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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
CHILD
FATALLY BURNED
Crippled Mother Helpless
ly Watches Her Darling
Roasted by the Flames
is POWERLESS TO AID
Before Assistance Arrives
Ladrina MedeirOS SuS-
tainS Frightful Injuries
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1A1G RrnadNaN IllN

1916 Broadway, July I.
Ladrina Medeiros, girl years old,
was fatally burned here this afternoon
while trying to start a fire with kero-
sene oil, at her parents home, GIG
Franklin street The can exploded in
her hands and set fire to her clothing
and two-thirds of her entire body was
denuded of its skin. The child's moth
er, Mrs Mary Medeiros, crippled with
rheumatism, had to sit and watch her
childs frantic efforts to put out the
flame without being able to give her
any assistance.
The little girl died at the Receiving
Hospital at 40 this evening. and the
body was taken to the Morgue.
Owing to the crippled condition of
the mother the child was told to light
the fire in the stove. She had placed
some wood in the stove and was pour
ing coal oil on it when the can eXplod-
ed. 1t was found afterward with the
bottom out. The blazing oil set fire to
the child and the mother tried to res
cue her with a crutch. but was unable
TO be of any assistance She is now
nearly insane with her grief. The
frenZied child ran to tub of water
and tried TO get into it, but there was
not sufficient water in the vessel to
cover her.
Screaming she then ran out into the
back yard, where she was seen by
Louis Felipe, who climbed over a fence
and went to her assistance. When she
saw him she ran and put her arms
about his neck and set fire to his hair
and clothing, which he managed to ex-
tinguish, but not before his hair was
burned off at the back. Then securing
a blanket he enveloped the child in it
and put out the flames.
The suffering child was taken to the
Receiving Hospital, where she was at
tended by DR.. Kane, who held out no
hope for her recovery
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
Alameda County.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5.

o.
Thora s. Buffers to H. H. Buhring LOT 81,
N line OF Lydia street, 100 w of Curtis W .,
by n So:4, portion lot :. block H. Curtis an,
Williams Tract. quitelaim deed. Oakland. S1o
Winona Elizabeth Pinney (widow) 10 I,ano
M. Gilmore, lot on corner of Oakland avenus
and Perry street. sW loo by Sc 1870. lot /.
block K. Flint Tract No. . poftio, OIL !,
Heights Oakland; $40. iN
Kate and James Cleary to Michael E. Lynch
lot on line OF Iwenty-eighth street so w ~
Cneslnut' w % Dy l-0 Oakland $40
Regina NJ and G. w Hess to u s No..
lot on NV corner of Delger Cor Twentieth1 80
Webster streets. n 40. NV 1O4 Sw 81 ~
Z 1853 TO beginning. Oakland; $40 '''i''
Allen ID. and Amelia f. Wilson To Paur r,
Novel; lot on w line of San Pablo avenue ec
map of Gum Tract, Oakland: SO 80" VI
Albert l.. kretss to James Walter Cough lo,
- ne Line Of East Eighteenth street. So NJ
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Want More Land for Schools.

OAKLAND, July T. Additional
land for school sites is wanted by
the Board of Education. That body
has issued a circular in which offers
of land are requested. Sites are
wanted at or near the following
points: Fortieth and West streets,
Sixteenth and Grove streets, Linda
Vista and LINN streets, and south OF
the Southern Pacific tracks near
Twenty-third avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Merchants Want Lights

ALAMEDA, July 7.-E. E. John
son, representing the Alameda Ad-
vancement Association, requested the
City Trustees at their session held
last night TO provide fifteen additional
lights for Park street between Rail-
road and Encinal avenues. Chairman
W. M. Bowers of the electric light
committee said he would recommend
the additional lights if the merchants
Of Park street would agree to illum-
mate their windows. The matter will
be again taken up by the City Trus-
tees At q committee meeting
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
WIVES BRING LEGAL
ACTIONS AGAINST SPOUSES
Margaret B. Bowen Would Secure Di-
NOrce from Wine Merchant-ROse
Miller Asks for Support.

OAKLAND, July Steps were
taken to-day by Margaret B. Bowen
TO press a divorce action begun two
years ago against Charles z. Bowen.
partner in the firm of WetmOre,
Bowen & Co. To this end a default
judgement was entered against him
to-day. The active prosecution of the
divorce was dropped because of some
property provisions that he made. 1t
is alleged that he is worth S15e, 900.
He is charged with cruelty and in
temperance.
Suit for maintenance was begun to-
day by Rose Miller against F. H. Mil
Ter. proprietor Of a saloon at 426
Eleventh street. She alleges that her
husband has deserted her and made
no provision for her. II is claimed
Miller derives an income from his
business of $500 a month and she
asks for SIS a month.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Drowned in the Feather River.

MARYSVILLE, Jaly Clarence
Pinney, the T-year-old son of w. A.
Pinney, a prominent farmer of Sutter
County, was drowned in the Feather
River. a short distance below this city,
last night while bathing. According to
the story of boys who were with Pin
ney. they had finished bathing and
were dressing when Pinney decided to
plunge in again He jumped from
the spring board into about fifteen
feet of water and never came to the
surface.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
HOUSEHOLD
And
SPORTING SCALES.
A USEFUL PREMIUM
TO WANT ADVERTISERS
in
NEXT SUND.Y'S CALL.

In keeping with its usual en-
terprise, THE CALL engaged the
celebrated Pelouze Scale Com
ny of Chicago to manufacture
a special lot of these useful
household and sporting scales
especially for the use of its
want Ad." patrons, and on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of this week every one
bringing a Want Advertisement
for insertion in next Sundays
CALL will receive one of these
useful little premiums.
These scales sell regularly at
40 cents apiece and cannot be
purchased for less than that
amount, so our patrons win
readily realize that THE CALL
is not only issuing the best
premiums ever offered by a
newspaper, but is giving them a
series OF useful articles that
cannot be purchased locally for
three and often four times the
actual cost of their little Want
Advertisement. This concession
alone should be a big induce
ment to insert your ad. In this
paper, not to mention anything
of the big returns advertisers
receive from advertisements
placed with THE CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
WOUNDS FATHAaAt AND
KILLS YOUNG WOMAN
Four Year-Old Child Plays With Rifle
at Picnic and Tragedy
RRGnIfG

BUTTE, Mont, July IA Great
Falls special says that the four-year-
old son of Charles Gels shot his father
through the thigh, the bullet passing
through and striking Miss Margaret
Fink, young lady from Northfeld,
Mimi, in the head and killing her.
The accident occurred at a picnic, the
child pointing the rife at the party
while they were lunching.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Set Fire TO a Barn.

BERKELEY, July 7.-Miscreants
bent on revenge are supposed to be
responsible for a fire which early this
morning destroyed the barn of Foss &
Co. on Allston way, near Grove street.
This was the second attempt within
a fortnight to burn the barn and it
turned out to be a complete success.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
AT WAR WITH EACH OTHER
Followers of Mrs. Eddy in Fresno
Disturbed by Row Between
Church Leaders.

FRESNO, July There is dissen-
sion among the leaders of the Chris
tian Science church of Fresno, for
which Mrs. Eddy's book does not pro-
vide remedy. The conflicting par
ties are Professor Martin, until re-
Gently a reader in the church. and
Mrs. A. j. Hodge, the local practi-
toner and president of the board of
directors. The lady makes various
charges, and the professor comes back
with the assertion that the charges are
due to malice. Altogether there lis a
merry time in the church.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Library Contract Is Let.

SAN LUIS OBISPO. July THE
contract for the construction of the
new Carnegie library to be erected in
this city was let yesterday by the Ii
brary trustees to Stevens & Maino of
this city. The contract price is $S9OO
Work will begin at once and the
structure is to be completed within
four months from this date.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Accused of Passing Forged Check.

SAN RAFAEL, July IA warrant
was sworn out to-day by Henri Eche
charging ]. P. Callaghan with having
passed on July a forged check for
$50 purporting to have been signed by
Bessinger Bros. of San Francisco. The
check was given Eche by Callaghan in
payment of a board bill. which he
contracted at Eche's hotel at Kent
field
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Held Up by a Highwayman.

SAN JOSE, July Former Super
visor John Selby, president of the So
ciety of Pioneers, was held up bv a
highwayman on the Milpitas road last
night while returning to his home.
Mrs. Selby was with her husband at
the time. Selby handed over a few
dollars he had in his pocket and the
robber departed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Organize New Society.

OAKLAND, July IA number of
residents of this city are forming a
society TO be known as the Sons and
Daughters of the Maritime Provinces.
All persons born in Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick or Prince Edward Island
are requested TO send their names
and addresses to Secretary H. c. Tup-
per. Abrahamson building.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Poisoned by Eating Ice Cream.

SANTA ROSA, July THE camp
ers at Camp Meeker were thrown into
a state of excitement on the Fourth
as the result of numerous cases of
ptomaine poisoning from ice cream.
Miss Maude Hockin of this city was
were seven victims, all of whom are
now convalescent
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND, July THE following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Patrick Lucey.
2S. Niles, and Kate O'ConneIl, 25.
Berkeley; Archibald B. Anderson,
over 81, Celusa, and Mary c. Dozier.
over Is, Oakland; William S. Mathew
son, %, and Mary E. Hunter. %.
both OF San Francisco; Harry L. Hath
away, %, and Sadie ]. Kahn, %, both
of San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Moore Found Not GuiIty.

OAKLAND. July w. w. Moore
Jr. who was charged with assaulting
J. II. Freitas with q knife when he
found Freitas walking with the for
mer Mrs. Moore, was discharged this
morning by Police Judge George
Ssmuels. The evidence was insuffi-
cient to hold Moore for trial in the
Superior Court
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
ADMINISTRATORS APPOINTED.


AS soon as Attorney Batchelder dis
covered that the will of Juan Jose
Castro had never been probated he lost
no time in making application for the
appointment of an administrator on the
estate, and yesterday George Manetera,
the proprietor of the Athens candy
store in this city, was appointed. Man
etera at once filed a bond in the sum
of $500, on which the names of Nicholas
Symacapulos and j. Simon appear as
sureties, and yesterday afternoon the
bond was approved by Judge Greene.
The bond was sent to Martinez to-day
to be filed.
The estate for which Zelich has be-
gun his legal fight is a part of the old
Spanish grant to the Castro family.
and dates back to the early history of
California. Through the division of the
estate among the descendants of the
original Castro family the grant was
cut up and gradually decreased in
size, until when the gradfather of Ma
gin Castro died only about thirty-six
thousand acres of the original grant in
Contra Costa County remained. This
property was inherited by Don Juan
Jose Castro and his brother, each of
whom had six children. At the time
of his death Don Juan Jose Castro
owned about eighteen thousand acres
acres in Santa Clara County and one
thousand acres in Old Mexico. BY the
terms of his will each of his six chill
dren was to receive an equal share
of the estate. but this will was never
probated, and so far as is known all
the children of Juan Jose Castro died
childless, so that the entire estate re-
verted to Magin Castro, who survived
the other five children, and at his death,
by the terms of the will, the land be-
came the property of Gregorio zelich,
who is now taking steps to establish
his title to the property.
ZELICH EXPLAINS.
Zelich made the following statement
regarding his coming into possession
of the will and his acquaintance with
the testator:
For several years before old Magin Castro
died 1 owned a restaurant on Seventh street
and the old man used to board with me.
on breaking colts and horses for a living
ard so i never asked him for money. Wher
he had money he paid me and when he hao
none he was always welcome to a meal and
a glass Of wine.
one night some time before the old mar
died. he came to my place and gave me the
heir / didn't pay much attention to 1t, for
/ knew the old man was poor and l thought
he just wanted to show that he remembered
my kindness, so | put the paper away and
did not think of it again until the old mar
died. Then / took the will to ATTORNEY
Batcheider and told him to about it. The
matter is in his hands now and he has told
me that Castro owned lot of property wher
he died but how much don't know yet
l have left everything to my attorney, for
have family to support and / can't afford
TO lie idle while l am waiting for this prop
erty which l may never get although / think
eyerythins viii come out al right.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08

FATHER ATTACKS DAUGHTER. OAK
LAND. July IL. r.. Emery. residing at SIG
Eighteenth street. tried strange his
daughter Wednesday night while ne was in
Such is the statement in a COMPLAINT
sworn 20 To-day by Mrs Emery The hus-
band vas discharged recently from q state
hospital he has eluded the police.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
MIrsIcIAn

MUSICIAN DIES SUDDENLY. - OAK
LAND. July Charles E. Amidon a mem
Der Of the Fifth Infantry Regiment Band died
suddenly this afternoon at 4 O'Clock at his
residence S23 Kirkhsm street. Shortly before
his death Amidon complained Of sharp pains
in his chest DR.. George Derrick was called,
but Anlidon died before the physician arrived.
vas IS years old. native OF this State He
leaves a mother, two sisters and three
brothers.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Ok NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
OFFICES
OF THE CALL IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
toe Broadway.
telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
21f8 Center Street
Telephone North II.
ALAMEDA.
1885 Park Street.
Telephone Alameda 0O9.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Santos Dumont Sails for Havre.

NEW YORK, July 7.-Santos Du-
mont sailed for Havre to-day, taking
the silk covering of his airship to be
repaired. He said he would return in
October to take part in the aerial
contest at st. Loui(t
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-08
Gregorio ZeIich May
Reap Heavily for a
Kind Act.

OAKLAND, July NEARLY twenty
three thousand acres of rich farm land
located near Sobrante in Contra Costa
County and one thousand acres in Old
Mexico, all of which were formerly a
part of the old Castro estate, are the
prizes for which Gregorio zelich, a
cook in a restaurant at Seventh and
Market streets, has inaugurated what
may prove to be one of the most bitter
legal battles in the history of the Cal
ifornia courts.
The first step in the fight was taken
some months ago, when Attorney T. F.
Batchelder, representing Zelich, filed
for probate in the courts of Alameda,
Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties
the will of Don Magin Castro, the son
of Don Juan Jose Castro. BY the terms
of the will Gregorio ZeIich was
named as the beneficiary of Magin
Castro in consideration of his kind
ness to the deceased during his life
time.
ZeIich regarded the will as of little
value, as he knew that the old Span
lard, who, during the later years of his
life, earned his living by breaking
horses, died in apparent poverty. He
placed the will in the hands of Attor-
ney Batchelder, however, instructing
him to file it for probate, and in the
investigation which ensued it was dis
covered that the will of Don Juan Jose
Castro, the father of the testator, which
had been filed in Contra Costa County
nearly fifty years ago, had never been
probated.
The establishment of this fact clouds
the present title of every piece of
property which was formerly q part of
the estate of Don Juan Jose Castro and
if the contention of Zelich is sustained
by the courts he will by the terms of
the will of Magin Castro be the heir
to the entire estate, which includes
in all nearly twenty-three thousand
Of land
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15
The Fat Goose Got Away.

To the Hon Joseph Sibley of Penn
sylvania the yarn-loving members of
the House are giving credit for this
story:
There was a rich old farmer who
lived in one of the interior districts
near Philadelphia, and who got tan
gled up in a money transaction with
one of his neighbors. Mr.. Aston,
for that was his name, sought an
attorney, who gave him 4 letter OF
Introduction to a brother in Philadel.
phia, at which place it was necessary
to enter the suit. The letter was de
livered to the lawyer, and while he
was reading it he was called out G
the room, leaving the letter on his
desk. Mr.. Aston let curiosity ge'
the better of him, and read the let
ter, which closed with a post
script stating that Mr.. Aston is {
fat goose: pluck him heavy"
That was enough for the old far
mer, and. seizing a pen, he wrote
''P. S. No. THE goose has flown
feathers and ALL"
Ii took him about three seconds Il
amble down the stairs and into th'
streets, and he has not had anything
to do. with lawyers from that day II
this, prefeIring to pluck his owl
Washington Times.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15

The Earl of Yarmouth and Miss
Thaw dined with a Pittsburg family
a week before their wedding. The
hostess's little girl sat opposite the
earl, and stared solemhly. Are you
an English lord really and truly, sir:"
she said at last. '.Yes," he answered
laughiugly. really and truly 81
never saw an English lord before,
she said I've always wanted to.
"And now your satisfied, aren't you:'
said the young man gaily. mo, In
not satisfied, the little girl returned
I'm disappointed. = Children's Visi
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15
DIVERS AFTER PEARLS.
Their MurE - Deadly. and THIS
ua Not Live Long.

Their NnrE - Deadly. snd ThEs-
Do Not Live Long.
Pearl fishers do not live long. They
often dive 10 a .lcpth Of 100 feet or
more. and The strain wears them out
before their lives are half over. From
Iho-c depths diver usually brings
iSn oyster >Arlls each trip II i Oh
the mother of pearl ia these that the
European depends for his sure profit.
Pearls are ''plums." which only occa-
~ionally fan Ia lis lot. Divers work
FOR 4 wage. and all tile shells brought
up NJ, the property OF the employer.
In studies In Brown Humanity"
Hugh Clifford describes Malay pearl
fishers. They anchor ON the oyster
beds o: as near them as possible. lie
says. aud the diving takes place twice
a day.
'All the boats are manned at morn
ing and evening. and the Sulu boys row
them out to the point selected for the
days operations. The white man in
charge always goes with them in order
10 keep an eye upon ihe shells. To resus-
citate exhausted divers and generally
10 l1tlh AMER lil~ aAN u lllAfit~A-
Presently man lowers himself
slowly over the side. takes long. deep
breath. and then. turning head down
ward. swimS into the depths. his limbs
showing dimly in froglike motions un-
til. il the water be very deep. he is
completely lost 10 sight.
in few minutes he comes into
view again. his face straining upward.
ycarning with extended neck for the
air that ne now nc.Ts 80 sorcly His
hands clcavc the water in strong down
ward strokes: his form grows momcn-
tarily more distinct. until the fixed.
tense expression of his staring face Is
plainly visible. Then the quiet surfare
of the sea- spiaShcS in thousand drops
of sun Stccpcd light as his head tears
through il. and his bursting lungs. ex-
pclling ihe imprisoned air. draw in the
breath which ihey crave in long. hard
ga<ps IL the dive has been n deep one
Il little blood may bc seen To tricklc
from nose and mouth and ears. Al
| times even the eye sockets ooZe blood
the result Of fearful pressure TO which
the diver has been subjected"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15
The Jdil'S Inmates.

1t is well for visitors to certain in
stitutions to be cautious in asking
questions. The dilemma in which
some visitors were placed by injudi
cious questioning is given in Tit-bits
The visitors were escorted through
a country Jail by the chief warder
They came in time to 4 room where
three women were sewing.
"Dear me" one of the visitors whis
pered, what viciOus-looking crea
lures. Pray, what are they here
fors''
Because they have no other home
This is our sitting room. and they
are my wife and two daughters,
blaniiy responded the chief warder
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15

And" said the rising young poll
tician as he reached his eloquent pero-
ration. 4 predict that our candidate
will. when the votes are counted. be
found 10 have ridden TO success upon
"A tidal wave of glory that will have
swept all before ii like wild fire break
ing in flying spray upon the strand
where the sun of victory shall blaze
forth its most effulgent rays upon the
close of one of the most noble. most
memorable campaigns that have ever
been launched upon the sea of politics
to gather strength and carry all be
fore il like the cyclone sweeping across
the broad prairics from which even
the orb of day has disappeared in ter
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15
CHILDREN ARE SANE.
But Grownup People. Most of Then
Are More or Less Insane.

But Grownup People. Most of Them.
Are More or Less Insane.
There is oI.e disadvantage which j.
involved in LIE very nature of cduca-
ton that is. that we have To assume
that srownup people are representa-
tive. We have even 10 20 the length
of assuming that grownup people are
sane. When we talk about encouragin.
health in children and discoura sng
morbidity. when we talk of such and
such child being abnormal or inter
esting ar neurotic or genius. we are
all the time taking for granted that we
ourselves have attained 10 what i
profitable and eternal in human nature
But there j. at least something that
may reasonably Ice said upon the other
side. II may at least very plausibly
be maintained that il is children who
are. age after age. sane and reliable
and grownup people who are, age aft
er age. more or less fantastic and dis
concerning. The great majority OF
grownup people in any age will be in
all probability slightly insane: for since
no human philosophy is perfect. and
since every human philosophy natural
ly treats itself as If il were perfect. the
chances are in every generation that
the majority of educated people will bc
ecsiatically certain of something That
is quite untrue. Children. on the other
hand. it might be maintained, repre-
sent the actual primary and untouched
human nature. Whatever agrees with
that is sane; whatever disagrees with
il is eccentric. Children are always
children. or. 10 limit the matter with
more precision. babies. at any rate, are
always babies. But few will be -
| paradoXical as TO maintain that men
are always men or women always wo-
men.-Black and White
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15
School Examiners Meetings

The Logan County BCard Of School Ex-
Aminers Will hold meetings for the eNamina-
ton OF teachers On the first Saturday OF
each month except January and July. IN Ed
ucatlsnal Hall. Bellefontaine. .. morning
session 20 Il. afternoon to4.
The % 4. X. g. work for the year viii be
based upon llinsdale's Art OF study. Clark :
How 10 Teach kending, and Hodges Nature
study. Applicants for examination in the
higher branches are required Ia give one
1he county examinations OF pupils under
the Patterson Law will be held ON the third
Saturday OF April and the second Saturday of
May.
1Crt. q, lst3- M.E. JOINS, C.srk'