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OAKLAND, Dec. 14.— City Council
man George Fitzgerald is seriously
ill with typhoid pneumonia. The pa
tient is under the care of Dr. D. P.
Crowley.
Councilman Fitzgerald 111.
OAKLAND, Dec. 14.— The Starr
King Fraternity announces an organ
recital by Arthur. Scott Brook for
Thursday evening next, at the Unitar
ian. church. Mr. Brook is .the organ
ist of the memorial chapel .of Stan
ford University and the official organ
ist of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition at St. Louis next year. Miss
Dorothy Goodsell of San Francisco'
will assist with three, groups 7 of songs
and Miss Gertrude Hibbard will ac
company Miss Goodsell .with the
violin.
Starr King Organ Recital.
BERKELEY. Dec. 14.— The teach
ing force of the University of Califor
nia will not go without their' salaries
this month, of which a dearth In the
university treasury promised to de
prive them.- Acting Secretary McKo
wen has arranged , with a local bank
for the cashing of the professors' war :
rants and now there will be joy for
the Christmas holidays.
Professors to Get Salaries.
OAKLAND. Dec. 14.-— The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Edward J. As
pen, 31, and/Petra Nerem,-24, both of
Oakland; Joseph S. Caldeira, 30, and
Annie S. Phillips. , 18, both of Hay
wards; Paul' J." : Allraum, ; 21.
Seattle, and Rose ,D. . Young.
23,' Oakland; , Joseph C. Me
delros, 22* Port Costa, and Nona Sul
livan. ; 22,"; Behicia ; . Anthony W." Costa.
22, and ¦ Katheriiie . L. Lahge. 21; both
of Oakland; Frank N. Cochrah, over
21, and Anna L, Vaughn, over 18, both
of : Oakland. . v . «
Marriage Licenses.
OAKLAND, Dec. 14.— Police Judge
George Samuels has ruled that a Jus
tice of , the Peace or a Police Judge
has no jurisdiction to pass upon the
constitutionality of a law that im
poses a tax. L One Dally was arrested
on a charge of violating the license or
dinance. Daily's attorney attacked the
validity of the law and his Honor's
ruling carries the case to the Superior
Court.
Limits Jurisdiction.
, OAKLAND, Dec. 14. — Decrees of
divorce were granted to. Addle Ather
ton from A. D. Atherton to-day on the
ground of desertion; Atilla B. Gilli
gan. who was allowed to resume her
maiden' name of Hamann, from Mar
tin F. GUligan on the ground of habit
ual intemperance, and Florence Mae
Goodman, who was allowed to resume
her^maiden name of Wade, from' Sid
ney E. Goodman on th ground of will
ful neglect. Suit for divorce was be
gun, by John R. Bost against Dasie H.
Bost on the ground of desertion.
Granted Divorces.
CALIFORNIANS LN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.— The fol
lowing Californlans are registered
here: At the New Willard — John A.
Benson and H. N. Spencer of San
Francisco. At the St. James— R. S. S.
Pinckney of San Francisco.
¦ "These are mere' words," said the
Minister, "but deeds will soon follow,
and we may leave that matter to the
Emperor."
He asserted that the army was much
more highly disciplined and trained to
day than it was in 1S70, "until those
who have been. in the service for thirty
years would think we have a* wholly
different army,'*
General von Einem, Prussian Minister
of War, took up Herr Bebel's remarks
regarding the maltreatment of soldiers,
and promised that these evils should be
abolished.
OAKLAND, Dec. 14. — Mayor Olney
has signed an amended ordinance
which prohibits expectoration in pub
lic places, on sidewalks, crosswalks or
4n streetcars.
happen what Herbert Spencer pre
dicted arid the present order of things
would give place to a most savage and
brutal regime of the sword. When
those parties that stand, on the plat
form of the existing order of things re
fuBe to. permit the. Socialists to exceed
them in discipline and self-sacrifice;
you meet this threatening dan
ger with firm resolution, then only, but
surely, the development of the father
land will continue in happy and peace
ful paths."
SOLDIERS TO FARE BETTER.
Sicns Alitl-Expectoration Law.
OAKLAND. Dec. 14.—Daniel Har
per, a retired capitalist of Roaeville;
Ohio, Who arrived in Oakland about
two weeks ago. died yesterday at 82S
Fifteenth street, aged 73. years. His
relatives have been notified of his
death and the body, will be held await
ing their instructions.
Call Comes to Daniel Harper.
OAKLAND. Dec. 14. — The will of
the late Ezekiel F. Gerald of Alameda
was filed for probate to-day. The es
tate is said to be worth more than
$10,000. A sixth is left to each of
five brothers and sisters and the re
maining one-sixth is given away in
small bequests. Gerald was one of
the original employes of the auditing
department of the Southern Pacific
Company.
Gerald Will Filed.
With the $700 thus raised the pi
anos were purchased at low cosC two
of them having been placed in the
upper hall of the McKlnley School
and the other in the Haste-street
building. The pupils were assisted in
their enterprises by Principal C. L.
Biedenbach and Miss Etta Ellerhorst.
BERKELEY, Dec. 14.— Entirely
through their ovtfn efforts the children
of the McKinley School have raised
$700 and purchased three pianos for
use in the school rooms. All this was
done within three months, the
achievement having been accomplish
ed in various ways. First $261 was
raised by means of a subscription list;
then $100.30 through a concert, "in
which only the school talent partici
pated; then $210 through the bazaar
and entertainment recently given in
Stiles Hall; finally $110 was given by
the graduating class, which raised
that sum through an exhibition and
class duos.
Children of McKlnley School Gather
$700 Through Their Own Efforts
Within Three 3Ionths.
PUPILS RAISE MONEY
TO, PURCHASE PIANOS
OAKLAND, Dec. 14.— Suit for $1500
damages for alleged malicious prosecu
tion has v been begun by Antone Silva,
who was arrested last October on a
charge of petty larceny preferred
against him by S. F. Brown. The last
named charges Silva with having stolen
$20 worth of bean straw, and then dis
missed the case. Silva now wants dam
ages for alleged damage to his char
acter.
Sny Arrest Was Malicious.
OAKLAND, Dec. 14. — William Ban
nan, who lost $1000 vorth of jewelry
by the operations of Frank J. Gold
stein and David Klnlry, has subscribed
$50 toward the reward offered for the
capture of Kiniry. who is charged ith
the murder 6f Policeman James H.
Smith. Thus far there have been 135
individual subscribers to the testi
monial fund which will be used as a r«
ward if Kiniry shall be arrested.
William Barman, Whoso House Was
Plunderedt Adds to Fund for Ar
rest of Policeman's Slayer.
REWARD IS INCREASING
FOR KIXIRY'S CAPTURE
OAKLAND. Dec. 14.— The suit of
James Walgamot against the Oakland
Transit Company for 55000 damages has
been compromised out of court and a
dismissal of the case was filed with the
County Clerk to-day. Walgamot was
thrown from a car at Eleventh street
and Broadway last. March and severely
injured. The terms of the compromise
were kept secret, but it is understood
that he received but a small part of
the amount sued for. ";vv.
Compromise Suit.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 14. — A 110,000
damage suit was filed against the San
Jose Railroad Company and the Ger
man Savings and Loan Society. Its
owners, by Mrs. Jennie Hicks to-day.
It is alleged that on- October 5 laht
Mrs. Hicks was a passenger on a car
belonging to the company near Oak
Hill Cemetery, and was Injured
through the negligence of an employe
of the railroad. :V;'V'jf :
Woman Sues Railroad Company.
OAKLAND. Dec. 14. — Miss Anita
Whitney, who was formerly in charge
of the work of the Associated Chari
ties of this c-ity and who is now con
nected with a larger State work of the
same nature, will speak upon the As
sociated Charities at the close of the
prayer-meeting of the First Congre
gational Church on Wednesday even
ing. Miss Whitney is thoroughly con
versant with the charity work of Oak
land and her address will prove of
benefit to all, whether church mem
bers or r.ot.
Charity Work of Oakland.
After securing the order for the
property Dutil went from County Clerk
to District Attorney and Chief of Po
lice in a vaJn quest, but no trace of
the missing things can be found. The
Jewelry has disappeared. County
Clerk Cook, said to-day that there have
been fourteen County Clerks since the
trial of the case and there is no trace
left of the' articles. . '. *
. Now Dutil has presented a bill to
the Supervisors,' which they have re
fused to pass. Dutil "will institute suit
to recover the sum Involved.
A claim was presented to the Board
of Supervisors this morning for $300
as an equivalent for exhibits in a mur
der case tried twenty year3 ago. The
exhibits -have disappeared. The bill
was "presented by W. E. Dutil, the
father of whom was ' murdered by
George Jones, whose long Incarceration
in the County Jail here made the case
famous and was only ended a few
weeks ago by the murderer's death
after fighting off paying the extreme
penalty of hl» crime for two decades.
Shortly, after Jones' death young
Dutil went before Judge Hall and se
cured an order for his father's watch
and chain, seal and ring. They were
found in Jones' possession after the
murder and were used as evidence
against the nccueed. Jones was grant
ed a new trial, but the case dragged
.along until death'expungedit from the
calendar. • ' : "
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Dec. 14.
Supervisors Refuse to Pay W,
E. Dutii Value of Father's
,Watch f Seal and Chain
OAKLAND, Dec. 14. — Councilman
John L. Howard introduced a resolu
tion to-night at the City Council di
recting the Board of Public Works
to advertise for bids to supply and
plant elms on both sides of Telegraph
avenue, from Twentieth street to the
city limits. The board' is requested
to report back to the Council. The
resolution was referred to the Public
Improvements Committee.
Councilman Aitken's resolution to
appoint former City Engineer M. K.
Miller as consulting engineer in the
work of reconstructing Telegraph
avenue was referred to the Street
committee-
City Council Work.
LOST EVIDENCE
CAUSE OF SUIT
The Board of Supervisors will take
action oh a new automobile ordinance
which comes up for passage at the
meeting next Monday.
A claim has been filed with . the
Board of Supervisors by William Du
chrau in behalf of his mother, Mrs.
Grandrot, "for $300 for injuries sus
tained in being thrown from her bug
gy through driving into a defective
culvert. '
OAKLAND. Dec. 14.— Action on the
purchase of ballot machines for Ala
meda County was postponed by the
Board of Supervisors this morning
pending a report from the committee
of the whole to which the matter was
referred for investigation. A resolu
tion -was adopted, requiring the
County Clerk to furnish to the com
mittee of the whole a statement show
ing how a consolidation of precincts
may be accomplished and a saving
made through the use of the ballot
machines.
Board of Supervisors Refer Matter to
the Committee of the Whole
for Report.
On next Wednesday evening the West
Oakland Club will hold Its regular
monthly amateur boxing show at the
club gymnasium. Following are the
principals in the six bouts: H. Long,
Sunset Athletic Club, vs. J. Danugh,
San Francisco Athletic Club; Loren
Brown. Olympic Athletic Club. vs. J.
Torres. Magnolia Club; C. Cleary, Sun
set Athletic Club. vs. W, Duffy. Hayes
Valley Athletic Club; champion of Zan
zibar and Japan, Musa Bryam, vs. Ed
Carprons. Reliance Athletic Club; J.
Garvin. Oakland, vs. A. Cantell, Oak
land; main event. Harry Tenney vs.
Charles Brady.
Both Xiao contestants have trained
hard for the go and are in first-class
shape. The flght will decide the Pacific
Coast middle-weight championship.
Eddie Graney will referee the go and
George Harting will keep time, while
Billy Jordan, the veteran announcer,
will act as master of ceremonies. •
There will be two preliminaries, be
tween Madden and Duffy and Crump
and Foley.
OAKLAND, Dec. 14.— When Billy
Woods and Tommy Reilly meet In the
ring before the Sequoia Club at the
Dietz Opera-house to-morrow night the
attendant sports should witness a good
bout. Both men are strong, willing
fighters, and they have agreed to box
straight Marquis of Queensberry rules,
v.hich allow hitting with one arm free
in the clinches and in the breakaway.
Tommy Reilly and Billy 'Woods Will
. Settle Question at the Sequoia
Athletic Club.
— California — E. C. Draper, Hynes,
Los Angeles County, vice James N.
Brennan, resigned.
The gross receipts of the San Fran
cisco Postofllce for November, 1903,
were $118,519, against $111,532 for
November, 1902.
The postoffices at Dinuba. Fernando.
Fort Jones and Los Banos, Cal.. will
be advanced to the Presidential class
January 1, with salaries of the post
masters at $1100. $1000. $1000 and
$1000 respectively.
Receipts of Local Fostofficc for No
vember Show Great Increase Over
• Same Month Last Year.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. — The fol
lowing orders have been issued:
Postofllce established — Oregon — Or
seco. Lane County,. Minnie Matthews
postmaster.
Postmaster commissioned — Califor
nia — Roy R. Giffen, Fowler; Don F.
Forney* Lakeside. Oregon — Dwight
C. Walker, Buell; Edwin E. McKinney,
Sublimity. Washington — Charles W.
Moore, Trout Lake.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
OAKLAND MINISTER AND
TWO OF HIS FLOCK -WHO
WERE POISONED.
ALASIEDA. Dec. 14. — Division
Manager L. H. Jacobi of the Pacific
States Telephone Company has In
formed City Trustee W. M. Bowers
that in return for using 500 poles be
longing to the municipality his com
pany will give the electric light de
partment four telephones free "until
such time as the telephone company
will place its own poles."
In his expert report on the munici
pal light plan recently filed, Profes
sor C. L. Cory recommended that the
City Trustees take measures to remove
and prevent the further placing of
telephone wires on city light poles,
as It was dangerous. Alameda was
made the defendant in a suit for $50,
000 instituted five years ago by Mar
tial Davoust, whose wife was electro
cuted by a broken telephone wire
that became heavily charged by fall
ing across a live light wire.
Pacific States Company Makes Rec
ompense for Utilizing Five Hun
dred Masts Owned by City.
Judge Samuels Suspends Judgment on
- Absent Defendant When News 'of
¦ Arrivals Reac-hes the Court.
OAKLAND, Dec. 14.— "Chudge, he
haf twins at his house to-day end'
couldn't come," was the , response
made in the Police Court this morn-,
ing when Judge George Samuels in
quired why Michael Sflen had.not ap
peared for sentence "on a, charge' of
violating the license ordinance.
"The explanation came from a wo
man, neighbor to the Sijens, who had
Volunteered to notify his Honor con
cerning the. momentous event.
"Twins, ' you say. madam ?". queried
Judge Samuels.
"Yes, Chudge; twins at 4 o'clock
this morning."
. "Well, I guess Silen has troubles
enough now. Suspend judgment,"
was the order.
The poisoning took place at the clos
ing of the fair given by the women of
the church in question. The fair had
been running during the week in the
hall at the corner of Clay'and Eleventh
streets and : it was decided that it
should be closed on Saturday night
with a little dinner. The viands for
the dinner were to be supplied by the
members of the church congregation
and the different families contributed
cakes and . pies and coffee/ besides
meats, cold and hot, and a generous
quantity of baked beans.
Which article caused the trouble or
WILL BATTLE FOR THE
• COAST CIIA3LPIONSHIP
OAKLAND. Dec.' 14.— Twenty-five
members Inf the Welsh Presbyterian
Church of this, city were poisoned, at a
function Saturday evening and yester
day and to-day they are under the care
of various doctors. None' of the cases
resulted fatally. .
POSTPONE ACTION ON
PURCHASE OF MACHINES
jSome of the partakers o f the feast
were taken sick durfrig the services of
the church yesterday . morning, ; but
mc-st cf them did not reach church at
all. .. . • - ;
'Even the i pastor of the church. Rev.
Ji R. Evans, did not .escape, and,
though he conducted the services, it
wasAThilc Buffering great pain! "
- Those that were -poisoned were Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan Williams and child,
Miss Elizabeth M. Floud, Mr. and Mrs.
David Hughes Jr. and- child, James
Hughes, Humphrey Hughes, Thomas
Hughes. Mrs. Thomap. Rev. J. R.
Evans, Mrs. J. l<loyd Hughes, Mrs.
Lloyd and three children and others.
where the .poison came-from cannot be
traced, but certain it is that in gome
one of the articles of food there was a
poison of some kind, for fully a quarter
of those who partook of the evening
dinner have been confined ,to therr
beds. •• i '*.•;•
HIS HONOR TAKES PITY -
ON PARENT OF- TWINS
GIVES FOUR FREE PHONES
FOR USE OF LIGHT POLES
SAN DOMINGO, Dec. 14.— A rumor
Is in circulation here that troops, of
the provisional Government have at
tacked the revolutionary troops sta
tioned at Monte Crlstl. The Govern
ment troops were repulsed and are now
besieged in a fort in Santiago City.
All is quiet in the neighborhood of the
fort, though the situation may become
serious at any moment. The United
States gunboat Newport left here yes
terday.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.— State De
partment advices from San Domingo
indicate that th« fresh revolution .in
that island Is due to a breach between
General Jiminez, who aspired to suc
ceed Wos y Gil as President, and the
provisional Government, which has
been in control of the island since Wos
y Gil was deposed. It is surmised that
Minister Powell's inflexible attitude
toward, the provisional Government,
which he refused to recognize until it
had agreed to admit the validity of
American claims, may have had some
thing to do with this breach.
News of- the plot against i-owen w»»
contained in a private communication
from a high official of the iPomlnican
Government to Dominican citizens re
siding In New York. The communica
tion was brought by a passenger who
arrived here on Sunday on the steam
ship >Foxhall from Puerta Plata- The
plot to assassinate Minister Powell ia
described thus in the communication:
rJLAXS OP THE CONSPIRATORS.
'- "On December 5 a high official of the
Government, who took office when Pres
ident Wos y Gil was deposed, made thi»
proposition: •
••"'Let two or three men got into a
fight some day on a street along which
Minister Powell is to come, and in the
melee the American can be killed by
accident. It is easy and is our best
way to get rid of him.*—
"Several of the men present (all of
them officials) fell in with the p!an, and
all of them began to discuss the de
tails enthusiastically, one suggesting
that it could be arranged for a party
of soldler3, who could congregate un
der arms without exciting comment, to
carry out the pjot.
"Carlos Glnebra. one of the Minister*
of Posts and Telegraphs, vehemently
opposed the idea, saying: 'I will never
consent to such an outrage.* The plan
was then abandoned, but a few influ
ential citisena^who know of the plot
are in constant fear for Minister
Powell's safety."
GOVERX3IEXT FORCE REPULSED.
i NEW YORK, Dec. 14.— Reliable in
formation has reached this city that a
plot was hatched in the provisional
Government of Santo Domingo to as
sassinate the United States Minister to
that republic. William F, Powell, and
also General Juan Jimlnez, prospective
President of the republic. It is fur
ther alleged that two attempts adready
have been made to assassinate Jiminez.
The reason given for the plot against
Powell is that the Minister is "too in
dependent andjs playing a lone hand,
refusing' to • be influenced by poli
ticians." The plotters believe that if
they can get rid of him the United
States will send some man as his suc
cessor who is more; pliable and can be
molded to the wiil of the political lead
ers. - •¦*.¦¦
Special Dispatch to The Call.
"I do not believe that socialism will
triumph." said the Chancellor, ."and I
am convinced that the common sens 2
of the German people. -the solidity of
our institutions. the 4 patriotism of., all
civil sanies end the intelligence" and
decision of the crown and its advisers
will ward off such a disaster. But if
you should succeed then there would
The Chancellor quoted a letter writ
ten by Herbert Spencer shortly before
his death to a French friend. <n which
the famous philosopher said that as
the result of his eighty years of obser
vation it was his belier that the tri
umph of socialism would b« the great
est disaster that could befall civiliza
tion, and that if it triumphed Jt would
soon be displaced by a militaiy dicta
torship.
Count, von Buknv . then accused the
Socialists of lacking thos- qualities
which are usually regarded as char
acteristic of the German people, name
ly, depth of sentiment. tenJrrness of
feeling and reverence. The Socialistic
agitation, he raid, lacks spirit and hu
mor, withers like a hot tlmoon and
passes like a parching sirocco over
the German fatherland.
-
VON BL'LOWS RETORT.
Count von Bulow then answered Herr
Bebcl's reiterated criticisms of the Gov
ernment's policy in Kast Asiaf saying:
"Our programme there is simple. We
want to retain nnd to develop what we
hold, but not to burn our fingere in mat
tors which do not concern us."
Replying to Herr Bebel'i? assertion
that Government officials are not free
since they cannot be Socialists, the
Chancellor said that "the Social De
mocracy, despite Herr Bebel's rather
lame explanation, profesges republican
ism. The Government official who
vorks for the Social Democracy breaks
his oath, and we will not tolerate such
an official."
Herr Bebel expressed his astonish
ment that Count von Bulow had called
him an "ar-Eel," and, turning to the
Chancellor, taid:
"If you will call me a devil I shall be
ten times more pleased."
Continuing, Herr Bebel said:
••You shall hear from us within the
"^xt few weeks a series of facts about
vnich we have information, but of
which you have hitherto had not the
f'.iffhtcst suspicion."
The speaker then answered Chancel
lor von Bulow's speech of last Thurs
day. He declared that the Chancellor
went too far in discussing foreign af
fairs when he referred in terms of
sharp criticism to the United States
Government and Congress regarding
the American policy in the Philippines.
He further repelled #ount von Bulow's
assertion that the Socialises had great
er advantages in Germany than they
have in republican countries, and said:
'I do not know that we have ex
pressed our views with special empha
sis here and I have no disposition to
break my head against a stone wall on
account <">f any republic. The differ
once is that in republics many civil
rights exist v.hich we in Germany
must long wait for. In Switzerland,
France and the United States laborers
have universal and direct suffrage in
parliamentary and municipal elections.,
Our lav.g of association and assem
blage and our freedom of the press
cannot be compared with republican
liberties."
DlSLIKKS WORD "A.VCEL/ 1
"Tlien if we cannot express our
opinions fully." replied Herr Bebel,
"we will merely* state the facta in a
question and let the world decide."
I'KO.MISES A SURPRISE.
Dec. 14.— In the Reichstag
to-day the proceedings developed an
oratorical duel between Herr Bebel, the
leader of the Socialist party, and Count
von Bulow, the Imperial Chancellor,
v.hich was not second in importance to
that between those two most interest
ing personalities in German politics
last Tuesday. Herr Bebel spoke for
three and a half hours and was in his
best form. He made a eeriatim reply
to Count von Bulov.'s speech of last
week, the debate ranging over some
what the same grounds»-the maltreat
ment fif private soldiers by their offi
cers, the question of foerign politics,
the achievements of the Socialists in
legislation, the rerfdom of tjie laboring
classes and the socialized state of the
future.
Herr Bebel returned to his attack
upon Russia, speaking of the alleged
p.trocities perpetrated in that country,
whereupon he was called to order by
Count von Ballestrem. President of
the Rei'.hstag, who said:
•'It is inadmissible to accuse in this
house a state with which Germany is
allied in friendship of such atrocities."
Coin t von Bulow Quotes Her
bert Spencer and Declare^
That Supremacy of Socialism
Would Be National Calamity
Protest of One Member of the
Provisional Cabinet Prevents
; 'lr.i«redy, but' Intended Vic
tim is Still in Peril
"There is no doubt about it," said
McDonald. "Three fires in separate
places all going at once could not
have been accidental. I am not pre
pared to say who might be responsible.
In cases of this k'.nd it is practically
impossible to get evidence sufficient to
warrant arrests."
A trunk and a /cot owned by Miss
Minnie L. Crar.e of San Francisco were
found in the house. In the trunk was
a lot of woman's apparel, which ap
peared to be wedding garments. Mc-
Donald has learned that the trunk and
cot were pent to the house last week
and that Miss Crane slept there one
night.
Three places in the cottage were
afire when the firemen arrived. One
blaze was under the cot, the trunk in
another room was in flames and in a
closet among kindling wood a third
fire was burning. There was a strong
odor of gasoline about the cottage.
Neither the police nor the firemen
have gained any knowledge concerning
the mysterious Miss Crane's where
abouts. She did not stop in the house
last night. Fire Warden McDonald as
serts that the fire was an incendiary
on?.
Fire Warden George McDonald has
under investigation the fire which last
night damaged an unoccupied cottage
at 1002 East Thirtieth street and owned
by Mrs. Kate L. Merrick, who Js in the
East.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1118 Broadway, Dec. 14.
The wealth" that, it was, known the
late jhv.Gustave Rosank"died possessed
of has.been found- Money,, a bank book
and deeds representing altogether 530,
000, were discovered to-day in the back
of an. old desk that had been made by
the doctor. " In this insecure receptacle
there lay $4100 In cash, bank books
showing deposits of . $29,000 and detfds
to realty worth $16.900., The will of *h«
deceased was also found in the desk.
. The old doctor ' was known to be
wealthy, but at his death some weeks
ago nothing could be found - showing
that he had any • property. He j died
without telling any one where hie valu
ables . were secreted, and it .was only
after several weeks of search that the
cache was discovered.
Albert Kayser. who was appointed
special administrator, of the estate
pending the arrival of a son of the doc
tor, now on hla way from Germany,
has been diligent in his search for the
hidden ' property, and remembering a
remark his old friend had made several
years ago that "If : I die you will find
plenty of money for. my funeral ex
penses in there," indicating the desk,
he drew the old affair out to-day and
made an examination of It.
After the money and the deeds the
most important find was that of the
will. The contents have not as yet been
been made known, but it Is stated that
by it Mrs. Katharine Grosso, the doc
tor's old housekeeper. * Is' left \>ne
eighteenth of : the entire estate.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
'"' 1118 Broadway, Dec. 14.
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IX THE CONSPIRACY
Trunk Apparently Owned by a
Prospective Bride Is Destroy
ed in a Vacant Dwelling
One-Eighteenth* of the Estate
,: Left to .Housekeeper and Son
Is on W«v to Claim Balance
Hcrr Bebel Replies to Speech
of Imperial Chancellor in
Which He Arraigns German
Policy and Attacks Russia
Antheulie Details of Plan to
Murder the American Minis
. ter to Santo Domingo Are
Received in This Country
WEDDING GARMENTS BURN
WILL AMONG THE PAPERS
Fire Warden Is Certain That
Arson Is Behind Mysterious
Blaze in East Oakland
Twenty-five Members of Welsh Church Are Taken Vio
lently 111 After Partaking of Feast at Closing of Fair
Under Management of Women of the Cdngfega.tion
Fortune Worth $50,j00, Left
by Gustave Roserik, Found
in Old Piece of Furniture
VIRULENT
DEBATE IN
REICHSTAG
ASSASSISS
PLOT DEATH
OF POWELL
BACK OF DESK
HOLDS WEALTH
SUBTLE POISON IMPERILS
LIVES OF PRESBYTERIANS
FINDS TRACES
OF INCENDIARY
THE SAN FRANCISCO, CALL, TUESDAY, -DECEMBER .15, 1903.
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