The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1901, Page 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 19601. C 25 GIRL SAVES HER ASSASSIN SLAYS ‘ AUNT FROI1 FIRE | | | | Exciting Scene | SLEEPING MiN Dr. John F. Spade of Los} AngelssIs Found Dead | in His Bed. ——— OAKLAND, Jan. 12—B: | 2nd heroie action of a voung girl Mrs. J. S W. Luess of Fruitvale would have been Bullet Wound Under the Left Eye | burned to death in the presence of her in- and the Absence of a Weapon | ¥2lid busband last night. Mr. Lucas, | who is a well-known San Francisco busi- for the prompt Point Clearly to ness man, has been confined to his bed for Murder. A year. When aw the flames from an open fireplace ignite his wife's clothing and heard her cries of fear and pain he n struggled desverately 10 T her, but | could not rise bed. Miss A. ja —Mystery sur-| Martin, a niece Lucas, who was f Dr. John F. Spade. | in an adjoining heard: her aunt’s was found in bed In | sereams and i to her assista i r of the Max- | Sejzing a blanket from the bed she threw Maple avenue, at | it .hout the terrified woman's body and r the left | yegan to beat out the flames with her rounded by | papeq Doth ghe girl and her aunt Il Was HOL & Case | were enve [ a weapom proved ! this time m Mrs, T. M. | tir the fire, which had by Mrs. Lucas’ clothing ai- ire from her bod. Miss Mar- thing took fire several times dur- by P S the Maxwell | ing niiict with the flames, but, en- House n the door she ' couraged by the agonized pleadings of her | : inlocked, and, believ- | uncle, the brave girl kept on until the r was abeest rk was extinguished. When the - : ake { the frightful accident was over - ted from the pain of the burns Sod ce and hands. The Invalid psed under the nervous 5 < be endured in helpiessly the struggle with death, and 1 in a precarious condition since nt occurred. Callen, who was summoned to @ vict.ms of the unfortunate af- ATTACHMENT ISSUES FOR EUGENE DEUPREY’'S ARREST Is Guilty of Contéx;xpt of Court for Failure to Pay Former Wife Alimony. An attachment for the arrest of As- sistant District Attorney Eugene N. Deu- mpt rt for fallure to ce L. Deuprey, y in the sum of $190 a month was ¢ lissued yesterday oui or the Superlor | Court | Deuprey has used every technicality of B t {law and every subterfuge in an effort to | seeking entrance to the | defeat his former wife's claim to main- porek door of the » ‘trial b Spade’s keys - - oy = jafl for , xing his Soor 0 would have nd ywed his ususl the ensi of judg- cus his last sleep, |Ment was ordered. In the interim Deu- be given the | Prey filed affidavits jleading poverty and & evening at | aPpealed to the Suprcme Court for rellef - % Hent oyver | QP the ground that belng an oflicer of the - fye Swent up- | Superior Court he could not be found < d the doctor | Bullty of contempt thereof. - . ohs | " His efforts to evade the consequenc v E of his violation of the court’s order h not availed him, however, and the turn- was shot | At that their key awaits his coming 1 | the custody of a | Deputy Sheriff —————————— Oriental Encampment Instzalls. Oriental Encampment No. 57, L. 0. O. installed the following named office urday evening, January 5: W. S. at- ent. u heard P pade’s, also a | the chief patriarch: George W. Le- to them to be the re- [ mont, high priest; C. H. Kornbeck, senlor | & ey jumped out of bed | warden; N. M. Peterson, junior war- % hall, but, seeing no | den; A. H. Kelton, tre wrer; George « earir ng more, they re- | Wilkon, financlal scribe: A. Hovey, re- - . e furnace- | cording scribe: J. Willston, guide; J.| x e ce en having | R. Frazier, first watch; W. Derb reme ke the muffled report of ten; second watch: R. W. Jones, third w L W ed at the The Maxwell land had no up- as much de- nd on The n. installed 1lips, dist we rict deputy grand ma delegation of Grand an Frar a banquet was by partaken BT R TR National Union Installation. After the installation last night of the new officers for Golden Gate Councll of the National Union by J. W. Cuthberth, | president of the San Francisco Cabinet, Norman R. Arter, ex-president of the council and of the cabinet, presented to W. W. Healey, the retiring president, a ational Unfon button, having a solitaire dlamond. This as a token of the members wish that next le family re- of The missile d to the right. was given ; appreciation of the able manner in which st the skull | the recipient conducted the a rs of the pe, glanced | council during his term cf office. The re- was found. | ports read during the evening show t e the council s ence it has had claim: ) a 1 Spade was formerly upon it for $42,0 4 Grove street, in | from the beneficlaries of the members f 1 three chil- | who passed away, which were all met; © Los Angeles | that there is on hand a good amount » better his conditi ters from him regu- he was meeting poor way. The last let- £0. The doctor had family_knows. of German; vears telegraph line- in the fund for entertainments and good of the order purposes, and that the mem- bership now is.383. —————————— Publishing Company Not Insolvent. The insolvency proceedings against the San Jose Publishing Company were dis- missed vesterday by United States Dis- trict Judge de Haven upon a petition filed by J. H. Henry, W. E. Crossman, | Jonathan Sweigert and J. G. Scott, credi- {tors of the company for $i373, alleging that the company was not insolvent at the time of the filing of the petition in in- voluntary insolvency. The proceedings Very L mel J. W, Hart- r Land and De- in involuntary In- ; was stricken by | solvency were begun several weeks ago = i is v il | upon a petition filed by H. L. Miller. L. ers of the San | Lion & Sons’ Company and James H. Mor- rison. as done much | Since then the affairs of the pub- engineering worl over the Unite lishing company have been adjusted to Btates. He is r of Bishop Har the satisfaction of both sets of creditors zell, Methodis opal Bishop of Af-|and there was no onposition to the dls- missal of the proceedings. ——————— Benefit for Branstedt. A dramatic and musical entertainment followed by a ball was given vesterday evening at Turn Verein Hall on Turk | street for the benefit of A. F. Branstedt, | who recently met with an accident in which one of his legs was severely in- jured. The featurs of the programme, which had been voluntarily got up by the friends of the injured man, was a | comedy entitled ““Riksdagsmannen's Son,” which had been composed for the occasion by Branstedt himseif The other numbers of the programme were: Overture, orchestra: poem (Zephyrinus), G. Johnson: solo, selection, Fritz Wahlin: recita- tion, “Fra Giaca: L. H. Haas: duet for guitar, “Ondina” (G. C. Santisteban), Mr, and Mrs, Frad Johnson; soprano solo, selected, Miss Minnie Bchultzberg: Professor Willlam Westin, the man with one hundred faces: Al Hazi the ventriloguist: remarks, M. Olsson. ———— Hangs Himself With Necktie. Victor Schoberg, a German porter, re- siding at 571 Mission street, was found dead in his room last night, having com- mitted suicide by hanging himself from the gas bracket, using his necktie for the purpose. Heavy drinking and loss of property are Con PANY. (irocerS Shattuck Av Berkeley® ' Market St. 8.F. | "!L & Was'h'n, Oak | Central Av. Alamed: ‘th & Wood, Oak. |58 8. Ist St.. San Jose. Washingtou Street. Oakland. 0. ¢Mahrsell’s Sardines Genuine sardines in finest olive oil. Reg. 15c. CA11 IOC‘ ¢ ¢Extra Soda Crackers ¢ - B 10-1b. box 3500 ’ be #Schepp’s Cocoanut S oeties™ pound 10cf | as in package :Royal Baking Powder Monday and | Tuesdsy. . pound can 35c$ | supposed to be the two causes which i ve the man to s E X: v ¢Craham Crackers 1 flnrle ‘ana"about &5 ars ! oia Tivhan ek oun: a n dead about twenty- Joniiy sake pound T0cy | four hours. The body was taken to the . | Morgue. ¢Fig Bars pound 1ocg | ———e———— ' Regular 15 ' | Banking Company Elects Officers. F 7, | "The Columbian Banking . Compan; [} I'CEIC.I;I ‘P:};T?uth @ | vesterday elected the following dlrecv.cor-y Noiy Pt &Co. bottle socy | B J. Truman, W. S. Miller, Colonel J. Q . Currier, C. O. Perry, F. L. Turpia, ¢5t. Lawrence Tonic Port g | john Coop ant R L Liienthat, "1 3 Sosalee Truman was elected president, W. §. ¢ uk gallon 6ocg | Miller vice president, Colonel 3 c. 'Cur: 5 | rier secretary, F. L. Holland cashier, and | C. A. Smith assistant cashier. The usual semi-annual dividend at the rate of 6 per bottle 60oc gent per annum ox the capital stock was ecla ¢Cherries in Brandy ‘ D. & G —for cocktails and desserts. Reg.Toc. ¢ American Picon —_——————— Regula, | Personal. ¢ ol bottle $1.150 Judge S. L. Carter of Fresno is at the Domestic Porter i 2 And it's good. Senator J. C. Bims is a late arrival at Repuiar S0k, . dozemB8gelite i L - i r. J. E. s a e ar- :jesse Moore Whiskey | | rival at the Palace. Genvine. bottle 75 Dr. M. M. Shearer of Santa Rosa is | registered at the Lick. Kellogg's Whiskey Dr. B. R. Ward of the United States Tt bottle 75¢c) S ioe army is at the Baron Leo von Rosenberg is back at - the Palace efter an extended trip East. Takes Place Be- fore Invalid Husband. Ll i fair, sald: “It was admirably done. Mrs. | Lucas owes her life to her niece's brave | and intelligent action. The latter was by far the greater sufferer. She managed to prevent her aunt from being seriously burned, but was herself severely scorched { about the hands, arms and face. Mrs. | Lucas’ outer ess was entirely burned | off. The young lady in going to her as- | sistance chose 'a woolen blanket with ‘whlch to smother the flames. Otherwise she could not have prevented a fatal out- come of the accident. “As it is, I cxpect the most serfous re- | sults from’the nervous shock to Mr. Lu- | cas. He has been confined to his bed for {a year with uicers on the lower. limbs. His malady has so sapped his vitality that | it_is impossible for him to stand alone. | When he saw what had happened he | struggled up to a sitting posture, a thing | he had been unable to do for months, and tried to go to his wife's help. He was un- able to get any farther than the edge of | the bed, and the torture he endused in | seeing Her clothing afire has completely unstrung his nerves, “Both ladies are badly burned, but I do not expect sericus results in the case of | either of them. Mrs. Lucas says that she was passing in front of the fireplace, which is In the room | where her husband’'s bed had been placed, { when a spark snapped out from the fire, | lodging in her skirt. The garment was | made of cotton fabric and the flames gad he was about to give up the unequal contest with the fire when Miss Martin came to ber rescue. E e e e i e e e e ol CALLS FOR DRINX AND DRINKING FALLS DEAD William J. Fitzgerald, Once Special Officer, Is Speedily Taken Off in Saloon. William J. Fitzgerald, who was at one time a special officer but who for the last two years has lived off the earnings of a woman who acted as waitress in Myer's , fell dead In that resort last night, suspicion of suicide has entered into :Gn\'elnpfid her in an Instant’s time. the b Fitzgerald walked int the saloon last night, and after greeth one or two friends walked to the bar and ordered a | drink. He had drained the glass and set | it down when his head was ceen to drop to one side. Before assistance could | reach him he lay on the floor. The police were called and Fitzgerald was taken to the Harbor Hospital, but on arrival there i to be dead. spected ths | taken some kind of poison with sulcidal intent. He has of late been somewhat de- spondent, but his friends scout the idea e | of his having made away with himself. ———— e ———— i Letter Probably a Hoax. P, recceived at the Coroner’'s office yesterday purporting to have been written by heartbroken girl,”” in which she declares her intention of going to the Clff House and throwing herself into the ocean because her lover does not care fbr her any more. The letter is written in lead pencil on four pages of per and has a faint odor of alcohol. Morgue deputies believe it to be a Druids Who Dance. Olympie Grove No. 119, United Ancient Order of Druids, gave a ball last evening in the Druid Temple at Fourteenth and Folsom streets. The attendance wa large, the programme of d well ar- ged nd_all spent ing. Guy Sawtelle ager and he was Armstrong, J. J. Noonan, Henry Drewes Frank Robinson and M. A. Wolford. "TBAINS COME TOGET;EB WITH FATAL RESULTS A Head-End Collision in Montana | Causes Death of Two People and Others Are Injured. KALISPELL, Mont.,, Jan. 12—A head- end collision between two fr t trains on the Great Northern at Essex, Mont., | resulted in the death of two people and the probable fatal injury of a third man, One of the dead is Harry Fritz, who has relatives living in Spokane. The other, Albert Warner, is from Hope, Mich., where his parents live. Superintendent Kennedy left for the s of the wreck at on He was ac- ympanied by phy ns, and his private medicines and c car contained all nec S appliances for taking care of the injured, of whom it is believed there are four or | five. (B4 44444444444 [ M4 444444444424 444440 | John F. Fee. BEREA, Ky., Jan. 12—John F. Fee, founder of B a College, a famous Abo- | litionist, dled last night. Mr. Fee was | born in Bracken County, Kentucky, on | September 9, 1816, His father was a slave- | owner. He studied in Augusta (Ky.) | College and Miami University, Oxford, | Ohlo, and entered the Lane Theological | Seminary in 1842, Here he became an ex- | ponent of abolition, the result of prayer, | as_he tells in his autobiography. He d | clded then upon his life work. Fee's early | years were tempestuous. His stanchest | friend was Cassius M. Clay. He was more | than once assaulted. Finally, in 1853, he | came to Berea and formed a church,’the land beng acquired of General Clay. | Then comes a story of mobs, of entreaties | to leave and his decision to hold on. Fi- | nally there was born Berea College, open | alike to black and white, where people have since been educated regardless of color. NPT David Center. HONOLULU, Jan. 6.—David Center, one of the best known and most expert sugar planters in the islands, died In the Queen’s Hospital last Wednesday, January 2. He was a native of Scotland, aged 43 years, and came here many years ago in the employ of Claus Spreckels. He worked himseif to be the assistant manager of the big Spreckelsville plantation and was known to all sugar men here as an authority on plantation matters. Liver complaint was the cause of death. et L G P. B. Schmidt. CALISTOGA, Jan. 12—P. B. Schmidt, a grape grower and wine maker, died at his home near Callstoga to-day of acute pleurisy after only a weck’s iliness. Pre- vious to his twelve years’ residence hero he was an architect in San Francisco, Schmidt was a native of Germany, aged 68 years, and leaves a widow and three grown children. His body wili be sent to ths Odd Fellows' crematory on Mon- day fer cremation. i Miss Della Wente. SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 12.—Miss Della ‘Wente, who died last night in Woodland, was a member of the graduating class of the Santa Cruz High School in 1896. While the class was being posed for a photograph the platform on which the | members stood broke and they recelved injuries from which she never recovered. e RBev. John Schneider. CHICAGO, Jan. 12—The Rev. John Schnelder, for sixteen years the presid- ing elder of the Evangelical Association of North America, died last night at his residence in this city. He was born in lBll‘.'s%ll:‘. in and came to this country n AN Hon. Frederick Wickham. NORWALK, Ohio, Jan. 12.—Hon. Fred- erick Wickham of the Norwalk Reflector, the oldest editor in Ohilo, died this morn- lor;x after a long illness. He was 80 years —————— General Dubarry. WASHINGTON, Jan, 12.—General Beek- man Duba) U. 8. A., reti; dled residence ll;lr'thln city to—dn;?" AF I Fitzgerald had | ++440) ' THE DAY’S DEAD. 3 THINK MURDERER SHOT FROM BRUSH Officers Fail to Clear Up Mystery About Killing of Brodersen. They Are Firmly Convinced Siaying Was Done in Cold Blood for the Purpose of Rob- bery. Rl s Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Jan. 12. The efforts of the Sheriff, Deputy Coro- tigating the murder of aged Jess Broder- sen near Alvarado Thursday night have not availed to dispel the mystery sui- rounding the old man’s death. Twenty-tour hours eizpsed after the find- ing of the body and the time when Sher iff Rogers learned thai a crime had been committed within his bailiwick. As soon | as possible he sent oificers out to Al- | varado to examine thc scene of the kili- ing and to co-operate with the local offl- cers in tracing out @ny theory which might offer a solution of the mystery. Deputy Sheriff George Wales was select- ed on account of his thorough familiarity with the locality in which the crime was committed. Wales and Deputy Coroner Francis of Alvarado made a minute examination of the premises occupiel by Brodersen, but found nothing to point to the identity of the murderer. g About twelve feet from where the body was found is a bush behind which a man might have hidder while his victim was being lured from the house. The charge of shot which killed Brodersen apparently came from about the distance named. 3 A circumstance indicating a_probabie motive for the crime is the fact, weli known in the neighborhood, that the old man was in_the habit of coming to Oak- land every Thursday 2nd disposing of a large amount of produce for cash. It is known that on last Thursday night he had considerable monev with him. He displayed this ai the Half Way House, a saloon on the Alvarado road when he stopped there at 5 o'clock that | afternoon to return a ioan of $5 advancel him by the landlady a few days before. | It is the theory of the officers that the | murder was committcd by some one fa- miliar with Brodersen’s customary time | of marketing. | Another circumstance directs suspicion | against a hard character, whose name and location is known to the officers. Broder- |sen told one of his neighbors recently | that he was roused from sleep a few | nights previously by a disturbance among bis chickens. He said that he took his ndle and went to the coop and found { there was some one inside evidently mak- | | ing way with some of his fowls. When the Intruder was challenged, he attemptel to scare the old man, and threatened to Brodersen was not frightened and_went after the fellow with both fists, When the thief saw that he was gettin, rst of the fight he begged off, an at he was compelied to steal {o suppor: | his invalid mother. Brodersen let him off | on his promise to keep away and commit Ino further depredations on those prem- {ses. Now that Thursday night's tragedy is being discussed, the incident has been recalled and the story Is in the hands of the officers. | Mrs. Sarah Knutsen of 568 Twelfth street, a cousin of Brodersen, spent the day at Alvarado trying to find something anpan regarding her Kinsman's fate. She said: had anything against my cousin. The neighbors down there all assured me that he had the best of reputations for peace- ableness, and they all sald they wou'd stand by me in attempting to bring his murderers to justice. “This talk about my cousin's poverty is ail nonsense. He was well off, and I know that he had a good deal of money with him when he started home Thursday afternoon. He was here that day. often came in for a visit. I am his only Yving relative. He has ifved alone out at_Alvarado for about twenty-four years. “My cousin was a fine shot and very fond of hunting. That explains his hav- ing so many weapons in the house. But the murder was not committed with one of these. We examined them all. “It is too bad that the officers, or who- ever i= to blame, neglected to notify the Sherift for so long after the body was found. The murderer has such a long start now that it seems doubtful whether they can ever find him.” SECRETLY T1ARRY BUT SAY NOT WHY ners and other officers engaged in inves- | kill him if he attempted any interference. | the | said | ‘!‘Elrcr] to ‘It_seems as If no one could have | then filed i He | AKLAND, Jan. {2.—For more than a year and a half Olive Middleton and William “Watt, members of the most exclusive society circle of Oakland, have kept their mar- riage a secret. So well concealed was the romantic attachment that when the news was broken last evening in the respect- ive families the surprise and astonish- ment was complete. The engagement of I the couple was announced in February, | dleton and Mr. Watt hccame husband and wife, the wedding having been celebrated {at Napa June 24, 1899, Rev. William B. Thorn, rector of St. Ann's Episcopal Church of that city, officlating. The bride in this pretty romance is tha daughter of Jonathan Middleton, the pioneer ship chandler of San Francisco. The Middleton residence is at Twenty- third avenue and East Twenty-seventh street. It has been the scene of many of the important social functions of this city, in which the fair bride has taken a most active part. The groom is a scn of Robert Watt, vice president of the Valley Railroad and president of Langley & Michaels, the wholesale drug ‘corporation of San Fran- cisco. Young Mr. Watt has been long as- soclated with that firm. The story of the secret marriage which has set social Oakland agog opens with an acquaintanceship which began sev- eral years ago. The voung couple were thrown into each other's company at tha Fortnightly and the Deux Temps cotil- lons. It was not a surprise that the en- gagement should have been announced, but long before that Cupld had settled the score. ‘Why Miss Middleton and her fiance decided to take the sudden and secret step VAWTER'S RESIGNATION WAS WRUNG FROM HIM Appointment of F. K. Richards as Marshal of Alaska Brings to Light Sensational Story. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—The appoint- ment of F. K. Richards of Washington as United States Marshal of Alaska in ers rather a sensational story. Vawter was appointed about a year ago | on the recommendation of Senator Carter. | From afiidavits filed in the office of the | Attorney General it appears that last summer ke called on Judge Noyes of the United States District Court at Nome and sald that friends had authorized him to offer Noyes $20,000 in gold dust as a con- sideration for the removal of Alexander McKenzie, who had been appointed re- celver of certain mining properties then in disoute and in charge of the court. Judge Noyes called in the District Attor- ney and O. K. Wheeler of Minneapolis, his private secretary, and required Vaw- { ter to repeat his. proposition in their pres- ence. Vawter attempted to crawl out of | the scrape, but finally agreed to. place his | resignation as United States Marshal in the hands of Judge Noyes if the latter | would let the matter drop. Judge Noyes | agreed to do so, and forwarded the resiz- |pation by maii to Senator Carter, on whese recommendation Vawter had been | appointed, with a detailed explanation of | the circumstances. Senator Carter held back_the resignation until he was pre- recommend a successor, and t with the Attorney General. A AR DISPUTED QUESTIONS ARE STILL LEFT OPEN House Committee Completes the Rou- tine Portions of the Postoffice Appropriation Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—The House Committe on Postoffices and Post Roads has completed -the routine portions of tne | disputed questlons still open, viz., pneu- matic tubes, special mall facilities and rural free delivery. The routine portions of the bill are practically duplications of the bill for the current vear. The three matters still open will be decided eariv ! next week, and the bill is expected to be | ready for the House by Wednesday or | Thursday at the latest. Prune m:w:;l‘MuL | Deputy Sheriff George Wales sald: “‘Brodersen was murdered for the money | SANTA ROSA, Jan. 12—At a meeting of his sassin belleved he would find on | prune growers in this city this afternoon, [ e Gead oy e e enigs oo hod: | Director W. B. Woolsey of the associa- | theory as the correct one. The pockets | tlon was present and explained the work were ‘all_turned out, and I am satisficd the murderer laid in wait knowing Brod- old man’s habits must have been well | known to the mysterious murderer. |t WAS € enough to hide behind the tangle | of bushes near the house and in a line | with the spot where the body was found, Brodersen was shot from a distance of not more than twelve feet from where he fell. That is my estimate based upon my knowledge of the effect of birdshot sucl as killed the old man. we have none. Any footprints which might have been left by the assassin were obliterated by the rain. There are a as a fighter, and the suspicion that. he, may have quarreled with some one is revenge. It was cold-blooded robbery. of a mile distant. about 6 o’clock Thursday night, but paid had been so much duck shooting there- abouts. Brodersen, =o learn, was on good terms with all of his neighbors and bore an excellent reput: tion. his search for money."” Dr. de Pue of Alvarado commenced an autopsy this afternoon. Coroner Mehr- mann wili hold an inguest at Centerviile on Wednesday. The Sheriff has directed his men to keep closely to the case un- il every possible avenue of investigation has been covered. lersen was a na- tive of Denmark. He had been in this which he had spent at Alvarado. MASONS BANQUET AT THEIR INSTALLATION New Officers of the Oakland Chapter Assume the Duties of Their Positions. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—At the recent in- stallation of new officers by the Osnkland Chapter No. 36, R. A. M, an entertain- ment and banquet were provided for 15 guests in the banquet room of the chap- ter. Mus! selections were rendered and presentation ceremcnies formed a feature of the evening's enfoyment. W. F. Willlamson, retiring high &;Iaxn received a mond ring and Dr. W. H. reig a dlamond searfpin. The list of new officers follow: High riest, ¥. R. Woolsey: king, Voor- l'mtemax-e';:l t}sum-. ry. G. 3 ith; B. Webster; r;r%vl- es; scribe, Welles er, H. Brooks; of the host, A. cipal sojourner, A. C. Jackson; royval arch captain, T. I. Miller; master of third vail, W. A. Gompertz; master of second vail, J. 'W. Scott: master of first vail, A. E. Corder: guard, C. E. Glllett: o t, W. B. Ingersoll; Installlng officer, W. . Willamson, P. P.. marshal, F.” H. E."0'Donnel ————————— Costly Curio. ¥ BERKELEY, Jan. 12.—While ‘watching a Sheriff’s sale in Taylor's curiosity shop Roy Holt, a local printer, picked up an old brass Mexican spur and put it Into his pocket. He was arrested by Deputy Mar- shal Kerns and fined $20 by Jnntrco Edn.r ersen would return home with money. The. “So far as direct clews are concerned ot of stories about the old man's ability the air. But the murder was not one tor “His nearest neighbor was a quarter John Jensen, who lives | half a mile away, says he heard a shot | no special attention to it because there | far as we can There is no evidence that the mur- derer ransacked the house or disturbed anything but the old man’s clothing in country thirty years, all except flve of | the directors were doing. The discussion | which followed was participated in by M. | L. McDonald, O. L. Soules, C, C. Farmer, E. D. Sweetser and G. R. Campe. All | urged the necessity of standing by the as- | soclation and maintaining prices. C. C. | Farmer offered a resolutlion declaring the belief that by-laws should be amended so as 3o give them authority thoroughly to | advertise prunes and their advantageseas an article of food throughout the country. The resolution was adopted by a unani- mous vote. cesaitotiied el ‘Wreck Victim Identified. SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 12—A Coro- ner's jury sat this morning in the cases of the two men Kkilled yesterday in an ac- cident on the coast line. No new facts were developed save that a man identified provisionally last night as a laborer named Meyers was found to be W. J. Meyers, probably of San Francisco. That name was found in the front of a smail notebook, In such a piace that there was no. doubt’ of it having been written there to indicate the name of the owner. The verdicts in both cases were accidental deaths. Purchase Valuable Patents. NEW YORK, Jan. 12—The Electrical Review to-day announces the purchase by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (the parent Bell Company) of the patents of Dr. M. L. Pupin of Colum- bla College, which, it states, cover the art of ocean telephony apd which enable telephone messages to sent over any length of land lines. It further states that_the sum of $200,000 has been paid to Dr. Pupin for the invention, with an an- nual salary to him during the life of the patents of . ol Amendment to Hawaiian Act. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Senator War- ren of Wyoming to-day introduced a bill amending the act establishing a govern- ment for Hawali by providing for a Dis- trict Court in Hawali, the fiiltrlct Judge, the District Attorney and the Marshal to be appointed by the President, and to hoid office for six years. In addition to the ordinary jurisdiction of a Distriet Court the amendment privilege is that it shall have jurisdiction In all cases cognizable in a Circuit Court of the United States. James Heffner Acquitted. 1.0S ANGELES, Jan. 12.—James Heff- ner, charged with highway robbery, was acquitted by the jury to-day after a de- ‘iberation of three hours. Heffner and a ‘man named Trumbull were accused of having knocked down and robbed Willlam Eviston, an old soldler of Tempe, Arizona, last September on 8an Pedro street. The hooty alleged to have been taken was a watch and some ne: Aged Chief Dies. PENDER, Neb., Jan. 12—Word was brought to Pender to-day that on Monday last No Knife, the last chief of the Oma- at the ced age 5 years. believed to be the oldest resident of Ne- braska. He tad never been ill—at least within the mem livi or lm\m.lntunce.m o st e FelAtios o Goelet’s Personal Divorce 5 Property. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—Judge Hall to-day | NEW YORK, Jan. 12.—The report of the issued a decree of divorce to Mrs. Helen | appraiser appointed by the te C. Kinsner, :antnu hu:“tnm J. M. | to establish the valuation of the Troand of extreme craetty. . °%|let’s personai —_———— The apple of the eye is rather visionary fruit. was pul to-day, and that it was worth ll‘l‘a $7.000,000, instead of a_trifle over muu_ummanl‘umu- 1900. Eight months before that Miss Mid- | place of C. L. Vawter of Montana uncov-" Postoflice appropriation bill, leaving the § confidence of the growers present in the, directors of the State Assoclation and the |Olive Middleton and William W att Long Since One. into matrimony is a secret they are no’ disclosing. The young folks not oniy dik decide to cast conventionality to winds, but proceedel at once to carry their decision nto effect. By carefully arranged plans they met | at Napa on June 24, 1599. The matter of a | license was easily fixed, and so well was | that official necessity guarded against | publicity that the record was buried deep- |1y enough to hide the secret all these | months. The_witnesses to the marriage were | Mrs. Thorn, wife of the officiating réctor, | |and W. J. Collins, the County Clerk nl; Napa County, who issued the license. Immegdiately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Watt returned to Oakland by sepa- rate routes and resumed their accustomed | places in society. Mrs. Watt went to her | parents’ residence In East Ozkland and | | kept her own counsel. Her husband re- | mained with his parents at their Madison- street home. and nothing occurred that would give families or friends the slight- est ink!ing of ‘he momentous event. 1 In due time the young people announced | their engagement. Time rolled on, and | nearly a year had passed from the date | of that engagemnt. When the couple began to consider that | society would be soon expgcting the wed- | ding it is surmised that they decided to | forestall any inauiry by quietly announc- ! ing that there wouid be no further wed ding ceremony necessary. Last night they told the story of the Napa wedding to their respective families. Middleton, a brother of the bride, made | the public statement for his sister and brother-in-law. He said: “Mr, and Mrs. Watt have given no rea- | son for the secret marrfage. They made 1t known last evening. There would have been absolutely no objection to the ms: riage. That {3 evident. of course, {rom | the fact that they did announce their | engagement a year ago.” | _Mr. and Mrs. Watt left this evening for | San Jose. Their future home will be in | i San Francisco. | | NASH WILL NAME NEW BATTLESHIP Bottle to Be Broken Over the Bow of | the Ohio by Mrs. Worthing- ton Babcock. ‘ TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 12.—The Times w'll say to-morrow: It has’been generally thought that when President McKinley | accepted the invitation to be present at | the launching of the battleship Ohio at | San Francisco on May 18 the chief ex-| ecutive would have the honor of naming | the battleship, but the Times is officially informed that Governor Nash is the ma.a who has been given that honor, and als> that the Governor's stepdaughter, Mrs. | Worthington Babcock, will break the bot- tle on the bow of the battleship. President McKinley's party will prob- ably include besides Mrs. McKinley almost every member of the Cabinet. According | to the schedule the party will leave Wash- ington on May 1 In a speclal train pro- vided by the Southern Paciflc. It is ex- g‘ected that the party will reach San/ rancisco on the evening of May 13. | LARGE LUMBER PLANT FOR MENDOCINO COUNTY Officials of the California Northwest- | ern Company Back of the ! | Project. | SANTA ROSA. Jan. 12.—President A. W. Foster and his associates of the California Northwestern Railrnad are preparing to | erect a large lumber mill at a point about two miles above Willetts, In Mendocing | County, on the line of the extension of | | the road. A gang of men is already at | work preparing a site and the indications are that the mill will be one of the biggest concerns of its kind in the northern part of the State. The new road taps a mag- nificent body of redwood timber and the mill will be situated just about the center of the tract. Tributary logging lines are to be constructed in different directions as ceders. ASTORIA PASSENGER TRAIN IS DERAILED Engine Runs Into a Landslide and Engineer Scott Reported Killed. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 12—A brief tele- graphic message from Clifton, twenty- five miles east of this city, conveys the information that the Astoria passenger | train from Portland has been ~ derailed. | The engine ran into a slide and Engineer | Scott Is reported killed. This is the first fatality that has occurred on the Astoria | road. | - Forgery Charged. PARAGOULD, Ark., Jan. 12.—There were new developments In the Green County Bank defaication case to-da Last night the Sheriff served a warran: on W. H. Ritter, late cashier, charging him with forgery. Mr. Ritter gave bond in the sum of . The affidavit was made by T. B. Kitchins, late president of the bank, and charges' that the cashier raised a statement of deposits in_ the Merchants' Laclede National Bank of St. Louis from $1066 to $11,066, with the felon- jous intent to defraug the Green County Bank_of $10,000. Mr. Kitchins also filed larceny and embezziement in the sum of $28.000. No warrant will be Issued on this | afdavit, however. Advertising Refused. WASHINGTON., Jan. 11.—In’ compliance with special instructions from the State Department, Consul General Mason at Berlin has submitted a report setting forth the restrictions placed upon the pub- lication of advertisements for certain American products by trade journals in Germany. The movement, states the Con- sul General, dates back to 1396, when the growing competition of American bicycles began to alarm the uerman makers to a considerable extent. Under pressure most, f¥ ot all, of the GermanWpleycle publica: tions refused to accept American adver- fllaemems and still maintain their restric- tion. Provisions of Canal Bill. BERLIN, Jan. 12—The enlarged canal bill Introduced in the lower house of the Diet to-day provided for the midland canal 260,000,000 marks; for the Berlin- Stettin _canal, 47,000,000 marks; improve- ment of the Wartz and a_connection with the Vistula, 23,000,000 marks; for the Oder tide water canal, 41,000,000 marks. and for the Haveland-Spree canal, 19,000.000 mafks, a total of 384, marks. The Finance Miniser i{s empowered to sell bonds to raise the necessary funds. Alexander Opens the Assembly. | NISCH, Servia, Jan. 12—The Narodna- Skupschina (National Assembly) was opened to-day by King Alexander. In the speech from the throne, his Majesty de- clared his marriage had set the seal on | his life’s happiness. He emphasized the | split with his father, former King Milau, snylng Milan had left the issue forever, therefore he hoped for better service from g\‘en‘ present Ministry than the former Assets of Chosen Friends. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan 12.—Receiver Clark of the Chosen Friends has pub- lished an inventory and appraisement of | the assets of the order. including money and other asgets not yet reduced to po:- Session. The total Appraisement is $59.561. 'A‘lho -crln{th tu-t::‘:lylor e{ed the receivers to | sel e articles of personal property in the home office. ¥ Y 1 s Godfrey Held for Trial. : SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12—W. G. Godfrey, a_retired sea captain, was held for trial to-day In the Superior Court, char Wit 1 . J. S. -mn an assault upon Mrs. J. S. Busby, i o SHUSRAS Convention of Baptists. SAN JOSE; -Jan. 12.—The Bay District Convention of the Bantist church will n Church here on Monday. seesjons will last two days. ber of delegates u'uo'xmu: ‘qulrpm»ntc. and the que o-day Harold | ¢ | ing the co | under the circumst o | L. an affidavit charging Ritter with grand Githe ot BAILWAY HAS HOT BEEN CEDED Chinese Preperty and Could Not Be Turned Over to Russia. State Department Justifies the Recent Action of Conger and the In- cident Is Now Regarded as Closed. RS LONDON, Jan. 12—The Foreign Office here declares the report of the cession of the Newchwang-Shan Hal Kuan Railroad Russia by Lord Salisbury, as an- nounced by the Daily Chroniele this morn- ing, is unfounded. It points out that | Great Britain has no power to cede it. as the railroad is Chinese property. More- over, it is stipulated that it shall not be mortgaged to any forelgn Government or compa: There have been reports that Russian agents are endeavoring to buy out the British interest, but the British Govern- ment is not connected therewith. Repre- been made to Russia in dholders, as the fan officials is consid- ered to have exceeded the military on of compen- sation will come up when the line is re- ed to its owners. A convention om s subject Is now under discussion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12—In view of a published disp: rom Peking criticiz- e of Minister Conger for hav. the joint demands of the pow- been aware sentations have ing signed ers after he is allegec that the State Depa the use of the word sald at the State Dep: Mr. Conger that the eritici on a partial knowledge of the faéts and that as a matter of fact Mr. Conger i sequently was authorized to sign the revocabie” demands ana that he did sign with a reservation wnich he had been di- rected to attach. The matter is looked upon as a closed incilent and there is no dispesition to hold Conger culpabie IMPORTANT CATTLE DEAL % A,T SALT LAXE K. Parsons Purchases One Thou- sand Head of One and Two Year Olds From O’Neil Bros* SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 12.—Another important cattle trade was made here to- day. M. K. Parsons of the Utah-Color- ado Cattle and Improvement Company purchased of O'Neil Brothers of Wells, Nev., 1000 head of one and two year old high-bred cattle. The price is said to be $22 for the yearlings and $29 for the two- year-olds. Quite a number of prominent cattle men have aiready arrived to attend the conventi which opens next week, and the Livestock Association's office was one of the busiest places In the city to- M. ay. The Chicago delegation will arrive to- MOTTOW morning. AP SRR Shot From Ambush. ME: . 12.—Near Friars Pofnt, Miss., Deputy Sheriff James Lucas was shot from ambush and instantly killed by Andrew Caylor, for whose arrest on_tho charge of selling illicit isky the officer bad a warrant. Caylor was captured and a mob organized to lynch him, but the of- ficers concealed hi Kruger’s Health Restored. THE HAGUE, Jan. 12.—Drs. Vinkhuysen and Coest say Mr. Kruger is completely restored te health. Divine services to- morrow will, however, be held at his ho- tel, as he does not wish to venture out in the cold weather. Vote Upon Amendments. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 12—Twelve amend- ments to the city charter were submitted to the people to-day. The vote was light. All _the amendments carried except ome, authorizing the Mayor to appoint the Police Judge. PLEASANTON ODD FELLOWS INSTALL Large Gathering of the Order, at ‘Which Elaborate Services Were Held PLEASANTON, Jan. 12—Pleasanton Lodge No. %35, I. 0. O. F., and Pleasanton Rebekah Lodge No. 198 installed the fol- lowing officers Wednesday evening, Dis- trict Deputy Grand Master James P. Clark of Niles officiating for the Odd Fel- lows and District Deputy President Daisy E. Righter and Grand Marshal Mrs. Jo- seph Koffman of Livermore acting for the Rebekah degree: Plearanton Lodge No. 5—Noble grand, John P. Powell; vice grand, William Lawrence; re- cording secretary. J. Siiver; Percy N. G. H. Neal: treasurer, T. H. warden, John P. Kupfer: conductor, Madsen; I. G., George Mitchell; R. S. J. R. Palmer; L. S. N. G., H. Therkel R S. V. G, J. P. Rosa; L. 8 V. G., Dall; R. §.'S., J. Nissen; L. 8. 8., Paul No. 198Noble grand, Mrs. Letitia . G., Miss Annle Harms; recording secretary, Miss Mary Cope; treasurer, Mrs. Kate Geyser; financial sscretary, Mrs. P. Mad- warden, Mrs. H. A ie Harms: R. 5. Sinclatr; conduetor, N. G., F. M. Kruse; 0. G., pfer; L lain, Miss Lillie Harris. L ————— In Cincinnati there is talk of automobfle lines to compete with the street cars. ADVERTISEMENTS. Weak M::; Prof. Laborde’s Wonderful Freach Preparation “CALTHOS” Restores Lost Manhood. DAYS’ TRIAL TREATMENT Absolately FREE by Sealed Mail. No C. O . or DEPOSIT SCHEME. S CALTHOS * is put before -i:-. recently int remedy troduced {n this countey 1 Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of a responeible business most ible :?d_u.‘éorn-m of the cures E suffer from Lost Fhe e i