The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 17, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1895. NEWS OF THE COAST, Work of the Methodists at the City of Pines. CHARITIES OF THE YEAR. 3 Gratifying Reports of Progress in Home and Foreign Missions. OPPOSED TO THE LOTTERIES, | The Stand Taken by “The Call” Indorsed in Resolutions by the Conference. PACIFIC GROVE, CarL., Sept. 16.—The fifth day of the big Methodist conference has been one filled with busin In ad- dition to the regular forenoon session a special i was held this afternoon and adjourned to this evening to continue the work t is being crowded into the latter end of the conference. Bishop Warren occupied the first hour of the mo: n beginning at 8:: S cial sermon to ministers. | His subje “The Verbal Felicities and Intensi the Bible.” This is one of the lectures delivered by Bishop Warren at the 1 at Denver, where he is ssor of the English Bible. It is the | h of a series that has been published | fer the title of “The Bible ducation.” be sermon abounded in biblical phrases, » which the Bishop called the attention ik and showed how much re was really in every word than ap- d upon a superficial examination. the Bible filled with verbal treasures and that the world’s scholars for b ars had turned to it as ne of information and holy Different men, he said, under- s and interpreted it differ- sessil | thought. stood its wo! ently, according to their habits of mind. Poetry is not rhythm or rhyme merely,” remarked the Bishop; “it is the expression The Bible con- He who has the Bible poetry, though he have no no Milton, 10 does not read the Bible knows re incomparable compo- statement of what h divine They are the le events oi daily life made to mean in- efore clos is g his address the Bishop renlating library of the ological School at Denver. Through Metnodist preacher from the v Teceive one dozen of the then mail them to the next n the list, the books being re- Zibrarian at Denver at the of the Denver Theological | iop Warren said it was no | necessary to send young men to for the Denver Methodist school ally efficient, ane he did not wish, | to speak slightingly of the Boston is brother was lose of the Bishop’s address the school ing vote of ministers and con- received from on the Eng 1all have closed, W hen the conference sk Bishop War i anta Cruz for a | short time. rrom there he will go to San Francisco, where on Friday evening, Sep- tember a public reception will be ten- dered him and Mrs. Warren at the Central Methodist Episcopal Church.. The new minister will also be welcomed at the same . A week from next Wednesday | Bishop Warren will be in Pasadena to pre- | side at the Southern California Conference, | y will open on that day. The next after the Pasadena Conference the will preside at the Arizona Mission | quarters since an | no Browning; | ssippi to the Pacific who subseribes | al works for one month’s | t its head. | in t n was offered and car- | Napa alone confers the degrees in that depart- ment. The following twelve persons were recommended for election as university trustees to fill the vacancies in the class whose term expires next year: Rev. Dr. E. R. Dille, Rev. 8. C. Evans | Rev. H. B. Heacock, 8. G. Holden, Rev. Dr. F. F. Jewell, T. B. Hutchinson, Rev. Dr. Eii McClish, E. J. Norton A. Percy Jr.. L J. Truman, Rolla V. Watt and Rev. T. H. Woodward. The committee further recom- mended Rev, 8.J. H. Williams, William Angwin and W. 8. Bovard as conference visitors to the San Jose college and the evs. Herbert Briggs, J. F. Jenness and W. H. Woodward as conference visitors to the Napa college. Itrecommended further that an effort be made to_establish a San Francisco college of theology at the earliest possible opportunity. Speaking in explanation of the debt of the University of the Pacific Dr. Jewell said that formerly it took all the interest from endowment to pay the interest on the debt, and that in consequence one source of the running expenses was cut off. The amount raised during the last year on sub- scription, if all paid in, would be more than suflicient to cancel the old indebted- ness of $48,000. Last year, howeyer, the running expenses of the Napa college ex- ceeded the revenues by $2100 and the Col- lege Park institution ran behind §5900. This year’s deficit for both colleges will be only about $4000. Dr. Jewell said that no denominational college ever yet paid its running expenses without assistance either from endowments cr subseriptions. The Conference Ladies’ Aid Society held its adjourned meeting this aiternoon and completed its business for this conference. The secretary read reports from forty-three £ societies in” Northern California, with a total of $9500 50 collected by them during the year. It was decided to supply every society with suitable printed bla for next year, in order to insure early and | complete reports at the conference of tle work done during the vear. The Lea- conesses’ Home was reported upon by com- mittee. In sabstance the report was as follows: There is a suceesctul home and training- under the Woman's h Mrs. H. Ida it has been in rented Four deaconesses 11. 1. Benson, grad- school in San Franc Mis: Home are at the instituti uate of the Bible chool at Washing- ton; Mrs. H. I Jenki York Dea- conesses’ Home; Miss Rose MacClellan, nurse {deaconess, formerly superintendent of the tland M. E. Hospital, and Miss Winnie Rich rs ago by the of San Francisco, licensed two The students w Olympia, conference. Case of Bailey of Buttmier t. Gates of Santa Ana, and Miss Annie of San neiseo. T Wash. Wask Miss Abbie Holbrook e school was in session during the first five months of the present vear, and the physicians and_ preackers Fra; the uCtors. Support came »m_the churches of the City. ear the Deaconesses and students stors of churches in San ,Santa Clara, Sto 1 000 visits and San 1o the sic trouble. eighty has been kept successfully in operation. The committee on Boys' Brigade reported that this institution had in some respects | been an annoyance to the church, and in | othersa great help. They recommende d | that hereafter the Bovs’ Brigade be organ- | ized only where competent Christian lead- could be obtained. z the past year 47,000 families had been visited and 5000 found without |a Bible, and that 2700 families had been supplied with Bi Sunda: | chiidren had been given 2530 Bibles, other | individuals 3000. “Three hundred ships had been visited in San Francisco during supplied j that d Over 11,000 Bibles h supplied to Sunday-school lifornia wnd Nevada in the gratuitously children in" C: last four year: The following resolution was unani- mously adopted at this evening’s session amid much applause: WiEREAS, We believe the lotteries are the ruitful sonrce of gembling, corrnpting the 3 crea a vicious, abnormal pu thirst for com ng eating like a cancer into the crity of the State of California, tempting in the most. insidions mauner the young men of our State from the path of up- rightness, degrading honest labor; thatin it- selfitisa n of stealing and whole- sale thieving; that all good citizens should to stamp it out; therefore, , That we approve of the measures sstoffice Department in ex business from 150 approve of the recent jress companies in this Stat v lottery supplies over their ed, further, that we c San Francisco CALL and greatly rejoice in the stand it has taken in_excinding from its colnmns all matter pertaining to the nefarious business. i ENSON, LIFFORD, ngratulzte the F. D. Bovaro. The assignment of presiding elders and pastors was made to-night, as follows: San Francisco district—John Coyle, presiding der. Rerryessa, C. E. Petis; Campbell, Wil 'S Coliege Park B. Hopkins; Eunida and Morgan 11ill, &, E. Crowe W. D.-Crabb: Halimoon Bay, Charle Hollister, W M. Woodward Lo A Watson; Los Gatos, A. C. Duncan Alma- den, W. J. Peters; Pacific Grove, A. H. Need- | ham; Palo Alto, M. H. Alexander; ¥ be supplied; ~Mayfi to be Redwood City, 0. M.’ Hestor; Hugh Copeland. San Francisco—Cali- -street, W. R. Goodwin: Central, E. R. Epworth, " F. Baker; Fifteenth: Everett J. First ‘church, Van ce., to be sup- Conference. The report on the Chinese district was | & i In the |1 mad e at this morning’s session. main it owed that since 1871 there have ed into the Methodist church | in Northern California 450 Chinese. [he | past year was characterized as a most | critical period in Chinese work becanse of the exclusion act, ihe Chinese-Japanese war, and the recent dissolution of the Six Companies. In spite of all the minor dis- couragements Christianity was said to be {‘rngr(-flmz among the Chinese. In San Francisco fifteen converts have been made during the year, in San Jose four, in | Modesto one, in Stockton two, in Sacra- mento three—a total of twenty-eight con- s to the Methodist church. and an in- se of twenty over the previous year, a larger nnmber than ever before. More money was received from the Chinese district for mission purposes than was alled for by the apportionment The superintendent recommended that classes be formed wherever practicable for the purpose of Bible instruction among | the Chinese. He further recommended that the estimate for expenses be the same as last year, namely: For four preachers, $1700; seven teachers, $1450; one mission- ary, §: two Bible women, $400; other 210; a total of $77 Sixteen Chinese women and girls have been rescued in San Francisco by the Methodist mission during the year. The following resolution, offered by F. D. Bovard and H. C. Benson, was carried at this morning’s session: zAs, We believe that the efficiency of nt system of itinerancy depends on mit, therefore, Resolved, That we memorialize the General Conference to make no further change in the time-limit. A large part of the day has been taken up by the reading of committees’ reports. 1t appears that there is not a district in the whole conference that has not made a substantial increase in conversionsin the Jast year, one thousand converts having been reported from one district alone. Most of the afternoon and part of the evening was devoted to committees’ re- ports. The report of the education com- mittee, in brief, is as follows: The University of the Paci efforts of its chancellor, I F. Jewell, as- sisted by President Beard, has secured during the past year $51,400 on subscription toward the indebtedness of the institution. A possible shrinkage of this amount befor Jected, together with necessar: the library and the laboratori visable to recommend the coll 000 additional. A new board of trustces has been incorporated, thirty-six in all. divided into three classes, nccording to the expiration of this term_of office, one class going out in September. 1895, another in 1896 and a third in'1897. These trustees are to be elected by the Annual Conference. . All the properties of the Napa and College Park institutions composing the University ot the Pacific have been legally trausferred to the new board. The colleges are being united as rapidly as possible. The conservatory of music 2t San Jose alone confers the degrees in the course of music. The school of art at expenses, § . through the it is all col- additions r{: = ‘otrero, W. ; Simpson Memorial, John Stevens; . 8. Boverd. San Jose—Bowman, W. riddy ; Centella, A. H. Briggs: First church S. Cantine. San Jose eircuit, W. A. Ker Clara, H. B. Heacock; Santa Cruz, iggs; Sausalito, supplied by E. L. Snowde quel; 1o be supplied; Saratoga &na Alna,J. H. Wythe Jr.; Watsonviile, J. 0. Ash; Willfw eek circ illiam Sacrament Grove, J. W. Florin, H. B. Sheldon rivers, (o be supplie Marysville, C. H. Beechgoo _aporte, to be supplied ; Montague, L. M Buriwell; Nevada City, W. C. Gray: Newcastle, G. A. Vanvlient; Nord, D. L. Monroe; North san Ju . W.' Kuykendall; O F. A Morrow; Olinda, A. L. Wa w. S. Withrow: Orland E M. Placerville, J.B. Sheridan, John Jenness; Rea Bluif ; Redding, J. E. Wright; kes; Roseville and Rocklin, Birmingham; Penry Rutter; Pleasant ( ; Red Bluff, J « ic Sacramento—Central,J. L. Treiren; Sixth street, . Buck. Uncle Sam mine, Sidney Lean: Williams, G. M. Richmond; Yreka, J. A. Van Anda; Yuba City, Westley Dennett. Oakland dist John Kirby, presiding elder. Alameda—First church, F. D. Bovard; Sante Clara avenue, J. J. Martin; Amador, J T. Murrish; Antioch, H. C. Langley; Atlanta, A £OTY; Angels Camp, James Young ity, R. Bentley; West, Henry Byron, A" 8. Gibbons; Brentwood, . Kelly; Farmington, T. B. Palmer; Fruitval J. B. Chinoweth; Haywards, R. E. Wenk: Ione, D. W. Chilson; Jackson, James Williams Knights Ferry; Coulterville, to be supplie Linden, James Jeffery: Livermore, J. R. Wolfe d, F. A. McFaul; Lodi, Lorenzo Fel: B. Winning; Modesto, J. H. tiams; Newman, C. H. Kirkbride: Oak- guila Holbrook; Oakland— Alfred Kummer; Eighth-avenue, Chester-street, G. Beatty; Thirty H. Jones; Twenty-onrth avenue, T. street, ( S. Wallis} Golden Grove, 6 be supplied e, J. E. Henderson; Pi Pleasanton and San Plymouth, W. R. Ramon, E. A. Winning; Gober; ' Sonora, supplied by C. H. Darlin Soulsbyville, Willimm Burchet(; Stockton Central, E. Clay street, J D. McCreary. Ross; Sutter Creek, W.B. Grant; Tracy, Vi ck, J. 8. Smith; Walnut Cr <t Point, to be supplied. . R. Willis, presiding elder; 1 . Trudgeon; Arcata, in, George Stanley ; Bloomfielc - | Patrick’s church in this City. The committee on Bible cause reported | v-school | d been | to be supplied; Forbestown, F. A. Keast: Foresu Hill, to be supplied Fort Jones, 0. G. Hugheson; Georgetown, T. Murrish | Grass Vailey, J. P. MacAulay; Hart, Joseph Loring; Honcut, Frank Hindson; Indian Springs, W. E. Goldin, Klamath and Scott ; Round Mountain, to besupplied; | J. Nelson; Santa Rosa. E. P, Dennett; Sebasto- pol, to be supplied by T. R. Bartley; Smith Ri J.W. F‘ondlcmn; Sonoma, to_be sup- “kiah, J. W. Bryant: Ukiah Indian Mis- sion, J. L. Burchard; Vallejo, Woodward ; Willits, J. W. Sneed; Windtor, Willinm Mar- shall; Vacaville, A. M. Bailey; Woodland, W. F. Warren; Yolo, D. W. Calfe President University of the Pacific, J. N. Beard; School of Theology, Denver, Colo., D. @ Japanese district—M. C. Harris, presiding elder; Fresno, to be be supplied; Honolulu, Hawsiian Islands, E H. W. Peck} Japanese work, Hokashichi Kihara; German work, Oakland,to be supplied; Portiand, Or., | Takutora Nakamura; Sacramerto, to be sup- 5 % i an Jose, 1o hool, Sochio Figimara; to be supplied; Los An- | geles, Kanoji Ishijake. Swedish district—A. J. Gustafso presiding elder; Escondido, to be supplied; Fresno, O, V. Bratbbrom; 1and, Kingsburg, N. G. Nelson; Onk- J. R. Andrews; Paso Robies, J. 0. Wahl- Sacramento,” Ludwig Dahlgren; San co, C. A. Anderson; San Jose, to be suppl o Gt B f Masters, presiding elder; Oakland and Berkeley, Lee Chin; Modesto, to be supplied; Sacramento, Tong Sui; Sau Jose, Lee Hong San_ Francisco, Chan Hon Fai tockton an to be supplied. fodesto, CLAIW UNDUE INFLUENCE, Preliminary Step in a Legal Fight Over a Milpitas Estate. An Helr of Mrs. Smith Seeks to Recover Property Deeded to Rev. Father Dowling. SAN JOSE, Car., Sept. 16.—As a pre- liminary step to what promises to be a suit of very considerable importance and un- NEW TO-DA .Y —CLOTHING. E'VE WON PLACE In the hearts of the people of San Francisco that the combined efforts of all our competitors can never shake. We have treated the people of San Francisco to a sale of such mercan= tile grandeur neve in America. r before attempted We now call a halt. These are positively the LAST DAYS OF THE SALE. Days! Last Days For the BIG Ages 12 to 1o years, in the Finest Cheviots, Blues, Blacks usual interest, papers were to-day filed by John G. Jury for Messrs. Delmas & Short- riage and John E. Richards, attorneys for petitioner, wherein it is asked that letters | of administration of the estate of Hannah | Smich, deceased, issue to Public Adminis- trator J. K. Secord. Mrs. Smith died in January, 1894, aged 86 years, near the town of Milpitas, and it was thought t! at the time of her death she left an estate of great value. It seems that in 1884, Thomas L. Smith, the husband of Mrs. Smith, now deceased, conveyed to her by deed of gift a tract of land consist- | ing of some 470 acres between Milpitas and | so, and four lots in the Lathrop | addition to the city of San Jose. | This property was in 1889 conveyed by Mrs. Smith in a deed absolute to Rev. P. J. Dowling, the pastor at that time of St. Father Dowling died shortly after the death of Smith, and his estate was holographic will to Arch dan of San Francisco. This file in the Clerk’s oflice, but it seems no action has ever been taken thereon. ‘As soon as letters testamentary issue to Administrator Secord it is said suits will | be instituted to set aside the conveyances | from Mrs. Smith to Rev. Father Dowhng, | on the ground that the conveyances were without consideration and under undue infuence The only heir-at-law ot Mrs. Smith, as | set forth in the petition, isa Mrs. Helen ‘errill, who is a resident of this county. The value of the interest of decedent in the | property is given as unknown, yet it is be- | at least $50,000. SPOKMES VAL POLICE szo Forces Patrolling the City | and Threatening Each Other. Trouble Caused by a Conflict of Authority Over the Nam- Ing of a Chlef. SPOKANE, WasH., Sept. 16.—A serions h is on between two rival police forces, one headed by Mayor Belt and the other | by the City Commissioners. Two com- | pletely organized forces are now patrolling | the citz. Mayor Belt's force has pos- | session of the office, keys, jail and a ma- | jority of the patrolmen and is now con- | templating the arrest of Captain Coverly | and all the men serving under his orders. The trouble arose over a conflict of au- | thority as to who has the appoinsing of the | Chief “of Police. Chief of Police Peter | Mertz was recently removed from office by the City Council. He vacated at midnight - | last night, and the City Commissioners | appointed Captain James Coverly to the | position. At midnight Mayor Beit posted proclamation at police headquarters giv- ing notice that he had assumed control of the Police Department and put Ofiicer | William McKernan in as Chief. | The commissioners appeared shortly afterward, and a serions conflict was nar- rowly avoided. The patroimen divided, | and the two opposing forces are now pa- | trolling the city. Mayor Belt says he will | arrest Coverly and all the men working under his orders to-morrow. I the at- }em]v( is made serious trouble is looked or. The commissioners will ask the City Council to impeach the Mayor at its meet- ing to-morro’ - SHN ANDREIS MOURNS Ex-Lieutenant-Governor John B. Reddick’s Work Is Done. He Had Been Unconsciousfor Hours Before the Final Summons Came. SAN ANDREAS, Carn., Sept. 16.—Ex- Lieutenant-Governor Reddick died this morning at 11:10. His end came peace- fully, and he passed away without the slightest struggle. Since yesterday noon he had been unconscious. When the end came there were gathered about his bed- side his wife and famly, his mother, mother-in-law and a few intimate friends. When the news of Mr. Reddick’s death was made known it was received with sor- row, notwithstanding it had been expected for the past two days. Flags were placed at half-mast over public buildings and the fire hall was draped in mourning. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon, and the body will be interred in the cemetery here, where the father of the deceased lies. The Masons will have charge of the burial. Ex-Governor Mark- ham, Secretary oi State Brown, State Con- troller Colgan, Congressman Grove L. Johnson, Judge John F. Davis and other notable persons will be present. —_— Ate Foisoned Cheese. SEATTLE, Wasn., Sept. 16.—Thirteen of the crew of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern work train were poisoned Satur- alistoga, (o he supplied: . Jone Crescent City, C. on, L. P. Walker Green V e; ville, Bolster; ¥ Lower Lake and Kelseyvill Madison and Guinda, ) town, F. R. Walton; "Nap 3 Clish; Occidentai, E. 'A. Wible; Olem: to be bu);rlied by = W. T. May Petaluma, T. H. Woodwar: Appieton; Point Arena, G. M. Meese; Rohner- ville, C. E.Irons; Round Valley, Colin Ander- son; St. Helens, George Clifford; San Rafael, A. day night at Ross station, near this city, from eating canned peas or cheese, or prob- ably both. Nearly all the men have re- covered, after severe and prolonged sick- ness. —_—— On Trial for Murder. SEATTLE, Wasn., Sept. 16.— Joseph Carter, who killed Charles Ling, the Chi- nese cook of the steamer Idaho, several weeks ago, was placed on trial for murder to-day in the Superior Court. lieved that the property involved is worth | and Fancy Mixtures (all styles), In the Sweep at $5.00. Just One Glance Into our big window to-day. We have on exhibition the very finest of Reefer Suits, the swel- lest of Cape Overcoats with the double and triple cape, Sailors, Middy Suits, very pretty Uls- ters— All Go in the Sweep To-day at Next-to- Nothing Prices. Boys’ Long Pants, Hundreds of pairs of STYLISH TROUSERS In the Sweep at -~75€== Sizes 12 to 19 years. YOUR | BIG SON| Dress him in one of those Double-breasted Blue and Black '/‘r Suits, those '\ Swell Scotches. I $15 is nearer the | value. In the Sweep to-day at $7.50. Ages 12to 19 years. The Last Days of Our Men’s Suits, Those fashionable Twill Chev- iots and Fancy Mixtures, excel- lently tailored garments, made in single and double breasted styles. Your Pick To-day at Men’s Trousers. Hundreds of pairs, in All-Wool Cassimeres, dressy Worsteds, tailor-made and form-fitting. Your choice for ==$1.50-= What Do You Say Toe our $5.00 and $6.09 Trous- ers? High class goods, new Fall colorings. In the Sweep to-day at -=$2.50-- Last Days FOR OUR BLACK CLAY WORSTED Cutaway Suits, Extraordinary value—sold in other stores at $20.00. In the Sweep With Us at ==$10.00-- RAPH 9,113 and 15 AEL’S INCORPORATED), Kearny Street REEFER SUITS In the very finest grades, high class Novelties, deep sailor collar with silk sou- tache braid; very swell and cute. You’ll pay more | than double the . price elsewhere. ! In the Sweep to= v day at $3.50. Ages 3to8andg to 15 years. Last Days! MIDDY SUITS, long pants. Cute Little Middy Suits, including an extra pair of | pants, lanyard " and whistle, 5 made of Winter '[ weight high- class blue Chev- iots. Complete outfit in the sweep to-day at $4.95. Last Days Of our Short Trouser Boys. Nearly 200 Suits in all-wool fab- rics, handsomely gotten up. $5.00 isthe right price. In the sweep to- day at $2.50. Ages 4 to 15 years. For the Little Fellows, those Swell Tlilitary Cape Overcoats, in rough Blue Cheviots and Fancy Mixtures ; :"""' cape trimmed ’f.‘d 't with Hercules (/| braid (our new importation),and they go in the sweep to-day at $3.50. Frisco’s Handsomest and Largest Store. NEWS OF THE COAST, Horrible Fate of a Los Angeles Street Laborer. DROWNED IN A SEWER. Held Fast by Caving Earth While the Waters Rose Over Him. IMPLORED IN VAIN FOR AID. Companions Weére Powerless to Rescue the Doomed Man From His Position. LOS ANGELES, Car., Sept. 16.— Thomas Reynolds met with a frightful death this afternoon while working in the sewer near Fourth and Los Angeles streets. The new sewer parallels the old brick sewer that has been on this street for years. Reynolds was working on a branch which was designed to drain off the old sewer so that the new one could cross it. The old sewer broke and the water that escaped loosened the earth. There was a cave-in, and Reynolds was buried to his knees by the ifalling earth. At least armpits and pull him out. not want them to do it. his vrotest. Twice the rope broke. TkLen there was another cave-in and Reynolds was buried to his armpits, At this instant the water from the old sewer broke through in a gushing torrent. The horrified workmen knew then that Reynolds was certain to be drowned. The unfortunate man also realized his fate and cried and implored for aid. Nothing could be done. Inch by inch the water, the stench of which was most sickening, crept upon him. Finally it reached his mouth, then in two minutes the body disappeared from sight. The Fire Department was called and engine 3 started to pump the water out. The body was recovered at 5:30 P. M. Reynolds was 50 years old. He had a wife at Santa Cruz. —_——— SCHOOLS OVERCROWDED. Remarkable Increase in the Enrollment of Scholars. LOS ANGELES, Car., Sept. 16.—The public schools of this city, which were opened to-day, are in‘a deplorable con- dition on account of lack of room. Itwill be necessary for a few months at least to have no less than seventy balf-day schools. Last year there were thirty half-day schools. While the number of pupils enrolled last Ye" was 14,000, this year will show an enrollment of more than 15,000, from which it is estimated that there is a total of not less than 18,000 census school chil- d{;?n in the city. The increase is remark- able. The new buildings will not be ready for occupancy before Februlztl, and on this account the rooms of thirty-five schools will have to be divided for the use of twice as many p:&)ilu as they can con- veniently accomm Reynolds did Tney did so under —_— Southern California’s Urange Output. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Sept. 16.—A total twenty fellow-workmen came to his res- cue. They wanted to tie a rope around his of 7700 carloads of oranges have been shipped from Southern California this sea- son. Riverside alone has shipped nearly 3000 carloads. Nearly 42 per cent of the shipments were navels. — Insanity His Plea. L0S ANGELES, C. Sept. 16.—The pre- liminary examination of W. J. Busby, the negro poisoner, was commenced this after- gave no indication of insanity. The de- fense will claim that Busby is mentally de- nged, and that he is not guilty of mur- er. The last claim is based on the theory that Thompson and Martin drank wine not their property, and that Busby, if guilty at all, can under the law be held for manslaugbter only. _When the case was called the prosecu- tion requested a continuance. Wednesday at 9:30 A. M. was fixed as the time to con- tinue the preliminary examination. —_— ATE POISONED ~ RABRIT, Narrow Escape of Two Los Angeles Young Men From Death. Feasted Upon a Hare That Had Partaken of a Drugged Water- melon. \ LOS ANGELES, CarL., Sept. 16.—Two Los Angeles young men named George H. McCord and Fred W. Hall came near meeting their death by poisoning at La Canada yesterday. They had been camp- ing for over a week on the Fallis place. On Saturday they went on a shooting expedi- tion, and having returned tired and hungry, decided to cook a rabbit which they had shot in a watermelon patch. After having partaken of their supper, they retired. McCord, who ate most of the rabbit, awoke about 12 o’clock suffering the most noon before Police Judge Morrison. Busby | intense agony. He was joined by Hall, whose symptoms were the same. They had no medicine in camp, and both were too weak to walk to the nearest ranch- house. After suffering for nearly a half hour they both decided to make an effort to crawl to the nearest neighbor, a Mr. Moses, | whose house was over 300 yards awa; | They succeeded in waking Mr. Moses, wh gave them both an emetic and worked hard over them for an hour before they were out of danger. 1t appears that the rabbit they ate for supper had partaken of some poisoned watermelon put out by some farmer to kill squirrels. Both young men are now out of danger., TRIED AT SAN RAFAEL. Ottojo Naya to Serve Two Years for Shoot- ing Mrs. Doelter. SAN RAFAEL, CaL., Sept. 16.—Ottojo Naya, the Japanese who recently shot and wounded Mrs. Vera Doelter at Sausalito, was to-day convicted by a jury in Judge Angellotti’s court of assault with a deadly weapon, and will be sentenced to two years in State’s prison. Naya was employed as a servant b; Ernest Doelter, steward of the Pacific Yacht Club at Sausalito. and was dis- charged for setting fire to the grass in the yard, when he had been instructed to cut it. Naya returned, claiming that he had not been fully paid, and a quarrel ensued. The Jap drew a pistol and fired at Doelter, but missed him, and the shot struck Mrs, Doelter. 8 iRk Dog Poisoning at santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, Carn., Sept. 16—A trick dog belonging to the manager of a minstrel company and valued at $1000, and for which $500 was last week refused in San Jose, to-day fell a victim to the dog poisoner.