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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
WITNESS TELLS
Of BRIBE OFFER
Bernice Brown Says FaustIno
Domingo and f. Reames
Asked Her TO Leave Town
WOULD PAY HER $500
Girls Testimony Is Essen
tiaI to Peoples Case in
Prosecution of Mitchell

OAKLAND, April 9.-What is believed
by District Attorney Allen TO have been
q bold attempt 10 bribe Berniee Brown
to fee the country and thus deprive the
people Of an important witness against
Attorney David Mitchell, how'on trial
for a serious charge. was laid bsre this
morning. and as a result Of the disclos-
ures made 10 Deputy District Attorney
W. H. L. Hynes, Faustino Domingo and
Frank Reames are under arrest on a
charge OF having offered the girl $500
TO leave the town with them. The
money, il is said. was 10 have been
paid by Leon Mitchell the son Of David
Mitchell
The testimony OF the Brown girl is
necessary TO the successful prosecution
Of the charge against Mitchell, which
is that Of having misled Evelyn Walk
er, a girl under 16 years of age She
says that while on her way 10 court
this morning Domingo accOsted her and
introduced Frank Reames and that they
told her she could get $500 il she would
leave the city.
I told them that 1 was deep enough
in trouble over the case already and
that / didn't want any more" was the
reply the girl says she made. She de-
clares the men told her she was fool
Tor not taxing the money Part OF the
conversation was overheard and the re-
marks We're reported TO. the District
Attorney
The Brown girl was at once Ques-
toned, and admitted that the men had
been talking to her, and they were
taken into custody before they had left
the courthouse.
Both the prisoners deny that they
broached the subject to the girl, but say
that she said she had been told she
could get $500 IL she left town, and
that they told her she was a fool for
not taking the money, not thinking they
were laying themselves liable TO prose-
cution. Reames asserts that he has
known none Of the parties, with the
exception Of Domingo, with whom he
happened 10 be walking down the street
when they met the girl.
only two jurors had been accepted at
the close Of the days proceedings.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
DIR. FERRIER FAVORS
CHURCH FEDERATION
Says Need for Such
Step Is Now Very

Church Federation was the subject
of an address by DR.. W. W. Ferrier.
editor of the Pacific, before the Pres
byterian Ministers Union yesterday
He expressed his firm belief that the
churches in four or five years would
be brought together in organic union.
The necessity Of some of the denom-
nations getting together" even now
can be seen. he said.
A time will come in this country,
he prophesied. when the Protestant and
Roman Catholic churches would be
brought closer together. not perhaps in
organic union. but in federation that
will effectively serve all purposes.
The election of officers OF the union
to serve for the next three months re-
suited in the choice Of the Rev. w.
Lynn White for president: Rev. w. J..
Fisher. vice president, and Rev. ]. NJ.
McElhinney. secretary and treasurer
The Rev. M. B. Fisher. pastor Of
Plymouth Congregational Church. Oak
land. read paper before the Congre-
gational Ministers Union of San Fran
cisco yesterday entitled THE Biblical
Doctrine of the Atonement.'
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
PANESE WILL
OPEN MANCHUR|A
Promise Is Made That Ports
Will Soon Be at the Ser
vice of Foreign Nations

WASHINGTON, April s.-The following
statement was given out at the Japanese
Legation today:
Owing to the fact that the withdrawal OF
the troops from Manchuria not having sufh-
ciently progressed. the Japanese. Government
hitherto has neither permitted citizens and
vessels Of foreign countries to enter the ports
and regions OF Manchuria. nor allowed foreign
consuls to proceed to their posts therein. Con-
siderable progress. however, having now, been
made in this respect. the Japaness Government
has decided in accordance with the principles
OF the open door and equal opportunity advo-
Gated by them to permit citizens and vessels
OF foreign countries to enter from May 1, An
Tung Hsien and Ia Tung KaO, and allow
foreign consulS to proceed to their posts at
An Tung Hsien- From June 1 foreign con-
suls will be allowed TO proceed TO their posts
at Mukden and travelling Of foreigners in the
interior OF Manchuria will be permitted 50 far
as military exigencies do not prevent IT, It
has further been decided that the japanese
Government Will open Dairen TIA Lien Wan)
to the commerce Of the world in as near.
future posSiblt.
Judging from the present condition OF the
interior OF Manchuria, 1t Is impossible for the
authorities to afford such foreign travellers
adequate protection and facilities in housing
and other matters Those. therefore, who en-
ter the interior Of Manchuria do so entirely
ment do not hold themselves responsible for
any injury or damage which they may sustain
from bandits other marauders-
The place Dairen mentioned in the
statement is the same as Dalny, the
name by which the town Is more popa-
larly known.
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LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Monday, April o.
Schr Lizzie Vance, Jensen days from Grays
SAILED.
Monday, April o.
Power schr chetco. Buchard. san Vicente
DOMESTIC PORTS.
GRAYS HARBOR-Sailed Apr S-Brig I.ur-
line and stmrs Newburg, Norwood and Coaster.
ABERDEEN~Arrived Mar s--schr Sophie
Sailed Apr 9-stmr Acme, for San Francisco.
PORT TowNsEND-Passed in April s-schr
FOREIGN PORT.
vICTORIA-Saiied Apr 9-Stmr Queen, for
San Francisco; Br stnr Empress OF Japan, for
Arrived Apr s--Nor stmr Titania. hence
Apr Q.
NEW YORK-Arrived April 9-Stmr Noord-
land from Antwerp
PALERMo--Arrived April 9-stmr Romantic,
Observation-Disclosures prior to April 9-Stmr
DaKotah. from San Francisco.
BREMEN--Arrived April 9-Stmr Grosser
Observation-Disclosures April e-Stmr Neko,
from Seattle. San Francisco. ETC., via Monte
HAMBURG Sailed April 9-stmr Batavia,
for New York
YOKoHAMA--sailed prior to April s-Stmr
1s sfRAscoNsETT. RasSs Mass. April e.-stmr Moor
dam from Rotterdam for New York reported
by wireless; will probably dock at New York
helm der Crosse. from Bremen, Southampton
and Cherbourg. reported by wireless telegraph: :
will probably dock at New York at $50
IIVERPooL-Arrived April 9-stmr Ro-
hemian from Boston.
from New York for Glasgow and proceeded
SABLE ISLAND-April 9-Stnr Kroonland
from Antwerp and Dover. reported by wire-
less: will dock at New York at D. m.
Wednesday.
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TOWN ELECTIONS.

OAKLAND. April 9.--Opposition TO the in
cumbent town officers at Emeryville melted
cut OF sight today as a count OF the ballots
al the town election disclosed. Out OF 523 bal
lots cast the candidates for reelection re-
ceived from AS TO 500 votes. The victors are:
Trustees, ". II Christie, William Fiedwick,
!. T. Doyle; Marshal. Z. ]. Carey. no oppo-
stioni Clerk, J. 3. Coburn; Treasurer, c. G.
Mayborn.
Although there were three contests at San
LeRndro, the election was very quiet, the
total vote cast being 422. The election result
CO as follows; For Trustees, Ferdinand Eber
S3f. IL santana z39, {. H. Rantzau 16s
and C. d. Reid 20; for Town Clerk. l.. j.
Martin 239. J. ". Harbert 1S3; for Marshal,
n. Geisenhoffer 1Ss. NJ Borge l3S David Nc
Cormsck se. For Treasurer, W. R. Locke. no
opposition
Only one contest marked the election at
Haywards there being four candidates for the
Board of Town Trustees. two 70 be elected.
The total vote cast was 21S the baIloting re-
sulting IN the election OF the following: Tr1ls-
tees. Victor LaGrsve IJ6 and p. G. Leonard
81 Martin Welsh received 95 votes and
George ". Cavanaugh Sc. The other officers
elected without opposition. are: City Clerk
Clyde n. Reese; City Marshal. Charles J.
shilling; city Treasurer. Edmund 3. Haas
AT Livermore the following officers were
elected. there being opposition ticket in the
field: Trustees. F. B. Eek and p. z. Knox:
city Clerk, ". H Wright; City Treasurer, w
II. Taylor. Marshal d. A Smith
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10

BERKELEY, April 10.-Death came
suddenly this morning to j. S. Bun
nell, general auditor and cashier for
Wells-Fargo & Co. Express. For forty
years he had served the great ex-
press corporation, and for thirty-five
years of that time had been a promi-
nent figure in the commercial world OF
the Pacific Coast. He died of stroke
of paralysis today at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Charles S. Keeler, the
wife of Charles Keeler. the poet, OF
Berkeley. The bursting of blood
vessel in the head was the direct
cause of death.
Mr.. Bunnell, with his wife. had been
for two months a guest in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keeler, at
Highland place and Ridge road. He
left New York, which had been his
residence during the last two years, to
spend the remainder of the winter and
spring in Berkeley, place beloved by
him. He was So years old, and appar-
entity in excellent health. His death
was shock TO the family and his in
Inmates in the college town and san
Francisco
When Wells Fargo extended their
business as an express company to the
Pacific Coast. thirty-fve years ago, Mr.
BunnelI a native of Bridgeport, conn,
WAS IIdnSIeTIcQ lIOla lAC A>SW AOh -
Office, where he had served for five
years, to San Francisco. During the
last twenty years Of his life he was
general auditor and cashier for the
company For ten years he made his
home in Berkeley, on Dwight way. re-
moving to New York in 1904, when the
general Offices of the company were
transferred East from San Francisco
Mr. Bunnell enjoyed Berkeley be-
cause of the opportunity he had mere
to satisfy ,his passion for flowers ana
horticulture in general
He delighted in gardening and was
an apostle among his Berkeley neigh
bors. The day before his death he
tramped the hills back of Berkeley, re-
turning laden with wild flowers.
He was deeply interested in civil service
reform. having served as secretary of
several organizations in San Francisco,
devoted to that reform. Also, his time
was at the service of the Lick Indus
trial School, he having served as secre-
tary of the committee which in early
days had the direction of the funds for
that institution.
family consisting of widow and
three children survive Mr.. Bunnell.
The children are Mrs. Charles keeler,
Miss Katherine Bunnell and Alexander
S. Bunnell The son. is student in
the Affiliated Medical Colleges OF san
Francisco.
Funeral services will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Keeler' tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. The services
will be conducted by Rev. Bradford
Leavitt, minister of the First Unltar-
ian Church of San Francisco, cnurch
where Mr.. Bunnell had his membership
for many years. and by Rev. r. II.
Hosmer, a former minister for the
Unitarian Church of Berkeley.
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PURCHASE RICH
NEVADA CLAIMS
C. W. Benson and G.. III. Cook,
Minneapolis Capitalists,
Consummate a Big Deal

C. W. Benson and George II. Cook,
two capitalists OF Minneapolis, Mimi,
arrived at the Palace Hotel yesterday
afternoon from Nevada, where they
have just completed the purchase OF
rich claims in Jefferson Canyon These
claims lie around the famous old JEFF
ferson mine out of which S19.000,00
was taken in eighteen months during
the early days before the water rem
dered it impossible to work IT, In all
Benson and Cook have seventeen
claims, three water-rights, one town
site and two mill sites. They intend to
install machinery at once and have 100
stamps working within a month They
are in San Francisco to purchase sup
plies.
The story of the purchase of this
property is an unusual one. For
thirty years Charles Konrahat has oc-
cupied the claims in Jefferson Canyon
and guarded them with shotgun. He
has taken out only the high grade ore
and sent it to the smelters Mining
men came from everywhere with offers
of purchase, but they were refused by
the eccentric owner. Finally, about a
year ago, an old miner drifted in and
Konrahat gave him shelter. This
miner interested Konrahat in ]. p. Fit
ting. a Denver mining man, and he
finally came and obtained an option on
the property. Benson and Cook heard
that Fitting was ready to sell the
property and they quickly bought it.
Konrahat has never been away from
his claims for more than day or two
at a time for thirty years. He has
never seen an electric light. He is
coming to San Francisco next week to
see the sights.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
SCOTS EMULSION.
NOURISH

the body, don't dose it
with medicine. SCOTS.
Emulsion is the best
nourishment in existence.
1t is more than a food;
you may doubt it, but it
digests perfectly easy and
at the same time gets the
digestive functions in a
condition so that ordinary
food can be easily di7
gested. Try it if you are
run down and your food
doesn't nourish you.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 4o0 Pearl Street. New YOrk.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
CUPID AGAIN
DEFEATS PAP A
Guerneville Youngsters Run
Away to San Rafael, Get a
License and Quietly Wed
BRIDE ONLY FIFTEEN
Groom Who Is Nineteen and
Lady Love Swear They
Are Old Enough to Marry
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
SAN RAFAEL. April 9.-Gus Mosely
and Eva Calcote. a youth and lass of
tender age, hailing from Guerneville,
stole a march on their parents and
eloped to San Rafael from Guerneviile
at an early hour this morning. They
paraded in front of the courthouse sew
eral times before they mustered up
enough courage to ask the Deputy
County Clerk to issue marriage Ii
cense. Both swore they were of marrt-
ageable age.
Recorder Murray closely questioned
them regarding their ages before per-
forming the ceremony. An hour or so
after the ceremony County Clerk Gra-
ham received word from Santa Rosa
that Mosely was 10 years old and his
bride Is. He was asked to notify the
Sheriff's Office if they appeared for a
license. He notified the youngsters
parents that the license had been issued
and the young folks made man and
wife.
Mosely gave his occupation as fire.
man. The girl said she was a student.
The elopers took in all the local points
of interest, purchased two tickets for
Guerneville and left on the Guerneville
train this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
MARIN TOWNS
HOLD ELECTIONS
Citizens of Sausalito, Mill
Valley and Belvedere Pick
Men to Run City Affairs
QUIET DAY AT POLLS
Many Candidates Are Sur
prised When the Ballots
Are Counted at Shutdown
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.
MILL VALLEY, April s.-The Citizens
party. the administration party. today
followed UP the lead 1t secured at the
school election last Friday and elected
its entire municipal ticket with the ex-
ception of Bernard Grethel. candidate for
Trustee. The Peoples League elected
John w. Ames as Trustee. A very heavy
vote was cast. Supporters of both parties
worked hard for their candidates. The
vote on Trustees was very close.
w. ]. Thomas, one of the newly elected
Trustees, is superintendent of the Mount
Tamalpais Scenic Railway. and John w.
Ames the other, is a San Francisco in
surance man.
BELVEDERE, April 9.-Town. Trustee
Valentine ]. A. Rey of the firm Of Brit
ton & Rey of San Francisco was defeated
for reelection today by Charles Paff.
The other members of the regular ticket.
Albert B. Russell and Fred w. Boole. de-
feated James S. Hawkins and B. H Beat
ty, candidates for Trustee on the opposi-
ton ticket. The following other officers
were elected: Marshal, N. A. Mclean;
Clerk, Nathan E. Bishop; Treasurer, John
W. Mailliard. Sixty-one votes were cast.
SAUSALITO, April 9.-By the re-elec-
ton of Town Trustees Jacques Thomas
and Edwin H Shoemaker by handsome
majorities today the voters have approved
and upheld the administration Of the pres
ent Board of Town Trustees. Around the
polls everything was quiet, and outside OF
the challenging of Frank Daroux and a
few others who swore their votes in there
was nothing exciting about the election
About $50 votes were polled- Marshal John
Harmon and Treasurer J. V. Silva were
reelected and ]. E. Kipp was elected
Clerk
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
LITTLE BOY IS FATALLY
HURT IN BAD RUNAWAY
skull of Five-Year-OI Joseph Court
ney Is Crushed I'm Terrible
Manner.

Little 5-year-old Joseph Courtney. son Of
Groceryulan Joseph Courtney OF 2S1s Precita
avenue. was thrown from a delivery wagon
yesterday afternoon and fatally hurt. The
horse get away from the driver and before he
could bring the frightened animal to a stou
the little fellow was thrown 10 the cobbIe-
stones and his skull fractured
The horse. driven by w. Ward who works
for Courtney. ran away on Lily avenue be-
tween Buchanan and OcravIa streets Little
Courtney was hurled TO the street at the feet
of Edward KiIcline OF 946 Harrison street
Kilcline picked up the injured lad and con-
veyed him to the Central Emergency Hospital
where DR.. Pinkham found his skull terribly
crushed. He will die
Policeman Kelley, arrested Ward the driver.
pending an INVESTIGATION. but released him when
he found him to be In no way responsible for
young Courtneys injuries
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
END
Bic CONFERENCE
Sessions of College Church
Workers at Capitola Are
Closed With a Banquet
MISSIONARIES SPEAKERS
Woman Whose Husband Was
Killed During the Boxer
Riots Guest of Delegates
SPECIAL DIspArcH TO THE CALL.


SANTA CRUZ. April 9.-The most
successful students conference ever
held in the State closed tonight at Cap
itola- The 500 delegates. after ten
days at the seaside, will return home
tomorrow. The feature of the day was
the annual banquet.
This morning two Bible classes met
in the auditorium They were led by
Miss Cunningham of Occidental COL
lege, Los. Angeles. The three mission
study classes were held jointly and
were addressed by Mrs Thurston OF
New York. The last platform meeting
was addressed by Miss Margaret King
a missionary from China Two stu
dent volunteers soon TO leave for the
foreign field also spoke.
This afternoon the last gathering OF
the student volunteers was held. Those
who are to give their lives to the for
eign missionary field after the COM
pIetion OF their collegiate course were
addressed by Mrs. Thurston OF the
student volunteer movement OF New
York
A very impressive meeting was held
this evening. when for the last time
the conference gathered in the rotunda
of the hotel. The meeting was led by
Miss Ruth Paxson of Chicago Mrs
Horace Tracy Pitkin. who narrowly es-
capped death during the Boxer troubles
in China and whose husband was killed.
was the guest of the conference.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
ARREST AUToMoBILIsTs

OAKLAND. April 9.-Pleading that their
lights had been accidentally Jared out by
striking ruts IN the street saved autonobilists
in court today. Judgment was suspended in
the cases Of Oscar Putzker son OF Professor
was stopped by Policeman G. d. Powers al
Thirty-fourth street and Telegraph avenue.
3. II. Crandan a Stanford student and
". Crandsl a chauffeur. All three were
charged with not carrying a red light on the
rear of the car
Policeman Powers today swore TO three more
complaints He charges L. F. Sterling Of 90
East Santa Clara avenue San Jose and II
T. Moulin OF Willow street. San Jose with
running their machines al fifteen and twenty
miles an hour. respectively and DR.. L F.
Herrick with failing to have the necessary
rear red light.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
rwo TOWN ELECTIoNs.

dates at the town election today We're: Trus-
test. A. Mcmahon. r. H. Ingraham. j. "
Bertola: marshal G. B. Woobert; treasurer.
w. ]. Douglas (unopposed): clerk, M. H. Hur-
ley (unopnosed).
POINT RICHMOND. April 9.-The Union
Labor party elected majority of the Town
Trustees and the Town Treasurer at the mu-
Trustees-John r. Nystrom Citizens ticket
J. A. Whiteside. Citizens; James Cruikshank
Union Labor; e. j. Garrard, Union Labor; @.
ory, Independent; Treasurer, w. Stairley
Union Labor: clerk. H. H. Turley. Inde-
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
HoMING PIGEON KILLED.

BERKELEY, April e.-Somewhere in this
broad land there persons awaiting the
coming of honing pigeon bearing messages
written in a secret code. but the homing
pigeon never will deliver its burden. Flying
through the air at a high rate of speed the
pigeon struck a hagpole today on the resi-
dence of NJ E. E. Niehaus on Charming way
In West Berkeley the blow stunning the bird.
death resulting later. Niehaus examined the
pigeon and found message attached to each
leg. On one band was marked: go j. w. W.,
o. On the other leg the characters
.16O j. W. W." 1t is supposed that long
flight had tired the bird and that 1t struck
the pole at the Niehaus residence while be-
ruildPrad
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
WOMEN STUDENTS ARE
VICTIMS OF THIEF
Purses Rified While Colds
Are at Gymnasium
Exercise.

BERKELEY, April 9.-Mabel Harris,
a Junior, residing at 1910 Charming way,
reported today TO Professor Walter
Magee that IS had been stolen this
afternoon from her purse at Hearst
Hall while she was at gymnasium prac-
tice
Several similar thefts were also re-
ported TO Professor Magee by co-eds.
The culprit has not been detected. Fear
IS expressed among the students that
the Dilferer is a woman who has access
10 the lockers where the student co-eds
deposit their effects while at exercise.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
FRIGHTENs HIS WIFE.

OAKLAND. April 9.-Minnie Peterson has
brought divorce proceedings against AxeI @.
Peterson. tailor, because she says he made
odious comparisons of her with her sister
Annie. She also says that he has frightened
her that she crawled under the bed in
her nightclothes one night and afterward ran
out in the rain rather than stay in the house
with him.
ley D. Morton for intemperance and cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
TALKS ON PHILANTHROPY.

OAKLAND. April 9.-"Practical Phiian7
thropy'' was the subject of lecture given
tonight ait the Common School Assembly Hal.
by the Rev George Hodges, dean of the
Cambridge Divinity School Of Massachusetts.
He said that through the ignorant distribu-
tion of aims by the public more harm than
good was DONE and that the relief really
needed was that which made the recipient
independent and able TO care for himself
Gilman B. H. Pendleton president of the AS
sociated Charities. tonight at dinner at the
Hotel MetronoIe
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
NEW WATER RATE FIXED.

OAKLAND. April e.-The City Council to-
night. in committee of the whole decided to
Ak water rates for the coming fiscal year on
the basis of 6 per cent net return to the
company valuation of $4,000, 600. This
will be slight increase over the rates which
are in litigation in the United States Circuit
Court, but will be fully 25 per cent below the
rates which are being collected by the COM
pany. These rates are being enforced pending
the settlement OF the injunction suit. The Con-
ira Costa Water Company has contended for q
Z per cent net return on 81. 2S3, 600 valuation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
SCIENTIST HoNoRs WOMAN.

BERkELEY April 1.-THE name OF Mrs.
Phoebe Hearst is honored by Dr. George Reis-
ner, the famous archaeologist and scientist
who has named a valuable papyrus found In
covery being in part due to Mrs Hearst's gem
erosity IN fitting out the University of Cali
fornia's Egyptian expedition, Of which Dr.
Reisner Is at the head. The university press
has just issued the first volume Of a series
which viii deal with the expeditions re-
searches in Egy.pt-
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
pIoNEER,s LIFE ENDS.
DIR. BurdeII, Aged Dentist of Sonoma,
Answers Summons.

PETALUMA, April 9.-Dr- Calm Burdell.
one of the most prominent and widely known
pioneer residents of Marin and Sonoma coun,
ranch in Marin County DIR. Burdell was
born in Jefferson County New York. and at
the time OF his death was aged % years. In
the early days Burdel established dental par
lors in San Francisco Years ago he was
married to Miss Mary Black. daughter OF the
late James Black, who was wealthy Eng
lshmen, and owned one of the largest grants
in Marin County Two children. James b.
Burden of Novato and Mrs. Z. " smith OF
San Francisco. survive him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-10
MAKES FIGHT ron HoRsEMAN.

OAKLAND. April s.--Attorney A. v. Men
denhall viii apply tomorrow for a writ of
the horseman, who shot and killed Joseph
Mello at Pleasanton. Mcdonald was held for
trial on charge OF murder, but his attorney
self-defense