The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 25, 1895, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1895. - s NEWS OF THE COAST. The Action Against Dr. Case Dismissed at San Jose. LACKING IN EVIDENCE. Testimony of Witnesses for the Prosecution Not Sufficient. CARELESSNESS HIS OFFENSE. Pllls and Powders Mixed Indiscrimi- nately In the Physician’s Medicine Chest. SAN JOSE, Carn, Aug. 24.—Dr. Henry Case, charged with causing the death of Elezar Frost, the capitalist who died by poison, has been released. Justice Dwyer, at the conclusion of the prosecution’s evi- dence, announced that the evidence was net sufficient to hold the accused, and the case was dismissed. The result was re- ceived with joy by Dr. Case’s friends, who have asserted from the outset tbat he was innocent of evil intent. Professor Cunningham, who made the chemical analysis of the stomach and brain of the deceased, was the first witness called to-day, and described the process of his analysis. He found the lining of the stomach to be congested and an erosion about one inch by two inches in the lining. This he concluded had been eaten away, not by digestion, but after death. He had found mercurous chloride, mercuric chlor- ideand mercuricsulphide in the organs. A few weeks later he secured a portion of the brain and his examination disclcsed the presence of 6.18 grains of sulphide of mer- cury. He had examined the powders left by Dr. Case and found they contained quinine, a carbonate of soda, oxide of mer- cury, mercurous chloride and mercurie chloride. He had examined Dr. Case’s medicine chest and found that it was kept in a careless manner, none of the bottles being labeled. In the seven tablets said to contain morphine, only one contained that drug. The bottle said to have con- tained calomel contained a trace of mer- curic chloride or corrosive sublimate. Professor Cunningham said he-. had failed to find any trace of morphine in his analysis. At the conclusion of Professor Cunning- ham’s testimony the prosecution was pre- parirg to offer more evidence. Attorney Bowden of Dr. Case’s counsel said heé would admit the testimony without hear- ing it, and moved for a dismissal of the case. District Atforney Herrington ob- jected to the charge being dismissed. Justice Dwyer said the evidence was not sufficient to hold the defendant, and made an order dismissing the case. WEALTH CAUSED HIS DOWNFALL. An Inheritance Started George Sands on the Broad and Crooked Path. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug, 24.—Kate Sands to-day commenced a suit for divorce st George Sands on the ground of de- sertion. The couple were married in Ta- coma, Wash., in 1890, and lived happily until about two years ago, when the de- fendant inherited several thousand dollars from his parents. Riches were more than Sands could stand and he at once entered upon a riotous life. 3 About a year ago Sands abandoned his family and went to Alaska, since which time he has not been heard of. The issue of the union is one child, a boy about four years of age. MARRIED IN A TUG AT SEA. How Two Young People Baffled Dissent- ing Parents. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 24.—A certificate of marriage was filed in the County Recorder’s office .to-day, showing that James Milehan and Millie Palmer were wedded at sea on August 10, 1895, by Jus- tice Craghill of Santa Cruz. The contract names Saiie Milehan and James McCall as witnesses. The contraeting parties are minors, and first became acquainted at”Santa Cruz some months ago. As their parents ob- jected to the marriage, the young couple chartered a tug and went out to sea, where the ceremony was performed by the obliging justice. ACCUSED BY SPIRITS. Strange Hallucination of a Decrepit Old Man. BAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 24.—Lewis May- nardja‘desrepit old man, was arrested at the broad-gauge depot last evening. He had taken a position at the door of the waiting-room, and, when requested to move, said God had sent him to San Jose to preach the gospel. Maynard was taken to the City Prison, where he was given a good meal, after which he seemed more rational. He said there was a spirit hovering around him that was continually calling him a fool and a rascal. WAR ON THE PHYLLOXERA. A Mass-Meeting of Santa Clara County Viticulturists Called. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 24—The meeting of the viticulturists, called for this after- noon in the Board of ‘frade rooms, was postponed for two weeks, to meet in the Rutherford Hall. There were about fifty wine-growers present. It is desired to have a full attendance of the growers, and steps are to be taken to effectively stamp out the phylloxera, which has lately made its appearance here. An Alleged Bicycle Thief Arraigned. SAN JOSE, Car., Aug. 24. —Edward Cummings, the young man arrested yes- terday for forging the name of D. C. Smith to an order for a bicycle, was arraigned be- fore Justice Gass this morning. His ex- amination was set for August 29, with bail at $1000, in defau!t of which he was re- manded to the custody of the Shel:ifl. Funds for Advertising. SAN JOSE, CaL, Aug.24.—Ata meeting of the executive committee'of the Board of Trade and the canvassers for the $20,000 advertising fund to-day it was decided to postpone the time for closing the fund from August 21 to October 15, It is thought that the fund will be raised without diffi- culty. Presidio Troops Returning. SAN JOSE, CAn., Aue.24.—Light Bat- tery, Company D, Fifth Artillery, U. 8. A., passed through this city to-day on the way to the Presidio. The troops are re- turning from the annual encampment near Monterey. Injured by the Bursting of a Rifle. SAN JOSE, CavL., Aug. 24—W. N. Col lins, while hunting about twenty miles south of this city yesterday, met with a serious accigent. While shooting a 44-cali- ber Winchester rifle the lock blew off, frightfully lacerating his right hand and burning his face. Collins was very weak from loss of blood when brought to this city. He will recover. INDIANS HELD UP AT LEWISTON. Robbed of Money Just Received From the Government. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 24.—A special from Lewiston, Idaho, says: Three Indians were held up this morn- ing by three masked men and robbed of $2300 paid them by the Government for land. Over $200,000 has been paid to the In- dians in the last two days. The Indians are flocking into Lewiston, and spending money freely. They find no difficulty in obtaining whisky, and the gamblers are reaping a rich harvest. Nearly 90 per cent of the gponey paid the aborigines is likely to remain here, and every one in trade will be largely benefited by this disbursement of ~Government funds. One shooting affray has aiready occured, and after all the money is spent there is likely to be a number o{ “good Indians.” e JOHNSON CANNOT BE FOUND. A Reward Offered for the Pheenix Man’s ‘Apprehension. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Aug. 24.—George T. Johnson of Pheenix, Ariz., a warrant for whose arrest is in the hands of Sheriff Burr, has not yet been located. A tele- ram from Murphy, Grant & Co. of San Francisco, who swore out the warrant, notified the Sheriff to spare no expense in cnpturing Johnson and resulted in the Sheriff offering a reward of $50 for his ap- prehension. It is supposed that he is now over the Mexican border. JGUA CALENTE THEFS Nineteen Sacks of Ore Taken From the Amalie Mine. Frank Dean Captured While At- tempting to Escape With the Loot. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., Aug. 24.—For some time past there have been numerous attempts made at stealing ore in the Agua Caliente district. In some instances they | have been successful, but the quantities were small and no vigorous efforts were made to catch the thieves, but to-day news reached here that A. B. Cline had been arrested in Daggett, ninety miles east of this city, for stealinz nineteen sacks of ore, valued at from $3000 to $4000, from the Amalie mine. Cline is an assumed name, and he has been one of the trusted miners working in the rich quarters of the Amalie lode, and has always been known as Frank Dean. It is thought he stole the ore at intervals, and it is considered that the richest ore of the mine has been stored away by him when he could get away with it. Two weeks ago Dean got a leave of absence from the owners of the Amalie Company to be away two months on a trip to Golder, presumably to look after some of his property there. He went to Bakersfield and bought a two-horse outfit and returned to Cafiente, saying he was on his way to Goler and the desert. The next morning he appeared half way from the Amalie mine with a broken-down wagon wheel, which had been wrecked by the heavy load he was attempting to get out of the country with. He sold his team and wagon and em- ployed the Hart brothers to haul the test ore, as he called it, to Bealville, where it was directed to be shipped to Mojave and there reshipped to Kingman, Ariz. This is the second attempt at ore-steal- ing in the Agua Caliente district. Dean’s exposure, it is thought. will lead to the discovery of other thefts of ore in the same dastrict. TROUBLE AT OCCIDENTAL, Postmaster Coy Accused of Tampering With the Mails. A Warrant for His Arrest Issued at the Instance of Two Young Ladies. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Aug. 24—A war- rant was issued by Justice Brown for the arrest of W. B. Coy, postmaster at Occi- dental, on the charge of tampering with the mail passing through his office. It is stated that a few days ago Miss Gib- son of Guerneville received a letter from Miss Taylor of Occidental. The letter made mention of an inclosed sample of cloth which Miss Gibson failed to find in the letter. Her suspicions were aroused by this fact, and because the envelope was addressed in a strange handwriting and was oblong instead of square, as were the kind Miss Taylor usually used. Com- munication between the ¢wo ladies brought to light the fact that the letter had been tampered with. Thereupon the complaint was made and the warrant issued. Mr. Coy claims the letter was found on the street by a boy, and that it was opered when placed in the hands of the post- master. Receiving it in that- way, he placed it in an envelope and forwarded it to the proper party. ADVENTURES OF SANTA ROSANS. Judge Dougherty and Attorney Leppo Swam Ashore From the Weott, SANTA ROSA, CaL., Aug. 24.—Judge Dougherty of the Superior Court and Rollo Leppo, Assistant District Attorney, have returned from a trip to Shelter Cove, in Humboldt County. They went there on the steamer Homer, intending to take the same steamer on its return trip from Coos Bay, Or. The Homer was run into by an- othir vessel after leaving Shelter Cove and sank. Dougherty and Leppo took the steamer Weott for home last Thursday. The Weott an aground on the rocks at the mounth of el River. The vessel was lightened by throwing a cargo of livestock overboard, bnt failed to float off. The Judge and his companion swam ashore and came to Banta Rosa by wagon, ]e“infi their bag- ¢A§e. guns, hunting dogs and hunting tro- phies on board. Trial of Carson’s Suspects. CARSON, NEv., Aug. 24.—Tuesday at 10 o’clock is the time set for Jones, Heney and Piper, the alleged bullion thieves, to plead. Jones and Piper have had a bond signed and will file it Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Heney is still unable to get the amountof his bond, so isstill in prison. It is expected that the trial will come off at an carly date, as fifty trial jurors were drawn last week. = L Shortages in Latah County. MOSCOW, Ipamo, Aug. 24—A special says ex-Auditor Cone of Latah County was arrested to-day at the instance of the County Commissioners, who charge him with the embezzlement of county funds. An exvert, who has been employed on the books of the retiring county officers, reports that large shortages were found in various offices. Otherarrestswill follow in a few days. NEWS OF THE COAST, Suit May Be Instituted Against Santa Cruz Supervisors. ACCUSATIONS OF FRAUD. Trouble Over the Courthouse Contract Fast Nearing a Climax. LINDSAY WILL PROSECUTE. Ready to Commence . Action as Soon as Formal Complaint Is Made. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Aug. 24.—The pro- test of the citizens of the Pajaro Valley against the action of the Supervisors of Santa Cruz County in awarding the con- tract for the erection of a Courthouse build- ing to R. M. McCabe at a cost of $53.475 bids fair to reach a speedy settlement in the courts. As announced in THE CALL Dastrict Attorney Lindsey was recently pe- tioned to bring action against Supervising Architect N. A, Comstock to recover the amount already paid him, and alsoagainst each Supervisor to recover damages for | allowing the same. To this the District Attorney replied that he would prosecute any action brought by the citizens, and as the feeling against the Bupervisors runs high it is expected that the suit will be forthcoming at once. In his reply District Attorney Lindsay announces his willingness to prosecute action brought by any citizen against Su~ vervising Architect Comstock, employed by the Board of Supervisorsin the matter of the construction of the proposed new Courthouse, for the purpose of recovering the amount already paid Comstock under his contract with the county, and to insti- tute proceedings against each member of | the Board of Supervisors and his official bond to recover the $500 penalty provided for in the county government act for ‘‘the willful, fraudulent, corrupt;performance of an act by any Supervisor as Supervisor unauthorized by law.” As he understood the prayer of the peti- tioners it was their sole object to have | some court of competent jurisdiction de- | termine whether the actions of the Board of Supervisors were in accordance with the law, and whether the contract finally en- tered into with R. N. McCabe for the con- | struction of the building at a cost of $53,475 was a legal and valid contract. “l am satisfied that as representative citizens and taxpayers of this county. you donot wish to advocate or insist at this time upon litigation of a collateral nature to the main question,” said he, ‘“namely, the validity of the McCabe contract, which may consume months if not years, and finally after passing through the variouns courts be decided upon some technical point, and still leave unsettled the vital question in which the people of this county are interested, to wit:” Did the Board of Supervisors have power under the law to let the contract for the erection of the Courthouse at & cost off$53,475? This ques- tion under existing circumstances logically resolves itself into two other questions, both of which I will attempt to consider, and they are as follows: “First—Is the legality of the action of the Board of Supervisors in letting the contract for the erection of the courthouse at a cost of $53,475, so much in doubt as to make it advisable to have the matter con- clusively determined by the courts? “Second—If so, what is the best and speediest procedure to have the matter de- cided ?” Mr. Lindsay in detail told the history of the entire transaction and closed with the following conclusions: “T for one am willing to believe and do believe that in this matter the Supervisors have acted honestly and according to their best judgment. Now, as to the question of the institution of the actions at law re- quested, I have to say as follows: “First—I am satisfied that the actions against the Supervisors, as suggested, can- not be maintained, for the reason that there is no evidence that they have either willfully, fraudulently or corruptly per- formed an act, as Supervisors, unauthor- ized by law. ‘“‘Second—In my opinion it would not be advisable to commence an action against Architect Comstock to test the validity of the courthouse contract, for the reason that such action must necessarily be an action at law to recover the money paid him. It would have to be instituted in the Superior Court, tried there, perhaps ap- pealed to the Supreme Court, and finally when decided aftera lapse of a year or more, probably still leave open the ques- tion of the power of the board to erect the courthouse at a greater cost than $40,000. “Third—In my opinion the Board of Su- pervisors did not exceed its authority in entering into the McCabe contract, but I am aware, not only that this opinion may not be satisfactory to you, but also that it may be erroneous, and I will add that if it be determined by competent authority that I am wrong I will at once *pro- ceed o institute proceedings to recover the money paid to the architect, and will take such other and further steps as may be necessary to protect the interests of the county. “The best and speediest method of de- termining the matteris to apply directly to the Supreme Court for a writ of cer- tiorari to review the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors. The proceedings can- not be instituted by me, but may be b, any taxpayer or number of taxpayers., If in your wisdom you see fit, after taking such counsel as the importance of the mat- ter deserves, toinstitute proceedings I will cheerfully do all in my power toward hav- ing the question properly Preaented on its merits and speedily heard.” Heavy Sclmon Catches. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Aug. 24.—The run of salmon has again commenced in Mon- terey Bay. This morning a large number of boats were out from Capitola and the sportsmen found the fish very game and plentiful. Each boat brought in from three to_thirteen salmon. the latter number being caught by E. T. Taylor. After dinner nnrlg the whole population at Camp Capitola was fishing for salmon. CARDINAL GIBBONS WELCOMED. Recelved Upon His Return to Baltimore by the Catholio Club. BALTIMORE, Mbp., Aug. 24.—Twothou- sand persons gathered at Camden station this afternoon to welcome home Cardinal Gibbons after an absence in Europe of fifteen weeks. As his Eminence stepped from Third Vice-President C. K. Lora’s vrivate car Baltimore, a spontaneous shout ‘oi greeting went up from the ts of the assembled throng and many of his close personal friends pressed around the distinguished churchman to congratulate him on his safe return to his see city. James R. Wheeler, president of the Cath- olic Club, addressed a few words of greet- ing to his Eminence, in which he wel- comed “The highest respected and best loved citizen of the country back to his home and among his people.” E His Eminence responded, thanking the assembled multitude for the manifestations of good will and after shaking the hands of a number of clergy and iriends, the Cardinal and Bishop Foley of Detroit en- tered a carriage and were driven to the archiepiscopal residence, accompanied by aguard of hénor composed of 100 mem- bers of the Catholic Club. —_———— DENBY HEARD FROM. The Chinese Minister Reports One More Outrage. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 24.—In the mail received this morning at the State Department was a dispatch from Minister Denby containing a report of another as- sault upon a missionary in China which has not heretofore been made public. Mr. Denby says that on July 7 at Tung Chou, a town about thirteen miles from Peking, the Rev. D. Z. Sheffields, an old and re- spected American missionary, was at- tacked by a crazy native and cut witha knife. His assailant was arrested and at the date Mr. Denby wrote was in jail awaiting trial. Mr. Denby added: ‘“This matter will create a great stir in China, but is abso- lutely without foundation or political sig- nificance.” e Comptroller Will Soon Decide. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 25.—Comp- troller Bowler has begun the preparation of the decision of the sugar-bounty case. The last brief of counsel—that of Mr. Somers of New Orleans—is now in hand, and there is no other cause for delay. Ex- Senator Manderson, in_addition to filing his brief, will be here in person Monday to further confer with the Comptroller. Bowler expects to complete his decision by next week. L Capture of Horse Thieves. TRINIDAD, Coro., Aug. 24.—A band of horse-thieves who have been thriving for several years along the New Mexican bor- der were surprised near Clayton, N. Mex., last night by a Sheriff’s posse, and a lively fight ensued, in which two of the deputies were slightly wounded. The officers suc- ceeded in arfesting six of the thieves and they were jailed at Clayton. To-day a large body of Clayton citizens started in pursuit of the band. If they are captured all will be lynched. e e Won by the Britannia. WEYMOUTH, Exc., Aug. 24.—The Ailsa and Britannia started at 10:30 o’clock this morning in a race under the auspices of the Royal Dorset Yacht Club over the course from off Weymouth pier around a flagmark off Red Cliff; thence along the | north side of the bay to a markboat off ‘White Norte; thence around a flagboat three miles seaward and back, twice around, a distance of forty miles. The wind was light from the west. The Britan- nia won. 10 ARREST _ SCIENTISTS, Members of the Princeton Expedition Slaughtered Some Big Game. Therefore They WIll Be Held as Accountable to the Law as the Indlans. CHEYENNE, Wryo., Aug. 24.—United States Attorney Gibson Clark, who has been instructed by Attorney-General Har- mon to commence habeas corpus proceed- ings for the release of the Shoshone and Bannock Indians reported under arrest at Evanston, Uintah County, Wyo., for vio- lation of the Wyoming game laws, was no- tified to-day by the Uintah County officials that but one Indian was imprisoned at Evanston, and he was under arrest for lar- ceny. Governor Richards to-day requested the authorities of Natrona County to arrest the members of the Princeton geological expe- dition if evidence could be secured that they have been killing big game. Professor Hatcher R. Forsythe, Little and 8. Boyer Davis of the expedition reached the railroad at Casper yesterday on their return trip from Yellowstone Park. The trail taken by the party was across the Big Horn and Wind River Mountains, and for several days they had to wade through deep snow and drag their horses and camp outfit across the snow- filled gulches. They reported having killed many deer and antelope, and these reports reaching the Governor he at once ordered their ar- rest. The Governor asserts that the State game laws, which prohibit killing big game except during September, October and No- vember, will be enforced against whites as well as against Indians. Disquieting reports from the vicinity of Lander, of probable troubles with the In- dians, sre not given credence. The desire to have the Government station more troops at Fort Washakie, the military post of the region, 1s thought to be inspiration for the reported trouble CAUGHT AT SHATA oSk An Escape From San Rafael Jail Free for but a Few Hours. Dynamiter Calzacla Had Bored His Way Through the Brick Prison Walls. SANTA ROSA, Carn., Aug. 24.—Victori Calzacia, who escaped from the Marin County jail at San Rafael last night, was captured here to-night. Calzacia had escaped by digging through a three-foot brick wall. He will be returned to San Rafael to-morrow. S8AN RAFAEL, CaL., Aug. 24.—Vittorio Calzacia, known as the ‘‘Dynamiter,” serv- ing a sentence of six months in the County Jail here, who made his_escape last night, was arrested last February for placing a stick of dynamite in the stove in the building belonging to Mrs. Bravo, near the h;oad-glufi depot, thereby wrecking the kitchen. He was tried before a jury in the Superior Court, found guilty of ma- licious mischief and was sentenced to four months in the County Jail. After serving his sentence, he attacked Mrs. Bravoat her residence and abused her unmercifully. He was again arrested and sentenced to serve six months. He escaped on the evening of the Fourth of July, but was caught again and pntin an iron cell. He gotout of this by the aid of a Japanese cel!mnbef who occupied the next cell but bad the free run of the adjoining corridor, and was then moved to another tank. Calzacia had been kept there fourteen ays, and while allowed some exercise in he corridor he procured a small piece of iron bar in some manner and pried out the bricks underneath the window, climbed the fence surrounding the jail by using a .p‘"“"“ of his bed and made his escape. The Sheriff and deputies are now out hunting him, ATOLD COPPEROPOLIS A Desolate Village and Its Deserted = Mines. WAITING ON COPPER. But One Producing Gold Mine in the Entire Dis~ trict. HISTORY OF THE PINE LOG. How Courage and Perseverance Can Transform a Pros- pect Hole. [Special Correspondence of THE CALL.] COPPEROPOLIS, CAL., Aug. 18.—Cop- ver is cheap and Copperopolis is deserted. That explains the whole situation in this mining district. The character of the ores here and the manner of their occur- rence require that copper shall sell at from 12 to 14 cents to be worked at a profit. Copper has recently been up to 12 cents, and there is some talk of renewing opera- tions, but the expense of opening up would be large and a more favorable out- look will probably be necessary before this again becomes a lively camp. At the pres- ent time the town is practically deserted. All the miners have departea for surround- ing districts, the principal hostelry has suspended business, and a stranger in town immediately becomes a center of cu- riosity for the few remaining inhabitants. The ores of Copperopolis are low grade, ranging from 4 to 16 per cent. They are mostly sulphides and are all hand sorted, the better portion being smelted into a black matte, which is shipped to Boston for treatment. The poorer ones are piled in Jarge heaps and roasted in the open air and leached, The ore does not occur in regular veins, but is largely disseminated through the slate and i expensive to mine. The ores of Copperopolis carry no silver or gold, and under all the adverse circum- stances they cannot compete with the pure pative copper of the Lake Superior region, the immense deposits of carbonates, sili- cates and oxides at Bisbee, Ariz., often running up to 60 or 70 per cent, or with the big copper combine of Montana, whose ores carry a large percentage of silver to help out the average. At the Campo Seco mines further north, where the copper and gold belt approach more closely, the cop- per ores contain both gold and silver, but not in sufficient amount to justify working with copper at a low price. Two and a half miles southwest of Cop- peropolis quite an extensive gold belt is encountered, where there are many parallel veins, some of which prospect very favorably on the surface. This district is almost totally neglected, the bad repute of Copperopolis mining seemingly having extended thus far. There is one notable exception in the Pine Log mine, which I believe is the only one in Copperopolis district where active work is being prose- cuted on any extensive sale. This mine is the property of the Royal Consolidated Gold Mining Company, which has three full claims on the vein and two others on parallel veins. Under the careful, expe- rienced and energetic superintendency of D. Jutton the Pine Log mine has been transformed from a prospect hole into one of the most profitable and important prop- erties in Calaveras County. Itisa close corporation, and its officers and owners are: J.D. Peters, president; J. N. Castle, vice-president; I. R. Wilbur, treasurer; N. M. Orr, secretary. I. R. Wilbur is also general manager, with offices at 214 Pine street, San Francisco. The owners of the Pine Log mine are not mining men and in the early stages of its development there was a hard struggle to keep it going, They wanted the mine to pay its way from grass roots down and, hampered by inadequate meansand con- flicting methods, the progress was slow and the deficit constant. When Mr. Jut- ton took charge there was a transforma- tion scene complete in all its details. He had ideas of his own and broad shoulders and a wrinkle between the eyes to enforce them. The mine had got what all enter- prises need—a boss. The consequence was a dividend the first month and every month since for four years. Mr. Jutton had not been long in charge before he ‘“‘got stuck’’ on the ledge and determined to go down after it. They had been pottering along on top of the ground as though it were a placerclaim. Thecompany thought they could not afford machinery for deep sinking; but the next time they visited the mine they found an engine puffing and the bell tinkling from a hundred-foot level. The plucky superintendent had rustled around over the county and picked up one thing here and another there for a song, had fitted square things into round holes and had the whole plant running without a spark of friction. Result—bigger divi- dends. And so it has gone since. Througha harder “formation’’ than the rock encoun- tered Mr. Jutton has bored into the earth some five hundred and odd feet, and the mine has improved all the way. Levels areopened every hundred feet. At No. 1 level drifts are run both ways in the vein,ag- gregating some 750 feet, all in good ore. No. 2level has been drifted 500 fees. A 10-stamp mill is kept running night and day, and there are 50,000 tons of ore in reserve. The hoisting works are a model of their kind, built under the personal supervision of Mr. Jutton, and are capable of sinking 1500 feet. Thevein varies greatlyin size, some- times pinching to two feet and again wid- ening to nearly twenty. Everything be- tween the walls pay. Theore is mostly a bright hard quartz, carrying considerable sulphurets. Usually there is nothing to indicate the richness of the rock, but occa- sionally there are streaksof fine free gold plainly visible running way up in the thon- sands per ton. The Pine Log mine has recently been examined by the expert of the big French syndicate seeking opportunities for in- vestment in California, and it is under- stood an offer of $300,000 has been made the company. Should the sale not go through the company will wake up this fail and build a new 20-stamp mill com- plete, as perfect as money and modern invention can make it, and prosecute sink- ing and development in a more vigorous manner than ever before. If the French company takes hold it will undoubtedly encourage many others holding claims in the district to do active prospecting. Mr. Jutton thinks highly of the district, aside from the company’s properties, and says all that is needed is capital to develop many other paying mines. A. J. BROOKS. ONE VICIIM OF THE FIRE. Air Line Junction, Ohio, Swept by Rag- ing Flames. TOLEDO, Ouro, Aug. 24.—Air Line Junc- tion, Ohio, was visited by a disastrous fire shortly after 2 o’clock this morning, which besides burning two hotels caused-the death of a sawmill-hand named Daniel McCarthy, aged 30 years, of White Haven, Mich. The fire broke outin the rear of the Air Line Junction Hotel. Policemen Olhms turned in the alarm and then went to arouse the inmates of the hotel. He burst in the door and rushed upstairs. He kicked down the doors to a couple of bed- rooms and aroused McCarthy and Emil Michaels, aroommate. Michaels made his escape and McCarthy started, but the flames broke out between him and the officer, and when Olhms reached the foot of the stairs McCarthy was not with him. The Fire Department arrived on the scene inside of ten minutes and two fire- men entered the building to find McCar- thy. They found him lying on the floor and took him out through a window, but it was found he was dead. The proprie- tors of the hotel, George Meeker and 1- liam_Avery, jumped from the windows, and Patrolman Olhms carried Mrs. Meeker out into the street. The Air Line is a two-story frame build- ing, and it was almost totally destroyed, with a loss of $3000. The Central Hotel, also a frame building, was damaged to the extent of $1500. The barber-stop of H. Griswold was also burned; loss $1000. All fully insured. ———— They Died Together. BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 24.—Louis Ham- mond, aged 35,and his wife, Katharina, aged about 80, were found dead in their room at the American House this after- noon, having committed suicide. The couple reiistered on August 13 as from New York, and a paper found on the man’s person would indicate that he was connected with a jewelry establishment on Maiden Lane, aithough 1t is said that the parties hail from Des Moines, Iowa. The woman had evidently been dead a day or two, but Hammond was seen alive at 11 A. M. on Friday. S The Next Trial Cup Races. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 24.—A. Cass Canfield, secretary of the America cup commirtee, has telegraphed Mr. Iselin of the Deferider and Mr. Willard of the Vigilant that the America cup committee has decided to have the next trial race be- tween the Defender and Vigilant take place next Thursday. SCHEMES OF RUSSIA Continued from First Page. the matter before the Civil Service Com- missioners, and these officials take a purely Chinese mandarin view of the whole busi- ness, They regard Greek and Latin as the beginning and end of everything, and no- body can judge them. Each of these lan- guages counts 750 marks on the examina- tion papers, while English counts only 500, and French and German count only 350 each. Among the English tests put to 18-year- old applicants for minor postoffice and other vacancies of a similar grade dozens were read at which the House roared with laughter, such as ‘‘show that Shakespeare has laid scenes in each of his plays among surroundings harmonizing with the plot,” but though all admit. that it is ridiculous, no one hopes for a change. Emperor William bas been able to do very little in Germany to break down the classical fetish in gymnasia, and though he threw his whole weight vyehemently against it, here in Eneland it is still more power- ful, because all movements to liberalize the university standards are more than coun- terbalanced by the increasing narrowness and pedantry of the civil service, which practically rules the country. Interest has been aroused in the past fort- night by the prolonged race between the two chief Northern Railway lines for a record run between London and Aberdeen. The competition between the East and West Coast routes to this point gave rise to a struggle in 1889, but the opening of the fourth bridge much altered the condi- tions, and thisnew fight has produced some extraordinary results. The East Coast has some advantage in point of distance, but much heavier gradients and. a rougher country, so that finally it had to give in to the rival West Coast route, which has ulti- mately performed the feat of carrying a regular passenger train of four coaches for 540 miles at an average speed of 6314 miles an hour. Over one section of thirty-two miles, this side of Carlisle, the speed averaged seventy- four miles. This achievement has filled the East Coast with awe, and by mutual consent the contest has been abandoned. London papers complacently point out that no other country in the world could do such wonderful things as this. The Daily Chronicle does admit that very high speeds are now and then at- tempted on American lines, “‘but every one knows that they are risky in the last degree, because of the roughness with which the lines themselves are built and kept.” No figures are obtainable here, but I fancy that the Empire State Express habitually and without any cackling does things quite as remarkable in its way as this wildly vaunted miracle. From the tone of the official reply the other day in the Commons to Henniker Heaton, it may be gathered that the new postoffice administration has no idea of embarking in international postage-stamp or cheaper colonial rate adventure. For the first time in a long time the Post- master-General is a peer and the office has no direct representative in the Commons, so Heaton, who has made the opening of the postal oyster his special mission in life, can do nothing but ask a question at second hand and trust to luck to get any answers at all. It is understood, how- ever, that fresh negotiations for the estab- lishment of a parcel post have been openea with the United States. Mary Wilkins has won such high appre- ciation among cultured English readers by her regular work that there was a great curiosity to see the short detective story with which she won the prize in a recent very much advertised compettiion, and which is printed here in Chapman’s Maga- zine. Reviews of it now appearing agree in deploring it as painfully unworthy of her reputation. If that was the best that they could find it is difficult to imagine how bad the rest must have been, Huxley's death occurred at the very ople cou! of nof itics, 8‘;& the result that the ev‘ent .]:o very little attention and comment. It is very likely that a great number of people - who know his works, or at least his fame, are still in 1gnorance of his demise. For a less tolerable reason none of the important papers mention the fact that on his tombstone, just erected, these five lines are carved, in compliance with his request: &1 ere be no mesting past the gr: If all is bleakness, silence, yet 'tls reat. 3 : Be not atraid, ye waiting hearts that weep, : : For God still giveth his beloved slee) : And if an endless sieep, he wills s0 Harorp FrEDERIC, : SUCCESSFUL - SPECIAIST Brief Interview With a Widely Known Practi- ; tioner. TESTIMONIALS - NEVER . USED. How One of the Most Patronized Doctor’s Office In This City Is Conducted. Be he pugilist or pastor, the man who xcels is looked up to. 5 : If his life work is a benefit of his fel- Jow-man, the manner in which he achieves success becomes of general interest. g Hencé items taken from the experiences of such men—men who better the world by being here—will find their way from time to time into the newspaper columns. The writer has in mind an eminent specialist who many years ago selected }hu city for his field of work, and has since coming here been fairly overwhelmed wnt‘h the patronage he deserves. Reference is made to Dr. F. L. Sweany. E His record is unblemished by a single failure, so say the countless enthusiasts that have come in contact with him. A few days ago the writer called upon Dr. Sweany at his elegant suite of nmyes, 737 Market street, and patiently waited while he marveled at the number that came and went. > Finully the doctor made his sppearance with a pleasant greeting: “Ah! You must needs be sick in order to see me quickly. My motto_ is, ‘pnu’euu before everything—the press included.” “So you want some leaves from my life for one of your articles on_this city’s pro- fessional men? Well, I'll tell you, my career could be summed up in the little word work. My duties are pleasant because I love them, but they are arduous. 1live in a medical world, as it were; my thoughts are continually of stubborn cases and their remedies. Is it any wonder, then, that absorbed as I am in my labors, I have made a success?” “I suppose you started out much the same as all physicians with diplomas and all that?” “Yes; yonder they are, as you see, from the leading medical colleges of the country. But it isn’t so much what a man’s taught as what a man teaches him- self that makes him successful. My real education began with my practice. 1 have DR. F. L. SWEANY. been connected with the Louisville City Hospital, Cincinnati City Hospital, the Jefferson Medical Hospital of West Philadelphia and Medical College of Indianapolis, Ind., and I have also spent {un in visiting the leading ahd best nown hospitals of Europe. I did this in order to more thoroughly fit myself for the treatment of that character of diseases that I have always teken a decided interestin.” “What are your specialties as a physi- cian?” “I treat blood, skin disorders, female complaints, stricture, liver, lung, stomach and heart diseases, piles, rupture, hydro- cele, varicocete and kindred troubles. “Above all other things I strive to save the thousands of young and middle-aged men who are plunging toward the grave, tortured by the woes of nervous depility. Why, my dear sir, it is appalling (and the doctor’s face shone with earnestness)—it is appalling how many have taken a few steps toward their ruin and keep going downward, simply because they do not know how to retrace their steps. Often an experience with catchpenny quacks causes them to condemn al ghysicinn:. and so the) suffer and sink. When I have a large number of such patients I am rejoiced. You cannot imagine the delight there is in making healthy, hopeful men out of de- spondent pessimists. I am self-confident regarding my treatinent of this phase of disease. And whenever a patient is cura- ble (and the incurables are rare exceptions I send him out with life into a new world.” “Is your practice confined to the city ?” “Oh, no! I have hundreds of patients throughout the country whose cases are as successfully treated by correspondence as if they were here in my office. Hundreds of orders for medicines and requests for advice—" “Apd testimonials; I suppose you get quantities of these?”’ ‘“Yes; but I never use them—thatis, I never publish them nor expose the name of aémtient, as all my professional dealings are done in the strictest secrecy. Yet you see here on these files thousands of genu- ine, heartfelt, unsolicited expressions of thanks and gratituce from people who have been cured by me and who, hop- ing that others might be likewise benefited, have permitted me to show them to the afflicted who in good faith call at my office privately and in_person.” Thus ended one of the most pleasant and profitable interviews that the writer has ever been detailed to get. JUST SEE THE IMMENSE BARGAINS, GARMENTS MADE TO ORDER At Prices Never Before Offered on the Paclfic Coast, This sale will continue for 30 days only for cash. JOE POHEIM FTEHRE TAILOR, 201 and 203 Montgomery Street, 724 and 1110 and 1112 Market Street. e — 7 Tarket Street. A LADIES' GRILL, ROON Has been established in the Palace Hotel N ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. It takes the place of the clty restaurant, with direct entrance from Market st. Ladles shopping will find this & moss desirable place to lunch. 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