The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1901 LEGISLATORS RETURN FROM JUNKETS A@ND HOME VISITS Interest at the Capital Centers:in the Paris Commission Inguiry That Is to Begin on Tuesday. OFFICER. «_ MikE FISHER- TRIED To SERVE ANWEED oN Ray - ASSEMBLYMAN beads By flANLOI;l ENTERTAINED N\ SoME OF THE LEGISLAYORS . va, A QUIET DAY AT THE STATE CAPITAL. . - = — ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO, Jan. Z7.—The mission investigation will take th ter of the stage on Tuesday, to erhaps for the remainder of has not been decided wheth It ht or between sessions of the sh the thing up with a rush great deal of speculation as < of the mquiry, but as the of the meeting draws nearer, infor- . bearing on the nvestigation keepa coming in, and it will be a wonder if thero | is n t least one good sensation out cf before it finally closes. et tale of the doings of the r rers comes from A. J. David- gon of Shasta, a miner and jeweler, wh seautiful quartz specimen to the d now wishes he had not Davidson's specimen was a roc terspersed with gold of varving ariation being due to chem- One thousand dollars was of- university collection, f $2300 was made, bu’ I hed {he t on, and = Varney « 1l to ask a loan of it for exhibition at the «x- position. Gaskill would not accept a neg- at and finally convinced David- he ought to world what ifornia could duty, ral resourc ac Davidson agreed to the loan, t insisted that it should be insured for accepted the trust and Dav- % for the insurance, as | n went to Paris all right, returned a considerable sing. Mr. Davidson mplaining about his e no reply. Then the Assembiyman Hub- dson’s letter to Gov- advised to_commun; 7. W. Foote, skill ma wrote t ok Davi v e u » matter. wrote to Davidson after this, & ¢ was only about ten grain missir b S, . and that th - worth no more than 5 was said in Gaskiil's urance, Davidson sa): know whether it wa t became of the $0 2 policy. Gaskiil's statement that 1t en rrains lost from by a number of imen that David allowed it to go He says that any num- county knew the aned it, and are willing large part of it has dis- Hubbard, who is a friend b £oing to take the that the before the will ddered a remarkable cir- Davidson is going to find ppened to the lost plece be s up any other phase of the ys De ‘would sooner have men instead of the $4500 in . nd he is not going to let th: e g0 witbout a fight kill. T. T. Dargie and W. E Y 11 come up from Oakland to- night to be ready to appear be- committee the following after- imissioners will sht Foote and Runyon and 11 arrive in Sacramento to- The committee’s investi- begin at 2 p. m. Tuesd. Hall and the commiss n will ngers oners be the first witnesses examined. A iminary meeting of the committee will 1d to-morrow afternoon to plan the of tigation REPORTS ANOTHER OCEAN MYSTERY Ben Avon Sights:n Abandoned Ves- sel Burning Far Out at Sea. C., Jan A singular 2 was recelved in letters 1o the bark Ben Avon here; happ on the vovage of bark from New York to Hobsons Bay he chiéf officer of the bark says that on October § in latitude 26.26 south and longi- west_the Ben Avon sighted a fire some miles away. He bore ward the burning sel and was ght to within two cable lengths of unfor: e shid, ) sign of human life. As she was In the sta demolition by fire, no evi- i be obtained to identify thc sel or tell what had become of crew. Her boats were gone, bul her destroved by fire or launched and ned by the crew prior to the abandon- ment of the vessel is unknown. The near- est land was 500 miles away. QUARANTINED PHYSICIAN EVADES HIS WATCHERS Man Who Helped Him to Escape Is Put in Pesthouse and Will Be Prosecuted. Wis., Jan. 27.—Dr. Roder- mund, the physician who, to support his theory of non-contagion of disease, de- liberately spread smallpox contagion in this city, broke quarantine Saturday cvening, eluded the officers and, alded by H. W. Rathbun, drove to Waupaca and took & train to Chicago. Rathbun re- turned to-night and was put in the pest- house. He will be prosecuted. VICTORIA, B tale of t » on APPLETO) arts Com- | mittee investigating will do ite | v in | Special Dispatch to The Call. 1 ALL HEADQUARTERS,. SACRA- MENTO, Jan. 27.—Taking adv tage of what probably will be the | last adjournment over Saturday | and Sunday, every legislator who has a home within halling distance of the capital went thither. Nobody who is anybody has remained in town ex- cept a few who look upon legislation as a serious business and one to be studied | between sessions and a few more who | live too far away and were not included | | in any junket. When so many little trips | | were being made up it was hard not to provide a place for all, but there were | some who remained behind for a quorum’s sake. When not planning junkets last week the Assembly put in its time figuring how it | could relieve Mr. Franklin of the burden of one Delehanty by transferring him to the broad shoulders of the State. Frénklin complained bitterly that he was. forced 1o “feed” Mr, Delehanty, and he consid- ered that an impesition no self-respecting Assembly should permit. He asked that Delehanty be made a clerk of the Com- | mittee on Enrolled and Engrossed Bills, of which Franklin is chairman, so that Delehanty might feed himself for a while, | As Franklin had already used all'of his patronage, he invoked the ald of the éau- cus. (R e was more doing in the patronage n Delehanty, however. The San tion wanted Jacob Step- s, and “Billy"” Banks want- tant sergeants-at-arms. About these same assistants there was | some discugsion. 'There were four of | ’(hr-m, but the best of reasons were given | | for their appointment. It seems that to | | protect the Assemblymen while they are making laws it was decided that the floor should be clear of all but statesmen and committee clerks. This would drive the assiduous workers from the floor of the | House back among the rabble and the | Long John Wilkinses in the rear of the | Assembly chamber, and as there are times when even a lobby is a good thing to have | it was'decided to put in @ second railing | just behind the desks, between which and the present railing there would be estab- lished a “members’ lobby'—a sort of | legislative limbo between the heaven of | the House and the other place where the politicfans flock and foregather. Besides, to put in this railing would require the services of several carpenters, and to at- | tend its gates would require several more | sergeants-at-arms. The railing would have to be built in order to employ more men, and more men would have to be em- | ployed to take care of the railing, so po- Iitically it balanced. And Steppacher’s appointment, too, was looked upon as a good thing, particulafly | when a telegram was received saying he | wouldn’t accept and a telephone message followed saying he would. | These things were thrashed out In cau- cus, and they went through with a rush that overbalanced several objectors; but | the resolution never got as far as the As- | sembly. Those who had opposed it got together and demanded another caucus on the subject, and so the scheme is still in abeyance, and Franklin is still feeding Delehanty. 1t was suggested that the State could board Delehanty somewhere for a dollar or so a day, which would be a saving of $ of the salary to which he aspires, but neither Frankiin nor Martin Kelly would stand for that. There was a willingness on the part of the caucus to put Steppacher in as clerk to the joint apportionment committees, but when the caucus resolution was block- | ed some eager friend proposed a resolu- tion making him clerk to thé San Fran- cisco delegation. This was coldly sat upon by the Assembly, which was In a virtuous mood at the time. The whole game of patronage 4s played up here would be funny if it did not so closely resemble a buzzards' feast. There i= nothing clean about it, and for a Legis- lature whose slogan is “‘cconomy” it Is & nauseating inconsistency. There is but one crumb of the liberal allowance left, and that is for 50 cents’ worth of patron- age still held by Hourigan of 8an Francis- | co, and he holds it because he would not loan it to anybody to make up anothe place with other crumbs, and he did no! iry to borrow anv to put with it. It 3s | the only four-bit plece in the Assembly that is not working. The trouble over the joint rule bids fair to assume serious proportions before icng, for both houses are determined not to give a step. Tt will simply mean that | If bills coming In from one house should | be amended in the other it will kill them | at once, and already there are vefled | threats of the mutual slaughter of bills on both sides of the Capitol. There are many pet measures that will be glven this happy dispatch should no way around the deadlock be devised. | YOUNG WOMAN MEETS | A HORRIBLE DEATH | Faints and Falls Down Elevator | Shaft and Is Crushed by | the Cage. | CHICAGO, Jan. 21.—Stella Thoms, 20 years old, was crushed to death to-day by the elevator in the Young Women's Chris- tian _ Assoclation building. She had | watched a physician vaccinate the in-| mates and took the elevator to go to her | room. She fainted, and falling forward | ber head was caught between the floor {and the ascending car. Her head was | | badly crushed and she died within five | minutes, St Gales in English Channel. PARIS, Jan. 27.—Dispatches from the northern coast show that there was a heavy gale over the channel and that several small boats were lost. | get. ALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA- MENTO. Jan: ‘The members of the Assembly Committee on State Hospitals and Asylums re- turned from San Francisco to- right, having spent all of Saturday at Agnews. A favorable report will be made of that institutfon and as a result of the visit several bills will be introduced ask- ing for appropriations, in addition to the | amount regularly provided for in the bud- The committee has not formally de- | c1ded what its attitude will be on these measures. Wright of Santa Clara will introduce three bills, all carrying appropriations. One will be for $22.000 for the erection of | a cottage for female patients. A cottage for male patients has just been erected at that cost out of the hospital's contin- gent fund. The work was very economic- ally Assemblymen, and. the. appropriation for another building probably will meet thai committee's approval Another bill will provide an appropria- tion of $10,000 for 2 water tower and tanks | and a new well. The old redwood tanks in the top of the main building are re- garded as dangerous. In_their present state, it is claimed, a slight earthquake shock might deluge the entire bullding. to the peril of the Inmates and the cer- . tain serfous damage of the contents of the building. A third proposed bill will appropriate 35000 for orchards and grounds. These, ow- ing to repeated extensions of the hos- pital, are in bad condition, but the com- mittee probably will not recommend this appropriation at this time. The manage- ment of the asylum present their claims to consideration with good grace, as they have not asked for a speclal appropria- tion for six years past. This committee will leave next Friday to visit the State Hospital at Highlands, where nearly $200,000 in special appropria- tions is sought. The southern institu- tion is said to be greatly overcrowded, necessitating the sending of many pa- tients from Southern California to the northern hospitals. mittee on State Prisons and Reformatory Tnstitutions will visit the Whittler State School late this week, leaving here, it is planned, about Friday. The date of its visit to Folsom has yet to be determined. Savage of Los Angeles will introduce a proposed - constitutional amendment to- morrow by which the adoption of new textbooks in the publlc schools will be further regulated. The purpose of the amendment will be to compel the use of a textbook for at least six years after its doption, instead of four as at present. Savage claims that the cost of textbooks is a real burden to many and his measure is intended to afford relief to such. SCARCITY OF CARS WORRIES SHIPPERS Hardly a Car in Sight to Move the Bouthern Citrus Crop East- ward. SAN DIEGO, Jan. #.—The scarcity of fruit cars to move thé citrus fruit crop of Southern California i beginning to worry this entire section of the State. Though the shipping season has barely com- menced from this city, there is hardly a car in sight, and there are at least fifteen or twenty carloads of lemons packed and ready for shipment in the packing houses, The market i€ beginning to pick up, and the orange-shipping season should soon be at its height. Without cars to move the fruit the situation assumes a serfous as: pect. Two causes are assigned for the lack of cars. One is that the rallroads are feeling the shortage of coal, and as there it not enough to supply the motive power for all trains, the passenger trains are given preferénce, and the freight .cars are permitted to block up at the eastern end of the Santa Fe Pacifie on the way back to this coast. It is said that there are 700 cars thus blocked up ut Albu- querque, many of which are refrigerators. The other reason assigned for the short- age of cars is that the shippers are in the babit of leaving the cars on the sidetracks in.the East while waiting for an advance in the prices. The cars are thus retained in the East, and do not get started back for reloading even were the raliroad able to bring them through. INDIANS IN - A WARDANCE. Beat of the Tomtoms Heard by the Guards at Bristow. BRISTOW, 1. T., Jan. 2.—Major Lille (Pawnee Bill), with a posse including Cap- tain Edmond’ Harry of the Creek light horsemen, three marshals and four Indian police, visited the hostile Creek stamping ground, six miles south of this place, at roon to-day. The Indians, who were hold- ing a big feast, refused the posse admit- tance and declined to confer with them in any manner. Many of the full-bloods who have been in the habit of wearing white man's ap- g“d ‘were dressed in full Indian regalia. ‘hey are very bitter in thelr denunciation of the marshals for the arrest yesterday of Tom Tiger, captain of the insurgent light horsemen. Fearing that an attempt would be made to release T he was taken to Muskogee. 3 Last night the citizens of Bristow arded the town. At 3 o'clock this morn- ng the weird chant of the Indian dance and the beat of the tomtom was heard by the guards on the south ls.!‘n‘l,y‘ the town. A tels m _from Marshal Bennett authorizes the Mayor and Council here to arm and swear in all able-! citizens to protect their property until soldiers can be sent there from Henrietta. done, according to. the report of the | The Assembly Com- | INTONCATED REDS APPLY THE TORC Snake Indians'(}.dm- mit Their First Overt Act. Destroy tile Dwelling - and Outbuildings-on & ‘Ranch. GUTHRIE, O. T., Jan.,27.--Report re- ceived here at the United States Marshal’s office say that the home of John Bart- ram, a ranchman living sixteen miles west of Bristow, I. T., was burned by belliger- | ant Snake Indians last night. A band of thirty Indlans, all drunk, made a4 demon- stration. Bertram ordered the reds'away. This enraged them. The band rode away, family to Bristow. Later his home and all the bufldings on the premises were 1n flames. mitted by the Creeks. Governor Barnes to-day received a third request from Sheriff Tilghman of Lincoln County for two miiftta companies. In his request, Tilghman, who is a noted United States Deputy Marshal, says the people on the Creek boundary are alarmed and that a band of Creeks is roaming over the country drunk and shooting promisou- ously. MUSKOGEE, I. T. Jan. 27.—United States Marshal Bennett, with six deputies and Constable Hubbard, United States Commissioner Sanson and T. W. Gullick left to-day for Henrietta, sixty miles dis- tant, where they will join troops sent to quell the Creeks. They will go overland and took a commissary, twenty Winches- ters and plenty of ammunition. Just be- fore the start was made a telephone mes- sage was received from Checotah saying that the following notice had been posted there after the Snake Council adjourned | at Hickory town yesterday: Notice! Read! To all present: White eft!- zens and friendly Creeks should be dealt with and Bertram, fearing violence, moved his |* This was the first overt act com- |* according to the old Creek laws, and not ac- | cording to the Creeks and Chief Porter. Attest: LATAH MEKKO. EDWARD HARJO, Second Chlef. The Dawes Cominission yesterday or- | dered a_discontinuance of the surveving | In the disturbed district, Mose Lyon, In | charge of a party that arrived here to- | day s that a number of light horsemen | are still riding over the country. They | are heavily armed. but are not doing any | damage, confining their efforts to protect- ing the members of tie S to and from the meeting: { is believed that the w Marshal Bennett has his best deputies { With him’ and if he encounters trouble will put up a strong fight. It is his pur- | pose to join the soldiers at Henrietta and | work with them in making arrests of the leaders of the uprising. Just before leav for 'Henrletta, Mar- shal Bennett received a telegram from | Holdenville saving that members of the | Snake band had thrown an obstruction | across the railway track eight miles {'south of that place, but that it was dis- jeovered and removed before a train ar- { rived. The Deputy Marshal at Holden- ville was instructed to make a thorough | investigation. A message algo received by Marshal | Henaett from Okmulgee, the capital of | the Creek nation, stated that elght horse- men of the Snake band posted a notice on | the Postoffice daor there yesterday- say- | Ing the town was the property of the In- dians and all white people would be driven out. CRAZY SNAKE CAPTURED. Deputy Marshal Brings in the Leader of the Redskins. HENRIETTA, k) 27.—Deputy United States Marshal Grant Johnson ar- | | rived here at 7:45 p. m. with Chitto Harjo (the crazy Snake), whom he captured at Eufaula. | Deputy Marshal Johnson, who hears the | reputation of beingz the boldest, most | prudent and best man on Marshal Ben- nett's staff, and Bonnie Mcintosh. made | | | | | 1 1. a bold h to-day Into the Snake \‘s'rr\mzhnlr which was surrounded by Indians, and captured the cnlef insurgent. | | The In. chief brought here im- | | mediately and is being closely guarded | | by the Deputy Marshals and Troop A, | Eighth TUnited States Cavalry, under Licutenant Dixon. This capture, with the sweep east the soldiers will make to-morrow, probably will end the insurrection. Marshal Ben- | nett, with a dozen deput will leave with the troops and it is_expected they will capture the other leaders. i RAIN FALLS IN THE SO‘B’TH.I Pasture Lands and Growing Crops | Greatly Benefited. VENTURA, Jan. 27.—Rain began falling at 10 o'clock this morning. and continued throughout the day. Mountain streams are impassable, The Ventura and Santa Clara rivers are running very. high. This season’s rainfall in Matilija Canvon ex- ceeds 35 inches. Growing grain Is in ex- | cellent condition. THe planting of sugar | beets has commenced, and a large acregae will be devoted to Lima beans. largé apricot crop is assured. Over 5000 head of cattie have been imported from Arizona and Mexico during the past ten days. There is nhundfinEce of feed on the ranges. 1LOS ANGELES, Jan. generous rain fell throughout Southern California to-day, and much good will result. Fruit will be benefited and the prevailing sick- ness will be diminished. ¥ SAN DIEGO, Jan. 27.—There were heavy showers to-day, the rainfall aggregating .38 of an inch. " In the country the precipi- tation ranged from .40 to .8 of an inch. et Sl o SERVICES IN WASHINGTON. Pastors Eulogize the Queen Whom Death Has Claimed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Queen Vie- toria’s life, reign and death formed the theme in many Washington pulpits to- day. At Epiphany Church an elaborate service was celebrated at 11 o'clock in memorial. Rev. Dr. McKim, the rector, -delivered a sermon on the life and death of the Queen. A special musical pro- gramme was arranged for the service, Lord Pauncefote, the British Embassa- dor, attended accompanied by TLady Pauncefote, the Misses Pauncefote and three members of the embassy. Members of the Sons of St. George were conspicu- ous among the congregation. The service was one of marked solemnity. In con- eluding his sermon Dr. McKim said: It 18 here that T find the most impressive and important lesson of the koclal life that Tas just been terminated. In her we see sim- ple Virtue triumphant over the world. In her career we mee that the mightiest force in so- clety and in history is character. In a sermon at the First Baptist Church Dr. T. De Witt Talmadge said In part: No people outside Great Britain so deeply feel this mighty grief as our people, Take from our veins the Welsh blood or the Eng. ]b‘l':od cod or the Irish blood or the Scotch d the stream In our life would be- come a mere shallow. - il e AGED HERMIT STARVES HIMSELF TO DEATH PEORIA, Tll, Jan. 21.—The hody of Jacob Kunts, a hermit, was found in a miserable cabin near this city to-day. The body was clad in rags. On his person was $458 in money and a deed to eighty acres of valuable land. He bhau literally starved himself to death. /R Cigarmakers Strike. TAMPA, Fia, Jan. 27.—The ecigar- Havana-American makers at Seidenberg & Co.'s branch of the Com; ha gone out on strike. g oo GOLDEN JUBILEE OF FOUNDING — 4 OF SANTA CLARA COLLEGE ‘|Institution’s Fiftieth Birthday to Be Ushered In Witc : Appropriate Ceremonies. ) b | (Y ANTA CLARA, Jan. 27.—The fif- tieth anniversary of the founding of Santa Clara College will be cel ebrated with appropriate ceremo- nies on March 19, The exercises will begin with a solemn high mass jn St. Claire’s Church. Rev. Special Dispatch to The Call will asslst him. The sermon will be preached by Bishop Montgomery of Los Angeles. A series of athletic contests, including baseball and football games, will be par- ticipated in by the students. ing a choice literary and musical pro- Father Freiden, superifor of the Jesuit | gramme will be rendered. Nicholes Bow- order on the Pacific Coast, will be cele- | den of San Jose has been chose n to de- brant, and other priests yet to be chosen |liver the address of the evening. In the even- | x = m— - BIRDSEYE VIEW OF SANTA CLARA COLLEGE BUILDINGS. THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUND- ING OF THIS WELL-KNOWN INSTITUTION WILL BE CELEBRATED MARCH 19 WITH APPROPRIATE CEREMONIES. — | This.is really but the first of a gerfes of | celebrations to he held at the historie old | college. Thc next will begin on June 3 | and last three days. At this time the cornerstonie of the new coliege will be | laid with imposing ceremonies. Rev. Father Nobill, 8, J founder and first president of th | tion. Conducted on the broad lines laid | down by him the Institution flour- | ished, and many of the most prominent | men of the State are among its graduates. was the institu- L e E mwa HARDING TRIAL NEARING AN END Millionaire Plaintiff Tells His Troubles on the Stand. i o) Special Dispatch to The Call SAN DIEGO, Jan. %.—The Harding di- vorce case continues to drag out its weary length in Department 2 of the Superior Court, but it is thought that argument will be reached to-morrow. It seems to be very much of a fignt of father against family, with plenty of money on each side. The millionaire plaintiff, who is an attorney in Illinols, is represented here by ex-Judge Puterbaugh, whom he assists with advice in the tria] of the case. Mrs. Harding, who is not here, being a resi- dent of Italy, fs represented in court by ex-Assemblyman Lewis R. works and by her son, Victor Harding, who is aiso an attorney in Illinois, but not admitted im California. Both father and son frequent- Iy forget that they are not practitioners here and -are auite often on their feet with objections and remarks which have to be stopped by Judge Conklin with the remark that they are not practitloners here and must let their attorneys do their talking and objecting to the eourt. The plaintiff. was on the stand for sev- eral hours yesterday in rebuttal. He re- lated in detall some of his differences with Mrs. Harding, especially the one brought about by his nvestigation of what Mrs. Harding kept in her private gafe. He said she deceived him by xeep- ing money_that he gave her for other ex- penses and in making bills 7-near largor than they really were, thus ~etting addi tional money from him. Upon one occasion he telegraphed her $1000 to Vienna with the request that sha and the children return home at once. They returned, but did not use the money for their fares. They had this charged to Mr. Harding and he had to pay it a sec- ond time. He asked her repeatedly o keep account of her expenditures, but she never would do so. He never refused to give her money when she asked him for it, but sometimes he would tell her not to be so extravagant. When he wmained ac- cess to her safe he found therein abo $18,000; also detective papers, and e showing_ that she was. having dealin with a Mr. McCoy, who' was Mr. Hard- ing's most bitter enemy. The knowledge of this fact hurt Mr. Harding more than anything else. He said that when il became evident that his wife was endeavoring to become extravagant in her exnenditures he gave notice at some of the ‘stores that sh> should not be given credit: >The $0 a month he gave her was for her own per- sonal expenses and pin monev. and not for the expenses of the household. After she left him he invited and requested her to return to home, but she refused to do so. She sald she had made too many mis- takes already. . Mr. Harding told his son, Victor, that it was best for him to leave the house, because it was learned that everything that happened in tke hous> was communicated to Lhe other side. The question of disinheriting the chil- | dren came up. Mr. Harding said he had never made the statement that he would disinherit any of the children, but he did say that those who attacked him were not entitled to his favorabie regard. Adelaide and Victor were cspecially”bitter against im. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS. INQUIRES ABOUT HIS SON.—Chief Sulli- van received a letter yvesterday from Albion Miller. lumber agent, Minneapolis, asking him to find out what has become of his son, Bert H. Miller. The voung man had been working at Pinole, and wrote on August 19 last that he was coming to this city. Since then nothing hea been heard of him, and his father Is afraid that he has met with foul play or been taken sick and perhaps died. DIED PRESUMABLY OF OLD AGE— George Crosby, a solicitor, 82 years of age, was found dead in bed at 521 Jones street yester- day. and his body was removed to the Morgue. It is supposed that he died from old age. DIED IN COUNTY JAIL.—John Gleason, who was serving a six-months' sentence at the Branch County Jail, died suddenly yesterday fternoon from natural causes. He was a na- tive of Ireland, 60 vears of age. —_—————— Richards Clubs His Rival. T. P. Bahr and Clyde Pollack stopped to talk to a female lodger in the corri- dor of the iodging-house at 681 Mission street yesterday. Edward Richards, a pattern-maker, who is Infatuated with the lady, became so infuriated at the right that he attacked Bahr and Pollack and beat them with a club. Dr. Dorr dressed_several lacerations of their scalps at the Recelving Hospital. Richards was jailed on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. e ee———— Officer Knocked Down by a Wagon. Palice Officer W. Doran of the north end station was treated at the Receiving sterday morning at 4 o'clock Tor Suveral contused and lazerated wounds of the head and body. While crossing Van Ness avenue and California_street a milk wagon belonl‘(nae;o the Millbrae dairy and driven by rge Campbell struck the officer. Campbell was arrested and charged with battery, while the in- ured officer was sent to his home at &7 jharon street. Mme. Pauline Caro. PARIS, Jan. 28.—Mme. Pauline Cassin Caro, a well-known woman of letters, died yesterday. She was Eborn in 1834 BURCLARS BLOW OPEN THO SHFES Railroad Stations at Aptos and Capitola Are Robbed. it e Special Dispatch to The Call SAN JOSE, Jan. 27.—The safes in the raflroad stations at Aptos and Capitola in Santa Cruz County, were blown open | and wrecked on Saturday night. At Aptos the burglars secured $143 70 in money and several valuable papers. and at Capitola | two gold watches. Both safes were wrecked in the same manner and prob- ably by the same partles. A sledge ham- mer was found at Capitola which had been stolen from a blacksmith shop at Aptos, Sheriff Milton Besse of Santa Cruz shad- owed twp men near Capitola whose con- duct arotised his suspicions. When they boarded a train for San Jose he decided to follow them. Coming over the men took separate seats and pretended not to know ome another. Upon arriving at this place the men were requested by Sheriff Besse to accom- pany him to the police station. They boarded a street car. but had only gone a few blocks when one of the men jumped | off and started to run. Sheriff Besse, leav- ing the other man on the car. pursued him and succeeded in overtaking him. At the police station the man gave his name as C. McGee and said he was from Boulder Creek. He was plainly dressed and had $16 35 on his person. He denied having any knowledge of the safe-wreck- ing. but will be held pending an investi- gation. The other man escaped. DEATH br _BERNARD HORN, A NOTED CATTLE KING One of the Pioneers of the State and Possessed of Vast Interests. Bernard Horn, the well-known cattle king, died vesterday at his home at 2301 Mariposa street. He had been in 1l health for some time past, but his death came as a sad surprise to his relatives. He was a native of New York, 66 vears of age and leaves four children, Bernard J Horn, Mrs. R. H. Powell, Elizabeth A. Horn and Thomas Forn. Deceased came to this State in early | @days and took up his residence in the Mission district. fie bullt a palatial home on Mariposa street, above Harrison, and has always lived there with his family He bought considerable property in the neighborhood and many thought that he wv:as foolishly investing his money. Prop- erty at that time could be bought for a trifle and but few had the faith that Horn had in the future of the city. The wis- dom of his investment was proved in after years. He also invested largbly in cattle ranges in the interior and was looked upon as one of the richest cattle butchers and raisers in the State. Of late years he intrusted the greater part of the management of his vast affairs to his son, Bernard J. Horn. MASKED MEN HOLD UP SALOO | Daring Robbery in the Lit- \ tle Town of | Leary. | Special Dispatch to The Call SEATTLE. Jan. -The little town of Leary, thirty miles from th b on the line of the new Seattle and San Francisco Railroad, was the sceme of an exciting heldup ‘at an early hour morning. The saloon of Robert Murphy, | the principal resort of the town, was in- I\':u‘]er'l by four masked men, who startied ;!hfi bartenders and a score or more of | patrons, covered them with revoivers, and a cleanup of all hands was made. The | robbers secured between $150 and 8200, hal a dozen revolvers and three goid watches, The robbery was a great ignovation for B v as the town had been estabiished a few.months, the entire pulation being employed directly or indirectly in | the coal mines. Yesierday was pay day and during the evening Murphy's saloon was well patronized. The ¢rowd remained to a late hour drinking and gambling, when suddenly béth front and back doors were thrown wide open and two masked men entered each with revolvers, cove ing the assemblage. As soon as the rob- bers made their purpose known two of their number guarded the doors while tha other two went through the money drawer and pockets of the bartenders and guests. After securing evgrything econsidered worth while, the marauders backed out | through the doors and made off to tha 7 this iwn(v(L There w no attempt to follow them. but the Sheriff’s office was notified to and half a dozen deputies were dis- patched to the scene | ITALIAN-AMERICANS MOURN VERDI'S DEATH | Mass-Meeting to Bs Held Monday to Prepare a Fitting Memorial i Service. | The death of Verdi occasioned great sor- | mong his fellow-countrymen in this Fifty of the most influential Itallan sembled yesterday morning in ffice of L'Ttalia to devise means for fittingly ng their sorrow. | mittee nine was appointed, h | Almagia as president, to arrange a memo= rial service This evening a mass-meeting of Italian- | Amertc will be held Square Hall, at the corne and Union streets, at which the p the service will be submitted for th proval. The Philharmon participate in the meeting SAN DIEGO. Jan Friday a rural | tree deltvery wili | Pasqual and E: conaido postof prospercus ranches a ered by the carrfer will long: er about thivty-one of houses, ai to be served | first _rural | lished in WHAT IS IT T0-DAY? Why, Shoes and everything else on second and third floors. Every shoe in the house—sev-ral thousand pairs—must be sold by thg 10th prox. at some price, to make room for large, fine, new stock coming in. LADIES’ SHOES 95¢ These are both this and last year's style, Sun day wear, lace and button. Ought to bring $1.50., but go too slow—heavy strong button shoes, 2 to 5, worth $2.00, go at same price. This means sell ‘em out in a day or two. 20¢ II!‘FAN'TS; S‘H'OEE‘ T out at 3c. You get the regular 5éc infant shoe. and 4ic buys nice Iittle ankle ties. Misses' shoes, kid. stylish... Zm- \ Girls' shoes, sizes 10 to 11% - 58 Spring heel shoes. 3, 4. & . . < Low shoes and slippers, closing. _50e up Men's high-grade boots, closing Men's brogans, safe wearers. Shoe soles, insoles, all sizes. Lamb's wool soles, all sizes Sole leather heel taps, pair. Sole leather top soles, pair. Boys' boots, every-day wear. 1 to & ‘ OTHER BARGAINS. Little underwear for infant shelter, doz.. 23e Ladies’ winter underwear. not wool 20e Extra sizes to 48 bust stout 30e Red or black all silk ribbon, wide... 05e All 10c games, closing... Envelopes. full eount, white. box. yarn, eolors, ige kind colors, 2 of 4 fold. ke, e kind, 12 for 69 and $1.50 dressed do Wool stockings. ladies’ or child's. .. Calico, standard quality, 7c value THIRD FLOOR. Golf caps. men's or beys'. Wall paper, any quantity, double roll | Men's heavy winter undershirts. | Comtorts, heavy and well made. .. Wool blankets, California, 10 Ibs. Serim full width curtains. yard Men's every-day shirts, big sellers. Men' simere suits, several styles. Little boys’ cassimers suits, choice. Men's Fedora hats, black or brown full. 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