The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 13, 1904, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13, 1904 [IFR EPITAPH IS WRITTEN Tombstone of Mammy Pleasant Will Express Her Loyalty to the Hero of Harpegrs Ferry TRIBUTE TO JOHN BROWN R Remains of Woman \\ho Gave Him Financial Assistance Are Borne to Resting Place . Th Mammy” Pleasant, | Sherwood on Fil- rest to-night under the cemetery in the town , which her body was taken One of the last requests was that there be grave a tombstone age, nativity and was a friend of John Jittie asa rds many inteéresting stories areer told by Mrs experiences during preceding “the out- With ful nd first stories of to free the was efforts South were conveyed to Being in full sympathy ng her financial assistance 1 aking, and April 5 1858 1 ward bound with a $30,000 1 St draft, which treasury ared for her through the Swain, John W. Coleman Alvord. Reaching Boston t anged for a meeting Windsor, Canada. on Mrs. Pleasant ged for Canadian wverted into coin over to Brown ada, at which ! 1 them that he for the free- she had jour- a blow es unt T and aroused the fe ong her people guise proceeded engaged in her e was startled Brown had already Harpers Ferry and Learning that the in pursuit of Brown's ¥ s Mrs. Pleasant immediately York and-after remaining some time assumed an- made her way back to hat as captured there was person a letter reading: d at the root of the tree. e first blow is struck there more money to help.” The was signed “W. E. P.” For horities vainly searched athor of~this message. In ars it developed that Mrs. nt had written the letter, but in she had made her first in- like a “W.” Mrs. blamed Brown for ack at Harpers Ferry, claimed cost her in all over ong her effects are letters ' nts bearing upon the his- nt in which she secretly rtant part —_————— 2 his a Talented Act; . Thomas Whiffen, a talented | . ver of “The Girl With the Green Eves” company, has been serioysly | t the home of Mrs. F. S. Kellogg, L rkin street. ' K wis stated-last Kellogg that Mrs. Whif- s convalescing and soon would be e rejoin the company. ———— Mas., Jan. 12.—Fire gutted three | cks on Merrimac- speet to-night, =6 of $200,000. Fivé firemen were | 200 SINCE N, 1902, s\.\ FRANCT lowing ¢ 70! JANUARY 11, 1904 —W ion of the public to the foi- Gvei two and a half vears ago we became t John J. Fulton of this eity 414 not judge hastily. We took t test cases on the treatment. We physicians make fests. Among the late lamented Dr. P. R/ R M. Gardner, Co. nies rgeon of the § teryiewed = sen of them). Eighty-seven cases eupported the aged discovere and the profound fas #1004 out fully proven that mearly nine-tenths of of Bright's Disease and Diabetes all cases rre crrable We orgahized to ennounce the great discov- ery o the world. Since January 1, 1902 (now over 108 weeks), San Francisco dailies have evéry week without @ single exception an- nounced from obe 10 Six cases as either cured or ‘recovering, and we did mot mention one- fifth of the cases that were reporting progress, to say nothing of the hundreds that were re- covering and made me reports to us, and that we only heard from indirectly now and then. Thus we have since January, 1902, given the public the nemes and addresses of over 200 cases of Bright's Disease and Diabetes, either cured or recovering. The books record these diseases as incurable, snd millions of silent witnesses in mute but wful eloguence attest the futility of the old- time diuretics to stay these deadly scourges. But progress is being made in medicine as in everything eise, and that Bright's Disease and | Diabetes are now curable we now offer as ad- | itional evidence these last two hundred names and addresses of living witnesees, If you have Bright's Disease or Diabetes let us give you the names of some of your fellow- citigens, toth cured and recovering, then you tan know if this wonderful thing we are teli- fng ¥ou is true or not. It is true and truth will just ar certainly prevail as fate; and the whole world will soon know and acknowledge it. 1t Is wm fact acknowledging it now, for within the last few months we have shipped the Fulton | Sompounds into nearly every State in the Union end during the last few weeks there have been salls for them from Ireland. Engiand and Australia. But there are stidl countiess thou- sands who do not know that the cure has been found Every them by malling our literature, or send us the wame on » postal and we will mail them. JOHN J. FULTON CO., 409 Washington St., San Franciscs. Pamphiets and Compounds at all first-claes truggists’ in this city and at one leading drug- gist in bach interior city. List of agents with samplilets by mell for the asking. nday morning at the | ! held a warrant for Estill's arrest, ves for Bright's Disease and | We in- | res of the cured,(there are prob- | one knows of some. Help |, RUN T0 EARTH Holbrook T. Estill, Who Is Ae- cnsed of Passing Numerous Worthless Drafts, Arrested e IS i HOTEL MEN HIS VICTIMS | Pinkertons, After an Eighteen Months’ Search Throyghout Country, Find Him plae S R IO A clever forger, who had been searched for by the Pinkerton Na- tional Detective Agency for more than eighteen months, was arrested in this city yesterday by H. D. Bailey, assist- ant superintendent of the local Pink- erton agency, Detective T. J. Bailey of the Police Department and Sheriff G. L. Shipman of Kalamazoo, Mich., in a rooming-house on Polk street, be- tween Turk and Eddy, where he was living with his wife. His name is Hol- brook T. Estill and he has’ many! aliases. He was taken to the City| Prison and booked “en route to Kala- | mazoe, Mich.,” where he is wanted for passing a forged draft for $50 drawn on the Wadena (Minn.) Bank on the American House, Kalamazoo. The Pinkerton agency had sent cir- culars all over the country asking for Estill's arrest and offering a reward of made by the Illinois State Bankers' Association. In the circular it was stated that Estill had defrauded hotels throughout the United States by persuading the proprigtors to cash or indorse worthless checks or drafts ranging in sums of frem $50 to $100. He used an assortment of bank drafts, which he stole while in the employ-| ment of the Foreman-Bassett-Hatch Lithographing Company, Cleveland, Ohio. He also used the latest improved inking check perforator. He had a dif- ferent name at each place where he pasesed one of his forged drafts. PASSES DRAFT HERE. Estill and his wife came to the city more than a month ago and stopped at the Oriental Hotel. On December 11 he passed a farged draft for $75 on the proprietor of that hotel and im- mediately left, going with his wife to the rooming-house on Polk street. The local Pinkerton agency was notified of the passing of the forged draft on the Oriental Hotel and Assistant Superin- | tendent Bailey was detailed on the | case. He located Estill and for sev- eral days had him under surveillance at the race track, where he parted with all of his coin. On Monday Estill bet his last $6 and lost. Sheriff Shipman of Kalamazoo, who notified by here and he arrived in the city yester- day morning. It was then decided to arrest Estill before he had a chance of passing another forged draft and| departing for pastures new. MAY BE A BIGAMIST. { The arresting officers’ took posses- ysion of two dress suit eases, which | were found in the room ogcupied b)' Estill and his wife. In them were dif- ferent rubber stamps used in his work of preparing the forged drafts, a check porlm‘alor and a large number of/ blank bank drafts, besides other pa- | pers. Three drafts were filled in and one was indorsed, ready to be passed. Estill is 46 years of age, of stout ‘build and dresses in the latest fash- jon. It is said that his wife belongs to was unaware of the source of her hus- band’s income, believing that he was engaged in 4 legitimate Sheriff. Shipman .is authority for the | statement that when Estill her he had a wife and three children {1iving and she is not yet aware of that fact. The Sheriff will take her home | to her'parents. —_——— HANDSOME BADGE GIVEN TO RETIRING PRESIDENT I B | Sons of American Revolution Hold t Annual Session, Hear Reports and Elect Officers. The annual meeting of the Sons of the’ American Revolution was held last evening at the California Hnlel, The reports of officers were read. | ety .were_ delivered by Edward Mills | Adams and J.' A. Hosmer. A hand- some badge was presented to the re- tiring president, Giles H. Gray, Aléxander G. Eells on behalf of the society with-appropriate remarks. A motion was adopted to present a suit- | able badge to the retiring treasurer, | ¢. 'H. Warner, as a token of apprecia- duties of his office for the last an years. The following officers were e]ecmd, | Prsident, Colonel A. D. Cutler; senior e president, Alexander G. Eells; | junior vice president, Adams; registrar, Colonel A. S. Hub- bard; secretary, Edwin Bonnell; treas- urer, Colonel C. S. Scott; marshal, By- ron Mauzy; board of managers, the | foregoing officers and Hon. George C. Pardee, Dr. J. Mora Moss, Sheldon I. | Kellogg, Louis de F. Bartlett, A. J. Vining and J. A. Hosmer. A resolution was unanimously adopted that the president be author- ized to tender the hospitality of the California society to the national so- ciety for the holding of the sixteenth national congress in San Francisco in 1905. —_——— STABLEMEN STILL AT OUTS VITH EMPLOYERS Differences Pnblbly Will Be Settled | by Labor Council Within the | Next Few Days. The existing difficulties between the Stablemen’s Union and the Carriage Owners’ Association are not yet ad- | justed. | their original demands and their em- ployers refuse to budge. The matter | will be decided by the Labor Council within the next few days and it is ex- | pected that both sides will be satis- fied. Agent Hagerty of the Machinists' Union says the organization is in a flourishing condition financially. The union now has a membership of 1512, The niembers of the Salesladies’ and Milliners’ unions will give a leap year party in Social Hall, Alcazar bufld~ ing. on Thursday night. 7 B e ‘Will Lecture on Civil War. The Illinois Society of 'c;utomh | Here | was | telegraph that Estill was | a well-to-do family in Kalamazod. She | business. | married | Ad- | dressés upon the objects. of the soci- | by | tion of his faithfu] performance of the | Bdward Mills' The men still hold out for ! AR (LEVER FORGER |DAMAGING EVIDENCE FOUND AGAINST LEON S. SOEDER Continued. From Page. 1, Column 7. cook during the time he has been in this country, but te questions as to where he has worked he replied yes- terday, “All over the United States.” CONVICT RECORD FOUND. A search yesterday of the police de- partment records showed that Soeder was arrested and convicted in 1894 on a charge of burglary and sentenced to three years in San Quentin prison. In August, 1894, Soeder was caught by Policeman Tannian in the act of burglarizing the restaurant of A. John- son, 28 Montgomery street. The man broke away from the officer and it was not until Tannian fired two shots from { his revolver that Soeder surrendered. He was prosecuted and convicted un- der the name of “L. 8. Lekenhenlt,” and on September §, 1894, was sen- | tenced to three years in San Quentin. He was released from the prison on January 11, 1897, When Soeder was shown his prison record and photograph yesterday by Chief Wittman he tried’ to deny that { he was the man or that the photograph was one of him, but he finally said, | “Well, I guess that is me, all right.” When asked why he gave the name of “Lekenhenit” at the time of his ar- rest, Soeder claimed that the name was that of his mother. Investigation by Detective Gibson brought to light the fact that Soeder ; was seen wearing a dark gray sack suit last Sunday. When Soeder was ques- | tioned yesterday by the police he de- nied that he possessed a suit of that { description or that he had worn a suit last Sunday other than a black one. Finally Soeder admitted that he did own a dark gray sack suit and that he | had taken it to a cleaning establish- ment last Monday morning. TOOK SUIT TO CLEANER. At the dyeing and cleaning works of F. Bertin, 430-432 Bush street, Detective Gibson located the suit of Soeder, which had been left to be cleaned. The suit was taken there early Monday morn- ing by a young man, who stated that Leon Soeder was the owner of it and desired to have it cleaned at once. A young girl at the works received the suit, which was drapped up in paper. The police will try to-day to find if any of the workmen in the cleaning establishment noticed any blood stains { on the suit. It was placed, with many | other articles, in a steam scouring ma- | chine, but it may be that the workmen | tock particular notice of the suit owned by Soeder. An examination of the suit yesterday showed that it had been worn but very little, and its condition was such as to lead to the belief that it was of recent rurchase. There was no clew as to | where it was made, the only identifica- tion tag being one showing that it was | of “union make.” Soeder claimed yesterday that the suit { was an old gue and that he had worn it all the time he was traveling from California to Eurove and back again. He further stated that he had the sult | made to order last year by a tailor In | Petaluma, The. police place great importance in the discovery that Soeder took the suit | he .wage last Sunday to the.cleaning works early the following day. Their theory is that the sun‘had blood stains upon it resulting from the murder of Blajse, and that Soeder took a most ef- fective means to remove the damaging marks. Just why Soeder took the suit toa clen.ner on Mondn.y he is unable to explain. . SOEDER MAKES STATEMENT. Soeder was questioned at length yes- terday afternoon in the office of Chief ‘Wittman, his statements being taken down by a stenographer. In reply to some questions put to him he said: “My brother-in-law went out three or four times by himself in the evening since our arrival in San Francisco_ five weeks ago. He never remained out more than an hour at-any time. Last Sunday evening after we. came home from dinner he said he was going.out for a walk. I went to bed at 10 o'clock. Sunday night, and he had not returned. On Monday morning I found thdt. had not been home all night, and I went over to the house of a friend .in the Mission, whom we met on the steamer coming oyer from Europe.” Soeder admitted that he was a little worried at the absence. all . night of Blaise, and that ‘was the reason he wint to look for him at his friend’s house. He eould not explain why, de- spite his worriment, he took his suit of ::lcmles to the cleanerl the same morn- ng. When asked if he had been married- more than once Soeder repued “No, I have only been married once.” ADMITS ANOTHER MARRIAGE. ‘“‘Are * you telling the truth?” was asked of Soeder, and he was reminded that his wife, who died last year at Petaluma, had been insured for $2000, which sum he had collected after the woman died suddenly. Soeder almost collapsed at the ques- tion, but he braced himself and for half an hour denied .that he had ever been married more than once. Persistent examination at last drew from him the admission that he had a former wife, who had disappeared. “Yes,"” replied Soeder, as he shifted uneasily in his chair, “I was married twice, but never more. “1 was married some years ago to Elizabeth Nifs inm this city. She had no relatives here. I don’t remember the year we were mar- ried in. I think she got the license. We were married by some minister on Mis- sion street, but I don’t know his nam “Where s your first wife now?” was asked of Soeder. “I don’t know,” he replied; “we could 7 not get alofig together and she left me. I heard she went back to Germany and died there.” This important admtission on the part of Soeder is looked upon as very sig- nificant when it is known that the death of his second wife in Petaluma last year was regarded with suspicion by the local authorities. Soeder’s second wife was a Mexican girl, but Soceler will not say when or where he married her. While living at Petaluma last February Mrs. Soeder was taken suddenly ill and died, pre- sumably from ptomaine poisoning, and ugly rumors filled the air. Soeder col- lected $2000 insurance on his wife's life. CONFRONTED WITH EVIDENCE. Soeder denied yesterday that he owned a restaurant in Petaluma or that the. building he had erected had been | burned down last year. He claims that he sold the buflding for $350. The police have learned, however, that Soeder's house was destroyed by fire and that he tried to collect insurance upon it, but the insurance company refused to pay the.claim. Then it was that Soe- der went to Europe. The suspéct denied when quelnoned that he had ever been connected with a man named Goadello who was ar- rested and cohvicted of having a coun- terfeiting plant in his possession. When confronted by letters in his own writ- ing Soeder admitted that he had given information leading to Goadello’s ar- rest’ and conviction and had received a reward from the Government of $50. ‘This transaction took: place in 1900. It is thought that Soeder outlined the plan to Goadello to make counterfeit money and then denounced him to.the authori- fes for the purpose of securing a re- “With the knowledge that detectives ! -had-searched his room on Monday last, | shortly after he was nusvected of the murder of his brother-in-law, “Soeder | roceeded to pawn &:evolver and & box of canrldses RECOVER PA\‘NED RFVOLV'ER- He ,denied to’ Detective Gibson on | Monday that he'owned a revolver; but | when pressed 'vesteray hé admitted | that he had pawned the revolver on‘ Third street-and -had-given a fictitious \ name. Soeder was taken by Gibson to Third | street and the suspected man failed to locate the pawn-shop, but after a time he admitted that he had pawned the\ revolver at Levi's shop on Stockton | street. near O'Farrell. Detective Gibson took Soeder to the | pawn-shop in question and recovered | the revolver belonging to Soeder. lt‘ was a Smith & Wesson, hammerless, § | mer H. Swaney, formerly of Pittsburg, umnm& A PLAGUE OF T]lE \I(vHT EEL PLANTS ARE CRIPPLED Two Washington Corporations Become Involved Through the Deaths of Head Officials Itching Piles nnfl‘othfl' Rectal Trou- bles Easily Cured by a New and Safe Method. A Remarkable Number of Cures Made by the Pyramid Pile Cure. About one person in every four suf fers from some form of reetal disease | The most common and anncying is itch ing piles, indicated by warmth, slight moisture and intense, uncontrollab itching in the parts affected. The usual treatment has been some simple ointment or salve which some times give temporary relief. but noth ing like a permanent cure can be ex pected from such superficial treatmen The only permanent cure for itching piles yet discovered is the Pyramid Pile Cure, not only for itching piles but for every other form cf piles, biind, bleed- ing or protruding. The first applica- tion gives instant relief and the con- in the steamer Clallam disaster has re- | tinued use for a short time causes a sulted tn the appointment of a receiver | n;rmane;l removal of hr_h: vumr\r!”l]w v the smal parasites whie cause £l n les. purchased and enlarged the Irondale | ;D\I Collins of 440 Armitage avenue, blast furnace, near Port Townsend, be- | chicago, says: “Some time ago I com- sides securing control of a large area | menced using Pyramid Pile Cure for of raw iron land in British Columbia., a disagreeable case of itching piles He had OI’KRHIZQd a steel company to After using five boxes T consic der my- build a complete open-hearth plant, to- | 5¢i ;‘“"r:y ;‘"’“d ‘l‘lr m:x"j:f;:‘;e‘::‘" | mether with rolling mills. Two neeks’"“}‘ B & = Lago tie ‘returned fréin New York and oobog's o snt of my frignds who may | Pittsburg, where he had béen to secure | happen to be troubled as I was.” money for carrying out this project.i The Pyramid Pile Cure is probably His death will delay operations, and | the only pile cure extensively recom- caused the First National Bank of | mended by physicians, because it is so Seattle, to whom the company owed safe, so prompt in the relief afforded $23,000, to apply for a receiver. M. J.|and so far as known the only positive Carrigan, assistant to Swaney, was ap- | cure for piles. pointeds recejver. All druggists now sell it at 30 cents Captain C. W. Thompson of Tacoma, | per package. RECEIVERS ARE APPOINTED SRS LU Presidents of the Companies Perish in Clallam Disaster and Litigation Soon Follows —e Qve?lll Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Jan. 12.—The death of Ho- also lost in the Clallam wreck, was president of the Washington Co-opera- | tive Mining Syndicate and the Monte- zuma Mining Company of this city, 38-caliber, and had been pawned i the name of “Sam Norman." When asked why he had pawned the revolver Soeder replled that “he hadmo Address the Pyramid Co.. Marshall, Mich., for book on cause and cure of piles. If suffering from any form of piles further use for it.” Sceder was questioned as to where his trunk was, and finally admitted that before he went to Europe he sent | the trunk out for storage to the Five- !Mile House on, the Mission road. The | police secured thh trunk last evening and will make a careful gxamination of | its contents to-day. Soeder will-be given angther examin- | ation by Chief of Police Wittman this ‘morning. DANFORTH'S "BOOKS : SHOW NO RECORD OF FORMER MARRIAGE ‘While Soeder claims to have been ‘married in this city to Elizabeth Nifs, no record of the issuance of a mar- riage licens¢ can he foynd. At the.re- ‘quest'of The Call, Deputy County Clerk | Danforth opened his office last night ‘and went over:the records. A careful index of. mnrrllle licenses, is kept, but meither the name of Leon Soeder, Elizabeth Nifs nor L. S. Lekenhenlt, Soeder’s assumed name, appears. The inspection of .the records was carried well back into the eighties, but the name of neither party ¢ould be found on the books.” The police are positive . that the ceremony actually took plake. but it is probable that, owing to the perturbed condition of the prisoner during the searching cross- examination, he gave San Francisco as the place where the marriage was per- formed, while it may have taken place in some other county. \ | e -+ | will hold its monthly meeting on Fri- | day evening, the 15th inst., at Califor- | nia Hall, 1015 Clay street, Oakland. Colonel M. E. Billings of the Army of | the Potomac will deliver a lecture on his “Recollections of the Civil War.” All Tllinoisans are cordially invited to be present. | ———e——i— | UNION LEAGUE HOLDS | ITS ANNUAL MEETING Iclub Members Re-elect Present Of- ficers and Discuss the Question of New Quarters. The annual meeting of the Union League Club was heid in the rooms | of the organization at the Palace Ho- tel last evening. After the transaction of the routine business the members | of the club took up the question of | new quarters and the proposition of moving to the Pacific Union Club’'s present home. The matter was finally referred to | General George Stone, J. P. Fraser, M. H: de Young, T. K. Kase and Frank Marston, who will visit the Pacific ! Union building and make a report on | its adaptability for the purposes of the club. The annual election result- | ed in the re-election of all the old of- ficers. Seventy-six votes were cast and were unanimous. The officers are -as follows: George H. Pippy, president; S. J. Hendy, first vice president; H. G. W. | Dinkclspiel, second vice president; B. Fuller, secretary; I. W. Hellman Jr., treasurer; C. H. Garoutte, F. E. Beck, C. L. Field, E. E. Gates, John | Rothschild, E.. D. Page, directors. —_——————— LOS ANGELES BUSINESS MEN DUPED BY FORGER (ever Swindler Robs Them of Several Hundred Dollars by Means of ‘Worthless Checks. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.—An un- known forger is richer to the amount | of several hundred dollars by reason of three hours’' operations with forged checks this afternoon. During that time he ,assed a dozen or more checks bearing ‘what purported to be the sig- nature of Carl ‘Leona-dt, a wealthy cement contractor. The checks ranged from $20 to $50 and were passed upon ! lumber dealers and other material men with whom Leonardt is frequently as- sociated in large contracts.. He also victimized two brewerigs, securing $50 from each. How many more checks he ! passcd is not known, "ut a sufficient number have been found to indicate | that the forger did a wholesale busi- | mess. None of his victims knéw him. —_————————— Funeral of George Haugsted. SANTA ROSA; Jan. 12.—The fun- eral of George Haugsted took place at Ukiah this afternoon and was largely attended by mem! of the Masonic fraternity,-the Odd Fellows and Santa Rosa Lodge, B. P. O. E.. Haugsted ‘vuamly burned ahout ten days ago by the igniting of a floor varnish he _pnwlntlnummmm : —_— ; ‘To Cure a Cold in fi'. !&uw-:—. = ‘“fi‘“‘a.:?"....... P " FAILS TO FIND HEALTH SOUGHT IN CALIFORNIA George W. Wells, a brother of A. G. Wells, general manager of the Santa Fe Railroad, died in this city Monday evening after an fliness extending over‘[ several months. Deceased was widely known in Chicago, where, for a number of years, he was engaged in the broker- age business. Failing health prompted him to come to the coast a few months ago and for a time he was employed by the Santa Fe Company at Richmond. About three months ago Wells was forced to take to his bed and for a time it was thought he would die, but a trip to Southern California restored his health to some extent and he finally returned to Rich- mond. He again began to decline and was compelled to enter a hospital in this city, where He passed away. The remalns of the unfortunate man were placed 'in a vault at Cypress Lawn Cemetery yesterday by his brother to await shipment to Chicago, where they will be eventually interred. Wells was 51 years old, a widower, and is survived by two sons. T owner. ‘The funeral will take place Wednesday. TR Death of a Civil War Veteran. VALLEJO, Jan. 12.—John McLaren | suffered a stroke of apoplexy last night and -died a few minutes after being stricken. Deceased had been employ- ed for some time as toolkeeper in the shipfitters’ shop at Mare Island and was a veteran of the Civil War. He was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, | and was a member of the Fourth| Rhode Island Regimem in the Chxl‘ War, — Prominent Divine Dead. LONDON, Jan. 12.—Lord Bray- brook (the Rev. Latimer Neville, rec- tor of Haydon, Cambridgeshire, since 1851 and master of Magdalen College, Cambridgeshire, since 1853) is dead. He was born in 1827. ———e— CHINESE EMPEROR SIGNS THE TREATY WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-—Sir Cheng, the Chinese Minister here, called upon Acting Secretary of State Loomis late | this afternoon and ‘informed him that- he had received a cablegram from Pe- king stating that the Emperor had af- fixed his seal to the Chinese-American treaty and further that he had ac- Religious Devotee Dead. OAKLAND, Jan. 12.—Sister Flor- ence Benigna, in secular life Annie Reilly, died last night at St. Joseph's Convent, West Oakland, after a short period of illness from pneumonia. Sister Florence was born forty-eight years ago in St. Louis. She came to California and was appointed Mother Superior of the Convent of St. Joseph when it was founded. Subsequently the sister went to Monterey and as- sisted in-work among the Indians. Re- cently she returned and resumed teaching at St. Joseph's Academy. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning, when a solemn high requiem mass will be celebrated at 8 o'clock at St. Patrick’s Church. Interment will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery. ey kit Popular Saloon Man Dies. Charles W. Harris died yesterday at the residence of his brother, Ben D. Harris, 1613 Larkin street. The d ceased was the proprietor of the Tem- ple Bar on the corner of Sutter street and Grant avenue. He was well known in San Francisco znd very popular and enjoyed the friendship of a large circle of acquaintances. His father, the late George W. Harris, was ‘| an old Californian and for many years | prominently identified with the whole- sale liquor business. N B TR Former State Senator Passes Away. VACAVILLE, William ‘|'says that Town Marshal ceded to the request of the American Government through Minister Conger for the ‘mmediate passage of ratifica- tions. Therefore, without awaiting the arrival in Washington of the copy of the ‘treaty from Peking, the Min- ister and Secretary Hay will within a day or two sign a protocol equivalent to the exchange of ratifications and, the President’s proclamation being is- sued, ‘the convention will go into ef- fect immediately. The Minister's ad% vices induced the State Department to change the plan it had formed earlier.[his opposition to the civil service sys- in the day to await the arrival of the mail copy of the treaty. e MARSHAL TAKES LIFE OF A SALOON-KEEPER SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 12.—A special from Thompson Springs, Utah, Mar Joseph Bohny last night shot and instantly killed A. A. Empy, a saloon-keeper, at Moab, Utah. Previously the men had _quarreled over Bohny's ordering 3 'boy out of Empy's saloon, Empy striking the marshal with a pool ball. Later the men met on the street and after a few words Bohny shot Empy. Bohny is under arrest. ———— " Young Heiress to Wed. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 12.—A mar- riage license was issued this morning to Coroner and Public Administrator Frank L. Blackburn and Miss Caroline T. D. Williams, both prominent resi- dents of Petaluma. The bride-to-be is heiress to the estate of her father, the late General Williams, U. S. A., and | will cost $1 | ter of 1863-64, when, according to the | extent that many wells which have al- | cordingly high. | do any real good. ask your druggist for a package of Pyramid Pile Cure and try it to-night. $! FREE $I spoeu\ offer for 30 days. Asa al indaes- rsons who are WEAK, NERVOUS. TNIN- CA EWORN, and havs never tried we GREATEST OF ALL BLOOD AND MERVE REMEDIES, NERVAN TABLETS, And who mn to give them a thorough uhh ws will send nl.l.-!lzt: $1 BOX FRER of for the cover of & Nervan which were together developing at Fairfax one of the largest coal proper- ties in the State. Thompson was also an officer and director of the Tacoma Steel Company, which purposes build- ing at West Tacoma a large steel plant similar to that prejected by Swaney at Port Townsend. Thomp- son’s death will not necessarily affect | THit the operations of the Tacoma Steel Company, though the coal mine which his other companies were opening was intended to furnish coal and coke for | the steel plant when built. Henry Bucev has been appeinted receiver of the Washington Co- operative and Montezuma companies, | on application of Milllonaire Hewitt, to whom both are indebted. The coal | property is valued at $400,000. Out- side of this the companies have lia- ‘;‘.‘,‘.m':,,“}"‘: e ey Gt bilities of $40,000 and available as-| You will be surprised at the wonderful n-..-.lu sets of $24,000. -Hewitt estimates it |S°h e e of two boxes and you St We ally 000 to vut the mings on a paying basis. — e DROUGHT IN. SOUTHLAND IS BECOMING SERIOUS coal |ecomplets a cure. uest the druggist to give you check showing the date of your purchase and send it along with Sgver. We simply ask this as & matier of If You Want Stre Green Feed Is Lacking and the Ab- sence of Water Is Causing Suf- fering Among Cattle. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.—The d which has contirued throughout So\nh- ern Californfa for more. than three months just at the season when under normal conditions there is the most plentiful supply of water, is becoming a serious matter to ranchers and par- ticularly to owners of livestock. According-to a bulletin just issued.by the. Weather Bureau' this season has been thus far the dryest since the win- records, which were tigen kept by indi- viduals, no rain fellduring the winter, There is water for irrigation, much of it from artesian sources, but the arte- sian plan has been ered to such an ways been flowing ‘wells heretofore must now be pumped. The expense to cattle owners is enormous because there is no green feed and the prices of dry feed are ac- Tab In places the absence of water is causing suffering among | the cattle. No rain has fallen here | since October 1. There have been slight showers in places, but no gen- eral downpour of sufficient volume to Despite these un- . favorable conditions the prospects are most flattering for an excellent citrus crop. e DISCUSSING CIVIL SERVICE. Sold UNION DRUG STORES. m-w-mhunoo..mm. Hepburn of Iowa Asks House to Cut Off Commission’s Appropriation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. — The House to-day for mare than five hours considered the legislative, * executive and judicial appropriation bill, but reached no conclusion en it. A variety of topics, including Panama and the tariff, were. discussed during the course-of the debate. Adams (R.) of Pennsylwvania, in referring to the din- ner recently given in New. York City, at which Olney spoke, made refer- ence to the result of the recent New York municipal contest as a victory won by catering to those who desired free license in rum and immorality. This statement was resented by Mr. Fitzgerald (D.) of New York in a vigorous speech. ‘When the item in the bill providing for the expenses of the Civil Service Commission was reached Hepburn (R.) of Iowa took occasion to express qBoflEmAn ucumham S0LD EVERYWHERE. HILBERT MERCANTILE CO. Pacific Coast Agents. visit DR. JORDAN'S cnaear tem, as it now exists, and expressed a desire to amend the bill by striking out the paragraph providing for the existence of ‘the commission. Discus- sion of the civil service-was pending when the House adjourned. ————— Irish Honor McAdeo and Phelan. NEW YORK; Jan. 12.—The American Irish Historical Society to-night elected Police Commissioner McAdoo presiding general. Among the vice presidents is James D. Phelan of California.