The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 14, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL; WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1895. : | is founa, is not less than 100 feet in thickness | and richinoil. Reconing one barrel of ofl to one . { hundred cubic feet of sandrock, this field, as de- ! | veloped, will yield four million barrels of | petratenm. The boundarigs of the Los Angeles oil field | are lengthening and widening daily. The Wonderful ivi limits of the territory have not been reached Sh 5 Activity Is | on any side; and it is altogether probable that own in t the ficld will extend beyond the city limits; he New | that Los Angeles will become the center of Industry. | ndustry on the Pacific Coast. Many and manufacturing industries must spring re fuel is cheap, abundant and good. $1 & barrel is preferable to coal at n. Oil refineries will follow a large duction. n exchange has been established here for the purpose of facilitating the oil business, in | obtaining tank storage, in providing transpor- tation, in securing larger and better markets and increasing the production of petroleum. The board of managers have been industri- | ously investigating these features of the new enterprise, and are encouraged to prosecute the work to final success. They. hope to be able to market the whole of the production at fair pricesand to stimulate greater development in our vicinity. They comprehend the fact that we have vast wealth of stored petroleum atour feet, and that the opportunity of sup- OUTPUT HAS DOUBLED, The Field Gradually Being En- larged and Many Wells Sunk. “SPOUTERS” ARE NUMEROUS. Natural Gas WIill Soon Supersede imerce is within our grasp. Ve solicit your application to the associate membership at the Los Angeles Crude Oil Ex- change. hundred members to assist the sixty odd pro- ducing firms to carry forward this enterprise. | It is worthy of support by this community, and will add greatly to the growih and prosperity of our city. Coal for Fuel and Heating Purposes. | product. plementing manufacturing to cur flourishing | We want the co-operation of several | NEWS OF THE COAST, Soldiers’Home Veterans Entertain at Santa Monica. ADDRESSED BY ROWLAND Guests Enlightened as to the Workings of the Warriors’ Retreat. MILITIAMEN'S DAY AT CAMP. Tents of the National Guard Invaded by the Grand Army Men. SANTA MONICA, Cav., Aug. 13.—The Soldiers’ Home veterans furnished the en- Colonel Fred Crocker, H. E. Hunting- | tertainment at the pavilion last evening, it ton and W. B. Wilshire spent to-day going | being the best of the encampment and one over the oil fields. They were surprised at | that will hardly be equaled during the the extent the industry had reached, and | few remaining days in camp. There was were interested in the handling of the | music by the home band, an address by The oilmen were more than i GovernorlJ.G. Rowland, a recitation, “The VIEW OF OIL WELLS ON EDGEWAY ROAD, BETWEEN COURT AND TEMPLE STREETS, LOS ANGELES, SHOWING LAEE OF OIL. THE WELLS ARE SEVEN HIXVT!S’ RIDE FROM THE HEART OF THE CITY. k the better the oil is and the | pleased over the visit, as a personal in- 1s the flow. From the experi- | spection of the industry and acquaintance industry has fought | with the quantity produced may result in wells a: d the change of the Santa Fe’s | from ceal to oil burners, and noted | g in expense, is, now that the | vof oilis assured, seriously consid- llowing their rival's lead. ne is pumping ever seventy- 1 hour into the storage-tank, are being made to handle | st 1500 barrels a da New tanks g constructed, permanent switches laid to the different railroad | nd all work under way of what- aracte eing done in the most 1 manner. An important feature that has been more | or less overlooked is the flow of natural its way through lawsuits, derision and dis- | lower freight rate: dain until it now leads all other enter- | —_— prises in this city. } Q The Southern Pacific €ompany, having BHADY H[L[] .I-U ANUWEHI Sheriff Bogard at Wheat- land. Strong Circumstantial Evidence Connecting the Bandit With the Hold-Up. Sheriff Bogard. connecting him with the Wheatland train- gas, which up to the present time has been allowed to 2o to waste. Recently, how- -:wr Mr. Tiliott w ”v\nil““_o '_"_lcfl'_k:‘:v against the accused outlaw, and there was e WELSTEAT | enough to hold him to answer in the the.junction of Rockwood street and Bel- | , . Footrt mont n\lwnv:ln. lan in a new pumping plant | ;o first witness to-day was J. B. Barrie = el e doviol ess onuniinn | of Linda, who testified that Brady worked The experiment was a_success, the gas from the wells being sufficient to drive the 20 horsepower engine used: The quantity of gasis ever increasing 4s new wells are being bored, and the formation of a com- pany to pipe the gas throu 1t the city to be used for fuel and heating purposes, is being seriously considered. The wel have recently been sunk on the w edge of the oil fields differ in character from "those farther east, the oil being lighter, and it spouts or gushes from them, makihg pumping unnecessary. A few days ago the Davison Melice well, while the tubing was out of the casing, ¥ jouted up-a distance of over twenty feet, il being thrown from a hole 53 inches ter part of January, 1894, He Lnew the defendant as Jack McGuire, and also knew Sam McGuire, but did not remember heur- ilugl}hl(i defendant say Sam was his brother. masquerading as McGuire. He had always understood that S8am McGuire, or Brown- ing, the robber shot by Sheriff Bogard, wa the defendant’s brother. Barney Meh they were brothers. but he had not seen the defendant for a year. <t witness. He had seen Brady at Me- ’s stable on _the Friday morning pre- ceding the hold-up. Brady wanted to wash a bicycle in the stable. A. Siever, }\mprwt(er of the Mechanics’ Hotel, said Brady stopped at his hotel three days before the robbery. He had seen Brown- ing and Brady together several times. well on Belmont avenue ever aince its completion has been spout- ing y-urinrl'.r"fll and for atime the ow?er‘? Sralty had & Dicsole: 4 the aid of a poaap. Last weelk | Very few witnesses were cross-examined. ded to let it do its own work, and | At {he conclusion of Siever’s examination, capped the tubing, ran pipes | District Attorney McDaniel announc The Nelso: ks and awaited results. They | the prosecution closed, and asked that the eminently satisfactory, the ° well defendant 'bc held to answer before the 200 barrels in forty-eight hours. | Superior Court on a charge of murder. Brady’s counsel stated that they had de- cided not to offer testimony and would not oppose the motion. Justice Aldri ordered the bandit held for trial without bonds. A good.deal of excitement was caused | Jast nday by the alleged discovery in | the well on Metcalfe street, near Temple, | Cook, of oil with apar-| ®inp ' ropeon why the defense offered no X he oil in question was of a | ¢octimony is thought to be that Sheriff different color from any yet discovered, of | Bogard of Tehama, a brother of the mur- a enish tinge,’had a different smell and | dered officer, had a warrant for Brady if possessed strong Iubricating quali- ;i[nscha‘rge:ir.i;nd gm& he woulldfbc.dtaKe tie It said by men well acquainted | there lor % racy seemed afraid that with thel n oil field to strongly re- he would be lynched if taken to Tehama. semble Pepnsylvania crude oil. Should KINGS FPS. TULARE. this latest discovery prove to be lubricat- ing oil it'will add vastly to the wealth and importance of the oil fields. following circular has been issued by the secretary of the Oil Exchange to | stimulate the associate membership list and . contains some very intersting esti- mates: Opening of the Famous Suit Between the Counties. HANFORD, Car., Aug. 13.—Hon, W. 0. Minor, Superior Judge of Stanislaus County, presiding in the Superior Court of Tulare Coun:{v to dismiss (olr want of jurisdicti action bron i i The oii industry of Los Angeles1s barely one oAt Tals e i yearold. The produttion to-day is far beyond the consumptive de s of Southern Califor- of the weils is‘more llion barrels ¥ crease in produc- | a county when sued in a wrong county 4 zhout the year, the | had the sime remedy as other liti- ily output will reach 6000 barrels within | gants, viz.: the right to move for a change. One year. H. L. Smith and Newman Jones of this The area of the developed field is smail—not | city represented Kings County and M. E. more than 4000 feet long by 1000 feet wide. | Power and C. G. Lamberson of Visalia rep- The oil-bearing sandrock, where the petroleum | resented Tulare County. | The court held that as only actions atfect~ A hostler, Joseph Littlefield, was the | h then | this county to-day, denied the motion of | | Bound Over for the Murder of | | Through Georgia” _— | ing the object of soldiers’ homes, MARYSVILLE, Cavn., Aug. 13.—Bgndit | Brady has been held for the murder of | minds of those not familiar with the subject is Though no real evidence | Debating Society,” by Miss Allen, and others by Thomas Lacock and Thomas Barnes; a trio, *‘Oh, Restless Sea,” by Messrs. Pratt, Beach and Young; a song by William H. McGarvy; an original poem by John Daly ; a quartet, “To the Bravest,” Messrs. Pratt, Young, Beach and Slain; a ong by John Hancock, and “Marching by everybody, with music by the home band. Governor Rowland’s address was one de- serving of more than a passing mention. He thanked the management for the honor of presiding over the meeting and having the opportunity of addressing the veterans and their friends on the subject of Soldiers’ Homes generally and the Pacific branch particularly. Said he: The public, while \lndershndlng and approv- loes not fully appreciate the conditions governing them. Possibly the leading misapprehension in the that these homes are merely charitable insti- tutions for the support of indigent and infirm | men, who would otherwise be a tax on the robbery was adduced, circumstances were K community. Itis, of course, a recognized fact that to care for the old soldiers and sailors is eminently proper and right, but that these disabled defenders of our country have a right 10 be cared for is not fully realized. There is no feeling of dependence impressed upon any member. He is under no obligations for the food, shelter and care he receives, for for him from December, 1893, until the lat- | he has carned the right to these things.” As the president of the board of managers ex- preseed it: “The provision is not a charity, but | is 5 rewnrd to the brave and deserving and is hotel at noon on March 29 on a bicycle, | | ing realty were by the constitution rs | qurired to be brought in_a certain county, | Rt e i e their right, to be forfeited only by bad conduct at the home or on conviction of heinous e, a farmer of West Bear River, | crimes.” told” the same story regarding Brady’s | Having this in mind, it is & fact—which I trust visiting comrades will remerber and speak of when they return to their respective places of residence—that any soldier or sailor ligible, by reasou of service, disability and esidence, for admission toa soldiers’ home knew Sam and Jack McGuire and thought | can enter its gates withithe feeling thatitis his He said Sam left the | home, and that there % he can be cared for, grateful of course for his country’s sense of ustice, but with no feeling of dependence. You or I—comrades, any of us—need not lower the flag of manhood one hair’s breadth on be- ing accepted as a member and entered on_the muster roll of the Nation’s welcome defenders, who are thus provided for in their old age. The uncertainties of time and fortune are such that no one can be sure of the future. Is it not a satisfaction to every soldier and sailor tn know that here is a home where he can come if need be? The speaker gave statistics showing that the number in the various National homes, including the 1600 at the Pacific branch, was 20,855: and in the State homes, in- cluding California’s at Yountville, with 446, there were 7961, the grand total being 28,816. The average age was sixty years. The records showed that there was but one survivor of the war of 1812 in the entire number of homes in 1894. At the same time there were 438 Mexican war veterans, Ac- cording to the speaker’s calcalations, in 1894 there would be only six survivors of the civil war in the Soldiers’ Homes. Con- tinuing he said: The main requirements for admission to the home are, first, an_honorable discharge from the United States service in the Mexican or civil war; second, disability which prevents the applicant from earning nis living by labor; third, residence in the territory west of the Rocky Mountains. As a rule it is better for the applicant to write to the home and state his case. He can then ascertain ifhe 1s eligi- ble. It is always unwise for him to come to the home witihout knowing whether or not he can be admitted, At present it is over- crowded, and appiicants are informed that they must wait until additional room is pro- vided. The management mukes every effort to care for all who lp})ly. if they are eligible, but sometimes the extreme limit is reached, be- county against Tulare County for the re- | yond which consideration of safety and com- covery of $104,000 of swamp-land money. | fort will not allow us to go. Thege areenow 1325 members present. About fifth of them are given emfl:(rment in the 10 carry on the instiiution. Of the 303 men on the pay-roll only thirty are civilians, I want to make inention of the fact that our veterans have the ‘sood will of the people about us, and the soldiers feel tieir thanks are especiaily due for the kind consideration and sympathy from the devoted women of the Relicf Corps, the ladies of the Grand Army, neighboring comrades of tae posts aud those gallant young patriots, the Sons of Veterans. As time passes on_and the men become older and more infirm. the home will, step by step, become one vast hospital, with léssening num: bers and increasing disabilities of its occu- ants. ¥ What a solemn thing it is that fifty or sixty years hence, when some of the hoysand girls that are here to-night may possibly see and know him, the last soldier of the Civil War, will be waiting the final summons—only one on the muster-roll that once held over two mil- lions of names: only one present at the last sounding ot “taps’’; only one of the myriad that went forth to battle 1 the flush of youth following the starry banner, resolved to uphold it through all thé storms of war, to carry it alott to victory, to endure all hnrdshl{»s, all suffering, that the Government of the Union should %lv?. Our mental vision reaches far into the middle of the next century as we con- template the last surviving soldierjof the grand- estarmy the world ever knew. Aged and fee- ble, as with_tottering step, he approaches the bounaary of the silent land, there will cluster around him all the romance, all the heroism of the great struggle for human_ rights, for unity, for freedom. As he passes from earth only a memory will remain; but, comrades and friends, we trust and believe it will be a mem- ory fruitful of good results to our beloved colntry, a memory inspiring the Americans of that future time to emulate the example of the heroes of '61 and ’63, to be loyal and true to the Old Flag, and to teach and practice a glow- ing patriotism, the best surety of a prosperous, progressive and enduring nation. To-day was National Guard day. In the forenoon the ladies’ auxiliary mtet in the pavilion, holding their annual election, with the following results: 'Mrs. Susan Sweet of Pomona, president; Mrs. Ida Jarvis of Pasadena, senior vice-president; Mrs. Addie Rogers of Santa Monica, junior vice-president; Mrs. Clara Holland of University, treasurer; Mrs. James Racey of San Diego, Mrs. A. Fitch of Los An- geles, Sarah A. Davis of Riverside, Viola Kenybn of Ventura and Josephine Dexter of Santa Monica, executive committee. Commander Dill and staff, past com- manders, the recently elected officers, and the ladies’ auxiliary this mornming in- vaded the camp of the militia boys of Company C. Seventh Regiment, N. G. C., in their camp adjoining, where they were royally received. heroster of Company C, Seventh In- fantry, is as follows: Captain J. K. Kennedy, Private Chamber- lain, First Lieutenant H. Teale, Private Cheesebrough, Second Lieutenant J. W. Col- lins, Private Cooke, Sergeant George W. Hood, Private Crites, Sergeant George Carter, Private Clark, Sergeant W. B. Best, Private Dee, Ser- geant F.T. Dexter, Private Donnell, Corporal 8. H. Richardson, Privates Downey, Keets, Douglass, Tomlinson, Edelman, Phelon, Kdel- man, McKenzie, Fleicher, Cordur, Hassinger, Bridges, Hanson, Brown, Hathaway, Black, Kinzy, Baum, Maxwell, Caldwell, Morse, Courtney, Morales, Courtney, Myers, Nisson, O'Brien, Pedarena, Pleasauer, Pritchard, Rhodes, Phine, Rogers, Sittle, Snyder, Swope, Stauling, - Tomlinson, Thompson, = Carsey, Myers and Rodriguez. This com"mny mustered on July 18, 1894. The detail for the day was: Lieutenant Hoiland, officer of the day; A. 8. Davis, officer of the guard; with Comrades Kutz, Duzenbury and Colbrooker a committee to camp in commotion. ay the Los Angeles district of the Methodist Episcopal church will com- mence_ its annual camp meeting on the grounds, occ\lpym[z the same pavilion- tent, and while the beautiful park will remain a tented field, instead of veterans of the war its occupants will be soldiers of the cross. The following orders have been issued: CAMP FORT FISHE] SA\'I',:'é\lO.\ICA, Aug. 13, 95.‘ Special orders No. 79. Sergeant Major Hartzell having failed to ap- pear at guard mount this morning, not being excused by competent authority, it is ordered he is hereby fined $1000 gold coin, to be used at the next encampment, the same being pay- able to the quartermaster. Declining to pay this sum he will be tried by court-martial. By order of Commander Dill; Henry Roach, adjutant. The Liars’ Club holds nightly meetings, the bulletin board says. A ladies’ auxiliary to this club has been organized. The Iowa Association is_justly proud of the daughter of the association, Mrs. Nel- lie M. Roof, who has been legally adopted ; also of a new recruit, Allen Bartell Roof, 2 years old. 8. F. Forsha, Company I, 17th Infantry, Sierra Madre; W. H. H. Clayton, Company 11, 19th Infantry, Orange; William T. Parcel, Company C, 3th Cavelry, Compton; C.Ma: holm, Campany C, 10th infantry, Los Angeles; R, Stevens, Company H, 24 Cavalry, Los An- cles; J. W. Whitson, Company E, 13th In- fantry, Alpine; W.G. Rowland, Company A, 9th_Infantry, ‘Soldiers’ Home; F. T.Young, Company B, 24 Cavalry, Pasadena; W. C. Eaton, Company C, 6th Cavalry, Soldiers’ Home; H. A. Durand, Company C,20th Infantry, Pull man Car' Company; = Joseph H. Hope, 19th Infantry, Minnefee; Harry A. Borham, Company I, 40th Infantry, Soldiers’ Home: .. Condit, Company i, 14th Infantey, Clear- mont; D. A Bbothnot, Company G, I4th In. fantry, Pomona; S. W. Abothnot, Compeny G, 28th Infautry, Pomona; F. Bowers, Company ¥, 14th Infaniry, Lemon; B. F. Ransom, Com- pany F. 14th Infantry, Pomon: Company B, 2d Cavalry, Whittie: Abbey, Company H, 5th Cavairy, Anaheim; A. M. om, Company C, 47th Infantry, Pasadena; J. Wort, Company D, 4th Cavalry, Escondido’ I.M. Efwin, Company I, 7th Infantry, Pasa- dena; E. S Ragsdale, Company I, 16th In- fantry, Soldiers’ Home; Theodore Todd, Com- pany K, 44th Infantry, Ventura; H. R. Ross, Company F, 12th Infantry, Soldiers’ Home} Adam Coléman, Company F, 24th fantry, Santa 'Ana; D. F. Merrickle, Company G, 48th Cavalry, Escondido; D. W. Hea, CoMpany E, Sth’ Infantry, No walk; A. Warner, Company G, 18th Infantry, Covina; William Haryey, Company G, 18th In- fantry, Westminster ; Thomas Moore, Company E. 13th Infantry, Soldiers’ Home; W. B. Hen- dérson, 4th Battéry, Santa Monica; Orid Hare, 32d Infantry, Los Angeles; William Schneider, Company B, '3d_Cavalry, Pasadena; J. C. Je son, Company L, 7th Cavalry, Sespe; D. Row, Company D, 17th Cavalry, Minnefee; Wiillam Keach, Compeny G, 17th Cavalry, Santa Monica; Thomas K. Busby, Company G, 17th Cavalry, Santa Monica; regg, Com- peny H, 2dfh Infanirs, Los Angeles; K. L. Freeman, Company K, 1st Cavalry, Los An- goles; BT Patterson, Company E, 20th In- fantry, Glendale; J. H. Wilkins, Company G, 14th ‘Infantry, ' Los Angeles; L. Scofield, Company K. 25th Infantry, Los Angeles; James McCann,Company K, 30th Infantry, Per- ris; R. Eason, Company B, 14th Infantry, Pasa- dea; . C, Winane, Company H, 24th ‘Infan- try, Santa Ane; William Vaughan, Company C, 30th Infantry, Los Angeles; C. L. Carpenter, Company F, 234 Infantry, Artesia; Hiram Sher: man, United States navy, Los Angeles; N. Gor- don, Company M, 1st Cavalry, Los Angeles; D. N. Hurst, assistant surgeon, 19th Infantry, University. 5 SAN DIEGO MOURNS. Death of Dr. William Dean, a Pioneer Missionary to Siam. SAN DIEGO, CAL., Aug. 13.—Rey. Dr. William Dean, distinguished as the first Baptist missionary to China and Siam, and who gave fifty years of his life to the work, died here this morning, as a result of fall- ing and breaking his hip last week. He had been here for several winters, board- ing with friends, and though 88 years old, was mentally vigorous to the last. His wife died some years ago and his children all reside 1n the East. The aged mission- ary had had a warm friend in the late King of Siam, and the latter’s son, now King, was a correspondent of Dean. William Dean was_born at Eaton, N. Y., in 1807, in 1833 graduated from Madison University and in 1838 sailed for Bangkok as tne first missionary of the American Baptist Mission to the Chinese. He was at first pastor of the first Protestant church in Siam, and after eight years moved to Hongkong, when it was opened by the Britisg. In 1856 he returned to Bangkok and. founded a Chinese school. Later he published a revised translation of the New Testament in Chinese. On first landing at Bangkok he was attacked by Malay pirates, who tortured him by thrusting spears into his wrists and back, and nearly killed him — FRESNO ORCHARDS LOOTED. Twenty-One Thieving Vagrants Rounded Up by an Officer. FRESNO, CaL., Aug. 13.—Twenty-one vagrants were arrested early this morning by Deputy Constable Dumas, south of town. For several days there has been an in- flux of this class of people in anticipation of the fruit and grape picking season. They have been nmkinig their rendezvous about a mile south of town among the finest orchards and vineyards of the county. A number of these have been stripped of their choicest fruit by the vagrants, who subsisted on this alone. One vineyardist says that his entire crop has been’stolen and ruined, NEWS OF THE COAS Strike of Rich Ore an Oro Grande Mine. 1 in GLISTENING WITH GOLD. Ledges That Promise to Yield Thousands of Dollars to'the Ton. SHINES FROM EVERY CREVICE. Revlval of the Mining Excitement in Northern San Bernardino County. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., Aug. 13.— The desert mining country to the north of San Bernardino Mountains is the scene of agold strike that puts in the shade any ever made in California. For some time past the mining in that section has ap- peared somewhat dormant to the un- observing, but nevertheless the miners were steadily at work boring into the bowels of the earth to see what they might unfold. It came in the shapeofa very great surprise, for at Oro Grande ore was 8truck at the depth of 200 feet, in ledges varying from one to four feet in thickness, that fairly dazzled the men, and showed that the Carbonate mine was one of the richest in Southern California or, for that matter, in the State. Specimens of the ore were brought to San Bernardino by Judge N. L. Morrow of Oro Grande, the Recorder for tke district. They are fairly loaded with gold; the precious metal shines from every crevice in the rock. Speaking of the discovery Judge Morrow said: “I have been in the mining business for many years, and have traveled this State from Siskiyou to San Diego, but never have I seen such a mine in all my travels.” ““What is the value of that ore?’ was asked. “Why, it is the richest ore discovered in California, and will go all the way from $500 to $12,000 in gold, not counting the silver and lead ore that is right beside 1t.” Che work so far done on the mine has been drift work. The waterand wood sup- ply is excellent. The mine is situated about one and a half miles to the east of Oro'Grande, and is owned by D. J. Moul- ton, T. J. Fleming and Heber Robinson of Los Angeles. The excitement over the find is intense. SHIPMENT OF FRUIT. Heavier Than Ever Before at This Season of the Year. SAN JOSE, Can.,, Aug. 13.—Overland freight shipments are heavier than ever before at this time of the year;and the shipments last week were nearly double those of the corresponding week of last year. The shipments last week amounted to 1,593,380 pounds, an increase of 700,210 pounds. . Green fruits take first place in the list, with a total of 878,675 pounds, as follows: Green peaches, 59,235 pounds; plums, 513,- 660; pears, 295,250; prunes, 10,530. For the same week last year the total ship- ments of green fruits amounted to 655,040 vounds. Of canned fruits, 162,340 pounds were forwarded against 31,670 pounds. Dried prunes footed up 214,245 pounds, while during the corresponding week in 1894 not a pound moved. Wine shipments amounted to 265,175 pounds, against 77,935 pounds. Local shipments footed up 1,024,495 ounds, the principal items bem%0 Wine, 206,800 pounds; merchandise, 189,200; malt 16‘1).%; beer, 147,760; fruit and produce, 140,835, FEE LAW IS VALID. Another Decision Sustaining the Acts Constitutionality. SAN JOSE, CaAv., Aug. 13.—Judge Rey- nolds to-day rendered another judgment sustaining the constitutionality of the new fee bill. The case in guestion was the suit of Con- stable Edward Haley to compel Auditor Parker to pay a claim allowed by the Board of Supervisors under the new bill. The Supervisors allowed the claim and then instructed the Auditor not to pay the Lill for the purpose of making a test case. Haley applied to the court for a writ of mandate to compel Parker to pay the bill. Judge Reynolds to-day dismissed the man- date and ‘declared the new bill constitu- tional. Want the Assessn:ent Lowered. BAN JOSE, CArL., Aug. 13.—The Board of Supervisors held an informal meeting this morning, and decided to attend the meeting of the State Board of Equaliza- tion at Sacramento next Friday, where they have been cited to appear and show cause why the assessment of this county should not be increased. It wasthe sense of the meeting that the assessment roll ‘of the county should be lowered instead of increased. County Assessor Spitzer will also attend the meeting at Sacramento. A Gang of Boy Burglars. SAN JOSE, CAL.,, Aug. 13.—Meche Mar- tinelli, the young burglar who was cap- tured yesterday by the police, was ar- raigned before Justice Gass to-day, and his examination set for to-morrow. Mar- tinelli, who is onl{ 18 years of age, is the leader of a band of boy burglars, and has frequently figured in the Police Court. The crime for which he has been arrested is robbing Mrs. General Gordon’s house, where the gang of young thieves secured some harness and wearing apparel. Raids of Burglars. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug 13.—Burglars en- tered the residence of C. A. Fuller on Bird avenue yesterday afternoon and carried away blankets and wearini apparel to the value of $50. The barn of William Hoff on the Almaden road was visited by thieves Sunday night, and a cart and harness were taken. 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We were compelled to close our doors last evening at 6 o’clock and put up a sign that we would not be ready for business again till to=day at 9 o’clock. 2d Day Of OQur Fine Goods At Damaged Prices! We will sell our finest men’s goods that are more or less damaged. It is needless for us to tell you how we will sell ’em as you know we are very anxious to sell these goods so as to get them out of the house so that we can place the Big Store in the hands of carpenters, mechanics and decorators, so that it may be restored to its former beauty. Friends Actually Shed Tears Yesterdgx When they saw their favorite department—the Juvenile Department — ruined through the flood. We knew we always had their friendship, but that it struck such a deep | chord in their hearts was indeed astonishing to us. - The Finest To-day. Ll sl The Fil‘lest ifl but not sell—almost zivl_: Underwear, ‘and Shirts, at Underwear, Waists, For the Little Folks, . Going for A SONG! ! 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