The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 27, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1895. NEWS OF THE COAST Attempt to Remove a| Merced Man From Office. ACCIDENT NEAR ALPINE. | by the| Two Horses Stolen | “Forty Thieves” of Tu~ | lare County. I FATE OF VALLEJO RIOTERS. Rumors That Mackay Will Con- struct a Telegraph Line to Alaska. e i been cited to | of this | r the sum of | in the action. ion under | me of the failare inter. The pension in | » recover which has Attorney Ostran- | artlett and his ount and costs. | s one of the Treasurer's | 1at Nelson was ro.~pon-‘ loss. In his citation | during the year 1894 to the county, e been in the pos r, Were upon open d k with the knowledge money business, n, 1 of directors of the bank. out the 1st day of December, artlett served a | n the then cashier of the at the money be de- (Bartlett’s) epossession, | s aforesaid. nediately there- Nelson persuaded Bartlett to allow in in the bank, statin ¢ was withdrawn it wou! f the bank. Itis was then in an i ch was well know irty da; ater the | 1t and became in- | 1 there is now included in its | 00 Bartlett was induced | not to v HORRIBLE DEATH NEAR ALPINE. Jockey Etter Dragged by a Horse Along @ Barbed-Wire Fence. July 26.—George jockey of this place, | mountains near v, which was badly ‘ s found hanging on a barbed- | i | ! mangled wire fence. er had been visiting his aunt, Mrs. am, who lives in the vicinity. ged in breaking Gr: while there had been er 1ghbred colt for M ratton. He colt out yes and when he erable His feet must rrups, for he had some distance His neck so deep head had been almost ¢ ve bled to death very | | e, TRAVER'S FORTY TBIEVES. Two Horses Stolen by the Gang on Its Last Raid. TRAVER, CAL., bers of the “Fort, organ. i s this sectior k again las visited several haul, Included in 3 able horse and saddle from Sisler | , and another from the C. W. Clarke ch. The nature of the articles stolen would lead to the bel that tne thieves are preparing to ou ber for an extensive foraging The wholcsale depre and its invariable success thus far has | made it bold and careless. Claude Arm- | strong is still at large, but is thought to be cinity. _——— |FACTORY FOE MONTEREY. Several mem- { ' as the lawless | Is which in- pedition. of this gang | Prospects of the Establishment of a Bicycle Plant. | MONTEREY, CAL., July 26.—Some days | ago the City Trustees of Monterey received a communication from the American Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association | in regard to the removal of a large bicycle | factory to the Pacific Coast. The matt passed into the hands of Harry A. Greene, | C president of the board. Mr. Greene | set before the 3 tion the ud\'flh(fl;ns‘ y harbor and cheap | electrical power. conveved from the North | Fork or _Littl ir R some twenty- | eight mil t. Mr. Greene was notified that the information was re- eeived with favor, and had been placed in the hands of the president of the cycling firm for further co: tion. VALLEJO RIO. RS SENTENCED. Zong Terms in Prison for Three Offend- | ing Marines. VALLEJO, Ca 1ly 26.—Justice John L. Ryan of this city is rapidly acquiring a reputation as a terror to evildoers. It was into his bands that the three marines who empted to run the town a few evenings \ce fell to-day. They pleaded that they :re only out on a little drank and asked Ryan to be lenient. Charles McGee, who had been convicted of petty larceny, mali- civus mischief and battery, got nine months in the County Jail; James Ward, for malicious mischief and petty larceny. got seven months; while William Hayes will do six months for like offenses. S R MACKAY'S BIG SCHEME. Rumors That He Will Establish a Tele- graph Line to Alaska. SEATTLE, Wass., July 26.—Jobn W. Mackay will leave on the steamship Queen to-morrow morning for Alaska. He is ac- companied by C. R. Hosmer, general manager of the Canadian Pacific Telegraph Company, and it is believed his visit north bas something to_do with the early con- struction of a telegraph line to Alaska from Vancouver, B. C. G A Miners Leaving Cooks Inlet. | bod: | others were founc {fure leaving Ahkmann arranged with a | where Assemblyman | ceiv goose chase to the Cooks Inlet mines with reports that the finds there were greatly exaggeratetd. Of 300 miners who rushed te the scene but few remain, many having crossed the divide to the Yukon and others returning to the sound by every steamer. el FROZEN BODIES ON THE BEACH. Victims of the White Disaster Disen- tombed by the Waves. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., July 28.— Another ghastly chapter has been added to the story of the wreck of the sealing schooner C. G. White, which occurred at Wood Island, Alaska, some months ago, and in which eleven out of a crew of eighteen men lost their lives. Thomas Ahkmann of San Francisco re- ned this morning on the steam tender Rohlffs from Karluk. He had visited tu U | the scene of the wreck of the White, and while walking along the beach was horri- iied at stumbling upon the body of Captain Isaacson, master of the schooner. The body was sitting up against a bank. An investigation proved that the burial given the poor fellow by his half-frozen and un- fortunate comrades allowed the waves to wash all the covering from the body, leav- ing the head and trunk uncovered. ~Atthe feet lay the remains of the cook, who had so been partly disentombed by the elements. Ahkmann _attempted to remove the s to higher graves, but they resisted all efforts of pick and shovel to dislodge them. Further \ll]‘lnll the bodies of the , also half buried. Be- ps of miners of a neighboring island to bury the remains of all the unfortunates as soon as the frozen clay thawed enough to permit their release. Abhkmann said the wreck had entirely disappeared; the natives had stripped the clothing from the dead bodies. Seven sur- | vivors of the wreck who had been in the hospital at Karluck sinee rescued were transferred from there recentiy on the United States cutter Grant to Sitka,whence ‘ they will come down on the next steamer. -—— BEATING CASE. PORTLAND WIF Sad Story of a Stage-Struck Girl Who Eloped With an Actor. PORTLAND, Or., July 26.—A sorry tale of cruelty to a young stage-struck girl was told to the Chief of Police to-aay, when Leon Coffman, a variety performer, was arrested for beating a girl whom he called wife nearly to death while in a drunken fit. Coffman’s real name is Harry Leon. He got his girl-wife a position in a spectaculax show, and told her to borrow a pair of She had never worn tights and re- , whereupon Leon got drunk and tened to kill her. The girl, whose name is Birdie Country- as well-to-do parents in Fond du While on a visit to Milwaukee aw Leon (or Coffmar) perform, and in love with him. He held out induce- ments to her to zo with him and go upon the stage. Birdie followed the actor and i ¢ with him. They came mbination of performers and for want of funds. isa pgculiarly sad one. thin an hour after their he struck her and abused her, ' your master and you've a1t I tell you, or I'll beat 1.’ Birdie is about 17 the life out of y | years old, and says her parents have never heard from her since she left them. MISTERY OF WOTDLAR No Light Yet Thrown Upon the Whereabouts of Mr. Laugenour. Friends Predict That He Will Soon Return to Dispel Disquleting Rumors. WOODLAND, Car., July 26.—The where- abouts of Hon. H. W. Laugenour is still a mystery, and his absence the one topic of conversation in Woodland. . An investiga- tion shows that his obligations are not | and nearly every dollar is secured best of securities. In more prosper- large, by the ous times Mr. Laugenour could have met | all of his obligations, for his holdings are large, but the depreciatien in values has made it impossible for him to realize. His mother had gone on his paper for a al, and he secured her by turning r his property. In consideration of ransaction she gave him the $10,000 with which he went to San Francisco. No attempt was made to conceal the convey- ance. The bankers here express the utmost confidence in the securities and all agree that everything is straight. Mr. Lauge- nour has done nothing of which he need be ashamed, and it is the opinion of his friends that everything will come out all right and that he will be home in a few e ptoa late hour this evening neither his mother nor his wife had heard any- thing from him. SEEN IN SAN FRANCISCO. Laugenowr Was Met by Friends on Market Street. General Warfield of the California Hotel, Laugenour stops when visiting the city, saw him for the last time Saturday morning. He was seen at the Bay District track on Tuesday after- noon, however, so it is evident he stayed somewhere else during the interim. Laugenour’s nncle, J. Watkins, has been in the City looking for him during the last two days, but up to last night he had re- d no encouragement. o, I do not' believe Henry has done anything wrong,” he said when questioned as to the efforts of his search. *I do not place any trust in the assertion that he has gone on a debauch-and is now in hiding. Henry was not inclined that way. He negotiated the note for $10,000 which he brought with him at the California Bank, though 1 cannot get trace of any money that he bas spent. He was unsuc- cessful in his business ventures, including the woolen-mills and other investments, and hated to face trouble in any form. “That is what makes me think he has gone away or done something more rash. This money which he brought with him was to v off certain debts, and he would have been perfectly square with the world, though having very little left. It is his supersensitiveness that has driven him to act in this irregular manner, and his fam- ily will suifer intensely uutil we learn whether he is d or has wandered off while temporarily out of his mind. He was a very domestic man and not at all sporty in his tastes. Ishall keep up the search.” The Police Department has been unable to extend any assistance to the missing man’s uncle. Postmaster Sam Leake of Sacramento c;mlw do\;’n from the capital last evening and on the train met Surveyor- ‘Will 8. Green, who said: yor “My daughter, Ray,and another lady from Colusa met Mr, Laugenour on Mar- ket street, San Francisco, Thursday of this week. They knew him weil, saw him distinctly and spoke to him. He saw them and returned the recognition. Itis not possible that both of the ladies were mistaken, for they bave known Mr. Laugenour for a long time.” P Opium Produced at Pacific Grove, PACIFIC GROVE, CaL.,July 26.—Rather a peculiar experiment in the production of opium has been made in this section by H. A. Greene. He planted an acre of opwum poppies and extracted quite a quan- tity of the crude material. This wastested in San Francisco and found to be of the purest quality. However, the industry re- ived a setback when it was proved that PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., July 26.— Many miners are returning from a wild-l it would take $2 to produce $1 worth of the prepared article. T0 DAM CLEAR LAKE, A Plan That May Cause Trouble in Lake County. CONTROL OF THE WATER. Property-Owners Object to the Scheme of a Corpora- tion. SCENES OF 1868 RECALLED. How a Band of Armed Citizens Re- moved One Dam From the Outlet. LAKEPORT, CAL., July 26.—A recent proposition for the control and utilization of the waters of Clear Lake has vividly recalled to the minds of old settlers the days of '68, when an armed body tore a dam from the lake's outlet, and the months of litigation which followed. Nothing has occurred in years to raise so great an excitement as the suggestion of again damming the outlet of the lake. For some time County Tax Collector E. P. Clendenin has been circulating a contract among those who own property along the shores of the lake and has secured a number of signatures. This contract recites that Clendenin and his associates propose to widen and deepen the outlet of the lake, control the rise and fall of the water and establish facilities for creating and transmitting electric power. In consideration of the benefits to be de- rived from these improvements the sign- ers transfer to Clendenin all their riparian rights pertaining to the waters of the lake. The contract provides that the lake shall not be raised nor lowered more than four feet above or below a low-water mark established by the late Captain Floyd in 1873. Professor C. G. Baldwin of Pomona Col- lege is at the head of the enterprise; that is, he is in charge of the mechanical por- tion of the work. Whose capital is back- ing him is not known, but he claims to have Eastern money behind him. At firsy little attention was paid to the matter, but when the people began to realize its importance interest quickened at an amazing rate, and the trouble of 1868 has been recallea by muttered threats now being heard. In 1866 the Clear Lake Water Company got a bill through the Legislature author- izing the building and maintenance of a lock in Cache Creek and giving to the com- pany exclusive use and control of the waters of the lake. In 1867 a dam was built and a mill erected and trouble began at once. Although the bill specified that the water should not be raised above its usual height it was allowed to raise unti] thou- sands of acres of cu!'tivated land were inundated and the principal streets of Lakeport were flooded. The people protested, but were laughed at. They sought relief in the courts, but were unable to obtain redress. The dam was several times declared a nuisance, but no way was found to abate it. Finally, in November, 1868, the citizens of the county took the law into their own hands. Several hundred men banded together, elected officers and proceeded to the site of the dam. The county officers were captured, guards were stationed to prevent interruption and the dam was completely destroyed, together with the mill and other improvements. The com- pany began suit for damages, and, after nearly three years of litigation, the matter was compromised by the county paying 20,000. Bonds were issued for the amount and the county is still paying in- terest on these bonds. This has been the experience of the people of Lake County in utilizing the lake water, and if they allow any other company to build a dam it will be under an ironclad contract that no damage will be inflicted. Many, however, are un- alterably opposed to a dam being built under any circumstances. Captain W. B. Collier, who owns a beautiful summer res- idence on the lake ghore, says he will en- join any person from interfering in any way with the lake’s outlet. C. M. Ham- mond, %rofirietor of the Ma Tel vineyards, and A. B. Rodman, both owners of exten- sive lakeside property, are bitterly opposed to allowing a corporation to obtain con- trol of the lake, and announce an intention of fighting such a movement to the end. SAD TRAGEDY AT AZUSA Little Marion Miller Played With Matches and Was Cremated. Her Father Shot Himself When He Saw the Child’s Blackened Body. LOS ANGELES, Car., July 26.—One of the saddest events recorded in the county was the burning to death, near Azusa, of little three-year-old Marion Mil- lar and the suicide of her father in conse- quence. The Millars lived about three miles from Azusa on a ranch. The family consisted of Millar, wife and two daughters, one aged 25, the other 3 years old. Millar was especially devoted to the youngest child. Last Wednesday safternoon, while only these two were in_the house, Miller feil asleep, and during his slumber the child possessed herself of some matches and set fire to her dress. The eldest daughter on returning home discovered the body of the little one, frightfully burned and blistered, near where the father was still sleeping. She awoke him, and he was so overcome by grief that he took his rifle, went out into the yard and sent a bullet through his brain. He is dying, and the shock of the two fatalities has completely prostrated Mrs. Millar, whose life is despaired of. Change in the Record’s Control. LOS ANGELES, CaL., July 26.—The Evening Record, which began publication here March 4 last, with W. B. Burbank editor, has partially changed hands. Ed- ward W. Scripps of Cincinnati, president of the Scripps-McRae League of Eastern papers, has purchased a controlling inter- est. The Record is the only Los Angeles 2-cent paper. ROYAL Baking Powder "has been awarded highest honors at every world’s fair where exhibited. NOT A WORD TO SAY— You merely step into the big store to-day, select any Suit or Over- coat on the first floor that may please you, look at what it’s marked—if it's marked $20, $18 or $15, it needn’t worry you a bit —all you need pay is WE SAID 1F AND THAT GOES! $11-$11-$11 Eleven dollars for pick of any Suit or Overcoat on thF first floor, You are your own salesman. This sale is the town talk. Nothing like it has ever been done in the history of California. An Entire Floor of Suits and Overcoats, 14,700 Square Feet, Your Pick of Any on the Floor for ==$11.00-- Open To-night Till 10:30. Raphael’s (INCORPORATED), A San Francisco House Run by San Francisco Boys NEW TO-DAY—CL\OTHING‘ THERE’S ONE THING CERTA That no house in Frisco, occupying as high a position in the estimation of the people of California as we do, ever offered you a floor of the choicest high grade clothes for men’s wear at ---$11.00--~ THAT’S WHAT WE’RE DOING. 2 Entire Buildings. if, 13 and 15 9, KEARNY STREET. Raphael’s (INCORPORATED). THE NEWS OF SAN JOSE, Fatal Results of a Boiler Ex- plosion on Greenwalt Ranch. New Sults Growling Out of the Chinese Feud—A Resldence Burned. SAN JOSE, Car., July 26.—The boiler of a pumping-engine on the Greenwalt ranch on the Monterey road, near the Five-mile House, exploded this morning, killing George Greenwalt instantly and seriously injuring William Greenwalt, who were working around the engine. The men were pumping water into an irrigation ditch at the time, and were standing near the engine, and received the full force of the explosion. George Green- walt was struck in the back of the head by a viece of iron plate, and both of his legs were fearfully mangled by flying iron. William Greenwalt was scalded from head tofoot by the escaping water and lost one eve. Dr. Wayland, who dressed his wounds, says he cannot recover. Hotace Granger, who was also near the engine, was slightly scalded on the face. George Greenwalt was 38 vears of age and leaves a widow and six children. William Greenwalt is 28 and has a wifeand three children. ‘ The engine was an old affair and was formerly a threshing-engine. It has hardly been considered safe for some time. It is thought that a lack of water in the boiler caused the explosion, but the gauge ‘was clogged and showed that there was a sufticiency. Forty Days for Petty Larceny. SAN JOSE, CAL., July 26.—Jack Smith, who stole a pair of shoes from Spring’s . store last evening, pleaded guilty to a cparée of petty larceny to-day before Jus- tice Gass and was sentenced to forty days in the County Jail. TO IMPROVE THE CREEKS. A Move for the Formation of a Protection District. SAN JOSE, Carn, July 26.—Steps are being taken by people along the creeks in the western part of the city to form a pro- tection district, and County Surveyor Me- Millan is now preparing a map of the pro- posed district. The act of the Legislature under which it is proposed to organize the district pro- vides the formation of protection districts in the various counties of the State, for the improvement and rectification of the chan- nels of innayigable streams and water- courfes, for the prevention of the overflow thereof, by widening, deepening and straightening and otherwise improving the same, and to authorize the Boards of Supervisors to levy and collect assessments from the property benefited, to pay the expenses. A RESIDENCE BURNED. . Fire Destroyed the Dent House, Occu- pled by Dr. Coke. SAN JOSE, Cav.,, July 26.—The Dent house on Willow street, near Cherry ave- nue, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The house was occupied by Dr. Paul Coke and family. It was outside the city limits and nothing could be done to save it. The tire is believed to haye started from a furnace, where there had been a hot fire earlier in the evening. The loss is about $5000, half covered by insurance. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. Otto Peterson Induced a Friend to In- dorse a Forged Check. SAN JOSE, CarL., July 26.—W. Topham appeared before Justice Gass yesterday and swore to a complaint charging Otto Peterson with embezzlen:ent. Some time ago Peterson came here and became acquainted with Topham. Peter- son had a check for §20 on the Union Clothing House of Minneapolis and Top- ham indorsed the check for him so he could get the money from a local bank. In a short time the note came back with the statement that it was forged and Topham had to Yay it. Peterson promised Topham he would pay him in a few days, but in the mean time he borrowed money from some friends and went to Los Angeles. It is said that Peterson is the young man who succeeded in passing numerous forged checks on merchants in this city about two months ago. 52 KNOCKED FROM A TRAIN. 4 San Francisco Lad’s Narrow Escape From Death SAN JOSE, CaL., July 26.—Joseph Stone, an 18-year-old boy from San Francisco, had a narrow escape from death last night. He and a companion were beating their way from Gilroy and were riding on top of a car of baled hay. After passing St. John street Stone stood up and was struck by a wire across the street. He was knocked off the car and feil a distance of about eighteen feet. When icked up he was unconscious. At the eceiving Hospital it was found that no bones were broken, and_he soon recovered consciousness.- He received a bad jar, but his injuries are not serious. ‘TRANSFER OF 4 LARGE TRACT. Purchase of a Laguna to Furnish Water for San Jose. SAN JOSE, CaL., July 26.—Deeds were filed in tk:e Recorder’s office to-day whereby Tiacro Fisher transferred 410 acres of land in the vicinity of the Twelve-mile House to the Citizen’s Water Company for $111,- 600. A laguna, from which a large water supply can be obtained, is included in the urchase. The transfer is made to Francis mith, as president, and A. Andrew, as secretary, of the company. Of the pur- chase price $31,600 is paid down, and Fisher assumes a mortgage for $80,000. The ob- jects of the company is to supply this city with water. Suit to Recover on Claims. SAN-JOSE, CaL., July 26.—L. D. Ho- back to-day commenced suit against A. Horstman for $1197 95 on the following as- signed claims: Gattman & Blagg, $772 75; M. I. Nathan, $124 50; H. Danzig & Co., $300 75. Horstman was a cloak and suit dealer and, recently went through insol- vency. FEUD OF THE CELESTIALS. New Suits Growing Out of the Elopement of Soon Hoi. SAN JOSE, CaL., July 26.—Chew Chuck swore to a complaint this morning in Jus- tice Dwyer’s court charging Gong Duck and Sing Yow with conducting a dis- orderly house. This action grows out of the recent elopement of Soon Hoi, a Chinese maiden, with Ham Ket Soon. Gong Duck had Soon Hoi .arrested for stealing jewelry valued &t $160, but she was subsequently discharged. Now Gong Duck, to balance matters, threatens to have Ham Ket Soon arrested for bigamy, as it is claimed he has several wives in Oregon. Gong Duck and Sing Yow were arraigned before Justice Dwyer to-day and released on $50 bail each. Their trial was set for August 5. Arrested for Libel. SAN JOSE, Car., July 26.—George Degel- man, proprietor of the Weekly Gazette, was arrested on a charge of criminal libel referred by Attorney H. A. Gabriel of gnnm Clara. The paper is conducted on sensational lines, and in its last issue re- ferred to the actions of the attorney and a certain Santa Clara woman. P T Deserting the Franklin Mines. SEATTLE, WasH., July 26. — Colored miners of Franklin, one of the Oregon Improvement Company’s mining camps in this State, are leaving there in large numbers, some going to Coos Bay, Or., and others east. The reasons assigned by the miners are _that there is considerable dnng:r in the Franklin mines, as numer- ous fatal accidents testify, and that as this company’s mine does not run steadily they cannot make as much money as elsewhere. It is stated that white miners are flocking into Franklin to take the places of the negroes. .