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40 MAY 22, 1901, ITMAN MAKES iDOPTION 600D Threatened With Loss| of the Little Child He} Ias Reared as His Own {UTHER RECLAIMS IT Jtecords Were Mixed and| His Title Was Not Clear, put Mistake Was Found - akland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 2L r who abandoned her child | ng asylum in San Fran- v seven years ago and would v reclaim it from David and Lflhel Hyman will find that they have a per- fect title the child. The title was | made so to-day by an order from Judge | ening out the records | The mother had sued out habeas corpus before Judge San Francisco, and the Hy- cited to brimg the cmldl and show cause why she the custody of her lit- to ans we was in court to-day. She | miss of 7. Seemingly she ss very happy with her foster who have brought her up in | ¢ that they were her fathér Recently a woman claim- ) be the mother has made demands | x!m child, and in looking up the t was discovered that, while | e adoption had been registered, there s apparen no record of its com- p. It was not until an action haa | begun by Hyman to protect the he had adopted and the matter brought up before Judge Ogden that it was discovered that ¢ the case had been registered un- | one number it had been completed | another. An order was made ing the mistake, and the Hy- ill appear in court next Tues- San Francisco with a clear title to the child. | ————————— CONCLUDE | Contra Costa Company Asks to Have Rates Fixed *o Avoid Clerical Work. May 21.—The City| 1t concluded the taking f testimony in the water rates in- uiry Further investigation will be | 3 the records at hand and | of the evigence that has This will be done by the | [ heard * individual Councilmen. A. L Adams, on behalf of the Con- | ta Water Company, said to the | his evening that the company | 1us ready to concede that all of the | sles of law had been complied with | inquiry should the Council stop | king testi ny at this time. dams exy d that the company | ious to have the rates fixed as | possible, because a change in | present schedule will involve an mous amount of clerical work | g the rate cards. 1‘ —_———— ACCUSES DAUGHTER OF BATTERING IIM ¥rederick Woolf -Causes His Off- | spring’s Arrest for Knocking Him | Over Bannister. ALAMEDA, May 21.—George Gib- d his wife, Nanette Gibson, were last night on the complaint k Woolf, father of the the complaining witness woman, charging both defendants with bat- tery. He alleges that his daughter and son-in-law are hoping he will die s0 that they may come into possession of the house occupied by them and by him on Cypress and Third owned streets. Woolf accuses his daughter of hit- ting and throwing him over a ban- nister. He also says that his son- in-law jumped upon him and kicked him brutally. The defendants deny the charges of battery. They claim that they had assisted Woolf financially as far as it wase possible, but that he caused them much trouble by becom- ing intoxicated and boisterous. B —— | A FINE yOR BATTERING RELATIVE Mrs. Minnie Hoffschneider Assaults Her Sister-in-Law as Result of Tively Family Quarrel. OAKLAND, May 21.—All because of & family row Mrs. Minnie Hoffschnei- der paid a $5 fine to-day in the Police Court after conviction for battering her sister-in-law, Mrs. May Hoff- schneider. Troubles between the pair culmin- ated a few days ago when the women met at Hopkins and Summer streets and expressed opinions of each other in such raucous tones that the neigh- borhood was threatened with convul- sions. Words led to blows, and Mrs. Minnie roundly belabored her less ag- gressive relative, according to the tes- timony of numerous witnesses. The women’s husbands permitted their respective wives to settle matters without interference. —_———— Private Detective on Trial. OAKLAND, May 21—The trial of Brwin Frost, a private detective, charged with assisting in the unlawful detention of Mrs. Jeannie Desoza at the instance of John Bamber, her father, was commenced to-day in the Police Court before Judge Mortimer Smith. Mrs. Desoza claims she was inveigled into lm‘ by Frost and dlr guard for town office. It l.| is h“ to $50,000. was continued until Monday. YIELDS L ey MISSING GIRL RETURNS HOME Miss Maude Edsberg Disap- pears for Four Days With- out Leaving Any Word FEARS OF FOUL PLAY Young Lady Returns at the Time Case Was Report- ed to the Police Officials ALAMEDA, May 21.—After being Jost for four days and having her dis- | to police, appearance reported the Miss Maude Edsberg, who is employed in the confectionery of Henry Heim at 1426 Park street, returned this evening and put at rest the fears of her family that she had met with foul play. Miss Edsberg, who is but 16 years of age, refused to state where she had been, and her mother, Mrs. R. Me- Nutt of 1153 East Sixteenth street, East Oakland, who reported the disappear- ance of her daughter to the police, | was so overjoyed at her return that| | she did not press her for an explana- tion. Miss Edsberg disappeared from Heim's store Thursday night and fro that time until to-day her whereabouts was a mystery. the place of her employment she was observed in the company of a strange man and the police were working on the theory that the young lady had eloped with the stranger. ——— CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS DISCUSS WORK AND PLANS Delegates From All Parts of County in Convention at Park Congregational Church. BERKELEY, May 21.—In conven- tion to-day at the Park Congregational Church the young people of the Chris- tian Endeavor societies of Alameda County talked over the work under- taken and accomplished by bers. It was the quarterly meeting of | the Christian Endeavor Union and it brought together delegates from all over the county. H. E. Keifer opened the convention the at 3 o'clock this afternoon with a prayer. This was followed by the | “Quiet Hour,” led by H. W. Miller of Berkeley. Doremus Scudder of Berke- ley welcomed the candidates and then addresees were made by J. E. White, | president of the California Christian Endeavor Union, on “What Is the Mis- sion of Christian Endeavor”; the Rev. H. J. Vosburgh, on “Has Our Mis- sion Been Fulfilled?” the Rev. E. H. , Maar, on “The Future of Christian Endeavor,” and the Rev. Dwight E. Potter, on ‘Santa Rosa, 1904." The afternoon session closed with a ques. tion box conducted by J. H. Hatch and A. M. Sutherland. A supper was served at 6 o'clock and this evening the convention came to an end with " the following pro- gramme: Praise service, led by A. M Sutherland; devotional service, O. Bordwell; anthem, Jesus”; address, J. E. White: solo, Charies W. Brock; addresses, by the Rev. Dwight E. Potter and I. N. Hal liday; consecration service, led by Dr. Sara E. Wise, ————— — OF INSANITY PLACED Georg CHARG e Raving Maniac in Jail and Had to Be Taken Out. OAKLAND, May 21.—Fred C the South 'Berkfiley butcher, broken down in the County Jail, where Dana, he was held on a charge of having | embezzled $200 from William Praff, and it is believed he has gone hope- lessly insane. He was taken to the insane ward of the Receiving Hespital to-day to await examination. Dana was to have appeared before Justice of the P2ace Edgar for sen- tence yesterday, but he acted so queerly that his sentence was post- poned. Chloral was given him and it quieted him for a time, but this morn- | ing he was again violent, and Sheriff John Bishop ordered him taken to the hospital. ROMANTIC DRAMA FOLLOWED BY COMEDY Neill Company Shifts !"rom the Su- perb “Gentleman of Francc” to “Nancy & Co.” OAKLAND, May 21.—"A Gentle- man of France,” with its richness of scenic production and strong cast, led by James Neill and Edythe Chapman, will have its last presentation at Ye Liberty Playhouse Sunday evening. The romantic drama has had one of the most successful runs in the Neill repertoire. For the week opening Monday night the Neill Company will appear in “Nancy & Co.,” one of Augustin Daly’s adaptations from French comedy. It will be new to Oakland theater goers and further commends itself as one of the Neill big successes. Miss Chapman and Neill head the cast. —————— ‘Woman Prevents a Fire. BERKELEY, May 21.—By retain- ing her presence of mind in a moment of danger, Mrs. J. A. Slater saved her home yesterday at 3049 Ellis street from destruction by fire. Some incubator chiclgens turned over a lamp. The incubator caught fire. The flames were fast gaining head- way when Mrs. Slater obtained a hose and quenched them. In the meantime she had sent her daughter to turn in an alarm. When the engine arrived the fire was out. s MRl IR No More Gifts for Teachers. PARIS, May 21.—M. Chaumie, the French Minister of Public Instruction, has just sent around a circular putting I-wptounndentmaln the ly- eeum the offering by pupils at the | end of the term of some gift to their teacher. The Minister thinks the pro- fessor who receiyes a present lessens bis meral control and leaves himself open to very humiliating imputations. ‘The Minister's act was influenced by complaints from a number of parents. Shortly after she left | its mem- | hamed of | AGAINST DANA | has | BREAKS BACK BY BAD FALL Young Teamster Killed in a’ Peculiar Accident While Working on a Load of Hay INSTANTANEOUS S G N i Suddenly Drops to Bottom of Wagon From Which He Had Been Lifting Bales P N P & Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, May 21. Louis J. Bettencourt, 17 years of age, fell from a load of hay this morn- ing at Smith & Oliver’s warechouse, ‘[dut of Frankljn street, and was al- most instantly killed. The fall broke | his back. James Flynn DEATH and Thomas White |saw the ident and ran to the { youth's assistance. They found him | sensless. Quickly he was removed to the Receiving Hospital, but the sur- | geons found that life was extinct. The | body was taken to the Morgue. | Jettencourt w a driver for Smith | & Oliver. He iv standing on the top of a load of baled. hay, making ready to fasten hooks into the bales to un- load them into a loft. Suddenly he | fell backward, but not more than ten feet before striking the wagon bed. It is supposed his back was twisted | when he struck. | Bettencourt resided with his pa- ‘relns at 634 Eagle avenue, Alameda. —_——— | MARY SWEENEY TIRES [ OF BASEBALL HUSBAND 1 0ld Time Third Baseman Is Charged With Having Become Very Dis- sipated Poor. OAKLAND, May 21.—Mary E. Sweeney has tired of her baseball hus- band, “Danny” Sweeney, the Oakland | prize third baseman of years gone by, |and has begun suit for divorce on the | ground of failure to provide. She al- | leges that of late years he has become dissipated. K He is living now in Louisville, She also asks that she be allowed to resume jier maiden name of Chatfield. E. Thaisen was divorced from Peter Thaisen on the ground of willful neg- lect. They were married in Wyoming. She w lowed to resume her maiden name of Emma Miller. Katherine E. decree of divorce Edwards on tl The court aws alimony and pe maiden name, Jane N. Warner was from Frederick W. ground of desertion. ds her $30 a month mission to resume her Katherine A. Hurd. denied a di- | vorce on the ground of insufficiency in In the divorce court to-day \Hnn@ Edwards obtained a| L arn s 7 oy MR RS S /| BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1118 Broadway. | Telephone Main 1083. $ BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. } Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. 1435 Park Street. Telephone Alameda 4592. — CALL AGENCY REMOVAL NOTICE. On June Ist the Oakland ageney and news headquarters of this paper will be removed ! from 1118 Broadway to 1016 | Broadway, Oakland, Cal. & EVENTS lN SOCIE] By Zoe Green Radcliffe. | OAKLAND, May 21.-—Mrs. George | Martin's return tg her old home has been the signal for the giving of many {Informal but delightful affairs. As | May Bates Mrs. Martin was exceed- ingly popular and it must be very pleasant to receive so cordial a wel- come after an absence of nine long years. Goodall entertained a few of Mrs. } Martin's old friends in her honor and on Saturday last Miss Georgie Strong was hostess at an unusually pleasant afterncon complimentary to Mrs. Mar- tin and Mrs. Creighton Carmine, an- other visiting former Oakland girl. These two ladies were complimented guests recently at a card party given by Mrs. Newton Koser. Miss Strong is always a charming hostess and her card party last week was a very enjoyable affair. T To-day Mrs. I. Emmet Nicholson gave one of the largest card parties of the season in honor of Mrs. Mar- {tin and Mrs. Carmine. guests were present. | | il Five hundred was the game of the hour. Among the guests were: Frederick Allardt, Mrs. James G. Allen, Mrs. Frank Allen, Miss Ada Bates, Miss Beauvais, | the Misses Breck, Mr Sam Breck, | Mrs. George Borneman, Mrs. Lee Cole Burnham, Mrs. Martin’ Blote, Mrs. Harry Carleton, Mrs. Arthur Crellin, Mre. Frederick Page Cutting, Mrs. | William E. Colby, Mrs. . C. Coogan, ‘A\hss May Coogan, Mrs. Frederick | Clift, Miss Jean Clift, Mrs. Edwin de | Golia, Mrs. Frank Prentiss Deering, Mrs. Edward W. Engs, the Misses Everson, Mrs. Ernest R. Folger, Mrs. Cleveland Forbes, | the Misses Gray, M Edith Gaskill, ir Clarence H. Gray, Mrs. Frederick Hathaway, Mrs. J. C. Hampton, Mrs. George Hammer, the Misses Huff, Mrs. Edward A. How- rd) Mrs. J. Shepherd Jenks, Miss Har- t Emma Knight, Mre. Frederick {the evidenc She charged James| Knight, Mts. Newton - Kosem Mrs. Warner with wullful neglect. | Frank I. Kendall, Miss Kendall, Mrs. Suit for divorce was begun to-day | Albert A. Long, Mrs. Irving Lund- | by America Bidwell against John Bid-| herg, Mrs, Irving Lewis, Mrs. A. S. well on the ground of cruelty. They | Larkey, Mrs. Willlam H. Morrison, | were married in Reno, Nev., several | Mrs. William E. Miles, Mrs. Frederick vears ago. | W. Morse, Mrs. John P. Maxwell, N Y ST T | Mrs. Robert S. Moore, Mrs. Seth Mann, | MOTHER PROVINCIAL | Mrs. Shelby Martin, Mrs. Harold Mar- ARRIVES AT CONV | tin, Mrs. George Martin, Mrs. Will —_— Meek, Mrs. Willilam E. Milwain, Miss | Prominent Member of Sacred Heart Ethel Moore, Mrs. Frandes Musser, Sisterhood Takes Charge of Work in the Coast District. OAKLAND, May 21.—Mother Thais, the new Provincial of Sacred Heart | Convent, has arrived from Montreal | to take charge of the work in this province. Mother Thais was given a | | delightful welcome by the nuns and convent pupils. | In bonor of the new provincial a re- ception will be held to-morrow night at the convent. Mother Thais was formerly assist- ant superior general at the mother house in Montreal and was also as- sistant head of the mother house of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary at Hochelhea, Montreal. For nine years she was treasurer at Sacred Heart Convent in this city be- fore her departure for the East. Mother Thais is a member of a promi- nent French-Canadian family, a brother being Sir Alexander La Coste of Montreal —_————————— TYLER HENSHAW UNDERGOES OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS OAKLAND, May 21.—Tyler Hen- shaw, the brother of Supreme Justice Frederick W. Henshaw and of William G. Henshaw, the Oakland banker, un- derwent an operation for appendicitis at the Fabiola Hospital yesterday, and his condition is so serious that his brother, William G. Henshaw, who is on his way East, has been notified to return. The attack of appendicitis was very sudden and since the oper- ation the patient has failed to rally. Henshaw is the president of the Henshaw-Bulkley Company of San Francisco and lives with his family at 122 Lake street in this city. o e RS L o i Winemaker Struck by Train. OAKLAND, May 21.—While cross- ing Seventh street, near Webster, this evening Eugene Paris, a winemaker from Livermore, was struck by the Seventh-street “local.” His right arm was broken and the shoulder dislo- cated, his right leg was broken and three of his ribs were fractured. Owing to the fact that Paris 1s 62 years of age his injuries may’ prove fatal. Kind Act Nearly Causes Death. OAKLAND, May 21.—George Max- well, who lives in North Oakland, was suffering from a headache last night and some friends gave him what they called a ‘“headache powder.” | powder consisted largely of morphine and so overcame Maxwell that he had to be taken to the Receiving Hospital to save his life. ——————— Threatens Former Wife. | OAKLAND, May 21.—Edward P. Johnson, a civil engineer, was arrested to-night on complaint of his former wife, Minnie Johnson, who claims he threatened to do her harm. Johnson has been arrested several times for annoying the woman and her friends. The ! [ Miss Kmma E. Mahony, the Misses | Carrie and Belle Nicholson, Mrs. Ed- | win Owen, Mrs. Willilam Letts Oliver, the Misses Oliver, Mrs. Charles Par- cells, Mrs. Henry Rosenfeld, Mrs. Charles Rodolph, Mrs. Jeorge Ro- { dolph, Mrs. John Francis Smith, Mrs. | Harry Smith, Mrs. Mailler Searles, Mrs. Hayward Thomas, Mrs. Harry Wells Thomas, Mrs. Churchill Taylor, Mrs. Frank C. Watson, Mrs. Horace Watson, Miss Mary Wilson and Mrs. Vernon Waldron. P “Highlands” was the scene of a pleasant affair last evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Requa entertained a dinner party in honor of Mrs. James Laidlaw of New York. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Garthwaite, Miss Garthwaite, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Havens, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Requa, Miss Carolyn Little and Mr. Garth- waite. P e The Kenna home, in East Oakland, harbored a merry party of card players last Tuesday. No one knows better than Ada Kenna how to make her guests feel at home, and whenever this particular clyb gathers in the old house on the hill the big, comfortable rooms resound with the echo of pleasant young voices. Miss Kenna's guests last Tuesday were: Miss May Coogan, Mrs. Irving Burrell, Mrs. George Clarke Davis, Miss Lucretia Burnham, Miss Bessie Reed, Mrs. Philip Tuggles Clay, Miss Mollie Mathes, Miss Elsie Everson, Miss Ethel Sims, Miss Edith Chicker- ing, Miss Ethel Crellin, Miss Marion Goodfellow, Miss Bessie Fillmore and Miss Jean Downey. . Miss Louise Cooper of Santa Bar- bara has been the m@#if of several pretty affairs, {peluding a. bridge whist party given by Mrs. Irving Lundborg on Thursday afternoon, on which oc- casion the prizes were won by Mrs. George 8. Wheaton, Miss Cooper and Miss Edi 1 Gaskill. Oakland Chapter No. 140, Order East- ern Star, will give a prize whist party on Monday, May 23, at Masonic Hall, Twelfth and Washington streets, at 8:30 p. m. The committee of arrange- ments includes Mrs. Fred Fillson (chairman), Mrs. Venice F. Cushing, Mrs. Wallace Price and Mrs. W. H. Hornick. e Licenses. G Marriage OAKLAND, May 21.—The following marriage licenses were issued by the County Clerk to-day: Max W. Koe- nig, 29, and Louise K. Bauer, 22, both of Oakland; Joaquin S. Calderia, 24, and Annie Nunes, 18, both of Oak- land; Harry M. Barnett, 36, Oakland, and Lucille A. Enix, 26, Louisville, Ky.; Leon S. Clayburgh, 22, and Eva E. Wineburgh, 21, both of San Fran- cisco; Peter Volles, 30, San Francisco, and Mamie Constantine, 18, Oakland; Timothy Kelleher, 40, Oakland, and Lizzie O’Connor, 34, San Francisco; Alfred Larson, 34, and Hannah Ja- Yesterday Mrs. Charles Minor | At least 100 | FAULTY RAIL WRECKS ENGINE Three Men on a Construe- tion Train Have a Nar- row Escape From Death LOCOMOTIVE IS DITCHED Those in Caboose Scattered on Roadway, but They Escape Serious Injuries ALAMEDA May 21.—Through the ditching of a locomotive and caboose on the narrow gauge line near West San Leandro last evening at 8.0'clock, three members of the crew narrowly escaped | being killed, all being slightly injured. The accident, it is thought, was caused by a defective rail. Ely was in charge ¢f the engine and car that were returning from Alvarado, where some repairing was being done to a trestle. A short distance west of West San Leandro the locomotive and car jump- ed the track and partially overturned. { Ely was hit by a piece of flying timber and Engineer J. D. Hoyt was hurled against the front of the cab. Fireman Gecrge Bourginon was flung out of the cab and landed in a fleld close to the roadbed. It required the efforts of a wrecking crew until 3 o'clock this morning to re- place the engine and car on the rails and to clear the track. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, May 21.—"The Ethi of the ‘Open Shop’ Issu s the ques- tion that the candidates for the next Bonnheim prize are expected to dis- cuss. This has just been announced by a committee cohsisting of Professor Charles M. Gayley, Bernard Moses and C. M. Bakewell. The rules governing the discussion will be the same as in former years. It will be held some time in November next. Augustin C. Keene, '05, editor of the | Occident for the next term, has chosen | the following members of his staff: Literary editor, Katherine Hershey, '05; exchange editor, Jackson Gregory, '06; news editor, Joseph Koford, '06; athletic editor, R. W. Kittrelle, '05. The Le Conte memorial fellowship Esterly by a committee consisting of the late Joseph Le Conte; Frank Otis and Charles S. Greene. Esterly has been an assistant in zoology in the uni- versity. He was graduated from the College of Letters with the class of '02 ard since then has been occupied in advanced zoological research. The fellewship will give him an income of $500 for the year. Professor Carl C. Plehn of the de- partment of economics will represent the university at the State River Con- vention to be held in the Palace Hotel | in San Francisco on Monday. | The Golden Bear Honor Society initiated to membership at the last meeting the following from the fac- ulty, alumni and student body at the university: Professors E. J. Wickson and Edmond O'Neill, Frank Otis and E. J. Brown, Scott Hendricks, Sidney | Tibbetts, J. S. Edwards, E. R. Hallett, ‘W. T. Hale, J. P. Loeb, W. H. Dehm, J. A. Force, R. C. Hackley, H W. Howard and A. C. Keane. As a reward for their achievement in winning tpe Intercollegiate series at baseball from Stanford the members of the California team have been pre- sented with keepsakes in the form of gold baseballs. The emblems are in- sceribed with the letters “Champions 1904. California, 6-2-4. Stanford, 2-6-2." The board of regents has authorized the promotion of two more members of the faculty. Associate Professer Charles M. Bakewell is raised to a full professorship and Knight Dunlap, as- sistant in psychology, to an instructor- ship. ——————————— LARGE SUBMARI LAKE IS BENEATH LONDON Reservoir Supplies Ten Million Gal- lons of Water by Means of Artesian Wells. LONDON, May 21.—THhe contrac- tors’ men who are at work in Spring gardens have struck what was at first believed to be a part of the great lake which underlies London. Engineers, however, after investiga- tion, have come to the conclusion that the water is too near the surface to come from the lake, and that it is the output of the old spring from which the place takes its name. “This vast underground lake,” said a prominent engineer, “extends not only under the whole of London, but as far as Westerham on the one side and St. Albans on the other. It is a natural reservoir which, in London, is being gradually depleted. “Private individuals alone take from it by means of artesian wells 10,000,- 000 gallons of water a day, and it is calculated that in consequence the level of the lake drops every year from twelve to eighteen inches. “Breweries, too, absorb a large quantity of this water supply. “There is no danger in future years of any subsidences occurring through the exhaustion of the water, as its presence or absence has no eflm on the soil above.” The depth at which the water is struck by well sinkers varies. In Tot- tenham Court road it was found at 1750 feet and in London Wall it was reached at 450 feet, underlying strata of chalk, flint, gray sand and surface ‘clay. cobson, 26, both of Oakland; George ‘W. Smith, over 21, and Mary A. Mori~ arity, over 18, both of Oakland; Al- bert G. Krenkel, over 21, and Florence V. Willlams, over 18, both of Ala- meda; Charles R. Gillette, 46, Ala- meda, and Cynthia J. Gillette, 40, Oak. 1and; Granville D. Warren, over fl. and Flizabeth C. Harrold, over 18, both of Fruitvale; Robert F. Colyer, 35, and Adda E. Rogers, 28, both of San Francisco. Conductor George ! for 1904-05 was awarded to Calvin O. | Professor Joseph Le Conte, a son of | NEGRO ROBBER - e sl ~« NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA» PUBLIC FUNDS 1§ FLOGGED| ARE DECREASLD Given Forty Lashes Across His Bared Back Before Being Placed in a Cell FAINTS AT THE POST TFifteen Other Prisoners Re- ceive Similar Punishment t for Crime in Delaware WILMINGTON, Del,, May 21.—Flog- ged with forty lashes of a cat-o-nine- talls across his bared back, Samuel | Fisher, a negro highwayman, collapsed ! at the whipping post at the county | workhouse to-day, and limp and help- less he was dragged part of the way from the post to the cell in which he | is now serving five vears. Fisher held up a negro woman named Mary De- laney, frcm whom he stole $1. Fisher stood for one hour in the pil- | lory before he was led to the whipping | post, to which his hands were securely manacled. He twisted and squirmed ! as the lashes fell and cried out in pain “Oh “.ord, have mercy.” “Mercy, mer- cy,” he eried from time to time. When | the shackles were loosened the man fell backward, but was caught by the uards. As they started across the nclosure with him, his limbs became limp and the guards had to drag him into a tunnel leading to the cells. Henry Irons, another negro, passed an hour in the plilory and received thirty lashes for stealing. He suffered as greatly as did Fisher. - Altogether sixteen offenders, the largest number in any one day since the workhouse was erected, were flog- ged at the pest to-day. Five hundred people witnessed the floggings. DR. R. HARMON IS FOUND DEAD IN HIS OFFICE —_— OAKLAND, Cal, May 2. — Dr.| Rolierdeau Harmon was found dead in his private office in the Delger building, 1155 Broadway, this evening, after having been missing since Thursday. Suicide was at first thought to have | been the cause of death, but an | autopsy performed by Doctors Curdts and Relnle showed that it was due to fatty degeneration of the heart. Dr. Harmon was last seen on Thursday, when he made his daily visit to the Athenian Club. He was seen on the same day by his sister, Mrs. Julian Le Conte, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Dana Harmon. To-day his absence from his usual haunts was noticed, and when the deor of his private office was broken open he was found dead in his chair. Dr. Harmon was one of the best known physiclans of Oakland. He was born in Sacramento and was 48 years of age. He never married. He was the son of John B. Harmon, one of the early attorneys at Sacramento, who later moved to Oakland and who has long been dead. His brother, Dana Harmon, died about a year ago from heart disease. Dr. Harmon has been living at his brother’s residence on Alice street. T. W. Morgan, for many years City Engineer of Oakland, is a haif brother of the dead physician. Dr. Harmon was a member of the Athenian Club and the Elks. B SRR Death of Mrs. Shrader. OAKLAND, May 21.—Mrs. Sarah Jane Shrader, wife of Joseph F. Shra- der, a well known contractor, died last evening at her home, 3552 Vernon street. Bright's disease was the cause of death. Mrs. Shrader was 53 yvears of age. She leaves a husband and two sons. —_—————————— Man Is Growing in Physique. LONDON, May 21.—The young man of to-day, it is interesting to learn on the authority of a Piccadilly tailor, is, as a rule, much larger than his father. A Jermyn-street tailor adds the tes- timony that the modern man sows a tendency to greater height than his father and grandfather, and a Cheap- side tailor's contribution to the subject is that the man who is getting £200 or £300 a year is, generally speaking, a well developed man. eI S Late Shipping Intelligence. SAILED. Saturday, May 21. fllndlll!, Humboldt Bay. rdeen, flela, Portland. Aoree Tebnacs o Santa Barbara, Zoddard, Olympia. Newsboy, Adler, Coquille River. Phoenix, Odland, Shelter Cove. Chehalis, Martin, Grays Harbor. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Sailed May 21—Stmr Humboldt, agwa iy yOClAN STEAMERS. HONGKONG—Arrived prior May 22—Stmr Gasllc, {rom San Francisco, via Honolulu, Yo- smm W YORK—![II.«! May Il—O!mr Phila- Cherbours and South- deiphia, for Plymouth, ampton: stmr Zealand, from Ant SMinneapolts, from wm; stmr rt, from Genoa kuflv':: May n—ln-r El-unll. from Ham- An‘h‘td May 21—Stmr_Etrurla, from Liver- pod stmr Arabic, from Liverpool and Queens- O ANTWERP—Arrived May 20—Stmr King- ston, from Boston; stmr Mount Temple, 5t_John, N. B Via London May 2{—Stmr \Mfld. for New York. HAVRB—-!IIIM May 21—Stmr La Tour- raine, for N York. uv:npoox.—Amna May 21—Stme Hohe- | Bank Statement Showa a Re- duetion of Nearly Thirty Millions During Fortnight GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS Gold Withdrawn for Export to Europe Causes Falling Of in Cash Holdings PG SR = NEW YORK, May 21.—The Financier says: The notable feature of the of- ficial statement of the New York Asso- cfated Banks last week was the large liquidation, the gredtest for the year, in loans, which, together with the loss in cash, caused a reduction in the gen- eral deposits and consequently in the reserve requirements as to bring about |a small increase in the surplus reserve. The loans decreased $22,375,100, prob- ably the result of the cancellation of loans of Government deposits and also the repayment of some of the recent syndicate borrowings. The holdings of public funds were reduced $6,098,400 during the week, making a reduction in the fortnight of $29,283,000. This, it may be noted, is somewhat in excess of the amount of the surrenders to the treas- ury of the funds which were accumu- lated in the special depositaries pre- paratory to the Panama payment, the excess representing surrenders under the second call of the treasury for pub- lic deposits. The cash holdings of the banks decreased $7,085,300 net, reflecting the total amount of gold withdrawn for export to Europe during the bank week. The average gain resulting from the payment on Friday of the $9,000,000 treasury warrants to the fiscal agents of the republic of Panama was so com- paratively small, it counting for only about $1,500,000, as they have little in- fluence except that it caused the cash item to be made upon rising averages. General deposits decfeased $29,094,300, which amount is $411,100 less than the sum of the decrease in loans and of the net los in cash; therefore the staetment showed a good balance. The required reserve of 25 per cemt of gemeral de- posits decreased $7,262,325, deducting from which the net loss of cash left $172,025 as the increase in surplus re- serve to $13,000,527. Computed upon the basis of deposits less those of $26.541.4 of public funds, the surplus is $19.- 714,625, —_—————————— CHARTREUSE FORMULA IS STILL A SECRET GRENOBLE, May 21.—The first chamber of the civil tribunal of this district has at last rendered its de- cision in the suit of the state against the Carthusian monks regarding the ownership of the secret for making chartreuse and of the trade-mark of the cordial. The liquidator of the prop- erty of the mopks, which was seized by the Government, claimed that not only the real estate but also the trade- mark of the famous liquor was the property of the congregation and there- fore had mow become the property of the state. Father Rey, the successor of Father Garnier, the original owner of the se- cret, contended that the whole estab- lishment, including the trademark, was his own private property, although he admitted a business partnership with the religious order. The court decided that both the plant and trademark had always belonged to the order, and as such it had now become the property of the Govern- ment, as the congregation had no longer any legal standing. But Father Rey has the secret, and in spite of the court order will not give it up. The Carthusians have started a new es- tablishment in Spain and are makinz the famous liquor there. If the Greno- ble decision be sustained, as it prob- ably will be, chartreuse cannot be sold, at least under that name, in France. But the Government has won an empty victory, for it has not the se- cret of manufacture, nor can it get it, and it has succeeded only in driving the distillery to Spain and thus cut- ting off its own revenue from the tax on the liquor. —_——————————— Papal Exhibit at the Fair. ROME, May 21. — Father Ehrle, di- rector of the vatican library, wil have personal charge of the vatican exhibits at the St. Louis Exposition. He will be the guest of the Jesuit fathers in St. Louis, and will bring the exhibits back to Rome when the fair closes. One of the most precious articles. which Father Ehrle is carrying himse!? to the United States, is- the famous Bible which belonged to the Emperor Constantine, whose initials are still to be seen on the cover. Collections of ancient church vestments and of papal coins and medals will be among the almost priceless exhibits. e —— Skirts that Drag Forbidden. PRAGUE, Bohemia, May 21.—The Town Council of Prague has voted that women no longer shall be per- mitted to drag the trains of their dresses in the streets and parks. Bills proclaiming this regulation have been posted on all the walls and obedience will be enforced by fines. The women of Prague are highly indignant. et . Sculptor Owns Bonheur's Horse. PARIS, May 21.—Rosa Bonheur's mian, Boston. Arrived m, 21—Stmr Lucania, from New celebrated “horse,” a model for many Bailed May 21—Stmr Incania, for New York.'| painiers, has been glven by her heir, 21—Stmr Cevie, for PL!IO%"TH—AMWI -,vle ll-{‘;t' Paul, from New York, for SRR\l S 21-stme e trom and Leghorn. w May for New York. BOURG—Salled Ger- M Nfi it o Sy et et —d m«u for Un l‘.rl. May 21 Staten- 4,.,,, a«:‘-‘.—. for New York. g prior ‘.I‘u.‘.n—fl-r c‘u-,ln-nnrwkrwunn:r.w P May u—lt- Ger- May 17—Stmr Slavonia, [UME—Arrived trom New York, via Naples and Trieste, Yfi Mile. w,' and | Sculptor, M. Alfred Boucher. Klumpke, to a well-known The ani- mal will spend the rest of its days in the fields with a small donkey as com- Il—'t-t Minne- | panion. F—‘_— THE APRON i This, with the that m—umh-lth 'lo"'htW-e-Wflb Know,” is one of the I prettiest and brightest | features of the NEXT SUNDAY CALL. e et S