The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1895, Page 4

i b | ] 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, TACOMA'S CHINESE: Committee of Fifteen Ex- cited by a Change of Riggs’ Servants. STAND BY THE CHINESE. Chamber of Commerce Adopts the Report of Trustees . Advising Caution. SUPPRESS TO LAWLESSNESS. The Chamber Will Uphold the Mayor and Consider the City’s Welfare. TACOMA, Wasu., Dec. The com- mittee of fifteen was greatly excited to- day w it was learned that Mr. Rig had imported another Chinese ser from Olympia. The importation was, however, simply to take the place of one that had been employed temporarily and had returned to Oly t no action would be taken until after meeting of the Chamber of Commerce s special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, called to consider e matter of Chinese in Tacoma, the trustees of that body presented a report, | as adopted, advocating no action f the chamber in The trustees adopted. The ng it be dropped. hat the r be the rem “The laws of tect every man in the h or low, rich or poor, or yellow. Tbe same tects the humblest citizen of public shields with a mighty arm ese now resident in this country.” tees ask the report that the dge itself to uphold the Mayor The t chamber p n law or disorder rowing out of the on of the Chi- rese question. The right of every man to ictate the affairs of his own household is ph ; also the restricting Chinese resident contingent gathering at any nt. The Chinatowns of San Francisco and Portland st because of the and the fact tha on this coast. have always <, the report claims, the race he first landed he Chinese e berth iven Tacoma since'1885, they are not likel come here in large numbers. claim a change of sent verienced in the town at large by the rea- son of the establishment of the Ori line of steamers with this eastern ter- lor important seaport, and must do business with the world and be that the town is no an minus in 1592; a village, but cosmopolitan. The danger of away enterprises in inf: is p The benefits to the eity of the China and it Japan trade are mentioned. claimed that the largest exports of flour go to Hongkong. The report concludes: “We believe the laboring classes of this city are being misied by those who are not their best friends, and that calm and careful investigation of the question, with- out passion, will resnlt in dropping this and all other questions which widen the breach between capital andflabor and bring this fair city into undue promi Tence as a city of turmoi The trustees’ report was adopted after a warm discussion by the chamber. The meeting was a large oue, numbering the most prominent men of the community. Stirring addresses condemnatory of Chinese agitation were made by F. H. Gra- ham, Geo A Judge T. L. pastor of the I er, e L. H. Hallock, tional Church, It was decided | ation, | nd to | H | picion of Thompson. | " W. W. More, J. E. Crabtree, E. M. Wat- kins and E. G. Keith all claim the reward and others. W.H a, President of | the -City Council, ge 1. Boardn an | and others made anti-Chinese speeches, deprecating violence but urging th | ber to ask Riggs to ¢ A mild amendment to the report, ing that the chamber use its influence in aid of the sentiment to keep out Chinese, was voted down. There were only six noes on the final vote to adopt the original Teport. T'he committ, of fifteen will call on | Riggs to-morrow, since he announces his | intention to stand pat. The committee asserts there wili be no violence. SUMMERLINDOIL TRIE First Flowing Well in That Region Proves Valuable Property. Fuel for the New Power-House of the Electric-Cars and Pumping Other Wells. BARBARA, CarL., Dec. 19.— Summerland has made a big stride for- ward: A flowing well, the first,in the re- gion, has been struck by Solomon Kaiser of the well-known Kaiser Brothers of Santa Maria, who came on the ground only a few weeks since to sink fifty wells on lots purchased by the company which he represents. At a depth of 212 feet the drill pierced the bituminous ale and oil poured out of the 4-inch pipe at a height of two feet above the ground. This is the first lowing well in Summerland. It has been the custom to sink from 150 to 200 feet below the surface and raise the oil to the surface by engine- power. The new well in which such im- portant results have been achieved is situ- ated on the bluff near the railroad, in the direction of Ortega station. It is in the near vicinity of mflnyé)umped wells. It is probable that this discovery will lead prospectors in that direction, and that the ground around Ortega will soon be covered with derricks. Meantime Summerland is going fast ahead. The wise stroke of policy which secured to the little village the location of the power-house for the new electric road, which is to connect Santa Barbara with Carpenteria, is bound to become a consid- erable factor in thedistrict’s advancement. The engine-house isnow built and the ma- chinery will soon be up. The fuel will be Summerland oil and a large portion of the electric power ‘generated will be applied toward pumping the wells owned by the electric road company, as well as others throughout the oil field. SANTA Sy mgarn X CHICO’S CANNERY. The Work of Construction Being Steadily Pushed. CHICO, Cav., Dec. 19.—The scene at the Gridley cannery site is a busy one. Active work has been commenced by Palmer & Jenkins, contractors, and a gang of car- | Cour penters are now at work framing timbers, while brickmasons are laying the founda- tions. The contract for grading has been let to T. B. Channon and ha has his teams and scrapers now at work. The building will be large and substantial. Several hundred feet of side track will soon be laid. Lumber for the structure has been arriv- ing in carload lots for several days. The boiler and engine are already on the ground. sl S NOTES GF STANFORD. Students Leaving for Vacation— Professor Hussey Goes to Lick Observatory as Astronomer. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Dec. 19.—Students are already beginning to leave for home and to-morrow there will be a general exodus, as the holiday vaca- tion begins at that time. Owing to the low rates north there will be an unusual number of students leaving for Oregon and Washington within tne coming three days. On Saturday next Professor William J. Iiussey will leave the university to as- sume the position of astronomer at Lick Observatory. Professor Hussey took two degrees in the University of Michigan in 188)—those of B. 8. and C. E. In the same year he was engaged in the Nautical Almanac office, Washington, D. C. In 1890 and 1891 he was instructor of mathe- matics in the University of Michigam, and in the following.year became instructor of astronomy and acting direztor of the ob- servatory of that university, In securing his services as professor of astronomy anford University was most fortunate, | Professor Hussey is a popular instructor and, in the department in which he isin- terested, he has done some very valu- able and noteworthy work. His photo- | graphic work of the heavenly bodies is said to be the best that has ever been done, and he has received the ex- pressed approval of the leading astrono- mers of the da EIENTS AT LOS MGELES Action to Determine the Kid Thompson Reward on Trial. Convict Mayne Goes to San Diego to Testify—O0il Transportation Company. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 19.—The case of We rgo Company and the South- ern Pacific Railway Company vs. W. W. More_ et al. is on trial in the Superior Department 4. The action is to de- termine who is entitled to a reward jointly offers v the plaintiffs for the arrest and conviction of Kid Thompson, the man who Leld up the train at Roscoe. The reward amounts to $1300. It is claimed by three sets of persons, all of which are in court, 1o have been brought in by the plaintiffs on writs of intervenor. ward ciaims that he first accused Beecher y 3 pson of being the man who was of the crime. He trailed him over | the country and produced other evidence o support his theory. This led to thesus- together upon the score of their having made the physical capture of ‘Ihompson. . W. Kemp, gnee of A. B. Lawson, and Mrs. Lawson, executrix of his estate, F. P. Kennett, Charles A. Eizler and L. D. Rodgers claim the reward on_the score of having furnished the testimony upon which Thompson was convicted. It was wson et al. who secured the confession from Johnson, who was convicted of par- ipating in the robb Jobnson impli- cated Thompson and told how it was done. Judge Van Dyke this morning stated the proposition that nunless the efforts ex- sended in the conviction were brought rome to the persons who made the arrest them the ilnruxer had no nd accepted _ ht to share in the re 7.08 ANGEL URANCE. New Board of Under: rs Organized Jor Protection. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 19.—At last the local fire insurance agents have ar- rived at the conclusion that there is more strength in unity than in individual effort. Another organization has been effected, namely, the Los Angeles Board of Fire Underwriters. A constitntion has been adopted and signed by thirty-five out of thirty-seven agents here, the remaining two being willing to sign, but as salaried men, are waiting orders from their chiefs in San Francisco. The board elected R. G Lunt, president; F. A. Walton, vice-presi- dent; L. F. Vetter, treasurer. The secre- tary has not yvet been chosen. The execu- tive committee consist of E. C. Silent, C. C. Hawley, W. T. Whittaker; grievance committee—W. J. Brodrick, J.T. Griffith, W. A. Bonynge. The constitution exacts a deposit of $100 from each signer a gnarantee for the payment of any fines imposed, and the further payment of $52 month as dues. The payment of this posit and accrring dues, and in fact the expense of the organization, depends upon the attitude of the San Francisco man- agers and general agents, and they will have to indorse the action of the local agents in the form of an agreement, pro- vided they desire the organization to be- come effective. e MAYNE GOES TO SAN DIEGO. Tell What He Knows About Water Schemers. 1OS ANGELES, Car., Dec. 19.—Clifton E. Mayne has gone to San Diego. This afternoon he is enlightening the Grand Jury of that county as to the devious methods pursned, as he claims, by sundry water schemers in that city to promote their plan to sell San Diego a water sup- ply. Mayne is _in the custody of Sheriff Burr and of Depaty Martin Aguirre. ‘When he was brought out of his cell this morning he could hardly walk. Hewas very weak, but he is a nervy person and he made up his mind_that he would go to San Diego. He would have done so if it killed him. g TRANSPORTATION OF OIL. He Will Officers of the New Company Electe@ and Vessel Purchased. LOS ANGELES, Car., Dec. 19.—The stockholders of the California Oil and Transportation Company, at a meeting yesterday afternoon elected W. F. Botsford president and general manager, T. W. Phelps, vice-president, and Dr. C. Laux, secretary. Messrs. Botsford, Phelps, F. W. Flint, M. W. Turner and Dr. Laux were made directors. One-third of the stock is owned by the members of the Oil Exchange. President Botsford this morning signed the final papers for the purchase of the vessel for transporting oil up the coast. e SANTA ROSA RAILWAY SUED. National Bank Demands Payment of a Loan of Money. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Dec. 19.—The Cen- tral Street Railway Company is in the courts as defendant in an action by the Santa Rosa NaYional Bank, against the in- dividual shareholders, to recover $9315, money loaned the corporation. When the loan was made no_security was given, but later a note was given the bank. To-day a demurrer was filed by the attorneys for the areholders, contending that the statute of limitation has expired, as the indebtedness aates from the time of the loan and not from the time the note was given, as claimed by the bank. W. F. Russell, the corporation’s attorney, has filed a lien on the road for legal services in the amount of $1385, 1 ALBANY'S MURDERER, Lloyd Montgomery Sen- tenced to Be Hanged in January. WITHOUT ONE FRIEND. He Begs tfie Small Favor of Seeing His Little Brothers and Sisters. THE EVIDENCE CONCLUSIVE. to Establish the Plea of Insanity His Counsel Set Up. Unable ALBANY, Or:, Dec. 19.—Lloyd Mont- gomery, vesterday found guilty of the mur- der of his father, mother and Dan Me- Kercher, was to-day sentenced by Judge Burnet to be hanged on January 31, next. He is lying alone in his cell to-night with- out a friend to give him one word of sym- pathy. From the day officers took him from his home at Brownsville he has not seen or heard from any of his relatives or friends. Until to-day the murderer made no requests, and it was not until to-night that, with death staring him in the face and utterly dejected, the miserable crimi- nal broke down completely and begged the small favor of seeing his little brothers and sisters pefore he died. It seemed to give him sume comfort to know that his wish could be granted. There isabsolutely no sympathy felt for the youth, who after all does not fully realize that his life is to be terminated so shortly. His only caller during the time he has been in jail here was an evangelist, who spoke briefly to him of his future condition. At the hour of setting the date of execu- tion to-day Judge Whitney, counsel for Montgomery, asked for a new triai. This was denied, aud no other reason having been shown why the law should not be carried out Judge Burnet pronounced the death sentence. Montgomery showed a remarkably cool nerve under the circum- stances. At the words “And may God have mercy on your soul,” the prisoner turned pale, but exhibited wonderful nerve and sat down quietly. Those who had expected him to make a statement were disappointed, for not a word was spoken by him, his attorneys saying he was too nervous to-day to trv to talk, but they think he will before the date of his execution make an open confession, as he had previously admitted the shooting be- fore the Grand Jury. The evidence was conclusive on the fol- lowing facts: On November 19 Lloyd Montgomery, 18 years of age, returned home from a two days’ hunting- trip, made against his father’s wishes. About 4 o’clock in the afternoon John Montgom- ery, father of the defendant, and Daniel McKercher, residing a few miles beyond, were in the front yard of Mr. Montgom- ery’s house, three miles from Brownsville, talking about the payment of a small sum of money due McKercher. Near by was Mrs. Montgomery. While talking young Montgomery approachgd and was taken to task by his father for going hunting and not attending to work on the farm. In the dispute that followed the defendant, the only lhiving witness, asserts that his father slapped him in theface. The young man walked into the house, secured a Winchester with seven cartridges in it and going to the kitchen door without warning fired, killing his father instantly. He then shot at McKercher, but missed him. Following him to the front door of the house he shot him dead as be fled. Fifteen feet away stood his mother, who had run into the house and was undoubt- edly facine him. He took deliberate aim and shot her dead, hitting her twice. Then he ran into the fields, returning when the discovery of the murder was made by children returning from school, who rode to the neighbors and noti- fied them.of the murder. He declared his innocence, insisting that he was stoning squirrels at the time. After being in jail several days he made a pretended con- fession implicating McKercher, and finally a complete one. Notwithstanding the plain facts the case was stubbornly con, tested by Whitney and Newport, and B. S. Martin for the defendant. The prose- cuting attorney, McKain, was assisted by Captain N. B. Humphrey. The defense of insanity was not sustained, though a cunning effort had been made by the de- fendant. —_— MINT SSIYS AT CARSON Difference in Value Shown by Prosecution and Defense in Heney’s Trial. The Government Attorneys Claim That the Sewer Assays Were Salted. CARSON, Nev. Dec. 19.—The principal testimony of importance in the Heney case to-day was the introduction of the assays, made by the Government, of material taken from the Mint sewer and from the field into which the sewer emptied. The defense had offered in evidence assays as high as $52, and most of the lots averaged as high as $30. Twelve Government samples, taken in the pres- ence of the defense from the same ground, ran from absolutely nothing to $527, The three assays that showed metal averaged $3 38; five assays showed a trace and the rest showed nothing. The average of the lot was less than $1 a ton. George McLaughlin, an expert who had worked in the Mint since 1877, swore that the bogus bars were made before the others. The prosecution claims that the resul t of the Government assays of the sewer refuse show that the assays of the defense were salted, averring that they were on the back stoop of one of the attorneys for the defense over night in open cans and the opportunity for salting them was ample. . Paris Ellis swore that the material in the Mint tank in 1895 assayed about 4 or 5 cents in April and about November 14, 1895, was about 6 cents and the lower tank abouv 8 cents. He had assayed the lead pipe and it went 72 cents to the ton. In- sgector Mason for the Government swore that he had treated $1600 worth of gold by the same acid used in the Mint for years and the loss was unappreciable, The re- 1895 = turns were within the allowance by the Clara were filed in the County Clerk’s of- Mw,afiz;_w Government for waste. % fice to-day. The incorporators are: D. This evening the Western Union oper- l' Henderson, F. F. Percival, E. H. Smith, ator swore that Heney had received no dis- patch in August, 1893, from Folsom, as he stated in direct examination. William Langevin, son of Joseph Lan- gevin, the witness who it was said the defense sent out of the country, swore that he saw Coffin and Torreyson, the attor- neys, call at his father’s house, and half an hour later Brule, the constable, called and paid his father money, after which he dis- appeared. D. Circe also called one night and paid some money. Ilis testimony was corroborated by Mrs. Langevin and Joseph Langevin, On cross-examination he said that the night the attorneys called his father asked them, in case he was asked on the stand if he had received money to send the boy away, what he must say, and they told him he must teil the truth and if he was subpenaed he would have to come into court. Witness got $100 from D. Circe for his father. When the witness was excused General Clarke rose and stated to the court that he would exonerate Coftin and Torreyson from any attempt to influence Langevin improperly or unpro- fessionally. — RUNAWAYS AT SACRAMENTO. ZLeila Brown and Walter Emery Found by the Girl's Father. SACRAMENTO, (ar., Dec. 19.—Leila Bowen, the 15-year-old runaway Oakland girl, and her companion, Walter Emery, were found hiding in this city to-night and arrested. When the girl’s father heard they were here he shaved off his beard and came to this city to-day, and with officers Talbot anda Rutherford fonnd the pair. ‘They had been here ever since leaving Oakland. Emery had a lot of ex- plosives called burglar alarms for attach- ing to doors and had been peddling them quietly. Bowen leaves with his daughter in the morning for Oakland. Emery will be sent there to answer to a charge of forg- ing his brother’s name. TACOMAS COURCILMAN Cavender Found Guilty of Mis- conduct and Dismissed From Office. Sensational Investigation by the Coun- cil Discloses Other Corrup- tion by Others. TACOMA, Wasn., Dec. 19.—Investiga- tion by the City Council of the charges of incompetence and misconduct in office of Councilman 8. A. Cavender, brought by citizens of the Fifth Ward and the Lexow Committee, which was begun yesterday, resulted this evening 1n finding him guilty and declaring the office vacant, by unani- mous vote. Cavender was stunned, and immediately after the decision putting his hands to his face left the council chamber. Very little testimony of any damaging character came up against Cavender until last even- ing there came a series of cloudbursts as it were, everybody looked for a sensation, and got it, this being the testimony of Mr. Snowden, editor of the Ledger, and 1. W. Berry, ex-councilman and ex-director of the defunct Bank of Tacoma. The whole finance committee of the previous couucil, members of committees and some of the present members of the finance committee were charged with be- ing corrupt. This, with the sharp questioning of Snowden by Colonel Williamson, Caven- der’s attorney, who caused Snowden much uneasiness. formed a flavoring seldom witnessed in the city chambers. Consid- erable interest was taken in this trial, and between this and the $1,000,000 water suit trial which is being heard in the Courthouse the interest never tires, and the query is, “Who’s next?" since Boggs and Cavender are out of the w et FAILED AND LEFT SEATTLE. Kinman, a Jobbing Merchant, Incurs a Big Indebtedness. SEATTLE, Wasn, Dec. 19.—Attach- ments to the amount of $3000 against Kin- man, jobber in shoes, bosiery, and under- wear, doing business under the firm name of H. Richman & Co., were filed this aiter- noon. The total indebtedness is said to be about $20,000. Kinman disgppeared Mon- day and his whereabouts is unknown. Hebrew merchants here say he is a swind- ler and that he did a business at Sioux Falls, S. Dak.,,and other cities under various aliases ——— SQUALL THE SOUND, Craft Along the Outer Wharves at Seattle in Danger. SEATTLE, Wasu., Dec. 19.— A bad squall was kicked up on the Sound this af- ternoon. The sea rose so suddenly that it was not possible for water craft of any kind to lay exposed along the outer wharves. The Willard Ainsworth and the W. W. Morrill, which bhad just come around from Ballard, were taken in tow by tugs just in time to ]prevent them being driven together. Both vessels are making ready to leave in a few days for Japan, to begin a year’s sealing. Botmsd L Left for Canada. SEATTLE, Wasn.,, Dec. 19, — Paddy Glynn, secretary of the Coast Seamen’s Union, is short in his accounts several hundred dollars. After borrowing sums of money from numerous friends, he leit this city on the 9th inst. for Canada. Paddy Gill has been chosen the fugitive secre- tary’s temporary successor. SR s No News of the Strathnevis. SEATTLE, WasH., Dec. 19.—The Uma- tilla, which came in to-day from San Francizco, saw nothing on her way up of the Strathnevis or any vessels searc h‘fi for the disabled liner. She experience: a great deal of bad weather, the wind and rain playing from every quarter, el Indicted for False Entries. SEATTLE, Wasu., Dec. 19.—The Fed- eral Grand Jury this morning indicted Howard E. Perrin, cashier of the First Na- -| tional Bank at Anacortes for making false and fraudulent entries in the books of the institution. S A Lumber Stowing Record. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Dec. 19.— All previous records in stowing a lumber cargo into a vessel was broken recently at Port Blakeley when the stevedoring firm of Barneson & Chilcott, of this city, in thirty- six hours put 1,208,000 feet aboard. The vessel which received this remarkable dis- patch, constituting over half of her cargo, was the British steamer Straits of Menai. prat i e Fire at Madera. MADERA, Car., Dec. 19.—A ‘fire caused by an overturned lamp broke out last night at 8:15 o'clock in 8. Lazar’s_store. The fire company quickly responded to the alarm and saved the building, which was but slightly injured. The entire stock, amounting to $15,000, was badly damaged. Insurance on stock, $9000. Rl Y Held to Answer for Assault. SACRAMENTO, Cav., Dec. 19.—Justice Henry this morning held J. E. Harrison to answer before the Superior Court on a charge of assauit with intent to commit murder on his wife and E. C. Mitchell. Harrison recently attacked his wife and Mitchell at the home of her father, where she was living apart from her husband. gt by Heavy Snow in the Northwest. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 19.—Snow has been falling steadily throughout Idaho, Eastern Oregon and Washington since yes- terday noon. Trains are all more or less delayed. Streetcar traffic in this city is at a standstill, Young Donnelly, an Insur- - ance Clerk, Runs Away. SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. Declares His Innocence in a Let ter Secretly Forwarded to His Employers. CLAIMANT TO AN ESTATE. Another Brother of Mrs. Dr. Meade. Burglary Case—Telephone Elec- tion—Other News. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 19.—~Charles Don- nelly, a young insurance clerk who has been in Welch & Rosenthal’s employ for some time, hastily departed for parts un- known a short time ago, and an expert from San Francisco is going over his books for the purpose of straightening them out and to ascertain the amount of his embez- zlement. It is thought that Donnelly’s stealings will amount to several hun- dred dollars. Some of the books are missing. A page of one of the books was found in Donnelly’s room on which there was an error amounting to $100. Thus far no clew to the missing books or to Donnelly’s whereabouts has been dis- covered. Donnelly was apparently a steady, economical sort of young fellow, and the suspicion thrown upon him 1s a great sur- prise to his many friends. One peculiar feature of the affair is that he borrowed $2 from a friend on November 26, the day he leff the city. A letter wasreceived from Donnelly yesterday by one of his former employers. The communication was first sent to some one in this city who remailed it. The name of the city in which it was written does not appear. In this letter Donnelly calls his former employer his friend and benefactor, and scorns the idea that he would descend so low as to robhim of money intrusted to his care. He refers to various sums unaccounted for, but swears that he is not guilty of appro- priating the money. He gives no reason for his hasty flight from the city. Tl il A TWIN BROTHER. Another Claimant to the Estate of Mrs. Dr. Meade. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 19.—Another heir to the estate of Dr. E. S. Meade, the well- known lady physician of this city, who died a few weeks ago, has made himself known. Justice Dwyer yesterday received a letter from Udolph Sherman of Girard, Mich., who claims to be a twin brother of | Mrs. Meade. At the time of Mrs. Meade’s death it was not known that she had any relatives living except a brother, Porter Shesguan, a banker of Kansas City. No letters or matter of any kind was found to show that other relatives were in exist~ ence. A few weeks after her death Bera J. Kingston arrived with the power of at- torney signed by Mrs. Patience Sherman, Mrs. Meade’s mother. This simplified matters, as the mother was the sole legatee under the laws of this State. While the letter received from Udolph Sherman does not complicate the settle- ment of the estate in any manner, it arouses interest in the case, as it shows that Mrs. Meade had several brothers and sisters still living in the East, the previous existence of whom was unknown to any of the many San Jose friends of the deceased: In the event of the death of Mrs. Patience Sherman, who is now said to be 90 years of age, there would be several contestants for a share of the Meade estate. Public Administrator J. K. Secord ap- plied for letters of administration on No- vember 4, three days after the death of Dr. Meade. He was appointed admimstrator by the Superior Court on November 15. The estate is worth about $20,000. Sk s i X FOUND HI SISTER. John E. Stanley, Charged With Robbery, 1Is Hopeful of Acquittal. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 19.—The trial of John E. Stanley and Samuel Francis, charged with robbing the residence of H. V. Morehouse, was to-day postponed till January 2, upon an aflidavit that certain material witnesses had not yet been found. The men had about decided to plead guilty to the charge, but during the past week a great many visitors have called to see them, and they have changed their minds. Among the visitors is a woman known as “Dixie” Lewis. Her real iden- tity was disclosed yesterday, when it was learned that she is a sister to Stanley, whose real hame is Barke. She is said to be furnishing money to make a strong fight to keep her brother from going to prison. : e s Lippett’s Second Trial. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 19.—The second trial of J. W. Lippett, on a charge of em- bezzlement, began before a jury in Judge TLorigan’s court this morning. For several ears Lippett was employed &s book- eeper by W. E. Crossman, a_real-estate dealer, and it is alleged that while so em- ployed he embezzled $6125. The former trial resulted in a disagreement. puingdocs s Santa Clara Board of Trade. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 19.—Articles ine corporating the Board of Trade of Santa e NEW TO-DAY. FIGHTING DEATH. An Occupation That Everybody Should Be Engaged In All the Time. Few people realize how much we can do In warding off that grim monster, death. Our days are not ‘‘numbered’’—we cannot determine the number ourselves, but we can add or subtract from it. ‘We are continually though wuncon- sciously doing things that shorten our life by hours—days—years. yWa work too long, too hard; we eat food ansuited to us, too much or not enough; we overstrain certain muscles, limbs, senses or faculties, while others remain unused or undeveloped; we expose our- selves to excessive heat or cold, to impure air; we squander our vihlh{. True, :fith most people these things are the necessary consequences of the struggle for existence. It is to the millions who cannot continually think of their health that this is addressed. It is to them that Peruvian Bitters is recommended. With them Peruvian Bitters is to the body what oil is to machinery; it kee) the entire system so toned that it works with the least possible friction and waste of vitality, with greatest power of resist- ance to the germs of disease. Peruvian Bitters is an infallible tomic, which, when vitality has been reduced by r diges- tion, overwork, sickness, trouble, puts the various functions in such normal condi- tion that unda:uhx;e un! l-mper:\i, soon re- stores wasf ues, vigor and energy. Mack & Co., San Francisco. All drug gists and dealers. ¥ L. L. Morse, W, E. Higgins, J. M. Hyde and C. H. Herrington. A5 ok PEOPLFE’S TELEPHONE ELECTION. Contracts Let for Poles and for General Construction. SAN JOSE, CaAL., Dec. 19.—At a meeting of the directors of the People’s Telephone Company last night the’ following officers were elected : President, Nicholas Bowden; vice-president. Francis E. Spencer; secre- tary, H. P. Thayer; treasurer, First Na- tional Bank. Executive committee—W C. Andrews, Gus Lion and F. W. Moore. Contracts were let for furnishing the poles and for general construction. Work will be commenced at once, and it is expected that the new comvany will be ready for business by March 1. i pS R o Arraigned for Burglary. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 19.—Tom Jones and John Schaffer, the men who were cap- tured in a cabin on the Mountain View marsh by Constable Martin two weeks ago, were arraigned before Justice Dwyer to-day on the charge of robbing a cabin belonging to Manuel Pacheco and Antone Machado near Alviso. They pleaded not %uilty,aml their examination was set for ecember 26. Bail was fixed at $1000 each, in default of which they were sent to jail. S Charged With Insanity. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 19.—Hiram L. Miiler, 25 years of age, was arrested at his home in the Willows this morning on a charge of insanity. A few years ago his head wasinjured by a fall, and since then he has been of an excitable nature. Recently he grew worse, and his family is afraid he will injure others or himself. SCHLATTER AT ALBUQUERQUE. The Healer Returned to His Old Home From Denver. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mgx., Dec. 19.— Francis Schlatter, the healer, arrived here late this evening, mounted on his white horse, after a long and weary journey from® Denver. ‘‘Father has told me to rest,”” said he, “and I shall remain here for some time. What I am to do Father knows. I am glad to be once more in Albuquerque.” The citizens are de- lighted to have Schlatter in Albuquerque once more. He first sprang into promi- nence here, where his first cures were per- formed, and where many friends remain faithful to him. A large crowd has already assetabled about the house where heis stopping with a friend, hoping to once more secure treatment at his hands. S Train-Iobbers Tried at Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 19.—The trial of the three Southern Pacific train-robbers, James Pool, Albert Pool and John Cas was begun 1 the United States court here to-day. W. W. Cardwell of Roseburg is defending the prisoners and the United States District Attorney is assisted by emi- nent legal counsel. Engineer Watt of the train that was held up identified James Pool as the spokesman of the robbers. A Yokum Held forl1Murder. CHICO, CarL., Dec. 19.—The examina- tion of H. F. Yokum, on the charge of killing Frank Ballew and Albert Mason at Centerville a few days ago, was had to- day. The prisoner was held to answer before the Superior Court at Oroville on a charge of manslaughter. His bail was placed at $30,000. ———ee . NEW TO-DAY. Many a boy starte out in_life with the firm determination of conquering the | world. He means to achieve success and wealth and | fame. His inten- tions are good, and his will is stronf_ If he has the bodily strength to_ carry him through, his efforts will be crowned with achievement. Bod. ily strength and health are his great- est capital. Without them he can hope for nothing. How many young men and young women are ctit off just when the future seems brightest and fullest of promise! They are taken away by the disease which causes over one-sixth of all the deaths in the world—the disease which doctors call con- sumption. Consumption has been consid- ered incurable, and the medical professiom has never made a greater mistake than this. There is absolutely no reason in the world why consumption should be fatal —why it should be even serious. It is a disease of the blood, and can be cured absolutely and always by purifying and enriching the blood. he only exception to this is the case where the disease has been neglected and improperly treated until it is stronger than the body—until the body has become 60 weak as to have lost the ability to recu- perate. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis- covery will cure 98 per cent. of all cases of consumption if used according to direc- tions. It glso cures all lingering coughs, bronchial and throat affections. There is no reason why the child of consump- tive parents need ever have consump- tion if its blood and lungs are strength- ened by the proper use of the ‘‘Discov- ery.” All who have any reason to fear consumption, should read the chapters on that disease in Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser. This great medical work of 1008 pages, profusely illustrated, has seached a sale of over ,000 copies. It will be sent free of charge on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only. World’s Dispensary Medical Asso» ciation, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. HOLIDAY HINT No. 26. See other “Hints” in morning and evening papers [ ] ALL THE RENOWNED MAKES. All Styles S of Decorations. All Kinds of Prices. “IDEAL XMAS GIFTS.” OPEN EVENINGS. NATHAN, DOHRMANN & CO., 122132 SUTTER ST. EAGLESON&CO.'S LARGE STOCK ———OF —— Holiday GOODS —AT— Reduced Prices! Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, Night Robes, Dress Shirts, Fancy Shirts, Suspenders, Neck Dress, Underwear, Gloves, Etc. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY. p A 748 and 750 Market St. 242 Montgomery St. 112 S. Spring St., L. Ang. Shirt Factory 535 Market St., S. F. DHILADELPHIA SHOE CO, STAMPED ON A SHOE OF MERIT. MEANS STANDARD OLIDAY PRICES. very penny saved on a purchase can be put to advantige ut Christmas. We realize that t and guarantee to save you from 25 cents to 81 on every Shoe or Slipper that you will buy at our store. Prices speak louder than woras Prices speak for themselves, and our prices are the lowest in this city. In offering our Shoes and Slippersa ¢ such low figures we do it as an inducement 8o that our customers and friends will not hesitate to walk around the Spreckels fence. We are making a special drive on Ladies’ Fleece-lined Crochet Slip- ers. We have them in four colors—Black, Red, lue and Pink—and we will sell them for $1LOO A pair. That price proves that we are much cheaper than our competitors. We also have a novelty called an Eiderdown House Slipper, which we will sell for $1 a pair. These Slippers are neat, stylish and keep the feet warm. We have them in three colors—Ked, Blue and Pink. 1f you have never seen those Slippers call and_examine a pair. They are being sold elsewhere for $1 50. MAKE YOUR FEET GLAD. ‘We have a complete line of Holiday Goods for Men. Women or Children, comprising Fancy Embroidered and Leather Slippers, Ladies’ Fine Black Cloth, Fleece-lined Nullifiers, with fur trimming, which we sell for $1.50. These Nulli- fiers are good fliters, easy on the feet, 100k neat and are warm and comfortable. They are sold elsewhere for §2. ® —_ m 7ac HOLIDAY SLIPPERS. Our line of Holiday Slippers for Gentlemen cai not be excelled in this city. We have a Fine ki broidered Slipper, with patent-leather trimming, which we will sell for 75e. We also carry them for $1 and upward to the finest quality. Our lines of Men’s Leather Slippers comprise Russia_Leather, Goatukin, Dongola and Ajligator SKin, and range in price from 1,25 to $2.00. $1.25 We are selling_a_Seal Slipper trimmed with patent leather for $1 25: also a fine imitation of alligator skin at the same price. MEN’S GENUINE ALASKA SEAL, LACE OR CONGRESS SHOES reduced to.. LADIES' STORM RUBBERS reduced to. 400 WE HAVE NOT MOVED. - A@-Country orders solicited. #@Send for New Iilustrated Catalogue. . ‘B. KATCHINSKI, 10 Third Street, San Franciseo, PHILADELPHIA SHOE Co; Baja California Damiana Bitters Is & powerful aphrodisiac and svecific sexuad and urinary organs of both sea, Tor AR great remedy for diseases of the Kidneys and blad- Zfi.’i A grelul: Rexwrgfluv‘e, Invigoratorand Nervine, Selis on its own Meriis—no" longs » monlals necessary. DEwInAed omti NABER, ALFS & BRUNE, 323 Market. St., 8. F.—(Send tor’ ents, ular.)