The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 15, 1895, Page 1

TYOLUME LXXVII 0. 126. NEWS OF THE COAST, Capture of a Famous Jewelry Thief in Los Angeles. SAN JOSE'S ROSE FAIR. Preparations Under Way for the Santa Clara Floral Exhibit. SONOMA COUNTY WINE SALE Uklah to Entertain the Half-Million Club—Captain Webb's Latest Freak. LOS8 ANGELE Tesuit of some cl Detectives Aubl , CaL., April 14.—As the rer work on the part of Hawley, John and Thompson is in the City Jail charged with being a “fence” for bu . The evi- dence g m seems so strong that le doubt of his getting a te prison. The capture of explain many burglaries ing the last six months in fornia, principally in jew- osest scrutiny has been kept ps and jewelry-stores, but of the stolen property been ned for a tomale-cart to reveal The detectives no- s seemed to be n's tomale stand, and e watch discovered the fact that terious packages were fre- handed to the tomale-vender, patrons. The althily tracked Johnson to in the door. »m and bur: ht that greeted them they had the jewelry robber. Stowed away in nooks and corners were any num- | ber of articles of value which they recog- | nized as the property described to them as The plunder was all secured and hompson was promptly packed off 1 lunder, whi i N amonds, is | Nearly every town | ifornia has contributed to It is supposed, however, been recovered represents small part of what has been stolen | at there are still large quantities | ed away in other places. igation disclosed the fact that a| few days ago Johnson mailed a package of | broken gold jewelry, from which the stones d at about §10C outhern C: | and killed this morning by M | trothed. train will arrive here at noon on May 3. The barbecue will be given in the after- noon in Todd’s Grove, one of the most beautiful groves in the State. —_—-— WEBB'S FEAT AT OREGON CITY. He Goes Over the Falls in a Barrel and Is Injured in the Performance. PORTLAND, Or., April 14.— Captain Paul Webb went over the falls in the ‘Willamette River at Oregon City to-day in a barrel especially constructed for the per- formance. During the descent he was dashed against a rock and his arm was broken. A man by the name of Vaught advertised that he intended to jump from- the suspen- sion bridge into the river, a distance of eighty feet, but the Sheriff threatened him with arrest, and he did not undertake his feat. ——— SONOMA COUNIY WINE SALE. One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Gal- lons Disposed of by One Firm. HEALDSBURG, CaL., April 14.—P. and G. Simi yesterday sold 150,000 gallons of wine to San Francisco dealers for 1214 cents per gallon. This is the largest wine deal made in Sonoma County for some time. On an average four carloads of wine are being shipped from this place daily. PR, Funeral of 4. M. Cannon at Spokane. SPOKANE, Wasn., April 14. — The funeral of A. M. Cannon the well-known banker, who died in New York a week ago, was the most largely attended funeral in the history of the city. Services were heid in the First Presbyterian Church of which Mr. Cannon was one of the first trustees. The funeral discourse was delivered by Rev. T. G. Watson, a pioneer minister of the church. Hundreds were unable to gain admission to the church. Members of the city government attended in a body. TACOMA'S AWFUL TRAGEDY Pretty Maggie Kornder Shot to Death by a Rejected Suitor. The Brutal Murderer Then Sends a Bullet Crashing Through His Brain. TACOMA, Wasw., April 14.—Maggie Kornder, a pretty German girl, was shot e Pfeifle, a he was her be- Pfeifle then sent a bullet crash- ing through his own brain and died in- stantly. Miss Kornder was a servant girl in the employ of A. Weinberg, but was unusnally unassuming and ladylike. She was a favorite with the German- population. Pifeifle was a mechanic, of little means and good address. He secreted himself in the woodshed of the Weinberg residence last night. At9o’clock this morning Maggie crank, who imagined had been removed, to the San Francisco | Mint, with the request that it be melted | down end-the valne, affer deducting the | cost of minting, be forwarded to him | son) here at Los Angeles. The de- | ed to the Mint at San if such a package had | d got an affirmativereply. | The number of robberies committed sur- | rounds the case with interest, and notices | have been sent to all persons who reported having had jewelry stolen. Johnson will | be brought up on Monday for his prelim- inary examination. | SE A ROSE FAIR AT SAN JOSE. al Exhibit of the al Society. Arranging for the An Santa Clara F SAN JOSE, Car., April 14.—At the meet- ng of the Santa Clara County Floral So- iety yesterday arrangements were com- pleted for holding the Rose Fair, the third annual exhibit of the iety, which is to | be held from the 1st to the 4th of May in ‘Turn Verein Hall. tower will be erected in the 1, over a brilliant fountain, inated by twenty lights. ur corner supports of the tower will | be decorated with white roses, and the | arches will be x. The floor of the | hall will be arra in the form of a gar- | den. During the fair dancing will take place in an adjoining hall. Saturday, | May 4, a children’s matinee will be given. | lie S v, a celebrated cornet- ist, has been engaged to be present during the fair. _— 84D SEARCH AT REDDING. Hundreds of People Seel: in Vain for the Body of Young Wickert. REDDING, Carn., April 14.—Hundreds | of people searched the banks of the electric | light company’s canal to-day for some trace of the body of the seven-year-old son of Emil Wickert, who fell from a bridge and was drowned yesterda; A colored man named Phillips stated last | night that he saw the lad fall in the stream, | but this morning he denied knowing any thing about the affair. Later in the day ‘he was arrested, and is now in jail. Many here entertain the belief that the boy was not drowned, but that he was accidentally shot by young Obst, the companion of hi Hunting trip. Parties are now scouring the | woods and streams in the neighborhood of where the boy was said to have been drowned, which is within the limits OI. Redding, and -about 100 yards from the | Sacramento River. — - MESSA GES THROUGH THE AIR. Bignaling From Sacramento to Mount Diavlo by Means of the Heliograph. SACRAMENTO, Carn., April 14.—The weather to-day was perfect and the signal- ing to and fro between this city and Mount Diablo was asuccess. The Fourth Brigade Signal Corps of this city occupied the dome of the Capitol, and by means of the heliograph sent messages to the S8an Fran- cisco signal-men on the top of Diablo. The signals from the latter station were |4 went out to get some wood. She had picked up a few sticks when Pfeifle fired. His bullet crashed through her brain. The. girl died at 12:30 at the Fannie Paddock Hospital. Miss Kormder was 24 years old. She | helped support an aged father and two younger chiidren. Pfeifle had been pay- ing her attentions for three years, but she did not like him and told him so. On March 27 he was arrested on her complaint, charged with threatening to kill her. He bad said he would kill her before she hould marry another. The case was con- ued two weeks and last Monday was dismissed because she failed to prosecute. Mr. Weinberg wanted to prosecute him, but Maggie said he was too much of a coward to kill him, and asked him to de- sist. Last night she was observed by Pfeifle to walk out with another young German, his rival. Hs became enraged and carried out his fearful threat. Pfeifle was a member of the San Fran- | cisco German Turner Bund and a Mason. FUNERAL OF PAUL SCHULZE. Hundreds of People Attend the Services Orer the Body of the Suicide. TACOMA, WasH., April 14.—The funeral of Paul Schuize took place this afternoon at 3:30 at his late residence. The house was crowded, and 200 people stood on the sidewalk and Jawn outside. Among the throng were his divorced wife heavily veiled, Receiver Oakes, the ecutive officers of the Northern Pacific Railroad and several score of close s and business associates. The awing-rooms were banked with Easter lilies, hyacinths and greens, and the casket was covered with elaborate floral offerings. -Rev. A. W. Martin, pastor of the First Free Church, conducted the serv- ices. The interment was in the Tacoma cemetery. Arvival of the Sikh. TACOMA, WasH., April 14.—The North- ern Pacific steamer Sikh, from Yokohama and Hongkong, arrived to-day. The Sikh | brought a full cargo, including 400 bales of ilk, 1000 tons of rice, 900 tons of sugar and 500 tons of curios. Among her passengers are several missionaries and Captain Morris of the British steamship Bristol, 5000 tons burden, recently sold to Japan for use as a transport. He is returning to England: SRR T POSED AS RICH TOURISTS. Two Young Crooks Whose Departure From San Jose Is Mourned by Creditors. SAN JOSE, CavL., April 14.—Two young men, claiming to be brothers and giving their names as J. Harris and J. H. Harris, departed from this city to-day after a lively visit of a week. They stopped at the Hotel Vendome and made a lavish display of money on a number of occasions, but left an unpaid board bill of $51. A bicycle that they hired and then pawned for wine was recovered. The young men, before coming to San Jose, had been guests at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, and claimed to be wealthy tourists from the East. In an easily read here, A movement is on foot to signal in the near future from here to Los Angeles through San Francisco. e ZT0 BE ENTER1AINED AT UKIaH. Guests of the Half-Million Ciub to Be Treated to an Old-Time Barbeowe. UKIAH, CaL., April 14.—Preparations are being made to entertain Eastern tour- ists who will visit this city on the 3d of May as the guests of the Half-million Club of San Francisco. President Foster will give free transportation for the occasion and the citizens ot this valley will arrange for an old-time barbecue. An excursion altercation with Eddie Bald, the cham- pion cycler, one of the alleged brothers was badly bruised last Saturday evening. Killed Near Indio. INDIO, CaL., April 14.—Joseph Meuner, a Frenchman, who was beating his way to Pheenix, Ariz., was found dead beside the railroad track five miles west of here to- night. Meunier, with a partner, startea to walk from Palm Springs to Indio. They took no water with them, and as Meunier became exhausted for the want of it he lay down near the track and his partner proceeded to Indio. From all appear- ances he was struck by a train, his neck being broken. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 15, 1895. L0S ANGELES FIESTA, Opening of the Second Annual Carnival To-Day. REIGN OF THE QUEEN. Her Majesty to Rule Over the Gaily Attired City of the Angels. LAVISH STREET DECORATIONS. The Colors of La Fiesta Predominate Everywhere—Programme of the Week. LOS ANGELES, CaL, April 14.—It is| Sunday night and the City of the Angels is suifering a pause. complete readiness. There is that finish- ing touch which is never placed until it has to be. There is still another streamer here and there to be sent to the breeze, a nail at intervals to be driven, and, most of all, there are barges and floats to be dec- orated, which as yet have not been seen by any man save the designers. But there are all the morning hours of to-morrow in which to complete all this, and all to-mor- row night for that matter; and so much has been done and so little remains to be done that the time is ample. For although the government of to-day is to be over- thrown at Hazzard’s Pavilion to-morrow night, the queen of the new order of things will not make her appearance until the | following (Tuesday) morning. The list of merriment will be in- augurated to-morrow evening by a car- nival procession, led by the director-gen- eral and his advisers, all in masque. They will form on Main street and march to the pavilion, being jomed at the City Hall by all the officials of the city government. The emissary of the queen will then for- mally depose the city officials and take charge of things on behalf of the queen, who will put in a mysterious appearance next morning, be led to the park and crowned amid the most imposing display and riotous rejoicing. And the Queen. There is this to be said of her. Her wonderful beauty is to be emphasized by the most wonderful of regal robes. No Queen at any New Or- It is the eve of the | leans Mardi Gras, or Baltimore Oriole, or overthrow and that sense of repression, al- | Cincinnati Cincinnatus, or 8t. Louis Veiled most of awe, that breaths deep and slow | Prophet, or Kansas Priests of Pallas ever LA REINA DE LA FIESTA DE LOS ANGELES, SENORA MODINI- WOOoD. [Drawn from a photograph.) under the shadow of coming events is felt in the crowded highways. It isthe eve of the overthrow of the city government and the inauguration of the festival queen. Whatsoever things are or- dinary, whatsoever things are plain spoken, whatsoever things are soberly clad, what- soever things make a part of every day life, a1l of these call to-night theirown, but not another. To-morrow they shall make way for the queen of gayety with her retinug of masques, flowers and music. So it is a strange feeling of jubilation held in restraint that marks the throngs upon the streets to-night. But the ban- ners of to-morrow’s queen are in the air everywhere, fluttering in a myriad of minute emblems from a thousand lines, stretching in every direction and at every point of view floating in slow, majestic folds in the brisk breeze at picturesquein- tervals. The queen will not have come unher- alded. Mysterious may be her coming, bowever, for no man knows whence she comes. All bas been made ready. Her own pavilion ‘has been built in Central Park, the place where the crown isto be formally placed upon her brow in the presence of her loyal subjects. The great park square has been completely hedged in with triremes, where thousands of people may be seated to witness the coro- nation. The park has been hung with the fiesta colors until the green of its trees can but peep tbrough. Banners are flung from the tops of its highest trees, and the tall palms have been changed into May- poles, from which radiate thousands of lines carrying unnumbered thousands of fluttering standards of the queen’s colors All the main streets of the city are thus buried in the tints of the time; pillars and posts are entwined with them, they color the distance whichever way one looks. They gleam from electric lamps to-night and they have almost obscured the sun to-day. And it is under the influence of all this, with everything completed for the, inau- guration of the merry reign, with the line of the Queen’s triumphal march outlined through the city by its prodigal display, with her pavilion built, her grand-stand, to which she shall be escorted across the park to review the parade; with seats for all the people to view it; with everything in read- iness, that the City of the Angeles suffers a pause, and does reverence to the things and powers that be. And it is Sunday night. All is quietness and peace. While her streets are full, so are her churches. Under the electriclamps, | that paint a legend of the coming festival in great letters across Main street, a band of the Salvation Army has all this even- ing been calling upon sinners to repent. t is not exactly true to say that all is in Pnitiau the week’s festivities. wore the like before. Rich, ample and, indeed, regal, it alone will be worth com- ing to see: The Merchants’ Association and busi- ness men are making the most elaborate preparations for a right royal reception to the excursionists from San Francisco. They will be met at the Arcade depot by the whole company of fiesta officials and escorted in a carriage to the Chamber of Commierce. It is expected they will arrive in amovle time for the coronation Tuesday morning. The entire city is to be given up to this revel. No business will be done except tha® pertaining to the festival and that ab- solutely necessary, and the whole popula- tion of the city will devote the week of the carnival to the enjoyment of the splendid pleasures prepared and the entertainment of the city’s thousands of guests. Residents of the city and thousands of visitors wear the fiesta badges bearing the carnival colors, and the craze does not stop at this, bat neckties, hat-bands, shoe- strings, parasols and shirt-fronts even are yellow, green and red. On Wednesday evening there will be a magnificent illuminated parade, embrac- ing: The “Pageant of the Pacific,” il- luminated display by merchants, gro- tesque, military and other organizations, and many special and novel features, with a brilliant review at Central Park. Thursday has been set as children’s day, and the 10,00C school children of the c ty will appear on parade in their best bib and tucker. In the evening the grand carnival masque ball will be held. Friday will be known as National day. There will be a pageant of military, Chi- nese and the Fire Department and a grand display of Southern, Central and Northern California” floats; and on Saturday the carnival will close with a gorgeous floral pageant, which will be reviewed by the queen, after which there will be a battle of flowers at Central Park, followed by a burlesque tournament of sports in the evening by the aid of electric lights. ARRIVES AT SANTA BARBARA. The Oruiser Olympia to Remain During the Flower Festival. SANTA BARBARA, Can, April 14— The cruiser Olympia returned yesterday from her trip down the coast, and will re- main here during the flower festival. Its officers deny that they have received sealed orders to proceed to South America. A company of Santa Barbara young men, who have distinguished themselves by their skill in the tilting tournaments which have beem a prominent feature of past flower festivals, will hold a tourna- ment of their own to-morrow afternoon, at_the fair grounds. This gay sport wi PASADENA'S BIG FIRE: The Magnificent Ray- mond Hotel Burned to the Ground. GUESTS LOSE HEAVILY. Compelled to Leave Their Val- uables in the Rush to Escape. THE LOSS REACHES A MILLION. The Destroyed Structure One of the Most Famous Resorts of the West. LOS ANGELES, Car., April 14.—Ray- mond Hotel, Pasadena, the second largest hotel in Southern California and only ex- ceeded in size and beauty by the Hotel del Coronado, near San Diego, was burned to the ground this afternoon. The great hotel was filled to its utmost capacity with guests, including not oniy its regular quota of Eastern visitors, who come to Pasadena for the winter, but also innumerable guests from distant local points, who have come to enjoy la Fiesta de Los Angeles. Many visitors who have come for that purpose, preferred stay- ing at Pasadena, communication with that city and Los Angeles being rapid and fre- quent. The result was the Raymond was more than usually full of guests. Its nor- mal capacity is about 400, but it is stated that to-day there were not less than 500 people under its roof, including the per- sonnel of the hotel. All escaped with their lives, although many lost their entire wardrobes and other possessions. In less than an hour from the time the fire was first discovered in the cupola at the southwest corner of the building the huge wooden structure was level with the ground and the only thing left standing to mark the spot was the tall brick chimney of the furnace. The fire was discovered at 3:20 o’clock by a boy outside, who saw a cloud of smoke issuing from the windows of the cupola on the fourth floor. The alarm was at once given, but the flames burst forth before a drop of water could be brought, and the strong wind, almost a gale, which had been blowing all day, carried the flames at an alarming rate. There was no hope for the building from the start. Among the guests in the hotel were 100 members of the Car Accountants’ Associa- tion, whose special train stood at Raymond Station. The guests acted in an orderly manner and some succeeded in saving few personal effects, though most of them lost everything in the building. No one was injured seriously, but in. trying to save their valuables a few were burned about the face and hands, and one guest was badly bruised in jumping from the roof of the veranda. The electric fire alarm was sounded in each room as soon as the fire was discov- ered, and in less than ten minutes every person had left, except a few man servants who tried to save the trunks. The hotel was supplied with fire apparatus, but no one remained to work it, as the heat was too intense. The Hotel Raymond was built in 1884 by ‘Walter Raymond of the Rayvmond & Whit- comb Excursion Company, which has hotels in New England and Colorado also. The great building stood on an eminence overlooking the San Gabriel Valley. The cost of the building was almost a half mil- lion dollars and the furniture cost $50,000. The building and furniture were insured for $200,000 in Boston, New York and San Francisco companies. Colonel W. E. Wentworth, the resident manager of the hotel, was in the office of the hotel when thealarm was turned in. He cried like a child as the flames from the huge structure went skyward, but later he was concerned only for the comfort of the guests and the army of servants employed about the place. Many of the guests and most of the employes went at once to the Green Hotel in Pasadena, where quarters are secured for them. The servants were mostly imported from Boston and other New England points. They, lost the greater part of their effects and are left destitute. Colonel Wentworth said they will be cared for and returned to their homes in the East. There is 2 mystery about the origin of the fire, though the accepted theory isthat it was caused by a defective flue. The building was lighted throughout with electricity from a plant in the basement. To-night a great crowd of curiously- inclined sightseers are gathered around the smoldering pile, which represents all that is left of what was at least $1,000,000 worth of property at noon. The general impression is that the hotel will be rebuilt at once. It was an im- portant factor in the Raymond-Whitcomb Excursion Company’s big enterprise and was opened each winter under the manage- ment of Colonel Wentworth, while Went- worth Hall, in the New Hampshire Hills,a famous summer resort under the com- pany’s management, was closed. The same employes served in each hotel. During the last few years many famous people have made Hotel Raymond their winter home and the enterprise, though a gigantic one, was always considered a splendid investment. The management had just had prepared plans for extensions and improvements to be made during the coming summer. — NEWS AT MARE ISLAND. Report of the Board of Inguiry as to the Bennington’s Injuries. VALLEJO, CAL., April 14.—The United States gunboat Bennington, having had her outward valves overhauled and her hull painted, came . out ot drydock Satur- day and is now lying up at the coal wharf, ready to coal. No word has yet been re- ceived where she will go when ready for sea. The report of the board of inquiry as to where the blame was to rest for the injury sustained to one of the boilers of the Ben- nington has been received and acted upon by the Secretary of the Navy. The board | was unable to settle the responsibility upon PRICE . FIVE CENTS. any one, and Secretary Herbert has ap- proved its finding. * The cruiser Olympia is.expected to re- turn to the navy-yard on the 26th inst. A lot of stores are to be delivered at the yard for her before that time. There is no inti- mation at the yard that she is togo on a cruise to the Central American Btates. Naval Constructor Baxter arrived from the Norfolk yard the first of last week. At present he is in quarantine at the yard, owing to his having come from a scarlet fever section. The men in the construc- tion department are somewhat anxious that he may soon be given command of his department, as he is spoken of in terms of praise through letters received from the Norfolk yard. The top covering over the Hartford is gradually being removed as the work progresses under direction of Quarter- master J. W. Williamson. The decks will be laid at once. On the Monadnock work is progressing as fast as possible, as it is intended that she go on her trial trip before the summer ends. Rumor has it at the yard that the Union Iron Works Company has secured the con- tract for building one of the torpedo boats. The Easter services in the chapel at the navy-yard this morning, under direction of Chaplain A. A. McAllister, were of an excellent order. The singing was fine, and the array of Easter lilies and floral offerings grand. CARSON MINT THIEVES Wholesale Arrests of Suspected Men Are Likely to Be Made Soon. Heads of the Departments and Clerks Among Those Said to Be Involved. RENO, NEv., April 14.—The arrest of Assistant Melter and Refiner J. T. Jones of Carson Mint has set the tongues of gossip wagging with renewed vigor, and there are a multitude of rumors afloat. Jones’ examiration will be held Thursday, before United States Commissioner J. T. Edwards at Carson. He will be repre- sented by Torrison and Summerfield of Reno and Trenmor Coffin of Carson. Jones was in Reno to-day, with the Knights Templar, to attend Easter ser- vices in the Episcopal church. He said he could prove where every doliar he is now worth and has spent during the last five years was made, and claims all his accum- ulations are legitimate. There has been a theory advanced that he was arrested in the hope of forcing him to *‘tell what he knows.” Jones is as jovial and light- hearted as ever. His friends scoff at the idea of bis being in any way responsible for the shortage. His examination is lookea forward to with much interest. Is is understood Government secret offi- cers. know the whereabouts of James Heney, the man accused of disposing of a uanti ‘‘granulated gold” at the Reno Red\fixfi‘\?ofl:s, and that he will shortly be arrested. There is talk of wholesale ar- rests to be made shortly, involving heads of departments and clerks. At the examination Thursday Govern- ment officials will be compelled to dis- close their theories of how the shortage occurred. SIOUX CITY PROPERTY. Doubts Expresscd As to the Validity of the Titles. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 14.—Great ex- citement has been caused here by the belief among property-holders that the titles to all the property in the business part of the city are defective. According to the records, the original plat is situated on section 16, while in reality that town isin section 18. All the descriptions in the deeds of the property are consequently worthless. The trouble is further complicated by the failure of Henry Aldren. the founder of the town, to sign the plat, and the omission of the surveyor, who laid out the place, to survey it to correspond with the Government survey. There is talk of an effort by the original owners to force all the present occupants of the property to vacate. An interesting litigation is in prospect. S TROUBLE OVER LAND. Cattlemen and Settlers Disagreein Beaver County, Oklahoma. PERRY, O. T., April 14.—Advices from Beaver County, Oklahoma, are that very serious trouble exists there between cattle- men and homesteaders. The céunty is sparsely settled, only about one-tenth of the land having been taken up by settlers and cattlemen. Cattlemen have fenced in nearly the entire county. Secretary Smith has been deluged with complaints and he has sent Special Agent Poe to Beaver County to investigate them. Several kill- ings have occurred, and there have been many serious conflicts. Agent Poe has called a special meeting of all concerned, to be held at Beaver City on the 20th inst. —_— NEW YORK’S RUSSIAN CHURCH. Bishop Nicolas Will Have Jurisdiction of the Edifice. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 14.—The first service in the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas took place at midnight Satur- day. The pastor is Rev. Evitkhey Bolvin- ich and his assistant Rev. Ilijia Zotikoff, both of whom recently arrived from St. Petersburg. The new church is the result of a request made by the Russian Brother- hood of this city to the Holy Synod at St. Petersburg. It will be under the juris- diction of Bishop Nicolas of San Fran- cisco. —_—— Professor McAdams Drowned. ALTON, IrL., April 14.—Hon. William McAdams, noted as a professor of arch- wology, is probably drowned. Relatives think he was.stricken with apoplexy and fell overboard. He was the authorof many geological works and had charge of the State exhibit at the World’s Fair. Last night he started up the river in a sailboat and iater his boatand dog were found seven miles up the river. Lo Professor Dana Dead. NEW HAVEN, Cosx., April 14.—Pro- fessor James D. Dana, a geologist of world- wide fame, died at his residence here to- night quietly, aged about 83 years. Fid ST Illinois Brick Works Burned. GLENCARBON, Inu, April 14.—The St. Louis Pressed Brick Works here were partly destroyed by fire to-day; loss about $300,000, ; SINTA CLARR FRUIT Heavy Shipments From San Jose to Eastern Markets. GOOD CROP PROSPECTS. Damage Done by the Late Frost Proves to Have Been Trifling. PRICES CONTINUE UNIFORM. There Are No Prospects of a Decline From the Present Market Quotations. SAN JOSE, Car., April 14.—“During the past week the /shipments of dried fruit to the East from the County Exchange Ware- house were sufficient in volume to give even greater assurance than before that the crop of 1894 woulda be closed out before the new crop comes in,” said Colonel Philo Hersey in an interview yesterday. ‘Apri- cots have all been disposed of and but little, if any, of that fruit remainsin the valley. There is about one carload of dried peaches in the warehouse, but they will soon be sold in small orders. Five carloads of prunes were shipped from the warehouse last week. ““Prices for dried fruit continue uniform, but not high. There is no prospect of a rise in the market, and the entire lot on hand will be closed out without any neces- sity for yielding from the present prices. There are about 130 carloads of dried fruit remaining in the valley, the bulk of which is prunes. “It is now known that the late heavy frost did but little damage, if any, except to apricots. Otherkinds of fruit, especially peaches, will have to be thinned out to in- crease the size and quality. Some of the orchardists have already begun the work of thinning out their early peaches. While the frost has reduced the amount of apri- cots on the trees, the size and quality of the fruit remaining will nearly balance that loss. “There is no apprehension of further damage to the fruit, and altogether the prospects for a good crop for 1895 are con- sidered very bright. The rain yesterday afternoon was very beneficial to the grow- ing crops. The only damage that can be done by a heavy rain is to beat down the strawberries, making them more difficult to pick and make presentable for the market.” LOOTED A RESIDENCE, Ex-Convict William Noon Again in the Toils at San Jose. SAN JOSE, Car., April 14.—William Noon was arrested this morning for looting the residence of Mrs. E. Dodge at 159 East San Fernando street Friday afternoon. Mrs. Dodge was away at the time and Noon, through the promise of a bicycle, induced her eight-year-old son to admit him to the house. After making a meal from the delicacies of the pantry Noon left, taking with him a lady’s silver watch and chain. When brought to the police station the man gave his name as Joseph Anderson, but Chief Kidward recognized him as Noon, an ex-convict who had served a term of eighteen months in San Quentin for burglary in San Joaquin County. An Endowment for the University. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 14—The Univer- sity of the Pacific has received an endow- ment of $10,000 from Mr. Hamlin. Itisto be known as the Hamlin endowment fund, and the interest accruing therefrom is to be used for scholarships for students pur- suing the classical course. Heavy Rainfall for the Season. SAN JOSE, CAL., April 14.—The rainfall yesterday amounted to .63 of an inch, mak- ing a total of 20.82 inches for the season, against 12.49 inches to the same time last year. mOTHERS recovering from the illness at- tending child- birth, or who psuffér from the jj effects of disor- ders, derange- ments and dis- placements of the womanly organs, will find relief and Pierce’s Favor- ite Prescription. Taken during preg- nancy, the ‘‘ Prescription”” MAKES CHILDBIRTH EASY by preparing the system for parturition, thus assisting Nature and shortening “labor.” The painful ordeal of child- birth is robbed of its terrors, and the dangers thereof greatly lessened, to both mother and child. The period of con- finement is also greatly shortened, the mother strengthened and built up, and an abundant secretion of nourishment for the child promoted. If THE MARRIED WOMAN be delicate, run-down, or overworked, it worries her husband as well as her- self, This is the proper time to build up her strength and cure those weak- nesses, or ailments, which are the cause of her trouble. Dr. Pierce’s Faworite Prescription dispels aches and pains, melancholy and nervousness, brings re- freshing sleep and makes a new woman of her. Mrs. ABRAM Lyow, of Lorraine, Jeffersom Co.. N.Y. writes: "I had been sufferin from ulceration unfi falling of the womb, for several years, or since the birth of my i 1con-| a permanent curein Dr. gave me up and there was 1no help for me. 2 At last, almost dis- cou began tak- ing Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescriptionf] lngl l:ok five bottles. 1t is three years since d T hneyc:o( had any return of the trouble. I feel ful, and in fact, owe you my life, for T do think I should have been alive now if I had not taken your medicine,” :ziex