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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
WENT TO THE BOTTOM
 WITH THEIR STEAMER
GOLD HUNTERS DROWNED IN
 AN ALASKA STORM.
Twelve Members of the Columbia Exploring Company Lost in
 the Kuskokvin River.

The members of the Columbia Explor- ing Company, twelve in number, and the Rev. E. Weber, wife and child, are sup posed to have been drowned in the Kus- kokvin River The following is an extract from a letter to the Alaska Commercial Company, dated Unalaska, July 2S:
 We wish to call your special attention to the following: Rev. E. Weber, one of the Moravian missionaries bound for Kuskokvin, was asked by some prospect ing parties on board the steamer Lakme, als>sbound for the Kuskokvin River to go, along with them, acting as pilot and interpreter with the Indians, which he agreed to do, taking his wife and child along. The Lakme went into GoodneWS Bay off the mouth of Kuskokvin, on June g. It seems that the party he was with had a fifty-foot steamer and two the steamer, with the two barges in tow left Goodnews Bay to proceed up the river. Soon after their departure the wind increased in violence and was blow ing a gale for two days from the south east, making a nasty sea for the mouth the party since. neither along the coast nor the river, although communications were kept up all around. A few days later the natives reported a stranded barge ashore on one of the bars on the north side of Kuskokvfn River, loaded ing, all of which was appropriated by the natives. Later on craft of lumber was seen drifting, also having some other ar ticles on the top. It is now safe to sup pose that the whole party, consisting of twelve prospectors, Weber, wife and The party called themselves the Columbia Exploring Company"
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Deliberately Shoots the
 Futber of His Sweet -.... heart.

Back of the tragedy is a romance. Some months ago the Brookes lived at Elm hurst Cheeseman was then engaged to do some carpentering. He worked Tor contractor named Batten, and when they had their meals 1t was necessary for them to go for fresh water to the home of the Brookes. In this manner Cheese man became acquainted with Etta Payne, who is the daughter of Mrs. Brooke by a former husband. The acquaintance was kept up for a few months and Cheeseman frequently brought the young lady into Oakland and took her to the theater. The acquaintance deepened and it was under stood that an engagement existed between them.
 Finally, news came to the mother and stepfather that Cheeseman was not the kind of man they desired for their daugh- ter. They heard he had been in an asy- lum on more than one occasion, and they advised their daughter to cease accepting her lovers attentions
 Recently the Brookes moved to the cot tage on Seventh street, and Etta, at the suggestion of her mother. wrote to Cheeseman and told him that she wanted no more to do with him.
 'fEtta first met Frank Cheeseman," said Mrs. Brooke tonight at the Receiving Hospital when we were living at Elm hurst At that time Frank was working as a carpenter upon a building on a lot adjoining ours. As there was no water. in the vicinity of the building upon which he was working he used to visit our well. It was while on a trip to the we'll that he first met Etta. His conduct toward her at that time was, from all appear ances. gentlemanly, and they seemed to take quite a liking to each other. Upon several occasions they visited the theater
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
DEATH CLAIMS ADOLPH SUTRO.
 PHILANTHROPIST
There Was but a Gradual Tran sitiOn From Sleep to the
 Great Beyond.

At 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning the life of Adolph Sutro, millionaire builder of the Sutro tunnel and ex-Mayor of San Francisco ended. Standing by his bedside when the last spark flickered out were his children and the nurses and physician who have cared for him during the many weeks he has been helpless and oblivious to his surroundings From sleep to death was only a slight transition, there was no resistance to the call of the grim reaper, no regrets for work left un- done The dying man had been uncon- scious for many days and his children knew the end was approaching.
 Adolph Sutros death was immeasurably more peaceful than his life. For over forty years his life was a constant tur- moil and struggle-first against poverty and latterly against his commercial and political enemies. His active life ended with his term as Mayor of San Francisco, and it may be said that he was practic- ally a dead man when his tenure of of- fee expired. Worn out by the strife and annoyances of public life, together with the burden of husbanding his immense properties, his mind weakened long before his marvellous physical powers decayed. His children saw the mental collapse ap- preaching a year ago, but he was in- fairs until his mind became a hopeless blank. Then, by order of the court, his daughter, pr. Emma Merritt, was ap- pointed his guardian.
 The unfortunate episode of his removal from his beautiful home on the cliff over
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
ETA PAYNE.

ing off of an engagement between the murderer and Etta Payne, the pretty stepdaughter of the murdered man.
 Shortly before o'clock tonight Frank Cheeseman called at the home of Brooke, at 16 Seventh street. The call was an- swered by Henry Brooke, and as soon as the door was opened Cheeseman fired right into his heart. Not word was said by either of the two men so far as known. The neighborhood is a dark one, and Brooke could not see that the visitor had a gun, so Cheeseman had everything in his favor to aid him in carrying out his murderous intentions.
 Mrs. Brooke and her stepdaughter, Etta, were in the rear room of the cottage and heard the shot. It was followed by the noise made by the murderer running the hall, and they at once sought shelter. Etta was first seen by the mur- derer and he approached with his gun pointed at her head and she hit 1t and knocked it down so that when he fired the bullet went into her thigh. The fend then saw Mrs. Brooke, who was partly hidden by a closet door, and he fired at her at random, the ball making hole in her skirt.
 The murderer then ran out of the back of the house, jumped over the fence and was last seen in the neighbours yard, whence he made his escape. Two hours later he was in the City Prison.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09

Memel and but for the upheaval of Euro pean business, which followed the break ing out of the Prussan rebellion in 1S4S, the great financier might never have set foot in America.
 When the clash of arms resounded throughout his country, manufacturing ceased, the millhands went to the war and the Sutro family was ruined. In 1850 the mother and eleven children came to Adolph contracted the gold craze and started for California in a sailing vessel, arriving here November 2f 1851. Almost pennileSs and without acquaintances or friends the young man began a desperate battle against long odds, which continued for decade before he conquered fate and secured Q firm foothold on the ladder to cisco as a peddler of cigars and trinkets along the water front. But he was en- dowed with indomitable fortitude and tireless energy, and these with his prac- tical mind insured him against failure and enabled him to amass large fortune.
 About this time stories of the wonder full mineral wealth of Nevada filled the superficial knowledge of mineralogy, and he sold out his merchandise business, mounted a mule, went to Washoe and To- cated at Virginia City. He became a mining broker and dealt in merchandise and soon was one of the substantial men of the camp.
 The story of his tunnel Is the typical story of his life.
 In 1863 the great bonanzas in the Com stock lode were being exploited and the rage for deeper workings was maddening. The only man who had practical plan for deep mining was Sutro. He proposed to drive a tunnel from point in the flank
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of Mount Davidson, 20 4S5 feet from the savage shaft, so as to strike that shaft at point 1645 feet below the surface of the earth. The plan was loudly applauded py Ralston, Sharon, Mills and the Bank of California. tunnel company was formed In 1864, an act of incorporation ob- 1ained lSal rom the Legislature of Nevada In lS65 and bargain closed with the min ing companies for the payment of a roy atty to the tunnel company of s2 a ton on all the ore extracted after the opening of the tunnel.
 How he solved the problem in the face or apparently insuperable obstacles is a familiar tale. The expense of the under taking had reached nearly 5000 900. Once more Sutro was the man of the hour
 After the completion of the great t11n- nel Sutros inherent shrewdness and far SlghtedneSS were again manifested He soid out his stock and disposed of nearly all his Nevada property and returned to San Francisco. He invested the proceeds of his ean-up"-estimated at s5 GOO 0l0- in real estate, buying thousands of acres of sand dunes on the northern end of the peninsula. With the growth of the city his wealth increased and he improved his lands without hesitating at expense The changes he has wrought in the vicinity of the Cliff House are his best and most enduring monuments, and as long as the tides beat against the rocks of the Golden Gate the seas will chant his requiem the magnificent Sutro library are ever lasting testimonials to his public spirit and generosity. His last gift to the pub lie was a site for the Affiliated Colleges of the University of California consisting of twenty-six acres at the entrance 10 Golden Gate Park.
 The two greatest misfortunes in the life of the dead millionaire were his estrange- ment from his wife and his election to the Mayoralty of this city He married in 1856, when he was struggling against pow erty, and during all those bitter. disap- pointing days and nights his faithful wife was his only friend. She encoura ged when others reproached and derided him. When she died, in 1893, he said in a public address:
 But for her I should have lost heart altogether My wife never repined, never reproached me for the poverty with which we struggled. and she never wavered in her devotion"
 Shortly before her death Mrs. Sutro and her husband were reconeiled.
 The deceased leaves six children to share his millions. They are: Dr. Emma Merritt, Mrs. Morbid, Mrs. Neusbaum. Clara, Edgar and Charles Sutro.
 A short time ago Mrs. Clara Kluge of this city declared that she was the wife of the ex-Mayor, but the status of her claim is not known. Whether or not there will be @ contest over the estate will not be known until the provisions of the will, if the deceased made one, are known to the interested heirs
 Yesterday morning the body of the de- ceased was taken to his beloved home on the heights which bear his name. The family wish it understood that the funeral will be private.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Robbed of His Coin.

Mamie Stenson was arrested at an early hour yesterday morning by Police man Lawes on the charge of grand iar- ceny. The complaining witness is Frank l.. Norlega, clerk in the Southern Pa cific offices, who alleges that he met the woman on Sixth and Mission streets and went with her to Mrs. O'Grady's saloon on Natoma and Mary streets, where she robbed him of $60. The case was called in Judge Conlans court yesterday and continued till tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
ADVERTISEMENTS. BABY COVERED SORES & SCALES
Could Not Tell What She Looked Like. GotWorse with Doctors Medicine. Could Not Sleep
 From Intense itching.
CURED IN ONE MONTH BY CUTlcURA

When my baby was four months old her skin broke out, and I thought it was ring worm. I took her to a doctor and he said it was Eczema. He gave me medicine to give her, but she kept getting worse all the time, and you could not tell what she looked like, her little face and hands were so covered with sores and large scales. It got under her little Enger nails. She was the worst looking sight ever saw. heard of CUTIcURA REMEDIES, eo thought would try them. Before tried chem we got no rest at night. She could not sleep it itched so. After gave her CUTfoURA REsoLvENT, sdsD q chdnge in aceek It commenced to dry all up and she would sleep all night, and when 1t was drying up the skin all cracked open, so then got CUTICURA (oint- ment) and CUTICURA SOAP, and in one month she had not one sore on her face, and don't think it is any more than justice to let you know what 1t has done for my baby. She now is fifteen months old and has got beautiful skin. She doesn't even have pimple of any kind, and she Is as fat as pudding.
 March [, 1898. Mrs. MARY SANDERS,
 7O9 Spring St., Camden, N. J.
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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Notice.

The firm of Wing On Lung & Co.,, sit uated at S05 Dupont street, in the city and county of San Francisco, State of Cali fornia. The store was closed more than year ago; ever since engaged in col lecting debts, but not yet finished. Hop earliest date possible. Our firm does not owe anybody, nor Is security on any loan. However, the real estate which we occupied was not sold or bargained for any money. If any money Is borrowed on this building 1t Is a fraudulent transac-
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Frank Cheeseman a HomiCidal Lover. HENRY BROOKE HIS VICTIM PLANNED TO SHAY A WHOLE FAMILY. Killed One and Put Bullet in the
 Thigh of Miss Payne, Then Shot at Her
 Mother.
HENRY BROOKE HIS VICTIM

OAKLAND, Aug. s-Frank Cheeseman, a painter, who has been several times in an asylum and whose residence Is in Berkeley, murdered Henry Brooke this evening, and jumping over the dying body of the old man he rushed into the kichen and shot his victims stepdaughter through the thigh. He then discharged a shot at her mother which passed harm lessly through her dress.
 The cause of the trouble was the break
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Sued for Maintenance.

Matilda Clark has filed suit against her husband, Charles Stanley Clark, for maintenance. Mrs. Clark alleges that on the 9th inst. her husband deserted her and refuses to contribute to her support. She states that he Is in receipt or an in come of S90 a month and In consequence is we'll able to care for her.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
All Deaths Must Be Reported.

Health Officer Galiwey issued an order yesterday directing that the deaths or all all soldiers be at once reported at the Health Office. In several instances nc rGPpri i{3 DeL oL naTtment raT If any of those who dled ana ana Were we not reported at the Health naT UfSe eS Oariay7ca considerable trouble in collecting the pOlicieS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
WAR TAX SHIRKED
 BY A TRICK
Tenderfoot Patrons Compelled by Soapy Smith Tactics to
 Pay for All.

yesterday afternoon by stabbing himself in the heart with a pocket-knifee;; e; He n,9J +his was the third time that he ha" been i5e1e in in the institution as patient. He had threatened that if he were eve- brought there again he would XII nm nm self A Coroner's jury returned a. yer dict of suicide. The deceased was na- five of Austria, 42 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Divorce Suits Filed.

Nanita Tulles has applied for divorce from Charles H. Tulles on the ground of desertion.
 Louis s. Crackbon has sued Emily H. Crackbon for divorce. alleging de- sertion as cause of complaint.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Suicide of a Sailor.

Frank Friedberg, a sailor patient in the Marine Hospital, committed suicide
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
Dronped Dead Tn the Hospital.

While the doctors were extracting the bullet from Miss Etta Paynes thigh, an old man named Charles Gaunt was brought to the hospital in the patrol wagon. As soon as he entered the door he dropped dead
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-17
FlORlDA'S HELPFUL SPIDER.
He Is AssistinE to Clear the st. JOhn'a
River of Hyacinth Blockade.

He Is Assisting to Clear the st. Johns
River of Hyacinth Blockade.
Prof. H. j. Weber, expert appointed
by the agricultural department last
year to investigate the pest of the water
hyacinths, which are fast blockading
our rivers, has faith in the destructive.
ness of the red spider which has been
ravaging the leaves of the plant. To
examine more closely the work of this
insect, says the Florida Times-Union,
be gathered plants in Lake Monroe and
placed them in ponds in his own yard.
The spider, he says, is not quite so large
as the head of a pin, and is new spe-
cies, according to Prof. l.. o. Howard
chief of the chronological division of
the department of agriculture, to whom
were sent specimens. The little fellow
multiplies with exceeding great rapid
ity, weaves his web from leaf to leaf
raises his numerous family and attacks
the leaves, devouring them almost COM
pletely.
Don't understand me to say" said
Prof. Weber, that the red spider will
destroy the hyacinths completely. His
work will be beneficial, and if reen-
forced by other diseases of the plant
will no doubt open the rivers complete
ly. 1t is highly important, in my opin-
ion, for the government to send an eX-
pert in South American rivers to i'm
port all of the enemies of the hyacinth
This, l think, will be the most effective
way in which to destroy the pest"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-17
LARGEST DOG I'm AMERICA.

thoroughbred Mastfn owned by MIR.
Bailey, of Rutland, Vt.
The largest dog in this country is the
property of Wayne Bailey, of Rutland
VT. When weighed the other day he
tipped the scales at 267 pounds, says the
Chicago Times-Herald
When the animal weighed 244 pounds
a prominent dog fancier declared him
to be the largest dog in the world. Re
peatedly Mr.. Bailey has been urged to
put Nero on exhibition at the big dog
shows, but he has never thought it adj
visable.
Nero is handsome half German and
half English mastitf, fawn brindle in
color, his huge head being a tritie dark.
er in shade. He sits up firmly on his
legs, and is remarkably well proper.
toned.
He is as agile and lively on his feet
as cat, and the other day caught 4 BIZ
rat in his masters barn. He makes a
splendid watchdog, but is withal kind
and affectionate animal. Mr. Bailey
bought him at West Rutland when he
was six months old. He is now four
years old.
At the time of his purchase Nero
weighed 162 pounds. The animal is a
product of Mr.. Wincbel's kennels al
Fair Haven.
Nero is provided with a strong leather
harness, as he cannot wear a collar
The animal stands up from the ground
35 inches and girts so inches. The
dogs neck is unusually large, measHr,
ing 80 inches, and from tip to tip he
measures eight feet six and one-haat
inches.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-17
HUSBANDS NOT WANTED.
Oklahoma Young Women Form q
"BacheIOrs' Club.

"BRche1Ors' - Club.
A club has been formed, at Ponca
City, o. T., composed of the daughters
of some of the best-known citizens, to
be known AS the Bachelor Girls club.
1t has been organized, so the members
say, for exalting the conditions of old
maidenhood. 1t has fitted up elegant
clubrooms, where the members spend
their leisure hours, reports a local ex-
change.
New members are initiated with SOL
emn rites, in which they are compelled
to make many strange vows and agree
to severe penalties for their violation.
The ritual prescribes that the candi-
date shall promise to remain single;
to make Verbatim report in open meet
ing of every proposal of marriage re-
ceived; to learn how to smoke cigar
cites; to write poem or story every
month; to perfect herself in pistol prac-
tice; to practice fencing and boxing,
and not to permit her regard for any
young man to exceed Platonic friend
ship.
During the ceremony the members
are dressed in flowing white robes,
peaked caps and white masks, forming
ghostly company. The room is ilfu-
minated with two wax tapers, which
shed a pale radiance over the scene.
The penalty for breaking the first vow
is that the bride shall have the members
of the bachelors club, dressed in their
spooky costumes, for her attendants.
The rest of the penalties are equally
cIIl-iaIlS
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-17
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?
Changes in Nature If Water Nevel
Froxe Would Be Many.

Froze Would Be Many.
The whole economy of nature would
undergo a startling change if water
never froze The worlds climates
would be revolut fonZed, says Pearson s
Weekly. The ice-bound polar seas
would cease to exercise their chilling
influences, and consequently the cur
rents of the ocean might either cease
or be turned aside in different direc-
tions
Thus the gulf stream would seek
other shores than those of Britain, and
the climate there might be subject TO
the extremes of heat and cold noticea BILE
in other countries of the same latitude.
The ice-bound rivers of the north, no
tably those of Russia and Siberia,
would be open for navigation, and Rus
sia's activity as a sea power and a
commercial nation might alter the
whole world of commerce.
Canada would become another coun.
try altogether. An immense tract of
land would be available for cultivating
hardy plants, and Greenland might be
what its name indicates. The absence
Of icebergs off the coast of Newfound
land and Iceland would result in Il
much warmer climate III those islands
where now the crops often fail.
Ice, too, plays an Important part in
the economy of nature. Thus, if water
never froZe, snow, hail and hoar frost
would cease. The loosening of soils
and the disintegrating of rocks by the
frost, and many other now vital eff
fects would be lost. In short, the alb
sence of ice, would be on the one hand
an incalculable disaster, on the other
hand a great boon.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-02-17
GRABBED THE WRONG MUSIC
Disastrous Mistake Made by the Lead
err of n Church Orchestra.


There is anew leader forthe orchestra
of West Philadelphia church where
music has long been a most enjoyable
feature, says an exchange of that city.
The orchestra is complete and has
proved drawing card, the players are
mostly professional musicians. and
their leader. who plays the violin, is also
orchestra leader at one of the theaters
in the city. Now, the church orchestra
rehearses on Friday afternoon, and a
brilliant programme had been prepared
for the Sunday in question. On a recent
Sunday morning the leader arose late
and was Mortified to find he had but a
few minutes to reach the church. He
hurriedly dressed and grabbed his
music portfolio, not noticing that be
had taken by mistake the one in which
he carried his theatrical music, and
rushed to the church.
The entire orchestra was waiting. il
being late for the opening number, and
the leader quickly opened the portfolio
and took out the different parts from
where he remembered having put the
proper music at the rehearsal. One
minute later, instead of "rhe HOLY
City" there floated out on the SANITY
atmosphere the carnal strains OF
'Ihere'Q Be Hot Time" There was
breathless silence and it was fully half
a minute before the players realized the
fatal mistake. Then there was an up
roar, and the result was the dismissa,
II tho unfortunate leader.