The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 4, 1899, Page 5

THE SAN F¥RANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 189 JOBBING TRADE OF CALIFORNIA 1S IN DANGER Eastern Business Men Hard at Work. e — SCHEME TO STEAL TERRITORY e TRYING TO KILL THE TRANS-| CONTINENTAL TARIFF. SR e Representatives of San Francisco Houses Go North to Confer With Other Cities That Are Equally Interested. oo STORAGE 1CE BERGS DHCHCH04+0 +O 404040404 0+ O+ O+ O +040404040+040404 04 O 4 0#04‘00000# O+O4+CHOIO+04+ O+ 04040404040 MAN HA FOR B — Your business interests are This inscription was placed 16 envelopes recently sent out to e members of the Assoclated Wholesale ocers of California by H. L. Loveland, r genoral representative. The matter to the members under cover justified warning upon the envelopes. ‘“‘You ed to-day with conditions that parallel in the history of this wrote Mr. Loveland. “I knew of better words with which to awaken nterest and induce you to read an consider this, than to say this, eroly believe to be true: Your e as wholesalers and jobbers "ACTOR MAN AVE WELC A woLe FR! ed. . Loveland explained that the Traffic Bureau, supported by izations In Chicago, had brought the Interstate Commarce Com- n ainst the transcontinental | and contributing lines, demanding rates be graded from St. Louis ; al at every point 1 receive the 1an San Fran- ad, Seattle, To- | Diego and the | > now. { LD SOL was real hot about O something vesterday. He was warm when he got up in the morning, and he did not cool off during the Whatever atled the old fellow he took his re- venge on San Francisco, and mads Louls a telllng attempt to roast the in- habltants to a turn. The sods e water stands and the beer saloons i saved more than one life during continued , “‘recognizes the that the jobb! uld hav the day and were great factors in frustrating the evil designs of the sun. It was a desper ate race between G S Sol and the ice man, and the ice §0 10 t man seemed to he best of it at the finish. s a day that v produces languidne the or- ‘ ; dinary mortal. It for the lightest gowns of the girls, who d fied the scorching rays and tured out for afternoon prom- yuld work along com- tection and preserva- f tle to Ban Diego, Louis petition of the St other the longer di ot to re comple: violated.” > is need of concerted actlon rfon_ of i business men. as assured them £ the roads will nd _the so far as it 1s to It ¢ ¢d that a strong fisht to have the : 2 t p acted that the middie West job- S S aller e o ¥ bers are trylng to_have abrogated was SR wak Alredity vk A if made Sy cears: iy Loyalana yand i FT holson, whose witty remarks In intro- } that committee | Wheeler. The fact that the Interstate | niCholsoh, whose Wity remarks W fntros ) n to conter. Coptmerpe Ogm s sIon ey n kept the jolly crowd in a roar of | was that | of appeal In the matter mak R e ceedings before the commission in the | B oe il e Gl mEn GE BB eTs eloy t matter pending of very great interest. it A / t Comme = - nt of the cabinet; Sergeant ( to show | TLadies of St. Brendan’s To-Night. h ota_Regiment; Cor- t eregmales | nd Richard Lee, a le and un he ladi £ 2 . mber ouncil and late a volun- shipper in ail | of St. B ht | teer in t i California Regiment; should be in- | at home week | vocal musle by the SRl , from Seat- | the ladle prep- tenor solo from “Martha” by F. Purdy} ADVERTISEMENTS. | Q | BDUN UAHY UF e o 1 = = STOMACHS THAT WON'T WORK | That Retain the Food and Refuse to | MAN HE WOULD NOT_ ENPLOY Chief Engineer of the Oregon Short Line Mur- dered. e Special Dispatch to The Call. Digest It, Make the Head Heavy gt 7 Wealk, Stuart’s Dys- a Tablets. ts prempt uble v s dead and Captain J. F. s, formerly Lieutenant Governor of ho and recently connected with the ond United States Volunteer En- giheer Regiment, is In the hands of the ting perfect dig s prodice strong ner: hing sleep, pure blood and State authorities as the result of a &¢ sound, thy flesh. They make tragedy which occurred here late this the skin clear, the eyes bright, the mind afternoon. c 1 : = O'Melveney was the chief engineer of art's I-fl:p_,,.— a -r;...‘los(s nm'f‘x m_"gl‘ the Oregon Short Line Rallroad. He | 2T ki €Y @1 was in his office about 4 o'clock. It E e food and make It easy of assimi- 3 appears he was alone when Mills en- amed, dis- the membraneous lin- f the stomach and Ip the digestive organs wces, and put them into o condition. They effect | wnent cure. You dom’t them forever; tered The latter had made application for work in O'Melveney’s de- but had not been accepted. Jaimed that r. He fired three bullets into his , then dropped the revolver and ! s’ office and in the most non- chalant manner informed him of what he had done. He said: “Mr. E 1 have shot Mr. O'Mel- veney. I told him this morning that I would do 50 cept my word.” Police i Lincoln the scene about this t ai “Are you the man who did the shoot- ing?” Mills said that he s and he was at once put under arrest. O'Melveney was shot while writing at a desk, and the ink had scarcely dried on the paper before he was dead. It appears there was no one present | when the shooting occurred, and the exact cause of the tragedy 1s not known. PUNISHMENT METED people are made sic or unwhe ke a : by food, t's Dyspe, e dieting or any | the proper n the other kind in such it pass off quickly and | and drink what nd as much as afterward. STUART'S Dyspepsla Tablets Cut-Rate Druggists 1128 Market Street rfi'fiwl Drug Co. Four Being Convicted Are Sentenced to One Month’s Imprisonment at Hard Labor. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 8.—Four greasers, three firemen and two coal trimmers of the British steamer Scotsman, wrecked September 21 in the straits of Belle Isle, who were arrested on arrival here from Queenstown, were charged this morning with the possession of goods belonging to the passengers of the Scotsman and for- mally arrested. Four, having been previously convicted, were sentenced to a month's imprison- ment at hard labor. The others were fined £2 and costs. WL T. HESS, NOTARY FUSLIC AND ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Tenth Floor, s Room k; Teiephone B Residence, §21 Califor: 8an Franclsco. Claus Spreckeln Bldg. rown 3. oia st., below Powell, Weak Men and W;l;;n HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE great Mexican remedy; gives health and strength to sexual organs, Depot, 323 Market. | ALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 3—John C. | he blamed O'Mel- | ked to General Traflic Man- | ‘'THE ICEMAN WINS OUT IN A RACE WITH THE SWELTERING SUN COLD STORAGE b AN EYE USINESS _ WHILE EVEN THE " WOULD OMED OST." S MANY WERE DECIDEDLY “"WARM IN THE COLLAR" Prenstrup. en managed to keep cool e circumstances In the va. McAdie, who attends arrangements for untry, in s that o fault of his. An ure {s blamed for to the t this end of the co the hot spell is ng serlal high pres it t : weather in Colorado ah and points along the v Mountains, but its a this the light east ind d the aden with fog, | strong west wir which, with the c ination of high pressure, produces the swel- and mak tering weather good ;WMOOOOO O4+040+0+0+0404040+0 404+ 0 CHO 4040404040+ 040404 D4 0 4 O+ 040404040 aratlons and a good time Is assured to all. rening Father Riordan of Berkeley s Horan and were Ts. , Annle Mc- s Bassiogno, nheim, Kitty net of the Na- cial visit last Councll in Elks' Hall. ght to Calify In additlon to a full representation of the membership there were present about 130 the Berkeley. rer members of the order from and the one in e welcomed by President R WEREN | LING CARTS OTINIT.. “TIMES WHEN WE WOULD NoTLIKE [. To BE THE ICE MAN. business for the ice man and the vender of cool, refreshing bever- a its 2 thermometer reached highest v mark vesterd at o'clock, when it registered 845 de- grees. 82 It was 78 at noontime and clock In the afternoon. no means the hottest r experienced, al- t been found old at 1 an: were from the excess | provounding the dangerous query, n June, 1881 the temperature | reache: rees, and the high- est it has ever reached he ing the month of Octobe 1894, when it ¢ wlm_l up as ll\gh_as 8 sunny afternoon. The weather bureau predicts that the hot spell will be With us for a few days longer. FOIOIDHDIDI O 4040400 0+ O 4 CHOHO4CHCHOIOIOIOIOH O+ O+ OO 40440 CIOHOI040404 O+ B404040404© D. | a three-round boxing exhibition by Barry of the Olympic t‘|‘m and B. Wol £ There of California Council. other numbers light The. ler the R. M nk B. Boysen ATTOW. POLICEMEN TO BE RETIRED. Four of Them Slated to Go on Account of Old Age. The Police Comm it s under- stood, will meet to-night and retire Offi- cers arles Hall, Dennis Hayden, Thom- as Dillon and John Fleming. Recently the Cor oners adopted a | lution authorizing them to dismiss from the department any member who is physt incapacitated from doing police duty. The several captains were instruct- ed to report to them the name sof thelr subordinates who in their opinion were physically disquallfied from performing the duties’ of a peace guardian. As the result the names of the above mentioned pollcemen were handed to the Commis- gloners and to-night they will be retired. — e ‘Work of Chinatown Squad. The report of the work of the Chinatown squad from August 29 to October 1 was handed to Chief Lees yesterday. For that time 362 arrests were made. There were 283 convictions and fines pald, eight were convicted and confined, sixty-eight were dismissed and two cases are pending. The | | total fines and forfeitures collected amounted to $ | Denis Conner Dies in | hurried to the | for a few minutes it looked as though he | dead in a few | of the opinlon that they were stolen by | get | blue, 1 | in RECIPIENT OF CHARITY PROVES T0 BEWELLD Harbor Hospital. WAS A FREE CLINIC PATIENT ot g PAPERS VALUED AT FOUND ON HIM. s Boiler-Makers Go Back to Work on the Transport Leelanaw — Santa Rosa Bights the Raft—Water Front Notes. T AR Denis Conner, whose home was at 603 Broadway, died in the Harbor Hospital yesterday from an attack of asthma. He was str en on the corner of Washing- ton and Sansome streets and was at once hospital. Dr. Dorr did everything possible for the old man and $4000 Then he coliapsed and was seconds. When searched at the hospital there was found in Conner's pocketbook a card of admission for him to the free clinic tor | the poor at the Coliege of Physicians and Surgeons and in another pocket a bottle of medicine put up at the iree dispensary. Wrapped up in a bandkerchiel was s bank pook, showing that Denis Connor had oo 92 on deposit in the Hibernia Bank, While in his hip pocket Was §s8 % in cash. The body was removed to the Morgue, where an autopsy will be held. Thirteen of the striking boiler-makers went back to work on the transport Lee- lanaw yesterday. The men nad been working for the Union Iron Works and quit out of sympathy for their comrades. Yesterday morning nine of them went to work and during the afternoon four more of ti sked to be taken back. The sports Zealandia, City of Para and Va ly not get away | before dz Zealandia is ready, t the paint has not thoroughly dried. | e Para is not yet painted, but the Va- | in is ready to go out at any time. The | Pennsylvania, with the Washington bo will probably get in to-day, and the Tar tar, with the Kansas regiment, about Sat- | was rallying. 3 | steamer Santa Rosa, which arrived | yesterday, passed the | tugs Rescue and Monarch with the log raft in_tow about fifty miles this side of | Port Harford. There was a cross sea | running and a northwest breeze was blow ing, but the raft seemed to be making *g0od weather of it.” The tugs were com- ng along about two knots an hour. Lieutenant Lowdenbam, who came up on the transport Valencia, is bewailing the loss of 7000 fine Manila cigars. He thinks they were stolen from the trans- port wharf, but the customs officers are The | from southern ports y the soldiers on the ship.” Captain Lane of the Valencla is also of this opinion, as a large number of empty cigar boxes were found among the soldiers’ baggage. Captain Blair was back on 'Change yi terday after a fortnight spent at By Springs. His holiday hs kipper.a world of good, but he is glad to back into harness agaln. Captain 31air is with the Alaska Commercial Com-~ pany. Colonel Ames Is Thankful. Colonel Ames of the Thirteenth Minne- sota Volunteers has issued the following open lette Headquarters Infantry, T! 8. eenth Minnesota Volunteer <idlo, Th h RAN , Cal., Oct. 3, 1889, I wish to extend to the various cominittees, to the officers and men of the First California Volunteer Infantry and to the kind-hearted and generous people of California the thanks of the officers and enlisted men of the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry for all the enter- tainments and courteous and friendly treatment ed us during our visits to your beautiful city of San Francisco. To say that we appre- clate your many kindnesses expresses our feel- ings mildly indeed, but I assure you that the memory will be lasting as life itself. Such thoughtfulness for the welfare of the ‘‘bovs In far from home and friends, will have its reward. We say good by and turn our backs upon the Golden Gate, to pursue our way homeward, and the future should any of our California friends visit Minnesota they will find the latch- string out and a warm weicome awaiting them in the homes of every officer and man in this regiment. Very respectfuily yours, FRED W. AMES, Colonel Commanding. e / See the new color window, “Keith’s.” * i | i | i ;End of the Long-Stand | ing Dispute. 1COMPROMISE OF THE CASE |COMMISSION'S AWARD IS UNANIMOUS. lExJ‘resldent Harrison Receives a | Handsome Commission for His Bervices as Attorney in the Case. S Special Dispatch to The Call. | | PARIS, Oct. 3—By the direction of the | Anglo-Venezuelan Arbitration Commis- sion some of Great Britain's claims as to the interlor and on the coast are disal- lowed. Her frontler will start at the Waini River. The award was unanimous. It was con- sidered in the nature of a compromise, rather than as favoring Venezuela. It was p. m. fon, which was read by M. F. the umpire who has presided over the dellberations of the tribunal, is as follows: “The undersigned, by these presents, | glve and publish our decision determining and judging touching and concerning the Guestions that h been submitted to us with rald itration, we decide, declare with said itration we declde, declare and pronounce definit fronller of the colony of British Guiana and th | arting on the coast at Point Playa, the frontier shall follow a straight line | to the confluence of the Barima and the | Maruima, thence following the Thalweg of the latter source of the Correntin, otherwise called the Cutari River. hence it shall p to the conflu- ence of the Haiwa and the Amakuru; | thence following the Thalweg of the Ama- kuru to its dource In the plain of Ima- tika; thence in a southerly direction along the highest ridge of the Imatika Moun- chain, opposite the source of the Barima and the principal chain of the Imatika Mountaing; thence in a southeast direc- tion, to the source of the Acarabis “Foilowing the Thalweg of the | bist to the Cuuyni, the northern ba which it shall follow in a westerly direc- tion to the confluence of the Cuuyni and the Vanamu; thence, along the Thalweg of the Vanamu to its westernmost source; thence In a straight line to the summit of Mount Borarima; thenee to the source of the Collnga. From this point the frontier | shall follow the Thalweg of the Colinga to its confluence with the Takulu; then along the Thalweg of the Takulu to its source, thence in a straight line to the most west- ern point of the Aketrari Mountains, the highest ridge of which it shall foliow to the source of the Corentin, whence it wilt follow the course of the river.” The award of the trtbunal, briefly sum- VENELUELA FRED y_that the line of | United States of Venezuela is as | | tains to the highest point of the Imatika | THE SCOTSMAN’S CREW marized, means that of the 60,000 square miles clalmed by Venezuela that country | obtains only 100, formed partly of the | marsh land near the river Barima, and a | portion of the interior, while Great Brit- | ain rotatns all the £ INDIANAPOLIS, | of the Board of Ar ) boundary recelved with | much Interest because of the connection | of ex-Prestdent Harrison with it as chief | counsel for the republic of Venezuela, | and it came to light incidentally that his | fee in the case is $250,000. | It is said he refused to make any charge | till he had ex: and | | { when he communicated to the Venezuelan Government his conv that England | | was wrong in her contention he was im- | mediately offered $250.000 to undertakse | the case. In order to give his whole time to it tha ex-President refused retainers |in a number of tmportant cases and for | | Bearly two vears applied himself wholly | o It. | | WORMOUTH GAVE MUCH TO CHARITY One-Third of the Estate to Divided Among San Francisco Institutions. SAN RAFAEL. Oct. 3—The will of the late Ebenezer Wormouth, bearing date of last May, was flled with County Clerk | Graham yesterday by Louls H. Bonestell | of San Francisco, who is named by the | | testator as executor without bonds. The | estate is valued at about $70,000, five- sevenths being composed of real estate in Marin County and the rest belng mopey invested in stocks and bonds. ‘Wormouth states that he leaves no wife or children and that if any person con- tests his_will on the ground of belng a | wife or child and succeeds in proying the | truth of the allegatior ch person shall receive the sum of $10, “and no more.” Bonestell {s directed to convert the whole of the estate into money as rapidly as may be done consistently along finan- clal lines; to [)gs' to each of the two sons | of his deceased brother Alexander the sum of $1000; to €ach of the three sons of his deceased brother Moses $2000; to each of the three daughters of his deceased brother Moses $1500; to each child of his deceased sister Julla $2000; to his brother Willlam $5000; to his brother Nelson the monthly interest on $5000, and to his brother Hamilton $500 annually as interest and part principal of a sum of $5000 until the principal Is exhausted. An fmportant featurs of the will is the fact that one-third of the estate is be- | queathed to_ charitable societies of San | Francisco. share and share alike. | are: The Boys' and Girls' Ald Soctety, | San Francisco Lying-in~ Hospital 'and | Foundling Asylum, the Hospital for Chil~ | dren and Training School for Nurses and !éhe Armitage Orphanage of San Fran- Be | sco. In all probability tha will of Wormouth will be contested, as it is definitely known that Hamilton Wormouth of éto(‘k(on was diseatisfiel with the terms of the document and had words with his brother ovet the disposition of the estate some time ago. Py Will Welcome Volunteers. OLYMPTA, Wash.,, Oct. 3.—Governor Rogers and his military staff left for San Francisco to-day, where they_ will wel- come the First ‘Washington Volunteers returning from Manila on tHe transport Pennsylvania. AR Catholic Faculty Received. BERLIN, Oct. 3.—As the result of Em. peror Willlam's advice the University of Strasburg will receive a Catholle faculty, thus ending a long and bitter controversy. FORGED NAME OF HiS EMPLOYER Charles Dean Arrested at Santa Barbara. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA BARBARA, Oct. 3.—One of the boldest forgeries ever attempted was discovered to-day and the forger arrested late this evening. Charles Dean, who has been passing where he was not known as C. H. Davis, is ac- cused of forging the name of James Wiley, the railroad contractor, who has a camp of stonemasons near this city, and when arrested he told the Sheriff that the right man had been caught. Drink, cards and women wrecked his life, which had been a very successtul one until the last few years. Dean was for some time bookkeeper at the camp, but was suspected several weeks ago | and dismissed. On September 16 and 18 | he forged Contractor Wiley's name to | two time checks, which he had secured before leaving the camp, in the sum of | $62 and $170 respectively, and they were | then cashed by C. H. Frink and Ed- wards & Co. of this city. So cleverly were the signatures made | that Wiley himself was puzzled for a | time. After securing this money Dean | remained in the city, spending it at the card table, bar and with women, and | when caught this evening in his rooms he had very little of the money left. He confessed to the Sheriff that he was the party sought. G | Dean, who is a man of forty years or | more, spent his boyhood in this city, | and became a civil engineer of some note. He was employed in the early days by the Southern Pacific Company in construction work, and was afte ward sent to Mexico to work at his pro- fession. He there got possession of consider- able land and became a large cattle owner. He spent several years in the San Salvador republic, and during one | of the Insurrections was given a com- | mission of general. He is familiar with | several languages, and speaks French, Spanish and German fluently. He came from a very good family. He began drinking heavily a few years ago, and | since then has lost most of his prop- erty. Moore’s Arrest Confirmed. SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 3.—Con- firmation has been received of the report of the arrest, on application of the United States legation, of Fred T. Moore, the fugitive assistant teller of the National Bank of Commerce of Boston, Mass., whose _defalcation is sald to have been over $50,000. Invitation to Odd Fellows. FRESNO, Oct. 3—The City Trustees and the County Supervisors have been pe- | titioned to invite the Grand Encampment, . O. O. F., to hold its session In this city in 1900. Official invitations will be sent out. THE EMPOLIUM. THE EMPORIUM. FRPRERSORRRNE DRI PO PRORII PSR PR ERBERED A 3 Al Hipard, best ventrilogu’st in America, re-engiged jor ihis week. An entfirew new reperioire. Exhibition Hill, second floor. Admission free. Blanchard’s Military Band will furnish the music at our concert Saturday evening, Oclob:r 7. Granulat=- -m Tickets ed Sugar, E EMNRIU on sale to &c b, and ‘ll‘heate:-s. Any quantity. aoml\nllle Bazaar. NG davance CALIFORMIAS LARGEST—AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE. ™™ P st S2.50 Vestee B v [Wlil inery Suits, $2.35. ."") Special. | our c.othing depart- ment: 75 handsome all- wool navy biue Vestes Suits, the new fall design, coat with 7/ smail collar and larze reveres with hand- some black silk fac- ing, silk frongs and two rowsof large but- tons, vest has em- broidered designs oa shieid and two pock- ets, buckles at the knees of the pants, sizas to fit boys 38 to 8 years, worth easily $8.50—for this day 100 dozen bunches selected winter rozes, of ali silk vel- silc and veivet and fine rrench roses ; all this season’s choica co ors; 8 to 6 in a bunch: prices now 5Cc, 60c iunch; and Tbe per Wednesday onl | $7.50, $2 2na $2.50 Gowns for 95¢. An assorted lot of Ladies’ Gowns (about 18 dozen in all), made of mus in, cambric cr nainsook, al |sizes in various your choice for wn285C ¥R ERPPPRPP D IRV VR RPI P PRV DERDRICR O LU CDRRPLOPYD VERERERE "0:#’5‘& b R AR L bt R L D R L T L L L DS PR T BT L T T TS only the prive will |styles that wer bocneiiniis . 82:38 [$150, $2 anc to-day, Collareties, e @RIt A AL SEL AR AR AR AR I RS AR EAC G L AR A AL SR B R B LR $1.75 Kind, $7.18. For thi* day only we offec 6) Liberty Silk| Coilarettes, in one of the very atest| S e sty'es. a brilliant biack, made extra vl Safe Lace o {1{?(‘; only with flowin - tie of an accordeon p'aiter A We oiler pairs materish, t-mied m Jubyodse. ou| GEN€RIMS s of good Lace Cur- regular $1 75 qu1.ity—for......... $f«@| tains, 8 ya:ds long, 40 inches wide, a | heav, strong weave in pretty patterns, LT 2L 11 33.00 | at the verysp:cial price, p r pair...63¢€ Se-ge i ir§2 pi 1 Skirts, Linen Skirt: v i Lining, 6Cs e inl w» seli regularly a. 2jc and 25e yird, colors, | eream, grav and tan only, o1 sale ta-day |at abost half the cost of manufactur- | ing, per yard.. 6ec whie the of 103 lasts some good 300 Black | fes’ eati e e \Belf Hose i i percaline | SUPPOrters: o, th lined, ve vet lelastic plain heavy ribbed si'k with binging, but- Warner's pa ent cl :hn bick—at | pair, on special sale for Wedn 8 very t... cial prics & $.89 Bureau 500 white = cambr'c Bu- Dinner A hadsomel Sopfs, E8Cs rean Scarts, Semi-porce- Sefs, $7.25. Luin Decorat- ed Underslazed Dinner Set, light brown 0x54 inches, some of them exqui it hemstitched, othe:s with choiz braidirg. 10 different styies, ranging in value trom §$1 to $1.50 each, on sals | Wednesday only at, eac! .68¢c This Cream Pitcher, border and spray of colored autumn| OC» leavas, 105 piaces, for twelve p rsons. New shape Cream regularly worth $12.50 set—on special| Pitcher, a fine sale all this week for. .$7.258 imitation of cut | glass, on special Popular As a Wednes-|3a'e to-day ony, day special in[each....‘....‘. 6¢c Songs, 20€: o: msic i A artment we offer six of tha most popu-| On Wad- D ot tho duy at the requce: CCICHIrated O T Ext"acts, 53c. only, we |offer three of the best ocors of the ““Crown Perfumery Ca.’s’’ celebrated extracts—Crab Apple, Cuir de Russe and Lilas Blanc, regularly 85¢ a hottle, at the very special price. 3@ prics, each.... 20c Here’s the list “Won't You Take Me Back to Dixe.” ng Me a Song of the South.” "Mid the Green Fields of Virginia. Fello, Ma Baby. Don’t Be Angry With Them, Dear. *Imogene.” Men’s and Boys’ Straw Hafs at Half Price. sussssassossssess sosssnssssssss sssasra FOUL MURDER OF ) LONE WOMAN Burned to Deathin Her Cottage. Gl 0T ) Special Dispatch to The Call. L L L L L L L L L L L T e T T a s Suit to Recover. SANTA ROSA, Oct. 3.—Trial com- menced In the Superior Court here to-ds | of the suit brought by Mrs. Leach | against the California Safe Deposit and | Trust Company regarding the transfer of | stock said to be worth $3,00. The stock | was formerly held by the plaintiff’s aunt, | Mrs. Gilbert. She claims that Mrs. G | bert in her lifetime gavé her the stock, | The action is brought to determine the | true owner. LISTED ON THE OIL EXCHANGE Our company s listed on the Cal- ifornia Oil Exchange. There is money In ofl stock if you make your investment with the right com pany. Let us explain to vou wh we claim ‘“‘our offer” secand to no other. We court the cl inves- tigation. Information received daily from the famous Kern River district. Our offer of stock at 5 CENTS per share holds good only until Oc- tober 5. Pamphlet and map for the asking. Stock non-assessable. CRESCENT CITY, Oct. 3.—A report hBS; reached this place of a frightful tragedy at the little town of Wedderburn, form- erly Gold Beach, in Curry County, Or., | last Tuesday night. The home of Mrs. A. J. Edson, which was hidden from the town by a small hill, was on Wednesday morning found to be in ashes and the charred remains of Mrs. Edson, who lived alone in the house, were found among the cinders and debri The affair, which at first was presumed to be the resuit of an accident, is being investigated, and developments begin_to hint strongly of arson and murder. The unfortunate lady was quite advanced in age and was believed to have had a con- siderable sum of money concealed about the premi She was known to have had about $40 in silver a few days before the fire. Search was made in the ashes of the ruins, but no trace of coin or preefous metal was found, though the services of an expert miner, with his gold- pan, were engaged. A five-gallon kero- sene can was found near the corpse, the contents of which are presumed to have been used to make the conflagration as | effectual as possible, It is said_ that a.[ certain individual of generally bad repute | is suspected of having committed the | crime. Mrs. Edson was an old and highly es- t d citizen of Curry Couynty, and a thorough investigation will be made. - ROSE ESTATE SOLD. Property of the ‘Late Horseman Was ‘Heavily Mortgaged. 1.0S ANGELES, Oct. 3.—Judge Shaw to-day confirmed the sale of practically all the property belonging to the estate of the late L. J.- Rose, the millionaire horseman. The property’ is heavily mortgagad, and the sale is belng made to avoid a foreclosure auctlon. The petition of Amanda M. Rose, the | petitioner and administratrix, shows' that the Farmers’ and Merchants' Bank nas a mortgage of $271,319 65 on the estate, and it 1s averred that the property at public auction might not bring the amount of the mortgage. Leave of the court was asked to accept a private offer made by the bank. The bank is to pay Mrs. Rose $5000 and take the mortgaged property, reserving all rights, however, to _continue the forclosure suit. The prcperty which will be thus con- veyed includes a vast amount of acreage, besides the Rose house on Fourth and Grand avenues, lots near Westlake and 500 shares in the Hotel Rose Company. SAN JOAQUIN OIL AND DEVELOPMENT CO., 38 Crocker Building. Open evenings from 7 to § o'clock. oro FOR TORPID LIVER A . TAKE DrC.C. ns ig P ’i y THE BEST OF ALL For Bifiousness Stomach Disorders. Dyspepsia and all ALL THE LEADING DRUGGISTS.