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The Washington times., 1904-12-05
Treasury Wants Payment.

This year. Congress having made
only a temporary provision from year 10
year, the latest expiring at the beginning
of the next dscal year, the Treasury De
partment apparently feels that it can
wait no longer. and therefore recon-
mends this large reduction. OF course,
the reduction is logical, if Congress Is
not TO make such an arrangement az the
Commissioners have recommended Yet
it cannot be made without either sus-
pending the extraordinary improvements
or Gripping the Districts services
Neither of these things can be done
without prejudice TO the Districts inter
ests. Therefore il is TO be expected that
Congress will meet the necessity now so
sharply presented and make the neces-
Sdry provision.
1T cannot be too often repeated that
il is not @ question OF our current eN-
pcndiJuTes. Our current revenues,
amounting for the next fiscal year. ex-
elusive Of the water department. TO
S5,463, ,325. are ample 10 meet our one
half Of the current expenditures as rec
commended by the Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1904-12-05

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The Washington times., 1904-12-05
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'Wash. Ry. * Elec. Co, pr. s5E
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The Washington times., 1904-12-05
GOVERNMENT BoNDa
RAILROAD BoNDA
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The Washington times., 1904-12-05
DISTRICT GIVEN JOLT
BY SECRETARY SHAW
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Congress providing for permanent ar
rangemeut whereby the Districts share
of the cost of the extraordinary inn
provements now I'm progress may be adj
vauced by the Government, so that the
current business Of the District may not
be crippled
Commissioner Macfarland explained
the situation today as follows:
This forcibly emphasizes the neces-
sity for adopting the Commissioners
recommendation that Congress separate
the extraordinary from the current ex-
penditures and provide for the Districts =
share of the former by a permanent ar
rangement which would give the Dis
trict time TO pay without drawing heay-
lily upon its current revenues and there
by cutting down its current expendl-
lures
For two years the Secretary of the
Treasury has allowed the Commission
ers estimates 10 go To Congress without
reduction upon the statement by the
Commissioners that they hoped to Sc
cure from Congress legislation for such
an arrangement.
The Washington times., 1904-12-05

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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
WANT WIESE'S
RESIGNATION
Alameda Trustees Demand
Retirement of the Head
of the Electric Plant
HE ASKS FURTHER TIME
Misunderstanding Result
i'm Decision of the City
Fathers to Make a Change

ALAMEDA, Oct. A-Demand has
been made by the City Trustees upon
Superintendent G. A. Wiese Of the Mu-
nicipal Electric Light and Power Plant
for his resignation He has requested
that he be allowed delay before act
ing, awaiting the return of City Trus-
tee DR.. H. M. Pond from st. Louis.
This has been granted and the change
in the superintendency will not be
made until the arrival home Of that
official.
Repeated Misunderstanding between
City Trustee William NJ Bowers, chair
man Of the electric light plant commit
tee, and Superintendent Wiese over
questions pertaining to the operation of
the works are the direct cause of the
demand for the latter's resignation. In
speaking Of the matter Mr.. Bowers
said:
We have demanded Wieses resignation and
a majority of the City Trustees have accepted
my belief that the present superintendent Is
not the man for the place He has asked
that he be permitted to talk with DR.. Pond
before he decides what to do. Dr. Pond is
now out of town and 1t is not probable that
we will take any action until he returns. He
agreed with me that Wieses removal is neces-
sary, and feel that 1 have carried my point
that we must have a superintendent at the
head of our municipal light plant who will
do what he is told.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Seeks Part of Estate.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.-The trial of
the will contest instituted by Mary
Lloyd Nix, who seeks one-fifth of the
estate Of Charles Lloyd, was set for
December IL to-day by Judge Ellis
worth Mrs. Nix claims to be a daugh-
ter by common law marriage of
Charles Lloyd and her mother, Mary
Nix, who was a Miss Scan when she
met the dead capitalist in England,
years ago.
Lloyd was shot and wounded by his
nephew, William Boxall, in San Ber-
nardino, eighteen months ago. He died
in Japan a year later, leaving the
bulk of his estate, worth a half~mil-
lion, to his widow and son, Charles
Lloyd.
Mary Lloyd Nix says that her al
legged father, Charles Lloyd. promised
her one-ffth of his estate If she and
her mother would come to America
and live as he directed in California.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
CITIZENS COMMITTEE WILL
POSTPONE BOND ACTION
Defeat of Scheme for improvement of
Oakland Affects Similar Pro-
ject for Berkeley.

BERKELEY, Oct. 4-''What prompt
ed the Citizens Bond Committee to
recommend postponement of the
much-talked-of bond election last
night?" is a question that was fire.
quently heard on the streets to-day.
The decision was so unexpected that
few people, unless they had devoted
particular attention to the problem,
were unable to answer.
The principal reason for the COM
mittee's action is thought to have
been the lesson taught by the recent
disastrous attempt to float bonds in
Oakland. That the defeat of the bonds
in Oakland has left a deep feeling of
distrust everywhere there can be no
gainsaying. 1t was the general opin-
ion last night that the moral effect is
so great. that 1T would be mourning a
great risk to submit bonding PROPOSE
ton in Berkeley at this time, although
there never has been any question but
the town needs the improvements
suggested.
Professor Carl c. Plehn. chairman
of the meeting, DIR. P. F. c. Biehl
Alan G. Clarke, DR.. w. A e. Knowles
and Victor Robertson of the commit
tee were all of the opinion that to hold
a bond election so soon after the ex-
perience of Oakland with bonds would
not be based on sound Judgment. A
bond election would cost $500, sum
the town can i'll afford to lose in the
present state of it's finances.
''It would be taking a great risk, !"
said Professor Plehn. Il do not be-
lieve the people are ready to vote
bonds right after the Oakland de-
cision.'
Before deciding on its recommenda-
ton last night the committee had dis
cussed one or two of the items pro-
posed for the bond issue and decided
to eliminate those calling for $165, 900
for sewers and $4,000 for city hall
on the ground that they could be built
at some future time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
MIDNIGHT FLAMES
THREATEN TWO LIVES
Michael Moran Escapes With Hair on
Eire-Sick Woman Carried
From Blazing Home.
Oakland. o.. 4.-Awakened

OAKLAND, oct. 4.-Awakened by
q violent pain in his head, Michael
Moran. who resides on Oakland av-
enue in Elmhurst, opened his eyes
about I o'clock this morning, to find
himself surrounded by smoke and
flames. He leaped from the bed with
his hair on fire.
Moran smothered the flames on his
head and rushed from the house,
which in a few moments was burning
briskly. The dwelling was totally
destroyed, causing a loss of $1,000. No
insurance.
The fire was caused by the explosion
OF a lamp by which Moran had been
reading in bed. He fell asleep with
out eXtinguishing it.
Mrs. S. I. Mello, residing in San
Ieandro. had a narrow escape from
death in fire which destroyed her
home at II O'Clock last night. She
was carried from the house only a
few moments before the roof fell in.
Mrs. Mello was sick in bed at the time
and was unable to escape unaided. The
house was completely destroyed, the
loss being about $4,000. No insurance
The fire was caused by a defective
f7ue
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
DEATHS HAND
CHECKS RULING
Suicide of Litigant Acts
as Bar to Rendering of
a Decision Against Him
Oakland ONCE San Francisco CALL

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Oct. 4.
A decision in a suit against william
Branin, a case the outcome of which
had been anticipated by Branin with
such disappointment that he commit
ted suicide yesterday morning, was to
have been handed down by Judge Ellis
worth to-day. The court continued the
matter for week, however, the death
of Branin so changing the circum-
stances of the case that the decision,
already prepared and ready for deliv-
ering, will need to be changed.
The matter will now be put in the
hands Of the administrator Of Branins 8
estate when that official Is appointed,
with the other claims and property be-
longing to Branin.
Branin had sought to have his claim
for $500, loaned to Captain William
Roberts, who went into insolvency,
made a preferred claim. The court in
timated some time ago that this plea
of Branin's would be denied. His fall
ure to secure such preference is be-
lieved to have created the dependency
which eliminated in the suicide yester-
day, when he cut his throat with a
razor.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05

letic and social club. General Manager
w. f. Kelly is the originator of the
idea, and he has offered on behalf Of
the corporation to fit up all the spare
space in the general Office building, at
San Pablo avenue and Twentieth street,
as an athletic club for the benefit of
the carmen and other employees of the
company.
1t is proposed to utilize the entire
second story of the building Tor the
various departments of the club, in
cluding billiard, pool and card rooms,
reading-room, lunchroom and gym
nasium. In the long annex of the
building, where the cable machinery of
the old power station formerly stood,
bowling alley and a shooting gallery
will be installed, and a part of the
space now occupied by the line repair
department and stable will be divided
off for bath and wash room. Adjoin-
ing this will be one of the locker rooms,
and another will be built on the second
floor adjoining the gymnasium.
Plans for the construction are well
under way. The company hopes to have
the clubrooms ready by the last of De-
cember The work of fitting up the
rooms will be done at the expense of
the company, and the use of the build
Ing will not only be given to the mem
tion will buy the furniture and ap-
paratus and install and maintain the
lights The only expense to the mem
bers will be the salaries of a janitor,
porter and other servants.
The carmen and other employees have
received the proposition enthusiastical-
ly, and committees have been appoint
ed to draft bylaws and to formulate
plans for the organization of the club
These committees met last night and
discussed plan of organization. The
committee on organization voted to be-
gin work at once on all the different
lines Of the company in order to per-
feet the organization as soon as possi-
bic. 1t was suggested that the initia-
tion fee be fixed at 81 and the dues at
80 cents a month. The committees will
meet next Monday evening. The mem
bers are:
Law. w. Thompson, J. E. Karney,
J. w. Graves, T. Summers, G.. Will
liams, B. D. Ketcham and D. II. Rand.
Organization-Lee r. Latham, Man
uel A. Silva, c. A. Silva, F. H. Stiles,
N. T. McNally, John O'Day and W. E.
Whitaker.
c. E. Parsons is acting as secretary
of both committees
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
HOLD STATE GRANGE
Thirty-Second Annual Session Begins
in OaIkland-PaSt Year Shows
Gain i'm Membership.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.-The thirty-sec-
ond session Of the State Grange, Pat
rons of Husbandry, was convened to-
day at Odd Fellows Hall, Eleventh
and Franklin streets. several hundred
delegates from all sections of Cali
fCrnia being in attendance. During
the morning session the secret work
Of the fifth degree was exemplif1ed. c..
II. Raap, State master, presided.
Committees were named as follows:
On credentials, Fred Schelmyer, w. H.
Skinner, J. F. Patterson, Mrs. D. w.
Gilbert Mrs. J.. F.-Spaulding; order
of business, S. S. Gladey, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. V. Griffith. Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Will
liams. President Raap reported that
a net increase of 24O members had
been made during the year. Prizes
were awarded as follows in a contest
for membership: First, Mountain
View Grange, Santa Clara County $50;
second, Sunnyvale Grange, Santa
Clara County, SIS; third, Geyserville
Grange, Sonoma County, $40.
An open session was held this even
ing, at which addresses were delivered
by Professor e. ]. Wickson on "Ex-
perimental Station Work." Professor
Clark on Correspondence School
Work" Professor Steubenrich on Co
operative Experimental Work Ses-
sions will continue until Friday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
SNATCHED FROM
JAWS OF DEATH
Desperate Woman, Weary
of Life, Revived Through
Efforts of Hospital Folk
WOULD AVOID DISGRACE
Mrs. Graves, Involved in
Divorce Suits Threatens
to Attempt Suicide Again
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.


1016 Broadway, Oct. 4.
Despite her prayers and entreaties
to be allowed to die, Mrs. Sarah
Graves has been brought back from
the gates of death, through the efforts
OF physicians and nurses, in attend
ance upon her at the Receiving Hos
pital. She was pronounced out Of
danger to-day by DR.. Emerson, though
she is not yet perfectly rational. Mrs.
Graves declares that she viii attempt
suicide again as soon as she is re-
leased.
The gas inhaled by the desperate
woman last Monday afternoon in her
home, 1116 East Thirteenth street
but the prompt and effective measures
adopted by the authorities saved her.
This morning she gave the first signs
that she realized her condition.
Why didn't you let me die?" she
cried, and then came wailings and
calls for pity from those whom she
fancied were prosecuting her.
Mrs. Graves had been made desper-
ate, apparently by the coupling of her
name in two divorce actions, in both
unbecoming a wife. Her husband,
Frederick Graves, sued her for divorce
ten days ago, alleging infidelity, and
she was named as correspondent in
Mrs. w. H. Smiths suit for divorce, a
month ago. Graves has not visited
his wife since her attempt at suicide,
nor communicated with the hospital,
where she lay for hours in a precari-
Gus condition.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Cup Is Presented to Union.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.-The Jonas cup,
offered to the union making the best
appearance in the Labor day parade,
which was won by the Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers Union, was presented to
the winners Saturday evening. Thu
presentation was made at Golden West
Hall at Thirty-fourth and Peralta
streets. After the presentation, which
was made by M. j. Keller and Charles
w. Petrey, a banquet was held, at
which addresses were made by
Charles w. Petrey, president of the
Central Labor Council; M. ]. Keller.
Daniel Sullivan, R. S. Smith, president
of the victorious union; Henry Loge,
John Martin, A. c. c. Kruger and r..
Moore.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Miss Nina McVean Becomes
a Heroine and ReScues
Her Relatives in Danger
BEARS BABES TO SAFETY
She Retains Her Presence
of Mind When Flames
Threaten Family Home
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
2l4S Center Street. Oct. 4.

2l4S Center Street, Oct. T.
Rising 10 the emergency in a moment
Of danger Miss Nina McVean turned
heroine last night and saved her par
ents and two children from a dwelling
that was being rapidly burned. Not a
bit frightened by the fire that cracked
overhead. Miss McVean hustled her
stepfather and mother, 3Ir. and Mrs. H.
d. Frye, out Of a sound sleep and then
grabbing their little children, Louis and
Grace Frye, from their cribs hurried
with them through the smoke to the
street and TO safety. A moment lost
might have cost the lives Of the en-
tire family.
The Frye residence was at Webster
street and Benvenue avenue, in such
an isola ed part Of town that there
were 3ne 10 warn the family of their
danger. II was not until after the fire
had eaten away a portion Of the
kitchen that Miss McVean was awak-
ened, the hour being 3 o'clock The
noise Of the cracking wood and the
stiaing smoke drove sleep away at the
critical moment and then the heroic
qualities in the girl developed. After
rescuing the family Miss McVean hur-
ried TO a telephone and called for the
Fire Department.
By the time the fremen arrived the
Frye house and the one next door, be-
longing to Robert and John Davis,
We're a mass of flames and too far gone
TO be saved with the limited apparatus
at hand The buildings burned TO the
ground because there was little hose
and less water, emphasizing the need
for fire q fil'hting equipment in Berkeley.
The total loss was sS000
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
NEPHEW SUES
AGED RELATIVE
Edward R. Mcdonnell Says
His Uncle Wants to Sell
Ranch He Decided Away
DOCUMENT MUTILATED
Powell A. Mcdonnell Wants
to Ignore Paper Drawn
When in Fear of Death
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

oakland OInce san FRANCISCO Call,
1915 Broadway, Oct. 4.
Suit was commenced to-day by Ed
ward r. Mcdonnell OF Alameda
against his aged uncle, Powell A. Nc
Donnell. to quiet title to a ranch of
twenty-five acres situated on Bay
Farm Island, which the younger man
claims as his by virtue of a gift deed
made out to him by his relative year
ago when the latter thought that he
was about to die. E. r. Mcdonnell
is in possession Of the document and
wants the land P. A. Mcdonnell is
enjoying restored health and desires
to dispose of the realty for $4,000.
When the elder Mcdonnell, who is
76 years of age and who has lived on
Bay Farm Island for fifty years, was
stricken with what he feared would
be fatal illness, Attorney M. w. Simp-
son was summoned and at the request
of the patient drew up the deed. Some
months after this the old gentleman
recovered from his sickness and, it is
said, became displeased at his nephew
and decided to transfer the ranch to
another nephew, James Mcdonnell, a
member Of the local Police Depart
ment
The pioneer farmer visited an attor-
ney and during the conference the
name "P. A Mcdonnell" affixed to
the original gift deed. was torn off
with the exception OF the first initial
letter. This mutilated instrument is
the one in possession of E. r. Nc
DonneH, who believes that the paper
entities him to the ranch and has,
through his attorney, r. B. Tappan,
asked the Superior Court to decide
the matter.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
JUSTICE GEARY TOYS
WITH THE FRENCH
Sends Half Score of Gallo Seamen to
jail in a Sentence of Best
Partisan.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.-"Quatre dol
lars ou deux jours," solemnly declared
lie Juge William ]. Geary in the Po-
lice Court this morning as a bunch Of
ten seamen from the French bark
Jeurveur were led before the bar for
sentence.
Each of the stranded mariners
struggled with his native tongue try
ing to convince his Honor that the ex-
tent of adj offending had been to fill
themselves to the brim with West
Oakland liquids. Policeman Con
Keefe, who isn't French, explained
that the straying sailors had over
flowed with exuberance and he was
compelled to send the lot to the City
Prison.
Judge Geary pronounced sentence
and Bailiff Ignatius Donnelly Tobin
caught the spirit of the occasion, yell
ing stentoriously, allies, alles,'' as he
directed his wards back to Jail for
two days.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Dr. ]. F. Mehr1mann Dead.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.-Dr. ]. F. Mehr-
mann, the father of DR.. H. B. Mehr-
mann, Coroner Of Alameda County
died very suddenly this evening at his
residence, $50 Isabella street, aged so
years. Death was caused by valyulah
disease of the heart. The doctor had
just returned from trip to Livermore
and was taken sick this evening and
died in a few hours. The deceased
was a pioneer physician of Oakland
and leaves wife and two sons, DR.. H.
B. Mehrmann of this city and Freder-
ick Mehrmann of Livermore.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Plumber Steps on live Mire.

TULARE, Oct. &C. A. Drummer. a
plumber, was almost electrocuted
while working on the roof of the Ham
building late this afternoon. He
stepped across some telephone wires
or the Tulare Telephone Company,
which had become crossed with a
power line carrying 2200 volts The
shock threw Drummer among the
wires and he was frightfully burned
across the back and legs. His helper,
a. Place, in pulling him off the wires
was burned about the hands and also
rendered unconscious. Drummer has
not regained consciousness and IL is
not known whether he will live or not.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
PRESIDENT WHEELER HOME
AFTER AN EASTERN VISIT
Head of University Of California Much
Pleased With Worlds Fair
at ST. IlOniS.

BERKELEY, Oct. 4.-President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler returned to the
University of California to-day after
an absence of three weeks in the East,
during which he visited the Worlds
Fair, the University of Illinois and
President Roosevelt at Washington
and New York. Regarding his recep-
ton by the President and the political
situation in the East President Wheel
er refused to talk on the ground that
he could not do so without committing
a breach of propriety.
MY trip was of little significance
altogether" said President Wheeler.
"The fair is a wonderful exhibit of
the worlds resources. l was particu-
larly struck with the showing Of Ger
many, whose representatives have Sc
lected with great care and skill fine
exhibition
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Conference to Meet in Oakland.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.-The annual
meeting Of the confereree of the M
E. Church South, which has been held
in this city for the last eight years,
will again convene at the Ashbury
Methodist Church, corner of Fifteenth
and Clay streets, on October IL. 1t
was expected that the conference
would meet at Sacramento this year,
but the plan was abandoned Bishop
Morrison of New Orleans will preside
at the conference
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Cable Nears completion.

WASHINGTON, Oct. General
Greedy has received a dispatch from
Major General Edgar Russell of the
Signal Corps, announcing that the
Burnside, which has been engaged in
laying cable from Valdes, Alaska,
buOyed the Eastern cable end at the
mouth Of Sitka harbOr on Monday aft
ernOon. 1t will require several days to
make the shore connections in the mar
row passage Of Sitka harbOr.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Burglar Alarm Proves EGect,ve

James Fitzpatrick was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Patrolman
Rourke and his name entered on the
detinue book at the city prison. Fitz-
patrick is alleged to have entered the
residence Of Mrs. II. L. Albert. 1858
Waller street, and rified the telephone
box Of its contents. The ringing of a
burglar alarm on the box attracted the
attention Of Mrs. Albert. Fitzpatrick
left the house in a hurry, but was ap-
pretended by Lieutenant Kelly of En-
gine Company 30 as he came down the
stairs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05

chez, the young people by Mr.. Tfbbitts, the
Junior League by Miss Davis and the Ladies'
Aid Society by Mrs. E. E. Newton. Express
sions of welcome came also from the Rev.
John Coyle, presiding elder of the district; the
Rev. j. G.. Wooten, pastor Of the Methodist
Church South, and the Rev Mrs. Naylor of
the Friends Church. In addition to the well
coming addresses there were musical numbers
by Miss Morrish. Mrs. w. H Waste, Mrs. FL
lis. Mr.. Roy. Harry Gregg and Miss Bessie
Gregg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
stockton Man Fatally Beaten.

STOCKTON, Oct. 4.-Manuel Ma
chado, a mixer employed on the Bios
som ranch, near Holt Station on the
Santa Fe, was so badly beaten with
some scantlings in the hands Of An
tonic Martis and j. ZedOria that he
will probably die. His skull is frac-
tured and his body is covered with
bruises. The men who beat him
charged him with having secured their
discharge from the ranch
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-05
Hay Ends the Gurney Case.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-One Of tho
first results of the return of Secretary
Hay to Washingtonswas the closing up
of the incident growing out of the ar
rest Of Secretary Gurney of the British
Embassy at Lee, Mass. The Secretary
concluded that entirely too much i'm
portance had been given the matter.