The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SA FRANCIS! CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1895. ALONG THE COAST, Trouble in the Yards of the Pleasanton Hop Company. A CO-OPERATIVE PLAN. It Proves a Failure Under Laura de Force Gordon’s Leadership. SERIOUS CHARGES ARE MADE. Hop-Pickers Claim That Money Due Them Has Been Unjustly Withheld. PLEASANTON, Car., Sept. 12.—For the past three weeks Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon, Alexander Gray and other lead- ers of the Co-operative Commonwealth of San Francisco, have been camping in the hopyards of the Pleasanton Hop Com- pany, and the ladies have been getting Mack, the cook; Joseph Waldon, the as- sistant cook; James Ogden, Jim Mullaney, Mr. and Mrs. McCullough, Mrs. Fitzger- ald and others. Mack told the following story of the Commonwealers’ woes: “Mrs. | Gordon has not treated us fairly. She | went to San Francisco and got merchants to donate nearly all the provisionsand then she charged every one 10 cents a meal. ‘When that was gone she drew the pickers’ money from the company and got a little more; but at notime was there enough to go round. She got me to cook for $40 a month, promising to pay me every week. Yester- day I got word from my wife in San Fran- cisco that she was obliged to pawn my coat in order to get food for our nine-month- old baby. To-day I told Mrs. Gordon that I would leave if she did not pay me, and she gave me'$5, as she cannot get another cook. Iwill leave on Saturday. She has money and I know it, for on Tuesday she gave her brother-in-law, Clough of Lodi, $10 and a lot of tea and coffee that had been donated to the camp. I saw herdo it. Clough had been hanging around the camp, but had not worked any.” Ogden also complained of the treatment he had received;from Mrs. Goraon. He said that she had collected from the com- pany $1 30 that belonged to him, claiming that it was for board. “Every time I ate there I paid her, and so never owed hera cent,” he said. Superintendent Davis said that Ogden is not the only one to make this complaint. He stated that a large number of hop- pickers had accused Mrs. Gordon of col- lecting their money for board already paid for. ! To-day a Iarge number of pickers left the HOP-PICKING SCENE IN THE PLEASANTON HOP COMPANY’S YARDS. [Photographed by G. F. Madison of Livermore.] tanned by the sun and wet in the rain while endeavoring to demonstrate the practicability of Commonwealth theories. Instead of success they have met with a lamentable failure. Nearly 225 men, women and children rallied around the banner of Mrs. Gordon, Gray and E. Lemme, and their motto was the same as that of the three guardsmen of French romance, ‘‘One for all, and all for one.” To-day it is a case of every one for himself | and root, hog, or die. Mrs. Gordon started out, so she stated, on the charitable mission of finding work for the unemployed. Bhe was to handle the cash and furnish good food for 10 cents ameat or 30 centsa day. She was also to furnish tents; co-operative principles were to regulate the final distribution of the profits. A large number of Mrs. Gor- don’s followers were from the State’s Free Labor Bureau, for she showed Labor Com- | zgerald a contract with the | missioner F Lilienthal Hop Company to furnish a large number of men to help pick the hop | crop. The first crew of 140 pickers were sent | for and arrived late in the afternoon. Then the trouble began. Instead of hav- ing the tents necessary, only three small, thin tents were up beside the large com- | missary tent, and the night was fast ap- proaching. An appeal for help was made to George A. Davis, the superintendent for | the company, who at once set up tents | enough of hisown to shelter the women, and also hauled in several loads of straw and wood. That night and the following night the men slept in the open air and arose in the morning stiff and cold from the heavy dew, for but few had half enough blankets. Food, too, was scarce and poorly cooked. Davis then put up many other tents rather than see the men suffer. Food became scarcer and the peo- ple began to grumbie. The first real trouble started late last week and resulted in a strike. Under the agreement with the company Mrs. Gordon ‘was to receive 70 cents per hundred pounds for all hops picked by the people under her charge. She also had the laborers agree to let her receive the money, so that the company should deal with her only. All went well until about $600 was due the laborers. Then the latter began to de- mand their wages. Under the contract the hop-growers could not pay the money to the pickers, for Mrs. Gordon had the company tied up, so to speak, in black and white. A few of the hop-pickers got their money and they did not remain long un- der the leadership of the commonwealth. They found work on other property owned by the same company. Those who did re- main began to grumble and at last openly revolted against the treatment they re- ceived. They said that Mrs. Gordon and her friends had their wages so tied up that they could not get a centand they had no hold on the commonwealth leaders. On Friday one of the pickers made a de- mand upon Treasurer Lemme for his money. Not receiving it he knocked the treasurer down, and the other hop-pickers became so threatening that Lemme was obliged to leave the camp. The laborer was then arrested, butthe case was dis- missed. By this time Mrs. Gordon became alarmed for her own safety. By chance Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald came to Pleasanton last Sunday to look over the ground, and he soon learned that serious trouble would occur if something were not done at once. He also saw that the men’s confidence in him gave him absolute con- trol over them. He told them to remain quiet and the difficulty would be settled. After argument he induced Mrs. Gordon to allow the contracts to be canceled. ‘While negotiations were pending Mrs. Gordon frequently sent for the Commis- sioner, for she feared to trust herself among the angry men. At last all the contracts were canceled and Lilienthal's representative went out into the yardsand paid the hop-pickers their dues. Peace was at once restored and the men went to work again, of course looking to the com- pany for their wages. This practically left Mrs. Gordon & Co., the proprietors of an open-air restaurant, at which about 125 got their meals, for the others had gone to work for the com- pany and got their meals at another res- taurant near the drying-house. To-day not over twenty-five or thirty re- main with the Commonwealth leaders. The causes that led to the sudden exodus from that camp fwere explained by David | Commenwealth camp. Last night's rain was too much for them. For hours the poor wretches stood around in the rain and piled on the fire large quantities of | wood that Davis had seni to them. At supper time ninety-seven men and women | stood in the open field near a large hog- corral and ate thin bean soup and a crust of bread. The rain beat through the thin cloth tents and wet those who tried to sleep in the damp, steaming straw. To-day Mrs. Gordon endeavored to get Superintendent Davis to ‘“hold out’ 30 | cents a day for for the board of those in her original company. As soon as the pickers heard this they threatened to go ona strike, but Davis assured them that he would pay them every cent due, and let them pay their own bills. Nor is this all of the leader’s troubles. A constable from Pleasanton has been loitering around the hop company’s yards trying to find something belonging to Mrs. | Gordon to attach for a $41 meat bill due J. Baumgarten. The baker saild he would do the same if he thought it would be any use. Mrs. Gordon explains her troubles by | saying that she has been imposed upon by the hop-pickers who ate her food without paying for it. Shesays the food is good | enough for the pickers, and she denies that | she has taken any one’s money unjustly. —— MINERS HRE CRGANEIG Formation of a Northwestern Association Under Way at Spokane. its Object Is to Secure Needed Leglislation and Collect In- formation. SPOKANE, WasH., Sept. 12.—The North- western Miners’ Association, an organiza- tion having for its object the protection of the mining interests with reference to legislation, and for the diffusing of general mining information, is being formed here. It is not the intention of the association to form a mining exchange, but to allow its members to consult together as mining men and men interested in mines, and en- courage the passage of such laws, both Btate and Nationa, as will best subserve the mining industry. | Want of organization has been felt in all the mining districts of the Northwest, and the combined interests and general knowl- edge to be acquired by co-operation has led to the movement. The field proposed to be covered is the States of Washington, Idaho, Mortana and Oregon, and the province of British Columbia. It is proposed to hold the first general meeting in this city October 2 and 3 of this year, at which time the permanent officers will be elected and committees named. No credentials will be required, and all who attend will share alike in the business of the organization. The committee in charge of the forma- tion of the association is as follows: A. P. Curry (temporary chairman), L. K. Arm- strong (temporary secretary), B, C. Kings- bury, G. B. Dennis, P. S. Byrne, Ad. Hellmers, A. B. Railton, W. Clayton Mil- ler, Smith Ely, C. D. Porter, Patrick Clark, R. 8. Oakley, M. H. White, H. L. Lihen- thal, Austin Corbin (second), Charles W. O'Neill, J. W. Witherop, James Monaghan, John A. Finch, W. M. Ridpath, Ohester Glass, E. T. Bteele, W. J. C. Wakefield, F. Rockwood Moore, H. C. Walters, George B. McAuley, F.C. Loring, W. P, Russefi, A. B. Keeler, 8. T. Arthur, F. D. Gibbs, A. J.8baw, Samuel L. Burbidge, G. Turner, C. M. Fassett, Byron N. White. C. P. Oudin, Chester F. Lee, E. W. Talbot, 1. N. Peyton, R. N. McLean, Thomas Don- nelly, deorge K. Reed, Nelson Clark, N. Fred Essig, A. E.Humphre‘zs, R. Lewis Rutter, F. E. Bnodgrass, J. F. Reddy, W. H. Taylor, H. L. Weed, J. ones, C. B. King, H. C. Bell, N. E. Linsley, 8. M. Wharton, J. E. Boss, J. H, Wilmot, Robert Miller, J. L. Drumbeiler, E. C. Grove and George T. Crane. P e A Peculiar Coincidence. SPOKANE, Wasn., Sept. 12.—Another peculiar death occurred to-day, that of An- drew Jennings, a great friend of McDougal, who was found dead in his shack yesterday. Like McDougal he lived alone in a little shack, and his body was found to-day when the door was broken in, Apparently he died about the same time as his friend, and all the circumstances connected with the aeath of both are identical. Jennings Was once g very prominent citizen here, but of late has been disuipatingvn;y much, He is said to have a son in Chico, | daughter of Surinam and P ALONG THE COAST, Annual Address Before the Agricultural Society. RICH WITH ELOQUENCE. It Was Delivered by John W. Mitchell of Los Angeles. THE PAVILION WAS PACKED. Three Important Oblects That Should Be Accomplished by the State. SACRAMENTO, Oar., Sept. 12.—The annual address before the State Agricul- tural Society was delivered in the State Agricultural Pavilion to-night by John W. Mitchell of Los Angeles. The building was packed with people, being the largest crowd present this year, unless, perhaps, Tuesday night be excepted. The address was a splendid and eloquent effort, and was well received. In the course of it the speaker said : The object of your society. as stated by your coustitution, is to encourage the cultivation of the soil and the general development of all the resources of the State; to foster every branch of mechgnical and household art calculated to increase the comforts of home, and extend and facilitate the various branches of mining. Truly thisis & stupendous task. Your labors embrace a regard for all material essentials, and your jurisdiction embraces more than 158,000 square miles. Within this area are bearing fields of grain and hops, valleys dotted with orchards bearing almost every variety of fruit, and ail the world demanding it; vineyards ylelding more wine than all the rest of the United States, and whiie a comparatively new industry, its products are of & quality comparable with the wine-producing countries of Europe with their centuries of experience; vast reaches of forest which will provide lumber for many years to come; weol of the best, and sufficient for the clothing of all the people of the State, and milk and honey suflicient to feed the original chil- dren of Israel. Besides our mines of gold and silver, which last year produced $14,000.000, there is wondrous wealth of other mineral substances that are mined on a large and profitable scale. Quicksilver, mined nowhere else on this conti- nent, yields over $1,000,000 & year; borax, found only here and in Nevada, is worth from $500,000 to $750,000; macadam rock and rubble, nearly $500,000; our clays for brick and pottery show a value of $800,000 or $900,000; asphaltum and bituminous rock are worth from $300,000 to $400,000; granite 0,000; salt, $250,000, and limestone $300,000. Inaddition to these we also mine antimony, asbestos, chrome, codl, copper, gypsum, lead, magnesite, marble, mineral paint,onyx, paving blocks, platinum, slate, stea- tite, etc. Mineral waters, natural gas and petroleum are. other important substances in the realm of mineral industry. In petroleum we are gradually but surely increasing our output as new fields and new wells are opened. Within the city limits of Los Angeles alone the daily product of oil is now estimated to be as much as 3000 barrels. But while we have such marvelous and in- comparable wealth of field, orchard and mine it cannot but be admitted that our produots from these sources are not yielding their full measure to the producer. The question is, What is the remedy? I an- swer, it is this, and this only: Increased popu- lation and markets. And both can be obtained by the accomplishment of three great pur- poses, First—The completion of the Nicaraguan canal, Second—More direct consideration by the Federal Government. Third—The conversion of our water-power into electrical energy. In conclusion he said: And, indeed, Californians everywhere should be infinitely grateful that this garden spot has been left to them and theirs. And they should be deeply thankful that this new era is opening before them, For when her pos- sibilities are realized the Sisterhood of States, California will rise like an Amazon— her feet resting amid the fruit and flowers of the south land below the Tehachapi; her waist girdled by the plenty of her central valley her head among the clouds of her loity moun- tains of the north; with one jeweled hand she will beckon the world east of her mountain bulwarks, and with the other 'direct the com- merce of the Orient, while emblazoned on her shield will be not the legend “I will,” but I am.” The awards, which were to have been given out to the exhibitors to-night, will be given to-morrow night instead, as the different committees are not yet ready to report. AT THE TRACK. Trotting and Pacing Races Again Post- poned—A Revel for Mudlarks. SACRAMENTO, OaL., Sept. 12.—At the announced hour this afternoon for the con- tinuing of the unfinished trotting and pac- ing races of the day before it was still raining, and they bad to be again laid over until such a day as the weather will permit. In the afternoon the track was given up to the bangtails, and the mudlarks fairly reveled inthe juicy going. The racing was carried on through intermittent spells of clear and showery weather. The members of the opposite sex appar- ently did rot relish the trip to the track in the sloppy, crowded cars that run every once and a while, and the grand stand was conspicuous through their absence. In the betting ring the four boookmakers were ample to handle all the coin there was in sight. The racing was very ordinary. The feature of the card was the fall stake, worth $1025, one and a quarter miles, and Walter Hobart, the young millionaire horseman, for the first time saw his Reali- zation winner, Bright Phobus, face the flag and had a swell wager down on him. Scratching had reduced the field to four starters, and Bright Pheebus, who is par- ticularly partial to slushy going, was held at 2to 5 in the books. Lovdal, with a light impost on his back, was backed down to second choice, and Arnette, Del Norte and McLight all received strong support for the place by their partisans. To use a addock phrase, ‘‘there was nothing to it” ut the favorite. He ran just about the way a Realization winner should, and everybody said he was a great horse after the race. And so he is until he strikes a still greater one. The favorite waited upon Arnette and McLight, who headed him for nearly six furlongs, and then with one *‘shake-up” a.flash of color was seen to dart to the front, and as far as the actual winner was concerned the race was over. Bright Pheebus romped in past the winning post in 2:08%. McLight, who put up a gent raee, was two lengths away, with Del Norte third, three lengths back of him, The track was sloppy, but not deep, so. while a good performance, it did not border on the maryelous, The stable of Burnsand Waterhouse fur- nished the winner for the opening race, a five-furlong dash for maiden two-year olas. in Palomacita, who, heavily backed at 2 to 1, jumped to the front and was never headed, winning l:{ two lengths from Treachery, who sold equal choice in the betting with the winner. The big chestnut ma won with such ease as to stamp her a real good one. The next on the card, thesix-furlong han- dicap for two-year-olds, with six starters, furnished a rare good contest. The bet- ting on the event was spirited. At post time Grady had a_slight call over Hearts- ease and Belle Boyd, who held at 2}4. Joe K came in for considerable backing, while Lucretia Boriia and Brother John caught the ‘‘chubbing” play. Starter Harvey experienced considerable trouble in Eemng them away, Hearisease and Joe K being on their bad behavior. When the flag finally fell to a well- bunched start Belle Boyd showed in front, followed by Joe K and Grady. Joe K soon had enough, and his place was taken by Grady, who closed on the mare, and they struck the stretch heads apart. Through Piggott’s fine riding and her own gameness gack Atking' mare outstaid Grady and took the race by three-parts of alength in 1:16)¢. Heartsease was a poor third. The winner, who is a daughter of El Rio Rey, promises to become one of the best race mares in California. % The fourth race,a six-furlong selling dash, furnished the only glimmer of ex- citement throughout :he day. Pat Mur- phy opened an 8 to 5 favorite and receded to11to5. Captain Rees opened attwos and was played down to 3to 5. About the time the horses were going to the post a strong play cut Pat Murphy’s odds to even moneg, wkhile the odds against the Captain went back to 8 to 5. Pat Murphy gotaway in front, and leading all the way, won by three lengths from Nervoso, with the Duchess of Towers third. Captain Rees ran so badly that the judges called for the bookmaker’s sheets; butas nothing of a suspicious character was noted in thenr, they took no action. Captain was n}wags noted as being a poor performer in the mud, running like a ‘‘yaller dog,” and there was certainly no intent at fraud to- day on his owner’s part, for Mr. Shields was in the dark as to how the horse would perform in the slippery going, and so in- formed his friends. The last race of the day, a mile dash, was reduced to but three starters by liberal scratching. Road Runner went to the post 4 to 5, with Nebuchadnezzar second choice at even money, Lady Jane bein the outsider. The second choice led al the way and beat the favorite out a length and a helf, ridden out. 55)‘6’2 furlongs, for maiden two-year-olds; purse Burns & Waterhouse’s ch. 1. Palomacita, 88, by Surinam-Paloma (Donneliy)........ J. G. Brown & Co.’sb. f. Treachery, 105, by Han- over-Decelt (Macklin). .3 Pleasant Hill stable’s b. Sophy (Riley).. Time, 1:0814. Betting: Palomacita 2, Treachery 2, Oilie M 10, Pansy 4, Little Flush filiy 6, Cyrene 3, Lillle & 20, Kyrle Daly-Chiquite colt 10, aiso ran. Handicop, six furlongs, for two-year-olds. purse. J. P. Atking’ ch. f. Belle Boyd, 105, by El Rio Rey-Sylvia Pigzott), 1 Owen Bros. b. C. Grady, 118, by Three Che Gold Cup (Sloane) J. C. Humphreys' ‘Kyrle Daly-Extract (Miller) .8 e, 1:1636. Betting: Belle Boyd 214, Grady 2, Heartseaso 215, Joe K 834, Lucretia Borgia 5, Brother John 12, also ran. The Fall stake, and a quarter miles, value $1025. Del Monte stabie’s b. ¢. Bright Phasbus, 104, by Falsetto-Buff and Blue (Mitler) del J. H. Shlelds & Co.’s ch. h. M Macdufl-Longalight (Macklin). Woodlawn stable’s br. h. Del No Greenback-Priscella (Hennessy Time, 2:0814. Betting: Bright Phosbus 2 to 5, McLight 7, Del Norie 6. Lovdal 3, Arnette 8, also ran. Six furlongs, selling; purse $400. A. B. Spreckels’ rn. g. Pat Murphy 8, by imp. Kyrle Daly-Maggie K (Piggott) Elmwood siock farm’s ch. §. Nervoso 3, by 1mp. Brutus-Nervoso (Jones) % Burns & Waterhouse's br. 3, by Algerine-imp. Presio (Donnelly Time, 1:05%. even, Nervoko 4, Duchess Warrago 8, Captain Rees 8 Betting: Pat Murph, of Towers 10, Abi B 8, 10 5, also ran. One mile, selling: purse $400. Elmwood stock farm’s b. ¢. Nebuchadnezzar 3, by Brutus-Gypsette (Jones). ... George W. Berry’s ch. h. Road Ruj Danielson-Miss Hooker (PIggott). George Rose & Co.'s br. £. Lady Ja: lothian-aunt Jane (Sloane). Time, 1:44. Retting: Nebuchadnezear even, Road Runner 4 to 5, Lady Jane 8. Two of the races on to-morrow’s caid had to be aeclared off for lack of entries, and the directors substituted others with conditions that it was thought would meet the approbation of horsemen. The entries in the races that did fill are as follows:; Firstrace, eleven-sixteenth of a mile, selling— Josephine 93, Palomacita 96, Belle Oak 96, Easel 96. Second race, 6 furlongs, entries close to-mor- row at 10. Third race, five furlongs, handicap for two- year olds, entries close at 10 A, . 10-IOTTOW. Fourth race, six furlongs, selling—Duchess of Towers 90, Morven 100, J. M. Paimer 96, Inker- man 100, Silver State 101, Rose Clark 101, Ber- nsrdo 100, Ike L 90, Blue Bell 101, Gold Bug Fifth race, handicap, one and three-quarters miles, hurdies—Onti Ora 135, Guadaloupe 135, Esperance 128, Alexis 130, Amigo 125. MERCED BANK' AFFAIRS, They Are Investigated by the State Bank Commis~ sioners. It Is Found to Be Insolvent—Deposi- tors Permitted to Select New Directors. MERCED, Cav.,, Sept. 12.—The Bank Commissioners are here making an exami- nation of the affairs of the defunct Merced Bank, They have found that the concern was insolvent, this fact being freely ac- knowledged by the officers of the bank without concealment. Inthe recent case of Atwoud-Nelson the leading officials of the institution strongly claimed that the bank was in fairly good cordition, and with time all would be well. t was agreed among the depositors,with the consent of the commission, that a new set of directors be elected next Saturday, the same ‘o be composed of stockholders recommended by the depositors. etk ot Fire on the Turner Estate. MERCED, CAL., Sept. 12.—Word reached here to-day of a disastrous fire yesterday on the farm of the W. C. Turner estate, situated about twenty miles west of this city. The large brick barn on the prem- 1ses was destroyed, including 100 tons of hay, twenty-five or thirty head of stock, a stallion, several buggies, carriages and wagons, and many sets of harness, involv- ing a loss, it is said, of over $15,000. The origin of the fire is at present unknown, nor can the amount of insurance be learned. gt Electric Road to Yosemite. MERCED, CaL., Sept. 12.—Parties in- terested in the electric roaa from this city up the Merced River to Yosemite Valley will take the field again this week in the interest of the enterprise. Another indi- cation that something upusual is up is the fact that two trusted employes of the en- gineering department of ghe Southern Pa- cific Company arrived here by train yester- day and immediately took a team and departed for the mountains. — MARE ISLAND NOTES. Belief That the Marion Will Be Ordered to the Mexican Coast. VALLEJO, Caw., Sept. 12.—The Alba- tross is expected pack from the north the latter part of this week. The work of dismantling the Mohican is rapidly progressing, and the transferof ber crew to the Marion will probably be accomplished in three weeks. The desti- nation of the Marion is undoubtedly to the Gulf of Guayaquil, or somewhere not far from there, as the relief of the Ranger, which will return to Mare-Island. Passed Assistant Surgeon J. J. Page,who recently reported on ionrd the Philadel- phia, has been detached from that ship and ordered to temporary duty at the Mare IBI;-?& Hospital, Whenos he will go to the ston. . ALONG THE CONST, Damage Done in Various Sections by the Early Rain. FRESNO GETS WARNING. Grapes in San Joaquin County May Be Injured by the Storm. HOP PICKING INTERFERED WITH Dried Fruits Also Suffer Somewhat From the Untimely Pre- cipitation. FRESNO, Cav., Sept. 12.—After several days of unsettled weather rain began fall- ing here last evening at 7 o’clock, and there are prospects of a heavy fall to-night. Barly in the afternoon the local weather bureau gave warning of the storm existing in the northern part of the State, and that it was coming down the valley. Two weeks ago arrangements were made by the weather bureau with the large vine- yards in the county, which were connected with this city by telephone, to display weather flags. As a result of this system thousands of dollars were saved by raisin-growers to- night. As soon as the weather burean received word from the north of the com- ing storm the fact was telephoned to the country stations, which warned the adjoin- ing growers of the rain this evening. Ample time was had for stacking the trays and protecting them from rain. The grapes are about half dried, the stage at which they are damaged most by rain. Some growers, preferring to economize by using paper for drying the grapes on and thus taking chances on the weather, will practically have their raisins ruined, as the paper could not be stacked. But gen- erally speaking the damage by the rain will be slight. STOCKTON, CaAL., Sept. 12.—The ramn- fall for the season to date has been .45 of an inch against nothing up to this date last year. Last night’s heavy downpour will do considerable darcage fo grapes it is feared. The prospects of a good crop of the fruit this season were very bright, but the spirits of the vineyardists have been somewhat dampened. Should a north- west wind and cloudy weather follow, it is thought the damage will not be very heavy. Should there be any more rain, however, the growing grapes will be spoiled for any purpose, save for distillation. Moisture lessens the amount of sugar in the grapes and renders them less suitable for making wine in pro- portion to the amount of sugar lost. Wine grapes before the rain sold at from $8 to $12 a ton, while table grapes brought from $20 to $30 a ton. The latter varieties of the fruit will not be injured so largely as the wine grapes, as the bunches form so as to afford more protection to the fruit. The beans on the islands will be damaged if this rain continues. The rain yesterday had little effect, but last night’s downfall did some damage. SANTA ROSA, Carn, Sept. 12.—The hopmen, orchardists and vineyardists are very gloomy. It rained beavily all night, and to-day there is very little hope of its stopping. Crowds of people returned to- day from the hopyards and drying- grounds, the rain having stopped all work. The prune men are in the midst of their drying operations, and unless the weather elears up soon the outlook is a very serious one. One corporation has five acres of ground covered with trays of partally dried fruit. PETALUMA, CAL, Sept. 12.—A soaking rain has been falling here for twenty-four hours, and it still comes. A full inch had fallen at noon. Some damage will result to hay, grapes and hops. The grazing has been practically almost spoiled, as the first rains always take the nutriment from the cured grass, and start the rotting. MERCED, CaL., Sept. 12.—A rainstorm from the sonth set in at 6 o’clock last even- ing, and for a while the rain came down at a rattling rate. It is feared that much damage will result to grain still stacked in many fields in this neighborhood and to the dried fruit interest. The rainfall was .20 of an inch. It is bright and clear. NAPA, CaL., Sept. 12.—The rainfall for the past twenty-four hours, ending at 7 o’clock this morning, amounted to .66 of an inch. Rain has fallen all day with pros- pects of continuing during the night. OROVILLE, CaL., Sept. 12.—The past three days’ rain has done considerable damage to fruits that were drying and hay that had not been removed from fields in this vicinity. The Golden Feather Mining Oompany, which is working in the bed of the river near here, were compelled to stop work until the river goes down again. There is no prospect of the storm letting up to-night. MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING. A Visitor From the East Claims to Have Lost a Sum of Money. LOS ANGELES, Car., Sept. 12.—Frank Dixon, a recent arrival from the East and a personal friend of George L. Arnold, re- ported at police headquarters this morning that he had been robbed of quite a sum of money. For the past two days he has been stopping at the Natick House on West First street. This morning he desired to pay some money to Mr. Arnold, but upon taking his purse from his pocket he was surprised to find that he was short $65. Detective Auble was detailed to look into the matter, and surmises that some sneak thief had entered Mr. Dixon’s room when he was asleep. The officer has been unable to find the least sign of anything wrong, and the disappearance of the money isa mystery. e S Opening of the Normal School. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 12.—The winter term of the State Normal School was formally opened to-day. State Su- perintendent of Public Instruction 8. T. Black delivered the opening address, and was followed by others of the faculty. There are 150 pupils enrolled, 42 of whom are High School graduates. S NIy Demers Held for Trial. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept.12.—Vadin Demers, the Los Angeles High School stu- dent charged with holding up a station agent and storekeeper at Cucamonge, has been held to answer to the Superior Court on both ¢! es. His father has not fur- nished bonds, though he is wealthy and more than able to do so. ST DS ¥ Reported Flight of an Italian Editor, LOS ANGELES, Caw., Sept. 12.—It is said that Ugo Paladini, former editor of the Ifalian paper here, has left the State, and his bondsmen, N. Mercadante and A. Vignola, are out $1500. Paladini was con- victed of criminally libeling G. Castruccio, but was not sentenzed. His case has been continued until the 20th. o Y CHINATOWN AROUSED. Danger of an Outbreak Among the Mon- golians of Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 12.—Matters in Chinatown are again approaching 8 crisis. The different factions are on the eve of another clash, and when they come together the result generally is that from one to three bodies of Mongolians can be returned to China. No merchant now ap- pears on the streets either in Chinatown or elsewhere unless he is accompanied by twd bodyguards. The merchants have en- gaged ex-Constable Fred Smith to keep track of things and prevent collisions if possible. S N B, San Bernardino’s Contribution. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 12.—The Supervisors of San Bernardino have ad- vised the Chamber of Commerce that $250 will be contributed toward paying the ex- pense of their exhibit at Atlanta. Bl A VLLEJO’'S CARNIVAL. Preparations for It Making Good Prog- ress—Iits Features. VALLEJO, Cax., Sept. 12.—Preparations for the meeting here next week of the Grand Council, Young Men’s Institute, progress satisfactorily, and everything promises success. On Wednesday, the day of the big excarsion from San Francisco, the councils on the straits—at Port Costa, Martinez and Benicia—are coming here by steamer. Charles B. Tidball, who had charge of the recent carnivals at Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, has arrived in Vallejo, and will have charge of the prin- cipal attractions of the grand carnival next Thursday evening. King Rex will arrive by water, and will be received at the front amid a display of fireworks. After he and his attendants have received the keys of the city there will be 2 masque parade and ball. The carnival will be one of the feat- ures of the week, and will be the first of the kind ever seen in Vallejo. FROM THE GARDEN CITY. Denial of the Report That August Icard Had Com- mitted Suicide. Belleved to Be a Ruse of the Hus- band to Arouse His Wife’'s Sympathy. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 12.—Chief of Po- lice Kidward to-day received a dispatch from Chief Glass of Los Angeles stating that August Icard was in that city and well and had no idea of committing sui- cide. Tcard and his wife have conducted a French laundry in this city for some years and during the past year have-had several quarrels. About a week ago they agreed to separate for good, and Icard took the horse and laundry wagon as his share. He sold the rig and went to Los Angeles. A few days ago Mrs. Icard received a dis- patch stating that her husband had com- mitted suicide. ®he made all preparations to have the body brought back, but the Coroner of Los Angeles failed to locate the corpse. The next day she received a dis- patch that Ieard’s remains had been buried in the potter’s field. The widow wasabout to don mourning weeds, when word was re- ceived that Icard had not taken his life. It is thought that Icard -desires to return to his wife and sent the dispatches an- nouncing his death and burial for the pur- pose of arousing her sympathy. Mrs. Icard has already commenced suit for divorce and says she will have nothing more to do with her husband. PRICES FOR GRAPES. They Are Fixed by the Wine Makers’ Corporation. B8AN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 12.—At a meet- ing of the wine makers’ corporation held in this city yesterday afternoon the follow- ing list of prices was adopted as a basis in buying grapes: For ordinary varieties, including Peffer’s Burgundy, $12 per ton; Cabernet, Sauvegnon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, $15; Mission, Malvoise and white rapes, $10. Terms, one-third cash, one- tghird in three months, one-third in six months’ time. It was agreed at the meet- ing that buyers could pay more than the fixed price to prevent outsiders from secur- ing the grapes. Estates Distributed. SAN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 12.—In the matter of the estate of David H. Neel, deceased, a decree of distribution and order settling the final account of Thomas B. Neel, the executor, has been made. The estate con- sists of a ranch near Gilroy valued at §4000, besides some personal property. It was distributed in equal parts to the fol- lowing children: Thomas B. Neel, Roean Neel, Sterling C. Neel and Rabecha Neel. A decree of distribution has been filed in the estate of Catherine D. Brown by Eliza- beth Americh, executor of the estate. The estate consists of real property valued at $5000 and is distributed to Elizabeth Ame- rich, she having purchased the interests of her brothers, William D. Brown and E. D. Brown. Charge Against a Conductor. SAN JOSE, Car., Sept. 12.—Ed Woods swore to a complaint before Justice Gass to-day charging Ed Casey, a streetcar con- ductor,with embezzling $5. Woods claims he gave Casey a $5 piece in paying his fare and the latter put it in his pocket. Woods demanded his change, but Casey insisted he had only been given a nickel, Casey was arraigned before Justice Gass and ylelded not guilty, and his trial was set or October. 4. ST INEC I A Medium Claims to Be an Heiress. SAN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 12—Mrs. Elise Reynolds, the materializing medium who has figured prominently in spiritualist cir- cles along the ccast, has left for Toronto, Canada, where she expects to establish her right as heir to_$200,000. For the past ear she has been living at Los Gatos, but as lately learned of tie death of an un- cle at Toronto, who left an estate valued at $200,000. ik g Suit to Foreclose. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, Sept. 12.—Anna D. Murphy to-day commenced suitto fore- close on a promissory note for $4000 exe- cated on November 26, 189),,and bearing interest st the rate of 10 per cent per an- num. The note is cux—o«*7 by a mortgage on 806 acres along the Coyote Creek. Plain- tiff asks for a decree of sale, that the prin- clsll and interest be satisfied in full, with counsel fees. - To Quiet Title. SAN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 12.—Jacob Yager to-day filed a suit in the Superior Court against George F\. Plyler to quiet titie to a lot in the Red Letter Tract. Plaintiff sets forth that he has been in possession of the properz for the last three years and he rays that defendant be-required to set orth his claims, and that the defendant be debarred from asserting any right to the property. ——— A Chinese Defaulter. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 12.—Ah Tai, a Chinese foreman on the Kimberlin Seed Farm, near Santa Clara, has left for parts unknown, leaving a large number of Chi- nese and American creditors to mourn his departure. It is reported that he owed the Chinese employed under him about $700, a Chinese firm in this city $200, besides nu- merous small bills ip Santa Clara, ALONG THE COAST An Extraordinary Case Results From a Dog’s Bite. THOUGHT TO BE RABIES. The Victim Seriously 1l and Fears Entertained for Her Life. SHE ACTS LIKE A CANINE Attending Physiclans Declare It Is Not a Case of Genuine Hydrophobia. STOCKTON, Cav., Sept 12.—A remark- able case, resulting from the bite of a dog, has developed in the city of homesteads. The patient, Mrs. Johnson, who llycs on Hunter street, between South and First, is seriously ill from its effectsAn:'nd may die. About a year ago, while living at Angels Camp, Mrs. Johnson was bitten on the cal_f of the leg by a very small dog, The teeth of the canine did not enter the flesh appar- ently, but merely made a red mark on the skin. Subsequently she began to feel the results, and soon there devclopel:l a ner- vous disease that was very like rabies. Sl?c would whine, snap and actlike a dog in many ways. Medical aid was enlisted, and the unfortunate woman recovered to such an extent that her ailment was not thought to be hydrophobia. Subsequently these attacks were of frequent recurrence, and Mrs. Johnson has beeu subject to six since the first atlack. She came to Stockton, where she placed herself under the care of Drs. Clark and Snedigar, who have been treating her ever since. They have been very successiul thus far, until a recent attack, which has prostrated her. The physicians say that the case is not one of hydrophobia, but a nervous dise_ase resulting from the dread of that terrible malady. Hers is not like a case of rabies in one respect, for she has no horror of water and will drink gallons of it. The constant whining, snapping and biting keep up, however, and the patient isina very bad state. While the physicians say that she is getting along very well, others declare that the unfortunate woman has to be strapped down to prevent her from biting those about her. Several days ago the physicians gave her a piece of raw meat. Sheseized it in her mouth and bolted it as a ravenous dog would do with such food. The physicians declare that in cases of true hydrophobia death is certain to re- sult at the first attack, except where the afflicted persons are situated so as to take advantage of the Pasteur treatment. The caseis an interesting one from a medical standpoint, and will be watched very care- fully by the local physicians. i 5 e VALLEY ROAD WORK. Track-Laying to Be Pushed Before the Rainy Sea: STOCKTON, CaL., Sept. 12.—The work of fixing the crossing at the junction of San Joaquin and Taylor streets, where the tracks of the Valley road cross those of the electric street railway, was commenced to- day. The work has been let to the Globe Iron Works of this city. Superintendent Wilbur said to-day that track-laying would be pushed - just as rapidly as possible in order to get a great deal of it laid before the rainy season sets in for good. Directors John Treadwell, R. D. Fry and Harry 8. Williams of the Alameda and San Joaquin Railway (the coal road) are in town to-day. They say that they have no special mission here, except to see how the work of track-building is progressing, After viewing the grade this morning they were closeted for some time with Attorney Levinsky looking over the deeds to the rights of way that have been procured thus far. The directors returned to San Krancisco by the afternoon train. REIGN OF THUGS. East Portland Said to Be Infested With Them. PORTLAND, Og., Sept. 12.—The east side of the river is infested with thugs. It is unsafe for personms to be out after 9 o’clock off the main streets without being armed. People in the vicinity of Lone Fir cemetery, where Johnson & Mannigan’s store was robbed last Saturday night, are in constant dread of the gang of murder- ous cutthroats visiting their houses. If not given police protection the men there will form a vigilance committee and hang the first man who attempts to commit a crime. The thugs are colonizing the north end of the west side. The police force was cut down one-third some tigne ago, because of a deficiency in the appropriations. Now the people are clamoring for an augmenta- tion of the force, ———— Coroner’s Ferdict i a Phenic Murder, PH®ENIX, Ariz., Sept. 12—The Coro« ner’s jury in the investigation of the mys~ terious death of Jay H. Miller concluded its labors to-day. 'The verdict was that the deceased came to his death from a gun- shot wound, fired by partiesunknown, and that the meddling of parties with the body and the interference of the District Attor- ney and divers persons seriously interfered with the inquisition. The matter will be taken up by the Grand Jury. BRAIN FOODS. A Delusion and a Snare. 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