The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 20, 1902, Page 3

SENATOR BARD 153E8 GAISIG e Patient's Condition Con- tinues to Improve Steadily. Twenty-Four Hours Without Relapse Will Put Him Out of Danger. e Special Dispatch to The Call. S ANG s in Senator Bard's ed Senator's condition improves as the next twenty-four hours as it ne last he will soon be out of said Dr. Taggart at 11 o'clock after an hour's visit with his LES, Sept illness 19.—The c pears to ave good mews for you,” said the doctor t riends of Senator Bard, g his coming in the s Hotel. Then he a detailed statement sald, was mgre favorable than it had been at an; ce the distinguished was most it would the typhoid mto a definite Upon the Sena- pended his life, °d to-day it would mean than a fighting chance very. The weak con had caused grave egular action of his that that organ t was th sympton ca . without the periods of de- were so much feared. In- was slow but steady im- y <he stomach re- was a decided was venty-four f diet had the n , and this, ally strong will k for the better ng as it was gratify- 1 and showed only wough Dr. Taggart s satisfied that A further test left lung, which monic trouble, is t is not yet which ob- or his physicians a relapse The longer the better will be t indication anger is the he hotel at not return nurs, in to call him if m § Bard had been sle g I rally for nearly two hours. er, and although the ming symptoms s before retiring ve have won the battle. be slow but sure.” ————— Robbed of Sack of Gold. RYS LF 19.—T. J. Fletcher, known throughout robbed of more than fternoon at Woodland e Fletcher drew well ¥ Mrs. in thelr traveling W minutes was she but during the time perpetrated. Two e s Playing about the money was placed in it rests upon them. —- Suddenly Stricken Blind. A, 8 it. The attack came ing while Nicholas was He is now in Peta- of oculists. ADVERTISEMENTS. ~ BACK EAST Excursion October 7 and 8. CHICAGO AND BACK . . . $72.50 ST. LOUIS AND BACK... 67.50 ST. PAUL AND BACK... 67.90 KANSAS CITY AND BACK 60.00 OMAHA AND BACK.. MEMPHIS AND BACK... 67.50 NEW ORLEANS & BACK 67.50 And Many Other Points on Same Basis. Tickets Good for Return Until December 8. See About It at SANTA FE OFFICE, 641 Market Street KIDREY 2 LIVER BITT STOP Taking ¥ edicine! IF YOUR ORGANS ARE NOT WHAT THEY OUGHT write for illustrated our remarkable YACUUM:DEVELOPER ed in plain envelope FREE. We diseases of men. Co tation free. Office hours, $ & m. to 9 p. Sundays, 10 to 1. EELLTE APPLIANCE 00., 6 O'Farrell Btreet, 8. T. r's cond:tion, which, he | without any alarming | hours | d fever was made at 2| r, it was strong | pse—and we expect none | . 19.—C. Nicholas Jr. | 60.00 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1902. BURSTING BowB SCATTERS cON Wrecking of Skagway Bank by Robber Is Costly. Steamer Amur Brings De- tails of Monday’s Fatal Affair. Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 19.—The steam- er Amur, which reached port to-day from | Skagway, left there soon after the Bank | of Commerce had been blown up by a | would-be robber, who demanded $20,000 from the cashier. The steamer brings | full details of the affair, which involved | the death of the robber and the destruc- | tion of the bank, as well as the loss of | much money which was scattered and | torn by the explosion. Messrs. C. Pooley of Victoria and Wal- lace, the cashier, who are in charge of the bank during the absence of Manager Lay, who is on a vacation, were at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon checking up the accounts of the day preparatory to closing. A man about 40 years of age, with a three weeks' growth of beard and | with a slouch hat well drawn over his forehead, entered the bank. After pull- | ing his hat further down over his eyes, | he walked over to the cashier's wicket, | | Where Wallace was standing, and pointed | a revolver at the head of the cashier. At the same time he showed Wallace a dy- namite bomb, and said: | “Do you see this? Well, if you do not | glve me $20,000 I will blow up the bank.” Wallace promptly ducked below the counter and rushed out of the back door, | calling to Pooley to jump behind the | large safe door, which was swung back | at the time. Pooley just managed to get behind the big safe door when a loud ex- | plosion shook everything and wrecked the interior of the bank completely. The noise of the explosion was heard through- pout the business portion of Skagway. LAWYER'S CLOSE CALL. Just a few seconds before the explosion John G. Price, a prominent Skagway bar- rister, stepped into the bank with $3%0 to deposit and the shock knocked him down i ! | | | and scattered his money broadcast. His | injuries were not serious. | | A number of citizens hurried to the | scene. Lawrence Dillon, the first arrival, | found Price lving on the sidewalk. Price shouted to Dillon to pick up his money { for him, and then, rambling to his feet, the lawyer ran o to Dr. Brawn’s of- fice, ere he was cared for. Messrs. Tanner, Kirmse, Caswell and Ford ran into the wrecked building. On the floor in front was the bomb thrower, | | He was stretched among a quantity of | debris and was gasping for breath. His | hand that had held the revolver was | blownh off and his face was cut beyond recognition. The severed hand was found among the wreckage, clasping the butt of the revolver. He was carried into the postoffice next door, where Drs. Run- nails, Pardee and Cameron cared for him. That he could not survive was ap- parent. | Nine minutes after the explosion Cap- | tain Summerall arrived on the scene with | | & squad of soldiers and took charge of | the wrecked bank, keeping back the | | crowd that had gathered. Marshal Snook | arrived with Burns, his assistant, and | they took charge of the bomb thrower, | Who was still alive. The Marshal had | | him conveyed to the hospital, where some | | of the soldiers endeavored to identify | him, for it was believed that he was a mulatto who had been a jmember of the | army force that garrisoned Skagway last winter. He died within two hours. l SCENE OF WRECKAGE. | The explosion had wrecked everything in the bank, all the plastering being torn | from the walls and the ceiling and the front of the building blown out. A torn 100 bill was found wedged between the | aths; bills of other denominations were picked up, while coin was scattered all | | about. A bundle of bills which Wallace was counting preparatory to putting it away in the safe was torn in two. Pooley and Wallacé, both of whom, thanks to | their quick movements, were uninjured, | | went to work at once to gather up the | money and papers, sweeping up the | scraps of greenbacks from among the | | debris. There was considerable gold dust | on the counter, which probably will be ost. A stick of No. 1 Judson dynamite was found in the debris. The dynamite | had been bought in Skagway by the bomb | thrower, as was his revolver. s | | found that the dynamite was purchased | | from Mrs. Brownell of the Gateway City | and the revolver from a local hardware store. —_— UNITED WORKMEN GUESTS AT CALIFORNIA’S FAIR Street Parade and Competitive Evolu- tions by Drill Teams Interest Spectators. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 19.—The State Fair pavilion was again crowded by a brillient throng to-night, the Ancient Or- der of United Workmen being the guests of honor. Prior to the visit to the pa- l‘vmon there was a parade through the | Prlnd al streets, the Workmen appearing | in white duck suits, and the members of | | the women’s auxiliary, the - Degree of | Honor, riding in tally-hos drawn by spir- | ted four-in-hands. ed fire illuminated | the streets and roman candlss were shot | high into the air. An address of welcome was delivered | in _the pavilion by Director Grove L. | Johnson, and prominent members of the | order responded. A competitive drill by | | United Workmen teams anc an exhibition | érill by the drill team of the Degree ot | Honor "proved interesting features of the | night at the fair. | osLhis was the last of the fraternal dem. | | onstrations at the State Fair this year and was one of the most successful. | Burned by 0il Stove’s Explosion. % BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 19.—Mrs. H. H,‘ | Barnes, wife of an employe of the South- ern Pacific shops in Kern, while working about her ofl stove preparing luncheon yesterday met with an accident which her | | coolness and presence of mind prevented baving serious consequences. The stove exploded and the flames immediately en- veloped the woman. She ran into the yard, rolled uron the ground and suc- ceeded in smothering the fire after she had been painfully but not burned about the head and face. Court Invalidates Ma; . SALINAS, Sept. 19.—The suit brought by Thomas Martin, an incompetent, through his guardian, to annul his mar- riage to Alice Bralee Martin, on the ground that at the time the plaintiff was and had been insane, was decided in fa- vor of Martin this morning. Judge Dorn decided that Thomas Martin, who has | been confined in Agnews since June 30, 1902, was for a long time Jprevious to’ his marriage incompetent and without un. derstanding. The case was not contested, | the defendant having agreed to a settle- ment out of court. Dies on Mountain Peak. MARYSVILLE, Sept. 19.—Word reached here to-day of the finding of the body of | BEdward Crowley, a well known miner, on | the top of a high mountain east of Tay- lorville. Crowley left Quincy on Septem- ber 3 on a prospecting tour and his fall- ure to return led to a searching party be- ing sent out. No marks of violence were found on the body and it is supposed he died of heart failure. oai k= ORI Collides With Switch Engine. SAN JOSE, Sept. 19.—A north-bound overland freight train collided with a switch engine near the broad-gauge depot this morning. The pilot of the freight en- gine was torn away, the footboard on the switch engine was smashed and the draw- bars on the freight cars were loosened. No one was injured. Both engineers kept to their cabs. seriously DEVOTEES OF WHIST PLAY SERIES OF GAMES IN NATIVE SONS’ HALL Western Addition Club Gives Brilliant Function, the Purpose of Which Was to Add Ladies’ Department to Association of Gen-, tlemen Who Revel in Contests of Science and Chance +* ¥ . YA > 4= /) ; A -+ — % EARLY four hundred devotees of whist played an enthusiastic series of games for prizes at Na- tive Sons’ Hall last evening at the tournament given'by the Western Addition Chess, Checker and Whist Club. The enthusiastic players were grouped in sections of forty persons each. The scene was a brilliant one, the guests including both ladies and gentlemen, and many handsome toilettes were displayed. A ULL CHARGES THE SPECTHTONS Frantic Animal Routs Fashionable Folk in Mexico. fi Special Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 19.—An exciting and sensational bullfight story was brought to this city to-day from Chi- huahua, Mexico, by Captain Charles Hunt, a cattleman who witnessed the in- cident. € Last Sunday at the opening of the na- tional festival some exceptionally fine bulls were brought to the arena to be slaughtered. An immense crowd was in attendance and the reserved seats just behind the parapet were packed with the elite of the capital. Two bulls had been killed and the third, a feroclous untamed monster from the wilderness, was re- leased at the gateway of the arena and goaded into madness when two barbed gaffs were thrust into his sides to make his fight. He plunged forward and cleared the inner wall without a pause. Then he stood flatfooted and jumped clear of the outer wall,” eight feet in height, landing among the terrified fashionable people of the city who occupied the re- served seats. There was a wild stampede of these. Soldiers, gendarmes, policemen and cit- izens trampled over women and children to escape the furious bull and all be- came panic-stricken, hastening toward the outer door. The frantic bull charged the crowd and certain death awaited many. Even the soldiers and policemen forgot to use their weapons to stay the mad rush of the bull and all seemed only bewf on escap- ing. People holding safe positions high above or across the arena stood spell- bound -awaiting the crisis and many wo- men fainted. All were paralyzed with fear and power- less to act until Joaquin Duran, a young ranchero from the hill country, broke his way through the crowd and faced the bull, who approached like a hurricane, his eyes blazing and his clean, pointed horns glistening. The ranchero quickly drew a large revolver and alming at & vital spot, fired one shot just as the mad- dened brute came thundering down upon him. The bull wavered and sank to his knees, dying at the feet of the young man, ‘Duran was lionized by the populace for his deed of daring. —— RATES TO THE EAST REDUCED BY UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. One Fare for the Round Trip. Tickets on sale October 7 and 8, good to return for sixty days. To Chicago, $72 50; St Louls Memphis and New Orleans, $67 50: Missouri River points, $60. No excess fare to ride on the electric-lighted ‘‘Overland Lim- ited.” Less than three days to Chicago, D, W. Hitchcock, Gen. Agt, No. 1 Montgome street, San Francisco. et TRAINMEN D * young ladies kept the scores. The hall was decorated with palms and an excel- lent string orchestra wus In attendance. An interesting musical programme was enjoyed after the game, which began with selections by the orchestra. Miss Nina Parker rendered soprano solos with a sweetness and sympathy that brought forth much applause. Stella Eaton’s vio- lin numbers were highly appraciated and well received and Logan Tooley’s rich contralto voice won her a pleasing recep- s of attractive and prettily gowned tion. Oscar Frank the basso soloist, add- [ IN THE GRASH Five Lives Are Lost in Eastern Railroad Accident. PITTSBURG, Sept. 19.—Five trainmen were killed and two seriously injured as the result of a head-on collision between Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg and Pittsburg and Western = passenger trains at Witmer Station on the latter road about 10 o'clock to- day. A number of passengers were cut and bruised by fiying splinters and broken glass, but none was . seriously hurt. The dead are; » GEORGE CHUGERTY, brakeman. WILLIAM BENEDICT, engineer of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg train. THOMAS DUGGAN, fireman of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg train. FAY DE MOSS, a bollermaker who had been traveling on the Pittsburg and ‘Western engine. WILLIAM GRAHAM, fireman of the Pittsburg and Western train, The following are seriously injured: H. E. Chambers, engineer of the Pittsburg and Western train; taken to a hospital; may die, C. W, Crossman, express mes- senger, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg train; will recover. The accident is alleged to have been due to the failure to flag the passenger trains. The Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts- burg and the Pittsburg and Western roads occupy the same tracks to But- ler, Pa. About a half-mile this side of ‘Witmer Station is a long curve. A freight train became disabled and as work is being done on a new tunnel it necessitat- ed all trains being run on the other track. - By some mistake, it is said, the trains were allowed to come together in- stead of one waiting until the other had passed. Change of Time. The train from Lake Tahoe now leaves the lake at 5 p. m., instead of 6:30 p. m. This enables tourists stopping over at Truckee on their way East to make di- rect connection with the Overland Lim- ited after visiting the laks : —_—————— Troops Gather for Maneuvers. JUNCTION CITY, Kans., Sept. 19.—Ma- jor General Bates, commander of the De- partment of the Missouri, arrived at Fort Riley to-day for the maneuvers. ‘he first battalion of the Twenty-second In- fantry, two companies from Fort Logan and ?ort Crook came in on the morning trains and.later a battalion of engineers, 300 men, commanded by or Lynch, and the Sixth Infantry, 1168 men, from Fort Leavenworth, Kans., arrived, hav- ing made the march overland. Most of the regular troops that will participate in the maneuvers are expected by to- merrow morning. e Photographic Supplies. Films, plates, papers, cameras. Printing nd developing. The best of everythi at Sanborn & Vail's, 741 Market street. & OFFICERS OF WESTERN ADDI- | TION WHIST CLUB AND A SCORER AT THE TOURNAMENT. ! ed his excellent numbers to the pro- gramme and Thomas Walsh, who 1is prominent in politics, sang comic songs in_his inimitable style. ‘The purpose of the affair was to add a ladies’ department to the Western Ad- ditlon Chess, Checker and Whist Club, which at present consists only of gentle- men. The tournament ' was a decided financial success and many _congratula- tions were extended to Mrs. E. P. Schell, who managed the affair. The ladies who presided over the vari- ous sections are: Mrs. George E. Bates, Mrs. G. W. Fuller, Miss Tessie Semple, Mrs. Charles H. Pell, Mrs. R. P. Keith, Mrs. M. Taylor, Mrs. Fredericks, Mrs, W: F. Finney and Mrs. McCabe, The punchers comprised: Miss Elizabeth Painter, Miss Hallie Moulton, Miss Young, Miss Susie Schultz, Mrs. Babin, Virginia Dare, Edith Mc- Cabe, Eleanor Jones, Edith Steffins, Eva Doyle, Leona Woodward, Christobel Sobey, Edith James, Kathryn Burns, Merle Crow, Alice ‘Washburn, Moss Coleman, Caroline Sncok, Evelyn Doughty, Alice Breese, Bell Graham, Miss Leawthorn and Mrs. Frank Miller, Sixty handsome prizes were awarded. FIGHTS FIERCELY NEAR CALLONS Murderer Makes Des- perate Effort to Es- cape Hanging. NEW . YORK, Sept. 19.—Peter Herlia was hanged in the County Jail at Hack- ensack, N. J., for the murder of Barley Kanter, a butcher. Before his execution was accomplished Herlia made a desper- ate fight. ‘When two Deputy Sheriffs approached him to strap his arms he suddenly tore off two brass brackets on the side of his cell and, getting into the corridor, leaped over a partition. He then tore off a piece of lead pipe and, crouching in a corner, shouted that he would kill any one that 955" this tima. the jail i Y. me the was in an uproar. The Sheriff and 21; deputies werne .?'g:u .puzzled as to how to deal with the mur- derer and disarm him. It was finally de- cided to turn_a hose on him. This was done and as Herlia put up his hands to ward off the water from striking him in the face a Deputy Sheriff leaped over and grabbed the hand of the murderer in which was the lead pipe. Other deputies quickly rushed in. Herlia was finally overpowered and se- curely strapped. He was then placed in a chbair and carried to the gallows. His clothing was dripping wet. He was lift- ed from the chair and the noose quickly adjusted about his neck. The Sheriff ask- ed him if he had anything to say, and he replied in a weak voice: “Good-by, al'li‘h E;cuu me."” e drop was then sprung and Herlia died of strangulation. Ths condemned man during the night asked frequently for whisky and when refused he smashed a chair in his cell and two priests who Ivlv'ex'e Wwith him had difficulty in quieting. m. Herlia shot Kanter on March 4 last be- cause the latter would not sell him & cents’ worth of dos meat. BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 19.—John Wes- ley Devine, colored, was here to- day for the murder of Patrolman Charles J. Donahue last June. Devine was mar- ried three weeks ago in the jail to a wom- an with whom he had been living and who was the direct cause of the murder. —_— e Klondike Gold for Treasury. NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—The sub-treas- ury has been directed to anticipate pay- ment of $250,000 in Klondike gold received at San Francisco on Wednesda lsaat at B{qul‘sl lN:‘x’-tthx::rlcl. netitution is advised of the receipt at San Francisco of an additional X Klondike gold. g m&n s Percuogoe ol Editor Must Go to Jail. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. 19.—He- bart N. Bird, editor of l(l.he San Juan News, was convicted of libel in the Juan Dl-trl' rict '(l:o:n u:dgy and ses tanoad‘ = Satpts TRAampReme, e X cl concerning former Judge Bunu.. 2| GRAPHITE LEDGE IN SHASTA HILLS Large Deposit of the Black Metal Is R:- vealed. Owners of Illinois Group of Claims Will Develop Their Find. Special Dispatch to The Call. REDDING, Sept. 19.—The day may yet come when, Shasta County will produce its own lead pencils. Graphite, in addi- tion to copper and gold, is an Important mineral product. in the Illinois group of four claims owned by C. Frick of Shasta and Bemis Brothers of this city, and it has been discovered in sufficlent | quantities to warrant the expenditure of a large amount of money for develop- ment work. The claims lie on Middle Creek, about one mile below the old town of Shasta. The owners will incorporate and rush the work of developmerit and extraction on a large scale. The prospects are fine. The croppings of the ledge show 2% per cent of copper, and the indications are favor- able for a large deposit at greater depth of that Shasta County staple. The copper alone will make the mine a profitable one. There are some gold and some beau- tiful specimens of graphite. The owners now are running a’ tunnel which will strike the ledge at a great | depth. No shafts will be needed. The tunnel is now in 150 feet from the surface, and will be driven to the ledge as rapidly as pick and shovel can do the work. The owners belleve they have a bonanza in the black lead line. TWO TRAIN WRECKS ON NORTHERN PACIFIC Fireman Loses His Life and a Num- ber of Persons Are Injured. TACOMA, Sept. 19.—A head-on freight train collison on a heavy down grade at the eastern end of the Northern Pacific tunnel through the Cascade Mountains last night caused the death of H. S. Shaffer, fireman, and the serious injury of A.J. Adams, engineer, both of Tacoma. Brakeman W. Oswald, also of Tacoma, was badly hurt. The wreck caught fire and twalve cars of lumber and coal were burned. A fire engine from Tacoma saved the other cars. The engines were badly wrecked. The blocking of the track necessitated the sending of passenger trains Nos. 4 and 6 over the Palmer cut-off this murnm%i Be- tween Covington and Auburn 0. 4 stopped to take water and No. 6 came rushing down the slope and crashed into the train ahead. The baggage and mail | car of the first train was telescoped and H. T. Moore and F. E. Chase, mall clerks, and Charles Sorenson, express messenger, were hurt, but not seriously. Sev- eral passengers were slightly hurt and all were badly shaken and frightened. After further delay the wrecked passenger trains were hauled to Seattle and the | east-bound passengers forwarded over the Great Northern. ——— Popular Young Couple Marry. SAN JOSE, Sept. 19.—Two popular young persons of this city, Miss Coralie L. Montgomery and Clifton G. Reynolds, were married to-day at the home of the bride’s parents. Mrs. Reynolds is the daughter of T. S. Montgomery, capitalist and secretary of the Board of Agnews Asylum Trustees. Handsome floral dec- orations adorned the Montgomery home, and here, in the midst of the immcdiate friends and relatives, the ceremony was rformed. Miss Ella Porter and Miss arian Reynolds were the bridesmaids, and Seymour T. Montgomery was best man. o-day was the twenty-fifth anni- versary of the marriage of the bride's parents, and the same minister who offi- clated then, Rev. George W. Foote of Santa Cruz, presided to-day. Many hand- some presents were received. A wedding breakfast followed the v. Mr, Reynolds is' employed ‘Wooster, Whitton & Montgomer: estate dealers. Mr. and Mrs. R olds, will spend a short honeymoca in” Port- | land, Ore. Ll el Child Causes Woman’s Death. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 19.—Mrs. William Schaumloffef, who resided on D street, between Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets, died at an early hour this morning from the effects of burns received last night. A child accidentally, knocked down a hanging lamp. It fell fnto the lap of Mrs. Schaumloffef and set fire to her clothing. Graves’ Successor Named. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 19. — Governor Gage this afternoon appointed R. M. Shackelford trustee of the California Polytechnic school at San Luis Obispo, vice Willlam Graves, deceased. | | | Nels UNVEILS STATUE OF THE MARTYR St. Helena’s Bronze Trib- ute to McKinley Is Dedicated. Bust of the Late President Surmounts Pedestal of Granite. i kel al Special Dispatch to The Call. ST. HELENA, Sept. 19.—To-day being the anniversary of the funeral of Willlam McKinley, the unveiling of the monument erected to the memory of the late Presi- dent by the citizens of St. Helena oc- curred. Just one year ago to-day, at the memorial exercises held in the park at this place, a subscription was started to raise funds for the erection of a statue to the martyr. A committee, composed of Dr. F. D. Watkins, F. B. Mackinder, J. H. Steves, A. N. Bell, E. L. Cave, C. H. Anderson, J. S. Noble and B. F. Kettle- well, was appointed by the Town Trus- tees to take the affair in hand and it soon obtained the necessary sum. The statue, which is an exact duplicate of the one erected by the McKinley Gram- mar School in Berkeley, is a life size bust of bronze, designed by Robert I Aitken of San Francisco. The bust rests upon a pedestal of white granite four and @ half feet high, making the height of the entire statue seven feet. On the pedestal is a bronze plate bearing the fol- lowing inseription: “Dedicated to Willlam McKinley by Citizens of St. Helena, Cal., 1902." The monument was erected on the public school grounds, corner of Oak ave- nue and Adams street. At the unveiling this afterncon the pro- gramme was as follows: Song, ‘“‘Nearer, My God, to The chorus; Invocation, Rev. James Mitchell; remarks, Dr. F. D. Watkins; vocal solo, “In His Steps,”” Miss Alena Johnson; remarks, Rev. Father Blake; unveiling of the monument, Linda Bell, assisted by Mary Steves and Alice Anderson; address, Mr. McNutt of Sam Franecisco; song, merica,” chorus. St. Helena is entitled to the credit of being one of the first towns to start a Mc- Kinley memorfal fund and it is one of the smallest towns to erect a monument to the memor; our late chief executive. RECEIPT FROM HOSPITAL MAY REVEAL IDENTITY Body of Unknown Man Who Commit- ted Suicide Found in Town of Banning. ANNING, Sept. 19.—The dead body of a man was found on San Gorgonia ave- nue yesterday. He was a stranger here, but letters were found on his per- son addressed to Theodore Angelus and also a receipt numbered 3604 from the German Hospital of San Francisco, to- gether with a receipt from the Aachen and Munich Insurance Company for in- surance on property at 912 Larkin street, San Francisco. He had evidently com- mitted suicide, as a glass strong with carbolic acid was lying near him and a four-ounce vial of it was in his pocket. The German Hospital receipt referred to in the above dispatch was issued to Paulson of Watsonville. Theodore Angelus was also a patient in the hos- ital at that time. Persons living at 912 .arkin street say they know nothing of Paulson. Reptile Cargo Resumes Journey. SAN JOSE, Sept. 19.—The big cargo of lizards and turtles that have been recu- perating here several weeks after a trip from the South Sea Islands, resumed their journey to London to-day, where they are to form part of a zoeological garden. The animals are the biggest of their kind ever seen on this coast. Sev- eral of the turtles weigh 1500 pounds each, and the lizards average upward of thres feet in length. When they arrived here they. were in bad condition because of their long sea voyage, but after a rest of a month at Berryessa they recovered completely. R. L. Beck, the agent who purchased the reptiles, accompanies the cargo to London. w——— Accused of Passing Forged Checks. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 19.—Harry A. Martin, who came from Louisville, Ky., has been arrested for uttering forged checks. He ingratiated himself into the confldence of Rev. H. C. Shoemaker of this city, obtained employment and then carried on a system of passing fraudulent checks here and surrounding towns. He was arrested in Colfax last night and brought to this city for examination. —_— Teamsters Go on Strike. MARYSVILLE, Sept. 19. — Nineteen teamsters who haul mineral waters from Bartlett and Allen Springs to the rail- road at Willlams are on strike. Teaming is charged for by weight of cargoes and the men claimed filled and unfilled casks and cases are systematically recorded at many pounds below their actual weight. ON THE TOP WAVE OF POPULARITY. An interesting compilation of reposts from the prominent book stores ot the United States, of the six best selling books was printed in The Book- man Magazine of last month. * The Mississippi Bubble” led the best selling and most populsr novsl. 218 others as. . “The Mississippi Bubble’ is one of the troly grest sommmces. R s truth and art combined."—The Boctow Jourual. Miss GILDER, editer of The Critic, says:, "It is ene of the best Bevels that has come out of America in many a day.” 3 AT ALL BOONRSELLERS The BOWEN-MERRILL COMPANY, Publishers MISS RIVES: