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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
Archbishop to Name Pastor

The conference to determine who
shall be chosen to succeed the late
Rev. Father Michael King as pastor
of the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Oakland, was held yesterday
afternoon, and the names of those who
are eligible to appointment by Arch
bishop Riordan were carefully consid-
cred. No appointee has at yet been
determined upon, as the conference Is
in it's preliminary stages. Father
King, who had served faithfully his
church for so many years, died on the
18th of last December.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
HAwLEY's SUCCESSOR.
BuIkeley VIII Represent Connecticut
i'm United States Senate.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. 12.-For-
mer Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley
was to-day chosen as the nominee of
the Republicans of the Connecticut
General Assembly for United States
Senator to succeed Joseph r. Hawley,
who will retire from public life on ac-
count of ill health. Bulkeley on the
first ballot received 154 of the 244
votes cast. His nearest competitor,
Samuel Fessenden of Stamford. had
49, Congressman Z. j. Hill Q, and
former Governor George p. Mclean
8. The nomination was made unani-
nous.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
McGANN'S GUNSHOT WOUNDS
HAVE FATAL TERMINATION
Body Is Removed to the Morgue and
Harry Smith Is Charged
With Murder

Joseph McCann, who was shot by
Harry Smith at Taylor and Eddy
streets on Wednesday afternoon, died
at the Central Emergency Hospital
yesterday. Smith was charged with
murder. McCann's body was removed
to the Morgue.
Fred Smith, brother Of Harry. was
taken by Detective Ryan to police
headquarters yesterday afternoon and
questioned by Captain Burnett. He
detailed his meeting with Mccain In
the corner grocery and McCann's vile
abuse of Smiths mother. Fred left
and told Harry what McCann had said
and Harry went to look for McCann.
He denied that he either saw Harry
put revolver in his pocket or knew
that he had one. He did not attack
McCann because McCann was too big
and strong for him. After hearing his
statement he was allowed to go.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

preliminary meeting was held yester-
day In the rooms of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce. A COMMITTEES
was appointed to prepare a plan to be
submitted for consideration at a
meeting to be held at the same place
this afternoon. This committee con-
sists of r. /. Pentley, Walter M. Field.
&. l.. Tilden, Mansfield Lowell, e. E.
Chase, F. F. Stetson and L. F. Graham.
The members are all identified with
large canning concerns of the State.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
CALIFORNIANS REGISTER
AT NOTED EASTERN SCHOOL
of Technology Contains Names of
Several Western Students

BOSTON, Jan. 12.-The new cata-
logue of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. the most noted techni-
cal school in the East. shows the fol-
lowing California men registered in
the first year classes:
Harry Rice Putnam Jr.. Pasadena, regular
course; Harry Develin, San Francisco, archi-
lecture; Garnett Alfred Joslin, Los Angeles,
regular course; Frederick Charles Lebenbaum,
San Francisco, architecture; Milton Lichstein,
San Francisco architecture; Edward l.. May
berry, Long Reach. architecture: Louis Fran
cisco Mesrper Los Angeles, civil engineer:
Frank Habley Muchmore San Francisco, ar
ckitecture; Simon Willard Sperry, Sausalito,
mechanical engineer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
Butchers Give Annual Dinner.

The Butchers Board of Trade gave
its annual dinner and entertainment at
B'nai Birth Hall last night. Over 800
members of the organization were
present. Among those who took part
in the programme were: Joseph Hayes,
w. w. Bracket, Arthur Fletcher.
Harry Douglas, James Davis, Maurice
Kramer. Sousa's Potrero Band, the
Krelling brothers, Fred Griffing, Fred
Becker, Arthur Biesling and Fred Asst.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
MEXICANS FLEE BEFORE
AN ARMY OF BLACK ANTS
Poisonous Insects Attack Human Be-
ings and Brutes and Destroy
Growing CropS.

CITY OF MEXICO. Jan. 12.-From
the state of Campeche comes the news
that great army of black ants is
marching over the Champoton district
of that state and that the inhabitants
are fleeing before them. The insects
are known as "pirinolas" and their
poison Is deadly. They are destroying
the growing crops and number of
human beings and scores of. animals
are reported to have fallen victims to
their bites.
Portions Of the Champoton district,
which lies along the Gulf of Cam
peche, have been entirely deserted and
work of all kinds throughout the en-
tire district has been suspended.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

PLEADS GUILTY TO BURGLARY.-Ed-
ward Vincent pleaded guilty In Judge Cook 8
court yesterday to d charge OF burglary. and
will be sentenced Tomorrow. On November
IA he aentered the room of 10y Kee, a Chinese.
at 80 Brenham place, and stole his trousers.
which contained 81. He was chased and cap
tured on Kearny street by Sergeant Ellis
Three prior convictions against him were not
pressed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

Shogren, who IL employed at the st. Francis
Hotel reported to the police yesterday that a
silver watch valued at $40 had been stolen
from his locker. 1t was there at o'clock on
Wednesday morning. but was missing at IL
O. clock
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
REPRESENTATIVES OF Great Industry VIII 1y)
to Cooperate on Lines Adobted IN East.

An attempt to form an association to
include all the fruit and vegetable can
ming concerns of California will be made
to-day. The canneries concerned have
an annual output amounting in value
to SIC, ,000, 900. They are situated in all
parts of the State. In certain direc-
tions they have interests in common.
To get the benefit of organization a
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13

Johnny Smart, Who Does Stunts.
He is willing to experience any and
all chances to please Miss Jolly. In
next Sundays Comic Section.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-13
LIGHTNING INJURIES NINE
PERSONS IN PROCESSION
Altar of Church Is Shattered and
Edifice Set ON Fire by


GUAYAQUIL, Jan. 12.-While a
procession was entering the Catholic
Church at Cayamha, near Quito.
thunderstorm broke and the altar
was struck by lightning, setting fire to
the church. A priest and eight other
persons were mortally wounded. Two
persons were killed by lightning dur
ing the same storm.
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
Hasin to Get Good.

From the Plttsburg Dispatch.
The result OF an outspokon popular ver-
dict is quickly seen in the call for an
extra session of tho Legislature. -Four
days are not allowed to elapse after the
condemnation Of the voters before the
Legislature is summoned TO reform the
handling of State Deposits TO reappor-
tlon the state as the Constitution re-
qulres; TO provide personal registration;
20 abolish fees in the offices Of the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth and Insur-
ance Commissioner all of which plain du-
ties have been ignored and repudiated in
previous sessions To these purposes the
Governor adds the provision for the con-
soldation OF cities in the same county,
muddled at the last session; TO reform
county bridges and "to provide for the
government Of cities of the first class
which means the taking back. Of the
Philadelphia Ripper which the ring die
tated and the Governor signed little moro
than six months ago. If the Governor had
only included enlightened libel legislation
he would have presented n fairly complete
program of retraction of the offenses Of
commission and omission by the late ma
chine.
1t is asserted that this step is taken for
the purpose of silencng the guns of the
opposition in the next State campaign.
Such a silencng would be like some Of
the "vindioations' which the State ma
chine has handed out 60 itself in the past.
IL Is admitted I'm this call that duties
which legislators have refused TO perform
in violation Of their oaths of Office ought
TO be performed and that acts which they
have passed must be taken back In a
hurry. 1t Is on record that all the argu-
ments of constitutional mandates duty
and justice had not the slightest weight
to prevent the wrongs. But tho defeat of
a single candidate causes rush to be
good. Certainly an organization which
hopes to improve its position by this ex-
posure Of itself must be in desperate
shape.
Nor is il yet time TO conclude that the
measures which tho Legislature is called
on TO enact will conceal no snakes. That
body contains the snme element that at
the last session branded itself by voting
for vice bills and tolorating the passage
of jobs by recording fraudulent votes in
their favor II is truo that these puppets
in the hands OF inscriptions dictators
are expected to he under a wiser and bet
ter control at the coming session. But
how far that control will be able to re-
strain their professional bent for devious
ness in legislation Is yet TO be proved.
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
EDITORIAL OPINION
East FeIIowina Events.

From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Events are moving rapidly in Rus o..
so rapidly that not the wis.st or most
deeply interested observer can foresee
what day may bring forth. What may
be reasonably surmised Is that this move
ment will lead TO one Of these issues;
either the establishment Of real consti-
tutlonal rule, with the people taking q
legitimate part therein; a revolution.
Z nglng about a democcliic Gnvernia, M {,
4 or, nually, 1naichy and possibly reisn
Of terror. If the order for a universal
strike Is carried out, the downfall into an
archy viii be in all probability the inn
mediate result. Fortunately, "a wide bliz-
zard reported from St. Petersburg seems
to have put q damper for the moment
on the strife demonstrations which were
1 looked for yesterday.
/ Meanwhile further concessions have
been made by the Czar. according to
present adviccs The most important Of
these. and, indeed. the most important
grant yet H. ade, IS the promise Of twelve
acres Of land 10 each head Of a Nini'li
/ family. This land can be given by the
Car absolutely from the possessions Of
tho Crown. and it would certainly seem
that the from Sc Of such sift in fee
rlust tend TO satisfy the peasants and 20
/ secure thcir loyal and active support
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
CONVENTION REPRESENTATION.
nUR evening contemporary has
" rather lengthy article ON .Renre-

|nUR evening contemporary has a
~ rather lengthy article on Repre-
sentation in Republican state Conven-
tions' which reviews some facts
known to all. possibly with the pur-
pose Of intensifying the dinculties in
the path Of harmony between the Re-
publican factions of this State.
This question is never raised with
out revival on the part Of many Of
the feeling Of regret that our consti-
tutional convention did not constitute
four counties instead of three. This
would have separated rural New Castle
from Wilmington and have made three
rural counties TO combine their forces
against Wilmington when they felt it
necessary to do so. Then this city
could have had in the Legislature and
in political conventions a representation
lapproximating that to which she is en-
titled.
Laying aside for the moment the po-
litical phase, all can see that to make
the county and city lines uniform. as in
Philadelphia, with one set Of officers
for both, would mean an economy Of
government and lower taxes.
But since the Republican party is
confronted by a condition and not a
theory, and since il is evident that
there must be some sort Of a compro-
mise, we do not think that il could do
better than to go back to the old appor-
tionment which would recognize Will
mington's claims on the score Of popu-
lation as far as the two lower counties
could without surrendering what they
deem TO be necessary--th control.
This would suit nobody perfectly but
in our opinion it is the only compro-
mise possible.
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
PRISONER MADE HIS ESCAPE
Fight Stirred Up in Court Room at
Oxford, Pa, by Aeoused's Friends.

The oxford. Pa. correspondent of
the West Chester, Pa, Local News:
A fight stirred up in the court room
by some Of his friends enabled Bur-
ling Nixon TO escape from Squire Hud-
sons yesterday. Nixon was arrested
upon very serious charge preferred by
Greenville Smith, of near bonneville.
He was given a hearing and held in
$1,000 bail for court. His grandfather,
Frank Smallwood, offered to go his
bail but when the Squire began to
question his ability. he is said to have
grown abusive and finally to have
struck John Harris, one of the men, in
the office, a blow in the mouth.
Squire Hudson ordered him arrested
and a fight ensued between him and
the constable Several other persons
took a hand in the affair before he was
finally conquered. In the meantime,
Nixson had made good his escape and
has not been found since. Smallwood
was bound over to court. Everett Ross
went his BAIL
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
Widow Remarriaae in Indla.

A widow remarriage was celebrated
at Ahmedabad on the 2d instant under
the auspices Of the Widow Remarriage
Association. The parties belong to the
Modh Chcharvadi Brahman caste. The
bride. Bal Parvat. daughter Of Trivia
di Motarim Pranjiwan, is a resident Of
Ahmedabad Her age is %, and she had
become a widow at the age of IL. The
bridegroom, Pari 1shwar Naran. is "a
resident of Jaspar, i'm Kalol Taluka of
the Baroda State. His age is 80. This
is the ninth widow remarriage cele-
brated at Ahmebadad.-From the La
hore Tribune.
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
STRANGE FLOATING ISLANDS
In the Path Of Navigation Along North
ern Pacific Coast.
From tho Seattle Post Inteiligencer.

From the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Three or perhaps four floating islands
are knocking about in Queen Charlotte
Sound, to the great menace Of naviga-
tion, and it is likely that a Govern
ment steamer will be sent north to
destroy them before some catastrophe
results
The great masses OF hotsam are lying
I'm the direct path Of navigation on the
northern coast and should any unluciy
iship encounter one of them after dark
the loss OF life might be enormous, as
/ it is almost certain that any steamer
runing into one of these islands at full
speed would founder Immediately. Capt.
johnson of the coasting steamer Capt.
lano brought news of the floating
islands to Vancouver today.
Il first saw one Of these immense
masses Of fiotsam last Thursday after
noon," said he, "as 1 was entering
Smith Inlet, a well known harbor just
this side of Queen Charlotte Sound. /
knew the channels there well, and 1
had just been called on deck, when 1
saw dead ahead a piece OF land that /
had never seen there before. / rubbed
my eyes, and thought for a moment
that the mate had brought us into the
wrong inlet. but then 1 noticed some
familiar landmarks and knew the bear
ings must be correct. Then il was a
puzzle to account for this strange
island
There It stood Thirty feet high above
the water level. AS nearly as / could
judge its length was 800 yards, and I
subsequently found that 1t had a width
|of 100 yards. On nearing it 1 found
that 1t was ahoat and was composed
of immense logs, small boulders and
trees, many of the latter standing up
right as sentnels above the mass of
timber. Had I gone in there i'm the
night I might have struck the floating
island. have notified Capt. Gaudin Of
the island, and the Government will
probably take immediate action to de-
stroy It,
From the japanese at Smith Inlet I
learned that elree islands Of about the
same size have been floating around
there for ten days 1t appears from the
information l was able to get from the
japanese that there was an immense
slide at the head of the inlet and the
logs and earth and rocks came from
there. The floating islands are IN the
path of the steamers. plying between
Seattle and Vancouver and Skagway.
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
HIpEous cRuELTIEs.

IT HE tragedies Of life are sufficiently
n serious and numerous without
effort on our part but TO add to the
calamities, which for want Of better
term we call "the act Of Cod" human
beings oftentimes seem TO delight in
the torture of their fellows.
The papers tell the story of a poor
jew who has been working in one Of
the Wilmington shops working and
saving, denying himself the comforts
which most American worl0ingmen en-
JOY; for he had wife and children
in the old country and his savings were
boarded to bring them over.
Now follow him to his lodgings and
fancy him counting over his earnings
and planning some new bit Of sele-
denial which would mean that the wife
and babies would arrive a little sooner.
Life had been hard with him; it had
been bitter fight for bread in the old
country. lie had been prosecuted be-
cause he believed in the God Of his
fathers but at last he had gotten
start in the new country and soon his
family would join him and there would
be work ard no more prosecutions.
Imagine his despair when letter
from some friend comes telling that the
mother and her little ones have been
murdered--murdered for no ofense
save that they We're Of a race that has
been faithful to its religious creed for
these thousands of years.
Such crimes against humanity make
anarchists, for who can continue to
respect laws made by country which
allows such hideous cruelties? The
people Of this country and Of England
are raising great funds to send 10 the
destitute Jews OF Russia who have es-
|caped slaughter but they are powerless
to stay the hands Of Russian assassins.
But there must be limit to the en-
duranoe Of civilized peoples. We do
not ooolly remain in our own yard while
a murder is being committed in the
next; and surely i'm some manner the
really civilized nations will manage to
put a stop to these hutoheries.
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
Indian Summer.

Once more the dreamy days are here.
With filmy haze DER azure sky.
Once more the heat-tide Of the year
Smiles warm and tender ere il die.
Along this favored trysting slope
A violet laughs IN sunny dream.
And butterflies set sail in hope
To find nectar-iloNing stream.
The crickets chirp with flatt'ring zeal.
The meadow mice with knowing heart
Sit at the door as IL they feel
These mellow days will soon depart.
Thus when I ask where fare the
flowers
That smiled tin yesterday,
And where the songs that cheered the
hours.
The bluebird answers. "F'ar-a-way.
vague. foreboding. pensive note.
Ia dream-clad undertone.
Remarks in lisp OF golden-throat,
Where erewhile sladness shonc.
&C. Leon Brumbaush, in Recreation
foI November
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
THL WORLDS NE Ws
prRsoNAL ANp socIAL-

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
w. d. Bally's $500 hackney stallion,
Bauy Prince. died at the New York Horse
Show from pneumonia and an epidemic Of
the disease is feared
Ex-President Cleveland has prospects Of
record bag on his ducking trip in Vir-
ginia marshes.
WASHING rON.
Senator Platt has rcccivad no encourage
ment from the White House in his fight
to dethrone Odell, as tho President. while
adhering to his policy of consulting Sem
ators with reference TO Federal appoint
ments holds aloof from local politics.
President Roosovelrs plans for "a bigger
navy are opposed by Secretary Bonararte.
Mr.. Bonaparte win reject the recommen-
dations Of the General Board for 1900
ton battleshps.
The prospect for prosecution i'm the En-
terprise Bank affairs seems remote
PENNSYLVANIA.
A blind madman and his insane mother
we're found starving in their home at
Doylestown.
MISCELLANEOUS.
France is becoming impatient over the
Venezuelan controversy, and orders are
expected sending the French fleet to Mar
Unique
Ex-Governor Oden and Senator Depew
of New York. as witnesses before the In
surance Investigation Committee, denied
parts OF the testimony Of ]. II. Hyde, in
which their names We're used. Odell swore
that he had made no threats to have the
charter of the Mercantile Trust Company
revoked. lie wrote a letter I'm behalf Of
Hyde's candidacy for the post Of AM
bassador 20 France at the request of Vice
President Mcintyre of the Equitable.
Odell said that no had never solicited po-
litcal contributions, but that money might
have come TO him through Senator Platt
Senator Depew said that Hyde had So
licited his aid in obtaining the Ambassa-
dorship to France. Mr.. Depew brought
the matter to the attention of the Presi-
dent who said IL was impossible to make
the appointment Loans OF millions at the
end of each year were told Of by John
Gilchrist in charge of the Equitable's Sc
curity department. These loans were made
to comply with the law that the sur
plus auvuiu DC lhNeateu 10 Keep uvWh CASH
balances.
Attorney-General Moody I'm an opinion
In the Beef Trust case denied the con-
tention of the packers that Mr.. Garfield,
Commissioner of Corporations, had prom
Used immunity to them on account Of
their testlfylng as TO the affairs Of the
trust
Senator Platt has called a conference
of Republicans to reorsanize the party in
New York city as part Of his general
campaign against Odell
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER Y. 1905.
1AE klNn on RATE LEGISLATION.


II HE President told the delegation
Il representing the various organi-
zations Of railroad employees the other
day that his policy as to rate regulation
did not necessarily mean a reduction Of
rates. and that, therefore, they were
proceeding on a wrong understanding
of the situation"
They have been helped to their mis-
understanding by those who desire
nothing less than government owner
ship and by those who out OF friend
ship for the roads wilfully distort the
Presidents position.
Now inequalities and Determinations
exist; that is no longer debatable
question. And Notwithstanding the
warnings which have been given. II
does not appear that any effective
means have been taken to eliminate
the causes for complaint. It may be
that with the diverse interests that
are involved and the many clashes be-
tween railroad systems. that the COM
panios cannot themselves institute the
necessary reforms. II this is true, then
the President seems justified in his
effort to improve matters by legisla-
tion.
Now we suspect that nobody knows
better than Mr.. Roosevelt that there
cannot be a general reduction Of rates
without grave injury TO railroads, and,
therefore. to business generally. But
he probably holds that where interests
clash without real benefit TO anyone.
and with injury and injustice to some
body, there ought to be an authority as
impartial as court to smooth out the
inequalities.
This seems to be the Presidents po-
sition; and certain purposes attributed
TO him show either ignorance or evil
intent in the minds Of the authors.
It is not proposed that the govern
ment shall acquire ownership Of the
roads. nor even control them II is
not even proposed that it shall fix the
rates generally. but that its authority
shall be limited to a decision as to
whether particular rates are equitable.
with power in such instances to declare
the maximum.
Evening journal., 1905-11-17
URGING BALLOT REFORM.

A SIMPLER ballot is the demand
1 \ wherever elections have been
held this year. 1t is a demand that is
bound to be heard with voice grow
ing more clamorous until the desired
reform is granted.
The trend OF the demand is in the
direction Of the Massachusetts, system.
under which AN elector votes individu-
ais and not a ticket. The candidate for
a particular ofiice are grouped under
the name Of the office for which they
are nominated. Opposite each name
is square. in which the voter may
make his mark
All that is necessary under this sys-
tenn is to go down the column, mark
ing in each group the name you ap-
prove. There is no possible chance for
confusion. and it is as easy to vote
a split ticket as a straight ticket.
Our present law in Delaware oper-
ates TO disfranchise a great percentage
OF independent voters. AT the last
general election in Wilmington alone
We have heard Il estimated that about
1900 ballots voted were thrown out
The complexity Of our system was The
cause Of disfranchising so many.
We used TO denounce the old system
OF assessment and collection laws. and
very properly But then voters were
disfranchised before they came 10 the
polls now they are disfranchised al
the polls.
1he Massachusetts system is an i'm