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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
Lowry Case in the Santa
Rosa Court Is Con-
cluded.
Exciting Series of Legal Bat
ties Terminates Peace
fully.
Medical Man Who Married Mrs Re
bekah Farmer, Receives Over
Sixteen Thousand Dollars
From the Estate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSA, Jan. 23.-The Lowry
will contest, which involved the suppress
sion of an alleged viii of the deceased for
many months, charges that money had
been promised for its suppression and ul-
innate destruction. troubled conscience
bringing il into court, an investigation by
the Grand Jury, the Indictment of a
prominent attorney and his acquittal
after a sensational trial in the Justice
Court has been compromised.
Mrs. Rebekah Farmer was widow
with four children when DF. J. ". Lowry
came TO this city from Missouri. Dr.
Lowry was a widower and shortly after
Lis arrival in this city the wedding bells
rang Violent scenes with her children
were had by the widow before the nup-
tial knot was securely fastened. The mar
riage occurred March 6, 1888.
on February 26 1901, Mrs. Lowry died,
leaving an estate valued at about 100000
I The husband was appointed administra-
tor On August %. 1901, mysterious let
ter. unsigned, was forwarded to the
County Clerk containing a second sealed
envelope with the alleged will inclosed.
( The letter stated that the writer had been
intrusted with the will He had been ap-
preached, he declared, by DR.. Lowry, who
offered a consideration for its suppress
sion and he had held the document. His
conscience troubled him and he conclUd-
ed TO make il public.
The purported will was in due form,
signed by two deceased persons as sub
scribing witnesses. The document be
queathed the husband so and gave the
residue of the property to her children.
Without the will In existence Dr. Lowry
would have been entitled to one-third Of
the property. amounting to over $50, 900
An Indictment was returned by the Grand
Jury against Attorney p. L. Schlotter-
back. charging him with seeking TO have
I a witness. II. II. Churchill, the author of
the letter and author of the purported
will, swear the same was not genuine and
vas written as a joke. Schlotterback
was discharged after a trial replete with
examinations.
BY the terms of the settlement DR..
Lowry receives 1880
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
LYNCH COOL no THE LAST.

The jury. after having been out a half
hour, returned verdict of guilty.
When asked if he had anything to say
al to why he should not be sentenced to
death. Colonel Lynch replied:
Thank you. l will say nothing
The sentence of death was passed on
each of the four counts in the indictment.
The prisoner then bowed to the court and
was removed in custody.
Lynch throughout bore himself with un-
faltering composure. He walked out
steadily between the jailers and past the
bench. where his wife and other relatives
were Gated. Mrs. Lynch had been given
permission to see her husband.
After the prisoner had been removed,
Lynch and his counsel had conference
regarding the course TO be adopted in the
future and later IL was announced that
no action would be taken at present.
Counsel could proceed with applying for
a writ of error, but 1t is thought that
this may be rendered unnecessary by the
Communication of the sentence to a short
term of Imprisonment, in which case it
is probable that the prisoner will accept
the situa ton.
Lynch's conviction creates a Parliamen-
tary vacancy in Galway, and 1t is under
stood that Captain Shawe-Taylor. organ
izer of the recent land conference, who is
now in America, will be a candidate with
the approval of the various political par
ties.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
ASKS ANNULMENT
Of HIS MARRIAGE
First Wife Of George
Stierlen Appeals
to Courts.
Bases Case on Claim That
Dakota Divorce Has
Been Set Aside.

Mrs. Emma Stierlen filed suit in the
Superior Court yesterday TO have the
| marriage of George Stierlen and his wife.
Rose Stierlen, annuled. According to
Mrs. Emma Stierlen's complaint, she is
still the wife of Stierlen and Mrs. Rose
Stierlen has no claim to his affections.
Stierlen obtained a divorce from Mrs.
Emma Stierlen in Bismarck, n. D., in
! 1896 and then married Miss Rose Scott.
ahnrt, Mrs. Emma ma. stisEfn vent to Bismarck
aside and now She seeks to show that
she is still Stierlens lawful wife.
Stierlen is a well-to-do architect and is
president of the contracting firm known
as the George Stieflen Company He Is
man cf middle age and owns a beautiful
residence a 1873 Masonic avenue. Mrs.
Emma Stierlen, the complaining witness,
resides in house that her husband gave
her at 536 Lyon street
The Stierlens were married in this city
ir 1886 and lived together for ten years.
lr March, 1896, Stierlen left his wife and
in October of the same year he went to
Bismarck and obtained a divorce from
her. In November of the same year he
was married TO Miss Rose Scott, a young
lsdy from San Jose
Since the time that Stierlen went to
Bismarck to get the divorce his former
wife, Mrs. Emma Stieren. has made life
as uncomfortable as possible for him, ac-
cCrding to his own statement. Shortly
after Stierlen was married to Miss Scott
Mrs. Emma Ssierlen went to Bismarck it
Is claimed and had the verdict of divorce
set aside and it is on this decisions that
she now tries to annul Stierlen's second
marriage. claiming that it is Illegal
When Stierlen separated from his first
wife he gave her $1,000 and two houses,
one on Lyon street where she resides
and the other on Castro street In 1901
Mrs. Emma Stierlen sued Stieren for
maintenance in Judge Hebbard's court.
She asked for $3.50 a month The court
decided in favor of Stierlen at the time.
Mrs. Emma Stierlen could not be seen
yesterday afternoon. but Stierlen was
quite willing to discuss the case. He
said:
This is simply bounding me fc-
money and has taken this means to try and
obtain what does not belong to her
! l married her in 1886 and lived with her for
ten years, and during that time L never had a
! moments peace She simply married me for
my money and told so as soon as the cere-
mony had taken place. | finally left her in
1896. after giving her $11, 600 and two houses
/ went TO Bismarck. n. D.. and obtained a di-
Vorce on the ground of cruelty When ] re-
turned l married Miss Scott my present wife.
Mrs. Emma Stierlen has bounded me ever since
ana is always after money. She went back to
Bismarck and | heard something about the di-
/ to It, 1 obtained the separation lawfully
and l not afraid of her. She can do what
she pleases i am used to her and / am not
going to worry about the outcome Of the. suit
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
MATTE DORSEY
GETS DIVORCE

The expected sensational developments
in the divorce proceedings Of Matte E.
Dorsey against John Webster Dorsey. the
attorney. were nipped in the bud
yesterday by the filing Of a dismissal
of the charges Of infidelity brought by
action on the ground of desertion- The
case was then heard by Judge Sloss, who
awarded Mrs Dorsey a decree Of divorce.
and gave her permission to resume her
maiden name. Brinckerhoff. The court
also issued an order striking from the
calendar all the orders to show cause
and other proceedings that grew out of
the commencement of the first action
The desertiOn charged by Mrs Dorsey
occurred in Paris in 1901. whittier she
went in 1900 to perfect herself in the ART
of miniature painting She took her
daughter, now Mrs. Captain G. W. Ruck-
er. with her. Dorsey, according 20 her
complaint. visited her there. and took the
child from her and returned TO this
country. She stated yesterday that she
followed him here. but that notwithstand-
ing her numerous entreaties that he re-
turn to her for the sake of the child he
refused to do So
A. L. Scott testified that he was an
intimate friend of Dorsey. and that the
lawyer remarked to him that he never
would return to his wife. A letter writ
ten by Dorsey to his wife while she was
in Paris was offered in evidence. In the
letter Dorsey referred to the quarrel be-
tween them, and said he would never
again give her a chance to make his life
a hell"
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
JUDGE SCORES PRISONER.

The Lord Chief Justice summed up very
briefly. He said that if in wartime a
British subject Joined the Kings enc
mics, whatever his purpose, he was gull
ty of an unlawful act Naturalization
during wartime afforded no excuse what
ever for subsequent acts. There was
abundant evidence, he said, of overt acts
in aiding the Kings enemies.
In delivering sentence the Judge said
the crime of high treason, of which the
prisoner had been found guilty, was hap
PLY so rare that ii seemed to be almost
an anachronism. No civilized community
had failed yet to punish severely detection
from loyalty, whether in the way OF open
warfare or secret intrigue. In the dark
est hours Of his countrys fortune, when
engaged in deadly struggle, Lynch join
ed the ranks of its foes and shed the blood
of his fellow subjects, fighting for their
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
Extension of Cow Limits.

The joint Committee on Judiciary and
Health yesterday considered the amend
ed ordinance TO extend the limits in which
cattle will be allowed to roam The
amendment proposed affects what is
commonly known as the ''two-coH'' ordi-
nance Residents in the University Mound
district petitioned that the limits be ex-
tended, as the cows were allowed to run
in the streets, thus creating a nuisance
Dairymen and cattlemen protested
against the ordinance as it would
drive them out of the county. The COM
mittee took the matter under advisement
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24

country, and sought to dethrone Great
Britain from her place among the ma
tions. The only palliation which could be
offered was that it had been the fashion
for some years TO treat lightly matters
Of this kind and men had been encouraged
to play with sedition and toy with trea-
son. The nation had treated with con-
temptuous indifference speeches and acts
OF sedition; but it was one thing to talk
sedition and quite a different thing to
bear arms in the ranks of the country s
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
O. r. q NJ. co.

Geo. ". Elder sails Jan IS IS. Feb Z.
- ~
'-coiumbia'' sails Jan. .. Feb. ?. Il. p
March
Only Steamship Line 70 PORTLAND. Or
and short rail line from Portland 70 all points
east Through tickets 10 all points. all rail or
reeamshfp and rail. at LOWEST RATES
steamer ffckets include berth and meals
steamer sails foot o. Spear St. az II q. m. D
" HITCHCOCK. Gen. Agt l Montgomery 81
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
Hailed Into Court.

Chief of Police Whitman was haIed be-
fore Judge Seawell yesterday on an or
der to show cause why he disobeyed an
order restraining him from raiding the
premises of Jean Pom at 1129A Dupont
street Seawen dismissed the temporary
order and set the case for trial on next
Friday.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
Sentence Will Be COMMITTED.

LONDON, Jan. 4--The newspapers this
morning take it for granted that the SEN
tence passed upon Colonel Lynch will be
commuted They urge that punishment
should be inflicted exemplary enough to
act as deterrent upon others, but not
sufficiently severe to make Lynch a mar
tyr.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24

resumed to-day, counsel for the
defense began summing up. There was
no attempt to deny that Colonel Lynch
supported the Beers, but counsel contend
ed that his naturalization was in no way
prompted by reasonable intent and was
solely for the advantage he would thus
obtain for journalistic purposes. Subse-
quently the defendant actively supported
the Boer cause in the belief that he was a
legally naturalized burgher.
Replying for the prosecution, the Solic-
itor General, Sir Edward Carson, main
tanned that Colonel Lynch joined the Boe-
army as a discontented Irishman, there
by committing a most coWardly and most
serious act of treason" His naturaliza-
ton, continued the Solicitor General, was
only flimsy pretext. Counsel then pro-
ceeded to detail the prisoners alleged
acts of adherence to his countrys enc
rpfaS
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
Read what Mrs. Day says:

Il will vof
received remedies suffered
eating
would Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound feeling like
docsa 5
did viii Pinkhans
remedies risl"MR DAY, Eeanoa March
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
I0Y0 KISEN KAISHA,
lorrr,-rar. srrAnrsHIP 90

0ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COD
z+esr,e-s wiz leave wharf. corner Firs. and
F7rauran streets, az ] =. m for YOKOHAMA
s-f HONGKONG, calling al Kobe (Hiogo),
e--lseslf and Shanghai and connecting at
Tr~-rj-~rr with steamers for India. etc. No
100 received on board day OF sailing.
: FCNGKOncG MARU-. Thurs. Feb. 5. 1903
81 NIPPON MARU VIA Manils). .-..-...
............-.....Iu Tuesday, March B. 1903
8 e AMERICA MARU- Friday. Mar. p. 1903
va FTrnoIuIu. Round trip tickets at reduce 4
-ates For freight and passage apply at Com
psnv's office. 421 Market street. corner First
W H AVERY. General Agent
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24

Fine feathers may not make fine birds.
but any woman viii tell you it's differ
ent with hats.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24

oNDON, Jan. 2S.-when the trial
of Colonel Arthur Lynch, mem
Der of Parliament for Galway, on
the charge of high treason, was
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
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g. VENTURA for Honolulu. Samoa Auck-
land and sy6ney- Thursday. Jan. %. 10 a. m
ALA1TEDA. for Honolulu Feb 4. D m
SIS. WARIPoSA. Tor Tahiti. Feb. 16- 10 g. N
uFsESFHSs EEIS CO., kgis.. .Tlastrhr, ,As RsrkHs
Frslrtiefs. sfs Esrksi 81. .PisrEs. J. Pacred
AMERICAN LINE.
NEW YORK. SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON.
Friesland- JAMS 10 an St Paul Feb 4. 10 am
Erporl' dian "a. 70 am Ptila-- FEB IS 10 an
Red STAR LINE.
NEW YORK, ANTWERP. PARIS.
Naderi'd Jan. "a. 10 an. iceland. Feb. :. 10 am
Ekroonl d--Jar-5l,lo am Finland FEB. Il. 10 I'm
CIIAS- D. TAYLOR, G.P.A-C..3O Montg' rnry -
CCKFAGNIE eEEERALE TRIEsETLLHTIoUl
DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS- -
Sailing every Thursday. instead OF - n181k
Saturday, al 10 g. IA. from Pier A. s<<-zzz4A1
North River. foot OF Morton street
Flrst-class 70 Havre, so and upward. Sec
cud-class 70 HaVre S45 and upward GENERAL
AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES and CAN
ADA. b Broadway (Eiudson bullding), New
Zork J. +. FUGAZI & CO., Pacific Coast
Agents, Montgomery avenue, San Francisco.
Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket ARenae
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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24

ADVERTISEMENTS.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
leKFkeNIE eEEERALE TRlEsATLLNTIoul

BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-24
Details of Severe Case Cured in Eau Claire, Wis.

i aing female trouble
past years ago taken with po
with fearful
testimonials
Lydia Pinkham'S Vegetable Compound,
voraan,a
friends
valuable which
will Vegetable Com
Nothing will relieve this distressing condition
surely Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; it
sOOtles, strengthens heals and tones the delicate
female organism. 1t is positive for all kinds of
female complaints that bearing down feeling, back
ache, displacement the womb inflammation of the
Ovaries and is invaluable during the change of life, all
of which may help to cause nervous prOstratiOn.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
Astrakhan.

Do women know why it is that as
trakhan, or Persian lamb, costs SO
much? 1t isn't because in and of itself
it is especially beautiful, or especially
becoming, for 1t is neither. It is the
cost Of life they are paying for. Just
as the female Is about to give birth
to the kid, she Is killed, and the skin
stripped from the unborn. but often
living little one This inhuman prac-
tice is owing to the fact that only in
this way can the soft, flne sickness of
the skin be preserved. After birth it
becomes harsh and wiry.- Two lives
must be taken to get one small skin,
and this is what makes astrakhan so
dear. This too, is why shudder when
I see woman wearing an astrakhan
coat or .cape.-Celia Logan.
) According to the, report of District
Attorney Pike, thirty criminals were
sent to the penitentiary from Washoe
county during the year ending Novem.
Der LIST. Six felony cases are still pend
ing in the District Court.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
MINING SITUATION AT COMO.
Capacity Of the como-Eureka Mill 70
Be increased to 100 Tons.

/. J. III. Rae, manager of the Federal
mining company's property in Como
known as the Como-Eureka, was a VI
sitor today. Mr.. Rae is now employing
fifteen men and has a large area ot
pay ore blocked out in the mine, the
milling tests of which are so satisfac.
tory that he is about to increase the
capacity of the milling plant from 40
to 100 tons per day.
Pending the Increase in the number
of stamps the present complement
will continue dropping continuously
on ore from the mine, an ample supply
of water, having been obtained in
sinking the Como-Eureka main shaft
The Federal companY's electric plant
at Dayton, from which power is trans
! mitted to operate the mine and mill
is in splendid working order.
At the North Rapidan, Manager
Boyle has. several, men employed i,
sinking the main shaft, the water from
+, the bottom of which has been drainet
down to the tunnel level, about S0'
feet below former workings, the waite
finding egress to the tunnel leve
through assures in the rock through
which the shaft is being sunk.-Re
| port.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
Died in Guatemala.

This mornings Virginia City Enter
prise contained an item to the effect
that Ferdinand w. Peters, aged 30
years, and a native of Carson City.
died in Guatemala on the 18th inst.
A telephone message conveyed the
information that the item appeared IN
San Francisco daily papers of Sunday.
and presumably was forwarded by the
United States consul. Further informal
ton, there was none.
Ferdinand W. Peters, or Will Peters,
as he was known in this city, of his
boyhood days, has been absent from
Nevada about eighteen years. A few
months ago he left Oakland. Califor-
MIA, to go to South America, and from
that time until being shown the above
clipping this afternoon, his brother,
Chas. Peters, of this city, has not
heard from him. The cause OF the
death can only be conjectured.
The deceased was 81 years of age
and was born in this city. He was a
genial wholesouled man with innum
cradle friends wherever he lived.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
He Got Soaked.

In the case of Carl G. Hansen, plain
tilt, against Ida Hansen, defendant,
which came up in the District Court
at Dayton yesterday, the plaintiff sued
defendant for divorce upon statutory
grounds. Pyne and Mack appeared for
the defendant and filed an application
to compel the plaintiff to pay defenl-
ant sufficient money to pay the loss Of
her lawyers and the expenses of suit
and temporary alimony. Judge Murphy
ordered the plaintiff to pay to de-
fendant's attorneys $3.50 within fifteen
days, another $3.50 before the 25th OF
January, 1904, the sum of 800 for de-
PENDANTS costs and the further sum of
$25 per month to defendant as tempo
rary alimony. Defendant was given un'
til January 10th to file her answer.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
Killed an Elk.

1t isn't every day that an Elk can
be killed in Nevada, but such was the
case Sunday at Governor Sparks
ranch. For . number Of years q herd
Of elk has attracted attention Of those
who passed the Governors home ana
the big fellows. with massive horns,
are the pride Of the section.
A few days ago it was decided 70
kill the big animal, as he was growing
old and was in fine order, but the men
on the farm refused to fire the shot
and 80 the business fell to the Cover
nor. He gathered up his Winchester
and sent q bullet through the big ami.
NAL, one shot doing the work. a4s n.
The animal was carefully dressed
and the choice cuts were distributed
among the friends Of the Governor
who will add the delicacy to the Xmas
banquet. The animal dressed over TOO
pounds. The santlers. and head was
saved and will be mounted, to go with
the many trophies that now ornament
the Sparks home. So
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
4
CALiENTE.
A New Railroad Center in Eastern
Nevada.

The San Pedro railroad has put two
pile drivers to work driving piles for
bridges.
Tracklaying has been suspended I'M
til the big cut at Caldwelps place
sixteen miles below Calente is finish
ed. when there will be a clean sweep
OF fifty miles of graded roadbed ready
for the track layers. @
The gang in charge of the track
laying machine are now in shape to
lay 5000 feet of track each day. At
this rate of laying by the first of
| April the rails should be finished to
Moapa.
Reports have it that the work on
the California end is being pushed rs
rapidly as it is at this end. This being
the case trains will run to Los Angeles
by the last Of next year.
H. E. Prudential, Right of Way
Agent was in town Wednesday and
| Thursday.
Six degrees below zero has been
registered this month Pretty cold.
Tuesday fifty loaded cars OF. mates
ial was brought into Caliente with
two engines 1t was the longest tra;r
by far that has come into Caliente-
Phoebe Record
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
THE ToNoPAH ROAD.
1t is Go and the Engineers are en-
the Road.

| j s
The Tonopah railroad is no longar
a matter of speculation, and is no long.
er proposition to be figured on ~
the prospector of Southern Neyala.
The fact is that most of the material
for the construction is ordered or con.
tracts are being placed to furnish
this. One party, who holds an interest
in the affair, stated yesterday that
SIX engineers are on the ground 60
ing over tue preliminary survey, and
bringing the lines down to the work
ing basis. These men start to survey
from Rhodes Marsh instead Of at Soda
vile, as at first reported. BY beginning
the survey at this point. the work Ct
construction will be rendered much
easier.
At first it was figured that Sodavii'e
would be the end OF the division or
| transfer station, but a survey sho Ss
that at Rhodes Marsh a big hill is
cut out and leaves plain sailing for
the company. The road will be- through
section that requires no quarryi lg
of rock IN order to effect grades, and
] also requires no bridges. In fact, the
, road for many miles is over gronul
that can be graded with scrapers and
track laying follow. It is considered
one Of the best places for a natural
road bed in the entire section. sfse
There is plenty of interest being ma,
infested over the project Of the road
as it opens territory that would other
wise remain idle. Places such as Klon
dyke will give up many tons of ore e
the smelters that are now on the
waste dumps, while the entire dis
trict IL In the same condition One par
ty in this city will be enriched man,
thousands. Of dollars from waste ore,
that can be transported after the
advent Of the steel horse.
Inside of few weeks the people q
this city can look toward the first lc'
I Of material passing over the road TO
the scenes Of activity, and before en-
other summer, it is intended that III,
road viii be in running order.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
The Right Sign.


The Appeal IL in q receipt Of copy
OF the Churchill Standard, the new
paper published at Fallon. the county
seat Of Churchill county, by Fred Fair
banks, Of the Lyon County Times.
fair, and is filed with live looking
ads and plenty of reading matter for
the size of the town and the surround
ings. It is the first advent of the new
era that is springing up In Churchill
county. The new irrigation canal that
is going through that section is bound
to make it one of the foremost of Ne
vada and with it the Standard will
grow and prosper.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-23
No Concert.

The patrons of~high class music and
singing were decidedly disappointed
last evening, when it was learned that
the concert arranged by Mrs. Hall
had been cancelled. Unfortunately the
time selected was not in the best, as
everyone who had the opportunity
was on the street attending to Christ
mas shopping and it's needs. Carson
hopes at no distant date that the LADY
will conclude to give her people
chance to hear her and also the other
people that she has arranged to- az
sist.