The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 24, 1895, Page 6

6 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1895. THE INDICTMENTS HAT NOT HOLD. R. MCDONALD'S ALLEGED BLACK- MAILERS NOT GUILTY OF FELONY. STATEMENTS OF THE ACCUSED THAT THE “NAPOLEON OF Bavance” Has INJURED His Casg, The indictments drawn up by the Grand Jury against Dr. William Jenningson, John Gamage and D. M. Blank for at- tempting to blackmail Dick McDonald may never be presented to the court. The Grand Jury made out the indictments in good faith, but it will probably be found that the law takes from the Grand Jury t to indict the three men for a the word used legaily for rding to the law a person in obtaining money by ex- tortion, or one who writes letters to an- other person with the intent to extort s guilty of a felony, but one who bal threat to injure a man if v is not paid is only guilty of a mis- nor. The members of the Grand were evidently not aware of the g of the Penal Code when they de- cided to indict Jenningson, Gamage and Blank. Section 524 of the Penal Code reads as follows n who a verbal unsuccessfully attempts hreat * * ¥ to extort y from another is guilty s to what jurisdiction the Grand Jury has in cases of misdemeanor veral timesrecently. There s which may have a techni- that the Grand Jury has like the present one all of the att interviewed on the subject yesterday stated that the alleged offenses Jenningson, Gamage and Blank were nder the jurisdiction of the Police Courts 10t of the Grand Jury. e present Grand Jury is doing a great of hard work. Its meetings are fre- quent and of long duration. On Friday the did not come to an end until a few ites before 6 p. M. When the jurors ived at a decision to indict Jenningson, and Blank neither the District assistants were The members y that extortion or a felony and they an atlempt by a ver- uch as used by Blank, was also a felon; Therefore, Foreman Gagen made out theindictments in the absence of the attorneys. The members of the Grand Jury were astonished to see the result of their labors in yesterday’s CaLr, but all seen admitted the truth of the story, knowing that there was no reason in trying in trying to lock e stable door after the horse had been phase so power, but in ¢ R. H. McDonald Jr. was one of the most astonished men of all. When interviewed in the County Jail yesterday, he said there ed but little to say, as the CaLL story covered' the whole matter. He said it was_perfectly correct, except in the sen- tence in which he was referred to as a liar. He boldly challenged any one to prove he was ever guilty of alie. Referring to the attempted blackmail, he said: I must refuse to meke any statement, as I would v: te the oath taken before the Grand Jury. 1supposel have the right to say afew things, and theseI will teil you. Jen- ningson claims that he spent $1250 at my re- uest while on a trip to England in 1892. Now, the first claim ever made on me for the money ‘was made two months ago. John B. Carson. the attorney for Jenningson, called on me and stated that Jenningson had a claim of $1250 sgainst me for money advanced. He alsostated Jenningson had told him that he had some im- portant information in his possession that I would not like to have come out. I stated that if Jenningson had any vouchers or could prove kis claim I would pay it as fast as I could se- cure the money. - Blank first ca He said he repr to me about two weeks ented Gamage, and that he 50 or Jenningson would formation, documentary More than this, I was eson had said that District make public som evidence and the like, t0ld that Jenn Attorney Barnes without him &5 & willing wit- d do nothing in the way of convicting hat with his testimony Barnes would secure & conviction. Of course I understood these to be threats, but I refused to accede to their demands for blackmail for three reasons. First, I have no money; second, if I allowed the bloodsuckers 10 squeeze out the first drop of blood more at- would follow; third, by bribing the stimony they could charge ve a hold on me, and how they would try to work me. I saw through their tricks and blocked them. The belief of many persons having knowl- edge of the affa of the two wrecked banks is that Dick McDonald may have stopped all attempts to blackmail him, but that he has signed his doom, as Jen- mage have sufficient evi- ed to the prosecution, to ss the bay. Jenningson was McDonald’s confidential man during all the troubles of the banks, Gamage was McDonald’s private_detective during_his noted divorce suit and during his troubles with Clara Belle and Seneca Swalm. He was also employed in other work con- nected with the two banks. = John Gamage, one of the indicted, was very much_worked up yesterday and furi- ous at McDonald and the other witnesses against bim. He said: The article in the CALL this morning was like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky tome. I was never more astonished in my life. In no way or manner did I have any connection with any one going to Dick McDonald for money. I rd day before yesterday that there was ething up before the Grand Jury affecting me, and, knowing that the crowd about Dick McDonald was up to anything, 1 went to the District Attorney end asked to be summoned and was and appeared before the Grand Jury after 5 o'clock last evening. Nothing weas that gave me any idea that there ‘was anything serious in store. 1 know nothing that such a charge could be based on, and can only conceive that itisa cunningly devised scheme on the part of that little Dick MeDonald, Charles Montgomery and W. H. Eastland. They are all in together and up to enything. You can imagine what sort of testimony such men would give: Taks Mont: gomery, who has_been indicted. Take any of them. However, 1 cannot believe that I have been indicted yet. Isaw the District Attorney to-day and he tells me that he knows of no in- ictment against me. Dick evidently has an idea that I have been digging down and trying to find_out things that will injure him, ‘an Ipmicnlnl"ly ‘where he hes his money hidden. have been work- ing in the interest of depositors, and it was in their interest that 1 met Jenningson, whom I have known only two or three weeks. ad no other business in the world with him. I suppose that the reason Dick is attacking him is simply that he wants to_pull him down so that he can’t hurt the McDonald outfit. The most yrefioswmus thing about it all is the amount that we are charged to have tried to get—§250. J. B. Carson, Dr. Jenningson’s attorney, had a complaint ready for filing in a suit to be brought by Dr. Jenningson for $1232 against Dick McDonald for expenses in- curred in transacting business for him while the doctor was East last. McDon- ald’s charge before the Grand Jury is that the amount demanded.in blackmail was $1250. Mr. Carson says that while Dr. Jenningson was East Mrs, Jenningson came to him with the claim for the &282, which she wished collected. “I saw McDonald at the jail and pre- sented the bill to him,” said Mr. Carson, “but he denied that he owed the money and at the same time protested the greatest friendship for the doctor. I saw him a second time with the same resnlt. All this occurred before Dr. Jenningson’s re- turn and before I had ever met him. On his return he said that he would bring suit as soon as he could afford it. “On Thursday a man who said that he was a friend of Dr. Jenningson, but who refused to give me his name, came to me and told me that there was to be an inves- tigation involving Dr. Jenningson in black- mail before the Grand Juerdv. I saw the District Attorney and asked that the doc- tor be summoned. The doctor told me that there could be no foundation for any such charge, for no one had ever gone to McDonald with his authority except my- self.” WILL LEAVE SAN FRANCISC0. Actors Holden and Swain Form a The- atrical Company. In another month’s ti me the man who, without 2 shudder or a thought for the anguish of others, has murdered on dif- ferent occasions 2346 people, abducted 1620 defenseless girls, suicided 716 times, stolen millions of dollars and forged countless wills and deeds, vanishes from the gaze of the public. E. J. Holden, the “heavy” man at Morosco’s, has done all of these things in the presence of thousands of San Franciscans, but now he is to leave the scene of midnight abductions, knife-thrusts and forged papers. His cynical smile, exasperating ““ha, ha” and general all- round knavery will end April the 28th. With Charles Swain, the popular NAMESAKE OF A MAORI CHIEFTAIN. THE MAGNIFICENT OCEANIC STEAM~ SHIP ARAWA NOW IN THIS PORT. A CRICKET GROUND ON DECK. FI1TTED WITH REFRIGERATOR AND CoOLD-STORAGE COMPART- MENTS. Named after the first Maori chief of New Zealand the magnificent Oceanic steam- ship Arawa is well worthy of the royal island ruler whose noble figure adorns her bow. She was built at Denny Dumbarton, Nevada north lateral drift which was run from the joint west drifv from the shaitat a Eoim 690 feet north from the joint west drift as been advanced 80 feet, total length 230 feet; face in porphyry and clay. ANDES—420 level—The west crosscut from end of south drift from east crosscut from u raise has been advanced 13 feet, total leng! 25 feet; formation low-grade quartz. BEST & BELcHER—250 level—West crosscut 2 started in the north drift 100 feet from the bottom of the joint incline winze has been extended 12 feet and work discontinued, ;wmx face in hard porphyry; total length 23 eet. 800 level—East crosscut 1 started in north drift 100 feet from west crosscut 4 has ad- yanced 20 feet, total length 276 feet, passing through porphyry, clay ana stringersof quartz. GOULD & CURRY—200 level—West cross- cut 5 which wasstarted in the northwest drift 432 feet from the main west drift was ad- vanced 14 feet total length 1314 feet; face in hard porphyry. 250 level—West crosscut 1 started in the south drift which was run from the joint winze hes been adyanced 3 feet through quartz and porphyry, total length 40 feet; discon- tinued with face in porphyry. We have resnmed work in the south drift which was run from the joint incline winze and extended same 8 feet passing through quartz, total lehgth 85 fect. HALE Norcross—975 level—Adyanced southeast crosscutfr om west crosscut 1 13 feet, total length 40 feet; face in porphyry. West crosscut 3 near our northern boundary has been extended 13 feet, total length 25 feet; fage in porphyry.g The south drift] from west crosseut 1 on this level was advanced 6 feet, total length 82 feet; face in porphyry, quartz and some ore. Con: comedian, as a partner, Mr. Holden will organize a company of hi s own and take to the road. His contract with Morosco ex- ires on the date mentioned, and it is un- erstood that he will lose no time in_get- ting his company thoroughly organized—in fact he has already secured most of the member s of the troupe, signing some of the best talent on the coast. The part of a “heavy” man, or villain, is alw ays an ungracious and thankless one, but for ‘all that Holden has become very popular with the patrons of the Grand, particula rly with the gallery gods. Off the stage he is an unassuming and thoroughly agreeable gentleman, and there is not better liked man in the profession. a The combination of Holden and Swain is a strong one, and their venture will d oubtless prove a success. A SOMERSAULT. In the Water as Performed by a Native of Alaska. The Aleut and his bidarka are among the sights of the Bering Sea regions. The bidarka is made of the skin of a sea lion sewed over a light wooden frame. In shape it is very like a racing shell. Ttis much the same asthe Greenland kayak. It has, according to its size, one, two or three holes in the top, each just large enough for aman to slide into and sit, with the rim close around his waist. Ne water can get into the boat except thmugh these holes. The bidarka is propelled by double-bladed paddles. Itlooks as frail as an eggshell and is as easy to capsize, but in the hands of Aleutsis a safe and very speedy boat. The Aleuts are great per- formers in their bidarkas. “We saw a fellow in one of these boats come up to the Corwin one day when we were off the Alaska Fur Seal Company’s trading post at_Atka,” said Captain C. A, Abbey. -‘Mr. Dirck, the agent, addressed to him a few words in his own tongue, and the Aleut grinned and nodded. He backed clear of the ship and began his feats. With his paddle he would turn his boat com- pletely around with a sweep or_two, and turn her back in the same way. He would send herahead at top speed, then instantly send her back almost as fast. He was re- markably skillful in these performances, and it was easy to see that hisboat wasnot only safe. but marvelously handy in the hands of an expert. “ He's not doing all he can,’ said Doug- lass, the pilot. ‘I've seem them turn the bidarka completely over, the man going under wateron side and coming up on the other.’ “‘I'llask him if he can do that, said the agent. At his question the Aleut shook his head, making some muttered re- ly. Dirck urged him, but he was still re- luctant. “‘He says the wateris cold and he doesn’t like to risk it,’ said Dirck. ‘ “Wouldn’t a silver dollar warm it for him? I asked and held up the coin for him to inspect. “The Aleut's eyes glistened when he saw the silver, and he at once prepared to attempt the feat. He evidently understood his business and the risk he was about to take. He first loosed his camlinka or skin- coat from the hoop around the bidarka-hole s0 he might free himself in case the boat stopped when bottom up. Then, plying his paddle with a peculiar stroke, he caused the boat to swerve and go suddenly over. The man, still in his seat, disap- peared under the water, and the bottom of the boat rocked on the surface. As well as could be seen in the agitated water he still plied the paddle beneath. Though under on}{y_n few seconds it -seemed a long time, and it was a relief to the lookers-on when he emerged on the other side. The boat instantly righted with -the Aleut sitting uprxifht, but wholly composed. ‘‘He came grinning alongside and re- ceived his stipulated price. Other gifts, including quarters and half dollars, were passed to him, until he had a handful of coin, with a store ofd Frovislnns as well, aud with these he paddled, well pleased, to the shore.—New k Sun. W. & J. Sloane & Co.- A salfent feature of the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company'’s lines of Moguettes, Sayonnieres, Gobelins and Axministers, as shown by W. & J. Sloane & Co., is the immense variety of choice designs and colorings, comprising patterns suited 10 all kinds and styles of furnishings. 'W. & J. Sloane & Co. show & superb line of Bige- low and English Brussels, composed of private patterns in high class designs and .colorings. At~ tention is also Called 0 the ofterings in rugs, mai leum, eic. A8 very exiensive im- porters of Chinese and Japanese mattings W. & J. Sloane & Co. are enabled to offer very strong ducements to purchasers. During their ten days ‘matting sale they are offering a large line of good s atone-half regular values. See their new adver- i tisement on page 3 of this issue. [Sketched for the “Call™ by W. A. Coulter.] England, in 1884, and is 475 feet in length, 46 feet beam, 32 feet in depth and draws when loaded 25 feet forward and 26 feet aft. Her register is 3260 tons and her gross tonnage is 5200. The Arawa was built for the Shaw, Savill & Albion Company at a cost of £140,000. The vessel is exceptionally weatherly and fast, one of her runs from New Zer land to London being made in 34 days 16 hours, and the round trip of 26,000 miles being covered in 72 days, or a little over an average of 15 knots an hour. Her schedule time between the two places was from 35 to 38 days. She is provided wit tandem triple expansion engines of 5000 horse-power. Her promenade spar-deck is somethins wonderful in the way of space, being use as a cricket ground by the officers and pas- sengers to while away the tedium of a long ocean voyage when Neptune will permit the invasion of his eminent domain by this landlubber’s game. Down below the fittings of this floating palace are on a splendid scale. A fine organ and piano occupy the grand saloon, and even the finely furnished steerage has an instrument of the former class. She has three refrigerator machines for the cold- storage compartments and can carry the carcasses of 40,000 sheep. % The Arawa and her sister, the Tainui, are wonderful achievements in the way of ocean carriers and a magnificent accommo- dation for those who go down to the sea in gassenger ships. She sails for Sydney, N. . W., on the 4th of April. ON THE COMSTOCK LODE. The Weekly Reports of the Various Mine Superintendents. VIRGINIA CITY, Nev., March 23.— Following are the reports of the superin- tendents of the various mines on the Com- stock lode: CON. CAL. AND VIRGINIA MINE—1650 level— On the sixth floor in the new ore body (the second floor above the sill floor of this level), from the end of the east crosscut started at a point 125 feet south of; the vertical winze which connects withr ‘the 1700 level, a south drift has baen’ run ;10 feetin a quartz formation, assaying irom $2 to $10 per ton. From the same point & north drift has been run 19 feet in quartz, carrying the same value _On the ninth floor (the first floor above the sill floor of this level) the drift running south irom the south end of the stope has been ad- vancea 19 feet, total length 118 feet; in por- phyry, with some quartz of low value. On the twelfth floor the drift running south from the east crosscut at a point 18 feet in from the mouth of the crosscut” has been extended 17 feet, total length 26 ieet; in porphyry and quartz, assaying from $6 to $10 per ton, On the fourteenth floor, the south end of the openln% which was carriéd up from the thir- teenth floor, we have excavated to the west wall, a space equal to one square setof timbers, in porphyry, clay and low grade quartz. The opening which was started from the drift run south from the end of the east crosscut from the main north lateral drift on the sill floor of this level has been carried up 7 feet; total height 29 feet, showing ore 3 feet in width, which lies next to the west wall and averages $40 per ton. From this locality and its vicin- ity we have extracted during the week 96 tons of ore, the ayerage assay of which per mine car samples was $56 83 per ton, 1750 level—The east crosscut started from the end of the drift running south from tne south end of the stope on the fourth floor has been extended 14 feet; totel length 29 feet; in s0lid quartz assaying $4 and $5 per ton. OPHIR—1465_lével—The drift running north from the top of the upraise which is carried up 80 feet above the sill floor of this level, from a fmlnt in the east crosscut from the main north ateral drift, has been extended 19 feet; total length 203 feet: face in porphyry, clay and uartz. We have continued jointly with the exican oompnllky the work of making repairs in the main shait from the 1100 levefnpwnrd. Central tunnel—250 level—The upraise start- ed from the south drift started from the top of the upraise carried up 23 feet above the south drift on the sill floor of this level has been carried up 7 feet; total height 35 feet. From the top of this upraise an east crosscut has been run 12 feet in a porphyry and quartz formation of low value. The old west cross- cut from the bottom of the winze 46 feet above the tunnel level has been reopened during the week in a southwesterly course 11 feet; total length reopened 45 feet. On the tunnel level the north drift from the end of the west crosscut from the north drift from the Mexican shaft has been advanced 25 feet; total length 117 feet, continuing in low- grade quartz. MEXICAN—1465 level—The north drift started from the top of the upraise, which was carried up 45 feet above the sill floor of this level at a point 45 feet west of main north lateral drift and 100 feet north from the south boundary of the mine, has been advanced 21 feet; total length, 198 feet; face in porphyry and quertz. UNION CON.—900 level—West crosscut from Union Con. south lateral drift from the west drift 1520 feet west of shaft has been extended 15 feet during the week: total length 600 feet; face in & formation of clay, quartz and por- Bhyry, with a simall flow of water from it ast siderable repairing was done on this level th® past week. Intermediate level—We are preparing to up- raise in_the ore streak in south drift. Have extracted during the week eleven cars of ore, assaying per mine car samples $48 89 per ton. — e THE COLDEST PLACE. A Siberian Town Where the Mercury 3 Drops Out of Sight. The word “arctic”’ has been very much in evidence during the cold weather of the last few weeks, and perhaps there are those who imagine that it could hardly be colder at the north pole than it has been in Eng- land lately. To them the following facts and figures may be interesting. The coldest inhabited spot on the earth is the little town of Werchojansk, in Siberia, which is situated 67 deg. 34 min. north latitude, 133 deg. 5 min. east longitude. The lowest temperature observed there is 90.4 deg. Fahrenheit below zero. The average temperature for January is 63.4 deg. below: February, 50.8 degrees below; March, 33.4 degrees below; April, 3.2 de- grees below; May, 32 degrees below; Jupe, 50 degrees below; July, 57.2 degrees below; August, 42.8 degrees below; September, 28.4 degrees below; October, 4 aegrees be- low; November, 4 degrees below; Decem- ber, 58 degrees below. The terrible cold which prevails in Eastern Siberia is, for- tunately, not accompanied by wind, for otherwise no human being could exist there. The minimum temperature at Jak- utsk is 79.6 degrees Fahrenheit below, and at Ustjansk 83.2 degrees below, and during the whole month of January the ther- mometer never reaches the height of 1.4 de%rees Fahrenheit. (2 be winters are extraordinarly dry in this region. The lowness of temperature is due to the fact that Eastern Siberia is not influenced by oceanic depressions, and a very high atmospheric pressure, with calm, clear weather and a dry atmosphere, prevails. In this way the warm air cur- rents are aided in their escape, while the high mountain ranges in the south and east tend to imprison the masses of cold air. Hedenstrom and Wrangell have pub- lished very remarkable reports on the effect of the cold upon the living organism in in Siberia. If the temperature sinks to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, every breath that is drawn causes pain in the chest and lungs; old tree trunks burst with the frost; rocks are shattered with a noise like thunder, and deep chasms form in the ground from which streams of water rush steaming, only to_be turned into ice the nextmo- ment.—Westminster Gazette. STONE CANNON. Hewn Out of the Living Rock of Malta. The most wonderful cannon on record are those which are described by Brydone, whose travels in Sicily and Malta won well-deserved renown toward the end of the last century, Many facts and stories he recounts that seem strangely old world to us, though the date is little more than a hundred years ago, so grandly did the French revolution transform Europe. Malta was full of wonders more or less droll while the Knights heldit. But noth- ing equaled- the old guns. Everybody knows that the fortifications were cut out of the solid rock, but Brydone was right in saying that a kind of ordnance used to defend them was unknown to all the world besides. : As we understand his description, the Knights left a great block of stone where they hollowed out an embrasurein the cliff, which afterward they shaped and bored in the form of a gigantic mortar. These engines contained a whole barrel of gunpowder, That shoveled in, the; Dlugged it with a great piece of wood, fitte exactly to the bore, as wadding, and loaded up with cannon balls, shells and other deadly materials. About fifty of these remarkable guns commanded the spots which a hostile ship was most likely to approach. “The mouths of some are 6 feet wide, and they are able to throw 10,000 pounds’ weight of balls or stones.” The range is not stated, but the falling projectiles covered an are of over 300 square yards.—Boston Post. C. A. Wetmore’s Discovery. Charles A. Wetmore of the Viticultural Commission has written a open letter to the Governor, in which he asserts that the bill transferring the functions of the com- mission to the university is defective. The ill, he says, provides for the transfer of crosscut 8 started from the Sierra | the commission’s erty, but does not state to whom it shpalrfge transferred. 5 WERE PEPPERED WITH GOLD DUST. A MONTREAL MAN CLAIMS THAT THE MINES HE PURCHASED WERE "“SALTED.” THE HISTORY OF A SWINDLE, Asks DAMAGES IN THE SuM oF His TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BonbD: Dougal Graham of Montreal, Canada, has begun suitin the Circuit Court, through his attorneys, Delmas & Shortridge, against A. 0. Viertong and wife for $10,000, the amount of a bond which he deposited on the purchase of a group of ‘‘salted”’ mines. The group is located in Tuolumne County, California, and is known as the Viertong mines, consisting of the John Donkey, War Eagle, Free Coinage, King Solomon’s Ophir, Coarse Gold and the mill site. The complaint alleges that for same time prior to the year 1894 the defendants were the owners of a certain group of mines in Tuolumne County, California, and known as the Viertong mines, and that from as- says made of ore taken from the mines the defendants knew that they were of little or no value; that in order to sell the property they salted it and represented it through John Griffin and F. W. Spencer, the latter living at San Rafael, as being of great value. J. V. Brooks, purporting to be a mining expert, made a false report of the mines, and although he claimed to be disin- terested at the time he has since admitted that he was not. It is charged that the mines were salted with gold in dust, or in solution, or.both, with such skill in the art of deceiving that in parts of the tunnels the rock appeared in place while fraginents were broken from the ledges and mixed with the earth in such a manner as to mislead an intending purchaser. Gold in this form was scat- tered over the surface of the mines that the cbserver readily concluded that it came from the rock of the mines. J. V. Brooks made an elaborate report on the mines on March 5, 1894, and sent it to F. W. Spencer, whom he described as a Elmminent merchant doing business at 721 arket street, San Francisco. Griffin,who made the proposition to Graham for a sale of the mines, was referred to Dr. N. J. Bird, a friend of the plaintiff, living in this city, who, along with Benjamin Peart, made an examination of the mines. The samples of ore which they brought to the city were so skillfully ‘“doctored” that the Selby Company, who made the assay, re- ported a.total value of $1412 12 in gold per ton of ore and §6 in silver. Other assays were made by ex-State Geologist Henry G. Hanks and others, and the ore was shown to be very rich. Sulphurets from the John Donkey mine ran as high as $243512 in vield of gold to the ton. Dr. Bird hastened to Montreal and in- duced his friend, Graham, to come to Cali- fornia and purchase the property. He acted in goodp faith in the matter. Expert Peart also made a favorable report. Asa result Graham came to California in June, 1894, and in company with Professor J. T. Donald, a mining engineer, visited the Viertong mines. Viertong accompanied them through the umner and fraudu- lently pointed out the alleged vein and its richest part. He panned out fifteen pounds of the ‘‘salted’’ ore and it showed very rich prospects in free gold. _This examina~ tion was made in the *‘King Solomon’s Ophir” tunnel. At the ‘“John Donkey” mine like experiments and representations were made. The samples were all ‘‘salted,” showing $4134 per ton, of which $3796 was free gold. The plaintiff alleges that, relying on the false and fraudulent representations made to himself and his agents, and relying on the false and fraudulent ore, mill-runs, pan- tests, etc., Graham entered into an agree- ment with Viertong and his wife for the gourchue of the mines, and on July 9, 1894, nded the sroperty for $15,000. It was further agreed that the purchaser should pay $75,000 in three different installments of $25.000 each. Graham took possession of the mines on August 17,1894, Men were engaged and drifts were run north and south in each of the tunnels. In the “King Solomon’’ tons of rock or quartz were taken out and scientifically assayed and carefully milled. The results showed that the rock was bar- ren and worthless. The “John Donkey” was also showed to be barren. The defendant asks for judgment for $10,000, which he paid on account on Au- 5!15& 16, 1894, together with interest from ate, also for the costs of sui < CIENCE - RIS N, ) Tue USE AND ABUSE 4 OF mHE Brovcre—Dr. Gmeéne M. Ham- mond’s recently publisBed paper on the influence of the bicycle in health and dis- ease is of real service and value ‘to the public. Dr. Hammond set out to learn whether the bicycle did harm or good, first in the case of healthy persons, and sec- ondly in the case of those diseased, He found it was good for both, under certain conditions. Each individual must form- ulate rules for his own guidance, and if he cannot do this for one reason or another, his medical adviser should be consulted, who, by studying his physique, heart measurement and lung capacity, can judge with accuracy the amount of exercise which is most conducive to healthy phys- ical development, As a general rule, how- ever, after a fair amount of experience the aven§e individual should be quite com- petent to determine his own capabilities and requirements. Dr. Hammond inves- tigated the cases of fourteen amateurs who had ridden the bicycle from 8000 to 27,000 each in from five to thirteen years. Their ages ran from 24 to 4. In every case he found the heart healthy and the mus- cular system well developed. It is often claimed by those who do not know that the exercise develops the muscles of the leg at the expense of the rest of the body. This is not so. On the contrary, the muscles of the back, chest, arms, and ab- domen are employed a great deal, not to the same extent as the muscles of the legs, but sufliciently so to establish bicycle- riding as an exercise inducing genemf de- velopment of the muscular system. THE INTELLIGENCE OF BEES IN RELATION 10 FrowEss.—Alex. 8. Wilson points out that the methods adopted by the bee for the purpose of saving time in honey-gath- ing are interesting and instructive ina high degree. The bee appears to be visit- ing the flowers casually and indiscrim- inately, but in ‘reality its operations are uided by highly intelligent powers of se- ection. “This is essential, in view of the extremely small amount of nectar con- tained in most flowers. To obtain one firn.in of sugar a considerable number gz owers are requisite. Of the blossoms the fuschia 81¢, of the sweet pea 61, of the monk’s-hood 10 1-10, and of the red clover S{ABgzeadu _welie teupecfiv:ly needed (t,)of i&p nish a single grain of sugar. e smaller blos%oms a much ]agru;r number was neeessary. The head of the clover, which may be taken as a tyg'icnl example, consists of about sixty florets, and this, to find out how many times the insect’s pro- poscis must be inserted into a flower to ob- tain a grain of sugar, must be multiplied by 83{. There are 7000 grains in a pound; this quantity,.therefore, represents 81{x60x 7000, or 3,465,000 separate flowers. Honey, however, contains only about 75 per cent of sugar, so that, in” round numbers, a pound of honey represents the riffing by the bees of two and a half millions of clover tubes. A Raprp CArGo TRANSPORTER.—A simple and efficient apparatus has been designed for the more rapid transporting of cargo from the ship’s hold to lighters, or vice versa, and for conveying general goods to and from warehouses across an intervening space. Thisis accomplished by connecting a large steel rope stay attachment and runner block by a strong shackle to the head of the derrick-boom, in a suitable position, and carrying the stay downward at an angle of 45 degrees, to be suitably fastened. On this geara series of blocks carrying the cargo can be run out with great rapidity, doing the work of two ordinary derricks. This transporter can be safely worked at night, as it guides it- self in_hoisting. The gear is so simple that sailors or ordinary workmen can rigit up into working position in a very short space of time. ARE OCEAN STEAMSHITS T0 Go FASTER?— The statement recently made that the next decade cannot possibly match the in- crease in ocean speed recorded in the past ten years has been much discussed in Eag- land, and many prominent authorities have expressed their views on the subject. Sir Thomas Sutherland thinks that although the limits of sea-going speed on long voyages are apparently reached in the Lucania_and Campania, the tendency of the day is toward larger ships and higher speed. All these people seem to have ignored the fact that Mr. Tesla has already given tothe world a machine called the oscillator, which will before long relegate the present cumbrous and expensive ma- chinery of ocean steamships to the scrap heap. An oscillator—which is a dynamo and engine combined, but each working on an independent basis—effects such a maryelous economy of power that a machine a few feet square will develop enough power to _drive the largest ocean steamer across the Atlantic. e ability to dispense with the space now occupied and the weight now entailed by ponderous machinery will most certainly very mater- ially affect the future consideration of the question of faster ocean steamships. Taxine ‘“‘Coror’’ PHOTOGRAPHS.—Lipp- man’s method-of taking ‘‘color” photo- graphs has not been much used by ama- teurs, owing to the difficulty of manipula- tion. A frame for holding the plate, which is easy to work, has been brought out by a photographer in Paris. Another device for the same purpose, though of a differ- ent style, has Eeen introduced by another well-known Parisian photographer. THEY WROTE IN JAIL. Celebrated Books That Have Been Pro- duced in Captivity. Imprisonment of the learned, whether legal or illegal, does not seem to have dis- turbed the man of letters in the progress of his studies. It was in prison that Boethius composed his excellent book on the *‘Consolationsof Philosophy,” and Grotius wrote his “Com- mentary on St. Matthew” during his con- finement. ‘While in the dungeon of a monastery in Portugal, Buchanan composed his excel- lent ‘‘Paraphrases on the Psalms of Dayid.” “Fleta,” a well known and excellent law production, was written by 2 man confined in an English prison forlife. His name, however, was not preserved. During his confinement for five years on account of some State troubles, Pellisson pursued with ardor his studies in the Greek language, and produced several good compositions. The best and most agreeable book in the Spanish language was composed by Michael Cervantes during his captivity in Barbary. ‘When Louis XII was Duke of Orleans he was taken prisoner at the battle of St. Aubin_and corfined in the tower of Bour- es. While there he applied himsclf to is sadly neglected studies, with the result that he subsequently became an able and enlightened monarch. Margaret, Queen of Henry IV, King of France, while confined in the Lonvre, warmly pursued the studies of elegant literature and composed a very skillful gpology for the irregularities of her con- luct. During his confinement Sir Walter Ralexgh produced his “History of the World.” Queen Elizabeth, while imprisoned by her sister Mary, wrote some very charming goems, and Mary, Queen of Scots, during er long confinement by Elizabeth, pro- duced a number of pleasing compositions. It was while he was cruelly confined at Holmsby that Charles I wrote that excel- lent book entitled ‘“The Portrait of a King,” which he addressed to his son, and in which the political reflections are said to be worthy of Tacitus. By some this work has been attributed to Dr. Gander, a blatant Radical of that period, but who was incapable of writing a single para- graph of it.—Philadelphia Item. THE INDIAN'S REVENGE. One Way in Which the Red Men Are Repaying the Whites. “That reminds me of a buffalo,” said Au- gustus Bramedagee, a former member of Congress, as he took a packet of cough drops from the trainboy. ‘Whenever I gee sugar or candy I think of Indians and buffaloes. “I suppose you won’t guess why. Well, if you ever took a trip on the western part of the Canadian Pacific Railroad you would. You can travel for hundred§ of miles, and all you see in the way of freight are piles of white bones standing by the side of the track awaiting transportation. “They are the bones of buffaloes long since dead, and the Indians collect them from the plains and take them to the track. There is a fellow in St. Louis who pays them something for them—$1 a ton, I think, delivered at the track side. ‘“The bones are used in sugar refining. I believe buffalo bones are better than any other kind for that purpose. Of course the redskins sometimes try to ring in other bones, perhaps those of human beings. “It is a strange thing,” said the former member of Congress, as he chewed up a cough drop, ‘‘that the noble savage, who owes his extermination to the whites, should be able to get such a poetic revenge. The American people are said to owe many of their troubles to candy and sweet things, and there are those redskins outon the Canadian - Pacific road industriously col- lecting bones and doini their best to get even by encouraging the production of candy.”—New York Herald. ———————— Proved It by Shakespeare. “Twelve years ago last month,’” said Mr. Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania, “I had an interesting experience on the floor of the Houseover a term used by me in the conrse of debate. Ihad been criticizing General Hazen, who was at that time Chief Signal | Officer of the army. I referred to him as ‘wearing the muniments of war,’ and in other wgs deporting himself in public places. Hazen was defended by as brainy a quartet of men as ever sat in the House. They were Ezra Taylor, Garfield’s suc- cessor; ‘Ben’ Butterworth of Cincin- nati; .'lugige Converse, of Columbus, all three Ohio men, and Major Calkins of In- diana. Judge Taylor ridiculed my use of the term ‘muniments of war.’ hile he was speaking, I slipped outto the Con- gressional Library and asked Ainsworth Spofford if it was correct. - He replied that it was, and, gmkingu a copy of Shake- speare, which lay on the desk, {xe opened it at the second act of ‘Coriolanus,’ and inted to the passage which contained it. t was quick work. Itshowed the thorough- ness of Mr. Spofford’s literary training and ennble;l me “;t et hulzk at m{f orpon':)nta in a manner particularly gratifyin my- self,”—Washington es, .y 5 4 NEW TO-DAY. THE SYMPTOM LIS, Common Signs of the Catarrhal Maladies Now Epidemie. Proper Course for Those Affected, Costly Treatment Not Necess sary — $5 a Month, Including Medicines, at the Copeland Medi« cal Institute. Now that catarrhal affections of every de scription seem to have assumed something of an epidemic form on this coast it would seem timely and proper to present the list of symp- toms prepared by Drs. Copeland and Neal to enable sufferers to understand the specific na. ture of their ailment. Probably more than 50 per cent of the climatic sickness now prevae lent, though known under many different names, would be found under competent nosis to be simply a subtle catarrhal infec and poisoning of some vital part or vital organ of the body. For those desiring the treatment of Drs. Copeland and Neal it may be stated that the proper course is this: Read these symptoms carefully over; mark thosa that apply to your ease, and bring this with you to Drs. Copeland and Neal. i you live away from the city send them by mail and ask for ‘mail treatment. In either instance, whether by mail or office treatment, the ?m tient may be assured of the speediest relief and cure possible to enlightened science. Bear in mind that any chronic suffer Whether from catarrh or any other seated and distressing melady, may apply at any time, either in person or by letter, to 916 Marke§ street, in the Columbian building, and receive the most _efficient treatment now in vogue af the nominal fee rate of $5 a month, including all necessary medicines. CATARRH of the HEAD snd THROAT, The most prevalent form of catarrh resulty from neglected colds. Speedy and inexpensi cure by the Copeland system. “Is the breath foul ?” «Is the voice husky?”, “Do you spit up slime?” “Do you ache ell over?” “Do you blow out scabs?”* «Is the nose stopped up Do you snore at night?” “Does your nose discharge?"” «“Poes the nose bleed easily?” «]s there tickling in the throat?" “Do crysts form in the nose?” «]s the nose sore and tender?” “Do you sneeze a great deal? “Ts this worse toward night “Is your sense of smell leaving “Do you hawk to clear the throat «Is there e dropping in the throat «Is the throat dry in the morning: “Are you losing your sense of tast “Do you sleep with the mouth open?’ “Does the nose stop up toward night?” This form of catarrh is the easiest to cure. CATARRH of the BRONCHIAL TUBES, When catarrh of the head and throat is leff unchecked it extends down_ the windpipe inta the bronchial tubes, and after a time attacky the lungs. Speedy and inexpensive cure by the Copeland system. Have you & cough?” Are you losing flesh?” o you cough at night?” “Have you_pain in side?” “Do you take cold easily?” «Tg your appetite variable?” «Have you stitches in side?” «Do you cough until you gag?” “Are you low spirited at times?” “Do you raise frothy mucus?”’ “Do you spit up yellow matter?” “Do you cough on going to bed ?” “Do you cough in the morning?” “Is your cough short and hacking?” “Do you spit up little cheesy lum “Have you & disgust for fatty foods? “Is there tickling behind the palate “Have you pain behind breastbon “Do you feel you are growing weaker?"” “Ts there a burning pain in the throat?” “Do you cough worse night and morning?” “Do you have to sit up at night to get breath 7’ 1f you have these symptoms you have Catarrh of the Bronchial Tubes. CATARRH OF THE EAR. Catarrh extends from the throat lalong the Eustachian tubes into the ear, causing defec- tive hearing. Speedy and inexpensive cure by the Copeland system. “Is your hearing failing?’ «Do your ears discharge ““Are the ears dry and scal; “Do the ears itch and burn?” “Is the wax dry in the ears?” “It there a throbbing in ears?” “Are you gradually felting deaf?” “Have you pain bel «Is there a buzzing sound heard ?”” “Do you have a ringing in the ears?” “Are there cracking sounds heard?” “Is your hearing bad cloud{ days?” “Do you have earache occasionally?” “Are the sounds like steam escaping?” “Do you constantly hear noises in the ears?® “Do Konr ears huri when you blow thg nose?” “Is there & roaring like a waterfall in head 7”? “Do you hear better some days than others?”* “Do the noises in the ears keep you awake?"{ “When you blow your nose do the ears crack ?”* ']‘(Ixs7 your hearing worse when you have a cold?” CATARRH OF THE STOMACH. Cattarrh of the stomach is usulflli; aused by swallowing poisonous mucus, which dropg down from the head and throat at nlgha Speedy and inexpensive cure by the Copelan: system. ‘Is there nausea?’ “Are you constipated?” “Is there vomiting?"’ Do you belch up gas?” “Are you light headed " “Js your tongue coated?” “Have you water brash " «Do you hawk and spit?” “Ts there pain after eating?"” “‘Are you nervous and weak > “Do you have sick headaches?"” “Do you bloat up after eating 2 s there disgust for breakfast?” ave you distress after eating?” “Is your throat filled with slime?” “Do you at times have diarrhea?"” “Is there rush of blood to the head?” “Is there constant bad taste in the mouth™ Is there gnawing sensation in the stomach ?’ “Do you feel as if you had lead in stomach ?"* “When you get up suddenly are you dizz “When stomach is empty do you feel faint? “Do you belch up substances that burn: throat?” “When stomach is full do you feel ope pressed?” 1f you have you have Catarrh of the Stomach, or what is commonly called Dyspepsisa. TREATMENT BY MATL. For those desiring the treatment by mail, the first step is td drop a line to Drs.” Copeland and Neal for a question list or symptom blanR Return same with answers filled out and treatment may be commenced at once, Every mail brings additional proof of the suce cess of the mail treatment. $5 A MONTH. No fee larger than §5 a month asked for an aisense, ORE motto {s: “A Low Fee. qu&‘ Cure. Mild and Painless Treatment.” The Copeland Medical Tnstituts, PERMANENTLY LOCATED IN THE COLUMBIAN BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, 916 Market St, Next to Baldwin Hotel, Over Beamish’s. W. H. COPELAND, M.D, J.’G. NEAL, M.D. SPECIALTIES—Catarrh and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Throat and Lungs. Nervous Dis- eases, Skin Diseases, Chronic Diseases. Office hours—9 A. M. t0 1 P. M., 2 o5 P. M., 7 108:30 P. M. Sunday—10A. M.102 P. M. Catarrh troubles and kindred diseases treated successfully by mail. Send 4 centsin stamps for question circulars. < A LADIES GRILL ROOM Has been established in the Palace Hotel N ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. Iv takes the piace of the city restaurant, with direct entrance from Market st. Ladies shopping will find this = most Qesirable place to lunch. Prompt service and mod- erate charges, such as have given the gentlemen’s Grillroom an internatioual repu preval in this gew department. Weekly Call, $1.50 per Year