The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 22, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,' SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Py 1895. FLIGHT OF A FORGER, { Extensive Peculations of a San Bernardino Lawyer. DEFRAUDED HIS CLIENTS. Elmer E. Rowell Stole From His Mother to Settle With Others. DRIVEN FROM HER HOME. The Property Mortgaged by the Scapegrace Son—Filched From viany Friends. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., Sept. 21.— Elmer E. Rowell, a prominent lawyer, bas fled from the cit committed de- falcations and forgeries to the amount of $15,000 or over. He is supposed to have gone to Mexico. His p pal victims are Mrs. Sarah C. Hinch wealthy client, an owed mothe The peculations began last February or March, when Rowell, holding out the in- ducem of rge interest on money which he could invest, got Mrs. Hinckley, the widow of Henry Hinckley, who owns ranch near town, to let him money was given him in nts. He invested it in ch he lost and whisky denouement came about two weeks ago, when, being no longer able to put his client off with plausible excuses, ed that the money was gone. ure Mrs. Hinckley he assigned a e, payable to himself as mort- e, upon his mother’s home at Fifth i E streets. The mortgage was signed well's mother, baut under the pre- e that it was for the purpose of secur- z a loan. She did not know of the trans- and of her son’s defalcation until after > had fled, on September 7. There wasa erence by friends of Mrs. Hinckley d Mrs. Rowell, which resulted in Mrs. Rowell deeding her home to her son’s ry one connected with the transac- tion was sworn to secrecy, and the crime would not have been divulged had not another f discovered yesterday. Row Hinckley’s name to two not 3000 eAth. Her husband had agreed to pay his maiden sister, Jo- sephine Hinckley, living in Rhode Island, an annuity of $400 a year during her life- time. When Mr. H died Mrs. Hinckley, settled the ot ns of the an- nuity for $4000 cash, which she handed to Rowell last February. Instead of paying t m to Josephine Hinckley’s lawyer he i )00 cash and two notes, one for 100 and another for $2000. Both were The first note falls due October 1. as notified yesterday that re for collection. a partner of Judge A. Brun- embezzled $3000 of the firm’s He forged Brunson’s name to a d for a mine which sold two weeks ago 2000. he forger is a son of the late Judge C. C. Rowell. He is 33 years old, has a 1 mind, splendid training, and had ng to wina great future, except His mother and his wife occupy al positions and his sisters are =d to men of standing and influence. t is not likely that he will be prosecuted, even if he should return. The disclosures have created no small sensation here. While Rowell was given to sprees, dis- honor was never suspected. HEVTS AT PALD ALTL Many Candidates for Places on the Football Team of Stanford. forged. New Specles of Fish Discovered by Dr. Jordan In a‘San Francisco Market. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., Sept. 21.—The football management has sup- plied forty-five men with necessary apparel for the game, which givesan idea of the numbers that will turn out for practice. There are still eight or ten men, some of them members of last year's eleven, who have not taken out their uniforms, but are expected to do so later. Last evening for the first time Captain Cochran made out a list of the players. Inspection shows that there are candi- dates galore for ends, tackles and quarters, while few men seem desirous of trying for fullback, where a pan is most needed, or at half and center. The consequence will be that a large number of men will have to play in positions they have never tried be- fore. If they expect to get places on the ’varsity a majority of these men will not get the places they would like to have. A considerable number of those who turn out will find themseives usel ~‘gridiron’” before many pr: have been vlayed, but, as the 'varsity cap- tain r(-murkud), “It takes time to zet the survival-of-the-fittest rule in operation, or, at Jeast, to see its effects.” The na of the men given to Captain Cochran last night were as follows: For junrterbacks—Gregory, Jordan, Tripp, Maclntosh, Holbrook, Bradley, Steel, King 1 Plate. For ends—Pauly, Gregory, Thomas, Parker, Bartiett, Smith and New- man. For halfbacks—Robinson. K. Mac- Intosh, Overacker and Brown. T tack- Jers—Oskison, Campbell, Rice, Smith, Cochran. For gunards—C. ert, Harrington and_Lewers. Garten and Carle. For full- don. __Captain Cochran himself may go to full if 5o o' her good man is develoved. Besides these there are several other players who try for places. Dole will try for full, Cotton for tackle. Code for quarter, Frankenheimer for half, Bunett will doubtless try for center or guard, while it is hoped that Reynolds will go for his old position at haliback. Registrar Elliott_has been preparing a list of the names of n tudents. Itshows that there are 308 new students atlending this year. Dr. Jordan, while going through the San Francisco fish market the other day, dis- covered a new species of rockcod. The fish had been taken in deep water off Monterey. Dr. Jordan, in exhibiting his specimen, re- marked that it was a rare thing to discover anew species of fish so close at hand, es- pecially so curious a species as that found in the stall of a San Francisco market. ——— HANFORD, CaL, Sept. 21.—Judge Webo ih the Superior Court this morning granted the motion of the detendants for a cuange of venue to Fresno County in the | case brought by Kings County to recover NEWS OF SAN JOSE. swamp land money now held by Tuiare County. (FRESHD 15 N LINE: Continued from Firat Page. where its effect is felt by the entire com- munity. Thousands of dollars have come to Stockton since the work was begun. As much as $20,000 has already been paid out for labor and a conservative estimate makes the value of contracts let to Stockton firms equal $30,000. Every kind of business and every class of labo: beginning to feel the effects of the building of the line. The building of the grades along Mormon Slough has saved the city much money, as the embankments will in many places take the place of much-needed levees in keeping back the overflow water. Along Taylor street the main line, with switches and crossings, is now about complete. A finer piece of work of its kind is not to be found in California. Winging its way from the city limits out toward the Stanislaus River, five miles of grade is now complete, and to-morrow Grant Bros., the principal contractors, with their force of 200 men, seventy-five teams and a complete grading outfit, will move to a position where they may begin work on the last half of the line between Stockton and the Stanislans. They will pass two other large camps in their move. Tne laying of track outside the city will commence next week, and the men in the material-yard are busy preparing for the demands that will be made on the yard as soon as track-laying is com- menced. Ties for several miles of track have been plated, and are ready for load- ing on the construction trair’ as soon as it is made up. The ties for the road are coming in rapidly. and the yardmen ex- pect to be called upon to handle about 70,000 of them within the next thirty days. Three fine compound engines will brought over on Taylor street to haul materials as the construction progresses. The farmers along the line are much pleased at the methods adopted by the rallroad people to prevent the backing of overflow water on their lands by the grade. The grade is,in the first place, brought above the highest water mark, as near as the engineers could estimate from the statistics gathered. In some places it is as high as eight feetabove the surface and at others as low as four feet, according to the lay of the land. At points 1000 or 1500 feet apart the grade is broken by trestle bridges about fifty feet in length and built to admit the passage of water whichever way it may flow. The earth is being thrown on each side which inclines toward these openings, thereby making a complete drainage for the water when it comes near enough to the- grade to become dangerous. These bridges are no light affairs but are built on heavy piles sunk as far as eight feet into the ground. Instead of the embankment forcing the waters back on ranches and roadways it will be of great value to prop- erty‘owners in the matter of drainage. The piledrivers have already set the tim- bers for nearly twenty of these crossings and large gangs of men are strung along the line finishing the bridges. Rush & Dunn, sub-contractors, are fin- ishing a stretch near the Ten-mile point, and will grade on until they meet the new line to be commenced by Grant Brothers on Monday. Mr. Grant stated to-day that the hardest part of the work was done, as they had finished the line in the adobe section, and they can accomplish double as much in a day from now on in the sandy loam nearer the river. He expects to water his animals at the Stanislaus River on November 15. The amount of materials in the storage- yard on Mormon Channel can hardly be estimated. Ties and rails lay in great piles all over the twenty acre lot, and a large force of men are busy receiving and sending out stuff. Every dollar the citi- zens contributed to assist the people’s road has already come back to them in one way or another, and they daily see the competi- tive road they dreamed of for so many years nearing completion. The maun is yet to appear in Stockton who will say that the Valley road isnot keeping faith with the people. FOUND GUILIY AT FORTLAND. Verdict of the Jury in the Ellsworth Murder Trial. PORTLAND, Ok., Sept. 21.—The jury in the case of W. E. Ellsworth, who has been on trial for the past twelve days for wife murder, to-night returned a verdict of manslaughter. On the former trial the jury disagreed and the verdict to-night wasa big surprise, as it was expected Ellsworth would be acquitted, the evidence of the prosecution not being considered so strong as on first trail. On the 9th of last February Ellsworth administered a fatal dose of strychnine to his wife, who was ill at the time. He told her it was a powder that her doctor bad prescribed for her, When a physician was called in Ells- worth told him he had given his wife corn- starch, making her believe it was a powder to quiet her. Ellsworth was formerly in the newspaper business in St. Louis. R S SACRAMENTO PRIMARIES. J. W. Wilson Will Be the Republican Can- didate for Mayor. SACRAMENTO, CarL., Sept. 21.—The Republican primaries for the election of delegates to the city convention were un- eventiul. There was but little opposition to the leaders, exceptin one or two pre- cincts, where the A, P. A. made quite a shiowing, but did not prove strong enough 10 win. The result means that J. W. Wilson will receive the Republican nomination for Mayor next Monday, when the convention will meet. The Democrats will make no move until after the Republicans have made their nominations, but_present_indications are that the present X\nyor, B. U. Steinman, will capture the convention. ity LOS ANGELES EDITOR’S FLIGHT. Bondsmen Must Pay a Fine Imposed for Ltbel. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 21.—Ugo Paladini, the Italian eaitor, was not in court to-day when Judge Morrison passed sentence on him. Nobody knows where he is, for he has skipped. . Ugo was convicted of criminally libel- ing G. Castruccio, a prominent Italian merchant. After his_co nviction the case had all been arranged amicably and it was agreed between the parties that Ugo was to be let off with a light sentence and an apology to Mr, Castruccio. Then the hot-headed Ugo displaced everything by fleeing. The result was that to-day Judge Morrison puta fine on him of $300. Ugo’s bondsmen, N. Mercadante and A. Vinola must pay. Funds for Los Angeles’ Fiesta. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Sept. 21.—The fiesta committee of thirty has decided to und_rtake the raising of the funds neces- sary for the tiesta before January i, in or- der to_have all that matter disposed of be- fore the details of the celebration are entered into. Itis now planning a cam- paign to commence about October 1. be | Constitutionality of the Fee Bill Again in Question. ITALIA’S SCNS REJOICE. Powder Burned in Honor of Victor Emmanuel and Garibaldi. PREPARING FOR A BANQUET. The Board of Trade’s Harvest Feast to Be Held at the Hotel Vendome. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 21.—Louis Fatjo and Mariana F. Roca, executors of the es- tate of Mariano Malarin, deceased, ap- peared before Judge Lorigan this morning with a petition for a writ of mandate to compel County Clerk Pfister to file the in- ventory and appraisement of the Malarin estate. Itis alleged in the petition that the Clerk’s fee for filing the inventory is not more than $10, and that they offered the inventory for filing with a $20 fee, but the Clerk refused to file it unless the sum of $240 was paid. County Clerk Pfister holds that under the new fee bill he must collect $240, or $3 for the first $1000 and $1 for each subse- quent $1000 valuation of an estate. A short time ago the executors apolied to Judge Reynolds for a similar order on an ex-parte motion, but Judge Reynolds held that the Supreme Court was the trib- unal to settle the question, and asthe filing of the inventory was done with the court he would not mandamus himself. Judge Lorigan issued an order for an al- ternative writ, returnable on October 4 at 10 o’clock. TO BANQUET AT THE VENDOME. Elaborate Preparations for the Board of Trade's Harvest Feast. SAN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 21.—At a meet- ing of the directors of the Board of Trade Jast evening it was decided to hold the harvest feast at the Vendome Hotel on Wednesday evening. The programme at the banquet will be as follows: Address of welcome, President C. M. Wooster: five- minute responses to the following toasts: “The Ideal Citizen,” *“‘Our Fruit In- dustry,” “The Santa Clara County Car- nivalof Roses,” “Santa Clara County asa Health Center,” “Our_ Manufactures and Commerce.” There will also be an excel- lent musical programme rendered by an orchestra. Mrs. Lucy U. McCarn of Santa Cruz, State Commissioner to the Atlanta Expo- sition, addressed the board. She asked that money be appropriated tc be used by her at Atlanta in advertising Santa Clara County. It was decided to send a com- mittee, consisting of Messrs. T. R. Weaver, C. J. Steeple and A. C. Darby, before the Supervisors on Monday and ask for funds to advertise the county at Atlanta. s gS ae FETES. ITALIAN Fireworks and @ Concert at the Porta Pia Areh. SAN JOSE, CAL., Sept. 21.—Great prep- arations are being made by the ltalian residents of this city for the grand parade to-morrow in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the capture of Rome. The parade will be followed by a barbecue and Iitorar_\' exercises at Agricultural Park. A grand display of fireworks and an open-air concert took place this evening at the Porta Pia arch on North Market street, followed by an informal reception and banquet in the Italian Benevolent Society’s Hall in _honor of distinguished visitors and the Mayor and Common Council. aofie Robbed in Daylight. SAN JOSE, Car., Sept. 21.—The resi- dence of Georze Kitchen, at the corner of Sunol and San Carlos streets, was entered by thieves yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock, and §95 stolen from behind a mir- ror in the sitting-room. The members of the family were in the house at the time. There is no clew to the robbers. piies e O Petitions for a Guardian. SAN JOSE, Car., Sept. 21.—Robert F. Murdock to-day petitioned the Superior Court to appoint Sterling C. Neel guardian of his estate and person. The petitioneris 14 years of age, and has an estate valued at §10,000, which needs the management of a guardian. Judge Lorigan set October 4 as the time of hearing the petition. (00 RHNCHD ATTLERS A Cavern That Is Inhabited by Hundreds of Poisonous Reptiles. Santa Barbara Women Succeed In Dispatching Two of the Largest Snakes. SANTA BARBARA, Car, Sept. 21.—A party of Santa Barbara women, who have just returned from a camping-out at Point Conception, bring an extraordinary account of the vast number of rattlesnakes found in a certain portion of the Cojo ranch. On one occasion the campers found five snakes in one knotted, squirm- ing mass, and succeeded in killing two of the largest, bringing back their rattlers as trophies. The snakes literally infest the land and it is impossible to travel any distance without seeing them 1n large numbers. On the Cojo ranch there is a great den where these reptiles are accustomed to collect, the opening being some twenty- five feet in width, and consisting of an’ immense crevice between two rocks, the lower one of which forms a projecting shelf, which is polished by the constant travel of the slimy bodies overit. Ranch- men in the vicinity declare that this den shelters hundreds of rattlers, and one among these which has been repeatedly seen is declared to be ten feetin length. No horses or cattle can be induced to approach the cavern and even hogs, ordi- narily the rattlesnakes’ enemy and destroyer, cannot be driven up to it. William Hollister states that two similar dens of somewhat less importance for- merly existed on the Santa Anita ranch, but that they are now deserted, and he believes that the reptiles have all moved up to this den on the Cojo rancho, which adjoins the Santa Anita, a few miles fur- ther up the coast, with only wild and un- cultivated land between. Localsportsmen are talking of organizing an expedition to investigate this uncanny place. The women who bring in this news are of the first social standing, one of them being the daughter of a banker weil known through- out the State. They are cultured women, yet had the courage to go out upon this_trip without masculine protec- tion. bavinz no fear of marauders. and relying upon their own revolvers and guns and their own good aim in case of unex- pected trouble. e THE GREAT JUNCAL DADM. Prospects of an Early Beginning of Work on the Structure. SANTA BARBARA, CaL, Sept. 21.—The statement is given out that the Santa Barbara Water Company to-day sent an expedition to the head waters of the Santa | Ynez, where surveyors have been at work | for some time preliminary to beginning work upon the construction of the great Juncal dam, vhich is to bring the waters of the Santa Ynez to Santa Barbara through a twelve-mile aqueduct, furnishing a supply of several billion callons daily. This volume will be sufficient not only for the needs of a large city, but to irrigate all the surrounding country as well. All the indications are that Santa Bar- bara will soon have plenty of water, as this pleasing activity of the water company follows closely upon the steps now being taken by the City Council to procure an ample supply of aqua pura from wholly different sources. ——— Held for Robbing the Mails. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Sept. 21.— Frank Young, charged with the robbery of the United States mails at the Naples postoffice, had his preliminary examin tion to-day before United States Commis- sioner Day. Young made no defense and was held to answer before the United States District Court for the crime. His bail was fixed at §$1000. This he was un- able to furnish. He will remain in the County Jail until October, when the case will be broughit before the Grand Jury. S Date of the Fiesta Changed. SANTA BARBARA, CaL, Sept. 21.— The Flower Festival Association to-day, at the request of the California Hotel-keepers® Association, changed the date of the forth- coming festival to the 15th, 16th and 17th of April. This change was made on ac- count of the National Convention of Hotel- keepers, the delegates to which have ex- pressed a desire to witness this beautiful celebration, and who cannot reach Santa Barbara before its appointed date on the 15th of April. . Creating a New Parish. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Sept. 21.— Arrangements have been made to create a new Protestant Episcopal parish in Mon- tecito. A temporary chapel will imme- diately be built, and the Rev. W. J. O’Brien has accepted a call to the rectorship. This entleman is very high in the church, aving served under Rev. Mr. Moreland in St. Luke’s Church in San Francisco and also with Father Bolton of St. Mary the Virgin. e Arrested the Wrong Man. SANTA BARBARA, CAL., Sept. 21.—The man Morell, arrested by the Los Angeles detective, Goodman, proves to be an in- nocent and inoffensive farmer living in the vicinity of New Jerusalem, Ventura County, and who thought of entering a legitimate business enterprise at Santa Barbara. Mr. Morell is now meditating a big damage suit against Los Angeles’ Sher- lock Holmes. FORTUNE OF A FELON, Interest in a Mine Owned by a Man Under Sentence of Death. Murderer Marshall, Now In San Quentin, and His Claim to the Desert Queen. SAN BERNARDINO, CaxL, Sept. 21.—A convict under the shadow of the gallows has what sound lawyers consider a one- fourth interest in a $250,000 mine. The convict is Charles Marshall, a former resi- dent ot San Bernardino, and the mine is the Desert Queen. This news leaked out in connection with the suit brought by George Myers against the McHaney brothers this week for a third interest in the mine. Marshail has precisely the same claim as Myers. These two and the two Mec- Haneys were prospecting together when the valuable ledge was discovered. It was common talk thatthe McHaneys furnished the money for Marshall’s defense on his trial for murder. On the 8th of last April Marshall shot and killed Frank Hamilton and Albert Larsen at South San Jacinto. He was tried in Riverside in June, convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged on August 23. On the day of sentence he was taken to San Quentin, where he has since been confined. An ap- peal was taken to the Supreme Court and served as a stay of execution, otherwise Marshall’s obituary would bhave been writ- ten eight weeks ago. The ground for the appeal was the instruction given by the court. Marshall pleaded self-defense. Judge Noyes ruled that the defendant must prove seli-defense by a preponderance of testimony and beyond all reasonable doubt. This ruling, according to the defendant’s attorneys, has been overruled several times by the Supreme Court. The appeal will come up for hearing next month, when court meets in Los Angeles. The lawyers who defended Marshall have no doubt that a new trial will be granted. —— v RECORD BREAKING AT TACOMA. Neven New Marks Set in the Annual Cham- pionship Games. TACOMA, WasH., Sept. 21.—Seven Pa- cific Northwest Athletic Association rec- ords were broken to-day at the annual championship games. T. L. Monson, Townsend Athletic Asso- ciation, in the 4:40 run, went in :53 3-5; the record was :54 1.5. In the mile run, W. E. Tallant, Multnomah Club, Port- 1and, beat his own record of 4:444-5 by going in 4:40 4-5. In the 220-yard dash, A. L. Fuller, Mult- nomah Club, beat his own record of :24 by going in :23 3-5. In the 100-yard dash, A. L. Fuller chipped one-fifth second off his own record of :10 4-5. Robert A. P.Young, Tacoma A. C., walked a mile in 8:27; the record was In throwins the 16-pound hammer, Ed Flaunagan, Tacoma, A. C., beat his own record of 103 feet 8 inches, by throwing 114 feet 11 inches. In throwing the o6-pound weight, C. L. Sweeney, Tacoma A. C., lowered the record of 22 feet 914 inches, by throwing 25 feet 44 inches. frmEe e Foresters at Santa Monica. SANTA MONICA, Car., 8ept. 21.—Mem- bers of the Independent Order of For- esters from all points of Southern Cali- fornia came to the City by the Sea to-day. They were entertained at the North Beach bathouse by one of Commodore A. P. Eiliott’s famous clam bakes, which won the hearts of all. To-morrow their ranks will be augmented and Commodore Elliott has about five tons of clams ready for another bake. The court and citizens here have arranged a programme of pleasures for the day. ST Will Speak at Colusa. COLUSA, CaL., Sept. 2l.—An invitation was recently extended to James H. Barry, Editor of the San Francisco Stur, to make an address at this place next Saturday night, on the occasion of the opening of the Catholic ladies’ fair. To-day word was received from Mr. Barry accepting the in- vitation, and announcing that his subject wili be, “The Single-tax Theory and Its Relation to the Agricuitural Interests of the Countrv.” NEW TO-DAY. In Broad Daylight! In the presence of the public we will green tag an entire floor of Suits, irrespective of former prices, at ===$10.00-— - The whole house will' be green tagged. When all the goods are green tagged we will start in to sell goods. This is done in your presence, right before you, so that you can see the legitimacy of Raphael’s sales. RAPHAEL’S INCORFORATED), 9,11,13 and 15 Kearny Street. Tireless Toilers for Trade. SOCIETY AT SANTA ROSA, Second Soclal Functlon of the Midsummer-Night Club Given. A Delightful Party at the Assembly- Room Atheneum—Cards and Dancing. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Sept. 21.—The Mid- summer-Night Club gave its second party last night in the assembly room of the Atheneum. The affair was largely at- tended and a most enjoyable time was spent. Dancing commenced shortly aiter 9 o'clock and continued uptoa late hour. Parks’ orchestra furnished the music. The Cadets’ costumes were elegant and attractive. Those who did not dance in- dulged in card-playing in adjacent rooms. An elegant supper was served at the close. Among those present were: Dr. and Mrs. B. P. A. Meneray, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Oates, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brophy, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. ‘Wines, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Burris, Mr. and Mrs G. O. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. T. Hopper, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. G. 8. K. McColium, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Har- ris, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. McKinlay: Mesdames Solomon, Elliot, Dunbar, Hall, Goodwin, M. L. McDonald and E. F. Woodward; the Misses McMahon, Misses Kate Grace, Gertie Sibbald, Millie Matthews, Edith Brooks, Scribner, Belle Spotswood, Virginia Thompson, ~Lollie all, Carrie Dunbar, Pauline Hahmann, Martha Hahmann, Annie Cuyler, Gertie Rue, Bessie Goodwin, Fannie Reynolds, Dot Ames, Mabel McDonald, Montgom- ery, Maggie Roney, Kittie Davison; Messrs. J. C. 8ims, C. O. Dunbar, W. B. Flint, Clyde Gilbert, Ernest Finley, R. M. Sims, John Brophy, Al Stahl, C. A. Lane, Pierce Preston, L. R. Spencer, R. W. Tay- lor, W. E. Luman, Don_Elliott, D. Daven- port, Clarence Brooks, Joe Grace, George F. King, C. A. Wright, R. J. Baker, Ben Hall, J. F. Stanley, A. H. Dana, M. L. McDonald Jr., C. N. Ragsdale, Clyde Laughlin, Grant Laughlin, John Laughlin, D. lf Leppo, Frank Leppo. I HIGH SCHOOL DEDICATION. The Magnificent Structure to Be Formally Opened on October 7. SANTA ROSA, CaLn., Sept. 21.—The Board of Education held a meeting last night, at which it was decided to dedicate the new high school building on October 7. The dedicatory ceremony will be com- menced at 10 o’clock m the morning, and complete arrangéments will be perfected to conduct the dedication in a fitting man- ner. Though perhaps no more suitable expres- sion of dedication could be wished for than its immediate occupation by the teachers and pupils, so intensely proud are they of their beautiful new school, yet the Board of Education, the *scholars and the citizens all want to see the commencement of a new era of school history ushered in with all the ceremony and eclat customary in like cases. President A. G. Burnett, owine to pres- sure of business, resicned as president of the board, and R. C. Moody was elected in his place. Do G SONOMA’S GRAPE CROP. Hundreds of Employes Now at Work in the Vineyards. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Sept. 21.—A cry is going up in the wine districts that grapes for making wine are scarce and there will not be enough to supply the demand. The grape harvest is now on in full blast, and hundreds of hands are engaged in picking the crop. Excepting Zinfandels, the yield will be fully up to the average. All the cellars in this county have begun wine- making. The second crop will be fair, and as soon as this money for grapes is received better times will be noticed in this dis- trict. The eanneries are paying §13 per ton for grapes, which is more than double the price at this time last year. o g i Enterprise in Mexico. SANTA ROSA, Car., Sept. 21.—H. F. Lloyd has returned from Mexico, where he has been putting in electric-light plants. His wife returned from there some time ago, the climate not suiting her health. Mr. Lloyd has been lately at Culiacan, Mex., where he established a large electric plant, and he will return there to putin lights in a number of mills and mines and | towns. Oneof the first things he will do when he returns will be to put electric lights in one of the Mexican Government’s large war vessels. = Sonoma’s Tam Levy. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Sept. 2L.—At its last meeting the Board of Supervisors for Sonoma County fixed the State and county tax rate for the ensuing year at $1 53 on the $100. The Assessor’'s report showed a marked increase in the value of property in the county, especially in this city, over | the preceding year, but the State Board of | Equalization "had reduced the rate all round, and an increase of 23 cents was nec- essary. 2 st g Trwentieth Wedding Anniversary. SANTA ROSA, Car, Sept. 21.—I. L. Adams and wife celebrated their twen- tieth wedding anniversary at their res dence Friday evening. Their guests re- membered them in an approoriate way with many handsome gifts. The evening was happily spent by a large gathering of friends. LOST OFF PONT REVS Second Officer Cabaniss of the Steamer Humboldt Drowned. Carrled Overboard With Butter Boxes Dislodged by a Lurch of the Vessel. EUREKA, Cavr., Sept. 21.—The steamer Humboldt arrived this afternoon after a rough trip of thirty-one and a half hours. An accident occurred at 3:30 o’clock Fri- day afternoon off Point Reyes, in which James Julian Cabaniss, the second mate, lost his life. The butter-boxes on the hurricane deck became loosened. Cabaniss and the sea- men went up to tighten the lashings, when the vessel gave a heavy lurch to leeward, which threw the boxes against the iron railing and it broke in three places. Cabaniss was near the rail and went over- board with the lot. The boat stopped immediately and more boxes were thrown over. After being seen struggling with a box a wave buried the second mate from sight and he was seen no more. A heavy northwest gale was blowing at the time. Cabaniss was a native of Oregon, 27 years of age, and was a brother of George Cabaniss, the Sen Francisco lawyer. His brother-in-law, Mr. Wilbur, is purser on the steamer China. He has a brother who isan engineer on a northern going steam- er. The flags on the wharves and steamers are at halfmast. Hrnford’s Forger Sentenced. HANFORD, Car, Sept. 2l.—Judge Webb, presiding in the Kinss County Su- perior Court, to-iay sentenced Harry Clark to three years in San Quentin for forgery. BANOUETED AT VALLEL Delegates to the Grand Coun= cif Y. M. L; Enjoy a Day of Pleasure. Fitting Finale to the Successful Convention Given in Far- ragut Hall. VALLEJO, Car., Sept. 21.—The dele- gates to the Young Men’s Institute Grand | Council in this city remained over. to-day for the banquet tendered by Vallejo Coun« cil No. 13. They spent the day very pleas- antly visiting friends throughout the town and saw the new tug Unadilla at Mare Island slide into the water, the first steel vessel ever launched at Mare Island navy- yard. The banquet was given in Farragus Hall, which was decorated with flowers and evergreens in addition to the flags and bunting that had been used for decorations for the ball and high jinks earher in the Grand Council week. Judge J. T. Ryan of Vallejo acted as toastmaster and presided during theevening. He welcomed the dele- gates around the banquet board. Frank D. Shea spoke to the toast, “The President of the United States.” John T. Greany responded to “‘California’’; Frank J. Kierce followed with an address on “Pro Deo, Pro Patria”; Frank J. McGlynn replied elo- quenty to *“The Flag of Our Country,” and John Lynch, the newly elected grand president, spoke _on “The Future of the Y.M. L.” Rev. E.J. O'Dea’s speech was in response to the toast, “Our Fathers— Spiritual,”” and then John J. McDade spoke for “Our Past Grand Presidents.”” Grand Director P. F. Quinn responded to the toast, “The Great Northwest.”” Medical Director G. W. Woods, U. 8.N., as a special guest from Mare [sland spoke on the “United States Navy.” George W. Dennis responded to “Fra- ternity,” James W._ Coakley to “The Press” and Samuel J. Haskins to “The Ladies.” Like the many other enioggnle features of the Grand Council the banquet was a grand success. Besides, it was a fitting finale for a thoroughly pleasant week. The board of grand directors, elected Friday, met at Y. M. 1. Hall in the after- noon and organized. Judge J. T. Ryan of Vallejo was unanimously chosen chairman for the year. A per capita tax of 80 cents was levied, to be payable October 1 from all members on the roll of the order. This represented | one-half the tax fixed by the Grand Coun- cil. The other half will be levied some months later. The meetings of the board werevléy lution ordered held on the third We day of each rponth 1n San Francisco. Committes will be appointed by the chair at the next meeting. —_——— FATE OF MADERA’S OUTLAW. of At Teso- dnes- James Lawson Found Guiity tempted Wife-Murder. MADERA, CaL., Sept. 21.—The third trial of James Lawson ended this after- noon at 6 o'clock, when the jury renderea a verdict of guilty. The entire day was taken up with the arguments of counsel, District Attorney Wallace opening in the forencon, and beiug followed. in the afternoon by Rhodes and Fowler for the defense. The argumerts were completed at 4:30 o’clock. This at last decides the issues between Lawson and the State, which have been contested so long, partly on account of mistrials and partly on account ol the ability of the Mormon to escape from the Madera jail whenever he so chose. He will be sentenced to-day. Do Los Angeles’ Rapid Growth. LOS ANGELES, Caw, Sent, 21.—The permits for building issued during the past week aggregated a round $100,000.