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The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
a DIAMOND IN HIS NIGHTsHIRr
How Plucky Pete Mcdonald Amused
Himself in a Seattle HOSPITAL.

Pete Mcdonald. the brother OF Alex Nc
Donald. the millionaire king OF the Kl0n-
dixie, left the Seattle hospital few weeks
ago, having been detained there nine
though not so well known as his brother
Is rich. nevertheless. and when he visited
Portland last winter he spread his money
freely as BELTS a generous klondiker.
At the hospital beside Pete's bed on n
stand was some 500 in So gold pieces.
With these he amused himself. stacking
them up and building Httle heaps 70 while
there. lovingly lingering his gold pieces.
But the funniest feature OF all was the
fact that Pete insisted on wearing a $50
diamond in the bosom OF his night shirt.
The diamond was as big as the end %
ones thumb. and its glittering rays seem
ed 10 comfort Pete as he tOyed with it in
his hours OF pain Every night the mill
bosom Of his night shirt before going 10
sleep.
The accident TO Mcdonald which result
ed in the loss OF his limb occurred last
April. When he was starting for the
north he fell OF the train as IL was leav-
ing the depot at Seattle. One leg was
broken. The surgeons tried 10 save the
Donald impatiently took 20 his bed and
the limb was amputated. He had scarce
~ recovered enough strength 20 travel.
and his amputated limb was in bad shape.
when ne insisted on getting I'D and start
ing for the north 70 attend % business
He journeyed 70 Dawson and suffered
tOrtures that would have killed ordinary
When he returned he had 20 go back 70
the hospital. where he was treated over
two months before he was in NJ Condi-
ton 70 walk.-POrtland (Orl Telegram
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
QUEER DISAPPEARANCE.
An Injured Boy of Whom No Trace
Can Be Found

Last October Fred Cappers. youth Of
II years OF age. disappeared from his
home in this city, and. though his pa
rents made every effort TO trace him, his
whereabouts could not be found.
Yesterday there appeared in The Call
an account Of a young man OF the same
name being injured in a machine shop in
Oakland and being taken 10 the city hos
pitai for treatment
The parents Of the missing Cappers read
the account and at once went over 10 see
II the injured youth was their son. Ar
riving at the hospital. they were told
that the patient had been removed TO the
home OF j. Hunsell, at s6i Thirty-fourth
street They went 10 the address given
them but there TO their surprise learned
that Cappers had been taken 10 the in
firmary.
From the house they Travelled TO the in
firmary, only TO learn that no person OF
that name was there or had been ad-
mitted at any time. Additional inquiries
brought no further information. and to-
day the search will be continued and the
lad found II he has not vanished COM
pletely like the genii in the tale.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
FELL FROM A HOUSE
AND BROKE HIS NECK

OAKLAND. Nov. Is-shirlev Rrodt
aged q years and employed as an en-
gineer by the Ralston Health Food Com
pany' OF which his father. Aurelius "
Brodt. Is manager. fell from the roof OF
his home, 66i Eighteenth street. early This
evening 10 the ground below, about thirtv-
tWo teet. His neck was broken and ne ex-
plred Few moments later.
A rumor 10 the effect that the vounp
man had committed suicide was prornnfiS
rldlculed by the members OF the fan1ilv
Miss Wyntie B. Brodt. sister OF the de-
ceased. states that while her brother was
reading his Bible late this afternoon in
the situng-room she complained 10 him
that the skylight in the house had been
leaking badly during the rains OF the past
few days.
Early this evening my brother went
upstairs. said Miss Brodt tonight. and
he climbed out on the roof / have no
doubt but that he went to repair the sky-
light. Shirley had no troubles of any
kind, he was in perfect health and his sad
death was purely accidental"
Drs. Porter and Stratton were irnme-
diately summoned. but their services were
of little avail. for the injured man soon
breathed his last An examination proved
his neck was broken, and presumably he
also sustained other injuries internally
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
CHAS, J, BEHLOW
DIES SUDDENLY
FROM APOPLEXY
Leaves an Estate of
Almost a Million.

Charles J. Behlow. a wealthy capitalist
and prominent business man Of this city.
died very suddenly at his home, 1877 Oc-
tavia street. yesterday morning MI
Behlow retired Saturday night, feeling
perfectly well. but Sunday morning an
apoplectic stroke attacked him. DIR. Da-
vid Cohn. the family physician. was has
tily summoned. but nothing could be done
for the stricken man. He was 81 years
old
{. ]. Behlow emigrated TO America from
Germany in 1889 He left New York for
California in 1864. in which year he or
ganized the firm Of II. LieDes * Co. with
Hermann Liebes. On the death OF MS old
partner. in 1885. Mr.. BehlOw withdrew en-
tirely from the fur business. in which he
had amassed a large forune.
He was very active man and was one
OF the promoters Of a proposed new thea
ter opposite the old Baldwin site not
many weeks ago His estate Is valued at
almost q million dollars.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow at half-past ] clock at the fam
lily residence. They will be conducted by
the Pacific Lodge OF Masons. OF which
the deceased vas a member. The remains
Will be cremated at the Masonic Gene
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
Electricity in the Kitchen.

When the cook in the saloon at Sixth
street and Lucas avenue touched the
water pipe one day recently the Gus
toners before the bar heard a scream of
falling OF much water was heard. and
then there were more screams Finally a
rapid tattoo was beat on the noor, and
the cook. a woman. appeared. the per-
splration pouring down her face.
"I Eave been shocked she said.
Everything Is full OF H."
When the proprietor OF the saloon.
kitchen and started toward the faucet he
began 10 dance. A man who followed him
gave a correct imitation OF how not %
approach the throne and came jumping
back The floor was charged with cleo
tricity. The pipes were dOuhly charged.
The sink was fun OF the power" When
this fact was fully established a message
lighting. Andrew J. O'Reilly. who reached
the place about 800 o'clock and pro-
ceeded 10 investigate the trouble When
he walked on the wet floor OF the kitchen .
which had just been scrubbed ne felt the
shock. He touched the faucet with rub
ber-glOved hands and put a tester upon
the two pipes. and found that a current Of
pipes. and In surprise asked II the cook
had been burned by touching the pipe
Fortunately she bad barely touched the
iron and so escaped. Otherwise she would
have been seriously burned.
superintendent O'Reilly found that the
wires OF the Laclede Power Company had
been run through a pipe and the insula-
ming into the cellar and the trouble was
ended Fortunately neither OF the wires
was grounded and serious accident was
averted.-St. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20

ding viii take place at the residence Of
Dr. and Mrs. B. 4. Mason.
Cards are out for the wedding OF Miss
Ethel COriuIe Becht OF san Francisco
and Seth William Chisby OF Oakland. The
wedding viii take place on Wednesday
- Luke's Episcopal Church. san Fran
cisco. y reception at the brides home
Will follow the ceremony.
one CT the largest receptions Of the sea-
son i 10 be given Tuesday afternoon,
November =. when Mr and Mrs. W q.
Cooke VIII receive friends from till .
az their home. l227 Linden street.
The enga cement has been announced OF
MISS Bertha Pratt OF Woodland, who
formerly resided on Charter street in this
city. and WLbert Blair, a rising young
business man OF YOlo County. Miss
Pratt.s father is one Of Woodlands best
known citizens.
The wedding OF Miss Katie E. Roach
and David Neal. one Of the heroes OF the
cruiser Boston. viii take place next
4hlfsuay al the home OF the brides par
ents. Ll2 East Eleventh street. Rev.
Father Gleason viii officiate.
Next tuesday evening Miss Jeanette
Dozicr VIII entertain the members OF the
senior class Of the High School at her
residence on Telegraph avenue
IVY Lodge. No. 4. D. OF H. will give a
oraInauc entertainment and dance on
Wednesday evening, November . al
and Webster streets.
James J. Wheeler. representative OF
Baltour. Guthrie & Co. will leave nevt
FRIDAY on siN-months' trip East. He
goes wa salt Lake and Denver and will
1,.,t.d tne winter at his old home al
Il.I,adeiphia. and from there TO New
iorA' Boston and Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
RAILROAD MANAGERS
PLACED IN ARREST
Rival Companies Clash in an En-
6eavor 70 Lay Tracks Over
the Same Ground.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Nov. Is
Early this morning a clash occurred be-
tween the Omaha and Council Bluffs Rail-
way and Bridge Company and the Council
Bluffs and Suburban Railway Company
that resulted in the arrest Of General
Manager DimmOck and members OF the
construction gang Of the former corpora
ton charged with violating the Sabbath.
The Council Bluffs and Suburban Railway
Company is a new concern. Near the
roundhouse OF the Burlington road : a
narrow strip OF ground on which the
Suburban Company has acquired track
age rights. The other company wanted a
track on the same plat. and concluded 10
steal a march on its opponents. AT mid
night General Manager DimmOck and a
crew OF thirty men appeared on the scene
and went 70 work. About fifty ties aud
four lengths OF rail had been laid when
OF the Suburban Company
appeared with officers and an Injunction
Dimmock yielded gracefully.
To accommodate the warring factions
Judge Aylesworth OF the Superior Court
held a special session at midnight to-
night. The attorneys for both parties
asked for restraining orders, which We're
granted. The old company was restrained
from laying further tracks on the ground
in question. and the new company from
removing the track already laid By the
old company.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
M. BENARO ARRIVES
IN NEW YORK CITY
Will Consult With the Trustees and
Regents of the University Of
California

NEW YORK. Nov. Bon the steam
ship La Bretagne OF the French line.
which arrived from Havre to-day. was
Emil Bernard. the French architect. who
was recently decorated with the order Of
the Legion OF Honor and banqueted on
the eve Of his departure from Paris by
the Institute Of Architects Of France. NJ.
Bernard his come 10 America 10 consult
with the regents and trustees OF the Uni
versity Of California
NJ Bernard won the first prize OF $1,000
in the international competition for plans
and designs for the building OF the Uni
versity OF California TO be erected at the
expense Of Mrs. Phebe Hearst OF San
Francisco. He VS. met at the dock by
Paul y. Tuco, who represents the trus-
tees and who recently arrived from Paris
with the plans for the university build
ings. VI. Bernard will remain here for a
few days before going 10 California
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20

al Reno, New. gave a reception 10 the
base ball team and young lady co-eds ~
the Nevada University last Friday even
Ing az +ll West street. AmCr- those pres
ent were; Miss Gcrrie Kimhau Miss Is
teLe Farror. Miss Lizzie Parkinson Miss
Carrie King. Mrs. sam King. Miss C4ire
Roy sunderland, Ernest Corris. sam King
and others.
Among the teas scheduled fcr the sea-
son IS one 70 be given by Mrs. Egbert
stone Of san Francisco next Wednesday
Mrs. II. J.. Cook also has sent out cards
Tor next TUESDAY, and on December the
KNOWLES VIII give - big tea which Is 10
he swell AFFAIR. The Misses Knowles
and many ~ Oaklaud's most prominent
society bellies assist In receiving.
Misses Charlotte and Theresa Galindo
entertained friends az their home on Tele-
graph avenue last Friday evening. The
house decorations were in green. palms.
etc. and games. music and dancisg made
the occasion a pleasant one. Among those
present were; Miss Alice Donovan. Miss
Dolie Chapman. Miss Charlotte Bowen.
Miss FOutaiue. the Misses White. Miss
Forest Miss Hopkins. the Misses Plum
kett. Miss Mabel Church. Miss Sins
heimer. Carl Schilling, Howard Pixley.
the Messrs EmiEh. Jean Chrishogan.
CurtIss Forest. Dr. Jordan. Markham
Forest. Mr. Hopkins. the Messrs Cutie
Mr. Ruff Mr.. Chestnut. ". Chapman
George lines and Mr. Jackson.
The rehearsals Of the musical idyl Of
"Adria and Aeon" which IS 10 be pre-
sented for the benefit Of Fabiola Hospital
on the evening Of December 3 at Dietz's
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20

lumbia avenue. recently returned from
their wedding tour. The young people
had a host OF friends. and as they were
unusually popular. an immense list of
presents were received. Duril -neir
absence a sister OF the bride got the
house ready for the return. and In order
20 make as much an impression as pos
sible, arranged the presents Ia con-
spicuous positions. Last night the young
husband visited the club for the first
time since his return, and broke cut
violently: My agony Is unbounded.
When / go home all / can see over me.
under me and on all sides OF me are we'd
ding presents OF the most useless kind
No fewer than i've electrO-plate tea ser
vices glitter and glare and beam and
shine at me. The deadly white gleam or
the teapots and the cOffeepots and the
cream jugs IS driving me mod. Three
ugly looking clocks wave braZeu hands ar
me. and dne vases OF uncOuth form and
hideous establishment stand upon the
mantel shelf and stare me out Of face I
have now seven copies OF TennysOn. an
In gaudy ied. white and blue binding.
while nv wife has twelve editions ~
Meudelss1hn's Songs Without Words
II seems that nearly all Of our friends lit
upon the same thing. ! am haunted with
the persistent glitter OF silver and the
horror OF yellow and gold. d."-Phnadelphla
Record:
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
HUNTING TRIP
THAT FINISHED
D|SASTROUSLY
Drowning of James
Mulqueeney.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco Call.
alS Broadway NnN 10


@0S Broadway, Nov. 10.
A young hunter. whose name is sup
posed 10 be James Mulqueeney. residing al
3il2 California street. San Francisco. was
drowned in the bay of b street. near En-
eryville, under rather peculiar circum-
stances this afternoon.
Harmon Levy, aged IS years. residing at
2ls4 Devisadero street, San Francisco, was
the dead mans companion and that he
survived TO relate the story Is wholly due
10 the prompt and timely action OF G.. Jen-
sen and II. c. Olson. both residing on Et-
Ia street, this city. Their attention was
attracted 70 young Levy. houndering be-
side an overturned boat a considerable
distance from the shore al the foot OF b
street, oy TWO unknown boys playing near
the water.
Jensen and Olson Immediately secured a
rowboat and went 10 Levy's rescue. They
found the lad in an exhausted condition
yet clinging desperately 10 the overturned
boat. When brought ashore and revived
Levy stated that ne and a young man
whom ne believes to be Mulqueeney had
come over from San Francisco this after
noon on hunting trip. Somewhere near
They had not been out on the water long
when the deceased wishing TO relieve
Levy al the oars, arose 10 change his seat
In doing so ne had disturbed a gun lying
across two seats. Apparently the gun was
cooked and his troUser leg brushing
roughly against il set IL OF. and the load
Oh SnOt blew a mole through the side OF
the boat just below the water line.
We tried 10 plug up the hole" said
young Levy, but couldn't succeed very
well, and the water kept rushing in, so
one tried 10 bail out water. while the
other rowed as hard as possible, but II
was no use. Soon the boat started sink
ing and all there was left for US 70 do was
10 get out, turn her over and hold on un-
Ill some one could see US and come 10
save Us.
For a long time we hallooed with all
our might. Presently my friend slipped
of exhausted. Finally he only clung 20
one of my legs. Then he got too weak and
sank out OF sight. / tried 10 continue 10
call for help. but was also TOO weak and
! had about given up all hope Of being
saved when those two gentlemen came
out in a boat and rescued me. l was in
the water al least an hour.
AS 10 the identity Of the deceased Levy
says that he was aged about Il years, he
was inclined 10 be stout; was red-haired.
and was employed in a San Francisco
plumbing shop. Levy had been hunting
with him before but he had never learned
his true name. He said the trip that
proved so disastrous had been planned
only yesterday in the plumbing shop
where deceased was employed.
The body Of the drowned young man has
not been recovered
James MulQueeney. father OF the victim
residing at 34i2 California street. offers
500 reward for the recovery OF his sons
body.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
At the Oakland Theaters.

OAKLAND. Nov. 19.-Nance O'NeiI the
eminent tragedienne. will appear at The
Macdonough Theater on next Wednesday
for an engagement Of four nights and a
special matinee on Saturday. Her reper-
tOire viii be follows: Wednesday even
ing. "Magda". thursday evening. s.The
Jewess"; Friday evening. THE School for
Scandal: Saturday matinee Camille.
Saturday e@ening. "Oliver Twist" The
ing at the box-office.
Tomorrow and Tuesday nights Miss
Eugene Blair. the emotional actress will
make her nrst appearance al the Macdon-
ough. as the star in "a Lady OF Oualftv ;,
which has enjoyed a successful run in San
Francisco.
At the Dewey Theater the management
announces for the coming weeks atfrac-
uon New Hork's latest comedy success
entitled Mr.. Plaster of Paris" The play
throughout Is said 10 be a masterpiece IN,
repartee and furnishes several excellent
characteriZations. among them a very
amusing Swede role.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
GERMAN LADIES ENTERTAIN.
Pleasant Evening Given by the Aid
Society in Harmonic Hall.

ALAMEDA. Nov. 1s.-The annual en-.
tertainment and ball OF the German La
dies Aid Society took place last night in
Harmonic Hall. A large number OF peo-
pie were present and the affair proved 10
be one OF the most successful yet given
By the society. Besides an interesting
musical programme, two farce comedies
were produced by local talent. At the
conclusion of-the musical programme
dancing was INDUCED in until the small
hours OF the morning. The reception COM
mittee was composed OF the following la
dies: Mesdames Leydecker, Wichman,
Heinsohn. Lieber. Schwerin. Bruins. shan
ley and Ansel. +. Fischer was floor di-
rector and his assistants were Messrs.
Koerber. Kaehler. Wichman Jr.. Spree
kles. Schwartz. Munro, Durein and Helm
ken.
The officers 81 the society are: Presi-
dent. Mrs y. Helmken: vice president
Mrs. +. Kaehl-r; secretary, Mrs. c. VIII
helmi: treasurer Mrs. l. Warnke The
society does a great deal OF good in caring
for the poor and destitute far2ilies of Ala
media. a large amount Of food and cloth
ing is dispensed by the ladies OF the or
ganization during the year. and their en-
tertainments are always literally patron
lied BY the charitable loving people OF
this city.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
Ex-CoUNCILMAN'S ARREST.
E. W. Woodward Meets an Officer
Who Made No Distinction as
TO Cyclists

OAKLAND. Nov. l9.-Ex-Councilman
f. ". woodward. who figured prominent-
ly in the agitation and passage OF the or
dinance prohibiting cyclists riding on the
sidewalks unless they dismount when
meeting pedestrians, was arrested early
this evening for a violation OF that ordi-
nance Woodward was riding on the side
walk at Twenty-ffth street and San
Pablo avenue. when Sergeant Green OF
the police espied and promptly arrested
him. The prisoner; who is 60 years %
age protested that he was riding as near
the edge OF the sidewalk as possible: that
the ordinance does not contemplate the
arrest of riders who. when they meet pc
dastrfans turn off on TO the grass be.
tween the sidewalk and curb. However
the sidewalk on which Woodward was
arrested is full width and flush 10 the
curb. Hence he proposes TO raise this
technical point. Woodward was ordered
10 put up s or go 10 jail. He reluctantly
complied with the major premise and
after some remonstrance threatened ITO
make IL warm for the officer"
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
SOLDIER WRECKS A
WHOLE RESTAURANT
Curtis Brown Creates a Wild Scene,
Much Damage and Lands
s-

OAKLAND. Nov. 19-Curtis Brown.
private IN Company F OF the Fortieth
Regiment. created wild scene and havoc
al the Station restaurant. Seventh and
Broadway depot. this afternoon. Cnher-
aided. he entered the restaurant. which
was fairly filed with patrons, and
promptly made felt his presence by upset
ting tables at which guests were seated
and picking Up chairs. which he hauled
from one end OF the room 10 the other.
Sugar bowls. catsup bottles. cruet stands
dishes and victuals were prOmiscuously
Scattered and smashed on the floor:
guests ran screaming from the place with
heads uncovered firmly believing that
raving maniac had interrupted their meal.
Fvenruallv Policeman Morrison was
summoned and the bOisterOus soldier was
oyerpowered and hauled 70 the City
Prison where charges OF drunkenness and
malicious mischief were placed against
rs name. Brown facetiously remarked
that he had Just come 20 20 I9Wh. "a. he
ferce as Kansas.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
DIVISION IN KNIGHTS
AND LADIES OF HONOR
Fourteen Chicago Lodges Secede Be-
cause of Dissatisfaction Regard
iuo Assessments

CHICAGO. Nov. 19.-About 300 Chicago
members OF the Knights and Ladies Of
Honor have seeded from the organization
because OF dissatisfaction with the man
agement OF the affairs OF the Supreme
Lodge Fourteen lodges in Chicago have
withdrawn and have set up a rival con-
Germ. which is styled the German-Ameri-
can Federation Of Illinois. They have ele-
waited their grand officers and tonight
forwarded 10 the State insurance depart
ment papers applying for a charter TO
conduct business.
The members OF the fourteen lodges say
they seeded because they thought the
assessments which the Supreme Lodge
levied each month upon the members.
were too high.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
MUCH GOLD IN SIBERIA.
Dimitri Evanov Tells of New Klon-
dixie in the North.

At the Palace. en- route 10 his home. is
Dinftri Evanov. a Russian scientist,
who has been spending the last five years
in Siberia studying the geology and
mineralOgy OF the country for the infor-
nation OF the imperial Government at 81.
Petersburg.
Mr.. Evanov is enthusiastic in the ex-
treme concerning the future OF Siberia,
particularly that portion OF IL from
NladivosIok north. He says the country
needs merely the hand Of enterprise to
develop IL and create on the Asiatic side
OF the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean a
rival Of the famous klondike.
While the country is not adapted for
farming or agricultural pursuits II Is
immensely rich in minerals. particularly
gold, which can either be washed from
the placers OF the numerous rivers or
mined from the hills farther in the in
terror.
These pursuits. he thinks. If once prop
erly entered upon, would naturally az
tract thousands of people and become
the means of adding various business en-
terprises TO the industry OF mining. which
enterprises would be very materially
helped by the completion OF the Siberian
railway by being brought into quick and
direct touch with the various capitals OF
Europe.
While the foregoing is the account tnat
Mr. Evanov gives OF his mission 10 ST.
IBERIA and his presence in this city. II is
whispered that the real object OF his beng
here is quite different.
For some time past IL has been known
that there were several agents II the
Siberian Railroad in the United States
looking for a Pacific Coast terminal for
their vessels which are TO run out OF
Port Arthur. Mr.. Evanov. IL is said
Is one OF these and his business here is TO
look at the facilities San Francisco mas
TO offer, as he has already looked into the
merits OF Puget Sound ports He Will
also examine the claims OF San Diego
He leaves Tomorrow for the East
where he Is said TO be going 10 arrange
for transcontinental railroad connections
and for steamship connections across the
Atlantic.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-20
RESULT OF A TERRIBLE
JOURNEY IN THE NORTH

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