The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1900, Page 3

PN HIS WIFE, PROBTBIFIONISTS LIVIYG UNDER AN | ARE FORGED OFF ASSUMED NAME. STATE TICKEY Geyserville Constable’s Dis- | covery Will Leadtoa | Divorce Suit. the Requisite Three Per Cent. R P2 MRS. LORAINE DAVIS' FLIGET TRIFLE OVER FIVE THOUSAND | | Leaves Her Home Presumably to Party Also Must Visit Relatives and Goes to | Live With Another Man. Socislist Labor Resort to Petition to Obtain a | * Place Upon the Official Ballot. Prohibition party on the the | place election, \ the ticket at the | ts will have to many name recent election, s will be obliged 1. BENJAMIN CROCKER'S WILL. | Heirs Who Will Share the Estate of | the Late Capitalist. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18.—The njamin R. Crocker, which wa | | will of filed for erday, was executed in San co in 1576, with the late Charles Crocker and W. E. Brown as witnesses. By its terms th is left to the wife she having 4 the property o, O hildren of nd the chil- Most of although ker, and a sister, | e residents of Sac- Mrs. Alice | mouth Hotel, | ives reside i brother Ivin Croc = The s o and tha Mr. | icisco occurred only | L At TRIAL THAT INTERESTS ALL MOUNTAIN VIEW Percy Lovejoy Charged With Failure | to Keep a Promise to Wed Ethel Waterhouse. SAN JOSE, Dec. 18.—The preliminary | e nination of Percy Lovejoy on the harge of wronging KEthel Waterhouse r promise of marriage is being heard stice Rosenthal’s court behind closed | Both of the young persons are vers of Prominent familles of Moun- ew, and the charge is being vigor- | fought by the friends and relatives | for spend- the ejoy was arrested in Oregon and | brought back to answer to the charge, | preferred by Miss Waterhouse. He was immediate released on bail. i arly o hundred witnesses have been Their testimony deals most- haracter of the parties to The pro: ution has not yet d its case. o TSN ORLANDO STEVENS TO WED., The engagement | ¥n Theuerkauf and | the professional bicy umwa, Iowa, has been an- wedding being set for Mon- | 4. Miss Theuerkauf is the W. Theuerkauf, the local - . the fatk capitalist, and is one of the most popular , voung ladies of the Garden City, Stevens has been riding on the Eastern bicycle | = ircuits for several vears, and he and | 1 McFarland formed the most suc- | team of the past two years. The ng will be celebrated at the bride's NTS Recent Importations of Unique and Useful Pieces of Furniture. We Mention: DAINTY WRITING DESKS, in either Bird's-Eye Maple, Golden Oak or Mahogany Finish. .. «ese-2.....From $7.00 each and upwards HANDSOME CHAIRS AND ROCKERS.......... <esvee.....From $4.50 eacn and upwards MUSIC CABINETS, richly finished. ... Y <e+evs....From $10.00 each and upwards SECRETARY BOOKCASES.................... <eee--....From $16.00 each and upwards ¥ou can choose from a vast array of goods in this department. ORIENTAL AND DOMESTIC RUGS. Choice Assortment. A Great Variety. Prices Very Reasonable UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT. Bofa Pillows, Tapestry and Velour Table Covers, Silk and Lace Curtains, Kis-Kilems, etc. We quote: Sofa Fillows...From $1.00 each and upwards Comforters....Frpm $1.25 each and upwards Attention is drawn to our superb line of LACE CURTAINS, which we offer at prices ranging from 65 CENTS to $100.00 per pair. W. & J.SLOANE & CO., CARPETS—FURNITURE-UPHOLSTERY. . 114-116-118-120-122 Pcest Street. OPEN EVENINGS. | Their Vote Falls Short of* = {mai_growth THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, REV. C. B. RIDDICK TO HAVE CHARGE OF PRESTON SCHOOL Directors of the lone Reformatory Elect the Oakland Clergyman to the Position Made Vacant by Resignation of D. S. Hirschberg. 1900. o | Fil INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL STRUCTURE AT IONE AND THE REV. C. B. RIDDICK OF OAKLAND, WHO HAS BEEN | AMED AS THE SUCCESSOR OF SUPERINTENDENT HIRSCHBERG. THE LATTER'S RESIGNATION WAS | D AS THE RESULT OF A SCANDAL INVOLVING THE REFORM SCHOOL. | . §— ACRAMENTO, Dec. 18.—Rev. C, B. Riddick of Oakland as -elected \ superinterdent of the Preston School of Industry at a meeting of the trustees held here to-day. For some weeks tHe resignation of D. §. Hirschberg has been before the trus- tees, but at their request he remained at the post of superintendent until Gov- SURGEONS REMOVE EXTRA RIB FROM 1 WOMAN'S SIDE —_—— Mrs. A. H. Blackburn of Petaluma Undergoes a Novel Operation in a San Francisco o Hospital. Specia! Dispatch to The Call. PETALUMA, Dec. 18—Mrs. A. H. Blackburn underwent a novel operation yesterday at the German Hospital in San Francisco. It was the removal of a rib. Mrs. Blackburn had suffered distressing pains in her right shoulder for some time and finally the lady went to the hospital for an X-ray examination. There was found located adjoining and above the regular set of ribs an extra rib firm- ly attached to the breast and back bones ! and perfectly formed except for an _un- natural growth near the center. This growth pressed upon internal organs and caused the pain. In the operation yesterday was removed by the sur- geons and Mrs. Blackburn is now doing nicely. Three inches of bone matter was removed in the operation. PETALUMA MAY GET AUTOMOBILE FACTORY San Francisco Cg;npnny Submits a Proposition to the Board of Trade. PETALUMA, Dec, 18.—A big automo- bile factory is about to locate at Peta. luma—at least plans| are working to that end between manufacturers of San Frane cisco and the Board of Trade of this city. B. L. Ryder, vice president ana manager of the California Automobile Company, with offices located at Bansome street, San Francisco, visited Petaluma to-day and at a meeting of the Board of Trade discussed plans for the location of a plant here for the manu- | facture of automobiles. The company, according to Manager Ryder, carries a capital of $150,000, and was only recently organized by city cap- italiets. A large number of orders make it imperative to find a location for the works at once. The plant would cover about three acres, including a speed track for the machines. bile company asks as a bonus from 'the city. The plant would employ 150 operatives, most of them skilled mechanics, > MASKED MAN RAIDS = . Walks Off With the Bank Roll, but Is Captured and the Money Recovered. SPOKANE, Dec. 18—Tom Murphy held up the Warwick gambling rooms, the swellest resort in the city, at 1 o'clock this morning and obtained $700. He was captured with the money within half an hour. The robber’s face was covered by a black mask.” Few people were in the gambling rooms at the time. Gun in hand, Murphy calm]y proceeded to the faro table and deman: the bank roll. The demand was enforced by the point- ing of the revolver at the dealer. The latter passed over the coin, which the intruder scooped into his pocket. Next he visited in turn the roulette and stud poker tables. Throughout he was quiet and businesslike. After obtaining the money Murphy sald ' good-night pleasantly ped out of the door, ran down the back stairs and disappeared into a dark alley. The police captured him after a lively chase. He was pressed so hard that he was unable to dispose of any of the money, all of which was recovered. PROBABLE LITIGATION OVER HINSHAW ESTATE Brother of the Late Sonoma Capitalist Objects to the Proposed Distribution. PETALUMA, Dec. 18.—The big estate left by the late Willlam Pettis Hinshaw, the Sonoma County capitalist and ranch- er, seems destined to become involved in litigation. Mr. Hinshaw left no will ana the courts were making preparations to aistribute the estate to his heirs in the usual ratio, in accord with nearness of kin. Now a brother of the deceased, ex- Senator E. C. Hinshaw, comes forward with a_demand for a different distribu- tion, advancing rather novel grounds. When W. P. Hinshaw was married, it is claimed, he was possessed of $20,000 in money and had fanded property, and this sum formed the nucleus of his vast es- tate of ,000. Ex-Senator Hinshaw says the estate was flnlnrleddl and in- e fo s = present m. through, the proner handling of the orig- jnal sum, and that this portion of the F R e R K sion y'h i ‘woul u&e to the crowd, step- the abnor- | This site the aufomo- | Special Dispatch to The Call. ernor Gage could be consulted with refer- | ence to his choice, which, as was first ! announced in the Call, was Dr. Riddick of Oakland, an ordained clergyman. It is probable that Dr. Riddick would have ! been chosen a month ago but for the ab- sence of the Governor and a desire on | the part of certain of the trustees to meet | the candidate for whom they were ex- | pected to vote, CHINESE CONVICT ESCAPES IN FOLSOM OFFICIAL'S CLOTHING | Lum Ah Tang Poses as a Swell for a Time but His Fine Apparel Brings About His Re- capture. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18—Lum Ah i Tang, a convict cook employed in the | kitchen of Commissary Fitzgerald at Fol- som prison, escaped last night, after hav- ing dressed himself in Fitzgerald's Sun- day clothing, fedora hat and shimmerin | patent leather shoes. Deputy Sheri chmilk, who had been at the prison on business, returned to Sacramento to-day on the train from Placerville, and finci- dentally spoke to Conductor Lucas of the escape of the Chinese. The conductor | recalled the fact that while the train was passing a station a few miles above Fol- som a Chinese In “swell' attire flagged it | | and then alighted before Folsom was reached. Schmilk got off the irain at the first stopping place and telephoned Warden Wilkinson what Conductor Lucas had seen. Two of the prison guards happened to be in Folsom, and the Warden told them over the wire to hunt for the es- cape. They discovered Lum Ah Tang, dressed in the commissary’s best, in the act of entering a house in Chinatown. He was brought back to the prison and his credits will be taken aw: The Chinese was serving a two vears term from Solano County for assault with a deadly weapon. PORTLAND ATTORNEY’S LITTLE BOY KIDNAPED Held for Ransom at a Farmhouse and Found After an Exciting Search. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 18—Kidnappers | stele five-year-old John Ditchburn, son of Lawyer John Ditchburn, yesterday, and after an exciting search, in which both relatives and the police participated, | the little boy was located in a farmhouse néar Linnton, about ten miles below this city. Chester Van Hoy, 16 years old, a recent arrival from Spokane, was arrested later in the day charged with kidnaping, and was locked up at the lpolice station. The kidnapers offered to give up.the boy for money, 4nd if no money was forthcoming they threatened to taike him away on a crulse. At 7:30 o'clock last night Chester Van Hoy called upon Mr. and Mrs. Ditchburn and, presenting a leiter, said: was told to walt for an anéwer.” Who are you?’ he was asked. “I am a messenger boy,” was “the re- ply. "he letter was written in pencil and de- manded §75 for the return of the boy. Mrs. Ditchburn had Van Hoy seized and detained. Late last night a farmer named McDonald, living near Linnton, tele- phoned to Chief of Police McLaughlin that a stranger. with a team had left a boy in his care and requested that he be kept till morning. On learning the child’s name was Ditchburn McLaughlin asked the farmer to hold him. SMITH GOES TO FOLSOM. Forger Pleads Guilty and Gets Six Years’ Imprisonment. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18.—Roy J. Smith, allas C. M. Myers, was brought here from Stockton this morning for uttering a forged check to a Sacramento firm and defrauding C. Rodonl, who indorsed it, out of $122. Smith pieaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Hughes this aftor- noon to six years' imprisonment at Fol- som. Smith was caught In Stockton at the residence of his sweetheart, Miss Ella Meyers, to whom he was to have been married yesterday the detectives taking him in charge while he was arranging the details of the event with his bride to be. Instead of embarking on a honeymoon trip to-day, however, Smith is preparing for a six years sojourn at the Folsom rock pile. Smith committed a similar for- | gery at San Jose. 5 ———— Censures the Jurors. WOODLAND, Dec. 18.—Fountain Clark, convicted of assault upon a woman, was sentenced by Judge Gaddis to-day to pay a fine of , with the alternative of go- ing to_jail for ninety days. He paid the fine. Judge Gaddis censured the oy, for the ess of the verdlct and declared it to be an Injustice to send one man to the penitentiary and allow another to es- cape with a light punishment when both EEml, o e e ofionee, Wilen 3 ‘sa Will mot be sentenced until next MoRday. | His counsel will ask for a new trial. i3t e S Murders His Sweef SEATTLE, Dec. 18.—Elisha B.' Francls, Hight shot and instantly Kilea his swecs ; n e ha‘lfl. la._Jones, uhu’mlmd Y 5 castle, a mif t here. He was now in jail here awaiting trial. B L e e e e 2 S S RO Y The trustees, at to-day’s session, passed | resolutions declaring their faith in Mr. Hirschberg, and speaking in high terms of his character as a gentleman and offi- | cial. While Hitschberg had said long ago | that he intended giving up the place, the reason for his resignation was the un- | leasant scandal In which the school had ecome involved some months ago be-| cause of the misconduct of certain incor- | rigible young inmates. | ELOPING COUPLE FROM $AN DIEGO COMES 0 GRIEF Married Man Runs Away With Eight- een-Year-0ld Girl and Is Cap- tured by Los Angeles Officers, ———— Speclal Dispatch to The Call LLOS ANGELES, Dec. 18.—T. B. Dodson, whese home is in San Diego, where he ! has a wife and children, was arrested in | this city to-day. The complaining wit- ness is Benjamin Biddle, also Diego, with whose eighteen-year-old daughter Dodson {is alleged to have eloped. Dodson was arrested in his room | at a house where he and the girl have been living together for several weeks. She was present when he wasapprehended and clung to him until it was necessary | for the officers to use force to separate them. Then she went into violent hys- | terics, | Biddle, the father of the girl, says Dod- | son left San Diego with his daughter | about' a month ago, leaving his family destitute. The resources of the San Diego police were enlisted and through | correspondence with the local authorities | the couple were located here. Biddle fol- | lowed and sore to a_complaint. For | several days the officers have been watch- | ing for Dodson and finally he was seen and followed to his room. Biddle declares he will prosecute Dodson | to the full extent of the law. The girl | is being cared for at the home of a rela- tive in this city. SHAKE-UP IN THE SAN | . JOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT Numerous Clu.ng—el- Due to Disorder | That Has Prevailed for Some Time. i SAN JOSE, Dec. 18.—The threatened | shake-up in the San Jose Fire Depart- | ment materialized in part at the meeting of the Fire Commissioners this evening. For some time there has been dissatis- faction in the department and disorder has prevailed. This is believed to be but the beginning of the changes. Charles Brodie, captain of Eureka Hose Company, was appointed assistant_chief of the fire department, and J. F. Moore, who has neld the position for years, was | reduced to an extraman. John Russell, driver of Empire Hese, charged with mis- conduct, resigned, and Frank Boranda was given his place. Dan Hayes was elected captain of Eureka Hose, and Will- jam Basse, captain of Franklin Company, in place of J. A. Wilmer, who was re- duced to_an extraman. Charles Walther and D. R. Knowles were elected extra- men. The charges of misconduct against Al Hogan, eaptain of the chemical en- gine, were continued. COAST BREVITIES. WOODLAND, Dec. 18.—Two empty freight cars wers derailed and two more wrecked whis the trainmen were switching south of Woodland yesterday afternoon. The accident caused & short delay of passanger trains, WOODLAND, Dec. 18.—Mrs. Elmira Clark and son, Lee Clark, arrived from Texas to-day. The latfer was in Galveston during the terrible disaster and_was one of the few Who escaped uninjured. In the published reports at first sent out it was stated that he was cne of the killed. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 18.—The German Alsterkamp, * Captain Jansen. arrived this morning after an uneventful voyage of 125 days from Antwerp, with all well on board. She brings a cargo of cement and after discharg- ing will go to Portland to load wheat for the United Kirgdom. SUISUN, Dec. 13.—The election contest ¢ J. R. Elmquest, Republican, ve. D. M. Fleming, Democrat, for the office of Supervisor in the First District of Solanc County has been de- cided in the Superior Court here in favor of Fleming. The recount of the votes resuited as follows: Fleming 630, Elmquest 622. WOODLAND, Dec. 18.—The contested elec- tion case of Nelson vs. Vaughn, involving the title to the offica of Supervisor of the Fourth District, was called in the Superior Court yes- terday, and with the consent of both parties the_trial was set for January 15. Judge Gray of Butte County will hear the contest. Grand Opera in New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 18—The regular grand opera season in this city opened to-night with the produetion in French by the Maurice Grau Opera Com an 0 The Metropolitan Opera-house crowded with representatives of '!:l'tr. of San | DAWSONITES STAMPEDE TO Twenty Miles of the SEATTLE, Dec. 13.—A dispatch from Dawson, dated December 5, says: One of the richest discoveries since the original strike in the Klondike was made has just come to light. The amazing feature is | that the ground is within twenty miles of Dawson, on a bench back of French HIIL This district has always been considered rich, but nothing approaching the pres- | ent find has been made heretofore. The | owners claim that a yard of pay dirt on | the new ground averaged $i26 to the pan. | As a result of the strike one of the big- gest stampedes {n Dawson's history bas | taken place. All the ground in the neigh- | bornood Is now staked out, and big yieids | are reported from several quarters. | A letter from Dawson, dated November | 20, says: Thomas Parker, a native of Lin- colshire, England, aged 57 years, was frozen to death at the mouth of White River last week. He was there with an- | other man building a cabin, in which they | were to stay and chop wood for the win-| ter. Parker went up tite river several | miles after some carpenter tools. Om the | way back he fell through the river ice and instead of stopping and building a | fire to dry himself he trudged on, and| shortly afterward fell in his tracks. He was found before life was extinct, prob- ably two hours after he fell, byt he was | beyond saving and died on the (rail after a few minutes. The body was taken to Stewart. The Canadian Government announces that_the alternate sections reserved by the Crown in hydraulic concessions in the | Klondike will be offered for sale at aue- | tion, probably next January. The hy draulic grants in the Klondike, including the Indian River country, number twelve | to fifteen. They are of great area. The smallest known contains 213 acres. The | F. H. Holder concession on Indian River | contalns 32,000 acres. The concession in SCENE OF NEW DISCOVERY Prospectors Make a Rich Strike of Gold on Benchland, Within Klondike Metropalis. e . Special Dispatch to The Call anclent bed of the St granted 2o, skt a1 e & In making some of the ts Gov- ernment made no reservation, but in giv- ing others withheld the alternate sec- tlons. These alternate sections are to be sold. UNIQUE OFFICE CREATED. San Josean to Round Up Truant School Children. SAN JOSE, Dec. 18.—The City Board of Fducation is determined that all children he reqyisite age shall attend school. ?‘D(( l‘nte manly children of the lower classes have refused to attend and the parents have not compelled them to. At a meets ing of the board to-nigt James Devitt was appointed truant officer. His salary was fixed at 3% a month. His dutles will be to see that all children attend school and to visit the homes of absentees to learn the cause of absence. Topics Before the Teachers. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18—Among the interesting lectures and papers presented at to-day's session of the Los Angeles County Teachers' Institute were the fol- lowing: ‘“Personality in Teaching,’’ na_ W. Wadsworth, Occidental College; “Imi- tation and Organization of Knowledge’ “The Art of Teaching,’ Elmer E. o State University; ~“Expansion, Anclent and Modern,” and ““The Unity of Kendrick C. Babcock, Univer- “Technical Grammar d Its Relation to Other B. Bradley, University Tralning,” Miss Forms of Art,” C. of Californa: ‘*‘Manual Edna Rich, Santa Barbara: “History and Civies,” Miss Eaves, Stanford, and “The Training of the Imagination,” Kate L. Bassett. vora | AL g Clothes make good suits and overcoats at manship. men’s, prices from........ Santa Claus has plenty who call. fashion and beauty, the audience equall if not ex ing flrn-n!rh%qnu opera event seen in years, LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE i ' Arrived Deo 15—Stmr Pots i ST Armived Deo 13- Btmr Patricla, from New Ym and proceeded. .stantial clothes. Whole columns could be written about our union-made clothing, but mere sugges- tions must now answer. ours from which to choose, you simply come inand let us suggest and show you the different suits and overcoats and your buying need only be a matter of a short time, with every convenience and ease. We have others, but our immense stock of | $10 we consider the most remarkable values it has ever been our privilege to show. stitute blue, black and oxford gray cheviots in styl= ish lengths, well made by union labor. comprise blue and black serges and fancy cheviots and wors'eds in sinzle and double breasted styles; every suit union made, which guarantees the work- I Boys’ Clothes for Christmas For boys flomthree toeight years we have middy, reefer, vestee and sailor suits in all materials and patterns, with va- rious trimmings, and also a good assortment of overcoats at prices from.........cocveeiiniennn....$2.50 to $10.00 For boys from eight to fitteen years old we carry two- piece knee pants suits, and 3-piece knee pants suits (suits with vests); also overcoats in a most comnlete line; prices, . For young men from twelve to nineteen years sack suits in single and double breasted styles, in all the cloths and patterns, and swell overcoats in stylish mate-ials, just as in Baseball outfit free with every boy’s suitor overcoat. | Good Gifts gifts—that is, good, sub- With a ldrge stock like The overcoats con- The suits ceieee....82.50 to $10.00 .....8$5.00 to $20.00 of candy for the little folks Out-of-town orders filled—write us. SNWO00D (0 718 Market Street.