flotilla will steam across the
Atlantic. via the West Indies. The long
est stretch of the voyage will be from
st. Thomas to the Azores. a distance
of 25SS statute miles, which may be
shortened to 2349 miles if the boats
go from ST. Thomas to Barbados and
thence to Cape Verde Islands. The
furthest steaming distance in the In
dian Ocean is from Alden to Bombay.
1883 miles, and the total distance to
Cavite by way of the Azores is 1S. 534
miles and 1915 miles via the Cane
Verde Islands. There will be TWENTY
Two pOrtS oA tne Ioute at which the
fiotilla will call to coal and take in
stores. All the destroyers are identical
in hulls and differing only slightly in
machinery. They have a full load dis
placement of 636 tons, drawing ten feet
with 200 tons of coal in the bunkers,
which supply is calculated to suffice
for about 2500 knots steaming at
speed of 10 knots an hour. Their com
plement is three officers and a crew of
seventy-five.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
CRIMINAL IN TOLLS
AFTER MANY ESCAPES
Thomas j. Blake, Accused of Nmmer-
Gus Crimes, Is Landed Behind
Bars in Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. 20.-After a
chase extending from San Diego to
Norfolk, Thomas J. Blake, alias Ed
Hall, has been landed in Jail here, ac-
cused of being a deserter from the
navy and a murderer. Detective Bon
ner of st. Louis has been shadowing
Blake since last June, when he ar
rested him in California. On the way
back to Missouri Blake escaped. Bon
ner arrested him at Norfolk yesterday,
but Blake again escaped, being re-
taken at Suffolk to-day. Bonner re-
fuses to tell of the murder of which
he is charged.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
GALE Is SWEEPING -M
THE ATLANTIC COAST
1t Is Feared the Seas May Endanger
the FOundered Submarine Boat
MOccasin.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 20.-A sixty
mile gale is sweeping the Virginia and
Carolina coast tonight, but no re-
ports Of shipping disasters have been
received. It is feared that the heavy
sea may seriously jeopardize the safety
of the submarine boat MOccasin, ashore
at Currituck. The MOccasin has been
buried six feet by the wash Of the
sand and 1t is reported the action Of
the waves has badly affected her sides
PORTLAND, Me, Dec. 20.--A terri
fic southwest gale has ragged along the
coast to-day, reaching a velocity OF
fifty miles an hour outside the harbor.
The gale did much damage in the city
to windows and electric light wires
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
DIR. Lyman Abbott TO Lecture.
Argus Annual.

OAKLAND, Dec. 20.-The. Alameda
Argus issued its annual edition yes
terday. The Argus is now twenty
seven years old. and has been closely
identified with the advancement of the
Encinal City. The special edition is
sued yesterday in commemoration Of
the founding of the paper was de-
voted TO the industries, development
and success of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
Sheriff Starts With Chandler.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2O.-J. Chand-
ler, wanted at Idaho Springs. Colo, in
connection with the destruction Of min
ing property at that place during the
late labor troubles, was taken to San
Francisco tonight by Sheriff White on
a habeas corpus writ sworn out by the
prisoners attorney. Chandler will ap-
pear before the Supreme Court Of the
State at San Francisco tomorrow, and
that body will decide the question Oh
axtradftiOQ.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
Late Shipping Intelligence.
SAILED.

Sunday. Dec. 20.
Stmr Eureka Jessen Eureka.
Stmr I.eelanaw Monroe. Tacoma
OUTSIDE BOUND IN-12 MIDNIGHT.
Br bark Zanita.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
NEW YORK-Arrived Dec 20-Stmr La Bre-
taEne from Havre; stmr ST Paul. from South
anpton and Cherbourg.
LIzARD-Passed Dec 20-Stmr Minnetonka.
from New York for London: stmr Vaderland
from New York, for Antwerp.
NAPLES-Arrived Dec 20-Stmr Aurania,
from New York.
QUEENSTOwN-sail Dec 20-Stmr Etru-
ria. from Liverpool, for New York.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST

Cloudy weather prevails over the Pacific
Slope from Central California and Nevada
northward and fair weather over the southern
portfon Light rain has fallen in the upper
Sacramento Valley and thence nOrthward to
the British line
The pressure has risen rapidly over the
northwest portion of the country and fallen
over the southwest. An area OF high pressure
Is central of the California and Oregon coast.
The temperature changes have been slight in d,
all districts west OF the Rocky Mountains. -
Forecast made at San Francisco for 80 houf -
ending December p
Northern California-Fair Monday; light
nOrtherly wind
Southern California-Fair Monday; light
northerly wind.
Nevada-Fair; cooler Monday.
San Francisco and vfcinity-Fair Monday
light northwest wind
C. H. WILSON. Local Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
Founded a New Lodge.

BERKELEY, Dec. 20.=A new lodge
of the knights and Ladies of Security
was founded Friday evening in Tay-
lor's Hall. During the evening a BAN
quiet was served, at which some fifty
guests were entertained. The follow
ing named officers were chosen: Presi-
dent, T. Nielsen; first vice president,
Mrs. Edward Andrews; second vice
president, Mrs. ]. B. Hall; guard, J..
Tyfer; financial secretary, Mrs. j. H.
Gentry; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
W. E. Finch; treasurer, Edward An
drews; trustees. Seveia, ]. B. Car
bonne and Mrs. Dolly Mitchell.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-21
Weather Report.

Q20th Meridian-Pacifc Time)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2O-5 D. a.
The following are the seasonal rainfalls to
late as compared with those OF same date last
leason. and rainfall In last "a hours: