The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 11, 1901, Page 9

LEAES h BLIND WIFE DESTITUTE E. C. Reed Treats Family With Exceeding Cruelty. Deluded Woman Charges Her Husband With Many Offenses. . —— Captain Sermour and his detectives are on the lookout for Miss Maud C. Howes, the woman for whose arrest a warrant was sworn to a few days ago by E. J. Crawford, a Deputy Sheriff in San Jose, who says he was bunkoed out of $1000 Ly Ler. In his complaint Crawford stated that the womean had been introduced to GLEVER FORGER SECURES GOIN Hastern Potteries Fall Hasy Victims to His Pen. - Pl S0 Posesas F. W. Dohrmann and Gives Fictitious Orders for Goods. The large glass factories and potterles of New York have been victimized to the extent of about $1600 and several large fake orders have been given them by an unknown swindler who has been posing as F. W. Dohrmann, the well known local merchant. The swindler'’s methods have been simple and easy. His mode of pro- him by E. C. Reed, and when the Police | cedure has been to visit the large fac- Department learns the character of | tories, inquire as to the orders on file Feed it will probably make an effort to | from the San Francisco house of which bring him and Miss Howes to this clty | he was posing as the head, discuss the for trial. If credence can be placed in the state- | ments of his blind wife, who was for- saken by this man, and others, Reed is certainly a bad man. He is charged with | obtalning money by false pretenses, de- | sertion and & few other offenses not tol- | erated in polite soclety. He is accused by | ihe woman he has left destitute of hav- | ing violated his marriage vows and of | having left her in her affliction, unpro- | tected &nd alone. According to Mrs, Reed, her husband has been & companion of the Howes woman | for the last three years. She says they | ave been staying at various hotels, reg- | Ting as man and wife. Other people | say that Reed has in the course of a | year secured sums from George W. Elder, Flinn & Treacy, George McGinn, | Mre. William Hamilton, Frank Fairchild | end a score of others, by duping them into the belief that he had mining prop- | erty in Nevade. He is charged with nav- ing secured money from and blighted affections of a fortune teller by promis- | ing to take her to Reno and marry her. 1 this and more is charged 1o Reed by | s wife and neighbors. Loses Her Sight Sewing. Mre. Reed is now living at 2076 Market etreet. She is blind and has two chiidren. | Her neighbors say this poor woman lost her sight sewing to support her young ones and herself. . Mrs. Reed was relfic- tant to make known to the world her mis- ery “If 1t was a separati would n R ot my Intention to secure om this man,”” she said, “I . He has He has left me desti- is now running around a woman he claims to be elf are in mortgaged sessed and d the money on this Howes others of her kind Even th her in Ru Nevada. and ve a letter from a hotel man in which states that they stayed at his hotel as ough the State been going thr pec in the belief that he ing people Wins Susceptible Hearts. | t more than 2 vear ago he posed as ffections of a une teller, who street } - my for him to come a scene in our e $40 she had given H | business knowingly, augment or vary the order and incidentally make a borrow of from $100 to $300. A draft for $200 on an Eastern bank, bearing the forged name of F. W. Dohrmann, made telegrams of in- quiry fly back and forth from the East- ern metropolis to this city, and- resulted in the case being placed in the hands of the New TYork police. Mr. Dohrmann has absolutely no clew a8 to who the man can be who appears to be so thoroughly conversant with the business of his firm and the crockery business in general. No man has been discharged for the past two years from his house, and this fact coupled with the in- telligence that the fictitious Dohrmann ap- pears to possess about the intimate busi- ness of the firm makes the case very mys- tifying. Considerable correspondence has passed between Mr. Dohrmann and the Eastern firms. who have been swindled, and this correspondence contains much interesting matter. One firm complains of a $2000 order which the glib imposior gave while he borrowed $300, and another firm writes pathetically of a car- joad of goods shipped at ‘“‘Mr. Dohr- mann’s” | aged to stop at Columbus, Ohio. The description of the swindler which the Eastern manufacturers have sent out here is as follows: “Five feet nine inches in height, and weighing probably 150 pounds. Dark complexion. black mustache and hair slightly tinged with gray. Good teeth and dark eves. Good appearance. pleasing address and thoroughly posted on business affairs of the firm of Nathan, Dohrmann & Co. Also knows all about the trade and jobbing and retail prices.” BOARD OF WORKS MAKES ERRORS Compels Renting of Out- side Rooms for Two Schools. The estimates made by the Board of Public Works for improvements to the Fremont and Buena Vista School build- ings subjected that body meeting of the Board of Education vt terday. The first named board sent in a s- m with his perfidy | communication that the lowest bid for the | Fremont School was $12,75, for the Fre= s also de- ' mont Primary $1390 and for the Buena ing ives on the | Vista $15205. These figures were consid- al avenue and California was compelled to sell some of | gage rr revent this m for fraud a score of instances et He ir W some year y. He erably above the estimates made by the Board of Works' engineers and the bids were recommended for rejection. Since they not within the estimates, the bille could not be legally paid. Superintendent Webster took a fling at the Board of Works. which he said had are ~ H < certainly erred in its figures, and he could g se 1@ we Dveq Dot understand why its estimates had soon began to failed. Webster joined in the recommen- r s A te dation for rejection of the bids. E even of the error in estimates irpose o be compelled to rent out. for the accommodation of F > has been ho - left open F have done wrong t f these i a di- to Reno i @ EXPLOGION INJURES THIRTEER WORKMEN Peid Gas in Furnace of a Smelter Company Causes a Disaster. 1 e EL PASO, Tex., July 10.—An explosion rred in the eng -room of the Kan- City Consolidated Smelter Company | day which fire to the bullding, sing a loss of §250.000. Thirteen men yed at the works were injured hours and was the local fire de- | led to the scene. 1_quite ned for f: red b topped which con- This caused n » rush back e pipes, which were exploded, GRAPE-NUTS. 10 2% Coolerjn‘ YOU CAN FEEBL OHORCY OOORCY the pupils in district where the schools named are located, as the improvements - have to be made while school is in White, principal of the Spring Vai- hool, agked to be placed on the re. tired list and application was referred to_the Retirement*Committee. The registration of Emma F. Liebold, a her in the Hancock Grammar School, s accepted. donald, principal of the Lin- School, recalled his resignation and he board agrees he will retain his posi- Director Denman opposed the applica- tion of Miss Susan Kingsbury, sister of Deputy Superintendent Kingsbury, for one year's leave of absence on the ground that no tea should get a year's leave unless she been in the departm for ten The application was granted. L es of absence were granted to Miss Ruth G. Campbell, Miss L. C. McNear and CLarles L. Turner, each for six months. w NEW RAILROAD70FFI.CEBS ASSUME THEIR DUTIES Fitzhugh and Herbert Get Into Har- ness and Settle Down to Hard Work. The two new appointees of the South- | || @ ettt el @ | acific Company took charge of their yesterday. and spent most of ihe ness hours receiving callers and get- their work into shape. Fitzhugh has taken the place occupied by H. E. Huntington. He he was not long enough in the office to make any definite statement of his plans vesterday, nor would he defi- nitely define the limits of his dutles and authority. That he will soon make him- self felt in the company is certain, for from all appearances he will be the pro- noun of the president and will act in his name in a great many ways that call for high_authority and discretion. J. M. Herbert installed himself in Mr. Fillmore's rooms yesterday morning and immediately dug into the routine of the office. He will spend a few days in_get- himself into the swing of the busi- s%, and then will commence the sys- tematic touring of the divisions, nor wili he stop until he has traveled over every bit of track the company possesses. He will start on this tour probably next Mon- day, and will take it in sections, return- g THAN THE g ing 'to s;n Fran(‘isc?l at the end of the 2 | week, whenever possible. g THERMOMETER £ Mr. Herbert said yesterday that he 2 ; S ety Satiat £ tuo 2patinay office_prac res Z By Peing & | of other roads, and as he has served as Proper Food. manager of several railroad properties he 4 © | finds himself fitting into the new place g § easily and without delay. 4 St e L o DOSE OF CARBOLIC ACID Supply It. ——— . 8 | Suffering From an Incurable Disease, RO RCROAOROACH S0RCRORCAO OROBOAORORCK 3 He Puts an End to His HOT WEATHER MEALS AND PER- SONAL COMFORT. ruit of some kind should be used at breakfast during hot weather. Fol- Existence. Louis J. Renault, a dyer, doing business at 330% Tenth street, committed suicide yesterday by taking carbolic acid. He was found dead in his room by his daughter, Mathilde. Renault was 61 order, and which the firm man- | to criticism at a | this with a dish of four heaping | years old and a native of France. o spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts, cold, and | had been suffering for « long time with ed with rich, cold cream. This dish | valvular disease of the heart and lately glves the staying qualities necessary. | had ben very despondent and erratic in Add a slice or two of entire wheat bread, | his actions. with a very little butter. Use no meat| Evidence at the inquest yesterday for the hot weather breakfast. Let |showed that Renault had practical- mest appear but once a day during this |ly insane and irrespomsible for several season of the year. months past. A little care in the seleétion of food | The jury brought in a verdict that he will help one through the heat of the day | had committed suicide while temporarily in & wey that will not easily be forgotten. | insane. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, WEEK’S DRAMATIC BILL IS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY Good Plays Well | | | | ke | | | | | Acted at Various Theaters. Usual Galaxy of Stars at Orpheum. FLORENCE ROBERTS AS PEGGIE I “THE COUNTRY GIRE " ° " i | craoncE” 2 | oLCOTT: | THEATRICAL ETARS WHO WILL i BE SEEN HERE IN POPULAR 11 PLAYS NEXT WEEK. |* B ” -+ HE dramatic bill of fare is a good Roberts as Lady Teazle and White Whit- | one this week, Blanche Bates at tlesey as Cha,rl;z; Surf%{re, i\s' plteuln {;11- | C o vice,” cazar patrons this week. ext weel I3 ‘ the Columbia, “Secret Service.' Very popular bill of Miss Roberts season proSliFny. & ek of last year, “The Country Girl.” will be Opera-house; he School for yovived” In the old Wycherley comedy | Scandal” at the Alcazar, ‘““Held by the Miss Roberts finds one of her happiest op- | Enemy” at the Central, “The Babes in portunities. As the innocent hoyden, the Wood™ at the Tivoli. Peggy. she pleases perhaps more easily | than in any other of her roles and th | “Under Two Fl continues to croww the Columbia Theater. The third week is still seeing crowded houses and the de- | mand for the fourth week of the run is most _satisfactory. There will be | souvenir matinee on Saturday next, which-all of those attending will be given a personal souvenir of Miss Bates. The production is all around one of the most complete ever seen here. Chauncey Ol- cott in_the new Irish play, ‘‘Garrett O'Magh,” comes next. Mr. Olcott’s com- | pany, which arrives to-day from the East, t is the second of the season to begin its | tour of the provinces in San Francisco. The company and settings of the play will be identical with those of the New York production. . | “Secret Service,’ at the Grand Opera- | house, is creating something of a sensa- | tion this week. The Frawley company | has found a_ most fortunate medium in | the stirring Gillette play, every character !in it bheing filled most satisfactorily. Frawley plays Captain Thorne to admira- tion and Mary Van Buren, E. J. Morgan and Lillian Pearl Landers are ail cast to best advantage. It is one of the best | things we have seen here. . . | The other Gillette play of the week, | “Held by the Enemy, is being very | creditably giver at the Central Theater. James M. Brophy as Colonel Prescott h | gathered in new laurels and Juliet Cros | By ie a surprisingly good Rachael. Next | Week a_spectacular revival of ‘Michael | Strogoff’” will be put on, with an Amazon march and other picturésque features. Pl “The School for Scandal,” with Barton Hill as Sir Peter Teazle, Miss Florence GNES REASONS * FIR BANKRUPTE CHICAGO, July 10.—John A. Hinsey, former president of the bhoard of control of the endowment rank of the Knights cf Pythias, appeared before the Supreme Lodge to-day and admitted the report submitted yesterday to be true. The re- port shows that the affairs of the endow- ment rank under Hinsey’'s management drifted into a practical insolvency. Of $500,000 invested under Hinsey's direction, nearly two-thirds went into enterprises which rendered them unavailable to pay death claims. Other funds went into channels for which there is no account- ing. %hc former president of the Board of Control declared that he had done his best to keep the treasury of the endow- ment rank in a sound condition, but the death claims had mounted up, invesi- ments had turned out failures and it had been necessary to overdraw the rank's account at the bank. The regort which was compiled by the present Board of Control, excepting Hin- sey and the Insurance Commissioners of Illinols and Connecticut, does not charge Hingey: and others with ‘' misusing the 9 funds, but simply states that they were misused. To reporters Hinsey said: “My conduct of the office was perfectly open and above board. The Investments were good and legitimate and all will turn out well. Drives Nail Into Babe’s Skull. TACOMA, July 10.—Miles Corcoran, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam F. Corcoran of Tekoa, was the victim of a horrible yet peculiar accident yesterday. While putting up a shelf Mrs. Corcoran let the boarg fall on the baby's head, drivis a ‘Projacung nail through his skull a depth of two inches. Death soon resulted. play is sure to be gratefully received. The management will spread itself upon the comedy, new scenery, costumes and settings being promised “Tha Babes in the Wood,” the mid- | summer night's dream at the Tivoll, grows in grace nightly. Almost every | evening new songs are introduced and the unexpected in the matter of jokes al- | ways happens where Ferris Hartman has anything to do with the machinery. The transform: ene pleases child and “‘grown-ur . and Edward Webb and | Annie Myers are the dearest infants that ever wicked uncle had designs upon. ““The | Babes” will probably run for the month. . . b The Orpheum has its usual galaxy of vaudeville stars this week. Arras and Alice. Gilbert and Goldie, Trving Jones, | Clayton White and Marie Stuart; Prosper troupe, Bimm, Bomm, Brrr: La Moyne | brothers, the biograph, Emilv Lytton and | Charles Bowser and comvany are among | the good names of the combination. The | biograph pictures are especially interest- | ing this week. . Charity Martin. Sig. G. 8. Wanrell Oliver Carson, Al Ha: . Viola Vignette. Wren and Lynton. Kelcey sisters and Wilson and Black are at Fischer's Con- cert-houge. The music of the week fs| more than usually good. T8 At Lunette. “the maid of the air,” and a | “ladies’ " high-Kkicking contest are the; special attractions at the Chutes and Zoo. | The “amateurs” will give their usual | funny performance. MEN BATTLE 1T THE GAANE Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA FE, N. Mex., July 10.—There was almost a riot during the funerals of Harry Daléy and Albino Arias, who were | killed in a duel over a dollar yesterday | morning in the bar of the Oxford Hotel, | The funerals were held within an hour of each other in the same church, and both men were buried in Rosario Cemetery. The duel has stirred up a great deal of | feeling between the Mexican and white residents of the town. When the long train of mourners following Arias’ body arrived in the cemetery Daley's grave had just been closed. Fearing some demon- stration, Daley’'s _friends remained, grouped about the fresh mound while Arias was buried. Hardly was the Mexi- can's body underground when a crowd of the mourners, inflamed with rage, dashed toward the party about Daley’s grave, threatening to dig up Daley’s body. The: tried to hustie the littie group of Amert. cans away, apparently meaning to carry out thefr threats. “Drag the corpse of the American pig through the streets,” was their cry. * Daley's friends rallied and rushed the Mexicans back. Peace officers who were present and officials of the cemetery per- suaded Arias’ followers to depart. Fear- ing that the Mexicans may return and try to disinter the body, Daley’s friends Lave posted a guard at his grave. The t that the revolver with which Arias 18 supposed to have shot Daley can- not be found has given rise to the sus- picion that a third man shot Daley. WEARY OF LIFE.—Mrs, Lottle Smith at- tempted to commit suicide in her home at 82 Howard street yesterday by swallowing . large dose of sulphonal. She was discovered soon afterward and taken to the Emergency Hospl- tal for treatment. Her husband present absent from the city, being employed as a in a Santa Cruz hotel. Overindulgence in liquor is asslgned as the cause of her making the attempt on her life, 1 | In_the above delinquency | hara JULY 11, 1901. SUIGIDE FOLLOWS PETTY QUARREL Emanuel Frank Takes Poison on a Fall- brook Ranch. Former San Francisco Liquor Dealer Gives Way Under Business Troubles. ARNER I Speclal Dispatch to The Call. FALLBROOK, July 10.—Emanuel M. Frank, part owner and manager of the fine Red Mountain ranch four miles east of here, committed suicide at 10:30 o’clock this morning by taking poison. Frank was a German Jew, about 60 years of age, and was formerly a who'e- sale liquor dealer of San Francisco. For the past three years he had lived at the ranch with his partner and second cou- sin, Jacob E. Einstein, aiso of San Fran- cisco. The ranch has lately been involved in much litigation. This, in connection with other private business troubles, ‘wor- ried Frank. To add to his despondency he recently became afflicted by a car- buncle on the neck, which he believed was a cancer. Frank had a petty quarrel to-day wiih Mr. Einstein in the orchard, over ranci detalls. Returning to the house he wrote a note mentioning the trouble and con- cluded with the sentence: ‘‘All is over; I have done it.” When Einstein reached the house he found Frank dying. Ein- stein rushed out to where the workmen were engaged and asked some one to g0 for medical aid. When they arrived at the house, however, Frank was dead. Emanuel Frank retired from business in this city in 1883. He was at one tims a partner in the wholesale liquor house of Braeg & Frank, doing business on Cali- fornia street. Later the firm name was changed to Frank, Dallem & Co., and still later to Gilman, Walker & Co. Mr. Frank was about 63 years of age. FIGURES SHOW SMALL DELINQUENCY IN TAXES Auditor Wells Completes His Annual Settlement With the Tax Collector. Auditor Wells yesterday completed the statement showing the amount of taxes delinquent, together with the penalties. In the annual settlement with the Tax Col- lector the following figures have been compiled: Taxes. Penalties. Delinquent tax on u dcured personal property.$ 6,379 62 $ 15,275 91 elinquent tax on secured persanal property ¥ 65 9,110 88 Delinquent tax on first instaliment real estate.. 17.617 & 3,520 11 Delinquent tax on second installment real estate 20,386 36 1,015 85 Totals .uveeseinsnen Total delinquency.... .de Against the above ftotal delingti thera are deductions on property as. sessed to the State, viz.: Regents of t the University of California. Deaf. Dumb and Blind Asylum and city and county of San Francisco, and which are non-taxable to the amount of....$11,727 24 (The penalties on which amount to $1,465 56.) is included National Bank stock, which has baen enjoined by the courts, the tax on which amounts to $33,958 75, and fran- chises, etc., also enjoined, amounting to §29,617 36, or a total uncollectable. Leayig a n_ ‘taXes of. .$54,60 12 Considering the amount of taxes en- et total delinquency Joined or canceled and withdrawn from | sale by the Board of Supervisors and also | non-taxable property, the delinquency is the lowest recorded for several years. —_——— DEATH CLAIMS CORNELIUS JUREY, HERO OF MANILA Former Member of Co_mpuny I, First California Volunteers, Dies at His Home. Cornelius Jurey, formerly a member of Company I, First California Volunteer died at his home, 1508 Bryant avenue. Tuesday. He will be buried in Calvary Cemetery to-morrow morning. Jurey was but 23 vears of age and was a most popular young man. He served | with Captain Richter's company during all the engagements participated in by the California regiment. He was presented with a testimonial and medal by the colonel of the First for conspicuous gal- lantry at San Pedro Macati. In the face of a heavy fire he crossed a field and re- covered a great deal of ammunition which his regiment was compelled to leate be- hind. e Fire on Steuart Street. Spontaneous combustion caused a lively blaze in the shipwright shop of George G. Rundle at 209 Stenart street at 5 o'clock last night. The oakum and tarred ropes stored in the place made excellent fuel for the fire and the department had a task subduing the flames. The building was badly burned and the loss to Mr. Rundle said to have been con- siderable. C. Boudrou, who kept a junk shop in the same building, suffered lisht damage. The families of Mrs. Teamer and Mrs. Willlams, who occupied the upstairs portion of the house, suffered | considerable loss. At 10 o'clock an alarm was sent in from the same box, 29, and the firemen had fo renew their work. It appears that a plece of oakum lodged in the rafters and a spark from the original fire ignited the inflammable stuff. The chemical engine extinguished the blaze in quick time. The damage to the building and contents is sald to amount to about $3000. A fire broke out in the building used as storehouse by the Pacific Refining and a Roofing Company and the Guadalupe A phalt Company. at Sixteenth and Mi sl as SS ofswoo. A second alarm was sounded, but the department got the fire under control night ard caused a pi streets, before it had zained much headway. A nearby shed, in which was stored a large amount of pitch and other indammable 1 material, was saved by the prompt action of the firemen. Drowned in Redwood Creek. REDWOOD CITY, July 10.—Six-year-old Walter Barger fell from a boat into Red- wood Creek last evening and was drowned. Walter and his sister, a couple of years older, where playing about some small sailboats, which were tied to the wharf. The little girl got tired and started home. She had been gone but a few minutes when she returned and in- quired of some men for her brother. The latter was nowhere to be seen, but his hat was on one of the boats, and the men feared he had fallen in. With a hoat- hook they dragged the creek and brought the body to the surface. S e Ten days’ Intimate acquaintance with poverty will satisfy any man for the rest of his natural life. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. UNNA DEFINES A CAUSE. European Skin Specialist Says Dand- ruff Is Caused by Parasites. Upon that theory, proved beyond a doubt, a cure for dandruff was sought aft- er. Scientists, chemists, druggists and physiclans all “took a hand,” and the successful issue is the present product known as “Newbro’s Herpicide.” This remedy actually kills the parasites that infest the hair bulb, does its work most effectively and contains not an atom of substance injurious to anything else than the germ alone. Herpicide causes the hair to grow as nature intended it should—soft and abundant. C LUNATIG TRIES T0 KIDNAP-GIAL Twice Invades a Young Lady’s Home in Redlands. Foiled in His Undertaking by Her Mother’s Presence of Mind. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN BERNARDINO, July 10.—N. W. Lamb, 30 yvears of age, occuples a padded ceifat the County Hospital, where he was | placed this morning pending an examina- tion by Superior Judge Campbell on an insanity charge. sation yesterday afternoon at Redlands, where he suddenly became a raving maniac. His misfortune is due, it is said, to the excessive use of cigarettes. Lamb at 4 o'clock yesterday entered | the home of Mrs. Sarah Watson, 3085 | Orange street, and informed .that lady that for some time he had been in love with hor pretty 19-year-old daughte: Miss Mabel Watson. and was now ready to take her to Boston, where she would be provided for In a_luxurious manner. The madman was determined in _his wishes and made a thorough search of the premises. . Watson was thorough frig] suceede\ in hiding Miss Watson in the dining-room Failing to find her, Lamb left the place. The maniac returned an hour later, more determined than ever to take Mi Watson. This time, by a clever ruse, Mrs. Watson got the stranger out on the street and he disappeared. The police were notified and after hunting several hours for Lamb they abandoned further search. { At 11 o'clock last night Lamb appeared | on a hicycle at a cigar store. He imme- | diately took posse: his pockets with cigars and cigarette: opened several boxes sed the: among the bystanders. Owing to h threatening atfitude no one ventured arrest him. HIS next escapade was at | the Casa Loma Hotel, where he tried to | abduct a waitress. At midnight the amb is a carpenter and has been a resident of Redlands but three months, No one knows whencq he came. New Salmon Hatchery. TEHAMA, Jvly 10.—The Govegnment has establishel a salmon hatchery about two miles east of here on Mill Creek, and the necessary buildings are now being erected. @ il etk @ PURE FOOD AGT A DEAD LETTER FormerSenator Withing- ton Says It Is Now Worthless. | Special Dispatch to The Call SAN DIEGO, July 10.—The Union to- morrow, will print an interview with D. L. Withington, former State Senator from this district; who, in the 18% term of the State Legislature, fathéred the bill which is and has been known as the pure food bill and which the Senator ‘declares was knocked out by the adoption of the report of the Code Commissioners—A. C. Free- man, W. C. Van Fleet and George J. Denis—which has been incorporated in the laws of 1901 and which became of effect and in force the first of this month The pure food law approved by Gover- nor Budd on March 26 provides In its frst sectio; “No person shall, within this State, manufacture for sale, offer for sale or gell any drug or article of food which is adulterated within the meaning of this act.” Another and separate section of the law fixes punishment, together with added penalties. There was, moreover, a provision in the old law that the prov ions of the act should not apply “to mix- tures or compounds recognized as ordi- nary articles or ingredients of articles of food, if each and every package sold or offered for sale is distinetly labeled as | mixtures or compounds, with the name and per cent of each ingredient therein, and are not injurious to health.” The new law of the Code Commission, according to the Senator, is so carefully hedged around with phrases which almost preclude a conviction under it, that there is no chance of ever getting a conviction The new law is section 353 of the code and provides that “every person who knowingly sells, or kee or offers for sale (the manufacturing is entirely left out) or otherwise disposes of any article of food, drink, drug or medicine, knowing (the first “knowingly” seemed not enongh to protect the breaker of the law) that the same is adulterated or has been tainted, decayed or otherwise unwholesome or unfit to be eaten or drunk, with intent to per- mit the same to be eaten or drunk, is guilty, ete.” “The commissioners,” says the father of the bill, “seem not satisfied with pro- tecting the man who breaks but they have to do it three or four times over. The District Attorney has to prove knowledge on the part of the offender twice, but he must prove an in- tent also. He must prove that the fellow knows he has it, that he knows that it is | adulterated and that he intends that it shall be eaten, three strofg protections | for*she offender. Not only that. but the | section providing that the adulterated foods which are not injurious shall be labeled is entirely stricken from the law | and the act of 18% has been so disfigured that it is of no effect whatever. A con- viction under it is utterly impossible, and that which the people of the East would have been willing to pay at least $50,000 to have done has been done by the Code Commissioners without any one who was interested in the first measure knowing se.r INSANE PRISONER TRIES TO KILL HIS CELLMATE R L | W. C. Miller Attempts to Strangle William Bauer in the City Prison. W. C. Miller, who 1s under sentence of six months for carrying a concealed weapon, became insane in the'City Prison last night and started to strangle William Bauer, his cellmate. The latter’s screams attracted the attention of Corporal Heggerty and Turnkeys Mahoney and Murphy. Rushing to the cell they seized Milier just in time to prevent him from making Bauer a subject for Coroner. low is deranged he was sent to the Re- celving Hospital and locked up in the de- As it was evident that the fel- THE IMPORTANT QUESTION DENVER, July 10.—The most important business transacted by the board of di- rectors of the American Cattle Growers’ Assoclation at its meeting in this city, which ended to-day, was to pass a reso lution recommending that the next con- | Lamb created a sen- | | from Washington. the | oIAGE DRIVER'S THRILLING RIDE Dashes Down Mountain Side on Horseless Wagon. ——— Leaps for Life and Escapes Just as Vehicle Leaves the Grade. REDDING, July 10.—J. W. Deuel had = thrilling ride to-day down the mountain grade on the Redding and Copper City | road in what might be called a horseless carriage. He was on the high seat of a big freight wagon that was heavily laden and of its own volition was teaming down the mountain road. 1 Cyrus Sherman, a teamster, found horses unable to pull any farther uj | steep grade on the road and bloc the | wagon there, detached his horses and went back to Seiger station, distant a mile and a half, to obtain other animals. The big wagon Was at a point in the road where it could not be passed by the mail stage, which came along soon afterward. Driver Deuel and the passengers decided | to run the clumsy vehicle back to a point where the road was wider, to allow the stage to pass. Deuel mounted the lofty seat to manipulate the brake, and the passengers were to operate the pole. The wagon had moved only a few feet when the brake blocks flew out and it started down hill. It gained speed with every revolution of the wheels. Deuel was in a serious position. the precipitous mountain sides offering little inducement to jump, yet the winding road gave prom- ise’ of losing the runaway wagon every second. Deuel jumped. He came out less harmed than the horrified spectators believed he would. His whole body was badly bruised and scratched, but he was not | seriously injured. His clothing was nearly torn from him. He had hardly mote than alighted before the wagon shot off the road and down the mountain side, to the | complete demolition of itself and its load of provisions. Bolice succesded in piacine mim man. | EVENTS IN SOCIETY Sheppard and Dr, or of physics, Uni- Miss Evelyn Loui Percival Lewis, profes: | versity of California, were married last | evening at the home of the bride's pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs, Eli T. Sheppard, 1624 Taylor street. The Rev. Bradford Leavitt of the First Unitarfan Church was the officiating clergyman. About 150 invited guests wit- nessed the cer>mony. The home was at- tractively decorated for the happy occa- sion. pink and green beinsg the prevailing colors. The bride was attended by Miss Agnes Bowman, who officiated as maid of henor. Dr. Ferguson of the University of Cali~ fornia_was best man. white satin elaborately trimmed with lace, A veil and orange blossoms lent the fin- ishing touches to the elegant costume. Miss Bowman, the bridesmaid, wore a dainty gown of white organdie over whita silk. There was a very quiet little wedding at the cathedral yesterday at noon, when Miss Isabelle Louise McDonald and Frank . Drady were married. The Rev. Father . E. Kennedy of St. Paul's officiated. Only the immediate relatives of the con- tracting parties”were present, no invita- tions having been issued for the ceremony | owing to the recent death of the bride's | brother. | Miss May Conway of Los Angeles at- tended the bride as maid of honor and Will Moore was best man. The bride wore | a traveling gown of gray broadcloth, with hat to match. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Drady left immediately for the south, where they will spend the honey- | moon. | Mr. Drady | The bride wore an elegant gown of ivory | | is well known and popular. | He is second leutenant of the Eighth California Volunteers and captain of com- pany A, League of the Cross Cadets. His bride is the daughter of P. McDonald, PERSONAL. A. L. Sayres of Fresno is at the Lick. (S 1 = Lick. O. W. Hazard of Des Moines is at the Occidental. H. P. Stabler, a fruit man of Yuba, i3 at the Lick. W. W. Chapin, a Sacramento merchant, 1s at the Palace. S. M.. Rohr, an attorney of Santa Rosa, is at the Grand. W. H. Nichols, a rancher of Courtland, is at the Grand. B. Campbell, a railroad man of Port« land, is at the Palace. W. B. Hanna, a planter from the island of Tloilo, of the Philippine group, is reg- istered at the Occidental. Rev. Charles R. Hyde of Fort Worth, Tex., is at the Occidental. He i3 accompanied by his family. P. H. Cochrane arrived yesterday froms Mexico with the remains of Edwin L. At water, who was a brother-in-law of James W. Cochrane of San Rafael and died in Guadalajara, Mexico. Robert W. Wilcox, representative im Congress from the Territory of Hawai, registered_at the Occidental yesterday He is on his way back to the iglands from the last session of the House. Chief of Police Sullivan left for Sonoma. Ryan of Sacramento is at the County vesterday morning to join his family. He wiil spend some time with them. Captain Seymour will assume the reins of government during Chief Sullie van's absence. dim e R the law once, | | Californians in New York. NEW YORK, July 10.—The following Californians have arrived: San Francisco —M. Ansbro at the Imperial, F. Brooks at the Holland. W. D. Connelly at the Astor, W. D. Forbes at the Gilsey, C. B. New- man at the Herald Square, Miss R. Thay- er at the Marlborough, €. S. Young at the Imperial, E. Dreyfuss at the Cadillac, T. W. Brooks at the Manhattan. R. Dollar at the Astor, Mrs. G. Jewell and Miss C. G. Jewell at the Imperial. Los Angeles—A. Hart at the Imperial, H. E. Long at the St. Denis. ll coMPANY Butter per square 3Ic Fancy Creamery, leading brands; regular size. The best money can buy. Eagle Milk Gail Borden. Pork and Beans 3 tins 235¢ Kuner's Colorado beans in to- mato sauce. A delicacy for a quick luneh. Shrimps * 3 tins 25¢ Baratara brand: pickled or dry. Excellent for salads. Hunter Baltimore Rye 95c¢ bottle Bottled by Willlam Lanahan & Sons, Baltimore. Reg. $1.25. Rainier Beer per case $1.00 Bottled by John Rapp & Son. per tin 13c | vention eliminate from the constituzion | the assessment feature of raizimg money | to defray extraordinary expenses of the | association, which has proved unpepular. The board is working to preserve a status quo on the range fencing question untll the next Congress meets and it is seen what that body will do on the ieas- | American Club Whiskey per galon $1.85 Hand-made sour mash; six years old. Belmont Whiskey 85¢ bot 0ld fashion sour mash, 1890; bt~ tled at distillery. Reg. $L35. a committee to draft a leasing bill. The | board will meet in this city again on thei i! tention ward. ———— FENCING OF THE RANGE ° ing question. President Lusk will appoint | first Monday in November.