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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
SANTA fE MAY BE
ROCKEFELLER'S 5.

The local officials of the Santa Fe are
looking forward with more than usual
interest to the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the road at Topeka.
Kans., on October 20. II is ruERe1 ed
in local railroad circles that john d.
Rockefeller may spring a surprise at
the meeting by producing a majority Of
the shares of the corporation and using
il 10 oust two members Of the board Of
directors for others of his own naming
The shares of the Santa Fe are so
scattered that IL is impossible at the
present time to know by whom they
will be voted, but the rumor is that
Rockefeller has been steadily absorb
ing them until he has the control
Just such q situation arose at the
annual meeting two years ago. The
Rockefeller interests appeared unex-
pectediy al voting time with enough
shares TO name two men, Henry c.
Frick and II. H. Rogers. on the board
of directors. Rogers was also placed
on the executive committee of the
hoard. The directors who may be re-
placed by Standard Oil men are Byron
L. Smith of Chicago, president OF the
Northern Trust Company and one time
receiver for the defunct Traders In
surance Company, and Charles Steele OF
New York City. President Ripley is
slated for reelection because of the
magnificent showing the Santa Fe has
made during the last year
At the coming meeting the stock
holders will be asked by the board of
directors TO ratify the lease OF the
property and franchises of the Oakland
and East Side Railway Company
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
NEW FIRMS INCORPORATED.

Olson & Mahony is the corporate title
Of a new general shipping firm which
yesterday fled articles Of incorpora-
ton showing a capital stock OF $780,
GEO. OF which $50. 700 is subscribed The
directors are Oliver j. Olson. Andrew
z. Mahony. Mary E Olson and Rose A
Mahony.
Ths Brilliant Realty Company yes
terday filed articles Of incorporation.
The capital stock is given as $780,
600, of which $4,000 has been sub
scribed- The directors are b. T. Bril-
liant. B. A Brilliant. Morris Brilliant
George Gordon and 5. R Jacobs.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed by the Philadelphia Shoe Company
The capital stock is s15e.000. OF which
$40, 600 has been subscribed The in
corporators are Bernard Katschipski, J,
Frank Mail, Dora Katschinski. Joseph
Naphtaly and Alfred Katschinski
The Pacific Fire Extinguisher Com
pany yesterday filed articles of incor-
poration showing a capital stock OF
1900, Zoo, of which s250o has been sub
scribed- The directors are w s. Davis.
B. L Davis. G. ]. Becker. William Ro-
maine and H J. Lathey.
c. c. Boylan. Thomas E Dunno and
James P. Sweeney yesterday fled ar
ticles Of Incorporation for the Conti-
nentaf Oil Company. The capital stock
is given as s25.00o, OF which $500 has
been subscribed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
MRS. ROBERTS REFUSES TO
LIVE In A BARBER SHOP
Asks for Divorce From Husband Who
She Says Kicked and Otherwise
Abused Her.

EsteIIe Roberts has filed suit for
divorce from John Roberts, a Harrison
street barber, whom she accuses of
forcing her 70 live in a small room in
the rear of the shop which is entirely
inadequate for dwelling place She
also states that he has kicked and
abused her at different times in a most
cruel manner.
Saliie Parkhurst was granted a di-
yorce from Edgar Parkhurst yesterday
in Judge Hosmer's court on the ground
Of habftual intemperance-
In Judge Troutt's court divorces
were granted to Henrietta Leopold
from George Leopold for extreme cruel
" and to Edna NJ. Allen from Charles
z. Allen for desertion. Alma NJ Hod-
kinson secured a divorce from Norman
e. Hodkinson in Judge Graham's court
on the ground Of failure TO provide
Judge Graham took under advisement
the application of Phoebe B. Hoops for
a separation from George H. Hoops, a
bookkeeper for Dunham, Carrigan &
Co. on the ground of failure 10 pro-
vide because of habitual intoxication-
Judge Graham suspects collusion-
New suits for divorce have been filed
by Frances Henkels against William l.
Henkels for desertion and failure to
provide: William B. Black against Edna
X. Black. desertion, and KatefLagenar-
sino against Gicinto Lagomarsino, ex-
treme cruelty
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
SAY CONTRACTORS
BLAST IN STREETS
Residents in Vicinity of
Diamond and Thirtieth
Complain of Gray Bros.

In an elaborately prepared petition
to the Board of Supervisors the resi-
dents in the vicinity Of Diamond and
Thirtieth streets complain that the con-
tracing firm OF Gray Brothers is blast
ing rock for quarrying purposes from
the city's streets. The petition alleges
that already the quarrying has reduced
the level of the proposed streets TO a
grade far below that Of the surround
Ing thoroughfares-
In addition 10 the charges OF detri-
mental Quarrying the petitioners COM
plain that the contractors have fenced
in two city blocks, and appeal for the
removal of the fences Before April
a complaint was made and the Burea4
OF Streets notified the residents that
the fences would be removed Accord
ing TO the present petition this has
not been done.
The residents assert that lots on Fair
mount Heights at an elevation Of $50
feet depend on the Diamond-street
main for water supply To connect
with the Diamond-street main. supply
pipes must be laid along Beacon or
Thirty-first street. both Of which are
obstructed by Gray Brothers. say the
petitioners.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
sCALIFORNIA-
CUNNINGHAM TELLS
ABOUT RA|sCH.

Former Special Policeman William
Cunningham was placed on the stand
yesterday as a witness for the Govern
ment in the United States District
Court In the trial of former Deputy
County Clerk William Christopher
Raisch on an indictment charging him
with having sold false and fraudulent
certificates Of naturalization 10 Jens
Andersen. Carl II. Rasmussen, Sven
FerRstrom and Herman FFenz
Cunningham's testimony was OF
very damaging character TO the de-
fenss. He swore positively that he saw
Raisch I'll up the blanks in naturaliza-
tion certificates with names furnished
by Cunningham; that these blanks bore
the seal Of the Superior Court, and that
ne paid Raisch from $40 10 sI2.50 for
each certificate. The certiscates Of
Rasmussen. Fernstrom and Andersen
were produced. in evidence. that OF
Frenz having been lost in the ship
wreck Of the schooner Del Norte on
the Oregon coast in 1905. The hand
writing on the three certificates named
Is claimed by the prosecution 10 be that
OF the defendant Raiseh-
The frst witness put on the stand
was Milton II. Davis. a Deputy County
Clerk OF this city and county. He tes-
tilted that all the naturalization records
were destroyed by the fire Of April
1906
Rasmussen swore that he had never
been naturalized and never appeared in
any court or before any Judge for that
purpose. He said that he paid Chris
tian Johansen $50 for the naturaliza-
rion certificate produced in evidence.
Johansen had told him that he knew
a special policeman who could get the
papers for him without the necessity
Of Rasmussen going 10 court. Patrick
Howard and George Nelson, the wit
neSses On the certificate, were unknown
70 him He had never met Raisch-
Fernstrom testified that Rasmussen.
in March, 1905, introduced him 10 Chris
tian Johansen as man who could fur
hish him with citizenship papers He
paid Johansen SIS and received from
him the certificate produced in court
He never met Raisch.
Frenz is.a native Of Germany. He
swore that he received his papers IN
April or Nay. 1893, from William Gun
ningham- They were dated 1900 He
paid Cunningham s25- He never knew
Raiseh.
During ali the time that Cunningham
was telling his story Raischs kept his
eyes. fixed upon him. and the former
special policeman appeared 10 be i'll at
ease The witness said that three GER
tifcates were filed out by Raisch in
the ONCE Of the Independent Wood
Company, 115 Berry street. in his pres
ence. and the fourth in Jackson's sa-
loon on Third street He added that
he. had made the appointment with
Rzisch by telephone, and that Raisch
brought down the blank certificates
with the seal Of the court upon them
The case IS being prosecuted by
United States District Attorney Devlin
and his assistant. Frank A Duryea. and
George Clark
Samuel II Shortridge and Bert
Schlesinger are defending the prisoner
Their effort viii be 10 discredit Gun
ningham's testimony.
The trial viii be resumed at 10 a N.
today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
EXPECT GALLAGHER
TO GUST MAESTRETTI
Gossips Look for Acting
Mayor to Remove Presi-
dent Of Works Board

Rumors were flying thick and fast
yesterday Immediately after Mayor
Schmitz had taken his departure for
Europe that Acting Mayor Gallagher
contemplated the removal OF Com
missioner Frank Maestretti. president
OF the Board OF Public Works.
The gossips were discussing with
considerable interest the posi-
biiity OF Gallagher evening up old
political scores with Maestretti. When
Gala CHER was asked whether he was
contemplating any such step he re-
piled tersely.
Not yet"
When pressed further Gallagher said
he had not considered the matter. but
that II be made any move he would
let the public know as soon as he ar
yives al any decision
Maestretti smiled when he was asked
II he entertained any fear that CAL
lagher would use the power vested in
him as Acting Mayor TO remove him
,8Isestretti said he did not think CAL
lagher would dare 10 disturb him.
Supervisor Boxton stated that he had
not heard OF the Tumored removal of
Maestretti. but added significantly that
II Gallagher should remove the Com
missioner the members OF the Board Of
Supervisors would stand by the Acting
Mayor. who IS their associate
Maestretti has until January s of
next year 10 serve. and his friends are
confident that the political differences
between him. Ruef and Schmitz Will not
result in his removal before his term of
Office expires
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
NOMINATIONS SAID
To BE- ILLEGAL.

Before number OF the Democratic
nominees in San Bernardino County can
be placed on the regular ticket the
State Supreme Court must settle a
merry row that is in progress between
the nominees and the clerk of that
county The clerk, l. A PfeiTer. de-
clares that the nondnations are illegal
in that their names were not included
in the first certificate of nomination
filed with him, there having been two
sessions of the convention. and because
the first list of nominees was fled
separately. One OF the nominees who
are in trouble, r. 7. Curtis, candidate
for Tax Collector, has fled a petition
for a writ of mandate with the Supreme
Court, which will hear arguments on
the case next Thursday morning
In accordance with a call of the
Democratic county central committee
the convention met in the town of On
tario August IL After making/nomi-
nations it adjourned. a iatet cali
brought the convention into another
session. September %, at San Bernar-
dino, and il was the work Of this ses-
sion that the County Clerk refuses TO
recognize.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02

Annie l. Stone fled suit yesterday
against the Prussian National Insur-
ance Company to collect $4,000 on a
policy covering a stock of millinery
and fixtures destroyed in a building
at lis Geary street.
The Dempster Estate Company has
filed suit against the Corporation of
the Royal Exchange Assurance of Lon
don, England, for $500 on insurance
policies on buildings formerly on
Twelfth street and Glen Park avenue.
The II. F. Dugan Company has
brought suit against the Royal Ex-
change Assurance for $1,000 on a policy
covering a stock of drugs destroyed in
a building at Taylor and Sutter streets.
Suit for $500 has been brought
against the Thuringia Insurance Com
pany OF Erfurt. Germany, by Max
Brooks on two policies of insurance on
buildings at SOS and 61e Jones street
Caroline Taubles has filed suit for
$500. gainst the Transatlantic Fire IN
surance Company of Hamburg, Ger
many. on a policy covering household
furniture in building at 31s-s1s Lar
kin street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
MONEY LENDER BARNETT
TO BE TRIED By JURY
Comnissfoner Heacock Holds That He
Exacted and Accepted Pension
Certificates as Pledges.

E. Barnett. a money lender OF Oak
land. was held to answer yesterday by
United States Commissioner Heacock
to the charge of having violated sec
tion 4745 of the Revised Statutes pro-
hibiting the taking of pension certi-
ficafe as a pledge or as collateral se-
curfty for the payment of debt
]. z. McElrath. attorney for the de-
PENDANT. raised the point that Charles
Z Woodrur and Patrick W. Follis. the
old soldiers who owned the certificates.
were aecomplices and that the defend
ant could not be legally convicted upon
their testimony uncorroborated. the
section quoted declaring 1t to be un-
lawful for a person TO pledge or to ac-
oept as pledge any pension certifi-
cate. Judge Heacock was OF different
onlnion. He held that the law was
passed for the protection OF old soldiers
who foolishIy pledged their certificates
with Shylocks or usurers. and not for
their punishment
Barnett was released upon $3.50
bond
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
LAWSUIT ovERLEAsE.

Mrs. A n Brown has filed suit to
annul a lease OF property made to II
H Robinson on April % on the grounds
that the lease was obtained by fraud
and coercion and that she did not know
what she was signing al the time the
transfer was made. The property in
question is located at 1906 Sutter street
and the lease given by Mrs. Brown is
for FIVE years al a rental of s75 a
month. Mrs Brown claims that she
had been a helpless invalid with
apoplexy for over a year and that her
condition was aggravated by the Incl
dents attending the fire. She states
that she was not able TO read nor COM
prehend the paper which she signed
and that Robinson warned her before
completing the contract that he would
not take the lease II she saw any third
party in regard 10 il.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
News of the Various Mining
Camps of Nevada.

night hawks entered the Jumbo mine
the other night after the night shift
had gone home and packed of several
sacks Of high grade, carrying it up
$50 feet of ladders on their backs They
effected an entrance by knocking off
the lock OF the door of the mine with
a heavy hammer, and while under
ground they gouged the pay crack as
well as they could without using pow
der. besides skinning the storage drift
where the high grade ore is sacked.
In all they probably carried away sew
eral thousand dollars worth of ore
CONDOR GROUP SOLD.
GOLDFIELD. Oct. 1.-The Nevada
Fairview people have purchased the
Condor group of six claims adjoining
their mine and containing the extern
sion of the ledge on which tunnels are
now being driven. Before closing the
deal for the Condor group Grant Sny-
der made a most thorough examination
of u. From 500 feet Of the outerop-
ping samples were taken. all of which
panned, and when submitted to a fire
test showed values ranging from $500
10 $3.50
HORN SILVER FROM FAIRvIEw.
GOLDFIELD. Oct. 1.-C. d. wiikin-
son. the chief of George Wingfeld,s
engineering STAFF. brought in from the
Fairview Eagle of Fairview yesterday
a big sack of horn silver ore taken at
random from the bottom of q seventy
five-f foot shaft on that property. and his
mind was fully made UP that the mine
is bound TO make good
The transition from chlorodes to sui
phides was abrupt and the shaft has
now passed through ten feet of the lat
ter. with assays running from 5000 to
$3.50 to the ton. The ore encountered. of
which there is six feet. is contained in
a north and south flssure vein which
intersects the main ledge OF Boulder
No. claim at point approximately
200 feet from the shaft Wilkinson has
given orders 10 stop for nothing, but
TO drop the shaft down as rapidly as
possible and then TO start q drift for
the junction of the two veins, where
he expects TO find an ore body of bo-
nanza size and grade While this drift
is being run the shaft viii be continued
until II has reached another 100 feet.
when the management Will be ready to
cut loose and the mine will be in q
condition to make a record as a shin
per The vein in tunnel No. 4 on the
Nevada Hi1is is getting larger as the
drift PROGRESSES, maintaining the high
values first encountered The compa nv
is unable 10 find teams to haul the ore
now being mined and is considering the
purchase of a traction engine
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
CONSIDER TRADERS, CASES.

CHICAGO, Oct 1.-Two court actions
against the Traders Insurance Com
pany. now defunct, held the attention
of the United States Circuit Court of
Illinois all this afternoon One was
a stockholders bill transferred from
the State court to the Federal court
and the other a similar case fled in
the Federal court recently The motion
to remand the case which had been
transferred was sustained The other
case. in which a receiver for the as
sets of the insurance company is
sought, will be heard next Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
WILL GO TO GERMANY.
Special Agents VIII Depart Soon to
Sue the Welchers.

A conference OF lawyers took place
yesterday afternoon, at which all i'm
terests concerned in the litigation TO
secure payment from the German in
surance welchers were represented II
was practically settled that William
Thomas and Oscar Sutro should start
for Germany not later than Novem-
Der l. F. ". Dohrmann may accom-
pany them
The committee of fve of the policy
holders of the Fireman's Fund Com
pany met yesterday with the officers of
the company. The status of the cor
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
WEATHER MAN RE-EsTABLIsHED
IN THE MERCHANTS, EXCHANGE

The Weather Bureau moved the last
of its implements 10 the Merchants
Exchange yesterday and will hereafter
be established and make all its OBJ
seryations there Since the fire the
bureau has been making its observa-
tions from temporary quarters at 3els
Clay street
It missed but two forecasts during
the fire and was able to transmit in
teresting data on the seismic disturb
ance and its attending meteorological
aspects TO Washington The bureau
has now complete set Of new imple-
ments for its work. which will be car
ried out on the same elaborate scope
by Professor A G. McAdie and his stan
as 1t was prior to the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
HOME coMPANY SUED.

Dudley Cross, as assignee of Tonaso
and Rosa Cuneo. filed suit in the
United states Circuit Court yesterday
against the Home Insurance Company
Of New York TO recover $4,000 on a
poiicy covering the building that stood
at 1871 Bush street before the big
IRE. The dispute between the parties
is as 10 the assignment
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02

SECURE EIGHT HOUR DAY.-Sew York.
Oct 1--NearIy 1000 printers and others en-
ployed By the Methodist Book Concern n this
cirr and Cincinnati viii work on an eight hour
day basis beginning November l. his an
nouncement was made today by Eaton 4
Mains. agents for the c-npany-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02

ARRIVES FoR PRIsoNER.-serreant Of Po-
lice John Crane OF Chicago arrived here yesfer-
day 10 take James Taylor. son of the CHIEF
OF Police OF Philadelphia. hack 10 face a charge
Of grand larceny, preferred by A. L. Rarsch
his innocence and says be is willing TO 90 back
al once
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
CALUMET COMPANY
PLAN APPROVED.

The Policy Holders League has adj
dressed communication to the policy
holders of the Calumet Insurance Com
pany. advising the acceptance of the
offer Of the company TO pay 100000 for
proportionate distribution among the
claimants in this city. The trustees
of the Policy Holders League set forth
that II viii be better for the policy
holders 10 accept this sum than to have
the company go into liquidation.
The trustees report that they have
fully investigated the situation F. j.
Symmes personally Investigated at Chi
cago. The correspondent In Chicago OF
one of the leading banks of San Fran
cisco checked up the assets of the
company and verified it's statements.
The league also reports that the Calu-
met Company has been in existence
only one year. An endeayor 70 assess
stockholders failed. as the stock is paid
M
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02

CARPENTER Is IEJURED.-Sim Walsh. a
cnrDeuter residing al 1905 Fulton street.
ff1r.aurn from trolley on the McAliister-
Street line under team OF horses driven by E.
T,r xrnood an exprexsrnan. and severely injured
rtorrfr before noon yesterday The collfded
,s-ffh the express wagon Panic reigned among
he messengers and several women tainted
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
SUMMER RESORTS
NEW ZEALAND

The wonderland OF the Southern
Hemisphere Southern Alps easily
reached BY motor car from Timarn 10
Hermitage and short trail 10 Mt Cook
and other peaks Season. October 10
February. West Coast Sounds rfvalfnx
famous dords OF Norway. and Suther-
land Falls (highest. 1904 feet. in the
wOrld), via Queenstown or steamer IN
January
In the North Island. Wanganui River
and Hot Lakes OF boiling water with
grand bush scenery more interesting
than Yellowstone January is mid
summer in New Zealand and this year
II will be especially desirable 10 visit
that country to attend the
Chrfstchureh Infernafi0naI ExhfbItios.
in session for six months. beginning
October Special round trip rates with
stop-over privileges for this exhibitions.
Saiiings every three weeks from san
Francisco. Address Oceanic s s Co.
SO Clav ST. san Francisco. OF 11s8
Broadway. Oakland Telephone Oak
land 88l8-
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
SUICIDE WAS WELL KNOW

SUICIDE WAS WE'LL KEowE.-Stocktcu.
Oct The man who shot himself dead On the
street Frfdar night last was identified yester-
dsr at the narg1e By J. ". L9onis, IaboFer
- ] G. Carmichael Jr.. Of Jackson. Ga. where
tfs father man of wealth resides Loomis
sid he had known the man for years had gone
10 school win him and could not be mistaken.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
OAKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.
.nminE Sessf1l.

= .o1KLANo. Oct The following we're the
sid guotsItols today 81 the Oakland
80 and BGaE Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
Wffert Bros.' sausases.

WIN omen october 8 at the old stand,
Taylor street Phone Franklin S35-s
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02

GOLDFIELD. Oct Local capital
has turned its attention toward Silver
Peak and under the name of the Ham
burg Gold Mining Company has ae-
ouired ten claims and bonded four ad-
ditional claims. making a total ap-
proximate acreage of 500 acres.
The property is located about two
and half miles in a northwesterly
direction from the Blair holdings in the
Silver Peak district. The railway now
under construction TO Silver Peak will
be completed in from thirty TO sixty
days and will run within two and a
half miles of this group The absence
of transportation facilities has retard-
ed the progress of this district, but
with the coming OF the railroad prop
critics are coming into demand.
Water for the section is plentiful, the
supply coming from springs, and with
the supply in the valley is sufficient
10 run a 2oe-stamp mill To this sup
ply the operators of the Hamburg prop
erty contemplate running an aerial
in any quantity from the Bishop Creek
Power Company.
The formation of the mineralized
rock found here is a quartz with specks
of iron and free gold It is free MILL
ing. but according 70 experts will prob
ably turn 10 sulphides carrying some
copper with a depth OF geo feet. The
ores are similar TO those of the Drink
water, Mohawk and Blair properties
and have given q general average at
the surface of from SIS 10 SIS.
The samplings, in all of which gold
values predominant, return averages
UP to SIS. and the ledges show widths
varying from three to fifty feet. Forty
four assays from these lodges at the
surface gave an average OF s16-e7. The
most prominent ledge was sampled by
an expert for a distance OF Atty feet
and made an average return of $3.50
The formation is said 10 lie in a
series of parallel veins of quartz al
ternating with sohist.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-02
NEW INSURANCE SUITS FILED.

poration was discussed Another meet
ing viii be held today.