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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
TIMBER CASES
TO Be DROPPED
Van Armand and Associates
Escape Prosecution Because
Of Recent Federal Rulings
PERJURY Is NOT PROVED
Federal Grand Jury Ignores
Charges Against Land Ring
Operating on This Coast

Because OF a recent decision by Judge
Grosscup Of Illinois and by Judge Han
ford Of Oregon the Federal Grand Jury
in this city yesterday refused to find
an indictment against A. r. Van Ar
mand, c. F. Gardiner, Silas Penry and
" John Doe" Bullock. whose Christian
name is unknown to the prosecution.
The accused were charged before the
Grand Jury with having induced sew
eral persons TO file homesteads on Gov
ernment land fraudulently in Tuolumae
and Calaveras counties in June, 1902.
Witnesses testified before the Grand
Jury that Van Armand had represented
that he wanted TO get men TO take up
homesteads along the line Of the Sierra
Railroad so that they might work for
the company and settle the country
. II was shown also that Van Armand
had gone TO Sacramento City and in
duced sixteen or seventeen persons to
file homestead claims in the Land Of
fee there. and that they took what is
known as the non-mineral affidavit
70 the effect that they had personally
visited and gone over the land for
which they had filed claims. 1t was
shown that the applicants had pot Wis
tied the land and that the affidavits
therefore did not recite the truth.
Judges Grosscup and Hanford, in
similar cases. decided recently that the
non mineral AFFIDAVIT is not an affidavit
required by law, and therefore when
I recites a falsehood il is not consid-
cred perjury. This affidavit is only
regulation Of the United States Land
Department and is not required by
statute
United States District Attorney
Woodwcrth said yesterday that the de-
cision Of the Judges named would ne
cessitate the abandonment Of the pros
ecution ia the pending case Of Engle
and others recently convicted in Judge
de Haven's court Of subornation of per-
jury in the matter Of timber land
claims in Plumas and Sierra counties.
A new trial has been granted the de-
fendants, but the District Attorney
states that the cases viii be dismissed
there being no possibility Of securing
a conviction under the recent interpre-
tation Of the law.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
Borne Elected President.

At a meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners held yesterday George
j. Boyne was unanimously elected
president of the board for the ensuing
term of one year. Following the cleo
ton of president the following COM
mittees were announced: Corporation
Commissioner Barrett; houses,
tc.-Copmissioner Maestretti; fin
ances and supplies ies-Commissioner
Parry: stables-President Boyne.
Hoseman ]. Ryan, engine 10, was de-
prived of pay for ten days. having
been found guilty of failing to report
for duty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
MRS. L. z. CLARz.

written letters to twelve or fifteen of my
friends who also had rheumatism. and
most of them have thanked me for my
advice.
my hands were beginning to stiff en-
at the joints, and every joint In my body
was sore when l began taking Paines s
Celery Compound.
MY condition was so bad that 1 would
sleep every night with hot water bot
tie.
Gwen then would get only half rest
ed.
II could hardly get about the house
and though / usually was an active
housekeeper. l had to let my little
daughter do nearly all the work.
They urged me to get wheel chair,
but 1 said would rather sit in the house
until died. / am better and more act
i've than I have been for a long while.
and / have no more rheumatism pains.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
Can Recover Nothing.

z. p. Justice of the Bolsa drainage
district cannot recover any portion of
the amount he paid for taxes under
nrotest to the Tax Collector of Orange
County, according to a Supreme Court
decision rendered yesterday. The pay
nent of taxes even under protest is
held TO be voluntary unless the act is
compulsory. This rule, the court says,
does not apply in the case Of State
and county taxes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
Burglars Enter Physicians Office.

Burglars entered the office at 246
Sutter street. occupied by Coroner T.
B. w. Leland and DR.. c. H. Woolsey,
between the hours of 9 p. m. Thurs
day and a. m. yesterday. They broke
off the combination knob of the safe,
but were unable to open the door. A
search was then mada for anything of
value lying around and a pocketbook
belonging to DR.. Woolsey containing
surgical instruments, a long gray
overcoat and a razor were appropriat-
ed. Detectives Dinan and Wren were
detailed on the case.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13

He was vindicated in Police Court yes
terday by Tax Collector Smith. who
testified that under a phonograph
''parlor' license all characters of ma
chimes could be sustained.
Benjamin Delaney, a saloon keeper
at Fourth and Mission streets, was dis
missed in Police Court yesterday on
a charge of battery. The complaining
witness was ]. Musto a machinist. and
for exhibit "A" he showed an orb that
was colored like storm at sea-
The testimony showed that Music
bought four bottles Of beer from an
other saloon and insisted that Delaney
should redeem the bottles at an ex-
pense of 20 cents. When Delaney de-
clined to take up another's burden,
Music became belligerent. What hap
pened thereafter must be classed
among the doubtful starters. There
was a conflict between the two men and
their testimony in conflicting. Delaney
claimed that while trying to prevent
Music from doing him harm he mad
vertently pushed Music against a bar
rel Music claimed that the saloon
hGepGI ldIQcu QlNOb OlOW On HlIIl. AS
this could not be corroborated the de-
fendant was allowed to go at large.
James Mackenzie, an insistent and
aggressive beggar, who is only one
shade better than hold-up man, was
sentenced to six months in the County
Jail yesterday. The practice of begging
aims around dark corners and when
they are refused of threatening a man
with personal injury is one of the prac-
tices that might better be stopped in
San Francisco, even though it might
cost few worthless lives. Begging is
not a grave crime, but a beggar made
bold will soon become highwayman.
F. w. Gilbert is a musical barber who
sings in minors. He has lost a wife
and he found her abiding place at the
home of his father-in-law, j. w. Star
redat, who maintains a residence at
$50 O'Farrell street. For many months
he had made a practice of coming into
the front yard and crying in wolfish
tones to attract his wife's attention.
He was sentenced to three months in
the County Jail yesterday, merely to
uueu the howls he made on a public
street.
William Scott, the American who
badly battered the Russian who made
reflections on the United States. was
discharged by Judge Conlan yesterday.
The complaining witness was named
Whitshi and during the argument he
said something about the United States
that could not be borne by any self-re-
specting citizen.
Scott turned out to be a hay and
grain dealer of Sacramento with an un-
impeachable record. and when he land
ed on the Russian it was purely in the
spirit of patriotism. On this showing
he was allowed to go. partly because
Judge Conlan, Clerk Rice and Bailiffs
Walsh and Laws are native born of
Sacramento, but mostly because Scott
was defending the honor of his country.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
SHERLOCK HOLMES WANTED
IN JUDGE MOGAN'S COURT
Testimony Against Charles Hauser Is Tangled
So Badly That Court Is in Doubt--Machine
Man Vindicates seIf---Delaney Dismissed ed

Judge Mogan issued subpoena yes
terday for Sherlock Holmes to aid him
in elucidating the case of Charles
Hauser. The defendant is accused of
burgIarizing the saloon premises of
Frank McCabe at 546 First street and
despoiling him of a black valise and
sundry bottles of whisky.
There are many tangled skeins in the
threads of testimony against the de-
fendant. Two boys saw Hauser com
ing from the direction of McCabe's
dispensary, carrying a red valise. The
depleted and complaining witness tes-
titled that he never had owned a red
valise and that the missing grip was
black in color.
Two policemen claim to have seen
Hauser seek the shelter of a neighbor-
ing lumber yard and subsequently
emerge and travel in the direction Of
McCabe's booze repository. When they
found that a burglary had been COM
mitted they arrested him for percent
age.
Stronger than all this testimony came
the accusing tongue of Mrs. Kate Mag
nus. She told the Judge that while she
vas dllCDulll6 q NaNC vi SAAS AAA5ANN
ceeding the burglary a messenger light
ly brought her word that her brother,
King" Shea, had been arrested. When
she communicated this information to
Hauser. who was one of the mourners,
he said that if it was about that whis-
ky affair the king" would have to
stand for it,
What was your brother arrested for
why, you know what he is generally
arrested for" said Mrs. Magnus.
L assure you, madam" said the
Judge, that 1 really can't remember
King Shea"
well, he was arrested for having a
bosom full of booze, and that is the
charge against him generally" said his
sister.
In the maze of conflicting testimony
the Judge continued the case until
February 10 for further hearing.
Theodore Enenbeck, the ghost of Odd
Fellows Cemetery, who lives in hovel
out that way and scared women by
peering through their windows, was
sentenced to thirty days in the County
Jail yesterday. There he can peer and
peer and not disturb the peace Oh any
one.
James Allen was lying idly on sofa,
smoking a Turkish cigarette Thursday
night at S36% Sacramento street, when
Sergeant Christensen called upon him.
On a nearby table were layout and
dice intended for a hazard game, but
there We're no players. The door was
opened for the officer by Jap named
o. K. Rite. In confidence Allen told the
Police Judge that the Jap's name was
o. K. Wrong and that he should not
have admitted the sergeant. As there
was no evidence that gambling was in
progress the Judge was compelled to
dismiss the case.
o. Sakurai, the man of the many ma
chimes. will not need to draw upon the
war chest of Japan to pay license fees
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
Mismated couples in Court.

Suits for divorce were filed yester-
day by Nellie T. Scaoltze against Hen
ry f. Scholtze for neglect, Fannie E.
Lockwood against George T. Lock-
wood for neglect, Charles E. Fellows
against Mollie Fellows for desertion
and Grace NJ. Gerard against George
L. Gerard for cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
Rejects Claim for Daughters Death

The judiciary Committee yesterday
rejected the claim Of Mrs. Sarah Hen
ney for $4,000 for the death of her
daughter resulting from being struck
10y pole OF the department of cleo
tricitv while the latter was a passen-
ger on a Cliff House car. The COM
mittee decided that il had no author
ity 70 pay such claim.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
Il Give the Thanks Entirely to
PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND"
Another Wonderful Record of Cure.

Rheumatism is cured by Paine's Celery
Compound. 1t strengthens the nerves.
stops the pain and drives the Rheumatic
acids and deposits from the system.
The cure described in this letter, dated
January II, 1904, by Mrs. l.. E. Clark.
252 West oath Street, New York City.
shows with what wonderful speed and
thoroughness this marvellous remedy re-
lieves the pains and cures the rheuma-
tiSm.
New York, January IL, 1904.
Since l was cured of Rheumatism by
your Paine's Celery Compound 1 have
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
MILLER & Lux win suIt.

The Supreme Court decided yester-
day that the Enterprise Canal and
Land Company has no right to main
tain an irrigation ditch on the San
JOAQUIN River above another ditch
owned by the Miller & Lux San Joa-
auin and Kings River Canal and r.
rigation Company. The lower court
is ordered to give judgment to that ef-
feet
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
CaIegaris Wants His Salary.

Z. A. CaIegaris, who, during the
months of October, November and
December, was a clerk at the City and
County Hospital, filed a suit yesterday
for a writ of mandate to compel Audi
tor Harry Baehr to audit his salary
demands for those months. He says
that though his demands have been
approved by every department with
which the hospital is connected Baehr
refuses TO audit his demands.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
THE TRUE cAUsE-innsr NERVE

THE TRUE CAUsE-fnnsr NERVE
weakness.
To try to make the blood purifying or
Sans do their work by local medicines is
not only waste Of time but is harmful
The one way to restore such organs to
activity is to give to the nerves the
strength to make the organs do their
work
That is the wise and scientific coarse
by which Professor Phelps discovery.
Paine's Celery Compound does its work
and achieves it's astonishing victories.
1t cures not only rheumatism. but
every disease or pain or ache that re-
suits from any arrangement of the inner
organs.
All the organs Of the body depend on
the INNER NERVES. and Pains's Celery
Compound gives the nerve system the
strength to maks all the organs work in
health and harmony.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13

l sleep we'll at night. and everybody Is
surprised to see me so cheerful. / give
the thanks entirely to Paines Celery
Compound" MRS. L f. CLARK
252 w gath Street. New York City.
The Cause OF rheumatism.
1t was Professor Edward E. Phelps,
NJ D.. LID. of Dartmouth College. the
famous discOVerer of Paine'S Celery
Compound. who laid down the principle:
"Trace every disease or pain 60 the
TRUE CAUSE. Pain il only the sign
or symptom. It Is idle to treat the
pain itself. The only true cure fer
suffering is the cure that CURES
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13

Sunny James would get fat on Hills
Bros Arabian Roast.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13

THEN: Every joint In my body was sore.
! said would rather Sit in the House
Until Died. I could Hardly get About"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13

o. Sakurai, the man of the many ma
chimes, will not need to draw upon the
war chest of Japan to pay license fees
for his establishment on Dupont street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13

NOW: IT am better and more active.
No mere Rheumatic Pains. I sleep well.
Everybody is surprised"
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
"a Rich MANS Fancy.

How many men who have acquired q
fortune by practicing the most rigid
economy in their younger days would
abandon their palatial residence in old
age to live in woodshed? That is
what Abraham Simmer, known
throughout Iowa as the "Wayerly phi
lanthropist," intends to do, says the
Detroit News. The woodshed which
Simmer will move into will be made
into two rooms, a bedroom and dining
room He will live alone and cook his
own meals He declares that he will
have reached the true state of happi-
ness in this world, contentment in sim
plicity. During the past few years
Simmer has given more money to
charitable institutions than any other
man~in Iowa He is said to be worth
more than $1.0OO.O00. and it is his pur-
pose to give this fortune in various
sums to the needy institutions of the
state before he dies.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
The Marine Flag.

The revenue marine service flag. au.
thorized by act of congress March 2.
1899, was originally prescribed to ICON
sist OF sixteen perpendicular stripes,
alternate red and white, the union OF
the ensign bearing the arms of the
United States in dark blue on white
field" The sixteen stripes represented
the number Of states which had been
admitted to the Union at that time,
and no change has been made since.
Prior to 1871 it bore an eagle in the
union of the pennant, which was then
substituted by thirteen blue stars in a
white field. but the eagle and the stars
are still retained in the flag.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
LONDON CAB SERVICE.
why 1t Is the Best and the Cheapens
II, Tho *

why HI Is the Best ana tine CheapeGu
In the World.
Everyone knows, either from ex-
perience or hearsay, that the cab serv
Ice in London is the best and cheap
est in the world, but few of us know
why. So when was over there
made it a point to find OUT
The woman who occupied the other
seat in the hanson looked as if she
would like to hear the result of his
Investigations 1T is mainly due" he
continued. ito. the fact that licenses to
drive cabs and buses through the Lon
don streets are hard to GET An appli
cant must furnish the most satisfac
tory proofs of his honesty when he
files his application at Scotland Yard,
and his references. are carefully veri,s
fed. Then he. undersoes such d rigid
examination as to his knowledge of
streets and localities ifhat but little
more than half the candidates manage.
TO pull through it. Those who do are
then tested as to their ability to drive
through the crowded tlloroughfares.
the test being practical one. with an.
inspector of police, who is himself an
expert driver, seated by the side Of
the would be- Jehu as he threads his
way through the jam. Probably 20
per cent Of the applicants come to
grief during this test, as the slightest
infraction Of the rules Of the road or
the exercise Of bad Judgment In con-
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13

trolling or guiding MS morse means
absolute failure. If successful, the
applicant is impressed with the i'm
portance of returning all articles left
In his cab to headquarters without de-
lay and told that an attempt to make
excessive charges means the forfeiture
of his license. The result is compare
tive safety to the passengers in cabs
and reasonable certainly that there
will be no attempt upon the 'cabby's'
part to overcharge his fare. New
York Tribune.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
A story Of Ceramics.

Cervantes once gave proof that his
generosity was fully equal to his gen
ius. In the early part of his life he was
for some time slave III Algiers. and
there he devised a plan to free himself
and thirteen of his fellow sufferers.
One Of them traitorously revealed the
design, and they were all brought be-
fore the dey of Algiers, who promised
them their lives on condition that they
revealed the contriver of the plot.
II was that person. at once cried
Cervantes. "Save my companions and
let me perish alone"
The dey. struck by his intrepidity.
spared his life, allowed him to be ram
somed and permitted him to 60 home.
There is nothing quite SO provoking
Ito busy man asSsto have some idier
come along and arouse his curiosity
Atchison Globe.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
An Ants Brain.

The creature which Solomon adj
vised the sluggard to consult in re-
gard to a bit of information con-
corning the art of 'shustling" has a
brain larger in proportion to the
size of it's body than any Other
known being. Writers on that
branch of entomology declare that
ants are not only endowed with a
high quality Of instinct, but that
they display reasoning ability and
good judgment, as well as powers Of
reflection and calculation
Pulling Teeth In Japan.
The Japanese dentist does not
brighten his patient with an array
of steel instruments. All his opera
lions II tooth 3tawing are perform
ed by the thumb and forefnger Of
one hand. The skill necessary to dc
this is acquired only after long prac-
tice, but when it is obtained the OPP
orator is able to extract half a dozen
teeth in about thirty seconds with
out once removing his fingers from
the patients mouth. The dentlst's
education commences with the pull
ing out Of pegs which have been
pressed into soft wood. 1t ends
with the drawing Of hard pegs which
have been driven into an oak plank
with heavy mallet.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
The Glowing Cure.v


An eminent London doctor whose
nervous system had suffered severely
through overwork recently took trip
from Staines to Oxford, having him
self towed all the way. says London
Truth. He is now advising every pa
tent whose nerves, are unstrung to
undergo the towing cure" The
quiet there is in a boat which is be-
ing slowly towed, the gentle ripple
which follows the boat and the sooth-
ing motion. together with the fresh air,
are said to have a wonderful effect up
on the nerves.
Unique Funeral Ceremony.
George Hendel. aged eighty-thret
years. OF Royal Center. near Wabash
Ind, has made arrangements for his
crematio in order to prevent his being
buried alive. says the Chicago Tribune
He has coffin Of hardwood lined with
iron and has directed that his body
be placed in this and set upon pyre
Of dry wood soaked In kerosene and
burned until the body is reduced b
81. Friend With q Reservation.
Fl Mooney Brace up man! Troth. ven
fuk as If yez- didn't hoy fri'nd in tn
whole wurrld.
Hogan--Oi hovn't.
Mooney G wan! If it amt money
yez want e berry. Ofm as good d
frind as liver yez had. Brooklyn Life.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
1nsornnia Remedies.

However hopeless you may considee
your case, be slow to fly to drugs for
relief from insomnia. A rubber bag fun
Of broken ice applied to the back OF
the neck and hot water bag at the
feet are highly recommended as a RENE
dy for insomnia even in obstinate cases
The circulation is eQualized by this
treatment.
The secret Of hot milk cure also res
commended for sufferers from insomnia
lies in sippingrthe beverage. The act
of slowly swallowing the liquid ID
soothing in its effect and generally
produces the much desired drowsy feel
ing which leads to the coveted sleep.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
Why are there so MANY raj

Why are there so many rail
road wrecks this winter? Are
trains running too fast or are
railroad men getting careless?
Certain it is that the wholesale
slaughter which IS going on in
connection with railroad trans
sSortation should become a mat
ter of public concern so that
regulations may devised which
will prevent these catastro-
plies,
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
sloue of Rivers.

Generally speaking, the slope Of riv-
ers flowing into the Mississippi from
the east is on an average about three
inches per mile. Those entering it from
the west have an average descent Of
about six inches per mile. The aver.
age descent per mile Of the Missouri
after it leaves the mountains is reck-
oned at about foot; the Des Moines
from it's source to it's conjunction with
the Mississippi, 7.3 inches. The entire
length of the Ohio shows fall of even
Eve inches The Mississippi from the
mouth of the Ohio to the gulf has
TALL Of but ~ inches.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13

War has been on in the Far
East in dead earnest since last
Saturday. Japan at that time
got tired of waiting longer for
2ussia's reply and severed
diplomatic relations. Since
hen Japan has prosecuted the
var fast and furious and with
5uccess. Russia's naval forces
rave been severely crippled by
he blowing up of two battle
hips and the capture or de-
truction of several armored
ujsers. Japan is now Occur
wing Korea, where she will
afeat the Russian land forces
I'D occupy Manchuria. After
lpan has thus.esta bished her
If in the East, she will be
,werless to further injure her
lightly antagonist. It will
EN- remain to be seen whether
lssia will enter on long
,awn-out war to wear out the
tie island kingdom.
Morris tribune., 1904-02-13
A New CIerical order.

An Oxford correspondent writes: "A
friend Of mine rector in this neigh
borhood, told me the other day the fol-
lowing: He was preparing some boys
for confirmation and asked one of them
what were the three orders in the
Church of England. to which he re-
ceived the reply, Bishops. priests and
demons and on my friend making him
repeat his answer to see if he had mis-
taken him the same reply was made"
Westminster Gazette.