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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
LINER ALAMEDA
COMES TO PORT
Her Passengers Include
Many People Of
Prominence.
Baby Born in Mid-Ocean Is
Christened by Captain
LaWlesS.

The Oceanic Steamship Companys liner
Alameda. Captain T r. Lawless, arrived
yesterday. six days from Honolulu. She
LEI, the island port with $50 passengers,
but when the quarantine officials boarded
the steamship they found Isl The odd
passenger put in an appearance last
Thursday and is to-day just days old.
The little stranger is the daughter Of
japanese cabin passenger. The baby was
chrlstened 10y Captain Lawless and at the
request Of the mother given the name
As2c.
Among the passengers were Count and
Countess Bonz. The Countess is the
daughter of Colonel 4. s. Spalding Of
Honolulu. The wedding took place short
" before the Alameda sailed and was one
OF the most brilliant affairs seen in Homo
lulu for many days. The Count is taking
his bride 10 his Italian home, where great
preparations are said TO have been made
for their reception
8irs. s. r. Damon, wife of the Honolulu
banker, was another passenger, and F. c
Baldwin Miss Baldwin and Mrs. II. p.
Baldwin Of this city returned on the Ala
media from visit 10 the islands E NJ.
BOYD. representing the Honolulu Tourist
Advertising Bureau, came up on the liner
and is on his way East TO boom the Ha-
Wai-an Islands as ideal prospecting
grounds for tourists. Judge Edings Of the
Third District Court and II. ". Wills,
manager OF the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
came up on the liner.
DR.. +. II. Schultze, a German specialist,
VINO has been I'm the islands making
scientific study Of the soils, was also q
passenger
The Alameda brought $50 tons Of cargo.
Her passengers included the following
named:
II. A. Bigel0w and wife, Count Bonzi and
wife F. C. Baldwin, Miss Baldwin. Mrs H
]. Baldwin. L. N. Boyd, R. H. Chamberlain.
wife and two children. r. A Cooke. A L
Castle, Charles DAILY. Mrs. s. +. Damon, H.
q. Dillingham;. A Drier and wife E Drier,
Judge Ediugs. T. Halstead. Mrs G. II. Lowry,
George ii. Mead and wife Master Mead W.
J.. Roberts. Mrs. J. II. Richards, Mrs T. P.
Sedgwick. T. O. Spencer. Dr. E H schultze,
Colonel Z. s. Spalding, Mrs. P Scales. H. H.
Williams, W. Weiner. Il W wills.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Chamber of Commerce Meets.

At the monthly meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce held yesterday the fol-
lowing named business men and firms
were elected to membership: Alameda
Sugar Company California Sugar and
White Pine Agency, w. w Clark & Bros,
]. H. N. Clarsen, Meyer & OBrien,
Louis Rosenthal and Henry P. Sonntag.
1t was suggested for the interest of ship
ping men that the following clause be
inserted in bills of lading: ANY disputed
claim against the vessel not exceeding
500 to be settled by arbitration commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce of the
port in which dispute arises or by arbi-
traitors selected by parties in interest and
to be binding on said parties, arbitration
fees to be paid by loser or losers"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
CORPSE SHOWS
MARK OF MURDER
Work Train Conductor
Found Dead Beside
the Track.
Railroad Officials Think He
Was Slain and Then
Robbed.

COTTON, Sept. 22.-W- l.. Baugus, con-
ductor of a Southern Pacific work train
running in and out Of Declez Quarry
east of here. was found dead beside the
track early this morning with his head
crushed to an almost urecognizable mass
The body was discovered by section
crew two miles east Of this city Baugus
had evidently been murdered by powerful
blows on the head.
1t is presumed by the railroad ofncials
that he came to Cotton yesterday to cash
his pay check and that on his return
either in the Cotton yards or further OUT
he was set upon by thugs. beaten to
death and robbed Of the $50 which he Il
supposed to have had with him
One theory is that the mans body was
carried out Of Cotton on a handcar and
thrown into the ditch during the night,
as there were few signs Of struggle
where he was found.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
ENGINEERS PUNISHED
FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE
Licenses of Three Officers of the
Umatilla Are Suspended for
Fifteen DAYS.

Local Inspectors o. F. Bolles and j. K
Bulger made the following report yester-
day to Supervising Inspector Berming-
ham:
In the matter of the investigation Of the
cause Of the burning of the donkey boiler of
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
steamer Umatilla, upon examination of the
marine engineers of said steamer for allowing
the water to become low in the donkey boiler
on the morning of the occurrence September
4. 1909. we find that First Assistant Engineer
John w. Haughton Second Assistant Thomas
Concannon and Third Assistant Robert e.
Gore were on watch at different times on the
morning Of the 4th while the fires were lit
under the donkey boiler and that during that
time the water became low that the in
ner sheet of the combustion chamber and the
back head Of the boiler were badly damaged.
1t was impossible for from the testimony
taken to place the blame directly or solely on
any Of the licensed officers, to justify a revo-
cation of license, but we do find that all three
of the assistant engineers were inattentive to
their duties in far they failed to dis
cover that there not sufficient water in
the boiler on the occasion in question.
For such inattention to duty we have this
day suspended the license Of each the above
named engineers for a period of fifteen days
from date
Chief Engineer VOTERS is exonerated from
blame in the matter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
STATUS Of DOGS
IN THE COURTS
Alaska Judge Decides
That a Canine Is
Property.
Advances Many Reasons Why
Common Law Should
Not Prevail.

"Is a dog property" is question that
has been submitted to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals for legal an
swer.
Under common law of England a dog
Is not property, and the stealing of one
is not a crime, not even a misdemeanor,
no matter how valuable the animal may
be.
This vital question comes up on an ap-
peal filed yesterday in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Of
2. c. Burkal, now in Jail at Rampant,
Alaska. for taking possession of a dog
without consent of his master. The Judge
of the United States District Court for
the Southern District of Alaska convicted
Burkal and rendered an elaborate opin-
ion In effect that no matter what dog
might be in England and in America, the
dog was property in Alaska and a man
could be convicted for stealing one. The
animal which Mr.. Burkal took under the
common law was valued at $34, a petty
larceny value, and Burkal was sentenced
to nine months Imprisonment. Judge
Wickersham emitted the following jewels
in delivering his opinion:
The dog is not specifically mentioned in
the statute of Alaska among the animals or
other property subject to larceny. If it is prop
erty whose taking is larceny, it must be be-
cause it is included in the meaning OF goods
and chattes" whose taking is made larceny by
Section Al Of the Penal Code sec
ton 43 does not specifically mention swine or
sheep as the subject of larceny, yet 1t will not
be claimed that they may be taken without
punishment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Officers Of Steamship China.

The steamship China is being made ready
L. go into commission again with all dispatch
and long before September %. when she sails
Ilr the Orient. she viii be her old handsome
self again. The crew of the Picking was yes
terlay transferred u the China The Picking
Wil be laid I'D Indefinitely. There is some
talk Of converting the ancient liner into a
hulk for the detention Of Chinese. as il is
thought she would offer more hygienic quar-
ta-s than The present detention shed, which
ls located where II gets the full effect of the
uCzi1us airs arising from the Braunan street
sewer and which. in any event. VIII have
Doe torn down when the work Of building the
new Wlarves begins. Captain Friee will
command the China and VIII have with him
The following officers: Cbier officer E p.
Kilt. promotion from the Picking. second Off
Ger. Kitchen. third officer. Pillsbury. also from
the Picking. ana chiet engineer. Fred Holland.
I1r. Grimm VIII be the liners surgeon and
o Il. Freeman the purser. J. O.. Darling
who ia the past made the China's cuisine ia.
nous returns 70 the liner as chief steward.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
CAPITALIST BUYS GUN
AND COMMITS SUICIDE
Wealthy San Diego Resident Shoots
Himself Immediately After
the Purchase.

SAN DIEGO. Sept. 22.-Captain H. ].
Teel, who resided in this city for the
past four years, shot and instantly killed
himself to-day. He had long suffered
various Affections of the body and was
partially crippled. He entered a gunstone
on H street this morning. asked to look
at some revolvers and selected a second
hand one, for which he paid 81 so. He
asked If it was loaded and being in
formed that it was he started for the
door, but before reaching it placed the
weapon to his head and pulled the trigger
Captain Teel was possessed of consider
able means, owning valuable property
near Ashland, Or, and Sacramento. He
was 20 years Of age and leaves a wife of
about the same age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Saves Girl From Disgrace.

When the case of Minnie Stolker, girl
is years of age, charged with petty lar
ceny. was called before Police Judge Fritz
yesterday Edward Hansen, young car
penter, stepped forward and told the
Judge that he had been keeping company
with the girl for two months and was
willing to marry her. He said they both
belonged to Petaluma, where the girls
said be did not like to have the girl dis
graced by convicting her of petty larceny
and allowed her to go on her own recog-
nizance so that she could go to her home
in Petaluma and prepare for her we'd
ding. The case was continued for a week.
The girl was accused of stealing raglan
coat from Mrs. Tracy of Ocean View last
March.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
SOLE BEAST OF BURDEN.

Last winter a whole population Of civil
lied men and women invaded the dense wilder
ness of the Tanana Valley, crossing the snowy
mountains amid the billiards. of Arctic blasts,
and established permanent towns and min
ing camps there, depending upon this valuable
animal as their sole beast of burden and only
means of TRANSPORTATION. Hundreds of ami
mails of the best breeds have been imported
into the territory from the States as well as
from the British territories, and the dog has
a fixed and definite value a beast of burden
in Alaska, second to other animal He is
to the far northland what the horse to
the development of the great plains west CT
the Mississippi. 1t cannot be presumed that
Congress was ignorant of his history and value
to the people of Alaska when 1t passed the
Penal Code. This court will not, by limited
construction, exclude the dog from the pro-
lection of the Penal Code of Alaska nor ought
it to do violence to the well established rule
of decisions declaring the animal not the sub
ject of larceny under the common law.
However / am satisfied that in our
condition in this territory dog is property or
high pecuniary value. and is the subject of
larceny under the very principle upon which
the common law determined that question.
The prisoner at the bar rightfully tried
and convicted for the larceny of a dog and
cannot be discharged upon habeas corpus.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
The Maripoga,s Cargo.

The steamer MarDosa, which sailed on Sun
day Tor Tahiti. carried an assorted merchan-
disc cargo valued II So 0S6 and including the
following. 1850 bbls -four, 4492 gals Wine
- 3l5 lbs rice. IS, f06 lbs bread. I0l23 lbs
sugar, 1880 lbs beans. 30 lbs peas. 341 ctls
barley, 55 ctis wheat SAG lbs bran 9575 lbs
salt 2s30 lbs fresh meat . casks beer, Is
plgs paste. iGS pkgs potatoes. IS Gl1gs onions,
rs ukgs fresh fruit. - pigs fresh vegetables
2930 Jos lard. 413 cs canned goods. 10 pkgs
groceries and provisions cs whisky. 746 lbs
j c. cheese 40 lbs Goldfish, 594 lbs candy.
31 lbs ham and bacon, y cs baking powder.
45l as canned % pkgs picked salmon, So 444
feet lumber II pigs saddlery and harness. 95
pkEs dry goods, - cs coal oil. - ilzgs build
iug material. AC pkgs paints and oils. 60 pkgs
nails IS pkEs drugs and sundries, 81 coils
rope 20 bids pcs pipe 46 pkgs ship chand-
lery. y pkgs stoves. - pkgs millwork 154
as soap. IA bales Irvine. IS cs boots and shoes.
13 pkgs bicycles and sundries. "a pkgs paper.
- rkes furniture. a bales bags. :s3 plgs sew
ing machines 30 coils wire. arms and
ammunition 2S pkgs machinery, cs hose,
3C2 bdis shocks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
CHARGES LIBEL
AGAINST SNOW
A. Goldman Denies That
He Was Temper
arily Insane.
Ex-Mayor Of Oakland to Be
Prosecuted Civilly and
Criminaly.

A. Goldman. a merchant at 907 Wash
ington street. Oakland, secured war
rant from Police Judge Fritz yesterday
for the arrest of r. w. Snow. ex-Mayor
Of Oakland. on charge of libel. Gold
man was accompanied by his attorney.
Frank J. Murphy, who said that a civil
suit would be instituted by Goldman
against Snow for 5000 damages and for
the recovery of 500 which Goldman al
leges he loaned to Snow.
The alleged libel was contained in the
following account sent, it is claimed,
through the mails by Snow to Goldman
on March 13 last from Shows office, 9l7
Market street. this city:
"A. Goldman to r. w. Snow:
For services in Oakland and San Fran
cisco as special attendant during attacks
Of temporary insanity from March, 1902,
TO date, $1,000: less cash received, $3.50
$3.50"
The charge of $1,000 for attendance upon
me-" said Goldman, lis simply an at
tempt on the part Of Snow to escape re-
paying to me the 500 he borrowed from
me. l have never been temporarily in
sane and Snow has never rendered me
any services as special attendant 1 shall
prosecute him civilIy and criminalIy to
the end"
Goldman and Snow had an encounter
in Oakland one day last week and one
Of the papers there reported that Snow
was badly beaten up, but IT was reported
in another paper that Snow held his own
against his younger antagonist.
That Snow has been afraid Of Goldman
doing him personal injury for some time
was referred to by Chief Whitman after
he learned of the issuance of the war
rant The Chief said that Snow had
called upon him last January and asked
for police protection from Goldman. He
told the Chief that Goldman had been
annoying him to such an extent that he
had been forced TO leave Oakland and
take up his residence in this city. Gold
man had found out his residence here and
one night met him and told him, as he
displayed q keen edged butcher knife
that nothing would please him better
than to drink cupful Of Shows blood.
The Chief advised Snow that if Cold
man attempted to do him any injury to
notify him and he would promptly at
tend to the matter, but he heard nothing
further from Snow.
Q !. - .
addition to the soundings of the United states
Coast Survey charts, except when minus -
sign precedes the height, and then the number
given is subtracted from the depth given by
the charts. The plane Of reference is the mean
OF the lower low waters.
Time Ball.
Branch Photographic Office. L. s n. Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco, Cal,
The Time Ball on the tower Of the Ferry
building was dropped exactly at to-day.
l. e at noon Of the 10th meridian. at S
p n. Greenwich time
Lieutenant, L. S. n, in charge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
THE DOG IN ALASKA.

Gold dust is not mentioned in either sec
tion, yet ii has never been doubted that its
theft might be punished as larceny dis
tinction. however, is urged between the theft
of these classes of property and that of dogs
and this distinction is based upon the allie
cation that swine. sheep and gold dust are
property, the theft of which is punishable at
common law. while the taking of a dog never
was and is not now larceny at common law
Nevertheless, a dog is chattel
Whoever has made even the slightest study
of the ethnology of Alaska has given to
its present development a minutes thought
knows that the dog has been, next TO man, the
most important factor in its past and present
history.
When the news of the discovery Of
the Klondike and Nome gold fields attracted
thousands of American miners into this re-
gon, he was found to be the most ready, use
full and active animal in aiding them to reach
the mines. From that day to this he has
been the constant companion of the prospectOr,
the miner and the freighter. and without his
aid and sagacity the efforts of even American
miners to develop the gold fields must have
langulshed. He has served the cause Of JUS
tice and aided in the establishment Of the
courts. and the Judge of this court has travelled
hundreds of miles along Alaska trails each
winter upon vehicles drawn by the dogs, in
he performance of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Wants Name of Street Changed.

A petition signed by property owners
on Sullivan street was filed with the
Board of Supervisors yesterday asking
that the name of the street be changed
to Parnassus avenue. The petitioners
aver that confusion arises because there
are other streets in the city known by the
name of Sullivan street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Woodmen,s Smoker.

The membership of Pathfinder Camp
No. $50 of the Woodmen of the World
has arranged for an old-time log rolling
and chip burning in it's forest at 4439 Mis-
sion street on Friday next. A fine pro-
gramme of music, songs. recitations and
baekwoods' yarns has been prepared for
the occasion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Must Furnish Proper Books.

The Supervisors Printing Committee
yesterday directed the firm of Phillips &
Smythe to furnish certain books for the
City Engineers Office for which they were
awarded the contract in accordance with
the specifications. The books they de-
sired to furnish were deemed unsuitable
for the use of the office named.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Log Raft Arrives.

The steamship Francis H Leggett arrived
yesterday. six days from Astoria with a raft
81 telegraph poles in tow The Shipping
world learned o. the safe arrival Of the raft
with relief and the fact that the structure
made the journey intact aided to the salts
faction The raft towed I'D Oakland
Creek. where II viii be dismzntIed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
The Overdue List.

The French bark La Tour d Auvergne, bound
~ this port from Newcastle Australia, and
out uinety-dve DAYS. was placed on the over
due list yesterday at 10 per cent. The rate
ca The Aris-ides was advanced 10 90 per cent,
the Andcra % 40 per cent and the Laurel
Branch no 50 per cent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
aree shin1nent of Canned Fr.

The British ship Marion Lightbody was
cleared GA Monday for Liverpool with 50 673
cs canned fruit, is. 40 ctls barley. 26O gals
wine IS $50 lbs zinc and 80 cs honey valued
S215..}3J The vessel also had Is, 900 feet
lumber as dunnaee valued at $500
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Matters Of Interest to Mariners anc
Shipping Merchants.

The British bark Orion Is chartered for
barley TO Europe at les cd less direct): British
ship Cortez. lumber from Puget Sound to Port
Firie pcs ID.
The schooner Kona Cat HOnolulu) proceeds
O. IQuiqui 70 load nitrate for Honolulu at
81 p. The British ship Nivelle is chartered
for lumber from British C0lumbia to Cape
Town al sjs. with option of Delagoa Bay at
SIS %. and NOT as before reported.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Barley for England.

The British bark Rowena was cleared on
Monday for London with 6, O76 ctls barley
valued al Ssl 2s5 and Il. 600 feet lumber a.
dunuage valued al S3l4
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23

The big British ship Glenlui. which arrived
here a short while ago. has been chartered
and to-day win be locked At Beale-street
wharf. where she win load a general cargo
Tor Europe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED.
Monday. September %.
stmr san Mateo. Locke. 90 days from Ia
coma
Stmr George W. Elder. Randall 60A hours
from Portland. via Astoria 4Sh hours
Stmr Santa Barbara, Zaddart SO hours from
San Pedro.
cino
stnr Newburg, Hansen. 70 hours from Grays
Harbor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23
Sun. Moon and Tide.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Heights Of High and Low
Waters AZ Fort Point. entrance TO san
Francisco Bay. Published by official au-
thCrity OF the Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front lMisziOn-street wharf about Is
minutes later than al Fort Point: the height OF
tide is rbe same at both places
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23

NO-E-In the above opposition Of the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand coiCliI and the successive tides Of the
day in the order Of occurrence 10 time: the
fourth time column gives the last tide Of the
day except when there are but three tides, as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23

Net amount OF
Risks written
during the year g.
Net amount or
Risks expired
during the year
Net amount IN
force December
81, 1902 ..-..----
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23

Losses incurred during the year 500 sos 80
Risks and Premiums. Fire Risks PEemium.-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23

EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Fire Losses
Including s.. losses OF
previous years. ..-- ..-.---.-.-.- :
Paid or allowed for Commission
or Brokerage ..............-...
Paid for Salaries. Fees and other
charges for officers. clerks, etc.
Paid for State, National and
Local taxes ..---------.---- "a, a.,
All other payments and expendl-
lures ..............--- ..'''''
Total Expenditures .....'..'--''F
Losses incurred during the year :. :
RISKS AND PREMIUM
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-23

FROM SEATTLE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-03-31
MORA HOUSE.

The Elegance of Which Wesley
Wrote Has Long Departed.
John Wesley was the guest Of Lady
MORA at MORA House. Usher's island,
Dublin, in 1775. Writing Of the house,
the great Methodist said: u was
surprised to observe, though not
more grand, yet far more elegant
room than any have ever seen IN
England. 1t was an octagon about ~
feet square and Is or 1G feet high, hav-
ing one window-the sides Of it inlaid
throughout with mother of pearl
reaching from the top of the room.
The ceiling, sides, furniture of the
room were equally elegant And must
this, too, pass away like dreamT
Half a century ago the elegance OF
which Wesley wrote departed from
MORA House. The Mcndicity institu,
ton dismantled it, took down the inte-
rior decorations and covered the gar
dens with offices. 1t is today rs dis
NAL looking a place rs is to be seen IN
or around the Irish capital, which has
many reminders that it was once
capital in deed as we'll as in name
Among other notable visitors to MORA
House in the days of its glories was
Charles james Fox, who there met
Henry Grattan. 1t was in MORA House
too, that Pamela found Il refuge while
her husband, Lord Edward Fitzgerald
was dying in Dublin Newgate not far
away across the river Liffey.