The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1902, Page 31

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 1902 (o} 31 MUST PAY BACK JOME MORE FEES County Assessor Dalton Ordered to Give Up Eight Hundred. Judge Ogden Reopens the Fee Case and Files a New Judgment. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 12. Judge Ogden recpened the case to-day,| e county of Alameds st County essor Henry P. Dalton, took a litte re testimony upon the cost of getting p the duplicate assessment rolls for the Oekland, and then ordered Mr. to pay about $00 more into the treasury. first decision Judge Ogden al- amount of money had been done; deputies outside of the reguiar of- ! me. Judge Ogden held definitely he County Assessor was Dot en- any fees whatever, and that he ly retain from the amount tly the value of the work that was done side of the office hours of the deputies. er be looked into the case a lttle decided that the Assessor was led to as much as he had allowed reopened the case to-day. He educed the allowance from $2100 to Mr. Dalton made a plea that he ady paid his deputies $25 out of supposed would be his commis- ge Ogden held that this could dered. because the work was ar office hours, for which the were paid in full by the county, fees earned by them in this time 1 to the county. nder Judge Ogden's decision paid into the county treasury he will now have to add $800 s amount. That portion of this ch represents the commis- | taxes was pald under pro-} ton will contest upon the poll tax take it to the Supreme t will abide by his decision in the f fees from the city of Oakland. at the portion of the county ot wi relates to Alameda worded differently from that es, and that while Francisco is not he is Dalton is based he section of the relating to Ala- drawn so as It was afterward the act, allow him more the fees. To this was inserted in all this was omitted through | Mr. Dalton claims that ng read last was adopted re nullifies the rest of the | appears. bet et LIABILITY COMPANIES TEREATEN TO RETIRE Accept No More Risks From Lumber Mills of the Pacific { May Northwest. TTLE, April 12—One of the most c tions that have ever con- ed the lumber and shingle manufac- f the Pacific Northwest is before the prospective with- iness in this region of the nece companies, which force the manufacturers to Carry y risks. This the mili- the Pacific Lumber Trade say in its April issue, and efore, considerably more bility that at least the large be forced to suspend operations jons recently e arently easy ri accident, result of his own obtain heavy judg- company employing gments are upheld by of the State the manu- no_recourse, except what liability insurance com- have of urts 3 If these in- ies withdraw, as they un- within the next two hould be a decided he mill men to 1 batties and pay their -About $10,000 ¥ general Gov- ng members of the Seventh t 1 Guard of California, affiliated with the was called into ser s of the Spanish- was a period of officers and men United States E at the time y for privates and sioned officers. _This _forwarded from Wash- be paid through the ad- office in Sacramento. There o i NTO, April 10.—The swamp trustees of reclamation dis- | ers Interested in the sub-| f er improvement and drainage | 1 meet in this city on Tuesday, May 6, | at Pioneer Hall on Seventh street. be- | J and K. Action will be faken | securing, as far as possible, a uni- | em of reclamation, so that each | nto the other, and obtaining | the money supplied b; private such aid from the coun State and Federal Governments as may be practicable, either by doing particular portions of the work, or assisting finan- cially in the general plan of improvement. ———— | End of the Blossom Fete. | JOSE, April 12—The blossom fete. | w has been in progress for the past | week, ended to-day with a trip to Mount | n and Lick Observatory. While nce was not as large as was e days it has been in progress ousands of visitors have been to Santa Clara Vzlley, and have s great fruit groves. The hotels crowded. The Santa Clara Val- vement Club, under whose aus- fete was held, is pleased with nd from this time on the blos-| arnival awill be an annual affair. ———— Cuban Commandant Is Selected. WAS N, April 12—Governor 0d has issued an order direct- the results General Alejandro Rodri- f the Rural Guard of Havana, and of the “Cuerpo de Ar- addition to his present duties ard. On the transfer of the t Government General Rodriguez is ted to report to the President of | “as commandant of the Cuban | forces, for such orders and instruc- s mi be n him.” Royal Chinese Pilgrimage. KING, April 12—The Emperor and ager Empress, with 100 of the high- flicials, including Yuan Shal Kaf, the oy of Chili and a retinue of 3000 civil- and 2000 soldfers, will start to-mor- » the first plligrimage in four years ern tombs of the dynasty, 100 . to offer sacrifices. The im- arty will be absent from the capi- fortnight, and during that time most ness will be suspended. el Matthew Gage Wins His Suit. RIVERSIDE, April 12—Matthew Gage, after a fight of twelve or more years car- ried through the United States courts, has been awarded title to the section known as No. 30, about 500 acres of land below the Gage canal, with water rights, valped at §250,000, | of himself in order to help the lawyers | make a test of the laws of the State in | provided for the blue-eyed waif. | feny | biliem. | moned to appear before the Hampshire the festival has been a success. | © | Smith. | eggs that were nearing the close of in- | feet from where she had her nest. | vide them with food. | tion ot MAY 60 T0 JAIL IF HE DEGLINES Peter B. Donohue Will Test Court’s Power to Punish. Supreme Court Is to Decide ‘Whether Judges Lose Prerogative. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 12. His refusal to answer the questions that are put to him at a deposition taking may land Peter B. Donohue, who is suing M. J. Laymance and others for an account- ing of the stock of the California Stand- ard and Giant oil companies, in the County Jail for a period on account of contempt. Mr. Donohue is going to make a martyr regard to depositions. The powers of Judges and Justices, Court Commission- ers and notaries are very indefinite touch- | ing this subject and the question is about to undergo the scrutiny of the Supreme | Court, so that some sound definition may be had. The Supreme Court has already decided | that a notary public has merely minis- terial and not judicial powers, which is | ivalent to denying him the power to | questions or punish for contempt. | uccessfully invoked in er suit, when Editor | G. B. Daniels refused to answer the ques- tions of the Court Commissioner. | Donohue refused to ‘obey the summons | to have his deposition taken before Su- | perior Judge Hall two weeks ago on tha ground that the court ioses its judicial powers when 1t sits to take a -deposition, and his attorneys succeeded in raising a | doubt in the court’s mind as to its| powers. The question was left in abeyance until | to-day so that Judge Hall could stuay it | Attorneys Webb, Chapman and Creed | argued that his are only ministerial pow- | ers and Attorney Bosley argued against them. At the end of an etxended exposi- | n of authorities Judge Hall decided t a Judge in his individual capacity as well as the court has power to punish refusals to obey his mandates. Now, Mr. Donohue must answer the questions or take a chance on_going to jail. He will be found guilty if he does not answer, and then his attorneys will get him out on habeas corpus and take the question right up to the Supreme Next Friday was set as the day | when Donohue will be asked the question which he refuses to answer. FIND A BABE IN YARD OF FASHIONABLE HOTEL Boarders Care for the Waif and the | Officials Later Discover Its | Mother. STOCKTON, April 12—The boarders of the Colonial, a fashionable private ho-/| tel, found a baby in the dooryard on Tuesday evening. The infant was lightly | clad, but had a strong pair of lungs. It became a favorite and a good home was The of- ficers did not let the case rest at that, | hewever, and to-day they obtained a con- fession from a woman, said to be a Miss | Masters, to the effect that she was the | mother of the child | The unfortunate young woman has been | living in a Main street rooming-house and | hers is a pathetic story. Realizing that she could not give her| fatherless babe the care it should have, and hoping to save it in later life from a knowledge of her mistake, she concluded | to abandon it. Accordingly she took the | baby to the Colonial yard and stood in | the shade of a_tree, anxiously awaiting ! developments. Seeing the child was taken | in she depart | The woman'sy confession renders her | liable to punishment. The case will be | referred to the Grand Jur; | TELEGRAPH NEWS. | EW YORK, April 12—Henry L. Wilson, | States Minister to Chili, was among | ssengers on the steamship Philadelphia, arrived from Southampton to-day. HINGTON, April 12.—President Roos day signed the bill repealing the war taxes he pen with which the bill | the which W. velt tc revenu was signed presented to Representative | Bartholdt of Missouri. i VICTORIA, B. April 12.—The body of | James Applewhite, 4 lineman, was found at the foct of an electric light pole this evening. Whether he was killed by a shock or lost his | hold and fell cannot be ascertained. 1‘ VANCOUVER, B. C., April 12—A special from Ottawa says that the Dominion Govern- | ment_ will_introduce a bill at this session.giv- | ing three Judges to the Yukon territory instead i of two, as at present. PARIS, April 12.—The revenue returns for | the month of March show the receipts been 205, to have 3,168,200 | , but 4,441,700 francs | above the receipts for the corresponding period | of 1901 i PORTLAND, Or., April 12-—%he British ship | Fingal has been chartered by the Portland @rain Company to Joad wheat on Puget Sound at 24s 4. This is the lowest rate paid for a | ling_vessel out of a North Pacific port| since 1897. OXNARD, A 17,000 acs ril 12.—It is estimated that | s of beets have been planted, | which will leave scarcely mor: than 1000 acres | to be planted. Of these 17,000 acres 6000 | @cre: are already up and growing as fast as | beets can grow, . —_—— King’s Auto-Driver in Trouble. | LONDON, April 12—The chief attrac-| tion of the Automobile Club’s show next" week will be King Edward’s new auto- car, made by an English firm. It is of| 22-horsepower and is pronounced to be an | claborate triumph of advanced automo- | In connection with the King's fondness for automobiles, it is interesting | to note that the Hon. Douglass Scott-Mon- | tague, who recently has been driving the King around the country, has been sum- magistrates on the . driving. Hen Takes Charge of Kittens. STOCKTON, April 12.—From Lockeford, a little town sixteen miles east of this ity, comes the story of an old hen that 5 “‘mothering” a litter of kittens. The curjous family is the property of J. L. The old hen abandoned a nest of charge of furious cubation and took up with the kittens, | which were borm in the straw -only a few She clucks to them and does iter best to pro- Extending the San Mateo Line. SAN MATEO, April 12.—Work was com- menced in this city to-day on the con- struction of the electric railway that is soon to connect San Mateo with San| Francisco. When finished, the work will complete the extension of the San’Fran- cisco and San Mateo Railway as far as this point. The line is already in opera- tion as far as South San Francisco, eight miles north of here. foeende G T Rebellion Is Crusnef. WASHINGTON, April 12—A cablegram , received from Minister Powell at San Do- mingo to-day reports that the rebellion which broke out there was crushed. No details are supplied. e Lord and Lady Kelvin Coming. LONDON, April 12.—Among the passen- gers on the Cunard line steamer Campa- nia, which sailed from Liverpoal to-day for New York, are Lord and Laly Kelvin. . o Her Child Cared For. Lena Smith, the two-year-old daughter of Mrs. Pauline Smith, who was fatally shot at her home, 207% Tehama street, Friday night, was taken -to_the City Prison yesterday by Officer McMurray of the California Boeaty for the Preven- Cruelty to Children and placed in WITHIN RING AND SIDE SHOW MEN - OF UNIVERSITY ACT TO AID TEAM Students Hold Circus on Cinder Path and Good Natured, Shouting Throng Contributes Gold Amounting Well Into Three Figures to Assist Athletes KRUSCHKE Lo NADE To ORDER. . o ! ason ON THE SLACK WIRE (AL STUNTS BY- Pm‘%ummc ANDGRIMM - o ° Who Wil Uphold Berkeley’s Name s Sectcane CCALLANAN S I'fi""“"’l]?fi 3 o CAMPUS FOR THE BENEFIT SOME OF THE FEATURES AND INCIDENTS OF THE “GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH,” WHICH WAS GIVEN BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON BERKELEY OF THE TRACK THRAM. ERKELEY, April 12—The Uni- versity of California was in gala attire to-day, for the students were holding a circus and shout- ing themselves hoarse in front of side show tents. They were doing it *“for the sake of California”—for the sake of the track team, to specify. and that or- anization of athletes will be benefited to a sum reaching well into three figures. The students got the financial success for which they had worked, and the good- natured, laughing crowd that left the cinder path at the close of the perform- ance spoke something for its artistic gide. The audience had its circus spirit aion; it laughed and joked with the clowns, strained its muscles in the wrest- ling matches, held its breath when the acrobats and tumblers performed and beat time to the college band. It munched peanuts and scattered the shells over kuzndsome gowns with apparent abandon; it ate popcorn and drank pink lemonade and became part of the fun and action going on in the oval below. The day was ideal for an ouidoor circus and the venders lemonade—*‘nice, sweet ‘g0o,’ ice cold” rea;)ed a harvest of nickels as the result of the warmth. At 3 o’clock the gates of the cinder path were opened, but the circus did not com- mence until an hour later on account of the baseball game on the neighboring diamond. As soon as this was finished the crowd rushed to the track and filled tke bleachers and the standing rgom. A parade of the performers, preceded by the college band, opened the perform- ance. Then followed the events. James Rhodes, instructor in the Univer- £ity of California gymnasium, was thrown in a wrestling bout by P. T. Carrol f the Reliance Club. In the second turn Rhodes won. E. Smith and Capeless of the Reli ance Club gave a clever sparring exhibi- tion. Olson of the same club did a slack wire turn which showed remarkable abii- ity. The Rittler brothers of the Olym- pic Club in their tumb:ing specialty were one of the main features of the circus. George Schlitter, an Olympic Club man, performed on the Roman rings, and sev- irlal other club athletes helped to entef- ain. C. C. the sophomore who chal- lenged ush, a freshman, to a wrestling match, was thrown twice after hara struggles. G. C. Wright, a sopho- more, threw G. J. Anloff, a freshman, in a catch-as-catch-can match. Eight sopho- mores outpulled a like number of fresh- men in agtug-of-war. A mile relay race among High School athletes was easily won by Oakland, with Alameda second and Polytechnic third. Juggling, tumbling and fencing completed the programme. 5 Throughout the performance the clowns kept the audience in high humor. When not cutting antics they were passing among the crowd selling posters and pro- Reissig, F. F. B —— grammes and circus refreshments. The performance did not close until 6:30 o'clock. Harry Hudson, the custodian of Lhe Stanford ax, exhibited it in a sideshow. A wonderful campus bird, the only ‘peli- can” in captivity, was shown by M. C. Milton and J.g. Kempft. The ‘“pelican’ proved a burlésque on the co-eds of ma- ture years, perpetrated by a male person. The giant ballet, made up of men over six feet In height, danced in _another side show tent. A (roupe of Japanese jugglers was one of the attractions in the side show line. P This morning two special cars_took the student performers through Berkeley, Qakland and Alameda. They left at 10 o'clock and went to Oakland by way of Lorin. On Washington street they desert- ed the cars and took the town. Tall, gaunt ballet “girls,” clowns of all sorts and characters in all kinds of costumes flocked the streets and did some effectual advertising. The same ‘‘stunt” was car- rled out in Alameda and the cars did not return to Berkeley until 1:30 o’clock. The cadet band accompanied the morning pro- cession. ‘Those in charge of the circus consist of the following named: A. R. Traphagan and Thomas Hanna, general managers: J. W. Boothe, treas- urer; Miss N." Wollenberg, secretary; Miss ‘W. L. Osborne, refreshment manager; R. A. Roos, sideshow manager; Max Ender- lein, costumer; W. A. E. Wobds, adver- tising manager. @ feinfetelimimiviel el el oot fe ool et et @ charge of the matron. Later the child was delivered to Mrs. Porter, superin- tendent of the Ladies’ Colored Relief So- ciety, who will look afteg it. August Lind and James Mikkelsen will be de- tained in “the tanks” pending the result of the Coroner's inquest. —_——— Give Successful Berefit. A successful entertainment was given last night at Mission Turn Verein Hall in aid of the. building fund of St. John's parish, of which Rev. Father Brady is the rector. The following programme was rendered ! Selections, orchestra; opening remarks, Hon. Peter J. Curtis; piano solo, Miss K. Supple; recitation, Miss ' M. Connelly; dumb-bell drill, boys’ ‘Sunday-school; se- lections. Baby Devine; tambourine drill, Holy Angels’ Sodality; recitation, Miss K. Millerick; coon songs, Miss Clotilda McMahon; vocal solo, Harry Dinan; se- lections, orchestra; soprano solo, “For This,”” Miss Etta Welsh; vocal duet, “Il Puritano,” Eugene Bournizeau and R B. Kay; tenor solo, “M’ Appari Amor,” Chevalier Pietro B“fi‘; contralto solo, “Spring’s Awaking,” Miss Lillian Wilson; vocal duet, selected, Miss Etta ‘Welsh and Chevalier Pietro Buzzi; bass solo, selected, Eugene Bournizeau. Ac- companist, Miss Marie Shor —_————— More Pay for Letter Carriers. The Master Horseshoers’ Protective As- soclation of this city has adopted the fol- lowing resolutions: % ‘Whereas, Senator Ledge of Massachusetts and Representative William Alden Smith of Michigan have introduced bills (numbered Sen- ate 237, House of Representatives 6279) for the increase of the pay of letter carriers, there- | fore be it Resolved, That we, Master Horseshoers of San_ Francisco, Local 97, our Con- Senator and th of the action taken by illizm_Alden Sm! rdmw'nmw A 1902. C H . Secretary, £ ki . FIGHT DUEL WITH BRICKS AND GUN Colored Saloon -Keeper Shoots Hs Wife in the Liag. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 12. William Wheatly, a West Oakland col- ored saloon-keeper, emptied his revolver at his wife to-night while she was throw- ing bricks at him. The woman was shot in"the leg and Wheatly is in the City Prison, accused of assault to commit murder. - ‘Wheatly, with a man by the name of son, keeps the Turf saloon at Sev- enth street, near Wood. Wheatly went to the racetrack to-day and lost some meney. He tried to drown his sorrow in the usual way, but only succeeded in be- coming very ugly. In this frame of mind he went home and picked a quarrel with his wife. ~They began to abuse each other and he = drew revolver and snapped it three times at her. The car- lfldfie did not explode and the woman ran outside, while their 14-year-old son grap- led with the father to prevent him fol- lowing the mother. \ The woman went outside only to arm herself with a lot of bricks, and wit! these she returned to the fray and faci her husband’s revolver. She threw the bricks at, him and he emptied his revol- ver at hér, one bullet s £ R RIS il ex ng her in the t the Recelving Hospital the woman | asserted that it was an aceid it Eataa gt miited the shooting and said that his xifi had angered him so that he lost his cad. Laborer Brings Damage Suit. Jesse Brannan, a laborer, is suing the Pacific Coast Company for $20,000 dam- ages he alleges he sustained while em- ployed by the company last February. He charges that through the meglect of the defendant a coal wagon fell off the elev: tor, underneath which he was workin and knocked him to the ground, causi paralysis of his lower limbs. Alice Ralston Is Now Free. OAKLAND, April 12.—Alice Ralston was to-day granted a divorce from Harry M. Ralston by Judge Hall on grounds cf de- sertion and failure to provide. have two children, Margzaret, aged 4 yea s, and Samuel, aged 7 years. 5he boy is now with his father in Missouri. [ 4 X THE DAY’S DEAD * * Scott Sutton. REDDING, April 12.—Scott Sutton, a man of brilliant mind, once dramatic critic on San Francisco papers, but who has lived in comparative retirement near the town of Shasta the past two years, died to-day of pneumonia. His mother an brother reside in San Francisco. e Major L. B. Grandy. ATLANTA, Ga., April 12.—A cablegram from Manila, received here to-day, an- nounces the death of Major L. B. Grandy of the fifth Infantry, at Liepa, province of tangas. PACIFIC GROVE, April 12.—Milton Sherwood died here last night. to California in the urlymfimu. tlocam' DOWAGERS MAY oTAY AT HOME ‘Will Be Alarmingly Narrow. King Edward Advises Ex- penditure for Charitable Objects. LONDON, April 12.—Westminster Abbey is rapidly being turned into a lumber yard. Hundreds of loads of lumber were discharged at the stately entrances this week and taken in by the busy carpen- | ters who are erecting stands and other- wise preparing for the coronation of King Edward. How packed the Abbey is likely to be can be judged by the fact that only six- teen inches of space are set aside for each person. . This alarmingly small allowance has will not attend the coronation, for with the long wait and the heated weather, to velvet robes and the coronets, the Abbey service would be altogether too trying for middle-aged women, most of whom are not accustomed to such strains. The latest device for celebrating the coronation is an energetic agitation for lights and bonfires from John O'Groat’s to will probably be established on a scale never before attempted in England. King Edward has expressed very clearly his wish that money expended in cele- brating his coronation should be devoted to charitable and philanthropic objects rather than to mere ostentatious display. Being informed that Greenwich purposed commemorating the coronation by raising funds for a permanent enlargement of the local hospital, the King informed the bor- ough, through Sir Francis Knollys, the private secretary of his Majesty, that he was greatly pleased with the spirit dis- | played and that the local charities were much the best objects for celebration ex- penditures throughout the kingdom. The royal wish is likely to have a widespread result and benefit numberless institutions. Thanks chiefly to the arrival of a num- ber of Americans the price of seats for the coronation rose by leaps and bounds this week until to-day a lively gamble is going on. The extent of this can be gath- ered from the fact that early in the week two Americans paid £200 for three small | windows on the Strand and resold them | for £600. In Piccadilly thre bay windows have gone to an American purchaser for 3 guineas each. For a corner bay win- dow in the same locality £1000 was asked. These prices are so excessive that there is bound to be a slump later, but while the boom lasts speculators are reaping a rich harvest. The Colombia’s Cargo. The steamer Colombia, which sailed Friday for Valparaiso and way ports, carried a gen- eral cargo valued at $50,236, manifested and destined as follo For Mexico, §3528; Cen- tral America, $24,952; Panama, $2382; Ecuador, $2030; Peru, $11,231: Chile, 5; Port- of Spain, $860; England, $1499. follcwing were the principal exports: To Mexico—5086 Ibs sugar, 454 gals wine, 360 Ibs raisins, 6 pkgs agricuitural implements, 738 Ibs_bread, 161 Ibs butter, 22,500 Ibs biue- rtone, 302 Ibs cheese, 10 cs canned goods. 10 tons coal, 475 Ibs dried fruit, 1 cs drugs, 3 pkgs groceries and provisions, 38 pkgs hard- ‘ware, 135 1bs ham and bacon 4508 ft lumber, 177 Ibs millstuffs, 137 pkgs millwork, 4 rkgs machinery, 42 crs potatoes, 16 pkgs pasts, 56 bdls 100 pes pipe, 16 pkes paints and oils, 31 bdls steel and iron, 274 Ibs spices, 11 pkgs ship chandlery, 400 Ibs sago, 160 bdls shooks, 11_pkgs wrecking gear. To Central America—4130 bbls flour, 6097 bs bran, 5 bbls beer, 335 Ibs beans and. pe: 1bs bread, 203 ctls barley, 3 tons coal, 358 1bs cheese, 92 cs canned goods. goods, 753 lbs dried fruit, 22 pkgs and provisions, 600 Ibs lard, 3 bales leather, 247 Ibs ham and bacon, 7 ers onlons, 7} crs potatoes, 33 pkgs paints and olls, 36 cs paper, £00 1bs potash, 670 Ibs raisins, 20,375 Ibs rice, 23 cs canned salmon, 650 Ibs soda, 136 Ibs 1 Tkg sago, 360 Ibs tea, 56,673 Ibs tallow, G cs 1391 gals wine, 16 cs whisky. To Panama—115 cs canned goods, 939 Ibs sugar, 348 Ibs dried fruit, 1 cs canned salmon, 100 cs soap, 5 pkgs groceries, 200 Ibs seed, & Lales broot The 1320 1bs codfish, 451 pkgs shocks, 12,500 1bs rice, 3200 1bs bread, 6 bales Lags, 30,120 ft lumber. ‘To Ecuador—638 bbls flour. To Peru—=2215 bbls flour, 118 pkgs mschin- ery, 40 cs canned goods, 23 gals wine, 10 Ldls bamboo, 3000 redwood ties. To Chile—300 bbls flour, 1000 1Bs larg. 1 pke machinery, 6 pes pipe. To Pdrt of Spain—200 cs canned salmon, 25 s canned fruit. To England—100 redwood ties, 9 pkgs house- hold zoods. e Death Calls an Old Resident. OAKLAND, April 12.—Death called Mrs. Bridget Lynch, an old resident of Oak- | land, to-day after a .long illness. She camé to Oakland when the city contained | cnly a few houses. She leaves a son, who is Policeman Frank Lynch, and a daugh- ter, Miss Bessle Lynch. The funeral will be held Monday at 9:30 o'clock frgm the Church of the Immaculate Conception after short services are held at the' late home, 721 Filbert street. CERNE R DSBS P Planning for Memorial Day. OAKLAND, April 12.—Delegates repre- senting the soldier organizations of the county met last night in Loring Hall to plan for a Memqrial day celebration. It was declded to have a parade, a pro- ramme and an oration. J. A. Colquhoun, ¥i. H. Kirby, G. C. Clarge, Miss Rohr, Miss Cannon. F. W. Cushing, Dr. Mon- toux, W. R. Knight, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. | Cocper and J. H. ‘Smith constitute the ccmmittee in charge. —_——— Eden Faces Forty-Five Years. OAKLAND, April 12—-Willlam Fden faces forty-five years’ imprisonment in San Quentin penitentiary. The Supreme Court confirmed the decision of the Su- perfor Court in his case In a decision that was handed down yesterday. Eden was the chlef of a gang of West Oakland roughs who assaulted Martha McGraw two years ago. to be may be made monthly. | vate book, dl: 7 31 Market Stree SAN FRANCISCO. caused several Dowagers to say that they | say nothing of the weight of the thick| | Land’s End. These beacons of rejoicing | We, have become famous by curing the following ailments: Lost Vitality Nervous Debility Special Diseases Blood Poison Kidney and Bladder Disease Pay When Cured PR, JxERss comi il s [pald after he is entiraly well. If it is not convenient to do this payments HOMi CURES—FREE BOOK. ‘We can cure you at home. Although it is preferable to see the patient in many instances, it is not always necessary. If osis sheet, free advice, spondence solicited. All letters confidential. SEEKS OBLIION IN THE GRAVE Seats in Westminster LSsm Jose Suicide Leaves but Slight, Clew to His Identity. Money He Deposited Is En- closed in an Oakland Bank Wrapper. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, April 12—That Arnold J. Harlan, the man who committed suicide in Oak Hill Cemetery yesterday by shoot- ing, Intended to leave no clew to his identity is evident. He had dressed him- self in new clothing in order that there would be no telltale laundry marks, and the name of the maker of the clothing had been removed. The only ciew that has been found is a wrapper of the Union Savings Bank of Ozkland, around the $250 he had deposited with the proprietor of the St. James Ho- tcl, when he registered there. This money consisted of forty $ bills and five $10 bills. In the note to the Coroner he asked that this money be used to give him a decent burial. A dress suit case left at the hotel was opened, but there was not a scrap In it to lead to the suicide’s identity. On the case were the letters “A. J. H." in Jead pencil, but these may have been written Just before his death. At the hotel the man _registered as Arnold J. Harlan of New York. He oc- cupied @ room on Thursday night, but, aside from registering and depositing his m?Fey. Re gave no information as to him- self. Harlan, if such was his name, was a fine looking man. He was gbout 35 years of age and had the appearafice of a busi- ness man. His hands show that he had never done any hard work. His hair was brown and he had a sandy mustache His weight was about 165 pounds and he was 5 feet 8 inches tall. It is belleved there is some mystery back of the suicide and that the name he has given was assumed. The body will be held some days in the hope that it may be identified PRETTY GIRL FROM EAST ASSAULTS HER CUSTODIAN Ruth Crosby Entertained Hope That California Climate Would Im- prove Her Health. OAKLAND, April 12—Miss Ruth Cros- by, a handsome young woman of 28 years, whose home is in Des Moines, lowa, was the subject of an examination this morn- ing in Judge Ogden's court. She was sent to California by her brother in the hope that the change of climate would dissi- ate the insane malad, thet seized her in e: Eastern home. She was first taken to the home of Mrs. Norris, at 268 Eleventh street, but sh3 be- came so unmanageable that Mrs. Norris was forced to relinquish her to the Chris- tian Seclentists, at 644 Morrimac _street. This was in February, but Miss Crosby’'s condition continued to decline. She be- came so violent to-day that she attacked one of the attendants. She told judge Ogden all about her prospects in marriage and soon convinced him that she ought to be sent to Stockton. Hence he com- mitted her to that institution. —_———— TWO BANXS STRUGGLING FOR A VALUABLE SITE Suit Is Brought to Force Sale of Un- divided Interests in Oregon Block. OAKLAND, April 12.—Suit was begun to-day by Thomas D. Carneal against L. €. Morehouse to quiet title to what is known as the Oregon block, northeast corner of Thirteenth street and Broad- way. The disputed title is. owned in equal shares by the two litigants and the suit is said to have been brought in the inter- ests of rival banking institutions, the Union Savings Bank and the First Na- tianal Bank, both of which are credited with a desire to secure this corner and move up town. The idea of this suit is to force a sale of the individed interests in the property so that one or the other of these institutions may secure the site. _———————— ENGINE RIDES A HUNDRED YARDS OVER THE TIES Narrow-Gauge Locomotive Jumps the Track and Delays Travel Through Alemeda. ALAMEDA, April 12—The engine puil- ing the narrow-gauge train from Park- street station toward the mole at 10:10 o'clock this morning was derailed near the oil works and travel was delayed for some time. The front truéks of the loco- motive left the ralls and bumped over the ties for nearly a hundred yards before the train was stopped. —_——————— Secure Licenses to Marry. OAKLAND, April 12—Marriage licenses were issued to-day to the following: James W. Daggett, aged 31 years, and Phennie Hatch, 21, both of Oakland; An- tonio Vargas, 44, and Constancia A. Wil- liams, both of Oakland; Louls Peiz, 41, San Francisco, and Maude E. 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