The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1897, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO DUTCHER' ACCOUNT OF THE KILLING Testimony of the Lad Who Slew Rancher Schofield. SHOT TO PREVENT A MURDER. Fired When the Old Man’s| Gun Was Leveled at His Wife. | BRUTAL TREATMENT OF THE WOMAN. Witness Boyd Tells of a Cowardly Attack Upon Her Nilne Years Ago. R R | Special Dispateh to THE CALL SAN JOSE, Oct. 2.—Dan Datcher, who, with Mrs. Saran hofield, is charged with the murder of George W. Schofieid, | went on the witness-stand to-day and told | the story of his life and the killing of the rancher on the Llagas. 1 He proved to be a good witness in his | own behalf. He was a littie nervous at | first, but this soon wore off and he was self-possessed and answered the questions | coolly and clearly. He told ofthe trouble at the place the night before the killing and the subse- | quent shooting of Schofieid. His testi- | mony was similar to that of Mrs. Scho- field. The courtroom was crowded with men and women, who listened attentively ! to the boy’s tale. Since the stories of Schofield’s brutality have been related in court the sympathy seems to be all with Duatcher. The de- jense rested this afiernoon and the in- troduction of testimony will close to-mor- | row. The first witness to-day was Justice of | the Peace John 1. Bond of Scquel. He said that about nine years ngo, while | the Schotislds were living in !Soguel, he | was aroused one night by Mrs. Schofield’s screaming, and rashea over tcsee what | was the matter. He found Mrs. Schofield with blood all | over her face and heard Schofield threaten to kick the lifs out of the woman. He| told of other vrutalities of Schofield. Duicher then took the stand. He said | he was born on November 14, 1879,and was neerly 18 years of age. He had known Schofieid since July 19, at which time he went to work for uim. *'On the morning of Aucust 6, at the breakfast table,” «aid he, “Schofield said to his wife: ‘I am going to sell the ranch and go to the Klondike.” She said: ‘You can’t, for there is a homestead onit?” Hesaid he didn’t care; he was going to sell it anybow and he slapped | her. “She started to leave the table and he tbrew a knifeat her. Then he jumped up aad seized her by the throat and dragged her toward the bedroom 10 kili her. *Just then Irving Mann rushed be- tween them and said that Schofield was not going to get any gun to shoot his | mother. Schofielé threw Mann down and kicked him, and that ended the trouble. We boys soon afterward went out to fix fences and met Bennie Fourcade. We toid him about the racket at our house, and I said to him if Schofield tried to kill his :jte again in my presence I would stop im. “About 9:30 or 10 o’clock that night there was another difficulty. Schofield asked his wife if she was ready to wurn over the homestead. She said ‘No,’ and then he asked her if he did the other thing (burn the house for the insurance) | wou.d she tell on him. She said she would, and then ke said she would never | live to tell on nim and ran to the bedroom to get the gun, and ske ran out of the front door. ‘*After Schofield had gone in pursuit of her, I went intothe bedroom, got the rifle, went_out of the dining-room door and met Mrs. Schofield near the toolbouse. I saw Irving Mann there. He looked to me as if he had jumped out of the bedroom window. He had come from that way and had his boots in his hands. We stayed there until we heard Mr. Schotield coming up the front steps, and then we moved back to the | toolhouse, where we remained about half an bour. Then Mrs. Schofield says: ‘I am going into the house, for I am airaid he will kil! the children.” I said, ‘Don’t g0, for he’s crazy and will kill you.' She said she would go, anyhow, for she had had thirteen years of hell and her life was not of much use to her. “We then siarted toward the house. Schofield was sitting by the window in a rocking-chair. When we got to the porch | Mrs. Schofield said, as she opened the door, ‘George, put down that gun. He said, ‘No, won't, and T will shoot the first — who comes into the bouse.’ He raised his gun and I fired and ran off the porch. Irving Mann then came to where I was. 1 heard something drop after I shot. Shortly after Mra. Bchotield came to the door and hollered for me to come in. Then Schofield hol- lered and said, ‘Dan, come in; it’s all right now.” Ianswered that I was going toleave. I stayed around outside about three-quariers of an hour and then went to bed. “Early in the morning I heard Mrs. Schofield scream. I was in bed and it awakened me. | jumped up and ran to the toolhouse door and saw Mr. Scho- field at the corner of the porch just turn- lug to go back with the shotgun in bis hand. I went back into my room, dressed, got the rifle and started toward the barn. Mrs. Schofieid was then somewhcre near the bridge by the woodshed. She ran through the wooa- shed door and I followed her and came around by the littie gate to the back of the woodshed. Mrs. Schofield joined me by the east door and we moved toward the hill. When Schofield opened the wood- shed door on the west, he had tne shot- gun. He had come from the back end of the house. When he opened the door he started to raise the gun and I fired. Then Ithrew out the shells and went and put the rifle away. *‘Mrs. Schofield and I talked the matter over after the om.in%. I said to her, ‘What shall we do? T'll get punished for this, I know.’ I testified at the Cor oner’s inquest. Part of the statement I made then and there was concocted rigt after the killing, the rest during the day.’’ Dutcher said that he went to Watson- ville with Schofield a few days before the latter was killed. On the way home Scho- field said if iis wife did not sell the ranch and give him the money to go to Klondike he would kill the whole fam- ily and be like Dunham. Dutcher said the statements about rocks being thrown on the Louse were false. He also denied some statements aileged to nave been made in & confession in the Sheriff’s ol- fice. | week | McLaughlin party of politicians from San | Franeisco. | after { Wiiliam Hamiiton. PARTY LEADERS| PRONUNGIAMENTO Burns and McLaughlin Still Busy in the South. Trying to Trade the Guberna- torial Chair for a Sena- torial Toga. Various Comblinations Which They Have Devised Meet With Little Favor. Special Dispatch to THE CALL LOS ANGELES, Oct since the incursiol It is now a of the Burns- There has been lively flirta- tion with the local leaders, but the atmosphere surrounding the Unitea States senatorial and gubernatorial candidates is as murky as ever. Several peculiar propositions have been discussed. Some came direct from the Burns-McLaughlin camp, while others were caused to be cast into the air simply t certain what they might precipitate. rank McLaughlin, chairman of the Re- publican Staie Central Committee, arrived on Saturday afternoon, and the same evening it was common talk on the street that he had suggested to the lozal people that General E. P. Johnson would be a good candidate for Governor, as he had no factional ties or prejudices and harmony would thus be readily brought about in this part of the 8 ate. This was too palpable a ruse, however, to deceive even for a moment the veriest political tyro in this place, where lads still in their teens prattle politics as glibly as the veterans in party service. At once there were murmurs that the visitors were attempting to foist upon thesouth the governorship, when it was well known that this seciton was bent on securinz higher recognition. It wants to name the candi- for United Siates Senator. Quite a sentiment of resentment was aroused, and the action of Chairman Mc- Laughblin in the past campaign was re- called and discussed. It wasasserted that, Hervey Lindley, who was then a power in this section, had aided to make McLaughlin chairman of the State Uen- tral Committee, Linaley was turned down by McLaughlin when the latter could have rendered him substantial aid in an important political matter. At the present ‘ime another ingenious combination is being hatcted, and its full fruition may be witnessed at « conference that has been informally ed for Satur- day night at the Calbifornia Club. The name of Thomas Flint, vresident pro tem 18 to be used to conjure here, aieo, the Angelenos see what they think is the c'oven foot. Fiint comes from San Benito, which can be ciassed as neither a northern nor a soutbern county. The leaders here look upon ihis as a move 1o leave the field oven for the tenatorship to eituer the north or the south. Wuether they will stand for this or not will develop at the Saturday night mesting. There are m who have aiready ex- pressed the opinion that it will be danger- | ous to do business with the Burns-Mc- Laughlin people. The past unreliability of the major sticks in their craws and they fear thatanything he may offer or concede may prove to be loaded. The word has been quietly circulated all week for the therinz Saturday night, and a full attendance wiil certainly result. Among the recent arrivals who will prob- ably attena wiil be Thomas Flint and It is expected that at this conference something of a defin character wil! be aereed or disagreea upon. DUFFIELD TO BE OUSTED. Secretary Gage Will Ask for the Resignation of the Chief of the Coast Survey. NEW YORK, Oct. 22—A Washington special to the Sun says: President Mc- Kinley and Secretary Gage have decided to ask at once for the resignation of General W. W. Duriield, superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and to appoint his successor as soon as the selection can be made from several names now under consideration. General Duttield is a citizen ol Detroit and was placed at the head of the Coast Survey upon the recommendation of his fellow- townsman, Don M. Dickinson. He has been warmly supported by General Alger. The retirement of General Duffield from the head of the Coast Survey will mark the end of a contest between him and various scientific men connected with the bureau and its work that has been waged ever rince General Duffield’s ap- pointment. It has been repeatedly charged that great age and utter lack of executive ability rendered him 1incompetent to properly perform the duties of the office. These charpes were sub- stantiated by documents laid before the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time, There are many candidates for Duf- field’s place. Among those who may be considered is Professor Edward S. Holden, director of Lick Observatory. TIIIHTY.TIII;II DEGREE GIVEN. Hen of the Pacific Coast Who Have Attained High Honors in Scottish Rite Masonry. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—The Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masons passed favorably upon the nominations of per- sons for membership in the thirty-third degree to-day, among the number being the following: California—Edmund Clement Atkinson, Sacramento; Simon Conradi and Henry Bayre Orme, Los Angeles; Charles Ernest Greene, Thuddeus Bennington Kent and Lippman Sachs, S8an Franciseo; Edward Richard Hedges, Stockton; William N. Pearce, Oakland. ]Hawnil—!ianry Ernest Cooper, Hono- lalu. Montana—Miles Charles Riley, George Horatio Casey, Edward Vincent Maze, James Henry Monteath, Butte., Orezon—Douglas W. Tavior, Portland. Washingion—Hamilton Aller, Tacoma; Earnest Bertram Hussey, Franz Hart Co Richaid £axe Jones, Seattle; Eimer De- vander Oimstead, Spokan Wyoming—Senator Cl: nce D. Carey. g Demand for Wild Horees. ELKO, Oct. 22. —J. A. Doll, a San Francisco hide and wool buyer, was in Luresa and Lander counties last week and contracted for over 2000 horse hides. He met Governor Sadler and contracted with him for 500 hides at $1 50 each, tails and manes at 3 cents a pound snd the bones of the animals at $18 a ton. The horses being killed are wild rangeanimals Lauds Himself in a Cir- cular to Sacramento Voters. Claims Higher Virtues Than Other Candidates for Mayor Possess. Un'que Document Signed by Of- ficers of a Mythical O'gan- izallon. Special Dispatch to THE CALL. SACRAMENTO, Oct. Russ Stephens bas issued his pronunciamento. It is signed by the president and secretary of a vazue and mythical 29 association of non-partisans, but the declarations contained in it belong to Ru and the general features of the address show the laborious but skiliful strokes of the hand, which has lost none of its cunning since the days when the Democracy of Sacramento was held in the hollow of it. The first line says: “To the citizens of Sacramento, irrespective of parties.” That is good, since Russ stands with one foot on the grave of Democracy and the | otheron the neck of the Populists, with a sirong inclination to get both feet within that charmed circle of Republican ascendency. He pext calls attention to the fact that there is going to b» an election in Sacra- mentoin November. He premises by de- claring that the position he wants is more important tha. all the rest put together, and the meat of his announcement is then served in the foliowing beautiful language: “The Mayor should possess honesty, integrity and firmness... and he en- dowed with such a force ot character that he will see the law 1s obeyed.” Grand and nobe sentiments, grandly and nobly put, but the master stroke of the entire adidress is found in the sum- ming up, which says: “Mr. Stephens possesses these qualitications in a higher degree than any other person namea ior the position.” It would have been more satisfactory to tell the people just how much hicher in nonesty Mr. Stephens is above William Land or Mayor Hubbard or Charley Leonard. | As long as the claim is made that Russ | is higher than all the rest of them it would have been more in keeping with the | purposes oi the proclamation 1o have had | it shown exactly where Russ’ degree oli superiority over the others commenced | and leflt off. The people would like to | snow whether Russ’ maoral beight was | taken in bis stockinge ieet or in a pair of | nigh-heeled boois speciaily put on for the | measurement. A very prominent State offic'al said to THE CALL corresponident after he had read the “‘pronunciamento’: It is well enoagh for a man or two or three men to get together and say that | their man possesses qualities of honesty, | integrity, firmness and detsrmination to | a Ligher degree than any other man, but they should give some kind of a demon- stration of their claim. “To say that one man is honest, but that another one is more honest, is as bad as declaring the first to be without hon- esty.”” One or two spoken to by TrE CALL cor- respondent took the circular of Mr. Ste- | plens seriously, but by most of the people | it is looked upon as a harmless little doc- ument, Huttering down from a cloudless | sky and droppiug to the earth without in- jury or effect. Russ is a good fellow after all, Tommy Enright never harmed a man in his life and Howard Kimbrough is as tender as a flower, and—‘“but to touch him 1s to wonnd.” —_— RIVER IMPROVEMENT AT LASE ASSURED Dwellers Along the San Joa- | quin and Sacramento Jubilant. Bids Are Belng A<ked For and the Work Will Soon Be Well Under Way. Special Dispatch to THE CaLL SACRAMENTO, Oct, 22 —The people along the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers are jubitant to-day over the report that the Auditing Board and Commis- sioner of Public Works have taken up the matter of river improvement in earnest. Bids are now being asked for, and before the flow of flood tide sets in the work will be weil under way, and by next winter the high-water mark in Sacramento wiit ve lower than it has been for many a year. “The most encouraging part of this whole affair,” said a prominent grain man to-day, “lies in the present disposi tion of the Government Enginecers to cc- operate with the State authorities. “For years there has been no exchange of confidences or even civilities between the United States Corps and the Califor- nia Engineers on river improvements, Now they are together, and that in itself | is worth more to California than the amounnt of our appropriation. i *“Mr, Leake is entitied to thanks for this encouraging condition. From the outset of his labors along the line of river im- provement he has devoted more of his time to reconciling State ana natton than he has to ‘the little disputes and differences which have for years deprived us of the skiil and aid of the Government engineers, ‘“We have great contidence in the pres- ent auditing board and know now that the vlans of Commissioner Leake will be oar- ried out, “The removal of the ‘Newtown shoals’ will lower the high-water mark two feet in Sacramento. Think what that means to the miles and miles of levees along the Bacramento Rive o o IS R WORLD'S W. C. T. U. CONVENTION. Absence of Lady Henry Somerset De- plored by Delegates Who Expected to Meet Her. TORONTO, Oxt, Oct. 22 — Delegates from all parts of the world have gath- ered in this city for the World’s W. C. T, U. Convention, which was formally opened to-day with a banquet given in the pa- vilion by the city of Toronto and resident members to the visiting delegate:. The absence of Lady Henry Somerset from the convention proceedings is being generally deplored, as all had looked for- ward to the meeting with her. Her sttitude inreference to the great moral question in India will certainiy be touchel upon in some of the meetings, but what the con- vention will do in dealing with the ques- tion can haidly be conjectured at present. THE SACRIFICE Mgr. Schroeder Willing to Leave at the End of the Term, Presents His Version of the Controversy at the Catholic University. Officlal Correspandanca Shcws the Friendsh'p of the Pops for the Professor. Special Dispatch to THE CALL WASHINGTON 22.—The ofhcial correspondence relating to the case of Mgr. Schroeder, which Las attracted wide- spread attention, became available to- day. The letier of Mgr. Schroeder sub- mitted to the board of directors of the Catholic University is addressed to Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland, who acted as attorney for the Monsignor before the board. [t was written snortly before the final meeting of the board. It is dated ye-terday and is as follows: To the Right Rev. Bishsp Horstmann, Bishop of Cleveland—RIGHT REVEREND BIsHOP: Wheu L hud, s tew days ago, \he Donor to meet you I took the opportunity to inform you that duriug my faststay in Germany I intended to send Irom there my resign, 1 as professor of tnis university. As a matter of fact, the persisient bosiiiily to whica I have been'suo- Jecied 107 years past, not only withia the uni- versity but constantly also in the Englisa newspapers, Catholic and secular, made such & reso.uliot: notouly advisable but also neces- sary, ou account of my own health and peace of mind, 1 uad been suffering from neuralgia in tie most painful manuer after the close of the last scnolestic year, and the physician de- ciured it my earnest duty to avoid exciiement. You also know that 1 did not send my resigne- tou, and that 1 came back to Washingion on account of the letiers of Cardinal Steinhuber, in which e expressed his owu and the will of the Holy Fatler. When'l foliowed this order I was convinced that his Holiness intended to ad me not 10 give up my position immediately. 1 there- fore expressly to.d his Emiuence, the Cardi- nal of Cologie, as well as my relatives and that the next scholsstic year would he last year thatl would stay Sit; here on October 9 I was not astonished to hear that some mem- bers of the board had determined 1o demand my resignation. Before I had any chance to sec you personally, this intention o1 the board was prociaimed pubiicly in the newspapers. The apostolic delegate about the same time unicated to me the dispatch he had re- ceived from Cardiual Rampolia. I repeated expressiy 1o his Exceilency thatunder no ¢ rcamstances wouid Ior could I remain in Wastiuglon beyond the scholastic year. Iat the same lime remarked to his Exceilency thet 1 wouid in nowise ndmit even any ap- pearance of auy -grounded grievance aguinstme. I am, therelore, faced by a two- iold fact. On one hend I cannot and will not change the resolut on to leave the university within oratjeast at the end of the scholasiic year. ¢ other hand, the newspaners have pub- hed sucn charges against me, which wouid ras priestand profe:sor imposes ou me | the imperative duty not {o send my resigna- tion il I am not vindicated in some way pub- licly againstsuch accusitions, which I declare 10 be entirely fa se and ealumnious. In saying thisIdo not consider what has been said or writien about my presence at the university being an obstacle to peace and harmony among the professors. If I am & stumbling-biock 1 am couvine d that I be- came such because I did what I thought and still think to have been my duty. But as e Catholic and a priest I also realize the fact that, on account of the sentiments and preju- dlees existing in regard to me in this house, veace will not be re-established without a sac- rifice on my part. And ss I understand that from this stand- poiut members of the board may find it advis- abie for me to make that sacrifice, I am ready to do 80, and will send my resignation to his eminence, the chauc:llor, within, or at tne end of the rights and privileges that belong to my position as pro:essor of dogmatic theoi ogy. I aleo expect that every member of the board will pledge himsell to secrecy coucerning this, m letter. 1 also add that my resig- nation must he c onal on the approval of our Holy Father, and 1 will notity his Holi- ness immediately of the letter through Cardi- nal Steinhuber. JOSEPH SCHROEDER, Washington, Oct. 21, 1897. 5 Another important document which figured in the case was a letter from Cardi- nal Steinbuber, dated at Rome, Septem- ber 13, 1897. In this tue Cardinal stated the Holy Father was opposed to Mgr. Schroeder's hasty departure. As Caidinal Steinhuber’s letter was not an official communication, inquiry was made direct to the Vatican, and in re- sponse to this a cablegram was received by Mgr. Martinelli, the Papal delegate, on Sunday, substantially as follows: The Holy Father himself advised Monsignor Schroeder not to send in his resignation as a proiessor of the uuiversity. It seems th members of the board want to iorce him to do 0. Your Excellency may in a delicate way call their attention to the impropriety of such a measure, COULON'T STAND THE CONTRAST. Disappointment Upon Waking From a Dream Causes an Aged Man's Suicide. BOSTON, Oct, 22 —A Hartford (Conn.) special says: Disappointment because of a dream caused Whiting G. Mimer of Falis Village to take his iife yesterday after- Mr. Miner was 90 years old.” When he appeared at the breakfast table yester- day morning he was very much depressed and unhappy. He related a dream he had had during the nigit. “I thought,’ he said, “that I was well again, hearty and vigorous and a care on no one. My family were ail around me, and we were very happy. When I awoke and found it was all a aream and I was not anv batter than I was last night it :lm not seem as though I could have tso0.” In the afternoon when his daughter opened the door of his room she saw him lying across the bed, dead, with a little blue mark on his temple, By his side lay a small pistol, and it was apparent he had brocded over the contrast between his dream and life’s realities until he put an ead o it all. The pistol was so smail that she had not heard the report. —_———— KING WINS OV A FOUL. Given the Decivion urer Carier in the Sizth Round. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22.—Joe King ot San Francisco and Jack Carter of Omaha, middle-weights, fought before the South- ern California Athletic Clubh o-night. King was given the decision in the sixth round of what was to have been a fifteen- round contest on account of a foul, Solly Smith was referee. The decision was not vopular, though King clearly had Carter going in this round. The other event was between Bob Thompson (colored) of Salt Lake and Kid Parker of Denver, It was of the hurri- cane order and lasted for twelve rouude, Thompson getiing the worst of it from the sturt, Thompson forced mattersat the start, but the Denver man stopped him at every turn and had him going i1 nearly every round. In the tweiith the referee, Harry Monahay, siopped the fight and awarded the purse to Parker. The decision was well received. This was the second attempt the new club has made to give prize-fights here, and to-night the box-office receipts were attached. The managers of the club have been engaged in a row over money matters BL‘ da!. with prospects of a legal battle abead, ought before the board, that my cnar- | | money shall be made. JALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1897. FLIRTING WITH |ROSS STEPAENS |READY T0 MAKE |NEW NATIONAL PARTY FORMED Delegates Are Meeting in Chicagoto Complete Organization. Ex - Governor Altgeld and Henry George Interested in the Movement. The Platform Alarms the Demo- crats, as It Promises to Defeat the Silver Cause Forever. Speclal Dispatch 10 THE CALL. CHICAGO, Oct. 22—A new national political party has been organized. Dele- gates from other cities will meet at the Great Northern Hotel to-morrow night to complete the organization. Ex-Governor Aligeld, Henry George and others are in- tercsted in the movement and are quietly urging on its existence. The new party is called the National Paper Money party, or the People’s Independent. It hasclubs in Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, San Francisco and all other large cities. Philip Henrici, the millionaire restan- rateur, has acccepted the nomination of the new party for Congress in the Sixth Congressional Distriet. The party’s ad- vent means that the silver issue is dead, as the followers of the new organization are mostiy from the silver ranks. Henry T. Jones, president of the Chicago Union Silver Club of 2300 memboars, has joined the new movement. He carried hun- dreds of his ciub membersinto the new party. Jones was krown as the “Youny Napoleon of Silver,” and was an intimate friend of Bryan. John D. Gill is one of the principal movers in the National Paper party. It is known in San Fran- cisco, New York, Philadelphia and other large cities. The principles of the party—the plat- form adovted—declares in favor of direct issue of money by the Government. Hun- dreds of letters are received at the head- quarters of the new movement every day requesting copies of the platform and membership blanks. The Democrats ara greatly alarmed, as such a division has been created in their ranks as to defeat the siver cause forever. A pledge has been prepared by the new party which reads: “Being mindful of my duty to myseli, to my fellow men and to the countles: millions of helpless souls yet to te born, 1, — —— ——, doncw hereby pledge my sacred honor that I will not advocate or support any other reform in preference to this reform, and I will give preference to t is reform over all others, and tnat I will do all that lies in my power to stop the practice of making any more goid. silver or bank paper money, and that I will also work for a law thatshall provide that no more gold, silver or bank paper * * % Tnerefore may the miliions now living and the countless millions of helpless souls yet to be born bear witness to my hand and seal to the foregoing declaration of principles, and to this my most sacred pledge in dc- picate.” G. A. Ankers of San Francisco is the del- egate to the new party movement. ARTST SWIRNERTO AND HS BRIDE Will Soon Leave New York for an Extended Tour in Europe. Before Crossing the Pond the Coup'e Wil Take In the S'ghts of the Metrcpolis. Special Dispatch to THE CArL. NEW YORK, Oct. —Jimmie Swin- nerton, the artist, of San Francisco, who left the Golden Gate with the heiress formerly known as Miss Thalia Tread weil, and who is now Mrs. Swinnerton, has ar- rived here and is comfortably ensconced at the Hoffman House. Swinnerton is on the way 1o Europe, where he and the young beiress expect to remain for some time. Swinnerton told THE CaLL cor- respondent to-night that be was now on a bridal tour. The youngartist was swathed in a handsome dressing gown, while around him in the rooms were many trunks opened and unopened, parceis, pictures, queer Indian vipes and other curios picked up in the Rocky Mountains while en route to this city. “The murgiage took place between the two ports,' sa.d Swinnerton, alluding to San Francisco and New York, “*but I can’t tell you the place nor date for legal rea. sons, There is a lawsuit pending concern- ing my wife's property,about which 1 can- not now give the aetails, that might be af- fected by it. The ceremony was not a long one nor was it civil, but was per- formed by a regular minister witk two Rood witnesses present. The marriage bas been under contemplation for quite a while. I have been tracing up and look- ing after the estate, which, as most people know, is worth about half a million dol- lars, not less. It isa good deal of respon- sibility for one not accustomed to do busi- ness, but I find I'm getting along very well with it. There is a lot of the properiy at the end of the McAllister-street road and a lot more at San Jose and elsewhere. My wife wants to spend considerable of the winter in Italy. We will first go to Paris, get a house, get our things set down there and get servants to look after everything. Then with only small bag- gage we w:ll go to Genoa, Milan, Nice and other places. Perhaps we may visis other cities of the Continent, besides going to England and Scotland. I want to study art some, for, of course, I don’t want to grow rusty. "1 am not certain how long we will be gone. We will remain in this city about three weeks, My wife never bas had a chance to sec it, althonugh she passed through here many times, so we are going to take in the sights here.” 99 Charged With Jttempt to Murder. SAN RAFAEL, Oct, 22.—George Allen, the 1ll-year-old boy who shot Manuel Silva at Corte Mad-ra several days ago, Was arrested to-nigzht on a charge of at- tack with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. The complaint was sworn to by Manu:l Silva Br. The boy was arraigned before Justice Gardner and releaed on his own recognizance. Allen dischargea supposedly empty gun at young Silva on a dare from the latter, who wag 50 badly wounded that his life was for a time despaired of. D EBlazing Curtain The fire alarm through box 62 at 10:15 last evening was for a small binze in house oe- cupied by Joseph Baker at 811 Mission street, caused by curtains catching fire from a lamp. The damage 1o the building and ts will not exceed $100. e e “THERE ARE NO FUNDS.” - N YOUR OWN EXISTENCE DID YOU EVER KNOW WHATIT W have no mouney? Were you ever face ing more leit? You say suppose that you will continue to have. health and strength? Use some sen rejecting this check? Itis only because to face with the fuct that you had noth. “no”—you have always had mouey enough, and vy Do you think that you wiil always bave Why. for instance, is the paying telier tLe man bas drawn on Lis account until it is utterly and entirely depleted. Can you think this over? Is your manhood so very different fro say to you some day, “There are no fund count with natu'e is exhausted nature is admitted by 18,000 people on this continent that HUDYAN does add to the bank account of foolish and erring peopl 1eplaces all the vim, the fire and the stre it only does that when it is given fair pla; can do for you? m your bank account? Will nature not §’’? Reason as you may, whermryour ac- will refuse to honor vour obligations. It e. To nature’s bank account that is. It ngth that has been foolishly spent. But y. It you are puny, will you try what it The doctors of the great Hudsonian Institute, to whom alone belongs the credit of discovering the great remedy, are anxious to help you; they will show you what it has done for others, and they will tell you “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth’ about your case. Do you think it worth while to ask advice? one nickel to learn! whom do you think you will be able clearly—"There are no funds’” ? It will cost you not If youdo not, to blame when nature says—as she will HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Stockton, Market and Ellis Streets, San Franeisco. The little copper-colored spots that that you see on your body usually indi signs, though. If you have any idea t the primary, the sccondary or the ter ask for -day blood cure’ eirculars. of sweet relief they brinc ! you see on your body and the pimples cate blood taint. They are not certain hat your system is affected—either in tiary ferm—the best thing to do is to They cost nothing, but what a world GARDEN SPOT 0F FAEE DELIVERY Praise for Campbell the Report of Mr. | Heath. | in| First Assisiant Postmaster- General Dilates on the Model Settiement. Many Recommendations Made to R duce the Expenses of the Postal Departm»nt. fpecial Dispatch to THE CALL WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 22.—The | most interesting part of First Assistant Postmaster-General Heath's report 1s con- | cerning free rural delivery experiments. | He says: “The garden spot of the free rural de- livery service seems to be located at| Campbell in Santa Clara County, Cal., | where a larger number of patrons are | served than in any other experimental station. Campbell’s pre-eminence in pop- ulation is scarcely second to its adapta- bility for the purpose. It is about five miles south of San Jose, the capital of the county, on the line of the Southern Pa- cific Railway. It is described as being in the center of a stretch of gardens, vine- yards and orchards extending five and a iialf miles north and south and with an average width of four miles. Within this territory, comprising about twenty-two | square miles, there is a population of at least 16(0 people, 99 per cent of whom are well to do, owning their own homes and possessing a high order of intellicence. Traversing this territory are seventy-tive miles of the best roads in the State of California, well built and admirably main- tained. “Some idea of their excellence may be obtained from the statement that during the summer season these roads are care- fully and regulary sprinkled. The roads for the most part are laid out with as much care and regularity as the streets of acity. The land is aivided into five, ten and fifteen acra tracts, and on each of these is the residence of the owner or oc- cupant. The houses in almost every case are of a superior style of architecture. Living here are many Eastern people of wealth and refinement, who have come to California to prolong life, and haye thus improved and beautified their surround- ings in order to make life worth proiong- ing. “In a distriot so composed it is nataral to suppose that every resident woula be =lad to avail himsel{ of the advantage of { soligantion | $11,300,000; rental a rural fres delivery. In a preliminary canvass 1400 names out of 1600 were piomptly enrolled. The rest were added larer with scarcely an objection. The report s:ates that on July 1 there were 3373 Presidential postoffices, em- bracing 169 first class, 750 second class and 2816 third class. The net increase for the vear in t'he salaries of postmasters at these (ffices is $238,800. With the con- of the present independent toffices within the limits of the new city ot New York a saving of at least | $62,723 in salaries and commissions of postmasters will be effected. Another considerable reduction in expenses may be made by the merging or abolishmert in many cases of several heads of divisions and other officials receiving their salaries. Congress should not only repeal the law providing that no postoffice established at any county seat shail be abolished or dis- | continued by reason of any consolidation of postoffices under the existing law, bu* should also authorize the Postmaster- General to extend consolidation wherever in his velief the service may be thereby benefited. The estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, embrace $16,250,000 for com- pensation of postmasters; for clerk hire, nd purchase of cancel- ing machines, $125000; fuel and light, $1.750,000; miscellaneous items and fur- niture, $200,000, and advertising, $20,000. The estimate for the free delivery ser- vice for the fiscal year ending June, 1899, $13.810.400. Since tne close of the fiscal year, 1897, the service has been established in more than forty offices, ana before the close of the current year all offices ene titled to the service will receive the same, Domesiic and international money orders issued agzreecated 26,113,240, amounting to $188,071,056; aggregate num- ber of payments and repavment, 25,780,« 566, amounting to $180,141,680. There were 5,867.960 pieces o1 originnl unclaimed matter received at the Dead Letter Office, a decrease of 267,470. FIGHTING FOK MILLS ILLS GULD. New Move by Putarive Children of the Lato San Mateo Capitalist, REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 22 —In the Su- perior Cour: yesterday a move was made by the attorneys of Robert Chatham and his sister which calied forth a vigorous opposition from the attorney for the ad- ministratrix of the estate of Robert Mills, deceased. Chatham and his sister claim to be the children of Robert Mills, who died in this county recentiy, leaving an estate valued at $250,000. Their attorneys filed an appearance for them some time ago as heirs of the aeceased. Objeciion was made to the appearance, which was subsequently amended to show not that they were heirs, but that they claimed to be heirs of deceased. The cause of the dJisturbance yesterday was a petition asking for a partial d bution of the estate to tnem. The o tion made was that they could not s partial distribution until tueir hei had been adjnuicated. Tne petition allowed to be filed and November 11 fi as the time for hearing (he sam Robert Mills died, leaving a widow and several brothers and sister 1d the Chathams prove their claims ihey would be entitled to one-haif of the entire estate. Sensationa! developments are 10 be expected Lefore the case is setiled. st iingd Another Police Insurance Suit, Alfred Clarke, administrator of the estate of Andrew H. Dempsey, deceased, has_sued our a writ of mandate {0 compel the Police Co missioners of San Francisco to pay $20u alleged 1o be due as life insurance on Dempses, formerly & member of the pol force of this ci NEW TG-DAY. “THE ACADEMIE DE MEDECINE OF FRANCE HAS PLACED Apollinaris (“THE QUEEN OF AT THE HEAD OF EXAMINED FOR PURITY AND FREEDOM TABLE WATERS”) ALL THE WATERS FROM DISEASE GERMS.” BEWARE OF SUBSTITUTIONS.