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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1905. NEWS OF T MINISTER SAYS OAKLAND POLICE THEIR DUTY Rev. C. T. Walkley CARKDT I MISSAG o Week's Absence of Young Pupil of St. Joseph's Acad- emy Causes Grave Alarm LAD IS FROM DENVER Youth Sells 1 Schoolmates and Then | Disappears From View e orit cademy dis- in ve RUNAWAY HORS DAMAG E al Killed in a Hill- One Ani 1 side Accident at North sBerkeley. PERKELE D wag ot s ¥ h of w Y % 1 t was e e REPORTS ON INSAN.IY CASE. o o hae file POLICE OAKLAN Adelbert Hodgkin resigned appointed to- A fire or's vesidence art of the a ser were da ents SCOTT'S EMULSION. RIGHT NOURISHMENT. We think of nourishment as food—meats, soups, vege- tables, etc., but that’s only half. It's not the food alone that counts ‘but the good that we get from food that furnishes nourishment. A pound of steak is of less value to a weak stomach than a crust of bread is to a strong digestion. But weak stomachs can be made strong. ing less; have regular hours for meals; avoid fancy things and about a half hour after eating take a tablespoonful of S the | at | Begin by eat- | DO Defends Peace Guardians. | | is Effects to| Tells Men of Cloth They Have Spoken | Harshly. Against Pulpit Attacks. wiihogetial OAKLAND, - Bee.- 13.=—Fhe Rev. C les Walkley, rector of St. Paul's | Iipiscopal Church, in a lecture before members of th noon, took up the subject of crime in Oakland and declared that it was| s convictlon that those who had been | condemn the city for h es 1o be ovefcome. | Tl ct of Mr. Walkley’s address | was Delectable City,” and in the cour his remarks he asked his | hea remember that in every comm no matter whether young old, there must be forces for good d forces for evil and that no city be ot ouching directly’ upon the aspect what has been termed a “carnival . Mr. Walkley and rdemn this or r crimes which occurred outtlde its mits. In speaking of the Police De- SCTOR WHO RISES partment a rrective force in the | ~ l)- THE FAIR NAME community Walkley said: | i Most abused, last to be prased, ever cari- k| red and maligned, are in fact i corrective e mere fact that with the view s of rong protected policed emy of police and detec- to accuee the police of Oak- in Fruitvale, where no po- ded. It is equelly falla- against Oakland for a in Berkeley. Itds always un- isolated cases and condemn a s folly for a_murder n of whitewash on complimentary viction that mn are not ac- ne. Think n natur of n Oakland, ing of what an ad- and at the mightiest force in civilization of its power n Oakland. I KeSL WO recent - explosions, ntion and public denial. Two city attacked our integrity hat were deliberate and eviden It is not my purpose to take th & jn detail, but to say that their { view, no matter how pfously, is not aken. All of the crimes that clafm se reverend gentlemen's attention were mmitted cutside of Oakiand. One exception 2 eported case, which has not' yet iatec are these pulpits for City's gov- forees of good nced by such utter- to the charge of to be adv and they ching Robert n Whitaker, v, pastor of the Twenty-third-avenue Baptist Chureh, who has been requested to ap- )'m,u’_rhfi‘hvru the Board of Police and re 'C ommissioners to substantiate his ation that a carnival of crime is ging in th ty, has communi- ted with the board, stating that he will appear before its members on Mond, morning, December 17, pre- pared to adduce the proof of his state- ment. The Rev. E. R. Dille, pastor of the First Methodist Chur the F h, who has also 'n'-vn r(~qugsled to ppear before City Council, has not yet replicd to the communication of Councilms Elliot. derdi MINISTERS ARE BUSY. The Rev. Charles R. Brown, pastor of the First Cn‘n;;rr:gzlllonal Church, and Dr. R. Dille called upon City Attorney McElroy to-day, for the pur. pose of securing data for use In their ming campaign against the ali-night restaurant With the pastors was { Charles W. Petry, secretary of the Fed- erated Trades Council, and it is be- | lieved that he has offered to aid In the battle against the restaurants with the testimony of waiters formerly em. ployed in these places. who lost their positions during the recent strike, Regarding alleged violations of the law by all-night restaurants the police | deelare that there are now only a fetw festaurants in this city which remain | open all night and that-no liquor is sold in any of these. ———— FORESTERS HOLD INITIATION. SAUSALITO, Dec. 13.-Court Sausalito No. ). Foresters of America, held a class in- ation last evening which was followed by & banquet. Grand Secretary J. J. Cordy, Grand Trustee T. J. Emery and large delegation of visiting brothers from San Franetsco, Tib- uron, San Rafael, Foint Reyes and . other poinis were present to witness the Initiation ceremontes exemplified by the uniformed de. gree team of Court San Francisco No. 7. Grand Secretary Cordy, Grand Trustee ery, Jacob Label, editor of the Foreeter's Review. 4 others spoke under the 0o of the order, e entertninment committee of Court San Franciseo rendered vocal and literary selec- ions. —— LUNCHROOM ¥OR STUDENTS. BERKELEY, Dec. 13.—On the recommenda- tion of Principal Morris C. James, the Board of Education last night decided to- cstablish a lunchroom in ths basement of the High School He Defends Athens Oukland Club, this | its al- unacquainted s un- other city i ANNOUNCEMENT AFFAIR AT THE S P BY ZOE GREEN RADCLIFFE. OAKLAND, Dec cial interest to- vas the luncheon and re- ception following at which Mrs. Thomas Crel- lin formaily announced the engagement of her. daughter Ethel to Whipple Hsll. The affalr was primarily arranged as complimentary to twe young brides to be=-Miss Downey and Miss Goodfellow—and it was Misa Crellin’s inten- tion to make her engagement announcement a sirbrisé ‘to-day, bat 1ove storles, like other | less sgreeable things, will out most unex- | pectedly at times. Soft was that Miss Crel- Hn's formal announcemest to-day. was not & surprise, but furnished, nevertheless, a happy theme for many little congratulatory speeches. The color scheme for the luncheon decora- tions was red, rich carnations lending their vivid tints and perfume, while at each plate a name-card wae adorned with a water-color sketch of a dashing young damsel in red. Some very modish gowns attracted admliring ing a dainty affair of white net splashed with vink roses, which fell in soft -fblds over a pink silk lining. Miss Downe: s gown, a princess of pale lavencer cloth, and Mrs. Robert Fitzgerald's blue messaline, a princess alfo, were among the prettiest gowns in the room. Miss Lucre- tia Burnham, who always dresses exquisitely, wore a very becoming frock of very lMght green taffeta Among the many guests who called during the afternoon were Mrs. Deal (nee Wililam { son) and Mrs. Edger (nee Downing). It was their first public apvearance since their own recent nuptials, and they recefved a merry welcome {rom every one. Mrs. Deal wore very becoming trousseau gown of her favor blua, and Mrs. Edger was ‘‘simply stunning in a gray silk poplin, topped off with a beeu- tiful white feather hat. Among the luncheon guests, who afterward recelved with Mise Crellin, were: Miss Lillian Dow Miss Jean Downey, Miss Mary Dow- Mjse Marfon Goodfellow, Miss Editf Beck, Miss Charlotte Hall, Miss Catherine Allen, Miss Clalre Chabot, Miss May Coogan, Mise Eisie Everson, Miss Bessie Reed, Miss mily Chick— ering, Miss Carolyn Palmanteer, Miss Irenc Bangs, Miss Lucretia Burnbam, Mrs. Traylor Bell, Mrs. John J. Valentine Jr., Mrs, Robert Fitzgerald, Miss Emma Mahoney, Mrs, muel T. Hall and Mrs. Thomas Crellin, The wedding of Miss Creilin and Mr. Hall will take place some time during the latter part of January. The marriage of Miss Mabel Harry Bucl the Rogers home, in the presence of half a hupdred friends. Tho residence was pretuly srated in white and green, the ceremony place in a bower daintily constructed of smilax and pale blossoms. The bride wore no veil, but real orange bLlossoms from the south adorned her bair, and her gown of white silk was (rimmed with duchesse lace. She carried a_large eluster of Bride roses. Misn Florence Page, in a pink silk frock. and carryinz pink carnations, was the only attendenf. The Rev. Mr. Hobart of the Cal- vary Baptist Church was the officlating dler— gyman, and the grooth was accampanied by Claude’ Gardner, After a short honeymoon Mr. and Mrs, Buck- ley will reside here, Mr. Buckley having built and farnished a charming little home at Fifty- first and Grove streets. The bride 13 the daugh ter of Mr, and Mrs. . D. Rogers, and a sis ter of Bdward A, Rogers of The Call's art department. Mr. Buckiey s the son of Mre. Annie Buckley, and holds a responsible posi tion_with the firm of Charles Fey & Co., San Francisco, Rogers and The skating craze has struck Oakland and evening “affairs meet with small encourage- ment. ~ Among those Who join the Monday Evening Club In San Francisco nearly every week are Mr. and Mrs. George W. McNear Jr., Miso Eiizabeth McNear, Mr, and Mrs. W. P. Johnson, Miss Arline Jobnson, Mr. and Mrs, Clinton Walker, Miss Gerfrude Gould, Miss Viva Niekolson and others. - This evening. a jolly crowd of men ana maids of the Oakland smart set went out to Berkeley and enjoyed an hour or two of the fascinating spart, in the crowd being Miss Burnham, the Misses Downey, Miss Chicker- ing, Miss Eversen and others—about twenty all told. a2 Gearze Chase ls quite 1l In San Fran with appendicitts. heand Mrs. Chabot and Mrs. Dickmann have gone CRELLIN HOME ! The. chiet event of so- | attention, the falr young hostess herself wear- | ley was solemnized last evening at | HICH MASON KILLED BY CAR Dr. H. N. Rucker Is Struck by Trucks After Alighting From Train at Decoto | ACCTDENT UNSEEN Body of Unfortunate Is Not Found . Unt’l Some Time Aftgr Dreadful Occurrence e e OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—Dr. H. N. Rueker, supérintendent of the Masonic Widows' and Orphans’ Home at Decoto and past srand master of the Masons of Califor- nia, was instantly killed at 6 o'clogk to- | night. while alighting from an.eastbound train at Decoto after returning from a meeting of the directors of the home, held this efternoon in San Francisco. In some manner he slipped when step- ping from the train while it was still in motion and fell in such a way that his head was struck by the trucks of the car, the skull being crushed. nessed the accident, and the body was not found until some time "after the train had left the station. Dr. Rucker's wife had gone to the sta- tion to meet him, but not seeing him get off the train thought delayed and returned to the home, know- ing nothing of her husband’s death until his body was taken to the institution. IS | ble, but the remains were identificd by the clothing and Masonic emblems. Dr. Rucker, who during the administra- tion of Governor Stoneman served a term as superintendent of the State Hospital at Stockton, was one of the best known alienists on the Pacific Coast, made a special stutly of mental diseases for many years. He was a native of Salina County, Mis- souri, and was 6l years of age. He came to California in 1852, crossing the plains in an ox team with his parents, who set- tled on a farm in Santa Clara County. Dr. Rucker remained on the farm until | he became of age, being educated in the public schools of the county. When 21 vears of age he entered the Univessity of the Pacific at Santa Clara, paying his tuition with money earned in the harvest s during his vacations. He left the sity of the Pacific to begin the of medicine in the medical depart- of the University California, i i | | of graduating in 1570 and afterward taking | a two years' course in the post-graduate | schcol of medicine and surgery in New | York. | ment He engaged in the practice of medicine in Oakland about twelve years ago, after- ward removing to Merced, where he re- sided until tendent of the Masonic Home at Decoto, in October. 1901 Dr. Rucker was a mem- ber of La Grange Lodge, F. and A. M., of Merced, of which he was master in | of the Grand Lodge, becoming grand master of California in 1887. He was alsc a member of the Masonic Veterans’ As- soclation of the Pacific Coast, of which he was elected grand president in 1895, /At the time of his death he was grand orator of the association. He was a | member of Pacific Commandery, Knights Templar, of the Royal Arch and had re- ceived the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite. Besides Mrs. Rucker 2 daughter, Miss Robin Rucker, a student at Mills College, survives. The case was reported to the Coroner and an inquest will be held. CHEF FAVORED B TESTIHON Witnesses Say That Fire at Third and Washington Streets Was Well Handled —_— | OAKLAND, Dee. !'3.—Several more witnesses were examined by the Polic and Fire Commi in the case ot <hief Engineer N. A. Ball of the Fire Department, who is charged with incompetency by F. K Math ews and others whose places of business were damaged in a fire at Washington streets on September 19. The witnesses who were called for the prosecution, however, gave their prin- cipal testimony for the defense, and when Attorney Robinson agnopnced late this afternoon that the prosecution rested the hearing was continued for u | week. The first witness this morning was H, ¥. Belden, who was called by Rob- inson. but he proved to be a valuable witness for the fire chief. In answer to juestions by Attorney A. L. Frick he declared that he thought, as an ex- vert insurance man. that the fire wu well handled. His only complaint was that the water tower was not prowmptly put in operation and he admitted that | this might have heen due to a lack of proper water yressure. | tioned to have the chief removed, ask- ed to be excused from testifying. and his request was granted. He stated that he had mot arrived upon the scene until the fire was under control. V. Lewis, u plckle salesman of 613 Cypress stréet, testified that he had assisted in handling hose at the fire and that a nozzle at which he was assisting worked poorly. M. A. Tayler thought there had been a lack of water pres- sure, and Ben O. Johnson, who said he was an ex-fireman, testified that he had asked Chief Ball to “run a line to the Bay City lron Works and had been told that the firemen were doing the No one wit- that he had been ‘When found the face was unrecogniza- | having | his appointmeént as superin- | 1879. Later he passed through the chairs! joners this afternoon | ‘Third and | G. W, Atchison, one of tliose who peti- | 1 | { erally. A UT THE BAY’ WANTS SHARE JURY'S VERDICT |ORDER CHINESE OF THE ESTATE 1S APPROVED] TO LEAVE TOWN ‘Alleged Widow of Fletcher Sims, Known as Williams, ‘Ready to Make a Contest STAKE WORTH $150,000 Wife of Deceased Capitalist Files Her Petition to Be Appointed Administratrix OAKLAND, Dec. B.—Alice E. Sims, wife of the late Fletcher Sims, who was also known in Alameda as F. M. Wil- liams, filed a_petition to-day for letters of administration on his estate, which is valued at about $130,00. This is the sig- nal for which the attorneys for the wom- dn who Hives in Sims’ Alameda home and s herself Mrs. F. M. Willlams have been waiting for to begin their fight for a share in the property left by the de-! ceased. A contest is to be brought unt Mrs. Sims, who lives at 2421 Warring street, in Berkeley, with her two daughters, is, willing to part with sufficient to satisfy the woman with whom Sims lived in the establisnment he maintained under his assumed name of Willlams at Buena Vista avenue and Stanford street, in Ala- meda. Attorneys Hynes and Brown, who repre- gent Mrs. Willlams, stated to-day that now that the first move had been made | by the widow to get possession of her husband’s estate they would begin the contest, for which they are aiready pre- pared. Their ciient, they maintain, in- tends to fight for a share of the properts as the widow of F. M. Willlams, and will also set up her claim to the Alameda home, which was bought and held by Sims under the name of F. M. Willams. SAYS LIBRARY IS VALUABLE ACQUISITION BERKELEY, Dec. 13.—Professor Reuben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the Historieal Society and a member of the fac- uity of the University of California summer scheol of last year, in a letter sent to Pre: dent Wheeler to-day, compliments the St Urliversity on the acquisition of the Bancroft historical library. This lbrary was recently purchased by the Regents of the umiver: Thwi at a = thinks In wri L cost of $150,000. it is & priceless hi ting to President Whee! as follows ““The pur of the Hubert Howe Ban- croft library by the University of California is & long step in advance for that institution. or 1 pe r he g sion. nis The large public or semi-public libraries of the Pacific Coast, while adm adminis- tered, have been Inadequately equipped with iniportant American history sour particu- larly noticealle being s ty of matérial for first-hand investigation of the history of the coast and mountain States themseives The reason for this latter condition has long been recognized—the iccking up of very much of the material in the private colléction of Mr. Bancroft. Knowledge of this ifact has resulted in partial paralysis of research worlk | centers of have Dbeen eroft the great Seholars in Western "history at learning on the coast waiting for the ope tiepsures before undertaking graphic enterprises of this character. ““The long hoped-for event has at last hap- pered, and we can now confidently expect that research work in Western history will | at once be v 1y undertaken, not only by graduate students at Berkeley and ‘Stan- ford—for the proximity of the two universi- tles renders the new collection almost as avatlable to Stanford men as it is to those of the State University—but by olars gen B y will' now become a Mecca for historical students from all parts of West- ern - North America. - Canadians and cans will find the collection quite ae important to them as to the people of ‘the States. I look to see speed:ly established the: the most important graduate sehools in Amer- this iean history, known in ““There is every resson for profound com- gratulation upon the result. it tie Uni and Amer: fear historical is bene— fited most materially. Now that the transter has been made, the surprising thing is that s obviaus a burchase was not undertaken many years ago.”’ — e e———— MeKINNEY SEEKS DIVORCE: OAKLAND, Dec. 13.—Alleging that his wife, Nettle L. McKinney, is unfaithful, Harmon L. McKinney, a barber, to-day filed suit for di- vorce ana asked that he be granted the cus- tody of the two children. McKinney recentiy had a narvow escape from death at the hands versity of of his rpother-in-law, Mrs, J. Patton, who fired | threa shots at him near his home in’ Eimhurst, A few days later his house was burned to thd ground by a fire, the orighh of which has never Dbeen explained. ———————— INATED, Union League OFFICERS ARE NOM OAKLAND, Dec. 13.—T1 Club of Alameda County has nominated the following officers and directors to be voted for Senator_George H. C. Capwell Snock; secre: yor Frank K. George E. ¥ B on January 9: President, Perkins; first vice president, second vice president, Charies v, §. J. Taylor: treasurer. airéctore, H. A. Powell, Golia, C. S, Neft, 1. C. Marllave, Granger and Dr. C. L. Tizdale. ————————————— WEARY OF SPOUSE. OAKLAND, Dec, 13.—Alleging that her hus- band has been guilty of extreme cruelty, Prin- ss P. Harris has brouzht an action of di- Vorce agalnst Britt S. Harris, a voofing con- tractor. She says that he choked her on Thanksgiving day and hurt her so that she was unable to eat her dinner. She says he is worth $10,000 and wants half of this amount. —_——————— WOMAN KIiLLED. OAKLAND, Dec, 13.—With her pet dog in her arms, a woman named Mrs. Anderson, who lived on the old county road, attempted to cross a ratlroad track at Twenty-third avenue this evening and was struck by a 3un Jose traln and killed. Her boly was mangied and the dog met death with its mistress. i 0y it el LECTURE ON TEMPERANCE. OAKLAND, Dec. 13.—Miss Marie C. Brehm, president of the Iilinols «Vomen's Christian ‘Pemperance Union, will Jecture on temperasce Thursday evening at (ne First Methodist Church, Miss Brehm is considered one of the ablest lecturers of the National ~Women's Christian Temperance Union. f ——————————— PEMBROKE'S TRIAL SET. OAKLAND, Dec. 13.—The second trial of Wisconsin | Mexi- | one of | Gives $3000 to Assignee ?f - Bridge Company in His uit Against Marin County OFFICTALS ARE PLEASED Judgment Awarded Plaintift in Less Than One-Half of Sum He Hoped to Recover | Special Dispatch to The Call. i | SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 13.-“The jury In the case of J. F. Buckley, assignee of the ! Dundon Bridge and Construction Com i pany, against the county of Marin for 7000, the contract price of the Belveders ridge, brought in a verdict this after- i noon for $200). The jurors held that the bridge company did not do the work ac- g to the plans and specifications, i that the bridge was not copstructed in a | substantial and workmaniike manner and | that it was never completed. The juds- ment given was deemed to be a reason- able compensation for the work performed | by the bridge company. The verdict of the jury meets with the approval of the county officials. | Belvedere bridge spans the canal con- | necting the lagoon at Tiburen with San Francisco Bay, and is used by the Belve- dere residents In going to and from Tibu- ron. It is opened occasionally to permit yachts to enter or leave Tiburon Lagoon, the winter anchorage of the Corinthian | and other yacht clubs. | ———————— { MAY INCORPORATE TOWN. HALFMOON BAY, Dec. 18.—The Board of Trade recently organized here and alive to the interests of the district, has taken up the | question of tbe incorpovation of the town. | Bus has developed with phenomenal | strides. The work being done ‘on the Oceen hore Railway has given employment to hua- Large sums of money have been air of prosperity is evident hants are planping for Real es- dreds of men. distributed bere; here and to the town matter of course. W n is rife and more of performance the Board of Trade has decided ntiment on thd que With that end in view Jay Alvin S. Hatch of the board have ted as a committee submit a report | been se the matter ————————— ALAMEDR COUNTY NEWS | FILE MULLER'S WILL. — O 13,—The will of the late Dr. H. E. 3 filed for p ate to-day by Paula Muller, his | widow, to hom he leaves hi entire estate, which s valued at $3€00. 3 —Oakland, Dee. Manuel Furtado, a yman at Fruit- | 1 arrested to-day a charge of | keeping an_unsanitary dairy, the complainant ng W. H. Sayior, secretary of the State | Dairy Bureau. | _SAILOR'S ARM BROKEN.—Oakland, - Dee. | 18.—Albert Berg. a satior, was struck om the | arm “to-day by the covermg of a hatchway | { Which fell iuto the hold of the schooner Anvil, | where he was working. It broke his arm. | He was treated at the Receiving Hospital ALUABLES. — Oak- v of 612 Mariposa to-day that his @ been entered by burglars and that d jewelry valued at $40 had been D FOR ARSON.—Oakland, Dec. 13— Richard Treffurth, charged with setting the | barn of John Luhr of Dimend Canyon on fire | had his “preliminary | tice of the Peace W. R. Geary to-day and was | held over to answer before the Superior Court | His band was fixed at §2000. | REFUS RVEYOR'S CLAIM.—Oakland, | Dee. 13:—County Auditor Bacon has refused to tie clatm of County eyor C. B. Prathsr curveying the Mocho road, owing to legal Prather has begun mandamus | pay { for | technicalitles. proceedings to collect the claim, which has | teen allowed by the Supervisors. | _DOCTORS WANT PAY.—Oakland, Dec. 13.— | Drs. E. N. Ewer and Thomas J. Clark have | begun actions againet G. A. Wanger, who { they allege is indebted to them to the extent of $460C. *s claim is for §300 and Clark’s | for $2500. ana they are for services alleged to have been rendered the miner child At Wanger. BELIEVES HUSBAND INSANE.—Oakland, Dec. 13.—M Lena Reposo has sworn to & complalat charging her husband. Samuel Re- poso, with being insarie. age and a laborer. She says he has threat- ened to kill her on a numoer of occasions and she is afraid that he will do ft. FIND HUMAN SKELETON.—Oakland, Dec. —Danlel Holland, a Southern Pacific sec- n foremam and George Hughes, residing at Sixteenth and Cypress streets, found a human skeleton at Shell Mound to-day while they were digging a trench to set a telegraph pole anchor. The remains are supposed to be those of an Indian. COMPROMISE DIFFICULTIES. — Oakia Dec. 13. — Sarah and Daniel McMahon ha agreed to compromise an action whereby he was suing her as his wife for malntenance. She fs worth about $30,000 and he has nothing and is {ll. She tried to get a divoree from bim, which was denied. It was stated to-day that an agreement had been arrived at and a continuance was asked for two weeks. COLUMBUS BARTLETT CRITICALLY ILL. Alameda, Dec. 13.—Columbus Bartlett, the prominent attorney and at one time a mem- ber of the Board of Regents of the University of California_is seriously il atihis residence, 1225 St. Charles street, and because of his advanced years and a stroke of paralysis Tecently sustained his recovery is doubtful. WRITING DESTROYS WILL. — Oakland, Dec., 13.—A petition for letters of administra- tion on the estate of the late Robert Eimer was filed to-d2y by his widow, who states that his estatp is worth $16,500. She says that he Jeft what he thought was a holographic will, but that it was written on a letter head witi a printed date line. which Invalidates it COLLFGIAN WRITES A PLAY.—Berkeley, Dec. 13. — Emil Kruschke, former student of | the University of California and a successtul | amateur dramatist in his college days, has written & pley for Frank Bacon, the comediag. The production is a three-act farce comedy and will shortly be staged. Kruschke was the author of the junior farce for his university class. o MRS. LEWIS WILL REMARRY.—Oakland, Dec. 12 —Maggie I. Lewis, the wife of Arnold who was arrested yesterday for having driven his sister and her family from their home a few days ago, after threatening ta kill everybody in the house, will be granted a final décree of divorce to-morrow and will at once marry T. S. Hansen of East Oakland. WOMAN'S HIP FRACTURED. — Oakland, Dec. 13.—Mrs. Katherine Donahue, a plonear woman of Alameda Coufity, fell_and broke ner }left hip bone at her home at 171 Santa Clara avenue, Alameda. She was removed to the | cxamination before Jus- | He is 30 years of | Residents of Redding Objeet to the Presence of Any Asiaties in Their Midst MONGOLS WILL DEPART | Trackiayers in Empley of Southern Pacific Company Give Notice to Move Away Spectal Dispatch to The Call REDDING, Dec. 13.—Redding is in tha | midst of amother anti-Chinese crusade. | The trouble has been caused by the pres- | ence of about forty Chimese imported by the Southern Pacific Company to lay ! track on a branch railroad from the main Southern Pacific line to the Turtle Bay sawmill. The advent of the Chinese on Monday opened old sores. Redding fifteen or twenty years ago gave every one of the then 30 Chinese | pepulation his walking papers, Chinatown | was burned and from that day until last Monday not a Mongolian had been ai- lowed to live here. The Southern Pacific crew is hoiding forth in cars on Gold street. A mob of | boys visited the cars last night and made | sueh a demonstration that to-day the Chinese were afraid to resume work and | have concluded to obey the order to leav town. The raiiroad foremen have endea ored to make peace and hold the Chi | nese, but the edict has gone forth, and the Asiatics will depart before dawn | Thursday. If they remain serious trou- ble is feared. e NATIONAL BANK REPORTS SHOW FEW CONTRIBUTIONS Secretary Shaw Cites Only One or Twe Instancey of Gifts of Campaign | Funds. | WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—The Semats to- day received {rom Secretary Shaw the reply of the Comptrolier of the Curremcy to Semater Tillman's resolution caliing for information as to reveiations in the reports of bank examiners regarding contributions made by national banis | for campatgn purposes. The Comptroller says | that thers are about 100,000 such reports on confident that, except in ome or two instances. show contributions cover transactions of —_———— file and that, while he cannet without inspect- iag all of them state their character, he Is they show mo contributioms for political pur- | peses since 1891. The exceptiomal reports lSM or $300 In smell banks and do not enter into details. | OMIO UNION MEN BOYCOTT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 12.—Considerable com- ment hes been occasioned by the action of the Columbus Trades and Labor Assembly at last % in declining to accept the ser- auepices of the assembly. The assembly was | asked to pay a portion of the ex of the professor and promptly declined fo receive the services of the Chicago man. The reason fs given that Chieago University has John D. Rockefeller as a benefactor, and that it is due to his contributions that the umiversity enjoys its high rank in the educa- tional world. Ome of tne delegates main- tained that the professors at the University of Chicago had to teach and stand for the things that were favored by the off ‘magnate, and | when they ceased to do this their positions Were in jeopardy. In view of this the proposition was turned down and a committee appointed to arrange for lectures, securing them from a ‘“source above suspicio ————— BATTLESHIP LOUISIANA EXCEEDS CONTRACT SPEED ROCKLAND, Me., battleship Louisiana left her anchorage the breakwater this morning for her screw standardization test over the Owl's Head meas- | ured mile course. The battleship exceeded her | contract speed of 18 knots comsiderably. She | made a mile at the rate of 18.294 knots an hour, and her average for flve speed runs was over 18.61 knote. —_—————— Neo Beef Trust Jurers. CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—The examination of veniremen In connection with the selection of a jury in the beef trust cases began to-day fn the United States District Court before Judge Humphrey. When court adjourned for the day no jurors had beem mecepted. —_—— Stoek Exchange Seat Brings $85.000. NEW YORK, Dee. 13.—A membership on the New York Stock Exchange was sold & for $88,000—a mew record price. ; 2t ——— Whaling Steamer Orion Returas. VICTORIA, Dee. 13.—The whaling steamer Orfon, which returned from the new whaling station on Barkley Sound to-day, reports that thirteen whales have been taken to date, amd shipments of bone, oil and fertilizer to Eng- land and Japan will be commenced at once. It is expected when the machinery Is compiete | to handle three whales daily, the station being the largest on the contiment. —_——— Governor Visits State Hospital. SAN JOSE, Dec. 13.—Governor and Mrs. George C. Pardee, together with Secretary of State Curry and other State officials, arvived at the Agnews State Hospital this afternoon, preparatory to the semi-annual confersnce of the State Commission on Lumacy, which will be beld there to-morrow morning. —_————— CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 13.—Railroad and express company officials deny the report that $00,000 i gold coin was destroyed in the overland limited wreck at Ahsay. The offi- clals admit the complete destruction. of 300 sacks of Australian mall. e ——— KEEP STRONC. To keep up strength and vitality it 18 necessary that the supply of nour be remewed daily. supplies this want, but when the stomach is weak, fermenta- tion sets In and you are deprived of its strengthening qualities, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters is especially Wwhen the Dec. ‘13. — The new oft I tive organs are to Burke's Sanitarfum for a while. Mrs, Cha- * weak or out of Providénce Hospital, where she is now being | bot has mever entirely recovered from the | on Grove street. This Innovation way. decided Percy Pembroke, charged with complicity in | treated. Mrs. Donahue Is the wifa of Petes | | upon in order to accommodate the 'students best they could. Otheérs who testified Scott’s Emulsion. It's a fact of medical history that people have lived on not much else but Scott’s Emulsion for a long time—not only lived but gained flesh and recovered their strength and health. From the pure Norwegian cod liver oil to the last drop of glycerine, Scott's Emulsion contains just the strength- giving and health-building elements needed for low vital- ity, weak digestion and poorly nourished bodies. SCOTL & BOWNE, 4oy Pearl St, New York. | who live so far from the school that. the anable to go home for lunch and Teturn 1y e short recess of twenty minutes allowed at | noon. At the lunch counter hot soup and sand. | wiches will be served. A matron Wil be placed in charge and she will conduct the Gounter, subject to the restrictions of the prin- cipal. ———— FRA.CHISE MEETING ALAMEDA, Dec. 13.—There will be a spe- cial committee meeting of the City Trustees to-morrow night to discuss the application { made by W. J. Morgan of San Framcisco for | a tranchise to instell a double standapd- e raiiroad system on Santa Clara uvemn‘:r‘:r‘m San Francisco Bay to San Bay to connect with @ projected ferry system to San Francisco. W. H. H, Hart, former Attorn General of Caiifornia,’ is to represe 3 at the meeting. o et ELKS TO GIVE DINNERS, OAKLAND, Dec. 13.—Oakland Lodge of Elks No. 171 has in preparation its annual drs- tribution of Christmas dinners to the poor, Many hundreds of bounteously filled will be distributed by the lodg-. which & large sum In this charitable enter- etpends prise were Harry Hughes, A, . Forbes, E. A, Hunley, D. J. Quinian, F. R. Barbagei- leti, Frank A, Levoy, W. Hamelin, E. J. Thibault, J. P.- Carrier and C. A. Young. In testifying Young proclaimed himself a fireman, but upon cross-ex< amination he admitted to Attorney Frick that his experience had been limited to a “bucket brigade” in Penn- sylvania. —_————— THREE LANGUAGES REQUIRED TO MARRY THIS COUPLE Finnish Lutheran Minister Officiates at the Wedding' of Two Syrians. ASHTABULA, Ohio, Dec. 13.—Mise Letafla Abdo and Saten’ Abood, Syrians, were married yutndlx‘%h the aid of two interpreters and three jes. The of Willlam Williamsen, Lutheran and Syri ) accident of which ehe was the victim this summer at Nepa. Tt fs hoved she will find the treatment at-the sanitartum very bene- ficial. ——— e MANDAMUS AUDITOR. OAKLAND, Dec. 18.—The mandamus “pro- ceedings brought by Cotton Bros. ‘& -Co. against County. Auditor. Bacon to pay their claims for road ‘wxfl‘f Iumln; 85487 15, e Melyin :y:'e":fixé?eafléu“mm pld e RS cision to that effect. - - Bacon refused to pay Cotton Bros, & Co. { tneir claims, as the work had not been adver: tiged for. It was claimed by the Supervisors that it was emergency.work. - —_—— . WILL ASSIST UNIONS, . OAKLAND, Dec. 13.—The Merchants' Ex- change has decided “to assist the Iocal labor unions’ in raising funds to entertain the State Faderation of Labor when that holds its mesting the 1 Januaty. i language the couple understood. sponses went back over the reverse route. i e | CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS mas Cook at Fruitvale, was! Donakue and mother of Atterney W. H. Dona- e B ing for Jantary 25, On his fret | hue snd Deputy County Clerk B L. Donahue: trial the jury failed to agree. MARRIAGE LICENSES. — Oakland, Dee. ¥ 13.—The following marTiage licenses were ls- sued by the County Clerk to-day: Herbert D, Zelifr, 25_and Frances Seely, 25, both of Ala- «mumhfiflsfimwm New York Bar Aswociation Wants a | Meieenbach, and Bdna M. Burdick, ;‘ Law Passed to Prohibit both of Newark; Louls J. Latticken, 35, San Practice. Francisco, and Bessle E. L. Frier, 26, Ala- NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—The New York Bar meda. Assoclation at Its meeting laet night deefded » ~ o that untll District Attorney Jerome shail make | CONSCIENCE-STRICKEN MAN specific charges againat on¢ or more of the hehiloiie: im e Justices of the Supreme Court, the assoclation Liss Would take no action cn his recent remarks. | Eastern Missiomary Anxious to Do A resolution® to act on the District Attorney's Right by Califernians He Says was lost. ' He Robbed. Hesolution was adopted declaring that pay- ont of a: ta by candidates for judicial NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Reformed by religion or contributions oy them or on their | and desiring to clear his conscience before he behalf to campaign expenses should be prohib- | goes to Indla on a missionary tour, John I ited by law. Page, a_carpenter of Willlamshurg, has-writ. WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.—The Bureau of | County, Callforni, sabing bim o f Tnsulor Affaire of the War Department is ag- | whom Page ronbed thers and in the aecipl e -afl:‘ug"phr:n- s aal lnzm e “mlu.m ...-—. The bids are to be m Sherift eie BY JUDGES CONDEMNED Manila. ~ | order. It aids di- | | |

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