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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
MILLS HEARING GOES OVER.
Judge Buck Advises the Chathams to
Join Issues

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 10.-The Robert
Mills estate was again before the court
this morning, at which time Judge Buck
announced that he would hear and deter
mine the proceedings commenced by the
Chatham claimants under section 1864 of
the Code of Civil Procedure to determine
heirship as soon as the issues could be
framed. A complaint under that section
was filed by the attorneys for the Chat
hams on the 4th inst. The parties inter-
ested in the estate have twenty days after
service in which to appear and answer
and then the matter will be in condi-
ton to go to trial.
The court suggested that IL issues could
be Joined the case might be tried next
month. as there would be a jury in at
tendance on the 18TH The Chathams
claim to be the son and daughter of
Robert Mills and entitled to two-thirds of
his estate, valued at more than $3.50, COO.
Deceased left no legitimate children and
died intestate, hence his estate would go
one-half to his widow and the remainder
to his brothers and sisters and their chill
dren The fight promises to be bitter
one.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
DIR, BARROWS DIED
Of BROKEN HEART
Belmont Sloan We'd
ding Helped Cause 1t.
HE WAS OvERSENSITlVE
ADVERSE CRITICISM PREYED
DEEPLY ON HIS MIND.
Robbed of Sleep, His Vitality Was
Rapidly Exhausted and Medical
Skill Could Not Save
Him.
HE WAS OvERsENsITIVE
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10-Rev. DR.. Jo-
siah Strong to-day received kilograms
announcing the death at Mackinac Is
land, Mich, of Rev. Walter Manning
Barrows of Greenwich, Conn, who mar
ried Perry Belmont and Mrs. Sloane.
Dr. Strong said in an interview to-
night:
DR.. Barrows was an extremely SEN
sitive man and the Misrepresentation
and criticisms on his action in per-
forming the Belmont-SlOan marriage
ceremony preyed upon his mind, roobed
him of sleep and reduced his Vltanty'
1t is the common conviction in Green
wich that it was an important, II not
the primary cause of his death. he
was very much broken in heaIth anu
on his vacation went to the suI1iiieI
home of his brother, President john
Henry Barrows of Oberlin college, d
few weeks ago.
His condition became so critical that
Mrs. Barrows was summoned last sun
day from Greenwich. A consultation oL
Chicago physicians was held, put mo-
withstanding the best medical skill, ne
continued to fail and died this after
noon. .oa !,
the West. His father was professor
at Olivet College Michigan. Dr- Bar
rows was one of the first missionaries
to Utah for the Congregational cnurGh.
In 1881 he became secretary oI lit1
Home Missionary Society, New 1oIS
CITY. remaining here until he was calIeu
to Rockford, ILL.,, as pastor OF Tue - -,
gregationaI church there. A little over
a wear ago he accepted call for pas
tCrate of the Second Congregatlollal
Church at Greenwich, Conn.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
A CLOSE CALL FOR
STEAMER GOLD STAR
An Exciting Adventure in Five Fin
ger Rapids on the Upper
Yukon

SEATTLE, Aug. 1O.-Advices received
from Alaska say the steamer Gold Star
met with an exciting adventure in Five
Finger Rapids on the Upper Yukon.
They were lining the steamer up
through the Five Fingers and had worked
up TO a point where they entered huge
eddy. The cable was slackened from the
capstan and steam turned on a bit. The
vessel plowed ahead, and before she was
under perfect control again her bow
pushed forward into the strong current,
throwing her nose around. AT the same
time the eddy caught the stern and threw
il about up stream. The effect of this
was to shoot the Gold. Star straight
across toward the opposite bank. The
boat was just above the five ragged rocks
in the river from which the rapids take
their name, and so nearly upon them that
il seemed impossible that they could
avoid going upon one of them. The Cod
Star went clear across the stream before
the cable was given the proper number of
turns around the capStan to bring her
about This was done, however and her
nose again headed up the swift current
when she was within few feet of one
of the pinnacled fingers.
Many of the Gold star passengers
donned life-preserVers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
DAY SET FOR SECOND
TRIAL OF DESlRELLO
At the First Trial the Jury Stood Six
for Acquittal and Six for
Manslaughter.

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 10-The second
trial of Frederick DesirellO was set this
morning by consent for the 18th OF Sep
tember. Desirello is charged with the
murder of James Johnston, committed at
Colma, in San Mateo County, on the 18th
day of last March. The first trial, lasting
from May to 6, resulted in disagree
ment, the jury standing six for man
slaughter and six for acquittal. After
the trial the defendant was released on
bail and has been employed since that
time in Baden at the Fuller Paint Works.
The defense made by Desirello at the first
trial was accidental shooting.
The facts of the case are as follows: On
the evening of the 18th of March James
Johnston, a young man II years of age,
in company with James Jensen and John
Baccari two other boys. were driving
on the main county road into COlma their
place. Desrello was al the White House,
a short distance from the store, when the
bows came along. From the testimony
of Desirello, borne out by other witnesses.
the boys were either driving recklessly
or the horses were running away. At
any rate, Desirello thought they were
going at an unsafe rate. He called to
the boys to stop, but they did not hear or
heed him.
shot at the horses in order to stop them,
but unfortunately shot Johnston in the
neck, from the effects of which he died
a few moments later: The boys, Jensen
at any other than an ordinary rate of
speed and say Desirello never called to
them to stop The Coroners jury charged
Desirello with willful murder in the first
degree and the committing magistrate
held him to answer for murder, but the
highest offense voted for by the trial jury
was manslaughter, as no motive or malice
in the killing could be found In fact.
Desirello testified that he did not even
know the unfortunate boy in his lifetime
and would have no object in injuring him.
A jury was drawn to-day to be in attend
ance on the 18th of September.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
A Wide Strip Cleaned.

HALSTEAD, Mimi, Aug. 10.-Hail
totally destroyed the crops in this sec
ton to-day. Many windows were
knocked in and several inches of hail
were piled in the streets. The storm
started near Kelso, n. D., and cleaned
a strip ten or twelve miles wide
in a southeasterly direction, passing
through Halstead. Hendrum, Pearley,
High Wind, Neillsville and Shelley on
the north and Georgetown on the south.
The crops on the Stanford, Dalrymple
and Granin farms are totally destroyed.
The insurance among farmers is light.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
LITIGATION AT CAPE NOME.
Claim Jumping Causes Trouble at
the Mines

SEATTLE, Aug. 1o.-The steam whaler
Jeanie arrived here tonight from st.
Michael. Alaska, on her way to San Fran
CISCO She brought down fifty pas
sengers, most of whom were from Daw-
son. Advices from Cape Nome state that
as the result of the promiscuous claim
jumping there, litigation almost endless
is engrossing the attention of the United
States Commissioner. The record for
round trips from st. Michael to Dawson
has been broken by the river steamer
John Cudahy. The trip was made in six
teen days and twenty-one hours, an aver
age of more than 200 miles per day.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
Mexican Officers Fight.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Aug 10.-Major
Rodolfo Pacheco and Major Juan G. Ter
ron of the cavalry service fought duel
while under marching orders, resulting in
the serious wounding of Major Pacheco
and the Imprisonment of Major Terror in
the barracks of the Thirteenth Regiment
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
Owen Wade Ill.

NAPA, Aug. 1O.-Hon. owen Wade, the
banker and capitalist of st. Helena, and
member of the last Legislature from this
district, was stricken with paralysis yes
terday morning and is now in a critical
condition. His family has returned from
its outing in response to a summons.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
Sulzer Will Not Talk.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 10.-Representa-
tive Sulzer of New York arrived here to-
day from Alaska. He says what impress
sions he has formed on the boundary
question will be given to the House Of
Representatives
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11

$4,000 if you can guess the time
of the arrival Of the transport Sher-
man with the California Volunteers.
See next Sundays Call,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
Old Citizen Passes AWAY.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug 1O.-Jose Ramirez
died this morning in this city. He was
a native of Santa Cruz, and has always
married,
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11

4 USTIN, Tex, Aug. 1O.-Santa
II Teresa, the patron saint of the
~ Yaqui Indians, has been among
L / that tribe for the past three
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
FIREMAN M0ULD'S ARM
AMPUTATED AT SHOULDER
ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH PA
CIFIC COAST RAILROAD.
Drawbar Between Engine and Tender
Breaks and Five Cars Pass Over
the Unfortunate Man.

Charles Mould, a fireman on engine 10
of the San Francisco and North Pacific
Coast Railroad, was seriously injured on
Tuesday afternoon in an accident which
occurred about quarter of mile north
of Hopland. The engine was pulling
special train of stock from Ukiah TO
Shellville when the drawbar connecting
it with the tender broke. Mould fell in
front of the tender and his left arm was
badly crushed. The tender and five cars
passed over his arm. He was also severe
~ injured about the head.
Mould was taken TO the Hopland Hotel,
where DIR. Rea attended to him. Con-
ductor Crane asked for another engine
and went with 1t to Ukiah for another
physician. The services OF DR.. Stout were
obtained and he returned with the train
to Hopland and amputated Mould's arm
at the shoulder. Mould, although suffer-
ing very much from loss of blood, came
through the operation exceedingly we'll
and rested easily after it. His condition
yesterday was better than had been hoped
for by the doctors in attendance, and they
now believe he viii recover.
Mould is a single man, 20 years or age,
and has been employed on the road for
two or three years His father, who died
recently was conductor on the same line
for twenty years.
This is the first accident that tlRs oc-
Cured on the road for several years, ana
General Manager Whiting says it is one
of those unfortunate affairs that canrot
be avoided, although extra precautions
are taken to guard against them. He as
crbes the breaking of the drawbar to
some unnatural strain. The engine had
been hauling the same train for three
years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
Ordered the Doric to
Lie in the Stream.
THE VESSEL WAS D0CKED
FEDERAL OFFICERS PASSED THE
SHIP-THE STATE DIDN'T.
DR.. Chalmers Was Angry Because the
Steamer Had Crossed the Quar-
antine Line, So Refused
to Examine Her.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
Doric arrived from Hongkong, via Yoko-
hama and Honolulu, last evening, and
after being passed by DR.. Brooks of the
Federal Quarantine Office Captain Smith
took his vessel to the dock at First and
Brannan streets, despite the fact that DR..
Chalmers of the State Quarantine Office
refused to examine the ship and ordered
the commander to anchor in the stream.
When the Doric came in through the
heads shortly before 8 o'clock she was
boarded by DR.. Brooks, who, after max
ing an examination, gave her free pra-
tique. While waiting for the Caroline to
take off the Chinese passengers Captain
Brooks crossed into the quarantine
grounds. DR.. Chalmers came aboard as
the Doric lay at anchor off Angel Island.
The doctor was very angry that the rules
of the State Quarantine Office had been
violated. He refused to examine the YES
sci and ordered Captain Smith to remain
in the stream until this morning, when he
would visit the ship and examine her bill
of health.
AS soon as the vessel had been passed
by DR.. Brooks, Deputy Surveyor of the
Port Chauncey st. John notified Captain
Smith that he could proceed to his dock.
The commander awaited himself of the
permission, ignoring DR.. Chalmers. Cap
tain Smith believes the Quarantine Officer
worried over the matter.
The Doric made the passage from Hong
kong in Is days 16 hours 40 minutes; from
Yokohama in 16 days 1874 hours, and from
Honolulu in 50 days. According to Chief
Engineer Allen, the trip was the best ever
made by the vessel, taking into considera-
ton the fact that heavy head winds were
encountered throughout the voyage.
Fiftyfour cabin and 113 steerage pas
sengers were on the ship. Among the
passengers were twelve discharged SOL
diers from the Twenty-third and Eigh-
teenth regiments, and ten Spanish priests
from Manila on their way to Panama.
Captain Steele of the Eighteenth Regi-
ment, at present stationed at Cavite came
over on the Doric. He Is home on sick
leave, and will go to his old home in
South Carolina in a few days. Captain
Steele says that while there has been con-
siderable sickness and a number of deaths
among the soldiers, the health of the men
has greatly improved in the past few
months. The passenger list follows:
Captain Steele Lieutenant Colonel l. Alti-
mara, Lieutenant B. z. Calkins, P. Diaz, B.
Diaz, ]. Diaz, T. F. Dredge, A. H. Emanuel.
Sergeants G. L. Finch, B. Lambert, ]. F.
Rooney and ]. F. Wilson, B. Fernandez. D. l.
Berraz. w. Garcia, U. A. Lopez, Charles Lei
big, Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenzie. S. L. Orr, Rev.
A. Rood. r. Santos J. s. Scott. U. Soils, Rev.
and Mrs. l. F. Smith and four children, e.
Tuck, NJ. Torres, ]. Vaganay. Captain J. II
Turner. Mrs. Clever and four children. Miss
c. h Ever, Mrs E. B. Carroll and son. Mrs
c. Mertens. Miss e. c. Kelley. C. L. Stewart
Miss u. NJ. Hart. A. B. Banana and Mrs.
HOuchett.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
CATCHING A SCHOONER.
Captain Alexander Tries to Evade
Entering His Vessel at the
Custom House

Captain Alexander of the sealing
schooner Enterprise has been put to con-
siderable expense because of his desire to
be economical at the expense of the har-
Dor regulations. He wanted to avoid en-
tering at the Custom-house but was
thwarted in his designs by the vigilance
of Surveyor Spear.
The Enterprise arrived on December 81,
and the captain announced that he had
nut into port for the purpose of waiting
for a bomb gun, being at that time on
his way to the southern seal fishing
grounds On January he went to sea
and Law off the Cliff House until night,
when he sneaked in under cover of the
darkness.
a vessel must have gone at least three
leagues from land before escaping the
Jurisdiction of the Custom-house, Survey
or Spear placed Inspector Henry on
board with orders not to allow the
schooner to sail without having been duly
entered at the Custom-house. Yesterday
Cantain Alexander spread his sails haul
ed up his anchor and announced his in
tentfon of going to sea and taking In
spector Henry with him.
The alarm was given at once and the
steam launch from the United States rev.
enue cutter Rush overhauled the schoon-
er before she reached the Golden Gate.
Captain Alexander saw that the game
was lost, and in order TO avoid the wrath
of Uncle Sam duly entered his vessel and
was allowed to depart in chagrin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
Y. M. C. IL. ANNUAL DINNER.
Third Indoor Baseball Game at Rel1-
ance Club Tonight.

The annual dinner of members OF the
Young Mems Christian Association was
held last night in this city. The chair
was taken by General Secretary H. j.
Mccoy, and about 250 sat down to the
dinner, which was given by the Mothers
Club, the president of which is Mrs. c.
s. Wright. w NJ. Parsons, the new State
secretary, who has just arrived in Cali
fornia from st. Louis, made an eloquent
speech.
The chairman suggested that the com
pany present should divide itself into
two clubs for the purpose Of increasing
the membership of the organization as
largely as possible. the clubs to contend
with each. other, and the club securing
the largest number of new members at
the end of three months to receive a din
ner at the expense of the losing club.
One hundred and two young men pledged
themselves to do their utmost, and were
divided into two clubs of fifty-one each,
one having for its leader c. j. Anger and
for its secretary w. n. Holiday, and the
other having as leader j.. b. Thornburg
and as secretary w. Hutton. Short
speeches We're made by several members
and at about o'clock, after singing a
verse of MY Country, 'TiS of Thee" the
company dispersed.
This evening the Y NJ. c. A. indoor
baseball team will go over to Oakland
to play against the nine of the Reliance
Athletic Club. The teams have met twice
before-on the first occasion in this city
when the San Francisco team won by a
score of II to 10, and on the second occa-
sion in Oakland, when the Reliance team
won by a score of 20 to IL. The San
Francisco team is made up as follows:
Barbour, pitcher; Foran, catcher; Nc
Hanrahan, third base; Toohy, right field;
Spacher, left field; Shaw, longstop; Scott
second base.
AS both teams have considerably i'm
proved since they last met, a hard and
lively game is expected 1t will be ladies'
night at the Reliance Clubs rooms.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
CALIFORNIA INSTALLs.
/ of the Golden West obligates Of
j: = ficers for the Current Term.

california Parlor No. /. Native Sons Of
the Golden. West, at its meeting last night
had the following named officers installed
for the current term by William NJ. Mi
ton, district deputy grand president, as
sisted by a full staff Of officers: Presi-
dent, John O'Gara; first vice president,
Romberg Jansen; second vice presi-
dent, Louis Lacaze; third vice president
w. D. Hobro Jr.; recording secretary, J.
j. Jamison; financial secretary, B. F.
Hanlon; treasurer, Henry F. Pernau mar
.s1iaL John +. Linehan; surgeons-Benja-
min F. Clarke, John NJ. Heinimann, How
ard Harrington d. d. Lustig. Frederick
H. Stable; trustee, Robert H. Morse; COL
lector, William II. Staniels; organist, Rob-
ert H. Morse.
o After the ceremonies, which were con-
Quoted with that impressiveness which
marks the beautiful ritualistic work of
this order there was inaugurated a pro-
Supplemented with story telling, that was
productive of a great deal of enjoyment
10 the many Native Sons who were in at
tendance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
EIGHTH REGIMENT TO
BE MUSTERED OUT
THE WELCOME ORDERS HAVE
AT LAST BEEN ISSUED.
The Companies Will All Be Dis
banded at Their Present
Stations,

Orders providing for the final muster
ing out Of the Eighth California Regi-
ment were issued yesterday. They pro-
vide that the various companies shall be
discharged from the service at the vari-
Gus points where they are now stationed
Four companies are at Vancouver bar
rasks, in the Department of Columbia
The others are located at the following
places: Benicia, two companies; Angel
Island, one company; Preside, three COM
panies; Alcatraz Island, one company.
Captains Pratt and Davis will muster
out the companies within the jurisdiction
of the Department of California. 1t is
not yet known who will conduct the dis
charge of the troops at Vancouver Bar
racks.
Batteries B and of the California
Heavy Artillery will also be mustered
out. Battery B is stationed at Angel ISL
and and Battery c at Candy.
The life of the Eighth California has
been one long history of disappointments.
The boys expected to go to Manila among
the first, and when they found that this
could not be expected they clamored for
dismissal from the service Then the
hope that they might go to Honolulu was
held out, but this plan also failed, and
the mastering out will probably come as
a relief to the volunteers, weary of the
monotony of guard duty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
MORGAN CITY CHARTERED.
Again Secured by the Government
for Transport Service.

. Late Wednesday night Major General
Merriam received instructions from the
War Department to charter the Morgan
City as a Government transport. This
was done yesterday, and that vessel is
again in the service of Uncle Sam. The
Morgan City will sail for the Philippines
some time between the 18th and 20th Of
this month in company with the Scan
dia. She will carry mostly freight and
Government supplies, and few regulars
belonging to regiments now in Manila. In
addition, the families of the officers on
the Twentieth United States Infantry, and
also several detached officers bound for
service in Manila, will sail on the Nor
gan City. General Merriam stated yes
terday that a number of trained nurses
dia. will be used entirely for the trans
.portation of the Twentieth infantry.
There have been some changes IN the
plans Of the mastering out of the Eighth
California Regiment The companies at
the Preside and Benicia will be mus
tered out at their respective stations by
Captains Pratt and Dane of the Third
United States Artillery, while those COM
.pames now doing duty at Vancouver Bar
racks are to be mustered out by Captain
Taylor of the Fourteenth United States
Infantry. This will greatly facilitate the
mastering out, as the work will thus be
divided between the departments of the
Columbia and the Pacific. General Mer-
.Tiam has received no further notification
as to the exact date when the Twentieth
Infantry may be expected, but it is
:th0Aght that the regiment will arrive
:lEerc about the last OF next week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-06
COURT WASHINGTON.
A Branch of the Foresters of Amer
lea Installs Officers and Has
Banquet.

The following officers of Court Wash
ington, Foresters of America, were in
stalled in the courtroom in the Alcazar
building last night by District Deputy G.
w. Beyruth, assisted by G.. Gardner, act
ing as grand marshal: H. Goldman, ]. P.
c. r.; w. ]. Phelan, c. R.. F. Dethlef-
sen, S. c. R.; A. Figel, IT,; I. D. Levy, F.
s.; M. c. Lasky, r. s.; o. B. Greene
baum, s. W.; A. Loeb, J. W.; J. Brach-
man, S. B.; G. Young, j. W.; M. Moses,
trustee.
AT the close Of the ceremonies the mem
bership OF the court and invited guests
formed in procession to the number of
about one hundred and fifty and marched
quet, the disposition of the good things
furnished occupying more than two hours.
T. H. Livingston was master of cere-
monies, and between courses called upon
those who were selected to respond to
toasts. Those who occupied seats of hon
or at the head of the table were: Jacob
Samuels, grand chief ranger; John j.
Cordy, grand secretary; Hugo K. Asher
grand senior warden; George w. Beyruth,
district DEPUTY, and Jacob Libel of the
American Forester Review.
Hugo K. Asher responded to "Our Or
der; Kelly and Marlowe favored with
vocal selections; Louis Kragen responded
to THE Duties of Man. an at the close
of his response presented Deputy Bey-
ruth with a beautiful gold watch and
chain as token of the courts admira-
ton of his services on behalf of the mem
tanned with funny stories and coon sons.
E. c. Stock responded to 1.-THE Press" and
Grand Chief Ranger Jacob Samueis re-
sponded to the Executive Council
Grand Secretary Cordy responded to 1.-The
Finances of the Order and in his re-
ceived for the term it is safe to say the
order will within a very short time have
q numerical showing Of $1,000 in this
State. Mr.. Cofdy was followed by other
speakers and special numbers.