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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
TRACKS RUINED
BY SA[TON SEA
Storm Causes Waves on Wa
ter Which Wash Out Big
Part of Southern Pacific
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Los ANGELES, Aug. s.-Beaten into a
storm of fury by a strong wind which
began blowing at 10 o'clock on Monday
night. the waves of the mysterious Salton
sea dashed against the main line tracks
of the Southern Pacific, submerging three
miles more east Of Salton and causing
extensive washouts in two places not pro-
tected by the eleven miles of shoo-fiy
trackage already built. AS a result traf-
fic over the main line was tied up from
Monday at midnight until the middle Of
this afternoon. The Golden State Limit
ed and two sections Of the Sunset Limit
ed arrived just before midnight, ten hours
behind time, bringing several hundred
passengers from points east, many Of
whom went north on trains that were In
waiting.
The wind that swept the great body OF
water subsided to-day and by arduous
work the tracks were repaired barely
enough to permit trains TO creep across,
but the line will not be safe until the
shoo-iy is completed from Salton to Der
mid. Then the entire threatened stretch
of fifteen miles will be safeguarded by a
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
WORK PLANNED
ON EEL RIVER
Forty Thousand Dollars to
Be Expended in Protecting
Lands Along the Stream
WILL AWARD CONTRACT
Bids Will Be Opened at Noon
on Thursday in Sacramento
by Highway Commissioner

EUREKA, Aug. s.-Forty thousand
dollars Will be expended within the
next three months in protecting the
banks OF the Eel River and adjacent
lands from the devastating floods Of
winter. Contracts for the work will
be let by State Highway Commissioner
Nathaniel Ellery at his Office in Sacra-
mento on Thursday at noon. II the
successful bidder is to complete the
task within the specified time it will
be necessary to begin work almost i'm
mediately, for the specifications call
for the completion of the contract not
later than October 25 of the present
year.
The work is the most extensive of
the kind ever undertaken In this sec
tion of California. II is estimated that
nearly million tons Of rock and 1000
cords of brush will be required to place
the river banks in satisfactory condi-
tion. The work will be paid for out of
the funds voted by the last Legislature
and by private donations on the part
Of the Eel River dairymen and farm
ers, who have been contributing liber-
ally. In the end thousands of dollars
will be annually saved the people OF
the county. The principal work will be
done in the vicinity OF Fortuna. There
- d DlS DcIlu III TIC river dI tudt punt
which has been a source of danger for
years. With Rolley Crossing, about a
mile distant, II has been considered the
key to the entire Eel River situation.
This work In a measure will be ex-
perimental and If successful will be fol-
lowed up by larger appropriations un-
til the stream has been rendered as
safe from damaging overflows as pos
sible 1t is believed that this work will
serve to demonstrate whether the wa
ters of the Eel River can be sufficiently
confined during the winter season.
when many acres of valuable dairy
land are washed away. Several local
contractors who will bid on the work,
left for Sacramento this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
PREPARING ARK
FOR THE FLOOD
Second Daniel" Plans With
His Flock to Escape From
Deluge He Has Predicted
AT WORK IN OREGON
He States That a Volcanic
Eruption and Rising Water
Are Now Due in the North
ereelsl Dispatch to Tn. Cali

PORTLAND, Aug. s.-Driven from
Hood River after prophesying that the
town and valley would be destroyed by
a terrible outburst from Mount Hood
some time between July q and August
10, the Second Daniel" as he terms
himself has taken his flock TO the
White Salmon Bluff across the river.
Here, high above the Columbia, the
long bearded patriarch and his follow
ers are hurrying the construction of an
ark TO save themselves from being
overwhelmed by a great flood OF water,
which, the patriarch says, is to follow
hard upon the volcanic outburst of
Mount Hood. There are not very many
in the band who believe in the Second
Daniel" but they are working with
tremendous energy on the craft that is
70 save them
Daniel halls from the Willamette
Valley. He came here in the straw
berry picking time, two of his disciples
being with him at that time. One of
his followers was his son. They picked
berries and proselyted.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
ANOTHER SAILOR
ON DEATH ROLL
Frederick Mueller Makes the
Sixty-Sixth to Die From
the Bennington Explosion
BOARD HEARS EXPERTS
Believed That Findings of
Court VIII Be Submitted
Within the Present Week

SAN DIEGO, Aug. s.-The sixty sixth
name has been added to the death roll
as q result OF the explosion on the gun
boat Bennington in San Diega harbor
on July 2L Frederick J. Mueller died
this morning at the Barracks Hospital,
where a score OF his comrades are sti.l
confined as q result of their injuries.
Mueller was 81 years old. was cniet
sailmaker's mate and enlisted at san
Francisco. He was terribly burned
about the head. neck, arms and hands,
but though his wounds have been heal
ing satisfactorily. little hope OF ais
recovery has been entertained at any
time. His death was directly due to
ulcer OF the stomach. a secondary COM
plication. All day yesterday he grew
worse and a surgeon and nurse were
with him constantly last night
II Is believed no further deaths viii
occur among the victims. Arrange
ments are being made for transferring
the rest OF the injured to Mare Island
Hospital. where skin grating viii be
performed upon several Of them.
The board of inquiry has finished
taking testimony and is now engaged
IN hearing the opinions Of experts as
70 how the explosion occurred The
findings OF the board will probably lie
handed 10 Admiral Goodrich within
two or three days.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
NEW ELECTRIC CARS MAKE
THEIR APPEARANCE IN NAPA
VIII Connect With Boats at Vallejo,
Allowing of Quick Trip to San

NAPA, Aug S.-The first street cars
to pass through Napa made the trip
this morning when the electric car Of
the Vallejo and Napa Valley Electric
Railway Company passed through the
streets. The car started from the de-
pot in East Napa and then went out
Third street to Jefferson street, to
Calistoga avenue and to the corner at
Lincoln avenue. In two days the COM
plete street car service will be inau-
gurated in Napa, all cars starting from
Lincoln avenue and making connec-
tions at the depot in East Napa for
Vallejo. Six round trips will be made
daily between Napa and San Francisco,
passengers taking fast boats at Vallejo
to connect for San Francisco. In a
few weeks work will be completed, ex-
tending up the valley TO st. Helena and
CaliStoga. Fast trips will be made
from ST. Helena and Calistoga to San
Francisco with cheaper fares and fast
er travel than at present. The new
road will have a marked effect on the
developing of Napa Valley.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
STOCKTON HAS
DAY At FAIR
Music and Oratory Compose
the Main Features of the
Programme at Exposition
SOUVENIRS GIVEN AWAY
People From Golden State
Take In the Sights at
Portland, Including Trail
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PORTLAND, Aug. S.-Yellow ribbons
were very much in evidence to-day at the
Lewis and Clark Fair grounds. It was
Stockton day and the representatives Of
that city arrived early and stayed all
day.
Exercises were held at the California
State Building at eleven O'Clock this morn
ing De Caprtos Administration Band
furnished the music and c. M. McIsaac
for the exposition, Commissioner Filcher
for California and Calvin B. Brown for
Stockton furnished the oratory. All
who attended were presented with hand
leather souvenir brought from Stock
ton, as a reminder of the great leather
industry which exists there.
At 2 O'Clock in the afternoon an illus
trated lecture on Stockton and the San
Joaquin Valley in the California lecture
rooms was given by Brown. At the con-
clusion Of the lecture no other formal ex-
ercises were held, and the Stockton con-
tingent started out to see the Fair, not
forgetting to hit the TRAIL" In true Cal
ifornia style.
No reception will be given to the Stock
ton visitors before next Thursday, which
Is Oakland and Alameda day. At that
time a reception will be given to the peo-
pie Of all three cities IN the California
building
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
HUGE LOCOMOTIVES
FOR TROLLEY LINE
Trains of Ten Cars Will Be
Run From Los An
geles. .kxl
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

Los ANGELES, Aug. S.-Two huge mo-
gul electric locomotives were turned out
of the shops to-day for the Los Angeles
Pacific Company which will inaugurate
new departure in trolley railroadfnS
over its system between Los Angeles and
the beaches. The giant machines, each
capable Of pulling ten loaded coaches.
will be placed in service at once. Instead
of cars and single trailers. long electric
trains will be run over the twenty miles
between the city and the sea. In this
way it will be possible to handle 100. 900
passengers daily.
AT the new town Of Venice alone the
terminal facilities are being constructed
to accommodate 100 cars at a time
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
NIECE OF SENATOR
FAIR BECOMES BRIDE
Miss Mary Crothers Married
to S. r. Cook in San
Jose.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Aug. S.-Nfiss Mary E. Gro
theirs, a popular young society girl of
this city, became the bride of S. r. Cook,
Ph. D., professor of physics in the Allie
ghany College at MeadviIle, Pa, this
morning The ceremony was performed
at the home Of the brides parents in
the presence of only immediate friends
and relatives. Rev DR.. John Kirby was
the officiating clergyman.
The bride is the daughter of John Gro
theirs, a retired capitalist, and a niece
Of the late United States Senator James
G. Fair She is a sister of Thomas G.
Crothers and George E. Crothers, trus-
tee Of Stanford University. Because Of
the death Of a sister short time ago
the wedding was a quiet affair. There
were no attendants to bride or bride
groom. A wedding feast followed the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Cook will spend
their honeymoon in Portland, Ore, and
other points IN the Northwest. They will
reside in Meadville, Pa.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
TWENTY YEARS FAIL
TO COOL THEIR IRE
Two Men Long Separated En-
gage in Fight on Meeting
i'm Fresno.
Special Dispatch TO The Call

FRESNO. Aug. 6.-George MeybeH and
Ira Hoeye, one time friends and partners
IN business, met to-day for the first time
IN twenty-five years. Instead Of shaking
hands and telling stories Of old times
they engaged in a street fight on account
OF a little loan Of s. which one had made
TO the other more than two decades be-
fore.
When the two men dissolved partner
ship twenty-five years ago they were
good friends. Then Maybeu borrowed s.
Of Hoeye- The debt was not paid the
following week, as promised, and bad
blood resulted. More than a score OF
years passed, with no communication be-
tween the men. Then Hoeye, finding him
self III and penniless IN the Tonopah dis
trict wrote, asking his former friend for
the $ and as much more as he could
spare Maybell felt insulted, and when
the two accidentally met to-day in Fres-
no Maybeu leaped upon Hayes and pum-
meled him with his fists. Both men were
arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
ACTRESS SEVERELY HURT
BY HER PET BULLDOG
Miss Ella Wilson of Portland Throwu
by Animal She Was Trying
to Hold.

PORTLAND, Aug. s.-"Props," her
powerful young bulldog, struggled
from Miss Ella Wilson's hands as she
tried to prevent the brute from leap
ing from a secondstory window to an
swer the challenge barked up by an
other dog on the street. Miss Wilson
was thrown violently to her knees and
both her kneecaps cracked as her pet
hurtled through the open window. At
the hospital it is thought the leading
woman at the Lyric Theater may be a
cripple for life. Holes have been bored
in the bones and silver wires used to
draw the broken parts together.
The dog won his battle on the street,
killing his opponent, and suit has been
threatened by the owner of the van
Quished canine.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
YARDMASTER DISEMBOWLED
BY A TRAIN AT MENDOZA
b. nj. Potts Caught Between Cars and
His Body Almost Torn
T.

FRESNO, Aug. S.-B. NJ Potts, who
has for the past two years been a night
yardmaster employed by the Southern
Pacific at Mendoza, met death in a
frightful manner late last night A
train was being made up in front of
the Mendoza depot when the flash of
the yardmaster's lantern and then It's
sudden snuffing out told the train crew
that something had happened to Potts.
Hurrying to the spot the men found
Potts lying between the tracks dead
and completely disembowled.
For some unknown reason he had
stepped between two cars, which came
together a moment later, the automatic
coupling catching him squarely and
tearing his body nearly in two. Potts
was a single nan, 25 years of age
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
NEW GENERAL MANAGER
FOR A SOUTHERN ROAD
A. c. Denman to Replace Henry Fisher
in San BernardinO Trac-
tion Company.

IN san
tiOn Company.
SAN BERNARDINO, Aus. Sat a
meeting Of the directors of the San
Bernardino Valley Traction Company
to-day a sensation was sprung by a
vote to accept the immediate resigna-
tion of Henry Fisher. the general man
ager and son of John H Fisher, a Red
lands millionaire. The position was
given to A. c. Denman.
Last spring the Fishers ousted Den
man. but the latter secured enough
money IN the East to purchase a con-
trolling interest in the company. Some
OF the shares were acquired too late to
be voted. and Henry Fisher was made
general manager, though his father
withdrew as president in favor of Dem
man. A few days ago young Fisher
had a tilt with Mayor Barton of this
city over the speed ordinance. the
Mayor threatening to send him to the
rock pile.
The company intends to build dou-
BILE track line from Cotton to Riverside
and a cut-off TO Redlands. The elder
Fisher is touring Europe, and neither
he nor his son knew OF the plans Of the
directors.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
GASOLINE SCHOONER
STRANDS IN NORTH
Della Grounds While Enter
ing Mouth of Siletz
River.

NEWPORT, Ore, Aug. s.-News was
received here to-day that on Sunday
the gasoline schooner Della. of about
forty tons. went ashore while entering
the mouth of the Siletz River. She lies
on the beach quarter of mile from
the entrance and is high and dry at
low tide. The vessel is owned by the
Cloyerdale Mercantile Company of Tia
nook County. 1t Is believed she can
he moved across the sandspit on which
she is stranded, distance of forty
rods, and launched again in the Siletz
River.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
ONE HUNDRED BABIES
IN CORONADO SHOW
Young Ones Entered in the
Annual Contest at the
Southern Resort.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN DIEGO. Aug. s.-More than 100
babies have been entered as contestants
in the big annual baby show to be
held at Coronado Tent City tomorrow
afternoon. More interest is being taken
in the event this year than ever before.
end the show promises to be by far the
most successful that has been held at
Tent City. The prizes to be given to
the winners are seven in number, all
silver cups. There will also be given
to the best natured baby a handsome
silver loving cup.
The names of all the Judges have not
yet been announced. but among those
who will have to pick the winners are
Dr. Scudder of Redlands and Mrs F. L.
Scripps of Pacific Beach.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
SENATOR CLARK SUES
FOR RETURN OF LOAN
Claims Efghty-Ffve Thousand Dollars
Is Due Him From Nelson
Bennett.

TACOMA. Aug. S.-A civil suit
brought by Senator w. A. Clark of
Montana against Nelson Bennett OF
Tacoma for $S5,000, alleged to have
been loaned Bennett twelve years ago,
is on trial in the Federal Court here.
Bennett alleges he turned over to
Clark two-thirds interest in the Butte
street railways, the stock Of the Ben
nett Brothers implement house and an
interest in other property in Butte
from which he alleges Clark has real
lied the $4,000 sued for and 800, 600
additional. for which he sets up a
counter claim.
The case has been hanging fire in
the courts for years without coming to
trial. On account of the complicated
property interests involved it has an
elaborate mass of details throwing
sidelights on the business movements
of these two men during the hard
times of 1893.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
GIRL BURGLAR SENT
TO REFORM SCHOOL
Maude Sherer of Napa Will
Be Taken to Whittier
for Theft.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NAPA, Aug. S.-Maude Sherer, the six
teen-year-old girl who broke into the
residence of Mrs. Louise Burch and stole
SIPS in gold coin and $50 gold watch, has
been ordered sent to the Whittier Reform
School, to remain until she shall reach
the age of twenty. The girl, after break
ing into the residence of Mrs. Burch,
made her escape to Seattle, where she
was captured by the officers.
Lois Bliss, convicted by a jury last
week of swindling Joseph Zerba out of
$50 by giving him a box of iron rail-
road washers, has been sentenced to serve
ten years In the State Prison at Fol-
som.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
MAY RUN BOATS ACROSS
PACIFIC TO ORIENT

Hamburg-Amerlcan Company Has Its
Eyes ON the Growing Trade
With Asia.
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 8.-Captain j.
T. Morgan, one of the New York repre-
sentatiyes of the neutrality-suspicious.
Steamship Line, said to-day while here
that his company will eventually be
operating a steamship line between Pu-
get Sound and the Orient. For eighteen
years Captin Morgan has been making
periodical trips to the Pacific Coast to
watch the commercial development OF
the various Pacific ports. He foresees
that the commerce between the United
States and Asia will make rapid strides,
following the conclusion of the Japan
ese War.
His company now operates steam
ships to Chinese and Japanese ports. By
adding to this feet their voyages can
be extended across the Pacific to Puget
Sound. Just when the company will be
ready to adopt this programme Captain
Morgan cannot now state.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
JOINT SANITARIUM
FOR CONSUMPTIVES
Proposed That Counties of
Northern California
Unite Forces.

MARYSVILLE, Aug. 8.-County Ply
sician C. E. Stone has proposed to the
Board of Supervisors that steps be taken
to unite with other counties in Northern
California to establish a joint hospital
and sanitarium for INDECENT patients af-
fiicted with consumption. His idea is to
have the counties divide the cost of
maintaining such an institution and
eacn send TO 1t such patients as would
otherwise be kept in separate county
hospitals.
By the present system such patients
cannot be isolated and are allowed to
mingle freely with patients suffering
from other ailments.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
HILLS SON TO CONFER WITH
CANADIAN PACIFIC PEOPLE
Rumor Revived OF Purchase by the
Latter of the Bellingham Bay
R0nd.

SEATTLE. Aug. S.-Louis E. Hill,
first vice president Of the Great North
ern Railway, and party left here to-
day on the steamship Princess Victoria
for Victoria, to be gone until Thursday
morning. In Victoria they will meet a
large party of Canadian Pacific officials,
headed by G. M. Bosworth. fourth vice
president, accompanied by the heads of
the traffic departments.
The conference has had the effect of
reviving the rumor that the Canadian
Pacific plans to acquire the Belling-
ham Bay and British Columbia Railroad
in order to secure an outlet to Seattle,
and that the move is with the knowl-
edge of the Great Northern.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS GET
SALARIES IN SAN JOSE

vice Of Attorney, Pays Justices
and Constables.
SAN JOSE, Aug S.-County Auditor
Parker changed his mind last night and
to-day he paid the claims of the Jus
tices OF the Peace and Constables Of
Santa Clara County. Yesterday he
maintained that he would not pay the
claims until the Supreme Court had
passed upon the matter. His attorneys.
however. informed him that he could
pay the claims without any danger of
loss. and this morning he notified the
township officials In this city that their
money was ready for them.
1t is believed that the recent decision
of the Appellate Court that township
officers should work on fees does not
affect Santa Clara County.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN
MAY CONSTRUCT EXTENSION
Large Force of Men Engaged In Survey
Work Under Chief Engineer
ZOOk

SANTA ROSA, Aug. S.-For the last
week Chief Engineer Zoob OF the Cali
fCrnia Northwestern has been busy
with a large crew Of men surveying
the proposed extension of the line
from Donahue Landing. It is under
stood here that construction work will
soon begin. The extension will connect
President Fosters new ranch. recent
ly purchased from the Fair estate. with
the Donahue branch. which has been
kept open and operated daily ever since
the conpany's ferry landing was moved
10 Tiburon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
Los ANGELES POLICE CHIEF
TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION
w. A. HammeI Gives Up His ONCE as
the Result of Friction With
the Hoard

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S.-Chief of Po-
lice w A. Hammel rendered his resig-
nation to the Board of Police Commits
sioners to-day, to take effect on Sep
tember I. Chief Hammel gave no rea-
son for his resignation, but it is gem
orally understood to result from eric-
ton between the commission and the
head of the police department..
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
WAREHOUSES; AND CARS
DESTROYED AT ANDERS SON
Fire Causes Loss Which VIII Amount
to About Ten Thousand
Dollars.

REDDING, Aug. Sire started in
the warehouse at Bedford's store at An
derson last night and destroyed the
building, and also Burbank's warehouse
adjoining Two box cars, one loaded
with peaches ready for shipment to the
Fruit Gamers Association and the
other with barley, were destroyed. The
total loss will be about $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
BOY DROWNED BEFORE
EYES OF HIS MOTHER

Ralph King Meets Death at Gregory I'm
Presence of Crowd PowerIess
to Aid.
REDDING, Aug. S.-Ralph King, the
14-year- old son of Mrs. Sarah King and
nephew Of Judge w. r. Conant Of Ken
net, was drowned at Gregory on Tues
day morning while in bathing. The
boy perished in plain sight of his home
and his mother and a large crowd Of
railroad men. He was a good swim
mer but was seized with cramps and
sank before assistance could reach
him. The body was recovered the same
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
DR. PIERCEs REMEDIES.
WELCOME WORDS
TO WOMEN.

Women who suffer with disorders pecu-
har 70 their sex should write TO Dr.. Pierce
and receive free the advice Of a physician
Of over forty years experience skillet
and successful specialist in the diseases
OF women. Every letter has the most
careful consideration and is regarded az
edcredlg confidential Many sensitiyely
modest women write fully TO DR.. Pierce
what they would shrink from telling to
their local physician. The local physician
IS pretty sure to say that he cannot do
anything without an examination. DR..
Pierce holds that these distasteful exam
nations are generally needless, and that
no woman, except in rare cases, should
submit 20 them.
Dr. Pierce's treatment cures in the
privacy Of your home. His "Favorite
Prescription" has cured hundreds Of
thousands Of bad cases. It is the only
medicine Of its kind that is the product
Of q regularly graduated physician. Some
unscrupulous medicine dealers may offer
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-09
TICKET SCALPERS WILL
ABANDON THE FAIR CITY

Decide to Depart as a Result of Death
Blow Given Business by
Court.
PORTLAND, Aug. 8.-As a result of
the decision of the State Circuit Court
uphoIding the railroad anti-scalping
law passed by the last Legislature, H
Q. Caspary, the broker who made a test
of the law, has paid his fine in the
Municipal Court and. together with the
other eighteen brokers under arrest,
has agreed to leave the city and close
his establishment In railroad circles
no little degree of satisfaction is ex-
pressed at the victory.