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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1895 B PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Colgan at Issue With the Board of Exam- iners. SALARIES HELD BACK. Claims Two Appoiniments Have Been Made Without Authority. | AN APPEAL TO FITZGERALD. The Outcome Eagerly Awaited by | Every Politician in the Capital City. SACRAMENTO, Car., Aug. 1.—There ! is a difference of opinion between State | Controller Colgan and the State Board of | Examiners over certain appointments | which the latter have made, and every | politician in the capital city is eagerly awaiting the outcome. ! The controversy arises over the refusal | of the Controller to pay a sum of money to Thomas A. Lewis, who was recently ap- pointed expert to the Board of Examiners. The Controller holds that there is no stat- utory provision for any such an office, hence the refusal. In relation to the Lewis matter Mr. Colgan has sent the following letter to the Attorney-General, but as ye has received no reply: The Board of Examiners have approved a claim for $54 45 in favor of Thomas as expert to said board, for traveling ex from July7 to 19 inclusive: I am not aware | of any statute creating the office of expert to | the Boerd of Examiners, nor of any law au- thorizing the appointment or employment of such an officer, and, if his employment is not | warranted by law, I fail to see wherein or whereby the payment of his traveling expenses | is warranted. | 1am aware that in the general appropriation | act of 1895 (Statutes1895, page 281) provision | 1s made for the salary of an expert to the Board of Examiners and for his traveling expenses, but I am also aware and the records of the last | Legislature will show that the bill'creating the offics of expert, authorizing his employment and fixing hi The items m vere inserted in | the general appropriation act in anticipation of the creation of the office, but from the later action of the Legislature it was the evident intention that the office should not be cre The question arises in my mind, Does the t of an approp ion in the general ith it the creation of y to appoin anoffice, such officer, | and warran diture of the money | without ot of 1 Will you | opinion in this matter CoLgax, Controller. The following day Mr. Colgan sent an- other letter to Mr. Fitzgerald, in which he i wrote: | I am in receipt of notice from the secretary of the Board of Examiners thaton the 13th e board appointed Fred A. Severy print- T olitical Code. 1e opinion that this office has been abolished, and the section referred to repealed, if not in terms, at least in effect. The oftice of State Printer was fi reated by an act a ed January 8, 1850 (Statutes | This act was repealed in 1852 | page 113). The office was again | created act approved May 1, 1854 | (Statutes 1854, page 33). This act provided for thapayment of the State Printer by piece-work and fixed the rates at which the work was to be paid for (section 12), and it was the duty of | the printing expert to examine into the work | done and the claims presented by the State Printer. On March 26,1872 (3tatutes 1871-72, page 554), an act was approved abolishing the office of State Printer, and establishing the State | Printing Office, and creating the office of Su- perintenaent of State Printing. This act went into effect the first Monday in July, 1875, and since that time the Superintendent of State Printing has had entire charge and supervision of the State printing. With the retirement of the State Printer and the oid system of piece-work the dutiesof the printing expert ceased and his services were Do louger required, and it is quite clear to my mind that the act above referred to practically disposed of this officer, if it did not in terms 1epeal the section of the code providing for his appointment. No appropriation has been made for the ealary of this office since March 30,1874, nor can I find that since the act of March 26, 1872, went into effect has any ap- pointment to the office been made. Will you kindly give me your views in writing on‘the subject? % The general impression here. seems to be | that Mr. Fitzgerald will stand pat in the appointments, as he probably voted to make them after careful consideration, and the question is, What will Mr. Colgan do? The Controller has carefully exam- ined the law, and is convinced that the | appointments are illegal. Feeling as he does, he will probably continue to refuse to draw the warrants, and the matter will be taken before the Supreme Court. STATE ASSESSMENTS. Some Interesting Results Shown by the Latest Returns. SACRAMENTO, Can., Aug. 1.—The State Board of Equalization is putting the | finishing touches on its annual report, and | in a few days it will be given to the public. The report show that the prosperity of the State is increasing and that property values have enhanced materially. 1t will show that while half the counties | in the State show a falling off in their | assessments, the other half has increased | to such an extent that it offsets the de- crease many times. There will also be many interesting sta- tistics in_relation to bicycles and their effect on horse valuations. Members of the board state that there is not likely to be any change in railroad assessments over those made last year, and in this event the eloquence of E. Black Ryan will have been wasted. In Mr. Ryan’s argument he stated that the rail- road had lost over & million dollars in the strike of a year ago and that business was not as good as it had been. There is but one county south of Tehach- api that shows a decrease in the valuations of its property, and that is San Bernardino. San Diego crawied up a few thousands and Los Angeles $5000,000. San Francisco added $3,000,000 tp its valuations. Tulare and Alameda show a large increase. Kern County added $3,000,000 and San Mateo $1,000,000 to their taxable proverty. The first named is increase in farm values and town property. Yolo County is one of those which fell off. Fresno, Merced, ls_lt;t\;uslaus and San Joaquin fell behind a ittle. There is quite a decrease in the valuation of horses, but this is made up by the as- sescments on bicycles. A good bicycle and a good horse are assessed at the same figure, from $30 to $35 each. San Fran- cisco returns 6000 wheels, Alameda 4000, Los Angeles 818, and so on throughout the State. Alpine is the only county where the wheel does not appear to be in general use. The report will show that of all the race- horses stabled at San Francisco hardly any stock belongs to parties who claim a resi- dence in San Francisco. The owners have their stock farms in other counties. On the 4th of March, when the San | $13,000, or any portion of it Francisco Assessor called on the trainers at the track, the latter informed him that the stock belonged to Mr. So-and- 50, who resided in Sacramento, Los Ange- les, Kern or some other county, as the case might be, and that the race stock was given into the Assessor of that county with the balance of the stock. When the As- sessor of the county in which the stock farm is located called he was informedfthat the race stock was in San Francisco on the first Monday in March and their tax would be paid there. In this way all this stock, so the members of the State board say, has escaped taxation. If found in the hands of the same owners next season it will be assessed double. 4 FATAL AFFRAY. Two Nrivers Get Into a Row and One Is Mortally Stabbed. SACRAMENTO, Carn., Aug. 1.—There was a cutting affray in the eastern part of the city to-night that will lead to the death of one of the participants before morning. John Hughes and George Williams, two drivers of sprinkling carts, got into a dis- pute regarding their respective places at the dinner table. During the dispute Hughes struck Williams, and the latter drew a knife and slashed Hughes across the abdomen. Theknife penetrated several inches and cut into the bowels. The physician who was called 1n states that it is not likely that the injured man will live until morning. he police have landed Williams in jail, where he denies all knowledge of having cut Hughes, saying that it was merely a fist fight, and no weapons were used. The police have the name of a witness who saw the whole affair, and he refuses to corrobor- ate the prisoner’s version. HEAVY REWARD OFFERED. A Stimwlus to the Search for Buried Gold in Yolo County. SACRAMENTO, Carn.,, Aug. 1.—Wells, Targo & Co. will announce in the Record- Union to-morrow morning that they will give one-fourth of the $52,400 buried in Yolo County on the night of the train robbery last October, to whoever may find it. Brady has shown the officers very near whera the treasure was hidden, so that all who dig for it will know Freuy nearly where to operate. There will, no doubt, be several hundred persons out there to- morrow, engaged in the eifort to make that FIRE Splendid Work FPerformed by the Fire Department. RED BLUFF, CaL, Aug. 1.—A fire roke out in the business part of town late to-night in Shubert’s store, burning it completely out. A teastore adjoining Shubert’s was also burned. Brooks' drugstore was damaged and Car- ’s clotning-store was badly damaged. fire department did splendid work in stopping the fire. The total damage will reach several thousand dolla AT RED BLUFF. . COLORED 00D FELLOWS, Their State Convention Will Be Held Here Monday and Tuesday. Life Insurance of Members to Be Discussed and New Ufficers Installed. The colored Odd Fellows of California | will convene in this City next Monday and | Tuesday. Executive sessions will be held during the day at Alcazar Hall. On Monday even- ing the local members of the Household of Ruth, the woman’s branch of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, will give a John E. Rivers, Grand Master, Dis- trict of California. receptfon at Alcazar Hall to the delegates and visiting members and to the members of the two lodges of this City. Tuesday evening the third annual convention will end with the installation of the new grand officers and a reception and ball at B’nai B’rith Hall. One of the most important matters to be discussed at the convention is the advisa- gility of instituting life insurance of mem- ers. 1In 1894 the fourteen lodges of this State, with a total membership of 450, expended nearly $8000, a part of which was used in relief work, for funerals of members and for charity. The lodges of the State own property and funds to the value of $13,000. The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows isa secret fraternal organization, having symbols and purposes similar to the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, the prin- cipal difference being in point of color. Last year the organization celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its establishment in America. The order consists of about 2200 lodges, situated in the United States, Canada, the West Indies, Liberia and other parts of Africa, anais 50\'emeu’ by a “‘committee of management,” with headquarters in Eng- land, where all the members are white. Last year the total membership in lodges ‘was over 150,000, and there has been an in- crease in the past year. Something of the character and amount of work done in relief of members may be inferred from the fact thatin 1894 $36, were paid to the sick, $19,000 to widows and orphans and $9000 for funerals, with a total expenditure of nearly $75,000. Biennial National conyentions are held in the United States, which is divided into districts, each district holding its annual convention. This State alone forms the District of California, and has lodges in San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Oakland, Chico, Stockton, Marysville, Ba- kersfield, San Jose, San Bernardino, River- side and‘flan Diego; and probably three more lodges will soon be established in other places in Southern California. It is expected that this convention will be well attended, particularly as many of those at the Afro-American Congress now in session in this City will remain gver for the State Convention of the G. U. 0. 0. F. Prominent among the colored Odd Fel- lows of California are: B. A. Johnson and Frank Butler of Sacramento; A. Dumas Jones, Homer Bisho%, J. B. Wilson and Wiltiam Steward of Oakland; Benjamin Harris, J. B. Hayden and George Brown of San Francisco; J. H. Burrows of Stock- ton, T. W. Randolph of Mnrfsville, L B Gillmen of Bakersfield, Al Trench of San Jose, Peter Powers of Chico, Samuel Phil- lips of Los Angeles and J. C. Carter of Riverside. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, George A. Allen’s At- tempt at Suicide Was Successful. SLASHED HIS THROAT. Had Softening of the Brain When He Committed the Deed. WHOLESALE BARLEY THEFTS. An Entire Famlly to Be Arrested on a Charge of Committing Them. SAN JOSE, Cawn., July 31.—George A. Allen, a Grand Army man who made an attempt to commit suicide last night by cutting his throat, died this afternoon about 3 o’clock. For the past few months ke had been in ill health, and the Grand Army men of this city had been taking care of him. About a week ago they took Allen to a boarding-house conducted by Mrs. E. E. Ludwick, on South Second street. Ailen appeared to like his new boarding place, and appeared to be contented. Last evening he went out to dine with some friends, and when he returned he complained of having ate something that did not agree with him, and retired to his room. Shortly after 12 o'clock, Mrs. Wal- lace, a lodger in the house, heard him groaning and she notified the landlady. On opening the door they found Allen Iying on the floor beside his bed in a pool of blood. There was a frightful gash in his throat and he was unconscious. . By his side lay a pocket-knife with which he had cut his throat. Dr. I. N. Frasse was sammoned and he pronounced the wound not necessarily fatal, as neither the wind- pipe or jugular had been severed. Allen had been until recently an inmate of the Soldiers’ Home at Santa Monica, and was a member of John A. Martin Post No. 153, He was affected with softening of the brain. - % BARLEY THEFTS. A Whole Family to Be Charged With Their Commission. SAN JOSE, Can., Aug. 1.— About 1 o’clock this morning Deputy Sheriffs Ten- nant and Kennedy searched the premises of James C.Spencer at839 East James street for a lot of chevalier barley that had been stolen from the ranch of B.J. Tully on the Tully road. About fifty sacks of barley were stolen from the Tully place last Sunday night, and the matter was reported to Sheriff Lyndon, who at once began a search for the missing grain. It was learned that Spencer hag isposed of sixteen sacks at an Bast S8an Jose store for 70 cents per 100 pounds, when the market price was $1 40. In their search this morning the officers discovered a lot of loose chevalier barley in Spencer’s barn. When thefl invaded the house to arrest Spencer they found only his two sons, George and Frank, aged 16 and 19 respectively. The boys said their father and his oldest son, James, had left for Jackson, Amador County, by wagon early yesterday morning. The boys were brought to the County Jail and Jocked up. Spencer is a teamster, and had been em- ployed at the Tully ranch for a good many years, but was discharged about a year ago on account of a lack of work. A warrant charging Spencer and his son James with gmflnd larceny was forwarded to Jackson to-day. Thg officers learned this afternoon that Spencer and his son had camped last night near Livermore. It is expected they will be arrested at either Stockton or Lathrop. This afternoon George and Frank Spen- cer, the boys arrested at the house this morning, were arraigned before Justice Dwyer on a charge of grand larceny. Their examination was set for August 10at i0 A. ., and they were allowed to go on their own recognizance. BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT. It Is Brought Against a Capitalist for Fijty Thousand Dollars. SAN JOSE, Can, Aug. L.—When the case of Jessie Pyle against E. M. Piercy, for $50,000 for breach of promise, was called in Judge Reynolds’ court this morning, the plaintiff was not present, and, on mo- tion of defendant’s attorney, the case was dismissed and costs taxed to the plaintiff.’ This afternoon another complaint was filed by Jessie Pyle against E. M. Piercy for $50,000 damages for breach of promise. In the complaint Miss Pyle alleges that in Se%tember, 1893, Piercy proposed marriage to her and she accepted, and that he there and then promised to marry her within a reasonable time. She alleges that she has relied on the promise of defendant to marry her, and that she has remained single and is now and ever has been since that time ready to marry defendant. Miss Pyle further alleges that a sufficient time has elapsed and Piercy has failed to carry out his promise, and that she has suffered great mental anguish and pain by the actions of Piercy, and prays tEat she be awarded $50,000 damages. Piercy is a -capitalist and a well-known Populist politician. A Suspected Forger Arraigned. SAN JOSE, Carn., Aug. 1.—Otto Peter- son, who is supposed to be Henry Bonnell who victimized a number of merchants in this city about three months ago by pass- ing forged checks, was arraigned before Justice Gass this morning on a charge of forgery, and his examination was set for August 5. Bail was fixed at $1000, in de- fault of which he went to jail. While those on whom Bonnell passed the checks have failed to identif{Peterson as the man, experts pronounce the writing on the checks identical with Peterson’s handwriting. Tt is now believed there were three or four in the gang, and that Peterson fox:fed the checks and his accom- plices passed them. Lawrence Archer Jr., attorney for Peter- son, secured a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Reynolds to-day, returnable at 2 o’clock to-morrow, on which an effort will be made to secure Peterson’s release on the grounds that he isillegally held and should have been accorded a preliminary examination. Scalded by Boiling Syrup. SAN JOSE, Cav., Aug. 1.—W. E. Bassett, an employe of the Flickinger cannery, was severely burned by boiling syrup Tuesday. He was tending to a kettle of syrup when it began to boil over, and in the excitement he reached down injo the kettle to shut off the steam. His arms were scalded to the elbows, and he sank to the floor in a helpless condition. The skin is all cooked off his arms, and it will be some time before he can use them. A doctor was sutnmoned and the wounds dressed. Bassett suftered intense agony for several hours. Another Step in the Barron Case. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, Aug. 1.—The Barron case was up before Judge Lorigan this morning on & settlement of the bill of ex- ceptions on motion for a new trial. At- ‘| which the plans of the executive commit- torneys Spencer, Leib and Mc¢Kinstry rep- resented the aefendant, Eva Rose Barron, the widow, and H. V. Morehouse repre- sented George Barron, the contestant. The defendant’s statement covers about 1200 typewritten pages, and includes 359 amendments to the bill of exceptions filed by George Barron, the contestant, to the application of Eva Rose Barron, the widow, for a new trial. The plaintiif obfjects to sixty-two amendments proposed by the defendant, and has submitted instructions to be considered by the court. By mutual agreement of the parties in- terested in the case, the hearing was con- tinued until August 31 at 10 A. M. Funds for Advertising. SAN JOSE, Car., Aug. 1.—Colonel T. R. Weaver and Secretary Fay of the Board of Trade, who are making an ex- tensive canvass of the county to raise $20,000 for an advertising fund, report that they are being cordially received by the orchardists, and are meeting with much success. The orchardists are all reported to be in favor of the movement. A meeting of the fruit-growers will be heid at Los Gatos Saturday night, at tee of the Board of Trade for advertising Santa Clara County products in the East will be outlined.” A large delegation of Board of Trade men from San Jose wi attend. A Successful Loan Association. SAN JOSE, Car., Aug. 1.—The stock- holdm:s of the San Jose Building and Loan Association held a meeting this afternoon and the first series of the association stock was paid. The first series consists of 837 shares, 474 of which are unpledged. The | stock is worth $200 per share, and the first series represent $167,400. The series has been running 126 months, and_the shares have earned 11.32 per cent interest per annum. The society has just released $72,600 worth of mortgages. A Caboose Capsized. SAN JOSE, Carn., Aug. 1.—A caboose on a southbound freight train was turned over | on its side about 12 o’clock to-day at the | narrow-gauge depot while switching. An empty boxcar stood on a side track near the shed and was not clear of the main | track. 1n switching the caboose it struck | the car and was overturned. A wrecking crew soon righted the caboose and a delay of but half an hour was caused. AFRO-AMERICAN SESSIOR The Third Day Devoted Chiefly to Papers and Their Discussion. The Body Will Favor Holdllg the | Republican Convention Here in 1896. The Afro-American Congress occnpied’ very little time yesterday afternoon in the transaction of routine business, and en- tered with spirit into the reading and dis- cussion of the papers. The paper of Mrs. Thomas Pearson of Oakland on “The ob- jects and aims of the home association for aged and infirm colored people” was accorded an especial vote of thanks and a considerable subscription was tendered | Mrs. Pearson in aid of the enterprise. The paper was an exhaustive presentation of | the charity and was delivered in convine- | ing language. The association was organized in Janu- | ary, 1892, and has at present more than | $800 in the fund. Georze Montgomery of Oakland has donated a piece_of land on which to erect the home, at Beulah, near Mills Seminary, in Alameda County. The membership nambersabout 108, with about thirty lady direstors and an advisory board | composed of men. The officers are: Mrs, | A. T. Stanford, president; Mrs. H. Smith, vice-president; Mrs. Lydia Jacl son, secretar) rs. Thomas Pearson, cor- | responding secretary; Mrs. C. E. Sander- son, treasurer. Thé association is incor- E)r;teu, and has 1ts headquarters in QOak- Reyv. O. Summers said he knew of aged negro women wko owned property which they would give for the cause in return for its privileges. Rev. Tillman Brown was introduced to the congress by Vice-President Houston as the ‘‘Wizard of the Coast,” the “Knight of the Spur” and the “War Eagle of the Con- gress.” Mr. Brown’s paper—‘The Cause of Hard Times”—dealt with the misrule and misfortune caused by the Democratic party — the great party to which some people think the negro ought to belun% “When confidence is lost money is told to | hide itself. It is undoubtedly true thac many live beyond their means, but the cause of hard times in the present is due largely to free-trade legislation.” He reviewed the history of the country under both free trade and protection and made comparisons favorable' to a. protec- tive policy. When Mr. Brown had occupied forty- five minutes—more than double the time allowed by the rules—Mr. Petway arose to a point of order, but a motion_obtained alowing the former to finish. When an hour and a quarter had been consumed A. A. Collins moved that the congress express a desire to anticipate at least a portion of the ‘“‘able discourse’” by permitting Mr. Brown to retire and have the whole paper printed with other proceedings. There was a disposition to applaud Mr. Collins’ compliment until the real motive | of shutting off a political address was com- prehended, and then he was sat upon and the speaker continued for another quarter of an hour. A resolution was presented by W. E. Henderson favoring the enforcement of the laws for the protection of the negro in the South to the enjoyment of all his rights, and if that can not be done then to favor the repeal of so much of the constitutional amendments as refer to the enfranchise- ment of the nergo, or at least a legal dis- franchisement, which would deny to the South the present large representation in Congress. The resolution was referred to the committee on resolutions. A. A. Collins arose to a question of privilege and said: I wish to reply to remarks made yesterday on my strictures on jockleg preachers. What I sal {.caterdny reflected in no way upon any reputable ministers. I have the highest re- gard for those who wear the cloth, but I said then and I repeat that the curse of the colored i)eople of California is the influence of a lot of jockleg preachers without reputation at home or abroad. They are emissaries of the devil and I challenge successful contradiction, for I can bring the proofs. Mr. Coliing’ remarks were greeted with prolonged applause. e 1 & “The Power Woman Could Wield if She ‘Would” was read by Mrs. Esther Johnson, and “The Benefit of Protection to the Colored People” by R. H. A. Johnson. The congress expressed its desire to co- operate with the Republican State Central Committee in the ef?orts for the bringing of the National Republican Convention of 1896 to San Francisco in the appointmnt, by President Morton, of a committee to draft a resolution to that effect. The com- mittee is as follows: R. A. Johnson, Sac- ramento; A. A. Collins, Oakland; R. W. Houston, Bakersfield: J. J. Neimore, Los Angeles. % The evening session was given up entirely to addresses and papers. There was no discussion. Henry P. Shedd read a sketch of Abraham Lincoln. - Rev. A. C. Hirst of the Simpson Memorial Church delivered an eloguent address on Wendell Phillips. Mrs. 8. W. Layton read the most enterfain- ing aner yet presented to the congress by a delegate. Tge subject, “Powers of Con- vention Work,” embraced the practical and useful things that should be accom- plished by such a congress. J. M. Bridges, a young merchant of Fresno, gave the dele- ates some practicable ideas of “How the egro of the United Si , Bspecially in California, Can Acchmulate More Wealth and Use it to the Advantage of the Race.” The congress will close to-dsg. the end to be celebrated by a grand ball this evening. PLACERVILLE MINES, The Great Industry of El Dorado’s County Seat. SOME OF ITS PIONEERS. Many of the Earliest Miners Still Residents of the Town. SIGNS OF A BIG REVIVAL. Modern Methods Are Expected to Stimulate the Investment of Caplital. PLACERVILLE, Caxn., Aug. 1.—Seven miles from Coloma, the scene of Marshall’s famous discovery on December 19, 1848, and the former home of many a prominent miner in California to-day, nestled among the foothills, lies the picturesque town of section are the Oro Fino, owned by Hay- ward, Lane and the Hobart estate; "‘; Shaw, owned by the Indian Creek Lan and Mining Company; the Pocnhopm. owned by Eastern people; the Star Light, owned by San Francisco and Eastern capitalists; the Church, owned by the Church Mining Company, of which Jacob Neff is president; the Tullis, owned by a company composed of Cahfqrman!, W. D.C. Morgan being one of the directors and also superintendent: the Grand Vie- tory, owned by John C. Wright and H. E. Pickett of Indianapolis, Ind., nnd.B. L. Robinson of Placerville; the Onelztal, owned by William Stone of New \or}( and Dr. W. W. Stone and J. W. Deutch of Placerville; the Tincup, owned by San Francisco parties; the Epley, Pa- cifie, Chester, American, Harmon, True, Van Hooker and Gross, owned by the .El- dorado Diteh Company, in which Bsn_ng Bros. of London are interested; the Lin- den gravel mine; owned by Charles A. Sinclair of Boston; the Springfield, owned by Hayward & Hubbard; the Franklin gravel mine, owned by Thomas Clark & Co. of Placerville; the Giquac: the Try Again, owned by Marco and Charles Varrozza of Placer- ville; the Granite Tunnel Mining Compa- ny's property, now in litigation; the Greg- ory, owned by Kohn, Larue and Kimball of Placerville and B. D. Pyke of San Fran- cisco; the Eagle, owned by Will C. Root of Idaho; the Tollhouse, the property of the Newton Company; the Blair, under bond to the estate of Mr. Bacon, who died recently in San Francisco; the Larsen, owned by Dr. B. B. Brewer and John GRAND VICTORY MINE, SHOWING TEE ONLY OPENING TO THE TUNNEL. [From a photograph.] ANV ) Placerville, the county seat of El Dorado | Kieinhaus of San Francisco and Emil County. ; It has a population of about 2700, and is the terminus of the railroad connecting it with Sacramento, 59 miles distant. It oc- cupies a ravine through which flows Hangtown Creek, between two ranges of hills that rise for several hundred feet. A view of the little city from any of the ad- jacent hilltops is extremely picturesque. Among the original settlers of this town are W. B. House, John Q. Ballard, Colonel S. Alter and B. F. Post. all living except the latter, and all still hale and hearty. Thomas Alterson and the two Blair Dbrothers came across the plains and joined the colony in 1852. All these pioneers are to-day among the prosperous angd wealthy men of the town. Placerville, through all its vicissitudes, has still maintained its own and is yet a thriving place, but it is' destined in the very near future to take a leaaing and prominent position among its sister cities of the mining world. It has among its industries to-day a well-equipped roller flour mill, a foundry and machine shop, two large planing mills and two extensive box factories. An opera-house, the Masonic Temple and excellent sohools are additional fea- tures to the credit of the town. There are four churches, and the local newspaper field of Placerville is indeed very ably and creditably filled by the Mountain Demo- crat, J. G. Carpenter publisher, and by the El Dorado County Republican, published by G. A. Richardson. The leading hotels are the Ohio, the Cary, the Ivy, the Rosier and several smaller establishments of the kind. The two first named are building additions. They turn people away day after day for want of room. Two banks and the usual business-houses make up the list of most The Cary House, Placerville — Facing the iree From Which ‘‘ Hangtown Dick” Was Hanged in 1849 by the Jury of Citizens Whose Sole Sur- vivor Is Venerable Mr. House. prominent public improvements. The in- flux of strangers and travelers to this town is increasing, as is evidenced by all of the hotel registers. All of this prosperity is due to the re- vival of the mining industries in El Do- rado County, of which Placerville is not only headquarters, but the distributing point for supplies. > The question is often asked, Why were so many mines in El Dorado County abandoned if they at one time were rich, and why should they be reopened ? It should be borne in mind that deep mining is rather a recent departure, at least in many localities. In former days i men worked to water depth, and either for want of capital or a knowledge of thorough mining, abandoned properties. Again, properties were often intrusted in their development to inexperienced men. The facilities of to-day for generating power from electricity from distant water sources were not a known factor in other days, nor were there the well-established ditch systems which now carry water from place to place. Deep mining in El Dorado County is no longer an experiment, and the deep lodes and veins will make it ex- tremely profitable. Thus the abandoned properties can be again made to yield rich returns for the capital invested. Energy more thorough and more sys- tematic, aided by modern invention in machinery, is rapidly supplanting the days of lethargy and brighter days are begin- ning to dawn, and it is all owing to the in- creasing investment of capital in the great mining interests of this locality. Among the most important mines that soon will be or are now in operation in this Larsen of Placerville; the Xelsey, of which H. L. Robinson is agent; the Gopher Boulder and the Delmaha, owned | by W. H. Husbands, a Mr. Bell and a third party; the Big Sandy, owned by J. M. Ely of Toledo, Ohio; the Gray Eagle, owned by John Sipp; the Lady Emma, owned by J. W. Beardsly; the St. Lawrence, owned by Thomas Alderson and M. Meyerson of Placerville; the Esperanza,owned by M. D. Burlin- game; the Rosecrans, which isin litigation; the Taylor, managed by E. W. Chapman and owned by Chapman Brothers of San Piece of Porphyry Gold, Solid, Weigh- ing 6} Pounds, Taken From the Shaw Mine. Francisco; the Edsall, owned by Blake- more, Gouge & Green of Placerville; the Pyramid, owned largely by Hodgkin & Son; the Wikel, owned by Dyer & Schaub of Placerville, and several Oakland parties; the Blue Gouge, owned by G. F. Smith; the Gentle Annie, owned by John Melton and Benjamin Farlo. It may interest many to recall that this section was the old stamping ground of the celebrated Coionel E. D. Baker. Associated with Baker in the practice of law and his contemporary in California’s Senate Chamber was G. J. Carpenter, an old-time war Democrat, whose voice and work were for the Unién at the time tha California wavered in the balance. Mr. Carpenter owns the Mountain Dem- ocrat, the largest plant except two outside | of Sacramento. It was Mr. Carpenter who placed Broderick in nomination for the United States Senate. 13 This was also the home of Judge Thomas H. Williams, though he had previously. lived and held court at Coloma. To these names of local lights may be added, among others, those of Thomas Robinson, John Hill and Judge Williams, now of San Francisco, who was Superior Court Judge in Placerville, Another of the oid timers here is George H. Ingham, at one time County Auditor and cotemporary at Coloma of Judge Williams. When the county seat was transierred from Coloma to Pacerville, he Peruvian itter Cure the morbid appetite for stimu- lants when all other remedies fail Peruv';an @ifiefi Restore the lost appetite when all other remedies fia.ifpefil Peruvian Bitters For lack of vitality, headache and billiousness there is no remedy like it. The Perfect Tonic. was five times consecutively elected as District Attorney. He still resides here. A former classmate of ex-Governor Booth and of Hon. D. W. Voorhees, the silver- tongued orator in the United States Senate from Indiana, is John Ballard, upon whom. sickness now rests heavily. P L — POPULISTS REDRGANIZING New Pilan of County and Dis- trict Representation Adopted. An Imperative Mandate Feature for Removal of Undesirable Members. The People’s party of this county is quietly reorganizing after having adopted an entirely new plan of organization as A. B. Kinne, J. C. Gore, E. George T. Gaden and Thomas V. ( When the County Committee me. morrow night at Mozart Hall or street the progress of the efforts to reor- ganize can be ascerume_d. The new plan provides for a County Committee of 144 members, eight del to be chosen by each Assembly dis There is also to be a district commutiee in each Assembly district consisting of one member from each precinet. Each dis- trict committee is to be the nucleus for a istrict club. d]:\"\'?rv peculiar thing about the reorgan- ization is the imperative mandate provis. ion, Wy which any member becoming un- desirable to those he represents can be re- moved by a majority vote of the commit- tee. Any charge against a member will have to be put in writing and signed by at least one member of the committee, and the call for any meeting to exercise the imperative mandate must be signed by at least a fourth of the members of the County Committee or three-fourths of those of the committee of the aistrict to the delegation from which the member complained of be- | longs. The right of appeal is granted to the member removed, the time limit being ten days; but the only ground of appeal that can be recognizéd is the regularity or irregularity of the proceedings of removal. Chairman “Barney is of the opinion that this particular feature is original with the party here. 8 Wit Under the reorganization the district delegations are now being chosen, the old county committeemen ha\'m&; been as- si;;necf to different districts and still being retained. One half the number of dele- pates from each district is to be eiected for one yéar and tie other half for six months, 50 as to allow for four members to be alter- nately elected in the future. There is to be an executive committee of eighteen. THE BOND NOT GOOD. Judge Wallace Refused to Accept the Sureties Offered by Louis Sternberg. The bond of $15,000 offered yesterday for the release of Louis Sternberg was rejected by Judge Wallace on the ground that two of the signers were not responsible prop- erty-holders. The sureties offered were Thomas Kelley | of 313 Fremont street, Giovanni Ferrea of 436 Union street, George W. Duffield Jr. of 1913 Larkin street and Stefano Rovegno of Greenwich street. Judge Wallace was satisfied with Kelley and Rovegno, but he did not regard the others as zood bonds- men. When the bond was offered, Judge Wal- lace sent for Attorneys Jones and O’Don- nell, the attorneys employed by the City to collect money on_forfeited bonds, and the attorneysdeclared that neither Duiffield nor Ferrea, with whom they had had ex- perience, should be accepted. Should be Loo_k_ed Into. THOROUGH INVESTIGATION REQUESTED. A BOLD ASSERTION. Ever since Prof. Koch startled the world by promising to cure consumption with the Koch lymph and his complete failure to do so, the people havé been looking for some discovery which would rove an absolute, certain cure for that read disease. Over a quarter of a cent- ury ago Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consult- ing physician tc the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, put in a claim for a medicine, which he had discovered and used, in his extensive practice, that would cure ninety-eight per cent. of all cases of consumpticn when taken in all its early stages. Time has proved that his assertion was based on facts gained from experience. His ‘“Golden Medical Discovery” has cured many thousand Bgople in all parts of the world, and Dr. ierce invites all interested to send to him for a_free book which gives the names, addresses and photographs of many prominent people who have will- ingly testified to the marvelous curative Ppropesties of his ‘ Golden Medical Dis- covery.” He has also written a Book of 160 pages on ‘‘Diseases of the Respira- tory Organs,”” which treats of all Throat, Bronchial and Lung diseases, also Asthma and Catarrh, that will be mailed by the World’s Dispensary Medical As- sociation of Buffalo, N. Y., on receipt of six cents in stamps, to pay postage. Consumption, as most everybody knows, is first manifested by feeble vitality, loss of strength, emaciation; then local symptoms soon develop, as cough, difficult breathing, or bleeding from lungs, when investigation proves that tubercular deposits have formed in the lungs. It is earnestly advised that the ‘‘Discovery’ be taken early. 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