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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
SUPREME COURT DENIES
PETITION FOR ELECTION
Daniel O'ConneI Fails to Force
Supervisors TO Verify Sig
natures in Document

The petition CT Daniel O'Connell for
g writ Of mandate 70 compel John E
.Behan. clerk OF the board OF super
s-is0rs. 10 examine and verify the sigma
cures 10 z petition purported to have
been signed by Is per cent OF the cleo
forS OF The city and county requesting a
Gala for e special election TO vote on the
srguisitiOn OF the street railroad and
telephone companies. was denied BY the
supreme court yesterday.
The justices denied the petition with
our prejudice on the ground that there
were not sufficient reasons for bringing
e before the supreme court as an orig
llaI petition.
O-CounelTs only remedy is 70 now Pc
-.-Lon the superior court for the writ,
and n denied in that court 10 appeal 10
the supreme court
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
Additional Sports News
John |. Sullivan Has
His Fiftieth Birthday

BOSTON. Oct 15.-John L Sullivan.
who still remains the greatest man on
earth TO many in his native town. Is
so years old today.
At the request OF a local paper for
mis- views on life at the completion OF
a half century the sx-champson tele-
sraphed from Hot Springs. Ark. the
following Bit OF sentiment:
4 have learned in life at the age OF
90 years that the will refgns as well
as at the age OF so. that life Is real.
lie IS earnest. and the grave is not It's
goal and that the vanity OF human life
IS Ike a river. constantly passing away
and Yet constantly coming on ] have
come 10 realize that 70 live life well
no matter how long or how short il
passport TO the great beyond. Remen1-
ber in all cases 10 let liquor alone
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
CUBS ARRIVE HOME
Enthusiastic Crowd Welcomes
Victorious Baseball Team

CHICAGO Oct .15.-Exultant over
their victory in winning the worlds
championship. the Chicago team OF the
National league arrived home from De-
trOit early today and was met by an
enthusiastic crowd When the train
pulled into the station here a mob %
baseball enthusiasts rushed through the
gates and carried a Welcome Home
10 the individual players
Some OF the players announced their
intention OF preparing for fishing and
hunting trips. although they are sched-
uled for an exhibition game 10 be
played here with the Detroit team or
sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
CONTRACTOR GIVEN TINE
IN RINC0N HILL WORK
Blasting to Be Stopped Until
Harrison Street Can Re
Regarded Properly

Protests OF property owners on Rim
con hill against the delays Of the Rim
con Hill Improvement company and
the George Whetmore company in
their removal operations in Harrison
street were heard by the supervisors
street committee yesterday. Attorney
william SHINES contended that Whet-
rnore's blasting permit should be re-
voked. Supervisor Pollack favored that
view Chairman Center contended
that the contractor had encountered
unforeseen difficulties and il was
agreed that no blasting should be done
until the company was prepared TO
regrade Harrison street
The committee denied the petition
Of McAllister street property owners
- have the city cut down the side
1-aIks from Is 10 u feet.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
TRAVEL TALK on EGYPT
INTERESTS BIG AUDIENCE
Lloyd Scott Delivers an Inter-
esting Lecture on the Land
of Pyramids

Christian Silence hal vas again
crowded last night by an audience
which came 10 hear LLOYD Scott's travel
talk on Egypt Like the other travel
tsIzs OF the course last nights lecture
was profuseIy and beautifully Illus
rrated Taking his hearers along the
bsnkz of The Nile. Scott paused briefly
here and there At a majestic pyramid
. OF massive sphinx
Tonrzht Scott viii lecture on Ireland.
SOFT VIII repeat his lecture on Egyps
tomorrow afternoon ana that on Ireland
VIII be repeated tomorrow night Mon
day Scott opens course OF lectures IN
q klsnf.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
ANOTHER EVENT ADDED

In addition TO the program already
announced for the trotting meet 10 be
held at Concord the committee last
night decided 10 add another event. a
2:2O trot.' with the following entries:
DOcus v. Mont D. Babe Boswell and
Hunkey Dorey. The officers of the day
will be: Starter ". j. Kenny. judges.
George de WINES Bert Edwards; timers.
Joe McTigue. Fred Lauterwasser Sr.
and C. Buckley; marshal. Fred Lauter-
wasser Jr. A special train will leave
Concord at . .. m TO convey the san
Francisco contingent home
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
WAGONS CARRY MILLION
TO THE CITY TREASURER
First InstaIIment Paid by Roll
Iins & Sons Causes Race
bv Teams

Two OF Reade's express wagons which
are used to haul money between the
clearing house and the local banks had
an exciting race yesterday morning.
z. H. Rollins & Sons. the successful
bidders for the municipal bonds. paid
over the first $1,000, 900 to City Treas
,lrer McDougald. The First national
bank sent out s620.00O in gold and the
American national bank $475.0o0
The wagon carrying the coin from the
First national bank reached the treas
1Irer's Office first and the other wagon
was compelled TO wait until the $500,
o00 in the first wagon was counted.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
WILL PLANT TROUT


MERGED. Oct. 15.-The car of the
California fish commission arrived here
today carrying 16 cans OF young rain
bow trout and six cans of eastern
brook trout which will be planted in
the Merced river in the mountains
along the line of the Yosemite Valley
railroad. The car was switched to the
tracks of the Yosemite Valley and
taken up the line. accompanied by
Chief Engineer Nickerson of the rail-
road, who Will designate the places
of the trout in each can. A consign-
ment of the young trout also goes to
Major Benson in Yosemite. who will
plant them in the Merced river in the
valley. The trout come from the Sis
sons hatchery
There are more than $4,000 sailing
vessels of over 80 tons on the oceans
I. nreSnnf
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
Fre.bie., Day

on the football field VIII be Saturday.
Oct II. at Palo Alto See the nrst game
mn. 800 from san Francisco, l-lo
from oakland, Alameda and Berkeley
Tickets good for morning trains OCT
4 arF sDecIaI train leaving Third and
Tov-nsend streets depot 1880 D m Re
turn bv october 1s- See agents. Iicket
-eHces sg4 Market street. Third ana
Townsend streets depot. Market stIeet
ferr,- depot. and Thirteenth and Frank
lin streets, Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
DAMAGES FOR FIREMAN

Peter Spellmsn. formerly a fireman
on TIE steamship J. Marhoner. was
awarded $50 damages and costs oy
Tufge De Haven IN the United states
district court Yesterday because OF un-
lust punishment inflicted upon him py
captain George Winkei OF the steam er
J. Narhoffer Spellman alleRed IN DE
August Is. had pulled his mustacne E,
tvrfsfed his ears and slapped him %
the face without justification.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
EIGHT ARE INJURED
BY A RUNAWAY CAR
Rear End Collision Occurs on
the Union Street Line
at Mason
Crews Jump TO Safety When
They See Crash Is Inn
minent
Passengers Narrowly
Escape With Lives

Miss Camilla BrouilIard. 1865
hreen street. confusiOns of the
face. head and body.
Miss Gabrielle DoisrOn. 2929 La
euna street. IaceratiOn of head
and throats nose broken.
}. 4. McGrath. Oakland, broken
leg.
William Euright. 1892 Clay street.
ankle broken.
Mrs r. 4. Sosden. 1921 Laguna
street. back strained.
Mrs.. Julia Moss. 2S2I LaEuna
street hands and face cut.
w Mitchell. wrist cut.
Ninifred oliver, knee and arm
lacerated.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
HORSE SOLD FOR $4,000
Allen Winter, Winner of West
Stake, Brings Big Price

LEXINGTON, Ky. Oct. 15.-Just
after making a show OF his field in
three heats OF the West stake today.
Allen Winter. winner of the Readvills
handicap and other good races in ths
grand Circuit was purchased BY l..
Schlessinger Of Vienna. Austria. for
$50, 900. Allen Winter IS a brown horse
by Ed Winter, dam Miss Queen. and
he will race in Austria next season
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
MRS. RICHARDSON'S PLEA DENIED

formal answer to the contest Of
the will of Erskine Richardson insti-
tuted by his widow. Gladys Richard
son, was filed yesterday by II. ]. Rails
ton, one of the executors The answer
simply denies the allegations of Mrs.
Richardson. and sets up that Richard
son was of sound and disposing mind
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
TWO MEN ARRESTED
FOR COUNTERFEITING
Prisoners Have Spurious Coin
on Their Persons at
Marysyille
SPECIAL DISPATCH no THE cALI

MARYSNILLE. Oct 15.-Edward
Hinman and John Stephens. two alleged
counterfeiters, were arrested here this
forenoon by Sheriff ]. A. Mabin. When
searched at the Jail a large number of
counterfeit silver dollars was found on
both men.
Secret Service Agent Harry NJ. Mof-
fit received a telegram from Sheriff
Mabin of Marysville yesterday after
noon telling of the arrest of the two al
legged counterfeiters. Moffitt will go to
Marysville this morning, and the two
prisoners will be taken before the
United States commissioner at Stock
ton. 1t is possible that Hinman and
Stephens are the two men who have
been working the cities and towns of
the northern part of the state durin z
the last few weeks. II ordered held
for trial by the commissioner they will
be brought to San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
rIRE ALARM STATION SHIFTED

The central fire alarm station OF this
..;rx was removed yesterday from 2034
steiner street to So Fulton street. which
will be the stations permanent loca-
+ior The new quarters are in the same
huiIdfng with the city electrical de-
~ ,srfr1eit and are directly opposite the
city hall.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16

The wealth of New Zealand, accord
ing to recent statistics. is s1.4S0 per
person. and is said 10 be the highest
of any country in the world
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
Amateur Baseball

The Young Berkeley baseball nine defeated the
Nationals last Sunday afternoon in OF the
best games played on the Berkeley field this
season Both pitchers worked well. but the win
ners managed TO get 10 Ely when hits meant
runs. Tire score:
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
YOUNG BERKELEYs
SUMMARY

Two base hits-EIy, Landregan Jensen. Ca
zelle- First base on called balls-On Andre g.
OF Ely IL Struck out-By Andre 6. BY Ely s
Passed balis-Hsrrigan (2l. Wild pitch-Ely.
Time Of game hour and 80 minutes. Tn
pire-Vterrs- Seorer-J- Lafsrga.
The old rivals. the sherin's office and the
county clerks office. viii clash again the
Golden Gate park diamond tomorrow afternoon
for dinner. The teams viii line up as follows:
Sheri1's Office Position. C. Clerks office.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16

The railway mail clerks defeated the clerks OF
the main postoffce yesterday afternoon on the
Golden Gate park diamond by score Of l0
10 ;. The game was a lively one throughout.
replete with hard hitting and fast 6elding
Leibec for the victors pitched nne ball. keep
ing his hits well scattered and tanning 10 men
Dobbs OF the same nine lined Ont three two
baggers in succession
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16

The Spartan basket ball team OF the YouHg
Mems Hebrew association will play the I've
from the Lick high school at the formers ball
on the evening Of October 10
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
RAIL GANEss POsTPoNED

Both the local game and the Lo
Angeles games were postponed yester
day on account of muddy diamonds
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
,o,,rII WINS At cHEss

defeated the team OF Lick Tuesday
evening.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16

ST. Ignatius second baseball team viii pla!
the Commercial high schools team next Satrr
day the college diamond
The girls basket ball teams OF Lick PLAYED
spirited game on the school courts yesterday
The 10 class team defeated the IL
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16

SAN JOSE Oct I5.-Piteher Bartlett OF the
Agnew state hospital baseball club had all his
best curves working this afternoon against the
Santa Clara college aggregation and the club
behind him batted and felded Ike a bunch OF
big Ieaguers- The final score 20 70 4. but
does NOT begin 10 show the ease with which the
collezians were Outclassed. Bartlett allowing but
two hits up 70 the ninth. Reams started in the
box for the visitors. but he gradually weakened
until the seventh frame, when the hospital men
got to him for Is runs. chasing him from the
mound Shafer then went in 10 pitch. but his
curves were easily solved by the home club and
after one inning OF misery he retired In favor OF
Third Baseman Kennedy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
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page ID.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
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The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16

F. ". Blanche. travelling passenger
agent OF the New York Central lines.
has returned from Nevada and saws
that some of the camps near Winnie
mucca are looking up and promise big
returns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
EUBER STRUCK BLOOD.
white River junction Livery Stable
Scene of savage blow.

White River Junction, Sept. 29,-Fred l..
Euber "a under arrest charged with an
assault upon William f.. Blood. Both
have been employed In Gibbs & Wheclcr's
livery but Blood finished work day or
two since. This morning he entered tho
stable to hire horse and was ordered
to keep away from there by Euber. who
Is day foreman. Blood replied that Mr
Gibbs had never told him to keep away
and after Il few other remarks Euber
struck him over the back of the head
with a handle of a pitch fork stunning
Blood and laying open wound that It
took seven stitches to close.
Euber took to his heels while bystand-
ers were rendering assistance to Blood,
and reached the woods but afterward
returned and surrendered to Officer Hoar
who put him IN the lock-up, Euber Is
now held to await the result of the In
juries Of his victim. the seriousness OF
which are yet to be determined. II Is re-
| ported that ll-feclng had existed be-
| tween the men. Euher has Ind some
| what checkered career. He is the owner
| OF the horse Bill Bryant which fell over
| the embankment of the race track I'm one
| OF the races last week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
PROUTY APPOINTS HARVEY
MUntpclic.' Man to He His Executive
Clerk-GOvernOr's ball VIII He
Held October -.

MONTPELIER. Sept. g.--While in Mont
pelier to-day Governors elect George II.
Prouty announced that he has appointed
John ~ Harvey Of this city az executive
clerk for the ensuing two years. Mr..
Harvey was clerk of the committee on
revision of bills in the Legislature of
1906, and Is we'll equipped for the posi-
ton to which he was to-day appointed.
Mr. Prouty. Speaker T. G. Cheney and
Superintendent of Education NJ. :. stone
were in consultation at the State House
this afternoon over educational matters
that are to be brought TO the attention If
the coming Legislature.
Governor Prouty wishes to correct tho
erroneous idea that has gone abroad that
there will be no governors ball this year.
IT ';ill be given by Governor Prouty
Thursday evening. October % during
ladies' week. The ball that has usually
been given by Company II on the evening
Of the governors reception the first week
Of the session will not be held this year.
Because of this. the false impression has
gone abroad that no governors ball is to
be held
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
SEEKS TO RECOVER $4,000.
Fair Haven Man Says He Was bumped
Too IInrd on -. 81 u.

Rutland Sept 2S.--A. l. Strccter Of
Fair Haven. a liverymau. has brought
suit in Rutland county court against
the Delaware & Hudson railroad TO re-
cover $1,000 for alleged injuries re-
Ccivcd last June. Streeter AYERS in
his declaration that while riding on Il
". a. H. train between this city and
Whitehall car was shunted against
the one in which he rode with such
force that he was thrown against the
side OF the car and severely injured
Another case of considerable inter
est lust filed in the county court is
entitled Louis Avery W. the street
Commissioners of the CITY of Rutland.
Mr.. Avery owns a farm on the out
skirts of the city and IN building "A
new $4,000 sewer the city has dug a
$50 foot trench through his meadow,
awarding him only s25 damages. He
wants $500 damages and asks the
court to appoint commission to look
into the matter, claiming that the city
has changed the course Of a brook on
which he depended in part for water
for his cattle; that II has badly cut
M his meadow with heavy wagons
and Allied the bitches with common
sand instead of good growing soil
such as was taken out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
SCORE KILLED IN
RAILROAD WRECK
Another Score Injured, Several Of
Whom May Be Fatally
Hurt.
COLLISION IN SNOW STORM
Passenger Train Rnn into q Freight
in Nontans--Not a Passenger in
Smoking Car Escaped Death
or Injury-Debris of Car
Mixed with Bodies.

Livingston Mont, Sept 24.-Plow.
Ing through a snow storm an eastward
bound a Chicago Burlington r. Quincy
Northern Pacific railroad to-day crash
ed head on into a freight train at
Youngs Point where the trains were to
pass and in tho demolition that result
ed n score of lives wero crushed out
and a score OF persons were injured,
several probably fatally The freight
nagman failed to signal the passen-
ger In time to prevent the collision.
II IL said. because Of the binding snow
The express car telescoped with the
smoking car and most of tho fatalities
and injuries were of persons In the
latter car. The express car was raised
over the platform Of the smoking car.
and the superstructure swept the
seats away. Not passenger in the
smoking car escaped death or injury.
passengers In other cars escaped with
cuts and bruises.
On the train was me Spokane dele
cation to the National Irrigation con-
gress at Albuquerque. None Of these
were injured.
Fireman orc Babcock Jumped and
was killed. striking on his headf Milo
Halloway, brakeman was killed.
The smoking car debris was hopeless
ly mixed with heads bodies. legs and
arms. presenting horrible sight. In
one place seven bodies were so tight
ly wedged together that they were
| separated only with great difficulty.
II was impossible to succor the
wounded without trsmpllnS on the
dead. The known dead.
! Colonel Bownson OF Utah; John Pau
! Las. Billings. Mont: Robert Anderson.
Hardy, Mont. Lorrenz a. Stewart. Dean.
( Mont. II. c. Gomble, Winston. Iowa: r.
| l.. Dymack. Denver; d. II. Barnes. Seat
tie G. NJ. Konsick, Anaconda, Mont.
Ora Babcock. Billings, Mont s. Ching
don. Chico Springs. Mont. Charles f.
Johnson. Denver, district passenger
agent, Nicke, Plate railroad; George Bat
terock. Anaconda Mont; John Ryan,
Gushing Okla; Milo Holloway, Billings,
Mont: r. A. R.ckers, Billings. Mont.
Sichemram. address unknown four IN
identified coal miners.
Among the injured are: Ban 2. West
merry, may die; Sam Slomowitz. both legs
broken. may die; Anton Rowcits. Helena,
may die
wrecking and relief trains were sent
out from Livingston and Billings. The
freight which was an extra westbourd
in charge Of Conductor Hickey, was head
! ing in at the east end Of the siding on
| short time when the passenger train
running into the binding snow storm.
struck H. On account of the storm
neither train had any warning and tho
passengers struck the freight locomotive
full in the side, tclescoping the baggage
car and smoking car and partly crushing
the dav coach. Little could he done
towards rescu!ng the bruised and IN
jured passengers until the wreckinS
trains arrived None OF the passengers
in the two sleeping cars We're injured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
VIII he Managed by Republican state
COmmIttec-TO Employ Able Men.

New York. Sept. 99-Charman Frank
II. Hitchcock to-day turned his attention
to the New York State situation. holding
a long conference with State Chairman
Timothy l.. Woodruff and Herbert Par
sons, the New York county chairman.
1t Is understood that the responsibility
for the New York campaign will be as
sumed by the State committee. the ma
tional committee agreeing to arrange
for the participation of speakers of
prominence at meetings under the State
committees auspices. II being agreed
that the list from which the orators for
the New York contest shall be supplied
will include the names OF the ablest
men in the party throughout the pa-
ton
Full cooperation In the financing OF
the state campaign was agreed upon
by the representatives of the two COM
mittees.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-01
FOUR CASES SET FOR
TRIAL IN U. S. COURT.

Rutland Sept 2.-The jurors have
been drawn for the fall term of United
States court which opens in this city
October "A and there Is prospect that
they will have some work TO do ~ there
are four cases set for trial. They nr,:
George Gagnon vs. tho Barber Leather
Co. negligence; the Union Bridge COM
pany vs. the Connecticut Valley Lumber
company; W. r. Jones VS.. II. G. White
& Co. negligence; In re- w. p. Russell
alleged bankrupt. The last Is an In
voluntary bankruptcy proceeding. Some
criminal business Is also expected.
HERsEY ACQUITTED AT NEWPORT,
Morrisvile. Sept. 2s.-Sidney Hcrsey re-
turned this afternoon from Newport
where he was the defendant at a hear
Ing In the morning In the case charging
assault upon his wife, The hearing was
before Municipal Judge H. Il. Cushman,
Mr. Hcrsey made no defence and was
acquitted. Mrs. Jersey, It Is said, made
application for a divorce Il year ago but
1T was not granted on account OF lack
OF evidence.