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NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
BLOODSTAINED RIG
AROUSES SUSPICIONS
Man Who Hires It Gives False Name
Detectives Searching for a Mysterious Stranger Who Is
Supposed to Be Murderer of Policeman 'Brown.
OAKLAND. Dec 19.— Chief of Police
tiodgkins has taken up the trail of a
mysterious stranger, a blood-stained
buggy and the conflicting stories of two
Berkeley boys that frame into a pos
sible clew to the murder of Policeman
Georjre W. Brown.
The buggy waa rented yesterday
morning at 9 o'clock from H. M.
Waterbury. proprietor of the Berkeley
livery' stable, at _ 2061 Center '"-street,
Berkeley. The man who rented the
vehicle answered the general descrip
tion of the footpad who has been oper
ating in Oakland, supposed to be
Brown's Elayer. This man wore dark
clothes and a black soft hat, was
smooth shaven and of medium height
and build. He was nervous and mani
fested a desire to get away as quickly
as possible. More than that, subse
quent revelations proved that he had
*iven a false name and had deceived
JVaierbury as to his errand.
Nine hours later the buggy, with the
body, wheels and frame covered with
blood, was driven into the stable by
two boys, who told such conflicting
tales about the finding of the vehicle
that the police Of both cities are mak
ing every effort to trace the man who
% ot the rig Sunday morning.
This stranger gave Waterbury the
name of Dr. Cole, saying he had offices
In the postoffice block, Berkeley. There
Is no Dr. Cole at that address. The
pseudo physician urged Waterbury to
hurry with the rig — that he was on an
emergency case. The stranger drove
away at a rapid gait.
SUSPICIONS GROW.
Shortly after "Dr. Cole" departed
Waterbury's suspicions were aroused.
He had read about the shooting of
Brown, and the thought struck him that
all -was not right with his customer.
Waterbury recalled the striking simi
larity in the appearance of his cus
tomer and the general description given
«if the Oakland footpad. The livery
man decided he should have held the
stranger instead of allowing him to go
with the team.
Later developments only aroused
Waterbury to keener suspicions. His
buggy was taken to the stable at 6
o'clock by Louis Flschel, son of a
MAD ACT STILL
IN LITIGATION
Attorneys Will Try Again to
Fix Blame of Melrose Ex
plosion Upon the Company
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Dec 19.
Still in the belief that there is merit
in their claim for damages against the
Western Fuse and Explosive Com
pany, on account of the Injury done
by the explosion of the Melrose mag
azine in IS 98. the trial of a third suit
against the company was begun this
morning by Attorneys Reed & Nus
bauxner. M. C Chapman and Stanley
Moore, notwithstanding that twice the
Supreme Court has declared the com
pany not responsible for the act of the
Chinese, Ah Ung Chung, who, in order
to . escape arrest, blew himself and
seven deputy sheriffs into eternity.
In the present case the complaint
has been so amended as to charge
the company with negligence in erect-
Ing a magazine in a residential portion
of the city without earthen bulkheads
about It to direct an explosion sky
ward. Instead of allowing it to scat
ter. Notice was given that testimony
would be Introduced to show .that no
damage, except a possible shattering
of glass, would have resulted to the
houses in the vicinity, had earthworks
twenty feet high been built about the
magazine. There are forty-six claim
ants awaiting the outcome of this trial
with claims aggregating $75,000
against the 'company.
DIVORCES GRANTED.— Oakland, Dec. 1»
The followta* unhappy husbands and wives
obtained decrees of divorce to-day: Qiarles
3>yer from Lulu S. Dyer, on the ground of
desertion; Frederick J. rcdwarric from Caroline
rdwards, for cruelty; Joele Hall from Harry
H»!l, for desertion: Lizzie F. Gautadine from
.August C. Gautadln*. on the ground of <Je
*trtloa; Florence M. Goodman from Sydney B
Goodman, for willful neglect; Mary A. Bab
«r.<5orf from Ernest E. Babandorf, for deser
tion.
SCOTT'S EMULSION. t
ANAEMIA
is thin Wood It causes pale
faces, white lips, nerves
and lack of vitality. A blood-
enriching, fat producing food-
medicine is needed. Scott's
Emulsion goes to the root of
the : trouble, strengthens and
enriches t}»e Wood, and buirds
up the entire system. For
anaemic girls, thin boys, and
enfeebled mothers, it is the
standard remedy. It builds
up and strengthens 'the entire
system with wonderful .ra-
pidity.
Well send you a x sample free. ■;
tc&tt Si. Bowne, Peari St, New York-
Berkeley butcher, and a companion
named Neid.. One boy first told about
finding the buggy on the San Leandro
road. They changed their story after
some questioning and asserted that
Xeid had found the rig near Butcher
town, the horse having been running
away. There was no one in the ve
hicle when Xeid picked it up. He met
Fischel and the boys, by dint of ques
tioning, learned that the team belonged
to Waterbury, to", whom they return
ed-it. •'»
Waterbury noticed that the team was
bespattered with (blood. He notified
Chief of Police Hodgkins of his suspi
cions and City Marshal Kerns of Berke
ley. The evidence, whatever it might
lead to, was not obliterated.
TRACE THE TEAM.
In tracing the whereabouts of the
team the police learned that it had
been seen standing yesterday afternoon
in front of J. Camelong's saloon, San
Pablo avenue and Sixty-sixth street.
Camelong remembered that three men
had driven up to his place in a buggy
that answered the description of Wat
erbury's and had taken a drink. Soon
afterward the team disappeared and
the men left. He could not say wheth
er either of his customers answered the
description of the alleged "Dr. Cole."
The police are not satisfied with the
story told by the boys. They are mak
ing investigations on a theory that
either Xeid or Fischel was given the
buggy by the man who hired it at some
place that they have not divulged.
Effort is being directed to the arrest
of every known footpad who might
have been operating In Oakland.
"Babe," otherwise Anthony, Curtin
was arrested in San Francisco on sus
picion. Detective Holland went to San
Francisco' to-day to make investigation
as to Curtin's movements. It is thought
he^ was in Oakland Saturday night.
WILL, VIEW SUSPECT.
The pclice will send Hersey and
others that were held up last week in
Oakland to see Curtin to-morrow in
San Francisco to ascertain whether he
can be identified as the footpad.
Detectives and policemen have gone
over the ground of the shooting, tra
versed the neighborhood, run down
scores of rumors, interviewed many
persons and have cleared up every pos-
SEASON THAT
MAKES WORLD
YOUNG AGAIN
By Zoe Green Haddiffe,
OAKLAND, Dec 1».— At this Benson of the
year there are no "grown ups." The spirit of
childhood Is abroad in th* land and we are
all boys and girls once more. The biggest and
oldest of us enjoy» the anticipations that
Christmas always brings. Yuletide parties are
belnx planned In numberless homes, moat ot
them Tor the little folks, of course, but at
some of the merriest functions the guests will
aU be past their teens. A lot of Oaklanders
are rolnsr over to San Francisco Thursday
evening: to the juvenile character party that
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs are giving on that
evenrne. Judffe Melvln is to be the "achool-'
master' and among his "put>ils" will be a
number of well-known society people. The
Jacob»e| are noted for their entertainments
and the, lucky ones are looking. forward to the
merriest Kind of a time Thursday evening.
To-morrow night the Maple Hall Assembly
Club will give its Christmas dance. whlcn
promises to be a very novel affair. Every
dancer must wear a "gunnysack" coetume.
Some of the siris have planned really pretty
dresses of the coarse fabric, while others will
b* more conspicuous for their novelty than for
their beauty.
Next week Mr«. Harry Williams and a
S^ teri *^. of y 0011 * friends, Including- Dorothy
Taft. Corona and Muriel Williams will give
a little Christmas play at the Williams home
on Broadway.
Several of the older families have trees
every. year and they are always big, wonderful
affairs that even the oWi children must ad
mire. The Wheatons and the Robert Wattses
are among those who always have a tree and
■o are the Coghllls. The John Charles
Adamses' Christmas tree is an annual vMon
of beauty eagerly awaited by their three
lovely children.
Mrs. J. R. Scupham will have a tree party
this year that wUl include Mrs. Kirk and the
George Leckays. Next door -Mrs. C. B. Par
cells wJH follow her ne*tchbor's example and
will rather ' about her the families and rela
tives of her two eons, Charlie and Frank Par
cells. .
II. A. Pleitner was host yesterday at a mu-
Eicale.' the guests . including prominent mem
bera,of the German colony in Fruitvale and
the members of the Ideal Zither Club of San
Krancisco. The four musicians were the
quests of honor and their playing was a
source of, great pleasure to all present. The
Pteitners have a very pretty place on East
Sixteenth street and the residence was elab
orately decorated for* the occasion. The club
consists of Mr. and Mrs. Ploger (the latter be
ing president). Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard, Mrs.
vundremen and Frank Mason. Among those
who enjoyed the musical treat yesterday were
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lorsbach. Miss Martha Lors
bach, Thomas Lorsbach, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Vlckery. Mr. and Mrs. Rulff, A. Slemmons,
Mrs. B. Settz, Miss Mary Theede. Miss- Eliz
beth Kovarlk and Mr. and Mrs. H. -A. Pleit
ner. s
Mrs. Frederick Stratton, -wife of , Collector
of the Port Stratton. and their little daughter
Anne returned from Colorado Springs yester
day. .'■ , ......
MIm Florence White Is still Jn Jfew York,
where she is being much- entertained. Miss
White is a stunning girl and a splendid rep
resentative of our golden, -State.' Mips Favllla
Hayden. another very attractive Oakland Klrl
Is visltinK In. New York, Baltimore- and Bos
ton.' ! \ ■ , . .. ' * ...
Suit'. Over Walker Estate.
OAKLAND. Dec: : 19>-The widow of
the late Thomas ; B. .Walker, traveling
passenger agent , t or. t^e Southern Pa
cific Company, "whose "body was found
In the Truckee River, and . his three
children by a former wife have gone
to court over a J5000 life insurance
policy left by deceased. The children
claim half of the money as their
share, while the widow is trying to
have it set aDart.to her .as. separate
property. The .children are Charlotte
pay. W. ( 0. Walker/ aVid .Carrie;Laun
ders. ;• ■>:•/•; .7 ■•> ■ . - v , • ■
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SPIRITUALISTS INCORPORATE.— Oak-
Ug<1. Dec. IS».— Articles of Incorporation of the
First Spiritual Church of . Oakland were '. filed
with the County Clerk to-day. •- The directors
»r» Sol Pallnbaum. Rachel PallnbRum. Amanda
Fmith, Alice Heckman,: Evalin Evers, W. P.
Byler. J." L. Pallnbaum, Alvlns Lorenzen- and
XI A. SUtt
THE SAN FRANGISCO , CALL, . TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1904.
sible phase of the case that might have
suggested any motive for the killing
other, than that pf a' criminal firing to
escape arrest. Not a witness to the
shooting has been found who can say
more than that the flashes were seen.
Not a semblance of verity has been
given to the theory of revenge. Every
aspect centers around the original
theory that Brown had seen a man
acting suspiciously; had dismounted
from his horse to Investigate and was
shot while approaching the suspected
person.'- "V ,i •:■ * .. "f
, Expert .tests were made to-day at
police headquarters with the bullet
that was found by Detectives Quigley
and Kyte at a spot on Broadway op
posite the place where Brown was shot.
The purpose of the tests and examina
tion was to get an idea if possible as to
the kind of weapon from which the
missile was fired.
Coroner Mehrmann will hold an In
quest Wednesday ' evening at 7 o'clock
in the case of Brown.
Brown was born In San Francisco
and was 35 years old. He was a mem
ber of the Native Sons of th» Golden
West and : of the Oakland Carmen's
Benevolent Association. Under the po
lice pension law, his wife"" will receive
a monthly pension of thirty-three and
one-third dollars during life unless she
should marry again.
"Babe" Curtin still denies that he
was in Oakland on Saturday night, and
could not therefore have shot and killed
Patrolman George \V. Brown. He says
that Detective Taylor could not have
seen him on a. ferry-boat going to Oak
land about 5 o'clock on Saturday after
noon, as he was at home at the time.
Curtin's mother called upon Captain
Burnett yesterday morning and made
a statement that "Babe" was at home
on Saturday evening from about 5
o'clock till 9 o'clock. He was out once
or twice to the butcher's and grocer's
between these hours, but not for more
than a few minutes at a time. Detec
tive Taylor saw the butcher, and he
said that Curtin was at his place on
Saturday night about 8 o'clock. The
grocer \ was not sure whether It was
Saturday night or some other night
that Curtin called at his store for a
Jugful of steam beer. He never paid
much attention to Curtin.
I
ASKS COUNCIL
TO SELL SITE
Realty Syndicate's Gift of
Land for a Hospital May
Be Converted Into Cash
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Dec. 19.
The Realty Syndicate to-night re
quested the City Council to sell the
site it had given to the city, near the
tidal canal, for a contagious diseases
hospital. The syndicate complained
that its gift had been adversel;y criti
cized. The Council was asked to use
the proceeds from the sale to purchase
a site elsewhere. No action was taken
pending the receipt from the City At
torney of an opinion as to the legality
of the Council's action in selecting a
hospital site outside the city limits.
The Council tabled an offer from Rus
sell H. Dunn to supply 15,000,000 gallons
of water a day from the north fork of
the American River in Placer County.
W. W. Chapman's petition to open
Fourteenth street from Harrison to
Jackson street was referred to the
Board^f Public Works. The Council
will hear the appeal In the Thirty-sixth
street sewer assessment on Monday
evening-, January 9.
Adjournment was taken to December
27 to receive the report of the board of
engineers on .the Bay Cities Water
Company pfoject.
BOARD DROPS CHARGES
'" * AGAINST. MISS WHITNEY
Supervisors Agree That They Have No
Jurisdiction Over the Asso
ciated Charities.
OAKLAND, Dec. 19. — The Board of
Supervisors,, after a brief* hearing this
morning, decided to drop the charges
of neglect preferred against Miss C.
Anita Whitney, secretary of the Asso
ciated Charities. , The Supervisors
agreed that the Board had no right
to try the charges, as the Associated
Charities was not under its control.
Miss Whitney made a general denial
of the charges, -using the records of
the association to substantiate her de
fense. According to the records, the
Wiley family, which she is accused of
■willfully neglecting, has received "pe
riodical aid ever^Ince August, 1901.
'The Associated Charities has twice
procured employment for Wiley,; and
when he became too ill to work/the
association sent a physician' to attend
him, furnished a night nurse, and sup
plied Ihe family with provisions. ' : -'.-Just
before the charges were preferred by
Mrs. Agnes Sheppard, an independent,
charity worker, representatives of the
association were making daily .vislits
to the Wiley ( home. . ; .. : ■■'■ *\.".
;; Mrs. Alice Wiley has declared that
in view of the action taken by the: Su
pervisors, she will take the matter to
the criminal court,, and- press- the
charges against . Miss Whitney.
,DIES VERY SUDDENLY.— Oakland. Dec.
!!)■ — While conversing with her family > last
night at her. residence, 1030 Myrtle' street,
Mra. S. M. Carter, widow of the late Benjamin
H. Carter, was stricken with heart 'disease
and expired bef«;re. medical aid 'could be suiu
monrd. Mr*. Carter .. leaves one son and five
daughters, all of whom live in' Oakland.
HUMAN BRUTES
BEAT WOMAN
Father and Son Sentenced
for Horsewhipping Wife
and Mother in Concert
PAIE OF, DEGENERATES
Attack on Defenseless Vic
tim Is One of the Most
Atrocious Deeds on Record
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Dec. 19.
For beating his aged mother with a
horsewhip until her face and body were
lacerated and bleeding and until she
sank almost unconscious beneath his
blows, Carl Chrlstopherson was sen
tenced to seventy-five days' Imprison
ment in the County Jail by Judge Tay
lor of Livermore. His father, Resmos
Christopherson, % treated his wife in a
more brutal manner than did his son
and was sentenced at the same time to
six months', imprisonment. • Both the
father and the son were brought from
Livermore to-day and are now lodged
in the County Jail.
Mrs. R. Ghristopherson, the . victim
of the beating by her husband and son,
is now suing the former for a divorce
on the ground of extreme cruelty. The
story told by the • unfortunate woman
to the authorities at Livermore reveals
a case of abuse which was inhuman.
Mrs. Christopherson says that on Tues
day evening her husband and her son
became enraged at^ome remark made
by her and that both set upon her,
beating her with a horsewhip until she
sank exhausted under the punishment.
She says that when she tried to es
cape they tied her with a rope and
kept her a prisoner for three days. She
finally escaped from the house and
reached the home of a neighbor, Wil
liam Leary, who, at once sent her to
the hospital at Tesla for treatment.
She then made her way to Livermore,
where the- authorities arrested father
and son and sent them to Oakland.
The family lives far in the mountains
back of Livermore.
MRS. KATIIERINE E. BOYTER
PASSES QUIETLY AWAY
Death of a Lady Well Known in Both
San Francisco and Alameda
Circles.
ALAMEDA, Dec. 19. — Mrs. Kather
ine Elizabeth Boyter, the wife of John
A. Boyter of 1217 Union street, died
Saturday evening at their home, and
the f Uneral will . take place to-mor
row- morning, when a requiem high
mass will be said at St. Joseph's
Church in this city. . . _
'Mrs.. Boyter had^b'^en ill for some
time as a result of a 1 severe attack of
typhoid fever. Other complications
set in and she was unable to rally,
and after a struggle of many weeks
succumbed.
, Mrs. Boyter was born in San Fran
cisco, in which place her husband is
connected with the First National
Bank. For some years they had been
living In Alameda. Her brother is
Thomas C. Connell, business managfr
of the Oakland office of The San Fran
cisco ' Call. She leaves a family of
three young children in addition to
her husband.
TO COIjLiECT A CL/AIM
AGAINST THE STATE
Supervisors Employ Attorney Clarence
Croweil to Sue for $35,000
, for Care of Poor.
OAKLAND, Dec. 19. — The" Board of
Supervisors to-day employed Attorney
Clarence Croweil as special counsel
for the purpose of bringing an action
against the State of California for a
sum of money supposed to be about
$35,000, due Alameda County, for the
support and maintenance of aged
and indigent persons. >
..'Attorney Croweil is to act In con-
Junction with the District Attorney.
His compensation is to be 25 per cent
of all moneys collected! and his em
ployment is to last until a final dis
position is made of the claim.
KAY BAKER RETURNS s
AFTER SEEING ROYAI/TY
Was Deserted in Europe by, His Com
panion George Whittell, Who •
" . JIarricd.
OAKLAND, Dec. 19. — Ray Baker, a
deputy in the County Clerk's office,
returned to-day from a seven months'
trip abroad, which ,he undertook in
company with George Whittell, son of
a capitalist. 'Baker acted as young
Whittell's campanion at the request of
the capitalist, who sought by sending
his son to Europe to break off an in
fatuation which the young man had
formed for Miss Cunningham, an ac
tress. Shortly after Baker and Whit
tell landed on the Continent the lat
ter, deserted Baker, slipped back to
New York and married the lady of his
choice. Baker was not impressed with
European royalty. •
PRISON REFORM LECTURES.— Alameda.
Dec. 19.— Dr. C, E. Moore, and Robert M.
Fitzgerald, the latter a member of the Cali
fornia Board of State Prison Commissioners,
will lecture bafore the Unitarian Club'Wednes
day evening on "Prison Reform." Dr. Moora
is connected with 'the . department of peda
cosry of the University of California and was
Instrumental in the establishment of juvenile
courts in California.
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ABANDONS OLD
ELECTIVE PLAN
Municipal League Compelled
to Go on Primary Ticket
Like All Other Parties
NEW MANAGEES CHOSEN
Wholesale Approval Is Given
to the Acts of the Pres
ent City Administration
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
- 1016 Broadway, Dec. 19.
The Municipal League, which has
been a distinct political party In. all
city elections for more than a dozen
years, prepared to-night for the cam
paign of next spring. It was decided
to go on the primary ticket In the way
required by law. This is a distinct
change from the methods of the league.
Up to the present time the league has
never held a primary, but has always
selected Its delegates through what is
known as a board of managers. This
board announced the delegates to the
convention of the league and a oon
vention was then held and a ticket an
nounced to the people. This was done
in order to prevent any of the older
parties from competing with the mem
bers of the league and taking posses
sion of the league's convention by
throwing primary tickets into the field
at the last moment and wresting con
trol from the leaguers. This year the
primary law will compel the league to
announce Its ticket and hold its pri
mary In the regular way and under the
compulsion of the new law this will be
done. The board of managers will an
nounce its list of delegates and will
ask the leaguers to go to the polls and
vote.
President Carey Howard of the
league made a report upon what has
bten accomplished and the league ex
pressed Its approval of the work done.
A motion was carried that' the hearty
indorsement of the league be extended
to the present municipal administration
and particularly to those members who
were elected by the league.
A board of managers was elected as
follows: C. A. Chichester, C. H. Daly,
H. N. Dalton, J. D-Frencn, J. E. Far
num, J. D. Galloway, G. W. Hunt, Irv
ing C. Lewis, Fred Kahn, W. G. Man
uel, A. H. Pratt. G. J. W. Stark, Mark
A. Thomas, P. R. Thayer, J. G- White.
These act in connection with the offi
cers, president, Carey Howard; first
vice president, H. A. Povfell; second
vice president, J. K. Moffitt; secretary,
John L. McVey; treasurer, L. G. Bur
pee. .
Closing:. Concert at, Mills College.
' OAKLAND, Dec. 19. — The closing
concert of the fall term will be given
in Llsser Hall at Mills College to
morrow evening under trie direction of
Dr. Louis Lisser. Following is the
programme:
"Dragon Fllea" (Bargiel), choral class; polo
naise, C sharp minor (Chopin), Misa Bonibell
Collins; (a) -'Wie Melodlen zieht es mlr"
(Brahms), (b) "In the Boat" (GrieR). Miss
Louise T. Hatch; Impromptu. A flat major, op.
00. No.' 4 (Schubert). Miss Nannie Van Zandt;
(a) Romance (OBarew). (b) mazurka (John W.
Metealf), Miss Carrie Bright; Barcarolle (Mosz
kowsky), Miss Katherlne McGIU; (a) "Would
Thy Faith Were Mine" (Howard Brockway),
(b) "Strampelchen" (Eugen Hlldach). Miss
Belle S. Sanford; tarantelle from "Venezia e
Napoll" (L.iszt), Miss Hazel Moore; magic fire
scene (Wagner- Brassln), Mlf>s Ailene Aldrlch;
cantata, "Seng of the Norns" (Helnrich Hof
mann), choral class; soprano solo by Misa
Sanford.
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS
COMES HOME FOR TUB HOLIDAYS.—
Oakland, I>ec. 10. — H. P. Garthwaite, a well
known mining engineer of Oakland, who Is now
located in Salvador, will spend the holidays
at hla former home In this 'city.
WILL ADDRKSS HOME CLUR— Oakland.
Dec. 10. — Jacob Rif?. th« author, will deliver
an address at the Home Club In East Oakland
on Thursday, December 22. at S:30 p. m., on
"The Battle With the Slum." The lecture
will be illustrated with stcreopticon views.
CHINAMAN CHARGES ROBBERY.—Oak
land. Dec. 10. — Jeremiah Crowley and Michael
Sullivan, laborer.", were arrested to-day on a
charge of robbery. Wing Gee. a Chinese
baiber swore the men assaulted him last
nisht. stealing ?50.
SUSPECTED OF BURGLARY.— Oakland.
Drc. 19. — James Shaw and Charles Wright
are under arrest on suspicion of breaking into
Kesslguie ' & Held's grocery. Thirty-fourth
street and Telegraph avenue, and stealing $2.
The men deny the charge.
WILL GIVE A LUNCH.— Oakland. Dec. 19.
The ladies of the First Unitarian Church Ali
linnce will give a New England lunch at the
parish house to-morrow from lt:ao a. mfl to
'Z p. m. During th<e afternoon they will hold
a tale of fancy Christmas articles and home
made candies. ' ■
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.— Oakland,
Dec. 19. — The young people of the First Meth
odist Church Sunday school will have their
celebration and Christmas tree next Friday
evening at the parlors of the church.- The
Christmas cantata will be sung by the chil
dren and Mrs. Elia M.' Izette will read "Bob
Cratchett's Christmas." The fee of admission
will be an apple, an orange or a potato given
at the door. *
BIDS FOR- HAYWARDS LIBRARY.—
Kaywards, Dec. 1S>. — The trustees of the Hay
wards Free Public Library received bids this
afternoon for the construction of the new
building donated by Andrew Carnesie. No
action was taken on the bids, which were aa
follows: L. A. Slmmonds. Berkeley. S0C30;
Charles Lindsey, Oakland, $10,750: George
Kber, Oakland. $10,029; Brucker, & Lewis.
Oakland. $10,075:* E. Anderson, San Leandro
$11,188: W. W. Anderson, Chico, $11,779; W.
T. Vck-h -Oakland. $12,383. ■ v m.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.— Oakland. Dec. 19.
The following marriage licenses were issued by
the County Clerk to-day: Ortus Fuller. 39.
and Stella Hathaway. 29; both of San Fran
cisco; Frederick W. Blocow. TO. Irvlnnton. and
Emma Ross. 20. Newark; Robert D. MacPhall.
over 21. Oswago. and Marie iC. Sullenger, over
IS, Oakville: Henry A. Warraoth, 26, and
Emma B. West, 20, both of Oakland; Louis
P Very, over. 21. and Mary E. Tompkins;
over 18, both of Oakland: Frank P. Kane, 29,
and Mary J. Shortt. 22. both of Oakland
"Wilson E. Armstrong. 21, Livermore, and
Emma M. Elliott, 18, Altamont.. \
ARRIVED.
Monday, December 19.
Stmr Empire,' Burtis, CO hours from Coca
Bay. ■ >
DOMESTIC PORTS.
. EUREKA — Arrived Dec ' 19 — Stmr North
Fork, hence D«c IS. ,
ABERDEEN — Arrived Dec 19— Stmr G. C.
Llndauer. hence Dec 15.:
Sailed Dec 19— Schr Transit, for San Fran
cisco; schr Laura Mailsen. for Guaymas.
FOREIGN PORTS
VTCTOlfcA— Sailed Dec 19 — Stmr City of
Puebla. for.' San ' Francisco; stmr Mackinaw,
for San Francisco, via Taeoraa. '
", ," OCEAN STEAMER. -
NEW YORK— Arrived Dec iO— Stmr La
Gascogne, from Havre.
Sailed Dec 10— Stmr Manltou. for London.
V Memoranda.' -: -" »
ABERDEEN. 'Dee. 19 —Eight schooners and
a few steamers are barhound.
The chronic kicker envies the centi
ped \
STRENUOUS RUNS
FOR WATERBURY
Man With Bride, but No
House Furniture, Begins
Search for His Effects
BERKELEY HONEYMOON
Daughters of Newly Mar
ried Man Play Hide and
Seek With Their Parent
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
2148 Center street, Dec. 19.
George A. Waterbury. finding him
self in the plight of a man who has
a bride but no place to keep her, and
with no furniture with which to set
up a home, to-day applied to Justice
Edgar for a search warrant, with
which he hoped to find hla daughters
and recover household goods to be
used in preparing a home for his new
wife. The furniture in question had
been used by Waterbury and his
daughters at their home on Prince
street, but was moved from the house
by the daughters, with* the neighbors'
help, a few days ago, after Waterbury
informed the girls that he intended to
bring a new wife to take charge of
thf) household.
The Waterbury girls resented'the
proposal, and barred their father from
the house. He went to San Francisco
vowing vengeance, and returned to
swear out a warrant for the arrest of
Percy Betts and S. J. Hankins, friends
of the young women, who have assisted
them to retain possesion of the house,
and whom Waterbury charged .with
battery.
Waterbury married Mrs. Mary
Crump, according to his programme,
last week, but when he came back to
Berkeley with her it was to find his
furniture all gone, and his daughters
in hiding. The house whfch Mrs. Wa
terbury No. 2 was to- rule over was dis
mantled. The prospect was dreary-
Mr. Waterbury raged, and declared
to-day when Justice Edgar refused to
issue a search warrant for the stuff
that he would bring a .civil suit in
Oakland to-morrow to recover the fur
niture..
Waterbury procured subpenaa to
day for his daughters, Charlotte and
May, who are cited to appear in Jus
tice Edgajr's court to-morrow morning
end testify in his battery case against
Percy Betts. .
Dletz Will Is Found.
OAKLAND, Dec. 19. — A belated will
of the late Alfred C, Dietx was filed
for probate to-day. Deceased left
property here and in Ventura County,
valued at $270,000. The will gives the
entire estate to the -widow, with the
exception of a $50 a month allow
ance to his son, Charles L. Dietz, and*
$50 a quarter to hla two daughters;
Mary A. and Nellie P. Dletz. It was
at first believed he . died Intestate.
COPPER CONCERN* PLACED
IN HANDS OF J1ECEIVER
Charges Made Against the Manage
ment of the American Consoli
dated Company.
SANTA FE, N. Mex., Dec. 19. —
Ernest Johnston was to-day appointed
receiver of the American Consolidated
Copper Company on the petition of
New York stockholders, who allege
mismanagement and fraud. The com
pany owns valuable mining properties
in the Lordsburgr district, Grant
County.
SOIjUIER CONVICT CAUGHT
NEAR TO\VX OF SONOMA
One of the Ten Prisoners Who Es
caped From Fort Baker Ar
rested by Constable.
SONOMA, Dec. 19. — One of the con
victs who escaped from the barracks
at Fort Baker a week ago waa cap
tured a few miles from here to-day
by Constable Ryan. He gave a ficti
tious name at first, and stoutly main
tained his Innocence, but later , ad
mitted that he was Thomas Mills, the
colored ma"n who waa serving along
term for trying to kill an officer In the
Philippines.,- \
SAX FRANCISCAN PART
OWNER OF CAR SYSTEM
W. II. Crocker and Others Purchase
Street Railway in Enreka and
Plan Improvements.
EUREKA, Dec. 19.— J. E. Green,
J. M. O'Brien and G. H, Fairchild,
acting for themselves, and William H.
Crocker of San Francisco to-night
concluded negotiations for the pur
chase of the streetcar system of this
city. They will extend the road to
Arcata, , twelve miles distant, build
many new lines in this city and equip
the road with new rolling stock.
Builder of Railroad Dead.
PASADENA, Dect. 19.— Levi J.
Fisk, a well-known railroad contrac
tor and niining man, died here to-day,
aged. 68 years. Fisk was one of the
builders of the Union Pacific, North
ern Pacific and Oregon Short JLIne
railroads. / * v-« .
Liabilities Are Large.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. — At a meet
ing of creditors of Jacob Berry &. Co.
to-day Edward S. Thomas, the tem
porary receiver, said that the firm
owed about 1750,000, while the actual
assets were *only about $64,000. The
creditors elected a receiver.
Wood Alcohol Kills Ten.
ASHLAND, Ky.» Dec. ' 19.— Four
more deaths from wood' alcohol poi
soning have , been -reported from the
mouth of the Beaver. River, making a
tota' ■ of ten deaths.. - Two more are
said_to be dying.
ENGINE CONTRACT LBT.— Alameda Dec.
19. — The City Trustees to-night awarded the
contract for furnishing a new engine for th«»
municipal electric p'ant to the Charles C
Moore Company of San Francisco for $7719
The same .firm '•as also given the contract
for providing the p.ant wiu» a generator, to
cost $4SSS. - •
BRANCH OFFICES'
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY
OAKLAND.
1016 Broadway.
Telephone Main 10S3.
BERIvELEY.
2M8 Center Street.
Telephone Xortb. 77.
«ALA31EDA.
1435 Park Street. .
BASEBALL MAGNATES
CLOSE THEIR SESSION
The magnates of the Pacific Coast
Baseball League closed their session
last night The final meeting: waa a
brief one and was devoted almost en
tirely to the private affairs of the
league. Manager Henry Harris of the
San Francisco club was forced to pay
$300 to the league for allowing his
team to leave the field during a game
with Portland.
A "skeleton" schedule was present
ed by the committee on arrangements
of games. After a lengthy discussion
the magnates decided to postpone the
adoption of a schedule till some fu
ture time.
New Orleans Results.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 19. — First rao», flva
furlongs — Jake Sanders won. Shock th* Tilent
second. Harpoon third. Time. 1:04.
Second race, one mile — L)e Reszke woo. Cay
Boy second. Jake Greenberg third. Time.
Third . raca. saven furlongs — Klttl* PUtt
won. Moorish Damsel second. Trapper third.
Time. 1:30 4-5.
Fourth race, ens mile and twenty yards,
handicap — Au Revolr won. Careless Mcond
Montdbank third. Time. 1:47.
Fifth race, seven furlongs — Oaorg* Perry
won, GUndon second. Flora Lee third. Time.
1 :3a 1-3. '
Sixth race, one mile and seventy yards —
Autolixht won, Arab second. Topic third.
Time. 1:51 1-5.
Steamship Abandoned at Sea.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 9.— The
Austrian steamship Luca, from Trieste,
arrived here to-night with Captain
Aiery. his wife and the crew of the
steamship Stewiacke, which was
abandoned about 300 mlle3 south of
St. Michael on December 12.
MAY SAFELY VENTURE
TO ANY ALTITUDE
The difficulties of respiration at high
altitudes have attended many moun
tain, climbers and explorers and the
theory advanced in explanation has
been that this trouble was caused by
the reduced tension of the oxygen In
the atmosohere.
Professor Mosso, an Italian scientist,
has recently disproved this theory by
showing that if the pressure of the
mixture of oxygen and nitrogen mak
ing up ordinary air be reduced to one
third of an atmosphere, and then the
proportion of oxygen be increased so
that its partial pressure Is th© same
as normal, the mixture Is breathed
with inconvenience, accompanied by an
abnormal. respiration and pulse.
By taking supplies of pure oxygen
and mixtures of gases to the summit
of Monte Rosa and analyzing the blood
it was shown, however, that a diminu
tion In the amount of carbon dioxide
in the air, due to the low pressure,
was doubtless responsible for much of
the trouble in respiration. Proof of
this was afforded by breathing a mix
ture of 80 per cent of oxygen and 20
per cent of carbon dioxide on top of
Monte Rosa, with a feeling of pleas
ure and ease, while the effect of the
same mixture near the sea level in
Turin was to produce 1 " giddiness and
vomiting.
If this discovery is substantiated by
further experiments it seems that by
the' carrying of cylinders containing
this mixture of gases the highest
mountain peaks can be scaled, while
the mere provision of oxygen is of
doubtful utility.— Chicago Chronlcla.
Russian Customs Fines.
United States Consul General Watts
at St. Petersburg calls attention to th«
Kussian customs law governing: fines
imposed upon foreign imports, which ia
of special importance to exporters to
bear In mind In connection with the
drawing up of Invoices for Russia, as
the strictest accuracy in the state
ments contained In invoices Is essential
to the avoidance of these fines.
Fines are Imposed upon Imports that
do not correspond with Invoices aa fol
lows: • .
1. For either discrepancy or excess
In weight exceeding: 5 per cent and not
caused by dampness or dryness during
transportalon, allowances being made
in either case, a fine of double the, reg
ular dnty is charged. •
2. For difference In quality a fire of
two-thirds the regular duty Is charged.
3. For difference -in quantity — 1. e..
number of pieces — a fine of double tha
regular duty is charged.
4. In case of attempted fraud in the
consignment of poods the goods are
confiscated and the line charged in ad«
ditioij.
Appeals can be made against thesa
charges and decided by an expert com
mission. — New York Commercial.
CHINESE HIGHWAYMEN.— Yft Chow
was .assailed by Sung Dock and Yce I.uru
last night In Cum Cook alley. Th«»y later wer«
arrested by Special Policeman George Downie
and booked on a charge of assault to commit
robbery.
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.— Jo S pj>h Stev
ens, a sailor, waa N*k*-I on a charge of grand
larceny at th«> City Prison last night He is
accused of taking a watch from Angelo Marco,
a brother mariner. i
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