The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 23, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1898 the method of collection might be to 1224 Hyde street, where T went to board | Youth was passed he could not cast me of Treland booth, $200; coffee parlor, 390 10; ci- 4o etol 20 with s THE T AT Fie. | aside for anothor woman. . That he could gar_booth, 306 ; candy, §ls2 30; "cloakroom, termed a hold-up. n Ap: ent to the Vie- | 365 35; D Vet booth, $46 55; dancing £ A toria, where I remained until Chief Lees | Pear any relation he pleased toward her 5. Dewey victory '68.50; Irish. fairy Any advantage which counties may, | 1 ) ained until ef Lees | .1d that T would not interfere, but there ball, '8 T0; ‘Gypey camp, 830, Liish, falry n over the State is bound to be brief | e would never be a divorce granted him T e AT 37 Thea Dooth, 4 fleeting. The Legislature is the | §+ My movements shartly beforesuly ar-|\WhiIET could prayent BuTu i IStCne 10 $642 6; Limerick races, $236 05; lemonade booth, 1am: A S State ! jrest? I went to Stockton on the river | me, and which Chief Lees found in my $100; Lakes of Kiilarney, $176 45; map of Ire- law-making power and the State has [ steamer on August 27 fo make my period- | 1UB8age he discussed ‘the matter of df- fand, $4253 90¢ popoorn snd Crispe. $134.25; post- rights as well as individuals and coun- e 5 St YD | vorce; in fact, that was chiefly their im- $55 06; rocky road to Dublin, $470 15; St. t ¢ = = e dcal visit to my husband. - During | port.”? ; . booth, $429; souvenir programme, ies. Admit, for example, that the di- the ‘trip I was not well and shortly | . At this point Mr. Knight asked that R L L U R lemma will force the State to settle on after I reached my husband’s hotel I felt | the further examination of the witness S M e o, 1 the terms prescribed by the County. | g0 ill that T said I must go back-to Mrs. | %11 over unltn thlsf»‘ m]olrnmgnattedm o’clock. | e eto s0; ‘apacé ‘mecount, $2693; Treasur Such settlement would | Ruoff’s house, where I could get the ben- | - ¢ Feauest was finally grantec. L. LouT other TR TR S CuCaly turn over to the counties the gum of | efit of her nursing. I pleaded strongly for | . Disbursements — Booths and decorations, one million five hundred thousand dol- | 1 a physician, but Mrs. Ruoff did not think | NATIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS. o sk renc, pavilion and” aanex, i7ed S0 & lars. The lawyers will get of this | that T was in need of the services of one. | o " ; d = lequoia and Fremont Parlors Have a $2041 rinting _pro- e amount say seven hundred thousand | oot inba tom - leat Hase: After a time she consented and summoned | % . . Cete,. : commis- ABIIRFS Tho i fate W Ao Rapn e : Dr. Stone. I told him I thought T had | Christmas Tree Festival and Isidor Lorber Under Sy and labbe account, The susDeCted Foot- bt el i o R e pneumonia, but he diagnosed my case and Dance. 1 ; W ML o e et <ok {(\,n‘rhlct1(p\vf,(;“\‘l:>‘ :3 513“ ‘inl"nfifi?ffi-’i | ness was brought to a sudden stop by Mr. | sald it was nothing more than billous-| pere was a great number of people in Arrest. ¢ $262 05 dnn:rflxe account, $100; inci- pads Identified. The o {6k Eaa TR A He Tl k " | Hosmer. He sald the prosecution would | ness. He is a strong allopathic phyvsician | tne banquet hall of the Native Sons’ S xds%’?l‘z Sxoac u:gux.-, alance on hand, & re counties receiving the back com-|,qy;i that she was there at that time [and prescribed strong deses of calomel | puilding last night to enjoy the Christmas e 3 !,‘; :““? ‘;‘;1“‘ pay an x"fl“f‘l“ "m”‘i‘“‘lh“‘j and ;’(‘fm;\ined all ()hp month. This loo,k | and morphine. T am opposed to such se- tree festival given by the g\embersd of Veteran Firemen Organize. ne State xes and in the e eV | the defense somewhat by surprise, as it | vere medicines and I asked him as to the | Sequoia.Parlor of the Native Sons and of, The v, hid ity will lose exactly What they pay out|had a number of witnesses to prove that | effect of morphine. This brought up a| Fremont Parior of the Native Daughters| WANTED IN NEW YORK CITY | The veteran pald firemen of t v/ TRIED TO ROB DR. MOKLER | L e met in B'nai B'rith Hall on Wednesday | for attorney fees. The contracts to pay | fact. | general discussion of the two medicines of the Golden West. evening and organized a soclety of old | - the lawyers exist between the counties | The witness was turned over to Mr.|between the doctor and myself. The re-| The affair was arranged by a joint com- fighters, which is to be of a purely social | and the attor Hosmer for cross-examination. He asked | sult of our extended discussion was that | mittee consisting of Henry Schefer, L. M. H Raractan-GeorghaWs E thnard stAtamthat | . The contracts were quietly negotiat- | him & few questions, and then sald that | discontinued the use of the morphine, | Bannan J. B, Tyson, E. 4 Mecker, ii;| ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS |4 banqust will probably be given on the;DA_MAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST ed. The Supervisors listened to the |1l Would later on try to show that a mail | byt kept up the calomel. T was unhapby | Hawkine. M. Moniague. Annle Kerr, Ab- YOUNG WIFE. twenty-third anniversary of the organi- \ THE PAIn. * i RS ick was suspended from the gangplank | a¢ peing iIl away from home and desired | bie Goodwin and Margaret Schultz . zation of the first pald Fire Department | fairy tales and bound the taxDaVers| s he steamer and any letters deposited | go Joave. n, i1l as I was, and return | in one corner of the hall there was a of San Francisco, On next Wednesday to pay an enormous pe With | 15§t were brought to this city before be- | peper < Sloekiom s e o imrge curtain which concealed the Christ- Sesninmanoin Sne e ] “te ho ! e county would get|ing g > a vhen L. Bannan, rep- uperior Judge Seawell's cou - el % PULp U A o uld ®et|ing stamped. | “Shall I continue with this?" | Totonting’ Santa (jaus. nnnounced that | She Was Found Dead Under Suspi- | roll new members and perfect arrange- |Several of Their Victims Visit the something to the good from the State.| Dr.W.F.McNutt was the next witness.| mgnigne: -“Yes, go on.” the curtain would be drawn, all present | i i ments for the banquet. | ity Pri a A The stupid Supervisors never consid- | He was asked as to what was the conclu-| .y gig yeturn to my room at the Vie- | rushed to the corner to get & view of n;,gi cious rcumstances — A ———————— 5 ty son and Recogni ered that the e would levy ad-|sive test to l“f‘“’““]"“]"*“‘:‘] b3 ‘“”I""‘“‘_“ [ toria, but was.quite ill. -1 had breakfast | tree. There was a ii';,f,':idc?é of e Strange Story Un- Story of the King of Counterfeit- | Hall and®Reagan as tional taxes to ma vod t mount | Polsoning. post mortem examination. Ty | Scrved in my room that Sunday. In the | Ui ix“Inches high, but all wera recom- folded. ers in next Sunday’s Call. | Thelc A Rpkiiants ted from the e treasury. LD T i i o o | afternoon T was still ‘ailing and decided | pensed by Santa Claus, who, during the | it il - San Francisco is among the forty- | " ‘j"l"_“,' sl e | that it was best to call a doctor. I knew | grand march, which was led by.Henr;;( WILL FORFEIT BAIL. e doubtful if a hundred citizens of the | poisoned women as testified to by the | duaintances, and went to the telephone ;s sy ces‘and an enjoyable time was had. | Isidor Lorber, a dry goods clerk, called | Eighteen Chinese Lottery” Men WHO | preq man and George Reagan, the metropolis know anything concerning | Delawaze physicians. | shortly before 2 o'clock and asked him to | — upon Captain Bohen at police headquar- Will, Not Be Tried. vouthful robbers who were arrested the transactic The Mayor himself| At the opening of the:afternoon session | C2!l as soon as convenienf., He came be- | ters yesterday afternoon and surprised| OAKLAND, Dec. 22.—The Chinese:lot- Wednesday night after an exciting chase, cult to get any legal ad- | says it was dif vice on the pre In an inter- | view last night he ‘Yes, the Mayor approved the con- tract. Judge Slack and Mr, Devlin presented the question. San Francisco agreed to pay 50 per cent on the first $10,000 collected from the State. I think at the suggestion of Dr. Clinton | the amount was reduced to 25 per cent on all ¢ ons excess of $10,000. The contract was made about six | months ago."” S | The Legislature may nass a retro- | active me edy defec | : an extreme | could be borrowed on | it of the State to conduct the | s of government until the taxes | of the ensulng year could be collected. | No difference what method is adopted the counties now refusing to settle will | be obliged to foot the bills. | It is known tha rnor Budd and | Controller realize the | serious cha tion. The | Legislature will convene in a few days | and money will be required to keep the | wheels of government in motion. It is known that the Attorney General has | been consulted, but the county officers prefer to be guided by the advice of the | lawyers. with whom they have entered | into compact to force the State to pay | commissions for the collection of State | taxes. When the people of the State begin to realize the true situation and compre- | hend that they will be obliged to pay over in taxes the $700,000 to line the I ts of sharp lawy of San Fran- esco and Sacramento there will be such an awakening of public remonstrance | as the good people of California have | never witness The frame Legislature wi mind in which the | meet can better be | imagined than described. An empty the last thing that a law- | sires to contemplate and to | 1 t the treasury is ‘depleted when it should be plethoric willGau; n‘ the enactment of legislation which will | place it beyond the power of a County Treas to further defy the State | Controller. | The only penalty at present for the refusal of a Treasurer to settle with | the State is a paltry fine of $1000. The law in this regard will surely be amended before the session of the next Legislature is many days advanced. - | The Governor, Controller and Attor- | ney General will probably confer.again | tc to see what can be done to avert the mischief thrcatened by the contin- | ued refusal of the County Treasurers | to settle. In fixing the tax levy to provide reve- | nue for maintaining the State govern- ment the Legislature, on the advice.of the Controller, estimates the amount required for each of the various funds. The rate of taxation is fixed to raise the amount of money so required. Should the amount raised be rot am- ple to maintain the institutions of gov- ernment the money must be raised in the next tax levy to meet the deficiency. It is a proposition as plain as day- light that if the State is deprived of $1,500,000 which was raised by taxes to support the various institutions and to | meet the several obligations of the| State, an equal amount must be raised | in the next tax levy to make good the diversion or loss Therefore if the counties succeed obtaining a reimbu sion account of $1,500,000 the funds for the supoprt of the State wiil be deplet- ed to that extent, and to make good | the depletion an extra tax to raise | | | | | | in ement on commis- $ 000 will be placed on the coun-| ties. The counties will pay back to the | State treasury all they get from the | State, and in addition they will be com- pelled to pay to attorneys $700,000. It is easy to see where the swag will go in a transaction of this character. uni popular cult of the eycle received a check in one part of the world. The Emperor of Morocco, who only a short time ago purchased a luxuri- ous cycle-wheeled cab_from one of the largest manufacturers, has now forbidden | the use of the cycle In his domai Delicate | Weimar Fancy China I The Purple and white flower spray | decorations. Graceful shapes Bone, Tea, Dessert and| Bread and Butter Plates Salads Oatmeals and| Olives, Coffees and 5 o'clock Tea Cups, Fruit| Saucers, Cream Pitchers and everything that’s dainty Winning prices Great American Impor'g Tea Co, 861Market, o;. Pewsll 705 Larkin St. 140 Sixth St, 1419 Polk St. 218 Third St. 1819 Devisadero St, 808 Kearny St. 2008 Fillmore St. 146 Ninth 8¢, 521 Montgomery Av, 2510 Mission St. 1190 Kentucky_ St. 80086 Sixteenth St. 3285 Mission St. 855 Hayes St. 52 Market St. OAKLAND STORES: gossvvnmn:mnsm 131 San Pablo Ave. 17 616 E Twelfth St. Hro-dw-g-. 1510 Seventh St. ALAMEDA—1383 Park St. SAN RAFAEL—B St near Fourth. Weite for Cataloguee | search which had b | that time I resided at 2217 Bush street, | speak of having.met Mr. Dunning I was Mr. Hosmer sald that Mrs. Harris de- sired to take the stand to make an ex- | anation, as she claimed an injustice had | been done her by Mr. Knight in his ques- | tions during the morning. | The witness angered Knight, who as- sailed her bitterly. For a time the two attorneys, the witness and Judge Cook were all talking at once. The Judge cau- | tioned Mr. Knight from asking improper | questions. He had asked the wiiness about her husband, and she said, ‘‘Pleas don’t bring in my dead husband.” The | witness explained her discharge from Will | Finck’s by saying that articles had been | stolen from there and it was decided that | they could not determine who was the | guilty one they would discharge a number of the employ She was among | them, although she said nothing had been proven against her. | She was asked why she did not testify | before the Grand Jury that the handker- | chief she had sold had been sent to the Victoria, and she said the question had never been asked her; that she testified to only those matters on which she \\us} questioned. She told a reporter that she | knew nothing about the case, as those were the instructions she received. John H. Walkington, a floor walker at | the City of Paris, was the next witness. He tried to explain the methods by which | sales and addresses are checked out at| the store. His explanation was so com- | plex that it was impossible to understand | it, although all the parties at interest | took a hand in the proceedings. The wit- ness had the tags and other receipts in use at the store. After showing that it| was impossible for a tag to be lost he passed the book to the jury. It did not take them long to find that a slip was| missing from the book, by which the wit- ness was proving his clalms that such a thing never happened. He told of the | en_made for some | evidence of the sale and delivery of the handkerchiefs which are supposed to com- plete the chain of evidence. The search was made at the instance of the police. | The witness was taken repeatedly over the ground as to the system in vogue as to the taking of addresses, but there seemed So many exceptfons to all the rules that the testimony did not apparent- ly enlightén any one. James W. Mullen of Redington & Co., druggists, was placed on the stand to pass | upon powdered and@ lump arsenic. His testimony did_mot get In, as it was held the arsenic was not from the same pack- age as that found in the poisoned sweeéts. The specimens: he produced were finally | marked for identification, The opposing | attorneys had a passage at arms as to its | admissibility. and Judge Cook felt con- strained to tell* Mr.” Knight to address himself to the court and not to Mr. Hos- | er. 5 T Professor Wolf was asked to pass upon | the arsenic, but declined to do so until he had made a microscopic examination of it. This he promised to-do. William Lee, shipping clerk at the City of Paris, testified that if the package had been delivered at the Victoria Hotel there should be some record of it. This he had been unable to find. Dr. Deas gave expert testimony on poi- soning by arsenic, of which he had seen many cases. He held that a post mortem examination was the only sure test to determine that death ensued from arsen- ical poisoning. Chief Lees testified that he .had not bought any arsenic since the arrest of Mrs. Botkin. He said that the two chem- ists took ten lumps of the candy from the box for a joint analysis without any sug- gestion from him. It was subsequent to the time that one had found only lump arsenic and the other powdered arsenic in the candy submitted to them for exam- ination. Later they found evidences of both kinds of arsenic. The Chief testi- fied that the exhibits had undergone no change while in his possession. Knight called for a witness who was 10t in attendance, and then he turned to Mrs. Botkin. After a moment's conversation she was seen to untle her vell and those in the courtroom knew the time had ar- rived for the defendant to take her place in the inquisitorial chair. Mr. Knight set | all doubt in the matter at rest by say ing: ‘“‘Mrs. Botkin, take the stand.” With an occasional question he drew from the woman on trial for her life the following statement in substance: « “I have been a resident of this city for eight or ten years. Iam married, and my husband is in business at Stockton. I have known John P. Dunning since 18%, when I first met him in Golden Gate Park. At the time I was seated on one of the benches with a lady friend, when he came along with a wounded bicycle. He stopped near us and then opened a casual conver- sation, making himself known and par- doning the intrusion. The next time I saw him was on Post street and Grant avenue. . He tipped his hat to me and walked ‘a short distance with me. At where T had been, altogether, nearly two years. Shortly after the time of which I veryill and finally I was taken to Oakland. Mr. Dunning visited me twice and on each occasion was admitted by my nurse, Mrs. Ruoff. “After leaving Oakland I returned to this city and took apartments at 1001 Bush street,.where I remained for two or three months. My son, Beverly, joined me there, as we decided it woulu be bet- ter as to finances that we should be to- gether.- We moved from there to 757 | Post street.. About this time my hus- | band’s affairs became Involved, and this | made us go to boarding. It was at this time we removed to 927 Geary street, where we remained for one year. By this time I knew Mr. Dunning quite well, and | he was a frequent visitor at the house. He was In financial difficulties at the time, and asked me .o help him by loan- | ing him money. This I was not in a po- | sition to do at the time. My son was with | me all the time, and we had a bit of so- | cial life among a little coterie. Mr. Dun- | ning was my constant attendant and ac- | cepted of the hospitality extended by me to him. “My next move was to Humboldt Coun- ty. 1 left here June 1 on the steamer Po- mona and remained with my relatives all | through the month of June. I returned | to this city on the 3d of July. I took | apartments at 1222 Pine streét, the old Ralston Home. where I femalned until | September, when I moved again, this time | ! | had committéd ‘a like sin, tween 3 and 4, and I'told him all T had gone through in my trip to Stockton and while in that city. He said he thought 1 needed more calomel and prescribed it for me. He remained with me half or three-quarters of an hour, when he left, saying he had a dinner engagement which he was going to fulfill.” Q.—Were you out of your room at any | time on July 31, except when you left it to telephone the doctor? A.—Only to go and telephone. Q.—Did you go to Haas' candy store and buy chocolate caramels? A.—I never did. Q.—Were you there on the afternoon of July 31st? A.—I was never in that ghop in my life. Continuine witness said: “I left the Victoria on August 4 to go to Healdsburg. revious to that date I had corresponded with my sister, Mrs. Me- Clure and hdd prepared for my annual autumn visit to her. I first went to the nitarium at St. Helena, where I re- mained a couple of days and then drove over to my sister’ To Mr. Knight that bring me to Healdsburg? s “What date Oh, yes, | the 6th. “The next Sunday morning I read in the newspapers of the Delaware tragedy. I sustained a great shock and deplored the occurrence. The next day, Monday, an Examiner reporter, Miss Livernash, called on_me. To Mr. Knight: Knight?” s Go right on; that's what I s Livernash came on Monday morn- ing and found me doing the upstairs work at the house. She told me her mission and asked me what I knew of the tragedy. I told her that all the information 1 had gathered about it had been from the ac- counts printed in the papers. With that she left me, but returned again in the I told her I had befriended | afternoon. Mr. Dunning when he was in distress. I told of the letters I had received from him and brought the letters to her. I said at | the time that I wanted all knowledge of my relationship with Mr. Dunning laid bare, as 1 had nothing to conceal from | the world. I met him when he wasin great distress. He then made known to me his difficulties in life, and among other things he said he had used bonds that did not belong to him. The Jetters which are in evidence now I vielded "to hep readily— | I felt I had nothing fo coneeal. “Miss Livernash approached me nicely, representing that she came as a woman meeting a woman in distress. and that she would not take advantage of any con- fidences I might give to her. She-said I was under strong suspicion of causing nlle n death of those unfortunate women Delaware. -This was a terrible shock to me and I fell unconscious to the floor. She then left and my sister tried to revive me, but it was several hours before I regained consciousness.’ Knight—If it affected you that way at that time, how does it affect you now? 1 feel most deadly vet. “Miss Livernash called again that day and we chattéd awhile. told the Examiner the effect it had on me when I learned that 1 was under suspi- cion. I then told her that I was going to join my husband in Stockton, as I need- ed his protection. y sister had led a quiet, retired, religious life and 1 did not want to distress her unnecessarily, so I would leave her house. Miss Livernash said she would be giad to accompany me to Stockton. I told her I would make her my guest and would defray all traveling and hotel expenses incurred by her. I got my luggage together and we started for San Francisco, en route for Stockton. put up at the Russ House and I asked to be left alone—l did not want to meet any- | thing else in the shape of reporters, She went out on business, but returned late in the afternoon. I called a cab and we went to the depot. We took the train for Stockton and upon our arrival there were met by my husband. He took us to a ho- tel and one of his first questions was as to Miss Livernash’s identity. He declined to confer with me until she had retired. I told him he need not be afraid of her. The reason I said this was because of a | conversation we had on the train,. In this Miss Livernash told me I need not be afraid to speak freely to her regarding my life. She said she herself led a dual life and could be lenient with persons who She said she was living with a married man and that they were awaliting the death of his wife when they would marry. She met him regularly in San Francisco. At the time I told her I did not want any such con- fld%ce!. ‘‘Miss Livernash left the room ostensibly and my husband and myself discussed our affairs. I told him that in justice to me he should state to the world why we lived apart and that it was not my fault. At one time I thought my husband was free from me. He told me he had been grant- ed'a divorce, but he finally confessed that he was trying to deceive me. He made a successful deal about that time and treat- ed me well financially. ““The mone:; v, orders ‘bearing my nd; that are In e 56 samets vidence In this case came to 'me as my husband’s remittances and also from people for whom 1 was acting .as purchasinfi agent. ' I gave up this occu- patlon when the commissions allowed were cut down to a point which did. not ;'gm‘pb‘xilsnle me for the trouble. T was at a me a customer at all the b shoBTdherc."b AR e * you buy the hanu.ierchi - dence here?"* % Sn e "’!)(gld not.” 29 you ever have any pack: - erng lnrthls cl}.v'!" T Ay ‘‘As far as I can go back in my m ory I never had a package deuver);d."em *You did not buy it?" ’ “I never did.” Do you know Mrs. Seeley?” T have a marked remembrance of her. She took a room on Bush street where we were living and became violently at- tached to my Son, Beverly. After a time he went to Stockton and she followed him there, and they lived at the hotel to- | gether. 1 warned my husband of the in- timacy, as I was afraid she would make an early marriage, although she was fourteen years older than he was. Mrs. Seeley met Mr. Dunning at my house, where we had a little coterfe for pleas- ure. She accepted mf' was entertained nicely. One time she seemed morose and depressed, and I ask- ed the nature of her trouble. She would not tell me although I pressed her for an explanation. She finally said’she would tell Mr. Dunning ana took him out into the corridor. ‘“‘She told him my husband contempla- ted a divorce from me. He came back and told me this, and I asked her on what grounds. She said there was a woman in the case. She said that when she went to Stockton to visit my son she saw Mrs. Arbogast, who told her that my husband contemplated a divorce from me. I took. the next train to Stockton and wanted. him_ to corroborate it. He sald he was +fond of the woman and did contemplate beginning proceedings. 1 told him I would never divorce That after all my would | “Can I relate this, Mr. | She said she had | We | hospitality ana | SLCPER DENIED HIS i WIFE'S ALLEGATIONS |HE FOUGHT HER COMPLAINT | FOR A DIVORCE. | and Finally Drove Him Out Altogether. Divorce proceedings of unusual interest, in which Kate E. Sloper, well known as a spiritualist, appears as plaintiff, and her unassuming husband, Ira M. Sloper, who follows the humble occupation of a car- penter, appears as defendant, were con- | cluded before Judge Belcher yesterday and submitted for decision. In her complaint Mrs. Sloper alleged that her husband had willfully and with- out cause deserted and abandoned her and had failed to contribute to her sup- | port. She stated that her husband had voluntarily and without her consent left his home and went to far away Guate- mala, then to Honolulu, and finally to | the Klondike, and all the time failed to make provision for her. | The proceedings were instituted last month, shortly after Sloper returned from the Klondjke. Sloper denies all the alle- | gations made by his wife, and avers that | he went t6 the places named with his wife's consént and at her suggestion. Work was not to be found in this city, and wishing to provide for her the better he went to lands where work was to be found. He accumulated some money, he alleges, which he sent his wife, and al- ways cared for her and maintained a pleasant home. When he married his | wife, Sloper further alleges, he assumed the responsibility of supporting a son of 5 vears by a former husband and the widowed mother of his bride. This trust he never vioiated, he contended, and es- tablished this contention by proof during the trial. | By way of cross-complaint Sloper al- leged that before he went to Gautemala, to guard against possible accident, mis- fortune or death, he deeded over to his wife all the property he had in the world, valued at about $4000. On his return from Central America he was recelved coldly by his wife. She assigned him a place to sleep in the basement, and finally, he avers, she drove him from the house altogether, £ The prayer . of the cross-complaint | that the deeds to'the property transferred to . Mrs. - Sloper her husband 'be; can- celed and returned to him, and that a de- cree of divorce be granted the defendant, M;.uswper, on the ground of technical de- sertion. : —————— % ODD FELLOWS' CHRISTMAS. Golden West Lodge Entertains Its Members and Many of Their Friends. - Past Grand W. A. 8. Nicholson, chair- man of the committee of arrangements, presided last night at a Christmas jinks given by Golden West Lodge of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows.in Memor- | ial Hall, I. O. O. F. building. ¥ | There were present about two hundred, | who were treated to a programme that embraced the following numbers: - Piano recital, Oscar Curtaz; = dramatic .read- ings, E. Hanlon; mandolin. duet, Messrs. Norman and Goodwin; German speclalties, Jessie B. Meyers; one-man orchestra, T. F. Miller; '"The Telephone an,” J. Semarie; coon songs, Prof. O’'Brien; ‘’Frisco Tramp,” Robert Car- | lisle, and vocal solos by C. Reed and Robert Terrill. The chairman was assisted in his duties by W. F. Dixey, F. . Parker, J. P. Whiney and H." V. Scott, who regaled all | present with good cigars and excellent punch. During the evening the chairman dell\'ererl] an interesting address on Odd p. — e—e——— The Home Is Opened. ‘Rev. Dr. John A. B. Wilson yesterday | afternoon opened a home for working | girls at 645 Folsom street. Miss Alice M. | Roberts of Berkeley was placed in charge This home is similar to many in | New York, Chicago - and other large cities, and Dr. Wilson:has been planning it for some timeé past.. Its sole object s ‘to provide a good home for unprotected working girls, who are forced to labor for small wages. The only récommenda- | Fellowsh| tion for entrance required is. respectabil- | itly: the only rules laid down are the or- dinary laws of propriety. which society has fixed. The home is wholly undenom- inational, and open allke to women of all creeds and beliefs. As the sum charged each patron for board and lodging is very | small, many things are at present needed, and donations of provisions, furniture, ete.,” will be thankfully recetved at the home. ———— The Monitor’s Christmas Edition. The Christmas editfon of the Monitor is replete with interesting articles, chief among which s a_ history of the divine life of the Savior, beautifully illustrated. The presswork of the editlon is far above the average. In an address to its read- ers it has this to say: A merry_Christmas to the readers of The Monitor! "May the happiness and graces of the season be theirs! May the Prince of Peace relgn in their homes and hearts. Such are our heartfelt greetings to the friends who are tried and true, whose generous support we appre- clate and are grateful for. Time makes .no changes in their gratitude and devotion o The Monitor; its voice to them is not as the volce of a stranger: it has gone into their homes, preaching truth and justice and principl d n striving to promote the Kingdom of God. Ma these homes abound in that happiness an peace and grace which the Babe of Bethlehem came upon earth to impart. CRamlai e For the Paris Exhibition. Manager J. A. Filcher of the State oard of Trade has recelved from the southern part of the State the draft of a bill providing for the creation of the | Californla Paris Exposition Commission and for an appropriation of $150,000 for the collection and maintenance of a splendid exhibit of California natural and manu- | factured products at the’big world’s fair in 1900. The bill provides for the appoint- | ment of a non-partisan hoard of commis- sioners, who shall have full control of the money appropriated by the State. is to be under $1000 bonds. The bill will be introduced soon after thé Legislature’| meets. “ 7 The Bill Adopted. The conference committee on primary election law met at the Union League Olub last night and adopted, with slight alteration, ‘the measure rugnuedvjm .the majority report, whlc%hw I'be submitted to the .Legislature. e objection was to clause 6 of the bill, which provided that delegates to the national conventions shall be elected at a_ primi election. This clause was stricken out, as sug- gested in the report of the minority. | the veteran detective by saying that he | would fall on the State, and he deplored .| Pavilion from August 20 to September 10, | tising in the official programme still out-' wanted to surrender himself, as he be- | lieved the police in New York were look- ing for him on a charge of murdering his | young wife. He denied that he had anything to do | with the death of his wife and handed the | captain a copy of a New York paper of | October 23 containin~ an account of the womaun’s death from asphyxiation on the previous day in her home at 34 Ellery | street. The paper stated that Lorber and | which means $720 .to be turned into the | tery men will not be tfied. There were eighteen cases pending in the Police Court to-day, but it was decided that each of | the dealers be allowed to forfeit $40 bail, city treasury. Ah Sing, who conducts a place on Tenth | street, between Broadway and Franklin, was tried to-day, but the jury could not agree as to Ah Sing’s guilt. The impan- eling of further juries for the remiining | cases was thereupon halted and Attorney | Tom M. Bradley, on behalf of the “Asiatic his wife Annie, who was described as a | bond manipulators,” offered to forfeit $40 beautiful young woman, had been married in August last and had lived very h glly in their home on Ellery street. Tw ays before she was discovered in a dying ' condition in her home she had been show- | ing her neighbors a letter from Germany | to her husband and she was sure it would contain good news for him. At that time there was no suspicion of foul play, but it_developed later. Lorber told Captain Borden that he had discovered his wife, who was a Galician, had given birth to a child before he be- came acquainted with her. tell him of that fact, and when he learned | obedient animals it he could not forgive her for her dcceit | and decided to leave her. He left Now | York on October 19 without any sett idea of his destination. He went to Ph delphia, where he pawned his watch and chain, and from there to Baltimore, where | he slept all night in a bath house. He | says his name will be found registered | there. Next day he took the boat for | Savannah, Ga., and his name would be | found registered as a passenger, He was, | therefore, on the boat on his way to | Savannah when nis wife was discovered: dying in her home. k He arrived in this cify about six weemi | ago and obtained employment in the Em- rorlum. Prior to leaving New York he o Settling here he wrote to a friend in New | York, who had been the means of getting | him to l](‘tln the society, to obtain and for- ‘ward his certificate of membership. Last Tuesday he recelved a reply from his | friend, in which he learned that he had | been suspended from the order, as he had | been charged with the murder of his | wife. His friend sent him the copy of the | iron fence around the headquarters fo paper of October 23 containing the ac-|short cut to the corral. Riding before count of his wife's death, and told him | stampede the three men wildly shook their that, suspecting he had gone to Europe, | two detectives had sailed from New York | to search for him. His friend advised | him to surrender himself to the police | here until his innocence could be proved, and then he would receive his certificate of membership. ollowing his advice Lorber resigned his :o!l!los lndtlll_‘.i EltllFo'rlu;l'r)I and“yesterday urrendere mself -to ce. Cap- talp Bohen locked him up 1o s i e olice and sen! ork asking if Lorber was wanted | there on the charge of murder. Nothing | will"be done with him until an’answer is received. REQUIREMENTS OF THE BERKELEY UNIVERSITY REGENTS MEET STATE INSTITU- TIONS SENATE COMMITTEE. Figures for the Guidance of the Leg- islature in Making Appro- priations. Regents Hallidle and Denicke of the State University met the Senate Commit- tee on State Institutions vesterday after- noon in the Mills building. There were | present Senators John H. Dickinson (chairman) and W. F. Prisk of the com- mittee, and A. B. Sbarboro, representa- tive of the Italian-Swiss Colony. The purport of the conference was the presentation of facts and figures as to the needs of the university, for the guid- ance of the Legislature in making appro- priations. Regent Hallldie was spokes- man and read the following recommenda- tions: That an appropriation of $100,000 be made for the construction of an administration building to preserve the valuable archives and documents of the university said con- struction to be delayed until ‘September, when the new international plans will be completed. Also the followin, Chemi- cal laboratory, $5000; students’ observa- tory, ‘$1500; gymnasium, $2000; auditorium, 000; taking care of the forestry and viticultural stations established by the Legislature, §10,000; remflng buildings on unlversity grounds, $2000; provision for instruction in practical dairying and a veterinarian, each; improvement of the west end of the university, known as Oxfordt !:reeé. $6000; p{,o\'ls ox& for néa care of streets, approaches an ounds of the Aflliated Colleges. = The recommendation for the passage of an act authorizing the university to in- sure income producing property held by it in fee for security against loss by fire provoked some discussion. Mr. Hallidie stated that the Johnson building, pur- chased for ,000, and the Sacramento building on First street, valued at $210,. 000, carried no insurance and in case of fire great loss would result. Chairman Dickinson did not seem in favor of insur- ing the buildings, saying that the loss the idea of the State going into the real estate business. Secretary McCowan stated that Harvard and Cornell univer- sities had -bought real estate in the open market. An act -was also recommended providing for “the payment of the interest on di- verted funds amounting to $14,355 to the ;redlt of the interest account since July, 895, The building used for the agricultural department was destroyed by fire ang a new one built by the university at an ex- genu of 812,020, and the Legislature will e asked to reimburse it. e State will also be asked to Increase the amount ap- propriated for operating expenses com- :ne‘?surate with the growth of the insti- ution. - The pure food bill is now under the con- elderation of the Associated Industries, and after thorough revision will be pre- sented to the committee next week. The committée will visit the university next Wednesday and make further observa- gon. as to its requirements and condi- jons. e MONEY FOR THE CELTS. Gratifying Financial Statement of the Irish Fair Submitted. At the meeting of the Celtic Union on Tuesday night John Mulhern, treasurer of the Irish Fair held in the Mechanics' read his report of the receipts and expen- ditures. R There are a few small bills for adver- standing, and as soon as these are col- lected a supplemental report will be filed. The fair netted $9532 12, which will be used to purchase a lot on which to build a home for the union. The report shows that the map of Ireland was the greatest attraction at the fair, $3258 40 having been collected in admissions. Following is the financial statement in full: b Receipts — Art gallery, $509 50; - booth, $620 80; animatoscope, $144 10. Castle, $703; badges and bu 1 cmerican a) B 76 15."3 She did not | Houston the otner morning. Five hun inclosure, carelessly leaving the gate ajar. ined the Odd Fellows’ society, and after | thIO mass of confused, l00se cavalry horses. ible surge of the 800 stampeding horses. rushe {nand *‘Column leftV cal. at that particular spot every day for | who stood néearlk that mation through. the wide gateway, into | the upper drill grounds. The effect of this | familiar bugle call was instantly discern- ible. another among the dense mass of horses. 1 Many of the animals were too: wildly ex- | removal of the exhibit to the néw ferry bail in each case. This was agreed upon. | CHECKED BY BUGLE CALL. Stampeding Cavalry “Horses Obey the Familiar Command. 1 The blasts from one lone bugle mo mentarily checked the stampede of 800 loose cavalry horses of the First Texas | Cavalry at the entranice to Fort Sam| dred | implicitly obeyed thg‘ bugle commands of “olumn left,” | “Halt and “Attention.” The remaining 300, however, dashed off toward the city, | Sverrunning the streets and colliding with | vehicles and pedestrians. Ve e anitaals were (0 have been taken to| the cavalry target range for a day’s grazing. They were loose in the corral, | awaluing the arrival ot the orlicers in charge, when a cavalryman entered the The animals almost immediateiy begal to file out of the corral three and fou: abreast. In the commotion and excite: ment that followed the animais down a portion of the corral tence, and | ugh this they charged, until in a tew | minutes the wide street was filled with a | It is a distance of three blocks from the corral to the adjutant’s headquarters, and- in this direction the stampeded cavaicade | surged. At the.first alarm Captain John Green of Troop I and two men mounted | their horses and at one bound-clearéd the T a the | hats in the faces of the leaders of tne | herd and sought after the usual cowboy | mode_to yell and whoop the wild cavai- cade into control. But their mounts were borne and driven forward by the irresist- | ‘At this juncture Bugler Mecllhenny of K | Troop, with splendid presence. of mind d to the gate and sounded the com. The effect was mag- had been trumpeted | “Column _les two months. It'was the command | rought the regiment in column’ for- There was a sudden’ checking up, a | shifting, rearing and plunging into one cited either to hear or obey the bugle | call, but 500 free, riderless, stampeding | horses' checked up and fought (helr way | out of the demoralized cavalcade, and as | i pacalng. tem {mplicitly obeyed the command as if sad- | i, boxes for remoy & oy dled and mounted. First there came a dozen or so shy leaders, trotting. through the gateway, followed by frequent bunches of from forty to fifty each, until 500 cavalry horses | were running at large over the parade | ground. Three hundred of the animals, how- ever, madly rushed past the gate and the bugler. A cloud of dust which hung long in their wake marked the route that the animals took. As the stamfipede reached the more densely populated sec- tion of the city, it divided into bunches, running into vehicles, damaging fences and setting the inhabitants momentarily wild with fright. One bunch was run into by a-passenger train, and three horses were killed. One horse dashed out its brains against a telephone pole, and another in colliding with a carriage be- came impaled on the shafts. Several edestrians ‘were run down and more or ess injured. A detail of fitty men was | at once sent out, and in the course of the | day they rounded up all save thirty-five of the runaways. ‘While the uncontrollable horses were | dashing toward the city Bugler Mc- | Tihenny turned to the 500 obedient animals | on the parade ground. “Halt!” and “At- tention!"” were bugled over the parade field, with wonderfully, successful results, | and in a few minutes a small detail of | men rode up and easily drove the discip- lined steeds back into the corral.—St. ouis Globe-Democrat. —————— An Indian Corn Story. A fine young man lived on a small hill, and being there alone he wished to marry. He had flowing robes and wore long and nodding plumes, ;o that he was very beautiful to behold. Every morning and evening he came out of his quiet house and three times he sang ‘‘Che hen, che hen. Sone ke kwah no wah ho ten ah you ke neah. Say it, say it. Some one I will marry.” And he thought he cared not at all who it might be. For a long time he kept this up, every morning and night, and still he was a lonesome young man. At last a tall young woman came, with lonf hair neatly braided behind, as is the Indian style. Her beads shone like drops of dew and her flowing green mantle was adorned with large golden bells. The young man ceased to sing, and she said: “I am the one for whom you have been looking 8o long, and I am come to marry you.” But he looked at her and said “No, you are not the one. You wander 80 much from home and run over the ground so fast that I cannot keep by your side. 1 cannot have you.” So the pump- kin maiden went away, and the f’oung man was still alone, but kept on singing morning and night, hoping his bride would come. One day there appeared a slender young ‘woman, of graceful form and fair of face. Her beautitul mantle was spotted here and there with lovely clusters- of flowers and group: of bangles hung upon it. She heard the song and drew néar the singer. Then she said she could love dearly one s0 manly and would marry him if he would love her in turn. The song ceased. He looked at her and was pleased, and said she was just the one he wished and for whom he had waited so long. They met with a loving embrace, and ever since the slender bean twines closely around | the corn, he supporting her and she | cherishing him. erhaps it might be added that they are not divided in death, for beans make a part of Indlan corn bread.—From the Journal of American Folk-Lore. ———————— NEW AMERICAN CIRCUIT. The theatrical manager was outlining his plans. I shall keep out of foreign countries this year,” he said. “I have decided to | pn:{"a strictly American national cir- ui “Indeed!” commented the critic. “And may I ask whether you will fo round tne world from east to west or from west to east?’'—Chicago Post, A Free Show. ‘Tommy—Goin’ to the show ter-night, Johnny? > AR Johnny—Naw. We're goin’ to have a free show at our house to-night. Pa's goin’ to put down a carpet.—Harlem Life. | when _their | packed. | Oak or Mahogany finish... have been positively iden their victims. Last evening Robert Voight, whe was; held up on the night of December 19, vie~ ited police headquarters and at’ once recs ed by three of | ognized the prisoners as the men who, at the point of a pistol, robbed him of $12 and a silver watch. ¢! Voight says he was walking alopg Cali- fornia street on his way home, and when near Leavenworth he was accosted by the desperate footpads, one of whom thrust a revolver in his face. He was told not to make an outcry under penalty of being made a subject for the Coroner. Realizing that they would not hesitate | to shoot him, Voight a:slowed the taller of the two to search his pockets for valu- ables. After taking his watch and money they ordered him to “get a move on” or suffer being riddled with bullets. Voight, satisfied to escape with his life, lost no time in leaving the scene. Dr. Mokler, who has an office at 32¢ Bush street, will in all probability pre- fer a charge of an assault with intent to commit robbery against the precious pair. A short time before they held up Joseph Murdock, the crime for which they were arrested, they attacked Dr. Mokler on Sa- cramento street, near Baker. Hall thrust a revolver in his face and ordered Rim to throw up his hands. The medical man had a stout cane, and as the desperate robber pointed his revolver at him he rought the stick down on his head. Before he could follow up his ad\'&ntflge Hall and his companion ran down the treet and disappeared in the darkness. Last evening Dr. Mokler visited the City Prison_and positively identified tne two men. There are several other citizéns who were held up by the pair and who have been subpenaed to testify against them reliminary examination is held in the Police Court. Louis Schlessinger, a bov living at 584 Page street, will be an important witness against the prisoners. On the night of December 19 he was proceeding along Page street and when near Fillmore he was attacked by two men. One of .the men caught him by the throat and threa& ened to strangle him if he made an ou cry. The confederate, in order to prevent their helpless victim from summoning assistance, placed the muzzle of a. re- volver aRainst his breast after admonish- ing him to remain quiet or take a chance on_being sent to the morgue. Young_ Schlessinger, realizing he was in. the hands of desperate men, allowed them to take his watch and chain and a nickel which he had in his vest pocket. He has algo. identified the prisoners as the men him up and robbed him'of his et S e o valuables. y State Mining Bureau. The California State Mining Bureaw, lo- cated ' in the Pioneer building, ‘Fourth street, near Market, will be closed to the publfc to-morrow evening, peénding tne depot. For the past few weeks the em- ployes of the bureau have been taking down the exhibits and packing them minerals, ores, curios,-etc., remain to be It .is not at all likely that the bureau will be fully installed in Its new quarters for 2 month or two. 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