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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
MURDER THEORY
DOES NOT HOLD
Detectives Conclude That
Peter Manning Died of
Wounds Self Inflicted
SERIOUS THREATS MADE
Shoots Himself While Sit
ting on the Bed Where His
Room-Mate Is Sleeping

Peter Manning, an elevator man. un-
til recently employed at the Morrow
building, 10 Sutter street, shot and
killed himself in a squalid apartment
in the basement at 53S Howard street
at about II o'clock yesterday morning.
At first there was some suspicion that
Manning had been murdered, but in
quiry soon set aside all idea Of foul
play.
Chris Christensen, who occupied the
same bed with deceased, was awaken
ed by the report of pistol. Looking
up he saw blood streaming from Man
ming, who was sitting on the side of
the bed, fully dressed.
Alarmed, Christensen was about TO
hurry from the room when Manning
ordered him TO remain. The frightened
man, however, made good his escape.
AS he left he heard two more shots
fired. He hastened to the Harbor
Emergency Hospital and notified the
officials of the occurrence.
In the meantime Policeman wfnzler
entered the room and found Manning
dead Detectives Wren and Dinan and
Deputy Coroner Brown made an in
vestigation and concluded that 1t was
a case of self-destruction. Two shots
entered the mans head and one was
fired into his breast.
Neatly folded with a letter from his
daughter, Mrs. Effie Munroe Of Sioux
City, Iowa, was a note, as follows:
"City Coroner-Dear Sir: Do not
blame any one. 1 am tired of life.''
Manning was about 55 years of age
and had been a heavy drinker and on
that account was for the third time dis
charged from his employment at the
Morrow building Saturday night. Since
his dismissal he told Christensen that
he intended to shoot his late employer
and seemed determined to carry out
his threat.
In performing the autopsy in the
case of Daniel Manning, DR.. Baci-
galupi found that the three wounds
were probably self-inflicted. The
clothing near the wound in the breast
was badly burned, showing that the
pistol was held only few inches from
the body. One Of the bullets was fired
into the mans face, almost tearing
away his jaw. All the wounds were
powder marked.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
Health Board Receives Report From
Chief Inspecting Physician Hassler
Regarding Illegal Practice

AS the result of report filed yes
terday by Chief Inspecting Physician
Hassler to the effect that certain milk
dealers are using preservaline in milk
supplied to consumers, the Health
Board will institute an investigation
with a view to putting a stop to the
practice. The dealers using preser-
valine will be prosecuted under the
general ordinance prohibiting the
adulteration of milk.
Hassler also reported that it is a
common practice to dilute one gallon
of cream so as to make three gallons
and this practice also will be stopped.
The pure food department will take
the matter in hand.
Hassler also reported that many
cases of sickness have resulted from
the eating of berries presumably
sprayed with poison to destroy para
sites.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
Thomas seizes Distillerr

United States Internal Revenue
Agent Bert M. Thomas returned yes
terday from Stockton. where he seized
the whisky and wine distillery of
Henry Armbrust, pioneer resident of
that place, for selling fifty gallons of
grape brandy without having paid the
special revenue tax thereon. The
plant viii be confiscated unless the
Secretary of the Treasury allows Arm
brust TO settle by compromise pay
ment. Armbrust told Agent Thomas
that he was not aware he was violat-
ing the law.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
Gopcevic Case submitted

The Supreme Court decided not to
render a decision in the Gopcevic
estate case yesterday as was expected,
but ordered the arguments of contest
ants submitted on briefs. The action
is instituted by three relatives of
Harry Floyd Gopcevic to restrain
Judge Sayre of Lake County from dis
tributing the estate to the ex-streetcar
gripman. Milos Gopecvic.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
Uses Knife ON His Mother.

While intoxicated George Van Tas-
sell, a carriage painter, attacked his
mother yesterday with a knife. She
threw up her arm to ward off the
blow aimed at her and received an
ugly cash on her hand. Van Tassell
was arrested by Policemen McMannus
and Kramer and was booked for as
sault at the City Prison.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
Chinese Ports Opened.

T. B. Sanders, acting commissioner
Of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, notified Acting Customs Col
lector Hamilton yesterday that the
Chinese Government had opened the
ports of Chinanfh. Shantung. weihsien
and Choutsun to foreign trade begin
ming May II.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
TO YOSEMITE VALLEY.
Grand Personally Conducted Excur-
sion

Leaves Saturday. July 16: s2S so round
trip. In one way and out another.
around the famous double loop.
Passes directly through two groves of
giant sequoias. Special care for women
and children. You will get the best of
everything on the Santa Fe. A rare
chance to visit the famous valley In
quire at GAL Market street, Santa Fe
Office
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
Notice to Passengers.

Baggage transferred to and from all trains
steamers. etc, at low rates. One trunk (sin-
gle trip) 80 cents; round trip 80 cents Morton
Special Delivery. 30S Taylcr ST., $50 Market
St. Oakland Ferry Depo. Phone Exchange 4as
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
Cbean Rates East.

II you are going to Worlds Fair get cheap
rate ana go via Northern Pacific Railway and
Yellowstone Park. Ask about it. T. K.
STATELER General Agent CAT Market st.,
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13

SCALES ESTATE.-Petition for letters of
administration upon the estate Of Amanda NJ.
Scales was fled in the Superior Court yester-
day bv Charles II. Robinson and Joseph Leg
gett The estate is worth $37, eco.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13

Before leaving her home at 172
Dorland street last Sunday afternoon,
Mrs. Gertrude Hoffman bethought her
Of the family jewels and sought safe
place of concealment. After consid-
cradle brain-racking she decided that
the best way to baffie possible burglars
was to hide the treasures in a bundle
Of soiled linen that awaited the COM
ing of the Chinese laundrYman, who
was not expected to call until next
day. During her absence, however, he
called and carried away the precious
bundle and yesterday he was before
Judge Mogan on a charge of grand
larceny. Mrs. Hoffman testified that
she recovered all the jewels except
two diamond rings and On Gong was
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13
| ALONG THE MOHAWK |

A Sensational Political Battlsl
A Thrilling Editorial Campaignl
A Pyrotechnical Election DAY.
DDICEC Evenings. LOG 70 800
1 hASLS Matinees. .......... loo, 1ocs 25o
Next-Mammoth Production OF All Irish Playa.
....-RoBERT E1E1rET.-..
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13

Temporary insanity is the defense Of
Adolph Goldman, who shot ex-Mayor
Snow Of Oakland on June II, in the
Clarendon Hotel. At the continued
preliminary hearing yesterday before
Judge Mogan the defendants attorney.
Frank Murphy, said he intended to
show that at the time of the shooting
Goldman was mentally deranged, hav-
ing been driven to that condition by
Shows treatment Of him in financial
matters,
Snow was subjected to a severe
cross-examination by Murphy, and
finally requested the Judge to excuse
him from further talking, as he was
i'll He said that all the money he ever
got from Goldman did not exceed $3.50,
and it was in payment for C-mages
done to his property in Oakland by
Goldman. At the time of the shooting,
he said, he mentally noted every re-
port until the fifth shot indicated that
the weapon was empty. The first bull
let struck the back Of his head and
prostrated him, and he lay there count
ing, while other leaden missiles were
fired into his body. After the fifth re-
port he struggled TO his feet.
The cross-examination will be re-
sumed tomorrow morning, and Attor-
ney Murphy says he will then intro
duce some documentary evidence in the
shape Of letters that passed between
Goldman and Snow.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13

Glen ]. Ross, the juvenile blackmailer
who operated in Jefferson Square. got
thirty days for begging. and then Jucge
Mogan deferred until to-day the SEN
tence of Edward Depot, similarly
charged and convicted, who said he
could prove good character if given
time TO produce witnesses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-13

Charley Murray, alias Moore, an es-
capped convict charged with grand lar
ceny, was returned to Folsom prison
by order of Judge Fritz. At the time
of his escape Murray had several years
to serve.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
RULING THE WAVF.

Britannia is going to continue to rule the wave for awhile yet. The London Times names five British battleships, each of 14,00O displacement, completed and commissioned in 1903, besides the two excellent battleships of 11,S00 tons each bought of Chile. Of arnored cruisers of the first class there were three of 14,10O tons each completed and commissioned and five of $500 tons, be- armored cruisers are capable of receiv- ing as well as giving hard knocks the addition to the strength of the fighting fine in 1903 was fifteen. Seven battle ships are nearly completed, as also nine arnnored cruisers of the first class, two second-class cruisers of $500 tons, two third-class cruisers of 5000 tons and eighteen torpedo-boat destroyers of | $50 tons. The battleships make about | 1872 knots an hour, while the armored cruisers make from q to 24.7 knots. Five torpedo boats and four subma- rines are in the works. Among the thirty eight vessels about to be laid down are eight of the interesting new class called sscouts." These are yes sells of 1.60O tons and are to have ex- ceptional speed Much attention is be- ing given to the newly launched cruis- CTS Amethyst and Topaze, each of 5000 tons, which are the first fighting war ships fitted with turbine engines. Fur l pines have been used in torpedo boats.
 but not in vessels of this size.
 The United States will also have q navy by and by, and the indications are
 that it will be friendly with England's | great navy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
NRW

The Audubon has s0paaed to the coun-
 try to feed our ,rving birds, and I
 know that in some sections there has
 been a hearty response. To those who
 have as yet done nothing, I take this opportunity to appeal again in the name Iof all lovers of birds-in the name of all
 Aindly-hearted people who have sym pathy for wild creatures in distress
 Perhaps the best and the quickest
 way to alleviate the suffering is through the children of the schools. Most of these children have an intelligent love for the birds, and will gladly give up an afternoon, or a day. for that matter, to assist in distributing food for their |feathered friends. As my own first ex- Perlence may be of assistance to those Who desire to try similar experiment. l will relate it. As socn as I knew how serious the conditions were, I wrote a
 letter to the local superintendent of schools, asking him to kindly cooperate with me in an effort to feed the birds
 in and around his town, by urging the boys in the public and high school to help in distributing food the next after
 noon. requested that all who could
 bring bird seed, grain suet, bread or
 table scraps, or anything else which
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
AxEDRAsKA MrcRoBE.

An interesting incident has occurred in Nebraska. 4 man there deliberately shot another and death from the wound was declared to be inevitable. The man did die, and a charge of murder in the first degree was preferred against the one who did the shooting. But before the trial came off this charge was withrawn, because it was shown that a deadly microbe had entered the wound and had been the immediate oc- casion of death before the fatal result of the bullet wound had come to pass. The man who did the shooting can be tried only for assault with intent to kill, or, perhaps, only for disorderly conduct.
 The man who has thus escaped the gallows is doubtless a firm believer ill the microhe theory, but perhaps he would admit that he ought to be mildly punished for making the wound into which the deadly microbe entered.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06

birds could eat, would do so, and that the others would come provided with bags or baskets to distribute such food as my friends and I would have ready for them. The letter was sent by a messenger, and in two hours I received word from the superintendent that S4 students from the high school would be at the school pulling and ready to assist me at half past two on the following day. On my arrival found the students awaiting me, pro- Vlded with baskets of broken nuts, barn floor sweepings, and all manner of bird food. The boys were divided into squads of four or five, under the leader ship of one who knew well some parti- eular bit of woodland or stretch of open country. There were eight squads, and they marched away in orderly fashion, each in different direction, with in- struction, to cover about one-eighth of the country immediately surrounding the town. Each squad had at least one shovel, and in open places, such as fields and meadows, good generous spaces were cleared Of snow and
 
 meat and the like Had the food been simply thrown on the surface of the snow, it would soon have been buried iand inaccessible but on bare ground in the middle of an otherwise snow-cover- led field, it attracted the attention of every passing bird.
 ' Tn every squad there was at least one boy who could climb. and suet. in generous Jumps. was tied to the branch < es of. trees where it was likely to attract the birds but where it was quite out of the reach of any proving cat.
 The help which I received from the students of the Stoneham High School was cheerfully given and highly satis- factory, and believe that similar help could be obtained anywhere in this country, by any one who would ask 1t in the name of our starving wild birds.
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06

addressed by his subordinates as "Ex- cellency. He employed a large number of agents. It was untrue to say that their object was surveillance over 'an- archists.n All Russian subjects in Germany. and particularly Russian stu dents, were controlled by police spies. were regarded as anarchists. and sub jected to unexampled treatment. The Russian spies entered their lodgings and examined their books, papers, etc, often bribing their landlords. Postoffice off, cials had been induced to violate the secrecy of the postoffice. Russian sub iects were expelled if the Russian police | had anything against them, and were sent over the Russian frontier which was equivalent to extradition without a legal basis. Russian subjects had been kept ten weeks in a German prison, said Herr Haase, on the suspicion that they were connected with secret so- ciety in Switzerland. Proceedings for high treason against the Russian em- pire and for insulting the czar by print ed writings had been instituted. He | thought it q disgrace that men and women whose offense was their love of liberty should be extradited to the Rus sian government at the instance of Rus sian police spies. On behalf of the gov ernment, Baron Richthofen admitted the presence of the Russian police, but declared that their sole employment was |watching anarchists. He denied that they interfered with German subjects
 and said that the government saw nc reason for interfering with the system as it existed. His reply was severely Icriticised by the press
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
SAVE OUR STARVING BIRDS.

Our wild birds are dying by hun
 areds and thousands, and they are dy-
 ing chiefly from lack of food. In many
 cases they are perishing literally from
 starvation. but more often the death is caused by cold which they could stand we'll enough if they were sufficiently fed. Every bird may be likened to small furnace, the fuel for which is the food it eats, and the non-conductof, it's covering of feathers. When there is plenty of fuel the little furnaceds warm warmer by some degrees than man or a horse-but when fuel becomes
 scarce the furnace burns low, and pre- sently goes out. When food is plenti- ful, birds have little to fear from the most intense cold. A turkey buzz gard which I have in captivity at this | time, is case in point. This vulture lis an inhabitant of the southern states, and seldom comes as far north as New
 York City even in summer or autumn. But the individual have here has been exposed to biting winds when the ther- mometer registered twenty degrees be- | low zero, yet he walked about in the
 snow, spread out his wings to the sun, and peened his plumage with as little concern as though he had been perched
 on chimney in Charleston, s. c. The
 secret was simply unfailing supply of food, which kept up the natural heat of | the body.
 l The chief cause of the present great
 mortality among our wild birds at this time is the unusual amount of sleet and
 snow which has fallen this winter.
 Many of the birds depend for food en- tirely on the seeds which they gather from the tops of the weeds In the fields
 and along the roadsides or which they pick up from the ground beneath these
 weeds. The snow has covered both the ground and the weed tops and cut off their food supply. The rest of the feathered population depend on berries
 and bud. or the insects eggs, larvae, etc, which they gather from the trees. But the sleet has come, and the berries, buds and the tree trunks are sheathed in ice, and these birds, too are dying. II l is a sad fact that hundreds and thous-
 sands are already gone, but if we, who l love them, will strive to prove our love 1 at once. we may yet save many thou sands more. The national committee oi
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
THE pTDRAIL LIVERPOOL.

A walking locomotive called the ped- rail is doing useful work in Liverpool. It is a traction engine which actually and literally walks with the stride and -footedness of an elephant and hauls loads behind it under circum- stances that would be impossible for any ordinary engine. It passes over curbstones and boulders and makes nothing of even a nine-inch box of tim
 Der. The inventor is E, J. Diplock of London.
 The pedrail indicates by it's name that it is q rail carried upon feet,
 and the principle of it's action may be explained in a. few words. It is sim ply this: Instead of having perma nent rail carried for the whole of it's l1ength on permanent feet, viz, sleepers,
 and wheels running upon this rail, the process is inverted. The feet are Gas
 in the case of the railway placed upon the ground, but instead of the rails be- ing carried upon the feet, these feet support wheels, and the wheels thus
 supported act as bearers for a short length Of rail attached to the moving carriage.
 The fundamental idea itself is not a new one. In timber yards logs are moved about by being pushed over supports which carry wheels, and by shifting these supports from place to
 place the heaviest logs of timber can | be rolled upon the wheels to any re- l quired part of the yard. The pedrail l invention. however. does more than this The feet and wheels which they
 support are attached to the moving
 carriage itself, so that by an auto
 matic process the feet are carried round
 after the rail is moved over them and placed again in front of the machine, 1 thus affording 9 continuous track of
 wheels upon which the supporting rails
 can be carried in any direction in which
 the vehicle is steered.
 |
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06

On the way they were chased by bull. The boy and his mentor made for a ditch near by and the former leaped it easily. Not so the doctor, who fell fair ly in the middle. where there was about two feet of water and mud. His ap- pearance as he scrambled into safety was too much for the pupil, who reared with laughter. Thereupon the doctor chased him half mile, meanwhile de livering himself of volley after volley of cuss words. Holtzman never went back to the doctors office, but went in for.IaM.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
RUssyAN SPIES INGRRy.Sy

It has long been known that the Russian police keep good track of what goes on in Eurooe. but some rather surprising statements were made the other day in the German Reichstag by Herr Haase, Social Democrat He de- clared that the center of the Russian police department in Germany was in Berlin, where M. Tardik drew sal ary of se,ooo marks (ss.Ooo}. and was
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06
MODERN

How far can a rabbit go into the woods?"
 Answer-"To the center. If he goes any further he is going out. Woman Home Companion.
 Magistrate (sternly) Didn't tell you the last time you were here I never wanted you to come before me again
 Prisoner-Yes. sir, but I couldn't make the policeman believe it.-New Yorker,
 "Is your wife one of those women who look at their husbands and say, ] made man of him?' " asked the i'm pertinent friend.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06

No" answered Mir. Meexton. 'Hen- rietta is very unassuming. She merely says she has done her best. ."-C Chicago Journal.
 Patient-what are the things I must avoid, doctor?
 Physician-Pork, mackerel. tea, cof- fee, oatmeal, rye
 Patient (with a gasp)-Rye?
 Physician-In the form of bread, Patient-All right, doctor. Go oYi.-- Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06

John W. Holtzman, mayor of Indi- annapolis, in his boyhood days had an inclination to be 8 doctor, and accord ingly entered the office of a practition- CT in his native village in northern h. diana. The doctor was a man of vio- lent temper. One day he was called to see a patient short distance out of town and young Holtznan went along,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06

The Mexican Herald is not yet con- vinced that the long reign of the Mex ican silver dollar in the Orient is end- ed. Tt seems to us" says the Herald, 4'fhat the persons who have predicted Its rapid disappearance have forgotten the ingrained conservatism of Oriental peoples. It is easy to pass laws and to enact currency reforms in the East, but when they run counter to popular habits they are likely to remain a dead letter or to become operative very slowly"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-06

Senator Daniel, of Virginia, is a dis tinguished lawyer and author of one of the standard law ext-books-Daniel on Negotiable Instruments. He used to give. lectures in a law school, and one day he explained how he came to write the book. He said he was in his office some years ago when a man came in and asked him if sight drafts carry three days of grace. He didn't know. None of the other lawyers knew, and if took visit to a bank to find out. He then determined to write comprehen- sive work on all negotiable instruments, and he did so. As the senator was fin ishing young man ill the class said: Senator, do sight drafts carry three days of grace?' Daniel hemmed and hawked, looked confused and finally said: Upon my soul. young man, l have forgotten"