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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
MORE DISPOSITIONS READ
IN WICKERSHAM CASE
Evidence Tends to Show Fresno Poll
4, .tician Was Addicted to Use OF
Drugs and Liquors.

Another afternoon in Judge Sea-
wells court was devoted yesterday to
the reading by. Attorney Francis
Reney of the dispositions made in be-
half of Cora WickerSham, who con-
tests the will of Lydia Wiekershams
mother of Frank wlckersham, who
was the husband of the contestant
The dispositions read have been printed
I'M the Supreme Court reports and are
of interest in their bearing on the re-
trial of the case before Judge Seawell.
who is sitting for the Santa Rosa
court.
The deposition of Emily Shook. a
i,Irrse. shows that Frank. Wickersham
before his death was addicted. to the
use of morphine. strychnine, tobacco
and intoxicating liquors. c.. A. Stage.
a Fresno hack driver. depOsed that
Wickersham: was intoxicated every
night and usually took bottle of
whisky home. The deposition of
George A. Jennings. a saloon-keeper,
told of Wickershams daily use Of
whisky and absinthe.
The deposition of Mrs. o. A Egg
gers. a notary public, related to her
official actions in regard to Frank
Wickersham selling his expectancy in
his mothers 100000 estate to his
brothers and sisters for $2S,00O. The
deponent declared that she was told
that Frank needed the money" She
said that at the time he assigned his
interest he was irrational and that she
die not believe that he knew what he
was doing. She had stated at the
time that Cora Wickersham. the wife,
should act as Franks guardian.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND. Aug. 31.-The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: John Cruise.
2S, and Margaret Pauline, II, both Of
Oakland; Frank j. Silveria, 22, and
Harriet. NJ. Chesmeth, Is. both of Oak
land; Nictorine V. Anselmo. 25, Pleas
anton, and Maria Gloria, 19, Oakland;
George Z. Boutwell, over 21, and Alice
L. D. White, over Is, both of Oak
land; William II. Arrowsmith, over 2l
Berkeley, and Laura L.. Bartlett, over
IS Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
BoIters Erect organization.

OAKLAND, Aug. s1-The Union
Central Labor Club of Alameda Coun-
ty. which represents the element that
bolted from the Union Labor County
Convention which was held Friday
evening, August 26, effected permanent
organization this evening and voted
to attend the adjourned meeting of the
convention in body, and to vote for.
In the convention, only straight union
labor ticket, indorsing neither ReplIh-
lican nor Democratic candidates. The
motion also provided that unless the
club delegates were able to secure the
nomination of straight ticket they
should again walk out and proceed to
nominate an independent union labor
ticket
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
BOND CAMPAIGN !.
NOW UNDER WAY
Mayor Signs the Ordinance
and First Public Gath
ering Is for Tonight
j.. i. HOWARD TO TALK
Councilman Will Read a
Paper Setting Forth the
Benefits to: BE Derived
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.


1916 Broadway, Aug. 81.
The bond ordinance was signed by
Mayor Warren Olney this morning, and
in less than a month the bond election
will be held.
The bond campaign. will be of1cially
opened at a Inass-meeting to be held
under the auspices of the Progress Fed
Grafton to be held tomorrow evening
in the Masonic Hall. There will be
seats for ladies who are invited to at
tend The principal address or the
evening will be delivered by John L.
Howard, the chairman of the speclal
bond committee of the City Councll
which had charge. of the bond issue
Howard. has prepared a careful paper
setting forth the effect of the bond IS
sue upon taxation, the cost and Dene-
fits to be derived
Other meetings are to be held in every
part. of Oakland, and the City Council
men have offered their services to eX-
plain the bond issue to the. people
From now on various public ana
semi-publfc bodies will also take up the
bond issue and express their opinion
upon 1t as a whole or upon. it's different
items The action of the Master Build
ers' Association last night has given a
general stimulus in this line.
IT is not generally understood; Dut
every item of the bond issue Will be
separate and each voter can express
his opinion for or against eleven diner
ent propositions. The following table
shows each item and the amount ap-
propriated for each:
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Deaths in Alameda County.

OAKLAND, Aug. 31.-Miss Sarah
Jane Poage, aged 76 years, died yes
terday at her home, 965 East Twenty
third street, after a long illness. The
deceased was an aunt of Mrs. J. T.
Wallace, the wife of Councilman Wal
lace. Miss Poage had resided in Oak
land for the past sixteen years.
George w. Roberts, a son of the
late John A. Roberts, formerly a resi-
dent of Oakland. died yesterday at 1O6
Green street in San Francisco. The
deceased was % years old at the time
of his death and resided at the corner
of Tenth and Alice streets in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
LATE SHIPPING INTELIIGExcE.
Domestic PoRrs

ASTORIA-Arrived Aug sI-stmr Flae-
from san francisco; stmr North King fror.
Alaska, snir Berlin. from Alaska stmr Whit
tier. from san Francisco via Pllref S,r-f.
bark Anna. from Hamburg
standing on mouth Columbia Rfver--ear..
Harry Morse. from Alaska o-A
Sailed Aug 3l-Stmr Nicomedia. for Hong
SkATTLE-Arrived Aug Sl-Stn,r ci,, -
seattle, from Lynn Canal. stmr Citv 81 F,leb1s
from IRON san Francisco; stmr Centennial from
Sailed Aug S1-stmr Queen for San Fran
cisco; stmr Valencia and Dolphin. FOR I,s1n
Canal & - iu
OCEAN STEAMERS.
NEW NORk-Arrived Aug SI-Stnr Ifxurfs
frem Genoa and Naples; stmr Belgravia. S-s.s.
Hamburg
Sailed Aug 31-stmr Citta al Nanor -,
Naples and Genoa; stmr. Oscar IL for Chris
Liverpool. o'
IALsLtMo-s sailed Aug 2e-stmr Nsapolitan
Prince. for New York
LIYERPOOLs-Arrived Aug 31-Stmr Oceans.
from New York; strnr Frlesland from ThiIs-
delphia. via Queenstown.
Sailed Aug 31-Stmr Cornishrnan. from
Portland and Havre. Tor Philadelphia. sfn,r
Majestic for New York.
GLASGOW-Arrived Aug 3l-Stmr Fries
land. from Philadelphia. via Queenstown. sfrnr
Parthenia. from Montreal and Quebec. via Liv.
COPENHAGEN - Arrived Aug % y stmr
United states. from New York. via Chris
tiaIsand
QUEENsTowN-sailed Aug s1-stmr sax
SOUTHAMPTON - sailed Aug a - stn-
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. for New York. via
Cherbourg-
golia. from san Francisco. via Honolulu. Yo-
kohama etc
NAPLEs-saiIed Aug st-stmr Romanio.
from Genoa. for Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
No. Public parks for chiIdren's ..o
Ninth Annual Convention.

OAKLAND, Aug. 31.-The Ca1ifor-
MIA State: Spiritual Association will
hold its ninth annual convention in.
this city on September 2, 3 and 4. The
will be held at Foresters'
Hall. corner of Thirteenth and Clay
streets. All the business sessions will
be held in the morning and afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Boycotting Case Dismissed.

OAKLAND, Aug. s1.-The case Of
Resto Nonoklich, a member of the
Cooks and Walters. Union, who was
arrested for distributing Cottage
restaurant boycott -announcements.
was dismissed to-day in the Police
Court. The ordinance under which
the man was arrested did not ft the
circumstances. 1t. does not prohibit
distribution of handbills.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Propose to Take a Long Walk.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 31.-In or
der to see the Lewis and Clark Expo-
sition 100 boys and young men will
march from Eureka. Cal, to Portland
next year. The cadet corps of the
First Congregational Church, headed
by Rev. Franklin Baker. pastor of the
church, expects to start on. the long
journey late in the spring after the
close of the school year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Cloudburst Inierrupts rramc.

LOS ANGELES. Aug. s1.4A cloud
burst at blackberry. Ariz.. last night
has again interrupted traffic on tie
Santa Fe. although the washout is
much less serious than previous ones.
Temporary repairs will be made and
trains will not be delayed longer than
twelve hours.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

REGISTRATION SLOW.-OAKLAND. Aug.
81 31-Registrations reported rs coming in
very slowly by the County Clerk and with
only about a month more in which to register
many citizens are apt to lose the right 10 vote.
have registered so far. And out of a total
estimated registration Of IS. 900 but g. 900 have
registered.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Jury Finds Invalid Insane.

OAKLAND, Aug. 31.-A Coroner's
jury to-day found that Mrs. Abba p.
Whitney, an aged invalid, who took
carbolic acid Monday at the Hotel
Touraine, had committed suicide while
temporarily insane.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Large Registration at stanford.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Aug.
31.-Registration of freshmen and
other new students occurred to-day
between the hours of 4. m. and 5
.. m. Three hundred and sixty new
students matriculated during the day,
an increase OF fffty-eight over the cor
responding registration for last year.
The total enrolment for this semester
has now reached 1140, as compared
with 1909 Tor the same day Of 1903.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01
Equal surraglsts Meet

OAKLAND. Aug. sl-The Alameda
County Equal Suffrage Society held a
meeting this afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Shannon. 52S Twenty
street, To discuss plans for presenting
the suffrage question to the next State
Legislature. Addresses were made by
Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Williams. Mrs Mitch
ell Mrs. Van Duyne, Mrs Mathews,
Mrs. Greenman and others
PUPPIES NO LONGER EXEMPT.-OAK.
LAND, Aug. 31-The City Council has finally
passed ordinance which requires the
licensing of all dogs. The ordinance rescfnds
the exemption of puppies under six months old
from the poundmans net.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

SAN JOSE Aug. 3t.-Rev. John NJ Mac
Innis for the last two years pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church at Santa Clara. has
resigned to accept the pastorate OF the Pres
bvterian church at Montrose, Pa Dr. Mac
Innis came to Santa Clara from ST. Paul. MINI.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

Mrs Charles Leonard Morey and Mrs
George Lackey are contemplating trip to
Mill valley next week, when they will be
the guests of Mrs. Arnold Needham for seve
eral days
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

Sixteen of Miss Elva Shay's most intimat,
friends were guests to-day at a linen shove
in her honor Mrs. George Humphrey helm,
the hostess. The young bride-to-be was IN.
recipient OF some very dainty articles q
linen and lace.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-01

Next Tuesday Ebell begins its labors agsi,
with business. meeting, the clubs social m
not beginning until September 13 when ~,
first luncheon viii be given.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-01-29


". H.: - Har haradsh6fdingen int
haft nagot obehag af den der namnlik-
heten?
E.: - Hur menar godsegaren?
v. H.: - 10, jag menar Diet matte
vara obehagligt att beta Elk och vara
Misunderstanding; Diet kunde jul latt BIZ
nagon f~orvexling med den der Cave?
E.: - Ack, Diet ar ju jag Diet!
v. H.: - Saaai SaAa! ia, jag kan
tamfan int hjalpa't men jag tyckec
Diet skuIle vara lika obehagligt anda.
Sverige | Chile. Froknarna Britta
och Docki Rydell, hvilka ! somras af
chilenska beskickningen ! Berlin kon-
trakterades som lararinnor | chilen-
ska statsskolor, ha, enligt ingangna
underrattelser, saval af regeringen
som | pressen ron stort erkannande
for de respective grenar af svensk
undervisning de r~epresentera: gym
.nastik, slojd och textilkonst. Uti de
fiesta skoifragor utgor i Chile Sverige
forebilden, och man har icke tillrack-
ligt med loford for vart lands repre-
sentation vid den | hostas afslutade
pedagogical utstallningen i Santiago.
De bada unga svenskorna ha fatt sin
utbildning vid Gymn. centralinstitu-
tet harstades, Handarbetets vanner.
Mas m. II. laroanstalter.
TuIIuppborden I rlket ar 1908. En-
ligt fran rikets tullkamrar ingangna
rapporter har den debiterade brutto-
uppb0rden under December manad
uppgatt till 5,0S9, 054 kr. SO ore tull-
medel och 1854 kr. "a ore bakmedel.
Uppb0rden under Stamina manad ar
1902 utgjorde kr. 4,775,516:26 tullme-
del och kr. 43,12S:31 bakmedel. Under
~f0rutsattning att dessa rapporter arc
fullt exakta, uppgar salunda totalbrut'
touppb0rden for hela ar 1903 till 81,
036, 1896 kr. 90 ore tullmedel och 1,S17,
ST. kr. Ga ore bakmedel SAINT utvisar
vid jamf0relse med den for ar 1902 en-
6kning af resp. ~1,177,27S kr. 80 ore
och 67, 1874 kr. 80 ore. Riksdagen haI
for ar 1903 beraknat 4S,500,000 kr
tullmedel och 100000 kr. bakmedei
hvadan saledes EFT ofverskott upp
kommer af S,536,995 kr. 20 ore tull
medel och 317,877 kr. Ga ore bakme
del.
Observation-Disclosures ~mottagande
Nordenskjold och hans man anlandt
s~6ndagen den 10 dennes till Stock
holm, der EFT entusiastiskt mottagan
de hade anordnats. Stockholms stat
a%nordnade flaggning vid CentralplaI
och a angransande gator SAINT ombe
scribe likaledes flaggning a stadei
tillhoriga offentliga byggnader. Flagg
ming forekom afven a enskilda bygg
nader 0fverallt l staden. Expeditions
har gjort Sverige heder och manligel
bestatt slit prof. Dess ode har vack
nationers deltagande, och gladden. at
ha den Alter maste s0ka sig EFT III
tryck. Pa sondagens alton anordna
des a hotel Fenix EFT samqvam, hval
till afven damer hade tilltrade. FL
stem var narmast afsedd for mansks
pet, som ansetts fortjant af en- sal
skid hyllning. Pa mandagen holl
Svenska monitoren., 1904-01-29
Sverige Nyheter.


STOCKHOLM. TIL utvandraragent
for ar 1904 har kommerskollegium an.
tagit ingenior c. Z. l.. orion.
Den finska inflyttnlnsen. / inska
f0rsamlingen harstades inflyttade un-
der ar 1903 icke mindre an go perso-
ner. Utflyttningen har varit h0gst o
betydlig.
For StockhoIms forsvar. En- foster
%landsvan, som will vara onamd, har
som bidrag till foreningen for Stock
holms fasta forsvar tecknat sig for EFT
belopp af 5000 kr.
De stupade | slaget vid Brunke-
berg? vid Centralhotellets %grundlagg-
ming vid Klarabergsgatan har patraf-
fats en- mangd manniskoben. Man gis-
sar, att de utg0ra lemningar af de
stupade under slaget vid Brunkeberg.
En- f0rm0genhet at 100000 kronor
efterlemnar den nyss aflidne gamle
portieren vid Centralstationen | Stock
holm. Han har under manga ar haft
Centralstationens garderob utan ma
gon som helst hyra upplaten at sig,
och anses derpa haft en- 10 a $4,000
kronor extra inkomst pr ar.
sabbatsberg. jubilerar. Sabbats-
bergs sjukhus firade den Fl %innevaran-
de manad slit 25-a~rsjubileum, dervid
Isidor Dannstroms konvalescenthem
incigdes. till hvilken akt 0fverstathal-
laren och stadsfullmaktige m. fl. per-
soner och korporationer voro inbjud-
ma.
Dod at v~adaskott. Den sarskildt in
ON vara skyttekretsar yalkande skarp-
skytten, h~andlanden Carl August HUT
berg har den 10 dennes omkommit af
vada under EFT ~jagtparti trakten al
Sundbyberg. Som sd ofta tyvarr ar
fallet, var Diet EFT alltfor oforsigtigt
h~andterande af gevaret som bar KRAFT
de annu EFT offer.
vexelf6rfaIskaren hSktad. Gross
handlare C. A. Carlson fran Westerns
haktades den 8 dennes 1 Stockholm
pa ~begaran af stadsflskalen 1 0rebro.
Carlson har, for ire ar sedan gjort
sig skyldig till forfalskning af vexlar
1 6rebro enskilda bank. Den haktade
inforpassades till ~lansfangelset 1 ore-
bro.
En- historic ON "cave." Om den be-
ryktade Misunderstanding c. A. v. Elk
gar nu foljande historic sin rond:
Mitt Mann dr. Elk, Misunderstanding.
Won Hair, ~godsegare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-22
RUSSIAN POTTERY.

From the New York Commercial
 The war In the east brings out the sig. nificent information that very little IS known in this country of Russian pottery. In St. Petersburg there Is a royal rorce- lain manufactory where exceedingly fine and artistic ware Is produced, though it Is almost impossible to bring samples out of that country, which accounts for it's great scarcity In Europe and America. The pottery Is of bold, semi barbaric character, with arabesque decorations, consisting of heads of animals in relief, and so forth. The industry Is carried on rather sparingly, and, aside from the royal porcelain plant, there is but lit- tie attention given to the production of ceramic wares.
 Tn the Pennsylvania museum, of which Edwin Atlee Barber Is curator, can be seen a case of decorated Russian pottery that was originally exhibited at the Gen. tennial exhibition in 1876 This pottery Is of a buff or orange-colored clay, and the decorations are in relief and highly colored. The pieces are in the shape of coffee pots, vases, plaques and so forth. Another variety is decorated with con- ventionalized animals, painted in enam- elled colors. There is also in this museum a single piece of fine porcelain, artistically decorated, consisting of a cup and saucer the product of one of the modern Rus sian potteries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-22

the court houses has been transferred to the great body of the people, and unhappy will be the fate of that man or combination oI men be that under takes to transfer back this right of selection to the court house cliques. The people have tasted real power. They know their rights. Heretofore they have been considered incapable of governing themselves. They had come to think themselves that they were incapable of transacting their own public business. Whenever the subject was suggested in the past the politicians would hold up their hands in holy horror, declaring it dangerous to the state, and even impossible. But the world do move" even if the sun do not, and it has come to pass that the people have come into their own, and the politicians are compelled to fall into the procession as members of the rank and file-mere common peo- pie instead of princes to the manner born. The usurpers have ceased in Alabama to usurp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-22
EMPHASIZES ARE sHoRT-LIvED

From the New York Commercial.
 A modern navy is not one of the cheap luxuries. Senator Hale has stated that the navy department proposes to retire the battleships Oregon, Indiana, Massa- chusetts and Texas to the purposes of coast defense In 19os The Oregon was launched only in 1896, so that her life ss a frst-class fighting ship will be only twelve years. The Oregon cost 5000, 900, but the battleships are now costing $s,- OOo,O00 Any warship now becomes virtu- ally obsolete In a dozen or fifteen years, and we must figure on practically a new navy at the end of that period. A mer- chant steamer lasts on the average twen.. ty years.
 It Is well known that the big naval guns are also very short-lived, The big gest ace worthless after a hundred shots. The metal becomes crystalized by the shock of the explosives and loses It's ten- sile strength, thus making 1t dangerous. Hence a bombardment costs not only in the ammunition used, but even more in the wear and tear on the gun itself. Naval authorities speak of these things lightly, for it Is not their own money that is being spent, but as a matter of fact a warship is the most expensive thing imaginable to run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-22
COMMENTS ON MEN AND
 MATTERS OF THE WORLD

up in sacrifice. While 1t Is sad to thirR of Curtus being hoodwinked to his death by such a cock and bull story we az least have the satisfaction of knowing that science will not come forth aiId prove the old story a fabrication and ( myth, as science has a way of doink with some of our most cherished legends The identical chasm into which Mar GUS Gurus leaped has been found by Sig- nor Giacomo Boni. the famous arehaeolo- gist, so there is no longer any doubt that the story is true.
 The modern department store does not have all the comforts of home, perhaps, but 1t boasts of luxuries and conveniences that are lacking in many domestic estab- iishments. For instance, Richhrd Strauss gave concert in the Wannamaker store in New York a few nights ago that was as successful as if 1t had been given in the grandest auditorium the country pos sesses. Fully six thousand cultured peo- pie were in attendance and while 1t seems rather queer for great composer to give a great concert in 6 store, 1t must be remembered that the store was also great and such establishments these days are far too cosmopolitan ts be desig- mated shops.
 A Long Island tiller of the soil, one n those gentry called horny-handed by the poets, set good example the othsr day by holding up a fox hunting party at the muzzle of his shotgun, because fhe vAcu- ous hunters were just preparing to go f,,II IF |, froy ot,1tt thing under foot. Now if the same party had tired such a trick in England. Ger many or France. and were presnmpitous enough, they would have been permitted to career along unmolested, no metter what damage they inflicted on the farmer whose fields were being laid waste, but tn this country it is different. The ancestors of the American farmers did not carry Q long barreled muslSet so long for Doth- ing, and when the purse-proud nobility os the United States thinks 1t can mimic the old world nobility in the matter of fox hunting, 1t is entitled to another guess.
 It begins to appear that Commander Peary will not be able to make his dash for the north pole this summer. as he has not yet been able to raise the neces- sary $250000 which he thinks would put the venture on a firm financial Dasis However he will make preliminary trip to the arctic regions, and will have all his preparations made for dash in 1905. Perhaps by that time the airship problem will be solved, and he can make the trip some day before breakfast.
 The air seems to be the only catain route yet left to arctic explorers. despite the fact that Andre went away tn his balloon never to return. In the meaptime it appears that the south polar regions of- fer a much more attractive field for the ren who thinks more of fame than he does of staying at home in comfort When the world is told fully what lies n that dreary region the man who gives the in- formation will rot be suffered to 30 un- rewarded. F. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-22
Victory in SIaqt0Wn.

Before two thousand people, or more, the home team shut out the Nashville team, which came here with Boston pitcher to begin the work of capturing this years pennant. The esteemed Nashville newspapers had won in ad- vance two games of the series with a strong probability of securing all three, and Manager Fisher had gone out of his way to assign the Birmingham team to the tailend of the second di- vision. His tailenders not only walked over his helpless team, but they de- feated without serious effort his high priced Boston pitcher-the pitcher who receives $500 month.
 The only drawback of the game was the work of the two umpires. All close decisions were decided against the home team, and two of the decisions were simply indefensible. There was Q feeling that the two umpires had been Russianized by the Nashvnle contingent but let us give them the benefit of the doubt and another trial. Unfair um- piring mars any game, and that Of yesterday hurt an otherwise fine and satisfactory contest.