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New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

gestively he trundles down through the beau
tiful Green River Valley in Wyoming toward
the South Pass. And he Will not find it uccrs-
sary to slay horses or dogs. or attempt to secure
soup from the soles Of old morcasls, as SONS
IF the earlier travellers over this route w"re
obliged To do in order u sustain life. II vii
rot meet with the experiences which were the
lot of tho party that discovered the trausc
tiuentlI route which bc.s,tne known AS th, ore
con Trail.
This party had horrible time while irving
To find lis way over the continental divide to the
hcadwatcrs Of some river which would carry it
to the Pacific, for starvation stared it in ths
ficn
The party was divided into two groups. one.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

-nding. it stu retains the antique charm
.. I'D Scottish homes. During the vacation sea
. q is tAa scene Of many gathering OF Arneri-
cams travelling in Scotland and Of Mr. Whit
ridges numerous friends on the Continent who
tE- Naile with him 10 fish and shoot Here
..S WE,rdge, who the daughter Of
-..,aew Arnold and is a cousin OF Mrs.
I5Hw. try Ward, the novelist entertains as
..--t.tly as she does in the old Whitridge
.r'.s East 11th street, this city.
Iu rhe woods of the estate grouse, partridges.
sr.iI-. e.c, are plentiful. Mr. Whitridge is a bit
modest about what he has ''J;.gged." He pre-
feE> 30 talk about walking. He walks, during
The summer months, from twenty to twenty five
I-.-es 4 day.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15
Il BOY" MAYOR.
Shcrburn VI. BccLcr Takes Office
U1hcn Less than 80 Years OId.

Milwaukee. April li.-Sh' rburn " Becker the
boy" who wanted to u" Mayor, has Won his
wish. and April Il viii be Mayor in fact.
The oldest election contest eyer witnessed in
Milwaukee has just ended in the election Of this
young man Of less than thirty years over Mayor
Davis :. Rose veteran campaigner. His first
act after election u kiss his wife in giee.
His next was to announce that when he began
bis campaign with the declaration that lie was
New-York tribune., 1906-04-15

the man of no faction and not to be ruled by
bosses he meant what he said. Before the elec-
ton was two days past the La Toilette Repub-
licans, who had provided more speakers for his
ramraien than the anti-Ia Follettes, or "stal-
warts made demands upon him for q return OF
favors The demands We're rejected
Mayor-ol.r; Becker is rich, and when he was
campaisuiu, he declared that his salary as
Mayor should 20 to charity
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
WANT PIEDMONT To
JOIN OAKLAND

OAKLAND, Dec 19.-Mayor Mott
Frank W. Bilger.. Wilbur Walker, H
C. Capwell, f. A. Leach Jr., A Jonas
and j. B. Richardson will speak to-
morrow evening at Piedmont Club
house in favor of annexation The
meeting will be open to all residents of
Piedmont and a thorough discussion is
expected.
Some opponents of annexation have
started a counter movement toward
Incorporation They have found an OBJ
stacle in the shape of an old agreement
with the city of Oakland by which
Piedmont sanitary district was per-
mitted to drain its sewage through
Oaklands system. The agreement
provided for the payment of $4,000 to
the city. with the further understand
ing that after six years the city might
cut off connections The agreement
elapsed four years ago A large sec
tion of the Piedmont hill district sew
ers now run through Oakland on suf-
ferance This is the only way Pied
mont can sewer, owing to typographical
conditions. Proponents Of annexation
declare there is no solution of the
problem except for Piedmont to join
Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
BRADBURY IS AGAIN
A DEFENDANT
Litigants Who Secured His
Conviction for Perjury
Sue Him for Damages
THOUSANDS
spEcIAL pIspAroH TO THE CALL.

SAN RAFAEL Dec. 19.--Dr. Jim Nc
Cue and William B. Bradbury, the &c
centric millionaire who claims to be
execution proof, both prominent Corte
Maderans. are quarreling again. McCue
and his wife have filed suit in the
Superior Court against Bradbury, his
wife Mary N. Bradbury, his nephew
John F. Allen and his wife, trustees. for
$16.41459 DANA ages
In a voluminous complaint McCue al
leees that he borrowed from Bradbury
$4,000 for one year, executing a trust
deed on October %, 1903, and a few
days before its maturity had notified
the defendant that the principal and
interest would be awaiting his order in
San Rafael, and he wanted reconvey-
ance OF the property The money re-
mained untouched and Bradbury ad-
vertised the property for sale.
A permanent Injunction enjoining
Bradbury from selling the property
was issued by the superior Court An
appeal was taken to the Supreme Court.
which. after many months, affirmed the
decision of the lower court Bradbury
finally accepted the amount. but neg
lected to pay taxes due. McCue values
the property at $4,000 and claims to
have been injured $4,000 through the
same being in litigation and $141459
for taxes. costs and disbursement in
Cured during litigation.
In this litigation Bradbury perjured
himself and was found guilty and
sentenced TO one year in San Quentin.
Bradbury has appealed the perjury
case.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
IS SHOWN
SCANT MERCY

By a decision handed down yester-
day by United States Supervising IN
spector Captain John Birmingham,
Captain W. P S. Porter was deprived
Of his license as master and pilot for
the period of six months from Novem-
Der 1s, 1906. for unskillfulness in navi-
eating the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany's Mongolia on September Is. when
she stranded on coral reef at Midway
Island The six months suspension by
United States Local Inspectors Bolles
and Bulger of the license of Andrew
Martin. chief mate, was reversed and
Martins license restored to him.
Captain Porter had shunted the
blame for the accident on Martin. al
leging that he was unskilled with the
patent sounding machine. Inspector
Bolles had reported in favor of sus-
pending for six months the licenses of
Captain Porter and Mate Martin. In
spector Bulger's report exonerated Cap
tain Porter, but agreed as to the sus-
pension of Martin.
The following are extracts from
Captain Bermingham's decision:
Martin testified that he advised ceptasn po-
four point bearings of il and find out the shin 5
exact distance therefrom- Captain Porter did
cross bearings of the light at all that night al
though he testified that one could tell its
X
AT e:o6 p the engines were stopped Cap-
tain Porter unquestionably intended to go no
nearer the island that night But unfortunatelv
for him be saw flashlights inshore which indi-
Gated that boat was approaching and in an
unguaroed moment, at 9.1S p. m. he rang half
speed ahead According TO the Testimony of
Chief Engineer Chisholm. this meant fifty revo-
lutions per minute and gave the vessel approx
mately ten knots per hour Captain Porter was
taking his huge ship. worth 81 500. 600 and draw
ing about twenty-six feet of water. nearer the
island in order TO relieve the approaching boat
OF long pull He admits that the ship was a
mile. ahead Of his reckoning fatal mile.
When he failed TO receive the expected sound
fngs from Martin be ordered Second Officer Ca
hil TO get the hand lead ready. at the same time
stating that he had confidence In Martin. Yet
lie kept the ship going without ordering a cast
Of the hand lead. That the time when
Captain Porter should have stopped and reversed
his engines brought his ship 10 dead stop and
obtain definite soundings
Charles Anderson. the quartermaster. was in
the lead stand awaiting Instructions and testified
that he. OF his own volition, obtained seventeen
and seven fathoms, respectively. and called ont
the same TO the bridge. where 1t was nr-s
heard. according 10 the testimony of the officers
thereon
Captain Porter has hitherto borne the highest
character a shipmasfer- No shipmaster sail
ing out Of this port stood higher in his profes-
sion. After careful consideration of all the
evidence submitted in the case 1t is apparent
70 me that his navigation OF the steamship
Mongolia during the night Of September Is. 1906
was both negligent and unskillful. thereby eaus-
ing the disaster which befell that vessel that
occasion. At the time I hold that bis sue
cess In floating the Mongolia entities him to
some celsidern fiOu a nv hands
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
CAPITALS SOCIETY
HONORS PARDEE

SACRAMENTO. Dec. ia reception
and musicale at the Sutter Club to-
night in honor OF Governor and Mrs.
George c. Pardee marked the closing
social event of the retiring admins
tration. During their residence in Sac
ramento the Governor and his wife
have contributed greatly to the So
cial life of the city, and this recep-
tion was in the nature of a testimo-
NAL on the part of the people of their
appreciation of the hospitality which
has ruled at the executive mansion
during Pardee's occupancy.
The Sutter Club was crowded with
hundreds of men and women, and the
officers of the club and their wives,
with the members of the Governors
staff in uniform and accompanied by
their wives. received the guests as
they entered the brilliantly decorated
rooms The Christmas spirit was dom
inant. the apartments Of the club be-
ing aglow with holly and red berries
and red carnations
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
SUES RIVAL MINE
FOR DAMAGES
West End of Tonopah Says
MacNamara Took $780,
900 From Formers Lodes
INJUNCTIONS ISSUED
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

TONOPAH, New, Dec 19.-A sensa-
tion was caused here today by the fl
ing of suit in the District Court by
which the West End Consolidated Min
ing Company seeks to recover $250.000
said to have been wrongfully taken
from its lodes by the MacNamara Min
ing Company, the property of which
adjoints the West End ground.
The complaint, which was drawn up
by Attorney ]. P. OBrien, acting for
the Consolidated Company, sets forth
that for a period of three years the
MacNamara Company, by means of its
underground workings. has been TAX
ing out ore from the veins and lodes
which lie wholly within the limits of
the West End Company's grounds, and
that, as closely as can be figured, the
value extracted from the ore was
$3.50. 600.
The complaint states further that the
defendant believes that the MacNamara
Company is at this time working veins
of ore within West End ground with
out consent of the plaintiff An in
junction is asked TO stop such work
until the case shall come TO trial and
a further injunction to prevent the
MacNamara Company from shipping or
treating the ore that is in its bins.
Both the temporary fnjunctions were
issued by Judge Peter Breen today.
The West End Consolidated property
is controlled by Borax Smith, while
the MacNamara was but recently
wrested from his control and is said to
be dominated by the Wingfield- Nixon
crowd. The two properties are con-
nected by drifts and the ore bins ased
by the West End are on the MacNa-
mara ground. This arrangement was
made while the MacNamara was prac-
tieally controlled by Smith and the ore
taken out in the West End is taken 10
the surface through the sMacNamara
shaft. II was the aim of the Smith
faction to consolidate the two proper
ties, the accomplishment of that design
being hindered by the minerity stock
holders of the MacNamara, who were
not satisfied with the stock divisions.
The present suit is beyond doubt an
attempt on the part of the Smith fac
ton TO force some sort of a compro-
mise from the present control of the
MacNamara- Both mines have long
been ranked among the good producers
of the camp.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
BOXER
IS ON BELATED
TRAIN
Bv r. a. Srr1ytI1

II Willie Fitzgerald, the. boxer. fails
TO nut in an appearance, here this
morning. Gregory Mitchell. his repre-
sentative on this coast. will have TO
be placed under restr1ntA Fitzgerald
is supposed TO be on belated overland
which will reach here at an early hour
this morning Mitchell has been in
telegraphic communication with the
Eastern man for nearly two weeks
tracing him from Dayton, o. to Phila-
delphia. thence to New York. Chicago
and finally Reno. Nev. Here the trail
was lost. and it will be hard TO console
the budding young manager If his man
does not appear on the scene this
morning.
The most important detail to be de-
cided will be the selection of a referee
A representative man who has the con-
fdence of the followers of boxing is
required Although both Britt and
Fitzgerald have knockout punch, the
bout may go the limit, in which case a
competent referee would be required.
Jack Welsh has had, the call in all the
big fights recently. and his selection
on this occasion would undoubtedly
help the fight
strenuous life and IL confined to his
tween shoeing horses. running the
Tuxedo, mana ging a fight club. figur-
Ing on a duel with catsup bottles as
weapons answering the pointed ques
tions of the grand jurors and doing a
few other things, his time was fairly
occupied recently. The strain proved
too much for the horseshoer. and he
is out of commission for the time be-
ing.
While he is bearing the brunt of the
trouble here, his old side partner, Nor
ris Levy, is enjoying himself in Den
yer. Far from the scene of strife. he
is having the time of his life, accord
ing to information received here by
his friends. No date has been set for
his return. but II his presence is re-
quired it will be easy to get him on
the ground at short notice.
Cockey~ O'Brien is training with
Jimmy Britt at San Rafael for his fight
tomorrow night with All Wing, the
Chinese boxer. at Dreamland Pavilion
Britt has had him on the road each
day. and guarantees that he is fit to
go four fast rounds if the fight lasts
that long. O'Brien thinks he will win
by the Knockout route, and will thus
relieve the judges of the task of nam
ing a winner. Jimmy Carroll is also
in training across the bay, and will be
at his best when he meets Harry Jones,
the clever Oakland boxer
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
BLEY WANTS THE CARS
TO COME TO CUsToM-HOUsE
Modest Request Made by a Broker to
Assist Southern Pacific In Ac-
qufring Permanent Franchise

Joseph L Bley, representing the firm
of C. D. Bunker & Co., has applied to
Customs Collector Stratton to allow
imported goods to be hauled from the
railroad freight depots on Mission Bay
to the Appraisers building on Wash
ington street over the temporary tracks
laid by the Southern Pacific Company
on Battery and other streets for the
removal of fire debris. Bley says that
several importers will build warehouses
in the northern end Of the city if this
permission is granted to the Southern
Pacific Company.
Others look upon this proposition as
a movement toward giving the South
ern Pacific Company permanent traffic
control along the city's streets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
HOLLAND Ours CONTEST

SAN RAFAEL. Dec. 1s.-Frank S.
Holland. Republican nominee for As
SCISSOR. who contested the election of
P. H. Cochrane. Democratic and Labor
party nominee, gave up the fight to-
day when five of his votes in San Ra-
fael Precinct No. / were thrown out by
the court. Cochrane's majority is now
nineteen
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS

for marine boilers track bolts
ehueks hay oats rock salt. hinges. etc
Washington. ID. c.. December IA. 1906 Sealed
proposals. In tripiicsfe. viii be received at the
office of the General Purchasing Officer 18th
mian Canal Commission. Washington D. C..
until 1880 a M January ). 1907 at which
time they VIII be opened in public for FUR
nishing the aforementioned articles. Blanks
and general information relating 10 this circu-
lar mo BAL may be obtained from this Office
or the offices OF the Assistant Purchasing
Agents. 1886 North Point St. San Francisco.
CAL and 40 Chamber of Commerce Building.
Tacoma. Wash D. W ROSS. General Pur-
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
PROPOSALS
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS for subsistence suppiies-Ofrcs
Purchasing Commissary, San T-a1ciBco. Cal.
December IL. 1e06--Sealed DIT ioSals for FIR
nishing and delivering OF such Quantities OF
subsisfence supplies delivered at such wharf
or whnrvss or such warehouses IN San Frsn-
cisco. Cal. per circular TO be seen at this
Office. win be received here until IL O'Clock
Immediately thereafter in the presence OF
bidders Specifications. general Instructions
TO bidders and blank forms Of proposals will
be furnished 10 established dealers on appli-
cation TO c. 2 KRAUTH0FF. Major. Comma
sary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
RACE TRACK TRAIN KILLS MAN

white man, apparently laborer about
twenty-six years of age. in attempting
to board the racetrack special train
at Sixteenth street depot shortly after
/ o'clock this afternoon. was thrown
beneath the car and killed instantly.
The wheels did not pass over his body.
but he was struck on the head by the
car, and his head was crushed
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
FINED FOR KILLING DEER

SAN RAFAEL. Dec 1s.-Nicholas
Gusti and Pietro Toresano of Oakland
and Angelo vitelh of this city Were de-
tected carrying venison in large tele-
scope baskets near Ross station today
by Patrolman Farrell Each paid a
SIS fine imposed by Judge Magee.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
SAYS EXPOSE HURT
THE OIL TRUST
President of the Republic.
Company Gives Evidence
in Custer Suit Of State
PUBLICITY HIT TRADE

NEW YORK. Dec. 1e.-Testifying TO-
day in the custer suit brought by the
State Of Missouri against the Standard
Oil Company, the Waters Pierce Oil
Company and the Republic Oil Com
pany to stop them from doing business
in Missouri C. L. Nichols, president of
the Republic Oil Company declared
that as a result of the disclosures in
the proceedings the usefulness Of the
Republic Oil Company a supposed
competitor of the Standard Oil Com
pany had ended. The entire business
of the company outside of Missouri, he
said, had been turned over to the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey. The
business in Missouri also would have
been turned over, he added. had il not
been for injunctions which prevented
such action
William L Heyer of Baltimore. who
was formerly manager Of the Republic
Oil Company of St Louis, was asked by
the Attorney General IL he recalled that
while in ST. Louis he received instruc-
tions in a circular letter from Walter
c. Teagle to state to the trade that the
Republic OIL Company was then an in
dependent concern fighting the Stand
ard Oil Company.
1T is my best recollection that 1 did,"
You claimed to be selling high grade
oil, of a grade different from the
Waters Pierce Company
Yes, we did,
You got some of your oil from P.
M. Andrews of Whiting. Ind"
Yes"
"That was the refinery of the stand
ard Oil Company of Indiana?'
Il believe there was a refinery at
Whiting.
Did you ever hear that the Waters
Pierce Oil Company bought some of its
oil at Whiting?'
II believe so"
so that you and the waters-Pierce
Oil Company bought from the same
source?'
ITO some extent
It is expected that John d. Archbold
will be among the witnesses tomor-
row.
Xmas novelties-baskets, boxes. ta-
Bile favors. California glace fruits-at
Roncovieri's, 1881 Fillmore ST. Largest
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
Mems Swell Suits,
CrdV enetteS 0nd
Overcoats at Rock
Bottom Prices Now

Never before this year has strictly high
class clothing been offered at such radi-
cal reductions as we quote this week
We are clearing all medium and heavy
weight goods now to make room for
advance spring shipments soon to ar
rive, and tremendous price-cutting has
been resorted to in order to guarantee
quick sales. Ultra fashionable Suits,
Overcoats and Cravenettes, that should
sell at $3.50, go now at $40; $40 quail
ties go at $3.50; $3.50 qualities go at
SIS; SIS qualities go at S17.50.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
TO STOCKHOLDERS OF
GOldfieIdMOhawkMiRiRQCO.
Red Top Mining Company
Jumbo Mining Company
LagUna GOIdfieId Mining Co.
GOIdfieIdMiningCO. OfNeVada

Stockholders OF the above
named companies are notified that
an arrangement has been made
under which their certificates OF
stock may be deposited with
Mercantile Trust Company OF San
Francisco beginning Monday, De
oember i. 1906. to be exchanged
for shares OF stock OF GoldheId
Consolidated Mines Company on
the basis outlined in the announce
ment issued by the Goldheld Con
solidzted Mines Company under
date of November p. 1906
Holders OF stock OF Goldheld
Mining Company OF Nevada may
deposit their certificates on or be-
fore December 25. 1906. and stock
holders OF the other companies
named on or before December p,
1906.
The GOIdfieId Consolidated
Mines Company
By GEO. WINGFIELD,
Vice-President.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20

FAILS TO FIX BLAME-A coroner's jury was
unable from the evidence adduced to TX the
blame for the death OF unknown man who
is supposed TO have been run down and killed
by a Kparny street car near Pine street last
week. The testimony did not show conclusiveIy
that the man struck ny car
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
FAILS TO FIX BLAME

There is no difficulty in getting good
coffee and tea-Schiiling's Best
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20
F1gExEN GET cHEcx-R . o.b..

Co sent to the Fire Commissioners yesterday Its
annual check for $1OG to be applied to the
widows and orphans fund.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20

for YOU at
.GOLDMAN'S
Cloak and Suit House
In order to show my
appreciation of past and fu-
ture trade | will make a
Xmas present TO all ladies
bringing this ad and making
a purchase any time before
Christmas.
On all suits puchased up
to SIS | viii discount SIS for
your present.
On all suits purchased at
$35 or over | will discount
$40 for your present.
On all coats purchased. a
discount of 10 per cent for
your present.
On all skirts purchased.
discount of 10 per cent for
your present.
On all furs purchased. a
discount of 10 per cent for
your present.
Merchandise marked in
plain figures.
All garments bought posi-
lively delivered so you can
have the PLEASURE of
wearing them on Xmas day.
| have a full crew of ex-
pert filters and alteration
hands. insunng you PER.
Feet SATISFACTION
| carry a full line of up
to-date cloaks. suits. skirts
and furs.
Suits from. $3.50 to SIS
Goats from. $50 to 65
Skirts from. l.50 to so
Furs from. 300 to $50
Subject to the discount for
your Xmas present.
GOLDMAN'S
Cloak and Suit House
1896 FILLMORE, near Post
OPEN EVENINGS
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20

Xmas novelties-baskets, boxes. ta-
BILE favors. California glace fruits-at
Roncovieri's. 1881 Fillmore st Largest
assortment of Italian chocolates in the
city. Prices reasonable.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-20

What shall it be? Something useful,
OF course, for useful present is thor
oughly appreciated. Why not let it be
a nobby Silk Cravat or a comfortable
Smoking Jacket; box of Initial Hand
kerchiefs, perhaps, or a pair of Kid
Gloves? AT SCHOENFELD'S YOU
WILL FIND THESE ARTICLES,
AND MANY OTHER DESIRABLE
TONISHINGLY LOW PRICES.
Note the following:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29
IN A POISON FACTORY.
Workmen's Strong Desire TO Taste Product
OF Their LabOrs.

From the Ncu Orleans Times-Democrdt.
slip on this glass mask. " said the foreman.
you will need it."
The visitor donned the uncanny mask OF
glass, and the foreman led the way to the
cyanide Of potassium department.
I'VE make 1000 tons of cyanide a year. :"
he said. "A dose of five grains is a fatal
one. Thus our annual product is enough to
kill 800 600 peo pie"
He opened a door and a room filed with
writing flames. dense shadows. sparks.
smoke and weird figures in glass masks was
revealed. In the centre of the room. in a
great cauldron, 100 pounds Of molten cyanide
of potassium bubbled and seethed. The
flames glinted strangely on the glass masks.
The brennan coughed.
These fumee," he said. ARE wholesome.
The men. you see. are all ROBUST. / have
known weakly chaps. working here among
these strange fumes. to pick UP health and
strength"
In another clean, cool room the finished
cyanide was stored. 1t looked like orystalized
white sugar, good enough to eat.
Good enough TO eat, said the foreman.
gravely. Well, We nave had men eat it.
-Four men committed suicide in that way.
The fumes seem to create in our men a
desire to taste the drug. They fight this
desire, most Of them. successfully. but they
feel It, the same as workers in coffee plants
want to chew the coffee beans, and some feel
{ so strongly as TO succumb.