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FRANCISCO CALL, T JESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1904 « NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA »© FIGHTS FRIEND, |DISGRACED WIFE- [BRAV KILLS HIMSELF| INHALES POISON E YOUNG WOMAN COOLLY PUTS A BURGLAR TO FLIGHT SUPERVISORS SCORE VICTORY CHALLENGE S PASSED —_— BRANCH OFFICES OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY Charles Branin Hacks His;Woman Sued for Divorce Court Sets Aside Obstacle oz Own Throat in Maniacal Battle to Commit Suicide CUTS LORENZO SHIMAN Struggle With Madman Oc- curs in the Presence of His Mother and a Sister Oaidand Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 3. the presence of his mother and & sister and after a desperate battle on Statutory Ground No Longer Cares for Life TURNED GAS ON IN ROOM Condition Discovered by Neighbor Whose Name Had Been Linked With Woman Oairland Office San Prancisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 8. Charged by her husband, Fred Graves, with infidelity and made de- Intended to Block Build- ing of New “Mines Road” INJUNCTION IS DENIED Suit, of Harry N. Morse Settled by Judge Ogden, ‘Who Denies the Petition Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Oct. 8. Judge Ogden to-day decided the case of Harry N. Morse against the 10 AITKEX Oakland Councilman, Asked to Produce Plans for New Water Works Plant, Prays for Another Week’s Time LIVELY 'WORDS MAKE MEETING INTERESTING Howard and Meese Lead in 2148 Center Street. Télephone North 77. u.nmg:.‘“ 1435 Park Telephone — e REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Alameda County. MONDAY, OCT. 8 N. and J. G. Enright (husband) to uright, ot on N line of Bdwards treet, B it Tele; ph avenue o ;(:cn ns.o"-'l). eE 50 b‘ynN 125, lot 10, map of Pacific Theological Seminary Tract, Ouk- land; $10. Louis and Lottte H. Titus ( to Johin H. Spring, lot on NE corner om IM Fourteenth streets, B 75, N 108:9, W 92:6, S 106:8, portion of lots 1 and 2, block A, property of North Ouakliand Homestead Asso- 3 Oakiand: $10. d, Lorenzo Shiman, |fendant in a divorce suit instituted Board of Supervisors, in connection : “Hiaitie A and M. A Hunter (uusband) to Cha ., a copyist in County ! by him four days ago, Mrs. Sarah A. with the contract to build the Mines Accusing Associate of yg&m&nfimi"E"“-MWX‘,J’.:;‘,“’{:.::““,T P. Cook's office, committed | Graves attempted to end her life this 8 o'clock this morning by plished ng the struggle with his friend, n was badly cut on the face and Branin had procured a razor a bureau, and it was in an ef- afternoon by inhaling gas at’her home, discovered Mrs. Graves in her home at 3 o'clock. She was then unconscious. It is not known how long she had been under the influence of the poisonous fumes. The police patrol took her to the Receiving Hospital, where oxy- Road, in favor of the Supervisors, by sustaining their demurrer to Morse’s and failed, the case is supposed to be finally settled, now that a demurrer to the injunction proceedings has also been sustained. \ The Supervisors awarded to W. J. Schmidt of Berkeley the contract to l l Circulating Untrue Tales OAKLAND, Oct. 3.—The City Council to-night called a special meeting for next Monday night to consider any plans that might be submitted for the purchase of a municipal water supply. 45 by N 126, being W 43 feet of lot 20, map of Pacific Theological Seminary Tract, Oak- roat with a razor &t his | 1916 Thirteenth street. petition for a permanent injunction. 3, land; $10. ! W. H. Smith, 2 nelghbor, whose wife Judge Ogden said that the proper| Regarding Board’s Work | ‘it s cnestms o Mary =, Chestmae sued him for divorce two weeks ago, procedure in such a case was by writ Sreetn N 00.8 by B 100s lot 1, block 2258, naming Mrs. Graves as co-respondent, of certiorarf. As this had been tried map of subdivision of blocks 2258 to 2208, Val- des Tract, Oukland; $05. John Laee to Allce t. (wife) %Il 8 lne of Third street, 25 B of Alice, B 8 75, portion of lots 8 T ‘A::‘ !.'"b'tacx 14, Kel- lersberger’s map, Ouakland; T M. Whitmore (single woman) to Mrs. B D. Lawhead, lot on N line of Benvenue avenus, 4 - 50 by W 148 lot & to take the keen-edged Weapon |gen wag administered. The attempt to ccnstruct the Mines Road. Harry N.|This action followed a lvely wmter |30 8 o¢ Soy Sect n i phmiey: $10. from the demented man that the | gaye ey Jife was continued for hours. Morse, a candidate for Supervisor, | change of words, during which Cou Erwin L. Sadler to Minnie C. Sadler le occurred. Branin managed | gmp remaining at the hospital to sought to block the proceeding by | cilman G. E. Altken was takef to task | (widow), lot 15, block A, lot l,dhloek c.:t:v;;:- t x away from Shiman's grasp | watch the procedure. petitioning for an injunction. He de- |by Councilmen Meese and Howard. g’x.n°l~ Bl;fk!’" Homestead Assool . and to slash his own throat from €ar| mhe woman’'s husband is a ticket clared that private persons and not | Meese quoted statements made by Ait- | > taemae fand and Water Company to Pat- to ear before the other man could|.gljector at San Francisco, for the the public were to be benefited by the | ken, who had said he was sufe a prac- | rick E. Ryan, lot on NB ocorner of Dwight reach the crazed copyist. Southern Pacific Company. BSmith is road. ticable and available supply was to be | way and Sacramento -tmed.\wl_-:)“z 5 x&). The young man's mother and sister | 3 plumper of this city. procured. Messe invited Altken to pre- | Block & mep PSS 0%, had been called to the room to quiet Gl B e e e SR N —e — sent his scheme if he had any. PR John to Alice Neison (widowy, lot the raving sufferer. It was while they with Shiman were soothing him that Branin suddenly jumped out of bed and grabbed the ragzor from the bu- ERROR IN WORD PUTS THE JOKE ON DEHM Makes Him & PRETTY WOMAN Altken declared. that he was not ready to make his plan public and asked for a week's time. In the course of his remarks he intimated that East- S line of Prince street, 150 W of Deakin, W 50 by 8 185, lot 8, block C, m.!l%o( & part of the Woolsey tract, Berkeley; $10. L. H. and J. D. Foster (husband) to George Sully, lot on S line of Harmon street, 250 reau. Shiman sprang at his friend | A Misplaced ‘“‘the” ern capitalists had been denied ODDOT- | of Calais, W 50 by S 185, lot 17, Block B, and tried to wrest the razor from Drinker and Causes Suppres- tunity to present a project. This|map of subdivision of SW ortion o plat 33, him. The pair struggled and fought sion of “The Occident.” brought Councilman John L. Howard Peralta rancho, etc., Berl % until Branin got away by hacking his captor over the face and hands with BERKELEY, Oct. 3.—Such a little [NDER A CLOUD to his feet with a declaration that he Adelbert T. and Electa L. Hay to Mamy Wyse, lot on SE line of Pomona avenus, 117 P misstate- | N t treet, NE 38 by SE 128, por- For several days Branin had been |Suppression to-day of this week's “When Mr. Altken says this council | portion of Sather tract, Fruitvale, Brookiya acting strangely. Yesterday morning |entire edition of The Occident Stenographer Is Blamed for |has not made an attempt to solve the | ~Trask’ and Eiless Herten to Joha Sousa he went to the Shimar we and de- | Magazine, the college periodical. ) water problem he makes a misstate- | Nunes. lot on SW Itne of Sunnyside street, anded a rolve a n y e “hat i & v - manded a revolver, saying = enemies | where “a” should have been ‘the a Company’s Shortage of | ment tnat should be denied. The prop- | 191 SE of Mogniain Fiew svepue, 55 100 by g to kill him and his moth- | crept anqd and caused so much osition he talks about would be laugh- | &' 150 W00 © STCk SO0 D8 sed to give his friend | t4)y ang scandal that Editor Augus- Forty Thousand Dollars | ed at if it were made public. Work on | "Fuite Land Investment Company to Joha ut quiet him returned | 4;;, ¢ Keane decided that rather than this water question has not stopped | 8. Wood, lot on 8 line qu’%m:ln‘s 13“15;‘; LJoung man to the Branin|hurt anybody's feelings the magazine and it is wrong for any member to say | 17440 B of Morton strest, E 80 by § 145, Tots where he remaine ith ki should be consigned to the furnace. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. that this council has ceased t odo its | 5, *5 . if: "Lana Investment Company's prop- death. During the night The error occurred in a story by = duty. Such a statement is baseless.” | orty, Morton-street station,. Alameda; $10. 88 often arose |y o on.e J. Kennedy, under the title DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3.—Mrs. In his challenge to Councilman Ait- Sven A. and Tillle C. Johnson to Francesco y paced th on as often induced him bed. Shortly before 3 left the bed and that the end His comp to return to of the suicide lie a fearing he was going to rundantly supplied with h been at his post de if he lost. started on a drinking up at home in a very efore the big Klondike ex- n went to *Alaska and , cleaning up about vas well known among horsemen ounted a good fellow, lib- eral w is money and generous to those who needed help. Two years ago he wedded a Miss “Beer and 'Baccy.” While endeavor- ing to show that college men drink beer and smoke like other human be- ings the author pointed out a number of men prominent in college affairs who indulge in these pastimes. Re- forms the nucleus for another group.” of the University of California. This is Harry Dehm, who, as the holder of the most dignified office in the gift of when he is mot. A conference was CHARLES B. SHEAR IS SUMMONED BY DEATH Colonel C. C. Marsh Dies Suddenly. Mr<. W. J. Gardoper Passes Away After Trip From Chicago. OAKLAND, Oct. 3.—Charles B. Shear, a former hardware merchant of this city, died to-day at his home, 1050 First avenue, aged 42 years. The deceased had been {1l for several months and his death was not unex- pected. Mr. Shear was well known in Oakland, where he had lived for THE COLLEGE TOWN P b oury YESTERI DAY MORNING. FLIGHT A DESPERATE BURGLAR WHO HAD INVADED HER HOME IN Miss Florence Dean Turns on Lights in Home When She BERKELEY, Oct. 3.—With devilish intent a burglar forced his way into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Dean | C2use they generally get frightened | away when they know they are de- at 2130 Essex street at an early hour this morning, prepared with a sponge- ful of chloroform to stupefy the occu- pants so that he might rob the house without molestation. The desperado, however, reckoned without Miss Flor- erce Dean, the daughter of the house. | By summoning her courage and using a little strategy, she put him to flight and prevented what mignt have been ] the moment he opened the door. | must have been a bold burglar, be- tected.” ‘Examination of the premises shows | that the burglar entered the house by breaking a window lock on a window opéning upen the rear porch. R 8 S LA R PUNISHED FOR | HIS PERJURY Walter O’Gara Sentenced to Serve He Maude Hamilton, a pretty stenogra- pher, receiving a salary of $6 a week, is blamed for a shortage of $40,000 or thereabouts, which has been discovered in the accounts of the Iowa Lilliolet which she often appears on the street. ployers to do so. The situation is complicated by an action in the District Court to declare of the joint companies, insane, his wife ple, including scores of prominent poli- ticlans, are losers by the sudden drop in the stock in sums ranging from $5 to $50,000. ——— FATALLY WOUNDS MAN WHO THREATENS TO KILL HER Portland Woman Fires Three Bullets Into Body of John King in Self- Defense, She Claims. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 3.—Ida Rey- nolds shot and probably fatally ‘wounded John King this afternoon in ken, Meese said: “During the last fefv months reports have been circulated regarding the at- titude of this council in the water ques- tion. The persistent efforts of some persons to have it appear that we had better. » happens to be in power I have a feeling of pity. For those maliciously spread- in these reports. I have a feeling of this means with ‘politics aforehtought’ placed before us a fair and full investi- gation, and that we deplore the fact that up to the time when we were pre- pared to submit the improvement bonds no scheme for water which we could onestly place before the voters of our ity was at our command, “Now, Mr. President, I do not want to be unnecessarily personal, but we have submitted to considerable nag- ging from one of our own members time and again. In private and in pub- lic we have been told that we would not consider any water bond proposi- tion. We have always met these re- marks with the request that the mem- Trueco, lot on S line of Fourteenth street, 104 E of Campbell, B 20 by 8 108:3, lot 17, block 726- edivision of portion blocks 726-A, , Oakland: $10. illy and Dora Keller to Oscar L. lot on SW line of Grant avenue (or 427 B ot Telegraph Ha Ingels, Thirty-seventh street), avenue, SE 30 by SW 11, portion lots 51 and ferring to_these students, he said: Gold Dredging Company and Hawkeye | absclutely shelved all consideration of | 511, amended map of Mosswood Traet, Oak- causes. Among “In the center of one vgruup will be Company, organized for the purpose of | projects looking to the municipal own- | land: $10. o Chides V.8 Theiss found 2 Phi Beta Kappa, in another dredging the Frazier River in British| ership of a water supply have no doubt mga:v‘»’:m])(' ]}?flmfis"\‘, g the A. 8. U. C. Prex; perhaps there Columbia. Mrs. Hamilton has a re-| had some effect upon = part of our| .o a% i " 100 SE of Bighth avenue, r, an assignee of | Ly (5 bunch of college journalists cently acquired penchant for exquisite| constituents, especially when these re- |25 py SW 100, block 132 Clinton, Bast O » Willlam Roberts | 4" vigence; the college yell leader gowns and luxurious equipages, in|ports were made by those who knew |land: also lot on NB 1 fourth sereet. L ;. SB by NE 140, I not explained | " 0 Ly T "0 “prex” means the ;ix She admits that she burned certain| “For those repeating these reports in | 51 5 P4 N8 %, e, 2 great ado over president 6f the associated students Tayi y records of the two companies, but|ignorance or from the force of habit | Oakland; also lots 2, 8 and 4 block 14, »d had become very - PLUCKY YOUNG WOMAN OF BERKELBY WHO DISCOVERED AND PUT TO claims she was directed by her em-|of criticizing any administration which | of Landregan Tract, Oakland Township; gift R, A, and Florence E. Berry to J. C. Ru dolph, lot on B line of Grant street, 39 S of Parker street, S 40 by B 100, lots 1 t 3. block J - G, Crystal Springs Tract, Berkeley: $10. " . o £ o ~hyv | the students, objected to being pro- ¥ L and Addie R. Bawers to Hannah A s k(”l ;ff.v;,lélrd:d s;;"z?““‘;‘“ claimed as a man of bibulous habits, Byron A. Bliss; secretary and manager | contempt, and for those making use of e e R g g 225 W of Grove street, W 37:6 by N 125, i 3 v ing of disdain. fon R 7. Hardy Tract, Berkeley: $i held then, and with the result that being the plaintiff. The shortage has|I have a feel tion Range 2, * Clerk’s office for a week ; / caused a tumble in value of the min-| *“I am satisfled that the public gen-| Henry Z. and Sarah M. Jomes to Bem and e, which g;g;-‘u““,{',i’fffiefir;?id“m i HeaTS RObber afld Ca“s Fa:ther t0 Bl‘lllg Gun. ing stock from 60 cents a share to 13| erally is convinced that we have given :nm ,?r.g‘oh%!_'):k]y:ur'i;\h_? x’x"o“ Jessie APy etk e O cents a share. Hundreds of Iowa peo- | every water proposition which has been | J°0¢s, Tract, Brookiva Townehip: $10. Zambresky that = 5 sen, lot on N streets, E 98 corner of Boehmer and Petersen 2. N 130, W 66.29, S 138.77, lot 11, block 12, map North Alameda Tract, for- merly Valdez and Glascock Tract, Brookiyn Township; si b e ——— NORTHERN PACIFIC MAKES LOWER RATES ON WHEAT Announces Reduction on Shipments From Washington Points—Great Northern Will Do Likewise. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3.—The Northern Pacific to-day announces that commencing October § the rate - L £ b om. The man, it is R v A 4 e by sy e+ g v wx;h her | more than sixteen years. He was a|@ tragedy. While making his hasty Ten Years In Prison at San :‘;:eart%nx:d the woman :leth T‘fiefiie be.‘; givehgs“:;le b;:s.gt °fe;'}f, Ay g:n:;,heoart et:x)ua?lm {fi:x;r‘;’:‘m braatsezu'» mother the ,l‘rv\'.c.:;d “:\-Ttr“x a\slnnng native of New York and leaves a wid- departurel the burglar dropped the Quentin, and she fired three shots into his body :(elveer:eto a fu]lyand lallrpcongld;-n‘:‘llor;l Chicago.’ The former rate was &5 RS NrS . Jemom- | ow and three children. f;"’l::f‘: ;"r;;‘exse;“;;”: g’:&i‘;‘r‘“:“: ‘g:: OAKLAND, = Oct. 8. — Walter | In self-defense. King was removed t0 | o¢ the same, but no scheme has been |cents. The rate applies from points ife, and his mother, mcr?_m“fi Cl-h La&""_‘ll M“A':!rh' = ?t"“ Dok thtty. 4 O'Gara, convicted of perjury, was|& hospital, where he will probably die. | forthcoming. on the main line of the Northern Pa- two brothers and two sisters, who are | Suddenly yesterday morning at his| Miss Dean is a trained nurse and that | Sébtenced by Judge Hall to-day to ',’,L;ed?"’é’?v?}?’ who Was T the reom | e I0 an article which appeared in our g He e empgere BB T D e oaroT2c® | home, 1312 Ninth avenue,” aged 75 |DPerhaps is why an unusual, rasping |Serve ten years in San Quentin.| ghonthe shooting occurred, were ar- | CYCTilE papers, under date of Seotem- | Palouse and Spoianc branehes. ad Brar Deputy Coroner Geary of |years’ Death was caused by apoplexy. | Boise awakened her out of a sound|O’Gara swore falsely concerning the | rested. 5 ok wrmle’n ?;y' Ear'Am}?e herr e 8 :olum‘bl?x River Railroad. The rate Haywards took charge of the case. |The geceased leaves a widow, Mrs, |8leep at 2 o'clock this morning. She |age of Mary Dunning when he pro- A P L T S s ie, 108 10 | o TiF ciue awnly. to: Mast: SE-BAots Tt RN 3500 1 55008 Harriet Cooley Marsh, and three | knew that something was wrong and | cured a license in this city to marry | HIGHWAYMEN ROB SMALL o B 2 ;fiamml,,m'new distrib- | and is concurred in by the Oregon NONEY, FOR, DAMAGES—Ouk. | daughters, Mrs. C. J. Mattison of Os- :‘;qfi‘;‘m‘t‘& ;01;15;911@‘;‘ ‘3& %fimg "‘:Q; her, several months ago. He sought BOY OF MONTH'S WAGES | uting system could be got from more | Railroad and Navigation Company iy againe: o e T ;ieagl:‘;h.hh{)sélgl' %r Exti}t‘?!n ’Z?E’y.m’éfif,},?i Slnsping’ compfln'“m. with le Tonre to make reparation to the girl by mar- than one company,’ and further on,|and the Great Northern from points 000 was begun in Judge y. The plaintiff says she s hay wagon on Park street when one of the corporation’s with the wagon, and that she 4 mangled under the car, losing n later as a result of the Marsh had resided in Oakland for nearly thirty years. Mrs. Mae M. Gardner, wife of Wil- liam J. Gardner, manager of the West- ern division of the Aetna Insurance Company, died yesterday at the Hotel The two women listened a little while in the hallway upstairs before they be- came convinced from the noise that some one_was unlawfully in the house. The noise continued in spite of a con- tinual conversation kept up by Miss Dean and Mrs. Mills. Soon they heard rying her, years old. After living with arrest for perjury. A prior conviction against O'Gara. was though she was but 16 her one month he sent the girl home to her parents, whereupon they caused his charged He had been sen- Three Footpads Hold Up Youth Near Napa and Sheriff’s Posse Is Search- ing for Them. NAPA, Oct. 3.—Nick Solari, a boy 15 years old, was held up at 2 o’clock this afternoon by three men near the ‘I am perfectly sure a new municipal water supply is practicable and avail- able for our city.’ In consideration of these remarks and believing this an op- portune time I now in all candor and sincerity, not in order to vindicate any action this Council may have taken, in their respective territories. The Oregon Railroad and Nawviga- tion Company also publishes a rate on ts westhound from Kansas and ebraska points of 50 cents a hun- dred pounds to Bacific Cpast points. The former rate was 66 cents, malking ——— Metropole after a residence of only tenced to six years in San Quentin —— 3 - n th 2 E & but tter of the greatest impor- | a very substantial reduction in the ADVERTISEMENTS. f;,;:;‘,;fi,“,’,‘,",:‘fc“;,',‘g’,;‘o“';;,f;;i“;; :i}é;::?:x;:filtggtgohmafi‘;:ag’ggge?os ey 20 SorpeaRIh NS PAS The boy had 330 al;:é.]e'w;;ofilmfi:pt tance to the inhabitants of this citv. | freight. It goes into effect this week. — e s o 1 4 e 2 S v years of age and besides her hsuband | the bold intruder. It was time, then for | (1 o ooo a Jessie of Alameda belng |y voje. at the time out toward his| Wish to ask Mr. Aitken throush the M she leaves one son, five years old. —————— HORSE'S KICK CAUSES DEATH OF RECKLESS BOY Animal = Forcibly Resents Being Tickled on thetLeg With a Straw action and Miss Dean turned on the electric lights in all the upstalrs rooms. The sudden illumination revealed the shadow of a man silhouetted -on the wall. At the same time there came from below a strong smell of chloro- form, which the women recognized at once. Dunning. ———————— the complaining witnesses in that case. He was on parole when he met Miss Football Men Break Training. BERKELEY, Oct. 8.—Augustin C. Keane, editor of The Occident Maga- home. The men stopped him, re- lieved him of the money and ordered him to ride on. He came to town in a short time and notified the Sheriff’s office. Young Solari works in a glove factory in Napa and had just drawn his month’s wages. gl e R chair whether he has at present any plausible water scheme by which this city may obtain municipal ownership of a water supply, and I respectfully await an answer.” Aitken replied T have a plan, but I am not prepared to submit it to-night. T understand that parties with a water Writes Will on Wrapping Paper. SAN JOSE, Oct. 3.—The will of James R. Lowe, a prominent attorney and former State Senator from this county, was filed to-day. It is written by himself on a single sheet of Manila paper. He ratifies deeds previously zine, denounced three men of the foot- ball squad in an editorial to-day be- the burglar did not seem to be deterred ¢ > from his purpose, evidently believing | C2USe they broke training rules one that the women were alone in the'mghl last week. Editor Keane did not house and that he could overpower | mention any names, but it is pretty them with the deadly drug he carried, | W¢ll understood around .the _college He kept mounting the stairs one by, one | WO are the men he means. He says and had gained the first landing be- | the men drank liquors in a San Fran- fore Miss Dean had thought of another | €i5CO resort and otherwise conducted strategy. themselves in an unbecoming manner. Father! Father,” she cried, at this | Coach Hopper has taken no action and critical moment, “hurry with the gun! | Probably will not in the cases of these He's coming up the stairs. Hurry!’ |I0en, but hereafter they will be more Mr. and Mrs. Dean had beeh awak- carefully watched. ened by the strange noise In the house e e afid gudthn:tened to see what it was ‘Will Not Extend Line. all about. s a precaution Mr. Dean brought his shotgun along- with him, | OAKLAND, Oct.- 3.—Officlals of but it was not loaded. An unloaded | th® Ke Route Ferry Company sald gun I8 of little use against burglars | to-night that the story circulated in and recognizing this Mr. Dean sought | San Francigco, to the effect that the for ammunition. It was while he was'| Key Routg company intends to extend searching for .a cartridge that Miss |the Fifty-fifth street line to Walnut Dean called upon him to hurry,- A mo- | Creek In order to secure the travel ment later he found the cartridge and | from Contta Costa County, is absolute- clicked it into the gun. .{ly without foundation and that the The loading of the gun convinced the | company has not even considered such burglar that a warm reception await-|a project. [ ed him and his courage failed him, e Without uttering a- word he rushed Fixes Tax Rate. down the stairs and out of the house ¢ by the way he had ‘entered and disap- | ALAMEDA, Oct. 3.—The City Trus- peared over the rear fence. If he had | tees to-night passed-the ordinance fix- ?ne around the front way he would |ing the municipal tax rate for-the cur- ave been shot, for Mr. Dean was pre- | rgnt fiscal year at $1 38. ¥ pared to fire upon him. In looking —_———————————— over the house afterward the family found ths\ch!nrotorm-lofled sponge on the. floor. itk £ “It was a 11 experience,” said Miss Dean wd;yl.n‘“lly friend heard some one walking up and down in front of the house very early this morning, though we thought nothing «f.it. Later we heard a rasping noise at the back of the house, but théught it came from made by which he conveyed to mem- bers of his family realty worth about $70,000. The residue of his estate, consisting of accounts,” jewelry, etc., he bequeaths to his daughter, Eleanor F. Lowe, whom he nafnes as solg ex- ecutrix. in Hands of Tormentor.- ALAMEDA, Oct. 3.—Through pain- fully tickling the hind legs of a horse with a straw, Arthur Sannebeck, aged 10, received a terrible kick in the ab- domen, which caused his death this evening while he was lying on an op- erating table at the Alameda Sani- tarium. The ad’s intestines were Tup tured by the blow from the horse's hoof and the operation was tried as luifut resort to save the little fellow's e. Young Sonnebeck, who lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Son- nebeck, on Central avenue, sustained the fatal injury while rompi last evening in a lot near his home with severai playmates. In a spirit of fun he took a Mong straw and utilized it in striking .the legs of a _horse confined in the lot. The animal drove out one of its feet and struck the lad in the stomach, knocking him down. Ar- thur made his way home and during the night his condition became seri- ous. Dr. Daniel Crosby was sum- moned and this evening the patient was brought to the Alameda Sani- tarium, where Dr. C. G. Bull and Dr. Crosby operated upon him, but failed to save his life. —_—— Postpone Berkeley Bond Pilan. BERKELEY, Oct. 3.—The citizens’ bond committee meeting to-night, with Even with the light and the voices HAS wore Inplie s i Ao shame wi can not get a hearing.” “Name them, name them,” demanded President Dornin. “I am not prepared to name them to- night,” replied Aitken, “it's too soon after the bond election. In view of that election,” he continued, “I should like to have a special meeting called to con- sider a matter of watqr supply. Councilman Fitzgerald wanted the meeting to be confined to a discussion of VAitken's scheme, but Councilmen Cuvellier, Elliott, Wallace and Howard said the subject should be left open for any proposition that might be offered. The Council passed to print ordi- nances as follow: Calling for bids to reconstruct the City Prison; fixing the tax levy at $1 26; establishing Harrison boulevard, and appropriating $18,000 to improve it; calling for bids to paint the City Hall. BURIED ALIVE UNDER MANY TONS OF GRAVEL B-nkolPltntS;nMegoélvesln and Kills William Ellis. SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3.—William EI- lis was killed here to-day by being buried unted ten feet of earth. He was working in a gravel pit when the bank caved in without any warning. ——————— Guerneville Man Fatally Hurt. GUERNEVILLE, Oct. 3.—Matthew McPeak, an old resident in this viein- ity, died at his home near Camp Six Saturday morning as the result of a fall from a wagon. He fractured sev- eral ribs, one of them puncturing his lungs. He was more than 60 years of \age. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. E. Hoskins of Oak- land under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. and Repekah Lodge at the Mc- Peak Cemetery. McPeak was a wid- ower and highly respected in the community. ¥ —————————— Found Dead With Wound in Side. GUERNEVILLE, Oct. 3.—James Murdock, a resident of Pocket Can- yon, is supposed to have committed de Sunday morning. He was found in home with ‘a gunshot wound in side. His funeral ser- vices will be conducted at Forestville Tuesday. He leaves one son. His wife died several years ago. SAN JOSE, Oct. 3.—At the inquest this afternoon on the remains of Marie Chiavri, who died under suspicious 8 es last Thursday, than other Ha- . The DIFFER- ENCE is in the QVALITY. SOLD EVERYWHERR. WIFE WANTS ALIMONY.—Oakland, Oct. 3.—Anna Agnes Pereira to-day petitioned for a court order directing her husband, a cigar dealer, {rom whom she seeks ber temporary alimony of 3330 a morith. $300 $100 & month. Cruelty is the basis of the suit. ANl sizes, 100, up. v MODERN METHODS AN s il DENTISTRY... Place our 'm: g\hn‘ :‘a.hsz much above. the average. of ne on chanc: Each operation is successful b-au:j carefully considered and car- ried out. TEETH Made by us will last for_many years. TELEPHONE COMPANY SUED.—Oaki Oct. 3. —Mrs. Johanna Horton to-day filed suit for $37,000 damages against the Sunset Tele- hone Company on_account of the death 6f her RIIIMII(L Horace Horton. He was killed by coming in contact with a live wire in his —————————— Threatens Chicago Federation. CHICAGO, Oct. 3.—A letter from Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, to the officials of the Chicago Federation of Labor declares that unless the latter organization complies with the rules of the American Federation of Labor by elled. The was prepared to ectne of its T —————— WIXSON GETS POSTOFFI L ot o g Free POST-GRADUATE DENTAL COLLEGE known November 1 it will be e e Sl B s e | |