The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1897, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1897. 2 mittee established at Havana, of . which the Bishop of Havana ! is the chairman. It was ar-| ) ranged also that supplies sent to the Spanish minister here would be for- warded to the authorities at Havana. Since then there have been criticisms of the system adopted, and reports have come from Havana that the re- concentrados were starving as a result of obstacles in the way of transmitting relief. The Spanish authorities state, however, that there has been no delay on their part, and that since the ar- rangement was made no offer of sup- plies. medicines, ete., has been made. There has been a general desire, how- ever, to adopt a system by which the supplies will go direct to General Lee, and as a result of the Spanish minis- ter's call to-day this will be the plan to be. adopted in executing the relief measures under the call now issued. —— MOVING AGAINST THE CUBANS. Spanish Force Concentrating to Strike One Formidable Blow. Copyright, 1897, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, Dec. 24.—Every indication is that formidable offensive operations are now about to be undertaken by the Spanish for in all parts of the island. In Havana province the movement has for its primary object the avenging of | the death of Colonel Ruiz by the anni- hilation of the force of Nester Aran- gueren, which now represents the rebel military strength in the province. Gen- eral Parrado took the field yesterday, accompanied by General Valdarram taking with him all the available troop: in the city and vicinity. It was r marked to-day that hardly a Spanish officer was to be seen on the streets, a certain indication that sharp work is contemplated in the field within a few days. Columns aggregating 10,000 men will con’ ge in the vicinity of Jaruco, near where Arangueren’s band was found by Consul-General Lee’s emissaries. It doubtful whether they will find an thing more than a sign of a camp, as the intelligence received by the Junta to-day shows that Arangueren has been warned of the intended Spanish ad- vance and has taken precautions. The Herald’s correspondent in San- tiago de Cuba advises me that General Pando after much hard fighting ap- pears to be forced t yend opera- tions to await the arrival of food, manition, guns and artillerymen. This last fact tends to confirm the story that Garcia’s force is onger than w pected, and is well supplied with a . There were shipped from Havana to Banabano ye¢ rday nine guns of nine centimeter c; ber with full gun detachments of trained artil- | lerymen. There were also shipped 100 rounds for each gun and 300 Mauserg for the volunteers of Bayamo. Additional sugar estates were burned on Tuesday night. The Rosario es- tate, guacate, is reported burn- ed to-d -— RAILS AT AMERICANS. Spanish Military Organ Gives Vent to Burst- ing Indignation. Copyright, 1897, by James Gordon Bennett. MADRID, Dec. 24.—An impassioned article appears this evening in Corre- -spondencia Militar, the organ of the army, entitled “Give unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s. After fulminating against the Yank and calling them culpable accomplices of Gomez, the | paper says it is unable to restrain its indignation against the filibusters who are not co; the ways of W rds Spain as against those bandits,” it continues, “Europe has entered her verdict. In Cuba, La Guerra Cuma a la Guerra, but above all | comme a la guerra WHALERS IN COMBAT WITH A LEVIATHAN. Diversion in Monterey Bay That Nearly Proves Serjous to the Men—The Prize Secured. MONTEREY, Dec. 24—The crew of No. 2 whale boat of the Monterey ‘Whaling Company had a tussle with a leviathan of the hump-backed variety late this after noon, which came near resulting seriously for the men and was the cause of some damage to the boat. Three whales were sighted in the early afternoon and the two boats started in pursuit, but lost two of them. The third one they shot, but as the gun was carelessly aimed the harpoon struck him in the head over the eye and becoming infuriated he proceeded to make things lively. He came up once under the boat, nearly capsizing it, and struck it once with his tail. The crew, however, were experienced whalers and succeeded in conquering their big prize without receiving any harm themselves. The whale is about sixty feet long. NEW CABINET FORMED BY PRESIDENT CRESPO. Several Andradists Elevated by the Retiring Chief Executive of Venezuela. Copyright, 137, by James Gordon Bennett. CARACAS, Dec. 24.—President Cres- po, after a conference with President- elect Andrade, has formed a new cab- Inet, taking into it several Andradists. The minister of foreign affairs, Dr. P. Ezuquiel Rotas, remains in the new cabinet; Senor Mattos Saul will be minister of finance in the cabinet. e NON-CATHOLIC MARRIAGES LEGALIZED IN PERU. President Pierola Promulgates a Measure That Meets Popular ; Approval. Copyright, 1597, by James Gordon Bennett, LIMA, Peru, Dec. 24.—President Pi- erola has signed and promuigated a bew measure legalizing mnon-Catholic marriages in Peru. With the excep- tion of the Clerical organs, the press to-night is unanimous in applauding the clever statesmanship of the Presi- dent in pushing the measure through. e e RIVERSIDE'S MYSTERY APPROACHES SOLUTION, Pretty Definitely Learned That the Name of the Murdered Man Was A. L. Modie. RIVERSIDE, Cal, Dec. 24—It has now been pretty definitely learned that the name of the man found dead near this city a couple of weeks ago was A. L. Modie. The officers are in ossession of further facts which, it F: thought, will fully clear up the mys- ery in a few days i R Lull In the Uber Lynching Case. CARSON, Nev., Dec. 24.—There is a il in the Uber case. There was no warrant issued to-day by the District Attorney of Douglas. He had business n Dayton. The local detective who an- tounced that he would apply for a war- ‘apt has not done 0. nbatants and not versed in | OFFICIAL CONDUCT |Santa Clara’s Court- House Needs the Broom. Negligence Apparent the County Clerk’s Office. | Criminal Cases That Had Not Been Placed on the | Calendar. | OFFENDERS GO SCOT FREE. | Wade's Bona Is Still Missing—The Call’s Special Correspondent Investigating. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Dec. 24.—Two criminal s which had for some mysterious eason not been placed on the criminal | calendar of Judge Lorigan’'s court | were entered thereon to-day, as the result of investigations made by The | Call's special correspondent. Another | | matter brought to public attention in | i the course of this investigation was the jfzn't that an appeal bond for $5000 is ng from the records, as was pub- | lished in The Call this morning. | The facts developed in connection | | with these cases show that, to state it | | mildly, lax methods are pursued in | | both the office of the District Attorney | | and of the County Clerk. The two cases that were placed to- | | day on the criminal calendar of the Su- | perior Court are on appeal from the court of City Justice Gass. One is /| | that against Charles Knapp and the | other against John Norton. The for- | mer was appealed morethan a year ago and the latter about thre months ago. The case in which the appeal bond for $5000 is missing is that against | Steve Wade. | Charles Knapp was founr guilty on | October 20, 1896, of having obtained money under false pretenses from the city of San Jose by means of a fraudu- lent claim, which had been approved | by Councilman Krieg. Mayor Koch | was the complainant. The defendant | was represented by J. E. Edson. The | people were represented by Deputy Dis- | | trict Attorney W. Beasly and Special | Counsel J. R. Welch. | On October 23 a sentence imposing a | fine of $300 was pronounced by Justice | Gass, with the alternative of 150 days | in the county jail. The papers on ap- | | peal were forwarded to the Superior | Court on November 20, 1896, by Justice | | Gass. Under section 1252 of the Penal Code it is provided that “all appeals in crim- inal cases must be heard and deter- mined by the Appellate Court, unless continued on motion or with the con- sent of the defendant.” The case of Knapp excited wide attention at the timé of his conviction, but nothing more was heard of it after the appeal was taken. Inquiry by The Call correspondent developed the fact that the appeal | papers had not been filed in the office | of the County Clerk, though no one questioned that they had been duly forwarded by Justice Gass. A thorough search of the County Clerk’s office failed to bring them to light. When the District Attorney was asked why the case had not received his attention he declared it was not in the line of his duty, but that it was the duty of City Attorney Welch to con- tinue the prosecution in the Superior Court. Section 132 of the County Government act provides as follows: “The District Attorney is the public | prosecutor, and must: (1) Attend the courts, and conduct, on behalf of the people, all prosecutions for public of- fenses. (2) Institute proceedings before the magistrates for the arrest of per- sons charged with or reasonably sus- pected of public offenses, when he has information that any such offenses have been committed, and for that pur- pose, when not engaged in criminal proceedings in the Superior Court * * * must attend upon the magistrate in cases of arrest, when required by them.” Knapp is now enjoying his freedom on the strength of the bond filed when the appeal was taken from Justice Gass’ court, and that bond is missing. John Norton on September 14, 1897, pleaded guilty to the charge of disturb- ing the peace and Justice Gass fined him $80, with the alternative of 80 days in the County Jail. Notwithstanding the fact that Norton had pleaded guilty, he took an appeal to the Su- perior Court, and the papers were duly forwarded to the County Clerk's office on September 29, and there they re- mained unnoticed and neglected until to-day. As already shown, all appeals must be determined within sixty days after they are filed, and section 1047 of the Penal Code provides as follows: “The clerk must keep a calendar of all crim- inal actions pending in the court, enu- merating them according to the date of the filing of the indictment or in- formation, specifying opposite the ti- tle of each action whether it is for fel- ony of a misdemeanor, and whether the defendant is in custody or on bail.” James P. Sex is the clerk of Judge Lorigan’s court. When his attention was first called to the Norton case he stated that he had not put it on the calendar because he was not instructed to do so. After the law relating to his duty in the matter had been quoted he stated that he had not put it on the calendar because the papers were not in proper shape. In the face of all this the Norton case was placed on Judge Lorigan's calen- dar to-day, as was also that of Charles Knapp. Both were placed there on the order of District Attorney B. A. Her- rington through his deputy, William Beasly. Mr. Beaslv. on being asked why the Norton case had not been taken up by the District Attorney, replied that so far as he could recollect the Dis- trict Attorney’s office had received no notice of the case being appealed. Justice Gass, on being questioned in reference to the matter, stated that a day or two after the appeal papers had been forwarded to the Superior Court Mr. Beasly called at his office. On being informed of the interview Justice Gass then informed him of the appeal having been taken. ‘With Justice Gass Mr. Beasly ac- knowledged that he had received the notice, and admitted that the blame lay with him, as he had forgotten all about the case. AUBURN BELLE i ooo(Jow. _ MRS. WILLIAM 1. MA@Y, FORMERLY MISsS LILIAN A. COKER. AUBLBN, Dec. 24. The marriage of William 1. May and Miss Lilian A. Coker, of Au- burn, will be solemnized at noon to-morrow at the Golden Eagle Ho- tel, Sacramento, in the presence of many friends. Miss Coker richly deserves the credit given her as Auburn’s pret- tiest daughter, and she has hosts of friends. Mr. May is very pop- ular and one of Placer County’s promising young men, a stanch Republican and the present County Clerk, which office he has held for the past five years. Mr. and Mrs. May will leave on the afternoon train for a wedding tour through coast cities. - COUNTY CLERK WILLIAM 1. MAY OF‘i PLACER. SEASON'S BEST FOOTBALL MEN An All-California Team | Named From Many Players. “Call’'s” Annual Selection and Comparison of Gridiron Heroes. --.Burnett, Stanford. {Carle. Stanford. * {Smith, Reliance. Rice, Stanford Thomas, Stanford. Center. Guards Tackles... {Sherman, Rcliance. Buads - - {Parker, Stanford. Quarterback. -..Code, Reliance. Halfbacks. Fullback . Hall, California. Morse, Reliance. Cotton, Stanford. These are the football players that, at the close of the season of 1897, have, in the judgment of this department of The Call, done such work in their par- ticular positions as warrants their se- lection for a so-called All-California team, a hypothetical eleven made up of the most efficlent and scientific pro- ducts of this year's coaching and games. Such a choice is not difficult after an experience of seven seasons on the sidelines, with opportunities for closely observing each of the players in all the big and many of the smaller games played in and near this city since in- tercollegiate football was inaugurat- ed on the Pacific Coast. Certain of the men, however, stand out pre-eminently as superior players, and those are Carle, Cotton, Hall and Code. The others were not so evi- dently superior to their particular ri- vals, and their selection was deter- mined by a more careful analysis of their playing, with respect to their immediate opponents, their knowledge of the game, their assistance, both given and received; their general value to a team, their defensive and offensive work, and their performances in sud- den emergencies, They were also judged by a certain standard. For that standard was ta- ken the work presumably of the best players ever associated with the game on this Coast: . For center, Williams (Stanford team of '95 and '96); for guard, Carle (Stan- ford team of '9 and '96, and of '97); for tackle, Cochran (Stanford team of '92 and '93, of 94 and of '95); for end, Nolan (West Point team of 93, of 94, and of '95, All-America team of '95, and Olympic team of ’96); for quarter, Code (Stanford team of '92, of '93, and of '95, Olympic team of '96, and Reliance team of '97); for halfbacks, Clemens, Hall, Walton, Morse, Frankenheimer and Hunt; for fullback, Ransome (Cal- g;g)rnia team of 93, of '94, of '95, and of This comparison left as substitutes on the All-California team of '97: Wells (Reliance) for center, Fickert (Stanford) and Sheehy (Reliance) for guards, Oliver (Reliance) and Pringle (California) for tackles, Lanyon (Re- liance) and Hopper (California) for ends, Murphy (Stanford) or Erb (Stan- ford) for quarter, Fisher (Stanford) and Carter (Reliance) for halfbacks, and Fisher (Stanford) for fullback. Burnett, Williams’ study, was easily center of the sed former under- | the best all-round n, and promises and has the physical ability to equal his | teacher by becoming more aggressive | and trying for more chances away from his position. | Smith so far improved over former seasons that he displaced Fickert, who was responsible for the two big penal- ties imposed against Sanford in the Thanksgiving game, and who, unlike Carle and Smith, gave little assistance to his side-partners. . Rice, though in a crippled condition in several of his big ¥ames, and much lighter than any of his rivals, proved himself the most scientific, reliable, continuously aggressive and generally helpful tackle on the field. Though Fisher and he continuously shifted over and backed up the right side of the Stanford line, they got practically no assistance in return, and largely to that fact, togéther with the lesser weight of the whole left side of the | line, was due many of the gains made | there. Thomas, though still prone to tackle‘ high, was strong on defense and used | his weight (really 191 pounds stripped) | to advantage, but he, as always, was | inclined to spurts and often relaxed his efforts when the play did not come his | way. In handling Simpson, who' actu- | ally weighed 201 stripped, he rose to the occasion, played his best game and made it evident that Simpson is not a tackle, though he would probably make a superior guard. Sherman at end was in his proper po- sition, but he did not nearly equal his possibilities, except, perhaps, on the | defensive. Parker, while slow in getting doywn under Murphy’'s long punts, tackled well, was quick in an emergency, and | was undoubtedly the best end in the Thanksgiving match, for Hopper was almost invariably shouldered out of the way by Fisher to permit Daly's runs round that end. Code was far and away the best quarter. Murphy proved himself the | greatest kicker this coast has produced and one of the best runners in a scat- tered field, but as a quarterback of a well-balanced team not “having to de- pend on the quarter for its kicking he was lacking in the prime requisites for the position—in ability to lead the in- terference,, in defensive strength and generally in readiness to tackle. Hall was the star of all the half- backs and a most valuable all-round man, remarkably sure at catching punts, quick to start, shifty in a scat- tered field and with possibilities of be- coming a kicker and player equal if not superior to Ransome. Morse, until Hall’s final development, was the best half on the field. But Fisher, who did little running but made many runs possible, while he bore the heaviest brunt of the battls, was in defensive playing alone the superior of any other halfback on the field, and the equal of any that has played here. Cotton, probably the surest and eas- iest line-bucker ever on the Coast, was selected for fullback because he was the best of all the men that filled that position, though he, like the others, could not punt. Generally, the season showed great improvement in kicking, retrogression in tackling, a mediocre crop of tack- lers, a poor lot of ends, a pleasing fur- ther development of gentlemanly play, and no serious accidents or injuries in big games participated in by prop- erly trained men. For the future athletic team pros- pects here seem to be waning, while Santa Clara College promises to be- goxlrlm a factor in intercollegiate foot- all. Erb of Stanford, who has a natural spirit of leadership and. enthusiasm, may be looked to as the coming ex- ponent of sure, hard tackling by an end or quarter. And Pringle of Cal- ifornia, if he stays with and perfects his position and does not drop it to aspire to halfback glory, as many other Berkeley players have foolishly | Pacific, will favor San Francisco. | lions of visitors l¥|al, will gather at the | done, should develop into the best tac- kle California has ever had. OVAHAHSS WELCOMED THIS CITY Will Send Klondike Gold - Hunters This Way. Wide - Awake Business Men Greet Their San Francisco Fellows. All the Railroads Combine to Help Out the Trade Movement. RUSH COMING NEXTSPRING Thousands in the Search for Treasure ‘Will Set Out Through the Golden Gate. Special Dispatch to The Call. OMAHA, Dec. 24.—This region has extended greeting to San Francisco in her bid for Klondike business in no uncertain way. Omaha not only re- solves that San Francisco should in- vite the attention of all Klondike pros- pectors but local railroads are favor- ing that route to the gold fields. Ore result of the visit of the San Francisco advertising car is the state- ment from inside Union Pacific sources that there is no combination | which will prevent the company giv- | ing the best possible rates via San Francisco. Every other company here except the Burlington, which has a traffic arrangement with the Northern | 2. The visitors spent much of their time in conference with the passenger agents here, but would give no details of the plans arranged. In fact, the Al- askan Trade Committee received a great ovation from the time its special car arived at Omaha on Tuesday till it left to-night for Chicago. Immedi- ately after the arrival of the party here they all went to the Millard Hotel, where they took dinner. Before the meal was finished the visitors were greeted by a number of exposition di- | rectors, among them being Messrs. Wattles, Dudley Smith, D. M. Dearing, Babcock and Kirkendall. An informal reception followed, and it was at this the exposition and Klondike exhibits were in a measure combined. To-day the visitors were permitted to remain in quietude in their T, which was side-tracked near the Union Depot, until about 11 o'clock, when a delegation of local citizens called upon them. In the party were H. J. Pen- foid, F. P. Kirkendall, Edward Rose- water, W. N. Babcock, R. C. Patterson, Major T. S. Clarkson, G. W. Payne, J. | E. Baum, George Shriver. Major | Moore was to have been in the party, | but he was unable to accompany them | on -account of illness. After a short visit in the car, during which Mr. Willis made a speech in | which he explained the objects of in- | terest it contained, the entire party was seated in sleighs. They were driven | out to the Exposition grounds, where | the buildings were thoroughly in- spected. The party returned to the Commercial Club, where a luncheon | was served. | Many local business men dropped in | to greet the Californians even before the meal was completed. After lunch the party adjourned to the parlors where a number of Omaha citizens | had assembled to meet the visitors and | a public meeting was organized. Major T. S. Clarkson presided as | chairman and made a short and peint- ed speech in which he welcomed the | tors to the city in a happy strain. | President Wattles followed with a short business talk about the exposi- | tion, closing with introducing the fol- lowing resolution, which was unanim- | ously adopted: Whereas, The golden jubilee of the semi-centennial of the discovery of goid in California will be celebrated in the city | of San Francisco from January 24 to Jan- | uary 29, 1898, and Whereas, For five weeks subsequent to this celebration an exposition of the min- eral resources of the State of California and the Territory of Alaska will be held, | at which will be exhibited to the world | one of the finest collections of precious | ores that has ever been placed on exhi- bition; and Whereas, At this exposition the re- sources of the newly discovered mines of | the Klondike region will be fully repre- sented; and Whereas, We belleve that this exhibit would be especially attractive to the mil- city of Omaha next year to attend the | trans-Mississippi and’ International Ex- | position; and A Whereas, This exposition offers an op- portune time. and place to display and advertise the mineral resources of Cali- fornia, Alaska and the Klondike region; d an : Whereas, ‘A party of distinguished citi- zens of California and Alaska are visit- ing this city of Omaha at this time to promote and advertise the mining inter- ests of the great State of California and | the Territory of Alaska; therefore be it | Resolved, That the cordial invitation of the city of Omaha and of the trans-Mis- | sissippi_ and International Exposition be extended to the distinguished delegation here present, and through them to the managers of the golden jubilee of the semi-centennial, to transport the mineral exhibit that will be displayed at this Golden Jubilee Exposition to the city of Omaha immediately on the closing of said jubilee, and that this exhibit be placed on exhibition on the grounds of the trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, either in the mineral build- ing or in a building to be erected espe- clally for this exhibit. The suggestion was made and heartily approved by both the expo- sition directors and the San Francis- cans that the entire display of the San Francis® Jubilee should be re- moved to this city and planted on the exposition grounds. Regarding this plan Secretary Carman of the trade committee said that he saw no rea- son why it should not be followed and thus furnish _an excellent exhibit for California. He stated that no pro- vision had been made by the Legisla- ture for any exhibit and the State could not expect to get up a good one by means of individual subsecription. The Mining Exposition would furnish an excellent one, for it would not only display the mining industry of the Klondike and of California, but also the fruit and other resources of the latter. The pfnn is heartily favored by the Californians and they have also prac- tically agreed to advertise the Trans- Mississippt Exposition equally with the Klondike during the remain- der of their trip. Secretary Carman is of the opinion that great good will result to both from the Eastern trip. | Ex-Governor Sheakly of Alaska de- livered a lectur® upon the Klondike region this afternoon in the presence of a large crowd. All day to-day the car in which the Californians jour- neyed was ooen to the inspection of the public and many people visited it. It was standing on a sidetrack at the Union Depot. A pleasing feature connected with the arrival of the Californians in this city was the meeting of Mr. Mills and a sister whom he had not seen for ten years. Mr. Mills was completely sur- prised. The meeting of brother and sister was an affecting one. e MEETS WITH SUCCESS. Eastern People Interested in San Francisco’s Outfitting Propositions. \ The undertaking of advertising this State by the means of sending a spe- cial car to the East has so far proved a success. Every day brings more news of the interest that the party is creat- ing along the line of the railroad. Sec- retary Carman telegraphed to the Alaska Trade Committee yesterday that the San Francisco special car had left Denver Wednesday, and was met at North Platte by Buffalo Bill and his daughter. At Omaha a reception was accorded the party at the Millard Hotel by President Wattles »of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and ten prominent business men. A reception was held in the car yesterday morning, at which the Mayor and fourteen of the municipal officers and the Pre dent of the Board of Trade were pr ent. The San Francisco party was driven out to inspect the Exposition buildings and lunched at the Commer- cial Club. Later there was a public meeting, at which General Clarkson, Past Commander of the G. A. R. sided. The San Francisco deleg has been received by the ay every city which it has visited, and by | the Governors of four States, and everywhere it has been met at the depot hy crowds of persons, who were anxious ‘to secure information about the best means of reaching and outfit- ting for the Klondike. It has been suggested as advisable, v_of the unexpected success in ising San Franc » by means of in a special car to the Rast, that the party continue its trip as far as the cities of the Atlantic Coast, but the Alaska Trade Committee has not yet decided whether the programme orig- inally outlined shall be so extended. Charles E. Kaiser ‘and his advance agent, A. J. Stalling, will leave for the East to-morrow night for the purpose | of giving a series of lectures illustrated by stereopticon views on the Klondike, and the best means of outfitting for a miner’s conditions in Alaska. He will be gone about ninety days, and will stop at Chicago, where he will meet Secretary Carman, after which he will proceed to Cincinnati and other large | cities States. The bureau at the Ferry building will only be open to the public this morning for a few hours. It will be closed promptly at noon in order to al- low the attaches to enjoy the holiday. —_— CHASING “JOHN DOE.” of the Middle and Eastern Nearly a Week Man- Hunting. The Fish Commissioners are having a good laugh over the way Deputy Davis gave a country constable a chase over half of Sonoma County. Deputies Davis and Low were sent to the Russian River District to see that the law was not violated, as they heard it was, by the residents of that section placing set and other illegal nets in the river to catch steelheads. Last Mon- day the deputies found some new set nets in the river—one near Penny’s place and two nearer to the mouth of the river. They were all new, and in a short time the nets’ anchors and ropes were taken up and sent to Santa Rosa. Soon after -the dfficials of the com- | mission learned that Penny was on the warpath and had gone to Guerneville, where he had sworn to several “John Doe” warrants, charging these myth- ical persons with petit larceny for stealing his nets, and search warrants for the recovery of his property. The Guerneville constable started out with the documents, and Davis, learning of this, resolved to have a little fun on his own hook. He managed to keep just ahead of the county officer, and for three days he gave the constable a merry chase over nearly the whole of the county. Every day or so he would return to the river to see that there were no more set nets and then skip out to some other place, followed by the comstable. When the fun began to grow stale Deputy Davis came to this city and told the Commis- sioners of the warrants. In the mean- time, Deputy Lowe was “laying low” on the river banks to keep watch on the fishers. The Commissioners at once took the matter up and notified District Attorney Sewell of Sonoma County that the doubt, for their men, who are regular officers, and in taking the nets did so in the discharge of their duties. Mr. Sewell at once instructed the Guerne- lle Justice of the Peace to dismiss the compldints, which was done, and the people of Sonoma County are having considerable fun with the officer who warrants were, no | had the chase after the Fish Commis- | sioners’ “John Doe.” Charles Plum’s Will. The will of the late Charles M. Plum, late leading member of the upholstery firm of Charles M. Plum & Co., was filed for probate yesterday. The estate is es- timated to be worth over $75,000, and of this $50,000 is left in_ specific legacies to the near relatives of the testator. The remainder he directs to be distributed among the legatees according to the amounts of their specific legacies. He names as executors Charles M. Plum Jr., Edwin Joy and Warren Olney. The widow had already had her share of the community property ailotted to her. el Rally of Volunteers of dmerica. The Volunteers of America will hold mass meetings in Metropolitan Temple on Sunday and Monday, January 2 and 3. The occasion will be the amalgama- tion of their western troops. It is ex- ected to have 500 Volunteers in line on unday afternoon, and officers from every State in the West will be present, coming from as far north as Montana and south from Riverside and San Di- ego. Two of the army’s own bands will lead the parade, and on Monday evening two prominent officers will be united in marriage. s NEW TO-DAY. Scrofula and All other blood Diseases are promptly And Permanently Cured By Hood’s Sarsaparilla. If you suffer from Any form of Blood Disorder, you should Take Hood’s and Only Hood’s. | How a Sonoma Constable Lost | STOMACHS ARE BUT LUXURIES Not Necessary to Promote the Health of Man- kind. N Remark_able Result of an Oper- ation Performed by Dr. Schlatter. Proves That a Person Will Survive When This Organ Is Wholly Removed. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 24—For the first time in the history of surgery a com- plete excision of the stomach of a hu- complished Land as supposed cancer. the operation she is to all intents and purposes well and capable of perform- ing daily work. The operation which was performed by Dr. Carl Schlatter of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has aftracted widespread attention ip, Europe, where it is hailed as a br liant one. It is the first step in a ne history of surgical triumphs. Through its representative at Zurich, to be suffering from More than three months after Dr. Edmund Charles Wendt of New York the Medical Record will print orrow not only Dr. Wendt's re- d on a persor but a complete desc udy of the iption of the operatfon, written by Dr. Schlatter himself. This astonishing surgical feat, pre- senting to the world as it does a human being whose life was saved by the elimination of the organ to which all have hitherto conceded functions of paramount importance, will aston- ish not only laymen but the surgeons of this country. Dr. George F. Schrady, editor of the Medical Record, will say of this case editorially, among other thing: we may venture pro or con on the question at issue, the fact appears to be proven that a human subject can live and be reasonably ac- tive for months at a time without any stomach whatever, and obtain all ne- cessary digestion and nourishment from what remains of the intestinal duct. It is possible that the latter may have a new set of functions not yet understood, or has the importance of the stomach dige m been misappre- hended and overrated? In any event we are now brought face to face with a urious demonstration, which the validity of many precon- ceived opinions and in a great measure nullifies the results of many previous experiments.” The surprising conclusions which Dr. Wendt considers justifiable in view of the operation are expressed so simply, as to prove instructive to the average layman. Among them are: The human stomach is not a vital or- gan. The digestive capacity of the human stomach has been considerably over- rated. Fluids and solids constituting ordi- nary mixed diet are capable of com- plete digestion and assimilation with- out the aid of the human stomach. A gain in the welight of body may take place in spite of the total ab- sence of gastric activity. The general health of a person need not immediatly deteriorate on ac- count of the removal of the stomach. The important office of the human stomach is to act as a reservoir for the reception, preliminary preparation and propulsion of food and fluids. It also fulfills a useful purpose in regulating the temperature of swallowed solids and liquids. — Hendy's Estate Distributed. A decree of distribution was filed in the Hendy estate yesterday, and this will act as an effectual bar to the pro- ceedings -brought by Mrs. A. J. Raugh to have the executors ousted from their trust, for in the decree they are dis- charged from further service as execu- The decree of distribution apportions the estate among the heirs according to the terms of the will of Joshus, which Wi ablished after a long legal fight. The suit of George Hendy, being a civil action, is not aff d by the decree, but the action of Mrs. Raugh must be com- menced over again in the civil courts. e e e———— Lawrence Failed to Appear. The argument in the criminal libel suit at the instance of Claus Spreckels against A. M. Lawrence of the Examiner as definitely fixed for 2 o'clock yester- day afternoon before Judge Campbell. Attorneys Grove L. Johnson and Garret McEnerney and the Judge waited pa- tiently for over half an hour, but the de- fendant failed to put in an appearance, | and the Judge issued a bench warrant for his arrest returnable at 10 o’clock Mon~ Woodhead's Injuries Fatal. John Woodhead, the engineer who fell from the third floor of the Hall of Jus- tice, died yesterday morning. An in- quest will be held. NEW TO-DAY. The next of our popular course of free COOKING LECTURES Will be given at our store at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, December 27, and Monday, January 3, 1598, Don’t fail to come. Seats for all. Those who have heard Miss Davies express the highest praise of her werk. It is modern and up-to- date. 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