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The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
GERMAN LADIES WILL
HOLD WHIST TOURNEY
Card Party Will Be Given for
Charity

ALAMEDA, Oct. 6.-The German
ladies' relief society will hold it's an
nual whist tournament for the benefit
of it's Christmas charity fund in AdeI-
phian hall Friday night.
The guests at the big card party will
be received by:
Mesdames Rachen, Eaeke, Balm, Koerber, Al
tona, WiIhelml, Schultz, Heinsohn. Leydecker
strunz and Rienecker, and they will be assisted
by the Misses Alfs, Foveaux, sackett, Meredith
Altona, Scribner Bremen, Thymn. Hansbrow,
Remers, Schultz and Sommers.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
CRANES WORDS
BROUGHT FORTH
TO PLAGUE him
Great Britain Would Take Of
Tense at the Frank Speech
of Diplomat
New Minister to China Takes
Breakfast in Private
With Taft
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON, Oct. Elm the mat
ter of the recall of Minister Crane to
Washington on the eve of his intended
departure for China, it developed to-
day that several of Cranes frank
speeches had been dug up at the state
department and the reading of them
had caused CONSERVATION. diplomat
of high standing said to The Call rep
resentative: IF 1 had uttered such
remarks L should expect something to
drop. Now that these speeches have
been given great publicity. it goes
without saying that foreign newspapers
will comment upon them. The British
press is bound to take offense at
Cranes statements regarding the un-
rest in India. Whether Crane has
been summoned here on account of
these speeches or not, 1 expect to see
him retained here until the storm blows
over, if he is not transferred to an
other post"
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
Threats of Lynching

Extra precautions to guard the Jail
are being taken by Sheriff Brown.
Public feeling has been infiamed by the
confession and threats of lynching
freely made. The officers fear trouble
before the night ends.
BENJAMIN is about % years of age
and fairly well educated. He formerly
lived at Grimes, in Colusa county, and
attended school there. Since coming to
this section he has been employed on
many ranches in the vicinity of Rum
sey.
The girls body was found this morn
ing by her father, who went out to
search for her when she failed to re-
turn last night from school. She was
absent from home Monday night, but
as the weather was threatening her
parents felt no anxiety, believing that
she had remained over night with
schoolmates in Rumsey. When she
failed to return Tuesday night, however.
the father became alarmed and started
out to find her
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
CHANGES PLANNED IN
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Assistant Secretary of State
Goes to London
TSpecial Dispafch 10 The Call

WASHINGTON. Oct. .e.-Among the
forthcoming changes in the diplomatic
service it is expected that William
Phillips, third assistant secretary of
state, will be transferred to London
as secretary of the embassy, succeed
ing John r. Carter, who will be ele-
waited to a European mission. Chandler
Hale, son of Senator Hale of Maine,
is to be appointed third assistant sec
retary. He has seen diplomatic service
abroad.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
SUES FOR FATHERS EsrATEoakland

SUES FOR FATHERS EsrATE-oakland. Oct
6.--Frank Silva sued for an accounting from
his stepfather. John Vargas Diss. today. Dias
was said to have entered upon SiTa's fathers
ranch near Centervile. marrying Mrs Silva
who had deserted her husband. Silva was
said TO have left q will giving the prop
erty to bis five children. After the mother
death Dias continued In possession and re-
fused to settle, according to the complaint.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
Breakfasts With Taft

Deeper significance was given yes
terday to the sudden recall to Wash
ington of Charles R. Crane, newly ap-
pointed minister to China, upon the
eve of his departure for the orient.
when he breakfasted with President
Taft at the st. Francis hotel. The two
dined alone in the presidents private
apartment It is known that Chinese
affairs were discussed. Neither the
president nor Minister Crane would
talk of the nature of the conference.
Taft left shortly after for the Yosemite
and Crane took the overland for Wash
ington.
The meeting was arranged specially
by the president. In fact, he must
have deemed it of great Importance,
for as soon as he arose he instructed
his aid to invite Minister Crane to
breakfast. The meal was spread at
7:30 o'clock and for half an hour the
two were together. Special Instructions
were given that they were not to be
disturbed.
Crane had called upon President Taft
late Tuesday night. In fact, it was
after midnight wnen he reached the
hotel. The president had returned but
few minutes before from the press
club jinks and had retired at once.
Crane left his card and departed.
1t was the original plan of the new
minister to sail for China on Tuesday.
Monday night he received .teIegraphic
advices from Secretary of State Knox
to return at once to Washington. 1t
was stated that Knox had neglected to
go over certain matters with Crane
which ne now desired to discuss. Moth
ing more definite than this was vouch-
safed, but the impression prevailed
that Crane was either to be Withdrawn
from the chinese mission or warned
against indiscreet expression.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
j. M. BARRIE, NOVELIST,
BRINGS SUIT FOR DIVORCE
Wife of Playwright Was Mary
AnSelI, an Actress

LONDON, Oct. 6.--J. NJ. Barrie, the
novelist and playwright, has entered
action for divorce against his wife.
who was Mary Ansell an actress.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
Leave Large Families

Many of the victims had large fami-
lies William Kesserich leaves a wife
and 10 children, and Robert White is
survived by a wife and six children.
Thomas Hislop. who was one of the
last Of 700 miners and assistants who
scurried from the Extension mine after
the disastrous explosion, gave most
graphic aecoupt of the accident.
Il was working with Is men, includ-
ing FIVE Of the dead, on the first level,
when we heard the explosion" said
HisIop.
We stood for a second in the dark
ness. The rush Of air put our lamps
out, until some one came with a safety
lamp and IS Of the Il Of US, holding
coat tails. hurried along holding the
lamp ahead to see the glistening Of
the rails. We made little headway be-
fore we were driven back. A great
cloud Of smoke few into our faces and
we got a Whit Of afterdamp and knew
We must go back. We started through
the counter level, but could not get
through. The damp drove US back
into the level gain. We tried to
Chamber UP into the crosscut, but were
driven from there.
In No. , counter level we left five men.
Alexander Mcclellan. Jack Ismaster.
Wynn Steele, Fred Ingham and Bob
White. When we lost them we did
not know the damp had. got them. We
knew nothing then except that the
smoke and damp were chasing us back
which ever way we went Finally we
sat down 10 figure out what could he
done We were tired and beaten back.
The fire damp came so thick the air
could not be breathed and we had to
run back again. We had given up
hope and decided to wait for death.
when we heard a shout and Alexander
Shaw, the foreman and Davidson, who
lost his son in the mine, came. When
we heard their shouts instructing US.
we smashed through the sloping and
crawled over TO safety. Then fatigued
and worn out, we clambered up the
slope, clinging to each others coat
tails, and helped by men who met us
with safety lanterns We waited at
the slope head for the FIVE we left be-
hind, but they never came out"
Rescuers at Work
All day long .rescuers fought the fire
damp, repairing the blown out stop
ings and bracings. though none held
hopes that any Of the 80 men known to
BE- in the mine had escaped inspectors
Shepherd and Dick, With Manager Gra-
ham Of the Western fuel company,
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Guests Astonished

This diplomat was present at the
dinner in New York when Crane de-
livered his speech on China. He said
the guests were astonished and amused
by the breezy Chicagoan, and some of
them predicted that the soft pedal
would be applied from Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
NEW TORPEDO VESSEL
ATTAINS RECORD SPEED
Destroyer Reid Makes 34.54S
Knots at Official Test

RoCKLAND, Maine, Oct. "a maxi
mum speed of 34.54s knots was re-
ported by the builders today after the
first of the Official acceptance trials
OF the new torpedo boat destroyer
Reid.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
Finds Daughters Body

Gilmer took the trail to Rumsey,
over which the girl passed twice daily.
He had travelled little more than half
way when he came upon signs of his
daughters fight with her assailant. A
few yards farther on, lying beside the
trail, he saw her body. partly con-
cealed by the bushes which border the
narrow path. A glance showed him
that she was dead and told him the
manner of her death.
The body was mutilated in a most
horrifying manner. Her clothing had
been torn away and there were other
evidences of the girls desperate battle
for life.
Filled with rage and grief Gilmer
fastened on to Rumsey and spread the
alarm. Within a few minutes search
ing parties had been organized and
were securing the hills and canyons in
all directions. Word of the murder
spread through the surrounding coun-
try and the ranchers gathered from all
sides to join in the pursuit of the MUIR
derer.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07

SUES AFTER EJECTMENT-oskIand. Oct. s.
J. Audette fled suit for 50. 300 damages
against o. Anderson and Alfred Cords today
He said he paid Cords rent as agent for An
derson for a cottage and that he was sub
sequently elected without notice, after suit
missed.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
Loan Is at Issue

The latter theory was strengthened
by the publication in Washington of
extracts from an article on Chinese af-
he had referred to the recent participa-
ton of America in the Chinese loan
as hold up on the part of this coun-
try. Other paragraphs contained un-
chiseled language such as has been
eliminated from the vocabularies of
trained diplomats
1t is not likely that any positive an
nouncement will be made as to Cranes
case until he reaches Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE kEARNY se
THURsDAY. oCToBER Z. I9O!
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YESTERDAY-west wind; Cloudy; maximum
temperature. 62: minimum. -.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair and warmer;
light northwest wind Page IL
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
NEW posTMAsTERs-wa

NEW PosTMAsIEHS--Was shington. Oct. g.
Postmasters appointed: Deluz, San Diego
county. Mrs. Kate Regsn vice r. J. Camp
resigned: Hammonton. Ynba county. Walter
B. kimball. vice r. s. Williams, resigned
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
MARINE

German steamer Erna arrives from salina
Cruz with cargo made up almost entirely of
freight from Europe shipped across the isthmus
Of Tehuantepec. Page IL
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07

A lesson for the Portola committee. Page s
An end Of the secession movement. Page S
The recall Of Minister Crane. Page
A prophet in sore distress. Page s
POLITICAL
Judge Murasky gives hint at Fickert-H -Heney
hearing that be win order recount. Page7
CITY
Writer Of unwelcome love letters forced to
eat rose, then taken to Jail. Page
Rate war gives steamers heavy traffic on
coast and low tariff may be permanent. as some
companies call it profitable. Page
City engineer will meet Secretary Ballinger
in Yosemite and discuss Hetch Hetchy project
on ground. Page IL
Chief Engineer Shaughnessy of fire depart
ment returns from east and says city needs
more alarm boxes. Page IL
contestants in Spreckels viii case. Page
James C TOmaIty sentenced by Judge Lawlor
to i've years Imprisonment. Page
Five thousand hear republican candidates
talk on issues II campaign at Dreamland
rink. Page :
Four lads succeed in reaching boiling lava
lake in great Volcanic Page 8
Park board asks for bids for supplies and
the Norwegian consul wants ship Gjoa Gov
cred. Page
Bernard Lsgsn, youth shot by former Captain
Of Police Conboy, dies Page
Government chemist says noise like starch
shows that product imported from Japan is
not rice -four. Page
Portola festival program to begin octo-
Der 19 and close with carnival day, octo-
Der %. Page is
Taft bids bay cities adieu and leaves for the
Yosemite valley. Page
Four branches Of the regular army from
the Preside 10 go through maneuvers at Por-
tols fete. Page 13
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
EDITORIAL

a business talk by President Taft. Page s
lesson for the Portoa committee. Page 8
An end of the secession movement. Page S
The recall of Minister Crane. Page
A prophet in sore distress. Page s
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Rescuers at Work

Continued ON Page 2, Column :
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-07
COAST

Rich pay streak uncoy'
river In Alaska.
San Luis obispo 81
murdered Chinese won
Of home.
J. N. Bennington,
Wash, county central
forgery.
Long Beach doctor
phsns Of many nati'
riage theory.
Bodies of % men XII
from Wellington collier.
Fiend sends poisoned
workers in Portland,
discovered.
Fifteen year ols fol
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FOREIGN

lutionist and officer forced to kill coz
cemned man. Page j
aviator. Page o
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POLITICAL

Judge Murasky gives hint at Fickert- Heney
hearing that he win order recount. Page7
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
SAYS RELIC CURED HIM.
Nan Crippled for Years Rises from
st. Ann's Shrine and Walks.

John Ernst Meissner. who lives on the top floor OF
a model tenement house at No. 356 East 18th street
is the ,happiest man In the block since Wednesday,
when through the medium OF prayer and the app
plcation Of the relic Of ST. Ann the shrine in the
Church OF St Jean BaDtiste. No. 15s East 18TH
street he says he recovered the his right
leg. which had been practically paralyzed for the
last four years
Last night Meissner kicked the wall IN his apart
ment. saying: II have never been able to do that
before. and now walk and stamp on my foot
1 am devout Catholic. and yesterday my
mothers birthday. She ninety-fOur years old
when she died L thought I would 20 to the church
and pray at the shrine. asking her to help me- II
was with much difficulty that kneIt- I kissed the
bit OF bone and rubbed it on my leg and prayed.
and in few minutes all the pain and numoness
was gone, and able to get up easily and stand
and walk 1t Is all true, and thankful that
L shall keep praying for others TO be helped In
the same way
Meissner, who IS fifty years Old, came here from
Germany in 1896. He had been soldier In tbs
ssth Regiment IN the Rhineland where he
born His wife and their thirteen-year-old daugh-
ter Charlotte. there now on a visit Three
weeks ago. while jumping of a Second avenue car.
he says, he broke the shin bone Of his right leg
the one that was paralyzed many years ago This
practically crippled him, he said. for although he
had been able to shuttle along on smooth pave
ments before, this last injury made It inpossibls
for him TO get to his work He held a position
as bookkeper for taxicab company. and has been
out Of employment since the accident He hopes
now to go to work again with two good legs under
him
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
SITE FOR HAMMERSTETN.
He Bugs More Land for Brooklyn
ODerG House.

Oscar Hammerstein has added to the ground
which he purchased in March opposite the Union
League Club. in Bedford averue, Brooklyn. The
original plot extended from Bergen to Dean street
22O feet and had a depth OF 100 feet. He bought
this from Mrs Catherine Freel for $4,000. He has
since purchased strip Of $50 feet along Dean
street from Bryan A. Beale and 40 feet along
Bergen street from the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company. Tho brokers who acted for him are said
10 be Buckley & Horton Of No. 81 Grant Square
1t is understood that the property obtained from
the company cost $l6 600 and tNat purchased from
Mr. Beale $4,000
The entire plot. It is understood will be used
the site Of the grand opera house which Mr.
Harmersten intends 70 erect Brooklyn at
cost of upward Of 100000 The house Is to run in
competition with the Academy Of Music. In La
fayette avenue which IS used by the Metropolitan
Opera Company.
Mr. Hammersten has promised to give the same
attractions in Brooklyn that he gives in Manhat-
tan. Plans for the new building are now being
prepared. and It IS expected ground will be broken
fall
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
THEATRICAL NEWS.

When The Music Master opens It's sixth season
AT Richmond, Va. September 80. David Warield
Will have a new leading woman named Janet Dun
bar Miss Dunbar is the fourth of the Music Mas
ters daughters her predecessors in the part having
been Misses Minnie Dupre, Frances Starr and An
toinette Perry.
Miss Edith Shayne. a niece Of the late C c
Shayne has been engaged to play Princess Yetive
in Delarnater & Norriss production Of George Barr
McCutcheon's beverly"
Miss Louise Drew. a daughter OF the comedian.
is one OF Henry ". Savase's engagements for The
Florist Shop" Another IS Miss Nelly Roland. a
German actress, who viii have her first part IN
English.
Miss Maybelle Meeker the acrobatic dancer IN
..Tbe Midnight Sons" took the airshp rou-e 10
the blue at Palsade Park Yesterday afternoon She
went ND only about nifty feet. for Frank Goodae's
nier proved baIky. The aeronaut said she weighed
too much and Miss Meeker said it was shame.
as she had hoped to rival Goodale. the Wrights
and Curtiss.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
OLDEST NURSE IN CITY RETIREs.
Feast at Willard Parker Hospital in Honor of
Catherine Holden.

Last night was one that Will be long remembered
by Catherine Holden. New Yorks oldest nurse
Oldest In point hospital service. that is for Miss
Holden is stil a remarkably young looking woman.
She retired from active duty yesterday.
To begin with. Catherine Holden was nurse in
the Willard Parker Hospital at the foot Of East
18th street She had been a faithful nurse there
for moro years than the oldest employe
remember but by pOring over musty old flies It
WAS discovered that she had minstered TO the sick
and dying for the last twenty-eight and a halr
wears In all that time nobody remembers ever
having seen Catherine without a smile
Her fellow nurses. the doctors, Porters scrub
women ambulance drivers-everybody in the build
ing and many from other hospitals throughout the
citv-arranged a farewell reception and dinner for
Catherine last night. A long table. almost hidden
nv flowers and ferns, loaded down with good
things 20 eat and a hundred Of her friends sat
about the board. 1t was one continual round OF
pleasant greetings for Catherine; and then there
were also many tears shed.
Miss Holden will receive a pension OF 800 year.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
WOlIEN PE4CEMAKERS.
Mo5sment in England to Stop
4ngIO-German Chickering's.

London, July CA woman's Anglo-e1ernlan
.,tente committee, with the object Of striving 70
rrt an end to the incessaut chickering's between
the two nations was organized this afternoon AT
the residence Of David Lloyd-George. Chancellor
NJ the Exchequer. The meeting was addressed oy
q Number OF members Of Parliament as well as
b,, several influential women, and letter was reac
from, Count Paul Wolff -Metternich. the German
.r,ba ssador 10 Great Britain, expressing Keen IN
+aras, IN the movement and wishing 1t every sue
cess
Mr. IIovd-George attributed what he called the
.sparlina and barking going on In England
and Germany to Il misunderstanding some OF
vo,, remember" he said the prejudices' JeaI-
o,sias and animosities that formerly dictated our
relations with America. while now not the widest
nerson or yellowest Of yellow journals on either
side of the Atlantic ever suggests that war IS
within the realms of probability. Then followed
the constant quarrels with France. but now lie
varmest friendship prevails. Why shoulo ho'
Germany be Included in that feeling? Ihere Is
absolutely no reason for quarrel with Germahy
Among the members of the committee are Mrs-
Asouith wife of the Premier; Mrs Loyd-eIeorse'
Mrs winston Spencer Churchill. wife OF the presl
dent of the Board of Trade; Lady Brassey' LauS
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
OBITUARY NOTES.

CAPTAIN ROBERT J. BEECHINOR, a silk i'm
porter and veteran OF the Civil War. died from
apoplexy the Arverne Hotel. Arverne. on
wednesday. His home was at No S25 South %
street Mount Vernon. He siXty-nve years old.
He leaves a wife, three daughters and nine sons.
HENRY HOAR. said to be the only United States
pensioner who never a soldier in any way
connected with the army. died p Salem. Ind. yes
terday from bullet wound received in the John
Morgan raid. July 10. 1863.
MRS. ELIZABETH d. HONEYMAN, widow OF
Colonel Robert r. Honeyman. died from heart
disease yesterday at the home OF her daughter
Mrs Charles F. Zimmele. No 155 Winthrop street.
Flatbush. She was seventy-three years old Since
the death Of her husband, thirty-six years ago.
Mrs. Honeyman has lived in various cities. coming
tc live with her daughter about ten years ago
Two other children survive her. Robert b. and
Paul b. Honeyman. The funeral Will be held on
Saturday, and the burial will be at her birthplace,
New Germantown. n. ].
JOSHUA HILARY HUDSON. for sixteen years
Circuit Judge OF South Carolina. died at the home
OF his daughter in Greenville S. c, yesterday. He
was born in Chester. s. c., in 1892. He served with
distinction throughout the Civil War; attaining the
rank of lieutenant colonel In the Confederate army.
After his retirement from the Circuit bench in 1884,
Judge Hudson devoted himself to the practice Of
law In 1906 he served in the state Senate for one
session.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
Y M. C. A. WORKER DROWNED.
Field Secretary of International Committee
Loses His Life at Silver Bay.

Word was received by officials Of the Young
Mems Christian Association yesterday of the ac-
cidental drowning by the upsettng of canoe at
Silver Bay, n. Y, of Bruno Hobbs. field secrettry
of the international committee. He had been in
Young Mems Christian Association work since Feb
ruary, 1906 and was forty-one years old gradu-
of Kansas State University. and formerly a
successful lawyer in Denver and Kansas City.
At one time he was chairman of the state COM
mittee of the Young Mems Christian Associations
in Kansas and afterward served chairman OF
the state committee of Colorado A wife and one
child survive him. The burial will be In Kansas
City. Kan.
Hobbs went TO Silver Bay to attend a Sunday
school conference.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
JESSE c. PIERREZ.

Jesse c. Pierrez. manager Of the Pierrez Rubber
and Supply Company. of No. 50 Warren street, died
suddenly at his home. No. 349 Convent avenue,
yesterday morning from heart disease Mr. Pierrez
born in Hoboken ffty-ive years ago and re-
ceived his early education there. Later his family
moved to Claverick n. Y
About thirty years ago Mr.. PIerrez came TO New
York and engaged in the rubber business For n
time he connected with the Goodyear COM
pany. Fifteen years ago he organized the Pierrez
Rubber and Supply Company and was actively en-
gagged in It's affairs at the time OF his death. Mr.
Pierrez leaves a wife who Miss Adelne Van
Pclt. daughter Of the late William Van Pelt, for
many years superintendent of the New York post
office
Mr.. Pierrez was a member of the Royal Arcanum
and was Mystic Shriner The funeral Will be
held on Saturday afternoon at o'clock. The
burial will be in FIoboken.