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The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
Seven Buildings Are Destroyed by Flames Which Originated
in Rear of Millinery Establishment

Fire which destroyed seven stores at
the corner of Van Ness avenue and
Sacramento street at o'clock last
evening entailed a loss amounting to
nearly 100000 to merchants and de-
stroyed several thousand dollars worth
of buildings. These amounts were
only partially covered by insurance.
The stores burned were the Bohm-
Bristol jewelry company, 1859 Van
Ness avenue; Ransohoff's, dry goods,
.655 Van Ness; Gertrude Myers, mill
linery, 1649 Van Ness; A. Hirschman's
jewelry. 1641 Van Ness; Gertrude &
Marian's millinery store, 1901 Sacra-
mento street; S. Strozynski & Co,
wigs, 1903 Sacramento street, and an
unoccupied store at 1916 Van Ness.
Sherman & Clay's piano store, next
to the Hirschman jewelry company's
building, was on fire several times, and
the stock was badly damaged by both
fire and water. The two jewelry COM
panies were the greatest sufferers,
each losing stock valued at $4,000.
Hirschman carried $4,000 insurance,
while Bohm- -BristoIs insurance could
not be ascertained.
The origin of the fire was thought
to have been in the rear of the store
occupied by Gertrude Myers. Flames
were first noticed springing up through
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
THREE WOMEN INJURED
WHEN CURRENT CARRIES
FERRY BOAT into SLIP
Lifeboat Is Precipitated by
Crash Upon Heads of
Passengers
VICTIMS ARE SISTERS
Sausalito Is Hurled Upon
Dock by an Adverse
Current
VICTIMS ARE SISTERS

Three women were hurt, two of them
seriously, when the ferry boat Sausa-
Tito. carried out of her course by an
adverse current. crashed into the ferry
slip on this side of the bay shortly
after IL o'clock noon yesterday. When
the crash came the crowd had gath
cred on the forward end of the boat
preparing to land. People scurried to
shelter and men shouted and women
tainted. The lifeboat, swinging on it's
davits, was knocked off and crashed
down, striking in the midst of the
three women who were standing be-
meath. They were Mrs. W. F. Lamme.
207 III street, San Rafael. and the
Misses Florence and Laura Lamme, her
sisters.
The injured women are the wife and
sisters of w. F. Lamme, district en-
gineer for the Westinghouse electric
and manufacturing company, whose
coast agency is at Second and Howard
streets. They had left San Rafael on
the 1880 trip of the Sausalito and
were on their way to visit friends in
Oakland by way Of this city when the
accident occurred.
Mrs. Lamme was the most seriously
injured of the trio. The boat in falling
cti uChf i1cT Ou the loII NIP, Q1SlOcaIl0S
it. She was badly bruised otherwise
and it is feared was injured internally.
Miss Florence Lamme was struck d
glancing- blow on the forehead and
rendered unconscious. Miss Laura
escaped with a bruised knee. The in
jured women were treated at the har-
Dor hospital ly DR.. NJ. e. Magnus and
were then removed to the Lane hospi-
tai, where Mrs. Lamme was subjected
to an x ray examination. This re-
vealed no broken bones.
Mrs. Lamme laid the blame for the
accident at the door of the officials of
the transportation company. At the
hospital she said: MY sisters and my
self were standing on the forward end
of the lower deck, near the left rail.
waiting for the boat to land. Every
thing appeared to be all right when,
without a minutes warning the boat
seemed to veer to the left, and before
we had time to move had crashed into
the pier. We would not have been in
jured mad the management of the ferry
boat posted signs to warn passengers
of danger in standing beneath the
swinging lifeboats."
Outside of the damage done to the
railing, which was badly splintered.
the ferry boat itself was not seriously
injured. The accident is attributed
to a heavy sea, which runs higher at
this time than at any other time of
the year.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
WANTED IN RENO, NEVADA

DR.. Frank L. Talcott was arrested
yesterday by Detectives Gibson and Bell
on a warrant from Reno, New, charging
him with uttering false papers. His
attorney applied to Judge Mogan for a
writ of habeas corpus for his release
and the writ was made returnable next
Thursday. Meantime Talcott has been
released on $1,000 bonds. He was taken
to Police Judge Cabaniss' court on a
charge of obtaining money by false
pretenses and the case was continued
till June q. The complaining witness
is a carpenter. who alleges that he gave
Talcott $500 for shares in the Prosta-
eura company which were not forth
coming.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
COURTS HOLD KILLING OF
TWO men WAS JUSTIFIED
John Neary and Warren H.
Wheeler Acquitted
of Murder

The coincidence Of two defendants,
teamsters, charged with murder, be-
ing acquitted on the ground of self
defense was witnessed in the police
courts yesterday. the defendants being
John Neary and Warren H. Wheeler.
Neary shot and killed Jefferson Nc
vey in the barn in the rear of Neary's
residence at AZ Palmer street on June
4. McVey was employed by Neary
and boarded at the house. The evil
dence showed that McVey had induced
Mrs. Neary to leave her home and live
with him at Eighteenth and Valencia
streets for five days. On the morning
of June Neary met her on the street
and she confessed all to him. When
they got home Neary packed up Nc
Vey's effects in a gunny sack, telling
his wife that McVey would have to go.
McVey was in the barn, and when
Neary reproached him with deceiving
him about his wife, McVey grabbed a
pitchfork and came toward Neary,
who shot and killed him.
Judge Weller, in dismissing the case,
said that the evidence was uncontra
dicted that Neary acted in self-defense
over and above the fact that McVey
had taken Neary's wife away for five
days, and had taken his meals. at. the
mousse with O0I6nQauL W1LQOuL LelllnS
him where his wife was, although he
must have seen how wretched Neary
was at her unaccountable disappear
ance. The district attorney admitted
that there was no probability of a
conviction in the superior court and
the judge said that he was satisfied
that no jury in the world would con-
vict the defendant Neary was repre-
sented by ex-Judge Ferral.
Wheeler, who was represented by
Attorney Charles S. Peery, shot and
killed Daniel ]. Mccarthy at Ninth and
Brannan streets on May %. Mccarthy
bore a bad reputation and was known
as the king of the Forty Thieves"
The evidence showed that Mccarthy
had at various times threatened Wheel
er's life and that some months ago he
was placed under bonds to keep the
peace. On the day of the shooting
Mccarthy renewed his, threat and
struck Wheeler q violent blow with
his fist. Wheeler then shot him.
Judge Cabaniss, in dismissing the
case on the ground of self-defense, re-
ferred to his personal knowledge of
McCarthy's bad reputation. Wheeler
said that his life had been threatened
by McCarthy's friends. and the Judge
advised him to swear out warrants for
the arrest of any one who did so.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

Pianos stored and rented. Benz. Cur
taz & Sons, 1915 Van Ness avenue
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
WHEN SLEEP FAILS

Half a teaspoonful in half glass of
water just before retiring brings re-
freshing sleep.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
DENIES PUBLISHING LIBEL

When the case of criminal libel
against Sheriff w. p. Taylor of Marin
county, on complaint of Attorney James
w. Cochrane, for the publication of a
letter on January % rejecting upon
Cochrane's conduct in the Tunstead es-
tate case, was called in Police Judge
Weller's court yesterday Attorney S. B.
Keyes for the defendant moved for a
dismissal on the technical ground that
the court had no jurisdiction. as the
defendant denied authorizing the publi-
cation of the letter. Attorney T. NJ.
OConnor, for the prosecution, opposed
the motion. and the judge continued the
case till June % to enable both sides
to submit authorities on the question.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
SENTENCED AND REARREsrEp

James Griffin, a peddler, arrested for
breaking into the basement of house
at 1872 Post street last Saturday and
stealing quantity of bric-a-brac, was
allowed to plead guilty to petty lar
ceny in Police Judge Cabaniss' court
yesterday. He was sentenced to serve
SO days in the county jail When he
was returned to the city prison Detec-
tives Burke and Smith booked him on a
charge of burglary tor breaking. into a
barber shop at Eleventh street about
two weeks ago and looting it
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
Will TAKE ANOTHER BRIDE

Charles H. Smith, cashier in the
treasurers department OF the Southern
Pacific company, took out license yes
terdsy TO marry Ada NJ. Bryant of 1904
Geary street. Smith figured in a di-
vorce suit a year and half ago, when
he charged his wife. Josephine with
cruelty. He produced letters in which
his wife denounced him in a sensa-
tional manner and won an interIocutory
decree, which was made final last
March.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS viii be received at the Bureau OF
Supplies and Accounts. Navy Department. Wash
ington- d. C.. until 10 O'Clock a. M. July o.
1907, and publicly opened Immediately thereafter.
to furnish at the navy yard. Mare island. Cal.
and the naval training station. san Francisco.
Cal. as speeided. quantity Of naval supplies.
rs follows. Sch 1-Sewer pine aud dttingS Sen.
2-ElectricaI wire. insulating tape. Sch. A.
Electrical wire and supplies. and ncandeS-
cent lamps. Portland cement. kitchen utensils
hardware and tools. Oregon pine redwood
metals. engine oil. pipe fittings. laundry scap.
blasting powder Sch 5-Steel plates. shalFs.
bars, billets. and castings. Sch. 6-Steel enaln-
eled conduit. electrical supplies leather betting.
strip and nodded rubber Sch 7-Steel plates,
bars. and shapes. Sch S-BOlts and nuts. etc,
copper wire, magnesa pipe covering. brass pipe,
gauges. valves Sch. 0-Cement compound. steel
cement. puleys. pliers. slab zinc. gasketS valves.
Applications for proposals should designate the
schedules desired by number. Blank proposals
will be furnished upon application to the navy
pay office, San Francisco. Cal. or to the Bureau.
T. B. ROGERS, Paymaster General, Y. & ~
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21
Candy for Country

Our candies may be had in perfect
condition by those in the country Send
mail orders to store near ferry Haas
Candy Stores, Fillmore at Ellis, Van
Ness at Sutter and % Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

a window of this building by J. J.
Gippert, a Morse patrolman, who i'm
mediately sent in an alarm at box
$40. A still alarm was also sent in
from the box of the White House, op-
posite the confagration, and when
Fire Chief Shaughnessy arrived he
himself pulled the third alarm.
Six engines, with the accompanying
apparatus, were called to the scene,.
but the boxlike structures which were
on fire blazed up so quickly that ef-i
forts were confined entirely to prevent
ing the blaze from spreading. Faulty
electrical wiring is said to have fur
nished the first spark.
The buildings destroyed were the
property of Sherman, Clay & Co. and
of the Ivancovieh estate
Two arrests were made as result
of the fire. Milton Smith, a butcher,
resented the action of some fremen
who turned the hose on him and was
arrested for disturbing the peace.
Fred Magfle, clerk, supported Smith
in his arguments and was also locked
UP on charge of refusing to move on.
TEN COTTAGES BURN
Children Have Narrow Escape From
Death in Flames in Minna Street
The explosion of kerosene lamp in
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

of them after he lay unconscious, Van
Tassel having to step over his body
before he got away from the scene of
his robbery, where he was surprised
by Fitzpatrick.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-21

Antique mahoganies by auction this
day at the Nordhoff, 1545 Pine st.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17

Smelling company against II. W. Au-
gustine. Il motion TO set aside service
of process was set for hearing on
March ,. y notice of appeal was Civ
en- in the case of W. X. Meade against
". u. Scrihner. This is a COchise
county action sent there on a change
Of venue and decided in favor Of the
defendant. The suit of Bark and Bur
nett against W. :. Parker was dis
missed on the motion of the plaintiffs
\ petition fo- a writ Of habeIs cor
pus In the ease Of AlejIndro B2Ca was
dismissed on the motion of the attor-
ney for the petitioner. Baca is "a sheep
herdcr who made a vicious attack ON
a woman of the redlight country ami
was held to the grand jury on charge
Of aggravated assault
In the divorce suit Of Frank ID. Low
EFT against julia II. LOvett. Il written
order was made for suit money and
temporary alimOny for the defendant.
\ decree was granted the plaintiff ia
the case Of :. Frances Milton against
W. A. Milton.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
MOUNTAIN AND VALE
CLOTHED IN VERDURE
The Day o. Cave Greeks Prosperity,
and the Signs C. q Rainbow Future.

Cave Creek. Ariz.. Feb. l5.-(Special
Correspondence OF The Republican,
Cave Creek station has been for
month evidently busy. for all Of that
time. the Heavens have been propitious
to the sheep men who have not had 10
suffer any delay or interruption in
sheep shearing. Just before the shear
ing began. there were gentle but CO.
piOus rains. which with the delightful
warm spring weather that succeeded
the rains. have clothed almost every
acre Of this range with a great super
abundance OF feed. There are here this
season quite as many sheep men and
sheep herds as two years ago, I under
stand that there are as many sheep
herds booked for shearing, as will keep
the machine plant busy until far in
March. Judge Mccormick has received
so far entry reports Of nearly $1,000
head Of sheep. and expects twice as
many more before the season closes.
1t might be expected Houcks mercan-
tile establishment is doing a big bust
ness. Each morning now. wagons trains
pull out with tons on tons of sacked
wool to be shipped from Phoenix.
We OF southern Arizona cannot real
ize the iilimitable beneficience of our
climate. After we read Of the Billiards
now prevailing in the northern cattle
and sheep grazing states, and how live
stock are starving and freezing TO
death. we look out on flats and noun
tain slopes all alike robed in verdure.
This region though known as a desert,
is a veritable Eden compared to the
northwestern states. l have seen sheep
men from Idaho and Montana who
came here to hunt range look out on
this landscape astonished at the enOr-
nous contrast, besides fuel iamines
give US no uneasiness, we need fuel
only to cook our food. More in truth.
every prospect pleases and each year
man is less vile and sinful: and it seems
that God is inspiring our territorial
legislature; by enacting anti-gamblinS
laws and suppressing resorts Of vice TO
make the moral conditions of southern
Africa as Edenic as are those physical
and typographical
The cattle are doing fine. especially
those ranging within a few miles of the
station; for the sheep herds are being
assembled on Paradise valley and over
on the Verde for Landing.
The Grand Traverse, Mormon Girl
and Messhacketty mines are yet work.
ing full forces of men with satisfactory
results.
have just interviewed Major Gates
who has come down from his group of
mines on Cram mountain, situated
some ten miles above the Phoenix mine
on Upper Cave Creek. One, and the
latest of several discoveries made dur
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
THE BAStR EMPLOYMENT
OF POETIC GENIUS
How a Phoenix Business Man Remind
cd a Correspondent Of Remittance
Which Had not Been RENTED.

Poetry is written under 4 great va
riety Of circumstances. Some of it is
wholly under the divine afflatus. Some
owes its origin TO the writer's urgent
need Of money. or may be only his
avaricious desire for it. The latter
thing is what made Mr.. Isaac T. Stod-
dard burst into inspired song the 9TH
er day. something he had never done
before. He had never before had To
do it This time he needed. or wanted
the money.
5ir. Stoddard is n the Incorporating
business as all the world knows. His
firm had performed a service for n
correspondent in another state. for
which the fee was SO. In due time
the correspondent sent a letter stat
ing that Mr.. Stoddard would Find SO
enclosed" and thanking him for the
prompt manner in which he had at
tended to the business entrusted To
him.
Mr.. Stoddard acknowledged the re-
ceipt Of the letter and in the most cas-
ual manner mentioned that through
an oversight the sender had probably
neglected 10 enclose the SO. He din
not suggest an early remittance but
stated that his refereac to the painful
subject was only for the purpose Of
keeping the record straight.
He soon after received reply con-
tanning profuse apologies for the neg
lect to put the inciosure into the let
ter and this time Mr.. Stodd1rd was
again directed to find enclosed etc"
Tlrrf no IfT NOT find HING
Again he wrote about it. stating
that the correspondence. voluminous
as it had become had yielded him no
financial advantage; he was in no
hurry about the money. he said, but
he thought it was only due to the
sender to know that it had been omit
ted from the second letter as from the
first.
The other day he got the third let
ter which contained stin more pro-
fuse apologies and the writer endeav-
ored to account for the omission on
the ground that the typewriter to
whom the matter Of making the in
closure had been trusted. had been in
love for some time and was conse-
Quently more or less distraught. The
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
The LAW DAY SESSION
OF THE DISTRICT COURT
Divorce Cases. Dismissal OF Petition
For a Writ of Habea5 Corpus and
Other Matters.

At the law day session Of the dis
triCt court yesterday morning. in the
case Of +. l. Blumer against George
Sanders and the Angel Consolidated
Mining company garnishec. judgment
was rendered against the garnishee for
failure TO make answer. In the case Of
Charles F. Berger against II. p. De-
Mund. a damage suit growing out Of
the establishment OF the Maricopa
Skating Rink, the demurrer was reset
Tor February %. \ similar order was
made in the case Of 7. +. Parish
against the CienegUita Copper Mining
company.
In the case OF the Alta Mining and
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17

ing the development work of this past
winter. was an eight foot cady Of
copper ore. OF fully ten per cent value.
That was struck at 10 feet from thu
surface and near the junction Of an air
shaft Of that depth with tunnel
Some sixty feet further in the tunnel
or 300 feet from mouth of said tunnel.
there was discovered a ten-foot body Of
ChalcopyIite and Bornito ore. Il is the
great size of these ore bodies that
encourages the major. himself a tho--
Ough mining man. who with mis- ASSOC
ciates also mining experts. are able to
hold on Indefinitely to their discoveries.
and their faith in that region is only
the more firmly fixed by such diCov-
cries.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17

letter concluded with enclosed please
find check for SO"
But the check was not there ana Mr..
Stoddard could only conclude that the
typewriter was still in love.
1t was then that he mounted his
Pegasus and galIoped off after that
ten in this manner:
ION. Love. thou art indeed quite blind.
Tho i'm thy passions gift ertwined.
We yield 20 joys We dare not pen,
Yet seek we the substantial kind.
oh. thing We want. no check" we
find.
Thou'rt good To US. VIC know. but then
on. Love. dear Love. cough up that
Ten"
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
MCCALL PATTERNS.

There's only one best kind
Of paper patterns-that is Nc
Calls. The easiest put together,
the most saving of material. and
by far the most popular. Of
course like all other good things,
there are many limitations offer
ed almost as good but if you
want TO be sure the new gar
ment will fit perfectly, don't take
any pattern but the best. Mail
orders filled promptly.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17

Many beautiful speci-
mems OF Venetian archi-
lecture are seen along its
course. Soon the specta-
tor views for a short period
the Plaza Of st. Mark with
its glorious cathedral. its
Doge's Palace Then a
cruise along the canal TO
the Bridge of Sighs-then
10 the city of Naples with
Mt. Vcsuvius in the dis
lance. Then the mouth or
the cravenous crater with
grand fire effects. Through
the streets Of Capri to the
beautiful Tivoli among the
olive trees. from there To
scenes in Sicily, then TO
Rome where one will see
St Peters Cathedral. the
Vatican. the cOlonnades the
colosseum. circular panor-
anna Of the arena, then for
a sight Of moonlight on
Lake Maggi0re. concluding
with water jousting at
Genoa.
Bradshaw's famous Do
rama has been before the
public for four year and
this season is completely
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
TOILET WATER.

\ fresh new lot Of Richard
Hudnut's and Vantine's toilet
waters has just been opened UP
here and now is the time to get
yours while it's fresh.
We also have an extensive as
sortmCft Of new japanese per-
fumes. among which are several
entirely new odors.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
Coming Of the Great DioFama
pELucg OF PICTORIAL MAeNIEIcENcE

ARRANGEMENTS have Doama
the special features
grandeur il
gondo This magnif
TO paris and principal in the
other place like spectacle
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
RETURNED FOR THE WINTER

Mr. NJ. 5. Ely of Kansas. father Of
Sims Ely. private secretary TO the gov
crnor arrived i'm the city from his
home in Kansas and viii remain dur
ing tho rest Of the winter. Mr.. Ely
has spent several winter seasons in
the city.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17

preach at 40 in the evening. Sun
day school at 9:45. Junior League at
3 o'clock. Epworth League at $50. \
week from tonight the choir viii rem
der a sacred concert At the church at
100.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
81 METHODIST EPISCOPAL

CHURCH-The pastor viii preach
this morning at II o'clock on the
Church Of Philadelphia" This viii
be the sixth discourse in the series on
the churches Of Asia" He will also
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
BEAUTY PINS.

You all know these popular
little pins so handy for wOmen's
use or TO pin up baby's frock.
We have a new lot here and they
should sell rapidly at Mondays
special price. Two in a DE-
set for ............... kON
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
New Spring Suits, Skirts
and jackets

No styishy should fail visit
ready department before purchasing.
An excellent showing Spring Suits arrived Friday d.
New York cy's popular eOstumer They're made
pretty light Stripes checks, we'll big line
of wolfe, silks nohars
The Black Wolfe Suits especially handsome being we'll
nlads. richly trimmed silk lined
Separate Spring all the
late cloths styles.
you appreciate variety here, and we'll show
shan all TIE other Phoenix stores
looking lower
than elsewhere.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17

All the latest things are to be
seen at the silk section today.
Many new arrivals shown in pin
checks. Roman stripes, pin
stripes. large checks and a big
assortment of the popular black
and white effects. Many are ex-
elusive patterns, SO choose yours
Monday.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
Spring Goods

We have the biggest variety
OF ginghams in town today
they've just arrived. \ big line
OF 12l@c and 15c qualities on
sale Monday n. n
per yard ................. ~
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
New Shoes

Ladies' soft kid. Gibson tie
Oxfords made with dull tops,
large eyelets. military heels and
hand turned soles. An extra
good value.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
WASH SILKS.

The very latest things in wash
silks, such rs polka dots, fig
ures and checks for Shirt Waist
Suits. They'll sell RAPIDLY Mon
day at the special p.tce a.
per yard W.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17
Mems Wear
Sale of Mems Suits Monday
SHIRTS.

New Golf Shirts in light and
medium colors. Mostly all are
coat style with cuffs attached,
and worth 1925 and $50 00c
each. Special Monday &c. 1US
Arizona republican., 1907-02-17

\ fine assortment Of figured
lawns and organizes here, fresh
from the mill Large or small
figures, dots, checks etc, among
them. A regular 15c quality.
Mondays special price, IN,
per yard .....-.......... lOS