The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 5, 1899, Page 5

/ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1899. s opened up when the cargo Wwas put aboard. The cargo consisted of salt and before the vessel could be d t nearly haif of it had melted a It was then discovered that the vesse was leaking two a half inches an hour, so the remainder of the discharged before it had a ing out through the terprise will go on the overhauling before she {ls for Alaska. Captain Holmes, late of the snip Char- mer, leaves for New York to-night to take command of the Gibson. In spite of his 75 vears, Captain Holmes i hale and hearty a man of 50 |y and will not give up the sea. Cap-| T T T hip Ta. rles Davis, late of the ship taken command of the Char- The Australia Went|,Jom, Mennan, an aoretice, 557 .86 | stantly After This. A C d d hold of » vessel vesterday . nd o way rowaed. tained 11" }(u,mH\_gfif]’:y”l’\;:»*' acera x NEW YORK, May 4—A Washington special to the Herald says: | s Nreated at the Harbor Hos £ Measures have been initiated by the Navy Department which contem- e [ by Hopper and was afterward Te- | plate providing constant protection for American interests in Central [ ey Lo S ccompanied by Wil- (& America. As the result of a consultation between Acting Secretary TROUBLE ON THE ENTERPRISE | iam_ Hood, erintendent of ma “.‘;a‘% Allen and Rear Admiral Crowninshield, instructions have heen given ays, and Mr. Molg, WS PUic | @ to Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief constructor, to fit out the converted o Fhey drove around the front 8 vacht Viking for duty in Central American waters as expeditiously as L ket street dnd logked over e - )l(\‘. The \[}i‘king's small amufm will permit her to enter the shal- 2 | oot of Bryant street. They (& 10W waters on the eastern coast of Central America, so that the Amer- 00 }A;I::I‘E’I‘S:I’:‘LI‘IV‘IAGT};‘?I\:}I; Ay x{l xrxxv\( ;ff"‘1“1‘('\;Nr)\'{{“f.n':f'l'f'r;\\("v\mx‘fi g ican flag will be flying constantly at Honduran and Nicaraguan ports. BOATS TO PROTECT 'AMERICAN INTERESTS Old Glory Will Be Seer at the Ports of Central America Con- The determination to send the Viking to Central America is the re- | & i | § sult of communications received at the State Department from Ameri- ey SEAL HERD SCATTERED. | & cans in Honduras and Niciragua which have hitherto been referred to . e I { & by the Herald. On account of their draught cruisers of the Detroit C. P. Huntington Visits the Water | gyt Little Left of the Point Reyes ;3 class are compelled to lie four or five miles out from Bluefields, and Front—Looks Over Santa Fe | Rookeries. g even gunboats of the Marietta class, drawing only twelve feet, are very evident that the sea 1f | e : > Viking, drawing only eight Terminus—Capt. It is very evident that the sea lion herd unable to approach close to the town. The = pt. Holmes | of Point Reyes is pretty well broken up [ $8 feet six inches, will not encounter any difficulty in getting within close eaves for New York. | 'd by the hunters who have g range of that or any other town on the Central American coast. 1 t . l! few d & 'fu"‘"l"‘g h’: bod Acting Secretary Allen said to-day that no word has yet been re- S e g s \x«{mxuvklninh::fnrs';‘" ceived from the Detroit, but it is presumed Commander Dayton and et ; T mugazime rifles into the | 4 Minister Merry are continuing their investigation, obtaining afidavits ¢ lie Ooeanie \u;{{r“.w S € ere the herd was -taking a| & from Americans bearing upon their refusal to pay double duties on 9E4 RRETDSon i After that Deputy Wilson con- | §8 goods imported by them into Nicaragua. vesterday. She.took away lling, picking off the seals| & g» B 5 } & 2 Ao eavies goes that } San v went by in the en- | G8gOeg0ss00 % OO SO = o rancisco for the island S the ledges on which rly 2000 tons of merc : 3 ask. Yesterday a let- h_was mach i Jear | ter’ was received from Mr. Wilson, who | P”HE I:[][] i | Rt G+ 000000000 e0 00 ettt eroededrdese® | 3 4 : = = . ! ? ¢ * 2 P = ——— ? £ To Protect Buyers in|Buffalo Strikers Control : (s America. Situation. 4+ [$] L3 & l e —— Pt 1 . + | <1 + | ders no provisions were made against ex- [ nounced amid great applause that un- | i ¥ | porting them to forelgn countries. He de- | less the Lake Carriers’ Assoclation ac- | . \ ¢ | clared that the United States rcx‘e!\\.xdicflkd foithe vetangs of the men bv | | ¢ | articles made in Germany and France that | ¢o_morrow noon, the entire commerce | © | could not be sold in the country where N ththas et St % | they were made because of the preserva- ¢ ¢ | lives used. Mr. Lewis said adulteration | WOuld be tied up. * 9 | could be divided into two classes, one of | The hall was filled and a crowd stood | i ¢ | which was the adding of coloring matter | about on the outside. They were or- | 1 @ | for the sake of appearance and the other | derly, but determined. The meeting | b + | was to give fletitious values to articles of | was addressed by John M. Hennessy. | Y % | food. His advice to the committee Was | president P, J. McMahon, of the new | ? + | that a national pure food law be installed | p o vorcro ynion; M. J. Foley. fepre | & Qo e ies + o4O e e O e e Q| HER CARGO MELTED AWAY. ’*‘l~ HE schooner Enterprise sprang a leak last Wednesday night > +5 5o and when the tug Ida W went alongside to take her to sea there was four feet of water in the hold. The Enterprise was bound for the canneries and had a cargo of salt. This began to melt, and in order to save a portion the vessel had to be discharged in a hurry. The schooner will go on the drydock for an overhauling. o DR . % e % % % large 1 the wrote from Point Reyes under the date of May 2, as follows: ble the adventurer dc to descend unle S W Mr. cut steps _Into | markets that never saw the color of the | injurious to the public health, the witnes | in_restoring the color of green peas, the Special Dispatch to The Call. Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, May 4—The Senatorial Pure | BUFFALO, May 4.—The grain shov- Food Investigating ;:‘;Tm.u,;.:w‘y:.-ll:xfl\;i bt e ke a .4;:;g151 n;'”:m]; city, testified that while | pronounced their ultimatum to the other countries prevented the selling of | Lake Carriers’ Association. At a ma adulterated goods within their own bor- | meeting this afternoon, it was = an 10d a permanent commission be installed | in office, the duty of which would be to | prevent the marketing of any article of senting the men employed in the ele- vators, and others. food or drink, domestic or imported, that | = Mr. McMahon announced that the T L e tvod, <hould be governed | time had come when the whole plan’| Sy and the committee | Of the movement could be made sk ticles and certify to | known. their puri Sovernment stamp. | “We have everything in our power.” pu | Dr. Wiley next took the stand and gave | he said. “Unless the Lake Carriers’ information to the committee rega Association comes to our terms by to- the artlcles sold I N O tives. that | MOTTOW at Roon, the commerce of Buf- M utent. Vet mot Injurious to the | falo and along the lakes will be tied up. | health, h itioned the sale of fish® of | We have been working on this matter ; and grade for more ex-|for weeks and know what we are do- especially fish packed in|ing. If we want financial help we can | It & yoomn custom, D,f' get all we need.” . for dealers to stamp pack- | “"Heipanyad the o o blic into_belie s buying im- | Jud s D orteAaoOnR T cording to | auiet and orderly, and cautioned them »d for food and la- commonly in European countries u about getting into any trouble. In front of the hall there were about 700 the expert, W beled as beef, but he did not know of ts | Poles, members of the mew Freight »eing used to any great extent in , Taic 5 | e A B Surfies 1n rastau. | Handlers' Union, and the speeches rants for terrapin was also a common means of def Famous wine were translated into Polish for them. uding the public. M. J oley announced, amid loud and other drinks of for- | cheers, that to-morrow at noon, every are on sale on American | man now working in an elevator would quit. “All we want is'what is fair,” he said. | “but we will stand by you men to the end. The coal handlers who have been erving the Lake Carriers’ vessels have already quit work, the engineers will g0 out to-morrow and the contractors will do no more work on the docks in Buffalo.” eign_ countr an. Adulterated food and drink which are - classed in_two groups— preserving. The coloring mat- s used principally because it was to the eye and made the food matter which is_used principally ared, sometimes was zinc and sometimes salt of copp of which is poisonous, and th which shouid not be permitted. he chemical most used according to Dr. Wiley, i ©|FURTHER EVIDENCE - AGAINST DESIRELLO which is made to a great extent from car- : bolic acid. It should not be permitted, he | EToSecution of the Slayer of James . because it was very injurious, Johnston a: to those who have weak s & Colma 18 Almost | He ended his testimony by Completed. food offe for sale which contained pre- A food g REDWOOD CITY, May 4.—The third tan ot " rockk to | servatives was fit to eat. day of the trial of Fred Desirello for the %0 1 j“\‘nk’“:"“ .ml et ,‘{‘n":b \(”; = murder of James Johnston ended this ieive camp, then taie my po- | THE MURDOCK CASE afiernoon without any. stariiise develop- thefr return. I do not think ments. Since yesterday afternoon the ,vmgnnh::‘ ‘(};Pl.:ln K ‘r:”llr“nw;; | NEARING THE END [ time has been devoted to the examination cason there has hee and crc amination of witnesses for : : o 3 the prosecution. This morning the pro- (o) »\ill.u hs nhzi!";‘.nlun :hl.- !;.'muntl ‘ Witness Powers Loses Some of His | ceedings began with the cross Ralos s no ides o difficu d dangers Eo i 0! )| yaccari. '} ofe ttending the project of Mr. Wilson. to | Positiveness Under Severe ot fl‘;‘ r u\)ulwrl‘x‘ e r”:-i ;]fifl(1n7f( ’?,‘.‘é et down, to the Tookerles proper. The | Cross-Examination. Coroner’s inquest witness testified that 0osting”” places of the seals are located | 78 My the defendant said he o] < P WILLA S, kL e e 0 . the foot of cliffs that rise from the| WILLOWS, May 4—At the opening of | 5¢® %o Priiiminary examination he ile to a height of 700 feet. The favorite | court this morning, in the Murdock sult, | mitted on cross-examination that o clreular cove protected | Jack Powers was recalled for further | words used were shot (o Kill the Lorsis - north, east and south by perpen- | cross-examination. He seel s s co cory ¢ de- the ne chst and south by perpen | cross-examinatio e seemed to lose | This coincid h the theory of the de- some of his positiveness that w; inent fense that De: bring them to s prom- Adam and Ira Comp- t at the horses to’] it rello sho hz he supposed they vesterday. t away. LSAROLORY % DO ROROROLOROONIG % VRGN after 2 solid roc then it is likely | ton testified to a trip Ira Compton and | Were running Henry Jensen, the The members of that it will be r Ary to use a rope to | Willlam Murdock made to Modoc €oun- | third boy upon the wagon at the time of company also took y et to the water near the rookeries. By |ty in 1887. This testimony was directed | the shooting, gave testimony similar to : The time Mr. Wilson empties & fow hun. | to showing that Willlam Murdock was | that of Vaccari. He corroborated Vac. Charles Nelson, which | dred more cartridges into the stragglers | not at the State Fair in 1887. Not much | ¢ari in the statement made by defendant, ila on May 1, made the | the herd will ba o hadly browken mof de: | silccess was made, however, in that line. | ‘Shut your — mouth, or I'll put a bullet olulu in the good time of | moralized that it will be a long time be- |1 iefense then introduced a lot of co, through you,” when Vaccari ed him The Cleveland, whi : hey collect there again Inany sure. | ies of the records of Tehama County,| Why he shot at them. The cross-examina. Honolulu predicted 5 | which they claimed went to contradiot | tion of the witnesses has been conducted ver reach her destination, made the St i | Witness ‘Ashurst and G. W. Murdock. | by Judge B. I, Fitzpatrick ana in in twenty-five days Cea The whole financial condition of Tehama | YTy exhaustive in an effort to s The schooner Enterpr to have Fire in a Box Factory. | s s inth ana) pat in 't eviaenas ot | tastimony, Defore court @Alourned’ theas for the canneries 4y | Sparks from the engine caused a slight | showed little more than that Tehama | Other witn hi; but mhen e 'whas found | Jaze in the American Box Factory, €15 | County was in a fair condition in 1877-7. | evidence, viz—Ida Ravn, Lillie Ravn and n b O oy font of water In her | Brannan street, last night. An G. G. Murdock and his sister, ' Lizzie Jflhé\ bll{m'l]dw"!- The prosecution will : ) old-timeer and has becn | was turned in from box 152 and the fire | SMith, swore to a conversation they had | probably close some time to-morrow, and laid many of her was extinguished in a few minut, RO SOR SOR YO SOR SO SOR MO EOR=OR 3 DO+ VOO DT+ T4+ O4O4@ | WEAK NERVES ¢ O] And DoctorsCannot Cure Them My success in treating weak nerves +©+ has been ising. T have cured ® long-$tanding . which verged 4 upon nervous prostration. Cured them g f permanently when family puvsicians & ad prescribed rest as the only cure, - women and some men have not time nor money to afford rest— they must find another cure. are powerless, except as a daily . which is very injurious in Iy Electric Belt is the one asy method. 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IT IS MAILED FREE, EADD + O+D+D+ DD+ D4D 4O+ DHD4D+ 4D+ + O+O+D + O+D + D+D. L2083 208 JORSORNORTOR SO SO SOROR S08 YOFSOY SO SOPSORSOPSOR SORTOR SOR S &6@0@0@#@6@0@#@0 O+@ | with the plaintiff in 1881 and 1887, and sev- eral letters of a social nature were read in evidence to show that the relation of the Lake County Murdocks were friendly possibly the defense introduction of ev ever, that the c: before Saturday 1 commence the idence. It is likely, how- se wil not go to the jury fternoon. with ' the plaintiff and her husband in 1881-57. Mary Compton, sister of William Mur- dock, wished to testify as to what Mur, dock said during his last illness concern- ing the note in suit, but was shut out by the court. Several depositions were read, the main one being that of plaintiff, taken last year. Just before adjournment the defense offered a lot of depositions looking to the impeachment of Witness Ashurst, but plaintiff's _attorneys. objected and ' this matter will be argued {o-morrow morn- QUARTZ DISCOVERED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Valuable Ledge Tapped Near the Surface That Assays $10 a Ton in Gold. FALLBROOK STATION, Cs Arthur Coventry, a has been ., May .4— young Englishman, . nd seems near. prospecting his ranch near Heoan . Sy Fallbrook. This is an old settled country Death of a Redding Man. and no one dreamed that anything of a REDDING. May 4~James Marshal | Mineral nature would ever be developed here, but as Coventry went on excavating Bryan died in this city at 5 o'clock this | and 'prospe , ting_people began ake morning of typhold malaria. He was the | more Interest. - Yesterday ho came to e Senior member of the firm of Bryan Bros., | ledge in a tunnel thirty feot below. the Up to May 1 the lessees of the Golden | surface. He finds the ledge ten foet wing Hagle Hotel in this city. He leaves a|of a hard quartz, containing ew widow and four small children and a | phites, easily worked by the gyanide Drother Gnd a sister residing in Oakland. | proceds, and shows' an” assiy G 310 He was @ native of Sierra County, Call- | per ton in gold and considerable milyes fornia, aged 36 years.. The remains will be Shipped to Oakland Friday night. The mother and father of the deceased are buried there. The funeral will be under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, of which order the deceased was a promi- nent member. Jpon the ~ discovery other farmers began to prospect and found a large part of the country composed of the same Kind of rock, which shows gold in paying quantities from the surface. While the assays are low, the quanfity of the ore, the ‘ease with ‘which it can be reduced and the location of the district will serve to increase its value. Thé prospects are within a mile of the rallroay Statio crg near a good stream of water, the Santa Margaiita River. - Cannot Appear for Trial. SUISUN, May 4.—The trial of Jesse Walters, on a charge of having murdered Alfred Cook in Napa last January, will not take place next Wednesday, the date set for the trial. Walters has been con- fined to his bhed from the effects of a shot he received in the thigh at the time of the (rn&edy, and the atlendln‘f é)hysb cian, Dr. W. G. Downing, notified Sheriff Savage to-day that it would be impos- sible for Walters to appear. May 20 will probably be the new date set. il A Tour of Inspection. WASHINGTON, May 4.—Brigadier Gen- eral Wilson, chief of engineers, left to- day for a tour of the Pacific Coast from the Mexican border to the Canadian boundary. From Chicago he goes direct to San Diego, thence northward along the coast. THE EMPORIUM. e THE EMPORIUM. We find ourselves 'é Men’ s $15.00, $16.50 and $17.50 Suits. out the surplus we have marked them until fur- | THE EMPORIUM. OVERSTOCK SALE- - Men’s $15.00 to $17.50 Suits - $9.45. heavily overstocked with To close ther notice at $9.45. We are not going to prate about the honesty of this extraordinary reduction from reg- ular prices. You know that if we say $17.50 was the original price of a suit, that $17.co was the price. If you buy one of these suits, and after taking it home you think that. it is not what we represented it to be, return it at once and get your money. They are the popular single-breasted Sack Suit style—positively all wool—cor- rectly fashioned and made up as only first-class tailors can make clothing. There are 18 different colors and patterns—18 different varieties, all sizes—plain and fancy Che- viots and Cassimeres—plenty of black suits if you prefer them to colors $9 45 —and again we say real $15, $16.50 and $17.50 values for........... L Sale of Men’s All-wool Pants. In connection with the Suit Sale, we offer for Friday and Sat- urday onlv your choice of 150 pairs of fine Trousers, that we retail regularly at $2.45 and $3 per pair—trousers like those that we Sale of Boys’ £l L3 » > L3 * » - Ed & > & » Ed Ed » * @ Ed &® - £ a > » > L4 > > k4 * > kS L3 & & > ES L d » B B * B k3 S » kg » L3 * s L3 k3 5 & L4 » s k- Ed 5 @ Ed Ed Ed > Ll > | ® IK.J ® k3 E.d » » » * L.d & kg Ed > » > & LY | for the prosecution gave | bars of any jail in California, is again at Bring your wife and family lo the grand Con- cert lo-morrow night. 2 N ARG ASEOREREARSEEE SO S 6 SBAGEASSEEHEASAGENIRESESEECSEEHES0BEESSA _—_— dissatisfied customer among them—for two days only All-wool Suits. | Golden Rule Bazaar: ! California’s Largest— America’s Grandest Store. have sold to hundreds of men in The big success of last week’s boys 14 to 19 years induces us to duplicate that offer for Friday and Saturday onty. - There are large colors and patterns. and The materials guaranteed all wool—the styles correct and sure to please the young man, and a perfect fit assured. Three lines are price-reduced: Suits worth $6.90 for Suits worth $7.50 for Suits worth $8.50 and $10.00 for Boys’ Jacket and Knee Pants Suits—all wool........... FMPORIQ this city, and not a s offering in Long Pants Suits for lines in satisfying assortments of ceieein..$3.96 e . $4.95 $5.95 .....$2.45 to $5.00 ““‘Bargain Fri- day” advertise- ment is on_page 9, this paper. %‘-ii&t!(flfiiQQ1Q(-Q((Q(QQQQ!Q(QQ(QltQQQQQ(QQ(“Qtl(di‘i‘(‘((di(‘ttQ1Q(Qtt\tti(‘(ld‘tt!((i((t( SPAIN O DEMAND CHINESE TERRITORY e Collecting Evidence to That End. e Special Dispatch to The Call HONGKONG, May 4.—Spain is col- lecting evidence here with a view to claiming a cession of land in China as indemnity from the Chinese Govern- ment for permitting the steamer Abbey to leave Canton last August with arms for the Filipinos. The little steamer Abbe; was seized by the armed dispatch be of Admiral Dewey's squadron on Sep- tember 23 last. She was of American register, though formerly known as the It was reported to Admiral that she was carrying arms and supplies of war to the Filipinos and he t the McCulloch to intercept her. When the American cutter finally found the Abbey in Batangas Bay, an the southern coast of Luzon, the filli- buster had landed her cargo of arms and ammunition and the insurgents re- fused to give them up. Thereupon the Abbey was seized and taken by the McCulloch to Manila, in accordance with Admiral Dewey’s desire to main- ot to kill, while | tain the status quo in the Philippines pending the conclusion of the work of the Peace Commission in Paris. YOUNGEST CRIMINAL IS AGAIN AT LARGE Ricardo Machado, Suspected of Mur- der and Convicted of Burglary, Escapes From Whittier. LOS ANGELES, May 4.—Ricardo Ma- chado, who is probably the youngest ‘(’rim!ni\l that was ever placed behind the United States by the commanding officer, general hospital, Presidio, San Francisco, | of Corporal Nelson G. Rask, Company I, Tenth Peennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, is_confirmed. Brigadier General Harrison G. Otis, United States Volunteers, having report- ed his arrival at San Francisco, will pro- ceed to his home. The following named enlisted men, now supposed to be stationed designated after their respect will be discharged from the s he commanding offi- vice by cer of their respective stations: Private Harry E. Humphrey, Troop I, Fourth United States Cav , Presidio of San Francisco; Private Lewis H. g Troop C, Fourth United States C: Presidio of San Francisco. Pensions have been granted as follow California: Original—William H. Cush- ing, Santa_Cruz; John B. Edelin, Eureka. Increase—James S. Allen, Santa Ana. Re- issue—John Shelly, Suisun. Original widows, ete.—Fannie I. Taylor, San Fran- cisco. < Oregon: Increase—John A. Evick, Vie- tor. .Original widows, etc.—Amelia C. Pcol, Grants Pas - PILGRIMAGE OF PYTHIANS. Santa Cruz Preparing to Welcome the Grand Lodge. SANTA CRUZ, May 4—Avalin Lodge, Knights of Pythias, is making elaborate preparations for the entertainment of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, which will be held in this city during the week commencing Monday, May 15. On Mond the delegates will be met at the train by the band and the reception committee, of which ex-Lieutenant Governor Jeter is chairman. In the evening at the armory a reception will be held. There will be addresses of * welcome, responses and speeches and a promenade concert. Dur- ing the evening the Grand Lodge will be called to order. On Tuesday the Grand Lodge will be in sessfon from 9 to 11 o’clock. From 11 to 2 o'clock a bullshead dinner will be given at the Dolphin Baseball Park. In the O. K. K. are to make their ge. sday will_be devoted to Grand Lodge sessions. In the evening Avalin | Lodge of Santa Cruz will give the exem- plification of the knight rank of the Knights of Pythias. This will be followed by a banquet. The Rathbone Sisters will also have an exemplification of their work by their grand officers, Thursday afternoon the delegates are to be given a drive around the city cliffs and_to the new city park | Laveaga Heights, where the ladi rve light refreshments. In the evening a ball will be given at the armory. Fri- day will be the closing day of the session. i SONOMA OFFICER DEAD. | City Marshal Robin, a Pioneer, Suc- cumbs to Illness. : SONOMA, May 4.—City Marshal Robin died at his home in this place last night at 9:% o'clock after a brief illne: He was one of the ploneers of Sonoma. He located in this place in 1854 and has re- sided here ever since, with the exception of one year spent at his old home in France in 1532, Mr. Robin was very pop- ular, and held the office of City Marshal for consecutive terms. He was an Odd Fe and was 6) years of age. He leaves a daughter and numerous nephews and s, the latter residents of San Francisco. The funeral will take place under the auspices of the Odd Fellows Saturday morning. SN | Snow Blockade Broken. | DENVER. May 4—The first train over the South Park line into Dillon for four months ran through solid walls of snow to-day and steamed info town amid the | blowing of whistles and the ringing of | bells. The snow blockade had been broken. v is now progressing toward Lead- ville, and the entire South Park line from Denver to the big camp will soon be open, it _is said at the general superintendent's office, early next week. gkt s i Favors Gomez for President. | HAVANA, May 4.—Carlos Cespedes, | when interviewed to-night, said he fa- vored the election of General Gomez as President. He declared the people and army are united in favor of the old com- | mander. OF INTEREST TO BUYERS. Purchasers’ Guide to Responsible Merchants, Manufac- turers, Brokers, Importers, Insurance and Real Estate Wholesale Traders, Jobbers, Agents. CATALOGUES AND PRICE LISTS MAILED ON APPLICATION, IN CORRESPONDING WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FIRMS PLEASE MENTION “THE CALL.” large. ¥ Ricardo is a little Mexican who hails from San Pedro, and during his residence on earth of nine years has been tried on a charge of murder and was a few weeks ago convicted in the Superior Court of BELTING. FRESH AND SALT MEATS. turglary. Several months ago his play- mate, Willie Schmidt, was shot, and died a few days late. As ne and Ricardo had gone out together on tnat fatal afternoon Ricardo was ac ed of the crime and lay in jail for several weeks. He told a piausible story while on the witness stand, declaring that the gun simply went off and that was all ne could tell about the affair. Between sobs he clutched his overalls, that came to his knees, and with his unkempt hair he presented a most waebegone picture. When the jury re- turned a verdict of not guilty his parents | took him home, but he soon forgot his troubles and was caught in the act of rob- bing a candy store. For this crime he was speedily found sullty and later sent to the Whittler Reform School under sen- tence to remain until he became of age. To-day_the big whistle at the school sounded the warning that Ricardo had levanted, and the ranchers and officers are scouring the country for the runa- way. ey TS Interests the Coast. 2 WASHINGTON, May 4—Army orders: Captain Henry A. Shaw, assistant sur- geon, United States army, now at Wor- cester, Mass., on sick leave, is relieved from further duty at Savannah, Ga., and also from duty and station at Fort Srelling, Minn., and will proceed to San Francisco and_ report in commanding officer of the general hospl- tal at that place for duty. Major General Thomas M. Anderson, Unitéd States Volunteers (brigadier gen- eral United States army), now in San Francisco, is assigned to temporary com- | mdnd of the Department of the Lakes and will proceed to Chicago and assume | command_ accordingly, General James F. Wade. United States Volunteers (brigadier general United States army). The discharge from the service of the relieving Major person to the ! Manufacturer of Relt!; a L. I PEGEN, {3 Ceathver, “fos.107 mis: sion St., cor. Spear. Telephone Main 562. BOILER MAKERS. EUREKA BOILER WORKS, W. J ERADY Proprietor. Epecial Atiedlion Paid to KRepairs anda Saip ork. | COffice and Works—113-115 MISSION ST. Telephone Matn 6045. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS COMPARY, S4240 350 Geary Strest. Above Powell, Periodicals, Books and Stationery. Valises checked free. g COAL, COKE AND PIG IRON. C. WILSON & CO., ©00 BATTERY STREET. Telephon~ Maln 1584 COPPERSMITH. JOSEPH FOX, Supt. H BLYTH. Mer. C. W. 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