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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
TROUBLE OVER
MINING COMPANY
Eugene J. Connell Accuses
the Directors of Corpora
tion i'll Marin County
HE ASKS FOR RECEIVER
States That Large Quantity
OF Ore in Mexico Has
Not Been Accounted For
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 5.-A suit for
an accounting of the financial affairs
OF the California Mining Company was
hied to-day by Eugene ]. Connell. d
stockholder. through his attorney,
James w. Keys. S. H. Cheda. J. w.
Cochrane. I. b. McNear. j. H. Wilkins
ana r. Z. Conroy. the directors of the
California Mining Company, are named
as defendants.
IN the complaint Connell states that
the company was organized on Febru-
dry l. 1893 TO acquire mining proper
Ties III the San Dimas district in the
state OF Durango, Mexico, and to mine
ana mill valuable ores. The principal
place OF business is in this city. The
capital stock consists OF 100 900 shares
at a par value OF 81. Connell has owned
500 shares for the last four years. He
states that over $4,000 worth of ore
mas been extracted and is unaccounted
Tor oy the directors of the corporation.
lie asserts that four assessments of )
cents each and six of 0 cents each have
been levied and collected He charges
mat there 5 no set OF books in the Of
hce which will show the financial condi-
tlon or the corporation. and that owing
10 gross negligence and mismana cement
the corporation is in danger of being
declared insolvent Connell says he
has been refused access TO the COM
pany's books In his prayer he asks
the removal Of the directors and re-
quests the appointment of receiver.
He asks Judgment against the directors
Tor moneys unaccounted for and the
costs of the suit
Director Cochrane. who is secretary
of the corporation. said to-day Mr..
Connell has never asked to see any OF
the California Mining Conpany's imam
clai reports. They are always open for
inspection. All money received from as
sessments ana the sale of ore has gone
toward the development of the mine.
There has been no mismana cement,
and we court the strictest investiga-
ton
Prison Director ]. II Wilkins and s.
II. Cheda. who are p=on' iEent citizens
of this place, state that the properties
of the mining company are in Sood
Sha
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
CLIENTS CLAIM
CENTRAL. PARK

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Joseph Cowan
OF Dallas, Texas. dropped in on New
York yesterday for the purpose OF put
ting into motion a claim made some
time ago by several heirs of the late
Andrew Hartsfeld for a large parcel OF
valuable real estate. 1t is declared by
these persons HartSdeid owned all that
section OF the city lying west of Fifth
avenue, between Seventy-fifth and One
Hundred and Ihirty-hfth streets. part
of which is now Central Park This
tract, embracing 1G0 acres. is worth
much more than s4e0.000.000, says
Cowan. who appraises il at more than a
billion dollars, but is willing to settle
on reasonable cash basis, it is said,
with the present reputed owners.
The Eartsheld or Hatfield claim is not
new one. but the heirs have now got
together ard. according to Cowan, pro-
pose to take active steps toward assert
ing their rights Cowan first came TO
New York last November and placed
City Chamberlain.
lawyer said he would go to the Regis
ter's Office and procure the volume Of
the records wherein is recorded the
lease to the city of Andrew Hartsield's s
100 acres for ninety-nine years and a
day, beginning with the year 1895.
CoWan did not find the record. He now
asserts that certain individual, who is
known to him, surreptitiouSly purloined
one of the record books containing a
copy of the lease. 1t is now his inten-
tiOn 20 apply to the courts to compel
the custodian of the record to produce
it in court
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
SUPERVISOR ROWE
MAKES NEW CHARGE
Declares Assessor Dalton 5
Valuations Are Favorable
to Financial Concerns.

OAKLAND, Aug. 5.-The battle be-
tween Supervisor H d. Rowe and
County Assessor Henry P. Dalton broke
out again to-day, b@h before the Su-
pcrvisOrs IN session Shd in a long com
munication issued by Supervisor Rowe.
Just before the Supervisors adjourned
Nj. Rowe moved that the house on the
rear Of his lot in East Oakland, re-
fcrred TO by Mr.. Dalton as unassessed,
be assessed TO the owner, Walter H
Cohicks for $500. Mr.. Rowe said that
Le did not own the house and charged
Dalton with knowing this.
In the midst Of the fight the County
Board Of Equalization adjourned fin
ally. No application for a reduction Of
assessment was hled by the Realty
Syndicate, the Oakland Traction Com
pany or the Key Route System and the
assessment viii stand at the figures
mXed by the County Assessor.
Some OF the statements made by Mr..
Rowe about Mr.. Dalton in his statement
issued to-day are scorching. He passes
the lie direct He alleges that the AS
SCISSORS valuations are favorable to
financial institutions and quotes the
hgures OF the Central Bank, the Union
Savings Bank a1d the First National
Bank OF Berkeley as examples
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
slUsIc IN GREEK THEATER.

OAKLAND, Aug. 5.-A half hour Of
music viii be given in the Greek The
ater of the University OF California at
o'clock this afternoon by Hother Wis
mcr violinist; Fred Maurer, pianist. and
John Darlington. until recently barytone
soloist at Trinity Chapel, New York City,
and Wallace Sabin, organist Of St Luke s
Episcopal Church in San Francisco, who
viii play Ar. Carrington's accompani-
meats.
Mr. Darlington sang in the Greek
Theater last Sunday before an audience
% 5000 people and his return for next
Sunday will be heartily welcomed. The
programme will be as follows:
"Trille du Diable," larghetto affetu-
oso; allegro; finale, "Tartini." Mr.. Wis
mer, accompanied by Mr.. Maurer The
King Of Thule" OiszD, Mr.. Darlington.
"Nocturne" Chopin. Mr.. Wismer
"Nirvana" Cby Adams). Mr.. Darlington.
The Good Friday Music" from "Parsi-
fal" fWagner arranged for the violin
and piano by WilhelmD. Mr.. Wismer
and Hr. Maurer.
The lower entrance to the Greek The
ater VIII be closed at o'clock, but the
upper entrance viii remain open for
late comers. Visitors from San Fran
cisco should take the 4 o'clock Berkeley
ferry from the foot Of Market street
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
PROFESSOR WILL
TAKE 4 BRIDE
A. w. Smith. Until Lately of
Stanford. to Wed Mrs. Ruby
Bell, a Recent Graduate
SET FOR THIS MONTH
Educator to Take Wife East,
Where He Is Head of Cor
nell Engineering School

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 81
The engagement OF Mrs. Ruby Green
Bell, Stanford graduate and lately an
instructor in entomology in the insti-
tuition. to Professor A ". Smith. for
many years at the head Of the Depart
ment Of engineering. has been an
nounced. The wedding will take place
on August 16. The news has created
considerable interest in university cir
cles. as both persons are well known.
Professor Smith. who resigned his
position here a year ago to accept the
position of dean to Sibley College OF
Engineering at Cornell. was one of the
most poular members OF the faculty.
The student body still remembers him
as the pioneer instigator of intercolle-
giate rowing upon this coast. Mrs.
Ruby Green Bell. formerly Miss RUBY
Green, Is a graduate Of the class OF
1902. She received the degree OF bach
elor of arts and two years later re-
ceived her A NJ. AS an instructor she
was ever a favorite. The couple viii
live in the East. where Professor Smith
will continue his duties at Cornell
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
G.. A. OWENS TAKES
BRIDE IN PORTLAND
San Franciscan Weds Miss
Nan Campbell of
CadiZ, Ohio.
special Dispatch to rns can

PORTLAND, Aug. 6-Sherin Tom
Words broad shoulders battered down a
door in the Office OF the Multnomah
County Clerk last night, and he thus be-
came technically a burglar. 1t was at
the behe5t Of Cupid that the deed was
done and the popular Sheriff will be ap-
plauded rather than condemned.
c. A. Owens. manager OF the Pacific
Coast Syrup Company OF San Francisco.
arrived yesterday, and, by arrangement
by wire. met Miss Nan Campbell, the
daughter Of a capitalist of Cadiz. Ohio.
They intended to get married before pro-
ceeding to San Francisco. They had been
lovers for years and the ceremony last
night marked the climax OF a very
pretty romance.
After meeting his 1ancee at the Oregon
Hotel Owens went to the Office Of County
Clerk Fields to procure a marriage Ii
cense, and was keenIy disappointed to
find il closed. He returned to the hotel
and informed his bride-to-be OF the un-
lucky circumstance, and they counseled
as TO what should be done. Finally a So
luton Of the problem occurred to the
prospective groom. Il have IT, he ex-
claimed. slapping his knee Before I left
San Francisco friend informed me that
II 1 struck any obstacles to go to Tom
Word for assistance There's our man;
well get him to aid US"
The Sheriff was found. but he could not
locate the County Clerk. nor the court
house janitor. A deputy clerk gave as
surance that he could issue the necessary
document if the door were opened 1t was
opened. but a new lock will be required
hereafter.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
CANADIAN RIFLEMEN
PASS THROUGH BOSTON
Duke of COrnWall's Own Par
tieipates in Celebration
at Providence.

BOSTON, Aug. 5.-The Forty-third
Canadian Regiment. Duke Of CornwalTs )
Own Rifles, arrived IN this city to-day
from Ottawa. on it's way TO Providence
where the regiment will participate in
the celebration OF British day. The
statutory objection to any foreign body
of soldiers marching through the com
monwealth bearing arms was overcome
by transferring the militiamen TO spe-
cial trains on the elevated railroad BY
this means the visitors reached the
south terminal. where they boarded the
train for Providence. The regiment was
In command Of Lieutenant Colonel s
Mannard Rogers. The soldiers were
given an enthusiastic reception.
At the south station the Canadians
were joined by the British Naval and
Military Association. The regiment will
return TO Boston this evening. to remain
until Monday.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Aug. 5.-Past and
present subjects Of Great Britain who
live in this vicinity were out IN force to-
day, the occasion being the celebration
of British day at Crescent Park The
feature of the day was the presence Of
the Duke of COrrwaI's own (FOrty-
third Canadian RegimenD. which came
here from Ottawa to attend the celebra-
ton. The visiting regiment received an
ovation.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
DOES NOT FAVOR
MODEL" FARM
Expert From Cornell Tells
of UselesSness of Such
Enterprise to the State
RECOMMENDS WORKSHOP
Professor Bailey Explains
How Agricultural Educa-
ton Should Be Acquired

, BERKELEY, Aug s.-Professor l.
II. Bailey OF Cornell delivered lecture
on Recent Problems in Agricultural
Education" last night in Hearst Hail.
making many OF his remarks apply 10
the problems that confront the Onl-
H-ersity OF California in its task OF es-
tablishing a university farm professor
Bailey has had large experience III As
rfcultural education. nature study ana
subjects that are related indirectly TO
these branches. He was formerly as
sistaut 10 Asa Gray, the great botanist
at Cornell. and for many years mas
been ct the head of COrnells agricui-
t.rsl denartment Incidentally he edits
Country Life and other publications.
The. idea % a model university
farm" which would serve as an object
lesson TO farmers all over California
ard he operated by university students
under the direction Of agricultural pro-
fessors, was condemned ny Professor
Bailey last night as decidedly imprac-
ticable and calculated TO invite ridicul7
from the entire farming population or
The State.
university farm. declared the
speaker. 10 accomplish the most goou
and serve the state. and particularly
the agricultural interests, should oe re-
oarded as an agricultural workshop
for students II il is desirable 20 pull
DO or plow in a crop OF tmnips TO
demonstrate to students how good tur-
uIps should be raised. then the plowlng
~ or pulling up should be done, SAID
AIr. Bailey. and If that is done, where
does the idea Of d model farm
come ia?
Contact With the things 70 be
stueied. from childhood up. throughout
the entire educational process. was as
serted 10 be the true education. and,
where agricultural skill and eXpertness
were sought. the only way. students,
too. should learn not only how TO grow
q crop. OF clover, but why clover, for
example should be grown at all
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
MOTCRIST PIEPENBUEG
ARRESTED IN MARIN
Accused of Going Over Forbidden Roads
and of Exceeding Speed
Limit.

SAUSALITO, Aug. 5.-A. II. Piepen-
burg III his big auto, which broke the
record from Los Angeles to San Fran
cisco, went from Sausalito over a pro-
hibited road TO Dipsea Inn, near Bo-
Hnas, to-day, where he was arrested
by Constable Lewis Hughes. He was
brought here this evening. Piepenburg
was charged with misdemeanor for go
ing over a dangerous road, which is
prohibited by the Supervisors ordi-
nance, and for exceeding the speed lin
it prescribed by the State law His
bonds, which were placed at 500 on
each charge were furnished by f. Kis-
tenmacherI and f. w. Bill of this town
The trial has been set for Tuesday and
it is expected that the case Will be
tested by the defendant.
The road traversed by the automo-
bile is very dangerous. The feeling in
this county is very strong against auto
r1obilists who use the prohibited roads,
thereby frightening horses and causing
injuries to the occupants of vehicles.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
WILL CONSTRUCT CAR
LINES IN STOCKTON
Company Organized to Build
Electric Roads and
Run Boats.

STOCKTON, August 5.-Articles of in
corporation of the Western Construc-
tion Company were filed here to-day.
The object of the company is to build
steam and electric railroads, and par
ticulariy to construct a new street car
system in Stockton. The building and
operating of boats is also within its
corporate powers as set forth in the ar
ticleS filed.
The new corporation was organized
primarily for the purpose of construct
ing the Grifhths street railroad, for
which franchise was secured on vari-
Gus streets some time ago. The capital
stock is s250,000, divided into shares of
S100 each. of which $500 has been sub
scribed. 1t is said that the company is
backed with plenty of capital and that
those who are going to finance the en-
terprise will be made known in u few
days. The directors are II. II. Gri!hths,
George A. Brown Jr J. c. Grider, E. l..
Wilhoit and Dewitt Clary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
CALLS
AN ACTRESS
IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Aug 5.-Miss Mamie
Holden. a WELL known Seattle actress,
died this morning at the Providence
Hospital after an illness that extended
over a long period Mamie Holden,
who in private life was Mrs. Allen
Hampton, the wife of a leading mem
Der of the Charles a. Taylor Company,
now playing at the Third-avenue The
ater, was a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor Holden of Seattle. She was
greatly admired, not only for her abil
ity as an actress, but for her kindly
manner and sweet disposition She was
% years old
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
FISHER IS IN rRouRLE.

BERKELEY, Aug Sam Fisher
lies behind prison bars with charge of
attempt 70 commit murder agains st
him. He is held on $4,000 bonds and
viii be examined before Justice Ed
gar next Tuesday.
Fisher became embroiled with sew
eral West Berkeley men last night and
while in q drunken frenzy threatened
40 shoot and kill Al Mohr and Lon Gal
win. once his competitors in the
liquor business Policemen were sum-
moned and attempted to arrest Fisher
lie retreated TO the rear of his cigar
stand al Sixth street and University
avenue and defed the officers. Marshal
Nollmer handcufIed Fisher and re-
moved him to the County Jail, where
he is now incarcerated. Fisher had
trouble with the runmage sale folk OF
Berkeley a year ago. He afterward con-
Quoted a saloon without q license and
was in trouble with the Town Trustees
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
PERSONAL.


E. r. Richardson, a capitalist OF New
York, is at the st. Francis.
DR.. Robert McGregor of Saginaw,
Mich, is re registered at the Occidental.
G.. S. Holmes, well-known hotel pro-
prietor of Salt Lake City, is at the Pal
ace.
Hervey Lindley, president of the Kla-
math River Railroad Company. is at the
Palace.
Ferd X Rule Of Los Angeles, auditor
of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and salt
Lake road, is at the Palace.
w. G. Barnwell, general freight agent
of the Santa Fe Company, and Mrs.
Barnwell arrived at the st. Francis yes
terday on their way to Lake Tahoe.
Among Yesterdays arrivals at the Occi-
dental were Professor Howard Swan and
wife of London. They will visit Berkeley
to-day as the guests of President ben1a-
min Ide Wheeler of the State University.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
SAb|N LOOKING
FOR GRAF TING
Expert Says Many Bills
of County Officers Must
Be Shaved to Square Basis
DALTON SEEKS TRUTH
He Denies That He Has Had
Anything Purchased but
What He Uses in Offices
DALTON SEEKS TRUTH

OAKLAND, Aug 5.-Further investiSa-
| tons were made to-day of the charge
that Assessor Henry P. Dalton and 9TH
I ers have stuffed official stationery ac-
! counts for private advantage.
I Statements made to Expert John Saoin
by County Surveyor Prather. County Su-
perintendent of Schools L. .. Crawford.
! Sheriff Barnet and others are to the ef-
/ feet that false entries of items have been
| put on their bills.
The Sheriff and the County Superin-
tendent of Schools have been cha Sed
with dozens of bottles of ink which tney
say they have never received In TINS
way the bills for stationery in the various
county offices have been increased until
they have been averaging over 5000
month, whereas they ordinarily should
be about $3.50.
| Expert Sabin said to-day:
| You can sec and judge for yourselves
| as TO the eraSures. OF course, cannot
/ tell when they were made, but when the
bills began to run up | began an lnVesti-
| cation, and the various county omcefs
| pointed out the eraSureS and denied tndt
they had ordered or received the Sooas
they are charged with. For instance, the
| County Superintendent of Schools does
not use paste by the quart. He tells me
he casionally buys small tube or two
yet he has been charged with halr-aoZens
and dozens, with but himself ana Two
deputies to use it ALL
THE County Surveyor said to me:
! What would l do with all the pens | am
/ charged with, or the penhoiders! why
don't use one once a month. ne -
charged up with dozens of them. There IS
no accounting for it unless you charge
some one with being crooked. | am tax
ing these bills home with me and VII!
have them done by Monday. by that
time / will have cut them down ABOUT
$1,000 and the Board of Supervisors Will
pass on them
The County Assessors own bills are
enormous, and Expert Sabin says they
will be cut down 500 or sooo
In an interview with the Finance Com
mittee of the Board of Supervisors
Chief Deputy Tom Robinson, under
Dalton. is quoted as having pointed out
some $500 worth of material on the AS
SCISSORS bills that was never received
at the Office. He, however quallheS
this by saying that if it was received
he does not know 1t.
The man who made out all the bills
is otto L. Hasse, the manager OF the
Central News Agency. He was repre-
senting Mrs. Lottie NJ. Clasbey of Salt
Lake City, and when she came out here
to see how her store was getting on
she found outstanding bills to the
amount of $4,000 and the accounts in
such a shape that she discharged Hasse.
Assessor Dalton this afternoon gave
out statement denying every charge
rejecting on him and inviting full In
vestigation of his conduct.
Otto Hasse has made written state
mcnt that Dalton bought nothing from
the Central News Company on credit,
corroborating Dalton's position and
contentious.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
COLLINS ATTACKS
OATH TAKEN HERT
Asserts San Francisco Court
Has No Jurisdiction
Over Case.

VICTORIA, 3. c., Aug. 5.-George D.
Collins, fighting extradition for perjury
before Judge Lampman, continued his
argument to-day on a motion for dis
missal, contending the Superior Court
in San Francisco had no jurisdiction to
try the action for maintenance in which
the alleged perjury was committed. He
argued at much length against the
jurisdiction of the court and held that
the alleged false oath was null in con-
sequence. He also contended the oath
had not been properly administered
He took the affidavit, which is alleged
to have been falsely made to Notary
Henry at Victoria, already signed, and
held UP his right hand and said Il
swear that is true" This action, he
held was u self administration OF the
oath which was not valid. The argu-
ment will be concluded by Collins on
Monday
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06

BERK ELEY, Aug. 5.-The trustees Of
the Presbyterian church of Berkeley
have voted TO sell their property at the
corner Of Allston way and Ellsworth
street 10 the corporation OF the Trinity
Methodist Church. at present located at
Fulton street and AIlston way.
The Methodists have contemplated
building a modern $50, 900 house OF wor-
ship, which IN design would have far
surpassed any in the city, and were in
process Of letting the contract when the
trustees of the Presbyterian church Of
fered their edlfice for sale Immediate
ly negotiations were opened by the two
corporations and resulted in an agree
ment whereby the Presbyterian trus-
tees would relinquish their holdings for
the sum OF s32.500.
The reasons assigned by the Presby-
terians in moving from their present
quarters is that the majority of their
congregation reside in the northeastern
part Of the city and it would be oenefi
cial to them TO move the church toward
the outskirts of the town, where it
would be more accessible TO its people
The Methodists have been collecting
subscriptions for the past three years
and were negotiating with contractors
toward building OH their present prop
erty, but it became apparent that the
business center would approach their
doors. Some uneasiness was felt and
they were looking for a more desirable
location.
The accessibility of the present Pres
byterlan church is more suitable to
their congrag cation, and a local con-
tractor is in progress Of renovating the
interior so as to make the auditorium
larger.
Rev. c. K Jenness, who has been
active in negotiating the project on the
part of the Aiethodists, has been pastor
of the local church for six years. Pre-
vious TO that he was a professor in
Stanford University, where he had
graduated with honors. To his good
will is due the increase in the congra-
cations membership from zoo to 9OO
thus making il necessary to enlarge the
quarters. He has been asked TO assume
the pastorate for a seventh year.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
OREGON'S GOVERNOR
WILL BE ARRESTED
Special Dispatch to Tn. CAN

PORTLAND. Aug. 5.-A warrant has
been issued in the Police Court for the
arrest of Governor Chamberlain Of Ore
gon on a charge of failure ito pay his
occupation tax for the period beginning
January /. A large number of complaints
were filed against lawyers. the list in
Guiding police Judge Cameron. Before a
warrant was issued against him. how
ever. Judge Cameron paid his tax. as
sessed himself 81 so costs. paid the fine.
and again became a proper person to
mount the bench and take judicial coEni-
zance of the offenses of others.
Governor Chamberlain VIII be arrested
as soon as he comes TO Portland and
hailed before the police tribunal
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
PITTSBURG PRIESTS
MAY NOT SEE GAMES
Bishop of Diocese Revives
Old Church Law Regard
ING Baseball.
Special Dispatch to IN. Cali.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 5.-As the result
of a personal altercation between Pres
ident Barney Dreyfus of the Pittshurs-
Club and Rev. Father Walsh. a Local
priest. in one of the boxes at the hall
ground, which was settled by an apoI-
ogy yesterday, an order has been issued
by the Bishop in charge of this diocese
forbidding priests to attend the ball
games in future.
1t seems that there is an old law in
this diocese for5iddins priests to at
tend ball games, but it had become oh-
solete. The action of Father WsIeb
has revived it and the Right Rev. Mr.
kitten. acting in the absence of Risbon
Canovan. who sailed for Rome. has or
dered all priests to stay awav frop,
ball games. In the past from sixty 70
seventy priests have attended every
contest.