The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 1, 1902, Page 2

2 p : THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1902. MYSTERIOUS WONAN ENDS HER CAREER Takes Poison While a Guest of a Hotel in Stockton. Registers at the Hostelry as “Mrs. Moore of New York” Stranger Is Fashfonnbly Attired and Her Trunks Ave Filled | With Paris-Made | Gowns. | AR £pe 1 Dispatch to The Call. STOCKTON, Jan. 31—A stylishly dressed | woman, who registered at the Imperial Hotel yesterday Mrs. Moore, New York r and chloroform this took coloc: d t a late hour to-night d _consciousne andsome woman, f age, and apparently She came to the hotel unac- companied and w assigned to room 2 She gave the hotel cierk $50, with the re- that it would pay all charges ¥ en 2 maid tried her ing at 9 o'clock and founc supposed the woman must opened the door with her guest was I suffering a number o1 She had from each ituted labels in her There was not a thing in th m by which the woman's iden- tity could be discovered. Mrs. re (the name may be assumed) poison in ‘the the druggi undoubtedly came to this city with the d=- In he termination of committing suicide. trunk was found clothing n? consi value. fine collection of the last -World's position e goid watcn?The wom number of persons ht. She appeared i troubled. She did m until late and the e had not slept in it eme to Stock. HOKAK OIS 1N FIERCE BATILE Continued From Page One. fired at shotgun, iber Colt revolver t in Jack's arm. Detective s coat pocket shot him e feet of rs. Soffel, who when the horse ran placed in the detec- her companions and en h Butler. Ed Biddle’s Dying Statement. | 1 to-night Ed Biddle calledi E made the following state- sleig! the of a great ma; serious and had it not been ave made our escape to- vihing for us and I 1'did mot shoot her. | e been pictured to you as a | still have some heart and | the woman who helped us m‘ e 3 it out of sympathy ersuaded her to do it I told her | iless of the crime for which I was uted and she was impressed > my suggestion. 1 planned it sh administered the lasll ng, and Biddle rolled over He was asked taken to his is head. itement after hnrl said she became in- air_through her sympa- She said she now real- e and wished she was | she did not shoot herseif, hot by the detec- ! the woman was | armed, but do not think she fired any | r. J. E. Ayers, who examined the Bi es and Mrs. Soffel as soon as the pris- ers were taken into the County Jail made the following statement to-night: The wounds of all three prisoners are exceed- ngly grave and may result fatally before an- her twenty-four hours. The bullet which | struck Mrs. Soffel, and which appears fo be “elf-infl entered her left breast, going through the nipple and passing back about six nches. through her chest. It lodged under the | of the back, almost opposite its point of atrance. From my examination of Mrs. ffel’s wound I think she may live, but her Xposure to the cold and the excitement and rervous shock of this affair may so complicate inatters that her wound may prove fatal. Chancellor Entertains Prince, EERLIN, Jan. 3L.—Prince and Princess of Prussia, Andrew D. White, S mbassador here, and Mrs. E. Jackson, Secretary of the y and Mrs. Jackson, together large company, were entertained ner to-night by Count von Bulow, Imperial Chancellor. Notable Telegram From Alaska. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L.—The first tele- aph mes.age that has reached here af ctly in one day from Fort Egbert, Alas la, came to-day to General Greely. Norway, Jan. 31.—The sum | )0 kroner’ was sent by postal persons in the United States to Norway during the year 1901 } Rheumatism What is the use of telling the rheumatic that be feels as if his joints were being dis- located ? He knows that his sufferings are very much like the tortures of the rack. What he wanis o know is what will per- manently cure his disease. That, according to thousands of grateful testimonials, is » . Hood’s Sarsaparilla It promptly neutrslizes the acid in the biood on which the disease depends, com- pletely ‘eliminates it, and strengthens the | avstem against its return. Try Hood’s. ! since that important work was FOUNDER OF CATHEDRAL MISSION STRICKEN DOWN Rev.- Wi liam- I Kip Jr., in Bringing Religion to Neglec‘ed People, Is Laid Low in Midst of His Successful Labors. His Sudden Il ness Cavses'a Deep and Heartfelt Soirow -— % % G Boye & % wagmmeny “* i PATHETIC incident of the late Episcopal Diocesan Convention wes the announcement by Nichols of the resignation of th: Bishop Mr. IOUNDER OF CATHEDRAL MIS- SION, WHO IS COMPELLED TO RESIGN BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. . 3 It was a field bound to give rich re- turns to active effort and the Rev. Mr. Kip entered upon the work with the de- termined purpose to bring the influence o, religion into those squalid homes. The founding. of the Cathedral Mission was quickly and emphatically justified by the results. The earlier quarters of the mission soon gave way .o an adequate and completely equipped building, to which the people flocked. Men, women and chii- dren who had not darkened the doors of church edifice for many years came 1in and again and finally adopted the ion as their religious home, The sick visited and relieved, the starving fed and the consolations of religion offered to the dying. The clergymen were called upon for duties of marriage an?eburla! for a the entire neighborhood and tife good will of thousands of people was manifested in many ways. For two years past the Rev. as been unable through an in- illness to take part in actlve ip sidious Rev. William 1. Kip Jr. as minister Work and the prospect of his recovery (formerly Good now eight years under- taken by Rev. Mr. Kip. The section of the city where it is located had been de- serted by churches and congregations ow- ing to the encroachment of manufactur- ing and industries attracted by the con- tiguity of the water front. Still there was a large population, few possessing great wealth and most of them dependent upon their weekly wages for a livelihood. Children by the Hundreds were growinggup without the influence of the church and many families were living without a sense of the obligations of re- ligion. WOMAN'S BANTER WREGKS HIS LIFE May Land Dr. Sherrod of Carrville in a Madhouse. in charge of the Cathed Samaritan) Mission. It i Speciel Dispatch to The Call. REDDING, Jan. 3lL—Because he was moved by a woman's bantering challenge to quaff liquor at a banquet, after years of abstinence, Dr. L. L. Sherrod of Carr- ville now occupies the insane cell in the County Jail and will soon be removed to a sanitarium. Dr. Sherrod has fallen from the high- est rank in his profession until now he is on the road to the madhouse. The Carrville physician was brought down on Sunday. At times he talks rationally, then he grows excited, makes crazy assertions about his wife and others watching him through chinks of the cell wall and reaches for.the pistol that had been taken from him. Dr. Sherrod's story is pathetic. He is a man of 3 years, a graduate of a New York Medical College and has a charming wife. After he left college he went to Texas. He succeeded well until he began drinking, then he went down grade fast. A liguor cure proved his salvation and he got upon his feet again. His practice grew until it yielded $1000 or $2000 a month. | Orne_night at 2 banquet a lady, noucms that Dr. Sherrod kept his glass turne down, bantered him to quaff her health in wine. The eyes of the guests were upon Sherrod and he filled the glass and rank. In three weeks h® was back in the jutter. This occurred six years ago, and ever since then Sherrod has been | struggling to regain the mastery of him- self. He left Texas and went to San Francisco. Temptations were too many there and two years ago Dr. Sherrod and his wife moved to Carrville. For three months he has been drinking heavily and using his pistol promiscuously. Friends will try to arrange to take Sherrod to a private sanitarium until it is learned whether being deprived of liquor will not restore” his' mind. FARALLONES TO HAVE A VALUABLE STATIOKl | House Committee Favors the Estab- lishment of Wireless Telegraphy or a Cable. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3L—Chief Moore of the Weather Bureau has urged the House Committee on Agriculture to pro- vide in its appropriation bill for the con- struction of a weather bureau observa- tory and a vessel-reporting station on the Farallones and for connecting the sta- tions with the mainland by cable or by the wireless system. The committee has practically decided to adopt Moore's recommendations and report them favorably to the House. is so distant that, rather than embarrass the work of the mission, he decided to withdraw altogether, leaving to the care of a physically capable and competent head its future fortunes. Mr. Kip is now in Pasadena and far from well. As stated in The Call yester- day, the Diocesan Convention expressed and sent its sympathy to the suffering clergyman, and, led by the Bishop, the delegates united their prayers for his re- covery. The minister in charge of the Cathedral Mission is now the Rev. J. T. Turner, one of the younger of the clergy of the Diocese of California. The mission founded by Rev. Mr. Ki; fore being well cared for and the results that are being achieve® give the greatest encouragement to every one concerned with the object. TANADA CLAINS HALIBUT WATERS Would Drive Americans From Her Western Coast. Spectal Dispatch to The Call, VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 31.—That the valuable halibut fisheries of the British Columbia coast, inside the northern end of Vancouver Island and the whole of the maritime district along the eastern shores of the Queen Charlotte islands, belongs altogether to Canada is the claim urged by Professor Prince, head of the depart- ment, who sald in Vancouver to-day that the contention would be forwarded to ‘Washington officially to ascertain what oxr)llnlon the American Government could offer. There are ten large fishing steamers and a dozen smaller ones bringing halibut from the waters indicated. All these ves- sels are American owned, although some of them are operated from Vancouver. The contention is made to do away with competition 10 vessels which Canadian companies would place in the business if the Americans were compelled to retire. It is claimed that the stretch of water down .to Queen Charlotte Sound is a ‘“‘mare clausum’—a closed sea—in which Canadians and Canadians alone have the right to fish. 1t will be remembered that in the Bering dispute the Americans claimed that that sea was a “mare clausum,” but the plea failed. Professor Prince busied himself here to- day in obtaining information from Cana- dians who may enter the northern fishing business if the competitive Americans shall be forcibly retired. Alf Ellinghouse Weds in Portland PORTLAND, Jan. 81.—Alf Ellinghouse of San Francisco was married this even- ing to Miss Lillian M. Siebien of Port- land. The wedding took place at the home of Rev. George C. Cressey, pastor of the Unitarfan’ church. The bride and 6room were attended by Mr. and Mrs. ic Schilling. Mr. and Mrs. Eliinghouse will leave to-morrow for New York City, where they will spend their honeymoon. Accuses Tuolumne Men of Fraud. TUOLUMNE, Jan. 3L—Suit has been filed in this county by Mrs. Carolipe Gar- czinski_of New York, who alleges that E. A Beers conspired to defraud her of $10,000, and accuses J. A. Crow, J. C. Sandridge and G. E. Hutchinson of com- plicity. The complaint was filed by Sena- tor J. B. Curtin. The property involved comprizes & number of mining claims in the Jawbone district. ———————— To Cure Grip in Two Days. Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the cause,’ E. W. Grove's signature on every box. ¢ is there- | TAFT LAUDS CHARAGTER OF FILIPIND3 Civil Governor of the Islands Explains to Senators. Tour of the United States Commissioners Is Reviewed. National Legislators Advised as to the System of Government in Provinces and Condition of the People. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—The investiga- tion into the conditions in the Philippine archipelago apropos of the effort to se- cure legislation for the government of those islands was begun by the Senate Committee on Philippines to-day. Judge Taft, Civil Governor of the archi- pelago, was the first witness called. There was a full attendance of the members of the committee, and Senator Lodge, chair- man of the committee, explained that the commiftee desired not only the fullest in- formation concerning the islands, but any advice that Governor Taft might offer concerning the questions dat issue. Governor l'aft pegan by saying that he had gone to tne Philippines in tne spring of 10 and nad visited almost ali the provinces during theé past year. He said that in all the rinpino or Christian prov- inces there 1s a form of civil government. There are thirty-four of these provinces! The Moros are all friendly, except & few, who kad never been otherwise than hos- tile to the Spaniards.. Kven these were now being brought over by the prospect of trade, of which they are very fond. Going back to the beginning of the com- misslon’s tour. of the island, Governor Taft said that it had only been under- taken after the re-election of President McKinley, when the time seemed ripe for the establishment of local government in i the islands. Describing this tour, he said the counse was to present to the digni- taries of the various places visited an ex- platnnnun of the provincial and municipal acts, ““We had some oratory,” he said, ‘sometimes from the rear platform of the train, but generally from the win- dows of the car.” Toug of tle Provinces. He then gave in detail the proceedings of the meeungs at tne-various places vis- ited, saying tnat some seventeen capitals of the grovinces were visited on the first | tour. At each place the delegates of the people were met, the prescribed special act was passed and a Governor appoint- ed, who was authorized to organize mu- ricipalities. These provincial govern- ments consist, he explained, of a Gover- nor, Secretary, Superintendent, Treasurcr and a fiscal or Prosecuting Attorney, In {all cases where the selection could he made without arousing jealousies natives had been chosen. All these appointments | are temporary, and next month their suc- | | cessors will be elected. When the fac- | {tlons were too strong Americans were placed at the head of each provincial gov- | ernment. In all cases the Treasurer and Superintendent were Americans. The commission had first given its at- tention to the northern provinces, and in | April started south on a trip of fifty-four days. They had been received most cor- dially Tywhere.© This' remark led the witness 4nfo a few discqursive remarks, upon the Bubject of Filipftio hospitality. ‘The Spaniard,” he said, “will always tell youtthTL his house is’yours, but he oes not always mean that you should take him at'his word, but the Filipino will tell you the same thing and he al- ways means what he says. He will turn his family out and inst: e - his fam} stall you in his hab Speaking of the island of Negros, he said it was peculiar in its topogra.g hs"and | that previous to the coming of tge com- | mission there was difficulty in the mat- ter of government. There were so many officers in the Government that of the $400,000 (Mexican) only about $10,000 was left for other expenses than the payment of salaries. - Objection to Reorganizers. Governor Taft said the commission had | had an interesting experience in trying to | reorganize the province of Antique, but that the people resisted vigorously. He | mentioned that at San Jose, the capital they displayed a model of liberty cnlight- ening the world which was twenty feet | high and had been dragged seven miles | over a very rough road. On this monu-| ment there were statues of Washington and McKinley. Governor Taft said it had been found impossible to put Filipinos over the Moros. | They are subject to their datos, or chiefs, and refuse to recognize the authority of a Filipino. There were, he said, iwo Sul- tans, one in Mindanao and the other in the Jolo group, but the Sultans do not always control their datos. The Sultan of Mindanao is, he said, very poor, but the sovereign of the Jolos is a thrifty man, who is constantly trying to Increase his indome and constantly getting into a row about it. The Jolo Sultan had, he said, refused to recognize Spain's claim to any property on the islands except the customs-houses and there is considerable question as to the ownership in many instances. This complication existed not only between the Sultan and the United States, but between the Sultan and his subjects. In reply to Senator Hale Governor Taft sald that no effort had been made to extend the civil government of the United States to the Moro provinces beyond mak- ing a few suggestions bearing upon the revenue laws. “Nothing has been done in-that direction,” he said. ‘‘Everything is going on just as it was and the islands are under the control of the War Depart- ment so far as the United States Is con- cerned.’” Most Moros Peaceable. Asked if the Moros were generally peaceable the witness replied that they were so except in individual cases. “There is,” he sald, “no war or even insurrection in the Moro provinces, but there are occasional reports of the mur- der of American soldiers.” He had no knowledge of the reported fights in Mindanao. On its tour the com- mission had been attended only by a cor- poral's guard on the steamer, but there was a garrison of United States troops at every capital visited. QGovernor Taft referred to the federal party in the islands and said he had been given a petition from this party to be presented to the Amertcan Congress, but had not yet decided how to present it. he committee adjourned to meet at 11 o'clock to-morrow. Governor Taft said, as he left the committee-room. that he desired to return to Manila on May 1. PROTEST OF NATIONS COMPELS THE DELAY Britain, Uniud_ét-ntes and Japan Object to Infringement of Rights in China. LONDON, Feb. 1—From Peking the correspondent of the Daily Times cables | that Great Britain and Japan, supported by the United States, while not opposing the completion of an equitable agreement safeguarding Russla’s interests, energet- ically protest against the infringement of their rights involved in the agreement be- tween China and the Russo-Chinese Bank, which gives Russia exclusive mining and other privileges. The signing of this agreement has there- fore been delayed. Germany has taken no action in this matter, but on the con- trary, has given many indications of ap- roval of Russia’'s policy, which would ‘'urnish her with an'easy pretext for ob- taining similar preferential rights throughout Shantung province. ¢ — PHILADELPHIA, Jan. The steamer S. V. Luckenback, from Charleston, ‘§. C., for Philadelphia, lumber-laden, js hard aground on Ben Davis Shoal, in the Delaware Bay. | dividually or through associations, . month. ADVERTISEMENTS. Eovruw DEITIES CIGARETTES are the highest standard for excellence in quality ever Known in TurKish cigarettes! There is no better tobacco or paper or worKkmanship in any other TurKRish cigarette, and for this reason “DEITIES” are more in demand than ever. Every “DEITIES” smokKer is loyal to “DEITIES,” for they are above and beyond imita- tion or substitute, and with all who Know what constitutes excellence in Turkish cigar= ettes “DEITIES” stands for satisfaction. E_GYPTIAN EMBLEMS are the same as DEITIES , but with cork tip. &his signature is on every box. ¥ EMPLOYES MIST STOP LOBBYING President Roosevelt Is- sues a Most Signifi- cant Order. Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.—President Roosevelt to-day, after consultation with the Cabinet, issued the following signifi- cant order: All officers and employes of the United States of every description serving in or under any of the executive departments, and whether so serving in or out of Washington, are here- by forbidden, either directly or indirectly, in- to solicit an increase of pay or to influence or attempt to influence 1n theéir own interests any legisla- tion whatever, either before Congress or its committees, or in any way save through the heads of departments in or under which they serve, on penalty of dismissal from the Gov- ernment service, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. White House, January 51, 1902. Lobbying of office-holders not only for higher salaries but for other legislation in which they are personally interested has become such a nuisance in Congress that it was thought the only thing that could stop it was an executive order. The matter was first called to the attention of the President by officials of the Post- office Department, and later other Cabi- net members impressed on him the neces- sity of taking some action. The practice among office-holders of lobbying in Con- gress has grown to such an extent that regular unfons have been formed for the purpose of influencing legislation. Chairman Cannon of the House Com- mittee on Appropriations said to-night that the order was a great necessity and he was glad that it had been issued. It had been the custom, he said, for office- holders to attempt to influence legislation in thelr behalf, both through committees and individual members in Congress. They would do_this personally, by letter or through friends. Cannon thought that this practice should be stopped and that the President’s order would have the de- sired effect. WOMAN BRINGS ABOUT i BANKER JENKINS' ARREST Sheriff Brisbin Tells How the What- com Financier Was Captured X in London. TACOMA, Jan. 3l.—Former Banker H. St. John Dix Jenkins has employed some of the best legal talent in the State to de- fend him at his trial in Whatcom next He is charged with /having wrecked the Scandinavian-American Bank of Whatcom and the Bank of Blaine and using their funds for private purposes. Jenkins stoutly asserts -his innocence, claiming that both banks were insolvent when he became connected with them. He intimates that his English relatives will advance money to pay all claims if he is uitted. fl?\ls told to Sheriff Brisbin by the London olice the story of the arrest of Jenkins ot interest. Jenkins had a London resi- dence, at which Attorney S. M. Bruce and Cashier F' Oleson, who had followed him to London, were living. He also had a room in a downtown hotel, which he used as an office, and in which he was ar- rested. His capture was brought about by the curiosity of the woman who kept s residence for him. From conversations between Bruce, Oleson and Jenkins, which this estifbable lady overheard, she learned that the latter was wanted by the authorities of the United States and in- formed the ce. His arrest followed. Detectives had tried vainly for weeks to find bim. SR L A S Piles Cured Without the Knife, Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding P No'Cure; No Pay. All driigists are anthoresi o e s o s hoeat . Vebknt P matter of how long standing. Cures orabics: 5 case. ar m‘l"l Somten Rns -and rest. Relfe jtching instantly. This is a new discovery, ."n‘; is 3: only pflon:cmuy iqlg on w'“]" 4 d antee, no cure no pay. Bogh o inT Sent by mail to any ohe sending name ann ag ., 50c. If your. S it in stock send 50c in e e o ;‘m size box by mall. Manufactured by DICINE CO., St. Louis, Mo, who also manufacture the celebrated cold cure, Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets, days. b ery wharf. _;:nMAHd fallen from the wl Y5 THE PLAN 5 GONSPIRKY Norythernb i’gciflc Stock- holder Sues Railroad Company. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 3L—An- other of the mysterious suits being be- gun in the State courts here against the parties to the Northern Securities merger was started to-day by the filing of papers in the Hennepin County District Court. The plaintiff in this case is John B. Marquand, a stockholder in the North- ern Pacific, and he sues that corporation, Charles S. Mellen, its president, and all the directors. His attorneys are the same as those in the Peter Power injunction case, and the more recent and similar suit against the Great Northern. It is aleged in the bill of complaint that all the proceedings taken in furthering the consolidation are fraudulent, since the plan is a conspiracy. It is charged that the roads are already combined, and the court is asked to adjudge all measures taken thereto fraudulent and invalid and to enjoin the registry of stock of the Northern Pacific transferred to the Northern Securities Company. The court is also asked to forbid the payment of any dividends on such stock until the case is settled. The deféndants are given twenty days in which to an- swer. LAST RAIL IS LAID AT THE PECOS RIVER Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Company’s Line to El Paso Completed. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 3L.—The Chi- cago, Rock Island and Pacific’'s new line to El Paso was completed last night when the last rail was laid at the Peco% River, in Texas. The new line will, it is stated be “opened for through traffic within thirty days. Through tourist trains wiu be run to California, beginning ' once, but the more extended system contem- plated will not be put in active operation until next fall. hen the cut-off between Trenton, Mo., and Belknap, Towa, is completed, the Rock Island will have an additional ad- vmtnfie of eighteen miles over competing lines between Chicago and Los Angeles The distance between Chicago zntf B Paso by way of the Rock Island will be 1471 miles, while by the other shortest route it is 1579 miles. There is a saving of 41 miles between Kansas City and Los Angeles. OBSERVATION CAR SOON WILL CIRCLE THE BAY Southern Pacific Decides to Institute New Train, Service for Tourists. SAN JOSE, Jan. 21.—The Southern Pa- cific Company has decided to institute a Sunday observation tran service on February 9. This train will leave Oakland and circle the bay, passing through the | most beautiful parts of Santa Clara Val- ley. Eleven hours will be consumed in the trip. The train will leave Oakland at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, makln%‘ stops at San Leandro, Haywards and Niles, and reaching San Jose at 10:50 o’clock. A stop will be made here until 1 o’clock, when the train will rufl to Los Gatos, where it will stay from 1:25 to 2 o'clock. Re- turning from Los Gatos, it will reach Santa Clara at 3 o’clock, ng a stop of forty minutes. Palo Alto will be vis- jted and the train will reach San Fran- cisco at 7:30 o'clock. The fare for the round trip will be $2 50. At each of the stopping places the pas- sengers will have a chance to see the sur- rounding country. Arrangements are be- | ing made here to use the large passen- ger 'mobiles of the California Mobile Company In connection with the train | when it reaches here, and these will be rTun to all the points of interest about the city. ———— Drowned in Napa River. NAPA, Jan, 31.—Fred Neuenschwander, a farmer of Carrenos Creek, disappeared on Tuesday evening. To-day his body was found in Napa River, near the Sawyer He and his horse and hart 81 | son had DOWIE METHDD PERPLEX A JUDGE Chi;:ago Court Orders Receivership of Zion Business. CHICAGO, Jan. 31.—Judge Tuley to-day ordered a receivership for the Zion lace industries, and Monday will enter a de- cree appointing Elmer Washburn to a poe sition of receiver under a bond of $700,000. The court, in a lengthy discussion of the case, which was instituted by Samuel Stevenson,, a brother-in-law of John Al- exander Dowie, declared 'that Dowie’s church, the Christian C#tholic church, was a curious mixture of religion and business. He held that Stevenson had, through undue influence exerted by Dowle, head of the church, been led to turn over to Dowie practically every- thing he had and held that Stevenson was entitled to at least $100,000 from Dowle, or the lace industries, which he said were practically the same thing. The court directed that Attorney Reeves file an amended bill in order that the stockholders of the lace industries may be made parties to the suit. The deci- sion being against the corporation, it Is necessary that the stockholders be pres- ent in court hefore a decree can be en- tered. Thé position of the stockholders, the court said, was not plain. The evi- dence showed that they had paid over 000 for stock, but that the transaction was of such a character that Dowie alone seemed to hold everything of value. “Undue influence’” was the chief topic discussed by the Judge in his decision. Dowie, he sald, was unquestionably the superior of Stevenson, both in intellect and business ability. Dowie, he declared, was a religion zealot; Stevenson a_fol~ lower. Stevenson, like others in Zion, followed Dowie blindly. They - believed him the agent of the Almighty on earth, destined to build up cities of Zion in every country in the world. None was more in- fluenced by the teachings of “the reincar- .nated Elijah” than Stevenson. It was the province of the court, he said, to protect the weak against the strong. It was not clear just to what ex- tent Stevenson had suffered monetary lgss, owing to the peculiar agreement be- tween stockholders in the lace industries and Dowie. It was clear, however, tuat Stevenson was entitled to $100,000, and also clear that the 350,000 which Steven- turned over to his wife (now dead); and the latter had turned over to Dowfe, could not be collected “The -case needs more light,” court. "I have studied over it nig day for a month, vet on many p said the am in the dark. There should 2 fur- ther hearing."” » An’ amended bill and an.a swer will be flled by the suit Monday when the d oo mg o appointin a recefver will be ente then, by stipulation, Dowie is from disposing of any more stock. Dowie will pray Judge Tuley intimated t owing to the pec volved and the nr factors on which no law s In discussing the bond for the Attorney Packer, acting for Dowie, clared that If the receiver was for all Dowle’'s property he should require bond of $10,000,000. a The court explained that only the lace industries were at pres. ent Involved and $700,000 was agreed on. prde sy B BLIZZARD THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF SOLDIERS Japan’s Fighters Lose Their Way While They Are on Practice March. YOKOHAMA, Jan. 2L—Details of the Joss of 200 Japanese soldiers, whe were ‘frozen to death, have been received here It seems that a co 219 men pr ticing winter marching were ca blizzard on the northern end of tF of Hondo and lost their road: On corporal is known to have escaped. feared that ail the others are dead. PR SR Lions Carry Off Goats. SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 31.—California lions are committing depredations in the moun- tains néar the Santa Clara County line. They carried off four goats from one place. One of the goats weighed 125 pounds, and was ~arried by a lion down a canyon and then up a steep precipics