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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1895. WARRING DEMOCRATS Los Angeles Leaders in Favor of Mitchell’s Proposal. SHOULD ACT ON SILVER. Immediate Declaration Would Benefit the ? Party. An TWO DISSENTING OPINIONS. General Mathews and Judge Ste- phens Opposed to a Speclal Convention. LOS ANGELES, Car, June 28.—Re- garding the correspondence which has been exchanged between Chairman Gould of the Democratic State Central Committee and J. W. Mitchell of this city, upon the advisability of calling a special meeting of the committee to consider the holding of a convention to voice the sentiment of the Democratic party on the silver question, a number of prominent Democrats were seen to-day and with two exceptions pro- nounced in favor of it. Judge Mitchell, when interviewed, said: “The answer I addressed to Mr. Gould vesterday contains nearly all I care to bring up at this time. My first letter was prompted by my interest in the party, and 1 consider the suggestion therein contained an eminently proper one. That it has the indorsement of many men of high siand- ing in the party I am amply assured. Be- fore I addressed Mr. Gould I consulted as many Democrats as I could, among them being Senator White, R. F. del Valle, C. F. A. Last, Colonel Mesmore and others, and there was not one of them but expressed approval of the plan. To nearly all these gentlemen I submitted the text of my letter, and it was not suggested that there was anything improper contained ip it. “uItis generally recognized that the finan- cial policy of the Government, especially on the question of free coinage of silver and full monetization, or bimetallism, is paramount to all others, and so much so that the Democrats of Illinois called a con- vention, which was”largely attended, and freely declared for free silver. The same course is now being agitated in Ohio and Missouri. “From Mr. Gould’s answer I am forced to the conclusion that his resentment is due to the possibility of his having to de- clare himself at this time on the question which he evaded in his reply.” General John R. Mathews, State Sen- ator, and one who ranks very high in the party, was very emphatic in his remarks. “I am opposed to calling a silver conven- tion,”” said he, “for the reason that the country is now growing and in a prosper- ous conaition in a financial sense. By the time the National convention is called all parties will have made up their minds whas they want on the finaacial proposition. The platform adopted at the last State convention isa sufficient guarantee as to how the Demo- cratic party in California stands, and I see no necessity for further action. As to Mitchell’s or Gould’s personalities, I have nothing to say. Let politics alone for one year, and let business—now on the unp grade all along the line—have full sway, and many of the ‘isms’ of to-day will be buried.” C.F. A. Last, who is a delegate-at-large to the State Oentral Committee, was heartily in favor of calling a meeting. Said he: “Mr. Mitchell submitted the first letter to Gould to me and it met with my ap- proval. Ican yet see no reason why it was not & perfectly proper request to make. I believe bimetallism to be the paramount question of the hour. The tariif is settled and the commercial world would object to having it reopened. I am personally in favor of calling a meeting of the com- mittee, as suggested by Mr. Mitchell, as I think it would benefit the Democratic party to meet this issue fairly and squarely.” Judge A. M. Stephens, a lifelong Demo- crat and chairman of the courty commit- tee, said: “Individually I am in favor of the free coinage of silver on the basisof 16to 1. The party is already on record in regard to thefl"lver question, and I do not think it necessary at the present time to holda convention. More serious and intelligent consideration of the question can be se- cured at the next regular convention of the party. In case of a meeting being called I believe our section would send a delegation strongly favoring the free coin- age of sllven” Martin O. Marsh, another member of the State Central Comiilittee and chairman of the City Central Committee, said: “I'conour in Mr. Mitchell’s views as to the advisability of calling a meeting of the committee. I am for the free and unlim- ited coinage of silver, and if the conven- tiop will that expression from the Democratic party let it be called.” Benator Stephen M. White has already expressed himself as favoring Mr. Mitch- ell'sidea, and the prevailing opinion here is that the sooner the Democratic party places itself fairly and squarely before the people on the silver question the better it will be fot the party. e g WARREN PAYS HIS FINE. Two Hundred Dollars the Price of De- ceiving the Court. LOB ANGELES, CaL., June 23.—Henry A. Warren, the Herald reporter who was tined for contempt of court in Judge Clark’s department, paid the $200 fine this morning and will not appeal. ‘Warren wanted to investigate an insane asylum, and in order to effect his purpose bad himself arested for insanity. When the Judge ordered that he be placed in sol- itary confinement for five days Warren admitted that he was shamming. Hence the fine. VISIT SANTA MONICA. General Franklin and Party Inspecting the Soldiers’ Home. LOB ANGELES, CAn., June 28.—The board of mapagers of National homes for soldiers arrived this morning on the special car Celtic, attached io the Banta - Fe overland. The party consists of Gen- eral M. B. Franklin of Hartiord, Conn., president; General M. T. McMahon of New York, secretary; Colonel E. F. Brown of Dayton, Ohio, inspector gen- eral; General C. M, Anderson and wife of Dayton, Ohio; Colonel 8. G. Cook of Kansas; Colonel George W. Steele of Marion, Ind., and G. P. Patrick of Hart- ford, Conn. On the arrival of the train, the private car switched out on the Southern Pacific tracks, and was taken by a special engine to Banta Monica, where the party will re- main several days inspecting the Boldiers’ Home at that point. General Anderson secured the passage of a bill creating the Soldiers’ Home at Santa Monica while a member of Congress in 1887. This is his first visit to Southern California. SANTA BARBARA GRADUAT ES. Twenty-Five High School Students Re- ceive Diplomas. SANTA BARBARA, Carn, June 285.— The commencement exercises of [the High School at the Methodist Church to-night were participated in by the largest class that ever graduated in Santa Barbara, it consisting of twenty-five young ladies and gentlemen, An able baccalaurate address by Professor C. Keyes, President of the Troo: Polytechnic institute of Pasadena, was followed by the resentation of diplomas by M. B. Mc- Buflie, School Trustee, accompanied by apt remarks. The Hans Schuys Quariet furnished excellent music. The large church was packed, floor and galleries. HONORSFOR GEORGE LORD San Bernardino’s Aged Myson and Odd Fellow Enters His Ninety-Sixth Year. The Anniversary of His Birth Fit- tingly Celebrated by the Local Lodges. SAN BERNARDINO, OarL., June 28.— George Lord of this city, who enjoys the distinetion of being the oldest Odd Fellow and the oldest Mason in California, if not in the world, has entered on his ninety- sixth year. He passed his ninety-fifth mile- stone yesterday, and it was made a gala occasion. In celebration of Lord’s birthday anni- versary the chapter of Eastern Star, the Masonic sisterhood, called upon him in the morning with congratulations, and presented him with an easy chair. Later a_delegation from the Phoenix Lodge of Masons called with a fraternal greeting, In the afternoon the California Pioneers Society called in a body. Mr. Lord has been president of the Pioneers for 2 num- ber of years and regular in his attendance upon their meetings. In the evening San Bernardino Lodgze of Odd Fellows ad- journed immediately after being called to order and marched in a body to the resi- dence of their venerated brother. Mr. Lord was born in New York, joined the argonauts in ’49, returned home in ’51 to be married, and has lived here ever since. He is remarkably well preserved, ossesses all his faculties and bids fair to ecome a centenarian. TAPPED THE WIRES. How Two San Bernardino Men Received Free Electric Light. SAN BERNARDINO, Car,, June 28.— Some months ago there was a change in tenants 1n the Harris block on Third street, accupied as a lodging-house, and the electric wire connection was cut out. The discovery was made to-day that the new tenants, Whitehead and Barrett had restored the conuection and have been using the lights for two months without pay. The manager of the electric company made an application to the district attorney for warrants for the arrest of Whitehead and Barnett, but on examining the statutes the district attor- ney states that the laws of this State did not cover the tapping of electric light wires, thongh the tapping of a gas main is | & criminal offense. Pursuit of Douglass Given Up. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., June 28.— The officers have given up the pursuit of Dougtass, the murderer of Neal. It thought Douglass took the 10 o’clock ove: land train on the night of the crime, while | Welsh and his son covered his tracks until the next morning, and that Douglass is safe in Arizona or New Mexico. Fatal Mine Accident. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., June 28.—At Calico mining camp yesterday, William G. English, a miner, fell down a shaftia Oriental No. 2, and was instantly killed. e Whiting’s Memory Honored. BOSTON, Masa., June 28.—A memorial service was held this afternoon in the First Parish Church, Harvard _square, Cambridge, for Professor Harold Whiting and family, of Cambridge, all of whom were lost” by the recent sinking of the Pacific Mail steamer Colima off the coast of Mexico. The pulpit was decorated with palms and flowers, while a large wreath marked the pew formerly oc- mpied by the Whiting family. Rey. %‘ranciu G. Peabody made a very fine ad- dress, speaking of the earnestness, the generosity and strenuous activity of Pro- fessor Whiting, and the deep love which had always united the family. RO T Suicide of a Painter. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 28.—Casimir Romaski, a_Polish portrait painter, com- mitted suicide to-night in his studio at 24 Union square, by shooting himself. Des- ondency over his financial affairs is ?houghl to be the cause. —————— Not Known at Havana. HAVANA, Cusa, June 28.—Nothing is known bere of the reported seizure last night, by a S'Ennish war report,of the yacht Nfiphina of New Orleans. Not Banking on It. Down on the East Side one evenin s down on the doorstep beside a little girl about 10 years old, and as she looked up at me with wonder in her eyes [ asked: “Ever been out of New York?” “No,” she answered. I sat “‘Ever been up to Central Park or down to the Battery ?” “No.” . “Did you never take a trip on the water?” “Never.” “Can you read?” “No.” “But you have been told of things—of the green grass and the trees and the birds and the flowers to be seen out in the country ?”’ “Yes,” she answered with a sigh. **And some day you will make a trip and see them for yourself?’’ % “Mebbe so,” with a longerAsxgh. “but I shan’t bank on it. Mam’s sick, dad’s off on a spree and brother Bob is in the jug, and just about now I'd give all the green grass you ever saw for a hunk of bread an’ butter! Say, ole man, are you a s nol” “I'm mighty glad on it!” “But why?” ‘“’Cause one come along here the other day and asked me whether 1’d rather hev a sassage or go to heaven, and when I said sassage he got mad and walked off. Any hen‘v:'(en, about you?” “No. “Bully for you! I’ll go up and lock mam in'and you'n me'll go out and fill up at vour expense! I was jest waitin’ fur a feller 'bout your shape to come along and do the nice thing!”—Detroit Free, Press. —— e Asa matter of useful information it may be stated that whenever a cooking receipt calls for a baking powder the ‘“‘Royal” should be used. Whatever is made will be sweeter, lighter, finer-flavored, moredainty, palatable and wholesome. % —————— 3 ahad‘l:dmgmr cn.:‘l::v issued ;ndedint intended ress Wing tendenc; toward di”br:a: Sl 4 ticularly disrespect toward mothers. ience to parents, and par- ‘SANTA MARIA COUNCIL Grand Officers Elected by the Catholic Ladies. MRS. DEANE IS HONORED. A San Francisco Woman the Choice of the Delegates for President. BAPTISTS AT TWIN LAKES. Missionary Work the Topic Under Discussion at the State Convention. + 8ANTA CRUZ., Cav., June 28.—This has been a busy day at the grand council of the Catholic Ladies’ Aid Society at the Hotel del Mar at Santa Maria del Mar. Interest centered in the election of grand officers, which passed off without a jar. The result was as follows: Grand president, Mrs. Margaret Deane of San Francisco. Grand vice-president, Mrs. J. G. Cooney of Santa Cruz. Grand junior vice, Mrs. Thomas Keigan, Grand treasurer, Miss Maria Flynn, Grand secretary, Mrs. Margaret Curtis of Stockton. Members of the grand board of directors— Mrs. Mary Lohse, Mrs. Margaret Deane, Mrs, D. R. Lozier, Mrs. Florence Warren, Mrs. J. J. Gonzales, Miss Eliza McDonald, Mrs. A. Collins, Miss M. Carr, Mrs. J. M. Shannahan, Mrs: M. J. Rafferty and Mrs. H. Molloy. The report of the grand trustees (Mrs. Margaret Deane, chairman) was read and showed everything in good condition. A vote of thanks was tendered to;a num- ber of friends of the order for furniture, etc., for the hotel. The question of water supply for the resort came up and it was decided to use their own facilities. The committee appointed for the arrangement of the water supply was Mrs, Mary Lohse, Miss M. Carr, Mrs. Emma Mangels, Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. Peterson. This evening was devoted to a general good time. Features of the programme were a tambourine dance by Miss Nellie Sullivan; highiand fling, Dora Donovan; hornpipe, Masters Edwin and Harry Breen; La Paloma, Jennie Cronhan; fancy dance, Ida Cronhan; instrumental solo, Miss Annie Burns; vocal solos, Mrs. E. J. Breen and Miss Gertrude Hopkins; man- dolin trio, the Misses May McDonald, Agnes Banks and Mamie Grennan; vocal solos, Miss Olive Libby and Mrs. E. J. Gonzales; vocal duet, Miss Emma Russell and Mrs. E. J. Breen. After the pro- gramme supper was served and dancing was indulged in. The news of the fire in San Francisco was read very eagerly by the delegates from | Sen Francisco. Branch No. 11is confined to the portion of the city swept by the flames. AT TWIN LAKES. Discussion of the Missionary Work in Heathen Lands. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., June 28.—The Bap- tist State Association opened its morning session at the anditorium at Twin Lakes at 9 o’clock with singing and prayer. The re- port of the obituary committee was read by Mrs. U. H. Hobart of Oakland, who made special mention of the life of the late Dr. Gray of the Pacific Baptist Theological Seminary, and of N. Thompson, one of the membera of the First Baptist Church of Oakland. Prayer was offered by Rev. C. The report of the committee on resolu- tions was read by Rev. Mr. Boynton of the First Baptist Church of San Franeisco. A committee of ministers recommended the adoption of a memorial to be sent to the societies in the Egst, concerning the hold- ing of their anniversaries on this coast next May. A discussion of the work of the Pacific Banptist, the official organ of the denomi- nation on this coast, came up, during which Rev. Mr. Moody of Portland, Or., who is the eaitor of the paper, spoke. Rev. F. 8. Lawrence read the Secripture lesson, which preceded a splendid sermon by Rev. A.J. Sturtevant of the Emanuel Church of Sacramento on “The Lord’s Supper.” The morning session then ad- journed after a prayer by Dr. Sunderland. The afternoon session was a very inter- esting oue, and was devoted to the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society. It was opened by devotional exercises led by Mrs. J. Sunderland of Oakland, prayers being offered for the success of the workers | in China. Then followed an address by Rev. J. Sunderland, D.D., who gave a map description of the mission stations in Western China. Rev. Mr. Hill gave the latest news by letter from Ya Chow, and also of the reported riots in West China. Last Bunday it was learned that the mis- sionaries are all safe at Hankow, a dis- patch to that effect having come to the rooms of the Missionary Union at Boston. The missionaries had fled to Hankow, 1200 miles distant from their stations. An address was delivered by Rev. C. M. Hill on the theme, ‘“Women in Missions.” The quarterly reports of Rev. J. H. Scott and Miss Mattie Walton, missionaries at Osaka, Japan, were read, and were followed by a number of questions and answers on mission work. Rev. Henry Varley, the great English Baptist evangelist, who preached for eighteen years in London, and who has also spent a winterin India, then guve an excellent missionary address, closing with the advice to the young men to know the Bible thoroughly, get a knowledge of medicine, and then to go out as mission- aries in India or other heathen countries, The evening session was devoted to foreign missions, with addresses by Rev. J. Sunderland on “The Present Condition and Prospects of the Telugu Field”; by Rev. D. H. Drake on “The Relation of the Pastor to Foreign Missions”; by Rev. O. H. Hobart on “*Stray Leaves From My Chinese Journal”: by Rev. C. Spurgeon on “Midhurst.” To-morrow morning will be devotod to Sunday-school work, and in the afternoon the annual convention of the Baptist Young People’s Union will commence. Rodrigues Charged With Murder. SANTA CRUZ, Car., June 28.—An in- formation charging murder was filed this morning in the Superior Court in the case of Joe Rodriguez, who kicked William Benson to death. Programme for Fall Races. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 28.—The Agri- cultural Society - directors yesterday adopted a programme of races for the meeting which will be held from Septem- ber 24 to 28 inclusive. There will be fifteen trofting and pacing races, each for a purse of $500, and two Futurity colt stakes. —_— SOME LONG SHOTS WIN. Four Bookmakers Ruled Off an Eastern Track. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 28.—Tong shots and second picks took most of the money to-day. The third event was the star per- formance of the day. Simmonsand Prime Minister went to the post for the mile journey at evens, Simmons landed win- ner with something to spare in track record time. His best form seems to have returned to him. Prime Minister, in a whipping finish, could not beat out Mod- erocio, an outsider, for the place. Three-quarters of & mile, Leader Ban won, Jim Cornwall second, Prince third. Time, ‘Five-eighths of & mile, William Duke Jr. won, Dou Carillo second, J. &, Dubols third.” Time, One mile, Simmons won, Moderocio second, Prime Minister third. Time, 1:41%5. Three-quarters of a mile, Disturbance won, Ellen second, Charlie McDonald third. Time, Seven furlongs, Charm won, Sullross second, Hush third. Time, 1:28}4. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 28. — The threatening weather kept the nusnal croyd from the track to-day, but those that were there saw five very interesting races, and as hot favorites romped home the talent felt in good humor. Euna, entered to be sold for $500, was run up to $600 by H. Simons, and her owner not bidding the necessary sum, she became Simons’ property. Five furlongs, Ben Wilson won, Little EIl second, Schfly{klll third. Time, 1:04. ix fnrlongs,h Gartia won, Valdemar sec- ond, Josephine third. Time, 1:19. Six and a half furlongs, Euna won, Gateway second, Aladdin third. Time, 1:26. One mile, Valedictory won, Black Satin sec- ond, Martha Smith third. Time, 1:47. Four and a half furlongs, Austin won, Plug second, King Harel third. Time, 1:01. RED OAK, Iowa, June 28.—Owing to the ‘heavy fall of rain which started yesterday afternoon and continued last night and to- day the races at Pactolus Driving Park had to be again postponed until to-mor- row. From present prospects there will be no more trotting over the track this week. OAKLEY, Oxnro, June 28.—Friday is an off day with racegoers here, but the at- tendance to-day, particularly of ladies, was large. Five races were run off in fast time without accident. The track was fast and the weather cloudy and warm. John Cabill, J. Strauss, J. Crawley and A. M. Wilcox, bookmakers, were ruled off: Half a mile, La Wanda won, Galley West second, La Galondriana third. Time, :498. Three-quarters of a mile, Caesarion won, Pop Gray second, St. Maxim third. Time, 1:1414. Five-eighths of & mile, Countess Irma won, ;‘s‘;‘i‘g second, Daisy Bolander third. Time, Seven-eighths of a mile, Papper won, Toots second, Jane third. Time, 1:393. Selling, one mile, Sandoval won, Enthusiast second, Mrs. Morgan third. Time, 1:43%. SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y., June 28.—Five furlongs, Factotum won, Ridicule second, Wernberg third. Time, 1:0134. Eight furlongs. Matt' Byrnes_won, Counter Tenor second, Hermita third. Time, 1:443;. Six furlongs, Hazlet won, Religion second, La Vienta third. Time, 1:114. Mile and an eighth,’ Bright Phoebus won, Mirage second, Monaco third. Time, 1:5734. Five furlongs, Mack Briggs won, Heresy sec- ond, Sir Peter I third. Time, 1:0214. Mile and three-cighths, Santiago won, Song gnd Dance second, Long Beach third. ‘Time, NARRAGANSETT, Mass., June 28.—Five- eighths of a mile, Richfield wor, Argentina second, Sentuzza third. Time, 1:07. Sccond race, Frontenac won, Vent second, Blue Garter third, Time not given. Three-quarters of a mile. Hailstone won, Will Fonso second, Chagnut third. Time, 1: i Fourth racé, Cass won, Logan second, third. Timenot given. Fifth race, Old Dominion wen, Foundling second, Kallico third. Time not given. ON THE BALL FIELDS. Winners of the League and Association Games. CLEVELAND. Osnro, June 28.— Me- Kean’s wild throw in the ninth gave Decker a lift and lost the game for Cleve- land. Umpire Slage’s work was unsatis- factory to both sides. Score: % 3R % Cleveland: 5 2 Chicagos 2 94 Batteries—Wallace and 0'Connor; Terry and Donahue. Umpire—Slage. PITTSBURG, Pa., June 28.—Pittsbur, won from 8t. Louis to-day in a well-playe: ten-inning game. Score: 4D 17058 Hawley and Merritt; Ehret and Mil- Umpire—Jeans. BROOKLYN, N. Y. June 28.—Two games were played here to-day, each team winning. Lueid pitched a grand game in the early contest, retiring the Washing- tons with three hits, of which two were made in the first inning. Gumbert was hit rather freely in the second game and was poorly supported, First game score: ® BE B ‘Washingtons. SRR T | Brooklyns......... 2 8 0 Batteries—Maul and McGuire, Lucid and Dailey. Umplre—Emaslie., Second game score: ler. B. BIL E. Brooklyn. . 6 10 '8 ‘Washingron. 8 81183 1 aigiterlesGumbert. and Dalley, Stockdale and cGuire, Umpire—Emslie. BALTIMORE, Mb., June 28.—The Balti- mores won to-day’s_game through loose fielding by the New Yorks. Rusie was the principal offender, and his two misplays were responsible for four runs and prob- ably lost the game for the visitors. Score: Batteries—Clarkson an son. Umpire—McDonald. BOSTON, Mass., June 28.—The Boston- Philadelphia game was postponed on ac- count of rain. DUNRAVEN'S NEW YACHT. Chances of the Valkyrie ILX to Win the America’s Cup. GLASGOW, Scorranp, June 28.—De- signer Watson yesterday stated at Courock that the rating of Lord Dunraven’s new yacht Valkyrie III wes approximately 185. The Ailsa, which went into the dock here on_the 25th, has had six tons of lead removed from her keel. Her mast has also been shortened five feet and her boom three feet, and her mainsail has n cor- respnndinily reduced. A longer topmast, however, has been fitted. Her approxi- mate rating is now 160. On a fifty-mile conrse the Valkyrie III will allow the Ailsa 2 minutes and 58 seconds and the Britannia 4 minutes and 2 seconds. The Valkyrie, Ailsa and Britannia are all en- tered for the races at Rothesay on Saturday and Monday next. ¥ The Times to-day says: The Valkyrie's chances of winning the America’s cup will be better written about after her maiden essay Saturday. Yet it may be said that if she can be handled by sixty men and ably carry the canyas with which she 1s loaded, it is practically certain that the cup will return to Great Britain in 1895. 'he paper commends Lord Dunraven for having two captains. The Times predicts that Lord Lnsdowna'a new 20-rater Eucharist will prove far superior to Howard Gould’s Niagara. Record-Breaking at Irvington. PORTLAND, Or., June 28.—T. Wil- liams’ mare, Gussie, broke the mile run- ning record for Oregon at Irvington this afternoon. Her time was 1:42 flat. Results to-day were: District pacing, three-year-olds, Hal Corbett won, Glen AThar secong. . Time '2:1914. Trotting, 2:33 class, Miss Jessie won, Lady Grace second, Time, 2:19%. Running, three-eighths mile dash, Lark won, Valledor second. Time, :35; Running, mile dazh, ha Marietta second. Time, 1 Sl st On a Satisfactory Basis. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28.—Of- ficials of the Treasury Department who have been in telegraphic communication with Secretary Carlis'e and confidentially with the Pugdent stated that there was no foundation for any disquieting rumors as to the Treasury situnation as to the cons tinued integrity of the gold reserve, but thateveryth g Was resting on a firm satis- factory basis, cap, Gussie won, ASHWORTH 1S DERELICT. He Is Charged With Seriously Neglecting His Plain Duty. COMPLAINTS OF TAXPAYERS. No Attempt to Abate a Nulsance That Is Considered Danger- ous to Health. Superintendent of the Streets Ashworth has drawn upon himself the deep indigna- tion of the property-holders in the neigh- borhood of Mission street and Eugene avenue by his refusal to pay any attention to the complaints made to him of the con- dition of the lot and sidewalks at the northeast corner of those streets. A short time ago a house was moved upon this lot, and no measures were taken to remove the slough of sewage that had accumulated from an abandoned well and two vaults. In placing the present house in the lot an excavation was made con- siderably below the level of the street, and the dirt thrown out upon the sidewalks on both Mission street and Eugene avenue to the depth of from one to three feet in such a way as to form hillocks, which make travel in the day very inconvenient, and in the night absolutely dangerous. The sewage has percolated underneath the house and made the lower floor of it unin- habitable, and has also oozed out upon the Mission-street sidewalk, so that it has be- come a most disagreeable nuisance to the passer-by and a menace to the health of the neighboring residents. The attention of Superintendent Ash- worth has been repeatedly called to the matter, sothe property-owners thereabouts state, but no action was taken by him to remedy the evil. 2 As a final resort a letter, signed by about a dozen of the neighbors, was seat to Magor Sutro, and he deputized George T. Gaden to visit the place and report to him. Mr. Gaden made an inspection of the premises yesterday and found things even worse than he had expected. He is now preparing his report, and will present it to the Mayor on Monday. hen Mr. Gaden was ed yesterday whp it was necessary for him to have made an investigation of a matter which was so clearly within the domain of the Street De- partment, he answered : I was simply acting for the Mayor., When people can get no satisiaction from the head of any deyanmenzol the City government, they naturally go to the head of the administration. Meyor Sutro, having no time to look after & matter of this kind personally, placed it in my hands to investigate and report. As soon &s I turn over my rex;:rc it will be forwarded to Superintendeni Ashworth, with, however, the usual result, I fear, of being totally ignored. , Complaints from the Meyor's office are gen- erally so treated by theé Superintendent of Streets, who eviden!l{ feels himself nnamen- able o the control of the Mayor, or for that matter to any other authority. Ihave known him to bring warrants to the Mayor for the latter’s counter-signature and demand that they be signed without his stat- ing what they were for. He claimed that the Mayor's signature was simply an attestation of his own, and that it was none of the Mayor's Pushmu what the City’s money was being paid or. Mayor Sutro, however, takes an entirely dif- ferent view of his responsibility in these matters, and will sign no warrant unless he Xknows for what it is given. This stand on Mayor Sutro’s part has aroused & strong antagonism in Mr. Ashworth, and con- sequently the Mayor's recommendations and suggestions are unlikely to meet anything like Iavo;ab]e consideration in the Stréet Depart- ment. Superintendent Ashworth has evidently come to consider himself an zuthority unto himself, and has even gone so far as to attempt to change specifications for street work adopted by the Street Committee of the Board of Super- visors and given to him to carry out. BRADY CORNERED AT LAST George E. Gard Says He Is Hiding In Happy Valley, Shasta County. Under Pretense of Being an Officer, He Got Food From a Rancher. Not Wounded. Ex-Marshal George E. Gard of Los Angeles, whoisnowatthe head of the South- ern Pacific Company’s detective bureau, re- turned yesterday from Shasta, where he had been for nearly two weeks hunting Brady, the highwayman who is supposed to be the murderer of Sheriff Bogard, and also of Stagg at the Ingleside some time ago. Mr. Gard was sunburned and travel- stained, and his hands were severely torn by the thorny, dense underbrush of the hillsides around Happy Valley, Shasta County. After attending to various matters re- quiring immediate attention he returned on the afternoon train to the scene of his chase after the dangerous outlaw. “1 am convinced,” said he, “that Brady is in Happy Valley. Shots were exchanged with him balf a mile below Clear Creek bridge, four and a halfi miles south from Redding on the railway, little more than a week ago, but -after that he disappeared in the chaparral and none of the officers caught sight of him since. Off that place is Happy Valley. ‘When I arrived there and looked over the ound I concluded at once that Brady had not left the valley. I talked with City Marshal Hecker of Red- ding about my belief, and then we de- cided that if Braay was going to leave he would stay by the creek to have water and break up his trail should bloodhounds be put upon his track. 0 “So Marshal Hecker and I started off right away and rode up the val- ley about eighteen miles. We got ogzhere and followed the creek down on foot hoping to meet Brady, but we were disappointed. Finding no trace of him along the creek we looked around for another hiding place. ‘*After organizing a crowd of searchers, who interviewed the farmers ot the valley for the purpose of learning if Brady had applied to them for food or assistance, T was told that he had not shown himself. I then put twenty-five men watching the houses, and also horses that were staked out at night. If Brady tried to get out of the valley he would in all probabil- ity steal a horse and gallop off during the night. But he neither took a horse nor went near the houses. Evidently he was lying low thinking he might tire us out, and when we had withdrawn he would es- cape. giight in the center of the valley there is a patch of chaparral fully twenty miles square, and so dense that a man might re- main there for years without being found. It is full of creeks, and game of all kinds abounds there, so a man could live in it indefinitely and have plenty to eat and dr:l:k. I am convinced that Brady is there to-day. “I starled twelve good men out to beat the chaparral. Two went from each cor- ner and one from the middle of each-side, with instructions to go right through and if possible work toward the center. The men who left in pairs were placed 100 feet apart. Naturally one wouid think they might meet in the center, but they beat straight through, follow- ing” for certain points. ot a single man saw another from the time they entered the underbrush till they got clear again. That will givean idea nly 5)0 dend‘tg‘ot the chaparral. I believe that Brady saw one or more of title business. 8o vowerful is the force. of long habit, however, that| hopeless as their case was, the | ‘knowledge that this was the day| of the sale, proved an irresistable fascina- | tion for no less than four of them and lay low until they passed. They could not see him at twenty yards’ dis- tance. e ‘“‘For fear of accident—that is, if they might suddenly come upon each other and by mistake open fire—I made them put white handkerchiefs on their arms. But that was an unnecessary precaution, as events proved. ‘‘Last Saturday Brady appeared at the ranch of Mrs. Johns, which bor- ders on the chaparral, The house stands in _an opening in = the brushwood. Brady, for I am certain it was he, pretended to be a member of our party. He told Mrs. Johns he was hunting for Brady, the highway robber and mur- derer, and had gone astray in the brush. Mrs, Johns gave him: food and drink, and he took away what food remained on the table. After leaving the house he vaulted over a fence so nimbly that there is every reason to believe he was not wounded. None of ourmen called at that house for something to eat, and from the description given of the man I’'m more gositivethan ever he was Brady. Besides, e told Mrs. Johns he was hunting Brady. **We haye men stationed all around the chaparal so Brady cannot escape, and it won't be many days before we have him in custody.” THEIR OCCUPATION GONE: Three Last Leaves on the Tax Title Tree Fall by the Wayside. They Attend In Silence the First Sale to the State Under the New Law. Thursday morninga melancholy thing took place in the office of Tax Collector Block. It was the first sale of delinquent tax titles to the State as provided under the new law. There were about 1600 pieces, representing some $12,000, and | $15,000 in taxes delinquent to the city. “I have seen the thing,” said Chief Deputy Hiram Cook yesterday, “when these sales have amounted to $100,000 in | in_ taxes. As the City has grown older and real estate interests more | settled and fixed they have awindled down until last year they amounted to not more than $12,000. These titles are chiefly to outside lands and stray lots in the sand- dunes and not so much interest is taken in them. “As Iou§ as I can remember there has been a certain coterie of speculators who havereligiously attended these sales. Many of them have made an excellent buginess in dealing in them. The number has dwindled in roportion as the extent and value of the lands THE COLIMA DISASTER, The Steamer Was Seaworthy and Mate Hansen Was Exonerated NO ONE FOUND BLAMEWORTHY, A Declislon Could Not Be Reached Without Testimony of the Chief Officers. The Colima was a thoroughly seaworthy ship, at least so say Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers Talbot and Phillips. The cargo was properly stowed, the deckload of lumber did not endanger the ship, the officers were not to blame and, in fact, ac cording to these authorities, the loss of the vessel and 160 odd of her passen s and crew wa¢ due to an unavoidable accident, This decision is arrived at-in the absence of the evidence of the captain and chief officer and the chief engineer. The report of the inspectors is made tq Captain John Bermingham, supervising inspector of the first district, and isas fol~ lows: ‘We have investigated the matter of this mos deplorable disaster, taking the testimony of number of the surviving passengers and crewy including that of the third officer, Ole Hansen, who is the only officer saved, and also others who were competent to speak of the vessel hers self. We find from the testimony that nothing une usual occurred on the voyage of the Colima from San Francisco to the iway ports of Mazat- lan, San Blas and Manzanillo, in Mexico, and tha't she gave no evidence nor any indication whatever of being erank or tender from the time she left Ban Francisco and crossed the bar, which was rough, until the morning she was lost. > At the way ports above named several of the passengers left the ship, and about the same time about 100 tons of cargo were there dise charged and an equal amount received on board. : The Colima left Manzanillo at 4 A.>., May 26. A strong breeze sprang up at 6 b. 3., and continued throughout the night till the morne ing of May 27, when it bliew agale, which at about 10:30 o’clock the same morning sud- denly increased o what is described as a hurri. cane by some of the survivors, and in which the steamer was knocked down on her heam ends and filled and sank. From the evidence there been no danger anti d uniil five or ten minutes before the ship went down. It appears also that there was good discipline maintained on board i the deck and engine departments, all orders having been obeyed, and we theres fore can attach no biame to the third officer, Mr. Hansen. ; Captain Taylor was in charge of the bridge of sppears ‘to_have have diminished until latterly some ten or fifteen old regulars have composed | the buyers. But their occupation is gone | by the act of the late Legislature.” It will be remembersd that effort was made some weeks ago| by these tax-title dealers to dis- | cover this law to be inoperative, | in a communication sent to the anrd of Supervisors asking that “body to pass an_ order under which | an | the City | and County” share of the tax| could be collected by sale to the individual on the old dp]:m. This was re- | ferred to the City and County Attorney, | who promptly declared that the board | could not overturn the State law. This drove the last nail into the tax- these old tax-title dealers, who, promptly at the hour, wandered disconsolately into the Tax Collector’s office and took their accustomed places. Thev had come to| bear the music of the auctioneer's voice at least as he knocked the property down to the State. For two hours Hiram Cook and others | of the deputies by turns read the long list | of lots and blocks and their boundaries, | while these old men sat silently listening | as though to the music of a happier time. During the whole time not a word was spoken by any of them, not a sound broke the dreary silence save the monotony of the reading—the auctioneer—an auction without bidders, are the contention, the | 4 eager scramble for an inch, or| a foot or a block of land; | of the well-known voices bidding over each | other—all was lacking. After the first half hour one of them, William Nicol, op;f)ressed by the silence and uselessness of it, rose_and walked away, but the other three, John Kelsey, J. S Klumke and 8. F. Sinclair sat| through it to the end, and then, say- ing mot a word, they took up their canes and slowly wandered out into the musty corridors of the City Hall. Their occupation was gone. SHOLTO 13 N ALAMEDA, He Has Rented a Cottage on Encinal Avenue for the Summer. The Douglas and His Bride at a Country Hotel as Mr. and Mrs. Martin. Lord Sholto and Lady Douglas are again in evidence. They have rented a furnished cottage in Alameda for the summer and though his lordship | is still very much in awe of his newly ac- | quired mother-in-law, he “likes the coun- try and the climate, don’t you know, and is going to stay here, mother-in-law or no mother-in-law.” Temporarily the young couple are stay- | ing at the Alameda Hotel, where they are known by the plebeian title of Mr.and Mrs, | Martin. ~ They arrived on Monday last from Haywards, where they spenta few days after eluding Manager Moore and the | mother-in-law at Los Gatos. Since their arrival Lord Sholto and his | bride have kept very closely to the house. The lady’s passion for the wheel forced them, however, in‘o the open air, and a trifling accident—a turn of her ankle— while riding took them to a Park-street drugstore for arnica and led to their recog- nition, Lady Douglas, by the way, does | not ride in knickerbockers. i The cottage rented for the summer b Lord Sholto is a little four-room-and- kitchen structure at 2119 Encinal avenue. The owner is out of town for the season and has rented the house furnished for three months. Arthur G. Burns of the real estate firm of Moreal & Co. engineered the matter. The scion of British nobility is just at resent hard up. His quarterly allowance rom the Marquis is due, but it has not yet arrived. ——— Steam Attachment to Telephone. Manager Fowler of the Telephone Ex- change, Ashland, Ky,, has devised an in- genious attachment for telephones, to be used in factories and shops where the amount of noise makes it almost impos- sible to_hear the call bell of the instru- ment. It consists of a steam whistle, which is turned on by means of a lever operated by magnetism. When the in- strument is called from the exchange the bell rings as usual, and, by the electric cur- rent passing through a magnet, a weight is released which pulls the leyer to the whistle. Once started the whistle keeps up its shrill note until some one answers the call and turns off the steam, which is done by simply replacing the weight. One of these attachments is being placed at the local steel plant, another ag the tannery. and several more will probably be installed in sawmills and similar establishments.— Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. his steamer all the morning of May 27 until she foundered, and it may have been that he was attempting to keep her off before the seas or to wear her around on the other tack when she was caught in the trough of the sea and thrown on her beams ends. But, without his testimony or that of his first officer and the chicf engineer of the steamer, it is impossible t0 decide the true cause of tne disaster. With regard to the sienmer Colima there can be no doubt that she was a staunch and sea- worthy vessel. She wes inspected March 15, 1895, ‘and her hull, boiler and equipments found in good order. She was examined om the drydock March 14,1895,and_her bottom fonnd to be in good condition, and new blades put on her propeller. She was classed 33 L 11 in “Burean Veritas,"* which is the highest thst society awards to steam ves: at Chester, Pa.; 1 Franeisco, Cal.; of 29 tons net, and was valued at $225,000. The exact number of lives lost is not obtain- able at present, for the reason that the number of way passengers received is not yet reported by agents to the company’s office at San Fran- cisco. The number so far known, with any de- gree of certainty, to be lost, is eighty-five pas- sengers and sixiy-eight crew. League of the Oross Cadets. An enjoyable entertainment and drill was given by Company I, Leegue of the Cross Cadets, at the headquarters, Twenty-fonrth street and Potrero avenue, Thursday evening. The hall was crowded by members of the league and their frignds. Rev. P, C. Yorke de-~ livered an address on temperance and the fol- lowing programme was given: Recitation, “Our National Ensign,” F.J. Sullivan; vocal selections, Mr. Seeley: comicalities, W. I. Har- old; voeal solo, “The Lost Chiid,” Bert Minner. sword was presented to Captain Fontaine, N G. C., drillmaster of the company. An exhibi- tion drill was given by the company which was considered above criticism by several offis cers of the National Guard who were present, Captain Haggerty was complimented for the success of the evening. —_————— The ““Dora’ and ‘‘Katie Burnett.” The suit of G. B. Williams vs. Wash Snyder, W. S. Sayre, Albert Hogan and C. W: Beale, ne, has been of 1daho olaintiff carried from the United S to the Circuit Court of J Fre-cmflvd a.mine, which he called the Dora ode. Later, according to his complaint, the defendants came along and jumped part of it, He brought suit to. have them ousted. but Cire cuit Judge Beatty sustained a demurrer to the complaint. ———— Ephraim L. Frothingham will, on the first of next month, have completed fifty years of service in the Bpston Custom- ouse. At present he holds the position of cashier. ————— John Chrysostom often spoke of the ten- derness of his mother and guite as often of herbeauty. Hebelieved that the eloquence which gzave bim 50 wide a reputation was inherited from her. He Will Not Drown Himself. Erom the Troy (N. Y.) Times. . - R. W. Edwarde of Lansingburgh was pros trated by sunstroke during the war and it has entailed on him peculiar and serious conse. quences. At present writing Mr. E. is a promi- nent officer of Post Lyon, G. A. R., Cohoes, and a past aid-de-camp on the staff of the com= mander-in-chiei of Albany C In the inter- view with & reporter he said: “I was wounded and sent to the hospital ag Winchester. They sent me, together with otnhers, to Washington—a ride of # 100 miles.” Having no room in the boxcar were placed face_up on the battom of flatcars, The sun beat down upon our unprotected heads. When I reached Washington I was in- sensible and was unconscious for ten days while in the hospital. An abscess gathered in my ear and broke; it has been gathering and breaking ever since. The result of this 100~ mile ride and sunstroke was heart discase, ner- vous prostration, insomnia and rheumatism; & completely shattered system, which gave me no rest night or day. As a last resort I took some Pink Pills, and they helped me to a won- derful degree. 'My rheumatism is.gone, my heart failure, dyspepsia_and constipation are about rgflne, and the abscess in my ear has stopped discharging and my head feels as clear as & bell, when before it felt as though it would burst, and my once shattered nervous system is now nearly sound. ‘Look at those fingers," Mr. Edwards said; “do they look as if there was any rheumatism there?” He moved his fingers rapidly and freely and strode about the room like & young boy. “A year ago those fin- fe" were gnarled at the joinis and so stiff that could not hold a pen. My knees would swell up and I could not straighten my leg out. My ininll would squeak when I moved them. That s the living truth. “When I came to think thatI was going to be crippied with rheumatism, together with the rest of my eilments, I' tell you life seemed not worth living. I suffered “from despond- ency. I cannot begin to tell you,” said Mr, Edwards, es he drew 8 long breath, “what my feeling is at present. Ithink if you lifted ten years right off my life and left me prime and \diarous at 47 I could feel no better. I wasan old man and could only drag m; selfxpllnlnlly about the house. Now'I can walk off without any trouble. That in itself,” continued Mr, Edwards, ‘would be sufficient to give me cause for rejoicing; but when you come to consider thatTam no longer what you might call ner- vous and that my heart is’apparently nearly healthy and_that I can sleep nights, you may realize why I may appear to speak in extrava. gant praise of Pink Pills. These pills quiet my nerves, take that awful pressure from my head and at the same time enrich my blood, There seemed to be no circulation in mylower limbs & year ago, my legs being cold nni clame my at times. Now the circulation there isas full and as brisk as at any other tof my body. Iused to be so light-headed and dizzy from mfl nervous disorder that I frequently fell while crossing the floor of my house, fs:m: is coming, and I never felt better in my , 80d I am looking forward to a busy season of work.” i i i