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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
HYMEN STOPS
 THE MOUTH Stoddard and Miss Wilson Made One. NO FORGE IS APPARENT RAILWAY MAIL CLERK REDEEMS
 HIS PROMISE. Eludes the Angry Father and His Gun and Goes to the Altar Vol
 untarily-Judge Barry
 Performs Ceremony.
RAILWAY MAIL CLERK REDEEMS
 HIS PROMISE.
"T nronounce vou man and wife"

''I pronounce you man and wife
 As the fatefuI words that made young Richard C. Stoddard and pretty 16-year- old Irma E. Wilson one fell from the lips of Justice of the Peace J. E. Barry yes terday afternoon in his chambers the cur tain fell on a little domestic drama that threatened to develop into a tragedy. The brief marriage ceremony was the finale to a series of exciting incidents in the lives of the two young people during the last ten days In which the furious father, threatening vengeance on the author or his daughters supposed wrongs and mothers love for her offspring and her confidence in the honor of the youth whom she had known from childhood, were prominent figures. But now all is serene The heartache of the mother has been eased, the young people are appa- rently happy and the anger of the father, if not already dssipated, will gradually pass away after he becomes reconciled to the humiliation of having been totally ignored in the final consummation of the matrimonial intentions of his daughter and her well-meaning- but imprudent lover.
 For the past two weeks J. P. Wilson, whose residence is in Applegate, Placer County, has been raging around town like q mad bull, swearing that he would per forate the dandy looking railway mail clerk unless the latter should forthwith make good his promise to marry Wilson's daughter, whom the Applegate capitalist claimed he had ruined. Stoddard was kept on the run, lodging the irate parent, and the girl became so frightened at the turn affairs were taking that she tele- graphed for her mother, Mrs. Overly of Reno, New Mrs. Overly hastened to San Francisco, arriving here a week ago, and had an interview with Stoddard, her daughter being present. The young man pleaded for little time in which to put his affairs in shape. The mother accepted his assurances and he departed on his run to Ogden last Friday. When the girls father heard of the conference to which he had not been invited and found that the object of his wrath had left the city his anger knew no bounds. But he was helpless to do any damage until Stoddard should return to the city, as the mother was the legal guardian of the child and she alone could invoke the aid of the jaw. which she declined to do. Con- sequently Mir. Wilson put his artillery in order and waited.
 stoddard was due to arrive in San
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14

the hills of Placer county. At all events the work he cut out for himself has been accomplished without his aid, and he will have to content himself with that fact.
 Stoddard gave his age to the marriage license clerk as P years, and his residence 532 Cough street. He formerly resided at that address, but has not lived there for nearly three months.
 other woman" was the only explanation the bridegroom gave. "She was a friend of Mrs. Coffin, and Mrs. Coffin was a schoolmate of mine. Last May l met Mrs. young woman. The young woman was Irma Wilson. I met her two or three times in the company of Mrs. Coffin and a man named Clancy, a jockey at the race track. I became friendly with her, and got to know her quite well.
 q have never seen MT. Wilson. I ex- pected to see him in the crowd at the mole this morning. but as l did not know him I suppose 1 passed him by.
 When 1 came off the train l Knew the crowd waiting on our side of the train and I got out on the other, and l went right on to the boat.
 "When had reported off at the office I went to my room, and after changing my clothes l walked down to the Lang.e Mason street I saw Miss Wilson and her mother at the windows of the Ramona on Ellis street. Miss Wilson beckoned me to come up. I had to meet them some time, so I went up and had talk with the girl and her mother.
 Mrs Overly told me that the old man would surely kill me. She told me he had been carrying a revolver for me TOT week and she said had better f1X thlngS up, as he was laying for me and would make trouble if 1 did not make things right. ,..u 1,,,,
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
MoNTEREY's GRAND JURY.
Investigation of the District Attor-
 ney's Acts Recommended.

SALINAS, Dec. 19.-The Grand Jury this afternoon filed partial report in which after reporting the engagement of an expert, recommended that the Board of Supervisors investigate the action of District Attorney Zabala In having en- ployed M. R. Merritt, who is deputy County Assessor, and William ZabaIa. his brother, to expert certain books of the and determine the rights of all concerned
 It also recommended the calling of an election upon the question of refunding 7 per cent to 2.250, and the issue of new bonds of from $50 to 5000 each for s133 GOO at per cent, payable within twenty years
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Brewer Wins the Prize.

H. J. Brewer has won the prize of s1o0 offered by the Bohemian Club for the best picture in the exhibition of paintings. The award was made yesterday by committee of four appointed by James A. thompson. president of the club The prize picture Is California landscape and is numbered 19 on the catalogue. The picture was purchased several days ago by Fred K. Tillmann and now belongs fo the prize canvas resembles the Keith style of landscape painting. The cloud effects suggest the approach of a storm
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
TRAIN ROBBERS FATE. Clyde Bennington Sentenced to Life
 Imprisoument

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13.-Clyde Ben nington, one of the Gro Grande train-rob Court to-day to life imprisonment in San Quentin prison. Bennington is 22 years of age. He turned States evidence and United States Attorney Flint gave notice that he would recommend him to the clemency of the President. Bennington and Coli Jones were the two of the four men concerned in the robbery who were active in it. Jones was killed by the ex- preSS messenger.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Prominent Evangelist Coming.

George c. Needham. the Irish evangel- ist, who has been making tour of the world, will arrive in this city by the next Australian steamer. He is accompanied by his wife, who has an enviable reputa- tion as Bible lecturer. MT. Needham will address meeting for men at the Young Mems Christian Association next Sunday afternoon at o'clock, and at the same hour Mrs. Needham will address a meeting for women in the lecture room of will be the first visit of these renowned evangelists to San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Warm Presents Are the Rage.

This unprecedented spell of cold weather has turned the tide of Christ mas gifts into a rather unexpected channel. Nathan. Dohrmann & Co., re- port quite a run on their oil heater the "leader"-now selling at a reduced price of $5 It's a home manufacture an economical and absolutely safe oil stove, that does not smoke or smell
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Stolen Treasure Recovered.

Postal Inspector M. H. Flint of Los Angeles paid visit to the San Francisco office yesterday and announced that he and Special Officer King had recovered the s2045 stolen by the robbers in the recent hold up at Gro Grande. The money had been taken from registered lo-ters and packages and as buried in the desert with nothing to mark its location but a piece of white paper sticking out of the sand
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
MIR. AND MRS. RICHARD sToDDARD (NEE WILSON,

Wilson announced that he would meet him at the depot and force him to marry his daughter at the point of the pistol. Mrs Overly also announced that she came in for the purpose of preventing possible murder.
 Up to this time the affair had been kept from the public, but the whole story was published exclusively in The Call yester- day morning. and its publication caused consternation among all parties con cerned. Instead of MT. Wilson and his
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Tn the Divorce Courts.

Nellie E. Heinsch was granted a divorce from Herman w. Heinsch yesterday on the ground of failure to provide. Jo- sephine Hackett has been granted a di- vorce from H. l.. Hackett on the ground of infidelity. Margaret Johnson has been granted her application for a divorce from John F. Johnson on the ground of willful divorce from his wife. Mrs. B. E. Nc Clennan, was submitted to a referee, was granted a decree yesterday on the ground of intemperance and cruelty
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Fire Destroys a Barn.

CHICO, Dec 13.-Fire destroyed a large barn containing fifty tons of hay on the farm of Charles Hintz, near CenterviIle. to-day Several thousand feet of lumber piled near was burned. The loss is esti- mated at $22Q0.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Christmas Presents.

Pretty boxes of fine stationery, sterling silver desk ornaments, inkstands, gold and fountain pens, silver and gold pen and pencil holders, Bibles and prayer books for Christmas in stationery depart ment. Reasonable prices on everything. Sanborn, Vail & Co. Al Market st
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14

Your eczema, dandruff, itching scalp or any skin eruption cured with Smiths s Dandruff Pomade when all other reme- dies fail. Price soc, at all druggists. Sam pie free Address Smith Bros.. Fresno, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
Certificates for Immir-ants.

The Acting Commissioner of the immi- grafton service at Washington has issued instructions that certificates be issued to all alien immigrants hereafter landing in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14
An Unwitting Smuggler

R. F. Gillette, a Chicago lawyer who ar rived on the City of Peking, was obliged to nay $175 duty on a lot of silk handker- chiefs and other articles found in his ef- fleets yesterday. He said that he did not know that he had them, and that his mother, who packed the trunks, placed the goods there withou his knowledge.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-14

Lovely 5c wines surprise crowds daily. Why not you? Mohns & Kaltenbach, 2s Market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02
LAUGHS AT DEATH.
A Vigorous Constitution Demands
Kidneys in Good Condition.
John Morrow, the Chemist. Offers. After
Is Years of Research and study.
the Only Scientifically Pre-
pared Kidney Tonic

Kidneys are nothing more nor less
than filters for the human body. II
they are healthy. man has pure blood
and feels good: if they are puny and
sick. he must suffer the indeScriluble
terrors of sickness from lis mildesi
form up to lis most eNcrutiating hor-
rors.
New body is constantly taking the
place of the old and, if the old body of
corruption and poison is not removed
Immediately. one cannot have pure
blood and a healthy existencc-no Wig
orous constitution can continue 81
without sound, healthy kidneys.
When the system is run down. a
tonic must be taken. if one would get
well. There is no better or surer
point to begin than At the kidneys.
and there is no sure health for the
kidneys except through that we'll
tested, healing tonic. Morow's Kidne-
oidS.
Morrow Kidncoids are prepared
scientifically from remedial agents.
tested for their especial curative and
tonic action upon the kidneys, and
in such proportions and arrangements
as will combine full strength with
convenient size. They are made in
tablet form. yellow in color, and are
agreeable even to the most delicate
stomach.
Take care of the kidnevs and nine
tenths of all sickness will be avoided.
Don't let sickness creep in. There is
no knowing what serious results may
occur from neglect. The human
body cannot stand everything-it's a
delicate affair and must have needful
attention and considerate action.
Among pure effective remedies none
hold so prominent Il place as Nor
rows kidneoids. The first case of
kidney troubles they have not cured
is unknown. They are recognized as
the only infallible kidney remedy.
known TO the science of medicine.
MorrOw's Kidneoids are now on sale
generally. If not to be had of your
dealer, they will be sent postpaid
upon receipt of so cents per box or
six boxes for $3.50 by the Herb Med
icine Co., Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02
ILLINOIS PROH1BITIONISTs.
Points of the Platform and Names OF the
Men and Women Nominated.

Peoria. Ills, June THE state Pro-
hibition convention was called to order
yesterday afternoon by Oliver w.
Stewart. chairman of the state central
committee. The attendance of delegates
was unusually large. Every section of
the state had representative.
Yesterday afternoon the convention
adopted its platform and nominated
state officers. The senatorial candi-
dates. which are selected at the state
convention this year. will be named to-
day. The platform declares for prohi-
bition, and woman suffrage. and in
dorses the war. The following candi-
dates Were nominated: State treasurer,
w. II. Boles, president Of the Alma In
dustrial college; superintendent Of pub
lie instruction. A. S. Turner. president
OF Lincoln university; trustees of the
state university. c. c. Griffith. Kansas;
Mrs. Mary c. Metzger, Moline, and Mrs.
Mary !. Barnes, Lacon, Ills. In the
evening a mass meeting was addressed
by John G. Woolley, of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02
WAR INTERESTS OF THE STATES.
Relief Work Among the Soldiers-Recruits
for the New Lew,

Springfield. Ills, June 2-Dr. II. F.
Wines. secretary Of the Illinois Army
and Navy League. has Just returned
from Washington. where he had very
satisfactory conferences with Secretary
of War Alger, Secretary Of the Navy
Long and the chief medical officers of
the army and navy departments on re-
lief work among soldiers and sailors.
All Of these officials received him cor
daily and listened attentively to what
he had to say on the subject.
Adjutant General Corbin has asked
Governor Tanner to recommend two re-
cruiting officers for each of the Illinois
regiments now at places of rendezvous
IN the south whose duty It shall be to
recruit the companies to the maximum
strength of 106 men TO a company. the
same as the companies in the regular
army.
tits now definitely settled that Spring
field will be the place of rendezvous for
the two regiments which will be called
for by the United States when the second
call is finally made. The two regiments
will be the colored regiment OF Chicago
and that organized by Representative
James S. Campbell, of McLeansboro.
Camp Eaton. Island Lake, Mich, June
2.-Governor Pingree has issued an off,
cial circular in which he says that he
has received no official notice Of a Sec
ond call for volunteers. and that st
present it is impossible to tell what will
be required Of Michigan and whether II
will be required to furnish a quota of
infantry. artillery or cavalry" Until
this Is known. hs says. 1t is useless to
correspond with the military depart
ment or any of its members with q view
to mastering in various bodies OF men
from over the state.
Jacksonville. Fla, June Private
Mitchell, son Of Senator John L. Mitch
ell, of Wisconsin. a member of the First
Wisconsin infantry regiment. DISPLAYED
rare patriotism here IN refusing a sec
ond lieutenantcy secured for him by his
father Senator Mitchell wired his son
that he had secured him the lieuten-
antcy. The son wired back that he did
not want IL and would not ACCEPT IT
until he had merited the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02
MIGHTY SLOW WORK.
Getting Anything Official About Import
ant Happenings from Our Fleets.

Chicago, June The following Is the
gist Of the dispatches telling of the fight
at Santiago de Cuha between the bat
teries there, assisted by the Christobal
Colon. and Schleys fleet:
Madrid. June ?. p. m.-The minister
CT marine. Captain Aunon. on leaving
the palace this afternoon after visit
to the queen, said: The American
squadron has bombarded and tried to
force the Santiago forts. which replied
vigorously. The Christobal Colon ad-
vanced to the mouth of the harbor. ex-
changing shots with the enemy, who
fired seventy shots against the forts.
The damage done Is not reported. The
Colon hit an auxiliary American ship.
damaging it. The Colon was not hurt
Further details are withheld"
Manterola's Report of the Fight.
An undated official dispatch from Ha-
vana to Madrid says: The American
squadron. commanded by Commodore
Schley, composed of large ironclads and
cruisers. attacked the Notifications at
the entrance OF Santiago de Cuba. Our
ironclad Cristobal Colon. closing the
mouth of the port and supported by the
fire of the forts. repulsed the attack.
causing damage to the enemy" This Is
signed by Manterola. the officer in COM
mand OF the regular Spanish fleet in
Cuban waters.
Battered the Forts into Dirt.
That is the Spanish side and is given
first because il is the only official news
Of the fight. The crew of the torpedo
boat Porter. which arrived at Mole St.
Nicholas, Haytl. at a m. yesterday.
said the Colon retired behind a head
land when attacked by our ships: that
the masonry of Socapa and Moro
tforts) was battered almost into dust:
that the number Of killed and wounded
on the Spanish side is enormous. and
that II is not believed any damage was
done on board the American fleet.
Colon Was Driven Back.
Port au Prince Hayti. June ne2.-rCopy-
right. 1898. by Associated Press.]-Ac-
cording TO the latest advices from San
tiago de Cuba. when the Spanish cruiser
Cristobal Colon emerged from the har-
Dor Tuesday to the entrance Of the
| channel she was welcomed by such a
| furious fire as soon as the American
squadron sighted her that she was COM
PEELED to return into the bay. The
| Spaniards pretend that two cannon
balls landed on the stern of the Iowa
and must have caused damage. They
say that the American squadron en-
gagged in the bombardment was COM
posed of thirteen ships. among which
they believed they recognized the
Brooklyn. Iowa. Massachusetts, Texas
Amazonas New Orleans) and the pro-
tected cruiser Columbia.
Says the Porter Brought No News
The American squadron. which left
| Santiago waters at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon returned in front Of the en-
trance OF the bay yesterday morning
and fired two cannon shots. which are
believed to have been signal arranged
with the Cuban troops. massed 500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02
ALGER UNFOLDs HIS PLANS.
Lets Out the Fact That Military Move Is
Very Near at Hand,

worry Near at Hand.
Washington, June 2.-For the first
time since the beginning Of hostilities
there appears to be something In the
nature Of an official statement Of the
plan of campaign of the United States
government. This is contained in a let
ter of Secretary Alser to the speaker
of the house transmitting certain rec
concentrations and statements of Gen.
pose Of the war department to send TO-
600 men to Cuba, 10000 to start at once
and the remainder Inst as soon as they
can be made ready for departure Then
there was an estimate for establishing
electrical communcatspps NJ connection
with the army 'in fh Porto Rico
and the Philippines flging for the
first time officially an NbIied intention
on the part of the sment to land
troops in Porto Rico. .Sxfs
An official statemegtS Of the govern
ment's purposes, maSk even in this in
direct fashion, CREDITED q profound SEN
sation here. The three are to go togeth-
er-Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines-and pass into the military oceu-
patton Of the limited States troops. In
asmuch as tkeese6retary says that the
second contingent Of troops is to go for
ward as SOON as thu oAnA he prepared
a good deal of interest attached to an
order that was made yesterday at the
war department providing for the or
ganization Of the $4,000 additional vol
unteers called for. The order officially
established the statement heretofore
made that a large proportion of the
new men are to be used to fill up the
existing regiments Of volunteers which
are in most cases deficient in numbers
| II is to be presumed from this order
that the volunteer regiments collected
under the first call will be detained un-
til they are filled up In this fashion SO
that the order has some bearing upon
the plan Of the campaign.
The naval officials were considerably
mystified throughout the day by the
reports OF an engagement off Santiago.
At the outset therewas complete skepti-
ciSm and a disposition to treat the re-
ported action as myth. Gradually as
the day advanced the corroborative evil
dence coming from many quarters, In
eludinG the official announcements from
Havana and Madrid, led the officials
to concede that some engagement had
taken place, although they Gid not re-
gard It as a serious one. No bulletins
were issued by the department during
the day. and at the close of Office hours
1t was stated that no dispatches from
Commodore Schley had been received
during the day. There ia reason to be-
lieve. however. that the department.se-
ceived indirect advices. sufficient to In
| dicate that an engagement of some kind
had occurred at Santiago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02

Chicago, June 2.-Followirg are the
records at base ball made by League
clubs yesterday: At PHILADELPHIA
Louisville /. Philadelphia 1: at Brooklyn
Cincinnati s. Brooklyn 4: at Washing
ton-St. Louis 5. Washington 6; (seoond
game) St Louis 4. Washington Q; at
New York-Cleveland 0. New York z;
at Boston-Chicago /, Boston 8; at
Pittsburg-Baltimore 4, Pittsburg /.
Western League: At Indianapolis-St.
Paul o. Indianapolis 9; at Detroit-Kan-
sas City 13. Detroit 8; at Columbus
Omaha 6. Columbue Il: at Milwaukee
Minneapolis !, Milwaukee 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02

pany {, Fifth Illinois. Canton, Ills,
died Tuesday night and the remains
were shipped to his family yesterday.
He was a member Of the Knights eff
Pythias and large detachment from
that order from the local lodges accom-
panied the remains to the station.
Washington. June Camp Alger now
contains 1860 men, of whom 1901 are
pronounced ready for active service.
Colonel Girard announced yesterday
that the quarantine ward Of the first
division contained forty-five cases Of
measles. Many Of the regimental hos
pitals have cases of the same disease,
but thus far none has proved serious.
Notwithstanding the positive order Of
General Graham that no intoxicating
beverages should be sold In the camp
some Of the eating booths have been
operating what are popularity termed
"speak-easies" The authorities Of
Fairfax county, in which the camp is
located, and whichisa prohibition coun-
ty, have entered vigorous protest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-02
HAS THE APPORTIONMENT MADE.
But Will Withhold 1t for Awhile-Only
$4,000 for New Regiments

~o,UtO new
Washington. June 2-Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin yesterday completed ar
rangements for the recruiting of $4,000
additional troops under the second call
for volunteers. 1t has been decided,
however to withhold the apportion-
ment of the different states and ter
ritorieS from publication for the pres
ent, for the reason that such publica-
tions at this time would tend to en-
barrass and delay the officials of the
department in the organization Of the
new regiments. The adjutant general
of the army recently addressed tele-
grams to the governors of the different
states and territories in regard to the
second call for troops, stating that most
Of the new troops would be needed to
fill up the regiments to 10s men to a
company.
According to the plans already for
mulated. $1,000 troops will be required
to recruit the regiments of the existing
organizations UP to their maximum
strength, leaving only $4,000 troops to
be mustered in for the organization of
entirely new regiments. Several of the
states and territories have already fur
nished troops under the first call in ex-
cess Of their quotas under both calls,
and Adjutant General CorbIn is au-
thority for the statement that none of
them will at this time be called upon
to furnish any additional troops. The
District of Columbia and the following
named states are included in this list
Delaware. Verment. North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana. Idaho and
Wyoming.