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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
COMMITTEES PREPARE FOR
REGENTS GENERAL MEETING
Proposal to Construct Scenic Railway
to the Lick Observatory Is
Considered Aal--st

Monthly meetings of four commit
tees of the Board of Regents of the
University of California were held
yesterday in the offices Of the various
chairmen. The principal committee
meetings were those of the Wilmer
ding School of Industrial Arts and the
Lick Observatory.
1t was decided to close the Wilmer
ding School term on June 23 and re-
open about the middle of August. Di-
rector Merrill reported SO many appli-
cations are being received from
would-be scholars that the capacity
Of the school will be seriously over
taxed. The work of construction of
the new school building is necessarily
slow, owing to the fact that ii is be-
ing erected by the scholars. The iron
forge work will be re-established un-
der the direction of Thomas D.
Moore. The annual budget will be
presented at the board meeting next
Tuesday.
The main feature of the Lick OBJ
servatory committee meeting was con-
Sideration Of the proposal of promi-
nent capitalists of San Jose to build
an electric road between the Garden
City and Smith Creek, with a cable
road extension to the top of Mount
Hamilton The proposed scenic road
will cross a portion of the Lick res
ervation and the plan will be submit
ted to the board. Work on the light
and power plant of the observatory,
toward which the Legislature gave
$4,000, has been begun by Director
Campbell.
Routine meetings of the committees
and buildings of the university were
also held
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
INQUIRING INTO METHODS OF THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
MODS BATTLE
WITH TROOPS

ST. PETERSBURG. May 3.-Repsrts
of slight disturbances in various places
of European Russia during Easter
Monday are now coming in. AT Milito-
polaw a mob for seven hours held high
carnival and burned a portion OF the
town. At Mini Novgored battle oc-
CURED between soldiers and the crowds
on Millionaia street. The soldiers killed
one person and wounded many.
WARSAW, Russian Poland, May g.
An unknown man shot and killed a
police sergeant on Hosea street at
o'clock this morning. The murderer
escaped.
LODI, Russian Poland, May 3.-Four
men to-day shot and killed a police
sergeant and severely wounded detec-
tive who tried to arrest them. Serious
riots occurred in the streets during the
night. The military fired on a crowd,
killing four persons and wounding
several others.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
WILL BUILD RAILROAD
THROUGH TIMBER TRACT
Grading for Short Line on Northern
Coast Is Now Under Way and
Rails Have Arrived.

Rails Have Arrived.
The Western Redwood Lumber
Company, whose mills are located at
Jenner, new town on the coast line,
near the mouth of the Russian River,
mas begun the construction OF six
miles of railroad, with a view OF con-
Meeting its mills with its timber lands.
1t was stated yesterday by the presl-
dent OF the company, A. B. Davis, who
Is at the Palace Hotel, that the rails
for the road have arrived from the
East and the line will be finished as
soon as possible.
The company contemplates the ex-
tension of the new road later on to q
point thirty miles north Of its mills,
in the midst of one of the richest tim
Der districts in Central California.
When the company acquired posses
sion Of its timber properties, about
its mills it opened negotiations with
the officials of the North Shore Rail-
road for an extension Of the latter's
line two miles in order to afford the
lumber company necessary facilities
for shipping its product to market.
The North Shore people could not see
their way clear for making the ex-
tension and the lumber company fin
ally financed a project of it's own.
With it's own outlet for its lumber 1T Is
estimated that the mill company has
deprived the North Shore road of an
annual revenue in the way of freight
traffic of between $40, 900 and 5000,
in addition to encouraging what may
later prove a competing line in its
own territory.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
NORWAY'S LIBERTY DAY
TO BE COMNIEMORATED
Orations, Songs and Music Arranged
to Ffttingly Celebrate First Day
of Freedom.

The Norwegians Of San Francisco
are making extensive preparations in
anticipation of their celebration of
Norway's liberty day. to be held on
May II at Saratoga Hall. $40 Geary
street
Liberty day Is Norway's most prom
inent day of festivities and one of
great Importance to her people, it be-
ing in commemoration of the day Nor
way gained her freedom from Den
mark.
The Norwegian Singing Society, un-
der whose auspices the celebration
will be held. has arranged an excel
lent literary and musical programme,
which consists Of festival overture,
especially composed for the occasion:
an grafton and vocal and instrumental
numbers. A one-act musical COM
edy. "Off to the Mountains" the songs
of which are of national renown in
Norway, will be the feature OF the
programme. 1t is by c. p Riis and
of II. r. Monsen. A capable company
terpret the comedy.
At the conclusion Of the programme
dancing win be enjoyed
The following committees have the
affair in hand: Arrangements-An
ton j. Lohen, chairman; William
Jensen, secretary; George Herdal
treasurer; T. Tellefsen and Nels Nor
strand. Reception = Klaus Olsen,
chairman; Otto Ottesen and N. Nor
tensen.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

CHINESE RESCUE FISHERMEN. N.-Jacino
carnglia and Peter Casino, while fishing last
night near McNears Point, nearly
drowned by their boat capsizing. Two Chinese
fishermen rescued the Italians.
MILLIONAIRE's NEPHEW ARRESTED
Fred Triest, nephew Of the millionaire hat
manufactures, was arrested last night by Po-
liceman Kearny warrant sworn out by
Andrew .Leary proprietor Of a livery stable
CORBETT AND GREGGAINs sUED.-sutt
was filed yesterday by the Mills Novelty Conn
pany against Harry Corbett and Alexander
GreggAins the well-known sporting men, to
recover $500 on promissory note issued by
Greggains and indorsed by corbett on Febru-
airy q, 1905 The consideration for the note
is not given. -
sCHooLHoUsEs NEED REPAIRING
the Supervisors Finance Committee a revised
list of the schoolhouses in dangerous condition
sum OF $3o5, 900 has been asked. The list
shows the most urgent repairs required which
one schools which should have new drainage
systems at cost of SEQ 600.
MONEY DISAPPEARs.-M e. Warren Of
l16 Fairmount street reported to the police
yesterday that $3.50 had been taken ont ~ a
satchel in her home and she believed that
Henry Silver was the thief Silver was en-
ployed during the day repairing a gas stove
Mrs Warren alleges that she laid her satchei
which contained $500. table and went out
When she returned she found some Of the
money gone. Silver arrested.
LEAGUE OF THE CROSS BAND c.f,N-
cERT.--The band OF nfty pieces OF the First
Regiment, League Of the Gross Cadets will
give concert and ball tonight at Native
Sons Hall. The following is the programme:
March Father OF Victory overture ..pnet
and Peasant; grand selection. I'll Trovatore,' !:
intermezzo. Arabian Scout: barytone SOLO
@. Richards: march. knights Of CoIumbus's:
selection. ''F1orodora": march Sons of the
Brave.'
BOYS WILL GIVE.-To-morrow evening the
Columbia Park Boys Club win give an annual
minstrel show at the Alhambra Theater in ac-
ccrdance with It's custom for the last five
years. There viii be a chorus of seventy-five
boys who will sing the latest songs and manv
solos will be given. The second part of the
programme Includes vaudeville and a one-act
sketch. The music will be furnished by the
club band. The price OF admission TO All
parts OF the house win be % cents
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
ST. ANTHONY'S SODALITY
AGAIN PRESENTS PLAY

"Hermigild,' Acted by Young Men of
ST. Boniface Church for Second
Time at Alhambra.
The friends and parishioners of St
Boniface Catholic Church assembled
at the Alhambra last night to see the
amateurs of st. Anthony's Young
Mems Sodality in "Hermigild."
The play deals with royalty, the
scene being laid in Spain, where in
trigue and falsity estrange the King
and his son. Being partly religious,
the play was the more adapted to the
occasion. and the audience applauded
the actors when they won the King
over to the Catholic faith.
The performers did better than is
usually expected of amateurs. Phi.
Hobrecht was clever as Argimund,
Duke and commander in chief of the
Kings army. F. J. Chunk as Count
Gorwin, chancellor of the realm, was
capable in this difficult role, and his
advice to the King at critical moments
was one of the features of the play.
The play was written by Rev. j. Oech-
tering, and the entire production was
under the direction Of the Franciscan
fathers of st. Boniface Church.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

however. that Andrews is rushing the
investigation with a view TO making an
example of the officials who were care
less.
The Treasurer's ONCE Committee of
the Grand Jury will examine all the
clerks and deputies Of McDougald's g
office to-day. This investigation is to
be held with 8 view to. determine VINO
is responsible for the violation Of sec
ton z24 When the investigation is
completed a report VIII be made to the
Grand Jury.
Louis A Devote insists that he only
cashed one check for Smith. Expert
Yeung believes that in addition 10 the
check for SIS, $50 Devote cashed the
check for S24,S7S for the Southern Pa
cific Company's tax money.
Expert Young estimates the total OF
Smiths peculations at about $4,000
Investigation into the alleged con-
epiracy behind the story of the first
shortage of S165, 600. which was made
up. ii is said. by James B. Smith, is
temporarily sidetracked. 1t is the OBJ
sect of Foreman Andrews to institute
reforms In the Tax office. the Treas
urer's Office and the Auditors office i'm
mediately.
VISIT SMITHS DRUG STORE.
Acting under advice from District
Attorney Byington. Foreman Andrews
visited Smiths drug store and seized
some papers in the Tax Collector 5
desk. Among the documents were
found receipted bills for taxes which
appropriated The tax bills of the
Southern Pacific Company and several
others on which the defaulter had
raised thousands of dollars were found.
The papers are now in the hands of
Expert Douglas Young.
Foreman Andrews received the tip
yesterday that the defaulter, Smith,
had a box in the Western National
Bank Company's vaults. A descent
was made on this cache by Andrews,
ByingtOn and Detective Tom Gibson.
Andrews believes that Smith has not
spent all Of the money he has stolen.
He believed that a small part of IL
might be found in the vault. But there
was nothing there but some private
papers, which were turned over to Ex-
pert Young
Chief Dinan received q dispatch from
Mathew Kiely, Chief of Police at St.
Louis, yesterday morning to the follow
ing effect: Wire amount involved /;
name Of prosecuting witness and date
IN E. ]. Smith case, so I can procure
fugitive warrant" The information
was promptly sent
Presiding Judge Lawlor has assigned
the two cases against Smith, charging
him with felony embeZzlement, to his
own court. Yesterday he made an
order that the cases be placed on his
calendar for Saturday for arraignment
Of the defendant AS Detective Wren
VIII not have returned from st. Louis
with Smith by that time the case will
probably be continued for a week.
Detective Wren intended to start for
St Louis last night, but was delayed
while McDougald was being sought TO
sign the extradition papers. The Treas
urer was busy trying to raise $15,590 TO
cover the shortage made by cashing
Defaulter Smiths personal check.
Wren will leave to-day to bring back
the embezzler.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
JUDGE LAWLOR OvERRULES
DEMURRER OF MAESTRETTI
Ex-Governor Budd Demands Immedi-
ate Trial and Case Is Continued
:. Till May to Be Set.

The motion to set aside the indict-
ment of the Grand Jury charging
Frank A. Maestretti. Commissioner of
Public Works, with fraudulently at
tempting to induce person to give
false testimony was dismissed by
Judge Lawlor yesterday and the de-
murrer to the indictment was over
ruled.
Ex-Governor Budd took an excep-
ton. The defendant thereupon en-
tered plea of not guilty and Budd
objected to any continuance. He de-
manded an immediate trial. He said
the defendant was public officer and
the indictment hanging over his head
hampered him in the performance of
his official duties. He was satisfied,
he said, that the defendant had moth
ing to fear from an honest jury.
Assistant District Attorney Ferral
said he was just as anxious as de-
fendant's counsel for a speedy trial
and he would place no obstacle In his
way~toward that end. Ferral said he
also had nothing to fear from an hon
est jury. The Judge continued the
case till Saturday to be set.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
FOREMAN ANDREWS SAYS
STATUTE WAS VIOLATED
Custodian of Public Funds Prohibited
From Changing Money as Treas
urer Has Done.

be In the city's vaults would be found there
less the amount OF the check for Sic, 500 oe, has
dence and permission TO retain the conndence
OF the people. / would ask for little time e
take up this check and promise you that the t
amount represented by the check VIII be III
these vaults in a very short time.
While no reply was made to NC
Dougald's request for time, 1t was tac-
lily agreed by the officials that his re-
quest would be granted, although no
formal agreement was reached. The
request was considered reasonable in
view Of the fact that Devote had
handled $40, 000, 900 during the last three
years and were 1t not for the cash paid
on Smiths personal check the cash on
hand would have been 81 cents over.
The check is the one which Devote ex-
pected TO receive silver for from the
United Railroads.
Foreman Andrews asked McDougald
If he contemplated making any changes
in the manner Of conducting the af-
fairs of the Office. To this question
McDougald replied:
Hereafter we will make no pay
ments Of money not authorized by the
Auditor and sanctioned by the char
ter. That is to say no more checks of
any kind will be cashed at our win
dows and even money will not be
changed"
Expert O'Connor said that the bal
ance of coin which should be on de-
posit in the vaults was based on the
book accounts. O'Connor advised that
the books be exported for several
years back IN order to ascertain If the
balance is correct. O'Connor also criti-
cized the manner of cashing State war
rants for the University of California.
Supervisor Brandenstein stated that
the practice had been inaugurated with
the approval Of the Finance Committee
for the purpose of saving the cost of
Transporting the money to Sacramento,
which amounted to more than $1,000
yearly. McDougald said that the Gus
tom would be discontinued in view of
its irregularity.
Foreman Andrews secured the per-
sonal check Of Smith for $15,590 08 from
Devote after giving the latter a re-
ceipt for it. The check will be used
in the prosecution of Smith for eSp-
bezzlement.
McDougald set about in the after
noon to raise the money, several of his
friends having come to his rescue 1t
it understood that the full amount
will be subscribed by to-day and
turned into the city treasury. 1t is said
that James B. Smith, the brother of
the defaulter, has assured McDougald
that he will guarantee the payment of
the amount secured by the ex-Tax Col
lector from Devote on false pretenses.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
FALLS VICTIM
OF BUNKO MEN

RENO, New, May 3.-Two notorious
confidence men of this city met James
Anderson. a Government official of
Washington, in this city at an early
hour this morning, and by purporting
to be Tonopah mining men induced
him to engage in a poker game in
which he lost a large amount of cash
and a check for 5000. The Washing
ton man is now awaiting the arrival
of more money from the capital with
which to continue his official trip to
Tonopah and Goldfield and the card
sharps are hiding from the police.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
OLD MAN KILLED BY
AN EIGHTH STREET CAR
Thomas Kendrigan, After Having
Buried Son. Falls Victim of
Painful Accident.

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Buried Son. Falls Victim Of
Painful Accident.
Thomas Kendrigan. a laborer. 63
years old, was knocked down and
killed yesterday morning by south
bound street car on Eighth street near
Folsom. j. L. Badger, the motorman,
informed the police that Kendrigan
deliberately stepped In front of the
car when 1t was only few feet dis
tant and too close to allow of the
car being stopped in time to avoid a
collision. Other spectators corrobor-
ated the statement of the motorman.
He was arrested on charge Of man
slaughter and released on a $50 bond.
A curious feature Of the accident
was that on the preceding day Kendri-
gan had attended the funeral of one
Of his sons. Yesterday morning his
son James. with whom the father was
living at 1903 Folsom street, sent the
old man for loaf of bread. and 1t
was while on this errand that he met
his death.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
FINISH COUNT OF MONEY.
Treasurer McDougald Lacks Amount
Devote Paid to Smith.

Devote Paid to Smith.
The count OF the money in the vaults
Of the city treasury was completed by
the Grand Jury yesterday at noon in
the presence Of Foreman Andrews,
Auditor Baehr, Treasurer McDougald,
District Attorney Byington, Supervis-
or Brandenstein. chairman Of the
Finance Committee; George B. Keane,
the Mayors secretary; Officer Peter
flaming and Edward O'Connor, repre-
senting the Grand Jury and who has
been the custodian of the funds since
the count was commenced.
The amount on hand was found to
be 1885,, $50 o. and was $15,589 40 short
Of the amount called for by the vouch-
ers and accounts of the office. The
last sum named corresponds practically
TO the check for $l5,590 0S, which Chief
Deputy Louis A. Devote obligingly
cashed for defaulting Tax Collector
Smith just before the latter absconded.
The odd "a cents represents an excess
caused by eoualizing the payments of
one and two cents on demands There
was also a $40 gold piece over in one
Of the sacks brought from some bank
and f1fty-cent piece over in a sack
which came from the United Railroads.
but these amounts did not affect the
final calculation
When Expert Accountant O'Connor
notified the assembled city officials thar
the coin was short by $l55S 40. Dis
trict Attorney Byington immediately
made g formal demand on Treasurer
McDougald for the amount. McDou-
gald assured the District Attorney that
the money would be made good, but he
asked for a reasonable time. McDou-
gald made the following statement:
Mr.. Andrews and gentlemen. Won see ,h..
the confidence that I expressed at the bas-ir-
n.n& q lnls count that every dollar that should
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
Jury Impaneled to Try Raia.

A jury was impaneled in Judge
Dunne's court yesterday to try the
case of Pietro Raia, barber, Francisco
and Mason streets, on a charge of per-
jury. 1t was in Raia's barber shop
that the quarrel arose on Sunday
night, January %, which led to the
murder Of Joseph Brogardo by An
drea Brazzilio. Raia was one OF the
witnesses at the Coroner's inquest on
Brogardo's body and he was arrested
for giving false testimony.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
Taussig Made Commissioners.

The suggestion made some time ago
by Rudolph J.. Taussig, it's president,
that the Mechanics Institute give a
fair at the Pavilion to follow the Lewis
and Clark Exposition at Portland has
grown into something OF a definite ma
ture. Governor Pardee has appointed
President Taussig a special Commits
determine the feasibility OF this city
receiving some Of the best exhibits
made there for the proposed fair OF
the institute.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
Delivers interesting address.

AT Tuesday evenings meeting of the
Noe Valley Civic Club a very interest
ing address was delivered by Rev.
William RAIDER upon the subject, The
People and The City, The speaker
laid particular stress u0on the neces-
sity of each voters taking an interest
in the approaching election. The club
will hold a meeting each month from
now on
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
Consolidating Two Roads.

Amended articles of consolidation
Of the Pajaro Valley Railroad Com
pany and the Pajaro Valley Extension
Railway Company under the name of
the Pajaro Valley Consolidated Rail-
way Company were filed in the Office
of the County Clerk yesterday. The
line operated by the company runs
from Watsonville to Salinas, with
short branches connecting various
agricultural districts.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
Rrns Amuck with Kni,e.

Louis Cavino. a cook was arrested
yesterday afternoon at Clay and San
some streets by Policeman w. ID.
Scott and booked at the City Prison
on a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. He was under the influence
Of LIQUOR and was chasing people with
an open pocketknife IN his hand. He
made a slash at the throat OF Charles
Emmons. a potato peddler, just miss
ing his jugular-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
DIR. PAWLICKI RESIGNS
AS ASSISTANT SURGEON
Abides by Order Of Health Board and
Is Succeeded by DR.. Frank

Tillmann.
Assistant Emergency Surgeon c. r.
Pawlicki yesterday filed his resigna-
ton with Health Officer Ragan as he
was requested to do Tuesday. The
resignation was demanded for the
good of the service, 1t being alleged
that the doctor was careless In the
performance of his duties. Pawlick,
dictated his resignation to Clerk Ed
ward Coffey and insisted on cutting
out the words honorable" respect
fully and other polite terms from the
communication, averring that he had
been unjustly treated by the Health
Board which had forced him to re-
sign.
DR.. Frank j. Tillmann, formerly q
district health officer, will succeed
Pawlicki as assistant emergency sur
geon, having been detailed to the posi-
tion by Health Officer Ragan late In
the afternoon.