The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 26, 1895, Page 1

e VOLUME LXXVIL—NO. 137, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1895. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Chico Trustees Having Trouble About Fire Apparatus. WANT IT KEPT AT HOME. They Threaten to Fine the Chief if He Allows It to Go Out of Town. THREE CHILDREN DROWNED. They Had Tried to Cross Butte Creek With a Buggy While Going to School. the fire outside of there has from the ace to the tees have announced eer to givea bond the apparatus from and imposing a rom $100 to $500 for nance. This is e remen gr also believed inced their intention of lead to the randment ¢ re department, which is considerec volunteer in the State. 10 will be elected Chief next nnounced to-day that is, and would r al are in s 1 think the ma t will SONOMA'S FEUIT CROP. W. J. Hotchkiss »\'l’l!#r For ALDSBURG, e Outlook Is Good pwers. April 2 and one of the HE Hotc noma County the coming season aré erroneous. too early,’” said he, ‘‘to state posi- hat the crop will be, but I have : observed the indications and from what I have noticed I am convinced that at the present time “prospects fora heavy fruit crop are excellent. “I have visited nearly every section of Sonoma County since my return from the d considerable of last season’s on hand. Nearly all the ed goods have been shipped from this county.’ Mr. H s lately returned from rn trip and says that while considerable dried fruit is held in the E mark nd will be carried e coming season no canned goods POISONED NEAR ALESSANDRO. Suspicious Death of @ Woman Being In- vestigated by the Coroner. y Jast that Vantlander had committed home near Allesandro. The i and 1nquest to-day and the showed that death was The verdict of the jury was that the poison was administered by €ome person unkn hich indicates that it may be a case of murder instead of tion of two = taken sick and of the nearest n been absent from The case is a m euthorities will 1 death. e gt WALKED OFF THE n, when she was after the arrival Her husband has ther investigate the TRAIN, A Somnambulist Receives a Broken Arm Near Tehama. BACRAMENTO, Cav., April 25.—At an -early hour this morning J. Haynes, en route to Portland, Or., walked off the rear end of one of the sleeping-cars whilein a somnambulistic state and broke his left | aree miles | arm. The accident occurred north of the town of Tehama, and the man states that even the jar of the fall and the severe pain of the broken member failed to arouse him, as when he recovered his senses he found himself in night attire walking along the track, and the last thing he could recall to memory was the fact that he had disrobed and retired to rest in the sleeping-car. Mr. Haynes was brought to Sacramento end conveyed to the County Hospital where his injuries received attention. e DROWNED NEAR CHICO. School Children Perish While Fording a Swollen Stream. CHICO, CaL., April 25.—Three children of G. W. Warfield, two girls and one boy, residing four miles east of Chico, were drowned in Butte Creek this morning. The children have been attending school in Chico, and when crossing the stream, which is considerably swollen by melting snow, the buggy overturned and the occu- pants were drowned. The horse returned home with the buggy. This was the first intimation of the accident, Searching par- ties are out, but up to a late hour this afternoon no trace of the bodies had been found. The children were aged 16, 12 and 9. i, Three [BAKERSFIELD SWAMP ANGELS. The Men Released by Habeas Corpus and Then Rearrested and Bailed. BAKERSFIELD, Cay,, April 25.—The swamp angels arrested for assault to com- mit murder came up for hearing in the Buperior Coulrt to-day on a writ of habeas corpus on the ground of excessiv il— 32&"?0- The District Attorney m?:v::; to s the cases, which was done. Later all five were rearrested on a warrant sworn outin a lower court and bail fixed at $1000 each. T. A. Means .'Lm} Alonzo Tyler, two ssing an ordinance re- | —W.J. | lome more than a week. | ous one and the | stanch sympathizers with the swamp-land- ers, are the sureties. Late to-night Judge sued a warrant for William Winter- halter, the man reported to have been nearly killed by the swamp angels. He is charged with assault, with intent to com- mit murder, on the person of one of the swamp-landers. This is said to have oc- curred during the fight in which Winter- halter was hurt. Dr. Ferguson, who has been attending Winterhalter, reperts him resting easily and with a fair chance for speedy recovery. There is no doubt ru- mors of his injuries were greatly exagger- ated. e DUEL AT PALOUSE. J. D. Rughes and His Son-in-Law Ezx- change Shots on the Street. PALOUSE, Wasn., April 25.—There was aduel on the street here to-day between hes and his son-in-law, Raymond Hughes was sitting in a on the sidewalk reading a paper when Peiffer came up and kicked him, at the same time thrusting a revolver in his face. Hughes struck down the gun just as the hammer fell, the bullet passing through hisneck. He jumped to his feet, tried to seize the revolver, but Peiffer backed away and fired another shot, the bullet entering Hughes’ side and passing out under his shoulder-blade. Hughes then ran out in the street and fired one shot which struck a box in front of Pei B ither of the men will die. Peiffer is out on bail. { Hughes is in charge of a constable and | confined to his bed. e — ACQUITTED AT WEAVERVILLE. Convict Williams Refuses to Testify Against His Companion in Crime. WEAVERVILLE, CaL., April 25.—Chas. Williams, the self-confessed murderer and | chief witness for the prosecution in the | case of Moses Williams, charged as being an accessory in the murder of John Hart, | near Hayfork, last fall, refused to testify |oreven be sworn as a witness. He was nd three times, but remained 1 oyster. He is serving a life olsom, having previously con- d to the murder of John Hart and im- ting Moses Williams as the instigator of the plot. | The prosecution, with the evidence of | Charles Williams, had a clear case against | the defendant. On motion of the defend- ant’s counsel the Judge instructed the jury render a verdict of acquittal, which term at F | = pl PIGEONS FROM PORTLAND. Bretherton Says the Races Will Be Made According to Rules. PORTLAND, Or., April 25.—W. W. Bretherton, a well-known pigeon-fancier | of thi eferring to the proposed race “rancisco, said : I wish to state that this is a genuine | race, entered into under the rules and | reguiations of the Pacific Coast Federa- | tion. As for the statements as to records made in training, T doubt if Mr. Koegnic really put it just that way. However, as |I shall act as liberator and release the pigeons at Portland for the race, I can | guarantee that the birds will be credited only with what they actually do, and be- fore the race the distance will be definitely settled by authority that will be beyond | dispute. —_——— } FORT BRAGG'S SUBSIDY, The People Raise the Necessary Amount for the Proposed Railroad. FORT BRAGG, Car., April 25.—The last of a series of mass-meetings was held sht for the purpose of raising | the neq ¢ subsidy to secure the pro- posed construction of the Overland Pacific Railroad to the Mount Vernon coal banks, situated on Eel River, 60 miles distant. It was a camplete success in every way. The entire amount asked for was subscribed. There are many thousands of acres of splendid redwoods contiguous to this pro- posed line of road. A large area of farm- ing and grazing lands will also be opened up which may be said to embrace almost | the entire northern half of Mendocino County. —algt o n Appeal at Santa Barbara. TA BARBARA, Car., April 25.—An {appeal has been taken to the Superior Jourt in the case of the People vs. August chbeins, convicted before Justice Crane of disturbance of the peace, and sentenced to nine ' confinement in the County Jail. Tischbeing is the old man who, by making a violent and forcible entrance of old man Tennant’s house, frightened the latter to death,and he was held on this zht charge instead of manslaughter be- use the prosecution considered it im- ible to decide whether Tennant’s death as caused by Tischbeins’ forcible en- trance or after the arrest by the Con- stables. dialiges iy Riverside’s Orange Shipments. RIVERSIDE, Car., April 25.—The ship- | ment of oranges to date from this city amounts to 1175 cars, which is still some- what short of half the crop. The daily | shipments now average twenty-four cars, | when they should number ten carloads more at least. The exchange is in receipt | of a fair supply of orders, but the branch associations are indifferent to fllling the | orders at present prices. The supply of the | navel variety is growing short. Orders for the seedlings are increasing with the pros- pect forample demand within a short time. Sy, Sulcide in Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, CaL., April 25.—Mrs. Thomas R. Barrett committed snicide this afternoon by hanging herself with a clothes- line from the rafters in the cellar of her residence, situated at 8005 J street, in this city. She is supposed to have been insane. The body was discovered by her husband, who is a boilermaker by occupation and is employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. — Fined at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Caw., April 25.—County Game Warden Helms on Wednesday ar- rested Manuel Fells, a fisherman, for hav- ing a sturgeon in bis possession during the close season. Fells pleaded ignorance of the law, but he was fined 555 by Judge Henry, which he paid. i —_— Sentenced at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 25.—Charles Hoyt, the young man who forged a check for $500 on the Ontario Bank by signing the name of the manager of the Westmin- ster Hotel of this city, to-day pleaded uilty and was given one year. Hoyt is fi-om one of the best-known wealthy fami- lies of Maryland. The Stockton Murder Trial. STOCKTON, Cav., April 25.—The Edith Elder case will not go to the jury until to- morrow. Arguments were made to-day and the court’s instructions will be deliv- ered in the morning. A veraict of acquit- tal is looked for on the first ballot. ’l BAKERSFIELD'S LORD. Charges of Insanity Against Douglas Dropped. NO EXAMINATION MADE, The Nobleman Becomes In- dignant and Tries to As- sault an Editor. THROWN OUT BY THE STAFF. He Surrenders to a Justice and Pays the Fine With Cost for Battery. BAKERSFIELD, Car., April 25.—Lord Sholto Douglas’ case came up this morn- ing at 10 o’clock in the Superior Court on the charge of insanity. Few people knew the examination was to be held so early, hence not many were present. Attorneys and reporters made up the greater portion. Only five Englishmen were in the room, and one of these was Burmester, the com- plaining witness. While the crowd was ting in the courtroom, one end of which has been torn away and boarded up with rough lumber, the sounds of the builders’ hammers came in at the open window and through the gaping cracks between the boards. The work of building the courthouse annex and repairing the old structure to conform with the new design leaves the building in an almost dismantled condi- tion. So many workmen are employed that the din of the hammers was deafen- ing. ‘When court convened the noisier work was stopped. Lord Douglas was brought into court by Deputy Sheriff D. M. Pyle. His “Lordship” wore a light gray suit, with trousers turned up, toothpick shoes and a wide white hat with a hammered- leather band. These, together with his negligee shirt, made up a typical English costume as worn by the numerous British- ers in the colony here. He took his seat still wearing his wide hat, which he did not remove at all while in court. He sat with his elbow on the arm of his chair and gently stroked his soft cheek, which is in-| nocent of down. Once in a while he would pinch his face, this being his orty evidence of nervousness. Soon after Douglass was brought into court guite an array of important prisoners came in. One of these is known as the “‘German Count,” his true name being Fhr. von Gumppenberg, who is held to answer the charge of resisting an officer. He claims to be a blue-blooded German. Next him sat J. H. Woodruff, who shot at Officer Benson in Kern City some time ago. Joe Giovonni, the Italian painter who killed Albert Tribolet on account of Lily John, a pretty French girl, was the third member of the young Lord’s fellow- prisoners. They, with several important Wwitnesses, sat together on a ben The voung Lord sat alone at the attorneys’ desk, in company with Drs. Ferguson and Cook, the ph; ians called as an examin- ing board. Promptly at 10 o’clock Judge Conklin stepped upon the platiorm and took his at. All was expectation. No sooner had ire reached the greatleather armchair than he said, “There being no complaint against this party, be will be discharged,” and the famous insanity case was ended. No other word was spoken, and those present opened their mouths in wonder while his Lordship meekly left the room to breathe the air of freedom. The wheels of justice began to grind out other grist as | the sonnd of the nobleman’s footsteps died away on the stairs. Burmester had refused to swear to the second complaint necessary for a hearing on insanity, so there was no foundation for the action and the young prisoner’s dismis followed as a matter of course. He hurried to his hotel, then to the bank, where he drew some money, and began a series of hurried visits to different stores. He stopped Constable Seroy and aske “How much would it cost me to assault a man?” Seroy answered: ‘Now, look here, young man, you behave yourself li! a gentleman. If you have a case against any one begin suit, but do no fighting.” The Lord hurried on, his thin light trousers flapping from the force of his energetic movements. Common mortals stood on the corner watching and wonder- ing if he was preparing for the aforesaid assault, for a hurried departure to other parts or for the marriage so ruthlessly de- layed, according to the vow he made to his lady love. About 4 o’clock this afternoon the mys- tery was solved. His Lordship was on his muscle. He entered the Democrat office and asked for the Chronicle reporter. Later he went to the Californian office and asked George F. Weeks, the editor, if the Chronicle correspondent was employed there. The reply was that was a profes- sional secret. He left, but soon returned. He was seen to enter the office, and in a remarkably brief space of tine he emerged like a shot. After him came Mr. Weeks and the office force, apparently bent on the destruction of the young Lord. A few minutes later his Lordship, some- what ruffled in appearance, entered the office of Justice Fox and informed his Honor that he had assaulted the Chronicle correspondent—that big man with whis- kers. ‘I hithim three times in the face, when four or five set on me from behind and put me out. I desire to plead guilty.” Constable Seroy swore to the complaint and Douglas wa$ fined $5 30, the exact costs. The Justice then read the law, which says he could fine him for battery any sum not exceeding $1000, or imprison- ment not exceeding six months, or both. Douglas said: *‘Ah, is that so? And I thought $5 was the limit. I was informed that that was the case.” The joke of the matter is that it was a Californian reporter who told him the fine would be $5. Mr. Weeks was seen in his office and asked to give his version of the matter. He said: ‘‘After his first visit, Douglas re- turned in a few minutes, deliberately walk- ing behind the railing, came up to me, and said, ‘Are you Mr. Weeks?’ 1 answered, se ‘T am.’” ‘Are you also the Chronicle re- porter? I said‘Yes.’ ‘You have been pup- lishing lies about me, lies.’ And then he struck” at me. We threw him over the table and hustled him out of the house. He did not hit me at all.” “A man standing outside, said five or six men ran out after him.” “Yes; that's right. The whole office turned out to see the fun. As he leit, he turnea round and said: ‘Never mind, I'll be down with my crowd 1n a little while and square things.” I told him we would fire upon the first one of his crowd that enters the house. This is America, and we know our rights. So we are waiting patiently for the crowd.” Correspondents of other papers are at present fighting shy of the English nobility. H1S FATHEK'S VIEW. No Objection to the Son Getting Married ¢ if He Desires. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 26.—A special cable to the World from London says the World correspondent saw the Marquis ot Queensberry to-day with reference to the arrest of his son in California. ‘The Marquis has been greatly depressed by the reports of the other affair printed in London, but seemed overwrought in consequence of this Jatest shock. He said: “I knew nothing of this affair until I heard of it yesterday from America. It came with a painful shock to me.” ““Did you know,” the World correspond- ent asked, “that your son, Lord Sholto, contemplated matrimony ?” “No, certainly not,” Lord Queensberry answered. “I knew nothing of the affair. The cablegram was absolute news to me.” “Then you had nothing to do with hav- ing him arrested under the insanity plea?’ “Nothing whatever,” the Marquis re- plied. “I never heard any one suggest that he is insane. Apparently, the people who got him arrested don’t believe it.” “May I ask,” the World correspondent ventured,” whether you disapprove of the marriage your son seems to intend to con- tract?” “I do not disapprove of it on principle,” Lord Queensberry said, “if that is what you mean. Iam ignorant of the circum- stances of the case, but I may tell you I believe in permitting a man to marry the woman of his choiceregardless of any other consideration. I think it a point upon which perfect freedom should exist. There are many views on the general question. As to the particular circumstances of the present case, I know nothing.” The correspondent hears from other sources that Lord Douglas, like his two brothers, Lord Douglas of Helwick and Viscount Drumlanrig, has been under the control of his mother, who provided him with money to buy the fruit ranch in Cali- fornia. SHOT DOW AR DELIAR A Tramp Assaults a Woman and Is Killed While Re- sisting an Officer. He Was Armed With a Knife and a Shotgun and Tried to Use His Weapons. SAN DIEGO, Car., April 25.—At 10'clock this afternoon Mrs. Hugh A. Fraser, an elderly woman, who lives with her hus- band on the Loop ranch, one mile this side of Delmar, went to that town in a state of excitement and told a story of a terrible struggle for life with a man named James Smith, a tramp, who a month ago was given work by Mr. Fraser. Smith made an assault on her and she fought desperately in her efforts to repulse him. By strategy she escaped and hastened with all possible speed toward Delmar. Her story had scarcely been told before Constable John Bludworth and Louis Lamar were on their way to the ranch for the purpose of taking Smith into custody. Upon arriving at the place they found that Smith had apparently left, taking a shot- gun with him. After a search of the house Constable Bludworth went to the barn and looked through it. He came upon Smith sitting on a box in a stall, a big dirk in his hand and the shotgun and a lot of loaded shells beside him. “When [ saw Smith in the stall,” said Bludworth, “I called him by name and said I had a warrant for him. His reply was an oath. As he jumped toward me I struck him with my six-shooter. He kept coming toward me with the knife raised, and 1 fired, though it did not appear to hit him. He still seemed determined to at- tack me, when I fired again, and he fell dead. He had not fired at me, but evi- dently meant to cut me on the neck, strik- ing at me twice. Had I not fired the last shot when I did he would nave cut me open.” Smith greatly resembled Durrant, the alleged murderer of the two young women in San Francisco, to whom, it is asserted, he is slightly related. During the past few days he read everything he could lay his hands on concerning his relative in San Fran- cisco, and seemed greatly wrought up over the tragedy. Constable Bludworth has not been arrested, but will come down from Delmar volantarily and place himself in the custody of the Sheriff. iR FUNERAL AT SANTA CRUZ. The Grand Avmy Pays Its Last Tribute to 1. P. Robb. SANTA CRUZ, CaLn., April 25.—The funeral of the late Thomas P. Robb oc- curred this morning under the auspices of the Pioneers and the Grand Army. Ser- vices were held at the Episcopal church. F. A. Hihn, for the Pioneers, delivered a short address. The remains were taken to the undertaking parlors, where the Grand Army service was performed. The Supervisors adjourned in respect to the mémory of ‘the deceased, and the flag in the plaza was at balf mast. The body will be shipped to Chicago, the former home of the deceased, for interment. The casket was draped with the American flag and covered with flowers. The pall-bearers were R. C. Kirby, H. F. Parsons, Senator Burke, J. F. Cunning- ham, H. D. C. Barnhart and G. H. Mead. ————— Petaluma Wants the Encampment. PETALUMA, CAL., April 25.—Colonel D. B. Fairbanks of this city has called a meet- ing of the staff, field and iine officers of the Fifth Infantry to convene in 8an Francisco, Saturday evening of this week, to decide when the regimental encampment of one week, beginning June 15, shall be held. The colonel favors Petaluma on account of the excellent range, the advantage of transportaticn and other facilities, Citi- zens of Petaluma will offer a cash bonus for the encampment, THEY SAW STOCKTON, Many Ladies Turn Out to Welcome Southern Visitors. DRIVEN ABOUT THE CITY. Mayor McCall Bids the Excur- sionists Enjoy Their Hospi- tality. BANQUET IN THE PAVILION. All Unite In the Expression of De- sire for a Solid and Progres- sive California. SPOCKTON, Car., April 25.—All morn- ing the ladies of Stockton have been busy covering every available spot in the big Agricultural Pavilion with flowers in prep- aration for the coming of the visitors who were expected from the south with the Half-million Club excursion. Arrange- ments were made to meet the visitors at the train, and about twenty surreys and gonettes were at the station on the ar- rival of the visitors at 2 o’clock and a dele- gation of fully fifty of the leading men and women of the city. The excursionists were driven to the rooms of the Stockton Commercial Asso- ciation, where they met another delega- tion who were waiting to take them about the city. After a brief address of welcome by Mayor McCall the visitors were again taken to the vehicles provided by the com- mittee and driven to points of interest about Stockton. The pottery works were visited, and the members of the excursion party expressed much astonishment at the variety of wares turned out by the Stockton manufactory. The woolen-mills, the great flouring-mills and other similar institutions were in- spected and then the natugal gas wells were visited. Thisevening the guests assembled in the big pavilion where they were ban- queted by the ladies of the city. Many prominent Stocktonians were present and ten large tables were fiiled. Besides those who sat at the banquet tables hundreds of spectators lined the long galleries about the hall to watch the proceedings and listen to the speechmaking. P. A. Buell, president of the Stockton Commercial Association, acted as toast- master, and welcomed the visitors in aneat address. He was followed by W. M. Bunker of the Half-million Club, who referred to Stockton as the Chicago of the coast, and paiG a glowing tribute to the spirit of enterprise she has lately mani- fested. ‘W. C. Patterson, president of the Los An- geles Chamber of Commerce, was the next speaker. He told of the methods adopted by the people of Southern California to build up that section. He, like all the other speakers of the party, declared in favor of a united California, and wanted no State division. Professor Keys of the Pasadena Board of Trade, made an eloquent speech, in which he declared that all sections should unite in an unselfish endeavor to bring about the peopling of the whole State with plenty of enterprising men. M. J. Daniels, president of the Orange- growers’ Bank of Riverside, declared that nothing could be done in this regard with- out more railroads, and urged the people of Stockton to stick to their work of aiding the Valley road in carrying out its pro- posed designs. The members of the party all declared that the reception accorded them by the people of Stockton was the most cordial they had met with since leaving their bomes, *‘Our idea,"” said one of the promoters of the Half-million Club, “was not so much to bring a number of people, but to bring along the representative men of Southern California who could tell the people of the valley and of San Francisco how to build up ther localities. We have secured repre sentative men from all the leading cities and towns of the south and have them with ns.” The visitors left at midnight for Sacra- mento. LOS GATOS GETTING READY. The Board of Trade Will Show the Vis- itors the Valley Orchards. SAN JOSE, Car., April 25.—The Los Gatos Board of Trade has made extensive preparations for the reception and enter- tainment of the Half-million Club excur- sion on the 29th inst. After being shown around that city and entertained with lunch the visitors will be taken in carriages for a drive through the orchards between that place and here, when they will be turned over to the San Jose Board of Trade. LOS ANGELES CONTEST SUIT. Facts Developed Show Frederick Kind Had Two Wives. 10S ANGELES, GAL., April 25.—The contest over the estate of Freaerick N. Kind, who died some time ago in this city, developed the fact to-day that he left two widows—one in this city and one in St. Louis—neither of whom knew the other existed. Both the widows, one son and six lawyers are now after the estate, ERe T Sedro (Wash.) Fire. TACOMA, Wasn., April 25.—A Ledger special from Sedro, Skagit County, Wash., says that the Sedro Hotel and Pioneer block were burned to the ground to-day. In these buildings were located Bingham & Holbrook’s Bank, A. E. Holland’s drag- store, the Sedro Land Company’s office, the Skagit County Times and Town Coun- cil-room. Part of the hotel furniture and baggage of the guests were saved. Theloss is about $18,000, partly covered by insur- ance. et Sentenced in Portland. PORTLAND, Or., April 25.—Perry Gib- son, formerly of Seattle, who pleaded guilty to smuggling sixty-tive 5-tael cans 'of opium, was sentenced by Judge Bell- ringer to-day to ninety days in the county jail and to pay a fine of $500, < e TS Died Near Wheatland. WHEATLAND, CaL,, April 25.—Amasa 'W. Oakley, a pioneer resident of Yuba County, aged 60 years, was found dead in the public road leading to his residence this morning. While driving home he was either thrown from his wagon or stricken by apoplexy and fell to the road. De- ceased was a well-to-do and highly re- spected farmer, a member of the Knights of Pythias, Masonic and other lodges. sl gue JOHNSON’S DEATH BLOW. The Olympia’s Recoil Machinery Said to Have Caused It. SAN DIEGO, CAL., April 25.—The death of Coxswain John Johnson of the cruiser Olympia on Wednesday morning was not caused by the blowing out of the breech plug of the 5-inch rifle, as at first reported, but by the recoil of the rifle itself. The accident was said by Johnson's comrades to be wholly inexcusable and they laid the fault on the ordnance inspector at Mare Island, who was supposed to have gone over the guns and attended to them. The big guns are so mounted that the re- coil is taken up by mechanism similar to a cylinder and piston-rod, the material in- side the cylinder being glycerine, which, as the gun recoils, is forced past the piston into the other chamber of the cylinder, thus taking up the force of the recoil” by slow action. After the accident on the Olympia the gun was examined and was found instead of several gallons of glycerine in the cy- linder, as there should have been, there was hardly adrop and it was then seen that the whole force of the big gun struck the unfortunate coxswain in the face, smashing it out of semblance of human features and killing him instantly. The gun recoiled clear back to the bulk- heads and tore up the deck considerabl It is probable that the matter will be vestigated when the vessel returns north. She sails to-morrow afternoon. DCCURRENCES ¥ S J0E Alice Blair, the Woman Who Was Murdered, Had Con- siderable Property. Application Has Been Made for the Appointment of J. K. Secord as Administrator. —Coroner SAN JOSE, CaLn April Secord discovered to-day that Alice Blair, | the woman who was murdered Monday night by Alvird Anderson, had $1500 on deposit in the Bank of San Jose and $575 in the Union Savings Bank. The Coroner had her trunks opened and about $400 worth of jewelry and several hundred dol- lars’ worth of personal effects were dis- covered. The woman is known to bave purchased some valuable diamonds a week or so ago, bt they e not been found. This afternoon W. A. Bowden filed a petition in the Superior Court asking that J. K. Secord be appointed administrator of the dead woman's estate. The only known relatives of the deceased are James Hen- nessy,a brother, and Annie Lempron, a sister, both of whom reside in Cambridge- port, Mass. Her remains will be shipped East to-morrow. Companies Incorporated. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 25.—Articles of incorporation have been filed by the San Jose Vacuum Jar and Fruit Package Com- pany, with a capital stock of $300,000, of which $94,125 has been paid in. The stock is divided into 4000 shares of the par value of §75. The purpose of the corpora- tion is to deal in domestic and foreign pa- tent and patent rights for packing fruits, vegetables, meats, etc., and to manufacture jars, cans, boxes, ete., for packing the same, buying and selling real estate and everything necessary to conduct the busi- ness pertaining thereto. The following directors are named : H.W. Wright, K. H. Plate, Thomas Topp, W. H. Wright and Max Whittlesey, all of San Jose. Articles were also filed oflice to-day incorporating the City Store. The capital stock is placed at $25,000, divided into 1000 shares. R. G. Tognazzi, Charles J. Kennedy and J. H. Bradley of San Jose, T. K. Black of Los Gatos and G. C. Stiffler of Coyote are named as di- rectors. in the clerk’s SUIT ON 4 NOTE. Ralph Low Wants to Recover Money TLoaned Charles Sainsevain. SAN JOSE, Car., April 25.—Suit has been commenced by Ralph Lowe nst Charles M. and Lydia Sainsevain et al. to recoyer on a-promissory note for $6000, with inter- est at 814 per cent per annum since March 25, 1893. It isalleged that no part of the note or interest has been paid except $110 interest paid September 25,1894. The note is secured by & mortgage on 311 acres of land in the Higuera Rancho and plaintiff prays that theland be sold so that the note and interest may be paid in full, together with costs of suit and $350 counsel fees. Injured Near Redwood City. REDWOQOD CITY, Car., April 25.—This afternoon Louis Lapreye of Woodside had aleg broken and received severe internal injuries. He had left his four-horse team standing in the street in front of Ben Ran- kin’s lumber-yard and was in the office talking to Mr. Rankin when the horses be- came frightened and started to run away. Lapreye ran out and caught hold of the lines to stop them when the horses turned toward him and knocked him down and the wagon ran over him. The man was brought into town and re- ceived prompt treatment, but his condi- tion is considered critical, W. 0. T. U. Anniversary. SAN JOSE, Car., April 25.—The San Jose Woman’s Temperance Christian Union yesterday celebrated the fifteenth anniversary in the parlors of the First Presbyterian Church. The rooms were beautifully decorated and an interesting programme was rendered. The union was organized April 23, 1880, with a member- ship of thirty-one. Papers were read b each of the presidents of the union, an reports presented covering the work for the last fifteen years. 3 They Pay the Insurance. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 25.—The suit of Lizzie N. May against the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company for $1000 due on a policy issued to her husband, killed while employed as a motorman, was dismissed to-day, the company agreeing to pay the claim. Verdict of Suicide. SAN JOSE, CavL., April 25.—Coroner Se- cord held an inquest on the remains of John_Ingusetto, who died yesterday from the effect of a dose of morphine taken with suicidal intent Tuesda; ht, A ict was 50 rendered. Dg ey | winter Fair Quintet HEALDSBURGS FETE, Residents Are Getting Ready for the May Festival. FORMALLY OPENS MAY 16. For Three Full Days the Floral Queen Will Reign at the Carnival. PRIZES FOR DECORATIONS. Miss Annle Amesbury Leads the Race for the Post of Honor Against Eleven. HEALDSBURG, CaAL., April 2.—A meeting of the Healdsburg Floral As: ciation was held in the rooms of the Chris- tianZchurch this evening, and was largely attended by representatives of the differ- ent churches of this city and the residents comprising the Healdsburg Floral Associa- tion. Everything pertaining to the coming festival and flower show is progressing finely. The fete will be formally opened Thursday morning, May 16, when the queen of the carnival will be crowned, and from then until Saturday night the chogen one of Healdsburg’s belles will reign su- preme over the festivities. Thursday night a floral cantata will be rendered by local talent under the management of Mrs. Anita de Fitch Grant. Friday will be the red letter day of the festival. In the morn- ing a procession will traverse the city, and it is definitely known that all Northern Sonoma will unite in making a very credit- able display. The business streets are to be elaborately decorated and prizes given for the most artistically decorated business houses, floats and displays. In the evening a baby show will cause the judges much study, for it is expected that 200 babies under two years {of age will be entered in competition for handsome prizes offered. : The day’s pleasures will conclude with a concert in the evening in which the Mid- of San Francisco, the Sotoyome band and the best local talent will participate. On Saturday the festival will be brought to a close, but the pro- gramme for that day has not as yet been arranged. Already a merry war is waging between {twelve of Rus: River Valley’s fair | daughters. To-night Miss Annie Ames- bury leads. The other contestants are the Misses Zoe Bates, Ethel Amesbury, Mary Livernash, Carrie Belle Moulton, Linnie Denio, Emma Widlund, Lena Zane, May Raymond, Veva Haigh, Maude Sarginsson and Florence Denio. Wanted in Placer County. NAPA, Can, April 25.—George W. Fraser was arrested here a few days ago because of suspicious actions. A descrip- tion was sent out to various points. Word has now been received from Placer County stating that the man_is wanted there for horse-steaiing. He brought with him a bundle of bloody clothing, which he threw away soon after his arrival here. ———— Tight at Poso. BAKERSFIELD, Car., April 25.—Two section crews working on the Southern Pacific had a pitched battle at Poso yester- day while unloading freight. The crews consisted tespectively of Japanese and Chinese. It was a repetition of the late war. The Chinese were routed, and two shipped to the County Hospital for re- pairs. ——— Killed Near Carbonado, Wash. TACOMA, Wasu., April 25.— William Morgan, a miner at the Carbonado mines, was struck by a Northern Pacific logging train and killed, between Carbonado and Wilkeson, early lastevening. The whistle was blown, but Morgan paid no attention to it. Before the train could stop he was struck. He was a middle-aged single man. e Sold at Tacoma. TACOMA, Wasn., April 25.—The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey steamer Hassler was sold here to-day at auction. She was bought by Captain John Irving of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company for $5250. [For additional Pacific Coast news see Second Page] Scrofula in the Neck Makes the lives of thousand miserable. How successful is Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the great bloed puri- fier, is shown by the following: “My little Rob- ert had scrofula in his neck and head, and a bunch on his ' neck. The doctor’s our druggist, Mr. Charles Hall, told us to give him Hood’s Sarsapa- first bottle helped & o - Wedid so and the rilla. him. The bunch broke open and after dis- charging it gradually com- menced to heal. The next year it appeared again and we gave him another bottle of Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and that cured the trouble. He was then nearly two years old. Now he is eight years of age. We are never with- Hood’s Sarsaparilla in the house. think there is no medicine like it.” Mgs. Joux Lurz, Graville, Illinois. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is the Only True Blood Purifier Hence it gives perfect health, steadyvnerves and a good appetite. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Vitalizes The Bloed We are tasteless, mild, effec Hood's Pills &ve. Al §ragsista Bim