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The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
SEEKING TO END
MOXEY DISPUTE
Doctors Examine Bride of
Fencing Master to Deter
mine Her Competency
COMPROMISE TO FOLLOW
In Event of Mandeville's
Ward Being Restored to
Capacity Case Will Close

AT the law offices Of A A. Moore,
Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Moxey was
examined by Drs Wadsworth, Rethers,
McGettigan and Lustig as to her COM
potency. These physicians are all
members Of the Insanity Commission.
but did not make the examination in
their official capacity.
Mrs. Moxey will undergo a further
examination by the same physicians
this morning in Judge Hebbard's
chambers, the purpose being to deter
mine her competency and if the same
is established, to restore her to capacity
that she may legally effect and agree
to compromise division of her proper
ty that has been arranged between her
husband, the fencing Instructor, and
her guardian and stepson, Harry Man
deVille.
Mrs. MoXey, formerly Mrs. Gage H.
Phillips, aged 54 a Boston woman Of
means, came out here two years ago.
She became inbued with the idea that
she should remain perpetually youthful
and when she was introduced to
Hoover and Moxey, it is claimed they
did the best they could to convince her
that perpetual youth could be obtained
and maintained by any one that took
a course of physical culture at Hoo
,
of muscle and grace She matriculated
at the university" and soon became
the special charge Of Oliver N. Moxey
aged n, instructor at the Hoover school.
1t soon became known that the pupil
had means aplenty, and with this kowi-
edge came the revelation that the
sword master had been smitten by the
mature charms of his pupil and that
she, in learning to parry the sword
nf o1
herself to the deadly aim of cupid.
They finally went to San Jose. and were
married. Then came Mandeville's suit
against Mrs. Moxey, who is his mother
in-law. 1t was filed at a time when
Moxey, with his pockets lined with the
gold of his bride, was living a life of
ease and comfort and filing his wife'S
ears with honeyed words that only
made stronger the web he had woven
about her
Then and not until then did the world
know that Moxey was possessed of con-
siderable method. In the long legal
document filed by Vaudeville he laid
bare the plot for a fortune skillfully
laid and skillfully carried out by
Moxey and Hoover. He had learned
of the plot through a visit paid by
Hoover to Boston. The professor"
who had attended to all the details
connected with the transfer by Mrs.
Moxey to her youthful husband of her
great holdings, for once overreached
himself. He hastened to Boston as
soon as the deeds had been completed,
assumed the name of Young, made
many inquiries about the value of the
realty, and then filed the deeds, thus
acquainting Mrs. Moxey's relatives
that she had for @love and affection
and S10,' transferred to one Oliver y.
Moxey. her Boston property.
The case was on trial before Judge
Coffey for several weeks and ended
only when the Court, in an opinion that
branded Hoover and Moxey as a pair
of schemers, declared Mrs. Moxey in
competent and appointed Vaudeville
the guardian of her property.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
TINY INFANTS
ARE ABANDONED
Two More Discarded Waits
Are Found by Residents
of the Mission District

Two more deserted waits were found
in the Mission district yesterday morn
ing on doorsteps. Within the last week
no less than four discarded children
have been discovered in this section of
the city, and all within a radius of a
few blocks, and the finding of the un-
fortunate babes has become the general
topic of the residents of the section.
The first waif to be discovered yes
terday was left on a doorstep at 1918
Mission street and was found by
Charles Mccarthy of 1881 Mission street
shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday
morning. The outcast was boy, prob
ably about three weeks old and appar-
emily healthy and happy. 1t was care
fully wrapped In a costly quilt and
placed in telescope basket. From the
texture of the quilt 1t would appear
that whoever discarded the infant was
we'll to do. The child was taken to the
Central Emergency Hospital and given
in charge of the matron. 1t will be
turned over to some charitable institu-
tion.
The second outcast was found on the
steps of the Third Congregational
Church. on Mission street, by Edmund
Clarence, the sexton, shortly after 10
o'clock. The infant, a girl baby, prob
baly had been left there early in the
night, for when found she was shiver-
ing from the cold and all but famished.
The waif appears to be but few days
old and is very frail and delicate. She
was wrapped in few fragments of
feminine wearing apparel of cheap tex
ture. She was also given In charge of
the matron of the Central Emergency
Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
CLAIMS HE WAS ROBBED.
Sailor Alleges Three Men Beat Him
and Ri1ed His Pockets.

Iver Grunbach, Swedish sailor, re-
ported to the police last night that
he had been held up and robbed at
the corner of Washington and San
some streets. Grunbach alleges that
he was held up by three men, who
beat him cruelty on the head and then
ri1ed his pockets of Sc. all that he
had
Policeman j. Attridge found Grun-
bach lying on the sidewalk at the cor
ner mentioned, bleeding from several
ugly scalp wounds and cuts on the
face. Grunbach told the patrolman
that he was on his way to his scow,
which lies at the seawall, when he
was struck from behind and felled to
the ground. Then, he says, three men
went through his pockets and relieved
him of his money.
Grunbach's face plainly showed the
effects of an encounter, it being COW
cred with contusions and cuts. The
policeman was unable to find any
trace of his assailants. Detectives
were detailed on the case.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
TRIES TO KILL
A GROCERY MAN
Desperate Robber Attempts
to Shoot Andrew B. Knox
in the Latter's Store
HE MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Discovered at Cash Register
by the Proprietor, Who
Gives Alarm and Pursues

A lone robber made desperate at
tempt Saturday night at $50 o'clock
to hold up the grocery Of Robinson &
Knox at S76 Valencia street. Discov-
cred in his attempt to rife the cash
register, he fired one shot at Andrew B.
Knox, one of the proprietors, and then.
becoming frightened at the outcries Of
those in the store, ran out of the front
door and made his escape. He ran up
Nineteenth street to a narrow alley
called Cumberland street and then dis
appeared down the dark thoroughfare.
Knox followed the robber as far as the
alley, but abandoned the pursuit there,
In telling of the incident Knox said:
We preparing to close up. Robert
Knox my son. and Frank Wait and Henry
Burg. two clerks, were in the rear OF the shop.
cleaning up. and I was sitting at the desk in
the 'front.' making up some accounts. Opposite
the desk. on the other side OF the shop, is the
cash register / heard an unusual noise and,
looking over the desk discovered q man
trying to open the register. He saw me
quickly as saw him and, pointing revolver
I made a move he would blow my head off.
made move all right. by dropping behind
weapon. AS as / dropped l commenced
to cry out Murder, thieves and everything
else Of an alarming nature 1 could think of.
Between the noise OF the shot and my outcries
the robber evidently became frightened and
out the front door. / followed him at dis
tance OF about 100 feet, until he reached Cum
berland street He disappeared down the alley
and, as ii was dark and extremely muddy,
thought II was useless to pursue farther.
WheE I first saw the robber he was trying
10 open the rigister with his. right hand and
held his revolver in his left hand. He wore
white handkerchief bound over his face below
the eyes. concealing his features in such a
manner ,GSs that it would be impossible for me to
Identity him positively. He was about five
feet ten inches in height and wore dark suit
OF clothes and a derby hat. The register is
one OF the latest patterns and requires that a
key be touched and handle turned before the
familiar with its workings and to this is due
the fact that he secured no money
A few minutes after the occurrence
several policemen were at the scene of
the attempted robbery and made a
search of the neighborhood, but failed
to find any one answering the descrip-
tion of the thief. An investigation
failed to disclose the location of the
bullet fired at Knox. Back of the desk
is gallery, on which is stored a large
supply of hams, bacon and soap. It is
probable that the bullet imbedded
itself in these.
Detectives Fitzgerald and Graham
are detailed on the case, but in view
of the inability of Knox to identify the
robber, it is not probable that the
search will be successful.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
PERSONAL.

Attorney W. H. Hatton Of Fresno is
at the Lick.
f. A. Him, capitalist of Santa
Cruz, is at the Palace.
DR.. and Mrs. c. w. Dunlop of New
York are at the Palace
Captain John Cross, the well-known
railroad builder of Los Angeles. is at
the Palace.
George L. Bugbee. auditor of the
Guaymas Railroad, arrived from Mex
leo last evening and is at the Grand
packer of Chicago, arrived from the
East yesterday and is registered at the
Palace.
Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fisl<e, the
well-known actress, arrived from the
East yesterday and is at the ST.
Francis.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
FINDS STRANGER IN ROOM.
John Sewelt Captures Intruder and
Holds Him TIL Policemen Appear.

John Sewelt Captures Intruder and
Holds Him TIL Policemen Appear.
John Sewelt, who occupies a room
at SAT Howard street, was awakened
about o'clock yesterday morning by
a noise in his room. When he opened
his eyes, he saw a man examining the
articles on top of his bureau. Sewelt
jumped out of bed and grabbed hold
of the intruder, who made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to break away from
him.
Sewelt gave the alarm and one of
the other roomers notified Policemen
Connolly and Kruger, who hurried to
Sewelt's room. They placed Sewelt's
prisoner under arrest and booked him
at the City Prison on a charge of bur
glary. He gave the name of James
Rogers and his occupation as clerk.
Sewelt claimed that 81 50 had been
taken from the pockets of his cloth
ing and a comb was also missing.
When Rogers was searched the comb
was found in his pocket and identified
by Sewelt as his property. bunch
of skeleton keys was also found in
the prisoners pockets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
The Sneaker ThroMs Ink.

When Speaker Cannon takes his pen
in hand to sign a few bills everybody
moves away from his immediate vicin-
ity, so as to be beyond reach of the
ink shower he is sure to distribute. In
five minutes the marble rostrum at
which he sits looks like the back of a
coach dog. Cannon is always much
afraid Of blotting the document await
ing his signature. so he shakes the pen
before putting 1t to work.
On days when the Speaker has much
of this work to do Asher Kinds, the
parliamentary clerk. who sits beside
him, wears what he calls his signing
trousers" which garments are about
as much isoiled as they can be.-Ex-
change.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
WINDOWS IN STORE BROKEN.
Thieves Carry Away a Quantity of
Goods That Were on Exhibition.

Thieves Carry Away a Quantity of
Goods That Were on Exhibition.
The thieves who make it a practice
to break the windows of stores on
Kearny street and steal the goods on
exhibition were heard from again yes
terday morning. The store that SUI
fered at this time was Selig's mens $
furnishing goods establishment at 21S
Kearny street.
About o'clock yesterday morning
Policeman O'Connor noticed that two
plate glass windows in the vestibule
of the doorway had been broken and
it was apparent that a selection had
been made of the goods in the win
dow.
The. proprietors were notified by Po-
Hceman Cavanaugh, who relieved
O'Connor and, after examining the
goods that had been left in the win
dow, they reported that articles valued
at $50 had been stolen and the po-
lice were furnished with a detailed
list. 1t is supposed that the thief or
thieves had used a crooked stick in
drawing the articles toward the hole
in the windows.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Cotton Crop of the world.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The
worlds cotton crop for 19O2-0S is esti-
mated by the Department of Agricul-
ture at 17,179.765 bales, valued at
$75O.OS2,45O. This is based on the
latest data available. the figures in
most instances representing the cotton
appearing in commercial channels.
With the exception of 2,687813 bales
of the East Indian crop. which aver
age 400 pounds per bale, the bales
given are of an average weight of 500
pounds. The total includes estimates of
the Chinese and Korean crops.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
DOCTOR BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Edward SeItzer of FrllitvaIe Has an
Exciting Experience With Thugs.

DIR. Edward Seltzer of 1850 Fruit
vale avenue, Fruitvale, was taken to
the Emergency Hospital from Third
and King streets early yesterday
morning suffering from badly lacer-
ated scalp and numerous bruises on
the face and body. According to the
story of the physician, he was beaten
and robbed of SIS and his watch and
chain by three young thugs on Satur-
day night
Seltzer says that he met the trio on
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Miners Ready TO Sign Contract.

CHICAGO. March 2o.-The coal oper-
ators and miners composing the joint
Eub-scale committee OF the central COM
petitive district arrived in this city to-
night and will tomorrow sign the two
years contract providing for a wage
scale at a reduction Of 5.55 per cent
from the present wage schedule. which
schedule was accepted by the United
Mine Workers by a referendum vote
taken last Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Russia,s Cold Reserve.

1T is of possible interest, in connection
with the war situation, to notice that
the Imperial Bank of Russia has lately
been losing gold. On December II, it
reported 1857 100000 in it's gold reserve;
on December 81, this had risen to $362, :
100000. A week later these holdings had
fallen abruptly to s340OOO,OOo. = New
York Commercial.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

Fourth street and asked them where
he could find a respectable place to
stay over night. They escorted him
to Third and King streets, according
to his story, and one of the men hit
him on the head. He lapsed into un-
consciousness and was discovered sew
eral hours later and taken to the hos
pital. The doctor can give no descrip-
tion of the men,
Captain Spillane >of the Southern
station has detailed several men to
make an investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Burns Traction Companv's Ram.

CHICAGO. March 20.-Fire tonight
destroyed the Union Traction Com
psny's car barn, at Division street and
Western avenue. causing a loss of sl5O.-
600. The building was $50 feet long and
200 feet wide. This is the second of the
Union Traction Company's barns to
burn within a week Both fires are
thought to have been of incendiary
origin.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
ADvERTIsEMENTs.
House Furnishing Goods

Our stock of goods in this department is most COM
plete We are now Offering splendid values In LACE
CURTAINS, PORTIERES, BLANKETS, C0MF0RTERS
BEDSPREADS, TABLE COVERS, TABLE LINENS, NAP
KINS, TOWELS, T0WELING, SHEETS, SHEETINGS
and PILLOW CASES. AS We carry only the best brands
and makes of the above goods snd being direct i'm
uorterS our customers can feu on getting the lowest
nriGaS,
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

WASHINGTON, -Iarch 2O.-Mrs.
Miles, wife Lieutenant General
Miles. is reported tonight to be rest
ing easily. She has improved steadily
for the past four days, but still is very
seriously i'll.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Seen From n Car Window.

II you have not read this charmingly illus
trated book, you do not realize that the South
ern Pacific is the scenic route across the con-
tinent Ask for a copy. You get from
S. F. Booth. general agent 1 Montgomery
street. or any Southern Pacific agent.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

Nearly one-fifth of the deaths in Val
paraiso are from pneumonia In Bonn
bay the deaths from the same disease
are in the ratio of only twenty-six in
1O. 900.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Goldberg Bowen 4 Go.
crourc (No Special Sale
EOOR DAG S1ONGS goods sent c. O. d.
OuaIity and Price Sale All the Week

We are looking for permanent customers. Here, you
get things quality and economy Besides these is
the service, learned by lifetime OF experience.
Add quality, economy and service to truth telling and
you have all we give you.
Keeping customers is more important in building
business than gaining them
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

Leg Cabin, The bread with a flavor. Ask
YOU oealer-whoiessle-sO Dolores ST
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

Traprer's OIL cures rheumatism and neuralgia
Druggists. SOC flask Richard & Co., 406 Clay.s
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Eight Specimen Values.

TAPESTRY P0RTIERES in both plain
GolorS and figured, 315 yards LONG,
With handsome fringe Top and bottom,
REVERSIBLE TAPESTRY TABLE COW
ERS, yards square, fFinged all
around In full variety Of COlOFingS.
MADRAS NET B0BINET and CABLE
LACE CURTAINS, In Whiter eCru and
Arabian, Is entirely new designs.
WHITE MARSEILLES BEDSPREADS,
full size for double b:dSy very hand
some designs, b5mm9d ready for use,
FINE WHITE CALIFORNIA BLANKETS,
size for large h3dS and extra fine
quality
IRISH SATIN DAMASK TABLE LINEN,
full 72 inches Wide, 12 different de-
S1gnSj dinner size napkins TO match
each design, $500 dozen.
BLEACHED LINEN HUCK TOWELS, full
Sizef 10th hemmed and hemStltGhed.
BLEACHED DOUBLE DAMASK LINEN
TABLE CL0THSy2 yards Wide and 215
yards long, 8 different deSignSI large
size dinner napkins to match each
design, SO. so dozen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
Mrs. Milo Improvine.

Burnett's Extract of Vanilla imparts
4 superior delicacy OF flavor. try it. use it,
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21

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zoS Natiorna 81 Telephone West lOl Telephone Mai
Send Postal interesting Catolooue
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-21
0rOCer erIeS

Table Butter-1H lb square squares 70
RegIv S lb for fresh butter
70 lind 16 Sweet Picked FipS-l4 pt ar 40
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-26
Proper Trsa,wss, Of rpea~epla.

Pneumonia is too dangerous die,
ease for anyone 90 attempt TO doctor
himself, although be may have the
proper remedies At baud 4 phssi'
clan should always be called. II
should he borne ia mind, however,
thai pneumonia always results from
a cold or from an attack Of the grip,
aud that by giving Chamberlain Z
Cough Remedy the threatened attack
Of pneumonia may be warded off,
This remedy is alec used by physi
cians In the treatment Of pneumoni'
With the best results. DIR. W. j.
smith. Of Sanders. Ala, who IL als'
a druggist. says Of t.; ~ have bee,
selling Chamberlain's Cough Remed!
aud prescribing Il in my practice 70
the past ak years. ! use itin case
Of pneumonia aud have always gotte'
the best results. F" Sold by the Coeu
d'Alene Drug company.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-26

Charles Fisi has purchased the
plant aud business of the Occur a.
Alens steam Laundry sud will take
charge u the same Monday. He vas
in Spokane THE week securing The
services u good laundryman and
sili pot IN additional machinery &c
make tho plant modern Ia every no
sp@ci. Mr.. Flei is = veil known eiti'
SEQ and aSpncts 10 buiid up good
lasinsss by doing work equal 10 any
other laundry.
The city has received some DeW FIRE
aqsipnent consisting II BeS hose
cart aud 500 feet 81 now hose, This
sppar8gus uas purchased some time
ago ADD vas much noeded as some II
she hose thst hss heen la use for .
Buuhes q Foass 10 becoming weak and
~ TITLE U.S. 40 additional cart uas
neeaed and with the neu equipmeni
q reorganization of the Ore company,
20 Include book aud ladder brigade.
uoald he a good thing
Tho members Of coear d'Aiene
. Lodge u odd Fellows gave the Daught
orv 81 Rsbeksh = complete surpi iss
F Wednesday evening. The Daughters
we're holdinE their regular session
uhau tho men took possession Of The
banquet room aud spread a mics
lnneh~oa. uith oyster stew and bot
coffee. 10 which they inlvi,ed. tbs
ladies The ladies were surprised e
apd such = tempting spread a. much
~ they were 20 learn tho men ooeld
manage such so affair 80 secrcaily
ard successfully. Games aud mnsis
ueFe alec enjoyable features Of sb'
evening
shepherd EaoampDent. l. o. o. +
uaa insiilntad here With a chartct
snsmherNhip 81 ten under the direc
liuu ~ Prank Leonard Of Boise. Th'
sollowing officers we're elected an'
installed. n. n williams, chic
patriarch. ". p. Gray. high priest
Frank Weeks. senior warden; W. p
Smith. junior warden. II. Su-aan
! treasurer. Samuel Nichols. scribe
The sncAmpment meets on the DTS
and third Monday evenings Of escl
. month. II has work ahead an
} promises 20 become one 81 the pros
, Porous secret organizations Of th
city.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-03-26

Il. h. SAITH. MuuFy Higgins aud
". g. Mcfarland hsFs returned fron
tlaa Lake Ot~goa, where they spenG
sanas tiass Ebsy aud EppaEt very tav
osuhiY 0n The hsheficiai Eesalts Col
le~ins The he4 bsAhs a that popular
amnlsaEaam-
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sana. lie fposissA tso care and
disposed u saHss Il IL. Tbs freight
90 the $50 care ts0m Spokane 10
Cesar d'Aishs oSsr tho NrosbeFn
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social asses 81 she p4siilon Mossdsy
sssaips. Arsii e. nsEd's etrhasaFA
wiii suFulsh usasir and good iaaeh
eos uili ts swsv@d uxhiishaen sili
PAY an adnis4on tse u ~ shd ladies'
slii he changed - crnta
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10 IN aaszss TO esf apf.eal os lasa
sssk sos = chunk a Dakota weather
80 arc ussbls 10 say. ba, lAsa Sunday
80 aAd 600 - those Old Dakota
alaissAsds stas spsp "a fsmiliss ies
ysaFp $50 Tho aalY dinstsace uAs
shs shssscp as cold
"a Easter ssciAl sill 10 given by
ghs ladies ~ the iaapssss church 81 The
huass us Mr. 8eptee CoopeT Thursday.
Masvh 1iss 4 varsity II eam~s ard
amnsnsnss hat. hean pFprided 10 make
shs srsusne sa!ayabin Refreshments
apFfoFsiaio 60 The spsson will bs
spsvoi Admlssinn ftteeu eenia.
"a Lakes church. Palm Sunday
saaday school. 10 . ~. ssrrrsee
aua srruaoa. Tia "a ADD 10 p.
N. Evening" sabiecs The People
Miss vAsuam ziii sins = solo. Tpes
asy. ls,auy. 40 p. IN. Good Fri
day. Service aud sermon. Z, 10 .. m.
t'hoir practice on Tuesday and Thurs.
day evepine
Il. whitney snd J s. Green ~
sensIy hoashs sire cares Of land north
n sius addition. They sold tWe
scsps 10 ". q. whispey, 81 wyanst,
IN. and one to " y. lamb q ihi'
city. The balance uas plated ints
lots aud tueIvs ~ thsse uerp soid &
David Cisviueer, = recent arrival
from Nebraska.
, In Fpmillias bis subscription 90 tb'
Press for another year. Prof. JOSEPH
, Nsvotsi. ~ Omaha. Neb.. takes &C
castsn % say that be IL VERY mucl
pleased 10 notice the growth in sig
aud circulation oi your paper !
is one Of thn strongest aud suress In
ldicaiiuns Of the growing prosperity o
that section ot the country "
The Inauguration Of mail servic
: on the electric line caused chang
In the methods 81 sorting the out
snine mali Previous 10 that th
+ mail vas sorted by The railway POsta
clerk and this work lie now done 4
the Occur d'Alene office. Postmaste
. Mason has received letter from ID
/ deparsmenl stating that this work va
. belns very satisfactorily done.
Q The steamer Defender change
, hands last week aud started on IN
run 10 all points between this plac
= aud Harrison Monday morning. J
!. n. Perry the present owner is OF COT
II siderable experience in steamboatipn
> having built aud run steamer on u
e Pond d'oriellc lake last year an
IL has repaired the Defender aud pu
I'm condition for good season.
service both ~ freight aud passen
or boat