The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1895. NEWS OF THE COAST, Eureka the Terminus of a Proposed New Railroad. TO RUN TO RED BLUFF. Proposition of the California, Oregon and Idaho Com- pany. CITIZENS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC. Subscribing Liberally to the Mort~ gage Bonds of the New Line. EUREEKA, Ca Aug. 7.—~The greatest enthusiasm now prevails 1n Eureka over the proposals of the California, Oregon and daho Railway Company, presented by Cyrus W. Baldridge, as financial agent. Mr. Baldridge's arrival and an outline of his proposals were first mentioned some weeks ago in THE Carn. Since then, Mr. Baldridge has quietly interviewed some of the leading citizens, who through proper inquiry have made sure of the gentleman’s reliability. A proposition has at length been submitted to the people of the county whereby for the sum of $500,000, subscribed by the people in first or second mortgage bonds, drawing 5 per cent interest and to run twenty years, the California, Oregon and Idaho Railway Company agrees to build a standard gauge road from Eureka to some point in the Sacramento Valley, at or near Red Bluff, the road to be com- pleted within three years from the time of subscription. 1§The sums of money are to be paid as fol- lows: Five per cent on call and after the terminal is secured on Humboldt Bay; 10 per cent when the railway company shall have completed its roadbed between its s on the bay of San Francisco and at or opposite Red Bluff, and work roadbed shall have beemn com- at some point in Humboldt County ; 20 per cent when the 1 have performed one-quar- e work of building from the start- 1t on Humboldt Bay toward the 20 per cent thereof 1l have performed ; 20 per cent when the d three-quar- r cent when the d 1e cou compan by the decrees or injunc- by the elements. as duly incorporated fthe State of Oregon on il, 1895, with a capital stock orporators and board for the first year were: Robert | Morton, W. B. Beebe, C. A. ¢ of Junction City, Or.; Cyrus 1ldridge of Kansas City, Mo., and J. M. rposes of the corpor- maintaining and ystem from Eureka, easterly (o the Sacramento Valley, at or ff; thence easterly to Burney nce northerly to the Pitt River; following the Pitt River through and up the east side of Goose ; thence northerly to the Snake River, ¢ the Union Pacific Railroad about 1000 miles north of Ogden, Utah; thence east to Fort Caspar, Wyo., the western | al of the Chicago and Northwestern | vhere it connects with the Van- to build and operate in ection with the same a branch from a point at or near Redding, following the foothills on the western side of the Sacra- mento Valley, to San Francisco, and a g a rail 1 line of the road to Klamath Falls 1 Harney Valley, Or. le it is the intent of the company to re all business possible for the road, s expectation is not so much the 1g of the freight traffic now handled continental lines already is the receiving of a large e of business from the new fields ng with bountiful resources it will open up, and by stimulating the lumber, fruit and other industries along the line of its road and in its legitimate territory by reasonable freight rat The annual in- terest charges of $750 pcr mile, payable to lders on the bonded indebted- ness of $15,000 per mile, are such that they will enable the company to make freight rates at about one half the charges now current with the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company. All necessary arrangements have already been made for the sale of nearly all of the first-mortgage bonds, at or near par, to Eastern capitalists. The work on the road will commence as soon as the people of Humboldt County pledge themselves in subscription for$500,- 000 worth of bonds. Only the smaller property-holders have yet been solicited, | and nearly $300,000 worth of bonds have been subscribed for. If the larger capital- | ists sign as liberally as their less-prosper- | ous fellow-townsmen the remainder will | be secured this week and work begun on the railroad which is to connect Humboldt with the outside world, and for which she has striven so long. CAPIURED AT POKEGAMA. Another Arrest for the Double Shooting at Coles. ASHLAND, CaL., Aug. 7.—The second footpad suspected of the shooting of Sears and Myerham' at Coles, was arrested at Pokegama this morning, after getting into an empty car on a freight train. He had $25 in one putse and a small amount in an- other, and carried a 38-caliber revolver with three ctambers empty. There were blood stains on his shirt, showing evidence of having been washed, and blood on the back of his coat and trousers. The jellow was immediately taken to the County Jail at Yreka, where his compan- ion,the Mexican arrested yesterday, is now incarcerated. The wounded men, George Sears and Kasyer Myerham, are still alive. Myerham may tecover, but Sears will die. The officers hav a strong case aganst the two imprisoned men. TULARE . COUNTY ASSESSMENTS. Final Report o Auditor Jeffords to the Stae Controller. VISALIA, Car, Aug. 7.—E. M. Jeffords, County Auditor, bas completed his state- ment of the vaues of property in the coanty of Tulare for the year 1895, after the cimnges mad in assessments by the County Board of Fqualization had been all adjusted. Follown '/ is the final report to the State Controlld / Value of real estite other than city and town lots, $11,256,7; value of city and town lots, $936,941; value of improvements on city and town lots, $1,012,340; value of improvements on real estate assessed to persons other than owners of real estate, $1,949,281; total value of real estate, lots and improvements, $14.065,910; value of personal property other than money. $1,411,553: value of money cash, $65.911 solvent credits, $65,556; total, $131.467; total value after equalization by County Board of Equalization of all the above property, $15,608,930. The number of acres of land assessed is the assessed value of mortgages s §3,847,020. The assessed value of all property heretofore sold to the State for taxes is not marked on the assessment roll for 1895, by advice of the District Attorney, for the reason that the list as provided in section 3801, Political Code, could not be furnished before the completion of the roll by the Assessor. =l PETALUMA’S MILK WAR. Charges and Counter Charges Made by the Rival Milkmen. PETALUMA, CaL., Aug. 7.—The milk war is still raging here. A few days ago G. W. Starkey, who had made himself very unpopular with the other milkmen by selling milk at the rate of thirty quarts for a dollar, bad an altercation with L. C. Mahew, a milker on the ranch of William Hall, where Starkey got his milk, and stabbed Mahew. Starkey is now in jail in consequence. Starkey’s lawyer, J. P. Rodgers, now comes out with the statement that Mahew doctored the milk sold to Starkey so that it would turn sour on the customers’ hands, and he savs that Mahew was paid to do this by one of the rivai milkmen. Mahew emphatically denies that doctored the milk, although he says an attempt was made to corrupt him. In his turn he charges Starkey with adulterating his own milk. He says that Starkey put three gallons of water with ten gallons of milk, and that the milk soured because dirty cans.were used he | NEWS OF THE COKST., Professor Ross Defines an Honest Dollar at Camp Roache. FORESTS OF CALIFORNIA. Practical Advice as to Their Perpetuation Given by Pro- fessor Shinn. SUCCESS OF THE INSTITUTE. President Jordan of Stanford Grati- fled at the Great Good That Has Been Accomplished. WRIGHTS, Car., Aug. 7.—As the ses- sion at Camp Roache gradually nears its close the visitors become more and more pleased with the outcome of this pioneer movement in California, and, in fact, in the United States. Dr. Jordan of Stanford Tniversity, who was present yesterday, said to THE CALL correspondent: “I bave been very mmuch pleased from the beginning with the movement which has resulted in establishing this perma- nent summer school for farmers. Ithought Eighteen Counties to Show Cause Why They Should Not Be Raised. Thelr Representatives Will Be Cited to Appear Before the State Board of Equalization, SACRAMENTO, Car., Aug. 7.—The State Board of Equalization has selected the counties whose assessments appear to be too low. Their representatives will be cited to appear and show cause why their assessments should not be raised. The counties that will be cited, eighteen in all, are Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Fresno, Glenn, Maaera, Merced, Riverside, Sacra- mento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba. In the case of Riverside the board de- cided that the Assessor only should be cited to appear, as there was only a mis- understanding in regard to the location of the north boundary of that county. The board will later fix the dates on which the counties are to appear, but they will prob- ably be heard in alphabetical order, with the exception of Alameda, whose officials have asked that they be not cited while any of their land cases are being tried. P CHRISTIANS AT SANTA CRUZ. Gratifying Report of the Committee on State Work. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Aug. 7.—The first | work of the Christian convention this morning was the election of the State board as follows: J. E. Denton, Sacra- mento; H. Shadle, Saratoga; Dr. C. H. Thompson, Santa Rosa; A. M. Eiston, Berkeley ; J. B. Johnson, San Jose; Joseph Albright, Watsonyille, and J. R. Grin- stead, Winters. The committee on State work reported its appreciation of the most excellent man- agement by the State board in all depart- ments. It regarded the results as marvel- ous, considering the ereat difficulties with which the State evangelist had to contend. The following suggestions were indorsed: To give more attention to State work; to secure a large new tent for the State evangelist; to pay the salary of a singer, and that the pastors immediately bring be- fore their churches the State work and an hour be appointed at the next convention to hear reports of this matter. The finance committee reported that it had found the accounts of the board and the educational committees to be correct and they had been audited. g The report of the committee on women’s work was read by Mrs. Ada Van Pelt. It opened with a preamble showing the trials through which the churches had passed. The resolutions included thanks to the God of hgsts for his blessing and prayer for con- tinued guidance and strenmg. The liquor business received hard blows, while the press received earnest thanks. W. A. Gardner of San Francisco delivered rong address on the *“Practical Church” giving special attention to having an open building every hour in the day. Bathas S MADERA’S ARSON CASE. The Action Against Mrs. Hannah Four- nier Dismissed, MADERA, Car., Aug. 7.—The case against Mrs, Hannah Fournier, charged with complieity in the crime of arson, was dismissed to-day. The examination has been in progress since last Saturday; and a great deal of interest has been centered upon it. There was a vast amount of evi- dence adduced by the prosecution, includ- ing the confession of the witness Ander- son, but which the court said was obtained under such questionable circumstances that its force was lost. Achille Fournier has not yet been ap- prehended, nor has he returned. The prosecution, immediately after the defend- | ant was discharged, asked that she be put under bonds so as to assure her attendance in the Wooley cases, but upon her failure to give bonds, her deposition was taken to be perpetuated for use in the cases now pending. SANTA ROSA MOURNS. Sudden Death of Mrs. Margaret Smith From Apoplexy. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Aug. 7.—Mrs. Margaret Smith, the wife of ex-Mayor Smith of this city, expired suddenly at her home at Magnolia Hotel to-day from apoplexy. She had been sick for some time, but was believed to have been recovering. Mrs. Smith was 62 years old, and was born in Brooklyn, N.'Y. She was the mother of Charies H. and George B. Smith, Mrs. W. Walker, Mrs. C. W. Beebe, Mrs. W. B. Stevens of Oakland and Leroy Smith of Santa Rosa. The funeral will be held here to-morrow; the interment to take place in Oakland on Friday. KILLED NEAR BIGGS. Little Mary Silva Struck by a Railroad Engine. CHICO, CAx, Aug. 7.—Mary Silva, the 11-year-old daughter of J. C. Silva of Chico, was struck by a train and killed this evening about a mile and a half north of Biggs. The little girl had been herding stock for her father, and the engineer said that the child was asleep on the track and was not seen until too late. The father claims he had left his daugh- ter about an hour before and denies that she had fallen asleep. The body was placed on the train and, accompanied b; town lots, $859,972; value of all the above real estate, $12,116,@9; value of improve- ments on real estde other than city and the father, brought to Chico. An inquest ISSESSMENTS 100 LOW, | we were doing a great thing when we | called the farmers together to hear Pro- | fessor Comstock at the university; butthis | idea of the farmers calling themselves to- gether to discuss the problems before them | | shows an extremely healthy condition. it | is the beginning of a grand enterprise.” | Professor Hilgard’s health is such that | he will be unable to take active part in the | work this season, so Professor C. H. Shinn of Berkeley will occupy the rest of the time allotted to agricultural topics. This morning he gave a fascinating lecture on “California Forests.” He said California | had tne finest forests in the world, and they would supply all demands if properly | utilized. He .q'ke of the methods of the Germans in protecting their forests, and showed how they could be applied here. The planting of hardwood trees and cork oaks was urged, and the speaker stated that the reproductiveness of California forests was far ahead of that of any other country. It was stated that among the other aims of the University of California was an en- deavor to have the Government plant one square mile in cork oak, both in the Coast Range and the Sierras, which may event- ually be sites for schools of forestry. The lecture this afternoon on the ‘‘Money | Question” by Professor Ross was one of the most instructive and beneficial of the course thus far. The main ground which Professor Ross took was that an honest | dollar was needed, and that the value of a | dollar could not possibly be deflected by | the Government, but solely by its com- mercial relation tocommodities. He stated that he had given up all hope of an inter- national agreement on the silver question, and that the only practical solution of the problem seemed to be the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 without the | Government guarantee of parity, which meant bimetallism, or a silver standard on a ratio of 32 to 1, which meant a gold basis. By a perfect chain of reasoning he showed how the former is the system which would give an honest dollar, and thus treat alike both the debtor and cred- itor class. He made point after point with absolute clearness, bringing out the very few points upon which ground for honest | difference of opinion exists, so that the ani- | mated and interesting discussion which | followed was confined strictly to those points and conducted with the evident in- tent of all participating to reach the exact truth. The general sentiment of those present was strongly with Professor Ross. DROWNING AT FRESNO. Brutal Boys Cause the Death of an Orphan’s Home Inmate. Was Swimming in Dry Creek When They Forced Him Into a Deep Pool. FRESNO, CAr., Aug. 7.—George Bryson, a nine-year-old inmate of the orphans’ home in the suburbs of Fresno, was drowned this afternoon, and two other boys are likely to stand trial as a result. Bryson and another orphan were swim- ming in Dry Creek, when two boys from town came up and began abusing the little feliows. The orphan asylum children were in shallow water, where they had been told to stay, but the other boys threatened to hurt them and drove them upstream to a place where the water was about thirteen feet deep. The little fellows protested, but were forced on. When the deepest part of the stream was reached the younger boy began to climb out of the water, but were thrown back in. Ernest Norman, being able to swim, suc- ceeded in reaching the shore, but his com- panion sank to the bottom. The boys who bad thrown them in made no‘effort to save the struggling child, but ran some distance to get help. Frank Hoppock hurried to the spot and plungea into the stream. Young Bryson was lying at the bottom of the pool and was dead when raised to the surface. The case will be followed up and the guilty boys punished. SNOW IS IRATE. Another Lawyer Doing the Distriot Attor- ney’s Work. FRESNO, Car, Aug. 7.—There is con- siderable friction here between the Board of Supervisors and the District Attorney. A short time ago the board consulted witn a lawyer not in the District Attorney’s office in regard to the validity of a certain ordinance. His bill for services was al- lowed by the board, but District Attorney Snow has notified the Auditor not to draw a warrant for the amount, stating that it is not a proper charge. Since C. C. Merriam, the attorney who gave the opinion, was first consulted, he has been employed by the Supervisors to act as special adviser during the recon- struction of the burned portion of the court- house. District Attorney Snow will try to prevent the payment of his salary of $125 a month. Wedding Bells at Santa Rosa. SANTA ROSA, CAL., Aug. 7.—The Epis- copal church was the scene of a vretty Minnie Palmer of Oakland. Miss Palmer was well known in this city, having at- tended Santa Rosa Seminary and gradu- ated from that institution about three years ago. Last year she taught the pri- mary department at the seminary. ——— REDWOOD CITY'S GUESTS. Great Chiefs Elected at the Council of Red Men. KEDWOOD CITY, CarL., Aug. 7.—At to- day’s session of the Great Council of Red Men the eléction of great chiefs took place, there being no contests except for great junior sagamore and great chvief of records. F. A. Whipple of Santana Tribe No. 60 of Fort Bragg was elected great junior saga- more, and Charles F. Burgman of Modoc Tribe No. 57 was re-elected great chief of records, and the salary increased from $900 to $1200 per year. The newly elected great chiefs are as follows: A. Jackson of Miantonomah Tribe No. 9, San Francisco, great sachem Josiah Sims of Wyoming Tribe No. 48, Nevada City, great senlor sagamore; F. A. Whipple of Santana Tribe No. 60, Fort Bragg, great junior sagamore; Charles F. Burgman of Modoc Tribe No. 57, San Fran- cisco, re-elected great chief of record: William J. Smith of Manzanita Tribe No. 4, San Francisco, re-elected great keeper of wampum ; O. F. Seavey of Miami Tribe No. 55, Auburn, great representative Great Council of the United States for two years; Davis Louderback and William Rotrosky of Miantonomah Tribe No. 9, and Henry A. Chase of Manzanita Tribe No. 4, ali of San Francisco, re-elected great trustees. D VISALIA LOTTERY CASE. Strong Evidence Advanced Against the Chinese on Trial. VISALIA, Can., Aug. 7.—Slowly the Chinese lottery case drags along before Justice Holder. Some strong evidence was elicited to-day by the prosecution. Tso Leong conducted a lottery for two years at San Francisco, and knew all about the game. He explained the methods of playing and the use of the apparatus cap- tured by the officers here last June. He interpreted the Chinese characters on the back of the “Big Kill Book,” in which the proprietor of the lottery kept his records. Ah Tie testified asto the capture of the lottery players and their outfit. Lee Wil- liams, a Japanese cook, was used as inter- preter when the Chinese witnesses were put on the stand. WERE WEDDED AT GILROY, Nuptials of Herbert L. Par- tridge and Miss Viola Rea. A Pretty Ceremony at the Country Residence of the Bride's Parents. GILROY, CaL., Aug. 7.—The wedding of Miss F. Viola Rea, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rea, and Herbert L. Par- tridge, Deputy District Attorney of Santa Clara County, took place to-day at high noon at the pretty country residence of Samuel Rea, south of Gilroy. The guests included many prominent people from all parts of the State. The house was a perfect bower of beauty. The parlors were trimmed with clematisand smilax, the mantel banked with ferns and clematis, and in the southeast corner of the back parlor was erected a bridal bower of green asparagus vine from which was suspended by white satin ribbons a mar- riage-bell of white asters. The initials “R. P.” were in sweet peas at the right side, and long streamers of white satin rib- bon formed a background. The decorators were the most intimate friends of the bride and included Misses Nettie Whitchurst, Bertha Wentz, Lillian Rea and Fannie Boyd of Marysville. The guests were received by Miss Nettie ‘Whitehurst and George M. Zenis. Promptly at 12 o’clock, noon, to the musicof the “*Bridal Chorus” from ‘‘Lohen- grin,” charminglv executed by Miss Agnes Sargent, the bridal couple entered and took thefr positions under the marriage bell. Rev. John E. Stuchell performed the ceremony. After congratulations the company were invited to the dining-room. Rhe table decorations were complete and much ad- mired. From the center of the room to each corner were streamers of white satin ribbon entwined with smilax. The break- fast was served in five courses. The bride’s gown was an elegant creation of white duchesse satin, with full skirtand simple bodice covered with figured chiffon and pearl ornaments. Her go-away gown was a beautiful blue Redfern cloth. ~Her sister, Miss Lillian Rea, was arrayed in a vellow silk crepon, pearl necklace, gloves and slippers to match. Mrs. Rea wore green crepon, garniture of green satin ribbons. Miss Agnes Sargent, white India silk covered with white mousseline de soie, and Miss N. Whitehurst and Miss Boyd white dotted Swiss. Mr. and Mrs. Partridge left on the after- noon train for Lake Tahoe. Returning in two weeks they will make their home at 253 Bouth Ninth street, San Jose. Mr. Partridge is captain of Company B, San Jose, and a Jawyer of much promise. His bride has held a prominent position in so- ciety and is a general favorite. — — THE LOS ANGELES AFFRAY. J. H. Bridges Will Die From the Effects of His Wounds. LOS ANGELES, CiL., Aug. 7.—J. H. Bridges, who was shot during a three- cornered row which occurred in the Fort saloon a few days ago, is very low and is not expected to live. W. A. Clune, who did the shooting and whose bail was fixed at $4000, is still in jail, and on a represen- tation of Bridges’ condition this afternoon by Dr. Bryant and several other physi- cians Judge Owens raised the bail to $10,000. Bridges may linf;er for a few hours, but there is no hope for his recovery. e SAN BERNARDINO SHORTAGES. City Officers Forced to Cover Money Into the Treasury. SAN BERNARDINO, CAL.,, Aug. 7.— Experts employed to investigate the city offices presented their report last nignt. It has not yet been made public, but as a result of the investigation ex-City Clerk Tyler has turned into the city treasury §585, the City Assessor $543 and ex-City Marshal E. H. Thomas is charged with $225, the collection of which he will con- test. The shortages are due to carelessness and want of system. Santa Rosa Roughs Captured. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Aug. 7.—Nine roughs, under the leadership of Tom Mur- ray, a noted character, were captured here by Officers Hankel, Wise and Boswell after a severe struggie to-day. They tried to escape in a hop field, but the officers out- footed them. Then they showed fight, but the officers’ clubs soon subdued them. All are in jail awaiting trial. et N e Kings and Tulare County Suit. VISALIA, CaL., Aug. 7.—On the 13th of August the attorneys recently employed by the Supervisors to represent Tulare County will make a motion to dismiss the case brought by Kings County to recover swamp Jand money 1n the amount of over $104,000. The Governor has been requested to send a Superior Judge from some other county to hear the motion. e Sudden Death at Napa. NAPA, CaL., Aug. 7.—Nathan Coombs, one of the best-known horsemeh of this wedding this morning. The contracting State and a_brother of ex-Minister F. L. will be held at 10 o’clock to-morrow morn- | parties were W. C. Lewis, a well-known | Coombs, aied suddenly last night in this ing. newspaper man of St. Helena, and Miss city from kidney trouble. NEWS OF THE COAST., Happenings of a Day in the Santa Clara Metropolis. WILSON VS. BURROUGHS. Defendant to Show Cause Why His Answer Should Not Be Stricken Out. VALUABLE LAND ATTACHED Poultry-Fanclers Refuse to Exhibit Their Birds at the Sacra- mento Fair. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 7.—When the case of Marie Wiison against J. P. Bur- roughs for $50,000 damages for breach of promise was called in Judge Reynolds’ court, Attorney Morehouse, representing Burroughs, filed a number of affidavits to establish proof that he was the defendant’s attorney. The affidavits are filed in an- swer to a demurrer filed by Marie Wilson Monday, in which she claimed Morehouse was not authorized to act for Burroughs. Morehouse filed affidavits of J. B. Kerwin, V. A. Scheller, H. A. de Lacy and L. H. Lachance in support of his statement. Judge Reynolds set August 22 as the day for hearing the cause why Burroughs’ answer should not be stricken outand judgment entered by default against him, as requested in a letter to the court pur- ported to have been written by Burroughs, and which Mrs. G. M. Wilson filed last Saturday. The defense claimed this letter a forgery, and has filed a telegram of a subsequent date from Burroughs, in which be denies the authorship of the letter. Marie Wilson claims that the answer which she desires to have stricken from the court records was not signed by the Burroughs in the suit, but by a negro with a similar name in Chicago. Judge Reynolds also said that the sig- nature to the letter dated at Stockton and purported to be from Burroughs would be investigated at the time set for the hearing, and, if necessary, experts would be called in to pass upon the genuineness of the sig- nature. REFUSE TO EXHIBIT. Poultrymen Incensed at the Action of the State Agricultural Society. SAN JOSE, Car., Aug.7.—At the regu- lar monthly meeting of the Santa Clara Valley Poultry Association, held in San Jose August 3, the following action was taken in regard to the State Agricultural Exhibit at Sacramento: Resolved, That as the State Agricultural Soci- ety refuses to recognize the standard of per- fection, the members of this society refuse to show their birds at Sacramento. Resolved, That our action in refusing to show at Sacramento be communicated to all the poultry associations throughout the State. Resolved, That a committee of three be ap- pointed to draw up resolutions indorsing the action taken by the California State Poultry Association on July 17, 1895. A committce was instructed to send a copy of the resolutions to the California State Poultry Association and to the State Agricultural Society. WRITS OF ATTACHMENT. Yaluable Land Taken to Satisfy Two Judgments. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 7.—Two writs of attachment from the Superior Court of San Francisco have been filed in the County Recorder’s office. One writ is against James T. and Patrick Murphy and covers 1200 acresin Pastoria de las Bonegas rancho. The attachment is to satisfy a gldgment rendered the San Luis Obispo ank for $1000 against the Murphys. The other writ covers 800 acres in the same ranch and part of the Milpitas ranch, and is to satisfy a judgment rendered the ;39}\; bank against James T. Murphy for 712 Alleged Grain Thieves. BAN JOSE, Cav., Aug. 7.—The examin- ation of James C. Spencer and his three sons, James A., Frank and George, on charges of grand larceny, was continued this morning by Justice Dwyer until Av- gust 12. Bail was reduced to $1000 in each case. The Spencers areaccused of stealing from fifty to sixty sacks of barley from B. J. Tully’s place on McLaughlin avenue. The Sheriff is diligently searching for one Felix Castro, who is wanted for a witness, and who is supposed to have been present when the grain was stolen. Stole @ Horse While Drunk. SAN JOSE, Can.,, Aug. 7.—Judge Rey- nolds this morning continued the time for passing sentence upon Patrick A. Fitzsim- mons, who pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny, untll to-morrow morning. ‘While on a protracted spree a few weeks ago Fitzsimmons stole a horse and buggy belonging to John Bergin of Mountain View. Fitzsimmons has always borne a good reputation. Called to Grace Church. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 7.—Rev. Dr. Cantine of the First M. E. Church of this ity has received a call from the Grace M. E. Church of San ¥rancisco. Dr. Can- tine has not yet made up his mind whether he will accept the call, as under the rules of the church he can remain here two years longer. Charged With a Bicycle Theft. SAN JOSE, CAv., Aug. 7.—J. D. Young, who conducts a livery-stable on the Ala- meda, swore to a complaint before Justice Gass to-day charging F. B. Gordon with Hntt_v larceny. Young also conducts a icycle-renting agency in connection with his stable, and he says Gordon rented a bicycle from his place a few days ago, and has left town witt the wheel. Found Guilty of Defrauding. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 7.—D. L. Clem- mons, a Salvation Army soldier, was tried before Justice Dwyer to-day on a charge of defrauding Mrs. A. Shoenfeld, the proprie- tor of a boarding-house near the narrow- auge depot, out of a §350 board bill. §ustice Dwyer found Clemmons guilty, but suspended ~sentence, and advised Clem- mons to forsake the army and get to work. San Rafael Poultry Thief Caught. SAN RAFAEL, CaL.,, Aug. 7.—Augus- tine Valencia was shot by M. Peterson at 1 o’clock this morning while attempting to steal poultry. Peterson has been losing chickens and ducks for some time, but could not cateh the thief. Last night he loaded his shotgun and waited until Valencia came around. Just as Valencia was starting away with a duck and a goose Peterson pulled the trigger and a charge of fine shot lodged in tfie would-be thief’s legs. Decided at Victoria. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug. 7%—The full court of British Columbia to-day dis- missed with costs the appeal of the rail- way company in the celebrated precious metals case, Bainbridge vs. the Hsquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company. In_this action it will be remembered that Hon. Justice Drake affirmed the right of the crown to all precious metals in the island railway belt, which the railway company holds to have been gfnnted to them with their deed of land. The full court unani- mously sustained the judement of Drake, and the case will now ‘go to the Supreme Court of Canada and thence to the Privy Council of England. SR FATAL AFFRAY AT BLUE LAKE. Officer Jones Mortally Wounded a Man Who Resisted Asrest. EUREKA, Can, Aug. 7.— A serious shooting affray occurred at Blue Lake last night and a man named Campbell, while resisting arrest, received at the hands of Constable D. H. Jones a wound which will probably prove fatai. Early in the evening Campbell, in a dis- pute over money matters, had taken a shot at his brother-in-law, H. McCabhan. The shot missed its mark and McCahan swore out a warrant for Campbell’s arrest. As soon as Constable Jones appeared with the warrant Campbell opened fire, empty- g the contents of a gun upon the officer, who returned the fusillade. Jones came off urinjured, but Campbell was hit in the elbow, thigh and abdomen, from the effects of which he will die. BT S FRASER RIVER SALMON. Heavy Catch Made by Fishermen in the Past Three Days. VANCOUVER, B. C. Aug. 7.—The catch of the sockeye salmon in Fraser River since Saturday night last is esti- mated at 75,000 cases. The pack prior to this week amounted to 120,000 cases. If the catch for the balance of this week maintains the average of the past three days, the canners will be well satisfied. The season’s pack will be in the neighbor- hood of 275,00 cases, which, for an off year, is considered very good. CLOVERDALE BIKERS LOSE, Barred From Riding on the Sidewalks of the Sonoma Town. Bloomer Girls Invade the City Council Chamber, but to No Purpose. CLOVERDALE, Can., Aug. 7.—“Shall the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks of Cloverdale be prohibited ?” is the question of the day in Cloverdale. Until lately the silent steed has been wont to roam wher- ever the bloomer girl so willed it, and nothing was said. In the past few weeks several accidents have occurred, owing to the carelessness of bicyclists riding on the walks, hence the cry of the pedestrian is, “Keep the bicycle off the sidewalk.” A large petition to that effect was presented before the Board of Trustees last night, praying for the passing of a town ordi- nance making it a misdemeanor to ride on the sidewalks. The friends of the ‘“bike” presented an equally long petition, asking that they be prohibited only from riding on the side- walks 1n the main business portion of town. As the majority of the bicycle riders are ladies the feminine element is a unit against the sentiments as contained in the first petition. Both sides had the assistance of legal talent, who eloquently addressed the Trus- trees on the principles and merits under- Iying each petition. Many of the fair sex were present at the meeting and took a lively interest. The City Fathers, after mature deliberation, decided to accept the petition barring the riders from all side- walks, and at their next meeting will un- doubtedly pass the ordinance. The bicyclists gracefully accept their de- feat and will now proceed vigorously to work in behalf of better streets. The open- ing of the lower part of Washington street and the macadamizing of both Washing- fon and West streets are improvements which they desire and will work to secure. e owge s LOOTED A CAR. Two Men Captured With Stolen Hams in Their Possession. SACRAMENTO, Car., Aug.7.—A car lying in the freight yardsand filled with general merchandise wasrobbed last night, the burglars securing several hundred pounds of hams consigned to Davisville. The work was snpnosetfto be that of pro- fessional crooks, who have been giving the railroad company a great deal of trouble of late. Detective Ahern and Police Officer Tal- bot to-night captured two men who are supposed to have Jooted the car. They had 140 pounds of hams in sacks on their shoulders when caught and which they cannot account for. The balance of the stolen goods was found hidden under one of the freight sheds. At the police station the men gave the names of James McVey and Ray Painter. Held for Assault to Murder. SACRAMENTO, CAn., Aug 7.—F.Da- venport, the man who got into a quarrel in a downtown beerhall Saturday night and cut one of the bystanders with a knife, was to-day held to answer to the charge of as- sault to murder. = . COAST NEWS IN BRIEF. Condensed From Special Telegrams to “The Call.” Dr. Marks of Ventura has opened a sanita- rium at Auburn. Auburn is filled with mining men looking for speculations, and an old-time boom has been inaugurated. Dennis McCarthy, the slayer of George Fox, was arraigned at Santa Rosa and held to the Superior Court. A two-year-old child of J. E. Montijeo swal- lowed concentrated lye at San Bernardino. It will probably die. Word has reached Vancouver of the drown- ing of several fishermen at Stevenson. Their boats capsized in a gale. Boisy Jewell, an eight-year-old San Rafael boy, fell from a tree while picking fruit and was probably fatally injured. The body of a track-walker named King was found near Bagdad. Death was caused by ex- haustion and the heat on the desert. The Weather Service Bureau for Arizona is now in active operation in Pheenix, having been transferred thither from Tucson. The Valley Railroad surveyors, headed by J. A.Graham, have arrived in Merced and made a preliminary survey along Twenty-sccond street to the rear of the courthouse. The charioteer outing party of the Salvation Army has arrived at Merced, where it held an open-air meeting on a prominent street corner. A brass band of ten piecesis included in the party. A fisherman named Anderson, while trying to cross the bar at Eureka in a fishing smack at ebb tide, was drowned,a wave capsizing his boat. Anderson was formerly a mate of the schooner Fortuna. Convict Joseph Hanna, who escaped from the State prison at Carson Saturday, was eap- tured near Washoe. He was apprehended by & former conviet, who informed two ranchers, Jackson and Smith, who effected the capture. Hanna had lain under a culvert for two days Wwith a small amount of food. Place, Sheckles and Harrington, owners of the Crowned King mine, sixty miles north of Phenix, have bonded the property to H.B. Chamberlain & Co. of Denver for a stated co: sideration of $500,000. Ten thousand dollars was deposited as surety. The mine isasul- phuretic gold property, highly developed, with & broad ledge of high-grade ore. The World’s Fair Tests showed no baking powder 50 pure or so great in leave .ealag power as the Royal. All an $3.50 Shoes Reduced $2.50 $4.00 Tan Shoes ARE NOW $3.30. $2.50 T;n Princess Elastic Sides ARE NOW $1.50. $3.00 Tan Oxfords 2 Buttons on Instep ARE NOW $2.25. $1.50 Tan South- ern Ties Cloth Tops, Razor Toes, ARE NOW $1.25. 75c Shoes fir Babies Soft and Light ARE NOW 45¢c Kasts 738-740 Market Street BARGAINS [N WALL PAPER, ROOM T1OLDINGS AND WINDOW SHADES. Large Stock of Fine Pressed Paper at Less Than Cost. Paper-hanging, Tinting and Frescoing. 811 MARKET STREET. JAMES DUFFY & CO. For Ladies STATEMENT ——OF THE —— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —— OF THE —— MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, F MAGUEBURG, GERMANY, ON THE 31ST day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Com- missioner of the State of Callfornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po- litical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. ) $750,000 00 ASSETS. Real estate owned by company $449,349 75 Loans on bond and mortgage. 1,285,706 55 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company.......... Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other market- 2,832,156 35 able securities as collateral Gash In company’s office.. s. 350 00 12,621 91 Cash in ban 780,785 20 Interest due and accrued on all stocks i IR20T 98 Premiums in due course of collection 248,454 62 Due by other companies for reinsur- % 675,562 16 $5,798,258 91 LIABILITIES. Losses in process of adjustment or in SUSPENSE. ... ecve.ovseeeevnenni $646,032 83 Gross premiums on fire risks running one year or less, relnsurance 50 per penbr et o he Son e 01, 688,26) 18 Gross premiums on fire risks running more than ome year, reinsurance pro rata... 245,829 83 Cash divl?’en = G g W P 564 25 All other demands ainst the com- pany ... g . 1,042,239 37 ‘Total liabilities...........eeet INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums. .$4,232,488 60 Received fo) ‘mortgage: 58,676 99 Received f¢ s ‘on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources. ... e . 7657851 Received from all other sources. 90,010 44 Total income.........coevvunenn EXPENDITURES. Net amount_paid for fire losses (in- cluding $595,122 76 losses of pre- vious years). Dividends to st Paid or allowed for commission or $2,302,218 52 187,500 00 brokerage . 69451302 Paid for saleries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc....... 185,008 27 Paid for State, national and local o 35,901 72 173644 78 Total expenditures. 38,678,770 26 ROBT. TSCHMARKE, President, E. T. MIETHKE, Vice-President. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of April, 1895. R. WEICHSEL JR., U. S. Vice-Consal. GUTTE & FRANK, Managers, 303 California St., S. F. 5