The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 24, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, GIFT OF THE GROOM TO HIS BRIDE B i I I o I e e o e MATE Warrant Out for the Arrest of P. B. e: IS ONE OF ROTY MARRIAGE MEDALS Miss Lulu Rued of Qakland Is Wedded to Hugh McColl| Webster of San Francisco, the Ceremony Being Per- formed at the Home of the Young Lady’s Parents AKLAND, Dec. 23.—The first im- portant social function of the Christmas week was the marriage this ew € of Miss Lulu Rued “oll Webster of San g, which took place at the Rued home on Eighth street, was a b affair and was attended Green 2nd white was eme of the decora- round window of the transformed into a from the center of maidenhair fern, true-love knot of e large irawing-room was r and pendan ed instruments Lohengrin” as Webster bridal party Orville Overail leading the way with ribbons. Miss Florence Edoff and Moller, bridesmaids, followed gowned in white point des- a and car- > f r fern. Miss e Webster « o5, ' hletie or and was de en prince: m the yoke vide flounce Mrs. Willard Williamson o of duchesse lace. usual inter Roty marri are in exist one of them. of the five of which nce. Mrs Hearst owns On one side is represented the plighting of the marriage troth, the reverse showing the founta of life, the oak and clinging ivy. The medal is about the size of a half aollar and the carving is exquisite. Among the other gifts were a large cut punch bowl from the Alpha Phi ternity, of which the bride is a mem- ber, and a noted work of art in bronze rville Ove . from Mr. Webster's fraternity brothers Willard Wi 2 an_Rohns of ome apartments have recently % 1 dded to the Rued residence and d by the bride’s parents for the young couple, who will reside there on _ their return from honeymoon trip C. Rued, through the southern part of .uc State. k silk tri The bride Is the youngest daughter of splique and du- mother of the X satin striped Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rued, prominent in the German colony and in_the business and social life of Oakland. Mr. Rued h: large business interests in San Francisco The plaintiffs aliege that the assessment on the franchise is illegal, in t the only franchise po: sessed by the bank is the corporate fran- chise, and that this is not assessable. The franchise was valued by the Assessor at $750,000. ——— Books Must Be Shown. George Aubertine, secretary of the ex- ecutive committee of the Union Labor NUTTING ARRESTED FOR GRAND LARCENY erty and franchise. Johnston and Marie Louise Dordor. g, first mate of the was arrested yester-| rging him with | released on $50 wa . te | Party, must present the rough minute: i e al.| Of the meeting of the committee held De- Polk street, “d" tng | cember 10,1901, in Judge Sloss’ court to-day e his diamond TINg | ¢, tpe inspection of the plaintiffs in the was formerly | contested election suits filed last week. H Juan. Nutting Says | must also present the by-laws of the nd when Batten sald e returned it to him. ¥ Market street, se- | committee. An order to this effect was | issued by Judge Murasky yesterday. The | trial of the contest will be held January 1 Judge Mogan ¥es-| g The hearing of the motion for a per- of P. B. Johnston, emptory w: of mandate will be held December 30, ohnston stole cloth- volver, all valued at ——————————— Queen Alexandra Is Seriously Ill. LONDON, Dec. The condition Queen Alexandra more serious has been given out and it is c some anxiety. Doctors are in constant at- tendance upon her Majesty. A bulletin issued at noon to-day th> Queen is progre: rge of grand lar- | ! Dupont _street, Judge Cabaniss | of her sister, | as Madam Du- and larceny. t her sister Saturday and | of - In the Divorce Court. |that the extensive arrangements made , for Christmas festi at Sandring- ted yesterday to Bet | ham,” including la Brown for infidelity, | have alli been upset m Charles L. Stone for | jesties will spend Christmas at and Frances L. Bates | borough House. ates for desertion i ——ae— rce were filed by L. D.| Stage-Robber Caught. y Trowbridge for | inst Louis Meyer g against W. C. United States Marshal Shine left fo “kigh City.y ! Ivans, charged with having robbed {ibe mails recently on a stage between Bank Sues cflt‘y <‘ w lllrl‘!l and S;;nia. }\'af{fl drove ll;e stage ~alifo 3 <ui¢ | O the preceding trip between the two Bank of California filed a sult| el and it is aMeged that he stopped the City and County of 8an Fran- | {n. stage and robbed his successor. The vesterday to recover $1L67150 paid | ccm:plaint was sworn to by Major Robin- corporation as taxes on its prop- h Kir on, postoffice inspector. BY THE AUTHOR OF “THE CONSPIRATORS" A Story of Love .and Adventure Based on the Most Vital Irci- dent in American History ROBERT W- llusteated, s1.50 CHAMBERS HARPER & BROTHERS wore white iffon over white satin, with trimmings as quite long Miss Mabel Webster wore a dainty er bouguet was of lllies of gown of pipk crepe de chine, and the Misses Grace and Rita Webster wore bride is of un- famous | the President-elect resterday to take in charge | | | seven brothers | of the United States. | Mrs. Edgar Moxham of o ~os OAKLAND BELLE WHO WAS | MARRIED YESTERDAY AND | HER BRIDESMAID. B - and at one time held the position of School Director in this efty. The young bride was doubly congratu- lated this evening, as her university ca- reer has just been crowned with the de- gree of Bachelor of Science. Mr. Webster is well known on hoth sides of the bay, having been a student at Berkeley and manager of the famous Glee Club of "95, i @ | C. COLEMAN DIES NEAR LOUISVILLE Oldest Brother of Evan and Barry Coleman of This City Passes Away. Louisville papers of late date tell of the death at his home near that city of Cap- | tain Thomas C. Coleman, brother of Evan and Barry Coleman of this city and well known to many people throughout the State. Captain Coleman was born in Cork, Tre- land, March 27, 1824. He was the oldest of and several sisters. Ir. Coleman came to this country with his brother in 1838, from Cork, Ireland. Both gentlemen were young business men of Cork. For many vea nected with the was at that time the giant industr South. He ran with the New Orlear Cincinnati packet lines and wa ciated with his father, Thomas C. Cole- man, and his uncle, Captain John Cole- | man! i | It was while éngaged in this business | that Mr. Coleman, then a steamboat cap- | tain, kidnaped President-elect Zachary | Taylor by way of a joke. The Southern | idol had been elected President, and great was the rejoicing. It was arranged by New Orleans people that he should be taken up the Mississippi River from his | plantation in a specially fitted boat, with brass bands and festivities befitting the celebration. Captain Coleman with his boat, the Saladin, came by a few hours earlier than the vessel of honor and took on board, the latter unaware that he had taken the wrong »oat. Captain Coleman was ever after noted up and down the river as_the only | man who had ever kidnaped a President CAPTAIN T. Captain Coleman was for many years closely a ated with his father in the iron busin succeeded him as president of the rolling mill company and continued at the head of the corporation during its existence. Since then he had been en- gaged in the business of an iron merchant in association with his son, T. C. Coleman Jr., and was regarded as a leading authority on all matters pertaining to the manufacture of fron. Captain Coleman was one of nature's noblemen and as popular and well beloved as any man in the State of Kentucky. On July 3, 1849, (Zartuln Coleman ‘mar- ried Dulcinea, a daughter of General Wil- ltam Johnson, a prominent farmer and legislator of Scott County, Kentucky, who survives him. The union was blessed with a large family of children, most of whom have married and removed to other States, but all are frequent visitors to the paternal roof tree. Captain Coleman's livin Col g children are: New York, Mrs. Arthur Moxham of Sydney, Cape Breton, Canada; Mrs. Charles Marshall of Loufs- ville, Mrs. Thomas Ward of Birmingham, Johnson Coleman of Washington, T. C. Coleman Jr., Miss Bertie Coleman, Miss | Ophelia Coleman and Mrs. Jennie John- son. thirty years Cn)tnln ead- For more than Coleman made his home at "The ows,”” his country seat in Bullitt County, on the line of the Louisville and Nash- ville Railroad, going in to his business in the city in the morning and returning in the afternoon, thirty-five miles each day, —_——— Husbands Want Divorces. OAKLAND, Dec. 23.—8uits for divorce were begun to-day by Joseph W. Camp- bell gflainn Blla Campbell and by Edward W tfleld against Lulu Hatfield. De- gertion is charged in each case, Hatfleld 18 & motorman In the employ of the Oak- lmdm:‘n.nan Company. His wife is in | were then read by | mented on in the FRIENDS PAY LAST TRIBUTE Impressive Services Are Held Over the Late J. J. Valentine. Upon a Flower-Strewn Path Mourners Follow Body Into the Church. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 23, All that is mortal of John J. Valentine, the late president of Wells, Fargo & Co., has been committed to the grave. The last rites for the man whose strong per- sonality was a factor in the history of | California were held at 2 o’clock this aft- ernoon from the Church of the Advent— the church that he often endowed with his presence and bounty. i Hundreds of people were there to honor the memory of the deceased, They werc men and women in the highest walks of life ip California. Some of them were ' men Aith whom he had worked side by side and helped to build the corporation of which he was the head. Some were | the heads of vads, some bank presi dents—all wer arm personal friends and many were fellow parishioners. | There were many sobs heard in the little church where the parting scenes occurred this afternoon. | The ices were directed by the Right Rev. Wiiliam Ford Nichols of the Epis- copal church, ted by the Rev. Charles Lathrop. rector of the Church of the Ad- vent. San Francisco, and an old_personal friend of the family, and the Rev. Wil-| liam Carson Shaw, rector of the church | in which the dead lay. Bishop Nlchols’ was attired in a purple veivet beretta and the other clergymen wore white surplices. | A full vested choir of men and women | was in attendance. | The remains were met by the choir and | clergy at the door of the church, whence | they had been borne from the late home. | As the casket was being taken up thé | main alsle to the altar Bishop Nichols | chanted the words of “I Am the Resurrec- tion and the Life. This ceremony was | followed by the reading of the Episcopal burial service by the Rev. Dr. Lathrop | and tl inging of ‘‘Lead, Kindly Light,” and “Art Thou Wear: The prayers the rector of the church, which concluded the service. Spectators Show Respect. As the remains were being borne from | the church the spectators stood with | bared heads until they were placed in the | hearse. The pallbearers, all of whom | were members and employes of Wells, | Fargo & Co., were the following named: | Lewls Whipple, John Haran, O. M. Berry, | George E. Carndall, J. M. Packer and Ben- jamin Gilbert. | The honorary pallbearers were the fol- | lowing named: Colonel George E. Grey, Captain John Berms ingham, Colonel Dudley Evans and Homer S. King, directors of Wells, Fargo & Co.’s ex- press;” T. E. Pope and A. L. White of the vestry of the Church of the Advent, Captain | Bryan, D. W. Hitchcock, Fred Eaton and 8. | L. Everett. Many of those present followed the re- | mains to Mountain View Cemetery, wherc the final rites before interment were ad- ministered according to the Episcopal rit- ual. « @ iiniieiflafeirlefeeieffufulufufeinlelnl @ BITTER ATTACK ON' GARDEN GITY Article in Los Angeles| Paper Is Traced to ! Writer. Special DI atch to Th> Call. i SAN JOS! —An article recent 1y published s Angeles Times, de- | faming the city of San Jose and calling it the “Sodom of the Pacific Coast,” | formed the subject of an address by Mayor Martin before the City Council | The article had been com- jous church pulpits and other meetings and aroused consider- able ill-feeling, in view of the fact that ‘the Improvement Club was spending hun- dreds of dollars monthly to attract East- | ern tourists to this city. The Mayor's address opened with an apology to the improvement committee, | which he had treated rather curtly at its last meeting. He then said that he had a | report to read from Police Captain New- berry, whom he had commissioned to go | to Angeles and ascertain the name of | the author of the defamatory article. The | | | | this evening. report showed that Franklin Hichborn, | an itinerant newspaper man and the Ex- aminer correspondent, had written the le. threw the Council into a furor of | excitement. All the members expressed | themselves. Some said that any one wh would write such an article about his cit should be severely dealt with and one sug gested that a coat of tar and feathers ! would be a fitting measure. The report | was received and action went over for | further conference. | The article in question appeared in the | Times of September 3. After dubbing San Jose “the Sodom of this coast’” it went | on to say that this city was worse mor- ally than Phifadelphia. "It continued: There Is a serpent in San Jose's WKden, gang of wolitical ~boodlers, “the equal ~ of ‘hich curses no other muniéipality of this great commonwealth, not even San Francisco. | This corruption, the article declared, ex- | tended from the Police Courts to the | Mayor’s chair and from the kindergarten to the head of the State Normal School and all the courts of the county. a Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Dec. 23.—Licenses to marry were istued to-day to James T. Brady, 21, and Jeanette 8. Beukes, 18, both of Vallejo; George E. Farbusch, 26, Benicia, and Daisy Barker, 21, Livermore; Claude Overlin, 35, Oakland, and Kate C, Auclair, 20, Berkeley; Lester B. Reiff, 24, San Jose, and Frauces E. Powell, 2, Oakland; Al- bert A. Hansen, 22, and Emelia C. Thomsen, 19, both of Oakland; Alfred Ja- cobs, 22, Alameda, and Louise Spradling, 1%, Sutfer County: George H, Thail, 55, and_Agnes McDonald, 15, both of Oak- land; Charles D. Willson, 21, and Cora 8. Troutt, 18, both of Oakland; Walter 8. D. Grantham, 29, and Emma E. Ma- lone, 2, both of Oakland; Edward J. Broad, 27, and Edna F. J. Henry P. Layaz, 22, and Mary A. Maderla, 17, both of Elm- hurst; John 8. Crawford, 28, and Laura E. Covell, 21, both of Alameda; James B. Young Jr., over 21, 8an Francisco, and May B. 8ylvia, over 18, Oakland: John C. Piver, 27, Ban Franclsco, and Alpha Suss: man, 23, Alameda. ——————— McKinley Monument Fund. The following shows the present condi- tion of the McKinley memorial fund: Previously reported, $28,055 46; Crown Pa- per Company, $25; Fisher & Co, (9 Montgom- ery st), $20; Aaron B. Hunt, $15; Redding Primary School, $18 30; Sargént S. Morton. 10; Easton, Eidridge & Co., $10; Officers ague of Cross, First Re{lment, $10; G. W. Kline, $10; B, L, Huster, §10; Geéorge A. Ber- ton, §5; P. J. Tomalty, '$5; G. W. Huer, §2; C. F. Baker, $2; John R. Wood W. Gregg, 3; school children, First Natioial Bank, §1 o5: 3 1503, B. D. 5 o a,v!, i Rosekrains, H, Schafer, $1; W, B | Déan, $1; Compton, Horton, B0c; Boc; Morton, B0¢; F. J. ! 50 M, ton, B0c; F. R. Bergman, 50c; H. I 50c: John Walsh, 26¢; E. Owens, Dewitt, 25c; Mark Collins, 25c; Chester, 25c; Humboldt School, date, $29,112 056, The fund will be closed on the last day of the year, leaving but a short time for further subscriptions, and intending sub- -c‘yfilberu are requested to do so immedi- ately. » A 'es. Tisdale, Robert Win- 30c; total to TUESDAY, DECEMBER | mer, 24, 1901. C MERRY CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS MAKE MANY LITTLE TOTS HAPPY Fair Sex Brings Gifts With the Yuletide to Gladden. the Hearts of Children. Baby Baldwin Gives a Holiday Party AR T CHARMING LITTLE HOSTESS AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY, AND HER MOTHER. — o - HE San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children at Mission and Twelfth streets was the scene of a happy Christmas festival yes- terday afternoon. Seventy-one children who are being cared for by this worthy ingtitution had their arms filled with presents from the Christmas tree. The young ladies of the San Franciaco Nursery Auxiliary had the arrangements for the festival in charge and united their best efforts to make the hearts of the homeless walfs glad. They have been busy for some time past increasing the | auxiliary fund in various ways in order that they might be especially generous on the present occasion. The result was most gratifying. Theglree ‘was loaded down with gifts which were placed in the hands of the children by a typical Santa Claus, who was the father of two of the little girls, Santa Claus also made a speech, danced the stately minuet, walked upon his hands and performed yarious other “stunts” to the delight of the children. 'A pleasant programme was rendered by the little ones themselves. Icecream and cake were served. i ‘“tne officers of the auxiliary are: Mrs. O. D. Austin, Miss Susie Wells, Violet Rulofson, Miss Margaret Gibb. The managers of the nursery are: Mrs, J. Bertz, Mrs. James Elder, Miss §. E. Cowell, Mrs. S. B. McLenegan, Mrs. W. E. Jackson, Miss C. Y. Truslow, Mrs. William Frank, Mrs, O. B. Burns, Mrs. R. H. Coun- tryman, Mrs. F. L. Gould, Mrs. Willlam Hol- 1ts, Mrs. M. H. Hecht, Mrs. C. M. Kinne, Mrs. Miss Guy Manning, Mrs. A. H. Martin, Mrs. H. E. Osborne, Mrs. E. F. Preston, Mrs. lliam Thomas, Mrs. F. V. Wright, Mrs. W. §. Leake and Mrs. A, Dernham. The Society of Doctor's Daughters had their Christmas festival yesterday after- noon at the First Presbyterian Church, ut Van Ness avenue and Sacramento street. About fifty children enjoyed the liberality of their benefactors. The Christmas tree was laden with presents provided by the Doctor's Daughters. : The programme arranged was very in- teresting. Miss S. MeEwen, 2015 Broad president of these earnest wi Mrs. W. D. Fennimore, Hotel Savoy, is their secretary. % . o Three hundred children. enjoyed the Christmas tree of the Pioneer Kinder- garten Society at Golden Gate Hall yes- terday afternoon. The first free kindergarten west of the Rocky Mountains was founded by this soclety in 1878. Three such institutions are now maintained by this soclety, yes- terday’s audience comprising the Silver Star Kindergarten, Pacific and Sansome streets; Adler Kindergarten, Second and Folsom streets, and Mall Dock Kinder- sartep, 218 Brannan street. Exércises preceded the distribution of the gifts. Each child had a pair of stock- ings hung about his neck, one filled with apples and nuts and the other with candy and animal _crackers. Mrs. F. Monteagle, the president, gave the tree, and the decorations werd the work of Page and Kenneth Monteagle, Leonard Abbott Jr., Philip Faymonville and Miss Harvey Anthony. Messrs. David Bixler and M. H. Hecht are honorary presidents of this society. | The active officers are: Mrs. L. F. Monteagle, Mrs. M. B. Kellogg, | Mrs. Willard O. Wayman, Mrs. George A Moore, Miss Kate Atkinson, Mrs. Grinbaum, Mrs. M. H. Hecht, Mrs. Sigmund Stern, Mrs. A. H. Vall, Mrs. Herbert Folger, Mrs. George Beverldge and Mrs, C. F. Muilins, Miss Edna Ruth Baldwin, the §-month- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Bald- win, 2034 Steiner street, gave a babies’ Christmas party last Saturday afterncon. It was a unique affair, the guests ranging in age from 6 to 11 months. A Christmas trce afforded much pleasure and many presents were exchanged. There was also short musical programme. rs. Baldwin was assisted In recelving Miss Aiice Harmon and Miss Emily Refreshments_were served and by Peterson. the guests departed at 5 o'clock. The children present were: Norma Bailey, Edna Ruth Baldwin, Ethel Berthelot, Gladys Cross, Marion Dennis, Elils- worth Dennis, Wallace Durbrow, Rosalie Hagan, Phylis Hand and Herman Steppens. The chaperons comprised: Mrs. Alfred Balley, Mr. and Mrs. A. Baldwin, G. Feris Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Baldwin, Mrs. I. L. Berthelot, Mrs. Cross. Mrs. W. H. Dennis, Mrs. A. Durbrow, Miss Pmilie Edward, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hand, Miss Alice Harmon, Miss Maud Long, Mrs. E. Peterson, Miss Emily Peterson, Miss Daisy Peterson, M Steppens, Miss E. Wolf. Neameta Van Pelt and Mi . This evening Colonel Isaac Trumbo and his charming wife will receive at their residence, 1533 Sutter street. For the past five years Colonel Trumbo has ushere stmas in quaint fashion. His home is usually filled with friends, who play games appropriate to the season of t year. Carol singers usually fill the house with melody. The colonel has a gift and a cheery word for every guest, and his wife makes an excellent hoste: The magnificent collection of paintings in possession of the Trumbos are takewu fromn the safeiy vault and are exhibited in all their splen- dor. The collection is the most valuable and choice in this city. He has old mas- ters and canvases from the brushes of the distinguished artists of the day. Ipvitations have been extended to more than a hundred friends., The rooms will be prettily decorated in holly and Chrisi- mas berries. @ ittt e e @ CONGREGATIONAL CLUB ENJOYS A BANQUET Professor Andrews of University of Nebraska Delivers an Impressive Anti-Pessimistic Address. The members of the Congregational Club held their December meeting last night in the banquet hall of the Califor- nia Hotel. After the business of the meeting had been transacted the members partook of a sumptuous spread. About 200 Congregationalists were assembled around the tables, which were prettily decorated with flowers and blossoms. The evening was pleasantly passed with speeches, mu- sic and soclal converse and the occasion will long be a memorable one in the an- nals of the club. The event of the evening was an ad- dress by E. Benjamin Andrews, presi- dent of the University of Nebraska, who had for the subject of his remarks, “'Anti- Cassandra—A Rap at the Croaker.” He delivered a very impressive argument against pessimism. He reviewed the great political and economical proMlems that confront the American people and pointed out the ways in which they may be solved. Sodality Elects Officers. The Young Ladles’ Sodality of All Hal- lows parish has elected the following named as its officers for the current term: Miss Annie Ayer: vice president; Mis: retary; Miss Margaret Miley, M. Flaherty, Mary Miley, L. Regan, counselors. —_————————— Sanitary Reduction Works Wins. In the case of the Sanitary Reduction ‘Works of 8an Francisco vs. the California Reduction Company, United States Cir- cult Judge Morrow yesterday gave a dee- cree’ for the complainant.” A perpetual infunction was granted apd §25,000 dam- ages were awarded as prayved for. Suit was begun December 19, 1! president; Miss Lillie Tur- Clara_Wunsch, sec- treasurer; Misses Walters and J. Cosmopolitan California illustrated profusely in Christmas pes of all nationalities. Send 1t to for . asp. ign frien ELIGIBLES ARE NAMED FOR SURVEYORS' PLACES Civil Service Commission Announces Names of Those Who Passed Recent Examination. The result of the recent examinations for surveyors and engineers under the employ of the Board, of Public Works was announced yesterday. The following were certified as’eligibles for surveyors: Edward J. Morser, 9 £. Harrison Smith, £9.8; Horace D. Gi lliam C. Pidge, Arthur_H. Sanbor John Halst, Harry N. Hollidge, '83.3; Carl Hilpisch, 81.2> Charles H. S0.8; Olaf Win- ningstad, 7 ; Bdward Parker, | Three examinations were held for the | difterent classes of men employed in the work and as soon as the results are made public by the Civil Service Commission Chief Engineer Grunsky sa. engineering and surveying force will be recrganized. The men employed in the werk recelve about $150 per month. —_—— Lawyers Praise Ferral. Ex-Judge Robert Ferral fis making strenuous efforts to escape the fine im- posed upon him for contempt of court by Judge Dunne last week. The hearing of Ferral's application for a writ of habeas corpus, by means of which he expects to escape punishment, was on before Judge Graham yesterday. The entire afternoon was occupled by ex-Judge D. T. Murphy and Attorney Riordan, who spoke on Fer- ral’s abllity as a lawyer and his un- questioned integrity. They advanced many reasons in supfort of their claim that their client should not be punished. Assistant District Attorney lohn T, Greany opposed them, and spoke at length on the merits of Judge Dunne's proceeding. The case was submitted. —— Alleges Breach of Contract. John Stephens, a machinist, is suing the Union Iron Works for $761 for breach of contract. He claims the defendants agreed to employ him for one year, and that at the end of one month he was dis- :l,:: ::(ll ?l!houl c;uu. Fdah'““ for the ount of wages he would ha: had the cnntr:et *een kept. e | | was struck a s the entire | FOOTPADS OB HARDWARE. MAN C. F. Emerson Is Held Up by Three Men in His Store. Victor Mitchell, a Laborer From Seattle, Robbed in Chinatown. ho held up Mrs. Oels at Stevenson The three men lin her grocery | street Sunday night are supposed to have | done a similar job at the hardware store ! of C. F. Emerson, 521 Howard street, the same night. | Emerson reported at police headquarters | vesterd morning that he was in his store Sunday night about 10 o'clock whemn a man knocked at the front door, whicn | was locked. Emerson opened,the door { and the man id he wanted to buy & | boiler and was in urgent need of it, or he { would not have disturbed Emerson after | the store was closed. Emerson turne around to show the 1 in stock when he blow from behind, down. While he was 1 grabbed him by the store man the boil | which knocked him {on the floor the throat and heid him down then two | other men ran e store, and whilo | one turned the other went | through pockets, taking 3§12 and his silver watch. The three men then ran out of the store. Emerson was so weak from the blow and the choking ho received that he was unable to follow them or give the alarm. He could only describe the man who wanted to buy the boiler, | as he did not get a good look at the other two. The one who first entered was about 25 years of age, five feet ten inches tall, smooth shaven and dressed in dark clothes. - Victor Mitchell. a_laborer, who arrived from Seattle last Thursday, reported to the police yesterday morning that he was held up by two men somewhere in China- town Sunday night about 9 o’clock and | robbed of $65 and a He was living at the Calife and had been drinking on th ry Coast. He remembers making his way to his lodging- house through Chinatown when a man grabbed hold of his arms and forced them behind_his back and another man went through his pockets. Fe thinks they were Chinese, but could not be sure. He was arrested for drunkennéss shortly after- ward. Machinist Stabbed by Hostler. | As a result of a quarrel John Rock. a machinist on the transport Thomas, was stabbed in the right shoulder and had one of his thumbs almost severed from his hand last night by John Lee, a hostler in the Arcadian stables. In the early part, of the evening Lee and another em- ploye at the stables quarreled and Rock | acted as mediator. interference d pleased Lee i sequence made a Rock later in the orner of Sixth and Clara streets. < arrested and charged with an assault to commit murder. —_————————— [ Hebrew Ladies Elect Officers. The Ladles’ Auxiliary of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association formed a per- manent organization last Sunday after- noon. The meeting was held at the rooms of the association in the Supreme Court building and the following officers wero | elected to serve for the ensuing year: President, Miss Adele y; vice pres dent, Miss Belle Michael; recording sec— retary 3} financial see- retary, Miss Janette Coleman; treasurer, Miss M. Blum —— ey i Soldier Got the Woman. John Beck and Martin Foley, sailors, appeared before Police Judge Fritz yester- day on a charge of disturbing the peace. They were fighting at Kearny street and Montgomery avenue early Sunday morn- ing to determine which would go howie with a woman, and during the fight a sol- dier walked off with her. They were ar- rested by Policeman Cavanaugh. The Judge dismissed the case. — e Captain Moffitt Arrested. Captain 8. H. Moffitt of the steamer Treapel was arrested yesterday by the Urited States Marshal on a charge of having permitted an alien immigrant to !Jand without permission of the United States Immigrant Commissioner. He was feleased on furnishing a bond in the sum of $1000. il‘ s J CASSIUS M. COE DIES AT COLORADO SPRINGS Well-Known Newspaper Man of the Pacific Coast Succumbs to Dread Tuberculosis. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 23.— Cassius M. Coe, a well known newspaper- | man of the Pacific Coast, died in this city to-day of tuberculosi He founded the Summit County Times and the Robin- son Tribune in this State. Later he en- gaged In newspaper work in Tacoma and Seattle, and was actively _engaged in newspaper work in San Francisco. He was president of the San Francisco i 7. In 139 he founded the Nome Gold Digger, of Cape Nome, and was proprietor of the paper at the time of his death. He came here a short | time ago for his health. | catbos — sanih ¥ “Jennie June” Croley. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Mrs. “Jennie June” Croley, journalist and organizer of woman’s clubs, died to-day in this | city from heart failure. Mrs. Croley, who | was 72 years of age, was born in Eng- land. She became a newspaper writer in | this " city_under the nom de plume of “Jennie June” in 185, and achieved a wide reputation. She organized “Sorosis’ | over thirty years ago, and through her | efforts the Federation of Women's Clubs in this country was formed. At the tim | of her death Mrs. Croley was president | of the New York Women's Press Club. * THE DAY’S DEAD, ADVERTISEMENTS. 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