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The morning call., 1890-10-07
CALIFORNIA PIONEERS.
Raising the Initiation Fee-New Mem
bers Elected.

Raising the Initiation Fee-New Mem
bers Elected.
A meeting of the Society of California
Pioneers was held last evening, President
Montgomery in the chair, Z. z. Marcellus,
Secretary. Although there was considerable
acrimony displayed at times, the meeting,
as whole. passed off very quietly. When
the minutes of the previous meeting were
read. a number of members objected that
portion had been omitted, and recess was
taken to allow the Secretary to amend
them.
1t was announced that the Board of Di-
rectors had passed 4 resolution to the effect
that hereafter the initiation fee for new
members would be $40, and unless at the
next meeting two-thirds of those present
voted against the adoption of the resolution,
the same would become portion OF the by
laws of the society. The Secretary was in
structed to notify each member OF the fact.
The following were elected members OF
the society: G.. Il. BurIing, Charles A.
Fernald, r. G. Fernald, Charles j. Heese-
mann, Lewis A. Latham, George A. POsey,
George =. Tallant, Joseph W. WinanS and
Charles de Young. 1t was learned that the
names OF eighteen candidates had been re-
jected and the reason why will be explained
at the next meeting.
Marshal L. b. Vreeland reported the
deaths of several members, and committees
we're appointed to draft appropriate resolu-
tionS.
George III. Rodgers introduced resolution
which stated that at the banquet gwen by
the Pioneers on Admission day tables were
set in two halls, and to one of them only a
select few were admitted, and advocated
that at banquets given in future no discrimi-
nation should be made. Mr.. Rodgers chief
ground of complaint seemed to be that he
and some other Pioneers could not get sup
piled with coffee. A very long and AMI
mated, but rather rambling discussion,
which the President termed Tempest III
coffee-pot" ensued, and the resolution was
finally adopted. The meeting then ad-
jOurnpd
The morning call., 1890-10-07
Story of Brutal Crime for Which ID e
WI BE Tried al IeayenMnrth.

Story OF a Brutal Crime for Which ID o
VIII Be Tried at Leavepworth.
c. A. Benson, the accomplce If not the
author of one OF the foulest murders ever
committed in the United States. is at last in
the hands Of the police, says Leavenworth
special to the Chicago Herald. Mrs. Teresa
Mettman, aged so, left her home in this city
Sunday afternoon, March 23d, Of this year.
and went to a Mrs. Fosters in the neighbor-
hood. About o'clock she left the Fosters
to return home. She was never heard OF
from that hour until the following Friday
morning, when fragments of her body were
found in the river and scattered along the
shore. Mrs. Mettmann was shot through
the head by the murderer, the skull was
crushed in. and the body was diSemboweled
and quartered. John MeltmanH, her hus-
band, was arrested on uSpiciCn, but after
ward discharged. Mrs. Mary Routzahn,
her widowed daughter, was subsequently, ar
rested and now awaits trial. She lived with
Benson, and it is believed they conspired to
murder Mrs. Mettmann for her money and
TO get her out of the way. The clew to Ben
The Kansas City POstoffice authorities
opened package held for due postage. In
it was found ring Of Mrs. ROutzahn's and
TWO newspaper clippings. The clippings
were cut from an evening paper here. One
of them related to Il false clew from Pueblo,
Colo, obtained by the police, and the other
spoke of Mrs. RoutZahn's prospective re-
lease from jail for lack of a prosecuting
witness. The package was addressed TO
Altar FELTON,, Camden. n. j. Turnkey
Pickens Of this city was Immediately sent to
Camden. If convicted of murder Benson
will get life sentence, as capital punish
ment is not inflicted in this State
The morning call., 1890-10-07
Bellamy Outlines Their Policy and Thei
Programme.

Beliamy Outlines Their PoIicy and Their
Programme.
Edward Bellamy. the high priest of the
Nationalist, in the current issue of Forum,
details at length the policy of the National
lists and gives their programme for i'm
mediate action, and from this the following
extract is made:
Stated in general terms. the policy pro-
posed by Nationalist is the successive
Matchmaking or nunicipalzing of public sery-
ices and branches of industry, ana the
simultaneous organization Of the employees
upon a basis OF guaranteed rights, as
branches of the civil service Of the country,
this process being continued until the entire
transformation shall have been effected
l think l am safe in saying that all Ma
tion2lists agree that the first business to be
nationalized should be the telegraph and
telephone services.
Another extension Of the present Postoffice
business which is advocated by NatioHaistS,
as necessary to bring it out to the degree of
efficiency attained in other countries, relates
to the establishment of parcel-eXpGessS ery-
ice.
As to the method of Matchmaking rail
roads, various opinions may be held. At
present, my own is that the purchase of the
roads outright would be uucalled for and I'M
wise, and that the best course would be the
assumption Of permanent Government con-
troll OF the system. The present security
holders would continue to receive such
reasonable dividends, in just valuation of
the plants. as might be earned.
Fourthly, Nationalist propose immediate
legislation looking toward governmental
control OF the coal mines of the country. If
the corporate control of railroads amounts
to a system for enabling private persons to
tax the commerce of the country for their
private profit, corporate control of the coal
mines is in effect a system for enabling pri-
vate persons to tax the manufactures of tho
country for their private profit.
Filthy, Nationalist everywhere are agi-
tating in favor of the assumption and con-
duct by municipalities Of local public serv-
ices, such as transit, lighting, heating and
the water supply, which are now rendered
by corporations; and they vehemently OPP
pose the granting Of any further franchises
for such purposes.
NationalistS advocate laws in every State
making obligatory the education of children
during the whole school year, up to seven
teen years, forbidding their employment
during the scht OF year, and providing for
the requisite assistance, from public funds,
of children whose parents are unable to
support them during school attendance. 1t
is held by Nationalist that the fact that a
chid's parents are poor, or even thriftless,
is no sufficient reason for condemning the
child to the lifelong serfdom of ignorance,
and that it is the duty of the State to see
that children are not so condemned
The morning call., 1890-10-07
OBITU AIRY.
ROBERT p. HASTINGS.

Robert p. Hastings, the attorney, died
Sunday evening at his late residence, 2024
jackson street. His death was very sudden.
He had been complaining of feeling unwell,
but Sunday afternoon he took walk with
his family over the Preside grounds At
about 4 80 o'clock he returned, and shortly
after was attacked with violent headache,
which became worse rapidly until o'clock,
when he was seized with apOpleXy ami died.
The cause of his death is given as cerebral
hemorrhage.
The deceased was a son of Judge S. C.
Hastings, the founder of the Hastings Law
College. He was bonn at Benicia in 1885,
and came to this city subsequently with his
family. After passing through the common
schools he was sent 10 Harvard, where he
completed his course of studies. lie re-
turned, studied law, and formed partner
ship with r. b. Wallace. Six years ago he
was elected School Director, an6 was Presi-
dent of tie School Board during his term.
He was the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress against w. w. Morrow four years ago.
He leaves widow and two children, boy
of Z years and a girl of 3 years Of age.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
this afternoon from his late residence. The
following gentlemen will act as pail bearers !:
Joseph NJ. Quay, Charles Haswell, j. ID.
Grant, l.. b. PARROT, Il. +. Morrow, Adam
Grant, Colonel Fry, George Il. Heazleton
aud Professor Slack of the Hastings Law
College.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
YOUNG THIEVES.
RingleaderS Of an Organized
Band Arrested.
Washington Visited by a Severe Gale and
Electric Storm.
A Team Instantly Killed by Stepping on an
Electric Cable at Seattle-YeSSelS
Damaged in the HarbOr.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

SPOKANE FALLS, Oct. 6.-Detectives to-
day arrested three young men from 16 10
Is years of age, the ringleaders of an or
ganized band of youthful thieves who
have been operating on an extensive scale.
The officers also recovered $500 worth of
goods stolen from the Big Boston and Gold
smiths stores, and sold to japanese dealers.
the boys are the sons of prominent fami-
lies and when arraigned in court gave ficti-
tious names. They operated by gaining an
entrance to the basement of the julie Block
by means of keys to the doors, and by re-
moving some stones from the inner walls
gained entrance TO the stores. They took
the elevator-boy into their confidence. The
young thieves have confessed.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
Destructive Gale at Seattle.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Oct. 6.-The highest
wind known for years blew here today
from early in the morning until late in the
afternoon. Several large panes of plate
glass were broken by flying signs. The
roofs. of several temporarily constructed
buildings were blown off, and the harbor
was so rough that it was unsafe for small
boats to venture on it. Clark's new steam
barge and the Occidental Tug and Barge
Company's barge Occident pounded together
at the wharf, and the former was damaged
over $1,000 and the latter about 500. In
North Seattle r. Z. johnson, hack-d liver,
drove his team over a live electric cable
which had been knocked down from the
electric railway poles by a flying awning
and both horses were instantly killed. The
telephone and the American District sys-
tens were damaged more or less, and an
electrical storm in Lake Union District kept
the electric road from running for some
time
The morning call., 1890-10-07
PERSONAL NOTES.

W. A. Allen, U. S. n. is at the Palace.
DR.. j. w. Thayer of Gilroy is at the
Grand.
G. E. Fencher. banker of MERGED, is at
the Lick.
Captain C. Williams of Pacheco is at the
Occidental.
Judge Wallace of Eureka, Nevada, is at
the Palace.
E. r. Earle of Sacramento is at the Hotel
Pleasantun.
T. G. Young, raisin-grower of Modesto.
is at the Lick.
w. White, hop-grOwer of Sebastopal,
is at the Grand.
Ex-Attorney. General Hart OF Sacramento,
is at the Grand.
j. b. Chinn, fruit-grower of Vacayille,
is at the Grand.
State Prison Director Craig of Woodland,
is at the Palace.
W. Ii. Lemon of New York is register ed
at the Pleasanton.
james A. Shaw, a vineyardist of Wild
wood, is at the Grand.
W. w. Clayton. capitalist Of Salt Lake
City, is at the Baldwin.
Mrs. Mesick and daughter, of Sacramento,
are at the Pleasanton.
ID. A. Bender, a railroad man of Carson,
Is guest at the Palace.
United States Fish Commissioner Reuter-
of Reuter- is at the Grand.
George L. Brown, mining man Of
West Point, is at the Grand.
James S. Kavanagh of New York is
registered at the PleaSanton.
Senator John Boggs of Colusa is in the
city and stopping at the Pleaslnton.
Captain Phillips of the British Army, and
a resident of London, England, is at the
Occidental.
A. G. Bixby, for many years police of
fcer of this city, Will take his departure this
morning for Puget Sound to engage in the
logging business. Bixby was the giant of
the force after Peckenpaugh's resignation
and distinguished himself by his services
during the car riots about four years ago.
The morning call., 1890-10-07

DUFFIELD-SPILMAN-In this city. September
%, $780, at st Roses Church, by the Rev. Father
OConnor George w. Dufiied Jr. to Jennie
SpiIman both OF san Francisco.
CLEMENT-YATEs-In this city, September 20,
1890, by the Rev. c. L. Mlel, Edmont Clement TO
Alice Yates.
DURBROW-DoDGE-In this city. October 2, 1890,
by the Rev 7. G, Easton, ID. D., Pierson Durbrow
and Elizabeth A. Dodge, both OF San Francisco
HANSEN-CHRISTENSE SEMI this city, october 4,
1890, by the Rev. o. GroenSberg. George Hansen
ana Mary Christensen.
lYNCH-MURPHY-Tn this city, September 80.
1890 at st. Brdget'S Church, by the Rev. Father
Foley, Thomas j. Lynch and Alice A. Murphy,
both OF San Francisco.
WAGNE Ell In this city, october a,
1890, by the Rev. J. II. Schroeder, George Wagner
and Susanna Fenchel.
ARSON-CLIFf URD-ln this city, September II,
1890, at the residence of the brides parents, by
the Rev. Or. :. H. Wiley, Franklin NJ. Carson to
Charlotte X. Clifford both of San Francisco.
MCQUADE-ROCK-In this city. october 2, 1890.
at St. Joseph'S Church, by the Rev. Father Smith,
Francisco.
PETTERSSON-ANDE - In this city, Oc-
tOber 4, 1890, by Justice James L. Boland, august
Peterson TO Amanda Anderson.
S0BOSLAY-FANKHAUSE R-In this city, October
4, 1880. by the Rev. Fred Schuenemanu-Pott.
Julius Sobosay and Eliza FankhauSer. both OF
San Francisco.
WILLIS-SMITH-In this city, october by the
Rev. William G. Pond W llliam +. Wills ana Eva
Mable Smith, both Of san Francisco.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
"The Crystal Slipper"

Will positively be seen in San Francisco
only twelve nights more. This will be the
last time the piece will ever come 10 Cali
fOrnia, 1t being the intention of the manage
ment TO bring new piece to the coast every
year. Madeline Morando, one of the pre-
MERE dancers of the company, is graduate
are 400 costumes in The Crystal Slipper"
fifty-four hanging pieces of scenery and a
carload of properties. 1t takes twenty
eight stage-hands to manipulate the pro-
ducton, five wardrobe women to keep the
costumes in repair, one ballet-master. two
The morning call., 1890-10-07

Mrs. l.. M. Bailey. who has been engaged
in missionary work in Utah for years, deliv-
cred lecture Sunday evening at the Olivet
Congregational Church on the Past and
Present of Utah." She said that Christian
influence is changing the state of that Terri
tory, and MormOnism is fast disappearing.
She believes the older Mormons are very
hostile to American institutions and have
sometimes torn down the flag. They are
disloyal at heart and boast of the fact, in
sisting that the pioneers Of their faith in this
country were. prosecuted and their prophet
Joseph Smith murdered at Carthage, H., in
1874 at the iDstigation of the Government at
Washington, but Mrs. Bailey says that the
coming generation of young men and women
are more liberal and feel disposed to accept
the situation, obey the laws and support the
country with its flag
The morning call., 1890-10-07
CORONER'S VERDICTS.
Inquests on a Suicide and Two Other
Unfortunates.

The Coroner held an inquest yester day in
the case of Patrick Carroll, the laborer who
was crushed to death last Wednesday after
noon at Second and Harrison streets under
a bank of earth. The following verdict,
which Coroner Eaton refused 10 accept, as
he said it was not warranted by the evil
dence, was returned:
The deceased came TO his death from the
cavng OF a bank Oh Second street, near Harrl-
son; and we further ind That the contractor, j.
Il. Chase, is guilty OF gross earelessness In not
having said bank properly protected when in
dangerous condition.
A verdict of 'strangulation, the result of
hanging while temporarily insane" was re-
turned in the case OF j. 5. Bow, Spectator,
who hanged himself at his home, 736 Fol-
som street, last Saturday.
The jury in the case of John Tharp, q
'longshoreman, who was killed by falling
through a llatchway Of the steamer George
w. Elder found that deceased came to his
death from shock and hemurrhage, the re-
suit of the Improper fitting of the hatcn cover
over the part of the hatchway on which he
stepped, and find the blame chargeable to
the officer or officers of the ship whose duty
it was to see to their proper order and
fittinu -
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Charles AhIborn,s Estate.

The will of Charles Ahlborn, who died on
the 2Stn ult., was filed in the Probate Court
yesterday. The deceased, who was one of
the proprietors of the hotel bearing his name,
left property consisting of half interest in
the Ahlborn House, valued at $40, 600; prop
erty in Alameda valued at $50, 900; property
on Devisadero and Geary streets, valued at
500, 600; cash in bank, amounting to $50. 600
bonds and securities, amounting ito $4,000
and personal property valued at $500. The
entire estate was bequeathed to the widow,
who was named eXecutrix, without bonds.
The deceased left three children, to whom
he devised nothing, as he was sure that their
mother would make a full provision for
their education and future welfare. The
will is dated January u, 1888.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
An EmbezZler.

SEATTLE Wash), Oct. 6.-JacOb II.
Merer, sub-cOntractor on DR.. II. A. Smiths
building. is wanted for getting away with
between $1,000 and $4,000 of the latter's
money. Merer took a contract from II. L.
Wyatt, contractor on DR.. Smiths block, to
do the st0ne-work. Six or seven thousand
dollars were placed to the contractors credit
in the banks for use in paying off the
men as the work progressed. Last Satur-
day night Merer drew out every dollar de-
posted and lett last night without paying
his men. When the men reported for work
this morning, they complained to Contractor
Wyatt that they had not been paid. This
led to an investigation, which brought out
the fact of Merer's embezzlement Merer
has gone to Victoria, b. G.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
County Tax Rates.

NAPA, Oct. 6.-The Board of Supervisors
to-day fixed the tax rate as follows: GEN
eral county fund, % cents; infirmary, 81 /;
bonds, 12h; school, 16; roads, 33-making
the total State and county tax rate 81 80.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 6.-The Supervisors TO-
day liked the tax levy for the fiscal year at
S1-30 on the S100, outside of incorporated
cities and towns. Inside the so cents levied
elsewhere for road purposes is omitted.
The municipal tax levy was fixed by the
Common Council tonight at 81 %, making
the total rate of San Jose property, State,
county and city, 81 70.
MODESTO, Oct. 6. = The Board of Super
visors to-day fixed the rate OF State and
county taxes at 81 SO outside the city limits
and 81 - inside the city limits.
REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 6.-1he Board of
Supervisors 0-day fixed the tax levy of this
county al 81 30, the same as last year.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
The sonoma Forest Fires.

SoNoN1A, Oct. 6.-The forest fires are now
completely under control and no further
daule is apprehended of their spreading.
About fifty citizens Of Sonoma responded TO
the cry for assistance from the ranchers in
the path of the fire and bravely fought the
flames all day yesterday and last night. The
ire spread over an area some twelve miles
in length and six in breadth. An aged
couple by the name of Cook, living three
miles from town, had narrow escape from
being burned TO death. They were alone on
their ranch on Saturday, and were COM
pletely surrounded by flames, the fire burn
ing within 100 yards of the house. A dep
creek on the north and west of their habita-
lion is all that saved them. The burned
district presents scene of desolation hard
10 describe. Fences are burned down, valu-
able timber destroyed and thousands upon
tho usands Of acres OF feed were destroyed.
The weather to-day was very warm.
Ell NERANo, Oct. 6.-The fire in the
mountains has been subdued The flames
are now confined to the canyons. Charles
Brewster lost one hundred cords of wood.
The principal damage is to fences and
pastures.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
1T MADE LITTLE DIFFERENCE.
A Magazine Poem Turned Bottom Up,
Eut Il Read just IA We'll.

But 1t Read just as Well.
An odd typographical error was committed
in printing the September number OF Har-
per's On page $40 is two-stanza poem by
Harry Hall. entitled "Poets-a POEM" The
cOmpositors in setting up this poem printed
the second stanza first and the first second.
1t seemed to read all right this way. and the
pro0f-readers passed it as printed. A large
number of copies of the magazine were
bound before the error was discovered. at
this juncture one Of the editors observed
the mistake. To tear apart and rebind the
books would make the publishers late in
getting the magazine out. They especially
desired to avoid this. The author was
teIegraphed and asked if he would allow the
poem TO remain as printed. His answer was
''emphatically no." Finally a new sheet was
printed and pasted in the already bound
books. The work is so neatly done that it
is with great difficulty one can find the
pasted shcet.-Chicago Herald.
The morning call., 1890-10-07

j. w. Donaldson, who was stopping at
the sailor clearinghouse of Edward Malan-
der, made an effort to deplete the ward
robes of several dodgers last evening. lie
had put on two extra suits when the pro-
pretor discovered him. The alarm being
given, Donaldson ran into the street, fol-
lowed by Officer Charles Mclaughlin, who
overlook him at Broadway and the sea-wall
When searched at the North Harbor Sta
ton the prisoner was found to have LOUISE
ana lottery tickets on his person and two
charges were entered against him
The morning call., 1890-10-07
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The morning call., 1890-10-07

trip there last Saturday. Chief Crowley
was notified and furnished with a descrlp,,
ton of the man. and today he, wired
the police here that man who an
swered the deception. sent and VINO
broker had been arrested. He gave the
name of j. j. Murphy, but that is not the
name of the suspected party. The police, how
ever, believe the right man has been caught.
and the Sheriff will send deputy Tor INN
The morning call., 1890-10-07
The Third Trial for Murder.

SALEM, Oct. 6-The Supreme Court to-
day denied rehearing in the case OF the
State of Oregon against SANDY" Odds.
Odds has been twice convicted Of murder in
the first degree for killing Emil Weber at
Portland, in May, 1889, but the Supreme
Court granted him new trial. In the hfst
trial The Jury disagreed. The case now goes
to trial for the fourth time.
The morning call., 1890-10-07
JOHN SOMALI.

Richie, was buried Sunday. His funeral was
attended by many of his feliow-countrymen
and patrons. 1t was held in accordance
with the rites of the Grseco-Rus ian
Church. The deceased was an extensive
traveller. Born in Greece he spent his youth
in the DardanelleS and then engaged in
business at Bucharest, Cairo and Alexan-
dria. His first business in America was in
New Orleans in 1868, and in 1874 he came to
California. ln all these places he was a ca
tprpr
The morning call., 1890-10-07

Among the delegates from this city to the
tenth annual meeting in San Diego will be
DR.. King and wife. r. S. Boyns and wife,
John NJ. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Gibbs. Ira P. Rankin, r. V. Watt. w. +.
Gibson, Mrs c. 5. Holmes, son and daugh-
ter, A. j. McCox, F. w. GoOlfring, w. R.
Heacock and J. z. Fay of Santa Rosa. Rev.
John l.. Russell of Los Angeles will deliver
the oneninu address
The morning call., 1890-10-07
Highway Robbery in Sac ,smeuto.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 6.-Last night man
named c. Mandel was knocked down on
Second street, near K, and robbed of gold
watch and diamond pin. To-day young
bOOtblack presented the watch at jewelry
store for sale. and the jeweler recognized it
as one sold to Mandcl and refused to give it
back to the lad. The latter claims a man
gave it to him to sell. The police have hopes
of getting hold of the garroters.