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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
BOY
KILLS INFANT
MendOcino County Youngster
Points a Rife and Life
of a Babe Is Ended
TWO ACCIDENTS IN SHASTA
Saltwater Youth Celebrates
the Yuletide by Striking
Giant Powder Cap With Stick

UKIAE, Dec. 2S.-Near Noyo a few
days ago Angie Roudier, a 19-months
old boy, was shot and killed by Willie
Smith, also lad of tender years. The
Smith boy was playing with small
rife and pointed it at the little fellow
with the familiar result. This is the
third child accidentally shot in Mendo-
cino County in the past few months.
REDDING, Dec. 2S.-George Diestle-
horst, the 12-year-old son of John
Diestlehorst of this city, started to
pass a rifle over a fence, butt end first
to-day, when the trigger struck hog
trough and the weapon was discharged
The bullet struck the boys right
wrist and ranged upward. He is not
yet out of danger.
John Basch, the 7-year-old son Of
Chris Basch of Saltwater, celebrated
Christmas by placing a giant powder
cap on a rock and striking it with a
stick. When the youngster came TO
himself the local physicians were try
ing to locate a brass cap, it having en-
tered his left cheek and ranged up
ward. The cap has not yet been To-
Gated and it is feared that blood poi
soning will cause death.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
FREIGHT RAISE
EXCITES ALARM
Proposed Advance by TranSeOn-
tinental Lines and Western
Roads Not Relished in Oregon
TEN PER CENT INCREASE
Portland Merchants Consider
Seriously the Change to Be
Made by Traffic Companies
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 2S.-The
transcontinental lines and Western
roads have prepared the schedule for
the advance in freight rates to the ex-
tent of more than 10 per cent. The
announcement has caused some con-
sternation here. The advance viii af-
feet almost every commodity shipped
from the East and the whole coast
from British Columbia to Southern CAL
ifornia will be affected by the raise
The change in rates Will take erect
on January Is. The agreement to this
effect was made some weeks ago and
the various freight agents were noti-
fed of the contemplated change. The
lines in the combine to advance rates
are ethe o. +. and N, Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific,
Great Northern and Santa Fe. The in
creased rates will be charged on all
shipments from New York and COM
mon points, Chicago and common
points. Omaha and Missouri River
points and from the St. Louis terri
tory. In fact, everything brought to
the Pacific coast from the district be-
tween the Missouri River and the At
lantic coast will cost about 10 cents
more per hundred pounds. On some
articles the advance amounts to as
much as % cents.
The new rate covers carload lots in
most instances and mixed shipments
cannot be made even at the advanced
rate. A comparison of the old and new
rates on some of the principal articles
shows something of what the extra ex-
pense is going to be. The increase OF
agricultural implements per 100 pounds
from all Missouri River and Eastern
points is 10 cents; jars and glasses, old
n rorc
carload lots, old rate 81 %, new rate
81 40: plate glass, old rate 81 25, new
rate 81 so; building material and steel
and iron structural material, old rate
75 cents, new rate S5 cents.
The announcement that the 10 per
cent raise will go into effect January
Is will no doubt cause a great activity
in shipping from the East between now
and then. Those who have large or
ders in the Eastern markets will en-
deavor to get their material delivered
before the rate goes into effect.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
DEATH CALLS
WELL KNOWN
AUTHOR TO REST

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Alexander
Sullivan, well known on both sides of
the Atlantic as an author and edito-
rial writer; died to-day after one weeks
illness, following a stroke of paralysis
Mrs. Sullivan, formerly Miss Marga-
ret F. Buchanan, was SIS years of age.
She was born in Ireland, but her family
moved to Detroit Mich, when she was
an infant. She was a proficient Greek,
Latin and French scholar. During
Charles A. Dana's 5 time she was fire.
quent contributor to the New York
Sun and was an editorial writer on the
Chicago Times in the days of Wilbur
+. Storey. Up to the time of her last
illness Mrs. Sullivan was an editorial
writer on the Chicago Chronicle. In
1896 she suffered a stroke of paralysis
from which she recovered completely
but she was stricken again Sunday aft
ernOOn.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
DRETFUS LOOKS
TO A TELEGRAM
Friends of the Officer Present
Proof That He Was the
Victim of a Conspiracy

PARIS. Dec. 2S.-The grounds upon
which Dreyfus depends for vindication
and restoration 10 the army have been
communicated TO the Associated Press.
Dreyfus charges that a telegram from
Colonel Schwartzkoppen. the late Ger
man military attache here, to Colonel
Panizzardi. formerly Italian military
attache al Paris. as presented 10 the
court-martial at Rennes, bore the date
Of April, 1884, when he was occupied
with the details Of mobilization Of
troops Of which the telegram treated,
whereas the actual date Of the tele-
gram was the last Of March, 1895. aft
er he (Dreyfus) had been tried A
COPY has been found and has estab-
lished the correctness Of Dreyfus' claim,
in the opinion Of the commission which
recommended a revision Of the case.
The statement Of the case against
Dreyfus. containing the telegram when
ID arrived at the Ministry Of War, was
dated April I, 1895, which Dreyfus
claims shows the telegram was writ
ten IN the latter part Of March Of that
year. With a pair Of scissors the late
Colonel Henry clipped of a corner OF
the telegram, and thus the actual date
disappeared. Then Colonel Henry in
his own hand annotated the telegram
<Al'A A4F A'sl- -Ar ABADllFls lDA Eis neg
. lected 10 remember that the month Of
April had only thirty days for in the
document there is a mention Of the 31st
Of the current month.
The unauthenticity Of the telegram
could have been established had the
court at Rennes appreciated the i'm
pOrtance Of the error. Finally il de-
velOped that in the telegram where
the words ~Ce canaille de d" appear
the initial ID" had been substituted
for the letter "P." The original copv
written by n. Oribelin. the keeper Of
the archives Of ahe War Office, carried
the letter p" The scratching upon
the paper was apparent, but NJ Ber-
tnlon. the handwriting expert. testified
that the letter ID" was correct. II is
now claimed that he was in error.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
WILL GIVE CITY'S POOR
A CHANCE TO WORK
Plan on Foot to Operate Chain of
Cotton Mills by New York Tcne-
ment DNNeIIerS

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-A plan to
operate chain of cotton mills in
North Carolina by tenement dwellers
of this city, taken there and trained
by a few skilled workmen, is being
evolved by men here interested in the
cotton business. If their scheme is
carried out it will result in the estab-
lishment of a self-sustaining charity,
which will take hundreds of women
and children from the dirty, over
crowded slums of the city into
healthy country life, with cottages
and schools.
Work on the first mill at Marshall,
near the Biltmore estate, is to begin
in a week or two, and the mill of fif-
teeTt thousand spindles is expected to
be ready early in July. 1t is planned
to establish on the nearby hills a
model village Of five-room cottages,
which may be- purchased at the rate
OF 81 a month. A company store sell
ing all the necessities at an increase
Of ) per cent over cost, together with
schools and churches. will be estab-
liShed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
FLAMES ROAR
IN A CAPITOL
Costly Executive Building of
Arizona in Phoenix Is Badly
Damaged by Fire at Night
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec 28.-Because
Secretary Horace Harrison of the Live
stock Sanitary Board chose to do a sew
hours of extra work this evening in his
office in the Territorial Capitol build
ing is the only reason the offices of that
structure were not gutted by fire oe-
room is charred and the building has
been damaged by smoke to the extent
of several hundred dollars.
1t could not have burned to the point
of a structural ruin. as it is practically
fireproof building, with the exception
of fniShingS and furnishings, the
frame being of steel and the-walls Of
granite and tufa. But had the fire not
been discovered till ten minutes later
it is likely that many valuable docu-
ments would have been destroyed
Harrison detected the oGor of smoke
s he left the building and Thought a
ffue from the furnace room was leak
ing. He summoned the engineer Cap
tain Stark, who lives a few blocks
away. Mr. and Mrs. Stark ran to the
building and as they entered beheld
smoke and flames issuing from the fur
mace room. Mrs. Stark sought the up
per floor where William Teasely AS
sistant Secretary of Arizona, was at
work. He summoned the Fire Depart
ment by telephone, but the engine
house is nearly two miles from the
Capitol. The department responded
quickly but found it did not have hose
enough to reach within a block of the
nearest plug.
Meantime Captain Stark had secured
a couple of small streams from the ily-
drants in the building and with early
comers. was fighting the flames. On the
arrival of the firemen the chemical ap-
paratus was employed and the fire was
eXtinguished. The loss will not exceed
$2500. The building cost over $3.50, 900
and is insured for at least a third Of
that sum-.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
SHOPMEN WILL VISIT
THE GENERAL MANAGER
Railroad Employees on Strike at Ba-
kersfield TO Send a Delegation to
San Francisco.
BAKERSFIELD Dec

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. IS. - The
striking shopmen on the Southern Pa
enc expect 10 send a committee to san
FRANCISCO TO interview General Man
ager Agler tomorrow. This morning
a delegation interviewed Superintend-
ent Burckhalter without result and
advised that official that they would
send three Of their number to san
Francisco to talk with the general
manager.
Mr.. Burckhalter to-day stated that
the company had made no overtures
whatever TO the strikers. and that
for the present the shops are virtually
closed Many Of the men are drawing
iheir time for December preparatory
To leaving. Il is stated that all neces-
sarE repair work viii be done at Los
angeles uutil the difficulty is settled.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
TURKEY FEARS
AN INV ASTON
Authorities Report That 1000
Macedonians Are. Prepared
to Enter the SuItan's Domain

SALONICA, Dec. 2S.-The authori-
ties are informed that 4OOO Macedonian
revolutionists, under the leadership of
eighty Bulgarian officers, are ready to
invade Turkish territory. An order
was issued here to-day requesting the
Turkish officers to exercise extreme
vigilance. 1t is rumored that the sec
ond army reserve will again be called
out
ROME, Dec. 2S.-The Italia says that
General Sismondo, the commander of
the Italian gendarmes, is likely to be
chosen to organize and command tine
international gendarmerie in Macedo-
MIA under the Austro- Russian reform
scheme.
General Sismondo is one of the best
officers in the Italian service. He is 6S
years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Passing of Frederick Nov.

ALAMEDA. Dec. 2S.-Frederick
NOy. third son of William H. Noy of
Bay Station, died to-day after an ill
ness of nearly two years from tuber-
culosis of the lungs. He was a native
Of this city, aged 21 years, and had re-
sided in Alameda all of his life De-
ceased was the brother of Richard
and Bertrand Noy and Miss Lavina
NOy. His funeral Will be held from
the family residence Thursday after
noon and services Will be conducted
by the Rev. William n. Guthrie of
Christ Episcopal Church.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
SACRAMENTO TO HAVE
A NEW WATER SUPPLY
Trustees Accept an Option on the
Rights of North Fork Ditch
Company.

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 2S.-The City
Trustees of Sacramento tonight ac-
cepted an option offered by c. n.
Clark, on the water rights of the
North Fork Ditch Company, which
takes water from the American Rlv-
er, to purchase said water rights for
$33O,00O, the option to be in force for
eight months and guaranteeing not
less than $500 inches from the North
Fork of the American River.
City Trustee Devine says this would
afford a perpetual gravity system OF
clear water for Sacramento, would
furnish power for city lighting plant
and would pay for itself in six and a
half years.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Timekeeper Traced to a Train.

CHICO, Dec. 2S.-Leonard McNab,
the timekeeper, who mysteriously dis
appeared after leaving MagGha on
horseback for a railroad grading camp
near Lovelock last Thursday after
noon, has been traced to Chico. Nc
Nab turned his horse loose and board
ed train for Chico Thursday even
ing. 1t is supposed that he had be-
come homesick and suddenly deter
mined to return to his relatives in
Nova Scotia.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
state senator Held for Bribery.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec 2S.-
When the examination of ex-Senators
Nichols and Mcknight on the charge
OF subornation of perjury at the trial
OF Liant h. Salisbury was resumed to-
day the testimony of Arthur Stowe.
who testified as to the alleged attempt
to bribe Witness Garman while he
(Stowe) was watching him for the
prosecuting attorney was read. The
examination was then adjourned un-
til Wednesday State Senator David
T.. Burns was held to the present term
of the Superior Court to-day on the
charge of accepting a bribe in the
water deal.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
NEW ADvERT1sEMENTa
THE REAL CAUSE.
The Ancient scalp-Fever Theory Ex-
ploded.

At one time dandruff was attributed to
the result of a feverish condition of the
scalp, which threw of the dried cuticle
in scales
noted authority on skin diseases. ex-
plodes this theory and says that dandruff
is germ disease.
This germ is really responsible for the
dandruff and for so many bald heads. 1t
can be cured if it is gone about in the
right way. The right way. of course,
and the only way. is to kill the germ.
Ncwbros Herpicide does this. and per-
mits the hair to grow luxuriantly, Just
as nature intended it should.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Death Claims Famous Engineer.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Sir William AL
len, the well known marine engineer,
ship owner and member Of Parliament
for Gales Head since 1893, is dead,
aged &C years. He was formerly a
working engineer, an engineer in the
British navy and later chief engineer
Of a blockade runner during the Civil
War in the United States. He was
captured and lodged in the old Cap
itol prison and was eventually pa
rolled.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Pioneer Coal Operator Dead.

SEATTLE. Dec. 2S.-Captain James
Campbell, father of John A, william
and James Campbell, former heavy
owners in Port Blakeley mills, died
at his home in this city to-day, aged
IS years. Much Of his early life was
spent in Canada, where he was prom
inently Connected with the Albion
Mines Company, at one time the larg-
est coal operators in North America
About two years ago he fell down
stairs, sustaining injuries from which
he never fully recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Pioneer Clergyman Dies.

SAN LEANDRO, Dec. 2S.-The Rev.
J. NJ WOodman, a pioneer clergyman
Of Alameda County, who came to Cali
fornia in 1863, died yesterday morn
ing at his home. in San Leandro at
the age of 79 years. Deceased was a
wei known minister of the Methodist
church, but retired from active work
in the church three years ago. He
leaves wife and one son. The funeral
VIII be held tomorrow morning
at II o'clock and the remains will be
shipped to Chico. Mr.. Woodman's for
mer home, for burial
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Colonel Andrews Passes AWAY.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-ColoneI J.
n. Andrews, L. S. A, retired, is dead
at Orange, Va. He was graduated from
West Point in 1860. He. came out Of
the Civil War in 1866 as major of the
Twenty first Infantry in October.
1895. was promoted to the rank of col
onel; served for Il short time in the
Spanish War as brigadier general of
volunteers and was retired in 1893 at
his own request
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
DIVIDEND is DECLARED
By n SEALING COMPANY
Victoria Corporation Proposes to
Send Out Twenty SchOOners for
Valuable Skins i'm Spring.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec, 2S.-The Vic
toria Sealing Company, which prac-
ticaIIy controls the pelagic sealing in
dustry, declared a dividend Of so cents
a share to-day on last seasons work.
when the cOmpanys schOoIers took
1850 skins, 11,714 off the British Co
Iumbia Coast and in Ber1ng Sea and
57O9 off Cape Horn. The wage bill
amounted to $4,000 for the season.
The profits were S2s.OOO.
1t was decided to send out about
twenty schOOners in the spring of the
British Columbia Coast and two YES
sells will be sent within ten days to
Japan.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
BIENNIAL STATEMENT
SHOWING UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS.

In accordance with Chapter Civ OF an act
to compel savings banks publish a
statement OF all unclaimed deposits approved
March % 1909. the following statement is
submitted from books at close OF business
on the above date VIZ:
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Alleged Lynchers pischarged.

CAIRO, Ill, Dec. 2S.-James Raines,
G. G. Bailey, James Kuster, Brant
Davis and Lieutenant ]. F. Parker of
Thebes who are charged with the
lynching of William Johnson colored,
last spring, had q hearing to-day be-
fore J. Nj. Jackson, a colored Justice
of the Peace. and all we're discharged,
as the evidence seemed insufficient to
hold them.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Husband Shoots His Rival.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Dec. 28.-H. G.
Edmunson a real estate dealer. was
found in n room in a hotel to-day with
Mrs. G. w. Grote, and was fatally
shot by the woman's husband, who is
a building contractor. Grote used a
shotgun and fired through the panel
of the door. Mrs. Grote accompanied
the wounded man to the hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Deafh of Famous Iinouiet

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Colonel
Henry L. Thomas. for thirty-four
years translator in the State Depart
ment, died to-day of pneumonia.
aged 6S years. He spoke and trans
lated French, Spanish. Italian. Ger
man. Norwegian, Danish, Dutch. Por-
tuguese, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek.
besides having a general knowledge of
other tongues
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
shIpMrIgIlt Pnsses Awnr.

OAKLAND. Dec. 2S.-Nathaniel G..
Hilton, a former foreman of ship
wrights at the Mare Island Navy Yard
and past master of Naval Lodge No.
81. Il. and A. NJ, of Vallejo. died yes
terday at his home in Fruitvale Ieav-
ing a wife and three children. The fun
eFal viii be held tomorrow, and the
remains viii be sent to Vallejo for In
terment.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Governor Honors a Requisition.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 2S.-The
Governors office to-day honored the
of the Governor of Illinois
for the return to that State of Ar
thur Dunton. wanted in Chicago for
grand larceny. Dunton is in custody
at Pasadena, whittier John j. Duffy,
the Illinois State agent, went to-day to
get his prisoner.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Orders Drink and Cuts His Throat

UKIAH. Dec. 2S.-Hermann john
son walked into John Dahl's saloon in
Noyo last Wednesday and ordered a
drink. While the bartender's back
was turned he drew a razor and cut
his throat. Johnson had made sew
eral attempts to hang himself pre-
viously.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
CT INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
ostOffice Changes Have Been Orered
for California and Washington.
Examination 10 Re Held
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Th

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The post
oihce at Wabash, King County Wash.
VIII be discontinued January "A; mail
10 OsceOla.
Nellie N. Bailey has been appointed
postmaster of the fourth class at Ban
ner, san Diego County Cal, vice
Luella r. Bailey. resigned.
The Hanover National Bank Of New
York has been made reserve agent for
The First National Bank OF Condor. or.
4 civil service examination Will be
held at Portland. or. February for
watchman I'm the public building
there; salary S840.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Dcspondent Man Commits suicide.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2S.-P. A. Ed
wards. carpenter, was found dead in
his room in a lodging-house here to-
day. The body. fully clothed. was
lying on the bed. In the right hand
was a revolver from which a bullet
had been fired into the left temple.
1t is believed the man committed sui
eide through dependency.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Want Information About cigars.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-In view
Of the fact that many thousands of
people in all parts of the country are
interested in the result of a guessing
contest as to the number of cigar
taxes paid in November, the Internal
Revenue Bureau asks that public an
nouncement be made of the number
OF cigar taxes paid at SO per thousand
during November. 1903. The number
is officially stated to have been
b7S157
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
strange Death Of a Railway Nron

CAIRO. ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-C. F. Drcw.
Eeneral. manager of the Coal Belt
Electric Railway, with headquarters at
Chicago, was found dead to-day in bed
at the Excelsior Hotel at Harrisburg
with bullet in his left temple. A re-
volver was lying near the body. 1t
was first supposed that, Drew had COM
mitted suicide but the police believe
he may have been murdered.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Former Marshal Sent to Asylum.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 2S.-Charles E.
Gardiner, ex-deputy Sheriff of this
county, was commit ed to Agnews
asylum to-day. His insanity is due to
a gunshot wound in the head received
several years ago in the pursuit and
capture of burglar. He was at one
time City Marshal of Gilroy.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Rich In,mhcrman Dies.

DETROIT. Mich. Dec. 2S.-James
A. Remick. a capitalist and lumber
man. who owned large tracts of lum
Der along the Pacific Coast, died "a
his home here to-day. aged so years.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Dunsmuir Books Cannot Be Seen.

VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 2S.-Judge
Drake refused the application made
by Mrs. John Dunsmuir, intervenor in
the HOpper-Dunsmuir will case, for
an examination of the books of the
Esquimalt and NanaimO Railway
Company, of r. Dunsmuir, Sons &
Co. The Judge said that it would be
time enough to ask for an examina-
ton of the books when the will case
had been won.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
MoII KNOWN Womnn Dies.

Mrs. Emma Joseph, well known in
former years as one of San Francis
cos bellies and latterly through num-
erous benevolences, died Sunday night
of heart trouble at her home, 2235
Washington street. She leaves four
children, Albert, Nellie, Sydney and
Ada
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Cities Comblnc ns BeIIingham.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. Dec. 2S.-The
cities of Whatcom and FairhaVen to-
night passed out of existence and the
city of Bellingham took their place
among the municipalities of the State.
A. l.. Black was sworn in as the first
Mayor and named c. NJ. LOgsdon as
Chief of Police.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Police Arrest Saloon Mans Slayer.

PORTLAND, Or, Dec. 2S.-The po-
lice this morning captured David Van
Houten. who last night killed Al
Young, a Saloon-keeper, for the alleg-
ed alienation OF his wife's affections.
Van Houten refuses to make any
statement. Mrs. Van HOuten denies
her husbands story of her alleged in
fidelity
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29

You ppt me of the car four blocks
from my corner, the other day" said
the lady TO the trolley conductor.
Yes: ] was very sorry. but I couldn't
very well help it," said the conductor.
You see ] made a bet with man on
the platform that woman never gets
of q car properly, and / just let you
OF when I did TO decide the bet. -
YCnkers Statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29
Retired Army Officer Dies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Captain
Robert Catlin. u. S. A. retired, died
at the home of Bishop Henry Y. Satter-
lee, where he had been a guest at dim
ner on Christmas day, and suffered a
double attack of paralysis that even
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-29

MEDIA. Pa. Dec. aS-Judge Johnson to-
day refused the application of the Investment
Company of Philadelphia for receiver OF
the Tfdewater Steel Company sof Chester.
Judge johnson said that the statement Of the
Officers ~of the Tidewater Company showed
the company to be solvent. and he did net
consider 1t wise to interfere.