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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
UNIQUE SCHEME OF AN
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR.
UNIQUE
Sends q Check to President Mckinley in
Order to Get His Sigma

NEW YORK, Dec. pa Washing
ton special to the Herald says: One of
the most novel attempts in recent years
to obtain the signature of the Presi-
dent is that of an enterprising auto
graph collector residing in one Of the
small towns of Pennsylvania. He wrote
a check for 40 cents and sent it to the
White House. To collect the money 1t
would have been necessary for the
President to have Endorsed the check
William Mckinley, President of the
United States and when the checks
were returned to the banks customer
the collector would have been in pos
session of the priced signature written
on the back of his check.
Private Secretary Porter guessed the
scheme and sent the check to the
Treasury Department, where Ii was
sent back to the collector, with the in
formation that If he thought himself
indebted to the Government he should
send the check to the Treasury Depart
ment, payable to the Treasurer of the
United States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
Wished to Die Slowly SO His
Mother Could Be Sum-
mOned to His Side.
ACCUSES HIS JAILERS.
Says That They Bribed Him Into
Giving Them Part OF His
Stolen Treasure.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

QUINCY, Dec. 26.-Lowell Maxwell,
who had been convicted on two charges
of burglary, one of which was entering
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S local Office and
abstracting a sack containing $780,
this morning asked Sheriff Bransford
for a razor with which to shave him
self. The razor having been procured,
the Sheriff left the prisoners cell. AS
soon as he was out of sight Maxwell
made a cash with the razor In the
lower part of his abdomen, over five
inches in length, severing the intes-
tines. Tonight his death is hourly ex-
pected.
Having inflicted the wound, Maxwell
gave the alarm to persons in the
Sheriff's office, calling upon them to
bring his mother. as he wished to see
her before he died. Word was sent to
the family and a surgeon summoned.
He dressed the wound, but gave slight
encourag cement to MaXwell's relatives.
Maxwell was to have received SEN
tence on both convictions tomorrow.
He gave to the editor of the Indepen-
dent as his reason for the attempt at
suicide that the officers had held out
inducements to him to give up his
stolen treasure, promising that his
sentence would be thereby much light
ened. but yesterday, after he had COM
piled with their request, they informed
him that in view of a previous felony
conviction against him no leniency
might be expected, as probably his
punishment would be equivalent to life
Imprisonment. He preferred to die. but
slashed himself in the abdomen instead
Of the throat in order that he might
live long enough to again meet his
mother.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
ACCUSED OF IMMORTALITY.
Christian Women Declare War on One
of M1ine's Most Eminent
Jursts.

BOSTON, Dec 26.-The State of
Maine Is in the throes of the
greatest scandal in her history. The
Women's Christian Temperance Union
has sent formal protest TO the Gov
ernor against the reappointment of
Judge Enoch Foster of the Supreme
Bench, charging gross immortality, to-
gether with a confession of his sins,
which caused his expulsion from the
church.
Judge Foster is one of the most emf
nent jurists in New England. He is an
unusually cold, severe and dignified
man, having no intimate male associ-
ates, but in startling contrast TO this
is the romantic side of his life, which
gives rise to the scandal.
The woman in the case is the pretty
daughter of the barber in his native
town of Bethel. The Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union asserts that 1t
can prove that he freQuented hotels with
the girl when she was but 10 years of
age This is but the climax of many
scandals. Even the wife of the Judge
went so far as to appeal to his asso-
ciates on the bench, and they formally
made a protest to him. but he did not
deign TO notice it. The Judge now de-
fies the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union and will ask for a reap
pointment, daring the women to bring
specific charges with proof.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
GRANT IS NOT
THEIR CHOICE
Committeeman Cole, the Silver
Republican, Denies
RumOP.
Says His Party Is Not Pledged &c
Support the San Diegan for
the Senate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
LOS ANGELES, Dec 26-Nathan
Cole Jr., National Committeeman for
the Silver Republican party of Califor-
MIA, this evening gave to the press
letter, in which he positively denies the
statements which have been published
to the effect that the Silver Republi-
cans under his leadership were en-
deavoring to secure the election of q.
s. Grant Jr. as the successor of Stephen
NJ White in the United States Senate.
Coles letter is addressed to the editor
Of the Times, which paper first gave
circulation to the story, which was to
the effect that Jesse Grant and u. s.
Grant Jr. had a meeting in this city
during the week and that an arrange
ment was made whereby Cole pledged
the Silver Republicans to support
Grants candidacy for the Senate.
In his letter Cole absolutely denies
that there ever was such meeting, and
adds that never in his life has he met
either of the Grant boys, save once in
st. Louis. Continuing, Mr.. Cole states
that as a Silver Republican ne is, first,
last and all the time, for Stephen NJ.
White for Senator, and If that gentle
man declines to be a candidate to sue
coed himself, he is then in favor Of
sending some other good Democrat.
The letter of Cole and the very pro-
nounced stand he takes in favor Of
Senator White will have the effect of
setting at rest all rumors that have
been current about a scheme on the
part of the Silver Republicans to force
one of their own men upon the Demo-
Gratis. as a successor to White in the
event that they were in position to do
so In the Legislature of 1899.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
ENWRAPPED BY FLAMES
WHILE BEhSTLY DRUNK.
Los Gatos Woodchopper Falls With a Lamp
and Is Roasted BY Burning

SAN JOSE, Dec. 26.-Lagora Molina,
a woodchopper employed on G. B. Ma
vey's ranch two miles from Los Gatos,
met with a horrible death last night.
He with three other woodchoppers had
purchased two gallons of wine and
taken it to Molina's cabin to celebrate
Christmas. The men became intoxi-
Gated and retired. During the night
the others missed Molina, but thought
he had merely gone out for few min
utes. This morning his charred re-
mains were found a short distance from
the cabin, and a broken lamp beside
them explained the origin Of the fire.
The man had evidently taken the
lamp and started for the well to get a
drink of water. He had tripped and
fell, and being too drunk to arise his
clothes caught fire from the oil Of the
broken lamp. The clothes were burned
from the body and the chest and lower
limbs were a mass Of charred and
roasted flesh.
Molina was a Chilean and 69 years
of age.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
Extent Of His Coup Not Discov-
cred Until It Was Too Late
to Block 1t.
HE WILL DICTATE PRICES
Farmers OF the Country Benefited by
the Young Spectators Bold
Manipulations.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Friday, which
will witness the close of the great
Letter deal In wheat on the Board of
Trade, bids fair to prove a memorable
day in the trade.
No great excitement is expected in
the wheat pit, but in oats a squeeze Of
shorts may occur.
THE wheat deal of my son has
brought to the farmers OF the United
States 10 or Is cents more for their
wheat than If he had not gone into it..
said L. z. Letter to-day, in talking of
the great battle between Joseph Letter
on the one side and the elevator COM
panies on the other.
my son has been the benefactor of
the agricultural industries of the coun-
try to that extent. The seller is now
debating the price Of his product, not
the purchaser. Chicago makes he
market price of wheat, not Liverpool;
and the local influences, which have
been so long for constantly lower
prices, have ceased to control the Chi
cago markets.
The first purchases of wheat by
Joseph Letter were made In July last,
CT w CCAANo- llC IA 1SC LII ACdA W AACcA -
such as the farmer sells, had been be-
tween SO cents and 81 for several days.
This makes a total advance since
July of about IS cents. Letter, Sr.,
gives the ordinary course of the mar
kets credit for between 20 and 25 cents
Of the rise. The remainder he attri-
butes to the substantial support given
to prices by Letter, Jr., during the last
six months.
1t is believed that Mr.. Letter has
been turning a trick on trade in oats
while everybody was watching wheat
For weeks the oats pit has been prac-
tically deserted.
Last week there was a disagreeable
surprise to the men who had sold 5000
600 bushels of oats for December deliv-
cry when they learned no oats were
being delivered. Then they awoke tc
the fact that in all the Chicago elevat-
ors oats measured but $4,000 bushels
of the contract grade. 1t was Wednes-
day when the discovery was made. The
price of December oats was then 203s
cents. On Friday the market closed al
22% cents. A cent advance in oats is as
good as or cents in wheat. 1t is toe
late to rush in supply to meet the
calls which will be made for the grain
at the close of business on Friday
Those who have not delivered the grain
according to contract will be called
upon to settle at the closing price. The
situation has all the elements of 6
squeeze.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27

ley car on the schuylkin Valley Trac-
ton Companys line was held up by
four highwaymen at Swedenland, near
here, about 10 o'clock tonight. Con-
ductor Charles Galloway of Norris
town refused to give up his money
and was shot dead. After rifling the
body Of the conductor of money and a
gold watch the robbers escaped.
There were four women passengers
on the car. The highwaymen covered
them with their weapons, but made
no attempt to rob them. Three shots
were fired at Motorman Matthias, but
none took effect. The men looked like
tramps and escaped in the direction Of
PHILADELPHIA.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
MONTEREY COUNTY TO
HAVE A MODEL Road.
Highway From the old State Capital to
Salinas to Be Placed in Fine
Condition.

MONTEREY, Dec. 26.-What has
long been known as the worst road in
Monterey County and one Of the worst
in the States-that running between the
old State capital and the present
county seats now being prepared to
rank as one Of the best in the State
and to become an interesting portion Of
the overland stage route from Paso
Robes and Santa Barbara to Monterey
and Del Monte.
The numerous accidents, some of
which have caused death and the con-
slant disgust of tourists, who, coming
up from the south under the mistaken
impression that the road between
Salinas and Monterey was a part of
the famous seventeen-mile drive dis
embarked from the train at Salinas to
drive to Monterey, have at last brought
the county supervisors to recognition
of the condition Of the road, and re-
pairs of a substantial and first-class
character are now in progress. Last
year the road was graded and macad-
amized from Monterey as far as the
Saucito hill, and the present work is
being commenced at the latter point
From the Saucito Hill to the Laguna
SEGA the road will be graveled with
Pajaro gravel, and ten four-horse
teams are now engaged in hauling it
from the Monterey depot, where 1t has
been brought on fiatcars.
Supervisor T. ]. Field of Monterey Is
giving the work his especial atten-
ton, and says when 1t is completed 1t
will vie with any road in the State for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
BARGE LOST DURING
A HEAVY SHOWS TORN.
Now the Captain and Crew of -Four Her
and the Cargo of Coal Drift
HeiDiesSiy.

BOSTON, Dec 26-The tug c. B.
Sanford, Captain Pierce, while coming
around Cape Cod Saturday night tow
ing barges Nay Aug and Canisteo,
lost the last named barge, and up to
late hour tonight nothing had been
heard Of the missing vessel. The acct
dent was caused, so Captain Pierce
says, by large four-masted schooner
passing between the two barges, cut
ting the hawser and setting the Can
tsteo adrift. The tug was unable to
find the drifting barge, so Captain
Pierce decided to tow the Nay Aug
across the bay to Boston Light, where
she was anchored and the Sanford
then returned in search of the CAMS
teo. All day yesterday the tug
steamed about in the vicinity of where
she parted from the missing craft, but
to no avail, and when the thick snow
set in the Sanford returned to Boston.
After taking on a fresh supply Of coal
they will resume the search. The Can
isteo is commanded by Captain RauSch
Of Hoboken, has a cargo of 1000 tons of
coal and carries a crew of four men.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
TROLLEY CAR CONDUCTOR
SLAIN BY HICHWAYNEN
Sacrifices His Life in an Attempt to Save
the Money in His Possession.
NORRISTOWN, Pa, Dec pa troll
John W. Sullivan,
Httorney-Ot-L oW,
Rooms 5o-5l Rylond Bldg.
Vim. 7. Noting,
Attorney-ot.LoW.
Rooms 5o-5l RyIond Bldg
San Jose, CAL, October &c, 1897.
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
I take this means Of inf orming my ri ends
that for the past seven months have been ac-
lively engaged in the prac ice Of law, having
law offices at rooms 80 and 81 Ryl land but ing
N. E. corner Of First and San Fernando streets !,
San Jose, Cal. In January was ADM tied to
fornia, and, though I IL interested in
mercantile pursuits, I am now devoting my time
and attention to the profession Of the law.
an at the present time assoc iated wi tn John W.
Sullivan. Mr.. Sullivan born and educated
in San Jose and was called to the bar in 1886.
For several years he practi ced in Southern
California, returning here three years ago.
Mr.. Sullivan and transacting a general
law bus mess, and endeavori ing to conduct all
matters entrus ted to wi tn care and ii spatch
Should you require the services Of attorneys
7 respe fully request your consi Iteration.
Yours very respectfully,
William T. Mol ting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
Their Corpses Found by a Son
Who Came to Pay
Holiday Call.
MOTIVE IS NOT KNOWN.
Neither Money Nor vaIuables Taken
by the Person Who Committed
the Crime.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Call.

INDIANA, Pa. Dec. 26.-Milton New
and his aged wife were shot to death
by an unknown assassin at their home
near Jacksonville, nine miles southwest
Of here, some time during Christmas.
Their bodies were found at o'clock
last night by their son, Harry, who was
passing through and stopped to make
Christmas call on. his parents. Neal
was one of the most prominent and
prosperous farmers in the vicinity in
which he lived. OffIcers are to-day
searching the country for the murderer.
but as yet he has not been found.
When young Neal tried to enter his
parents home, he found the door lock-
ed. He forced his way in through the
cellar, and on entering the sitting
room a horrible sight met him. In
chair near the window lay the form Of
his mother, her face entirely blown
away. At her feet was all that re-
mained of her husband and ghastly
hole in the side OF his head told the tale
of his murder. At his side lay
double-barreled shotgun, the imple-
ment of death. All of the walls, CELL
ings and articles of furniture in the
room were spattered with blood, and
on the ceiling was a good sized dent,
in which was imbedded u piece of a
woman's skull.
For a time there was suspicion OF
suicide, but as the facts in the case de-
veloped the murder theory gained
strength. The woman was killed with
birdshct, the husband with buckshot.
There was no marks of powder on his
face, something which, 1t is said, would
have been impossible to avoid had he
committed suicide with a shotgun.
There is nothing to indicate that the
crime was committed Tor plumber as
in Mr.. Meals pocket was a SO bill and
a $50 bill and some valuables lay on
the top of a dresser. Friends say they
have c1ew which they will at once
begin work on to trace down the InIr-
]
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
RETURNS HOME
WITH RICHES
Mining Expert Richardson Re
Joins His Relatives at
Tacoma.
Left Them Twenty-Five Years Ago
to Roam the Earth In Quest
OF Wealth.


Special Dispatch to The Call
TACOMA, Dec. 26.-There was hap
py reunion at South Tacoma six days
ago when John Richardson called on
his mother, brother and sisters, whom
he had not seen in twenty-five years.
He left them in Canada that long ago
and has since lived in Victoria, San
Francisco, Honolulu, the Fiji Islands,
Australia and South Africa. He re-
turns now as a mining expert, employ
ed by rich operators in South Africa to
examine properties in Northern Cali
fornia, Southern Oregon and the klon-
dixie.
After visiting his mother for a week
Richardson will go south and report
on properties which his principals
think OF buying. Then he will come
here and prepare for the trip 10 Daw-
son.
Richardson has made money fast in
mining and contracting at Johannes
burg. He had smallpox there, which
so changed his appearance that his
mother did not know him when he ar
rived. He has devoted himself to tell
ing tales of travel and adventure that
would fill a book, for he has hunted
lions, giraffes, zebras and boa con-
strictors in Africa, as well as big game
in Australia. On returning from the
Klondike he will go back to South At
RIGA, taking along a cargo Of lumber
for his contract work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
coursina in Alameda countr.

NEWARK, Dec. 26.-The Alameda
County Coursing Club held it's first races
at Newark to-day. Twenty-four dogs
We're entered. The day was fine, the at
tendance large and the hares ran strong
and at times were hard to catch. The
summary follows:
FIRST tles-Soram true Blue peat Doon
& Wales Fly; Leonards Bendalong
beat Fields Santa Bella; Mullen's Babe
Murphy beat Nunes MenIo. KelIey's Kid
Lavigne beat McGTaney's Yellow Girl;
Kennedy's Tillie Wheeler beat Mathie-
sens Pete; Jerome's Lady beat Mathie-
sens Pete.
Second ties-Bendalong beat True Blue
Babe Murphy beat Kid LaYigne; Lady
beat Title Wheeler.
Third ties-Babe Murphy beat Bend
along; Lady beat Kid Lavigne in bye.
Final-Lady beat Babe Murphy.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
Informs a Correspondent That
He Is Associated With
Sullivan.
IS ALSO A MERCHANT.
Mem Dor Of Firm Which Is Profited
by Selling Supplies to
the City.
Special Dispatch to The Call

SAN JOSE, Dec. 26.-Councilman
Nolting's partnerships, or rather bust
ness relationships, offer a subject for
much interesting conjecture and dis
cussion. This is due to the fact that
he is one Of the city's legislators. and
that he is also reputed to be the part
ner of John W. Sullivan in the law
business and the partner of Edward
Ford in the grocery and provision
business. That he is a Councilman
Noting, of course does not deny, but
he does not admit that he IS interested
Ford. This 'diffldence is not, as some
may infer, due entirely to modesty on
the part of Councilman Noting.
Sullivan occasionally has claims to
prosecute before the Council and Ford
is a continuous creditor of the city,
selling to the various departments of
the city government supplies of gro
ceries, provisions and also whisky. AS
a Councilman Noting should have no
interests in common with either Of
these gentlemen. This is what the
new charter has to say on this sub
1ect:
NO member of the Common Council,
or of any board, and no officer or en-
plOye of said city while in office, shall
be or become, directly or indirectly,
interested in any contract, work or
business, or in the sale of any article
the expense, price, or consideration Of
which is payable from the treasury,
nor shall any of them receive any gra-
tuity or advantage from any con-
tractor or person furnishing labor or
material for the same.
4 "A violation Of any provision Of this
fsectton shall cause a forfeiture of his
office, and he shall be forever de-
barred and disqualified from being
elected, appointed or employed in the
service OF the city"
Noting admits that he was at one
time a partner in the present firm of
Ford & Noting, but states that he
withdrew from the partnership by ex-
ecuting a bill Of sale to Edward Ford
of his CNolting's) interest in January
Of this year, and that at the present
time and since that transaction took
place he has simply been employed in
the business of Ford & Noting as
business manager.
Attorney John w. Sullivan in a
communication to The Cali, published
last Tuesday. denied the partnership
between Noting and himself in the
following language:
William T Noting and 7 are not
partners and never have beeIA He and
are associated together only that we
occupy two rooms together in the Ry-
land building and act as individuals,
taking business and transacting 1t in
our individual names"
Many people are of the opinion that
the following typewriter, mimeo-
graphed circular letter sent out by Mr..
Noting on the 26th Of October last
throws considerable light on the
rather mixed relations Of Mr.. Noting:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
HERMIT PERISHES IN
HIS BURNING CABIN
Near His cbarred Bones Is Found the Gold
He Had Hoarded for Many Years.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 26.-Conrad
Dinnean, an aged hermit who lived in
cabin near Cleveland, Klickitat
County, Washington, was burned to
death in his dwelling yesterday. The
charred ruins of the cabin were found
this morning and blackened bones of
its solitary occupant lay in the center
of them. Dinnean lived in the cabin
for many years and had boarded con-
siderable money. He was very old
and grabbed and was generally avoided
by his neighbors, many of whom be-
neVed him crazy. Lately he had been
confined to his cabin by rheumatism.
Last night the residents of the vicin-
fty saw a blaze in the direction of Din
nean's cabin, but, thinking 1t was a
brush fire, paid no attention to it. This
morning Con Waltenberger of Bickle-
ton passed the place and, seeing 1t in
ruins, investigated. He found the her
mit's bones among the heap of charred
timbers. A pile of fused gold coins
probably of the value OF $1,000 were
found among the hoops of what had
been an iron-bound chest. How the
fire started no one knows.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-27
H.. Maitland Kersey Retires.

NEW YORK, Dec 26.-H. Maitland
Kersey, who for the last five years has
represented the White Star Steamship
line in this city, has, according to a re-
port to-day. actually severed his con-
nection with that company. He sailed
for Europe on Saturday one day after
his arrival in this city from London of
]. Bruce Ismay, son of Mr.. Ismay, of
the firm Of Ismay, Imre & Co, general
agents of the line. Young Mr.. Ismay
was the predecessor of Kersey in the
New York office. Just why Kersey is
out is not known. Prior to sailing,
he declined to discuss the matter, and
Mr.. Ismay said he would have nothing
to say until tomorrow.