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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-31
NEARER THE WEST.
Suggestions About the Course of the Great
Boulevard,


To the Call: The interesting articles you are
publishing regarding the new boulevard be-
tween San Francisco and San Jose are arousing
the residents along the line to the great advan-
tages and possibilities that will accrue to them.
Kindly permit a suggestion as to the route, or
at least portion of it. A survey has been
made for the Alameda de Las Pulgas from near
Reeds School, back of Belmont, through a.
beautiful part OF San Mateo County, running
over the low foothills in nearly straight line,
reaching down and near the Leland Stanford
University. This would make beautiful drive
for this portion OF the road, avoiding the seven
crossings of the railroad track between San
Mateo and Palo Alto on the county road.
The elevation is slight and there wonId he
no expensive grading. The view in many
places of the valley and adjacent BAY is very
fine. The cozy station of San Carlos and tho
town of Redwood City and many of the beauti
full residences in the valley would be in sight
1t would be nearer the west side of the
county, thereby in measure obyiating the
jealousy as mentioned in one or two articles
that might occur in voting for the bonds nv the
west side people.
The desirable and wealthy residents f,yho
nearly all own teams) that are reached by the
Woodside road, among whom might be mem
toned the Prestons, Jones, Josselyns. Hoopers
Talbots; Hallidies, Jacksons and others would
cheerfully add their influence and vote their
proportions for taxes.
III would add another feature to defect the
road to the west before reaching Burlingame.
leaving that beautiful station and many pretty
residences to the left in passing down.
MANY RESIDENTS OF SAN MATEo COUNTY.
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HOLD-UP At REEDS.
Continued from First Page.

cleanup in the passenger-coach Sheriff
Bogard, who was in another car, was in
formed that something was wrong, and he
hurried through to the smoker. He en-
tered the rear door just as the robbers
were receiving money contribution from
the hrst victim, and at once opened hre on
them.
The first shot struck the taller robber in
the breast and he Immediately sank to the
floor. The Sheriff fired again, and almost
at the same instant the shorter robber fired
the bullet striking Bogard in the left side
of the back, Bogard being with his right
side to the robbers as he was taking aim.
The wound must have been Immediately
fatal, for the Sheriff dropped to his knees
and sank to the floor between the box and
the stove. He made no sound or motion
after that, and he was doubtless dead be-
fore he struck the floor.
The surviving robber was evidently
much excited by the fate of his comrade,
for he fired three shots down the aisle, two
of them taking effect in the body of Fire
man Nethercott.
The taller robber, who had been shot by
the Sheriff, did not die at once. He said
~PPe"hiiSIS W HIS pdlIuol. OOil lCdfC
me, Bill; take me with you.'' But the
smaller man paid no heed to the request
and ran out of the door and escaped in the
darkness. When the passengers took the
white mask off the robber he was dead.
He wore a false short gray beard under his
chin, fastened by two strings passing over
the top OF his head. Under the striped
blouse and overalls he wore a complete BIZ
cycle suit, including belt, knee-breeches
and shoes.
After Nethercott had been shot he stag
gered into the first tourist-car and ex-
claimed, 81 am shot ali to pieces" He,
however, held on to the sack containing
valuables taken from the passengers, and
he gave it to the porter, who in turn
handed it over to Conductor Shortridge.
The sack contained half a dozen watches
or so, four or five purses and considerable
gold and silver coin and currency. Two
women were in the coach at the time the
robbers visited it, but they did not scream
or make any fuss. The robbers did not
demand anything from them or modest
them in any way.
The dead robber held in his hand one of
the latest pattern of Colts revolver, 49,
callber, military size and style.
The bodies of Sheriff Bogard and the
robber were left at Marysville.
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SET A HOUSE ON FIRE.
The Lad Was at Home Alone
and Was Playing With
Matches.
FUTILE EFFORTS AT RESCUE.
After the Fire Is. Ouenched the
Charred Remains Are Found
in the Ruins.

ALESSANDRO, CAL, March 30-At II
o'clock to-day the house of George Hahn,
resident of Morena, a village near here,
was consumed by fire with all its contents
and the three-year-old son of Hahn was
burned to death. Hahn is stage-driver be-
tween Moreno and RedIands and to-day
his wife and baby accompanied him on his
trip, leaving their threeyear-old boy with
Mrs Hahn's brother, ]. L. Robbins, whose
barber-shop was near the Hahn residence
About noon the family COW, which was
picketed some distance from the house.
got loose and Robbins went to catch the
animal, leaving the boy playing about the
house. During his absence the little fellow
entered the house and, it is supposed, got
some matches and set it on fire, as there
was no fire in the building when Robbins
left it.
Several men were on the spot soon after
the fire was noticed, but as the structure
was light frame and the wind blowing it
was impossible to do anything, as the vii
lage has no fire apparatus. A hose was
secured and attached to small water tap
and the front of the building saturated.
The fire had started in the kitchen and the
chlld's body was found near the front door
of the house, showing that it had at
tempted to escape, but had been overcome
by smoke or heat. Only portion of the
body was secured. the legs and arms hav-
ing disappeared entirely. The remains
were removed to a building across the
street, and Mr.. Hahn was notified by tele-
phone. The Hahns are poor people, and
this loss of their child and house is severe
blow to them
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Aectaent q, a Mir,e Near LODI.

LODI, CAL, March 30-C. ]. Russell, a
miner who was working in the Larson
drift at Comanche, was brought to town
this afternoon badly injured, and may die.
He was working in the mine when cave
in occurred and before he could be warned
the roof fell upon him and he was buried
Under many heavy timbers. and a large
amount of earth. Only the strenuous eff
forts of other miners prevented Russell
from meeting with death under the debris.
1t took an hour to dig him out, but all
hands worked hard to save his life. A
doctor says he may recover, but he will be
laid up for long time,
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NO REWARD OFFERED.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC DETECTIVES,
HOWEVER, ARE AT WORK.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC DETECTIVES,
HOWEVER, ARE AT WORK.
The Southern Pacific officials have not,
as yet, offered any reward for the appre-
hension of the missing robber. but the ex-
press company has standing reward for
all such cases.
AT the express company's Office in this
city yesterday the failure of the robbers to
effect an entrance into the safe was ex.
planned. For some months past, or
ever since train robberies have be-
come SO frequent in this State,
the company has adopted the plan
of locking all its safes which contain
any considerable amount of money or
valuables, and which are destined to
through points, at the place of starting,
and the messengers are not able to open
them-in fact, they cannot be opened, I'M
less forced, until the point of destination is
reached.
The express and railroad companies have
number of good men at the scene of the
attempted robbery and the officials ex-
press no doubt but that the remaining des-
peradoes will be captured.
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FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR MoNRoTrA

John Husser and One of His Children
Dro,cned ia San Gabriel Rtrer.
MONROVIA, CAL, March 30.-John
Husser, his wife and two children, while
trying to ford San Gabriel River this even
ing, were thrown from the buggy. Husser
and one of the children, girl, were
drowned. The wife and other child clung
to bowlder and were saved.
The remains of both were recovered. The
body of Husser is at an undertaker's here,
while the body of the child is at Azusa.
Mrs. Husser's mind has become affected by
the awful tragedy.
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Gorernor Budd Takes a Rest.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 3O.-Gov-
ernor Budd left to-day for Stockton, where
he will take to his ''hide-out' in the tules
for several days rest
Attorney Fitzgerald is in San
Francisco, and will be obliged to attend
the April session of the Supreme Court,
held at Los Angeles before his return.
Secretary of State Brown will be called
away to San Francisco on business next
week, so private claims must wait.
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chant; Robert Wisnom, contractor, and ].
H. Hatch, ex-Sheriff of the county.
A local electric light company has just
been successfully organized, largely
through the efforts of Charles Knapp,
president of the Fruitvale Improvement
Company, and the required $25 600 has
been subscribed. Two new brick blocks
have been begun-one by the Odd Fellows
and many new buildings are being erected
or are planned. Thus early in the season
the demand for desirable houses for the
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San Mateo, only fifteen miles down the
western side of the bay from the city's
southern limit. There are no factories
there and no longing for any. The town
points with pride to no large industries.
1t is a place of ideal homes. ard the
added blessings of the future will be more
ideal homes and multiplication of their
charms. Such community has plenty of
cause to be envied. The people there are
but the nucleus of the population that is
TO be, yet they number 1900 in the town
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Killing of a iS,citchnsan.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 3O.-Jobn
Maher, switchman in the employ of the
Southern Pacific Company, was instantly
killed by being jammed between the draw
head OF two boxcars which he was en-
deavoring to couple together at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
He leaves young widow and one child.
Another employee of the railroad COM
pany had his foot SO badly crushed by the
dropping OF rail upon it that amputation
was necessitated. This accident happened
shortly after Maher was killed.
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BULLDOzING SALONS lrEUREKA
Union Men FOrci6iy Take a. Cretc From
The E.Sfher. RtIhne.

EUREKA, CAL, March 3O--Union SAIL
ors boarded the schooner Esther Buhne
last night and ordered the crew ashore.
When they refused, the union sailors
threw them off and forced the captain to
come ashore, affirming that they would
elk" him.
Shipping Agent Hall was. compelled to
place watch on the ship. This is the Sec
ond intimation of the strike in this port,
the first being last Wednesday, when the
sailors quit the steamer Humboldt because
they were allowed but half an hour for
breakfast
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summer has been much greater than the
supply.
The place has a number of churches, and
one, the Episcopal, is one of the pretty
show features of the town. It is small
stone structure of pleasing architecture,
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TIRE PUNorURER,s SENTENCE.
Ninety Days In the County Jail for
Malicious Mischief.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 3d. Justice
Gass' courtroom was well filled with bicycle
enthusiasts this morning, the time set for
sentencing William Emptage, who was
convicted in that court yesterday for pune
turing the tire of a bicycle belonging to
w. G. Griffith. During the past month a
great many wheels have been punctured,
and Emptage is suspected of having a
hand i'll most of the cases. He asked that
he be granted a new trial, which was re-
fused, and Justice Gass sentenced him to
ninety days in the County Jail.
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schools there are in the town a kindergar-
ten and the Episcopal divinity school and
near by are Hoitt's school for boys, St.
Matthews school and st. Margaret school
for girls.
There are still some interesting business
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NIGH1-sCHOOL CALCULATES.
commencement Exercises Ia the Hall o.
the RICH School.


the Righ School.
SAN JOSE, CAL, March 30.-Assembly
Hall in the High School was crowded last
night by those interested in educational
matters, the occasion being the exercises of
the graduating class of the night school.
Addresses were made by District Attorney
Harrington, Principal Cave, Chairman
Moore of the Board of Education, City Su-
perintendent of Schools F. P. Russell and
others. The excellent programme that
had been prepared was well rendered. Fol-
lowing are the names of the graduates:
Buneman, VIII Bowman, Paul E. Chandler,
Harry S. Chandler, Carl E. Curdts, Rudolph
Kaiser, Eugene Klein, George Kirkpatrick, An
drew j. McCarron, Louis ]. McKannay, Earl A.
Rodman, Francis T. Snow, Charles Stoke, Ru-
do1ph w. Taper, Eugene Van Valor and George
Waldorf
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Saloon-Keepes.,s Fail,ere.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 30.-Henry jean
trout, who owns the Plaisance and Phoenix
saloons, filed petition of insolvency this
afternoon His liabilities amount to $3785.
The assets amount to $6524 49, consisting
of stock and fixtures in the two saloons
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SAN JOSE, CAL, March 30.-C. R.
Coulter, a member of racing team. while
training on the Garden City cyclers' track
to-day took a header and broke his left
wrist He was riding the front seat of
tandem. He will be unable to ride in the
April meet.
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features in this town where the chief inter-
est concerns BODYBUILDING. 1t is the
junction where Halfmoon Bay, Pescadero
and the adjacent coast region connects
with the rest of the world by the Pescadero
road that goes up the canyon of San Mateo
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A PLACE SIMPLY TO LIVE.
But There Is a New Thrill of
Suburban Progress
There.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS BEGUN.
The Valley Road, the Boulevard,
Steamers, Public Works and
More People.

SAN MATEO, CALL, March 3O.-There
are spots here: and there in the world
where the eyes of the stranger meet sur
prise after surprise and revel in beauty;
the soul is charmed and the impressions
received long recur to the memory with
delight.
One of these spots is close to San Fran
cisco, though a very small part of San
Francisco knows of its real beauty 1t is
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sHoPLIFrERs OF sAoRAmESro,
The Ttoo Female Thieves Make a Plea of
Gttiltn.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March so.-When
Mrs. Howell Bidwen and Mrs. J. F.
Farmer entered the Police Court this morn
ing, IN company with their lawyers, they
found the apartment jam of humanity
which had gathered to listen to the evi-
dence adduced against them on the charge
OF petit larceny, on grand scale, for their
shoplifting propensities.
After the charges against them pre-
ferred by Mrs. Parkinson had been read
by the clerk the ladies entered plea OF
guilty, and sentence was postponed until
Monday, by request of the lawyers in the
case. There are several other charges OF
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THE DEAD SHERIFF.
A FEARLESS AND BRAVE OFFICER
WITH A GOOD RECORD.

WITH A GOOD RECORD.
RED BLUFF, CAL, March 3O.-Sheriff
Bogard was native of Missouri, having
been born at Chillicothe, March %, 1852.
He has been a resident of this State for
thirty-four years. Prior to his election as
Sheriff of the county he was engaged in
stock-raising.
In the fall of 1892 he was elected Sheriff
OF this county, and at the last election he
was reelected to that position by hand
some majority. He possessed rare detec-
tive power, from the fact that he never
forgot face after he once saw it. This
faculty made him value his powers highly
as detective. But he alwayssdisplayed a
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San Martin Dtstrict SCHOOL Bonds.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 30.-At an cleo
ton held in San Martin School District
yesterday the voters decided to issue bonds
to the amount of $4,000 for the erection of a
new schoolhouse
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Sheriff Conroy Leaves for the Scene.

AUBURN, CAL, March 30.-In response
to telegram Sheriff Conroy and Deputy
Sheriff Dependence left at 4 o'clock this
morning for Wheatland to assist in the
train-robbery case
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IN AGED WoMAN,s DEATH.
Hrs. CheIIie Bradley Passes 4tcdy after
Ltriaa NeafLu q CentMru.

SAN JOSE, CAL. March 80. = Mrs.
Chellie c. Bradley died yesterday
at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Felix Mccormick, in Santa
Clara. at the age of 90 years. The deceased
was native of Ireland and located in San
Francisco in 1864. Seven years ago she
moved to Santa Clara
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PROPOSALS
For Repairing and Heating the Pea
body Primary School Building.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- by the Superintendent of Common Schools in
open session of the Board of Education, new CITY
Han, on Wednesday, April 10, 1899 at 80 o'clock
p NJ, for repairing and heating the Peabody Primary
school building on West Mission street in the city
and county of San Francisco in accordance with
plans and specifications at the Office OF l. r. Town
send, Architect, 515 California street
GEORGE BEANSTON, Secretary.
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the same nature against them. and the
probabilities are that they will spend
long period in the County Jail.
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Baker city Mi,ister. accused of s1a,,aer

BAKER CITY, Or, March 3o.-Rev.
Oscar A. Smith, pastor OF the M. E. church,
was yesterday arraigned before court of
inquiry composed of number of ministers,
Elder Anderson. presiding. He was
charged with defamation of character. The
charge was sustained and Rev. Mr. Smith
was suspended from the ministry until the
next meeting of the conference, at which
time his case will be disposed Of.
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ALMA E. KErrH-Esster millinery. "A Eearny.s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20
sword.u.n.h,p Arains. n Tiger.

Sir James Outl am, known as the Bay ard of India, was a mighty hunter" and an accomplished swordsman. He once performed the hazardous feat of killing a tiger with his sword and from the back of his horse. General Nichol- son performed a similar feat
 He rode round and round the tiger at a gallop, gradually narrowing the circle, until at last he was near enough to de- liver his blow He had only the one blow, and if he had failed to kill the tiger he himself would have been slain.
 The explanation of the feat is that the tiger does not spring upon the horse man during the circling process, because he is watching his opportunity. As the circle draw closer and closer upon him, he becomes bewildered by the strange maneuver, so unlike that of any hunter he has over encountered. - Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20
SEEDS OF DISCORD.

sOwed in e Family By Religions En-
 thusiHsts ana Result in Public
 Scandal
 The trouble which has been brewing for for months in the Trut.eau family at 3S Fuller street culminated Saturday night in the arrest of Mrs Cordelia Trudesu for assault on her daughter May, aged 16 Here is the story as brought out by the girls testimony: "I don't call her mother" she said. My mother left us when we were little children. I worked at dress making but for the past three weeks have been doing the housework. The trouble is all about religion. She wanted me to go the Baptist church, I refused as was a Catholic. wanted to go to the French fair. but she hid my dresses and would not let me go. She brought home tracts and books from the Baptist church and my father burned them. She said the Catholic religion was no good. She was changed from the Catholic religion by women com- ing to the house."
 Judge Cowell here interjected: It was poor kind of religion that caused dissen- sion in a family"
 The girl then said that on last Friday her mother got angry with her because she told her father where she had hidden some tracts, and that her mother had struck her on the head with a stove litter. She showed the cut. and Dr Bourrett told of dressing the wound.
 Mrs Tru1esu took the stand and when asked if she could talk English replied: I can explain enough so everybody will understand" She did it, too. Her eyes were continually rolling to- wards the ceiling as she spoke of God and how he would care for her. She did not say the Catholic religion was no good. but that there was lie in it. She knew that because she read it iu the tracts and | books she had received. She delivered a long harangue, interspersipg her remarks by saying that God would protect her. She was finally shut oil by Attorney Bronson. who prosecuted objecting 10 the rehearsal of ancient history. Attorney Wood defended the woman and wanted tc bring out the whole story, but she was ii nally told to stand down. Attorney Bron- son said he regretted very much being called upon to ask the conrt to fine the woman. but he feared that all the tracts she reads do not tend to give her a sInoott | temper. Attorney Wood asked for elem ency on the ground that the woman hat several small children. Judge Cowell saiC It.was certainly unfortunate that in thi country of religious intolerance thsr, should be such a disagreement in a family He fined the woman S1 and costs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-20
A TROLLEY SMASH.
Two Cars Collided In Brooklyn. and Many
 Passengers Wore Hurt.

Two (nrS olItueu Tn ltronklNn, nnu Mhny
 Passengers Wore Hurt.
 BROOKLYN. May 70. A serious collision between trolley cars occurred here in which several lassenGOrs were seriously if not fatally injured aud number of eth CTS hadly injured. The accident happened at Sevrl.t, avenue and Eighty-sixth street, Bcns ,ahurSt, car No. 7ul of tho Brooklyn Heights railroad smashing into car No. SIS of tho same road. At Bensonhurst station car No SIS crossed tho street and came to sudden sIAndStill. Tho other car came down tho grade at a rapid speed. and before the brake could be applied the crash came. Both cars wore crowded. and the collision sent the passengers flying in all directions, Those most seriously In jured are:
 Adulph FluGor. 22 years old, of Tomp- kins avenue and Fulton street, internal injuries and leg broken; Joseph Wilkin- son, aged 52. of l99 Thirteenth street, in ternal injuries and cOntusions of the body i; William MoSSerschmidt, aged 26, of 294 Henry street, compound fracture of the leg and badly bruised; Robert H Fur man, conductor. of 30l Sixty-fourth street. fracture of the leg and contusiOns of head and body; John Behrmann, aged 30, of 1g9 Broadway, severely bruised about the body.
 Of tho 100 or moro passengers on the two cars, the great majority received bruises of more or less painful nature, and veritahle panic onsued. Those most seriously injured were taken to tho various hospitals. Both motormen and Conductor Burke were placed under arrest.