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The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27

BERLIN, Nov. z6.-Mrs- Arthur
Paget Cformerly Miss Stevens Of New
York;, who is in a private hospital
here under the care Of Professor Al
bert Hoffs, is improving. but COM
plete cure probably viii require sew
eral months. Roentgen photographs
taken by Professor Hoffa show Sc
we're injury TO the bones Of Mrs. Pa
gets legs. However. he is confident
that she viii be able ultimately to
walk
Mrs. Arthur Paget. wife Of Major
General Paget Of the British army
and daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Paran
Stevens Of New York, was seriously
injured in the night Of August 1 by
falling-down an elevator shaft in her
London residence, 35 Belgrave square.
Her thigh was fractured and her
knee injured. Mrs. Paget had opened
the door 10 the shaft and stepped in.
not noticing that the elevator had as
cended to an upper floor. For weeks
her life was despaired Of and it was
feared that even should she recover,
she would be a helpless cripple.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
HISTORIC VILLAGE WILL BE
REPLACED BY A LAKE.
Mars BEAUTY OfROCkefellef'S Estate
Special Dispatch to The Call.

constantly extending his domain, pick
ing UP farm here and a country inn
there, he has never lost track of the
advantage to his site of whipping out
Briggsville, which is at the bend of the
main road leading from Tarrytown to
his estate. He expressed the idea sew.
eral years ago that, to make the
landscape perfect, the hollow should
be converted into a vast lake. SUR
rounded by trees and covered with wa
ter fowl. The engineering difficulties
involved in this proposition would be
comparatively small, as there is an
abundance of water in the section; but
first he would have to acquire all the
property TO be affected and then he
would have TO arrange Oy degrees to
avoid any interruption of traffic.
There is no telling how much land
Rockefeller owns about here" said
resident of Briggsville. Looking
straight ahead, l should say that his
property runs more than five miles in
straight line. 1t goes at least five
miles to the southeast and probably
four miles to the north"
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
RAILROADS AT WAR
OVER RIGHT OF WAY
sunreme Court of Arizona VIII Be
Called Upon to Settle Differ
ences of Companies.

enceS OF Companies.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 26.-Justice
Kent of the Supreme Court of Arizona
to-day passed upon the application Of
the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad Com
many for a supersedeas to stay the car
rying out of a Judgment in favor OF the
Arizona Eastern Railroad Company re-
Gently entered by the District Court of
PinaI County and which gives the lat
ter company permission to take posses
sion of the right of way, which has
been in possession of the Phoenix and
Eastern Company. The Judgment of
the District Court enjoins the Phoenix
and Eastern Company from operating
trains over the disputed ground.
Justice Kent doubted his power to is
sue a supersedeas in the case. but he
ordered that pending full hearing in
the SUPREME Court the Arizona Eastern
Company could not take possession un-
der its Judgment of the disputed right
of way. The Phoenix and Eastern Com
pany is to be protected in the operation
of the line as far as Kelvin. Beyond
Kelvin the Phoenix and Eastern Rail-
road Company is to retain possession Of
the disputed property and care for and
maintain It, but not operate trains over
It for commercial purposes. This and
other aspects of the case will probably
be heard at the January term Of the
Supreme Court.
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This and the reported clause of the
treaty stipulating that no other Govern
ment shall have privileges in Tibet un-
less approved by Great Britain has
aroused the deepest antagonism of
Russia, on the ground that this is a
virtual assumption of powers Of SOW
ereignty by the British
1t is announced IN London, however,
that this text of the treaty is not cor
rect and that the treaty will be amend
ed before ratification so that it will suit
everybody concerned.
Considerable opposition to the treaty
has become manifest in Peking. 1t is
doubtful If it will be really ratified
there. Before it is ratified the Russian
and British Governments undoubtedly
will measure their diplomatic strength
with the Chinese Government.
Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, has
Just sailed from England for his post.
1t is expected there will be some devel-
opment of the situation when he ar
rives in India.
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY
TO FIGHT WATER COMPANY
Citizens Object to Part of Their Sup
ply Being Taken to Oakland and
San Francisco.


SAN JOSE. Nov. ga meeting Of
orchardists and farmers was held this
afternoon to protest against the TAX
ing of waters from this county by the
Bay Cities Water Company to supply
San Francisco and Oakland. The
meeting was held under the auspices
of the Home Protective Association
Congressman-elect E. A. Hayes pre-
sided. Addresses were made by A. T.
Hermann, Judge J. r. Lewis. w. p
Lyon, Volney Rattan and ]. r. Wei
Ter. The taking of water from this
county was denounced as robbery, and
money will be raised to aid the fight
now in court against the water COM
pany.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the members of the Legislature from
this county to support the proposed
law of the Water and Forest Associa-
ton or any other measure designed to
give the State good water laws.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
CHANGE STIRS
CHURCH CIRCLES
Union Theological Seminary
Adopts Creed Discarding
Westminster Confession

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. 26.-Rev. Da-
vid schley schaf. professor Of church
history at the Western Theological
Seminary. Allegheny City, to-day con-
hrmed the report that caused consider
able stir in church circles that the
Union Theological Seminary of New
York had discarded the Westminster
confession of faith and unanimously
adopted a new creed.
DR.. Schaff, who recently returned
from New York. said the action was
taken last week. when the board OF
directors received two gifts of S125.OOO
each.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Rev. Fran
els Brown of the Union Theological
Seminary said to-day that the board Of
directors of the seminary had recently
decided to fall back upon the original
charter obligations Of the seminary in
reference to the qualifications OF di-
rectors and professors. The original
charter did not require subscription
to the Westminster confession OF faith.
Continuing, DR.. Brown said:
The recent action OF the board OF
directors in returning to the original
charter obligations does not alter the
attitude Of the present members OF the
board or the faculty toward the Pres
byterian church and the Westminster
confession. 1t makes 1t possible in the
future to have rectors. who, although
they are not prepared to subscribe to
the confession, are earnest, Christian
men,
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
HOLDS NOVEL RAFFLE
Idahoan Disposes of Tombstone Erected
Over His Supposed Grave.
Special Dispatch to The Call

REDDING, Nov. 26.-John NovaK'
be+ter known as Bohemian John, is
legally dead, though alive ana at "oin
at the Midas mine, in this county For
many years Novak followed hunting
and trapping for a livelihood IN the
r,ountains of Idaho. He was famed Tor
the large number Of bears ne nao
killed. one day the remains of two men
were found partly destroyed by griz-
zly The bodies were buried by the
courtv and over one grave was raised
a stone bearing the inscription, Sacred
=, tbe memory of Bohemian John, killed
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
ALLEGED THIEF is HELD
BY BOW-STREET OFFICERS
American Accused of Stealing Securi-
ties From Michigan Banker Awaits
Arrival of Witnesses.

LONDON, Nov. 26.-James Wallace.
alias James Wilson. who was arrested
at Liverpool November "a on charge
of stealing stock certificates to the
value of $4,000 from Edward Brei-
tung. a banker of Marquette, Mich,
was remanded at Bow-street Police
Court to-day to await the arrival of
witnesses. His attorney said Wallace
was anxious to return to the United
States at the earliest possible moment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
FRESNO POLICE BELIEVE
GATES is UNDER ARREST
Take Into Custody Stranger Who
Answers Description OF Fugitive
Trai,, ROhhar

FRESNO, Nov. 26.-The Fresno po-
lice believe that they have an import
ant prisoner on their hands A young
man giving the name of James Barry
was arrested late tonight on suspi-
cion of being Edward A. Gates, who is
wanted for completely in the hold-up
of the Oregon express at Copley sta
ton and the murder of Express Mes
senger ]. w. O'Neil. The prisoner
tells conflicting stories concerning
himself and his description closely
tallies with that of the fugitive train
robber and murderer.
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serions Chnrge Against students.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 26.-H- T. Hos
ford and Ralph Young, students at
local business college, have been ar
rested on the charge of writing OBJ
scene letters to Miss Fannie Bryant.
Miss Bryant is the daughter of s. II.
Bryant, a farmer. who lives at San
Martin. She has been employed as a
waiter in the Grand Central restaurant
and lives on San Fernando street
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
nfurderous AssauIr on a Chinese.

PALo ALTO, Nov. 2s.-charIes.
James and Edward Woods and Peter
Loreto were arrested to-day on a
charge Of attempting to rob All Wong.
q gardener employed on the Stanford
estate The Chinese was assaulted
Wednesday night near the Stanford
campus and left for dead by the thugs,
one Of them stabbed him in the side.
3n1ictinK an ugly wound.
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by bear.
Three years after the occurrence No
yak returned to Idaho, having business
to transact in the town where he for
merly had lived. He told his name, but
no one would believe him.
why. Bohemian John is dead: he is
buried out in the cemetery" he was
told.
Novak went to the cemetery, removed
the headstone from the grave and raf-
fled 1t. Since that time Novak has.not
paid any taxes in Idaho, as dead men
pay no taxes, and Novak is legally
dead.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
clerks Remember Constructor zahm.

VALLEJO. Nov. .26.-Beautifully On
graved resolutions were presented to
Constructor Zahm at noon to-day, ex-
pressing the thanks OF the clerical
force for the courtesy and kindness
extended by him during his three
years at the navy yard.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
pnssia Honors CoIored Bishop.

MOSCOW. Nov. 26--The Metro
politan OF St. Petersburg has conferred
a gold cross upon Robert Joseph Nor
gan, the American colored Bisnop'
who has been visiting MOSCOW.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
TWELVE THOUSAND ACRES
WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY
Secretary Hitchcock Issues Orders
Affecting Lands in the Los
Angeles District.

WASHINGTON Nov. 26.-Secre-
tary of the Interior Hitchcock to-day
announced the withdrawal from entry
of lands aggregating about $4,000
acres located in the Los Angeles land
district on account OF the big Govern
ment irrigation project in the val
ley of the Columbia River.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
cHELTENHAM SEIZURE LEGAL.
Russian Prize Court Quickly Arrives
at a Decision

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 26.-The
Supreme Prize Court to-day confirmed
the legality Of the seizure of the Brit
ish steamship Cheltenham and her
cargo. captured by the Russians and
taken to vladivostok early in July.
Somewhat of sensation occurred
at the opening of the case when the
official statement of facts was read.
In which it was asserted that the cap
tain of the Cheltenham informed
Russian lieutenant that he was under
instructions from the owners Of the
vessel to hold himself at the disposal
of the japanese Government. The
court deliberated for only a few min
utes and then said it could find no
reason for the appointment OF a COM
mission.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27

LONDON. Nov. 26-The Dowager
Duchess OF Manchester (Consuelo
Yznaga) had a narrow escape from
asphyxiation to-day. She awolxe in her
house in Portman square to find her
bedroom full Of smoke. She ran out
and aroused the servants, who called
the fire brigade. After some difficulty
the fire was located on the floor be-
meath the Duchess bedroom. was found
TO be due to the overheating Of a beam
and was quickly extinguished. The
Duchess was none the worse for her
experience.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-27
THE rHEArERs

ALCAZAR-'The Village Postmaseers''
Matinee to-day.
CALIFORNIA-'aThe RunawayA"
CENTRAL-"Queen Of the White
Slaves Matinee to-day.
COLUMBIA-"HsrO Own Way"
CHUTES-Vaudeville
FISCHER'S
GRAND-"The Show Girl" Matinee
to-day.
MAJEsTIC-"The Tanning Of Helen"
PHEUM-Vaudeville-
TIVOLI-"King Dodo-'
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23

of the deaths of Mrs. Dunning and
Mrs. Deane was State detective for
Delaware, was the next witness. Into
his hands had been given the box of
poisoned candy, the wrapper, the hand
kerchief and the note contained in the
box after the Coroner's jury had rem
dered its verdict and he brought the
articles from Dover to San Francisco
previous to the first trial Of the case.
He identified the exhibits as the same
as those he had turned over to the
authorities here. A letter was also
shown him which he identified as be-
ing one given him by the Delaware
Coroner and given into the custody Of
the then Chief of Police Lees in this
city. The letter is one Of the anony-
nous notes received by Mrs. Dunning
calculated to make permanent the es-
arrangement between herself and hus-
band The letter was not introduced.
Frank S. Grey. a travelling salesman
for the drug firm of Redington & Co.,
was the first local witness called and
the first to connect Mrs. Botkin in any
way with the crime. On June 1, 1898.
be testified that she came to the Owl
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
Remark by Knight Leads to Belief
That Defense Will Adopt
Ptomaine Theory.

ago. He said the circumstances were
impressed on his mind because he was
reluctant to sell her the poison for the
purpose named and recommended
several other chemicals that would be
better bleachers.
IDENTIFICATION FAULTY.
Are you absolutely certain that this
defendant is the woman to whom you
sold two ounces of arsenic on June L
1882" asked Attorney McGowan-
II am as positive as one can be who
has not seen the person in question for
four or five years"
But are you absolutely sure?"
queried the attorney.
The witness admitted that he was
not absolutely sure and even reading
his testimony at the former trial, when
the identification was positive, failed
to bring certainty to his mind. He ex-
planned the spelling of the name
"Bothin" as being what he understood
her to say her name was when she
purchased the poison.
Miss Mary A. Dunning was the clos
ing witness Of the day. She is a resi-
dent of Philadelphia and lives with
she read in the papers of the death OF
Mrs. Dunning, she went at once to
Dover, arriving there on August Is.
On August Is she was shown the box
of poisoned candy and the wrapper it
came in, and in the evening of the
same day she was again shown them.
At that time they were in the posses
sion of John B. Pennington, father of
the two murdered women. who has
since died. On August % she saw him
hand the box and wrapper to the
Coroner and one of the jurors. who
called at the Pennington home TO Sc
cure them. She identified the box and
being the same shown her by John
B. Pennington in Dover.
AT the conclusion of her testimony
court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning, after the usual admonition
had been given the jurors not to dis
cuss the case nor read anything in
the papers concerning it.
A dispatch was received from Dover
last night to the effect that the death
certificate of Mrs. John P. Dunning is
missing from the office of the Recorder
of Deeds. Distpict Attorney Byington
states that the certificate is not neces-
sary as evidence in the hearing of the
case, for he is in possession of the
Coroner's certificate and has all the
evidence pertaining to the death of
Mrs. Dunning.
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Erwin Tells of Jananese.

James W. Erwin of the California
ture on Japan and the Japanese peo-
pie with references to the Japanese
Russian war in the auditorium of the
Young Mems Christian Association
last evening. The entertainment was
given for the benefit of the Oriental
and Japanese Woman's Home, and as
there was large audience in attend
ance, the society will doubtless realize
a handsome profit by Erwin's efforts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23

drug store, where he was employed as
a pharmacist, and purchased two
ounces of arsenic, stating that she
wished to use it, for the purpose of
bleaching straw hats. He fixed the
occurrence in his mind largely by the
poison record of the store, wherein
there was an entry of sale of two
ounces Of arsenic to Mrs Bothin, -
who gave her residence as the Victoria
Hotel, corner of Hyde and California
streets.
He had previously met Mrs. Botkin
at the Baldwin Hotel pharmacy, where
he had been introduced to her by one
of the clerks. Grey was rather weak
in his Identification of Mrs. Botkin
yesterday, although he stated that as
far as he could judge she was the
same woman who purchased from him
two ounces of arsenic nearly six years
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23

tests were attached to a large card,
together with the vial containing the
arsenic recovered. This was introduced
in evidence.
Attorney Knight made no attempt
to cross-examine DR.. Wolfe on his
analyses, but he went deeply into the
question as to the difference between
lump and powdered arsenic. The chem
ist explained that arsenic in its manu-
facture was an incrustation on the
walls of a cooling chamber, on which
it was deposited. This was broken off
and subsequently reduced to whatever
fineness was desired. In answer to the
question as to whether or not lump
arsenic was readily procura BILE at phar-
macies the chemist stated that he did
not know, although it was widely dis
tributed as an article Of commerce.
Bernard ]. McVey. who at the time
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
ADVERTISEMENTS.
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.
So Thinks at Least One Travelling
Man

Man.
| would as soon think of starting
out without my mileage books and grip
as to start out on a trip without a box
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in my
valise. said travelling man who repre-
sents a st. Louis hardware house.
Why? Because 1 have to put up at
all kinds of hotels and boarding.
houses. 1 have to eat good. bad and
Indifferent food at all hours of the day
and night and T. don't believe any
mans stomach will stand that sort OF
thing without protest, any way know
mine won't. 1t has to have some
thing to break the fall and Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets is the crutch I fall
back on.
Ny friends often Josh" me about
it. tell me I'm an easy mark for patent
medicine takers, that advertised medi-
cines are humbugs, etc, but I notice
that they are nearly always complain
ing of their aches and pains and poor
digestion, while can stand most any
old kind of fare and feel good and
ready for my work when it needs me,
and believe I owe my good digestion
and sound health to the daily, regular
USD VI OludEl Dyspepsia IdDAelS, year
in and year out, and all the "joshing"
in the world will never convince me
to the contrary.
1 used to have heartburn about
three times a day and a headache
about three or four times a week and
after standing for this for four or i've
years | began to look around for a
crutch and found it when my doctor
told me the best investment I could
make would be a so cent box OF
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, and have
invested about so cents month for
them ever since and when / stop to
think that that is what i spend every
day for cigars, / feel like shaking
hands with myself. for can keep my
stomach and digestion in first-class or
der for 80 cents a month. / don't care
for any better life insurance.
My druggist tells me they are the
most popular of all stomach medi-
cines and that they have maintained
their popularity and success because
they do as advertised. They bring re-
suits. and results are what count in
patent medicine as much as in selling
barb wire.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
Refuses to Pay Rent.

Mrs. Jane Armstrong, who has a
lodging house at S41 Third street. OBJ
tanned a warrant from Police Judge
Mogan yesterday for the arrest of Will
liam Dockrill. one of her roomers. on a
charge of mayhem. She said that
Dockrilrs rent was overdue and she
visited his room yesterday morning
and made a demand for it. Dockrill.
she alleged. got her right hand in his
mouth and chewed her fingers till her
screams made him desist.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
Fl. Morton Goodman Arrested.

Oscar Hug. a remittance man from
Germany, who lives at IL Colling-
wood street. reported to Policeman d.
Matheson about o'clock yesterday
morning that H. Morton Goodman OF
31S Turk street had picked his pOck-
cts. Goodman was placed under ar
rest and while IN the wagon on the
way to the Central police station
dropped a purse. The purse contained
$50 and was identified by Hug as his
property.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
Haiti Denies BeIrs Cbaroes.

A. HIATT Jr., who is the defendant in
a suit for an accounting and for the
appointment of a receiver to take
charge of the affairs of the Napa
River Steamship Company, of which
he is one of the owners. which suit
was filed by II. G.. Bell and G. II.
Munk. yesterday filed an answer to the
suit. He makes a general denial OF
the charges of mismanagement made
by the plaintiffs and asks that their
prayer be denied. He AYERS. also. that
Munk. who is his co-defendant. is in
league with the plaintiffs and simply
poses as a defendant in order that the
suit may be heard in the local courts
instead of the cOGrts of Napa County.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
OF DELAWARE TESTIFY IN BOTKIN
ARSENIC DEATHS OF MRS. DUNNING DEANE
Drs. Downs and Bishop of Dover
Swear Poison Ended Lives
of the Women.
DEFENDANT is CALM.

Thereafter none was admitted to the
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.LURED LAD
ON OYSTER
SL00P

New York. Nov. l0.--Shanghaied on
board a Maryland oyster boat and SUBJ
jected to hardships and III usage. l6-year-
old Edgar Evers. OF Astoria, was rescued
and brought home by his brother. Will
liam Evers His rescue was accomplished
through the agency OF Tad Williamson. a
boy comp4nion who. at the risk OF per-
sonal violence. sent news OF young Evers'
detention 10 the boys mother.
Young Evers was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick Evers. who live In Astoria.
For nearly a year he was employed as a
driver by a delivery company. but about
a month ago decided TO strike out for him.
self
According TO his own story. he applied
at an intelligence office. the name OF
which he is unable 10 recall, and asked
for employment. lie was told that II he
would go TO Baltimore he would find
good position. A man would be In wait
Ing In the station and would guide him.
The lad had sufficient money 10 pay his
fare TO Baltimore. IN that city he was
met by stranger, who took him 70 a
boarding house. where they remained
three days and nights. The fourth day
after his arrival Evers was taken by his
strange friend on board an oyster boat,
where he was told he would meet a man
VINO would give him employment
After he had been on board a few min
utes the boat sailed. and Evers found that
his friend had gone ashore. While not
actually receiving cruel treatment the boy
was subjected 10 hard usage and was
obliged TO work among men twice his size
and strength In the capacity OF 'grap-
pier"
After months cruise the sloop lay 70
of Londonville. In Chesapeake bay. Tad
Willamson's home is in Londonsville, and
he was allowed 10 visit his mother Evers
Induced him 20 ask Mrs. Williamson 10
whereabouts Mrs Williamson wrote to
Mrs. Evers, telling her the circumstances
and that the sloop was 20 sail Sunday.
70 be absent until New Years.
William Evers took the first train for
Baltimore. gained the aid OF the police.
and then communicated with Stephen A.
Edwards, the owner Of the oyster boat.
OF the lad.