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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-09

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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
PERSONAL.

w. T. Wilson, hotel man Of Balti-
more, Is at the St. Francis.
D. w. Kirkland, a druggist Of Los
Angeles, is at the st. Francis.
Trasker L. Oddie, the well-known
mining man of Tonopah. is at the Pal
ace.
A. E. Zollekofer, coffee grower Of
Guatemala, and his family are at the
Palace.
Hervey Lindley, president of the
klamath River Railroad Company, is
registered at the Palace.
S. G. Murphy, president of the First
National Bank, has just returned from
a visit to Lower California and is reg
istered at the st. Francis.
Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, and his secretary, George Gard
ner, returned yesterday from the East,
where they have been attending a
meeting of the Transcontinental Pas
senger Association.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
SIX.YEAR-OLD
EAGER TO DIE
Tries Suicide Twice in One
Week in the Hope of join
inc His Departed Father
BOTH ATTEMPTS FOILED
Omaha YOungster First En-
deayOrS to Cut His Throat,
Then to Beat His Temples
Special Dispatch to The CAN.

OMAHA, Nov. 23.-Twice within the
past week six-year-old Dewey Newhill
of Tilden, Nebraska, has made des-
perate attempt to commit suicide. He
declares his dead father is calling to
him. and he wants TO go to where his
father. is.
Last month the little fellow seized a
big butcherknife from the kitchen ia
bic and jammed 1t down his throat. He
was so nearly dead that it was feared
he would not recover. No sooner had
he regained sufficient strength than he
grabbed hammer and began pounding
on his temples. His face was badly
bruised.
The boys father, who was miner,
was killed some time ago in a mine dis
aster in Colorado.
When pleaded with by his mother the
lad declared his father was constantly
calling him. Quite distracted. his
mother said to him:
Dewey, l will put you in a hole in
the ground If you do not stop this"
That's where / want to go, mamma" :"
cried the youngster. That's where
papa is, and 1 want to go to him"
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
YOUNG STUDENTS RENDER
SUPERB MUSICAL TREAT
Girls of St. Vincent's Convent CeIe-
brate the Feast of st. Cecilia
With Melody

The young women of st. Vincent's
Convent rendered a superb musical
programme in the music-room of the
convent on Tuesday afternoon. The
event was the fourth annual musical
recital in honor of st. Cecilia and at
tracted a large audience. The room
was beautifully decorated for the Oc-
casion with a profusion of evergreens
and flowers.
The Rev. Father Cummins warmly
congratulated the sisters and their
pupils on their success in a brief but
well-worded address. The following
young ladies contributed to the pro-
gramme: Misses Ronayne, Coulter.
Kingston, Daughney, r. Quinn, N.
Shea, L. Garety, L. Hagerty, /. Nor
gan, G. Griffin, NJ. Sullivan, T. McNeill,
n. Dennis, B. O'Connor. M. Scullion, j.
Conway, A. Quinn, F. Sambertrant, L.
Miskel, T. Fitzgerald. E. Kennedy, L.
Ault, K. Lynch. K. Rosenblatt, d.
PIatt, t. Perkins, A. Schneider, v.
Pitcher, NJ McGilloway, N. Bailey, T.
Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
ANOTHER STORM VICTIM.

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Nov. %.
Another victim of the recent terrific
storms off the coast arrived here to-
day. The vessel is the schooner Mathew
Turner from Iloilo, October 27. The
vessel had good passage until reach
ing the coast off her destination, Grays
Harbor, when the storm nearly wrecked
her. tearing out her fore and main sails
and breaking the booms of both. Be
fore the wreckage could be shipped
clear the vessel was nearly driven
ashore. Heading northward, a similar
experience overlook the Turner off the
mouth of the Columbia River The
schooner was finally forced to try for
the Straits of Juan de Fuca, which she
succeeded in entering. The Turner will
remain here for orders.
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 23-With a
hole in her port side beneath the water
line, but fortunately in a watertfght
compartment, the cable ship Burnside
reached port this afternoon. At s
o'clock on the morning of November 21
she struck submerged rock in Sey-
mour Narrows. She will go in drydock
tomorrow. An error in the tide tables
is given as the cause of the mishap.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Pioneer Laid to Res.

All that was mortal of the late Sam
uei Goldstein, pioneer merchant, who
died in this city Monday, was laid
away to rest yesterday afternoon. The
interment took place at the Home of
Peace Cemetery in San Mateo County.
The funeral services were held at
the residence of the family, 902 Eddy
street. Rev. DR.. Voorsanger of the
Temple Emanuel officiated and de-
livered a fitting eulogy. He spoke of
the sterling qualities Of the dead pio-
neer and said that they embodied the
highest type of manhood and citizen
ship.
The funeral was attended by large
contingent of friends, the mercantile
world being well represented. The
following gentlemen acted as pallbear-
ers: X. Strauss, B. Schweitzer, L. Phil
lips. j. S. Ackerman, Samuel Dinkel-
spiel. Alfred Kutner, Abraham Kutner,
Emile Mannheim.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Painter Falls Three Stories.

]. F. Hooper, a painter residing at
S19 Mission street, while working on
a building at Octavia and Jackson
streets yesterday afternoon, fell from
the third story to the ground, receiv-
ing injuries which may terminate fat
ally. The accident was caused by the
fender slipping from the swinging
scaffold, letting the plank upon which
he was standing slide to one side. He
was removed to the Emergency Hos
pital, where DR.. Pinkham rendered
him what aid lay in his power. In
addition to his internal injNries he
may have fracture of the skull.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
TRANIPS TRY TO WRECK
a PASSENGER TRAIN
Are Arrested Near Santa Barbara and
Make a Confession to
the Sheriff.

A report was received by Manager
Agler of the Southern Pacific. Com
pany yesterday that an attempt had
been made TO wreck south5Ound pas
senger train No. 10 a few miles this
side of Santa Barbara. Fortunately
the wreckers were discovered in their
dastardIy work and an accident mar
rowIy averted. Shortly after north
bound train left Santa Barbara at an
early hour yesterday morning two
tramps were elected from one of the
forward cars. An hour later the men
gathered together a number of empty
powder cans, which they filed with
rocks, and then piled them on the
track with several big boulders.
While engaged in their work they
were seen by man on his way TO
Captain. The latter reported the mat
ter to the railroad officials who sent
out section hands to signal the south
bound passenger train and clear the
track. On their way to the scene OF
the attempted wreck the railroad men
captured two tramps, who answered
the description of the men who had
been piling distractions on the
rails. The men were taken later to
Santa Barbara, where they were
turned over to the Sheriff and to
whom they later made full confess
sion. They said they put the obstruc-
ton on the track to get even with the
company for putting them of the
train. Had the passenger train struck
the obstruction it is probable that a
serious wreck would have resulted.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Window Cleaner Impaled ON Fence.

Y. Yamati, Japanese window
cleaner, who lives at 546 Hayes street,
had a fortunate escape from death
Yesterday. Yamati lost his balance
and fell a distance Of fifteen feet
from a window at 6s315 Hayes street.
his feet striking upon an iron railing
armed with protruding spikes BY
good fortune his body fell over the
fence in such a manner that only his
lower limbs came in contact with the
fence. His injuries were a broken
thigh bone and a fractured leg. After
receiving treatment at the Park Hos
pitaI he was removed to the German
Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
STILL SHAFER'S
LAWFUL WIFE
Court Sets Divorce Decree
Aside Despite Fact That
Woman Has Married Again
OAKLAND MAN WINS OUT
Nebraska Judge Rules That
Separation Was obtained
by Periured Testimony
SPECIAL D.e.at-a to The car.

OMAHA. Nebr.. Nov 23.-Notwith-
standing that she has lived for over
two years as the lawful wife or w.
Peck II Sacramento. Judge W c..
Scal s OF the District Court holds that
Zebuline II. Shafer is the lawful wife
Of Paul J. Shafer. Assistant Postmas-
ter ~ Oakland. The decree Of divorce
granted 10 her by Judge Read is set
aside on the ground tn. she was not
8t the tine a bona fide resident Of the
state Of nebraska; that she fraudu-
lently conce aled herself from her hus-
band. and that the testimony on which
she obtsi-ed her decree was perjured
Tho decree was granted On a show
iEg that Shafer was a confirmed
6runkar1. whereas ahidavits from
prominent citizens OF California proved
that Shafer instead Of being a drunk
ard. was sn upright and sober man.
The court held that every contention
Of Sh2fer was fully sustained.
Asked tonight what further action
he proposed 10 take. Shafer said:
i prefer not 10 say just now. /
naturally feel elated over the decision.
as il v-ndicates me entirely and gives
ne equal rights 10 my two little chill
dren. " no have been in the custody Of
their mother all this time
Throughout the trial Mrs Shafer has
been attended by her mother. Mrs J.
Hunt Goodwin Of Sedalia. Mo. The two
Wcmen. however. were not present
" hen the fnal decision was rendered.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
OF HER
CREW MISSING
American Barkentine Web
foot Is TOWed Into Astoria
by the Tug Wallula

ASTORIA, Or, Nov. 23.-With three
men of her crew missing and probably
drowned, with her decks awash and the
surviving members of her crew we'll
nigh exhausted from five days expos
ure to the elements, the old American
barkentine Webfoot. water-losged and
dismasted, limped into port tonight in
tow of the bar tug Wallula.,
Captain Lewis reports one of the
most unusual occurrences. While his
vessel rolled in the heavy seas off the
mouth of the Columbia River yester-
day, threatening every moment to go to
the bottom, three steam schooners
bound south and. three bound north
passed him, yet none offered him as
sistance The providential appearance
of the San Francisco liner George w.
Elder saved their lives.
For five days the crew of the barken-
tine was huddled on the top of the
cabin, with no protection whatever
from the gale. Excepting few raw po-
tatoes the men had nothing to eat and
only such water as could be secured by
catching rain in their oilskin hats. Cap
tain Lewis states that he could not pos
sibly have survived two days longer.
The Webfoot sailed from Coos Bay
for San Francisco on October IA, carry
ing a cargo Of 35OOO0 feet of lumber.
Soon after leaving port she encounter
ed the first of the heavy gales which
recently prevailed. On the 18th she be-
came water-logged.
The cabins were flooded and every
thing loose was carried away, includ-
ing the clothing of the men and the
provisions During the night OF the
21st all three of her masts were rolled
out, but it was daylight before the
crew succeeded in cutting them clear
of the vessel. Tuesday afternoon, after
the six vessels had passed the barken-
tine and failed to offer assistance, the
mate named Bromer. and two seamen.
one named O'Neill, left the vessel in a
small boat to seek assistance. AT this
time the gale was raging with great
fury. and there is no doubt that the
three men were drowned.
This morning the steamer Elder. on
her way to San Francisco, sighted the
dismasted barkentine off Tillamook
Rock. The Elder gave the men some
provisions and hastened back to the
Columbia River, where she summoned
assistance. Tugs and Government yes
sells put to sea, and the Wallula soon
had the wreck in tow. When the Web
foot arrived here her men were almost
dead.
The vessel is a total loss except for
her lumber cargo, of which 10000 feet
was lost. She was built in 1859 at Coos
Bay and is owned by the Simpson
Lumber Company.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Terrorizes His EamiIr-

John Paul OF 1910 Mission street.
who had been on a protracted drunk
for the past week. sent thrill Of ter
ror through the members Of his fam
lily yesterday when he pulled a loaded
pistol from the drawer of bureau
and threatened 10 kill any person who
came near him. Police officer A. c..
Ninzler was notified and bravely faced
the madman, who was standing at the
head Of the stairway with the loaded
pistol, threatening 10 kill anyone who
approached. BY a clever movement
Patrol Driver Jerry Kenney got be-
hind the drunken man and engaged
him in conversation until Winzler
Sc lied him and wrenched the pistol
from him. The policeman escorted
his prisoner to the Detention Hos
pital for the Insane, where he was
locked up.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
New Theory in the
Bate Murder
Mystery.
Chauffeur Killed in
Mistake for An.
other.

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-A labor union
conspiracy is the latest explanation of
the automobile tragedy near Lemont,
III. According TO this theory John W.
Bate Jr., the young chauffeur, was the
victim of bullets intended for Edwin
Archer, a vital witness for the prosecu-
ton in a criminal case involving
number of Chicago labor union officials.
Archer was an employe of the same au-
tomobile company for which Bate
worked.
1t is a singular fact that Archer and
Bate were the only two chauffeurs on
duty when the automobile was hired
by telephone for Mr.. Dove" the sup
posed murderer. Only moment before
Archer was alone, and 1t was he who
received the original commission to ac-
company Dove" A sudden impulse
or presentiment of danger led Archer
to turn the work over to Bate.
Archer has for months believed him
self in danger, since he gave evidence
in the case of an alleged professional
slugger who was charged with having
attacked non-union electrical workers
and who was freed by a change OF
court records. The alteration of the
records was discovered and led to the
conviction of a court clerk and several
officials of labor unions on a charge OF
conspiracy. Other cases were still pend
ing.
Archer's attorney was to-day so
strongly impressed with the probabil-
ity of the labor union conspiracy ex-
planation of the tragedy that he laid
all the facts before the States Attor-
ney. A partial confirmation of the the
ory is the fact that Dove" is said to
have avowed himself to be an elec-
trician while casually explaining his
identity during an attempt to hire
horse and buggy in Joliet the day after
the tragedy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
G. III. DARLING
is HONORED AT BANQUET
University Club Entertains Distin-
guished Visitor, Who Speaks of
Enthusiasm of Far West"

Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Charles H. Darling, presiding officer
of the Grand Chapter of the Zeta Psi
fraternity of the United States. was
banqueted last night at the University
Club.
f. H. Powers was tOaStmaster. and
in the course of his remarks referred
to Mr.. Darling as part of. the national
life of the country, and as such it gave
them the greatest pleasure to tender
him a hearty fraternaI welcome.
Secretary Darling in response re-
ferred to the fact that the entire
country was interested in the growth
of the Far West, and that the Presi-
dents official family were alive to the
sentiment that the Far West" carried
an enthusiasm unknown in the East.
The spirit of that banquet was the
first practical demonstration which
had come to his notice. and he felt
that it would be to the best interest
of the fraternity if the ultra-conesrva-
tism of the Eastern chapters were
livened up by intermingling with it's
Western brethren.
Before adjouFning a committee was
appointed to cooperate with Secre-
tary Darling in the hope of holding
meeting of the Eastern chapters in
California in 1906.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
WOMAN 'SSEARCH
ENDS IN PARK
Mrs. Daniel Pfeefer Finds
Long Looked For Body of
Her Husband in Forest
DESPAIR CAUSES SUICIDE
Baker Missing for Nearly
Two Weeks Chooses Lonely
Spot at Which to Die

Two weeks ago Daniel Pfeefer. a
baker, who lived at 4O57 Twenty fifth
street, was reported missing from his
home and his faithful wife had spent
the weary fortnight trying to ind trace
Of him. The wOmans search was re-
warded yesterday afternoon when she
stumbled across his remains strung 20
the limb of a tree in Sutro Park forest,
near the Corbett road.
Every day since Pfeefer had been
missing his wife hunted over the hills
and among the sand dunes for her hus-
bands body. She was convinced that
he had taken his own life and her sur
mise proved startlingly correct.
Until about six months ago Pfeefer
conducted a small bakery on Church
street, near Seventeenth. When he
sold out he made no effort to acquire
another business or secure employ
ment. About a month ago it was no
ticed that he acted strangely. He was
pensive and he seldom spoke to any
one. On the morning of November IA
he left his home saying that he would
not do so his wife started a search for
him. First she visited all Of her hus-
bands haunts, and when she found
he had not been seen in any Of these
she started about the city inquiring
if any one had seen "a man with a coat
buttOned over an undershirt rambling
about" Yesterday. in company with
her brother-in-law, Conrad Dettling.
she visited the Sutro forest. After sew
eral hours tramp she came upon the
body, then she went 10 st. BOniface's
Church for advice and the priests told
her to notify the officials
A strange feature OF the case is that
while Pfeefer has been missing nearly
two weeks yet he hanged himself with
in twenty -four hours of the time he
was found This was determined by
the condition of the body Just where
Pfeefer spent the intervening time Is
hard to tell. but the MOrgue officials
will endeavor TO ascertain. His family
say he was. without doubt, insane, and
the deed is attributed to insanity.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
CHOKE INSANE
MAN To DEATH
Hospital Attendants Kill a
Patient in Illinois in
Trying to Restrain Him
INQUIRY is ORDERED
Found That Windpipe of
the Asylum Inmate Had
Been Broken in Struggle

CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-Samuel P. Clos
the insane at Dunning, was choked to
death last night, and tomorrow the
Coroner will endeavor to ascertain
whether he was killed by Alexander
patient in the asylum, or whether it
was done by John Conway and Scott
Hogan, two of the asylum attendants.
Hogan and Conway assert that Clos
ser was violent and that Harper as
sisted them in placing him under re-
straint. and Harper declares that both
the attendants kicked Closer and that
Hogan choked him.
The trouble started with a fight be-
tween CLOSER and Harper, in which
the former was the aggressor. He was
finally strapped to his bed by the at
tendants and Harper, but working
loose from the straps that held him ne
again attacked Harper. The two at
tendants came to the assistance OF Har-
per and a desperate struggle ensued.
CLOSER soon became unconscious, and
one of the physicians was called and
pronounced him dead. His windpipe
had been broken in the severe choking
he had received and his body was ter
ribly bruised, there being many marks
of boot heels In the flesh. DR.. Springer,
the county physician, who held an au-
topsy tonight, declared that 1t was ut
terly impossible for Harper to have in
flicted all the wounds on the body or
CLOSER. and he recommended that the
two attendants be held until after the
Coroner's inquest.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
BEGINS THE INSPECTION OF
TROOPS AT THE PRESIDE
Coast and Field Artillery and Hospital
Corps Pass i'm Review Before
General Moore.

General Francis Moore began the
inspection Of the troops at the Pre-
sidio Yesterday. At o'clock, accom-
panied by his aid Lieutenant Greed
F. Cox. he rode from the Colonial Ho-
tel 10 the golf links. where he found
the troops drawn uD ard ready to re-
Ceive him. The review took place
first. Colonel Charles Morris being in
command. First came the two bat
talions Of the coast artillery under
command Of Colonel r. H. Patterson
and Major Walter :. Alexander. Then
three companies of field artillery un-
der command Of Major Edward T.
Brown. Last came one company of
the hospital corps. After passing in
review at a walk the field artillery
passed the reviewing officer at a trot
and later at a gallop. This movement
was highly interesting to the specta-
tors.
After the review Colonel Moore
made an inspection of the troops. 1t
was nearly noon before the exercises
We're concluded.
Tomorrow at 9 a. m. General
Moore VIII review and inspect the
troous Of the cantOnment. This in
cludes the Twenty-frst Infantry. one
battalion Of the Tenth Infantry and
squadron Of the Fourth Cavalry. The
review viii take place on the golf
grounds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Asks Damages for Death.

Bella Carroll, her four sons and two
daughters yesterday sued for $780,
341 so for the death Of their husband
and father, Charles E. Carroll, who
was killed on December Is of last year
by being knocked from a boxcar at the
corner of East street and Broadway.
He was employed as a switchman by
the Harbor Commissioners and the ac-
cident was caused by a projecting
beam from a structure owned by the
Oregon Coal and Navigation Company.
Besides the Commissioners and the
coal company the defendants are the
Southern Pacific, the Board of Super
visors, the Board of Public Works and
their individual members and sureties.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-24
Fong Is a Citizen.

United States Commissioner Hea-
cock decided yesterday that Fong
Wing Yik, having established the fact
that he was native of the United
States, was a citizen of this country
no matter how long he may have re-
mained in China after having been
taken thither by his parents. The
contention had been raised by Assist
ant United States District ATTORNEY
Charles M. Fickert that because Fong
had remained in China after arriving
at majority he had forfeited his right
to American citizenship.