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The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
SAYSSHE WAS SHADOWED
Mrs. Nettie R. Craven Has Two
Young Men Placed Under
Arrest.
They We're Sent Home by Captain
Bohen and Ordered to Report
This Morning.

Mrs. Nettie r. Craven had two young
men named Perkins and Collins arreste
last night about O'Clock, alleging that
they had been shadowlng and insulting
her.
She said that two private detectives,
employed by her, were walking behind
her on Market street, near Van Ness
avenue, and they advised her to draw on
two young men who they thought were
shadowing her. She did so, and at tie
corner of the avenue they came up to her
and laughed IN her face. one of them re-
marking, Isn't it funny2"
She crossed over to the other corner of
the avenue and went into Barrington's
drugstore, and told one of the clerks that
Two men had been shadowing her, and
she wanted an officer to arrest them. She
saw the two young men run round the
corner of Oak street.
She waited in tho drugstore for a few
minutes, an! the two young men came
back. When she left the store they fol-
lowed her until she met policeman and
asked bin to arrest them, as they were
annoying and insul ting her.
The policeman was ]. Ward, and he
took the Two young men to police head
quarters, accompanied BY Mrs. Craven.
She told her story TO Captain Bohen, and
IeIkina Auu OoiliiS oSHieo Sbduo"ihS noI
or having insulted her. They said they
were standing on the corner, when Mrs.
Craven came up to them and smiled in
their faces. They went round the corner
to Oak street to get away from her and
returned so as to ask the drug clerks if
they knew who she was. Then a police
man came up and placed them under
arrest They SAID thev were clerks in
downtown warehouses and had no thought
of ShadOWinp the lady
Mrs Craven teIephoned for Judge Dem
son, and when ne arrived the stories were
repeated to him. He asked Captain Bohen
to take their names and addresses, and he
would consider what should be done.
Captain Bohen released the two young
men and asked them to report at head
quarters this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
.CAPRON'S OTHER Will.
1t Was Filed in Judge Slack's
Court Yesterday Morn
ing.
Ex-Judge A. L. Fitzgerald Charged
With Undue Influence Over the
Testator.

4 contest has been precipitated over
the estate of the late John S. Capron. a
well-known Nevada capitalist.
Soon alter Mr.. Capron's death q paper
purporting to be his last will, dated a Dril
16, 1897 was filed by ex-Judge A. L. fitz-
gerald, who was named as executor and
beneficiary to considerable extent.
MIR. Fitzgerald at once began suit to
recover a large amount of property that,
by trust deeds. had been placed under the
custody of Madge A. Manion, Hattie M.
Kearny and Mamie Capron, stepdaughters
of the testator. He alleged that the prop
erty had been given into the possession OF
the young women for the convenience OF
the late Mr.. Capron. and that, though
requested to reconvey the property, they
had refused to do so. An order of court
was asked restraining them from wasting
the property or disposing OF it in any
way.
When the matter came up in Judge
SlacK's court yesterday the stepdaughters
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

Prison on a charge OF assault to commit
murder.
The husband of the woman is carpen-
ter, residing on Jackson street between
Leavenworth and Hyde. He separated
from his wife about two months ago on
account of the liaison that has existed be-
tween her and the milkman. The woman
is now in an interesting condition. and
freely confesses that she has done wrong,
and that her relations with the young fell
low were not what they should have been.
The cause OF the shooting was Jealousy.
After leaving her husband the woman
went to live with Harry on the corner of
Hill and Valencia streets. There the
milkman was in the habit of visiting her
every morning while on his rounds.
About A. NJ. yesterday he came as usual
The woman was in bed and he seated him.
self on the edge and began to talk to her.
He proceeded cooIly 10 inform her that
he had not behaved properly toward an
other woman and consequently intended
to marry her. Mrs. MorgaDsen at once
inquired if be intended 10 desert her and
he said that he did.
Mrs. Morgansen then reached under the
pillow and, producing a revolver, leaned
over and, holding 1t against the slQe Oh
Harry's neck, pulled the trigger. The
wound was not very serious, and he
grappled with the infuriated woman.
She seems to be very strong, and the re-
suit was that her left wrist was severely
lacerated. Harry managed TO secure the
pistol and ran down into the street. in his
excitement firing 1t into the air TO attract
attention.
Sergeant of Police Anderson and Detec-
tive Anthony happened to be in the vicin-
ity anu at once rushed to the scene. When
they heard what had happened they made
the milkman take them into the house and
there they secured the woman. Botn
we're then taken into custody. At the
prison the woman made a free confession
of the relations that had existed, and said
that she had tried to kill Harry because he
had tried to desert her.
She is about 80 years of age or over that
limit, and is not at all prepossessing in
appearance. She has three children by
her husband, but when the separation
came he retained their custody. The
woman has also had two children. of
which Harry, by her own confession. was
the father, but both of them died. The
liaison between the two is of long stand
ing. Nevertheless it is stated that the
husband is willing for reconciliation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
BOLD CHINESE ROBBERY.
Six Hi binders Hold Up the Inmates
of House at Spoford
Alley.

A bold robbery was committed by six
Chinese highbinders at 8 Spofford alley, a
house kept by Fong Guey, in the early
morning of July 5. They belong to the
Ping Keong Tong and two of them are
now in the City Prison.
One of the six went to the house the
night previous and about O'Clock in the
morning he quietly unlocked the chain
guarding the door and the other five
slipped IN by prearrangement.
Each of the highbinders had revolver,
and they went from room to room COM
peiiing the inmates to deliver up their
money and iewelry. 1t is estimated that
they got altogether about $500 in money
and jewelry.
The police were notified of the robbery
and Detective Gibson was detailed on .he
case. Assisted by Policeman Amos Will
liams, he yesterday arrested Wong Look
and Dong Loo and they were identified as
two of the gang. They were booked on
the charge of robbery.
Gibson and Williams are searching for
the other four and expect to have them in
custody soon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

at is recognized fact" he said, "that
cities are soon to be the dominating
elements in the State and Nation. Within
twenty wears there will be 10. 000 900 more
people in the cities than outside of them.
Then the city will dominate the State and
the Nation. II is the church's duty TO
make citizens capable of governing the
city. The church, religion and reform
have not adapted themselves to the change
from individuality to cooperation. The
churches, Just like other industries, must
gain strength from cooperation. All de-
nominations must unite In accomplishing
the end desired-that of educating public
opinion ana popular conscience.
"TGe pulpit is, IL IS true, working for
this end, but the difficulty is that the
Ieople who need the sermons most do not
attend church. Public meetings for re-
form only draw those who are interested !;
books are only bought by those who are
enthused on the subjects they treat Of
How shall the disinterested ones be
reached? By cooperation. Form min
isters' alliance OF all denominations
divide the City into districts. Let the
mem bers of the various young peoples
societies be made the bearers of truth. To
deliver a Ieaf1et once a month at each
house in a district containing a dozen
houses would not be great undertaking.
1t will be Tor the pastors to determine
what line of work should be taken up and
what literature should be used-but it
should be strong, bright and attractive to
be read.
Through this ministers alliance the
greatest GOOD can be accomp plished, and
those will be reached wnom the pulpit
cannot reach"
DR.. Strong was asked how to form an
alliance and gave instructions as to how
to start the associa ton. On motion, DR..
C. A. Adams. Rev. J. Nj. Beard and DR..
Coyle were made a committee to call TO.
gether the pastors and arrange for the
carrying out of DR.. Strong's suggestion to
form an alliance.
Immediately after the close of the meet
ing the committee convened and ad-
journed until one week from Monday.
when plans will be perfected for the form
ing of a pastors alliance in this City.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
JEALOUSY AND POISON.
Mrs. May Duffy Swallows . Dose of
Carbolic Acid.

Mrs. May Duffy Swallows {. Dose of
Carbolic Acid.
Mrs. May Duffy, handsome young
woman, 19 years of age, swallowed a dose
of carbolic acid in her room, 1853 Tehama
street, at an early hour yesterday morn
ing, and will probably die.
She was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital in the patrol-wagon, and DR.. Tormey
applied the usual remedies. Her sister,
Mrs. Nelson, Twenty-second and Hamp-
shire streets, was sent for, and she hurried
to the hospital.
Mrs. Duffy was married when she was
II years of age, but after living with her
sband about year she left him and
procured divorce. She went to live at
her SISTERS house. where her baby was
born five months ago. 1t only lived three
months.
She became acquainted with young
man about town and went TO live with
him at 1913 Tehama street. She recently
suspected that she was not the only
woman her companion loved, and when
she found her suspicious confirmed she,
in fit of jealousy, swallowed the car
bolic acid.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

street. between Kearny street and Grant
avenue. asking for large reduction on a
high assessment because the houses,
through recent police regulations, have
been closed and the revenue stopped. The
matter was taken under advistment.
The board decided to ask the State Board
of Equalization for an extension OF time
and tnat the banks and corporations should
be notified to appear and show cause why
their assessments should not be raised.
The board will meet again this morning to
continue the hearing Of petitions for re-
duct1on of assessments.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
AN ALLIANCE Of
LOCAL PASTORS
DR.. Josiah Strong Addresses
Words of Advice to the
Ministers.
He Says the Cities viii Soon
Control the Entire Ma
tion.
A Pastors Association of All Demon
nations Is to Be Formed at
His Suggestion.

DR.. Josiah Strong of New York met q
num Der of the ministers of the City in the
auditorium of the Y. NJ. C. A. yesterday
morning and held them for over an hour
with a talk on THE Greatest Need of the
Times and How to Meet It."
DR.. George c. Adams of the First Con-
gregational Church was chairman of the
conference.
DR.. Strong said he realized the fact that
the City ministers were all meeting
tired, but he did not want to leave the
coast without speaking of movement
just beng inaugurated in the East-the
forming of pastors alliances.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
VALUABLE PICTURES.
Max Lindermau and A. Moisture Charged
With Felony Emb bezzi ement

Max Lind ermau and A. Moisture Charged
With Felony Embe excitement
Mrs. Mary Cameron of 152 Fifth street
swore TO a complaiptin Judge Lows court
yesterday for the arrest OF Max Linder-
man and A. Moisture on the charge of fell
Ony embezzlement.
Sue alleges that she employed Linder-
man and Moisture as agents 10 sell two
antique pictures, one representing "A
Vintage Scene in France" and the other
1.-TWO Dogs" both with antique frames,
and the whole valued at $4,000.
The pictures were sent 20 the Park Mu-
scum for exhibition and were taken away
by Lnderman and Moisture on Tues esdav
without her authority and, she alleges.
sold by them.
Linderman was arrested last night bv
Policemen Ryan and O'Dea, but Moisture
has not yet been found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
TRIED TO AVENGE
Her SCORUIuG
Mrs. Augustine Morgansen
Slightly Wounds August
Harry.
Jealous Because Ee Intended to
Desert Her for Another
Ideal.
The Woman Left Her Husband Two
Months Ago-Both We're Taken
Into Custody.
Harry, a milkman. waa shot

August Harry, a milkman, was shot
in the neck yesterday morning at
an early hour by Mrs. Augustine
Morgausen at the corner of Hill and
Valencia streets. The youth, who is only
81 years of age, now lies at the Receiving
Hospital, not very dangerously wounded,
while the woman is lodged at the City
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
UPS AND DOWNS
OF ASSESSMENTS
Board Of Equalization Be-
sieged With Peti-
TONERS.
a Number of Small Cuts Are
a Number Of Small Cuts Are
Made in the Assessors
Figures.
Communication From Charles Gildea
Explaining the Methods of
the State Board.

The Board Of Supervisors yesterday sat
as Board of Equalization and pa sed
upon a mum Der of applications for reduc-
ton of assessments on real estate and
i'm improvements.
A statement was submitted by Charles
Gildea, prepared at the request of the
board, showing the methods by which the
State Board of Equalization reasons out
its course in amending the Variations OF
this City and County. together with some
data affecting assessments. The COM
municatlon, properly addressed, is as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen In compliance with your request
I submit to you the following facts in relation
10 the assessment OF real and personal prop
erty in the City and county OF San francisco
for the year 1897.
AS / am informed, the means which the
mem bers of the state Board OF Equalization
mainly adopt to find the true value of the
First-To take the sales when the true
amount paid can be ascertained.
Second-To take the appralsement, and sales
of property by order of the Probate Courts and
com pare these sales and appraisements with
the assessed value.
Third-Bank mortgages where the mortgage
exceeds The assessed value OF the property.
Following these lines have carefully ex-
amine1 the documents, probate appraise-
mems. sales and statements In relation to per-
sonal property given to your committee by
mem bers of the State Board OF Equalization,
and on which, in part AT least, the board must
have formed its judgment when 1t increased
the assessmcnt-roli OF The City 70 per cent last
year.
find that where the property was sold by
order of the court in most cases the amour
Obtained was less than the appraised value OF
the property sold, showing that the appraise-
ments were too high and not fair means to
measure assessed values by, and that the as
sessment on the property bears fair and
equitable relation to the sales generally made.
/ have also carefully examined and COM
pared with this years assessment roll the
sale OF properly lor the past eighteen munths,
by Messrs Thomas Magee & Sous.
The following table will show the number
of sales in each subdivis sion, the aggregate
mum Der of sales and the proportion the sales
bear to the assessed value:
No. of Purchase Assessed Per
5oLvsrs So s2,637, ,72O $l,s 5,Os5 IS
lUO-yara ...... 55 l,519,l45 910,420 80
"foteiu tlon 2o2 1,b5s,7s2 los3,2o3 10
trero and ii Or
ner's addition 95 64s0es 4ls,ss4 64
Totals ..437 s5 764,723 s3756, 241 *65
*Average
The assessed value OF all property, as re-
turned by the Assessor, was:
For the wear 1895 6................ 1857, 5S6 126
For the year 1897 ..--. 345. 3S5 469
decrease Of. of........................ sl2, o67
last year on:
improvements. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,U37 1000
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
Inviting the President.

The committee having in charge the matter
L Of inviting President Mckinley 10 visit this
Nity will hold a public meeting, VIII ch all
citizens are invited to attend, at Assembly
Hall, Mills building, to-day at l P. NJ. sharp
10 hear repor of sut-comm tees and elect a
treasurer ana special ENJOYS o go to Washing
ton with the invitations 10 the President. A
message from President Mckinley and other
important matters will be considered,
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
Big Capital for Lamp-Dealers.

The Pacific Coast Mercantile Company, to
been incorporated with interests represented
follows: Carlos S. Una, $4999; samuel
Heyman, $4,000; Leo Kolman, $4,000; Adolph
holman, $4,000; A. t. Barnett, 81.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

A New Hartford (Conn.) man one day
recently set over 1000 tobacco plants, and
the next morning found that the cut
worms had destroyed every plant but one
over night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

First English Luthsrans to Mortgage.
Application has been made by the First
English Lutheran Church to mortgage real
estate on Geary street near Octavia for $1,000
at per cent year to the Hibernia Savings
anu Loan Society. Judge Heo5ard viii hear
the matter at 10 O'clock on the 10th inst.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

Robert Lhrichter Not Guilty.
Robert Critcher was acquitted of the charge
of grand larceny in Judge Dunnes court yes
terday
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15
LIABILITIES.

Losses Adjusted and Unpaid. 49,. |
or In suspense. .......-.
Losses Resisted, including Ex- |
POhoco -.....
Gross Premiums on Risks running
one year or>less, $2.546,74 O2;
reinsurance 80 per cent.
Gross Premiums on Risks running
more than one year, SOD
33- OF; reinsurance pro rata.
All other Demands against the Com
pany .....................
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

Bangor parsons are settling the bicycle
problem bv forming bicycle clubs in their
parishes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-15

ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos with
OF without removal Noonan, 1017-l073 Mis- sion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17

UNREDEEMED LANDS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17
The Advertising Art

The views of a well-known Young
business man Of this city as to the art
of advertising are thus given by The
Chicago Dry Goods Reporter in it's
department ''Interviews with Mer-
chants" it will no doubt be interesting
reading:
Eugene Meyer, of Watertown,
Wis, proprietor of one Of the largest
retail stores to be found outside OF
large cities, is one who has advanced
ideas regarding business publicity,
and his large trade, extending over a
radius of fifteen or twenty miles from
his town, is due in large measure to
the practical tests which his ideas have
been given. Mr.. Meyer gives his ad-
vertising his best thought, realizing
that it is as important a part of busid
ness building as right buying an
good store service.
''In talking on the subject he said:
i write all my advertising matter
myself. Of course [ get a great many
helps from the advertising hints in
trade journals, but it is hard to make
them fit my case exactly, I try not
to weaken the quality and therefore
the effect of my advertising by too
great quantity of it, and when I
have anything to say to the public /
aim to 60 right to the point and not
beat around the bush It is seldom
that l do not get direct results, and
lots of them.
GO 4 do not keep a standing ad in
the local papers, but nevertheless I
believe in using them, and when | do
| am willing to pay the extra rates
that are exacted from one-time pa
irons. AS rule | put my ad in as
supplement to the paper, my announce
ment being printed alone on separ-
ate sheet, along with some good mis-
cellaneous reading matter. have it
printed on good paper so as to bring
out plainly half-tone cuts, which are
coming into use now in shoe advertis-
ing. This is expensive, but believe
it pays, for some of the best returns |
have ever had were the result of this
method"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17
A Life Saved.

Marvellous cures of throat and lung
affections are made daily by DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Miss Annie Swan,
Petersburg, Va, writes: ''My brother
was attacked by bad cough and cold,
and it was thought he had consump-
ton. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup was
used, and to our great surprise it made
him we'll and hearty, There is no
better cure in the world than this
Syrup" DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is
SOLD everywhere for rs cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17
lINNER & THAUER. Attorneys

SKINNER & THAUER Attorneys
EeTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT
- JEFFERSON COUNTY.-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate Of AGSES)
SCHULZ. late of the city of Water
town, in said county, deceased. }
Notice is hereby given that the time for
the creditors to present to said court for al
loWance claims or demands against said de-
ceased is limited to SIX MONTHS from the I'd
day of November, A. D. 1897; and that said
court will receive claims and demands pre-
sented against said deceased at the court
house in the city of jefferson in said county,
on any day before the expiration of the said
six months; and that the said court will ex-
anime and adjust such claims and demands
at said court house at regula term thereof
to be held at said court house Cd the Sd day
of May, la9s at the opening of court on said
day, or as soon thereafter as the parties can
be heard.
Dated the I'd day of November. A. D. 1897.
BY The 'co--~t:
Tvs GEORGE GRIMM, COunty.JEdge.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17
MAILS CLOSE.

MAILS CLOSE.
Mails close at the postoffice close as TO
rows:
North-*2:l5 r M; 9:OnPM
SGuth-*lH:15 A. NJ; 900 p. NJ.
East-*S:50 A. NJ; ~ 100 P NJ: rs 100 P, NJ. P. N
West-5:50 A. M; $1,000 NJ; 900 P, NJ
WatertOwn and Madison-*S 80 A. M; IS: 05 P. NJ
Pipersville, Affection, Far mington and Eben-
eZer, *7:30 A. NJ.
Lebanon = Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days, 5:00P NJ.
Daily except Sunday.
VIM. H. RoHR, P. M.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17
RAILROAD DIRECTORY.
Chicago, Milwaukee y st. Paul.

Train No. 7arrives from Chicago at 8 80 p m
Train arrive from Milwaukee and depart
for Madison a 9:l2 M and 6:26 m.
Trains arrive from Madison at 9:18 m
and 2:I3 o N.
Trains Nos. l, ?, 8. and 50 run daily be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis.
No. 5 and 6 run daily except Sunday be-
tween Chicago and Minneapolis.
Trains Nos, % and % run daily except Sun
day between Chicago and Portage.
Sunday excursion arrives from Milwaukee
at 1925 m, returning, departs at 5:2l p m
All other trains run daily except Sunday.
G, W. WEBB, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17
Milford.

Mrs. B. Gritty and children, of Oak
land, are visiting friends and relatives
here.
The Good Templars will give a
chicken pie sociable Friday evening.
All are cordially invited to partici-
pate.
The Good Templars will move in
Byron Sllliman' S hall this week.
Clarence Gallup spent Friday at
Waterloo.
III. A. Teich has made some new
improvements in his factory.
Owing to tie disagreeable weather
the military company of the North
western university had to return to
Watertown by carriages.
Sheriff Roach, of Jefferson, was in
town Friday.
Dewitt Splitter, who has been ailing
for some time, has been pronounced
insane by Drs. Engs berg and Dodge,
of Lake Mills, and has been removed
to Oshkosh
Thanksgiving services will be
preached Sunday afternoon instead
Of Thanksgiving day, by Rev. Mr..
White, Of Lake Mills.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17

Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, 25c., or fossil.
DIR. HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys Med. Co., Ill William st., N. z.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17
Chicago & Northwestern.

Passenger from Chicago arrives at Water
town L. p N and goes no farther.
1923 a m train connects direct with fast
train for La Crosse, Winona, ST. Paul and in
termediate points. 9:07 train connects
direct for St, Paul.
"a except Sunday.
0. C. HEIMERL, Agent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the pOstoffice November II:
Adams, Mrs. Jane McGee j. D.
Anderson, Alta Schoe, Henry
Chachrt Mrs. Agnes Utecht. Miss Mollie
DeForest, Lutz v Tide, Wm ii.
WIN. II. RoHR, 2. NJ.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-02-09
Heln Comes to Those VINO Take
A Three-Days' -Four to washington.

Red Flag Oil-for sprains, burns, cuts. AT
1ruhlcr Bros, drug store.