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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
TO BUY UNIFORMS
FOR STATE TROOPS
BOARD NAMED TO EXPEND THE
$4,000 APPROPRIATED.
Governor of Oregon Will Visit San
Francisco to Welcome Webfoot
Volunteers From the
Philippines.

Governor Gage yesterday appointed
board of officers. consisting of Major Cen
eral John H. Dickinson, Colonel A. d.
Cutter retired) and Lieutenant Colonel
j. g. Giesting. assistant adiutant general
of the second brigade to disburse the $50
900 appropriated by the Legislature for
the purchase of uniforms for the 5000 men
of the National Guard. AS the military
of the State is practically without uni
forms the board will enter upon the dis
charge of it's duties at once in order that
the deficiency may be supplied at the
earliest possible day.
Adjutant General b. II. Tuttle of Oregon
has notified Brigadier General Seamans.
Governor of Oregon and his staff will visit
San Francisco to receive the returning
Oregon volunteers who are expected TO
arrive from the Philippines about July 10
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
Elections.

Golden State PaTlor, N. D. G. W. has
elected the following as officers for the en-
suing term: Miss G.. Shade, president
Miss J. ST. Denis, Miss T. Ducker and
Miss D. Mencarini. vice presidents; Miss
Johanna Meyer. recording secretary ire
elected) Miss Rosa Day. financial secre-
tary (re-elected); Miss NJ. Ducker, treas
urer (re-elected); Miss L. Wedel, mar
shall: Miss NJ. Tietjen Ge-elected), Miss
NJ Mcguire and Miss F. Won Staden, trus-
tees Miss L. Fahrenkrug, organist; Mrs.
Z. S. Merritt, physician, and Miss A.
Ackmann, junior past president There is
fcers who are to control during the COM
ing term. and that is the physician.
La Estrella Parlor, n. d. G. w, has
chosen the following named to serve as
its officers for the ensuing term: Miss
Carrie Fenstermacher, past president
Vasselin, Miss Emma Thierbach and Dr.
Lille c. Boldman, vice presidents; Miss
Alice Maunder, recording secretary; Miss
Alice Boldemann, financial secretary;
Mrs Charles A. Boldemann, treasurer;
Mrs. R P. Gale, Mrs. Madge Leslie and
stallation of these officers will be held on
the 22d inst
The following named have been elected
officers of Bay City Circle, Companions OF
the Forest of America. to serve for the
ensuing six months: Mrs Leah Marks
chef Companion; Miss Bessie Boren. sui
chief B. Marks, recording secretary; Mrs
Helen Worms financial secretary; Mrs
Raw Roth, treasurer; Miss Fannie VOL
mar. right guide Miss Flora Carlson, left
guide: Mrs n. Lubosh, inside guard; Miss
Rosa Wolmar outside guard; Miss Sarah
Lubosh, organist; DR.. Edwin Bonnell
phvsfcian These officers will be publicly
installed on next Monday night.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
SHE BEAT A
TILTED LOVER
WITH A CLUB
Frances Dugan's Act
Of Bravery.
BRUNETTE WIDOW WAS ANGRY
BECAUSE w. a. McNAUGHToN
FOLLOWED HER.
Soundly Thrashed the Man Who
Made Love to Her and Who
Owed for Board and
Lodging.
BRUNETTE WIDOW WAS ANGRY
BECAUSE w. A. McNAUGHTON
FOLLOWED HER.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Can


Mrs. Frances Dugan. a pretty una ssum-
ing widow of 2S, residing with her aged
mother at 273 Ninth street. has demon
strated her ability to defend herself with
the aid of a club. against the obnoxious
attentions of a jited lover twice her
age.
The petite widow created an exciting
scene on Ninth street. between Broad
way and Franklin. last night by WELD
ing a club on ". \. MCNaughton with
telling effect McNaughton had ap-
preached her at the corner of Broadway
and Ninth street while she was on her
way home from a shopping tour. and
stated that he desired 10 speak with her
Mrs Dugan vigorously declined TO be in
tarviewed. advising McNaughton not to
molest her. He persisted, however in
forcing his attentions upon her. when she
rushed into The street and picking up
large stick of wood vigorously applied
il 10 him. When the club was taken from
her she made effective use OF her lily
white fists. until a crowd OF spectators
approached. when assalled ana ass3llant
separated and went their ways IN dlItT-
NCNaughton expressed no inclination to
discuss the affair further than declaring
Mrs. Dugan dangerous woman. The lat
Ter however. made no secret Of the cause
that led up to McNaughton' s severe pun
Il do not deny that beat Mr.. Nc
Naughton with club, said MRS. DuSa!l
TO-DAY. and heat MIN sOou anu idIH'
ZOO II he ever comes around to my
home again he will be sorry he ever
M. McNaughton IS a married MAJ man
over - years of age. He has been mar
RED twice His wife is now in Canada; la,,5a
and he has five or six children, some
grown uU For d long time he roomed
ana boarded with us He owes us eonsld-
erable. hut frequently sent around gro
ceries which ne regarded as a sort OF
partial payment. But lately bills began
coming iu-oue for $6p from Grocer Da-
Wis incurred by McNaughton. and nat
uraIly We wouldn't pay It.
To make things worse this man made
love TO M frequently. until could stand
il no longer and we ordered him TO seek
elsewhere for board and lodging
When | went up town last night ne
apprOached ne as I went into store.
tod him to keep away. but he insisted
On following me. and finally became
desperate and beat him good and harG.
7 gIess / am quite able to defend myself,
# ! have been SO unfortunate as 10 lose
rs ~ ilo.s5-' near that he has written. or had
some friend write a letter to a news
paper. IN which he says l USED teFIIplt
language when I beat him Vel. Geny
+baf and consider the source. but II ne ne
ever comes around my house again ne II
know why he called
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
CONFIDENT OF
A NEW TRIAL
FOR HER SON
Abe Majors Writes to
His Mother.
REITERATES HIS INNOCENCE
MRS. WAGNER rs DEPENDENT
ON CHARITY.
Gould Not Have Said Farewell to Her
Boy if His Execution Had
Not Been De-
layed.
MRS. WAGNER IS DEPENDENT
ON CHARITY.
Oakland Office San Francisco call, (

FtS BfOduN dA july ..
The dispatch from Salt Lake City III to-
days Call stating that Abe Majors, the
boy bandit. had been granted respite
was the first intimatiOn his mother had
that her boy was not TO be shot on Friday
for the murder OF Captain Brown OF Box
Elder County.
Several weeks ago, in d letter to his
mother, young Majors assured her that
he did not fire the shot that killed Brown
but that the fatal bullet came from
Archies gun the moment before the latter
was killed by the posse. He said tnat he
did not wish to pose as coward SEEKING
to place his own. crime TO the account Oh
his dead brother, but he was not ANXIOUS
to nav the penalty of a deed he had NOT
committed. Abe declares that there was
not a single bullet out OF ms revolver
when ii was taken from him after the
fatal night in the hills.
Abe Majors has given his version o.
the affair in frequent letters 10 ms
mother. He declares that he and Archie
were passing through the country looking
for work. and that they were shot AZ Dy
a Sheriff posse that was looking 1ur
some highwaymen who had committed
various deeds OF robbery ana xlol l.Ilce ,ll'i
Seeing the lads, the posse surrounded
them and opened fire, and Abe says tnat
his brother did not fire till after the
police. while he never fired shot. Some
Of these facts were published in The Cal
a month ago and led 10 the efforts on the
boys behalf that resulted in a stay OF
execution.
Mrs Majors Wagner, the boys mother,
is paralyzed at her home in this city. She
is dependent upon friends for her nursing
and support and at times her mind
wanders. Had her boy been shot Friday
she would have been unable to take a
farewell of him on account OF her poverty.
She has to support two children Of hsr
second husband. Wagner, who lives in
San Francisco, is excused from paying
alimony because he has another wife and
children now dependent upon him.
Mrs. MajOrsW Wagner is firmly convinced
Of her boys innocence and believes he was
convicted mainly owing to his previous
record When told that the case had been
taken to the Supreme Court, she was
Overjoyed and she is confident that the
verdict will be reversed
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
MORE CHARGES MADE
AGAINST LAMB0RN
WAR AMONG ALAMEDA'S OFF
GALS GROWS BITTER.
City Trustees Accused of an Attempt
to Reduce the Retail Liquor
License.

ALAMEDA, July 5-To-day the roar of
the heavy verbal artillery employed by
the warning factions of the city govern
ment took the place of the popping of fire
crackers and the sizzling Of rockets.
Yesterday patriotism impelled the citi-
zens to make as much noise as possible
To-day the air is filled with the din from
whole broadsides Of 'caustic verbiage'
and mud that is being fired back and
forth by the city officials who do not dwell
in harmony.
Trustee Schultz reiterates his charges
of Juggling with city funds made Monday
night against City Clerk Lamborn He
goes further and states that the case of
Crocker & Co. cited at the meeting of the
Board of Trustees is but one OF many and
names a few more instances. He denies
that there is or has been anything queer
about his official transactions and boldly
defies the clerk to drop the bombshell that
is to shake the Encinal from the tidal
canal TO Trustee Millers oil works.
After | was informed of the Crocker
case" said Mr.. Schultz to-day, q went
to the City Clerks Office and asked to be
allowed to see the books and the amount
due the firm mentioned. Shortly after that
visit Lamborn dug up the cash in a hurry
and took 1t upon himself to go to San
Francisco and pay the bill.
THE Crocker transaction is not the only
instance of a similar nature that has been
brought TO the attention of the City Trus-
tees regarding the peculiar methods
adopted by Lamborn in the payment OF OF
been made by the Durham, Carrigan &
Havden Company, Paul Seller and George
Redding. All of these cases will be in
..Regarding my own official transac,
tions which Lamborn terms queer, l
defy him to show any crooked work on
my part in connection with municipal
matters.
In reply to this Lamborn says that his
bond as City Clerk is sufficient to cover
anything that bears his signature and
that If warrants have been drawn in favor
Of any of the firms mentioned and he has
received the money on them it is news to
him.
And all of this pulling and hauling has
resulted as The Call predicted, in some
official secrets being made public. The
most important of these is the statement
that the Harmonic Hall majority in the
Board Of City Trustees intended to intro
duCe an ordinance at last Monday night s
meeting reducing the liquor license from
500 10 S400 per annum, and would have
done so had the document been prepared
bv City Attorney Taylor. At the last city
election both parties declared in favor OF
the present license. and four years ago.
when the question was submitted to the
voters there was an overwhelming ma
iority against any change In the ordinance
regulating the saloon business.
civ clerk LambOrn says he is preparing
q statement I'm which he will specify the
transactions Of the Trustees which he
considers to be queer. The citizens gen
erai9v have reached the conclusion that
where there is 50 much smoke there must
he some fire.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.
Dying of Cancer and Starvation An
thony Mcdonald Turned on the
Gas and Ended His Days.

Anthony Mcdonald, sick and despond-
ent, ended his life last Tuesday night in
a room in the Hughes House, on Third
street near Howard.
Mcdonald was an engineer and nearly
20 years old. He had been afflicted for
years with an incurable cancer on the
neck and was to have gone to the City
having an operation performed, but his
courage failed him at the last moment
and he chose to die by his own hand rath-
er than to chance a lingering death from
the affiiction which he believed to be in
durable Mcdonald was without money.
and it was said that he had gone two days
without food because OF ms poverty. ne
was a native of Ireland and has rela-
tives living in Terre Haute, Ind, and else
where in the East. The Coroner will hold
an inQueSt.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
INCENDIARIEs FoILED.
An Unsuccessful Attempt to Set Fire
70 the House of James Scott
on VIRGINIA Street.

BERKELEY, July 5.-Some unknown
persons made an attempt last night 10
burn the residence occupied by James
scott near the corner of Virginia and
Grant streets. At a late hour box full
of infammable materials was pushed into
The basement of the house and lighted.
Fortunately the flames were discovered in
time to avert serious. danger. ,,o5 49,,
The perpetrators Of the deed had cyl
IDENTIFY laid their plans with some dellb-
era ton. They had secured large basket
f11Il of uieces of paper, shavings and kind
ing wood These combustibles were were
thorouEhly soaked in kerosene and placed
5Inder The house. The flames gained con
siderable headway before sttre6tng t6e boie the
Mr Scott, who, with his three small
children. had retired some hours pre-
Z.iorelv. was awakened by the smoke and
succeeded in extinguishing The flames lam s- be
fore much damage was done The moor
and The underpinnings were already on
ire before the blaze was discovered. n
vestigation showed that the fire was with
out doubt Of incendlary origin. The only
eIew that can be found to the Identity OF
the guilty parties is a German newspaper
remaining in the bottom of the basket.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06

In the morning, when you don
have very much Of an appetite, just fill
your coffee cup about one-third full Of
Grape-Nuts then fill up with hot coffee,
sweeten to taste, stir well and let set
tie. Now try your coffee. Why, man,
it will make your hair curl. After
drinking your coffee, add a little more
sugar and eat your Grape Nuts with a
spoon, and my word for it you will feel
like a fighting cock until dinner time.
If you never have, and want something
good try it once"
The above is from Pullman palace
car man who starts out by saying that
Grape Nuts are fine with cream. but
let me tell you what TO do when the old
COW goes dry" We would further sug-
gest that persons who have trouble in
digesting coffee use Postum Food Cof-
fee for the morning meal and try the
Grape-Nuts with 1t instead of with or
binary coffee.
Both Grape-NutS and Postum contain
certain elements that are of great value
in rebuilding the human body. Price
10 cents per package.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
WILKES SAD CONDITION.
Recent Attack of Typhoid Has At
fected the Well-Known
Tenor's Mind

OAKLAND, July 5.-The recent attack
of typhoid fever experienced by Alfred
Wilkie of 733 Telegraph avenue has left
the weIl-known tenor in a condition more
alarming than was at first supposed. His
condition has been growing steadily worse
the past week, until he is at presnt a
physical and mental wreck, his mind be-
ing seriously impaired.
DR.. H. s Buteau worked over the af-
ficted tenor for several hours last night
with artificial respiration. Each time the
patient became temporarily conscious he
would rave like a madman. Finally 1t
was necessary to apply straps and man
acles.
DR.. Rucker, the expert on insanity has
been taken into consultation, and though
he considers Mr.. Wilkes brain trouble
of temporary nature it has been ad-
vised that the tenor be removed to some
sanitarium for treatment, where he can
enjoy absolute quiet for a few weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
Landed Fifty Years Ago.

ALAMEDA, July 5.-James ". Burn
ham, the real estate dealer, will be the
his Alameda home, 1887 Clinton avenue.
His solitary guest will be. w. H. Smith
Of Antioch, who is the only survivor on
the coast besides Burnham of all those
who landed in San Francisco on July 9,
1S49, from the brig Forest, which sailed
from Boston January i, 1S49. Burnham
being now only g. Smith. who is 81 years
old. will be escorted from and to his
home by his shipmate OF fifty years ago.
James w. Burnham is the youngest mem
ber of the California Pioneers. Out of
the Forests crew and her sixty passen-
gers there survive, besides Burnham and
Smith. W. w. Chase Of Barnstable, Mass,
Mass
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
SCHAFFER TELLS
WHY He OPPOSES
Mr.. MILLER
Result Of a Little
Banquet.
HIS MEN TURNED AWAY
COUNCILMAN WILL CALL AN IN
DIGNATION MEETING.
The Street Superintendent Referred
Schaffer to Some of the
Latters Published
Remarks.
COUNCILMAN WILL CALL AN IN
DIGNATION MEETING.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call

OdhlGnU OHCe san FRANCISCO (all,
90S Broadway, July ;.
Councilman Schaffer and Street Superin-
tendent Miller have met and parted in
anger. No blows were struck. but wounds
were inflicted that Will take longer 80 heal
than bruises
The two gentlemen met at the City Hall
to-day and each had a grievance. Mr..
Schaffer gives the following view of the
situation and the events leading up to it:
Last Saturday" he said. II went to
Mr.. Miller's office at the City Hall by
his invitation. He told me that he had
no men from my ward-the Sixth-in the
Street Department. and that if | would
send some men TO him with my card he
would put them to work. On Monday last
l sent three men to Mr.. Miller with my
cards. and when they presented them
they were told that no men from me need
expect anything. l was more than sur
prised, and asked Miller why it was so.
He showed me an interview that l gave
to a reporter, and told me that he had
no use for any of my men.
L told him he was not the Car Of Oak
land and that il was un-AmeriCan 10 de-
prive any honest men of g job because
he happened TO have a difference with
me. If this spirit be shown by Mr. Miller
toward street work in my ward, what
chance is there for any Improvement?
MI AIlItI KNOWS 1 am not IN IdNOI Ol
him for Street Superintendent, believing
him TO be incompetent l shall call an in
dignation meeting in my ward TO protest
against such methods"
The little Interview that caused the
rupture was "A result Of that quiet ban
quet at Councilman Taylor's house last
week. Mr.. Schaffer was not invited, and
when asked for an opinion said:
Il do not feel offended because | was
not invited. Mr. Taylor has a right TO
invite to his house any person whom he
pleaSeS. That is no concern OF mine.
have the same privilege.
Il do not know why | was not invited.
unless because l am not for Miller for
superintendent Of Streets. They all know
,hat Mr.. Barstow is not for Miller Mr..
kTamm is not for Miller.
Il don't think that The Council has "A
right 10 meet in private for the purpose
OF iamming Mayor Snow into appointing
Mr.. Miller Superintendent of Streets-a
man who he has already said is too eX-
pensiye for The place
The Mayor has said that Miller is too
expensive. I am not for Miller and they
know ii. He is known TO the people as
being expensive. and they have expressed
themselves to the effect that they do not
want him in office"
Mr. Miller will therefore keep Schaffer' 5
men out OF the Street Department, and
Mr.. Schaffer will go ahead and organize
his Indignation meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
PETITIONS FOR
FACILITIES TO
KEEP CLEAN
Weber Proud of His
Twelve Children.
PREVENTED FROM WASHING
CITY COUNCIL PROMISES A
SPEEDY RELIEF.
Residents of Annexed District Do Not
Take Kindly to Being Kept
Without a Sewer
System.
FROM WASHING
CITY COUNCIL PROMISES A
SPEEDY RELIEF.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call


908 Broadway, July 3.
Gentlemen, I have twelve children and
l wash them every day. If l am not given
permission to lay a sewer we cannot
wash Gentlemen, 1 implore you not to
send me home to tell my twelve chlIdren
that they cannot wash tomorrow
Such was a part Of a long prayer for a
sewer read in the City Council by Henry
Weber. one of Oakland's annexed resi-
dents. who lives at Fortieth street and
Telegraph avenue Never has a more
original document been read and placed
on file than that of the tather OF the
twelve TemescaI children. All the Coun-
cIlmen acknowledged the force of the
parents remarks and pledged themselves
to afford the speediest relief possible
Although two years have elapsed since
annexation was decreed by a special cleo
tion. nothing has been done to give the
district a proper sewer system. The suit
to declare annexation invalid delayed
matters of Improvement one year pul me tie
taxes and now they want about S4OOC eX-
pended to procure a plan Whlch VIII pc
permanent and TO which all property own
ers must conform. At present there are
hundreds of cesspools within the city Inn
its, though they are prohibited under the
ordinance. -,
Detitioned for permission to build a sewer
but some large property owners nave pro
tested against sewers until SuCh time as
. system shall be devised which snail be
good for all time Weber brought two OF
his pretty young daughters to the Council
chamber with him, so that the honoTable
members might see how great hardship
II would be if such young misses ana
their ten brothers and sisters were denied
the use of soap and water.
us it right, gentlemen, to persecute me
this way?" said Weber. All my cess
pools are full, and l run the waste water
from nv house, where fifteen of US i've
into the gutter until | was ordered 10
stoD | ran II into cesspools until tney are
ali full and if we wash ourselves to-mor-
row the sewage will overflow and will run
INFO the street and | shall be arrested by
The Board of Health My doctor tells me
that NV children are not enjoying the best
Of health and that 1t is because of these
cesspools. l am willing to pay for good
sewers and I worked hard for annexation,
because we were promised that we shouId
have some good sewers, but nothing mas
been done Gentlemen, you have no 1dea
what we suffer this warm weather Some
Of the protestants are non-resldents, some
need no sewers and only one has right
to protest to,,,I, boI,a in
vested nv earnings where | live and do
business, and l don't want to go to jail
because l insist on CLEANLINESS III my
Mr. Webers protest carried the day:
The Council promised him that it
would at once pass an ordnance appro-
nriating $4,000 to prepare perfect sewer
system for the district, and that all prop
eTtv owners would be ordered to build 1t
es soon as the plan is ready.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
BIG REVENUE HECEIPTS.
An Increase of 151 Per Cent Com
.nrod With Last Yaar

The internal revenue collections for the
First District of California during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1899. amounted
to s.. .924 AIS &c. as against 81 ,4S0 ,9S9 ~ for
the year ending June 30, 1885, being an i'll
crease over the receipts of 1898 of Isl per
cent. This increase is due partly TO the
The following were the receipts for
June, 1899 Lists, $10.576 43; beer, slOS :
533 95 fruit spirits, $2S ,0S6 03; grain spirits,
sI6672 %: cigarettes, 80 .0SS 81; snuff, $46 80;
tobacco. s3S75 40; special taxes, $191sG OF;
playing cards, s61 3S; mixed flour, 81 80;
documentary stamps, $64,41 SO; proprie-
tary stamps, 1868 32; total. 1924, ,9l3 -.
Increase for June, 1899, over June, 1895,
"a Der cent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
HEATING RESIGNS.
Is Required by the Supervisors to
Take This Course.

OAKLAND. July 5.-William Heating
Warden of the Insane, rendered his resig-
nation to the Supervisors to-day, and ii
was at once accepted.
Previous TO accepting the resignation
the following resolution was adopted
Wells and Roeth voting no:
Whereas. this board has examined
into the charges preferred against w.
j Heating keeper of the insane at the
Receiving Hospital.
Whereas. as the result of such ex-
animation nothing has been discovered
that would tend TO show said Keating
10 have been other than indiscreet.
Whereas, his conduct has affected,
injuriousIy. the credit and reputation
of the department over which he has
had charge; now therefore be it
Resolved That said Heating be re-
quested to present his resignation to
take effect July 10, 1899.
Ex-Constable James Page will succeed
Heating.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
waff1e PeddIers at Outs.

Adam Gorski wants to have the sole
privilege of peddling waffles at the Ocean
Beach. but he has a rival, hence his trou-
BILE Mrs. Laura F. Wonzod, wife OF the
rival got warrant yesterday from
Judge Treadwen for Gorski's arrest for
disturbing the peace. She said that Cor
ski has revolver alongside his waffies
and is always f1ourishing it at her and
her husband Sunday afternoon he not
only fourished the revolver but called
her nasty names.