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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
ONLY THREE DEPART
BY SUICIDE ROUTE
SINCE EARTHQUAKE
Former Record at Office Of the
Coroner Was Twelve
Per Week.

1t took an earthquake and three
days of flames to persuade certain
class of San Franciscans that life was
really worth living after all. 1t has
prevented. says DR.. o. C. Kucich. au-
topsy surgeon for Coroner Walsh. a
great number of people from quitting
the world via the suicide route
Before the earthquake and fire the
Morgue was the depositary of an av-
erage of from ten to twelve suicides
each week Many of these unfortu-
mates came from the dance halls of the
Barbary Coast, some from the higher
class tenderloin resorts along Ellis
md Mason streets, and others from
all parts of the residence section of
the city. Love affairs. discourage
ments and financial reverses seemed to
De the principal causes for leaving the
gas jets open or swallowing a goodly
dose of carbolic acid
There have been only three suicides
since the earthquakes These sixty
days would, had it not been for the
disaster, been productive of about
ninety suicidal deaths. according to
the average made out in the Coroner's
office Yet only three have decided to
call curtains on their life's play-one
by gas. one by carbolic acid and one by
the loaded pistol route.
1t IS the work people are DOING,
declares DR. Kucich that keeps their
minds off their troubles. Many people
lived a hand-to-mouth existence be-
fore the fire, living on their bodies
and brains. who now are doing manual
labor. They forget little troubles and
disappointments that formerly would
have led them to enter drug store
and purchase carbolic acid ticket for
the other world. Suicides are now
~ ~ L.
were the commonest cases we had. In
stead of the quake soaring the life out
of these people it has scared the life
into them.'
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
Geary-street Cables All Rieht.

The Geary-street cables were set in
motion yesterday, and were found to be
in as good running order as the day
they were shut down. Both the 10000
foot lower cable and the 26,000-foot up
per one moved without a hitch. They
were kept in motion all day while men
were out on the line oiling the carry
ing pulleys The reconstruction of the
channel rails will begin tomorrow. Su :
pefSntendent Grimes expects the line
will be running by Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
quorum Fails to Materialize.

The Grand Jury intended resuming
its investigation into the alleged
graft" in connection with rebate
taxes yesterday morning at the Lowell
High School, but quorum failed to
materialize. After waiting for about
quarters of an hour and OILY ten
members appearing 1t was decided to
postpone the meeting till Tuesday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
sACRAMENTAN IS APPOINTED
TO THE STANFORD FACULTY
DE-. W. d. Briggs Named assistant Pro-
fessor OF English at Pal0 Alto
Tnnfsfufsow
Insfstufion.
STAMFORD UNIVERSITY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. June Ia
Dr. w. d. Briggs has been appointed
.ssfstant professor OF English at Stan
sord University. He Is the son OF Dr.
Wallace A. Briggs az Sacramento. For
year he was Instructor in English
nd German in the University OF YER
lont. and since 1901 has been in
tructor in English at Adslbers Col
Iese at Cleveland. Oh50
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

The Press Club members to the
number of $50 left San Francisco on
the Key Route boat at 7:30 D. m. At
the Fifty-f fifth street station they were
met by a special train of cars, which
conveyed them direct to Idora Park.
Among those in the party were: John
McNaught A. Y. Wood, William Won
Meyerinck, Captain W. G. Leale, Judge
J. G. Mcguire, G. ]. Owen, Tirey L.
Ford, George f. Chapman. Thornwell
Mutually, L. E. Slower, L. G. Carpenter,
Philip Bolger, E. 7. Barrett, P. S.
Montague; James K. Polk, f. w Bir-
lem, William Sparks, Jules Mersfelder,
Paul r. Godeska, III. T. Cover, Captain
P. Davidson. Lieutenant Winterburn,
Lieutenant Sturgis, L. J. Scooffy, A. n
Powers. Royden Williamson, P. w.
Shattuck and T. E. Dobbie.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
Park Concert Programme.

FolloWing Is inc programme Tor the
concert at Golden Gate Park this after
noon.
March, with Fife and Drum
(Suith): overture, ''Felsenmukle'
(WaldteufeD: patriotic song. The
Sword of Bunker Hill"( calverD: grand
selection. la Traviata" (VerdD; pat
rfotfc medley (Catiin); overture Tam
hauser" (Wagner); characteristic,
''Manana" lMissud); selection, Mar
tha" (Flotow)s march, "Battleship
nlineis" tBrookel.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

The News Letter this week contains
much that is exclusive news in insur-
est TO the policy holders and the COM
panies. The editorials and paragraphs
are bright and crisp. and the depart
mente-the Looker-On and Crier-treat
the <uestions of the day with the usual
brillfancy. There are a number of fine
ere pictures. AT all news stands.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

all members of the Press Club were
advised steadily throughout this day
tnat in the words of the merry one
night stand advance agent, "Tonights s
the nightr So it was. and the at
fractions touted on the small bills and
the large posters in all the advertis-
ing matter came fully up to expecta-
tions. The house was packed, crowded,
Jammed to overf1owing. The boxes We're
occupied by Press Club men and men
who are friends of the Press Club
men. There were lawyers and railroad
men, physicians and brokers, politicians
and college men-a host of the folk
who find their sympathies ana tastes
running smoothly along with those for
which the Press Club of San Francisco
is famed President John McNaught
of the club occupied a box with friends
and other officers of the organization
were equally we'll taken care Of
These WINGED not, neither were they
afraid, when the subtle Ferris Hartman
advanced to the front of the stage and
hurled large, fully developed gags at
them, redolent of Press Club doings,
many of them revealing things that
Press Club men supposed would never
be revealed. Perchance the Press Club
men got more amusement out of these
intimate revelations, voiced by Mr..
Hartman and his confreres, than did
the plain people in the audience, but
the latter could not complain of fail
ure to be given enough funmaking
stun over which to chortle and
cachinate and laugh gleefully.
The cast was as follows:
Bettina the mascot Hope Mayne
Tiametta, daughter of Lorenzo XII I.Sybl Page
Pirpo. shepherd. 1850. Arthur Cunningham
Lorenzo XIII Prince of Picrubipo. Ferris Harfman n
Frederic. prince of pisa Eugene Weiuer
Parafante. sergeant. Georgia Knowlton
Luigi page ...-........-L Lille Raymond
Matheo, innkeeper. $1,000. Walter De Leon
Doctor ............. .............. Joseph Mills
PLEASED WITH PARK.
Press Club men who never before
had journeyed as far as Idora Park
marveled that such gem of place
should have existed so long and they
not availed themselves of it's charms.
Many vow was registered that the
place which had not known them be-
fore-meaning Idora Park, the beauti-
ful-should be many times in the fu-
ture dallied with and made even like
a steady resort for them and their
houses = The lights that glowed and
twinkled in the strawberries, the gay
calls of the popcorn men and the merry
spiel of the spielers, the caracoling of
the fancy roller skaters speeding z
bAiC OPOH-oii AOiicl ShdtiliS
track-all these things, and then some
more, seen when the big show in the
big tent was at an end provided the
bonne bouche of the nights fun for
the Press Club.
Great is Greenbaumn' quoth a club
man, speaking for all his tribe after
the performance, "and great also is
Bishop. Wondrous are their works
and marvellous are their ways. In time
they shall get what is coming to them,
and meanwhile they must be content
with the gold of our gratitude and the
sweet clink of the adjectives that form
on our lips. Verify, Messrs. Green
baum and Bishop are the people"
And all the Press Club men said
Amen
The Press Club members to the
number of $50 left San Francisco on
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17
PERSONAL.

r. Fl. JahI OF New York is at the
Majestic.
James L Robinson Of Berkeley has
taken apartments at the Majestic
Charles Burks sand family have tenn.
porarily taken a house at Berkeley.
G. S. Williams and wife. who have
lived at the Palace for many years. are
at the Majestic.
General George R. Vernon, special
treasury agent, has been granted a
thirty days leave OF absence by the
Secretary of the Treasury in recognf-
ton of his services in saving the Ap-
praiser's building from fire during the
great confiagration OF April IS. 10 and
20. General Vernon will visit Tonopah
and Goldfield. where he has valuable
mining interests. after which he will
visit Washington. New York, Boston
and Philadelphia
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

OAKLAND. June Is. - Humboldt
Gates. a mining man of Tonopah. New.
is at the Athens.
r. w. Skinner a Marysvi1le capital
ist, is at the Touraine. He Is in town
in the interests of the California Fruit
Company.
L. w. Corrigan, tourist. of New York
is registered at the Crellin- He Is max
ing a tour of the coast.
Mrs. c. E. Lee Of Berkeley left last
night for two months visit with
friends in Iowa.
A. L. Moser and G. w Bailey OF
Menontown, Pa. are registered at the
Athens.
S. H. Camp of Jackson. Mich. is stay
ing at the Crellin.
John Wadsworth. a capitalist from
Pasadena. and Mrs Wadsworth are at
the Touraine.
w. S. Blackington. jeweler Of New
York. is at the Hotel Crellin. He is
touring the State.
w. H. Seabury of Boston. who has
been in the city for several weeks look
ing after relief work. left last night for
the East
S. M. stone OF the Iron Mountain
smelter is at the Crslikn.
Mrs G. w. Curtis Of Pittsburg. reg
istered at the Hotel Athens, is spending
the summer in California.
w. S. Eidredge of the Forest Reserve
Service is registered at the Hotel Crel-
in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10


clireIg Il tie high places This he
mad done Win gsance hit aitet'
an. what d ~ YaArein aid It as.
close the real man ID HIS proper dt-
mensions; IN his length, In his
breadth and in his thickness? OF 4
truth, in very little.
He had appeared prodigiously in tho
daily papers; he lad made himself
most obnoxious to q large and an in
luantial body of The community, and
the general apprehension Of him was
Indeterminate and not too favorable.
This was in the beginning. AS time
passed the people knew little more Of
him; but the things that he had &C
complished began to fill the public
mind. and finally they moved men pro-
foundly. We think that in this way
1t came about that the people, for no
reason, but by virtue Of that which IS
beyond reason. which is instinct, in
clined toward Charles E. Hughes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
People to Be Trusted.

New York Herald
Faith in the moral sense and sagac
fty Of the people to decide, and decid.
adght, when emergency arises-tha
faIEh which lies at the foundation o.
popular gqyernmeut--will everywhere
be renewed and strengthened by yes
terdRy's elections.
That Hearst was defeated by al
emphatic plurality appears The more
satisfactory in view of the peculiar
nature Of the campaign. With unp'e
cedented machinery for publicity, ri
organization specially devised TO ad
vance his political ambitions and witt
lavish use of money, the boosted "crc
ator Of an organized hatred was abi'
10 spread far and wide his intlamma
iHy appeals to passion and prejudice
and his brlbes to the discontinued AM
The poor in the form of alnfing prom
Fses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
Il soberina Victory.
New York Times.

New York Times.
satisfaction there may he. ant
heartfelt thankfulness,, that we have
escaped al all, but in the margin OIL
cut de1lveMnce there is no cause fol
enthusiastic rejoicing, rather for a
season Of humiliation and a search
ing Of minds and hearts, that the peo
pEe Of this great commonwealth may
discover how It came about that this
strange and reckless desire for over
throw and dangerous adventure has
possessed so many of them. Time was
when a party plurality Of 10000 in Ne"
York was held to be great victory
M. Roosevelt was elected governor
W 1900 and Mr.. OdeIl in 1902 by
5000. But a plurality Of $4,000 against
Mr.. Hearst is not enough. When VT
consider the nature Of the issue his
candidacy presented to 100000 vot
ers It is a mere tride, hardly to be
booked upon as clearly decisive of thf
PeopIefs thought and will,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
Retarm az watehword.

washington Star.
ID New York many Democrats vot
~ for Mr. Hughes and many Republl
9inE Tor Mr.. Hearst. In both cases
is yUtes cast were for reform. Dem
S,rratg Who supported the Republican
eandfdats did so in the belief that as
governor he would prove the more GU
paBIs instrument of reform. They
h1d accepted the shibboleth of re
form. and picRed the man best equip
"a, IS heythought, to give them what
$tbsy desired and what the State need
"a. The Republicans who voted fol
Mr.. Heart added to their desire fol
= nsW order Of things in the common
wealth faith in the man who had made
me IgHdesI outcry for cnange. They
mad accepted him at his own vocifer
! Sus apFasement, and we're willing tc
commit the job to his hands.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
Profits to Murphy.

New York Press.
In the political firm of Hearst and
Murphy, the Tammany boss had
"copped off" all the profits, leaving TO
his partner, the Independence League
leader, who had made the heavier in.
vestment in the first place. only the
losses Of the concern 1t had been an
extremely profitable bit of business
for Murphy. and his reputation for
shrewdness jumped up many notches
with his followers on account of 1t.
1t was admitted everywhere that
Murphy's prestige had been enhanced
greatly by the election. His leader.
ship of Tammany has become In
trenched against any assaults Mayor
McClelland may have pinned against
1t. Tammany district leaders who q
few days ago were murmuring against
Murphy for having led them into the
wilderness of Hearstlsm, where they
feared disaster awaited the organiza-
ton, we're among the most outspoken
Of Murphy's admirers last night, III
view of the turn affairs had taken.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
MEANING of Result.

mSdHlHS " hSSdehs
Washington Herald.
A formidable minority Of the people
Of the richest of American common
wealths forgave Hearst the sins of his
yellow newspapers and cast a vote
for him fairly startling in its size,
There is no partisan political signin-
canoe in 1t. He might have won but
for the Democrats who voted for
Hughes. But the result Is full Of deep.
est meaning in its aspects other than
politics. 1t is a thunderous voice Of
dlsapproval of existing conditions-a
protest ana warming to which both par
ties may well give. ear. A newspaper
man at hest ie Moor candidate for
elective Office. hut Hearst, handicapn
ed as he was in this respect, develop
ed a potency at the polls that will set
the whole country thinking to-day.
There was human side Of Hearst's
campaign, as Judge Grosscup point
ed out, and. now that 1t is all over, We
readily see that It was the most nat
ural thing in the world for him to gct
a large vote. 1t tells us how really
little we know of mankind; how in
adequate we appreciate and under.
stand the influences that move man
kind how imperfectly we appraIse
The vast army of honest citizens when
we lightly term the masses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
COlallEN
HgGHE /. VICTORY
Et YORK ARERs ON THE GU
EiltItToRlAL FIGHT JUST
g. osEp.


el ipF6 Tribune.
gobe sense predominates in NeN
bHt the State cannot lay an,
ieFiHg unction to itself upon thu
alHing predominance Of wis
dSsobrlety. We had not con
oHHope for such defeat fol
ls as Bryan experienced. While
e F9Tdirt fans short of being as
.llsllagsas We feel that he deserved
sisefhtm, the handsome plurality
Rhich Mr.. Hughes wins can offeT
ll encouragement TO the ambl
rs II bis adversary The defeat o.
Is By d margin far in excess o.
s 4. d stern rebuke to his dema
he wilr probably not cease
troubling the Democracy. State
iionaT as an Overwhelming ad
majority would have compelled
@ b da,b1t the country, having TAX
lis measure once, may view biz
EltdrB operation with less anxiety.
O. 4 .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
Hearst's Last Word.

New York American.
Mr.. Hearst is perfectly willing to
accept the will of the people, whether
that will declare for or against him
honestly. But he is not willing to sub
nit to fraud perpetrated by criminal
politicians in the employ of tho trusts.
II, as there is every sound reason u
believe, the people have elected him
governor, he will have the votes count
ed as they were cast, and Will not TOT
crate the doctorlng Of the result which
was the plain purpose of holding back
the returns.
Defeat at the polls is one thing;
cheating Inc people Of the State out Of
this election is another. William
Randolph Hearst has been elected by
the pcor!e The trusts are doing their
utmost 10 reverse the verdict render-
cd al The. ballot box. The trusts shall
not be allowed to succeed in the great
crime which they are engaged in corr
mitti-lS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
CAMPAIGNING KILLS THEM.
Five Candidates, Exhausted, Die on
Eve Of Election.

A physician who has made study
of the subject says no previous politi-
cal campaign has demanded such an
expenditure of nervous energy by can
dldates and resulted in so many physi-
cal breakdowns and deaths as that just
closed, says the New York World.
The case Of John B. Moran, of Mas.
sachusetts, is instanced as an illustra-
ton Of the power Of will to force
bodily organism to labor beyond its
powers. Mr.. Moran has campaigned
with physician constantly ut his
side. His actual condition has not
been made public, but It is known to
his intimate friends that two days ago
It was doubtful If he would be able
to continue until election day.
Redwood Hoar, candidate for Con.
gress in the Third Congressional dis
trict of Massachusetts, died on Novem-
Der / as resdlt OF over exertion in
his canvass. He was son of the late
Senator Hoar, was proud Of his faith
er's long and honorable career in the
National Legislature, and, ambitious
to emulate 1t, performed more physical
and mental labor in this one campaign
than his father had everted in score.
General John Henry Ketcham, OF
Dovers Hams, N. Y, candidate for
Congress in the Twentyfrst district,
was drawn into the whlrl of excite,
ment and so taxed himself that he was
unable to continue his battle. In pre-
vious years he had been calm, and APP
peared to know how to conserve his
energies. He died in St. ElIzabeth's
hospital in this city on Sunday.
Thomas S. Delaney. candidate for
Assembly in Brooklyn, aroused by the
bitterness of the contest between the
candidates at the head Of the ticket,
went far beyond his original intention
IN making speeches. He exposed him
self night after night in draughty
Tails and at outdoor meetings. A Sc.
we're cold was followed by pneumonia
lie died on November 2,
William Hughes, judicial candidate
in Brooklyn, a man of robust health,
became so interested in the campaign
and It's issues that he also attempted
TOO much. Intestinal disorder was fol
lowed by appendicitis. An operation
failed to save his life His funeral
was held yesterday.
William P. Minahan, Independent
candidate for Congress In the Eighth
Wisconsin district, became infected
with the fever of enthusiasm that
burned out the lives Of his political
brethren in the east, He gave himself
10 rest day or night. The pace he set
for himself was too swift, and he died
eight days before he expected to be
proclaimed a victor at the polls.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10


Obvious political Igns ttat efer nalls
5ered III al election; yet there lsete
Repubiican managers 50 utterly ignor-
ant 81 public opinion that they would
have dared, had they been pernlilttteatd q.
to nominate for governor some stalk
ing horse Of the special interests who
would have been beaten as badly as
the simple idiots Of this campaign
thought Hearst would be defeated,
when, as a matter Of fact. he has poll,
cd the biggest vote ever poiIed by a
Democratic candidate for governor Of
New York. There we're enemies Of
the public interst who throughout the
campaign were arrogant enough to
come out and lecture the American
people for being so impudent as to
question the ways Of the mighty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
ea.l
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weak kidneys. surely, point % weak kidney
Nerves. The Kidneys. lIke the Heart, and TIE
Stomach, fnd their weakness. not In tho otsan
Itself. but in the nerves that contSoI and guide
and strengthen them. Dr. Shops RestomtiyeiI
. medicine specifically prepared to reach theso
controlling nerves. TodOaor the Kdneys alone,
Isiutlle. 1t is waste Of time. aud Of moneyai
we'll.
II your back aches OF Is weak. II the urine
,calds or Is dark and strong. II you haVsSympiomI
Of BrIghts or other distressing or danEsrous lid.
uey disease. try DR.. Shops Isestorntivea mouth
Tablets or Liquid and sec what It eau and viii
d for you. DrqgKiSt recommend and sell
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10

sweeplfg some tncommcnly Offensive
dust INTO the dust hin
They Iised to say, s
No King, no clown,
Shall rule this townl
Now the popular refrain runs,
No fake, no skate,
Shall rule this State!
Organized viIliicatIon doesn't seem
to pay.
The Democratic mules name Is
Maud, for sure! Maud seems to have
Kicked Mr.. Hearst of the road to the
Mountain House Of his ambition.
"Holst!" by his own petard.
Mr.. Hearst has the consolation thai
the people. by a large majority, have
awarded to him the Ananias Cup.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
Growth Of Hughes.

New York Sun.
Charles E. Hughes emerges from tie
campaign a very different figure from
the Charles e. Hughes that entered it
When his candidacy was declared he
was relatively unknown. He had had
a certain vague notoriety, thrust upon
him. He was the ruthless and i'm
pacable crossexaminer citizens and
who had cut a fearful and mercIless
swath among the great who sit inse
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
rrIumph Of peeeney.

philadelphia Ledger.
me election of Charles E. Hughes
q be governor of New York over VIII
nam Randolph Hearst by substan
tfag plurality is simply triumph Of
public decency. 1t was spectacular
intensely Interesting contest, in which
me intelligent and sane forces of both
partfes in the Empire State we're ar
Tayed on one side and the reckless
were aligned on the side of Hearst.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
a1HE' WARNING BELL"

If you art lover Of good things,
by all means avail yourself Of the OPP
pnrtunlty to see "The Warning Bell
which comes to the Grand next
Thursday, Press. pulpit and public
alike acclaim 1t one Of the greatest
Of the seasons successes. II you en-
Joy good. clean story deity told;
good !humof, good music and singing
by allmeans sse Fhe whole Ray
Us tsast sof COCA ibluss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
Strength in Defeat.

Philadelphia Press.
A defeat like this leaves William
Randolph Hearst peril and portent
10 The Democratic party. but not to the
State of New York. Like Bryan, he
can command and control Democratic
larty machinery. but he cannot poll
the Democratic vote or command a
majority In the State, and, like Bry.
an. he will be worse beaten every time
he runs.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-10
the Last Trial.

Ee@ York Press.
The meaning of the election In New
York yesterday is that the American
eops are radical. Anyone who could
nj have discovered this fact on the
before election, ass well as Uni.
Vhihg @6s simply blind g the nos y
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wEsraouNp.

For COLUMBUS & CHICAGO, No. Z
'g::s4 4. Nj; No. Il, "i.39 r. NJ
For WHEELING. No. Z. '2:24 A. NJ; No
IL. "7:4O A. II. (l0caD; No. Il. 1851
r. NJ. docal); No. b. 1880 P. N.