The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 9, 1895, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1895 S e e A e i T T e e e ORGANIZE AT SELMA Valley Towns Unite to Secure the New Railroad. ALL ARE ENTHUSIASTIC. Prominent Citizens of Malaga, Fowler, Traver and Kings- burg Attend. OFFER GREAT INDUCEMENTS, A Permanent Committee Appointed to Confer With the Board of Directors. SELMA, CAr., May 8.—An enthusiastic railroad meeting was held here to-day. The country for thirty miles south of Fresno was represented by leading busi- ness men and land-owners. E. Seligman of Traver was elected chair- man and A. Albrecht of Fowler secretary. Stirring speeches were made by D. 8. Snod- grass, George W. Terrill and J. C. Stroud of Selma; H.W. Larue and F. S. Bagley of Malaga; Albrecht W. R. Shannon and | Captain Norris of Fowler; S. Wormserand Captain Youngren of Kingsburg; H. Hurst and B. Cass of Traver. An organization of the velley towns rep- resented was formed with headquarters at Selma and a permanent committee named, with instructions to confer with the di- rectors of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company, and do all things necessary to promote the inter- ests of this section in regard to the com- peting road. The members of the committee are: D. S. Snodgrass of Selma, president; S. Wormser of Kingsburg, secretary; A. Al- brecht of Fowler, H. Hurst of Traver, F. S. Bagley of Malaga, G. W. Terrill of Selma, Captain Norris of Fowler,J. W. Briscoe of Traver, Captain Youngren of Kingsburg. Mr. Albrecht was for sev- eral years in the employ of the Southern Pacific on rights of way, and will be an in- valuable aid to the committee. A communication, signed by the full committee, was addressed to the directors of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Val- ley Railroad Company, offering every as- sistance in procuring rights of way, depot grounds, etc., should this section be favored in selecting a route for the competing road, requesting a conference with the commit- tee soon to visit Fresno, and asking the directors to name a date when it would be possible to receive committees of the towns represented in this organization. SETTING THE STAKES. Work of the Valley Road Surveyors Pro- gressing Rapidly Near Stockton. | STOCKTON, CaL., May 8.—The sur- veyors of the Valley road to-night have completed the setting of the permanent survey stakes for a distance of six and a half miles from the city to the point where the railroad will cross the Mariposa road on its way to the Stanislaus River. The crossing will be at Burneyville, indicating that the road will not reach Modesto with the main line. FORESTERS AT SAN JOSE, Officers Are Elected and Other Business of the Order Transacted. Watsonville Is Selected by the Grand Court as the Next Place of Meeting. SAN JOSE, CaL., May 8.—The second day’s session of the Grand Court, A. O. F. of A., opened at 9 o’clock this morning. The point was raised that the sitting grand officers, not being delegates, had not the right to make or second a motion and occasioned a very lengthy and heated de- bate. It was finally decided that all grand officers were members of the convention and had the same privilege as delegates except that of voting, which is denied them by the constitution of the order. One of the most important amendments placed before the convention, that of hold- ing the sessions every two years hereafter instead of annually, was defeated. Wat- sonville was selected as the next place of meeting. The election of officers, which was made a special order of business for the after- noon sessicn, was a very warm contest. The fact that fourteen supreme represen- tatives were to be chosen from among about thirty candidates made the contest lively. The following were successful and will bold the reins of government for the ensuing year: Grand chief ranger, A. Orfila of Los Angeles; grand sub-chief ranger, R. B. Vellage of Oakland; grand - treasurer, 8. A. White of San Francisco; grand secretary, C. H. Bremer of Alameda; grand recording secretary, Solomon Peiser of San Francisco; grand senior woodward, J. S. W. Saunders of 8an Francisco; grand junior woodward, John Heenan of San Francisco; grand senior beadle, R. R. Dunstan of Grass Val- ley; grand junior beadle, Edwin L. Foster of Ban Francisco; grand trustees—E. E. Skinner of Eureka, H. B. George of Santa Cruz, J. E. Anderson of San Francisco; grand auditors —George Moody of Ban Francisco, Ed Morris of San Francisco, C. M. Dies of Petaluma. Notwithstanding the fact that during the past year money has been scarce and business stagnated, the order has been steadily growing. Since the last session of the Grand Court nineteen new courts have been instituted. Thecourts have paid out during the year for the relief of sick and distressed members the sum of $93,- 607. Nearly all of the subordinate courts are in a good financial condition. NACE GETS THE OFFICE. The Sants Clara County Treasurer- Elect Must Put Up a $200,000 Bond. SAN JOSE, CAL., May 8.—A large crowd was in attendance at the meeting of the Board of Trustees at Santa Clara last even- ing, as it was rumored that the board would declare the office of Town Treasurer vacant and would elect a successor to the incumbent, Charles A. Nace, the Treasurer- elect having failed to qualify. Mr. Nace presented his bond to the board Monday night, but the board was not satistied with his sureties. ‘When the election of a Treasurer cam; up last eveniug, Mr. Nace was present an n‘:hd that he had secured additional se- curities apd that he was ready to file m.j_ bond. After much wrangling, an ordinance was passed declaring the office of Town Treasurer vacant, owing to the Treasurer- elect having failed to qualify to the satis- faction of the board, and then another ordinance was passed appointing Mr. Nace Treasurer, providing a suitable bond was filed. Mr. Nace was given until May 14 to file his bond. The bond required is $200,000. The bond of the former Treasurer was $50,000, but it was raised to $200,000 owing to the fact that $60,000 of bonds are to be issued for the purpose of establishing water works. THEFT OF A BICYCLE. A San Jose Man Rides Off on the Wrong Wieel and Is Arrested. SAN JOSE, Carn., May 8.—A. H. Kunz was brought before Justice Dwyer to-day on a charge of grand larceny, and his examination was set for Friday, May 10. Kunz is accused of stealing a bicycle be- longing to Ed Witliston. Williston left his wheel in front of the Tribune Cyclery last evening and when he returned a few minutes later the wheel was gone. Later in the evening Kunz was arrested with the wheel in his possession. Kunz claims that he had left a wheel in front of the same place and as it was gone when he returned he took Williston's wheel. He says he supposed Williston had taken his wheel by mistake, and in taking Williston's wheel he had no intention to commit a theft. Youthful Burglars Sentenced. SAN JOSE, Car., May 8.—Frank Clatz- bach and John Hoag were before Judge Buck this morning for sentence. Clatz- back was tried and convicted of looting a room in the Beckwith block, at Los Gatos, and Hoag, who was his accomplice, pleaded guilty to the same charge. Clatzbach, who is about 20 years of age, was sentenced to one year at Folsom. In the case of Hoag, who is 18 years of age, Judge Buck said he had been assured that the boy would be sent to sea, and if ar- rangements are so made by Monday he will be allowed to go. Sued by a Brother. SAN JOSE, Can, May 8.—Julian Calderon has begun suit against Mercedes Calderon, his brother, to recover $680 for labor performed in taking care of defend- ant’s ranch from November 1, 1892, to April 1, 1894. Plaintiff atleges that defendant agreed to pay him $40 per month, but that he has never received a cent, and he prays for judgment in full and costs of suit. Death of Mrs. De Arce. SAN JOSE, Car., May 8.—Mrs. G. B. de Arce, widow of the late Captain Francisco C. de Arce, died at her home near this city last night. She was born in Monterey County in 1837, and in 1852 was married to Captain de Arca, who was formerly Secre- tary of State. Three children survive her. KILLED AT SEQUOIA. An Employe in the Lumber-Mills Meets With a Fatal Accident. FRESNO, CaL., May 8.—Coroner Long left this evening for the Sequoia lumber- mills, sixty miles east of here, having re- ceived word of an accident in which W. Werskind, one of the millhands, was killed at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Werskind and four other men were rid- ing from the mill to the lumber flume, a short distance away, on a carload of lum- ber. On a steep grade the car became un- manageable and ran off the track, and all the men were injured, Werskind fatally. He died soon after. It is believed that the injuries of the other men are not serious. Seeks to Avenge @ Murder. y FRESNO, CaAr.,, May 8.—For three or four weeks an unknown stranger, about 50 years old, has been hanging around Fresno. To-day it waslearned that he had been trying to find and kill Jack Smith, who shot and killed Percy Williams, brother of Tom Williams, the San Fran- cisco horseman, a few years ago. The old man, who says he is a brother of Williams’, declares that he will devote his life to avenging the crime. Fresno Vines Damaged bg Curworms. FRESNO, Carn.,, May 8.—The vineyard- ists in one part of the county have been compelled to organize to exterminate the cutworms, which have already done con- siderable damage to the vines SAN' BERNARDIND EVENTS, One Rancher Sues Another for Heavy Damages for Trespass. Gallant Rescue of a Child From Drowning—An Attempt to Commit Suiclde. SAN BERNARDINO, Oan., May 8.—R. T. Buell, a wealthy land-owner of Santa Barbara County, yesterday brought suit against A. A. Wigmore, owner of a large tract of land adjoining his own, across the range on the San Marcos toll road, to re- cover $20,000 damages alleged to have been incurred by cattle trespassing on plaintiff’s land in 1893 and 1894. The complaint states that in 1891 both parties to this suit entered into a compact to build a division fence on shares, a compact which it is claimed the defendant failed to fulfill. As a consequence during the past two years the defendant’s cattle are said to have roamed at willon the plaintiff’s land, dam- aging it to the extentof $15,000; the re- maining $5000 being claimed as loss suf- fered by reason of the plaintiff’s being forced in the dry season of 1894 to sell his own cattle, at a depreciated value because of lack of feed. Gallant Rescue From Drowning. SAN BERNARDINO, CAr.,May 8. —News has been received here that Harry Roberts, a former resident of Santa Barbara, who one year ago left here for his old home in Wales, recently performed a gallant act at Chester,England, in saving a]little girl from drowning. The child fell out of a boat im- mediately under a suspension bridge which Mr. Roberts was crossing, and he plunged into the water from a height of some thirty feet and rescued the little one. Tried to Kill Himself. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., May 8.—News reaches here that Airaldo Costanzo, a Spanish-American employed on the old Grondona ranch, in the upper Montecito, agumf:ted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the neck several days ago. He will recover. L S BSensation in a Los Angeles Court. LOS ANGELES, CaL., May 8.—During the trial of a case involving the $100,000 left by Bridget Wilson, whose husband is trying to break the will, a sensation war created by a witness who formerly lived with Mrs, Wilson, who testitied that Mrs. Wilson “never drew a sober breath in the last five years of her life.”’ e e Election at Ukiah. UKIAH, CaL, May 8.—The contest for Supervisor of the First District resulted in the election of 8am Duncan, Democrat, by | 4 majority of 28, STOCKTON BRIBERY, In= Supervisor Brown dicted by a Grand Jury. A SERIOUS ACCUSATION. Charged With Selling His Vote to Charles Ward and Dr. Bulson. FRIENDS GO ON HIS BOND. The Prisoner Takes the Matter Very Coolly When Arraigned Before Judge Budd. STOCKTON, Car, May 8. — James Brown, chairman of the Board of Super- visors, was this afternoon indicted by the Grand Jury for receiving the bribe, for the giving of which Charles W. Ward was sen- tenced on Monday to serve ten years in San Quentin. The bribe was given for the purpose of securing Brown’s aid in getting Architect Rushforth’s plans for the new County Hospital adopted, and Dr. Bulson, who acted as a go-between between Ward and Rushforth, was indicted with the briber. Many thought it queer, at the time, that Brown was not indicted with them, but the Grand Jury was evidently waiting for additional information to come out at the trials of Ward and the young physician, The Grand Jury convened at 1:30 to-day, and, promptly at 2 o’clock, filed into Judge Budd’s courtroom and announced that it had found a true bill against the Super- visor. A bench-warrant was immediately issued, and Sheriff Cunningham found the indicted man in his office and conducted him to the Courthouse. Brown took the matter very coolly, evi- dently anticipating such action on the part of the Grand Jury. He was released on $10.000 bail, furnished by a number of prominent citizens. Brown has lived in this county thirty- five years, and has stood high in the com- munity. At the trial of Ward he refused to answer questions on the ground that his answers might incriminate him. The case is likely to go hard against him. PORTLAND _@I_WLUUTEU. Startling Confession Made by Lee Hoffman, a Con- tractor. He Exposes a Compact Made With a San Francisco Man to Rob the City. PORTLAND, Oz., May 8.—Lee Hoff- man, of the firm of Hoffman & Bates, con- tractors, has filed in the Circuit Court of the United States a most peculiar and startling document. He does no less than virtnally confess that he entered into an agreement with John McMullen of the San Francisco Bridge Company by which the city of Portland was defrauded out of $45,000. There is now pending in the United [ States court a suit in which McMullen seeks to recover from Hoffman & Bates a portion of the profits of the Bull Run pipe line, amounting to about $80,000. Hoffman admits that there was a contract between them for the construction of the pipe line, and he says that it extended further. He claims that McMullen came here from San Francisco to bid upon the work. Me- Mullen had figured out the cost and in- tended to bid about $420,000, which is $45,- 000 less than the price for which the work | was let to Hoffman and Bates. He ar- ranged with McMullen to share the profits or losses with him providing he would not bid. They came to an agreement under which Hoffman offered to do the work for §465,- 067. This Hoffman now claims was an illegal and frandulent contract and a di- rect violation of the law. He alleges that by it the city was defrauded of $45,000, for had not the agreement been made Mec- Mullen would have offered to do the work for $420,000, and would doubtless have se- cured the contract. Small Blaze at Tracy. TRACY, CAL., May 8.—The house and contents of James Conney, a tenant of the Hugh Sticer estate, were totally destroyed by fire last night during the absence of Conroy. The loss is $600. el < Alameda County COrops. DECOTO, Car., May 8.—The fruit crop in this section this year is very small. Cherries in all orchards in this township will not average a one-quarter crop. In many of thelargest bearing orchards there will hardly be enough for heme consump- tion. A fair crop of apricots is expected. There will be a full crop of peaches, and a half crop of prunes in most orchards. e RSy The Grant Ordered to Alaska. * PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., May 8.— Orders came from Washington to-day for the revenue cutter U. S. Grant, after undergoing repairs, to proceed to the north for services in the Bering Sea patrol fleet. e Insurance Rates Go Down at Healdsburg, HEALDSBURG, Cav., May 8.—The com- bine formed by local insurance agents has been broken by the arrival of outside agents, and rates have been cut 50 percent. Did Not Arrest Morrill. TOPEKA, Kaxs, May 8. — Governor Morrill was not arrested to-day, as was announced by the attorneys in the case yesterday, for the reason, they say, that the man who is to swear to the complaint could not reach here to-day. The attor- neys insist to-night that the arrest will be made, and that Morrill will have to sub- mit to the law the same as any private citizen. AR TS Riddled Each Other With Buckshot. LITTLE ROCK, ARrk., May 8.—This afternoon at Wampoo, this county, an at- tempt was made by Constable Greene to serve a warrant on Milt Harper. Both men were armed with double-barreled shotguns and began firing at each other. Greene recgived ten buckshot in the body and Harper twenty-three. Both died in less than an hour. i LE Shot by a Gambler’s Wife. _MONETT, Mo., May 8.—Mrs. Frank Col- lins, wife of a gambler here, shot and killed Mrs. Annie Snodgrass of Fort Smith last night, Collins and the woman had registered as husband and wifeata hotel and when they stepped out on the street Mrs. Collins was waiting for them. Mrs. Collins surrendered to the police. AT WHISKY MEN AT WAR. Rather Harsh Language Used at & Meet- ing of Trust Directors. PEORIA, IrL., May 8.—At noon to-day an adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the Distilling and Cattle-feeding Com- pany was called to order and 330,540 shares were represented by proxy and 1071 in per- son. 8. D. Wead offered a resolution that whereas the by-laws had been amended so that the meetings of stockholders could be held either in Chicago or Peoria the meet- ing be adjourned forthwith until May 15 at Chicago. Mr. Greennut asked, when the amendment had been made, why no such action had been taken at the last meeting of the stockholders. Alfred 8. Austrian replied that the rec- ords would show, but they were not pres- ent, being in the possession of the secre- tary. Greenhut again asked when the amendment was made. *I do not care to bandy words with you,” said Austrian. “Youare a low-lived whelp,” retorted Greenhut. “Youarea gentleman,” retorted Aus- trian, ‘‘but you will have hard work prov- ing it.” The resolution offered by Wead was car- ried by a vote of 330,400 shares affirma- tively to 1118 negatively and the meeting adjourned until May 15 at Chicago. ASKS FOR MORE LIGHT. Cherry Seeks Additional En- lightenment From Mr. Morton. Silver Questions Upon Which the Lawyer and the Statesman Fall to Agree. DENVER, Coro., May 8.—James A. Cherry, the well-known lawyer, to-day mailed a reply to the letter addressed to him which J. Sterling Morton, Secretary of Agriculture, gave to the public yester- day. Inthe letter Cherry says: Make silver into money, give it all its old uses and there will be a aemand for it. And what a demand! How men would work and sweat and risk for it, and what joy and good it would bring to the world. You coin it, Mr. Morton, and give it these uses and I will fur- nish the demand. To carry out my part of the contract I can get good bondsmen. The princes of “maskers,” Reed and McKinley, and the great unmasked prince of the New York Ban- kers’ Association, will go bail for me and if I fail in my part of the contract they will carry it out to your entire satisfaction. Everything now is measured in gold and that famous yardstick of yours and Mr. Car- lisle’s is getting too infernally long. The pro- ducer don’t get good measure for his products, the debtor fails before such a measure and the laborer cannot live when his Jabor is measured byit. The stick is growing and the desolation 1s keeping pace with it. The silver countries, on account of gold ap- preciation, are commencing to do all their own manufacturing. With the loss of cur manufacturing supremacy our commercial su- premacy is in danger. These facts, when they are understood in this country, are likely to create a financial revolution, unless it is made clear that it is not due to a mistake in our financial legislation. Send more light. e oo Omaha Damaged by Hail. OMAHA, NEBR, April 8.—A terrible hail- storm did much damage in Omaha yester- day. Hailstones as large as hen’s eggs fell and filled the streets. Much property was destroyed, mostly glass and young trees. The damage will amount to thousands. But little glass remains in windows front- ing south. il Gis Utal’s Cos tution. SALT LAKE, Uram, May 8.—The con- stitutional convention, which has for sixty days past been framing the fundamental law of the new State, finished its labors this afternoon and adjourned sine die. Speeches of congratulation were made, ande the closing hours were very interesting and impressive. Acquittal of Demady. DENVER, Covo, May 8.—The jury in the Demady case returned a verdict acquitting him of the Trapper murder to-night after having been out four hours and a half. The prisoner, Richard Demady, was charged with the first one of the stranglings on the ‘“row.” Lena Tapper, his mistress, was the victim. g nuy American Tract Sociely. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 8.—The seventh annual meeting of the American Tract Society was held to-day. Rev. George Knox, who has for years labored in the missionary fields of Japan, declared the student of English literature would find better books in Tokio than in San Fran- cisco. EEELC Fire at Buffalo, BUFFALO, N. Y., May 8.—A. fire early to-day destroyed M. Strausse & Co.’s tan- nery, Postal Station A, Groben’s coalyard, barns, several freight-cars, two dwellings, anumber of horses and a large amount of stock in East Buffalo. The loss is estimated at $250,000, with $125,000 insurance. pale R s Delaware’s Senatorial Deadlock. DOVER, DEL., May 8.—After taking the thirty-second ballot of the day at 9:30 o'clock the joint session of the Legislature adjourned till 9 o’clock to-morrow. The last ballot was: William Dupont (R.), 11; Dr. Burton (R.), 8; Ridgely (D.), 9; Tun- nell (D.), 1. PUEBREETI S iy Town Threatened by Fire. SPRINGFIELD, Ouro, May 8—Fire- men from here were called to Yellow Springs to-day by a fire that threatened to sweep the town. Little's grain elevator, Buchert’s carriage works, a livery stable and five dwellings were burned. Loss $30,000, e Ex-Pension Agent Pond Dead. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 8.—A special to the Wisconsin from Westfield, Wis., says: Ex-United States Pension Agent Lee Pond died suddenly of heart disease at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The deceased ‘was prominent in Grand Army circles and served in the State Senate. A o Sale of a suicide’s Horses. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 8—The trotting-horses belouging to the estate of the late George Scattergood, who com- mitted suicide recently, were sold to-day. El Robinson, 6 years old, sired by E. Hau- lette, trial record 2:14, was bought by George Rowe for $6000. Under Martial Law. BLUEFIELDS, W. Va., May 8.—Poca- hontas is practically under martial law. The public ways are guarded and the com- manding positions are all in charge of the militia. The companies in Pocahontas are determined to continue mining at all hazards, Al U Death of a Bacteriologist. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 8.—John M. Byron, the well-known bacteriologist, died to-day from consumption. = SIK WITH IS CAEH Reported Wreck of the Schooner Walter A. Earle. CAPSIZED IN A GALE Six White and Twenty-Six In- dian Seamen Thought to Have Perished. MASTS AND CANOES SIGHTED, It Is Feared Other Sealing Vessels Went to the Bottom During the Recent Storm. VICTORIA, B. C., May 8.— Captain Sieward of the sealing schooner Dora Sie- ward, which returned at 1 o’clock this morning from her spring cruise, has little doubt, from the reports they received from Indian hunters of the schooner Favorite, that the sealing schooner Walter A. Earle, Captain Louis Magnesen, of this port, was capsized in the open sea on Sunday, April 14, and every member of the crew lost. On Saturday, April 13, the day previous, there was a terrible gale and on the follow- ing Monday the schooner Earle was seen bottom up with her rudder gone. She evidently got into the trough of the sea and was capsized. There was no sign of any of the crew. The Earle had a crew of six white men and twenty-six Indians. Wreckage, including a mast and canoes, has been sighted and it is feared other schooners met the same fate. The Walter A. Earle was one of the ablest schooners in the Victoria fleet, be- ing of double topmast rig and of about ninety tons burden. She was built at Victoria and the control of her was in the bands of Thomas Earle, M. P., and tne Magnesen Brothers. She has hunted out of Victoria for several years and has nearly always had Inaian crews. She sailed from Victoria in March with the rest of the schooners of the coast fleet. Captain Louis Magnesen was about 48 years of age and leaves a family and a num})er of relatives in Victoria. Captain Sieward got 502 skins, the high- line catch so far. The spring cruise has been a failure and all the owners will lose money. CHRISTIANS IN- SESSION International Convention of the Y. M. C. A. at Springfield. Reports Show the Organization to Be in a Most Gratifying Condition. SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 8.—The in- ternational convention of the Y. M. C. A. opened its annual session here to-day, about 500 delegates, representing nearly forty States and Territories, besides sev- eral provinces in Canada, being present. C. N. Bierce of Dayton, Ohio, the retiring president, was in the chair. J. A. Dummett of Portland, Or., was then appointed temporary secretary, and H. G. Van Tuyl of Detroit, Mich., John C. Thompson of Quebec and B. N. Van Ran- ken of Grand Forks, N. D., were appointed a temporary business committee. A nomi- nating committee was appointed, consist- ing of one member from each State, Ter- ritory and province, to bring in alist of officers of the convention. The following list of officers was brought in and unani- mously approved : President, Henry M. Moore of Boston; vice-presidents—John E. Irvine of St. John, N. B.; James Stokes, New York; Henry J. McCoy, California; 8. W. Woodward, Washington, D. C.; J. W. Gilluly, Colo- rado; Professor J. D. Bobyns, Mississippi; 8. P. Feen, Ohio; George Rutherford, Ohio; secretary, Wilbur M. Lewis, Georgia; assistant treasurers—T. D. Patton, Mani- toba; Elgin C. Van Ness, Michigan, and E. H. Gorman, Tennessee. The principal address of the afternoon session was made by Rev. Theodore Cuy- ler of Brooklyn, N. Y., who spoke of the ““Jubilee Conference and Its Message to This Convention.” T. D. Potter, president of the Springfield Y. M. C. A., then welcomed the visitors in behalf of the association. Mayor Charles Legg did the same on be- half of the city and Rev. R. Brokaway on behalf of the churches. The exercises of the evening were held at City Hall. The principal speakers were H. W. Moore of Boston, Professor J. D. Bobyns of Jackson, Miss., and Thomas Cockran of 8t. Paul. The biennial report of the international committee was given by Chairman pro tem. Frederick B. Pratt. The report shows an increase in the property held by the Y. M. C. A. of more than $2,000,000, with a total of $16,252,875. The educational work is in a gratifying condition. ——— TO0 OPEN A WARDNER MINE, Citizens Indorse a Proposition of the Company to Idle Workmen. WARDNER, Inaro, May 8.—The Bun- ker Hill and Sullivan management having expressed a willingness to resume work in their mine at wages of $3 per day for min- ers and $2 50 for carmen and shovelers, the business men of Wardner and Kellogg drew up this petition, which is being gen- erally signed: We, the undersigned, citizens of Warder and Kellogg, in consideration of the extremely low price of lead and silver, and in further consid- eration of the fact that the cost of living has dcereased, believe that, while these low prices continue, $3 per day for miners and $2 50 for day laborers are fairand just rates of wages. We further believe that the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company has the seme right to manage their own affairs as we have to manage ours. We hereby pledge the company our cordial support in its determination to pay no higher wages while prices of lead and silver are so low, it being wunderstood that said company will restore wages to the former basis of $3 50 and $3 whenever the prices of lead and silver advance so that the combined value in New York of 100 pounds of lead to :;vgfi-ndnh-n ounces of silver shall amonnt It is believed the mine will resume on this basis. About 400 men are employed. SEmE s Riot in o Brickyard. HUDSON, N. Y., May 8.—A riot has broken out in the brickyard of Walsh Bros., seven miles above the city. The ‘| Sherift of Columbia County has been called upon to quell the disturbance. Last evening the body of James McGuire, a deckhand on the brick-barge loading at Walsh Bros.” dock, was found in the river. There is a belief that McGuire was thrown into the water by infuriated Italians, all of whom were drunk yesterday and demanded an increase of wages. Execution of a Wife-Slayer. LEBANON, Pa., May 8.—Charles Gar- rett has hanged to-day for the murder of his wife September 12, 1894. After serving three and a half years in jail he found his wife with a babe in her arms on returning home. This enraged him and he cut her throat. S Lty “That Suits Me,” He Said. JERSEY CITY, N. J., May 8—After being out sixteen hours, the jury in the Genz murder case to-day returned a ver- dict of guilty in the first degree. Genz, who killed his sweetheart, Clara Arnheim, said, as the verdict was announced, “That suits me."” el Escape of a Robber. OLEAN, N. Y., May 8.—Charles John- son, a Postoffice robber wanted in the In- dian Territory, escapea from the_United States Deputy Marshals on a train near here to-day. While the guards slept he got his handcuffs off and escaped. ST An Ex-Governor’s Death. MANCHESTER, N. H., May 8.—Fx- Governor James A. Weston died to-day. CLSS DAY 4T BERELE Interesting Exercises to Be Held on the Campus by the Seniors. Many of the Fraternities and Clubs WIll Entertain Their Friends at Luncheon. Saturday will be class day at the Univer- sity of California, the one day in all the year that the students love to celebrate. It is for them the day of §pmnsition; the time when the freshman is ffrst permitted to carry a cane and don the mortar-board and gown; the time when the sophomore is first allowed to wear the white plug and the junior to walk across the campus under the silk hat of the senior. But best of all, it is the day when the senior, who hasdone four years of successful work, passes into that state of repose where he remains until honored with his sheepskin on commence- ment day. Not only is class day a time for the stu- dent-body to rejoice and indulge in youth- ful merriment, but the friends of the uni- versity from all parts ot the country round about the bay assemble to enjoy the exer- cises and to partake of the hospitality of their friends in the fraternities’ clubs and private homes. The exercises will be held under the direction of the senior class, as usunal, but a slight change from the customary order of things will be made. The pilgrimage of the class about the campus, dressed in Grecian costume, will be dispensed with, but the usual spec- tacular performance will be rendered. It is to consist in the production of a play somewhat in the nature of a Greek tragedy, but what are to be the exact features of the performance and the names of the parti- cipants will not be divulged until the time for the rendition shall have arrived. There are wild speculations as to what the programme will be like, but as to the details, no one knows, excepting the per- formers themselves. In the motning at 10:30 there will be a concert under the Oaks by the Fifth Regi- ment band of Oakland; at 11:30 there will be an ivg’ planting, with the customary speeches by the class representatives. At 3 o'clock will occur the great and mys- terious performances rendered by the band of Grecian tragedians. It is safe to say that the usual dispensator will be on hand with all his brilliant wit and power of call- ing down the seniors for untruthful acts committed in their freshman year, and all the misdeeds they have done throughout their college lives. The late hour at which the play will be rendered is due to the Fabiola fefe, which will take place on the same afternoon. It is expected that many of the visitors at the fete will have time to reach the col- lege grounds before the class exercises are over. The guests will have ample time for luncheon at the houses of their friends and to see the university grounds and buildings between the time for the ivy- planting and the hour for the afternoon verformance. The invitations issued by the class are irinted on imitation parchment, in Greek, atin and old English, and present a neat appearance. he committee which has the exercises of the day in charge consists of Misses Fu- sier, Delaney, Henderson, Redington, Mc- Lean and Blumer, and Messrs. Jones Spresldent of the class), Gorrill, Ralph ones, Corbett, Parcells, Stringham and Laughlin. In the evening the Glee Club will give the commencement concert in Stiles Hall. THE GUILD OF LETTERS, Gratifying Progress Is by the New tion. Being Made Associa- The Guild of Letters, organized for the assistance of meritorious Pacific Coast authorship, has issaed circulars to those who might be supposed to sympathize with its objects. Its membership is now over two hundred and the number is increasing daily. At arecent meeting General L. H. Foote and James D. Phelan were added to the directory. The plan of the guild, as now formu- lated, is simple and effective. Each asso- ciate member is pledged to subscribe for any book the committee of the guild may deem worthy of publication. This com- mittee is not necessarily composed exclu- sively of the directors. Indeed, its personnel has not yet been decided upon. They will begin Wwith the ublication of one book each year, or more the manuscript submitted to them will warrant the undertaking. Armed with a long roll of subscribers the executive com- mittee can treat with the publisher on terms of independence, and need not, like the individual and often impecu- nious author, submit to the exaction of enormous profits, which leave the writer nothing but the fame, while the mechanic pockets the money. Miss Ina Coolbrith’s poems from the firm of Houghton, Mifflin & Co. will be the initial work of the guild. General Foote has made a translation of the poems of Heinrich Heine, which have been pronounced by critics well versed in German literature far ahead of any English rendition of that poet yet made, not ex- cepting Theodore and "Martin. Foote's versions of “Remembrance,” by Heine, which lalpeu.fi some time ago in & weekly publication, is much superior in lyrical construction to Lord Lytton’s translation of the same poem, and is also a more accurate presentment of the sentiment of the author, The meetiflfs of the guild are held in the house of William Greer Harrison, who is one of the untiring promoters of its in- terests. It is- pureqy unselfish in its motives, recognizing the necessity of sym- pathy, financial aid and business tact and methods which authorship requires, and looking only for its reward in the wisdom of itsjudgment in giving the literary world the fruits of its choice and effort. One-fourth of the population of the earth die before attaini meir seventeenth year. 01 1000 persons only one reaches the age of 100 years, and not more than six that of 65 years. FIGHT WITH RIOTERS, Police Compelled to Fire Into the Ranks of Strikers. STONES AND BULLETS. Women Increase the Trouble by Daring the Officers to Shoot. FIVE MEN BADLY INJURED. Mills Kept Under Protection and a Store of Dynamite Heavily Guarded. CHICAGO, IrL., May 8.—Four police- men were injured and one striker was fatally shot in a riot at the Illinois Steel Company’s plant at South Chicago to-day. The riot followed a mass-m; of the strikers held in Eighty-fourth street. About 500 men were present, and the speeches became so violent and the men were so demonstrative that the leaders forcea an adjournment. The crowd would not disperse, however, and the riot-call brought a detail of fifteen police officers, headed by Lieutenant Wag- ner, to the scene. The police ordered the crowd todisperse, The order was met with hoots and threats, the women among the men daring the officers to shoot. The police finally charged with drawn revolvers and were met with a volley of stones and slugs. Lieutenant Wagner and three of his men fell. The other officers opened fire, send- ing about twenty-five shots into the crowd. At the beginning of the firing the strikers fled, four leaders being arrested. The wounded are: John Wilkonki, striker, shot through the head, will die; Lieutenant Wagner, head cut with stones; Officer Martin Crotty, clubbed into in- sensibility; Officer John McCafiry, badly bruised; Officer William Walsh, head badly cut with stones. None of the policemen are believed to be fatally hurt. After the shooting the riot- ers gathered in groups, threatening ven- geance. The mills were kept under police protection and the company’s store of dynamite was heavily guarded all day. The American Railway Union has been brought into the strike among emuvloyes of the Illinois Steel Company at South Chi- cago. Before the struggle is over the National organization which brought out the standing army in the Pullman strike may throw its whole energy into the move- ment. It rests with President Debs’ answer. To-night 285 members of the local or- ganization of American Railway Union No. 521, which is composed of strikers, took radical action. It announced that it demanded an eight-hour day and a 50- cent increase of wages, and made a de- mand on Debs to assist with all the power of the A. R. U. Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—To-day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $179,934,- 690; gold reserve, $92,591,579. REMARKS BY THE WAY. The reason no other brands of cigars are advertised like the “ROBERT MANTELL"” is because they can’t stand it. 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