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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-08
POLICE COMMISSION.
Officer Joseph Meier Dismissed From the
Force.

Officer Joseph Meier Dismissed From the
Force.
The Police Commissioners held their reg
ular weekly meeting last evening, all present
except Tobin.
Charges preferred by Sergeant Johns
against Officer Joseph Meier were heard.
and being sustained, Meier was dismis sed
from the force. The specific charge was
that Meier, whose beat was on Golden Gate
avenue, had absented himself from it on a
certain occasion for thirty minutes. The
Commissioners. considering the fact that
Meier has bad trouble on number of oc-
casions with his superior officers, decided
to dismiss him from the department instead
OF reprimanding him.
Assistant Engineer Walsh of Engine 3
last week preferred charges against Officer
a. q. Wright, and the hearing promised
some sensational developments. This did
not take place, however, RS Walsh was the
only person to testify against the officer.
On the night of the 18th of February, En-
CINE attended a still alarm at 1929 Sacra-
mento street Officer Wright watched the
hremen and took particular pains to see that
nothing was stolen, as the family which re-
sided in the house were at a theater.
w hen the fire was extipguished, Walsh
told Officer Wright that he could 60 about
his business. as he would leave two fremen
turned. Wright refused to go, and an argu-
meDt arose as to the honesty OF their re-
spective departments
Walsh swore that Wright used the follow
Ing language In the course of the argument:
propose TO watch the house, as the fire.
that he never said anything Of the XII nd, and
as there was no corr0borative evidence that
such serious charge had been made. the
charge against Wright was dismissed.
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THE ALLEN MURDER.
The Case Against Smith Continued Until
Wednesday Morning.

SACRAMENTO March THE case of the
People VS.. j. d. Smith. one of those under
indictment for the murder Of Robert Allen,
was called for trial in Judge Van Fleets
court this morning District Attorney
Ryan responded, Ready" but A. j.
Bruner said that he was compelled to ask
for continunce. The request was made
on the ground that his associate in the de-
Tense of Smith, ElYood Bruner, had been
subpenaed to appear before the San Fran
cisco Grand Jury aud is now in that city.
Judge Van Fleet reluctantly consented that
the case might 60 over to next Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock
District Attorney Ryan said that Robert
Nutshell alias Brady, who is under indict-
ment Tor participation in the same crime,
was In court, accompanied by his attorney,
Hon. John Egan OF AmadOr. 1t was great
annoyance and expense to Mr.. Egan to be
making trips back and forth. and it had
never been the intention 10 prosecute
Nutshell. The object of his Indictment
was, more than anything else, to insure his
attendance at the trial Of the Others-Smith,
Furl0ng. Gordon and McKaig 1t was
Mushelt the District Attorney said. who
had first given information to the officers,
and he had given testimony for the prosecu-
ton at the trial OF Gordon. who was con-
yicted of the robbery of Allen. The Dis
tIlct Attorney asked, therefore, That the
Indictment against Nutshell be dismissed,
but that be be remanded to the custody Of
the Sheriff to be detained as a witness.
Mr.. Egan consented 10 this aud said be
had no doubt but that Nutshell would tell
all he knew about the case when he got on
the witness-stand. The defendant had
consented to such action as proposed by the
District Attorney. Judge Van Fleet had
an order entered that in accordance with
the motion of the District Attorney the case
against Nutshell was dismissed, the defend
ant discharged and his bond exoneraied, but
ii was further ordered that Nutshell should
be detained as a witness until further order
of the c0urt
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REV. DR.. EAST0N.
Enrced tn SIGN an Qrdar 10 Ma.ar

A Statement That He Was Recently
Forced to Sign an Order for Money.
Pretty nearly every millionaire in San
Francisco knows the unbidden visitor who
only expects sum ranging from % cents
to So to develop into another millionaire
and enrich the community beyond power OF
belief on purely plilanthroplc principles.
1t is hardly probable that the harmless
lunatic who undertook to revise DIR. Easton's
theology at the point Of istol last Sunday
was lineal descendant of Guiteau or George
Francis Train, but he had method in his
madness. all the same.
DR.. Easton drifted into the Bell case. At
the present time he is not in town. He is
rusiieating; he is enjoying the balmy resin
Gus, ali-heallng breezes of the Santa Cruz
mountains, somewhere between B0wlder,
Big Trees and Los Aptos. Matt Brady is
with him. They left San Francisco at a
prudent hour yesterday morning after read
Ing The CALLS exclusive story Of the
maniae's visit to Calvary Church the night
before. They were there; none better than
they knew that the story was true. While
new sensations were being sought for they
HE'D themselves away.
MY father was not really nervous" said
young Chalmers Easton, the Calvary pas
tors son, to CALL reporter last evening
HE has not run out of town from any fear
OF the eranks. Why, l recoIlect not SO long
ago, that my father had several demands
made on him under threats of violence.
One Of these men stood over my father and
dictated form of order for money to be
paid by my mother. Ii Is an old dodge and
now my father doesn't receive ANYBODY i'm
his study without an introduction The
church study has been practically aban-
doned for this reason"
Miss Bessie EastoD. who was present dur
ing the interview and also during the ma
MACS irruption into Calvary Church, said
that size would know the man again. She
recalled having seen him pay an unexpected
visit on January of the present year.
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FATE OF A RANCHER.
Frozen to Death and His Body Eaten BY
Coyotea

AUSTIN, New. March Word has inst
been received Of the horrible fate OF a young
German rancher named Leopold Bauman,
who left Santa Rosa. CAL. in December last
Tor his ranch, forty miles distant from Aus
tn. lie arrived at Cortez New, on January
ii, and left for his home ON horseback, dis
tant fhirty-five miles. At that-time fully
thirty inches OF snow covered the ground,
aud the mercury had reached a very low
point. A few days ago a brother of the de-
ceased had occasion to go to Cortez from his
ranch. and when three miles of the journey
was reached he found saddle and blankets,
together with an oyercoat. On reachlns
Cortez he found that his brother had lett
there on the above-named date, but had
never reached home. A searching party
returned to the scene and found watch.
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of this section shall also apply t. pilots
who have served continuously for five wears,
or are now employed in the United States
revenue-cutIer service.
Upon motion of Senator FELTON,, BANDS
House bill, granting to the Lick Observa-
tory at Mount Hamilton, Cal, certain ad
Joining public land, was taken up anu
passed.
Representative Holman stated TO eor-
respondent to-day that there will be nothing
done on the Pacific railroad funding bill at
the present session. He expresses the
opinion that outside the tariff, silver and
appropriation bills there will be nothing
done.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
acknowledgement, Charles Feisei, Acolph
Taudin, John Douglas, John II. McCrystal,
George Ross, Elias X. Cooper, George w.
MoUre, Ferdinand Drey, Francis McAulan,
John Pratt, Warren l.. McEwen. Deceased,
Albert p. Gledden, John +. Powell. Joseph
Adler, Thomas Martin, Daniel Winders.
Jacob Hellwig, Thomas H. Mcdonald,
James Lanahau, Henry Hanson, Martin
Finerty. Original widows, etc, minors Of
David Hughes. John E. Jennings. Father,
Annie McEu en-, Julia A. Bis.
John Elkinton, Robert z. Fisher, John
Bruckner. William c. Harris. George
Vondy, Thomas Vondy. Thomas Carney,
Daniel Jones. Lucius b. Shepardson. H.
crease, james W. Wells. Original (wid0ws,
eic), L. IL. Clapp; deceased, Martha f.
Edison. Original, Josiah ii. Hubert. john
Burns, Robert j. Johnson, David Nj. Bon
ner, John s. Dugan Lorena Parker, Nathan
Stidman, Robert Holloway.
WaShingto b. Carr William b.
Bldweil. William L. Grove, Joseph l.
Calder. James Z. Booth, Dennis f. Lucas.
Reissue. Thomas L. Hodges. Original.
Joseph Enterkine, George Ii. Burntrag er.
James K. 7. Reed. John MCosett, Francis
Nj. Worthingt0n. William IL. Perkins, Ben
jamin Zlmmer.
Postmasters Appointed.
a. w. H0dgkom has been appointed Post
master at Duartr, Los Angeles County, Cal,
vice A. j. Beatty, resigned; j ID. Howard,
at Elmira, Lane County, Oregon, vice Nj. L.
Bollman, resigned; n. Fennell. at Des
Moines, King County. Wash. vice ". ii.
Skagit County. Wash. vice NJ. McKennar,
resigned.
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treasury has been depleted for several
months, and it has a number OF small bills
on hand to liquidate.
Fred X. Krauth Jr.. Chief Engineer OF
the year ending February % The total
number Of fires responded to By the depart
ment during the year was twenty-eight and
the total loss foots up to S12.3C0. He again
calls attention to the lack of MIGRANTS in
various portions of the city, especially on
the line of Kings. Clinton, San jose, Encinal
and portions of Alameda, Railroad and
Buena Vista avenues. in nearly all the dis
trict east of Park street, on Webster street.
of the city west of Sixth street. He recon-
mends the purchase by the city of the hose
wagon owned by Thompson Hose Com
pany, and also the purchase of another
steam fire-engine. it having been demon
strated TO his satisfaction that the water
mains are of sufficient capacity to furnish
the necessary water supply.
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AFTER EVIDENCE.
Confession of a Robbery by Prisoners Charged
With Murder

PETALUMA, March 7.-Yesterday the
Sheriff and District Attorney of Solano
County accompanied by Marshal Collins of
this city, with John Williams ana Lee How
ell, burglars and prisoners arrested at Los
Angeles recently for the murder of the
Waterman at Rio Vista, went out TO the
Whitney Ranch, near Petaluma. in search
of evidence as to their guilt. They have
confessed TO bUrglarizing M. O'Riellv's
store in East Petaluma in Decent Der LAST.
In their robbery of 0'Rielley's store, it is
claimed that one guarded the street and one
the stairs leading to the sleeping apartments
of the family. each armed with shotguns.
and two others performed the work of going
through the store. The fifth man was left
In charge of the sloop.
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DELIBERATE MURDER,
a Sioilian Fisherman Killed While Standing
in HIS Boat st Roe Island

in His Boat at Roe Island
BESIcIA. March 7.-COnstable Malone
carly this morning went up to Roe Island to
summon certain witnesses in the inquest
held here on the body of the Siciliau fisher
man, who was murdered at Roe Island on
Saturday night. On arrival there he was
informed that one of the witnesses who
appeared yesterday was the murderer of the
fisherman and that he shot him with a rife
from his scow, after drunken row.
The keeper Of the Roe Island lighthouse
informed Officer Malone that on going home
last evening he informed Camilla, the MUIR
derer, that he was in danger of being found
out. and that Camilla packed up sack of
clothes, took n rifle and started down the
river at about 4 O'Clock this morning He
was seen TO pass Benicia in the skiff, which
was painted red, at 10 O'clock this morning.
going toward San Francisco. At this time
the authorities were not aware of his guilt.
as the officers were still up the river.
Weiss. the keeper of the Roe Island light
house, acknowledged TO the officers to-day
that he knew Camilla sho: the man, but did
not testify TO the fact at the inquest here
yesterday. Weiss is being looked after by
Constable Hyde at Roe Island.
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MARINE DISASTER.
Capsized Schooner Sighted, Supposed to b
the BIG River

Capsizsd Schooner Sighted, Supposed to Be
the Big River.
PORTLAND. March S.-The steamer ALI
ance. which plies between here and Grays
Harbor. reports that when two miles
south OF tile Grays Harbor bar
she passed capsizej schooner.
Although she steamed around the
boat, the captain could not discover the
name of the craft. 1t is thought to be the
schooner Big River. which sailed from San
Francisco in j nuary and has not since
been heard from. The Big River was
bound for the Columbia. and was
TO load lumber at one of the lower
river mills for Redonda Beach. She was
owned by A. Anderson OF San Francisco.
The Big River was built in Freeport, Wash.
in 1872, and was registered at 15o tons. How
many men she carried is not known.
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THE GREENWOOD MURDER.
The Trial Of Carl Schmidt Set for April IL at
Mana

NAPA, March This morning In the
Superior Court Carl Schmidt. the confessed
murderer of Mrs. John Q. Greenwood,
pleaded not guilty to the charge and his
trial was set for April II. 1t is probable,
however, that the trial will not take place
until May, as the defense is attempting to
secure testimony in regard to Schmidt from
Germany, which cannot get here before
that time.
Daniel Madigan, who was sent to Ukiah
by Sheriff Mckenzie to identify the man
Martin, arrested there as the missing
ing and reports that Martin looks like the
man but is not he
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FILLED WITH TOURISTS.
San Diego Hotels Crowded With Guests From
the East

SAN DIEGO. March THE tourist season
is at its height and there are more strangers
In San Diego at present than any time since
the boom. a safe estimate is that there are
something over 5000 visitors here now. The
hotels and lodging-houses are all full Ii
noticeable that many people of wealth are
among the daily arrivals. Large amounts
of property are changing hands, ranch and
suburban property In particular. Incoming
trains are full and many tourists arrive by
steamer. Ii is estimated that there are a
third to half more tourists here now than
at the same date last year.
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MODERN HISTORY,
Mrs. Nary Sheldon Barnes Added TO the Staff
of the Stanford University.

VA tAc cbdulolu OuIV6TSlLy.
PALo ALTO March Mrs Mary Shell
don Barnes, wife of Professor Earl Barnes
of the chair of education in the Leland
Stanford Jr. University, has been appointed
assistant professor in modern history in
the Leland Stanford Jr. University.
Her work will be for the present
In the history of the nineteenth century
and In The history Of the Spanish West,
In which course the history of California
will naturally form a leading part
Mrs. Barnes is native of New York,
graduate Of the O,wego Normal School
and of the University Of Michigan, and has
also studied three years ia Europe being
one year under Professor Seeley In the
University of Cambridge and one yeor i'm
Zurich. She was for three years professor
Of history in Wellesley College, and is the
author of ''Sheldon's Studies in General
History" two volumes, and of "Sheldon-
Barnes Studies in American History" two
volumes. Mrs Barnes is widely known
both as teacher and writer of historical
subjects.
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The Lumbermeu.

A committee from the Lumbermen's
Union called upon the President OF the
Pacific Pine Lumber Company yesterday
morning and stated that they were anxious
to renew the agreement which existed be-
tween them and the company before the
strike. This agreement was at first consid-
cred satisfactory by the union, but they re-
pudiated 1t last week and struck. The COM
mittee was told that the matter would be
laid before the directors of the company at
their next meeting.
The Lumbermen's Union met last night
and discussed the situation az great length.
They decided to ask the employers to re-
store the wages recently agreed upon.
About 800 members of the union are out of
work
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DECISION REVERSED.
The Washington schOol-BoOk Bribery Case to
be Tried.


be Tried.
OLYMPIA. March THE Supreme Court
to-day remanded to the Thurston
County Superior Court the school
book bribery case of the State against
j. w. Womack. Il. L. Edwards,
NJ. c. Sullivan and c. o. Eames, with in
structions to Try the case, thus reversing
the Judgment OF Judge Campbell of Ia
coma, who tried the case and who
sustained the demurrer TO the indict-
ment. The indictment charged that defend
ants attempted to bride J.. III. Leach, a
member OF the State Board of Educa-
ton, by Offering in June, 1890, to
pay him $1,000 for moving and
voting for a resolution recons idering the
vote of the board by which Went
worth's arithmetic and Franklin's reader
had been adopted as textbooks
Tor the use OF the public schools
OF the State. and to move and vote for the
adoption of a resolution adopting Barnes
readers and Whites or RobiUson's arithme-
tics. The lover court will now proceed to
try the case.
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knife, boots and clothes. which were identi-
fed by the brother, and TWO human hip
joints. The snppo>i:on is the horse became
iatigued, wiiereupon Bauman unsaddled
him to walk the rest Of the journey, being
but three miles, but under the piercing cold
he gave up and was frozen to death. The
body was eaten by coyotes. He was aged
about "a years and married man.
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OBITUARY NOTES.
CHARLES F. BUTTE cAsPARI.

Charles i. Butte-Caspari died 10 the CITY vas
lefday al The age OF 20 years, from a compliea.
ton OF heart disease and dropsy. lie had been
connected viii private schools as a teacher Of
mathematics. He was Hollander by birth. and
MS early years werr spent IN the service OF the
Government OF the Dutch East Indies. For over
twenty years he had charge OF the more impor-
tant engineering works 10 those eountT,as az
also the diamond mines. Afierward he went 70
Australia, where he held similar position nm
der the Colonial Government finally cominy 70
California. where he was destined To end HE
Gays. lie was best known here IattesIy ms the
inventor OF frui-drler. which bears his name
lie ieaves family OF three sons. One of them
The eldest, Is now at college IN Texas, and ina
others reside IN this cily S
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The Lumber strike.

The strike oil the mber-handlers still
continues on the front At present the non.
union men are engaged at Third and Berry
streets in unloading the ship Dashing Wave
and the barks Arkwright and Canada.
When The gates opened yesterday morning,
fully 80 non-union men were waiting for a
job at the wages-S3 per day-offered by the
Pacific Pine Lumber Company. OF these,
sixty were given work. A few union men
were around the entrance to the wharf all
day. Captain Short had six Of his men
present during working hours.
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Found entity

SONORA. March 7.-On the 10th of Janu-
airy Pete Fraser met an old woman, Mrs.
Rose Gianelli, aged 81 years, on a trail near
Cherokee and made an attempt TO assault
her, but was prevented by the timely ap-
pearance of two men, who took him In
charge. His trial began last Friday and to-
day the jury found him guilty.
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Fire at Paradise.

ORovILLE. March IA fire in Paradise,
in this county. on Sunday night, destroyed
four buildings, valued at $500. One was
occupied by Mr.. Knox, general merchan-
disc, whose loss In stock is $3.50. TIE
buildings were owned by w. l.. Melvin and
partially insured.
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Cottonwood Springs Cod Excitement

SAN BERNARDINo. March THE gold
discovery at Cottonwood Springs is creating
considerable excitement in the county. The
departures from here to-day were over
forty, including several business men.
Sixty or more will leave Tomorrow
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Seattle Baseball Team.

SEATTLE. March IA dispatch received
from Abner Powell, manager of The Seattle
baseball team. last night, saws he will leave
for Los Angeles this week with his team
which is now complete He has arranged
to play series of fourteen exhibition games
in California, and will come north in time
to open the season at Tacoma on April 13,
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WARM WAVE.
Three Days Of Hot Weather Experienced IL
the Interior.

HEALDsBURG, March Z. = A wave OF
warm weather seems to have settled over
this section. The past three days have been
exceedingly warm for this season of the
year. At o'clock to-day the mercury reg
istered 100 degrees in the shade
PETALUMA, March "A hot north wind
has been blowing here for the last three
days. Yesterday the thermometer went up
to 81 degrees In the shade. The same day
at Sebastopol and Cloverdale it reached 90
degrees,
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The Kealev Trea.mant

Los GATos. March 7.-ResOlutions were
adopted to-day by fifty members of the
Pacific Bichloride of Gold Club, denouucInp
as false the statements sent out from
Albany, \. Y. concerning the Kelley treat
meDt.
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nnps PnIsnned

BOULDER CREEK, March dogs have
been poisoned every night in this vicinity
for week, and reward has been offered
for the detection of the offender.
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"TOO MUCH STYLE
A Woodchopper's Reason for Shooting a
Stranger in q Saloon

Stranger IN q Saloon.
REDDING, March Late this afternoon
two strangers got into a drunken row al the
Riverside saloon. half mile from Redding,
when one shot the other through the hips.
The assailant was arrested and lodged in
Jail. When asked why he shot the man he
replied that he was putting on too much
style" The names of the parties were not
ascertained. The man shot was lately from
Red Bluff. The other Is woodch0pper.
The wounded man will probably die
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GENERAL TOLEDO.
DEAF FROM CATARRH,

was the victim Of the worst case of
Catarrh that l ever heard of. l was
entirely deaf in one ear, and all the in
side Of my nose. including part of the
bone sloughed off. No sort of treat
ment benefited me, and physicians said,
II would never be any better" As al
last resort l took Swifts Specific, and it
entirely cured me and restored my hear
ing. / have been well for years. and
no sign of return Of the disease.
JOSEPHINE PoLEU.L. DUEWEsr. S. C.
czEREz&E:
ale ~ SAruIh
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Fea,her-w.irht PuriI,.,..

The California Club matched Dial Haw.
kins and "Spider" Gallagher last night to
fight to a finish on April 20. The purse is
$500, from which the loser will receive 500
The men must weigh in at 3 o'clock on the
day OF the fight at iiS pounds.
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The Hrewerv worLmar

All brewery workmen employed In this
city and Oakland were paid off last night
and were told that they might return to
work this morning If in the meantime they
had severed their connection with the union.
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Senfenned fnr Aanapi4

NAPA. March Michael Faehe. con.
victed of assault with a deadly veanop.
was this morning sentenced TO serve nine
months in San Quentin.