The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1904, Page 26

THIRTIEFH A SENT T0 JAIL e Supreme Court of Colorado Punishes Three More Elec-| tion Officers for Contempt AUTHORITY QUESTIONED | Attorneys File Brfef Dis- puting Right of Tribunal to Assert- Jurisdiction —_—— | DENVER, Colo., Dec. 24.—Attorney Samuel Belford has drawn up the brief to be presented to the United States Su- pre Court in the application for a writ of habeas corpus *for - Michael Dowd, one of the thirty election offi- cials who have been sentenced to jail by the Colorado Supreme Court on charges of contempt based on their ac- tions at the polls. The brief questions the authority of the Supreme Court to diction of an election. The brief further states that the ac- tion of the Supreme Court in taking charge of the election in this city will open the eyes of the rest of the country 1o at is meant by government by injunction. Three more election officials were sent to jail by the Supreme Court to-day for empt, making a total of thirty who bave been sentenced for violation of the court’s the November ejéection. Isaac Goldman and Edward Sweeney, take 3 judges Precinct Two, Ward Four, Denver, were sentenced to serve four months in and to pay fines of $100 h. The court declared d knowingly asd -wilifully ted repeating. Clarence P. Dix- Ward Three, was senténced to jail for four moenths and fined $250 and costs. Indictments against Michael Callahan and Jacob Schurtz, charged with elec- tion frauds in 1903, were quashed by Judge John L Mullins to-day. —_———— CONCORDIA CLUB HOLDS ITS ANNUAL FESTIVITIES pern on, clerk in Precinct Thirteen, Splendid Banguet Is the Principal Feature of the Socfety's' Holi- day Entertdinment. The Concordia Club held its annual s festivities last night at its Van Ness avenue and Post About 175 members ‘Were all of whom took an active the proceedings. At midnight > compahy adjourned to the anquet hdll on’ the third floor, beral gupper was served. ir was of an informal na- a§ i3 the custom of the ¢lub-at cnctions ~ of this season. No- set peeches were made, but there were brilliant little talks by several those present. It was late in ‘the orning before the festivities came to a close ent, rt ir ny —_——— Charged Goods to Employer. 5t. Clair, alias Hulda Leroy, was arrested in Oak- v Detectives Braig and rarged at the local City with having obtained goods by It is alleged that Nel- ed a dress, hat and coat from goods store of the value of e woman, who is a negress, e employ of Mrs. Maud Hyde avenue, East Oakland, as a represented to the store people t her mistress had ordered the goo After she procured them she left the employment of Mrs. Hyde detectives succeeded in locat- ing her yesterday —_———— Tells Story of Being Held Up. Charles Cheule of 304 Eighth street was brought to the Receiving Hospital last night to be treated for a lacerated scalp. He told the attendants that he had been held up by two men at Tenth and Folsom streets and one of them hit him over the head with a club. Cheule says he knows who the men are, but he will not prosecute them. ey ADVERTISEMENTS. etenses. mwaid. She th an Few Peo; "> Know How Useful It Is in | Preserving Health and Beauty. Nearly everybody knows that char- coal is the safest and most efficient disinfectant and purifier in nature, but few realize its value when taken into the human system for the same cleansing purpose. Charcozl is a remedy that the more you take of it the better; it is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs thé gases and Impurities always present in the stomach and intestines and car- ries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking or after eating on- ione and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually ciears ahd Im- proves the complexion; it whitens the teeth and further acts s a natural and eminently safe cathartie: It absorbs the injurious gases which collect in the stomach and bowels; it disinfects the mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably best charcoal and the most for the money is in Stuart's Charcoal Lozen- ges; they are composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal and other harmless antiseptics in tablet form, or rather in the form of large, pleas- ant tasting lozenges, the charcoal be- ing mixed with honey. The daily use of these lozenges will =oon tell in a much improved..cond!. tion of the “heaith, better com- plexion, . swi Viood, afid thébeauty-of it is that ng possible harm -can.-result from theirq, continued use,=but,.on"the econtrary, great bemefit. B aan i A Buffaio physician, in speaking of the benefits of chafcoal, says; 1 advise Stuart's Charcodl ‘Lo 8 to all pa: tients suffering ffof’ gas in stomach and bowelé and Mo clear flie complex- jon an@ purify the breath) mouth throat; ¥ also: belleve “the liver 'is greatly benefited by. the daily use of them; they cost but 25 cents a boxX at drug stores and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet I be- lieve I get more and better charcoal | in Stuart’s Charcoal Lozenges than in | any of the ordinary charcoal tablets.” injunction issued prior to. the | i er -~ breath anf- purer | affiistion is.more than hysteria. ;His “AL” BERTHIER DIES STDDENLY e TN = | Former Recorder of County | Expires in a Chair After Conversing 'With Friend s O N PROMINENT POLITICIAN Prominent Eaglé and Repub- lican Leader Falls a Vic- tim to. Heart - Affection this city and well known here for more than twemnty vears,, died suddenly of heart failure shertly after 6 o'clock last night in the office of the Gait House,* 1200 Market street. Berthier had been a sufferer from heart trouble for many years and only a week ago he. com- plained of being very. ill. Berthier was seated in a-chair in the hotel office and had just finished talking with one of the clerks when he was seen suddenly to drop his hands to his side and apparently faint away. Medical aid was summoned, but Ber- thier had already passed that stage where human assistance avails. “Al” Berthier, as he was more famil- fary known, was a native of Virginia City, and 51 years old. He camie, to San Francisco about twenty-five years ago and had since taken an active in- terest in politics. He was elected Re- corder about’ eight vears’pgo and served one term. He did not seek re- nomination and he has since been‘en gaged in the real ‘estate business and also in different ventures with Jerome Bassity, the well known salbon’ keeper. | a stanch Re-! Berthier was alw s .‘publican, He was one of the orsaniz- @s of the Republican Mutual Alliance. His influence was ajwdys. felt in politi- .£al cricles and he had a host of:friends. He was very'popular with hi§ asso- ciates and only a “few days-agp was elected chaplain of the San Francisco Aerie of Eagles. i Berthier's wife died several ago. He is survived by two jmarried, daughters and. a sister, Mra. ‘Sands Forman. The funeral will take place from the Eagles’ Hall on Tuesday .at 12:30, > « ——e LABOR UNIONS ELECT NEW OFFICERS FOR YEAR Leather Workers Present Retiring Secrctary. Storek With a Hand-, - some Diamond Locket.”: ° At the ‘meeting. of ‘the Leather Workers' Union’No. 57 last night re- tiring Secretary W,/S. Storek was pre- | sented by the president, 'on_behalf of the union; with a diamond locket. The union’ elected the following officers: President, Dandel -Doody; vice presi- dent, J. A. ‘Mungér; repording ;secre-~ tary, D. Hurton;. secretary-treasurer, Charles L. Bennett; marshal, P. Lamb; chaplain, Frederick Anderson; guard, William A. King; organizer, W. S, Storek; journal correspondent, Wil- liam Ward; executive. board, Charles A. Grainer, James Conroy, W. S. Sto- rek, D. Burton and F. Sweeney. Bartenders’ League No. 41 has elected the following officers: Presi- dent, 4 F. Leamon; first vice presi- dent, A. Hunt; second vice president, E. Peterson; recording secretary, A. Zimmermann; financial secreta: P. L. Hoff; treasurer, C. F. Meyer; busi- ness agent and inspeetor, Al Con- drotte; inside guard, F. Flathmann; outside guard, A. Sieber; trustees, T Scully, J. Chaubin and C. F. Ehlert; executive board, P. Tuily, T. Scully, P. Hunter, C. F. Ehlert and M. K ry; delegates to Labor Council, William N. Battersby, P. Hunter, M. J. Mur-, phy, A. Hunt; C. F. Ehlert, E. F. Lea- mon, A. Foley, Thomas Scully, P. L. Hoff and, Al Condrotte; delegates to local joint executive board, P. L. Hoff, E. F. Leamon and A. J. Foley; alter- nates to joint executive board, G. Ren- ken, M. J. Murphy and W. N. Batters- | by. Express Drivers’ Unlon No. 472 has | elected the following: President, E. | D. Turner; vice president, W. C. de | Friez; recording secretary, Green; tecretary-treasurer, 0. E. Mil- ler; sergeant at arms, R. Scanlan; | warden, A. Murphy. | Tilelayers’ Union No, 48 elected the following officers: President, William Marble; vice president, Morris Kirwan; | | financial secretary, Ed Doyle; treasur- | er, John Shane; recording secretary, Frank McDonald; sergeant at arms, | William MeGrath; trustees, Robert Geary, James Smith, Harry Hall; dele- | gates to. Buflding Trades Council, Ed | Barker, Harry Hall, Charles Weber; al- | ternates, Jack Hurley, Fred Parks and Joseph Schwartz; ‘delegates to State Building Trades Councl convention to be held. in Los Angeles January 9, Ed | Barker; trustee, Progressive Planing | MIll, Morris Kirwan; trustee Organized | Labor, August Iten. ——— Aarom Brackman, Seventeen Years of Age, Is Taken to the Deten- tion Ward. Aarom Brackman, a youth of 17 years, was taken to the Central Emer- gency Hospital last night suffering | from ‘hysteria over the death of his | sister, which occurred six months ago. {He was brought to the hospital by his | uncle, Antone Klein, who said Brack- man began showing signs of mental | unbalance two weeks ago -and since | then spent most of his time in crying (and wailing over the death of ‘the | girl, to whom he had been warmly | attached. “It is mot believed that Brackman's | home is at 4228 Twenty-sixth street. B n Morrison and Jonn Boyd were arrested last night in the store of the | the ;tanks aty the™City Prison-pending sinyestigation. 'According to Policeman “Nelson, who made the arrests, the men | were attempting to rob the clerk on ,a short change game. . Before they | were successful Nelson appeared and arrested them. g & ———— s The more inol getting e the more he can lose hnd.uu‘ it to those who do. " Albert Berthier, former Recorder of | years | George | RAVES INSANELY ,OVER | DEATH OF HIS SISTER | money a man makes by NIRSKI'S 00D ~WORK GOES 0N Abolisliment of the Pass- port System Will Be the Next Reform in Russia UNDOING PLEHWE'S ACTS Well Known Eaglé and Re- " publican ‘ Leader Falls a Victini* to Heart ‘Affeétion b ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2 is onthe eve of abolishing the passport system: The question has already: been decided‘in principle by the comimission Which ‘is ‘investigating the: jpassport question.” A new law will be ‘promul- gated by the Senate within six weeks as ohe of the solld reform#:resulting from the administration of» Interior Minister - Sviatopolk-Mirsky.. # Dhe Zemstvos of the Gavernment of Tiver and .of ‘the District of. Novo- torshk have.had restored to them the right to- eléct their presidents from among their own mefabers. A year ago the, late Minister of®ithe Interior’ von Pl:}t\'e disapproved of..the presidents etected by these Zemstvos and replaced them with " his own pominees. The restération ‘of the right to eéfect their présidents ‘in the case of the two Zem- stvos mentioned is regarded as being a ‘significant sign of the times. CHERNIGOV, Russia,'Dec. 24,.—Forty members bf the focal Zemstvo, includ- | ing the president, who signed the recent ¥ telegram to Emperor Nicholas, haye re- signed # The'Chernjgov.Zemstvo on December .20 télegraphed resolitions begging Em- peror Nichofas'in the most loyal man- ner to convoke legally elected members of the Zemstvos to present a pros gramme: of reforms for his considera- tion. ‘The Emperor on December 22 wrote the following indorsement on the | Chernigov Zemstvo's dispatchi v “I consider the action of the presi- dent_ to be presumptuous and tactless. "Questions of ‘state administration are “of no concern to: the Zemstvos, whose functions- and. rights are clearly de- { Sagt | fitied by the law.” & | TONGUES OF FLAME LEAP 4 FROM BURNING ‘MINE | Efforts to Cheek Conflagration” Seem Unavailing and Sides of Stope Collapse. ‘MAHANOY CITY, Pa., Dec. 24.—To- | day tongues of flame leaped.forty feet ! high from the burning Mprea mine.and ‘all effofts to check the fire.have thus far -proved unavailing. o The stope has been almdst entirely swept of timber from the pumphouse, “where the fire originated last night, to the® surface, a distance of nearly 400 | feet. { x | "The root and sldes of the stope have collapsed in several places.’ yeral rmine inspectors, officials of the Dobson Cpal Company, who own the mine, and others spent almost the entire day in an effort to confine the fire to the “man” stope, but with what success they are unable to determine. The col- liery, which is one of the largest.in the region, is.in no danger. e ————— DESTITUTE COLORADO MINERS IN ST. LOUIS Sixty-Two Men Forced Out of State the desperate resistance made by :he.‘pe"e' Archbishop of New Orleans and Reach Fair City in Search for Work. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24—Sixty-two Col- orado miners have arrived in St. Louls, having beaten ' their way from La Junta, after being driven out of the State by deputy sheriffs. Most of them left their wives and families at Cripple Creek and other places in Colorado where they had worked. They are look- ing for work and most of them are without money. . At the World's Fair, where they went to look for work at wrecking, they were unsuccessful because they had no mon- ey with which to buy admission tickets to the grounds to see the contractors. EXTRADITION PAPERS FOR DR. L. 8. CHADWICK Cleveland Sherift Telegrapht s fteqtiest to Governor Odell of New York. | CLEVELAND, Dec. 24.—Sheriff Barry | to-day telegraphed Governor' Odell of New York asking that the extradition papers for Dr. Leroy 8. Chadwick, jointly indicted with his wife, Cassie L. Chadwick, on a charge of forgery, be granted on the Sheriff’s arrival in Al- bany on Monday. —————— BATTLESHIP IOWA BUMPS INTO PIER AND IS INJURED | Accldent Occurs 'While Vessel Is Be- _est, is one of the strongest of the east- ' have been able to proceed, but, conse- ing Docked at Newport News. | United States battles! | being docked at a shipvard here to- | day, came in violent contact with the structural work of the pler. The ash the Purpose of gaining a foothold ¢n and collisions. | chute and guard rails were carried | away and the ship otherwise dan vged. i Faster Time Westward. | CHICAGO, Dec. 24—The Rock Island | has decided upon a further reduction {im the time of its trains between Chi- {cago and Los Angeles, Beginning to- ! morrow the Californla specia: will. leave | Chicago at 8:40 a. m., arriving at Los Angeles at 6:30 a. m. the third day. The Golden State Limited, after to- morrow, will be run on & 68-hour sched- ule. . ——— Twelve Dead; Twenty Hurt. | PARIS, Dec. 24, —The victims of | 1ast night's railway collision in a fog { between the London-Boulogne express land the Lille express outside the Northern Rallway station here num- ]fl;e‘;on-nukufu Drug Company at per twelve dead and twenty seriously 0 Cure it. lay and Kearny' stfeets and placed in jnjured. All the victims were French. | i ment? Do you want to better i your position? 3 1 If so be sure to look over the Help Wanted Columns of- THE CALL You will find some" —Russia’ | strengthien and tone the stomach and D, 1904. FIERCES FIGHTING OF - THE SIEGE Russian Garrison on East Keekwan: Mountain .Con- | . tinues Unequal Combat Un- il - It .. I8 - Almihilated' { Continued From Page 25, Column 3.’ parallel, Who were distinguished by | réd badges on their arms, were to make “the second assault. General| Samejima personally conducted those asgaults at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of December 19, after the explosions had taken place. 75 The first mine exploded without warning and the explosion was not en- tirely successful, owing to the heavy concrete above the mine. The explo- sion of the second mine followed im- mediately and this was succeeded by five smaller explosions. | The sight Was wonderful in the ex- treme, Huge clouds of brown earth! and debris of all kinds were thrown 200 feet into the air and it looked as if the whole fort had been sent heavens' ward. When the clouds of earth had settled down, the snow for some 500 yards around the fort was covered with brown earth, pieces of timber and blocks of concrete. | The ;- explosions made two ll.rge‘| breaches in the north wall of the fort, | through which the Japanese in the moat swarmed. They charged so/ quickly that fifty of them were either killed or wounded by the falling' debris. The Japanese succeeded in galning the ramparts and charged the interior of the fort, but they were re- pulsed by a portion of the garrison from behind a wall at the rear of the fort, which had not been touched by | the force of the explosion. Behind this wall there were four fleld guns and three machine guns. | In the meantime, the Russians had | rushed re-enforcements of some 300 to . the fort, through the covered wall at| the rear. 1 The Second battalion of attackers was not able to advance immediately, as the sapping trenches from the parallel to the moat were -filled with | debris. When this debris had been ex- | cavated the battalion gained the moal| and ‘reached the ramparts through the | breaches that had been made by the | explosions. t 1 SCATTERS 'HIS MEN. ‘The ‘commander of this' enterprise | realized that any attempt to gain the | Interfor of the-fort would end in- dis- aster if his whole force advanced in one body, so hé disposed his men along | the wall @nd ordered them 0 gain the | lower level of the Interlor of the fort by | .twos and threes and to find cover in | {the héles which had beéh made in the | surface by the Japanese shells. In the awhole. center Of -the fort great holes had been torn by the Japanese shells and these offered good cpver from the | rifle and machine gunfire irected from | the rear of the fort. “In these holes 130 | of the attackers had found cover by 5| o'clock in the evening. H | Advancing carefully, the Japanese! | approached the Russian defenses in | | the rear of the fort and ‘by working from hole to hole under cover of the darkness the entire battalion gained | the Interior of the fort, notwithstanding | | Russians. | | The first charge made against the | wall of sandbags proved -upsuccessful, but charge followed charge until mid- night, when the last corner of the Rus- sian defenses was captured. The fighting was desperate in the ex- | treme, with bayonets and dynamite hand grenades, and the entire garrison was killed, with the exception of a party of twenty who escaped through the covered wall, which they destroyed behind them by exploding four mines and thus prevented the Japanese pur- suing them. ! GARRISON DIES FIGHTING. | - Though the numbers engaged and the area of the fighting were small,” both ! {asstiult and defense were more furious !than any in the previous history of the siege of Port Arthur. With the excep- | 'tions noted the garrison died fighting, | to the last man with wonderful deter- | | mination. | ‘The final rushes of the Japanese were | irresistible. -Their wounded refused to | retire and insisted on continuing the' fighting, saying that they had vowed to take the fort and that they must suc- | ceed. | Four field guns and three machine guns were captured and more than 300 | Russians were killed. ' | The skillful maner in which the sec+ jond assault was executed prevented heavy losses and ensured the capture | of the fort, which, though not the larg- | (ern fortified ridge. The fort is im-; ! portant to the Japanese, as it opens NEWPORT NEWS, Dec, 24.—The & Wayv up the gorge between it and the Thames and other points in the chan- hip Iowa,. while °aStern part of Keekwan Mountain and ' nel and coupled with the anxiety of is the easiest point at which to pierce the principal line of fortifications for ‘the higher hills of the ridge. | + The, stubborn resistance rade by the . ! Russians was due to the fact that the j captured fort was the key of the posi- tion at this point of their western flank. ADVERTISEMENTS, . Distress After Eating | Nausea between meals, belching, vom- iting, flatulence, fits of nervous head- ache, pain in.the stomach, are all| symptoms -of dyspepsia, and the longer it is neglected the harder it is . Hood’s Sarsapariila | and Pills - ; Rac.lical'lyv and “permanently cure it— “other digestive organs for the #atural . performance of their functions. | Testimontals of rémarkable curés matled on request. C. L HOOD CO., Lowell, Mass. 7 i a4 a4 a - First Rightwa - (lean-up Sale OF HIGH-GRADE SHOES A Sale that will add to the fame of the Rightway. A Sale A Sale that means much to This is our first Clean-Up and your first opportunity to participate in a genuine Right- way bargain event. Twenty-five expert shoe .men will You are assured of a perfect fit, high quality and every favor that it is within our power (o THE SALE WILL BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. Clean-Up Prices on Ladies’ Shoes Great news for San Francisco women. The best bargains offered in many years. Come Tuesday sure. Oxford Ties and Slippers—Too mafy styles to classify and describe. The prin- cipal point is this: and slippers worth from $2 to $35 in one L that wil! cause a sensation. yeu.if you care to save. grant. Clean-Up reductions are genuine; ities the best. $2.50 and $3.00 Shoe: $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes in one lot and offéred Clean-Up We are specialists in boys’ shoes. We 9 : on Boys ¢ resisters. Here’s a chance to get the -search untiringly for the best—the wear best at special prices: Calfskin Shoes — Thoroughly Boys’ ~and cdrefully made to You can’t go ‘wrong- if you select from these: sale price .. Sizes 1 to 6. R sale price.......... N Store Closed < be at your service. on Men’s Shoes Great chance for real saving. Price assortment; go for..... . variety of styles; go for.... Johnston & Murphy $6.00 and $6.50 Shoes; Bannister, Slater & Morrell and - Boyden $6.00 and $8.00 Shoes are placed No man in San Francisco should miss these opportuni- ties to make real savings. . Sizés'o to 13%. Regular $r1.25; guc Bring the boys in while vacation time is on. . . ADVERTISEMENTS. Prices styles new; qual- $1.90 $2.70 s—a large — Great at. - $4.15 Prices Shoes stand har@ wear. foot-form: lasts— $LIo Monday--The A A $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes, plenty ot sizes, go for..... Laird & Schober $5.00 and $6.00 Shoes will go for Clean-Up Children’s Shoes Shoes for young ladies are under this head. . Great chances here for mothers to accomplish a neat saving. Patent Leather Bluchers—Sizes 4 to 11; turned soles, spring heels. larly for $1.50 and $2.00, according to Children’s Shoes—Great for wear and Sizes 5 to 8....... ..65¢ Sizes 8% to 11 .80¢ Sizes 11 to 2... .95¢ Sale Begins Tuesday Morning. < We have placed shoes $2.70 $4.15 Prices on L HU BU B U RU WU U included Sell regu- P N CHANGES AMONG PRELATES OF THE' CHURCH OF ROME Mgr. Chappelle to Be Relieved of His Duties as Papal Delegate to Cuba. ROME, Dec. 24.—While Mgr. Chap- papal delegate to Cuba and Porto Rico, soon will be relieved of his post in the Antilles, he still will retain the Archbishopric of ‘New Orleans. With the . relinquishment by Magr. | Broderick of the "post of auxiliary Bishop of Havana, it is sald that he will be entrusted with the confidential | mission of urging greater offerings of | Peter’s pence in the United States, be- cause of the relations existing between France and the Holy See. Recommendations havé been made to the Vatican to have Mgr. Edward Fowler, secretary of Archbishop Harty of Manila, appointed auxiliary Arch- bishop of Havana In succession to Mgr. Broderick. —_———————— LONDON FOG LIFTING, BUT IS STILL DENSE | Casualtiecs on Water Result From Anxiety of Shipping to Make and Leave Port. LONDON, Dec. 24—The Ilower Thames to-night presents an extraord- inary and. unprecedénteéd spectacle, The fog, slightly lifting, reveals from Liverpool to Greenwood Beéach hun- dreds of great liners and steamers from every quarter of the glooe, lifting an- ehors and.preparing to move to docks after three days of igaction and ob- scurity on account of the banks of tog.l A number of outward-bound liners quent to the great number of incoming vessels gathered at the mouth of the these craft to reach their docks, ship- ping reports are full of minor casualties Up to.midnight no serious disaster his been reported. : — e Miles as a Militlaman. BROCKTON, Mass., Dec. 24.—A re- arrangement of the most important positions on the staff of Governor- elect Douglas was decided on to-day. Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, United States army, retired, instead of being made adjutant general was ap- pointed inspector general and will act | bail 5 WILL GIVE GOVERNMENT BENEFIT OF HIS VIEWS Engineer Noble Is Called to Washing- ton in Connection With Palouse Irrigation Project. BPOKANE, Dec. 24—T. A. Noble, the resident engineer of the United States Geological Survey, who nas prepared the plans for the Palouse irrigation project, has been called to Washington to be present at the negotiations be- tween the Government and the Oregon Railrcad and Navigation Company. The rallroad has submitted a proposi- tion to the Government to surrender possession of Washtucna Coulee for approximately $200,000 so that it can be used as a reservoir for irrigating about 75,000 acres. The building of the proposed irriga- tion system is part of the work de- signed by the reclamation act and the Secretary of the Interior has already set aside $1,000,000 for the scheme. As the scheme was outlined the coules was the key to the situation for the storage of water. The Oregon Rallroad and Navigation Company had a track down the coulee to Connell ten years ago and ceased to operate it for sev- eral years- Early last spring the com- pany reconstructed the track into Con- nell. ————— French . Count in Police Court. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Charged with systematically robbing a man who had befriended him, a young man, whose name is said to be Count Norman de le Creasan Luls, a mem- ber.of an old French family, was ar- raigned in the Police Court to-day. Despite the young man’'s protest that he was innocent, he was held in $1000 for hearing. The complainant was John S. Corland, a retired mer- chant. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF AN ITALIAN IS SOLVED Remains Are Found in a Deserted Mill Under Circumstances That Point to Murder. BOULDER CREEK, Dec. 24.—Af- ter a lapse of two years the disap- pearance of Rossettl Pedratt! has been solved by a workman, who, while in- specting a battery of old bollers In the Dougherty mills that have been closed for the last three years, dis- covered the charred and caleined bones of a human being. The iden- tity of the remains was established by a metal medallion Pedratt! was known to wear around his neck. It had dropped through the grate bars and thus escaped the flames that de- stroyed the body. The only one re- maining of his family, Pedratt! had left Italy to escape a vendetta that had left him motherless and father- less only to met his depth at the hands of the relentiess Mafla in Cal- ifornia. His death removed the last of the heirs to valuable estates in Italy, —————— Batte Jury Disagrees. BUTTE, Dec. 24.—After being out forty hours the jury in the case of Jerry Slattery, the well-known sport- ing man, charged with the murder of Patrick Mahoney, was to-day dis- charged by Judge McCleerney after they had made a futile effort to reach a verdict. The gase has attracted much attention and there will be a retrial. ————— Fire Destroys a Coronado Home. SAN DIEGO, Dec. 24.—Fire to-day destroyed the large two-story house owned by Frederick W. Koepen on C avenue, between Tenth and Orangs, at Coronado. Loss $5000. ADVERTISEMENTS. as the military adviser of the Gover- nor, in effect holding the position of chief of staft. £ : —————— : Irish Giant in Poorhouse. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—After hav- ing been exhibited for more than five years, during which time he has visit- ed nearly all the principal cities of the United States and Europe, Wil- liam Connery, known as ‘“the Irish glant,” to-day was sept to the City Almshouse. Connery is 7 feet 1 inch in height. g % NEW YORK, Dec, 24~Lililan Rus- sell was given a very demonstrative ‘welcome to-night on the occasion of her réturn as.u star at the Casino in “Lady Teazle.” in our new, logue, 1905, 411, s amd shutte b vice on ing, acply a0d besct. ifully illustrated annual Mailed free on request. ALL SEEDS . FOR FARM Fruit Trees and Ornamental Plan COX SEED CO. 413, 415 Sansome San Franeisco, cata- ts.