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The United States Circuit Court of Appeals held a session yesterday morn ing and finished some' tag ends of work remaining on the files. Sixty days' stays of mandate were granted In the following cases: Empire State-Idaho Mining and Developing Company vs. Kennedy J. Hanley. Moore vs. Bank of British Columbia. Heckfeld vs. United States. Lena Walton vs. Wild Goose Mining Company. .vn appeal to the United States Su preme Court was granted In the case of Marie Carrau against O'Callaghan* and the appeal bond was fixed in the* sum of $300,000, the real estate In issue being in the business center of Seattle and very valuable. The court adjourned until the first Monday in February. Stays of Mandates Granted in Sev eral Cases Which Had Been Decided. COURT OF APPEALS FINISHES ITS TERM William Foley and Albert Holz, each about 18 years of a:?e, came up for ar raignment before Judge Cock yester day on a charge of burglary. They pleaded gnilty and were ordered to ap pear for sentence on November 2L On the morning of October 0 they en tered the premises of the Crescent Cor f-t Company at 70S to 774 Market street and were discovered by a special ¦watchman. They wanted to plead guilty in the Police Court. They were bell boys ar.d came from the East in search of employment. Plead Guilty to Burglary, H. G. Schumacher, a^ member of the bankrupt firm of Schumacher & Co., Jewelers under the Palace Hotel, was arrested in Los Angeles yesterday and Chief Elton at once wired Chief Witt man to that effect. An officer will be sent this morning to bring him back. Schumacher is wanted on two charges of felony embezzlement. After the fail ure of the firm Schumacher started In business on his own account in a small store; on New Montgomery street. He got Jewelry from other firms to Sell on commission and it Is alleged that he sold the articles and appropriated the money to his own use. One of the complaining witnesses against him Is Leon Carrcau of the firm of Carreau & Green/ Jewelers, 220 Sutter street, and the other Js W. J. Hesthal, jeweler. 10 Sixth street. Car reau & Green have also a worthless check which Schumacher gave them. UH. G. Schumacher, Jeweler, Is Placed Under Arrest in Los An geles. WANTED ON CHABGES OF FELONY EMBEZZLEMENT Donald McRae, the Mission-street furniture dealer, who generally man ages to keep himself before the public in one way or another, 4rill make an appearance in the Police Court to-mor row on the charge of having disturbed the peace of Mrs. Mary Burton, one of his tenants, at 810 Mission street,- Mrs. Burton claims that he threatened ; her, and Judge. Mogan will pass on the al leged offense. McRae's latest bid for notoriety was when he was sued last July by Isaac Selby, a minister from Australia, for, having estranged the af fections of the latter's wife. The suit was for $25,000 and is still pending." Both McRae and Mrs. Selby denJsd that there was" any cause for the ac tion. '¦:¦.' if' J^ --;l~' ; Mulcahy,' Reynolds and Ed Gibson. The further fact that he could give no explanation of his presence at Califor nia and Laguna streets strengthened their suspicions. Developments In Judge Cpnlan's court yesterday showed that O'Neill had stolen some valuable jewelry from the home of Mrs. Las-, clottes at 1367 Jackson street and had presented the plunder to two men, one of this city and one of Sausalito. The jewelry was recovered, but O'Neill maintained in court that he was not the donor nor the thief. . Judge Conlan thought the evidence was strong enough to bind him over to answer for burglary .before the Superior Court In $2000 bonds. f,V;.\ Mrs. Martha E. Bowers, charged with the murder of her husband, Martin L. Bowers, on August 25 by administering arsenic to him, was arraigned before Judge Cook yesterday. Shu was rep resented w by Attorney Frank Drury. The case was continued till November 21 to be set for trial. Mrs. Bowers Arraigned. Lester Good and E. L. Good, the young men suspected cf holding up a Cicductor and gripman of a Hayes- Ftreet car at Stanyan street last Friday night, w*»e booked at the City prison yesterday on the charge of carrying concealed weapons. Nether the con ductor nor gripman would 'swear posi tively that they were the footpads. J. T. Hurley, grocer, Webster and Hayes Ftreets, who was held up on the night r.f November 4. was satisfied they were the footpads, but as they wore masks, he would not swear positively to the fact. Each had a loaded revolver when arrested. > S Suspected Footpads Booked. In the United States Circuit Court yesterday morning, on motion of United States District Attorney Woodworth, representing Postmaster Montague, the Postmaster was allowed a week's fur ther time to appear and show cause why he should not be enjoined from holding ud mail addressed to Letson Balliet or the White Star mine. Postmaster Montague recently held up a quantity of mail addressed to the Niagara mine. In which Letson Balliet Is interested. Balliet made complaint to the Postoffice Department at "Wash ington and laid stress on the fact that the Niagara mine had not been includ ed in the "fraud order" recently issued by the Postoffice Department against him and the White Star mines. Or ders were received yesterday by Post master Montague to release the Xiag ara mail. Niagara Mine Not Included in the Becent Fraud Order of the Department. SOME OF BALLIET'S MAIL IS» RELEASED Investigating Shaughnessy's Death. Detectives O'Dea and Mulcahey have for the present concluded their investi gation into the circumstances attend ing the death of John Shaughnessy, an efx-convict, on/ Sunday. An autopsy was made on 'the body by Dr. Baci galupi yesterday and it showed that death was probably due to congestion of the lungs. As it was claimed that Shaughnessy said he had been drugged in a house on Grant avenue the stom ach was sent to the city chemist for analysis. Meantime O. P. Danis and William Doyle, who were drinking with Shaughnessy In their room at 606 How ard street on Sunday, are being de tained In "the tanks," pendng the re port of the chemist. In the official count now going on of the recent election Hocks now leads Loughery by five votes. There is a pos sibility that he may gain two more votes, as in the returns of the Sixth Precinct of the Thirty-ninth Assembly District there appears to be a dis crepancy. One of the tally sheets of this precinct gives a total vote of sixty six votes, while another gives a total of sixty-four vote's. This difference was to Loughery's credit. The board of this precinct will meet this morn ing at 10 o'clock and try and ex plain to the Election Commissioners how the error occurred and how the discrepancy of two votes crept in. The commission made the following changes yesterday: In the Thirteenth Precinct of the Thirty-ninth Assembly District Crocker lest 5 and Wehe lost 5. In the Thirty-second Precinct of the Fortieth Assembly District Eggers lost 5. In the Ninth Precinct of the Fortieth Assembly District Sanderson gained 5. Discrepancy Discovered That Wijl in All Probability Give Him Two more. HOCKS LEADS LOXJGHERY FIVE VOTES IN NEW COUNT The officer was not satisfied with Reed's explanation and detained him till Murphy reached the store. Murphy denied knowing Reed and on looking over the premises a box of cigars and two bottles of whisky were found wrapped in paper, ready to be carried away. Reed was booked at the City Prison on a charge of burglary. Desmond asked Reed what he was doing there and he replied that there had been a fight on Mary street and the window had been broken. As he knew the proprietor of ths store he thought he would enter and make an Investigation. While Policeman Desmond was pa troling his beat on Howard street early yesterday morning he noticed that one of the windows^ In Conor Murphy's grocery and saloon at the corner of Howard and Mary streets had been broken. He entered the place and dis covered George F. Reed in the store. George F. Reed's Story Is Discredited and He Is Booked for Burglary. ACCTJSED^OF BREAKING ' INTO CORNER GROCERY Strenuous efforts are being made to capture the runaway, though the chances are he will never be caught. A court of investigation probably will convene within the next few days. '"Simard deserted ail right, but for that matter men desert from the army every day. It Is true that he did take with him certain Government property, but there is no doubt at>out his being captured, as a searching party has al ready started out after him. An en listed man In the electrical department is, as a rule, a few degrees higher than the general run of enlisted men and this man was treated as his position warranted. He had his own little home on the island, and, so far as I knew, was a straightforward and honest man." Henry Elm&rd, sergeant in the de partment of electricity, in charge of the United States torpedo station on Goat Island, deserted a week ago last Saturday after having consummated the theft of 158,400 feet, or Just thirty miles, of copper wire belonging to the Government, utilizing a tug for the purpose. The wire, which traa valued at about J5000 and weighed in the neighborhood of three tens, was to have been laid in the entrance of the harbor within the next few months. Simard has been in charge of the Ftation for nearly a year, and up to the time of his desertion his r?curd was pood. Captain Overton, commanding the electrical department of the station, j was on eick leave at the time of the desertion ar.d Lieutenant Charles E. Urigham was substituted to take the command. Captain Overton, who returned to duty a few days ago, made the follow- ' Ir.g statement yesterday morning re parding Milliard's desertion and colossal theft: "I have just heard of the affair and am greatly surprised, as I had always ! EurjKised Simard to be a man of ex treme honesty. Of course, as I was j away at the time I have nothing to ray officially in regard to the matter. Mr. Brigham was in charge during my absence and he doubtless is acquainted with the particulars of the case. Should there be an investigation I do not see bow I can be held responsible." Lieutenant Brigham stoutly denies • that the wire is missing at a!!, but ad raits that Simard deserted, taking cer tain Government property with him. He will not specify either the nature or the value of the property taken. There remains no doubt, however, that Simard did get away with the plunder. It is the general supposition that Simard procured the services of a tug, v.hich landed its burd?n en shore inside the bay. The different iron works have been communicated with, but as yet no clew to the whereabouts of the missir.g wire has been discovered- Lieutenant Brigham seems consid erably upset over the affair, regarding which he said: • Officials Send Out Searching Part7, tut Fail to Strike Trail cf the Fugitive Soldier. Sergeant Simard Gets Away With Thirty Miles of Copper Wire. The contractor and owner were un able to account for the sudden giving way of the wall, but it is most likely that the workmen undermined it. The horses harnessed to the wagon that was being • utilized for hauling away the excavated material were res cued from their perilous position with difficulty. Work will be delayed on the site until the house at 657 Howard street can be substantially propped. . J. A. O'Brien, a, contractor, was di recting the work of excavating the lot for a new building. Both the lot and house next to it are owned by A. Gness of 401 Fourth street. There was no one livinc in the basement of the house that collapsed, but the upper stories were .occupied by Mrs. E. J. Lanzill. The inmates of the house fled Into the street terror stricken when the structure began to topple. A portion of the brick wall in front remained in tact and that was all that saved the whole building from falling into the excavation. Several workmen excavating /l lot for a new building at 653 Haward street had a narrow escape from death yes terday afternoon. A 21-inch brick wall supporting a frame house at 657 How ard street, next to the lot undergoing excavation, suddenly crumbled and fell with a crash, 'burying a wagon and half covering one of the horses with debris. The workmen saw the heavy wall sagging and ran Just in time to escape being buried beneath tons of brick and mortar. While the child's parents are dis tracted with grief over the awful fate of their first-born, they do not attach blame to Miss Stafford or any one else connected with the hospital. The father stated yesterday that he will reserve his opinion until all the facts are brought out at the inquest to-day. Miss Stafford has been In the Chil dren's Hospital about seven months, and prior to coming there had served nine months as nurse In a hospital at Boulder, Colo. She Is very highly spoken of by the Children's Hospital medical staff and . Superintendent of Nurses Brown, all of whom are at a loss to explain Just how the fire orig inated. The kettle contained a quart of water, half a teaspoonful of turpentine, five drops of earbolic acid and five drops of oil of eucalyptus. It was at first thought that the kettle had exploded, but that theory does not account for the blaze, as turpentine was the only combustible ingredient in the kettle, and its proportion was so small as to preclude possibility of the vapor catch ing fire. A more reasonable hypothesis Is that the flame of the Ptove was wafted to the "croup screen" by the draft made by the nurse opening and closing the door when she went to the telephone. An inexplicable phase of the matter was the melting of the solder at a joint of the tin pipe, several feet above the stove. The fire was caused in some way by a defective apparatus used for giving pneumonia patients inhalations of med icated steam to accelerate thvir breath ing. The contrivance consists of an ordinary kettle, heated by a cas stove placed upon a chair at tne head of the cot. Attached to the orifice of the ket tle is a tin pipe, -which conveys the steam to the interior of a "croup screen" surrounding the bed. This de vice is used In most hospitals and at the Children's Hospital the first acci dent recorded against it resulted in the death of Baby Powell. Albert Powell, the father of the little victim, is a racetrack follower, and about a week ago he came here from Los Angeles with his wife and baby and took apartments at trie Winchester House, on Third street. The little one contracted a cold, and on Thursday her condition was so serious that the phy sician in attendance had her sent to the Children's Hospital. Saturday night her temperature was 104 degrees and her breathing very labored, and Sunday morning her, cot was inclosed by the "croup screen" and the medi cated steam administered almost with out intermission until 9:45 o'clock p. m., when the nurse was called away and the fatal accident happened. PLAUSIBLE THEOBY. Miss Ethel Stafford, the nurse who had charge of the case, was called from the chamber to answer a telephonic In quiry from the little patient's parents, and . when she returned, about three minutes later, a "croup, screen" en vironing the cot upon which the little one lay was in flames and the coverlet was also ablaze. Hastily plucking the child from the burning couch the nurse found that its garment was smoldering and she quickly wrapped it In a quilt and then summoned help. Dr. Emma K. Willits and Superintendent of Nurses Catharine Brown promptly re sponded and, labored to alleyiate the baby's sufferings. Fifteen minutes later the child was dead. MYSTERY OF FIRE. Eleven-months-old Ivy Powell died at the Children's Hospital last Sunday evening from the effects of burns ac cidentally received while she was un dergoing treatment for acute pneu monia. The coast territory of the combine is to extend as far east as Colorado and is expected to control the powder trade of this section of the United States. Plans for enlarging a number of the mills have been made already, and par ticularly for supplying the demand of the United States Government for smokeless powder, for which the Du pont Company has a contract. Shortly after his arrival here yester day Penniman started for the interior with a view of thoroughly inspecting the various local properties that have been recently acquired by the combine. He expects* to return to the city in about three days. « R. S. Pennlsonand James L. Hurd of Dover, representing the Dupont Pow der Company combine, arrived from the East yesterday and are staying at the Palace. They have come West to take over the several powder compa nies on this coast which were recently merged into the Dupont combine and will enter upon their duties to-day. It was stated last evening that Pen niman is to assume charge of the coast Interests, which include all the powder mills in' this State except that of the Giant Company, which refused to en ter the combine. His arrival here was followed by considerable speculation as to whether changes are to be made in the management of the local concerns, especially the California Company's mills, at the head of which is John Bermingham, his son and J. F. Nes mith. The report Is that there Is to be a centralization of management with its headquarters in this city and that this move will result in the lopping off of heads among the higher officials of the different companies. , Advent of the Big Concern May Lead to Changes • ' in Managers. Horse Is Half Covered by De bris and Is Rescued With Difficulty. Enlisted Man Deserts With Government Property. Blaze Begins in^ a "Croup Screen" Surrounding the Bed. Daniel Levy, a ladies' tailor, will probably "cut out", accosting women on the etreet for some time. After • • • All yesterday a pretty, brown-eyed little girl wandered through the corri triors of the Hall of Justice. Whenever 'some compassionate, questioner ap ! proached her she fled into the dark of the women's waiting room and sobbed her heart out in the shadows. Her mother; Mrs. Annie Pussl, who lives at 135 Henry street, was up for»hearing before Judge Fritz on a charge of as sault with a deadly weapon. The com plaining witness testified that Mrs. Pussi had assaulted her with a butcher knife and cut her hand while endeavor ing to slash her on the head. Mrs. Pus si's appearance was so strange that Judge Fritz deemed it wise, to have her held pending an examination by the Commissioners on Lunacy. Conse quently he refused to reduce the origi nal bond. The little girl wandered over the hall waiting for news from her father that the amount of the bond had been raised. Occasionally she would pay a visit to. the Jail and with as brave a manner as she could summon would assure her mother In Italian of the cer tainty of her release before night. In the twilight the father came down and told his daughter that her mother must remain in jail all night. He had been unable to llnd the sureties. Then the little one's heart poured over. It was so lonesome, s=he sobbed, at home with out her mother that she didn't want to go back there. So. overwhelming was her grief that some of the officials made It possible for her to spend the night in Jail with her mother. Then the sunlight broke through her tears. It was a fa vor she had hardly hoped for— to spend a night in jail' with her mother. The father Bays he is certain of obtaining the sureties to-day for the release of his wife.. • " • • John F. Tyler met a stranger - and took him in. The stranger told the charitable man that his name was Ed ward Burns and that he was strictly "up against it." The birds of the air had their nests, he said, and the foxes their holes, but he (Burns) had naught whereon to lay his head. Tyler's com passion was moved and he offered Burns the hospitality of his room at 66 Minna street and made him comforta ble. Burns is a gambler and loves the races, but he is willing- to gamble on anything. Wherefore he concluded to gamble with his benefactor. He bet himself that he could beat Tyler wak ing up In the morning and he won. He arose first and took the stakes. They consisted of a bank book calling for $150 at the German Savings Bank. He told the cashier,that his name was Ty ler and was given the money. Since then he ha3 been rolling them high at the race track, but avoiding Tyler. Consequently the latter swore out a warrant for the arrest of his false friend and the police are looking for him. Thomas F. Keating told a tale of love militant to Judge Mogan yesterday. He had been arrested. on complaint of Liz zie Farrell for battery. The alleged battery occurred in a lodging-house at Fifth and Folsom streets Sunday night. Thomas told the Judge that Lizzie was '•his rag." "I love the goil, Judge," he said, "and 1 never meant to hurt her. I'm goin' to marry her." Further de posing, he told how he found her at the head of the stairs in the lodging-house "getting gay" with his hated rival. Then he threw her downstairs and went down and tried to throw her up again, but the burden was too heavy. So after Lizzie had been bounced around some she landed in the matron ly bosom of the landlady, who drove the strenuous lover (forth into the street. All this Keating told the Judge, who reproved him strongly for hi3 manner of wooing and found him guilty of battery. He will be assessed some corrective amount to-morrow morning. Captain John Spillane and Policeman J. J. Conlan were riding up Third street Sunday afternoon, marveling at the beauty of the~day and the peace and quietude of the district south of the slot. Suddenly in the vicinity of How ard street wild yells rent the air. The two officers fell off the car and rushed into what appeared to be a Panama revolution on a large scale. Out of a multitude of arms going like flails they dragged Tommy Snailham, a putative prizefighter, and a newsboy named Armstrong, who had got so badly tangled up with his opponent that he couldn't let loose. Both of them were taken to the Southern ttation, where it was found that Snailham had suf fered a broken finger. Both Armstrong and the prizefighter appeared before Judge Mogan yesterday. "He tried to cave in me nut wid a cobble stone. Judge," said Armstrong. "Den I mixed it wid him a little." Captain Spillane bore out the newsboy's story, and he was allowed to depart In peace. Snail ham will get what's coming to him next Friday morning. Many a cow will have to be sold to liquidate the expenses of the good time that Edward F. Snell, a cattle man from Santa Clara County, enjeyed Sun day night through the tenderloin dis trict of the city. Having, imbibed some decoction that impelled him to a course of destruction he went on his way smashing window panes with his fists. Before the strong arm of the law reached for him he had broken three plateglass windows in as many dif ferent establishments along Kearny street. When a policeman besought him to desist he insisted on punching the guardian of the law with the re sult that the windows of his scul were shattered some when he appeared be fore Judge Mogan yesterday. The ar resting officer said that the cattle man had paid for all the damage he had done. He was penitent and pleaded with the Judge to let him go back again to his cattle range, where windows are not and destructive concoctions are re placed by pure mountain streams. After a lecture on the perils of going astray in a large city Edward was ad vised to catch the first train back to the range and then released. the fog made him shudder and shiver. For two days he fought against the unpleasant weather and- then he stole a stove. It was only a. little gas heater, valued at $2 50, and the owner thereof was John Day. However, the predatory instincts of the fTerkeley gentleman were aroused and he went on his way searching for some isolated gas works that ' he might purloin to supply fuel for his stolen acquisition. Before he located the gas works the police located him and he appeared be fore Judge Conlan yesterday to sing the epic of the gasless heater and the chill east wind that drove him to crime. The Judge heard him and found him .guilty of petty larceny. There will be something coming to the Berkeley man on Saturday. OUT from the classic shades of Berkeley — comfortably warm shades — came Fred Hynes to a city where the chill breezes and James O'Neill had a spot of white wash ; on his shoulder and was there fore " arrested as ' a . possible porch climber last week by Detectives O'Dea, Archie Burton, John Qulnn and John McCarthy, three boys only V. years old, who are accused qf having stabbed Martin Kruger, a grocery' keeper on Secdnd street, were up for arraign ment before Judge Mogan yesterday but their cases went over until Novem ber 23 to await the outcome of Kruger's Injuries. Reports from Dr. McGinty at St. Mary's Hospital showed that the injured grocery man would probably die. : Some testimony was taken tend ing to show that the three young hood lums entered the bar of the grocery and demanded drinks, which • Kruger refused to give them. They then went Into the grocery portion of the estab lishment and wrecked It. When Kruger attempted to eject them they attacked him with knives and wounded him four times, probably fatally, .^v . An attachment was issued yesterday by Judge Fritz for the person of Grace Howard, the complaining witness in a criminal libel charge against Arthur G. Wheeler, a mining man, whom she accuses of circulating charges detri mental to her character. Wheeler has been In custody for more than a week, being unable to secure bonds, and the complaining witness apparently would like to drop the matter. However Judge Fritz wants to hear the rest of the testimony and will attempt to force the attendance of the complaining wit ness if she can be found by the police. • Claude Jones, who, during the course of an argument in a saloon on Mason street, swatted Frank Brady on the head with a cuspidor in a rude and un seemly manner, was fined $100 by Po lice Judge Fritz yesterday. The charge originally was assault with a deadly weapon, but was reduced by consent of the prosecution. Yee Sing, who is accused of having killed a countryman named Yee Gee some months ago. over the winning of an Oriental maiden's affections, is un dergoing his preliminary examination for murder before Judge Mogan. George H. Bahrs appears for the prose cution and Hiram Johnson for the de fense. Yee Gee was shot twice from behind as he emerged from Ross Alley and fell on the curb of Washington street.' Yee Sing was found some hours later hiding on the roof of a China town gambling house, through which the witness testified the assassin had made his escape. The hearing will probably last several days. • . • ¦ • Alfredo /Goling and Pedro Revers were held in $2000 bonds yesterday by Judge Conlan on the charge of bur glary. Sunday. morning they forced an entrance to a jewelry store at 512 Broadway. Revers stood on the out side to guard against surprises and his companion entered the store and began to ransack the premises. Before the pair secured any plunder they were surprised by Corporal Fraher and Po licemen Holmes and Silver, who are usually to' be found whenever a crim inal is plying his trade on the Barbary Coast. The intruders offered no ex planation of their presence in the Jewelry store and will have to answer to the charge of burglary in the Su perior Court. Because they needed the money, John H. Gilmore. alias Morgan, and Michael Ryan, alias Golden, two typi cal crooks, walloped a waiter named Adolph Miller on Sacramento street Wednesday night until h\was helpless. They abstracted a $5 gold piece from his pocket and also took his new derby hat. As they fled up the street they plumped into the arms of a couple of burly policemen, who put them in a place where wallops are barred. Thence they came before Judge Conlan yester day, charged with robbery and were bound over in the sum of $2000 each to answer to the Superior Court for their rigorous treatment of the home ward bound waiter. Conrad Keith, an aged street sweeper, who is said to have in bank upward of $25,000, was convicted of petty larceny in Judge Conlan's court yesterday and will be sentenced Thursday. He was arrested several days ago by Detectives Taylor and Ryan because he had pur chased a clock from a man who had stolen it. The police say that the aged sweeper had been in the habit of re ceiving stolen property and disposing of it. Despite the wealth that Keith is possessed of, he refused to bail him self out and lay in Jail during the time his case was under consideration. Neither would he hire an attorney. He asserts that if a fine is imposed he will serve the time out rather than part with any of his money. He is one of the strange, miserly characters of a great city and counts no cost too great to retain his gold and no method too unworthy to win it. George T. Querbock. charged with the murder of his fiancee, Mrs. Annie Wil son, at her home, 5 Capp street, was arraigned before Judge Fritz yester day and instructed as to his righ' The further hearing of the case was set for November 23, when the result of the Coroner's inquest will be known. Querbock is accused of kicking his af flanced wife to death and cutting her wedding garments into shreds in a jealous rage. The autopsy surgeon stated in his report that the woman had died of fatty degeneration of the heart. The mutilated clothes and the fact that Querbock had gone into hid ing after the discovery of the woman's body aroused the suspicion of the po lice, who arrested him when he reap peared. To the arresting officer he ad mitted having: kicked the woman sev eral times and leaving her lying on the floor. His admissions resulted in a charge of murder against him, the out come of which will probably depend on the result of the incuest. spending a week In jail under a bond so high .that his friends could not lib erate him, Judge Cabaniss fined him $40 yesterday, which amount was paid into the citv treasury after some of the accused man's friends had spent several hours raising the money. Levy was accused of having approached the Misses Angela and Alvenlsa Satoris, aged 18 and 16 years, who live with their parents at 1641 Howard street, and. seizing the elder one by the arm, made an indecent proposal to them. The sirls testified that they tried to avoid him, but he followed them to a musiti studio on Geary street. They informed the DKifessor of Levy's ob jectionable attentions. The professor summoned a policeman, who arrested the "masher" in a nearby restaurant. The defendant had a number of wit nesses to testify to his former good character, and in view of the fact that he had already spent a week in Jail Judge Cabaniss leniently fixed the fine at $40. This punishment will probably be sufficient to hold Levy for a while and will serve a necessary warning to a large class of objectionable men who make it unsafe for women to walk the streets unescorted. Dupont Powder Com bine Prepares to En ter Local Field. Brick Wall Collapses and Laborers Run for Lfves\ Cot Catches Fire While Nurse Is Absent FrQm Chamber. FLAMES SLAY BABY PATIENT Criminals 2nd Unfortunates Tell Their Troubles to Judges, Who Rigorously Treat Unworthy, Cheer Up the Meek and Lowly and Deal Out Justice Mercifully and Impartially HIRES A TUG TO CARRY OFF HIS PLUNDER TRUST'S AGENTS TAKE CONTROL WORKMEN NEARLY BURIED ALIVE CULLINGS OF ONE DAY FROM POLICE COURTS OF THE CITY THE SAN FBA.N CISCO CAI/L, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1903. Jordan Sues for Damages. Thomas J. Jordan, who last January was severely beaten at Pythian Castle by a number of prominent coursing men, filed a suit for $32,000 damages yesterday. The defendants in the suit are John and James Grace, M. Nealon and John Holton. Henry Stiles and John *NIles, who were convicted by a jury in Judge Dunne's court on a charge of an at tempt to commit burglary, were sen tenced yesterday. Stiles was sent to Folsom penitentiary for two years and Niles to San Quentin Tor one year. They were arrested on the morning of June 23 while attempting to break into the drugstore of E. J. Smith. 138 Eddy BtreeL Would-Be Burglars Sentenced. Four attorneys occupied the time of United States District Judge de Haven yesterday In arguing demurrers, to the indictments charging William F. Dasha. Thomas J. Dempsey. T. T. Bur nett and three Chinese with conspiracy to land Chinese illegally in the United States. The arguments were made by W. Schooler. Bert Schlesinger. Samuel M. Shortridge and W. West. The prin cipal ground of demurrer was that tne Indictments did not specify the details of the alleged conspiracy. ,The matter was taken under advisement. :*";Z'' Substitution Cases Argued. Accused of Stealing Tobacco. John Gerloch, a teamster for McXab & Smith, was booked at the City Prison yesterday on a charge of petty larceny by Corporal Egan. He is accused of stealing a box of tobacco from the wagon of another teamster last Tues day. He is said to have sold It to S. G. Lackman, gTocer, Broderick and Leavenworth streets, who sold It to C. F. Boysen, grocer, 101S Folsom street, where it was recovered. 7 . WeTl send yoo a sample free, trpon leqnest. 6COTT£t-EOWKE. 409 Fcaxl Street. Sew York. Take Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil now. Not next week or next month, but now. You need it to put fat on your bones and strength in your body to stand the cold and trying weather of the next few months. Nine-tenths of the popula- tion would be benefited by taking Scott's Emulsion regu- larly three times a day for a month or more every fall to fortify and strengthen the system against the cold and constant changes that occur through the winter. The benefit is particularly marked with young, delicate children. No food that they can take begins to compare with Scott's Emulsion. Pure cod liver oil is scarce but if you get Scott's Emul- sion you'll be sure to get only the purest and best oiL • SCOTT'S ZMTJXSION. NOW IS THE TIME. ADVEETISEMENTS. IMPORTANT TO PSANO BUYERS. Pommer-Eilers Music Co.'s Great Clearance Sale of Good Square Pianos — The Money-Saving Piano Event of the Year — Sale Lasts Only Two Days— Best and Most Reliable Makes of Pianos at One-Third to One- Half Less Than Regular Prices — Easy Payments to Suit Pur- chasers — Interesting Informa- tion in Prices and Terms as Follows : "We ar» constantly taking square piaaoa in exchange for uprights because u?r!?hta take I up leas of the parlor space, yet square pianos are tuneful and fine. Is your room bis enough? Come quickly, or writs or phone. We never had so many good ones at on* time and we must sell them in & hurry to gala room. To those who want a pfano for a child who is beginning, or those who will hay* to purchase an instrument in a year or two and consider the saving of a goodly sum of money as a prime factor, this great clearance sale la of unqoestfonable importance. This 1 sale o' square pianos at remarkable prices on ex- tremely easy payments will become a> most popular event in the history of piano selling in Saa Francisco. This sale lasts but two days. It will pay you to make an early call to secure these choice bargains. 1 STEIXWAT — The • finest model of equare I" piano Steinway ever produced: sold when new at $3C0. Special sale price on this.. $95 A piano of this quality will sell at regular Steinway agencies for $250. VOSE & SON" — Rosewood case, 7 1-3 oc- taves, wholly modern scale: carved legs and lyre; a good one of that line that : made a reputation in squares $23 I CKICKERIXG — Ebony case; 6V, octaves: full plate; heavily overstrung; carved legs and lyre; very moderate uoe and good care is evident from the extra good condition of this instrument: powerful, yet musical; not noisy cr "tinny." Sale ¦ price ....$2T IVOSE & SOX — Rosewood case, natural color; 7 octaves; octagon legs; plain lyre; full Iron frame; good tone; only moderate power; fine condition through- : out. Sale price $42 ! FISCHER — Finest model of this make; prtce when new $500; sale price $43 j BEATTT — FuM iron frame; sound and In good condition; sweet tone; very easy 1 touch. Sale price $-IH STEIXWAT— Rosewood- case. 7 1-3 octaves; second-hand squares of this old and well- known make are always good and this one is well preserved. It Is smaller than the average square. Sale price $79 VOSE A SOX — Ebony case. 7 1-3 octaves: excels In volume and quality of tone and Is an undersized square; we espe- cially commend It. Sale priee $07 HALI/— Rosewood case, 7 1-3 octaves; squares of this make are famous; this 1.4 a good one. sound as a dollar and up> to their best average in quality of tone and power. Sale price .^3H TSBMS: All pianos are for sale on terms of JS down and $3 per month, and some instruments may be had for as little as $6 down and $3 per month. XTTTjIiT GUAKAUTEED. All pianos guaranteed fully. Any instru- ment purchased at this sale may be exchange! within two years toward the purchase of an- other instrument If desired. If every one In this city could realize the exact situation as Jt Is nothing would be left for sale by Thura- | day night. Pommer-Eilers Music Go. Saa Francisco's Busiest and Best Piaao Store. 653 MARKET STBZZT. '-•Next to the Examiner Building. IT'S NOT A STIMULANT YOU WANT, BUT A CURE. 4&x Some Nene Remedies f"^ pip Stimulate But Do y ? Is a Xerve tonic that cures and yon stay enred. XERVAX TABLETS are for the cure of Xer- , vousness. They produce restful sleep aad a> good appetite. One of the leading druggists of this city truthfully says: "If I were offered 11000 to prepare a better formula than Xervan I couM not do it. It is the most wonderful preparatloa in the world." Thin. Xervous, Careworn persons and Brain workers should not hesitate, but take XERVAX. They renew Vigor and Vitality la young aad old. You never hear anything but words of praise for them from people who have tried them and know their worth. The following are a few of thousands of ex- pressions unsolicited: The Delmonico. Guide Rock. Xeb.. Xor. 8. 1903. — Xervan Tablet Co.. Chicago. I1L — Gentlemen: My wife and myself have taken three boxes of Xervan Tablets and I think it Is the best medicine on earth. We are both gain- ing In flesh and strength. We both cheerfully : recommend Xervan Tablets to the suffering hu- manity and safely vouch for its many qualities. If the above ia of any benefit to you you can use it as a testimonial. We are ever ready to vouch for its good qualities. Tours for success, T. J. MALOXET AXD WIFE. Lock Box O, Guide Rock. Xeb. Xenran Tablet Co.. Chicago. 111.— Dear Sirs: I am using XERVAX for general debility and lost energy. As an energy builder they cannot be beat. I feel like 23 years old snd I am SO. I would oot be without them and I will try and Induce others to take them. S. A. READ. GriswoW. HI, Oct. 5, 1903. RCU'4DP oi JiO'Ji-l preparations that contain DC v Ant. aJcohcl. They stimulate for a time, but in . the end do you great harm. You take no chances with XERVAX TABLETS, as they contain no alcohol or other Injurious Ingredi- ents. You who suffer from Vital Weakness. Loss of Memory. dUflculty In concentrating your thought loss of energy and ambition, dark cir- cles under the eyes, weak back, etc., should not delay, but take the p*er of all Nerve and Blooj remedies. XERVAX TABLETS. They will surely cure you. Sold and recommended by TJNIOH DSXJO COMPANY STORES: 214 Kearny Street. Stockton aad OTarrell Streets. Market Street and Van Hess Aveaa*. Sixth, Street, corner Mission. » 318 Montgomery Avenue. 400 Sutter Street. Valencia Street, cor. Twesty-Toixd. California and rillinore Streets, or sent direct upon receipt of Si. HEBTAg TABLET CO, Chicago, VL BAJA CALIFORNIA Damiana Bitters IS A GREAT RESTORATIVE. IXVIGORA- tor and Xervtne. The most wonderful aphrodisiac and Special Tonic for the Sexual Organs, for both sexes. The Mexican Remedy for Diseases of the Kidneys and Bladder. Sells on its own merits. NABER, ALFS ft BRUXE. Aeents. 323 Market St.. S. F.— <3end for Circulars.) **f$^^,jB MENANDWOME??. 4ra§££jrCraE»^(&y UseBlcefornnnatarU SSSf OuruiMd ll irritttlont or ulceritloas |KJ mtt t* nrleurt. ™ ofmacoui metabrmw. fTTX Pr-rtmtt Ct»u»i«i. P%la'if», »nd not aitria* tfaVviHEETASSCHEMlCHCO. f»ot or powonou*. ' , %5ff\ Cl!Ba"UTl,O.IfHH *•>«* *X BrunUt*, ' wjUk c. a. a. "36SSf" or stnt la pUln wraprtr. tcHs^bwl—^sRH >>y «xpr*M. prepaid, far TCtygHiaaaPyiB ti.oo.or3bottiMi2.rs. ' e *Bfflgr ar * y H Circular i«ct oa rtqusft. THE WEEKLY CALL . $1 &e>r Year. ADVEBTISF.TVrF.NTS. 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