The San Francisco call., 1897-12-08
ARCHIE MAJORS
LATEST ROMANCE
ElOpes to Sacramento With
a Young Lady From
Oakland.
A Few Months Ago She Wore
the Hallelujah Bonnet and
Testified.
Now She Is the Wife of the Cowboy
Detective Who Hunted the
Apache Kid.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,

Archie Majors who made record some
time ago by taking wild steed into
| Arizona and attem pting To catch the
Apache K d, has added one more chapter
to the romance of his young life.
His latest exploit consists in stealing
the affections of a young lady who re-
Gently was a soldier of the Salvation
Army. fleeing with her to Sacramento and
| taking her for his wife.
About three weeks q Miss Lena Stone,
an attractive young lady about 20 years OF
age, was missing from her home in Oak
land. Miss Stone, few months ago. was
a Salvation Army soldier and was en-
gagged to marry a very worthy young man.
also a mem bsr of the organization. For
| some reason unexplained she threw up
| her allegiance to the army and to the red
| shirted warrior at the same time and GEN.
tered her affections the next time on
young man named Smith. 1t was gener-
| ally supposed that Miss Stone and Smith
would soon be united, but at this period
| Archie Majors came along, and, being
ratne an attractive young fellow. he soon
| succeeded in taking Smiths place and
after q short acquaintance he also was
| missing Just about the time Miss Stone
went away.
| A few days ago rumor drifted down from
Sacramento that the young folks were
married. but their relatives refused to be-
| lleve 1t. Inquiry at the County Clerks
office II Sacramento shows that Archie
Majors took out the necessary license to
wed November 90. He gave his age as ''21
and over" and that of Miss Lena C. Stone
as 100 years and past" and stated that
they were both residents OF San francisco.
The necessary affidavit was also sworn TO
by Ma jors that there were no legal OBJ &C.
tions to the marriage.
Miss Stone has sister who is a mem ber
of the Oakland corps of the Salvation
Army, and Archie MI jors' mother is Mrs.
Wagner, who recently had considerable
trouble on account OF a worthless hus-
band. She is now industriousIy support
ing herself and two little children in this
city. Archie was working previous to his
marriage in shoestore on Washington
street and frequently helped his mother.
She is very much opposed to the marriage,
and at the present time there is no par
entail blessing awaiting the children whe n
they return.
- IA Jurors Message to the Court.
OAKLAND, Dec. Judge Ellsworth
was compelled TO continue the damage
case OF Vance G. HalIoweIl against the
Southern Pacific Company for $50. 600 this
morning, on receipt OF letter from an
a bse1t Juror. 1t read:
December 6-Your Honor: You will please
excuse me off the jury dear relative of
mine is dead and have to go to Modesto this
afternoon. will see you as soon as 1 get
back. Respectfully yours,
A. J. SIMoNsEN JR.
The absentee can be compelled 10 pay
all of the costs for every day that he de-
tains the case, and when he returns may
be sorry he left so suddenly.
Electric Lights at EmeryviIle.
OAKLAND, Dec. THE Board OF
| Trustees of EN- ryville has authorized Its
President and clerk 10 contract with the
| Oakland Gas Company for six arc electric
lights for their Town. The contract pro-
vides for two lights on Dalton avenue, to
be run on the Oakland or all-night sched-
| ule, and four In the southern portion of
| the town, to be run on the Berkeley or
moonlight schedule. Some of the Trustees
| desire an all-night service in all parts of
| the town, but II was finally agreed to &C
| cept the contract for this year.
| A Serious Mistake.
OAKLAND, Dec. flames McLaugh-
lin, who resides in Alameda, took the
| Haywards local al the pier tonight at
| $50 o'clock instead OF the Alameda local.
| WAen the train reached Fruitvale Mr.
| Mclaughlin realized that he had made a
mistake. He ran 10 the door and jumped
| off His leg was broken and he was badly
shaken up. The paIrol wagon was called
and the injured man was conveyed 10 the
Receiving Hospital.
| Certified Check Declared Forfeited.
| OAKLAND, Dec. 7.-The County Treas
| urer Today placed the check for 81, ,521 75
OF w. j. Hayes & Son of Cleveland In the
| bank Tor collection. 1t was 10 per cent OF
| their BID for the Fruitvale school dis !rict
| bonds, which was awarde ed them last
week. They had five days in which to
pay the balance or forfeit their deposit.
Reading Room Wanted.
ALAMEDA, Dec. THE people OF the
| Bay station neigh borhood are desrous OF
having free reading room established
| here similar to the one at the west end.
| A petition is beng circulated and has
| been numerously 81 ned and it is prob
| able the library board will grant their re-
quest.
| Moving Big Vault.
BERKELEY, Dec. IA $4,000 vault,
| weighing nearly twenty-five tons, has ar
rived in Berkeley and will be put in place
in the new building, which the Comm er-
cIal Bank of Berkeley will occupy before
the frs OF the year. The vault occupies
a space of over sixteen by twenty feet and
its massive doors swing on ball l-bearing Z
hingos. The freiE hit charges for brin gin e
i, from Canton, Ohio. 10 Berkeley amount l.
ed to nearly 5000.
Berkeley Notes.
| BERKELEY, Dec 7.-Recorder Sutton ha,
announced ina matrlculatlon eXamlnaO0nS
! Tor students wishing TO enter the university
at the beginning Of next term will be held a.
Berkeley on January 8, and 3.
Registration of upper clastmen at the
university Will take place on January 10 and
instruction will begin on the same day.
The Board of Education of Berkeley ha:
decided TO have Singing in the five frs
grades of the public schools.
The vacancy in the pulpit of the Parl
Congregational Church made by the resi- IA
ton of Rev Z. Lyman Hood will probably be
filed by r v. J. Arnett OF St Paul, who is now
visiting Berkeley.
School Superintendent Perham of Berkeley
has urged the Board of Education to have all
expert examine the eyes of the school chill
dren which, he declares, are in many cases in
d Geplora BILE condition.
! " II. Henderson. a soph omore at the State
University met with a painful accident this
afternoon. White coming down the steps OF
North Hall, which were slippery accoun
OF the rain, he fell and had his ankle severely
spralDed..
c. Dernetrak of Berkeley has written a book
entitled "The Unfortunate Bu,iness Man." in
which he denounces modern methods OF bust
ness He declares IL necessary for bust
ness man TO be schemer or dishonest in order
to axe living.