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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
MULATTO KILLS
CLUB WATCHMAN
Former Employe at Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania Con-
fesses to Murder of Servant
ALLEGES SELF-DEFENSE
Prisoner Says He Was At
tackled by Victim, Who Be
lieved Him to Be a Burglar

PHILADELPHIA April Il - Ihe
mystery surrounding the murder OF
John Thomas, the aged night watch
man at the Houston Club OF the M
versity Of Pennsylvania, last evening
was cleared up to-day by the arrest
and confession Of Lawrence Gapsoh'
alias John Oakley, who was for num-
ber Of years employed as utility man
at Houston Hall
Gibson is a West India negro ano
saws he is a native Of Jamaica He was
arrested at his home early In the DAY
and denied all knowledge Of the crime
until late in the afternoon when ne
broke down and confessed to the muir
DER
Self-defense is his plea The watch
man. Gibson says. evidently mistook
him for a thief and attacked him. IN
the struggle he unintentionally killed
The old man. The police do not be-
lieve The story
SUPERINTENDENT OF Police Quirk is OF
the opinion that revenge for being
dismissed from Houston Hall was the
motive for the murder, although he
has not entirely discarded the theory
Of robbery.
Gibson. whose complexion is so light
that he easily passes as white man,
misrepresented himself as a student
at the university and married young
white woman three weeks ago. When
the deception was discovered he was
discharged from Houston Hall How
he expected TO get revenge and his
reason for attacking the watchman the
police decline 70 say.
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RIVERS PROMISE
A JUNE FLOOD
Weather Bureau in Port
land Issues a Warning to
the Commission District
spec.al ptspateh to The can.

PORTLAND, Or, April IL. = Warm
ings of the extreme probability of a
twenty -six-foot flood in the first
week of June have been given out by
Forecast Official Beals of the Weather
Bureau.
Reports from the headwaters of the
Columbia and the Snake are that snow
is packed in the gorges in unusual
quantities, and that the weather is not
warm enough to melt it. If the snow
does not melt soon. it will remain until
the hot weather of the latter part of
May brings it out in a flood. A twenty
six-foot raise of the Willamette will
flood the commission district.
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SELMA WILL BE DRY.

SELMA. April 11.-After a vigorous
campaign all of the temperance can
didates were elected at the municipal
election here to-day by an average ma
jority of thirty votes out of 31S. This
was the largest vote ever cast in
Selma. The church bells were rung
and the preachers paraded the streets,
singing.
BAKERSFIELD, April ia muni-
cipal election was held to-day in Kern.
All the former officers were elected and
only in two cases were there any op-
position candidates. No party noni-
nations were made. Tomorrow there
viii be an election TO determine the
matter of bonding the town for s1O.-
600 for a fire department, the town
having hitherto had no protection ex-
cept that furnished by the Bakers
/ field organization.
MODESTO, April 1.-THE municipal
election here to-day was a hot contest
The opposing factions were the I'm
prOvement Club and the Independent
ticket The contest centered in the
fight for City Marshal. the Improve
ment candidate defeating r. D. Young,
Independent. The Improvement can
didate, J. S. Moore. got a majority of
25. The candidates for Trustees on
the Independent ticket got large ma
jorities.
MERGED, April 1.-THE city election
to-day resulted as follows: Trustees.
w. II. Turner and c. M. French; Mar
shal, c. A. II. Warfield; Clerk. w. H.
Wegner: Treasurer, ]. B. Hart.
REDDING, April lin the munich
pal election to-day George Groves and
o. Gruttner were elected Trustees. w.
@. Dozier Clerk, /. ID. Poole Marshal,
r. G. Dunn. Treasurer. The last three
were reelected. There were no political
lines drawn.
WILLOWS, April H.-At to-day's
election the following officers were
elected: Marshal, Thomas Kinkade;
Clerk, George c. Johnson; Treasurer,
Ernest V. Eibe; Trustees, F. G. Craw-
ford. 2. T. Cowart and o. Schnurbusch.
WARM TIME AT WINTERS.
WINTERS, April 1L-Winters had a
hotly contested election to-day over
licensing saloons. The anti,saloon
forces had a lawyer here, and success
fully challenged eighteen votes. The
saloon ffen had two lawyers to advise
them. but accomplished nothing The
result was so for and lib against Ii
cense. An anti-saloon Board Of Town
Trustees was also elected. There is a
strong probability Of the election being
contested.
ST. HELENA, April 11.-At the cleo
tion to-day the only contest was for
the office of Town Trustees, there be-
ing five candidates for two offices, the
vote being as follows: d. Fried, so;
Fl. Gutzwiller 35: F. J. Merriam, SO;
Harry Meyers, 12s; G. w. Schmidt,
1s1 w. A. Elgin, for Treasurer, Otto
Behrps. for Clerk. and NJ. pockery, for
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
Marin Railroad case Closing.

SAN RAFAEL, April 1.-THE case Of
James Tunsted against the North
Shore Railroad for $40, 900 damages will
be given to the jury tomorrow night
To-day was consumed in testimony for
the defense. Several witnesses in re-
buttal were heard. There are nine other
the wreck of the Dutton funeral train
returning from Point Reyes on June
21, 1903 Many of the passengers in
jured have been settled with outside
of court.
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Grand uarcenv ALLEGED.

J. c. Bride Of the Holly Automobile
Company secured a warrant from Po-
lice Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the
arrest OF Harry Mcdonald on A charge
OF grand larceny. Bride alleges that
on March 80 he was taking a ride in
his automobile and stopped at the
Parkside Resort TO slake his thirst
When he came out his machine had
disappeared. He hunted around for
an hour or two and says he found Nc
Donald with the machine, which had
been damaged TO the extent of 500.
Mcdonald is said TO be a son Of p. A.
Mcdonald. coal merchant.
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Attorney Arraigned at bakersfield.

BAKERSFIELD. April 11.-John
d. Alderman, the Yellow Aster Mining
Companys attorney in San Francisco,
was arraigned to-day in the Superior
Court and pleaded not guilty to the
charge of importing non-union men
into the Randsburg district by means
of false representations during the
strike in the Yellow Aster. The case
was set for trial on the 18th of June.
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Declares He Is Not GuiItr.

PORTLAND, Or, April 11.-Henry
Meldrum, formerly United States Sur
veyor in this State, was arraigned to-
day on an Indictment returned by the
United States Grand Jury for COM
plicity in the land frauds in this State
and pleaded not guilty. Meldrum was
indicted on twenty-one counts.
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Not Second-CIass Mail.

WASHINGTON April 1.-THE
United States Supreme Court to-day
decided that books published period
ically are not entitled to transporta-
ton through the mail as second-class
Imatter,
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12

From one factory in the United
States goes each day, to every part of
the globe. electrical machinery to pro-
duce more than 5000 horsepower. max
ing this daily addition to the working
power of the world.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
PoSTOFFICE EMBROGLIO.

At the conclusion of Simmons speech.
Lodge urged his point of order against
the Culberson amendment and German
insisted that, under a liberal construc-
ton of the rules, the chair or the SEN
ate could hold anything in order. The
point of order was sustained, but Cor
man persisted and made various modi-
fications of the proposition in order to
bring it within the rule, and finally
eliminated all provisions for appro-
priations.
The amendment in it's present
shape said Aldrich, shows the folly
of attempting such legislation as this
on an appropriation bill. Mr.. German
has emasculated it so that it is of no
effect whatever. If we are TO have an
investigation, let it be live one
Then let us have one" suggested
German. without rising, and Aldrich
continued:
Give US an explicit charge and we
will take it up, though not on an ap-
preparation BILL
Culberson said that If explicit charges
were necessary, they could be found in
the case of Montague indicators and
in that of John w. Petit. In the for
mer case there was, he said, accord
ing to the Bristow report, a mystery
as to whether former First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath had received
$4,000 shares of the stock of that con-
Germ. In the case of Petit, that indi-
vidual. it had been developed, had been
on the payroll of the Baltimore Post
office for four years without doing any
work, and it never had been shown
whether he had been appointed to this
work by Heath or by Beavers.
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A man turns $4,000 spadefuls of
earth in digging an acre and moves in
all a weight of $50 tons.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12

NEW YORK, April 11.-Dr. William T.
Bull, professor of surgery at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia Univer-
sity. has resigned, the resignation to take
eject June 30, next.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12

SAN MATEO, April 1.-THE Civic
nicipal election held to-day in electing
a ticket pledged. to street and sidewalk
improvements, and while it was not the
ticket nominated by the Civic Club,
every candidate for Trustee pledged
himself in favor Of such improvements.
It means that San Mateo will have ex-
cellently paved streets and many other
beautifying features. The Civic Club
and many other forces have been at
work on the Improvement proposition
for more than a year and all citizens
are congratulating themselves that the
ticket elected is for progress. Follow
ing is the vote.
For City Trustees-J. II. Hatch 2e2,
w. H. Brown PAT, George A. Kertell 2S4,
a B. Ford 20S, William Casey 1s9, L. 3.
Doe I35, ]. ]. O'Brien ia. The first
three are elected. The two candidates
for City Clerk received the following
vote: r. H Jury Qncumbent) 2S3, l..
f. Mcclellan 137. There was no opposi-
ton for Treasurer and Marshal II. w.
Hagen, for Treasurer, was reelected
with 362 votes; NJ. F. Boland, for Mar
shal, had S5L The best of feeling pre-
walls over the result.
REDWOOD CITY, April 11.-Voting
at the municipal election was not very
spirited to-day, less than 400 ballots
being cast. Three members of the
Board of City Trustees were to be
elected and there were five candidates.
For the office OF Marshal there were
three candidates. The following We're
elected: Trustees-H. w. Walker.
Charles Luscher and P. J. Foley; Clerk,
ID. r. Stafford; Treasurer. F. K. Towne;
Marshal, John Christ.
LIVELY AT LOS GATOs.
LOS GATOS, April 11.-There was a
lively election here to-day. T. E. Johns
and William Sporleder were elected
Trustees: K. II. Erickson, Town Clerk
and Assessor; f. z. Springer, Marshal
and Tax Collector, and F. F. Watkins
was chosen Treasurer without opposi-
tiOn.
SAUSALITO, April 1.-THE munich
pal election held here to-day was very
quiet but the total number of votes
polled was much larger than on sew
eral previous occasions. There was no
facuonal controversy this time, but an
election of the best citizens for the re-
spective positions. Three Trustees
were elected and other municipal Of
fees were filled. The total vote cast
was 569. OF that number the follow
ing is a summary: For Trustees-L. c.
Pistolesi. 469: w. ]. Martin, AS; D. T.
Hughes, AS; ]. Bello Nunes, 129; H.
]. Crumpton, 1O1. The three highest
will serve as the Trustees. For Treas
urer @. B. Silva received 353 votes and
George Ryan 1S7. F. D. Linsley was
elected City Clerk, receiving 44S votes;
J. Harmon, City Marshal, 3S9 votes.
SANTA CRUZ. April II. - The
municipal election was held to-day
and the Union Labor ticket was de-
feated. The present administration
was reelected. The total vote was
1179, being $50 more than two years
ago. The ticket elected consists of D.
c. Clark. Mayor; F. r. WALTZ, H.
Wiley, r. X. Roberts and J. B. Maher.
COuncilmen; J. T. Wright, City Clerk
F. w. Lucas, City Treasurer, did not
have opposition.
HOLLISTER, April 11-At the
town election held here to-day I.
Archibald was elected Marshal; j. H.
Shaw, Clerk; c. H Wagner, Treasurer,
and II. Pond, L. Z. Bolton and Z. j.
Sparkling, Trustees.
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POSTAL INQUIRY
SENATE'S THEME
German of Maryland Persists
in His Demand for a Con-
gressional Investigation
NO PROGRESS is MADE
CulbersOn Amendment Still
Pending When the Upper
House Adjourns for Day

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Gull
berson amendment to the postoffice ap-
preparation bill. providing for a COM
mission to investigate the Postoffice
Department, was before the Senate all
of to-day and, after being ruled out
of order in modified form, was pend
ing when the Senate adjourned.
German made an earnest plea for
an investigation, saying the Postoffice
Department had cast reflections upon
members of Congress and that a thor
ough examination should be had. AL
drich answered that the amendment as
finally modified meant nothing; that
if an investigation was to be had it
should be "a live one" He said that
If any specific charges were brought
in they should be looked into by Con-
gress, but that the demand should not
be made part of a general appro-
priation bill.
Discussing newspaper statements that
the Republican leaders already had Sc
lected their candidate for President and
the platform on which they would
stand, Teller criticized the programme
as one to which the masses had not
the opportunity to contribute. He read
statement to the effect that reci
procity would be a part of the pro-
gramme, and asked Aldrich what he
thought of the programme.
Il believe as you do" said Aldrich,
that matters should be left to the
convention"
REPLIES TO SPOONER.
Simmons answered the recent speech
of Spooner, who defended Postmaster
General Payne from what he treated
as an attack by Simmons In previous
remarks. Simmons declared to-day
that his remarks in relation to the
reluctance of the Post0ffice Department
to undertake an investigation referred
to hesitancy on the part of former
Postmaster General Smith and not to
the present Postmaster General. He
reiterated, however, his belief that the
investigation had been delayed, and
also that the present Postmaster Gen
eral had not treated fairly the offer of
S. w. Tulloch to give testimony in re-
gard TO conditions in the department.
This act of encoura cement, said Sim
mons, was calculated to deter the work
of unearthing the scandals in the de-
partment.
Simmons said he had been charged
with advocating the selection of a neu-
trail man for President He (Simmons)
had demanded a calm, well poised dis
position and mind and judicial and
conservative temperament, and asked
whether that would be regarded a neu-
trail man. Turning to the Republican
side, he said he supposed the candidate
wanted was one who would overturn
| affairs of the twentieth century, make
new laws when the present ones did
not suit and treaties with foreign
countries without the advice or con-
sent of the Senate. He said the coun-
try has witnessed the spectacle of a
President holding forth on the one
| hand as a trust-buster and on the other
as a safe man for business interests.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12

sCoTT's EMULSION.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-26
New Way Discovered to Offset
Foul Strike and Spit
Ball.
SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS
Proposed to Make Changes at the Home
Plate No Unreasonable Handicap
On the Pitcher

OF all the suggestions which have
been made with view to increasing
the amount Of batting In baseball with
out putting unreasonable handicaps on
the pitcher the one propounded by
Sporting News, making the suggestion
Of raising the lover limit OF strike
from the knees to the hip has provoked
the most discussion, says an exchange.
The complete argument in which the
reform is proposed tx reproduced, by
request OF many readers.
Legislation against the pitcher Is the
only method by which the universal de-
mand for more batting can be met A
300 batsman Is rarity and each sea-
son the numbeg Is less. The spit bali
makes the pitchers who excel IN this
style OF delivery practically unhittable
It's advent has put a stop to free
hitting, and players who for years have
had the reputation OF being natural
batsmen, face the pitcher without cour-
age or confidence. The standard Of eX-
cellence M batting. fixed AT 300 since
the beginning OF professional baseball
has declined until a record Of $50 Ia
considered creditable The opponents
of the foul-strlke rule have fixed the
responsibility for the falling off In bat
ting upon that Innovation bGt players
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HOW JEFF WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP.


TO the floor. all fear Of Fitz left me and
| felt as big as mountain. ] was con-
fdent. yet cautious. and even when he
came back before the count OF 10, sur
prised as ! was, | kept away and walt
ed my chance he couldn't believe that
dropped him. and kept looking at me
In a queer way. ! knew the power In
my LETT and could tell by his eXpros-
sion after that knockdown that he
thought Il was pretty good himself.
IL banged that fellow harder than
any one | ever fought. and IL was Won
derful 10 me the way he came back I'll
never forget the gameness he showed,
Not until the eleventh round when [
put him down for good did he keep
away He was dead TO the world then
and was so surprised az my showing
that Il was fully II minutes before he
LETT the ring, and then he was In tears
II guess the rest OF the sporting
world was surprised. too but / wasn't
/ was willing to stand all kinds OF wal.
lops for few rounds. | knew that I
could and J was just as sure that ia
land mine IN few rounds later. ! did
and won the title there, Every battle
/ have been in since | have felt certain
OF victory before the gong rang. I
never feel too sure though You viii
always find me IN great shape Tor
fight When I'm too old TO train then
I'm retire. There's no use OF man get
ting In the ring in poor shape have
always maintained that n a fellow is
too lazy to train he Is too lazy TO fight
and Just watch the boys who shlrk
work IN their training. No good man
can stay on TOP unless he Is In perfect
trim the night he fights"
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Don't you know that confidence Is
as much to a man in a fight as condi-
ton or coolness?" said Jim Jcfiries ono
night in Harry Corbetts cafe in Frisco
as he sat around with a bunch Of
sports
You know fellow who feels that he
has IL on the other fellow and contin-
ues to think so even though he does get
battered bit, is winning out in The
long run. lie doesn't feel that he is
losing. and knows that the time viii
come when his superiority win tell on
the other fellow.
"The time / was matched TO fight
Fitz IN New York for the championship
of the world, / was sure that ] could
lick him. yet they offered as much as
40 1 AGAINST me- 1 felt that 4 could
lick Fltz yet had great deal OF re-
spect for HIM The night / saw him
in the ring he seemed to be surround
ed by arms. I thought ] could see his
awful hook. the deadly right the ter
rlble sh II and an the punches he was
famed for. ] knew he had them, but
thought II / could get my LETT on his
body once or twice that he'd forge; a
lot Of things,
when we started, an / wanted to
do was 10 keep away from his right His
LETT might be bad. but / was certain
that II he landed his ] would land
mine and the latter would do the most
damage. lie landed and / landed. |
landed again and again on his body In
the second round, when 1 dropped him
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favorite Of the betters His long and
brilliant career IN the ring. coupled
with the feeling that many OF the wise
ones have about class, win make him
favorite on at least u l-to-lO price,
The sellers OF pools viii attempt to
start the wagering at to 10, but Il
can't stay at that figure long, and may
60 as low as 6 or even below II,
Those who do their figuring on form
and who seldom take the short end OF
the betting will choose Corbett be-
cause Of his record. Ask any Of them
why he likes the Denver lad and he
win say: "COrbett's got too much class
for this fellow
TOO much class'-thots the Cor
belt argument.
Nelson men, say: "Oh, ! have a
hunch he will bring home the money
again. lie hasn't failed yet, has he p,
Then they show you In the dope
where Nelson knocked Que Eddie Han
lon IN the 18th round, which was
the round Eddie went down before Cor
bett. Nelson also knocked out Martin
Canole, who stayed IS rounds With
Britt. who got decision over Corbett,
Fact is, there is plenty Of dope for
everybody