The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 29, 1899, Page 11

/[ NEWS { OF THE L\ BAY CITIES SCHODL TRUSTEE STORER ANSWER HIS OPPONENTS Elmhurst Club Is Up in Arms. HIS APPOINTMENT AFFIRMED COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOT REVOKE IT. o The Editor-School Director Denies He Is a “Peanut Politician” or a Party to ‘“‘Dark-Lantern™ Schemes. ® Ived, That we ask the County Superintendent of Schools not to be a party t dark lantern schemes of our pea d their i S * ® ut as wners, our @ Oakland Office San Francisco Call w8 Broadway, Jul The hurst Improvement « rds n above conel protest against an editc chool Trustee of the thriving lttie Imhu called forth by the ap) of Frank Storer, editor of the hurst Review ew days ago by Cc inter 10 Trustee Show 2 to Berkeley had the w news of the than the al meetir County mbers te to the resoluti s “a tempora not in any mble o rty Trustee at th = Elmhurst la \ at St L 1 residen continu on its f asked for at resol was inswers ackr the g imousiy a tempor: candidate. | or 1 have v vears. And rk lantern THRILLING TALE A RETURNED ORTUNE SEEK J. W. Barry Tells His Experience. HORRORS OF THE KLONDIKE SAD ENDING OF HIS PARTNER, W. W. DUFFIELD. siigh Compelled to Live One Month in a Cabin With a Corpse for a Companion—Other Hard- ships Related. SR J. W. Barry, who was for twelve vears foreman of the Spreckels Sugar Refinery, d who went to Alaska in search of a fortune two years ago in company with W. W. Duffield, an employe of the same corporation, returned a few days .ago from that distant country with a tale of ring which perhaps has not a paj in the history of the frozen north. The returned gold-seeker is hardly the same m left this eity in 1897. At that (me he was buoyant with hope and health, weighing in the neighborhood of 20 pounds. To-day he is a mere sem- - of his former self, having through X ip and suffering lost eighty pound: Yet this man whose story is replete with declares that he is sensa ndike regions with oing o obj to bring back gold d ti partner, which is buried in cabin at’the upper end of the Trangic Ri {s just two years since Barry and Dufheld, the latter now dead, started over the White Pass with two other local men and \. Duff. The party ex- 3 ch trip, the unfor- ccoming snow-blind for n reaching Fort Yukon, 1d separated from their k River. From there they the igic River and en- foot of the mountains. For led in an effort to locate yeliow metal. At this point Duffield was taken sick with scurvy and finall had to go around on crutches. His iliness became o critical that Barry had to stop | k and devote all his attention to the Shortly before midnight on il Duffield died. Barry was pros- ted from sorrow and overwork, and scarcely able to crawl around, B ess, he managed to dig a the center of the cabin and place 1d’s body in it. The hole not being deep enough, the knees of the dead man. which had not been straightened out after hig Aemise, protrude For one whole month Barry lived in the bin, sick and distressed, his only com- s being the body of his partner, whose s emphasized his presence. The lone- ss of his condition becoming past en- rance, Barry made a supreme effort to 1 awa Although the river was only wi sufferer. c fty yards from his cabin it took him two | o | politicians” . zolng up the Porcupine River | ‘perambulating constit- | uencies,’ these are the worn-out stock | phrases of a bygone age, frequently used | to_embellish the flatulent begulling rhe- | torie of documentary resolutions.” What the uitimate outcome will be re- | mains to be seen ' PLEASURE RIDE ENDS : IN A ROAD SPILLING Oakland Office and s w8 Br A three-seated phaeton Party of well-known San F | Ouklanders was over | night on the road between Haywards | Niles. The occuy of the vehicle were thrown to the ground escap- ng injury The party consisted of Abe Alexander, | Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kahn, Miss Sarah Kahn, th ng da er; Mr. and | Mrs, ‘man, Dr. and Mrs, Mar- tin Reg \d Mr. and Mrs. Schell of San Fr: Mr. Schell was the un- fortu: uries sustained by him, might have been avoid- ed_had ced himself for the safety of Mi whom he was hold- ng in time of the accident Abe prominent merchant of Haywards, was driving. Meeting an obstruction in the road he attempted to swing the team on the right hand side | tewara the embankment. There was just n e of da . but horses and the hind wheel upsetting the pheeten il with its ¢ mita ite: evailed unti the members f the party were extri- cated. In falling Mr who employe i F Mint Mise Ka h p . ————— — CHANGES IN STUDENTS’ CO-OPERATIVE STORE The University of California Will Imitate Harvard’s Way of Sell- ing College Text-Books. students’ co- rsity of w policy for dis commencing with the term in August. The wed by the bookstore ot and the Berkeley it in practically eve 8 is the doing aw ving of discount, - students first i ¥ for started igurated with the intention of books who! and ret store at a expenses well until the an- e amounted to some found impossible t of the list of members, as out- availed themselves of the securing books at almost cost at @ ling St directors of the ) this abuse ypy the Harvard plan of cen- r concern as a retail business el ar from the purchase ular member the digcount on s own purchases to which membership i store entitles him. It is expected | this way to counteract the use to which store has been put by non-members ng undue advantage of its co-opera- plan. — e MORIARITY CASE AGAIN. Assistant District Attorney Melvin Thinks He Has Found Something. OAKLAND, July 28.—John Moriarity, o employ of the M. J. Keller gain prosecuted for here was n the charges e was t be- sistant District that Moriarity the court under ction, and will ur om} his transactions. pr dy ficient ve evi to e against him wh ige Smith, but Melvin think brought 18 coc b dir agent of any r, trustee. associatic blic ily appropr ot in the duc is trust, any , days to er on his hands back and f sicns for hi his canoe and cast as not before ice jam. the boat, suffering found a few day an was in u friendly ve packec om there he i - ere Dr. Partri hotwell reet, t city, is loc der his kindly ministrations I covered and was enabled to Alaska and come to this city Despi Barry intends retu ess country, and hopes 1 and the body of is partner. MONEY FOR SAN DIEGO. The County Wins in Its Action Against Riverside. The Supreme Court has passed upon t case of the county of San Diego ag the county of Riverside and agalnst the iatter. The action is { to that of Colusa and Glenn counties cently decided. Riverside was created as a county by the Legislature of 1883 cut of the territory of San Bernardino and San Diego counties, and the -mutual claims and obligations werc soon aiter adjusted Y commission. Prior to the creation the new county there was owing from the Southern Paclfic Company to San Diego County a corsiderable sum of money for taxes delinquent for the years 1830 and 1887, Board of jualization made 1 1894 the 3 assessments of the railroad’s property r 1% and 1887, and that part of the , tracks, etc., in Riyerside County awarded thereto. These reassess- s were entered upon the tax rcll-of counties interested according to the neous apportionment of the Board of Squalization, and the State casurer, by whom the taxes were collected from the road company, paid the same to the asuries of the counties, Riverside re- celving 87630 63 more and San Diego that amount e than the; woul® have re- ved {f the whole amount of delinquent xes had been awarded according to the ratio cwtablished by the commissioners. _San Diego County was obliged to sue her sister county in Los Angeles for the sum mentioned. and won the case. This decision was affirmed by the higher court upon the general ground that the taxes were properly to San Diego County in th ce. gnd the por- ceived or hi in_con T of & < made by the Board of Equalization an by the State Treasu ; e . JOLTED THE JUNK MEN. State Officers Catch Another Lot of Illegal Chinese Fishers. Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner | John Davis made another raid late on | Thursday upon the Chinese fishermen up the bay and succeeded in landing five of the Mongolians In the jail at Sausaiito. | Notwithstanding it is well known that the commission is determined to put a | stop 1o the wholesale destruction of | youn; | the law. In this illegal pursuit they have | reduced thelr operations to a system | which makes capture difficult. A rum- | ber of their fellows are posted along ths hills near where the nets ar: to be cast, | and upon the first appearance of 'thi State launch signals are given, the sails of the junks are set and away the hi- nese go. If the launch gets too close to | the junk the occupants throw all | fish and shrimp into the water. and upon being captured there is no actual evidence ! to prove the crime, although the waters ;Dl;'l mile may be covered with floating ish. As soon as they begin to throw fish verboard the alr is filled with @jndredu g fish these fishers continue to defy the | SHE IS SIX |+ | & and Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, July 28. RS. MARY DOHRMANN, aged 60 and of belligerent tempera- ment, is again in trouble. This time she is charged with dis- peace, the direct conse- M turbing the el ol ol quences of which are a battered head and torn and rent clothing, to both of which pieces of personal property John H. Toedt, a carpenter, holds ab- solute Toedt Swore out a war- rant a Mrs. Dohrmann, who was arrested late Thursday night. She is now out bail. the ¢ being set for tr n August 11 titl nst on $2 1 As the story ru Mrs. Dohrmann was remonstrating with a pack of X children on the corner of Twenty 4 second and Adeline streets, They had 4 been annoying her by a wholesale out- pouring of juvenile insults, when she turned upon them and for a moment switched her i his possession or under his con- virtue of his trust, or secretes it fraudulent intent to appropriate it 1o such use or purpose, is guilty of em- zzlement TAILOR IN LUCK. News From Cape Nome Says Erik e B S H A e TY, BUT HAS A STRONG RIGHT ARM. there was a scattering of the voung throughout the streets of Oakland. John Toedt happened to stray that way and he made himself the cham- pion of the children. Mrs. Dohrmann | Lindblom Has Made a Find. KLAND, July 28.—Erik Lindblom. an | ailor, has struck an El Dorado ome if reports from that dis trict truc. He shipped before the mast on the Alaska, leaving that ship when it struck Point’ Clarence, ‘indblom was loth to remain, but as the captain of the ship refused to take him aboard after his desertion, he started out for the mining district, where he now holds some rich claims. He has a wife and children residing in Oakland. o e — Death of the Mocner of Alicz R x. Mary J. Ballard, OAKL, the mc Rix, died this ternoon at the home s Jameson, 1180 Nineteenth street. v Mrs. Ballard fell in a swoon in a W. of Str | track and began riding over the car- penter. With the full and unimpaired vigor of her sixty summers, she dug trenches in the clothing of John Toedt. Dumfounded and astounded by the energy of Mrs. Dohrmann’s attack, he lost the fight in the be- ginning. She plied her fingers and her fists and succeeded in bringing Toedt to earth. The latter finally con- quered, but not until the fury of the woman had exhausted her strength. For his own safety he sat full upon the supine form and called in the assistance of the police, fearful that if she succeeded in freeing herself the battle would begin anew. Then the third principal in the dram- atis personae stalked on the stage. According to the warrant, he is the son of Mrs. Dohrmann and his spe- cialty Is the throwing of small stones, some of which found a lodgment on Toedt’s head. Sergeant Clark had heard the fracas from afar and ar- riving upon the scene in breathless oo s fe fefefefefofefefofoelefefefedefofutnfrfrfrfrtnfoees @ | | | | { | Worrenaatt I A has Mr: e, he gathered Dohrm: in nn has demanded animosity on to his from twelve of the peers of the land. the remains. a trial street store. The cause of her death was | a blood clot on the brain. An operation | was performed yesterday by Dr. Enos, | but death soon followed. | ——————— IMPROVEMENT OF THE | lie bui. | of 170 | Clara structing some dozen in all, a few of| which would be placed downtown. A resolution_authorizing the employ ment of men for public v.ork was rea Miller fixed the figure for street improve- ments at $3.000,000. At a cost of 1 per cent | for repairihg, he said that the streets could be kept in good condition by em- ploying two gangs, working nine months in the year. The employment of two crews of five men each was recom- mended. Councilman _Girard that | | | & well and electric_power for the purpose | suggested of sup Iving the City Hall and other pub- [ainge with wholesome water be e tablished. A resolution appointing A. G.| Sineclair inspector of sprinklers of streets was adopted. | The people of Golden Gate offered the | use of a lot for a fire engine house. ’I‘he‘ matter wus referred to the Fire and Po- | lice Commissioner: ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS BREVITIES OAKLAND, July 28.—A baseball game | between the Reliance and Nile clubs will | be played at Freeman's Park, Golden | Gate, to-morrow afternoon. | e TESLA COAL MIN -~ DESERTED A WL gt A marriage license was jssued (0-0a¥ | Tn the Thriving Coal Tow to Lee Corona Brooks, aged years, and = Mabel Holmes La Brut, aged 17, both C. L. M. Wolf, a Timekeeper, natives of California and residents of Are Known as Mr. and Tesla, J. A. La Brut, father of the pros- . pective bride, gave his consent and se- Mrs. Charles Leiter. cured the lic | M. J. Laymance, C. H. King, Dr. J. M. | S e e | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, and_others teturned ' to- from the| _ %8 Broadway, July 2. MeKittrick oil fields, in which they are Prétty Mattle Tyrer, aged 19 years, who teriously disappe on Parsons has been loc interested. They make glowing reports of the fiuture of the district. Mrs. Annie Hobson, residing at 1307 Eleventh avenue, has taken steps to have or, aged 14 years, committed ted at Tesla, t canette Kais 3 ‘!'l',"uw',l}“,,m e M Y hittier The of this county, where she is known as | girl 18 an orphan, and Mrs. Hobson com- | Mrs. Chatles Leiter, and thereby hangs & s'eals and associates with plains that she bad companion; two broken family circles, Joseph Staunton, whose skull was frac- , ST e £ s ana - oho lony & portlon: Of« hlaf . A-dey or 5o afier MIsS Tyrer® uncx e A Tesult ot ‘an’ operation, cre- | pected departure her parents, Mr. and e consternation at the Receiving Hos- | Mrs. E. C. Atwood, received a hurried note bital ‘to-day by disappearing for pearly Wherein their daughter briefly Informed An hour. The police were notified, but be- | them that she had secured a good pos fore much searching had been done Staun- | tion but was unable to state as yet just | ton. who it was supposed would not | Where she would be located. . | venture out on the street, returned, stat- A few days previousl L. M'-l};‘r?:af‘é timekeeper for the Judson Ma Company serting hi ing that he “felt strong as an had gone to get a shave.” wife and family An app mer of the A a0 filed to were afloat that Mrs. Wolf intended su- Showing a total valuation of $19,050, in- | ing for a divorce on the ground of cruelty, cluding realty on Telegraph avente, near | 1t was, moreover, known that Wolf h Twenty-sixth street, worth 35 been keeping company with the fair Mat- $300 legacy bequeathied by the te tie, and when she, too, disappeared the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchinson, | friends surmised that the couple had gone to Los Angeles, but her guardian, and thirty shares of Cen- learned of them there. tral Bank stock, worth $1050. i g The California Cotton Mills will remain | In the meantime the young woman's in East Oakland. In spite of many mu- {l;xrcnls had engaged the assistance of | nificent offers by jous parties in , Deputy Sheriff Striker to help locate (hclr! Texa Secretary J. F iller states with | daughter, and he, through A. ‘W. Moore, positiveness that no proposition to move will be considered. e —— Fell From a Wheel. AMEDA, July 28.—Dr. Arthur Gore Paru street fell from a bicycle this evening and broke his left thigh bon 4 the hip joint. He W riding on avenue, near Walnut street, the rear tire blew up with a report like that of a pistol. Dr. Gore thought some one had taken a shot at him and has- tened to jump from his wheel. ! His left learned to-day that the mis and Mrs. Charles Leiter, the A The young woman was realized, was home, but she refused. king her parer ss, but declared that she w: contented with her fate and had promised to legally marry as the Divorce Court could s lationship to his deserted w foot was caught in the toe clip and he |l h Ss ot Wis fhrown with ‘considerable force, e | P i hearthroken over i ing rendered ~unconscious by the fall. | which his daughter has link Drs. Bull and Smith attended him. with Wolf, Mr. Atwaood e PRETTY MATTIE TYRER ELOPED MND 15 LOCATED Two Disappearances Are Cleared Up. E ROMANCE SKIPPED WITH A MAN WHO red from her home treet, Golden Gate, recently, | little coal mining town in the eastern part tale of romance, elopement, desertion and had_suddenly disappeared, de- nothing superintendent of the coal mines at Tesla, were living tnere under the name of Mr. ing secured employment at the mines. when her {dentity ed to return to her She wrote a let- | father’s tenderest love for his daughter. | | ing FE. n She and he thriving nu and rumors could be sing couple former hav- . uts’ forgive- as perfectly | that Wolf | her as soon ever his re- ife, who is| e manner in | ed- her fate eXpresses a Crushed Under Tons of Coal. He declares that Mattie was led away by OAKLAND, July %.—The particulars |the smooth tongue and glittering promises | of the death of Anton Cordish In the | made by the erstwhile timekeceper, and | Tesia coal mines last Wednesday were | he savs she has been made Wolf's dupe. discloseq to-day at the inquest held in| ‘“When this man has tired of the poor Livermore. According to the testimony, | girl,” said the father to-day, “she will| Cordish had been emploved In “timber- | find her poor old father's arms open to | STREETS IS DISCUSSED R | OAKLAND, July 25.—The committee of | the whole of the Board of Public Works met yesterday morning to dis s the im- provement of Oakland’s streets. Mr. Clement promised to furnish the board in the near future a systematized | amount of Information on street sweep- ing machines for the use of the city. The matter was referred to the City Engi- Mr. Clement reported that the ap- roximate cost of a sewerage and storm system for the lately annexed district would be $4000, and that nothing could be | done until grades were established. | Mac alks will receive their test in the immediate future. Superintendent | | l Miller d he intended con- | the 200-foot | her and he Wil ‘be given the shelter and ing,’ and while resting on level 120 tons of coal came crashing down | protection of her home. Had 1 the power the chutes and crushed out his life almost | I would bring this man to justice. Her L instantly. It required several hours' | pity with all my heart, for I knc - she is 2 Lot to blame for what she has done. She work to recover the b a native of Austria, s 36 3 e High School Changes. KLAND, July 25.—The Board of Ed- tion to-night :d_a resolution r vising the cour: t the High School, which will ne ate the employment of | two extra teachers. A new system of pro- motion was also adopted, which will in | future make promotions occur at any time of the school/year, whenever the efficiency of the class will permit the pupil's ad- vancement. | e me people can’t even tell the truth without exaggerating. must not be blamed too much { by bright prom Mrs. Atwood i der the affliction. ALAMEDA, July 28.—Charl West_Alameda merchant, wil few days to seek hi wil g0 to Cape Nome, in whic has great faith. Day was led vear and almos e got back to cf flization. e ——— Will Go to Cape Vome. gold expedition in British Columbia la t starved to death before . for her life | has been an unhappy one for vears owing | | to illness, and she was no doubt influenced | ses for the future.” almost broken down un- | M. Day, a 1 lea i a fortune in Alaska. He will be accompanied by his wife. They h section he into a fake t TWO OFFICERS HEAVILY FINED OR FIHTIG McCloud and Garrity Found Guilty. . ONE CHALLENGED THE OTHER e COMMISSIONERS ACT UNANIMOUSLY. s Both Men Are Suspended and Each ‘Will Contribute $100 and More to Replenish the City Treasury. Lol Oakland Office San Franciseo Cali, %8 Broadway, July 23. The investigation into the conduct of Police Officers William McCloud and Pe- ter Garrity was concluded before the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners this afternoon, and as an outgrowth of the disgraceful fight between the two guardians of the peace at Seventh and Market streets on the 19th inst. both were heavily fined and their suspension con- tinued from the present time until Au- gust 1 On the occasion of the set-to it was claimed that McCloud had used objection- able words toward his brother officer, Garrity, who resented them. A flerce hand-to-hand battle followed, and finally McCloud drew his revolver. Neither of the men was very much the worse for the encounter, but Chief Hodg- kins promptly suspended them, leaving their uiumaté fate to the Police Commis- sioners. At the secret session of the board to-day Garrity, it is understood, pleaded guflty to the charges of using vulgar language and of conduct unbecoming an officer, but McCloud vigorously denied having used vulgar language. He maintained that ths only way in which he might have avoided che trouble was by taking to his heels. He moreover stoutly denied having drawn his revolver, asserting that the weapon fell from his pocket in the scuffle. e stated that Garrity was in full uniform at the time and challenged him to fight, while he (McCloud) was on a vacation at the time and was dressed in citizen's POLICE clathes. The Commissioniers after hearing both stories fined McCloud $100 and Garrity $175, regarding the latter the aggressor. The vote in the board was unanimous. SR e Want the Bills Paid. OAKLAND, July 28.—Charles E. Snook, represerting Coroner Mehrmann, wil} ap- pear before the Board of Supervisors th morning and demand that the bills whic have been held for so many weeks pend- settlement be paid. xpert Bullock has prepared an answer to the Coroner's sensational charges, but will not present it to the board until next Monday. —_———— Improvement Club Meeting. OAKLAND, July 28.—The Twenty-third Avenue Improvement Club met last night and passed the following resolution: “Resolved, That the Twenty-tnird Ave- nue Association views with favor the efforts of the Fire and Water Committee to secure for the city a new water sup- ply under municipal control, and that we request the Councilmen from the Seventh Ward to favor such movement.” —— e Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, July 28.—The wedding of Miss Matilda Kruger of 3281 Central ave- n and August J. W. Bern, first duty sergeant of Company G, will be celebrated August The public schools will open next Mon- day for the fall term. The teachers will meet on Saturday with -Superintendent }nu:l:\es to discu plans for the term work. and other sea birds, which t. With a good wind the awkward junks make very lively time through the water, and it is with di culty that the launch can win in such a race. Although the wind was blowing a small gale when Davis star Point :dro there was a haze over the water, ich prevented the lookouts from s 1 harve old d for Te als was made too late to be of to the fishermen. who were caugh® cver a ton of shrimp and youn The fishermen were taken to Sau- to San Rafael, where offic with smelt €alito_rather than ¢ Commissioners, according to statement, have great trouble to get jury to convict the law-breakers. no mat- ter how conclusive the evidence of guilt. —_— e e—— FRATERNAL EAGLES. They Had a High-Class Entertain-| ment and Smoker Last Night. ast evening San Francisco Eerie No. of the Order of Fraternal Eagles gave as far as usual, and the discovery of | their | a the first of a serles of high-class enter- ts and smokers to the member- | 1 a number of invited friends in rith Hall. The only decorations were American flags and a large cagle. The affair was under the direction of John Hergot, R. H. Rusch, Thomas Clancy and Charles Reynolds, the commissioners on entertainment, with d < master of ceremonles. At 9 o'elock the members of the lodge in re- galia and led by two members in cos- tume, one representing Uncle Sam and the other John Bull, entered the hall and occupied seats reserved for them and af- ter them cams the guests and in a short time there were more than € men in the place of meeting. he programme included an addresg © the president of the meeting, the appoint- ment of Oscar Hocks as chief bungstart- er. with a corps of assistants wearing white caps and aprons, with instructions that their dutles were to provide a col- lation and refreshments to all who de- sired the same; sorg, W. Foley logue and songs ster Kreling soln, Edward O'Connor; dunet, Messr: 'n and Rogers: La Jess and Cough- lin, acrobatie feats; vocal solo, M. 3 specialties, Thomas Mahon, and a four-round boxing match by Thomas Flynn and Jack McDonald of the Olym- pic Club. The affair was a pleasant one and well maraged. —_—————————— Number Seven Won the Prize. At the reunfon of the various branches of the Young Ladi Institute of San Franeisco, Oakland and other places in the vicinity Institute No. 7 of this city was awarded a handsomely engraved dia- mond-studded gold pin for having given {he best number on the programme. The bresentation was by Grand _First Vice President Miss A. M. Potthoff, who con- gratuiated the fortunate institute upon being the first to be awarded a prize, it| of. The town marshal made an investiga- | and ciump of | | | | | shelf and ' BURGLAR SHOT BY A WELLS-FARGO AGENTf THIEF STOLE W. W. FULMER'S CLOTHES AND MONEY. A Lively Fusillade Upon Roadside Bushes, From Which Groans Were Heard by a Neighbor. The residents of the littie town of San | Mateo had a real live burglar in their midst in the middle of this week, which | caused no end of excitement, for the dis- | covery of the criminal was attended by some 1 that the thief was struck by one of bullets. The gentleman whose house thief entered is Walter W. Fulmer, purchasing agent for Wells, F: of this city. After finishing his work on Thursday Mr. Fulmer went home and in due time to bed. During the night Mrs Fulmer was aroused by seeing the outline of a strange man standing at the foot of the bed. The first supposition was that | her mother had entered the room, but this wras dispelled by seelng the fellow selze | her husband’s pantaloons and vest and dart out of the roof. The frightened lady aroused her hus- band, who seized his revolver and rushed to the front door. Not seeing the burglar, he fired a shot at random and then began | systematically to shoot into every bush vines that grow along the fence for a distance of 130 yards. The | reports of the weapon attracted the atten- tion of a lady living in the next house, near the end of the block. She raised the window and after the last shot was fired listened for what would happen next. While waiting she distinctly heard groans as of some one in pain about a quarter of the distanee from her house to that of Mr. Fulmer. ~After a little these sounds re- ceded and all was silent. Mr. Fulmer wfter emptying his revolver made an investigation of the premises and found that the thief had broken into the house by opening a pantry window. He removed a large jar of preserves from the | climbed aown over several ely shooting and a strong belief | the | the | shelves of glassware. showing that he was | ! no novice. | of milk and eating freel fof t being the first time in the history of the ! order that any branch of the institute | could go; but all of the residents of tha | ever received one. This_very energetic ranged for a social to be given in Native Sons’ Hall on the night of the 81st of next August. — e Granted the Writ. Mrs. Reed of 14 Clipper street and Secretary Wadham of the Eureka Soci- ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- | dren appeared before Judge Bahrs yester- day morning in answer to a writ of ha- | beas corpus sworn out by Mrs. Emily | Pepper, directing them to produce her two_ boys in court, that their custody might be awarded fo the proper party. The boys are in the custody of the re- apondents pending the outcome of an ac- | tion for diverce between Mrs. Pepper and i her husband. After hearing the facts of the case Judge Bahrs granted the writ and gave the children into the custody of thelr mother. institute has ar-| pistols. | | PSR el S BLR After .innkmr several glasses | vy of the . good | gs in the pantry ho Visited the room e servant girl, which he ransacked | without disturbing her. The next move was upon the room occupied by the owner of the house. Mr. Fulmer's trousers con- tained §7 in cash. and in the vest was a | valuable gold watch. In the morning the | garments were found in the road, but the | Valuables were missing. The thief in ran- | sacking the house did not take any of the silverware, showing that he desired only such_plunder as could be easily disposed thin, tion, and that seems about as far as he quiet iittle town are now the possessors of —_—ee———— A Cascarone Party. The jcint cascarone party in Mission Parlor Hall, given by Hesperian Parlor of the Native Sons and Las Lomas Par- lor of the Native Daughters last night, was one of the most pleasant soclal func- tions ever given by the Native Sons and Daughters of the Mission district. The! hall decorations were nile green and pink, | relieved by numerous American rags. During the evening there was the throw- | ing of cascarones and in a few moments | the merry dancers were covered with bits of varicolored paper, which, on the hun- dreds who were on the floor, produced a pretty effect. The programme of dances was of twelve numbers and the function was directed by: _Charles H. Ehlert, chairman; iss N, Waters, assistant chairman; Miss R. Bell, Miss J. Moller, | | George H. Thomas will be celebrated this | b Miss H. Gimpel, Miss M. Layton, W. D. Philippines.” Hon. James B. Stetson wil!| oller, L. B. Daggett, C. P. Lemoge, Jo- /| se on the subject, ''Expansion or seph McLaughlin and Miss B. Conlin, xpansion >—Tha the Question.” | committee of arrangements; C. P. L nt General Seamans will spea to moge, floor manager, and B. Conlin, as- ““Califernia _the Golden sistant floor manager. ymmes wi — e 0SGOOD A TRIPLE BIGAMIST. The Whisky Drummer Sentenced for | Petty Larceny Is in More Serious Trouble. George L. Osgood, the whis who was sentenced by Judge Mogan to six months in the County Jail for “petty larceny by trick and device,” has landed himself into more serious trouble. Yesterday John C. A. Macdonald, a sta- tioner in Oakland, swore to a complaint in Judge Mogan's court for Osgood’s ar- The banquet is bound to be cess. Nobody money is to c me from to pay dim the Juster of the anniver: drummer, He Explains How Money Saved. scal year has paid Tupper for the shows that the ci public_buildings, $14. upon the Judge and wanted a warrant | for Osgood's arrest upon a similar charge, | $2M7 11; total. $16,9%. Total for all lighting, | He lives at 2126 Bush street. and alleged | $326.426 3 | that Osgood married his daughter last| Spring Valley Company—Water | public buldings, 5: for year while he had a wife living on Te- | hama street. His daughter was tue di- vorced wife of W. D. Wynne, After her | divorce she obtained employment with Os- | 0od as his stenographer, and married | im. When she learned of his previous | marriage _she discontinued the use of his name. The wife on Tehama street said ! that she had ascertained that Osgood had | been married before he met her, and his | for hydrants, $214, duction for overc Visitaclon Water rants, $240. The report ends with a sug; school buildings during vaca et month could be saved and 74 if it were shut off f knows or cares where the ner, but this lack of knowledge w —_—e———————— GAS INSPECTOR'S REPORT. The report of Gas and Water Inspector : for fire department, arks, $10,56 if the water supply were shut 11 speak for | reches a great suc- for the din- 1 not Sary Might Be just ended | for gas and | st on inalobarse ot lilcaiy. Helaliogen o2 a8 910N z that Osgood, while a married man, was | oS, Erancisco Gae Company—ass lamps | married in Stockton on February 15 last | §in2il 78 siv fof pUbll pupdiolt de lis to Tillie Glover, his sister-in-law.” He has | pibiic squares and streets, $111.250 36; for pub- documents to prove his case. .| lic buildings, $13.625 36: total paid to San Fran- Later Richard Bourne, a dealer in| Company, $309,440 02, | leather findings on Second street. called | Gas Improvement Company—Gas for gestion that off_from tion $1237 80 a saving of rom public wife was living somew' ere in Texas. | parks and squares during the rainy sea- Bourne was advised to get the Tehams son. It further suggests that by abolish- street wife to come to court with | ing street lights piaced too near electric }'nurrhu(dt: certificate before the warrant | lights $2436 60 per annum, could be saved. s issued. | s — e WACHENDORF WANTS A BATH. | He Objects During His Hearing to Police Interference. The preliminary hearing of Dr. C, endorf for the murder of Kehlenbec! continued before Police Judge Tres bett’s poolroom last night 1'r young man, felt some thief s ich adorned his Byrne started to seize the f ran from the place. Byrne fc after a short run overhauled h | mond stud w! Took His Diamond Stud. While mingling with the crowd in Cor- ed Byrne. a teal a dia- | hirt bosom. | »w. when he | ollowed, and im. He then | heid the thief until a policeman arrived. vesterday afternoon. George Fishef, pro- | A¢ the City Prison the thief gave his prietor of the lodging-house where the name as “Jack” Lannan, and was recog- | -cused physician and the deceased re- | nized as an experienced pickpocket. He | sided at the time of the commission of the | was charged with grand larceny. | alleged murde alled by Rec! B | 2 | Terry for the ¢ Nothing available LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. | for the defense was brought out. I Charles H. Hall, the boy who at the re- ARRIVED. | quest of Wacnendorf summoned Dr. Feh- Friday, July 3. | jen to attend Kehlenbeck, testified that| symr st. Paul, Hays, 10 days 5 hours from he overheard Wachendorf and Kehlen-| st Michael. - beck discussing the advisability of re Schr Rio Rey, Johnson, 3 vs from Eu- moving to some other lodging-house just | reka. GRAND ARMY BANQUET. DRUGGED AND ROBBED OF KIS HARD EARNINGS Desperate Crime of Two Bunko Men. JAMES WALKER THE VICTIM gty | TAKEN IN A HACK TO THE MIS- SION. reatn Failing to Induce Him to Lose His Money at Cards, They Placed “Enockout” Drops in His Liquor. e James Walker, a recent Woodland, Yolo County, is a misguided. contidence. Last ‘Thursday afternoon he met two well-dressed men on Market street, and at their sugges- tion th proceeded to a saloon, where they had several drunks. A game of ds was propesed, and after several ands had been dealt, Walker became suspicious and started to leave his com- panions. One of the men followed him and after explaining to him that he was laboring under a grave mistake, asked him to have a drink. After partaking of the liquor, Walker became dizzy and re- quested the stranger to escort him to his room in tne Winchester House. Some time afterward Walker found himself in a hack, the driver of which wis importuning him to pay him for his services. Aithough still dazed from the effects of the polsoned liquor, Walker managed to collect his scatte senses and ordered the. Jehu to take him to police headquarters. After arriving there Walker discovered that he had been robbed of his purse, containing $12. As where in the Mission. My purse was gone a few da before the death of the d - SAILED. v: 3 ceased. The relevaney of the festime 3 Friday, July 28 ?fie" ;é‘n,?ék'}nf}““a?‘o’!i’{‘if’.‘u‘e’.‘é:{“‘iflsn?é was di‘rcu‘s:;«fi by u‘\e defense and it was| Stmr Noyo, Johnson. Fort Brags. had him conveyed to the Receiving Hos- ordered stric as out. : % DOMESTIC PORTS. 1 pital, where he was relieved of the drug. ,;‘,‘;"‘.;’:’;’{fin‘;rfii“fi“fif"éiv‘ehr‘..u"fifj‘i‘l‘??',"' TACOMA—Arrived July 26—Bk J C Potter, ‘“Laslfl night r\\;;dlkor, slllll suffering from v] Vi £ e eetluns | from Honolulu ' | the effects of his experience, visited the of I{:nc;ll{'tlt;}u;ll‘gg’:da \;X‘dwm-'lugs!c r”;‘r’f;::g’il Sailed July 28—Stmr Mackinaw, for San | (‘rntra} n‘?uun and "’a\'c a good descrip- well exci s e pe Francisco. tion of the men who had robbed him. to bathe himself in the police quarters. PORT _TOW. D—Arrived July 28—Br | He does not think that the hu‘c‘k driver stating that he had been refused the priv- | stmr Elm Branch, for Port Blakeley, for | was 4 party to the robbery. ilege. tTL:le‘dg;xdgé:\ lp;?nn;l:'vd _lr(;‘ lukl:) l'l:;‘i ;\‘:\r\n\‘\’;:: Gr bk Prompt, from Blakeley, tori “Al(}:erkl lell: thlegaloun where 1khe v a\-‘e reques advis 5 a prelim- 3 S | me the knockout drops,” remarkes Val- inary hearing will be continued e s e B ker when telling his 'story, “I became uesday afterncon at 1:30 o'clock. | 3 £x , s zzy and clung to the arm of my com- e et ! TRANSATLANTIC STRAMURS, panion for support. That i all I remem- | 25—Stmr Grat- | ber until I found myself in a hack some- Anniversary of the Birth of General George H. Thomas. The anniversary of the birth of General | York. from New York. evening at the California Hotel the | Grand Army Post which bears his name. Tost Commander E. A. Bullis will wel- come the comrades. Selden. Sturges will | respond to the toast. “George H. Thom- as.” A. D. Cutler will speak of the past, resent and future of George H. Thomas ost. D. C. Smith will picture the Yankee of 182. General Owen Summers will re- | rosiers. July 21—J. A. Fisher. spond to the toast, “What I Saw in the] gegs from Yukon River points. QU Italia, MOVILLE—Sailed July 25—Stmr from Philadelphia. for New York. COPENHAGE: la, for New York. DIED AT SEA. Stmr Auguste Victoria, New York. CHERBOURG—Sailed July 28—Stmr Auguste Victorla, Hamburg and Southampton, for New LIVERPOOL—Arrived July 25—Stmr EENSTOWN — Arrived July 28 — Stmr | N—Sailed July 26—Stmr Heck- On board stmr St Paul, July 20—Israel Des- Ger- Anchoria, Both passen- | and the driver was clamoring for his fare. Realizing that I was the victim of a des- perate crime, I ordered the driver to take me to_ police headquarters.” * To-day an effort will be made to find the hack driver, as the police believe he knows the men_who ‘‘doped” and robbed the man from Yolo. —_—e—————— Dried Peaches Shipped. FRESNO, July 28.—The first carload of dried peaches to leave Fresno this season was shipped to-day by Griffin & Skelley. It is consigned to W. H. B. Tottan & Co. of New York.