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THE AN FRANCISCO CALL JANUARY 19, 1904. TUESDAY F 4 LA UANCE CETS BETWEEN SPROAT AND LIBERTY {RD CRILLING ~ ARE TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS T scouneea | Alleged Swindler of Merchants Remains in Jail in| His Cross- Examination| Default of Necessary Bail---Wonderful Watch| Maude Lawrence Case| | Cause of Contention---Cabaniss on Travelers I | | [E— Real Estate ! A LS {AMATIC SCENE AVERTED - ng by a nose and ¢ e Then they | Jude Cabaniss Pleads With to a policeman. . . vo g 3 erday sentenced the ‘ osecution to Withdraw « ned by P Chinaman m) six months in 3 N . c week County Jail. He enunciated the rge. but Without Awail on both sides, nion, in passing sentence, that the! B, s e two broth flood should carefully avoid ng with native thieves, as that of industry was alre: over- jed convicted of = soid in Judge Fritz's court Board of 1 be given a senience grew industrious at the win- Southern Pacific depot at Townsend streets Sunday ched b to a five-deilar $60,000. the old pound llion dol- o 1 e exertion v h to BANKER TESTIFIES nto the slip ge, but found dishen outside ding thr clinging v The two miners beat POLICE PENSION AND PRACTICES LAW DRAWS Branch County ide road punch etain him fo Ja ed in somt a weapons. on averred, meanor spoke truth, that he had n a hurried business trip from ate ss, gold-banded bar- h State, but chance d him to overlook h me limit When he sough and would not tramn it had gone back for him. S ight of. it wanderings met vil_ with whom he be- They rudely threw skeller at Geary and s and his trusty revolver idden depths. A po- ng and arrested John- r v concealed weapons. Judge Cabaniss charged mim in the wing opinion. Baliff Neli Carmicha are a traveler You were o h; 3 infended to r h on the first train and your forcible flight dowr stairs where you we ndant is discharged.” ph Meyver went into a Chinese n street Saturday a repast. It con- duck, $12 worth of frijoles and three pieces The magnificence of he was famous and he saw streams and fashionable | people pouring o his narrow eating- had dined he sat back us to fate. When the Chinaman gent abe compensation. | Meyer pushed the muzzle of in frent of the Chinaman's hat the siant yriental almost became in trying to realize the lar npaidt the Chinaman « histle and secured the »oliceman to whom all guns accused man was pay. 1 ed of life in Martinez | and cam e lights and spar- | kles of a great city. She went to the | Barbary Coast for the gay glitter for which she longed instead of going to work as a servant in the Western Addi- | tion. A policeman thought she would | wer better in some other sphere of | ity and arrested her for vagrancy. s quite a pretty girl and hardly oks the 19 vears she claims. She waz nvicted before Judge Mogan vester- | day and will be sentenced to-day. Haze Charge of Insubordination Made * Against James F. Sheehan for Re- PARCELS POST ENTHUSIASTS fusing to Report for Duty. ARRANGE A MASS MEETING Albambra Theater for Exploitation of Scheme for Improvement. blic meeting of citizens inter- mprovement of the pos- be held at the Alham- s y m, in- | pra Theater next Thursday night. It € his making him unfit | ;o ¢4 pe under the auspices of the Cal- as he was subject 10 ;e 1ia Postal Progress League, an the purpose ganization formed for veloping the mail service. The of the meeting is to promote terest in an up-to-date parcels post. ¢ is expected that Governor Pardee 1| preside at the meeting. He is president of the league, as are also Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the versity of California, and David Starr Jordan, president of Stan- ford University. Hen Weinstock, the well known merchant, John S. Dore of Fresno and Edward Berw of Pacific Grove are among those ed for speeches. ————————— May Lease Portion of Park. The Supreme Court has decided that the Mayor and the Common Council was ordered to Chief has failed ain Continued. Garnett Case Ag: inued the et % | Alum Rock Park to a man named Perry, who wishes to erect a hotel on the public reservation. George Har- ter, a citizen, objected to the scheme and secured an injunction against the consummation of the deal. The court holds that property donated by an in- | dividual could not be thus leased, but the transaction is valid where the | ground, as in the case at bar, has been | set aside by the authorities as a public park. { ——————— Accused of Double Crime. Claus Meyn, a clerk, was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Detec- tives Grahafm and Fitzgerald and Po- liceman Winzler on charges of burg: passing a fictitious check. It ‘Ifll" lary and ! 'o‘l!fl on is that Meyn broke into the ( Store of W. E. Harmes, Valencia ( street, and stole a number of blank ! Ostllm checks and that he filled up on of the checks, which he passed on W. J. Ramsey, 2 dry goods merchant, California Progress League Secures | of San Jose may lease a portion of | + | TATE FLORAL SOCIETY PREPARES TO EXHIBIT i Spring Show in the Ferry Bailding Will Have for Distinguishing Fea- ture Collection of Bulbs. The twentieth exhibition of the Cal- ifornia State Floral Society will be | opened in the grand nave of the ferry building on Thursday, March 24, and will continue three Vs. This flower show will have the char- acteristie feature of betng the first e: hibition of bulbs that the floral society ever made. The management hopes to have a collection that will at- | tract a large attendance. Mrs. John R. Martin, Mrs. O. D. Wheeler, Mr: William 8. Chandler, Mrs. O. D. Bald- win and R. Lichtenberg comprise the committee of arrangements. The list of premiums is long. The | first prize for general exhibit of the season will -be $25. The second best oliection will win $20. —_—— Draughtsmen Wanted. The United States Civil Service Commission announces that an exami- | nation will be held at San Franciseo 17 for the position of topo- graphic and cartographic draughtsman, | to fill two vacancies at $1000 per an- | pum each, and one vacancy at $1200 | per annum in the position of draughts- | | man, office of the chief of staff, War Department. Age limit, 20 years or over. Apply to the United States | Civil _ Service Commission, Washing- ton, D. C., or to the secretary Consoli- dated Board Civil Service Examiners, 301 Jackson street, San Francisco, for apolication form 1312, which should be properly executed and filed with the commission at Washington. ————— Passes Fictitions Check. Ellis H. Swain, a dentist, secured a warrant from Police Judge Conlan yesterday for the arrest of A. W. Har- pending Jr. on a charge of passing a fictitious check. Swain that Harpending passed a check for $150 on him on July 3 last, which he cashed with John P. Glynn, saloon- keeper, Fourth and Mission streets. The check was found to be worthless i i has and Swain had to { with the funds very fast. | say so after the conference was ended. He had dined | | municipal exhibit at the St. Louis ex- FISE T0 PAY |SELF-DEFENSE FOR BUILDING, VERDICT GIVEN ——— RE California Commissioners to*('ornn(‘r's Jury Inquires Intoi of a Divekeeper World’s Fair Widl Not a Structuye for This b NO MONEY IS AVAILABLE|POLICE Erect| Shooting ) City| by a Patron of the Bar | CLUB PRODUCED Board of Supervisors Appro-| Edward Richards Is Declared priate Money for Represen-| to Have Been Justified in tation at St. Lounis Exposition Killing of Giunseppi Martini | | ! | —_—— - sioners to the St. Louis Coroner Leland held an inquest ves- d vesterday by the | terday morning on the body of Giu- and members of | seppi Martini, a divekeeper .t §23 Pa- ci.ie street January 6 by E¢ward Richards. jury returned a verdiet the eity and | isco to appropriate | erection of 2 mu- The ; 3 L homicide. 1 cipal pqxldmg_ at St Louis to house The evidence was to the effect that the exhibits this city will s Richards and a depraved female the great show and d the grant. Ex-Ma ent b E ond ings Union 3 ¥ of the S walted habitue of the dive were drinking lager beer together. a bottle being ordered at a time, the charge for each bottle being 50 cents as against the regulation price of 19 ¢ s in the groceries. A ute arcse between ! and Martini respecting the pa one bottle hards imi | that he had a 50 cents | it and Mar at_he not paid anything. ¥ Riehards declared that he did not purpose to pay again and that he was being im- posed upon. Martini thereupon resort- Rich: g had Within a v took was made ence was ad- cepers—a po club—and Wi vancing toward Richards with ¢t w raised. Richards warned him continuing warning, eapon o keep back, and Marti o advance after the secc fir committee. to be Francisco prov building among structures to be ichards fired. ; 1 rend g their verdict the jurors s We believe from the testimony in the case that the said Edward Ric ds feared great hodily injury ed the sho furthermore believe it to be a case of justifiable homicide.” Richards' preliminary began before Police Judge Mogan yes- Two witnesses were examined. R reared REFUSE APPROPRIATION. It was also pointed out by the mem- bers of the San Francisco committee nce that unless San Fran- own building at the great will not be distinctiveiy rep- | terday. while many counties wili be | One of them was the girl who was tion in the agriculture build-| with Richards at the time of the shooting. She s#d there were no st long. The | words and no arrel previeus to the | said that it | killing. She said she whs sitting at a | appropriate | table with Richards in the dance hall on_ that | she heard 2 shot and saw Mar- | prac- | tini fall to the ground. s tically apportioned and there are un- The hearing will be resumed this avoidable expenses that will be very |forenoon. ¥ large. For instance, the railroads are —————————————— Put on Good Behavior. Alfred Colon and Pedro Rivera, two young Porto Ricans who were ed on a charge of burglary Judge Lawlor’'s court. appeared for sentence vesterday. They entered the jewelry going to chdarge a rate of 60 cents per 1 for moving exhibits from o to St. Louis. s moved in one direction. hose which are to be brought back to| California will tcke a higher rate.| There are tons of mineral exhibits to be moved to the mines and mining bu There are many tons of fruits vegetables, educational exhib- various bulky products transportation one-way rate of 60 cents per 100 pounds will make away This rate way, on November 15. Father Anto- nio M. Santandreu made a strong plea for mercy for the two defendants and promised to assume their direction and control if they were givern a chance to reform. The Judge postponed sen- tence till March 25 and allowed them to go with Father Santandreu. COMMITTEE DISAPPOINTED. The San Francisco committee mem- e e bers were disappointed at the refusal Gas heaters. formerly $4.50, now $2.50, of the Commissioners to promise 0| .. san Francisco Gas and Electric Com- pay for erecting the San Francisco| pany, 415 Post street 2 building at St. Louls at the estimated cost of $12,000, and did not hesitate to —_————————— Dog Takes Long Jump. A dog belonging to J. Sylvester of 18 Mason street jumped from the roof of the Lynwood Hotel yesterday morn- ing to the ground, fifty feet below. The animal struck and broke a wire in the course of its descent and reached the pavement alive, but badly injured. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelt; Animals had the dog As neither the executive committee nor the display committee for the city was fuily represented no action could be taken. A report will be made back as to the lack of success. The &xpecta- tion of the San Francisco committee is that the show to be made by this city will cost about $50,000 to collect, install and maintain during the continuance St. Louis exposition. Commissioners guarantee $12.000 the San Fran- agreed to pay the transportation charges on all that of the Japanese Seeks Damages. H. Dochi, a Japanese, brought suit in Justice of the Peace Daniels’ court against Charles Mahoney to of cisco building, was San Francisco wishes to send on as|Yesterday | exhibits. As the neisco dispiay | Tecover §299 damages. Dochi alleges will consist princi 'of maps, pic. | that Mahoney pushed him off an Rilis- eet car on the morning of January 1903, and that sustained in jurles that prevented him from work ing for many montl The Judge took the case under advisement. + tures and other articles that have little weight, the transportation item will not be, relatively, ve s The Board of Sug sors yesterday adopted a resolution authorizing an i of $5000 out of the ur- d, if it contains that amount on June 30, 1904, and pledg- ing the board to appropriate an addi- tional $10,000 for the purpose of de- fraying a portion of the expense of a he urged the Finance Comm arrangements forgan exhibit in the Model City. Phefin announced that an endeavor would be made to raise 35,000 additional by popular sub- scription in order that the amount for position. A committee consisting of E. B.|a creditable exhibit will axsresAKei Pond, F. J. Symmes and J. D. Phelan | $50,000. s COTTOLENE. IR = s y i SIMPLE SIMON. 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It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrheea and Wind Colie. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ! | i i | (4 rl . In Use For Over 30 Years. THE cowr PARY. 7T MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. n self-defense: and we | examination nvict- | store of Giuseppe Licata, 508 Broad-| ee to make .\D\'F,R'LIEQ!FLXTS. THE BOARD OF LONDON WINE MERCHANTS HAS SELECTED DRY MONOPOLE AS THE BEST CHAMPAGNE IN THE | [ r | DON'T FAIL TO ESurt Lounging the EMPIR! PARLOR, the PALM ROOM, the HOUSE MATINEE SATURDAY— All This Week THE SWEETKEST STORY EVER TOLD The Pretty P: al Drama ONE NIGHT IN JUNE William J. Holmes Cast Beginning NEXT SUD Y MATINEE W. H. TURNER In a Splendid Production of DAVID HARUM € CES ULAR PRI IVOLI ND WEEK A | | | OPERA HOUSE. EMENDOUS When Johnny Comes Marching Home. pectacular Comic Opera by Stan- nge and Jullan Edwards Martial Music! Picturesque Scemery! North- rs and Southern Sweethearts’ MATINEE SATURDAY. TUsual Popular Prices... 50c and TSe Box Seats . Sovndes RS 'CALIFORNIA #= THIS WEEK. RN The Successful Melodrama THE FATALWEDDING NEXT MONDAY NIGHT. LIEBER & C megnificent pro- dnction of H: aine’s Power- fal Play THE ETERNAL CITY With EDWARD MORGAN and the Entire Erilliant New York Cast. Special Music by Mascagal. SEATS NOW ON SALE. | How | Poured They | In A Line at 7:30 One Bilock Long. You Must Secure Seats Ahead. and Every- body Wants to See THE BEAUTY SHOP The Ons Really Fun i 4 Meritorions. Delightfully usical Comedy, With B All-Star” Cast. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. POPULAR PRICES. ALHAMBRA THEATER. Saturday Evening. January 23, 1904, at 8 Extraordinary Entertainment in Commemora- tiod of Verdi's Death (Under the Ausoices of “the Daily L'Ialia). Rivela’s Royal ltalian Band » ool el ifl-jfl ‘Russo, X X Sextet from “Lucia,” Wagner's * and “Al- bumblatt.” Intermezzo from Mascagni's “Rat- AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA :.ai SECOND AND LAST WEEK MRS. LANGTR “MRS. DEERING'S DIVORCE.” “ a and Sa fay Nigl BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY, JAN. 35, The Internat! Musical C Triumph, ACHINESE HONEYMOON Seats Ready Thursday. ENTICING VAUDEVILLE! Stein-Eretto Family: Stanley and Wilson: Kelly and Violette; Irving Jones: Howard Thurston: Wallno and Marinette; Asra; White and Simmons and Orpheum Motion | [Pietures. Regular Ma day. Sa and 30e LC Z Bs. asco & Mayer, A Proprietars. A A E. D. Price, T " General Man TO-NIGHT—ALL THIS MATINEES S AY and SUNDAY T merican Comedy Pirst San Francisce Production. 100 Wights In New York. Western Widow. Tragedian, the : THBMAS BRAéjE:; GENTRAL==: Belasco & M. Proprietors. Market h. Phone South 833. Gl THIS WEEK MA ES U $ 3 The Re G Viv Dynamite Explosion! Speciaities! ALL PRICES e~ DEAVES' MERRY MANIK Axd & Great Show Every Afternoom aad Evening in tie Heated Theater. A CHINESE BABY IN THE INFANT INCU. BATOR. Visit the Mystic Mirror Maze. BABY LEOPARD IN THRE 300! AMATEUR NIGHT THURSDAY. Admission, 10c; Childres, Se. When Phoning, Ask for “The Chutes.” Racing! |OAKLAND RACE TRACK NEW CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB Commencing January 4, | Ractng Bach Week Day. Raln or Shine | Six or More Baeos{ Daily. | MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENTS. 'LYRIC HALL, To-Night NEXT TO NEW TIVOLI Burtofl_l_olmes e SIBERIA Night it Colored Views Realistic Fiords, SATURDAY, Special Matinee at 3 TELLOWSTONE PARK Seats $1.00, T3¢, 30c, at Sherman, Clay & Oo's |