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Cleveland Out of Politics.

New York, March 10.-Former
President Grover Cleveland denied
yesterday that he had come to New
York city for any political purpose,
as was rumored. He said: Il came
solely for the purpose of the meet
ing in Brooklyn. The reports that
l had political talk with Edward
NJ. Sheppard are untrue. 1 am not
in politics. I am out for good"
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Agents Must Tell tho Truth.

Topeka, Kan, March 10.-Amone
the opinions rendered by the supreme
court was one to the effect that a
traveller can collect damages from a
railroad company if he boards train
which he has been told by railway
agent will stop at his station and
which does not.
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Dtsplea.ed at Chau,ain's Prayer.

Salt Lake City, March 1o.-A spe-
.cial prayer for the minority (demo-
.cratic) members of the lower branch
of the legislature by Chaplain Porter
yesterday provoked the wrath of the
democrats, who introduced a resolu-
ton dismissing him from further
service in the house.
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VIII, ignore w,scous,n.s REQUEST.

Nashville, Tenn. March 10.-The
house of representatives adopted o
resolution requesting the governor to
ignore the request of the governor OF
Wisconsin to appoint delegates to
convention to settle the race ques-
ton, citing that the race question vii
settle itself.
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Cir, Drowned. Lover a Suicide.

Galena, Kan, March 1O.-Because of
the drowning of his sweetheart,
Helen O'Rielly, in Spring river two
years ego, Wilbur Baldridge, son of
DR.. j. NJ. Baldridge, shot and killed
himself at his home in Galena yester-
day. Young Baldridge was an eye
witness to Miss O'Rielly's death. Bal
bridge could not rid his mind of the
scene.
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T-e..nrv Omc,als Optim,,tic

Washington, March 1e.-m spite of
the heavy appropriations of about
$500, OOO, OoO at the last session of con-
gress, treasury department officials
believe that the receipts will meet
every expenditure proposed and leave
n generous surplus in the treasury.
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WITHOUT AMENDMENT.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Has
Reported the Colombian Canal Treaty
No Action on Cuba.

Washington, March 10.-The senate
committee on foreign relations Mon
day agreed to favorably report the
Colombian canal treaty to the SEN
ate. No action was taken on the
Cuban or other reciprocity treaties.
The Colombian treaty was reported
as in the former session without
amendment.
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London, March 10.-It must be
frankly admitted that the financial
situation here is becoming slightly
uncomfortable. The weeks occur
rences have shown pretty clearly thai
the public is hard up.
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Who Poisoned This $1,000 Dog:

Coshocton, o., March 1O.-Floyd
Courtright's $1,000 pointer dog.
Hawkeye, died Monday ten minutes
after arriving from the Pittsburg
bench show, where it had taken four
first prizes. An autopsy showed thu
the dog was poisoned.
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s,x.cars nf Fte,eht Wrecked.

Eureka, Kan, March 1o.-A Mis-
souri, Pacific freight train was
wrecked near Neal, ~ miles east Of
here. Six cars of dead freight left
the track. A broken car wheel caused
the accident
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A lob FOR SOMEBODY.
william r. Merriam, Director of the Gem
sus, Resigns to Enter Commercial
Life-in New York City.

Washington, March Gov. William
r. Merriam, of Minnesota, director of
the census, placed his resignation in
the hands of the president Satur-
day. It will take effect on May Is
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Adj. Gen. Corbin at St. Louis.

ST. Louis, March 9.-Maj. Gen.
Henry C. Corbin, adjutant general
United States army, who is to be
grand marshal of the worlds fair
dedication parade here next month,
arrived yesterday from Washington.
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c.,.hrat.. Her 11sth Bir,hday.

Montgomery, w. Va, March o.
Mrs. Marsylla Keith, a white wo-
man, Saturday celebrated her 116th
birthday with religious services at her
home. Mrs. Keith was born in South
Carolina. She is the mother Of Ii
children.
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WIN No. Run for Governor.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March o.
Lieut.. Gov. Lee is said to be prepar-
ing a statement announcing his re-
tirement from the race for the nomi-
nation for governor.
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Lisbon, O., March 9.-On June 10
and IL Lisbon will celebrate its cen
tennial. 1t was the second town in
corporated in the state. Senator II.
A. Hanna and William j. Bryan have
accepted invitations to be present and
make addresses with other speakers
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Fugitive Alderman a suicine.

Ridgefarm, ILL.,. March 1O.-John w.
Newton, city alderman of Oakland. a
fugitive from justice, committed sui
eide here by taking carbolic acid.
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Mill Employs. Made Idle by a Fire.

Des Moines, Ia, March 9.-The Cap
ital City wooden mills were damaged
by fire yesterday. The loss is 100000.
covered by insurance. One hundred
employees will be thrown out of work.
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.,,a,d to Meet Crum Issue.

Washington, March 1O.-It seems to
be pretty well determined that the
senate, now in extra session, will take
no action upon the presidents ap-
pointment of DIR. W. D. Crum to be
collector of the port at Charleston.
q
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LJuenln.s Rirthplace To Be Sod.

Hodgenville, KY, March 9.-The old
Lincoln homestead, near here, the
birthplace of President Lincoln. will
probably be sold ''under the hammer"
at master commissioners sale within
the next few weeks.
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Ia He Preparing tn Fee.

London, March 10.-The sultan of
Morocco has recently bought an es-
tate in England, and has deposited q
large treasure of gold and jewels in q
London bank.
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A1aInar n Lee Statue.

Washington, March 9.-Members OF
the Kansas delegation will join in the
fight to prevent the state of Virginia
from placing a statue of Robert E.
Lee in statuary hall at the capitol
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13

Topeka, Kan, March 10.-Gov. Bal
ley has decided to appoint Dell Ira
Wis, of Pratt, to be state fish commits
sioner, succeeding John Haughey, OF
Sumner county.
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Monitor Ark.n.as Coming to St. Louis.

Washington, March 10.-The mont
tor Arkansas with Commander Vree-
hand, left Annapolis Monday on her
way to ST. Louis to take part in the
dedicatory ceremonies Of the st.
Louis exposition April 30 next.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-03-13

Washington, March Capt. Will
liam S. Cowles, of the navy, broth
er-in-law of President Roosevelt, has
been selected to command the battle
ship Missouri, under construction at
Newport News. Va.
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Like a Vast Lake at Evansville.
Distress Among the Negroes.

Memphis, Tenn, March 10.-The
river gauge is steadily moving upward
and at noon marked the highest
water of the present rise, 34.7 feet.
Reports from the overlooked districts
Indicate distress among negro farm
ers who could not get their belong
ings to dry ground.
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Gov. Merriam resigns to accept the
vice presidency of the international
Mercantile agency, of New York, and
will remove from Washington to that
city
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streams High Around Parsons.

Parsons, Kan, March 1O.-An
streams are overfowng as the result
of heavy rains, and railway traffic
greatly impeded. The Bachelor creek
bridge on the katy" is gone.
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Six Inches OF Water at Lamar.

Lamar, Mo-, March 10.-SiX inches
of water fell here in six hours, and
business houses are deluged, bridges
washed away and streets cut through.
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VAST SHEET OF WATER.
MIasi.sippi aud Ohio Rivers Are Sending
Great Floods iowa the Guif-Farm-
ers Abandon Their Stock.

st. Louis, March 10.-One hundred
families living below Alton, Ill, have
been rendered homeless, and many
lost their belongings as 4 result of
the rise in the Mississippi river. The
river also threatens to inundate the
farming lands on Missouri point, and
farmers and stockmen are preparing
to move out. Hundreds of farmers
living in the lowlands about Harris
burg have been forced to move by
the rising of Saline and Bankston
creeks, some abandoning stock to the
food. For miles the country there
abouts is 4 vast sheet of water. Re
ports from Hannibal, Mo-, state that
the upper Mississippi is sending down
great volumes of water, and the river
is higher for this time of the season
than for years.
Like a Vast Lake at Evansville.
Evansville, Ind, March 10.-The
Ohio river continues to rise here and
appears like vast lake in front of
the city. The Wabash and White
rivers are turning a great food into
the Ohio and at some points the Ohio
is 10 to II miles wide. In southwest
ern Indiana many bridges have been
swept away and miles of bottom
lands are under water. Many peo-
pie have left Evansville because of the
flood. In country districts the farm
ers have had heavy losses in growing
wheat
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
FOUR PLAYERS
IN THE LISTS
Tennis Tourney Reaches
an Interesting
Point.
But One Representative of
the South Remains in
the Singles.

With the poorer players out of the ten
mis- tournament the matches in mems sin
giles at San Rafael yesterday proved In
teresting and exciting. Play was finished
down to the semi-final round.
OF the twenty-six who entered the tour
nament but four are left to contend for
the right to meet Champion Freeman
next Wednesday. The four successful
players were Alfonso Bell, champion Of
Southern California; Grant Smith, cham
pion of California; R. N. Whitney. ex-
champion of the coast in doubles. and
Percy Murdoch of Alameda.
The best match. of the day was that
between Drummond MacGavin and AL
fonso Bell. In the first two sets Bell
won quite handily In the third set Mac
Gavin, by brilliant driving, pulled out
the set from As, winnings7-5. The fourth
and final set went MacGavin's way at
the start and at 3-2 and vantage he looked
to have a chance to even up the score.
Bell took the next four games and match
Bell plays little better in the back court
than last year, but otherwise plays al
most the same game. He Is a wonder
at the net and his headwork is excellent
The other match of the first round was
won by Percy Murdock who beat Archer
Way, the only other southerner entered.
Way played a splendid game in the first
set, but could not keep 1t up, and the
next two went to Murdock rather easily.
The match between Grant Smith and
William B. Collier was not as close as
was expected. Smith is playing a much
stronger game than heretofore and it was
evident after the first game or two that
Collier stood but little chance. The win
ner forced matters throughout the match
h0 in RI
Smiths peculiar service worked to per-
fection.
R. N. Whitney beat Harry Rolfe in a
one-sided match.
The semi-finals Of the mems singles and
the women's doubles will be played to-
day. In the morning R. N. Whitney and
Percy Murdoch, the survivors in the lower
half, will meet at 10:30 o'clock. These
men are evenly matched and are both
playing fine tennis. In the afternoon A.
z. Bell and Grant Smith will meet This
will probably be the best match of the
tournament. Smith and Bell are great
net players, but comparatively weak in
the back court 1t will be a fight for
the net from the start. Bell is the only
man from the south left in the tourna-
ment.
Six teams entered the women's doubles
and drew as follows:
Preliminary round-Mss Miriam Edwards
and Miss Hazel Hotchkiss VS.. Miss Gabriel
Dobbins and Miss Florence Sutton; Mrs Sey-
mour and Miss Seymour VS.. Miss Bessie VAL
lesu and Miss Emma Hunter.
First round-Byes Misses Violet and May
Sutton; lower half Misses Ratcliffe.
The matches played yesterday resulted
as follows:
First round-A e Bell beat J. D. Mac
Gavin 6-2 Ga 81 6-3.
Second round-Grant Smith beat ". B Col
lier 81 go Ga; Bell beat Harry Rolfe 6-4
6-3 6-3. Percy Murdoch beat A c. Way 2-6.
6-3 6-1 withdrew; r. N Whitney beat Har-
ry Routh, 60. So 6-3.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
FAvORS A UNION
OF THREE. CITIES
Mayor Olney Declares
Enormous Saving
Can Be Made.
Gives Figures in Reply to
Inquiries From a Ber-
kelley Resident.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Sept. g.

Ills Broadway, Sept. 3.
William O'Neill, 210S Ashby avenue,
Berkeley. has asked Mayor olney for in
formation as TO the legal methods to be
employed in petitions for annexation. In
his letter O'Nein writes:
Berkeley is at present divided into sections
and factions on account OF the Southern Pa
cihc railroad freight yards. 1t would be the
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh wards
against the First, Second and Third wards.
The people here are talking about getting up
annexation clubs.
Replying, Mayor Olney has written:
land will. after a while, get tired of paying
at least 65 cents on the 800 more taxes than
they would have to pay If united in city and
county government. The city and county OF
San Francisco is what is called a consolidated
city and county, and has set of officers.
with the result that the taxation in that city
is 81 81 on the $780, The people of the three
cities on this side of the bay are paying 81 0l
on the S100 because they want to keep up in
dependent city governments and a county gov
ernment.
derstand this and will organize the city and
county Of Alameda, taking in all of the county
north and west Of Fruitvale avenue. Each
of the cities Of course, will retain its name,
but each will be part of a consolidated city
and county. We must all work for this end.
because If succeed in establishing a
city and county government and then continue
the present rate Of taxation we will have
about 100000 per annum to expend on school
houses. etc. Or. putting 1t in different way,
we are paying now in these three cities about
S4O0 900 per annum that could be saved by a
consolidated city and county government. IL
we should not desire to save that money but
continue the same rate after the cOnsoli-
dation it would give about S+OO, 900 per an
mum more to expend for schooIhouses. streets,
parks and other public improvements. Re
spectfully WARREN OLNEY, Mayor.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
ERROR BY MONTE CROSS
GIVES BOSTON THE GAME
New York's Hits Are Made at an
opportune Time and Washing
ton Is Defeated.
AMERICAN LEAGUE


DETROIT Sept 3.-Cleveland won the best
played game of the season here to-day. Both
StovalI the California recruit, and Mullin
were so effective that neither team scored for
ten innings. In the eleventh Brady's single
and steal, followed by Hickman's hit. sent in
the lonely tally Attendance. 1883 Score:
Detroit ;.''....'. '..''.'..'...''. i
Cleveland ...........-.-... 0
Batteries-Mullin and Buelow; StovaH and
Bemis.
BOSTON. Sept. 3--An error by Monte Cross
gave Boston to-day's game in the twelfth in
ming The game a6ounded lin in sPectaeulaI
finish Attendance. 6779. Score:
Boston ............ ............. 13 4
Batteries-Young and Criger; Henley and
Schreck.
CHICAGO Sept IA base on balls. a two
base hit and an error in the first half of the
was enough to win to-day's contest. Score:
Chicago ............s ............
st. Louis ...'.'.'...''''...
Batteries-Flaherty and Sullivan; schour
and Sugden.
were made at the proper rope time today and per -
mitted them to win. Score:
N.S Washlngt0n Fa1S ..........5 .. ....55 8 3
Batteries-wilson and Drill; Tannehin and
McCauley
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN. Sept. 3.--Up to the sixth In
ming the game was well played. but three err
rors by the locals in that inning let New York
score six runs Attendance. 4s75 Score:
r. H. E.
New York .......................
Brooklyn ....................
Batterios-McGinnity and Warner; Jones and
Ritter. Umpire-O'Day.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. s.-The locals won
the first game OF to-day's doube-header with
Boston and shut out in the second. At
tendance, 2206. Scores
First game r. H. z.
Philadelphia 80. ................ 10 4
Batteries-sparks and Doom; Willis and Mo-
Second game r. H. f.
Philadelphia ........ .............
Boston ......... .................
MISUNDERSTANDING and Roth: Williams
and Moran. Umpires-Hurst and Moran.
PITTSBURG, Sept 3.-The game was full
of good plays and fast throughout Pittsburg
punched hits in the sixth and seventh and
won out. Attendance. 2TO0 Score:
R. H; E
Pittsburg ......... ........'..... IL 0
Batteries-Doheny and Phelps; Ewing and
PETIT. Umpire-Johnstone
CHICAGO Sept 3.-The locals were unable
to hit either Of the st. Louis pitchers. Their
errors were costly and the visitors won cas-
lily. Attendance. 1400 Score:
R. H. E
Chicago -......- .-........... 4
Batteries-Taylor and Killing; Brown Hack
ett and ONeil. Umpire-Emslie.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
RECITES STORY
OF INHUMANITY
Clay H. Fiest Files Cross
Complaint in Suit
for Divorce.
Says His Wife Persistently
Tried to Get Rid Of
Their Baby.
Oakland once San Francisco Can.

Ills Broadway, Sept 3
The story Of the deserted F1est baby,
alleged to have been sold by an Alameda
woman for ss5 and only recovered after
months of search in Reno, Oakland. San
been Incorporated in cross-complaint
filed to-day by Judge r. B. Tappan as
attorney for Clay H. Fiest in an effort TO
resist the petition Of Ida Fiest for d.
vorce on the ground of cruelty.
Fiest states in his complaint that his
wife first deserted their 22-months-old
babe by leaving it in a basket in front OF
the Golden Gate Founding Asylum. in
San Francisco. Two days later she was
forced to receive it back again. A few
months afterward she gave the child TO a
Mrs. Emily F'unke. keeper of a hospital
in Alameda, who, it is alleged, sold the
child for $50 to a Reno woman.
Fiest says that he went to Reno for the
child, but it had been brought back to
California. He searched the towns about
the bay and finally located 1t in Watson
Vile and recovered it. For these reasons
he alleges that his wife should not be
given custody of the child, as he says she
will sell it.
Fiest also denies all the allegations
made by his wife Of cruelty, and charges
her with having threatened his life with
knife and pistol. Instead Of her being
given a divorce, he asks that he be
granted the decree and the custody Of the
child.
Suit for divorce was begun to-day by
Theresa Bright against John r. Bright
on the ground of extreme cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

IN the Superior Court OF the City and County
q san Francisco state Of California-Filed
august -. 1903. ALBERT b. AlAHONY
clerk by T. J. CASEY. Deputy Clerk: No
2s.I50. Trobsfe-In the matter Of the estate
= .lfcation Of time appointed for probate OF Will
q c. p. Sec. 1303.-Notice Is hereby given
that Tuesday the Sth day Of SepteTnb ber
A. d 1903 AZ 10 o'clock a. m. OF that day
srrs the courtroom Of Department No. 8 OF
'Fsfd court, at the city Han. IN the City and
, county Of San Francisco. State Of California,
beve been appointed as the time and place
for proving the duly authenticated copy OF
lie viii and c0dicn Of said ALICE SKAE,
deceased. and Of the probate thereof and
frr hearing the application OF MEXICAN
rIIE TRUST COMPANY q San Francisco.
q CORPORATION. for the issuance 10 II OF let
fers testamentary thereon. tSeal.I ALBERT
Ii MAHONY, Clerk, BY +. J. CASEY.
Deputy Clerk. Dated. August %, A. D. 1903.
.MORRISON e. COPE. attorneys for Pc
!.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

yesterday:
Hiram BulIard "a. Woodland, and Julia
Mcneil, 26, Woodland.
John F. Lindstrom 80. 740 Ellis street, and
Carolyn J. Perkins, 20. S07 Van Ness avenue.
John L. Hopkins, SO, city. and Pauline Up
man. 2S city.
Charles W. Mulloy, 80. 1919 Post street and
Lille NJ. Butler. %. Benicia
Louis Blumenthal. %, 1513h Powell street,
and Annie Davis is, 2119 Taylor street.
Fred ". Fostering, p, 20 Juri street. and
Anna Behrmann, 80, 124 Sanchez street.
George c. Bennalack, p, 80 Lafayette
street. and Stella j. Silva 20 33 Lafayette st.
Charles NJ. Holloway, 2S 735B Ellis street
and Gussie L. Taylor, 81, 1120B Golden Gate
avenue
John W. FRANKIE. 21, 1906 Fifteenth avenue,
South San Francisco, and Mamie Coutts, 81,
Napa.
Joseph Goldman. %, S4SA Howard street
Carlo Marsono. 2s. 1117 Lake street. and
Clara Marsono, p. 111T Lake street
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
DIED

AHLBACH-In this city. September 2 1908.
Jacob Ahlbach. beloved husband Of the late
Maria J. Ahlbach, father Of Joseph Ahlbach
Mrs. A. Parr and. William. Elizabeth and
Aloysius Ahbach. and brother of William
and the late Peter Ahbach, a native of
Germany, aged 81 years months and Is
days. A member of st. Peters d. r.
Understandings Verein
UZFriends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral to-day
OFriday) at $50 O'Clock from the narlors
pany, 1903 Mission streets. between Eighth
and Ninth thence to ST. Bonifaces Church.
Golden Gate avenue, near Jones street, where
a requiem high mass Will be celebrated for
the repose Of his soul. commencing at .
o'clock Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
ARNOLD-In Oakland. September 3. 1909
Mary A. beloved wife Of Adam A-noId
mother of Noll Arnold, and sister of Ms
WestphaI Mrs. G. Mcbride and John, u
and Tina Doyle. native of California
BLAKELY-In ontario. September l. 1902
Calvin, beloved husband OF Caroline Blakelv
and father Of A. II. and II. T. Blakely a
native Of Cherry Valley, Canada aged 90
years months and days.
BREWSTER-In this city. September g. 1909
Daniel E., beloved son Of Elizabeth J. Brew,
ster and brother of Sarah Brewster a ma
tive OF Massachusetts,, aged 81 years z
months and II days.
EyFrien1s and acquaintance are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral services
Saturday. September 8. 1903. at 10 O'clock
at the residence of his mother, $40 VaIen-
cia street Interment Cypress Lawn Cems-
terry, by carriage. Funeral private
BYLES-In this city, September 2, 1903 Anne
liza Byles, beloved wife Of George Byles n
native of the Isle of Jersey.
CAHILL-In this city, September 2 1908
James A. beloved husband of Eliza CahfII'
and father of John A. and Edward F. CahiIi
a native OF County Waterford. Ireland aged
uyNotice of funeral hereafter. Remains
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-04
WOMAN TAKES A DOSE
OF POISON BY MISTAKE
Confusion of Bottles in the Dark
Nearly Costs Mrs. Williams
Her Life

OAKLAND, Sept. 3.-Mrs. AL Williams,
wife of the janitor of the courthouse,
took what she supposed was a dose of
medicine last night, but in the dark she
secured the wrong bottle and swallowed
a draught of wood alcohol. and had il
not been for the prompt arrival of DR..
Robert Hill fatal results might have fol-
lowed the mistake.
Mrs. Williams had secured a flask of
medicine to use in deadening the pain of
an aching tooth and in trying to find it
in the dark got hold of a bottle contain
ing wood alcohol. Immediately after TAX
ing it she was seized with severe cramp-
ing pains and sent for DR.. Hill, who ad-
ministered emetics, and after consider
able hard work pronounced the patient
out of danger.