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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
PRINTERS PREPARING
FOR ANNUAL MEETING

OAKLAND, July 1S.-Chairman c. b.
Backess of the general committee of ar
rangements for the ninth annual conVen-
ton Of California Typographical Union
No 6, which will be held in this city on
August 10, II and H., announces the aP-
pointment of the following sub-commit-
tees to report next Thursday night at lOoi
Broadway:
Entertainment-H. A. Kletzker, A j.
Read, J. A Robertson.
Music-C. f. Backess, f. o. Schuman,
Hall. II, Shields, c. w. Carruth, M.
a. McInnis.
Banquet-A J. Read, J. A. Robertson,
G. w. Carruth.
Printlng-M. A. McInnis, ]. A Robert
son J. O'Connor.
on Thursday evening, August 10, an en-
tertainment and ball will be given IN
Chapman Hall by the Oakland union. the
committees being as follows:
Floor-E. s. Dowdle, c. j. Dolan, CharieS $
Summers, Miss Emma Bishop, Miss Mabel
Carpenter.
Reception-Miss L. e. Taylor, Miss NJ,
Dickinson, T. NJ Gilmore F. s. Briggs, j.
Z. Harrington
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Counterfeit Remedies.

The Hostetter Company of Pittsburg,
Pa, have filed a number of bills in the
United States Circuit Court in this dis
trict against number of persons in this
CITY. Oakland and Sacramento, who have
been discovered by them in the illegal
business of making and selling a coun-
terfeit article of the Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. The principal attorney of the
company has been engaged for several
Pendants and attending to such other
matters as are necessary in the beginning
of a crusade against this unlawful bust
ness The Hostetter Company are deter
mined TO protect their interest on this
coast, and are determined to run down
the last counterfeiter Of their goods at
anV cost.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
LEONARD HAGY
WAS SHORT IN
HIS ACCOUNTS
Left Winchester Arms
Company.
lhJkc TpIICTEn CASHIER
WAS A TRUSTED CASHIER
MANAGER MULLER REFUSES TO
MAKE A STATEMENT.
Hagy Declares That He Is Not Short
the Amount Charged and That
Muller Has Given
Him Away.

Leonard A Hagy, bookkeeper of the
Winchester Arms Company, is said 10 De
s110O short in his accounts to the COM
pany and has been discharged. Inc
amount of the shortage is stated 10 nave
been charged to the account OF Il. ii.
Ladd. Rudolphe Muller, the manager OF
the company, when called upon and asked
for statement refused to say anything,
except that Hagy had left the employ
ment of the company. Beyond TINS he
would not give out anything in the way
of statement. He said that ne woulo
mot throw stones stones at b,e 6 dog w6ad fna not
make any statement
Hagy was seen last night by. Call cor
respondent. At first he was lotH 10 us
cuss his shortage, claiming that ne knew
nothing whatever about 1t; put inaHV
concluded to give his side of the story.
Il admit said he, that there was ;, q
little difference in the figures of the LadQ
account, and that led to the seYer1ng OF
my connection with the WINCHESTER Arms
Company. When | left, Mr. Muller the
be punished and that the difficulty would
not be made public. l do not think ne mas
kept faith with me. 49,,
THE eleven hundred dollar figure or the
Ladd account is not correct; the difterence
does not come up to that amount. Re-
garding the statement that l spent the
money at the horse races and courslhS
matches l have nothing to say. MI Null
Ter promised me faithfully he would say
nothing about this affair ana cannot
understand how II got out.
Hagy has been connected with the WIN,
chester Arms Company as bookkeeper ana
cashier for several years. A few days
ago the manager, Mr.. Muller, looked over
the ledger and found balance of SllO0
charged to Ladd & CO. Muller Visited
Ladd and requested a settlement. Ladq
laughed at the amount asked for and saId
the balance he owed the Winchester peo-
pie did not exceed $40, Bookkeeper Hagy
was taxed with the discrepancy, ana ad-
mitted. SO 1t is stated, that he had been
holding out small amounts from the firm
for some months and charging them to
the Ladd account
Hagy is a prominent local Native Son,
being a past president Of Halcyon Par
lor. He was appointed by Chairman
Brick of the Board of City Trustees a
member of the Dewey monument commit
tee to represent the Native Sons. He was
married about two years ago to Miss Eva
Evans. who was an emplOye of the tele-
phone company. His home is at 925 Tay-
lor avenue, Alameda.
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APPOINTMENTS TO
THE VOLUNTEER ARMY
Soldiers Who Will Wear Shoulder
Straps and Fight the

Filipinos.

WASHINGTON, July H.-The following
additional appointments to the volunteer
army have been made by the President:
To be majors-Evan johnson Jr., for
merly captain Nineteenth Infantry.
To be captains-Willam Brook, lieuten-
ant Fourth Infantry; Charles D. Comfort,
lieutenant colonel Seventh Volunteers;
Edward ]. Gihon, major Sixth n. Ma9SaGiEu- 1i
setts; Alex Qreng gr, captain sixth Mas
Seventeenth Infantry: Samuel w. Hen-
nedy. major First Ohio Volunteers; VII
lard d. Mewbill SECOND lieutenant seX.
Company c, Fifth United States Voiun-
teer Infantry; q. s., Harpley, first lieu
tenant Third Kentucky.
captain Fourth U. S. V. l.; William O.
Reed, first lieutenant First Kentucky;
Kaolin l., Kitson first sergeant Fifth
captain Seventh Ohio; Frank w. Lowry,
Seventh Ohio Volunteers: Albert P. Nor
row, corporal Sixth United States Cav
airy; George L. Wood, second lieutenant
Second Ohio.
To be second Walter w.
Clarke, private Company F, First Geor-
gia Louis S. Chappelear, first lieutenant
Company F, Seventh California Volun--
teers; John c. Cassells, sergeant Third
Pennsylvania John Upton Dunn; Eighth
United States Infantry; Samuel M. Eng
lish, lieutenant Eighth California; Fran
els w. Ellison, Two Hundred and Second
New York Volunteers; Charles II: Err
rngton, first lieutenant First Illinois;
George w Gebinger, captain Fifth United
States Volunteer Infantry; Guilford l..
Harbor, One Hundred and Fifty ninth In
diana; William S. Lyons. major First
West Virginia; Cleveland c. Lansing;
Hugh Neill, first lieutenant and quarter
master Second Arkansas: George c..
Shaw, District of Columbia Volunteers:
W. G. Tremain, first sergeant Battery D,
Fifth Artillery; Frank l.. Case, first lieu
tenant Company c. Sixth United States
commissioned officer. Tenth Ohio; Harry
D. Mitchell. lieutenant Second Ohio: Don
aid G. McClelland, non-commissionedo Off
Pickel, corporal Company G. Third Ten
nessee; Francis E. Ralston Jr., first ser
geant Battery A, First Pennsylvania
David A Snyder, first sergeant Tenth
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EMPTIED HIS GUN AT
TWO MIDNIGHT BURGLARS
ROY SMITH SURPRISED THEM
AT THEIR WORK.
One of the Intruders Supposed to Be
Badly Wounded While Making
His Escape.

The residence of Roy Smith at 100 Capp
street was entered at l o'clock yesterday
morning by two burglars, who gained au-
mission by raising the kitchen window
The noise made by the intruders aWoke
Smith. and on listening he came to the
conclusion that there were some parties
in the house who had no right to be there.
Jumping out Of bed, he donned some
clothing and hurriedly seized his shotgun,
which was within convenient reach, and
proceeded to explore the premises. On
arriving at the kitchen he was confronted
by two men, who were at work packing
up such articles as they thought would
be useful to them in their line of business.
The burglars beat a hasty retreat
through the window, which they had left
open for that purpose, and Smith took
a shot at them they went out. One
of the men gave q yell of pain and rolled
over several times, cursing and swearing
and saying that he was shot. An ex-
animation of the fence and the ground
where the man fell showed that it was
covered with blood and that Smiths aim
was good In the meantime, however,
the burglars got away.
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LOST HER WAY
IN THE REDWOODS
OF SAN IA CRUZ
Mrs. Hams Harrow
ing Experience.
EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE DEATH
VICTIM A PIONEER RESIDENT
OF ALAMEDA.
Wandered Away From Camp at
Boulder Creek and Was Found
in a Dying Condition Two
Days Later.
VICTIM A PIONEER RESIDENT
OF ALAMEDA.

ALAMEDA, July 1S.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Ham OF POOP Pacific avenue, lady past
the allotted three-score and ten, was lost
last Sunday night in the Santa Cruz
Mountains near Boulder Creek, and was
not found by the rescuing party until late
in a deplorable condition about four miles
from Boulder Creek and it is feared she
has suffered so from exposure and fright
that she may not recover.
The aged lady has been camping near
Boulder Creek with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Forbes
Mrs. Thomas Payer of Alameda. on
Sunday morning she decided to take a
walk into the hills and insisted that she
might go alone The other members OF
the Oarfv consented only after she prom
ised not to go very far. ~,
When the morning passed ana Mrs.
Ham did not return TO camp Mr.. ana MRS.
Forbes became anxious for her welfare
and tegan a search. No trace of her
could be found. A searching party was
organized in the afternoon and sys,
tematic hunt was instituted. Fifty men
tramped the hills through the redwoods
all night with lanterns and torches, pul
no trace of Mrs. Ham was found; II was
scarcely believed that she could have
wandered more than mile from the
camp and the ground for that radius was
gone over and over again without result.
Mrs Forbes, her daughter, was frantlc
with fear for her mothers safety.
Late yesterday afternoon some OF the
searchers found the lost woman IN d
densely wooded canyon about, four miles
from camp. She was lying under clump
of underbrush. too exhausted and bewil-
dered to give an account of herself. Sne
had to be carried back to Boulder Creek
on an imprOvised litter.
Mrs Ham has since remained in q semi
conscious condition unable to give an &C
count of her trying experience during tn the
time she wandered in the MOUNTAINS: ne
exposure and fright which she suIereu
We're so great that her condition is serl-
Gus and It is feared she may not recover
Mrs Ham is pioneer resident OF Ala-
media. Her son, Charles Ham, Is teach-
er in the Polytechnic High School, san
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inquests a month, of which it was esti-
mated twelve would come to the Morgue.
For the removal Of these twelve bodies
the sum of $50 was credited 70 the Morgue.
1t was estimated also that a Berkeley
month for his share of the Morgue busi-
ness, while Alameda was considered good
for SIS per month With mileage inspec-
tion of dead bodies. etc. IT was Calcu-
lated that the Morgue prOprietors could
depend on S10+ month, which average
just $1,000 for four years 1t was also fig
private business resulting from accidents
would naturally be left with the firm con-
ducting the Morgue; and, again, the
ing indigents was also a factor.
The agreement entered into between
Messrs. Mehrmann. Clark, Blair 6 Me
It only covered such bus ness as is in
cluded between the bay, the estuary and
the San Leandro bridge. This left the
Coroner free to deal with all the terri
tory east of San LeandrO, including the
many accidents at the Tesla mines, in
any way he might see fit.
AS January l approached the deal fell
through. Mccarthy could not understand
the peculiar manner in which Blair and
Clark were acting, and finally he refused
to nave anything whatever to do with the
deal Then most remarkable incident
occurred An attempt was made to In
duCe a member of the Board of Super
visors TO take up the interests Of Blair
and Clark and to join the partnership
with Mccarthy. 1t was represented to
the supervisor 7tIldI ne CDulU- purchase the
contract with the Coroner-eleCt at its face
value of $4,000 and share in the profits ac-
cruing from the Morgue. Attorney George
Reed was consulted on the general prop
ositiOn Of a Supervisor having a financial
interest in the MOrgue and he quoted the
law on the subject which effeCtually pre-
vented any such deal from being consum-
mated.
on the 1st of January Coroner Mehr-
mann announced that the Morgue would
remain where it had been for the past
four years-with Albert Brown. This ne
cessitated all kinds of explanations, DIR.
Mehrmann telling Mccarthy that he had
made a more satisfactory deal with AL
bert Brown than he could make with
Blair. Mccarthy & Clark, a firm. the
members of which he feared were not
dwelling together in harmony.
After the Coroner decided not to place
the Morgue with the new firm, Clark re-
turned to Sacramento, taking the con-
tract with him It is said that the con
tract as it stands is a legal basis for a
claim against Coroner Mehrmann for $104
per month on the part of Mccarthy, who
signed 1t in good faith and who never
consented to its revocation.
Some time later there was a scene on
the street Coroner Mehrmann and Mr..
Mccarthy met. 1t was rumored that a
gun was exhibited. This 1s denied, but
Il is known that there was short con-
If you breathe word of what has
transpired I'll smash your head said DR..
Mehrmann.
Mccarthy.
Everybody connected with the political
scandal says there are yet other sensa-
tions to be exploited.
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Coroner Hill Yesterday suhr7i++c1 :" - .
Board of Supervisors his annual report
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1S9s
lie compnnIenleu Gin. ,-->~
and Captain B. f. Bohen for their SER
vices in the investigation of suspected
murders, and said a good word for Mrs.
Grace D. Harris, the Morgue matron.
The report shows S55 cases as coming
under the jurisdiction of the Coroner.
There were f05 autopsies and 443 inquests
The suicides numbered 15S or more than
IS per cent of the sudden and violent
deaths or the suicides 7S were married,
40 single, % unknown, II widowers, wild
ows and divorced, The religions repre-
sented by the suicides were Christians
13g, Jews O. Pagans T. infidels and free
thinkers none, of unknown religion s. The
nativities of the suicides were as follows:
United States 81, Germany 80, Ireland 16,
England % 10, unascertained 1s, China 1. It.
elv d. Canada 8, Denmark g. The causes
of suicide were: Dependency 81, tempor-
ery insanity SO, unknown causes 10, sick
ness 10 jealousy and domestic troubles 8,
There were 45 murders during the year.
nearly at the rate Of one each week. and
one justifable homicide There were 1877
accidental deaths, S7S from natural causes
and 50 from causes unknown
or the sums expended $3.50 was for chem
teal analyses in cases of suspected poison
ing and $500 for the recovery OF drowned
bodies.
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WILL DISCUSS A
BOARD OF INQUIRY
1t Is Expected That To-Day's Session
of the Peace Conference Will
Be VerV Lively

THE HAGUE, July 1S-The sub-com-
mittee of the arbitration committee of the
Peace Conference met this afternoon to
draft the amendments demanded at yes
terday's session of the plenary committee
and to prepare for to-morrow's meeting,
when the discussion of the question of an
international board of inquiry is expected
to create a lively debate.
AS the exact nature of the objections
made were not known no action was
taken.
1t is understood Captain Alfred T. Ma
han, United States navy, retired, one of
the American delegates. has decided to
withdraw his proposed amendments to the
scheme for adapting the Geneva conven-
tion to naval wars owing to objections
on the part of Great Britain and other
powers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
SUITS WILL FOLLOW
THE NEWMAN WRECK
Teachers Employ Lawyers and Will
Ask for Heavy Dam

LOS ANGELES, July 1S.-H. E. Foster
of McConnellsville, Ohio, and Mrs. Jane
Glasgow of St. Louis are about to bring
suit against the Southern Pacific Com
pany for injuries and other damages, the
result of the accident which occurred at
Newman Station last week during the
run of the special ST. Louis National Ed
ucational Association train to Los An
geles.
Hutchison of this city is now preparing
the complaints in the two cases. Other
suits also will follow by those who are
demand $1,000 from the railroad, while Mrs.
Glasgow will place her damages at $4,000.
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Oakland Ofice San Francisco Call,
COS broadway. july IS.

Oakland ONCE San francisco Call,
COS Broadway, July IS.
The secret deal leading up TO the IN
seemly row between the Supervisors and
Coroner Mehrmann has been laid bare 1t
shows one Of the most remarkable
schemes to profit by the COunty's mu-
tiIated dead that was ever brought into
public notice. Not till to-day was 1t
known how a public office and the emol-
uments and perquisites can be bartered
and sold, the price, of course, always
having to be paid from the public treas
ury.
It has long been known that there was
a dark secret story behind all the political
trouble in the county government Yes
terday Dr. Mehrmann showed the animus
existing on both sides and to-day every
body felt free to talk and took advantage
Of the freedom.
Three weeks after Coroner Mehrmann' 8
election Messrs. Blair and Clark, two Sac
ramento undertakers, appeared in Oak
land and gave out that they had money to
invest In business They approached
James Mccarthy, q local undertaken, and
showed him what purpOrted to be a con-
tract between them and Dr. Mehrmann,
setting forth that in consideration of $4,000
the COTOner-eleCt would establish the
MOrgue where the two men decided to To-
cate in business. Clark and Blair con-
suited with Mccarthy, with the result that
il was agreed that the three should go
into business on a basis Of $1,000 as capital
Mccarthy was TO provide handsome quar-
ters for the MOrgue to represent his $4,000
in the capital He leased two stores, en-
gagged a deputy, contracted for an eX-
penSiVe dead wagon from the East cost
ing $500, and on January l was all pre-
pared to enter upon the Morgue business.
Messrs. Clark and Blair were to put into
the business $4,000 and were to be credited
with $1,000 as capital on the strength OF the
deal they declared they had made with
DR.. Mehrmann, and which they gave as
suTanCes was transacted in good faith at
a local bank. AS New Years day ap-
preached Ohe time the Coroner was TO
take Office Messrs. Blair and Clark were
not quite so positive that they wanted TO
ratify their partnership with Mccarthy,
Notwithstanding the fact that all their
advertisements were out, that they had
caused the cards Of the firm to be placed
iu the new directory and that the hand
some dead-WagOn with Blair, Mccarthy
& Clark was delivered In Oakland with
all its shining silver-plated trappngs.
ready for the opening of the new MOrgue.
Many conversations were held as to the
manner IN which the $4,000 which Clark
and Blair alleged they had paid Dr. Mehr-
records of the dead for several years past
were carefully gone over, and 1t was
agreed that in consideration Of the growth
of Oakland and the certain increase Of
mOrgue business owing to it being a rail
road town, the figures of DR.. Baldwin s
administration should be the basis of the
rev deal in the traffic Of dead bodies.
DIT, Baldwins figures showed that he
held 175 lS5. 165 and 1873 inquests during
his four years in office. This was figured
out as supplying an average Of sixteen
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
Buggies and bicycles AFFECTED.

ALAMEDA, July 1S.-The City Trustees
may try to compel every vehicle in town
to carry lantern after dark Bicyclists
have been forced to do this on nights
when the moon did not shine. Recently
an effort was made to force the wheel
men to carry lights every night in the
year, and City Attorney Taylor was in
structed TO draw up an ordinance on
those lines. He offered 1t last night, but
with it was a written opinion that the
ordinance would not stand the test of law,
as 1t was plainly class legislation. The
every vehicle in the city fash light
after the sun goes down, or let the wheel
men 20 as they are at present
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
OAKLAND GIRL WEEDS
IN THE FROZEN NORTH
ALBERTA SWAN THE BRIDE OF
REV. A. E. HETHERINGTON.
Sacks of Gold Dust for Wedding Gifts
and Rice at 80 Cents Per
Pound Was Not Too Cost
ly to Throw.

OAKLAND. July 1S.-Particulars have
Just been received by friends here Of the
marriage Of Miss S. Alberta Swan of
Fruitvale to Rev. Albert e. Hetherlngton
which happy event took place at Dawson
CITY on June 20, Rev. DR. Grant, Pres
byterian minister. officiating, assisted by
Rev. James Warren.
Among the wedding presents, according
TO the account was a sack of gold dust
and a roll OF greenbacks to the amount OF
S235. The bride also received some very
bridal couple off on their wedding trip at
The wharf. and though rice costs 35 cents
a pound this Indispensable feature was
not omitted.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. S. NJ
Swan, formerly Of High street, Fruitvale
Last February she accompanied her moth
er, brother and sister TO Dawson city
The groom is a graduate of the Manitoba
College Of Toronto Canada, and is of the
Methodist denomination.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
VIII Succeed Kervin.

At meeting of the directors of the
Consolidated California and Virginia Min
ing Company which was held yesterday
afternoon. Joseph r. Ryan was appoint
ed superintendent Of the mine to succeed
the late Patrick Kervin. The appoint
r1ent is said 10 have been made at the
special request of James L, Flood.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
Death of Mrs. Frost.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, July is
Mrs. Laura Frost, mother of Mrs George
e. Howard. died this afternoon at Stan
ford University of heart failure. De
ceased was on a visit to her daughter, at
whose home here there was a family re-
union Mrs Frost's death was quite un-
expected, though she has been an invalid
for some years. The remains will be sent
t. Lincoln, Neb., for interment. Dr and
Mrs. George E. Howard will accompany
the remains Mrs. Frost leaves consider
able property, chiefly in the Frost addl-
ton to the city of Lincoln, Neb.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
Chinese slavekeeper Arrested.

Wong Quan. 1871 Spofford alley, was
arrested last night on a warrant charging
him with having conducted a house of Ill
fame after notice mad been served on him
to vacate. The arrest was made by Ser
geant Donovan, who sWore to the com
plaint Thirty days ago notice was served
on Quan and several other slavekeepers
ordering them to close their houses, but
was the result The case will be a sort
Of test and will be energeticalIy pushed
by the vigilance committee recently or
eanized for that purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
Struggle Over a Girl.

OAKLAND, July 1s-There is TO be a
bitter struggle in the courts over the pos
session Of little Florence Beaver, who a
year ago was placed in the charge of Mrs.
Carrie Judd Montgomery at Beulah. To-
day the father filed a petition for letters
Of guardianship over his own girl IN op-
position to the petition for letters recently
filed by Mrs. Eva NJ. Beagole, who
adopted the child some months ago.
Beaver charges that Mrs. Beagole is
cruel to the child and an improper person
80 have charge OF her.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.

PLYMOUTH-Arrived July 1s-Stmr Patricia.
from New York for Hamburg.
for Liverpool; stmr Prince Regent Luitpold.
for Bremen. etc.
BOSTON-Arrived July 1S-Stmr Corinthia,
Pritchard. Liverpool.
QUEENSTOwN-Arrive July fs = Stmr
Waesland from Philadelphia for Liverpool
IIVERPOOI-Arrived July B-Stmr Pa
yonia, from Boston via Queenstown.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
King Morse oannery Transferred.

OAKLAND, July 1S.-According to a
deed placed on file in the County Record
er's office to-day the ngMorse Canning
Company has transferred it's business and
property at San Leandro to the Caltfor-
MIA Fruit Gamers Association. The rev.
enue stamps on the deed indicate that the
property is worth about $4,000, The can
merry at San Leandro was started a few
weeks ago
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
Divorce Suits Filed.

Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by
John F. Seegers against Renna Seegers
for cruelty; Natalie Camozzi against Pal
nina Camozzi, for infidelity; Eugene NJ
Collin against Francois l.. Collin, for de-
sertion Fannie b. Heinecke against Pau
Heinecke, for cruelty. and Josephine E.
Wells against Asa II. Wells, for intem-