The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1895, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 189i. that the silverware found on the banditan- swers the description of a card which he received irom San Jose some time during the latter part of March. The card stated that it was stolen from the house of E. A. Augzerais, and as all the silverware and napkins have tne initial A. there is no doubt that the goods were stolen from the Auzerais home on March 10 last. The inquest on the body of the dead desperado was held last night, Coroner Gordon coming from Gonzales for that -purpose. Harry Bishop, the dead man's companion, and the two tramps who occu- pied the same boxcar in which the robber was killed, were brought before the jury to testify. Bishop told this story: “I am a native of Wisconsin, and came to California about six months ago. I stopped at Yreka, Redding, Sacramento, Stockton and other places. At Alhambra I met Charlie and traveled with him to Los Angeles. We passed through Salinas -together several weeks ago and went to Santa Cruz, where we remained for a few days. *Then we turned southward and went to Pismo Beach, near San Luis Obispo, where we camped for some time. We were at Arroyo Grande on the night of the rob- bery, and Charlie was at the railway sta- ishop said that he knew his companion by no name save Charlie, and strenuously denied any knowledge of or participatipn in the robbery. He continued: “Charlie gave me $30 the day after the robbery. Tdo not know where he got it. 1 do not know how he came into possession of Fry’s watch.” During the examination Bishop several times asked District Attorney Zobala what effect a confession of knowledge of the robbery would have on his trial, but the District Attorney gave him no en- .couragement. The two tramps stated that they were too frightened by the shooting at the car to take note of passing events. The jury returned a verdict that the dead robber “was 31 years old, name and nationality unknown, and that death was caused b hot wound inflicted b Sheriff John L. Matthews while in the dis- charge of his official duties.” Sheriff " Ballou of San Luis Obispo County deserves much credit for the man- ner in which he followed up the bandits, ys that Sheriff Matthews is en- titled to all the honor for the pluck and courage he displayed in the capture of the outlaws. Sheriff Ballou returned this ng. to San Luis Obispo with soner Bishop, who will be held in jail here pending trial. Bishop will no doubt confess all at his trial, if not before, as he has already furnished sufficient informa- tion to convict him, and by his actions it is evident that he would doalmost anything that would have a tendency to lessen his sentence. It was discovered late last evening that the dead bodies had been struck by three bullets instead of two. Sheriff Matthews’ shots fook effect, one in the right side between the tenth and eleventh ribs and the other in the left knee. Another ball from Deputy Sheriff Nesbitt’s pistol Jodged in the same knee. . SAN JOSE, CaL., April 4.—The robber shot at Salinas is the man who burglarized the residence of E. A. Auzeraisin San Jose March 10. A lot of silverware stolen from the residenice was found on his person. The Robber in Jail. AN LUIS OBISPO, Car., April 4.— Henry | Bishop, ing Arroyo the surv ‘Grande robber, captured at Salinas yester- day,arrived here this evening in the cus- “tody of Sheriff 3. D. Ballou, and was lodged in the County Jail SACRAMENTD GRAND JURY, It ‘Will Not Investigate the Alleged Combine of State Senators. :“Matters-of Local Importance Which Portend Sensations Are on -the Tapls. - SA\CRAMENTO, Car., April 4.—The which has adjourned for a - - week, has definitely decided not to investi- gate into the alleged methods pursued by “ theé Senatorial combine in rushing through " 4cineh’? bilis for a monetary consideration. . One ‘of the reasons they give for taking this cou is that they do not consider “that sufficient evidence can be adduced to “enable them- to procure indictments against any of -the Senators who, it is al- leged, have comimitted dishonest actions. * Another reason is that they have discov- ered emough dishonesty in the administra- ion éf local politics and the methods em- ‘ployed: in contducting county institutions sccupy-all the time at their disposal. : ty matters to investigate and itis * gaid that when they reassempole a new mat- - fer wil be entered upon that may involve * ‘one holding a high official position who, it . is‘¢claimed, has been conducting politics in s°.precinct .in favor of the Southern Pacific Company. The members of the Grand Jury are : close-mouthed upon the subject, but will aiot deny the fact that sensational devel- opments are on thie tapis, 2 P. A. AND THE CHURCH. . -The State President of the Organization T- 7.7 Outlines Its Policy. SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 4—B. F. Huddelson. . State president of the Ameri- can Protective Association, in an interview " this afternoon, indorsed the position taken .- by Rev. Dr. Ravlin at Stockton. . He said ‘the" A. P. A. was not a secta- *.. rian organizatlon and would oppose any - encroachment of the Protestant church upon the state as vigorously as that of the Catholic church. He did not believe in ex-priegts or Protestant ministers making = tirades against the Catholic religion and claiming the authority of the A. P. A. - He was opposed also to Protestant minis- ters using country school houses as Sun- day-scools or for church services, and advo- . cated also the discontinuance of the prac- tice .of reading the Bible in the public schools. 2 Sentence of Female Shoplifters. SACRAMENTO, Cav., April 4—In the Police Court this morning Judge Davis senténced Mrd. Howell Bidwell and Mrs. Frank Palmer to six months’ imprison- ment each in the.County Jail without the _alternative of a fine. The women are " quite prominent. 5 They bave been engaged in shoplifting + for nearly a year past and stole goods from shoe-dealers, milliners and dry-goods stores worth about $2000. When canght they confessed their crimes, most of the goods were recovered and they were con- victed of the simple charge of petty lar- ceny. The husbands of both women are well-known young men. R G . Death of a Vancouver Ex-Mayor. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 4—M. A. McLean, Vancouver's first Mayor, died this evening at 7o’clock. He was a former resident of Winnipeg, where he conducted an extensive wholesale grocery business. FRESNO'S BIG SCHEME A Plan to Harness the Waters of the San Joaquin. POWER FOR THE VALLEY. Electricity and Light for the Factories and Towns From Madera to Fowler. PLANS OF THE NEW COMPANY. They Include the Construction of Electric Freight Lines Through a Rich Farming District. FRESNO, Car., April 4—Fresno people are jubilant over the formation here of a | company to utilize the immense water power of the San Joaquin River and trans- mit it by electricity to all points in the valley. The capital of the new organiza- tion is $800,000, all of which has been sub- scribed. Such a scheme as has now been success- fully started has been under discussion for many years, and the value of the unused power of the San Joaquin has been fre- quently pointed out by well-known en- gineers. The country between this city and the river is very level, and consegnently there wili be but little expense in putting up the necessary linesof wire. The San Joaquin issues from the foothills at a point about seventeen miles from Fresno, near the his- toric old town of Millerton, once the county seat, but now almost deserted. Here, in all probability, the dam to confine the flow of the stream will be located. Above and below this point thereisa considerable fall, amply sufficient to give power for additional wheels should there be a demand for greater electrical energy. It is intended to put in ten turbine wheels of the latest pattern at the first dam con- structed. Engineers who have made a careful study of the river say that a single dam during the season when the flow of water is least will be sufficient to supply five times as much power as is now used in the mills, etc., of this city. Were it the intention of the projectors to supply only this city one dam would probably be sufficient for many years; but power will also be furnished to Madera, Sanger, Selma, Fowler and other towns lying within a short distance of the works. Already an order for the first plant has been placed, and it is positively stated that it will be ready for operation in three or four months. The only names that appear in the arti- cles of incorporation are: John S. East- wood, John J. Seymour, Harry Sherwood, 0. J. Woodward, James Porteous, M. R. Madary and L. L. Cory. All are promi- nent business men of this aty. Mr. Eastwood holds $797,000 of the stosk of the company, but it is in - reality owned by Eastern capitalists, who are not yet ready to give their names. The pro- jectors of the company tried to interest California capitalists in the movement. but failed, and so turned to the East. It is believed that the owners are Chicago men, a number of whom are heavily interested in the local water company, which is one of the largest users of power in the city. The investment in the water works has been a very profitable one and the Chicago capitalists would be very ready to advance the money necessary for furnishing electri- cal power. The local men who are pushing the or- ganization have a deep interest financially in its success. Mr. Sherwood is manager of the flouring-mills, the largest in this part of the State; Mr. Seymour is presi- dent of the water company; Mr. Porteous owns large agricultural manufacturing works, and Mr. Madary is proprietor of a large planing-mill. Besides furnishing power for their own establishments the projectors have in mind the acquisition of the streetcar lines of this city, which will be changed to electric lines and the system will no doubt be extended. The product to be removed from the neighboring vineyards and orchards will call for the construction of motor lines of considerable length. The need of such lines has been greatly felt by farmers, but the heavy expense of building and operat- ing steam lines has heretofore prevented the carrying out of the enterprise. There are thousands of acres of rich land lying near the city that have not been planted owing to the cost of transporting the crops. By furnishing a practicable means of opening these vast tracts the new company add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the wealth of the county. A motor line to Hanford is considered one of the possibilities of the future. ‘With freight rates as high as they now are the county would benefit but little by the introduction of cheap power, but when the San Francisco and 8an Joaquin Valley Railroad reaches this city there is strong reason to believe that this will become an important manufacturing center. Excel- lent coal is now being mined in the Sierra Nevada, and immense deposits of iron have been discovered in the Minarets. When these mines are developed and the output is laid down here at a small cost, the in- dustries of the county will be, revolution- ized. It has not been decided as yet what charge will be made for power furnished to the users outside of the new company, but Mr. Seymour, who is himself n prac- tical engineer, says positively that electri- cal power can be furnished at one-fourth of the cost of steam power. The milling com- pany alone consumed nearly $5000 worth of fuel during 1894, and their saving will con. saquently be very great. Among other advantages to this city will be the possibility of lighting the streets at an almost nominal expense. Conservative business men are enthus- iastic over the project. Before the end of the year the organizers say the company will be ready to furnish all the power that is needed to satisfy every demand. Every one feels that a powerful reaction from the business depression has set in. Recovered His Bagpipes. FRESNO, CaL., April 4 —James Sinclair, whose historic bagpipes were taken from this city by ‘“Professor”” R. M. Munro, who fled the town a few daysago, to-day received an express package from fieno, Kav. con- taining the pipes. Munro had heard that nisition papers were being made out, and he became aiarmed at the possible consequences. Nebraska Supreme Court Decision. OMAHA, Nesr., April 4—A special to the Bee from Lincoln, says: The Supreme Court to-day handed down its final deci- sion in the celebrated case of John Fitz- gerald against the Fitzgerald & Mallory Construction Company and the Missouri Pacific Company. The former decree of the court is modified so as to give John Fitzgerald a judgment for $300,000. The court further decides to appoint a receiver, with authority to collect the full amount from the construction company and the Missouri Pacific Railway Company. This case has been in court for years, nn_d grew out of an original contest betwéen the Goulds and Fitzgerald. IR R A Famous San Rafael Land Case. SAN RAFAEL, Can., April 4.—The taking of evidence in the land case be- tween G. Wormouth and Peter Gardner ended to-day, and arguments will com- mence next week. This case has held the attention of the Marin County courts since 1875. The land in dispute is a valuable tract lying on the right of the North Pacific Coast Railroad, near Sausalito. The case has gone through #he United States court and has been decided, but is now being fought on new grounds. It is expected the arguments will take several days. Burial of Watsonville’s Late Executive. WATSONVILLE, Cav., April 4—James Ingham, chairman of the Board of Trus- tees of Watsonville, who died Tuesday evening. was buried to-day from the Pres- byterian Church. Business houses were closed, flags floated at half mast and every demonstration of sorrow was to be seen on all sides. The Watsonville City Band, followed by the Watsonville Commandery Knights Templar and Pajaro Lodge F. & A. M., preceded the hearse, which was fol- lowed by a large concourse of carriages to the I 0. 0. F. Cemetery, where the re- mains were interred. Loy No Game Warden for San Luis. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Car., April 4.—At the monthly meeting of the Board of Su- pervisors of this county several citizens petitioned to be appointed County Fish' and Game Warden as provided by the last Legislature. The matter was laid over in- definitely, which practically decides the office will not be filled in this county. EVENTS AT MARE.ISLAND, The Monterey Receives Orders to Go to Callao and May Go to New York. Preparations Are Now Being Made to Prepare the Monitor for the Long Voyage. VALLEJO, CarL., April 4.—The monitor Monterey received orders late this aiter- noon to proceed to Callao. The board of inspection was on board to-day, and re- ports that everything is in a satisfactory condition and the vessel well fitted for a long sea voyage. It is understood in naval circles here that at Callao she will receive orders to proceed around Cape Horn to New York. Preparations are now being made, and the vessel will be got ready for sea probably within the next twenty-four hours. ‘With the departure of the Monterey the only vessels remaining at the yard will be the Bennington and Albatross. The movements of other vessels under contemplation within the next few months, as near as can be learned, are as follows: The Olympia, on her return, is to go to Honolulu to relieve the Philadelphia. On the arrival of the latter vessel at this sta- tion she will be docked and scraped and a plan considered to send her to the Atlantic station, relieving the flagship Baltimore. Minister Willis may conclude to return to the United States on the Philadelphia. This morning the body of Apprentice Earle, who was drowned two months a; from the tug Lively, was found floating under the bow of the Independence. The body was badly decomposed. Valuable property on the body when drowned was not recovered. Earle’s parents reside in San Francisco. They were notified, and the remains were taken there for burial. The force of the yard is being increased. e o SANTA CRUZ MYSTERY. A Strange Vessel Comes Into the Bay and Displays Signal Lights. SANTA CRUZ, Car., April 4.—A mys- terious vessel was seen in the bay last night. It stopped at the wharf a minute and then went to sea in the direction of Monterey, displaying signals when some distance out. It is supposed to be a smuggling craft. FILED AT BAKERSFIELD. A Big Trust Deed Put on Rec- ord by the Southern Pacific. W. H. Mills Explains That the Matter Is of No Especial Signi- ficance. BAKERSFIELD, Car., April 4.—A trust deed was recorded in the County Record- er’s office to-day by the Southern Pacific Company, transferring all its property, in- cluding rolling-stock, in this and other counties to the Central Trust Company of New York, the consideration being $58,000,- MILLS GIVES HIS IDEA. w. H. He Says the Filing of the Deed Has No Significance. ‘W. H. Mills of the Southern Pacific Com- pany was seen in regard to the telegram from Bakersfield. He said: “I have not heard anything about the matter, but I have a pretty good idea about it. It is either a transfer of the mortgage from one trust company to another, or the Southern Pacific Company has just ascer- tained that the trust deed had not been filed in Kern County, and steps were taken to comply with the law. ““As every one knows, there has been a mortgage of about §60,000,000 on the prop- erty of the Southern Pacific Railroad Com- pany for mgny years. About six years ago the trust deeds were filed in every county in the State where the railroad company had property. I am under the impression that the deeds were made out to the Metropolitan Trust Company, how- ever. So if a trust deed to the Central Trust Company has beén made it is possible that a change has been made in the mortgagees. If not, then probably, as I said, it has been found that no deed has ever been filed in Kern County. Iknow of many similar cases in regard to land patents. Sometimes we learn that employes neglect to file patents in all the counties where the lands lie, and when the patent is finally filed the country pavers about the place come out with the news that new land patents have been granted to the rai , whereas the dplb- ents may have been fifteen years old. I remember one such case.” utheastern Europe now has millions d&opla who are far less advanced than the Japanese. FIRES ON THE COAST, Incendiaries Attempt to Destroy a House at South Vallejo. WATCHMAN’S DISCOVERY Incubator Lamp Explosion in _ a San Rafael Public . School. THE BUILDING BADLY DAMAGED An Old Resident of Battle Mountain Perishes In the Flames of His Cottage at Midnight. VALLEJO, Car., April 4—A bold at- tempt was made last night to destroy the residence of A. H. Wells of South Vallejo. Had it not been for the vigilance of Night ‘Watchman Haugh a serious conflagration might have followed. In making his rounds Officer Haugh de- tected the odor of burning cloth in the vicinity of Wells’ residence. He made a search and soon found out the cause. He awoke the occupants and went over the premises. While Haugh had gone inside the house the flames had a chance to get under way, and on coming out of the yard he found the gutters under the eaves of tne house on fire. A large quantity of clothing saturated with oil was found. The cloth- ing consisted mainly of female apparel. The flames were extinguished, and little damage was done. . A bunch of burned matches was found lying on the ground beneath the spot where the clothing was burning. Of late South Vallejo has been infested with tramps, who not only make themselves disagreeable, but have been a decided nui- sance to respectable residents. It is sup- posed that some of these in a spirit of re- venge committed the act. Kvidence strongly points to the fact that the rags were saturated with oil first, poked in under the eaves, and then ignited. FIRE Ai’ SAN RAFAEL. Explosion of @ Lamp in an Incubator in the Basement of a Schoolhouse. SAN RAFAEL, CaL., April 4—An in- cubator in the public school, on Fourth street, near Shaver, which was used by the progressive principal of the school to give his pupils object lessons in the matter of the development of chickens from the eggs, came near causing the destruction of the building this afternoop owing to the explo- sion of a lamp used in heating the incuba- tor. It was at 4:45 p. ». that an alarm of fire was sounded and the lower basement floor of the school was seen in flames, while smoke was coming out of the windows all over the building. Professor Dunn, principal of the school, ‘was on the top floor at the time of the fire, instructing a pupil in private lessons. ‘When Dunn and the pupil noticed the smoke they hastened to notify the janitor, and the thrde endeavored to extinguish the flames with the chemical apparatus used in the school, and also with buckets of water, but their efforts proved unavail- ing, and then the Fire Department was notified. There was a north wind blowing at the time, and there was great fear that the entire schoolhouse and the large Epis- copal church adjoining would be burned. If such had been the case the best part of the business portion of San Rafael would have been in ruins. The Fire Department, however, soon extinguished the flames. The damage to the bullding is about $2000 by fire and water. The lossis covered by surance. This is the second time within a year that the school has been on fire. BURNED AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN, An Old Resident Perishes in the Flames of His Home at Midnight. BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nkv., April 4.— Louis F. Johnson, an old man, was burned to death in his little cottage last night. The flames were ‘discovered at midnight, but the house was destroyed before the firemen arrived. A search in the ruins this morning brought to light the remains of the occu- pant, who had been living alone for sev- eral years. It is supposed that a lamp upset and exploded, the flames spreading rapidly. - Johnson had evidently been dozing and attemr\)ted to make his escape, but was overcome at the door and per- ished. Johnson has lived here for twenty-five years. He was formerly a section foreman and once kept a hotel in Sacramento. He had no family. Hotel at Modesto Burns. MODESTO, Carn., April 4—Fire this morning early destroyed the Eurcka Hotel, of which Joseph Archambeault is pro- prietor. The building was a two-story frame, covered with sheet iron. In the building was a harness-shop conducted by Archambeault, the stock in which was saved. Most of the hotel furniture and her fixtures were burned. The loss is $10,000. Insurance, $4000 on the building, $1500 on the furniture ana $500 on the harness, The proprietor believes that the fire was incendiary. CHASE OF BANDIT BRADY. Posses in Pursuit of the Fugi- tive Robber Worry the Wheelmen. The Late Sheriff Bogard’s Brother Chosen to Succeed to the Brave Man’s Office. WOODLAND, Car, April 4.—All the Yolo County Sheriffs and Constables and men with nothing else to do chased a lone bicycle-rider to-day, in the belief that they were on the trail of Brady, the fugitive train-robber. This morning Ferryman Thayer took a man across the river. e man had a bi- cycle and appeared tired and haggard. He said he was without money, but begged to be taken across as he had nrgent business at the farm of Judge Frazer, five miles from Grimes Landing. The ferry- man accommodated the stranger, and then came to the conclusion that he had been entertaining the much-wanted train-robber unawares. He reported his discovery to the people of Grimes Landing, and at once a hue and cry was raised. Half a dozen men started in hot pursuit and as the news spread officers and men started on the same mission from Knights | Landing and Woodland. Al that section of the county was in a state of excitement and everybody was positive that the train- robber wheelman was about to be captured. The posse overtook the frightened wheel- man, when the latter soon convinced them of their error. One Wheelman’s Experience. STOCKTON, Car., April 4. — A young man, named Nathan Hurst, who says he is a resident of San Francisco, visited the Sheriff’s office to-day and told an interest- ing story of his experiences on a trip toward Virginia City on a bicycle. He resembled the missing train-robber somewhat and was stopped by officers thirteen times until he became tired of the annoyances and returned to his home. At each place he procured a letter of confi- dence from the arresting officer and went on, but he had to go through the same experience in each town. He left here to- night on the steamer for San Francisco. The Late Sheriff Bogard’s Successor. RED BLUFF, CaL.,, April 4. —A. J. Bogard, brother to the late Sheriff J. J. Bogard, who was killed by Brady, one of the bandits who attempted to rob the Oregon express near Marysville last Satur- day, was appointed Sheriff to-day by the Bupervisors to succeed his brother. His appointment was requested by a univer- sally signed petitio SANTA MONICA CAR LINES, Three Companies Incorporate to Build Roads to Los Angeles. San Francisco Capital Said to Be Backing the Proposed Elec- tric Bicycle Line. SANTA MONICA, CAL., April 4.—Arti- cles for the incorporation of three electric roads to connect Los Angeles and Santa Monica have been filed, and it is an assured fact that at least one of them will be con- structed in time for the approaching sea- son. San Francisco and Eastern capital oi considerable magnitude is said to be back of the proposed bicycle electric line to ex- tend from S8an Bernardino and the sea at this point, a distance of over seventy miles. This is the line ex-Attorney-General Hart is interested in. Death of Senator Wise of Nevada. SANTA MONICA, Car., April 4.—State Senator Alexander Wise of Winnemucca, Nev., died at the Arcadia Hotel here Tues- day, April 3, at 10 p. M., of dropsy. Wise was in his sixty-first year, being a native of Prussia, and coming to America early in life and to the coast in 1852, residing in San Jose eleven years and thgn going to Nevada, where he has resided ever since. He was elected to the Senate in 1894, His remains will be taken to Los Angeles for interment. Preparing for La Fiesta. SANTA MONICA, Cav., April 4.—Santa Monicans intend to outdo all sister towns in their representation at La Fiesta. The ladies’ committee, under the leadership of Mrs. Judge Ivans and Miss M. Treadwell, the artist, are already doing good work and awakening enthusiasm. e AGAINST THE CATTLE COMBINE. The Growers Prepared to Reap Some of the Profits From Beef. CHICAGO, April 4.—The Post says: It is learned from sources close to the foun- tainhead that the cattle-raisers of the West are bending every offort to the perfection of an organization during the coming sea- son to fight the dressed-beef combine. The advance in the price of beef has incensed instead of mollifying them. They claim that they are only getting small and wholly inadequate advantage from the advance in the price to consumers, the combine taking most of it and leaving them an in- significant end of the gain. Cattle-raisers are now devoting them- selves to the consideration of a scheme of establishing markets at Chicago, Omaha, 8t. Louis, Kansas City, New York and other points for the sale of cattle for fu- ture delivery, sale to be made according to recognized grades and descriptions. They claim that under existing methods they are absolutely at the mercy of the combine, being obliged v’ accept whatever price may be named for cattle on arrival at the packing centers or go the expense of carry- ing the stock and at the end of the contest selling at a heavier sacrifice than wounld have been first incurred. They argue that they can keep their ranges and farms cheaper than at the other end of the line, and that they need not contract to deliver their property at a future date until satisfactory prices can be obtained. In order to secure competition in bidding for “cattle futures,” the scheme is said to comprehend the establishing of packing-houses and distributing depots, as well as necessary machinery for the ex- portation of the product, so as to get in touch with consumers at home and abrogd. This sort of thing has been talked about in an indefinite fashion for a good while, but it is stated on apparently the best of authority that the plans are now assuming practical form with immense resources be- hind the proposition. OFFER FROM MARSHALY. FIELD. He Will Give Liberally to the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. CHICAGO, Irn. April 4—A generous offer of Marshall Field to the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union is announced. Mr. Field promises $25,000 with the pro- viso that $275,000 more be raised by Janu- ary 1,1806. It isintended that this total sum be applied on the debt overhanging the Woman’s Temple. The building of the Woman's Temple is the greatest financial enterprise in which a coterie of women have engaged. It was erected from money secured by the sale of stocks and bonds. The association was capitalized for $500,000 and bonded for an equal amount. The building cost $1,265,- 400, leaving a floating debt of $550,000. The trustees of the temple who disburse the gift fund have purchased over $300,000 of the stock, which gives them the con- trolling interest in the building. When the entire stock is owned by them and the bonded debt liquidated the property will be deeded to the National Women’s Chris- tian Temperance Union. Half of the in- come will go to the national society and half to the States pro rata the amount each State has paid toward the building fund. The time bas come when the union wants to make the Woman’s Temple its own, in fact. Lady Henry Somerset wrote to Mr. Field, saying any financial failure in Chicago woufil be disastrous to temperance work _all over the world. In a few days Mr. Field responded with his offer, and glnpa are already g;rheud to_secure the esired amount.- Mrs. C. H. McCormack has subscribed sxoov:ri and se veral smaller sums have been added. P A ¢ Brewer Charles Willlams Dead. NEWBURGH, N. Y., April 4—Charles :Vul(:;:::, prui;:m of the Beverage Bre;v- in; , is dead, 6 n aatiy Iiie e aughgaph i business i Port. hndy, Or., and later in Olympia, Wash.... SAN DIEGO SENSATION. |An Ex-Tax Collector’s Arrest on a Charge of Stealing: SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS. He Travels About With Big) Sums of Money, Which Arouses Suspicion. THE STATEMENT OF ACCUSED. He Says That the Supervisors Are Trying to Reach the Guilty Parties Through Him. SAN DIEGO, CarL., April 4. — When Harry W. Weineke, County Tax Collector, turned over his books of office on January 7, there was a dispute regarding the books. and the County Auditor claimed there was a discrepancy of $1600 in Weineke’s accounts. The Ilatter asserted that his cash was all right, and that possibly the books were in error. Experts were ap- pointed, one of them J. P. McQuaid, ‘Weineke’s chief deputy, and errorsamount- ing to $3500 have been found so far. Weineke went to Los Angeles some days ago and suffered an hysterical fitin the rail- road car. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital and searched, and the report re- ceived here is that $2500 was found secreted upon his person. This caused Chairman Jasper of the Board of Supervisors to take immediate steps for his arrest. A warrant was wired to Los Angeles, but Weineke was then on his way home, and arrived late last night. He was -arrested immediately, and gave $2000 bonds for an examination Saturday on the charge of willfully and feloniously omitting to pay over to the Treasurer certain county funds | in his possession. Soon after A. F. Cornell took charge of the Tax Collector’s office, January 7, he found a condition of affairs that prompted him to object to bhaving the balance due from the office under the old administra- tion charged to him by the Auditor. Cor- nell made the board acquainted with the situation, and two men were appointed to g0 over the tax-receipt stubs. They found numerous instances of taxes having been paid by property-owners and receipts given, but no record of business in office. This discrepancy now amounts to about $1500, and the work is not finished. Other experts have found a shortage in their books of $2000, making in all about $3500 which Weineke should have paid over to the county before he went out of office. The Supervisors have been cognizant of this state of affairs for some time, and the District Attorney has been kept posted. “‘While it has been the opinion of the board for some time past that measures should be taken to secure the county’s in- terests,” says Chairman Jasper, *Mr. Weineke has appeared to be in such straits that no way was open by which we could recover the amount of the shortage. Only a few days ago ‘Weineke represented to Supervisor Nason that he did not have $40 in the world and was, in fact, a beggar. So when we received information from Los Angeles yesterday that Weineke was carrying $2500 around with him, we made up our minds that he should be arrested and made to give some accounting of the affairs of the Tax Collector’s office. “The District Attorney,in fact, stated to the board that the interests of the taxpay- ers and of the county in general demanded summary action. Acting upon that advice, and as chairman of the board, I swore to the complaint against Weineke this after- noon.” ‘Weineke was asked to give his side of the case. He said he had no knowledge of the shortagein his office, and that he paid over $6000 more than his office had been charged with. He added that if there was really a shortage, it was caused by some of his clerks, and not himself. He believed that the Supervisors knew this, and intended to get at the guilty parties | through him. A report was current to-day that one of Weineke’s clerks was suspected, and that his arrest would follow at once. McQuaid was discharged as an expert on April 1. ENATOR ELKINS' SPEECH. He Advocates the Construction of the Nicaragua Canal. S8AN DIEGO, CaL., April 4.—In a speech to-day before the San Diego Chamber of Commerce Senator Stephen B. Elkins, re- ferring to his recent trip through Mexico and the close commercial relations that should exist between the two countries, and the benefits that would follow the con- struction of the Nicaragua canal, said: “While thete I was impressed with the vast possibilities of commerce between California and that western coast. There is no railroad to the Pacific coast of that country, and I said to myself if that were built California might furnish all that Mexico required, especially manufactured articles. California is even more interested in such a road than Mexico, herself. With aroad from the interior reaching to Aca- pulco, Mazatlan, S8an Blas or some of those ports the opportunity for trade rela- —————————————————————— UP AND DOWN THE COAST. On Land and Over Sea It Flies With Heal- ing in Its Wings. From far away Peru,where the soft, benignant stars beamed on the bronze-faced Incas and their ingots of glittering gold; where Pizarro founded his city of Lima and stocked it with his treasures of yellow ore (but overlooked the gorenexmuun of Peruvian Bark), has come us the wonderful Cinchona Rubra, which ¢ombined with other rare ingredientsprin® cipal among them pure old Clfi(ornu Brandy —Dbecomes the well-known commodity, vian Bitters. These have gone up and down the coast and all over the United States for many years, performing cures that, without it, ‘would have been deemed miraculous. Peruvian Bitters are not a physie, but a pleas- ant, invigorating —a fine, effective tonic, and excellent appetizer, producing healthy, regular digestion and sound refreshing sleedp. It is' nature’s own remedy nst colds, coughs, loss of appetite and energy and re- stores disordered vital functions to & vigorous normal condition. Wasted energies are by its use permanently restored and lost vitality and lack of activity give place to and are super- seded by brilliancy sns youthful enthusiasm. Peruvian Bitters tone up'the stomach and pre- vent lndigemon. thereby rendering the brain clear and the intellectual faculties at their best. The warm, humid climate of Peru, so similar to our own, seems to have been wisely provided by nature with an antidote for those Peru- tions with California would be almost boundless. . 3 “I know how California stands-on the Nicaragua canal. That is the thing we . want. The canal will make this the fichest State in the Union in timu. It is the greatest enterprise of modern tlmgs and will do incalculable good to mankind, I earnestly hope the bill wilk come up-in the next Congress and be passed. I am out and out, before and after, for the Nicaragua canal.” 4 2 s DEMANDS SATISFACTION. An American Will Call for Intervention as to His Arrest. EL PASO, Tex., April 4—E. P. Thresher of Cambridge, Mass., with his family, arrived here to-day from Aguas Calientes, Mex., where they have served aterm in jail. Mr. Thresher is indignant at his treatment, and proposes to make the matter one of international investigation. His story, which is said to be verified, is that he stopped at the Palace House, kept by George King. When he prepared to leave, it is alleged that King charged him double ithe rate agreed upon. He refused to pay. King had him, his wife and three chils dren put in jail, where they remained until Consul Dwight furnished bail. -Then the mayor of the town suddenly discovered that the whole business was a mistake, and released the American with most profuse apologies. Mr. Thresher went this afternoon to Los Angeles, where he will leave his family and return East for the purpose of laying the matter before the State Department, - with a demand for satisfaction. = Mrs. Thresher was prostrated by her experience. S s A Young Woman Murdered. CHARLESTON, W. Va., April 4.—News - has reached here of the murder of the 18- vear-old wife of Riley Thomas last night near Sissonville. The murdered woman was found dead in her bed, having evidently been choked to death. Her face was horribly distorted and black finger marks were found on her neck. A party of friends had left her twe hours before. Suspicion of the crime has fallen “upon her husband. Excitement runs high, but no arrests have been made. -— Insane From Excitement. GALENA, Kax., April 4.—Boston Mills, the scene of the killing of the Cox Brothers by Newton Walters and his subsequent suicide, is still in a fever of excitement. To-day Levi Rinker, the man on whose farm Walters was employed, has hecome insane from the shock caused by the terri« ble tragedies. The muiderer’s mother has also become a.raving maniac since her son’s crime became known. —— St. John Under Arrest. OKLAHOMA CITY, OxxLA., April4—An inquest was hela to-day over the remains of Mrs. Harry St. John, who was'killed by her husband yesterday. The jury returned a verdict that Mrs. St. John had come to her fdeath through a shot from a revolver in the hands of her husband, and Mr. St. John was placed under arrest. His pre- liminary hearing occurred this aftetnoon. T Light Spring Overeoat, $10.t0 $30 ‘WE CAN FIT YOU. et “DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT.” ‘WE CAN. e “Well, it may seem to fit when I'm in the store, but in a few days it.will hang awry, like most nady-hudes." If it does, bring it right back and let us fixit. If we can’t fix it to your entire sat~ isfaction you shall have your money. 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