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The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
Aged Woman OF Red
lands Clears q
Mystery.
Grave Of the Famous Naval
Hero Is in the Town
Of His Birth.
Much Time and Money Wasted in a
Futile Search in Cemeteries
of France.
Special Dispatch. to The Call.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 5.-Joseph A.
Wheelock, editor in chief of the Pio-
neer Press and one of the best known
newspaper men in the West, has dis
covered that John Paul Jones is not
buried in Paris. as supposed but in
Dumfries. Scotland In dispatch from
Redlands, Cal. Wheelock says:
The long forgotten grave of John
Paul Jones, for which ambassador Por-
ter has been diligently searching the
old cemeteries of Paris, has been found.
but not there. 1t is true he died In
Paris, and It was natural to suppose he
was buried there. But this very reason
able assumption turns out to be incor-
rect. as General Porter will be sur
prised to learn as soon as he receives
letter recently addressed to him by an
old lady, Scotch woman, Mrs. Preston
by name, who is now and for many
years has been a resident of this place
-Redlands, in Southern California
Recently she happened to see in
newspaper an account of Mr. Porter's
search for the grave of the Scotchman,
whom he is said to regard as the found
er of the American navy in view of his
brilliant record as sea fighter in our
revolutionary war. Mrs. Preston is
native of Dumfries, Scotland, which
was the birthplace of John Paul Jones'
and when she saw this story of the EN-
bassador's quest she Immediately wrote
to him to tell him that the grave of
his hero was there. She we'll remem-
bered it. for it is marked with a stone
which bears the sinister inscription,
John Paul Jones, the black pirate
caused his body to be transported from
Paris and buried among the graves of
his kindred in his native village. But
while the mothers affection procured
for him this last privilege of kinship,
it could not protect him from the evil
fame he had acquired among his Scotch
countrymen, especially by his exploits
in the capture and destruction of Brit
ish ships in the neighboring seas and in
raiding the coast towns of the British
Isles. He had not spared Dumfries
itself-the home of his childhood. In
the eyes of the good people of that
quiet burg this Paladin of the seas was
a graceless rebel and buccaneer, and so
1t is no wonder that they vented their
pent village wrath upon his memory in
the awesome epithet of the black pi-
rate, which they carved upon his tomb
stone"
During the search for the body of
Jones, which has continued for MANY
months and is still in progress a num-
ber of graves In French cemeteries
have been opened. Several times it was
believed the last resting place of the
great naval hero had been found, but
each time close investigation resulted
in disappointment During the recent
session of Congress an unsuccessful at
tempt was made to. obtain an appro-
priation for the continuance Of the
search. The appropriation was favored
by the President. When the bill was
defeated several French societies and
associations of Americans in France
raised funds by subscription for the
continuance OF the work.
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fee in the manner I believe you are
capable Of You have been member
Of the police force for good many
years and during that time you have
always been an exemplary ofhcer, so
feel assured that you will make a good
Chief of Police and do your duty faith
fully and we'll.
Dinan was again cheered when he
arose to speak. Gentlemen, said he,
Il appreciate the position of trust in
which you have placed me and all l
have to say Is that / viii do all in my
power to give a good administration.
and will perform the duties of Chief
of Police to the best of my ability. 1
feel assured that 1 will be In position
to serve the people faithfully"
Dinan was then sworn In as the head
of the Police Department. Acting Chief
Spillane rose TO give Dinan his seat.
the honor, SO another chair was pro-
duced and the pair sat side by side to
watch the proceedings.
MAY RESUME OLD JOB.
In granting Dinan leave of absence
without pay, the Commissioners were
protecting the former sergeant Under
this leave Dinan Is eligible to come
back at the end of that time and as
sumo his duties as sergeant should
an unfriendly Board OF Commissioners
decide to oust him from the Chiefs
chair.
1t was expected a successor would
be named for Dinan last night, but the
Commissioners failed to take any ac-
tion. A iwell-founded rumor to the ef-
feet that Commissioner Reagan's son,
who has been member or the force
but eleven months Is slated for the DO
sition was current last night. and when
the Commissioners adjourned without
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

granted leave of absence from his du-
ties as such police officer and detective
sergeant for the period of one year
from this date, without pay"
The glances Of the spectators were all
turned toward the door of the room af-
ter the reading of the resolution
Every one expected to see Dinan make
his appearance. but the crowd was mis-
taken. for the sergeant of detectives
did not enter till the final moment had
arrived
Three-ouarters of an hour elapsed
before the door opened and Dinan
strobe proudly toward the platform
Loud cheers greeted him as he took his
stand in front of the Commissioners
The members of the board greeted him
cordially and a few friends stepped to
the front to extend their congratula-
tions. after which Secretary Boyne read
the following resolution
"Resolved, That jeremiah F. Dinan
be and he Is hereby appointed Chief or
Police of the city. and county OF san
Fra ncisco. to hold Office for the term or
four wears from this date, pursuant to
the provisions of chapter ". article
TX, of the charter OF said city ana
county. THOMAS F. REAGAN
PRESIDENT PoHEIM's SPEECH.
This was the signal for another out
break of applause. Dinan assumed a
modest pose and cast his eyes on the
floor while the multitude cheered. !.
president Poheim was the first to break
the silence. He arose and addressed
.the newly appointed Chief as follows:
.eMr Dtnau. we have the honor to-
might to appoint you Chief of Police of
the CITY and county of San Francisco.
n Is one of the hardest positions
.know of for any man to fill as the re-
sponsibiIities are great. trust that
Won will perform the duties Of your Of
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
TRIES TO KILL
JAIL OFFICIAL

REDDING, April 5.-Harold Fish
er, an insane man, who is confined in
the City Prison here, to-day made a
furious attack on T. w. Pemberton,
a deputy sheriff when that officer en-
tered his cell to administer to his
wants. When Pemberton opened the
door Fisher sprang upon him and
fastened his fingers on the officers
throat. After a struggle of several
minutes, Pemberton, who was weak
ening from want of breath, managed
to free himself and knocked the in
sane man to the floor with his club.
Pemberton was SO weak that he could
scarcely get out of the door before
Fisher was upon him again. Later
Fisher became so violent that he had
to be strapped to his bed to prevent
him from injuring himself. He will
be taken to Napa in few days.
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I We were frightened TO death" said
| Torres. Il saw the thing moving
/ When Carpertine opened the blanket
I saw the thing twitch as though it was
alive. There was an awful cash where
| the arm had been.
We shouted and the policemen came
1t was the most terrible thing l ever
saw The shawl was lifted a little,
and when ii fell 1t was soggy with
blood You could hear 1t fall with a
soppy sound
The pavement was smeared with
from the Bellevue House crowded
around it. but when the dim light
from Detective Braig's lantern fell on
the ghastly thing the crowd shrank
back.
Worse than any whitechapel MUIR
der was the comment
The body was taken to the Morgue
and the police continued their search
throughout the night with no success
Blood stains were found near a
lamppost where the man with the
bundle crossed Vallejo street from the
north side to the south. But the
bloody trail ended abruptly.
My God" said Detective Braig,
painting from his exertions, IF we only
had bloodhound. A bloodhound could
catch that trail We could find out
NnGIS lnc 0eSQ was COIlliIllllcO, dDy
how, If we had one"
Olivia gives the following account OF
the affair: II saw the man first at the
! top OF the hill at Mason and Vallejo
streets. l followed him because l die
not like the looks of the fellow and his
bundle.
He went down Vallejo street on the
north side. When he came to a lamp
/ post there he turned across the street
I 1,n fRfv
down Vallejo street.
Il knew there was something up, sc
l kept after him. l wanted to see
where he would go. He walked along
/ to Union street and stopped in the
park.
Il walked on without turning. so as
not to frighten him off. When ]
/ turned again he was gone. did not
/ get look at his face at all. l don't
or whether he looked young or old
He was rather short
! Two gripmen OF the Powell-stree.
| line tell stories of having seen sus-
picious appearing men board their
cars shortly before midnight Accord
/ ing TO the tales OF the carmen, the
men were very excited and seemed
anxious to get out of the way as
quickly as possible.
J. c. Cox says that a man, wild-eyed
and disheveled, boarded his car at Ma
son and Vallejo streets. block from
where the body was found. According
to Cox, the man was excited and sus-
picious and kept his eyes on the pas
sengers till he jumped of the car In q
hurry at Francisco street and disap-
peared in the darkness.
1t Is not thought that this could be
the man who had the bundle. 1t would
have been impossible for him to have
boarded the car at Mason and Vallejo
streets had he been going in the direc-
ton Of Washington square, as related
by Olivia.
Gripman Carson of the Powell
street line tells a story of having seen
four suspicious appearing men board
his car at Mason street. They were all
excited and kept talking among them
selves In low tones. The gripman
slowed up near Filbert street, and one
of the men said, Hurry up, there.
Let her 60" They alighted moment
! later and walked rapidly along Filbert
street. -
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
He Obtains a Leave
of Absence From
Former Place.
Says No Immediate
Changes Are to
Be Expected.

San Francisco has a new Chief of
Police Jeremiah F. Dinan. for many
years g. sergeant of detectives. has sue
ceeded George w. Whitman The Po-
lice Commissioners named the new Of
fetal last night. AS the appointment
had been expected for many weeks.
1t was not the occasion for surprise.
Dfnan's appointment was unanimous.
for the Commissioners had agreed
upon him long since. He would have
been named at the last meeting of the
board but for the fact that he wanted
to make sure of protecting himself
against removal entirely from the Po-
lice Department by a hostile board.
To make his position safe he asked for
RI leave of absence as detective SER
<eant for year, which the Commits
sioners granted before they made the
appointment.
A full house turned out to greet the
new Chief. After he had been sworn
into office there was loud cheering.
When the noise had stilled and eyery
one was waiting for something else to
happen, voice with a decidedly Hi
bernian accent called out. Good how.
Jerry" Even the Commissioners dis.
played broad smiles when they heard
the salute.
No successor to Dinan was named.
1t was rumored that Commissioners Rea-
gan's son would get the billet. but fhe
board decided to hold the place omen.
Rumor also had it that Detective Balm
bridge, head OF the identification de-
partment, would be retired on q PEN
sion and that Sergeant Norman Of the
Chiefs office would take his place. but
no action was taken in regard to these
positions either.
NEW CHIEF is CHEERED.
The Commissioners took their seats
shortly after 7:30 and after an hour
had been spent in discussing minor
matters such as permits and licenses.
Secretary George Boyne read the fol-
lowing resolution. which was intro
duced by Commissioner Reagan and
adopted unanimously:
resolved, That Jeremiah r. Dinan,
police officer and detective sergeant in
this department. be and he hereby ID
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

appointing any one in Dinans place
there was much surprise. n
President Poheim stated after the
meeting that Dinan's old job would be
left open for some time 10 come. This
would indicate that the Commissioners
are doing even a little more to protect
the man they have appointed. Should
the new Chief be ousted he could easily
go back into his old position. provided
1t were left open.
That Dinan did not get the appoint
ment at the last meeting OF the board
is no fault OF the Commissioners. They
stood willing and ready to hand him
the plum. but he did not want to take
the new position till he felt assured he
parrnent in the event OF his removal
as Chief.
TAKES HIS POST TODAY.
Dinan consulted several noted law
yers on this point. and they all assured
him he could not be removed entirely
from the department even IL he were
ousted from the position OF Chief The
lawyers ruled that should Dinan lose
his position as head of the force he
could go back into the ranks. but only
as an ordinary patrolman- The leave
of absence was obtained to make his
status definite.
Dinan has been member Of the de-
partment for a number OF years and
bv conscientious work managed 10 rise
from the position OF policeman TO
that of sergeant OF detectives. The
latter position is really a life job for
him. so his reluctance IN leaving tE
without substantial guarantees can
easily be imagined
Dinan will take his seat as Chief this
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
REVOL TING MURDER WRAPPED IN MYSTERY
JEREMIAH F. OMAN IS APPOINTED CHIEF OF POLICE

HE police aghaSt the hendslness of murder
n frat committed last night The mystery wrapped
about the has completely bafed their wits The trunk
of human body decapitated and ess and yet cold,
found IN the doorway of lodging house the
Of Powell and Vallejo There remains mark
of Identification The murderer throw his burden
the doorway, but though he followed short distance
no cez whatever obtained to his identity
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
ANNOUNCES POLICY
He WILL FOLLOW
WHILE IN OFFICE
@HE new Chief an
nounces his policy as
follows:

nounces his policy as
follows:
1t will be my constant aim
and endeavor while L am
Chief of Police to make the
police force efficient. Police
men are paid for protecting
life and property-for pre-
venting and suppressing crime.
This is the primary object of
all police service. Policemen
should always appear neat
and clean. but the matter of
dress should never stand in
the way of effectual police
work.
Under my administration
policemen of all ranks will
receive all reasonable encour-
agement in their efforts to
perform honest and effective
police work, and they will
never be i'm doubt that their
efforts are appreciated.
j believe that the efficiency
of the police force can be
greatly improved by vesting
supreme command I'm the va
rious captains of police of the
districts. This will be done,
and the responsibility of each
captain will be measured by
the scope of his authority.
The same rule will be made to
extend to lieutenants, SER
geants, corporals and patrol
men. While / remain at the
head of the Police Depart
ment the laws will be en-
forced as they are written.
II any existing law is wrong
the only remedy for the peo-
pie is to repeal or amend 1t.
AS some public comment
has been made concerning
proposed changes in the per-
sonnel of the detective and
clerical staffs at police head
quarters, will say that no
changes will be made at
present. If any change chould
be made in the future 1t will
be made for the good of the
public service, and for that
reason only. So far as the
detective bureau Is concerned,
/ will give great consideration
to the suggestions of the cap
tain of detectives.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
THE WEATHER.

Forecast made at San Francisco for
thirty hours ending midnight. April 6:
san Francisco and vicinity-Fsir
Thursday. fresh west wind.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

GRAND -"Risoletto'' Grand Opera.
Vaudeville. Matinee to-
day
TIvOLI-Comic Opera
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06
THE CALL PRINTS MORE NEWS THAN ANY OTHER PAPER PUBLISHED SAN FRANCISCO

ALcAzAR-"old Heidelberg.
cALIFORNIA-'Zlr
COLUMBIA-..rhe Other GIRL
CENTRAL-The Confessions Of ,
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NINE HORROR
NOT ACCIDENT

zEIGLER, ILL.,, April 5.-The Cor
oner's jury in its verdict returned to-
day holds that the forty-three men
who lost their lives in the Letter coal
mines Monday. April 3, were killed by
after damp, due to an explosion of
powder, caused by parties unknown.
The belief is expressed that the mine
was in safe working condition, SO far
as gas was concerned.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
Child Died From Harsh Treatment.

SEATTLE, Wash. December 16.-A dis
patch to the Post Intellgencer from Van
couver, B. c.. says: A little girl, three
years old. who for more than year had
been living with the half-civilized Indians
OF northern Canada, died here last night.
From village to village the police trailed
her. The Indians. as method of disgusting
her, painted her little body with concoc-
ton OF roots and herbs which stained her
skin TO dusky brown. She was at last
located by the police and taken to the home
of the Chudren's Aid Society in Vancouver.
But the stuff with which she had been
painted had poisoned her. The child was
daughter of a Scotchman and quarter-breed
Indian girl. The girl gave the child into
the keeping of her distant Indian relatives
In order to be free of It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
VARYING STATEMENTS.
Police Hear Remarkable Charges and
Counter-Char1ea

When placed under arrest yesterday
afternoon and taken to the ninth precinct
station to be held for trial upon charges
Of assault and carrying concealed weapons
Alphonso Wells, colored, twenty-one years
old told Lieut.. DAILY remarkable story OF
his experience on Defrees street Thursday
night Policeman Matthew Of the ninth
precinct was in the vicinity OF Defrees
street the night indicated when his atten-
ton was attracted by hearing what he
thought was the report of pistol. He
saw a colored man running away, but was
not able to OVertake him. Upon making
investigation he was told that Wells had
discharged his weapon at another colored
man with whom he had had trouble pre-
vious to that night.
wells dropped the pistol after he shot
at me- said the colored man, who claimed
he was the intended victim, land here it
is"
returned to the station that night and re-
lated what he had heard, turning over the
weapon to the desk sergeant. He was told
that Wells was employed driver of a
team for a brick company and yesterday
he found him on his wagon
Il didn't shoot at the man." declared
the prisoner when taken to the sta ton.
"All the pistol I had was this toy pistol"
turning over such pistol to the desk SER
geant
What about the report?' he was asked.
II made that by throwing a small tor
pedo on the pavement"
Lieut.. Daley had heard prisoners make
explana tons of all kinds before last night,
he thought, but the statement made by
Wells was the most surprising OF them all.
Wells was unable to furnish bond for his
appearance and was locked up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
FAIR TODAY.
Tomorrow Fair and Warmer; Variable
Winds

Forecast for Sunday and Monday: For
the District of Columbia, fair Sunday; Mon
day fair warmer; light variable winds, be-
coming southeasterly.
For Maryland, fair Sunday; Monday fair,
warmer; variab BILE winds, becoming south
easterly and fresh.
For Virginia, fair Sunday; Monday fair,
warmer; fresh northerly winds, becoming
variable and shifting to southeasterly by
Monday.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Rains and SHOWS continued in the middle
Atlantic, and rains in the south Atlantic
and east gulf states. There was no other
precipitation, except rain in northern Call
fornia and the north Pacific states. Over
the interior west the weather has been
clear, with abnormaliy high temperatures,
a result of the low-pressure area now
everything the northwest, with its center
over the British province of Saskatchewan.
Over the eastern portion of the country
temperatures have changed but little.
There will be local showers Sunday in
eastern Florida, and rain or snow in the
north Pacific states; elsewhere the weather
will be generally fair Sunday and Monday.
1t will be warmer Sunday in the central
valleys and lake region, and warmer Mon
day in the Atlantic states. 1t will be cold
er Monday in the northwest and extreme
central west.
will be northeasterly, diminishing on the
south coast and shifting to southeasterly
by Monday: on the middle and south At
lantic coasts light to fresh northeast to
southeast; on the east gulf coast light
northeastern, shifting to southeriy; on the
west gulf coast light to fresh east to south,
and on Lake Michigan south to southwest,
becoming brisk and shifting to northwest
erly by Monday.
Note.-Storm warnings Will be discontin-
ued for the season on the great lakes De-
cember 16, 1905, except on Lake Superior
where displays will be discontinued with
the closing of the locks in the st. Mary's
river. On Lake Pepin the display of storm
warnings was discontinued for the season
on December 4, 1905.
Special forecast.-Storm warnings are dis
played at the mouth of the Columbia river
and on the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
Tide Tables
Today-Low tide, 6:56 a m and 7:20 pm :;
high tide II am. and 1916 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 7:49 am. and SD
pm; high tide, LOG am. and la pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:13 am; sun sets. 4:4O
pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises. 7:19 am.
Moon rises, 1l:34 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All are and tncandescent lamps lighted fiji
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Local Weather Report.
Temperature-Md 26; am, %;
4 am, 30; 6 am, %; s IN, %; 10 am, 20;
u noon. 20; pm, 81; pm, 80; pm,
81; pm, 81; 10 pm, 30. Maximum, 81;
minimum, %.
Relative humidity-S am, IS; pm, "a;
S pm. IS.
Rainfall. pm. to pm, OBJ.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, SO; minimum, II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
RAPID STENOGRAPHY.
Mr. Fred Irland Writes 262 Words in
Minute.

An interesting exhibition of stenographlc
skill formed part of the entertainment last
night in the assembly room Of the Y. NJ. G.
A Mr.. Fred Irland at the dictation of
Mr.. Fayette p Temple. principal of the
Temple School of Shorthand and Typewrit
ing, wrote 262 words In minute upon
blackboard. Time was kept by a commit
tee,- consisting of Lieut. John W. Crawford,
secretary to Admiral Dewey; Mr.. E. P.
Hanna, teacher of stenography, and Mr..
Temple. Mr.. Irland afterward read his
notes in fifty-six seconds.
Addresses were made by Lieut.. Crawford
and Mr.. Hanna, who has been associated
with the Y. NJ. G. A. educational faculty
for twenty years and is now dean.
The entertainment was given under the
auspices of the educational department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
Three Bows Drowned.

TOLEDO. Ohio. December 16.-Thin Ice
on the Maumee river was the cause of the
death of three boys today who were skat-
ing The dead are: Melvin Kraft. aged
eleven; Frank Klauser aged nine; Charles
Harris, aged five. The boys skated out
near the channel of the river where the Ice
Is thin. and went through They We're seen
to disappear, and when the rescue party
reached them they were dead.