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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
Boy Who Killed His
Father Is Set
at Liberty.
Takes Parent S Life
While Defending
His Mother
Special dispatch 10 rhe Can.

LINCOLN. March 16.-The preiim-
mary examination of Claus Nlssen.
the 14-year-old boy who shot and
killed his father. NJ. L. Nissen, a fruit
rancher near Lincoln, last Sunday
while the latter. was In the act OF
abusing the boys mother. was nelo
to-day. All the testimony went 10
show that Nissen Sr. had abused and
neglected his family for several years;
that his wife was in fear of her life,
and that the son Claus fired the fatal
shot in defense of his mother. The
sympathy OF the entire community
was with the boy and when he was
discharged from custody the decision
of the court was unanimously ap-
proved. The father made a dying
statement exonerating his son and ex-
pressed the hope that he would not
be prosecuted.
Attorney George w. Hamilton of
Auburn represented young Nissen.
and District Attorney Robinson ap-
peared for the people. Robinson in
timated to Justice Harper that jury
would not convict young Nissen-
The Nissen family was In destitute
circumstances when the tragedy oc-
Cured and the mother has been pre-
sented with more than 800, besides
a liberal supply of clothing and pro-
visions for herself and six children by
the people of Lincoln and vicinity.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
MANAGERS OF KESWICK
SHELTER NOT WORRIED
Do Not Believe That Recent Court
Ruling VIII Compel Them to
Cease Operations.

REDDING, March 16 = There was
great CONSERVATION among the en-
ployes at the Keswick smelter when
the report came that the United States
Court had decided that the smelter
must be closed: The management has
Feassured the men, saying that the
company has no intention of closing
Assistant Manager Cole does not be-
lieve that the decision of the court can
be enforced, and says that the Gov
ernment will not close the works down
forcibly and unless such steps are
taken the big Smefter will continue to
operate. The news of the decision
brought CONSERVATION to the manage
ment of the Delamar smelter and the
Kennett smelter. but in consideration
of the attitude of the Keswick opera
tors they feel more assured of their
position.
Notwithstanding the courts order,
the company opened another big smell
ter this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
YOUNG PATRICIDE
IS ACQUITTED.
PASTORS MAKE
A NOVEL MOVE
Garden City Clergymen APP
ply for Membership in the
Federal Trades Council
Special pi.pa,eh 70 IN. CAN.


SAN JOSE. March 16.--The Pastors
Union Of this city has applied for MEM
bership in the SAN Jose Federated
Trades. Several conferences have been
held between committee from ths
trades unions and a committee from
the Pastors Union Among the leaders
I'm the Pastors Union who wish TO join
forces with the laboring men are Rev.
/. Harvey Hazel and Rev. w. s Kel-
ly. The sentiment among trades union
lists is to admit the ministers The
Brewery Workers Union, the Bartend-
ers' Union and the Cigar makers
Union have opposed the admission OF
the pastors from the start. and so far
three different committees have been
appointed to confer on the matter
The members OF the Pastors Union
state that the membership In the Fed
Grated Trades Is wished so that they
can study the conditions Of the work.
ing people and better understand their
needs. both spiritual and physical
The layman IS interested in this new
coalition of unions. With the Pastors
Union a member of the Federated
Trades, the fees for marriages and fu-
nerals will probably advance. especial
ly when these services are performed
on Sunday. as most of the unions have
a double price set for labor on that
day, Then. again. there Is the eight
hour day. 1t is not improbable that
before long every pastor In the city on
San Jose will be wearing union but
ton In the lapel OF his coat and stand
ing boldly up for the principles Of
uptopfSu1
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
THINKS DOCCE
IS NOW FAKINC
Damaging Testimony Given
Against Plaintiff in Suit
on Trial at Garden City
OPINION OF PHYSICIAN
Believes That Litigant Hyp-
Noticed Himself to Make
ItlAppear He Is Paralyzed
OPINION OF PHYSICIAN
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

SAN JOSE. March 16-Dr. J. C.
Branner. head of the geology depart
ment of Stanford University, was a
witness at the trial to-day Of the suit
of Dr. Dogge against the Fidelity and
Casualty Company to recover s7100.
Dogge claims that while travelling be-
tween this city and San Francisco on
a railroad train he was hit on the head
and badly injured by a piece of rock
thrown into the car. The suit is to col
lect an accident insurance due under
a policy held by Dogge. DIR. Branner
was called to prove the origin Of the
rock thrown. The witness testified that
he was thoroughly familiar with the
rock formation of this county. He said
1t would be impossible to state where
1t originated, but as far as he knew the
geology Of the country II was not a
native of any place between Redwood
City and Santa Cruz. DIR. Branner
stated that the origin Of the rock
meant its original derivation and did
not mean that such rock as the one
in question could not be found at Men
10 Park where the accident to DIR.
Dogge is said co have occurred. The
insurance company Is evidently trying
to prove that the rock could not have
been picked up and thrown at Menlo
Park.
DR.. Lincoln Cothran this afternoon
testified for the defense that he be-
lieved DR.. Dogge had practiced auto
hypnotism and that he had hypnotized
himself and successfully stood the tests
made to see If he Is paralyxed. The
witness said he believed DR.. Dogge
was taking paralysis. Ccthran's evil
dence was against Dogge in every par
tfcular.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
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sian Government, who also was an IN
habirant Of the beleasuered city With
the fail # the stronghold the postal
cfiicials were deprived Of their stations
by The Japan nese and they at once set
cut on The return TO Russia by way
Of DaIns. Shanghai and San Francisco
During the ocean voyage the ofhclals
" ere somewhat free in their discussions
with fellow passengers in crlucizing
General StOessel's defense Of Port Ar
thur. bat when approached by press
representatives. yesterday they pro-
tested in difficult English that mas
much as they were officials Of the Rus
sian Government they were not in a
position 20 speak Of the acts Of any
other branch of the Government
CIzj jensky and PospelOff said they
suffered no scarcity Of food till the last
few weeks before the surrender of Port
Arthur. They denied the reports that
the japanese showed no discrimination
in favor Of the hospitals during the
heFr bzrdnent
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
TRACKS BEING CLEARED.
Southern Pacific Oflcials Work Hard
to Get Trains Through.


to Get Trains Through.
Reports received yesterday By Man
ager Agler of the Southern Pacific
Company from the south were to the
effect that the tracks, which had been
biockaded by the washouts, were be-
ing cleared and repaired. but under
SLOW stages. Between Los Angeles and
Mojave the tracks had been repaired
by o'clock in the afternoon and sew
eral delayed trains were started on
their way. Between Saugus and Ven-
tura there were several washouts re-
ported and much repairing was done
between Santa Barbara and Ventura.
The tracks between Oxnard and
Montalvo were repaired during the
forenoon and 1t was reported to Man.
ager Agler that it was expected that
the working crews would be able to get
the water out of the washouts at
Cameron. AS this work was proceed
ing under difficulties and the rain was
continuing it was finally decided by the
operating department not to send out
any southern trains in the evening. 1t
Is believed, however, by the local Of
1lc1als that regular trains will be rum
ming tonight. The majority of the
trains stalled by the storm in the south
are being moved with the aid Of wreck
ing gangs that precede them. The Of
flcials of the California Northwestern
and the North Shore roads were con-
graduating themselves yesterday on
the fact that the present storm had
done no damage along their lines.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
CALLS AT MIDWAY.
Liner Brings Mechanics From Mid.
ocean Cable Station.

l.iBeI Brings Mechanics From Mid
ocean Cable Station.
The China made a special call at
Midway AT the request of the cable
company. TO pick up forty-six men who
had been engaged in building dwellings
and offices al the island cable station
The China was at Midway for eleven
hours and had TO send lifeboats ashore
for the passengers and their belong
ings. OF the forty-six taken from
Midway twenty-eight were japanese
and these were landed at Honolulu.
Eighteen men, all skilled mechanics,
came here on the China
These men were on the island for
more than a year In the quarters
they built. they say. the cable en-
ployes viii be very comforta bic. They
are well housed and amply provided
with storehOuses for supplies They
have refrigerauing plant and a dis
tiiing outfit and great many other
comforts that neither Robinson Crusoe
nor the Swiss Family Robinson ever
thought about A score Of United
States marines, now on their way to
Midway on board the gunboat Petrel,
VIII be stationed at the island for the
protection Of the cable in the event of
complications.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
TRAINING SHIP BUFFALO
EXPECTED AT MARE ISLAND
Vessel Is Found to Be In Need Of New
Boilers and q General Over
hauling.

VeSS6l Is round 70 be IN NeeQ OF NEW
Boilers and General Over
hauling.
VALLEJO, March 16.-In a private
letter received In this city to-day from
one of the officers of the United States
training ship Buffalo, which has been
at San Diego with the Pacific squad
ron, 1t Is learned that the Buffalo will
arrive at Mare Island navy yard with
In the next few days and that 1t is
very probable that she will haul down
her flag here in the near future. The
repairs to the Buffalo, which include
new boilers, will take many months,
and 1t is now believed that the crew
Of the Buffalo will be transferred to
the new training-ship Intrepid, which
will be completed at Mare Island on
May /. This would be a happy So
luton to two problems which have
caused considerable hard thinking to
the navy authorities. The Buffalo Is
the only training ship on this coast.
and while 1T has been the wish of
the Navy Department to place her out
of commission for several months, 1t
has been impossible to do so as there
is no other ship to transfer the officers
and crew too.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
BIG STORM IN ARIZONA.
Business Practically at a Standstill
Owing to impossible Roads.


PRESCOTT, A. T., March 16.-As the
result of the greatest storm period in
the memory of the white man in Ari-
zena, not wheel is moving on the
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railroad
to- night, and. the prospects are that
none will be moving tomorrow A
-southbound freight train was derailed
to-day at Congress Junction and a
southbound passenger train is held at
the Ash Fork terminus. All other
trains have been annulled. All freight
trains have been annulled for to-mor-
row and information is given out that
passenger trains also probably will be
discontinued until the road is repaired.
Since February there have been but
three dry" days. After the unprece-
dented rain of three days last week two
days elapsed without rain, but at 2
O'Clock this morning another storm set
in and has continued with great vie-
lence all day and at late hour to-
night snow is falling heavily, with no
signs of breaking. The total rainfall
since February has been 1910 inches
Business practically is at a standstili
on account Of the impossible roads
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
DAMAGE AT ENsENADA.
Freight Lighters i'm the Bay OF Todos
Santos Are Lost During Storm.

III tilc Day VI lOOOS
Santos Are Lost During Storm.
SAN DIEGO, March 16.-Rain again
fell this afternoon, though the fall was
not as heavy as that of last night. The
storm has had the effect of again start
ing the rivers to flowing, and as a re-
suit the reservoirs are filling rapidly.
For the first time in its history the
big Upper Otay reservoir is full and
the mammoth Sweetwater and Lower
Otay reservoirs contain vast amount
of water. The storm has done much
damage in San Diego and vicinity. The
streets are in deplorable condition
and 1t will be several weeks before
they are thoroughly repaired. Coun-
try roads in many instances are
washed out and on some traffic is inn
passable Some San Diego property
owners are threatening to put in claims
against the city for flooded cellars.
In the business portion of the city
the water ran down the asphalt streets
like river last night, filling the streets
from curb to curb, and in some in
stances rising to the doorsteps of the
stores and the lower part of the win
dows The indications tonight are
that the storm has blown over, al
though there are heavy clouds to the
north and should the wind shift the
chances are the city will receive an
other soaking.
The steamer st. Denis, which arrived
this morning from the south, re-
ports that the rain and lightning at
Cedros Island, which is nearly 500
miles down the coast, were severe. AT
Ensenada all of the lighters in the bay
of Todos Santos, used by the st. Denis
and the Curacao in landing freight,
have been blown to pieces.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17


When they will move is problematicai.
Landsiides north and south of Piru
prevent the movement of trains in
either direction. Railroad men say that
fully twelve hours will be necessary
10 remove the obstructions. Traffic to
the north Is still open and each train
sWells the number of stormbound pass
engers to figures that will tax the
company to handle them. The rain
early this morning was the heaviest
or the storm, bringing the season 8
total to nearly twenty -eight inches.
Ihe resulting damage will be largely
onset by the good that will follow.
The wind has changed tonight, fndi-
eating clearing weather. The sea here
is yerv rough and fears for the re-
nainder of the damaged boulevard are
entertained. Some wreckage is
strewn along the beach, but 1t Is not
thought to be from ocean going ves-
SelS
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
OPPOSE THE MEASURE
Visit Governor Partiee and Ask Him
to Withhold Signature From the
Factor Bill.


SACRAMENTO, March 16-Messrs.
Manuel, Eveleth and Wetmore, COM
mission merchants of Oakland. visited
Governor Pardee to-day to plead with
him against the signing Of Johnstone's
so-ealled factor" bill. The section TO
which the Oakland commission mer-
chants objected provides that "A fac
tor must on demand OF his principal
render TO such principal a statement
in writing Of the time when the goods.
chattdS or merchandise intrusted TO
him for sale were sold, the place OF
sale, the price for which the same were
sold, and the name. place of residence
or place Of business of the purchaser
In their protest to the Governor. the
merchants declared il would be almost
impossible TO carry OUT the provisions
of the bill; that, for example, when a
consignment OF hundreds of boxes Of
strawberries reached their hands. the
boxes are sold so rapidly TO Chinese,
japanese. small householders and 9TH
ers that it would be impossible TO hold
up every purchaser and ascertain his
name and address. The purpose of the
measure was TO prevent false returns
by commission men e
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
TUMBLES DOWN
A. LIGHT WELL
Carpenter Crashes Through
a Skylight and Receives
Injuries That Prove Fatal
spee.al plspateh 70 rhe cam.

STOCKTON, March 16.-Carl Loser
carpenter, fell through a skylight and
down three stories to an awful death
in the California rooming-house this
afternoon. He fingered five hours.
Loser attempted to-, clean the sky
light The sash of the skylight was
frail and when he stepped on it the
framework and glass gave way. The
unfortunate man was precipitated a
distance of more than forty feet His
head struck upon the corner of a
writing desk standing at the head
Of the stairway and crushed his skull.
Loser was German, about 40 years
of age. He came here a short time
ago. and is said to have family resid-
ing in the East.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
SCHOONER CAPTAIN MEETS
WITH ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Master of the Chetco Is Struck by an
Engine and Thrown Into Co
lumbia River.

ASTORIA. Ore, March I6.-Tripping
on a railway trestle in front OF an en-
gine. this afternoon, Captain Samuel
F. Scott, master OF the steam schooner
Chetco, was struck. thrown into the
Columbia River and died before he
could be picked up. The accident oc-
Cured while Captain Scott was going
to his schooner.
For several years Captain Scott was
master of the British steamer West
Indian, running from British Column
bia. but during the past few years he
has lived in San Francisco, where a son
also resides He was widely known
among shipping men. He was a native
of Nova Scotia. SO years old.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
VICTIM OF TRAoHoMA.
Pretty Wife of japanese Doctor Is
Refused Landing.


Dr. Trotter, the Marine Hospital sur
Eeon al present attached to the i'm
migration department at this port,
found another pretty victim yesterday
while hunting for trachoma in the
eyes Of japanese passengers on the
liner China. DR.. X. Ikeuchi is grad
uste Of an American medical college
and is licensed 70 practice in this State.
He said gOod-by TO his patients in
Los Angeles a few months ago and
went back TO Japan 10 marry the
sweetheart who had been waiting for
him Ia far Nippon ever since he left
the island kingdom as a plain Jap
anese honest-b0y. From hOnest-boy ia
school-boy and student he worked his
way TO the diploma, by the grace Of
which he now calls himself doctor.
Wearing his hard-won title with true
japanese mOdesty he returned TO his
sweetheart and under the cherry bios
SONS pighted the troth given years
before.
Mrs. Ikeuchi is pretty and dainty.
Dressed in rich silk robes designed and
built by some japanese Worth, she
looks more like quotation from
Lafcadio Eearne than the real grown
up wife Ct a properly credeltialed ply
sician and surgeon.
III AtOll6is -hoNFNeI, mas no poetry
n his soul He has no soul al al
Mrs. Ikeuchi thinks. He is paid by
Uncle sam to look for trachoma. He
was selected for the job because he
knows il when he sees it Hidden
away under the japanese doctors
pretty Hife's eyelids. far out Of the lay
mans sight, DR.. Trotter found signs
of the disease and with never a tremor
wrote, with a hard pencil opposite the
name Of Mrs. K. Ikeuchi, Hold.
Trachoma.'
Dr. Ikeuchi says he is going to see
about it.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
MERCHANTS OF SAN JOSE
MEET AT BANQUET BOARD
About Two Hundred of the Leading
Business Men of the Garden City
Enjoy Themselves.

chants Association, which includes all
the prominent business men of this
city, gave its third banquet at the Ho-
tel Vendome this evening. About 200
sat down to the tables. p. Jarman
the president of the association, pre-
sided, and introduced the POSTMASTER
Judge NJ. II. Hyland. The following
toasts were responded to: Greater
Sar Jose" Walter Trinkler; Our
Opportunities, ]. o. Hayes; "Busi-
ness" II. c. Capwell of Oakland; /;
Business True Manhood" Rev Ell
McClish; Santa Clara Valley" D. NJ.
Delmas
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
MEMBER OF BIG FIRM.
Builder of BattIeships for Mikado
Comes From JaDan.

Y. c. Nickers, who came from the
orient on the China, is part of the
sons in the firm Of Vickers Sons &.
Maxim. Limited, Of England. one Of the
greatest concerns Of its kind in the
world. They build ships and fbev
make guns. They take a contract for
2 battleship and turn her over to the
purchase all ready TO go into commits
sion They built the flagship of the
JEpanesS navy. and are now building
iof the 6ikado another battIeshin
which VIII be finished as rapidly as
pessloie. SAID Nickers yesterday, but
VII nor De turned over TO the japanese
Until the war is ended. Vickers q
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
COURT SHOWS LENIENCY
TO A CONVICTED FELON
shasta County Man Sentenced to Five
Years Imprisonment Is Admitted
to Bail Pending an Appeal.

REDDING, March 16.-Clarence Tur-
ner who was convicted of grand lar
ceny and sentenced to serve five years
in San Quentin, has been admitted
TO bail in the sum of S25OO. pending.
DIS appeal. This procedure was
deemed necessary on account of the
severe illness of Turner The doctors
say that his life is in danger if he is
confined longer in Jail. Shanahan &
Braynard, attorneys for Turner, have
secured ten days additional in which
to prepare bill of exceptions and ap-
peal 10 the Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
TO BE UTILIZED
Company Proposes to Pipe the Vapor
to Sufsun and There Retail It
to Consumers.


to Sufsun and There Retail 1t
to Consumers.
VALLEJO, March 16.-The final
outcome of an enterprise which had
its inception during the big boom in
oil lands in California few years ago
it is now believed will have an import
ant bearing upon the future indus
trial welfare of Solano County. The
oil well of the Rochester OIL Com
pany, near Suisun, was driven down
1900 feet but no oil was found. A
heavy pressure of natural gas forced
the drillers to suspend operations, and
the property has lain idle for nearly
four years. Now the company pro-
poses to expend $4,000 in piping the
vapor to Suisun and Fairfield. where
a high pressure system Of the latest
and most improved pattern in to be In
stalled.
The company's engineer estimates
that the capacity of the well is 100,-
900 cubic feet daily, and it is figured
that the gas can be sold to cosum-
ers at a very reasonable figure, and
that it's use to supply manufactures
will greatly aid the development of
this section.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
WHOLE MOUNTAIN SIDE
CAVING INTO PIT RIVER
Fears Are Entertained That Damming
OF the Stream May Result in
Serious Property Loss.

REDDING, March 16.-Parties re-
turning from Big Bend, Pit River,
near the famous Hot Springs resort.
report that the whole mountain side
forming what is known as the "Dev-
IFS Hole is caving into the river 800
feet below. Fears are entertained
by the people living near there, and
they are prepared to vacate at short
notice. The effect would be felt. as
far south as Redding, as when the
dam gives way the monster volume of
water will be more severe than a
freShef
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
RAINING AT BAKERSFIELD.

Streets in City Are impossible and
Reservoirs Are Overlooking.
BAKERSFIELD, March 16.-It is
still raining. Nearly two inches has
fallen since Sunday. Some streets In
this city are impossible and reservoirs
In the fields have overflowed.
big storm is reported tonight in
the mountains. Repair work on dam
aged track has been deferred.
Several trains on both transconti-
mental lines are tied UP here.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
RoADBEDs ARE WASHED OUT.
Maricopa and Phoenix Railway Is
Heavy Loser by the Storm

Heavy Loser by the Storm.
PHOENIX, A. T.. March 16.-Another
rain here early this morning and heavy
thunder showers this afternoon result
ed in a total precipitation of Al of an
inch. At Tempe and southwest of there
there was a precipitation almost equal
ing cloudburst this afternoon,
amounting to LAP inches In a little
more than an hour. The Maricopa and
Phoenix Railroads roadbed is washed
out and the rails left suspended in the
air for 500 feet, between Tempe and
Kyrene. At last reports the bridge over
the Gila River was all right, but trains
cannot get to 1t and the river is rising
No train left this evening and only two
trains have come in since the bridge
was repaired. Salt River rose eighteen
inches in forty minutes, but is not yet
dangerously high
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-17
GOOD CROPS PROMISED.
Rainstorm in San joaquin County
Will Prove Beneficial

STOCKTON, March 16.-At the end
of the storm this morning the official
gauge at the Stockton State Hospital
registered the rainfall as follows: For
the last twelve hours, .34 of an inch: !:
for the month, 1.50 inches; for the sea-
son, 13.40 inches; as against 9.65 inches
for the corresponding date last year.
The precipitation has been even and
general throughout the county and it
has been several years since the gen.
eral crop outlook was so propitious.