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STOCKTON, Jan. 21— The will of H. H.
Hewlett, the capitalist, who died here re
cently, leaves all bis estate, estimated to
be . worth $1,000,000, to his wife, who was
formerly Miss Read, and his daughter,
Mrs. " J. H. Hough, share and share
alike. ;
Leaves Million Dollar Estate.
California to Chicago in less than three
days without change, via Southern Pa
cific, Union Pacific and Chicago. Milwau
kee and St. Paul railways. Atlantic Ex
press. 8 a. m.; Overland Limited, 10 a. m •
Oriental Mail, 6 p.. m. Drawing-room
Sleeping: carp. Buffet, Smoking, Library
and Observation cars. Dally Tourist
Bleeping cars. C. L. Canfle'd, Gen. Asrt C
M. and St. P..Ry.. 635 Market street. '
New Overland Route.
Arthur Keppel has been reported to the
police as having been missing for the last
six weeks. His disappearance has given
much uneasiness to Frod Wllmon, his
brother-in-law, who lives at 2325 Califor
nia street, and who suspects that the
missing man hqs met with foul play
Is Missing Six Weeks.
J. Danlelowitz, of S761 Sixteenth street,
was knocked down by a delivery wagon
belonging to Hale Brothers yesterday
afternoon. Henry Waldoif, the driver,
was arrested by Officers J. O'Brien and
T. O'Connell, and charged with battery
He was later released on J20 ball money!
Knocked Down by Delivery Wagon.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 22.-Charles Law
rence, a young Indian, was to-day
brought to .trial. In' Judge Harfs depart
ment Of the Superior Court for the mur
der of John McCarty, an old man. near
Elk Grove, in September last. Charles
PadJllo, also an Indian, and I<awrcnce's
companion in crime, was last week found
guilty of murder in the first degree. He
will be sentenced to death next week.
The murder, of McCarty, who was a hop
ptcker, was I the outcome of a quarrel
with a crowd of drunken Indians over a
jug of wine which McCarty had in his
cart. • ...' :;•'•":"¦ -
Placed on Trial for Hia Life.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The 1 President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate: Navy— Civil engineers—Ern
est H. Brownell, Rhode Island; Ernest R.
Gayler, Missouri; Paul L. Reed.
Postmasters: California— William G.
Hawley. San Jose; Thomas E. Byrnes,
San Mateo; T,indley • M. Baldwin, Whit
tier; C. Folger, Jackson; F. H: Wells,
WlllIU); J. H. Gregory, Rocklin; W. W.
Giddings, Newman; T. A. Nelson, StocK
"ton. Nevada— William W. Booth. Butler.
Arizona— Julia Mahoney, Wlns>low; M.
Bohall, Nogales. Utah— G. Slmson, Pay
son; T. Braby, Mount Pleasant; also Col
onel Edward M. Hayes, Thirteenth Cav
alry, to be brigadier general.
Nominations by the President.
LONDON, Jan. 22.— The second anniver
sary of the death of Queen Victoria was
to-day observed at Windsor, London and
elsewhere by the depositing of wreaths
on statues erected to her memory, and by
mt-morial services. King Edward, Queen
Alexandra, thfl Princ« and Princess of
Wales and other members of the royal
family were present at a service held in
the Frogmore Mausoleum. The sarcopha
gus of Queen Victoria and the Prince
Consort were decorated with plants and
flowers. Subsequently salutes were fired
In celebration of the accession of King
Edward.
Memorial Services for Victoria.
Instead of seeking Kirk, however, he
put on his coat and hurried off. All the
workmen saw him go. but made no at
t«mpt to detain him. Toung Bachrach,
thinking something was wrong, informed
his employers, who In turn notified the
police. Immediate search was made for
the man, but he was not to bo found.
When the cash drawer was found this
afternoon Davis refused to let any ono
come near him. Henry Bachrach, one of
Smith Bros.' clerks, who was looking on,
v,as pushed away . by Davis when he
came too near. After gathering all tho
money and putting it In his pockets, dirt
and all, Davis went off. pretending to look
for the contractor. C. A. Kirk, to whom
he said he would give it.
Under the eyes of a score of workmen,
Thomas Davis, a laborer on the ruins of
Smith Bros.' store. Twelfth and Washing
ton streets, walked off with three pockets
bulging with money that he had found in
the ruins just after the noon hour to-day.
The money belonged to Smith Bros.,
who estimate that there was between $150
and $200 in the pile. During the fire that
•Jcctroyed the Bacon building one of the
young women clerks in the store put tho
cash register drawer under a table anl
covered It with leather ornaments. She
told the cashier "about It, but the cashier
cannot recall who his informant was nor
has the yo'ung woman clerk ever revealed
her identity.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Jan. 22.
"Please give J. Oberl, 12 Fourteenth
street, San Francisco, the white-handled
razors of my. kit and give Will Sohst the
balance. I want no sister or brother of
mine to bother with me. Buy a canvas
bag and drop me overboard. Good bye.
Alex. I will not curse my brother, but—"
In the hope Of saving his life Harris
was rushed to the Receiving Hospital,
but he died on the way. The body was
then removed to the Morgue, pending an
inquest. ''&r. r l~V:
OAKLAND, Jan. 22.— Alexander Harris,
a barber, committed suicide to-night
in his room at Kast Twenty-fifth street
and Twenty-nrst avenue by taking mor
phine. When found j by his roommate,
Samuel J. Elliott, he was dying. A re
cent quarrel with his relatives and de
spondency on account of lack of work
are supposed to have been the cause of
his act. He left a note that read as fol
lcws:
Directs That His Body Be Put in a
Canvas Bag and Then Dropped
Overboard.
Finds Smith Brothers'
Cash and Departs
With It.
PATRIOTIC SERVICES
AT METHODIST CHURCH
OAKLAND. Jan. 22.— Under the aus
pices of Camp General Liscum. No. 13,
Service Men of the Spanish War, and
other patriotic organizations of Oakland,
« mass meeting will be held Sunday aft
omoon at 3 o'clock, at the First Metho
dist Church, corner Fourteenth and Clay
streets. The purpose of the meeting is
to awaken a patriotic interest in the va
i:ous societies that will take part in the
exercises. The Rev. Luther D. Mahone,
i a.^tor of the Thirty-fourth Street Metho
tijpt Church, and chaplain of the Service
Men and the Junior Order of American
Mechanics, will be the principal speaker.
Many Relatives Named
in Will of John
Schumacher.
Licensed to Marry.
OAKLAND. Jan. 21.— The following
marriage licenses were issued to-day:
Ralph A. Rues, 24, Berkeley, and Alberta
C Fontaine. 22. Oakland; Warren H.
i^toffels, over a, and Ulrica C. Nelson,
ever IS, both of Stockton; William H.
French. 2S. Elkhart, and Hannah Dwyer,
2 1 !, both of San Francisco; Edward m!
Itolton. 22. and Katie Stafford. 20, both
of. San Francisco; Hans A. M. Hanson,
«3. and Johanna Welter. 30. both of West
Berkeley; Alfred S. Hughes. Z3. Louis
\ilie, Ky.. and Mary A- Carroll, 32, Den
ier, Colo.; William IL Fearey, 2\ and
Hose E. Miller. 'J*. both of Oakland.
Says Baitey Stole Her "Watch.
OAKLAND, Jan. 22.— Mr?. J. B. Mar
lin of 510 Kennedy street caused the ar
ic*t this afternoon of C. E. Baitey, who
lives at ST.") Tenth street, and whom she
charges with having robbed her. Baitey,
the claims. Is a street acquaintance, who,
¦ebnUac to the story she told Chief of
T'.lice Hodgkins. call*»d on her last Tues
day and at the point of a dagger com
l'»-lled her to hand over her watch. Baitey
Bays the woman gave him the watch and
fcs-k^d him to eJope with her. Baitey is
2% years old and came here recently from
EebutopoL Mrs. Martin has a husband
find four children. Baitey was charged
with assault.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Jan. 22.
The will of the late capitalist, John
Schumacher, who at one time was a
prominent hotel man of San Francisco,
was filed for probate to-day. The in
strument disposes of property valued at
upward of $100,000. The estate is left to
live sisters, nineteen nieces and nephews
and four charitable institutions. The de
ceased, who died op January 16, was un
married.
The bequests to charitable Institutions
are: German Old People's Homo. San
Fraacisco, $2u00; German Benevolent So
ciety of San Francisco, $1000; St. Paulus
German Kvangelical Lutheran Church of
San Francisco, $1000, and Dr. Martin
Luther Waisenhaus Gesellschaft, 51000.
The legacies left to the slaters are:
Rebecca Kuhl. $2000; Margaretta Barn
hold, $4000; Anna Schmidt, $2000; Abelana
Buchner, J4000; Gesche Tlmms, $2000.
The bequests falling to the nephews
and nitces are: The heirs of Peter
Schumacher, $0000: Anna Bcuchner, $1000;
Katie Bornhold, $1000; John Schumacher,
family jewelry; Christiano Menne, $1000;
Frank Buhler. $1000; Lizzie Darragh,
$2000; Henry V. Rolling, $3000; Kmma
RolBng, $1000; Tlllie Sulke. $UXX>; Carolina
I^w. $1000; Barbara McCloeky, $1000;
heirs of Henry Rolling, 11000; Charles
Roinng. $1000.
The residue of the estate is to bo di
vided pro rata among the heirs named.
EXODUS FROM ANDIJAN
_ GOES ON ITNDIMINISHED
Business of Every Sort in Russian
Town Destroyed by Earthquakes
Is Suspended.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 22.-Thc latest
advices from Andijan, which was partial
ly destroyed by earthquakes* some time
ago, cay that the exodus from that city
continues. Business of every sort is sus
pended. Not a single lawyer, banker,
druggist or shopkeeper remains in the
city and the few necessaries on which the
miserable survivors of the population
subsist are brought by hawkers from dis
tant towns. The suffering from cold is
Intense.
Death in Preference to Blindness.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22.— Fearing that
he would lose his eyesight, Charles W.
Smith, who came to this city from Port
land, Or., December. ID last for medical
treatment, fired a bullet through hia
head this morning and died an hour
later. Smith was 47 years of age and was
formerly In the employ of the Southern
Pacific as a carpenter. He owns prop
erty near Portland, where his wife's
family resides.' BSSj
Underwriters Elect Officers.
OAKLAND, Jan. 22.— The Alameda
Ccunty Board of Fire Underwriters ha*
elected the following officers: President,
W. A. Donaldson: secretary, Edwin
Meese; treasurer, John Martens; execu
tive committee. J. Tyrrell, H. F. Gordon,
S. Jackson.
points in Northern California showed all
to be in good financial condition.
Rev. A. C. McKeever preached this
evening and a general discussion of In
terest to the Christian church workers
followed. Prior to the sermon a praise
service was led by Rev. Frank Ford.
The speakers at the convention, which
begins to-morrow morning with praise
sen-ice at 9:30 o'clock, will be Rev. J. P.
Dargltz and Rev. I. H, Hazel In the
morning and Rev. W. M. White. Profes
sor J. Durham and Rev. H. D. McAneny
in the afternoon. In the evening there
will be a reception given to Rev. Mr.
Darst, the newlBerkeley pastor, and the
members of the convention in Stiles Hall
by the members of the local church.
The following delegates, who were pres
ent to-day, are members of the State
Poard of Missions:
Rev. C. W. Jopson, Los Gates; Rev. J. W.
Wetib. West Park; Rev. A. C. McKeerer.
Fresno; Thomas Barr. treasurer of the State
board; Rev. J. P. Darstitz. secretary of the
State board; Rev. A. K. Hathaway, Santa
Clara; Itev. W. F. Reagor, Sacramento.
Other delegates who were present are
as follows;
Rev. J. Durham, Irvlngton; Rev. W. M.
White. San Francisco; Rev. T. A. Boyer, Oak
land; nev. E. \V. Darst. Uerkeley; Rev. W. E.
Berry, Oakland; Rev. R. X. Davts. Santa
Cru«; Rev. G. T. Meeker, Winters; Dr. Hiram
Van Kirk. Berkeley; Rev. H. O. McAneney,
Oakland: Rev. L. A. Pier. Santa Crui; Mrs.
Eli Fisher. Pacific Grove; Rev." E. V. Wire.
Alexander Valley: Rev. O. U Bohannon. Hop
land; Rev. J. H. McCullough. Irvington.
PLAYS HIS PART AT
NINE DOLLARS A WEEK
Actor Lowe Unfolds a Tale That
Might Extinguish Fond Ambi
tions of Embryo Actors.
OAKLAND, Jan. 22.-I£aled into the Po
lice Court an complaint of Mrs. Lila E.
Lowe, his former wife, to explain why he
had neglected to support his two children,
Charles C. Lowe, an actor, poured out a
tale of woe to-day before Justice John
"W. Stetson that was calculated to rele
gate ambitious aspirants for Thespian
honors to the limbo of eternal darkness.
Plaintively did the mummer recite how
he went on the road with the Robvt
Buchanan Company nt a weekly wage of
J9, board paid. With all the art at his
command did the narrator explain that
subsequently he induced his manager to
Increase the emolument to $15 per week.
Yet he had thpn to pay hla own reckon
ing, save railroad fare?.
The Lowes went Into some of their for
mor domestic dltnculties and differences.
Judge Stetson will hand down a decision
r.cxt week.
Now Accused of Insanity.
OAKLAND, Jan. 22.— Mis i Mattle Ja
cobs, who overturned a lamp In her room
in the German House and then snt In a
chair without making an" attempt to
save herself, was arrested as Insane to
night at the instance of Mrs. Mary Hart,
proprietor of the hotel, on the ground
that she> is dangerous to be at large.
DRAUGHT OP MORPHINE
ENDS BARBER'S LIl'E
Congregational Church by a ses
sion of the Bay Ministerial Association.
The convention proper will open to-mor
row morning at 10 o'clock.
The session was devoted to the discus
s!on of the question of evangelization,
opened by an address by the Rev. E. W.
Darst, pastor of . the local Christian
church. Rev. Mr. Darst urged the neces
stty for more and better evangelists, de
claring the work required of them to be
of great importance.
"We. want men," said Mr. Darst, "who
will prepare themselves to meet all the
questions of the ape— men who will be
able to check all false theories. The
strongest men we have should be in the
evangelistic field. The church of Jesus
Christ will never outgrow the need for
evangelists. We need more preaching.
There should be more sowing of the seed
if we would have a richer harvest."
The State Missionary Board for the
Christian churches of California met in
Stiles Hall and made preliminary ar
rcngementa for the State gathering to be
held some time this year in Garfleld Park.
Santa Cruz. The board also decided to
start meetings at Point Richmond, with
a view of organizing a church in the near
future. The reports from the missionary
BERKELEY, Jan. 22.— The conven
tion of the Bay District Associa
tion of the Christian Churches
was opened to-day in the First
LEAVES MONEY
TO CHARITIES
OAKLAND, Jan. 22.— In the mar
riage of Miss Alberta Fontaine to
Ralph A. Russ, which was solem
nized this evening at the home of
the bride's parents, 547 Knox ave
nue, there is the happy culmination of an
attachment between two young society
people that carries a touch of romance.
As the story goes Miss Fontaine wae
to have married Mr. Russ a long tim-j
ago. The wedding day had been set. the
trousseau ordered and the bridesmaids
chosen. But just when everything seem
ed brightest and the path to happiness
Etraightest there occurred one of those
unfortunate things— a lovers' quarrel.
A broken engagement followed and they
drifted apart. He plunged into business.
She entered the nursehood and ministered
to the stricken at & hospital in Alameda,
WORKMAN MAKES
OFF WITH MONEY
The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. \V. L. Fontaine, while the groom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rusa
of Claremont, his father being the man
ager of the Russ estate, of which the
Russ? House In San Francisco is a part.
The wedding was a very elmple home af
fMr. There were neither maid of honor,
bridesmaid nor best man. The ceremony
was performed at 8 o'clock by the Rev.
J. C. Wooten of the Methodist Church
South, after which there was a reception
and wedding supper.
finally achieving a diploma in that noble
calling. Both applied themselves diligent
ly to the gentle art of forget fulness. But
tilings could not go on this way forever
and only a short time ago they yielded
to Importunities of mutual friends to be
reconciled. The result was a resetting of
the wedding day.
"WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR SOCIETY COUPLE OF OAKLAND WHO
WERE MARRIED LAST EVENING BY REV. J. C. WOOTEN OF THE
METHODIST CHURCH SOUTH.
OAKLAND. Jan. 22.— Incensed at h«r
husband. Louis Horn, for selling her
wedding presents for drink, and fearing
that a bullet from her husband's pistol
might cut her life short at any time.
Mrs. Emily Horn to-day brought suit for
divorce on the grounds of cruelty and
habitual Intemperance. She specifies
many acts of cruelty. They were mar
ried In 18&5. Bertha Clausen, a bride of
one year, also brought suit against
Charles E. Clausen on the ground of
extreme cruelty.
In the Divorce Court.
PASTOR OF THE BERKELEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, WHO DELIV
ERED THE OPENING ADDRESS YESTERDAY AT THE CONVEN
TION OF BAY DISTRICT ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES.
CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO,
Jan. '12. — Directors Leland. Gould, and Father
Lyons and Superintendent Dawson of the Iloma
for the FePble-Mlnded at Glen Kllen arc here
looking out for legislation relating to that In
stitution. Six bills are being prepared by
Senator Woodward for appropriations for the
home amounting In all to $140,000.
Legislation for. the Glen Ellen Home.
Senate bill No. 21; presented by Rowell,
which is an act to create a fund for the
benefit and sui>|K>rt of high schools and pro
viding for its distribution, will be reported
favorably by the Committee on Education. It
will also report favorably on Leavitfe bill
No. 15s, providing for and designating who
shall constitute a board to be known as "the
State text book commissioner*," but before
doing to will ask the Attorney General to pass
upon the constitutionality of the act.
The Commlttei* on County Government will
ask for the passage of Muenter's bill No. 73,
for an appropriation of $5f>,0"0 for the pur
chase of additional lands for the use of the
Stockton State .Hospital. The committee will
also recommend the passage of , Senate bill
No. fc4. Introduced by Woodward, which
amends section .T341 of the Civil Code relating
to damages committed by dogs or other an
imals to sheep, Angora or Cashmere goals
and poultry.
The Committee on Corporations will recom
mend the passage of Pendleton's bill No. 17,
authorizing the sale by any railroad com
pany, person or corporation, of Its property and
franchises, whether organized under the laws
of this State or not. They will also report
favorably on Wolfe's bill No. 8S, which amends
section 595 Of the Civil Code, allowing benevo
lent an«l religious corporations to own fifty
acres In the country for the burial of \li
members. Under the present law only twenty
tores can be held for the purpose.
The Committee on Irrigation will report
favorably on Senate bill No. 33j presented by
Ward, which provides for the dissolution^ of
irrigation districts and the distribution of their
property. The bill will enable owners of land
In Irrigation districts 'to dissolve the district
and apportion the debt thereof on «ich land
owner anil make it his separate indebtedness.
The Committee on Retrenchment and Re
form will report favorably on Senate bill No.
10, introduced by I^ukens. to create a new
board of charities and corrections, and bill
No. 1.11. Introduced by Ward, to establish an
experimental serlcultural station in the county
of San Dleso.
CALL HEADQUARTERS. SACRAMENTO.
Jan. 22. — The various committees in the Sen
ate held meetings this afternoon and dis
cussed important bill*, some of which they
recommended for passage. The Committee
on Fish nnd Game decided to report favorably
on bill No.l4S, providing that the State shall
pay the costs of prosecution of persons charred
with the violation of the laws for the preser
vation of fish. It also agreed to report favor
ably on bill No. 150, making close seasons for
black bass between January 1 and July 1, lor
lobster between April 1 and August 15, for
shrimps from May to September and crabs
from September to November.
RECOMMEND THEIR PASSAGE.
Committees of Senate Favorably Con
sider Several Measures.
General Miles was delayed at Moscow
while on his way here owing to one of hl3
seivants suffering from smallpox. The
man was left in a hospital there and the
General's baggage was disinfected.
BERLIN. Jan. 22.— Lieutenant General
Miles and his staff will arrive in Berlin
on Saturday.
The United States Embassy was notified
that the Czar desired General Miles' pres-'
ence at the first court ball of the season,
his Majesty's indisposition from influenza
preventing the General's reception prior
to that function, but the latter was un
able to wait.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 22.—Lieuten
ant General Miles and his party left here
to-day after exchanges of official calls.
ILLNESS OF SERVANT
DELAYS GENERAL MILES
Party Leaves St. Petersburg After
Exchange of Official Calls, on
Way to Berlin.
J. S. Sykes, a member of the Central
Committee, has secured 600 signatures to
the petition asking the Town Trustees
to place charter amendments on the bal
lot providing for the election of the Town
Engineer, Town Attorney and Superin
tendent of Streets, instead c' appointing
them as now. As the tx>0 names are far
i:i excess of the number required, th*s
voters will be given an opportunity of
taying at the polls whether they want
the officers appointive or elective.
The convention wLl be composad of
cne hundred and fifty delegates, one for
each ten Republican votes and a major
traction of the ten votes cast in each
ward at the last general election. They
will be apportioned as follows: Fifteen
from the First Ward, nfteen from the
Second Ward, thirty from the Third
Ward, fourteen from tho Fourth Ward,
ten from the Fifth Ward, twelve from
the Sixth Ward and fourteen from the
Seventh Ward.
BERKELEY, Jan. 22— The City Cen
tral Republican Committee will meet
r.ext Wednesday night to select the names
v.hich will be placed on the Republican
primary ballot- This committee, through
E. C. Marliave, the chairman, has in
vited the members of all the Republican
* xecuiive committees to be present and
have a voice in the selection of the dele
cates in order that thos.? chosen may be
as representative us possible.
All Executive Committees Invited to
Take Part in the Selection of
Delegates.
REPUBLICANS WILL NAME
REPRESENTATIVE MEN
lower floor will be also the library, gal
vanometer, apparatus for research, mi
croscopic rooms and two laboratories.
The upper story will have private rooms
for Professor Loeb and his assistants.
The building will be finished In fifty
days and will cost $25,000. It Is being
built by Kidder & McCullough of this
city.
The laboratory will te two stories In
height and CnxsO feet in other dimensions,
with two wings, each 35xS0 feet The
lower story will contain a 30x34-foot
aquarium of concrete where the speci
mens of marine life will be kept. On the
BERKELEY, Jan. 22.— Work wu begun
to-day on the biological laboratory which
will be occupied by Dr. Jacques Loeb and
his assistants in their studies of marina
life. The building is being erected on the
Hillegasa tract eaat of. the temporary
archaelogical building. •
BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
IN COUBSE OF CONSTRUCTION
Charges of fraud and conspiracy wera
brought to-day against Joseph Betten
court and his wife. Fellzinlna Betten
court, by Antone Ennia, as guardian of
his aged father, George M. T. Knnls. In
a suit to recover property alleged to have
Ken Illegally obtained from the senior
Ennls.
According to the story told In the com
plaint by the son, Bettencourt laid plans
to secure the entire fortune of the father,
consisting of real estate. The allegations
state that Bettencourt and his wife, after
learning of the old man falling heir to
$10,000. went to the hospital where
the elder Ennia was and induced
him to go to their home. When
the father had established himselt
at the Bettencourt home his feara were
aroused, it is alleged, by Bettencourt tell
ing him that his wife was untrue to him.
that his son was plotting bi9 ruin and
that his son-in-law had returned from
Tuolumne County for the specific purpose
of robbing him.
These assertions, the son says, induceU
his father to deed over all his property
to Bettencourt. The father, however,
asked for a return of his property. Bet
tencourt executed a deed to all the prop
erty except a JliOO lot In Berkeley. The
suit is to recover that piece.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1113 Broadway, Jan. 82.
Beal and his wife had occupied the
room at 1607 Park street for nearly a year.
They conducted therein a repair shop for
umbrellas, both working at the business
until a month ago, when the husband ob
tuined a position as gateman on the
Seventh-street line of the Southern Pa
cific in Oakland. Beal informed the po
lice that he had formerly resided in Uos
Angeles and later in Fresno, where ho
said he had become involved In a case
somewhat similar to the Ida Brown af
fair. He claims to have been born in
li eland twenty-five years ago and stated
that he had served In the army in the
Philippines during the late war.
ALAMEDA, Jan. 22.— Edward H. Beal,
thfe Southern Pacific gateman who was
implicated in the disappearance of Ida
Brown, an Oakland girl, and who tried to
commit suicide yesterday by swallowing
a dose of laudanum in the presence of his
Vife, was around this morning congratu
lating himself and receiving the congrat
ulations of his friends that he was still
in the land of the living. This afternoon,
ir. company with an umbrella ilxer with
whom he u&ed to work, Beal left town and
went to San Francisco. Before his de
parture Btal disposed of his household
goods to a local furniture? dealer.
After Beal had recovered last night
from the effects of the drug that he
drunk with suicidal Intent and was re
leased from the City Prison he visited
several saloons on Park street, played the
r.ickel-ir.-the-slot machines and later weit
U> Oakland with a friend.
Aa agitation has been going on in this
<::y lor soine time to get the freight yards
away from Berkeley station, where they
new are, and which are declared to be
dangerous to life. The Southern Pacific
is trying to purchase land on Shattuck
avenue, south of Dwight way station,
for its freight yards, but the people of
tiiat section are opposing the location of
the yards there with even more vigor
than the residents of the eastern portion
el town are tryir-g to get rid ot them.
tend is xcanted by the railroad for a
l:eig-ht yard and Mrs. White, who en
tered into a contract to sell the lots, de
clares that she w;is led to enter Into the
agreement to sell through the mlsrepre
ifstaiicn of the railroad's agent, J. R.
I-ittle. She says that Little told her
user.t, C A. Bai'ey. that A. \V. Craig, a
San Francisco photographer.* was the
purchaser and that he Intended to erect
dwellings on the lot*. It was with this
undemanding, Mrs. White says, that she
neeepted flu as a dejxasit for the trans
action. She declares that she will right
the railroad to the end, it it takes her
last cent.
BERKELEY. Jan. 22.— The Southern
Pacific Company, through its attorney, J.
K. Fculds, has commenced suit against
Mrs. Cfclia A. White of KU Ward street
!o comjK'l her to convey four lots on
the southeast corner of Derby street and
Shattuck avenue to the railroad. The
Sells His Household Goods
and Takes Departure
From Alameda.
Joseph Bettencourt Alleged
to Have Got Deeds
to Much Land.
Mrs. White Refuses to Give
Her Land for Freight
Station.
Begins Action to Secure
Property in South
Berkeley.
Married Couple Gravely
Charged by Son of
Victim.
Would-Be Suicide Gets
Congratulations of
LAYS PLOT FOR
OLD MAN'S MONEY
BEIL REJOICES
AT BEING ALIVE
RAILROAD SUES
FOR YARD SITE
THE SAJST FBANC1SCO CALL, FEIDAY, JANUARY 2JJ, 1903.
Rev. E. W. Darst Urges Necessity for Better
Evangelists, Who, He Says, Should Be
the Strongest Men That Can Be Found
ASSOCIATED CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
MEET IN PRELIMINARY SESSION
Miss Alberta Fontaine and Ralph A. Russ
Joined in Wedlock After the Ceremony
Had Once Been Arranged and Abandoned
LOVERS' QUARREL HAS A HAPPY
TERMINATION IN MATRIMONY
9
Oacnr Ilnllltlny ItnuKtinrt In
fant Mernrinn: a treniendonn
reputntion. both here and
nbroed «» fin illnsitrntor. I'or-
trnltn of women arc his) ntrung;
point. ¦ He %n the "American
•Inn Van Ileern." II iw picture*
hnve a Krnc«« nnd delicacy en-
Nentlnlly Cinllic. Illn Nnccefm In
extraordinary In view of the
fnrt that it decade nto he warn
nl in ply it hiiNliifHd inn n. n|.
tending nrt »chool- of even*
luprw. . ..
-.With hi* meteoric enreer
Mr. DnnKlinrt neeniB doatlned
to follow in the footntppi. of
Mm Kreat compatriot. Whistler.
Certainly no American nrtl.st
¦ luce the tclorlonn trinity of
'WhlHtler. Abhcy nnd Snrirent
flrnt ntartled Europe ha* made
Much an extraordinary Maccea«.
In hilt now fanion* picture* of
women llnnjrhart in nn pica*.
iiiic nx Anlircy Ilenrdnley wall
unpleasantly original. More-
ItanKharY hn« not found- it
neee«*nry, n In, llcnrcl.iley, to
make hi* women look nn if
they IihiI their, nones in n
troucb. . The pictured offered
their reader* l>y the Sunday-
Call are certainly the iiumt he-
wltchlnpr creature* that Mr."
lliiiiR-hnrt hn* tin lulled.
DOAIFS KIDNEY PILLS.
pl|||i|l|0|
lloadrpil* nt S«n I'ranplarn Cltlxrn*
tn.i TrII You All Almiit It.
Home lndorppmrnt, the public expres-
sion of San Francisco people, should be
• videnoe beyond dispute for every San
1 ranrisoo reader. HurHy the experience
at friends nuti neighbor*, cheerfully Riven
1-y th«»m. will carry more weight than the
utterances of uranpers residing in far-
.iway pieces. Read the following:
Jarm-s K. Brown, contraodng painter of
17 Capp street, eays: "A man at ray occu-
pation rcQulns a good round back. If
liiat part of his anatomy is weak, lame
.-r aching «>v«-ry move «>f tho brush brines
torture. Besides the ingredients used in
my calling act directly on the kidneys
and aggravate those organs if they are
.,v«T-fxritrd. The first box of Doan's
Kidnc-y Pills brought me puch relief that
1 bought several more and continued the
treatment until the last attack dlsap-
I fared."
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Foster- 11 ilburn Co., Huffalo, N. Y.. sole
agents for the United States.
liemember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
Believe Core
Asto, Coughs,
Bronchitis, fci^pSI Sore Throat,
Catarrt. %2S^ Hoarseness.
Nothing excels this simple remedy.
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Harpidde Is Death to Dandruff
Germs.
The rerm burrows Into the scalp. throw-
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dandruff, or scurf, and digging at the
root of the hair, where it naps the hair's
vitality. First comes brittle hair, then
lusterlesa and deadlike hair, then falling
hair, and finally baldness. Nine-tenths
of the hal^- troubles are caused by dan-
druff. Without dancUuff hair will grow
luxuriantly, as nature intended. "Herpi-
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hair to grow unhampered, as It does with
the American red man. Sold by. leading
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samle to The HerpJcide Co., E>etroit, Mich.
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