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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL

The half-yearly statement of the
Manchester ship canal. forwarded by
Consul William H. Bradley. shows an
other advance In tonnage of merchan-
disc reaching Manchester from oversee,
revenue.
The chief feature OF the statement is
the growth of sea-borne traffic. This
was under 100000 tons for the first
six months in 1903, under 1.750.000 tons
in the 1904 period. 1.S65.000 tons in the
1905 period. and this year has risen to
2, 2,112.oo0 tons for the first six months.
To handle this increased tonnage has
only increased the ordinary working
expenses S26,435- The engineering de-
partment reports rapid progress in the
work OF deepening the waterway to
-twenty~etght feet<from. tho ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
SPAULD|NG WAN IS
TO TELL ALL

Fresh interest was given yesterday
to the investigation into the scandal
recently unearthed about the doings at
the OFarrell- street station when a man
giving the name of William Spaulding g
walked into the Central Emergency
Hospital and said that he was the
former clerk of the White Palace Ho-
tel, where James Fitzgerald hid the
valuables stolen from the Hoefler resi-
dence, and that he knew a great deal
which would cast light upon the doings
of certain policemen. He asked to be
taken into custody.
Policeman William Savage, who hap
pened to be at the hospital. took charge
of him and he was sent to the Bush
street station, where his name was
entered on the detinue book.
When searched at the station a small
amount of cash and several clippings
of The Call relating to the story of
Edward Summerf1eld. the trusty, were
found in his possession, also two valu-
able stickpins set with rare stones
and which had apparently never been
used.
From Spaulding's own story, he has
been employed at the hotel as night
clerk and had only given up his posi-
ton week ago. He stated positively
that on the night of December he had
seen Edward Summerfield. with whom
lie was COlue lHlO the
White Palace Hotel and enter the
room which had been occupied by Fitz-
gerald previous to his arrest Sum-
merfield remained in the room for a
short time, and when he left slipped
out as quietly as possible.
After learning that he would be de-
tained at the prison all night SpauId-
ing became very reticent about the
Summerfleld matter and turned his at
tention to talking about Captain OF
Police Gleason and other policemen
stationed in Captain Gleason's district
IT will tell all I know at the proper
time" said Spauldng. land know a lot
more than some people would like to
have me know"
The man was questioned closely last
night by the police in charge at the
Bush-street station before he was
locked up, and he will be put through
a severe course Of examination today
by detectives.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
Hddreths Winnings Exceed
Those of Other Owners
BY J. r. Jeffery

The rain which set in yesterday viii
probably result in the elimination of
Borghesi and LogistiIla from the list
of starters in the New Years handi-
cap tomorrow. AS Logistilla cannot
run on q wet track. S. c. Hildreth will
probably depend on his good colt Tony
Faust to carry his colors to victory IN
this stake. Borghesi showed on CHRIST
mas day that he could not carry weight
through deep going. and as the track
will undoubtedly be muddy tomorrow,
his trainer will be unlikely to start the
son of Brutus. Proper, Nealon, Cor
rigan, Ramus. Mary f, DR.. Leggo, Tony
Faust F. W. Barr and Sir Edward are
now regarded as the most promising
possibilities. but it is probable that
there will be not more than five or six
starters. If the field is small, 1t will
be select and a cracking good contest
will be the result. as in the Christ nas
handicap.
Aside from the New Years handicap
ct Oakland tomorrow, much interest
will be taken in the first of the baby
races. The new crop of coming two
year-olds has been carefully prepped
and schooled, and the various owners
are anxious to secure the coveted honor
of winning the opening two-year-old
race Of the year. The youngsters will
be asked to go only three furlongs to-
morrow.
BY riding ten winning mounts during
the past week Walter Miller has Sc
cured a substantial lead in the struggle
for jockey honors at Emeryville. Leroy
williams, the colored rider, his present
competitor, rode four winners during
the week out of twenty-four chances,
while Joe Mcbride came to the front
with four winners out Of thirteen
mounts. Graham and Sandy each
landed three winners and Horner and
Brown two. Miller brought twenty
four out Of his twenty-nine mounts
inside the money! truly remarkable
showing. The riding record for the
week in detail was as follows.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
TWO MEN SUSPECTED OF
COMMITTING GRAVE OFFENSE
Arrested at an EARLY Hour I'm Company
With a Girl Is Years
Old

Ralph w. Towne, AZ years old. and
John A. thinner, %, were arrested
about o'clock yesterday morning by
Policeman James Graham ard locked
up at the Bush-street station. Florence
Madison. young girl who says she is
10 but who looks to be not more than
IL, is known to have been in the COM
pany Of the two men for at least a
part of Saturday night and is now un-
der the care of the matron of the
Children's Detention Home, Harrison
and Eleventh streets
thinner was arrested while standing
at the corner of Golden Gate avenue
and Cough street in company with the
girl
Neither of the men arrested has been
charged as yet and Detective Graham
has been detailed to investigate the
kcase.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
ports Rain Will Reduce Field in New Years Handicap
AMATEUR PLAYERS
FORM BASEBALL
LEAGUE

The arateur baseball season win
oman January 6 at ST. Mary's campus
Oakland, when the crack organisation
of diamond artists representing tne
Gantner-Mattern Company of this city
will cross bats with the regular nine OF
the GALLAGHER Marsh Business college.
The game will be the first of series
scheduled by the Midwinter League. an
organization composed of the ST. Marys
Phoenix, the Oakland All stars. CAL
lagher-Marsh and the Gantner-Mattern
teams A regular weekly game will be
PLAYED. A schedule of league games
was prepared at a meeting of the di-
rectors last week.
While the teams represented In the
league are supposed to be amateurs. a
clause in the bylaws governing the
association provides that each team
will be allowed the services or not
more than two professional players
peep at the 1ineups makes each team
look like an all-star aggregation made
up of players from the Coast League.
Three twfrlers who played in the Coast
League last season are on the list
The games will be played under the
rules governing professional games.
and a regular league umpire. having
power to fine any individual player Tor
misconduct, has been appointed
The officers of the league are:
President. Frank j. Herman; secretary and
treasurer. Brother Joseph; correspondents; VIII
liam Fitzgerald and Frank Hart; scorer. Robert
Moore directors, Joseph Solarl, Gantner-Mat-
tern; Edward Nell. Gallagher, Marsh Inurst9n'
Pierce Oakland All Stars; John f. Brady, IT.
Mary's Phoenix
The league schedule is as follows:
January 6-12:oo, Gantner-Mattern vs. Gala
CHER Marsh; 2:3O. st. Mary's Phoenix vs. Oak
land All Stars
January 13-12:00 Gallagher-Marsh vs. Proc
nix; 2:30 All Stars VS.. Gantner-Matrern
January 2O-12:O0 Phoenix vs.. Ganrner-Mat-
tern: 2:SO, Gallagher-Marsh vs. All stars
January 27-2:30. Gallagher-Marsh vs. cant
February $3.50. St. Mary's Phoenix vs.. All
Stars.
Mattern; 2:3O, Gallagher-Marsh VS. Phoenix
February 17-12.O0. All Stars vs. Gallagher
Marsh; 2:3O, Phoenix vs. Gantner-Mattern
February 2E2:30. Gantner-Mattern vs. 6al<
lagher-Marsh.
March $50, Phoenix All Stars.
March 10-12:00. Gallagher-Marsh vs. Phoenixi
2:3O Gantner-Mattern vs. All Stars.
March 17-12.00, Phoenix vs. Gantner-Marrern;
2.3O All Stars VS.. GalIagher-Marsh-
March 24-2:30. Phoenix vs.. All stars.
March 31-2.30, Gallagher-Marsh vs. Gantner-
Mattern-
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
JAILED FOR Thief I
Of A FORTUNE

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Cornelius w
Van Voorhis, former secretary and
treasurer of the Havana Electric Rail-
way Company, New Jersey corpora
ton, capitalized at s10.000,000 and hav-
inz offices at $40 Broadway in this city,
was arrested yesterday, charged with
the appropriation of money belonging
to the firm to his own personal use
He was held in $4,000 ball.
The complaint asserts that Van voor-
his has confessed to the misappropria-
ton of about $4,000. He has made
restitution, 1t Is said, of about 100000
The complaint alleges that when Van
Voorhis was charged with dishonesty
he admitted that he had used the money
of the corporation and had spent it in
Wall street speculation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
YACHTsMEN WILL MAKE MERRY

The yachtsmen about the bay will
celebrate the new year at their club
houses At Tiburon the members OF
the Corinthian Yacht Club will give
their annual dinner. The dinner will
be served by members of the club. who
will go on strike in the middle Of the
meal and remain out until they have
been given several drinks The Golden
Gate Yacht Club will give it's first an
nual dinner at the clubhouse at Sausa-
Tito. The event has been designated a
duck dinner. Ducks will be served In
every conceivable form
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
Ascot Selections

First race-Caxador, DIR. Logan,
May s.
Second race-Merrin, Red Gar
ter, J. r. Laughrey.
Third race-CotiIIion, Prince
Ching, George E. Milner.
Fourth race-Dusty Miller, Va
rieties, Cello.
Fifth race-Joan of Arc, vir-
ginia, Lorraine, ST. Adams.
Sixth race-Jaci< Adams, BaIdo.
Invfctus.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
BaLL GAME is POSTPONED

OAKLAND, Dec. 30.-The ball game
scheduled between Oakland newsboys
and Jockeys from the Emeryville track
has been Indefinitely postponed Tne
rain of yesterday turned the field into
a morass and prevented a meeting of
the teams.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31

Tony Faust, Ocean Shore, Burleigh,
Sir Edward, Marion Rose, Mansard.
Morendo, z. NJ. Brattain, Shady Lad
and Lord Nelson figure prominently In
the class of consistent performers at
the local track. as shown by the fol-
lowing record of the horses that have
won more than one race at the meet
ing TO date:
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
MASTER AND MATE
FEAR The CREW

MAZATLAN, Mexico, Dec 3o.-The
crew Of the British steamer Drumming.
now in port here, mutinied, and thir-
teen sailors are in prison, having been
arrested at the instance of the British
Consul. to whom the captain complained
that he was afraid the men would mur-
der him. The men maintaina.that il
they are forced to reship they will kill
the captain and the mate on the high
seas, as they assert they have been
treated as slaves and given improper
food.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31

S. c. Hildreth has materially in
creased his lead in the list of winning
owners during the past week as a re-
suit of the victories of his crack per-
formers, Logistilla and Tony Faust w
B. Jennings has passed H E. RoweIl
and now stands second on the list
Rowell dropping back to third. The
list Of those who have won $500 and
over now stands as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31

The record of the boys who have
ridden one or more winners since the
opening OF the meeting is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
Card Lacks Class
and Is a Hard
One to Pick
The Calls Selections
BY j. r. Jeffery

First race-Furze, Rose Cherry,
JezebeI.
Second race-Mfss Omcious,
Blagg, Grace ST. Clair.
Third race-Billy Mayham, Da-
vfd BOIand, Monte Lucille.
Fourth race-The Only Way,
Beechwood, Fury.
Fifth race-BoIoman, Governor
Davis, Crovvshade.
Sixth race-Mansard, Oc,sz
khore, Hector.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31

Neil O'Niel and Karl Eber, the farry
jewelers., now at ss1F44 Fillmoref
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31

Tom Dillon for correct styles In hats
corner Van Ness and McAllistsr st.
$3.50, $3.50, $500.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31
Entries for Today's Races

The entries and weights for soday's
races at Emeryville are as follows,
FIRST RACE-Five furlongs; PURSE maidens;
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-31

See the old year out at Swain's Cafe.
lib Post St, below Van Ness. Music.s
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
DYNAMITE BOMB FOR ITALIAN
Factory of scranton Man Who Re
fused 10 Pay Ransom Partly
Destroyed by Explosions

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec a.-A Dynamite
bomb was thrown against the front door Of
the Giovanni FazLi macaroni factory at
Is Franklin avenue, at l:l6 O'Clock this
morning and the whole front of che build
ing and half of the store room were
wrecked. The Arlington hotel adjoining.
was badly damaged.
Fazzi, who is an aged and well-to-do ltal-
ian. has received three letters since Oc-
tober 6, signed THE Iron Head" which
made demands on him for $1,000 under
penalty of the death of himself and family
He paid no heed to the letters and did not
even notify the police. The scene Of the
explosion is in the very heart of the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Total
lOlal .................,. d, 206 vi, "a
what the Police Did.

During the year the police made 400 ar
rests and provided lodging at the city Jail
for 1,453 itinerants. Although there were
several holdups and burglaries during the
year 1905, from criminal standpoint, so
far as Council Bluffs was concerned, was
not any worse than previous years, The
duties of the police department are many
and varied in addition to protecting the
citizens from criminals. During the last
year the department reported no less than
1877 dead animals, 1906 street lights out
IS7 nuisances, 34s defective sidewalks and
posted 2l5 contagious disease signs. Four
thousand one hundred and one meals were
furnished prisoners and dodgers in the city
jail seventeen youngsters were turned over
to the juvenile court, forty-two sick and
injured persons were taken to the hospital
eighteen sick and injured persons were
conveyed to their homes and forty-six sick
and injured persons cared for at police
headquarters.
During the year the city treasury was
enriched to the amount of $13, So by fines
and forfetures collected by the depart
ment. In the twentyone months of the
present municipal administration $21 ZS9. II
has been turned into the city treasury
from fines and forfeitures. Ten arrests
were made in connection with the crusade
against splitting on the sidewalks.
The l,452 dodgers at the city Jail were OF
the following nationalities and occupations:
NationaIitv-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
N. Y. Plumbing Co, Tel $50. Night Issa
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drugs.

Davis sells drugs
Stockert sells carpets
Plumbing and heating. Bixby & son.
DR.. Luella Dean, Brown Bldg Tel oNe
Drs. Woodbury. dentists, 80 Pearl street
Woodring Schmidt, undertakes Tel 32e
faction.
Picture framing C. f. Alexander, s33
Broadway. Tel. 1856
Girl wanted to assist with houseUyorL o99
South Seventh street.
The public library will be closed today
on account of New Years
Results Our Speclalty-Eclipse Collection
agency, offices lOS Pearl st. Phone l474
Big mid-winter term Western Iowa
college opens Tuesday, January 2, 1906
Miss Clara Gilinsii, as North Eighth
street Is visiting friends In Des Molnes
Empire renaissance gold moulding, pic
T tyres sOs ana frames; Berwick, 2ll s. Main.
Get your upholsterlng. feathers, mat.
tresses and repairing done at Morgan a.
Kline IS South Main street.
Harmony chapter, Order OF the Eastern
Star, Will have semi-publc installation
OF officers this evening in Masonic temple.
Robert ]. Dipple, from the Great West
ern freight ONCE. yesterday succeeded Viii
Emerson as ticket clerk in the uptown
passenger ONCE.
The regular monthly meeting of the city
council is scheduled for tonight, but IL is
expected that an adjournment will be taken
to Tuesday night.
John o. Jefferis, aged Is. died yesterday
He Is survived by his wife and several
I children The funeral will be held Tues
/ day afternoon from %, East Washington
1 avenue, and interment will be in FairvieN
cemetery.
Alice McGill daughter of Mrs Matilda
| MeGill, 315 North Seventh street, died yes
! terday morning. aged Is years. Miss Nc.
gill was a member Of Lady Maccabees ant
| order OF the Eastern Star. The funera
will be held Tuesday morning at $50 O'CLOCK
| from the residence and the services will b.
l conducted by Rev. James o'May, pastor
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
REPLY TO PRESIDENT JORDAN
Honolulu officials Say Statement
About Conspiracy to Extort Fees
is Vicious FalsehoOd.

HONOLULU, Dec. H.-LOcal officials and
physicians who were concerned in the in
vestigation into the death of Mrs. Jane La
throp Stanford in this city express indg-
nation over a cabled report to The effect
that President David Starr Jordan of the
Leland Stanford university has made a
statement in Denver, Colo. alleging that
the claim that she had died from poison has
been made the basis of plot by the Hon
olulu officials to cXtort large fees. DR.
Humphreys declared today that the report
was q vicious falsehood.
III reference to the alleged statement by
DR.. Jordan that all the facts In the case
would soon be made public, it is said this
would be answered by a scientific state
ment. signed by the attending physician
and all the autopsy physicians backed by
the chemists post-mortem reports, all the
doctors agreeing that death was due to
strychnne poisoning.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Inc Following shows the number OF lodg-
ers accommodated by months:
SUPERVISORS WILL MEET TODAY
Adjournment VIII Probably Be Taken
Until Tuesday Morning.

The Board of County Supervisors is
scheduled to meet this morning at o clock,
as required by law, but owing 10 the day
being holiday it is not expected that any
business will be transacted and an ad-
Journment taken to Tuesday morning.
The county officials whose terms would
have expired today under the old order of
afairs, but who hold over until January l.
1907, by reason of the adoption of the BIZ
ennial election amendment are required to
nile new bonds with the county auditor to-
day and take again their oaths of office
Several of the officials filed their bonds
Saturday afternoon and the others are sup
posed to have theirs in the hands of County
Auditor Cheyne this morning before the
supervisors convene. The bonds have to be
approved by the supervisors. and this Ia the
first business the board will take up
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01

required In greater quantities at the rates
specified. II this is agreed to by the COM
pany It is hard to sec where the pront Is
10 como in. II Is well known that the
printing can not bc gotten out prohtably
at the bid presented slSi.5O cot the entire
1906 acquisitions
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
RAILWAY CONDUCTORS FEAST
Prominent Railroad officials Guests
at Annual Banquet of Chicago
Division No. I.

CHICAGO, Dec. S1.-Presidents and other
high railroad officers mingled on terms of
social equality with their employees in Drull
hall, Masonic temple. The occasion was
the twenty-ninth anniversary dinner of
Chicago division No l, order of Railway
Conductors, and the railroad officials were
the guests of honor Cooperation, har-
mony and good fellowship between en-
ployer and employe was the keynote of
the gathering. About 400 persons were
present at the dinner Letters and tele-
grams of regret were read from President
Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks,
President James j. Hill of the Great North
ern railroad and from many railroad Off
clels.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
TRAGEDY IN OELWEIN HOTEL
Mr.. aud Mrs. Louis Carr Found in
Room Dying Of Bullet
wounds.

OELWEIN, Ia Dec. 3l.-tSpecial Tele-
gram with two bullets imbedded over
her heart and her husband lying in bed
with life almost extinct. Mrs. Louis Carr
was found i'm Hotel Meaey early this
morning. Mrs. Carr was taken to her
home and now lies in critical condition.
A 15-year-old boy by a former husband
is the cause given for domestic trouble
which led to the tragedy. The question
OF who fred the fatal shot is now being
investigated by the proper authorities.
Carr is a barber by trade, having come
here from Des Moines two years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM low

81 the Broadway church " which Miss Nc
Gill was a member. The Eastern Star
chapter will have charge OF the services at
the grave.
John Nelson, an cmploye of the motor
company. has been called to Kansas Ctr
because Of n severe accident to his mother
who is s, years of age Mrs. Nelson fell
and broke her hin and on account Of her
.anced age it is feared the injury ma,
result seriously Mr. .N,.son lives at 1918
Fifth avenue.
Ofliccrs-eieCt and members OF the degree
stan OF Palm Grove, No. II, WoodWen
Circle are requested Co. meet at the hail
Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock to prepare
for the public installation Tuesday night.
The installation will be followed hy ban
quet given by Council Blufs camp. Wood
men of the World.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01

ONAWA, Ia, Dec. 81. - Specially -- The
MCnona county bar docket for the Janu-
airy term is now in the hands of the
printer. There are ten criminal. twenty
probate, fifty equity and eighty law cases.
The docket is the lghtest for some time.
Court convenes January S and the petit
Jurors are summoned for January 10.
Judge Gaynor will preside
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
No of
County Recorders once,

Business in the county recorders office
for the last year showed a hattering in
crease over that Of 1904. During the twelve
months 6,26s instruments were recorded,
the fees on which amounted to S42346O
leaving a handsome balance TO be turned
into the county treasury after paying all
the expenses of the office. The filings by
months were as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Lnrnn Moodmen EIect nmcer..

LOGAN, Ia, Dec, 5l.-tSpecial)--T The To-
cal Woodmen of the World lodge has
elected officers, as follows: c. -, c. r.
Bolter; advisor John Wyatt; banker, A. Il.
Foreman; clerk George J. Trecsrott; es-
cort, +. II. Laporte; w, T.. Spencer. s.,
c. +. Knowles; manager, John s. Burrell.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
woodbIne Woodmen Elect.

WOODBINE. Ia. Dec. 31.-(Special)-I
The Modern Woodmcn OF America have
elected the following officers to serve dur
inL the coming year: V. c.. G.. NJ. La
Sourd; A. J. E Johnson; clerk, Lewis
Haas; banker NJ. NJ. Vning.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Judgment Agninst Mebster civ.

WEBSTER CITY, la. Dec. Sl.-(Special
Telegram AFTER being out all night the
jury this morning awarded Mrs. c. r.
Pace damages against the city in the sum
of 400 for. injuries received from falling
into street excavation after dark.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
............T2,e $50 IS
COUNTY Tax Collections.

COUNTY Tax Collections.
Owing TO a slightly decreased assessment
valuation throughout the county, the tax
collections were somewhat lighter this year
than during 1904 The report Of County
Treasurer Consigny up TO December l
showed a total collection OF $50. 81 as
fellows: On hand January I, 1905. s53, s12 .os
taxes and penalties. s7ll. 800 81; mulct tax.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Eagles Lease Qnnrtern.

Council Bluffs aerie of Eagles has leased
the second floor of the old Stewart building
on Pearl and Main streets recently pur-
chased by A. A. Clark and now being re-
modelled and improved. The lease is for
five years at an annual rental of $500. The
second floor will provide large lodge hall
and the necessary anterooms.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Totals
Marriage Licenses.

Council Bluffs has for many years been
a favorite Gretna Green for parties deslr-
ing to be married elsewhere than a. their
own home town. Last year 7l5 licenses
were issued, as against 657 for 1904. JUS
tice Fieldman established a record by per-
forming 223 marriage ceremonies during the
last year
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Dewey Makes Good Progress.

CAPE HENRY, Va, Dec. Sl.-wireless
communication at noon today with the dry
dock Dewey and convoy reports the vessels
100 miles southeast and the dock towing
nicely. At p. m the wind at the capes
was northwest and blowing thirteen miles
an hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01

= During 4
al. -

During the year 1853 births We're reported
to City Physician FINLEY but this list is
evidently not complete, as physicians some
times fail to make the report required by
law There were 349 deaths, leaving a bal
ance in favor of the births Of ten.