The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 12, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1895. LACKS BUT ONE DEED, Clearing the Valley Rail- road Course to the Stanislaus. SIMPSON & GRAY'S COUP. Generally Condemned for Ob- structing the Progress in Building. GIFT TO THE CANAL COMPANY. The Rallroad to Pay for Its Bridges Across the Flumes and Ditches. STOCKTON, Car., Oct. 11.—In exempli- fication of the friendly spirit entertained for all enterprises baving in view the development of the State the action of the directors of the San Joaquin Valley Rail- road in the case of the Stanislaus and San Joaquin Canal Company is worthy of note. The canal people have been notified that the railroad company will at their own expense put in all bridges and crossings where the line crosses the flumes and ditches of the company. This action of the railroad people is greatly appreciated by the water company. Although a strong company possessed of valuable rights the expenditures have been so great that for the present the water company has no money to spare, and the action of the rail- road company has saved to it mearly $15,000. The directors have never men- tioned their act, and the incident was made public by the canal people. The action of Simpson & Gray in raising the price of block 21 from §4000 to $7000 at a time when it 1s most needed by the rail- road has been the subject of much un- favorable comment here to-day. Some hope is expressed that the land may yet be obtained without condemnation pro- ceedings. The contention of the owners of the block is that the grades of the Taylor street line will back water on some other property of theirs and they are entitled to reimbursements in the purchase of this land. A deed was obtained to-day for rights of way through the Harrold ranch. But one more deed is needed to make the right of way from Stockton to the Stanislaus River clear. The deed needed is from P. J. Chalmers. Unless it is obtained to-mor- row condemnation proceedings will be in- stituted on Monday. The grade in the country is rapidly near- ing the river, and it is in such excellent shape that the track will go down at a lively rate when the work begins, and that will be almost any day now. Work on the Great Waterway Is Nearing Completion. STOCKTON, Car., Oct. 11.—The great canal of the Stanislaus and San Joaquin Water Company is rapidly nearing com- pletion. The mountain division is finished and the foothill division is completed to Burnetts, with the exception of one small flume. In a few days the entire system will be completed and the water turned on. FRESNO'S SENSATION EXPLODED. High School Construction Found to Be According to Contract. FRESNO, Car., Oct. 11.—The city Board of Education, assisted by three local con- tractors and architects, has been busy all day examining the foundation work of the new High School building, which is under course of construction. A few days ago a member of the board at his own expense had three local con- tractors make an examination of the work and they pronounced it very inferior and at variance from what the plans and specifications called for, They made a written report, which was submitted to the Board of Education. In this report it was charged that the contractor was making the walls narrower by from one to eight inches than called for, and that he would therebv save 200,000 bricks. It was further charged that in the con- crete work only 240 barrels of cement were used, whi'e according to the specifications over 600 barrels should have been used. Other allegations of faulty work were made. The result was that the board de- cided to make an official investigation. The examination as far as made to-day roved that the sensational report which ad been submitted was entirely without foundation. found that the foundation walls were on an average a trifle wider than required. The examination of the concrete work will be made to-morrow, but from the ex- amination made to-day the board 1s satis- fied that the contractor is acting in good faith. e Stanford Orators. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Oct. 11.—W. P. Harrington, 96, J. M. Ross, '97, J. T. Burcham, '97 and F. C. Doty, ’96, were to-day elected to take part in the pre- liminary debates preparatory to the inter- collegiate debate. At a meeting of the assoclated students bere to-day it was decided that hereafter the editor-in-chief and the business man- ufer of the Sequoia shall be elected by the udent body at the regular annual elec- tion instead of being elected as heretofore by a board of directors. i ATl Got Their “ Calls.” SANTA BARBARA, Car, Oct. 11.— Owing to the wreck of this morning’s train from the north at Kent station the San Francisco papers did not arrive until to-night at 7 o'clock. THE CaLwL at once sent out its carriers, and it is the only San Francisco gmper that reached its Saanta Barbara subscribers to-day. —_— East Santa Cruz Fire, SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Oct. 11.—The resi- dence and barn of Martin Van Buren Hurd, situated at the corner of Cayuga and Hanover streets in East Santa Cruz, were burned to the ground this noon. The origin of the fire is unknown, as Mr. and Mrs. Hurd had left this morning for San Jose. The loss is about §1500, partially insured. SEAVPR IS Santa Cruz Institute Ends. BANTA CRUZ, Car., Oct. 11.—The Teachers' Institute closed with a morning session in the Congregational Church. The matter of relief for John Pelton was referred to the Board of Education. SR SRy Colusa Odd Fellows Organize. COLUSA, CaL., Oct. 11.—Golden West Encampment No. 94, I. 0, O. F., was insti- tuted to-day by Grand Patriarch George F. Roesch of Stockton. The encampment starts out with six charter members and over twenty applications for membership. A Visiting Elks at Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 11.—The Elks’ reunion here in honor of Past Grand Ex- alted Ruler Edwin B, Hay is the greatest er held on the coast. Thisevening about | between John P. Contrary to the report it was | 3000 Elks arrived from various cities on Puget Sound, bringing with them a fine band. By to-morrow noon it is expected there will be nearly 4000 Elks in the city. The festivities close to-morrow night at the Exposition building, when Hay will deliver an address. E ol WOMEN'S SYNOD AT MERCED. War Against the Liquor Traffic to Be Waged. MERCED, CaL., Oct. 11.—The Women’s Synodical Missionary Society held an in- teresting and spiritual devotional meeting, conducted by Mrs. Gaither, this morning. An address by Rev. Mr. Laughlin of St. Lows was given this afiernoon, and a paper entitled, “Does Work Among the Chinese Pay?” was read by Mrs. Sitton of Francisco. The discussions were alive with thoughts as to the conversion of the heathens. Mrs. Lewis’ paper, entitled “The Annual Meeting,”” was read and much appreciated. i Among other reports the committee on publication brought in a strong report showing the elevating tendency of good newspaper reading, and emphasizing the importance of taking among other papers the Cumberland Presbyterian, Dr. Wheeler, pastor of the Presbyterian church, was introduced to the synod and invited to a seat in the council. It was decided to have the services in memory of the departed Father Yager in connection with the synodical communion service on Sunday. Resolutions for the appointment of com- mittees to solicit the co-operation of all the moral forces, with a view to the gen- eral suppression of saloons and the liquor evil, and that reports of progress in this direction be rendered at the next annual session of the synod, were adopted. STOCKTON ASSAULT CASE, Colonel Thornton Convicted of Attempting to Kill Gibbons. Heavy Fine or Imprisonment the Penalty for the Veteran’s Crime. STOCKTON, CaL., Oct. 11.—The trial of Colonel R. R. Thornton, charged with as- sault to murder, he having shot Michael Gibbons, a Valley Railroad employe, ended to-day in a verdict finding him guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. Thornton, testifying in his own behalf, swore that he had no intention of shooting Gibbons, but that the pistol went off acci- dentally when the laboring man grabbed his hand. He said that the pistol, not the bullet, struck Gibbons, and denied that the bullet went through Gibbons’ hat. The case was given to the jury at noon and after deliberating for about half an hour the verdict finding Thornton guilty of assault with a deadly weapon was ren- dered. This means either a heavy fine or imprisonment in the county jail or tne penitentiary. Itis not known whethera motion for a new trial will be made or not, for Thornton practically admitted that he assaulted Gibbons. The limit of impris- onment is two years, and the limit of the fine $5000. Colonel Thornton is an ex-army officer, nearly 65 years old. He was the con- tractor on the Valley road lines in this city. e CONSPIRACY CHARGED. An Aged Man Seeks in the Courts to Re- cover Property. STOCKTON, Car.,, Oct. 11.—A sensa- tional suit was filed in the County Clerk’s office to-day in which it is averred that a conspiracy was entered into to defraud an old man out ot a number of shares of bank stock which he held. The plaintiff is John Dauffin of Farmington, who is past 75 years ofage. The defendants are John J. Kelly, John W.' Kelly and James A. Kelly. The first-named two are farmers living near Farmington, and James A. Kelly is a rea!- estate agent of this city. Duffin alleges that on July 9, 1891, the three induced him ‘to assign to John J. Kelly 3608 shares in the People’s Savings Bank at Sacramento. The certificate of stock was numbered 644, dated October 8, 1879, and valued at $3000. The plaintiff claims that he was induced to make the assignment while feeble in body and mind, and avers in addition that liquor was ad- ministered to him at the time. B o BIMETALLIC LEAGUE PLANS. Orators to Champion the Cause of silver. STOCKTON, Car., Oct. 11.—The Stock- ton branch of the Bimetallic League is en- deavoring to arrange for a public debate Irish and Thomas V. Cator, to take place here at a early date. It expects to be successfulin securing these speakers and will soon have other promi- nent orators here to champion the cause of silver—among them Thomas J. Clunie and Timothy Guy Phelps. Prominent Will Meet at Modesto. STOCKTON, CaL., Oct. 11.—The presby- tery of Stockton, which embraces the Pres- byterian churches of twelve counties, will hold its next session in Modesto, begin- ning next Tuesday. S Arrested at Visalia. VISALIA, CaAn, Oct. 11.— Joseph Bliemer, another of the **Order of Pendo” organizers, was arrested here to-day by ofti- cers from Selma, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. A e DROPPED DEAD AT PH®ENIX. Sudden Demise of dJohn Swanson, a Healdsburg Citizen. PHENIX, Ariz., Oct. 11.—John Swan- son dropped dead this evening from heart disease at the Maricopa and Pheenix depot, his body being found on the track, where | it would have been ground under the wheelsin a few minutes. His home was in Healdsburg. Cal., where he has a family. ————— FATE OF DRY LAKE'S BANDIT. Sentenced to Life - Imprisonment Eight Days After the Robbery. PHENIX, Ariz.,, Oct. 11.—Juan Sais, the robber of the Florence stage at Dry Lake eight days ago, was this morning sentenced in the United States District Court at Florence to life imprisonment. His conyiction is remarkable as the fastest known in the annals of Southwestern legal ractice. Sais has confessed to the rob- ery, as well as to the stopping of the stage at the same place the year before, and to several other highway crimes. One of Her Kind. The people on the hotel piazza saw a suspicious volume of smoke-issuing from the window of a cottage across the road. They speculated on the chance of it being fire. Then a little spout of flame ap- peared and they rushed toward the cot- tage. *‘Let’s tell them gently or we may scare them to death,’”’ said some one; so instead of advancing with Comanche-like yells they merely ?elped over the garden fence, scorning the gate; ran over flower-beds, ignoring the paths, and piled pell mell upon the piazza. The Jeader of the expe- dition gave the doorbell a ring that woke the echoes and in a second a virago-like ‘woman opened the door fiercely and glared at the intruders. “What are you maklng such a noise about ?”” she demanded angrily. ““Beg pardon, madam,” said the leader of the expedition, “but your hLouse' is on fire and we thought you would like to h}o}\lv it % 3 ‘House on fire!” snapped the woman. “Well, you needn’t havl:pemade so much noise, anyway., Why, I had just put the }':_lb)' to sleep and I'll wager you've waked im.” o SACRAMENTO AFFRAY. Harris Dies From the Wound Inflicted by Callendine. THEIR STORIES DIFFER. Ante-Mortem Statement of the Victim Denied by the Slayer. SHOT TO SAVE MRS. HARRIS, He Claims the Enraged Husband Had Opened Fire Upon the Woman. SACRAMENTO, Car., Oct. 1.—*Jack’’ Harris’ turbulent life ended at 12:30 o’clock this afternoon, and the prophetic words uttered shortly after he received the fatal builet from Len Callendine’s pistol ‘Wednesday night, “My God, I believe I'm done for,”” have proved but too true. A strange fatality seems to have fol- lowed every one of the male branchof the Harris family, each member having met a violent death. Brave old detective Len Harris, who for years had made himself dreaded by the criminal element of the coast and was feared by every member of that fraternity, met his death in the little station at Boulder Creek from the pistcl of Azoff, the Russian painter, who forfeited his life upon the gallows for the crime. Len Harris, the eldest son, met his death in Salt Lake City nearly ten years ago, being run over by a railroad train, and Henry Harris, the twin brother of John, was shot in this city some six years ago by Zeigler, a pressman on the Record-Union. Harris encountered the former in a saloon, and in attempting to pick a fight with him was shot and killed. Lastly, John, in a quarrel with his most intimate friend, Len Callendine, died a violent death. It is said that in his dying statement Harns claimed that, renderea suspicious by the long absence of his wife, who had accompanied her mother on a visittoa lady friend, he left his residence and started in search for her. In passing through the alley in the rear of bis resi- dence he suddenly came upon his wife and Callendine, who had his arm around her waist. They turned and fled, and he pur- sued them, calling upon his wife to stop. Callendine, he claimed, seeing that he was being rapidly overbauled and realizing the uselessness of attempting to escape by flight, sprang behind a telegraph pole, drew his pistol and began shooting. John, who possessed the grit of his father, then drew his own pistol. “This means war to the death,’” he said, as he re- turned Callendine’s fire, wounding him in the pistol hand and receiving in return his own death wound. It is claimed that Callendine told an en- tirely different story, claiming that Harris was the first to begin the shooting by firing several shots at Mrs. Harris, and that to protect the woman he drew his own pistol and fired at Harris. That Harris at one time had the most implicit confidence in Callendine is evinced by the fact that when the former was committed to the County Jail for some offense committed he sent for Callendine and requested him to take up his residence at his house and care for his wife during his term of imprisonment. This was the date of Callendine’s admission as a boarder in the Harris domicile, and it is claimed that after Harris had lost his position with the railroad company after his active participation in the late railroad strike, and had exhausted his means and was unable to obtain employment, Callendine, who was of a saving disposition, furnished the means to run the establishment. It is also claimed by those who are cogni- zant of the factsthat Harris, instead of obstructing Marshal Baldwin in the dis- charge of bis duty by disarming him and carrying him away on his back, in reality saved Baldwin's life from the maddened and excited crowd that would in its anger have torn him to pieces. Those who claim to be intimate friends of the two men state that there was not the slightest ground for jealousy on the part of Harris in as far as his wife wascon- cerned, as she was and had always been true to her plighted troth. Even after the tragedy it was impossible to keep her from his side. B ST TRIMMING EXPENSE BILLS. Various Claims Considered by Governor Budd and the Examiners. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Oct. 11.—For the first $ime in nearly three months all the members of the Board of Examiners met this afternoon to examine, audit, approve or reject the accumulation of accounts. Governor Budd, although still showing the effects of his illness, displayed his usual legal acumen in dealing with the matters presented. The first subject introduced was the ad- visapility of purchasing on the part of the State $250,000 worth of Placer County bonds, issued for the purpose of erecting a new Courthouse, jail and Auditor’s office. The abstract of bonds was found to be defective, inasmuch as it did not state whether three buildings or only one had been erected, Another objection was that when the election was held as to the advisability of bonding the county five precincts failed to vote. The matter was laid over. The claim of John W. Denning for dam- ages in the'sum of ,500 was reported. This claim was presented as a matter of form, as, in case of rejection, suit could be instifuted against the State. Denning was employed on the Harbor Commissioners’ tugboat Governor lrwin and fell down the hatchway, receiving severe bodily injuries. The claim of A. Page Brown in the sum of $2031 68, for services as architect on the foundation of the new ferry building, will receive further eonsideration. The claims of Pope & Talbot for $16,000 for supplies furnished in con- struction of the ferry building; the San Francisco Bridge Company, $59,940, for furnishing the superstructure, and J. D. Spreckels, $16,126, for cement, were al- lowed. Then the claims of Sheriff Whelan were mentioned, and Fitzfiemld requested that they go over one week to enable that offi- cial to appear in bis own behalf. > Regarding the proposed junket of meém- bers of the Bureau of Highways to Atlanta no decisive action was taken, but Gov- ernor Budd and the examiners clearly ex- pressed their disapproval of the scheme and it is doubtful if the expense of the trip will be paid by the State. e STOLEN GOODS FOUND. Police Recover the Proceeds of Several Recent Robberies. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Oct. 11.—The police to-day secured another quantity of stolen property from the Gold Dust saloon and from the residence of William Ver- heim, who conducted the “fance.” So far, the proceeds of half a dozen burglaries have been recovered. Verheim to-day succeeded in procuring bail and was released, but was immedi- ately rearrested on another count. It is said that the police have such overwhelm- ing evidence against him that they are de- termined not to let him escape, and as often as he is released on bail they will file another charge against him. = LOST IN AMERICAN RIVER. Fate of @ Man Who Essayed to Row From Folsom to Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, CarL., Oct. 11.—About the time the electric carnival was held in this city a man named Preston left Folsom in a rowboat and started down the Ameri- can River for this city, a distance of wenty-two miles. Nothing was heard of him aiterward_and yesterday the services of Detective Fisher were secured to un- ravel the mystery of his disappearance. Fisher procured a rowboat, had it trans- ported to Folsom and made the trip down the river to-day. In the vicinity of Hang- town crossing, some ten miles from Sacra- mento, he discovered Preston’s boat lodged against an overhanging limb of a tree. The man’s clothing was found in the boat, but no trace of his body was dis- covered. Preston was about 60 years of age and had many friends in this city. P e Was Probably Drowned. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Oct. 11.—Just be- fore the electric carnival, an old man named Preston left Folsom for this city in a skiff. Nothing having since been heard of him, a search was commenced yester- day, and his boat was found in the Ameri- can River, ahout half way between Folsom and here. It is supposed Preston fell over- board and was drowned. e Swallowed Carbolic Acid. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Oct. 11.—A three- year-old son of George B. Childs of Oak Park swallowed carbolic acid to-dAy. He will probably die. EMINENT IN MARY ARTS, William Wetmore Story Was a Distinguished Man of This Age. Writer, Poet, Artitst, Sculptor—Park Stdtue of Francls Scott Key His Work. William Wetmore Story, who died in Rome last Monday, was one of the most distinguished men of the age. Coming from a Massachusetts family of jurists he early became a legal writer, but later he entered upon a broader field of literature and poetry and finally proved himself to be, in addition to his reputation as a litte- ‘William Wetmore Story. rateur, a most gifted artist, modeler and sculptor. Following is a brief sketch of his busy career: He was born 1n Salem 1819, son of Joseph Story After graduating from H he was the best of the class, from the law de- partment in 1540, he studied law under his father, and in due time was admitted to the bar. His first work was the preparation of the “Re- port of cases argued and determined in the Cireuit Court of the United States for the first circuit,” which was published in three vol umes in Boston in 1842. He also, in 1844, pr pered a treatise on the law of “Contracts Not nder Seal,” and in 1847 issued a “Treatise on the Law of Sales of Personal Property.” He developed a great love for literature, and during this time contributed various articles in prose and verse to the Boston Miscellany and other periodicals. In 1844 he was called upon for the Phi Beta Kappa poem at Harvard, and delivered a remerkable poem entitied “Nature and Art” that was a revelation of the artistic idea)s of his soul. In 1847 he collected his poems into a bound volume, which met with appreciative consideration, . His arustic tastesled him to efforts in model- ing, and finaily drew him to Italy in 1848, where he resided up to the time of his death, devoting his genius to literature and sculpture. Upon the dedication of the statue of Bee- thoven, at the Boston Music Hall, 1n 1856, Mr. Story deliyered a poem of great artistic merit. His genius was considered maryelous. He produced some exquisite pleces of statuary, and it is difficult to decide in which branch of art he excelled. He was also an accomplhished musician, He modeled a statue of his father for the chapel of Mount Vernon Cemetery; also a statue of Edward Everett for the Boston Public Garden, and busts of James Russell Lowell, Theodore Parker and Josiah Quincy, that are examples of the deiicacy and correctness of his chisel. The bronze statue of George Peabody, erected in London in 1869, was modeled by him, a replica of which Robert Garrett pre- sented in 1888 to the city of Baltimore, He was appointed United States commis- sioner of fine arts to the World’s Fair in Paris in’1879, and received decorations from the Governments of France and Italy. He was alsomade a professor in the .\cndem(ndegh Arcadi Sta. Cecilia. Oxtord gave him the de- gree of D. C. L., and the University of Bologna, on its eight hundredth anniversary, conferred upon bim a degree. Among his famous pieces of statua: “Sappho,” “'Saul,” “Delilah,” “Helen,” dith’’ and “Sardanapalus.” In 1887 he executed the monument to Francis Scott Key that now stands in Golden Gate Park, in this City. _The Meiropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.owns his *Cleopatra” and “Sem- iramis.” His literary work has been equally prolific and meritorious. In 1851 he publi “Life and Letters of Joseph St in 1856, & volume of ““Poems” : in 1862, “The American Question” and “‘Walks and Talks About Rome"’; in 1866, “Proportions of the Human Figu According to a New Canon, for Practical Use”} in 1869, “Grafliti d'Italia”; in 1870, “The Ro- man Lawyer in Jerusalem” ; in 1876, “Tragedy of Nero”; in 1877, “Castle St. Angelo”; in 1883, “‘He and She; or, A Poet's Portfolio”; in 1885, “Flammetta” ; ‘in 1886, ‘‘Poems, two_volumes; in 1890, “Conversations in a Studio”; in 1893, ““A Poet's Portiolio—Second Readings.” Mr. Story’s son Julian is an artist of great promise. "His wife was, before her marriage, the celebrated songstress, Emma Eames. other son, Waldo, is a seulptor. ——————— ProGress oF rtHE FLYING-MACHINE.— Great strides have been taken within the last two years in the development of the flying-machine. Hiram Maxim maintains that he can now lift twenty-eight pounds per borsepower; but that with improve- ments soon to be matured he looks to raise this figure to fifty or sixty pounds. This would enable a machine to take a flight of 500 or 600 miles, In using his perfected machine Mr. Maxim will dispense with the railway track at present used and a short Tun over a moderately level field will give enough velocity to .ive the machine its start. As far as landing is concerned W? little shock will be felt, as the aerial navi- }znmr will touch the eround while moving orward and the machine will be brought to rest by sliding on the ground for a short distance. Mr. Maxim regards this as the only way to make a successful descent; if the machine was stopped in the air and allowed to fall directly to the earth with- out advancing the shock, as he quaintly says, “though not strong enough to be dan- gerous to life or limb might be sufficient to , Mase., February 12, the eminent jurist. rvard in 1838, where are “Ju- disarrange or injure the machinery.” ~ WRECK NEAR SAUGS, Portion of the Southern Pacific Overland Derailed. FIREMAN ILER INJURED. Mail Clerk Hilton of San Francisco Sustains Two Broken Ribs. PASSENGERS ESCAPE UNHURT. A Spreading of the Rails Thought to Have Caused the Acclident. LOS ANGELES, Car., Oct. 11.—The Southern Pacific Overland, No. 19, south- bound from San Francisco for El Paso and New Orleans, via Los Angeles, was ditched at 5:15 o’clock this morning at a point two miles north of Saugus and forty-two miles from this city. The train was running at a rapid rate of speed through the canyon, ana when rounding a sharp curve the rails are sup- posed to have spread, and the engine, tank and mailcar left the track, turning over on their sides. The engineer, on the first intimation that something was wrong, reversed his engine, applied the air brakes and jumped for safety. He escaped unin- jured, but the fireman, I. D. Iler, was pinned down under the engine. C. H. Hilton of San Francisco, the mail clerk, has two ribs broken. Willine hands went to the fireman’s as- sistance and spead a canvas over him as a shield from the escaping steam He was shortly aiterward gotten out. One foot was crushed and he was badly bruised. A telegram was sent to the Southern Pacific surgeon in this city, Dr. Ainsworth, to ac- company the wrecking-train that was to leave here for the scene of the accident. As Dr. Ainsworth is in Chicago Dr. H. C. Cates, the assistant surgeon, went in his place. Aside from a general shaking up none of the passengers were injured. The wreck was cleared away by 1:30 o’clock, and the train arrived in this city this evening at 5 o’clock. Iler, the injured fireman, is a resident of Los Angeles. There was much consternation in the city when the accident was reported, and grossly exaggerated stories as to the ex- tent of the wreck and the fatalities were circulated. CHRISTIAN WORK DISCUSSED. Proceedings of the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association Convention. LOS ANGELES, CarL., Oct. 11.—At this morning’s session of the Y. M. C. A. con- vention the Bible study was conducted by Rev. A. J. Frost of 8an Bernardino. C. W. James of Riverside spoke of the “Young Man in Small Towns—What Can ‘We Do for Him?"” N. H. Jacks of Oakland spoke on “The Relation of Association Finances to All- Around Work.” ‘“‘Suggestions From Past Experience,” a symposium by ex-secre- taries and association workers, was con- ducted by Rev. C.S. Mason of Los An- geles. New committees were appointed for the ensuing year as follows: Business—George Taylor, Pasadena; Howard W. Marsh, Sacramento; I. N. Chappell, Los Angeles; H. G. Leslie, S8an Francisco, and J. B Beardsley, Ventura. Devotional—Dr. H. G. French, 8an Francisco; H. G. Wylie, Los Angeles: H. 8. McIntire, Sac- ramento; W. E. Howard, San Diego, snd W. P. McCullen, Redlands. On State committee report—C. W. James of Riverside, H. W. Tracy of Sacramento, G. W. Parsons of Los Angeles and J. J. Pfister of San Francisco. Resolutions—@G. A. Miller of S8an Diego, Ru- dolph Horner of San Francisco and C. 8. Mason of Los Angeles. Credentials—G. F. Elkins of Sacramento and F. G. Mussard of Los Angeles. The afternoon was devoted to a discus- sion of topics not on the programme, and the subject, “What Is Being Done in Col- leges,” developed many interesting phases of Y. M. C. A. life. The song service this evening was largely attended, the address on college work following it being listened to with rapt attention. The athietes of the association have been training hard ever since coming here, and to-morrow’s contests promise to be very exciting. Sy HAD THREATENED ERRINGTON, Miss Bacon Testifles That Jones Was the Aggressor, LOS ANGELES, Car., Oct. 11.—1n the Errington murder case this morning the prosecution succeeded in introducing the dying declaration of Herbert Jcnes, the point of which was that he said Errington came out of the Orient lodging-house on South Spring street. He saw and recog- nized him. He stated that he made for Errington to strike him, when Errington, who had drawn a revolver, broke away from him and shot him three times. The prosecution closed in the morning session. Miss Gertrude Bacon, whose ante-mor- tem statement was taken in the case a few days ago when it was thought she would not live until the trial, was brought into the courtroom from the County Hospital this afternoon. She testified that Jones had made threats against Errington the day before he was shot. = g = CUT THE WRONG ROPE. 4 Painter’s Error Causes Him to Fall a Distance of Forty Feet. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Oct. 11.—Roy Bye, while engaged in painting a smoke- stack at the corner of Fifth and San Pedro streets, fell this afternoon from a height of forty feet, breaking his right leg and sus- taining other bruises. Bye was swinging on a boatswain’s chair. He was about to let down a bucket containing paint and the rope became entangled. He pulled out a knife and made a slash at the rope, but instead of catting the rope to which the bucket was fastened he severed that attached to his chair. He fell, turning & number of somersaults in the air, It was a miracle that he was not killed. . Sne o M IRREGULARITIES ALLEGED. Claims That the Law Is Violated on the San Jacinto Reservation. LOS ANGELES, CaL.,, Oct. 11.—Com- plairt has reached this city of irregular methods at the Indian agency at San Jacinto. It is stated that under the law relatives of an Indian agent are not al- lowed to hold office in the agency, except it be a daughter, who may be a school- teacher. It is claimed that though the 14-year-old son of Norwell Davenport, clerk of the agency, is attending school in Los Angeles, his name appears on the pay- roll as issuing clerk at $40 ver month, the duties of the office being attended to by & son of Francisco Estudillo, the agent. It is also alleged that in the disbursing of about $3000 for labor done in digging ir- rigation ditches on the agency the money was all paid to one Indian instead of the amount paid each laborer being set op- posite his name, the money paid him and his receipt taken. This admits of much fraud. Besides this the agency has been moved from Colton to San Jacinto and on to the property of Estudillo. He owns a8 house, warehouse and other build- ings and is charging the Government rent. ‘When headquarters were at Colton a build- ing owned by Davenport was occupied as an office. The Government was charged $75 per month rent. These facts, it is stated, will be submitted to an inspector for investigation. Investigating Atenographers’ Fees. LOS ANGELES, Cavn, Oct. 11.—The Grand Jury is makinga close investiga- tion of the fees allowed court reporters— that is, the stenographers. Every crim: nal case and every criminal examination | is reported in shorthand. The fees are enormous. Reporters get $10 a day for taking their notes, and 20 cents a folio for transcribing. There isa syndicate of re- porters known as the Longley combine. The Grand Jury is endeavoring to ascer- tain if there is not some way in which the expense of stenographic work for the county courts can be curtailed and tax- payers thereby relieved. e Death Came Suddenly. LOS ANGELES, Car., Oct. 11.—Henry Walker, a well-known mining man, was found dead in his room at the Central Lodging-house, 510 East First street, this morning. Walker had been in ill health for some time, but failed to consult a physician. He was 35 years of age and had no known relativesin this city. Death was due to yellow jaundice. i e Has Stood for Fifty Years. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Oct. 1l.—Louis Mesmer has decided to tear down the old brick building at 125 South Broadway to make room for a substantial business block. This was the first brick block erected in Los Angeles, and has stood for nearly half a century. R e Two Burglars Sentenced. LOS ANGELES, Car., Oct. 11.—J. H. Davis and Harry Williams, of the gang of burglars recently broken up, came before | Judge Smith to-day for sentence. They had pleaded guilty to burglary in the sec- ond degree. Judge Smith gave each of the defendants four years at San Quentin. A WEDDING AT ALTRURIA First Marriage to Occur the Sonoma County Colony. at A Slmple Ceremony In a Room Lighted Only by an Open Fireplace. BANTA ROSA, CaL., Oct. 11.—The first wedding at Altruria since its foundation took place there recently. . The contract- ing parties were Will H. O'Bryan, a young apostle of social science, and Miss Lilore Keste, formerly of San Francisco. From the formation of Altruria the young man and the young woman have been its most popular inhabitants. fact, so engrossed did they seem in social ethics and so indefatigable was their at- tention to practical details of the organiza- tion that until recently none of their as- sociates imagined that they had devoted even a small portion of their time to affairs of the heart. It istrue that O'Bryan and Miss Kesse were frequently iogether in earnest and prolonged talks, but noth- ing was thought of it, as this beautiful and cultured girl of 23 was admitted to be only second to Mr. O'Bryan in the able man- agement of Altrurian progress. Bix weeks of idyllic love-making passed when on a recent Sunday the twain were made one. The wedding took place in the evening and all the guests assembled be- fore an open fireplace in the old ranch- house. The only light was from the biaz- ing pines heaped up in the big chimney- place. When all had congregated a door was opened and Mr. O’Bryan entered the assembly-room arm in arm with Miss Kesse. The ceremony was simple and in- formal and was performed by Rev. Mr, Payne. Mr. and Mrs. O'Bryan will continue to live at Altruria and direct its affairs. THE DISPOSAL OF DOMESTIC GARBAGE.—A new deyice for the complete removal of | and reddy disposal of domestic garbage in a simple and inexpensive manner has been highly commended by many sanitary and street-cleaning officials. The garbage is carbonized in a horizontal cylinder about | one-third larger in diameter than tHe | stovepipe, in which it is placed according | to convenience in a joint or an elbow of | the pipe making the connection between the stove and the chimney. The carbon- izer may be applied to any stove or fur- nace of any'size pipe. Attached to a re- movable end of the cylinder is a basket or scoop of somewhat reduced diameter, with perforated sides and a tight bottom. Free passage of the smoke and heat from the stove is thus afforded. When the scoop | is filled with garbage and placed in the | cylinder the water is quickly driven off | and the residuum changed to charcoal, | which burns freely when placed in the | fire, and forms a valuable material for kindling the fire in the morning. No odor is permitted to escape into the room, as the gases from the drying garbage are thoroughly deodorized. ® To obtain the maximum service from the carbonizer all the waste should be placed in it as it is made. This will obviate the accumulation of garbage in the kitchen and the need of a garbage bucket. MAIL CRDERS FILLED AT CUT RATES. OUR PHYSICIANS WILL GIVE CONSULTATION FREX AS T0 THE USE OF MUNYON'S HOMOEOPATHIC HOME REMEDIES AGENTS— No-Percentage Pharmacy, 953 MARKET STREET, or FERRY DRUG CO., 8 MARKET STREET, San Francisco. 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