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Prisoner Attempts Suicide
WOODLAND, Aug. 19.— Fred Gyson. a
prisoner at the city Jail, made a desperate
attempt this evening to commit suicide.
He cut a deep gash in the left side of his
throat ¦with a ruEty razor, but did not
sever the Jugular vein. He may live.
Gye*m was arretted last night by Officer
Tobias on suspicion of being insane. He
la a Etranger here.
DOWIE'S FOLLOWEKS
WILL GO IN FORCE
Railroad Men Are Informed That at
Least 4000 Persons Will
Join Expedition.
: CHICAGO, Aug. 19.— Passenger repre
sentatives of Eastern roads received . no
tice to-day that when John Alexander
Dowle's expedition starts for New York
October. 14 at least 4000 persons will have
to be moved instead of 2400, as originally
announced. ¦
• Special rates of one fare for the round
trip have been granted by the railroads
from nearly all the Western States to
Chicago and from ¦ contiguous territory to
all of the large cities between Chicago
and' New York. The movement will be
the largest of its kind to take place In a
single day in the history of the railroads.
Strike of .Carmen Is Postponed.
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.— The Street Car
men's Union to-day determined to await
the return to the city of President Jacob
Furth of the Seattle Electric Company,
who has promised to arbitrate the differ
ences between the company and the em
ployes. ¦ The , decision of the men was
urged by- Mayor .Humes and. the -City
Council. Furth will return in about ten
days from the Yellowstone Park.
EUREKA, Aug. 19. — Tevis and Coburn of
San Francisco are the prime movers . in the
establishment here of a brick factor^. The
brick is to be manufactured from beach sand
mixed with ordinary lime. This brick, has
been manufactured and used in Germany for
the past fifty years. ¦ .
Extra Sausalito Boat.
Dally August 17th to 22d inclusive an extra
boat will leave San Frandacoat 10:30 p. m. for
Sausalito, San Rafael, Mill Valley and inter
mediate points. Last boat leaves at 11:45
p.m. • • ~: ./ '\ * -
Varnetta ;has been superintendent : of
wiring and electrical , construction -and
George S. Ames is superintendent of the
mechanical department -and the . ferry
boats.
Hopewell's sanitary linen mesh suspen
sory,' cleanly, comfortable, cheap, 2 for
75 cents. ; 40 .Ellis street, rooms 3-4. . •
Neighbors Fail to Appreciate the In
artistic Decoration of Their
Fences With Bed Paint.
SAN JOSE, Aue. 19.— A bucket of red
paint and the mischievousness of two
boys has caused a tumult in East San
Jose. The lads, Al Verser and Jack Stout,
after finding the paint, visited the barn
of J. Garcia and painted one side of 1L
A horse and goat belonging to Garcia
were also pair.ted a bright carmine. D.
richer, who lives across the street, was
their next victim. His fence was given
a carmine hue and decorated with such
signs aa "Goat eggs for sale here" and
"Here is the place to buy your prune
peed."
FiFher had Verser arrested for malicious
mischief, but did not complain against
Stout.
When brought before Justice "Wallace
to-day young Verser had a black eye. was
badly bruised and was walking on
<-rutches. He said Fisher had beaten him. ;
and he swore to a complaint charging
Fisher with battery.
Stout Is busy whitewashing to oblit
< rate the red paint they put on the barn.
He will scrub Garcia's horse and goat
with sand soap to get the carmine coat
off them.
FRANKS OF YOUNG BOYS
LEAD THEM INTO TBOTJBLE
The failed bank is officered by well
known men, the published list of direc
tors Including ex-Governor J. S. Hogg.
R. Oliver, J. S. Culllnan, at the head of
a b'lg Texas oil company; R. E. Brooks
and E. J. Marshall. R. Oliver, who Is
president of the bank, is connected with
a number of banks throughout the State-
He denied himself to- all save Intimate
friends to-night. Governor Hogg to-night
said he was not- a director; he had been
elected but had not accepted the place."
He gave his own losses as "several thou
sand dollars." '::';
The bank was opened for business May
31, 1901. The capital stock was 5100,000
and the deposits have ranged in the
neighborhood of $500,000 until recently.
The other banks In the city were pre
pared for the collapse. Their officers
state that they have provided for any
emergency that may arise to-morrow
when the fact of the suspension becomes
generally known. They say no other
bank will be affected by the failure.
BEAUMONT. Texas, Aug. 19.— The.Cit-
Ize"hs* National and Savings Bank was
closed this afterFdbn by Bank Examiner
Logan, who had been here for several
days looking over the affairs of the in
stitution. Examiner Logan positively re
fused to say anything concerning the
status of the bank's affairs except that
he had prepared a statement for the
comptroller of the currency. It Is ru
mored on the street that the bank has a
large sum in paper which is alleged to
be practically worthless. It is also stated
that there is $200,000 in overdrafts.
Beaumont Bank Closed
by Examiner
Logan.
Yolo Will Exhibit at State Fair.
WOODLAND, Aug. 13.— Yolo County
will'make a creditable exhibit at the Stat«
Fair In Sacramento. The necessary fund*
have been appropriated by the Board of
Supervisors and the committee appointed
on the exhibit for the World's Fair at St.
Louis, the latter advancing $300 with th«
understanding that they get exhibit at
the State Fair after the close thereof.
SANTA Aria. Aug. 19. — Ramon Cooper.
aged 18. of Yorba was to-day held to answer
to the Superior Court on the charge of murdtr
la connection with the d<?ath of his companion.
Leonco Yorba. last wet-k In the iourse of
a quarrel. The boys were wrestling and It t»
thought Coopft- meant no bodily injury to hla
opponent.
Rumored Strike Upsets
Trans-Mississippi
Congress.
Soldiers Drill on Outpost Duty.
SANTA CRUZ,' Aug. 19.— At Camp
Stone to-day the soldiers had drill in out
post duty. Lieutenant Colonel Forbes
commanded the regiment. A company
was detailed outside the camp, with in
struction to try to enter." Only one man
succeeded, he being a mountaineer and a
member of the Nevada City Company. A
ball was given in the evening at Dolphin
pavilion in honor of the regiment. On
Friday a sham battle will take place near
Sea Bright. The Hospital Corps will give
an entertainment to-morrow night at
camp.
Will Boycott Livery Stables.
STOCKTON,- Aug. 19.— The Federated
Trades to-night placed a boycott on all
the livery stables of the city, to take ef
fect to-morrow noon. The men demand
that the hours be cut from fifteen to
fourteen and that some of them receive
50 cents a day additional. The old agree
ment existing between the union and the
employers expired on the 1st of this
month and the employers failed to renew
the agreement. .
Veteran Is Slowly Burned to Death.
NAPA, Aug. 19.— George A. Mower, a
veteran who lived alone about a mile
from Callstoga, met with a terrible death
Tuesday morning. He * was suddenly
stricken^ by paralysis and fell across a
hot stove. There was no one to render
him assistance and he slowly burnea to
death.
Fort Huachuca to Be Improved.
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 19.— A Star special
from Fort Huachuca says that word has
been received at the fort from the War
Department to the effect that the depart
ment has set aside $450,000 for improve
ments at Fort Huachuca. It is intended
to make Huachuca the military headquar
ters for the Territory.
First of Salmon Fleet.
The ship Star of Russia, Captain Llndberg.
arrived last night after a twenty days' voyage
from Karluk, Alaska. The vessel brought down
26.0C9 cases of salmon for the Alaska Packers'
Association. The ship is the first of the sal
mon fleet to return from the north. There
were three women on board . as cabin passen
gers. The officers report. a fair passage and
nothing eventful occurred on the trip. From
the size of the Star of Russia's cargo the sal
mon catch in the northern waters will be up
to the average. ,~ '
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 19,— The pro
ceedings of the second day's session of
the Trans-Mississippi Congress was brok
en off with a Jar this afternoon when
John Henry Smith of Utah, who was pre
siding temporarily, raised Ms hand for
order and announced that the women In
the hall had better hurry to the city, for
there was a rumor that the streetcar men
were gojng out on strike at 4 o'clock.
Five minutes later the hall was cleared,
not only of women, but of men as well.
Thurman G. Palmer was in the middle
of an able paper telling about the Phil
ippines when the announcement of the
possible strike was made.
Before the hall was entirely deserted,
one delegate had the presence of mind
left to make a motion to adjourn, but no
one stayed long enough to vote on the
question. Mr. Smith declared the motion
carried, however.
Though official action had not been
taken, it is understood that the next ses
sion of the Congress will be held In St.
Louis during the World's Fair. Richard
C. Kerens, the Republican leader of Mis
souri, was unanimously elected president
for next year. A. L. Black of Whatcom,
Wash., was named as first vice-president;
Walter Gresham of Galveston, who is pre
siding over the present Congress, was
selected as second vice-president; Hon.
John Caulfleld of St. Paul, third vice-pres
ident; C. B. Booth of Los Angeles, fourth
vice-president; George B. Harrison of
Kansas City was re-elected as treasurer,
and Arthur Francis of Cripple Creek,
Colo., was re-elected secretary.
The Congress was called to order short
ly after 10 o'clock this morning and an
invocation was pronounced by Rev. Dr.
Matthews. Hon. Edward F. Harris ad
dressed the assembly upon "The Port of
Galveston— Child of the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress."
He was folowed by Major Millis, En
gineer Corps, U. S. A. Major Millis chose
as his topic, "The Navigable Waterways
in the State of Washington." Hon. John
Barrett, Minister to Argentina and re
cently commissioner general to Asia for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, next
spoke on "The St. Louis World's Fair and
Its Relation to Trans-Mississippi Trade
With the Orient."
At the afternoon session after the intro
duction of resolutions the discussion of
"Irrigation," presided over by Hon.
George H. • Maxwell, ... chairman of the
National Irrigation Executive Board, was
commenced. This »vas followed by an ad
dress by Chairman Maxwell on "The
Future of the Great Northwest," and an
address by Hon. F. H. Newell, Depart
ment of tfle Geological Survey, on "Irri
gation."
Hon. C. B. Booth of Los Angeles, chair
man of the executive council of the Na
tional Irrigation Association, then ad
dressed the Congress.
Hon. Truman Palmer, secretary of the
National Beet Sugar Association, spoke
on "The Philippines."
.The. pressure of sap rising from a grape
vine root has been found equal to sustain
ing a column of mercury, three and a half
feet high.
Trips to Doints of interest near San
Francisco. See the large sign at 613 Mar
ket street, giving a list of the places of
interest on the Southern Pacific which
can be seen in a few hours at trifling
cost. It will save you money and time.
G. A. R. . Excursions.
England's Old Married Folk.
One of the most curious tables in 'the
recently published census v summary, is
that which gives the respective ages of
all the married couples in the kingdom.
From this we ascertain that there is at
any rate one husband of 95 years who has
a wife of 21, while three husbands rang
ing in age from 85 to 95 have secured
wives at 25. Elderly' wives and youthful
husbands are rarer, and the greatest dis
parity In this direction is between a wife
of 65 yearsand her husband of 20. .The
oldest couple in the list are aged 100 and
95 years, respectively, while the youngest
pair have only numbered 16 and. 15 sum
mers respectively.— London Chronicle.
New Matron for Roble Hall.
STANFORD . UNIVERSITY, Aug. 19.—
The appointment of a new matron for
Roble Hall, the young women's dormi
tory, has been awarded io Mrs. 1*. B.
Wright of Pueblo, Colo. She will suc
ceed Miss Lillian Ray, Stanford, '97, who
has -held' the position for the last five
years, but gave It up to go abroad. The
duty of the matron is to act as chaperon
for the hundred or more women students
living In Roble Hall. Mrs. Wright Is
'the mother , of Irene A. Wright, editor
in chiefs of the Sequoia, the bimonthly
literary magazine published by the stu
dents.
Believes Infant Was Smothered.
SAN JOSE, Luc. 19.— The body of a
male, infant was founa to-day under the
bridge at. the junction of the Gish and
Alviso roads. Coroner Kell believes the
infant was smothered to death.
DELEGRTES RUSH
FROM THE HALL
When the airbrakes were applied and
the wheels stopped at Mill Valley an ova
tion awaited those on board. From high
Tamalpais red fire burned and cast a
ruddy glow over the mountain top.
Everybody in the pretty little place was
Engineer Charles E. Stocker was at the
controller and Conductor George Lewis
was in charge of the train. From the
time the power was turned on the tars
moved smoothly considering the speed at
tained, and the stretch of country to Mill
Valley was covered In less than nine min
utes. There was not a single hitch or in
cident that would bring disappointment
to the company or to those who have con
ducted the work. Nor has there been any
thing of this nature since the first car
was sent over the rails lafet Saturday. The
train rode like a flash and as steadily as
a yacht In placid waters. The rumble
and jar that usually attend transporta
tion were not there. Nothing more per
fect than the operation of this train could
have been expected.
When the San Francisco party arrived
last night a train of five newly construct
ed cars was awaiting them at the ferry.
Among those who boarded tho train were
General Manager W. R. Rank, Assistant
Superintendent E. L. Braswell, General
Passenger Agent George W. Heintz, the
Boards of Trustees of San Rafael, Sausa
lito and Mill Valley and many railroad
and business men from the city. A sort
of generaj Invitation was then extended to
residents along the line and before "all
aboard" was shouted fully 200 passengers
occupied seats. President Johq 3 Martin
was unable to make the trip.
A PERFECT TRIAL TRIP.
For the last year and a half the work
of transforming the North Shore road
from a steam line to an electrical one be
tween San Rafael and Sausalito has been
In progress. A. H. Babcock. a man, of
wide experience and- knowledge of electric
roads, was placed in charge, and to him
is due most of the credit for the good re
sults that attended the maiden trip last
night. Babcock superintended the con
struction of the power-house, as well as
that of the road. He had new Ideas re
garding what was practical In undertak
ings of this sort and all of his plans
worked out so well that the road is con
sidered one of the most excellent of its
kind in the world. ¦
¦ - *^ LECTRICITY as a factor in gen-
I j eral railroading was introduced
|\ into California for the first time
H *g] ast night. A train of five cars,
propelled by electric power and
laden with officials and Invited guests,
rode smoothly and swiftly over the rails
of the North Shore Company from Sau
salito to Mill Valley, and the trial was a
success In every particular. To-day reg
ular trips will be made over the com
pleted track and within one month steam
locomotives will be a thing of the past
between Sausalito and San Rafael.
The road will employ Its old engineers
as motormen.. The reason given- for this
is that they are acquainted , with trie
road and understand' the operation of the
air brakes perfectly. Each has' been
given thorough instructions, and many
are already competent. Many applica
tions for positions were made by San
Francisco streetcar, men but they were
rejected and the company will adhere
strictly to this rule. The equipment of
the road has been increased by 9. motor
cars and 25 new coaches and there are
more .to come. One of Babcock's most
capable assistants in s the work, of "con
struction was W. W. Mason,, formerly
with the Boston Elevated Railroad. He
is now foreman of the car shops. Frank
ENGINEERS AS MOTORMEN.
The road itself is a beauty. A third
rail runs adjacent to the track and this,
fed every 60 yards by aluminum wires,
contributes the fluid that operates the
train. The third rail is raised from the
ground and touches rods that extend from
the trucks of the cars. At crossings this
rail is so protected that no one may be
injured by It. In the open the road Is
fenced and large sign boards announce
the danger of trespassing . on the road
bed. The introduction of aluminum wire
as a conductor of the current is new but
Babcock is positive that it is preferable
to copper wire. Until the road enters
San Rafael, which will ha within .four
weeks, the narrow gauge trains will con
tinue to run to Sausalito. „
Each train is composed of five broad
gauge coaches. The first and last cars
are each equipped with two one- hundred
twenty-five horsepower motors which op
erate at the same time, giving five hun
dred horsepower to the train. Injury to
one machine would not affect the others
and there are controllers and air brake
equipments on each end of both cars.
Every device known to electrical . science
has been adopted on the cars and nothing:
was overlooked in making the rolling
stock the finest of its kind. There will
be little change In the time table of the
company except that trains will run
faster and more frequently.
EXCELLENCE OF THE ROAD.
After a fifteen minutes' stop the train
returned to Sausalito. where more gruests
were taken on board, and then the trip
was made to the powerhouse at Alto. A
steam train, placed at the disposal of the
visitors by . the company,, covered the
ground, from the main line to the house.
For, half an hour* those present listened
to an explanation of. the manner in which
the power was received and utilized, and.
inspected the works. The electricity for
use of the line is supplied from Yuba
River. 160 miles distant, by the Bay Coun
ties Power Company. Forty thousand
volts reach Alto on three wires, and this
immense quantity Is first reduced to a
voltage of 5000 on three transformers, and
a direct current of 500 volts, which sup
plies the trains, is produced by three mo
tor generators. To overcome the Jar and
loss that might occur when trains are
stopped and started the electric fluid is
gathered Into a storage battery room,
consisting of 288 large cells. When
charged this battery has a capacity of
supplying power for the road from twen
ty to thirty minutes should anything
happen to the motors or machinery.
In the event that the power from Yuba
Hiver should be turned off . there is a
steam engine capable of operating two
large dynamos — one of 700 horsepower and
the other of 1300— that no hindrance to
traffic shall occur. Fire is one of the.
worries of those who have charge of
powerhouses. To avoid this the switch
rooms are practically sealed vaults en
tered by manholes in which any blaze
might be confined. The entire building is
subdivided by terra cotta walls and the
roof is of slate. In the tower where the
terrific current enters there is a light
ning arrester, and every precaution has
been taken against fire. The connections
with the Yuba power plant will not be
made for about two days. At present the
electricity is generated by dynamos ope
rated by the stationary engine. The whole
thing was designed, by Babcock with a
view to safety, and so fine has his calcu
lation been that but V£ per cent of the
power is lost after It reaches the power
house and passes through the transform-*
ers. -,;•'., • -
VISIT POWER-HOUSE.
out in summer regalia, and, at the top of
their voices, shouted a welcome to the
new order of things and cheered for mod
ern progress. Glowing and fantastic lan
terns were stretched across the avenues
and locomotive whistles screeched above
the general tumult. When the passengers
had landed, congratulations to the rail
road people were In order and were given
in profusion.
VAL.LEJO. Aug. 13.— This morning Com
mandant McCalla telephoned the Coroner
that a body had been washed ashore at
the navy yard. The body was later iden*
tlficd as that of Chief Machinist Hansen,
who was drowned off the yacht Heine
August 9. Shortly afterward th« body
of Mr. Wilson, who was drowned at the
same time, was discovered. The remain*
of all those drowned in the Heine disas
ter, four in number, have been recovered.
Bodies of Yacht Victims Recovered.
Edward M. Piercy of this city. Andrew
J. Piercy. and Mrs. Marshall of San Fran
cisco are children of deceased. She is also
the grandmother of Miss Viola Piercy, a
prominent young society woman of San
Francisco. The latter's father was Samuel
J. Piercy, son of Mrs. Piercy, <and a well
known actor. Samuel Piercy married a
daughter of the Dunphys of San Fran
cisco and at his death a fierce legal battle
waged between Mrs. Mary Piercy and the
Dunphy family for possession of the child.
The Dunphy family was finally victorious.
A short time ago Mrs. Piercy deeded
1200 acres of land, valued at $30,000, near
this city, to her son, E. M. Piercy. An
drew Piercy tried to have his mother de
clared incompetent and brought suit to
have the deed to E. .M. Piercy set aside.
This case was decided a few days ago in
favor, of E. M. Piercy.
Mrs. Piercy owned much valuable prop
erty in San Francisco.
SAN JOSE; Aug. 19.— Mrs. Mary Piercy,
a wealthy pioneer woman of this county,
died at. the home of her son, .Andrew J.
Piercy, 3543 Twenty-third street, San
Francisco, this evening. She had been ill
but a short time, and-her death was not
expected. Mrs. Piercy was 84 years "old.
She was the widow of Edward Piercy, a
pioneer of this county, who left an estate
valued at nearly $500,000.
Her Death Recalls a Fierce Legal
Battle for Possession of a
Grandchild.
MES. MARY PIERCY DIES
RATHER- UNEXPECTEDLY
The present prices are set by the mill
ers, who are freely buying wheat with
which to resume milling operations. Their
mills have been shut down for months.
The agents of the mills are having some
difficulty in buying wheat, but in most
cases the mills will start up between now
and September 1. Several grain ships
now waiting for cargoes at, Sound ports
will have to be held until September be
fore loading.
The price of wheat is now higher than
ever known at the beginning of the har
vest in the Palouse country. Though the
crop Is .lighter than last year's the ag
gregate amount received for it will be
much greater. The millers say that a
larger percentage of the crop will be
ground Into flour than ever before and
that the exports of flour from Puget
Sound during the coming year will be the
greatest known.
. TACOMA, Aug. 19.— Farmers of Eastern
Washington hope before spring to receive
a dollar per bushel for their wheat. They
are accordingly holding back the sales,
though buyers are offering 70 cents for
club and 73 cents for bluestem. The
farmers feel certain that the pi Ice will
advance at once to 75 cents, and those
who contracted before the harvest to sell
their crop at 60 cents are much chagrined.
Exporters are not buying, declaring that
present prices are 5 cents above what
they can afford to pay for the Liverpool
market.
Special Dispatch to The Call,
Since that meeting allegations of cruelty
have multiplied so rapidly that those
higher in authority than the board have
been obliged to take cognizance of the
fact and respond to the public demand
for a full and impartial Investigation.
wpured. W. S. Melick. secretary of the
Btate Board of Examiners, and Dr. F.
IV. Hatch, general superintendent of the
• 'aliforr.ia State Commission in Lunacv,
have expressed their Qeterminatlon to be
present and probe to the bottom of the
difficulty.
Coveting a period of several months.
R. C. Harbison, it in alleped. has been
publishing anonymous articles In the San
Bernardino Sun rrflectine upon the man
agement of the as>lum and alleging cruel
treatment of patients. At the last meet
ing of the board cf managers Harbison
refSsed to divulge tne nature or the
fource of his information.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13.— Following
the dismissal of C. N. Whittaker as stew
ard at the Southern California State Hos
pital at Patton and the publication here
and elsewhere of charges of cruelty to
insane patients and incompetency in the
management of the institution the State
Commission in Lunacy has decided to be
pin a thorough investigation cf the af
fairs of the asylum.
It has long been known that the offi
cials at the asylum were not dwelling
together in brotherly love and that there
was strife and dissension thore, which
practically destroyed the possibility of a
tuccc6sful administration of affaire. Mat
ters reached a climax when Dr. M. B.
Campbell, medical superintendent of the
institution, filed charges against Whit
taker, alleging insubordination and con
duct unbecoming a gentleman or a State
< mploye. He proved his charges and
after an all-night session of the board
of managers Whittaker was discharged.
Since then WhJttaker has been leaving
Bo stone unturned to make it uncomfort
able for I>r. Campbell. He stated to
uight that he has in his possession cer
lain requisitions and vouchers calling for
soup plates and other chinaware. but he
asserts that instead of these articles fine
t-utg-lass and other expensive things for
the personal use of the officers were se
cured. He declares that he will produce
his papers whenever there Is an investi
gation.
Dr. Campbell, who 1p now in Los An
peles. denies Whittaker'* statements and
intimates that If Whittaker has abstract
ed any of the official' records of the hos
pital he win Institute criminal proceed
ings againft him. He is also prepared
to make charges against other subordi
nates who have taken Whittaker's part.
Dr. Campbell will be assisted by. Assist
ant Attorney General Stetson, who will
arrive from Sacramento to-morrow.
Dr. Campbell has also taken the first
*teps toward forcing R. C. Harbison of
Pan Bernardino to show his hand. To
day he made the demand of Chairman
K. P. Clarke of the board of managers
that Harbison be Induced to prefer
> Marges and appear at the next meet
ing of the board with his proofs. That
there will be a thorough investigation is
Special Dispatch to The Call
FAILURE IS DUE
TO OVERDRAFTS
Riley is one of the hardest cases the
police have ever dealt with and that Mrs.
Parkhurst's name should be so closely
connected with his has occasioned great
surprise to her family and friends. Park
hurst has said nothing against his wife,
but he hopes to be revenged on Riley,
whom he had befriended and who so
treacherously broke up his home.
Rtley was released from Salem peniten
tiary August 1, after, having served a
term for highway robbery committed in
Portland, and through the kindness of
Mrs. Parkhurst's husband Riley visited
the Parkhurst home, where he was kind
ly treated. On Tuesday, August 4, Park
hurst, his wife and Riley attended a ball
and started to return home about la. m.
When they arrived at Salmon street Ri
ley suddenly turned and dealt Parkhurst
a terrible blow on the head, knocking him
down and seriously injuring him. Before
Parkhurst could regain his feet a car
riage drove up and Riley and Mrs. Park
hurst hurriedly entered it. The carriage
drove off in the darkness, leaving Park
hurst alone, maimed and bleeding.
Parkhurst first reported the case to the
police as a hold-up, then as a kidnaping,
but the facts soon became public. The
affair caused great excitement.
Since then detectives have been search
ing Jar and near for Riley and the wom
an. It has now been learned that Mrs.
Parkhurst during all this time has been
at her father's home in Kugene. Riley is
still at large, although a warrant is out
for his arrest for assaulting Parkhurst
on the night of the elopement.
If Mrs. Parkhurst knows where Riley
is she is keeping her own counsel.
PORTLAND, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Elliott
Parkhurst, niece of former Governor
Geer of Oregon and#daughter of Warden
Jaynes of the Oregon penitentiary, has
been located by Detectives Snow and
Kerrigan at Eugene, Or. Several weeks
ago a sensational elopement occurred
here, the parties involved being* Mrs.
Parkhurst and an ex-convict named
Rilcy.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
State Commissioner in Lun
acy Decides to Investigate
Patton Hospital.
Hope to Receive a Dollar Per
Bushel for the Grain Be
fore Spring.
Deserts Her Husband for an
. Ex-Convict Who Is
. Still Missing.
Mrs. Elliott Pafkhurst Is
Pound at Home of
Her Father.
Former Employe Makes
Charges Against
Officers.
Wheat Growers of East
ern Washington Hold
Their Crops. *
Introduction of New Motive Power in Marin
County Is the Cause for an Ovation
When the First Cars Reach Mill Valley
ASYLUM FIGHT
CROWS BITTER
BETTER PRICES
ARE IN SIGHT
POLICE TRACE
RUNAWAY WIFE
ELECTRIC ENGINES DRAW
THE NORTH SHORE TRAINS
xfiE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903.
PRESIDENT OF NORTH SHORE ROAD. UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION
A THIRD-RAIL. SYSTEM WAS CONSTRUCTED AND WHICH GAVE
COMPLETE SATISFACTION. (PHOTO BY TABER.) .
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WATCH FOR BREWSTER'S MILLIONS— NEXT SUNDAY'S CALL— A GREAT SERIAL STORY
- ; -'^ m ADVERTISEMENTS.
/**& *£& ILrff" t
Finished golden color and designed
for comfort. Has a saddle-shaped seat
, and rests on easy runners. A new pat-
tern, which appeared on . the floor for
the first time yesterday.
Our buyer ordered the makers to
send us a good many duplicates of this
rocker, because he believed it to be a
good one for the price we ask — $6.50.
(Successors to California Furniture Co.)
957 to 977 Market Street, Opp. Golden Gate Avenue.
ADVXBTISiaiZHTS.
THE WAY WE DO IT
In :he line of washing, starching,
ironing and generally laundering
men's linen seems to have caught the
fancy of our male patrons. No reason
in the world why we cannot please
husband, father, son and bachelo."
with our manner of "dcing up" their
washable belongings. Your patronage
is solicited.
No saw cdjes.
UNITED STATES LAUNDRY
O77XCS 1004 XABXST STXSST.
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"-' SOLD E.VER.Y WHERE.
HILBEKT Mfc-ttCANTlLK CO..
. Pacific Coast Agents.
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£ IIS 531 ipec»:i*: oa the Couc t*t 36 jear*. <
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\ f 4(S*&B Con«ult»tK>n free and Uiictly pi+»aif. \
At Jfmjfm Tr»«iment p*rv»Mlly or by lette». A a
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r DO. JOBDAIK 4t CO.. 1051 Market St-.S. F. ¥
Weak Men and Women
SHOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS. TUh
Great Mexican Uemedy: «l»e» health «nJ
Ktreortb to vexual organ* Depot. 323 Market.
ADVERTISEMENTS. '
§ CAUTION!
As poor butter spoils
sauce destroys the flavor
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LEA & PERRINS
SAUCE
THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE.
Beware of unscrupulous dealers who so far forget their own interests and
the health of their customers as to sell you worthless imitations of
LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE.
JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, Agent*, NEW YORK..
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