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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
Sues on sather Tract.

OAKLAND, Sept. 24.-Suit to re-
cover $4,000 claimed as still due on
the purchase price Of the Sather tract
was begun to-day by Mrs. Josephine
Bruguiere against F. NJ. Smith, F. c.
Havens. T. J. Woodward and w. H.
Chickering. She alleges in her COM
plant that she sold them this tract
Of land containing 2sO acres for $3.50
coo, OF which but s22o,OOO was paid
her. The remaining 100000, she says,
was put in the hands of Chickerins
until certain formalities had been OBJ
served, but Chickering, now acting
under the instructions of the others
has refused to pay her the money. A
part Of the piece Of land proposed to
be bought for a Central Park is in
cluded in this tract.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
Sweetman's Chicago House
in West Berkeley Is the
Scene of an Accident
That Injuries Three Men
LIGHTING OF MATCH
BEGINS THE DISASTER
Proprietor, Detecting Odor
of Escaping Illuminant,
Starts on Tour of DiscOv-
cry That Wrecks HOstelry
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Sept. "A.
A terrific explosion Of acetylene gas,
which had escaped from a faulty tank,
this evening at 10 o'clock inflicted seri-
Gus If not fatal injuries upon one man,
painfully injured two others and
wrecked the Chicago Hotel at Third
and Bristol streets in West Berkeley.
That others were not injured is due to
the fact that the greater part of the
force Of the explosion was exerted to-
ward large barroom, which was for
tunately unoccupied at the time.
The injured men are: ]. H. Sweet
man, proprietor Of the hotel, face bad
ly cut by flying glass and plaster; S.
d. Parker, cabinet maker, face cut by
flying glass and possibly internal in
juries, and Edmund Motrac, shoemak-
er, face and hands cut, and badly
bruised about the head and shoulders.
The barroom and several sleeping
rooms Of the hotel were entirely
wrecked by the explosion, which was
felt block away.
The gas tank was in a room at the
rear of the hotel bar, and about 10
o'clock Sweetman, the proprietor, no
ticed the smell of escaping gas. Ac-
companied by Parker, who was the
went to investigate.
AS the two men entered the room
Parker stepped in front OF the pro-
prietor. A lamp was burning in the
room, but was turned down very low,
and in order to see what the trouble
was, Parker struck a match In an
instant the explosion followed, for the
opening of the door had caused a draft
which drew the escaping gas directly
toward the two men. The force Of the
explosion hurled Parker to the floor,
where he was covered with fallen plas-
ter and debris. Sweetman, being be-
hind Parker, was to some extent pro-
tected and was not so seriously injured
as his companion. He dragged Par
ker, who was unconscious, out of the
building and although he himself was
cut in dozen places by the flying de-
bris hurried for assistance. Parker
was carried to near by house and a
doctor was called. The full extent of
his injuries is not yet known
Metrac was sleeping in a room di-
rectly above the room where the ex-
plosion took place. He had been
awakened by the odor Of the escaping
gas and had just opened his window
to see where the smell came from
when the explosion occurred. Metrac
was thrown clear across the room and
was badly cut by glass from the
broken window. Had he been in bed
when the explosion took place he
would have been killed, for his couch
was entirely demolished.
An alarm of fire was sent in and a
few moments after the fire companies
were on the scene. but there was no
need of their service.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25

FORM BED COMPAHY.-OAKLAND Sent
24.-Articles OF Incorporation OF the Pacific
Spring Bed Company were filed with the Coun-
~ Clerk to-day. The directors are Curl Cur
tis. Z ". Wright. Frank II. Mcmillan John
A. Mcmillan. n. NJ. Wickersham and ]. T.
Wickersham. The capital stock Of the cor
,,cration is SEQ. 600 divided into shares of sI0n
The full amount OF the capital stock has been
subscribed.
WIFE WOULD NOT FOLLOW-OAK-
LAND. Sept. 24.-An interlocutory decree OF
divorce granted r. B. Jenkins from Fannie
jenkins this morning by Judge Melvin the
ground Of desertion. They were married IN
Nogalcs. Ariz-. where he was in the employ OF
the railway. When he was changed TO the
Pacific Coast she refused TO follow him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
PloWs for Algeria.

The Board of Trade Journal Of
April %, 1904, states that the Cover
nor General of Algeria has recently
issued a circular advising the natives
to discard the antiquated plows now
generally in use in favor of modern
implements. OF the 2,800,00O hec-
tares (6,91S,925 acres) in Algeria de-
voted to the growing of corn more
than 100000 hectares (5,6S3,403
acres) are cultivated by natives. If,
therefore, the Governor Generals sug
gestions Hre adopted-and it is pro-
posed to allocate grants Of money for
the purchase of suitable implements
there would appear to be a good
opening for plows in Algeria.-New
York Commercial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25


Civil War Statistics Show More Fight
ing and Greater Slaughter Than
In Present War.
Within day or two past a statement
was issued from Toxic TO the effect that
the total losses in killed suffered by the
Japanese army since March %, when
the crossing OF the Yalu River was
made, to the present time, were In
round numbers about 1900 men,
Doubtless the number OF wounded was
three times as great. which would
make the total losses in battle In the
four months Of campaigning about a.
600 men. or, say, 10000.
The Japanese are reported 20 have
fought with extraordinary courage and
even disregard for life. while the Rus
SLAMS are known 10 be stubborn and
sturdy fighters Both armies have I'M
proved long-range small arms and
breech-loading cannon. besides ma
chine guns Of the most formidable de-
scrfption- The Japanese have had In
the field not less than 100000 men.
while the Russians had 10000. The
Russian losses are not known, but as
they generally fought behind defenses
OF some sort. it is likely that their
losses were not so great as those Of the
Japanese
If this Japanese campaign for
the months Of April. May, June and
July, 1904, is to be taken as a type az
warfare under the conditions OF modern
improved armS-one side attacking and
the other defending. says the New Or
leans P1cayUne-ft VIII not be out OK
place to make some comparisons with
the campaign in Virginia In 1864 be-
tween Lee and Grant. commencing at
the Wilderness on May and ending ar
James River June u
The ~On-to-Richmond~ movement
that had been attempted by the Fed
eral armies under Generals Mcdowell.
Mcclellan, Pope, Burnside and Hook
er with such conspicuous failure and
disaster, was undertaken by General
Grant in the spring of 1854, ard his
first encounter with Lee was in The
beginning of May. He had a: the
battle of the Wilderness May 5, which
was the opening OF the campaign.
lis. 600 men Of all arms; Lee had 6I.-
600.
The battles OF the Wilderness. Spott-
sylvania. North Ana, Cold Harbor and
Bethesda Church. besides almost
daily skirInishing. were fought, in
hictlng a loss on the Federal forces
OF 1920 killed and SS.342 wounded.
making total OF 45.962- II 70 these
are added the prisoners taken by Lee.
the Federal loss foots up 54929, or
very nearly one for every man General
Lee had for duty The Confederate
loss in the entire campaign is nOS OBJ
tainable with accuracy. but II 50 re-
duced General Lees army that its
strength was about equal at the end
Of the campaign to Grants killed and
wounded The battles were fought
with Misunderstanding guns. and yet IN
proportion to the strength os The
armies, the bloodshed was vastly
greater than that in the Russo-Japan-
csc campaign, of double the duration,
with armies OF more than double the
strength Of those Of 1864.
The Confederate war Of 1s61-65
continues to be an important basis OF
comparison by which to appraise what
is called modern warfare with most
improved weapons.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
SAFE CRACKER
GETS SURPRISED
Burglar Working on Contra
Costa Strongbox Is Inter-
rupted by William Mccoy
ESCAPES BY REAR DOOR
EmplOye of Water Company
Tries Knob and Scares
the Robber Into Flight
ESCAPES BY REAR DOOR
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
2148 Center street, Sept. "A.

214S Center street, Sept "A.
In obedience to habit, William j. Nc
Coy tried the door of the Contra Costa
Company's Office on his way home
from the L o'clock train this morning
and Unexpectedly scared up a safe
cracker. Mccoy is a clerk in the Of
flee and he has tried that door perhaps
thousand times, but last night was
the first time that he had ever flush
ed" a burglar. 1t was all so thrilling
that the burglar escaped before Mccoy
got his breath back. but he has the
satisfaction of knowing, any way, that
he prevented the safe from being
robbed-even if there wasn't any
money in it.
1t is the habit Of Mccoy, as well as
the other employees Of the Office, to try
the latch on the door whenever passing
at night. 1t was habit that prompted
Mccoy to try it last night But the
moment he made the first rattle a man
rose in front of the safe and stood in
full view before him. Both men were
so surprised that they did not move for
a moment. Then the burglar moved
toward the rear door and was gone In
a jiffy. Mccoy. having no pistol, could
do nothing.
The burglar had evidently Just be-
gun work, as there was no signs of vio-
lence on the safe door, although he had
made. all the arrangements for it. He
had thrown his coat over a chair In a
way to hide his body. He had all his
trouble for nothing, however, as Su-
perintendent Maloney makes a prac-
t;ce of depositing moneys in the bank
daily.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
A Pullman Automopile.

An automobile costing $4,000 and
equipped with an engine of S0S horse
power, said to be the largest automobile
in the world, has just been built for a
resident of Cleveland. In it's appoint
ments it is probably the finest automo-
bile in the world, the interior of it's
Pullman body being made of mahogany
and upholstered in leather. There are
sleeping-car berths at each side of an
aisle separated from each other. by cur
tains. The automobile is lighted and
heated by electricity furnished by a
seven horsepower dynamo on board.
There are also a dining-room and
kitchen and cupboards.-Express Ga
Zette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
love POINTS
WAY TO ALTAR
Young Couple Elude Pa
ternaI Vigilance and Are
Married Fast and Tight
GIRLS FATHER PURSUES
William Frager and Frances
EnOs Wed in Haste and
Are on Their Honeymoon
Oakland Office San Francisco CALL
1915 Broadway, Sept "a

Oakland Office San Francisco Call'
1915 Broadway, Sept "A.
with an irate father sent of on the
wrong trail, William Frager and FRAN
ces Enos OF Pleasanton outWltteo pa
teruaI vigilance, and coming TO TINS city
were united in marriage by Justice OF
the Peace Geary. They are now at the
State capital on their honeymoon Ii
was a repetition Of the old story There
we're objections made by the young
lsdy's parents to her choice. and she
LET her young I1ochinvar find his own
way out OF the difficulty.
Frager is a vell-known business man
Of Pleasanton, while the bride is the
vivacious daughter OF a prosperous
farmer. The sky was threatening tor
rents when the young folks met TINS
morning by appointment, and securing
a rig gave out that they were going TO
Ifvermore TO be married When the
news reached the girls home her father
set out 20 follow, and taking his fastest
horse went in pursuit
After driving out into the country
for a short distance, however, Frager
made a circle, and going back into
PIeasanton reached the station just in
time 10 take the train to this city.
They came to Oakland, and going 10
the firm OF W. NJ. Watson, with whom
Frager has business connection, oo-
tained the assistance Of William g
Jurgens, who acted as best man and
piloted them to the County Clerks Of
fee. Soon the nuDtial knot was ueo
as fast as law and a Justice OF the
Peace could make il. Later they took
the train for Sacramento
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
Cost of Marconigraphs.

The charge of transmitting wireless
messages from ship to ship at sea is
sixpence a word, with the address and
signature free. From ship to shore the
rate on the American side is 81 for ten
words and II cents for each additional
word, with no charge for address and
signature. On the English side the
charge for "marconigram for a liner
is six shillings for twelve words and
sixpence for each additional word, the
signature and address being charged.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
MOTHER WINS
HER DAUGHTER
Alice Woods Receivers Child
From Father in a Hard
Fought Case in Court
HUSBAND RETALIATES
Tries to Show That She Is
Not a Proper Person to
Have Charge of the Girl
Oakland once San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1016 Broadway, Sept "a
After a legal battle that lasted two
days Mrs. Alice Woods left the court
room this afternoon with her seven
year-old daughter in her arms. Judge
Ellsworth having awarded her the Gus
tody Of the child The girl had been
taken by her father. Jacob B. Woods.
with her little brother to Olinda in
Shasta County. where he was living
with the children in cabin In order
to obtain posse ssion OF the little girl
Mrs. Woods had recourse to the courts
The father obtained a divorce from
the mother on the ground OF deserton
and was awarded the custody OF the
children, he agreeing to let them stay
with his sister, a Mrs. Tyrren. where
Mrs. Woods could see them as often as
she wished. Without giving her any
warning, however, he moved away and
took the children with him
On the witness stand Mrs Woods
said that she had not objected to the
father having the custody of the chill
dren, as she had no way in which to
provide for them and had been advised
by her attorney that the court could
always change the order. Since then
she has established herself in a hair
dressing business and says she is able
to provide a proper home for the little
girl.
An attempt was made to show that
the mother had callers at her ROOMS
late at night and that she was not fit
and proper person to have the custody
of the child, but Judge Ellsworth did
not take much stock in the evidence
mother
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
wine Impots Into Great Britain.

In 1903 Great Britain imported a.
710,59S gallons of wine in casks. in
which the following countries partici-
pated: Spain, 3,493,925 gallons; Por-
tugal including Madeira). 3,50S,774
gallons; France, 3,413,560 gallons;
Germany, 562,9S4 gallons; Holland,
61S,427 gallons; Italy. S00,477 gal
Ions; Australia, 570,09S gallons. Be
sides this, there were 20SS,428 gal
Ions of wine imported in bottles. Cal
ifornia wine growers should work in
the English markets.-New York
Commercial
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
Eight Months Old Admiral.

The youngest British admiral is only
eight months old. The infant Marquis
of Donegal is the hereditary lord high
admiral of LoUgh Neagh, but the Of
flee carries with it neither emoluments
nor duties. 1t is an obsolete naval
command, which dates from the time
of Queen Elizabeth. when it was nee
essary to maintain a naval force on
Lough Neagh to overawe the natives
of Tyrone, Derry. Armagh and An
trim, with whom several actions were
fought.-Indianapo News.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
JAPANESE EDITOR TAKES
BRIDE AT MILLS COLLEGE
Journalist From the MiI1adO's En-
pire Is Welded 10 Former Stu
dent of Institute.

OAKLAND. Sept. 24.-The girl stu
dents of Mills College witnessed a
pretty wedding ceremony at the
school last Thursday, unique in the
experience of nearly all the specta-
tors, when Miss Kane Nisikawa. a
former student at Mills. was made
the bride OF Mr.. Yakawa, a Japanese
Journalist OF San Francisco. The we'd
ding ceremony was performed by Rev.
Raymond c. Brooks in Lisser Hall.
American and japanese flags were
used for decorations. A wedding sup
per was served in the presidents din
inE-rOOu
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
Funeral of Mrs. Nolen.

OAKLAND, Sept. 24.-Funeral SER
vices for Miss Alma Nolen, daughter
of Mrs. H. B. Wayne, were held to-
day at her late home, S37 Madison
street. DR.. E. r. Ollie of the First
Methodist Church officiated. Many
friends of the young woman, who had
been an attache Of an Oakland news
paper, were in attendance. Interment
was in the burial plat Of her grand
father, ]. B. Martin, at San Lorenzo.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
TICKET FOR ASSEMBLY.

IJpon the completion of nominations
for Senator, the Twenty-fifth District
being passed, nominations for Assem-
blvmen were called for. The list, with
the exception of the Thirty-fifth and
Forty-fifth districts, in which no nom
nations were made, is as follows:
Twenty-eighth District, William
Mindhan; Twenty-ninth, John Cullen;
Thirtieth, Timothy C. Ryan: Thirty
first. c. A. SislIron; Thirty-second, j.
]. Hennessey; Thirty-third, M. A. Ker-
rigan; Thirty-fourth, Joseph B. Nc
Cluskey; Thirty-sixth, E. ]. Deaver;
Thirty-seventh, jeremiah Dillon; Thir-
ty-eighth, Joseph Blackman; Thirty
ninth. P. NJ. Goldrick; Fortieth, Will
liam Marks: Forty-first, Peter Crow
lev: Forty-second, Edward j. Kerwin;
Forty-third, ]. w. Spencer; Forty
fourth, ]. r. Madison.
At the conclusions of nominations the
following were appointed to compose
the purity of elections committee of the
party: r. Uebanda, Joe Bello, James
Wilson, ]. J. Conley and j. A. Nc
Manus. LIIaH
The committee on vacancies consists
of the following named: A. Romeo
vieri, Vincent Bello, Joseph Belief, A.
F. Egan and Thomas Finn.
The following Congressional commit
tee for the Fourth District was an
nounced: William Stansbury Of the
Twenty eighth Assembly District. John
J. Smith of the Twenty-ninth, Patrick
Kirby of the Thirtieth, John Dougherty
of the Thirty-first, John Fullalove Of
the Fortieth, Charles Cook Of the For
ty-first, Charles Sagehorn Of the For
ty-second, ]. w. Spencer of the Forty
third. A. Roncovieri of the Forty
fourth and Albert Devote of the Forty
fifth.
The purity committee Of this Con-
gressional district was announced as
follows: ]. ]. Furey, chairman; Joseph
Alexander, C. p. Monroe, Ernest F.
Meyer and James Reavy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
What's i'm a Name.

The Postal Guide contains some very
curiously named postoffices. Here are
few: Tub, Pa; Robbers Roost, /. T. /;
Bird in Hand, Pa; Lamedeer. Mont. /;
Popcorn, Ind; Why Not. KY; Hat OF,
Ga; Sopchoppy, Fla; Jugtown, N. c.;
Sevenstars, Pa: Fearnot, Pa; Judy
town, w. Va; Pig, KY. and Goodnight.
Ky.-Exchange.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
Athletic Club Director.

OAKLAND, Sept. "a. Edwin
Stearns. secretary of the Oakland
Board of Trade, was elected direc-
tor of the Reliance Athletic Club last
night, taking the place of Senator
Russ Lukens, whose resignation was
accepted earlier in the evening. New
bylaws for the club, prepared by Di-
rectors Fawcett and Cadogan, were
submitted to the board.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
saloon Man Drops Dead.

BERKELEY, Sept. 24.-Henry G.
Schumann of 1926 Bristol street, sa-
loon-keeper, dropped dead from heart
disease this morning. Feeling ILL.,
Schumann left his place of business
at Sixth and Bristol streets for home
but on arriving he fell and soon ex-
pired. The Coroner will investigate
tl,e case
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
IOIN IN MARCH
FOR PROGRESS
Members of Civic and Fra
ternal Organizations to
Appear in Bond Parade
MANY RALLIES PLANNED
Campaign Committee Work
ing Hard for Success
of Public Improvements
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1916 Broadway, Sept. "a.

1916 Broadway, Sept. "a.
The campaign for improvement
bonds will close next Monday evening
with a big parade and rally at the
High School grounds, and the cam
paign committee of the Progress Fed
Grafton has requested that every cit
izen who is interested in the better
ment of Oakland take part in the pa
rade The procession viii form at
Broadway and Fifteenth street and
will traverse the following line of
march: Down Broadway to Seventh
street, countermarch on Broadway to
Fourteenth street, to Washington, to
Eleventh, to the Oakland High School,,
where the final rally OF the campaign
will be held.
The members OF the Musicians
Union have offered their services to
the campaign committee for the pa
rade free of charge and there will be
four bands, Callaghan's, McBain's.
Matheson's and Scott's, in line. Dele
cations from the Progress Federation,
Board of Trade, Merchants Ex-
change, Letter Carriers Association,
Woodmen Of the World and the Anal
gamated Iron and Steel Workers
Union will take part in the parade.
Representatives Of many Of the other
local labor organizations will also
march.
After the parade an open air rally
will be held at the High School
grounds. Five-minute talks for the
liens interested in the welfare of
Oakland. The line of march and the
City Hall Park will be lighted with
red fro
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
ALAMEDA ADVERT'S'M'TS
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE.
- You WIZ 10 BUY oR RENT.

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HAMMOND & HAMMOND,
1922 Park St. Alameda
Ot6cc open to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-25
Rrourht Home for BURIAL.

OAKLAND, Sept. 24.-The body OF
Charles E. Buker, a youth of this city
who was killed at Sacramento while
repairing a telephone wire which had
crossed with a live circuit, was
brought to the home of his parents,
o63 Fourth street, to-day.