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The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
BOLD THIEVES
UNDER ARREST
Detectives Capture Men Who
Have Been RObbing Cars
on the Mountain Division
ONE MAKES CONFESSION
Tells Officers Where Part
of the Booty Was Buried
by Himself and Comrades
ONE MAKES CONFESSION

NEVADA. March 22-Southern Pa
cif1c detectives believe they have at
last broken up the gang of robbers that
has been Systematically breaking open
freight cars along the mountain di-
vision of road between Sacramento and
Wlnnemucca, Nevada. Smith and
Burns, leaders of the crowd. are now
confined in Truckee Jail. William Cam
eron, another member has confessed
that he with Smith and Burns entered
a car at Boca last week and stole a
large quantity of merchandise. The
gang hid the articles under the floor of
an old cabin about a mile from Boca.
The officers are on the trail of another
man, whom they believe will ba cap
tured soon. The railroad officials are
of the opinion that one man has been
stationed at San Francisco sending out
orders to operators along the line as
to what certain cars contained and
selling the stolen goods to secondhand
stores. Care was exercised to care
fully seal the cars again. thus remov-
ing all evidence as to at what station
the stealing occurred. Thousands OF
dollars worth of goods had been taken
from the cars during the last few
months.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Boy Shoots Babe
While Playing
With Rife.
Pulls Trigger, Not
Knowing Weapon
Was Loaded.

COLUsA. March 22-Floyd Nordyke,
the four-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nordyke Of Sites, was accident
ally killed Tuesday evening by his
thirteen-year-old brother, who was
handling an old rife which he supposed
was not loaded. Young Nordyke and a
companion were playing with the rif1e
when the formers little brother came
toddling along toward the house. When
the elder brother raised the rife to his
shoulder and pulled the trigger he was
Mortified to hear a report and see his
little brother fall headlong to the
ground with a stream Of blood squirting
from a wound in back of the head.
Medical attendance was summoned, but
the unfortunate lad lived but a little
more than an hour. The brother who
committed the deed is almost wild with
grief and it is feared he will lose his
reason.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
RAILROADS IN NEVADA
RAISE FREIGHT EMBARGO
Hundreds of Cars Loaded With Ma
cilinery Start for Mines in South
ern Part of State

RENO, New, March 22.-To-day
the freight embargo was raised on all
goods consigned to the mining camps
In the southern portion of the State
and every department of the Virginia
and Truckee, Carson and Colorado
and Tonopah railroads is working to
capacity. More than 100 broad gauge
cars loaded with mining machinery,
lumber and other material were
switched on the main line here to-day
and started on their journey to the
mines. Ten times this amount is wait
ing along the road for an opportunity
to get in. and the railroad companies
in order to handle the business are
making arrangements for additional
cars, as we'll as employees.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
COLORADO MIDLAND AFTER
PACIFIC COAST BUSINESS

DENVER, March 22-The Colorado
Midland Railroad to-day issued a cir
cular announcing that Malone Joyce,
former travelling passenger agent with
headquarters at San Francisco, has
been appointed district freight and pas
senger agent at Los Angeles, with Of
fees at 121 West Third street Joyce
already has assumed the duties of his
new position.
This announcement confirms recent
statements of George W. yallery, gen.
eral manager of the Colorado Midland,
mat MS road was preparing to go after
the business of the Pacific Coast. He
has been In California some time pre-
sumably studying conditions there and
the possibilities in a business way for
his road.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
BURGLARS KILL
BUSINESS MAN

SAN BERNARDINO. March 22--J. W.
Shumate, a dry goods merchant. was
shot and killed In his store at Cotton
oy burglars some time during the early
hours this morning. his body being
found at $3.50 o'clock by a boy who had
entered the store to make a purchase.
Under Shumate's body lay his double
parreled shotgun. with one barrel dis
charged, and SS-caliber revolver, with
i've chambers empty. Shumate had
been sleeping in the store. which had
recently been burglarized, and the in
dications are that he was aroused from
sleep by the burglars as they were
plundering the place. He had arisen
and discharged his shotgun. when one
Of the robbers replied at short range
with a revolver. The bullet entered the
left side Of Shumate's head and un-
doubtedly caused instant death.
Shumate was last seen alive at 1880
o'clock last night. when he returned to
the store from lodge meeting
The Coroner's jury at Cotton tonight
returned verdict that Shumate came
TO his death at the hands Of persons un-
known One thousand dollars reward
was offered tonight by the citizens of
Cotton for the capture and conviction
was arrested to-day as a suspect. His
shoes bore fresh blood stains. which he
explained by saying that he accident
ally cut his hand. A small wound
bears him out A few days ago Shu-
mate told his wife of man whom he
suspected OF trying to rob his store.
She told the officers to-day and they
searched the mans room. but nothing
was found TO incriminate him.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
WANTS TO co
TO AN ASYLUM
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ENTERPRISE Or, March 22.-La-
fayette Wright of this town wants to
go to the insane asylum. He has been
to the penitentiary twice for burglary
and doesn't care to go again. He dis
likes the penitentiary because there he
was made to work. He would rather
be adjudged insane and confined in
the asylum than work in his home
town. He is lazy by nature. For the
past two weeks Wright had been acting
strangely.
Il am crazy and want them to send
me to the asylum, but the people here
do not seem to be paying much atten-
ton to my case" said he yesterday.
He threatens to do something desper-
ate II not sent to the asylum very soon.
His mother says he has not eaten a
mouthful for almost week. and can't
be prevailed upon to touch food of any
Kind. But the authorities do not fear
Lafayette will starve to death. Instead
they consider that he will soon con-
ciude TO work and eat again. Mean
while he is telling every third man
that he Is insane.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

KILLS HIS BROTHER
ROAD SECURES
RIGHTS OF WAY

OROvILLE, March 22.-Announce-
ment was made to-day through En-
gineer A. w. Keddie Of the Western
Pacific that the road had secured
rights of way in the Sierra, Mohawk
and American valleys and in Spring
Garden. Spanish Creek and East
Branch canyons and down the Feath-
er River to Oroville.
This gives the Western Pacific COM
plete rights Of way In the Sierra, Mo-
hawk, Spanish Creek and American
valleys and through Spring Creek,
Garden. Spanish Creek and East
Branch canyons in Plumas County.
The road has now rights of way from
Oroville to Beckwith Pass.
During the last few weeks eight
parties of contractors have been along
the line of the Western Pacific, but
the general contract has been let to
Walston H. Brown & Bros. of New
York. Six parties of about seventeen
members each are locating along the
line in the. Oroville division.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
NOTED JURIST
SUMMONED TO
A HIGHER BAR
Special Dispatch 10 The Can.

SACRAMENTO, March 22.-Judge ].
H. McCune, the oldest and one of the
most eminent members Of the bar of
Sacramento County, died this evening
at the age of So years McCune came
to California in 1S49 from Pennsyl-
vania, and on April 5. 1850. was chosen
District Attorney of Sacramento Coun-
ty. He was elected to the Legislature
in 1856. Two years later he was elect
ed District Judge of the Sixth Judicial
District, and again III 1863. holding that
office until 1859
Judge McCune probably has been
connected with more celebrated law
suits than any other attorney N Sac
reHlento. lie continued in the prs.etice
oil lsw ID 10 the time Of his death as an
associate Of Wilbur F. George.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
COURT SUSTAINS ACTION
OF THE MAYOR OF VALLEJO
Holds That He Has the Legal Right
to Veto Resolutions Passed
by City Trustees.

VALLEJO. March 22.-In the Su-
perior Court at Fairfield to-day Judge
Buckles sustained Mayor James Roney
of this city in vetoing the action of the
City Board of Trustees in passing a
resolution reinstating E. A. Williams,
a suspended policeman OF this city.
williams has been at outs with the de-
partment for nearly two years.
The decision is to the effect that the
power of the Mayor of the city of VAL
lejo Is superior to that of the entire
Board of Trustees and that when so
desiring and for a proper cause he can
remove from office any official In the
city's government, with the exception
of the Trustees. Williams was ap-
pointed in October, 1900, and was sus-
pended for refusing to tell the Chief
of Police what business he had In a
deadfall, out of which he was caught
coming by his superior officer.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
PORTLAND TO ENTERTAIN
THREE BIG CONVENTIONS

Management of the Exposition In
duces Organizations to Meet There
During Progress of Fair.
PORTLAND, March 22.-It has
been practically decided by the Ma
tional Good Roads Association TO hold
its convention here. Governor Cham
berlain has received word from Col
onel w. w. Moore, president of the as
sociation, that June IA to II has been
selected as the dates for the meeting.
Chairman c. B. Booth of the ex-
ecutive committee of the National Ir-
rigation Congress has announced that
that organization will meet in this city
August 21 to "a.
The dates for the meeting of the
Trans-Mississipp Congress to be held
here are August 16 to 19. Rufus P.
Jennings, chairman Of the executive
committee, has made this announce
ment to the officials of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition, who have succeeded
in bringing to Portland the assembling
OF the three above named organiza-
tions, which had not definitely deter
mined on their next meeting places
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few People Know How Useful Ii Is
i'm Preserving Health and Beauty.

NM hlION 1lOW OSclu 1T Is
i'm Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that char
coal is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier in nature, but
few realize its value when taken into
the human system for the same cleans
ing purpose
Charcoal is a remedy that the more
you take of it the better; it is not a
drug al all. but simply absorbs the
gases and impurities always present in
the stomach and intestines and carries
them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking. drinking or after eating
onions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and i'm
proves the complexion, it whitens the
teeth and further acts as a natural
and enlinently safe cathartic.
1T absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; If
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one
form or another. but probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
is in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges: they
are composed of the finest powdered
Willow charcoal and other harmless
sntiseptics in tablet form or rather In
the form Of large. pleasant tasting
lozengers, the charcoal being mixed
with honey.
The daily use of these lozengesa will
soon tell in a much improved condition
Of the general health, better complex
ion. sweeter breath and purer blood.
and the beauty of it is. that no pos
sible harm can result from their con-
tinued use. but on the contrary, great
benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking OF
the benefits of charcoal. says: Il ad-
wise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to ali
patients suffering from gas in stomach
and bowels, and to clear the complex
ion and purify the breath. mouth and
throat; I also believe the liver is great
" benefited by the daily use of them;
they cost but twenty-five cents q box
at drug stores. and although in some
sense patent preparation, yet be-
liere I get more and better charcoal in
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in any
of the ordinary charcoal tablets"
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
COURT SHOWS
HIM LENIENCY
]. Harvey McCord, Who Gave
Evidence Against Confed-
crates. Receives Reward
GETS LIGHT SENTENCE
Prisoner Asserts That He
Comes From Influential
Family in Napa County

WOODLAND. March 22.-J. Harvey
McCord, the last of the quartet who
robbed several places of business in
Dunnigan last January, will serve five
years in the State prison at San Quen-
tin. He pleaded guilty in the Superior
Court to-day, and, waving time, was
sentenced by Judge Gaddis. McCord
made possible the conviction Of Ken
nedy, Mcdonald and Wilson, his con-
federates, by turning States evidence.
and was rewarded by light sentence.
According to his statement IN court,
McCord is a. descendant Of General
Vallejo and comes from an influential
family OF Napa County, his father hav-
ing held several positions of trust. Nc
Cord says that he met Kennedy and
the others g few days before the Dun
nigan affair and that up to that time
he had never been in trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
DIV VORCE SUIT
CRAzES WOMAN
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Wash. March 22.-Follow-
ing a divorce suit brought by her hus-
band. Bertha Casteel has gone insane
at Olympia and was to-day committed
to the Steilacoom Insane Hospital. For
weeks past she has walked the streets
at all hours of the day and night and
has been incapable of caring for her.
self. All day yesterday Mrs. Casteel
tramped the streets of Olympia in the
rain without wraps or umbrella, her
clothing wet and muddy. Chief of
Police Brager was unable to induce her
to remain home. This morning she be-
came violent and a charge of insanity
was preferred against her. She is
twenty one years old and was ma led
three years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
MINE IS SOLD
FOR Sl,OO0,OOO
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

REDDING, March 22.-According
to we'll founded reports the Bully Hill
mine and the smelling works at Del
amar, which have been owned and op-
Grated for many years by Captain Del
amar, have passed into new hands.
The preliminary matters pertaining to
the transfer were arranged Friday and
the deal will be closed April /. The
purchasing company is the General
Electric Company of Schenectady. N.
Y. The price is s1.000,000. The Cen
eral Electric Company has held a
bond on the mine and plant for some
time
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
FLOODS IN ARIZONA
TIE UP ALL TRAFFIC
Washouts on the Southern Pacific Line
Make 1t Impossible TO Move
Any Trains.

LOS ANGELES, March 22.-Heavy
rains and floods in Arizona and along
the Colorado River have caused ex-
tensive washouts on the Southern Pa
eifc and have completely tied up all
trains on that road between Los An
geles and the East. 1t is not antici-
pated that the line will be open before
Tomorrow.
Ell PASO. Tex. March 22-Through
traffic on the Southern Pacific is at a
etandstill. No trains have arrived from
the West for two days and ii is not
known when they will reach here.
Bridges are out near Yuma and sew
eral places farther west. The Colorado
River is said to be on a rampage and
TO have been responsible for the car
rying away of one or more of the less
important bridges Of the Southern Pa
cif1c west of Yuma which were erected
20 accommodate the shifting channel of
the river
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
BUTTE COUNTY RAILROAD
is TO BE EXTENDED
President of Company Announces
That Line Will Be Built From
Stirling City to Prattville.

MARYSVILLE. March 22.-F. M.
Clough, Pacific Coast representative of
the Diamond Match Company and
president of the Butte County Rail-
road, gave out the information to-day
that the railroad will be extended
from Stirling City to Prattville along
the north fork of the Feather River,
a distance of <about fifty miles. thus
opening up a great extent of new ter
ritory now far removed from the rail-
way. The Butte County road runs
from Chico east through Paradise and
Magalia, to the new town of Stirling
City, established by the Diamond
Match Company recently.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
ALLEGED ROBBER MAY
BE SENT TO ASYLUM
Ralph Frazer, Accused OF Holding Up
a Chinese, Is Believed to Be OF
UnsOund Mind.

SAN JOSE, March 22.-Ralph Fra
zer. the half-witted boy who was ar
rested for robbing Tong Sing. a Chi
nese, was to-day held to answer on a
charge Of highway robbery Frazer IL
the son Of DIR. Frazer, who recently
resided here. but Is now living at Su-
sanville. The boy has been In the
Home for Feeble Minded at Glen Ell
len and also In Agnews Insane Asy-
lum.
The police have evidence that Fra
ger had been holding up Chinese and
japanese in this city for some months.
Frazer will probably be sent to Ag-
news Insane Asylum. as IL Is clear he
is not responsible for his acts.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
State Council Of Junior Order Of United
American Mechanics Closes
Session at Fresno

FRESNO, March 22.-The State
Council of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics elected officers
to-day as follows: Junior past coun-
cilor, William E. Bouton of San Fran
cisco; councillor, d. G. Mitchell of Riv-
erside: vice councillor, F. c. Pattison
of San Diego; secretary, Herman
Paine of Oakland; treasurer. c. NJ.
Prater of Stockton; national repre-
sentatives. DR.. George HI. Derrick and
j. l.. Starr.
The next State Council session will
be held a year from now IN Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
SEEKS TO RID HIMSELF
y OF BUSINESS TROUBLES
Former Merchant of Willows Peti-
tiOns the Court TO Declare Him
a BANKRUPT.

WILLOWS. March 22.-T. D. Orr,
e former merchant Of Willows. has
petitioned TO be declared a bankrupt.
Orr conducted a sporting goods estab-
lshment in this place, but was forced
out of business by his creditors last
December. His liabilities are more
than $5000. while his assets amount
TO only $3.50. The case is now before
Commissioner Belcher of Marysville,
who has appointed appraisers to place
a valuation on the property belonging
20 Orr.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Caiifornians in New york.

NEW YORK. March 22.-The fol-
lowing Californians have arrived in
New York:
From San Francisco-A. Morse, at
the Broadway Central; DIR. r. de Vec-
chi, at the Albemarle: r. C. Hender-
son, at the Barthoidi; W. r. Robert
son ,at the Vendome; NJ. Bernard. at
the Sinclair: q. H. Bliss and wife, at
the Belvidere; 6. J.. Fitzgibbon, at the
Gilsey; W. j. Gorham, at the Astor:
H. Shainwald and wife, at the Meth
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
MINING EXPERT DEAD.
John G. Rhodin Passes Away in Park
City, Utah.

SALT LAKE, March 22.-John q.
Rhodin, one of the best known min
ing superintendents In the West. died
yesterday at Park City. Utah. where
during recent years he had charge of
the American Flag mine. Rhodin was
engaged In mining for a third Of a
century and had worked in California
and Oregon mines a great many years.
being at one time superintendent of
the Virtue mine at Baker City. Or.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
Transfers Its Interests to seattle.

SEATTLE. March 22.-H. l.. Jen-
kins & Co. of Minneapolis, one of the
largest numbering firms of the Middle
West, is completing the transfer of it's
interests to Seattle. The capital stock
of the company is $1,000. 600. The
company has already taken over the
property of the Monarch Lumber
Company at Blaine, this State. in
which Jenkins has been a stakeholder
for some time.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
wcll-known Doctor Dies.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Dr. Amos
H. Brundage, a well-known retired
physician and founder of the New
York state Medical Association, died
yesterday at his home in Brooklyn
from spoplexy. He was born at Ben
tc''. Pa. and served through the Civil
War under General Sheridan.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
FRANCE ASKS FOR MORE
ROOM AT PORTLAND FAIR
Announcement Is Made That the Ex-
hibits VIII Require More Space
Than at First Contemplated.

PORTLAND, Or. March pa
France has requested the Lewis and
Clark Exposition management to in
crease by 1880 feet the space allot-
ment for the French exhibits. The
French fair commissioner stated that
the Oriental aspect of the exposition is
attracting the closest attention of
French manufacturers and traders
and that a larger amount of space
will be required on this account.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
STATE MINING BUREAU
EXPERT GATHERING DATA
l.. Il. Eddy Is Making Study of
Building Materials Found i'm
Glenn and Colusa Counties.

WILLOWS, March 22.-L. E. Eddy,
field expert for the State Mining Bu-
reau is making q tour of the northern
counties gathering data for the bull
letin to be issued by the State. He is
at present turning his attention to the
building materials found in the foot
hills of this and Colusa counties.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
PIONEER SERIOUSLY I'LL
Moses Schallenberger Is Confined to
Bed at His Home at Wayne Sta
ton, Near San Jose.

SAN JOSE. March 22.-Moses
Schallenberger, one of the best known
of Santa Clara County pioneers, is
lying seriously i'll at his home AT
Wayne Station. six miles north of this
city. He has been in i'll health since
Christmas and for the last ten days
has been in bed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
DECIDES WOMAN'S TONGUE
is A CONCEALED WEAPON
New Jersey Police Justice Fines Two
Females for Indulging i'm Duel
of Words.

MORRISTOWN. N. j., March 22.-
Ruling that woman's tongue is a
concealed weapon, Police Justice Cook
fined Mrs. S. Morse and Mrs. Parker
of Madison $40 each and collected the
fine.
The women came into court and
began to abuse each other. Squire
Cook commanded that they kiss each
other and make up on the spot. This
they refused point blank to do. In
stead, they began calling more names.
Squire Cook decided that the women
were both guilty of carrying con-
cealed weapons, from the manner in
which they handled their tongues,
and fined them $40 each. They paid,
but Mrs. Morse appealed, and Judge
Mills set the conviction aside and or
dered a return of the fine.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
PETTY THIEVES STEAL
PROPERTY OF UNCLE SAM
Small Articles Have Been Mysteriously
Disappearing From the Mare
Island Navy Yard.

VALLEJO, March 22.--Petty pilfer-
ing has been going on at the Mare
Island navy yard for some tisne past
and the commander of the marines,
who acts as guard for Uncle Sans big
plant, has issued orders to the sentries
to keep a strict lookout for all sus-
picious characters and to arrest them
without hesitation.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
PRESIDENT MITIGATES
ARROWWOOD'S SENTENCE
Clemency for the Youth Who Could
Not Be Both Midshipman and
Christian.

Not Be Both Midshipman and
Christian.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The
President has decided to mitigate the
sentence of dismissal in disgrace i'm
posed by the court-martial upon Mid
shipman Arrowwood for desertion to
dismissal for having been absent
without leave.
man at Burlington, N. C. He re-
signed because he said he could not
be Christian and naval officer at
the same time. His resignation was
not accepted and he deserted. He
was arrested in New York and taken
to Guantanamo, Cuba, where he was
tried by court-martial.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
College President Dead.

MEDFORD. Mass. March 2z.-
Rev Elmer Capen. d. D., president OF
Tufts College, died at his home here
to-day of pneumonia. He was 81
years of age.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23

SAGINAW. Mich, March 22.-The body OF
a weIl-dressed man was taken from the river
here to-day. His keyring bore the name Of
j.. E. Ryan. Kingman. Arizona. In neck
tie pin was the letter ''R"
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT
IN NEED OF MANY REPAIRS
Specifications Are Received at Mare
Island Navy Yard for Extensive
Work on the Thomas.

VALLEJO, March 22.-Specifica-
tions for extensive repairs to the trans
port Thomas boilers and machinery
have been received by the authorities
at the navy yard. The Thomas can
be repaired at the navy yard as cheap
ly and quickly as at any shipyard.