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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
QUEER DEATH OF WILDCAT,
Interesting Sport Chasing Them In
One of CaIifornia's Valleys.

One of California's Valleys.
PASADENA, Cal, Dec. "a wildcat
came to its death In most unnatural
manner at La Canada, valley in the
mountains short distance from here.
The animal was being pursued by a
bloodhound and had taken to tree. In
jumping from one tree to another the
cat missed its footing and fell. It's head
slipped into a crotch made by a couple
of branches and its neck became firmly
wedged. AS 1t was struggling to extri-
cate itself the cat became more tightly
fixed and was choked to death.
Wildcats are plentiful in that section Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
SCHUBERT RECITAL.
Next Programme VIII Be Chopin
List by Mrs. Scheffer.

List by Mrs. Scheffer.
The next Schubert club musicale,a Cho-
pin-Liszt recital. will be given by Mrs.
Herman Scheffer at the Grand opera
house next Friday afternoon at $3.50
Mrs. scheffer is an artistic of more
than usual ability. She has studied I'M
der Liszt Marmontille and bullock, and
her reputation for thorough musicianship
extends beyond St. Paul. The general
public will be admitted to the recital on
payment Of an admission fee. The fol
lowing is the programme:
Sonata, Op 59 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Chopin
Allegro Maestro .....................S cherzc
Largo, Finale.
Two preludes ........O OPP. IS, Nos and p
Nocturne ............ ..........Op. g., No.
vase # Briilante op Do 81 ~ No 2 lf fial
Eantasie 1mpromptu OPP. e.
lie LoEelel ............ .LlSZ1
".,Harki Hank, the Lark" ..Schubert-Liszt
die Forelle'-
"Rhapsodie Hongroise" ......No. IL. Lisz
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
MUSICAL NOTES.

c. G. Titcomb and William Rhys Her
bert will give a pupils recital Monday
evening, Dec. Is, at Howard & Farwell' s
music store
Mr.. Lewis Shave will give an evening
Of German Lieder this month at Mozart
hall. under the auspices of the Mozart
n1l1h
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
RIOT AT RIDGELY.
Mob Tears Up Street Railway Tracks
and Cuts Wires.

and Cuts Wires.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 9.-At
o'clock this morning a telephone mes
sage to the police here stated that a mob
was tearing up the street railway tracks
at Ridgely, suburb, and that wires were
being cut. Although outside the jurisdic-
ton of the Springfield police, several Of
ficers, with Sheriff Woods and deputies,
fastened to the scene. Upon arriving at
Ridgcly the officers found the track torn
up and the wires cut. The police cap
tured six of the men thought to have
helped in tearing UP the tracks. Two of
them broke away and ran. A dozen
shots were fired, and one, Harry Hayes,
was wounded in the leg and recaptured.
Great excitement prevails in Ridgely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
WISCONSIN CENTRAL RAILWAY.

Change of Passenger Station at Chi
caGO.
Patrons, please take notice, on and
after Monday, December 18th. The Wis
consin Central Ry. will use the Central
Passenger Station, Park Row and Twelfth
St., Chicago. for Passenger Terminals.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
WISCONSIN CENTRAL RAILWAY.

s9@sA:
Change of Passenger Station at Chi
cago.
Patrons, please take notice, on and
after Monday, December 18th. The Wis
consin Central Ry. will use the Central
passenger Station, Park Row and Twelfth
ST., Chicago, for Passenger Terminals.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
GAGE WRITES OF A
SITE FOR POSTOFFlCE

OAKLAND, Nov. 10.-Secretary Gage
has sent a letter to Congressman Metcalf
stating the position of the Government on
the Oakland postoffice matter. In his let
ter Mr. Gage says:
From estimates prepared in the office of the
supervising architect, based upon data re-
ceived from the various branches of the public
service to be accommodated in said building
II appears that a building of sufficient size
and of such design and appearance as d city of
the importance of Oakland is entitled TO will
cost approximately 900, thus leaving avail
able but $50. 900 for the acquisition of the site
1t will therefore be understood that this de-
partment does not assert that bidders have
placed fictitious valuation upon their property
offered in that section of the city in which the
department believes the building should be
erected at prices which II feels justified in paw
ing While II is doubtless true that some Of
the sites offered range sufficiently low in price
TO come within the amount which the depart
ment is willing to pay, II is not understood
that any such. of suitable size. are conven-
iently and centrally located with reference to
the business center Of the city and the drec-
ton in which business and population are ex-
tending If the department is in error in this
regard 1t will be pleased give consideration
any statements you may submit to correct
such erroneous impressions.
What the department desires to secure If
located OF adequate dimensions and proper
grade where good foundations can be secured
at price not exceeding $780, 900 If, through
your good Offices. bid such site can be
secured the department will appreciate your
efforts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
SAD DUTY OF A BRIDE
OF TWO BRIEF MONTHS
MRS. E. D. BROWN CHARGES HUS-
BAND WITH INSANITY.
Lunacy Commissioners Discharge
Him and Now a Sister Applies
for the Appointment of
a Guardian.

OAKLAND, Nov l0.-Only two months
ago Edgar D. Brown, aged 29 years. and
residing at q San Pablo avenue, led Miss
Graynellen Jones of Contra Costa County
10 the altar as his bride, and to-day the
macy Commissioners TO be examined for
insanity because, as she claimed he had
misrepresented matters financially when
he married her.
1t developed at Browns examination,
conducted by Drs. L. r. Webster and w.
B. Wakefield, that he had recently Dor
rowed $50 from a friend. giving a note for
$500 as security, and that he has of late
been in the habit of drawing up worth
less notes and checks. 1t was found that
he is utterly irresponsible as to any and
all financial transactions, and that his
aged mother, who owned a large ranch
in Redwood Canyon, had repeatedly
helped him out Of such difficulties
1t appears that his irresponsibiity is the
result of having been kicked by a horse
some years ago, and a few months since
he was injured in an elevator at Port
Costa.
Brown did not appear disturbed by the
proceedings before the Lunacy Commits
sioners He frankly admitted that he had
made mistakes, and said that If he was
crazy he would like 10 know it: that if
he was found insane he would willingly
go to an asylum.
The doctors, however, refused to recon-
mend him for commitment and late this
afternoon his sister, Mrs. Linda S. Eagar,
of San Francisco, applied for letters of
guardianship over him, reciting in her
petition that Brown is wholly incompe-
tent to manage his affairs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
GAMBLERS TRY
TO PROVE KENO
IS NOT CONDO
Delicate Point for a
Court to Decide.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
COS RrnadWaN Nov 10


Judge Smith and a jury have to decide
what is keno" and what is "combo,' and
the question appears to resolve itself into
the time-honored problem of whether
rose by any other name would smell as
sweet
When the cases OF fifteen gamblers
were called in the Police Court this morn
ing Attorney Clarity asked that the pro-
prietor be tried first and to have all the
Girards case. City Prosecutor Leach
declined TO make any such stipulation,
but he agreed that if the court decided
that the games conducted by Girard
were not keno he would agree to the
discharge of all the other defendants, but
az this proposition was not satisfactory
to the gamblers attorney the cases were
continued to November 10 to be set.
The point to be decided is whether
CONDO is keno" even though called
by it's new name. 1t is alleged by the
police that the game raided on Wednes-
day night is the same game that they
have raided in other parts of the town
when 1t was called keno" 1t was the
same dealer the same paraphernalia, the
same system and the same crowd The
only difference consisted in the manner in
which the winners were paid. Instead
Of receiving the money outright less the
commission, the young gamblers were
given checks which they negotiated at the
counter. There was a little legend pinned
on the wall which was a new feature of
the game, reading that this game is
only for cigars"
The dealer calls out the numbers as
they fall from the little barrel while
playing combo, just the same as he did
for keno; in fact, it is the same barrel.
ne gamblers sit around with cards, on
which they put checks while playing
combo, just the same as they did when
playing keno; in fact they are the game
CARDS and checks. The dealer puts the
balls as they come out on a large board
inst the same for one game as for the
other in fact it is said that it is the
same old board that has already been
seized two or three times by the police
Whether a jury, if one be demanded or
the court will decide that CONDO is keno,
or that keno is combo or that both are
one and the same thing, is the question
upon which hangs all the cases on the
docket
Girard says that CONDO is a game of his
own invention and that 1t is not anything
like keno, and as there is no ordinance
or State law forbidding combo, he says
he is confident that he cannot be con-
yiCted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
JOE HERRSCHER
OCCUPIES EIGHT
INCHES OF TOWN
May Have to Move a
Big Build ng.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call,
9OS Broadway. Nov. TO-

SJo broadway, NOV ~.
Joseph Herrscher more commonly
known as the Mayor of San Leandro, and
one of the largest merchants of Eden
Township, may have to move his large
new building off the sidewalk. Unless
re can procure the passage of an ordi-
nance giving progressive men in San Lee
andre The same privileges they enjoy in
Oakland Air. Herrscher will be out to
much trouble.
Another merchant of San Leandro
named Meyer has made formal complaint
TO the Town Trustees that his friend
Herrscher,s building projects nearly a
loot on the ,city's property: A survey
empted a foot-only eight inches-and so
particular is San Leandro that none of
her property shall be acquired by mer-
chants .hat there is a special town ordi-
ranCe in addition to the general law for
bidding property owners from stealing
sidewalks.
Mr. Herrscher is obtaining data from
the Oakland city authorities in support
Of his position and ne has found plenty.
Up to a year ago merchants were forbid
den in Oakland from allowing their store
fronts to project particle beyond the
property l;ne. Many times the big mer-
chants who have during the past five
years made Washington street such an
important thor0ughfare petitioned for
permission to project their windows few
inches over the sidewalk, but 1t was uni
fOrmly refused. l. was reserved for M.
j. Keller. the largest employer of labor
among the merchants of Oakland, to
prove to the City Council that in all large
progressive cities merchants were per-
mitted 10 go as far as one foot over the
sidewalk Nhen improving their property
and putting in handsome plate glass
fronts. Since that time every bona fde
application for this privilege has been
permitted to overhang twelve inches.
This practice was permitted after tes-
timony from New York and Philadelphia
showing that it was advisable, especially
where sidewalks are from twelve to six
teen feet wide.
Joe Herrscher will present this testi-
mony to the Town Trustees in support
of his position and to save demolishing
the entire front of the large building
which is just being completed. If Oak
land can allow merchants twelve inches
Mr. Herrscher thinks San Leandro should
encourage its merchants to make big i'm
provements by allowing them two-thirds
of such privilege.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
UNION CONVENTION
Forty-Third Quarterly Meeting of the
Alameda County Branches Held
at Alameda

ALAMEDA, Nov 1O-The forty-third
quarterly convention of the Alameda
County Christian Endeavor Union is being
held in the First Presbyterian Church of
this city. The first session convened at
3 o'clock this afternoon. and another ses-
sion will be held this evening, commenc-
ing at Z o'clock. This afternoons pro-
gramme began with devotional services,
conducted by Rev. Huoh Copeland, pastor
of the Santa Clara avenue NJ. Z. Church.
An address of welcome was delivered by
Rev. Frank S. Brush. pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, to which E. c.
Lyon, president of the County Union. re-
sponded.
The remainder of the programme was
as follows: Vocal solo. Mrs. Grace Out
ram; reports of officers and committees;
reports of societies; address, Rev. James
c. McInnes; committee conferences
prayer meeting. Mrs DIR. O. S. Dean;
lookout, w. l.. Culver; missionary, Miss
Grace Fischer social, c. F. Baker; Jun
ior. Mrs. Lillian Bailey.
A basket lunch was held at $50 this
evening, with after-dinner toasts. c. F.
Baker acted as toast-master. Following
was the programme at the evening SEES
sion: Orchestra, Professional; devotional,
Rev. Edison Hale; Hymns and Their Anal
yses, O. NJ. Vesper; address, Junior coun-
~ president, Howard Hall; offertory,
male quartet; address, Rev. Hugh Fraser;
Quiet Hour, DR.. Sara E. Wise Mizpah.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11

Frank E. Kane, a son, aged S. years;
also property at Folsom and Twenty
second streets, San Francisco; also 275
shares of the Gas Consumers Associate
capital stock and $5000, subject to pay
ments monthly of $50 to Frank Z. Kane
and $40 to Charles c. Kane, another son,
aged 81 years.
a lot on Santa Clara avenue. near Pros
pect street, Alameda. is bequeathed to
Elizabeth Buckley also realty on YolO
street, near Carolina, and on University
street, near WOolSey, San Francisco, be-
sides $4,000.
To Mrs. Annie Theobold is bequeathed
a life enjoyment of the use of a residence
on Santa Clara avenue, back of the Kane
home, and on her death this property, to-
more streets, goes to her children. SINH
lar disposition is made of 80 shares of
the capital stock of the Gas Consumers
Association.
To Charles c. Kane all of testator's
gold and silver mining stocks and in
queathed, and some Of the minor be
quests are as follows:
To ST. Vincent Orphan Asylum for Boys
al San Rafael $500; st. Joseph's Roman
Catholic Infant Asylum, South San Fran
cisco. $500: Youths Directory, $3.50; gov
Church, San Francisco. $3.50 for the ben
eft of said church; pastor of Roman
Catholic church. Alameda, $3.50; to Pat
rick w. Riordan, Archbishop of San
Francisco, a lot, 9OX265, on santa Clara
avenue, near Prospect street, Alameda,
to build church thereon in such man
ner and at such time as convenient.
The residue of the estate goes to the
five children of testator, share and share
alike, subject. however, to the life in
terest in favor of the widow.
A. Comte Jr. appears as attorney for
the estate
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
ALAMEDA COUNTY
NEWS BREVITIES

OAKLAND, Nov. 10.-Will Ward, son of
ex-Supreme Court Clerk T. H. Ward, has
been elected inside superintendent of the
Reliance Club.
A. Hill was to-day appointed a dep
utv under Constable P. L. White in East
Oakland.
public Administrator B. c. Halves to-
dav applied for letters on the estate of
r s burkee Sr., who died intestate Nav
90 1893. leaving Oakland realty valued at
Marriage licenses were obtained to-day
by Antoine Andreas, 29 years, and Maria
e Mania, 20 years. Oakland; Martin
Feuling, "a years, and Linda Winding. sc
Patrick Swords. the well-known butch
err of Temescal who recently underwent
an operation for partial paralysis. is now
ranorted to be in critical condition
The Hibernia Savings and Loan So
ciety has been given judgment against
Edward Arrest ct al. for $946S, and e. A.
Heron has been appointed commissioner
TO sell the mortgaged property.
T Logan Bell a waiter, who came into
notoriety as a witness in the celebrated
Struber trial several years ago was treat
ed at the Receiving Hospital last mid
night for severe bruises. He declared he
had been robbed at shooting craps In
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11

eel. Henry Hennings, J. Schlepter. w. D.
SagehOrn. All ladies of the society VIII
serve on the reception committee. The
officers OF the society are Mrs. @. f.
Heeseman, president; Mrs. II. Haelke,
vice president; Mrs. A. Werum, secretary;
Mrs. G. Uni, treasurer.
The ladies of the EbeH Society and their
guests enjoyed a discussion of "Fads'
this afternoon in Ebeu Hall. There was a
large attendance and the afternoon
proved extremely interesting and enter
tanning Dr. Myra Knox was chairman
of the day.
Dr. Knox spoke very briefly on the sub
ject in Introducing it. much to the dlsap-
pOintment of many who had looked tor-
ward to a very candid and novel address
from the popular physician, and had come
mainly with that view. However. their
disappointment was allayed in listening
to three very clever talks by Mrs. Mar
garet Cameron Smith, Miss Packard, IN
structor in English in the high school
and Dr. Charles r. Brown Of the First
congregational Church.
Miss Packard won very great applause
for her handling of the subject. In
humorous way she pointed out the fads of
past and gone celebrities, stating that
Solomon made fad of collecting wives.
He was also devoted to collecting woods.
The fad weaknesses of the Queen of She
ba were also Gelineated.
Mrs. Smith was equally happy in her
remarks. DR.. Brown spoke on modern
fadS naming among them the fad or or
ganization and the fad Of reading.
At the close of the addresses DR.. Knox
called for a vote as to the location of the
proposed new library building. 1t was
found that not a single member Of the
Eben Society favored the using Of parks
unless another site could not be obtained.
A committee, consisting Of Mrs. +. b.
CHM, Mrs John Russ, Dr.. Buchel, Mrs.
r p Gleason and DR.. Knox, was named
to find what had been done by the com
mittee appointed by the library trustees
to secure subscriptions for buying site.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gruenhagen are
now in Yokohama, and Will spend Decem-
Der in Calcutta.
Mrs. S. l.. Barker and Miss Mary Bark
er returned home to-day from a trip
through Canada and the Eastern States.
Mr. and Mrs. ". S. Goodfeiow have
left London for Japan, and will not be
home for two months.
Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin Fay Mills are
to be given a reception Monday evening,
November 10, in the parlors Of the First
Unitarian Church. A general invitation
has been extended and all are cordially
invited.
The wedding of Miss Maria Tucker and
A. l. Macdonald will take place in De-
cember.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
PERMIEN GUILTY
Of BETRAYING
HATTIE ISAACS
Accused Breaks Down
in Court.
Oakland Office San Francisco Cal,
aha broadway Nov 10.

9O8 broadway, NOV ~.
Another surprise verdict was rendered
by jury In Judge Halls court this after
noon, when George r. Permien. accused
of betraying Hattie Isaacs, was found
guilty as charged" and was recommend
ed 10 the mercy Of the court.
As Court Clerk Pierce announced the
result OF the jurys deliberation Permien
broke down and cried like a child.
Didn't I know that ! would get it?' he
sObbed, as he rested his head upon his
aged mothers shoulder.
Permien and many of his friends who
had testified at the trial had held no
d0ubts that the jury would promptly
acduit. In fact, Deputy District Attorney
Harris during his argument before the
iIIrv Yesterday, had not once asked Tor
Verdict Of conviction The nearest APP
1,roach TO any such suggestion was when
he said, Il leave the, matter in your
What you think is right
The case was given TO the jury az lO-Su
~ clock this morning and a verdict was
orTived at shortly after o'clock this
ofternOon. once during their delibera-
lions the jury came into court ana asked
The penalty in the event OF PerInlen
~ maximum punishment was five years
Snenrisonuent or $4,000 fine, but he In
structed the jury that this was no con-
Germ of theirs, as the jury mas TO deal
PeTrnien's sentence will be pronounced
.,eyt wednesday, but a new trial will be
moved for at that time most likely.
The jury was made up Of Nm N; J. nv, We
4i6nxo Bradford, G. H. Gray. John Gal
waV, william Berry, r. S. Faleoner, j:
Q Stanley, T. A. Downing, ]. 4. Hail and
L. II. Briggs. ,,-.,-.- ,-,... :, -.
police Court the defense made little or
M effort to secure his discharge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
DEFENDANT DINSLAGE
Is GIVEN A DIVORCE

OAKLAND. Nov. 1O.-In the divorce
suit of Mary Dinslage against Herman
Dinslage Superior Judge Greene to-day
granted the defendant a decree of divorce
on his "ross-complaint, reciting allega-
lions of extreme cruelty. The custody of
the minor child was awarded to the
mother and defendant is required 20 pay
$40 monthly for the child's support.
Mary u. Carr was also granted a d.
vorce by Judge Ellsworth from George
Carr on the grounds of desertion and
habitual intemperance.
Default of defendants, owing to their
failure to appear or answer, were entered
to-day in the divorce suits of Elsie H.
Crawford against William B. Crawford
Florence MCGOWAN against Warren E.
MCGOWAN; Marie Laugguth against Emil
Laugguth, and the cases referred to
Court Commissioner Babcock to take tes-
timony.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
Me TCALF NAMES
A MINISTER FOR
HIS SECRE TARY
B. w. Perry, Chaplain
Of the Legislature.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,


90S Broadway, Nov. TO-
Congressman Metcalf has set at rest a
good deal of anxiety and curiosity by ap-
pointing Rev. Barton w. Perry of San
Leandro his secretary at Washington.
This little political plum has been the
subject Of much discussion, and, as usual.
Campaign was made by many in order
to obtain it. 1t was once announced that
Paul Schaffer, secretary of the Board of
Health and secretary to Mr.. MetcaIf's
campaign committee was to have the ap-
Der Of the Third District Congressional
has for some months been an attache of
the Supreme Court But ii was never sup
posed that the Congressman might name
the chaplain Of the last Legislature
Rev. Barton Perry has for a long time
been prominent Republican worker in
Eden Township. He is a graduate of
Hamilton College, from which institution
Congressman Metcalf, although a Yale
man, took his degree of law Hon
Elihu Root, the new Secretary of War
is also a graduate of this college and an
| acquaintance of both Congressman Met
calf and his secretary. Mr.. Perry was
for two years editor of the Occident. the
coast organ of Presbyterianism and in
1896 was a delegate TO the pam Presbvte-
rian convention at Glasgow Scotland He
has always been a hard worker for
county Republican tickets, and scored a
remarkable success last year on the oc-
casion of the county Republican conven-
chairman of the committee of arrange
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