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St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17

j., Miss Winslow, who has been visiting the
MISSES MISSES Pope, will return to her home in
West Superior tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17

The annual pastors reception at the First
baptist church will be held this evening
Inc arrangements are in charge of the young
people.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17

Miss Bishop entertained informally yester-
Miss Lampert, of Joliet, Ill
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17

The Democrats Of st. Paul have nominated
o. o. Cullen for mayor. The contest in that
city will be hot one this spring.-Little
Falls Transcript.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17

The dancing party by the class of '96 at the
Endicott Arcade this evening will be in
Gharge OF Miss Hooper, Miss Stickney and
Prof. A. J.. Smith. There have been 150 in
vitations sent out
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17

A charming little afternoon tea was given
yesterday at st. Joseph's hospital by Mother
assisted at the reception last week. An op-
portunity was afforded the guests to go over
and inspect the new building, which they
fully social and informal afternoon enjoyed
The guests were Mesdames j. l. Beaumont
7. W. Copley, W: Dawson, B. Thompson, D.
LAWYER, j. j. Watson, A. Oppenhem, A.
the Misses Morrison and McQuillan.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-17

Miss R. N. Avson entertained the Ladies'
AID Society of Clinton Avenue M. E. Church
yesterday afternoon at the parsonage.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
THEIR AILMENT
BATTLES SCIENCE.
People of a Mexican City
ScOurged by a Strange
Disease.
Medical Men Fail to Relieve
the Sufferings of the
A ficted.
Many Have Succumbad and the Spread
cf the Malady Cannot B,
Checked.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. IA strange
malady has broken out among the lower
classes in the city of Chilpancingo, Mex
leo. the capital of the State of Guerrero.
Doctors of the city have been entirely baf-
fed in their diagnosis and are powerless
to alleviate the suffering or to prevent the
spread of the disease, which has proven
fatal in large proportion of the cases.
The symptoms are described to be q Ian
guour, followed by the appearance of a
bright yellow button upon the forehead,
deathly sickness and vomiting, accompa-
MED by exhaustion and collapse. The dis
ease is not allied to yellow fever, accord
ing to the physicians, and Its symptoms
more nearly approach the mysterious
malady known in Asia Minor than any
other.
1t is stated that the people of Aleppo,
Asia Minor, are attacked by the disease
during tn cir lifetime and all new corners
to the city are attacked within a few
days, but the disease, curious as it is, is
rarely ever fatal in the far east. In Mex
leo it assumes a malignant phase, and the
State and National Boards OF Health are
bestowing much attention upon it. DIR.
Demetrio Mejia OF the City OF Mexico
Board of Health recently visited Chilpan-
cingo to investigate the epidemic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
Miss Eugenia Murray, teacher in Mon,
terey public school. Mr.. Murray's aged
partner in life also survives him.
SUED BY A SaR JOSE WOMAN
George Damron, a San Francisco Real
Estate Broker, Accused OF
DefrQudiHQ.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. Mfrs. Pauline
P. Wardell to-day began a suit IN the su-
perior Court against George Damron,
real estate broker OF San Francisco, 10
have deed executed by her last Satur-
day. by which she transferred two lots In
the Hulet subdivision, valued at about
$4,000, set aside on the ground that 1t was
OBJ AIMED through fraud.
Mrs. Wardell charges that Damron and
a stranger, whose name is unknown, con-
spired to defraud her out OF her property.
She says the two men called upon her and
wanted to buy her property. They pro-
posed assigning to her mole OF S4OUu ana
q mort age securing 1t, which Damron
held by assignment from the payee,
Joanna BRYANT, and which had been exc
cuted by George J. Gritting involving the
ownership of a third interest OF six
tenth interest in 16 S87 acres of land in
Sonoma County for the two lots, which
are valued at nearly $4,000, but subject to
a $1,000 mortgage. they represented that
$1,000 had been paid upon The mortgage,
but that the land which the mortgage was
upon was worth $12OUO.
Believing these statements to be true,
Mrs. Wardell acceL ted the not and mort
gage in trade for her lots, and without in
yestigation decided the property to Dam
ron.
On Sunday night she learned that the
mortgaged security traded to him was of
no value and that the maker OF the note
was insolvent. 1t was further learned
nothing had been paid on the note at all
and the plaintiff was deslgnedly cheated
and defrauded. Fearing that Damron
might convey the properly to some one
else, lis pendens has been filed with the
County Recorder
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
HOW ELEPHANTS CLIMB.

They Can Descend Declivities Where a
Mount ain Mule Would Fall.
Elephants are able to make their way
up and down mountains and through 4
country OF steep cliffs, where mules would
not dare to venture. and even where men
find passage difficult. Their tracks have
been found upon the very SUBMITS of
mountains over 1000 feet high. In these
journeys an elephant is often compelled
to descend hills and mountainsides which
are almost PERCEPTIONS. This is the way it
is done: The elephants first maneuver is
to kneel down close to the declivity. One
foreleg is then cautiously passed over the
dye and short way down the slope, and
if he find there is no spot for firm foot
hold he speedily forms one by stamping
into the soil il it is moist or kicking out a
footing if it is dry. When he is sure of a
good 1oothold the other foreleg is brought
down in the same way. Then he performs
the same work over again with his feet,
bringing both forelegs a little i'll advance
for The first hoothold. This leaves good
places already made for the hind feet.
Now bracng himself up by his huge
strong f reIegs he draws his hind legs,
first one and then the other, carefully over
the edge, where they occupy the first
places made by the forefeet. This is the
way the huge animal proceeds all the
way down, Zigzag, kneeiing with his fore
feet. Thus the center of gravity is pre-
served and the huge beast prevented from
topping over on his observation-disclosures
Inquirer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
Remains of Three of the
San Benito's Crew
Recovered.
Found on the Beacl Near the
Scene of the Recent
Disaster.
Identified as Those Of Engineer Con-
don, Cook Wilson and Messboy
Siberian.

POINT ARENA, CAL, Dec. IA mes
senger came to the town of Point Arena
Sunday morning after Judge Ainslie,
whom he wished to take Charge of the
body of a man found on the beach at
Irish Guich, about three miles north of
the wrecked San Benito. The body was
that of a man about six feet in height and
of about 200 pounds weight. 1t was
almost nude and the head was badly dis
figured. The body was almost free from
injuries. 1t is supposed to be that of
Engineer Condor.
Another body was found yesterday after
noon, and the third came onto the beach
near the wreck at IL o'clock last night.
Justice Ainslie, as acting Coroner, held an
inquest on the two bodies to-day, and from
descriptions supplied by relatives of the
lost the corpses were identified as those OF
l. w. Wilson, cook, and J. Sheeran, mess
boy.
The body of Wilson is bruised and torn.
A pair oflight lace shoes and brown WOODEN
stockings on the feet are all that remain
of Wilson's attire.
The body of Sheeran is also badly
bruised. The skull shows bad fracture,
confirming the story of one of the sur
vivors who said that the boy was struck
on the head by an oar.
The bodies will be buried tomorrow in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery at this place
if no instructions are received to the con-
trary.
The wrecked teamer is sinking fast and
will soon be buried in the sand.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
Los ANGELES ELECTION.
Democrats Elect Their Candidate for
Mayor Because of Local
Issue

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. The
city election passed off quietly to-day. a
fair vote being polled. The main fight
was on the water question, and to the
general surprise NJ. P. Snyder, the Demo-
cratic nominee, defeated julius Martin, + /,
the water company's preference. for the
Office OF Mayor by big plurality.
The league for better city government
and the Silver Republican clubs proved
important factors in the fight.
Those elected were: Mayor, M. P. Sny-
der, Democrat; City Clerk, c. II. Hance,
Democrat; City Engineer, J. Henry Dock.
weller, Dem ocrat; City Attorney, w. E..
Dunn, Republican; Treasurer, w. A.
Hartwell, Republican; Street Superin-
tendent, J. H. Drain, Republican,; Tax
Collector, ]. D. Gish. Republican; AS
SCISSOR. L. S. Seaman. Democrat; Auditor,
J. E. Nichol, Republican.
Out of Council of nine mem bers four
are Republicans, four are Democrats and
ore a nominee of the League for Better
City Government. The school board is
Republican by big majority.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
PLAYED POKER At PORTLAND.
Having Lost Several thousand Dollars
Young Seymour Risdon Attempts
Suicide.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 7.-Seymour
Risdon, young man of IS years, who is
a member of wealthy family in Hart
ford, Conn.,, has succeeded in making q
laughing stock of himself among Port
lands gided youths.
This evenings Telegram says he came
to this city three weeks ago from San
Francisco, after sojourning there for six
months looking after certain interests for
his father. He at once entered a swell set,
and last Friday night he, with three
others, engaged in poker game in we'll
appointed room in the Marquam building.
Early Saturday morning he had trans
ferred $500 of his bank account to his
companions.
Detected and desperate Rsdon drew a
pistol TO shoot himself. One OF the other
young men quickly snatched it from his
hand, thereby ayerting a scandal that
would have involved the names OF several
respectable families here. Failing in the
attempt to take his life the heavy loser
accused his companions of having 70 bbed
him.
He escaped punishment for this accusa-
ton by reason of his suffering from undue
excitement and the absorption of much
wine.
On Saturday morning one of the W in ners
presented young Mr.. Risdons checks at
his bank of deposit, but the loser had fore
stalled him by drawing out his money.
Two of the winners at once consulted a
lawyer, and he advised them that ii would
be very difficult to collect the money.
During that afternoon the young man
from Hartford commissioned an old
friend of his father to enter into negotia-
tons for compromise. This resulted in
the winners knocking Off rs per cent OF
their dues.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
KIKMEsS OF NATIONS.
Unique Entertainment arranged b.
Catholic Ladies.

Unique Entertainment arranged by
Catholic LddteS.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. THE Kirmess OF
Nations under the auspices of the Catholic
Ladies Aid Society opened auspicously in
Turn Verein Hall this evening. The hall
was handsomely decorated with bunt-
ing. flags, evergreens and potted plants.
Around the sides of the hall were lastly
arranged booths, where fancy articles and
refreshments were to be had. Each booth
was trimmed with the national colors and
the young lady attendants were dressed in
the costume of the country they repre-
sented. The kirmess will continue DUR
ing the week, and each night the pro-
gramme will be in charge of one of the
booths.
Tonight the Americans and Irish booths
had charge of affairs, in connection with
the GARDEN City Cyclers. TLere was a
large attendance. The evenings enter
tainment opened with grand march of
all the characters, headed by Captain
Joseph Jury and the bugler of the Garden
City CycIers. The Goddess of Liberty
came next, followed by the characters rep
resented in the various booths and about
fifty members of the cyclers. A fine mu-
steal and literary programme was given
from the stage. Tomorrow night the
German and American booths will have
charge of the programme.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
rEHAMA COUNTY ooMPRoMIsE
Settlement of a Damage SUIT Brought by
the Late j. C. Tyler.

Settlement of a Damage SUIT Brought by
the Late j. c. Tyler.
RED BLUFF, CAL, Dec. IA case in
volvlng $4,000 and OF much interest to
Tehama County was settled to-day. In
1892, ]. c. Tyler brought an action against
the county for $780, 600 and for perpetual
injunction restraining the county from
maintaining bridge across Elder Creek
a. particular point.
After considerable delay and many
amendments of pleadings the action was
taken to the Supreme Court on demur-
rer. After it came back for trial the
Board OF Super visors last spring en-
pIoyed General n. P. Chapman and A. M.
Mccoy to assist District Andrews, and the
case was to have been tried this winter.
In the meantime Mr.. Tyler died and the
San francisco Savings Union foreclosed
trust deed on his property, and took up
the suit for injunction and damages
againstthe county.
Hon. J. G. Ball of Woodland to-day
made proposition on behalf of plaintiff
10 settle the case. The attorneys for the
county advised its acceptance, and this
evening the Board of Supervisors author
lied their attorneys TO compromise on the
Terms proposed. and big lawsuit was
brought to sudden termination.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
ONCE A SEATTLE
SOC|E TY BELLE
Career of Lizzie Emerson,
the San Francisco
Suicide.
Deserted Her Husband and Child
and Fled From a Happy
Home.
After Repentance Cams a Longing
for Eternal Rest in the
Grave.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. The hand
some young woman who committed sui
eide in San Francisco Saturday night.
giving her name as Lizzie Emerson and
stating that her husband had been dead
several months, was Mrs. Elmer Judkin
of this city. Her husband is alive, aud
yesterday he received the news of her
death. She was well connected in this
city, and though she had passed out of the
lives of the respectable people who knew
her the announcement of her death created
much talk here, where she was so well
known.
During Mrs. Judkin's career in this city
she filled the role of a society woman and
of fallen woman. She was reared in
Seattle and was known for her remarkable
beauty and cleverness. She married FL
mer Judkin about five years ago. Judkin
is a photographer. His people own half
of North Seattle. The two were happy for
a long time. One child was born-a
daughter. The woman figured in society
and because of her cleverness and fine face
received much attention. She came to
the conclusion one day, according to those
farce. Within week she had left her
husband.
Soon afterward she met man named
Jack Donahue, bartender, and fell in
love with him. Her husband tried to in
duce her to return to him. She laughed
at him, but always claimed that she loved
her child as much as on the day it was
born. Dopahue fell victim to consump-
ton and had to go to California for his
health. The woman followed him, turn
ing her house and it's valuable contents
over to friend. Donahue and the woman
made San Francisco their home.
Six months ago Donahue died and since
then Mrs. Judkin, according 10 letters
written TO friends in this city, was a
changed woman. Her husband had never
secured divorce from her. He was will
ing, it is said, TO take her back, but she
would not come. though in poverty. Sui
eide was all that was left for her. and as
her fol- mer friends expected, she took ad-
vantage of il. She took the name of
Lizzie Emerson after leaving her husband
and was ever afterward known by that
name.
Her husband in answer to kilograms
from San Francisco arranged to-day to
have her buried in that city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
B0RiFAcE BlLicKE DEAD.
Passing of One of the Propnetors of
The Hoiisnbeck Hotel in Los
Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Dec. - The
numerous personal friends of Carl Gustav
Bnicke along the Pacific Coast will be
panied to learn OF his death. Mr.. Bilicke
was one of the firm of A. C. Bilioke &
Co., proprietors of the Hollenbeck
Hotel of this city. He died in this city
yesterday afternoon after a brief illness.
Mr.. Bilicke was born in Brand en- burg,
Germany, in 1912. He came to America
in 1851 and to California in 1852. In 1854
he removed 10 Oregon, and thence 10
Idaho in 1862. He went into general busi-
ness in Idaho, and accumulated fortune,
retiring from business life in 1869, and
locating in San Francisco in the same
year. There his children were educated.
During the crash following the death of
w. C. .Ralston and the failure OF the Bank
of California he lost every thing and began
life anew. He moved to Arizona and
opened a general merchandise store, and
finally drifted into the hotel business. His
genial disposition has brought many a
guest to his hotels. He was a Master
Mason, and will be buried with Masonic
honOrs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
RAILWAY BRIDGES WASHED OUT.
Appalling Damage BY the Second Flood
Visitation IN The Pacific North


SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. From its
second food visitation the Pacific North
west is suffering 10 fully as great an ex-
of Novem ber's storms.
To-day the mad waters of many rivers
emptying into Puget Sound from the
north and east reached an appalling
height. All railroad bridges constructed
and trackage rebuilt during the latter
DAYS of last month were again swept away
between Friday and Monday morning.
Between Snohomish City and Everett,
Snohomish River is six miles wide. The
Great Northern tracks between Sultan
City and Everett are inundated to a depth
of from two to- five feet and three big
bridges over the Skykomish in the Cas-
cades were swept away.
Skykomish River is a raging torrent,
running in many places like milrace.
1t is only with the greatest difficulty that
food supplies are gotten to Monte Cristo
and neig boring towns. The Everett and
Monte Cristo road is almost total wreck.
In short, the story of the foods devas
tation in the valleys of the Snohom ish,
Nooksak, Skagit, Stillaguamish. Sno-
qualmie and Skykomish is but repeti-
ton of the narrowing tales of the fury OF
the storms three or four weeks ago.
Near Seattle. in the fertile valleys of the
Duwamish, White Green and Puyallup
rivers. far greater damage, especially to
private property, is being done.
Tides sare backing up the Duwamish
from the sound and forcing the waters
through the dykes and out over the low
lands.
The Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern are still unable to operate their
main lines from Seattle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
POWER FOR STOCKTON.
Electricity to Be Supplied 20 the City
From. Blue Lakes.

Electricity to Be Supplied 10 the City
From, Blue Lakes.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. Robert f.
Doble. secretary and general manager of
the Blue Lakes Water Company, who was
in this city to-day, says that
the electric current which is to
be generated at the pIaHt will be
in use at the mines of the mother lode by
next May or June, and that electric power
from the same plant will be in Stock ton
by next fall unless something at present
unforeseen should prevent it.
The Blue Lakes Company's works are to
be supplied with water under a head of1Oo0
feet, which will operate Pelton wheels.
There is water enough in the company's
ditch to generate so. 900 horsepower, but it! is
not likely that such an enormous energy
will be demanded for many years to come.
The present plant is being built with the
view of generating 1900 horsepower imme-
diately and accommodating dynamos for
1000 or 5000 ultimately. Almost the en-.
tire 1900 will be consuAed on the mo Their
lode.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
KILLED by Esplodtmg Dynamite.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. THE powder
and dynamite magazines at Los Gallinos,
near Matamoras, Tamaulipas, Mexico,
were blown TO atoms on the afternoon of
Novem Der % and six workmen killed.
Their names were: Heraclio Rosas (fore-
mani, Timoteo Echeveria, Ramon Nunes.
James Rogers, Simon Arce and Thomas
Verdugo. The owners OF the dynamite
works lost about SIS, 600 in buildings and
Stock and the powder magazine and stock
were worth $4,000. Not a fragment of
The buildings larger than cigar-pox re-
mained and the horses. wagons and men
were blown to atoms.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
To Reclaim. San Joaquin Land.

STOCKTON. CAL, Dec. IA party of
surveyors is engaged in field work on the
Mclaughlin land, in the vicinity of
Paradise Cut, preparatory to max
ing preliminary estimate Of
the cost of retaining it. The
tract upon which the surveyors are at
work embraces about 1900 acres 1t is
situated on the west side of the San Joa-
quin River and lies between Old River
and the Southern Pacific Railroad track.
Paradise Cut runs through the tract,
and to reclaim the land a levee will have
to be thrown up on either side OF the CHAM
nell besides levees on Old River, the San
Joaquin ana portion OF Tom Paine
Slough. The work will be expensive. as
high levees will be required, and it has
not yet been decided to undertake it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
JAILED At SANTA BARBARA.
Harry Miller the Youthful Driver Who
Robbed His Own Stage, Con-
faceec

SANTA BARBARA, CAL. Dec. -
Harry Miller. the boy driver who robbed
his own stage between Los Alamos and
Lompoc Friday night arrived here last
night in charge of Sheriff Hicks. The
Sheriff on being notified of the robbery
had started for Lompoc, arriving there
Sunday morning at o'clock.
After consulting with the local officers
he soon came to the conclusion that the
driver wa. the guilty one. At first the
boy stoutly denied the charge, but the
Sheriff told him he had documentary evil
dence against him. Then Harry con-
fesseG.
He said that after he passed the Stuart
postoffice he put down his hand and felt
hole in the mailbag.
This excited his curiosity, and he pro-
ceeded to extract one of the letters. Hay-
ing drawn it from the sack, he rifled it.
This proceeding was so entertaining that
he continued his researches, but found
nothing of value bat rubber stamp and
some dress goods in registered package.
He then made bonfire of the rified mail
and registered wrappers hiding the
stamp and dress goods. These have since
been recovered by the officers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
UrAH'S ELECTION MIDDLE.
official Cdnrass of the Vote Prevented by
an lpjnn elton.

SALT LAKE. UTAH, Dec. THE State
Board OF Canvassers met this morning to
canvass the votes cast at the recent cleo
ton. 1t was at once enjo.ned by the State
Supreme Court from making the canvass
or issuing the certificates of election to
the successful candidates.
The injunction was issued on the petit
ton of NJ. L. Richie, one of the Judges OF
the Third Judicial District, who alleges
that the election held on Novem Der $
null for the reason that the act of
Legislature authorizing it was not legally
passed and the ballot was not secret, as,
according to the constitution, it ought to
have been. He claimed the entire elec-
lion was void and that the present State
and county officers held over until the
next regular election.
The hearing of arguments on the petit
tion is set for Friday next, when 1t will be
decided whether or not the injunction
will be made permanent. Senator Arthur
Brown Is the leading counsel for the petit
TONERS.