The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 14, 1899, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 1899, MOCAATS WhT STAND BY 0LD Prospective Line-Up in the House. e —— Eje spatch to The Call WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The currency de ke H asted from 11 o'clock 1 -night, with a linn Th: tinues, as » make con een very exciting as known New York will usetts vote day s N k, Cowherd Virg saines of Tex und Bell of Colorade, P ¥ 1a lut for a We 1y, Decem- ate its of 3 The commit- Senate paring he 1 was being the , de- ment was A mem- w f those cratio from ryland, 4 been stood with ppl argued that the en- & will would obligations, pubi sntd th at age of silver rovisions of the stituted t with promis utteranc lar that shrinking t with salt w said that was for the gold tion of Me- ad risen. the flag seratic party, going down hill opposing the bill, st 1o change the ernment with ibstituting “'gold” weed himself un- a€o platform, the ted by the Demo- mocratic applause.) The 1 » a national d that the bill he sale of gold gainst the Gaine t t aborate standard argument asked v « committee of fiv to join a com- the Senate to be inveiling. on January 18, f Daniel Webster, present- { Washington by Stilson fley asked why the rules to_an 1ze had r to George Wash- nary of whose death n of memorial He _objected the House re- m n the feature was a nney (R.) of publican who resolution in the in explanation of fa of the gold idard had stood he imed, and BOORD’ “*CAT ON BARREL ") LONLON, ENGLAND. OLD TOM, DRY and SLOE GINS ORANGE BITTERS. CHARLES MBINECKE & CO.. AGFNTR &4 Sacramento st., 8. F., Cal ad proved {tself the ideal standard. The other speakers were Robinson (D.) of In- | diana, Kleburg (D.) of Texas, Rixey (D.) of Virginia, Cooney (D.) of Missourl, Zenor (D.) ‘of Indiana, Kitchen (D.) of | lll-rlh Carolina nnld Henry (D.) of Texas, all against the bill. ArS the House adjourned until 11 | o'clock “to-morrow. GERMANY CONSTRUCTING MANY SHIPS OF WAR Kaiser's Government Soon to Double | the Present Size of Its Navy. SUCCEEDS BROOKE AS GOVERNOR GENERAL 'Leonard Wood of Santiago Fame Assigned to Entire Command of the Island day assigned to the command of jor General John R. Brooke, U. §. A. BERLIN, Dec. 13.—The whole Govern- ment, from the Emperor down to the | Of uba humblest village policeman, s working . at high pressure to carty the naval bill. ASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—By direction of the President, Leonard Wood, i ativose 18 An(ly (R EINE major general of volunteers, was tc SISOUONS OEIPRAEN A8 TRVOL: st znhe the division of Cuba, relleving M To-day the inspired Berliner Correspond- Major General Wood, in addition to his duties as division commander, L; z « ; ains ‘.‘n »mq:: le treating on the will exercise the authority of Military Governor of the island. lockade stion he surprising state- | etio the transfer of the command ment is made to-day that Kmperor Wii- On completion of u lilam himself wrote the recent pamphlet entitled “Bitter Noth Ist uns Eine Grosse | further orders of the Secretary of War. Flotte’ ("Our bitter need is a strong ized alds. navy"” an exclamation uttes y Major General Brooke is ordered to repair to this city and report to the adjutant general of the army for He will be accompanied by his author- i In relieving Major General Brooke the President desires to express his high and efficlent service rendered by in Cuba. Al of the Majesty In his Hamburg speech. appreciation of and thanks for the faithful translating the pamphiet, a he will Secretary Root sald this afternoon that General Brooke had been ordered to transmit his t tion to Washington. | Washington, but beyond that nothing had been settled with regard to his assign- ating out that Germany is ment. His presence in this city is desired by the President for the purpose of ukling While the Unite securing information in regard to the actual condition of affairs ; vern ns supine. : . 3 $ - though Secretary Root would not admit it, the impression prevails that Genera o8 SNl aes At ihe Nan KoM ] | Dcha will e Rastensd ol thatmbAg: 45 ibe military Department day that s now con sty ting four large cr four small crul ight tor- pedo boats. She is sing her yards with a view of bullding the vessels * for by the new bill. The capacity serman vards will Soon be doublea | 'mden will hav Special Dispatch to The Call, | 13 B DR. MIQUEL DENOUNCES and the People. ister of Finance, replied to the criticisms President. the hearts of millions of Germans and had | the speech. This was a ¢ in which the a big yard. i K N SN oL THE CENTRIST LEADER;AGHE[M[NT WHH Denies That He Has Inflamed the | Kaiser Against the Reichstag [ BERLIN, Dec. 13.—In the Reichstag to- | day there a continuation of the | BN budget debate. Dr. Von Miquel, the Min | Now in the Hands of the of the Emperor's Hamburg speech made | by Dr. Lieber, the Centrist leader. He sald | the speech had found a patriotic echo in | been a warning against the excessive growth of the power of party politics. The Sppnker Saig he was mov respondible for | e O e etivasn - el g e 8 E ot Jolo, bet- Emperor needed no counselor. The navy | General Bates and the Sultan ¢ 8 bl nounced, wa )t beyond the | ter known as the Jolo treaty, which has rength of Germany, and the | been sent to the Senate by the President: WASHINGTON, I)éc. 13.—The following | | white girls into | ports of h he ass would mitimataly | TU ek nC * necessity of it nting the United the ttler, in behalf of the National 3 his Highness, t itan of ald he hafled with great satls- | Joi, ' the Dato Rajah Muds Dato fon the favorable sentiments of Amer- | attik, ‘the Dato Coibi Dato Joa fca toward Germany, adding kanain, of the other being un- ice, however, America formerly went | derstood that this will be in very far in repressing German interests, it | f only w by the Gov- | Mremmerica against ‘whom we must| ernor General of Aoands w00 strengthen our power.” | gontirmed by th g T by the in interest X | _Article 1. The sovereignty of the United States over the w archipelago of Jolo and its dependencies is declared and acknowledged mutual consent of the parties BUSY DAY AT THE GATSCH HOMESTEAD Article 11. The United States flag will be Tripl used In the xrn'hflw;d‘u of Jolo and Iits de- i dencl n land and sea. en, Pt acavee, Titiuriat | Mt RN et 5 Pigs, Puppies, Kittens, Etc., | Highness, the Sultan, and “his Datos, shall be full; pected; the Moros s 1 not nter- AUBURN, Ind., Dec. 13—December 13, | their religious customs shall be respec 4 and 166, will long be remembered at the home |mo one shall be persecuted on account of i William h, a st of here, just There was born G religion. - Jerman farmer | "/BIT. 1v. while the United States may oc- over the Ohio | cypy and control such points in the arch that farm to-day | pelago of Jolo as public interests seem to Jin line. triplet bables, twin e a lNtter of pigs, | mand, encroachment will not be made up n a colt, a litter of pupples, a lot of kittens | the lands immediately about the residence o and two lambs, hia Highness, the Sultan, unless military ne December 13 is the birthday of the old- | cessity requires such occupation in « war €st son, and to-day is the thirteenth anni- | With a foreign power, and where the pre s Nersary of the happy German's married | ©f individuals is takén due ¢ nsation wil life. Gatsch is hap; in thirteen as a luc be made in each case. Any person pur- nd Drmly belleves | o0 N i the anchipelago of Jolo and hoid number. (& — the same by obtalning the consent the INTEREST T | Sultan and coming to a satisfactory agreement or TO THE COAST. | with the owner of the land, and such purchase be registered in the proper nt shall immediately office of the United States rom Perkins Presents Protests Against | fessea Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago, a position held by him prior to the outs break of the Spanish war and known to be agreeable to him in every respect. General Wood called at the War Department this afternoon and personally thanked Secretary Root for the honor conferred upon him by his selection as Mil- itary Governor of Cuba. He said that he would start for Havana at once and, if possible, would leave New York City to-morrow. NEGRO ORDERED 00T F TOWN Was Threatened With Mob Justice. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call, SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 13.—Gus White, a negro, been given until Fri- day morning to leave the city or else suf- fer the consequences at the hands of a number of angry citizens. White is the negro who has been inducing young the private rooms of chophouses and there, with his compan- ons, amusing them with music and songs nd inducing them to drink. For some time the police have received various re- actions and last Monday was discovered in his room @ 17-year-old white girl named Kemp- 1t known that they had been for several hours and they con- that they had intended to elope, but that ie had become frightened. It has developed that the girl has been in his company very often and that she has a declded hking for him. Rhe comes of a good famil evening _he with Iyn, there y. Her belleves that he drugged her and attempted to bring White to justice :n the courts, but sufficient proof is ‘ack- ng. Indignation Is running high and this af- fat | | while he is the blackest and | | one of the lowest negroes in the city. the citv of | tions had been incurred ternoon ner father, with several others, | met White and gave him forty-eight nours to leave the city. White was only too | pleased to get off so easily and has de- parted. The community has determined to rid itself of a number of worth- less negroes who have come in lately and steps will be taken to cl them. A number of bur, ted during the la t month are Leing traced jo.a nest of them, who frequent several | to_general conditions? low restaurants and saloons. —_— OBJECT TO FERRY SLIPS. | at 10:30 to-day. WITNESSES HEARD AGAINST ROBERTS Polygamous Status of)| | the Mormon. i WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The commit- | tee of the House of Representatives which | i# investigating the e of Roberts of | Utah began the examination of witnesses A large number of spec- | tators were present, including many la- dies. Roberts occupfed a seat at the foot | of the committee table, while flanking | him was the delegation of Gentiles—Ke Dr. Iliff, Schroeder and others—here to | direct the attention of Congress to the member-clect. | When airman Tayler of Ohio called the committee ta order and asked what witnesses would be heard Roberts arose and asked to be informed as to his stutus | before the committee. He made a short statement in line with his bellef, which has already been published. Tayler responded that all of Robe rights had been fully looked after and | protected and there was no proper que tion which had not been raised. Tayler then asked Schroeder what wit- nesses he would call. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | | | | “Does .his man appear as attorney?" asked Roberts. “He will examine witnesses,’ explamed | Ta | ““Then I wish to introduce the court rec- ord relating to him,” said Roberts, | Tayler sald this had already been passed on Saturday and Schroeder had been rec- ognized. | Charles Austin Owen was then called. | He gave hus residence as Salt Lake City. | In response to questions by Schroeder ne gald he knew the general reputation in Salt Lake City of the status of “Dr. Mag- gle C. Shipp Roberts.” The witness said that the general reputation of the status | of Roberts and Dr. Maggie C. Shipp Roo- erts was that they maintained the rela- tion of lusband and wie. While -he Questions were being put as to Mrs. Mag- | gle Roberts, Roberts interrupted with the objection: “What this lady may haye done is im- material in the absence of any showing that it was at the direction of ert Schroeder said later testimony would bring out the materiality of the questions and yler ruled that the competency of the questions could be judged by the sub- sequent testimony. The witness was then cross-examined by Roberts, whose ques- Uons brought out that the witness had no personal knowledge as to Mrs. Maggie | Roberts or Roberts based on taiks with them, but his information was general and of common repute. “I want to know,” said Roberts, “if the | general reputation you have been’ testify- ing to obtains since March 4, 18%," | It does.” “And what is that reputation?” | uThat Magste C. Shipp Roberts s the lural or polygamous wife of Brigham H. Roberts. | “'On what acts is this general reputation | based?” inquired Roberts. “No specific acts, but sl-nersll)' accepted reputation,” responded Owen. "here considerable testimony on court prosecutions throughout the State on which the witness had information. As his evidence closed Roberts asked to have all this testimony struck from the | record, as the witness was unable to tes- tify to his own knowledge. The chairman ermitted the testimony to stand. Arthur McEwen of the Philadelphia | orth American was examined as to a | recent interview with Roberts, signed by | him (McEwen). In this Roberts spoke of | his “wives,” referring to them as “good and true women,”" toward whom obliga- rior to the en- ries commit- [ actment of the polygamy law. | ation in reference | ked Roberts. answered the ) ““Was not this conve: ‘‘On, no, mr. Roberts, witness, directly addressing his interro- gator. “You spoke of general conditions and used your own case to illustrate.” b _ ot T < 5 | Captain Elias H. Parsons of the Quar- Article V. All trade in domestic products of | SAN RAFAEL, Deec, 13.—The action of ster's Deps o o ¢ Jemaican and French Treaties. B e B o o oy ' o the | the ‘Board . of Harbor Commimsloners: in | o Eanies, e sangre Tin, while he | IINGTON, Dec. 13.—Senator Per- -‘,h‘l‘,"';'m;‘,f‘ Inlands and when conducted under | Telegating the boats of the Californfa | was in S Lake City. About 8 a. m. | k;na to-day ln;rmlm‘;d & bill providing for 3 an flag, shall be free, unlimited and | Northwestern Rallway and the North Pa- | ;z:-lml«-ht;?: f‘,;k'il( lg:{r‘rl !'Q fh\h!’l :nR"’R rl‘n: the Y and purchase of co; d o rific Coas PLED ‘] " > Poupia lands :nr.\ mlkszl\r- vh‘w G x{.»rnn{s:xn ‘;\lq‘(i 1. The Sultan of Jolo shall be al \;“:_']: . “"m“af”‘," ”"'."‘r m. Tamenackle | On going to the telephone and calling up bills for the relief » S d to communicate direct with the Governor | sheds nor of the new ferry buflding in | the house a man’s voice answered. i e Seneral of the Philippine Tslands in making | San Francisco has met with a strong pro-| “Who is this?" Captain Parsons asked Arthur L. Fish of 8 against the commanding officer of | test from citizer | complaint Senator Perkins to-da nted to the | Jol against any naval commander. | . V introduction of firearms and ! Commerce ahd Boards of ‘Traqe ot e | war materiai i foriiden, except nnder o Commerce and Boards of Trade of 2 I Saptiunier eps Francisco, Los Angoles, Ouklang and S | eific auth rity of the Governor General of the alitormia SanSvhraucers Association | PRI MR 1t be suppressed, and ornia and various citizens agains agree to heartily c the Sultan and his D operate with the United States authorities to ption of both the Jamaican an. kins will on Friday night | committed by Moros against Moros, the Gov- dinner to the Californ .1»’1»,(;”‘{..“ ernment of the Sultan will bring to trial "Y:“ in honor of Hon. John D. Spreckels, Re. | punishment the criminals and nf{l‘:;\l;‘rfl':' who publican National Committeeman. ' The | will be delivered to the Governm : dinner will take place at the Metropolitan | Sultan by the United States authorities if in ; eocagio! Il other cases persons Club. their possession. In & . s S > Charged with crimes or_offenses will be de. ere tone and Representative De | (AT 0 Ot a staten authorities for were to-day appointed members of tal committee to commemorate wundredth anniversary of the death ! g of George Washingtc | by paying to the master the 2 value. Article X1 A4 punishment e X."'Any slave in tne archipelago of have the right to purchase freedom usual market tria Art! neions for Californians—Original: An- | Bl v P. Mills, Delano, $8;: Timothy s, Niles, $6; Patrick Slattery, Mary e, $6. Oliver N. Peters, Bakersfield Joseph G . Fresno, $12 to 1 ames Barnes, condido, $10 to $17. . Urln-((l;n—',’rlg"ml. eorge Plerce, Pnrv.-' and, In case of any trouble with sub- the island wil' be instructed to make investigation before resorting to harsh meas- ures, as in most cases certain trouble can thus | be averted Article X:l. At l\ru;vr‘\l B joars o e wishing to o into the cos oul¢ Original widows, ete.: | SEic Thetr wishen 1o the Mors, authoritis and L Walker, Seattle, $10; | ask for an escort, but It 1s hoped that this » Seattle, 88 }l“l become unnecessary, as we know each - | other better. Little Damage Done Where Zedler's Washington — Minor_of Jam Jesse M. Huss | case any foreign nation should attempt to im- el XIv: "The United Stat 1l not sell Article XIV. he United ates not sel Lamp Wes Found. the island af Jolo or any other island of the TACOMA, Dec. 13.—A Carbonado special | Jolo archipelago to |un>; f‘"mx", rj ;l'-" witl to the Ledger says: * Co ‘s fn- | out the consent of the Sultan of Jolo. iy thts i M“;:e TORRES. Inf)| O cticle XV.. The United Btates Government q nto ause e mine disaster | \{i" iy the following monthly salaries, Mexis began in earnest to-day and was in pro- | | car. dollars: To the Bultan, $2#: to Dato Rajah °ss at a late hour to-night. The jury | Mu: 375, to Dato Attlk, $60; to Dato Caibi, e e first o da 2| 87 to Joakanain, $75: to Dato Puyo. spent th. . RAKS of Khe day. weid] 3 B N e At Tt e b A B p. m, exploring the mine thoroughly, un-| g 10 Habib Mura, $40; to Serif Saguin, §15 der John Davies' guldance, and was ac-| *'Signed in triplicate in English and_ Sals. at companied by State Mine Inspector Owen, | Jolo, this 20th day of August, A. D. 1599 (Ara. A. C. Little, Secretary Hamer of the State Board of Mine Examiners. All concludeq that the greatest damage done was in the main gangway, where Rees Jones' body was found, although the supposed cause | of the accident, old man Zedler's open lamp, was found on the fourth crosscut above and eleven chutes further inward. 8o little damage was apparent where the open lamp was discovered late Mon. day night and %o much at the cave-ln, where Jones’ body was discovered, that it was made the main subject of questioning at the inquest. This evening a meeting of representa- tives of local civic orders was called at the suggestion of W. G. Armstrong, Pa. | cific Coast representative of the American | Federation of Labor, to plan systematie | | assistance for widows and orphans. Arm. | buil’ Ahil 1317 J. C. BATES 1 Brigadier Geperal U. §. V. SULTAN OF JOLO. DATO RAJAH MUDA. DATO ATTIK. DATO CALBI DATO JOAKANAIN, AIRLINES FROM THE EAST TO THE COAST mendations for New Transcon- tinental Lines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The annual stron wired the Federatiol ses- | sion 8¢ Detrolt. Many sub‘nrrr;”uf:n.IC me | TePort of the Commission of Raflway In to-day. Between $3 and $400 was ®tates that the increase of surplus assets pledged at to-night's meeting | over liabilities for 159 over 18 for the Al the miners sereod 1o donate one | twenty-six land-grant and bond-aided day Hospital committees will take | roads s 089. The report renews last rge of subkcriptions. The inquest may | Kbl J t conciuded to-morrow. ¥ | year's recommendations for a transconti \ nental air line railway from Kansas City | to San Diego. Similar routes, the com- | mission adds, should be opened between the cities of Chicago and San Francisco, Chicago_and Seattle, Galveston and San Diego. He says: All of these lines would probably not cost more than the $300,000,000 or $400,000,000 that will be needed for the construction and equipment of the Isthmian canal. They would give us heaithtul Intitudes that are not to be found on First Verdict of Murder in the First Degree in Alaska. | PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 13.—After a| trial lasting six days in the United States Court at Juneau, Alaska, the jury after two hours of deliberation brought in a | verdict of murder in the first degree against J. Homer Bird. During the Daw- #on gold excitement, Bird deserted his wife in N Orleans, and with Mrs, Strong, Charles Shefer, J. H. nd R. H. Patterson, started for | fields,” Mrs. Strong posing as wite, While in-eamp for the win: ter near Anvik. Bird murdered Patterson | and Hurlin. He was arrested and taken to Sitka on the United States cutter Bear and tried in Juneau. The evidence of Mrs, | Strong convicted him, This is the first case on record in Alaska where a jury has returned a verdiet of murder in the first degree. Passengers arriving on the steamer Al-KI this evening confirm the report of Judge Charles Sumner Johnson's resigna- tion from the judicial benoh of Alaska. iovernor John G. Brady of Alaska was | & passenger on the City of Seattle, ar- riving from the north to-day. He {s on his way to Washington to attend a con- | vention of Governors on December 21 to | arrange for the proper celebration of the | one hundredth anniversary of the removal of the national capital from Philadelphia | to Washington. rapid transit for all kinds of trade and com- mand a large portion of the vast, commerce of the world. bl ‘Will Go to Coronado. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec, 13.—Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of Major Lo- gan, and children, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. C. H. Andrews, left this aft- ernoon for Cofonado, Cal., where they wiil await the arrival of the remains olfiuor Logan from the Philippines, e Old Citizen Dies. WOODLAND, Dec. 13.—Hiram Thomp- son Lewls, a native of New York and over 80 years of nfi!. dled near Madison this morning. He had been a highly respected resident of this county for many years. ————————————— Calendars for 1900. “California Violets,” “Golden Popples" and “California Wild Flowers” are the most popular calendars for 19%. Price 5ic ®ach. Sanborn. Vail & Co.. 741 Market. ¢ Norma cts of the Ruitan the American authorities in | | ects of th eeal Americans or for- | United States will give | Commissioner of Railways’ Bec;nn- the isthmus, kecp our money at home, furnish | He has had printed cop- o make eve sible t 10 X o that end and to make eve arious industries of o g justice all persons en- them to racy | criticisms they have to make. (. Where crimes and offenses are of Marin County. Next Monday evening an indignation mecting will be held in' the opera-house, at_ which representatives of the | r towns of the county will be present. solutions wil be adopted asking the Harbor Commissioners to rescind their ction. It i stated that the narrow gauge alone carried a million people over its lines last summer. o National Guard Promotions. SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 13.—Joseph Barrow has been prom. lieutenant in Company D, National Guard. Eugene Smith was elected second lleutenant. | over the telephone. | H. Roberts,” was the reply. cross-examination Rob. H. Roberts B, On ) you know B. I do not.” “Did the answer ove: ‘Brigham H. Roberts? “No, simply B. H. Roberts “Is there not a Bolivar Roberts in Salt | Lake City? Yes, but I would know Bolivar Roberts' | voice at any time and it was not his.” | Roberts sald he would later ask to have this testimony stricken out as irrelevant he telephone say | ted from second to first | and not on personal knowledge. Rev. Dr. Iliff, a Methodist missionary of | Utah, testified that the fien»rul reputa- tion as to the status of Cel | denials. B. H. Rob- | b | five fee of Brigham H. Roberts, On cgnss-oxamlnmion Roberts loux';i 113 show that Dr. ILff was hestile to the Mor mons, the witness stating that his h”i tility was to the polygamous feature of | Mormonism. -+ Drl:nolllfl went into the hls(ofl(’nl_f“;‘l tures of the contest against polygamy. t ‘1 Utah Constitutional Convention, the atti- | tude of Governor Wells and 'he'“dl"”-’ Roberts discussion on A)ol)'lum,\- - I1iff denied that there had been an h{( “h tional withholding of prosecution in t'l| ! in order to get up a propaganda in t : East and thus lnm;(. se the contribution or missionary work. 7 Rev. W. G. Martin, a Presbyterian mlrr:; | ter n(' M.’lnl;. l'lall ll’;‘ ~ (‘“(l" t o reputation o olygamous _status of | l‘-gia Dibble f{uthYl.h 3"‘!‘& l;)rh l;,nr)“ari-'r ( Shipp Roberts towar righa . R | vrl.:.[ He saw statements to this effect in | the Salt Lake City papers and heard of 1o | The polvgamous status of Rob- s a matter of common repute. It was reputed that twins had been born to | Celia Dibble Roberts. Schroeder stated t l]«nml :l(l hand until rom Utah. £ Roberts said_ex-United States Senator | Brown, a non-Mormon and a_member of the Republican organization of Utah, was | in town and could furnish faformation on eneral conditions in Utah; also D. C. Dunbar, clerk of the court at Salt Lake | itv. and Mr. Glass of that city Chairman Tayler said the inquiry would be confined to matters affecting Roberts and the broad fieid of general conditions in Utah would not be entered at present. At 1 0'clock the committee went into exec- | utive session prior to adjourning for the day. In the course of the he ring Tayler sald to Roberts that the latter's demurrer had been overruled, all questi being taken | into consideration for determination later. MRS MOLINEUX'S NAME DRAGGED INTO THE TRIAL | Merchant Holt's Testimony the Fe ure of the Day in the Murder | erts was that she was the plural wlte[ | | erts wa t was all the ev | " Witnesses arrived Case. EW YORK. Dec. 13.—In the trial of | Roland B. Molineux, charged with the | murder of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams, the | direct examination of Handwriting Expert Willlam J. Kinsley was concluded. The proceedings were enlivened by the a pearance as a witness of Robert Stephen Holt, a flour merchant. It was during the examination of this witness that the name of the wife of Molineux was dragged into the trial for ‘the first time. Mr. Holt had testified that the late Hen- ry C. Barn » died at the Knlck(‘r-l ker Athletic Club about a year ago, also connected with the firm of Holt & Co.; had identifled certain letters as be- ing In the handwriting of the d ceased. | and upon cross-examination by Mr. Weeks had testified that a lady from out | of town had called upon him at his Lex- | Ington avenue residence some time in No- | vember. | The object of this particular line of cross-questioning evidently puzzled As- | sistant District Attorney Osborne, for he | immediately seized the opportunity to ex- | amine the witness about Mrs. Molineux Mr. Holt said that he had known her | when she was Blanche Chesebrough; that he had met her several times at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. In reply to Mr. Osborne’s questions the witness testi- | fied that on one occasion he had been in | Barnet's room at the club when Miss | Chesebrough was there. The wllneln.' Barnet, Miss Chesebrough and anoth T woman had been attending an entertain- ment at the club and had visited Barnet's room. Barnet and Miss Chesebrough re- | mained in the rooms alone together. | The witness remembered that there was part of a bottle of champagne on the table when he was there. - FIRED AT A COW AND KILLED HIS FRIEND Peculiar Accident Which Resulted in | the Death of Alexander | Clark. TACOMA, Dec. 13.—Alexander Clarke, an Englishman, 3 years old, was Insts ly killed at Steveston this morning. He was a highly educated, aristocratic Brit-| on, who came to British Columbia to| learn ranching. He was holding a cow be- longing to H. Webber, a butcher. which | was about to be slaugntered by Clarke's | friend, Paul Jones. Jones shouted to | ‘larke to stand ready and, raising his | rifle to his shoulder, took careful alm and fired. The same Instant the cow, probe ably wondering what it was all about, turned head slowly toward Clarke. Al- though the unfortunate Englishman was away, the bullet, after striking | the cow's forehead, glanced off and pene. | trated Clarke's temple. killing him In- stan Coroner McGuigan will hold an inquest, but there is no doubt the killing | | was accidental. s Nevadans Wedded. | SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 13.—A. Belknap | and Miss 1. Brule of Carson City, Nev., secured a licerise from Clerk Graham and were married by Judge Gardiner. T ey | assigned as their reasons for coming so far to be wedded that they wished to ia Dibble Rob- | avold publicity. Overcoats, “Top” Coats, Ulsters at—well, $10 to $25. o0 SRR | AT N\ SN AR In itself that means nothing; so we add: the range of prices in a retail store for the same | garments is $12.50 to $35. At tailors’, $18 to $40 (or even $50). We show you an assortment such as only a large wholesale house can afford to carry. We fit the hard-to-fit; yes, and we suit the hard-to-suit. 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Thousagds of men are cured at home year. If you cannot visit § Franci#co, write for free private book, advice, question list, ete. All corre- spondence confidential No printing on envelopes or packages to indicate name of sender. DR. MEYERS & C0. 731 MARKET ST., S Take Elevator to Third Floor. Dally, 9 to 8. HOURS. | Evenf 7 to Australia Homolula ay, Jan. p. m. via Hawail India, Suez, the: 327 ers? 0. 32 su Steamship Co mers leave Broadway San Francisc ports Jan. 1, steamers @ Favorite Line Round the W Samoa, New Zealand, Austrs England, ¥ i D. SPRECKELS & BR0S. €O, Pler 7, Foot Pacific St Freight a a. Pacific Coast wharf, Vam, changs at rin, Ve rt Townsend, a, Everstt, A : New What (Wash.), 10 a. m., Dee. 11, 2, 71, Jan. 1, and every fifth day hereafter: change ‘at Seattle to this company's s for Alaska and G. N. R'y.; at Tacoma R'y.: at Vanconver to C. P. Rafiway : For Eureka (Humboldt Bay), 2 p. m., ", %, 3. Jan_ 4 and every Afih day thereatter For Santa Cruz, Mon an Simeon Cayi- Port Harford (S8an Luis Obispo). Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme. San Pedr ) (Lo Angeles) and Newport, 3 - :rlx g}i‘np’;’c 18, , 26, 30, Jan. 3, and every fourth day thereafter. Port Har- Santa Barbara, Port ndo (Los Angeles), 11 a and every fourth For San Diego, stopping only at ford (San "\“ld”;{ Angeles a o T Do, B, 1, Jan. 1. day thereafter. 2 da, Magdalena Bay For Ensena Loy San Jose sl anta Rosalla lan, Altata, s Z:fi“'afi‘,,m s (Mex), 10 & m., Tth of each m:"r‘“rh'fnflh-r information obtain eompany’s folder = company reserves the right to chanes et e etoors motice steamers, sailing dates A honrs of salling “FICKET OFFICE —4 AL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen_ Agts GOODALL, PE i iarket st.. Han Francisco. New Montgomery THE 0. R. & N. CO, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTL.AND From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m First Class Including Bertw FARE S5 22, ez, iy, 2 State of Californl . ‘N‘,u Dee. 4. :‘Il ‘:‘:j n. : ia - Is Deay 9. Chort Line to Waila Walla, “Bookane, Bu Helena and to all points in_the Northwest ckets to all_points Through Uekes? & WARD, General Agent. i €20 Market st GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. REg Superintendents, A N_LINE. NEW YOAILME#:ACIAQN LONDON, PARIYL t_Cherbourg, westbound w York Every Wednesday. 10 a. m. Stoppin Dec. 27 St. Paul Jan. 17 Jan. 3 New York Jan. 24 St. Louls . Jan. 10 St. Louls Jan. 3 RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwerp. From k Every Wednesday, 12 noon. s«-mv-’:;'. T bee. 3] Noordiand Jan. 1 Westernland . Kensington .. - Seattle. St. Michael. Dawson City. For tull information regarding freight and passage apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY, ™ Montxomery st.. or any of its agencies ISHA, TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, com- TOYO KISEN KA S ner of First and Br 1p m, for YOKOHAMA and A calling a* Kove (Hiogo), Nagasaki anghal, and steamers for on board on day A MARU Thursday, Dee. 21 IKONG MARU Tuesday, Jan. 1§ | NIPPON MARU Friday, Feb. 9 Via Ho lu. Round-trip tickets reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at company's office, 421 Market street, corner First V. H. AVERY, General Agent COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Sailing every Thursday instead of m aturday, froa November % 1899, ot o 10 & m. from Pler &2, North River, foot of LA NORMANDIE. Nov. 16: LA GASCOGNE, i LA TOURAINE, Nov %: LA BRETAGNE. Dec. 7. First-ciase to Havre, 360 and upward; 7 per cont reduction o round ‘tri. Second-class to Havre, M5: 5 per cent _reduction trip. QENER: ADA. 2 Broadway (Hudson | baiidine, oo . 32 Broa e ). Now York: J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pneifit " Coast 5 Montgomery San Franciseo on _round gnu. Wed., Thurs. and Sat. at 3.5 i15, §:30 p. m. (ex. Thurs, nigho. Fri 1039 & m., § days, 1 p. m. and §:30: Sunda; m. Landing and office, Mission-street Dock, 0. 2. Telephone Main 1308,