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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
HIDES HIS COIN
BEFORE DEATH
Recluse to the Last, States
That His Estate Consists
of His Home and No More
MONEY is FOUND LATER
Now Believed That He May
Have Left Property Worth
Half a Million Dollars
MONEY rs FOUND LATER
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BURLINGTON, N. J., Jan. 3.-De-
nying with almost his last breath to-
day that he had any wealth other than
the home in which he lived and the
spacious grounds that surround his
residence. Firman Dubel 1t is now es-
timated, left an estate worth between
100000 and 100000. After his
death his relatives made a search of
the Dubel premises, which resulted
in the finding of more than $4,000 in
gold. silver and moth-eaten paper bills,
chieriy of the denomination of 500.
Stored in dusty recesses and out of
the way hooks, laid between leaves of
books, Which were carelessly placed
in unlocked receptacles, and hidden
beneath carpets. this money was found
and the relatives are confident that
they have merely begun their dis
coveries of treasure. In a peck meas
ure in the room in which there was
countless rubbish there was s1700.- In
another place cigar box held $500
in gold. A thin book. merely a PAM
phlet, contained between thirty-eight
consecutive leaves thirty-eight 500
bills. Old clothing in various trunks
and closets had been receDtacles.
Living the life of a recluse for a
score of years and having as his CONS
panion a, housekeeper, who was his
ward, Dubel was known by the resi-
dents to have considerable money, de-
spite his vigorous denials. A search
among the old papers brought to light
scores of mortgages upon the property
of residents of the town and of the
country for miles around. For years
Dubel had lived on fare that caused
some to wonder how he kept his body
and soul together. He owned much
real estate in this town and several
aged and needy tenants have lived in
these buildings for years without pay
ing rent. The sideboard in his home
was stocked with rows of old-fash-
ioned china and quantities of silver,
but they were never used, Dubel and
his housekeeper preferring to eat and
drink from common eearthenware.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
MARIN COUNTY :,
LOSES CITIZEN
OF PROMINENCE

SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 3-Henry C.
Campbell, an old and beloved citizen of
Southern Marin County. died this
morning at his home in Sausalito. He
contracted a cold about ten days ago,
which developed into a fatal attack of
pneumonia.
Campbell resided in Sausalito for
many years and was a great favorite
in both San Francisco and Marin
County society. He owned considerable
property in Sausalito and Mill Valley
and was director in the Tamalpais
Land Company. At one time he was
president of the Town Trustees of Sau-
salito and of the Sausalito Bay Land
Company. AT the time of his death
Campbell was the. attorney for the San
Francisco Savings Union. He is sur
viyed by widow and five children.
Mrs. Emmet Rixford, Miss Cornelia
Campbell and Harry and Alexander
Campbell.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
PHILOSOPHICAL GROUNDS
FOR COMMITTING SUICIDE
Student OF Rush Medical College Tires
of Being an Unwilling
MateriaIist.


SALT LAKE, Jan. 3.-Royal H.
Milleron, student of Rush Medical
College, Chicago, and a son of DR..
Joseph Milleron of Salt Lake, COM
mitted suicide in a hotel in Provo,
Utah, to-day by shooting. In a letter
found in the room he wrote:
Ny reasons are almost entirely ethical and
have to do with myself and relations to life.
Through scientific study and deduction and
rather extensive philosophical reading j have
called supernatural is pure falacy. This forces
me into the position of an unwilling material
ist and robs existence of its highest attrac-
tions. + believe the human life to be at the
disposal of its owner. I choose to stop mine
that Is all.
The only remorse / feel is In swapping the
ties of love which bind me to parents and
sisters. Fear 1 do not feel at all. 1t is no
the ignorant and uniformed. II publicity
could be avoided in such case should be
pleased; but as a citizen of the world / realize
the impossibility of the realization of such
hopes.
This might be called case of justfiable
homicide j have merely killed a man who
has been interfering with my contentment and
peace of mind beyond endurance. The man
is myself If 1 should write book / could
not offer any more convincing proof to the
average person than these few pages contain
that / am fool. Well so be 1t; do not
think myself.
knowledge of Milleron's death came
through a letter to his father in Salt
Lake, announcing his intention. The
father at once telephoned to the Provo
Hotel and the discovery of the body
followed.
Two sisters of Milleron are members
of the Bostonian opera company.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
KEEPS OUT
OF JAIL By
CLEVER RUSE
.RedeemS One Bogus
Check by Giving
a Second.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FRESNO, Jan. 3.-R. B. Kirke to-day
used a novel means to escape punish
ment for passing a bogus check. He
issued a second bogus check to get
money to settle the first.
A man named Rutherford was ar
rested for defrauding an innkeeper OF
IS so. He said Kirke would settle the
bill and Kirke told Collector F. r.
Tanning he was good for it. giving
the collector a check for the amount.
When the check was presented at the
bank Tanning found that Kirke did
not have any money there. He went
to Kirke, who refused to pay the bill.
He was taken into court. He said he
would straighten the matter out If
the Judge would let him go out to get
the money.
Kirke went. to Parker Lyons furni-
ture store and wrote out a check Tor
s25. which was cashed. Kirke then set
tied the matter in court and disap-
peared. Later it. was discovered the
second check was as bad as the first.
Kirke is now being sought after by the
police.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
ACCIDENT PUTS A STOP
TO A RENO JAIL BREAK
Mortar Loosened by Prisoners Falls
Upon Officer and He Frus-
trateS Attempt

RETO, Jan. 3.-Albert L. Black,
awaiting trial for horse stealing, and
]. M. Weston, a United States prisoner,
in the Elko County Jail. made saw
out of caseknife and had cut the
bolts holding the steel sheeting to the
interior of the jail corridor last Mon
day. They then bored a hole in the
wall and were just taking out the last
bricks to make room for their bodies,
when an officer walking by the side of
the Jail wall was struck by particles
of mortar. He looked up and saw the
hole and Immediately ran into the
building and with a revolver entered
the cellroom and ordered the men to
throw up their hands. The fellows
were surprised and surrendered with
out any trouble
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
|SHIP ASHORE
NEAR SEATTLE
Liner Tacoma Strikes Sand
Bar Off West Point in an
Effort to Avoid Collision

SEATTLE, Jan. 3.-The Northwest
ern Steamship Company's liner Taco
ma, which cleared from this port this
afternoon. ran hard aground on a sand
bar off West Point, eight miles north
OF Seattle. at o'clock. She is lying on
an easy keel and 1t is said that she will
be pulled off at high tide tomorrow
afternoon.
The first officer, who was on the
bridge. reports that fishing schooner
lacked across the bow of the Tacoma,
throwing the vessel out Other course.
When he attempted to throw her back
again the steering gear. had become
fouled and she ran her nose into the
sand before she could be stopped.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
BURNING SHIP
SPREADS DEATH
Boilers of a Boat on Ohio
River Blow Up and Many
Perish in Sudden Fire

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Jan. 3.-The
boilers of the big tow boat Defender
blew up in the Ohio River near here
tonight, and of a crew of twenty
eight only ten or twelve have been
rescued alive and they are injured. In
a very few minutes, following the ex-
plosion, the big steamship was a mass
of flames, the fire even spreading to
the twenty barges in tow.
The boat was in charge of Captain
James r. Woodruff of Rittsburg, who
was hurled into the river by the ex-
plosion. but was later picked up, not
seriously injured.
The only body yet recovered and
identified is that of Thomas Duffy of
Pittsburg, fireman. Another body is
that of a fireman from Caripolis, Pa,
name unknown.
Robert Holland of Pittsburg and JOS
eph Moore of Oakland, Pa, were pick
ed UP by the rescuing parties and are
now in the City Hospital. They are
horribly injured and can give no de-
tails of the accident.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04

suffer bv my absence at present. As
! said, have friends who wish to vote
for me and am in the contest to take
what may come my way
The turn of Fisk's fortune depends
on developments that may come this
week or soon after balloting is COM
menced.
Oxnard's force of lieutenants was
augmented to-day by Walter Bacon of
Los Angeles. Bacon was active on be-
half of Grant during the memorable
campaign of '99 and is a capable and
well-posted man. If there is anything
down deep that Oxnard wants to know
Bacon can come as near getting 1t as
any man in the field.
BARD is WANTED.
Tomorrow 1t will be known definite
ly whether or not Senator Bard Will
come to Sacramento, and If he decides
to come, when he will be here. Lead
ers here have impressed on Senator
Bard the fact that his presence is re-
Quired here and in all probability he
will come. Bard's supporters are con-
fident that they are holding all his
strength and have no fear of defec-
tions. All the talk to this effect can
readily be traced to the camps of his
opponents or to rumors circulated by
their supporters for the purpose of liv-
ening things up and keeping the gos-
sips going.
BY next Monday all the candidates
for the Senate will be- on the ground.
BY that time things should be 50
shaped that the strength each candi-
date can develop on the first ballot
should be determined.
Members of the Legislature who ad-
here to the theory that the Republican
party should elect a man to represent
California in the Senate of the United
States will believe that the Southern
Pacific has hands off, in the fight
when it orders its accredited agents
home and when they are no longer
seen climbing stairways to the rooms
Of Senatorial aspirants after the ele-
vators have ceased to run and the lob
bies are dim in the early hours Of
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
FEDERATION OF LABOR
NAY BAR OFFICE HOLDERS
Debate ON the Subject Occupies the
Afternoon Session in Sac.
rameutO.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.-The State
Federation of Labor did not nominate
officers this afternoon, as expected, for
the reason that almost the entire aft
ernoon session was taken UP with a
debate on the question of whether a
person holding political position. cleo
tive or appointive, should be declared
ineligible to membership in the feder-
alton. A vote on this proposition will
be taken tomorrow, after which the
election of officers will occur.
Reports were submitted showing that
the federation is progressing and It
was declared that conditions are satis-
factory to the officers of the organize
tion. 1t was reported that the educa-
tional campaign for inducing members
to demand the union label had made
much advancement.
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Continued From Page /, Column 9.

shall inherit anything from any person
he murders. It's aim. as will readily be
seen. is to prevent impatient people
who think they are going to come into
something" by some one else's death
from getting in too much of hurry
and anticipating the work of Welsh
rarebits or the family doctor.
There was case in our county only
recently" said Assemblyman Moore,
"of a young man who killed a relative
whose heir he was with broken pitch
er, and after serving a term for man
slaughter he Is now having a fine time
with the money of the deceased.
BENEFITED BY MURDER.
Some years ago down our way a
young man killed relative worth $780,
900 and spent $50, 900 of 1t to clear him.
self, and to-day he is enjoying all the
luxuries of life. The Weber case at
Auburn, the latest terrible murder to
shock the State, is In this category"
Rich old aunts and uncIes and other
relatives who have restless heirs prob
ably will get the first real sleep and
content of their lives after Assembly
man Moore's bill becomes a law.
Legislation providing for the loaning
of State moneys to the banks and that
providing for new system Of State
taxation will have a prominent place
before this Legislature.
Waste, as usual, will introduce the
university bills, the most important be-
ing one carrying an appropriation of
$250,000 for a structure for the agricul-
tural college.
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not yet been chosen Is the judiciary
and it is said the Speaker is filed with
worry over the selection.
He wants to name Houser as the
chairman of this committee, 1t is de-
clared, but Stanton has been
promised the craftsmanship of the
Ways and Means and it is feared the
. awarding of the two principal chair
manships of the House to the south
will create displeasure in quarters
where 1t is not desired to incur it.
Walsh had been declared the probable
selection for the Judiciary chairman
ship, but he is said to be strongly for
Knight His appointment as head of
the committee would probably be made
only on the ground that he change his
allegiance, 1t Is said.
This. Knights friends say, he will
not do. He is not an administration
man and his hopes to obtain the speak
ership were blasted because of this.
Duryea, who is also claimed by
Knights friends to have a leaning
toward that candidate. is mentioned
for the Judiciary craftsmanship and
might get 1t If he can see that Flint
is the most desirable man for Senator.
SO it is said.
SAY HOUSER WILL WIN.
knights friends claim that the
craftsmanship is to go to Houser.
Goodrich of Los Angeles, one of
the men pledged to Flint. sounded the
House to-day on the proposition of
holding a caucus on the Senatorial
fight He circulated among the mem
bers with roll call, but found little
encoura cement, not more than a dozen
members signifying a willingness to
caucus The San Francisco delegation
sat down on the proposition promptly.
They await word from Ruef.
Arthur Fisk will return to San Fran
cisco tomorrow and leave his fight in
the hands of friends.
There is no use of me staying here
now" he said. II am not a candidate
in the sense that the others in the
fight are and my interests will not
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
DIR. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills

They never fail to cure all cases of
pain. because they treat the Pain Source
the nerves. BY soothing the irritated
the strength, set the blood coursing
through the veins. and thus al1ay all
pain.
Periodic headache, that untitled me
been my life experience. I found first
relief in DR.. Miles Anti-P Pain Pills. and
since then invariably ward them off by
on.,-E. NJ. MOOBERRY, Windsor, III
The first package will benefit, IL not
the druggist will return your money.
70 doses. rs cents. Never sold In bulk.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
FOUR GRANDCHILDREN
BORN ON THE SAME DAY

PITTsBURG, Jan. s,-Mr and Mrs,
]. II. Williamson of Federal street
Allegheny, were informed yesterday
daughter, Mrs. j. M. Palmer, hav-
ing given birth to a boy. Soon they
learned that another daughter, Mrs
Thomas Hicks. of Tioga street, Pitts
burg, who had been married the same
day as her sister, had given birth to
twin girls.
Later in the day another daughter,
Mrs. Ellsworth Strothers Of Webster
avenue. sent messenger to tell her
parents that she was the mother Of .
boy.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
HUNTINGTON MAKES GIFT
TO SOUTHERN METHODISTS
Presents the Church With Ten Acre.
Of Land Valued at
S2O.OOO

LOS ANGELES, Jan. s.-Henry E..
Huntington has made the Southern
California Methodist Conference a gift
of ten-acfe tract in the heart of the
seaside town of Huntington Beach,
This donation is worth at least $4,000
and will be used as site for the an
nual camp meetings and the confer
ence. Huntington thus brings about
the shifting Of the base of Methodism
in this end of the State. Long Beach
having for years had all these gather
ings. To make 1t sure. the Huntington
Beach Board of Trade adds to Hunt
ington's offer bonus of $4,000 cash,
which will be used In starting the
necessary buildings. 1t is said this is
Huntington's first gift of consequence
to any religious denomination.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
MINERS FROM GOLDFIELD
CHLOROFOR3IED AND ROBBED
Drug Is Used While the Men Are
Sleeping in a Room of
Reno Hotel.

RENO, Jan. 3.-Patrick O'Brien and
Thomas Yattrie, two miners from
'Goldfeld, walked uhsteadily down the
stairs of the Grand Central Hotel in
Reno this morning and notified the
clerk that they had been chloroformed
and robbed The matter was reported
to the police and an investigation was
made.
A visit to the room convinced the Of
ficers that chloroform had been used,
as the place smelled strongly of it. The
inen had more than 5000 in their cloth
ing when they went to bed. The thieves
took every cent.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
Costly Fire in Portland.

PORTLAND, Jan. 3.-Fire tonight
gutted the plant of the. Union Meat
Company. The loss will run upward
of 100000 and possibly considerably
more in case the companys books and
accounts are destroyed. 1t will be i'm
possible to ascertain this until the
ruins have cooled. The company is
well protected by insurance. The
origin of the fire is not known.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
Body Found on Beach.

SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 3.-The body of
an unknown man was found on the
beach between Point Bonita and Bo-
linas to-day by ]. A. Street of S37 Mis-
sion street, San Francisco. The body
was nude with the exception of a silk
handkerchief tied around the neck. The
man had black hair and a mustache
Streaked with gray
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect 1t.
Great Remedy, Swamp-Root VIII
for You, Every Reader of The Call May Have
Sample Bottle Absolutely Mail.

1t used to be considered that only urinary
and bladder troubles were to be traced to the
kidneys, but now modern science proves that
nearly all diseases have their beginning in the
disorder of these most important organs
Therefore. when your kidneys are weak or
out of order you can understand how quickly
your entire body is affected, and how every
organ seems to fail to do its duty:
If you are sick or "feel badly" begin TAX
ing the gread kidney remedy. Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp Root. because as soon as your kidneys
begin to get better they will help all the
other organs to health. A trial will convince
any one.
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.na so 'n.s .saoh
terribly. s,s cs;ss y
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are respon-
sibe for MANY kinds of diseases. and if per-
mitted to continue much suffering and fatal
results are sure to follow Kidney trouble
irritates the nerves, makes you dizzy restless.
sleepless and irritable. Makes you pass water
often during the day and obliges you to get
up many times during the night. Unhealthy
kidneys cause rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of
the bladder. pain or dull ache in the back.
Joints and muscles; make your head ache and
back ache. cause indigestion, stomach and liver
trouble, you get sallow, yellow complexion,
make you feel as though you had heart trou-
Die, you may nave plenty OF amDitiOn, Dut no
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The cure for these troubles is DR.. Kill
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natural help to Nature, for Swamp Root is the
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If there is any doubt in your mind as to
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Swamp Root is pleasant to take and is
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est and most successful remedy for kidney, liv-
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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
RIFE ~ THE IOBBIES
Measure to Prevent
Gain in Wealth
by Murder.

Drew will champion the cause of vet
erinary surgeons who have practiced
many years and now find themselves
compelled to pass an examination for a
license A measure to be introduced by
him will provide that those who have
practiced thirty years shall not be re-
quired to pass an examination.
Drew will also ask an appropriation
Of 100000 for a road into the Kings
River CanYOn.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
HOLD LATE CONFERENCE.
FIint's Supporters Discuss Probabl
Necessity for Switch.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2.-The fail
ure of the supporters of Flint to Sc
cure a caucus to-day resulted in the
holding late tonight of a conference
of Southern California Flint men, at
which was discussed the prospect of
necessity for a switching of their
votes. The result of their delibera-
tions was not made public.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
VANDALS DESTROY DAM
OF A MINING COMPANY
Barrier That Cost $1,000, Weakened
by Dynamite, Gives Way Dur
ing Recent Storm.

NEVADA CITY, Jan. 3.-The new re-
straining barrier of the Omega Mining
Company, some three miles below the
mine, was carried away a few nights
ago. The general belief is that powder
was used by unknown persons to start
the dam going, the heavy storm pre-
vailing at the time doing the rest The
barrier had been pronounced by the
Debris Commission one of the best in
the State. 1t was built on the crib
system of logs and rocks and cost $1,000.
Everything indicates that the dam was
blown up with dynamite. The catas-
trophe occurred about two hours after
the men had quit work for the day.
When the employees left the dam ap-
parently was in perfect condition.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
CHICO'S SUPERINTENDENT
OF STREETS DISMISSED
Accused Official Votes Against Him.
self So as to Make Action
Unanimous.

CHICO, Jan. 3.-The investigation
into the affairs of Superintendent Of
Streets j. McC. Stilson was completed
this evening, with the result that the
official was removed from office by the
passage of a motion declaring his office
vacant. When the final vote was called
upon the proposition Stilson voted
yes making it unanimous.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
BUNKERs ADMITTED.
Republican Delegation in Caucus
Recognizes Labor Party Senator.

Recognizes Labor Party Senator.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.-At a
caucus of the Republican Senatorial
delegation this morning Senator Harry
Bunkers, who was elected by the
Union Labor party, was admitted by
the Republicans to their circle.
Bunkers addressed the caucus and
said that though it was true he had
been elected by the Union Labor party
and indorsed by the Democrats, he
had always been a Republican, and
the position he occupied in the recent
fight in San Francisco was due solely
to local conditions. He said he had
always voted the Republican national
ticket and that he intended to vote
for a Republican for United States
Senator.
This statement was taken as suff1-
cient evidence of good faith by the
Republicans and they unanimously ad-
mitted him to their ranks to have
equal voice in any caucus that may
be held in the future.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Aches

OF some kind are the heritage of nearly
every one, from the infant and the collie.
the middle-aged and the distressing. mis-
cradle headaches. to the aged with ner-
vous, muscular and rheumatic pains.
remedy to relieve in all cases must
be founded on the right principle, ana
that accounts for the wonderful success
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-04

BERLIN Jan. 3.-The discomfort in West
phalian coal fields has reached acute stage
and general strike affecting 250,000 miners
is impending.