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The San Francisco call., 1899-12-08
SYMPHONY CONCERT
4 GREAT SUCCESS

Il T OF since J. Louis Browne gave his
i ~ excellent but unsuccessful concert
II II in the Grand Opora-house some
seven wears ago has that place
been the theater Of orchestral music. The
interest manifested IN this venture Of
Henry Holmes has been great indeed.
but I DO not think the veteran maestro
expected such q gathering as that which
be scanned from the stage when he first
appeared before san Francisco audience
in the role OF conductor. IL was a com
plimcnt 10 his ability, the fame OF which
has gone before him, and a credit 10 this
city ~ ours that he should attract the
largest audience ever gathered here al
symphony concert
Brahms = Minor Symphony was the
strongest item ~ strong programme,
eerY 'ldyl' from SieEfried and Beetho-
Nen's LcOnore Overture No. B. and array
OF the most solid character and one that
might well try the powers OF leader and
orchestra. The band was not a disap-
p0intment and in the FIRST movement OF
the symphony displayed an earnestness
that was almost anxiety, and IL preserved
the conscientious spirit OF endeavor
throughout the programme. The tech
nical blemishes were trihing and sur
prisingly rare.
] was impressed throughout the pro-
t--nmme with one reservation which ]
shall note later that the leader was not
an integral part of the orchestra, which
seemed 20 be endowed with a richness
and security of tone quite independent OF
his control This genial. picturesque old
man did not seem 10 be the master, he
was not in command OF men responsive
20 his nod and fearful Of his displeasure.
yet Tor an lhal 70 lln the cIellL Is que
for drilling his band so admirably. For
fhe first time IN wears were given an
orchestra in which tho string and wind
were properly balanced and the superior
ltv of tOnal quality was marked. The
string body and wood wind were more
dependable than the brass. the horns par
tlcularly in the symphony being guilty OF
slight alterations.
Nc have hard Brahms big compost
fion once before. but IN Is not a work TO
be Judged at one hearing or at several
Internally great. III is an expression OF
musical ideals with which IL IS difficult
and scholarship with an Intensity at times
vivid, but never eNalting.
There II poetry without spiritualify-the
aoafrv OF nature rather than OF the things
above nature. Unlike that other Dig
modern Tschaikowski. Brahms is unsen-
tational: his appeal Is more subtle. hls
nueiclanshlp more severe. He does not
novever always insinuate In his work
that quality Of half restrained romanti-
sism which he undoubtedly possessed. Grd
hence we find the andante of his rrai
rvnphony wanting IN sentiment and I'M
satisfying. In tho first and fourth move
meats there is more 20 wonder al ana far
more 20 seel
In the Bach suite. which was delicate
y nlayed. the gavotte was the happiest
5oovement. The Siegfried "ldyl' was
.ead with a rare charm and proved the
most popular. but II Is always thus with
Wagner and a large audience. In the final
number the familiar Leonore No. 3. sfr.
holmes conducted with abundant spirit,
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SUICIDE BY GAS.
Adolph Alexander of Mill Valley
Killed Himself in an Ellis
Street Lodging Hnnse

man believed to be Adolph Alexander
OF MIL Valley asphyXiated himself last
Wednesday night in the Kipllng lodging
mouse al lUsl2 Ellis street in this cifv
ne deceased took a room last Wednes-
day night and was not seen again untiI
MS room door was forced oper vester-
day afternoon and he was found iytn,,
upon the bed with the end of a rubhaS
tube IN the mouth and the other end ~
The tube fastened 10 the gas fixtures The
gas was turned on at fun force and 1,
Was necessary TO open all the doors ami
WINDOWS and wait for some time until
the body could be approached. '0'''
Inc piece of rubber tubing vas ,or,
allu .. naa oeen purchased by the dead man.
among MS effects were found a stamnad
envelope bearing the address OF Mrs
Emma Alexander. MIL Valley; and tho
envelope OF another letter addressed 70
Adolph Alexander There was also a
postal card notice 10 Adolph Alexander
from California Lodge. ]. o. B. b.. OF
The body was taken 10 the N,o-,,,o
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LAURA CANDLES FOLLY
Died at the Mclean Hospital and
Named Her Alleged Be-
traVer

Laura Gamble. an ls-year-old piri a.es
yesterday az her residence. l2iA FIevertb
street, the victim Of her own folly and
imprudence. '' d"u
shortly before she died she was +.Lo,
20 the Mclean Hospital. where she maSa
dying statement 20 Coroner HIn. she
named Edward Schim. an emplove ~ ~
Wertheimer Cigar Company. as ,he
author or her trouble. She admitted ,ba,
she had been taking medicine prescrit,aS
by DR.. Bell Of the Donahue blildina -
Market street for her sister Mrs ~
bolt. wife OF Billy Abbott, the u,niy
known saloon-keeper.
Mrs. Abbott committed suicide ,o-.
August by swallowing carbolic acid an1
Miss Gamble came down from her bor,a
In Chico to attend the funeral In So
tember Miss Gamble took up lodgings in
bic stated also that she had seriousIv ;n-
iured herself by climbing over a fepna
The body was removed TO an undertaking
establishment and an inquest will Re
held.
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Immigrants for November.

immigration Commissioner North re-
ports the arrival of 22G immigrants at
this port during the month of November.
OF that number thirty-one were females.
The nationalities represented were: Fnp-
land. 50: Japan. 45: Germany. IS: Mexico
Is; Pacific Islands. including Guam II
and Portugal. 8. Thirty-seven were
illiterate. not knowing how TO read or
write.
The religions represented were: Pro-
testant 105, Roman Catholic "a Greek
Catholic 4. Buddhists ~. Hebrew / The
occupations were 5S mariners. 80 farmers
"a farm laborers. TG no occupation II
skilled laborers not specified 3e NOR
chants. G servants. engineers S labore-s
and q miscellaneous. Total amount Of
cash brought sl3759
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MYSTERY FROM
THE FAR FROZEN
KLONDIKE LAND
Said She Was Robbed
of $4,000.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
g08 Broadway. Dec

s0s Broadway, Dec :.
A mystery from the KlondIke blew into
Oakland last night. told how she had lost
$4,000 in this city. tried twice TO commit
suicide ana finally told a romance that
has hardly been equaled from that region
OF romance in the frozen north.
The mystery of a woman-a woman with
many different names that might be made
TO fit any occasion. and the name for this
occasion was Murray. She was a hand
some woman OF about 25, with elegant
clothing and rings and all the evidence OF
wealth. She made her appearance at the
city Prison late in the evening and told
strange story, only part of which has been
confirmed
The woman came TO Oakland late yes
terday afternoon with a maid. She
claimed 10 have had with her a coat. the
lining OF which was filed with secret
pockets, in which she had hidden $4,000 in
bank bills, and during the afternoon the
maid had secured possession of the coat
and disappeared with il and the bills She
added that she had been on the Klondike
and that she had mining claims outside OF
Dawson city that were OF great value
and that she was worth at least 500 OO0
she had come from Dawson for the win
teI; but Intended 10 return 30 that FL Do
rado In the spring and make a million.
The story was so weird that the police
were skeptical, and Chief of Police Hodg-
kiils expressed his doubt of its truth The
woman mad been drinking little and was
hNsterical, and then she made two at
tempts 10 take her life right in the prison
she drew long hatpin from her hat and
plunged II into her breast. But the piu
did not reach the flesh more than a slight
stick, and she was disarmed by the Chief
Then she tried 10 bite an artery in her
wrist and succeeded in biting piece OF
nesh out or her arm, but not severing an
artery.
She. was finally subdued and Chief
Hodgkins detailed n special man to look
Tor her missing coat. The garment was
hnally located in a saloon on the corner
OF seventh and Washington streets and
an the little secret pockets were in IT,
Just as she had said. but the money. If
any there had been, was gone The
woman protested that the money had
been taken. hut the police think that
there was never any there.
The woman was finally sobered up and
promised not 10 do herself any harm. anil
the mystery from the KlondilIe was still
unraveled.
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lent music. Those present were: Mrs A
I.oupe. Mrs. L. Emanuel. Mrs s Haas
Mrs. N. Einstein. Mrs. II. Newman. Mrs
Ioupe. Mrs. l. Emanuel. Mrs S Haas
Mrs. 5. Reiss. Mrs. y Galland Miss w
Galland. President S. Polack. II OIcoyich
Mrs. Saskell. l.. Lewis. Miss A Levy.
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Oakland Ofice San Francisco Cali,
als Broadway. Dec. I.
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sos Broadway. Dec. I.
~ HARTMAN TALCOTT OF the Ala
media County Board Of Supervisors
" discovered an interlineation in the
ordinance granting the Livermore
Water and Power Company an electric
franchise from IAvermore 20 Pleasanton,
which would have had the effect OF Civ
ing that company a franchise over every
road IN the county. The franchlse mao
not vet been signed by him a. chairman
of the Board OF Supervisors ana be re-
fused 20 sign the document unuA the
proper corrections had been made.
Chairman TalcCtt az lrst thought that
the interllneations had been made after
the ordinance was read before the ooarg
and adopted. but an inVestlgation showed
tlat the words We're IN me otui4l1tlos -
when presented before the board, but
were not iu the application for a fran
chise which was made some weeks ago.
When the application was made Tor
franchise the application asked simply Tor
The privilege OF erecting poles ana wires
from LiNermore 20 rleasantOn along the
main county road This was most rea-
s9nahle request and the Application was
advertised, IN accordance WITH the appl-
cation. Then the ordinance eTahtlnB the
franchise WAS presented on Monday last
hl ne company and u was read and
adopted as b. vas read.
bad hrCn prepared in accordance with the
application and little attention was paid
9 tlr exact wording by any of the board.
T. was then adopted boy the votes OF
Chairman Ialcott, Supervisors Church.
Wells and Mitchell. with supervisor Roeth
absent.
Chairman Talcott took the ordinance to-
tat tn sign it as the chairman Of the
hoard and ia reading II over ne found
rhat these words had been Inserted. i'm
m-iIately following the description of the
one road over which franchise had been
asked. And upon such other roads as
th- company may desire.
This caught SIR Talcott's eve and he at
9 ret Thought that this might have been
added after the reading of the ordinance,
le having uO recollection u those words
v hen In was first presented. An investi-
cation showed that later IN the body of
rhc document the same words occurred
and nor as an inferilncation. II then be-
came question ~ whether the company
was irving 20 get a franchise over all of
tho roads In the county and the attorneys
Tor me company were sent for. They
= .ealed Ignorance of how the words crept
lrf0 the franchise and Chairman TalcOtt
ordered them stricken out.
The franchise VIII probably be readopt-
cl and readyertiscd next Monday. and Il
VIII cost the company nearly 500 adver-
t.sirE for that little slip IN an effort 10
set more than was originally asked for.
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the contract for the construction of said
Webster street bridge be declared illegal
and void; that said contract be hnnulled;
that the defendants. the Alameda County
Board OF Supervisors, County Auditor j.
Cal Ewing and County Treasurer Arthur
Feidler. their agents. servants. employees
and deputies be forever restrained and
enjoined from passing. auditing or pay
ing any claims or demands presented by
Cotton Bros. for any work done by them
in the construction OF the bridge: and for
such other relief as the court may deem
proper"
There has been "A great deal OF delay
in the work on the bridge in question.
The structure was 10 have been COM
pleted originally last July. but from time
10 time extensions have been granted 10
the contractors by the Supervisors on
the strength of extensions granted by the
War Department: the latest date fixed
for the completion of the bridge being
January 30. 1900: and already over $40 900
has been paid the Cotton Bros. on their
contract FOR work performed.
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RILEY TOOK TOO MUCH.

Patrick Riley. a ward-tender at the
City and County Hospital. bore a strik-
ing resemblance 10 Uncle Sam before he
let n wee drop of whisky get the better
of him Wednesday night. He showed up
in the Police Court Yesterday morning
n charge OF assault with deadly weapon
on his closest friend. Frank Clark, a
meal-tender at the same institution
Clark had a cut between his eyes which
he claimed Riley had inflicted. but he was
fulI OF excuses for his friend and did not
care TO prosecute.
Its this way. yeranner. ne said TO
Judge Mogan Pat has n silver plate In
his hid. and whin he gifts a little drink
in. the silver lid go UP and he go out iv
his hid intirely."
Riley got the drop too much Wednes-
day night. and. as Clark said. went ort
of his head. In the middle Of the night
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below shouting It's a woman I got up
and went to the window. 70 find my wife
on the sidewalk below. nearly dead"
The couple have been in the iewelrv
auction business for several years in Oak
land. Fiel showed the goods to the male
customers and Mrs. Fiel 10 the female
buyers. They We're with 5. Lathrop's
(ewelry auction for many months, and
nave later been In a Washington-street
house.
No reason Is assigned for the suicide
unless IL be temporary insanity FieI
says that there Is no reason to believe
even this theory. and he declares that
there Is absolutely no reason that he can
give. The woman's skull was crushed
completely in at the forehead, and IL was
cracked In every direction The only
wonder was that death was not instan-
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MRS. CHENEY'S PHILOSOPHY

Mrs. John Vance Cheney will give the
third lecture of her series OF PHILOSOPHY
of Living on saturday morning In the
c. A. building Thus far Mrs. Chena,,'s
lectures have been followed with iha
closest attention and have created for
the lady a large following in this cl,v
which five years ago was her home 10y
Yesterday morning Mrs. Cheney de-
attic Thinking" and in the afternoon wns
tho guest of honor of the Woman's So
cial and Industrial Union. The theme ~
the lecture tomorrow morning will no
'Planes of Conscience" and in the after
noon Mrs. Cheney will be given recan
ton by the ladies of the Philomath. Next
week Mrs. Cheney will appear before the
ladies Of the Ebell Society of Oakland.
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orpheum,s Star Acts-

George Fuller Golden has returned n
this city again and this time with n much
better right 10 the title OF king OF
monologists." His act or talk at the
Orpheum this week IS much better than
anything he had TO offer last year. Ills
jokes are fresh and have that added In
tercst OF the place and the moment.
There car be no question Of his ability
10 make an audience laugh. which NAV
be easy for y kuockabout tenn but Is
hard for one who depends on his wits
rather than on his anatomy. A. ID.
Robbins Is another star. Ills trick bi-
cycle riding eclipses anything Of the kind
ever seen here-not forgetting that there
are others.
Fmmonds. Emerson and Emmouiq
cavort their brief hour on the stege nnd
wiring n laugh from any one by the very
madness 81 their antics Camille d'Arviiie
sings CharmlnEly and wears nm EXQUISITE
frOck and wears a. TOO. as only q bcauti-
ful woman can. for Camille Is exceedingly
fair 10 look upon Her voice has fine.
round q .ality and shows % signs of
wear IL Is by such vaudeville entertain
ment as this that that brand ~ amCse-
mont has been raised 10 It's present dizzy
pinnacle of popularity
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HURLED TO DEATH BY
THE OVERLAND TRAIN

OAKLAND. Dec. Felix Candau. a
former saloon keeper Of 52S Valencia
street. San Francisco. was struck by the
eastbound overland train No s. near
Shell Mound Park. at O'Clock tonight
ana died or his Injuries shortly aferward
Engineer Aiken stopped hts train as soon
as possible and the dying man was plac-
ed aboard the train. the Intention OF Con-
ductor Moore being To convey him TO the
~ hearest doctor, but the body was left at
the stock yards and the Coroner notified
An examination at the MOrgue showed
tnat the mans skull was badly fractured
.l5 .a5 fisft arm broken. and several ribs on
the right side shattered. In his pOcket
was found poll tax receipt which dis
closed his identity and occupation. So far
as couId be ascertained in the neighbor-
curreu. no one witnessed the affair and
no reason Is assigned for Candau's pres
ence az that spot 50 late In the day. ex-
cept that he had been drinking heavily
Of late and had recently lost his position-
Whether or not his death was accidental
VIII probably never be known.
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he decided he wanted tobacco. Rising
from his bed and taking a penknife from
his pocket. he went over 10 Ciark's bed
and shook the meal-tendeT.
gimme some tobackyi'
:, Clark Clark was as; SLOW 20 wake. so Riley
sleeper in the forehead. The meal-tendar
jumped out OF bed and the two went AZ
II. yelling like demons until they vs.
separated. Clark to have his wourd
dressed. Riley to go to prison. The "1ui.u pri.l
oner. sober and repentant woke ~, -
find he had beautiful pair of black ves
'Sarve me. right. he said. CLARK js
me frind. an what he does goes
''I didn't blacken his eyes" said C1,-L
to the court. 'He hadn't a mark on hino
when he left me-" ''i'
Both men wanted 10 kiss and mako I'm
across the Judges desk. but his Honor
wouldn't allow H. He will decide the cas-
next Tuesday, until which time Rilev vas
allowed TO 90 on his own recnn-nirnr,ro
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Foresters Elect Officers.

OAKLAND. Dec Oakland Court No.
4s. Foresters of America. has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term
Michael J. O'Dea. chief ranger; ]. Dixon.
sub chief ranger: Al Stevenson. financial
secretary: II. A. Luttrell. recording sec
retary; p. B. Hughes. treasurer; +. ].
Casey. senior warden: James Nelson. ju-
nior warden: W. w. Bayliss. senior bea-
die: j. Derby, Junior beadle: William
Lange, trustee: W. T. Hyde. druggist: DR..
L. +. Herrick. physician.
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Will Find a Home for Him.

OAKLAND, Dec 7.-Police Judge
Smith to-day officially inquired into the
case of little Willie Erickson. who was
ferred by the father The boys mother
broke down and wept while relating that
she had tried TO make the boy live an
upright life. The father reiterated his
story. and Judge Smith decided 10 send
the young prisoner 10 the country and
continued the case until next Thursday
TO make the necessary arrangements.
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Treat for the Aged-Disabled

The inmates Of the Hebrew Home for
Aged Disabled, 5o7 Lombard street. were
very agreeably entertained on Wednesday
afternoon. After the ladies had visited
and while all were enjoying the luncheon
Miss Wanda Galland rendered some excel
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Patterson Estate Division

OAKLAND. Dec. "A petition was
flee to-day for the distribution ~ the
500 o90 estate of the late George W. Pat
tereon ~ DecOtO. The estate consists
chiefly ~ land IN Murray and Washing
ton townships and the heirs are the
widow and TWO sons.
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Oakland Office San Francisco Call
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COS Broadway, Dec. T.
T0T MOST sensational suit, teeming
u " with allegations OF fraud. deceit
IN and trickery and involving the
contract awarded TO Cotton Bros
for the construction OF the new Webster
street bridge. was filed I'm the Superior
Court late this afternoon by Martin Car
ter. member OF the firm OF Carter Bros.
car manufacturers at Newark The suit
IS directed against the members OF the
Alameda County Board Of Supervisors.
County Auditor J. Cal Ewing. County
Treasurer Arthur Feidler and Cotton
Bros. contractors, as defendants
According TO the complaint prepared by
Attorney J. c. Bates. the Board Of Su-
pervisors awarded the Webster street
bridge contract 10 Cotton Bros on No
vember Il. 1885 for the sum OF 500 500. and
according 10 plans. specifications and
blueprints filed previously. and sheet
No. 10. on which bids were made. was al
tered. making a difference of 15O. 600
pounds less OF steel in the contract and
1900 difference in the cost. enumerating
AZ the same time that the substitution
made provides for y pounds of steel per
llneal FOOT in place OF p pounds. This
particular allegation Is recited in the COM
plant as follows:
THAT. as a matter of fact. sheet -. so
furnished - all bidders has disappeared
from the files Of said contract since said
contract was awarded and executed and
another sheet has been substituted in its
place and stead. like the one on which
bids were received. with the very material
exceptions that the steel plates angles
and channels are greatly less I'm size and
weight In the substituted plans In sheet
10. so as 20 make at least $50 900 pounds
less OF steel 10 be used in the construc-
ton Of said bridge and 5000 difference I'm
the cost thereof.
THAT the above IS only a sample Of the
way changes have been made throuChout
the whole plan for the size and weight
OF steel as 70 plates. angles and channels
Tor the construction OF said bridge"
The plaintiff further alleges on infor-
nation and belief that such fraud do
ceit and trlckery was practiced upon said
Board OF Supervisors for the purpose OF
preventing successful bidding against
said changed plans as 10 size. etc. OF
ful bidding
That the board did not know OF the
changes In said plans and that said
changed and substituted plans as 10 said
sheet 10 were done BY and through Tho
connivance, fraud and deceit OF said de-
fendant, Cotton Bros" The contracting
firm IS composed Of Ernest ] Cotton
Charles r. Cotton and James B. Acassiz
In his prayer Plaintiff Carter asks that
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entering with enthusiasm into woat
proved 10 be a charming Interpretation. I
mink That Mr.. Holmes may be confident
OF nearly support In any further venture
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A FRANCHISE ALTERED.
BRIDGE FRAUD CHARGED
Words Found That Gave a Right
for the Whole County.
Martin Carter Sues the Supervisors and
Cotton Bros. Asserting That Bridge
Specifications Were Altered
and Substituted.
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c HEET No. 10 has disap-
- peared from the files of
the Webster-street bridge con-
tract, since the award, and an
other sheet has been substi-
tuted, making a difference of
10000 pounds in weight of
steel and $1,000 difference in
the cost thereof. This is the
sensational charge Martin
Carter alleges in his suit for
annulling the contract.
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Every needs tonic these trying change
able winter dsys. Ger's Tonic Port is the best
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WANTS YOUNG GROOM
PUNISHED FOR A FELONY

OAKLAND. Dec. THE sad sequel Of a
lovers cruel duplicity as an attending cir
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Memphis may erect a statue OF General
Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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n ND upon such other roads
n as the company may de-
sire'-These words were found
by Chairman Talcott of the
Alameda County Supervisors
which were not IN the origi-
nal application.
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entering with enthusiasm into woat
proved 10 be a charming Interpretation. I
mink that Mr. Holmes may be confident
OF hearty support in any further venture
he may undertake and Il is to be hoped
that MS success VIII encourage him TO an
houhce another concert shortly.
PORTER GARNETT
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SOUGHT DEATH
BENEATH THE
SALTY WAVES
Mrs. Ceuder Attempts
Suicide.

II am tired Of life and want 70
die. That's why jumped into the
bay. Why did not those men let me
dieP I have been bounded until I
cannot stand it any longer. For a
whole week 1 have wandered about
and cold water has been my only
nourishment. I hoped to starve to
death, but it seems I cannot die"