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The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
ADVERTISEMENTS.
HE HAD FAITH
And 1t Was Justified.

In reply to your letter Of recent date
will say that / am cured as sound as a
dollar. l used about three of the fifty
cent packages. / was going to write
you, but was holding up to see If the
piles would give me any further
trouble. / feel no signs of the piles
and believe / am cured entirely ] had
faith in Pyramid Pile Cure at the start
and stuck right TO the treatment. You
can refer any one to me you like. I
can soon tell what Pyramid Pile Cure
has done for me. Wishing you much
success ! remain, j. G. kinkaid, Mgr
for Fleischman & Co., agency at Knox
Vile, Tenn
1t is well recognized fact that the
best advertising an article can have is
that which is known as word Of
mouth; this rightfully carries more
weight than an the claims which can
be set forth. 1t follows that Mr.. Kim
kaid, with his wide acquaintance. will
largely promote the sale and use of
Pyramid Pile Cure because-and here
Is the vital point-he knows whereof
he speaks and not only advocates its
use but does so with enthusiasm. this
Is not to be wondered at, and in point
oil fact can any one, after reading his
letter. doubt that this remedy cures?
Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by drug
gists for the low price Of fifty cents a
package; 1t is in suppository form Is
applied directly to the parts affected
and does its work quickly and pain
lessly; there is no other remedy Just
as good.
A little book describing the causes
md cure of piles is published by Pyra-
mid Drug CO., Marshall, Mich, and
will be sent free to any address for the
asking.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
'KIDN APS SON
ON THE STREET
Mrs. Cecilia Killian Knocks
Down Mother-in-Law and
Takes Away Child by Force
CROWD SEES STRUGGLE
Divorce Proceedings Pend
ing Between the Parents
and Father Had Kept Boy
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1n1c Drao NAV Tor,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Jan. 9.
Without waiting for process Of the
law to give her custody Of her two
year-old son, Mrs. Cecilia Killian took
the infant away from her mother-in-
law, Mrs. Rose Killian, on a public
thoroughfare this afternoon. The elder
Mrs. Killian was about to board an
Eighth street car at Broadway when
she was fiercely attacked by the mother
OF the child and knocked down. In the
struggle which ensued, and which was
witnessed by many people, both women
lost their hats and were generally
tousled.
There is a divorce suit pending be-
tween the young Mrs. Killian and her
husband. During the settlement of the
proceedings the mother-in-law has had
the custody of the child. The mother
has been waiting just such an oppor-
tunity to get her child as was presented
this afternoon. She fought like tigress.
She was accompanied by her father,
John Madden, who stood a passive
spectator of the struggle between the
two women, allowing his daughter to
take her own. He accompanied her UP
the street after she had taken the
child, and said that his daughters hus-
band was habitual drunkard and that
she was suing him for a divorce upon
that ground.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY news

ARTIST GOES TO JAIL.-Oakland, Jan. 9.
Ernest Tempest Tysol, who rates himself as an
artist, was sent to the City Prison for three
months to- day for stealing wearing apparel
from L. A. Sunol.
HOLD MAN AS SUSPECT-Oakland, Jan.
Ed williams, or Ed Miller, arrested under
suspicion as burglar in in San Frsncisco n,o has
investigation in relation to recent hold-ups in
this city.
STABLE BURNED-oakland. Jan. Oh.
teenth ST., was burned this morning at 80
o'clock. One hundred tons of hay were de-
stroyed All OF the horses and vehicles were
saved. The loss was $1,000.
FIRE DAMAGES NEW HOUsE-san Le-
andre jan "a new house owned by Deputy
County Clerk Toney Rogers was partly de-
stroyed by fire last night. the damage amount
ing to about $780, The origin of the blaze 10
mystery. there was no fire in the house.
FILE BIG CLAIM.-oakland. Jan. 9.-The
German Savings and Loan Society has filed
tate of the late Charles R. Lloyd. One is for
S77500 borrowed. money and the other for
$13, 900 due the purchase of property in
San Bernardino
9.-The following marriage licenses were is
sued by the County Clerk to-day: Fred J..
II ssn 20 snd L. Ptts 10 both
Oakland, and Ray Sommers. 10. Virginia City:
Fsursabiro okada. 80, and Tami Higuchi. %,
both OF Oakland.
SAYS THIEF STOLE CONTRADICTORY
land Jan. 9.-George j. Hansen, proprietor of
an employment agency at 110S Webster street,
has complained to the police that thief has
stolen lot of employment contracts from his
place of business, with which swindling of
men out of work has been accomplished De-
tectives looking for the suspected man.
who collect fees from several men on the
fraudulent orders.
HAYwARDS CARPENTERS ELECT-Hay-
wards, Jan. 9.-Carpenters' Union No. S15 of
Haywards has elected the following officers for
the ensuing term: President G. Toyne: vice
president. H. Bockner; financial secretary. w.
T. Allen; treasurer, ]. B. Lewis; recording
secretary, G. Toyne; conductor A. Williams:
warden, N. T. Sturtevant; trustees, Fred Men,
ken. H. Bockner and A Chase. g. Toyne and
N T. Sturtevant were elected delegates to the
District Council for the term.
SPRING VALLEY GIVEN TIME. OAKLAND
jan 6.-By stipulation between attorneys for
Mrs. Jane r. Clough and the Spring Valley
Water Company an extension of thirty days
was given the attorneys for the com
pany to prepare a statement on motion for a
trial An Injunction was granted Mrs.
Clough, and her attorneys. T. c. Huxley and
William r. Davis were allowed a SOS 600 Zee
each for prosecuting the famous ditch com
pany case.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
DEATH CALLS TWO PIONEER
RESIDENTS OF OAKLAND
Mrs. Margaret Keegan and Edward I'll.
Lenox Pass Away-James
Mccarthy Dead

OAKLAND, Jan. 9.-Mrs. Margaret
Keegan, who for more than fifty years
had been resident of this city, died
last night at her home, 724 Adeline
street, aged 70 years. Mrs. Keegan
came to California fifty-three years
ago with her husband, the late Tim
othy Keegan, coming around Cape
Horn in sailing vessel. Mrs. Keegan
was an aunt of N. j. Collins of 5S7
Iwenty-fifth street. The funeral will
De held at 8 a. m. Wednesday from
st. Fdancis de Sales Church.
Edward Henry Lenox, aged II years,
died yesterday at the Kings Daugh-
tcrs' Home after an illness of two
months. Mr.. Lenox was one of the
Oldest residents of California, having
crossed the plains in 1843. For the
last thirty-five years he had resided in
this city. He leaves a widow and four
children, j. r., B. H., e. p. and Miss
Eleanor Lenox. The funeral will be
held at p. m. tomorrow from the
enty-third-avenue Baptist Church
under the auspices of the Society of
California Pioneers.
James Mccarthy, who for the last
year had been night watchman at the
courthouse, died to-day at his resi-
dence, 1712 Adeline street, aged 81
years. Death was caused by pleuro-
pneumonia.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
GRAND JURORS
BEGIN INQUIRY
They Hold Their First Ses-
sion and Will Investi-
gate the County Offices
EVIDENCE is WEAK
Inquisitors Informed That
It Would Be Useless to
Indict Four Ex-POlicemen
EVIDENCE rs WEAK
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
101c proodWav Tan q

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Jan. 8.
The new Grand Jury held it's first ses-
sion this morning and has begun the
work laid out for it, District Attorney
Allen and Judge S. P. Hall were before
it in regard to the recent police scan
dal, and the matter Of taking any ac-
ton is still under advisement. In his
address to the jury upon it's impanel-
ment Judge Hall called attention to the
published accounts of the police scan
dial and said that it was a proper SUBJ
ject for investigation.
The District Attorney is Of the opin-
ion that if indictments are found no
prosecution would be successful, as the
only evidence against Sergeant Clark
and Policemen Stahl, Hamerton and
Andrews is their own confessions, given
under promise of immunity from prose-
cution in consideration of their hand
ing in their designations to the Chief Of
Police and the threat that If they did
not the entire matter would be pub
lished. Such a confession could not be
introduced as evidence, and there is no
other evidence against them.
The thefts charged against the police
men were done in such way that the
owners of the stores themselves were
not aware in many instances that any
thing had been taken until the confes-
sions were made public, and so far no
witnesses have been found willing to
go before the Grand Jury and make
complaint.
The matter of appointing an expert
to investigate the accounts of the coun-
ty offices was laid over until the next
meeting, which will be held next Tues
day.
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PERSONAL.

N. o. Haltburg of San Jose is at the
Grand.
R. A. Smith of Seattle is a guest al
the st. Francis.
Attorney A. F. Boynton of Oroville
is at the Grand.
C. E. Lilly. Santa Cruz business
man, is at the California.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Wright of Lew
iston. Mont, are at the Palace.
DR.. M. Schnabel and family, of
Newcastle, are at the California.
DR.. G. F, Hamilton of Taranza,
Ark, is registered at the Palace.
John w. Considine, Seattle's lead
ing sporting man, is at the Palace.
w. C. Ward, a prominent resident
of Detroit, is at the ST. Francis.
Among yesterdays arrivals at the
st. Francis was DR.. C. D. Gray of St
Louis.
e. B. Partridge, one of Livermore's
wealthiest residents, is staying at the
Grand.
f. B. Marshall of the United States
Geological Survey, is registered at the
Occidental.
Supervisor Thomas r. Finn is con-
fined to his home with a severe attack
of pneumonia.
w. H. Holabird. we'll known lum-
herman of Los Angeles, is among the
latest arrivals at the Palace.
Lady Tupper, wife Of Sir Charles HI.
Tupper. who is here as representa-
tive of Mrs. Joan Dunsmuir in the
Dunsmuir will contest, arrived from
Vancouver yesterday to join her hus-
band.
John B. Read. one of the best
known newspaper men in Montana.
who usually spends several months
each year in San Francisco, arrived
from Butte yesterday and is staying
at the Palace.
III. A. Wright of the grain broker
age firm of Yates & Wright, who is a
well-known crack amateur billiard
list, leaves for Chicago to-day to par-
ticipate in the forthcoming amateur
billiard tournament there, and will he
absent four or five weeks. He will he
accompanied by w. H. Sigourney. the
attorney, also well-known billiard :
ist.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
PRESIDENT WHEELER'S TOUR
NOW ALMOST COMPLETE
Head of University Concludes Work
I'm Coast Cities-Address to
Farmers.

BERKELEY, Jan. 9.-President
Benjamin Ide Wheeler is to return to
his offices at the university to-mor-
row, according to announcement made
by his secretary to-day. The presi-
dent has been absent from the uni
versity for ten days, his trip including
visits to Sacramento, Santa Barbara
and other coast cities.
The annual farmers institute at
Santa Barbara last week had on its
list of speakers the name of President
Wheeler. He spoke of the univer-
sity's work for the agricultural inter
ests of the State and its activities in
general, pointing out it's value to each
section of the States population
At Sacramento President Wheeler
conferred with Governor Pardee re-
garding the appropriation bills in
which the university is interested.
Chief of these was the appropriation
for a new agricultural building, to
cost $4,000. President Wheeler was
accompanied by committee of re-
gents when he called upon the Gov
ernor, all of the matters preached at
the interview being such as have been
given the approval of the board of
regents
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CaIifornians I'm New vor,-

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The following
Californians arrived in New York to.
day:
From San Francisco-R. s. Britton
at the Woodward: c. E. ELLINGTON q,
the Cadillac; J. c. Seasholz. at the st
Denis; w. w. Stettheimer and wife. a,
the Netherland; Mrs. e. Waterman
at the Cadillac: c. Bachem, at the Ash.
land; Mrs. z. e. Bradley, at the New
Amsterdam; J. w. Ellsworth. at the
Astor; s. E. Farmer, at the Kensing.
ton; @. Kraus, at the Cadillac: e. A
Powell at the Imperial.
From Los Angeles-J. w. Cheney. al
the Continental: J. p. Davenport, al
the Criterion: r. w. Vincent at the
Imperial.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Jan. 8.

1915 Broadway, Jan. 8.
The City Council tonight, after pro-
tracted debate. adopted by unanimous
vote, Councilman McAdam being alb
sent, resolutions ordering the prepara-
ton of an ordinance calling a bond
election for the submission of the Bay
Cities Water Company's project to sell
the city a municipal water supply
Councilman John L. Howard read a
long paper, in which he favored making
an effort at once to get the Contra
Costa Water Company to submit a fiat
offer to sell or within ninety days to
agree to an arbitration upon the value
of its plant if the sale figures should
not satisfy the Council. Howard strong
ly favored the purchase of the Contra
Costa plant but said he was not in ac-
cord with the company's methods of
finding a valuation. He opposed it's
proposition to submit to a condemna-
tion suit, saying that this would lead
to interminable litigation. Touching the
Bay Cities project as presented, Coun-
Gilman Howard said:
Il believe the Bay Cities Company
makes it's offer in good faith. but
am unwilling to vote to assume the
risk of tying up the city's partial pay
ments to the extent of perhaps Is per
cent of S3,750000. awaiting the prob
lematical issue of litigation, which the
Company's attorney is frank enough to
say he expects.
Unless steps are Immediately taken
to change existing conditions | will
favor a contract binding the city to
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
Laundry Workers Meet.

OAKLAND, Jan. 9.-The fourth
semi-annual convention of the Laun-
dry Workers of the sixth district of
California was held yesterday in Cali
fornia Hall, the following unions being
represented: Local No. So, Alameda
County Laundry Workers of Oakland;
Local No. &c, Steam Laundry Workers
of San Francisco; Local No. 72, Steam
Laundry Workers of Stockton; Local
No. rs, Laundry Workers of Sacra-
mento; Local No. 33, Steam Laundry
Workers of San Jose, and Local No.
146, Laundry Workers of Santa Rosa.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: President Carrie
Palmer. San Francisco; vice president,
L. G. Walden, San Francisco; secre-
tary, r. c. Mcdonald, Stockton; treas
urer, Tillie Walter, Oakland; sergeant
at arms, Robert Ewing. The DIRECTORS
chosen were A. D. Giger, Oakland; w.
G. Thomas, Sacramento; Charles
Rosenhall San Jose; r. c. Mcdonald,
Stockton, and Mr.. Farrell of San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
'SAYS CHARGES
ARE UNFOUNDED
Oakland City Council Exon
crates Associated Charl-
ties From Accusations
rs WORTHY INSTITUTION
Funds Have All Been Ex-
pended in Right Manner
and Investigation Is Made
rs WORTHY INSTITUTION
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1915 Broadway, Jan. 8.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1016 Broadway, Jan. 8.
The City Council tonight dismissed
the charges filed by Mrs. Agnes Burke
Sheppard against the Associated Char
tiles and fully exonerated the officials
of the organization. The charges OF
Mrs. Sheppard were declared to be en-
tirely without foundation and unworthy
of further consideration.
The Auditing and Finance Committee
of the Council. by which the charges
against the Associated Charities were
investigated, submitted the following
report this evening:
The undersigned members of the Auditing
and Finance Committee visited the rooms of
the Associated Charities in order to examine
into the system pursued by that beneficiary
of the city.
We found that the president of the associa-
tion is b. H. Pendleton, a member of this
Council. His associates are Rev. Charles r.
Brown, Rev. Charles w. Walkley and John d.
Isaacs. This fact in itself warrants the be-
lief in a conscientious supervision OF the So
ciety's affairs.
That the secretary and the executive of the
association is Miss Anita c. Whitney a re-
fined lady of manifest executive ability.
That receipts Snd warrants are issued for
all sums received and expended and that from
the stubs of such books debit and credit en-
tries are made in cash book. This cash book
is checked in detail at the end of each three
the association whose certificate Of correct
ness appears such said cash book. Owing
to this fact the committee did not make a
detailed audit
That for the character of the work intended
to be done by the society. the system pursued
commends itself to us and that the society
itself is praiseworthy enterprise.
That the attack upon the society, which
was the cause of our visit. is entirely unwar-
ranted. apparently personal In character and
with the manifest motive OF seeking notoriety.
In our Judgment 1t is entirely unworthy OF
further attention by US.
EDWIN MEESE.
Oakland January g. 1905
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
TELL OF THEIR
SECRET UNION
Oswald j. Lubbock and Miss
Irene AnsbrO of Alameda
Wed and Surprise Parents

ALAMEDA. Jan. S.-Oswald ]. Lub-
book, son of City Treasurer and Mrs.
Oswald Lubbock, and Miss Irene Ans
bro, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. c.
Ansbro of 1908 Santa Clara avenue,
have been husband and wife since last
Monday but their parents were not
informed of the union until yesterday,
when the young couple divulged their
secret to their relatives. The wedding
was celebrated at San Rafael, where
they went TO avoid publicity.
Although the pair had been be-
trothed for some time objection to
the marriage was made on the part of
the brides parents, who desired their
daughter to delay entering the matri-
monial state until later in the year.
Mr.. Lubbock is we'll known here, hav-
ing lived in this city all his life. He
is in the employ of the southern Pa
cific Company. His bride is a pretty
brunette, with a gracious disposition
that has endeared her to many friends.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
APPOINTS NEW
COMMISSIONER
Board of Supervisors Names
}. Fred Seulberger as
Successor of 2. j. Keller
Oakland Office San Francisco Cali,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
1016 Broadway, Jan. 9.
The Board of Supervisors to-day re-
organized for the new session, Super
visors Rowe, Horner, Kelly and Tai
colt being present. The most impor-
tant business of the meeting was the
appointment of j. Fred Seulberger as
horticultural Commissioner of this
district, to succeed F. J. Keller, whose
term expires on January 81. The an
nual report of Commissioner Keller
was read and ordered filed The newly
appointed Horticultural Commissioner
Is one of the best-known florists in this
city and is thoroughly qualified to take
charge of the district.
On petition of the Claremont Country
Club several roads through the clubs
Rockridge Park property were closed
to public use. The roads were dedi-
Gated to the county many years ago
by the. filing of the map of Rockridge,
but they had never been built nor ac-
cepted for public use.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
VAN HORNS COMPROMISE
CUSTODY OF THEIR SON.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings Bring
About an Understanding Between
the Father and Mother.

ABOUT an Understanding Between
the Father and Mother.
OAKLAND, Jan. 9.-The principals
in the celebrated Van Horn divorce
case confronted each other in court
this afternoon in struggle over their
l3-year-old son, Willis. A compro-
mise was effected between the father
and mother through an ARRANGEMENT
whereby the child is to visit the faith
er on each Saturday in San Francisco.
Mrs. Marion Van Horn and the
child were in court in answer to a writ
of habeas corpus sued out by her ex-
husband, Ross Van. Horn. for
merly San Rafael school
teacher, to get the custody of
the child given him by the decree
awarding him the divorce. With con-
siderable feeling and some tears Mrs.
Van Horn, in answer to her husbands IS
accusation that he had not been al
lowed to see the child. told the court
that she could not have him coming
around to her. home at 2222 Bancroft
way in Berkeley. Judge w. E. Greene
intimated that such conduct was quite
improper; on the other hand he
warned both sides that all feeling
must be eliminated from the settling
OF the case and finally compromise
was arrived at.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
Hold-Up Pans Out Poorly.

ALAMEDA, Jan. 9.-John Rodri-
gues. cook. employed at Frank
Smiths restaurant. was held UP to-
night at 9:15 o'clock on Blanding
avenue, near the tidal canal bridge, by
lone footpad. armed and masked.
He was relieved of 25 cents. all he
had in his pockets. Rodrigues' purse
was secreted in his shoe and was not
discovered by the highwayman. The
robber is described as being about 25
years of age. He wore a dark suit
and black hat This is the second
hold-up to occur at the same place
within ten days.
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RANCHER DECLARES
THAT HE WAS ROBBED
Says Trio of Thugs Beat Him Into
Unconsciousness and Took
Pursefu1 of Gold.

OAKLAND, Jan. 9.--With his head
swathed in bandages and nursing his
painful wounds, James Wall, a ranch
er from Dixon, complained to-day to
Chief of Police Hodgkins that he had
been sandbagged Saturday night near
Sixteenth-street station by three
thugs, who robbed him of 5000. Wall
declares that from the time he was
beaten into insensibility he remem-
bered nothing until he regained con-
sciousness in the Harbor Hospital in
San Francisco.
The police of Oakland have inves-
tigated Wallis story and find that no
train arrived in Oakland from Dixon
at the time he says he was robbed and
If anything of the kind happened II
must have been in San Francisco.
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EXTINGUISHES FIRE. BY
JUMPING INTO ESTUARY
Judd Durkee, Burned by an Explo-
sion of Gasoline, Displays
Presence of Mind

ALAMEDA, Jan. 9.-After he had
been severely burned about the hands
and face through the explosion of a
painters gasoline furnace and his
clothes ignited by the blazing fluid,
Judd Durkee of 1852 Regent street
retained presence of mind enough to
jump into the estuary from the yawl
Gipsy and save himself from what
might have proved fatal injuries. 1t
was while Durkee was engaged in
burning old paint from the boat yes
terday preparatory to giving the craft
new coat that the accident hap
pened. The explosion was caused by
a defect in the gasoline furnace. Dud-
ley Gresham of 1114 Regent street,
who was working near Durkee when
the explosion took place, received sew
eral minor burns.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10

JUDGE MURASKY WILL DECIDE.-Mar-
garet Seals, the pretty fourteen-year-old girl
who left her employment at the fruit store OF
d. Liapis owing to Liapis' annoying atten-
tions to her. taken before Police Judge
Csbaniss yesterday. He decided that he had
no jurisdiction and suggested that the girl be
taken before the Juvenile Court The girls
mother insisted upon her rights but the girl
objected strongly to being placed in her
mothers power again. Miss Stebbins. the pro-
bationary officer of the Juvenile Court has
promised to procure a suitable position for
the girl. who. will be taken before Judge
Murasky to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
WILLIAM b. COLLIER
SUCCEEDS w. A. DEANE
Well Known Capitalist Is Appointed
Superintendent of the Local
Indian Warehouse

William B. Collier, the we'll known
local capitalist, was advised yesterday
by wire from Washington of his ap-
pointment to the position of superin-
tendent of the Indian warehouse in
this city. He succeeds the late Will
liam A. Deane, who was appointed to
the superintendency only a few
months before his death.
The appointment was made on the
recommendation of the late Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, w. A. Jones,
and being a departmental one, it is
not subject to the confirmation of the
Senate. Superintendent Collier is a
brother-in-law of Secretary Hitchcock
and was formerly engaged in ranching
in Northern California.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-10
Lip Split by Falling Gaspine.

George Franklin. plumber, resid-
ing at 1925 Twenty-third street. while
at work at Montgomery street yes
terday forenoon. was hit on the mouth
and his lip split open by a piece of
gaspipe, which fell from an upper
floor. He was removed to the Elmer
gency Hospital, where DIR. Kucich
closed the wound