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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
SAYS COMP ANY
IS BLAMABLE
COrOner'S Jury Holds That
Horizons Death Was Due
to Bad Telephone Wiring

OAKLAND, July 13.-The Coroner's
jury, in the case of Horace A. Hor-
ton. who was accidentally electro
cuted last Thursday evening at his
home at 1920 Thirteenth avenue, while
attempting to disconnect a telephone
wire. found that the accident was
caused by the negligence Of the tele-
phone company in running its wires
so close to the ground.
The portion Of the verdict which
places the responsibility for Horizons
death upon the telephone company fol-
lows; 1T is the opinion of the jury
that had the said Pacific States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company not run
its wires so close to the ground the
said accident would not have happened,
and we find that the above named COM
pany is therefore responsible for the
death Of said Horace A. Horton"
The verdict was signed by the follow
ing jurors: c. W.. COurtWrisht fore
mani, A. F. Haas, Lea Burchard, Chris
PhillipsOn, Charles GOOdaH, "A. G. Read,
ID. b. Barker, ]. Anderson and J. No
DOnnelL
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY. July 13. - Professor Henry
Morse stephens will deliver a lecture to-norrow
evening in Hearst Hall on THE Cautura of
the Bastile as Related by Modern Historians >
Tomorrow being the French national holiday
in commemoration Of the fall of the famous
prison it is expected that the lecture WIFI he
attended by many members of the French
colony
Clark Sullivan, a junior in the ColIesa ~
Mining sustained severe injury of The Ice
recently In the Forest mine in TIIoloumns
County, where he has been working d,1rine-
the summer. A pile of earth fell from the tnS
OF the shaft. catching him in such a yvsv thot
a large strip of flesh was torn from bis' l,roL
He is being treessd at the mining companvss
hospital.
Henry Quinan, who has been studying IN
Paris for some time, has been successfuI tbis
year in having six OF his black and white
drawings accepted at the salon which onened
in April Cuinan was formerly a nron,inent
University of California student and MANI of
his drawings appeared in the college pansrs
He was of the founders of .'Josh the
first comic publication started in the univer-
sity
News has been received Of the serious Illness
of Burbank Somers, a graduate student vvho
is in a San Francisco hospital There
is said to be no hope for his recovery while
at the university Somers was active in ali
student affairs and was one of the Ieadfn-
members of the Glee Club.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Julius p. smiths Will

OAKLAND, July 13.-The will of
the late Julius p. Smith of Olivina.
near Livermore, was filed to-day. and
according to the petition for its pro-
bate he leaves an estate in the county
valued at 500. He was the brother
of F. NJ. Smith, the borax king, who
is a millionaire.
Upon the letterhead which Smith
used to write his will his name an
pears as the proprietor of the Olivina
vineyards. with wine vaults at 1. 3
and 5 Leonard street. New York. All
the property he has is left to his wife
Sara B. Smith, who is made executrix
of the estate without bonds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Prospecting for Auriferous Grave,

REDDING, July 1S.-If the Gravel
within the corporate limits Of Redding
prove as rich as it is believed II win
there will soon be dredgers in operation
on it. Fred H. Dakin Jr of Berkeley
put a driller at work to-day prospect
ing the ground known as the Dal<in
Tract, consisting of 400 acres living
along the river within the corporate
limits of the city and on the edge OF
the city proper. He claims that the en-
tire tract will be prospected for aurif-
erous gravel before the project Will be
given up as hopeless.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
FOUND DEAD
IN HIS CELL
Thomas Howard Expires Ill
Alden Lookup, Presum-
ably From Too Much Drink
END ARRIVES SUDDENLY
Policeman Who Comes to
Take Prisoner to City Jail
Discovers Him a Corpse
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1916 Broadway. July H.
Thomas Howard, arrested tonight
by Policeman Ely for drunkenness.
was found dead IN a cell at the Alden
lookup by Patrol Wagon officer Wal
ters, who responded to a call to remove
the prisoner to the City Jail. Only
half an hour had elapsed from the time
Ely took the man to the lookup and
when Walters arrived to find him a
corpse.
Policeman Ely's attention was called
to Howard by Rose Burton, IL years
old, residing at 1908 Maple street. She
told the patrolman that a man had
been pursuing her and some girl COM
panions. They had seen him on Forty
eighth street, near Telegraph avenue.
Ely found Howard sitting on the
edge Of the sidewalk, apparently under
the influence of liquor. The policeman
got the man on his feet and walked
with him to the lookup on Telegraph
avenue, a block from where he picked
up Howard. The policeman put his
prisoner in the cell and telephOned to
the City Hall for the patrol wagon. At
that time. S:45 o'clock, Howard seemed
overcome with liquor. Policeman Wal
ters reported that as he entered the
lookup Howard gave a gasp and top
pied over dead. Detectives Kyle and
Ouigley investigated and reported that
death was probably caused by aIco-
holism.
Howard had been arrested a number
of times On June % and on JuIv . h.
was in Jail for drunkenness. He was
80 years old, a native of this State, un-
married and without a permanent res
idence. The coroner took charge of the
body.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
PASTOR DOUBTS
POLICE RECORD
Declares 1t BlackenS the
Good Repute of a Leader
i'm Prohibition Fields
GOES TO THE DEFENSE
Arrest of Supposed Editor
of California Voice Re-
opened by a Clergyman
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1916 Broadway. July 1S.

oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway. July 1S.
Contention has arisen between the
police Of Oakland and friends Of the
Rev. Wiley J. Phillips editor of the
California Voice, State organ of the
Prohibitionists, and for many years a
leading clergyman Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. The battle wages
because the police records Of this city
show that Wiley ]. Phillips. 81 years
old. newspaper man, weight 40 pounds,
native OF Virginia, resident Of Los An
geIes. was arrested June % for drunk
enness." The sanie record shows that
Wiley J. Phillips forfeited Sc bail when
the case was called the following day
in the Police Court.
Now comes the Rev. Frank 5. Ford,
pastor Of the Eastside Congregational
Church Of Los Angeles, with a defense
Of Phillips. The preacher declares that
the editor OF the Voice has been total
sbstainer from intoxicating beverages
for many years; that the clergyman
editor had been waging a warfare in
Los Angeles for morality that had
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tack from the vicious element; that he
was threatened with all manner Of per-
sonsl violence unless he should cease
his crusade. Phillips, says his clerical
defender did not waver in the good
fight, and was therefore the victim Of
a despicable plot TO ruin his fair name
and good repute.
According TO the Southern Califor-
nian, Phillips was impersonated by
man who had followed the editor to
Oakland while he was en- route to the
National Prohibition convention at
indianapolis, and that the false editor
Phillips thus caused contumely TO be
heaped upon the real worker in the
cause.
The real Phillips was innocently
travelling eastward. according to Pas
tor Ford when the evil scheme was
operating against him in Oakland.
The police dispute this. Policeman
James MuIgrew. who arrested the man
that gave his name as Wiley ]. Phillips,
is positive that his intoxicated prisoner
was none other than the Los Angeles
editor MuIgrew said:
The day after 1 arrested this man
people from the Prohibition headquart-
ers in this city came to me and showed
me a photograph which they said was
that Of Wiley J. Phillips. editor Of the
California Voice. II was a photograph
Of the man 1 arrested. There isn't any
doubt about IL al all, and i do not
see why they are keeping things stirred
up. The old man was drunk. and he
had a bottle of sherry in his pocket,
from which he invited me TO take a
drink"
On the prisoners person were found
r1ilrosd passes issued to Wiley J. Phil
Fps. copies Of the Voice and credentials
issued 10 Phillips as a delegate TO the
National Prohibition convention. At
the City Jail the man vociferously in
sisted that he was Wiley J. Phillips
and he furthermore signed receipt in
2 firm hand for the return Of his doc
uments when he was released from jail
n the morning.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
AGENT ACCUSED
OF BIG THEFT
Charge of EmbezzIement
Made Against f. Denning
by Manufacturing Concern
SHORTAGE Is $4,000
Man Charged With Crime
Has Left City and Police
Are Trying to Track Him
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, July 13.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1916 Broadway, July 13
F. w Denning, who has acted as So
licitor and collector for the Singer Man
ufacturing Company, $40 Thirteenth
street, for the last three years in this
city, was to-day charged with the en-
bezzlement Of $4,000 by A. w. NOlte,
the Pacific Coast agent of the concern,
and the Police Department has taken
the case in charge.
Denning was very well known here
and was popular among his acquaint-
ances. He worked over the entire
county and solicited a great deal of
trade for his employers. He also col
lected much money. A portion of this
he turned in and, according to the COM
plant filed against him, large amount
he placed in his own pocket.
Denning disappeared in the latter
part Of May. Where he went no one
seemed TO know until his housekeeper,
Mrs. F. Thompson, Of S16 San Pablo
avenue, received a letter from him writ
ten from an obscure town in Kansas
announcing his intention Of going to
Mexico to avoid prosecution. In this
letter he confessed guilt but said that
he had offered to make good his pecu-
lations by weekly payments. This
offer he says, was refused and he re-
sorted TO fight. While the complaint
charges Denning with the theft of $4,000,
Mrs. Thompson AYERS that the amount
stolen by the former collector does not
amount to more than $400.
This afternoon NOlte who has been
in this city for three weeks investigat-
ing the matter of Denning's alleged
shortage. appeared before Justice of
the Peace Geary and swore to the en-
bezzlement complaint. Nolte stated
that he did not know where ac-
cused was at the present time, but the
police have reason TO believe that he
is sojourning in an adjoining county
and two officers will make a search
for him tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
EARLY MORNING INTRUDER
FRIGHTENS JAPANESE GIRL
Residence of Thomas Prather Is En-
tered by ProwIer, Who Forces
Omen Window

OAKLAND, July 13.-A Japanese
cook named T. Takicu was caught at
an early hour yesterday morning in
the act of entering the residence of
Thomas Prather, president of the
Union National Bank.
Prather was awakened by the
screams of his cook, a young Japanese
girl, and rushing downstairs he caught
Takicu, who had forced open a window
and was trying to climb into the house
The police were summoned and the
intruder taken to the police station.
Whether the intention of the early
morning prowler was an attack upon
the girl or an attempt to rob the resi-
dence is not known. Prather's home is
at 404 Harrison street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
BOYD PLUNCES
TO HIS DEATH
Oakland Butcher Falls Two
Stories From Window in
Home and Dies Soon After
ACCIDENT A MYSTERY
Unfortunate Man Found OH
Sidewalk and Expires on
the Way to the Hospital
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

1915 Broadway, July 13.
Samuel Boyd, a butcher, "a years old,
plunged to his death from a second
story window in his home at 259 Ninth
street early this morning. Just how the
accident occurred is a matter of con-
lecture, some believing that the unfor-
tunate man was "A somnambulist and
others that he lost his balance while
trying to close the window.
Boyd was found on the pavement in
a semi i-conscious condition and DR.. w.
w. Kergan was called to attend him.
Boyd's right arm was broken and three
of his ribs fractured and he sustained
internal injuries. Everything possible
was done to relieve the injured man
and at dawn the ambulance was called
to remove him to the Providence Hos
pital. He died in the conveyance and
his body was removed to the Morgue.
The sill of the window from which
Boyd fell is but one foot from the floor
and the possibility of an accident is
apparent. Boyd leaves a wife, from
whom he was separated, and two chill
dren.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Two Men Hold Up
a Saloon, Getting
S10O in Coin.
Are Cool and Determined
in Their Daring Work
Of LOOting.
-Four Occupants of Prominent Cafe Put
Up Hands and Watch Masked
Thief Empty Cash Register.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

1016 Broadway, July 13.
Two masked robbers, armed with
pistols, held up four men at 11:20
o'clock tonight in Henry Wieking' s
saloon at the southwest corner of
Eighth and Washington streets, stole
500 from the cash register and escaped.
The robbery was doubly daring, as the
saloon is IN the very heart Of the city,
at transfer point for street car pas
sengers. Electric lights glare and make
the corner almost as bright as day.
Trolley cars pass on both streets every
few minutes and the Seventh-street
railroad trains run only block distant.
The bold pair took the saloon by
storm, and before the surprised occu-
pants had awakened to what was doing
the robbers had accomplished their
purpose. The men were seen as they
departed, sauntering quietly along
Eighth street west, toward Clay street.
AS quickly as possible the police were
notified. Captain of Police Wilson sent
out posses of men with excellent de-
scriptions of the robbers.
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Throw UP your hands," sounded by
a pair of husky voices in Unison, was
the cry that startled the people in the
saloon as the double doors at the side
entrance on Eighth street swung open
and two men, their faces masked with
red handkerchiefs, stepped inside the
entrance, pointing pistols at the sur
prised men within. At a card table di-
rectly in front of the entrance sat
William Wieking, a brother of the pro-
prietor, reading a newspaper. Oppo-
site him was another man, a stranger,
who jumped as quickly as Wieking did
when he heard the command Up went
their hands. Behind the bar was AL
Springer, the bartendeH who was talk
ing to Fred 10: eIyn, customer who
was leaning on the counter. Their
arms also flew heavenward. A fifth man
had just stepped into the front door,
but he lodged out when he saw what
was going on.
With all hands up, the taller of the
two robbers stood guard near the side
door, while his companion, shorter
than the other, rushed over to the
cash register, his pistol covering
Springer and Josselyn. The tall mans
weapon took care of Wieking. The
strange man slipped out by the side
door. 1t is suspected he might have
been a confederate. The short robber
nervously fumbled the register key in
his hurry to open the till. AS soon as
the drawer responded he grabbed
handfuls of coin and showed the money
into his coat pocket. In his eagerness
he let a few dollars in dimes and
nickels drop on the floor. Then he
backed away and the two robbers left
the place by the same way they had
entered
Springer said he had a square
chance to see the short man and would
have no difficulty in identifying him.
Wieking declared that the taller ones
red mask slipped and exposed his face
so much that he could be recognized.
The robbers wore dark sack suits and
slouch hats.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
WORK OF CONSOLIDATING
RAILROAD OFFICES BEGINS

hlcnafu hOenler, Manager Oh the
Southern Pacific Lines in Oregon,
Reported to Have Resigned.
PORTLAND, Or July 1S.-The
work of consolidating the general Of
fees of the Southern Pacific Company
in this city with those Of the Oregon
Railroad and NSEiesfion Company was
commenced to1d III of the records
of the former company being trans
ferred from the old offices of the
Southern Pacific Company to Oregon
Railroad and Navigation headquarters
in the Worcester building.
1t is reported that Richard Koehler,
manager of the Southern Pacific lines,
has resigned and will leave for Eu-
rope shortly. General Manager Cal
vim denies that Koehler has resigned,
but admits that the representative of
the German stockholders in the
Southern Pacific is on the eve of a
lengthy visit to Germany.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Arrested on an Old Warrant

OAKLAND. July Is.-Edward
Foley, who was held to answer before
the Superior Court few days ago on
a charge Of grand larceny, was re-
arrested at the County Jail this af-
ternOon on an old warrant issued
February 2s. 1903. The warrant was
sworn TO by J. L. Howard Jr. and
charges Foley with burglary COM
mitted at the Howard warehouse a.
the foot Of Myrtle street. The crime
for which Foley was held to answer
was that Of holding UP two men at the
corner Of Third and Filbert streets
and taking a watch from one OF
Them
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Thrown From Grade

OAKLAND, July 13.-Deputv
Sheriff p. L. White and wife, who are
away on a camping trip. nearly met
with a serious accident yesterday
While trying 10 pass a heavy hay
wagon on q narrow grade their ve-
hiele was overturned and both were
thrown into the creek below. The
depth Of water saved them from Sc
rious injury. Doth were unharmed
except for their unexpected ducking.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
WILL NOT ATTEMPT
ANY CONSOLIDATION
Decide Not TO Join Fourth
Congregational.

OAKLAND, July 13.-The officers
Of the PlymOuth-avenue Congrega-
tionsl Church decided this evening not
TO consolidate with the Fourth Con-
gregational Church, which is located
at Thirty-sixth and Grove streets.
The consolidation of the two
churches was suggested shortly after
the resignation Of Charles w. Hoag.
the former pastor of the Plymouth
avenue Church, who is suspected Of
having elOped with Mrs. W. n. Bene-
dict.
Committees from the churches dis
cussed the matter last Monday even
ing, but could come TO no agreement
on consolidation, and it was voted at
q meeting Of the Plymouth-avenue
Church this evening that the report of
the committee be accepted and that
no consolidation be attempted at pres
ent.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
YOUNG GIRL ATTACKED
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
Screams of the Victim Attract a
Crowd and the Assailant
EGoanRS

COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 10
Twelve-year-old Rose Stocker was the
victim of an attack by young white
man on the outskirts of the city at
noon to-day. The girl fought and
screamed until her assailant became
frightened and fed. A large crowd
quickly gathered and went in pursuit,
but the man escaped. The police be-
Iieve, however, they know the man
and expect to capture him. The girls
condition is not serious.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Departments Make Post
Office Changes and Issue Army
and Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON, July 13. - Post
masters appointed California
Hoopa, Humboldt County, Brousse
Brizard. vice Alex Brizard. dead; Pine
land, Shasta County. Helen Hall, vice
Hiram c.. Works, resigned.
Army orders-Major James c. Bush.
relieved from duty with his battalion,
to take effect upon his arrival at San
Francisco, and he will proceed to Fort
Warren, Mass.
Navy orders-Chief Gunner E. G..
Evans is detached from the Buffalo to
the ordnance department at Mare
Island.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL
OF VICIOUS ASSAILANT

CLAYTON, Mo-, July 13.-A posse
of farmers, armed with rifles and re-
volvers, accompanied by two blood
hounds, is searching the woods in the
vicinity of Fenton, Mo-, for a young
man who is charged by Rosie Schleis-
ner, 16 years old, the daughter of a
prominent farmer. with having at
tackled her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Army Tender is Christened.

SEATTLE. July 13.-With appro-
pirate ceremonies the new United
States army tender Major Evan
Thomas was launched at Ballard
Tuesday. The vessel was ch-istened
by six-year-old Natalie Fisher, grand
daughter of Major Evan Thomas. who
was killed in battle with Modoc In
dians thirty-one years ago. and for
whom the eft was named.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Sue for Divorce.

OAKLAND, July 13.--Suit for di-
vorce was begun to-day by Christina
Lewis against W. A. Lewis on the
ground of desertion. Gertrude Swan
son has instituted divorce proceedings.
against Carl G. Swanson on the
grounds of desertion and failure to
provide.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
GROVER CLEVELAND
SLIGHTLY INDISPOSED
Former President Is Confined to His
Room at the Summer Home of
Joseph Jefferson.

BOSTON. July 1S.-Mrs. Grover
Cleveland arrived in this city tonight
from the summer home of the family
at Sandwich, n. H.
A dispatch to the Herald from Buz-
yards Bay says that Mr.. Cleveland has
been slightly indisposed for the past
three days and is now confined to
Grows Nest" the summer home of
Joseph Jefferson, in that town
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Crniser Chicago becomes F1agshin.

cruiser Chicago has been assigned to
duty as flagship Of the Pacific fleet in
place of the cruiser New York, which
is to be brought around to New York
for duty on the North Atlantic sta
tion-
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND. July 13.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Guy r..
Freeman. 26. Flint. Mich. and Grace
p. Edison. %, Oakland; William
waldeck, -. and Elizabeth Weber, s5,
both OF San Francisco,
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
oreanist Takes New Place.

OAKLAND, July 1S.-Miss Mabel
Hill, ,Nformerly organist of the First
Methodist Church. has been appoint
ed organist of the First Presbyterian
Church.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
AWFUL DEATH LIST
OF SLOCUM DISASTER

by Fire and Drowning Reaches
Nearly One Thousand.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The total dead
in the destruction of the excursion
steamer General Slocum on June Is is
given as 95s in the final report pre-
sented to Police Commissioner McAdoo
by the INSPECTORS in charge of the in
vestigatiod Only S57 of the dead were
identified, 81 were reported missing and
81 unidentified, while 1SO were injured
and only 235 out Of the nearly 14OO on
the steamer escaped uninjured. As
Stunning that the unidentified dead are
among the missing. all but one person
has been thus accounted for.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
Old Man Disappears

OAKLAND. July 13.-John K.
Burke, II years old and feeble
minded. is missing from his home.
4O11 Lusk street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14

Many first-class kitchen mechanic
is made over into a thirty-third class
actress.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA x
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1915 Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
214S Center Street.
Telephone North "a.
ALAMEDA.
1885 Park Street.
Telephone Alameda $50.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-01-14
New Quarantine Cattle Order

The following quarantine order
has been issued by the department
Of agriculture with regard to the
passage of cattle which have been
properly dipped;
Washington, Dec, %, 1903
1t is hereby ordered, That cat
tie originating in the district
quarantined on account of the ex-
istence of the disease known as
splenetis, southern orTexas, fever
of cattle, as defined by regula-
tions of this department, may, af-
ter having been properly dipped
in Beaumont crude petroleum, I'M
der the supervision of an inspect
or of this department, be shipped
without further restriction, ex-
cepting such as may be enforced