The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 22, 1895, Page 4

4 ALONG THE COAST. Phylloxera Discovered in the Livermore Valley. PROMPT ACTION TAKEN. The Pest Said to Have Existed There for at Least Four Years. SURPRISE OF PROFESSOR HAYNE Livermore the Last Place He Ex- pected to Find This Dreaded Vine Disease. LIVERMORE 1.—Since the es on the , CAL., Aug. ts, nearly every vine- s been apparently ard to ascertain if the \is spirit of examination has reached e, and samples een sent to the State University. , who has stirred isited Liver- not had of the vine: W, at 2 P. M. id the meeti ct that the pest should be rooted to-morrow nterest as future of the nterviewed a representa- id that he was more : the phylloxera in the of the pest in Contra Costa v, at Mountain View, or on the top 1e Santa Cruz Mountains. It seemed rous pest lowed to ion so pro- 1d should have been gain a firm foothold in a reg tected as Liver more especially after | the t I t has caused in other parts of the Then, too, Livermore | is the home of the chief executive health officer of the State Viticultural Commis- | sion. One would not be surprised at the phylloxera remaining unnoticed in the | other regions mentioned, for they are far | from the home of the official whose duty it is to look after the health of vineyards; but in this cas t his very door, and I | littie dreamed of finding it here. “Livermore is one of the most isolated vine re of the State, and, owing to the poverty of the soil which makes its wines of such a high quality, the effects of the insect are seen sooner in any other part of California. Had it been discovered it got into the valley no great 1d have been done, but now it P retty firm foothold, and ail that can be done is to savp the rest of the vines, for | as long a period as we can. By prompt, | retic measures on the part of the neighborhood many years can be added to the usefulness of the vineyards now threatened. 5 “Prompt destruction of the infested vines and gradual replanting on resistant roots will stave off the irlevitable for some time and cause but the’ annual loss of a few acres, which, after a year or so of rest, can be gradually replanted. “The mneighbors should back up the County Horticultural .Commissioner and act as a unit, for unless all weak spots are atonce eradicated the destruction will be swift. For,asI the soil that gives quality to the wine ren- the vines less capable of resisting this )i *The university will cheerfully render all assistance in its power. It is too bad that some one from Ber: was not called on sooner. Of course, we can’tdo as much i )0 a year (which, by the way, is lable) as we could had we been 000 a year that the Viticul- tural Commission got for fourteen years. But we will do the best we can, even if we can’'t get the $2500 the last Legislature ap- propriated to the regents for viticultural purposes. “In this case it will be necessary for the experts of the United States Agricultural Experiment Stations connected with the university to do as has been done in the past, namely, to rely on the vine-growers themselves for traveling expenses. 1 hope, however, that the appropriation will be made available in a week and that more extended inspection will be possible. It is, indeedytoo bad that a competent person has not been intrusted with this duty, as it takes much tinre away from the univer- sity work of lecturing and instructing students. “One thing I cannot too severely con- demn, and that is the spirit of self-com- placency one finds in districts where no vhylloxera has as yet been found. It was this dwelling in a fobl's paradise that has cansed the destruction ‘of thousands of acres of vines in California, and if con- tinued will cause the final destruction of all the vineyards in the State on non- resistant roots. The sooner the truth is fairly and squarely faced the better for all. It is childish to try to conceal it.”” DISCOVERY OF A COMET, It Is Made by Doctor Lewis Swift at the Mount Lowe Observatory. given the Visible Only Through the Big Tele- scope—No Appearance of a Tail. LOWE OBSERVATORY, PASADENA, CaL., Aug. 21.—At 2 o’clock this morning I discovered a new and unsuspected comet in right ascension, 27 min. 40 sec. : declina- tion, north 5 deg.and 30 min., orin the constellation pisces, It is seen only through the big telescope. There is no appearance of a tail. It is still moving in a northeasterly direction. 1tis not known to have ever been seen before, and I think it may be periodic. Dr. LEwis Swirr, Astronomer at Mount Lowe Observatory. g Sudden Death at Santa Rosa. SANTA ROSA, Can, Aug. 21.—Jacob Haltinner, an old and respected resident of this city, was found dead in his bed at his residence on Second street Wednesday morning. Mr. Haltinner came to Califor- nia about forty years ago and engaged in mining. Eighteen years ago he bought the Santa Rosa Brewery and was engaged in cnrryingnon the business at the time of his death. Deceased was 66 years old, a na- spected vines | up | had been at his | id, the very nature of | tive of Switzerland and was unmarried. Deceased accumulated considerable means. His sudden death caused a profound sen- sation. : An inquest was held over the remains and a verdict returned of death from nat- ural causes, The funeral will take place Friday under the auspices of the Odd Fel- lows here. —_— AN ARIZONA PETRIFACTION. That of @ Man Is Found in the River Bed Near Phenix. PH(ENIX, Ariz., Aug. 21.—This morn- ing a petrified human body was found in the river bed near the city, a protruding limb attracting the notice of Expressman Burnett, who was hauling sand from the locaiity. Burnett dug out the complete body and now has it in his stable. It has been seen by many, and there is every evi- dence that the find is genuine. Its color isa dark red and appears un- natural. The head and face are perfect, as though of a sleeping man. The head is partly thrown back, revealing the muscles of the throat and breast. One hand is thrown across the body and the fingers of both hands are clearly defined. : The waters of the river are heavily the effects is not an improbabili The body is clearly that of a Caucasian, and is believed to have been buried where found. 1t is 5 feet 10 inches in height. PETALUMA STOCK PARADE, Fine Showing of Horses and Cattle Made by the Exhibitors. Increased Attendance at the Track. Three Trotting Races on the Programme. PETALUMA, CarL., Aug. 21.—The fea- ture of the forenoon at Petaluma to-day was the stock parade at 10 o’clock. The various exhibits in this line were well rep- resen The first division was led by saddle- | borses, double and single teams, draft | horses, roadsters and horses of all kinds. Holstein cattle led the second division, | followed by twenty-five shorthorns. Then | came Jerseys and Redpolls. There was a large increase in the at- | tendance at the grand stand this afternoon | to witness the races. There were three good | events on the programme. The first event was a 2:40 trot for a purse Thornhill a hot fayorite 2 against the entire field of Ro- ina L, Charivari and Lenora. Robin y in the lead for the first heat, arivari and Lady Thornhill at his ngling break at the first turn | Sullivan got her steadied she was a bad | last. Robin and Charivari fought the heat | out, making an exciting finish, Robin win- ning by a head in 2:223{. Lady Thorn- hill, after closing up a big gap, finished a good third. = Thornhill was still a 2 to 1 favorite and justified the confidence of her sup- R\)rters by winning the second heat, but obin made the daughter of Thornhill and Flora extend herself, the big stallion being beaten only by a short head in 2:2214. Charivari was a close third Lady Thornhill won the third and fourth | heats and the race, Charivari being the con- tending horse in both heats. The second race, for the 2:20 trotters,was the best race of the week, every heat being close and hotly contested. Pool selling was lively, with Myrtle Thorne bringing 10 to 11 against the field composed of Chico, Jennie June and Thompson. Myrtle won the first two heats in 2:18}4 and 2:19. The third heat went to Thomypson, who fought it out with Chico and Myrtle down the stretch. The stallion outlasted the others and won bya good length. The talent could now see nothing in the race but Thompson and he was made the favorite. The son of Boodle proved himself a game racehorse by winning the two final heats. Theday’s sport wound up with a special trot between the filly Josephine owned by J. H. Lumsden, and the San Mateo stock farm’s Sable Wilkes mare Olga. Olga won the first and third heats and the race, the second heat going to Josephine. Trotting, 2:40 class; purse $500. Lady Thornhill, b. m., by Thornhiil-Flora (Sullivan)... £ Robin, b. Charivarl, Leonora, Sultan Nina 1 (Vail Trotting, Thompson, Bokkel Myrtle Thorn, b. purse $500. Boodle-Flora (Van, m. Belle-Thorne (Loeber) . 8., by Ti b. lton A Trotting; special: pu Olga, b. m., by Sable W e, blk. BUDD STILL IMPROVINE, He Will Probably Be Removed to Tiburon Within Ten Days. His Headquarters Will Then Be on a Catamaran Off the Bluffs - of Belvedere. STOCKTON, Cav., Aug, 21.—There is a continued improvement in Governor Budd’s condition. He passed a good uight, and was wheeled into the parlor to-day in his new invalid-chair. Yesterday he tried to make use of it, but it did not have com- fortable pillows, and so he waited until to- day, when it was properly fixed. It has about been decided in the Budd family that the Governor can be taken down to Tiburon a week from to-day, but Dr. Sargent thinks he cannot be moved within ten days from now. Instead of taking up his quarters on the steamer Merren, 1t has been decided to secure Busch’s catamaran, the Polliwog, and tow her down with Budd’s launch. The cata- maran will be the patient’s headquarters, and will be anchored off the picturesque bluffs of Belvedere until he has recovered. The Governor is more cheerful to-day than he has been at any time since his iliness, and thisis a hopeful sign for his speedy recovery. Visitors are still kept from bothering him, and only members of the Budd household are allowed at his bedside. This afterncon he was not feeling so well, and was beginning to get restless on account of his confinement.” He wanted to go out riding, but was too weak. hlns S Valley Road Route. FRESNO, CaL., Aug. 21.—Considerable interest was aroused to-day by the arrival of W. B. Btgrey, chief engineer of the Valley - road, and Assistant - Engineer Reed. They are here to look over the routes for the new road into this eity. To- morrow they will meet the committee of ten on the nghu of way. It is believed that none of the numerous routes selected by the committee will be acceptable, as they all pass through the suburbs, It is understood that a route through the center of the city is desired. Mr. Storey refused to talk upon the matter. —_— Deputy Clerk Thompson Married. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Aue. 21.—Rolfe L. Thompson, degzty County Clerk, was mar- ried to-day to Miss Minnesota McBain of Sleeping Eye, Minn. charged with lime, and petrifaction from | THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1895. ALONG THE COAST, How Homing Pigeons Are Made to Replace the Telegraph. BEARERS OF MESSAGES. Important Dispatches Carried From Santa Catalina to the Mainland. LONG FLIGHT IN SHORT TIME, fhe Record From Avalon to Los Angeles Lowered to Fifty- four Minutes. AVALON, SaNTA CaTALINA ISLAND, CAL., Aug. 21.—One of the most unique and in- teresting features of life at Catalina is the i Eiflgeon route. attached to the dead bird’s leg, removed it, noted that it was addressed to the Times, and promyfly forwarded it by mail. Poor ““Tatters’' " last message was published the following morning. Ever since June 1 daily correspondance has been forwarded from the island by the pigeons, and not a single message has missed its destination. Two or three, how- ever, have been delayed one day by the bird becoming confused in a fog” and not getting in till the next day. A pretty, plump little pigeon, with a coquettish eye and a patrician toss to her aristocratic little head, is ‘“Missey.” She has genuine blue blood in her veins, and is athoroughbred bird to the last degree and bound to make a record. As yet she is young, and has made the trip only a few times, having been intrusted with the Times’ message twice this season. A favorite method of communicating with friend by Catalina visitors is via the Messages may be sent to s Angeles and thence telegraphed to any part of the world. A romantic inci- dent occurred early in the season when a Ban Francisco bride and groom were tarry- ing at Catalina. A Los Angeles friend dispatched congratulations in a message tied with white ribbon to a snow- white pigeon, with directions to de- liver the message, bird and all, to the happy couple. This was done. The bird arrived in the middle of the afternoon, when the Metropole piazzas were thronged with guests, among whom were the young couple, who had fieen posing as an old married pair. When the bird was delivered there a flutter of excitement among the spectators, a dreadfully conscious biush overspread the fair face of the bride, while the groom assumed a nonchalant air in method of rapid communication with the ! trying to recover his self-possession. The - ORLANDO, TH* HOMING PIGEON THAT HOLDS THE RECORD FROM SANTA CATALINA ISLAND TO LOS ANGELES. [Sketched from life for The Call.”] mainland, which is accomplished by means of homing pigeons, owned by the Zahn brothers of Los Angeles, who have a loft of sixty trained flyers. Messages are dispatched at any hour of the day up to 5 p. »., after which the darkness is apt to confuse the birds. The Los Angeles Times maintains daily corre- spondence from the island during the three summer months by means of carrier pigeons, this being the only regular newspaper service of the kind in the world. The message is typewritten on the thinnest of tissue paper, sufficient news to fill 2 column having been dispatched by a single bird in a compact little roll as thick as a lead pencil and an inch long,weighing one-twenty-second part of an ounce by actual weight. This message is tied to the bird’s leg sufficiently loose to not impede its flight with a strong cord. The flight of the birds is one of the events of the day at Avalon and is always witnessed by an immense throng of spec- tators. When first liberated the pigeons usually circle about for a few minutes to get their bearings and then strike off in an airline for the mainland. Two or three birds are sent at a time, the number fre- quently being increased to ten or a dozen zk:’oué)le left the island by the early morning oat. HEAVY CATCHES OF FISH. Great Achicvements in Catalina’s Realins of Piscatory. AVALON, Catauiza Istaxp, Cal, Aug. 21.—In a sincle day this week no less than 100 yellowtails were captured in Avalon Bay and the waters around Catalina, It is difficult to approximate the amount of fish daily taken from these waters, now that the season is at its height, and all Southern California and Arizona has seemingly emptied its popu- lation upon the summer isle, not to men- tion the throng of representatives from the north. One day a hoatman kept tally of each boat as it came to Avalon ]i;esch, and found that by actual count 68 yellowtails alone had been taken, the largest weighing 32 pounds and the smallest 17. Stuart M. Beard, the bonanza fisherman at the island this summer, has kept an ac- curate daily account of the weight of his catches since his arrival here June 1. Mr. Beard takes pride in the fact that he fishes in no other way but by rod and reel, and during his stay here he has landed 4046 pounds of jewfish, barracuda, yellow- tails, mackerel and bass. Mr. Beard has now discarded trolling for anything but jewtish, and is trying to break the by the addition of young birds in training. i world’s record, having come withina few MISSEY, ONE OF THEE SWIFT HOMING PIGEONS CARRYING MES- SAGES FROM SANTA CATALINA ISLAND TO LOS ANGELES. |Sketched from life for “The Call.”’] Ouly the tried and sure flyers are trusted | pounds of it several weeks ago. This week with messages, but the young birds have bogus messages attached to accustom them to the extra weight. The time consumed in flight from Ava- lon to Los Angeles, a distance of fifty miles, varies from an hour and a half to 54 minutes. ‘‘Orlando” has made the swiftest record of any in the Zahn loft, having accomplished the trip in 5% minutes. When the birds arrive in Los Angeles they fly at once to their lofton Hope street, entering by means of an opening leading into a large cage within. As the bird passes in he pushes aside a depend- ing wire which is connected with an elec- tric bell inside the Zahn residence. This warns the attendant that the bird has ar- rived, and he immediately repairs to the loft, takes off the message, liberates the bird among his fellows, sees to it that he has food and water after his long flight, and then delivers the messages to their destinations. A singular coincidence occurred only last week in connection with the carrier- pigeon newspaper service. “Tatters,” the bird carrying the Times message, did not come into the city with his fellow-voyagers on the trip from Avalon over, and his non- appearance continued to be a mystery till the next day, when a letter was réeceived at the Times office from a rancher, William N. Gillies, residing at Clearwater, a little town some ten miles out of the city, inclosing the tissue message and the silver hg-fl&::é worn by Tatters, and stating that the bird had been found thar morning on his ranch dead, havin, ex%ind apparently from exhaus tion. . Gillies ‘discovered the message he took a 193-pound jewlish on an 8-ounce rod and reel, after a long and exciting battle. Editor McClatchey of the Sacramento Bee, and his little boys and girls, brought n 350 pounds of bass, mackerel and yel- lowtail as a result of three hours’ fishing. MANUFACTURERS TO ORGANIZE. ZLos Angeles Firms Determine to Join the National Association. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Aug. 21.—The mannfacturers of this city met at the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon to effect an organization in connection with the National Association of Manufactur- ersof the United States. H. L. Story of Altadena is the California vice-president of the National Association, and by re- quest of the representatives of the local manafacturers of Los Angeles he called the meeting to-day, extending the most cor- dial information to the representatives of everv manufacturing interest in the county of Los Angeles. George N.Nolan is the second vice-president of the Los Angeles association, and has taken an active part in the provosed orzanization. The following men are on the list of organizers: R. H. Herron, J. P. McAllis- ter, J. G. Chamberlin, James Hill & Sons Co., The Cudahy Packing Company, James Cook, Baker Iron Works, Capitol Milling Company, Edward L. Doheny, The A. R. Maines Manufacturing Company, Bailey & Schmitz Co., Kerekhoff-Cuzner Mill and Lumber Company, The Grifin Mill, Oil Wells Supply Company, Fulton Engine ‘Works, Los Angeles _[ron and Steel Com. pany, Vinegar and Pickle Works, Oll Re- tining and ispln.lt Company, Lacy Manu- facturing Company, Union Oil Company, J. D. Hooker & Co., Banning Company. ALONG THE COAST, Assessments of Sutter and Yuba Argued at Sacramento. WHY PROPERTY IS LOW. Depreciation Attributed to the Unruly Behavlor of the River. OVERFLOWS AND THEIR CAUSE. Debris From Hydraullc Mines Sald to Be Again Flillng Up the River Bed. SACRAMENTO, Car.,, Aug. 21.—The Sacramento River was the principal topic under discussion before the Board of Equalization to-dsy, when Sutter and Yuba counties appeared to argue their assessments. According to the gentlemen who appeared for these counties the Sacra- mento River was responsible for all their woes, and unless something could be done to check its propensity to run over its banks property in these counties would keep going down in value until some day it wouald not be worth anything. A. H. Weber, one of Sutter’s property- owners, offered the board the total gross receipts of ten ranches if they would pay the taxes. They have a levee tax of 7 per cent and 2 per cent and other taxes, ex- clusive of interest on bonded indebted- ness. Mortgaged land, he said, would never be offered for sale on the foreclosure of a mortgage, because nobody would buy it, and holders of mortgages prefer to rent the land and get enough out of it to pay taxes. Mr. Weber admitted he owned Govern- ment bonds, bank stock and real estate in Santa Cruz, Monterey and Yolo counties. If he had not these vast resources, he claimed, he would not be able to pay taxes on his Sutter County land. Nothing, he stated, can be raised on the ranches in Sutter County represented by him. Corn grows about three feet tall and then turns yellow and dries out. Potatoes rot in the ground because the soil is too cold, owing to the debris washed in from the river. Equalizer Arnold asked whether Sutter County had made an exhibit at the Colum- bian Exposition. ‘Weber replied that no exhibit of the products of that county had been made. George Ohleyer remarked that Sutter County was inhabited by asneat and in- dustrious a class of farmers as there is anywhere in the State. Their orchards and their fields show this. But there was a very good reason why the people had not sent their money East like Los Angeles and the rest of Southern California. That was because there were three or four coun- ties in the northern part of the State that had made the most supreme efforts at self- preservation and preservation of the navi- gable waters of this State from Red Bluff 10 8an Francisco. That is where their sur- plus money and energy had gone outside of the expense of cultivating their fields. The expense years ago, he added, had been borne by the State at large, but since the Supreme Court decided the law invalid the total expense of guarding against hy- draulic mining debris had been borne by the afflicted counties. Assessor McRae spoke about the drop in the income value of real estate, and Equal- izer Morehouse said that the taxrolls showed that for years and years land had been assessed and sold all over the State at more than its income producing price. Yuba County showed a decrease from last year of something over $63,000. As- sessor T. Bevin followed with a statement of the reasons which had induced him to make this decrease. It really was not worth talking about, he said. Supervisor Atkinson said the river had been gradually filling up with mining de- bris. A two-thirds interest in the West- ern Hotel property, Marysville, was offered recently for $14,000. Supervisor A. C. Irvine told about some alfalfa land that this year had been flooded by slickens and water which destroyed the crop. He had very grave doubts whether that piece of land could ever be reclaimed. Galvin W. Hutchins said that there was just as good land in Yuba County as any- where else in the State, but slickens from the river was destroying all the crops. Last March his alfalfa was kneehigh, but because of the lodgement of debris the cold waters from the melting snows overflowed the land and killed the crop. He told of a man who put a levee around his haystack to keep the water from it. There was a great deal cf damage by overflows and backwater. He then spoke of the filling up of the river channels with debris from the hydraulic mines, and predicted that the channels about Mare Island would be filled nup in time. Some day & vessel would be wrecked on adebris barin San Fran- cisco Bay, he sdded, and insurance rates would go up and then hydraulic mining would be stopped. Bupervisor Irvine informed the board that the average yield of grain for Yuba and Sutter counties this year was five sucks per acre. There was no grain to be exported. Yuba and Sutter counties finished with their arguments by noon, and as the board had half a day before them with nothing to do, they decided to listen to J. P. Vin- cent, Assessor of Fresno County, who hap- pened to be present and who was to have been given a hearing to-morrow. Mr. Vincent read a long list of statistics, showing that Fresno's assessment had fallen off from last year something over $2,000,000. Fresno County, the Assessor said, had lost 13,000 or 14,000 acres of land since last year, owing to the neglect of owners and the fact that many of the vine- yards had been plowed up. One vineyard of nearly 1000 acres had been so treated. Horse Meat for Hogs. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 21.—An es- tablishment for canning horse flesh has been built near the County Hospital, just outside this city. The horses will be slaughtered and their meat cooked and canned for food for hogs. Those having the enterprise in hand say they do not in- tend putting the meat on the market as table food, but feel assured they will tind large calls for their product trom pork- raisers. Decorating for Admission Day. SBACRAMENTO, Can., Aug. 21.—Work has been commenced at outlining the Capi- tol building with incandescent lamps pre- paratory to the display for the electric car- nival. The lamps will run along all the edges, curves and angles so that when they are lit at night the ‘entire outliue of the building will be shown. The Sutter club is also at work on the same thing and many merchants are beginning to decorate. —— AFTER THE JUTEMILLS. Stockton Citizens Desirous of Having the Enterprise Located in Their City. STOCKTON, CAL., Aug. 21.—This even- ing at 8 o’clock there was a meeting of citizens in the rooms of the Commercial Association, in the Yosemite building, for the purpose of discussing the question of inducing the proprietors of the jutemills at Oakland to remove them to Stockton. Delegations from Sacramento have vis- ited the owners of the plant to see if the mill could be secured for that place. The Sacramentans have been agi]:azin the matter for some time, and it is said they are prepared to offer substantial induce- ments. The directors of the jutemill company want to raise enough money to move their lant and put it elsewhere in another uilding, They do not ask for any bonus uuu—ifiht, but will give etock in the concern for all the money paid them. This is their proposal, and they claim that they cannot move their machinery unless the city to which it is taken guts up forthe cost of trgnsportation and setting the machinery in place again. It is said to be the intention of the jute- mill people to turn their attention to the manufacture of various materials, such as knit goods, cotton fabrics and other things besides jute bags. MISSING FROM SAN JOSE Peculiar Disappearance of a Horse Belonging to Mrs. Hager. Willlam Eberle Charged With Having Stolen and Disposed of the Animal. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 21.—The case of William Eberle, who is in jail awaiting trial for stealing a horse belonging to Mrs. C. Hager, is assuming a rather compli- cated form. Eberle borrowed the horse from Mrs. Hager to go to Gilroy, but in- stead went to Oakiand. A short time after he wrote back that the horse had fallen over an embankment and broken its neck. This did not satisfy Mrs. Hager and she had him arrested on a charge of grand lar- ceny. Eberle was arrested in Oakland and brought back, but the horse could not be found. The question as to whether the horse is dead or alive will decide whether Eberle is guilty of grand larceny. District Attorney Herrington yesterday received a letter from Alameda which may decide the question against Eberle. Since Eberle’s' arrest in Oakland the officers of Alameda and Santa Clara coun- ties have made vain attempts to ascertain the whereabouts of the missing horse. Not till yesterday was there any clew, and word was received that the officers at Ala- meda were on the track of the animal. It is now said that the horse was sold by Eberle,and he received in flyment part cash and a silver watch. The timepiece was pawned by the defendant, and a senrcg is now being made for it. If the horse also is found tfxe prosecution believes that it will have a good case against Eberle. UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC. There Is no Idea of Removing It From San Jose. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 21.—The article published in the Chronicle this morning about the removal of the University of the Pacitic from this city to San Francisco: is denied. Dr. Cantine, who was in attendance at the meeting of the trustees yesterday, said this morning: g +It's funny how things get turned around sometimes. There was nothing whatever said about selling the university property at College Park, or thatat Napa either. For the present at least each will continue in its educational work. Such a thing asa sale of property was not even hinted at, and I don’t think any one present thought of such a thing. “What did happen was this. The arti- cles of incorporation of the University of the Pacific were signed by the thirty-six trustees and the property at College Park and that at Napa was turned over to the control of the new board. The University at College Park is in a very healthy condi- tion, the attendance being by far the largest since Dr. Hirst was pre institution is practically out am satisfied that it has entered upon a Ioume upward and onward toward what t ou Et to be, the great Christian educa- tional institution of Celifornia.” A COLORED OPIUM FIEND.; She Threatens to Make Night Hideous if Deprived of the Opiate. SAN JOSE, Can., Aug. 21.—Mamie Moorehead, a morphine fiend of color, who has caused the police much trouble, was to-day sentenced to 180 days in the County Jail by Justice Gass for vagrancy. A short time ago she finished a term in the County Jail, and the Board of Supervisors shipped her to San Francisco. but the officials of that ‘county promptly returned her. If not supplied with the drug she s:tfem e{x— i in, and makes such a noise :1:‘;?‘2;5::?5 in the_vicinity of the jail are unable to sleep. While being locked up she said if she was not givena liberal supply of the drug the guests at the St. James Hotel, which adjoins the jail, would not sleep any to-night. HELD UP AN OFFICER. Desperate Act of Mechanics While Out on a Spree. SAN JOSE, Can., Aug. 2L—Henry Borches and Herbert Calglesser, two me- chanics, were arrested this afternoon for feloniously resisting Policeman Monahan on Sunday night. The men had been drinking freely and were discharging fire- arms within the city limits. Officer Mona- han arrested them, but Borches escaped and dmwinia short double-barreled shot- gun which he had concealed under his coat commanded the officer to throw up. his bands and release his prisoner. The order was obeyed and the men escaped, but were captured this evening and held under $5000 bonds. Twice Sued for Divorce. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 21.—The suit of Isaac Van Doren against Jennmie Van Doren was commenced some time ago, and Court Commissioner Montgomery has sub- mitted the evidence to Judge Reynolds; but the latter is nog satisfied with the tes- timony introduced, and has ordered the case back to the Court Commissioner to take more testimony. About three years ago Mrs. Van Doren T8n away with a young man, and made a trip through Washington and Oregon,and fhe husband began suit for divorce. Sub- sequently the wife returned, the husband forgave her and the suit was dismissed. About three months ago Van Doren com- menced the suit now gendinz, alleging. in his complaint that his wife has an uncon- trollable temper, and when anything went wrong she took a delight in throwing dishes and other household utensils at his head, and that she indulged rather freely in liquor, A Husband Charged With Cruelty. SAN JOSE, Can, Aug. 2L.—Annie C. McLellan has commenced suit for divorce on the grouna of extreme cruelty against David 8. McLellan. There is considerable ;?:erty, and the 'plaintiff asks for half ALONG THE COAST. Almost Killed by a Pois- oned Watermelon Near Lodi. DOCTORED WITH ARSENIC Manuel Coranto’s Life Saved Only After Two Hours' Hard Labor. A TRAP ¥OR MELON THIEVES. It Is Supposed to Be the Work of a Farmer to Protect His Vines. STOCKTON, Cir., Aug. 21.— Manuel Coranto narrowly escaped death yester- day by poisoning. He was driving to Stockton from New Hope, and near Lodi took a watermelon from a field, picking it by the roadside. Arsenic, or some compo- sition containing arsenic, had been put into the melon, and soon after he had eaten it he felt a burning sensationin his stomach and an intense pain in his head. He saw at once that he had been poisoned. He hurried to a farmhouse, where an emetic was given him, and then one of the farmhands took him to the oftice of Dr. Freshman of this city. The physician saw that the man was suffering from the effects of arsenic poisoning. He gave him the usual treatment for such cases, but it was two hours before the patient was fully re- stored. After he had recovered Coranto stated that the melon he took was near the road- sideand in a conspicuous place. It was still attached to the vine ana appeared to be in perfect condition. He never thought to examine it to see iffit had been plugged. He knew, he said, that the farmers around Lodi were accustomed to poison melons in order to kill squirrels, but when this is done the melon is always broken into pieces, and care is taken that even these are removed from the roadside. It is his opinion that the arsenic was put into the melon he took by a farmer to make an ex- ample, as it were, of some one of those who make a practice of taking melons from the fields whenever they pass along the road. HEAVEN'S ~ BLESSING. A Just Reward for a Kind Human Action. Why George Gregorie of 318 South Fernando Street, San Jose, In- vokes a Goodly Blessing on His Rescuers, IT 1S OF IUCH IMPORTANCE. You May Be in Just Such a Position Some Day, Who Knows ? The barber said “‘Next!” and I gave way to a young man who had just come into the shop. White I was washing my hands at the basin the barber said to the newcomer: *“Why, George, you are looking. fine to- day.” “Yes,” said George, “I am feeling fine.” This was certainly only -commonplace, but my attention was further arres by the strong language of him who was now to be shaved. Said he: “I consider my recovery nothing short of a miracle. I suffered untold agonies with my kidneys and did all T could with doctors ana remedies, but it seemed all to no purpose. Just as I was becoming abandoned to my fate an herb remedy was recommended to me. I thought it was like all other medicine, good for other people, but of little value to- me. Ix IS I WAs WRoNG. [ must say that from the time I began using Joy’s Vege- table Sarsaparilla I noticed a change in my condition. It was shown in every way. In a week 1 was able to sleep a whole night without once getting up. I say itis heaven’s blessing for me that I used Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla, and T will cheer- fully recommend it to all perscns who are suffering from an affection of the kidneys. Just look at the color in my face. Why it is simply wonderful.” So interested was 1in the conversation that I waited awhile for a small chat with Mr. George Gregorie. He told meé he had used Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla and thought 1t was about the best bowel regulator and kidney medicine he had ever seen. He said if I wasa news- paper man and was willing to' write the matter up he would give me his photo- graph. So I consented, and here is a cor- rect vportrait of Mr. George Gregorie, 318 South Fernando street, San Jose. HE SUFFERS NO MORE. ; w