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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
POStOffiC0 EmpIOye
:. at Stockton Is
Missing.
Letter From Stranger in
San Francisco Says He
Was Drowned.
Circumstances Are Unusual and Police
Authorities Suspect That Foul
=. Play Has Been Committed.
Special Dispatch to II. call

STOCKTON. Aug. ls-Sprague S.
Keene, an employe of the local post
Office. Is missing. A peculiar mystery
surrounds his absence To-day q letter
came from san Francisco announcing
that the man had been drowned, and il
Is feared that Keene has been a victim
of foul play.
Keene was supposed 10 be in San
Francisco. he obtained q weeks leave
81 absence last Saturday. be said that
he Was going 70 Lodi and Sacramento
and home BY way Of San Francisco. BY
rQ-6ay's noon mail Assistant Postmas-
Ter Loucu received letter from a man
n san Francisco, whose name is with
held, stating that Keene had gone out
in z rowboat on the bay with the writer
Of The letter, that they had taken turn
about al the oars and that IN making
the last change Keene had capsizeo the
boat and had been drowned
Inclosed IN the letter was keenes
meal ticket and some other OF his
papers. The articles had not been in
the water. The writer OF the letter ex-
planned this fact by saying that before
.renturing in the boat keene had given
SIS papers 70 him for ssfekeeping- The
letter did not give the date Of the
drowning.
Kesne was supposed 70 have had q
considerable sum of money with him
.Rhen he started on his trip. The writer
of the letter said he met the missing
man in e san Francisco restaurant
L0u1itt telegraphed 70 the San Fran
cisco postal authorities this afternoon
30 look up the case there.
T-e strangers letter bore the date Of
. August 10 and il evidently was mailed
yesterday Il looked as II IL had been
carried sealed in q pocket for several
days keene was sober and well be-
.haEe5. The circumstances indicate that
some accident or foul play has befallen
him I-eene is 50 years old and a Civil
Wa veteran.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
Is Hungry and Not Insane.

Starvation, not insanity. was the af-
fiction from which John r. Koran.
60 years OF age, was found to be suf-
fering. He was sent TO the detention
ward at the Central Emergency Hos
pital yesterday. shivering and half
clothed. 1t was at first thought that
he was demented. but the Insanity
Commissioners determined on examin
ing him that his complaint was hum
ger. 1t was learned that he had been
out of work for six months, during
which time he had eaten hardly
enough for a canary bird. Koran will
be sent to the City and County Hos
pital.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
WOMEN DRESSED
ALL IN WHITE
Gorgeous Spectacle Is Pre-
sented at Ball Given by
Mrs. 0elrichs at Newport
AFFAIR Is DISTINCTIVE
Men Wear Small Clothes"
With Jewels at Knee and
Ancient Buckles on Pumps
Special Dispatch to N. Cali.

NEWPORT. R L, Aug 1s.-Nev-
ports first ball Of the summer, and one
OF the most elaborate given in many
years. was given tonight at Roseclin.
the beautiful villa OF Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs. To the ordinary Partisan OF
high life. the bal blanc" signifies an
entertainment for debutantes. who are
not expected to wear gowns Of white.
but any color they desire Tonight IL
was different and the affair might bet
ter be called a ball IN white" as all
the women wore gowns OF white ma
terial-chiffon. silk. gauze or brocade.
They were not OF any particular
period. but such as might be worn at
any ball here or In New York
A distinctive character was given TO
the assemblage by the handsomely
dressed women. who wore white wigs
Of powdered hair. dressed with their
superb jewels, and the men who were
atttred In hunting coats with knee
breeches OF black or white satin, jabots
OF lace and rhinestone buckles on their
pumps and at the knee. Some OF them
wore wigs with queues, tied with black
ribbons and others had powdered hair
Several Of the masculine guests were
favored in that they were permitted 70
come in ordinary evening dress. al
though small clothes" were considered
preferred. ]. J. Wysong went TO the
table in a superb suit OF white satin
and brocade OF the Louis XVI period,
and Richard Dixey. who came from
Lenox for the ball, wore a gorgeous
rajah's costume Of white brocade su-
perbly embroidered IN gold and en-
riched with many Eastern jewels.
Harry Lehr also wore a costume OF
white OF the Louis XIV period Berger's
walters, who served the supper. were
all dressed in white duck. even TO their
zhoea
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
LEAVES HOME IN RUSSIA
TO JOIN EXILED SPOUSE
New York to Be Meeting Place OF
Couple Parted by Cars
Cruel Laws.

OMAHA, Aug. 19-Vaclav Kocinski,
a Russian nobleman. tonight left this
city on his way to New York to meet
the wife he was compelled to desert
at the altar seven years ago at St
Petersburg. Word came TO him this
morning that the woman is penniless
in New York city, having run away
from home without funds to join him.
The story Of Kocinshi's life and we'd
ding reads like a romance. He was
the member Of a family IN st. Peters
burg that had been ruined for political
reasons. Kocinski was exiled for eight
years. He escaped after serving a few
months in Siberia Returning to st.
Petersburg he secretly married a girl
TO whom he had been betrothed O
year before his exile. A family servant
intrusted with the secret betrayed
Kocinsld on his wedding day and he
narrowly escaped rearrest by the Rus
sian police.
Kocinsk came to America as COM
mon sailor on an American merchant
man. He has worked as a laborer in
several large cities. having been in
Omaha since the butchers strike.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
GETS MARRIED
AND LOSES JOB
Shasta's Coroner Leaves the
State Without Permission
and the Office Is Vacant
Special Dispatch to Tho Cali.

REDDING, Aug. 19.-Because Coro-
ner and Public Administrator E. B.
Lennon went away and was married,
leaving the State without permission
Of the Board OF Supervisors, that body
has now declared his Office vacant and
q new Coroner and Administrator will
be elected in November.
Lennon was appointed over a year
ago on the death OF Coroner Fish.
Three weeks ago he was married to a
belle Of Santa Rosa and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lennon left for st. Louis. AS the law
plainly prescribes that the county Off
Ger must ask for leave Of absence, he
violated the law and he is no longer
Coroner. There are several estates
pending settlement and so far as the
Administrator business is concerned,
there viii be complications.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
EGAN AND SAWYER SURVIVE
IN THE GOLF TOURNAMENT
viii Meet To-Day at Chicago in the
Final Match for the Cham
DiOlShiD.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-After two
rounds Of match play in the Western
golf championship to-day II. c. Egan
and D. Z. Sawyer are the survivors in
Jo-morrows thirty-six hole finals for
the title once held by Chandler Egan
and lost in this tournament by his
cousin, ". z. Egan. Every match to-
day was played in a cold. drizzling
rain.
Sawyer defeated ". K. Wood this
afternoon, 4 up and to play, and fol-
lowed z brilliant 80 out by the same
figures in a total Of IS, which is a
Western record for rainy day golf. In
the afternoon Sawyer made a run
away race Of his match with r. H.
McElwee, who had beaten @. T. Cling
man Jr., up. earlier in the day. Saw
yer put McElwee out Of the match by
q score OF s up and ) 10 play.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
Californians in New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-The follow
ing Californians are registered in New
York:
From San Francisco-Mrs. Gold
stein, at the Albert; L. f. Goodman, at
the Victor; w. L. Uebbert, at the ST
Denis; L. B. Merten, at the Herald
Square; W. ]. Morrissey, at the Park
Avenue; T. c. Spelling. at the Abe
marie; c. D. Shaw, at the Imperial,
and w II. Wright. at the Bartholdi.
From Los Angeles-W. r. Bullock.
at the Cosmopolitan; Miss NJ. Guirado
and Mrs. B. Guirado. at the Westmin-
stcr; ]. F. Rothgeh. at the Bartholdi,
and Mrs b. Smith, at the Victoria.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN
ADOPTS MALE FOUNDING
Residents Of MerchantTiIIe Greatly
Excited Over Waif Picked Up
in the Streets.

MERCHANTvILLE, Pa, Aug. 1s.-
This town has adopted a male found
ling one month old. and dances, eu-
chre parties, Mother Goose parties and
a fair have been planned for his sup
port. He was picked up in the street.
At present the question of a name is
agitaUng the feminine mind. This
may be decided al a voting contest at
the coming fair.
An elaborate wardrobe, numberless
teething rings and rattles and a snug
purse have been provided for the waif.
Permanent arrangements for the sup
port and education Of the boy will be
made.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
DAUGHTER MAKES SEARCH
FOR HER FATHERS MONEY
Morgan and Other Bankers
to Show Books.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-In an ef-
fort 70 locate large sums OF money
supposed 10 have been on deposit with
bankers here to the credit Of the late
James Miller. counsel representing
his daughter and heir, Miss Mary ].
Miller Of Columbus, Ohio, has secured
subpenaes for J. P Morgan and other
we'll known hnanciers commanding
them to appear in the State Supreme
Court.
The petitioner seeks 70 examine the
books OF the bankers because. upon
the death Of Miller. who was a veal
thy coal dealer, much difficulty was
experienced in finding his money and
securities
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
CALIFORNIA-BOUN TRAIN
Is DERAILED IN KANSAS
Rapidly Running Cars Leave Track,
but None of the Passengers
Are Hurt

OTTAWA, Kans-. Aug. 1e.-The
Santa Fe California train No. was
derailed AT Richter on the Emporia
cutoff, eight miles west Of Ottawa,
last night The train was running
rapidly. but no one among the passen-
gers or trainmen was injured. The
engine, baggage cars, a chair car and
the smoker left the track, six cars be-
ing turned over. The track was open
ed shortly before noon to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
NEW POINT RAISED
IN HABEAS CORPUS
Federal Attorney Seeks to Rule Out
Evidence Tending to Prove O1t1-
zenship of Chinese Applicant

EflQCnCC " OA6~
zenship of Chinese Applicant
Assistant United States District At
torney Charles NJ. Fickert raised a
new point yesterday in a Chinese
habess corpus case before Commits
sioner Heaccok, but the Commissioner
waved 1t aside. The matter before the
court was the case of Toy Quock On,
who had been denied admission to this
country by the Chinese Bureau.
His attorney. A. L. Worley, offered
70 Introduce evidence to prove that
MS client was a native citizen Of the
United States Fickert contended that
no evidence was admissible in
habeas corpus hearing outside of that
introduced before the Chinese Bureau.
Fickerts contention was declared by
the Commissioner to be untenable, the
applicant being entitled to prove his
citizenship, irrespective of what took
place before the Chinese Bureau.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES.
Member of Famous Pioneer Family in
Los Angeles Passes Away

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19.-Marcos
A. Forster. one Of the last living mem
bers Of q famous pioneer family of
Southern California, dropped dead on
the street here this morning in front
of the Hollenbeek Hotel as the result
of a hemorrhage- Forster was 81
years Of age and quite wealthy. His
father, John Forster ST., came to Cali
fornia in 1886 and the son Marcos was
born q year later in the city Of Los
Angeles. His mother was a sister OF
Governor Pico of California and one
Of the most noted women in the West
in her time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
win Extrae.itc suthcrIand.

SACRAMENTO, Aug. i9.-Governor
Pardee has issued warrant of ex-
tradition upon the Governor of Michi-
gan for the return of Spencer Suther-
land. wanted at Los Angeles on a
charge Of bigamy. Sutherland is un-
der arrest at Detroit.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20

ou-XoRE rs Arrested B. Gilmore
arrested last night By Sergeant BrophY
and posse Gilmore was found n the build
ing occupied BY the California CsnnerE Com
pzny CT Bay street he could give no sats-
fscto-y explanation FOR his being there, he
Vss locked Up
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20

VALUE OF HALE EsTATE-The eighth
annual account OF the administrator OF the
estate OF Joseph p Hale shows the value o.
cellaneous receipts bring the total valuation Up
to $500. 577 60. The chief asset is the Su-
prerne Court building. valued at S222 500.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Death and Destruction Wrought by
Storm Near Winnipeg.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba, Aug.1e.--Re-
ports OF a disastrous storm have been
received here from Pierson and Moos-
onin, but so far nothing has been
heard from the intervening country
seventy miles wide. At Moosomtn Ar
chic Latimer, e farmer, was killed by
lightning while working in the field.
For violence and velocity the storm
surpassed anything ever seen in this
neigh borhood. II is impossible TO
state the extent Of the damage to
standing crops. Lightning struck
Lyleton, causing a fire that destroyed
e number OF houses and stores.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
PROBABLE CHANGES IN
THE SALVATION ARMY

Commander Eva Booth and Booth
Tucker May Be Transferred to
Other Fields.
SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. 19.-It is
officially announced that Commander
Eva Booth, the daughter of General
William Booth, who for seven years
has been in command of the Salvation
Army work in Canada, Alaska East
ern Washington. Montana and Idaho.
will be transferred to other work. 1t
is said that Booth-Tucker of New
York. in command of the rest of the
work in the United States, will also be
transferred. Neither their successors
nor their new appointments are yet
known.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20

RETAIL CLERKS WILL GIVE Picnic
PETAL Clerks Local No. AZ WI give their
third annual picnic ~ Sunset Park, Santa
T7nsrd and Townsend streets at s.4S a m
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
Automobile Factory Burns.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 1e.-The machine
shop and automobile factory OF George
A. Patburg at Mountain View was
burned at an early hour this morning.
Loss, 5000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20

KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR--while cross
ing Mission street near Mary Harry Hopkins
a waiter was knocked down by a westbound
Mission street car late last night He was
taken to the Central emergency Hospital.
tured John W. eastman. the motornan. was
arrested charged with battery, and subse-
ouentIy released bail
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20

Scenic Treasures OF California" the
most complete souvenir book ever issued {:
price 75 cents. Souvenir Department
Sanborn, Vail & Co. TAI Market st
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
CRUSHED TO DEATH
IN THRASHER FEEDER
Separator Tender Makes Misstep and
Falls Against Knife Attach
ment of Machine

ST. JOHN. Wash, Aug. 19.-Jesse
Reeder was killed and fearfully
mangled in a thrashing machine acci-
dent yesterday afternoon near Texas
Lake. Reeder was employed as sepa-
rator tender for Duncan Bros on the
Duncan farm. While the machine
was running he fell into the self
feeder. which had a knife attachment
for cutting bands
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
Have Yon Heard2

IS TO Asuncfon and return. with stop
over at Paso Robles Hot Springs Grand re-
view OF 5000 men Sunday Ask Southern Pa
eine, 612 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20

LABORER LOSES MONEY.-Herbe-t Dun
can, a laborer employed at Angel Island re-
ported 20 the police last night that $50 was
stolen from his coat pocket while he was on
the Government reservation
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s-Charles H Jones. tns
stage manager, and Martha De Roy. the
chorus girl with whom he elopsd from San
Francisco last week. in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-20
HOLY JUMPERS ARE
COMPELLED TO MOVE
People of San Bernardino VIII Not
Tolerate the Activities of the
Oueer Sect.

Queer SECT.
SAN BERNARDINO. Aug. 1s.-The
Holv Jumpers, or "Sanctified Disciples
of Jesus Christ" as they term them
selves, have left the city for some un-
known destination in consequence of
the disclosures of little Florence
Lynch and the statements of R. 3.
Hinton. who followed them all the
wav from Birmingham, Ala, for hav-
ing robbed him of his wife.
The little girl, who is the grand
daughter of the founder OF the sect
and looked upon by the various bands
as the holy seed who was to fur
nish them with further revelations.
has been given employment in the
family of one of the leading mer-
chants of San Bernardino.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-01-28
one LIFE LOST IN
A FIRE.
Twenty-Five Others Have
Marrow Escapes in a
Tenement Blaze.
TWELFTH STREETFRAHE STRUCTURE
Splendid Work by the Fires
men Keeps the Flames
From Spreading.
TWELFTH STREETFRAME STRUCTURE


An early morning fire that threatened
the lives Of more than twenty-five people
broke out in the four-story fiat house
located at No. 235 Twelfth street.
Through hard and desperate efforts on
the part of the fremen only one life
was lost
| At 2.43 O'Clock this morning PATROL
man Michael Kelly, while walking along
Twelfth street, suddenly saw volumes
of smoke pouring out of the front door
of the fat and from the windows on the
| first floor ON the west side of the house.
His first impulse was to run to frebox
| 231, which he pulIer, and then with all
! speed fled back to the house and alarmed
the neighbors. At this time the smoke
was so thick in the hallway that it was
almost impossible for anyone to enter
| When the engines arrived the fremen
devoted their efforts to rescuing the ten
ants who had been unable to get from
their apartments. The fremen did heroic
work.
Fireman Frank Peters, of Chemical
Engine ON. 4, was one of the first to
enter the building, and, although the
smoke was uffocating at the time, he
dashed through the clouds and finally
came in contact with door that led to
an apartment on the first floor. He put
his shoulder to it and smashed it from
its hinges. at first he could not enter,
but by a mighty effort he sprang in and
few minutes later he was seen to
emerge with the helpless body of wom-
an, and he himself. when his brother
fremen had relieved him Of his burden
fell overcome to the pavement
The woman was unconscious and was
removed to st. Francis Hospital, where
she died few hours later.
The rest Of the tenants were all
brought to safety down ladders, as the
smoke in the hallway was too dense to
attempt to rescue them that way. The
woman who lost her life was Mrs. Mary
Hamilton, fifty years Of age. It was in
her apartments the blae started She
lived alone and the other tenants knew
| little about her She was not of a friend
| ly disposition. She lived apart from her
neighbers. 1t was learned this morning,
however, that she had sister, Mrs.
Morris, living opposite St. Joseph's
Church, Hoboken.
The cause of the fire is unknewn. The
property is owned by Mrs. B. A. Garry,
of No. is West Hamilton place. The
damage amounted to about $409. and if
it was not for hte prompt ARRIVAL and
COED work of the department the FIRE
would certainly have been more serious
/ than it was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-01-28
PUBLIC SERVICE
CHANGES.
Manager Wheatley's Resig-
nation Accepted by
the Corporations
Directors.
COLONEL ;. ". HlHE EXECUTIVE lGT.
Practical Operation OF the
Railway Service to Be I'M
der Albert H. Stanley.
COLONEL B. ". HIHE EXECUTIVE ACT.

The rumor circulated hast night to the
effect that w. w. Wheatley. General
Manager of the Public Service Corpora
ton of New jersey, had resigned, turned
out to be true today.
The following official statement was
issued this morning by Mr.. Thomas N.
McCarter, President of the Public Ser
vice Corporation of New Jersey:
s'Mr. Walter w. Wheatley has resign
ed as General Manager of the Street
Railway Department Of the Public Ser
vice Corporation of New Jersey and of
the street railway companies controlled
by Public Service. His resignation has
been accepted, and will take effect Feb
ruary 1.
Colonel Edwin W. Hise, who has
been the executive agent of the company,
has been appointed assistant to the
president, and designated to represent the
president in all matters pertaining to the
Street Railway Department His head
quarters for the present will be at the
Offices of the North Jersey Street Rail
way Company ia Jersey City.
'srhe practical operation of the street
railway service win be under the person
al direction of Mr.. Albert H. Stanley,
who has recently come to the company
as General Superintendent of the Street
Railway D parIment frem Detroit, Mi h.,
where he held similar position"
The news Of Mr. Wheatley's resigna-
ton wiIl not come as surprise to those
familiar with the recent troubles of the
corporation.
Mr.. Wheatley's mana cement has not
been successful. The public as well as
the stockholders of the corpora tion were
continually finding fault. Recently the
trolley service has become wretched, and
the corporation has found itself in SER
ious difficulty.
Indignation meetings have been held
in different cities, and the municipal au-
thorities are waging war against the corr
pcration, threatening to revoke the fran
chise if the conditions are mot re1nedied
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-01-28
Small FIRES.


A fire that threatened for time to
do considerable damage broke out last
evening at eight o'clock IN the apart
ments of Frank Moersdorf, of No. 456
Grard street. The house is two-story
frame building, and, but for the timely
arrival of the Fire Department, lives
owuid have been lost. The house, how
ever, was entipely gutted. BY good work
the fremen kept the flames from spread
ing to the adjoining buildings, which are
frame also.
A small 6re was caused last night in
the home of Mrs. Mamie Smith, of No.
375 Grove street, by some paper coming
in contact Win gas jet.
A defective Hue brought the Depart
ment to fire in the house Of Thomas
Johnson, No 457 Grove street.
The damage at all Of the fires was
slight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-01-28

STATE. OF NEW JERSEY
OF STATE.--CERTIFICATE or DISSOLU-
70 ali to whom these presents may come.
GREETING:-
Whereas, It appears te my satisfaction, by
duly authenticated recetd Of the proceedings
for the voluntary dissolution thereof by the
unanimous consent of all the Stockholders, de-
posted in my Office that the Easton Throwing
Company, corporation Of this Stare whose
principal office is situated at NO. Exchange
Place, in the City of Jersey city County 81
Hudson State Nof New Jersey Charles n
Thompson being agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon whom preoass may be served)
has compiled with the requirements of 'sAI
Act concerning corporations (Revision of
1885," preliminary to the issuing of this Ger
tifcate Of Dissolution.
Now, therefore, I. S. D. Dickinson. Secretary
of State of The State Of New Jersey do hereby
certify that the said corporation did on the
Nineteenth day Of November. 1908, die in NV
office a duly executed and attested consent n
writing to the dissolution of said corporatfan
executed by ali the Stockholders thereof
which said consent and the record of the pro.
ceedings aforesaid are now on file in NV said
office as provided by law.
In testimony whereof, have here4o
set my hand ana affixed NV offjciaj
(SeaT) seal. at Trenton. this Nineteenth dav
Of Nevepber, 4. D. one thousand
nine hundred zpv three
s. D. DICKINSON,
Secretary OF State