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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
HOST SHOOTS
THE VISITOR
Ranch Manager Invited to
Christmas Dinner Receives a
Charge of Bird Shot in Face
Special Dispatch to The can.

SAN BERNARDINO. Dec. 26.-To be
invited to house for Christmas din
ner and to receive as a souvenir of the
occasion a load Of bird shot in his face
was the peculiar and painful experience
of A. P. Mcguire. who manages the
Glen Helen ranch for T. z. Parker.
John Doyle. a well-knOwn old bache-
lor rancher, who lives near the Glen
Helen ranch, invited Mcguire to his
house Mcguire went early. and the
two began to drink wine and whisky
before breakfast. At 4 o'clock in the
afternoon they were in a mood to have
trouble. and the expected happened.
Maguire's story makes Doyle owe him
$50. The debt Is Of several years stand
ing and is the result Of work which Ma
Suire had performed for Doyle.
Yesterday Mcguire demanded the
money about the time he was ready to
go home. and said he intended to bring
suit IL the coin was not forthcoming.
The money was not paid, and Doyle in
stead unlimbered his shotgun for action
and fired at Mcguire. who was but
few feet away. Part Of the charge
struck Mcguire. A piece of his cheek
was torn away and the entire left side
of his face was spTinkled with fine shot.
One eye will have to be removed and
the sight Of the other may be destroyed
Mcguire is OF the opinion that a delib-
crate attempt was made to murder him.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
INTEREST DEBT
TO Be LOWERED
Hartman and Railroad Asso-
ciates Planning New Mort
gage for Southern Pacific
PROJECT is A BIG ONE
Company's Present Financial
Relations With Union Pa
cific Shown in Statements

The latest private advices from New
York relative % the affairs Of the
Southern Pacific Company are to the
effect that Jacob Schiff and his rail-
road representative. Z. H. Hartman,
will soon announce a plan for refund
ing the entire Indebtedness of that
road, the feature Of their financiering
project being a blanket mortgage that
will cover all the property of the cor
poration. In this manner they ex-
pect to relieve the company of some
Of its present heavy interest payments.
Some Of its mortgages are now draw
ing as high as per cent interest and
the plan is to reduce this rate to 4
per cent basis by means of a new
mortgage. AS a preliminary move in
this direction President Hartman has
already issued to the financiers of
Wall street a statement in which he
outlines the policies of both the
Southern Pacific and Union Pacific
railroad systems for the coming year.
In both policies there is marked con-
servatism IN the way Of new under
takings. In this statement, which is
SuDpOSEu ~ DC OL a GOULuenllC-A ia
ture, Hartman shows that during the
last three years more than $50,000,000
has been spent by the Southern Pa
cific Company for Improvements,
which are chargeable to the capital
account. For the same period the
Union Pacific Company has expended
s40.000,000, a portion of which has
been funded under the convertible and
Oregon Short Line mortgages. BY
checking the present progressive pol
icy of the two roads 1t is claimed that
the men who control them will be af-
forded the opportunity to bring the
inanciering of the two corporations
up TO requirements. Hartman is
careful to make note of the deferred
assets and items Of current liabilities
IN the Union Pacific balance sheet,
which are considered in need of finan-
ciering. He includes items such as
loans made to the Southern Pacific
Company of SIS, ,496,119; advances of
S7,365,565 made to new lines, and So
s99, 1896 advanced for two steamships,
making a total of S26,562, ,579. II is
claimed that these items are free as
sets. On the liabilities side they are
represented in one item of S14,25O, 900
loans and bills payable, the greater
part of which went to the Southern
Pacific Company. Among the items of
advances" are the cost of 442.20
miles of new road, $3.50 miles of sid
ing, 15 freight locomotives, II pas
senger coaches, 800 freight cars and 2
ocean steamships, each of 13, 500 tons
capacity. No effort is made to item
ize the work accomplished along the
lines Of the Southern Pacific Company
with the money advanced by the
Union Pacific Company but the
statement bears enough data to sat
isfy the average financier that the
Southern Pacific is far enough in the
debt of the Union Pacific to warrant
some action toward placing it on a
footing where its interest bearing OBJ
legations may be materially decreased,
and this is said TO be Schiff and Har-
riman's plan.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
HIS WALLET RETURNS
WITHOUT IT'S CONTENTS
Vice Governor Berg of Panape Island
Has an Expensive Christmas
Day Exnerience.


V. Berg, Vice Governor of the island
Of Panape, who has been a guest at
the Lick House for several days, is
minus $3.50 as a result of some mys-
terious manipulation OF his pocket
book, which he and the police have
been unable to solve. On Christmas
day he visited the office of Cook &
Sons, where he exchanged a number
of German marks for American cur
rency. He Immediately put the $40
bills, amounting in all to $3.50, in his
wallet, then carefully placed the latter
in an inside pocket OF his coat and
started with a friend back to the Lick
House, where they had luncheon.
After the meal Berg and his friend
had occasion to go to the hotel office,
where the German official was sur
prised by the clerk handing him his
wallet, and more so when he discovered
that the currency was missing. The
clerk explained that he had just
picked up the wallet on the counter
and supposed that the guest had left
il there. Berg, however, insisted that
he had not touched it after leaving
Cook & Sons Office. Later he reported
the matter to Captain of Detectives
Martin. The latter failed to solve the
mystery Of the disappearance of the
wallet and its return to the hotel with
out its, contents, but he did suggest
to the angry German that it was pos
sible he had failed to stow the wess.st
in his pocket as he had supposed, and
that while on his -Tay to the Lick it
had slipped from under his overcoat
and when found by some pedestrian
had been emptied of his contents and
returned to the desk of the hotel by
the obliging person.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
Soc murder. sars the Jurr.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2s.-The Cor
oner's jury in the case of Thomas
Mack. who was killed by fall from
the roof of the st. Charles Hotel. after
being struck on the head with a chair
in the hands Of Thomas Finch. to-day
returned a verdict TO the effect that
Mack came to his death as a result OF
the fall and not from the blow from
the chair This clears Finch OF the
charge of murder, but does not On
tirely exonerate him.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
Pretty wedding at Elk Grove.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 26.-One Of
the prettiest weddings Of the holiday
season, which united two Of the Oldest
families of the Sacramento Valley,
took place at Elk Grove, Sacramento
County. Christmas day. The bride was
Miss Nellie Stelter, the youngest
daughter of Fred w. Stelter, a promi-
nent farmer of Elk Grove. The groom
was John f. Clark, son of the late
John Quincy Adams Clark, who was
one of the California pioneers.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
Christmas at Masonic Homo.

DECOTO, Dec. 26.-The inmates of
the Masonic Home were made happy
yesterday, when Christmas gifts were
distributed from the big tree set up in
one of the large rooms at the home,
Old and young alike received suitable
presents. DR.. IlO Aiken, the superin-
tendent of the home, was presented
with a beautiful gold watch by his
Masonic friends.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
HAD A FORMER HUSBAND.

Mrs. Landbeck has been married
twice. according to statements she
made yesterday. She said that her first
husbands name was Ploemer and that
he disappeared about ten years ago,
when she was living with him at Sac
ramento, and she has never heard of
him since.
The unfortunate woman is about 81
years old. and the officials at the Emer-
gency Hospital stated last night that
she showed no signs of insanity, but
was evidently suffering from depression
and grief.
Mrs. Landbeck and her child were
detained at the Emergency Hospital
last night. The police will find her hus-
band to-day and get his side of the do
mestic story that almost ended two
lives.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
Wife Has Pistol Hahit.

OAKLAND. Dec. 26.-Suit for di-
vorce was begun to-day by Bernard
Valenzuela against Mamie valenzueIa.
on the ground of extreme cruelty. He
alleges that she shot a pistol at him
several years ago and lately told his
sister she was going to shoot him on
sight. For fear that she might carry
out her threat he concluded to sue for
divorce.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

Driven to despair by the taunts of
her husband and with no one to offer
cheering word to her at the festive
holiday season, Mrs. Eugene Landbeck,
the wife Of a laborer residing at 15IA
Oak Grove avenue, attempted to end
her life yesterday afternoon in the
waters that swirl around the rocks at
Lands End
But for the timely presence of two
young men. ]. E. Taylor and A. Ram
irez, the unfortunate woman would
have gained the untimely death that
she sought. They succeeded in drag
ging her from the angry waters, al
though they were drenched by the
waves in so doing.
A pathetic feature Of the attempt at
suicide by Mrs. Landbeck was the fact
that she contemplated ending the life
of her little 1-year-old boy, but was de-
tered by the sight of the dashing
waves from harming her offspring.
Il did intend to take the child with
me-" said Mrs. LandbeCk, as she lay
last evening on a cot at the Central
Emergency Hospital, but the sight of
the cold water and it's wild dashing on
the rocks made me stop in my irten-
ton. / felt then that 1 could not harm
my child and 1 waited until 1 saw two
young men on the rocks some distance
away.
Then I laid my child down on the
rocks and sprang into the water. l
wanted to meet DEATH for my husband
has been so unkind 10 hne. but l knew
that my child would be found and
taken care Of"
Mrs. Landbeck was seen in the vi
cinity of Lands End yesterday morn
ing, but there was nothing in her man.
ner to indicate that she contemplated
self-destruction.
NOTICED SITTING ON ROCKS.
She walked around on the bluffs and
finally proceeded down the incline that
leads to the waters edge. Tenderly
she carried her child in her arms and
approached the slippery rocks that
skirt the bottom of the bluff
]. Z. Taylor and A. Ramirez. who
reside at S25 Natoma street, were out at
Lands End enjoying the balmy sun
shine. They noticed Mrs. Landbeck
and her child about fifty feet away
from them. She was sitting on a rock.
that jutted out into the water, which
was then at high tide.
Suddenly the young men were horri-
fed TO see Mrs. Landbeck place her
child on the ground and with a de-
spairing cry jump into the dashing sea-
The rapid tide carried the woman to-
ward the rock where Taylor and Ram
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

cts and gave them every attention on
the long drive from the beach to the
City Hall hospital.
When the matron at the hospital took
charge of Mrs. Landbeck's baby she
found small red purse containing $50
in gold pinned in the pocket of the
child's coat.
Mrs. Landbeck was asked why she
had placed the money there, and she
said that it was the balance of her
savings earned as a cook before she
married Landbeck.
Il had some money" said the wom-
an, ''and 1 drew it all out of the bank.
l put it in the child's pocket so that
when he was found after my death peo-
pie would be kind to him. If my hus-
band will be kind to me and my child
l want to live, but l do not want to live
if he continues his cruel treatment
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
MONEY IN CHILD'S COAT.

Patrolman R. J. Kerrison Of the
Golden Gate police station took Mrs.
Landbeck and her child to the hospital
in the patrol wagon. The officer wrapped
the woman and her baby up in blank
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
80 Ffghter sustains Iniuries.

SAN JOSE. Dec. 26.-The house Of
=. P.kO'Connor, an expressman, was par
tiSliy destroyed by fire early this aft
ernOon. The loss is 500. d. H.
Green, q liveryman, while fighting the
FIRE, fell from the roof and was badly
injured.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27
SANTA Cruz Pastors Resign.

SANTA CRUZ, Dec. 26.-The Rev.
o. E. Hart has resigned as pastor of
the Presbyterian Church on account
of ill-health and will go to Bisbee,
Ariz. The Rev. Francis Watry has re-
signed as pastor Of the Unitarian
Church.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-27

irez were standing. They held each
others hands and with feet firmly
braced il a crevice OF the rock they
managed to catch hold of the woman
as she was swept along past the spot
The mothers instinct evidently was
uppermost in the mind of the unfortu-
nate woman, for as the young men
grasped her she cried out, MY child;
save my child"
RESCUED WITH DIFFICULTY.
With great difficulty Taylor and
Ramirez lifted Mrs. Landbeck from the
water and carried her to safe spot.
While one OF the men guarded her the
other proceeded after the child and
took it to the mother.
Mrs Landbeck cried bitterly when
she saw her child, but after few mo-
ments she quieted down and consented
to accompany Taylor and Ramirez
The young men took Ars. Landoeci
ard her little boy along the bluff road
to Sutro's Heights and elected the aid
OF some OF the firemen Of Engine Com
pany No. &c. who are stationed close to
the heights.
The firemen dried the clothing of the
woman and notified the police. The pa
troll wagon from the Park station was
sent out to take Mrs. Landbeck and
her little boy to the Central Emergency
Hospital.
When asked to tell why she had tried
to kill herself and also take the life of
her child Mrs. Landbeck said:
My husband, Eugene Landbeck, has
driven me to this. 1 was married to
him about two years ago, and my little
boy is just year old. My husband
works at the Union Iron Works and
makes good wages. But he has been
very unl1ind to me. He has struck me
at times, but his words have been the
worst of all. He has threatened to have
me locked up in an insane asylum and
take my child away from me. Then he
would say that he hated children and
that the child was not his. He has
given me no money for two months,
and he has stayed away from home for
days at time.
II made up my mind to get a divorce
from him, and 1 went to a lawyer, but
] was tired of giving the lawyer money
every time I went to see him. ! did not
see my husband on Christmas day.
Every one was happy but me, and I
was so miserable that 1 made up my
mind to end II ALL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-07-03
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department OF the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Duluth. Mimi. June 20, 1903.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by Jacob Pete. contes tant.
against homestead entry No 1862 made by
Charles YeStila. conteStee. March 4th. 1907.
for lot 8. section Is, township 81. n. IL. IL w.
4th p. m. in said county. in which it is alleg-
ed that the said Charles YeStila never made
entry upon. nor has he in any way cleared.
cultivated or improved said land, nor estab-
lshed his residence thereon. but lives else
where and that his absence from said land
was not due to his employment in the army.
navy or marine corps of the United States.
as private soldier. seaman or marine dur
ing the war with Spain or during any other
war in which the United States may have
been engagrd.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear.
respond and offer evidence touching said
allegations before Geo. Westcott. U S. Com
missioner. at his Office in Ely. Mimi. on Aug
ust 18th. 1903. at ten o'clock a. m. and that
the final hearing will be at the same hour
August 18th. 1903. before the register and
receiver at the U. S. Land Office ut Duluth.
MINI.
The said contestant having in a proper
affidavit. lied in this office June Is. 1903 set
forth facts which show that after due dill
gence. personal service Of this notice can
not be made. it is hereby ordered and direct
ed that such service be given by due and
proper publication thereof.
1857 WIN. E. CULKIN Register.
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TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication.
Tinted States Land Office
OAllcu oldISS LdIIu OlllCS,
luth, Minnesota, April Goth, 100;

Duluth, Minnesota, April Goth, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June 8, 1878, entitled
can act for the sale Of timber lands in
the States Of California, Oregon, Ne
vada, and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the public Land States
by act of August 4, 1892, John L. Dick
herber, of Dardenne, county Of St.
Charles, State of Missouri, has this day
filed in this office his sworn statement
No. 1878, for the purchase of the south
east quarter of Section No. 26, in
Township No. So, Range No. West,
in Lake County, Minnesota, and will
offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's timber
or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish his claim to
said land before the Register and Re-
ceiver Of this office at Duluth, Mime
sofa, on Tuesday, the 21st day of July
1903.
He names as witnesses: Richard
Bennett. of Hawthorne Wisconsin;
Edwin F. McCausland, of West Super
lor, Wisconsin; Alexander A. McCaus-
land, Dardenne, Missouri; Edward Sill
yer. West Superior, Wisconsin.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 21st day Of
July. 1903.
WIN. E. cULKIN. Register.
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TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 8. 1873.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,

Notice is hereby given that in com
pliance with the provisions of the act
OF Congress of June 8, 1878, entitled
AN act for the sale of timber lands i'm
the states of California, Oregon, Ne
vada and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the public land states
by act of August 4, 1892, John Richie,
OF Marshall, County of Lyon, State of
Minnesota, has this day filed in this
office his sworn statement No. 1854,
for the purchase Of the NJ of NEA
Section 20, and Sh of SEA of section
No. 20 in township No. SO north, range
No. 10 west, and will offer proof to
show that the land sought is more val
liable for it's timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to- said land before the reg
lister and receiver of this office at Du-
luth, Mimi, on Monday, the 18th day
of October, 1903.
He names as witnesses: Walter G.
Finck, Joseph P. Pierard, Spurgeon
Odell and William J. Richie of Mar
shall, Mimi; M. O. Fingdale Of Mime
apolis. Mimi; o. C. Paulson and John
Paulson of Duluth, MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adj
versely the above-described lands are
requested to- file their claims in this
office on or before said 18th day Of
October, 1908.
VIM. E. CULKIN,
Register.
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TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 8. 1873.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office.

OuluIil, Apr1l ZZ, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
Of Congress of June 8. 1873, entitled
IAN act for the sale of timber landsf
in the states of California. Oregon,
Nevada, and Washington Territory
as extended to all the public land
states by act of August 4. 1892,
Matthias Griesenauer. of Dardenne.
county of st. Charles. State of Mis-
souri,, has this day filed in this office
his sworn statement No. 1895. for the
purchase of the northwest quarter of
section No. % in township No. So.
range No. s west, in Lake county.
Minnesota. and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable
for it's timber or stone than for agEi-
cultural purposes, and to establish his
claim to said land before the register
and receiver of this office at Duluth.
Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 21st day of
July. 1908.
He names as witness: Richard Benz
nett of Hawthorne, Wisconsin,: Edward
Silver of West Superior, Wisconsin;
Edwin F. McCausland of West -Supe-
rior. Wisconsin,; John l.. Dickherber
of Dardenne, Missouri.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
verSely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 21st day OF
July, 1903.
VIM. E. CULKIN,
Register.
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TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 2. 1879
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
Dlll1th MINI Anril 90 Tor

~. Dululll, Mln1l., April 70, 1913.
Notlce is hereby given that in COM
pIance with the provisions of the act
OF congress of June 8. 1873, entitled
An act for the sale of timber landsl
IN the states of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the public land states
Dy act of August 4, 1892, joseph P.
gerard. Of Marshall, county of Lyon.
state OF Minnesota, has this day filed
IN this office his sworn statement No.
lS99. for the. purchase of the SWH of
NWA, Sec. 27, and E1a of NEA, NEA
or SEA of section No. 20 in township
NO. SO north, range No. 10 west and
VIII Offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for it's timber
or stone than for agricultural pur-
poses, and to establish his claim to
said land before the register and re-
ce1ver of this office at Duluth, Minn..
on Monday, the 10th day of October,
He names as witnesses: Ole Paul
son OF Duluth, Mimi: John Paulson of
Duluth, Mimi; William J. Richie of
Marshall, Mimi: John Richie of Mar
shall, Mimi; Water G. Finck of Mar
shall, MIMI; Spurgeon Odell of Mar
shall. Mimi; M. o. Tingdale Of Min
neapolis, MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adj
VerSely the above-described lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on or before said 10Th day of
October, 1908.
VIM. E. CULKIN.
B. B. JOHNSON & SON, Attys.
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TIMBER LAND. AC- JUNE 3. 1873.
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
D11l1lth MINI xa,,il II 1Ql

DuiuIn, MIMI, April II, 1915.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions of the act
of Congress of June 8, 1878, entitled
can act for the sale of timber lands in
the states of California, Oregon, Ne
vada and Washington Territory" as
by act of August 4, 1892, William J.
Richie, Of Marshall. County of Lyon.
State of Minnesota, has this day filed
in this office his sworn statement No.
1855, for the purchase of the NJ OF
SEN. Section 20, and NWA of SWA
SWA of NWA of section No. % in
township No. SO north. range No. 10
west, and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for
it's timber or stone than for agricul-
tural purposes, and to establish his
claim to said land before the register
and receiver this office at Duluth:
Mimi, on Monday. the 18th day of
October, 1908.
He names as witnesses: Walter G..
Finck, Joseph P. Pierard, Spurgeon
Odell and John Richie of Marshall
Mimi; M. o. Tingdale of Minneapolis.
Mimi; Ole Paulson and John Paulson
of Duluth. MINI.
ANY and all persons claiming ad-
versely the above-deScribed lands are
requested to file their claims in this
office on OF. before said 18th day OF
VIM. E. CULKIN,
Register.
B. N. JOHNSON & SON. Attys