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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25

tion was pronounced as most desperate.
Two feet of water was flowing through
the streets OF Isleton, and Courtland
reported that il was feared the Pierson
district would be gone before morning.
communication was cut off with Free
port and Walnut Grove, but il is
thought that matters have taken a
change for the worse all the way from
Freeport to Sherman Island. Every
where the farmers are lighting against
the highest water ever known, and the
prospect is for the complete inundation
Of the island country.
The cross levee above Walnut Grove
has broken and the residents OF the
land around reclamation district 551
are in a state bordering on panic.
G. c. Eastman and T. ]. Stephenson
came TO Courtland tonight with an
urgent appeal for help. Stephenson
had about 100 cattle huddled on the
levee and there appeared TO be no way
OF saving them, so rapidly was the
water filing in the lands between Wal
nut Grove and Courtland.
From Byer Island, the levees of which
broke at II o'clock Saturday morning,
repeated cries for help are going up.
William Kelly sent word TO Courtland
that the water was gradually creeping
upon him and that il assistance did not
come soon he and his family would
perish.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
DYNASTY IN CHINA
SERIOUSLY ALARMED
Increased Fear of a General
Uprising Due to Spread
of the Famine

WASHINGTON, March "a = From
Shanghai advices received at the State
Department it appears that the dy-
nasty in China is seriously alarmed
over the effect of the spread of famine
through the country and the oppor-
tuity it offers to seditionary societies
to enlist converts to their cause di-
rected against the Government. The
Government inability to relieve suf-
fering, it is said, has been magnified
and the hardships of the people at
tributed to lack of sympathy by the
Government for the poor class.
The information indicates that a
propaganda has been organized to fur
ther the circulation of stories of the
character outlined, and it is said that
State Department officials fear that a
spread of hysteria may engender a gen
eral uprising. If such should be the
case there is danger that the Govern
ment. might not be able to control the
situation American and other foreign
interests would then be jeopardized
That the Chinese Government recog-
nizes the danger is shown by the fact
that Viceroy Tuan Fang has memorial
lied the throne for $1,000.00O to pur-
chase East Indian rice to feed his peo-
pie. Undoubtedly this step was taken
to Offset the work of the seditionary
societies as we'll as to relieve the i'm
mediate suffering.
An extra effort will be made in the
United States to broaden the scope of
the movement to find relief for the
Chinese. Already there have been large
sums of money collected and dispatched
to China to be used in the purchase OF
food. and in the near future the trans
port Buford will sail from San Fran
cisco with a shipload of provisions.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
SLAYER OF SLAV COUNT
ARRAIGNED IN GOLDFIELD
Mrs. Hines Tells of Attempt
to Save Russian From
Her Husband ]
spEc1AL pIsrArcH no rHE cALL.

GOI.DFIELD. New. March 24-
John c. Hines. who shot and killed
Count Constantine Padhorsky on
Thursday evening, was arraigned be-
fore Judge Solomon yesterday and his
preliminary hearing was set for Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. Hines asserts that when she and
her husband went TO the restaurant in
which the shooting occurred they knew
nothing of PadhOrsky's presence in
Goldfield. Upon entering the restau-
rant she saw the Count. and. leaving
Hines in the barroom. went in to warn
the Russian of his danger She had
been seated with the Count but a few
minutes and he had just ordered cham
pagne when Hines entered. strode to
the table. and without a word began
shooting.
Mrs. Hines is a daughter of Archie
Marr of Oakland. She went to Nome
five years ago to seek employment as
a stenographer.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
AMENDMENTS APPROVED
Governor Gillett Signs Measures
Which Will Be Voted Upon

SACRAMENTO, March 24-Amons
the measures signed by Governor Gil
lett before the time limit expired Sat
urday were the following proposed con-
stitutional amendments. which will be
submitted at the next general election
for ratification or rejection by the peo-
pie at the polls:
Senate constitutional amendment number l.
Curtin-Providing for the separation of State
from local taxation; providing for the taxation
of public service and other corpora tions for the
article 13 and repeating section 10 OF article ii
thereof. all relating to revenue and taxation.
Senate constitutional amendment 14-McCart-
ney-Amending section 10. article 5. relating 10
compensation Of State officers.
Senate amendment 16-Wilis-Amendng ser-
tiOns and % OF article 4. relating TO the length
Of legislative sessions. compensation of mem
bers and limiting expenses OF employees and at
senate amendment NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sec
tion g. article 1. relating TO bail. punishment
and witnesses. and prohibiting the death penalty
except in certain cases
Senate number 26-Mucnfer--To repeal section
Of article 13. relating 10 assessments Of mar
riages. deeds Of trust or other obligations by
which a debt Ii secured.
Senate number Notwithstanding section /
OF article 16. relating TO State Indebtedness.
Senate 32=Wolfe-Amendfng section %. ar
ticle 4, relating TO the compensation of men,
bers OF the Legislature and limiting the ex-
senate 33-Wolfe-Amending section 8. arti-
Gle II. relating TO liability Of stockholders of a
corporation joint stock association.
Assembly constitutional amendment number B.
Relating to primary elections.
Assembly No. 7--Root--Relative to County and
township officers.
article o. relating 10 public schools
Assembly No Observation-Disclosures section
Of article Q. relating 10 boards of education
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
FIVE AND TEN CENT
STORES CHANGE HANDS
Pacific Syndicate Creditors
Will Receive About IS
Per Cent

A deal involving about $4,000 was
consummated Saturday when the assets
of the bankrupt Pacific Syndicate Stores
Company were taken over by local
company which operates numerous .fve
and ten cent stores" in this city and
throughout the country
The former firm failed a short time
ago, and the price paid by the pur-
chasing firm will enable the bankrupt
company to pay about rs cents on the
dollar to the many creditors in this
and other coast cities
The stockholders placed their cases
in the hands of Los Angeles law
firm which negotiated the deal lust
closed, and establishments in all of the
larger coast cities change hands by the
transaction just completed
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
Duke FLEES FROM
CONSTABLE's BULLET
While Motoring With Miss
Shonts Titled Frenchrnan
Is Held Up
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The Due
and Miss Theodore Shonts were motor
ing this evening through Glen Echo.
suburb of Washington, when they
were held up by Constable Collins for
fast driving. The Duke told the chauf-
feur to go ahead and pay no atten-
tion to the officer The big machine
leaped forward, and Constable Collins
fired. The shot did not hit anybody.
and in record time the machine ar
rived at the Shonts home in this city
with trail of smoke and a string OF
French patronymics in its wake.
The Duke who is credited with being
the fance of Miss Shonts, or anxious
to become so, behaved splendidly under
the baptism of fire in spite of the sud-
denness with which he was introduced
to the dangers of life in the wilds of
America. AS soon as he had recovered
his breath and found that his name had
not been amputated in the mixup, he
joined in animated discussion over
the playfulness of Constable Collins.
This constable is the terror of Wash
ington automobilists, who have or
ganized to fight him in the courts. He
is charged with lying in wait for auto
mODlilStS and nolulnS IHeIn up the mo-
ment they cross the imaginary line
which encircles Glen Echo. The speed
limit in that roaring metropolis is six
miles an hour. while there is prac-
tically no speed limit on the turnpike
between there and Washington.
Collins has succeeded in bagging
nearly every motorist in Washington
and on several occasions has used his
trusty shotgun to bring defiant chauf-
feurs to terms. This is the first time,
however, that he has ever tackled a
Duke.
At the Shonts home entire ignorance
of the incident was professed The re-
port was circulated during the evening
that Shonts had instigated the holdup
for the purpose of testing the courage
of his prospective son-in-law. The
Duke had nothing to say to reporters.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
BODIES IN CABIN OF
THE SCHOONER MYSTERY
Captain Brothers, Wife and
Four Daughters Prob
ably Perished
VESSEL IS VISITED
Engineer Peterson Probes
With Boathook and Dis
lodges One Body
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SAN RAFAEL. March 24.-Peter j.
Petersen. hoisting engineer. employed
by Cutting Brothers in San Francisco.
who was visiting his parents at Nc
Nears, arrived here late this evening
and says he believes that Captain Eis-
pinosa, his wife and four daughters
all perished in the cabin of the scow
schooner Mystery, which went on her
beam ends in San Pablo Bay two miles
north of McNears during the heavy
squalI last Friday night.
Several parties attempted to go out
TO the vessel. but the heavy seas
turned them back. This evening about
5 o'clock, when the sea calmed down.
Petersen. accompanied by Antonio Con
zales and Frank Thomas. went out in a
launch from McNears. They boarded
the scow with great difhculty. The
boat was empty and both matches of.
They cut hole in her cabin with an
ak and Petersen used a boathOok as
probe. He is positive that he dislOdged
a body lying in a bunk. causing it to
sink TO the bottom Of the cabin. After
several further useless attempts were
made they were compelled to leave on
account of the heavy seas.
Another attempt will be made tOmor-
row. Captains of schOOners lying un-
der the lee of McNears say there were
six persons aboard the schooner and
they must have perished, as nothing
could have lived in that sea.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
TRAIN SERVICE IMPROVES

SACRAMENTO, March 24-Condi-
tions On the Southern Pacific lines are
much improved today. and, although
Inconvenience and delay was occa-
stoned, line was open all the way
from San Francisco TO ogden. Trains
are sent from San Francisco TO Sacra-
mento by way OF Port Costa, Martinez.
Lathrop and Stockton, the washout at
Martinez being repaired Saturday
night. but at last reports the route by
way of Niles was still closed, owing TO
a slide which occurred there Saturday.
II is expected that this Will be repaired
by tomorrow and that the company will
by tomorrow morning and that the
company will then have two routes
open from stockton 10 San Francisco.
To the east much delay is caused by
small slides that are continually block
ing the road, but trains are--being dis
patched TO Ogden and others are arriv-
ing from that direction, subject always
TO long delays and lack of schedule.
The fast mail from the East. due here
at o'clock Saturday night. did not ar
rive until 10 this morning, and the
Goldfield express. due out of here at 10
o'clock Saturday night. was twelve
hours late. Ten trains going east were
running on. similar time.
A heavy fall OF snow in the Sierras
broke down all the wires at Cape Horn
Saturday night, and today there was
only one wire working as far as Col
fax. Trains are therefore running
without orders and are proceeding
slowly.
There is no telling when the line be-
tween Sacramento and Davisville can
be repaired. A large part OF the road
bed has been washed out
A wire has been secured north as far
as Dunsmuir. and trains are proceeding
as far as Red6ing. IL will be many
days before trsific> to Portland can be
resumed, as there is a bridge out above
and several washouts.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
LEvEEs ARE GIVING WAY
Rich Islands Inundated and Others
Are Threatened by Floods

SACRAMENTO, March 24-The news
from downriver points received by the
Union this morning was far from en-
couraging. The idea that was abroad
Saturday that the worst was passed in
the island districts was not borne out
by developments. Saturday night
levees crumbled, and islands, rich as
the tabled gardens OF the Indies, were
inundated, while the people were get
battling TO save them.
Before noon today the telephone from
Courtisnd and Rio Vista had announced
the breaking OF the levee OF Brannon
Island and that the food that poured
in swept over the back levee OF Andrus
Island and soon made OF IL an inland
sea
Saturday night it was hoped that
Brandon and Andrus islands would be
saved. and the announcement, that the
Sherman Island levees were high and
strong was received with satisfaction.
Today little hope was had Of holding
the Sherman Island levees. Rio Vista
reported that the levee of Sherman
Island could keep out no more water
and that the river was rising.
Nor was that the worst. Weather
Observer Scarr said upon receipt of
the news that the water at that point
would continue to rise. The prospect
of saving the big island in the extreme
southern part of Sacramento County
looked gloomy.
On top of these disasters word came
from knights Landing. twenty-five
miles up the river. that Reclamation
District No. los, situated on the east
side of the Sacramento River. south of
Colusa and extending thence south to
point nearly opposite knights Landing
was being submerged rapidly; that late
Saturday afternoon it's front leVee had
gone out in at least one place and that
IL was impossible to repair the break.
The district contains $4,000 acres of
the richest land in the valley and its
levees collapsed in the big food in the
early spring of 1904.
Reports from Courtland, thirty FIVE
miles down the river. were that there
was little change in the situation from
Saturday night The Randall Island
and the Pierson district front levees
were still holding and there were
hopes that they would be saved. The
Southern Pacific dredger that was sent
down from Riverside Saturday was
operating on the Randall Island levee
and was doing efficient work. The
three inches below the high water
mark reached last Friday.
COurtland advices were that the two
breaks in the levee fronting the Terry
ranch, below Freeport, one so, the
other ESQ feet wide, were flooding the
lower country. but word from Bush
Quinn's place. three miles south of
this city, was to the effect that the
water was running of to the south in
stead OF backing UP against the south
levee OF Sacramento. indicating that
there was no great amount OF back
water from the Consumes and Mokel-
rfuova n coOfpn6 with
Grand Island. according TO both
Courtland and Rio Vista, is still high
and dry and the prospect OF keeping
out the water is good.
On top Of the discouraging news from
the south, Weather Observer James w.
Searr of this city announced at 1O:45
p. m. that the barometer was falling
rapidly and that there was indication
OF heavy rains in the valley.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
NEW YORK COMMITTEE
CLOSES RELIEF ACCOUNT
Final Report on Moneys
Sent to People of San
Francisco

NEW YORK, March 24.--The New
York City committee for the relief of
the. sufferers by the California earth-
quake disaster has just made its final
report to Mayor Mcclellan. The total
amount collected by the committee was
s501.979 the account having been closed
on January by the transfer to the
American National Red Cross Society
of the balance on hand of $22,724. All
moneys collected were transmitted
without reduction, the committees ex-
penses having beer met in full by its
own members.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
NEGRO TIED To A TREE
AND RIDDLED WITH LEAD
Husband of Woman He Had
Attacked Fires the First
Shot

FLORENCE. Ala. March 2s.-Cleve-
land Harding. a negro who attacked
Mrs Ben A. Rice near here on Friday,
was lynched today by 800 citizens. in
Guiding the intended victims husband.
Tied TO tree. the negro was riddled
with bullets the first shot being fired
by Rice. Following this, every man
IN the crowd fired his revolver at the
prisoner.
After his capture the negro had been
taken before Mrs Rice. who tainted at
sight OF him. Upon recovering, she
fully identified her assailant and on
being asked what should be done with
him. told the negrO's captors TO do as
they thought best.
Beyond confessinR his guilt. the
negro had nothing TO say and seemed
Indifferent as to his fate
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
COFFEE

The name that means
what you want, if you
want it good: Schillings
Best.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25

CARPENTERS GIVE A DANCE-san Rafael
March 24.-The members Of Local No. s. Car
penters and Jolners OF America. celebrated the
twenty fifth anniversary OF their rgsnfzation By
a ball in the Armory Hall last night Not
withstanding the inclemency OF the weather
there was large crowd present.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
EARL OF LrvlMpooL DEAD

Saviie Foljambe. E5sl of Liverpool, il
dead He was born sasn 1916.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25

The California Promotion Committee Aas so<
its object the PROMOTING Of California a. a
whole.
II has nothing to sell.
lfy energies are devoted to fostering all thing,
that have the ADVANCEMENT Of California ss
their object.
II gives reliable information on every subiecs
connected with the Industries OF California
It gives ENCOURAGEMENT TO the estshliah.
ment Of new industries and invites desirahls I'm
migration
Il - not an employment agency, althoaxh n
gives information regarding labor condftionG
II presents the opportunities and needs n an
fields Of busiaess and professional activity.
TIE COMMITTEES 70 supported by popular sub
scription and makes no charge for any service
rendered.
AFFILIATED with the Committee are one hundred
and sixty commercial organizations OF the State
with q membership OF over thirty thousand
Meetings are held semiannnally IN diRereur
parts Of California. where matters o< State IN
ferest are discussed.
Headquarters OF the Committee are maintainsd
in San Erancisco In Caiifornis Building. Unios
Square
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
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Observation-Disclosures.

Laundry-Quick service and special
rates on Spreads. Towels. Sheets and
Pi1lowsiips. Sheerin's Laundry. $50
McAlIister street. Phone Park 316.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
FIsHERMEN RI

FISHERMEN RECOVER BoDY-AIartinez
March 24--The body OF Andrew Anderson.
Decks, who WAS drowrIed on March 3, was
found at Port Costa yesterday BY nshermen.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
son ARRESTED As THE
SLAYER OF HIS MOTHER
Body Of Aged Widow Found
Locked Up in Closet
at Her Home
MAN DENIES, GUILT
Blood Stains on Prisoners
Garments Point Way
to the Gallows
MAN DENIES, GUILT

Continued from Page 1. oOIumn
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SACRAMENTO RIVER
ISLANDS INUNDATED
Great Damage Done to Rich
Lands and Further
Trouble Feared
LEvEES GIVING WAY
Train Service Still Irnpeded
and Lines to Davisville
and Portland Blocked

conti-ued from Page 1. Column
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25

Proctor. with Chinn- Beretts OPP
ticaI Co. 1857 Van Ness avenue. s. F.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25
THE CALIFORNIA PROMOTION COMMITTEE
(Orxaninea 1907

PROMOTION: The act OF promoting: advancs-
ment; ENCoURAGEAENT.-Ce Dicrtonary.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-25

The largest OF living birds Is the
African ostrich, which reaches a
weight of 500 pounds.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-28
NAH|KU RUBBER
COMPANIES
ARE DOING we'll

George Cooke and w. Williamson
of the American-Hawaiiaif Rubber
Co, returned yesterday from Nahiku,
where they had been inspecting the
company's plantation. While on
Maui they made the ascent of Hale
akala, seeing the sunrise from the
top of the mountain and returning to
Nahiku by way of the Kaupo gap.
The rubber district is simply
looking fine" said Williamson yester-
day afternoon. '"The four companies
which have planted at Nahiku have
cleared a thousand acres, and of this
fbout 500 have already been planted.
The trees are in excellent condition.
and the prospects are as promising
as possible. Everyone in that dis
! trict is enthusiastic about the future
of rubber and are planting it. The
Hama and the Kipahulu plantations
are both planting rubber in their
gulches and many private individuals,
az for instance, Deputy Sheriff Witt
rock, have gone into it,
with regard to the tapping of the
, rubber trees on the Craft place |
want to say that that can not at all
| be regarded as a criterion of what
| rubber can do in the islands. These
trees were stunted and almost dead
because they had been neglected for
many years, and they could not be ex-
rected to give any yield. If you want
to see what a rubber tree which has
been well cared for, can do can show
you quarter of pound of rubber
which | tapped myself from one of
our five-year-old trees at one single
tapping.
Next month the Hawaiian Exper-
iment Station is going to send one of
it's experts to Nahiku to tap the trees
there, and the result thereof will be
awaited with much interest"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-28
ALAMEDA MAKES
SpttDY TRIP down

The Oceanic steamship Alameda ar
rived from San Francisco with another
ine record trip of five days and nine
teen hours this morning. The Alameda
brought 2G9 bags of mail and files OF
papers up to last Saturday. The Ala
media had 3 good cargo of general mer.
chandise and big list of passengers.
United States Inspectors o. F. Bolles
and J. X. Bulger, the latter accom-
panied by his wife and child, were on
board, having come to inspect the
steamship Kumeric for license to
garry passengers from this port. They
will try and return to San Francisco
soon probably within fortnight
Miss |. Buchly, sister of the popular
Rudolph Buchly, musician and mer-
chant, is on board for visit to the
Islands ]. W. w. Brewster and wife
lnee Afong), with their child, are on
board Mr.. Brewster will probably go
into business here, Harold Castle re-
turned from abroad. A, ID. Castro,
Representative from this Island, is
back from busiSess trip to Caifor-
mia DR., Donald II, Currie is the new
tulttu cidtcS lo0lllNdl SUI ScOl lul lnt
local station and is accompanied by his
wife and child A. w. Eames, Jr, the
pineapple man from Wahiawa, is a re-
turning kamaana Alex CARVE OF
Bishops bank, with Mrs CARVE return
from visit to Scotland. w. ].
Hughes, son of Hon, John A. Hughes,
ihe railway man, has been attending
rchool in California and will snend his
vacation here, Miss Coty Jones, petite
and pretty, comes from Redlands, Cali
ifornia as the most popular girl there.
sent by the local newspaper with a
vote OF $4,000 TO her credit, She is
beautiful Creole and her grandmother
is her ehaperone She is the pride oi
the Redding newsboys aud they worked
for no one else
The Alameda sails for san Francisco
aeXt Wednesday morning aud, as The
glorious Fourth will he spent at sea,
Commander Dowdell Is ALREADY LAYING
~ a big sappS OF areworks
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-28

Tho schooner Defender arrived at
Honoipu from San Francisco yesterday
with the following cargo: 1862 bbls.
-four, 1912 cts barley, 2O5O SKIS. bran.
Al cs. canned goods, 1886 cs. oi\s, 1904
lbs. bread, 1900 lbs. lard, 7 cs. boots
and shoes, 2510 lbs. beans, $50 lbs. cod
fish, 142 bis. hay, tons coal, drums
listillate, 20 bills, 5 hf. bills and Z cs.
salmon, Il tons fertilizer, $50 lbs. sug-
ar, etc, valued at S12.421
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-28

------------------- >
Sales-Bet. Boards: 40 Oahu Sug.
Co., $24.12 1-2. Session: Pioneer,
S129; 5 Oahu Sug. Co., $24.
Latest sugar quotation, 3.75 cents,
or SIS. per ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-28
All eur work is done by hand; n

machines to wear out your clothes,
ruin your shirts and destroy your
fine fabrics, II takes more time but
our methods are the best ], ARA
DIE, FRENCH LAUNDRY,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-28

Blank books OF all sorts, ledgers
etc. manufactured BY the Bulletln Pub
Listing Company.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-28
STOCKS IN FRISCO

Following are the sugar quotations
in the San Francisco Exchange June