The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 24, 1905, Page 6

A NE THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NE 24, 1905. WS OF THE COUNTIE CRUEL STARVES WIFE James Marks Leaves Help- less Woman Alone With Only a Crust of Bread W“']S CUIIUFB[I ~—— y WOULD KILL MEDDLERS Bride S — : = "y = { i Threatens to Take Life of | : ~s s | First Person Who Tries| B[]Ul PI’UmlHBH[ to Enter His Dwelling/| | adn 1N UaKlan OAKLAND, J 2 owly starving | 4 prer her food, and neglected, . ' it is charged a sband who has ki often declared that he would Kill any { prpEIRY, June 2.—A gifted-grad- rfere with him {506 of thie University of California, Miss s domestic af- | Hilma Jones, has been won by City" At- Marks, the wife of | torney Harry H. Johnson, -himseif a employe at the Jud- | prominent Yale man in’the class of 192, esiding at 241 Han- | for hi¢ bride, the announcement of their nd last night by | engagenient to wed having been made to- e the sec retar day to Intimate friends of the ceuple in T lying hel Berkeley. Unusual -intérest attaches to e, with only a crust of | the announcement, becauss of the prom- s fy the pangs "rl‘lnfllwp of Attorney Johnson in legal and r husbend should come | political circles, and the beauty and in- s work i tellectual distinction possessed by his ey's attention had been | price. i case by some of the neigh Miss Hilma Jones was regarded as one Mrs. Marks | of the most brilliant women of the class it left any [of 1%4-at the University of California the use of one of wt learned that t since an early orning, the man whom ed from his work, and Miss Whitney at to the door, and was aced b to allow her to enter. She been warned by Mrs. Charles Andersen, who lives at 243 Hannah street, to be cautious in her dealings - Marks, as had often made threats d0 harm to any one who FOUND STARVING WOMAN. n the secretary entered the . she found of her ing in bed, t ) speak e a whi and the only food in sig s ble within r the con- f of woman, who 1s near- * years old, Miss Whitney told f 1 b tre t of his . > ¥ be permitted, and | ed him that she would once s phys attend sick wor With: king any answer 1 ecretary, Marks ; follow into another | re dwelling, and leading thé w e kitchen, ne pointed to two vy rfles and a shotgun standing be- e, and said any onme try to come into T s 1 ask nem a dose of lead from those, enough I'll use this, a trunk in the room he loaded reveolver. wan’s threat was heard by Mrs ad followed Miss Whit- se, and she once more ary to be careful. she was Dowerless to naided, Miss Whitney Marks saying as she ste sn't down the THREATS ARE MADE. 1 going to stay at home all day | te-morrow, and the first one who tries to enter this house will be filled full | of lead, so you had better look out.” visit of the secretary evidently tened the husband, for he sent for . Frank L. Adams this morning be- going to work, and then gave the keys of his home to Mrs. Anderson, that she might admit the fore leeving the house he made an ef- fort to remove some of the evidence of his neglect, but in spite of his care | everything within the dwelling shows it has been used for years rather sterehouse than as a human habi- Dirt and squalor were on every side, and the furniture is piled uwp in heaps in every room except the kitchen and the bedroom occupied by Mrs. Marks. Dr. Adams found the woman aimost in a dying comdition from the effects of sickness and privation, and said that even with the best of care she would not live more than three months at the most. Mus. Charles Anderson, who for more than fourteen vears has lived in house mext to that occupied by Marks and his wife, said to-day that Mrs. Marks had been ill since the latter part of last year, and in all that time the only care she bad received, besides that of ber husband, had been rendered by the meighbors. Mrs. Anderson's state- ment was eorroborated by Mrs. F. Mc- Doneugh, residing at 247 Hannah street, and Mrs. 1. Wall, who lives at 238 Hannah street, both of whom have often aided Mrs. Anderson in caring for Mrs. Marks. NEIGHBORS FEAR VIOLENCE. Phat the neighbors fear the violent aper of Marks was shown to-day by ir reluctance to discuss the case, but only one was willing to tell the reason for this anxiety to avoid the subject. This as Mrs. . McDonough, who after saying that she did not want to talk aboui the way in which Marks had treated his wife, said “This man has often made threais that he would kill any one to interfere with him, and has driven people from bis front steps and yard with a gun, and 1 do not know but that if be should hear that I had told amy- thing about him, be might try to do me some member of my family some barm in revenge.” Mrs. Charles Anderson said: “There is no doubt that Marks has treated his wife badly, but I do not be- lieve that he has been as bad as has. been reported 1 know that he has worked all the time, and he has told me that he was willing to send his wife to a bospital, but that she had refused to go. There is no doubt that violent when any one interferes wita him, fer he has several times driven people away from his place with his gun.” Besides the house in which ae liver, Marks owns two lots in Golden Gate, all of which are fully paid for. It is reported that both he and bis aged wife denfed themselves the necessities of life to save the money to purchase this property. ——— CARMANY LEFT WILL. —Oskiand, Jurme 23 —Search has falled to disclose any wid ieft by the late Cyrus W. Carmany of East Oakland and cashier of the Savings and hers, A. J. e petition detters of admin ’io.iubo- " relatives ave asking istration on bis cstate, dose 1o £ 000 K whe H Carmany 2 friend of his | to. and | physician. Be- | the | who tried | he is' HarryH.Johnson She was a member of the Alpha Sizma | Sorority, and took a leading part in “co- ed” activities at the university. She was invited to take charge of the department of French and history in the Cloverdale | High School last year and accepted- the |offer. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jones of 2613 Virglhia street, who are prominent soclaliy and in other ways 1 the university town. City Attorney Johnson is the law part- {ner of Judge W. L. Waste of the Su- perior Court of Alameda County. He has held public office In Berkeley since April 1, when he was elected to his present po- sition. {HOUSE PARTIES FILL COTTAGES AND BUNGALOWS | BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, June 23.—Theé house party is the thihg these days, and every country home, from the tiniest bungalow to the Imposing summer cottage, is-the ecene of many a merry gather- ing. One forgets to be prim and proper when { nestling close to nature’s heart, up among the pines or on the edge of the mea, and so conven- | tiopality is laid aside and informality rules— the informality that rests one's soclety wearied nerves and belps one to get acquainted, not | onty with one's fricnds, but with one's seif. The Husseys have a comfortable bungalow fn th Samta Cruz Mountatns, and it is their de- light te entertain there from beginning to end of the season. A Jarge bouse party has been | in¥ited for July and amons the favored Oak- lenders are Mims Charlotte Hall and Joseph Rasborough. The genial and popular *‘Joe' i always in demand and 18 the lite of every as- mbly in which he mingies. On July 3 Miss elyn Hussey will give a dinper for Miss Charlotte Lally, the charming young flancee of Arthur Kelly. It will without doubt be a de- | lighttul affair, as Mies Hussey is an attractive girl and a very gracious hostess. Miss Estelle Klceman, has been visit- ing Mise Beyne at Wood: 1 to-morrow she and her mother, ; Kieeman, will go to Santa Cruz for & few days, Miss Boyne will be their guest while there. Judge and Mrs. Emil Nusbaumer entertained a large house party at their summer home in Shasta County recemtly. Amoung the guests were Senator and Mre. Frank Leavitt, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Travers, Dr. and Mrs. 0. D, Ham- | lin, Dr. Pauline Nusbaumer, Supervisor and | Mrs. Joseph Kelley, Sheriff and Mrs. Frank | Barnet, Mias Irenc Schweer, A. F. Schweer, Deputy District Attorney T. W. Harris and Al Baker. * s - w Warren E. Rellins, the artist whose exhibit of paintinge et the Palette, Lyre and Pen Club recently created unusual mtepest in the art world, has returned to the scene of his labors emong the Hopi Indians in Arizona. Mr. Ro lins has been asked to exhibit his work in Chi- [\cago apa_will do so in November. Mr. Rollins was one of the trio of noted art- | tets, which Included C. P. Neilson and Xavier | Martinez, | Ntie Club's firet art exhibit. The Nile Club is | beginning to aspire to sometking higher tham | mese good fellowship, which up to date has alome been the elub’s aim, and the directors are planaing many inmovations along artistic lines for the futwre. the attractive young fiancee of Heward liunsington, is the object of considerable social planbing, am event of next | week for which Mrs. Walter Starr has sent out | cards being n ber hesor. | Miss Leslte Green, . Mre. Frank A. Leach is still at Los Gatos, where she intends to remain. during the sum- | mer. Mrs. A. M. Rosboreugh leaves in a few days: for Coneord, where she will be. the guest of | friends for & time The garden fete that was to have been given for the bemefit of St. Cclumba's Church, at the home of Mise Mathews on San Pablo avenue, has been postpomed on account of the serlous illness of Miss Mathews brother. = e e The marrisge of John H. McHaffle of this city and Miss Nellie Maude Mathews, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mathews of Ham- ilton, Ontario, took place June 14 at the home | of the tride's parcnts. Relatives and friends of the youmg couple from Denver, Indianapo- Ms and Buftalo were present. The groom is donnected with the drug firm of J. MacClise, { 227 San Pablo avenue. He has many friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. McHaffie will reside in Oakiand after their wedding journey has ended. _———————— MAY HAVE ESCAPED DEATH. OAKLAND, June 23.—From _advices just received from the morth, it is be- | llevea that David Barstow of this city, { who was reported drowned. in Chignik | Bay, an inlet of the Aleutian lslands; in Alaska, may have escaped death in the 3 ! A searching party which went out to recover Barstow’s remains found - the | boat undamaged on the beach several | miles from Chignik, and it is thought that the missing man may have landed who loaned thefr - pictures for the | - OTY ATTOR | with material for a bulletin NCY. B TP o Tl DA o PRODICAL NOW N 34D PLIGHT George Lawrence Finds That He Is Unable to Employ Counsel With Money Gone —— OAKILAND, june 28 —George . Law- rence, reputed capitalist, is in dive )slralts for the wherewithal to employ attorneys to defend him against a it to murder preferred by his wife. While in times past he has spent money with great prodigality over bars and in pursuit of the night lite, he seemingiy has reached the end of his purse, aud for a second time hz appeared in court te-day without an attorney. It w. hix time to plead, and after the charge had been read against him he falteringly answered “Not guilty.” Lawrence has an interest in a large estate, but it is so tied up that he can &=t only the income, which has been drawn to the last cent. He has engaged several lawyers all of whom have drop- ped his ea: owing to the lack of funds. What valuables he has are in pawn, end during his incarceration in Jail, where he spent several weeks be- fore he finaHy got a friend to give a surety company the necessary collateral before it would go on his Lond, he lack- ed even the 3-cent package of tobacco wherewith to make his cigarettes. Hia case was set for trial on August 21, and the Judge told him that if hejdid not have an attorney by that time one would be appoivted for him. EXPERIMENTS MADE WITH SUGAR BEETS Professor Shaw Issues Bulle- tin Explaining Effeet of Alkali on Product. BERKELEY, June 23.—Experiments made by Professor G. W. Shaw of the agricultural department of the univ: sity with sugar beets grown in varieus sorts of alkali soil have provided him § on the subject. which is about to he issied charge of ass: from his department. The experiments have been in progress for two years in various parts of the State. Farmers have known that sugar beets would grow ir some varieties of alkall | everturning of his boat, and may now | soil, and weuld net in others. Professor | be making his way to Chignikoveriand. | Shaw has learned that the factor in alkali zoil which Is fatal to beets is sodivm chloride, or comnion salt. He declares that where salt is present in soil to & greater eytent than two-tenths | of 1 per cent beeis' will not thrive, Beets with the boat and started to make his | that will grow in alkali, however, are | way overland te the settlement. Bar-: as pure and coutain as great a percent- , Stow was the owner of several valuable ' age of sugar as any others. mining claims in _the north, and his brother, Wallace Barstow, has left this city to look after the estate in the in- terest of relatives here. —_———— DEATH CALLS AN AGED PIONEER. OAKLAND, June 23.—Mrs. Lucena , Parsons, who for more than a half cen- | tury has been a resident of this eity. ldied at 1 p. m. to-day at her home, 1071 Fifty-fourth street, aged 83 years. Mrs. Parsons was & native of New York and ! came to Oakland in 1851, having re- sided here ever since. The eldest daughter of the deceased, Mrs, C. L. [uelzger of Alameda, was the first white | child born in the city of Oakland. Mrs. { Parsons’ husband was killed by acci- Idem in 1888, at which time he owned a ranch of 100 acres where Gold- |nons leaves four’ en Gate ROW m a !\: en, rge W. Parsons, Mrs. C. L. Metzger, Mrs. W. H. Brown and Mrs Marpy-Decker of vg; lcjo. The funeral will be from tamily residence in Golden Gate Monday afternoon 3 2 l ; | -~ = BOY BURNED BY FIRECRACKERS. ALAMEDA, June 23.—Francis Mar- shall, a lad living at 1222 Broadway, was badly burned on his right side an band to-day through the explosion of a :I:xn of firecrackers in his pocket. Tne sion of a box of pistol the burned boy, exi by wrapping his coat about the lad and | rolling him on the ground. While Mar- | shall's burns are not considered serious, | there is danger of lockjaw resultin, from the Injuries. . ————— | d | turnea rackers were lighted by the explo- ©aps in the same pocket. Edward Marshall, a brother of | the flames * b | WANT SHLODN WS CHANCED Knights of the Royal Areh Renew Efforts to Have Permits Made Permanent e OAKLAND, June 23.—To amend the liquor license ordinance so that saloon- keepers shall not be compelled to re- new annually thelr permits to procure municipal licenses is the move that the Knights of the Royal Arch, an organi- zatlon of whoelesale and retail liquor dealers, have inaugurated by petition filed to-day with the €ity Couneil. The petitioners have recited their de- sire to assist the City Council in regu~ lation of the liquor traffic. They offer to submit to a limiting of the number of saloons in the city to those now in operation, and that, hereafter, no Ii- censes shall be granted in ess of those now in force. It is the purpose of the organization to investigate all applications for license permits, and to report the re- sult te the City Council, But the chief end in view is contained in the follow- ing excerpt from the petition: Resolved, That we urgently request the Coun- cil of the city of Oakland ta amend the liguor Iicense ordinance now in fofce 8o that provision may be made by sald ordinance that a permit for a license when once granted shall operate to entitic the holder thereof to canduct- the liquor business at the piace or locality for which the same ls. granted 50 long as he shall continue to carry on sald business in an order- Iy, lawiul manner, without the necedsity of newing cuch permits every year, s NOW pra- vided by eaid ordinance, and that In the event the perscn to whom the. permit Is granted shall sell or transfer his the person or businees, if suitable persons mo purchasing such and pruper persons, shall be entltied 10 earry on the business under a permit thereupon to be Is- sued to them. TALENTED YOUNG WOMAN WHOSE ENGAGEMENT ~ TO _HARRY H. JOHNSON 1§ ANNQUNCED. The petition is almost a duplicate of one which was presented to the last City Council, but it was filed without aetion after opposition to the plam of permanent permits was developed. —_————————— LEAPS TO DEATH FROM WINDOW. ALAMEDA, June 23.—Louts H. Scho- neau, chiet jailer at the County Jail in Oukland under former Sheriff Oscar Rogers, committed sulcide at 6:45 o'clock te-night by jumping from a sec- ond story window at his residence, 1521 Bighth street. Schoneau landed on his head om a cement walk. His neck was broken and his skull crushed. Death ‘was instantaneous. Schoneau had been in his bed all day. ‘With him until a few minutes before he madé the suicidal pl ‘way Samuel G. Cable, a clerk, residing at 461 Twenty- second street. cisco together and spent the Scheneau Cable SRR eeping close was suffering {fom M o neau death. HUSEAND MISS HILMA JONES WILL WEDIBURGLIRS ENTER [FENCES CAUSE L0 S ABOUT THE BAY DCES ELECT ORPHANS HOME| OF A LAWSUIT| NEW DFFICERS anke Away With $300 That Belongs to the Children Cared for in Institution BREAK OPEN THE DESK Some One Familiar With the Place, the Police Believe, Robbed the Little Waifs LAY OAKLAND, June 23.—The West Oak- land Home, one of the city's Yest known » charitable institutions, was entered by burglars early this morning and about 8300 in coin was stolen. jonged to the orphans, inmates of the in- stitution, and had been placed in a desk in the directors’ room. The police are convinced that some one well acquainted with the premises is guilty of the crime: Tt is almost certain the Burglary was committed between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock this morning. Two of the small children who are shel- tered in the home asseit they heard a n ! he saw a man on the lanaing of the fi floor. The children were too frightened to raise an alarm, but told their story to Mres. M. Van Wermer, the matron, at the hour of rising. Very soon afterward thé burglary was discovered. The secretary in which the money had been secreted was dragged from the di- | rectors’ office into a vacant room and there the burglars broke it open. With the ata of a “jimmy” they pried off the top of the desk and very quickly reached the drawer that contained the orphans’ mite. An entrance to the build- ing s effected through a window on the west side. It had been forced and was found open this morning. TO WORK ON FOSSIL ROCKS AT BERKELEY First Shipment From Nevad: Received by Professor Merriam. BERKELEY, June 25.—Following the stories of “sca serpent discoveries” madc recently in the limestone beds of Nevada by scientists from the Univer- sity of Culifornia, came the rocks them- selves in which the “sea serpents” wer imbedded to the university to-day. Pro- fessor John C. Merriam, head of the pal- eontoiogical work of the university, who directed the exploration party in Nevada, superintended the unpacking of fifty-six cases of rocks containing the fossils of “sea serpents.’| Dr. Merriam exptains thaf the “sea serpents” are merely the fossils of saurian remains The shipment which came to-duy is the first of several. The Iimestones where the fossils abound are of the Midale Triassic in the Hum- boldt range of mountains. While wany fossils of icnthyosauria a swimming reptile of the prehistoric age, now chirstened in dispatches from Nevada as “sea serpents,” have been found before by Dr. Merriam and his assistants, he is hopeful that in the rocks now awaiting his hammer and chisel there will be uncoverd new fea- tures of the reptile, and that more val- ugble discoveries will result from his ‘ork on the vocks. It will take about two years of werk in his Jaboratory te bring out and reveal the fossils. which now cannot be distinguished cxcept by the eye of the puleontological expert. ———— TO SAIL SKYWARD. OAKLAND, June 23.—Professor John . Montgomery of Sfanta Clara College has completed arrangements for an ex- hibition ascension and dight of his aeroplane on Sunday afternoon ~at 3 o'clock at the Emeryville racetrack. The inventlon has attracted wide attention in the scientifiz world. £ The ascension on Sunday will be the first exhibition of the machine within casy reach of the bay cities. Prelim- Inary to the flight Professor Montgom- ery has had built especially two large balloons. His own ueronaut, who made the tests In the Santa Cruz Mountains and at Santa Clara, will handle Profes- sor Mcntgomery's device here. Arrangements have been made to ac- comodate the public. A photograph- ers’ prize competition for best negatives af the flight Will be conducted. ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. PUTNAM VISITS ALAMEDA LIBRARY.— Alameds, June 23.—Dr. Hervers Putnam, Li- bLrarian of the Congressional Library, visited the local Hbrary to-day and was shown through the institution by Librarian Frgnk B. Graves. KICKED BY A HORSE.—Oakland, June 23. Joseph Marks, a blacksmith at %S East Fone- teekth street., was kicked by & horse to-day ard sustained a fracture of the ankle. He was removed to Providencé Hospital and was treated by Dr. E. A. Stone. CHARQES CRUELTY.—Oakland, June 23— Sult for db Redves, she_ ¢ U vorce was-bégun to-day by l’eg gainst H. K. Reev ny times Annie hol STOVE EXPLODES.—Oakland, ne stove, which exploded in 3 Fogs at 253 Sixty- morning, caused a property Mrs. Fogg was preparing a explosian oceu: No one EN WILL VISIT ALAMEDA. —Ala- “June 23 ce Camp No. 132, Wood- men of ‘World, will receive a visit next Tuesday évening from the general visiting eom- mittee of the order in Alameda County, which delegates from each of the forty camgs within the local jurisdiction. WP e, ne 28— case of . H. Maupin, chai by Antone Haugen of $28 Franklin street wit having obtained maney w was continued im the Pol 38 Haugen says that Mau lo" csnduct & " furalture The money be- | ise' between those hours and ome says g i th | ! : fer false pretenser, | omeer Deelares Weapom Pleked Up| ey Shore Rodd Are Objection- ,able to San Rafael People COURT'S AID IS ed by Troperty Owners Along Route of Railway i | Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, 23.—Johanness June erty owners on Second street between Shaver and B streets to-day filed a com- plaint in a suit to compel the North Shore Railroad to remove the fences on each side of its track on Second street between Shaver and B streets. The { fences in question are a menace to the drivers of teams and pedestrians, the plaintiffs allege. The fences were put up to prevent con tact with the power rail which ru parallel with the track and which carries a heavy current. At the time the com- pany applied for permission to build the objections. The City Trustees granted the franchise, however, even against the advice of the City Attorney. The de- interest by the people of this city. ———————— SAU ALITO LIGHTING PLANT TO BE SOLD Owner Ready to Transfer His Interests to Bay Counties Company. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAUSALITO. June 23.—The deal be- tween the Sausalito Electric 'ight Company and the Bay Counties Power Company will be closed in San Fran- cisco to-morrow, when Thomas Frost, the proprietor, will affix his sig- nature to the papers comveying t» the Bay Counties Company all his interests in the Sausalito corporation. Onme the will take possession of the franchise, poles, wires and electric light plant. Frost. when seefl this afternoon. said that the consideration was a very satisfactory one to him. The Bay Counties people have been trying to get control of this plant for a long time, as they have control of all the other electric light plants in the county. —_——————— ARRESTED FOR KEEPING CASH PAID TO HIM BY A WOMAN Sauealite Man and His Wife Accused of Embeszlement by Purchaser < of & Lease. SAN RAFAEL, June 23.—Mrs. Eliza- beth Looney swore to a complaint be- fore Justice of the Peace W. F. Magee te-day, charging Joseph P. Dem and his wife Rosalind of Sausalito, with embezzlement. Mrs. Looney stated that she agreed to buy a lease of premises and a few personal effects from Bem and his wife for $200. She paid $150 down, agreeing to pay the balane: when . she took possession. The land- lord refused to permit her to take pus- session, so she applied to Bem for possession or return of the money. Her request was denfed. Bem was arrested this evening. Judge Magee fixed the bonds of the defendafits at $500 each, which were glven. —————————— NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY FEDERAL UNION MEMBERS F. Baptiste Jr. Is Head of Sausalito Or- ganization and H. J. Loriano Is Its Secretary. & SAUSALITO, June 23.—Federal Union No. 11,440 has elected the followirg uf- ficers: President, F. Baptiste Jr.: vice president, H. J. Leoriano: recording secretary, Harry J. Thomas; financial secretary, M. B. Beiras Jr.. treasurer, Manuel Ygnacio; guide, Otte Becker; business agent, James Banks; trustees, H. J. Loriano, H. W. Collins and Fred D. Linsley. 2 ———————— COMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION REACHES €ITY OF PORTLAND Governor Pardee gressmen and Senators Whe Have Been Touring the West. PORTLAND, June 23.—The Congres- sional committee, which is investigat- Ing irrigation projects in the West, ar~ rived in Portland this afternoon. fences the complainants made strenuous cision in the case 18 awaited with great first of next month the new owners! ASKED | WELL | In | November. Portland the committee was joined bY | money with him. Protectors Built by North Fraternities of Palo Alto Pick Men and Women to Fill Chairs for Next Year —_— "TENDED DANCE ——— Removal of Boards Demand-|First Anniversary Ball of El Camino Parlor of Nafive Daughters a Great Suecess ERSELEETE TR Special Dispatch to The Call PALO ALTO; June 23.—Palo Alto Coun- ! Petersen and the majority of the prop- ! cil. Order of Pendo, has elected the fol- lowing officers: Councilor, T. T. Pat- ton; vice councilor, Richard Werry; secretary, Mrs. F. A. Kasson: treasurer, Louis Benoit; guide, Leroy Patton; war- den, R. T. Werry: sentinel, James Brophy: chaplain, Marguerite Benoit: trustees, €. C. Walker, C. H. Willlams and C. D. Haines. Court Stanford, Independent Order of Foresters,” has elected F. B. Simj ., rles Quinn and A. McLachlan dele- gates to the Grand Court. which will be held in Sacramento in October. The al- ternates are J. McDonald, E. G. Field Jr. and A. N. Umphreys. El Camino Parlor, tive Daughters, gave its first anniversary ball last night at Mullen’s Hall. It was an elaborate social affair. About elghty couples at- tended. RIG BIRD IS CAUSE OF MINES SHUT DOW Sandhill Crane Flies Against Eleetric Wires and Makes Trouble. Special Dispatcn to The Call RENO, June 23.—A large s ndhill erane yesterday flew against the electric wires carrying the bewer from Mystie on the Truckee River to the Comstock mines and shut off all power to the mines. The pumping plants and hoisting machinery in the mines were out of commission for more than an hour. Foreman Wright immediately started an inspeetion. At Howard's ranch, ahout six miles from Virginia City, he located the trouble. The large bird had struck two of the wires, forming a cirenit. It was burned to & erisp and one of the copper wires, the size of a leadpencil, was burned in two. BIG STALLIONS LEAD THE WILD HORSES Animals Attack Teams Haul- ing Treasure Wagons in Nevada. Special Dispateh to The Call. RENO, June 23.—Wild stallions on the desert between Kawich and the Clark raflroad have been stampeding the horses of the treasure trains for the last few months and at times it was almost im- possible to send a train across the desert in safety. In order to overcome this difficulty Superintendent Morris of the Gold Reed Mining Company sent 3rmetl men across the desert with the wago train on the last trip. Several bands of wilds horses led by powerful wild stallions werp seen ——————— WEALTHY CHINESE MERCHANT PAYS ONE VISIT Td0 MANY Immigration Oficials Deny Admittance to Country to Celestinl Returning From Trip to China. TACOMA, June 23.—Although he has resided in Port Townsend for twenty- three years, Ah Jim, a Chinese mer- chant, owning property worth $30,000, has been detained at Sumas two weeks. The immigration officials claim that unless he can more clearly estab- lish his right to enter the country he will not be allowed to return to his store. This js the sixth time AR Jim has returned from China after a visit to his family. SHARE OF SCOTCH ESTATE AWAITS A MISSING FARMER Disappearance. TACOMA, June 23.—Ranchers living about Rogers, Mont., have commenced a systematic search for John Quay. & young rancher, who disappeared last He had a large amount of Several days after United States Senator Samuel Piles of | pis @isappearance letters arrived at the of ldaho, Governor Pardee of Califor- nia,. United States Senator Levy An- Senator and Miss Frances G. Newlands of Nevada. ———————— WILL CARRY WATER THROUGH MOUNTAINS TO OIL DISTRICT Plans of Capitalist Include Big Tunnel From the San Benito River to Coalingn. { of Coalinga has made a location on the headwaters of the San Benito for a water right for the purpose of taking water into the Coalinga oil district by means of a tunnel through the moun- tains. —_——————— NO BLOOD OR INITIALS ON keney of Washington and United States TWENTY ‘Washington. (Other members of the | ranch containing thé news that he had party are Governor Frank B. Gooding | fallen heir to a large estate in Seot- land. SIGNAL CORPS MEN ON THEIR WAY TO ALASKA SEATTLE. June 23.—Twenty Signal Corps men left this city to-night te take charge of the cable and t pa stations in Alaska operated by tha Government. A second detachment will g0 on the cable-ship Buranside. The new men are needed because of the in- HOLLISTER, June 23, —H. J. Greva | crease in business. —_———— Chinese Fatally Wounded. AUBURN, June 23.—Two Chinese en< gaged in a fight this morning at the. Davis mine at -Mammoth Bar and one ‘was shot, probably fataly. The wound- ed man was brought to the Coumty tal here, but thé crime was com- 2 Hospi! KNIFE FOUND BY SHERIFF mitted just over the line in El Dorade Near Scene of Killiag Is Valueless as Clew. STOCKTON, June 23.—Sheriff Norman of Amador County telephoned to-day that the knife found near the scene of the killing of Chester Maker at Lancha Plana had no initials or blood upen fit, é‘ ‘managed his Tast (liness. County.