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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
Clever Capture Fife cted
by Two County Peace
Officials.
Thief Taken Into Custody Soon
After He Had Robbed a
Residence.
All Of His Plumber Is Recovered and
the Culprit VIII Plead
Guilty.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NAPA, Dec. 2S-A daring burglary,
some shooting and q very clever cap
ture took place in .Napa since last mid
night. At $3.50 o'clock this morning a
man broke into the residence of L. w.
Mather, a merchant of this city, and
carried away considerable silverware.
The fellow entered through a side win
dow and lighted a candle. The noise
he made in prowling through the lower
apartments awakened Mrs. Mather
who, thinking it was her husband,
called out, rs that you. Tom?"
This caused the burglar to scamper
out of the house, and Mather was
aroused. He seized his revolver, and,
opening a front window, beheld the in
vader running across the street. Mather
fired at the fellow, but missed.
His escape for the time being was
effected, but there are some clever Off
GERS in Napa. Constables Allen and
Secord, who are known and dreaded by
the burglar fraternity, learned the di-
rection the man had taken by the bark
ing Of watchdogs. Accordingly they
hurried to the vicinity of the railroad
depot, and, after waiting few mo-
ments, man approached their place
of concealment. They ordered him to
throw up his hands, and as he did so
a clock belonging to Mrs. Mather fell
from beneath his coat. He was taken
to jail, where everything stolen from
the Mather residence was found upon
his person. He confessed his guilt, and
laughingly remarked that the job was
hardly the success he had wished for.
He will plead guilty, he says, and take
his medicine" like a man.
His name he gave as James Rum.
and he told the officers that he hailed
originally from Oregon, but had of late
made his home in San Francisco. He
is tough-looking character, and
Sheriff Mckenzie is of the opinion that
the perpetrator of all the recent burg
laries committed in Napa Is now behind
the bars.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
Monferey Stockmen 0cnnnize.

SALINAS, Dec. 28.-The organiza-
ton of the Monterey County Stock
mems Association was perfected yes
terday afternoon by the election of the
following officers: President, Hon. J.
r. Hebron; vice president, S. L. Mat
thews; secretary, B. V. Sargent: treas
urer, H. z. Abbott. A board of trus-
tees was selected, consisting of promi-
nent stock raisers of this county. From
this board an executive committee con
sisting of ]. r. Hebborn. S. n. Mat
news, II 4. Abbott, j. G. Armstrong
c. u. Hebert, Charles Langley and
Henry Bardin was chosen. The object
of the association is to prevent, by Of
fer1ng rewards for the conviction of
thieves, cattle stealing, and to take
means OF stamping out cattle diseases.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
PREHESA FORTS AGAIN
FIRE ON GREEK GUNBOATS.
This Action Is Supposed to Be Intended to
Be Precedent for Closing the
Gulf of Am6r1cid.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
says; AS the Greek gunboats to-day
were leaving the Gulf of Ambracia they
were fired on a second time by all the
Prevesa forts. The garrison, which
was outlying the quay, also fired re-
peated volleys, though no damage was
done This action, after Turkey had
apolOgized, is supposed to be intended
to create precedent for closing the
gulf.
The forts at Prevesa fired upon the
Greek gunboat Actium on Saturday
last as she was leaving the gulf of Am
bracia. The Actium and several other
gunboats that were following her were
compelled TO return to their anchor
ages. The Greek Government instruct
ed Prince Mavrocordato, Greek Minis
ter at Constantinople, to ask the Tur-
kish Government for a friendly expla
nation, and the Porte replied that the
incident was due to a misunderstand-
ing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
THROWN FROM HIS WAG0H.
Possibly Fatal Accident TO Monterey
County Resident

SALINAS, Dec. 2S.-John Larsen, a
resident of Chualar, met with an acct
dent this afternoon that may result in
his death. He was hauling water in
casks that We're tied to the bed of a
wagon drawn by spirited horses The
horses became frightened and ran
away, upsetting the wagon and throw
ing the driver and the casks to the
ground in a heap. Persons who wit
messed the accident went to Larsen's
assistance. His right ear had been
torn off and the scalp peeled around Ia
the opposite side of his head. The in
jured man, unconscious and unrecogni-
Fable, was taken to Chualar, where an
examination revealed the fact that the
right jaw bone had been broken in two
places. AS yet it is not known whether
he will recover.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
NEW TODAY.

That is the story the morning newspa%
tell of the modern business man. c
much morey-getting. Too little carpi
health. Too much rush, and strainlc
wear and tear. Too little time to e te
sleep, to digest the food, to rest tireddy
and tortured brain. Not enough ii te
think once in a while of health and stgtk
and happiness and long and usefulf A
widow and orphans left to mourn bi7
estate that under the dissecting knit the
executor falls all to pieces. IT'S tstorJ
of thousands of business men in lifeputee
wealthy and successful. It is stofhat II
unnecessary need not be.
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woman IN good health. 1t goes toe root:
of things. Ittunes up the strings life and
makes them vibrate to the rnusIf good
health. 1t makes the appetite ks the di.
gestion good, the blood pure, ande nerves
strong. Then ill-hea1th is an inpsibility,
and work is a pleasure. Thouas say So
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Foust, of Nayior, Ripley Co. Mo. My wite's
father had Brights Disease Hisker was al
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fourth entirely cured him"
Nothing in the world so marines pays
for itself to its owner as a Cd medical
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
EDITOR MccLATcHY NOT
GUILTY or CONTEMPT
The Supreme Court Decides That Judoe
catin Erred in Imposing a
Fine.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2S.-The Su-
preme Court of the State of California.
Justice Van Fleet writing the decision
and Justices Beatty, Mcfarland and
Garoutte concurring, with Justices
Henshaw, Temple and Harrison dis
senting. has just decided the contest
case of the editor of the Bee in favor
of the petitioner and against Judge A.
P. Catlin.
On June 5, 1886, c. K. AIcClatchy. the
editor of the Bee, was fined $500 for
contempt of court, such alleged con-
tempt consisting of an editorial which
he had written in denunciation of
Judge A. P. Catlin for certain state
ments of the latter from the bench in
the Talmage VS.. Talmage case.
The editor was not allowed to put in
testimony TO prove that he was in the
right and the Judge in the wrong, and
the case was appealed to the Supreme
Court.
In the decision written by Justice
Van Fleet only one proposition is look
ed into, and the case is decided against
Judge Catlin on the ground that the
petitioner was denied his constitution
al right to be heard in his Defense"
In the cOncurring opinion of Justice
Beatty he goes farther than the others
and says:
The report Of the newspaper was
not an attack upon the court or an in
reference with the proceedings of the
court, but was an attack upon the
man, for which, if it were malicious
and unfounded, he had the same and
no other means of redress than the
law gives to every citizen who is the
victim of a libel"
In the dissenting opinion the posi-
ton is taken that the editor of the
Bee was granted all his rights in the
matter by Judge Catlin and that he
was clearly in cOnten1nt of co,1-+
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29

The match was originally for twenty
rounds, but the Mayor would not ssue
a permit for over ten rounds. Fer
hardt said he had trained for twuty
rounds and refused to go on until he
got an agreement that if both Zen
were OH their feet at the end of he
ten rounds, the fight would be declaed
a draw.
Everhardt tried to make it a rou;b
and rushing fight from the start, bit
Daily was clever enough to keep away
from punishment. Days left was
weak, so that there was not nue.
harm done until the seventh, whel
DAILY learned to use his right and KEEP
it going on the body. In the tenth
round Days right did rushing bust
ness on Everhardt's body, and there
was danger of a Knockout. Then
Everhardt cIinched and wrestled and
saved himself until time was called,
and Referee Duffy declared it draw.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
BOOTH.TUCKER'S
TRIP DELAYED
Will Not Arrive in Time to
Attend Saturdays ColOniz-
alton Meeting.
Startling Charges Made by Him Re-
garding Mrs. Ballington
Booths Illness.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

Special Dispatch TO The Call
CHICAGO, Dec. %. - Commander
BoothTucker will not reach San Fran
cisco in time to participate in the big
meetings arranged for next Saturday
in connection with the furtherance of
colonization schemes. He arrived on
the limited nearly three hours behind
time, too late to catch the Santa Fe
overland, and will be forced to remain
twenty-four hours in Chicago. Regard
ing the colonization scheme he is very
sanguine, and says he is greatly en-
couraged by the outlook.
To a reporter who asked the leader
of the Salvation Army regarding Mrs.
Darlington Booths illness he made the
startling statement that at no time has
that lady been seriously i'll and charged
Darlington Booth with having dictated
exaggerated bulletins regarding his
wife's condition, with view toward
aroUsing public sympathy not so much
for the allegedly sick woman as for
the American Volunteers, of which the
Booths are the head and front
Since Mrs. Booth has been con-
fined to her bed in the Presbyterian
Hospital it has been freely and openly
charged that her illness is largely due
to the treatment accorded her and
her husband by General Booth and
other members of her husbands fam
lily, which at times amounted to per-
secution.
These stories, Booth-Tucker saws.
were fabrications, having no founda
ton in fact, and told with a view of
doing the Salvation Army an injustice
Booth-Tucker will look over the Chi
cago headquarters tomorrow and to-
morrow night leave for San Francisco
winch he hopes to reach some time
Saturday night.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
School Director Acquitted
on a Charge of
MalfeaSance.
Attempt to Remove Him From
His Office Meets With
Failure.
Contradictory Evidence Given by the
Two Witnesses for the
Prosecution.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2S.-In Judge
Van Dykes department of the Super
ior Court to-day it took a jury just
three minutes to declare Walter L.
Webb of the Board of Education not
guilty. Webb was charged with NAL
feasance in levying upon a janitors
salary, and the proceedings were to re-
move him from office. The witnesses
against him We're c. II. Axtell, super
intendent of school buildings. and j. F.
Adams, who lately resigned from the
school board. Both of these men ad-
mitted having perjured themselves be-
fore the Grand Jury, and their evil
dence was a mass of contradictions
and eYaSiOnS.
Adams swore that his memory was
defective, and, while he swore he paid
Webb money, If Webb denied it he
would rather trust Webb's word than
his own memory. The three daily
papers of this city, which have urged
this prosecution of Webb and assailed
him bitterly, have now turned the walls
of their wrath upon Adams and have
driven him to his bed.
The impression is that Axtell and
Adams will both be indicted by the
Grand Jury.
The trial of Webb before the Board
of Education was resumed tonight,
and the evidence was very much in his
favor. His attorneys have declared
their intention of putting every
teacher, janitor and other employee of
every merchant from whom supplies
were bought, upon the stand to prove
that Webb never asked nor took any
money for them. If this is done it will
cost the city something like 80. 900 in
stenographers' fees alone, which will
represent the net good the League for
Better City Government has conferred
upon the municipality by the prosecu-
ton of Webb.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
USE OF WOOD IN
MODERN WARSHIPS
Roosevelt Reports in Favor Of
Its DiscOntinuance in
Construction.
Upon His Return to washington SEQ
rotary Long VIII Finally Dispose
of the Question.
specia! Dispatch to The Call.


NEW YORK, Dec PA Washing
ton special to the Herald says: I'M
mediately upon his return from New
York Secretary Long viii finally dis
pose Of the question relating to the
continued use of fireproof wood on
board men-of-war.
The report submitted by Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt contains a record
Of several experiments conducted with
the material, and a review Of official
opinions by chiefs of bureaus, COM
handing officers of ships and members
OF the board of inspection and survey.
Mr.. RooSeVeltS decision is not salts
factory to those who advocate the CON
tlnued use Of wood for naval ships.
The report of the Assistant SAcra-
tary, am told, recommends the aban-
Comment of ffreproOf wood in the CON
sCructlon of any Of the torpedo boats
building.
He approves its use for joiner work
In cases where contracts have already
been made, but before placing fro
proof wood in vessels TO be construct
ed IN future, he favored exhaustive
tests to determine whether a satisfac-
tory substitute for wood can he found
Inc assistant secretary finds that wood
mas disadvantages which prevent him
- o4AA recommending us IQrther use for
oecks. Metal brought in contact with
wood is cOrroded to some extent. al
though he admits it is not certain
whether such action is due to stats
used to make wood fire-proof, or be-
cause wood so easily absorbs moisture
Wood treated by the fire-proof process
becomes heavier, which Mr.. Roosevelt
considers Instantaneous. and he he
heves the policy Of replacing wood bv
sheets Of compressed cork, linoleum.
corrugated iron, etc, should be con-
tlnued to as great extent as possible.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
Winners at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-Six furlongs.
selling, Sedan won, Elkin second, Ire
mona third. Time, 1:19
One mile. selling, French Grey won.
Caddie c second, Labouret third. Time,
1:4S$4.
One mile. selling. Pete Kitchen won,
Elsmere second, RapaIatchie third. Time.
las.
Cherry Leaf won, st. Rogue second, Ida
third Time !: 5S14
Six furlongs, selling, Judge Steadman
won, Albert S second, High Test thild.
Time 1:1S.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
Death of z. j. Esten.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Dec. 2S.-word
is received in Cleveland that E. J. Es-
tep died at Pasadena, Cal, to-day
from paralysis, aged Is years. Mr.. Es-
tep was one of the foremost corpora
ton lawyers of Ohio and had a wide
reputation. Three years ago he went
TO California for his health.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
COUNTESS cASTELLAEE
HAS A SECOND SON.
The Young Hatron Who Was Formerly Miss
Gould Again Becomes the Mother
of O. PoY.

Copyright, 1897. by James Gordon Bennett.
PARIS. Dec. 2S.-The Figaro saws
that the young Countess Castellane.
nee Gould, yesterday gave birth to a
boy, her second son.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
EYE8HARDT AND DAILY DRAW.
Both Men on Their Feet at the End of The
Tenth Round

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 2S.-Jack
DAILY and Jack Everhardt met before
the Tulane Avenue Athletic Club to-
night for a percentage of the receipts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-29
To Cure a Cold in One Dov

rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets An
aruggists refund the money If IL fails 10, cure
S'c The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-01

Although niumy Married Money. ne
Wouid Not Lead an Idle flfs.

Although niumy Married Money. ne
Would Not Lead an Idle fifs.
From the Detroit Free Press That
man Blufhy ls the busiest fellow / ever
knew. chuckled one who had known
him Tor years He married a lot Of
money and there IL not the slightest
reason for him 10 work AZ an but he
wants 10 keep up the impression that
he's no dead head In the enterprise and
keeps going through the motions a. n
he had 20. lie concluded once he'd DO
editorial work on a paper lie fitted
up an elegant sanotum Al biz own ex-
penae. laid In nne cigars for callers.
and then announced himself ready to
have hostilltles begin. His hrst assign
ment was 70 give his Impressions OF the
European situation. He declared him
self AZ home on the subject. chatted and
smoked all afternoon. told his friends
10 look out for a 'thunderer and invited
them out when he felt like warming up
on the theme In the evening he was
equally breezy and assured. When the
managing editor dropped In about 10
and asked Blufiey II the article was
ready. he answered with a wave Of his
hand and the announcement that Il
would take him al least a week 10 get
up such an editorial a. was due him
self and the paper he could not be
made 20 comprehend that the paper had
TO come out every day or that the shift
Ing situation might be entirely changed
In a week. He was tried with several
other topics. but never had any copy
prepared and was induced to resign. He
opened a brokers once that soon BE-.
came a social club room where there
was no suggestion OF business. He
bought a patent right that he threat
ened % push an he had made a few
millions but In a month forgot that he
owned a. Nov be has tackled cleo
triciiy with view Of talking With
Mars"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-01
NEspsp OILY ONE Wv.
nat the Artls, Made = Mistake In MA
gabIeet.

"AAHNN"N
Subject.
Danton. the celebrated caricaturist.
had a wonderful power OF modelling
from memory. After one long look at
his subject he could 90 TO his studio
and make a bust quite perfect IN rs
resemblance. says the Youths Compan-
ion. One day a young man came 10
him. saying that his sister was M and
about TO die. and that, although the
family wished her bust modelled. they
dared not excite her by mentioning H.
Would he undertake 10 reproduce the
features after seeing her once? Dan
ton agreed. and next day the brother
Informed his sister that he intended
10 present her with some jewels. and
that a young man would bring some
specimens for her approval Danton
brought In the jewels. and going home
modelled a bust OF striking resem-
blanoe. Next year an old gentleman.
father Of the young woman. came 10
order a bust OF the brother. who also
had died. This. too. was a marvellous
success The result Of such planning.
however, was not always a. satlsfae-
tory TO his patrons as In these cases
A gentleman who could not persuade
his wife to ~ asked Danton 20 en-
ter a certain omnibus one day and hx
In his memory the features Of the lady
opposite him. He did 20. modelled a
beautiful bust and sent Il home. II
proved, however. to be not the mis-
tress. but the maid. who also had TAX
en- the trip In the omnibus.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-01

The empty two-pound biscuit tin.
which Is carelessly thrown on one side
In England. becomes In tropical Africa
an article Of considerable value. The
people Of Uganda use Il TO preserve
the books given to them by mission
aries from the attacks Of insects. In
this manner many a Bible has been
carried about In safety. Taking note
Of this. the British and Foreign Bible
society has made lie latest version IN
the uganda language Of a shape to n
a biscuit tin. A thousand copies Of the
new uganda Bible has been printed.
and are probably by now In the hands
Of the Beganda las the people OF ugan-
IA are called, who are said to show
remarkable Intelligence In the study Of
the Word OF God.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-01
PERSONALS

Rider Haegard has finished a novel
dealing with Boer life. entitled The
swallow"
Probably the greatest hlbllophile
among peers az the present time ls
Lord Crawford. the we'll known scotch
nobleman.
samoEy, the most powerful chief In
the French Soudan. IL reported by
French authorities 10 be dead. and to
have been succeeded by his son.
The Washington Post says that Sen
aior Tillman r. an ardent vheelman.
ignoring the street cars altogether. ex.
oepi on the rainlest Of rainy days.
Charles Stewart, who died In nalti-
more recently. had the dictlnotion OF
having driven the frst car over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad before
they used steam.
Cecil Rhodes has bought Sauerdale.
near Buluvayo. South Africa. Il con-
sists Of ten farms. which he intends to
cultivate. NE will build the largest
dam In South Africa
President Faure Is said TO be the
greatest dandy In France. He Il anx-
Ions 10 institute a special presidential
costume. but bis colleagues DO not
look on the scheme with favor.
On a recent sunday. while Rev. ].
W. Chadwick was preaching In the Sec
ond Unitarian church OF brooklyn. his
voice suddenly failed. His wife a,
once proceeded to the pulpit and IN.
ished the sermon for him. after which
abe conducted the service to rs close.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand OF Aus
Este, who. now that he is recover
ing from consumption. has again as
sumed the position Of heir 10 Emperor
Francis Joseph. Is said 10 be the rich
est royal person Ia Europe The last
duke of Modena heQueathod $4,000. 900
90 him
Richard Sparks OF Boston has a
"iour-clasp" medal for services On the
Crimcan war This not only certl6cs
that he landed with the first expcdi-
ton In 1854. and that he fought az
Alma. Bala'lava and lnkerman. bat
that be Is one Of the few survivors Of
the winter Of iS5t-'S5.
Congressman Russell Of Connection
has something like a hushel Of horse
shoes. which he has picked up. SIX or
eight ane specimens ornament his
apartments At the Hamilton, In Wash.
ington. and the remainder Of the bushel
except q few are stored In an old box
at bis home In Kiilngly.
Lord Rosebery Is one Of the two or
three Scoichmen Of prominence who do
not play golt He fears that Il would
engross too much Of bis time. when
man In middle llie," be says. makes
deliberate eholce Of golf a. hls
amusement he Il making a choice sec.
ond only In gravity to the choice Of 4
wife"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-01
Doaslar the Question.

Il IL dangerous 20 possess a renuta-
tion Tor superior knowledge or wisdom.
Il Is hard TO live up TO a. Next In inn
poriance to knowing everything. per-
haps. Is 10 be ranked the ability to con-
coal ones Ignorance Brown" said
Jones smith and here have had a
dispute. and have agreed to leave the
decision 20 YOU. Which ls rlght-'To-
morrow o. Friday or Tomorrow win
be Friday" To-day Is Saturday.
liant it, said Brown. after some re-
aecllon. Yes" Then neither one %
you is right" And he waved them
aside.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-01
A Happy Return.

Many amusing stories are told con-
neeted with duellng One has recent
~ been told In which an English peer
and a politician figured. and We ven.
ture to repeat Il because we think Il
worth preserving. The peer. for some
ofcnse. was called ont by the polltl-
clan. and promptly responded TO the
challenge. On arriving At home again
after the duel his lordshlp gave a
guinea 20 the coachman who had driven
him to and from the ground. The
driver appears TO have been an excep-
tlonally honest, simple man He was
surprised by the largeness Of the sum
presented. and said. My lord. | only
took you to" Yes, yes; I know
that. But the guinea Ia for bringing me
back: not for taking me out, enjoyed
the drive home very much. but not the
drive out That Il what pay you
for"