The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1900, Page 4

El THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER KIDDER OFFERS RESIGHATION T0 COVERNOR GACE Debris Commissioner Dis- satisfied With Exec- utive’s Action. DISPUTE OVER EXPENDITURES U S * Committee Urges the Califor- nia Delegation to Secure an Additional Appropria- tion. Yuba 4 F. Kidder late d his resignation to The Governor not consider it un held in the of- here were also in the Debris e of the executive ce the members of lifornia Miners ex-Congressman is chairman. The plans as originally prepared con- plated the expenditure of $500,000 for g dams, of which the State ) pay one-half and the Fed- ument one-half. It was soon wever, that the work would cost | $800,000, and a hitch has arisen as ate raising its additional pro rata ers are very desirous that a | d be made in the matter, and | the State Board of Examiners | e plans at the $800,000 figures, | necessary land may be pur- the work got under way. Board of Examimers legal akes in only the appropriation made. Under the law it cannot ans entailing the expenditure | sum, afd Governor Gage n that the Board of Exami sanction any plans which | ge the State to more than has | been appropriated. | votes of Governor Gage and | of State Curry the plans and | ns forwarded to the State Examiners and approved by the ia Debris Commissioner, John F. were approved by the Board of ; provided, however, that suc e involve the exp <he State of a sum , the amoufit aiready | the purpose, and pro- hat in. the purchase of first be secured and that all let for the carrying out ¢f the | the act must first be ap- | > Boszrd of Examiners | a hall be drawn in ex- | the appropriated by rd declined to vote General Fo! lut he ground that on perfect accord with the t by the studied polite- | t ome time tn the pro- | at when the Debris Com-*| pared something for the 1 it would be time enough issfoner Kidder e e implied critic of the me the Governor acc This the Governor re was presented n requested sovernor Gage, con- rd, said that he did not Debris Commissioner committ=e to-night met ar am on to Washington s taken at to-day's confer- ging the California delegation dditioual appropriation of the delegation that the 3 4 bend every effort to have the California Legislature appropri- | ate a simil sum, and thus allow the impounding dams on the Yuba River to be built according to the approved plans. SANDSTORM BLOCKS | SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRACKS | All Trains Are Stalled, but No Dam- age Is Reported to Private | LOS ANGELES, Dec.27.—A terrific sand- orm visited San Gorgonlo Paes yester- which completely tied up the South- Pacific system. In intensity the storm 1 to have exceeded anything of the kind which has taken place in the vicinity for years. Great clouds of sand were blown up from the desert as far west as Cucamonga, and many telegraph poles went down before the foree of the storm, Rifts of sand drifted acroes the raflroad track in many places, and all train se; With the setting abatement of the fury of Work trains were hastiiy sent out from San Bernardino to remove the struction from the track, but so many hundred cubic yards of sand had fallen on at little headway was made. y hour this morning all the At through passenger and freight trains were hung ur whi along the road. The qverland, left here at 2 o'¢lock -yesterday. led at Colton. No serious damage rted to private property, and it is that little was sustained. The rn Pacific expects to have the line ared in the morning and all trains mov- on schedule time. ra iR DUNHAM AGAIN FOUND. Amateur Detective in Mississippi Has Murderer Under, Surveil- lance. EAN JOSE, Dec. 21.—Another Dunham suspect has been located. This time the | rean who thinks he has a string on the 510,00 reward offered for the murderer is Andrew Jackson. an amateur detective of Mount Olive, Miss. Tn a letter received by Sheriff Langford to-day he says ne is satisfied he has James C. Dunham spot- ted and wante photographs and Informas tion about the reward. e | He says he can prove by a second | ecusin of the suspect that he has spoken | gowu } eve of knowing a Hattie Dunham, whic the name of the wife of the muchly squght sextuple murderer. The officials here take no stock in Jack- son's claim that hé has Dunham under surveiliance. The usual crop of Dunham suspects is on the increase, but after mail- ing a circular with picture of the mur- derer they are never heard from again. s Hocn Interests the Coast. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Postoffice es- ablishe: Oregon—North _Bend, Coos County, Louis J. pson, Postmaster. Pensiong issued to-da. California— gnpng—mchm Bryan Treat, San Fran. sco, $8. Pgr:goz—ofl’i:nuofl—&‘?m;"d H& Houser, and, 3 nal widow—Leah A _Kramer, Monmouth, $8, ‘Washington—Increase — Edward Noel Jacques, New Whatcom, $81. ’ Rice Granted a Stay. SPOKANE, Wash,, Dec. 2.—Edward Rice, who brutally murdered old Matt | Maley at Wallace, Idaho, will live to He was sentenced 10 Be 31 next, but a stay of peal to the Supremme Court | out an HUGH BUCHANAN IS FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER Man Who Feigned Years Must Pay Penalty of Crime. HUGH BUCHANAN, THE SLAYER OF W. H. MILES, WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER. BUCHANAN ADMITS TO HAV- | ING FEIGNED INSANITY AND WAS CONFINED AT NAPA. ARYSVILLE, Dec. 21.—The jury in the case of Hugh Buchanan, who has been on trial during the past week for the murder of Billy Miles, brought in a ver- dict of manslaughter after having been night. Buchanan will be sen- tenced Saturday. The case was of particular interest owing to the presence of a large array of J | & barroom quarrel, which resulted in the | expert testimony, most of which was to | the effect that the prisoner was insane at the time of the commission of the crime. Dr. Dozier of the Napa State Hosplital, who has had the prizoner in charge for the past three vears, however, testified that he believed him tane. 'LIVES IN A FIRE Home of the Laverys at Olympia De- stroyed and Remains of Lit- tle Ones Found in the Ruins. e Spectal Dispatch to The Call TACOMA, Degc, 21.—A tragedy occurred yesterday morning east of Olympia, re- sulting in the death of three children The Lavery family, consisting of the fath- er, mother, a daughter aged four years, & son aged two years and an infant six months old, occupied the dwelling héuse. The father and mother went to take a cow to a neighbor's house, children alone. A hired man was at work cufting wood about 200 yards from the houge. During Lae absence of the parents he discovered the house to be on fire. Be- fore he could reach the scene an explo- sion occurred, supposedly of some dyna- | mite that had been stored in the upper part of the building. By the time he arrived and opened the door the whole interior of the house was in fiames, and it was {mpossible to rescue the little ones. The building was entirely consumed, the walls falling outward. The bodies of the two oldest children were found where the bedroom stood. They had run out of the front room, where the fire probably started. The infant was evi- dently in the crib or cradle in the front room. The parents were frantic with grief when they arrived. Their absence had been but a few minutes, yet long enough to find their house in ashes. The mother | had to be removed by force. She and her husband later returned to the scene and spent many houré gazing at the ruins of their home and the remains of their chil- dren. To-day at Olympia services were held over the remains of Hazel, Dewey and Robert, the three dead children. The bod- ies were so badly destroyed that only a few bones could be found to place in the | casket. The fire left Mr. and Mrs. Lavery in a destitute condition and a aubacflruon pa~ per is to-day being liberally signed by State officials and other citizens. No inquest was considered jecessary, although the origin of the fire il proba~ ! bly always remain a mystery. Fruit-Growers Meet. SAN JOSE, Dec. 27.—The joint meeting of the uirgctors of the California Cured Fruit Association and the Packers’ Com- papy to-day, caused by the dissatisfaction of certain prune growers with the policy of the big prune combine, adjourned till next Wednesday without taking any ac- tion looking to a solution of the present conditions of the prune market. While some plan was undoubtedly broached at the mecting looking to a relief of the stagnation, those present refused to say what it was, but it is plain something wiil be done. All the directors of the Cured Fruit Association with the exception of Kearney of Fresno were present, and the packers were well represented. President Bond stated the association was daily in receipt of letters from prune men ail over the State urging a continuance of the present policy. 3 ——— ¢ Mrs. Meloling Gets Divorce. SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 27.—A divorcé was granted to-day by Buperior Judge Angel- | lotti to Claudie Meloling from her hus- | band, Albert Webb Meloling, and the cus- tody ‘of their little child was awarded to the husband. The couple are very young, and their marriage was hasty and some- what romantic. They have been living for some time at Larkspur. The divorce was granted on statutoryegrounds, fail- ure to provide being the cause of com- El-nm. There was no contest, the hus- nd allowing the case to go by default and_contenting himself with the custody of the child. Engaged by Rhodes. SAN JOSE, Dee. 21.—W. F. H. Pick- stone, a well-known horticulturist of Santa Clara County, has been engaged by Cecll Rhodes, the South African dia- mond king, to supervise a number:of or- chards that. the latter is senmgh..uz in Africa. For some years Rhodes had a hobby of introducing the culture of Cal- ifornia’fruits into Africa and now has a | number of promising orchards. “Plck- stone, who has been foreman for A. Block for years, will supervise the work of car- ing for and planting the orchards in- struct the natives in the art of horti- culture: Pickstoné started for South | Africa to-day. e s e The Challenge Is Out. 24, the great s <t Insanity for Many — Buchanan fs a son Buchanan of Georgia. The crime for which Buchanan was con- victed was committed In 189 in this city. He arrived here shortly before and soon developed a wayward character, spending his remittances in carousals. While on one of his sprees he recame engaged in | of ex-Congressman | stabbing and death of William H. Miles. | Buchanan claimed after his arrest that | he knew nothing of the affair and that | there was no premeditation about it. He was bound over at a rreliminary hearing, | but before trial a special jury found thaf | he was suffering from petit mal or | ‘masKed_epilepsy” and he was commit- | ted to Napa, from which, after a hard | fight. he was released some months ago by the Supreme Court and was brought here for trial for the killing of Miles. eieieieink @ ARGADE HOTEL AT - |STORMY LIFE OF | ley. at ! himself as | dated Christmas morning and this morn- | gether. Mrs. Tinsley has said a great deal KILLS IS WIFE TEEN RN CON ONATHSELF John W, Tinsley Ends His Marital Woes at Los Angeles. —_— THE COUPLE | R | Husband . Was Accused of Having D:ceived the Woman and She Was Suing Him for the Return 1 of Money. Speetal Dispateh to The Call LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.—John W. Tins- ley shot and killed his wife, Anna P. Tins- the corner of Eighth. and Olive streets this morning and then fired a bui- let into his own head. dyving instantly. The bullet that killed his wife cntered the left eye and penetrated the brain. She was alive when picked up, but died on the way to the Receiving Hospital. The couple were married at Van Buren, Ark., in Janvary. Tinsley represented possessed of property in Helena, Mont., to the value of $75.000. His wife had $400 cash and a house and lov in Jackson, Tenn., valued at §2; This latter her husband induced her to sacrifice for $1800, and five days after the marriage they came to los Angeles on a honey- moon trip, the expenses of which were defrayed by Mrs. Tinsley. From here they went to Mineral Wells, Tex., and August 28 reached Excelsior Springs, Mo. There Tinsley induced his wife to trans- fer to him the $700 that remained of her money. and told her he must go to Helena to settie up his affairs. After his depart- ure she found that he had also taken a diamond ring and stud valued at $400. She received a telegram from him later dated Los Angeles, in which he acknowl- edged that he had deceived her in regard to his wealth and that she would see him no more. She followed him here, but in the mean- time he had departed for Moriett, Mo. Two weeks later he returned to Los An- geles, and an arrangement was made whereby he gave her a draft on an Ar- kansas bank for $325, and promised to make other reparation. She sent the draft for collection and it was returned, with the statement that the money to Tinsley's credit had been withdrawn by telegraph. | On the 2ist of this month Mrs. Tinsley filed suit against her husband in the Su- perior Court to recover the $1100 fraudu- lently obtained from her. and bitterness over this suit and the troubles leading up | to it evidently caused the double tragedy this morning. It is now alleged that Ti other wife in Townsend, Letters found in Tinsle his death, addressed to nsley had an- ont. s pockets after the public ana ing, indicate ciearly that the crime was premeditated. in the course of the first he ays: “If I meet Mrs. Anna P. Tinsley to-day 1 will take her life and then mine. If we 2annot live together then we will die to- publicly_through the press, in fact, too much. I have nothing to say about our difficulties. The Lord must be the judge.” DIXON DESTROYED, Firemen and Volunteers Save Furni- | ture From the Burning Build- ing and Check Spread of Flames. i bigaes s Special Dispatch to The Call. DIXON, Dec. 27.—One of the most dis- astrous fires in the histury of Dixon broke out in the Arcade Hotel on A street at | about 10:3) this morning. The wind was | blowing & gale from the north and that any of the southern portion of the town remains seems miraculous. A defective | | | | | | flué is presumably responsible for the con- leaving the | | covered seepingz from the ground on the | is said the work of boring will soon com- flagration, and after the fire broke | through the roof a few moments after | smoke was first seen issulng from the | bullding it was evident that the buflding could not be saved, and the volunteer | fire department devoted its attention to saving surrounding property. The Fashion stables. Arcade livery sta- ble and Odd Fello Hall, all adjacent to the destroyed building, were saved aft- | er most desperate fighting on the part of the fire companies and others who volun- teered. While the hose companies which | compose the fire department were busy | tighting the flumes wmlng hands were re- moving as much of the furniture as pos- sible from the burning building and about | three-fourths of the contents were saved. | The hotel was erected in 1872, and was one of the town's oldest landmarks. It | escaped the fire which swept the busi- | ness portion of Dixon In 1883, although it was badly scorched, and has since had several narrow escapes from destruction by fire. The building was insured in two | companies for §5500, which only partially | covers the loss. The property represented an outlay of nearly $25,000. xon, possessing only limited hotel ac- | commodations, will' feel ‘the loss of the hostelry keenly. It is not known whether or not Mrs. Kumle, the proprietress, will | reconstruct the buiiding. OIL DISCOVERED ON A SANTA CLARA RANCH Surface Indications Are Very Good | and Real Estate Values Are | Soaring Upward. SAN JOSE, Dec. 21.—Oil has been dis- Schmerber ranch, at the junction of Lick | and Alum Rock avenues, a few miles east of this city, and it is belleved its develop- ment will lead to the finding of rich oil deposits in Santa Clara County. Consider- able excitement has been created in the | neighborhood. Experts are going over the | ground in the interests of local capitalists, nd they report the surface Indications favorable for a lerge body of ofl in that vicinity. For some years it has been known th: oil cxisted in Alum Rock Park, which i | e to the find now made, but city own- | ship has prevented developments there, Leases for land in the vicinity of the Schmerber ranck . are being made, and it mence. Real estate values are raising in lh;t locality. 1 St & or years oll wells have been operas in Moody's Gulch, above Los tos, ‘t:g it is now predicted Santa Clara County will surpass the southern part of the State in the production of ofl. Goldsborough Without a Crew. TACOMA, Dec. 21.—Wolff & Zwicker, ship bullders at Port'and, have not yet sent any one here to replace Chief En- neer Bodmer of the new torpedo-boat estroyer Goldsborougi, who resigned last week. The Goldsborough lies at the dock in charge of a watchman, machinist and fireman, her crew having been ciscl up pendin, from Portland of :pnaw ecm'n::: rod to replace one oroken her last bullders’ test. i May Rebury Parker. WILLOWS, Dec. 27.—Among the effects of the late Geerge Parker, who died Christmas day shortly after an encounter with Deputy Sheriff Potts, has been found an emblem of the © order on a pho- tograph. Investigation will be made, and if it can be ascertained that the deceasea was a Mason the local order will probably exhume the body and rebury it. Parker was buried by the county yesterday. Five Years for Coxe, LOS ANGELES, Dec. %.—In Judge Smith's department of the Superior Court John H. Coxe, a real estate agent, was San Buentin for ihe. embessleman? i funds int :f-il Rlchard sted to him eon, a client. An lwu?' ‘l‘\lfifl: s | &s it ever was. In the letter dated to-day he says: “I expeet to meet Mrs. I'. at the Metho- dist Episcopal South to-morrow, and then I will do the work. I hope no one will say I am crazy, for my mind is as clear 1 am only a little forget- ful. T am sound on religion. I have no fear of hell or hopes of heaven. I woula like to be buried by the side of Anna P. Tinsley.”” The style of the letters as a whole Is fl- literate and the spelling bad. MRS. WALDEN HAS NCT LEFT MARIN COUNTY Mystery of the l’)i’sappenrsnce of the Accountant Is $till as Deep as Ever. SAN RAFAEL. Dec. 27.—The disappear- ance of C. J. Walden continues to be the chief topic of conversation at San Quen- tin prison. Another day has passed and no word has come from the missing man or any clew that will point to why or where he went. To-day several experts were examining his books, but this pro- ceeding Is hardly watched, as it is taken for granted that the books are straight. Mrs. Walden, wife of the missing account- ant, visited the prison to-day. She pro- fessed to be unable to throw any Nght upon the mystery. The notoriety given her husband's continued absence is very distasteful to her. Her presence here re- futes the story that she also had disap- peared. As time passes the affair 1 thrown into deeper mystery. Time usually brings forth some reason or clew. In Walden's case conjectures fall to the round. He remains a mystery. Seem- ngly contented, sober, industrious, en- joying a good salary, almost a life posi- tlon, with a.wife and_home, Walden dis: appeared as though the earth had swale lowed him. The only clrcumstance that points to contemplated fight is the different state- ments that he i3 alleged to have made to people regarding where he was going dur- ing his vacation. If true they show that his absence is not the result of accident or foul play. The snowed-in-the-moun- tains theory first advanced by his friends has been abandoned as each day has made it less probable, The great publicity given his disappearance must have 1eached him by this time if alive and in this country. % SUFFER THREE DAYS FROM HUNGER AND THIRST Hardships Encountered by Crew of Theresa Maria in Philippine Waters. SBATTLE, Dec. 2I.—Particulars of the rescue by the United States transport Garonne of thirteen shipwrecked seamen of the ill fated schooner Theresa Maria in Philippine waters about the middle of November were received In this city to- day. While en route from Vigau with tweive sick men from the Third Cavalry and Thirty-third Infantry and fifty-six in- surgent prisoners the Garonne sighted wreckage with men 2linging to it on her starboard -bow. Captain Conradi brought his ship around and dispatched lifeboats for those clinging to the wreckn?n Al were rescued and taken aboard the Ga- ronne. The Theresa Maria was bound from Santa Cruz for Manila with rice and sugar. On November 5 she encountered a squall, which swamped her. The mem- bers of the crew were three days and nights without food or anything to drink. Meanwhile several vessels passed them. all, unfortnlnrl'!‘aly. failing to observe the S Maria’s di: e Highwayman Arrested. SAN JOSE, Dec. 27.—Peter Adorgo and Pete Mendosa have been arrested a will have to face a charge of highway robbery. As Perley Nace, a well-known young man of Santa Clara, was on his way home from a festal rfherlng on Christmas night two men heid him on Washi n streets Nace was knock down and brutally beaten and then re- of $2 60 he had in his pockets, S Tormey and he he ecrime on Adorgo and Mendosa. After their arrest to‘?ny Mendosa confessed the crime. Both have e hard reputations, A charge of iway robbery has been placed against them. e Cripps’ Suit Transferred. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.—A suit for $5000 damages and for $3000 alleged loss of rents was transferred to the United States Cir- cuit Court here this morning from AT I8 ceitittad .. 7. ripes o al. e ent . i Aemhhmuh'cmunm&we::i Iande beloneing 1o Setober B B 28, 1900. WISCONSIN RECTOR FOR A LOS ANGELES CHURCH The Rev. J. J. Wilkins Will Enter the New Field in February. Rl PRESENT RECTOR OF CHRIST CHURCH, LA CROSSE, WIS., WHO WILL BECOME DEAN OF THE PROCATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL'S AT LOS ANGELES, A CROSSE, Wis., Dec. 2I.—Tha vestry of St. Paul's Pro-Cathe- dral at Los Angeles, Cal., has re. ceived before this the written ac- ceptance by the Rev. Dr. J. J. Wilkins, present rector of Christ Church, of the vicarage of that church. Dr. Wilkins came to La Crosse from Des Molnes, Iowa, in 18%. During his rec- torship here the Episcopal church has prospered more than it ever had before. A handsome church edifice, the finest n this section of the State, was erected largely through his efforts. A total B R E R e e nan s nny ) " MICHIGAN OFFICIALS FANT CREEN HELD Request Sacramento’s Chief of Police to Obtain Written Statement From Self-Confessed Murderer. SR Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 21.—Chief of Po- lice Sullivan to-night received a telegram from the Sherift of Clare County, Mich- igan, requesting him to hold H. Green the man who walked into the police sta tion Christmas night and declared him- self guilty of the murder of “'Bill'” Feeney, a logging foreman, near Farwell, in Clare County, Michigan, about twenty-flve Years ago. Green has since refused to talk. hen asked for a further state- t to-day he said, sulienly: have eald enough; in fact I have said too much already.” Efforts to get him to reduce his state- ment to writing, or to authenticate it un- der oath, have thus far failed. Chlef Sul- livan asserts his belief that Green is the murderer who has been so long wanted 1n Michigan, and that his original story, which was told coherently and voluntar- ily, was correct in all important particu- lars. The Chief will hold him until he has received full advices from the Mich- men igan end. The telegram from the Mich- | igan Sheriff follows HARRISON, Mich., Dec. 27, 1900. J. E. Suilivan, Chief of Police—Owen Feeney was murdered, his throat having been cut. three miles west of Farwell, Clare Coun- tfi. He was missing January 7, 1577, and the bo tember. Please get the confession of Il Green In writing, sworn to before some magistrate, and wire me at once. Andree and McCame weie arrested and dis- charged for this ¢rime. Hold Green until further advice. JOHN R. BROWN, Sheriff. The circumstances of the murder as de- scribed in the Sheriff's telegram agree almost exactly with those narrated by Green in his confeasion. CLARE. Mich., Dec. 27.—The man_ to ‘whose murder H. Green confessed in Sac- ramento was Owen Feeney, instead of Bill Feeney, as Green states. Feeney w in Clare on a spree January 8, 1877, and displayed considerable money. He board- ed a train that night for the lumber camp where he was employed and was never seen again allve. Search was begun and a hole was discovered in the ice on a small lake near the lumber camp, but the body could not be fcund. The following September Feeney’'s body was found in this lake with the throat cut and the skull fractured. His money was missing. This tallies with Green's confession to the Sac- ramento police, as he told them that he and his brother knocked Feeney in the head and cut his throat. Green is un- known in Clare. LEGISLATORS - ELECT VISIT SAN DIEGO | Are Handsomely Entertained by a Committee From the Cham- ber of Commerce. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 27.—In accordance with an invitation Issued by the Chamber of Commerce of this city, a party of eight legislators-elect arrived on last evening's train and for the day have been the guests of the chamber. The motive which prompted the latter body to Issue the invitation aside from that of hospitality was to have these prospective lawmakers visit the State ormal School, so that they might judge of the needs of that instituiion and the appropriation which will be necessary to cover them. e party was entertained at dinner at the Hotel Brewster last night b: resentation from the bo: ot rectors of the Chamber of Commerce. This morn. ing the entire party went out to }hc normal school, returning thence at a lit- tle after 10:30. They embarked the Government launch General de. Ruso:y on the invitation of Lieutenant John P. Hains of the local post. After taking a circle around the head of the b-x they visited the quarantine station and Bal- last Point. ey spent some time at the naval reserve boat Pinta, which is tied up at the steamship wharf, and on which (fo naval militia would like to have some spent in order that she may be commission. Zca” themselves. an ‘HiEhy pleased e ea: with the entertainment received, A.n’fi ‘were th that the demands of e im San Clego for the completion of the bufld- hool were indeed money put in Mem ings of the scl moderate. The visitors were: C. W. Pen- o A gia IV, Matris of Bans mast 3 'Y 5 a e ‘W. Hassen of Buena Park, A. of Pasadena and C. J. H. mfia ot on. tario. Senator Caldweil of Riverside jolned the Darty this afternoon. | o © Joined e Pretty Double Wedding. SANTA ROSA, Dec. Z1.—A very pretty double wedding ook place at the home of ‘Whith ble, at Sebastopol, erda; 'x.x-m? Took anto. Thmeeiven g ner. Miss Delia Kimble mu utl:: ide § R&k Harman of "‘:but {imble recel ibyl Clark of fiu&l s T The body was found in a lake | dy was found in the following Sep- | amount of $63,000 has been raised and ex- pended during his administration, and the number of communicants has been in- creased 9§ per cent. | Dr. Wilkins was born in New York. He | was raised and educated in Missouri, and his first rectorship was in Sedalla, Mo. | He received a degree of doctor of divinity | from the Gridwold Theological Seminary | in 1863 He entered the ministry in 1s% and w; made a priest in 1886. After serv- | ing five years as rector at Sedalia, he was | | called to Des Moines, Iowa, and also re- | mained there five years. While at Des Moines he raised a debt of $14,000 on the | church and increased the number of com- | | municants 100 per cent WITHDRAN CLAM 10 TANER ESTATE ;Attomeys for Mrs. Hutchings, the Alleged Daughter, Spring a Sen- sation at the Hearing at Santa Rosa. | | | | | | Spsctal Dispatch to The cam. | SBANTA ROSA, Dec. 27.—The hearing of the case of Virginia D. Hutehings, who claims she is a daughter of the late Al- bert Tanzer, was opened to-day. Tanzer was an erratic German and left an estate | valued at $40,000. At about 3 o’clock this afterncon a sen- sation was sprung when Attorney Haut- | ton announced that he and his assoclate |.counsel, Judge Van Fleet, had concluded to withdraw their client’s petition for let- | ters of administration. The attorneys in the defense opposed the withdrawal, at least without the costs being paild by the | alleged daughter of the old man. Judge | | Van Fleet stated that his client did not | wish to assert her rights at this time, | but would do so at the time the dis- tribution question came up. Judge Bur- nett made no ruling as to the costs, but granted the motion to witbdraw. ~The | | Judge then granted the petition of Pub- | lic Administrator Plerce of this county | to administer upon the Albert Tangzer es- | | tate and no further contest is expected In this case on the part of Mrs. Hutch- | ings. A large number of depositions have been | taken and not one shows the least claim of Mrs. Hutchings in * the estate. | Some show that_while she claims the deceased was in San Francisco at a cer- tain time he was in a machine shop in Burlington, Iowa. Other depositions were | resented from Father Crowley of St. | ary's Roman Catholic Church of Brook- o N, Y., Where it was alleged by Mrs. | utchings that she was baptized and that that church had since been burned. which showed that the edifice had never been | destroyed nor was there any record of such baptism that chure! | —_— LONE HIGHWAYMAN | HOLDS UP A STAGE Secures a Small Amount of Coin an Some Gold Dust in Arizona. PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 21.—A lone high- | wayman held up the Hot Springs stage near Hot Springs Junction last evening | securing about 350 from the private ex. press box, and it is rumored that an im- | portant consignment of gold dust from a mine near Hot Springs formed a part of the X The bandit conductad operations quiet- | ly and disappeared on a horse. The stage driver hurrled on to Hot Springs Junction, where a posse was organized and {s now on the trail of the robber. = el Fined for Shooting Robins. | SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 27.—Z. Colemara to- day pleaded guilty in the Justice Court to h'n\"l‘zlg killed two robins and paid a fine of $40. NEWS BRBVITIES. | BERLIN, Dec. 27.—The Prussian Diet has been summoned to meet January 8. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec, 21.—The Czar Crarina will_return to Tarskae-Selo nese here, about February 2, | BROOKVILLE, 2. —Fire Pa., Dee. destroyed the resldence of Mrs. Harriger. and the mother and two daughters, aged & and 7, perished. | FLINT, Mich,, Dec. 1.~In a runaway acei- | Mfi' $°'2;"q?.'{‘|2;°"' W. Howland was. killed | (¢ . L. " & prominent fetally injured. ) MONTROSE, Pa., Dec. #7.—Michae!l Malon. 8 farmer of Tenot Townaniv, is dead at hig | ome at the of . Mr. R AL ML T i ky ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2. — Holy yn0d_has ordered that ail the chupsher in | 0 Help-Dutlg s orinodon. saian olctions | 0 an lox o help builg ar ussian church in SALT LAKE, Dec. 2.—S. V. Derrah has appointed general freight > wrel i ,,:M“'-'- of the Ria assistant reight agent of the Missourt Pacific at St s o CAPE TOWN, Dec. 27.—A strong interna- tional syndicate has been formed opment of the mineral resources it accrol B, B TR, (PR B % ntly in Un and New York. il WASHINGTON, Deb. 2. —Secretary recovered from his recent mu-wnoam::: ’in h:" h‘ll Im‘ ul!n the State it. s being oma he had man; :lh‘a Chinese Ihmhwiu the h(’)?-lll&"r CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—A G { and private TGERTRDE RAILS BRITISE PISSESSIONS Police Pursue Them, Cap- ture Five Junks and Kill Many Men. —— ATE CF A PROSPECTOR SREREP S P. Killane Is Killed and Eaten by a Party of Blacks Who Were Packing for Him in Queensland. THE SAD F Special Dispatch to The Call The steamer Mlo- wera the pir the M ensued sunk fi No prisoners v but it i mated that more than thirty were shot or drowned. - There were nc casualties among the Afterw rald on killing fif' Tugert tribe for years I leal of trouble concluded terms Government ris made anoth River The as given a grea months azo they ith the British, a most elaborate ceremony carrijed out on the occasion of the regal visit to the islands of the straits From Queensiand the news was received that a prospector named P. Klllane had been killed and eaten by the blacks whom he engaged to pack for him. He was Six of peace bel vi missed, and after some search his remains were found by the police. They were much scattered and it was belleved the blacks had killed and eaten him. From the evidence which afterward came to light this was proven. He had evident made camp when he was Killed, havin, robably made finds in the vicinity wh B was Kiliea Gold is reported having been found in Samoa, near Apia, and a company has been formed there to develop the mines. Chief Mataafa is becoming restless, and on December § sent an Invitation to chiefs of the native government in Somoa invit- ing them to meet him at Muliniu. The ob- ject of the gathering was not known. Governor, Tilley and Jjudge Guma after a tour of the islands left Pago Pago for New Zealand. The Miowera has news that the ship walting for a cargo of coal at on December 1st was caught orm and the wind catching her port quarter she went over. Fortunately there was but fourteen feet of water where she was anchored, and her masts prevented her turning turtle. The crew though thirteen in number, had & sensa tional escape from death, many being just hauled out of the water rising in the ves- sel in time. The vessel will be a loss, it being impossibie to raise her. FALLS DEAD AT FEET OF WOMAN HE LOVED John E. Harrison Ends His Life in the Postoffice at San Ardo. SALINAS, Deo. 21.—News was recei this morning of the suicide at San Ar of John E. Harrison, a man about years of age, formerly a driller for tn: Tomboy Oil Company, but latterly em- ployed by the Southern Pacific Company His universal good humor caused him to be |knowh as “Happy Jac he had wealthy relatives at W atsonville and also in Sacramento County According to reports Harrison was love with Miss Dudley, the pe at San Ardo, but his love w which caused him to be ve: sp his morning at 8§ o'clock he wen t ostoffice and in the presence of Mis Judley placed a revolver behind his right ear and fired. He fell dead at her feet Miss Dudley was prostrated by t sbock. She is a most estimaMe young lady and no blame is placed upon her b the people who are conversant with the facts which led up to the suicide. A inquest was held this afternoo: 1 the jury returned a verdict of suiclde whi temporarily insane. ADVERTTSEMENTS. Dainty Parlor Rocker 305 Solia ny; mahoga- upholstered with = veiour; trimmed with brass tacks. Estimates on complete house~ furnishing cheerfully given. SPECIAL REDUCTIONS TILL NEW YEAR'S. Free delivery within 20 miles on $5 worth and over. BRILLIANT’'S OPEN EVENINGS, 338-342 POST ST, sevin. DR MEYERS & CO. Specialists, Disease and weakness of men. Established 1881. Consuitation ook free; at office or by mail. Cures guar- anteed. 7?‘! ar- ket street (elevator entrance), San "isco. - JORDAN’S asagar MUSEUM OF ANATOMY -Il-‘__- fo-day of the wequisition by the Atchisen, the Pecos Valley and Northeastern, MIXTURE from Amarilo, Texas, whewe it con For the cure of GONORRHO! GLEETS, i e ¢ P L G| RS e et o WASHINGTON, Dea. 27.—The President has ice #1 a bottle. For sals by drugsis ordered (::l ‘the lfl:lmnm ll'lxlilmne, . L = nenr The ‘east side ot he momiooely ome -, ""“'.:4 i by River -bt known as the Fort D:v‘l.t..m"“." o A ] it