The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 9, 1895, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1895. A LATEST OAKLAND NEWS, The Collins Jury Disagrees After Being Locked Up All Night. EIGHT WERE FOR ACQUITTAL. Marriage of Lleutenant Cobbledick of the Fifth Regiment—A Rallway Franchise. The jury in the case of Michael Collins, the aged man who shot and killed Philip Boogar, his son-in-law, disagreed yester- day morning after being out all night. The case was givento the jury at 6 o’clock on Friday evening and at 12 o’clock they reported that they were unable to agree. Judge Frick placed them in the charge of Sheriff White and they spent the night in the courtroom. From the first they stood eight for acquittal and four for conviction, and their long deliberations made no change in the vote. At 9 o'clock yesterday morning they were still at variance and were sent back for further deliberation. At 1 o’clock they had not arrived at a verdict and were dis- charged by the court. The trial of Collins caused much interest in Qakland. Both Boogar and his slayer were over 70 years of age. Collins’ daugh- ter, who was divorced from a former hus- band, married the deceased capitalist, and the couple soon began legal troubles which were only ended when the husband illed. Legal luminaries and detectives were employed on both sides, and the fight had grown bitter when Boogar met his father- 1n-law 1n front of the Galindo Hotel one day and angry words were passed. llins at once drew a pistol and fired two shots at him, that resulted in hisdeath a few days later. The shooter claimed that Boogar had threatened him, and on the witness-stand admitted the shooting, claiming that it was in self-defense and that Boogar was in the act of drawinga pistol when the shats were fired. Portuguese Celebration. To-day is the festival of the Holy Ghost and it will be celebrated by the Portuguese of Alameda County. Last night they had a sort of preliminary celebration in East Qakland. An entire block, surrounded by many colored Chinese lanterns, was taken up for their festivities. As many as 3000 people were present to witness the cere- monies. Notonly the Portuguese but the American residents in the neighborhood turned out in large numbers. A gorgeous display of fireworks and thrilling music by a highly tuned Portu- guese band were the features of the per- formance last evening. After the fire- works had burned out the Portuguese,with their melodious band, retired to a neigh- boring residence, where they danced to the early morn. To-day there will be celebrations at North Oakland, San Leandro, Haywards and East Oakland. In the morning the East Oakland delegation will march to the Portuguese church on Chestnut street, where they will attend mass. The after- noon will be devoted to a grand barbecue. Electric Railroad Victorious. The Town Trustees of San Leandro, who have been trying for some time to tax the electric cars on the Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards road, have failed to do so. The directors, failing to pay, were all ar- rested. A. L. Stone, the secretary, was arrested three times, and he swore out a writ of habeas corpus, upon which Judge Frick dismissed them. It is understood thatghe Haywards Town Trustees will pass an ordinance whereby they can tax the cars in the future. Has No Franchise. The Piedmont and Mountain View Rail- way Company is trying to keep the city officials from tearing up some of its old abandoned tracks in West Oakland. The company got out an injunction yesterday, which is now pending. Mayor Davie filed an answer to the complaint in which he denies that the company has a right to the franchises. He claims that the company has not complied with the law, and for that reason it shall forfeit the franchise. Cobbledick-Stowe. At the Cobbledick residence, 177 East Twelith street, yesterday morning, Wil- liam H. Cobbledick and Mrs. Winda Stowe were united in the bonds of wedlock, Rev. 8. J. Carroll officiating. John Hintermeyer acted as best man and Miss Belle Cobbledick was the brides- maid. The bride is the daughter of C. B. Rautherford, tbe City Wharfinger. Mr. Cobbledick is well known in Oakland busi- ness circles. Sweet Charity. There will be a musical and literary en- tertainment at Washington Hall, East Oak- land, Tuesday evening, June 11, for the benefit of the widow of the late Mr. Bacon, a prominent A. O. U. W. man. The fol- lowing have volunteered their services on this occasion: Miss Susie Hobart, Mr. Dwyer, the Misses Hare, Mrs. Minnie Kempey Henderson, Miss Mary Sulliven, Miss Bess Hobart and Miss Grace Carroll. School Trustees Elected. Elections for School Trustees were held in three districts yesterday, with the fol- lowing result: Piedmont (117 votes cast)—Dan Fields 35, Hugh Craig 72. Temescal, three-glelr term (330 votes cast)— G.A. Mau '25, J. M. Dolan 120, G. C. Put Dam 185. Livermore (384 votes cast)—Pritcher 215, Meyers 162, Mayor Davie at Stockton. Mayor John L. Davie and Councilman J. M. Bassett have left for Stockton to be resent at the formal inauguration of Mayor-elect Baggs, at whose house they are guests. It is understood that Mayor Baggs sent for the. two gentlemen togeta little friendly information about running the affairs of a city. A Pioneer Gone. Zeno Kelley, aged 83 years, and a resi- dent of Oakland for the past forty-three years, died at home, 107 Chase_street, yes- terday morning. The deceased was one of Oakland’s oldest settlers. -He was a Quaker, and will be buried under the aus- pices of that sect to-morrow afternoon. Emma Freeman Bound Over. Emma Freeman, the shoplifter of Oak- land and San Francisco, was d to an- swer yesterday by Judge Wood on the charge of petty larceny with a prior con- viction against her name. This makes her offense a felony. Presbyterians on Saloons. To-morrow afternoon the Presbyterian Ministers’ Union of Qakland will hoid a meeting inthe First Presbyterian Church to talk over Sunday closing. Rev. Henry H. Rice will lead in the discussion. Sunday Concerts. Oaklanders will have a variety of music to-d:f with the usual Sunday concerts at Trestle Glen, Blair Park and Hayward's Park. BERKELEY. The Board of Town Trustees held a meeting Friday evening. The town at- torney was instructed to draft a resolution rescinding the liquor licenses taken out under the $100 ordinance. The electric light committee made an extended report as to the present lighting system, and recommended that thirty-two candle-power incandescent lamps be put up to take the plaece of thelights now in use, and that they be so placed as to fur- nish proper light upon the sidewalks and streets. The Fire and Water Committee was in- structed to purchase $490 worth of hose. Funds on deposit at a local bank were $23,387 83. The Superintendent of Streets was instructed to employ seven men to sgrmkle the streets. Bills to the amount 01 §542 71 were reported on favorably by the Finance Committee. It was decided to codify the town ordi- nances, the expense of which is not to ex- ceed $150. Wheeling to the Carnival. The Crescent Athletic Club will be repre- sented at the carnival races in Santa Cruz gy several wheelmen, among whom are red Wilkins, 0. A. Putzker and Frank T. Thompson. The five-mile® race between Wilkins on a single wheel and Welch and ‘Wagner on a tandem at the Oakland Trot- ting Park Friday evening resulted in an easy victory for’ Wilkins. Welch and ‘Wagoner will ride to Santa Cruz to-morrow on their tandem, with the hopes of break- ing the record. A party of bicyclists left last evening for the Carnival city on their wheels. A Professor’s Offer. Professor George H. Howison, Mills rofessor of philosophy at the university, Eas been offered the professorship of the same department at the University of Michigan. He has held his present posi- tion at Berkeley for the past eleven years, coming from Ann Arbor to accept it. The professor has not yet decided whether he will accept the new position offered. ALAMEDA. Sidney C. Herbert, who died on Friday at the home of his son, Henry V. Herbert, was an old Californian and prominently identified with the early history of the State. In 1849 Mr. Herbert purchased the bark Philena, loaded her with provisions and ready-framed houses, then in demand on this coast, and set sail from Brooklyn, N.Y., July 11 for California. The Philena arrived in San Francisco in December, 1849, Mr. Herbert first went to the mines of Sonoma County, where he remained about a year, and thence to Nevada City, where for many years he was chief deputy for the County Clerk and served a term as Sur- veyor. He afterward moved to San Fran- cisco and engaged in land transactions. De Santos’ Bail Reduced. Andrew de Santos, who is accused by Mrs. Petronck of having assaulted her daughter in September last, secured a re- duction of his bail from $5000 to $500 yes- terday. De Santos is &resgecmble-looking old man and claims that the suit is simply blackmail. Prosecutions Rare. Valentine Eggenberger was fined $10 yesterday by the City Recorder for leaving 4 horse unhitched in the public street. Prosecutions for this offense are very rare in Alameda and this is the first conviction recorded in a long time. BLOWN UP AT BERKELEY John Harbetz and A. E. Butson Killed at the Judson Dynamite Works. A Carpenter’s Carelessness Causes a Fatal Explosion of Nitro- Glycerine. Two men lost their lives and at hird man was badly injured by a strange accident at the Judson Dynamite and Powder Works, two miles from West Berkeley, yesterday morning. The dead are John Harbetz, foreman carpenter at the works, and Allen E. But- son, a helper. Early yesterday morning it was discovy- ered that the plow of one of the mixing machines, used to convert nitro-glycerine into dynamite, was out of repair and Su- perintendent Kennedy ordered Harbetz to fix it at once. To avoid accidents the machine was taken to the carpenter-shop, which is about 1000 feet from the mixing- house, and Harbetz began preparations for the work. The superintendent, io make sure that careless handling should not cause a ca- tastrophe, shouted: “‘Be careful about that plow, John, there mni' be something left in it.” +It’s all right,” answered Harbetz, ‘“‘we have washed it out with soda and I guess it’s clean.” ‘While they were talking Frank Koster, another employe, walked up to where Har- betz and Butson were working and stood watching their preparations. Superin- tendent Kennedy, satisfied that Harbetz would be careful, turned and walked away, but had not taken more than a dozen steps when he was startled by a heavy explosion and turned to see the three men lying on the ground and the fragments of the plow scattered about. He hurried to the car- penter-shop and seeing at once that the men were seriously, if not fatally injured, telephoned for medical assistance and then mlide the sufferers as comfortable as pos- sible. Butson, the r‘iigbt side of whose face was blown ofi, lived but ten minutes before death came to his relief. Harbetz was still alive when Drs. Crow- ley and Eastman of Qakland reached the scene. His body was badly torn, his right arm being reduced to shreds. The phy- sicians at once amputated that member, but the operation was of no avail, and he passed away about two hours after the accident. oster, who was standing within three feet of the plow when the ex- plosion occurred, was thrown violently to the ground, but was not seriously injured. He says that Butson, after tappmf the low, which is made of heavy planks ound together with strips of iron, with his hammer, started to fasten one of the pieces of wood with a heavy nail. He had not driven the nail more than balf way in when there was & blinding flash, accom- panied by a sharp explosion,and he was thrown to the ground. Superintendent Kennedy is at a loss to account for the explosion except on the hypothesis that Harbetz, in cleaning the plow, failed to remove all the nitro- glycerine from the joints of the machine, and the concussion oi the hammer driving the nail caused the remaining particles to explode. He also says that the plow was saturated with the explosive, and that the explosion of a small particle probably caused the remainder to explode. ‘“Harbetz and Butson,” he said, “had been employed about these works for years, and knew better than any one else the danger of using a hammer or any other hard utensil in repairing anything that had come in contact with t%e glycerine. It is a rule of the works not to use metallic znb:tauces on anything about the mixing- ouse. “I warned Harbetz not to hammer the low, and when he seemed like disregard- my admonition I spoke more strongly to about the matter and left beltevfn that he would follow my instructions. Af the same time it seems strange that the explosion should occur after H%rbetz bad washed the plow with soda. “Koster’s escape not death, was almdst miraculous. was near enough to the plow to have re- ceived the full force of the explosion had it gona his way, but one of the queer freaks i t.h;;itgfl sent it away from him and he escaped. Dr. Crowley was no less mystified than Mr. Kennedy regarding’ Koster's escape. “How he could have been singled out to elcage when standing within arm’s length of those who were terribly mangled is more than I can understand,” he said. “He will recover, his injuries being con- fined to a severe shock and a large num- ber of splinters which were blown into him. The other men were beyond hel when we reached there, and could no have survived under any circumstances.” Harbetz was’ married, though without chiidren, and lived at Berkeley, while Butson was single and resided at Stege. The former was ter 3L GALINDO TRIED TO DIE An Oakland Hotel Man Jumped Into the Estuary, but Did Not Sink. HIS OBESITY SAVED HIM. “Let Me Die! Let Me Drown!” He Shouted to the Boatmen Who Fished Him Out. John Galindo, proprietor of the Galindo Hotel, and a man of considerable wealth, made a desperate attempt to commit sui- cide last evening by jumping into the estuary. He was unsuccessful in his efforts at self-destruction, however, because of his obesity, which caused him to float like a cork. About 6 o’clock a very stout man was seen hurrying down Broadway toward the wharf, followed by a boy on a bicycle, who shouted at passers-by to stop him, and seemed in great distress because no one would accede to his request. The man was Galindo and the boy his son. The would-be suicide kept right on until be reached the wharf at the foot of Broadway. Here the boy made renewed appeals for assistance in preventing his father from doing away with himself, and called upon Wharfinger Watkins to help him. The latter ran to the wharf, but be- fore he could reach him the desperate man bad thrown off his hat and taken a header into the waters of the estnary. Then en- sued a scene which would have been ex- tremely ludicrous except for its tragic fea- tures. A rope was procured and thrown to Galindo, but he refused to grasp it, shout. ing: “Let me die, let me drown,” at the same time making frantic efforts to get his head under water, but with poor success. He floated in spite of himself, The attention of a number of boatmen across the estuary was attracted by the cries and the crowd which had gathered and they came across to his rescue, but when they attemgwd to haul him into their boat he fought like a demon and kept them at bay, all the time working to get his head under water. Seeing that their efforts in that line were wasted the boat- men managed to slip a rope under his arms and ignominiously towed him, floundering and protesting to the wharf, where another rope was procured and with the assistance of Wharfinger Watkins he was hoisted by main force to the wharf and held whilea carriage was sent for. _ He made several attempts to get back into the water, but finally gave up and went peaceably into the hack. He was driveen to the Galindo, where all efforts to interview him were futile, the lessees of the house denying that he was there or that he had made any attempt on his life. Galindo had recently received quite a sum of money from the rent of the hotel and_ started out to enjoy himself among his friends, He drifted down to the water front and on displaying the moneyina saloon was induced to stay there and spend it. His money soon melted away in wine and cards, His friends became anxious after he had been absent for forty-eight hours and asked the police to look out for him. Though they searched the front care- fully they were unable to locate him and had’ about concluded that he had - left the city when they heard of his attempt at su- icide, Itis supposed that after drinking to ex- cess and parting with all his coin he be- came despondent and on getting free from the saloon made for the wharf with the in- tention of ending his life. His son, who 1s the clerk at the Galindo Hotel, admitted last evening that hisfather had been missing for several days and that the police had been asked to find him, but refused to state why he had left or where m serious injnryhif ! € years of age and the lat- | will countasa revolu! he had been in the meantime. He was very much troubled about the matter. Galindo’s father left bim a comfortable fortune, including the Galindo Hotel, which was soon after tied up in litigation. He had plenty of money, which he spent freely on his companions and self. Several vears ago he was partially asphyxiated in a room at the hotel, and since tLat time has given his family and friends consider- able anxiety on account of his actions. His love for late hours and conyivial spirits increased and he frequently spent days away from home. AN ENGLISH VIEW OF CORINTO. Not at All a Bad Little Place—Civilized. You Can Get Xce. ‘‘Captain Trench of the Royal Arthur, who commanded the force that occupied the town and who is now in virtue of Rear- Admiral Stephenson’s proclamation gov- ernor of the Custom-house, from which the British flag isflying.” Such was the im- posing announcement from Corinto, Nica- ragua, which was served up on the British breakfast table yesterday morning. John Bull gallantly endeavored we do not doubt to live up in imagination to the tall talk of his newspapers and pictured to himself, we dare say, the most awesome situations with a gallant navy which knows how to do its duty confronted by an enemy, small it may be in numbers. but bloody, bold and resolute. Does anybody care to know how far the reality corresponds to these visions? If g0, we can oblige him; for a visitor hap- ened to call at this office yesterday, fresh rom “the seat of war.” This was Lady Henry Somerset’s son, H. 8. Somerset, who has just returned from a journey of some months’ duration in these Central Ameri- can States. He has seen a revolution or two through; ridden over much of the countries, coasted along more of them, and in Nicaragua interviewed the President, General Zelaya, and staid for some time at Corinto itself, which place, indeed, he left only two months 8go, says the Westmins- ter Gazette. = ‘‘And what is it like?’ asked our repre- sentative. “Ob, not at all a pad li the reply; “‘it's quite civilized; you can get ice.”” Mr. Somerset's implied formula, ‘no ice, no civilization,”’ becomes intelli- gible when one remembers that the mean annual temperature of the country is 80 deg. Fahrenheit. “Yes, you'd find out the truth of the ice test pretty soon if you had ridden with us across Honduras and then coasted along in am open boat to Corinto, Not a very nice voyage; but not so bad, perhaps, as the ride across Honduras. It was impossible to camp ont; we had to put up ‘as one of the family’ in the peasants’ hovels—mud cottages mostly, with ten or eleven of us, men, women and children, sleeping in a aingls room, in hammocks, with no ventilation, and any amount of scorpions and things. A litile. close and dirty, you know. But at Corinto we luxu- riated in a hotel—yes, positively, a hotel, kept by an-old Italian—a hotel and ice.” *‘Then you. have quite a friendly feeling for Corinto. You must be relieved that the port was not, bombarded by our men- of-war.” Mr, Somerset’s pleasant smile had begun to play at “the port;”” but the idea of “bombardment”’ and ‘“men-of-war” in con- nection. with Corinto was too much for him altogether. ‘“‘Excuse my laughing,” he seemed to say. ‘‘Big steamers can anchor within a few hundred yards of the beach, but I hadn’t realized that Corinto was a port. There is a pier, certainly—it’s about as long n—'{lell. I should think v nearly as long as this room. But there is only one line of steamers which comes its way, and when there is a revolution on the steamer just, lkxmlflngnn. This , you know; in- eed, I see the steamers have been ordered lace,” was not to call already, so what customs duties there will be for Captain Trench to collect I don’t quite see.” “But the threatened bombardment?”— “But there’s nothing to bombard. If you wanted to knock the place over you wouldn’t bombard, you'd just shove.” “But Admiral Stephenson ‘intended my ships to fire on the principal building’?" —“But there are no principal buildings. Yes, that's what they refer to—this row of little shanties, [we had yesterday’s Daily Graphic before us,] rather preftily situ- ated, aren’t they, among the palm " trees? That ‘principal building’ with the flagstaff —‘over which the union jack now.proudly floats’—well, the union jack surmounts walls of woed and mud and a tin roof.” “And the Government pier?’—*Isn’t half a bad place to sit out on and chat, with an occasional bath—only the sharks are rather a bore. But the coffee is rather ood.” g It is easy to talk in leading articles of “further and sterner measures.” But Mr. Somerset could not help us to give an; precise meaning to such grand words. We could just lean against the principal build- ings and ‘‘shove” them over certainly. And if it wasn’t that no dutiable goods are likely to be landed we could cdllect the customs. Also, we could march, if we liked, to Leon—the ‘‘principal town” ;lonly that’s half in ruins already. However, Mr. Somerset dares say its five volcanos may have spared something for our blue- jackets to lean against and topple over. k{anagua, *“the seat of government,” has more of an air apout it, Mr. Somerset ad- mits; they have rather a clever way of whitewashing the mud and wood there until it looks quite like stone. But then by the time we got to Managua there would be certain to be a revolution on. “There was a good deal of talk about one already,” said Mr. Somerset, “‘when I was there,” and as the present President must either show some fight or none, and as some other would-be President is sure in either case to rise against him, things are }ikely to become a great deal mixed before ong. The Nicaraguan army, we may state, is said to be 2000 men strong. But Mr. Somer- set demurred a little to the “strong.” Some of the officers who are about the THECONTE NEW TO-DAY. STENDED Two weeks ago to-day the proprietors of DR. HENLEY’S Celery, Beef and Iron, inaugurated a contest among the “Sweethearts and Wives” of this Coast as to which of them could make the best fruit cake. contest is published. All the contestants (of which there were just over 3500) have had an equal and as fair chance as possible to win the various prizes which were offered. To-day the result of the It has been no easy matter to reach a final determination, but it is regreta- ble that more attention was not paid to the rules governing the contest by some of those whom, the judge says, have sent splendid recipes. It was necessary as well as fair to abide strictly by the rules which were printed when the contest was inaugurated, and disappointed contestants should try and remember whether or not they carefully paid attéention to the directions laid down, for some of the best recipes have had to go unjudged through slight carelessness or neglect on the part of the ladies sending the recipes. PRIZE WINNERS. First—MRS. G. W. BROOKS, 367 Minna street, San Francisco. Second—MRS. GEO. WAGGONER, Vacaville, Cal. Third—MRS. W. 8. GROVES, 441 17th street, San Francisco. Fourth—MRS. M. PAROLINT, 508 Jersey street, San Francisco. @~ For particulars of method of award- ing prizes see to-day’s Examiner, Miss Lydia Maher of Clinton, writing on Friday to the Celery, Beef and Iron Co., says: “My- self and my two cousins have President look smart enough, but he wouldn’t like to answer for the stuff of the rest. “You hear everywhere in those parts the same story of the way troops are pressed: ‘I send you fifty volunteers,” writes the imaginary commandant to the Governor, ‘please return the ropes.’”” Nic- aragua, it should be remembered, contains about 50,000 square miles, is therefore as big as England, but has not more than six iufmhimncs to every square mile. The opulation is mostly Indian and mixed. t has very little commerce. The inhabi- tants rear a good many cattle and grow bananas (the ?eaves of which come in use- fully for'wadding) and coffee. On one point Mr. Somerset was very emphatic. It is, as we have séen, not easy to say what more this country must do to assert its rights; but that it was high time to do something Mr. Somerset was con- vinced. “You have no idea,” he said, “how contempiuous of England and Eng- lishmen they have become in these little republics. We had nothing at all to com- plain of, it is true. But then we were only passing through, and, besides, we were fortunate in having good introductions. I was presented to President Zelaya, and he seemed to me a very intelligent man. But the English traders and others who live out there have a pretty bad time of it. ‘Oh, England doesn’t count,’ the Beoplo say. ‘England won’t do anything. Besides, she couldn’t do anything if she wanted. Amer- ica wouldn't let her.’ “That,” said Mr. Somerset, ‘‘is the kind of talk you hear everywhere—that and the Monroe doctrine. The phrase is a sort of fetish with them. ‘Oh, it’s all safe,’ they say; ‘we needn’t bother about English- men; we're all right; we’ve got the Mon- roe doetrine!’ ‘And how,” I used to ask, ‘do you interpret the Monroe doctrine?’ Sometimes my informants hadn’t the least idea of who Monroe was or what was his doctrine. But they all found the phrase as soothing as Mesopotamia. And whenever an American squadron cruising around in the ordinary course is sighted the belief is universal that it is coming to blow the foreigners off the water.” What, ‘we wonder, would they make of it if they knew that the Monroe doctrine was warmly espoused by this country itself? - r. Somerset is now at home for a while, but hopes to be off on his travels again be- fore lonfi. “I like these out-of-the-way places,’”” he says, “and in Central America Yyou can always count on a revolution or two, which gives one a gzood deal of fun.” And that led Mr. Somerset to say a good word for the Central American politicians. “They are terribly despotic when they get inte power; I should think there’s nosuch despotism—not in autocratic Russia or anywhere—as in these republics; but then everybady, pretty nearly, has his turn, and you ean’t help having some sort of respect or politicians who don’t mind carry- ing their lives in their hands. Indeed, I suppose every politician out there has either potted at his nei;hbor or been potted at by him, or both.” Among other places where Mr. Somerset came in for a little revolution during his last travels was Panama. He firmly be- lieves, by the way, in the possibility of the corpletion of the canal. Bt the pres- ent time only just enough work ro keep the contract from lapsing is being done. But the engineer in charge was proud of the excellent condition in which all the machinery is kept. He told Mr. Somerset to pay a surprise visit and test some of the machinery for himself. Mr. Somerset, as will be seen by this rough summary of half an hour’s chat. has much that isin- teresting to tell, and we hope he will soon publish some of it in a book. He was ac- companied on his last journey by that vivacious American writer, Mr. Richard Harding Dayis—*‘And such a splendid fel- low to travel with!”” Mr. Somerset says en- thusiastically. HE WAS PREPARED, And All He Wanted Was to See a Pick- pocket Come. One day on a Broadway car I took a seat beside an old chap, whose every look told of Uncle Josh and haystacks, and I was scarcely down before I noticed that he was eying me very sharply. By and by he put his hand up to his mouth and whis- pered behind it: “Say! I want to ask ye sunthin’!” «all right.” | “Won’t git mad and hit me on the nose 2’ “‘Certainly not.” "Wall, I want to ask you if you’re a pick- pocket!” “Why do you ask?” 4 “Because I’'m allus readin’ about 'em, and afore I left home I told the old woman I was goin’ to keep my eyes open and try and ketch onto one.” “‘You want to see what one looks like?’’ “Tnat's it—that’s it!” . “Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I’'m no pickpocket.”’ N “Pshaw! but I jest hoped you was!’ he exclaimed in disappointed tones. “When you came in the door I said to myself that You was a reg’lar pickpocket and'1'd better take a good look at_you. It's not your fault, of course, but I" kinder feel put” out about it.” “If I was a pickpocket it would be an easy matter to get that watch of yours,’’ “Would it!” he chuckled. “Wall, mebbe 80, but the chain is tied to my pocket with a string and the watchis in my left boot- leg. 1've got an old wallet here, but she’s empty, and them $27 is down in t'other bootleg with my jackknife and five nickels. Say, it's too blamed bad you ain’t a pick- }nockec. T jest wanted ye to fumble around ur about half an hour, and then I was oin’ to tickle ye in the rivsand ha! ha! a! and ask if yer mother knew ye was out to-day, and if ye smelt anythin' like new- | sif mown hay areund here[’—Detroit Free Press. > Stopped the Inquest to Get Married. A wedding ceremony, with morgue-like surroundings, was. rmed at. Quincy to- day. As Coroner Pittman and a jury were holding an inquest over the body of Fred Cox, who was cut to the heart by Ed Hug- 5‘:1;5, the proceedings were interrupted by e entrance of several handsome young ladies, accompanied by male escorts, Coroner Pnz:un mi jury were greatly sent you each a recipe for mak- ing fruit cake, and we hope that between us we shall win one of the prizes offered by you, al- though of course we don’t know. Mother has been taking your Dr. Henley’s Celery, Beef and Iron for over two months, and it has done her such great good that we all feel grateful to those who make it. We live together, and my cousins say that mother is as good an aunt as she is a mother. And we are so glad to see her looking healthy again.” ,’l\« RS A o MISS LYDIA MAHER AND HER TWO COUZINS All Three of Whom Sent Excellent Recipes. It was in order to impress on the people generally that whilst Celery is the best nerve food, Beef extract the best general system stimulant, and Iron the greatest Blood purifier, it takes time, patience, experiment and deep scientific research to be able to combine these three grand elements in such a way as will do unmixed good. That was one of the problems of DR. HENLEY’S useful life, and he most completely solved it. For it is now admitted by every one who has taken the trouble to observe, that DR. HENLEY’S Celery, Beef and Iron preparation is the only remedy in the wide world thatis a certain cure for INSOMNIA, “THAT TIRED FEELING,” LOSS OF MEMORY, GENERAL DEBILITY, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, and a WEAKENED CONSTITUTION. LET NO ONE GIVE YOU A SUBSTITUTE. surprised by the entrance of the young ‘people and more so when one of the party -earnestly solicited the Coroner to suspend the inggest long enough to urite in mar- riage Louis Dorneck and Miss Margaret Gore. The Coroner sugzested a more ap- propriate place, but Mr. Dorneck explained that haste was necessary, and_accordingly the Coroner suspended " the inquest over Cox’s body and spoke the words that made the couple one. Miss Annie Dieber was first maid of honor and Carl Kiappich was best man. The %ruesomeness of the surroundings did not seem to affect the spirits of the party, and after the ceremony they left chatting merrily. After the bridal party had_departed Coroner Pittman resumed the inquest on Cox’s body and the jury rendered a verdict that he came to his death by a wound inflected with a pocket- knife in the hands of Ed Huigim, and the latter washeld for murder in the second degree.—Florida Times-Union. —————— At the Steeplechase. She was a dainty little damsel, most be- comingly attired in a new spring costume. He sat two seats away in the grand stand— there was none between—and as he watched her big blue eyes looking out over the steeplechase course on Saturday afternoon, his thoughts went something like this: “By Jove, the man that brought her here has the worst sort of taste to leave her for a second, even to place a bet. I wonder if I dare to speak to her. I:d like to explain about the courses, and the jumps, and the golf bunkers. I’ll bet she thinks the golf bunkers are the jumps. But no, I'd better not. Perhaps I can find some fellow who can introduce us. She’s a lady, of course, any fool could see that. Just Jook at the poise of her head. That’s the beauty of the new law. The grand stands are going to be filled with ladies and gentlemen, in- stead of being lumbered up with those off- colored betting females of old times,” says the New York Evening Sun. “They're off!” and the struggle for the second race had begun. She seemed to be wondering what it was all about. As the five horses came down to the water jump the spectators held their breath. A’flash of color, a flight through the air as grace- ful as a bird’s, and two of the horses were over and skimming along up the sward. Another, another and another, and a sigh of relief arose—all had passed the water ‘umdp in safety. But no—Oakwood didn't ian just ht; and before the cheer has fairly begun his four feet are waving in the air, and _under him, crushed in the turf, a little figure in green and gold lies mo- tionless. Some of the spectators shut their eyes. Those who don’t, see the jockey “carried aw?, his head hanging imp from his shoulders. Mgss Blue-eyes hasn’t flinched. ‘‘Splen- did nerve,” thought he; “‘that’s the best of these highbred girls, Now’s my opvor- tunity.” “And leaning over and touching his hat, ‘“‘An awfully nasty fall that jockey got, Miss.” ¥ “Yes,” came the reply in dulcet tones, “and I hove the little stiff has broke his neck. Jim had up ten plunks for me on Oakwood, and he was a lead pipe if it hadn’t been for that fool jock.” Two minutes later a hopeless looking young man was leaning against a circular he counter under the grand stand and doing his best to make the venture of the man who bought the bar yiw[ege of the meet- ing a paying speculation it S REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIGNS. s 205 F of I cornor of Xyler. (Goidan 2 corner €] ot vennt) And Laguns sircet. 15 28 by § 187:6: h to W. N. and Emily loton E line of Steiner sireet, 151:6 N of Hy 23:3 by E 75 $10. Willlam and Eva Zelner to David McLau ot on X line of Page street; 261:8 W of Scotsy Totnon Conway, to_ Esther M. Wilson, lot on N line of Sacramentostreel, 1515 of Devisadero, £ “Alixander R Baldwin to May B. Angus, lot on N line of Union street, 165 E of Devisadero, E 55 :6; $10. % ol 1371.6&“1‘"‘ to Charles F. Hanlon, lot on 8 1ine of Hancock street, 315 W of Sanchez, W 40 by $114; also lov gnlg WE&:‘ME lt::l";nfl!;my. 35 also ner. “mnwu,m m‘” and Potrere avanua. N 27 t M. and Catherine Klvlli by E 100; also lot on E line of Pennsylvania ave- nue, 50 'S of Yolo street, S 75 by ¥ 100; also lot on S line of Jackson street. 123 ¥ of Van Ness avenue, B 25 by 8 127:814; & Same to same, lot on NW_line of Market street, 190 SW of Fifteenth, SW 75 by NW 115; also lot on S line of Hancock street, 315 W of Sanchez, W 40 by S 114: also lot on SE line of B street and Forty-fourth avenus, § 160 by E 55; also 1ot on NE corner of Mariposa street and Potrero avenue, N 27 | by E 100: also lot on i line of Pennsylvania avenue, 50 5 of Yolo, S 75 by E 100; also 10t on S line of Jackson street, 123 E of Van' Ness avenue, E 25 by S 127:814: gift. M. Morgenthau Company (a corporation) to Julia Griflin, ot on W line of Hampshire street, 147:6 S of Twenty-first, S 25 by W 100: $10. San Francisco Savings Union to Ellen E. Magnire, lot on S line of Alvarado street, 101:10 1 of Noe, k5 25:514 by S 114 also lot on'S line of Alvarad street, 150:9 E of Noe, E 25:5 by 5 114; $1751. Dominique Cazeaux to Louis C. Breffeith, 1ot on Silne of Jackson street, 78:10 of Stackton, B K 10. Gallagher to Sallle J. Smith, .cramento sireet, 81:6 E of Jones, valyn A. Stamp to R.O. Cham- ormer Fine and Jones strects, £ es P. Farnsworth to W.F. C. S line of Harrison street, 50 NE of Stanley place, NE 25 by SE 99:6; $10. Emily E. Barstow to Monroe Greenwood, lot on E line of Third avenue, 300 S of Lake street, & 25 by E 120; also lot on E line of Fourth: avenus, 225 8 of Lake street, § 25 by E 120: alsolo: on E line of Fourth avenue, 275 S of Lake street, S 50 by B 120; also lot on NE corner of Lake street and Sec- ond avenue, E 35 by N 90; $10. W. F. and Amy S.Beck (o maker, ot on N line of A stre fourth ‘avenue, N 100 by E . J.T.and Adeialde M. McCrosson to Charles A. Warren, undivided 2-9 of lot on NW corner of G street and Thirty-second avenue, W 240, N 600, 226, Si5 19:2, § 586:3; $10. William H. Green to Solomon Getz, lot on E line of Twenty-seventh avenue, 139 N of C street, N 53 by 1120 $10. W. A. H. and J. Torrey Connor to Eugenfe I. Bennette, lot 10, block 26, Lake View; $10. Salomon and 'Emma Ducas to John and Chris- tine Olsson, lot 1410, Gitt Map 8 §10. H. Nathan and Paul F. Kingston to Ann Me- Namara, lot on E line of Charter Oak avenue, 275 Sof Helena street, £ 100 by S 50, lots 286, 287, Silver Terrace Homestead; $10. Michael and Mary A.‘Trapp to Julla Sweeney, lot on NEline of Eleventh avenue South, 75 NW of M street South, NW 20 by NE 100, block 209, Central Park Homestead; $10. John F. Quale to Sulomon Ducas, lots 1. 2 and 8, Holiday Map A, SW corner of Roscoe street and Crescent avenue: $10. M. Metzer to Nora: Daly. lot on NE line ot Goettingen street, 200 SE of Felton, SE 25 by NE 120, block 18, Rallrond-avenue Homestead; also described as 10t on E line of Goettingen street, 175 XN of Burrows, N 25 by E 120, block 18, University Mound Survey; $10. ALAMEDA COUNTY. J. F. and Harrlet Davis to Jerome B. Stantord of San Francisco, E half of lot 13, Potts Tract, map 3, Oakland Township; $250. Nelson and Susan P. Provost to Rose Perler of Montana, lot on E line of McKee street, 137:6 feet W of Occldental, W 876 by 8136, being portion of lots 6 and 6, block P, Paradise Park, Oakland Township: $10. Abigail B. Hunt of Oakland to M. H. Eastman of Oakland, Iot on SE corner of Booth street and Broadway, E 150 by S 150, being lots 4,5 and 6, block H, Weston Tract, quitclalm deed, Oakland Township; $10. M. H Eastman of Oakland to F. G. Eastman of d, same, Oakland Township: §5. and Anna L. Whiting:to W. 1. Reed of Oak- ermann Scho- 8 E of Twenty- land, Dwight way, E 119, N 45, W 118, § 45:8 to begin- ning, belng portion of lots 1 and 2, block 3, College Homestead Association, to correct former deed, Quitclaim deed, Berkeley; ——. William 1. and Nev, eed 0f Oakland to An- nle S;;l:’er (wife of J. P.) of Berkeley, same, Berxe- ey ; $10. Armenia Vermilya to Mary E. Willlams, lot on 8 side of Encinal avenue as widened to 80 feet, 100 W of Oak street, W 50 by S 140, being lot 2, block J, lands adjacent to Encinal, Alameda; gift. C. 8. Corrigan of Alameda to Charles E. Naylor of Alameds, lot on N line of Central avenue, 756 E oflghemln street, E 37:6 by N 100, Alameda; John W. Flynn to H. W. and Josephine B. Chase, lot on NW corner of Thirteenth and Jackson streets, W 180 by N 100, Oakland; $10. Benjamin J. and Kate E. Wright of Oakland to Linda M. Adams, lot 14, block H, way Ter- race, Oakland Township; $10. . A. Fink of Berkeley to Belle O’Neal of Osk- land, lot on W line of Third 350 N ot Gil- street, main, by W 133, being lots 115 and 118, block 12, Tract B, Berkeley Ll‘nd and Town Im- Pprovement Association, Oailands $10. Asmochision, Tot o 'S foe of s Teeon el Losn ssociation, lot on ine of 48t entief treet, §08:5 W"of Twenty'iiva sven 5 150, bel 17 a e, W 75 i the W feet of lot ;:block C, z{lb- gjkah#n Assoclates’ Tract, East Oakiand; Same to same, 1ot 13, block H, Broadway T m.ommd‘l‘wu:l‘p: $10. sl Marie A. Strelinger of Berkeiey to Samuel Budd of New York, lot 65, block 31, resubdivision of P?)m“ Park, o-n-g ‘Township; $10. n Francisco same, quitclaim déed; $5. e § i A 5 Warner Land and Improvement Compsny (& corporation) to F. (. Nugnn of Brooklyn 'ruwfr ship, lot on NE line of Cherry_street, 220 NW of Mountain View- avenve, N 150, NW 41.8, SW lwu.l,n?g 42.4 wnmn , being lot 1, block 17. Aiirae € Mathee st ot 4300, | wwe | on E line of Shattuck avenue, 185:2 N ot | | (wifeof A.) of Alameds, 40 acres, being the SE quarter of the NE half of Section 20, to wnship 4 S, range 3 E, Murray T £1 Bertha Isaac of Los A nenfeld, 10 acres beginni to Henrietta Hen- t & point in San Fran- | cisco Bay, 20 chains S and 10 chains W of a granite monument set on E line of section 10, Township 2 8, range 4 W, 40 chains N of SE corner of section 10, thence scross tide lands S 10 chains, W 10 chains, N 10 chains, E 10 chains, being lot 18 in section 10, Township 2 S, range £ W, bargain and sale deed, Alameda; $10. AUCTION SALES. SPECIAL LOXWG CREDIT AUCTION SALE. IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED OAKLAND CITY REAL ESTATE. SATURDAY, BATURDAY... ..JUNE 15, At 2 o'clock P. M., at Salesroom of M. J. LAYMANCE & CO., Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers, 468 Eighth st., Oakland. Sale absolute, without limit OB BESERVE. 7-.EXCEPTIONAL BUSINESS LOTS-...7 Choice side East 14th st., cor. 19th aye.; no real estate in East Oakland commands more attention than East 14th-st. property : San Leandro and Hay- wards Electric R. R. and country trade of Alameda County passes this property. Terms. one-quarter cash, balance In three yearly payments. 3 Lots, 25x160, Extra Cheap. East 12thst., 3 blocks of 23 ave. station: elec- tric cars pass’ property; good investment; im- proved with cottages. One-quarter cash; one, two and three years. 21—Magnificent Building Lots—21 Fine elevated location, commanding view: in thermal belt of East Oakland, fronting East 90th and East 21st sts. and 19th ave.; Eighth and Broadway electric on 21st st.; short distance to 23d-ave, station; large iots, 45x140; worth to-day #20 and $30 per foot: every lot goes at your own rice; see this property; only one-quarter cash; 1, and 3 years. 16 Elegant Building Lots. On the Piedmont cable Toad, facing Pleasant Valiey ave., 80 feet wide, the main avenne running from the grand boulevard around Lake Merritt (o Piedmont: think of terms; only $10 cash; balance $5 monthly. Beautiful cottage of 5 rooms, SE. cor. East 17th st. and 22d ave.: Jot 50x150; bara for 2 horses and carriage; 8 blocks of 28d ave.; local station to 8. F.: terms only $100 cash; balance $20 a month. New 2-story house of 8 rooms and bath: all mod- ern improvements; lot 50x150; barn: situate north side ot Nicol ave., 1 block Fruitvale ave. electric cars: very midst of fine improvements; terms, DNLHBD cash, only $17 50 monthly; must be seen to be appreciated. Two Houses on William Street. Bet. Pine and Cedar, 1 block Point station, 1 cot- tage Of 5 rooms: one 2-story house of 6 rooms: each lot 87:6x100: rents 88 and $10; worth $1500 each: must be s0id for cash, by order of San Fran- cisco Savings Bank; you get a bargain. New modern cottage of 6 rooms and bath, SE. cor. of Brandon and Wasbington streets, within 2 blocks of Fruitvale station: lot 25x100, terms; also vacant ot in the rear, facing on Washington st., 25x155; only $50 cash. balance $10 monthly. MUST £ SOLD. The following Estate of Encarnacion G. de Ayala (Deceased). Elegant new residence, 10 rooms, Claremont ave.: 1 and 2 blocks of Telegraph ave. and Grove- st. electric-car lines; 1ot 138x150; terms cash, sub- ject to approval of conrt. Same estate, 2 fine speculative lots, with 50 feet, each having double frontage on Claremont ave. u;:d Telegraph ave. ; terms cash, subject to approval of court. Same estate, 1 residence lot, Vicente st., 1 block of Claremont and Telegraph aves.; size 45x150; terms cash, sale subject to approval of court. Do not fail to securea catalogue and examine these properties before day of sale. A better real estate market is evident every- where, we have looked up owners that must sell at Call and be shown the properties. M. J. LAYMANCE & CO., Real Estate Agents ana Land Auctioneers, 466 Eighth st., Oaklsnd. 1895 LEGAL NOTICES. EPARTMENT No. 9, PROBATE, No. 16,061—1n the Superior Court, in_and for the City and County of San Francisco. State ‘Al fornia. In the matter of the estate of MARCUS DAVIDSON, deceased. Notice Is hereby given that TUESDAY, the 18th day of June, A. D. 1895, at 10 o'clock A, of ssid day, and courtroom of De t No. 9 of sald court, at the mew City Hall, in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, have been appointed as the time and Flm for proving the will of said MARCUS DAVIDSON, deceased, and for hearing the application of MY ER DA VIDSON and JOSEPH HARRIS, for the issuance to them of utunxummrtsr{&l;mm une . 1885. TRt % C. ¥, CURRY, Clerk. By F. B, HOUGHTON, Deputy Clerk 7.H. SMTTH and MORTIMER S Ateye sar Paiitionara.