The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 28, 1901, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1901. LOSES HUSBAND | IND A FORTUNE Islander Wreck Costs a San Jose Woman Dearly. : Mrs. Mills Says That With Discipline All Might Have Been Saved. P S Spectal Dispatch to The Call 7.—One of the saddest flering and destitution | ng of the steamer Isl- Edwin Mills, the nember of the Ta- nent, who was on the d. Her home The couple were mar- | t two years ago and im- went to Dawson. CASHIER COLE HAS SUSPICIONS THAT TAKE A YEAR TO DEVELOP Superintendent Leach, Under Cross-Examination, Tells Some Inside Facts About Mint. | | | on August 7,‘ ime to parti- | al festivities, | paper money tead of reai- | coming back to an amount of husband to en- with he er from her loved one ut the clothing member of Tacoma Lodge s of that order im- themselves in seeing | given proper en- ival here to-day. e been sup- ve there and that this and pretty her lot with hough the and herself air that cost pand oc- he Islander eyes of her hus- ed to her mn jeves | saved had | ard. | LAST ATTEMPT TO SAVE OWENS FROM GALLOWS ; Petition for Executive Clemency Isl’“ nguish t and killed Bd- ested in this city g on a charge of hav- of Holbrook, his morning taken Sheriff Mans- having looted the . He has admitted would plead quilty. not admit that he Eohim? o to the owners blown open. t Clam-Diggers in Battle. EL, Aug. 2.—There was a lay afternoon near by Indians, that Treside e been a dis- s on cer- Jury Acquits Butler. KTON 27.—After having been | an hot ury in the case of with assault to the Tesla works ht in ict of a verdic Injured in a Runaway. Aug. 27.—John Green, a m of a runaway ac- morninz. on a side- T against a tree. Milis now finds her- | | her | | | reason for Col { | [ | i \ NDER the fire of cross-examina- Col- tion by Attorney George D. lins Frank A. Leach, tendent of the Mint, afternoon told Uni Com oner Heacock the story “fear” which had entered the mind of hier Cole in February, 1900, and re- a efully tucked away until the nding month of the present year. fear” was first con when Cole the voucher for present charge »unded, and to make no entry therefor. It ed to that ht forth when Cole repo: e strange about Dim- that there ought to is voucher, it A, was mad: epresented a tra the Selby S Company, but involved no cash. It w: one of aber of vouchers made to cc ction rror whereby a tra in account the other d had the he ordered with cashi ome of the vouchers these followed, but exhibit A ply marked “Canceled.” Cole Has a Fear. This is the voucher upon which Dim- mick procured from Cole the sum of $498 57 | and which he subsequently redeemed. Cole gave him the money in February, 190 Cole thought it was irregular at the time, but did not repont the matter ter. Leach thought the delay in speaking about s that he was inexpe- said Leac until a_ v the transaction w: | rienced, having held his position as cash- fer but six months at the time. DEATH STOPS LAW'S INQUIR Accused Inspector Jos- sey Is Accidentally Killed. TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 21.—B. F. Jossey, TUnited States Chinese Inspector, was ac- | cidentally shot and killed this morning at his home in this city. The Coroner’s jury returned a verdict of death by the accidental discharge of a gun. | Jossey heard a disturbance among his | poultry during the night, arose from bed, took a shotgun and, attired In his night- dress, went to investigate. A few mo- ments later the report of the gun was heard. Mrs. Jossey, thinking her husband had fired at a polecat, called out, “Did you kill him?”’ No one answered. She called a second time, and, still receiving 1o reply, ran out and found Jossey pros- trate, with a gaping wound in his left breast. His gun was elght feet from him. The small stepladder which he had at- tempted to mount to fire over the fence into the poultry-yard had fallen as he stepped upon it, and his gun had evidently been prematurely discharged. The fact that Jossey was =accused of complicity in the Chinese smuggling at Nogales at first aroused suspicions of sulcide, but these were dispelled by the evidence brought out at the inquest. Jos- sey was from Americus, Ga., and was ap- ATTORNEY COLLINS CROSS- EXAMINING SUPERINTEND- ENT OF THE MINT LEACH. = e Attorney Collins asked Leach whether he had not demanded from Cole an expla- nation for the delay. “Perhaps 1 did. It seems to me that Cole made some explanation which satis- fied me at the time. He told me that he had been under the influence of the fear that there was something wrong with the transaction for over a 2 Further cro: amination brought .out the fact that when he voiced his fear to the superintendent Cole did not remem- ber either date, amount nor name involved in the transaction. He had, however, made a memorandum in pencil on the fly leaf of the book in which he entered up the other vouchers. Beyond this memor- andum Cole had no entry in his books to show either that he had paid the money to Dimmick or subsequently received the amount. The Pencil Memorandum. Leach further testified that Cole made the pencil memorandum on April 30. The memorandum was undated, but Cole told him _he fixed the time of making it by his recollection of Dimmick’s appearance. The witness explained the methods of carrying accounts over from month to osition under Cleveland. y a widow and a daugh- 18 years of age. NOGALES, A. T., Aug. 21.—United States Collector of Customs Hoey has just been rearrested on additional counts and his bond raised to $5 which was promptly given. Special Agent McEnery of El Paso has been placed in charge of the office in Nogales pending investiga- tion. % inted to his e is survived FINE ART EXHIBITS FOR THE STATE FAIR Display Will Again Be TUnder the Supervision of John A. Stanton. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 2.—The art col- lection at the State Fair this year, as for- merly, will be under the personal super- vision of John A. Stanton, the San Fran- cisco artist. Mr. Stanton has written to Secretary George W. Jackson assuring him that a fine collection will be offered. Among the paintings will be two owned by E. Haquette of San Francisco of great value, “Samson and Delilah,” and “The Con on.”” Superintendent Stanton will also bring the cast of the head of the Chinese Boxer who killed Baron von Ket- teler, the German Minister to Peking. The poultry show will be one of the strongest displays of the kind seen in the State. The exhibits are to be judged by Henry Berrar, whose services were sought by the directors of the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition. It may be that the poultry show will not be opened until the second week of the fair. Superior Judge Peter J. Shields of this city will show a fancy herd of fifteen or twenty Jerseys. He will also show_three near relatives of the prize bull Pedro, sold for $10,000. Al g Sea Beach Hotel Changes Hands. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 2.—The Sea Beach Hotel property was to-day purchased by J. J. C. Leonard of D. K. Abell. The con- sideration was not made public. SUFFERING WOMEN Marshall, Texas, Aug. 12, 1900. re; cases. Thedford’s Black-Drau, the bowels and invigorating gulates the menstrual flow perfectly. valuable medicine, Wine of Cardui, It Is wonderful o ering women. My periods lasted too long. Now they pains are not severe and | am strong. kno: your medicine has cured me. CORA ANN GARRETT, WINE »CARDUI torpid liver. It not only banishes the pain but fore- mlkmdmdm_gmdm'fierywmkmflnms burnin falling of the womb that shoot through the entire body, Wine of Cardul has cured a is a valuable laxative made to assist Wine of Carduf re; No woman taking Wine of Carduf and Draught has failed of a permanent cure of menstrual troubles pains of lion such ford’s Blwks- mfiwmdwnuwmudmw to directions, Read again what Mrs. Garrett wrote, Your druggist sells Wine of Cardul and Thedford’s literature address, givin, “#The Ladies’ Advisory Black-Draught. B O e e e e L .rested late at night and gave bonds at 1 %3 menth. This_was done, he said, with his permission. It was done for three rea- | sons—in case of insufficlency of funds | consequent on miscalculation in drawing, | in the event of a bill containing items which needed explanation or when a cred- itor failed to collect on the regularly ap: pointed day for payment. last event the money was taken out and held | by the cashier until the following month. Attorney Collins _cross-examined _the | witness about an entry in a ‘“sales” book kept by Dimmick. Following the entry, which recorded a sale of bluestone, was the memorandum, “‘Sold March 31, too late for deposit.” Under this was another note, “The above was recently added. F. The entry and the first note were in Dimmick’s handwriting. The second note was made by Leach. He testified that the Dimmick note had been added after the discovery of the loss of the $30,000, and that he had called attention to its recent insertion for the benefit of the District Attorney and to refresh his own memory. Trusted to Subordinates. Collins tried to find out from the wit- ness the method of handling Government funds. “They are deposited in the Sub- Treasury,” said the witness, “in my name as superintendent and at the end of three months, or every quarter, transferred to the Government.” “Placed in the Government's name?” ask -\'lwrne)'. “are you sure?” And it was then that Superintendent | Leach learned for the first time that the | account to which the accumulation of | each quarter was transferred was also in the name of Frank A. Leach, superin- tendent 3 3 Leach explained’ his ignorance in this regard by stating that that work was all attended to by his subordinates. % The cross-examination will be continued | to-morrow at 2 o'clock. SHOOTS AT BEAR AND KILLS MAN Hunter Makes Mistake in the Mountains of Tulare. Special Dispatch to The Call. TULARE, Aug. 21.—W. C. Abercrombie, a farmer of this county, was shot and killed by a hunting companion yesterday in the mountains thirty-five miles cast of Porterville. Abercrombie was mistaken for a bear by the man who did the shoot- ing, and a bullet from a large caliber rifle was sent crashing through his body, causing immediate death. Abercrombie and Walter Ray of this city, with their families, were on a hunt- ing trip in the mountains. The two men left their camp together in quest of big game yesterdey and several hours later Ray returned with the news that he had accidentally killed his comrade, Abercrombie was about 40 years of age. He is survived by a widow, mother and two brothers. Ray has long been in the employ of J. Goldman & Co. in this city. Both have been men of prominence and popularity. MENDOCINO’S OUTLAW MAKES A GOOD HAUL Five Hundred Dollars Taken From the Express Box on the Ukiah Stage. UKIAH, Aug. 21.—Wells-Fargo's ex- press box was found this morning by J. L. Orr, within 100 feet of the scene of yesterday’s stage holdup. The lock had been blown off the box. More than $500 was taken by the outla The mail was not touched. The two passengers on the stage gave the robber about $12. Stabbing Affray in Ukiah. UKIAH, Aug. 21.—An altercation took place last night at the depot in this city between Willlam H. Davidson and C. B. Scott, in which Davidson was severely stabbed. Both men are carpenters and had been working together on the new bulldings under construction at the race- track. Last night they quarreled and soon were engaged In_a fight, during which Scott stabbed Davidson with a pocket-knife, inflicting one wound just above the left hip and another across the main muscle of the arm. Scott was ar- o'clock this morning. While Davidson's condition is serious, he will probably re- cover. S AT Missing Witness Captured. SANTA ROSA, Aug. 27.—John Iven, wanted by the authorities of -Mendocino County as principal witness in a murder case, was arrested here yesterday while intoxicated and taken north this afternoon by Deputy Bheriff White of Ukiah. The murder of which Iven is sald to have been a witness occurred at Willits a few months ago, when Armstrong killed Wil- son in the kitchen of the Willits Hotel with a &eco of stove wood, Iven appear- ed at eefrellmlnary examination, but disappeared shortly afterward. A reward was offered for his capture. “Peeping Tom’” Under Arrest. BANTA ROBA, Aug. 2.—Edward Clark, arrested here to-day upon a charge of vagrancy, is believed to be the “Peeping Tom” who has been annoying many resi- dents of the city during the past few weeks by peeping in at windows during the early evening hours. Several attempts had been made to catch the fellow, but without success until to-day. COOLIE HORDE T0 GROSS SEAS Japan Will Remove Its Restrictions Upon Emigration. Laborers to Be Allowed to Pour Into the Hawaiian Islands. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCAUVER, B, C, Aug. 2.—From fficial advices from Washington - to nited States Immigration Inspector Healy it is probable that in the near fu- ture a large number of Japanese labor- ers will be going te¢ Honolulu and Amer- ican coast ports. It appears that recent: 1y Kogora Takahira, Japanese Minister in ‘Washington, made a cail upon Assistant Secretary Taylor of the United States Treasury Department and discussed with that gentleman the question of Japanese immigration to the islands. Some time ago, when the hue and cry was raised on the Pacitic Coast against admitting the Japanese, the Government of Japan issued an edict forbidding the exodus from the motherland. Now there is a shortage in the labor market of the coast and espe- in the Hawalian Islands. It is probable that in view of the demands made by the sugar planters the entry of Japanese to the islands will be allowed. The Japanese Minister was informed by Mr. Taylor that on no account would the contract system be tolerated, in view of the provisions of the alien labor laws of the United States, but that if Japanese sought admission to the country in the or- dinary way there would be no restrictions placed upon their entrance. The sugar planters of Hawali have had a great deal of trouble lately in obtaining suitable labor. Many Porto Ricans have been transported to the islands, but ap- parently_ they are proving unsatisfactory. Hon. S. Shimuzu, the Japanese Consul General here, sald to-day that he was aware from information received that it was probable the edict would be imme- diately modified to permit Japanese to emigrate to Hawaii, but he did not under- stand that any would be allowed to seek labor in the United States proper. | @ i @ DOCTORS MARVEL AT A5 ESGAPE Edward Mellin FallsFour Stories and Is Not Killed. — Edward Mellin, aged 16 years and em- ployed as a press feeder by the Union Lithographing Company in the Halleck building at 325 Sansome street, fell from the fourth floor of the building to the basement yesterday and received injuries that will probably prove fatal. That he was not killed outright seems miraculous, as the basement floor is made of cement. Those who saw him fall ran to the base- ment expecting to find him lifeless, but he was not even unconscious. The only sign of injury was a deep gash in his chin, but when they sought to move him he shrieked in agony. Mellin was hurried to the Emergency Hospital, and an examination showed that almost every bone in his body had been broken. How he escaped instant death couid not be explained by the doctors, and as they proceeded to examine into the extent of his injuries they = wondered more. The boy was conscious all the time and stood the examination like a Spartan. Dr. Armistead and the nurses handled him as carefully as possible, but even the weight of a cloth on his bruised body caused him untold agony. His shop mates who brought him to the hospital spoke to him soothingly and sought to convince him that he was more scared than hurt, but the little fellow knew bettér. His pain racked frame told him the extent of his injuries. That the brave boy will die is almost sure, as the shock in addition to the broken bones is much more than even a strong man could stand. The fall caused a compound fracture of his left thigh, a fracture of the right thigh, a fracture of both his arms and a compound fracture of the lower jaw. The accident was caused by the care- lessness of one of the men working in the building. Young Mellin had taken a number of cases to the fourth floor of the building on the elevator, which is an | open affair, and had succeeded in getting | all the heavy cases but one off the plat- | form. He was struggling with that when | some one on one of the floors beneath | pulled the rope and started the elevator downward. The heavy case, one-half of | which rested on the flooring, toppled over | as the elevator commenced to sink, and struck the boy, knocking him off the other | side of the elevator platform. He fell the | entire distance, turning over and over in the descent and alighting on the cement | floor of the basement on his hands and | feet. The shock jerked his head down- | ward and his chin struck with sufficient force to cut a deep gash and shatter the | bone. | _Young Mellin resides with his parents at 213 Elm street, Oakland. As soon as the accident occurred a message was sent to | his mother telling her of the terrible ac- cident that had befallen her son. FUNERAL SERVICES OVER THE BODY OF MRS. FIELD Remains of Widow of the Late Justice Buried From Grace Church. Yesterday the last solemn rites over the remains of Mrs. Sue V. Field, widow of the late Justice Field, were held in Grace Episcopal Church. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Foute, and the sacred edifice in which they took place was filled to the doors with the most distinguished people of the city, some of whom had known the deceased for nearly half a century. The funcral cortege started from the residence of Mrs. George E. Whitney in Oakland, whence the body was taken to the ferry and brought over to Grace Church on this side. Mrs. Condit-Smith and Mrs. Whitney, sisters of the deceased, and a number of very intimate friends followed the remains across the bay. After the services the body was taken to a vault in Mountain View Cemetery, whence it will be sent to Washing- ton for burial beside that of the dis- tinguished husband of the deceased who rests there. The honorary pallbearers at yesterday's obsequies were Judge Morrow, Judyg Harrison, E. S. Pillsbury, Thomas Bishop, Willlam M. Gavin, S. W. Holla- day, D. W. Earl and Homer S. King. e Arc Lights at Street Crossings. The Supervisors’ Committee on Artifi- cial Lights took up for consideration yes- terday the proposed ordinance to compel electric street rallways to maintain arc lights at street crossings. Chief Electri- cian Foster and Attorney Jere T. Burke of the Market-street Rallway Company appeared before the committee and plead- ed that the cost of installing the system would amount to $%0,000, and that it would be a hardship to require it. The commit- tee decided to refer the %ueltlnn to City Electriclan Hewitt and Light Inspector Tupper to ascertain the exact cost of the plan. X Flames Destroy Tailor Shop. The alarm turned in from box 76 last night was for a fire in a building at 107 Hayes street, occupied by R, Bid a ladies’ tailor. The blaze started in the cellar, and before it was extinguished had tted ‘the building. Sideman estimaien fi6 foss ot $4000. carried an insurance of $2600. . CATCH A SHARK IN THEIR NET Marin Fishermen Have Hard Struggle With Man-Eater. Land Seventeen-Foot Captive After Combat Lasting Several Hours. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 27.—A seventeen- foot man-eating shark was captured yes- terday morning below Point Reyes light- house, after a fight in which Giuseppe Continio and Pedro Gioli almost lost their lives. Their boat was nearly swamped a dozen times and their net was badly torn. The two fishermen were dragging a n several miles below the lighthouse. When they commenced to haul in their catch | they discovered that they had an un- sought visitor in the net. Believing it to be a sealion they continued to haul in. When they had tugged and pulled for some minutes they discovered that a monster shark was glving them battle. For several hours the combat waged With repeated blows with his tail the huge fish demolished a portion of the boat’s gunwale. After considerable toil the men beached and killed their catch in_a neighboring cove. It is the largest specimen of the man- eater ever seen in those waters. Protest From Grape-Growers. SANTA ROSA, Aug. 21.—Considerable surprise is manifested among grape grow- ers over the schedule of prices for wine grapes announced yesterday by the Cali- fornia Wine Association. In view of the shortage in the crop occasioned by the early frosts, it is claimed that the figures do not represent the real value of the pro- | duct. It is also pointed out that all the wine cellars are empty, practically no wine being left on hand from last season’s output. During the past few months the | few lots that remained in the hands of | independent producers have been eagerly taken up at good figures, and everything pointed to much better prices than those Just set by the assoclation. In all prob- | ability a number of growers will refuse to sell at the figures quoted. General Young Visits Mare Island. | VALLEJO, Aug. 21.—The army tug Slo- | cum brought Brigadier General Young and escort to the navy yard to-day. The | Marine Band and a company of marines under Captain “Jack” Mpyers received | them and they were shown every courtesy | and attention by Admiral Miller and the | officers of the yard. On leaving a saluze | of thirteen guns was. fired in General | Young's honor. } A N Burglars Loot Jewelry Store. | SALT LAKE, Utan, Aug. 21.—A special | to the Desert News from Provo, Utah, | says that Beck's jewelry store in that | city was entered by burglars last night, | the safe opened and $2000 worth of jewelry | and $125 in cash taken. There is no trace | of the burglars. | | | | | Fire Destroys a Flour Mill. BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 2..—A special from Bozeman to the Inter-Mountain says the flour mill of Nelson Story was destroyed | by fire to-day. The mill had a capacity | of 500 barrels a day and was valued at | $60,000. The fire caught from an over- heated bearing on a shaft. 1 Chinese Notables in Conference. BASLE, Switzerland, Aug. 27.—The Chi- nese Ministér to Germany, Lu Hal Houan, | has arrived here from Berlin to consult with Prince Chung. DR. KILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT. IS IT AN EPIDEMIC? Vital Statistics Show an Alarming Increase in an Already Prevail- ing Disease—Are Any Exempt? At no time In the history of disease has there been such an alarming increase in the number of cases of any particular malady as in that of kidney and blaader troubles now preying upon the people of this country. To-day we see a relative, a friend or an acquaintarce apparently well, and in a few days we may be grieved to learn of their serious illness or sudden death, caused by that fatal type of kidney trou- ble—Bright's disease. Kidney trouble often becomes advanced into acute stages before the afflicted is aware of its presence; that is why we read of so many sudden deaths of promi- nent business and professional men, phy= siclans and others. They have neglected to stop the leak in time. While scientists are puzzling their brains to find out the cause, each individual can, by a little precaution, avold the chances of contracting dreaded and dangerous kidney trouble, or eradicate it completely from their system if already afflicted. Many precious lives might have been, and many more can yet be saved, by paying attention to the kidneys. It is the mission of The Call to benefit its readers at every opportunity and, therefore, we advise all who have any symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble to write to-day to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Btnr hamton, N. Y., for a free sample bottle of Swamp-Root, the celebrated specific which is having such a great demand and remarkable success in the cure of the most _ distressing _kidney and bladder troubles. With the sample bottle of Swamp-Root will also be sent free a pam- phlet and treatise of valuable informa- tion. —_— FLO0D OF OIL ENDG Hl3 LIFE Workman at the Beau- mont Well Dies in the Spray. BEAUMONT, Tex., Aug. 2.—The Pales~ tine-Beaumont well is still spouting a stream of petroleum as high as the top of the seventy-foot derrick, and it has added the death of another ‘man to the two it caused yesterday. James Smith and John McDaniel were drowned in the oil last night, but their fate was unheeded by Peter Gallagher and two companions about 2 o'clock this morning. Gallagher went' to his death in the fatal spray of gas and oil, while his two companions barely escaped. Just what prompted them to go into the spray is not known, though it is thought they were attempting to shut the well off. | Some one saw the men go into the spray of oil and gas and gave the alarm. Gal- lagher's companions were dragged out and were finally restored to conscious= ness. F. W. Chase, an expert submarine div- er, came in from Galveston this morning bringing a diving suit with him. He found no difficuity in staying in the spray while encased in his diving suit, but_he had to work slowly. At 7 o'clock this evening the pipe had been raised suffi- clently to permit the unscrewing of a joint. This will be done early in_ the morning and the well will be then closed without difficulty. Killed by Fall From Horse. FRESNO, Aug. 21.—George Bufford, 40 years old, was found dead early this morning at the gate leading to his ranch pear Pollasky. His neck was broken. It it believed that he was thrown from his horse, sustaining the injury that caused his death. The man who puts on one of ‘our Made=to=Order uits at $10.00 has the satisfaction of paid the least possible wool, durable suit. knowing that he has price for a good, all- He also knows that the suit embodies style and fashion, that the pattern is neat and seasonabie, that the making is good from the first snip of the of the pressing iron. He knows, too, that shears to the last touch while he is wearing the suit he is fully protected by our repairing guaran- tee and money-back privilege. With such assurance wouldn’t you like to order on= of these suits? to look over cur materials pleasing ? Wouldn’t you like and pick out something A good business axiom: It’s policy to buy when you run no risk. e e Suits for out-of-town oustomers satisfactorily Write for samples. our self-measuring system. made through 718 Market St, and Cor. Powell & Eddy Sts,