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6 THE AN FRANCISCO CALL, TU ESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1901. « NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA BLOODSTAINED RIG AROUSES SUSPICIONS Man Who Hires It Gives False Name Detectives Searching for a Mysterious Strapger Who_Isi,4m i wecsvrniies Supposed to Be Murderer of Policeman 'Brown. OAKLAND, Dec. 19.—Chief of Police | Bodgkins has taken up the trail of a mysterious stranger, a blood-stained buggy and the conflicting stories of two Berkeley boys that frame into a pos- ®ible clew to the murder of Policeman George W. Brown. The buggy was rented yesterday morning at 9 o'clock from H. M. Waterbury, proprietor of the Berkeley livery stable, at_ 2061 Center <street, Berkeley. The Iman who rented the vehicle answered the genersl descrip- tion of the footpad who has been oper- &ting in Oakland, supposed to be Brown's slayer. This man wore dark clothes and a black soft hat, was emooth shaven and of medium height | end build. He was nervous and mani- fested a desire to get away as quickly @s possible. More than that, subse- quent revelations proved that he had given a false name and had deceived Waterbury as to his errand. Nine hours later the buggy, with the body, wheels and frame covered with blood, was driven into the stable by two boys, who told such conflicting tales about the finding of the vehicle that the police of both cities aré mak- | ing every effort to trace the man who got the rig Sunday morning. | This stranger gave Waterbury the | name of Dr. Cole, saying he had offices | in the postoffice block, Berkeley. There | 3= no Dr. Cole at that address. The pseudo physician urged Waterbury to | hurry with the rig—that he was on an | emergency case. The stranger drove | awly at a rapid gait. SUSPICIONS GROW. Shortly after “Dr. Cole” departed Waterbury's suspicions were aroused. He had read about the shooting of | Brown, and the thought struck him that | | | | | | ail ‘was not right with his customer. | Waterbury recalled the striking simi- | larity in the appearance of his cus- | tomer and the general description given of the Oakland footpad. The livery- man decided he should have held the stranger instead of allowing him to go with the team. Later deveiopments only aroused Waterbury to keener suspicions His buggy was taken to the stable at 6| o'clock by Louis Fischel, son of a| — e e T S el e P (O A I GRAETT MAD ACT STILL IN' LITIGATION Attorneys Will Try Again to Fix Blame of Melrose Ex- plosion Upon the Company | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, Dec. 18. Still in the belief that there is merit in their claim for damages against the ‘Western Fuee and Bxplosive Com- /, on account of the injury done by the explosion of the Meirose mag- azine in 1898, the trial of a third suit against the company was begun this morning by Attorneys Reed & Nus- baumer, M. C. Chapman and Stanley Moore, notwithstanding that twice the Supreme Court has declared the com- pany not responsible for the act of the Chinese, Ah Ung Chung, who, in order to escape arrest, blew himself and seven deputy sheriffs into eternity. In the present case the complaint has been so amended as to charge the company with negligence in erect- ing a2 magazine In & residential portion of the city without earthen bulkheads about it to direct an explosion sky- ward, instead of allowing it to scat- ter. Notice was given that testimony would be introduced to show that no damage, except a possible sheattering of glass, would have resulted to the houses in the vicinity had earthworks twenty feet high been built about the magazine. There are forty-six claim- ants awaiting the outcome of this trial with claims aggregating $75,000 against the company. —_———— . DIVORCES GRANTED.—Oakiand, Dec. 19. The following unhappy husbands and wives obitained decrees of divorce to-day: Dyer from Lulu S. Dyer, on the grou Gesertion; Frederick J. Bdwards from Comiios Berkeley butcher, and a companion named Neid.. One boy first told about finding the buggy on the San Leandro road. They changed their story after some questioning and asserted that Neid had found the rig near Butcher- town, the horse having been running away. There was no one in the ve- hicle when Neid picked it up. He met Fischel and the boys, by dint of ques- tioning, learned that the team belonged to Waterbury, to. whom they return- ed-it. - Waterbury noticed that the team was- bespattered with |blood. He notified Chief of Police Hodgkins of his suspi- cions and City Marshal Kerns of Berke- ley. The evidence, whatever it might lead to, was not obliterated. TRACE THE TEAM. In tracing the whereabouts of the team the police learned that it had been seen standing vesterday afternoon in front of J. Camelong’s saloon, San Pablo avenue and Sixty-sixth street. Camelong remembered that three men had driven up to his place in a buggy that answered the description of Wat- erbury’s and had taken a drink. Soon afterward the team disappeared and the men left. He could not say wheth- er either of his customers answered the description of the alleged “Dr. Cole.” The police are not satisfied with the story told by the boys. They are mak- ing investigations on a theory that either Neid or Fischel was given the buggy by the man who hired it at some place that they have not divulged. Effort is being directed to the arrest of every kmown footpad who might have been operating in Oakland. “Babe,” otherwise Anthony, Curtin was arrested in San Francisco on sus- picic Francisco'to-day to make investigation as to Curtin’s movements. It is thought he - was in Oakland Saturday night. WILL VIEW SUSPECT. The pelice will send Hersey and others that were held up last week in Oakland to see Curtin to-morrow in San Francisco to ascertain whether he can be identified as the footpad. Detectives and policemen have gone over the ground of the shooting, tra- versed the neighborhood, run down scores of rumors, interviewed many persons and have cleared up every pos- SEASON THAT MAKES WORLD YOUNG AGAIN By Zoe Green TRadcliffe. OAKLAND, Dec. 19.—At this season of the ¥year there are no “‘grown ups.” childhood 1s abroad in the land and we are all boys and girls once more. The biggest and oldest of us enjoys the anticipations that Christmas always brings. Yuletide parties are beinx planned in numberiess homes, most of them for the little folks, of course, but at #ome of the merriest functions the guests will all be past their teens. are golng over to San Francisco Thursday evening to the juvenile character party that Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs are giving on tha Judge Melvin is to be the “&chool and among his “pupils” will be a number of well-known society people. The J are noted for their entertainments and the' lucky ones are looking. forward to the merriest kind of l. tlm: Thursday evening. . To-morrow night the Maple Hall Assembly Club will give its Christmas dance, whicn promises to be & very novel affair. Every dancer must wear a ‘gunnysack’ costume, Some of the girls have planned really pretty g’m-u of the euu'n‘llh‘:c‘ while others wiil more conspicuous for their novel b = s ovelty than for . Next week Mrs. Harry Williams and a ooterie of young friends, including Doroth: Taft, Corona and Muriel Willlame . will give a little Christmas pl v . i play at the Williams home " by Several of the older families have trees every year and they are always big, wonderful affairs that even the old children must ad- mire. The Wheatons and the Robert Wattses &re among those who always have a tree and S0 are the Coghills. The John Chares :fd.lbemxm;) szm"m tres is g2 anmusl vision v awal thei; Tovely chiigren, T,/ e Mrs. J. R. Scupham will have a tree party this year that will include Mrs. Kirk and the George kays. Next door Mrs. C. B. Par- celis will follow her nefwhbor's example and will gather about her the families and rela- ;:"e: of her two sons, Charlie and Frank Par- o e H. A. Pleitner was host yesterday at a mu- sicale; the guests including promine: bers of the German colony in Fruitv the members of the Ideal Zither Club Francisco. The four musicians were &uests of honor and their playing was source of great pleasure to all present. Th Pleitners have a very pretty place on Eu: Sixteenth street and the residence was elab- orately decorated for!the occasion. The club consists of Mr. and Mrs. Ploger (the latter be. Cowards, for cruelty. Josle Hall from Harry | ing president), Mr. and Mrs. Willard, Mrs. Hall, for desertion; Lizzle F. Gautadine from |/Vundremen and Frank Mason, Among those Augist C. Gautadine. on the ground of ge. | who enjoyed the musical treat yesterdoy mome Stal Shasemme B n from Sydmey B.| Mr. and Mrs. A. Lorsbach, Miss Marthe, Lore Gupdman, for willful neglect; Mary A. Bab.| bach, Thomas Lorsbach, Mr. and Mrs. Henry dorf from Ernest E. Babandorf, for deser- | Vickery, Mr. and Mre. Ruiff, A. Slemmons, Mre. B Seitz, Miss Theede, Miss' Eliz- ==y | Deth Kovarik and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Pleit- ner. SCOTT'S EMULSION. P e Mre. Frederick Stration, wite of Collestor g o ratton, and their little daught ANAEMIA Anne” returned from Colorado Bprines seier is thin blood. It causes pale faces, white lips, weak nerves medicine is needed. Scott's Emiuision goes to the root of the trouble, strengthens and enriches the blood, and builds wp the entire system. For anaemic girls, thin boys, and enfeebled mothers, it is the standard remedy. It builds up and strengthens the entire system with wénderful ra- pidity. Wel send you 2 sample free. Bcott & Bowne, 409 Pearl St, New York: day. e atily Miss Florence White is 1 ork, Whit l'“ l.:‘ ing girl :n:‘; ‘m:."' K e is a stunn Tesentative of our golden. . e the late Thomas. B. Walker, traveling passenger agent for the Bouthern Pa- cific Company, whose body was found in the Truckee River, and his three children by a former wife have gone to court over a $5000 life insurance policy left by deceased. The children claim half of the money as their share, while the widow is trying to have it set apart.to her .as separate property. The children are Charlotte Y, W. G. Walker and Carrie. Laun- TS. Srl;x;uu INCORPORATE.—C First Spiritual of Oakland were with the County to-day. The W. P. and Detective Holland went to San | The spirit of | A lot of Oaklanders | Amanda | H. Carter, . sible phase of the case that might have suggested any motive for the killing other than that of a criminal firing to escape arrest. Not & witness to the shooting has been found who can say more than that the flashes were seen. Not a semblance of verity has been given to the theory of revenge. Every aspect centers around the original | theory that Brown had seen a man acting suspiciously; had dismounted from his horse to investigate and was shot while approaching the suspected | person. 2 : i Expert .tests were made to-day at police headquarters with the bullet that was found by Detectives Quigley and Kyte at a spot on Broadway op- posite the place where Brown was shot. ; The purpose of the tests and examina- tion was to get an idea if possible as to the kind of weapon from which the missile was fired. Coroner Mehrmann will hold an in- quest Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock in the case of Brown, Brown was born in San Francisco and was 35 years old. He was a mem- ber of the Native Sons of the Golden West and of the Oakland Carmen’s Benevolent Association. Under the po- lice pension law, his wife will receive a monthly pension of thirty-three and one-third dollars during life unless she | should marry again. | “Babe” Curtin still denies that he was in Oakland on Saturday night, and could not therefore have shot and killed | Patrolman George W. Brown. He says | that Detective Taylor could pot have | seen him on a ferry-boat going to Oak- | land about § o'clock on Saturday after- noon, as he was at home at the time. Curtin’s mother called upon Captain Burnett yesterday morning and made a statement that “Babe” was at home on Saturday evening from about 5| o'clock till 9 o’clock. He was out once or twice to the butcher’s and grocer's between these hours, but not for more than a few minutes at a time. Detec- tive Taylor saw the butcher, and he said that Curtin was at his place on Saturday night about 8 o'clock. The grocer 'was not sure whether it was Saturday night or some other night that Curtin called at his store for a jugful of steam beer. He never paid muc'h attention to Curtin. ASKS COUNCIL - 10 SELL SITE Realty Syndicate’s Gift of i Land for a Hospital May Be Converted Into Cash | Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. 19. The Realty Syndicate to-night re- | quested the City Council to sell the site it had given to the city, near the tidal canal, for a contagious diseases hospital. The syndicate complained that its gift had been adversely criti- cized. The Council was asked to use the proceeds from the sale to purchase a site elsewhere. No action was taken pending the receipt from the City At- | torney of an opinion as to the legality of the Council's action in selecting a hospital site outside the city limits. The Council tabled an offer from Rus- =ell H. Dunn to supply 15,000,000 gallons of water a day from the north fork of the American River in Placer County. | W. W. Chapman's petition to open | Fourteenth street from Harrison to Jackson street was referred to the Board of Public Works. The Council will hear the appeal in the Thirty-sixth street sewer assessment on Monday evening, January 9. Adjournment was taken to December 27 to receive the report of the board of engineers on the Bay Cities Water Company ploject. —_———— BOARD DROPS CHARGES " AGAINST MISS WHITNEY Supervisors Agree That They Have No Jurisdiction Over the Asso- ciated Charities, OAKLAND, Dec. 19.—The Board of Supervisors, after a brief hearing this merning, decided to drop the charges of neglect preferred against Miss C. Anita Whitney, secretary of the Asso- | ciated Charities. The Supervisors | agreed that the Board had no_ right to try the charges, as the Associated Charities was not under its control. Miss Whitney made a general denial of the charges, using the records of the association to substantiaté her de- fense. According to the records, the ‘willfully neglecting, has received ]»e-: Seat riodical aid ever since August, 1901. The Associated Charities has twice procured employment for Wiley, and ‘when he became too ill to work the association sent a physician to attend him, furnished a night nurse, and sup- plied lhe family with provisions. Just before the charges were preferred by Mrs. Agnes Sheppard, an independent. charity worker, representatives of the |- association were making daily visits to the Wiley home. #13 - Mrs. Alice Wiley has declared that in view of the action taken by the Su- pervisors, she will take the matter to | the criminal court, and press the charges against Miss Whitney. “‘ . —_—————— b DIES VERY SUDDENLY. Dec, last lt—whn. conversing With “her night at her residence, 1030 Myrt Mre. 8. M. Carter, widow of the late was ‘stricken with heart. and expired before medical aid could be sum- moned. Mrs. Carter leaves one son and five daughters, all of whom live in Oskland. llor of Livermore. BEAT WOMAN Father and Son Sentenced for Horsewhipping Wife and Mother in Concert Attack on Defenseless Vie- tim Is One of the Most Atrocious Deeds on Record —_——— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1016 Broadway, Dec. 19. For beating his aged mother with a horsewhip until her face and body were lacerated and bleeding and until she sank almost unconscious beneath his biows, Carl Christopherson was sen- tenced to seventy-five days’ imprison- ment in the County Jail by Judge Tay- His father, Resmos Christopherson, treated his wife in a more brutal manner than did his son, and was sentenced at the same time to | six months’ imprisonment. - Both the father and the son were brought from: Livermore to-day and are now lodged in the County Jail. Mrs. R. Christopherson, the victim of the beating by her husband and son, is now suing the former for a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. The story told by the unfortunate woman to the authorities at Livermore reveals a case of abuse which was inhuman. Mrs. Christopherson says that on Tues- day evening her husband and her son became enraged at some remark made by her and that both set upon her, beating her with a horsewhip until she sank exhausted under the punishment. She says that when she tried to es- cape they tied her with a rope and kept her a prisoner for three days. She finally escaped from the house and reached the home of a neighbor, Wil- liam Leary, who,at once sent her to the hospital at Tesla for treatment. She then made her way to Livermore, where the' authorities arrested father and son and sent them to Oakland. The family lives far in the mountains back of Livermore. —_——— —— MRS. KATHERINE E. BOYTER PASSES QUIETLY AWAY Death of a Lady Well Known in Both San Francisco and Alameda Circles, ALAMEDA, Dec. 19.—Mrs. Kather- ine Elizabeth Boyter, the wife of John A. Boyter of 1217 Union street, died Saturday evening at their home, and the funeral will take place to-mor- row morning, when a requiem high ass will be said at St. Joseph's ‘hurch in this city. Mrs. Boyter had béen ill for some time as a result of a severe attack of typhoid fever. Other complications set in and she was unable to rally, and after a struggle of many weeks succumbed. Mrs. Boyter was born in San Fraa- cisco, in which place her husband is connected with the First National Bank. For some years they had been | living in Alameda. Her brother is Thomas C. Connell, business manager of the Oakland office of The San Fran- cisco Call. She leaves a family of three young children in addition to her husband. TO COLLECT A CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE Supervisors Employ Attorney Clarence Crowell to Sue for $35,000 for Care of Poor. OAKLAND, Dec. 19.—The Board of Supervisors to-day employed Attorney Clarence Crowell as special counsel for the purpose of bringing an action against the State of California for a sum of money supposed to be about $35,000, due Alameda County, for the support and maintenance of aged and indigent persons. Attorney Crowell is to act in con- Junction with the District Attorney. His compensation is to be 25 per cent of all moneys collected, and his em- ployment is to last until a final dis- position is made of the claim. —_—— RAY BAKER RETURNS AFTER SEEING ROYALTY Was Deserted in Europe by His Com- | panion George Whittell, Who Married. OAKLAND, Dec. 19.—Ray Baker, a deputy in the County Clerk’'s office, returned to-day from a seven months’ trip abroad, which he undertook in company with George Whittell, son of a capitalist. Baker acted as young ‘Whittell’s campanion at the request of the capitalist, who sought by sending | his son to Europe to break off an in- fatuation which the young man had formed for Miss Cunningham, an ac- tress. Shortly after Baker and Whit- tell landed on the Continent the lat- ter deserted Baker, slipped back to New York and married the lady of his choice. Baker was not impressed with European royalty. Al PRISON REFORM LECTURES.—Alameda, Dec. 19.—Dr. C. E. Moore and Robert M. Favilla | Wiley family, which she is accused of | Fitzgerald, the latfer o member of the Call- fornia State Prison Commissioners, wiil lecture before the Unitarian Club Wednes- day evening on “'Pri Reform.” Dr. Moors | is connected with the department of peda- : gosy of the University of California and was instrumental in the establishment of juvenile courts in California. — l (e v s e EE FRE! PLUM PUDDINGS —Q ~ MINCE MEAT. - WITH SUNDAY CALL SMALL ADS. i ARMOUR PACKING COMPANY’S . FAMOUS BRANDS. Free With Ev Small Ad in Sund:;yCllL See Small Ad Page for Further led Dec Sall ped ~ [HUMAN BRUTES [ABANDONS OLD ELECTIVE PLAY Munieipal League Compelled to Go on Primary Ticket Like All Other Parties NEW MANAGERS CHOSEN BRI Wholesale Approval Is Given to the Acts of the Pres- ent City Administration Oakland Office San Francisco Call, - 1016 Broadway, Dec. 19. The Municipal League, which has STRENLOUS RUNS FOR WATERBURY Man With Bride, but No House Furniture, Begins Search for His Effeets BERKELEY HONEYMOON l Daughters of Newly Mar- ried Man Play Hide and Seek With Their Parent S Berkeley Office San Franciseo Call, 2148 Center street, Dec. 19. George A. Waterbury, finding him- P ey BRANCH OFFICES | OF THE CALL IN ALAMEDA COUNTY OAKLAND. 1016 Broadway. Telephone Main 1085. BERKELEY. 2148 Center Street. Telephone North 77. ALAMEDA. ‘ 1435 'k Street. l — BASEBALL MAGNATES CLOSE THEIR SESSION / The magnates of the Pacific Coast Baseball League closed their session last night. The final meeting was a brief one and was devoted almost en- tirely to the private affairs of the league. Manager Henry Harrls of the San Francisco club was forced to pay been a distinct political party in. all self in the plight of & man who hasi 3300 to the league for allowing his city elections for more than a dozen years, prepared to-night for the cam- paign of next spring. It was decided to go on the primary ticket in the way required by law. This is a distinct change from the methods of the league. | Up to the present time the league has never held a primary, but has always selected its delegates through what is known as a board of managers. This board announced the delegates to the convention of the league and a con- vention was then held and a ticket an- nounced to the people. This was done in order to prevent any of the older parties from competing with the mem- bers of the league and taking posses- sion of the league's convention by throwing primary tickets into the fleld at the last moment and wresting con- trol from the leaguers. This year the primary law will compel the league to announce its ticket and hold its pri- mary in the regular way and under the ccmpulsion of the new law this will be done. The board of managers will an- ncunce its list of delegates and will argk the leaguers to go to the polls and vote. President Carey Howard of league made a report upon what has been accomplished and the league ex- pressed its approval of the work done. A motion was carried that the hearty indorsement of the league be extended to the present municipal administration and particularly to those members who were elected by the league. A board of managers was elected as follows: C. A. Chichester, C. H. Daly, H. N. Dalton, J. D. Frencn, J. E. Far- num, J. D. Galloway, G. W. Hunt, lfv- ing C. Lewis, Fred Kahn, W. G. Man- uel, A. H. Pratt, G. J. W. Stark, Mark A. Thomas, P. R. Thayer, J. G- White. These act in connection with the offi- cers, president, Carey Howard; first vice president, H. A. Powell; second vice president, J. K. Moffitt; secretary, John L. McVey; treasurer, L. G. Bur- pee. the —_———— Closing Concert at Mills College. OAKLAND, Dec. 19.—The closing concert of the fall term will be given in Lisser Hall at Mills College to- morrow evening under the direction of Dr. Louis Lisser. Following is the programme: “Dragon Flies'' (Bargiel), choral class; polo- naige, C sharp minor (Chopin), Miss Bonibell Collins:; (a) “‘Wie Melodien zieht es mir'" (Brahme), (b) “In the Boat’ (Grieg). Miss Louise T. Hatch; impromptu, A flat major, op. 90, No.'4 (Schubert), Miss Nannie Van Zandt; (a) Romance (Ogarew), (b) mazurka (John W. Metcalf), Miss Carrie Bright: Barcarolle (Mosz- /), Miss Katherine McGill; (a) ‘“Would ith Were Mine” (Howard Brockway), rampelchen”” (Bugen Hildach). Miss Sanford; tarantelle from ‘“‘Venezia e (Liszt), Miss Hazel Moore; magic fire Miss Aflene Aldrich; cantata, ‘‘Song of the Norns” (Heinrich Hof- mann), choral class; soprano solo by Miss Sanford. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS COMES HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.— Oakland, Dec. 19.—H. P. Garthwaite, a well- known mining engineer of Oakland, who is now located in Salvador, will spend the holidaya at his former home in this ‘city. WILL ADDRESS HOME CLUB.—Oakland, Dec. 19.—Jacob Riis, the author, will deliver an address at the Home Club in East Oakland on Thursday, December 22, at 8:30 p. m., on “The Battle With the Sium." ~The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views, CHINAMAN CHARGES ROBBERY.—Oak. land, Dec. 19.—Jeremiah Crowley and Michael Sullivan, laborers, were arrested to-day om a of robbery. Wing Gee, a Chinese swore the men assaulted him last 3 tealing $50. SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY.—Oakland, Dec. 19.—James Shaw and Charles Wright are under arrest on suspicion of breaking into Ressiguie & Held's grocery, Thi ourth street and Telegraph avenue, and stealing $2. The men deny the charge. WILL GIVE A LUNCH.—Oakland. Dec. 19. The ladies of the First Unitarian Church Al Jance will give a New England lunch at the parish hoise to-morrow from 11:30 a. mfl to 2 p. m. During the afternoon they will hold a rale of fancy Christmas articles and home- made candies. CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.—Oakland, Dec, 19.—The young people of the First Meth- odist Church Sunday school will have their celebration and Christmas tree next Friday cvening at the parlors of the church. The Christmas cantata will be sung by the chil- dren and Mrs. Elia M. Izette will read “Bob Cratchett's Christmas.”” The fee of admission will be an apple, an orange or a potato given at the door. - BIDS FOR HAYWARDS LIBRARY.— Haywards, Dec. 19.—The trustees of the Hay- 15 wards Free Public Library received bids this L. A. Simmonds, Berkeley $6030; Charles Lindsey, Oakland,” $10,750; o Wber, Oakland, $10.920; 'Brucker, & Lewis, Oakland, $10,975; E. Anderson, San Leandro $11,188; ‘W, W. Anderson, Chico, $11,779; W. T. 'Veich, Oakland, §12,383. MARRIAGE LICENSES.—Oakland, Dec. 19, The following marriage licenses were issued by the County_ Clerk to-day: Ortus Fuller, 39, . and Stella Hathaway. 20, both of San Fran- ciseo; Frederick W. Blocow, 30, frvington, and Emma Ross, 25, Newark; Robert D. MacPhail, over 21, Oswago, and Marie C. Sullenger, over 15, Oakville: Henry A. Warmoth, 26, and Emma B. West, 20, hoth of Oakland: Louis F. Very, over 21, ‘and Mary E. Tompiins, over 18, both of Qakland: Frank P. Kane, 29, and Mary J. Shortt. 22 both of Oakland Wilson E. Armstrong, 21, Livermore, and Tmma M. Bllfott, 18, Altamont. % —————— ARRIVED. Monday, December 19. Stmr Empire, Burtis, 60 hours from Coocs DOMESTIC PORTS. EUREKA—Arrived Dec 19—Stmr North Fork, hence Dec 18. ’ ABERDEEN—Arrived Dec '19—Stmr G. C. Lindauer, hence Dec 15, Sail 19—Schr “Transit, for San Fran- cisco; schr Laura Madsen, for Guaymas. FOREIGN PORTS. VICTOMA—Salled Dec 19—Stmr 1 Puebla, et for San Francisco; stmr Mackinaw, for San Francisco, via Tacoma. _OCEAN ST! NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 19—Stmr La Gascogne, from Havre. iled Dee 19—Stmr Manitou, for London. Memoranda. ABERDEEN. Dec. 19.—Eight schooners and a few steamers are barbound. —————— The chronic kicker envies the centi- A} a bride but no place to keep her, and { With no furnituré with which to set up a home, to-day applied to Justice | Edgar for a search warrant, wlthl (Which he hoped to find his dnughler![ lsnd recover household goods to be| used in preparing a home for his new | wife. The furniture in question had |been used by Waterbury and his ( daughters at their home on Prince inreet, but was moved from the house by the daughters, witlt the neighbors’ | kelp, a few days ago, after Waterbury informed the girls that he intended to, tring a new wife to take charge af | the household. The Waterbury girls resented’ the! proposal, and barred their father from the house. He went to San Francisco vowing vengeance, and returned to swear out a warrant for the arrest of Percy Betts and S. J. Hankins, friends of the young women, who have assisted them to retain possesion of the house, and whom Waterbury charged .with battery. ‘Waterbury married Mrs. Mary Crump, according to his programme, last week, but when he came back to Berkeley with her it was to find his furniture all gone, and his daughters in hiding. The house which Mrs. Wa- terbury No. 2 was to-rule over was dis- mantled. The prospect was dreary. Mr. Waterbury raged, and declared to-day when Justice Edgar refused to issue a search warrant for the stuff that he would bring a civil suit in Oakland to-morrow to recover the fur- niture. ‘Waterbury procured subpenas to- day for his daughters, Charlotte and May, who are cited to appear in Jus- tice Edgar’s court to-morrow morning and testify in his battery case against Percy Betts. . B —— Dietz Will Is Found. OAKLAND, Dec. 19.—A belated will of the late Alfred C, Dietz was filed for probate to-day. Deceased left property here and in Ventura County, valued at $270,000. The will gives the entire estate to the -widow, with the exception of a $50 a month allow- ance to his son, Charles L. Dietz, and' $50 a quarter to his two daughters, Mary A. and Nellie P. Dietz. It was at first believed he died intestate. e COPPER CONCERN PLACED IN HANDS OF RECEIVER | Charges Made Against the Manage- ment of the American Consoli- dated Company. SANTA FE, N. Mex, Dec. 19.— Ernest Johnston was to-day appointed receiver of the American Consolidated Copper Company on the petition of New York stockholders, who allege mismanagement and fraud. The com- pany owns valuable mining properties in the Lordsburg district, Grant County. — e - — SOLDIER CONVICT CAUGHT NEAR TOWN OF SONOMA One of the Ten Prisoners Who FEs- caped From Fort Baker Ar- rested by Constable. SONOMA, Dec. 19.—One of the con- victs who escaped from the barracks at Fort Baker a week ago was cap- tured a few miles from here to-day by Constable Ryan. He gave a ficti- tious name at first, and stoutly main- tained his innocence, but later ad- mitted that he was Thomas Mills, the colored midn who was serving a long term for trying to kill an officer in the Philippines. e e—— SAN FRANCISCAN PART OWNER OF CAR SYSTEM W. H. Crogker and Others Purchase Street Railway in Eureka and Plan Improvements, EUREKA, Dec. 19.—J. E. Green, J. M. O'Brien and G. H, Fairchild, acting for themselves, and William H. Crocker of San Francisco to-night concluded negotiations for the pur- chase of the streetcar system of this city. They will extend the road to Arcata, twelve miles distant, build many new lines in this city and equip the road with new rolling stock. ——— Builder of Railroad Dead. | PASADENA, Dec¢ 19.—Levi u. | Fisk, a well-known railroad contrac- tor and niining man, died here to-day, aged 68 years. Fisk was one of the builders of the Union Pacific, North- ern Pacific and Oregon Short Line | railroads. ) ——— Liabilities Are Large. , NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—At a meet- ! ing of creditors of Jacob Berry & Co. to-day Edward S. Thomas, the tem- porary receiver, said that the firm .owed about $750,000, while the actual assets were @nly about $64,000. The lr:reduor- elected a receiver. g ——— ! Wood Alcohol Kills Ten. ASHLAND, Ky., Dec. 19.—Four more deaths from wood alcohol poi- soning have been reported from the mouth of the Beaver River, making a total of ten deaths. - Two more are said to be dving. —_——— ENGINE CONTRACT LET.—Alameda, Dec. 19.—The City to-night awarded the contract for furnishing a new engine for thed| 1l electric p'ant to Charles C Moore Subgy ot San 1 Francisco, for $T718. | for’ providine the piant with a e cost $4888. ¥ % bz team to leave the fleld during a game with Portland. A “skeleton” schedule was present- ed by the committee on arrangements of games. After a lengthy discussion the magnates decided to postpene the adoption of a schedule till some fu- ture time. — e — New Orleans Results. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 19.—First race, five furlongs—Jake Sanders won, Shock the Talent second, Harpoon third. Time, Second race, ome mile—De Reszke won, Gay Boy second, Jake Greenbers third. 'Time. Third race, seven furiongs—Kittle Platt won, Moorish Damsel second, Trapper third. Time, 1:30 4-5. Fourth race, one mile and twenty yards, handicap—Au Revoir won, Careless sacond. Montebank third. Time, 1:47. Fifth race, seven furlongs—George Perry von, Glendon second, Flora Lee third. Time, Sixth race, one mile and seventy Autolizht won, Arab second, Topic Time, 1:51 1 e ———————— Steamship Abandoned at Sea. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.—The Austrian steamship Luca, from Trieste, arrived here to-night with Captain Alery, his wife and the crew of the steamship Stewiacke, which was abandoned about 300 miles south of St. Michael on December 12. ———— MAY SAFELY VENTURE TO ANY ALTITUDE B third The difficulties of wespiration at high altitudes have attended many moun- tain. climbers and explorers and the theory advanced in explanation has been that this trouble was caused by the reduced tension of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Professor Mosso, an Italian scientist, has recently disproved this theory by showing that if the pressure of the mixture of oxygen and nitrogen mak- ing up ordinary air be reduced to one- third of an atmosphere, and then the proportion of oxygen be increased so that its partial pressure is the same as normal, the mixture is breathed with inconvenience, accompanied by an abnormal respiration and pulse. By taking supplies of pure oxygen and mixtures of gases to the summit of Monte Rosa and analyzing the blood it was shown, however, that a diminu- tion in the amount of carbon dioxide in the air, due to the low pressure, was doubtless responsible for much of the trouble in respiration. Proof of this was afforded by breathing a mix- ture of 80 per cent of oxygen and 20 per cent of carbon dioxide on top of Monte Rosa, with a feeling of pleas- ure and ease, while the effect of the same mixture near the sea level in Turin was to produce giddiness and vomiting. If this discovery is substantiated by further experiments it seems that by the’ carrying of cylinders containing this mixture of gases the highest mountain peaks can be scaled, while the mere provision of oxygen is of doubtful utility.—Chicago Chronicle, —_—————— Russian Customs Fines. United States Consul General Watts at St. Petersburg calls attention to the Russian customs law governing flnes imposed upon foreign imports, which is of special importance to exporters to bear in mipd in connection with the drawing up of invoices for Russia, as the strictest accuracy in the state- ments contained In invoices is essential to the avoidance of these flnes. Fines are imposed upon imports that do not correspond with invoices as fol- lows: 1. For either discrepancy or excess in weight exceeding § per cent and not caused by dampness or dryness during transportalon, allowances being made in either case, a fine of double the reg- wlar duty is charged. 2. For difference in quality a fire of two-thirds the regular duty is charged. 3. For difference in quantity—I. e. number of pieces—a fine of double the regular duty is charged. 4. In case of attempted frand in consignment of goods the goods confiscated and the fine charged in dition. Appeals can be made against these charges and decided by an expert com- mission.—New York Commercial. the are ad- HIGHWAYMEN. —Yeot Chow was assafled by Sung Dock and Yee Lung last night in Com Cook a They later wera arrested by Special Policeman George Downie and booked on a charge of aseault to commit robbery. CHARGED WITH LARCENY.—Joseph Stav- ens_ a sallor, was hrked on a charge of grand larceny at the Prison last night. He is watch from Angelo Mareo, accused of taking