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REPENTS AFTER TAKING POISON.
Redwood City Girl Calls for Help
and Is Saved From a Suicides
Fate.

REDWOOD CITY, Nov. 5.-The ply
sicians of Redwood have cheated Miss
Maud Romero of a sensational death.
She made an unsuccessful attempt to
pass into another world by taking aconite
on Wednesday night. After swallowing
the poison she repented and early in the
morning called for help. Sne suffered in
tense pain and it was feared that she
would die. She is, however, alive and
thankful for It. Never will she take
poison again she says. She is content now
to die natural death.
Mis- Romero is only a girl in years
Lately she became infatuated with a
barkeeper here. Whether she was jealous
or respondent is not known, but for some
reason she wished 20 sever her connec-
tions with this world. She Is yet very
sick, but will recover
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06

about dog, and each had the other
arrested for assault. Knott was convicted
and Knauer was acquitted. Knott seemed
to brood over what he considered his
wrongs, and on July Of this year, twelve
months after the original trouble, he
stepped up to Knauer on the street and
shot him down in cold blood.
These facts were brought out at the
trial, and the prosecution picked flaw in
the pretended alibi in showing that there
was no witness who could swear that
Knott was absent from The scene OF the
murder at the moment OF the shooting.
The best that his friends could prove was
tnat he was two blocks away within hall
an hour OF the occurrence, and 1t was
established that the defendant might have
walked TO the place where knauer was
Killed within four or five minutes after he
was seen by those who were depended on
TO prove the alibi.
Knott Is man of peculiar appearance,
as ne wears his hair very long and fasten S
II on the top OF his head in a pug. some
thing after the fashion popular among
women several years ago He made a
brief speech in his own behalf, asking for
mercy, when asked why sentence should
not be pronounced, saying that sons i'm
portant witnesses who ought to have been
present to testify for him failed 10 come
forward, as was their duty.
When the death sentence was uttered
Knott sat down quietly and appeared to
be entirely unconcerned about the out
come OF the proceedings. The usual ap-
peal TO the Supreme Court will be take n,
so 1t Will probably be a year from next
January be ore The sentence OF Judge
Wallace will be carried out, and there is
possibility that Knott NAV grow old
with Durrant in Murderers' Row at San
Quentin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
LITTLE PETE'S TRIAL.
The Jury Fails to Agree and Is Lock ed
LIN.

The Jury rails TO Agree ana Is LOCK ed
Up.
The second trial of Chun Woon Sing,
charged with the murder of Little Pete,
whose real name was Fong Ching, was
ended in Judge Carroll Cooks court yes
terday and was submitted to the jury a
half-past 5 o clock.
The hearing of the case has occupied
nearly month and the most strenuous
efforts of opposing counsel have been put
forth in uphoIding their contention touch
ing the guilt or innocence of the accused.
The killing OF Little Pete" took place
at a barber-shop in Chinatown on the
23d of last January and the tragedy caused
an unusual excitement in the quarter OF
the city which has been given over to the
Mongolian race. The defense relied on
proving an alibi, and there were several
Chinese witnesses who swore that the
defendant and his companion, Chun
Chuey, were in a room some distance
from the scene of the killing, and that
they did not leave the premises nam I'd
from early in the evening until they were
arrested and charged with the murder oil
Little Pete"
The jury at 10 o'clock last night had not
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
THEA7ER MANAGERS At WAR;
New Syndicate Formed in Opposition
to the Hopkins-castle
Circuit.

NEW YORK, Nov. s. = Alfred f.
Aarons. manager OF Roster & BiaPs Mu-
sic-hall, has caused CONSERVATION amonp
managers of theaters connected with
the Hopkins Castle circuit by notifying
them that he will organize an opposition
syndicate with houses in Boston, Chicago
Philadelphia, San Francisco, Denver
Buffalo and other large cities.
Several weeks ago Aarons Withdrew
Roster & Bial's from the Hopkins. Castle
circuit because that syndicate permitted a
rival house in this city TO share in the
presentation of novelties of stellar ini-
portance that he brought over from Eu.
rope.
Manager Aarons called a meeting at
his office in he music hall to-day
which was attended by w. J. Gilmore, Ii
E. Salisbury, Ogden Sayres and other
prominent ou,-of-town vaudeville mana
gers and contracts for the new syndicate
were signed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
GRIDIRON GAMES TODAY
California and Reliance Teams
to Meet in Their Final
Struggle.
Clubmen Weakened and Berkeley
Varsity Considerably
Changed.

Lick School-LoweIl High School,
Presidio Grounds, 1870 p. m
California Reliance, Recre t i o N
Grounds, p. m.
Hoitt's School stockton High School,
Preside Grounds, $3.50 p.
st. Matthew's Scho OIL L am al pals Acad-
emy. San Rafael.
Belmont School -BerkeI eyH High School,
Berkeley Campus.
Ukiah High Schoo1-St. Matthew's
School, Recreation Grounds, 10 A. NJ.
To-day will witness several football
matches in this city and vicinity, but the
m st important contest will be that be-
tween the University of California and the
Reliance Club. 1t will be Caiifornia's final
match of the series before the great
Thanksgiving game with Stanford. and
on that account it VIII be of particular
interest. The showing made to-day
against Reliance will in a large measure
determine Berkeley's' chances i'll the su-
preme intercollegiate struggle of the year.
With Reliance, on the other hand, it will
practically renew or annihilate all hopes
of posing as a powerful Western team
worthy Of going East as representative
of the Pacific Coast in games with middle
Western and Chicago elevens.
Following will be the lineup as the men
will face each other:
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
GOVERNOR WOLCOTT
ON THE RESULT.
Sorry for Tracy's Defeat, but
on the Whole Is Sat-
iSfiod.

BOSTON, Nov. 5.-At meeting of the
Green halge Club tonight Governor VOL
cott said the result of the elections was
absolutely satisfactory, the only exception
being the election in New York. Mr..
Low was a loyal Republican and had
shown devotion to honest politics.
Mr.. Tracy's distinguished ability was
admitted, but his candidacy meant but one
thing - opposition TO Tammany Hall.
10 put second Republican in the field
was madness. Every one saw with amaze
ment this great city handed over to Tam
many for four years. That would give
Tammany time 10 intrencn itself and the
Democratic party. 1t might control the
election in the Empire State and the ma.
ton in Presidential year.
Senator Lodge concurred in the Gov
e-nor's views
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
BEqROTHED TO
MANY MAIDEuS
Charge Against a For
mer Resident of
Oakland.
w. I. Lee Arrested at Stockton
for Deserving Wife and
Family.
Said to Have Given Engage m g nj
Rings to a Number of Young
Wcm3n.
Special Dispatch to The CALL.

STOCKTON, Nov. 5-W. T. Lee, who
has resided in this city for couple of
months, but whose wife and child live in
Oakland, was arrested here this afternoon
on a charge OF deserting his family.
When he arrest was made Lee was en-
gagged IN painting the Central NJ. (.
Church. Along with the warrant of ar
rest came a report from Oakland and San
Fran rancisco-particularly the latter city
that Lee has been engaging himself in
marriage to various estimable young
ladies, who were ignorant that he had a
wife, and it is also reported that he is en-
gagged to girl here in Stockton.
When intervie eweo at the Jail the ac-
cused denied the engagements. but ac-
knowledged that he had deserted his wife
and child. He declared he could not live
with his wife, and said in effect that he
was dragged into his marriage with her.
Her father was formerly Speaker of the
Assembly OF the State Of Washington,
and the young woman was Postmistres s
of small town there. Lee was student
in the State Agricultural College at Cor
Wallis, Or, from which he graduated in
June. 1897. He was married in February
q Haniord. Cal. From there they went
10 Oakland the following month.
Mrs. Kate Mills arrived from San Fran
CT CO to-day to identity the prisoner. She
keeps the clearinghouse at which Lee
had stopped. Every now and then, ac-
cording To the woman's story, some
Christian Endeavor young lady would M
quire for w. L. Lee. Upon learning that
he had wife the inquirers would reply
that he could not possibly be the gentle
man to whom they referred, each one
adding that he was engaged TO her.
The Stockton young lady is supposed TO
be the cousin Of a young man named
Ingle. She and Lee were acquainted in
Oregon, and Ingle and Lee have been
great friends.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
KNOTT MAY SOON HAN G
A Flimsy Defense Presented in
Court by the Slayer Of
Joseph Knauer.
Judge Wallace Listened to the Pris-
oner's Verbal Plea for Mercy and
Then Passed Sentence.

A. L. Knott convicted OF the murder of
Joseph Knaner, was yesterday sentenced
by Judge Wallace to be hanged in San
Quentin on Friday, January q next.
Although Judge Wallace has been on
the bench for about half century. he
never before passed the death sentence.
Knotts defense was an attempt to prove
an alibi, and there was some suggestion
that he was insane at the time OF the
Killing, but nothing definite was proved
In this regard. So far as could be judged
from the testimony, it was case OF rre-
meditated murder. The men had quarreled
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
TAKES NO INTEREST M POLI7ic.
But Henry Watterson Explains That
the courier-JournaI Is Still Op-
Dosed to Free Silver.

CHICAGO, Nov. Sit having been re-
ported that the Courier-Jo Journal of Louis
vile, KY, would no longer oppose the
free coinage OF silver Henry Watterson
has kindly furnished this STA ement:
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 5.-To the Eaitor of the
7imes- Herald: the Courier-Journal has indi-
Gated no change OF policy, and is as much
opposed now as ever it was to free silver and
all other forms OF repudiation and inflated
money, but, having no adequate re-
sronse from the people of Kentucey TO
its efforts to secure an organized expression of
lis views within the Democratic party it will
no further concern itself with the calling of
conven ions, naming OF candidates. and the
carrying of elections. HENRY WATTERsoN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
Bor,,neyer Is Recorertmg

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Henry o. Have
meyer, president of the American Sugar
refining Company, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis at his country
home in North Greenwich, Conn, is rap
idly recovering. according to reports re-
ceived at mis- Office to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06

them, and repeatedly declared his belief
that the Government would send an ex-
petition north if the proner representa-
tions were made to the Washington
authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
Judgment on Bank stock.

decision was rendered yesterday Id ING
United States Circuit Court in favor OF INC
plaintiff in the case of Philip Tillipghast as
receiver for the Columbia National Bank Oh
Tacoma against William Burton to recover
$4,000 6S. an asse ssment on Burton's stock III IN
the bank. The institution failed octoDer |o'
1895
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agreed upon verdict and was locked ur
for the night.
Shooting scrape in a Saloon

Louis Foster, proprietor of the saloon at 70
steuart street, struck Thomas McGrain'
laborer over the head, presumably WIN
bottle, last evening during a row. anu 'tsn In
shot Eim in the forehead. Liquor was .ns
cause of the trouble. McGrath was treateu ~ AZ.
a froctnred skull and lacerated wounds OF the
scalp, and Foster was booked for assault q
IN rda
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06
Populist. Carry Colorado.

DENVER, Nov. s. Chief Justice
Charles d. Hayt day conceded the elec-
ton OF his opponent, William I'll. G bbert,
the Popuist and Democratic Candidate.
Gabberts ma ajority is over 5000.
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LIABILITIES

Losses Adjusted and Unpaid. ...........
Losses in process of Adjustment or II
Suspense ......: ....-...----...-....
Losses Resisted. including expenses.
Gross Premiums on Fire Risks running
one year or less, - ,159065 A. re
insurance so per cel t................,
Gross Premiums on Fire Risks runninI
more than one year, Il ,033, ,142 So; re
insurance pro rata. ......................
Comm ssions and Brokerage due and tc
Total Liabilities
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-06

In Norway, people vino are not vac
tinated are not allowed to vote at an cleo
ton.
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STATEN ENT
Or THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
Or THE
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Insurance Company

OF NEW YORK. IN THE STATE OF NEW
~ York the 31st day of December, A. d.
1885, aud for the year ending on that day, as made
California pursuant to The provisions of sections
SO and GIL of the Political Code, condensed
blank furnished by the Commissioner
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

MT UNCLE, Ind, November 20-A most
N}I remarkable case of leucocythemia
A'-A is attracting the attention of med
zeal men of eastern Indiana The
victim is a large, woll-built man
whose flesh began to pale a year ago.
Tumefaction has set in and he is in great
agony and is confined to the hospital
ward. The abdomen, which is generally
affected in cases of this kind, is badly
swollen. The Negroes flesh is gradually
turning white and as it becomes whittier
he grows weaker. The fatal stage has
been about reached and death is expected
soon.
The disease is unusual in this section of
the country This is the first case that
has come under the attention of Indiana
physicians for some years. 1t is pro-
nounced in all its symptoms and features
and is a good study for physicians, but
the victim gets little consolation as the
disease if invariably fatal. The disease is
simply a great increase of white
corpuscles in the blood and a correspond
ing diminishment of the red corpuscles.
Its causes are unknown. The victim is
married and has large family None
of them show any symptoms of the her
editary weakness which marks the dis
ease.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

W.T. ARKLEVILLE, Ind. November 90
MI This town is just emerging from
49, a sort of DR.. Jekyll-Mr. HYDE
Sevengali experience which has
created no end of excitement.
AS a result of five members of the flock
going insane and several more showing a
'loony'' disposition, Rev. Mr.. McCraig.
an evangelist who held meetings in the
town church, was asked to move away.
NcCraig is an eloquent speaker and
good evangelist, but according to the evil
dence which was produced he possessed a
strange influence over his audiences. 1t
was claimed that he exerted a predomi-
hence of mind over those who attended
his services regularly, and those that
went insane and those inclined that way,
it is claimed, owe their mental alteration
to him.
One of the five John Markle. died, and
his people were. inclined to hold McCraig
for his death. It was in this form that
the grand jury got the case. They could
not return an Indictment charging muir
der, though they may have been con-
WINGED that the influence McCraig exerted
did the wcrk Markle's alteration result
ed in him thinking he was God and
laborng under the Authorization he passed
away. AIcCraig has left for parts I'M
known. He insists that there is nothing
about him to produce such dire results.
but there seems TO be ample evidence that
he is remarkable as a mind disturber.
The other four victims and the "ioony''
ones are pulling through all right. but the
meetings have closed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

n NDERSOiN. Ind. November 20
Al Medical men ali over the country.
ALL through their journals have been
watching the strange freak nature is play
ing in the case of Otto Lever, 6-year-old
boy of Anderson. \ year ago he was
playing in an upstairs room. He found a
revolver, and while using It as a toy, dis
charged one OF the shells. The bullet
plowed its way through his head, enter
ing above and between the eyes. 1t lodged
in the base of the brain. X-ray pictures
taken recently show that it Is there yet.
He was. unconscious for three months.
and doctors said he could not survive. He
gradually began to regain his senses,
however, and during the next three
months he recovered sufficiently to tell
one person from another
During the following three months the
portions of the brain controlling his mus
Giles were restored sufficiently for him to
use his body. and now he is up and run
ming around seemingly as strong and well
mentally and physically as any boy could
be. His eyesight or hearing are not in
the least impaired. The surgeons who 10
Gated the ball by the use of the X-ray
say that is is firmly held by tissue. which
has grown around it. and they will not
attempt TO remove K. They are of the
opinion that he will live his allotted num-
Der Of years. There is one or two parallel
CAGES in medical records of the century.
but none Of them are quite as remark
able because Of the boys age. He will be
examined By the Indiana Medical asso-
citation.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

and steady south wind" We rolled
out of our beds. jumped into our
clothes, and ran up on deck. Andree
had already gone on shore. l hurried
after, gave the carrier pigeons food
and water, and went to the balloon
house. Andree, who the night before
had said to one Of the younger men,
bers of the expedition: Il feel that it
will not be long before we shall go
up" looked trifle more serious than
usual as he walked about inside the
balloon house and looked up at the
balloon.
After a few minutes consultation.
it was decided to wait for an hour,
during which time the three aeronauts
were to finish their correspondence
and all private preparations. The
fated hour passed, another consulta-
ton was held on top Of the balloon
house. Besides the aeronauts, NJ Mac
huron, of Paris, the nephew of M. La
Chambre, the balloon manufacturer,
took part in this consultation. Andree
asked each one separately to give his
opinion. All were in favor of start
ing, although the strong wind made
the start somewhat risky. Then they
came down, Andree. as he went on
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

TN ARMAND, Ind, November 20.-This
n town has the distinction of having
- one of the queerest families in the
State. 1t consists of Mrs. Anna
Nickum, widow, and her eleven child
rem. She is now 6S years old and has spent
hfty-two years of that time in her bed
When she was IS years of age she lost
the use of her lower limbs. She was en-
gagged to be married and the ceremony
was performed, it being thought at the
time that she would recover the use of
her body. But the use of the limbs never
returned. and she has been in bed ever
since. She has given birth tc eleven child
dren and has nursed them as well as any
mother could.
They are all strong and sound in body
and in limb. She has educated and start
ed them out in life and all are doing well
Her husband died several years ago. and
since then she has been supported by her
children. Mrs. Nickum is we'll known
throughout the county. is bright, a pleas
ant talker, and well p1sted, though she
has been confined to her room all these
years. She says she will welcome death
when it comes. 1t has only been, how
ever, since she saw that her children
were we'll started in life that she has en-
tertained this feeling.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

"ORRENTO, Fla, November 90
While Hennis Brown, a we'll
\ known orange grower, who lives
a few miles out of town, was
working in his grove few days ago
he heard great cutlery in the high
hammock Just outside the grove.
Selling his hoe he jumped over the
fence and, rushing into the woods, he
came into an open glade and found
himself almost face to face with big
buck that was attacking Miss Jessie
Taylor, the school teacher.
Miss Taylor had managed to get in
between two pine trees in such a way
that the deer could not quite reach
her with his horns, and she was
bravely pelting him in the face with a
small club, while the fierce animal
would dash at the trees time and time
again, trying to reach her with his
sharp horns. Mr.. Brown could see that
her face was pale, while her dress was
badly torn by the deer's horns and
her strength was falling fast, though
she still kept up the contest. Run
ming forward, he shouted with all his
might and dealt the deer a tremen-
hoe. The deer was almost knocked
down, but, turning around with an
angry snort it plunged at Brown with
lowered head. Brown hardly had time
TO turn before the angry animal was
on him. Seeing no way to avoid the
rush, he seized the horns with both
hands and endeavored by main
strength to throw the animal.
The contest was a terrible one.
The deer and man swayed back and
forth through the glade, the buck, wild
with anger, striving To pierce Brown
with his sharp horns, while he hung
on for life. His hoe had dropped in
the struggle anu he had nothing to
aid him. Feeling himself growing
weak he called out to Miss Taylor to
get the hoe and help him. The brave
girl, who was standing by watching
the unequal contest, got the hoe and,
marching up to the side of the COM
batants, brought it down with re-
sounding Whack on the back of the
animal, sending it staggering to one
side Brown pushed his advantage ana
with an effort overthrow the deer AS
the animal fell he gave it mighty
wrench in such way as to break it's
neck and the animal fell dying.
Springing up he hit it with his heavy
hoe, killing it.
1t seems that Miss Taylor had
taken short cut to the school house
and was coming through the hammock
when Unexpectedly the deer sprang
forth and attacked her. But for the
Of CHI
been killed, as the deer was in a most
ferocious mood from some cause. Miss
Taylor received several severe wounds
and her dress was almost cut into rib
bons. Brown also was badly injured,
receiving several severe cuts in his
legs from the sharp horns of the deer.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

4 I HESTERFIELD Ind, November 90
II Death has relieved the sufferings of
" the 16-year-old son OF John Trimble of
this town. His case had attracted
the attention of the medical men of In
diana for some time. Seven years ago
while at play he received a stone bruise
on one of his heels. The flesh began to
shrivel and ossification began. This
spread slowly and at last both the limbs
were converted to bone Then the arms
the breast and head began to undergo a
similar change. Death came when the
ossifcation reached the vital organs. At
the last his head was the largest part of
his body. He weighed less than twenty
pounds when buried and was about all
solid bone.
The spread of the ossification was so
gradual that it afforded a great study for
medical men. They were helpless to stop
the change, though they made several
experiments. He was confined to his bed
for oven five years before death came to
relieve him, and aside from the few doc
tors who were making a study of the
case, comparatively few know of it. The
boy was very bright and he retained his
mental faculties up to the last He suf-
fered much pain as the ossification began
to crowd and harden the vital parts, and
death was attended with considerabl BILE
agony. The Trimble family has been
unfortunate for the last ten years, most
of them dying with some strange malady