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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
MRS. MYERS ARRAIGNED
ON A MURDER CHARGE
Alleged AccOmpIice Who Confessed
Attempts to Hang Himself in
Prison.

KANSAS CITY, No, July n.-Mrs.
Aggie Myers was arraigned here to-
day. charged with the murder of her
husband, Clarence Myers. a pressman,
who was stabbed to death in a mid
night struggle at his home here last
May. She pleaded not guilty and was
remanded TO Jail to await trial.
Frank Hoffman, who was arrested
at Walla Walla, Wash, recently on a
charge of completely in the murder and
who is alleged to have confessed, i'm
plicating Mrs. Myers. is now being
brought to Kansas City in charge of
an officer.
DENVER, Colo, July 11.-Detective
w. d. Oldham of Kansas City has ar
rived here with Frank Hoffman, whom
he captured at Walla Walla, Wash,
and who is alleged TO have made a
statement duplicating Mrs. Aggie
Myers in the murder Of her husband.
Clarence Myers. Chief of Police John
Hayes and Sheriff Caldon of Kansas
City met the detective here. Hoffman
was locked up in a dark cell in the
City jan.
Hoffman made an effort to commit
suicide in his cell to-day He tore a
blanket into strips and knotted them
together. He then ATTACHED one end
to the ceiling and was tying the other
end around his neck when discovered
by the jailer. Hoffman was taken
aboard a train this afternoon in charge
Of Kansas City officers who will take
him TO the latter city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
MANY SPECIES OF BEES
FOUND IN UNITED STATES
More Than 5000 Types of Busy
Workers Thought to Exist in
North America

Some people think that there are only
two or three kinds of bees-the honey
bee, the humble bee and possibly one
kind of smaller wild bee. So far is this
from being true that no less than 1878
different species of wild bees have been
described from North America, that is
including all of the country north Of
panama, up to the present day When
we come to study the habits and struc-
ture of all these bees. says the Colo
rado College Museum Bulletin, it is
possible to understand why they are so
numerous in kinds. The pollen of flow
ers has to be carried principally by in
sects; that of one flower to other flow
ers Of the same sort. in order to bring
about the fertilization and production
of seed. OF all the insect carriers the
bees are the most important. They
visit the flowers for nectar and pollen,
to store up in nests for their young,
and when so doing they carry the dust
like pollen from flower to flower, leav-
ing a little of that previously gathered
each time they alight on a blossom
Now suppose that all bees visited in
discriminatory every sort of flower, it
would continually happen that the
pollen of one species of plant would be
left on the flower of quite a different
species, where it would be altogether
useless. 1t is desirable, therefore, that
each kind of bee should visit one par
ticular kind of plant, or at any rate
should prefer certain kinds. This we
find to be more or less the case, and
there are many bees that never visit
more than one sort of flower. The num-
ber of different kinds of flowers is very
great, and consequently it is not sur
prising to find that there are many
sorts of bees. Described North Amer
ican bees are so numerous, it is prac-
tically certain that we do not know
half of those existing. Indeed, it is not
impossible that the North American
continent, with the West Indies, pos
sesses as many as 5000 species. Thus
the opportunity for the student of
! these insects is very great He is alb
solJhely certain to find in almost any
part of the country species wholly new.
to science during his first seasons COL
lecting. In Colorado / am sure that al
most any spring and summer day de-
voted to the search would yield new
kinds In New Mexico, up to to-day,
sos species have been found. and of
these I have been able to describe 315
as neW-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
ONCE WAITER
NOW A GUEST
Stockton Hotel Servant In
herits Money and Returns
in Role of Bon Yivant
SPENDS FUNDS FREELY
With Fortune of $4,000 He
AmuSes HimSelfin Tipping
His Former Associates
Special Dispatch to The can.

STOCKTON. July IA year ago z.
Constantincts was dishwasher in the
Yosemite Hotel. Now he is trying to
spend an inheritance Of $500 Last
week he was a guest at the Yosemits
Hotel. He had the best room in the
house and he made it a point to give
large orders to those who were his su-
periors a year ago. He gave orders
like prince; he tipped like a king. His
wine bill was steep. He went away
yesterday, no one knows where, but he
left wake Of twenties. Constantincts
was. last July, third-rate dishwasher
In the hotel. About the last Of the
month he received through the Italian
Consul at San Francisco a letter calling
him home to Italy and accompanied by
a ticket for the voyage
No more was heard OF him until ths
first of last week. when he fairly blew
into the hotel one evening and ordered
the best in the house. He was not rec
ognized until the next morning. Then
he went into the kitchen and an
nounced himself. Later it was learned
tnat Constantincts had Inherited $50
200 through the death of his uncle. He
had changed the money into United
States coin and come here TO have a
good time. He had S47. 900 with him in
casn and certificates Of deposit
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
WHY FRENCH COLONIES
HAVE PROVED FAILURES
With an Explanation of the Present
Commercial Depression in
TunfS.

One of the chief reasons of the want
of success in French colonies is no
doubt that the capitalists of the moth
er country will not invest their money
in the colonies. Added to this, money
made in a colony is not spent there. To
begin with, the highly paid officials,
from the Governor General down, all
seem to economic the utmost possible
for eleven months in the year in order
to pass one month every year in the
mother country, where they leave their
economies, to the detriment of the col
ony. Still in this instance the mother
couptry is not an actual loser.
Turning to the European working
class in Tunisia, the best part of which
is Italian and Sicilian. these people live
very economically and send all their
spare cash home, i. e., to Italy or Sicily.
Take, for instance, the Italian mason,
who may earn 31a francs a day. He
nourishes bodily on macaroni and the
like at cost of half a franc a day,
putting by the francs profit on his
days work to send home to his father
land from time to time. The French la
boring classes are not sufficiently en-
couraged. The employers of labor en-
gage the cheaDest obtainable, regard
less that a good French workman will
do 80 per cent more work than an
Italian or Sicilian for his 25 per cent
more wages.
Then we come to the administrative
or governing departments. There are
numberless administrations. Without
doubt they do give no end of work in
making commerce as difficult as pos
sible with their restrictions and for
malities in the way of all new enter
prise. The mistake is made by subsi-
dizing such big undertakings as rail-
ways, mailboat service, etc, by guaran-
teeing their profits at a certain figure.
The result is that these subsidized un-
dertakings realize that the more they
gain the less subsidy they receive, and
consequently they are content to do
just what they have undertaken to do
for the subsidy, and give themselves
the least possible "ennui' without con-
sideration for the commercial interest
of the colony.
Some years back the Ministry real
lied what magnificent port and naval
station France possessed in Bizerta.
and they started to make the most of
It, Big credits were voted and there
was every prospect of Bizerta becom-
ing the finest naval station in the Medi-
terranean, but sudden changes in the
Ministry bring about different ideas.
Works commenced at Bizerta are al
lowed TO drag instead or Delng puSned
to completion with the least possible
delay, which is. after all, the true econ
omy; nothing is done to press that all
important question for a naval port
coal stocks: but, on the contrary, no
Government support was accorded an
enterprising French company, encour-
aged by the late Admiral Ponty and a
former Minister of Marine, which
opened a large coal depot and erected
important fuel works at very great ex-
pense, finally producing a first-class
fuel. which fulfilled the exacting re-
auirements of the French Government
arsenal authorities at Toulon.-London
Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
MEIICANS have
FAITH IN DIAz
Aged President of Repub-
lie Is Selected by Elec-
tors to Succeed Himself
CORRAL SECOND OFFICER
Representatives of States
Ratify the Choice Made by
People Two Weeks Ago

MEXICO CITY, July 1.-THE formal
election for the President of the re-
public took place to-day. The cleo
tors met, transacted their business and
announced the election of Porfrio
Diaz as President and Ramon Corral
as Vice President.
The election took place two weeks
ago. The following day the President
announced in a proclamation that in
asmuch as there was no opposition to
himself or Corral, they were elected
by the people subject to the Board of
Electors. which met to-day. The cleo
tors were named last week by the va
rious States and met to-day for the
purpose of announcing to the repub-
lie and to the world that for six years
President Diaz would be President and
Ramon Corral Vice President. The
election was received with general sat
isfaction throughout the country.
The election is taken to mean that
Corral will in the near future be the
President, for President Diaz is failing
rapidly and is going to retire in reality,
though he will nominally be the Presi-
dent. In doing this he will be relieved
of the arduous duties of Office and
will at the same time satisfy the peo-
pie who love and honor him. 1t is
believed that Governor Miguel Ahu-
mada of the State Of Jalisco will be
elected as CorraPs successor as Minis
ter of the Interior.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
PLOT TO ROB TRAIN
OVERHEARD IN SALOON
Higllwaymen Internationally Reveal
Plans and Railroad Men Are
NnN PI,eslared.

PORTLAND. ore. July IA plot TO
rob the Northern Pacific train between
Puget Sound and Portland was over
heard by the proprietor Of a First
street saloon a few days ago and as
a result guards have been riding on
every train in anticipation of trouble.
These guards are heavily armed and
have orders 10 shoot at the first at
tempt 10 stop the train.
Two men were heard discussing the
robbery plot in the rear Of a saloon
They thought themselves safe, but, un-
aware Of the arrangement Of the rooms
spoke so loudly that the owner heard
the greater part Of their conversation.
He Immediately told his story TO OFF,
GERS Corners and Heininger, who no
titled the Northern Pacific officials. The
matter has been kept very quiet by the
railway people and police, but has at
last been confirmed. The saloon man,
whose name the police are keeping Sc
cret does not believe the robbers ever
knew for q moment that their words
had been overheard
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
TRIES TO KILL
FRUIT DEALER
Assassin Makes Cowardly
Attack on a Wealthy Pro-
duee Merchant of Chicago
VICTIM Is SHOT TWICE
Would-Be Slayer Is Roughly
Handled by COuntrymen
Before the Police Arrive

CHICAGO. July I1-Shot down to-
DAY 10y one Of his own countTymen who
had crept up behind him. Andrew Gu
neo. a member Of the firm of Cuneo
Brothers. fruit dealers. and said to be
the richest Italian in Chicago. is dying
in a hospital His assailant, Anthony
Crescio, is under arrest There was
some talk Of lynching. but a riot cdHl
brought the police. For time the po-
lice were unable TO take Crescio away
from the Italians who had seized him.
bat after q hard fight in which clubs
were used, Crescio was landed in jail
The shooting occurred in front Of Gu
neo's store, in South Water street,
where Cuneo was busy receiving fruit
Crescio crept up behind the merchant
and shot him twice before dozen by
ISLANDERS could interfere. One bullet
took effect in the left temple Of Cuneo,
while the second penetrated the head
near the base of the brain.
Crescio. who is believed to be men
tally unbalanced, was until this morn
ing employed by his brother, John
Crescio. who has a fruit store a few
doors from the house Of Cuneo Broth
ers J. c. Crescio, another brother of
Cuneo's assailant, married sister Of
Cuneo and after living with her for a
few years is said 10 have deserted her.
ii is said that this. together with the
keen business rivalry existing between
his brother and CuneO Brothers. was
sufficient cause in the mans disordered
brain for him to attempt TO take Gu
77aD-e life
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
DIR. PIERcE's REMEDIES.
ONE OF DR.. CUPID'S PRESCRIPTIONS

That Love sometimes cures disease is a
fact that has recently been called to the
attention of the public by a prominent
physician and college professor. In some
nervous diseases of women, such as hys-
terra, this physician gives instances where
women were put IN pleasant frame Of
mind, were made happy by falling in love,
and in consequence were cured of their
nervous troubles-the weak, nervous sys-
TEN toned and stimulated by little Dr.
Cupid-becamc strong and vigorous, al
most without their knowledge. Many a
woman is nervous and irritable, feels drag
ged down and worn out, for no reason that
she can think of. She may be ever SO
much IN love, but DR.. Cupid fails to cure
her. In ninety nine per cent. Of these
cases it is the womanly organism which
requires attention; the weak back, dizzy
spells and black circles about the eyes, are
only symptoms Go to the source Of the
trouble and correct the irregularities, the
drains on the womanly system and the
other symptoms disappear So sure Of L
is the Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
tion, proprietors Of Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, that they offer $500 reward
for women who cannot be cured of leucOr-
rhea, female weakness, prolspsus, or fall
ing of the womb. All they ask is fair
and reasonable trial of their means of cure.
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
complexion and sweeten the breath, they
cleanse and regulate the stomach, liver and
bowels and produce permanent benefit and
do not react on the system One IS a
gentle laxative.
UThe Common Sense Medical Adviser
Is sent free, paper-bouud, for II one-cenf
stamps to pay expense of mailing only.
Send q stamps for cloth bound copy.
Address WoIld's plspensary, BREaloa Nh
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
MERGER OF TWO LEAD
COMPANIES ARRANGED
National Concern Will Increase Its
Capital Stock and Absorb
the United

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE pro-
tracted negotiations for merger of
the National Lead Company and the
United Lead Company have been sue
cessfuIly concluded, according TO state
Teuts in official quarters to-day. The
fermer company viii absorb the lat
ter
The agreement reached to-day will
be subject 10 ratification by directors
and stockholders of the companies. but
IL is understood that dominant inter
ests in both properties have signified
their approval Of the preliminary
agreement.
So far as can be learned the scheme
provides for an increase in capital
stock Of the National Company for the
purposes Of absorption. The present
total capitalization Of the National
Lead Company is $50, 600. 600. The
United Lead Company has not distrib-
uted any stock. although its capital
IS Sl5.0oo,0o0, with a bond issue of
ss.5OO.OOO
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
Weak on History.

William Harris. the Boston theatri-
cal manager, while eminent in his
way, is not an authority on history,
especially colonial history, as will ap-
pear hereafter:
1t will be remembered that Clyde
Fitch's play, Major Andre" which
was produced in New York last fall.
was anything but a glittering success.
In point of fact, it ran just two weeks.
Some time after Mr.. Harris came to
New York and called on Frank Mckee,
who produced the play. In discussing
the melancholy fate of the drama, Mr..
Harris expressed the belief that Mr..
Mckee should have known that it
wouldn't succeed.
Those spy plays never do go with
the public" he exclaimed emphati-
cally.
Well" demanded Mr.. Mckee, "why
on earth didn't you tell me it wouldn't
go? You'd have saved me a good deal
of money"
How on earth was to know it was
a spy play?" demanded the Bostonian
indignantly.-New York Times.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
SHOOTS DOWN
TWO OFFICERS
Mexican Policeman Halts an
American Miner at Night
and Receives Shot in Reply
ASSAILANT Is PURSUED
Man Who Gives Chase to
the Offender Gets a Bullet
and Falls Dead in Tracks
Special Dispatch to The call.

CANANEA, Mex. July 11-Ronqullio
Gulch, where the Cananea smelters are
located, was the scene of a mysterious
killing Sunday night, when Rafael Lo-
PEE, one of the Cananea police, was
shot dead and Ramon Arvisu, the
night captain. fatally wounded.
The man who did the shooting was
an American miner and the circum-
stances so to. show that it was largely
an accident. Arvisu was patrolling the
streets of the Gulch at a late hour
when he came upon the American, who
was carrying a mysterious bundle. The
night captain suspected him and
halted him, asking him what the bundle
contained. He was told that it held
only some drills and mining tools;
but when, still suspicious, he ordered
the miner to turn them over, the un-
expected happened. The American
drew gun and put bullet through
the night captain before he could bring
his own gun into play
Arvisu fell in his tracks and the
American started to run, but was over
hauled by Rafael Topez, a member of
the force. and Jose Garcia, who had
been attracted by the shooting They
tried to intercept the American, who
again brought his gun into play and
shot the second officer dead. Garcia
no longer showed a desire to interfere
and allowed the American to escape.
Although the clew has been followed
up, the officers have been unable to
locate the man who did the shooting.
1t is the general belief that when
halted by Arvisu he thought a high
wayman was trying to run a bluff and
he took extreme measures
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
HAYS Is Rearrested.

LOS ANGELES, July 11-H. T.
Hays, former cashier Of the Orange
Growers National Bank Of Riverside,
who is already under bond Of 5000
to appear for trial for violating the
national banking law in several diff
ferent instances, was to-day arrested
again by the Federal officers on a
charge OF falsifying a report on the
assets Of his bank to the comptroller
of the currency at Washington. Hays
Immediately furnished bond in the sum
of $4,000 and was once more released.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN FOUND
DEAD IN ST. LOUIS HOTEL,
Registers as Mrs Smith After Giving
Name of Daniels TO Rector of
Christ Church.

ST. LOUIS. July 1.-THE body of
fashionably dressed woman was found
IN room Of the Hotel Milton to-day
where she registered July Z as Mrs.
~ Smith Of New York" Two empty
bottles were found by the side Of the
bed. One contained some drug that
has not yet been identified and the
other alcohol From statements made
by Rev Allan +. Smith, rector of
Lhrlsts Church Cathedral. 10 whom
The woman is said to have confided
70 some extent, her correct name is
Slrs. "a X. Daniels. The woman told
Rev. M Smith that her mothers
name Is Mrs. Martha Virgins and that
she lives IN Washington. D. c. She
refused TO give her reasons for using
IN assumed name.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
ONE THOUSAND SACKS
FROM FORTY-FIVE ACRES
San Joaquin Barley Rolled While in
the Milk Makes Phenomenal
Yield

STOCKTON, July n.-John Mohr Of
Bethany is exhibiting sample of bar
ley from a field of forty-five acres
which he rolled when the barley was
in the milk. From the forty-five acres
he harvested 1000 sacks. The grain is
plump and sound and will go from 1O7
to 109 pounds per sack, where barley
ordinarily runs under 100 pounds to the
sack. Many of Mohr's neighbors shook
their heads when they observed him
MASKING down his field of barley,
standing four feet high. with a big
wooden roller four feet in diameter. In
the corners of the field that he could
not reach with the roller the barley
was nearly all shelled out, whereas Of
the rolled grain he saved it all.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
FOUR MINERS KILLED
BY POISONED FOOD
can Plant Causes Terror In
Idaho Camp.

RESORT, Idaho, July 11-Four min
ers are dead in Laron's camp as the re-
suit Of eating the camp food, into which
a poison prepared from a South Ameri-
can plant had been placed. The men
sickened one after another and died in
terrible agony, from which there was
not the slightest relief The mysterious
malady has started a stampede from
the camp.
To-day Andrew c. Larsen, the Sec
ond man TO die. was buried The others
who died are L. c. briggs and his son
Charles and w. Shysers.
II. Mason was stricken with the dis
ease, but was removed to the hot
springs in time to save his life, though
he suffered great pain.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
A Curious Old Coin.

A 81 gold coin belonging to DR..
Charles j. Lange is on exhibition at
the Germania National Bank in Mil
waukee. The piece of gold is thinner
than a IS coin, but of the same diam
eter. 1t displays on the diverse side
the Liberty head" without a cap and
the thirteen stars. interspersed with
"6G3S7C7 grams" On the reverse side
is f1ve-pointed star with this inscrip-
ton: lone stella-400 cents.'' "E pluri-
bus unum. Dec est gloria,' and on the
rim, United States of America, Dol y
The coin is valued at s2OO.-New York
Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
Labor Party in Kern County.

BAKERSFIELD, July IA number
of laboring men Of the city met tonight
to form labor party in Kern County.
1t is stated that the membership of the
party will be in no sense confined to
union men, all laboring people being
asked to join.
The leaders declare that they have
not determined upon either putting up
candidates of their own or fndorsing
those of either of the other parties.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-12
The Thread Tooth.

I'll never be able to do much for
you" said the dentist, It'll you quit
biting your thread"
Dear me-" said the woman, that
reminds me of the days when grand
mother threatened me with a whip
ping If didn't quit biting my finger
nails"
"One habit is just as reprehensible
as the other" said the dentist. You
ought to be able to see your own
teeth, then you would realize that you
deserve a good scolding. The edges
are as uneven as a saw. Now If you
were a professional dressmaker or a
factory hand you would know better
than to bite your thread. They sell
dom do it. They have learned the art
of shipping it off with the scissors
without loss of time and don't have to
malreat their teeth. 1t is you women
who do a good deal of sewing in a
non-professional capacity that think
the quickest way to break thread is to
bite 1t That may be good for the
progress of the work. but it is bad for
the teeth.
Fortunately. you can't bite with the
whole mouthful at one time. so most
of them escape. Those that really do
the work are the incisors on either
side. They are in a terribly bad fix.
The enamel is worn off, the ridges and
corrugations are an eighth of an inch
deep. and"
"Oh, don't tell me anything more!'
cried the woman. You frighten me.
Just fix up my shattered teeth the best
you know how and 1 promise never to
bite another thread. New York
Press.