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The Eddy current., 1898-09-24
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Blossom, Tex, Sept. i9.-Geb Nor.
gan, who has been absent from home
about one year, returned home about
i2 o'clock Saturday night. Riding up
TO the gate he hallooed and asked II
he could get drink OF water. His
brother told him he could. lie then
hltched his horse and went In got the
water and went In the room whore
his brother John was sleeping. who.
not kaowlng who he was or his lnten.
tions. hred on him with a shotgun.
killing him instantly. The killing ls
greatly regretted by alt and his re.
mains we're Inferred here Sunday AZ.
iernoon. John and his mother live
two miles north Of this place.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24
nsar Rseernl,.d.

bridgeport. Conn. Sept. i7.-As re-
suit OF yesterdays development there
seems to be almost no doubt that the
Womah whose dIsmeiabered body was
found early In the week IN the yellow
mill pond was Grace Marian Perkins
II Middleboro. Mass.
Miss Perkins left Mlddleboro three
weeks ago. presumably with one
CHARLES Bourne, q young man OF the
.own' and since that time all trace OF
her has been lost The police here are
making Efforts TO locate Bourne.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

Washington. Sept 1.-The secretary
OF the navy has ordered a eourt-mar-
tial for the trial Of Chaplain Mclntyrs
OF the Oregon. who Is accused Of pub
ilely denounelng his brother oficers
Who engaged IN the battle OF July 3.
The court will meet In Denver on the
26th instant and will consist Of seven
members headed by Commodore Nc
Cam. retired. with Capt I.auchhelms
a. Judge advocate
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

Rookport, Tex, Sept is-Gen. " ade
Hampton, the noted South Carollnian.
accompanied by his daughter. arrived
here Saturday. They will be here
some days tarpon angling.
Over 100 members OF the Texas
Railway club arrived on a special
train. There are quite a number OF
ladies IN the party. They will be en-
tertained with oyster roasts aud ex-
suFsiohs on The bay.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

RtAfaaaea Amy AAfafAi
watAlngton. Sept i7.--bieut. Gen.
J. N. schoheld called at the white
house yesterday and the president told
him that Il was his desire that the In
qulry into the war department should
be made as thorough and rlgid az pos
slbie.
III there has been wrong-doIng,
want 10 know II, and want 20 know
who is responsible for Il. That there
have been mistakes mace IL apparent,
but the commission ls to hnd out
whether they are avoldable or not"
The president told Gen. schoneld
that Il was because he believed the
military system OF the United States
was principally to blame for the mis-
management OF the army that he need
ed the services on the commission Of
a soldier Of the generals experience TO
discover the weak spots and suggest
remedies.
The meetings OF the investigating
commission will bo public.so that there
can be no excuse for saying that the
administration was endeavorlng to
shield any one by secrecy.
A formal protest was fled with the
president against the appointment OF
Gen. schoneld on the investigating
commission, by Mai. George A. Armef,
. retired army officer. who during Gen.
Schoheld's career as commanding gen
eral OF the army claimed that be was
being injured by an army ring" OF
which Gen. schoneld was the head.
The day that schoheid was placed on
the retired list he ordered Armes ar
rest on a trivial charge and had him
locked up In the guardhouse at the
Washington barracks. The lnvestiga-
tlon that followed cleared Ames OF
wrong-doing and Gen. Schoheld came
IN for some very unpleasant comment
because Of the appearance OF spite In
his action. Maj. Armes In his protest
filed calls attention TO some
correspondence he has recently fur
nished the secretary OF war In regard
60 Gen. schoheld. TheGe letters charge
Gen. schoeeld with cowardlce and with
attempting to shun danger. Maj.
Armes states:
II think the records will also show
that he claimed the credit for tho vic
tory at the battle OF Franklin and was
breveted through misrepresentation
The medal he now wears was a self
conferred distinction for imaginary
services The records will also bear
me out In saying that he has shielded
officers Of the army whom he knew to
be guilty OF ofienses for which they
would have been cashlered or sent to
prison, in order TO save his friends. In
my opinion he Is now trying to UNDER
mine Gen. Nelson A. Miles. The time
has come when this man schoneld
should cease 10 pose ~ a great man"
Further friction between the head
quarters OF the army and the adjutant
generals ONCE was caused by the prac-
tical rejection OF Gen. Miles recon-
mendaticns In regard to the disposition
OF the regular and volunteer troops.
which Will be held In readiness for SER
Vice In Cuba. Gen. Miles on his return
TO Washington Intended that not only
should Montauk Point be abandoned
as military camp. but that all other
camps In the country should be broken
up. no more camps established aud the
troops sent to military posts Here
they could be quartered In comfortable
barracks and afforded all the conve-
nienoes and healthful conditions OF ad-
equate and decent water supply and
modern sewerage.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24
PsnIlsntIary Hoard.

Austin, Tex Sept 2i.-The penlten-
tlary board was In star chamber ses-
sion yesterday with the governor pres
ent II leaked out that the proposition
under consideration wRs one 20 pur-
chase a large sugar farm with money
accumulated from convict hire.
II Is understood that all those present
approved the matter and the reason
deal was not contaminated was
the financial agent was dubious about
his leagl right 20 disburse the money
for that purpose and with the boards
approval he hill ask the attorney gener-
al for an opinion In the matter.
As to the probable size OF the farm
20 be purchased or amount OF money
10 be invested the members are very
rctlcent, and all say that circumstances
may arise that might alter both OF
these matters. but that farm where
about 200 conyicts could be used e
wanted One bidder has a farm OF 500
acres In Brazos county he Is offering
tho board for $4,000.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

Boston. Mass. Sept 1.-THE steamer
Gloucester struck the schooner Alice
G. Jordan In Vineyard sound cutting
her In two. She began 10 hli al once.
Jerry Warren was killed by a falling
spar from the steamer. Three others
we're killed IN their hunks ana avs
went down With the schooner.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

III Paso. Tex, Sept. 2i.-A customs
Inspector hid himself In the bushes be-
side the Rio Orande river two miles
below the city Monday night TO watch
for smuggle Cinnamon. tie finally
saw three Celestials wadlng across tho
stream from the Mexican shore ana
nabbed them.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

Galveston. Tex, Sept 10 The com.
mittee OF merchants. which Is endoav.
orlng TO bring about "a settlement oI
!ho Mallory line strike. appeared before
the Colored Labor union yesterday aft.
ernoon and submitted the proposition
made by TraiIlc Manager Denison, say.
ing II the old employees would return
20 work at the present scale, and n
they would present grievance. II
would receive consideration. The mer,
chants advised that the proposition be
accepted. IL was. however rejected
and the union agreed TO proposition
that they will return TO work at the
old scale at once. provided the Mallory
line viii agree to submit the question
Of wages to arbitration.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

The Philip testimonial fund up 10
ne nth was t754.A0.
The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

Paris. Tex. Sept. 2i.-Will Colgate.
who enlisted In the United states army
al the commencement Of hostillties has
been granted an honorable discharge
on the recommendation Of Dr. John
Grant. and arrived at his home In
Paris A number OF other soldier boys
In this part OF the state have obtained
discharges through the same source.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
TRADE UNION NOTES.
Harry M. Saunders Elected Business Agent by the Building Trades
 Council.

At the last meeting of the Building Trades Council Harry NJ. Saunders was unanimously elected business agent MT Saunders has for many years been the business agent of the Carpenters Dis trict Council, and has been remarkably successful in his efforts to settle little differences existing between employer and employe which might otherwise have taken on the serious aspects of strikes or boycotts. For the past six months the Building Trades Council has been en- deavoring to find a man who cou!1 do this same work for It. and although sey- eral prominent labor workers were given a trial all were found unsatisfactory and an arrangement was entered into whereby Mir. Saunders could enter the employ of the Building Trades Council with the privilege of returning to the district council at any time should his work in the new field prove unsatisfac- tory. He has the hearty indorsement and good wishes of all union men in the city, and especially of the mempers of Carpenters Union No. 22, of which he has been a member for many years. disputes of workmen on buildings and thf inspe ction of working cards in all the building trades.
 The Labor Council held it's weekly meeting last night with its new presi- dent, $. L. Robbins, in the chair. Gre of the Brewery Workmen's Union and D. Dagget1 and J. R. Welch of the Printing Pressmen's Union. The committee on Labor day celebration reported that tickets were out and arrangements gen. erally so far progressed that the success of the day was assured. A number of visiting printers were present and ad- dressed the meeting
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
Her Imprisonment Not Voluntary

The story of the Imprisonment of Mrs. Rogers in her room at the old Latham mansion, 63S Folsom street, has brought from that lady strong denials that her confinement to her room is voluntary.
 'I am practically a prisoner in my room,' said Mrs. Rogers last night. T did not fasten my door from the inside, as has been charged. The lock has been sprung in some manner from the outside, and I have been unable to open it. The attitude of Mrs. Brouillard In this matter has bordered on malicious persecution, for which there is no excuse.
 1T have been five months in the house, and owe but three weeks rent-a matter of s6. l offered to pay for one week of this some time since, but 1t was refused. I vii take the matter to the proper au- thorities and have 1t settled at once."
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
REAL ESTATE TRANsAcT1oNs.

Elizabeth M Godfrey to Honora Godfrey. lot on line of Oak street, 221 w of Van Ness ave Precta place, 25o NE of Folsom street. NE 50, NY 300, sW 50. SEE so2, lot 56. Precita Valley; Margaret De Forest to Jemina A. Bogart lot on SEE corner Of Washington and Webster streets, 29:11A by E S7:6; $9000
 Frederick G. Eickhorst to Rebecka Eickhorst lot on NV corner of Greenwich and Baker streets, " 50 by N 80; s5oOo.
 John H. and Ellen G.: Grady to Catherine PdSa' Pixon' lot on line of Cook street 2st;d or P9int %a L96os 2 avenue 25:S by l20; sGi ,,. w a4:4'1 by 127:SA $S5oO.
 Charles W. Moores to same. same. quitclaim deed; BIO.
 Adeline D: worrell to Emma p. Buckbee (wife of s. c. Buckbee). same s3500.
 Spencer c. Buckbee to same, same; gift :, Ellen Dwyer to George A. Dwyer, lot on t. sM "
 Rosina Poehlmann to Henry D. Hartmann: lot on line of W fl ,G avenue emu ot 3S o % 2! line of Arlington street PIP sW of Miguel, sW 5O, sE 152, NE 50. NV i5O, lot {, block 10. Fair
 George Darse to Mary Dean. lot on m " G line ne t. of Lee m street re @ 175 of Holloway sso 2S by
 Thomas Kelly to Margaret or Maggie ana Rose Kelly gTantor reseryng life & estase1 st econd sW 20 by SEE 8O gift.
 Alameda County.
 Herman and Mary E.. Bornhorst to John Person, lot line of Peralta street lso oz , or sixteenth, ; 20. O5, E dSI5 " F, W rt-O' ~ beginning portion of lot 30. block 5S1, Peralta and Center street lands, Oakland: S1O. -
 Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to VII fred E. Chambers, lot line of Knox ave nue. 100 W of Telegraph, w 80 by 40. lots and 6. Knox Park. Oakland; 5000.
 Oakland Bank of Savings to Charles D. ana Agnes OGara, lots and !, block c, Fairview Tract, Oakland Township (quitclaim deeo)' s25.
 Ellen Clark to George P; Clark. al! that prop, erty on W side of Valley street, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets, COX 150. being the s ends of lots l and 2. block II. Pacific Homestead. Oakland; also all personal property; gift.
 simon and Mary Keegan to Margaret Kee- gan, lot F line of Adeline street, 140:5 N Of Twenty-fourth, N 123:l by E 132, being portion of plat 4. rancho V. and D. Peralta, Oakland; BIO.
 Margaret Reagan to Mary Keegan, lot on NE corner of Twenty-fourth and Adeline streets N 140:5 by 132, being portion of plat 4, rancho V: and D. peralta, Oakland; s10.
 Mountain View Cemetery Association to James B. Short. lot 1SS in plot IA. Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland Township; $40.
 Bridget M. and P. l.. Bassett to Cosmopoli- tan Mutual Building and Loan Association, lot on line of Goldman avenue, 192.96 from SW line of old county road. No 70S Pres cott street. s 90 F 13367, NE 9039 w 4203. to beginning, being lots ST. s2 and S3, Fruitvale Park, Brooklyn Township; also lot on line of Redwood avenue, 270 of Tobler street 40 by F 125. being lot 30 and F lot 3l, same, Brooklyn Township SIC
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
TERRIFIED BY
 BOLD BURGLARS Residences on Van Ness Avenue Visited. TWO BLOCKS ARE SELECTED POLICE UNABLE TO DISCOVER THE PERPETRATORS The Last House Ransacked Was That of Joseph Anspacher, Which
 Occurred Last Saturday
 Night.
TWO BLOCKS ARE SELECTED
POLICE UNABLE TO DISCOVER
 THE PERPETRATORS.

The residents on Van Ness avenue, par ticularly on the blocks between Eddy and O'tarrell streets, are terroriZed by the intrusion of burglars Into their homes, and although the police have been noti- fled repeatedly no arrests have been made.
 The latest burglary reported was at the house of Joseph Anspacher, S11 Van Ness avenue. The family left the house about o'clock Saturday night and returned shortly after 10 o'clock. On entering the bedrooms they were painfully conscious of the fact that some one had been in the house during their absence. Bureau drawers had been emptied of their con- tents and careful search made for money or jewelry. The bedding had also been overturned and searched for the same purpose, and Mrs. Anspacher's jewel box had been broken into pieces and r1fed of its contents.
 The burglars had not entered the dining room, and 1t is supposed they had been scared away. A gentleman who occupies the flat above had a call from a friend between 9 and 10 o'clock and the friend opened the rear window and told him to go around to the front door. That is what is believed to have scared the burglars It Is supposed they had effected an entrance by using a skeleton key on the front door. They took away with them, besides other things, bunch of keys including two pass keys to the front door, and all night a policeman kept guard on the house. Mir. Anspacher having notified the Central Police Station of the burglars visit.
 About two years ago MT. Anspacher's house was visited by burglar three times in one night. On the third visit Anspacher took shot at him as he was moving around in the back yard.
 Thursday night Mrs. Schlessinger, who keeps boarding house at 803 Van Ness, was awakened by a noise at her bedroom window. She was terrified to see a man with bullseye lantern trying to open the window from the outside with jimmy" She was so paralyzed with fear that she could do nothing but stare at the man for moment, but recovering herself she lar fled.
 About two weeks ago the residence of Dr. Taylor, BPS Van Ness. was visited by in the rear door, but the screams of the servant girl, who was In the house alone, brought assistance and the burglars fled.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
NATIONAL GUARD
 OF CALIFORNIA
THE DIVISION COMMANDER
 READY TO PROCEED.
A Report Showing the Number of Guardsmen Who Paraded on the
 Fourth of July.

'T am ready to proceed with the reor- | ganization of the National Guard" said | Major General Dickinson, In reply to a 1 question as to the prospects of building | up the guard again. But just at this l time nothing can be done because the i Governor, who is one of the Board of i Location, Is suffering from an attack of rheumatics.
 There has not been any change In the proposed plan. It will be three ten com pany regiments. That will leave room for those who have volunteered, to return to the guard upon being mustered out of the service of the United States
 The proposition Is to recruit each of the ten companies, at this time, to the minimum, that is to say ffty-three, rank and file. That will give 1890 exclusive of the members of the Signal Corps of the three brigades, the troop of cavalry, the Lowell High School Cadets and those of the naval militia who were not enlisted for scouting service. This numerically 1t is thought, will be sufficient to preserve or der and peace in the State if there should arise an occasion for calling out the guard.
 The replies to the circular letter sent out some time since by the division com mander for the purpose of obtaining ex- act statistics of the condition of the guard in the State at this time are coming in, and 1t Is expected that before the close of the month they will all be received, so that the Board of Location will have cor rect data upon which to work
 The Fourth of July parade reports show that on that day in the Frst Brigade eight brigade officers and a like number of field and staff officers paraded with 462 men. In the Second Brigade but eighty-fOur men paraded and in the Third but fifty-one men were on parade. The Naval Militia paraded 416, including ten officers, a good showing for that branch of the service. The report shows that there were 1929 present and 42S absent at roll call at the several places of rendezvous.
 There Is more activity in the Naval Militia at this time than there has been for a long time. The men are prompt at drill and they turn out numerically strong. They are being drilled in the gun exercise; also in infantry tactics. and they are becoming very proficient. There have been many applications, of late for admission into the several divisions.
 The matter of target practice which was neglected during the war fever will be taken up again in September so it is said, and under new rules which 1t Is thought will be formulated shortly to meet all the objections that have been presented to the old ones.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
GOOD SCORES MADE
 BY SEVERAL CLUBS
RIFLEMEN HAVE FAIR SPORT
 AT SHELL HOUND.
Gus Schulz, John Utschig, Louis . Bendel, J. E. German, A. B. Dor Fell and Others Go to the
 Front

Nearly all of the prominent rifemen of this city were at the Shell Mound range yesterday and some very good scores were made. The Norddeutscher Schuet- zen Clubs monthly bullseye contest for cash prizes resulted in J. De Witt carry ing off the best money on BOT points or degrees, as shown by the measuring ma chine. This contest also gave to Gus Schulz the beautiful gold medal presented by Captain l.. Siebe, the proprietor of the park and range, for the three best bullseyes made for the year ending at date. Louis Bendel, of the Germania Schuetzen Club, who is in the second champion class. was the high man of the day, making 442 rings. John Utschig, of the first champion class, made 42S, but he held up his record in the champion class of the San Francisco Schuetzen Club by running up a string of AS rings.
 In the Columbia Pistol and Rife Club, the first class men had things all to them selves, laying the champion class men in the shade. J. E. German ran up a beau yiful score of fl, Columbia target count, followed by A. B. Dorrel with g. Henry Kroeckel, secretary of the Stockton Pis- tol and Rifle Club, with his wife, were guests of the Columbias. He is now Sergeant of Company A. stationed at AL catraz Island, and was one of the first
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
SEVEN DAYS
 THEY LIVED
 ON KISSES George Abel Tried the Butterfly Life. MET A LADY ON THE TRAIN LIVED HAPPILY TOGETHER FOR
 A WEEK. The Father of the Girl Was Dis pleased and the Wealthy Rancher Paid for His
 Escapade.
MET A LADY ON THE TRAIN
LIVED HAPPILY TOGETHER FOR
 A WEEK.

A weeks try at living a butterfly life cost George H. Abel, a wealthy rancher of Colusa County, considerable mental wor- ry and several hundred dollars in cold cash, besides other money spent on Miss Lorena Mikesell, charming young lady from Upper Lake, whose companionship he had enjoyed for seven short days.
 MT. Abel, who was recently divorced from his wife, to whom he is paying a large amount monthly as alimony, came down to the city from Maxwell some weeks ago and on the train met Miss Mikesell It was a case of love at first sight on the part of both, apparently, and an arrangement was soon reached where by the two might be together. Rooms were engaged at a well-knoWn hotel on arrival in San Francisco, and here Mir. Abel and Miss Mikesell lived for week as man and wife.
 During the soiourn at the hotel Abel purchased for Miss Mikesell elegant cloth ing, jewelry and knicknacks and when by mutual consent both parties left for their respective homes the presumption was that everything had been arranged to the satisfaction of both parties. Such was learned. But a few days had elapsed after his return to Maxwell when MT. Abel received a call from an attorney who demanded, on behalf of the father of done the daughter. It is rumored that threats were used to eXtort money from the rdncner. AL any rate ADei signed a note on August promising to pay Miss Mikesel the sum of S700 six days after date.
 When the note fell due 1t was not paid, and on Friday it was taken by R. J. Hud- son, a lawyer from Colusa County, to J. Rauer to be sold at a discount. h. vestigation on the part of MT. Rauer as to the value of Abel's signature brought to light the information that the ranch CTS check was good for So0,000, and fur ther inquiry showed that MT Abel was in the city and willing to pay the note with the exception of sl00,. which he claimed he had already given to Hudson.
 The attorney acknowledged that DOT ton of the note had been paid him, and Mir Rauer. acting as agent, received the $500 from MT. Abel. Miss Mikesell and her father were in the city with their attor- ney and the money was paid over to the lady Friday afternoon.
 Mir. Abel, not wishing to run the risk of being again called upon to pay for the pleasant companionship of the young lady, demanded from Miss Resell re- ceipt releasing him from all demands. The request was granted and yesterday morning the father, daughter and MT Abel met in Rauer's office and the desired document was signed, sealed and deliv- cred. Miss Mikeseil cashed a check for $500 at the Bank of California and took the evening train for her home. while Mir Abel, with his receipt safely guarded, left for his ranch, rejoicing that his troubles were at an end.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-15
WEARERS OF BLUE AND
 WHITE ARE CHAMPIONS
HAD AN INNING AND MANY
 RUNS TO SPARE.
Hunter Harrison Cup Won for the Third Time in Succession by
 the Alamedas.

The fourth match of the season between the Alameda and Pacific elevens for the Hunter Harrison cup. begun on Sunday, August 7th, was continued yesterday at Alameda. At the close of the first day 8 play the Alamedans had lost eight wick cts for BIT runs, F. Stahl and H. Ward being not out. and F. c. Driffield not hay ing batted. When play was resumed yes terday, these three men raised the score to 36S, F. Stahfs total being 42 and H. Wards 21.
 Going In against this large score the Pacifics scored S6 in their first innings; J. J. Theobald. IA J. H. Harbour IS; and T. w. G. Wallace, 21; being the only men to get double figures. Following on the Pacifics did better in their second innings, scoring IA runs, to which c. P. Coles 55 and J. McLean's % were the highest con- tributions. The total Pacific score was thus 230 runs, leaving the Alamedas win ners by an innings and 137 runs. The Ala medans are therefore the champions of 1898, and having been the champions also of 1896 and 1897 the Hunter Harrison cup becomes their absolute property. The full score is appended: