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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
Large Coin Cut From the
Throat of a Tacoma
Lad.
Located by Means Of a Photo
graph Supplied by an
Electrician.
Remarkable Operation From Which
the Little Sufferer Is Certain to
Recover
Special Dispatch to the Call.

TACOMA, Dec. 21.-The staff of
physicians connected with the Fanny
Paddock Hospital to-day conducted the
most important operation in the his
tory Of the medical profession in the
Northwest. They gave a practical
demonstration of the utility of the X
lay in surgery. A % cent piece that
had been embedded in the esophagus
Of 7-year-old Johnny McCutcheon, a
farmers son. was removed after the
y ray had shown to the physicians the
exact location of the coin.
James L. Mcdonnell, chief of the
Western Union, conducted the expert
ment with the K rays on Sunday
night. The youthful sufferer was
placed on the table and a perfect
photograph of the location Of the hid
den quarter was obtained. The hos
pital physicians carefully noted the
coins position in the lads esophagus.
The negatives taken Sunday were de-
veloped at once, and it was decided to
attempt the operation this morning.
The boy was carried to the room at
10 o'clock. He fully realized the grav-
ity Of the physicians work, but he had
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22

favor, OF the gunboat Wheeling, on
charges Of scandalous conduct and in
toxication, is in progress at the navy
yard, with Captain Whiting, of the
Monadnock, acting as president Of the
court. The charges were filed by Com
mander Uriel Sebree, of the Wheeling,
and not by Lieutenant Walling, as was
stated few days ago, and are to the
effect that on December 1 Lieutenant
Lefavor went on board the Wheeling
considerably under the influence of Ii
quor and was relieved from duty by the
captain. The following day Lieutenant
Lefavor failed to make his appearance
on board the ship on time, and this
neglect is what undoubtedly caused the
captain to forward charges to the Sec
retary of the Navy, instead of disci-
pllninS the officer himself.
Several witnesses We're examined to-
day, including Captain Sebree, all the
testimony tending to subStantiate the
charges. The accused officer is de-
Tended by Surgeon Dunbar, of the navy
yard hospital, and that officer expresses
the opinion that Lieutenant Lefavor
will have no trouble in clearing himself
OF the charges. The trial will proba-
bly, not be concluded before the end of
the week. The findings will then be
forwarded to the navy department and
will not be made public until after the
Secretary Of the Navy has acted upon
them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22

suffered intensely in the four weeks
that the quarter had lain lodged in his
throat, and he was determined to un-
dergo the operation if the chance Of
recovery was left him. Throughout the
Whole operation he bore up manfully,
and the physicians do not express q
doubt as to his recovery. Before to-
day it was believed he would die.
The boys father thought no harm
would come of his swallowing the
quarter and no attention was paid to
it until his throat became badly swol-
len Last week he was brought to the
hospital Physicians were unable to
aid him until Mr.. Mcdonnell used his
X-ray apparatus so successfully Dur
ing the operation this morning an in
cision was made in the left side Of the
neck and the flesh cut away to the
esophagus. This was pierced and the
small finger of one of the physicians
was thrust inside the opening. The
quarter was felt just where the photo
graph had located it, and with the aid
of a pair Of forceps it was easily re-
moved.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
NO REDRESS FOR
HOTEL.OWNERS
SO-Called Innkeepers' Act De-
clared to Have No Legal
Existence.
Decision Which Denies the RIGHT to
Sue for NOn-Paynent OF
Board Bills.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 21.-The
decision Of Judge Day to-day in the
case of the People VS.. ]. c. Baker will
be unwelcome news to the inn-keepers
of the State of California. Baker was
arrested at The Needles lately and
brought here to answer to the charge
of having defrauded a hotel-keeper
out of board bill. The attorney for
the defendant sued out a writ of
habeas corpus, and in his argument
before Judge Day claimed that the
inn-keepers' act had no existence in
law. He stated that the law did not
exist, owing to a mistake of the Legis-
lature of 1893. This Legislature passed
an act amending section 537, but the
amendment contained no reference to
inn-keeperS or lodging houses. The
amendment provided a penalty for
those persons who remortgaged person
al property without notice. This act of
1893, the attorney urged, utterly de-
strOyed the inn-keeperS' act and made
a complaint under it of no force.
The error of legislature grew out Of
the Legislature of 1887 creating a new
section of the Penal Code and number
ing it 537, referring to mortgaged prop
erty, and the Legislature of 1889, which
passed the inn-keepers act, number
ing it also 537.
Judge Day held that the amendment
Of 1898 destroyed the inn-keepers' law
of 1889, as there were two sections Of
the same number, and that the amend
ment was applicable to both.
The act OF 1889 was passed through
the efforts of the Hotel Keepers Asso-
citation of this State, and hundreds of
arrests have been made in accordance
with it's provisions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22

lists turned out there will be an entire
reorganization of the School Depart
ment and its 600 or more employees. So
many teachers and janitors and others
employed in various capacities have
been found who have either given
bribes or who were going to give them
If they found it necessary to do so to
hold their positions, that the necessity
for an overhauling and cleansing out
is apparent, and the League for Better
City Government will insist on it, AS
one member of the league said:
"Brlbe- -givers do not make good
school teachers, in my judgment. 1t
would be q good idea to let them all
go wherever they have been a party
to anything of the kind
This sentiment is expressed by 9TH
ers. So it would seem that when the
board is reorganized there will be
places for about $50 new teachers, and
for about fifty supernumeraries.
There will be another effect of the
present crusade which, IN fact, is al
ready apparent. There will not be any
more questionable political work done
by any of the politicians Of either of
the parties for a time, at least. Tha
people are thoroughly aroused, and
they are suspicious of every move that
is made.
This fact is evidenced by the vote on
three bond propositions within the past
ten days. Every one of them was vot-
ed down. One was to vote $15u, 900 fire
bonds to build new fire engine houses.
The city would save money in rents
that it would not have to pay if it own
ed it's own engine houses. But the vot-
ers were suspicious of possible crook
edness in spending the money and re-
fused to vote the bonds.
A proposition to vote 1899 900 bonds
to erect new school houses was over
whelmingiy defeated. The necessity
for the new buildings was great, for
1000 school children do not now have
facilities accorded them in this city to
gain d common school education. There
is no place for them to receive instruc-
ton. But the people would not vote
the bonds for the reason that they were
afraid the Board of Education would
get the greater part Of the money.
A proposition to refund the county's
Indebtedness of 1915, 600 at a lower rate
of interest was also voted down, for the
reason that the people thought there
was something crooked about the plan
which they could not see. They could
not conceive of the possibility Of the
interest on their debt being lowered
and time of payment extended without
some individual or individuals getting
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
BROTHERS OF cLAYS WIFE
ENGAGE I'M A BATTLE
An Accusation of the Acceptance of q
BHbe the Cause of Ivey
FIohf

VALLEY VIEW, KY, Dec. 21.-Win
and Clell Richardson have at last been
engaged in a difficulty over their sister
Dora leaving her husband, General
Cassius NJ. Clay. Dora has not yet
returned home, and it is generally be-
lieved she never will. She has been
staying at the home of her brother,
Clell Richardson, since she left White
hall, seven weeks ago.
Will visited Clell to-day and accused
him Of having accepted a bribe of $500
to keep Dora away from her husband
This angered Clell and he called Will
a liar and attempted to kill him with q
hatchet. They were separated and
VIII started to walk away. He had
gone but short distance when he
drew his pistol turned and fired four
shots at Clel, none of them taking
effect
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
BATTLES ALONE
WITH A BLAZE
One Mans Efforts Prevent the
Burning Of School,
house.
Taxpayers From a Heavy
Loss

Special Dispatch to The Call
PACIFIC GROVE, Dec. 21.-George
w. Gretter, principal Of the Pacific
Grove Grammar School and chairman
of the Monterey County Board of Edu-
cation, is the hero of the hour here.
because of his action yesterday when
the big public school building caught
fire. Single-handed, and with only an
ak and an ordinary garden hose. he
battled with the flames and finally con-
trolled them, so that when the town
fire department arrived it was an easy
task to extinguish the fire.
At about AIS o'clock Yesterday
afternoon the large building caught
fire near the center of the lower nor
ton from a defective fiue, and as it
was after school hours and only a few
children, and Mr.. Gretter and Miss
Rouse, primary teacher, remained in
the school, the fire had gained consid-
cradle headway before it was discov-
cred. Mr.. Gretter seemed to know at
once the best thing to do, so, sending
some one to ring the school bell he
set to work with an ak to break awav
the woodwork from the hot and smok-
ing chimney. In this way he reached
the center of the trouble at once and
AhCi PAoy Cu ms liCIie 5dTueH nOSe-tlG
only available stream Of water-upon
the burning joists and framework
around the chimney. The work was
doubly hard. as he had no assistance
and the fact that he subdued the Are
in so short time gave evidence of his
energy. Fortunately, he received no
injury beyond general smoking and
drenching.
The loss caused by the fire is slight
and will probably be co" cred by SIS or
800, but those who understand the
situation feel sure that but for Mr..
Gretter's prompt action a heap of
ashes would have to-day represented
one Of Pacific Groves finest buildings
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
SHUT UP FIVE YEARS
BY A BRUTAL TRUSTEE.
Princess Djcarni and Her Blind Daughter
Rescued by the Police From Their
ED1nriconn1enf
tmpris0Hmenf.

PALERMO, Dec. 21-EI Correrio
Della Isola tells a shocking story of Ill
treatment of Princess Dicarni, who is
separated from her husband. 1t ap-
pears that with her blind daughter she
has been shut up for the last five
years by her trustee, and has only
just succeeded in sending a letter to
the police, revealing the fact of her
Imprisonment. The police have liber-
ated the Princess, and the trustee has
been arrested.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
CIVERS OF
BRIBES TO
Be OUSTED
One Effect Of Los
Angeles School
Scandal.
Persons Who Paid TitheS
Not Considered Good
Teachers.
Many Vacancies to Be Created
as a Result Of Recent
Exposures.
PROSECUTIONOF BOODLERS
Hon. Henry T. Gage to Represent the
League for Better City Gov
ernnnent.
Many Vacancies to Be Created
as a Result Of Recent
Exposures.
PROsECUTIONOF BOODLERs
Hon. Henry T. Cage to Represent the
League for Better City Gov
ernnnent.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.-Los An
geles is Just now under a most ex-
traordinary turning over, and it has all
been brought about by the revelations
and disclosures that have been made
concerning the management and con-
troll of the city schools. The people Of
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
Winners at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21-Seven and
one-half furlongs-Sister Stella won, +,
Brighton second, Little Ocean third.
Time, 1:39
Five furlongs-Octave won, Scrtvener
second. Caddie C. third. Time, 1:03%4.
Six and one-half furlongs-J. A. Gray
won, Gath second, Judge Steadman third.
Time 1:22A.
one mile, selling-Lobengula won.
Tranby second, Ardath third. Time, 1:45.
SIX furongs, selling-Minnie Murphy
won, Alice c. second, Nikita third. Time,
1:17A.
Fountain pens, inkstands, office calen-
dars and fine stationery at Sanborn &
Wallis
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22

an advantage that did not appear on
the surface, so they just voted the
proposition down.
In fact, 1t may be summed up in this
statement. The Los Angeles public Is
now prepared for anything and will be
surprised at nothing that may be un-
covered in the way Of official malfeas-
ance
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
Dolly Is Hnmburo,s Owner.

NEW YORK, Dec. Civ. L. Powers
announced tonight that he purchased
Hamburg for Marcus Daily of Mon
tana, and that the great two-year-old
will race here next season. He will
be trained by William Lakeland.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-22
Stricken By Heart nLsense-

EUREKA, Dec. &c. T. Kirnba1l
foreman Of the Fruitland Orchard
Company's 1000-acre fruit ranch sixty
miles south of this city, died suddenly
this morning Of heart disease. He was
AZ years old and unmarried.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23
IN NORTH DAKOTA
GROWTH.

Fine Buildings Going Up-Contcnlpt
Causcs-Fnrmer Kills Himself.
Wahpeton, N. D., Special.-The con-
tempt cases against r. w. Maxwell,
Frank Hibza and Frank Burke of
Lidgerwood have been concluded.
Maxwell was discharged, but Hibza
and Burke were sentenced to ninety
days in Jail and fines of 5000 each. In
functional orders restraining the de-
PENDANTS from selling liquor were is
sued in May, and these contempt pro-
ceedings grew out of that.-There are
twenty-three men in the Richland
county Jail, some of whom are serv-
ing sentences for violation of the pro-
hibition law.-Alfred Carlstrom, a
farmer living ten miles south Of Wah-
peton, committed suicide by hanging.
Dependency, growing out of loss OF
crops and other property, and i'll
health, is assigned as the cause.-Wah-
peton is enjoying a building boom this
year. The Catholic society is build
ing a church which will cost $4,000
when completed; Schiller Bros. are
erecting a $4,000 business block,
While Dorne & Connolly have just
completed the City hotel, a splendid
structure Of fifty rooms. The city
council has advertised for bids for the
construction of a sewer on Pembina
avenue, twelve blocks in length.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23
Casualties.

Charles G. Conley was crushed to
death by the caving in of a well at
Boone, Iowa.
Henry Dilkes of Chicago was killed
by a Northwestern train at Mount
Vernon, Iowa.
An aged man named Parks was
burned in his home at Dixon, Iowa. no
member of his family being there to
assist him from the burning building.
The old jail building at Opelika, Ala.
was totally destroyed by fire and two
prisoners who were confined in it
were burned to death. Both We're ne.
groes.
A freight train on the Milwaukee
road went into the ditch ear Charles
City, Iowa. A dozen car loaded
with. grain were smashed into kindling
wood. Two tramps are supposed to
be under the wreck dead.
An east-bound Milwaukee freight
train was derailed n mile west of
Charles City, Iowa, by the breaking of
a f1ange. Twelve cars of grain were
piled in a heap. The crew escaped
unhurt.
The Panhandle passenger train No.
21, west-bound, was wrecked two and
a half miles east of Piqua, Ohio. The
train was running down grade at the
rate of forty miles an hour, and in
crossing the frog of the Jordan switch,
left the track. Engineer and fireman
badly hurt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23
Crimes and Criminals.

]. L. Downs of Cleveland shot him
self with suicidal intent in Central
Park, New York, and will die.
Frank Williams, a wealthy farmer,
hung himself at his farm at Wood
ward, Iowa. His wife recently sued
for divorce and $4,000 alimony.
w. H. Pointer, teller of the Dominion
bank branch at Napanee, Ont, which
was robbed of $4,000 a few weeks
ago, has been arrested on the charge
of committing the robbery.
William Staler and James Biggs,
farmers, are reported to have gotten
into a fight Mt Geneva, Iowa, while
running horses and Staler is alleged
to have shot Biggs in the head, fatal
" injuring him, after which he fed.
1t is reported that Max Stewart, the
American ex-COnfederate soldier who
shot and killed q policeman at Parral,
Mex, some time ago and vas SEN
fenced to death for the crime, will be
shot. Diaz has refused clemency.
NJ. o. Wick of Stevens Point, Wis.,,
but an employee of Nelson's mill at Am
herst, was held up and robbed Of $120
in bills, $50 in gold and some valuable
papers on one of the principal resi-
dence streets in the city at IL o'clock
in the evening.
Trainmen on the Wisconsin Central
railroad are becoming alarmed over
the repeated attempts recently made
on that line to wreck trains. Whether
the motive is to rob passengers Dr. to
get even with the company for some
thing is not known.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23

While still in the air, 1t is quite GER
tain that something will come Of the
recent agitation in France and Algeria
in favor Of a trans-Saharan railroad
as a strategic, political and CONNER
cial necessity. We know that the
French have made Algeria one of the
best mapped parts Of the world, that
they have built LOO miles Of railroad
in the colony, and that Algeria is look
ing across the desert to the rich central
and western ,Soudan a a source Of
trade, capable of enormous expansion,
which may be drawn to her marts. The
outline of the plan is to build a narrow
road from southern Algeria
through a series of oasis to Timbuctoo.
and to connect this point by rail with
Senegambia on the southwest, and on
the east with the fertile regions of the
central soudan as far as Lake Tchad.
Three projects for this railroad have
been studied by order Of the French
government. These proposed routes.
with the project for a shorter line. hav-
ing an ocean terminus at Cape Nun, are
indicated ON a map which has been
published. The Russians have proved
in central Asia that desert railroad
building ia practicable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23
People Talked About.

Barney Barnato's fortune amounts
to f9G3,SG SIS Sd.
#. l.. Dickerman has been appointed
chief clerk oc the railway mail service
at Milwaukee, Wis.
NJ. d. O'Connell, solicitor of the
treasury, has gone to his home in
Iowa where he will spend his vaca-
ton.
Jose Silverio Jorrin. formerly Cuban
senator, is dead at his home in New
York Of pneumonia, aged eighty-one
years.
William A. Stiles, editor of Forest
and Stream and a park commissioner
of New York, is dead Of cancer OF
the stomach.
Hon. Lemuel zimmerman of Scran-
ton, Pa, capitalist and eX-congress-
man, died suddenly of heart disease at
Blessburg, Tioga county.
Capt. John S. Garland, retired, died
in Washington. He was appointed
from Michigan in 1917 and was
wounded during the war and retired
in November, 1861.
Edward ID. Adams has resigned as
chairman of the board of directors of
the Northern Pacific railroad and the
office has been abolished. Mr.. Adams
remains a director of the company.
Gen. Thompson, retired, is dead at
Tacoma, Wash, aged eighty-four. He
served throughout the civil war, re-
firing at his own request, with the
rank of captain in the Seventh cav
airy. BY an act Of the last congress
he was breveted brigadier general.
Charles Il. Roy, professor of pathol-
ogy at the University of Cambridge
since 1884, is dead. He was born in
1854, was a surgeon in the Turkish
army during the war, was professor
superintendent of the Brown institu-
ton and was contributor to several
medical journals.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23
Auaoed CrooLed Rankin.

Fargo, N. D., Special.-While no pub
lie report has been made to the grand
Jury, it is Il matter Of common report
around the city that President Sal
yards, of the Minot National bank, has
again been indicted on matters con-
corning the administration Of affairs
Of that institution. Some months ago
he was indicted for alleged violations Of
the national banking law, and was to
have been tried at this term on that in
dictment. His offense seems to have
consisted in accepting stock as collat-
eral for loans. Vice President Arnold
and Cashier Page were indicted at the
same time. 1t is reported now that
these gentlemen, to shield themselves,
have turned states evidence against
President Salyards before the present
grand jury and have made such Il
strong case that the members Of that
body had no hesitancy in reporting the
Indictment. 1t is a matter of ccnsid-
cradle surprise to those who know
these men, that they would protect
themselves in this manner, and sympa-
thy exists for Salyards in having be-
come entangled in such a combination.
Vice President Arnold is Il young son
Of a Chicago financier who started him
in business at Minot, and he will prob
ably return East as soon as permitted.
Other witnesses from Minot are on the
scene and the new indictments have
created something of a sensation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23
Costly Litigation Avoided.


Mandan, N. D., Special.-At the term
Of court just held in Mercer county. a
quasi criminal law suit was ended in a
novel and happy manner Editor
Walker, Of the Stanton Pilot. had cut
some hay on land that Sheriff Schmidt
claimed. Criminal proceedings were
commenced before a justice of the
peace against Mr.. Walker, who waived
examination, and when court met
something had to be done. No jury had
been called, and the county has no
states attorney except when n is ap-
pointed for special occasions. Judge
Winchester found the parties ut the
court house when he got there, each
with his fighting clothes on, figuratively
speaking. After they had winded
themselves in arguments one way and
the other, the court suggested that if
the case welt to trial there would be
500 for a states attorney, the jury
would cost about $3.50 more, and when
it was all over it would be a question if
anybody would be satisfied with the
result. He made Il proposition that
two commissioners should be appointed
to investigate the matter and report on
the damage that Walker had done. If
they reported that any damage had
been done, he, the judge, would pay
the amount agreed upon. The PROPOSE
ton seemed fair enough. Messrs. 10y
and Semmler were appointed. They
brought in a decision to the effect that
Walker had wronged Schmidt SIS worth.
The Judge was about to hand out a S.
bill when Editor Walker insisted ON
paying it himself, which he did.
Schmidt and Walker shook hands, and
the indications are that they will be
good friends.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-23
FIRES MADE GREAT JUMPS.
Wide Ffrebreeks of No Avail I
High Gras and Winds.

Wide Ffrebreeks of No Avail in
High Grass and Winds.
Jamestown, N. D., Special.-Destruc-
tive prairie fires occurred in this coun-
.ty the past week, causing a loss of
thousands of dollars. The grass is I'M
usually heavy; it is now as dry as tin
der, and, aided by high winds, jumps
all ordinary fire brakes. Some saw
their grain, standing in the field un-
threshed, together with their farm
buildings, swept away in Il few min
utes, and they yer powerless. In
this immediate vicinity reports so far
indicate the loss of 1855 acres of grain
in shock and stack, 1900 bushels of
threshed grain, over 300 tons of hay.
two farm houses, three stables and
two horses. For several days a fire
ragged in the Coteaux, twenty or more
miles west of here, and when a favor
able west wind offered swept down on
unprotected farms less than ten miles
from the city. Fire breaks seventy
five feet wide were easily crossed by
the blazing grass borne on the wind.
The losses in consequence are very
heavy.