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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
FIRST ASSISTANT [. S. DIS
TRICT ATTORNEY, WHO
DIED SUDDENLY.
Demise of Federal Officer
Due to Eating In
feCted Meat.

Edward j Banning, First Assistant
United States District Attorney, died
last evening at his residence, 66s Castro
street, after an illness of about one
month, the cause of death being trich-
inosis, due, it is thought. to eating in
fected bear meat
Attorney Banning, with two friends.
partook of the bear meat at dinner one
month ago and the entire party was
rendered i'll in consequence. Banning.
however. did not respond to treatment
and two days after eating the meat
he was forced to remain in bed. He
was attended By Dr.. James W. Ward
but grew gradually weaker until death
ended his career
Edward J. Banning was but 81 years
old at the time OF his death. He was
born in this city and was educated at
the public schools and at St Ignatius
College, from which institution he grad
uated. He taught in the college for
some time and also studied law in the
Offices of Henley & Costello. being ad-
mitted TO the bar some eight years ago.
The late President Mckinley appoint
ed Banning Second Assistant United
States District Attorney six years ago
and two years ago he was made first
assistant under United States. District
Attorney Marshall B. Woodwork.
Banning was very popular both in
his profession and in private life and
his untimely death viii be learned Of
with deep regret by a host of friends
The deceased is survived by his mother
and one sister, Mrs. Banning being
principal of the Everett Grammar
School and one Of the veteran teachers
Of San Francisco.
The funeral Of Attorney Banning will
take place next Sunday from the
Church OF the Holy Redeemer and the
interment viii take place at Holy Cross
Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Austrian Gambling scandal.

Another gambling scandal is causing
considerable sensation in Budapest so
ciety In two days play the son OF a
eaIthy landowner IN Southern Hun
gary recently lost 100000 kronen (s62,-
5OO) TO member Of the Hungarian
Diet, s37, 500 being lost the first day
and So, 900 on the second. The loser 3
family. indignant. refused TO pay the
amount and sent the young man TO a
sanitarium. The Deputy then threat
ened to report the affair to a military
court Of honor. his debtor being lieu
tenant in the reserves. The family
thereupon offered to pay. provided a
court of arbitration decided against
them. Such tribunal was duly formed,
but on a medical witness testifying that
the landowners son was irresponsible
for his actions al the time OF playing
the members of the court nominated oy
bis family withdrew and the proceed
ings thus fell thrOugh.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Damaging Gale Strikes a Por-
tiOn of Nevada City and
Some of the People Run to
Their Cellars for Safety
HOTEL Is SWITCHED
FROM THE FOUNDATION
One Barn Is Turned Upside
Down and Many Fences Are
Wrecked, but the Total
Loss Is Not Very Large
Special Dispatch to The Call

RENO, New, Feb. 4.-This city was
visited by a small cyclone early this
morning. 1t aroused the populace from
slumber and drove many in the west
end of the town to their cellars. The
damage done in this city was COM
paratively small. however.
The gale spent its fury at East Reno,
the new railroad town two miles east
of here, where the loss runs we'll into
the hundreds. The Stone building, a
structure 20 by 80 feet and two stories
high, was torn from it's foundation and
the walls were crushed together. The
occupants had narrow escape, barely
getting out before the walls collapsed.
The proprietor was the last to leave
the building and was slightly injured
by the flying timbers.
The Wah Hoo Hotel was lifted from
its foundation and carried several feet
eastward. There it collapsed and is a
total loss. The L and 1 saloon was
moved nearly a foot from its former
position, but can be repaired with little
loss Many structures in addition to
those named were more or less dam
aged.
At this time the loss has not been
definitely stated, but is probably in the
neighborhood of $1,000. Upson's barn
in the eastern part of the city was
turned completely upside down. Joe
Williams suffered considerable loss at
his ranch west of town. A large hay
stack containing 200 tons of choice al
falfa haV WAS blown over and scattered
over an area of a quarter of a mile,
Fences throughout town suffered and
branches of trees were strewn about
the streets.
The wind at this point attained a We
locity of seventy miles an hour and at
East Reno it was reported at ninety
miles an hour. A welcome rain and
snow storm followed the blizzard.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
THRONE ROOM
RESPLENDENT
Violet and Gold Drapings Give
Gorgeous Effect Where the
Gay Prince Carnival Will Sit
MARDI GRAS Is NEAR
Electrical and Color Magicians
Are Making Amazing Changes
in the Temple on the Hill

The Nardi Grss is no longer 4 vision
ary thing-it is here-almost The
Temple Of Art on the hill top has been
IN the hands Of the decorators. cleo
tIicians and color magicians for a good
week. and the result IS amazing.
The house gallery, wherein one Of
Henry Heyman's bands OF music-mak-
ers VIII be stationed. is now strung
with carnival lanterns. centraIizing in
2 great golden sphere, that viii, at the
weeks end. uphold swarms Of butter
flies and other winged things Of color.
The Searles gallery. which viii be the
throne room for his Highness. Prince
Carnival on the night Of the 18th. is
Graped in violet and gold, the carnival
Colors OF 1904
over the vast skylight hangs A drape
Of three cOlors, blending exquisitely,
the walls carrying out the color scheme
in panels from frieze 10 dado. which is
destined 10 be a wall Of greenery,
woven invisibly into netting. What
splendid background that viii make
foE the gay pageantryi
Suspended from the canopy are three
gigantic bamboo floats. upholding an
in6nite 1umber Of lanterns in red and
yellow-the only note Of the traditional
colors Of the Old World carnivals.
Golden spheres. supporting fantastic
things in air, are yet 10 be suspended.
but when hung viii make a fairy set
unE for the dazzling pageant
aosgreat for invitations-which, by the
way, must undergo a rigid censorship
by the board Of directors-and as for
the boxes in the house and Searles gal
leries, but three remain unsoId.
The following named have taken
Boxes: Mountford s. Wilson, H. P.
Hussey. II. H. Hecht, J. D. Grant. Will
Is F. Davis, Major Darling, Frank J.
sullivan. George II. Lent, J. E de
Sa5la. Mrs. Rudolph Spreckels, James
D. Phelan. William BabcOck, NJ. H. de
Young and James L. Flood.
Mr. Flood has obtained the largest
boZ and the most advantageous as to
view
Yesterday 2500 invitations had been
issued. including the army and navy
lists. 900 going 10 the army alone.
The supper arrangements have been
simDlihed by arranging a seating ca
pscity Of 600. which IS twice that Of
lsst year.
The decoration is in the hands Of cwo
of the members Of the association. John
u Gamble and Harry ". Seawell
a magnificent spectacular effect is
IS preparation BY the Alumni Associa-
ION. the members Of which are to lead
she gay procession as Egyptians. bear
ing on a throne a lovely Egyptian god
dess
Aaron Altman, president Of the as
s0cjation; Perham Nahl, Earl ". Cun1-
uiHgs. Joseph Greenbsun, Miss McEI-
roy and MAs Mount are laboring ear
nestly for the success Of this extreva-
CANT conception.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
STANFORD STUDENTS HOLD
FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
President Jordan and DIR. Harry B.
Reynolds, President of the Alumni,
Deliver Interesting Addresses.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb 3.
The first general assembly of the
semester was held in Assembly Hall
this morning. DR.. Harry B. Rey-
nolds of San Francisco, president of
the Stanford Alumni Association, and
President Jordan addressed the stu
dents.
President Jordan introduced DR..
Reynolds, who IS a former Stanford
football player, as man who was
while at Stanford sin the front in
scholarship and in the back part of
the field in football" DR., Reynolds
spoke of the improvements and
changes at the university since his
day. and in speaking of the Stanford
spirit, which, he stated, was the same
now as in the days of the pioneer
class. he said: IF there is any one
message from the San Francisco
Alumni it is one of sincere, absolute,
unqualified approval. I advise you to
keep in the same course you are go
ing. Continue your work after you
have begun until Stanford will be
known as much by its undergraduate
body as by its buildings, its architec-
ture."
President Jordan gave an interest
ing account of his recent trip East,
touching on his visit to st. Louis,
where he addressed the meetings of
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science and the Sigma
XII scientific fraternity, and his sojourn
at washington, d. c., where he con-
ferred with President Roosevelt with
reference to seal and salmon ques-
tions and other topics
Speaking of President Roosevelt DR..
Jordan said: He is a man of the
same sort all the way through-5you
always know where he stands. The
principal objections to him come from
the people who know where he
stands. 0aughter.) 1 was asked if
the West did not wish a safer man
as candidate for President and my
reply was no / happened to share
nv section in the car coming from
New York to Nebraska with William
Jennings Bryan, and had politics
talked to me all the way out. will
not tell you what I learned" (Laugh-
teri
the meeting called by John w. roster
to discuss a treaty of arbitration to
he erranged between England and the
TYnifed States. His idea was that there
should be a high court of arbitration
comnrised of lawyers, who should deal
with international disputes in the
saroe manner that civil causes are,
daaIt with under any good legal sys-
tenn and decide the question after a
careful investigation of facts and ev1-
dence.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
BITTER ATTACK
UPON BALFOUR
Liberal Member of House of
Commons Assails the Pre-
mier and Joseph Chamberlain
BOER WAR HIS SUBJECT
Charges Gross Mismanagement
and Asks If Ministry Is
Fit to Continue in Office

LONDON, Feb. 4.-John Morley an
nounced to-day in the House of Com
mons his intention to introduce, on
February 8, his fiscal amendment TO
the address in replSNto the speech from
the throne, even if Premier Balfour
were absent.
Several questions were put with the
object of eliciting information regard
ing the Far Eastern situation, the
steps taken to avert war and whether
the Government alone, or in conjunc-
tion with the United States Govern
ment, had pressed Russia TO evacuate
Mancnuria, etc, but the questions
practically were without result.
Earl Percy, Under Secretary of the
Foreign Office, declared that in view
of the present state of the negotiations
between Russia and Japan, it would
be manifestly improper to make any
observations on the situation. The
. British Government, he added, had
made frequent representations in re-
gard to the delay in the evacuation
of Manchuria
Earl Percy confirmed the reports
that the Russians had removed sew
eral of the employees of Sir Robert
Hart, the Inspector General of Gus
toms and Posts in China, from the ma
tive customs office at Newchwang and
had replaced them with Russian nomi-
nees. Representations, the Earl added,
had been made on the subject to St.
Petersburg.
Robson GiberaD moved an amend
ment to the address setting forth that
evidence presented to the war commits
sion disclosed grave mismanagement
and negligence on the part Of the Gov
ernment during the South African war
In lengthy review of the prepara-
tions for the earlier conduct of the
war, Robson severely criticized Premier
Balfour and Former Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain, and at the conclusion of
his remarks asked if Ministers capa BILE
of such conduct were fit to conduct
the affairs Of the nation.
MacNamara (RadicaD seconded the
amendment
Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ire
land in reply, defended the Govern
ment. He admitted mistakes had been
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Nothing Else There.

The smart frontier town was max
inC an effort TO secure a political con-
VentiOn.
The editor of the local paper called
on one of the solid citizens and laid
subscription paper before him.
How much do you feel like giving
toward defraying the expenses of hold
ing the convention here?" he asked
I don't feel like giving anything.
replied the solid citizen
why not ?"
What good viii it do the town: IL
will only benefit the saloons and the
gambling houses.
We'll, great ScOtt," rejoined the
editor. What else have we got
here 2''-Chicago Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Mother Joins Runaway Children.

REDDING, Feb. S.-The case of
the children who ran away from Iron
Mountain Monday morning has taken
a peculiar turn. The runaway trio
derson and brought to Redding. They
told the officers that their fathers in
human treatment caused them to
leave home. The mother arrived this
morning from Iron Mountain with an
other child, saying she would join the
rlinaways and - with them to Chico.
Her act, she says, is the result of the
treatment given her by her husband
while she was worried over the abb
sence of their children.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
PROMINENT ENGINEER GONE.
Captain Stevenson of Pacific Mail
Company Dies at Iivermore.

/. LIVERMORE, Feb. captain John
Stevenson, who was for thirty years
chief engineer Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, died this morning
at his residence two miles south of
here from cancer Of the throat. He
was 6s years OF age and up TO three
months ago was the head of the me-
chanicaI department of the big steam
ship company, a position of great
trust.
Captain Stevenson was a native of
Liverpool. England, and came to this
country early in life. In the early days
of the white occupation of this coast
he was seized with a desire to make his
fortune on this side Of the continent
and he entered the employ of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company, then
the greatest carrier of freight and pas
sengers on the Pacific Ocean. He made
himself so valuable TO the company that
he was soon made chief engineer, with
headquarters in San Francisco, and
was given general supervision over all
Of the vessels of the company plying
on the Pacific Ocean.
Captain Stevenson became afflicted
with cancer of the throat, the same dis
ease that attacked President Grant,
and just before the new year he was
compelled to retire to his ranch near
this city. Death came quietly this
morning
The deceased leaves a wife, Mrs.
Sarah Stevenson, three sons and one
daughter. The funeral will take place
Saturday in San Francisco under the
auspices of California Lodge No. 1,
Of Masons, Of which he was a member.
He was also member of the Knights
Of Honor and the Marine Engineers
Association of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

Expert estimates OF the probable
manufacture Of automobiles in several
States OF the Union in 1904 give the
principal place to Michigan, with Ohio
second. Even Massachusetts and Wis
consin surDass New York in the list
while Illinois makes an extremely poor
showing. Detroit and Cleveland are the
two cities which surpass all others in
this FsDublie. as centers Of the produc-
ton OF the self-mators. Il seems odd
that New York ana Chicago should lag
nehfnd them so far.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
POSTAL AUTHORITIES
MAKE IMPORTANT ARREST
F,xnose an Alleged Swindle in Which
United states Mails Were Being
Used to Defraud.

PORTLAND, Feb. &C. Guy Wake
field and Ross Nichols were to-day
nIaced under arrest at the instance of
the nostal authorities on a charge of
ue;no The United States mails in an
attemnt to defraud. Wakefield and
Nichols. it is charged, have until lately
been the moving spirits in a concern
known as the Order of Fraternal Home
Ruvers which, it is charged, accepts
installnents of SIS monthly from per-
sons desiring to erect home on con-
tracts which 1T is alleged are cleverly
contriyed so as never to mature. There
are said to be about 1900 subscribers,
,,aostIv persons. of moderate means.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
PROMINENT DEMOCRAT OF
MARYLAND WHO Sic
CEEDS SENATOR McCOMAs
Legislature of Maryland
Elects Isidore Rayner
Senator.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Feb. An the
Maryland Legislature to-day Isidore
Rayner of Baltimore, who was nomi-
mated last night by the Democratic
caucus, received the unanimous vote
of the Democratic majority and was
elected United States Senator to sue
ceed Louis E. McComas. The Re
publican minority voted unanimously
for McComas.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Garrad Must stand Trial for Murder

SANTA ROSA. Feb. 3.-Anderson Gar
rad. who shot and killed A. ]. McKin-
non at Guerneville a few months ago
and was afterward captured at Red
Bluff, was taken to the Ukiah Asylum
by Sheriff Grace Tuesday, but the au-
thorities there refused to receive him
and gave him an official discharge.
Sheriff Grace Immediately rearrested
McKinnon and brought him back to
the jail here. Garrad was an escape
from the asylum at the time the kill
ing occurred.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

cal world. For a number of years he
lectured on musical and scientific SID
jects and spent several years in the
preparation of an elaborate work on
Astronomy and Mythology" which
was but recently finished. Nine years
ago he came to Los Angeles with lis
wife and two years ago they moved to
Santa Monica, where they had since
resided.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
EDITOR OF PUCK is DEAD.
AdoIph Schwarzmann Passes Away at
His Home in New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-AdoIph
Schwarzmann, one of the founders
and editor in chief of Puck, died to-
day of pneumonia. He was born m
Germany in 1888, and came to this
country after learning the printers
trade. With Joseph Keppler he found
ed Puck in 1876 and had since been
at the head of the publication.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
seeking Pasturage in sonoma.

SANTA ROSA, Feb. 3.-The prob
abilities are that a large number of
cattle will be brought to Sonoma
County from the southern part of the
State, where the dry weather has made
feed scarce. Many inquiries have been
received during the past few days from
southern stockmen asking for accom-
modations. The feed here is in fine
condition, as there has been plenty of
rain
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
school Teachers Sudden Death.

OAKLAND, Feb. 4.-Miss L. 7.
winchester, Sc years of age, died sud-
denly this afternoon at her residence.
1894 Telegraph avenue. Miss Win
chester was a teacher in the public
schools. Coroner Merhmann has
charge Of the case.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05
Beautify Your Home.

"a room hung with pictures is room
hung with thoughts says Sir Joshua
REYNOLDS. So in making a gift it's well
to remember this and present to your
friends a lasting thought. Beautiful.
new framed pictures are now being
shown by Sanborn, Vail & Co.. 741 Mar
ket st.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-05

hardness Of the Scotch race to an early
and persistent diet of scones. only the
strong survive" says Mr.. Ford; the
weak choke TO death in infancy. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31
THE RAILROADS.
47th Report Of the
Maine Commissioners.
Condition of All Steam and
Street Systems in State.
Large Increase in Business-Fewer
Accidents, This Year.

The 18th annual report of the railroad
COMMISSIONERS was made to the Gov
efnor, Friday The report covers he
Neeh 'o' ANA 900 pages. The first part
Ewes the number OF roads. steam ana
street, operated, with mileage, their
earnings ana expenses of operation
hiviients paid, accompanied with
tables d"duced from the returns which
snow every detail Of operation. IN
TACT, all matters pertaining to tn.
"p' r;'tions Of the roads arr. 50 compiled
that the rehder can readily find any
'hta desired, without devoting study to
the various returns.
TIL" history of the construction Of
street railways is given. which must
PROV very valuable data for refer
ancA. I'll" physical condition of all
roads is taken ur by the commissions
'rs ma given in detail together with
a statement of tn" accidents on both
steam and street railways Part two
gives the decisions of the board on all
matters coming before them for the
ye'i,' ended November 30. 1904. and re-
ports uron accidents which it has in
veStigatrd.
Tic appendix contains the returns of
each railroad in the State. The parts
are separated by a blue leaf. 50 that
each may be easily referred to- The
work Of compiling this report is of a
character Demand. ng the most careful
examination. involving an amount Of
labor greater than any other report
published by the State. The reports
of this office have always been highly
commended by railroad officials and
banks and banking institutions and it
is thought that this one improves in
many ways any former report.
Thu report covers the pei iod from
June 80, 1908. to June 20. 1904. and the
following are some of its leading
features.
This report covers the operations of
twenty railroads operated by steam,
and twenty street railways. all of
which are operated by electricity ex-
cept one, Which is operated by horse
power.
OF the twenty roads operated by
steam, thirteen are standard gauge
Gour feet eight and one-half inches).
and seven, narrow or two-feet gauge.
This report shows one less street
railway. than did the report of 1903.
when is accounted for by the CONSOLE
datirn of the Sanford and Cape Por-
poisc Railway with the Atlantic shore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31
EARNINGS OF STEAM RAILROADS.
FOR 10 YEARS.

An interesting table is shown. giving
the earnings of all the steam railroads
excepting the Boston & Maine. Grand
Trunk, and the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. the object being to confine the
statement to earnings in Maine. as
near as can De practically done, with a
view of showing the gain in ten years.
The excepted roads leave out mile
age of 246 miles, and include 166 miles
of NJ. [. X. r. out Of the State While
the earnings as shown are less than il
actually stated. it clearly shows that
the increase of business in Maine for
ten years has been gratifying.
Ine eatife-revesue. is given for each
year. but We refer here, only to the year
1Sso. the earnings being $6,217 $50, and
The earnings for 1904. being SlO5o .9O1.
i'he increase being $3.50 per cent. great
e. than in 1885 while the mileage in
creased only 30.S0 per cent.
HIGHWAY CROSSINGS.
There are 1,4.5 highway crossings al
grade IS crossing under highways, 50
over highways. % crossing steam rail-
roads At grade. ) crossing over and s
are Is crossing street railways at
grade. 10 crossing over and % under
street railways.
Inc Increased number of crossings
under and over street railways. from
year to year gives promise that there is
being gain in eliminating grade
crossings with steam and electric
roads. Notwithstanding the great
number of grade crossings which have
always been considered so deadly.
there are only five persons killed.
against 8 killed and II injured in 1903.
This shows that one person was killed
to each 80 crossings.
ACCIDENTS ON STEAM RAIL
WAYS.
There were 81 persons killed and 125
injured upon the steam roads during
the year. OF these. one passenger was
killed and Is injured while in 1905
there were , killed and % injured
There was one trainman killed to every
127 employed. and one injured to Is
employed. "Coupling and uncoupling''
was responsible for the death of IL
trainmen and injury Of "A. Tables
are given showing cause Of all acct
dents.
ACCIDENTS UPON STREET RAIL
WAYS
There were 5 killed and Il injured
upon the street railways. Forty-one
were passengers injured, "a from
causes beyond their own control. and
from careessness. The number of
persons carried upon the street railways
WAS 81 166 0aJ AMI the number Of
passengers injured was one to every
T4.7S3 carried. The tables give causes
of accidents and roads where occurring |
EMPLOYEES AND WAGES.
The number employed on steam |
roads was SSH. being go more than for |
1903. The amount paid in wages was |
1851 .oS4.62 or $32335. 70494 greater than
in 1903. The wages other than TO gen.
cral officers. Increased from Sl.S6 to /
$50, or IN amount equal to $a5. 1880 !