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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-10
PERSONAL MENTION.

Hervey Lindley Of Klamathon is at the
Palace.
w. Hunt. Iumberman Of Fortuna, is
a guest at the Russ.
A. Elliot. a mining man Of Sumpter.
Wash. is at the Russ.
E. 7. Glove. a real estate dealer OF
Woodland, is at the Grand.
E. N Baxter. proprietor Of the Hotel
Wawona is at the Occidental
Frank H. Short, the welI-known at
torney Of Fresno, is at the Palace.
w. F. George, an attorney of Sacra-
mento is among the arrivals at the
Grand.
A. F. Easton, a mining man who makes
his headquarters at San Jose. is at the
Grand.
Elliot Stone. a wealthy resident of New
York, who is touring the coast is at
the Russ.
Louis F. Breuner of Sacramento. presi-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce Of that
city, is at the Palace.
DR.. u. Levin, who for the last six
months pursued professional studies al
London and Berlin. has returned home.
DR.. A. W. Parsons, a wealthy medical
practitioner of Mexico, who has been
touring the world for the last eighteen
months, is at the Palace
w. H Eustis. United States commits
sioner Of locations of public buildings,
has returned from Honolulu and is at
the Palace. He says that the new post
office at Honolulu viii be located on the
Bishop lot. across the street from the
Young building. He is en- route 10 Wash
ington to make his report.
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Worry
And Owe rw or X
Caused Nervous
ProStration-C o m
p1ete1y Worn Out.
DIR. Miles Nervine Cured
Me.

DR.. Miles Nervine viii cure nervous pros
tration. 1t will bring sweet sleep and rest;
il will relieve the mind Of the tendency to
worry; it will make the nerves strong and
the patient well. II has cured thousands. II
will cure YOU Try it to-day.
Some years ago was stricken with nerv-
Gus prostration caused by overwork and
worry. was in such a weakened, exhausted,
run down condition that was unable to do
my hOusework. felt too weak and tired to
even make calls on my neighborS. Ere
quently when out driving would become so
exhausted that il seemed that l would die
before / reached home. / was also troubled
with sinking spells at night which left me so
weak that / thought could not live until
morning. was in this deplorable condition
brought to my notice. had little faith in
proprietary remedies but determined TO give
the Nervine a trial. After the second dose
of the Restorative NeTvine l was able 70 sit
at the table and eat meal, something had
been unable to do for many days. have
since taken a number of bottles Of Nervine
I consider myself cured. l am doing my
own work and give DR.. Miles Nervine credit
for my general good health. My object in
writing this is to recommend your medicine
but 1 cannot write as strongly as / feel -
Miss ADDIE B. NARBLE, 4o5 E Marion ST.,
Guthrie, Oklahoma.
All druggists sell and guarantee FIRST bot
tie Dr. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart Ind
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room and discovered that the smoke had
PARTIALLY filled the hallway. Hurriedly
grasping the child and covering its mouth
with a shawl, so that It would not suffo
cate, she rushed down the stairs and gave
the alarm. A moment later child and
nurse would have been imprisoned in an
attic from which escape would have been
impossible.
It was 9 o'clock and the family were
all at breakfast. Mrs. Chabot and her
three daughters-Mrs. J. P Dunn Mrs
J. II. DiecHmann and Miss Claire Chabot
were chatting over their coffee when
they heard the maid screaming out the
alarm Of fire. All except Mrs. Chabot ran
upstairs to the rescue Of the valuables
representing the accumulation Of a life
time and years Of travel, which were
stored IN what had been dubbed The
lumber room"
Into the smoke rushed the three brave
women. followed by a corps of house ser
wants whom the alarm had gathered. In
O jlffy the most treasured things were Sc
iected and passed one after another to
ga ger and willing hands ranged on the
stairs. Among the things saved were the
wedding dresses Of Mrs Knight Mrs.
Dieckmann and Mrs. Dunn, a lace we'd
ding veil of priceless value on account Of
ftS associations, many Of Mrs Chabot' 5
Partisan gowns and costly furs. A Per-
sian rug valued at $500 was rescued, but
not before Il had been burned in one or
Two places
In the meantime one Of the members of
the household rang in an alarm Of fire
through the telephone. There was some
loss of time on account of this, but the
Fire Department got TO work quickly
after its arrival. The flames had begun
10 eat their way into the obscure places,
making II hard for the firemen to get at
them with the chemical stream. At last
il was necessary to resort to water, as
the fire was gaining headway, and before
the flames were finally subdued the house
was badly damaged
There was really more damage by water
than by fire. The fire only burned a portion
Of the lumber room" and the roof, but
th water flooded all the upstairs rooms
On the north side Of the house and leaked
through upon the floors beneath. Costly
carpets and frescOes that Mrs. Chabot
had recently spent 5000 upon were utterly
ruined. Altogether, according to rough
estimates. the damage will amount to
$4,000, which Mrs. Chabot says will be
fully covered By insurance
None Of the masterpieces that hung
upon the walls, nor the art works in
chiseled marble nor the very delicate
furniture were touched by the water, for
they had been removed in haste by the
willing hands Of neighbors, who went
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POSTUM CEREAL.
A COMPARISON
In Money and Food Value.


coffee lad been used in our family for
years. ard We all drank il except Hus-
band. who gave it up some years ago be
cause IL injured his health" writes lady
from Granville. Ohio.
Last year we spent the summer in
she northern woods Among our table
supplies. unknown 10 my husband. I had
taken along several packages Of Postum
Food Coffee. but it was stored away and
forgotten for weeks, during which time
we used coffee.
"One Gay nay husband said: 7 wish it
were possible 10 get some Postum. I
would Ike 10 try it Two hours later.
at dinner, I served him a cup. brewed ac-
cording 10 the directions on package. His
surprise was complete; the taste pleased
him and he drank a second cup. From
that hour We continued 10 use Postum
with gratifying satisfaction. and not an
other cup Of coffee has ever come TO our
table
My husband found that il did not pro-
duce the distress that forced him TO re-
nounce coffee and that it strengthened
MS nerves and stopped all his stomach
trouble. It's effect on me was no less
gratifying; though I had drunk coffee but
sparingIy. had suffered considerably
from il. II disordered my nerves and dis
turbed my liver. Postum corrected these
evils and proved a sedative and most
wholesome food.
We were both interested in the COM
parative cost Of coffee and Postum. We
had always paid IS cents pound for cof-
Zee. A large package Of Postum costs 25
cents and weighs one pound and a quar-
ter Though We drank Postum more free
ly and frequently than we had coffee we
found that the large size package of
Postum lasted as long as two pounds Of
coffee, a difference Of IS cents I'm favor Of
Postum in 4 year this saving Of money
was considerable and this fact recon-
mends Postum to all people who believe
in economy.
Even person prejudiced I'm favor of
coffee would admit that Postum properly
l7eWed Is as pleasant TO the palate as
ihe best Coffee ] know that some people
nave been dissatisfied with Postum he
cause they did not make il properly.
Another advantage Of Postum that
makes ii vastly superior 10 coffee for
family use is that II can be given freely
10 children. being a real food and nor a
stimulant like coffee. II Will not harm the
most delicate child nor create a habit
which leads only too easily 10 Indulgence
in stimulants Of stronger nature
Il believe that II every one knew that
Postum is so much cheaper than coffee
End 50 much better for ones health they
would use il instead Of a drink which.
being a stimulant entirely without food
value. Is 50 very harmful" Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
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CONSIDERS SELECTION
OF EXAMINING BOARD

The Supervisors joint Committee on
judiciary and Fire had under considera-
ton yesterday the appointment of a
board Of examiners TO examine into the
qualifications of stationary engineers for
the issuance to them of certificates. The
names of A II. EweH from Stationary
Engineers Union No. 81 and Hosting En-
gineers' Union No. SO; Charles Harcourt,
Roilermakers' and Iron Shipbuilders I'm
ion: Samuel y. Grubb of the Steam Fit
ters' Union and George Bryant of the In
ternational Association Of Machinists
were submitted for consideration. The
committee postponed action until next
Friday.
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WORK OF INCENDIARY.
Sets Fire to the Residence Of Profes-
sor Adolph c. Miller.


BERKELEY, Jan. 9.-An incendiary at
tempted early this morning 10 burn the
residence az 1 Bushnell place, now occu-
pied by Professor Adolph c. Miller Of the
political economy department of the Uni
versity Of California. That he did not
succeed is due to George D. Metcalf an
Oakland attorney, who resides next door.
and who was awakened by the light of
the rapidly growing fire flashing through
his window His timely discovery prob
ably saved the lives of the only two in
mates of the house, Mrs. Joseph Folger,
the mother Of Professor Miller, and her
husband
The fire was discovered at o'clock
this morning. 1t was started on in
closed porch at the rear of the house
and in a corner where the back door
opens into the kitchen. The firebug pro-
cured kerosene from cans standing on the
outside Of the house and entered the
porch through a screen door. which, al
though usually fastened. had been left
unlocked by the Chinese cook, who was
out, and who had left the door open to
admit himself on his return. The oil was
thrown over the kitchen door and the
walls Of the porch. The entire contents
of a gallon can was used. Another
can, half full was left untouched on the
outside Of the house.
The fire had burned away the kitchen
door facing and was eating its way up
on the inside of the room before Metcalf
saw It, 1t was the light shining through
the kitchen window and into his bed
room window that attracted him. He
dressed partially and rushed to the place.
q man, evidently the incendary, hiding
in the shadow of the building leaped out
and fed into the darkness. Metcalf was
unable to pursue on account of the fire.
He saw the man indistinctly, but he
thought the fugitive was a Chinese.
Knowing that Professor and Mrs. Mil
Ter were away and thinking there was
no one in the house Metcaf raised no
alarm, but fought the fire until he
thought he had it extinguished. Two
hours later it broke out again having
smoldered between the walls for that
time.
Metcalf returned to his house imme-
diately after his first fight with the fire
and telephoned to Marshal Kerns. When
the officer arrived with Constable Parker
Metcalf retired, leaving the two on guard.
Later Parker returned to his beat and
Kerns. after waiting for two hours was
startled to see flames again appearing
from the porch. Kerns was unable to put
the fire out alone and attracted Metcalf
by shooting his revolver. The shots also
awakened the inmates and Mr. Folger
inquired from an upper window what the
trouble was. On learning he went down
stairs and into the kitchen and with
Kerns began to fight the fire Metcalf
again came to the scene and a still alarm
was turned in to the Marston Fire Com
pany. The woodwork had to be cut away
as the fire was burning between the walls
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POSToFFICE CLERKS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

At the last regular meeting of San
Francisco Branch No. s, United National
Association of Postoffice Clerks, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year:
President, William G. Morrison first vice
president, James f. Power: second vice presi-
dent Daniel b. Dwyer; third vice president
Arthur Liebscher; recording secretary. A: 5. j.
Woods; financial secretary George P Feely;
treasurer James Donohoe; sergeat- at arms,
William Mcleod; executive committee-Robert
Kerrison and Joseph Rudee.
The committee of arrangements report
ed everything in readiness for the annual
ball, to be held at Native Sons Hall,
Saturday, January IT, An excellent or
chestra has been engaged, and now that
the holiday rush is over at the postoffice
the clerks feel that they have some en-
joyment coming to them.
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BOLDLY STEAL A PURSE
AND MAKE THEIR ESCAPE

A fashionabIy attired young woman
who gave the name of Mrs. Brown and
her residence as 615B Mason street was
ing experience Thursday evening on Ma
son street, near Sutter, about half-past
o'clock. While coming down Mason
street and directly in front of her resi-
dence she was violently showed by three
boys ranging in age from u to 16 years.
and a purse which she carried in her
hand by chain was snatched from her
The wallet contained SIS In gold and about
s. in silver. The force used in grabbing
the purse caused the chain to break and
the silver was scattered on the sidewalk
The youthful robbers picked I'D about e
and fed along Mason and down sutter
officer Charles Fennel was notified. but
upon his arrival no trace Of the cuIprits
could be found. Mrs. Brown stated that
she was unable to get a good look at the
boys and consequently could not give a
description of them. Inquiry at the ad-
dress given ELECTED the information that
no person by the name Of Brown lived
there, but Miss Jackson. daughter OF An
drew Jackson, the well known mining
man, who occupies the fat, stated that
she was we'll acquainted with the young
woman who was robbed and admitted
that the name given was fictitious
Some of the neighbors state that Miss
Jackson told them that her sister-in-Ia W
was the victim of the robbery, but Mr.
jackson stated emphatically last evening
that he did not have a daughter-in-Iaw
In the event the police capture the young
highwaymen 1t is understood that the So
called Mrs. Brown will not prosecute, ow-
ing to her desire to avoid notoriety
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.

Harry Morton, S Lake
j Thornton, Salt Lake
VIM B Carter, S Jose
w Callaghan. San Jose
b Cole. Preside
Bert Samuels. Presidio
Anthony Hall. Preside
Jas Herrin, Calistoga
r Murray. Calistoga
Miss Stanton. Calistoga
Eva Johnston, Ca stoga
Mrs z James and fam
lily, San Mateo
mo Griggs and son, Los
Gatos
II Williams. Portland
VIM Davis, Oakland
Charles Orme. Oakland
Mrs Z Scott. S Barb ra
l. r Mansfield. S Barb
Geo Harrington, Niles
NJ j Walsh. Niles
VIM McCulloch, Niles
L f Bullock. Haywards
John Bourke, Preside
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- AKLAND. Jan. 9-The marsion
"A ii Of Mrs. Remi Cha bot, at the cor
Il ner Of Eleventh and Madison
- streets with all its art works and
treasures. was extensively dam
aged by a fire this morning that threat
ened for q while 10 totally destroy the
structure To the presence Of mind and
bravery Of Miss Julia Rohan. one Of the
maids Of the household, Is due the
credit Of not only saving the old manor
from destruction, but the rescue from
burning Of little Miss Claire knight, the
baby daughter Of Mrs. Robert S. Knight
daughter Of Mrs. Chabot, who is now
Ia a journey south with her husband
Miss Rohan was ia a rhir6-sroTy bed
room with the knight child and had just
finished dressing her when she detected
The 0dor Of smoke. She looked out OF the
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Late Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED
Friday, January 9.
Stmr San Mateo. Ross, 100 hours from Ia
coma.
Stmr Centralia, Ericsson, so hours from
Aberdeen.
SAILED.
Friday January O.
Stmr W II Kruger. Ahlin, Eureka
OUTSIDE. BOUND IN. IL MIDNIGHT
Br bark Invercauld. bark Gatherer and a
square rigger.
DOMESTIC PORTS
GRAYS HARBOR-Sailed Jan e-Schr A 7
West, for San Francisco.
SEATTLE-Arrived Jan 9-Stmr CITY of
Puebla, from San Francisco; Br ship NJ e
Watson. from Victoria; Br ship Wendur from
Antwerp.
Sailed Jan 9-Stmr Senator. for San Fran
cisco.
OCEAN STEAMER
LIZARD-Passed Jan 10-Stmr La CHAM
pagne, from New York, for Havre.
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A Conner, Sausalito
II S Turner. Seattle
Jno Smith. Alameda
c w Wadhams VT, city
Joseph King, Sac'mnto
Jno Doyle. Sacramento
c E Mcclellan. Oregon
Mrs Thompson, Oregon
Mrs Richardson. Oregn
W Thornton. Los An
A Tyler, Los Angeles
Louis Ruffa. Nina
A Burquis, Nokomis. III
A Wales, PIT Richmond
G H Brown. Lily. S D
F S Rarnk, Lily, s ID
Henry Fisher. Presidio
w H Gardener. Preside
A NJ Cation, Walla Wal
NJ Scott. Walla Walla
Mrs James Smith and
daughter, Walla Wal
James Barlow. Butte
VIM Clark, Butte
George King. Salt Lake
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MRS. HEARST AND PARTY
ON WAY TO THE COAST

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9.-Phebe A.
Hearst passed through Kansas City in
her private car to-day. returning to her
home in San Francisco.
In Mrs. Hearsts party were DR.. Joseph
NJ. Flint. chairman of the medical depart
rnent of the University of California: Mrs.
Hearst's niece, Mrs Apperson, and her
cousin. Miss Lane, both Of San Francisco;
Orrin Peck, a well-known California
artist and Miss Margaret Sherlock, who
for the past ten years has been in charge
of Mrs Hearsts settlement and kinder
garten training work in Washington, D. c.
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ACTRESS WHO SAYS BURTON
PRINCE SHOT HIMSELF BE-
CAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR HER.

myself" I learned also that he owed consid-
erabe money and was worried by H.
His parents DO not like me because 1 am in
the theatrical profession, and though they
knew 1 was engaged to their son. they would
never have anything TO do with me. l feel
sure now that they blame me for their son
death. when as actual fact ] have written
time after time TO the boy asking him 10 brace
up and tr-r TO Lead a regular life. This
morning went 10 call at the Prince residence
at lll2 Eddy street and tried TO see the
parents. They would not me and the serv
ant who answered the door said that they did
20 meg M Ill
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-10
FOoTPAD CRUELTY BEATS
VICTIM ON PACIFIC STREET

Jose OKane. a Portuguese laborer. was
held up, brutally beaten and robbed of
$50 and a gold watch and chain shortly
after l o'clock this morning, on Jackson
street, near the corner of Sansome.
The police are looking for his assail-
ant. whom he describes as a heavy set
smooth faced man, wearing light brown
overcOaf
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Secures Fine Position,

Abraham Johnson, chief deputy clerk of
the Supreme Court under the Root admin
istration, was chosen secretary to the
commissioners yesterday. The position
carries with it a salary of $500 a month
Johnson is both we'll known and well
liked among the members of the legal fra
ternity and his succession to the office
made vacant by the death of D. Bernard
Woolf is received with great favor by
all who have dealings with the court
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DEATH COMES SUDDENLY.

Former Governor Hastings Of Penn
syIvania Succumbs to Pneumonia.
BELLEFONTE. Pa, Jan. 9.-Former
Governor Daniel Hardman Hastings died
to-day of pleuro-DneumOnia, after an IL
ness of four days. The Improvement in
his condition early last night did not con-
tinue. Toward midnight there was a fall
in his temperature and the action of the
heart grew weak Oxygen was resOrted
to. but all efforts to improve his cOndi-
ton failed
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ments made in an interview with an act
ress named Madge Dixie. who claims the
wound was inflicted with suicidal intent
and that the cause of the attempted sui
eide was the fact that she had refused
to marry him.
Prince shot himself at 1112 Eddy street,
a house which had been engaged by his
parents for a short stay in the city and
the circumstances surrounding the shoot
ing seemed to indicate that it had oc-
CURED accidentally. The bullet entered
the abdomen and after the occurrence
the wounded man walked two blocks to
a neighboring drug store before he was
able to summon medical assistance. He
was taken TO the Central Emergency
Hospital. where an examination disclosed
the fact that the bullet had penetrated
the liver and had inflicted a fatal wound.
To DR.. Leonard, the attending surgeon,
and TO other attendants Prince maintained
that his wound was accidental and he
gave a circumstantial account of how he
had drawn the pistol from dressing case
drawer while he was searching for cloth
ing. The fact that none of the other
members of the family was at home at
the time of the occurrence explained his
necessity for going to the drug store for
aid.
ACTRESS ADDS HER STORY.
When Princes injury became public in
the morning papers a young woman stop
ping at the Palace Hotel. who gives the
name of Miss Madge Dixie. a type of the
brunette beauty, well gowned and at
tractive and who claims to be an actress.
announced that her rejection of matri
r1onial offers from the young man caused
him to attempt suicide. She said she met
him in this city about eight months ago
and after a short courtship agreed to
marry him. She then left for the East
to resume her theatrical enga gements
and returned last Monday to San Fran
cisco for the purpose Of carrying out her
engagement
Miss Dixie said yesterday in an inter
view at the Palace Hotel:
l am positive he attempted suicide for two
reasons In the first place since l have been
in san Francisco this time Prince has been
drinking very heavily and Thursday morn
ing when / took a drive with him in Golden
Gate Park / told him that he must mend his
ways and stop drinking or l would refuse to
marry him. l told him that l thought II ad-
visable end engagement owing to his
reckless ways and that / would China
and Japan for a few months. He seemed to
take the matter very much 10 heart and said
several times. IF you leave me l will kill
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CHILD WHOM NURSE RESCUED.

trooping to the rescue. After the excite
ment had died away these things were
found piled in heaps in the rooms on the
south side OF the house, where there was
10 damage.
The Chabot manor is one of the oldest
in the Lakeside district, the most fash
ionable of Oakland. The Chabots have
lived IA it for twenty-five years, the late
Remi Chabot having acquired it from the
McGilvary family, who built it,