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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1906 THINK HATTON " WS POISONED Mysterious Death of Wood- land Drayman After Re- turn From Trip to Capital | % M L MINTS WATCH AND COIN “] Iluln‘li.” Words umstances ROAD WILL RUN INTO THE CITY OF ROSES Surveyors Are Choosing a| Route for Extension of Petaluma Line. te The Call e Surveyors R« ORCHARDISTS QUARREL AND ONE STOPS A BULLET Frank Hamilton of Samta Clara County Is Wounded by a Neighbor. Governor Appoints Chandler, AM ), AT Governor Angeles as a delegate conference to be held Washington D. 2. Robbing urself is just what you are 1en you fail to get reg- r and sufficient sleep. Your 1ires this unconscious sted, and you are out, nervous, ex- e headache, neu- estion, poor appe- er ailments caused < of nerve force. Make siness to sleep. If restless, take lervine; it soothes gthens the nerves, sweet, refreshing, g sleep, and gives the ver to work natur- t to-day. spell of fever, which eak condition end d severe spells of relgia, and could very effort that r my strength was il I began taking Dr, Nervine. enced to take the Nervine my 28 profound and restful, and in my head, as well gs the neursigia pains, left me to a cel ‘.nm and | grew gradually better.” MRS, E, E. GILBERTBON, £21 Berylan Ave., Belvidere, lils. Dr. Miles’ Nervine is sold by your drugglet, who will guarantes that the Frot bottle will beneht. | If it falls, he wiil refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind | about 35 years of age, Rawson demand- s MANIAC SEIZES GIRL EMANDS MARRIAGE Miss Clara F. Boardman, an Oakland school teacher, was seized by Paul Schultz on a prominent street yesterday. She fled to the office of Attorney Frank L. Rawson, her fiance, who at once overtook and arrested Schultz, who | | marry him at once. [ was found to be insane. He demanded that she [ 4 Selieve T Have Been| Miss Clara F. Boardman Has Thrilling Almost His Last to His Brother - — | |1 | | IR CLAER | (1| 7 Bosezron wWEBSTER wore. | ? Experience on Oakland Street. 3 | | CHOOL DWAY TEACHER WHO WAS SEIZED BY A MANIAC WHO MET IN OAKLAND, AND DEMANDED THAT SHE > now 1 and who is belie police to be demented. accosted the ng lady on the street this afternoon, izing her by the arm demanded that she go at once to a minister with 1 d fulfill her promise to become frightened at the action of the stranger, Miss Boardman wrenched her- self free from his grasp and fled to the k L. Rawson at ing her flance, Boardman to Rawson's office, the door of Attorney but on hearjng the voice of the latter turned and hurried from the building. | On hearing the story of the attack on his flancee Rawson at once started in pursuit of her assallagt, believing him to be one of the many “mashers” who | bave been annoying girls and women | in Oakland Miss Bosrdman had furnished Raw- son with a good description of the stranger, and after a ghort search the attorney located Schultz at the corner of Ninth and Washington streets. Walk- ing up to the man, who is a German, explanation of his conduct, at time informing Schultz that der arrest. The latter made stance, but talked in a rambling which quickly convinced his cap- tor that he was insane, and Rawson turned him over to Police Officer Cald- well, who charged Schultz with insanity at the City Prison. Miss Boardman is a teacher at the Franklin School, and resides with her famliy at 663 Thirty-ffth street. When accosted by Schultz she was very much frightened, and her terror was in- creased by his demand that she marry him at once. At the police station Schultz declared that Miss Boardman was @ young lady to whom he had been engaged in New York, and expressed a determination to force her to keep her promise to marry him as soon as he was released. The young man' will be examined by the Insanity Commission. e = SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE INCORPORATED IN NEVADA Business Reasons Sald to Have Prompt- ed Organization of Company ‘With $500,000 Capltal. RENO, Jan. 23.—Articles of incorpora- tion were filed to-day with the County Clerk of Washoe County by the San Francisco Chronicle. In the petition for incorporate rights the petitioners state thet the paper is carrying out s reor- ganization scheme and has decided to secure its new charter under the laws of Nevada. John J. Dean, David Rich and Willlam 8. Wood appear as the in- s, each subscribing to $100 :vo;xfi‘t’lm::tlwck. The capital stock of the company is placed at $500,000, di- vided into 50,000 shares, each share having a par value of $10. The con- trotling interest in the paper will be re- tained by M. H. de Young, the present owner of the Chronicle. aging editer of ohn P. ¥oung, man: thz Chronicle, :fld last night that no change in the management or control of that paper would result from the in- corporation and that the action was ta- ken merely for ordinary business rea- sons. Mr. de Young would retain prac- tieally entire ownership, he sald, the three incorporators, who are Mr. de Young’s brother-in-law, attorney and business :fieot. baving each but $100 worth of MAD KLONDIKER A CALIFORNIAN Family of Henry Neubaumer, Who Shot Four Persons in Boise, Lives in Tuolumne ——— STOCKTON, Jan. 23.—Henry Neu- baumer, the Klondiker, who shot four persons and killed himself at Boise, Idaho, yesterday, is the eldest son of a well- known family in Tuolumne County. His mother and several other relatives live there a few miles east of Columbia. Ed- ward Neubaumer, the youngest brother, is a merchant in Jamestown, and to him the suicide deeded all his property. Neu- baumer came to Stockton to-day and left to-night for Boise, after wiring the au- thorities to embalm his brother’s remains, Deccased was very reserved and had not been home for twenty-one years, but had occasionally written to his young brother. The family knew little of his affalrs ex- cept that he was prospering. BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 23.—Ollle Powell, one of the four persons shot here yesterday by Henry Neubaumer, a wealthy Alas- kan miner, and later killed himself to avold being taken by the police, died early to-day. Death resulted from seven buck- shot wounds in the abdomen. Lafayette Gray, the youth for whom Ollie Powell jilted the miner, is not expected to livé through the day. His mother, Mrs, Rob- ert Gray, is in a critical condition from buckshot wounds In the abdomen. Young Gray's sister Lilllan, the fourth person lhgzgxsnby Neubaumer, will recover. ND, Jan. 23.—Recelpt that her gon,” Henry Ncub-umgr. oPrm;hv:ezm:'fn'l':'i ted @ triple murder in Boise, Idaho, afterward taking his own life, may cause the death of Mra, N. Neubaumer, who resides with her dnughter, Mrs. Jacob Weisensell, at 3750 West street. Since recelving the news of the terrl- ble crime Mrs. Neubaumer has been uncon- sclous, and there are fears that t scious, qud he ehock will FOREST GIANT FALLS AND WRECKS TRESTLE Redwood Tree Nearly Causes a Disaster on Guerne- ville Railroad. Special Dispateh to The Cail. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 2.—The Guerne- ville passenger train on the California Northwestern Rallway escaped going into an open trestle as it was making the run to Fulton this morning to connect with the main line train. A mighty giant of the forest, a redwood tree some 250 feet in height, had fallen across the bridge during the night and broken the supports without leaving any indication on the sur- / face of the damage done. The tree was broken into seven pleces, all of which of "Che ssction ‘rew Notioed tha wees e s W . rails in time tomt;gt::lm Vi s Insurancel Agents Adjourn. MONTEREY, $an. 238.—The conven- tion of Metropolitan Insurance Com- pany agents closed this evening with a grand banqu The session to-day pany, HELP REACHES STALLED TRAIN Twenty Passengers on a Ne- vada Railroad Are Rescued After Thirty-Six Hours ARE TIRED AND HUNGRY Otherwise Suffer but Little From Their Confinement in the Snow-Covered Hills SRR ERSE CL Special Dispatch to The Cull. RENO, Jan. 23—The twenty passen- gers stalled for nearly thirty-six hours on the line of the Boca and Loyalton Railway, seven miles from Loyalton, were reached by the rescue party of sixty to-day and to-night arrived at Loyalton, tired, somewhat hungry, but otherwise suffering but little from their trying experience and long con- finement in the snow-covered hilis. After about twenty-four hours' steady work, the relief train and laborers worked their way through the snow and ice and with cheers announced that the rgad was cleared, The blockade was a condition’ even the railroad officials could not have foreseen. With snow alone, they would have been able to keep the tracks open. They did not count on the thaw. This turned the snow into water, which found its way to the bed, The freeze followed and sformed the line into an almost solid sheet of ice. MONTEREY SALOONS VISITED BY THIEVES Burglars Carry Safe Into Back Yard and Break g RERRER ERRERERRREER REXRERRZRERER ERRERE RREERIZREERR RREERR REERER RRERERE ERRERE RERRERE RRRRER RERRRREXRRERE RREZER RERERR RRRERRRE RRRRRNIE RIWRIER REWRRR It Open. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call, . MONTEREY, Jan. 22—Burglars last night robbed the California saloon, on Franklin street, and the Grand saloon, on Alvarado stree#t At the California saloon they carried the safe into the back yard, where they broke it open, securing about $150. A slot machine was broken gpen at the Grand saloon, but nothing was se- cured. Entrance was effected at botia places by boring holes in the back doors and sliding the bolts. Employes of the Campi restaurant saw the burglarg at work, but believing they were plumbers did not molest them, Before committing the burglaries the men broke into the Del Monte blacksmith shop and secured tools. MAKES LAST PAYMENT ON AN ANCIENT DEBT Santa Rosa Redeems Bonds Issued in 1871 to Aid Railroad. Special Dispatch tg The Call. SANTA ROSA, Jan. 23.—.he last of the $142,000 bonded indebtedness of Sonoma Couaty, incurred in 1571, when bonds were voted to ald the construction of the San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad, which is now operated under lease by the California Northwestern, has been paid. The sum of $27,283 69 was paid to-day 4o 8. G. Murphy for the First National Bank of San Francisco, making a total of $107,- 00 paid within the last month on this ac- count. The money was raised by a spe- clal tax levy of 35 cents on the $100 valua- tion, as no provision had been made for a sinking fund. —— MAYOR RONEY WINS BATTLE OF BALLOTS Supporters of Executive of Vallejo Elected Delegates at Primary. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, Jan. 2.—After the bitterest political fight in the history of Solano County the delegates representing Mayor James Roney won out in the primary election, held to-day. Roney recelved 723 votes and W. K. Gedge 58 out of a totar vote of about 1500. This victory carries with it the control of the Republican party in Solano County and means a big victory for the faction of the party rep- resented by Mayor Roney, ————— Find Body of Drowned Man. MARYSVILLE, Jan. 23.—The body of an unknewn man was recovered from the slough under the railroad bridge, where it had been for several days. The name on an envelope found on the body reads “Peter Catahu. The letter is from James Comalotti of Dia- mond Eprings, Cal. The man was an Italian, It is supposed he fell from the trestle during the high water. ———— Is Wanted in Chicago. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 23.—The Gov- ernor of Illinois has made a requisition on the Governor of California for the return to Chicago of Edward Dalg- neault, wanted in that city for assault with intent to commit murder in 1904. Daigneault is now under arrest in' San Francisco, DOAN'S PILLS, HAPPY RESULTS Have Made Many San Francisco Residents Enthusiastic, No wonder scores of San Francisco citizens grow enthusiastic. It is enough to make any one happy to find relief after years of suffering. Public statements like the following are but truthful representations of the daily work done in San Francisco by | Doan's Kidney Pills. ll. Collins, employed in the whole- sale furniture department of the Em- porium, residence 2306 Mission street, says: “I had pain in my back every | now and then, the attacks of 'hk; covered a period of over two yeass. I know that in some way my kidneys were affected. I used very emphatically dy.” 3 £ 1};01' sale by all dealers. . Foster-Milburn Co, g.msr'.: ns agents for the Remember the name—Doan’s g it d Doan’s Kidney | Mil Pills and from the benefit I regeived | Michael T have ot thesslightest hesitation in dorsing the rem- | tran ‘the deeds on the ground Our our Silk and Dress Goods Sales. English M ‘worth $1.2 Millinery Finale To close out every winter hat remaining, before lhffend of the \vdeek.;‘we ]qu::e t;:e?e prices. your every-day hat looks a little shabby get 3 new one for the two ol‘hree femaining months at a very small price. Evelry Untril;lzmogd Felt Shape, values up to .00, to go sl e ) 1 All Ready-to-Wear Hats, values up to $3,t0 goat e 5OC All of our Trimmed Hats divided into two lots and marked $3.50 and $5 Pompons, f;gny feathers and wings, values up to 75c¢, to go at once Five Big Values in 25¢ Hosiery Direct importations from the great German Knitting Mills can alone produce such good values for the money as these are: Women's Wool Hose — Australian lamb’s wool, fast black, metino heel and tee, ubhed ot plgiss paiy- 3 29C Women’s fleece lined, heavy cotton Hose—Pliin Blsck or black vwih unbleached feet, st color . . . . 25C Cbllt'lren'sl \l&’?o.lndnzoslai:bl;me Aus- :ll fi.‘ww. : - ' 250 Children’s Maco Cotton Hose — The *“Victory™ brand, imported Herms- dorf black, fine ribbed, a splendid wearing stocking, 5 to 9%, pair . 20C Children’s Heavy Ribbed 4-thread Cotton Hose—the *“ Pickaninny,”” warranted fast black, trple knee, outwears ootk gt ol e 17 Retiring From Furniture and Carpet Business Every aricle at deeply cut prices. Printed Foulards—In small designs, worth 45c and 50c yd.27¢ All-Silk Pongees—Natural color, worth 45¢ the yard . . 28¢ Novelty Dress Silks—50c styles, fresh from the loom, beauties Crepe de Chines—-Street and evening colors, worth 50c.. 38¢ 19-inch Black Taffeta—75¢ quality, guarantee on selvedge. 500 Pure Silk Crepe de Chine—Day and evening co!or'skfic $1.18 Black Taffeta—36 inches wide, all silk, very lustrous. 850 A Great Midweek Special. $3.50 Mull Waist $1.95 This is anew 1906 style ten days—an exceedingly pretty style, of which a newspaper picture at the very best can give This special was made by crowding our own profit to next to nothing. new customers to this department at once to see the many thousand new Spring Waists for misses and women at 50 to $25 each. The first and most comprehensive showing of the new spring and summer waists in town. The beautiful dainty waist is made of silk-finished mull. The Val. lace collar is attached to lace yoke. broidery and Val. lace cover the front. Tucked back. You never saw its lace inserted and button o AN e Advance styles 1906 Spring Suits, Coats and Skirts now ready. Remarkahble Record-Breaking Sales Silks and Dress Goods it Talk 4. Town So great were the quantities of these Manufacturers’ Overstocks that to-day (the third of the Sale) assort- ments are still complete, and we've never had so great or so appreciative a throng of buyers attend one of Every yard is new and desirable, having been secured 1 Eastern trip, from which he returned but two weeks ago. Here's an idea of the prices: Louisine Habutai Silks—Worth about double the sale price 2¢ Y SR 289¢ $1.25 yard 3c. Other Important Sales To-Day Muslinwear—Our Annual January Event —saving to be made one-quarter to one-third. Linens—Table cloths, napkins, towels and towelings at big reductions. Drapery Goods—Manufacturers’ samples fumniture and cushion coverings, cozy corner materials, etc., at about half. Enameled Ware—The fine imported Swedish white ware, at the prices of the Crockery and Lamps—Very imporant rockery an m; ery imy offerings. Dinner sets, $2,80, etc, All lamps of all kinds at one-quarter off. A Brush Sale The Toailet Department offers to-day in main aisle: Tooth Brusl fine white bristle stock, the kind that don't shed the bristles, regular 25¢ values 150 25c and 35c Hand Brushes—Solid boxwood backs 8c 75¢ Hair Brushes — Solid rosewood backs 48 $1.25 Petticoats 98¢ 600 liberally cut, “Lmldeuhbhd sateen -oals In twe , on f:c-h aisle zo?d'nt;. na. e 98‘: One style of i h ruffle with S tvssl siene ke g <60 ruffle; the otherstyle has six rows of hering- bone stitching and dust ruffle; either one would be a bargain at . . . . $1.25 CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST- america's crannest svore | Cigars, 9 for 25¢ Plain Mohair Sicilian—40 inches wide, all street eob'; ’SD; 50c All-Wool Albatross—Full line of colors, l.houulsb.: All-Wool Tamaise Cloth—New 60c spring fabric in all col- 45¢ Assorted Dress Fabrics—46 to 56 inches, worth ’I%b Shepherd Checked Batiste—Fine color assortment, 50c fih received by us within the past but an inadequate presentation. down the manufacturers’ as well as We want to bring hundreds of Four beautiful panels of hand em- $1.95 by our buyer during an Skirtand Bust Forms Are you a home dressmaker? If 50, you can fit yourself per- fectly by using a proper Dress Form. If you employ a dress maker at home, it will save much wearisome fitting, as she can fit and drape on the form instead of on you. A shipment,of Skirt and Bust Forms was received by us Saturday. They come in all reg- ular sizes. A good, reliable make. Bust Forms . $2,00 each Bust and Skirt Forms Combined . . . $7.50 Groceries, Liguors To-day’s best values in San Francisco: R e 890 Canned Berries— i black- Currants—H.B.brand, 12%4c Cllo;d Chow—Lazendy's very and Rye—Reg'ly 7' Old Crow Whisky—| Pabst Mait Extract—Dozea Cubanola and Tom Keene 5¢ ARAAARARARBAR AAAARA AEERAE ARRARA R AAARA A ARALAL ARAAAE RARAAR R AR KA BAR AL SRR RAR SRR XA AL AAARAR AR RA AR AASARAASARR AR AR AARAARAARAR LR AAAAAA XA AER INDAN BUREAL FCES SCANDAL Former Governor of Idaho Prepares to Expose Big Frauds in the Service —_———— Bpecial Dispatch to The Call SPOKANE, Jan. 28.—W. J. McConnell, former Governor of Idaho, and also United States Indian Inspector for four years, is preparing to expose alleged frauds in the Indlan Bureau. He also threatgns to bring to light hsanitary conditions and poor management at vari- ous Indlan agencies. He intends to ex- pose these frauds through Eastern maga- zines, but has first written President Roosevelt a long letter, which was sent to Senator Heyburn for delivery. McConnell states in this letter that John D. Woodruff was given a lease on 788,000 acres of grazing land on the Shoshone reservation at 1 cent an. acre for five years, and that other big leases were made at 2 cents an aere. He refers to contracts for deliyering supplies to the reservations, which he says were un- reasonable, and says also that his reports of these matters as Indian agent were side tracked, probably by the gullty offi- clal. He Qso refers to the resolution intro- duced by Senator Turner three years in which he referred the investigation of Indian affairs to a committee, and claims that the testimony before that committee was suppressed and the matter pigeon- ‘holed. % THER MAKES GRAVE 'FACHARGE AGAINST SONS Says They Plied Him With Liquor and Took All His Property. - OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 33.—Judge jupreme Court der advisement the of John Gafr- ney, a wealthy farmer, residing near against his two sons, thy about seveity acres of rich land of the value of t $14,000. The father bases his suit the setting aside of that the sons BUYS COPPER MINES IN YUBA COUNTY Guggenheim Syndicate Pays $250,000 for Fine Property Near Marysville. MARYSVILLE, Jan. 23.—The American Smelting and Refining Company, better known as the Guggenheim syndicate, has purchased .the Dempsey copper mining properties, near Smartsville, and will erect large smelter works there on the line of the California Midland Railway, soon to be bullt from Grass Valley and Auburn to Marysville. The amount in- volved in the ‘deal is not stated, but it probably will reach $250,000 or more. The properties have been thoroughly exploited during the last few months and the ere deposits proved extensive and rich in cop- per. Several other copper properties in the same vicinity will change hands shortly. All the copper mining here heretofore has been on a very limited seale. . any of the leading FOR A B PAYABLE NO OTHER LARGER A And all other wearing apparel cam be pu cas] for which “a check, charging you Pn!.mv-:odau 18 WEEKS OR (OUNTS TN TROPORTION. PLACES A BIG ORDER FOR RAIL EQUIPMENT Material Costing $400,000 Is Ordered for Road in Mexieo. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.—Seven thou- sand tons of steel, costing $200,000 and four locomotives and passenger and freight equipment, costing an additional $200.000, have been ordered in this eity by the local office of the Mitchel Mining Company for the comstruction of eighty miles of railroad from the company mines near Acapulco, In the State 0: Guerrero, Mexico, to the port of Marques on the Pacific Coast. The road .is in- corporated under the laws of Mexico and will do a general business. It will be called the La Diche and Pacific Railroad and will connect eventually, it is stated, ‘with the Mexican Central, thus furnishing a short route from the Pacific Coast té the Mexican capital. The capital stock of the new road, amounting to 32,000,000, has already been lublfrlbod. from issus on as follows: WE CHARGE Base: ARGE $44.00. 4 MONTHS rchased we will