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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
MARE ISLANDS,
CASE HOPEFUL
Senator Perkins of Opinion
That Appropriation Will
Be Secured for the Yard
C0NFERS WITH CAPPS
Sum for Equipment May Be
Voted OH Floor of House
Despite Committee Action
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

CALL BUREAU, POST BUILDING,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Even If Ad-
miral Capps and the House committee
maintain their position in regard to the
equipment of the Mare Island navy
yard-that is, TO cut out the appropria-
ton of $780, ,000 recommended for that
purpose-Senator Perkins is of the
opinion that the provision will be main
tanned on the floor; that the navy
yard will be furnished the equipment
necessary for the building Of the col
lier, is provided at the last session, and
that the collier will be built at Mare
Island
Senator Perkins and Representative
Knowland had a long conference with
Admiral Capps after the action OF the
House committee became known yes
terday. They presented the claims of
the Pacific Coast with regard to naval
construction at the navy yards in
such a light that it is probable the
before the House committee, which is
now before him for review 1t was
shown that the bill providing for the
building of a collier at a navy yard on
the Pacific Coast had already been
passed by Congress, and that 1t could
not be carried out until the yard had
been equipped for the work.
Senator Perkins says the provision
will be included in the naval appropri-
alton bill and will go through.
Representative Knowland left for
home last evening.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
MORE CARRIERS
ARE DROPPED
Two Prominent Men of the
Rural Service Dismissed
by Postmaster General
POLITICS THE CAUSE
Executive Board of National
Association Soon to Meet
to Take Up the Subject

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Postmaster
General Wynne to-day removed two
more rural carriers for alleged efforts
to influence legislation, the employees
being H. E Nivin Of Berthoud, Colo,
and ]. w Whitehead of Medina. Ohio.
Nivin is chairman of the executive
board of the National Rural Carriers
Association. Whitehead also is a mem
Der Of the executive board and is sec
retary of the Ohio State organization of
the carriers.
The plans for the campaign for legis-
lation carried on prior to the November
election by President Cunningham and
Secretary lumber. both of whom were
recently dismissed as the result of an
investigation of their work. were. it is
charged by the postal authorities. ap-
proved and indorsed by both Nivin and
Whitehead.
The report on the investigation points
out that Nivin's plan was that the
rural carriers in each State should look
into the question of supporting the can
didates for election or reelection to
Congress in their State and to such of
these candidates as proved true" to
the carriers the association would
pledge its support for any political
honors sought in the particular State
1t is expected that a meeting of the
executive board of the National Asso-
citation of Letter Carriers. comprising
the carriers in the city service, will be
called Immediately after the Christmas
holidays to take action in connection
with the recent dismissal of President
Keller of that organization from the
Government service. This meeting is
made especially necessary by the fact
that Keller having been dismissed q a
carrier, will not be received or recog-
nized in any way at the Postoffice De-
partment and his power as head of the
association thereby will be crippled.
The question of continuing the pres
ent expense account incident to the of
flee of president also is to be consid-
cred.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

William Alvord died yesterday morn
ing AT his home in this city, the cause
being heart failure. For many years
g leading figure in the commercial life
Of san Francisco, his death caused
great sorrow. Flags We're half masted
on the Bank OF California, Of which in
sutution he was president continuous
" from April 9. 1873. and other business
and banking institutions lowered flags
as token Of respect 10 his memory.
No man in the city has taken more
active interest in the welfare of San
Francisco. Few, If any, have been dis
unguished in an equal number of di-
rections-
William Alvord came TO San Francis
CO IN 1883. he was born in Albany,
New York, January g. 1893. When he
was seventeen years old he began bust
ness as clerk in a hardware store. in
New York City. Three years later he
arrived in San Francisco and followed
the same line Of business two years in
the same capacity. In 1855 he estab-
nshed the hardware firm Of Alvord &
Haviland, in Marysville and. two years
later the firm Of Alvord & co. in San
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
HOUSE PosTPoNEs ACTION.
inaugural Ball Question Put Over
Until After Holidays

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-An OBJ
lection by Mann of Illinois TO taking
up the inaugural resolution in the
House to-day put the whole question
over until after theNholidays.
Morrell of Pennsylvania, on behalf
of the Committee on the District OF
Columbia, was directed to move the
passage of the Senate resolution,
which, among other things, provides
for holding the inaugural ball in the
Pension building as heretofore, but
Underwood of Alabama and Mann of
ILLINOIS insisted that quorum of the
House should be present to consider
the matter. Immediately after Mann's
objection the House adjourned until
January 4, 1905.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
CARNEGIE OFFERS BIG SUM
FOR SCHOOL OF MECHANICS
Willing to Add Four Hundred Thou
sand Dollars to Benjamin
Franklin Fund.

BOSTON. Dec. 21.-At a meeting
of the manages of the Benjamin
Franklin fund in this city to-day a
letter was read from President Prit-
chett of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology containing a PROPOSE
ton from Andrew Carnegie to duph-
cate the present amount of the fund.
100000, provided the total be de-
voted 10 the establishment of a
school for the industrial training Of
men and women along the line Of the
Mechanics and Tradesmen's School
OF New York and Cooper Union. Car
negie further stipulated that the city
of Boston supply a site for the pro-
posed institution.
The board voted to thank Mr.. Car
negie and to give the subject early
consideration.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
SUITOR KILLS WOMAN,
A MAN AND HIMSELF
Clerk Shoots. Widow Who Scorned
Him and Constable Who
InfcTfered.

LOCKPORT, n. Y. Dec. 21.-Fred
Jones. a clerk in a store at Newfane,
shot and killed Mrs. Libbie Goodrich
and Constable William c. Gray to-day
and then fatally shot himself.
Jones was a suitor of Mrs. Good
rich, who was a widow with several
children and well-to-do. Being older
than Jones, she had objected to his
attentions. Jones, it is alleged, had
threatened to Kill her and burn her
property, in consequence of which
she to-day obtained a warrant for his
arrest. which was given to Constable
Gray to serve. Gray had gone to the
store where Jones was employed,
when Jones requested permission to
send for Mrs. Goodrich in order that
he might settle the matter with her.
Jones and the woman had some words
and Jones shot her in the head. When
Constable Gray attempted TO interfere
Jones shot him in the temple. Jones
then put a bullet into his own head.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few PeoI - Know How Useful II Is in
Preserving Health and Beauty.

Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature,
but few realize its value when taken
into the human system for the same
cleansing purpose
Charcoal is remedy that the more
you take Of it the better; it is not a
drug al all. but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present
in the stomach and intestines and car
ries them out of the system
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating on
ions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal enectually clears and i'm
proves the complexion; it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
II absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels: ii
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison Of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another, but probably the
best charcoal and the most for the
money is in Stuart's Charcoal Lozen-
ges; they are composed OF the finest
powdered Willow charcoal and other
harmless antiseptics in tablet form.
or rather IN the form Of large, pleas
ant tasting lozenges. the charcoal be-
ing mixed with honey.
The daily use Of these lozenges will
soon tell in a much improved condi-
ton OF the general health. better COM
plexion. sweeter breath and purer
blood. and the beauty OF il is that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but on the contrary.
great benefit.
4 Buffalo physician. in speaking Of
the benefits Of charcoal, says: II advise
Stusrt's Charcoal Lozenges to all pa
tents suffering from gas in stomach
and bowels and TO clear the complex
ion and purify the breath. mouth and
throat; I also believe the liver is
greatly benefited by the daily use of
them; they cost but 25 cents a box az
drug stores and although in some
sense a patent preparation. yet / be-
lieve I get more and better charcoal
IN Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in
any of the ordinary charcoal tablets"
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
MORE FRAUDULENT VOTES
DISCOVERED IN DENVER
One Hundred and Nineteen Ballots
Said to Have Been Written
By One Person.

DENVER, Dec. 21.-The report
presented to the Supreme Court to-
day by the handwriting experts who
examined the ballots in the box from
Precinct 2, Ward 4, of this city
showed that of 356 votes IA were ap-
parently fraudulent. One hundred
and forty Democratic ballots were re-
ported to have been written by five
persons, one of whom had written
119.
Each of the twenty-three men now
serving sentence in Jail for contempt
of court has filed a petition for a re-
hearing and alleviation of sentencs
The petitions are identical and the
grounds upon which they are based
are solely technical the principal one
being a challenge of the right of the
Supreme Court to assume Jurisdiction
of the election.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
Pomologist Passes AwaY.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec 21.-
Professor ]. L. Budd, for twenty-five
years at the head of the department
of horticulture at the Iowa State Agri-
cultural College and one OF. the most
widely known pomologists in the
world, is dead. He visited Russia in
1887 for the United States Govern
ment and spent two years in studying
the fruit trees of Siberia and intro
duced many new varieties into the
United States.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
wICKERsHAM REAPPoINTED.
Again Made Judge of District Court
i'm Alaska.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. = The
President sent the following nomina-
tions TO the Senate to-day:
Judse of the District Court of Alaska
James Wickersham of Alaska, Third Division
Assistant agent for the protection Of the
salmon fisheries of Alaska-John n. Cobb.
Pennsylvania.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
MAN WHO TRIED TO IMPOSE
ON HADLEY SENT TO JAIL

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Dec. 21.-A
sentence of six months in jail was i'm
posed to-day on Charles G. Porter,
the Roxbury (Mass.) man arrested on
complaint of President Hadley of
Yale University. There were six
counts against Porter, including beg
ging, idleness and travelling from
place to place without lawful pur-
pose
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
skYour Druggist for Free Peruna J4Ln1anoc forI0O5
NEW YORK FLORISTS
ENGAGE IN PRICE WAR
New Market Opened Which Sells Cut
Flowers at a Great
Reduction.

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-A price war
in cut flowers has begun with the
opening of a flower market in Forty
fourth street near Fifth avenue. A
combination of suburban flower grow
ers Is understood to be managing the
market The growers assert that the
jobbers recently have become ex-
tremely dictatOrial and have charged
prices which placed many flowers out
of the reach of persons with ordinary
means.
1t is planned to eliminate some OF
the jObbers or bring them to terms
and with this idea in view a scale OF
prices was instituted at the market
running from 20 to so per cent less
than the prevailing retail charges in
the uptown florist shops.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Secretary Taft
and Colonel Edwards, chief of the Insular Bu-
reau OF the War Department. to-day prac-
tically completed the work of putting the pro-
posed revision of the Philippine tariff in shape
for presentation to Congress in the form Of a
prepared draft of a bill.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
Bodies Taken From Ruins.

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 21.-The
bodies of John c. Kenyon. William
Lillyblade and William Emmerson
have been taken from the Crocker
Hotel ruins.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
FORMER SENATOR DEAD.
George L. Shoup of Idaho Goes to
Eternal Rest.

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 21.-After an
illness lasting several weeks, George
L. Shoup, former United States Sena-
tor from Idaho, died at his home to-
day in his sixty-eighth year. He was
Territorial Governor when Idaho was
admitted into the Union and was the
first Governor elected in the State. He
was elected to the United States SEN
ate in 1890 and served two terms.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
A GENTLE MAN.

While he was prominent in these
varied capacities, he had a strong hold
upon the affections of countless citizens
Of California by reason of his gentle
ness and purity of life. Whatever was
low or mean repelled him. To him con-
sistently was given the title of gentle
man. He daily visited Golden Gate
Park and fed the birds. His charities
were many and transformations
For some weeks prior to his death
Mr.. Alvord had been ailing, but he was
at his desk as late as December 13.
Last Sunday he took drive. When he
was with him. Mrs. Alvord died some
time ago. Two stepsons, Charles NJ
Keeney and DR.. James W. Keeney. sur
vive. There are relatives in the East
Appropriate action in memory OF Mr.
Alvord will be taken by the various
organizations to which he belonged.
The directors of the Bank Of California
viii adopt resolutions of respect at
their next meeting. The Office of pres
ident of the bank will probably remain
vacant until the quarterly meeting of
the directors in the second week in
January.
Mr.. Alvord evidently knew that he
was in danger of death. Yesterday a
letter was received by the Academy of
Sciences, in which Mr.. Alvord had
written that he wished TO resign the
presidency of the academy and that he
had resigned other positions. He added
that he was likely to drop from his
chair at any time. Within half an hour
after the letter was opened in the
Academy of Sciences building news
was received that Mr. Alvord was dead.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

The Emerson piano is OF the few pianos
which can stand the rigors Of all climatic az
trenes Positively guaranteed ut Sherman
Clay Co.'S
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
Fraternities Are to Have a Temple.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 21.-A $780,
600 temple of fraternity will be one
of the features of the Lewis and
Clark Centennial The United States
fraternal congress will hold its ses-
sions there IN July.
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

DERUNA is an ideal remedy to pro-
/ tect any one from the ravages OF
winter catarrh. which are liable to
begin during November.
1t cleanses the mucous membranes OF
all catarrhal secretions and allays the
Inflammation resulting from colds
As a tonic to the mucous membranes
il is unexcelled. Congressman Dunhen
recommends Peruna Over fifty mem
bers of Congress indorse il. Thousands
Of other people scattered all over the
United States and Canada use no other
tonic. A trial will suffice to convince
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22

Francisco This connection continued
until 1867.
Mr.. Alvord went abroad on account
Of poor health in 1866.
Upon his return TO this city, in 1867,
he was elected president of the Pacific
Rolling Mill Company and continued as
such during twenty years. His tastes
were artistic In 1871 he was elected
president of the San Francisco Art As
sociation, a position that he occupied
four successive terms. He was elected
Mayor Of San Francisco in 1871 and
filed the mayoralty chair two years.
In 1873 he was appointed a Commits
siOner of Golden Gate Park and served
until 1882. He was also a Police Com
missioner of this city from 1878 to 1899.
CAREER WITH BANK.
His connection with the Bank Of Cali
fornia began in November, 1871, when
he was elected a director of the bank to
ill the vacancy Occasioned by the death
OF William j. Barron. He became vice
president of the bank in October, 1875.
On the resignation of D. o. Mills, Mr..
Alvord was made president.
In 1890 and 1891 Mr.. Alvord was presi-
dent Of the American Forestry Associa-
ton Of Washington. d. c. In the lat
ter year, ne was elected president of
the AlaSka-Treadwell Gold Mining
Company. In many other connections
he was given the first place. He was
made president OF the Alaska Mexican
Gold Mining Company in 1893; Of the
California Academy Of Sciences in the
same year; president of the San Fran
cisco Clearing House; president of the
ALASKA United Gold Mining Company.
He was president of these several
bodies at the time OF his death.
Mr.. Aivord served as president OF
the Pacific Clup. the Loring Club, the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific and
chairman of the local board Of direct
ors Of the London, Liverpool and Globe
Insurance Company, holding the latter
Office many years. At the time of his
death he was also a director of the
Selby Smelling and Lead Works, of
the Security Savings Bank, the United
Railroads Of San Francisco. the San
Francisco Breweries (Limited), the
Spreckels and Western Sugar Refining
companies and the California Title and
Insurance CornDany
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-22
Pe-ru-na Contains NO Narcotics.

you that Peruna is positively necessary
to the health Of the household.
Pe-ru-na Contains NO Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in so many homes is that
IL contains no narcotic Of any kind Pc
runa is perfectly harmless 1t can be
used any length Of time without acquir-
ing a drug habit. Peruna does not pro-
duce temporary results. 1t is permanent
in it's effect.
Address Dr. Hartman. President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus.
confidential.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-23
THREE INVESTIGATIONS.

Preliminary steps have been taken
for three distinct Investigations of the
disaster. These are being undertaken by
the federal authorities through the de-
pfrtmcnt OF commerce, by me oOrOno s
office and by the district attorney.
Th" coronci's inquest will begin on Mon
day next. All persons who have made
statements III reference to the steamer s
fire hose being rotten and useless, the
lfr prcScrNcrs ON tho boat old. being
rotten and inadequate; the life boats made
fast by wires making it impossible for
them To be cast loose and lowered. will
b" called as Witnesses by the coroner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-23
NcrvOusnrss and Nerve.

The more nervous n man is, the less
nerve ne has. That sounds paradoXical--
but it isn't, for nerve is stamina.
Hood ; Sarsaparilla gives nerve. 1t
tones the whole system. Icrfccts diges-
tion and assimilation. and * therefore the
best mcdit inc nervous ,rsun can take
II YOU get tired easily, mentally or
physically take tit will do YOU good.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-23

numbered packages of valuahlcs became
practically worthless rs means of idcn-
trying the unfortunate owners.
ono case which came TO the attention
OF tho officials to-day was that Of y. r.
IIil of Williamsburg. Mr.. 1lill called at
the morgue yesterday and identified the
bodies of his brotlcr-in-law, William
Richter and the wife of the latter. and
they were removed TO the office of an
undertaken. In the afternoon the bodies
of Catherine and Lillian Richter, three
and four years old, respectively, also were
identified by him. When he called at the
mprgue to-day with an undertaken who
was to attend to the burial of the bodies
they could not be found. Tho bodies were
numbered 1I3 ana 10 respectively and the
authorities at the morguc have no record
of any such bodies having been given to
any one though they had Il record Of the
Identification made by Mr.. Hill on Nc5ter
dag. IT is thought that some undertaken
WAS given the bodies in place of two 9th
crs which he should have taken, through
q confusion in the number
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ABOUT 700 DEAD.
Conservative Estimate of the
Casualties on Steamer Gen
eral Slocum.
5S6 BODIES RECOVERED
Probable Sian, Have Isccn Carried Out
by the Tidc-t ont ributions for
burial Of Victims Called for
Investigation TO BE
536 BODIES RECOVERED


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M,.h, = v.o,Id Seem mai the maximum
fatality Will not largely exceed ZOO
AZ. ehn, nrf ,von ,bn mclaurholv sati.-
t.,.,jn,. nf v.,ichinr for the dead. anxious
.,.,,.bc,s l,,,,, mn tboir ,.irillucc and
at dusl, th,r,, mad bo.u recovered III bod
-. ,nr thr oro,,t mart women and chill
drnn ,norhnrs who weeks AGO mad planned
7h.r Fatal ni,t,ru for thor children little
rn.s ,vEu had lou,,nd for the coming of
1bat t,ir daN
i'nto dusk 5sG hodios had passed through
tho ulorullo and of these NOR, cham Jm
vcro identified rh, cast side has its hu-
,nan svllpnthios aroused to the fullest
.xtcut and down hv the river. wh,re the
Iouts unloadcd their Il, ad thousands
uathcrod throughout the day Streets
leading to the morr1lc were blocked, and
only with difficulty could tho uulicc keep
tlcnr tine uassarcs leading to the long
rows Of collins for those that came to
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New York. June lN--At 80 n. m, the
officials at l}cllcVue morEu" gave out
those figures
Identified i2l. tine dead unidentified uud
unrccogniaohc 50 the dead to he iden-
tilicd ..
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gained health by the use of Lydia T..
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