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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-25
LOOTED 4 GILRoY W1NEBY.
Burglars Make u Rich Haul u, Gold and
ClOtHinq.


GILROY, CAL. July 24-Joe vaca's
winery in the Burrel block was entered by
burglars last night about 9 o'clock and
robbed OF 800 in money and 500 in cloth
ing and other valuables. Vaca was at
San Juan soliciting orders, and the Italians
who rendezvous there when unemployed
were in the front part of the premises in
terested at the card tables.
The lodging range was entered from the
railroad avenue in the rear, and trunk
and vaiise in separate bedrooms, the only
things in which money was stored, were
broken cpen. The tray of the trunk was
found next morning near the gas works
and the empty valise near Rice's livery
stable. Five hundred dollars in coin had
been taken from the trunk and $500 in gold
notes, together with $32 suit of clothes,
hat and boots from the valise. The money
belonged to the Italian dodgers, who had
deposited it for safe-keeping with Vaca.
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COOLIES LANDED At SEATTLE.
Il Gang of Snsug0ters Operating o,s
Gigantic Scale.

Il Gang of Snug0ters Operating on a
Gigantic Scale.
SEATTLE. WASH, July 4.-Confessions
have been made to local customs officers
by disgruntled Chinese showing that there
is again and has been for some time past
regularly organized band of smugglers
operating in this district on a gigantic
scale. Both opium and Chinese are
brought across the line in violation of
Government laws. Saturday night seven
teen Chinese coolies were safely landed in
this city, being discharged from black,
nameless sloop near the Oregon Improve
ment Company's coal-bunkers. TIE au-
thorities are taking steps to make a whole
sale arrest of the intruding Mongolians.
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Died In an 4svlun,.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July M.-Public AID.
ministrator Secord has applied for letters
of administration upon the estate of Annie
Jacques. an inmate of the Agnews Insane
Asylum, who died on June %, 1895. She
left an estate worth $434 IS. The only heir
so far as known is Mary F. Plunkett, sis
ter residing in New York City, but it is be-
lieved that decedent left two or three chill
dren, who are now residing in the State of
Nevada.
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the tender is Rear-Admiral Walker, presl-
dent of the Lighthouse Board, who is
making tour of general inspection of all
lighthouses on the coast. Accompanying
the party is Sec rotary Johnson of The
National Lighthouse Board from Wash
ington, D. G.
en- route to San Diego, and will stop at
Port Angeles, where Rear-Admiral Walker
will land for a couple of days visit.
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Tried for Grand Larceny.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, July A.-Joe Con-
nors OF San Francisco was up before the
Superior Court to-day on a charge of grand
larceny, for the alleged stealing of purse
from Mrs. Eliza Stanclift during carnival
week. The jury disagreed, standing nine
for acquittaI and tn rec for conviction.
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Gored by a Butt.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, July "a
While assisting in loading the steamer To-
peka, bound for Alaska, last night, Gus
Sieberg, foreman of the longshoremen,
was badly gored by bull, which was in
pen aboard. The injured man is still alive,
but his recovery is doubtful.
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SOON HOI GOES FREE.
End of the Persecution of a Chinese Girl
Who Eloped.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 24.-soon Hoi,
the Chinese girl who caused herself con-
siderable trouble by clipping with Ham Ket
Soon, was examined before Justice Dwyer
to-day on charge of grand larceny, and
the case was dismissed. The charge was
preferred by the girls aunt, who values
Soon Hoi at 5000, and was angry because
she eloped and married Ham Ket Soon,
She was accused of stealing iewelry valued
at S160
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SANTA CRUZ IMPROTEMENrs.
Contract for a Neso Courthouse Let bn
the SuDe1.risors.

CONTRACT JOT NctU CONTtH0X6e Let on
the Supervisors.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, July 24-The bid
of R. S. McCabe for the building of the
new Courthouse was accepted to-day by
the Board of Supervisors for the sum of
$53,475. The old contract of the Super
visors with N. A. Comstock as supervising
architect was rescinded and new one
entered into, this being made necessary by
the entire change in expense estimates,
since the people voted $40, 600 for the build
ing.
be commenced at an early date. The plans
show building of beautiful design and
one well fitted for the county purposes.
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Denounced as Btackma,ler,.

FRESNO, CAL, July 24.-Thomas De-
morris, who was arrested here for an
alleged theft of about $500 from Mrs. Kate
Mitchell, a lodging house keeper, has been
discharged. Several witnesses testified
that the charge was brought by black
~, ilarc
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ar PACIFIC GROVE.
ShehGdi, a Syrian, Talks of His Natspe
Country.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, July 24.-She-
hadi, native of Syria, who is travelling in
America delivering lectures before scien-
tifc, literary and religious societies. and
who is also correspondent for two news
papers published in Egypt, the Al Ahram
and the Moyad, delivered lecture in this
city tonight, clad in his native costume.
His address was replete with bright re-
marks, indicating an undertone OF humor
that was delightful to listen to, and held
the closest attention Of his hearers.
Mr.. Shehadi has been away from his ma
tive country about two years, most of this
time having been spent in America. He
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sUNNYDALE MURDER CASE.
Ttco Youths Charged With killing
Wealthy Farmer.

Itco lO1ttHS CHdTGed Htth htIttNg
Wealthy Farmer.
SEATTLE, WASH. July "a. Charles
and Fred Kindling, brothers, aged II and
19years respectively, were formally charged
to-day with having, early in July, MUIR
dered Ransome Stokes, a wealthy old
farmer, for his money at his home near
Sunnydale. The case has occupied the
attention of the authorities for two weeks,
being still enshrouded in more or less mys-
terry. The Kindlings lived with their
father on a farm near Stokes home. They
are both ex-convicts, having served terms
in the Washington penitentiary.
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Sescer Bonds Sold.

FRESNO, CAL, July 4.-The city to-day
received $4,000 from the sale of sewer
bonds, and the work of completing the
sewer system will soon be commenced.
The city will then have one of the most
complete and perfect drainage systems on
the coast
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ITS RECORD IN SERVICE.
Took Part In Many Engage
mentS During the Civil
War.
NOW IN ENFORCED IDLENESs.
During the Past Seven Years 1t
Has Ridden at Anchor In
Rotten Row.

VALLEJO, CAL, July A.-The United
States steamer Hartford, when her re-
pairs are fully completed, will be bark
rugged sloop-of-war without royals, and
will, if present plans are carried out, be
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GETTING RIGHTS OF WAY
Property-OWners Placing No
Obstacle in the Way of
the Committee.
QUINTET OF POSSIBLE ROUTES.
A Choice VIII Be Made at a Con-
ference Soon to Be
Held.

FRESNO, CAL, July A.-The committee
of the Chamber of Commerce and the Hun
thousand Club, which has been at
work securing the right-of-way and depot
sites for the Valley Railroad, is making
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WILL SUPPORT HER HUSBAND
Terms of Contract Entered into By a
San Jose H0nIGn.


San Jose HonLGn.
SAN JOSE, CAL, July PA contract
was to-day filed in the County Recorders
office, in which Margaret Morse agrees to
maintain and support John A. ]. Morse,
her husband, during the remainder of his
life.
The couple are old people and reside
near Los Gatos. Each has been married
before and each had children, and, it is
said, trouble arose over what would be a
Just distribution of their property to their
heirs. There was no domestic trouble be-
tween them, and as Mr.. Morse desired to
avoid all complications that may arise
after his death he transferred to his wife
all his interest in considerable property,
and she in turn executed the contract
whereby she was to see that his every wish
was gratified, and that he had a good home
as long as he lived.
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wALKER At SANTA BARBARA

The Rear-AdmiraE Inspecting Coast
Lighthouses.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, July 24.-The
lighthouse-tender Madrono arrived to-day
from Point Conception, having left San
Francisco on the 18th inst. 1t is in charge
of Commander E. Nichols, lighthouse in
spector of the Twelfth District. Aboard
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cHARGED WITH HOBsE-srEALING
Trainer Lou EberIe Lodged in Jail at
Sd4i Jose.

San Jose.
SAN JOSE, CAL, July 24.-Lou Eberl e,
a horse-trainer, who is wanted for stealing
a valuable mare belonging to Mrs. JOS
ephine Hager of East San Jose, was
brought back from Oakland this evening
by Deputy Sheriff Kennedy.
Mrs. Hager loaned Eberle the mare to
ride to Gilro 10 see about making arrange
ments for starting a Wild West show.
Nothing was heard of Eberle for few
weeks, and then he sent Mrs. Hager word
that the mare had fallen over a cliff near
Oakland and broken its neck. Eberle also
claimed that he had several ribs broken
and was in the County Hospital at Oak
land.
Mrs. Hager began an investigation and
found that Eberle was well and training
horses in Oakland, and had disposed of
the mare. Yesterday she swore to war
rant charging him with grand larceny, and
last evening he was arrested by the Oak
land police.
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SAN JOSE'S SENSATION,
The PyIe-Piercy Breach of
Promise Case Came Up
for Trial.
Claims OF the Plaintiff That She
Was inundated While
Testifyings

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 24.-The case Of
Jessie Pyle against E. NJ. Percy, a CAPT
talist, for $4,000 damages for breach Of
promise was up before Judge Reynolds
this morning.
Miss Pyle's deposition was that the tes.
timony given at previous hearing of the
case was incorrect in some instances, as
she was greatly frustrated by the de.
fendant's presence during her examina-
ton, and that he had a revolver in his
pocket, and was continually glazing at her.
Nevertheless, she claims that her heart
was injured to the amount prayed for by
Piercy failing to make her his wife.
After the reading of the deposition the
case was continued until July 81.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
Good Times Coming.

The Sunday school excursion is at
hand and the man who usually takes
his children to the circus because he
was anxious to go himself, will have
another opportunity to show his un-
selfish interest in his family.
He will talk about the excursion for
a week before it comes off and will be
a bore to every one who will not have
the hardihOOd to walk away from him
and leave him talking to himself. On
the night before the excursion he will
be unable to sleep and on the morning
of the excursion he will be out of bed
two hour earlier than is his custom
He will make dozen rows about the
house in hurrying his folks ul and
will be as peevish as = nervous olC
man and as foolish ss l0-year boy.
His fears that he will be left hC
mSkes 9 failure of attempting to hide
and when he he gets off at last ht
seems more delighted than the small
est boy in his family.
He and his family begin to eat whel
the boat leaves aud the hamper, ful
of indigestible food, is besieged RnC
raided upon until everything is gone
Then the refreshment stand is drawn
upon until the money is exhausted OF
gives evidence of having been treated
unkindly.
When there is nothing left to eat
the ice water tanks are ATTACKED With
tremendous energy and with fearful
disregard Of health. When home is
reached at last and if no one has been
drowned, killed or died from Overeat-
ing. every ybody agrees that they all had
splendid time"
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
$3.50 to $500 each.
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.

A large assortment of Silk and
Wool Novelties, both foreign and
domestic, from soc to 9Oc.
Ali of the new and staple
shades in all-wOOl Dress Goods,
at 25c per gard.
Also a large assortment of
mixtures including stripes,
checks, DeBege, cloths and Scotch
effects. Best value ever offered.
All wool; double width,
only 25c per yard
Our assortment of 12b and 16c
Dress Goods is immense. The
assortment of Wash fabrics in.
cludes all Of the latest novelties
and will please you. The line OF
Swivel Silks, Plisse Royal and
Zephyr Ginghams are especially
good.
What a0e hacent IN popttlu' DreS,
Goods aoiH be difficult to .f,,d doy
aohere.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Lates u Govt Report
R@!alI! g! RSkassF RRakiRs
ABSOLUTEEY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

really elected-but after all, d on't know
there is occasion for doubt, as the
Speaker of the Senate is merely acting
as Governor until the vacancy is filed
by an election. However, there vet
remains a mist. Does the Speaker,
while so acting, receive the Governors
salary, or simply the perdem of Sen
ator? If he acts as governor and re-
ceives the pay of such officer while so
acting, it would seem that he has either
vacated his position as Senator,or that,
for the time being, his function as such
officer is suspended. Or, is it possible
that Mr.. Watson can, at the same time,
fill and receive the pay of both offices i?
If SO, you need not 60 outside of Della
ware to find a real DIR. Jekyl and Mr..
Hyde.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
Memorial Day.

1t IS thirty-three years since the SOL
dlers of the Union armies laid down
their weapons and returned to the
ranks of civilians. For four years the
country had been torn with internal
strife and thousands of good men and
true were either killed or manned for
life. Those who passed through the
years of strife soon made their wav
into more peaceful pursuits and again
took up the work which they had laid
down when the flag was fred upon at
Fort Sumter,
Since the close of the war thousands
OF the brave fellows who lived to take
up the implements of peace have been
called to their long homes. Amonr
those to whom the end of all things
earthly have come since the armies of
the South laid down their arms are
numbered men who achieved fame in
in offices of trust and in the halls OF
Congress, The graves of those who
fell in battle, those who died OF sick.
ness in the field, and those who have
died since, are to be decorated with
flowers strewn by the hands of their
old comrades.
Memorial Day means more and
more every year. Every year there
are hundreds of new graves to visit.
and the ranks of the surviving veter-
ans are diminished for every grave that
is made for an old soldier. They won
the victory, and they brought order
out of chaos and peace out of war
Every man of them is to be honOred
and respected. No matter how hum.
BILE the part he may have taken during
the four years of awful war, he did his
share. While the living soldiers honor
and revere the memory of their dead
comrades, those who were not soldiers
should honor and revere the men who
! fought and suffered and who still live
Memorial Day should be a perpet.
ual anniversary. 1t should be remem-
bered and observed when every mau
who took part in the civil war has
passed away. Their children's children
should take upon themselves the low
ing duty which is to be performed thi,
day; then, in turn, their children, anC
so on to the end of the chapter.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

The interchange of greetings Thurs
day at Chicago, when the veterans of
the sO-called Confederate States met to
dedicate a monument to the Confeder-
ate dead buried in that city, was an in
cident the counterpart of which was
never known in any other CouA'ry in
the world. There is no fear VIII aver
that the erection of that monument
will detract one whit from the honor
and glory which is due the soldiers of
the Union army who gave up their
lives that the nation might live and
that it should not perish from the face
of the earth.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

DUPLICATE TAX RECEIPTS. - Re.
ceiVer of Taxes John 7. Dickey, it is
reported, has refused requests from
Republicans for duplicate tax receipts
for taxes paid in 1894. A good many
men lose their receipts from one cleo
ton to an other 1t is said that those
who are Democrats are given dupli-
Gates, as the law specifically directs,
but that if they are Republicans Mr..
Diokey refuses. More than forty men
We're disfFanchised in Wilmington last
November because they were Repub-
licans and had lost their receipts. They
could not pay new tax, nor could
they get duplicate receipt .-Moraing
NeUs.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

MACHINE VOTING. - The voting
machine, which was on exhibition in
Dover several years ago, is now being
used in many places, and with marked
success. The voter merely pushes the
button and the machine does the rest.
1t is claimed that the machine can not
be "beaten" by the politicians to the
extent Of their discovering how any
particular citizen voted, although it is
said that some keen fellows can tell by
the "tick" of the machine what ticket
has been voted. If this be 80 it can be
easily overcome by having boy en-
gagged at each polling place to pound a
bass drum whenever voter enters the
hoothi The noise would effectually
drown the "tick.m
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

Loss OF REvENUE.-By the Supreme
Court deciding the income tax law nn-
constitutional the Treasury will be de-
prived of The $4,000, 900 at which its
rseOiPts were originally estimated, and
this, with the deficiency in the regular
channels of revenue, may compel Presi>
dent Cleveland either to negotiate an
other loan or call Congress together
qefore December next. 1t is difficult
in the present condition of the Treasury
to perceive how this alternative can be
escaDed
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
sheriG,s sales.

On Saturday week Sheriff Shaw sold
in Harrington the James c. Reed farm
in Misspillion hundred, 149 acres, to N.
P. Lutf, for $S,430; and the T. w.
Brown farm, 907 acres in Mispillion
hundred, to Albert Harrington, for
$4,000.
On Tuesday, in Dover, the Sheriff
sold the George Cummins band, $50
acres in Little Greek hundred, to S. W.
Hall, for 5000.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
SHOE DEPARTMENT.

Here you will find a nice, cozy
room, apart from the other de-
partments, where you will find
every comfort and convenience
that the most modern city shoe
stores offer you. Our assert
ment of Shoes and Oxford Ties
is larger and more complete than
ever before. We have complete
ly restocked this department dur
ing the past week, and it is now
filled with the latest novelties in
Spring Footwear.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

The death of Hugh McCullooh, which
was announced, Friday, does not mean
much to the present generation, but
those of US who can remember the
times of the war, when the government
was practically bankrupt and the army
unpaid, know with what genius he
brought order out of chaos, set our
splendid national bank system going.
and placed our finances on a sound
footing. Hugh McCulloch may be but
a name to many ears but it is a name
which will live in the country's inan-
eial history.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

A CAMPHoR FAMINE.-A camPhor
famine is threatened as a result OF the
war between Japan and China. The
price of camphor has rapidly advanced
and Japan is placing tho most severe
restrictions upon its export. Much of
the oamphor in this country is held by
a syndicate. Should warm summer
bring cholera and dysentery, the de-
mand for camphor will be very great,
and its scarcity will not only interfere
with many medical compounds, but
will hinder the manufacture of smoke
less gunpowder, in which Camphor
largely enters "a an ingredient,
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

A SUDDEN DEATH.-R. R. Kenney,
Jr., the eldest son of r. R. Kenney,
Esq, dropped dead Thursday morning
at his fathers home in Dover. He
was perfectly well, apparently, at
breakfast, and when be died he had
not shown any signs of illness. For
some time the little fellow, VINO is Il
years of age, has been troubled with
heart disease, and it is presumed that
he must have received some shock or
fright just before he expired. The
family is prOstrated by the blow, as
nothing so serious was anticipated by
/ them.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
BUYERS

will find with us a great and new
stock in all our departments, at
prices beyond any competition.
Our entire stock was purchased
in New York, and we believe our
customers will enjoy the hand.
some new stock we are now of
fering.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

Leipsio is still aHame. In nearly
every meeting there is an Oldtlme
shout. Attendance at class has u
creased from ten and fifteen. to hitE'
and seventy five, and the numbers
classes, from one to three. The teig
anniversary Of the M, E. Church
celebrated on May Goth. Rev. }.
Fogle of Cheswold, delivered the s.
mon
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
Megear { Son.
SPRING OPENING
1906.
COAT DEPARTMENT.

A large assortment of Capes
and Wraps in Silk, Cloth and
Clay DiagOnals, from
$3.50 to $500 each.
Ladies Jackets, balloon sleeves
latest cut and material, from
$3.50 to $500 each.
Misses and Childrens Jackets,
from
$3.50 to $500 each.
Ecery garment IS 'aeoo, the entire
stock hdUiIag just GaTiUed from the
largest manufacturer IN Ne1o York,
and several Of the garments acerC
naade at their .tuct0rjeS IN france.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

The remark Of Gen. Garfield, "God
reigns, and the government at Wash
ington still lives" is sentence which
every public school scholar in the
United States should memorize and
never forget. This country does not
depend upon one mans existence.
Men may come and men may 60, but
the government of the people, by the
people and for the people still goes on,
and it is the mission of the school
children to continue its existence unto
the end of time.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

l have two little grand children who
are teething this hot summer weather
and are troubled with bowel complaint,
l give them Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and it
acts like charm. l earnestly recon-
mend it for children with bowel trou-
bles, | was myself taken with a
severe attack of bloody flux, with
cramps and pains in my stomach, one
third of bottle of this remedy cured
me. Within twenty-four hours | was
out Of bed and doing my house work.
Mrs. w. l.. Dunagan, Ron-aqua, Hick-
man county, Tenn. For sale by Clifton
& Raymond, druggists.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
JOHN HAYDEN,
CARPENTER

Stairways q specially. An work win meet
with prompt attention by leaving orders at
FOWLER q LEES store, and at
HENRY SPssIrA NCpao cte-s-.~ .
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05

General Asa s. Bushnell, who has
received the Republican nomination
for governor of Ohio, made fortune
in the manufacture of agricultural i'm
plements. He was born in Oneida
county, N. Y, in 1884, and went to
Ohio volunteers, and in 1866 he entered
the business which he now controls,
Governor Foraker made Bushnell a
quartermasteF-general in 1886.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
OUR GROCERY APARTMENT

Is always refilled with new and
fresh stock every week. Orders
called for and delivered to all
parts of Smyrna and Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1895-06-05
FOR SALE.

NE BUILDING LOTS in Smyrna
s.p, or Church street, Walnut
stfF ~ood s-onue. Inquire Of
aECK & HAz. \.