The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 27, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1901 ‘READY T0 GHECK KLONDIKE PLOT United States Does Not Sanction the Bold Conspiracy. BRITAIN'S WAR PLEASES EURDPE Powers Have No Desire for Attempt at In- tervention. If Necessary Troops Will Be Stationed on Border to Prevent Filibustering. United States Not Likely to Intercede for the Boers. R | Special Dispatch to The Call. 196 G STREET. N. | 0 CALL BUREAL % G STREET, N. | N, Nov. 26.—No infor- | W., WASHINGTON, Nov. %.—Despite the received by the State | apparent desire of the powers of con- | ) rding the alleged pur- | tinental Europe that the United States o stop the war in South | se of Americar ers and others to | should intervene sh a republ the Northwest Ter- the administration officials ex- | S . and no complaint con- | press the or 0 t those governments | e k aovement has been made to | really prefer its continuance. Department by Lord Paun This beiief based upon the fact that ! British Embassador the prolongation of the struggle weakens | 7 s - e the of. | Great Britain and makes the European bs agot elatively stronger. It is true that ¥ ates. Fur. ions have been adva . taken to prevent States to interfere, but expeditions from organizing ions have been met | il and marching into Canada. scene of the 1 be given to the »m this country stations on the | and there is no excuse for intervention p ation of | _ Great been extremely friendly t United States. She has without hesi n granted important con- as the win- | Cessions, notably in the matter of the anadian police will dis- | iSthmien canal treaty, and she - has | n the affair. | promptly settled all questions which have | Nov 2. Superintende arisen in connection with the South he mounted police, who has | African war. { district for | The latest case to which her attention | in the city this | has been called is that of Lenon Porter, s leave of ab- an American boy, who is serving in the | mrose was one | British army. Young Porter's father Government of | claimed that he had been employed as a muleteer on a vessel transporting British mules to South Africa and_that s practically ed to enlist in the British army. _An investigation made by the'| State Department established that no | pressure applied to young Porter and that he enlisted of his own free will. It| is emphatically denied that Great Britain has & recrulting station in this coun- - try e British Government is now in- | HUNTINGTON AT HEAD { quiring into the case of Porter. He will | OF RAILWAY COMPANY Drobably be discharged from the British LW army and returned to his parents. | Financial Plans of Promoters of the | SR A e S oA, ! Lion Angeies Tuterirban | HOLDS .IT A VIOLATION | he was un- it. Superintendent Prim- o Comptroller White of the the latter after- t had been hear System. OF LAWS OF MONTANA I NG ES, Nov. 26.— == | . Rai F“‘,;:; .’\X:‘m_:f Hih;r;::zg Governor Toole Makes a Statement About the Northern Securities esident, I W Company Plan. - and B. Holliday HELENA, Mont., Nov. 2.—Governor RS, Toole to-day replied to the request of l i | cing the company have the funds for the con- hich are_to con- i Huntington-Heliman Governor Van Sant of Minnesota for his | views on the absorption of the stock of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern and | Burlington railways by the Northern Se- | curities Company. Governor Toole says | that according the interpretation of Governor Van Sant of the objects of the | as the different s covering the the market. 1 take most of | Securities Company the absorption is a | o ¥ is authorized | plain violation of the constitution and of $10,000,000. laws of Montana. He says he does not | == now know what legal means can be taken | LEPUBLICAN MEMBERS to defeat the objects of the consolidation, | but whatever they are will be brought into operation. * The Governor says the constitution of Montana plainly forbids just what the at- torneys of the Northern Securities Com- | WILL NAME OFFICERS they pu Caucus Is Called by the Majority in the House of Represen- % pany have accomplished. He intimate: tatives. that the company is trying to do indi. g hat it _could not under the Mon N N t do directly, and he says that while the plan appears to be a successful evasion of the law, hall not be so taken until the court of la: upon the question tive aid of the Attorney General of the te and that later he will fix a | date for me and conferring with Gov- | ernor Van r elective It is expected sharp contest Ali the essary, will Deputies Debate Over Indemnity. | PARIS, Nov. 26.—The Chamber of Dep es, after a stormy sitting this after- | rinor in th: oon, passed the second article of the ous Chinese indemnity bill. Previous to the | TR passage of this article, however, and in | DRILLING SHIP IRIS spite of the Government's opposition, the | SUFFERS NO DAMAGE | imtnaments 1o, the pill. “The fest amend: United States Vessel That Went | asied statement of ihe exponse. of font: e e Rl e e Ginocted 1o spiting acide & Suficient o | Afloat. as capital with which to pay the pensions awarded to the troops wounded in the French expedition to China and indemni. ties to the families of the men killed | there. k2 26.—The 1 ed States which cabled No- en aground on a , island of Panay, for thres E3 the cruiser | | by the gunboat Yorktow: ved that s THE DAY’S DEAD. the secre- | 0 was smuggl iske Warren of Boston, w: e e the Collector of the Por Martin Hogan. | husler, when he cafled ai| CHICAGO, Nov. 2%.—Martin Hogan, the | for his baggage: TheM ppcy patriot, died to-day at the County quested that he take the oath | Hospital. He was 93 years of age. | gan, together with others interested in the Fenian movement, was convicted of | treason in 1866 and transported. to the English penal colony in Australia. in 1869 Hogan and his companions, excepi- ing John Boyle O’Rellley, who had pre- viously escaped, were rescued by a boat | Nov. 26— McClaughery has received word ure at Tuscumbia, Ala., of - > vl d fis s e mutiny. Captain Tel- | 3 > ight to bring him back. | Clarence Selah. cen received that a posse | d States Marshals have| O'NEILL, Nebr., Nov. 2.—Judge Clar- | g and Murray in the | ence Selah dled at his home early to-day n Territory. These 1 of typhoid fever. He published papers at | victs and 2 battle | &Nl and Ewing during the early history | | of the State. He was prominent in poli- | | tics for many years. He had been a mem- ber of the Legislature and in 1897 was elected Judge of Holt County. He was a POSTUM CEREAL. e e | Populist State Committeeman at the time COFFEE IMPORTER ST Tells Some Plain Facts. Raussell Munger. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 2.—Russell | One of the heaviest importers of coffce | Munger, & well-known pioneer music who requests that his| dealer with theatrical and musical firms | he pul _| all over the United States, died to-day s s e e | at the Roehester Hospital for the Insane, | lowing subject because of | where he was committed a few months | have on his business, | ago_ for safeguarding. He occupied a | leading position in Northwestern musical circles for many years. ago was compelled | e on account of its | Since that time I lace but Postum | a4 properly pre- red it is simply delicious with cream | sugar. { connection with this T have also i Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food. While orida this winter I carrled a pack- e with me all the time, 50 if T was un- | e to get what I wanted for breakfast | ould rely on my own supply. ny one who could have known of my jon a year ago, and the very great Juan de la Mata Boronda. MONTEREY, Nov. 20.—Juan de la Mata Boronda died in this city last night after a long illness. He Whis a member of one | of California’s oldest Spanish families, | and was born in Monterey eighty-four vears ago. Boronda at one time owned | the Laurellas rancho, .n this_county, now | the property of the Pacific Improvement Company. R. L. Stillman. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 26—R. L. Still- man, a prominent Minneapolis attorney, dled in an inter-urban streetcar last night. Coroner Miller decided that apoplexy was the cause of death. Stillman was born at vement now, would have no cause | Chester, Pa., in 1851 Ho was & prominent | i = | member of the Roy: rcanum and wel estion the wisdom of my change | JieTabet OF (08, 7 he old-fashioned dlet to the pres- | e S t | Major James Burney. This man is one of the best known cof-| MONTEREY, Nov. 26.—Major James e experts in the world and his testimony | Burney dled in Seaslde this morning. He i n t Cereal | was a veteran of the Civil War and was ng the flavor of Postum OCereal) Zas 8 Be e Ho dame tb California offee is noteworthy. | from South Carolina thirty years ago. and then a person gets Postum | Major Burney leaves considerable prop- offee served under-boiled and con- | €rty. t almost tasteless. A chemical akes place in Postum after it has | Joseph Henry Thlyfl" Bussey. tively boiled for twelve or fifteen | CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 26.—Profes- : this change brings out the food | sor Joseph Henry Thayer Bussey, pri- e and the delicious taste. It does not | fessor emeritus of New Testament cx:!q~ newer to simply leave it on the stove for | ¢ism and interpretation of Harvard Uni- f o simply T | Versity, died to-day in s seventy-fourth en minutes, it must stand on the stove | ooy boiling commences, then be allowed e & ble fifteen minutes. James Fletcher. A piece butter twice the size of a pea GENOA, Nov. 2.—James Fletcher, »uld be put in the pot to keep it from ing over. Many a man or woman continues in a alf sick state from month to month, not knowing that the drug in the coffee they United States Consul in this city, is dead. He was born in England and was ap- pointed from Iowa eighteen years ago. Frank Hunt. use is the cause; try leaving off coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. That change has worked salvation for many skeptical sick ones. “ WOODLAND, Nov. 2.—Frank Hunt, an old resident and hotel-keeper of Davis- Ville, droppad dead this morning. Paraly- sis and heart faflure were the cause. BRIGANDS WANT PB4 SN[IW "] MEI.T Surveyor Gener Captors of Miss Stone In No Hurry to Negotiate. Consul General’'s Absence From Sofia Causes Ap- prehension. SOFIA, Nov. 26.—The brigands are de- termined to wait until the disappearance of the snow permits them freedom of movement before resuming negotiations for the release of Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka. The impression which prevails among the best-informed people here is that Con- sul General Dickinson’s departure for Constantinople increases the difficulty of saining the confidence of the brigands and expediting a settlement of the ransom on. ASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—Mr. Leisch- mann, Unjted States Minister to Constan- tinople, calied at the State Department prior to his return to his post, having been on leave of absence in this country. As he returns to Turkey in an interesting and critical stage, owing to the pendency of Miss Stone’s case, it was necessary for the department to equip him fully with instruction TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—The battleship Missouri will be launched at Newport News, Saturday, December 2§ next. MANILA, Nov. 26.—The United States light- e steamer General Alava has been tewed rsogon, Southeast Luzon, with her shaft [ CHICAGO, Nov. 26.— Branch Appellate « through Judge Waterman, to-day ruled that a policeman or other public officer cannt assign his salary NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Frank A Munsey, the publisher, has purchased a controlling interest in the New York Daily News from Mrs. Ben- jamin A. Wood. THE HAGUE, Nov. 26.—An official bulletin issued to-day_says Queen Wilhelmina has re- covered from her recent illness and will be able to g0 out in a few days. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Arrangements have been made for the opening of the South Carolina_Interstate and West Indian Exposi- tion by the President next Monday. VALPARAISO, Nov. 26.—It is declared here that tbe recent rumors of war between Chile ard the Argentine Republic are due to specu- lation in gold exchamge and stocks. BERLIN, Nov. 2.—The Bundesrath to-day adopted the navy estimates for 1902, aggregat- ing 205,000,000 marks, which is 3,400,000 marks less than the budget committee's estimates. NEW YORK, Nov. 2%.—Abraham Pleser, charged with having set fire to a Greenwich- street tenement-house in which sixty-two per- sons were asleep, was arrested to-day and booked for arson. ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov.a26.—The jury in the District Court has brought in a verdict of guilty against Walter Bourne, former deputy County Auditor, tried on a charge bf falsc auditing and fraud. LA PAZ, Bolivia, Nov. 26.—The Perivian or Orman, and the Bolivian Min- oreign Affairs, have signed a protocol ubmitting to arbitration the pending ques- tions between their respective countries. . 26.—John E. a blacksmith, has begun suit in t anadian courts against the Canadian Go: rnment to récover an estate valued at over §3,000,000. The estate comprises the site of the town of Guelph, in Ontarlo, a ctly of 16,000 people. . Jury Returns No Verdict. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 2%.—After de- liberating for nearly thirty hours the jury in the case of John L. Semple, the Cam- den, N. J., lawyer, who was tried in the WEST SUPERIOR, Wis. Connor, C | United States District Court here charged with alding and abetting counterfeiters, was unable to agree anu was_this after- noon discharged by Judge McPherson. Sgmple was accused of having assisted A¥thur Taylor and Baldwin 8. Bredell in the manufacture of plates from which were printed $20 counterfeit notes. +- l LOCAL BREVITIES. e =t BEECHE WINS LIBEL SUIT.—In the libel | of Salusteo Beeche et al. versus the steamer Hyades, United States District Judge de Haven yesterday ordered a decree in favor of the libelant for $6100, with interest, for mate- rial furnished. LEG FRACTURED.—John Cullen, who re- eides at 3104 Point Lobos avenue, was knocked down last night by a car on the Sutro line t the corner of Fifth avenue and Clement street. He sustained a compound fracture of | the right leg. ORDERS DESTRUCTION OF NET.—Judge Buckles of Fairfleld, Solano County, yesterday ordered the destruction of fishing paraphernalia | eeized by the Fish Commisston and over which 1o one claimed owenership. The net was taken in the Sacramento River, where it had been set to catch salmon in violation of the law. WORKMAN’'S LEG BROKEN BY A FALL. —Michael Tracy, a workman employed by the Oregon Improvement Company, had his right leg broken by & fall vesterday. Tracy was walking over a gangplank when it broke, precipitating him to the whart. He was taken to the City and County Hospital for treatmeit. MRS. PETERS ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES.— The trial of the suit of Sarah J. Peters against William Ehrenpfort for $10,000 damages for in- juries she received by falling over & trapdoor in front of Ehrenpfort’s premises at Eighth and Natoma streets, was commenced in Judge Hunt's court yesterday. Mrs. Peters claims that the accident was caused by Ehrenpfort’s carelessness. ———————— Builders’ Contracts. Mary E. Callahan (owner) with O. A. Cra- mer (contractor), architect C. A. Meussdorffer— All work except mantels, gas fixtures and shades for alterations and additions to convert a two-story and basement frame buflding into three flats, on S line of Geary street, §2:6 E of by S 120; $7100. oung (owner) with George Good- man (contractor), architect Clinton Day—Exca- vation for basement and trenches, all concrete work in foundation walls and plers for a seven- story brick and iron bullding with cellars, on S line of Geary street, 192:6 W of Stockton, W 55 by S 137:6; $5688. Same owner with Thomas Butler (contractor), architect same—Brick, granite, wrought and cast fron work for same on same; $32,165. Same owner with Peter Crichton (contractor), architect same—Timber and framing, flooring, roofing, tin and galvanized iron work, skylights, lathing, plastering, window frames and sash, door frames and doors, Inside finish, stairs, trimming_hardware, painting, finishing and whitewashing for same on same; $20,158. Same owner with Willlam F. Wilson Com- pany (corporation) (contractors), architect same —Plumbing and sewer work for same on same; $2050. E. W. Bennett (owner) with Jacob Schuler (contractor), architect August Nordin—All work except mantels, shades and gas fixtures for al- terations and additions to a two-story and base- ment frame building at 640-642 Castro street, W side; $1843, Minnie P. Shotwell (owner) with F. W, Kern (contractor), architect Nathaniel Blaisdeli—Car- penter and mill work, etc., being all work in- cluded in general contract (but not including tiling, lathing, plastering, plumbing, sewering, gas fitting, steam heating, trimming hardware, electrical work, marble work, elevator, wains. coting *of bathrooms, lavatory and ' closets, painting, tinting and finishing) for a six-story and basement brick bufling, on § line of Eddy street, 137:6 W of Mason, W 55 b ER gizeat; y 8 157:6; o e LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. ‘Tuesday, November 2. U 8 stmr Thetis, Buhne, 3 days from Seattle. SAILED. Tuesday, November 26. Stmr Bonita, Nepander, for Port Harford. i DonA(isflc PORTS. 3 SAN DIEGO—Arrived Nov 26—Stmr Rosa, from San Francisco; stmr St lg::'t: from Ensenada. Salled Nov %—Stmr Santa Rosa, for San Francisco. OCEAN STEAMERS. MOVILLE— Arrived Nov 27—Stmr Ethiopla, from New York, for Glasgow, and pi led. NEW YORK—Arrived Sept 26—Stmr Bremen, from Bremen Cherbourg. Arrived Nov 2/—Stmr Menominee, from Lom- on. LIZARD—Passed Nov 26—Stmr Amsterdam, from New York, for Boulogne sur Mer and Amsterdam. The average American’s views of Eu- rope are mostly stereoscopic. 2 TH SUMMONS CITIZEN WHO SERVED STATE WELL al James M. Gleaves, Who Took Deep Interest in California’s Rivers and Harbors, Dies After an Operation kfi- 3 AMES MALCOMB GLEAVES, United States Surveyor General of the State of California, died at 3 Waldeck Sanatorfum at & o'clock this morning. James Malcomb Gleaves had (been a resident of this city for four years and of the State for twenty-seven years. His residence here was at 899 Pine street. He was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, on September 10, 1852, and was educated in the University of Missouri, to which State he went when a boy. He taught school for a time after graduating and in 1874 came to California and taught here for a short period, In 187 he settled in Shasta County, following the occupation of a mining engineer. Later he was elected Surveyor of that county. In 1894 he was elected State Senator from the Second District, on the Republican ticket, over- P R R B B R R R e ] ot TTER GUARD: RUNAWAY CHILD Victoria Martin, Aged 11, Starts Out to See the World. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 26. _ A pretty lttle girl and an Irish setter were the first passengers this morning in the police patrol wagon. They had both strayed from their homes and when weary of wandering had shared a bed under the stars in a vacant lot at the corner of Forty-seventh street and San Pablo ave- nue. Victoria Martin s 11 years old. Her father is dead. Her mother “‘works in the city.” Victoria is “boarded out,” as she calls it, with Mrs. M. E. Strange, a colored woman, living at 1771 Goss street. Instead of going to school Victoria de- voted yesterday afternoon to seeing the world. ~ She invaded territory to her un- known and by evening the little girl was completely lost. She had formed the ac- quaintance of the setter during the after- noon and night found them still together. ‘Victoria hag treated the dog’s advances with patronizing condescension, but as darkness fell the relations changed and by the time the stars were all hung out doggle was in full charge of the expedi- tion. When Mrs. Dr. H. E. Rowell looked out this morning on the vacant lot ad- joining her residence she discovered Vic- toria and her guardian. They were lyin; side by side. The little girl was still asleep, cuddled close to her warm coated Irleng. with her arms clasped tightly around his neck. The dog resented Mrs. Rowell's inter- ference, but when Victoria awoke they both enjoyed the breakfast that was soon provided for them. Mrs. Rowell notified the ‘fullce and dog and girl were_transported to the CLit Prison, where Victoria was later claime by Mrs. Strange and taken home. The dog, finding his charge in good hands, re- sumed his wanderings alone. — e HUSBAND AND WIFE ; HURT IN RUNAWAY J. Sorenson Dragged a Block and His Spouse Pitched Out of Their Buggy. OAKLAND, Nov. 26.—J. Sorenson, fore- man for Wellman, Peck & Co., San Francisco, wholesale grocers, and his wite were badly bruised this evening in a runaway accident on Washington street. Sorenson was driving a spirited horse -long the thoroughfare when he noticed that one of the traces had ullpged from the singletree of the ““{ shafts. He o.}meuy turned into the curl Thirteenth straet to re- fasten the tug. Just as he sta&ped out the horse jumped and tore up Washing- ton street, dragging Sorenson along the street, his wife In the buggy screaming with fright. At Fourteenth street (he horse ran into a telegraph pole, throw- ing Sorenson under the bu, whesls and sltemu Mrs. Sorenson headiong over the hboard. She landed on the horse’s back, and that saved her life. Assistance was quickly at hand. After recoveris sufficlently Mr. Mrs. soreml‘l“ ‘went_ to the{r residence at 1009 Pine street. d ‘were The buggy and horse - Harbor Improvement Company. - ! SURVEYOR GENERAL OF CALI- FORNIA, WHO PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING. % coming the usual Democratic majority in that district. He took great interest in the rivers and harbors of the State and became a recog- nized authority on the subject. He was secretary of the California River and He was sent to Washington in the interest of the rivers and harbors of the State. While he was on a trip East, President McKinley appointed him Surveyor General of Cali- fornia. He assumed the duties of that office on March 31, 1898, W. S. Green giving way to him. General Gleaves was made the president | of the Ohio Society of California last year and helped entertain President Mc- Kinley when he came to San Francisco in May of this year. It was feared for a time that General Gleaves was suffering from ptomaine pol- soning. A week ago last Sunday he ate some broiled lobster and shortly after- ward was attacked by severe pains in tha stomach. Dr. W. D. Clark was sum- moned, and after a few days the patient gave indications of re=svering. So well, in fact, had he become that he com- menced to makc arrangements for return- ing to his office. Last Sunday he took a drive through Golden Gate Park to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. Upon return- | ing to his home the general experienced | no immediate fll effects from his recrea- tion, but during the evening he was taken suddenly ill and complained of severe pains in the abdominal region. On Monday he was emoved to the Wal- deck Sanitarium, whcre an operation for appendicitis was _successfully per- gurm;d, but no sign of that malady was ‘ound. GHIEF HODGKING GHARGES FRAUD Accuses Pound Officials ~ of Looting the City Treasury. OAKLAND, Nov. 2.—According to the report made by Chief of Police Hodgkins to-day to City Clerk Church, Poundmas- ter Swift and his deputies have been for some time past successfully operating a scheme for looting the city treasury by means of false returns. The law allows the poundmaster $150 a head for all dead pigs picked up within the city limits. The average harvest prior to Poundmaster Swift's incumbency was about fifty pigs per annum. In 1900, however, the pound received $150 a head for 349 dead pigs removed from the streets and this year up to November 12 the total is_878. Police investigations, which are_ borne out by the confession of Deputy Pound- master Frank McClelland, show that the pound officials have been collecting infant pigs in all directions, drawing largely on the refuse of various slaughter houses. The crop was at times too large for the market and the police report tells how the surplus was stored in pickle and drawn on from time to time to keep up with the financial requirements of the pound management. The City Council will take action on the report at its next meeting. Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Nov. 26.—Licenses to marry werc issued to-day to Edward C. Murray, aged over 21 years, and Anna C. Bromley, over 18, both of Oakland; James H. Mc(gall. 24, and_Annie L. Bryant, 22, both of Oakland; Oscar A. Cozard, over 21, and Marguerlte M. Bistorious, over 18, both of Oakland; Marcus Bads, 35, and Adelle Berdon, 30, both of San Francisco; Oluf M. Nygaard, 33, and Hattle Quime, 26, both of Francisco; Ludwig Reinestsen, 38, San Francisco, and Mary Reick, 29, Oakland; Edward W. Neidt, 29, and Eliza H. Chaloner, 22, both of Oakland. _————— Spring Valley Presents Stock. OAKLAND, Nov. 26.—Testimony he Clough-Spring Valley Water case t Ly developed that Willlam Brooks and W. A. Yates, employes of the Bprl:idvuleg Water Works, had been prese: ‘wit] stock in the Washington and Murray Township Company after it had been pur- chased by the big corporation. They ad- mitted that after receiving the stock the; took no_interest in the township rmc{ and hardly knew of its existence, the in- tention of their employers being to estab- lish that it had been abandoned. i e | might tend to incriminate me and might (o} TWD MERCHANTS FAGE COURT'S IRE Contempt Proeeeding-'s Sequel to Peculiar Robbery. Cayucos Business Men "Are Fighting for Their Liberty and Honor. Special Dispatch to The Cail. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2%.—From the lit- tle town of Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, comes a sensational legal case in- volving the* honor and MHberty ‘of two | prominent business men. It Is being heard in the United States District Court of this | city, where Judge Olin Wellborn is trying three persons for contempt. - The story in- | volves the sudden Tailure of a supposedly | | rich firm, the disappearance of many thousands of dollars, the peculiar robbery | of a safe which was not injured and a mysterious woman who has exerted an influence over one of the partners. | Natels de Gottardi and David E. Righ- | etti for many years conducted a 5eneml‘ | | merchandise store in Cayucos, a town of about 400 inhabitants. Despite humble surroundings, the firm did a pig business and turned over many hundreds of dol- lars each week. On April 30, 1901, it was indebted to merchants and banks in the | sum of $30,000. De Gottardi came ta Los | Angeles on April 27 and collected about | in cash from Loeb, F.eishman & Co. This amount he claims to have put into | the firm's safe in Cayucos, together with | $1500 of his own money, the same night. -| On the morning of May 1 De Gottarii | and Righetti announced that their safe had been robbed by burglars, who ha:l secured entrance to the store by drilling the rear door. The safe was not damage | in the least. | Creditors Take a Hand. | | San Francisco creditors sent for tae partners, and they werc examined in that city before a referee. The result was that | the creditors attached the store and stock. Bankruptcy procgedings were in- | stituted, and the partners were ordered | to appear before Keferee Louis Lamy th San Luis Obispo. | In that examination it was ascertained that De Gottardi had aisposed of a one- half interest to his brother-in-law; that | he had drawn from the firm's cash 38570 | within six weeks prior to the so-called robbery; that Righetti had sold his in- terest in a dairy business for a $2000 note, which he claims to have given to his wife; that he also drew $1200 out of tlie firm’s business and purchased with it a house and lot, which he immediately homesteaded; that the firm on May 1, after the alleged robbery, had paid to F. A. Dorn, a San Luis Obispo attorney, $2000, which the partners claimed was.in payment of an bill, the $2000 being a retainer for the burglary case. During the fi examination before the referee both De Gottardi and Righettl re- fused to answer vital and Important in- quiries on the ground that “my answer be made the foundation of a criminal ac- tion against me, and it might have a ten- dency to subject me to punishment for a crime.” Refuse to Answer Questions. The referee grew tired of an empty pro- ceeding and brought the affair to the ears of Judge Wellborn, who decided that the questions must be answered. When the examination was taken up again in October De Gottardi was asked | what disposition he had made of -the $6500 drawn from the firm’'s funds. The witness replied that he had given to a woman $5000 and to a physician $425. “Who are these persons?”’ he was asked. De Gottardl refused to answer. When pressed regarding the mysterious woman the father of five children informed the- court that he had got into some trouble with her.. That was the reason he had given her the $6000. The witness would | not reveal more on this score and his re- fusal is a cause of the contempt case now on. Mrs. Righetti, wife of the partner, is up for contempt also. She claims to haye re- ceived a § note from her husband, but ;eluz;ted to reveal anything more regard- ng it. No Evidence of Robbery. Referee Lemy, after taking all the tes- timony, found: First—That there had been no robbery. Second—That there had been no affair with a woman and the subsequent pay- ment to her of $6000 by De Gottardi. Third—That there had been no $425 pay- ment to a physician. On October 17 the referee, therefore, or- dered the firm to pay to the trustee the sum of $7500: De Gottardi to pay the sum of $5000, making in all a total of $12,500. The two were given twenty-four hours in | which to put up the money in favor of | the creditors. The orders were not obeyed by either De Gottardi or Righetti. consequently both are in the United States District Court upon contempt proceedings, fight- ing for liberty. X Attorney F. A. Dorn was notifled by the referee to return the $2800 which the firm had paid to him. He immediately com- plied with the request. The contempt proceedings wil occupy several days, as much testimony is to be | reviewed. Dental Examiners Meet. i A meeting of the State Board of Den- tal Examiners was held last Monday in the office of Dr. F. G. Baird, 502 Sutter street. Committees were appointed to | visit the various dental colleges in the State and also prepare examinations for students applying for admission. The members of the board are: Presi- it, H. R. Harbison, San Dieg_:a secre- , Dr. F. G. Baird, San neisco; treasurer, Dr. F. J. Bethel; directors— Dr. R. H. Cool, San Francisco; Dr. J. M. Dunn, Oakland; Dr. ‘G. E. Schellig, Marysville, and Dr. T. R. Cunningham | of Los Angeles. —_—e————— Buero Would Not Prosecute. The case of John J. Devlin, dairyman on the Mission road, charged with as- sault with a deadly weapon, was dis-| missed by Judge Mogan yesterday. Dev- 1in was accused of attempting to stab J. Buero, a_carpenter, in a saloon at the Six-Mile House. After leaving the saloon, it is alleged, he got a shotgun, returned and stood outside, firing it off. occasion- ally and daring Buero to come out. Buero said vesterday that he and Devlin were old friends and for his mother’s sake he would not prosecute him. BERLIN, Nov. 26.—Protestant clergymen throughout Saxony are preparing to protest against Joseph Chamberlain’s Edinburgn speech. | cal appearances indicate that | from gas asphyxiation, GORONER STOPS THE INTERMENT Orders Thorough Invest-~ igation of Hessman Suicide. Inquest Postponed Because Wife Fails to Appear as Witness. ALAMEDA, Nov. 2.—Mrs. Clara T. Hessman, widow of the late Otto Hess- man, who committed suicide early Sun- day morning, failed to put in an appear~ ance this evening at the local brancn Morgue at 5 o’clock. the time set for an inquest into the cause of her husband's death. In_expianation of her absence, Coronsr H. B. Mehrmann received a note written oit a scrap of foolseap paper, dated to- da, bearing the name George Adam, D., 119 Green street, San Francisco, 4nd certifying that Mrs. Hessman was suffering from nervous prostration and would be unable to be present at the in- quest. After reading the note and conferting with City Marshal John D . L. Tisdale and A. A. Stafford, Corom Mehrmann announced to the jurymen and witnesses that he would not go on with the inquest without Mrs. Hessman's pres- ence, or until he was thoroughly satisfied that she could not attend. He then post- poned the inquiry until Thursday next at 10 2. m., and ordered Drs. Tisdale and Stafford to perform an autopsy on Hess- man's body, which had aiready beea placed in a coffin and prepared. for buriai. Coroner Mehrmann said: I know of no good reason why Mrs. Hessman could not be here this evening. She was regu- larly supenaed and was weil able to be around yesterday and early last evening. Later she went over to San Francisco, and I am informed is now stopping at 738 Bush street. She wanted the remains of her husband buried yesterday. but T refused to allow this. Then she wanted them interred to-day. I refused again and no- tified Deputy Coroner James Fowler to hold the body until after the inguest. Mrs. Mary Dickson, Mrs. Hessman's sistér came to me and desired to know if she could not appear as a Witness in her sister's stead I told her “No.” 1 intend to question Mrs Hessmarl, If it is possible for me to do so. Lo- Hessman _dled but I have a witness who will testify that he saw Arthur Stenbiht | jump upon Hessman’s stomach with both feet after he had knocked him down in the fight Saturday afternoon. injuries thus inflicted had more to do with causing Hessman's death than the gas Had. i mean to investigate this affair from beginning to end, so that it cannot be said that anything was left undone to determine how Hessman's life came to an end. Drs. Tisdale and Stafford in the autopsy found that the internai organs in the ab- dominal and chest cavitles were in_fairly good order. The face was marked with numerous contusions caused by blows, but no trace of a skull fracture or brain con- cussion was revealed. The lungs held con- siderable gas. Arthur Stenbiht, who was named as co- respondent in a cross-complaint filed by Hessman in the suit for divorce brought by the latter's w ie, was released from the City Prison late last night on bail put up by his mother. Stenbiht was arrested on complaint of Detective George Brown for the part he took in the brawl with Hessman last Saturday and charged with disturbing the peace. He will be given a hearing to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock by Justice Morris. Stenbiht called at the branch- Morgue this morning to ascertain whether he would be wanted as a wit- nvss‘!i at the inquest. He will be subpe- naed. It may be possible tha Water Front Notes. The bark R. P. Rithet, which arrived at the islands on November 3, had & rough trip. She was caught in a hurri- cane ard was for a time on her heam ends. The decks were swept and the cab= in and forecastle flooded. She fimally reached her destination after an ezecit- ing experience. The Pacific Steam Navigation Com- pany's Chile is scheduled to sail for Cen~ tral and South American ports on De= cember 7. John Calder, Philip Botini and G. Ma- tutso had an all night experience on the bay. They went yachting Sunday, but the winds were not favorable, so they had to_anchor in a cove near California City. Yesterday morning a flsherman in a gasoline boat saw them and towed the yacht over to the city. Albert Morris, a machinist with the Union Gas Engine Company, was treated at the Harbor HM&“M yesterday. A dumb waiter fell on Bim. The Curacao will be due from Mexican ports to-day. —_———————— Scavengers Will Be Watched. Chief of Police Wittman yesterday fs= sued a circular addressed to company commanders calling their attention to the necessity of a rigid enforcement of the health ordinances relating to the disposal of garbage. Flagrant violations of the ordinances have been observed for some time past, and the matter was commented upon by the Grand Jury. Particular ai- tention will hereafter be paid to the character of vehicles used in the trams- portation of garbage, and all who vielate the ordinances governing the same wil! be prusecuted. —h il Sonora Hotel Man Asphyxiated. D. M. Barnett, a hotel-keeper of So= | nora, was asphyxiated last Monday night in his room at 212 Octavia street. He had been enjoying a vacation In this eity and_ had gone to 212 Octavia street with B. F. Hendrix and engaged a room for himself for the night. Mrs. Nelson, the landlady, smelled escaping gas yesterday morning and-had the door broken open. - Barneci was dead. The stopcock on the gas fx- ture was turned one-quarter on. The death is believed to have been the resujs L | of carelessness on Barnett's part. ————— Woman Injured by a Fall. Mrs. “Esther Scott, aged 30 years, was treated at the Central Hospital yesterday for a fractured hip joint, sustained in & fall in front of her lodgings at M9 Elow- ard rtreet. Mrs. Scctt was at one time a domestle in the emaploy of John Rocke- felier, the Standard Oh ate, when he was earniog his ltveiihood as clerk im a store. Scer after leaving his house- hold wealth came to Rockefeller, and dis- tress to Mrs. Scott. She was taken to the County Hospital. where she will be cared for at the expense of the city. Services at 0ld St. Mary’s. Speclal Thanksgiving services will be beld to-morrow morning in old St. Mary's Crurch, corner of California and Dupont streets. Solemn high mass will be cele- brated at 9 o’clock. Railway Man Promoted. PORTLAND, Or,, Nov. 26.—A. B. C. Deniston, city passenger agent of the Great Northern Rallroad, was to-day for- mally tendered the position of general ‘Western passenger agent of that road, to succeed R. C. Stevens, deceased. Mr. Deniston left to-night for St, Paul, and it is understood that on his arrival there he ‘will accept the position. 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