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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
A Royal Book Lover.

Empress Catherine III of Russia was
a great reader and a lover of books.
One of her services to letters in Rus
sia was the purchase of the libraries
of voltaire and Diderot. She was a
warm friend and admirer of these
French philosophers and their work
interested her, because she was eager
to learn new theories of politics and
government. Voltaire's library of
about 1000 volumes Is now a part of
the Russian imperial library in the
Hermitage Palace and in the hall de-
voted to It is Houdon's statue of Vol
taIre. The story of GATHERINGS pur-
chase Of Diderot's library is interest
ing. It is creditable to her tact and
her generosity. Diderot named e15,-
600 as the price Of his library. Cath
crime II offered him e16,oo0. and
named as a condition of the bargain
that her purchase should remain with
Diderot until his death. Thus Diderot,
without leaving Paris, became Cath
crimes librarian in his own library.
AS her librarian he was given a yearly
salary of $1,000. One year this salary
was paid. Then Catherine wrote to
her librarian that she could not have
him or her library suffer through the
negligence of a treasurer's clerk and
that she had set aside for the care and
increase of her library for fifty years
At the end OF that period she would
make new arrangements. A check for
$4,000 accompanied this letter.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
DO NOT WEAR a LONG FACE
It Is "A Great Handicap I'm All Business
and Social Relations.

The man who looks as If he had lost
his last friend is in no danger OF Delng
crushed by the jam OF the new ones
unless he cheers up" People are not
going out Of their way nowadays to as
sociate with the man of mournful and
melancholy appearance. They are afraid
ne will tell them his troubles and they
steer clear of him. as they all nave
plenty of their own.
The most universal cause or the for
lorn and hopeless appearance to-day is
dyspepsia. 1t units a man for every
duty Of life and causes him to become
despondent and gloomy, and necessarily
his looks do not belle his feelings. He
appears cast down and Cejected and be-
comes a burden to himself and human
ity in general.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the
dyspeptic's certain relief. They do the
work that the stomach IS unable to do
and by relieving that organ OF its bur-
dens permit it to regain it's health and
strength and again become active and
useful in it's functions. They contain
all the essential ingredients that enter
of the stomach and they actually take
ND the work and do ii Just as a healthy,
sound stomach would.
By this means a man can go right
ahead with his work and eat enough to
keep him in proper working condition.
sary nourishment as it is in the case
of a starvation cure or the employ
ment Of some of the firSt-class chicken
foods now on the market. Starvation.
even if il were a good thing. could not
be continued long enough to effect a
cure for a diSOrdered and WOrn-out
stomach is not going to become strong
and healthy in two or three days
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act nat
urally because they contain natural d.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
PERSONAL.

DR.. r. j. Waters and wife Of Napa
are at the Occidental.
A. j. Fairbanks, proprietor of q hotel
at Willis, is at the Lick.
E. B. Walbridge, mining man OF
Red Bluff, is at the Grand.
W. f. Detert, mining man of Jack
son. arrived at the Lick yesterday.
Henry F. Brizard, a mining engineer
of Drytown, is registered at the Lick.
r. l.. Douglass. a capitalist of Vir-
ginia City, and wife are at the Grand.
M. G.. de Guia and B. Novarro, mem
bers of the Manila observatory, are al
the Palace en- route to st. Louis.
Lieutenant w. A. Edgar, formerly OF
the United States ship Rainbow, ar
rived from the Orient yesterday.
Walter NJ. Speyer, prominent local
fire insurance agent, who has been Wis
iting Honolulu, returned yesterday.
r. b. Burns, chief engineer of the
western system of the Santa F'e road,
is up from Los Angeles and is at the
Palace.
B. b. Sprague, nephew of Millionaire
Oxnard, and his bride returned on the
steamship China yesterday from their
honeymoon trip to the Orient.
E. w. Gillett, general freight and pas
sefiger agent of the San Pedro, Los An
geles and Salt Lake road, arrived yes
terday from Salt Lake en- route to Los
Angeles, and is registered at the Pal
oaa
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
new COLONEL
FOR SEVENTH
In Fight Between Berry and
Schreiber Major Finley Steps
in as Dark Horse and Wins
TWENTY FOUR BALLOTS
Headquarters of National Guard
Regiment to Be Moved From
Los Angeles to Santa Ana
speelaI pIspatch to rh. can.

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 14.-After a
contest which was waged throughout
last evening and until after midnight,
the contestants being officers OF the
National Guard, Colonel John r. Berry
was defeated in his efforts to secure ie-
election to the command of the Seventh
Regiment, the headquarters of which
has always been In this city. Major
S. H. Finley of Santa Ana was elected
after twenty-four ballots. which were
cast by practically all the officers Of
the Seventh Regiment. The election Of
Finley will result in the removal Of the
headquarters OF the regiment to Santa
Ana.
The fight was between Berry and
Former Lieutenant Colonel Schneider
and Finley was not mentioned until
late, when he came in as a dark horse
and carried off the Office.
Captains Truman Cole and Walter
A. Greenleaf were elected battalion ma
jors. as was Major Tyrrell B. Thomas.
who is now Inspector of rifle practice
on the staff of the commander of the
First Brigade.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
MAKE PEACE WITH
YOUR STOMACH
You Are Certain to Lose IL You At
tempt the Use of Force or Violence.

You cannot force your stomach to do
work that 1t is unable and unwilling 10
do 1t has been tried time and again.
always with the same result. The stom-
ach is a good and faithful servant;g but
when pushed beyond the limit 1t re-
bels Some stomachS will stand much
more abuse than others, but every stom-
ach has its limit. and when that limit
is reached it is a very dangerous and
unwise proceeding to attempt to force
it into doing further work. The sensi-
BILE and reasonable course is to employ
a substitute to carry on the work of
digestion and give the stomach an op-
portunity to recuperase and regain its
lost strength
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the
only perfect substitute to take up and
carry on the work of tired, worn-out
stomachs They are natural and easy
in their work and cause no disturbances
in the digestive organs. They contain
all the essential elements that make
lIp the gastric juice and other digestive
fluids and will digest any food that
strong, healthy stomach will and do it
in the same time and in the same way.
They work independently of surround
ing conditions. and the fact mat the
stomach is weak or diseased does not
influence them at all In their useIul d ana
Just as well in a glass jar or bottle as
they will in a stomach. You can see
that for yourself by putting one OF
them into jar with square meal and
some water to enable il to work.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, by. thus
relieving the stomach of its work. en-
able that organ to rest and recuperate
and regain its health and strength The
process is perfectly natural and plain.
Nature will heal the stomach just as
she heals wound or a broken limb, II
she is not interfered with, and is per-
rnitted to do her work in her own
way All interference is prevented by
Stuart'S Dyspepsia Tablets.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for
sale by druggists everywhere at so
cents a box. and if you are afflicted with
dyspepsia, one box Will make you feel
fifty times better. You will forget you
have a stomach and rejoice in the for
getfulness No druggist would be so
shortsighted as to try to get along with
out Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, for
they are so popular and are so well
known for the good they have done and
the happiness they have caused that any
druggist caught without them would
lose the confidence Of his customers and
be regarded as below the standard. His
business would suffer as result and
his patrons would go 10 other stores
and buy their other drugs there as well
as their Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
During the Examination of
Freeman and James for Rob-
berry Officers Arrest Leroy
Burns and Secure Confession
SWEETHEART OF YOUTH
LEADS TO DETECTION
Prisoner Admits That He Has
Been Responsible for Recent
HOld-Ups and duplicates a
Companion in the Offenses
speeIaI plspaleh . Ths can.

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 14.-While
the preliminary examination Of Free
man and Norman James. the we'll
known society youths Of Spokane, Is
but half finished and was to be con-
tinued Monday, the real robber was
captured at an early hour this morn
ing. His confession of ten recent hold
ups. including the ones for which the
James boys were being tried, COM
pletely exonerates the lads OF the
charges against them. There was
great rejoicing in the James home to-
night when the news became known
and there is much comment all over
the city over the dime novel-like work
Of the city detectives which resulted
in the capture of the real thug.
Leroy Burns is the man who admits
all the recent crimes. He is 26 years
of age. He has used many aliases
and his mother, Mrs. Rampo, is said
to live at Whatcom, Wash. After the
arrest of Freeman James on charge
OF holding up w. w. Kay, east of this
city. the fact was printed that the al
legged robber rode a sorrel horse. A
local liveryman read this statement
and notified the police of furnishing
Leroy Burns with n Sorrel horse on
the day of the hold-up. This clew
was taken up, but the officers got the
wrong scent and lost three days trac-
ing a wrong Burns to Seattle. Again
the work began. Three detectives
were put on the case. one learned OF
Burns having a sweetheart living east
of Spokane. She was shadowed with
out avail until il was learned she was
coming to a dance in Spokane Satur-
day night. At the dance nothing hap
pened until midnight, when she was
given a note by a messenger. She an
swered the note and the detectives fol-
lowed the messenger to a room in the
Alki House. When Burns answered
the officers knock at the door he rec
ognized the detectives and said:
''Oh. it's all off. I'm glad you came.
I'll tell you all about it"
A full confession was given in the
presence of the prosecuting attorney
and Burns implicated William Hoff-
man, who has also been placed under
arrest. Burns says he was hard up
when he began the hoIding-up work.
He says he felt sorry when he noted
by the papers that the James boys
were charged with the crime he COM
mitted. His series of holdups re-
suited in small returns in each case.
He clears up the mystery of several
highway robberies that have occurred
lately. The girl in the case does not
yet know that she was the innocent
cause of her lovers undoing.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
VALLEJO POLICE
TAKE Thieves
Ringleader of a Nest of
Marauders Proves to Be a
Well-KnOwn Property Owner
STORE LOOT IN A BARN
Prisoner and His Companions
Rent a Remote Country
Place for Use as a Depot
Special Dispatch to The Call.


VALLEJO. Feb. 14.-Chief OF Police
Stanford and Officers Hyde and Har-
nett Of Benicia feel that their work Of
the past few days. which eliminated
to-day, has broken up a gang Of thieves
that has done a profitable business in
Vallejo. Benicia and Napa for many
months past AS a result OF their dis
coveries. Alfonso Hergott, who has
been property owner and business
man here for some years. and Jose la
Nose. who recently jumped a French
ship at Port Costa, are under arrest
for burglary.
For some time past Hergott has
rented an out-of-the-way country
place, several miles east Of Vallejo. The
officers found there to-day a costly
buggy that was stolen from c. B. John
son Of Napa last June, a valuable set
Of carpenter tools that David Hirschle
lost at Napa Junction not long ago. 2S
high-class chickens that were taken
from a hen rOOst of James Frazer Of
Benicia last Friday evening, sets of
harness and other valuable plunder.
The buggy was hidden in a little barn,
50 covered with straw as TO resemble a
hay stack. Hergott and La Nose were
arrested on the premises.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

gestives. The principal component parts
are aSeptic pepSin. malt diaStase and
other ingredients with like properties
that do the work regardless of the con-
d1t1on of the stomach. There is no un-
natural or violent disturbance OF the
digestive organs as the result of their
action In fact. the existence of the
stomach is entirely forgotten as soon as
they have had time to begin their opera
tons. They also possess very curative
and healing properties and assist the
stomach in getting well. while relieving
II or its work. They perform the duties
OF both nurse and physician.
StuartS Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale
by all druggists at so cents a box. and
there is very little danger of any drug
g1st trying to sell you something else In
their place that is Just as good" They
are so well established and have done 50
much good in the world that their name
has become a household word. so the
usual warning, Accept no substitute
is unnecessary in the case of Stuarts s
Dyspepsia Tablets.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
DYNABIITERS DRIVE AN
EDITOR OUT OF TOWN
Miscreants Wreck a Newspaper Office
and Then Threaten Him With
Death.

PORTLAND. Or. Feb. IA special
10 the OregOnian from Long Creek, Or,
says:
c. A. Coe. whose newspaper Office was
rarity wrecked about ten days ago by
dynamite, has received an anonymous
letter saying that should he attempt to
resume publication Of his paper. the
Ranger. he and his family would be
blown up COe says that he cannot run
the risk Of having his family killed, and
il is expected he will leave here in a few
days. COe has incurred the bitter
hatred Of a large element in the COM
munity. whom he has antagonized in
the columns Of his paper.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
WORKMEN ARE BURIED
BY A BIG LANDSLIDE,
Three Men Lose Their Lives I'm an
Accident on Railroad
Near Truckee.

AUBURN, CAL. Feb. 14.-Three
men lost their lives on Friday last by
reason of landslide and cave-in of
a portion of the railroad company's
snow sheds a few miles this side of
Truckee. A gang of forty-six men
were working, when they heard the
slide coming and all made a run for
their lives. Several were buried waist
deep and were extricated by their
companions. One young man was
taken out completely suffocated and
the others cannot be found. Their
bodies are probably buried under
thirty feet of snow. The body recov-
cred was identified as that of Daniel
c. Olbrok of Derby, Conn.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
FAMOUS CONNECTICUT
JURIST PASSES AWAY
Judge Lyman Denison Brewster Dies
Suddenly at His Home in
DanbuFy

DANBURY, Conn, Feb. 14.-Judge
Lyman Denison Brewster, a jurist of
national reputation, was found dead at
his home in this city to-day.
The uniform divorce law, which it
is expected will be adopted by nearly
every State in the Union, was drafted
by Judge Brewster. He was asso-
ciated with Joseph H. Choate, now
United States ambassador to England.
in breaking the will Of the late Samuel
]. Tilden.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
suspected Burglar Caught.

Arthur Richer was arrested at a
late hour last night in front of a
lodging-house at 126 O'Farrell street.
He is accused by the landlady of the
place of trying to break into the house.
On Richer's person were found loaded
revolver and a black mask. His name
was placed on the detinue book pend
ing an investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
ARRESTED ON TWO
BURGLARY CHARGES
Robert Linehan Accused of Breaking
Into Stable and Stealing Same
Harness Twice

Into Stable and Stealing Same
Harness Twice.
Robert Linehan, alias Frank Litch.
was booked at the City Prison yester-
day on two charges of burglary. He
is accused of having entered the stables
of the Central Lumber and Mill Com
pany on Tenth street near Mission on
Sunday night, February Z, and steal
ing six sets of harness. He sold them
to second hand dealers on Mission
street.
Detectives Ryan and Taylor recover
ed the harness and handed to the COM
pany five of the sets, retaining one as
evidence against Linehan when he was
arrested. On Friday night Linehan
again visited the stables and stole the
five sets of harness that had been re-
turned He is also accused of having
entered stable on Grove street the
same night and stealing a set of har-
ness.
Linehan was arrested on Saturday by
Policemen O'Reilly and Driscoll and
was identified by the dealers to whom
he sold the harness.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Youthful Coon Hunter Injured.

WOODLAND, Feb. 14.-Harvey Farm
ham, aged % years, met with a serious
accident to-day while hunting coons
near here. He treed one of the animals
and then climbed to branch to make
the capture. The limb of the tree
broke under his weight and he fell
twelve feet. His jaw was fractured on
both sides and he probably is injured
internally.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
TURKS ATTACK
BULCARIANS
Frontier Guards of the Sultan,
With Reinforcements of In
fantry, Engage in a Battle

BERLIN, Feb. 14.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung's Salonica correspondent tele-
graphs that a Bulgarian band number
ing 100 was attacked at Dchumbala by
Turkish frontier guards, who were re-
inforced by two companies of infantry.
The battle, the correspondent reports.
lasted a long time and the Bulgarians
fed at night, leaving twelve dead on
the field. The Turkish loss was one
killed and two wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
Trolley Car Dashes Down HIM.

CHAGRIN FALLS. O.. Feb. IA
trolley car heavily loaded with passen-
gers dashed down a steep hill here for
more than a mile to-day and jumped
the track at a sharp curve. Sixteen
hC~t
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
LORD ROBERTS AT OUTS
WITH HIS GOVERNMENT
Veteran General Is Said to Have De-
clined Appointment as Inspector
General.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-There are rumors
of friction between the Government
and Lord Roberts. 1t is said that the
latter declined an appointment as In
spector General and has been invited
by Premier Baifour to remain a mem
ber of the defense committee. drawing
his present scale of pay as command
er in chief for the unexpired term of
two years.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

Griscom of Philadelphia spent the day
at the Arlington and Representative
Grosvenor made many trips to the
hotel during the day.
Constant telegraphic communication
with Cleveland. New York and other
cities was kept up and the relatives
and friends of the Senator were in
formed of every change in his condi-
ton. Hundreds of kilograms of SYM
pathy arrived. The first bulletin of
the evening was issued at D. m. and
was as follows:
Senator Hanna was not so well this
afternoon, but he has rallied. His
pulse is now 130, respiration 40, tenn
perature 1896.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15
"RIXEY.
"OSLER.
GARTER ("

OkoIILIls
CARTER"
A statement was made accompanv-
ing the 6 o'clock bulletin that the rally
was due to the injections of brandy
and water under the skin. For about
an hour and a half following the sink
ing spell the Senator had been con-
scious, but he made no attempt to
speak during the entire time. At $3.50
o'clock he dropped into doze and at
times slept peacefully. Later he took
little nourishment.
PHYSICIANS ARE SURPRISED.
The physicians used oxygen con-
tinuously throughout the afternoon.
The rally from "a third sinking spell
was so unusual that the physicians
themselves were astounded. They said
they believed it due largely to the pa
TENTS wonderful efforts to aid In their
heroic measures.
The o'clock bulletin showed no
improvement in the Senator's condi-
ton. Some milk and whisky were adj
ministered at $3.50 o'clock and shortly
thereafter the patient was given an
other bath, but it caused no reduction
in the temperature. For an hour after
the bath Senator Hanna dozed and
was resting comfortably. More nour-
ishment was given at O'clock.
Throughout the evening the doctors
gave oxygen at intervals of half an
hour.
1t was apparent at $3.50 o'clock that
unusual gloom pervaded the hotel. All
hope had been abandoned and any i'm
provement in the Senator's condition
which developed in the course of the
day was regarded as only temporary.
Mr.. Dover, on coming from the sick
chamber, said there was no chance for
life, although the physicians were not
preparing for immediate dissolution.
The following official bulletin was
issued by the physicians at IL O'clock:
There has been no material change
in Senator Hanna's condition since 4
O'Clock. Temperature now 1O4. pulse
130, respiration 40." The bulletin was
signed by Drs. Dixey, Osler and Car
ter. DR.. Osler retired for the night
Immediately after issuing the II
o'clock bulletin, saying he Anticipated
no immediate change.
At midnight Senator Hanna was
sleeping quietly. With him were Dr-
Carter, the nurse and Miss Phelps. his
niece.
shortly before o'clock Private Sec-
retary Dover, who had Just returned
from the Senator's room, said there
was absolutely no change in his con-
dition The Senator was then resting
quietly. 1t was impossible for the at
tendants to say whether he was asIeep
or in a stupor.
At 1880 a. m. he was resting easily.
Oxygen continues to be used.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-15

President Roosevelt called to make
a personal inquiry shortly after noon
Governor Herrick of Ohio arrived in
washington at $3.50 this morning and
went at once to the Senator's apart
ment. Former Postmaster General
smith arrived from Philadelphia.
Postmaster General Payne and Gov
ernor Herrick lunched together at the
hotel. where both remained through
out the day in constant touch with the
Senator's condition. Representative
Dick spent the entire day in Senator
Hanna's apartment Speaker Cannon
called more than once. Secretaries
Hitchcock and Wilson also called, as
did Senators Fairbanks. Platt of Con-
necticut, Keane of New Jersey, Scott
of West Virginia, Mitchell of Oregon,
Spooner and many others. Andrew
Squire of Cleveland, a close personal
friend of Senator Hanna, has been in
Washington several days. Clement A.
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ferred to the New England road ana
went over the Poughkeeps.e b.idge.
Officials of the company would give
no reason as to why the Pres dents
route was changed. 1t was rumored
early i'm the evening that the company
had been info med by strikers that the
boat would not be pc mitted to make
the trip and that II would be better
wisdom to take the President by some
other route.
AT a meeting Of representatives of
the 'teamsters' and fire ght handlers
un ons late tonight it was decided that
unless the officials of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford system con-
sent to meet a comm ttee from the
strikers early tomorrow the teamsters
will go out in sympathy with the
f eight handlers.
The freight clerks and the marine
firemen were also represented at the
meeting today. About thirty d plegates
acted for $4,000 employees. President
Curran says that the delegates f. ON
the Olne UNIONS pleuBeu tHef suppoit
to him for a sympathetic strike at the
mon ent he should ask for 1t. He con-
tinued:
"A sympathetic strike will be
adopted only as a last resort. If the
railroad company wants fight we
will give II for with the men we can
call out we can tie up all the freight
transporta tion in New York and stop
the movement of food supplies, raw
We do not want TO do that II 1t can
b. helped