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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21

The Grand Council of California of the
American Legion of Honor will convene
in this city on the I'd Of May. This ses-
sion Of the Grand Council will be short
one and the representation will not be
large, as many Of the councils have con-
soldated and each council has but one
representative, which, with the grand Of
hcers, make up the grand body. The or
; er now has membership of q 900. and
.as an emergency fund OF 1856, 900 out Of
which members obligations are paid
should more than twelve assessments be
levied during a year. In 1898 the order
PAID to benefclaries the sum Of 81 SIT, 900
and since the first Of the current wear n
has paid out $535,000. Prior to 1898 the loss
ln membership was considerable on ac-
count Of changes in laws, but since the
been but little loss and a notable in
crease.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Now in the Preside
GuardhouSe.
ALL IDENTIFIED BY REHFELD
SAYS HE SAW ONE WITH STONES
IN HIS HANDS.
The Saloonkeeper Is After the Police
to Secure John Doe Warrants
for Wholesale Ar
rests.

The last twenty-four hours have
changed the aspect of matters regarding
the Preside rioters of last Sunday night.
-Four men have been identified by the sa-
loon keeper and his cook, and while they
all protest their innocence they will have
TO tell everything they did on Sunday and
relate all their ramblings to the salts
faction of the officers, civil and military,
before they go free
The four men are Arthur H BILLINGS
L. Simmons. Charles Lesky and c. NJ.
Cander, all of the casual detachment.
Billings had been ordered away to Ma
ma ana was on board of the transport
w arren, when Lieutenant DeVore who
mas the investigation in charge, got wind
OF the fact that he might be one of the
muGh mus sought for men, so Billings was
Was held at the Preside until vesterda y
morning, when Rehfeld Identified him.
Lesky says he was at the Chutes Sun
ne Hearu row at the saloon. and he
stopped on his way to the post long
enough 70 see part of the trouble and get
arrested for participation. A comrade Of
.esky corroborates this statement bnt
l;esky has been identified as being among
me mob, and he will have to submit to
bI,,s1S biI kln9s @ 9I questions before he can clear
nIIAseI ne others simply say they were
not there except as spectators RehfeId
says, however, he is sure he saw BILLINGS
approach the house with his hands full Of
stones. The men will be lIent in confine-
ment until their statements as to their
movements on Sunday can be verified and
then, II they are still under suspicion.
tIhey VIII be turned over to the civil au-
This afternoon Rehfeld called at police
neaCquarters and asked if it was possible
Ior IBor MN to get out warrants for no SOL
pleIs. lie said the military authorities
had not done anything and he wanted to
Know, If the civil authorities could not or
would ", not act. He was told to call around
/ again When the courts were in session
J9dge who would issue him the warrants
I II the warrants are issued the police will
LrN 10 serve them. They will have to
oe MADE out as John Doe warrants. and
then Rehfeld and police officer or two
VIII go cunning all over the Preside
armed with warrants and trying to rec
oshlze some one whom they will fit.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
OWNERSHIP OF A HORSE.
Controversy Over Possession of an
Animal That Has Won Fame on
Northern Tracks

Sheriff Martin has been made the tenn
porary custodian of pacing horse that
has record The horse is known on the
racing circuit by the name of I'D d" and
is said to have a mark of 2:06 It's al
legged owner, E. r. Stark. says he cam
paigned the animal on the Idaho and
Montana circuit last fall and won numer-
GUS races. He was finally obliged to paw
business trip to Colorado and during
his enforced absence left ID d" in the
charge of his driver, one Hopkins. Stark
now asserts that the driver won consid-
cradle money with the horse, but gam
bed it away. AS a crowning piece of
rascality, he sold the PAGER and skipped
out of the country. Stark found the horse
in the possession of A. Weis of this citv
and has begun legal proceedings for its
recovery. The horse is valued at $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
THE DESMOND INQUEST.
Apoplexy and Accidental Asphyxia-
ton Were the Causes of Death

Coroner Hill held an inquest yesterday
on the body Of jeremiah ]. Desmond, who
was found dead in his room in the Mar
guerite House at 5l1 Turk street last
verdict to the effect that the deceased
had been asphyxiated accidentally and
that an attack of apoplexy combined with
the gas had caused his death
The autopsy disclosed the fact that the
deceased was troubled with heart disease
and that that was what had caused the
nt OF apoplexy, causing him to fall to the
moor just after he had turned on the gas
and before he had time to light the Jet.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Special Agent Power Arrives.'

Special Treasury Agent j. D. Power.
appointed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury to succeed Major Moore, arrived yes
terday morning and at once assumed the
duties Of his office. Mr.. Power is man
Of noted executive ability. having man
aged the estate of O'Connor. Moffatt &
Co. several years ago. He received a
salary of S25 900 per annum from the es-
tate and in one year obtained for the es-
tate profit of 5000 900 on an Investment
of $500 900. Among the important depart
ments TO come under the supervision of
Agent Power is the Chinese Bureau
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Died Suddenly.

Mrs. Maggie Waldou died suddenly at
the corner of Twenty fourth street and
Potrero avenue yesterday afternoon. She
was far gone in consumption and was on
her way to the hospital when she expired
on the street. She had resided with her
husband at the Oakland House, corner of
Third and Howard streets. She was %
years old. The body was taken to the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21

Philip Gundlach, saloon-keeper on City
Hall avenue, called upon Charles Mat
theas a cigar dealer on the avenue, yes
terday morning to complain about his son
throwing stones at his wagon. Mattheas
took the part of his son and smote Gund-
lach on the eye, raising a large lump
around the optic. Gundach swore to a
complaint for Mattheas' arrest for bat
terry and as. soon as Mattheas was noti-
fed of the fact he surrendered himself
and put up $40 cash bail
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Victim of a Half Breed.

Joseph Won der Leith recent arrival
from Honolulu, met Belle Wiseman, a
half-breed Indian, Wednesday morning
and she took him to her apartments at
the Central lodging house, Third and Mis-
sion streets. They talked for a few min
utes and she went out for some beer. but
did not return. Won der Leith discovered
that she had taken $40 out of his pocket
and he notified the police. Detectives Di-
nan and Mcmahon were detailed on the
case and arrested the woman. She was
booked yesterday on a charge of grand
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Chinese Immigrant ESCAPED.

One of the 352 Chinese passengers who
arrived on the Coptic made his escape
yesterday or the evening before from the
quaraRine station on Angel Island while
nominally in the custody of Dr. Brooks,
Federal Quarantine officer. The remain
der were landed on the Mail dock yester-
day morning and placed in custody of
Customs Surveyor Spear. Only 131 were
for San Francisco, the remainder being in
transit for Havana, Panama and Van
COuVer,
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
MANILA HERO REWARDED.
Fire Commissioner Promote Lieuten-
ant c. j. hogan Who Was In
valided Home.

The Fire Commissioners met yesterday
and promoted c. J. Hogan from engine
l3 20 foreman Of engine Is. Hogan was a
member Of the department when call
To- arms was made. and he left with his
regiment-the First California-for Ma
uila He was a lieutenant and was Sc
Verely wounded, being invalided home.
Joseph Morse was appointed truckman
Of truck and George +. Wells hoseman
of engine "a
Estimates Of the appropriations neces-
sary for the next fiscal year for the de-
partment were submitted. Under the
present law they amount 10 $3.50 900 and
under the charter S655 30.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
No Corn

Is used in the Anheuser- Busch Brewing ASS n
brands of beer. The finest and purest for home
and club. use-strictly pure beer of barley-malt
and hops; adulteration.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
To Be Rebuilt.

The gymnasium connected with Hoitt 8
School at Menlo Park, which was burned
last Saturday, will be rebuilt at once.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills

Are acknowledged by thousands of persons
who have used them for forty years to cure
SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONSTI-
PATTON, Torpid Liver Weak Stomach, Pim-
ples and purify the blood
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
American Legion of Honor.

"Pegamoid" book feathers. all designs, colors
grains; see these 63 Chronicle bldg s F.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Ocean Mater Tnh Raths-
Smote Him on the Eve.

101 Seventh St. corner Mission. Salt water
direct from ocean.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21

EAsToN, ELDRIDGE & CO.,
63S Market Street, Auctioneers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
PINE WANTED!
By GEO. II. CROSBY & CO., 1O6-7-S
Providence Building, Duluth, Mimi.

William Locher and Thomas Welsh,
two young men who had spent the
greater portion Of their lives in this
city. left Monday evening for Ely,
Mimi. where they have been promis-
ed employment. Mr.. .Locher has been
snare drummer in the City band for
number of years and his absence
will be sadly noted by. that orgniZa-
tion.-Ishpeming Iron Ore.
A frog, a duck, a lamb and pole
cat started for the circus. When
they arrived all were able to pay the
admission but the poor polecat, who
was thus compelled to crawl under
the canvas. This was how it was:
The frog had greenback. the duck
had bill, and the lamb had four
quarters, but the poor polecat had
only scent-and that was bad.
NEwsPAPERs-real newspapers
are combination Of labor, money,
intelligence and principle. The re-
lation of their makers to a commun-
ity is identical with the relation of
other business or professional workers.
and the element of success are the
same i'm all cases. So are the end for
which all are striving. Then the
newspaper commands support just in
proportion to its deserts, and TO COM
mand respect, its makers must nee
cessarily be as independent OF ire
sponsble influences as must other
workers who would attain the same
object.
A full line OF Douglas Shoes. the
best in America at the Ely Clothing
Co.
An exchange says; "Every line of a
newspa per costs something. If it is
| for the benefit of an individual it
should be paid for. If the grocer
| should be asked to contribute gro
ceries to one abundantly able to pay
for them he would refuse. The pro-
prietor Of newspaper must pay for
the free advertising if the beneficiary
does not, and vet it is one of the
hardest things to be learned by many
that "a newspaper has space in its
columns to rent and must rent to
live To give away or rent at any
thing less than living rates would be
as certainly fatal as for landlord to
furnish rent free.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
The ball given by the City Band

The ball given by the City Band
at Matthias hall Friday evening, did
not materialize for various reasons.
Miss Nellie Thomas. arrived Thurs
dayevening from Pennsylvania, where
she had been visiting for a year or
more.
The l. o. G.. It's entertained Il Wis.,
iting delegation of Good Templars
from the Soudan lodge last Friday
evening.
In another column will be found
the adj OF the Ely Clothing Co. Read
what they say regarding stocks and
liberal offers.
A full line of Douglas Shoes, the
best in America at the Ely Clothing
Co.
The building being erected by
John Jackman on Harvey street to be
used as pop shop, is rapidly nearing
completion.
Capt. c. c. Teare and wife, of Du-
luth, were in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Teare was in the interests Of
Mrs. NJ. Vail.
W. K. Pike has so far recovered
from his rheumatic attack as to en-
able him to resume his position as
baggageman,
Misses Flo Carey, K. Mclaughlin
and Jessie Goldsworthy attended the
ball at Two Harbors Friday evening
returning Monday.
| Mr.. Van Hook, is now employed at
the depot as operator in place OF Mr..
Curry, who has been transferred to
another station.
We are the exclusive agents for the
celebrated Douglas Shoes.
ELY CLOTHING Co.
The various judges of election re-
gistered prospective voters Tuesday.
In the First ward 208 names were
placed on the list.
A logging train at Murray was
wrecked yesterday morning and in
consequence the passenger train was
considerable late into Duluth.
Rev. DR.. Forbes. presiding elder of
this district, conducted services at
the NJ. E. church Monday evening.
A large congregation was in attend
ance.
Some people are SO contemptablY
mean that they hate every decent
person and are eternally cussing the
universe because there are not more
like themselves.
E. Miller. publisher Of the Head of
the Lakes, the trade Journal which is
meeting with unbounded success, was
up from Duluth today looking uI
business matteSs.
Nick Trebilcock, arrived Saturday
from British Columbia and has &C
cepted a position with the Zenith
mine. He is a brother Of Chief Clerk
Tribilcock of the Zenith.
The quickest trip from the gold
country on record was made last week
by party which left Mine Center at
7 O'Clock on one day arriving at Du
at II the following day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22

A full line of Douglas Shoes. the
best in America at the Ely Clothing
Co.
The old rumor Of the renting of the
Finn hall for dances was again prev
alent this week. The members OF
the society owning the hall say they
know nothing of changes.
On motion of County Attorney
Phelps. the indictments against P.
G.. Kraemer for the -four stealing
were quashed in District court this
week and the cases dismissed.
Special cars have been quite num-
erous in this city the past week. At
torney Cotterell for the q. p. Allis
people was up and Saturday another
car with some prominent Swedish
capitalists aboard were here,
The Spalding Hotel Duluth is now
making q special rate of $500 per day
for range town patrons.
Mrs. F. 0. Adamson was called to
Faribault Monday by telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of her
daughter Ada. Before she could
reach there, death had claimed the
little one She returned this even
ing with the remains.
We are the exclusive agents for the
celebrated Douglas Shoes.
ELY CLOTHING Co.
John Glode went to Duluth Mon
day morning for jury duty, but
was discharged by the judge. the term
having been about completed. John
took in the wrestling at the Armory
Monday night and has had consider
able to explain the last few days
about hammer-locks, half and full
nelson's. etc.
One-third of your life is spent in
bed. To make it comfortable you
should buy one of these iron beds and
wool mattresses at Gleason's.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
Progressive, Pushing People

Demand up-to-date railroad train
service. Two fast trains leave Duluth
Minneapolis and st. Paul daily via
Wisconsin Central Lines for Milwau-
kee. Chicago,and eastern and south
ern points, elegantly equipped with
Sleeping, Dining, Cafe and Parlor
Cars. Ask your nearest ticket agent
for further information.
JAS. G.. POND, Gent Pass. Agt.
Milwaukee. Wis.
w. N. STEPHENSON, General Agent.
Duluth, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
MIXED.

Electric lamps for sale at Gleason's.
VIM. Keenan, left for Two Har-
bors.
DR.. Wuuder spent Monday i'm
Duluth.
Work on the Fenske building is
being rushed.
Ed. Mcintosh spent several days In
Duluth last week.
P. j. Mcclure and family left Sat
arday for Two Harbors.
Gus Bjorklund, the Tower tailor
was in the city last week.
Mrs. VIM. Mack is up from Tower
for few days with parents.
Special $500 rate for range patrons
at the Spalding Hotel Duluth.
w. II. Cole, diamond drill con-
tractor is is in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Thomas are enter
tanning visitors from Colorado.
The Zenith. Pioneer and Savoy
paid their employees Monday.
C. G. Miller. of the Duluth Paper
and Stationery Co., is in town today.
Life Insurance Policies bought for
cash or loaned on. A. ] THOMAS.
We are the exclusive agents for the
celebrated Douglas Shoes.
ELY CLOTHING Co.
A full line of Douglas Shoes, the
best in America at the Ely Clothing
Co.
W. n. Sheppard returned to Tower
Saturday after week spent in this
atty.
Mrs. John Cowling spent Thursday
in Tower at the bedside of a sick re-
Iative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Rapson attended
the grand ball at Two Harbors Friday
night.
The ladies of the NJ e. church will
serve a supper at the church on Gt cd
Friday, March 81.
Special rate of 800 per day at the
Spalding Hotel Duluth for patrons
from the ranges.
Don't forget that you can buy a
Ihree-quart dinner pail at Gleason's
for fifteen cents. A No. wash boiler
for 90 cents and a No. 9 wash boiler
for one dollar.
John Tresider and wife, Of Tower,
spent Sunday in this city visiting
with relatives and friends.
John Rodgers, Chas. Jeffry, Will
Carpenter and Chas. Berglund were
up from Soudan over Sunday.
Dr. Deitz, the dentist departed
Tuesday for Tower after successful
week Of business in this city.
Arthur G. Ely, who will do some
exploring by means of diamond
drill in 63-l1, is in the city to-day.
Sheriff Sargent has filed his report
Of sale in the case OF Adolph Carlson
vs.. the Southail Mining company.
We are the exclusive agents for the
celebrated Douglas Shoes.
ELY CLOTHING Co.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-20
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. G. v. Watson is visiting friends
at Santa Cruz.
Fred B. Shuggs of Wadsworth, New,
is at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs E. J. Wagner of ST.
Joseph. Mo-. are stopping at the Golden
Eagle.
Mrs. w. B. Ferral and children of
San Francisco are visiting relatives in
this city.
Mrs. C. H. Lewis Of Oakland is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. A. ]. Vermilyo
of this city.
Frank L. Warren, ex-Constable OF
Perkins, is recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Mrs. A. Phelps has been called to
Visalia, Tulare County, by the death
of Mr.. Fox, her nephew.
Alfred w. Henderson of San Fran
cisco has returned home after a four
| months visit here with his sister, Mrs.
Hind.
Private James Fricke of the Eight
eenth Infantry Regiment is in town
for few days. He will leave for
Manila in a short time
Mrs. Emma Barrett, the Pacific Coast
evangelist of the M. E. Church, has
closed her meetings at Corning and is
resting for a few days in this city, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. s. Wait.
Among the visitors in the city is
Rev. II. o. Rowlands, D. D., who is
the guest of his old friend, Dr. Mea-
land. They had not met for thirteen
years until the former came to the city
on Thursday. Rev. Mr.. Rowlands has
just returned from an extended jour-
ney abroad. during which he travelled
over Europe and visited all the prin-
cipal points of interest, and after see
ing all that is to be seen by tourists
In the old countries he declares that in
all his travels he looked on no scenery
so grand and beautiful as that which
greets the travellers eye in crossing
the Sierra Nevada and in the descent
from the Summit down into the beau
tiful valley of the Sacramento. Mr..
Rowlands thinks that Californians are
so accustomed to scenes of beauty and
grandeur that they do not fully APP
preciate their environments. He is
| charmed with what he has seen since
| reaching the State line.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-20

spring to and shut them oil from all the
bright hopes they labored for.
A sick man cannot be happy; he cannot
accomplish the work he has to do in this
world; he loses the very money he is striv-
ing for his ambition defeats itself Any
ran who discovers that his strength and
energy are giving way has an unfailirg
means of regaining his physical health and
stamina in the simple yet ll-potent restor-
alive power of that wonderful Golden
Medical Discovery" originated by DIR. r. v.
Pierce, OF Buffalo. N Y, the world-fanous
specialist IN diseases of the nutritive or
ganisn.
Amongshe thousands who have consulted him
by mail the of Mr. Newton B. Blake, of
Tipiersvilie. Tippah Co., Miss as shown in the
following letter indicates the remarkable efficacy
of his treatment - In December 1895 my health
began to fail tried many different kinds of
medicines and the more took the worse the dis
ease grew. Finally in April when was busy
with the farm work my health got SO bad that
could not hold out to work one hour. My breath
became short and weak and nervous, and
Ofteutimes would spit blood. / was unable to
work. tried one of the doctors in the vicinity
but failed to obtain relief. / seemed to grow
worse NV father received book from Dr.
Pierce in which read of case similar to mine
and decided to write TO DR.. Pierce. He recon-
,nended me to take his Golden Medical Discov-
cry After taking six bottles OF this remedy
can recon- nlerd it as one OF the best medicines
to build up the system. l am now enjoying
good health"
Torpid liver and constipation are surely
and speedily cured by DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They never grippe. They regulate,
tone up and invigorate the liver stomach
and bowels No substitute urged by meT-
eenary dealers is as good
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-20

find just what he wants in the course.
If he wants to become a bookkeeper
he'll find that theoretical course as
they who do not understand bookkeep-
ing like to call it, will enable him to
readily become practical. Suppose a
man wants to build a. canal or a rail-
road mo matter how much money he
has he'll hire skilful engineers men
equipped with "a higher education, a
knowledge of gradients, curves, the
tensile strength Of iron and steel, the
principles of masonry, and the facts
about vibration, crystallization, etc.,
etc. OF course, a man may be- an edu-
Gated fool in many languages, as the
old saw runs, but to my way of think
ing any man who is untitled for bust
ness by his higher education would do
well to sound the foundations of his
supposed higher education-and If he
despises honest manly toll in this busy
wc.,kaday world, he'll find he has built
up a false structure on foundation OF
sand; but higher education is not its
name"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-20
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
County Convention at Elk Grove
Next Friday.

The senli-annual convention of the
Sacramento County Sunday-school AS
ISOLATION will be held at Elk Grove on
Friday, May Goth, commencing at 1851
a. m. and continuing through the day
and evening. A good program has
been prepared, and many prominent
Sunday-school workers in the county
will participate Charles M. Campbell,
the County President, will preside, and
addresses will be given by Rev. J. Is.
Sncox and Rev. H. Shade of this city
General Secretary Earl S. Bingham
of San Jose, will report concerning the
late International Convention at At
lanta, Ga. to which he was the State
delegate. Special preparations are be-
ing made by the Elk Grove committees,
and a cordial welcome will be extended
to all to attend. A conveyance will
leave this city early in the morning to
accommodate all the delegates who are
reported from the city schools.