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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

sensation was injected into the Brandes murder case in Oakland yester- day by the appearance on the scene of Miss Emma Oliver, a young lady who will probably be one of the principal wit nesses at the trial in the Superior Court.
 On the day of the murder and for some time previous W. A. Brandes was making love to Miss Oliver and was actually as- suring her that he was single man with honorable intentions. He frequently told the young lady that the bad Berkeley Brandes was his brother and that he was a good man looking for a good wife.
 And he might have killed me, too," said Miss Oliver, when she learned the extent of her false lovers perfidy. The remarkable story told tonight by the young lady is one of the strangest chap ters that ever formed part of a tragedy. It shows clearly that Brandes was one of the most perfect of plotters.
 Just what his designs were in regard to MISS Oliver she does not care to contem- plate. but it is probable that if the death Of Lillian had not resulted In the arrest Of her father and stepmother Brandes would yet be paying his attentions to the young lady who Is only too thankful that she discovered the truth in time
 The testimony of Miss Oliver knocks several of the props from under the de- fense of Brandes. He was forced to ac- count for his money to his wife and as he was spending it on another than the ones at home, he accused Lillian of steal ing, 1t. It required money to make love and live a dual life, to be the head of a household at Berkeley and to be an ardent lover in Oakland, and Lillian was branded as thief. Whether she took any money or not, she certainly did not take all that was missing from Brandes' income, yet she was beaten cruelty for stealing 1t, and from these blows the 13- year-old child now lies in her grave
 Nor dld he cease paying his attentions to Miss Oliver even while his only daugh- ter bruised and battered, lay cold in death, for twelve hours after the girl had been found hung to her bedpost, Brandes vas making a call and with his icy. cold hand was telling in pitiful tones of the death of his "brother's child' to the girl to whom he again proclaimed himself a single man.
 Miss Oliver is 20 years old, and in figure very much resembles Lillian. She is pe- tlte, with very refined manner, has a round girlish face and impresses one as being an impulsive, conscientious girl She has told her story to her friends and last evening she repeated 1t in detail to a Call reporter. She is at present employed
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MRS. BRANDEs CHEERFUL.
Accused Murderess Blossoms Out in New Attire and Her De:neanor
 Chan ged.

OAKLAND, Dec. 1s.-Recent mscar- riages of justice, with an attending hope Of eventual freedom, have apparently had a decided cheerful effect upon Mrs. Etta Brandes, who, together with her alleged husband, is charged with murder ing their 13-year-old daughter Lillian.
 Mrs. Brandes' preliminary hearing was to have commenced in Justice Gifts court at o'clock this afternoon, but owing to the protracted illness of Dep uty District Attorney Harry Melvin, who will have charge of the prosecution, the matter went over until Tuesday of next week
 The accused woman. who has hereto fore appeared in deep mourning, and most sorroWful countenance, has suddenly ap peared in an entirely new outfit and cheerfulness. To-day she was gowned in a neat-fitting dress of the latest winter pattern, light Melton jacket and a white fedora hat. As Jailer Lane released Mrs. Brandes from the prison corridor to the outer room, Constable Weidler was en- gagged for few moments in the main office, and the prisoner waited inpatient ly. Finally when WeidIer took charge of her she remarked most jocularly, ,"Pshaw, thought you were going to let me walk to the courtroom all alone"
 In the courtroom she smiled, even laughed audibly, chatting merrily with a woman companion, and her entire de- meanor has changed most remarkably.
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ASSemblynlan A. H. Merrill Of San Francisco Was the Man Who Received
 Them.
The Legislator Confesses to Having Tied Up His Vote for Senator by Reason of the FaYOrS He Received in the Way of
 Transportation

IT there Is a man in the State of Cali fornia who still doubts that Colonel Dan Burns is a candidate for United States Senator and that his candidacy Is receiving the active support of the Southern Pacific Company's political agents, let him read the story that fol- lows and be convinced. In the reading of 1t the doubter may gain an insight into the character of at least one of the men who will represent San Francisco in the Assembly at the coming session of the Legislature, as well as to the means that are being used by w. F. Herrin and Colonel Burns to secure the votes of legislators.
 The story itself needs no preface It Is simple tale of official debauchery the details of which have been brought to light through the clever work of a newspaper reporter.
 On the evening of December Il Frank A. Turner, plumber, and his wife left this city as passengers of the Southern Pacific overland train. Their destination was New York City. Their tickets called for transportation from San Francisco to New Orleans over the Southern Pacific Company's lines and from there to New York over the lines of the Piedmont system.
 These tickets were issued to Fur ner and his wife at the request of w. F. Herrin. The only considera- tiOn received by the railroad com pany In return for the tickets was the assurance thnt one San Fran cisco AssembIyman would vote for D. M. Burns for United States Sena- tor. The bargain for the vote was made by D. M. Burns and the Assem- b1yman in question, will be shown as the story progresses. The payment of the consideration was made by w. F. Herrin mt the expense of the Southern Pacific Company.
 Frank A. Turner and his wife came to this city from New York about six months ago. He engaged in the busi- ness of journeyman plumber and for a time was employed by William F. Wilson & Co. He lived at PAP Post street. During the last two or three months of his stsy here she was unable to secure steady employment, and as he had no resources, he declar- ed his determination to return to his former home in New York. As he had no money with which to purchase tick cts for himself and wife he was forced to have recourse to methods with East, where he served one term as Assemblyman from Erie County.
 During the recent campaign Turner
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TO BRING RossER BACK.
The Grand Jury Will Examine Int
 the Shooting at Young Walsh.


 The Grand Jury will be asked to in- quire into the shooting at Willie Walsh by the "dazed'' and drunken Walter Ros- ser, who was recently acquitted of the murder of Henry Hildebrand in the Spreckels Market. At the time that Ros- ser shot and killed Hildebrand he fired a shot at young Walsh. It is for this of fense that the Grand Jury will try to in- dict him.
 Should he be indicted a requistion will be asked for his return to this city to stand trial A conviction on the charge of shooting with intent to commit mur- der Is punishable with twenty years in State prison.
 Chief of Police Lees will collect all the evidence at his disposal and submit it to the jury as soon as possible in order that the young man with a predilection for drugs may be brought back to this city and made to pay at least part of the price of his bloodshed. The police author ities say that had they thought for one moment that the District Attorneys of flee would have made such a weak prosecution of the murder, a sec ond charge of assault to murder would have been lodged against Rosser. That precaution was not taken for the reason that it was never dreamed by the police that an acquittal would result on the more serious charge.
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that I could not hear. After they had fixed it up Merrill and I went to see Herrin. When Herrin got the mes sage that Merrill gave him he tolo us to sit down and wait a few minutes We did so and pretty soon clerk came in and handed Herrin an envelope which he handed to Merrill. When we got outside Merrill gave me the en- velope and in it were the tickets to New York for myself and wife. I felt pretty good about it and told Merrill so.
 "He told me not to mention it, as he had the Southern Pacific Com pany where he wanted 1t. I asked him what he gave in exchange for the tickets, and he said that that was a matter between himself and his maker. I asked him which maker, and he said he guessed it was his political maker"
 Just before the train bearing Golf and Turner reached Port Costa Turner gave Golf the following note addressed to Merrill:
 A. H. Merrill, Esq.-Dear Friend: This will introduce Mr. J. Golf, a friend of mine from Philadelphia. If you can fix him with a pass do so. Here is an- other chance for you to show your fighting qualities. Yours,
 F. A. TURNER.
 Two days later this letter of introduce ton and recommendation was present. ed to MT. Merrill in person by MT. Golf After reading 1t Merrill said:
 Turner is good fellow, but I am afraid I have done all can. I had a hard pull to get tickets for him and l don't want to go at them again so soon. I can't go direct to the railroad I tried it last time and got turned down. Huntington fired me back on Burns
 ''You see," continued Merrill, "Burns is doing all of the political end of the free pass business now. I think it will be hard for me to get more passes now. You see, I tied up my vote for Senator on the first proposition, and they don't need to go out of their way to favor me again just nOw."
 Merrill then asked if Golf knew any of the boys" in the Thirty sixth dis trict. Upon receiving an affirmative re- ply he said:
 Get them to go to Senator Burnett; he can help you out in a minute. Men tion my name. Tell him it is dead easy and if he wants to know how to work It tell him to telephone me and I Will put him on All you've got to do is to be a good fellow to Burns.
 Hold on minute, though. Perhaps 1t will be better if you do not mention my name. You can say Republican Assemblyman told you about it. Oh, well; don't know; mention my name anyway; If Burnett don't feel right about it any other Assemblyman or Senator can work it for you You see, 1t is probable that several of them have not worked the pass business yet. They can get in in minute if they feel like going up against it.
 You tell them that there is one thing sure and that is that it is Burns they will have to go to first or the Southern Pacific people won't listen"
 Later in the day Golf went back to Merrill and told him that the "boys" said he (MerrilD could get more trans portation if he cared to ask for it Merrill, however, refused to Ego up against it." as he expressed it and there the conversation ended
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
Police Pension Decision.

Joseph Maguire was a policeman. and when he died the administrator of his estate brought suit against the old Police Life and Health Insurance Board for 5000 claimed to be due the estate The lower court decided against the estate and the case was appealed to the Su- preme Court. The Supreme Court af- holding that Mcguire was appointed to the force before the passage of the act of 1889 creating the Police Relief, Health Insurance and Pension Board. In ac- cepting his position he did so with the full understanding that the Legislature had full power to amend the law regula- ting his compensation. This means that Mcguire was appointed while the old
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
THE YOUTHS DIRECTORY.
Issue of the Quarterly Report for the
 Period Ending December l. 1Ssa.

From the report of the Youths Direc- tory tory for the quarter ending December 1. iSsS, Just issued, 1t will be seen that 13i Doys were received from all sources into disposed of S2, leaving in the directorv 4e poys. SeVenty-two found homes in diff derent orphan asylums, nine in families. Dl,e fu was enlisted by Director D. O. Crow ley as an apprentice in the United States navy. o'dtes
 The report deals with the flourishine condltlon or the directory and the sue, A good class of boys has come to it's s6eI. ter; and all of the little fellows disposed or nave found excellent homes.
 either the State or the city and is self
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Christmas Presents.

Sanborn, Vail & Co. make a special holiday display this week of articles suit able for Christmas presenIs-toilet sets toilet articles, fine leather goods, pictures frames, stationery novelties, Bohemian uary, etc. This is the most attractive display of moderate priced goods ever made in San Francisco. The stores dec orations alone at Sanborn & Vail's are well worth seeing. as there is nothing like them in the city.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
FATHER
 AND THREE SONS CURED OF ITCHING

take pleasure in letting you know how much CUTICURA REMEDIES have done for me, my father and two brothers. In the fall of '96, began to be afflicted with an itching rash under my chin. It kept spreading until it was all over my body. I could not sleep but was compelled to lie awake and scratch all the time. My father and two brothers were afflicted with the same thing, at the same time. We all suffered terribly for a year and half, trying in the meantime all the remedies we could find, but received no benefit. I hap pened to see CUTIcURA REMEDIES advertised and how they had cured others from itching skin diseases, and we thought we would try them. I bought three cakes of CUT1cURA SOAP and three boxes of CUTIcURA (ointment) and they cured the -four of us completely. Any person doubting the truth of this state ment can write me. RICHARD ANDERSON,
 Feb. 2, '9s. Geneva, Box Elder Co.,, Utah.
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A Woman's Christmas Gift.

A gift intended for a lady is often very puzzling for a woman and always to man. To a woman's fancy nothing could more sweetly express the senti- ment of Christmas giving than the ex- quisite little boudoir clocks at Nathan. Dohrmann & Co.'S. They are very dainty and ornamental as we'll as use full, in bronze and gilt, and are marked at prices from S2 to S10
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
Pheasants From China.

The experiment of introducing Mongo- Han pheasants into this State has proved such a success that the Fish and Game Commissioners have decided to enlarge upon the work undertaken and to this end they sent to F. H. Haskell the com missions agent at Shanghai. China, for a lot of birds. The first lot of forty arrived the other day on the steamer Gaelic. The strangers will be placed in the San Joa- quin Valley and Humboldt and Sonoma counties. The commission believes that where those from Oregon have done so well in these localities the new arrivals will also thrive there
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as a nurse girl in one of the wealthiest families in North Oakland.
 was introduced to Brandes some months ago by a friend.' said Miss OI- Ver. He made himself very agreeab bIe and evidently strove to make good i'm pression on me. When he dresses well he is not a badly appearing man, and my friend fully believed that he was an un- married man.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
Senator Jones ere

United States Senator Jones of Nevado arrived in the city yesterday morning and is at the Pacific Union Club. He.spenf the greater part of the day in the lobby or the Palace with friends. Senator Jones IS in the city on private business and will be here about a week. He says that when Congress convenes after the the holidays the ratification of the considered, and that after that is dis posed of he is of the opinion that the question of the annexation of the Philip pines will be next considered.
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l. He signed the let

deserved good man. He signed the let ter, Yours truly, William Ralph
 He did not propose marriage to me, was always impressing on me the fact that he was single, and I suppose he would have talked of marriage in time help saying to myself, perhaps he might nave killed me, too.' l do not want to near any more of him, and am very glad that our acquaintance got no further than
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
A Miners, Committee

President Neff of the California Min CTS Association yesterday appointed the following gentlemen to act on a commit tee for the conservation of waters: Hon. J. M. Gleaves, chairman; Hon. Charles N. Felton, Hon. E. c. Voorheis, Curtis IF Lindley, J. M. Walling, Mark B. Kerr and E. H. Barton.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20

board was in force, and 1t was that board the administrator sued The act creating the new board also authorized the old board to turn its funds over to the more at the disposal of the old board, and while 1t is not said in so many words the infer ence IS that suit should have been tion.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
Baldwin Fire.

The stock of watches and jewelry saved from the Baldwin fire by the Kimberly Gem and Watch House must be closed out this week, regardless of value 123 kearny street.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-20
ECZEMA FOR YEARS CURED BY cuTIcURA

I had an attack of Eczema several years ago and found myseIfin the clutches of a monster whose business it was to torture me and make life miserable. CUTICURA REMEDIES were recommended to me by my druggist, MT. T. P. Van Wrinkle of Hartford City, Ind. used altogether three bottles of CUTIoURA REsoL- VENT, with frequent baths with CUTIoURA SOAP, and the use of the CUTIcURA (ointment), and in four months found myself cured.
 Feb. g, 1898. DAVID COLE, Roll, Ind. SPEEDY CURE TREATMENT FOR ToRTuRrEo, Dfsrrc- URISG HUHoRs. Warm baths with CUricURA Soar, gentle anointings with CuTIcuRA ointment purest of smolent skin cures and mild doses of CUTIcuRA RE- SOLVENT, greatest of blood purifiers and humor
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Miss Emma Oliver Springs a Sensation in the Berkeley
 Murder Trial. Jekyll and Hyde Existence Which May Supply a Motive for the Accusations Against
 Lillian.
BRANDES WRITES
 TO MISS OLIVER

to h in be | brother of whom often money to help him whn ana
 
 
 but hope you will not miss husband hope William Ralph Extract Emma Brancs the murder of his ~ N N 'N"i"s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09
DIPUTHERIA NURSES.

In every city where there Is no nos
pital for the treatment Of contagious OF
infectious diseases, provision ought TO De
made for supplying nurses TO families
where diphtheria or scarlet-fever, OF
other such maladies, prevail.
Think Of tho mother who Is too poor
70 hire a nurse 10 attend her child sick
OF diphtheria or scarlet-fever. Her neigh
bors may sympathize with her ever so
much but il they have children of their
own they dare not go to her help. And
she may be comparative stranger with
no self-sacrifcing kinswoman within Call.
Thus II may easily happen, and has OFTEN
happened that the mother can get no as
s!stance outside of her own household.
If there could be formed in each city
an organization of tnained nurses whose
services would be furnished to families
that are unable TO pay the wages OF regu-
lar professional nurses, a great good
would be done.
We know Of nothing more distressing
nothing that appeals more strongly 10
human sympathy, than the spectacle OF a
mother fighting off death from her child
with no help save that which she may
get from the physician and the tired
ont. terror-strcken, weeping members OF
her household.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09
THE NOVEMBER METEORs.

Astronomers expect between the night
of the 18TH of this month and sunrise of
the 18th the most brilliant and impressive
illumination of the heavens by November
meteors that has been witnessed in thirty
years.
Popular Astronomy, in an article on the
coming sweep of the earth through the
ring of meteors Gays that, although the
time for the maximum display of the
November shower does not come until
next year. yet it is probable that the
display this year will repay observation
better than that of next year, for there
will be no moon to obscure its brilliancy,
while next year the moon will be nearly
full.
According to Popular Astronomy. the
early morning hour of November 14th and
18th will be the best for observations.
To those who may dread the approach
ing celestial phenomenon, the consolation
is held out by scientists that the enormous
velocity of the meteors-about forty-five
miles per second-assures their vaporiza-
ton or dissipation by friction before they
reach the earth's surface.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09
THE ELECTIONS.

The news of yesterdays elections brings
,,s assurance of victory in some quarters
and defeat in other quarters. We have
won a glorious victory in the Old Do
minion. and our State will have a solid
Democratic delegation in the next Gen.
gress.
our Democratic brethren In North
Carolina have won brilliant triumph
and put an end to fusonism there. Their
election was quiet and orderly, and the
result of it is that the Democrats have
secured majority in each house of the
Legislature, and have elected six or
seven of the nine congressman. Thus has
happily ended one of the most remarkable
political .eanvasses Of our times. Thus
have the Democrats Of the Old North
state won a lasting peace and endeared
themselves anew TO a grateful people.
In New York Judge Van Wyck has
been defeated for the gubernatorial Office
by Colonel Roosevelt. The Republicans
claim TO have elected also majority Of
the Legislature. Though our party's
achievements in the State Of New YORK
have fallen short Of their expectations,
we think they have done surprisingly
well there when we consider how split
and scattered they were in 1896; how great
n popular hero Roosevelt is; how badly
Mr.. Croker blundered in the Daly-Leven-
tritt iudgeshlp matter, and with what re-
lentless energy the Republicans used the
election machinery, which was placed in
their hands at the extra session Of the
Legislature.
At the hour when we write this arti-
Gle the political complexion OF me next
House is a matter of doubt. We refer
our readers TO our news columns for the
latest returns and the most accurate in
formation accessible to MS concerning
Yesterdays elections In Virginia, North
Carolina. and other states.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09
FRANCES "GAIN."

a contemporary remarks that, as had
been anticipated the ministerial declara-
ton made by Premier Dupuy before the
French Chamber last Friday was one
tending to restore confidence and to bring
tranquility to the disturbing factions OF
deputies.
But as a practical fact it is not at all
clear what France gained by swapping
horses in mid stream. NJ. Brisson's policy
touching the two great issues over
which the people kicked up such a rumpIs
has triumphed, and considering the noble
stand that the ex-Premier made for thf
honor of the nation and the vindication
of justice and truth France would have
occupied higher place in the eyes of the
world to-day had he been endorsed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09

iect of the solid part OF education. In
other words, the tendency is to overload
the pulpit both physically and mentally
IL is noted that with boys the danger
OF physical deformity Is not nearly 80
great as with girls. mainly for The reason
that boys generally carry their books IN
a strap thrown over the shoulder the
weight thus falling In large measure upon
the back, while girls usually swing their
loads in the hand at the side. or from the
shoulder in a satchel. But In respect OF
mental overlooking, and mental STRAIN
and confusion consequent upon the effort
70 grasp so many different subjects. boys
and girls are about on an equal footing
Certainly st cannot be denied that poth
OF the evils in question seem to be making
Roadway. Therefore. ii follows that the
new Maryland issue might be well worthy
of the attention Of educators everywhere