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The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
PRESIDENTS HUNTING
PARTY STORsIBOUND
Roads Are Muddy and the Trails Esx-
ceedingly Dangerous for
HorSemen.

GLENwOOD SPRINGS. Colo, May
3.-For three days the Presidents S
hunting party has been stormbound in
the mountains. Rain and snow have
fallen continuously and tonight there
is no sign of a break. TIE roa ds are
muddy, and the trails exceedingly dan
gerous for horsemen.
Grizzly bears are the only kind OF
game that Will be hunted for from
now on. Thus far the king OF the
Rocky Mountain beasts has eluded the
President and he Is very anxious to
get one. Ten brown bears have fallen
TO the party.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
FIVE TEXAS RAILROADS
PLACED UNDER ONE HEAD
Southern Pacific Merger Bill Receives
the Signature of the
Governor
.r-~rIN Ta,

AUSTIN. Tex, May 3.-The South
ern Pacific merger bin was signed by
the Governor to-day. It provides for
the consolidation under one manage
ment of the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio, the New York Texas and
Mexican. the Gulf. Western, Texas and
Pacific, the Galveston. Houston and
Northern, and the San Antonio and
Gulf roads. 1t also requires the San
Antonio and Gulf be extended from
Stockdale to Cunro, a distance of
eighty miles. within two years.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

In the case OF Capt Jackson we have
a soldier. who was at cne time doctor.
He suffered from catarrh Of the stomach.
His suferings were protracted-
He tried Peruna as q last resort
He. like multitude OF others. found
instant relief and permanent cure
Peruna cures c1;orrh.
Perga1 cures cotnrrh where ysr koeatsd.
PerUHa not onIy cures eaturrh Of tbs
stomach. but cafarrh of tire head. throat.
bowe.s- ki5neys or any other organ.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
BANK CASHIER GIVEN
SEVEN YEAR SENTENCE
A. b. Spear OF Oberlin Admits That
He Made False Entries In
the Books

CLEVELAND, May "A. B. Spear.
cashier of the defunct Citizens Bank
of Oberlin, to-day in the United States
District Court entered plea of guilty
to one count Of the Indictment. charg-
ing him with making false entries in
the banks books. District Attorney
Sullivan recommended that all other
against Spear be nolled.
Judge Tayler at once sentenced Spear
to seven years Imprisonment in the
Ohio penitentiary.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
FIRST REGULAR TRAIN OVER
NEW ROAD TO SALT LAKE

Given Elaborate Receptions at Vari-
Gus Stations on Way From
Los Angeles.
SALT LAKE, Utah, May 3.-The
first regular passenger train from Los
Angeles over the San Pedro road ar
rived in Salt Lake City at 1890
o'clock this morning, about four hours
late. It was stated that the delay was
due TO no fault Of the management
but that the train was repeatedly
Held up along the road by reception
committees with brass bands. and
bearing flowers and fruit for the 224
passengers who filled the coaches. A
large number of Salt Lake people
were present and cheered the arrival
of the train.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
SONS OF HENRY BURDEN
ADJUST DIFFERENCES
Compromise Said to Have Been
Reached as to Division of the
Big Estate.

NEW YORK, May 3.-After litiga-
ton in various courts extending over
a period of twenty years the sons OF
the late Henry Burden. of Troy. n. Y,
inventor of horse shoe machine and
other devices from which he amassed
a fortune, are reported to have set
tied their differences by compromise.
The plant at Troy alone is valued at
S1O,000.000. More than 100000 in
,cunsel fees and court costs has been
Expended in the fight among the heirs
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
-Four Men Lost in an Ice Froe.

SALTWATER. Mimi, May s.
George H. Sullivan, City Attorney, has
received telegram from his brother
Joseph. who is in Nome. Alaska, stat
ing that their brother Harvey had
been lost in an ice foe In Bering Sea
off the coast of Alaska. There were
three men with Harvey Sullivan in a
launch and they have not been heard
from since last Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

lar his sole cash capital at that mo-
ment, Mr.. Dupius, with tears in his
voice. responded:
Dick, that's me treasury. but, kid
It's yours Stack il up wid yer As
en- hand tn bunch 70 yer landiady.
II dig up some more cush an fetch
= 70 ve.
Ms. Wilson gratefully accepted the
. Two bits and fastened 70 her apart
nent al ZS5 OFarrel street. Twenty
minutes later Nj Dupius. with three
silver dollars IN possession. was tap
ping al her door.
open ". Dick" he whispered
through the keyhole. I've made z
faise OF three bucks an they're burn
in ne hand. want ye 70 relieve me
OF IN pain"
To his surprise. not unmired with
chagrln. the answer came that he
could not be admitted Then suspicion
seized him Applying an eye TO the
gaping iurerstices between door-bot-
tom and sill he distinctly saw upon
the chamber floor a pair OF mems
boots IN proximity 70 z couple OF
sFrench-heeled patent feathers. The
masculine 1Ootgear moved, indicating
occupancy.
TEL ne. Dick" Mr. Dupius hoarse-
y murmured. that Wilson an you
is maxim Up. an then ye'u hear me
go ne way.
No such assurance waited 10 him
Instead there was q conTulsed heav-
Ing Of the brOgans and the daintier
.ssoes, indicating effort on the part Of
the Weerers 10 suppress laughter. Mr..
'Dupius, quick 70 act IN rage as well
.as Ia sympathy applied a brawny
shoulder 10 the door and burst its fas-
renings- JUST as he entered the apart
menr. however, something very hard
crashed forcibly upon his brow. in
6tcung z deep wound Of criss-cross
pattern Daze6 but unconQuered. he
dashed into the room and in semi
darkness perceived buriy man,
whom he promptly knocked down.
Then he was attacked By the late re-
clpient OF his benefcence and after
tasting her into q corner he went
B. forth and obtained police aid 70 com
pass the further punishment Of her
. companion.
With a Maltese cross OF courtplaster
s-on his forehead Mr.. Dupius recounted
his .nisadventure TO Police Judge Ca
bsniss. This" he said. laying a
finger upon the plaster, is where
got i OF the kokQ." His asailant. who
was booked as John c. Collins denied
having struck the first blow. That
p statement was corroborated BY Mrs
Wilson who complained bitterly Of
me violence with which NJ Dupius
% treated her.
i Ike that" said Mr.. -Dupius. in
sarcasm, after al that I done for
her
Indeed" exclaimed the LADY. I'D
IKE 10 know what you ever done for
me -
Didn't I pay 2 dentist for hxin'
Yer teeth - was the reminder. Would
ve have q sound tooth II yer head Il
81 wasn't FER me-"
Ere retort could be uttered his Hon
or. dismissed the case
Edward Foley, accused by Patrol
man P. J. Foley Of having disturbed
the peace On Market street, said he
came from Tuolunlne County and was
resenting the bsdinage addressed 10
q him BY some small boys when the Of
ncer un5ustly gathered him in. His
o17lfnutive stature, the quality and
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED
BY EXPLOSION OF ENGINE
Boiler Blows Up, but No Damage Is
Done TO the Cars At
tached.

LAS VEGAS. y. NJ. MAY s.-In one
of the most peculiar accidents that
ever occurred on this division OF the
Santa Fe Engineer E. W. Davis and
Fireman ]. W. Swisher have just lost
their lives. The boiler of an engine
hauling q heavy work train blew up
and the men were instantly killed. The
engine was blown to pieces. but lit
tie damage was done to the rest of the
train. The officials here say the ac-
cident is unexplainable.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
SUIT OVER A TRIFLE
COSTS a LARGE SUM
Government Spends Hundreds in Ac-
ton Involving Forty-Ffve
Cents


NEW YORK. May Sit has been
officially determined by the Board OF
United States General Appraisers that
Miss Mary NJ. Goodwin of Boston can
not recover the sum of 45 cents ex-
acted as duty by the Collector of Gus
toms at Bangor. Maine. on a souvenir
spoon of American manufacture re-
turned from Newfoundland.
Miss Goodwin testified that she
bought the spoon in Boston and sent
it 10 relative at St. Johns. II did
not match some other articles and
was returned for exchange. The Ban
gor Collector held it up and mulcted
Miss Goodwin 45 cents. and that lady
at once appealed to the general board,
fntimating that she needed the money
more than did the Government.
1t Is possible she will carry the case
10 the Federal Circuit Court. The nti-
CATION has already cost the Govern
ment several hundred dollars.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
JAILED FOR VIOLATING
KANSAS ANTITRUST Law
Secretary of Grain Dealers Associa.
ton Must Serve Sentence OF
Ninety Days.

TOPEKA, Kans-. May Sc. +
Smiley. secretary OF the Kansas Grain
Dealers Association. was TO-DAY
placed in Jail at La Crosse, Kans.. to
violation of the. antitrust law. This
case is a noted one and has been
fought through all Of the courts to the
highest tribunal in the last four years
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

older than when last saw you" Har-
~ politely prevaricated.
My, my. you haven't changed even
little bit" was Annie's counter false
hood.
Then they began TO exchange mari
tai experiences Inquiry as to the
state OF Mr.. McLean's health brought
from Annie the declaration that she
did not know, because she had been
divorced from that gentleman soon
after their union. Nor do I care -
she added, whether he is well or
Ill. for he treated me shamefully. But
how Is Mrs. Mccarthy" Then from
Harry came the information that he
had welded a shrew and was COM
PEELED in self-defense TO become pay
er Of alimony. The profound sym
pathy expressed by Annie's face
touched Harry SO forcibiy that he i'm
mediately invited her TO partake of
refreshments in nearby cafe She
accepted.
1t was eventide when Patrolrnan
Skaln and Groat found Annie and
Harry leaning against each other and
shedding tears at the intersection Of
Pacific and Kearny streets. In re-
EpOnse 10 a query as to the cause of
their joint grief, Harry murmured that
his was a blighted life and Annie
blubbered regret that she could not
turn the universe backward and thus
regain her girlhood. Then they alter
nateiy sobbed forth the story herein
before feebly narrated
Cheer up. kids said one Of the po-
Iicemen Cherries are ripe and mar
riage licenses cheap.
Guess you'd better have your cry
out where you won't be distur bed, !"
said the other man in blue
Judge Fritz suggested a May we'd
ding and hinted that he might be pre-
vailed upon 10 offlciate. but as neither
jump at the proposal he sighed and
gave them ten days apiece.
Wing Lungs horse was so emaciated
that 10 identify il as horse was some
what difficult, Humane Officer Hooper
told Judge Mogan, but thorough sur
vey Of it's tout ensemble satisfied him
that IL was Of equine extraction, so
he arrested Wing Lung and charged
him with cruelty 10 animals.
What do you use the creature for7"
Judge Mogan asked Wing Lung.
Mice selIem fish," was the answer:
him pullee wagon Him belly stlong
hoss"
do you ever feed him?''
Alice time him eatee plenty hay"
Officer Hooper opined that the ami
NAL had forgotten how TO feed, as 1t
mouthed most gingerly the food sup
piled 10 It in the pound. Then the
Judge fined the defendant SO and or
dered that the victim OF his parsinony
be confiscated and slaughtered.
sixteen-year-old Felix Marquand pir-
fered no less than three morning news
papers from the doorway OF as Suffer
street. where they had been deposited
by carriers, and Judge Mogan found
him guilty OF petty larceny The lad
resides with his father at 40 Gilbert
street His plea was that he picked
up the papers with intent TO peruse
their help wanted" advertisements
and then replace them where he got
them. but the arresting policeman was
positive that the boys purpose was
lercenous. Sentence to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
WOMAN I'M DIRE DISTRESS
DECEIVES SAMARITAN.
Accepts HIS Aims and chuckles IN Sleeve
Footgear Leads TO Exposure Of Her PefIdy
and Battenng Of His Forehead.
BIZ JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

Mrs -Dickie- wilson poured pity
into the soul OF H. 7. Dupius. who
had admired her as a maiden. when
she narrated the base conduct Of Mr..
Wilson. Displaying IS cents, she said:
Hes ducked. an that's all the
dough I've got 70 pay me room rent
With"
Handing 70 her a quarter OF a dol
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

LINCOLN. Neb, May 3. Ex-Pres,den,
Grover Cleveland has made liberal confirm,
ton toward the endowment fund OF the Hast
ings College at Hastings, Neb- The sum i,
not stated
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
Tor o. . Navy Yard ana vAllsiO-

stmrs General. Erisals. - a1d p 4onsl-
-, 100 a m >9.45 a m 1870 noon- 3.l5
.. "a. 500 D. m. $50 D N Leave Vallejo
zoo a N $50 a m. 12-30 noon. S-zo p n.
= $50 .. m LANDS ravy yard direct
Isndfnx<-san Francisco. pier ? foot OF Mis-
-5on street: vallejo. city dock. foot % Fir-
rs-fz street Meals a n carte san FraccLscc>
pncne Main 1893. Vallejo. Dho1s Mnz1 L.
HATCH BROS. Can Agsuck
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

BOARD OF TRADE 10 oRGAE1zE-oak-
land May 5.-The directors Of the Board OF
Trade VIII meet Friday night when H c
Capweil. the president will sarnounce the
Standing committees for the rear.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

Harry Mccarthy and the lass who
subsequently became Mrs. Annie Nc
Lean were playmates, and their friend
ship continued until Cupid steered An
ME 10 the altar with Mr.. Mclean and
directed Harry to il with another
young woman. Then they drifted
apart. and for three years they had
neither seen nor heard of each other
until fate brought them face TO face
on Kearny street last Tuesday after
noon Recognition was mutual and
simultaneous. despite the fact that
time had dealt urgently with both Of
them
We'll. well. you don't look a day
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
corpAaxrr szxExALE TsAssArLAsrIauE

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-Pzris <eza
Sailing every Thursday instead OF M
SATURDAY. 10 a. m from Pier AZ.
North River foot OF Morton ST.
FIRST class 70 Havrs. $40 and upward sec
end class 70 Havre $45 and upward GEN-
ERAI AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA. 81 Broadway Hudson puflclnSl.
New York J. =. FUGAZI q %. Faelnc So<s1
Ax-ntn 5 Muntgomery avenue. san Franc-sco-
Tfcsets sold By all Rallroad Ticket Agents
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04
MANY CHINESE SMUGGLED
ACROSS SOUTHERN BORDER
Dressed as Mexicans They Gain En-.
trance to the United
Efafes

Ell PASO, Tex, May 3.-A Chinese
arrested last night while entering the
United States. impersonating a Mex
lean. says many of his countrymen
are successfully working this ruse. Ac-
cording TO his story. hundreds Of them
fill the Mexican border cities and are
smuggled in at every opportunity.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

his beard were in turn held UP TO ridf-
cule by the youths. he explained. They
called him Shorty" hinted that his
clothing had been purloined from a
scarecrow, pointed derisively ar his
whiskers. stroked their chins and
bleated like goats.
II came down from Tuolumne to see
my sick brother in Oakland" plain
lively he informed Judge Mogan, and
finding him out Of danger I crossed the
bay to look at the city, and this is the
result"
"A further result is your dismissal -
said his Honor, and / hope you will
experience no more discourteous treat
ment while you are in town."
You bet L won't" was the rejoind-
er, for I'm going right back to
Tuolumne."
Charles CahiI1 who said he was a
bridgebuilder from Shasta County.
Jared very well in the metropolis until
he attempted 10 play it low down upon
the Chinese proprietor Of cigar store
on Dupont street. He dropped q nickeD
in q slot machine upon the counter,
pushed the button, brought up four
diamonds and a heart, shouted, A
dush.' and then quickly invested an
other nickel and removed from view
the evidence of his effort TO cheat.
Asiatic's eye was quicker than Mr..
CahilPs hand. however A demand
for ten cigars, the scheduled reward
for drawing a flush, was celdly re-
sected, and when Mr.. Cahill coarsely
pressed his claim the heather had him
arrested for peace disturbance AT
the expiration Of twenty-four hours he
will be at liberty TO return TO Shas-a-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

Edward Foley, accused by Patrol
man P. J. Foley Of having disturbed
The peace On Market street, said he
came from TUolunlne County and was
resenting the bsdinage addressed 10
him by some small boys when the Of
ncer unjustly gathered him in. His
o17fnutive stature, the quality and
style Of his garments and the shape of
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

well. we'll. you don't look a day
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-04

Alice time him eatee plenty hay"
Officer Hooper opined that the ami
nal had forgotten how TO feed. as 1t
mouthed most gingerly the food sup
piled 10 1t in the pound. Then the
Judge fined the defendant SO and or
dered that the victim OF his parsimony
be confiscated and slaughtered
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
INQUEST Is DRAMATIC.

ALAMEDA, Aug 5.-when young
Thomas w. Cook staggered into his
home with broken skull, bleeding and
mortally wounded, after he had been
beaten and robbed on the night Of July
%, he exclaimed to his terrified sister,
Teddy. what's the matter? Don't you
see the death man?'
Such was the bereaved sisters testi-
mony at the inquest here to-day.
When S. G. Pembroke, father Of one
of the self-confessed murderers of
Cook, beheld the skull of his sons vic
tim ii was exhibited to the Coroner s
jury. he gasped, rushed into the street
and tainted.
The testimony of the victims sister
and the collapse OF the father of one
of the accused murderers were the dra-
matte incidents of a remarkable hear
ing concerning remarkable crime.
George Blaker, John Schneider and
Percy Pembroke, the young men sus-
pected of numbering Thomas w. Cook,
were charged by the Coroner's jury
with murder. The following is the
formal finding:
I'VE, the jury, do find that the name
of the deceased was Thomas w. Cook,
a native of Nova Scotia, aged about %
years, that he came to his death at the
Alameda Sanitarium, and we further
find that his death was caused by
meningitis and cerebritis resulting
from blows upon the head inflicted with
criminal intent July 22, 1905, about 9:15
p. M, on the old county road, between
Twenty-third and Fruitvale avenues, in
s3rooklyn Township, county of Ala
'S,1eda, by George Blaker, John Schnei-
der and Percy Pembroke, and we
charge said George Blaker. John
Schneider and Percy Pembroke with
murder C. H Walsh. Cyrenus Case,
Ernest Mayrisch Jr., Henry G. Gardi-
nier, F. W. Greeley. w. r. McStay,
Charles Dittmar, ]. L. Thompson, W.
Harbaugh, L. A Mueller"
None of the accused lads were pres
ent at the investigation, which was
conducted at the undertaking parlors
of Smiley & Gallagher by Coroner H.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06

Is. Mehrman, assisted by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney w. H. L. Hynes and
Sheriff Frank Barnet.
Mrs. Edna Cook Harper sister of the
murdered man. related how her brother
entered. their home after his encounter
with the footoads. She said: tom
came into the house through the front
door about twenty minutes to 10 on
the night he was beaten. He staggered
hatless into the dining groom, where L
was alone. His face was covered with
blood and / could see a gaping cut on
his head. He said. Teddy, what's the
matter. Don't go see the death MANI
Teddy is a pet name he used to call
me. He staggered in the room and
spoke in a rambling way about money,
feeling his back pockets as he did so.
He said he had been robbed. I asked
him who did 1t. He tried to answer, but
could not I stepped to the telephone
to summon the doctor. but Tom would
not let me. Then 1 ran from the house
and screamed for help. Tom had a few
pieces of silver in his pocket when he
came into the house and his gold watch,
which he placed upon the table. / was
at the hospital when my brother was
conscious and saw him hold up three
fingers when 1 asked him how many
persons had beaten him.
Or. J. H Callen told of how Cook had
repeated the word pipe and tapped
his head with his hand. When the
doctor asked him if he had been hit
with a pipe he answered yes" When
asked If the persons who attacked him
were men Cook replied mo" and when
asked If they were boys the patient
answered yes" He also said that there
were three boys, said that he knew
them and that George Blaker and John
Schneider were two of the trio. Dr.
Callen asserted that the believed Cooks
mind was clear when he answered the
questions.
]. H. Kleupfer testified that he had
seen Blaker and Schneider coming
through a hole in an orchard fence in
Fruitvale about o'clock on the even
ing of the date of the holdup. Kleupfer
said Blaker had a piece of iron pipe in
his hand One of the boys threw an
apricot that hit the witness In the face,
but Kleupfer said none OF them spoke
to him.
Sheriff Barnet gave a synopsis of the
confessions made by Schneider and
Blaker. John MacDougald, Everett
Loveland and Leslie Bradley, boys, tes-
titled that they had seen Blaker.
Schneider and Pembroke sitting on the
opposite side Of the street from Cooks
store about o'clock on the night of
the robbery. Others who gave testi-
mony were Alexander Shields, who
found one of the bludgeons; Mrs. Eliza
beth Faulson. who found another; DR..
Daniel Crosby, DR.. ]. NJ. Shannon, C. H.
Cruff and Constable Tom Carroll
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-06
cooK,s COUSIN ENDS LIFE.

OAKLAND, Aug. 5.-Despondent over
the terrible death of Thomas w. Cook,
whose body he had Just seen buried
in Mountain View Cemetery, Charles
NJ Cook. cousin of the victim. re-
turned to his home in San Leandro
yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
after attending the funeral, and took
q dose of poison-probably aconite He
died shortly afterward In the arms of
his wife. before a physician who had
been summoned could get to the house.
Cooks wife believes that continued
brooding over the fate of his cousin
was the cause Of her husbands suicide.
for ever since the news OF Thomas
Cooks death the cousin had seemed de-
spondent He returned from the funeral
yesterday, and few moments after
arriving at his home he complained of
feeling Ill. Mrs. Cook at once sent for
DIR. Charles Miller. but when the doc
tor arrived death had already claimed
its victim.
Cook was native OF Nova Scotia.
and was Al years of age. The funeral
will be held tomorrow from Odd Eel
lows Hall at San Leandro at D. m.
Interment will be in Mountain View
Cemetery.