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THE SAN ¥RANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1895. ; 3 GEORGETOWN REVIVAL Signs of Renewed Life| Shown in All Di- rections. | INVESTMENTS IN MINES. | | A Decided Increase Noted | in Them During the | Past Year. SOME ADJACENT PROPERTIES. | | | Georgla Slide Sald to Be One of the | Most Prosperous Camps in the World. g. 11.—Mid- | Auburn, on outh | GEORGETOWN, Car, ‘way between Placerville anc the center of the d and middle forks of t town bids fair to n, George- Ameri proud position 1n mining ir times has the town been des but it show: s of revival in every direct Among the old forty-niners still resi- dent are B. F. Currier and Alex Connell. | | Company’s mines occupied by L. D. O'Neal as a general mer- chandise store and dwelling at Coaling, Fresno County, was desu'oyes by fireat 9 o'clock Saturday night. Loss, $16,000. P e i A LYNCHING IN PROSPECT. Eastern Washington Citizens Planning to Seize a Prisoner. SPOKANE, Wasn., Aug. 11.—Symes, the murderer of Sheriff Conlee of Lincoln County, passed through here to-night on the way to the County Jail at Ritzville. Just before reaching Spokane tae pris- oner was securely locked in the through baggage car and closely watched by depu- ties in order to prevent lynching. Symes said that he did not fearlynching, but this it is believed will be ixis fate. Spies have been watching here for several days for him, and upon the arrival of the train telegraphed to Sprague and Ritzville thdt he was on it. Sheriff Thompson was joined here by additional guards, and if a party tries to take him a desperate fight will ensue. G argeen DROWNED IN LAKE CLE-ELUM. Two Prominent Mining Men Perish in Sight of Their Families. TACOMA, WasH., Aug. 11.—A special to the Morning Union from Roslyn, the larg- est coal-mining camp in the Cascade Moun- tains, says Superintendent George Harri- son, of the Northern Pacific Railroad at that place, and George Blunt, a prominent miner, were drowned this afternoon in Lake Cle-Elum in sight of their families, 500 feet from shore. A storm came up suddenly and capsized their boat. Would-be rescuers were also nearly drowned. soceiages e SERMON ON MOUNT TAUCOMA. It Is Preached on the Highest Point by an Episcopal Pastor. TACOMA, WasH., Aug. 11.—At the re- quest of the Morning Union the Rev. B. F. 8hepherd and D. Jerrett came in the | early fifties. Mrs. Bundshuh, one of ‘the | ioneers, keeps the American Hotel. There has been more money invested here within the last year in mining in- terests and development work than at any | time in twenty-five years. In an interview with Colonel Dent it | was learned that parties are looking after properties with a view to investing large capital, and that old Georgetown will, in the near future, occupy her old position as the famous mining town of the Mamlock | assured. | also the local headquarters of the | California Mining and Ditch Company, | which owns over 150 miles of water rights | and of which only 5 per ‘cent is usea for irrigation, while the remainder is used for mining. One mile and a half from Georgetown is Georgia Slide, probably one of the most prosperous mining camps in the world. It is a village of fourteen families. Each has a neat cottage home and hard times are unknown. The Beatty claim comprises seventy acres and is owned by Beatty and ex-Sena- tor Barklage. The Pacific has seven acres and is owned by Flynn Brothers and Rein- hart. The Blue Rock has twenty-six acres and is owned by Flynn Brothers and Rau. A network of water-pipe and grouna sluices and bunches of amalgam are visible ! throughout. This is a rich; harmonious | and model mining camp. Between Georgetown and Greenwood, a | distance of six miles, another mining | camp of from fifty to seventy-fine pros- pectors is found. The men are all making | good wages, and some are meeting with | success richer than wages. Sam Kaiser, Ed Hummel, Henry Welch and Jacob Wolt bave excellent claims. John Smith | owns two claims known asthe Aultman | mine. Judge La Chance runs the Oakland Consolidated. Dr. Martin of Oakland has reopened the old Cedarburg and his two sons manage the business. - At French Hill, State Printer Johnston is about to reopen work. The Josh Billings, owned by Bell and Fillipini, is a quartz property on the mother lode, and like Smith’s claim, is in the range of the Taylor and Rosecrans, which are known as great producers. GATHER AT HOT SPRINGS. Railroad Men Prepare for the Atlantic and Pacific Hearing. Actlon for a Separate Recelvership to Come Up at Albu- querque. HOT SPRINGS, N. Mex., Aug. 11.—An | important:meeting of railroad officials is | now in progress here. The participants | are Aldace F. Walker, receiver, and D. B. | Robinson, vice-president of the Atchison system; George R. Peck, general solicitor, and C. N. Sterry, general attorney, of the Atlantic and Pacific; Edward Kenna, at- torney of the St. Louis and San Francisco; W. A. Bissell, assistant freight traffic manager of the system; W. K. Gillette, general auditor; W. H. Rossington, attor- ney of the Union Trust Company; W. W. Green, attorney of the Mercantile Trust Company, and C. 8. Gleed, director of the Atchison and Atlantic and Pacific roads. !\}essrs. Noble of St. Louis and Jennings of New York, attorneys for the Atlantic and Pacific bondholders, are expected here to- night.- The purpose of the meeting is to prepare for a hearinz of the application of the At- | lantic and Pacific bondholders for a sepa- Tate receiver of the Atlantic and Pacific road.. This hearing occurs Monday at Al- buguerquo before fudpe Collier, a Federal Judge with gxgmdicuon in New Mexico. 1f Judge Collier sustains the application he can “only appoint a receiver for about 150 miles in New Mexico. It would then remain to be seen if the Judge in Arizona would consent to dismiss the present re- ceivers, Walker, McCook and Wilson, and appoint newl o'n:s.f s " ‘T'ue complaint of e i aut in the afiidayit ofongg:'nlgqei{:e;;:l?rf Bangs of. New York, that the Santa Fe does not give the Atlantic and Pacific proper proportions of through rates, ——e— Fire at Coaling. HANFORD, Cavr., Auz. 11.—The build- ing owned by Simon Manasse & Co., and William M. Jefferis, pestor of the Episco’ pal church of the Holy Communion of this city, agreed last week to preach to-day the first sermon ever delivered from the tip- top of Mount Tacoma, 14,444 feet high. A courier arrived to-night from the mount- ain witha letter for the Morning Union stating that Jefferis had been joined in the sermon on the mountain by the Rev. J. P. Marlett of this city, pastor of the First | Methodist Church of Tacoma. They started yesterday for the top of the mountain ac- companied by a large party of mountain climbers. MURDER HEAR CASTELLA Two Millmen Got Into a Fatal Quarrel Over a Piece of Machinery. One Pulled a Revolver and Shot the Other, Killing Him Almost Instantly. REDDING, CaL., Aug. 11.—Last even- ing, at the Red Cross sawmills, located up Soda Creek, near Castella, the summer re- sort on the railroad, where last year the man Meyers was hanged for killing his wife, two millmen, Grady and Price, en- gaged in wordy war, which resulted in the death of the latter. Both men were employed in the mill, and they quarreled over the making of a certain piece of machinery. Grady pulled his gun and shot Price, killing him al- most instantly. Word was at once sent to this city and the officers notified. This morning Sheriff Houston and Coroner Er- nest left for Castella. The Coroner will hold an inquest on the body of the mur- dered man, and the Sheriff will convey Grady, who was arrested by a constable, to the County Jail here. FIREBUGS AT WORK. They Made an Attempt to Destroy the Redding Good Templar Hall. REDDING, CAL., Aug. 11.—It has just been discovered that an attempt was made some night the past week to burn the Good Templar Hall in this city. A lot of oiled paper and inflammable material has been found in an outer room, neara rear door of the upper story of the hall. The paper had been partly burned and indications show plain signs of incendiarism. A watchman will be placed in the building hereafter. It is a two-story brick structure, located in the center of the most thickly settled block in the city. From investigations that have been quietly held, it is now believed that the fire of last Wednesday morning, when a residence belonging to Mrs. F. Warner was burned, was the work of an incendiary. It is evident firebugs are or were in Redding. Arraignments for Murder. REDDING, CAL., Aug. 11.—Mrs. Mary L. J. Miller, who murdered her husband in his store in this city last week, was ar- raigned in the Superior Court yesterday afternoon. She plesded not guiity, and her trial was set for September 3. F. A. Lewis, who killed his brother-in- | Jaw, William Ferrell, near Whitmore, four weeks ago, was also arraigned, pleaded not %u:l;g.and the trial was set for Septem- er 16. RN e SOLD T0 U. 5. GRANT. The Horton House of San Diego Changes Hands. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Aug. 11.—The Hor- ton House property has been sold to U. 8. Grantand Jesse R. Grant for $75,000. The; will enlarge and remodel the pioneer hotel, which has one of the best locations in_the city. It is rumored that W. E. Hadley, who sold to them, will be the lessee. The proPerzy was in the receiver's hands for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of San Francisco, and Hadley had been given to August 18 to redeem it. U. 8. Grant is already building two large brick business houses. SRR Run Over by a Train at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 11.—John Slade, painter, bad both his legs cut off, his head badly cut and his skull fractured by the Atlantic express this afternoon. As the train was entering the station Slade stepped on the track as if to cross it, but so near was the train at the time, that it is thought his intention was suicide. He is not expected to live. S e Glandered Horses at Lompoc. SANTA BARBARA, CaL.. Aug. 11.— Glanders prevails to a considerable ex- tent around Lompoc, and a recent visit of the official veterinary to that valley re- sulted in the shooting of eight horses that were affec! NEWS OF THE COAST, Departed Veterans Hon- ored at Camp Fort Fisher. MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE, Eulogies Pronounced Over Those Who Died During the Past Year. DEEDS OF VALOR EXPLOITED. Touching Sermon Dellvered by the Chaplain of the Assocla- tion. SANTA MONICA, CaL., Aug. 11.—This was memorial day, it being the custom of the association to set apart one day in each encampment to a memornal service in commemoration of those who have an- swered reveille before the Great Com- mander, since last they met on the tentea field in encampment. The following was the roll of honor: William H. Lewis, United States navy, ship Laurence, of Ventura; F. W. Robinson, private Second Heavy Artillery, Ohio, died at Anaheim, April, 1895, a member of Malvern Hill Post No. 131; John A. Kooken, Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-second Penn- sylvania Volunteers, died December 13, 1894; Harrison Miller, Fourteenth Michi- gan Volunteer Infantry, died July 18, 1895, at Pomona, aged 64; D, A. Ripley, Company A, Tenth New York Heavy Ar- tillery, died October, 1894; Luther J. Cro- well, post commander of John F. Godfrey Post, Pasadena; Josiah Havens, Godfrey Post, Pasadena, died since camp opened; John Luce, Pasadena; J. A. Kelly, Pasa- dena. The Ontario Post reports no death of members during the year, butannounces the death of Andrew H. Chandler of Canby Post No. 8, St. Paul, and Comrade Whitney of Massachusetts Post, whom they buried. J. R. D, Say, com- mander of Major Eddy Post, Santa Paula, ofthe One Hundred and Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, died March 8, 1895; Captain John Reardon, past post com- mander of John A. Logan Post; S. M. Marble, chaplain of Starr-King Post No. 52, died August 25, 1894; Robert Carnahan, installed commander of Major Eddy Post, Santa Paula, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Comrade Say, died June 8, 1895; E. D. Webster, Company G., Seventeenth Illinois Infantry, died at Yountville, De- cember, 1894; Comrade Rev. Robert Gra- ham Thompson, of Sedgwick Post No. 17, Santa Ana, died August 7, 1895, aged 79. Comrade Graham was chaplain of the Sixty-fourth Ohio regiment during the war, was chaplain of his post at the time of his death and had made all prep- arations to visit the camp when death came. After singing and prayer the Rev. Will A. Knighten, chaplain of the association, delivered an eloquert discourse, taking for his text the third verse of the sixth chap- ter of Esther: “And the king said: ‘What honor and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this?”* After describing the life and character of Mordecai he asked what honor had been dohe the Nation’s soldiers. His answer was that, by setting apart two twin days of patriotism— Memorial Day and Memorial Sunday— when we honor them, first, by setting apart and dedicating to their memory a National memorial day, and second, by the strew- ing of flowers on their graves and decorat- ing monuments to the unknown heroes who sleep in unmarked graves on Southern battlefields, we do further honor by re- counting their deeds of valor, comforting the family of the veteran, bestowing pen- sions and building monuments. His deeds of valor were many and on various fields of strife. They were those of self-sacrifice on leaving loved ones and home, with all its comforts, for the long and weary march, the bullets, shrieking death. They were those of hardships endured withouta mur- mur—marching, camping, fighting and sometimes praying in storms and swamps —weary with all the ills and ailments flesh is heir to. There was valor in the fare- wells at home, valor in the hospital. The chzplain spoke on the day as one of sorrow, of the many dear ties broken, many homes made desolate, of the anxious search for the precious dead in unknown graves. They died that we might enjoy freedom, but the sorrow was just as keen to those left to mourn. The speaker drew a number of eloquent historical lessons from the conflict—it giving us a united country, teaching loyalty to the flag and a free and fair ballot. Wars for principle always foreran progress. In the grand re- view on dress parade of the veterans at their home-coming were men who had not slept under a roof for years, who had tra- versed more country than the legions of Cesar, who, coming home, found farms grown to weeds, the shop moss-grown by the years of strife, and who began again life’s struggles without a word of com- plaint. “How can we,” said he, “ever repay their labors and sacrifices? Only by being as patriotic ourselves as they were. Then patriotism meant something more than words.” He gave James G. Blaine’s magnificent tribute to Secretary of War Stanton: “To the Nation’s trust he was sublimely true for more than three years; unceasingly he labored, never doubting, never thinking of self.” He paid a glowing tribute to Grant and Logan and the volunteer army, the backbone and sinew of the country. In his summing up, statistics of those who were lost were given: The Wilderness costing 30,000, Spottsylvania Courthouse 20,000, Gettysburg 50,000, Shiloh 20,000. In these four battles alone were 120,000 lost. Christ died for each and each died for his country. Of the 2,750,000 Northern heroes who went to the front 300,000 were killed and 300,000 more disabled. The Union soldiers fought eleven battles a week, often more than the meals he got. P There was dress parade at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Illinois still leads in num- bers, with Iowa a close second. To-night a sacred concert was enjoyed by a vast au- dience and Sunday’s services at Camp Fort Fisher were at an end. At midnight last night the militia boys made a second attack on the camp, a lively skirmish taking place, and ending in a drawn battle. The roster of the regular army and navy unions veterans is as fol- lows: J. C. Price, Company L, Fourth Cavalry; Al- bert Ames, Company E, Ninth United States Infantry; G Troop Second and Company D, 178 regulars; Joe Snider, Company 6, Fifth United Btates Infantry, Nordhoff; Samuel B. Brown, Company H, Ninth United States Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; John Manning, Company 1, Third Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home: Colonel ¥rank E. Beahn, United States Corps Engineers, Los Angeles; Edmond Herrick, United States Ma- rine Corps, Soldiers’ Home; Henry Roach, first sergeant, Company E, Nineteenth Infantry, Brackettville, Tex.; A. A. Bick, corporal, Com- pany B, Sixth United States Infantry, Pomona; Henry J. Ackerly, Eighth United States In- fantry and Twelfth United States Infantry, Sol- diers’ Home; E. L. de Haven, United States steam sloop-of-war Pawnee, Soldiers’ Home; Albert B. Coombs, United States Engineer Corps, Soldiers’ Home; George W. Farrington, Company G, Fourth United States Infantry, Pomona; Michael O’Brien, United States Gun- boat Pawnee, Santa Monica; William Berkle, Company A, Fifth United States Infantry, Pasa- dena; R. W. Pratt, Company F, Fiith United States Cavalry, Santa Ana; John Russell, United States steamer Grand Gulf, Santa Ana; Thomas Dolan, Company D, Fourteenth United States Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; Samuel A. McCurdy, Soldiers’ Home; W.H. Stein, Noon’s Battery, Los Angeles; A. H. Snyder, Ccmpany E, Nineteenth United States Infantry, Pomona; Henry Keelin, Com- pany H, First United States Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; W. H. George, Los Angeles; Francis Mc- Mahon, Sixth United States Cavalry, Santa Monica; William H. Slimmond, Company G, Eleventh United States Infantry, Los Angeles; J. E. Beck, Company E, Ninth United States Infantry, Los Angeles; George Graves, United States Engineers, Soldiers’ Home; H. Reid, Company K, Fourth Volunteer Infantry, Los Angeles: Daniel Allen, Company G, Twenty- first Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; Michael Fitz- simmons, Company D, Fourth United States Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; F. R. Gulian, Troop G, Second United States Cavaly, Los Angeles; J. H. Hynson, Company D, Soldiers’ Home; Thomas W. Matthers, Fourteenth Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; De Forest Mankle, Company C, Twelfth United States Infantry, Escondido; W. B. Mitchell, Company H, Sixth United States Artillery, Company H, Twenty-third New York Volunteers, Vernon; James B. Hein, Company H, Second Cavalry, Company T, Fifth Cavalry, Company E, First Cavalry, Los Angeles; J. W. Van Horne, One Hundred and Twenty-first New York Volunteers; E. Cunen, Troop D, Third Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; James Conway, Company B, Tenth Infantry, Soldiers’ Home: F. W. Kellogg, Company A, Engineer Corps, Los Angeles; C. Kennedy, Fifteenth United States Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; F. McMurray, Company I, Fifth United States Cavalry, Sol- diers’ Home; W. F. Wonderly, Company E, Sec- ond Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; J. Williamson, Company B, Eighth Regiment, Soldiers’ Home; Charles Rowney, W. H. Savage, Company D, Twelfth Infantry, San Pedro; Enoch Hurst, United States Navy, Soldiers’ Home; William Hughes, U. 8. N., Soldiers’ Home; M. Ma- shall, Company C, First United States Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; T. G. Thomason, Com- pany A, Second United States Dragoons, Ventura; F. Mullen, Company K, Eighth Cavairy, Soldiers’ Home; P. Roach, Company G, Fiith New Jersey Infantry, and Company D, Second United States Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; J. 0. Gorman, Battery N, Third United States Artillery, Soldiers’ Home; John Byer, Troop B, First United States Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; A.J. Doty, Battery B, Third United States Ar- tillery, Soldiers’ Home; E.W. Smith, Marine, Soldiers’ Home; M. Donovans Company I, Fifth Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; M. Casy, Company K, Sixth United States Infantry, and Troop D, Third United States Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; J. Sullivan, Marine, Soldiers’ Home; James Ellis, Company E, Third United States Cavalry, Los Angeles; William H. Cook, Com- pany B, Second United States Cavalry, Los Angeles; E. 8. Muckenzie, United States Marine Corps, Vernon; Fred Roth, Company E, Ninth United States Infantry, Los Angeles; Leonard Kaner, Troop G, First United States Cavalry, Los Angeles; Thomas B. Wallace, Troop H, Fourteenth United States Cavalry, Los Angeles; George W. Leftwich, Battery B, Sec- ond United States Artillery, Inglewood; M. J. Fitzgerald, Los Angeles; Thomas Cavanagh, Company D, Thirteenth United States Infantry, Los Angeles; M. Curtin, Troop C, Fifth United States Cavalry, Los Angeles. To-morrow is Soldiers’ Home day, and the association will visit the Pacific Coast branch adjacent to camp. The evening entertainment will be in charge of John A. Martin Post. A unicue vase adorns the piano at the Woman’s Auxiliary headquarters, the property of Dr. E. Brown of Company D, Boldiers’ Home. It is called a canta galla (crowing rooster) vase, and was made at Florence, Italy, in 1822. There are only four of the kind said to be in existence. This rare and costly relic was brought from Europe by the doctor’s sister and pre- sented to him about a year ago. General A. B. Campbell, the “silver- tongued,” visited the encampment this afternoon for the first time on account of the illness of his wife. The general will remain for a few days, and has yielded to the request of the comrades to make an address at the campfire. Comrade R. H. Miller of Fort Fisher Post has a unique revolutionary relic in a silk banner printed by Hall & Sills of Philadelphia, who printed the Continental money. Itisa fac-simile of the Declara- tion of Independence, and printed by in- structions of Generals Hamilton and Put- nam, each signer receiving one. Mr. Miller’s great-grandfather, Schofield, was one of the signers. A new drum corps invaded the camp of Dan Bidwell Post of Norwalk, including L. T. Hallett of the Third Maine Infantry, who was left on a battlefield for dead; “Uncle Jack” Brand, a Mexican War vete- ran, bugler of the Sixteenth Infantry; John Vinnon, fifer, and R. T. Bain of the Fifth Iowa Infantry, who has a revolu- tionary drum. He zealously guards it, it having been captured from the Hessians under Burgoyne October 25, 1777, by his grandfather, John Bain. \ SANTA BARBARA EXCITED, A Peculiar Shooting Fracas on State Street the Cause. This Time a Pistol, Supposed to Be Loaded, Is Instrumental In Saving a Life. SANTA BARBARA, Can, Aug. 11.— An exciting occurrence took piace on State street yesterday afternoon. Moat Kilgore, an old resident of the county, passed up the street carrying a double-barreled shot- gun, both barrels loaded. Clarence Kelton, the young constable, approaching, saw Kilgore with the gun, and asserts that Kilgore began pulling on him, s6 he whipped out his revolver and took aim at Kilgore. Kelton’s weapon had one empty chamber, which fact probably saved Kilzore’s life, for the weapon snapped harmlessly, whereupon Kelton, supposing the weapon was useless, took refuge in Ewing’s store. Kilgore, while bringing the gun into position, in the ex- citement touched the trigger and fired in the air. Jack Harrington, the City Surveyor, dis- ;\;mad Kilgore and succeeded in quieting m. Later Kelton got out a warrant for Kil- gore’s arrest on a charge of attempting to commit murder. The latter was released on $500 bail. Kelton claims that Kilgore had previ- ously made threats to kill him. The trou- ble arises from financial difficulties. Kil- gore, who is an elderiy man, was for many years foreman of the Francis Broom ranch, Ventura County, and came to Santa Barbara County many years ago with sev- eral thousand dollars of savings, and has led a sober life. He made his home with the Keltons most of this time, and is to-day penniless. A short time ago he brought suit in Justiee Gamill’s court to recover on promissory notes exe- cuted by Kelton and filed as papers in the case. m two of these notes—one for $150, the other for $20—are not qutlawed. NEWS OF THE COAST. Santa Clara Italians Preparing a Cele~ bration. CLOSE OF CAMP ROACHE. Final Lectures to Be Delivered at the State Normal School. INQUEST ON ELEZER FROST. It Is Believed the Chemical Analysls Has Developed Traces of Polson. SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 11.—The Italian residents of Santa Clara County are making extensive preparations to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Rome as the capital of Italy on September 20, 21 and 22. The exercises on each of the days will be commemorative and enjoyable. The celebration on the first day will open with the “Inauguration of the Porto P1o,” which signifies the entrance to the city. An illuminated arch will be erected and dedicated with appropriate exercises. A grand ball will be given at the Italian Benevolent Society hall and a pyrotechnic display will conclude the day’s festivities. The programme of the second day will consist of a grand open-air concert and a reception by the Italian ladies. The third day will be the principal day of the fete. In the morning a parade will be held, in which the Italian residents of the county and a number of local civic societies will participate. A feature of the parade will be three elegant floats, one representing America and the different States of the Union, a second will represent Queen Margherita and the third will be loaded with fruits, flowers and agricultural products of Santa Clara County. After the parade a barbecue and picnic will be held at Agricultural Park. Among the amusements at the park will be a pigeon-shooting match, foot races and other sports and a grand tombola, with more than fifty prizes. THE FROST INQUEST. Sensational Developments Are Expected To-Day. SAN JOSE, Can., Aug. 11.—It is ex- pected that to-morrow’s developments at the Frost inquest will be rather sensational. Dr. Cunningham will probably render his report of the chemical analysis he bas made of the brain and stomach of Elezer Frost. From the way the inquest is being conducted it is thought that traces of poison have been found. Ii-poison has been found it may have been administered by mistake, but a rumor that is given much credence is that Elezer Frost administered the poison him- self. Mrs. Dora Frost, the widow, has tes- tified that the day before his death her husband showed her how to manage things around the place and_told her that in less than a week he would be *‘dead, black and all cut to pieces.” 3 Elezer Frost was a firm belever in spiritualism and in the last days of his life_was surrounded by a coterie of mediums, and it was his belief that at death he would meet a spirit bride on one of the planets and that their_life and hap- piness would be eternal. It is thought that this belief preyed on his mind to such ia]r_l ex_xftent that he finally concluded to end is life. THE GRANGE ENCAMPMENT. The Closing Exercises Will Be Held in San Jose. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 11.—Professor Childs, chairman of the Grange Encamp- ment at Camp Roache, has made arrange- ments for holding the closing sessions of the encampment at the Assembly Hall of the State Normal Bchool, commencing Tuesday morning. President Jordan of Stanford University will open the exer- cises Tuesday morning with a lecture on ““The Money Value of Truth,” after which a general discussion will be entered into on the subject. Wednesday morning Judge J. A. Maguire will speak on “The Single Tax.” 1Inthe afternoon President Kellogg of the State University will deliver a lec- ture. Thursday morning John P. Irish will deliver a lecture upon ‘Gold,” and in the afternoon M. M. Estee will lecture on “Silver.” These lectures will close this season’s encampment. At the conclusion of the exercises the educational committee will meet and formulate a programme of work for the session next year, it being definitely determined to make the encampment a permanent annual institution. CAUSED BY THE JUG. Gallons of Wine Lead to a Fight. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 11.—Phil Primar (colured), Jos Hall and Charles Hall found a five-gallon jug of wine in a vacant lot at Santa Clara yesterday, and after partaking of the stuff rather freely became involved in a fight, in which numerous friends also joined. After fighting for some time, dur- ing which no one seemed to have gained an advantage, passers-by stopped the fight. On being separated it was found that Primar, 1n_attempung to use his pistol, had shot himself in the leg, one of Charles Hall’s ears was nearly torn from his head, and one of Joe Hall's fingers had been nearly bitten off by Primar. No arrests were made. Five Labor Day Entertainment. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 11.—The commit- tee of entertainment of the Los Gatos Im- provement Association has decided to hold an entertainment on the afternoon and evening of Labor day, October 7, and the evening of the following day. There will be an entire change of programme at each of the entertainments. On Labor day there will be a parade of merchants and labor men, in which will be floats repre- senting the harvest home and vintage sea- son. After the parade a circus by home talent, after the San Francisco ~society circus of last year, will be given. In the evening living pictures of Hiawatha's life will be given. The second day’s entertain- ment will consist of the cradle songs of all nations. The Los Gatos Cannery has given the use of their yard and buildings for the two days’ celebration. The object of the celebration is to raise money for the parks, streets and roadways of the city. Admission Day Celebration. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 12.—The Admis- sion day celebration at Gilroy promises to be a grand success, and the executive com- mittee in charge of the affair is meeting with much success. The Watsonville Fire Department will send a team to compete in the firemen's tournament. The Native Sons of Hollister and Salinas willdttend in a body. The executive committee has de- cided upon the following prizes for the firemen’s tournament. For the hose team contest, first prize $200, second prize $75; hcok and ladder team contest. first orize $100. second vrize $50; foot race for firemen, 100 yards, first prize $25, second prize $10. For the bicy- cleraces $75 has been appropriated for rizes. To the bicycle clug having the argest number in the parade a prize of $10 will be given, and for the best decorated wheel a prize of $10. The Fruit Markets. SAN JOSE, Can., Aug. 11.—Colonel Philo Hersey, manager of the Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange, in speaking of fruit crop prospects yesterday, said: ‘“The market for dried fruits just at present is not very active, but the prospects are that there will be an increased demand during the fall months. The price paid for choice apricots in San Francisco is 9 cents. Green prunes bring $30 per ton, which is a very good price unless growers have extra large and fine fruit. In that case it will pay better to dry the product. For new dried prunes the offer is 414 cents for the four sizes, 60 to 100.” SUICIDE AT SACRAMENTO. John 8. Judd Hanged Himself From a Bedpost in His Koom. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 11.—About 20’clock this afternoon the body of John 8. Judd, freight agent of the Union Pacific Railroad, was found hanging from a bed- postin his room, at 916 L street. The news of the suicide has caused considerable sur- prise, as Mr. Judd was quite a social light, and always seemed happy and free from care. Some of Mr. Judd’s most intimate friends say that he had at timescom- plained to them that his health was bad and\that he woula never recover. It was this which probably led to the rash act. The dead man leaves a widow and two children in Denver, Colo., to whom he was devoted. His wife is an invalid and has been under the doctor’s care for some time. FINALS AT DEL. MONTE The Whitney Brothers Win the Doubles by Brilliant Playing. Driscoll and De Long, the Coast Champlons, Are Badly Worsted. DEL MONTE, CaL, Aug. 1l.—After a short but hard fight this afternoon the Whitneys defeated Driscoll and De Long, the coast champions, in the finals of the Del Monte doubles. The court was crowded with fair spectators, decked out in white costumes, and every good strike was applauded with impartiality. The players came on the court at 2:30 and after some short preliminary practice play com- menced to determine who would take the magnificent first prizes offered by the hotel to the winning team. Driscoll commenced to serve and won the first game handily; the next went to the Whitneys, making it one game all. Then the brother team took four straight f’nmes, making it 5 to 1 in their favor. riscoll and De Long braced and by brilliant smashing on Driscoll’s part won a game, but it was the last they got in this set, the Whitneys winning the next game and set by 6 to 2. The playing on both sides of the net was of a very high order, the balls being kept low and hit very hard. De Long and Bob ‘Whitney did the best work from the back of the court, while George Whitney and Driscoll volleyed the strongest. The stroke of the match was the return of a lob which had passed De Long and its return in a similar manner by George Whitney, who won the point. The players took a short rest and re- ceived Instructions from their backers as to what plan they should follow to come out ahead. The Whitneys now had two sets to their opponents’ none, as the set which they had won on Saturday counted. They looked sure winners, as they had won the previous set in rather short order, but still a tennis game is never won till the last point is scored. Play commenced with Driscoll again serving. He put much more speed into his strokes, and consequemli won the game, scoring three aces on his service. The Whitneys took the next game and also the next two. The champions then grew desperate and took many chances. De Long drove with marvelous accuracy, placing the balls be- tween and around his opponents. These tactics brought the score to 4 to 2 in the Whitneys’ favor. On De Long’s service it became 5to 2, and things commenced to look serious for the champions. George Whitney then commenced to serve and showed marked symptoms of nervousness throughout, finally losing the game, it be- ing the first and only one he lost on his service during the match. Driscoll and De Long took the next game, and it looked as though they had struck a winning gait and would retrieve their lost - ground, but Bob Whitney soon dispelled this idea by delivering some lightning services over the net into their court. The score went to 40—15, where he made the only double fault of the match, the next shot making amends for all, however, as it fairly took Driscoll’s racket out of his hand and won the set and match for the ‘Whitney brothers by 6 to 4. This gave them three straight sets and the match— 8106,6t02 6to4. The winners were congratulated by their many friends. This entitles them to the handsome prizes, which are silver- mounted Roxwood pottery, one a large cup, the other a tobacco bowl. The mixed doubles will come off Mon- day morning, in which Miss Alice Hoff- man and Tom Driscoll are the favorites. ARy MARE ISLAND NEWS. It Is Reported That the Philadelphia Is Considered Top- Heavy. VALLEJO, CAL., Aug. 11.—1It is ex- pected that by the latter part of the coming week the cruiser Olympia will leave the navy-yard for San Francisco, there to re- main for afew days, when she will leave for the Asiatic station to relieve the flag- ship Baltimore, which will return to Mare Island and receive extensive repairs. The flagship Philadelphia is out of. the drydock after receiving a coat of paint, She is practicaly ready for sea. The pres- ent talk is that she will be taken East to one of the navy-yards and cut down, as she is considered top-heavy. EERS e SONOMA COUNTY IN LINE. Appropriation for an Exhibit at the At- lanta Exposition. SANTA ROSA, Car.,, Aug. 11.—The Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County has passed a resolution granting an ap- propriation of $250 to be used as Sonoma’s portion of the expense of getting up and maintaining an exhibit at tfie Atlapta Ex- position. number of prominent ¢itizens went before the board and made strong ar- guments in favor of the appropriation.” All the Supervisors but done voted for it. Attacked an Editor. MILL VALLEY, CAL., Aug. 11.—Wheel- er Martin, Postmaster of Eastland Post- office, attacked Editor E. Lenhart of the Herald, yesterday. Lenhart published an article, stating that Martin was misusing the mails; that he kept leiters in the post two and three days before delivering them, and also alluded to his daughter in a dis- respectful manner. Martin, who is about 60 years of age, took offense at the insinua- tions, and, meeting Lenhart on the street, knocked Bim down. Bl e Santa Monica Shipping News. SANTA MONICA, CaL., Aug. 11.—The ship Lady Isabella, 120 days out from Hamburg with a cargo of cement for Port Los Angeles, was spoken at Santa Barbara Island to-day. The Eclipse having un- loaded her cargo left to-night for San Francisco. NEWS OF THE COAST. Forest Fires Still Raging in Portions of Wash- ington. GREAT DAMAGE RESULTS Hundreds of Acres of Timber and Many Ranches Laid Waste. SEVERAL COUNTIES INVADED. The Loss In Two Counties Alone Approximates One Million Dollars. WHATCOM, Wasw., Aug. 11.—During the past week forest fires have raged throughout the heavily timbered sections of the northern part of the State, in the counties of Whatcom and Skagit. Hun- dreds of acres of valuable timber and many ranches have been laid waste. There has been no loss of life, but many narrow escapes have been reported. The actual lossto property is large, ap- proximating $1,000,000 in the two counties, but the suffering of the ruined settlers is attracting more attention in this section than the money loss. The town of Mount Vernon, Skagit County, has been visited by the flames, and the shingle-mill,of Lodge & Mitchell, four residences and the plank pavements of the town burned. At Montborne, near by, the dryhouse, warehouse and 1,500,000 shingles were burned. Mount Vernon was enveloped in smoke for a week. The shingle-mills in this vi- cinity are turning steam on the flames in place of water. Fires on Fidalgo Island have also been extensive. Five farms and farmhouses have been burned. Hamilton, Skagit County; Prairie, What- com County; Laurence, Whatcom County, and other places have all suffered loss by the forest fires, the damage in no single case, however, aggregating over $20,000. The fire isnow spreading in the direction of La Connor, Skagit County. Every one ie praying for rain, but no sign of it ap: pears. OLYMPIA, Wasn., Aug. 11.—A news- paper reporter sent through the burned district returned to-night after having ex- perienced a great number of hardships, and reports that all the settlers who were hemmed in by the fire to the west of the city have been saved, though they lost their houses and personal effects. No new losses of any great magnitude are reported. The fire seems spent. ANACORTES, WasH., Aug. 11.—Asa re- sult of the protracted dry weather, the most extensive forest fires of years have been prevailing in Whidby and Camano Islands, and many farms have been ruined. Roche Harbor suffered slight loss. The lime company's works were threatened, but were saved. ABERDEEN, Wass., Aug. 11.—The for- est fires which have raged for a week in the counties of Mason, Thurston and Chehalis, in the southwestern part of the State, are rapidly being got under control. Rain at this time would prevent all further damage. MR, BUDD MUCH BETTER, His Temperature Has Again Reached the Normal State. The Rheumatism Has Been Checked. and Does Not Cause Much Pain. . STOCKTON, Car., Aug. 11.—Governor Budd passed a very good day and is much better to-night. His temperature has now reached the normal state and the fever has left him. He is still very weak and unable to do anything for himself. The rheumatism that hasbeen bothering the chief executive has been checked and does not_cause him as much pain as for- merly. It will be sometime, however, be- fore the Governor will be ablé to attend to the duties of his office. Dr. Sargent is much pleased with the progress made thus far and hopes for a marked change for the better in a day or two. Mr. Budd is now able to take more nourishment, and as the fever has left him thereis little doubt of his speedy recovery. Have you missed us ? We've been oft on & vacation. 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