The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 3, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 189¢&. 3 PACIFIC COAST NEWS, North Pacific Officials Plead for Reduced Taxes. FOLSOM - CRUSHED ROCK. The New Plant Is to Be In Operation Within Three Months. SALOONISTS TO BE EVICTED. Governor Budd WIll Enforce Prohi- bition at Folsom and San Quentin. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 2.—Thetime of the State Board of Examiners was con- sumed this morning in listening to a pro- tracted argument from A W. Foster, presi- dent of the North Pacific Railway Com- pany. M. Foster was like the others who have ore the board during the past ted the assessment on He declared that pas- senger earnings on the road which he represented had decreased during the past year, explained at length the cost of run- 1 nd remarked regarding the rous effect of competing roads. Dur- ing the course ot his argument he intro- duced Thomas Mellersh, who, he said, was the secretary of the road and would show the board some interesting statistics that would bear on his argument. There had been, he claimed, no additions to the rolling stock of the road since last year except the purchase of a few boxcars. The operating | d decreased during the past vear $30,000 by a reduction of the working force and lower wages, but this was more than offset by a decrease in passenger and f ht service. The expense of running the Tiburon ferry for the past year was $97,180 47. The rent of the slip and the switching at San Francisco wharf was paid into the State. In reply to a question from Mr. Beamer as to whether or not roads coming over- land into the State would not injure San Francisco as a commercial city by making terminal points of Stockton and other cities Mr. Mellersh said: “We want cheap rates on certain articles from the East and high rates on others. On things produced here we want as high a rate as possible.” Mr. Mellersh then gave figures in rela- tion to the population per square mile in the counties through which his road passed: Marin 22, Sonoma 21, Mendocino4. He compared this with the population in other countries: France 188, Great Britain 315, Belgium 350, etc. In the East, he id, Massachusetts had a population of 276 to the square mile, Connecticut 150, ow York 130, and so on through quite a list. He also gave a list of wages paid on the San Francisco and North Pacific, and those paid on railways in Illinois, which showed that the former were higher in every department. Passengers, Mr. Mel- lersh said, were carried at a loss. If it was not for the mail and express matter they could not afford to run any passenger trains. In concluding his argument he said that it was no more trouble to grow wheat than it was to haul it to market, and those who invested their money in the building of roads should be encouraged and not ham- pered. SACRAMENTO VALLEY EDITORS. appeared bef few days. He Reforms Urged by the Executive Com- mittee of the League. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Aug. 2.—The executive committee of the Sacramento Valley Press League met at the Golden Eagle Hotel in this city this afternoon. There were present: Raleigch Baraca, chairman; D. G. Holt, secretary; W. D. Pennycook, C. K. McClatchy and E. B. Willis. After a thorough discussion of the various suggestions submitted by mem- bers for its consideration, the committee adopted the following: ‘We urge a vigorous and & constant battle for the preservation and the improvement of the Sacramento River and & united warfare against any menace thereto. We urge an incessant crusade againstthe great curse of the valley, land monopoly, and as & natural resultant effort, the bending of every energy toward the colonization of the great tracts with an enterprising and desirable population. 3 e urge the immediate inauguration and methodical spreading of & good roads system throughout the valley. Better one mile of 00d Toads this year than ten miles ten years §lom now. One of the greatest burdens upon the taxpayers of the valley is the present unsystematized patchwork upon roads. We recommend that every effort be made to secure permanent highways, built according to proper plans and specifications, providing for esubmned grades determined by compe- tent road engineers and work to be done under skill engineers. To the end that good roads mey be secured, we favor the issuance of bonds by counties in the valley, by which the best roads may be secured to the present generation and Dy which posterity may be forced to bear a portion of the costs as well as enjoy the greater share of the benefits. We deem bond- ing far cheaper than the present ineffectual extravagance. We urge the papers of the valiey to battle for & constitutional amendment declaring that all rsons who hold over 1000 acres of 1and shall assessed in an increasing ratio for every 500 acres over that number, to the end that land ‘monopoly may be the more speedily crushea. The resolutions cite. the advisability of advertising the Sacramento Valley by means of illustrated pamphlets. The »eople of Sacramento are urged to estab- Iish a public park, with the assistance of the Southern Pacific, near the railroad depot; and to other Sacramento Valley towns a like suggestion is made. Action toward sending a suitable exhibit from the valley to the Atlanta Exposition is espe- cially urged. = Among other recommendations are those for the selection of competent legislative and county officers; the necessity of ad- vertising the fruit industry of the valley; the establisnment of smelting industries in Shasta County, and the establishment at some central point in the Sacramento Valley of a headquarters for immigration, by securing suitable buildings and giving the nse of them free of rent to immigrants and their families while they are looking ap suitable places on which they may desire to locate. o i The committee adjourned to meet in this city on September 10. CRUSHED ROCK FROM FOLSOM. The First Shipment to Be Ready Within Ninety Days. SACRAMENTO, Can., Aug. 3.—There was a meeting of the Bureau of Highways and State Prison Directors to-day at which J. H. Maude, one of the members, reported that the drawings for the rock-crushing plant at Folsom would be completed to- morrow. Both boards will meet at Folsom next Wednesday to discuss the general daring the fair in building a model mac- adam road on the floor of the pavilion. WILL ENFORCE PROHIBITION. Saloonists at Folsom and San Quentin to Be Evicted. SACRAMENTO, Car., Aug. 2.—Gover- nor Budd announces his intention to see that the law prohibiting the sale of liquor within two miles of any State institution is enforced. He says he will call the Attorney-General’s attention to the open sale of liquor in the town of Folsom and in the neighborhood of San Quentin, in Marin County. He says that if the saloonists cannot be evicted they can be enjoined and then punished for contempt of court. MADERA’S ARSONISTS. Mrs. Hannah ¥ournier the Latest Suspect Arrested. MADERA, CAL., Aug. 2.—A complaint was sworn out late last night charging Mrs. Hannah Fournier with arson. She is the wife of Achilles Fournier, whom Anderson claims is the man who hired him to set his buildings on fire. Thé arrest was not made till after the confes- sion in jail by Anderson. This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. William Woolley were arrested on the charge of harboring and protecting a criminal. They were immediately released on bonds. The prosecution claims that the Wool- leys know of the whereabouts of Fournier and refuse to divulge the matter to the officers. The preliminary examination of Mrs. Fournier is set for to-morrow. - RED BLUFF BLAZE. Fire Does Damage in One of the Principal Business Blocks. RED BLUFF, CaL., Aug. 2—A big fire that threatened one of the principal busi- ness blocks broke out in the notion and grocery-store of J. T. Shubert at midnight and spread to the Standard teastore of R. J. Bolton adjoining. Both are a complete loss. The prompt work of the firemen saved Brock’s drugstore and Karmel’s clothing-store. J. T. Shubert lost $1600, with insurance of $800; R. J. Bolton lost $1400, with insur- ance of $1000; H. Kraft lost on building $1000, fully covered; L. Karmel, $500, cov- ered; W. D. McKenney, $500; D. B. San- born, $500, covered. The origin of the fire is a complete mys- tery. J LIS GATOS IMPROVENET Innovations Planned by Citi- zens of the Progressive Town. Tree~Planting and the Establish- ment of a Public Library Are Included. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 2.—At a meeting of the Los Gatos Improvement Association last evening reports from the various com- mittees were heard and several changes made in the by-laws. J. R. Ryland, Henry Hatch, F. F. Wat- kins, Mrs. G. L. Turner and Mrs. V. K. Lucas were appointed a committee on tree- | planting. A committee, consisting of Miss Etchison, Mrs. John W. Lyndon, Mrs. E. ¥. Pierce, Mrs. Charles W. Gertridge and Mrs. F. L. Leonard, was appointed to at- tend to the establishing of a public library. Alfred H. Holman, editor of the Pacitic Rural Press, gave an interesting talk, in which he dwelt upon the necessity of im- proving the streets and otherwise making the town attractive, so as to secure a desir- able class of citizens. 1t was decided that the regular meetings of the association be held on the evening of the first Thursday of each month from April 1 to October 1, and the last Thura- day of each month from October 1 to April 1. Petitioned for Guardianship Letters. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 2—Mrs. Manuella M. de Mesa to-day petitioned the Superior Court to be appointed guardian of her brother, Joseph Dolores Miranda, an in- sane and incompetent person. Miranda has property in the vicinity of Mayfield valued at $20,000, and the petitioner alleges that for the past five years Miranda has .had no legally appointed guardian and that it is necessary that a guardian be ap- pointed to look after his estate. Forced Into Insolvency. SAN JOSE, Car.,, Aug. 2.—Edward H. Menschke, a cigar and tobacco dealer do- ing business at 109 South First street, to- day filed a petition in insolvency. A scarcity of money, dull times and alack of business are set forth in the petition as causes of failure, His liabilities amount to $1548 20, and consist mostly of bills due wholesale dealers. The assets are placed at $759, being principally the stock and fixtures in the store. Inquest Over a Suicide. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 2.—An inquest was held this morning over the body of George A. Allen, the old veteran who cut his throat Wednesday night. It was de- veloped at the inguest that the deceased was a member of John A. Martin Post No. 153, G. A. R., and 60 years of age. He served through the war as a private in Company , Thirty-third Wisconsin Infantry. Charged With Stealing Barley. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 2.—James Spen- cer and his son, James A., were brought back from Stockton to-day by Deputy Sheriff Tennant to answer to a charge of rand larceny preferred by B. J. Tully. e mmen srelacerined 0T cvisltint (e Tally, place, at the corner of McLaughlin avenue and Tully road, in the night and cartin away between forty and fifty sacks o’i barley. Arrested for Defrauding. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 2—L. Z. Clem- mon was arrested this morning on com- plaint of A. Schoenfeld of Campbell, who accuses Clemmon of defrauding him out of a board bill. He was arraiened before Justice Dwyer and pleaded not guilty. His trial was set for August 7. Bail was ‘t:ixgduat $100, in default of which he went o jail. Took a Dose of Laudanum. SAN JOSE, Can, Aug. 2—Thomas Lynch, who has been employed doing chores at the New England restaurant, attempted suicide last night by means of laudanum. During the last two or three da_.fis he has been drinking heavily. He will recover. me Excursionists Arrive. SAN DIEGO, Car., Aug. 2.—Another big excursion will arrive from Los Angeles to-morrow by regular and special trains. The former one brought 2500 persons, and this is expected to beat it. The Midsummer Association has ar- ranged a fine programme for entertaining the visitors, in the way of free excursions on the bay and a Spanish barbecue, sere- nades on the fhznn, excursions to neigh- boring points of interest and two days of aquatic sports. Anether excursion of 100 P‘Lmnix people will arrive Monday. Bonenge o CHRISTIANS MASSACRED. Reported Slaughter of Many Foreigners at Ku Cheng. SHANGHAI, Cuixa, Aug. 3.—Advices plans. The bureau announced that within ninety days it would be prepared to de- liver crushed rock in Sacramento for 6734 cents a cubic yard. The present price is $2 95. The intention is to expend $50 from Foo Chow are that a telegram re- ceived there on the 3d says that a fearful massacre of Christians has occurred at Ku Cheng. Fiveforeign ladies are among the murdered. l PACIFIC COAST NEWS. Progress of the Valley Road Builders at Stockton. BRIDGING THE CHANNEL. Driving of Piles for the Trestle Will Be Commenced on Monday. OLEANDER MAKES AN OFFER. WIll Give Free Rights of Way to Secure the Comreting Rallroad. STOCKTON, Cav., Aug. 2.—The work of driving piles for the trestle bridge across Mormon Channel will commence Monday morning. The piledriver that Contractor ‘Worthington’s force has been coustructing is about completed, and will be ready for operation by that time. Chief of Construction Wilbur drove over the line of the grade thrown up along Tay- lor street out o East, and seemed well sat- istied with the way the roadbed had been made. The graders are pushing the work as rapidly as possible and have about com- pleted the grade from the Southern Pacific Company’s tracks on Sacramento street to East. There is but a few more days’ work to be done now on the section south of Mormon Channel, and then the force will be put to hauling earth on Edison street, near its junction with that siream. As soon as the section the contractors are now working on is completed, there will be nothing to hinder the construction department commencing the laying of the rails and ties. Another lot of fishplates and spikes have arrived by rail. The third locomotive is expected to reach here Monday. Those that arrived several days ago have been tested and found to be in order. Stocktonians are anxiously awaiting the opening of the bids for grading the section between Stockton and the Stanislaus River. It is hoped here that some local contractor will be successful in securing the work. The city is now crowded with idle men, who have come here with the expectation called forth exceptions on the part of the directors. Among other things it was al- leged that General Murray allowed taxes to become delinquent, failed to sue on notes and allowed them to outlaw, did not keep correct and intelligent books, paid money to attorneys without authority, etc. The Judge’s decision to-day scored Mur- ray severely in many points. His salary account is cut in two, and he is ordered to repay to the directors $1726 on that account. he court says its instructions to the re- ceiver regarding the form of accounts were plain enough for any person of ordinary intellicence, and the claim of $140 for ac- countant is disallowed. Another claim of $585 for attorneys’ fees is disallowed, and after a general review of the case Judge Pierce requires Receiver Murray to repay to the directors the sum of §1898. APPEAL FROM ROSS’ DECISION. Attorney Smith Will Carry the Case to the Higher Court. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Aug. 2.—Attorney Samuel B. Smith, representing the Fall- brook irrigation directors, says he has been empowered to proceed with the case to its end in the Supreme Court. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 2.—The de- cision of Judge Ross against the validity of the irrigation bonds of California was a surprise ana disappointment to financiers of this city, and a number of them have decided that if sufficient financial en- couragement be given by California hold- ers of irrigation bonds steps will be taken in this city to hire first-class lawyers to ap- eal the case to the United States Supreme ourt. An inquiry into the status of the bonds has greatly encouraged local finan- clers. WATSONVILLE'S GALA DAY, Dedication of the Magnificent New High School Build- ing. A Structure Famed for Its Archi- tectural Beauty and Superb Appointments. WATSONVILLE, CAL., Aug. 2.—This is a remarkabie day in the history of Wat- sonville. This afternoon the handsome new high school building was dedicated by the school children in the presence of a large concourse of citizens. The children formed in procession at the grammar and primary buildings, and headed by the Watsonville band marched to the new building. After the scholars had formed a semicircle in front of the structure the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. W. M. Woodward. Members of the G. A. R. then raised the National flag to the flag-pole and the band rendered the National air ‘“America,” the children joining in the chorus and saluting WATSONVILLE’S MAGNIFICENT HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING WHICH HAS JUST BEEN DEDICATED. [Sketched for *‘The Cail.”] of securing work for the asking, and many have been unable to get it thus far. With the grading, trestle building, track laying and other work a great many men | will find employment, but there are already more than enough in Stockton wait- ing for work to do it all. A great many of the tramp element have drifted in here under the cloak of trying to get work on the Valley road, but the police force and the constables have been so vigilant that there has been little trouble from these vagrants. . Last night was a lively one along the water front, for the men who had been working in the grading camps cashed their checks in the saloons along Levee street, and the police had their hands full. To the old-timers it looked like the palmy days of Stockion, when the mines were in full blast aud every one had plenty of money. OLEANDER WANTS THE ROAD. Securing Rights of Way for the San Joaguin Falley Line. FRESNO, CAL,, Aug. 2.—An enthusiastic Valley Railroad meeting was held last evening at Oleander, a small town eight miles south of Fresno. A committee of fourteen of the leading residents was chosen to secure rights of way from a point five miles north of the village to the end of Whitram Colony, two miles south. The preliminary survey from Fresno south runs through Oleander and the committee will interview every land-owner on the line and secure free grants of right of way. It will work in conjunction with the com- mittee of ten in Fresno. The Oleander peovle will meet again next Monday to receive the report of the committee. The residents of Easton, a small town about two miles west of Ole- ander, are trying to secure the line and it is expected that the competition will re- sult itn the offering of very strong induec- ments. A SN DIEGD DECISION, Judge Pierce Scores the Re- ceiver of a Savings Bank. General Murray’s Claim for Salary Cut in Twain by the Court. SAN DIEGO, CAL., Aug. 2.—Judge Pierce of the Superior Court to-day rendered a decision of considerable interest in the matter of the hearing of the exceptions of directors of the California Savings Bank against the report of Receiver Murray, lately in charge of that institution. General Eli H. Murray has been in con- trol of the bank’s affairs for some years and in filing his final report on May 24 he put in an item for salary at the rate of $50 per week. This, with other points;in the report' the flag. Judge L. D. Holbrook delivered an appropriate dedicatorv address and President Brewington of the School Board ave the keys of the building to Principal Eachman, who, in a few words, invited the large crowd to inspect the building. About a year ago the citizens of Wat- sonville voted $25,000 bonds for the erec- tion of a new high-school building, The trustees purchased a four-acre site in the heart of the city, and thereon the hand- some structure to-day dedicated was built. It contains ten rooms, and is considered one of the handsomest in this section of the State from an architectural standpoint, and is provided with the latest improve- ments. CAMP ROACHE LECTURES Professor Wickson Discusses Floriculture in Flowery Language. Broad Tires Urged as Conduclve to Good Roads by Professor Ross. WRIGHTS, CaL.,, Aug. 2.—Those who are unable to visit Camp Roache would never cease to regret their absence could they but realize the scope of the institution which is now being founded. The gather- ing of thoughtful men and women for a season of serious study accompanied by a proper amount of recreation has a signifi- cence which only those actually present can realize. Visitors are enthusiastic in their commendation of the enterprise, and all doubt as to the success of the undertak- ing has long since been banished. gro[essor Wickson, in his lecture this morning on the “Progress of Floricultural Art and Industry,” rather catered to the esthetic side of human nature. = After showing the beauties of this industry and California’s adaptability to it he claimed that the ornamental branches of hortical- ture are now advancing as never before in the world’s history. “The patronage of flower shows,” he said, *‘in at least one hundred Eastern cities, the prevalence of floral decorations of the better classes, and the improvement of home gardens are all significant of the advance of floriculture in public favor. “Besides being the inspiration of the poet, the ties of the lover, the consolation of the invalid, the companionsof the dead, flowers are now the joy of the strong, the delight of the active.”” At the close of the lecture discussion fol- lowed, and effective cteps were taken toward the organization of a local floral society. Pm{euor Ross’ subject in the afternoon was “The Farmer as a Transporter,” em- bracing the problem of country roads. He thought the chief reason for count: roads not being up to the economic standard was because there was no atrong commercial or business interest behin them and because they could not be im- proved to any advantage by individuals acting as such. He pointed out the man; ways in which bad country roads menac: society economically and socially and said their gnd condition might be greatly im- proved by a law compelling the use of wide tires and providing for constant and efficient work being done under the super- vision of competent engineers. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Veterans of the Rebel- lion to Camp at Santa Monica. TEN DAYS OF PLEASURE. Elaborate Preparations - Made for the Entertainment of the Guests. PARADES AND CAMPFIRES. A Pretty Park Chosen for the Site of the City of Tents. SANTA MONICA, CaL., Aug. 2.—The Crescent City is soon toentertain a gather- ing of honored patriots—the Southern Cal- fornia Veterans’ Association, including the soldiers and sailors of the rebellion. The “boys in blue” will convene on Mon- day, and elaborate preparations have been made for a hearty welcome and an enjoya- ble outing. The spot selected for the camp is a brautiful five-acre park, superbly wooded and so laid outas to make an ideal camp ground, and there for the day the haie and well-preserved, the lame, the halt and the blind, all with the halo of vatriotism surrounding them, will review the days when they faced the foe in South- ern climes. They will have mock court-martials, comic dress§ parades and genuine camp- fires, where the memories of other days will be revived and the sacred ties of friendship strengthened. They will drink from the same canteen and spin yarns. There will be some colonels, more captains and many privates representing every State and Territory in the Union, with old glory waving overall. Besides the martial music of the fife and drum corps and mili- tary bands, they will have the music of the feathered choir of the trees. There will be patriotic oratory galore in the big tent after twilight, and religious services on the Sabbath at the camp. The Sons of Veterans, Ladies of the G. A. R. and ‘Women’s Relief Corps will participate. The programme that has been arranged is an extensive one. On Monday the vet- erans will be welcomed by the people of Santa Cruz. Tuesday will be a Southern California day, and the camp circulars an- nounce that it will “wind up” with a *‘red- hot” campfire in the evening. Wednes- day, Thursday and Friaay will be Pasa- dena day, Sons of Veteran's day and ‘Women’s Auxiliary day respectively, and it is hinted that during the latter period the camp will be under martial law. Santa Monica day falls on Saturday and the veterans will, in the morning, turn out in a monster parade. The ladies have taken the evening’s entertainment in hand and the guests will not suffer. On the Sabbath memorial services will be held, and on the following day a trip will be made to the Soldiers’ Home and John A. Martin Post. The National Guard of Cali- fornia will hold forth on Tuesday, and ‘Wednesday night the outing will end with a rousing campfire. Commander Dill has appointed the fol- lowing comrades aids-de-camp: J. W. Van Horn, Los Angeles; W. H. Sallada, Santa Barbara; O. C. Carle, Santa Paula; Wil- liam Dusenberry, San Jacinto; M. M. Da- vis, Riverside; J. A. Pomeroy, Escondido; G. W. Sweezey, Redlands; A. L. Clyde, Pasadena; H.D.Thatcher, Pomona; J. H. Seaton, San Luis Obispo; 8. Carpenter, Sol- diers’ Home; W. B. Shawg, San Fernando; E. D. Cook of Santa Ana, A. C. Keating of San Bernardino, C. H. Wickman of East Los Angeles, C. B. Sykes of Ontario, L. J. Hallett of Norwalk, W. B. Swift of Soldiers’ Home, J. L. Pearson of San Diego, Frank Hobart of Ventura, J. B. Hartzell of Poway, A. J. Wilsey of Elsinore, Captain T. A. Lewis of Santa Monica. It is thought Commander-in-Chief Law- ler and staff will visit the camp, and De- partment Commander Wilson and staff will be present. Altogether the veterans are assured of a jolly time. THE SUNNYDALE MURDER. A Strange Theory as to the Cause of Rancher Stokes’ Death. SEATTLE, Wasn., Aug. 2.—A new theory has been advanced regarding the murder of Ransom B. Stokes, the wealth: Sunnydale rancher, who met his deat! about July 4. Fred and Charles Kindling, brothers, were arrested and charged with the crime, but’ their examination developed no evi- dence by which they could be held. Now, neighbors of the murdered man come forward and say that about July 1a strange young man was seen in the neigh- borhood of the Stokes ranch. He carried a shotgun and tried to pre- vent his face from being seen. In connection the statement is also made that twenty-three years ago, in Ver- mont, Ransom Stokes betrayed a young girl. Shortly thereaiter he came West and a son was born to the injured girl, and this boy, now a man, resides at Starksboro, Vt. The theory advanced is that this young man came to this State, found his reputed father, shot him to avenge his mother’s wrong and escaped. STRIKE 1N GYPSY MINE: An Immense Vein of Paying Gold Ore Has Been Dis- covered. $ Drifts Thought to Yleld Several Aundred Dollars to the Ton. SANTA MONICA, Car, Aug. 2.—A citizen of this city is in possession of a let- ter from a mining friend who has been on the desert about Mojave prospecting for some time past, but who is now in the Virginia Dale district, about 100 miles southeast of San Bernardino, which gives a very glowing account of a recent gold strike in the Gypsy mine. The small streak of ore, which had been followed from near the surface, was con- tinued to a depth of sixty feet, when the ore body suddenly changed to about eight inches in thickness and of a rich, free- milling iron quartz. At cgis depth the ore body also grew in volume both northeast and southwest, and men were placed at work in both tions, and at the date of the writing of the letter drifts 25 feet both ways had been run, and the vein continued to grow in size and richness. No assays had becn made of the ore u to that time, but it is believed to be wort, several hundred dollars to the ton. The recipient of the latter says there is a his | - large ore belt running through that portion of San Bernardino Coum‘i whi(gl has never been very thoroughly prospected or developed for want of means and water, and that a number of prospectors have lost their lives in looking for it. L g WHATCOM’S HUMAN ENIGMA. A Orazy Man Survives After Driving a Nail Into His Head. TACOMA, WasH., Aug. 2.—Sheriff Bell of Whatcom County is m Tacoma to- night, en route to the insane asylum at Steilacom with a crazy burglar, Ira Rey- nolds. Reynolds, in company with four other men, committed twenty burglaries in ‘Whatcom between June 1 and July 1. He confessed ihe crimes, and while in jail repeatedly tried to take his life but failed. A week ago last Tuesday he took an 8- penny nail and placing the end on the top of his head ran his head against the cell- wall and drove the nail in ‘full length through skull and brain. It was not dis- covered until last Saturday. ‘When the doctors took the nail outa quantity of brains came with it. Reynolds is recovering rapidly, and has been com- mitted to an insane asylum by the Su- perior Court of Whatcom County. During the four days the nail was in his head he did not open his mouth in complaint. pen o AR Committed to Agnews. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, Aug. 2.—Melissa B. Dowdry of Gilroy was to-day committed to Agnews Insane Asylum by Judge Rey- nolds. Miss Dowdry is 27 years old. She has an uncontrollable desire to hitch up teams at unreasonable hours of the night and drive around the country. THE SANTA-CRUZ CAMP Christian Women Capture Gar- field Park for a Single Day. Appropriate Addresses on the Work of the Sisterhood in the Mission Fleld. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Aug. 2—The entire day at Garfield Park has been devoted to the Cnristian Women’s Board of Missions. The morning session was opened with a prayer-meeting, led by Mrs. L. McCray of Ukiah. Mrs. A. E. Haworth was elected secretary and Miss Mary Phillips assistant secretary. Scripture was read and prayer offered by Miss Phillips of Chico. After appropriate music Mrs. H. G. Hartley, the State president, delivered her annual address. She was often interrupted by applause. She had traveled many miles in helping the local auxiliaries, and believed the | women had every reason to be cheered in their work, because the two missions in this State had been so prosperous and be- cause the best of news came from the mis- sionaries the Christian women had sent to heathen lands. The women were also en- dowing bible chairs at the State University and at Ann Arbor, Mich. This work among the students had been greatly in- creased, and was receiving the highest Ppraise. Mrs. Mattie Procter of Los Gatos read a aper on the enlisting of the ladies of the ocal churches in their home mission socie- ties. This was discussed in a practical way by Mrs. Alumbaugh of Vacaville. Mrs. R. H. Beamer of Woodland fol- lowed, and ‘convulsed the audience with her fine hits about the “new woman” and witty sallies at tne brethren. Mrs. Lou Jones of San Jose and Mrs. W. R. Grin- stead ably continued the discussion. An original poem, written by Rev. J. H. Hughes of San Jose, was read by Miss Hartley. Both the reader and poem were applauded. ‘“‘Some Needs of Foreign Lands,” by Miss Alma Patterson, was read by Mrs. Jones of San Jose. Reports from Sacramento and Eureka churches which the Women’s Board is assisting showed a very prosperous condition. Mrs. H. G. Hartley closed the morning session with an eloquent address. The afternoon session opened with the report of the State Secretary, Miss Mary Durham of Irvington. A splendid address was given by Mrs. W. M. ngson of Warm Springs on “Indifference and How Re- moved.” A fine paper was read by Mrs. Mary Nash of San Francisco on *‘Christian Woman’s Rescue Work.” It was followed by a recitation by Miss Minnie Hartley of Watsonville. J. Hawk of Portland, Or., a Chinese tor, gave an interesting address on ““The Difficulties of Evangelizing the Chinese.” The evening service was well attended and a powerful sermon was preached by Rev. J. L. Young, evangelist, from Cincin- nati. During the day the Ministerial Associa- tion met and elected W. B. Berry of Fair- view president and E. W. Matthews of San Francisco secretary. S S SEARCH FOR A COINERS Wallace Miller Supposed to Have Oper- ated a Bogus Money Factory. SAN DIEGO, Car., Aug. 2.—Search was made to-day through the house of Wallace J. Miller, at Coronado, for evidence of counterfeiting or bogus money on hand, but 3onhing of a suspicious nature was found. Miller was arraigned before United States Commissioner Knoles and held in $500 bonds for examination on a charge of passing counterfeit coin. He could not gbitlnin bail and returned to the County ail. Miller’s record has been investigated by detectives, and it was found that.some years ago he was bookkeeper of a printing concern, in which his accounts became muddled with evidence of somethin worse. One nightthe building burned ang every book was destroyed. Some time later Miller was employed by a firm in a confidential capacity, and claimed to have been waylaid and robbed of a big sum. His bruises were very light and he soon recovered. The officers are convince® that Miller is one of the San Bernardino gang of counter- feiters, and that evidence will be secured at Coronado to aid in unearthing a big counterfeiting plant. Miller’s wife has been at the point of death since his arrest, on account of heart trouble. T T DRIVEN INTO THE SLOUGH. A Chinaman Drowned While Fleeing From Angry Countrymen. STOCKTON, CaL., Aug. 2. — Coroner Clark was notified to-night that the body of a Chinaman was found floating on the waters of the San Joaquin, near Bouldin Island, and he left for that point to hold an inquest. Inquiry developed the fact that on Sun- day afternoon a number of Chinese living near the Georgiana Slough had a fight over the boundary line of some vegetable gardens that they were cultivating in that section. Knives and pistols were drawn and one of the Mongolians chased another with a loaded revolver until the lrignwned China- man ran into the slough and was drowned. Since then the men who were instrumental in causing his death have been dragging Georgiana Slough in the hope of recover- in, tfie body. hey were not successful, as the waters of this slough flow down into the San Joaquin, near Bouldin Island, and the body was evidently carried down to that point and came to the surface to-day. The World’s Fair Tests showed no baking powder 80 pure or so great in leave MINT. P PACIFIC COAST NEWS, An Immense Electric Plant Projected at Visalia. UTILIZING THE KAWEAH. Motive Power to Be Supplied by Means of a Ditch From the Stream. A SERIES OF IMPROVEMENTS. Irrigation, Rallroad Building and Ice Manufacturing to Be Commenced. VISALIA, CAL., Aug. 2.—Articles of in- corporation of the Kaweah Irrigation and Power Company were filed with the County Clerk at Visalia to-day. The capital stock is placed at $300,000, all of which has been subscribed. The directors are: Elisha C. Ware of Chicago, A. G. Wishon of Tulare, George Hanna of Los Angeles, John A. Pirtle of Los Angeles and O. C. Ainsworth of Pasadena. The purposes for which the corporation is formed are: First—To deal generally in water and water rights, and to distribute water for all purposes. Second—To deal in land. Third—To develop and furnish power developed by water, electricity or other means. Fourth—To construct and operate electric railroads and electric plants of alldescriptions. Fifth—To carry on a general manufacturing or merchan= dise business. Work will be commenced at once. The central point in the] contemplated im- provements is to be a well-equipped electric-power plant that will be capable of supplying 3000 horsepower. This elec- tricity will be generated by an immense wheel, probably a turbine wheel, operated by water from the Keweah River. The water will be taken out four or five miles above the plant and brought in a ditch twenty feet wide and six feet deep. This volume of water will have a perpendicular fall of 125 feet from the lower end of the ditch to the turbine wheel, and will fur- nish the power to be generated into electricity. The ditch will run through a tunnel in one piace, and through several hundred feet of solid rock work in other places. All the water used will be re- turned to the Kaweah River, thus not in- terfering with any kind of water rights. Ground will be broken at the head of this ditch in a few days, as the work must be done by the middle of September, or while the Kaweah is at its lowest stage. Connected with the establishment of this electric plant is a splendid system of irrigation. The directors of the company have secured rights of way for an irrigate ing ditch for about twenty-two miles, be- ginning at a point above the mouth of Horse Creek and extending to the foot- hills opposite Lindsay. This ditch will irrigate 40,000 acres of land. The water required will not be taken from the Kaweah River, but wells will be sunk along the line of the ditch, beginning at the power-house, and from these the water will be pumped with power from the electric plant. The company also proposes to put inan ice factory. It is known that in Tulare County alone 2500 tons of ice are annually consumed at the present high rate. It will manufacture enough to supply this de- mand, and if satisfactory arrangements can be made with the Valley Railroad in the way of rates a factory with a capacity of 50 to 100 tonsa day will be established. Another of the projected improvements is an electric railway from Visalia up tne Kaweah. J. Chevalier Preston, who stole a cow and married a girl at San Juan Capistrano on the proceeds, was sentenced to one year at San Quentin. The Tag Tells the Tale Even if we did not have competent and attentive salesmen the visitor to our establishment would have no difficulty in obtaining all the necessary information in regard to our wares. The little paste~ board which is attached to each article is our “Silent Sales- man.” It gives the price which is always the lowest price.— In buying Picture Frames or Framed Pictures from us you get the nicest goods, the latest_de- signs and the best valpe. You patronize home industry and %i,veemploymentwalurgenum- er of industrious men. We have recently received a ship- ment of new Banquet Lamps, up-to-date styles. Nothing like them before. Price from $1.75 to $24 each. A few styles of mod- erate priced Piano Lampsand a splendid lot of Onyx Tables, from .50 to $20 each. Glass Panel Pictures, 15¢ to §1. Pretty Col- ored Pictures, under Plain and Beveled Edged Glass Panels, from 50c to §2.50 each. These are worth seeing if you do not wish to buy. Being Agents for ‘Winsor & Newton, London, we are absolutely Headquarters in all Artist Materials. As Agents for Berkshire Typewriting Paper Co. we offer the best papers manufactured expressly for typewriting work. They em- race all the qualities, strength, durability and firm- ness of texture most essential to good work on the various writing machines now in use. As agents for the “Crown” we give the Fountain Pen, which received the highest award at the World’s Fair, as follows: 1st—Positive excellence of ac- tion of feed. 2d—Writes the moment the pen touches the paper. 3d—Does not overtiow or s 'F Ar:lryflnng more reauired? “The Tell. Tale Tags” give you the prices on everything in_our windows and our store. Visitors are always welcome. SANBORN, VAIL & CO0,, 741-743-745 Market St.