The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 29, 1902, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1902. FREE T0 DANGE T THE TIVOU Stage-Struck Mrs. Law- ton Can Indulge Her Ambition. Husband Secures Divorce and a Once Happy Home Is Wrecked. o nd Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 28. Julia Lawton, late of Alameda, but the Tivoli chorus, is free to dance e boards of that perennial playhouse. e wild de she entertains to become comic o ar has nothing to stifie to-day her husband, Lewis granted a divorce from her Mrs were perfectly happy in ome on High street in Alameda s of it contracted the comely and can touch sweet soprano voice that d at many Alameda society she could see nothing but or awhile she concealed her ns from her husband and visited secretly. Then at last she m his wife would stay nds. But she stayed She told hi of washing e was going on the d all the furniture and gone to board NOTED BALL-PLAYERS ARE ENJOINED BY COURT Lajoie, Bernhard and Fraser Are Re- | strained From Playing With American League. tios ted 1 week re- o issued agains i, formerl League ring with the aining order. The ague Club ap- Court, which re- the lower court. A was granted last effort to dissolve the in- t decided in the case of Lajoie o new points to be ar- s the Supreme Court had clared Lajoie’s contract to be a permanent injunction must > sel for the American League th the constitution of the ague was in violation of the t v, as it retained the E but the hat view. of the American were called d nor Fra- exceptional ability, that the decision of lied to them and permanent he court tion against ically the re- be made perma- League amends r the season m which the covers la only chers Bernhard for Was he will April —Philadel- inted Young Peter r six-round go be- ing Club. The one from be- tter of hitting tter of it nd his blows, on a vital s more than his adver- - althour Lowers Another Record. feated Leander of of Portland, Or., ed race at the wning by over nine e entire ten miles cander, who rode f seats of two miles. re for the ten miles, 16:01, records for ten miles S - Runaway Boys in Prison. 28.—Three San Fran- , are being held g the arrival of hem back. They 1208 Mission street, McAllister street, and of 311 Turk street. rrested at the broad- morning, where they Takes Life of “His Rival. WHATCOM, Wash., April 28.—At Dem- a cook, : 3 . a logger, d claims ‘that Black aying marked attention to nrad. Black armed himself with and was walking toward Conrad's Conrad seized a rifie and the right lung, death Ninety Years for Murder. SANTA CRUZ, April 25.—Joseph Te- ghara, who murdered Garrett D. Loucks night of March 14, 1900, was sen- s morning by Judge Conley of to ninety vears in San Quentin. 1 for a new trial was denied. President Signs Legislative Bill. WASHINGTON, April 28—The Presi- dent has signed the legislative bill. Under ite provisions the 1000 or more clerks who were temporarily appointed during the war with Spain are given permanent em- ployment and placed within the opera- tions of the civil service law. STOMACH BIFTERS A dose of the Bitters before meals will aid the stomach in its work of digestion, also prevent the bowels from becoming constipated. Taken r.egulalr)iyy will.sualnyxéur;inm .gi tion, Dyspepsis, pa Kidney andpflm"r Troubles. PHIA, April 25—The pre-| were unjust and de- | £ proceedings were | be | re- April 28—Bobby Wal- | BABEOCK RESIGNS 1S COMMISSIONER Retires From the Office He Has Filled for Seven Years. Clarence Crowell to Occupy Place to Be Filled by the Judges. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 23. Colonel George C. Babcock wound up a seven years' administration of the Court Commissioner’s office to-day by present- | ing his resignation to the Superior Judges | of this county, with whom rests the | Power of giving away that political sine- cure. Colonel Babcock's resignation is to take | effect on April 30. Judges Greene, Ells- worth, Ogden, Hall and Melvin are to meet to-morrow and appoint his succes- sor, who will be Clarence Crowell, chair- man of the Republican County Central “ommittee. Babcock’s resignation has been rumored for some time and it has | been generally understood that Crowell would get the position. | "The present Commissioner’s term began in May, 1885. During his seven years in the office he has heard more than 700 di- vorce cases that were referred to him. The Court Commissionership is deemed one of the most lucrative appointive of- | fices in the gift of the county. It is a fee office that yields about $150 a month to | the holder. | Colonel Babcock formerly held a posi- | tion in the San Francisco Mint, which he logt thromgh the change of administra- | tibn. He will be restored to that place. | | HOSPITAL COMPANION ROBS DYING SOLDIER Care. STOCKTON, April 28.—William Odum, a 1 { Papers Intrusted to His | young man well connected in Illinois, died |in the County Hospital at French Camp t week. He lost his health in the Phil- | ippines, and on being informed that he could mnot live requested a fellow patient known as Kelley to cend a letter to his sister, living near Peoria, Ill. The letter was not written until a day or two before | Odum’s death, and when Mrs. Holladay, the sister, received it she started at once | for this place. Arriving here, she found that the brother had been dead two days. 'he letter she received had been signed Edw. J. Oneal,” and she was surprised to find that no such person had been in the hospital. An investigation showed that several inmates of the ward had heard Odum re- quest Kelley to write for him. They saw him give Kelley a package of papers, | some_appearing to be in legal form. Kel- ley did not write until those who had heard the request insisted that he do so. Evidently he wrote under the name of Oneal. Kelley disappeared the day befare Odum_died. As Odum had been doing business witn the commissary department of the army in the islands it is-believed that he left valuable papers. Mrs. Holladay after burying her brother has announced her intention of finding the man who got away with the packet and whose treach- ery caused her to lose a last interview with a brother whose whereabouts was long unknown to he: e R PR, POER LEADERS ATTEND COMMANDO MEETINGS General Botha Hears Some Very Strong Expressions in Favor of Peace. LONDON, April 29.—Writing from Pre- toria, under date of Sunday, April 27, the cerrespondent of the Daily Telegraph says that General Botha, with other attended meetings of the Utrecht and Vryheid commandos last week, and that streng opinions in favor of peace were and Vryheid di ts, concludes the cor- | respondent, will expire to-morrow. The War Office has made public the fol- lowing dispatch from Lord Kitchener at Pretol ince April 21 twenty-five Boers have been killed, seventy-eight have been ta- ken prisoners and twenty-five have sur- rendered. There has been desultory fight- ing in various sections of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony. The gar- | rison at O'Kip o' Kip (Cape Colony) suc- cesefully held out until it was relieved by | the columns. | NEW ORLEANS, April 28.—The steam- | er Mount Temple cleared for Cape Town to-day with 1100 horses. | Cigarette Causes Awful Death. | REDDING, April 28.—Frank Fish died this morning at the Mill Seat Creek plant Northern California Power Com- pany, twenty-six miles from Redding, after forty-four hours of intense suffering from burns. Fish was employed on Sat- urday morning in placing paraffine paint on transformers in the power house. No one else saw the accident, but it is be- lieved Fish's clothing, which was thick with paint, was ignited by a cigarette, of which the victim smoked many. When found he appeared to be a mass of flames, Foreman McKay got him outside and | buried him in sand to smother the flames. McKay received severe burns in doing so, Fish was_ terribly burned about the upper part of the body. He was delirious until death relieved his agony this morning. SrEcunn: A Industrial Peace Is Secured. CHICAGO, April 28.—The American Newspapers' Association, embracing a large majority of the leading newspapers of the country, has executed agreements | for industrial arbitration with the Inter- national Typographical Unfon and the In- ternational Printing Pressmen's and As- sistants' nions, to contipue in force for a period Of five years from May 1, 1%02. All the mechanical Gepartments of the of- fices are thus covered. The agreements are confine. to the members of the asso- ciation and the chief advantage is that industrial peace is secured, not only for | the term of any local contract, but ‘also for the period between the termination { of an old contract and the formation of a new one. [ s ER R ‘Want Share of Oil Claim. BAKERSFIELD, April 25.—C. A. Phelps to-day filed suit in the Superior Court | against the West Shore Oll Company for the recovery of a one-eighth interest in the Dewey No. 1 placer mining claim, which is worth $150,000 in the aggregate. Phelps claims to have been one of the original locators, but says that owing to the fact that he was a minor his owner- ship was not acknowledged. Some months ago Phelps, who had a similar suit against the Reed Crude Oil Company, compromlsed‘ ll?r fl?l,ofl)lo shares of the company’s stock, which was at that Valued at $15,00. by —_—— President Re-elected Commander. NEW YORK, April 28.—The New York Commandery Naval and Military Order of the Spanish-American War held its fourth annual meeting to-night at Del- monico’s, J. W, Clous, U. 8. A., presid- ing. President Roosevelt was re-elected commander of the Commandery. He sent 2 message in which he sald he regretted he could not be present in person, . ex- pressed his best wishes for the weifare of the organization and assured the mem- bers that they might rely upon him to do anything in his power to help it along. ————— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, April 28.—Licenses to mar- ry were issued to-day to Andrew M. An- derson, aged 81, and Thilda Anderson, 31, both of Ban Franeisco; Frank F. Vargps, 24, and Annie A. Rose, 20, both of New- ark; George W. Kelly, 21 and -over, and Annie E. Hackett, over 18, both of Ala- meda; Horace D. Gat az, lph.lD,'n.bo.tg‘ome a-fio:u'& Mary , 18, 'both of Disappears With Packet of Valuable | leaders, | expressed. The tacit truce in the Utrecht, | FIRE IN KING’S DAUGHTERS’ HOME ITTPERILS UNFORTUNATES Epileptic Overturns Oil Stove in North Wing and Is Fa- tally Burned Before Rescued by Heroic Matron. | i | | | PRI MATRON OF THE DESTROYED INSTITUTION WHO PROVED HERSELF A HEROINE, TWO INMATES WHO WERE VIEWS TAKEN AFTER FIREMEN EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. — FEARFULLY BURNED, AND L M55 M A . JUONES MATROMN k3 — Y AKLAND, April 28.—The upsetting of a coal oll stove by Willilam Bray, an epileptic patient at the Alameda County King's Daugh- ters' Home for Incurables, Elev- enth and Oak streets, caused a fire at 11:30 o'clock this morning that destroyed the north wing of the structure, fatally injured Bray, severely burned John H. Murray, another patient; seorched Wil- liam Williams, a nurse, and nearly suf- focated Miss M. A. Jones, the matron, who dragged Bray out of the smoke and flames at peril of her life. The disaster threatened the lives of tworscore helpless inmates of the institu- tion, who were saved only by the herolc, cool-headed efforts of Miss Jones and the women nurses and helpers of the home, To them, as well as to the efficient ser- vices of the Fire Department, under Chizf Engineer N. A. Ball, is due the salvation of many lives and the main building. In the wing which was burned there were twenty-five patients, men and wom- en, and nearly all of them,were either in the wards or in the hallways when the fire broke out. Only a few minutes before Mrs. Winden, a nurse, saw the smoke and flames Dr. T. A. Willlams, the attending physician of the home, had been in Pa- tient Bray's room, which was on the low- er floor of the two-story frame and brick north wing. At that time the old man was quiet. The doctor thinks the pa- tient was seized with a fit of epilepsy and fell upon the lighted oil stove. When Miss Jones broke through the wall of smoke the fire was under such headway that the second-story floor was ablaze. Bray's body could hardly be seen through the black, suflocnllnfi smoke. But the heroic woman rushed through, got the helpless, unconscious form in er arms an dragged her burden to a place of safety. Meanwhile the whole force of attend- ants had been &larmed. Miss Lena Smith, an assistant in the dining-room, seized the fire alarm box key and rushed to the box at Twelfth and Madison streets. PATIENTS ARE RESCUED. The work of rescuing the patients was quickly and efficiently conducted. One by one those unable to move were taken out of the blazing structure. As they were brought into the yards scores of thé neighbors, members of the Lakeside fash. ionable district, vied with the attendants and the firemen in getting the feeble and superannuated men and women to places of shelter. Among the helpers at the scene were Mrs. Frank Brigham, Miss Mollie Con- nors, Mrs. A. D. Thompson, Mrs. Remi Chabot, Mrs. Henry Dieckman, Mrs. E, B. Beck and Mrs. T. P. Hogan, all of ‘whom opened their homes to receive the sufferers. Mrs. Brigham took charge of Freddy Kirchoffer, 3 years of age, the inmate of the home. Before the filre was well under way messages were sent for doctors. A dozen responded, among them being Dr. J. P. Dunn, Dr. D. D. Crowley, Dr. A. Fine, Dr. O. D. Hamlin, Dr. Boyes, Dr. Her- fl% and Dr. John Fearn. en came the ambulances from th East Bay BSanitarium and Fabiola Ho: pital, the doors of which o] Many of the m&d-out patients ons. b taken to these instituti Patient Bray was removed to the: celving Hospital y tal with Murray, who m also been burned. The injuries of the first named were examined and found to be fatal, the lower limbs being very se- riously burned. Bray is 70 years of age, and the hospital surgeons declare the shock will kill him." Murray was burned less seriously and has a chance of recov- ery. Nurse Williams, who was among the rescue party, was burned on the hand by a tongue of flame that shot from a door- way while he was dragging out a patient. Matron Jones was partly overcome by the smoke, but even after getting Bray into the open kept on and took Dr. Mickle, Judge Humphreys and Mrs. Stubbe to places beyond the fire's reach. NURSES LOSE EFFECTS. In the north wing were the rooms of several nurses. Miss H. Barter lost all of her possessions, and Miss Lena Smith, who turned in the fire alarm, suffered an equal loss. : “It's a shame,” declared Matron Jones, “but thieves actually took advantage ‘of our plight and stole from the rooms. As for the fire, we thank God it was no worse, My share? Oh, I only did what I could. As soon as the cry was given the nurses and other attendants went rapidly to work to save the patients. .1 ran to Mr. Bray's room and fought my way in, getting him out as best I could. The smoke was very thick. After he had been cared for I followed with the others in saving the old people who were in the burning wing. am only too grateful that the disaster was no worse."” The firemen worked to keep the fire under control and to prevent it from spreading into the main building, whiéh is connected by a double inclosed hall- way with the wing. It was a hard fight to save the main hu"dlng because a high wind was blowing and the structure was exposed on all sides to the sweep of the breeze. Regarding the fire Mrs. Matilda Brown, president of the home, said: The loss to the bullding is about $5000. Our own loss I cannot state. The institution is practically without funds and is in sore need of assistance at this time. I feel devoutly thankful that no greater loss of life or injury to patients and nurees were sustained. That, I feel, is due to the heroic work of our attend- ants. Our grateful thanks are due to the Fire De- partment and to the many individuals who assisted during the height of the fire and af- terwa rd. Now_we need financlal assistance, and any- like bedding, clothing and the like will be very acceptable. Word sent to my residence or to the home Will receive prompt attention. Whether we shall rebulld the burned wing s a question in the hands of the General Keyes estate representatives, the property being rent- ed from them. HOPE TO BUILD NEW HOME. We have just paid the first Installment on ew ¥ re we $obuild a new institution. Pe to be able The officers and directors of th are as follows: o hahe President, Mrs. Matilds Brown: first ice resident, Mrs. . K. Wood . 5 g second vice presi- Gent, Mrs. G. L. Curtiss; ‘corresponds - by, Mrs. J. W. Soott: financia) seosstacy, . L. Albrecht; financlal treasurer, Mrs. B . Craft; custodian Lord's Mrs. William Kelly; directors—Mrs. C. C. . Mrs. 8 Chapman, Mrs. A. H. Hills, Mrs. & B Wads, e ohnE Blvas D fon James FL Dr. T. A. Willlams. . ) Patient Willlam Bray was once inent in New York journalism pollnl: ;ficl. but. mrmlgm . has a suf- erer urable epilepsy. e tbaninciaw of J.-J. Morels, b mincie he home. bullding 1 e rianks of Oskiand: Boflt to the Lu- us “nfigmml-tcr n.-:d! to q.:, , and after h& death o, was rr:-l | spectively the Boston Ladies' Seminary, a private school conducted by the pres- | ent County Superintendent of Schools, | T. O. Crawford, then # “Keely cure” | sanitarfum, and lastly the = King's | Daughters took possession of the place. The following appeal has been made: The King's Daughters'’ Home for Incurables, one of the worthiest institutions of our city, has met with a most serlous loss by fire. Bedding and bedclothes are needed at once. ‘The undersigned appeals with confidence to the parishioners of the Church of the Advent, Bast Oakland, for a quick and generous contribution | of these articles. Send them at once to the | home, Eleventh and Oak streets. WILLIAM CARSON SHAW, Rector. Mrs. F. M. Smith has offered one of her cottages on Fourth avenue for the use pf | the patients. By _request of the board of directors of the King's Daughters’ Home for Incura- bles, The Call will recelve subscriptions at its Oakland office, 1118 Broadway, to the emergency.fund to provide accommo- dations for the patients rendered home- less by the fire. e SUIT BROUGHT BY LYONS AMUSES HIS FORMER WIFE Camille d’Arville Says Plaintiff Has Been Trying to Make Her Life Miserable. PITTSBURG, Pa., April 28.—Camille @'Arville had not heard of the suit her former husband brought against her pres- ent husband in San Francisco until she arrived here to-day. She appeared to be amused and said: “I married Lyons when ‘I was only 16 years of age. I lived | with him twelve years and practically had | to make a living for us both all the time. I was forced to leave him and he has sought in every possible way to make my life miserable since. He has written me repeatedly asking me for sums of money. He has also written Mr. Crellin. Once he wanted $500 and another time $600, and sometimes he failed to state the amount, | but just wanted money. He also wroté | Mr. Crellin that unless he gave him a sum of money he would publish the history of | his life and disgrace every one with whom | his name was connected.” His implication | was that he would disgrace Mr. Crellin and myself. I have only been martied to Mr. Crellin_eighteen months. When 1| left Lyons I did not know that Mr. Crel- lin existed. How Mr. Crellin could have allenated my_affections during the time I lived with Lyons is a mystery. Lyons did not place much of a price on my affections while we were living together. Mr, Crellin can afford to give Lyons what he desires if he cares to, and I suppose Lyons needs the money.” Miss Maillard’s Will. SAN RAFAEL, April 28.—The will of the late Miss N. Maillard, one of the largest land-owners in Marin County, who died several weeks ago, has been filed for probate. With the exception of $1000 which she wills to her godson, Har- old F. Gray, Miss Maillard leaves her en- tire estate in trust, the income to be equally divided between her sisters and brothers,, residents of San Francisco. A request was made in the will that no one put on moruning for the deceased. ————— Bad Butter Bill Is Completed. WASHINGTON, April 28.—After a brief discussion to-day the Senate agreed to the House amendments to the oleomar- passed by the Senate. C OPENS HER EYES UPON A PISTOL Awaking, Miss Agnes Lyons Finds Burglar in Her Room. Frightens Away the Intruder, Who Throws Plunder at the Girl Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 28. “Say one word and I'll kill you!” Those were the words that greeted Miss Agnes Lyons of 83 Franklin street last night when she was suddenly aroused from her sleep by a noise in her room. She looked down the muzzle of a pistol that appeared as big as a barrel, and it was not three inches from her head. But Miss Lyons was too frightened to obey the mandates of the man behind the gun. She screamed for all she was worth. She sat up in bed and screamed. Sh2 Jumped out of bed and still she screame The burglar saw that he could ‘not pacify her with his pistol, so to save him- self from capture he retreated out of the house as fast as his legs would carry him. Down the stairs he rushed pellmeil. On the way downward he threw a watch ne had taken from Miss Lyons’ bureau in her face, not hurting uer, however. The whole neighborhood was aroused by Miss Lyons’ screaming. Everybody put their heads out of the window to see what was going on. One woman across the street from the Lyons house saw the man come out of the doorway and run into her yard, by which he made his escape over back fences. . Police Officer Lynch was attracted, by the screaming and came a-running, but the man had gone. “I would not have kept still for all the pistols in the world,” said Miss Lyons. “I was too frightened for that. The burglar did not succeed in getting any of my things.” |OIL LANDS CONSPIRACY CASE HEARD IN COURT Judge Welborn Sustains Demurrers Interposed by Pueschel and Maid. FRESNO, April 28.—The session of the United States Circuit and District Courts opened in this city this morning, with Judge Welborn presiding. The demurrers to the indictments by the Federal Grand Jurywgainst E. H. Pueschel and Freder- ick E. Malid for conspiracy were argued, and the demurrers were sustained. The decision in this case is of great import- ance to the ofl interests of this state. E. Pueschel is an_ex-Assemblyman from Kern County and editor of the Bakersfleld Independent and was for four years Representative of the United States Land Office at Visalia. He is charged with having conspired with one of his | printers to defraud the Government out of certain lands by means of false entries, having entered the lands under the home- stead law, when, it was claimed, they were mineral lands. The defendants de- murred on the ground that the Land De- partment alone had jurisdiction over the case. SIS TR Escapes With Bank’s Gold. BROWNSVILLE, Or., April 28.—J. H. Glass, cashier of the Bank c¢f Browns- ville, locked the bank at noon to-day and went to dinner. On his return an hour later it was discovered that a robber had effected an entrance by breaking the bolt upon the rear door and had carried away $1800 which was left outside of the vault. The robber made his escape without d tection. FIREMAN ON GRANT SLASHED . BY SOLDIERS James McGee Attacked by James Corbett and Thomas J. Roberts and Dangerously Injurad. During a row on the transport Grant at Folsom-street wharf this James McGee, a fireman om\ the Grant, was severely slashed on the face, and | James Corbett and Thomas J. Roberts, | | soldiers from the Presidio, were badly bruised. Corbett and Roberts called on McGee, and soon thereafter attacked him. Mc- Gee defended himself and slightly injured his assailants, but was cut. The nolse attracted the attention of the officers on watch and the police were summoned. Sergeant Ellis and Officer McGrath re- sponded. Corbett and Koberts were taken to the Harbor Hospital, where wounds were dressed. They were later removed to the Harbor police station, where tiey were charged with assault to murder. McGee was detained on board, his\wounds being of such a serious nature that it was deemed inadvisable to remove him. —_—e——————— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Monday, April 25. Barge Santa Paula, McGovern, —— hour: from Ventura; up river direct; in tow of tug Rescue. SAILED. Monday, April 28. Stmr Westport, Erickson, Westport. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT BLAKELEY—Safled April 28—Schr Comet, for San Pedro. PORTLAND—Salled April 28—Schr Lizzle Vance, for San Francisco. SEATTLE—Arrived April 28—Stmr Jeanie, from Quadra Bay; stmr Santa Barbara, from San_Francisco. ASTORIA—Sailed April 28—Stmr Elmore, for Tillamook: stmr Columbia, for San Fran- clsco. TACOMA—Arrived April 28_Br bark Duns- taw, from Hongkong; stmr Mackinaw, from San’ Francisco. Sailed April 28—Br ship May Diarmid, for Queenstown. Aoril 26—Ger stmr Neko, for Port Blakeley. PORTLAND—Sailed April 28—Schr Lizale for San Franeisco. FOREIGN PORTS. VICTORIA—Arrived Aoril 28—Stmr City of Puebla, hence Aoril 26; Br stmr Yangtse, for Vancouver, B C. OCEAN STEAMERS. SCILLY—Passed April 28—Stmr Statendam, from New York, for Plymouth, Boulogne and Rotterdam. GLASGOW—Arrived April 28—Stmr Cartha- genian, from New York. via Movile. e Vance, SEATTLE, Avril 28.—The United States rev- enue cutter Bear left Seattle to-rdcht for her annual cruise of Bering Sea and the Arctic. morning | finally severely | their | STATE EXAIBIT FOR COLONISTS Work Is Started on the California Building at Ogden. Structure Is ii!xpected to Be Completed Within Next Ten Days. Special Dispatch to The Call. OGDEN, April 28.—Work on the new building for the California exhibit in Of den started to-day. The building will ad- Jjoin the Union Pacific repair office on the south end, and will be about fifty feet north ‘of the Union depot. The building will be of the pagoda style of architec- ture, after plans drawn by Architect George Graves. It will be 24 by 28 feet, with twelve-foot ceiling, and will consist of one large exhibition room and an of- fice. The building will be erected by Con= tractor Armistead, and it is expected will be completed in ten days. J. J. Donalle arrived in Ogden from Sacramento last evening and will have charge of the ex- hibit here, and will meet all colonists at this point and endeavor to divert the tide of settlers to California. Donalle is under contract for one year with the Sac- ramento Chamber of Commerce for this purpose, and he will remain here. H. C. French, who established the exhibit here and who is at the the head of this move- ment to advertise California, will not be here until about the middle of May. Donalle claims he will have one of the best exhibits ever seen here. The exhibit room will be beautifully fixed up with plants and palms. The exhibit will arrive in a few days and will be ready to be placed In the building as soon as the late ter is finished. BONES OF A MASTODON FOUND ON UNION ISLAND Gang of Japanese Laborers Digs Up Portions of a Monster Skeleton. STOCKTON, April 28.—Bones supposed to be those of a mastodon or mammoth have been found by Japanese at work on Union Island. The workmen came upon what they supposed to be the root of a tree, projecting a couple of feet above the ground, and started to dig It out with shovels. The supposed root proved to be a broken fragment of a tusk. It was eight and a half feet long and thirteen inches in diameter at the thicker end. The Japanese continued their excava- tion and soon unearthed a skull, which measured four feet across at the line of the eye-sockets. The upper jaw was al- | most Intact, but the teeth were missing. Seven vertebrae, each a foot in diam- eter, were discovered, together with a shoulder blade two feet broad and six ribs six feet long. A plece of the bone of one of the legs was also found. Further search will be made for more of the bones. Trampled to Death by a Horse. PASADENA, April 28.—Mrs. Martha Coulter of 256 Burton court was trampled under a horse’s hoofs yesterday, and died last night. Mrs. Coulter's horse s a | genlte animal, and had never caused any trouble; but as Mrs. Coulter was gatting into her buggy she caught her foot in the reins, causing the horse to lurch back suddenly. Mrs. Coulter fell under its heels, and the animal, becoming bad- ly frightened, plunged about, stepping repeatedly on the woman's chest. Mrs. Coulter was a native of Pennsylvania, 50 years of age, and had lived here for three years. She leaves two daughters. [ 3 | THE DAY’S DEAD. ,f— WASHINGTON, April 28.—Sol Smith Russell, the actor, died at the Richmond | Hotel in this city ap 2:10 o’clock this aft- erncon of perpetual hiccough. Russell had been ill for some time from this mal- ady, but for the past two days the dis- ease took a serious turn and since early | morning the end had been hourly ex- pected. Those present at the bedside of | the veteran actor were Mrs. Russell, Miss | Alice Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S Berger and Edward I Rosenfeld. Rus- sell_was 54 years old. The deceased will be burled in Rock Creek Cemetery, near this city. | _The funeral service will take lace ““'ednesdfly afternoon from the residence of F. 8, Berger, a brother-in-law of Rus- sell, to whose home the remains will be removed from the hotel to-morrow. Russell leaves a wife and two children, | Miss Alice Russell and Robert E. Russell | of_Minneapolis. | " Russell's death followed an fllness of | more than two years. While his condi- tion was so serious as to prevent the con- tinuance of his work on the stage, it was not until last Thursday that the end was | seen to be near, and his friends and rela- | tives gave up hope. On Thursday) morn- ng he was able to go out for a short ime, and as usual during good weather was wheeled about the park in his chair. | His figure had been a famillar one at the | local theaters during his iliness, partie- | ularly at the matinee performances. He seemed to take especial pleasure in wit- | nessing the work of Joseph Jefferson, for whom he had a great friendship; Stuart Robson, Nat Goodwin and Wililam H. Crane. He was usually wheeled to and from the theaters in a chair. He was | considered one of the wealthtiest actors on the American stage, his real estate holdings including many properties in Minneapolis. The total value of his es- tate is sald to be more than $2,000,000. | General Frank D. Askew. 1 KANSAS CITY, April 28 —General | Frank D. Askew, who served through the Civil War with an Ohio regiment and who was brevetted brigadier general for gallant service, died at his home here to- day, aged 65 years. oo AR Y Michael Caricoff. STOCKTON, April 28.—Michael Carfeof?, who came to California in 1849, finally set« tling on a farm eight miles east of Stock- ton, passed away at his home yesterday morning, at the age of 74 years. — ——t———— LONDON, April 28.—The Rev. 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