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partner. w II. Butler. OF the same place
both testified. The former told OF going
10 the gas works and seeing the place
where the refuse was dumped upon the
ground. which Is built up OF shells and
cinders and how he had seen IL leeching
out into the harbor
He took sample which he secured at
the dumping place and when the bottle
was opened the odor Of coal tar and oil
was strong enough 20 fill the room. He
told of the combustible properties OF this
material and said that on Great Bed. IL
the ground was stirred up, great bubbles
OF OF would rise 10 the surface and spread
over II in wide circles Of brilliant color.
His theory was that the sun and air
took the floating properties out OF the
mass and that II sunk to the bottom and
was easily taken into the open shells OF
the oysters These die as do the quahaugs
which take In the poison from the mud,
and now six-sevenths OF the oysters in
some beds ars dead and corresponding
number OF the little necks.
The little necks offered In evidence
proved uneatable. and both the partners
stated that ruin stared them In the face
as for the past three years they had been
buying ali they could get or them 10
sell this year, and that next year they
would not be worth about one-third as
much. They sell for $40 a barrel In New
York now. he said.
NJ. Dewing, Capt Long OF Rocky Point.
Capt. buckingham and o. l.. Jennison
told OF the increasing danger TO the down
river oysters which were as yet un-
touched. and OF the way menhaden are
dying In the bay
A COMMITTEES comprising w. T. Lewis.
James c. Collins and Engineer o. p.
Sarle was appointed with power 20 Sc
cure professional advice in regard TO
abatjng the nuisance the board TO meet
at the call Of the committee
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GAS HOUSE REFUSE
KILLS SHELL FISH

INDUSTRY THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN EUROPE ALSO Is
SUPPLY OF OYSTERS
UNsALA5LE ALREADY
WILL FOR NEXT YEAR
BY PROMINENT
STATE HOUSE.
REFUSE MATTER FROM
rHEL COMPANY AT FOOT
o AND ULTIMATELY
PRESENT coNDi-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-07
FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS.

MRS. wINSLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething with perfect success. II
soothes the child. softens the gums. al
lays all pain. cures wind collie. and Is the
best remedy for Diarrhoea. IL will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold
by druggists In every part OF the world.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. BE sure and
ask for Mrs. winslows Soothing Syrup
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FINANCIAL
The New York Stock Market.

Reported for The News by ". CURTIS
FLETCHER & CO.. street floor, Bani-
gan Building
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'Tain't good TO be too skeery." said
Uncle Eben. II once knowed n gem
men dat got his mind so tore up bout
germs an bacilluses dat ne didn't look
whah he were goin an got run over
by truck k"-Washington star.
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will discourse on Jesus. the Model Teach
err"
There will also be addresses on 'rhe
Jerusalem Convention and the Sunday
School Workers Cruise" by Rev J. r.
Brown. Mr.. A. H. McCrillis and State
Secretary w. r. Wilson.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NJ. Freez. G. c. stor 100 -. 100
p, T. r. & n. s Il. 100 zee. 60.
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ing was devoted 10 general discussion
which lasted TIL late In the evening only
20 be followed by adjournment
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
UNHAPPY COUPLE: SEEK
RELIEF IN THE COURTS

OAKLAND, No. ch 12.-Abbie du
Bois was granted a divorce to-day by
Judge Ellsworth from Harry du Bois
on the ground of -treme cruelty. II
was alleged that was in the habit
of choking her.
Suit for divorce was begun to-day by
Clair d. Howes against Abbie r.
Howes en- the ground of desertion.
They were marie n Boston in 1892.
but for the last year. he says. she has
refu-ed to live witt him.
A second complaint in divorce ac-
ton begun by Matilda Beckwith was
filed to-day against Harvey Beckwith
She brought suit some time ago
while he was in Alaska and was about
to get a divorce when he appeared on
the scene. He told a hard luck story
Of shipwreck and hardship and the
case was reopened and he was given
an opportunity to answer it. Before
it came to trial the suit was dismissed
Now she has begun another.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
FLAMES BREAK
OUT IN ENGINE
Alameda Fire Department Is
Summoned to EXtinguish
Oil Blaze on a Locomotive
BIG MACHINE DAMAGED
Leak in Furnace Pipe Is the
Cause of Explosion That
Wrecks and Ignites Cab

ALAMEDA, March 12--Fire broke
out this morning in an oil-burning loco
motive standing in the roundhouse at
the east end, and before the flames
were got under control and alarm was
turned in and the entire department
responded. The Cordes Hose Company
laid a line from High street and En-
cinal avenue to the blazing engine and
was ready to play a stream on the biz
machine when the employees in the
roundhouse conquered the flames.
1t was through a defect in the oil
burning apparatus that the locomotive
took fire. An undiscovered leak had
permitted the innammable fluid to
spread over the machinery beneath the
firebOX. When the jets in the furnace
were lighted an explosion followed,
flames broke forth from under the loco
motive and in an instant enveloped the
cab, causing the stoker to jump for
his life. The woodwork Of the cab was
ruined and the oil-burners demolished.
The damaged engine was the first on
the south side LEGAL line to have an OIL
burning furnace installed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
A IifernrT Find.

Sir Edward Sullivan. Bart, writes
in the February Nineteenth Century
of a forgotten volume in Shake
speare's library is TO say. of a
book which Shakespeare seems to
have known and used largely in his
writing. however little the fact has
been noted 1t is one of extreme rar-
ity and the opening part of it's title
runs as follows:
The Civile Conversation of NJ
Steeuen Guazzo. written first in Ital-
ian and move translated out of French
by GeOrge-Pettie, diviGsd into foure
bookes"
Sir Edward Sullivan remarks:
The work was evidently much read
in England, as it went through two
editions in the course of six years
the second edition appearing in 1886
so that, having regard to its char
acter and popularity. there is nothing
surprising in the assumption that
Shakespeare in some way became ac-
quainted with its contents"
Certainly he would have found in il
a "picture Of Italian manners, cere-
monies, customs, Occupa tions, fOibles.
dress and thought OF the day
storehouse of information for a play
laid in Italy. Sir Edward Sullivan
gives quite a long series of parallel
isms between Shakespeare's writings
and Pettie's translation of the "Civile
Conversation" The play of Hamlet"
alone supplies eight cases of remark
able similarity of thought and mode
of expression" and, as Sir Edward
remarks. I'VE are aware with what
freedom Shakespeare utilized the cur
rent literary material of his a -
London Chronicle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
TELLS A TALE
OF BRUTALITY
Mrs. Ray Stark Says She Was
Bound and Placed i'll a Hos
pital Basement Over Night
MIND MAY BE AFFECTED
Dir. Power, the Resident Ply
sician, Says Story Is Raw
ings of Demented Woman

A tale Of purported cruelty almost
unbelievable is now under investiga-
ton by the police upon the com
plant of Mrs. Ray Stark OF zoos Mis-
sion street. Mrs. Stark alleges that
while an inmate of the California
General Hospital on Douglass street
DIR. Jaynes had tied her hand and foot
and placed in the basement over
night because she screamed with pain.
Mrs. Stark says she entered the hos
pital on Tuesday and gave birth to
child that night. on the following
evening she claims that she was
bound and placed in the basement. be-
ing left there until the following
morning. Nj. :. Nathan, a brother,
came to see her on Thursday after
noon and had he~ taken home.
DR.. Power, the resident physician
at the hospital, saws that Mrs. Stark
is suffering from exophthalmic goitre
and. in his opinion. was insane when
brought to the institution. He de-
olared positively that Mrs. Stark had
never been moved from the ward from
her entry into the hospital until she
was taken home.
WI y otdIA iIdde lllS lOllONlDS state
ment last night:
Last Tuesday night, when ] was suf-
fering excruciating pain. and possibly
made considerable noise, DR.. Jaynes
told me that unless 1 shut up he would
tie my hands and feet and lock me in
the cellar. The agony l was in was so
great that L could not keep quiet and
the next day he carried out his threat
and L was taken to- the cellar below and
my hands and feet were both tied.
ION Wednesday my mother and broth
er came 10 the hospital for me and took
me home. They at first discredited my
story when / told them Of the outrage
GUS treatment 1 had received at the
hands of the hospital physician and his
assistants, and it was some time be-
fore / could make them believe that
what l told them was true
Detective Bailey was detailed on the
case. He found the woman in very
weak and apparently dying condition
and sent for Assistant District AttOr-
ney Ward at 1 o'clock this morning to
take her dying statement
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
COMING HOME TO ANSWER
CHARGE OF IRREGULARITY
Lieutenant Nelson May BE Court
Martialcd for Alleged Discrep-
ancics in His Accounts.

Among the passengers returning
from the Philippines on the transport
Thomas, due tomorrow, is First Lieu
tenant Frederick B. Nelson. Twelfth
Cavalry. 1t is reported that Lieuten-
ant Nelson has been ordered home
10 be tried by court-martial for hav-
ing duplicated his pay accounts while
he was stationed at Batangas. 1t is
also reported that strenuous efforts
are being made in the young lieuten-
ants behalf to have the affair straight
ened out, so as to obviate the necessity
of a trial.
Major Webster Vinson Of the pay
department, who returned from the
Philippines on Friday, reported to
General Macarthur yesterday. Major
kinsOn has served two years and six
months at Fort Santiago. Manila. so
he is entitled TO return. his time limit
being up II is rumored, however.
that there are other reasons and that
he may be called upon to testify in
the case Of Lieutenant Frederick +.
Nelson. who, il is reported, is ac-
cused Of irregularities in his pay ac-
counts.
Colonel Charles f. /. B. Davis. en-
Sineer corps, has returned from Ma
Mia and reported at headquarters
yesterday. Colonel Davis is well
known in this department After
spending few days here visiting his
old friends and comrades. he will pro-
ceed 10 his new post at Detroit Micn.
Commander J. II. Bell came down
from Mare Island yesterday and VIII
remain in town until the arrival Of
the United States transport Soiace,
when he viii take command of her.
Major Bush, commander Of the ar
tillery battalion, National Guard,
spent the greater part Of yesterday
afternoon in conference with General
Macarthur
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
BLOW WITH AN AN
BREAKS GIRLS HAND
Miss Blanche Bertheaud Receives
Painful Injury While Chopping
Kindling Wood at Home.

BERKELEY, March u. - Miss
Blanche Bertheaud crushed her left
hand in a frightful manner this morn
ing while chopping kindling wood at
her home. 1871 Milvia street In at
tempting TO split a stick of wood she
struck the hand that held it with an
ak The AK was dull and instead of
making n clear cut crushed four of the
metacarpal bones.
SO heavy was the impact that the
splinters of the bones were forced
through the flesh. The sight of the
wound and the pain caused Miss Ber-
theaud to cry out and by the time the
members of the family had responded
she was lying in a swoon on the floor.
DR.. J. T. Farrar was hurriedly called
and he mended the bones as we'll as
their splintered condition would per-
nit. Miss Bertheaud is a student at
the Berkeley High School.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
WORK ON ISTHNIAN
CANAL TO BEGIN soon

WASHINGTON, March H. = The
House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce to-day began a
series of hearings TO determine the
character of legislation for the gov
ernment of the canal zone on the
isthmUs Of Panama.
Rear Admiral Walker said he be-
lieved that work on the canal could
be begun IN two or three months.
The liquor question was injected
into the discussion by a remark of the
admiral that the principal revenues
would come from licenses to eating
houses and saloons.
Speaking of the class of labor that
it would be necessary to employ in the
construction of the canal, Admiral
Walker said that the blacks from ia
maica were the best fitted class OBJ
tainable in the vicinity of the canal
zone But there were not enough of
those labOreTs. and cOOlie labor from
China and Japan would have to be
brought over for this work. He esti-
mated that the maximum number of
laborers needed would be some S5.-
600. other persons who would come
with these laborers would increase
the population Of the zone to some
$4,000
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
HORSES SAFETY
IS CONSIDERED
Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Wants
Chutes -StOryStableS
COMMENCES CAMPAIGN
Drills for the Animals Are
Also a Feature of Scheme
to Save Them From Flames
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, March T.

Ills Broadway, March T.
Fire escapes and fire drills for horses
lodged in stables one or more stories
above the ground are advocated by
the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty 10 Animals, and the organiza-
tion viii Immediately inaugurate a
campaign 10 induce governing bodies
Of the municipalities on this side OF
the bay to enact ordinances requiring
liverymen TO provide safety exits for
eQuines in cases of emergency. The
project Of the Society for the Proven
tion Of Cruelty TO Animals originated
with one Of the members after the re
cent fire ia the City stables in which
forty-nine horses were burned to
death.
President Rev. r. z. Baker. DR.. Tom
Carpenter. Secretary Fred Johns and
Mrs. William Keith Of the society are
planning a measure TO be submitted
10 the City Council 1t is intended TO
submit like measures to the boards Of
City Trustees in Alameda and Berke-
ley. In speaking of the proposed reg
ulation DR.. Carpenter said:
The late fire on Fifteenth street, in
which fOrty-nine horses were incin-
Grated, was a pitiful illustration Of
what is liable TO occur in any of the
large stables where the animals are
stalled on the second floor or higher
IN that FIRE the horses had no chance
for their lives. There was no passage
way leading from the upper floor out
Il the stable. Our plan is to require
lVerymen TO have at least two chutes
leading directly to the ground from
The upper floors Of barns where horses
are kept Then there will be a chance
Of getting the animals out Of the stable
should a fire occur.
These exits viii be as useful to fire
me mas TO horses, as we all know
what difficulty and danger there is
among a lot Of horses during a blaze.
The suDerintendents Of stables could
have a fire driu occasionally with the
animals 10 accustom them to walk
down the chutes. One stable in Ala
media has already arranged to put in
fire escapes for horses"
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
STRIKING EXAMPLE OF
PHYSICAL ADAPTATION
The cold Storage Rat" Earless and
railless, Comes to Support
Evolution Theory.

When cold storage was first intro
duced into this country the chilly stor-
age rooms were absolutely free from
rats and mice. The temperature was
kept considerably below the freezing
point and in the cold surroundings
rats and mice were unable to live
In time, however, the rich stores
packed away there proved too tempt
ing for thieving rodents and they be-
gan to make inroads into the cold
storage rooms, at first paying hur-
ried call and as soon as they har taken
a few nibbles rushing with a shiver
out into warmer places.
Gradually, however, these visits were
heightened and became more FREQUENT
not without considerable mortality
among the rats, but in the end there
grew into being what is known as the
"cold-storage rat" This animal has
neither tail nor ears, both having been
frozen for his ancestors, resulting in
their total loss TO the families of the
first intrepid pirates of cold storage
These earless and tailless cold stor-
age rats are perfectly at home in a
temperature below the zero mark. They
thrive on wintry atmospheres, and very
probably if they were driven out into
the warmth of a heated room they
would suffer a great deal and perhaps
many would perish.
This. I think" says a writer In the
Atlanta Constitution. commenting on
the phenomenon, "is one CT the most
striking examples of how the animal
kingdom in the wise economy of nature
can adapt itself to the most severe sur
roundings. New York Commercial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
ATTORNEY SUES
THE LINDBLOMS
Action Is Brought Against
Kl0ndike Millionaire and
Wife to Recover a Fee
COMPROMISE EFFECTED
Lawyer Asserts That Ser
vices in Adjusting Suit for
Divorce Are Worth $4,000
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1l1S Broedwav. March u.

1llS Broadway, March T.
For his services in bringing about the
settlement of the difficulties between
Erik 0. Lindblom, the Klondike mil
lonaire, and his wife, Mary A. Lind
biom, Attorney Hugh Aldrlch demands
10000. In suit for this amount begun
to-day he says that he was promised
$500. He has been paid $500 on ac-
count and is now suing for the balance
due.
A few years ago Llndblom was q
j@urneyman tailor In this city. He con-
tracted the gold fever and went to
Alaska, where he struck it rich. Ac-
cording to his VIE he is tn s., ,3000 900.
With the acquisition of great wealth
their troubles began They quarreled
while on trip to Europe, bat returned
together: Shortly afterward. however,
Mrs. Lindblom began an action for di-
vorce. She alleged that Lindblon had
developed an unusual fondness for the
society of other women, and made her
travel second class in order to save
money on their trip abroad.
Before the case came to trial a COM
promise was effected and Mrs. Lind
blom received s1eO,0O0 1t was during
these negotiations. Aldrich claims, that
he earned his fee
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
TWO SOPHOMORE GIRLS
WHO ASSISTED IN ENTER
TANNING SENIOR SISTERS.
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY. March u.-Three eminent lee
turers will speak before the university during
the month OF April. The first of hese to lee
ture win be Dr. George Steindcrf profes lr Of
Egyptology at the University OF Liepsic who
VIII discuss the recent discoveries in Eeypt a
subject upon which he is considered one Of
the foremost authorities
fhe HYDE lectrr5s in French will be de-
livered on April - and 25 the time for these
nterarv treats being much earlier this year
.han last. wren the comm acement exercises
lhteriered greatly with the attendance M
ROBERT Ds7outy who holds a scholarship OF
Ine freneh minister OF public instruction at
:rhI asru VIII be the Hyde lecturer this year
me second barbara Weinstock lecture will
be given on April - by the Hon. J. v
farweIi Of Chicago. Mr.. Farwell is the head
name, which was established forty years ago.
ana is A contributor to current publications
tb. 9i''sg eSsYG Nc ano o2siness subjects, During
fso,a.Lon Ea. ne occupied positions trust in the
The Glee Club will sing the following nun
peTs sunday afternoon in the Greek Theafer
beginning at 4 o'clock: Absent (MetcaIf' ;
nynesl; mater Aures" tGluck. arranged by
temps) Mr. stebbinger: "Rever,e!! e,i soio s'e9T
S@torcne; @ Lonely Max Spickerl; vocal solo.
made" tschuberO; "MadrigaI." IT sIerg
ART; MT stewart VIII direct the voices
Inc boating Association met this morning in
Nortn Hall and ratified the agreement recsnt
ly entered into by representative con,r,t,.aas
under which the association becomes afnIIatcd
With the Associated Students The ,,ndsr
standing is that the association viii re,s a..
property and pay its own debts receiying oni,,
me protecton OF the Associated students Al
arr5 Sai.u nnee''hs IL was decided to permit all
uhderhraouate students, whether members OF
the association not to enter the trv-out- :
Tor the varsity rowing crew. The association
Is now having constructed a four cared barge
that Will be ready for use about the first 80
April cap and crossbars has been adontsS
as one emblem to be worn by members OF the
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
Death of Carey b. Bates.

SAN JOSE. March 12.-Carey b.
Bates. a well-known resident of this
city, died at his home at "A George
street late last night. He was a native
of Rochester, 70 years of age. In the
early sos he went to Minnesota and
remained there until 1884, when he
came to California. For a time he
conducted a retail grocery store here
and afterward went to ranching. On
the death of his wife in 1889 he went
to Minnesota, where he remained un-
til about eight months ago. A num-
Der of grown sons survive him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-13
BERKELEY, March 12.-"For dogs

/ BERKELEY, March 12.-"For dogs
and boys there wont be room"
| That was the beware sign that
| kept the men away from Hearst Hall
thi- afternoon while the sophomore
girls were entertaining the senior girls
of the university. And that suggests
another question: Why did the girls
mix the dogs and the boys UP in the
same sentence? And why did the girls
want to warn these two noble animals
away? Was it because they consid-
cred the stunts" too awfully awful
for the sight of man and even brute +?
Any way, the sophie" girls set out
the ''scarecrow'' in verse and between
the lines he who runs may read. For
instance, one of them says, We're to
have an exhibition TO beat those of all
tradition" That indicates that there
was need for the warning legend. But
here is the way the whole thing reads
on the invitations that were sent out:
We're TO have an exhibition
To beat those of all tradition.
Our teacher says ~ come.
And that 'O6 viii frolic some
SO just be dressed and wait till two.
When SOPHIE Brown will call for you.
Tis to be 81 Hearst Hall on Saturday after
noon.
For degs and men there won't be room.
The men were wise enough to stay
away. all except the janitor, and what
few dogs showed up were sent howl
inS. So that after all the entertain
ment, whatever turn it happened to
take, went on without disturbance or
outlaws from the rude fellows.
1t was really one of the prettiest af-
fairs of the year. From a certain
sophie who slyly passed the news
along afterward, it was discovered
that Miss Heads kindergarten" was
in session some part of the afternoon.
Miss Phoebe Binney and Miss Sue
Ross were the teachers and all the
other sophie" girls primary students.
The class sang all the ring" songs
in it's repertoire and between times the
aforesaid stunts were done by the
Misses Ann Thatcher, Hazel Hobson
Franklyn Jones, Grace Stokes, Sophie
TreadwelI Bertine Wollenberg, Edith
Busser and Ina Titus.
After the class had been dismissed
the ''sophies' refreshed the seniors
with a dainty luncheon and after that
they danced. The hall was decorated
with red, the class color, and carica
lures of a lot of well-known student
people decorated the walls.
The affair was in charge of the fol-
lowing committees:
Entertainment-The Misses Bertine Wolen-
berg, Isabel McReynolds, Ann Thatcher, Grace
Stokes. Gertrude Friedlander. Sophie Tread
well.
Refreshment-The Misses Phoebe Binney.
Ruth wilkins. Rope. Wright, Mayer and
Smittie
Invitations-The Misses Edith Busser Joe
Campbell. Belle Smith. Ethel Jones, Levy
Hibbard. Putnam, Franklyn Jones, Ray and
Elliot.
Finance-The Misses Tita Bailey. Kate
O'Neill. Gladys Meyer Harriet Smythe, Per-
cival Calender Willard. Still and Hampshire
Decorations-The Misses Marian Morrow
Elsa Ames. Morgan and Skinner.