The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 22, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1895. 5 JIMWICKS' LAST FIGHT, The Vicious Stallion Killed Yesterday in One Wild Plunge. A RIDER'S NARROW ESCAPE. Gleason to Sue the Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Jim Wicks is dead. Jim was only a horse, but was possessed of decided ideas regarding the rights and privileges of horsedom, and always protested, and suc- cessfully, against any training or attempts at subjugation. But he was conquered at Central Park yesterday, death being the subduer. Professor 0. R. Gleason, the horse- trainer, who, not long since, was breaking animals at the Pavilion, has for some time had bills up announcing an exhibition at Central Park yesterday. The place was well filled, fully 10,000 people being present. The first animal to be brought out was a brown horse, owned by Captain H‘",m of the Bay District track, led into the in- closure by a halter. It was said to have runaway tendencies, kicked viciously, and had never been driven without blinds. The animal was peaceable enough until enced an exhibi- and jumping that it ed, and mingles with those by whom his own characler may, perbaps, be elevated, or at any rate not injured. sacred every promise which he has deter- mined to keep as it was made. “On the negative side the true gentleman is never a slanderer. I know of no more despicable person than the slanderer, for he injures three persons, the speaker, the listener and theslandered. The drunkard, while he is more looked down upon by the world at large, is, in my mind, almost a gentleman in comparison with the sland- erer. The man who listens to a_slanderer is not much better than that individual himself, for by countenancing him he shows that he himself possesses a depraved mind e “Shakespeare knew what he was talking about when he made one of his characters say: ‘He who ste: my purse steals trash, but he who filches my good name robs me of that which enriches him not eaves me poor, indeed.’ Le four remaininz negative character- tics which go to make up God’sideal gentleman are, first, that he does no evil to his neizhbors cond, will not take up a i hbor; third, does not interest, and fourth, takes no reward against the innocent. The man who possesses the first five character- istics and 1s free from the last five is God’s ideal gentleman and can never fall.” JORANSEN 15 MISSING. He Sent a Letter to the Coroner in Which He Threatens Suicide. Hls Personal Effects He Wanted Given Away for Charitable Purposes. kept the h: istants full of The low made to withstand shocks of | and si and when it was run | animal without hesitation he Straps had been | shap to_the d it away ten feet. ched to the horse’s fore legs and run ough rings affixed to the under part of surcingle, and when the jumping com- d a pull these brought him to his | This was repeated whenever the | and bucking commenced, resulting | 1 his remaining quiet even when agon cushion was swung before his eyes and flags were waved and a base drum sears. *‘Bring on aid the professor; upon which rema orse concluded to try it again, and pla ed a lively tattoo on the wagon, and 10pped around in a manner that made the crowd yell with approval. The professor tried his hand again, when Secretary Hol- brook of the Society for the Prevention of Crueity to Animals stepped np and stopped the periormance with this horse. This. W not relished by the audience, which showed its disapproval by howls ana cries to eject the secretar: Protests by Gleason to the aud and to Mr. Holbrook were of no aval 0.1 was way and brought out. fine chestnut animal and tail, and was an- ounced as posse: its similiar to the He exercised himself after the hion of his predecessor—thumped the and thoroughly and had 0 head, missing it by only He was decidedly spirited 3 professor sideways in a most usted manner. However, he was sub- dued in due time, and after having varied noises raised around him in the of drums, tin cans, firecrackers and variot flags, b pronounced gll. right. Th d to suit the crowd’and several en- astic and ecxcitable spectators felt on to denote their appreciation in sing remarks. came an exhibition of fancy vaquero riding and lasso-throwing that almost resulted in a tragedy. Vaquero Nickerson was riding a spirited animal, when the saddlegirth broke and he fell to the ground. The horse struck the man and injured him severely, but he showed much pluck and came staggering back into the ring very soon and insisted upon try- it again, but was not permitted, quero Mitchell finishing for him. The trick riding and lasso-throwing was good and evoked applause, most of the participants being from Butchertown. [he event of the afternoon was reached when Jim Wicks, the animal from San ought in. cent specimen, being of Nutwood stcck, | his father having a mark of 2:13%. No one had ever been able to drive him, and he had so bad a reputation as to be called the “man-eater.” His owner declined to let him come here to be trained unless he was purchased. He was bought by Pro- fessor Gleason for $300, and if subdued would have been worth fully $1000. He was led in by two men, one on each side. He was muzzled. A strap was at- tached to his off foreleg and passed over his back and he was borne to the earth by lift- ing that leg and pressing him over. The whip was then cracked about his ears until he lay still. He was then handled for bit- ing by pressing his mouth in some peculiar way and straps were attached to his fore- legs and a bit and bridle fitted. He moved off peaceably enough, but when the whip vas cracked he reared up and fell over on his head. After some kicking and the fix- ing of a pad on his head to prevent injury, he again reared and fell over backward, and was so severely injured that he was shot by an official of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at Glea- son’s request. The stopping of the first portion of the xhibition by Secretary Holbrook was re- nted by Mr. Gleason, who has declared bis intention of suing the Society for the Prevention of. Cruelty to Animals for $50,- 000 damages to-day. He says: “Surely it cannot be rightfully claimed that I have ever showed cruelty to any animal. Of what use is a horse that cannot be driven. Some method must be adopted to bring | him to terms. I think the interference de- cidedly uncalled for and intend to protest in the courts.” It seemed to be the opinion of most of the horsemen present (Eat Mr. Gleason’s methods were humane and above criticism that the death of Jim Wicks was en- THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN, W. A. Gardner of the West Side Churech Desccibes the Ideal. “God’s Picture of a Perfect Gentleman,” as gleaned from his teachings in the Bible, was the theme with which Rev. W. A, Gardner interested his congregation at the West Side Christian Church- yesterday morning. “The picture, as shown by the Bible,” Le <aid, ‘“‘presents two sides—a positive and a negative. Each side contains five characteristics, which if followed out will present the perfect picture. “On the positive side I should rank up- rightness first. By uprightness I mean that quality which is sometimes called backbone. “A man should be able to withstand temptation and the gibes and taunts of his fellow-men simply because he is right, knows he is right and intends to show his front to the world. ““Works, the second characteristic, sig- nify his deeds for the good. All men may be energetic, but it is the man who extends his energies in the right direction who can claim to be a gentleman from God's point of view. Heart truthfulness enters very largely into the composition of the gentle- man [ am depicting. By that I mean the truth of the heart—the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Man should not tell just what comes to his lips. that which appears on the surface, but the truth as he knows it in his inner conscious- ness. “The man I speak of keeps com- pany—shuns those are lewd or unrighteous Rev. | has committed suicide. He was a magnifi- | Ever since last Friday afternoon J. Johansen, & sea-faring man who for six months had been living at 365 Jessie street, has been mi: g from his abiding place, and, judging by a letter which Coroner Hawkins received yesterday, he The letter reads as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 1895. Coroner Hawkin IR: At 36 essie street, room 16, will ound what few articles 1 leave behind, beside s& trunk that is in the hailway down stairs. A room-mate will s what was mine in the room and the la e other. This I wish you would take | First Unitarian Church to be delivered “Society for Christian Work” of that cl to whom I bequeath it. I have no frie relatives here that will ciaim it, ana 1 debt to no one. The cause of my demise is im- paired health. Yours respectfully, J. JOHANSEN. | P.S.—If these people decline it give it to | some other charitabie society. A iriend of Johansen’s, H. Veraleneck, { and the proprietor of the lodging-house on Jessie sireet feel convinced that the miss- |ing man made away with himself. | came from South Dakota six months ago, |and on his way out became acquainted | on the train with Veraleneck and the two grew to be friends. Uponarrival here they teok lodgings on Jessie str Johansen never spoke much about his private aifa nds or { man Savings Bank. Since hi {had done no work. yet | promprly, and, as the landlord N { day, n exemplary man in ever Last Monday and Thursday he the Cliff House and on Friday, on meeting | his friend, asked for the key | which they occupied together, saying he wanted to get a change of clothing and | then go to take a bath. He went to the | room and donned his best suit and went | out, after speaking to the landlord in re- | gard to his laundried underwear, which had not been delivered. That was the i seen of him, but yesterday an envelope dressed to the larndlora and containing | thirty cents in silver was found in his bu- reau drawer. With it was a note saying that the money was to pay the laundry- man. For several weeks past Johansen had been complaining of severe pains in his chest and lungs, and he intimated that he thought he had consumption. He re- marked that he did not see why he had not died at sea. He was very methodical in bis habits, and that is why his friends think thai he committed suicide as inti- mated in his letter. His effects con: of clothing and a large seaman’s chest, which has not yet been opened. - He is a man_of medium "height, light complexioned and with a heavy blonde mustache. ) DARING COUNTERFEITER, Elme Menneugler Manufac- tured and Passed the Bogus Money. arrival he all biils He Was for Many Years Known Waiter in the son Doree Restaurant a Well- Mai- There is one counterfeiter whom the proprietors of the Maison Doree would like to see behind the bars. His name is Elme Mennengler and was at one time a passing bogus quarters, halves and doliars on the patrons of the establishment, he stole electroplated knives, forks and spoons and also secured a collection of fans, opera-glasses and monocles left in the rooms by patrons of the place. As soon as the counterfeit dollars and halves were made, this electroplating was used to make them look like silver. venture was a success from the start, and worth of the stuff every month. As soon as he got an inkling that Secret Service Agent of the Treasury Harris and his deputies were on his trail he at once but without even the order of his going, got away on the packing up his trun instant. ‘When Deputy Secret Service Agent Dud- Le found the bird had flown. All the par- aphernalia was there, however, and a quan- tity of the bogus coins were in a secret receptacle. The molds were of the best, files for perfecting the milling were there in all sizes and shapes, and a small polish- ing machine for putting the finishing on the counterfeits is one of the most perfect of its kind. Inthe trunks and drawers left by the counterfeiter were the spoons, knives and forks, fans and spectacles mentioned; and also letters to people in Los Angeles de- scribing how the whole scheme was worked. Agent Harris says the whole affair was carefully planned and well ecar- ried out. Latterly the City has been flooded with excellent imitations of half- dollar pieces, and there is no doubt but that Menningler was the manufacturer. The waiter 15 also known by the name of Hendrick and be is supposed to have been a partner of the Hildebrandts of Los An- eles, celebrated counterfeiters. He has en traced from here to that point, but so far the Chief of Police in the Citi of Angels has been unable to locate him. Hildebrandt made a first-class counterfeit, and it is thought that Hendrick helped him out with electroplating and also in passing some of his surplus money. The entire Hendrick outfit is now in the office of N. R. Harris and a number of the forks and spoons, fans and eyeglasses are also in his possession. A careful search of the trunk found in his lodgings on Trenton street showed that his real name was Elme Mennengler and that he was also known as Klme ien rog- net. There was $175 in counterfeits, from a $5 imitation gold piece to a nickei, and sixteen molds. To be a true gentle- man a man must regard his oath and keep | | m in He | but he had money on deposit in the Ger- | & of the room | waiter in that establishment, and, besides | The knives, forks and spoons were placed | in a bath and the electroplating removed. | The | Mennengler used to get rid of over $250 | made his escape. He did not wait upon | ley Harris reached the counterfeiter’s nest | JOURNEYMEN BUTCHERS, They Celebrated Their Ninth Anniversary at Shell Mound Park. IT WAS A SPLENDID AFFAIR. Athletic Games, Races, Bowling and Dancing Kept the Fun On ! Continually. | The Journeymen Bnutchers' Protective | Association held one of the most success- ful celebrations ever seen in Shell Mound | Park, yesterday. There was an immense crowd in attendance, and the various amusements went off without a hitch. The parade was one of the features of the day. The men assembled promptly in front of Pythian Hall on Market street, and Grand Marshal Armand Decourtieux got them into line and a start was made | within a few seconds of the hour stated. From Pythian Hall the line of march was to Kearny street, thence to California, | thence to Montgomery, thence to Market | and the ferries. Decourtieux’s chief aid | was Charley Johnson, and both men deserve great credit for the manner in | which the procession was handled. The Journeymen Butchers’ Protective Association formed in 1831, but it was not until nearly seven years later that it became a power in the trade. F. W. San- derson, John M. Madden, S. C. O’Brien, R. | M. Grosse and So! Isaacs were among the t charter members, but Sanderson and | Grosse are the only ones of the old-timers left to compare notes. The members are | banded together purely for mutual benefit | and enjoyment. S At present the organization has a mem- bership of 600 on the books, and every ef- | fort 1s being made to establish lodges in the | country, and so extend the usefulness of the association. The society in a quiet way does an enormous amount of good. Situations are found for unemployed | butchers, benefits are paid to members in- | capacitated for_work, and .during the past year over $5000 was paid in death ben- efits. So much _for the association. Now for the attractions presented at Shell Mound | Park. Under the head of games there | were twenty events and the prizes and | winners were as follows: | Boys’ race, under 10 years, first prize—Two drawers of berries, donated by Oakland Fruit | and Produce Company, 460 Eleventh street, Thomas Barden. | " 'Second prize—One lez of mutton, donated by Garner & Son, 921 Webster street, Oakland, Harry Berden. 3 | "Girls' race, under 10 years, first prize—One | fine cake, donated by Mason Piedmont, Eighth and Washington streets, Oakland, Evelina Moore. Second prize—One box of fine French mixed , donated by Reuters, 965 Broadway, nd, Maggie Connor. Tace, from 10 to 16 years—First prize, | street, J 1 prize—One lar Seco! ge roast of beef, do- nated by Mubr & Redi, 854 Market street, Oakland Sullivas | Cashboys' race—First prize, latest style hat, donated by Kahn Brothers, 1108 Market street, One ham, donated by Martin City Market, Herry Collin: rize—Goods to the value of $2, do- ¢ Davis Brothers, Golden Rule Dazar, 1 Hieliman. v Joh race, first prize—One lamb, nson & Son, First avenue, South Joe Soto. k of fiour, donated by reet, Harry Brown. | . first prize—One gallon of } y donated by John Delaney, | farket street, George Wallace. | “'Second prize—One box cigars, donated by. Joseph Gaillard, 229 Sixth street,’ N. Audifred. |~ Married ladies’ race, first prize—One box tea, donated by Wallace Bros., Seventh street and Oakland, Mrs. Perry. —One ham, donated by Leon D. ixth street, Mrs. Boseve. |~ Young ladies’ race, first prize—Ladies' Bas- inator, donated by Emerson & Ryan, 222 h street, Eolensa Moore. £ One box tuilet soap, donated California Tallow Works, South San Fran- | eisco, Annie McGrath. Members of the association only, race, first srize—One butcher's saw, donated by Mignola | 11 Eleventh street, Oakland, Charles 8 a 6. Second prize—One gown and apron, donated by J. B. Ritchey, 314 Tenth street, Oakland, - M d prize—One imported steel, donated by atchers’ Supply Company, R. Isaacs. C es' race, first prize—One five-pound | boxof tee, doneted by Bibo, Newman & Kron- berk, corner Polk and California streets, San | Francisco, Mrs. Kearney. Race for off e—Brierwood pipe, donated by H. . Bercovich, Ninth and | Washington streets, Oakland, R. Asher. Second One nam, donated by Wilson b1 | Market, 1045 Market street, San Francisco, | Fred Knox Free-for-ull ladies’ race, first prize—One box i tea, donated by Boardman, Miss O’Connor. | ~Second prize—One pair ladies’ kid slippers, donatel by New York Shoe Company, 214 Sixth street, San Francisco, Mamie Welsh. Fat ladies’ race, first prize—Quarter ton Wel- lington coal, donated by James P. Taylor, 455 Ninth street, Miss Blake. Second prize—One dozen cans table fruit, do- nated by Max Schultz, 913 Washington stfeet, Oakland, Mrs. Shields. Journeyman buteners’ race, first prize—One steak knife, donated by E. Campine, 9 Garden street, San Francisco, Charles Tighe. 3 ne gown and apron, donated 14 Tenth street, Oakland, A. May. |~ Boss butchers’ race, first prize—$5 hat, do- nated by Groom & Wash, Baldwin hatstore, | Market street, J. Bush. Second prize—One lamb, donated by S. Solo- | mon, Grand Central Market, D. F. Kenny. i ix reams of paper, donated by Sansome street, W. M. Sluter. aan’s race, first prize—One gallon 0. K. ! v, donated by Arthur McGurren, 1398 Market street, Robert Dunbar. |~ Third prize Second_prize—one shirt, donated by J. B. | Ritchey, 314 Tenth street, Oakland, Fred Whit- tey. Race for committee of arrangements, first | prize—100 oysters, donated by C. Boge, 1422 Polk street, F. Knott. Second prize—Hali-keg of beer, committee, A. D. Proll Third pri nated by J. erson. | Members of the Metzger Verein race, first | prize—Gold pen and holder, donated by J. T. { Moran, 1019 Broadway, Oaklana, A. Kratz. | _Second prize—one box cigars, donated by W. J. Burke, Gough and Haight streets, San Fran- cisco, F. Rathjens. Greased-pig race—Both prizes were donated i by C. Herring, San Bruno road, and the lucky youngsters who caught them were W. O'Brien and F. Kelly. The prize-winners in the bowling contest will not be known until next Wednesday, but the highest records were: A. Zimmer- man, 35; Schnapp, 33; Schade, 32; Reich- art, 30; Hartman, 27; Winters, 27, and Rommel of Sacramento, 24. COURSING IS NOT CRUEL. M. W. Kerrigan Defends the Popular Sport Against Its Opponents. M. W. Kerrigan, one of the proprietors of Kerrigan’s coursing park below Ocean View, was surprised yesterday to hear that a movement against the sport of hunting hares had been discussed with a view to stopping it on account of alleged cruelty to the fleet-footed hares. He denied that any cruelty had been vracticed in either of the parks. “The sportis conducted on as humane lines as can possibly be determined,” said he. “The hares are caught on the plains of Merced and shipped by express to San Francisco. “‘Each animal is placed in a separate box 5x12 inches in size and has food and drink given him. In twelve hours after being !hii ed the hares are turned loose in the park, which has an area of seventy-five acres. They are then left in the park from —One box Key West cigars, do- . Mitchell, 1 Taylor sireet, B. Wick- one to five weeks before being coursed, so that they are given time to recuperate and assume their wild form. 3 i “At each end of the park are farge es- | afterward. by A. J. Keste, 21 | capes for the hares to run through when coursed. The hares are always allowed from 80 to 100 yards’start of the dogs, which gives them a reasonable chance to break for the escape holes. If they be killed, then death is instantaneous, as the dogs break their backs. When hares es- cape through the holes in the fences they are not run again that day; they are given a week to rest and come back to their old form again. _‘‘Coursing is a world-wide sport, recog- nized and appreciated by many of the best people in the oid country and Australia, as well as in America, ang yet cruelty has not been charged. There is no com- parison between coursing and pigeon- shooting, and yet there is nothing said about killing gentle and harmless little birds that have hardly ever a chance to fly away. Those gentlemen who say that coursing is cruel don’t know anything about the sport.” IROUND THE WATER FRONT Severe Cutting Affray Between Carpenter and Cook on Shipboard. Vessels on the Way—The Tonnage List of a Year— Old Friends Afloat. A serious cutting affray occurred on board the British ship Errol, lying at Union- street-wharf, yesterday afternoon, in which John Storey. the carpenter of the vessel, was woundea by Maximillan Kites, the cook. Itappears that the dinner was not prepared satisfactorily to the men, and, after an indignation meeting in the fore- castle, the carpenter appointed himself a committee of one to call the cook to an ac- counting. The two men met at_the door of the gal- ley and a war of words took place. After abusing each other for several minutes Storey made an attempt to strike Kites, who grabbed up a large butcher-knife lying near and stabbed his assailant in the neck and shoulder. The first wound was two inches long, ranging around under the jaw and quite deep, while the other was much less severe. The wounded man was taken to the Re- ceiving Hospitaland the cook was arrested by Officers Ellis and Crosby and charged with assault to commit murder. e The pass-around-the-hat nuisance that is permitted to infest the Oakland and Ala- mada ferry-boats took the liberty to break out in an exaggerated form on the Pied- mont during her 8,9 and 10 o’clock trips Saturday night. Two men and three women enveloped in long cloaks came aboard and, after the steamer started, they turned the main saloon into a midway, Turkish village and Kanaka dance-house combined. The ;i»(orter, who is the only officer on that deck. the others being sta- tioned elsewhere, was a new man and thought that the five people were author- ized to give their performance. They dropped their wraps and stepped { forth in all the questionable glory of é’esh- colored tights and gave a show fhat made at least a portion of the audience catch its breath. Then they took up a collection, and on the return trip the dancing was repeated. During the 10 o'clock trip the candy boys, who found themselves unable to an- noy the passengers because all attention was centered upon the unusual entertain- ment, climbed up to the pilothouse in a body and notified Captain Bushnell that bis vessel had been turned into a floating varicty hall. The startled skipper dropped the wheel at the risk of plunging his steamer into an anchored schooner, and_flew down to the saloon. The sight made him gasp. His entrance on the scene was_so tragic that a number of the audience thought it was in | the play. However, they were not long in suspense as ta the charaeter of the new player. He broke up the performance in confusion and hurried the performers into their cloaks and down under lock and key till the stearaer reached her landing. The angry ca;]»min was loth to let them go then, but as he could find no charge to put against them he was obliged to dismiss them with a strong deep-sea fecture. Saturday evening about 6 o'clock the steamer Modoc, while five or six miles this side of Collinsville, bound to this Oity from the Sacramento River, broke the cross- head of a cylinder. She had on board over 100 passengers, and was loaded down with fruit and other freight. The vessel was completely disabled, and began to drift at the mercy of the current. The river is quite wide where the accident occurred, and the vessel floated around for several hours before she went hard and fast ona mudbank. This moming the steamer not having arrived in this City, though known to be on her way, there was considerable anxiety as to her whereabouts and the cause of her detention. However, a boat having found its way to Collinsville, the news was sent to the agents here and the tug Sea King was dispatched to tow the vessel in. She will arrive sometime this morning, about thirty hours late. The vassengers on board. ate the steward out of his last crumb and fought the big tule mosquitoes during their castaway experience and be- gan on the cargo of fruit when the table was empty. Commenting upon the vessels soon to visit this port, the Commercial News says that the 195 deep-water vessels bound hither will provea veritable boon to many who have deplored the decadence of trade connected with shipping and the small number of ships in port. Theaverage port expenses of each of these vessels will not be less than $6000 or $8000, which, added to the personal expenses of the officers and crews, will be the means of distributing in this port over $1,200,000. During the eleven months ending May, 1895, there were en- tered at Pacific Coast ports 851 sailing ves- sels, with tonnage of 927,767, and 1984 steam vessels, with tonnage of 1,349,590. For the same time the clearance swere for 886 sailing vessels, a tonnage of 948,- 438; for 2269 steamers, a tonnage of 1,309,- 1 716, A large crowd went away on the excur- sion of the Society of Old Friends on the steamer Caroline yesterday morning. The trip extended to Vallejo and Mare %shnd, both places affording objects of interest to the delighted visitors. It was the most successful and enjovable outing of the sea- son, and was most successfully managed by the officers of the society. TO SAVE HER COMPANION. Kate Foster’s ‘Water Heroic Plunge in the at Boulder Creek. Miss Kate Foster of 2260 Santa Clara avenue, Alameda, madea brave attempt to rescue a drowning companion a few days ago, and she nearly lost her own life in the attempt. \ Among a party of Alameda people camp- ing at Boulder Creek, in ithe Santa Cruz mountains, were Miss Foster and a friend of hers, Miss Anna Campbell of High street. While bathing, the latter got in a deep pool, and being entirely unable to swim she sank below the surface of the water. Miss Foster was close at hand with another girl companion. She is a_good swimmer, and instantly she plunged into the pool to save her companion. The latter rabbed Miss Foster about the waist and the two came very near drowning. Neither of the young ladies would have got out of the water alive but for the pres- ence of the third girl, who could not swim but who did scream. The calls for help attracted W. B. Brown, an engineer on the narrow-gauge line, who was in the camp with bis family. ir. Brown was only a short distance away and he reached the pool in time to release Miss Foster from the grasp of the other drowning girl and to puil both out of the water. iss Campbell was very nearly drowned and she was seriously sick for several days AN HOUR AT POKER FLAT, Some Latter-Day Views of Bret Harte’s Famous Oid Mining Camp. MOTHER SHIPTON'S INVECTIVE. Six Houses and Thelr Inhabitants Now Constitute the Historic Town. Tl{u chaparral-fringed ground sluice leading to Poker Flat, called by courtesy a trail, winds down a precipitous mountain, the summit of which is capped with eter- nalsnows. Lesser elevations,some heavily wooded and otbers showing red-mouthed tunnel heads through scanty manzanita gl"OWfll, stretch away for miles in every direction with intervening lakes and verd- ant valleys. Dame Nature has reveled in strange contortions here and the effect is wildly picturesque. There is a variety that pleases the eye, a ruggedness of outline and a solemn grandeur that inspires awe. Man feels himself indeed an atom here, amid these mighty strokes of nature’s. mighty hand. But it is only a step from the sublime to the ridiculous, and looking down into a deep canyon the eye rests upon that clas- sic burg of mountain romance—Poker Flat. Qur horses, long trained in mountain service, feel their way cautiously down the steep trail, which passes at frequent inter- vals along the edge of some bold precipice, where one misstep would land horse anud ricer on the jagged rocks a thousand feet below. At a spring, fed by. a rushing mountain torrent and bordered with the crimson snow-plant, we halt a few minutes for rest and water and then hobble on, trusting to our faithful animals for safe assage down the steep way that has peril in every sinuous curve and treacherous bowlder. Half an hour of slow descent and we reach the head of the canyon by a sharp turn in the trail. At last we are in Poker Flat, the wild mining-camp of 1852, that turned out $700,000 in gold bullion in a single month and then celebrated the event with a triple hanging. It was Poker Flat, too, that experienced a spasm of virtue soon after this tragic affair, and under its regenerating influence, sent forth the out- cast wanderers of Bret Harte’s story to die of cold and starvation on the snowbound road to Sandy Bar. There are no Oakhursts at Poker Flat now, and “Uncle Billy” has no counter- part in the present population, for the very simple reason that there are no sluice- boxes to rob and no money to win over the ambling table. Of ‘‘Mother Shiptons,” gowever‘ there are several. Our greeting was not cordial. Mr. Rugg laid it all to the snow plants which we had gathered, and, going into mountain lore, | told of families that had been separated by taking this bulb of evil omen into the sa- cred precincts of the home. To carry a snow plant is to have bad luck. Conceal it as you will, those with whom you come in contact will somehow divine your secret and shun you accord- ingly. ~Your pay streak will peter out, you wfil never hold more than one small pair, the slickens men from Marysville will catch you napping over a monitor, and most likely your wife will run away with a tin-horn gambler, who will turn out later as a confirmed sluice-robber—all this if you carry a snow plant. So runs the folk lore of the hills. On the porch of one of the six houses that now constitute the town of Poker Flat a large red-faced woman satin a rock- ing-chair smoking & clay pipe. She wore a short green dress that fell an inch or so below the tops of a pair of strong cowhide boots, to which were attached heavy brass spurs, a paper collar, cravat and a faded straw hat. Hitched to a fence close by a saddled donkey locked demurely down upon the red gravel under his feet. The woman, 2s we afterward learned, was about to start out for a call upon a friend who lived three miles down the gulch when we reined up at the door. Our “Mother Shif- ton” was the first to speak. She said “‘Hello,” to which we timorously responded in chorus, ““ Good afternoon.” Eyeing us keenly for a moment, she arose from her chair, removed hLer pipe and wip- ing a pair of ruby lips with the hem of her gown, advanced slowly toward the porch steps. Her spurs clicked ominously upon the rickety floor, and when she roared out in thunder tones, “What in — do you want here?’’ the population of Poker glnc turned out en masse to learn what new peril threatened to destroy the town. With menacing gesturesand violent con- tortions of the %Jody she rapidly followed her angry salutation with a tlow of invec- tive and nicmre:?ue profanity that would have made her illustrious proi;type of the Bret Harte story turn green with envy. ‘‘Bean-raisers!”’ she screamed at the top of her staccato voice until the sad and somber donkey looked up in alarm. “‘Dogs of the valley, hounds from Marys- ville, slickins, spies,” shecried, ‘‘you come to take the bread from honest people. We made your towns, your cities and your wealth. You would have starved if we had not washed gold from these mountains, and now you stop our work because th Fmvel hurts your pumpkin vines.” At ast for want of breath she ceased. In_ the course of her fierce tirade my hand involuntarily wandered down to my pistol belt, as the vision of half a dozen stalwart sons, all armed with Winchesters, flashed across my mind. Rugg looked decidedly uncomfortable, but tried to smile, ana hugged the camera tighter tban ever. During the lull that followed this first frenzied outburst he spoke to her. He assured her that we were not slickens men. that we had not come to spy in the interest of the anti-debris peo- E e, or any one else, that curiosity had een the sole motive which brought us into the town, and that we only wanted to get a few pictures and a drink of water. All this he offered to_prove by letters and papers in his possession. Still doubt- ing, and apparently gathering force for a fresh outburst, the woman came down the steps for the purpose of examining our credentials. Rugg showed her certificates of mining stock 1n half a dozen different companies, letters from prominent capital- istsall over the coast, assured her in sooth- ing tones that he was a miner-himself and respectfully submitted a card bearing his name and address. Timidly I added my own card to the col- lection of exnibits in evidence and when she looked at it a smile spread over her hard, sharp tace. “MorNING CArLL,” she repeated half a dozen times, looking across the canyon to where two miners were hoisting bowlders with a derrick, and then in a minute: “I’ll throw up my hand, young fellow. I know you ain’t no slickens man. You're too en looking and you don’t straddle that orse like a man what rides over these mountains much. “There's ‘the town (pointing down the canyon), go see it,you’re welcome,” ana as we thanked her and turned away she called after us, ‘‘You can get some beer at Bittinger's—Bittinger what used to keep the dance hallin old times.” Again we thanked herand rode on, down what was once upon a time the main street of the town, but now a winding trail bug little ua]ed and overgrown with scraggy chapar- ral. ; There was no beer at Bittinger's. Mrs. | Bittinger greeted us cordially and apolo- gized. Her dnnghuglhsd been recently married to John siat, formerly foreman at the Excelsior mine, she said, and the festivities following thy bsm?'r event had entirely exhaus the s v. If we could wait till the next day.two kegs would come in on the pack ndn and then she would be glad to serve us. She told us that-she errived in Poker -about she could not for the life of her tell Flat twenty-two years ago from San Fran- cisco, and that she had been out of the canyon only once and then to Harland Flat, five miles away. ‘Would wé like to see her daughter, wife of the ex-foreman? and what was Mrs, Murldorff giving us fits about at the head of the canyon? In her opinion Mrs. Murl- dorff had too much to say to strangers, and was given to acting ‘“‘fresh” on the slig{htest provocation. She wasalso “‘stuck up” since her husband struck a pay streak over at Bloody Run and took out $3000 in one week. ‘What Mrs. Murldorff had to be stuck uf) i ‘Was not her daughter at one time engaged to a man who was afterward killed for robbing sluice-boxes at Whisky Diggings? Did not her first husband have to borrow money with which to open up the Gold Bar shaft in the springof '56? Her husband worked for his money—Mr. Bittinger did, we could bet our sweet lives on that. ‘Would we Iike to go over to the diggings and see him? Mr. Rugg replied that he would, and so we hitched our horses, ana following the direction indicated by Mrs. Bittinger’s in- dex finger, we found three men at work in a smail ravine. “This is my son-in-law,” said Bittinger introducing Mr. Lassiat. “When he got my daughter he bought ouc my claim and now I work for him. There is not much gold here. If there was we could not get atit. They won't let us pipe any more, the dogs of perdition. “1t takes money to get gold nowadays— machinery and that sort of thing. In the old days we scraped it up by the handful. Well, me an’ my old woman don’t want much anyway; we are about done.” Returning, our route lay through what once upon a time had been set aside as the town burying-ground. It rests upon a little elevation that slopes away toward the town in gentle undulations. Thickly covered with chaparral,with here and there patches of wild sunflowers and lupine, intersversed with prospect holes, the slope presents a scene of utter ruin. Some of the graves have wooden head- boards, others are marked by stakes, while many have nothing at all. There are eight people in the town and eighty sleep- ing in this ruined ground. Nearly all of them were laid to rest without religious rights of any kind other than the reading of a chapter from the Bible by Charles Pond. Pond was a professional gambler, but always selected for this service on account of his fine voice and oratorical effect. “The_ boys always liked Pond,” said Henry Waggoner, one of the old settlers of Poker Flat. “He could read better than any one else and so he did the burying,and at times business in this line was exceed- inglly lively. : ‘‘Twice a year a priest used to come over from Downieville, but' we could not always wait for an ordained clergyman. Things went with a rush in those days, and the climate of Poker Flat seemed to be con- ducive to sudden death.” Gold was discovered at Poker Flat in 1852, and two years later 2000 )Ecople had gathered in this rich canyon. here were 15 stores, 5 hotels, 3 dance halls and 7 gambling houses. In 1856 a circus came to town and sold 1500 tick- ets at $20 each. The following year a man named Joslyn picked up a nug- et worth $4000. To celebrate his good uck he got full and offered the whole iece to his partner in exchange for the atter’s wife. The man_accepted, and without the for- mality of divorce proceedings Joslyn and the woman were married and left town. Two days after he committed suicide at Gibsonville. His former partner also left town and bought some land near San Jose. Two years ago, on August 22, he died wealthy and respected ata good old age, but it is doubtful if more than half a dozen people in the world know how the founda- tion of his fortune was laid. Henderson’s big irn safe, over which | the noted faro-dealer shed his heart’s blood in defending his money in September 1867, stands a ruin by the trail, half burie in the sand, just above the Bittinger house. Poker Flat will not last long, and when the pioneers have all been gathered to their fathers, this lively and romantic ecamp of early days will be forgotten, and iven over again to be a safe ana sheltered eeding spot for wild deer. As we rode back up the canyon to reach the homeward trail, Mrs. Murldorff came out to bid us adieu. She had let her hair hang down and taken off her vaper collar, but she still wore the brass spurs. W. F. THE CITY POUND MUDDLE Ex-Chief Deputy Fleming Still Declines to Consider Him~ self Dischargéd. If Not Away by Monday He Will Be Forcibly Removed by an Officer. The trouble that has existed for some time at the City Pound and Animals’ Home on Sixteenth street is still in a very unset- tled condition. Ex-Chief Deputy Poundmaster Fleming absolutely declines to consider himself dis- charged, and retains his quarters at the home regardless of all requests of Pound- master Fred Osborn to vacate and surren- der his badge and keys to bis successor. Fleming, who was an appointee of ex- Poundmaster John Partridge, has been connected with the institution for some time, having been there fully a year before the advent of Mr. Osborn. There has been considerable friction between him and his deputy, which culminated on the 15th inst. in Mr. Osborn requesting that he consider himself discharged. One of the directors of the Humane So- ciety was at the place up to 11 o’clock of that date, and when Fleming was asked again to surrender his badge, etc., he re- marked that he was able to retain them by phyaical force if need be, and when a movement was made to remove them he stepged 1nto an inner room, partly closing the dogr. and declined to come out. T. C. Wells, who has been bookkeeper for the institution, was selected by Mr. Partridge to succeed Fleming and, barring the unsettled state of the conflict, has been endeavoring to act in that capacity since. Wells is a_man of good appearance, evi- dently anxious to retain the good will of all parties, but would seem to hardly know where he stands. At a meeting of the Humane Society last Thursday the action of Mr. Osborn in making “the change was confirmed and Fleming accordingly notified, but with a result apparently as barren of effect as the former orders. “This is coming to a decided issue Mon- day,” said Mr. Osborn last night. “A director notified him to-day to bave his effects moved from theflflace by Monday before 9 A. ., oran officer would be on hand and forcible remove him.” | commented on. Fleming, although about 60 years of age. isa %owe ully built man, over six feet in height, and if he should take it into his head to resist the officer will be fully occu- pied. He claims to have been taken sick and has been attended by his wife since Friday night, although this is lcoked upon by the society people as a ruse to gain time. He has heen ably seconded by his wife, who is proprictress of the loaging- house, 108 Sixth street. Fleming was for vears employed as a carpenter around the mines at g]irginin Citfy and is said to pos- sess a good deal of determination, but which has apparently in this case assumed a rather illy advised turn. The remarkable growth of the dog crop ‘was shown this week, when, in only two days, over eighty dogs were caught by the deft net-handlers of the dog wagon. If not redeemed within days at an expense of $3 they are all painlessly de- stroyed by gas and delive to the man who does a thriving business with the soap and fertilizer works. Wyorggg was at the last census worth DR, CASE ON LIVE TOPICS He Appreciates Press Efforts ' to Lessen Civic Cor- ruption. OFFICIALS WHO CAN DIVULGE. The Solid Eight, Lotteries and the Durrant Case Recelve His Attention. The prelude to the sermon of the Rev. Dr. W. W. Case, pastor of the Howard- street Methodist Episcopal Church, last evening was decidedly sensational. The subject of his evening’s address was “Spir- itualism,” but he prefaced his sermon with |a discourse . on “Lively Topics of the Week.”” All the prevalent evils of the day were taken up by him, but he gave most of his attention to the Solid Eight and the Durrant case. In the course of his re- marks he said: “The papers of this City have been giving us a great deal to think about. Iam glad to see that some of our great newspapers are taking up the evils that beset us. “The fight against the lottery business is a landable one; lottery is robbery. It produces indolence and is a_curse to the country and a damnable business. “What we would do without the press I do not know. It is through its agencies that we are made aware of these great wrongs. The newspaper men of this City are the best detectives. I do not disparage the efficiency of the police systems when I say that the newspaper men are the best detectives of this country.” ‘When the doctor came to the question of the Solid Eight he handled them without gloves. “Everybody,” he said, “in this City is now looking with anxious eyes toward the Solid Eight and carefully reading the daily charges that are being brought against them. It is to our City’s shame that such things exist. People in San Francisco will soon be made to under- stand that there are officials in power who can divulge and will!” The congregation were interested by this time. They moved forward in their seats expecting to hear more on the sub- iect, but they were disappointed, for, Dr. Case closed thai part of his prelude by stating that he would have more to say upon that subject at another time. Referring to the Durrant case he stated that the newspapers had been trying a man who was accused of a serious crime. The people had also _judged bim and with them he was found lfui]ty and ought to hang. Now he would see what the result would be in a court_of justice with twelve honorable jurors. If he was innocent then let it be proclaimed throughout the land. If he was guilty then let the court fasten the crime on him. But first give him the benefit of the doubt to which he is en- titled. The speaker tock up the new drama founded on the Durrant case and was op- posed to its production. Thetheater man- agers he thought were wrong in taking it up. His last subject of the prelude was “‘Sui- ciders.” The vast number of suicides were The doctor used some warm and expressive words in stating that it was first brought about through moral degradation. There was nobody, in his opinion, who committed suicide but those who were first morally dead. This concluded his remarks on “Lively Topics of the Week.” He made no refer- ence to the new Parkhurst crusade move- ment of which he is to take control. 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