The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 5, 1895, Page 3

R e i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1895. 3 NEWS OF THE COMST. Lynching of Littlefield Planned by His Enemies. SLAIN WITHOUT CAUSE. Officers Who Clzimed to Have Arrested Him Are Under Suspicion. NO TRACE OF A MOB FOUND. The End of the Feud In Round vValley Is Not Yet In 8ight. from Round Valley and ntry during the last two are bound to neither d that is being waged that was first advanced , after the excitement at- ooting of Vinton and the id had cleared away— hooting and the subsequent efield was the carrying conspiracy on the partof a in that part of the country er and all who had the by him in the protection property. Alfred, alias 1d was Palmer’s chief erefore considered as t of Palmer’s friends to Without Littletield nost helpless among his ene- even now has been compelled to eriff Johnson of this county ch was granted him, inton was shot, on Monday ay last, he made his way to the T. B. Haydon, who lives about a from county line in Trinity 1d about two miles from where lleged to have been shot. 1imed that as he wasridingalong saw at a distance a man and t,and that shortly after they lost to his view by an intervening mountains, but that when he got of the ridge he again saw the 1 he shortly overtook, and with conversed. This was John son of Ves Palmer. After athen he went along the trail, on the side hill, and was suddenly ted by “Jack” Littlefield, who shot 1 then disappeared over the ridge. ied that Littlefield was some hun- rds away when he shot at him. the ination of Vinton’s overshirt, the way, this had disappeared | eriously, until found in an out ce by one of Palmer’s showed that the shirt was powder- nd therefore it is impossible that field could nave been at the distance Vinton s: he was and still fired that shot. Wilburn is a well-to-do rancher tands well among his neighbors. that on the day of the shoot- aged in rounding sranch some twenty from the scene of Vinton’s alleged and that Littlefield remained on h all that day and that night; and Vilburn is corroborated by three of his employes wha saw Littlefield there, and who worked with him. 1d, it is claimed by the officers had him in charge at time of was arrested on Friday by les, who are, as report had it, ies of Ves Palmer and all who ected with him. They claim that en route to Weaver, a | County, they were | ken by a masked mob of twenty-five m ho demanded the prisoner, 'mdi forced their demands with threats to kill the officers; that then Littlefield jumped from his horse, and as he did so, a score of ritle shots rang out, and he fell to the whereupon several of the mob ned a rope about his neck and strung 1 up. The oflicers did not see fit to go y o0 and report the incident. ous matter in the affair is that the Cor es arrested Littlefield in Hu boldt County and took him to Trinit; where he met his death. They had mno it for his arrest, and no legal right him into custody: and if “Jack™ 1d had shot Vinton he would never dered so peaceably as he did— Le would never have been taken alive. As it was the Constables say that as soon as they yrmed him he was under arrest he manifested complete ignorance of any crime, and handed his brace of pistols to h 1 of the three men present, and who | 1 charee of Littlefield, places a different stimate upon the number of men in the that hanged Littiefield. One says ere twenty men, Constable Van x or seven, and John Crow 1 sa, says three. Walter Clark was camped a short dis- tance from the scene of the lynching, and be says he is positive that he heard only three shots fired at the time, and t a considerable time intervened be- lady, and she, discovering his true charac- ter, had broken off the engagement. This is given by some as the cause of his attempted suicide. *Jack” Littlefield was a brave man. He never forgot a favor done him, and his friendship for Ves Palmer was caused by the fact that not long ago Palmer had saved Littlefield's life when Joe Gregory, an ex-convict, attempted to kill him. Gregory stabbed Littlefield, inflicting & terrible wound, that extended from his temple to his shoutder. In that encounter Palmer almost killed Gregory,and from that dates Gregory’'s animosity toward Palmer. When Palmer was on trialona charge of grand larceny, preferred by Vin- ton last July, Gregory swore that he saw Palmer brand a certain red, bald-faced steer with his own mark when the steer belonged to Vinton and John 8. Robrbough. Palmer was acquitted after a long trial. George E. White, “the Mendocino cattle king,”” and the man above all who is in- terested in the fight in Round Valley, came to town yesterday heavily armed, and the stage he was riding in was accompanied by three armed cowboys, who prominently displayed their Winchesters as they rode along. White himself had a sawed-off shotgun, which he had on his lap. It is said that on the road he met a fellow whose looks he did not like and that he leveled his gun at him until he was a safe distance off. White intends to take no chances and it stands him in hand to be cautious. The origin of the trouble dates back several years. George E. White and John D. Wathen were partners—in fact, they bore about the same relation to each other that Vinton or Robrbough now do to ‘White. Wathen, or as he was better known, “Wylackie John,” was White's right bower. He was killed by Clarence White, a brother-in-law and also cousin of the cattle king. Shortly after his death Wathen’s widow married Ves Palmer and Palmer insisted upon a fair and equitable division of property between White and his late partner’s widow. This was not agreeable to White and trouble resulted and bad blood has existed ever since. Things are in such a state to-day that hostilities may be expected atany time, and where it will end no one knows. SAN JOSE ESTATE SUIT A. M. Silva to Administer the Property of His Deceased Brother. Petltlon of the Alleged Widow Denled In Judge Lorigan’s Court. SAN JOSE, CaL., Oct 4.—Juage Lorigan this morning granted the petition of A. M. Silva for letters of admimstration upon the estate of his brother, M. M. Silva. Bonds were fixed at $4000. M. M. Silva died in September, 1894, leaving an estate valued at $2300. Emelia Silva, who had lived with the deceased for two years and was kuown as his wife, at once applied for letters of administration. A. M. Silva, the brother, resisted the pe- tition and asked that letters be granted to himself. The petition of the alleged widow was heard yesterday afternoon by Judge Lori- gan. It allezed that at Milpitas onJuly 17, 1892, the petitioner and Silva agreed to live together as man and wife, and so Jived till the time of his death in Septem- ber, 1894, Two children were born to them. At this time there was an agreement between | them that they should go back to Portugal and have their marriage solemnized by the church.y The alleged wife swore that Silva often introduced her as hus wife. They moved to San Jose to a house on State street and subsequently to a house on Colfax street. While they were living in the latter house | Silva died. During all the time they were living together Silva furnished her money for her support. She stated that the reason | why they could not be married in this country was because of some trounle that Silva had had with a young woman named Maria de Gloria, whose whereabouts has never been ascertained. Judge Lorigan denied the petition of Emelia Silva, as it was not proved that they intended to live together as man and wife. e SUES TO FORECLOSE. Action Brought to Secure Land Covered by a Promissory Note, SAN JOSE, CaL., Oct. 4.—The Pacific States Savings, Loan and Building Asso- ciation of San Krancisco commenced a foreclosure suit against Silas Shirley and his wife, David Jacks and others to recover 1558, the balance due on a promissory note for $1800. In March, 1891, Shirley and his wife ap- plied to the association for a loan of $1800, and gave a mortgage on 339 acres of moun. tain land, two lots in this city and fifteen acres in the Tularcites ranch as security. David Jacks is made a party to the suit on account of a mortgage on some of the property which is now being acvertised for sale. Of the original sum borrowed 2 has been paid, and the plaintiff asks a decree of foreclosure and sale. for et Jewelry Taken by a Burglar. SAN JOSE, CaL., Oct.4.—The residence of William Hamilton, near Los Gatos, was entered by burglars yesterday afternoon and a diamond stud, a’ ladies’ gold watch and chain, a revolver and other articles taken. A young man had been noticed around the place for several days, and he is su posed to have been implicated in the rog: 1 the first and the last two. There were three wounds on Littlefield’s body, either of which was considered fatal, so that when he was strung up he was either already dead or dying, Y , a constable of Round , was in the hills searching for Clark to serve him with a subpena ear before the United States court in ank Doolittle case. As he was rid- g along the trail be noticed a short dis- tance away Littlefield’s horse and dog, the horse browsing on the side hill. He dis- mounted, as this was to him a curious circumstance and one worthy of investi- gation, when there was revealed to him by & bend in the trail the body of Littlefield swinging from alimb. Cummings soon feund Walter Clark and together they returned to where the former had found the body. Both are mountaineers and trailers of long experience, and their - first thought was to discover the number of men connected with the affair. They searched csrefully and could find traces only of three men having been there. The is of such a character that had en a greater number the fact could not have been disguised. Crow probably unwittingly told the truth when he said there were only three in the mob. Taken all in all it seems that the killing of Littlefield was a most cowardly murder and the result of as black a conspiracy as has been uncovered in many a day. There are those who claim that Vinton attempted to commit suicide, and, after he bad shot himself, became sorry for his action, and in it saw a good opportunity to revenge himself on Littlefield. Vinton bery. =g LAND SUIT AT SAN RAFAEL. Action to Quict Title to a Portion of Rancho Punto. SAN RAFAEL, Cavn., Oct. 4.—Suit has been instituted in the Superior Court for Marin County to quiet titie to the undi- vided half interests in a portion of Rancho Punto de los Reyes on Tomales Point, con- tainine 2250 acres. The action is brought by John Eiliott Jewell et al. The defend- ants are Mary Jane Pierce, individually and as executrix of the will of William S, Pierce, and Sarah Davis. The further purpose of the suit is to set- tle by lezal adjudication all the claims made by the defendants as to their rights to possession or control of the premises. Similar suits have been begun in Sonoma County to settle a_ controversy over two lots in the town of Petaluma. The land involved in these actions is valued at $100,000. Burnett and Leppo are attorneys for plaintiffs. —_— School Officers Appointed. SAN RAFAEL, Cavn., Oct. 4.—Recent resignations of trustees and clerksin Marin County school districts have necessitated the following appointments by County Su- perintendent Furlong: Block district—Salvador Grandi, trustee; Joseph Martella, clerk. Tiburon district—Thomas V. O’Brien, trustee; J. Phinney, clerk. RSN Tl Was Mrs. Hazard’s Father. SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Oct. 4.— Professor E. Whitney Blake of Brown University, whose death at Hampton, Conn., is announced, was the father of Mrs. Barclay Hazard of this place, the wife of a millionaire with large propery inter- had been engaged to 2 most amiable young ests in this county. NEWS OF THE COAST. Gordon Valley Ranches Swept by Seas of Fire. GREAT DAMAGE DONE. A Section Twelve Miles Long Passed Over by the Flames. RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY ABLAZE Mountain Forests Near Healdsburg Leveled by a Fierce Confla~ gration. SUISUN, CaL., Oct. 4—The damage done by last night’s fire in Gordon Valley was much greater than was first expected. The heaviest loser is Calvin Reams, his house and all the buildings on his ranch, with a single exception, being destroyed by the flames, His loss will reach about $10,000. The fire extended a distance of about twelve miles, from the Bamuels ranch. in Napa County, to within a mile of the town of Fairtield. The owners of the ranches through which the fire burned are: H. Samuels, Coombs Bros., Mre. John Coghlin, Joseph Gordon, W. N. Gordon, John Morris estate, C. Reams, John Woods estate, C. M. Hartley, Pierce Bros., Gilchrist estate, Tolenas Springs Com- pany, John Campbell and J. McSweeney. The pavilion at the Tolenas Springs was burned. The loss, including buildings, fences, feed, stovewood, etc., will not fall short of $50,000. —_———— RAZING THE FORESTS. Fires Raging on the Mountain Sides Near Healdsburg. HEALDSBURG, CarL., Oct. 4.—Fierce forest fires are raging to the north and east of this city to-day, and the Russian River Valley is enveloped in a haze of smoke. Late last might the people of this city witnessed a magnificent spectacle. On the western hills, which roll down to the banks of Dry Creek, bright flames burst forth, caught the stately firs and pines, which clothe the mountain sides, and sent showers of sparks high in air. From tree to tree they leaped, and soon the whole mountain wasa sheet of flames. The roar of the cracking timber could be heard some distance, and the bright rays of the moon paled into insigniticance before the bright light of the burning forests. But while the sight was pleasing to the eye it was distressing to the mind, for acre upon acre of noble forest was being swept away by the flames. The wind, which was blowing briskly, hurried the fire along, and feeble man could not check it. Upon Geyser Peak another fire was noted. First came a dense smoke, and a little later on bright flames shot out. Down the western side of the mountain the fire came, carrying destruction to everything in its path. By hard work the farmhouses of the settlers on the moun- tain were saved, but timber, fences and pasture have been destroyed. Another fire is burning back of Skaggs Springs, and reports from there are to the effect that much fencing and feed has been destroyed. It has been many years since so de- structive forest fires have visited this sec- tion. They are generally caused by care- less hunters, and result in severe loss. R. K. Truitt, who owns a ranch on Geyser Peak, says that the damage in that section is heavy, and it is almost certain that at least one or two farmers lost their dwell- ings. COLLISIN NEAR TACOMA Electric-Cars Going at a High Rate of Speed Crash Together. A Dozen Persons Are Serlously Hurt and Two WIll Die From Thelr Injuries. TACOMA, Wasn., Oct. 4.—A bad acci- dent occurred this morning on the line of the Tacoma Traction Company near the city limits, in which a dozen persons were more or lessdangerously hurt and two will almost certainly die from the injuries re- ceived. Two electric-cars met in a head- end collision, due to a heavy fog, which obscured the track. Those most seriously hurt are: Henry Bailey of Fern Hill, right leg broken and left hip hurt, face and head badly bruised; Jobn Fournier of ¥ern Hill, both legs broken, right leg will have to be ampu- tated if he survives the shock, which is doubtful; Eddie Lamagie of Fern Hill, crushed = between the cars and badly bruised and shaken, but no bones broken. The cars colliding were one bound for Edison_and one coming from Puyallup. The collision occurred near the junction, Both were of the lareest style of electric- cars made and were filled with passengers. ‘They were running twenty miles an hour and saw each other too late to stop. Passengers on the cars pronounce the accident the result of carelessness. Bailey and John Fournier were pinned between the carsand were extricated with difficulty. The motormen and conductors were slightly hurt. Sl ot Healdsburg’s Cream Tartar Factory. HEALDSBURG, Car, Oct. 4.— The cream tartar factory has begun operations with a force of thirty men, and large ship- ments of pomace are coming in from all parts of Sonoma and Napa counties. Ten thousand tons will be used this season, which means that the plant will be oper- ated day and night for the next nine months. o Fire Near Healdsburg. HEALDSBURG, CaL., Oct. 4.—Dr. Schri- ver’s residence on Mill Creek was destroyed by fire this afternoon, together with all its contents. The fire started from a defective flue, and the loss is $2000, with no insur- ance. —_——— SENTENCED TO SAN QUENTIN, Fate of a Wheattand Man Who Furnished Liguor to an Indian. MARYSVILLE, CaL.,, Oct. 4—James Wiison pleaded gnuilty in the Sunerior Court yesterday to furnishing liquor to an Indian in Wheatland on September 13, and was sentenced to one year in San Quentin, Wilson, who is a laborer, was in company with an officer when the Indian asked him to purchase a fiask of liquor. The officer was disguised so that the Indian did not know him. When Wilson purchased the | Tiqaorand gaveibto'the Indian; the fices placed him under arrest. Wilson thinks the officer gave the Indian money so as to catch him. He claims he did not know it was a crime. s GUESTS OF CHICO. Colored Delegates to the Eastern BStar Grand Chapter in Session. CHICO, CaL., Oct. 4.—The thirteenth annual convention of the Grand Chapter of the order of the Eastern Star (colored) of the State of California met in Chico yes- day. The grand officers and delegates from all parts of the Btate are in attend- ance. Addresses of the grand patrons and grand matrons, showing the progress of the order during the past year, were de- livered. Various amendments to the con- stitution were offered. In the evening a puablic installatien of officers took place. Sacramento was chosen as the next place of meeting of the Grand Chapter. —_—— KILLED NEAR SANTA MONICA. Two American Condors Bagged by a Sportsman in the Mountains. SANTA MONICA, Can., Oct. 4.—On April 1 J. U. Henry of Santa Monica killed a male American condor measuring ten feet from tip to tip of wings in the mountains north of here. He has since had persons endeavoring tolocate the mammoth bird’s mate, and has made a dozen journeys to the spot to endeavor to get a shot at it. Yesterday his oppor- tunity came. A thousand yards away he spied her sitting on Ler nest in a crevice in a mountain and shot at her with a Win- chester rifle, the ball piercing her heart. It took an hour to travel to the place where the bird fell after being killed. Mr. Henry is said to be the only man on the coast who has a pair of American condors, his measuring ten feet. From the fact of the bird sitting on the nest he concluded there might be an egg or two, and from their extra value, $1500 each, he has had a search instituted to ascertain the fact. From the well nigh inaccessible position of the nest, the parties making the search are running considerable risk for the trophy. DESERTED HIS FAMILY. The Son of a Wealthy FEasterner Left Wife and Children Destitute. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Oct. 4.—A pitiful case of desertion of a family by husband and father has been brought to light. Otto Raack, a highly educated son of a wealthy Easterner, is believed to have left his wife ard three children, the youngest a baby of 4 months and the oldest a boy of 5. The family had been living in furnished rooms until a few days ago, when a writ of restitution was secured from Justice Young’s court by the landlord, and they were put out. Raack went away, leaving his helpless wife and children with 5 cents, and he has not been seen since. —_——— REMARRIED AT HEALDSBURG. Second Wedding of a Couple After Years of Separation. HEALDSBURG, CaL., Oct. 4.—On Octo- ber 4, thirty-two years ago, John Truitt led to the altar Miss Sarah Hooper, and for twenty-one years they lived happily to- gether. Two daunghters blessed the union. Eleven years ago the couple separated over some misunderstanding. To-day they were reunited in marriage by Rev. J. A. Brown in the presence of intimate rela- tions and a few friends. Both are promi- nent residents of this place. G0LD Y POTTEN QUATL Discovery by Three Miners In the Mountains Near Juneau. A Fortune Pounded Out In Small Hand-Mortars Within Two Months. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 4.— Michael O'Hearne, an old-time Comstock miner, who arrived on the last steamer from Alaska, came here from Seattle last even- ing on his way to New York, carrying with him $30,000 in Alaskan gold, pounded out of decomposed quartz in a hand-mortar. Eighteen months ago O’Hearne, his brother, Peter, formerly an nnderground man in the Richmond mine at Eureka, Nev., and Henry Morehouse of Plumas County, Cal., went to Juneau, engaging in prospecting throughout the gold-bearing country in that region, with anything but success. Early last June they started out on what they resolved to be their last prost- pecting tour in the cold north unless they struck something. On this trip, however, great luck accom- panied them. In the mountains, some sixty miles from Juneau, they stumbled upon a quantity of decomposed quartz, glistening with metal. Setting to work the three men at a depth of fifteen feet discovered a well-defined ledge of possibly the richest decomposed gold quartz that has ever been found in that part of the earth. O'Hearne said that in less than sixty days he and his partners pounded out” $90,000 with two small hand mortars. He says the rock will run $100,- 000 per ton ana that there are millions in sight in that mine. e NOT ALLOWED TO LAND. Plight of Chinese Boys Who Claim They Are American Born. PORTLAND, Og., Oct. 4.—Five Chinese boys who arrived at this port on the steamer Signal presented themselves be- fore the Collector to-day, and that official, deeming their credentials very flimsy, de- cided not to allow them to come ashore. They all claim to have been born 1n this city, but strangely enough could not un- derstand a word of English. Habeas cor- ggu proceedings in their behalf have been gun, The United States District Attorney holds that as no Chinaman can be natural- ized the circumstance of his being born in this country does not, therefore, make such person an American citizen. — Keir Hardie at Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 4.—Cordray’s Theater was packed to-night to hear J. Keir Hardie, English labor agitator talk. Hundreds of people who could not get ad- mittance clamored to have hiin_come into the open air where they could hear and see him. L Pennoyer for Mayor. PORTLAND, Oz., Oct. 4.—The Populists are making preparations for the campaign next year. They will not combine with Democrats nor” Republicans, and have chosen ex-Governor Pennoyer for Mayor of this city. He will accept the nomination. —— Revenwue Cutters Returning, PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Oct. 4. —The steamship Topeka, arriving early this morning from Alaska, reports the reveuue cutters Rush, Corwin and Perry scheduled to leave Sitka on their return from a sum- mer cruise among the islands of the north on September 28, which will bring them here to-morrow. The Rush proceeds di- rect to San Francisco, while the Corwin and Perry put in here and pay off the crew. e A Placerville Mongol Shot. PLACERVILLE, CAL, Oct. 4.—Fong Git, a cook at the Ohio House, shot To Atoo, a laundryman. Git owed Too a sum of money, for which demand had been made repeatedly, without payment. The laundryman is not seriously hurt, ar.d Git isin jail. Itis claimed by Git that high- binders are pursuing him. I NEWS OF THE COAST. Santa Rosa’s School War Is Nearing an Acute Stage. OPPOSITION TO BURKE. Some Parents Who Think Vivi- section Not a Necessary Study. FAVOR OLD-TIME PEDAGOGY. Strong Effort to Oust the Educator With the Advanced Ideas. SANTA ROSA, CAL., Oct. 4 —This city is again in a ferment oyer school matters. A year ago last May the fight for School Trustees was based on the same questions involved in the suit recently brought to enforce the payment of the salaries of cer- tain teachers. Advanced educational ideas are the cause of the trouble. Frederick Burke, an old newspaper man of San Francisco and a charter member of the Press Club of that City, was elected principal of the schools of this city three years and a half ago. After turning his back on journalism Mr. Burke took a course at the State University and fitted himself for a teacher in the highest depart- ments and along the line of advanced edu- cational ideas. He came highly recom- mended to Santa Rosa and soon became very popular with the teachers of the three schools under his charge. It was not long, however, before the School Trustees began. to receive com- plaints from the parents of pupils at the three schools about the new methods being introduced. Those complaints proceeded as a rule from those who thought the three “R’s” were all that was necessary. ‘‘Read- ing, writing and figuring,” they averred, were enough to lay the foundation for their sons’ and daughters’ education. They did not care to have the time of their children spent in vivisecting frogs for the purpose of physiological instruction; neither did they care to have the vertical style of chirography taught to their boys and girls. They wanted the plain, simple and old-fashioned curriculum of fifty years ago retained in the schools, A frog’s heart was not half as important in its beating anatonomical intricacies as the rule of three—in short, they wanted Professor Burke removed. When the election of June 3, 1894, oc- curred the Trustees contested for office on Burke' and anti-Burke platforms. The city was thoroughly excited. Those who opposed Burke were characterized as moss- backs” and silurians,” and his friends were catagoried as “‘extremists.” The Burke faction were successful in the election, and seated enough Trustees to retain Professor Burke at the head of the city schools. The then County Superin- tendent, Mrs. Fanny McG. Martin, was Burke’s friend, as was every member of the County Board of Education, and no complaint secured lodgment with the board. Balaries were paid without objec- tion. E. W. Davis, ex-master of the State Grange, an old-time pedagogue and erst- while candidate for Congress, who de- feated Mrs. Martin for the office of County Superintendent, was opposed to Professor Burke's ideas. He did not like frogs’ hearts in the exposed state, and preferred the Spencerian to the new-fangled vertical form of chirography. He defeated Mrs. Martin, who had held the office half a decade, and the anti-Burkeites considered they had won a victory, though the County Superintendent has little to do with the city schools. They are all- powerful, however, as appears from the resignation of Trustee Burnett, ex-Dis- trict Attorney, from the board and the re- fusal to audit the warrants of certain teachers who followed Professor Burke’s educational system. It is still a Burke fight—Burke, the university man with advanced educational ideas, against the “three R’s’”’ Several of the High School and grammar-grade teachers since the Burke regime have taken special courses at the State and Stanford universities in order to better qualify themselves for the work he haa mapped out for his corps of instructors. FRESNO’S CREAMERIES. The Danish Colonists’ Co-Operative Plast Nearing Completion. FRESNO, CaL, Oct. 4.—Some three months ago a number of Danish colonists, of whom there is alarge number in this vicinity, conceived the idea of startinga creamery on the co-operative plan. The idea found favor and the promoters met with unexpected encouragement, in fact the capital required was obtained so quickly that work on the creamery was commenced at once, and it is now nearly ready to commence operations. The plant igsituated about a mile south of town. The machinery for the creamery isof the most improved kind. Everything con- nected with the plant wiil be first-class. The Fresno Creamery Company, com- posed of the local milkmen, has a cream- ery in operation in this city now. It has been running for a month and has met with unexpected success. ‘The field for the creameries and scientific putter and cheese making in this country is a good one. Thousands of rolls of but- ter have been shipped nnnusll¥' from the coast. Naturally this country is well ad- apted to the production of butter, and it has been an oft-repeated plaint that Fresno was spending thousands of dol- lars abroad which ought to have remained at home. Y, SUICIDE AT ALBUQUERQUE. Arthur Murray Writes a Touching Let- ter to His Wife and Kills Himaself. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., Oct. 4.—The body of Arthur Murray was found in a lodging - house this morning with the throat cut. Letters found on the body showed that the man had committed sui- cide. Murray was married to Miss Laura Wood at Bonito, Ariz., on the 1st of September, and came to this place with his wife on the 3d. He left home as usnal last Tuesday morning, but instead of returning in the evening went to the room where his body was found. He wrote and mailed to his wife a letter couched in the most affection- ate terms, telling her what he intended to do, where she would find his body, how ske could proceed to collect his life insur- ance, and giving her full directions in re- gard to all his business affairs, and then opened his jugular with a razor. e Charges Against a Santa Fe Lawyer. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Oct. 4.—T, B. Catron, the Santa Fe lawyer and Congress- man-elect from the Territory, has had very serious charges preferred against him, and is to be tried soon in the Supreme Court, There is danger that the result may land him outside the bar, and for the purpose of vindicating himself, he sought to be elected president of the New Mexico Bar Association, and the result has been a red- hot fight all day, which ended this evening in the passage of a resolution postponing the whole matter for thirty days. st gl Ty SANTA YNEZ'S BEARDED PRIEST Father James Vila Dying From the Lffects of a Cancer. SANTA BARBARA, Cair, Oct. 2.—A deed was filed here transferring the title of certain important pieces of real estate in this city, including the parochial church, together with a portion of the famous Canada de Los Pintos rancho of Santa Ynez, from Father James Vila to Bishop Francis Mora of Los Angeles. This transfer holds a sad significance. The property in question all really belongs to the Catholic church, the ownership being vested in an individaal merely for purposes of legal protection and convenience. The Rev. James Vila, more familiarly known as Father James. has for many years presided over the parochial church in this place, and, whilea man of great erudition, is greatly beloved on account of his gentle and unselfish character. Atten- tion was particularly called to him by Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson in her account of the old missions, published some years ago in the Century Magazine, as the only Roman Catholic priest who wore a beard, a special dispensation having been granted him by Pope Pius IX to preserve this hirsute covering on account of some con- stitutional delicacy of his throat. Strangely enough, almost as if in venge- ance for this departure from one of the hal- lowed customs of the church, disease of the most horrible order has attacked this very locality, a hideous cancer having fastened itself upon the neck, which is literally eat- ing his throat from ear to ear. For weeks he has been enduring untold suffering, aad now in patience and resignation awaits the end, which is very near. SILK TILES AT STANFORD, Juniors Adopt the “Plug’ Hat as the Proper Kind of Headgear. The Shark Captured by Oakland Filshermen Given to the Unlversity. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Oct. 4.—Professor Frederic A. C. Perrine has just been appointed to the honorable posi- tion of secretary on the Pacific Coast of the American Institute of Electrical En- gineering. Professor Perrine occupies a chair at Stanford in the electrical engineer- ing department, and is an authority on the subject of electricity. The junior class has been wrestling for some time with the question of *‘plug hats or no plug hats.” The question was de- cided affirmatively to-day in a meeting of the juniors, and hereafter the male mem- bers of the 97 class will adorn themselves with the monstrous tiles lelt over from the last election campaign. M. F. Pratt at the same meeting was elected ciass treasurer, vice J. R. Rice, resigned. The Stanford zoological laboratory is in receipt of a large shark sent from Oak- land. Dr. Jordan says the shark isof a species rarely seen in Northern California waters, and is very large for its kind. It measures twelve feet from the nose to the tail. In comparison with the great basking shark which the universiey pos- sesses, however, this last specimen seems very small indeed. The ‘‘basker” was taken in nets abouta yearago off Mon- fereyhnnd measures thirty-two feet in ength. Registrar Elliott says that the registra- tion should go over a thousand before the semester closes, and it would seem that this is setting the estimate very low in- deed, as there are 978 students now en- rolled. - Electric-Cars Collide. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Oct. 4.—There was a collision between two electric-cars at Second and Spring streets at 5:45 o’clock this morning. Car 116 collided with car 104, with the result that the latter was badly demolished. Car.116 had the sides knocked off, and was otherwise damaged. The conductors and motormen got out of the way before the h came. MONEY FOR MISSIONS Ovntinued from First Page. of the new diocese. The censusof 1880 gave it a population of a little over 11,000. The census of 1890 made it a few more hundred than 50,000. At the present date (October, 1895) conservative estimates put it at not less than 80,000. ““The proposed diocese has an endowment fund of $3000 already, drawing interest at the rate of 5 per cent—$150. It holds nego- tiable security for another capital sum or $5000, which from the date of the organiza- tion of the new diocese will draw interest at 6 per cent—$300. And it holds pledges for the annual payment. The salary of the new Bishop will be $3000 annually.” There is great elation to-night among the delegates from the Pacific Coast over the action of the committee, which was constituted as follows: Dr. Richards, Rhode Island, chairman; Dr. Huskeé, South Carolina; Dr. Harrison, Springfield; Dr. Lindsay, Massachusetts; Dr. Moore, ‘Western Missouri; Dr. Restarick, Califor- nia; Dr. Fitts, Kentucky; Mr. Farwell, New Hampshire; Mr. Wilmer, Indiana; Mr. Perry, Fond du Lac; Mr. Clark, Al- bany; Mr. Cantield, Vermont; Mr. Paine, Massachusetts. California also stands well on the impor- tant committees. On the state of the church it has Trew and on the committee on elec- tion Major Hooper. WE SELL ONLY THE GENUINE. REMEDIEN S BIC CcuT RATE WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE BUYING NYON'S YO HOMOEOPATHIC HOME REMEDIES At our stores. No SUBSTITUTES or cheap IMITATIONS sold. Our PRICLS always the LOWEST, No-Percentage Pharmacy, 950 MARKET STREET. FERRY DRUG CO., 8 MARKET STREET. CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS. READ BEIWEGN iHt LINES., ONLY THE BEST OF EVERYTHING SOLD. ‘S30150d OL AIVd 3DVINIDATd ON NEWS OF THE COAST, A Flimsy Shell All That Remains of the Humboldt. LITTLE FREIGHT SAVED. Scarcely a Wagon-Load of the Steamer’s Cargo Came Ashore. DESTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, Turned Broadside to the Swells, the Vessel Soon Went to Pieces. EUREKA, Car., Oct. 4.—Nothing is now left of the steamer Humboldt but the shell of the stern and a few piles of debris. Edward Bond, who went to the scene of the wreck to represent Eureka merchants, returned to-day. He said that he might just as well have remained here, for out of the 196 tons of freight not enough came ashore to make a wagon-load. The boat changed position Tuesday night and was slewed around broadside to the surf. On Wednesday afternoon heavy strain- ing and creaking told the watchers the end was near, and about 3 o’clock, amida crash of timbers, the stanch old boat broke into two pieces. ‘In the night the work of destruction was still further completed, and the stern end was thrown around, pre- senting the large end to the shore so those on the beach could look down into the hold to her nose. All the freight was washed out and ground to pieces on the rocky bottom. The stern ena seems to hold its position fairly well, owing to the heavy encines and shafting. The boilers are thrown out on the outer side and are exposed at low water. All the masts, stacks and housings are washed away and only the shell re- mains. The wreckers gathered on the beach number about 100, and are a disappointed crowd. The only freight that came ashore was a few barrels of oil, several of sour wine and a barrel of whisky. When they found no freight was coming ashore they began to steal from each other and a merry time ensued. Wine was also sampled, and by night the greater number of the scavengers was stretched out on the sands in various stages of intoxication. Managing Owner Sweasey and Captain Bruce of the underwritdrs also returned to-day. Captain Bruce, the steward, the first officer and a number of the Hum- boldt’s men left on the Pomona at 11 o'clock this morning. Married at Geyserville. HEALDSBURG, CAL., Oct. 4.—John Fay and Miss Leona Ellis, popular young people of Geyserville, were united in mar- riage at that place Thursday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Wallace performing the cere- mony. 00K at This! Writing Paper 5¢ to 25¢ per quire, Writing Tablets 5¢c to ssc each, Papeteries 10c to 75¢ per box, Play- ing Cards 10c to 75¢ per pack, Lead Pencils 10¢ to_75¢ per dozen, Blank Books 15¢ to §1 per 100 pages, En- velopes $1 to §2 50 per 1000. Tissue Paper 5¢ to 30c per roll, Tooth Brushes 5c to 40c each, Combs 10¢c to 60c each, Clothes Brushes 23c to $2 50 each, Hair Brushe; 25c to $4 25 each, Hat Brushes 40c to §! each, Cabinet Frames 10c to $5 each, Hand Glasses 25c to $5 each, Ladies’ Purses 25¢ to $15 each, Gentlemen’s Purses 5¢ to $2 75 each, Banquet Lamps $1 75 to $24 each, Piano Lamps and Onyx Tables from $4 50 to $20 each, Glass Panel Pictures 15c to §1 each, Stanly Fountain Pens §leach, Crown Fountain Pens 2 1o $5 each. The best House Paint 25¢ per can, ‘Wood Stains and Varnish 20¢ per can, Best Floor Paint 50c per can, Bath Enamel 75¢ per can, Bicycle Enamel, any color, 25¢ per can. LEATHER GOODS Our new Leather Goods for fall trade have just arrived. They in- clude Ladies’ Purses in giraffe, seal, grained calf, ete., in all the fashionable colors, either pliin or silver mounted. Cardcases, Bill- books, Visiting Lists, Picture Frames, Lap Tabletsand Traveling Cases. In addition to the Sterling Silver Novelties which came in during August we have just re- ceived hundreds of Quadruple- plated Silver Noveities for desk and table ornaments which every one will be pleased to see if not wish- ing to buy. All welcome. SANBORN, VAIL & GO, 741, 743, 745 Market St. You should wear Standard Shirt They are made by California Iabor. Five hundred Women, Girls and Men employed. The cloth, the sewing, the fitting and the finish are all the product of skilled hands. They have given satisfaction for twenty years. All dealers. The Trade Mark is a guarantee On every STANDARD SHIRT. Neustadter Bros.. Manufact'rs, S. F., Cal. JSTHEVERY BESTONETO EXAMINE YOUR eyes and fit them to Spectaciesor Eyeglasses with instruments of his own invention, whoss superiority has not been equaled. My success hse been due io the merits of my woek. Office Hours—12 to 4 P. M