The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 10, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1895. 5 NEWS OF THE COAST, Fatal Shooting Affray in a Saloon at San Jose. FIRED IN SELF-DEFENSE. Charles BryantKilled by a Bar- tender Whom He Had Attacked. DEADLY DUEL WITH PISTOLS. The First Shot Crashed Through the Brain of the Saloonist’s Assallant SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 9.—Fred G. Wen- zel, a bartender employed in Knapp's saloon at the corner of Orchard and Santa Clara streets, shot ntly killed Charles Bryant, a 1 about 2:30 this afternoon. Bryant entered the saloon and called for of beer, down a nickel in but returned a ed he had laid not received his Bryant had ant began to latter came around led him out of the ven him on] se We nt came in the door hip pocket, saying: e bartender around behind the k id the safe, and the o come out of there, as he to reach over the bar his revolver and Wenzel seized a 44- er revolver on top of the safe and shot assailant, the bullet striking him in 1 nt staggered a toward the door and fell on h ing at his 2 young man from Los aloon when the darkey s they saw that a was about to take place they ran rear door. Salas says the negro e and said he bad not it change, at the same hip pocket and draw- Gatos were in the entered, b = as soon out entered the p for is 35 years of age and un- )een employed as host- ler at the Lux place, on North First street, but for the past few months worked ona | Br; ranch. ant has always been consid- itted by the colored people of ary Gillett and her two children d the saloon a few minutes before the ing and saw Bryant standing on the er, loading or fixing hisrevolver. Wenzel was arrested and taken to the City Prison, to await the outcome of the Coroner’s inquest. He has always borne ent reputation and is prominently connected with several fraternal societies, Coroner d will hold an inquest to- Tow morni nt's body has been removed to the m The bullet entered over the left eye and death was instantaneous. g o ARRESTED AT A FIRE. Charles Smith Captured With Stolen Goods in His Possession. SE, CAL., Sept. 9.—Detective Pickering arrested mith at the fire of the Santa Clara Mill to-day, while he was rumaging around the house- hold effects that had been moved into the ets. 'When arrested he had a bolt of s lining under his arm, besides a pistol d a lot of rare co and odds and ends s in his pockets. He was charged ed weapon and will s identified. Smith 1elping the people to gs from their homes. Sec with carr; be held n ar ago was suspected of in a burglary at toe corner streets, for which serving a term in San The officers believe Smith is the itting the nu- ew weeks. Quentin. person merous Sl Stricken by Paralysis. SAN JOSE, Car., Sept. 9.—Dan Murphy, ork at Start & Morri- ut 11 o’clock, xes. Both legs are paralyzed. MUST REMAIN ON BOARD. Exclusion Act Regulations Regarding Chinese Sailors Enforced. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Sept. 9.— ot enforcement of the provisions of the exclusion law are working a par- t r hardship here at present in the case of two vessels arriving from the Orient with Chinese among the crew. Previous exclusion acts have permitted the undesirable Mongolians to be held in jail here while the vessel is loading and until ready for sea. The new law, how- | ever, precludes this through that section which prevents unregistered Chinese from setting foot on American soil. The conse- uence is that vessels are not only forced ace the required bond of $500 on each se, guaranteeing to take them awa again, but are also put to the expense of keeping a watchman aboard to prevent them escaping. Shipping men here will prepare a letter etary Carlisle asking him to modify ements so that incoming Chinese y be held in jail while the vessel am requir sailors is loading. e PO ANYON GOLD. Ledge of Ore Struck by Santa Monica Prospectors. SANTA MONICA, CaL., Sept. 9.—George Harris and K. A. Barry, who have been ing in the mountains, have re- d with the news that they have lo- ated & geld claim adjacent to the Los Tunis canyon, x miles north of here. The ledge is about fifty feet wide, there be- ing two or three sections which seem to dip toward a common center, each lead be- ing six or eight inches deep. The rock is the regulation gold-bearing quartz, and, although it has not yet been assayed, they think it is fairly rich in the auriferous metal. There is plenty of water handy and it is easy of access. The miners are jubilant over their good fortune, and are arranging for several mining claims to be located. g LOS TU ¥OUNG SAN BERNARDINO THIEVES Two Children Who Are Seemingly Af- flictéd With Kleptomania. SAN BERNARDINO, Carn., Sept 9.— Louise Mueller, aged 12, and her sister, Gretchen, aged 7, are under police espion- age for burglary. Last night they went "n the residence of a neighbor and took nives, forks, a Bible and an album. A search of theiwr father’s house revealed a cartload of househdld articles stolen in the neighborhood. The younger child was taken in charge by Father Stockman and placed in an orphan asylum. The police are in a quan- dary what to do with Louise. heir mother isin an insane asylum and has been confined there about one year. The father is well-to-do. Ho and the children constitute the family, there being no woman 1n the house. The children seem to be kleptomaniacs. While some of the articles found would naturally please a child’s fancy, there are quite as many for which they could not possibly have any use. Among the things taken last night was a leg of muttor. e e VICTORY FOR THE GOVERNMENT. Decision Rendered in the Famous Over- lap Land Case. PORTLAND,Or., Sept 9.—Judge Gilbert, in the United States Circuit Court, to-day read a lengthy decision in the famous overlap land case, a suit 1n equity, which has been pending for years in courts on various questions. It is the Government’s suit against the Oregon and California Railroad Company to determine the title to over 300,000 acres of land which formed part of the land grant of the Northern Pa- cific Railroad down the Columbia. The decision is a victory for the Govern- ment, as the decree in effect cancels pat- ents and restores the land to the public do, main. Judge Gilbert says in his conclu* sion that he finds no warrant for holdipg that it was the intention of Congress to grant these lands to the Oregon and Cali- fornia Company. Counsel for the railroad company says the case will be appealed. . SUICIDE NEAR SAN Charles Bois Pulled the Trigger of a Shot- gun With His Toe. SAN ANDREAS, CAL., Sept. 9.—Charles Bois, a French Canadian, committed sui- cide at a sheep ranch about seventeen miles from here. He has been drink- ing heavily lately, which undoubtedly prompted the deed. Bois placed the muzzle of a shotgun against his forehead and fired the gun with his toe. He was 70 years old and fol- lowed farming for a living. NEWS OF SHVTA BARBIRA, A Crazy Woman Who Set Fire to Her Home to Drive Out Enemies. ANDREAS. Burglars Make a Rald Upon the Naples Postoffice—The Murder Mystery. SANTA BARBARA, CAL., Sept. 9.—An extraordinary the fire which paitially destroyed the house of Mrs. Helen Buernheim, a wealthy widow residing on Victoria street, devel- oped to-day, when Mrs. Buernheim calmly | presented herself to the astonished City | Marshal and asked him to lock her up to protect her from enemies who were perse- cuting her and who had on Friday night | gathered in such numbers outside her house that she had dashed a lighted lamp down on the floor to frighten them away, setting the house on fire. The Marshal | took her in charge and to-night she occu- | pies one of the upper cells in the county jail, a happier woman than she has been for months. The circumstances leading to this de- rangement are pitiful. The woman’s hus- band—who was the old mining partner of the late Mr. Hernster of Santa Barbara, and afterward a prosperous farmer in this vicinity— stricken by paralys and he wite nursed the helpless Her sleep was so broken that insomnia ensued and after her husband’s death she found it next to im- possible to gain the rest she needed, until st her eccentric habits began to indi- cate 2 mind unhinged. Mrs. Buernheim will be permitted to rest for a few days and then be subjected to an examination to determine her sanity, and will in all probability be sent to the asylum at San Bernardino, as she has no relatives in thi untry. Upon most sub- jects she is rationa e BURGLARY AT NAPLES. The Postoffice Looted of Its Cash and Faluable Fixtures. SANTA BARBARA, Car., Sept. 9.— The postoffice at Naples was entered b; burglars last night and robbed of all its contents of value. The cash on hand for- tunately was small, consisti of but a dollar in pennies and $26 1n silver. There is no clew to the robbers, although officers are watching a suspicious-looking tramp who has been hanging around for several days. Coming so soon after the Summerland robbery, many are inclined to attribute the two to the same men, although in this instance they did not time their raid opportunely. N Santa Barbara’s Mystery. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Sept. 9.— Deputy Sheriff de la Cuesta is with a will prosecuting his jnvestigations of the alleged murder of Van Hubbart in Idaho. To-day he received a telegram from the Sheriff of Lewiston, Idaho, stating that the latter knew nothing of the discovery of Van Hubbart’s murdered body at Florence save what the papers had pub- lished. Meanwhile De Ia Cuesta sent a special messenger to Ventura to interview Van Hubbart’s sweetheart and ascertain if she is in receipt of letters from him. ST TRAGEDY AT HOLLISTER. Major Dandridge Slashed His Throat With a Knife While in Prison. HOLLISTER, CAL., Sept. 9.—Major Dan- dridge. civil engineer of the Monterey and Fresno Railroad, was taken to the County Jail this morning and locked up on a charge of disturbing the peace. Major Dandridge had been threatening to commit suicide and repeatedly tried to get hold of a pistol. p,The officers at_the jail failed to search andridge and locked him up in the women’s department alone. A short time afterward he was discovered with a large gash in his throat, which had severed one of the arteries leading to the jugular, and was almost dead from loss of blood. The knife which he used was very dull, or he would have succeeded in his suicidal at- tempt. Major Dandridge had been on a pro- tracted spree and was undergoing treat- ment at a local Keeley institute. He is now resting quietly, but small hopes are enter- tained for his recovery. — Esmeralda County Convict Freed. CARSON, NEv., Sept. 9.—A special ses- sion of the Board of Pardons was held to- day to consider the case of F. McTigue, sen- tenced for ten years for manslaughter from Esmeralda County. McTizue has been up before the board four times previ- ously, but each time his petition was de- nied. To-day he was liberated. SR Terminal Island Fatality, LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 9.—George Fleming, baggageman on the Terminal Railway, was killed to-day at Terminal Island, near San Pedro, while coupling cars. This was his first trip over the line. He leaves a family residing in this city. —————— A Syndicate of Monsters. Here are the names of the abominable trio that compose it, hated and abborred Ly man and woman kind—dyspepsia, biliousness and constipa- tion. What is the most successful way to attack and squelch these united monsters? Take Hos- tetter's Stomach Bitters, and they will pull up stakes and make tracks for parts unknown, leaving no trace behind. The Bitters also exterminates malariz, theumatic and kidney trouble and ner- vous ailment. and unexpected sequel to | NEWS OF THE COAST, Three Blocks in the Heart of Vacaville in Ashes. EXTENT OF THE BLAZE. Ten Business Houses and Fifty. Chinese Dwellings De- stroyed. FIREMEN BAFFLED BY WIND. Further Spread of the Flames Pre- vented by Tearing Down Bulld- ings In Its Path. VACAVILLE, Car., Sept. 9.—The ex- tent of the damage in last night’s fire was even greater than prophesied in TrE Carv's dispatches, and Vacaville now pre- sents a most desolate appearance. From all accounts it is thought the fire was caused by the explosion of a lamp in a sleeping-room on the lower floor of the Central Hotel at about 10:45 o’clock last night. The building being entirely of wood, the fire soon had a good start. P. Brodbeck, one of the proprietors, who hap- pened to be in the Dbarroom, gave the alarm to the guests, and fortunately all were gotten out, although some had very close calls and lost all their belongings. One heroic incident must be credited to Charles Summer. All the guests were out of the hotel but a woman and her little child. Mr. Summer, learning this, rushed into the building and found them in the hallway. They seemed thoroughly dazed by the fire and smoke which was all around them. He carried them safely to the bottom of the stairs and got them beyond harm’s reach. The hotel was owned by A. C. Bowles of San Francisco and leased by Brodbeck & Klose. As soon as the few persons that were on the scene were sure the guests were safe an alarm was turned in, butas an unusually heavv southwest wind was blowing, the hotel was a seething mass of flames before the fire department was out. The fire quickly spreadto D. K. Carn’s livery stable, leased bv Sparks & Robie. This, being full of hay and straw, in- creased the heat and in spite of the heroic efforts of the firemen the flames communi- cated to Bowles Opera-house, J. M. Burns’ saloon, De Long & Millican’s restaurant, J. Snyder’s saloon and Charles Weheis’ saloon. Here the fire was checked by tear- ing down Rambo’s building and putting on plenty of water. The remaining two buildings on the block were saved. During all this time a part of the depart- ment had been laboring to keep the fire from setting back from the hotel against the wind. Here A.J. Dobbins’ law office and Mrs. Regan’s variety store were de- stroyed before it could be checked, and considerable damage was done to Neibling’s bakery. As all the attention of the fire depart- ment up to this time had been given to Main street in order to save what it could of this business portion of the town, the tire had got a big headway in Chinatown, and it was with the greatest of difficulty that the seething flames were brought un- der control. The burned portion covers nearly three blocks. There were ten busi- ness houses and about fifty Chinese houses burned. As all the buildings were of wood, the damage will not be over $30,000, with the following insurance: A. C. Bowles’ hotel and opera-house, $3500; Peerless saloon, $500; Brown, Craig & Co., 500; Lewis building, $400; J. M. Burns, $750; J. Snyder, $750; Underwriters’ Totel furniture, $1500; J. Snyder’s furniture and fixtures, $750; Wilson’s building, $1100; Lewis building, $500; Neibling’s stock, §$390; Reegan building, $500; Mrs. Regan’s stock, $500; Newport’s building, $1200. None of the houses in Chinatown had insurance, and the loss personally to the Chinamen cannot be estimated with any degree of certainty. Some of the burned portion will be rebuilt with brick in a short time. S WILL REBUILD AT ONCE. The Destroyed Santa Clara Valley Mill Soon to Be Replaced. SAN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 9.—The loss by the burning of the Santa Clara —alley Mill and the Reinhardt flats at an early hour this morning is estimated at over $100,000. Manager Thorpe places the mill’s loss at $60,000. The total insurance will not ex- ceed $20,000. The loss of the Reinhardt flats is esti- mated at $15,000, insured for $12,000. G. W. Peckham’s Joss of household goods is estimated at $1000, fully insured. The emall house occupied by 0. D. Conterno, and owned by Miss Slavin, was totally de- stroyed; loss $800, with no insurance. The mill company will Jose no time in getting to work again, To-day it had a temporary office erected on the site of the former one, and was ready to transact business at noon. BeRiES BLAZE AT SACRAMENTO, Property Belonging to City Trustes De- vine Damaged. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Sept. 9.—During the progress of the electric carnival parade an alarm of fire was turned in from Fifth and N streets. The blaze started in a grocery store and the entire building with adjoining residence and barn was de- stroyed before the department succeeded in controlling the flames. The property belonged to City Trustee Devine and is damaged to theextent of about $5000. A WHITLOCK MINE FIRE. Hoisting Works and Part of the Tim- bered Walls Destroyed. MERCED, CaL., Sept. 9.—A fire at the Whitlock mine in Mariposa County last night destroved the hoisting works and 100 feet of the timbeied walls at the en- trance of the shaft before it was got under control. The fire started from a lighted candle, near the mouth of the shaft. Tfie accident will cause several workmen to be laid off until repairs are made. The loss from the fire is estimated to be about $2 A LOS ANGELES MIRACLE. Recovery of a Woman Whose Throat Was Cut From Ear to Ear. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 9.—Mrs. Luck, one of the principals in the terrible tragedy at the Johnson House, on Fourth street, some weeks ago, at whica time her husband nearly severed her head from her body with a razor and afterward commit- ted suicide, has so nearly recovered that she will leave for her home in Modesto during the next week. Dr. Bryson, who attended her, considers her recovery one of the most remarkable ever known. FEnR s, Sentenced to San Quentin. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 9.—Judge Welborn of the United States District Court this morning sentenced Ed Wilson and Sam Sorten, miners, to two years in San Quentin and to_pay a fine of $25 each. They were convicted last week of having counterfeit money in their possession. They claimed to have bought 107 half- dollar pieces from a stranger who visited their mining camp, situated forty miles from San Luis Obispo. — MAY SUE THE CITY. Street-Sweeper Hollingsworth’s Bill for Labor Rejected. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Sept. 9.—W. I. Hollingsworth, the street-sweeping con- tractor, will likely sue the city for the amount which will be refused him by the Council on account of poor work. The Finance Committee recommendation that Hollingsworth’s demand for $319 30 be not approved will no doubt be adopted, and tbe only recourse the gentleman will have will be to sue for the amount. Mr. Hollingsworth signed a contract that he would do the work in a manner satisfactory to the city. This part of the contract has not been lived up to accord- ing to the weekly reports of the street- sweeping inspector and the Board of Pub- lic Works. It is likely that the outcome will be the advertising for new bids. Soeno EXHIBITS AT ATLANTA, Rain Interfering With the Work on the California Buildings. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Sept. 9.—Secre- tary Willard of the Chamber of Commerce | has received a letter from Frank Wiggins, who is in Atlanta in charge of the THE STATE PIONEERS, Continued from First Page. South America are not the newest but the oldest continents. What an argument for fatalism it would be if the accumulative evil of centuries should affect the most advanced soclety. If eternal vigilence is the price of liberty, the existing condition in this State de- mand such changes as are almost revolutionary. Try to realize, fellow pioneers, some of the as- pects of what is called society. What of the young men and women who grovel in a nerve- ess indolence not created by them? Who that is clean in mind and heart, who that is American could regard the fleeting ele- ments of pleasure derived from wealth as more than fleeting, more than interludes in the ardu- ous labors of life? ‘The very capital of the human race is being exhausted. The very capacity to enjoy the ;t\\t'dry existence in which their Iize 18 sunk 1is ost. No reasonable man can underrate the power and influence of the press, nevertheless there are some of its phases in this State which peo- ple of ordinary intelligence may question; its alliance with trusts, corporations, bosses with special interests of every description, these may be eriticized withoutexciting the resent- ment of those whom the cap does not fit. There is no such despotism as & sensational press al- lied to demoralization, which educates young men and young women into a disregard of truth and justice, which flatters and then drops every new absurdity and every social re- form, which treats the world as a pandemon- | ium. Are there not illustrations of these truths | in our midst? No wonder so many people practically desert with the manner in which the day had been observed. A L CELEBRATED IN THE EAST. California Ploneers of New England Did Not Forget the i Day. BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 9.—The forty-fifth anniversary of the admission of California as a State into the Union was celebrated by the Society of California Pioneers of New England at its eighth annual reunion at the United States Hotel. There was a business meeting, banquet and literary exercises, and the attendance was large. One of the most interesting features noted at the onset was the receiving of the new and very rich badge of gold, appropriate alike to those who reached the Golden Gate by sailing around Cape Horn. cross- ing the Isthmus of Panama, or traversing the plains. The business was opened with the presi- dent, Hon. Henry J. Wells, in the chair, and E.D. Wadsworth as secretary. The following officers were elected for the en- suing year: Hon. Henry J. Wells, presi- dent, Cambridge; Charles A. Dole, first vice-president, East Somersville; Richard Harrington, second vice-president, Salem; Josiah Hayward, treasurer, Boston; Ste- phen W. Foster, secretary, Boston ; thirty- seven directors, including Hon. John Con- ness, Dorchester, chairman; James Bur- dick, Providence, R. I.; E. C. Carpenter, THE ADMISSION DAY BALL OF THE SCCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS. [Sketched by a “ Call” artist.] Southern California exhibit. Mr. Wig- gins states that therain is interfering with the construction of the buildings. Every indication points, however, to & most successful exposition. He Sugeests that the local exhibit include an elepbant, con- structed similar to the one now to be seen at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Mr. Wiggins thinks he has prevailed on the railroads to ship the Southern Cali- fornia exhibit free from New Orleans to Atlanta. SEIURES IN BERING SEA Two Victoria Schooners Taken in Charge by American Cutters. They Are Accused of Violating a ©ectlon of the Award Regu- lations. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 9.—For an al-| leged violation of the Bering Sea award act of 1894 the Vancouver sealing schooner Beatrice, Captain Louis Olsen, is now in Port under seizure. She reached here Sun- day evening, and according to her crew was seized on August 20 to the southward of the islands and a good twenty-nine miles outside of the prohibited zone. But 1t was not for being in proscribed waters that the unlucky craft was placed under seizure. Article 5 of the regulations reads: “Masters of vessels engaged in fur- seal tishing shall enter accurately in their official log books date and place of each fur-seal fishing operation, and also number and sex of seals captured upon each day. These entries shall be communicated by each of the Governments to the other, and of} each fishing season.” Collector A. K. Milner saw the impor- tance of this article early in the year and, apprehensive that sufficient attention would not be paid to it, drew every sealing captain’s attention to it, goitg so far even as tount a cross opposite it in every license issued. Captain C. L. Hooper, comniander of the United States Bering sea fleet, was the officer who caused the Beatrice to come to Victoria. After seizing the vessel the Rush took her in tow and started for Unalaska, There she met H. M. 8. Pneasant and the schooner was handed over to the British cruiser. Lieutenant-Commander Garforth, wishing to assume any responsibil- ity in the matter, immediately ordered the schooner to Victoria, it being the following day after the seizure that he had this duty to perform. The order was to proceed direct to Victoria and report to the Collector of Customs. The report of the seizure and also the official logbook was forwarded under seal to the com- mander-in-chief of the North Pacitic Naval station. Mr. Milne immediatel{ placed an officer in charge of the vessel and also wired Ottawa officials in rezard to the matter, One of the crew of the Beatrice brings word of another seizure—that of the Vic- toria schooner Ainoka, which is now sup- posed to be on her way here—for hunting ngide the protected zones. This report, the Beatrice man said, came from the San Francisco schooner Eppinger. A e e Ukiah’s Sensational Case. UKIAH, CarL., Sept. 9.—Mrs. Alice J. Prather, who claims to be a resident of San Jose, and who was arrested a few days ago on acharge of practicing medicine without a license, bad her preliminary examina- tion before Justice Sullivan, and was held to answer before the Superior Court of this county in §250 bonds. She {umish:d the required bail and was re- eased. ROYAH Baking Powder Absolutely Pure not | their own country. Monedy made by corruption is very easily spent, and corruption does not and never will represent the underlying sim- licity and strength of American iastitutions. What are you going todo, pioneers, with a class of people born, educated and controlled by such 2“ tlevnces unless civility were able to reassert tself ? I do not believe in the demagogism of equality. Men are entitled toequality of op- portunity and before the law, but there will al- ways be irregularity in social standing and intelligence. When all this is said it does not minimize the duty of the pioneers to successfully contend with these evils. The yearning ambitions of society ate all in you and around you. What do you propose to do or leave undone? Each man has his own woof of.ideals. Young men of the pioneers, form and live up to your ideals. What grander ideal than to lift your State out of the slough the mud high above allchar- latanism and corruption? We wish to see California a truly American State in the van of modern thought and achievement. All our forward work shall be protected by the starry flag, the 01d Glory that stands for equality before the law and in op- portunity. Our force will be irresistible be- cause it comes from genuine Americanism. Back to your work of slowly but surely build- ing the splendid edifice of the State yon silver- haired pioncers! Forward, you young peopl forward, ye who wear the glittering order of Lxlnnm} torward, not in dreams of casual eauty, but on stalwartlegs; forward, new men in labor and achievement, forward and up- ward, forward to the ceaseless music of the swaying breeze, forward along the substantial waves of commerce; forward, ve pioneers, for- ward! Here is the home of the new man who will accomplish the destinyof the American people. The literary exercises over, the body of the hall was cleared of chairs, and Yanke’s band played choice dance music. Then many of those who, it was thought, had concluded that their dancing days were over, selected partners and whirled and glided over the smooth floor with as much grace and almost as much sprightliness as they did when the terminal numbers of the century were ‘49, During intermission the boys of old days escorted their partners to the banquet-hali in the basement, where a splendid colla- tion was spread. The service was all that could be desired and the quantity was un- limited. The hospitality of the Pioneers was similar to that which was character- | istic of them in the days of gold. During | the afternoon there was open house below stairs to all who desired to partake of the good things offered, while on the upper tloors there were sideboards with lemonade and punch. In the evening the festivities were con- tinued. There was a grand ball and vocal music and recitations. Dancing was kept u until midnight, when the merry Pioneers and guests parted, all well pleased of the Pacific, of the sovereign West, forward | New York; V. L. Owen, Springfield; George H. Pettis, Providence, R. I. As the election marked the retirement, after about seven years of service, of Secre- tary E. D. Wadsworth, a vote of thanks and appreciation for his long and faithful service was unanimously adopted. The report of the secretary showed that were nine new members elected last year and nineteen died. The present number of members is 309, of whow 290 are pioneers, ! ten sons of pioneers and nine honorary. The report of the treasurer showed that | after the payment of all expenses there | was a balance of $771 98 on hand. Biographical notes were read of those who died during the past year, special tribute being paid to the late president, W. D. Thomas. A letter was received from his widow expressing thanks for the kind words. A communication was read from the Associated Pioneers of the Territorial Days of California, calling attention to and ask- | ing united efforts for the monument to be | erected over the grave of the famous pio- neer, General John C. Fremont. The an- | nual banquet was then served, after which | General Edward A. Sherman of San Fran- cisco, an honorary member, delivered an | interesting address on *'The History of California.” BELIEVED THE PREDICTIONS. That Is Why a German Became a Hermit. HAZELTON, Pa., Sept. 9.—Near here | vesterday a party of fishermen met | Robert Minterbach, who is known as the | Biack Ridge hermit and who has lived in seclusion for years, and the hermit for {once became communicative. He said that fifteen years ago Herr von Fretche, a reputed astrologer, read his future to | him. The fortune-teller tcld him that | he was to become a hermit; that his life for a number of years would be one of self-denial and hardship, but later he would return to the world and enjoy life in affluence. Minterbach was impressed by this, and a few years after coming to this country he went fo the Black Ridge Mountains. He now says he is heir to an estate in Ger- many and exhibits letters from the Ger- man Consul at Pittsburg, He is certain that the fortune is coming and has implicit faith in the predictions of the astrologer. hammers ———and the Big Alteration Sale goes merrily on. ———i1 without danger. e 11 plenty of bargains. —last week. make haste. nishings at ‘‘cut-in-two” prices. Money back whenever you say so. H. SUMMERFIELD & GO, STRICTLY ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS, 024, 926, 928, 930 MA'RKET STREET. hammering, saws sawing Plenty of room to trade Plenty of clerks This is the Saturday ends it—so Clothing, Hats, Fur- PURE SKIN. There is nothing which i so much ad- mired among the fair sex as good com- plexion, and that cannot be obtained unless the whole of the system is in perfect order. Cosmetics which only harm the cuticle are cried down by the whole medical world, and when your skin is not in perfect condi- tion you must look for the cause which produces this effect. Often it is impure blood, and it takesa very little attack of liver trouble to entirely mar the whole complexion. The best thing todo when- ever there isthe slightest thing wrong with the skin is to take JOY’S Vegetable Sarsa- parilla. Itis a perfect system-regulator, and will give you a skin as white and pure as the lily of the valley. Try it and be convinced. DIGESTION. Poor digestive powers are often described as dyspepsia, but really that is only one of the many forms that this blighting disease takes. A man who suffers from acute dys- pepsia may be in the earlier stages of the severest diseases of which medical science has any knowledge. But a safe way is this (and, by the by, “‘an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’’): Get a bottle of JOY'’S Vegetable Sarsaparilla, and use it freely, and your indigestion will disappear. If it has become serious this grand remedy will cure you just the same. RHEUMATISM. To be swathed in flannels and scarcely able to move without crying out with pain is not a pleasant thought; and yet how many poor mortals are there who daily have to suffer this torture. But it would have been unnecessary had they taken the disease in time. At the first intirnation of rheumatic pains you should provide y self with a supply of that great sys rezulator, JOY’S Vegetable Sarsapa) and there wouid be no fear of anythir acute. But no matter how severe case this splendid remedy will at le subdue it. THE KIDNEYS. In the human economy, the kidneys play a very important part. No glands in the whole system are to be more carefully con- sidered than they are, and yet we hear, day after day, of people who suffer with pains in the loins, thighs, groins, and who are constipated, going on witnout trying to remedy this sad state of things. When they are eventually attacked with Bright's disease they are astonished. At the first of these warning signals, the sufferer should procure a bottle of that grandest of all remedies, JOY’S Vegetable Sarsaparilla, and if he does so he may rest easily, for it is the grandest thing in all the wide world. But delay may be fatal. Don't risk it. HOW TO BUY. If you go into some drugstores and ask for JOY’S Vegetable Sarsaparilla they will give it to you at once without question. Others will struggle hard to get you to take something else on which they can make a larger profit. GO WHERE YOU CAN GET WHAT YOU WANT. 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