The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
AROUND THE BAY

( HAY AND GRAIN BURNED. byron, Oct. 4.
Two box cars loaded with hay and grain on a
Southern Pacific siding were burned this morn
ing Tramps set the fire.
ACCUSED OF THEFT.-Oakland, Oct. 4.-Ben
King, a driver for Hale Brothers at Eleventh
and Washington streets, has been arrested for
3 WIVES CHARGE Observation-Disclosures.
Cpt. 4.-Susie 1. Hart has sued John r. Hart
for divorce. charging desertion. Bertha e.
Henning sues F. B. Henning and Adde Wilson
sues Cornelius Wilson the same grounds.
BOY RUN OVER By TRAIN.-Oakland Oct.
4.-Pietro Covalt, aged 5 years, jumped off a
Fand the wheels of two cars ran over one foot.
Two of the lads toes were taken of and the
bones of the instep were crushed.
PRESIDENT OF MILLS COLLEGE GOES
Oct. Mrs G. 7. Mills,
president of Mills College and her sister. Mrs.
Toman, left last night for Williamstown. Mass.
to attend the centenary celebration of the found
ing of the American Board of Foreign Missions.
GAMBLING JOINT RAIDED. D.-oaklsnd. Oct.
4.-Policemen Charles Moebus and William Wah-
puth raided gambling den IN Chinatown last
night and arrested four Chinese and four Jap
anese. The prisoners were charged with visit
fixed at $40.
NOLAN AND CONNOLLY SENTENCED.
Oakland, Oct 3-Dennis Nolan and Steve Con-
molly, who some time ago beat c. L. Addison, a
conductor OF the Oakland Traction Consolidated,
were found guilty of battery this morning, and
were sentenced to a term of twenty Eve days In
the City Prison
GRASS FIRE NEAR COUNTRY CLUB.-oak-
land, Oct. 4.-Fire started by refugees living
in the hills back Of the C Country es Club last night
and today. The fire made its way far beyond
Lake Temescal and destroyed the tent quarters
of many refugees. fss-as
PROFESSOR WILL ADDRESS REALTK MEN.
Oakland, Oct. 4-Professor Carl Plehn, "a member
Of the commission appointed by the Legislature
to draft new laws on taxation, will deliver an
address on Reform in Taxation in California
before the Oakland Real Estate Association in
Foresters' Hall Friday night.
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media, Oct 4.-James Hoover of this city passed
away yesterday at Sacramento. He was "a
years of age and is survived by widow and
SIX children-Mrs. Q. G. Cannon, Mrs. c. Reboul,
Henry Luce, Mrs Charles Forster.
INSANE FUGITIVE CAUGET.-Martines,
Oct. 4-E. ]. Argues, an insane inmate of the
Napa State Hospital, who broke away from one
pasture near Dixon yesterday half dead from
hunger and exhaustion. He had subsisted al
AGED EDITOR FALLS FROM CAR.-Ala-
media, Oct 4-Diedrich Klintworth, editor of
the California Journal, German publication,
fell from an electric car Santa Clara avenue,
near Ninth street. last night and suffered a
fracture OF the skull that may cause his death.
milnIwortn MI rw Is "a years of age and lives at
SEEK DEAD WoMAN'S MoNEY.-oakland,
Oct 4-Coroner Fl. B. Mehrmann has received
Information that Henrietta Katschinski, who
was killed By Berkeley train on October 1 of
last year. was at the time of her death the
possessor or considerable wealth in the form of
cash. cash She had fallen heir to $1,000 shortly be.
fore she was killed and eferts are now being
made to trace the whereabouts of the coin.
NEW LIFE OF sTEvENsoN.--stanf Uni
y' versily' ocs 4.The life of Robert Louis Ste
venson during his stay in the Samoan Islands
was the subject of Professors v. l.. Kellogg of
tne entomology department and H. w. Rolfe
o. o. the m Greek & department last night at meet
ing OF tne stanford English Club An unpub-
gsther s,.n, with some OF stevensons autographs,