The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 18, 1899, Page 12

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. | BRANDES TELLS HOW LILLIAN'S BODY WAS FOUND Says He Is Innocent of Wrong. MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO FAINT APPEARANCE OF HIS FIRST WIFE RATTLES HIM. The Accused Swears That He Was Not Cruel and That He Never Struck the Hapless Girl. and Office San Franc %08 Broadw. isco Call, rch 17. med tl ing Mrs ndes was further cro examined by District Attorney Allen continued his questions as v] | relations with and Mrs. Brandes | wer to a question her name is Mrs. ne District Attorney i just declined to an as to whether or not a Brandes when t randes but Etta Crown and that Yyou are unmarried?” Mrs. Brandes caught her fal- tered and looked for sympathy to her at- who entered & vigorous objection. | s not required to answer. was then cross-examined | rding the noises she heard | n Saturdey morning, the s death. nable to describe the exact | the sounds. can only ed the witness, “‘they were When Mrs. Brandes went > she had found Lillian hang- | ing to the bedpost and saw froth on the girl's lips. according to her previous | timony she had said she thought the was fooling. Witness could not ex- | why she thought so. She had ed ihe body around twice only to | ook at 1t,” but made no effort to take | the Lody ‘down, and did not remember ad not tried to untie the knot. | is sometimes good, some- witness, “‘Since'l went Jail it has been poor. serious contradiction in Mr: testimony is that at one time stated that the girl the floor. To-day she swore w6 feet were | below the mattress. | Juror Sieben asked Mrs. Brandes if she | had requested her husband to remove the | from the house and if she was glad to | Fid of her. The witness tersely re- d € William andes, n sworn and took ih age at about 36 wughter, who before she latterly - with him resided at Monterey unt. “At least,”said witness, rote in several letters.”” He told of hav g sent her 31 30 each month for & year. | The date of the Tuesday on which the giri is alleged to have been beaten witness *‘did not remember,” nor the date of her death, only it was Saturday. He had pro- posed to Send her back to her aunt’s on that day hecause she and his wife did not get along. The rent money—li—was 10 e used partly for her fare. Lilllan knew here it was kept. On the Sunday prior | o her death the family went buggy rid- | ing, and ‘“‘there was a row. | the accused, was » stand. He gave | concluded there had been enough Tows,” continued Brandes, “and decided 1o send her away. On Monday night I nt on my beat. 1 returned about 1 ck Tuesdav morning and found Lil- sitting \:‘\ in the kitchen reading papers. She begged me not to send | away. I told her Mrs. Brandes had her of hiding the money. if she had she would tell me where it wa Just then I heard a noise in my bedroom We we n and found Mr. : boy. 1 conclude: later. T never beat TLiltan—I never struck her in my life. 1T thought more of her than of any of the family, and I never chastise in my home. 1 could have made a statement to | Harvey that I beat he s then recited at length the story of the search on Tuesday for the mone: how he emptied Lilllan’s trunk and afte ward drew it down stairs to his office, making a noise. Witness admitred that he usually talked ioud. While testifving he almost In a whisper at times, end Attorney Melvin remar that he wished Brandes would “glve a sample of -ocalization The prisoner went n to relate that he had seen Lilllan on the following Wednesday, Thursday and | riday and Liat she showed no symptoms of pain, headache, fever or stupor. Yeputy District Attorney Melvin com- d” the cross-examination rather miidly, but before he had concluded for day he had infused a new spirit into | e accused man. At one stage he had fliustrate by means of a door the head of Lilltan’s bed had found the body. T ly interesting, thougl aned discre: Brande. Tepresenting Just how he and ancies. “Her face < against the bedpos expiained B “and the apron was tied around the post, which protrud inches above the headboard. | d of the apron was tied about | The knots were about six | rt, and the lower knot was to- | about The o the two r back of Lillian's neck. I fm- | mediately grabbed the body with both | hands and lifted it. No. the loop did not | I untied the neck | slip over the bedpost I don’t remember.” Just how | charges of alleged murder. | d | woma | some mone | Churek, hile Attorney Melvin had the apron sround his neck to aid ndes in_ his tions Jjuror A. Randlett | tled the witness by asking: - tie the same kind of a knot | nu now that yvou untled at Brandes hesitated a moment | that he “would not swear’ that he could When 1 had dox continued the witness, b om and asked him to go after “1 rushed into rvey's r doctor, but he refused, saying he pre- ferred not to get mixed up In such an affalr.” Brand admitted that he had told Deputy 1ff White on the Sunday of at e man who left his g was * Frank knew it w: said Brandes, “because T knew White not there for any good of T also knew (hat [ had been ar- by Marshal Lloyd, one of my mies, and 1 aldn't want to talk uch: before seeing my atforneys.' PBrandes denfed that he had asked Deputy Cororer Strelghtif to “be easy on him” in relation to the black and blue marks found on the girl's body. *“We had been talking about the funeral ex- pens said Brandes, “and 1 asked him 10 be easy on that account, for 1 am « poor man.” In another breath Brandes said he first thought the girl had taken peison be- cause the poison bottle was missing. She had talked of using poison and he saw e on her lps. Ho denied that there o marks on the il when he found her. This statement in Mne with the theory of the defense that the marks were post-mortem. The trlal will be resumed to-morrow morning. An ineident of the proceedings was the unpexpected entrance of Mrs. “Aranelles, the former wife of the prisoncr. Brand tting hy his attorney, and when he % sight of ihe woman suddenly fell fom his chair. making a_ poor pear in a fainting condition. ‘A recess was taken until he could re- over. “He sat in a window several min- autes moaning, a picture of wretchedness, ond chen returned to his chalr, tears fill- e Local Derailed. {LAND, March 17.—The broadgauge m}i\u!fi" was derailed at Harrison and -night and not until af- the locomotive replaced The 13:20 train to San t reach the pier until 1 No damage Wwas Wi caugh' forward attempt to ap) 1 Seventh streets to ter midnight was on the tracks. Francisco did no! o'clock this morning. _done. all T could for her,” | MME, JAQUAY DOES NOT FEAR | WARRANT Said to Hold Many Secrets. DR. SHARPE HAS GONE EAST TRIED TO BORROW MONEY FOR THE TRIP. Two People Accused of Murder Ap- pear to Anticipate No Incon- venience From the Law. ©Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, March 17. There is little fear of Dr. C. J. Sharpe and Mme. Jaquay being arrested on They have too many friends anxious that they shall not be brought to trial. Although the two alleged murderers are wanted for different cases, it 18 now learned that they have long worked to- gether and that the home of the madame in East Oakland was practically an at- tachment of the doctor’s establishment on Washington street. Dr. Sharpe may have passed through Texas recently, but that place is not his ination. He left Oakland for New York, and has probably arrived there long before now, perhaps before the warrant for him was issued. Before leaving this city he went to a who frequently "acted as nurse his cases and asked for the loan of He acknowledged being in 4 tight place and said that if he could reach New York he would be safe. in {tuation there and intended to take it. Sharpe fully realized his danger and be- fore leaving referred to the fact that he had lttle chance of escape in the face of the testimony given at his trial a year | €go for the murder of Anna Johnson. Mme. Jaquay has been following her pernicious calling for some years in this cily, but has enjoyed immunity from the | | law ‘because she had several doctors of a | certain classe among her patrons. 16 | doctors refused to accept cases involving < body hung clear of | the commission of a crime, but had no These scruple about referring patients to the madame. Mme. Jaquay was not so discreet with her tongue as might be supposed from the dangerous and illegal nature of her business, and many things told by her in confidence are now being freely dis- cussed. Tn the case of the treatment of a young | | servant girl in Alameda it is said that Mme. Jaquay is responsible for the girl now being in a lunatic asylum. The young woman had been betrayed and her child was born with the madame in attendance. The child was either born dead or died fter its birth. At least, that is the told the voung mother to account s disappearance. As the mother had heard her babe crying some hours after birth she disbelieved the excuse, became hysterical and was afterward sent to an asylum, Mme. Jaquay has too many friends in terested in her keeping silent to fear any- thing,” sald one of her acquaintances this afternoon. ‘*‘She Is the custodian of secrets that might ruin many reputations. Most of .er patients were sent to her by doctors around the ba are supposed to be far above any such practices.” Dr. Sharpe is charged with being re. sponsible for the death of Miss Anna K. Jacobsen and Mme. Jaquay with causing the death of Mrs. Anderson. CATHOLIC CHURCHES | HONORED ST. PATRICK |SPECIAL SERVICES LARGELY ATTENDED. Sermons on the Good Work of the Saint by Eloquent Pastors. OAKLAND, March 17.—$t. Patrick’s day was appropriately celebrated in this clty to-day. This morning in all the Catholic churches of this city high masses were celebrated. In the church of St. Thomas McSweeney, the pastor of the sub-deacon Rev. In Bt. was delivered by Father McNally. In the church of the Sacred Heart Father Serda spoke. There was a large attendance at all the churches, and especially so at Father King's church. Rev. a_lecture to-night at Father King's church on *“The Armor of God's Word.” There was an immense audience. Yather Butler. Rev. Father Serda presided over a celes | Sacred Heart Hall, | bration to-night at Temescal. Rev. M. Scanlan delivered n eloquent oration, taking for his theme “‘Ireland’s Patron Saint.”” tet from St. Mary's College the musical numbers. In the auditorium of St in t Oakland, an elaborate programme was rendered to-night. Rev. Father McNally made the princi- pal address, and among those wno_as- sisted in _the musical numbers were Miss Babina Flanagan, Miss M. Killen of San Francisco, Miss R. O'Brien, Dr. Joseph I. Richardson of S8an Francisco, Mrs. Mae Gill, Miss Sulllvan, Thomas V. Hickey of San Francisco, W. J. Hynes, Miss A. Sulli- van, Mr. Oakes, Freddie and Hazel Nel- son, Miss Harrington, Miss Bassett, Pro- fessor Meredith and Miss M. Bassett. Rev. M. J. White and Rev. Father Duffy delivered short orations. Armory Hall was beautifully decorated to-night for the ball of the A. O. H. The six local divisions of the order in this city united and arranged a very successful Those in charge of the affair M. J. O'Gara, J. C. Murphy, John ary, F. McAllister, J. M. Doyle and P. Haunrahan. _—— HIS DESIRE WAS REALIZED. Philip Cockran Swallows Carbolic Acid to Escape Suffering. OAKILAND, March 17.—Dr. 0. D. Ham- lin conducted an autopsy to-night on the body of Phillp Cockran, who was found dead in bed at his home, 1517 Seventh street, tals morning. The autopsy re- vealed that some time during last night deceased had taken a dose of carbolic acid. As a result Coroner Mehrmann will hold an inquest to-morrow night. Cockran had been a sufferer from ec- zema for a long time. It had been his custom for some time past to apply to one of his limbs a poultice of fat satur- ated with carbolic acid. Yesterday he called on his butcher as usual for the fat, and on his way home purchased a small bottle of carbolic acid. Before deceased retired last night he closely scrutinized a large picture of him- selt which decorated his room, and, turn- ing its face to the wall remarked to his assisted in wife as she was about to leave the room | to retire to her chamber, ‘I wish that I was dead.”” These were the last words Mrs. Cockran heard from her husband’s lips. When she went to his bedside this morning to arouse him he was dead, but not until the autopsy so revealed was it supposed that he had committed suicide. eceased was a native of Ireland, aged 52 years. For many vears he was in the employ of the Bouthern Pacific as flag- man at First and Franklin streets. l!e leaves, besides his widow, several grown- up children. in Oakland who are | He | | said that he had been assured of a good , many of whom | J. P. MacCorry, O. 8. P\, delivered | he male quar- | Patrick’s | | | attempt | and football rallies by a blundering sys- | could not be enforced have only left the | stands "the treasurer has on | | sion required. Patrick’s parish the psnesyrlci | | I i | | | | | { | | | | WILL OPERATE A PLANT FOR 'UNIVERSITY OF Francis de Sales the celebrant was Rev. | current debts. the | church, the deacon "Rev. Father Cull, and | [WOSYE Tioy o™y “oictal. | on the campus fenced in and improved. | pelling the City Treasurer to pay the in- SEWAGE OF HAYWARDS 10 BE UTILIZED Important Contract Is Awarded. THE MEEKS TO EXPERIMENT FIVE YEARS. Largest Orchardists in Alameda County to Follow a Plan That Has Been Successful in the Soutn. \ Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 98 Broadway, March 17. For the first time in Alameda County sewage is to be utilized for fertilizing pur- poses. A contract has been entered into hetween the Meek Brothers of San Le- andro and the Town Trustees of Hay- wards by which the well-known orchard- ists pay $25 per year for the privilege of utilizing the town’s sewage. The matter was thoroughly discussed at a meeting of the Town Trustees last night. The Meek Brothers explained the manner in which they would carry out their contract. They will make connec- tions with the main sewer at Alice street and from there will conduct the sewage through a wooden culvert to their prop- erty. An apparatus will be constructed enabling the orchardists to pump the sewage to a sufficient helght to enable it to be carried to their orchards and flelds. The contractors declare that the ex- pense of thus disposing of the town sew- age will not be over $3000. Some of the residents of the neighborhood made ob. jection that there would bhe offensive | odors and that the sewage matter would breed malaria and other diseases. It I8 asserted by the Meek Brothers that there is no foundation for this objection, as the sewage amounts to only 200 inches a minute in the conduit and this is mixed with 3000 inches of water. Before under- taking this Proje(‘t an examination was made of simflar plans now being worked in Los Angeles, where the sewage is sold to the {erors a:\d fruit growers of the country. B Othe contract made with the town of Haywards, the Meeks agree to see that at the end of five vears the sewer pipes of the town are in as good sanitary con- dition as they are at present. This ex- perfment by the largest fruit growers in this county will be watched with great interest, as there are many other small towns, the sewage of which could be em- ployed in the same manner to fertilize surrounding orchards. | | CALIFORNIA NEWS Students Will Appeal to the Board of Regents for a New System of Student Finances. HERKELEY, March 17.—The question | of student finances came up before ul meeting of the Associated Students this | morning. As the result of a long dis-| cusslon of the subject it was decided to | immediately a radical measure | of reform. e ofore the college men have met | the expenses of such things as debates tem of popular subsecriptions. The method to the | has proved itself unsatisfactory Iast degree. Perfodic efforts to meet out- | standing debts by assessments which As it now | hand only | $39 to meet expenses which will amount | to over $150 before the end of the term. | For a long time the students have felt | the pressing need of a change, and this | morning the feeling came to a head In a | resolution presented at the Associated | Students’ meeting. This measure invokes | the help of the board of regents. It pro- vides for a petition to be presented to that body asking it to impose a fee of 25 | cents a year upon every student who registers for university work. The sum collected, amounting roughly to $400 a vear, would be placed at the disposal of | the students, to be drawn upon as occa- No one would be allowed | %o register for a college course without | previously paying his share of the ex- | penses involved by the student body. Ad- vocates of the plan claim that it Wnultl‘ distribute the burden of expense evenly, | at the same time providing amply for all | treasury continually empty. A majority of the college men favor the measure, and the board of regents will be It was decided at a meeting of the ex- ecutive committee of the athletic asso- | clation to-day to have the cinder track | | The committee voted a sum of $175 for the | purpose. ———————— DREDGING JOKER. Work on Lake Merritt Will Not Be Stopped and Must Be Paid For. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 98 Broadway, March 17. The dredging on Lake Merritt will not e stopped on account of litigation. This morning Judge Greene granted City At- torney de Golia a writ of mandate com- stallment for the dredging due on the con- tract. City Attorney Dow agrees with the con- tractors’ attorney that everything is in proper legal shape and there is no reason why the work should not proceed and the payments be regularly made. ‘Fhere is a joker somewhere in the Lake Merritt_opposition. Some weeks ago one Ruppert applied for an fnjunction on the round that the contract was not legal. (o effort has been made to obtain the injunction_or to enforce it, and the con- tractors’ attorney declares that Ruppert is merely a figurehead for some one inter- sted in blocking the progress of the im- rovements. If the money be not paid v Thursday morning Treasurer Gilpin must_appear befors Judge Greene and give his reagons for non-compliance with the court’s order. e JAMES H. MILLER DEAD. Came to El Dorado County From T nessee in 1850. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, March 17. James H. Miller, one of the oldest plo- neers of this city, died this morning at his residence on Fallon street. He was 78 years old. Mr. Miller came from Tennessee in 1830 and for some time lived in El Dorado County, where he engaged extensively in the sheep and agricultural business.” In 1854 he married Miss Eliza Ewing of this city, who, with four children, is still liv- | | ing. &r. Miller was one of the leaders of the Ls_erfisl ure for eight years—from 1869 to 1877. There was nothing radical in his disposition, but he was a level-headed conservative business man, whose meth- ods as a legislator were populan with his constituents and commanded resgect. For many years he has lived in this city and was active in politics ten years ago. His remains will be forwarded to Latrobe, in El Dorado County. His children _are: Mrs. J. W. Bage of Humboldt, Mrs. N. L. Buckman of Fresno, Mrs. C. W. Duden of El Dorado and Mrs. Theodore Olmstead, wife of the Oakland physiclan of that name. Detained for Insanity. OAKLAND, March 17.—Albert Heurn- isch, a young married man, residing in | Jose. \ [ARCH 18, 1899, Fruitvale, was brought to the Receiving Hospital to-night to be examined for insanity. He had been under treatment for brain trouble at Dr. Robinson's sani- tarfum at Livermore the past two months. Mrs. Augustine Hartman, wife of the Alameda_boatman, was brought to the Recelving Hospital from the County In- firmary to-day and will be examined as to her sanity. She made several attempts t the infirmary to jump out of a second- tory window "and threatened the lives of attendants there —_————————— POLITICS IN ALAMEDA. Many Voters Disfranchised Through Some One’s Blunder. ALAMEDA, March 17.—The politiciand of this city received a shock to-day when it was learned that a large number of voters who had moved from one precinct to another without being transferred on the Gréat Register would be disfranchised at the city election. Whether County Clerk Jordan is to blame or whether re- cent amendments passed by the Legis- lature are responsible is not certain. Reg- istration closed here to-day. Many who applied for transfers were informed by the Deputy County Clerks that such ac- tion was not necessary and that if they had lived in the voting precinct thirty days prior to election their ballots would be received by the Election Board, pro- vided their names appeared on the Great Register of the county. This afternoon, however, the clerks received word from Mr. Jordan that the interpretation of the law was all wrong and that those who had not been transferred could not vote at_the city election. ‘W. B. Hinchman has practically suc- ceeded H. A. Thompson in the manage- | ment of the Harmonfe Hall campaign. Mr. Thompson is chairman of the execu- tive committee, but owing to illness has been unable to give the office his atten- tion. To get around the unpleasant duty of electing a new presiding officer, the position of vice chairman was created and Mr. Hinchman selected to fill it. Senator E. K. Taylor, candidate for City Attorney, will address the Municipal League next Monday night. e NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH. Five Little Children Almost Die From Asphyxiation. ALAMEDA, March 17.—Deadly gas all but clalmed five little victims last night at the home of Mrs. C. E. Dominguez, 1010 Santa Clara avenue. The five children of | Mrs. Alpagracia Amadon, who was visit- | ing Mrs. Dominguez, were playing in a basement room, when one of them—Al- fonso, aged 5 years—turned on the gas Jet. The little ones were in a stupefied | condition when the smell of gas attracted the attention of the ladies upstairs. They hastened to the basement room and found the five children lying on the bed, appar- ently dead, and the air of the apartment stifing_with the fumes of the escaping gas. They threw open the windows and carried the children out into the fresh air, where they soon recovered consciousness. The mother is a widow, and came from Mexico about a month ago. She is in destitute clrcumstances, and not being able to speak English has not succeeded in securing emplo; e To Be Welcomed Home. OAKLAND, March 17.—The matter of tendering a_public reception to Senator Perkins and Congressman Hilborn upon their return was discussed at a meeting of the Board of Trade this morning. The | directors seemed favorably impressed with the proposition, and as a result E. A. Heron, president of the board, and George W. Arper, president of the Mer- chants’ Exchange, were appointed as a committee to arrange the preliminary details for such an event. — ee————— Oakland News Items. OAKLAND, March 17.—President W. R, Harper of the University of Chicago will be tendered a banquet and reception at the Masonic Temple Hall, this city, next Wednesday evening by the Baptist Social | Unlon of n Francisco and Oakland. It| is expected that he will deliver an address on _that occasfon. 1 The Centennial Presbyterian Church of | Twenty-third avenue has called to its pastorate Rev. R. C. Stone of Elmhurst, | who will occupy the pulpit next Sunday. He will be installed on Monday, on which occasion Rev. H. W. Frazier will preach the sermon. Dr. J. 8. McDonald will de- | liver the charge to the pastor and Rev. F. S. Brush the charge to the people. 3. H. n Fuller has resigned as Deputy Superintendent of Schools and va Crawford has been appointed | by her father to fill the vacancy. John Harrison Taylor Albright dled last night of blood poisoning resulting from & minor Injury sustained a few day: ago. Deceased was aged 27 years and leaves u widow and two children. He was | a brother of Mrs. Howard Bray. The will of Kate Frank, who died in Alameda, was filed for probate to-day. The estate is valued at $2500 and s be- | queathed to her surviving husband, An- | drew A. Frank. Councllman B. C. Cuvellier is the first to file his bill of expenses incurred during ;he municipal campaien It cost him just 47 50. Alfred H. Cohen and N. R. Knight have | been cited to appear before Judge Greene next Monday to answer as to their prop- | erty possessions and to show cause why they refuse to satisfy a $400 judgment held by Edward W. Gunther against them. INSURANCE MANAGERS ADOPI AMENDMENTS Business Closed to Companies Not | Members of the Pacific Board. | DEL MONTE, March 17.—The matter of | constitutional aniendments came up to- day at the first session of ‘the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific Coast. Two amendments were passed which mean much to the management of fire in- surance business on the Pacific coast, es- peclally with regard to companies that are not members of the Pacific board. The first provides that a principal representa- tive or general manager may represent only board companies and not non-board companies, and the second permits any company, Whether board or non-board, to have oné local agent in San Francisco. This action virtually closes the Pacific coast business to companies not belonging to_the Pacific board. The balance of the afternoon and the whole of the evening session were occu- | pied with_ consideration of the question | of rates for San Francisco, which was | continued from yesterday. The subject is one of such vital importance to the board that it 1s determined to consider all sides before taking final action. Therefore the vote, which was to have been reached to- day, was deferred till to-morrow. e GRIM REAPER'S HARVEST. Death’s Hand Laid Upon California Households. GILROY, March 17.—Robert G. Stayton, a ploneer of '49, aged years, died at the home of his son, Willlam Stayton, in this city this afternoon. The deceased was widely known throughout the State. The Stayton mines were named after him. His liberality knew no bounds. He leaves two sons and a daughter, Mrs. Brimson of San ! He was a prominent Mason. SANTA CRUZ, March 17.—Oscar Reu- ben Harmon died this morning at Boulder Creek, aged 50 years. He was a native of Maine. With his brother he owned Har- mon_Bros.’ lumber mill, near Boulder Creek. He was a prominent Mason. Alphonse Farrer died In this city at the age of 60 years. He was born in Lon- don, England, and reared and educated in Switzerland. He was a naturalist, vis- ited every country on the globe (‘ollefl.lng specimens. At one time he was employe: by a European government in that ca- acity. He was also a collector for the 'mithsonian Institute at Washington. He settled in Santa Cruz & number of vears agg, selecting this as the choice spot for his home after all his travels. LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, March 17. 10 hours (ror' Fort, gchr La Chilena, Matsen, 08S. Schr Occidental, Brandt, 3 days from Eureka. DOMESTIC 'PORTS. USAL—Safled March 17—Stmr Newsboy, for Ban Francisco. . FORT BRAGG—Sailed March 17—Stmr Se- quota, for San Francisco. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. BALTIMORE—Arrived March 17—Stmr Mun- chen, from Bremen. 2 LIVERPOOL—Safled March 17—Stmr Taurle, for New York. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived March 17—Stmr Lu- | In the aftérnoon two hours and a half | plant 1n carriages at 10 o'clock. | tendent NEW YORK, March 17.—A Tho: ald says: It can be stated author no suggestion of keeping Vice Pres can national ticket. McKinley and Hobart. am told by one who is very close nomination of McKinley and Hobal fident that the party can win in ti was assured positively, the administ policy until the very last moment be: Republican convention. can convention declares itself and CRSOIR O RORORARO ROROROM and Porto Rico during the next twel On the contrary, it is the intention to again name Mr. Hanna and other leaders of the party, I tically the same platform as he stood on before. By this plan the opposition will be kept doubt as to the final attitude the party is to assume, in the Democrats being compelled to fight in the dark until the Republi- paign in the light of events which may occur in the Philippines, Cuba FORONOROR O RO R ORORABARORORORNOROROR A RO RV LOROROROLD HOBART TO STAY ON THE TICKET McKinley Confident of Winning on the Same Platform He Stood on Before. masville, Ga., special to the Hel:- itatively that at this time there is ident Hobart off the next Republi- to the administration, favor the re- rt. Mr. McKinley, it is said. is con- he next Presidential fight on prac- In this connection. I ration will not define its Philippine fore the platform is presented to the in and it will result announces the issues of the cam- lve months or more. BORQORORG R G R G RORGROE ARMY BEEF COURT AT KANSAS CITY Inspection of Armour’s Plant. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. KANSAS CITY, March 17.—The army beef court of Inquiry arrived here from Omaha at 6 o'clock this morning and was quartered in the Midland Hotel. During the morning an hour and a half was spent in Inspecting the Armour Pack- ing plant, from which more than 1.000,000 pounds of canned roast beef was sold to the Government during the recent war. were spent in examining witnesses. Soon after the court's arrival here this morning a brief session was held. It was decided that as the Armour Company was the only local firm that had supplied meat to the army, its plant alone should be visited. The party was driven to the ‘William M. Miles, general manager, and Superin- Tourtellot piloted the party through the different parts, each of which, with the exception of the killing room, which was not visited, was inspect- ed critically. They watched the process of canning, sterilizing and roasting. The foreman declared no preservatives had | ever been used in canning the roast beef. The court returned to the hotel at noon and began taking testimony at 2:15. S eral witnesses were examined. To-mor- row further dence will be taken, and later, probably to-morrow afternoon, the court will go to Fort Leavenworth, B and take testimony of some of the reg lars recently returned from Cuba. William M. Miles, general manager of the Armour plant, as the first witness called. He sald his company had supplied to the Government 1000000 pounds of canned roast beef during the war. It was | sold to Commissary General Eagan at Washington and Commissary Woodruff at New York. The meat was inspected at Mobile and other points of delivery in the South. Two carloads were returned from | Mobile and three carloads from Jackson- | ville. On its return to Kansas City the company inspected the meat and found that less than one-half of one per cent | was bad, That from Mobile, the witness said, had never been inspected there. The | returned meat was put back into stockand | “possibly some of it resold to the govern- ment.” One portion of it was resold to a forelgn Government and accepted. Ex-Congressman Mason S. Peter, was formerly in the livestock commi: business in Kansas City, and Lionel A. Lennin, a commission man, defined *‘can- ners’” as quoted in the dally market re- ports. H. L. Antone, foréeman at Ar- mour's canning_department, told of his department working night and day during May and June, 188, to fill the Govern- | ment's orders, Because of the big demand | for ‘canners” it was necessary to kill | fresh cattle of a higher grade than usu- | ally used. Notwithstanding the rush, | proper precaution in packing was taken Bnd all cans were inspected four times before they left the plant, The rejections amounted to one-half of one per cent. L. T. Rambo swore that in June, 1898, he was in the employ of the Armour Com- pany and helped in the canning depart- ment. He frequently nailed up cases. Cans would often swell up and burst. In‘ reply to a question, witness declared | that some days as much as a third of the cans prepared were rejected for this and other reasons. Mr. Antone was recalled and denied that Rambo had worked in the canning department at the time stated or that the number of cans rejected reached the amount alleged by Rambo. Antone sald that a record was kept of all cans re- jected and the court Instructed him to bring this record before it to-morrow. S. B. Morse, who has charge of the killing at Armour’s, sald that all cattle passing through his hands bore tags showing _governmental inspection. o had no knowledge of chemicals being used in preserving meats, and said it | could not have been so used without hlsf knowledge. Dr. S. E. Bennett of the Bureau of An-| imal Industry in nsas _ City, and Thomas W. Carmichael, a Government meat inspector, sald the proportion of cat- tle rejected because of disease or for other reasons was from one to nine a day—rarely as high as elght. : John Spence, foreman of the cutting de- partment, testified as to the good quality of cattle used for canning. Dr. Ernest W. Slusher, hospital stew- ard of the Third Missouri Volunteers, said that while stationed at Fort Meade. Pa., he was one morning called to attend fifty members of the regiment who were vomiting. It was his opinion they had been made sick by /eating spoiled canned corned ,beef. The Anatter was not inves- tigate The cans, he thought, bore the I:fi)!‘l of Libby, McNeill & Libby. Carl Holtzschue, a member of Troop A, First United States Volunteer Cavalry, spid there was no complaint of the canned oast beef served on the voyage from &‘mnpil to Cuba. In Cuba, up to June 22, ound of bacon, with potatoes and bread, as three days’ rations, and there was no complaint. Later, at Camp Hamilton, some of the refrigerated beef was tainted and had to be thrown away. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Reno to Have a Free Postal Delivery System. WASHINGTON, March 17.—Through the efforts of Senator Jones, Reno, Nev., is to have a free postal delivery, the first in that State. This was decided by the | Postoffice Department to-day. Carson City people also asked this for their town, but | as their postal receipts are only about | $7000 per annum this cannot be done, ac- cording to Postmaster General Smith. A city must have efther 10,000 population or gross recelpts of $10000 per annum, and arson has neither, aithough it is the cap- ital of the Sagebrush State. The postoffice at Yulupa, Sonoma Coun- Y. Cal. has been - discontinued. Mail ghould Nereafter be addressed to Santa osa. Pensions have been granted as follows: | California: Original—Adam B. Simmons, San Bernardino, $10; John C. Wells, San Francisco, $8. Increase—John Lesson, Sol- diers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8 to $12; Sidney E. Harris, National City, $30 to $35; Pat- rick F. Nealon, Reprisa, $6 to $8. Original widow, etc.—Blizabeth Henry, Los An- geles, $8; Frances E. Cressy, San Fran- cisco, §8. Oregon: Original—Daniel H. _ Jory, Grants Pass, $10. Increase—Ray W. Poi ter, Oregon City, $6 to $8; Americus D. Sanders, Woods, $6 to $8. Original wid- and one cania, from New York. GIBRALTAR—Satled March 17—Stmr Kaiser Wilhelm 11, for New York. NEW YORK—Arrived March 17—Stmr Pala- tia, from Hamburg. ows, etc.—Rachel Herb, Greenville, $8. ‘Washington: Original—Solomon Greg- ory, Dayton, $6; George W. Elliott, Con- connully, $8. | hours to no purpose. All outlying each soldier received a can of roast beef | | L Leberer, Haywards IRON MOUNTAIN SHOOTING AFFRAY Tragedy Follows a Fist Fight. tain Frank Persing, a boy aged 17, shot Crozier A. McCandliss this afternoon. A bullet from a 44-caliber revolver passed through McCandliss’ body over the heart, grazed his spine and cut a gash from the arm of a bystander. Mc- Candliss this evening is still allve, but two attending physicians say he cannot recover. Persing after the shooting fled to the mountains and has not been captured, although a half-dozen offi- cers are hunting for him. ¥ The shooting was the outcome of a fist fight between Isaac McCandliss and Thomas Oakey, the former a brother of the man shot and the latter a bar- keeper for Persing’s mother, who is known as ‘‘Mother Bailey” and keeps a resort next to McCandliss’ saloon. To- day by agreement Oakey and Isaac Mc- Candliss had a fist fight. Oakey brought Frank Persing along to see that he had fair play and armed Persing with a re- | volver. As Oakey was getting the worst of the encounter Persing interfered. Crozier McCandliss brushed Frank aside, telling him to mind his own business. Persing then fired and Mec- Candliss fell. George Lowe, barkeeper sing as he fled. They went wide of the mark. 3 Thomas Oakey accompanied Persing t'to the mountains, taking guns and am- munition with him. Constable Kelly of Keswick was sent for. He, with a posse, searched the mountalns for two points | have been notified and the fleeing crimi- nals probably will be caught eventually. Secreta;-y of Agriculture Wilson gives some very important advice to American Farmers in next Sunday’s Call. e HOTEL ARRIVALS. PALACE HOTEL. W W Foote, Oakland |Master Shepeard, S Jo F W Hen: , Oakld | W Sullivan, N C W Raes, N |S A D Balcombe, Neb F L Bartlett, N Y 'Mrs S A D Balcombe, Mrs F L Barilett, N Y| Omaha H H Henshaw, Cal P Russ, Pa F H Baudreay, Cal |T. O'Reilly, Pa Cal [T W _Healy, Nevada Wsh J A Gerington, Nevada | Wsh'J Lowenthal, Chgo Mrs J Lowenthal, Chg Young, A L Ormsby, Pa Mills_College Mrs A L Ormsby, Pa D B Gould, St Louis |C Rels, La Mrs D B Gould, Mo A S Humphreys, H I Mrs E K Sible Y|D K Futterer, Germny R A Graham, '3 B Castle, Honolulu Mrs R A Graham, Cal|J Pester, Dresden F E Bronson, Wis |T Wright, Honolulu T M Dudgeon, Pa J R McLean, Boston E M Upton, N Y E Rogerson, N Y W Kelly, U S A F Roper,. Bakersfield| M A Kolp, N Y l B J S Cahiil, London H W Blackstone, Cal Mrs J P Howe, Seattle Mrs T Wright, Honolu M Naguchi, Japan R Lakeda, Japan J W Buddenburg, Mo T R Dewar, St Louls F D Jones, 'London F H Wood, London J M Leszynsky, Cal E Hume, Stanford E C Bafd, N Y | i | J Furst, Cincinnati S A Goldsmith, N Y H D Davis, Wis W Booth, N Y M A Slegfried, France|Mrs H M RWhite, B Thomas, N Y Mass G_C Hodge, Chicago |[Miss A R Beale, N ¥ W_J Washburne, L A|W H Zemm, Alaska |R W Foster. N Y R H Foat, Texas L H Roberts, N Y Miss_Roberts, N Y A W Jones, B © B U Stainman, Sacto A C Kuhu, San Jose |Mrs L Helibron, S C Pardee, Philadelphia|Miss O Pardee Phila Mrs_Pardee, Philadel |Mrs L H Tower, Chgo M Shepeard, St Joe | = GRAND HOTEL. A Gourley, Chgo Lieut Hilarowsky, Rus P L Flanigan, Reno |W H Loren: E G Anderson, N Y 3 I Ostereicher & w,Nev|S H Loomer & w,Conn ‘W Nichols Jr. DutchF W L Davis, Redwood J Schaefer, Brooklyn D Ward, Brooklyn M D Wiggins, Mich Tick L T Dargden, Eureka W Stitt & w, Winnips| G H_Bishop, Conn Mrs M B Sears, Conn | Mrs W H Sears. Conn E de Reynler, Sanger D Joy, Mich {7 ¥ Willlams, Mass |C Nunan, Oakland !\\' Wright & d, S Dgo 8 H Grigsb, Seattle | H H Willlams & w,Md P Pendleto € Maglll, Harrison' GI'J W Dunlap, Mjc Miss H Bloomingdal |Miss L Ragsdale, | Miss Bloomingdal, N Y Miss M Ragsdal Miss H_Bloomingdal, J W Gates, Vac: New York W R Perry.: Vacaville Miss J Bloomingdal,[F H Betteneourt, Cal New York 13 R Trayner, Marysvl Miss Dix, Canajohnsie/A F Horstman, P: JF Cawan, Sait Lake|W F Follim, S Jose 13 C Siater. N Y |F W Swanton, S Cruz C N Johnson, Pa {L J Evans, Napa | T “Alexander, Susanvll|Mrs C H Boynton, Cal J 1 Glide & w. Sacto |Miss A Boynton, Fernd P H_Selig. Chgo IL'B Frasier, Ukiah W_W Baker & 3 c,/A Pennington, Ukiah Walla Walla {J G Thompson, Lakept J A Titcomb, La 13 J Hebbron & w, Cal € ’C Titcomb, La |W F Keller & w, Sac St A D Balcombe & w.| maha |7 A Cunningham, H W Gorham & evl s pas SW STERN HOTEL. 1J Dougherty, N Y H E Springer, Egypt' R Dickson, L Ang J P Spencer, S Diego A Rozac, L Ang |G Ganter, St Louis |E Field. Stockton ville W Capt Nelson, Alaska 7 J Burke, S Jose vt s, Mich 7 Andersan, Valiejo H M Feddersen, Cal |J C Schroeder, Idah. T 8 Howe, Suisin i !.) W Farish & w, Cal A Hackett, Marysville |Mre Ricker, S Baj P Gorman, Boston =5 e e e Builders’ Contracts. Herman Rogers (owner) with V; (contractor), architect C. A. Meussdospter "on work except plumbing, pamting, electrical work, mantels, gas fixtures and shades for a two-story and attie frame bullding on N line | of Ellis street, 30 W of Gough, W 30 by N 100; $5400. Same owner with G. C. Sweeney (cof architect same—Plumbing, gastitiing. | sowcr work, tiling, etc., for same on same: $915. Same owneg With Rea Bros. (contractors), architect same—Painting, polishing, graining, tinting, etc., for some on same: §300, 4 Louls Friedman (owner) with Val Franz (con- tractor). architect same—All work | except plumbing, painting, electrical work, mantels, gas fixtures and shades for a two story and attlc frame bullding on NW corner of Ellls and Gough streets, W 30 by N 100; $6400, Same owner with G. C. Sweeney (contractor) architect same—Plumbing, gasfitting, sewer work, tiling, etc., for same ‘on same; $1000, Same owner with Rea Bros. (contractors), architect same—Painting, polishing, graining, tinting, etc., for same on’ same; $525. for McCdndliss, fired two shots at Per- | ratoga | h BIf | MEETING NOTICES. NNUAL meeting—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Western Sugar Refining Company will be held at the office of the company, 327 Market st., San Francisco, Cal.. on MONDAY, the 27th day of March, 189, at the hour of 12 mi, for the purpose of electing & board of directors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of )A]uch other busi- Tess as may come before the meeting. Transfer books will close on FRIDAY. ch 17, 1899, at 12 m. s ROBERT OXNARD, Secretary. SPECIAL NOTICES. ROOMS papered from §3; whitened, §1 up: painting done. Hartman Paint Co.. 319 34 made; BAD tenants ejected for $4; collections oy o eountey. PACIFIC COLLECTION 0., 415 Montgomery st., rooms 9-10; tel. 5520. DIVIDEND NOTICES. B s e DIVIDEND notice—DIvidend No. 65 (twenty- five cents per shgre) of the Hutchinson Sugar Plantation ComWiny will be payable at the ofice of the company, 521 Market st., on and fter MONDAY, March 20, 1898. fTransfer. books will close on TUESDAY, March 14, 159, at 3 o'clock p. m. H. SHELDON. Secretary. —————————————————— MPLOYMENT OFFICE: MRS, KRAT Office. 315 § ton st., mear Sutter Kinds of female help free of charge. —nds e e SITUATIONS WANTED—FEMALE. Empl LASS German waltress and chamber- 1 maid desires situation; years last place. MISS X N. 32 Sutt ‘oman with references, wishes p cook and laundress; likes children; 341 Minna st. good wages §12 month. ED—A home in a nice family a: aretaker and companion; good r city or town. Address PECTABLE woman with a little girl d sires a position as managing houseke objection to children; references. 1. fon st ED, competent woman wishes general housework, plain oo worker; small wages. Address box WANTED—E do general housewor cleaning. Apply at 403 GOOD strong colored as children’s nurse traveling. Call 1515 YOUNG lady of ability desires a home with refined family in exchange for piano instruc- fons: references. 1223 Mission st. a strons woman, a situation to nd cooking or house- Third s woman wishes of lady’s maid; Leavenworth st. general house- wishes position low wages. 312B ; city or count Clementina. st exceedingly neat, quick worker, sleep home; good references. wants work 709 Taylor s GERMAN _girl hes situation for gencral housework; can as t in cocking and wait at table. Call 216 Waller st SUPERIOR infant's best local referenc nurse ORTH German girl would like a position as waitress and upstairs work v 1642 Polk LADY would like to go to Honolulu as a nurse to take care of children. 603 Washington st wants work by the aundres AN experienced day. 2i9% Minna st., room 1. FRENCH glrl wishes position as nurse; 1 or 2 children; good references. Add M litan Hotel, § JOSEPHINE MAITRE, Cosmopol Fifth and Mission RESPECTABLE middle-aged lady wishes situ- ation as a working housekeeper; thoroughly capable; city or country. Call or address MRS. D., 15 Laskie st. WANTED—By a young girl, a place to work in the country; good home more an object than Apply Girls' Directory, Cen- al av ages. MIDDLE-AGED woman would like a place as working housekeeper; city or country. Apply at 402 Golden Gate ave., downstairs. COMPETENT young woman desires a position as companion or governess in a first-class family; references. 24 Angelica st. AMERICAD work _in American family Call 200 Turk st. REFINED, sober middle- position; ‘good plain coo Eood nurse in confinement girl would like place for second good seamstress. woman want : neat housekecper; 230% Fulton st. EXPERIENCED infant's nurse with good city reference wants a position. Box 1068, Call. EXPERIENCE! dressmaker wishes work by the day: $1 50 a day. Addrces 202 Sixth st. COMPE1ENT German woman wishes work by the day. 132 Sixth st. YOUNG woman wants situation as chamber- mald_in lodging_house or hotel. Apply 16 Stockton place, off Stockton st., between Sut- ter and Post AMERICAN lady would like position as house- keeper and seamstress in the country; refer- ences. Box 1065, Call office. WANTED—Work by the day_or half day by reliable woman. ~Address 2289 Adeline st., Oakland. A WEEK'S news for 5 cents—The Weekly Call, 16 pages, in wrapper, for mailing, $1 per vear. SITUATIONS WANFED-MALE. CHINESE and Japanese Employment Office; best help. 4M4is O'Farrell st.; tel. East JAPANESE-CHINESE Emp. Agency; all kinds heip. GEO. AOKL, 30 Geary st.; tel. Grant 56. ACT) VE ACTI carpenter, who understands some cabinet making, glazing, painting, plumbing, is a good mechanic, with a little capital, hes a chance to have part in a desirable business, or to place his money on good se- curity and act as workman; he was for tha last 17 years busy in this city; only honest parties with security may address box 1080, Call office. R and machinist ires employ- a ity or country; good reference. Box 1 office. E. first-class cook, wants position In city or count Address A. MIYO, 338 Sev- enth st., Oakland. GARDENER, first-class in all branches, wishes situation in private family; thoroughly un- derstands orchard work: also handy with tools: can run gasoline éngine; reliable and obliging: references. Address W. B., box 1072, Call office. SCOTCHMAN, age 4; can do garden work, paint, hang paper; handy with tools; house- work: good driver; willing and obliging: re- F. quires work: moderate remuneration. R. Call office, Oakland. G man wants situation of any kin Call offic YO afraid of hard work. Box 107 WINCHESTER House, 44 Third ket; 200 rooms; 25c to $150 nigh week; convenient and respectable; and baggage to and from ferry. GARDENER, single, wishes position on pri Vate palace; understands care of greenhouses and outdoor work: good references. Address SUALT and wife wish _positions on ranch: man general ranch hand, woman as cook. S04 Third st., room 4. YOUNG man would like employment: city or work of any kind: wages 320 to $2. Call. $1350 to 6 free 'bus charge from the U. §. would like a posi- tion; any kind of work; strong and reliable. Address box 1042, Call office. YOUNG colored man wishes position as coach- man for_private family; understands care of orses; best of g ference. 3213 ., German, desire pos on farm or dairy: man experienced dairyman and farmer; wife a good cook. 101 Pros- pect place, 'bet. Powell and Stockton, off Sacramento. YOUNG mun of 22 desires work of any kind: bas had some experience in bookeeping. Ad- dress 2711 Harrison st. ESE first-class cook, meat and pastry, wishes position: private family, hotel or boarding house; satisfaction. WILLES JAMES, 96 Clay st. PEST and best in America—The Weekly Call, 18 pages, sent to any address in the United States or Canada one year for §L . postage paid. HELP WANTED—FEMALE. C. R. HANSEN & CO... _.Phone Grant 183 2 waitresses, first-class country hotel, $23; 2 waitresses and chambermaid to wait for country hotel April 1, $20; waitress and cham- bermaid to wait, $20'each, same place, coun- try: 3 waltresses, different country places, $20 cook, country, §30, no baking. C. R. HAN- SEN & CO., 104 Geary st. JEWISH family cook, $25; housegirl, small family, $25; German cook, San Rafael, £5; young second girl, $15, and many cook: ity and country, $15 to $25. N & CO., 104 Geary st. TWO waitresses and parlor maids, $25; Sc: nevian or German second girl, $20; chamber maid and sewing, $25; nurse, Infant, 4 cooks, private families, $25; girl for hou; work, 3 in family, $25; 0 waltresses, hotels and_restaurants, $20, $ and 3§ week for boarders, $20, and others. J. F. CRO & CO., 316 Sutter st. 2 COMPETENT hotel or institution cook, of reference, desires a situation. J CROSETT & CO., 316 Sutter st. COOK, 3 in fami . 525 lady here at 10 to-day. CO., 316 Sutter st.