TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1904.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
JACK THE HUGGER
Another Notorious Brute Terror1
izes Berkeley.
SUPPOSED TO BE A NEGRO
Young Girl Stopped en Their Way
Home With Indecent
Proposals.
Berkeley. Dec. 15. An armed patrol
of Indignant cltisens of Golden Gate
nd South Berkeley are searching for
a. mysterious negro, whose tactics re
semble those of "Jack-the-Hugger."
and who for the past three weeks has
been terrorising women and girls on
the dark streets of the annexed district.
So far the cowardly assailant of de
fenseless pedestrians has eluded the
men who have been lying In wait for
him. but so great Is the Indignation of
the cltisens, should the negro be
caught at any of his tricks, he will yery
likely be tilled full of lead at first sight.
Miss Hetty and Helen Herr. two
pretty young girls who live with their
parents at 1062 Fifty-fourth street, are
the last two young ladles to have an
unpleasant experience with the brute
who Is now terrorising their neighbor
hood. They were coming to their
home night before last about 9 o'clock
and had Just left the San Pablo-avenue
car at Fifty-fourth street, when the
fellow Jumped out from the shadow of
the trees near the corner and accosted
the women. He attempted to grab
them and made Insulting remarks
The young ladies screamed for help and
ran to their home a half block away.
When they reached the house they col
lapsed and for a time were too fright
ened to give an account of what had
happened. When they told their story
some of the neighbors armed them
selves and went out to search for the
fellow, but could find no trace of him.
All the description that the girls could
give was that he was a negro and wore
a long overcoat .
Mrs. Herr, the mother of the girls
who had such a narrow escape from
the clutches of the "hugger," said:
"Yes, my girls were greatly frightened
by this fellow, who seems to have the
neighborhood wildly excited. They
managed to escape from him, how
ever, and got safely Into the house.
An armed patrol Is searching for the
wretch nearly every night, and every
man out here who can carry a gun is
on the lookout for him, but he seems
to be able to elude them. The police
men on this beat have been wearing
citizens' clothes in the hope that they
could eom upon the fellow unawares,
but so far they have not been able to
get him. No punishment Is too severe
for a brute like this negro appears to
, and If he Is caught very short shrift
Will be given him. I have no permit
to carry a revolver myself, but I think
It would be a good thing If every wo
man out here could use a pistol."
It Is believed that the "bugger" Is
one of the habitues of the Emeryville
race track, and that he comes over In
to Golden Oate and South Berkeley at
night to frighten defenseless women
Charles Kllnker, Dr. W. H. Worley and
F. I Wedgewood have all laid In wait
for the elusive negro, but so far have
been unable to get sight of him.
SCHOOL DAY CUT.
Mou. York Children Work on
Half
Time Basis.
New York, Dec. 12. A report is be
lng prepared by Superintendent Max
well for presentation to the board of
education which, It is said, will be the
first step toward the adoption of a
three hour or a three and one half
hour day for the lowest grades In all
the elementary schools of this city.
The board of superintendents has
been Investigating as to the relative re
sults obtained by full day classes, part
time classes, morning classes and af
ternoon classes In the first two school
vwim. inc the beginning of Novem
ber The investigation was begun as
a result of a proposal to cut down the
rhool day In these grades by eliminat
ing certain studies. President TIM. of
thm board of education, said in reier-
.np to the scheme: "While a five
hour day is probably good to keep
children off the streets In some parts
of the city. I believe In short school
days for younger children I would
give 'every child educational facilities
great as possible but not so great as
to interfere with proper mental and
physical growth. More than three
hours class work dally makes me cnn
tfren restless."
AGAINST LOCAL OPTION.
e.itinml Divorce Suit Filed in an
Oakland Court
Oakland. Dec. 12. If Herbert con
sumed two bottles of whiskey a night
tnr three nlsrhta a week, how many
bottles would he consume before his
wife got a divorce? The answer Is
onntalned in the complaint of Mrs.
Cora Falk against Herbert Falk, filed
this morning, and a little figuring re
duces It to 8,184 bottles, for the dlsap-
pearance of the refreshing beverage
ocupled some seven years.
Though the charge la habitual In
temperance, the complaint Is not'Whls
key that's all,' for there were various
bombardments from an armory of
weapons to disturb the quiet orchard
life the wife had expected to lend. They
were married at Santa Crus In 19$
and afterward removed to Newcastle,
where Faulk owns an orchard of sixty-
three acres, worth I1S.500. He has an
income from other Interests which nets
him S100 a month.
Most of the time he was so saturated
with alcohol that he didn't know what
he was doing, and his wife lived In con
stant fear of him. He frequently
threatened her and seemed to take
fiendish delight In discharging shot
guns, rifle and revolvers. In one of
these shooting parties he was so In
toxicated that he shot himself In the
leg. One night, returning from town
rather late, he got mad because the
horse did not go fast enough to suit
him, and so he killed the poor beast
with a revolver. On of his specialties
was rising at all hours of the night and
shooting at his wife's dogs.
TAMMANY GAS BILL.
Mayer MoClellan Served With a Writ
of Injunction.
New York. Dec. IS. Mayor Model -
Ian yesterday served with a copy of the
Injunction Issued by Justice Marean on
Saturday, restraining the payment of
disputed bills for city lighting unti the
court shall have decided if the charge
made by W. R. Hearst, that the bills
are exhorbttant Is sustained by the
evidence. The cast will be argued In
Brooklyn on Friday.
Borough President Littleton, of
Brooklyn, a member of the board of es
timates, reiterated yesterday that Con
troller Grout's plan for a municipal
llgting plunt was all buncombe.
"Unless the bill to be sent to Albany
provides for a municipal plant which
will furnish gas to the public generally.
It Is Impracticable." said Mr. Littleton.
When the gas company's bills were
before the board of estimate last July
I stated my attitude toward them, and
have not changed it I was not opposed
then, to paying the company's bills, if
a reasonable settlement could be ob
tained, but I was opposed to any set
tlement which should form a basis
for further contracts or In any manner
bind the city to a scale of excessive
rates.
"Another feature of the contracts
which should receive early attention is
as to a possible violation of a provision
that the bids of the various lighting
concerns shall be without collusion.
The controller stated that In his ne
gotiation with a dosen of the leading
corporations he was forced to deal with
a single individual. The law states
that each bid or estimate shall contain
an affidavit that It Is made without
collusion or fraud. It would be diffi
cult to find clearer presumptive evi
dence of collusion than for a down
supposedly competitive bidders dele
gating one man to act for them all."
TRACKLESS TROLLEY IN BERLIN.
Experiment 8eems Successful Speedy
New Engine Hss Cab in Front.
Berlin, Dec. 12. The first trackless
trolley street railway has begun opera
tions In Berlin and Is apparently a suc
cess. The vehicles resemble electric
omnibuses, but derive their power
from an overhead trolley. They have a
speed of ten miles an hour. They are
equipped with a special type of wheels
to prevent stoppage by snow.
Tests are being made of a new ex
press locomotive on the railway be
tween Berlin and Hamburg. The en
gine Is much larger than any In ser
vice at present. The engineer occupies
a wedge shaped cab In front of the en
gine and two firemen are In the rear.
Objection Is made to this Isolation of
the engineer on the ground tnat the
locomotive would be uncontrolled in
case of his disability. The engine has
a speed of one hundred miles an hour
hauling three coaches.
Unable to Make 8peed.
Glascow. Dec. 12. The trials of the
Allan Line steamer Victorian, the larg
est turbine vessel yet built, which was
launched at Belfast on August 25, have
heen so disaDDolnting as to raise seri
ous doubts among the Clyde shipbuild
ers of the value of turbines on large
ships. All the efforts made to get the
Victorian near contract speed were fu
tile. It is understood that the con
struction of the turbine engines In
tended for the new Cunard Line steam
ers has been suspended.,A sister ship
of the Victorian will be launched next
month. The two vessels were built on
the understanding that the new con
tract for the fast Canadian mall ser
vice would be given to the Allan Line.
Opposes Divorces.
Rome. Dec. 12. Pope Pius counsels
ail Catholic Journals to adopt a sym
pathetic attitude toward the new
mnvpment In the Anglican church to
restrict the obtaining of divorces. His
holiness urges that the general effect
of convincing mankind of the necessity
of a law mantatning the indissolubility
nf th marrlasre tie would be greatly
to promote the happiness of the human
race.
A subscription started In St. Peters
burg in aid of the Hull victims of the
Baltic fleet has so far netted $815.
And somebody would better watch
even that
SHIPPERS AROUSED
Navy Department Denounced by
American Owners
TRANSPORTATION BIDS ASKED
Government Calls for Bids for Carrying
Coal From Atlantis Porte to
the Philippines.
New York. Dec. 13. The bureau of
Equipment of the navy department has
called tor bids for the transportation,
in either American or foreign veas4a,
of 20,000 tons or less of coal from any
of several Atlantic ports to the Philip
pines, Blank forms for bidding have
also been mailed to prominent shipping
Arm In this city.
No official announcement whether
the bids opened by the navy depart
ment on Nov. 15 have been rejected or
not has been received by shippers In
this city, but from the fact that the
department is again calling for bids,
and this time milking the competition
expressly open to both American and
foreign ships, it is generally concluded
that the government has definitely de
cided not to use American ships. This
conclusion is reached not only by
American vessel owners, but by the
representatives of foreign ships as
well, for on the Maritime Exchange
foreign ship agents yesterday taunted
the "American crowd" with being un
able to secure even the business of
their own government. The Ameri
cans had failed this time, they de
clared, and they always would.
Agents and owners of American ves
sels, whether bidders on the last call
or not, were outspoken In their denun
ciation of the navy department and the
administration for having refused to
avail Itself of the opportunity to give
some assistance to American shipping.
It was persistently asserted, whether
with accuracy a New York Commer
cial reporter was unable, to ascertain,
that the question of awarding the con
tract on the bids of Nov. 15 and to an
American firm, In accordance with
specifications, had been passed by
Secretary Morton up to President
Roosevelt himself, for a determination
whether the government was willing to
pay the difference between American
and foreign transportation rates.
Decisions Reaehsd.
New York, Dec. 12. Peace agree
ments between the government of
Paraguay and the revolutionists were
fixed for signing Sunday on board the
Argentine cruiser El Plata, according
to a Heaid dispatch from Buenos
Ayres.
John B. Gaona will be elected presi
dent. It Is said he has accepted the
office only after much entreaty by
partisans of the government as well as
by the revolutionists. Gaona is a
banker and business man who has
never taken part In politics. The
cabinet will be formed of members of
both parties.
Woman Lawyer Dies.
Chicago. Dec. 12. Mrs. Mary M.
Negus Is dead of heart failure at her
residence here. Mrs. Negus was born
In 1838 at Hayesvllle, N. Y., and came
to Chicago 25 years ago. About five
vears later she graduated from the
Northwestern Law school and was
nmons the first women to practice
law. She went to California with her
husband some years ago and become
Interested In ranch property of consid
erable extent, some of which she re
tained to the time of her death. Mrs.
Negus had a national reputation as a
temperance worker.
Religious Promotion,
Vow York. Dec. 12. Commissioner
George Kllby of the Salvation Army,
accompanied by eight members or nis
romtiv hm arrived here on his way to
Chicago, where he will take up head-
niintors as commander of the western
department. The commissioner has
had charge of the salvation Army
work in South Africa since before the
beginning of the Boer war. Army
nrnrk there since the conclusion or nos
tiiitiP. he said, had received a new
lease of life but is not yet wholly in
good order because much army prop
erty was lost.
Immiarants Insoected.
New York, Dec. 12. Secretary Victor
H. Metcalf of the deparement or com
merce and labor and Frank P. Sargent
miuinnn general of Immigration
have spent a day watching the conduct
t 4.r,miBTnt station on Ellis Is
land. There was a great rush, owing
to the arrival of many liners aeiayea
.... .u. ami the arrivals were
nearly 5000, an unusually large number
for Sunday. The secretary vlsltea every
department and even tasted the food
given to the Immigrants. He took spe--.i
f the treatment aceordej
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