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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
FOUND DEAD ON THE
 FIRST STREET TRACK
FLAGMAN BLETHEN MAY HAVE
 COMMITTED SUICIDE.
While Laid Off Because of Sickness an Aged Man Meets Death Under Mysterious Cir
 cumstanceS.
oakland Office San Francisco Call.

yOS BrOdQWdy, Dec. {.
 Charles A. Blethen. an aged fiagman and brother of Ex-Mayor Blethen, was struck by the Alameda local on First street, between Washington and. Broadway, about 6:15 o'clock tonight, and died at the Receiving Hospital just an hour and three-quarters later.
 So far as could be learned there were no eve witnesses, and the first intima- ton of the affair was the finding of the body lying near the track, after the train had pulled out for Alameda
 The manner in which he was killed sug- gests that his death was not accidental. The suicide theory has been advanced and finds most believers. Blethen had been hagman at Seventh and Franklin streets for many years. Of late his health had been failing and about week ago he se- cured a leave of absence Tor lew weeks. During the past few days he appeared to be particularly discouraged and so ex- pressed himself to people about the Over fand House where he had been rooming for the past twenty-five years. lie was an inveterate dealer in stocks and so far as known had not been very successful.
 At about o'clock this afternoon Blethen was seen lettering about on First street by Flagman Mckenzie, who was on watch at the Broadway crossing. At that time he seemed very Respondent and 1t is sup posed that he deliberately threw himself under the train, after 1t had fairly started.
 The theory that Blethen might have fallen off the train, after realizing that he had passed his station is exploded by the fact as given by Conductor Robert Owens, who says that the gates on the south side of his train were closed when he pulled out, and passengers arriving at broadway always alight from the north side of the train.
 BIethen demonstrated remarkable constitution and vitality, for when he ar rived at the Receiving Hospital his injury was immediately pronounced as fatal by pr Stratton. There was compound comminuted fracture of the skull, expos ing the brain over circular area of obout three and one-half inches in di ameter: the brain was lacerated the left eve was torn from it's socket, and his collar hone was broken. Yet he lived untiI o'clock Deceased was a native of Maine, aged 69 years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
LAWYERS ARE INTERESTED
SPECULATE ON THE EFFECT OF
 REGENT PRECEDENTS.
The Murderess Will Have Her First Experience in the Jus tices' Court Next
 Friday.
Oakland Office San Francisco Cal,
 


 sos Broadway, Dec. '.
 Did Mrs Anna Mentel induce her young husband to come to Alameda, knowing that in the event of the worst happening she would be more leniently dealt with on this side of the bay than elsewhere!
 Lawyers and those whose business takes them around the courts are freely ols- cussing the circumstances surrounolng and leading up to the murder or William F. Mentel a week ago. The story pup lished in The Call to-day from Dr. Con- nor of San Francisco has caused many to think that it was not accidental that the murder occurred in Alameda. Dr. Con- nor says that a week after the marriage Anna Mentel paced up and down in front of his office till nearly midnight While her husband was secreted inside, knowing her to be on the lookout for him with a load ed pistol, which she had threatened to use. Now that these facts are graoually being brought to light they dispel some what the halo built around the murdereSs by her parents, who declare that their daughter was never out after dark un- has come to light proving that the girl has frequently passed under different names and that she Is of romantic turn of mind.
 The opinion is expressed that if Clara Palmer had been convicted William Men tel would now be alive. There is some ground for this opinion. Within the past year Mrs Gregory shot man in her Ala meda home and was acquitted. Clara Fall mer, who, like Mrs. Mentel, was hair dresser, once threatened to shoot her lover in San Francisco. But she discreet ly waited till they were in this county before she carried out her threat.
 The sympathy shown for little Durie Heithier is also recalled as possibly hav- ing had some influence on Anna Mentel but the latter unwilling to make a sacri- fee of herself to gain notoriety. shot her husband. It is true that Mrs. Mentel shot at herself but the wound was only super ficial, and it is recalled that there were still one or two bullets left in the revol- yer
 The date for the arraignment of Mrs Anna Mentel has been set for next Fri day in Judge Morris court in Alameda.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
SWIFTWATER BILL
 TO LOSE HIS HOME
GATES Will NOT SHINE IN OAK
 LAND SOCIETY.
The Henshaw Mansion V as Paid For Largely in Promises That Are
 Delinquent.


Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 9OS Broadway, Dec. T.
 Mir William Gates, otherwise Swift water Bill,'' has lost his last feather His East Oakland mansion, which he bought but only partly paid for-is to be sold, and the man who caused Oakland society much discontinue will either have to settle very promptly or else give up his possession in this city.
 About year ago MT. Gates, accom- panied by the young dancer, who was then his wife, decided to make Oakland his home, and with much publicity he in- dulged her one day by buying for $25 ,OO0- a mere trifie, as he expressed 1t then the beautiful Henshaw home in East Oak land. At that time MT. Gates was ..ouoted' at $1,S00,O0
 About the same time that he purchased inc house MT. Gates organized a com pany to make fortunes in the Klondike it was whispered that the purchase of the house was somewhat of bait to boom the .'Swiftwater" stock on the market, and that William had not put up his $25. 900. Developments to-day prove this to have been true. Although he contracted to pay $25, GOO, Gates only put up S10.000 in cash and gave deed of trust as security for the balance of the money. In this deed it was agreed that the inter- est should be paid regularly and that in
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
ID PREVENT
 THE SHAVING
 0F MARIAN IS City Employes Have Been Robbed. AUDITOR SHOWS REMEDY PREPARES A BILL TO SUBMIT TO THE LEGISLATURE. Easy Plan by Which Workingmen and Others Can Be Kept Out
 of the Tolls of
 Brokers.
AUDITOR SHOWS REMEDY
A BILL TO SUBMIT TO
 THE LEGISLATURE.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 Q02 Rroodu-av Dao


 90S Broadway, Dec. |. Auditor Snow is tired of seeing a wealthy city continually humiliated by be- ing unable to pay its debts. He is advo- eating the passage by the next Legisla- ture of an act that will obviate the diff ficulty.
 The Merchants Exchange has received the following letter from Auditor Snow: AUDITORS OFFICE, CITY HALL, OAK LAND. Cal, Dec $, lSsS-Committee on Leg suggest that you urge the passage of law that when due. Our fiscal year commences July l; but our first installment of taxes is not received every warrant issued for claims against the city is registered flor want of funds" and finds There hundreds of city employees. especially in the Street Department. who have paid from six to twenty per cent discount.
 Contractors when figuring city work; make an allowance for the fact that they will manner the city loses far larger sum Of money than it would pay by Issuing small bonds for a few months at low rate Of in- terest
 approval of the Legislature. sincerely yours yours The draft of the bill submitted to the exchange by Auditor Snow provides that cities of the third class can issue fiscal year bonds for the purpose of providing money for paying expenses before the collection of taxes The bonds shall be of the value of 5000, and bear interest not to exceed 31a per cent, and be payable on the day of redemption. These bonds shall be sold by the Mayor and Treasurer, acting jointly, when ordered by the Coun- cil, but no bonds shall be sold for less than their par value, nor shall any be sold at any time in excess of the amounts actually due. The money received from these bonds must be applied to no other purpose than that for which they are is-- sued, and must not in any year exceed go per cent of the amount of taxes to be collected.
 The bill is now being considered by the Board of Trade and Merchants FIX change.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
Opening of oakland's Dog Show.

The speciality show of collfes and cocker spaniels held by the California cocker Club. under the rules of the Pacific Ken nel League, will open at Oakland thls morning at Il o'clock. The entry. com prses some of the best dogs of the breeos extant on this coast. Foremost among non the cookers is H. H. Cartons bitch I'll. by, who distinguished herself at the lasl art, secretary of the club. is, we under stand. unfortunately suffering from atf af attack of illness, but Percy War9 oi Fruitvale is acting as superintendent. S. J. Tyler of Pasadena will judge poth breeds, using the score card for the t1,3Ho C4io lies for the first time on this coast. Ihe entries number between 90 and l00
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
TRANsATIANTIC STEAMERS

TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. LONDON-Sailed Dec 7-Stmr Minnesota, for Philadelphia
 Arrived Dec 7-stmr Maine, from Phla- delphia. - SOUTHAM Dec 7-Stmr St Paul, from New York
 LIVERPOOL-Arrived Dec 7-Stmr Teutonic. from New York.
 BALTIMORE-SaiIed Dec 7-Stmr Dresden. for Bremen
 NEW YORK-Arrived Dec 7-Stmr La Cham pagne from Antwerp; stmr Majestic, from Liverpool.
 Sailed Dec 7-Stmr Ems, from Naples; stmr St Louis, for Southampton; stmr Nordland, for Antwerp; stmr Britannic for Liverpool.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call corner ot Market and Third streets. open until 12 o'clock every night in the year.
 BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street. corner Clay; open until s:3o o'clock.
 PSF Hayes street; open until 9:3o o'clock. 621 McAllister street; tpen until s:3o o'clock. 615 Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market street, corner Sixteenth: open until o'clock.
 106 Eleventh street; open until o'clock. 2526 Mission street; open until o'clock. NV. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open until o'clock.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08

case of his default the property should be placed on the market for sale. His phantom fortune quickly left him and MT. Gates has not been able to attend to the payment of interest. He is now in Seattle and has been served with notice of his delinquency, but he has paid no attention to it. and unless he sends some or his dust to Oakland very quickly he will lose the 000 he paid on deposit. Proceedings have been legun to sell the property.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
farce by High School Students.

AJ,AMEDA, Dec. 1.-The class of De- cember. '9s. Alameda High School. will nroduce an original farce to-morrow night at Armory Hall. It is entitled Trial of a Manager. and was written class. The cast Of characters follows : MT. Hi Price. the greatest theatrical manager on earth. Leland Ramsdell: Mrs
 Price his better quarter, Grace M. Lanp. lev: Kitty the maid Foster Griffiths. Roundsman O'Hara, I<itty's ardent lover
 Cliff Dennis; Mrs. Lizzie Carter. the "I<id.' Jennie Russell Eliza Brown. Mrs
 Hi Prices dear sister Alice Weymouth. Yoonne Gilbert. French soubrette. Belle Hickox: Sally Burn-Heart, Jean Guisla;n
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08

ter; secretary, Stuart Masters: treasurer R. P. Tolman; manager, Harold Bradley, G
 A meeting of the stockholders o1 ,n une Daily Californian, the daily paper pup pup will be held tomorrow for. the purpose or electing new editor-in-chief.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
UPPER STORY BURNED. A Midnight Blaze in the Mcdonald
 Block, South Berkeley.

BERKELEY. Dec. 1.-The ,per story or the Mcdonald block corner of Ashby and Shattuok avenues. South Berkeley was completely destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock last night. The blaze broke out owing to defect in the grate of a room occupied by A. II. Mcdonald The fire spread to the ceiling and to the roof. giv- ing little chance for the occupants of the story to escape. The Peralta Fire Com pany was first on the scene and. with the assistance of the Berkeley companies had the blaze under control within an hour
 While fighting the fire on the roof Frank Tape of the Peralta company fell through into the rooms below. and was rescued with difficulty. He sustained se- rious injuries in the left leg and left hand.
 The extent of the damage amounts to about 5000. Both the building and the furniture were fully insured.
 Unitarian Church Bazaar.
 BERKELEY, Dec. Next Friday evening, December g. bazaar will be opened in the Unitarian Church, corner of Bancroft way and Dana street for the sale of Christmas articles. The sale is to last two days. Programmes have been arranged for both evenings. On Friday a series of living pictures will be pre-. scented by prominent society people under the direction of Mrs. William Carey Jones. The night following dramatic entertain ment under the direction of Miss Irish the daughter of Colonel John P Irish will be given. It is to consist of two parts, a curtain raiser entitled Wall Papers, J and short play, "The Fatal Message.''
 Berkeley News Notes.
 BERKELEY, Dec 1.-The North Berke ley Fire Company has elected officers for the coming year as follows: President, A. l.. Ott: viee-president, F. W. Richards financial secretary, w. K. Weir; recording secretary, J. M. Lloyd; treasurer, H. J. Squires; foreman. Edward Florence; ser geant- -at-arns, George Creed
 The Womens Glee Club of the Universi- ty of California. assisted by Herr Anton Schot, is to give an entertainment in Stiles Hall on next Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
 The University of California s..etch Club has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: President, Harold Symmes; vice-president, Raymond Car
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08

Sailors are hard workers; they're often compelled to serve three masters.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08

MAN and wife, both cooks, want work in boarding house mine camp: can take charge of kitchen; give reference. Box 36S, Call
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
HELP WANTEn-MALE

MURRAY & READY. Phone Main 5s4s
 Leading Employment and Labor Agents. :............... want to-day .................. cooks. s55 $40 s3O and found waters rs..-.........s3 $50. S25. $20 and found ulsnWashers. ....-........s s15, S20 and found baker, $50; baker, small place, s25 and found harnessmaker. railroad camp $35 and found : 70 woodchoppers tools furnished. s1 50 and sl oolu boys to learn trades, s3 week. farmer and wife, orchard. ..s4O and found lt.t-A MURRAY X READY. 6S4 and sss Clay st. IRONER, country laundry Santa Clara County, $1 50 day. MURRAY x READY. 6S4 and 6S6 Clay st.
 CANDYMAKER country shop. near city. MURRAY X READY. 634 and 6S6 Clay st. AT c. R. HANSEN & C's.. Tel Grant 1855 Skaguay, fare reduced to...................... VIZ 90 Skaguay .......... Sl2 30 Sub-contracts and station work both rock and earth, sl to sl 50 yard for rock 25c to hours at BOG and 35c. Further particulars and tickets at c. R. HANSEN & co S l04 Geary st; ship this morning at.10 o'clock. LABORERS, mountain road. shin to-nirht C R. HANSEN & CO. 104 Geary st. A-COAL miners, north, see boss here c. R HANSEN x CO, 104 Geary st.
 VEGETABLE gardener for large ranch; s2O C. R. HANSEN & CO, 1O4 Geary st. ERRAND boy who knows the city and lives with his parents. C. R. HANSEN & co 104 Geary st.
 SALESMAN; staple goods; factory to con sumner: permanent and profitable ELLEN WOOD. 11s Eddy st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08

MAN for light work in lodging house; room
 board and laundry; wages. Alpha House Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08

LAUNDRY man; $40 per month. MISS GULL
 LEN. 325 Sntter st
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
ROOMS WANTED.

~ STEADY single gentleman (best of references) wishes a large well-furnished sunny room with plain breakfast and supper, with a good private Protestant family, viz. English Irish. American or Scotch; no young children or other roomers: house standing alone pre- ferred. with garden, stable barn if possi- ble; convenient to Valencia-st cars preferred; address with particulars or no notice taken. Address box 3S4 Call Office
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08

WANTED-Advertising who has had ex- perience in trade journalism and furnish satisfactory references and bond if required to take charge of Pacific Slope business for the American Fruit Growers Journal anS look after mail for local office; only smak part of time required. Address American Fruit Growers Journal Chicago, III.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-08
HELP wANrED-Continued.

mining foreman who speaks Spanish. 'S100 and board; machinist for country, $2 day and in- crease: boy for this office; coal miners s1 ton; steward for country, $50; restaurant cook, S10 week; and others. Apply to J. F. CROSETT x CO.,, CPS Sacramento st.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-03-10
@rpkes Muffthen srrst

- 9rpbes auffeben erect
IN Siibingen fotpie in alien selebrtsn
Sreiien 9eutf9lanbs bic na9trdeli4e
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bic pbilpippbifde 6aeultdt. bic I'm n2is
terarifden @entralblatt" mittbeilt, baB
tie bic BON ibr am 8. MGr3 1893 porz
genommene Ooetorpromption bes
Ganb. Sobannes Reib aus Sauien in
!oeien Rafau. sesenipdrtis Stub.
meb. tn Wfiin6en, fir nun unb ni6tig
ertlGrt. Ser 9enannte babe ibr baz
mails eine banbI9riftlide OiiIertatipn
~iiber bic ariftotelii9e Materialurz
fa4e" eingereiht. bic na9 ben SdBun>
gen nidbt gebrudt su iperben brau6te.
Gs babe ii9 aber ipGter berausseiteut,
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= SnnerbaI5 peniger
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Orudereisebdube Der RoIentbaFfbsn
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bebeutenb unb biirfte bic Summe BON
10000 @uloen erreidsn. Ulebrere
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ben Branbunfaa tpurbsn niht nur
biele 9lrbeiter broblos, ionbern es tpirp
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brannte elm Wobnbaus nit StabeI
nieber.
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arat Ser5os Or. &arl Sbepbor in
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9istra (sflsier) anfbGIt, bat bort au=
berorbentlide @rfolge nit feinen
Staaroperdtipneu. Siinsit bat Elm
ienon beiabrter. aber felt pielsn Sabren
srbltnbeter Sdeifb (ein Sduptlins ber
Suareg araber), 9ilfe BEL benz berz
5ogliben Iugenor5t seiuht unb, nad
elmer sliidliden Stauroperatipn, bas
4ugenliht fpieber erbaIten. Der
Sdeitb 5eist fi6 In Der subortoms
menbiten Weiie bantbar; bem 0ersog
tteat er pferbe unb Dieneridaft aur
@erfiisuns, 10 bab nun aud Sasbsn
nnternommen iperben f1nnen. Die
dlteite Sodter. 5ersosin Sophie. 1T
ibrem Batter BEL ben Operatipnen be-
biIflid.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-03-10
9uremburg.

2uremburs. Die 21iGbri9e
So9ter bes Girtusz8efBers unb
Sdantpirtbes 81. ppn 2impertsberg.
bat BEL ben @fiiabetberinnen auf BEN
Sii9martt Selbitmorb besungen. ih>
bem iie aus bem 2. Stodpert in ben
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tiiroli6 ldnsere 3eit in Puris unb l;tt
na9 ibrer Seimfebr an Sdpermut9.
ipesbalh iie drstliA bebanbelt lpurbe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-03-10

o. glotpat i'm SslsgdbIi. pber Saupts
mann Suiers 9eimtpeien gu Iltburf,
purbe lebter Gage iiberfallen. nisoers
ge{9lasen unb ieiner 8aarfdaft be-
raubt. Cine bes 9iebitabls berbdGz
tiee peripn purbe perbaftet.
q liton. Srau Susentobler.
bic ibr ap0lfiGbriges SDhterlein &C.
tOotet bat, ion niht por bas S4purs
aeri9t qeitellt tperben. 0ieielbe lpuroe
sur 8eoba6tuug ibres GeiftesSuitdnz
bes in bic Srrenanitalt Miiniterlinsen
berbradt.
gafet. Die bisiies 9oliSei perz
baftete ben ipeeen @emdloebiebitabls
bon ssreibura C9reisgau) aus fed
brisfli6 perfolgten aaufmann 9ilfie=
bid. Gr trug eine grobe @elbfumme
Bel fi6. = Die Gbeleute Wpbert@ @SoIer
haben fir eemeinniibise unb ipobltbGz
tiae Werte 81, 900 5ranes perma6t.
Sofftatt. Der 2ebrer Iloig @gz
eermann 1T ipsgen llnaubt unb ipnitis
ger uniittli9er 9anblungen su elmer
lduseren 3u4tbausitrafe perurtbeilt
tpprben.
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SGlfte ben @eI9niitern Steiner, Sob.
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perbuftet.
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So9ter Des Girtusz8efBers unh
Sdantpirtbes q. BON 2impertsbsrs,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1898-03-10

Karlsruhe. Die bieiise Strdfs
hammer erfannte tpiber ben aaufmann
@uitap Ssinrid 8raub bon bier ipesen
9etruas auf J. Sabr 9efdnsnib unt
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-31
BittingeT'.

Plenty Of mud.
The farmers are busily engaged in
sugar making.
Miss Gertie Hone, who has taught
very successful term of school at
this place has returned to her home
near Mineral Springs, Md.
Our enterprising merchant G. w.
Engle has been doing such a rushing
business in his store that he has em-
ployed two lady clerks to sell goods
at the five cent counters.
Perry Broadwater made a flying
trip to Mineral Spring last Saturday.
A pleasant surprise was given at
Jonas Bittinger's last Friday evening
in honor of Miss Hone. A pleasant
evening was spent by all who were
present.
To the lad corresponding to the
Journal: A dictionary is very use
full article to some people, but there
is a lad in this county who has an
overdose of it. He says the Broad
way ladies are not very hard to suit
and if only given the opportunity
would say like the dutch gal in Iowa.
From the information have received
think they have had the opportun-
ity but thinking it most too early for
greens declined the invitation. Joe
is always anxious to hear from you
but experiences some difficulty in
trying to get the exact meaning in
tended, but if he would study Web
ster's Unabridged as you do, he would
have no trouble.
BLACK JOE.