The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1903, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 7 ”’ 1903. 5 GAMBLERS WAR ON A SHERIFF Kern County Official Ar-| rested for Alleged Fraud. Complainants Say He Pre- sented Unlawful Claim | for Mileage. RSF I 6.—Th hat s a WaAE the e whereby he e far as gambling w ay when & rrested on f pres nt claim ners. The ser Ce er Muil JOR A VISITOR POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL e Institution Building s Obispo Hold f the board en for the ad- ember 15. Gov k the sputh- bara this af- - WOMAN FROM BLAZING HOUSE elative of an Invalid Makes Heroic RIES SICK Rescue at Bakersfield at | €.—The E. resi- always left This tes the entire to her bed M. Dragoo, or, liv- into the her to safety, so doing it is shock. Colle w INTO FLAMES TO SAVE HIS PAPERS or of a Mercantile Company at Burney Valley Imperils His Life. | | €.—The town of Bur-| HES . miles east of Redding, e seve fire Saturday ¢ Mercantile Com- only one in the town, | The fire is supposed to sed by a defective flue. The ents and postoffice were e loss amounts to $7500, with 23600 to the Burney Valley | the directors of tgomery, A. W. | | ion of the sec- | om. When the right into the not been for rs he would mpted to get ames in a vain sable papers, He Santa Clara Officials Elected. JOSE 1 6.—Gre: t interest was election g Marshal and full vote, J rd and J. C. McPherson were wn Trustees and Dr. Fowler, R, and C. E. Moore School Trustees. hompson defeated a field of six Treasurer. R. M. Kifer was ted Marshal and George Fenton e — Clothing for Easter. | e Boston,' 713 Market street, is de- sell the Easter clothing in cisco; 1000 all-woBl men's suits worth 815 each, and every 2 will be sold for one price, Made of all-wool material. A se- single and double breasted ' cheviots and thibets; also black serges. The price is $5.85 ther men's suit or overcoat at The r 13 Market street, SAN RAFAEL'S POLITICAL POWERS - STRIVE KEENLY FOR CITY JOBS Contest for Trustees: Waxes More Vigorous and Marshalship Is Greatly Coveted by Two of the Most Prominent Officials | | | | ¢ Special Dispatch to The Call tol | nied by two little pages and a mounted | ! AN RAFAEL, 6.—The munic uniformed escort. Her maids of honor ! | Rafael this rode in a similar carriage behind her. | very spirited | More than 100 members of the various la- sidainte bor unifons were in line. The march was stees is the ign and the high yet th is tp be Heal re-election bent, asks for whi t Marshal Peter O'Brien is de saloons_ is the chief J. C. Templeton, president of the Fed- i mbmibisn 2. the erated Trades, called the crowd to order | | s pen b | and introduced Mayor Schmitz, who spoke | | ¢ A Yoy for half an hour. Homer C. Katze, di-| | i ¢ ¥ Eorans Fiaciastys & cives rector general of the carnival, then de- | | 6. he Low Vm(n:‘ League is making clared it formally opened, and the mer- | ‘ s efforts to have its three nom riment was on. Several thousand people | | while six eandidates running were In attendance. || are clamoring for the pat- | 8| he voters | PEOPLE OF DUNSMUIR {l tees’ fight is the one chiefly ! \ B B EX FRESHO'S QUEEN BULES A AENEL Carnival Begins With a Dazzling Parade at Night. San Francisco's Mayor Ad- dresses the Host of Merrymakers. g Special Dispatch to The Call. | | | fun started yesterday afternoon, when the | | built expressly | | Franct FRESNO, April 6—Great is Fresno's | | carnival. Fun and frolic rule supreme | and a week of merrymaking such as was | ! never known here before is promised. The | carnival shows ovened at the new park for the purpose on Ven- | tura avenue. Three thousand people wit- | nessed the first performance. | To-day the celebrating conmmenced | with the arrival of Mayor Schmitz of San 0. He was met at the depot by Mayor Stephens of this city, the heads of the carnival committees and the entire | local musiclans’ union. There was a pa- rade through the streets to the Hughes ! | Hotel, where an informal recepticn was | held. . | But it was to-night that the real open- | | ing of the carnival took place, the first | | big parade and the first of the speaking | | that will help entertain the crowds. Early in the evening there was a parade of the labor unfons through the streets, headed | by carriages bearing Mayor Schmitz and Alfred Roncovieri of San Francisco and the city officfals of JFresno. | Her Most Gracious Majesty Josie the | . was in | mely decorated carriage drawn | pure white steeds and accompa- by | through the principal streets and then out to carnival park, where the first exercises | | of the week were held. TALK OF A FIREBUG | Conflagration Is Thought by Many to Have Been Work of Incendiary. DEATH CLOSES NOTABLE CAREER . OF FORMER SOLDIER AND JURIST Colonel William Best, a Prominent East- ern Millionaire Who Fought With Grant, Passes Away Suddenly in Marin County | will by his father. | attorneys and all costs connected with | proval of the settlement, presenting a | lined In the com | support of their position. | the matter under ac | Seeds will be terminated by the court § { | that | | patea { Home fo STRATTON READY 10 GOMPROMISE Agrees to Dismiss Will Contest on Receipt of $350,000. Executors Ask Permission of County Court to Accept His Offer. COLORADO, SPRINGS, Colo., April §— A compromise has been agreed to by both | sides of the litigation to break the will of the late W. S. Stratton. 1. Harry Strgtton, who is contesting will, is to receive $350,000. This sum cludes the $50,000 bequest given him in Stratton must pay his the BY its terms the in- the litigation out of the $350,000. The offer to compromise came from the attorneys for the claimant and was im- mediately taken up by Senator Patterson and counsel for the executors under the will. The conferences began early this morning and at 1:30 o’clock to-day the at- torneys appeared before Judge Orr of the County Court to secure the court's ap- tition for an order in probate allowing settlement of the estate on the plan ou omise. All of the coun- sel agreed that the settlement is legal and have submitted numerous authorities in Judge Orr took dvisement, stating that he would render his opinion at 9:30 o'clock to-morrow morning. Should the petition be granted the order will be issued at once and the case now on trial in the District Court before Judge structing the jury to return a verdict in favor of the proponents of the will. The attorneys for the contestant will unite with counsel for the proponents in the request for instructions along line. The petition alleges that the prepara- tions for trial have b xtensive, and the duration of the trial is uncertain, as great numbers of witnesses will be ex- this ’flmlnr‘d on behalf of the contestant | among them expert the expenditure | will be very heavy. The court is asked to sanction the agreement entered into the will can be immediately ¥ the exequtors empowered to the buflding the Strattor the Poor. The court costs will d the amount of cash Stra er paying his atto 000, as it is underst his attorneys aggrega Young proceed 1 of reach $3000 ton will receive neys will be $17 that the fees o half the amount to be received. Stratton expressed himself as very well | pleased at the outcome. | The compromise came out of an in formal talk between the attorneys of both | i | REDDING, April 6.—While it is xener-“ ! | sides as they were returning last night on t officer. O'Brien | | ally given out that the big fire in Duns- | AN RAFAEL, April | | | the train from Denver. They began ban- force for the | | muir Sunday morning was caused from | Willlam J. Best, a prominent 1 | | tering_each other and from joking the phst .nine Years and. is Very. ‘compe : 4+ |a defective flue there are many in the | ern millionaire, died in this cit | 3 lf"“:’::\):&:}"“:flf‘;“fhe";el':‘l‘,”;"H‘) The ecity election will take place n 3 X T s B stricken town who are confident that the day after betng 1l less than two | AStorneys Whitten and E. O. Wolcott to Mond | -"CANDIDATES, B8 | 1318 D fire was the work of an incendiary and | weeks. The cause of demise is at- | | arvangs the Sdtter. E = ] FIC !‘ r_u‘_ MARSHAL OF SAN an earnest effort is to be made to place | tributed to apoplexy. The first ack | | _—— Woman Kills a “Peeping Tom.” RAFAEL. the blame on whoever is deserving of it. | came on last week and another one ves- | i Moros Want American Flags. AKRON, Ohlo, April 6.—Mrs. Susan Up- | . : .. | Undaunted by the terrible calamity that ' terday. He died at the residence of a EE i st o ate s Clommiata T dyke was placed in jail here to-d g | came near ruining them. the business friend, Dr. J. Donald Wood, on Fifth e 1o 1 st ey & W charged with causing the death of An-|playing the part of a “peeping Tom” at |men of Dunsmulr are already arranging | street. | !"!‘;{ e :;fnn the Sultan and also to |n=);r- t drew Fasnacht. Mrs. Updyke confessed | her home and she hit him on the head |to rebuild. One man, J. C. Wagoner, be-| (olgnel Best was 72 years old and was | § b L military road He has plar to the killing, saying that Fasnacht was| with a club,- fracturing his skull. | gan work this morning an a bullding. | porn in Ireland. His father was Irish, | | | the Lanao L | The Mount Shasta Hotel will be rebullt. | but his mother was Scotch. He came to = - e A e T Watien . | 1t will be larger and possibly made of | America when very young and prepared PR P | |Tiican and Lanac. Two Sultans, one be brick. Every loser by the big fire has for a law college. He was admitted to the PROMINENT EASTERN MAN | |ing the datto of North Lanac, recentl signified his intention of rebuilding and par when he was twenty-one yeags old WiHO . DIED.SUDDENLY . IN- | [rsanested hat CRF e S ot v | in six months’ time Dunsmuir will be a2 and subsequently was admitted to prac- SAN RAFA | "T"‘{“‘.‘“ ,afi ,',“')q a\:!“ ‘.h : n;.‘n,, are | better and more substantially built town | tice in thirty-eight States. He was on the | military authorities and the Moros ar than before. There are plenty of provi-| Supreme Court bench of New York State, < “ 3 |mow floating them over their sottlemen | sions in town and the suffering has been reduced to a minimum. ke S 1 FLOW OF NATURAL GAS STOPS SEARCH FOR GOLD | natural gas and water was encountered go and returning to practice la New York City. In later years, however, he gave up his pro- ligious circles and was a well-known phil- | anthropist. He established the first fession and resided in Colwell, N. J. United Presbyterian Church on the Pa- Colonel Best was all through the Civil cific Coast, locating it at San Franclisco, | War and galned his rank under General as well as making large donations to} roughout the United States. He | = =R t . of others t Miners Have a Narrow Escape From (rant. e e frlend Of leaves five children, Misses Charlotte and | Injury by an Underground | %he General at Long Branch with Louise and Alfred M., Sumner and W. J. | Explosion. such lavish expenditufe as to attract the Bcst, all residents of the East. | REDDING, April 6.—A large flow of | notice of the whole world. He was also _Colonel*Best came to California three weeks ago to remain several months near San Rafael and was in the best of health upon his arrival. His estate is probably dent Arthur. Dur- , he was one of the a warm friend of Pre: ing Arthur's candidacy ADVERTISEMENTS. Dr. Shoop’ Rheumatic Cure Costs Nothing if It Fails. Any honest person who suffers from || 1n the Conners gold mine on Salt Creek |, ier of friends to lquidate the out- « f : A I three miles west of Redding yesterday. | gtanding debts of General Arthur, Colonel worth $1,000,000. His remains will be ship- | Rheumatism is welcome to this offer ‘“Thv miners had sunk to a depth of 160 | Best sending a check to his friend for ped to New Jersey and the funeral will| h]\a":r:-.{:sf}f‘n: “!“\_jh;;«;r;lwil:\r_" ;‘h”{ | |!] feet and then drifted in fifty-two feet | $5000. take place from the home residence in | Bave treated mors coets MO SNY mad | where the gas flow was encountered. The | Best was also very prominent in re- Colwell | 3000 experiments with different drugs, gas caught fire from one of the candles Fiod e CE o0 ST i testing all known remedies while search and the miners narrowly escaped being | @ si=ileiel=k Jeefonfonioeiocfoofrfrafenforforoosfoofosfofenferforioiosboeiefenfenforiosiririririmfeleieinieieini=l=F @ | ing the world for something better. N or s cated. | ars ago 1 found a costly chemical in - alnaihugor o | animal. But the bear was not dead and] ¢ ul'man:' ‘which, with my previous discov- The tlow of gas and water is so great of | ! i s o be ola , | there was an immediate declaration ericy, Hives mi & certaln auve. FHnG the SinS S haE f0 De chus SR l { | war. With, one powerful -slap with its| T don't mean that it can turn bony It is believed that the gas is of excellent | | | huge paw the wounded bear knocked | joints into flesh again: but it can cure | quality for illumination and an effort wiil | P 1o "the ground and grabbed him by | the disease at any stage, completely and | be made to gain an entrance to the drift he foot. the tusks sinking through the | forever. I have dome it fully 100.000 times for the purpose of making a further in- R R e 1 His leg | I know this so well that 1 will furnish vestigation. The gas is escaping through Ly e By s . His i€ | my remedy on trial. Simply write me a the mouth of the shaft and the odor is | was also torn and for a few moments | pgseal for my book on Rheumatism. and H plainly noticeable. The owners of the | Paige about gave up all hopes of emerg-| | will mail you an order on your drug- | gist_for six bottles Dr. Shoop's mine say they were on the verge of en- countering an enormously rich ore body when the gas was struck. Eolf g 2 CARDINAL SATOLLI'S SUGGESTION APPROVED ing alive from the brush. gun and, placing the muzzle close to the Take it for a month at m: 1 Man and beast rolled and tumbled | m:\‘:lc ‘L‘:ul;v. BR. ] ¥ ny around in the leaves and branches for | risk. su\:rpp( s.” e cost is only - “ Desperate Struggle Of|iwenty minutes, first the bear being on If It falls, T WUl b7 00 Grigeist vsel = top and then the man. Finally Paige got *I"‘m-"’:’l}"fi “”m'"‘_:* T )Ufl; e Man and Beast in in a position where he could handle his | recuits are not what I clatm, I don't ex- pect a penny from you. | 5 a Forest | bear's head, fired. The bear dropped dead | I have no samples. Any mere sample | Bishop Glennon of Kansas City Is ' and Paige scrambled out of his uncom- | that can effect chronic Rheumatism mu Recommended for Coadjutor Arch- | ———— fortable position. He managed to crawl | be drugged m.the »‘»rx» utrdr;_hStr 1 use i HApoE et : home and the bear was hauled to Kennet ?:fl:‘u&h‘,‘r)i‘rlufi;‘;';-n-g“lz‘gz do ly to take Bishop fof =8¢ ‘Lonls, | Special Diepatch to The Call. by others, where the hide now adorns a {PeM. %o s £ ROME, April 6.—The Congregation of the Propaganda has decided to propose | that the Pope appoint the Right Rev. | John J. Glennon, Coadjutor Bishop of | | Kansas City, as Coadjutor Archbishop of £t. Louls, and the Right Rev. Henry | Moeller, Bishop of Columbue, as Coadju- | tor Archbishop of Cincinnati. | The proposition of Cardinal Satolli to | have Bishop Glennon appointed Coadjutor | room in Paige's home. The animal weighed about 600 pounds and was a beau- | tiful specimen. ———— RUNAWAY COLT DRAGS A BOY ALONG A DITCH BIGGS, April 6.—Leon Brink, a lad about 14 years of age, while leading Bn“ unbroken colt with a long rope yesterday, REDDING, April 6.—William Paige of Kennet had a terrible encounter with a wounded bear yesterday and as a result he lles badly injured at his home. Paige was hunting along Backbone Creek. When near the dam up the creek a few miles from Kennet he saw a large black bear and took a shot at the animal. My remedy does that even in the mo difficult, obstinate cases. It has cured the oldest cases that I ever met. And in ail my experience in all my 2000 tgpsts—I never found another remedy that would cure ope chronic case in ten. Write me and I will send you the order Try my remedy for a month, as it can't harm you anyway. If it fafls_it is free Address Dr. Shoop, box 630, Racine, Wi Mild cases, not chronic, are often cu The bear staggered and fell in some thick Archbishop of St. Louls was unanimously : agproveds: It {4 snost ‘probable - that. | Prush gnd Paixe started atter:his, gume. by one or two bottles. At all druggist: narrowly escaped serious injury. The an- imal broke away and the boy’s leg caught away from the | | A business necessity, $27.50 One of the new desks just received. Not as large as some of the others, but of good capacity. Equipped with numerous practical features and of high grade con- || struction. Built of oak, golden color, with quartered oak front and curtain. Measures 48 inches long, 30 inches deep and 48 inckes high. Price £27.50. A larger roll top desk, 60 inches long for §60.00. | Also typewriter and flat top desks. If you haven’t been able to find just what you want in the desk line, come here. Or, save time by coming here first. An entire window is devoted to the display of our special “Pacific Cable Edge” woven wire mattresses. i Their superior construction and improved features are easily recognized, even by one who does not pretend to know much about it. Until Saturday night the price will be $2.65. After that we will ask $4.00. A §25.00 Axminster rag, 9 by 12 feet, for $19.25 until June 1st. Fifteen patterns to choose from. Plenty of time, but some of the best patterns are sure to go quickly. St Fewnes (Successors to California Furniture Co.) 957 to 977 Market Street, O‘pp. Golden Gate Avenue. consistory will be held in the middle of | He was compelled to crawl in under the | thick brush and when he arrived at the | spot where the bear had fallen he found bruin had escaped. Paige crawled along farther and sud- denly found himself right on top of the May. Nothing Is yet known about the creation of new foreign Cardinals. Rev. Mgr. F. Z. Rooker, secretary of the apostolic delegation at Washington, bas been appointed Bishop of Neuva Car- aceres, Philippines. s ne McKINNEY MAY RETJRN TO CALIFORNIA HAUNTS Arizona Sheriff Advises Tulare Of- ficers to Watch for the Outlaw. BAKERSFIELD, April 6.—Sheriff Kelly here received a message from Sheriff Col- lins of Tulare County confirming the news of outlaw McKinney's latest crime at Kingman, Ariz. The latter official has a telegram from the Sheriff of Mojave watch for the outlaw, who may be headed toward California. He has a brother, a miner working in the Rade- is thought that he may go there. He has also many friends in this section. who would protect him, as was shown by his long sojourn in this neighborhood be- fore going to Mexico. BIDS MOTHER GOOD-BY AND FALLS UNDER TRAIN REDDING, April 6.—Frederick W. Mil- ler, aged 27 years, got on the California express at Sims last night to bid good- by to his mother, who was starting for San Francisco to attend the funeral of a relative. He stayed too long in jump- img from the moving frain and fell under the wheels, his right leg being cut off at the kneé. He was brought to Redding this morning and seems likely to re- cover. 5 County, Arizona, asking him to be on the | macher district, near Randsburg, and it | in the rope. The colt, on a dead run, dragged the boy a quarter of a mile in a ditch containing a foot of water. boy's body was bruised from head to feet, but the water saved his life. RO CROROS KRORCAS CHCAOCE RS SRR ROAORORORORORONHCH ROROCH KRORORCS ORCHCHORORORORORT, The Art Sales Galleries 230 POST STREET. YUZUK & CO., Proprietors. N. B.—To-Day and Foliowing Three Days AT 2:30 P. M. EXTRAORDINARY RT AUCTION Of Rare Antique Porce'ains, Old English Prints, Inlaid Furniture, Ete., Ete. 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