The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MY 30, 1896. ON THE NEVADA BANDIT'S TRAIL Outlaw Meyers’ Accomplice Seen Near the Scene of His Crime. THEDEAD UNIDENTIFIED -Officials Erred in Claiming" He Was Theodore Winters’ Stepson. SHERIFF DOUGLASS BURIED. “Citizens Will Contribute- to a Fund for the Brave Man’s Widow. NEVADA CITY, Car, July 29.—The dispatch sent out from here last night stating that Meyers, thie outlaw killed by Sheriff Douglass, was'a stepson of Theo- dore Winters, was decidedly erfopeous. It is probably a casé of mistaken identity, as it appears that Mr. Winters.never had a stepson. His son, George Winters, is now about 45 years of age, and has resided ona ranch . near Amadee, Larsen County, for many years. He is highly spoken of by all who are acquainted with him. Ifitis not, as most persons here believe, a case of mistaken identity, the coupling of the dead bandit with the name of Theodore Winters is a most malicious proceeding. Every_eftort is being made to clear away the mystery and trace the story toits origin. It is possible that Meyers had been mas- querading as an adopted son of Theodore Winters, and that this led to thie injustice to George Winters. Walter Lovelady and William Pascoe, the latter a brother of Under Sheriff Pas- coe, who went out in company to trail the outlaw supposed to bave been the accom- plice of Meyers, and who killea Sheriff Douglass ofter Meyers was shot, returned to this’ ¢ity last night, having been out since the finding of the bodies Monday mornihg. 5 They had traveled over considerable ter- ritory Guring the pasttwo days,and-Love- lady, being an experienced trailer, had ot overlooked aryihing on his trip that would assist in the search for the fugitive. From-inguiries made of different persons he camé to'the conclusion that the dead robber hdd a partner beyond all doubt.ana that the man. had been seen by several persons before and since the tragedy. The mah suspected of being the criminal is of-medium size, dark complexion, dark hair, father dark mustache and slightly stoop-shouldered. City Marshall Getchel, while hunting for the fugitive bandit yesterday; met Love- * lady and Pascoe about three mjles frem town. -They had been over the country to Cherekee and North San Juan in one direc- tion and were coming home by another route. ° . The three'men remained together for a while, and then stationed themselves at points.of advantage and watched the sur- : rounding country. They were rewarded by seeing, passing through the woods, a ‘man-who resembled the one they were looking - for. Théy trailed him for some time, #nd became satisfied that he was making for the spring near which the bodies of Sheriff Douglass ‘and . the robber Meyers,weré found. 5 i . It was late when tHey reached town. Not .long afterward, Marshal Getchell Was informed that 2 man answering the description of the fugutive had been seen. passing through the outiskirts of town gbout 6 *o’clock that .evening. - He carried & roll of blankets, and was evidently avoid- ing the business section. The Marshal at “‘ofice telephoned to the officers at Grass ‘Valley and other points to be’on the look- out {or this fel low. 2 It was learned this morning that a stranger, supposedly the same one, was seen on the Sugar Loaf grade, not a mile Arom the'scene of the tragedy, between 5 and 6 o'clock last evening. He was sitting by the roadside reading a newspaper, and had a bundie of blankets with him, when - Oonstable Northup and Supervisor Woods, both of North San Juan, drove along. - Northup was so impressed with the 1dea that the stranger was the other highway- man that be got out of the buggy and was on the point of going back to arrest him. ‘Woods urged him not to do so, as he said it was highly improbable that the outlaw © would remain so near town after the érime. Northup then got into the buggy and they drove on. At the bottom of the grade Northup determined to go back anyway and arrest the man. The team was turned around and after proeeadin.g a short distance they met the man coming toward sown, with his blankets on his back. This apparent indifference on the part of the stranger caused the Constable -to conclude that he was mistaken, and the tearh was turned &round again and ariven into town: Itis supposed that the man came down East Broad street until Orchard street was reached, went up the latter’street to West Broad street and then to Spring street, down which he passed whey last seen. An honest stranger would not take such a round-about way to get out of town. : Marshal Getchell and others were out to-day looking for him. It issupposed that b is making for Marysville, or that possibly he went toward Colfax or some other point on the railroad. Detective Thacker of Wells, Fargo & Co. and Sheriff Conroy of Auburn are in town. They came up to attend the funeral of the late Sheriff Douglass. This merning, sccompanied by Deputy Sheriff| Neagle and Policeman Gibson of San <Francfsco, they visited the spot where the ° tragedy was enacted. The groundand the eurrounding premises were closely exam- ined for clews and for facts upon which to baseca reliable theory. It is the opinion of the officers that Douglass was killed by a confederate of the dead robber, who was in the brush, and, hearing the shots that killed Meyers, came out and began shoot- ing at the Sheriff; that the officer fired at the robber, and while his arm was ex- tended received the wound 1n his hand, which caused him to drop his pistol. Being disabled and unarmed, Douglass turned to flee and was shot in the back and kijled. This is a plausible theory. The funeral procession that this after- noon ’ followed the remamns of Sheriff Douglass to their last resting place in Pine Grove Cemetery was over a half niile long. More than 500 people were present from Grass Valley. The funeral address was de- livered by J. T. Howard, a former min- ister and a particular friend of the de- ceased. A movement has been started to raise a fund for the purpose of erecting a monu- ment to the memory of the late Sheriff, and subscriptions have already been of- fered. It is suggested now, in view of the fact that Sheriff Douglass left no estate, that a fund be raised to be presented to his family as a testimanial to his bravery and efficiency as an officer and his honor and worth as a citizen. The latter project will meet with hearty approval. PECULIAKR DISASTER. Electrio- Car Strikes an 0il Wagon With Serious Results. DETROIT, Mron., July 29.—A Mount Clem_entu motor-car struck an oil wagon on Gratiel avenue this morning, demolish- ing it, and seriously injured the driver, John Donlon. The oil spread over the pavement, and the next car which passed over the spot ignited it. In a second the street was ablaze. A butcher wagon standing near was surrounded by the flames, and the driver was severely burned before he could escape. The horse was nearly roasted alive, and had to be killed. Gertie Young, a 10-year-old girl who jumped from the car, struck on her head, and is severely injured and burned. A boy named Thielfs, who also jumpea from the car, was shightly injured. = Henry Trapp, a fireman, was thrown off a hose- cart and had his collarbone broken and was otherwise injured. The flames were subdned before they could spread to ad- joining property. IMPORTANT TO SUPERVISORS, Have No Power to Give Away Exclusive HKights to Streets. ¢ LANSING, Mics., July 29.—A matter of much interest to citizens of municipalities troubled with Boards of Aldermen inclined to be very generous to corporations has been decided by the Michigan Supreme Court. The Detroit City Railway Com- pany, several years ago, was granted a franchise covering many streets, and, fur- thermote, requiring that all street-railway franchises should be offered to the before- mentioned company beforeé going to any otner. The Citizens’ Railway Company of De- troit, recently formed, sought to enjoin the older company from perpetually using the streets under this franchise. The case was carried through the lower courts, and the Supreme Courtdecides that a common Council has no power to give away exclu- sive rights to streets, FATALITY LIST GROWING Four More Deaths From Penn- sylvania’s Great Storm Are Reported. Damage to Property in Washington and Fayette Counties Fully a Million Dollars. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 29.—Reports of loss of life and destruction roperty by Monday’s great storm are still coming in. Four more drownings were reported to- day, and two of the injured at Lawrence- vilie are not expected to survive the night. The fatalities reported to-day were at Smithton, Wildwood and Shaners. It is now estimated that the damage to property in Washington and Fayette counties will aggregate a million dollars. S g WILD N1GHT AT COLUMBUS. Another Furious Storm Sweeps Over Ohio’s Capital City. COLUMBUS, O=mo, July 29.—Another severe storm swept over Columbus to- night, doing damage to property in many places. The roof of the five-story brick building at the corner of High and Chapel streets, occupied by the London Clothing Company, was torn off, carried in the air over the roofs of several other buildings and dropped at the intersection of Town and Pearl streets. Many snow windows were broken by the pressure of the wind and chimneys blown over. Warren D. Shock,"a boy living at 313 East Main strest, was struck by a falling chimney and probably fatally injured. A THRILLING EXPERIENCE sailboat Upsets and a Party of Five Is Thrown Into the Water. All Finally Reach the Beach After Bat. tling With the Waves Over an Hour. 8T, JAMES, L. L, July 29.—Willie Col- lier, the actor, and three friends, Wi!l ‘Warren, John Hines and Thomas Adams, went on a fishing expedition Monday in a small sailboat with Dick Mullen, a friend of Collier. The boat settled pretty well into the water when the party of five got on board, but they started nevertheless. After fishing some time the wind fresh- ened and kicked up quite a heavy sea. The anchor was raised and the boat’s bow turned shoreward. They had not gone far when a heavy gust of wind struck the craft and she went over. The five men were thrown into the water and the boat drifted beyond their reach. Mullen, Collier aud Warren are expert swimmers, while Hines and Adams coutd not swim. The three swimmers took turns encouraging and holding up the other two, and meantime managed to divest them- selves of most of their clothing. It was a battle for life. Coliier, Mullen and Warren had all they could do to hold up Hines and Adams, Their progress was very slow, and it was over an hour before the party reached the shore. All tive were thoroughly exbausted. They lay down on the beach to recover their strength. They were discovered there by a man residing near by, and he managea to collect suffi- cient oid clothes to enable the ship- wrecked fishermen to return here. R e FELL INTO AN ABYSS. Fate of Three Young People Who Were Gathering Huckleberries. POTTSVILLE, Pa., July 29.—Fred Losch, aged 21, John Akin, aged 18, and a young girl, sister of the latter, went out on the hill near Tamaqua yesterday to gatber huckleberries. The young men went into a mine breach, where an abun- dance of berries seemed within easy reach. They had scarcely reached what they be- lieved to be the top when they suddenl disappeared and have not yet been found. They dropped into an almost bottomless breach, and thought their bodies ean never be recovered. The alarm was given by the girl, who sat on ‘the edge of the breach awaiting their return, Drath of & Millionaire Bank President. 8T. JOBEPH, Mo., July 29.—Colonel Cal- vin F. Burns, president of the National Bank of St. Joseph, died to-day. He lea a iortune of w.o&,m o WEDDING BELLS M SHN BIFEL Nuptials of Miss Alice Gerstle and J. B. Levison. PICTURESQUE CEREMONY A Fete Champetre Elaborate and Perfect in Every Detail. COLUMNS TRIMMED WITH IVY. Wedding Breakfast Spread Beneath the Redwoods--Chic Toilets of the Ladies. SAN RAFAEL, CaL., July 29.—Miss Alice Gerstle, daughter of Lewis Gerstle of the Alaska Commercial Company, and J. B. Levison, marine secretary of the Fireman's Fund, were married to-day at noon at the Gerstle place. Rabbt Voor- sanger of the Temple Emanu-El performed the ceremony. Picturesque in all the details were the preparations for the wedding. When Miss Gerstle set the day that should see her united to the man of her choice she decided on an out-oi-doors ceremony, and personally planned all cf the arrange- ments in accordance with her ideas of what a country wedding should be. The octa- gonal pavilion made an ideal bower for a wedding ceremony. Pink net studded with pink geraniums and hydrangeas hid the rafters. Wreaths of the same pretty pink blossoms were suspended by long drops of pink ribbons at irregular inter- vals. From here and there swung rustic baskets filled to overflowing with fragrant blossoms. The pillars that support the bower were twined with pink silk and wreathed in ivy, thus carrying out the prevailing taste of all the decorations— pink and green. Tne guests who came from San Fran- cisco left the city by the 10:15 o’clock boat in the morning, and on their arrival were met by carriages which conveyed them to the home of the bride. By noon all was in rcadiness for the ceremony which was to unite the young couple. To the strains of the bridal march, which came wafting in from around the reawood grove that surrounds the Gerstle place, the bridal party marched past the house along a carpeted path to the flower-decorated pavilion. First came the bridesmaids, Miss Alice Greenebanm, Miss Alice Greenwald, Miss Sadie Hecnt, Miss Alma Levison, Miss Clara Joseph and Miss Helen Schweitzer. Following the marct came the maid of honor, Miss Beila Gerstle, who in turn preceded the bride, who walked to the improvised altar, leaning on the arm of her father. The ushers, Dr. Charles G. Levison, Louis Greenebaum, Marcus C. Sloss, Joseph Sloss, William Gersile and Leon Greene- baum, followed in the rear, closing the bridal procession. Mr, Levison, attended by his best man, A. H. Small, awaited in the floral bower the arrival of the bride, After the ceremony the young folks were immediately surrounded by their many friends present, who proffered their congratulations. At 1 o’clock an elaborate breakfast was served at small tables ar- ranged on the wide piazza that surrounds the picturesque home. Six persons were ac- commodated at each table, with the excep- tion of the bride’s, at which was seated all of the bridal party. The bride wore a' gown of satin, com- pletely hidden with an overdress of finest white crepe lisse. The jupe was a mass of deep Valenciennes insertion edged on either side with tiny finely plaited flounces. The corsage was made with a yoke of Valenciennes, under which gleamed the fair white skin. The sleeves were small and composed of countless, tiny flounces trimmed with lace. A sash of taffeta cir- cled the slender waist and fell in showers of orange blossoms confined the bridal veil to the coiffure and lilies of the valley formed the bridal botquet. 3 Miss Bella Gerstle, the maid of honor, wore a modish gown of white organdie over whitesilk. A large white hat with white flowers completed the costume. The gowns of the bridesmaids were dainty creations of white mull over green silk. A taffeta sash and collarof a cor- responding shade finished off the cos- tume. The hats were large legaorn pic- ture hats and were ornamented with white tulle and American Beauty roses. Their bouquets were composed of long stemed American Beauty buds tied with long satin streamers. The bridal presents, which were elabo- rate, numerous and costly, were placed on exhibition in the library. They were greatly admirea, especially the vast amount of elegant silverware and artistic and unique articles of vertn. — INTERESTS THE COAST. National Banks’ Abstract Statement. Pensions—Postoffice Discontinued. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 29.—E. J. Somers of San Francisco is at the Arling- ton Hotel. James V. Kane has been appointed watchman in the Sub-Treasurer's office at San Francisco. The abstract of the condition of the Na- tional banks of San Francisco at the close of business on July 14, as reported to the Comptroller of the Currency to-day, shows the average reserve to have been 32.25 per cent, against 30.95 per cent on May 7. Loans and discounts decreased from $7,086,141 to $7,025,026; stocks and securi- ties increased from $149,417 to $149,882; pold coin from $1,175,450 to $1.476.502; total specie from $1,231,626 to $1,561,797; lawful money reserve from $1,236,126 to $1,544,317; isg%ilvsig&:l deposits from $4,573,19% 10 Pacific Coast pensions have been issued as follows: California: Original— Mary E. McOlel- lan (nurse), Pasadena; George Anson Mer- ritt, San Francisco (special July 1); Michael H. Newman, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles. Original widows, etc.—Mary J. Waish, East Los Angeles; Frances é-r- renberger, East Los Angeles. Mexican War survivors, iucrease—Henry F. Yo- Imo"" Om"xlzl:i Ch regon : ssue—Chester il bure s Robert Ratcliff, Pleul’f:‘t%’l:ll'lel;?“‘ Washington: Original—James M. Mc- KSI",;"" uroc&nver. i e pos ce a rbett, 8i County, has been ducomint\'xed. .kgzfl should hereafier be addressed to Picard. —_— Another Rig Strike of Clothing Makers. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 29.—Chil- dren’s Jacket-makers’ Union No. 155, of the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance, formerly members of the Knights of La- bor, in accordance with an agreement reached last night, struck this mornin; Over 3000 men and women employed E almost to the hem of the gown. A wreath | the 223 shops in this city did not, there- | fore, report for _work this’ morning. The Pantsmakers’ Union will probably strike to-morrow. —_—— Captures a Stage Robber, COLORADOSPRINGS, Coro., July 20.— One of the three men who participated in the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek stage robbery lu_t Thursday was captured by a deputy sheriff while leaving a Denver train at this point Monday morning, but for reasons unknown the arrest has been kept a profound secret. Immediately after the hold-up the robbers threw away an old coat which contained the initials of Vice Verbrick, one of the highwaymen, and the son of a former Crigpple Creek drugg:st. Sl e T Confederate General Colston Dead. RICHMOND, VA, July 29.— General Raleigh Colston died at Lee Camp Sol- diers’ Home this morning, aged 71 years. He was a vrofessor at the Virginia Mili- tary Institute at the breaking out of the war. From there he entered the Confed- erate service and was in command of the Department of Lynchburg when the war ended. For some years after the war ended he was in the service of the Khedive of Ezypt and made an expeaition into the Soudan afterward. Until incapacitated for work he held a department position at ‘Washington. Ninety- Four Miles an Hour. CAPE MAY, N. J., July 29.—The tre- mendous speed of over ninety-four miles an hour was reached at the trial of the Holman friction-geared locomotive draw- ing a train over the tracks of the South Jersey Railrond this afternoon. The speed did not, however, meet the expectations of Inventor Holman, who is bent upon sending the engine along at the rate of 100 miles an hour. —e THE IRISH LAND BILL, Passes Its Third Reading in the Commons and Its First in the Lords. Unsatisfactory to Redmond and Dillon, but an Improvement on the Existing Law. LONDON, Exe., July 29,—The Irishland bill was taken up on its third reading in the House of Commons to-day. Right Hon. Arthur Smith-Barry, a well- known Insh landlord. who defeated the National League in its great tenant fight at Tipperary, moved that the measure be rejected owing to the concessions that had been made to the tenants by the Govern- ment. Colonel Saunderson, Conservative, who is also an Irish landlord, seconded the motion. John Redmond, Parnellite member for the city of Waterford, said that the bill was far short of granting tenants their rights, but was an installment of justice. John Dillon declared that as a settle- ment of the land question the bill was a failure, but it improved the existing law. Right Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, as the Government leader in the House, defended the bill. He contended that it remedied admitted defects in the law, and said it would cut to the rocts the agitation in lre- land. The purchase schemhe was intended to foster a desire in tenants to become owners of land by lessening the pecuni- ary burdens attached 1o the acquiring of holdings. Mr. Smith-Barry’s motion to reject the bill was then voted on and defeated. The measure then passed its third readin without a division being taken. It wifi now go to the House of Lords. The bill was presented in the House of Lords at 5:30 this evening and passed its first reading. ——-— Bakersfield Officors Eluded. BAKERSFIELD, CaL., July 29.—The officers have returned from the moun- tains, whither they went in search of Le- roy Conger, the son of ex-Congressman Conger of Indiana, who Is acccsed of hav- ing stoleu & wagon. They traveled over 300 miles, but Conger had evidently been warned and escaped. His cap was found, however, and a considerable amount of goods alleged to have been stolen were found and irouzht back to town, ELECTION OFFICERS. A Number of Changes Made Yesterday by the Commissioners—New Complaints Filed. At the meeting of the Election Com- missioners yesterday, at which Auditor Broderick presided in the absence of Mayor Sutro, Max Popper and T.J. L. Smiley, representing the Republican and Demo- cratic County committees, mace objec- tions to the following election officers on various grounds: John P. Kelly, 659 Minna street; Dennis Genron, 507 Ash avenue; Theodore Marer, 221 Gough street; eorge Goldsmith, 1 Vincent street; George Lynch, 908 Sansome street; M. Wolff, 632 Golden Gate avenue; E.J. Clark, 1515 Ellis street; Daniel Mehegan, 706 Laurel avenue; Thomas Osborn, 1806 Golden Gate svenue: J.G. Fulton, 1900 McAllister street; ‘A. Crocker, 322 Broadway ; William Murray: 558 Sacramento street; Joseph Kelly, 636 Commercial street; J. F. Wertheimer, 260 Clinton avenue; J. J. Jardine, 24 Welch street; J. D. Courtney, 438 Third street; Matthew Mo Coy, 54 Sacramentostreet; Patrick Kane, 1005 Pierce street. The following substitutes were made: Thomas Appleton for Thomas Grogan, First of the Thirtyv-ninth; William T. Kibbler for L. H. Breidenstein, Ninth of the Thirty-ninth; L. H. Breidenstein for E. J. Benre, Tenth of the Thirty-ninth: Emile Ellich for A. J. Garibaldi, Fourteenth of the Forty-fourth. Appointments to vacancies were made as follows: 3 ‘William Savage, Nineteenth Precinct of the Twenty-ninth District; James M. Mahoney, Tenth of the Thirty-first; Patrick Sullivan, Ninth of the Thirty-first; J. o'x.m‘,rp,,m. teenth of the Thirty-third; C. W. Preston, Seventeenth of the Thirty-sixth; John Engel 1and, Eighth of the Thirty-seventh; James G. Megann, Ninth of the Forty-first; John S. Daty, Tenth of the Forty-first; Alf uin, First of the Forty-fourth; J. Merani, gflth of the Forty-fourth; R. H. Graham, Ninth of the Forty-fifth; W. C. Cavitt and E. Stern- beig, Third and Eighteenth precincts, respect- ively, of the Twenty-ninth. NEW TO-DAY. BIYCLES! Big Reduction in Second-hand Bicycles. We are going to close out our stock of these machines in the next thirty days. Call and examine them or write for price-list. ; POPE MANUFACTURING CO., * 344 POS T STREET. COLUMBIA BICYCLERY 1970 Page St., Near Stanyan. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. « @ WILLITJUM ) The silver question, as well as the gdold, seems to be the all-absorbing topic in politics, but when it comes down to Simon Pure business, the subject that’s interesting the people that have clothes to buy and are looking for the best ratio which con- cerns their pocket-book, that are looking for styles, that are looking for tailoring, that are looking for assortment, these ones you will find at Raphael’s and in big numbers, for never yet have we con- ducted such a successful sale, successful ‘as far as yow are concerned, as this big sale at - . -=$10.00-- P e e e e e e e A A A A A A A A | Wit tetr you—we mean the swell A G Your Tailors tailors—the ones that make clothes to order from $40 to $75, that plaids are the correct thing this season, and what a pretty assortment we’re showing of ’en. We know of certain houses in this town that are gdetting $20 for no better Suits than those right before your gazein owr big corner window at —$10.00— The Money Question Never made itself more mani- fest than it does to-day in the price of owr clothes ;"some of the prettiest Autumn Overcoats that you have ever laid your eyes upon. The English Top Coat in fine Cov>rt Cloths, with strap seams, satin sleeve linings, a coat that youw can’t duplicate in any other house in this town under $15; in this big offer at —$10.00— Those swell English Kerseys that a few months later yow will willingly pay $15 for; they're handsomely tailored; satin sleeve linings, silk velvet collar ; beautiful sarmenits ; they're also in this offer at —$10 00— 16— -—to 11 WE EVEN DO BETTER THAN THAT. ° We place before yow till Sat- urday night those fine English Black Clay Worsted Suits in Cutaways ; @ more dressy Sar- ment was never made for a den- tleman to wear; they're just alive with good tailoring ; fitthe form perfectly. o Your tailor, no matter who he is or how high a price he charges for a suit, cannot do better ; we challenge him to turn out a prettier Sarment ; Trousers alike or striped ones, as yow may pre- fer. . Till Saturday night at —$10.00—" We don’t expect readers to believe all they see in print, but this much—we demonstrate to the buying public the accuracy of our statements by the exhibit of the goods in our win- dow and the samé thingds inside the store. By this method we have buwilt up the largest trade ever en- joyed by any individual howse on the Coast. RAPHAEL' (Incorporated), THE FRISCO BOYS, ’19, 11, 13, 156 Kearny St. Our new Book, “Hints From a| Big Store,” tells you how yow can shop with us by mail ; it contains our very latest and our newest and prettiest styles. If you write for it, we'll send it to yow. RAPHAEL'S {Incorporated), - WHERE THE BIG MASSES TRADE.