The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 20, 1895, Page 2

THE FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1895. fences and barrels to catch a glimpse of the worders within. Of course the famous minuet was the number on the programme which most desired tosee. Many remained to watch the guests depart. A large num- ber of people, including many San Fran- ciscians, bought tickets merely to view the pretty sight, and general were the expres- sions of satisfaction and delight heard on all side PORTLAND'S He Read Dime Novels and Then Sallied Forth to Lift Scalps. PORTLAND, Ox., April 19.—The reports of Drs. A. E. Josephi, Harry Lane and A. C. Panton, the commissi 5 Judge Stevens of the State Circuit Court to inquire into the mental condition of s e ERICAL BANDIT. Rey. J. C. Reed, the Baptist minister who | was found not guilty of helding up an East Side bank on the ground of insanity, was made public to-day. The report, after stating that the reverend gentleman was in the habit of reading dime-novel litera- ture, says: “He is a man 49 years of age, with the ses and judgment of a boy of 13 or ars, who, with his head s ed full of ish fiction of dime novels, emu- he conduct of the heroic Seven-toed d sallies forth armed with a sharp- seknife to lift the scalps of imagin- ins in the ns of inoffensive children, and the degree of his crim- inality at the time of the robbery isto be measured by that of the boy. *“He occupies the border line of mental soundness, and conceding the commission of the robbery the proper punishment, or rather treatment, did the law but permit it, wc be a long term in the reform T TRKGEY A OOE Witnesses Tell the Story of the Kiliing of Frank Ranlett. Shot Down by a Brother Whom He Had Attempted to Place Under Arrest MARTINEZ, CAni, April 19 ention closed its case to-d C. E. Ranlett for the kill at Rodeo on December 23, 1594. 7| y adduced the fact red that bad blood ex- —The prose- 1 the trial of his brother has been isted between the brothers for some time prior to the shooting. Justice Dohrmann on the witn stated that on theevening of the tr: was called t ast the matter of f cox for nd in fixing the disagreed. The for the release of Purvis W ne of mayhem, trial the br Deputy Sheriff claimed that his brother, | ‘EQ Ranlett, had no right to interfere. Ed Ranlett said he was the attorney for Wil- and he had a right to say on what da; e trial should take place. Frank Ranlett replied “If you interfere here I will put you in a worse box than this man.” Then followed a scuffle, during which the fatal shot was fired. Ed Ranlett then took three or four steps forward and shot again, inflicting brother. Other witnesses for the pri strained relations between the brothers. The defense opened with a statement that they expected to prove that the shoot- ing wasin self-defense. They called sev- eral witnes: nature of the dec that deceased for his revolver fired. The case will probably occupy sey- eral days. ed, and also to show an attempt to reach s i gl ey DEOWNED AT BEIHLERS POINT. Edward Olsen, the Mate of the Schooner Rachel, Meets His Death. FORT ROSS, CaL., April 19.—Edward Olsen, the mate of the schooner Rachel, was drowned by the capsizing of a boat at Beihlers Point yesterday. The captain, mate and two sailors were in the boat pur- ting the wire out preparing to discharge the cargo. The wind was blowing a gale and the sea was very rough. A huge breaker upset the boat. The captain and sailors escaped by means of ropes from the shore, but Mate Olsen could not swin-and was drowned. His body has not been re- covered yet. Olsen was 31 years old and a native of Norway. Last year he was captain of the schooner Archie and Fontie. — Sacramento Libel Suit. SACRAMENTO, Car., April 19.—Dr. R. A. Archibald of this ci cretary of the State Veterinary Medical Association, was arrested to-day on a charge of libel. The complaint was sworn to by Dr. Thomas Wood, a veterinary surgeon of Oakland. He alleges that Archibald, as secrefary of the State board, circulated defamatory ar- ticles about him 1o prevent his appoint- ment as meat inspector of Oakland. Archibald was released on givinga bond in $500 to appear in Oakland on the 25th inst. L One Year at San Quentin. SACRAMENTO, Cavn., April 19. — A young colored woman, named. Mamie Copeland, was to-day sentenced to one year’s imprisonment at San Quentin for stealing $10 from Albert Pate. The latter isnow in jail awaiting trial for forgery, it being alleged that he procured the money which was stolen from him by meansof a forged check. —_— Sacramento Faro Game Raided. SACRAMENTO, CaL., April 19.—For a year past there has been no faro game running in this city, until, a few nights ago, one was opened in a quiet way at Sec- ond and K streets. To-night Officer Tay- lor walked into the room, watched the game awhile, and then placed the dealer, George Higuet, under arrest. Treasure Uncarthed at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Car., April 19.—While digging in Dr. H. H. Pierson’s yard on Third street to-day a workman’s spade struck an iron box, which apparently has been buried for a long time. The box was opened, and in it was found $140 in $20 gold pieces. e S Avrrest of a Eugene Burglar. EUGENE, Og., April 19.—R. M. Stevens, a prominent young society man of this city, has been arrested on a charge of rob- bing the store of A. V. Peters. Last night about midnight he was seen by the officers entering the store. When he came out with his plunder he wasarrested. st A Walla Walla Murderer Convicted, WALLA WALLA, Wasu., April 19.—The jury in the Hoyt murder case retired last night at 10 o’clock. At 1:30 o’clock this afternoon it returned a verdict. of guilty of murder in the second degree. Hoyt will be sentenced on Friday, April 26. Judge Grossoup Improving. REDLANDS, Car.. April 19.—Judge Grosscup to-day showed quite marked im- provement in health and it seems he has wassed the worst point. ion appointed by | another wound in his prostrate | osecution sub- | stantiated this story, and also told of the | to prove the quarrelsome | ALONG THE COAST, Rich Deposit of Silver Found at Morgan Hill. PAUL SCHULZE'S THEFT. An Alleged Discrepancy of $100,000 in the Sui- cide’s Account. TWO0 MEN BURNED TO DEATH. Death of George W. Baker at Will- cox—Fatal Shooting Affray Near Oakdale. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 19.—Great ex- citement has been caused at Morgan Hill by the discovery of a rich vein of silver ore on the ranch of E. L. Rogers. Mining operations have already commenced, and prospectors are now at work in the vicin- ity, where it is thought other valuable de- posits will be found. While chopping wood on his ranch sev- eeks ago, Rogers came across some gs in the rocks. On breaking off a , he found thatit contained silver. He kept his finda secret, as he did not havea title to the place, but since then | he has secured a deed to the property, and s bis find with pleasure. Rogers has sunk a shaft about nine feet deep and has struck a vein of silver ore over ten feet wide. The vein has been traced for a distance of 500 feet. Speci- | mens have been shipped to San Francisco | to be assayed. Old miners say that it has been known | that silver existed in the hills there, but all efforts to find the ledge heretofore have | been unsuccessful. it R TACOMA’S SUICIDE 4 DEFAULTER. eral Continwed by Experts. TACOMA, Wask., April 19.—Ever since his death there bave been rumors that the late. Paul Schulze was short in his ac- | counts as general Western land agent of | | | Investigation of Paul Schulze’s Accounts | . | the Northern Pacific road. The friends of | the dead man have been inclined to dis- credit such reports though an investiga- | tion of his accounts has been in progress | for three days. Itis known that there are indications of a shortage in the Land Office accounts, and me of Mr. Schulze’s close friends have hesitatingly admitted that his affairs are {in a much more complicated statethan | was supposed at the time of bis death. | What the shortage will amount to, if | there turns out to be one, cannot yet be i told. It will take months to check up all the figures in the Land Office accounts, as it will be done in a very careful manner. | Land Commissioner Phipps has two ex- | perts, whom he brought from St. Paul, going over the books. It is significant that Mr. Phipps has remained here per- lly supervising the investigation ile his brother officers have goneon a trip to Grays Harbor and Portland. When seen to-night Mr. Phipps refused to talk on the subject. It was reported this evening that up to 6 e e .| P.y. a discrepancy amounting to $100,000 ten the fatal shot was|p. g% o fonad in éhecking ap the ‘actual land sales with the land contracts and cash recei The cause of this cannot be definitely ascertained, because the gentle- { men in a position to know will not talk about it. | An investigation of the accountsof the ma Investment Company, of which Schulze was president, is in progress. ———— TS ENTERTAINED. CAR ACCOUNT The Visitors Delighted With San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley. SAN JOSE, Carn.,, April 19.—The Car Accountants’ excursion arrived in this city from Monterey this morning. The party was met at the depot by a committee of the Board of Trade and taken for a drive through the Willows, and orchards adja- cent to the city. There were about 150 in the party, and they were delighted with the scenery along the drive. Accompany- ing the accountants are many ladies, whose only topic of conversation was the beauti- ful flowers seen on every side. After the drive through the orchards the accountants were taken to the Board of Trade rooms, where President Osborne of the Car Accountants’ Association made a short speech, thanking the members of the Board of Trade for the many courtesies extended the excursionists. They were all loud in their praise of Santa Clara Valley, and said San Jose was the most beantiful place they had visited on their trip. Many declared their intention to return here and settle in the valley. The party left at 4:30 o’clock for San Francisco. —— DIES A1 WILLCOX. George Baker, Ex.City Recorder of San Francisco, a Victim of Pneumonia. WILLCOX, Ar1z., April 19.—George W. Baker, well known on the coast and in the East, aied here to-day of pneumonia, after being ill just a week. The deceased was born and raised at Lancaster, Pa., and- was a graduate from Harvard. He was admitted to practice of law in Philadelphia. He married Miss Mary Lane, the sister of Miss Harriet Lane, the celebrated mis- tress of the White House during Buchan- an’s administration. Baker edited the first Democratic morning paper established in Philadelphia. He moved to California with the ’49ers, and was City Recorder of San Francisco for four years during the early fifties, where he also practiced at the bar later. : He was an associate of David Broderick, Gwin, Munn and Terry. He came fto Ari- zona to close the affairs of the Gunsight mine for Eastern stockholders and re- mained, being engaged in mining, law and local politics. He was a charter member of Occidental Lodge, F. and A. M. of San Francisco, alsoa member of the local lodge here, by whom he will be buried to-morrow at 12 o'clock. —_— SUED AT SAN JOSE. An Action Brought to Compel the Fulfill- ‘ment of @ Contract. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 19.—JI. P. Ponce has begun a suit against M. M. Barrett, John F. Daly and W. A. Cavanaugh, of San Francisco, for the fulfillment of a con-~ tract alleged to have been existing since July 31, 1894, entered into by the parties to the suit. It is claimed the defendants agreed to give plaintiff for $1000 the sole right in Santa Clara County to sell and manufacture their gas engines. The plaintiff alleges that on December 10, 1889, he paid the defendants $1000 for the exclu- | at the breakfast table, and Sullivan slapped sive right to use, sell and dispose of said engines in Santa Clara County for the period of time the letters patent were to run, and by which he was to receive 25 per cent of the sales. Itis alleged that the aggregate sales of the engines in this county amount to $12,000, and the plaintiff prays that he be awarded $3000 and costs of suit, and that the contract entered into by him be de- clared in force, and that he receive 25 per cent of future sales made in this county. R el ELKINS AT PORTLAND. The Senator Ewpresses Himself on the Political Situation. PORTLAND, Or., April 19. — United States Senator, Elkins of West Virginia and family arrived here from San Fran- cisco this morning in their private car Topeka. They will remain here until to- morrow morning, when they will leave for Puget Sound over the Northern Pacific. ‘When asked what the next National Re- publican Convention would do in regard to silver, Senator Elkins said quite positively : “It will declare for bimetallism. That does not mean for silver or a single gold standard. *I cannot say who leads in the race for the Presidential nomination,” he con- tinued. “You know as much about it as 1. Itis all guess work. and noone can pre- dict. Vice-President Stevenson leads on the Democratic side. Looking at the situ- ation as it is to-day he stands nearer the Presidential nomination than any one else.” KERN COU FATALITY. A Boy Dragged Hundreds of Yards by a Runaway Mule. PASO ROBLES, CaL., April 19.—George Stoker, the 10-year-old son of a farmer liv- ing east of this place, just with the Kern County hne, met with a fatal accident vesterday. The lad had mounted a mule to go to the postoffice for mail. The animal became unmanageable and threw him. Young Stoker’s foot was caugbt in the stirrup and he was dragged head downward several hundred yards. The boy did not return home last night, and searching parties started out to look for him. This morning he was found on the side of a steep hill lying with his head toward the bottom and still insensible. His head and body were fearfully bruised and the left leg was broken in two places. The unfortunate boy has not yet regained consciousness and cannot recover. - AFFRAY ) FATAL ‘AR OAKDALE, Two Laboring Men OQuarrel, and One Now Lies at Death’s Door. OAKDALE, Can, April 19.—A fatal stabbing affray occurred this morning at a camp o1t the upper end of the San Joaquin canal. Tom Sullivan and a man named Robison, two laborers, employed on the canal work, became involved in a quarrel Robison. The latter retaliated by stabbing Sullivan in the region of the heart. The | wounded man is Iying at the point of death, and the assailant has escaped. JGER STAGE HOLD-UP Loot of the Mail and Express by a Single Highway-~ man. He Remains in Ambush While the Driver Is Made to Throw Otg | ? the Pouches. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 19.—The Klamath Falls and Ager stage line arrived here this morning with empty express-box and letter-pouches. About 12 o’clock last night, at the foot of the Topsy grade, near Ager, Driver Lowe heard the order: “Throw out the express and letter | pouches and get out; take this ax, cut open and return them without the con- tents.” The order was obeyed and then the high- wayman ordered the driver to lose no time in making himself scarce. The only pas- senger was a drummer, who handed out $15. The robber’s face was not seen. He remained in ambush within three fet of the stage. Thisis the first mail robbery that has occurred on the coast since the conviction of Abe Jones, on May 21, 1892, Jones was convicted on his third trial, in the United States District Court in S8an Francisco, and sentenced by Judge Morrow to twenty years imprisonment at San Quentin. His partner, “Bill” Howard, was killed by officers near Redding, Cal., on the night of November 2, 1891, while resisting arrest. Jones was recaptured in Modoc County, Cal., December 8, 1891. A brother of Howard and a brother of Jones were con- victed of stage robbing in Oregon subse- quently, and another brother of Jones served one year at San Quentin for perjur- ing himself in the second trial of Jones. SANTA CRUZ MAN INSANE Peculiar Case of a Person Who Imagines He Is Loaded With Eleetricity. Pilgrims of the Mystic Shrine to Meet—Arranging for a Rose Carnival. SANTA CRUZ, CAv., April 19.—George Kind, a gentlemanly appearing man, 44 years of age, was arrested to-day by Chief of Police Rawle, who swore to a complaint charging him with insanity. Kind’s mania is of ‘a peculiar form. He imagines that there is a large amount of electricity in the back of his neck, which he wishes to have cut out, and he was bothering the druggists, dentists and doc- tors to have it done. He also imagines he is pursued by men who wish to do him bodily injury. He was examined, pro- nounced insane, and will be taken to Agnews to-morrow morning. S NCREMATED AT NICOUAS LAKE. Two Guests Perish Miserably inthe Burn- ing Driard Hotel. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 19.—Word has just been received of the total de- struction by fire of the Driard Hotel, at Nicolas Lake, yesterday morning at an early hour. Two boarders, Alexander Ferguson, a miller by trade, and a brother of the City Clerk of Brandon, Manitoba, and Joe Moore, a stranger in the village, rished in the flames, the other inmates aving a_narrow escape. The loss on the building is $3000. el gL < Suicide at Reno. RENO, Nev., April 19.—The body ofa suicide recognized as a workingman named George Carpenter was found in the willows on the river bank east of here this morn- ing. Carpenter had been drinking heav- ily, and closed a protracted spree by cut- ting his throat with a pocket»&ni(e. 7 SEEN AT LOS GATOS, Dr. and Mrs. Spranger Reply to Mrs. Dar- ling’s-Charge. THEY SAY SHE IS CRAZY. The Story That Edward J. Dar- ling Was Poisoned Denied. HAD NOT LIVED TOGETHER- The Accused Woman Says Whisky Alone Caused Her First Hus- band’s Death. LOS GATOS, Cawn., Francis Xavier Spranger and his wife, against whom the sensational charge of having murdered Mrs. Spran- er's first husband by poisoning has been made by Flora Adams Darling, are located at the home of the form- er’s father, bigh in the mountains above here. The home of Dr.Spranger Sr. is located on one of the loftiest peaks of the Santa Cruz range, about 3000 feet above the sea level. The Spranger home is a cozy and palatial one, especially for that 1r_muntainous country, and nestles in the side of a bristling cliff, from which vantage point a magnificent view of Monterey Bay and the mountains above may be obtained. Here in this lovely retreat, and with an air of the ideal home pervading everything, are at present sojourning the pair against whom the sensational charges made by Flora Adams Darling startled the readers of a continent to-day. Dr. Franci ier Sprangeris an -only son of the owner of this hospitable house, and he and his wife are now spending their honeymoon there. The published charges state that Mrs. Flora Aaams Darling, the writer of war letters and one of the founders of the Daughters of the Revolution, is seeking the indictment of both the young doctor and his wife by the Grand Jury of New York County on the charge of having caused the death of her son, Edward J. Darling, a musician and poet of some renown, by slow poison. Mrs. Spranger was the wife of Edward J. Darling, and at the time of his death, in 1894, at Mount Clemens, Mich., had begun divorce proceedings on account of the husband’s pated habits, Dr. Spranger, then a rising young physi- cian, was called in attendance on Mr. Dar- ling at the time Darling was first taken ill, some time in 1886, shortly after his mar- riage to Miss Gay Beatrice Klingle in Washington, D. C. Dr. Spranger re- mained in the capacity of family physi- cian until about two years before the death of Darling. All parties resided in Detroit, Mich. ‘When the CALL representative got to the Spranger home in the mountains at noon to-day he found the several members of the household at dinner. He was ushered into the parlor and greeted by a handsome young man of about 35, who pleasantly asked what favor he could do the visitor. A copy of a newspaper containing the charges made by Mrs. Darling was handed to him, with the introductory remark that the public at large would no doubt be in- terested in hearing their side of the story. April 19.—Dr. After carefully perusing the account, | Dr. Spranger called his wife from an ad- joining room. Muzs. Spranger is a delicate, fair-faced womangand every line of her features would séem to indicate a refined, sensitive and highly cultured person—one above all suspicion on a charge of this kind. “Why,” said Mrs. Spranger, ‘‘this charge issimply monstrous, utterly ridicu- lous, too, when taken into the slightest consideration. We don’t like to talk about -such an insane charge and would rather have you write either to John D. Conely of Detroit, my lawyer, or refer you to A. A. Birney, United States District At~ torney of Washington, D.C. Both gen- tlemen rank high, and know something aboui all this. “Our opinion of Mrs. Darling is simply this, that she is insane. Neither myself nor my husband have been in New York for years,and why she should bring a charge like this in that State I do not fathom. Why did she not do so in De- troit, where welive? I would be the first one to refute it, you may be sure. “I have expected something like this for some time and am not entirely surprised.” Mrs. Spranger stated she had not seen Mr. Darling, her former husband, for a year and a half previous to his death. ““And how,” said she, “could I have poi- soned him? The doctor and I were mar- ried on March 16, 1895, in Baltimore, by Rey. Mr. Starr. 1t was a public and not a private marriage, as the papers have stoted. Here is another reference I would like to give—G. C. Green of the Metropoli- tan Club, Washington, D. C.—a gentleman who stands high in the community and who knows us well, “Tam not worih a million, nor anything like it. That statement owes its birth to Mrs. Darling, who is a8 monomaniac in money matters, and would do anything, I believe, for a nickel. Mr. Darling’s body was cremated by the sole request of his mother. I have affidavits to that effect. “The only thing that killed him was too much whisky, Why, he had been drink- ing for almost the entire time of our mar- riage, nearly ten years, and finally con- sumption carried him off, not poison. Atthe time he said he had drank poisoned milk we were at the Ebbitt House in Washington. The milk was bad, and both having drank it we were both sick. 1 was even more ill than he. “Mrs. Darling,” she continued warmly, owes 50 many billsin Washington thatshe can’t go there, and some time ago she was even ‘kicked out’ of the Society of the Daughters of the Revolution, I believe,or a similar society. Mrs. Darling also took some of that bad milk and was quite sick. That story is made out of whole cloth. ‘Mrs. Darling, since my marriage to Mr. Spranger, even took pains to write and suggest that he put me in an insane asy- lum. Mrs. Darling is certainly crazy—at least that would be the most charitable view to take of her actions. I have re- ceived at least 500 crazy letters from her at different times. I haven’t them with me or I would show you one and let you judge for yourself. “I have two little children, a boy and a girl. The little girl, when only six years old, was taken from me by Mrs. Darling and put into a convent. Jregained her after a while, however, but she was utterly demoralized by the life her grand- mother made for her and in a ‘shocking condition.” Dr. Spranger corroborated his wife's statements and occasionally interjected That Tired Feeling . Is a dangerous symptom. It means alack of vitality in the blood—a de- crease of the red corpuscles upon which the strength and richness of the blood depend. It comes especially in the Spring because the system has been subject to unusual demands during the cold weather. The wasted vigor must be re-supplied. That tired feeling must be overcome, or else the ap- proaching hot weather will have most serious effects. The best Spring Medicine Is Hood’s Sarsaparilla, because it cures That Tired Feeling by purifying, en- riching and vitalizing the blood, giv- ing it power to carry health to every organ of the body. It ¢ makes the weak strong,” not by stimulating, but by actually giving strength, by build- ing up the wasted energies, restoring Purify the appetite and assisting the stomach and digestive organs in their impor- tant functions. The importance of at- tending to this matter of health now cannot be overestimated. Hood’s Sar- saparilla will make a vast improve- ment in your feelings. It will thor- oughly renovate your system and fit ‘ you for the duties and pleasures of the spring and summer. The Wonderful Cures of scrofula, salt rheum, eczema and other diseases which have been accom- plished by Hood’s Sarsaparilla have given it the leading place in the field of medicine. When you take Hood’s Sarsaparilla to purify your blood you are not experimenting. The facts all prove absolutely that in Hood’s Sar- saparilla you have a medicine tried and true. It has cured thousands of others and it will do you good. Do not be induced to buy any ether. Insist upon Hood’s and only Hood’s Efls Merit One Bottle Convinced—Contin- ued Use Cured Hip Disease, Sciatic Rheumatism, That Tired Feeling. T read that one bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla would convince me of its merits, and I have found this true. “Some two years ago two ulcers appeared on my hip, which, after being sore a long time, broke and discharged. 1 also was attacked with sciatic rheu- matism, my leg being drawn 80 that I could hardly get around the house. I hardly knew what a good night’s rest was. The hip trouble caused me great trouble and annoyance, and eczema Your appeared on my hands. Naturally I began to run down, was weak and low spirited. The physician told me my hip would have to be operated upon before I would get any better. At last I decided to take one bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla. In three weeks my rheumatism entirely disappeared and I found that i Was on the Gaine Thiswas very encouraging, and I found that I could sleep well at night. My healthsteadilyimproved, and, of course I continued taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. My hip has been restored to good con- dition, the sores have stopped discharg- ing and healed up. I am able for the first time in three years to do my own housework, and can walk two miles without trcuble. Ihave no symptoms of rheumatism; that tired feeling has entirely left me. My neighbors say I look better than for many years. I do earnestly recommend Hood’s Sar- saparilla to all suiferers, especially those afflicted with impure blood.” Mgs. A. 5. Bowex, Cline, Arkansas. «T have been taking Hood Sasrsa- parilla for six months. Before I began taking it I had that tired feeling when Igotup in the morning, also a terrible headache and my blood was very im- pure. Since I have been taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla all that tired feeling is gone, also the headache, andamy bleod is pure again.” WILLIAM GARDNER, 10 Tower St., Fall River, Mass. Makes the Weak Strong. “I had a tired and drowsy feeling and my nerves were in a bad condi~ tion and appetite wes poor, so d con- cluded I would take Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla. After I had taken the secohd bottle I began to feel much better and 1 recommend Hood’s to all.” ELMER J. WoorLLEY, Jamesburg, New Jersey. jood «My brother and myself have had scrofula or salt rheum ever since we wereborn. We took Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla and commenced to get better. When we had taken one bottle and & half each, we were cured. My mother used to be troubled with headache and pains, but toek Hood’s Pills and was cured.” James Scanlon, 54 Roxford St., Norwich, New York. Hood’s and Only Hood’s. «J took Hood's Sarsaparilla for a tired, worn out feeling, and it has proved the best medicine that I have ever taken. I had a breaking out on my face which I thought was erysip- elas. Icommenced using Hood's Sar- saparilla and have not had any of that Hrouble since.” Mrs. H. B. KEAPLE, Pickaway, West Virginia: Hood’s Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Hood’s Sarsaparilla The Blood Purifier and True Nerve Tonic. similar remarks. He sent two telegrams, addressed to John D. Coney, 45 Newbury building, Detroit, Mich., and A. Birney, United States District Attorney at Wash- | ington, D. C., which read: “Darling has maligned us; judgment and course.” RIDICULE THE CHARGES. use own Darling’s Death Thought to Have Been Caused by Dissipation. DETROIT, Micw., April 19.—The testi- mony of various residents of this city re- garding the charges of Mrs. Flora Adams Darling to the effect that Dr. and Mrs. Spranger are responsible for the death of young Darling goes to indicate that Darling drank heavily while here, and as a result was obliged to seek medical treat- ment frequently. It is well known that his wife was a very unhappy woman, but their acquaintances credit to Darling’s dis- sipation his untimely end. Dr.. Spranger’s {friends ridicule the mother’s charges. Prosecuting Attorney Frazier says that after investigating the case ‘he could find no proof of the elder Mrs. Darling’s statements, and became convinced she was not in her right mind. PROOF "18 LACKING. Flora Ames Darling’s Charges Not Be- lieved in New York. NEW YORK, N.Y., April 19.—Assistant Attorney Battle said to-day that he was still investigating the charges made by Mrs. Flora Ames Darling, in her belief that her son, Edward Irving Darling, who died in Mount Clemens, Mich., February 14, 1894, was deliberately poisoned. It is not believed by the members of the District Attorney’s staff that her accusa- tions are borne out by the facts. It is re- garded as hardly probable, therefore, that the Grand Jury will be asked to take ac- tion in the matter until more specific proofs are presented. CRIME AT ELK CREEK, The Home of Foreman Sever- ance Wrecked by an Explosion. Probably Fatal Injuries Received by the Sleeping Victim—Talk of Lynching. UKIAH, CAL., April 19.—A dastardly attempt to end the life of Ben Severance, the foreman of the White Lumber Com- pany at Elk Creek logging camp, was made last night. A stick of dynamite exploded under Severance’s house, wrecking the building, and Severance was so badly in- jured that he will probably die. Abrams, a discharged workman, who caused the explosion, is in custody. -The blood of the woodsmen is at fever heat, and if Severance dies they will take the law into their own hands. Abrams was yesterday ordered out of camp because of an attack made on the cook. He charged Severance with having caused his discharge, and swore he would be revenged. Last night Abrams secured a stick of dy- namite and placed it under the house oc- cupied by Severance. He touched off the explosive, and with a shock that startled the whole camp the house was wrecked. Severance was thrown violently against the ceiling of his room, the dynamite hav- ing been placed directly under the apart- ment he occupied. He was badly injured, and his recovery is doubtful. Abrams was captured, and pending the result of his vietim’s injuries is confined in the jail. It is said that Severance had nothing to do with the discharge of Abrams. De Kontski’s Farewell. Chevalier de Kontski will give & farewell concert in this city on the 29th inst, at the res- idence of Mrs. Frank Pixley, corner Fillmore ;E?::n l;xeuon streets, prior to his departure for TRAGEDY NEAR CAMANCHE Mrs. John Hubert Murdered by a Drunken Hus- band. The Fiend Claimed That the Woman | Had Attempted to Give Him Poison. STOCKTON, Carn., April 19.—Shortly after noon to-day Joseph Hubert shot and killed his wife at the Poverty Bar Distillery, located about three miles up the Moke- lumne River from Comanche, in Calaveras County. For many years Hubert has been a very heavy drinker, and has at times been almost on the verge of insanity through excessive drinking. This has led to many family quarrels, and there have been con- stant bickerings in the family, owing to the many debauches the wife-murderer in- dulged in. Several times he had quarrels with his wife and threatened to Kkill her, but he had made so many such threats that | 1o one paid atiention to them. At noon to-day mrs. Hubert cooked the usual noonday meal, and at the dinner table placed a plate of soup at the place where her husband usually sat. Hubert came in shortly after, but did not partake of the soup. He looked at ita few mo- ments, and then accused his wife of having placed poison in it. He had been drink- ing, as usual, and no attention was paid to him for atime. He went to his room, secured his pistol, returned and again accused his wife of having placed poison in the soup. Without waiting for a reply Hubert lev- eled his pistol and fired. The bullet struck Mrs. Hubert over the right eye and lodged in the back of her head. Hubert then went over to the ranch of a man named Storey, who lived near, and told him what he had done. After that he came on to Clements, in this county, and told the peopie there that he had shot his wife because she attempted to poison him, From Claments he went to Valley Springs in Calaveras County and gave himself up to the authorities. Storey and a little boy who was on the ranch went over to the Poverty Bar Dis- tillery when it was learned wkat had hap- pened and found Mrs. Hubert unconscious. ‘When the news wasreceived in Clements Dr. Priestly went at once to the distillery on the Mokelume River. When he arrived Mrs. Hubert was dead. She had not been conscious from the time her husband fired the shot. Hubert is a hard character and is not well liked in the neighborhood of the tragedy. He is mow in custody and a charge of murder will be entered against him to-morrow. The murderer is 50 years of age. | ELEOTRIC-CAR GUARDS. Street Railroads Must Bé More Careful of Human Life. The Police-and Health Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday took up the question of forcing the Market-street Rail- way Company to provide safe and proper guatds for the electric cars. This question is also pending before the Grand Jury. Supervisor Diamond charged the rail- road company with gross carelessness, and declared that the fatal accidents on the electric lines Iatelg were nothing short of murders. He said that the company dis- played a small regard for the safety of pedestrinu:, in not providing suitable uards. 8 He said that at the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors he would introduce a resolution to compel the ¢ompanies to put guards on every car within thirty days, and he will see that they use devices that will save human life, instead of assisting at the death, as the plank fronts now do. ———————— The Reflector Will Soon be Here. It is now an assured fact that the Crossley Mount Hamilton. Professor L. 8. Holden of the observatory undertook to raise funds for transporting the same and was successful in his task. In two half days he secured $3000 and the big_reflector will be taken down and shipped to_ New York, thence by steamer to New Orleans and_to this coast by rail. A rep- arate building will be put up on Mount Hamil- ton for the instrument. BIG CROPS THIS YEAR. Only Surplus Hawaiian Sugar Is Béing Shipped Direct to New York. A dispatch from Washington, D. C., yes- terday to the effect that the State Depart- ment was apprised by Consul-Gen- eral Mills at Honolulu of the shipment by the Western Sugar Refining Com- pany of sugar direct to New York, was shown to Secretary Richard Oxnard of that company. The dispatch stated that at least 30,000 tons of sugar would be diverted from this city. Mr. Oxnard said sugar had, it was true, been shipped from Honolulu to New York, but the amount had been greatly exag- gerated. The Hawaiian sugar crop was unusually large this year and the surplus over what was needed at this port was being shipped djrect to the East. San Francisco, he said, would have its custom- ary 125,000 tons of sugar. ———————— SUICIDE IN THE PARK. Conrad Hedelrand Puts Two Shots in the Head. Conrad Hedelrand, a member of the firm of Hedelrand & Hyman, barbers, 203 Montgomery avenue, shot himself in the head at the Haight-street entrance of Gold- en Gate Park last night at 11:30 o’clock, He fired two shots from_a new revelver. The first shot evidently failed to kill, hence the second shot followed. In his socket was found an invitation to the wedding of Miss Emma Hildebrand and Adolph Winter, at St. Paul’s Church, Thursday evening of this week. He left no letters to show any cause for the act. The shots were heard by John Saylor, 1801 Haight street, and Captain Thompson of the park police. The body was taken to the Morgue. ————— A Check for One Cent. D. E. Holland of North Columbia, Nevada County, is in this city and among other curi- osities is showing his friends & check for 1 cent, mcde)}mvable by the Government to his mother. Mr. Holland's father was Postmaster at North Columbia, and when he died and his accounts were settled it was tound that the Government owed him 1 cent. Uncle Sam ace cordingly sent the widow & check for that amount. WHEN Strength Quickly is lasting in good effect Descriptive Book with Testimony and Portraits OF NOTED CELEBRITIES. Beneficial and Agrecadle. Every Test Proves Reputation. ' Avold Substitutions. Ask for ¢ Vin Marianl,® At Druggists 2nd Fancy Grocers. -MARIANI & CO., Panim: n’# Haugsmana, 82 W, 13th 8¢., New Tork, Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 628 MEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debllity or disease wearing on hodyand mind and Skin Diseases. The doctor cnres when others fall. Try him. reflecting telescope now in Halifax, England, will be brought to this coast and located on aaranteed. + Box 1957, San Franctsoo Cures Pr.J. F. GIBBO!