The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1902, Page 11

CANDLES START BLAZE AT BIER| Remains of Mrs. Mary Martin Barely Escape Incineration. Neighbors Put Out Fire in the McAvoy Residence and Save Casket. 8.—The body of Mrs. lying in the residence augk , Mrs. H. McAvoy, at the »f Delaware and Fifth streets, Berkeley, narrowly escaped incin- ght in a fire which threat- struction of the house. Only apt assistance of the neighbors the horror. body was in an open casket resting & bier in the parior of the house. At e head of the bier were several lighted es on a table and close to the table as a window open at top and bottom. e wind biew the lace curtains againsi ndles, igniting them. No one was room at the time. Mrs. McAvoy vered the smoke and on looking intc room saw the flames leaping to ceiling. She rushed out of the house and called for help. Several neighbors responded and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. The fire had entirely burned away the 2 s from the windows and had ed the woodwork. The carpet was rned and the bier was badly scorched. casket and body were covered with urned but escaped further funeral occurred this oh's Church. She ected resident AGED PIONEER DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME Frederick Schimmelpfennig of East Ozkland Passes From This Life. 3—Afier a residence s in Oakland, Frederick ig died last night at his Twelfth street, pa- the cause of death. th his wife, who is that she is not ex- ive her husband. In ttled in Redwood Can- onducted a dairy. Two they owned was a flood. Then d conducted a iness for years. had been well to do. d to retire from paralysis mnearly surviving family in- en, who are a son, Fred- e daughters—Mrs. Thomas r and Mrs. Gustave Calberg t of existence by him. x chil¢ ichenor of San Fran- Shuman. years of age. He was hts of Pythias and 0Odd Fellows. The y afternoon at man. Staff Captain Crawford, Captain sang a solo. ORDERS SON OF ARTIST | @ittt ettt ettt i w20 2 R SRR R AR MR MM | TO SUPPORT HIS CHILD| 3 +® | Arthur Seabury Pleads That He Is Too Poor to Pay Five Dollars a Month. Jan Arthur Seabur: OAK D AN cabury, who secured a year ago, $ a month f their child. He said day and could former wife much son of Forrest Sea- e noted as a landscape of Alfred Seabur; hit in his impe naracter of Chimmie . anted a divores Judge Hail and was Iwell b of divorce was habitual in- vas granted a divorce Turner on the ground EDWARD EVERETT DIES FROM PARALYTIC STROKE Former School Director and Pioneer Resident of Oakland Dies After Long Iliness. After a long ill- in a paralytic a former mem- lucation, died last 715 Eighth street. r the Gutta Percha cturing Company at as a native of Rock- born Coming to California for eight years in San ame to Oakland. In ected to the Board of for ten years. iren. Mre. Everett erett of Guaya- e him. The funeral COOK ROUTS BURGLAR WITH A WATER-PITCHER Chinaman at Snell’s Seminary, Dis- turbed by Intruder, Hurls Earth- enware at Him. . Jan. 3.—A Chinaman and ed a burglar during morning while the ing to gain entrance to at Channing wi o'clock the cook, Jim M g to unlock the ba room is located in the he raised his window ntruder away. Jim nad ly got to sieep when he was aj wakened. This time he was mad = o ght up 2 big pitcher full of water, d t door and threw the vessel, at the startled house- wh —_———— Licensed to Marry. AND, Jan. 3.—Licenses to marry ed to-day to Joseph Porte, aged Josephine Failleur, 22, both John J. Kenna 23, and Min- %, both of San Fran- E. Jones, 21 of San Francisco; Edward Minnie Carrington, 22 tents 2 breaker Oakland. GRAPE-NUTS. ; Men in general and ¢ women in particular ¢ enjoy a toothsome nourishing break- ast food and they find it when g« they try v . Grape-Nuts he deceased pioneer | D. J. Sullivan of Ala-| Ellsworth to-day | stody of the two children, | residence Saturday | . and Anna J.! | | i 1 i AKLAND, Jan. 3.—The marriage { on New Year's night, in Hamilton i Hall, of Captain lj{enry R. B. i Smith and Miss la Marguerite Pritchard was an important so- | ctal event in local Salvation Army life. It was strictly a halleujah wedding. The | severity of the red-trimmed, blue uni- forms was relieved with satin sashes and i bows and the ceremony was conducted | according to army regulations. | Bride and bridegroom are active soldiers |in the religio-military organization. The | ceremony was performed by Staff Captain i Crawford, the commander of the Oakland corps. The headquarters’ brass band from San Francisco rendered a lively wedding march and contributed several selections | of martial music. { , The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Pritchard of Fresno. The | groom is in business in this city. He holds a captain’s commission in_the Salvation Army, is president of the Young People's Legion and has charge of the local prison | work. | Mr. and Mrs. Smith will pass their | honeymoon in Sacramento. Upon their return they will reside in this city. _ Miss_Annie Loane was bridesmaid and Jesse Pritchard, brother of the bride, best TRUST COMPANY GLOGES DOORS fSt. Paul Firm Decides Upon a Voluntary Liquidation. | | ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 3.—The directors ! of the St. Paul Trust Company, a well { known institution of this city, of which General J. W. Bishop has been president siice it organized in 1884 with a capita of $200,000, have voted to go into volun tary liquidation. Public Examiner Pope made the an- nouncement of the company’s decision at s the trust company’s business he believed all creditors would be paid in full, al- | though the stockholders probably would lose part of their investment. The company has carried on an extea- sive business and administered several that of the late Commodore Norman Kitt- son, who left five or more millions, the last action on his big only recently been taken. | much litigation of this contesting the trust company's claim for compensation and securing a big cut in | the amount claim: The most seriox pany, however, was that of the estate of C. D. Strong, whose estate showed a de- preciation of more than $100,000 during the ten years it was in charge of the trust | company. The Supreme Court held that there had been mo criminal impropriety of action in handling the Strong estate. but that the trust company must make £ood the $100,000 depreciation in the value of that estate, such falling off in value | having been in real estate which the | company, as trustee for the Strong es- | tate, purchased from itself as owner of such property. It s stated that the com pany will be closed up by new officers, The assets of the company consist largely of real estate and notwithstand- ing the depreciation in realty values dur- ing the past few years the assets still largely exceed the liabilities. ~The total assets are given at $10574 in the last published statement of the company. To- day's action was taken with the consent and approval of all the creditors and the Public Examiner was simply notified of ihe action taken, not having taken any official part in the discussion of the direc- torate. J. W. Bishop, president of the company, late this afternoon issued a | statement, in which he says: rience of some eighteen years AT Paul Trust Company bas found that the conduct of the trust business, under condi- tions and restrictions existing here, has been unprofitable und has decided to liquidate its affairs, to sccept 5o Lew business and within fwo years to retire from the field entirely. All gqf the fund to th= credit of the trust ac- counts, including &ll agency business, has long been set aside, as required by law, in deposits | separate and apart from its own moneys, so | that any or all of them can be paid on de- | mand at any time. With its other creditors | it has arranged to go into voluntary liquidation and undertakes within two years to convert its | ussets, which are largely in real estate, now begioning to be =alable, and to satisfy all claims sgainst it, and expects to thus wind up its affairs fully, amicably and honorably. There has been | Will Testify Against Companions. | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 3.—It de- veloped to-day that Stilson V. MacLeod, indicted with City Attorney Lant K. Sals- bury, Thomas E. McGarry, Henry A. Ta lor of New York and others for conspir- acy in the attempt to foist a $4,000,000 water contract upon the city, confessed his share in the affair to the Prosecyting Attorney last Tuesday and has agreed to turn State's evidence in the trials of Mc- Garry and Taylor, Salsbury has already been convicts The case against Mac- Leod is to be dropped in consideration of his action. ‘Will Sell Her Dunsmuir Home. OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—Edna Wallace Hop- per_has left for New York and it seems to be certain that the Dunsmuir place near San Leandro will be placed on the market. C. H. Lovell, the administrator of the estate of the aciress’ mother, says that he expects within a few days to receive o{derl to dispose of the beautiful country place. noon, stating that from his knowledge of | large estates, the greatest having been | property having | state, the heirs | se against the com- | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1902. HALLELUJAH WEDDING - JOINS SALVATIONISTS Marriage of Captain Henry R. B. Smith and { Miss Lola Marguerite Pritchard a So- cial Event of Importanc= in Army Life! “to Succeed Secretary el e SALVATION ARMY LASSIE WHO BECAME A BRIDE NEW | YEAR'S DAY. i FA K3 Grifiths, Major Wadsworth and Captains Barker and McGee delivered speeches and after the wedding the bride BANK ROBBERS Outlaws Taken in a Boxcar. i I [ | 1 LEAVENWORTH, Kans, Jan. 3—The four Camden Point Bank robbers were | captured at Pleasant Ridge, ten miles est of here, this evening. Three mem- The robbers were caught In a boxecar which was on the sidetrack at Pleasant Ridge, a little way station, about 6 o'clock | this evening. Two of the robbers went to a grocery store about a mile from their biding place and bought some crackers |and cheese. The storekeeper had been i notified by the police that the robbers were headed in this direction and he sus- pected who the two strangers were. The sfiuurexkeepg‘r telephoned to police head- quarters vho se t‘he ey ere, who sent three officers to | The boxear was su robbers ordered 1o lay down thete and come out one at a time. They obeyed after some hesitation and were bound | securely, loaded into a spring wagon and | brought "to Leavenworth. They are now being “sweated” by the Chief of Police at headquarter: ted for some time they | | taws. | { | i the down thelr guns After being swea gave their names as C. F. Ellis, James MDopald, James The d Ty MrDonald s Thornton and Harry FOUR BANK ROBEERS SURPRISED AT WORK Missouri Citizens Hear a Dynamite Explosion and Have a Battle With Bandits. CAMDEN POINT, Mo., Jan. | { 3.—At 2 bers entered the Bank of Camden Point and wrecked the vault with dynamite. A. P. Sarrhurst, assistant cashier of = the bank, and H. F. Rixey, a local merchant, returning from a country dance, passed | the bank just as the explosion ccéurred. | Hastily ‘arming themselves with shot- guns and summoning a small posse, head- ed by Book Cullins; the crack shot of the town, they surrounded the bank and opened fire on the robbers. After a fusil- lade lasting several minutes, in which one af the robbers was shot in the shoulder the bandits broke away from the bank, | a handcar. They secured no booty. Sev- | eral armed posses are in search of the | Tobbers to-day. — Outlaws Shoot a Sheriff. CASPAR,\Wyo., Jan. 3.—In a fight with four escaped prisoners to-day Sheriff W, C. Ricker was shot and probably fatally injured. The outlaws' are Clarence snd Charies Woodward, David Foote and C. B. Franklin. They escaped the night of December 31 and Sheriff Ricker rafioweu them to a noint seventy-five miles west of | Caspar, where they were in ambush, They fired on the Sheriff's party and Ricker received a shot in the breast from which he cannot recover. The posse has con. tinued the chase for the men, none of whom is thought to have been hurt. B i Express Company Cashier Missing. | CINCINNATI, Jan. §—John G. Thomas, cashier of the Wells-Fargo Express Com. peny in this city, was to-day reported to tie police as mysteriously missing. Since of his books and accounts thing correct and there is n cause of his absence.. He came here twelve years ago from St.-Louis, where | his parents live. ——— Death Takes Pioneer Citizen. a ploneer citizen, who amassed a fortune in real estate in early days in Oakland, died New Year's day at his Piedmont home, where the funeral was held to-day at 2 o'clock. The deceased was u native of New Brunswick and 80 years old. He leaves six. children, one of whom is Charles J. Wetmore, the vineyardist. short | “WRE GAPTURED Four of Camden Point| bers of the Leavenworth police force, a | armhand and a telegraph operator com- | prised the party which captured the out- | o'clock this morning four masked rob- | ran to the raflroad tracks and escaped o | Monday night, when last seen, i of him has been found. An &agom‘a?s: i shows every- | 0 clew to the | OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—Jesse L. Wetmore, | BOARD OF TRAIE - MAKES CHANGES Selects Edward Stearns Craigie Sharp. Members Favor Enlarging the ! Field Covered by the ! Organization. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, { 1118 Broadway, Jan. 3. | The Board of Trade has begun the new | year by making a change in the most Im- | portant office at its disposal and resolving jupon a vigorous course in behalf of Oak- 1and for the future. The resignation of “ Craigle Sharp, who has been secretary of | the board for a number of years, was ac- | | cepted at a meeting this morning, and a successor, in the person of Edward | Stearns of Los Angeles, was immediately | elected. All the members agreed that the { board should exert itself to the utmost i during the coming year to promote the in- terests of Oakland. and the proposition Lo i widen the scope of the organization's | work met with unanimous approval. | The selection of Edward Stearns to the | position of secretary was made after a | committee had been sent to Los Angeles | | to inquire into his capabilities. Ie was | found to be a successful business man aad Imanager. and the committee decided to recommend that he be engaged. Stearns ! was invited to look over the fleld before ! | accepting the post, which he did, the re- | sult being his entire satisfaction with the situation. Stearns is a newspaper man and has been a member of the staff of the Los Angeles Express for a number of { years. In order to facilitate the work that is to | be undertaken in the future the board pro- | poses to secure larger headquarters, as the present place.at Fourteenth and Wash- ington streets is considered too small. 'An- other reason for the change is that it is ! planned to establish an exhibit of the county’s products that will be open the | vear round. o FRANGE SHOWG -~ HER FRIENDSHIP | .Minister Delcasse Says i Some Nice Things About America. ROME, Jan. 3.—The Glornale di Italie | to-day publishes an_interview with M. Delcasse, the French Minister of For- | eign Affairs, statement that an agreement has been arrived at between Italy and France re- specting Mediterranean questions. In this interview M. Delcasse refers to the friendly relations of France with the United States and Great Britain., He says: “They are our best markets and we welcome the riches of America, which has need of our articles of luxury. With regard to the American invasion M. Delcasse says that the best course is {to seek to copy American systems, and it | { was for this reason France had decided 1 to establish a commercial and industrial | school in the United States. | GARCELON HEIRLOOMS i WILL BE AUCTIONED i i | Executor Prepares to Sell Them i ] Order to Pay Expenses of Ad- | ministration. i OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—In order to pay some of the debts against the estate of | the late Catherine M. Garcelon it will be necessary to auction some of the family heirlooms that are now in the possession ! of Orestes Pierce, executor of decedent’s will. Judge Ogden granted permission to the executor this morning to knock down to the highest bidder personal property amounting to about $70. This includes little of intrinsic value and consists principally of tableware, | pictures and wearing apparel that once | belonged to Mrs. Garcelon. The most valuable thing in the collection s a pair of solitalre diamond earrings, inventoried at $150. | Attorney Bosley petitioned the court to sell the heirlocms, explaining that the proceeds are needed penses of administration of the estate. As tee property is onl- worth $750 and the debts amount to $17.000, the lawyers are having a hard time to figure out how they are going to satisfy all the creditors. | | —_———— ,BOY IS BADLY INJURED H IN A RUNAWAY ACCIDENT | George Schad Thrown From Wagon ! and Caught Between Spokes of i Revolving Wheel. | BERKELEY, Jan. 3.—George Schad, | the - 14-year-old son of A. F. Schad, was | caught in the wheel of a runaway wagon | this afternoon and seriously injured. | The boy was hauling lumber in a smnall wagon when the horse took fright and | commenced to run. A sudden turn threw | the lac out of the wagon and into a front | wheel. The body was whirled around | several times before being thrown clear | of the wagon. Passersby picked him up | and carried him to his home at 2125 Es- sex street. Dr. W. Allen and Dr. Trueblood were summoned and it was found that young | Schad had received two fractures of the | left arm. a fractured shoulder and severe lacerations and brulses on the body and { head. Although his condition is serlous, ‘ihopes are entertained for his recovery. —ee— CONSUL BOOTH-TUCKER | | CONTINUES TO IMPROVE Physician Holds Out Hope for the Recovery of the Salvation Army Leader. OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—Consul Booth-| Tucker of the Salvation Army, who un- derwent an operation for an abscess in the ear yesterday at the Fabiola Hospi- | tal, continues to improve and her physi- cian now holds out hope for her recovery. She was considerably stronger to-day than she was yesterday, and the severe effects of the ‘incision back of the ecar have almost passed away. Dr. N. II. Chamberlain 2aid to-night that the most dangerous_period in Mrs. Booth-Tucker s condition had been passed, but that there was_ still a possibility of a relapse. He would not commit himself to any posi- tive statement that she would get woll although he is of the opinien that the patient will recover. i Conklin Is Arraigned. OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—Isaac N. Conklin, this morning arraigned in the Polje Court. The preliminary examination was set for January 0. —_—————— Acme Club Fight Postponed. | OAKLAND, Jan. 3—The Acme A Con e postponed the Youns Gibpeyons | O'Brien contest untll January 16. The men will thus be given ample time to get into condition. 1 Former Policeman Dying. |, QAKLAND.- Jan. 3.—Willlam Kings- bury, formerly a member of the Oakland | police force, is reported to be dying . Uklah. He was recently stricken with | paralysis. B ! 1n one New York factory 300,000 ci- gnrettes a week are turned cut on an averase all the year round. in which he confirms the | to settle the ex- | the ex-soidier charged with bigamy. swas | END THE i for an Extended B | | | | | Frzrarricn % - 2 C. HARSHBURGER and Miss Ella Fitzpatrick, both of whom are employed in responsible po- Q sitions at Hale Brothers, will be quietly married this morning. While the announcement of the intended wedding will not come as a surprise to the employes of the big dry good store who have watched the progress of the young 1o’ tship it will surprise many ggo(ph; sfr‘;gr':&sswfio were not let into the secret. : Mr. Harshburger has been in the employ of Hale Brothers for a number of years and is now one of the department mana- | gers of the concern. He worked himself up to this position of confidence and trust and is wefl liked by both his employers and fellow employes. Like her husband- to-be, the bride-elect is a highly trusted employe of Hale's. She is manager of the millinery department. After the wedding ceremony the young couple will leave on their honeymoon trip to New York. Before returning home they will visit all of the largs Eastern cities. | @ ittt il il @ PLANG EDIFIGE ON-UPTOWN 3iTE | Union Bank Makes Pub- lic its New Building Project. Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Jan. 3. The Union Savings Bank has plans in hand for an eight or a ten story ouilding to be erected on San Pablo avenue, about | a Block north of Fourteenth street, on the | The plans will structure with a home for the bank, safe deposit vaults and all modern equipments | for the transaction of business. Work, it is expected, will begin within feet. sixty days. The plans are in the hands of Architect Walter J. Mathews. They | have been completed in the rough and now await formal acceptance by the board of directors of the bank. The buld- ing will be of brick, stone and steel. It | is provided that on both avenue frontages | the tacings shall be most ornate. | The detalls of construction have been decided upon, but there may be fome de- | fay 1n getting the steel work from the i East. At all evénts the bank people are desirous of completing the work as rap- {idly as possible. The site is now ce | pled by one and two story trame build- | Ings, all of which are tenanted. 'A% scon as the plans have been com- pleted and accepted the demolition ct these buildings will be commenced. The announcement of this uptown move on the part of the bank was received with much interest. President Willlam G. Henshaw is_the mover in th change. It is looked upon as very si nificant in view of the known close rela- tion that Henshaw holds with the Realty Syndicate, the Oakland Transit Company and other heavily interested enterprises. The First National Bank is also sald t> be looking for an uptown site. —es SPECIAL POLICEMEN LOSE THEIR STAKS Chief of Police Conrad Tears the In- signia of Office From Their Breasts. ALAMEDA, Jan. 3.—D. J. Renfro and Charles Johnson, special policemen, - had thelr stars plucked from their breasts to- day by Chief of Police Conrad for exer- cising undue authority and using vulgar janguage on the street cars. The men, accompanied by a sailor, boarded a High- street electric car New Year's night at a late hour and refused to pay their fare. A war of words ensued between the spe- cials and the car men, during which the former used unbecoming language in_the presence of some lady passengers. Chlef of Police Conrad heard of the affair and summoned the men to the police station, where he visited punishment upon them by summarily depriving them of their insignias of office. e News in Army Circles. Major W. A. Glassford has been relieved from the position of chief signal officer of the Department of California and will go to Manila to take charge of the signal service work in that city. Lieutenant Colonel C. H. Noble, Six- teenth Infantry, who has been on recruit- ing service at Indianapolis. Indlana, has been recently assigned fo this department by the E-erenrf of War. Lieutenant Winfleld Harper has been ordered to Angel Island for duty in the discharge and detention camp. ————————— Derailed Car Delays Overlands. BERKELEY, Jan. 3.—The incoming Owi and outgoing Los Angeles Express were delayed this morning by a derailed gravel car at Third and Gilman streets. For about two hours traffic was suspended be- fore the wncklnfi crew could get the car back on the ti : e e “Do you remember that young man vou had vour eye on when 1 was here three vears ago, dear?" “Oh, ves; ¥ remember." ““Have you got your eye on his vet?" “Oh, my, no! I married him. you know, "and 1 can’t kéep my eye on him now."'— * Yonkers Statesmam. - £ QUIET WEDDING WILL ' S. C. Harshburgér and Miss Ella Fitzgerald Will Be Married To-Day and Then Leave include an office |. IR COURTSHIP ridal Tour of the East _— I S (C HarsnasurcEr | | \ | | < POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE WHO WILL BE MADE ONE TO-DAY. e HERCULES BOYS o0 O A STANE Try to Limit Settlement Benefactions to a Select Few. -— Oak!and Office San Francisco Cafl.[ . 1118 Broadway, Jan. 5. | Because the courtesy of the gymnasium of the Hercules Athletic Club of the Oak- | land Socia! Settlement has been extended to a few outsiders the Hercules youngs- | ters.are out on strike and have institute a boycott on the philanthropic establish- ment. { The settlement is conducted by an asso- clation of citizens who pay all the ex- penses and entertain and instruet the boys | frec of charge. The boys that have been | in the habit of accepting this bounty con- stituted themselves into the Hercules Ath- letic Club. All went along smoothly until the bene- factors discovered that their charity had been cornered and consolidated into a trust and that the benefactions they im- agined they were showering on the Oak- land boy at large had been corraled for the exclusive benefit of a select few band- ed under the brand of Hercules. Outsiders were invited to share the ben- efits bagged by the Hercules contingent. Some of the invitations were accepted. The trust assumed a fighting formation and equipped with agitators, walking del- egates, pickets and a boycott, declared war on their benefactors. The Hercules' party remained away from the club. They stationed pickets in the neighborhood of Third and Linden streets. Their war cry was “scab,” and the “outside” youngsters that dared ac- cept the courtesy offered by the men that footed the bills were beaten. The management has accepted the situ- ation calmly and there are signs of weak- ening in the ranks of the strikers. The “scabs” have combined forces on several | occasions. SAYS SHE WAS INCOMPETENT WHEN SHE BECAME A WIFE Mrs. Mamie Nelson Asks the Su-| perior Court to Annul Her Marriage. Mamic Nelson has asked the Superfor Court to annul her marriage to Charles Nelson on the ground that her consent to the ceremony was obtained by fraud. She alleges that Nelson and several others a few days before the ceremony was per- formed plied her with liquors to such an extent that she became mentally weak, and that while she was in that condition they prevailed upon her to consent to be- come the wife of Nelson. They were | married October 23, 130 Mrs. Nelson's lmnide'n name is Mamie James, and she asks permission to resume it. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by Mary Thompson against George Thom son for desertion, and Charles’S. Hof man against Hattie S. Hoffman for deser- tion. Divorces were nted to Mary E. Walsh from Patrick H. Walsh for deser- tion, and James Trethewdy from Kitty Tretheway for desertion. That® girl has vet to be born Who ob- Jects to being told she is pretty. HOLDS GRIPPLED - BABY FOR BILL Mrs. Church Keeps Child From Its Anxious Mother. Infant Is Returned After Serving as Security for a Week. BERKELEY, Jan. 3.—A crippled baby boy, taking the part of forcibly detained security for a board bill, was brought to the attention of the local peace authoritles last night by its distracted mother, who sought aid to secure her child. The boy was held by Mrs. M. C. Church at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Clara C. Simpspn, a professional nurse residing at 1808 Prince street. According to Mrs. Church, her sister took the child of Mrs. M. Remington of San Francisco to board some six months ago. About 360 was owing on the child's board when the mother called for him last Sunday night. Mrs. Church refused to give up the child on the ground that money was still due for the baby's care. Mrs. Remington returned to the Simpson residence last night with Deputy Marshal Alden and again demanded the little one. Mrs. Church consented, saying that her sister, who was away, had ordered the child’s surrender in case his mother re- turned for him. Mrs. Remington said that her object in gefting the child was to ut him in a place where he could be oarded cheaper. Mrs. Church said: *When Mrs. Remington called for 1cthilfl last Sunday I refused to let her h: ve I knew she owed my sister money for the baby’s board and I thought she ought to settle before taking him away. My sis- ter was in Oakland nursing and the next day I wrote to her regarding Mrs. Rem- ington’s visit. She replied, telling me to ‘“i up the child in case his mother called again. JURY DECLARES DEATH RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT Coroner’s Inquest Clears Lester Love- land of Responsibility for Shoot- ing Amos Walton. OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—The Coroner’s jury which to-day investigated the shooting on New Year's day of 12-year-old Amos Wal- ton returned a verdict of accidental death. The inquest was held at the residence of the dead boy’s aunt, Mrs. W. W. Walton, 1201 East Twenty-second street. Lester Loveland, the 10-year-old boy who fired the shot, and Grover Jurgeson, the 9-year-old witness to the accident, told their stories. Loveland was taking aim at a bird. Jurgeson, who was standing beside him, stooped down to adjust his stocking. resuming a standing position his head bumped against Loveland’s arm; the rifle exploded, and Walton, who was standing a few vards away, fell to the ground. The bullet had severed his jugular vein and death was almost instantaneous. The funeral was held this afternoon from the Walton residence. Scarlet Fever Extends Vacation. OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—On account of the revalence of scarlet fever the Swett pub- ic school, Thirteenth avenue and Ease Twentieth’ street, will not be reopened un- til a week from next Monday. e Board of Education so decided this evening after fonsulung with Health Officer von Ade- ung. Mothers’ Union Annual Meeting. OAKLAND, Jan. 3.—The Mothers’ Unicn of Golden Gate held its annual meeting last night and elected the following offi- cers for the coming year: President, Mrs. P. Cakill; vice president, Mrs. 8. H. Strite. Mrs. W. H. Bedford; ALLEGED ROBBERS APPEAR IN THE POLICE COURT Three Are Held to Answer and Ome Is Instructed and Ar- raigned. Louis Wade and John Case were held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Cabaniss yesterday on a charge of assault with intent to commit robbery in $1000 bonds each. They were in the habit of hanging around the Baldwin Annex and about 11 o'clock on the morning of December 18 it is alleged that they took Andrew Pillman, 504 Howard street, whiio intoxicated to a rear entrance on Ellis street and knocked him down and at- tempted to rob him. Aibin_Peterson, known as the “Minne- apolis Kid,”" was instructed and arraigned in Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday on a charge of robbery and by consent the case was continued till next Wednesday. He Is accused of being one of the men who knocked down and robbed W.. H. Hanson, a lumber dealer, of a gold watch and §200 on Geary street, near Stockton, last Sunday morning. He was seen by two witnesses following Hanson along Geary street and leaving the scene of the robbery. Nicholas Newman was held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Con- lan yesterday on the charge of robbery in $2000 bonds. It is charged that on the night of December 23 he snatched a purse from the hand of Mrs. Amelia Carey of 4 Winter place while she was walkinz on Stockton street, near Bush. - — MAY HAVE TO ANSWER TO CHARGE OF MURDER | Jce Rosa, Who Was Stabbed b Frank Montez, Said to Be Dying. Frank Montez, a sailor, may have to answer to a charge of murder. He was arrested on December 12 for assault to murder for stabbing Joe Rosa, another | sailor, twice in the side during a fight in a saloon at Drumm and Jackson streets. Rosa was taken to the Bmergency Hos- pital and from there to the City and County Hospital and a few days later was discharged. When the case was called in Judge Mo- gan’'s court yesterday the Judge was no- tified that Resa had been taken back to the City and County Hospital and that he was likely to die. ‘The Judge contin- ued the casa till to-day so that he could gfielve a medical report as to Rosa’s con- tion. Montez's defenge is that he was suffer- ing from rheumatism and was sitting in a chair in the saloon, when Rosa shoved a fiddler on top of him. A fight followed and as he was getting the worst of it he stabbed Rosa. Were Acting Suspiciously. Charles Murphy and Arthur Page were arrested early yesterday morning by Po- licemen Butler and Reilly and locked up in the “tanks” pending an Investigation. The officers observed the two men sneak- ing Into doorways and determined to watch them. Murphy and Page turned | into Market street from Oak and were overtaken at Hayes and Market. When searched one had a revolver in his pocket and the other had a bunch of keys. —_—— “If you are going to the other side of the lake,” the man with the red nose was saying, “I should think you would rather travef by the boat. You get there almost as quickly as by rail, there is no dust or discomfort, and it’s so much more soci- able.” “Sociable!” echoed the stranger. “That's the very thing it isn’t. I went across four or five days ago and the boat was full of passengers, but they divided themselves into small groups—generally couples, in fnlc!:—nnd there was:n t a soul I could talk to.” “And you dldn’t catch on? Why, man, you were on the Lovers’ St. Joe Special!” —Chicago Journal. Bacon—Is your wife improving in her cooking? . Egbert—Oh, yes! When I first to eat her food I had to have the = now I just have to take some little : for indigestion which I happen to have the house.—Yonkers Statesman.