The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 29, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1895. PACIFIC COAST REWS, FREIGHT RATES DISCUSSED AT THE SALT LAKE MEETING. SAN FRANCISCO'S CLAIM. PROTESTS AGAINST FAVORITISM SHOWN TO EASTERN JOBBERS. NO DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN: RIGHTS AND WISHES OF CALIFOR- NIA SHIPPERS SET FORTH BY ‘W. B. CURTIS. SALT LAKE, Uran, Oct. ¢ ing of offici of the T Freight Association opened to-day at the Knutsford. The Santa Fe, Rock Island and Missonri Paciic systems were not rep- resented, which was ced a “shabby” trick by those in attenda Elmer H. Wood, 8. W. Eccles and T. Schumacher of the Union Pacific, Babcock, W. E. Helm and J. Bri the Rio Grande-Western, Willi and D. R. Gray of the Southern P P. Tanner of the Col H. Crosby of the Burlington, A. of the Denver and Rio Grande, and W. Poteet, secretary of the association, ai swered to the 10] The session was ough discussion of rate versus the rn Utah rates. B. Curtis of the Traffic Association of C: fornia was invited to speak. He ably set forth the rights and wishes of the Califor- nia jobbers and explained that the mer- chants of that State asked only that they be placed on the same footing as the East- ern jobber as compared with Utah trade. | Mr. Curtis has passed the day in confer- | ence with Salt Lake merchants and ra road men. In an interview with a CarLL correspondent to-night he said “I bave had some conve: ons with the merchants of Salt Lake and do not| think that the true inwardness of the situ- | ation is understood. In the first place I | find that the story has been industriot circulated that should the rate basis now fathered by the Traffic Association ‘be adopted to govern future rate making to Utah, the interests of the Salt Lake job- bers will be jeopardized,and 1 am cred- ibly informed that this is the position taken by the majority of the representa- tives of the lines leading west from the Missouri River. In plain parlance I must denounce these assertions as false. These gentlemen are engaged in crying “wolf’ in the endeavor to avoid the true issue, and I am in hopes that the subterfuge will prove fruitless. “The questions under discussion are all important and deserve at the hands of the railway companies careful and authori- tative attention. A convention to con- sider these questions should be composed of representatives clothed with hority to say ‘ves’or ‘no’ to any proposition. A failure of this convention to come toan understanding means that the merchants of Salt Lake must still longer face these rate disadvantages, awaiting the pleasure of the Eastern lines. “San Francisco merchants are not en- deavoring to get the upper hand of the Salt Lake jobber, but demand that in this, their own, nearest and by all means right- ful field, rates from San Francisco shall, considering the nearness of our position, be less than from Chicago or any other Eestern center competing for the trade in question. In this we jeopard- ize the Chicago or Fastern jobber only. He is selling goods in this territory right and left, carloads or less, and the lines of railway leading westward are standing in with him. The cut in rates by the Southern Pacific Company to Ogden has not been of the haphazard order, but is upon a well-defined principle, and that principle is the one, in fact, the basis, which we desire to see the ruling factor to Salt Lake as well. We do not desire or aim to perpetuate lower rates to Ogden than to Salt Lake. We prefer to see the “Utah common points’ retain their iden- tity, and that Salt Lake and Ogden remain on a parity as in the past. Any adjust- ment of rates that may be agreed upon will be upon a basis recognizing the | proper deferential between the carload and the less than carload rates.” No definite action was taken at the meet- ing to-day. On Tuesday the Salt Lake job- bers will address the meeting, and it is ex- pected that the matter will be arranged at Charles Litchenfield, Ed Bishard and the owner and their families. Bishard lost private papers that brought the total loss up to $2000. The house and Litchenfield’s furniture were insured for small amounts. Owing to lack of water in that part of the Full Moon Hose Company saved djoining property only through fforts. ST ROUND VALLEY HURDER. Two Indian Maidens Quarreled Over Cor- bett and Fitzsimmons and One Is Now Dead. UKIAH, CaL., Oct. 28.—Another murder been committed in Round Valley, but this time not by vaqueros. Trouble has been brewing between two female mem- bers of the Wylacka tribe of Indians. Jahilo, a chieftain of the tribe, was looked upon with favor by Liwaddi and Wilmeto, two beauties of their race, and bitter hatred arose between them. It took little to cause trouble. ‘While the respective merits of Fitzsim- mons and Corbeti and the prospects of a ht between them were being discussed urday morning, Liwaddi and Wilmeto, who by the way entertained high regard for the leading lights of the manly art and have themselves had more than one set-to, entered into the discussion, ana ere long Wilmeto, who championed Corbett, at- tempted to assault Liwaddi. The latter beat a retreat to her wigwam.and soon emerging with a shotgun, fired the con- tents of both barrels 1nto the abdomen of Wilmeto. HHENTS AT SHHJ0E AND. SELLS HIS S HORSES AND DECAMPS. E Hu~t NARROWLY Es- caPE DEATH—A SUICIDE BY HANGING. SAN JOSE, Ca: —William Tre- land, who has had charze of a ranch be- longing to D. W. Campbell, in the Calaveras Valley, is wanted by the police on a charge of embezzlement. A few weeks ago Campbell and his family moved into town and left Ireland in charge of the place. Ireland was regarded as a trusted employe, and was given charge of a number of horses to sell. Campbell learned on Saturday that Ireland had sold a team of horses for $70, and thrown in about $25 worth of harness, at the City | Hall stables, on South Market street. As Ireland had told his employer that he had refused §40 for the team, this caused Camp- bell to become suspicious, and he went to the ranchi to see Ireland, but he had already ft. It is supposed Ircland has gone Fast. Last evening a warrant was sworn to cha i embezzling $70. S e o i THEIR BOAT CAPSIZED. Three San Jose Hunters Narrowly Escape Death by Drowning. SAN JOSE, CaL., Oct. 28.—Harry Con- nors, Arthur O'Rourke and Sam Lowe, all of this city, had a narrowescape from drowning in Alviso Channpel yesterday afternoon. They were hunting 1n a boat and when four miles from the landing the boat suddenly sprang a leak and began to fill. The three young men tried to bale out the water and in some way the boat was capsized. Lowe and Connors got safely to shore, but O’'Rourke in landing sank in the mud up to his waist, and it took his compan- ions about two hours to extricate him. If the tide had been coming in O’Rourke would have been drowned. The hunters lost their guns and ammunition. g DETERMINED T0 BE WAYWARD. Tifteen-Year-Old Katie Lewis Will Be Sent to the Whittier School. SAN JOSE, CavL., Oct. 28.—Katie Lewis, a 15-year-old girl, was arrested last night for violating the 8 o’clock ordinance. She is thoroughly incorrigible and will be sent to the \\'Eittier Reform School. A few months ago the girl was arrested for stealing a bicycle, but on her promi to reform the charge was dismissed. For the past few months her mother has been in Ashland, Or., and Katie was left with her stepfather. As soon as her mother left she refused to stay at home, and has associated with dissolute characters. — DIED BY STRANGULATION. Wiliiam Bradshaw’s Body Found Hang- ing to a Karter in His Barn. SAN JOSE, Car.,, Oct. 28. — William Bradshaw, a carriage-painter, committed suicide this morning by strangulation at his home on Vine street. His body was found by his wife hanging from a rafter in the barn. Bradshaw had been suffering from blood- poisoning for some time and had been un- able to work at his trade. His house and lot were mortgaged for $200, and the fear of losing the home preyed upon his mind and led him to take hislife. He was 42 years of age. se e Identified as a Footpad. SAN JOSE, CAL., Oct. 28.—William Ma- loney was arrested this afternoon ona charge of robbing Nels Johnson last Thurs- the close of the session. SACRAMENTO ESCAPES RETAKEN. Five of the Participants in the Recent Jailbreak Captured by Officers. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Oct. 28.—Five of the participants in Saturday’s jailbreak have been recaptured, and Sheriff Johnson is hot upon the trail of another, who is reported to be making his way toward San Francisco by way of the Sacramento River. The latter is known as James Sabin, and in an intercepted letter to a Sacramento woman he claims that Jailer P. R. Bockley nealected to lock the back door of the jail, and that the escapes had but to open the door and walk away. As soon as Sabin and his chum, Johnnie Cole, left the vicinity of the jail aiter their escape they made their way to the river and took refuge in a houseboat. In some way the police learned of their where- abouts, but before they could effect their arrest the woman forestalled them by pro- curing a carriage and having the two men spirited out of town. Deputy Shernffs Mc- onald and Schwieke this morning drove down to Clarksville and came upon the two men near that place. Cole surren- dered, but Sabin dashed into the brush and, although the officers fired several shots after him, he escaped uninjured.’ STOCKTON, CAL., Oct. 28.—Two of the men who escaped from the Sacramento jail Baturday evening were captured at New- hope this evening by Constable McCulloch after an exciting chase. They admitted their identity. et v Fell From a Moving Train. SACRAMENTO, CaL.,, Oct. 28.—James Thompson, a passenger on the westbound overland train, was found lying beside the railroad track between Rocklin and Rose- ville this morning, and was conveyed to this city on the Colfax.. When found he was unconscious, his right leg was broken and his head was bacfiy bruised. It is supposod that he walked out on the plat- form and fell from the rapidly moving train. day night. Johnson was heid up bfi four young men and relieved of $10. e has identified Maloney as one of the men who robbed him. PR Albon’s Will Filed. SAN JOSE, Car., Oct. 28.—The will of Desire E. Albon, who died in this city on August 26, 1895, was to-day filed for probate by J. A. Clayton, who is named as ex- ecutor. The estate is valued at $1250. MURDERED YEARS AGO. A Pheenix Lawyer Clears the Mystery Sur- rounding the Death of Farmer Green. PH@ENIX, Ariz., Oct 28.—The body of John Green, a Graham County farmer, was found four years ago, partly cremated, on a lonely mountain trail southeast of Pheenix. The body was disinterred to-day by District Attorney Jones of Grabam County, who has at last succeeded in get- ting to the bottom of what was at first a dense mystery. Green, it is now known, was murdered by his partner, Follett, after the latter had succeeded, in some way, in_securing correct deeds to Green’s ranch. Green ha | been shot from behind through the head and his body then tossed 1nto & big camp- fire. Follett afterward returned fo Gra- ham County and took possession of the roperty, soon selling it and going to urope. Jones has no doubt of Follett's guilt and Will seek to have him traced and returned, and will institute action to restore the property to Green’s lawful heirs. S NEVADA CITY ELECTION. Voters Decide to Issue Bonds for a Water System. NEVADA CITY, CaL., Oct. 28.—The people of Nevada City to-day voted upon the issue of voting $60,000 worth of bonds for a new water system, and the project was carried by a vote of 532 to 106. The Fire at Angels Camp. ANGELS CAMP, CaL., Oct. 28.—A fire in Angels Annex this forenoon destroyed @ two-story dwelling belonging to Harry Rrmeadgpign he Bouss W ovcypicd by election was hotly contested by agents of the present water works and considerable interest was manifested on both sides. The Fire Department worked for the bond xfissm;’ findw, when the rasulz was nnm&:mced re bells were rung and cannon fired, To- Dight bonfires mihzing. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, DR. ROSE'S FIENDISH Pror REVEALEDAT A MESA INQUEST. TALE OF HIS HIRELING. HAD FIRST PLANNED TO KILL THE WILLIAMS FAMILY WITH DYNAMITE. EXPECTED PAY FROM ANOTHER. THE JURY COMMENDS SHERIFF ORME FOR HAVING SHOT THE ASSASSIN. PHENIX, Arrz, Oct. 28.—An inguest was held to-day at Mesa over the body of Dr. J. M. Rose, the midnight assassin, killed by Sheriff Orme Saturday night. The verdict was that Rose came to his death while trying to assassinate Dr. C. J. Williams and wife and Mrs. Mary Rose, the wife of the deceased, end that the shooting by the Sheriff was simply in commendable discharge of official duty. The testimony at the examination was of startling interest. Burtt, the in- former, was the main witness. He said it had been at first determined to blow up the Williams home. Twelve sticks of dynamite brought by Rose ffom Yuma were placed under the floor, beneath the bed of the two women. Later the plan was abandoned because of the risk of cap- ture by the crowd the explosion would bring, and the dynamite was removed, brought to Pheenix and here buried. Rose had insisted that whiie he personally would be benefited by the death of the three persons, there was another man who would make $30,000 by the deal and who had offered $10,000 to have it done. ‘“‘Suppose he doesn’t pay us, though?”’ Burtt had inquired . *‘Then we'll kill him,”” answered Rose. “Ah!” rejoined Burtt, ‘“then we would have killed four persous for glory.” On this indefinite showing Burtt turned informer. Mrs. Rose, the widow of the dead man, told the story of her marriage with Rose three years ago, and of their residence in Arkansas, where Rose was a successful practicing physician. He com- mitted a felony there and fled, and after she and her parents removed to Arizona he traced them here. He had threatened her life, and was jealous of a dentist named Doss, whom he also threatened to kill, Mrs. Rose is a highly educated and self- possessed woman of 26 years and told her story concisely. She ana Burtt, by their testimony, implicated as a party to the attempted assassination a sister of Rose, who is now in Pheenix. story of the shooting. Burtt had passed to the inside of the room, ostensibly to kill Williams, and Rose was standing with a horseshoe hammer, ready to brain the upants of the bed, who had been re- placed by dummies. e failed to throw up his hands when ordered, and after re- peating the command and waiting several seconds Orme fired both barrels of a shot- gun loaded with buckshot into Rose's body. LIBELED AT SEATTLE. Heavy Damages Awarded a Sailor for In- human Treatment on a Chilean Bark. SEATTLE, Was., Oct. 28.—In the per- sonal libel case of Louis Bolden, a negro, against the Chilean ship Atacama and Captains Jensen and McLean, Federal Judge Hanford this afternoon awarded the plaintiff $4500 and costs for injuries re- ceived at the hands of the defendants while the vessel was en route from Valparaiso to Puget Sound. It wasclaimed that Bolden, who was a member of the crew, had been mutinous. McLean, one of the alleged owners of the vessel, and Jensen, the mas- ter, placed the sailor in 1rons, and accord- ing to the evidence subjected him to the most inhuman treatment. When the Atacama was libeled at Port Townsend early in September, Captains McLean and Jensen refused to give bail and went to jail, where they are at pres- ent. Both are disposed to make an inter- national affair of the matter, Captain Me- Lean claiming to be a British subject and merely a passenger on the boat, while his brother vprisoner proclaims allegiance to Norw There has already been much correspondence between this country and Chile, where the Atacama is owned, and also with the Norwegian Government, e e REDWOOD ESTATE CASE, Partial Distribution of the Late Agnes Bowie’s Property Ordered. REDWOOD CITY, Car., Oct. 28.—The application for a distribution of the estate of Agnes Bowie, deceased, was heard in court here to-day. Three of the petition- ing heirs, represented by Harold Wheeler as counsel, asked for a distribution, while two of the heirs, represented by Duncan and Bruton Hayne, raised a material ob- jection concerning certain water rights of value and over which there is a conflict of opinion. The point involved is whether certain concessions granted by the Spring Valley Water Works ran with the land ana should be partitioned, or whether the water rights are uppurtenant to the land, the t property of all the heirs and in- indivisible. Accounts in settlement of the estate were then filed and a distribution ordered as to all the property except the portion in dis- pute, that part being held subject to fur- ther consideration. Itis believed that all differences between the persons in interest will be adjusted out of court, and that to- day’s proceedings virtually amount to a final distribution. LRSI 5 Sues a Santa Cruz Editor. SANTA CRU%, OarL., Oct. 28.—A few weeks ago Ed Du Puis and Messrs, Van- derleith and Dunn, of Nevada, made a deal with B. Leedham for the purchase of the Penny Press, a newspnfier published in this city. Atthe time the agreement ‘was made $500 was put up as a forfeit. To- day Du Puis filed a complaint against E. Leedham to recover the $500 on the ground of misrepresentation. A ¥ANCOUVEK ISLAND GOLD. Reports of Marvelous Finds Brought Back by Miners. VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 28.—A marvel- ous find of quartz ledges at Alberni, on Vancouver Island, is reported by men who have just arrived from there. The wiole district, they say, appears to be seamed with ledges bearing gold. The Coleman Creek, a mass of ore thou- sands of acres in extent, shows aftera mill test $12 to the ton. On Mineral Hill rock that assays from $100 to $4000 to the ) ton bas been found, and- syndicates have | lost his lif Sheriff Orme and Dr. Williams told the | been formed to work several of the mines. Miners and experts are flocking to the lo- cality, and the greatest excitement pre- vails in Victoria and elsewhere on the island. ST SANTA ROSA ISLAND WRECKS. Remnants of the Crown of England Recoy- ered—The Last of the Great Ship Gosford. SANTA BARBARA, CsL, Oct. 28.— Captain McGinn, formerly master of the wrecking scow San Pedro, left here this morning on the schooner Cleone, bound for Santa Rosa Island, where he will take on a cargo of tyreckage gathered by hig men from the Crown of England, which will be carried to San Francisco. While on the island the captain will make a thorough survey of the wreck, with a view to future operations. The captain states that thereis no longer any visible sign of the wreck of the Gos- ford, the great coal ship lost on the coast in the vicinity of Gaviota nearly two years ago. For a year and a half the Gosford, Wwith its hull apparently intact and masts erect, lay on the rocks in the vicinity, in | constant sight of all coast vessels. It was a valuable ship, and it is estimated that eflicient work at ‘any time during this period might easily have saved its owners irom $40,000 to $50,000 worth of material, for the Gosford was comparatively easy of access. But for some extraordinary rea- Son no attempt was ever made to save any portion of the ship’s block and tackle or any part of its huxr, and it has now gone to the bottom. —_— FOR STARFORD'S MUSEUM AN EXPEDITION TO START ON A CENTRAL AMERICA FISHING EXCURSION. UNIVERSITY “Co-EDs” ORGANIZE A DEBATING CLue—THE GLEE CLuB FORMED. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Oct® 28.—Dr. Charles H. Gilbert, profescor of zoology, has completed his preparations for making an extended collecting trip throughout Central America, but prin- cipally about Panama. The object of the expedition is to add to Stanfora’s aiready large collection of fishes. Two or three of these parties go out each year and here- tofore they have proved a decided success. Dr. Gilbert spent some months in Central America several years ago and collected a valuable assortment of specimens for the University of Indiana, but the entire lot was destroyed by fire. Professor Gilbert is thoroughly familiar with the regions he is to- visit and _stated that the field wasa very rich one. He will be gone about two months and will be accompanied by three students in the de- partment. So far but one of these for- tunate students has been named. E.C. Starks is the man. He has already been on several of these tours and is well posted on marine life, The expenses of these expecditions are borne by Timothy Hopkins, who, Low- ever, is partly repaid by the orders for se- ries of extra specimens from other univer- sities and museums. All curiosities are brought to Stanford and are studied and reported on before any of them are sent to other museums. This will be the second winter expedition to be made. Last winter Dr. Jordan and party left for Mazatlan and were gone six weeks, Toa CaLLrepresemtative Dr. Gilbert said: “On_these trips we depend chiefly on local fishermen, who, for a small consider- ation, will lay aside all peculiar fishes for us; but as there are many specimens of marine life that fishermen never bring we go prepared with nets and all other para- phernalia incident to the making of a large collection. We expect to do a great deal of fishing ourselve: The Stanford Glee Club has at last an- nounced its composition, the following gentlemen being successful in their at- tempt to get places in the club: First tenors—Weldon, Sewall and Sutherland; second tenors—Decker, Wigle, Bush and Schneider or McNeil; first bassos—Abbott Young, Pinkham ‘and Dillon; secon bassos—Kaufman, King, Schlak and Coch- ran or Snipes. The club is practicing faithfully, and notwithstanding the loss of several of its best voices this yvear it will be in creditable shape by the time its ser- vices are first called into nse. Several young women on Saturday even- ing formed a debating and literary society, to be known as the Saturday-night Ciub. This i the first organization of its kind here, and the only debating club at which “ico-eds” are udmitted. The Alpha for- merly admitted men and women on equal footing, but at its reorganization “‘co-eds” were ruled out, and have had no chance since to display tueir oratorical abilities until this club came into existence. The members are to devote themselves to dis- cussions of current topics and literary sub- jects in general. CERN COURTY LITIGHTION THE GRAND JURY SUMMONED TO ANSWER TO THE CHARGE OF PREJUDICE. Ex-AupiToR HoweLL's TRIAL To COME UP AT BAKERSFIELD AT AN EARLY DATE. BAKERSFIELD, Carn., Oct. 28.—The Grand Jury met this morning and after passing upon matters pertaining to its final report adjourned until to-morrow morning to give the committee on the final reporta chance to work. The jury has been summoned to appear in court on Thursday and answer the charge of preju- | dice agninst it in the cases of Roberts, Puackard and Withington, charged with alleged coyote scalp frauds. It is probable that the jury will on that date present its final report and be discharged. The cases of School Superintendent Har- rell, ex-County Treasurer Baker and With- ington, recently indicted by the Grand Jury, came up in the Superior Court this morning. In the first two cases the de- fendants were arraigned and given until November 4 to plead. In the case of With- ington a motion to dismiss the indictment was denied and further hearing was con- tinued until October 31. . After the routine business of the Supe- rior Court was transacted this morning the attorneys for ex-Auditor William Howell, who was indicted by the Grand Jury last weelk, asked that their client might be at once arraigned. The request was granted and the defendant was arraigned and pleaded not. guilty., Then Attorney Mahon stated that his client was ready to be tried and desired the case set for the earliest possible date, PACIFIC COAST NEWS. BLOODHOUNDS ENGAGED TO TRAIL BURGLARS AT FRESNO. FREQUENT RAIDS MADE. OFFICERS UNABLE T0 COPE WITH AN ORGANIZED GANG OF THIEVES, RESORT TO HEROIC MEASURES, JonEs AND His DoGs To AssIST IN RooTIiNG OUT THE NEGRO MARAUDERS. FRESNO, Car., Oct. 28.—Burglars have become unusually active in this city of late. Two more raids were made last night and one on Saturday mnight. Gun- stores seem to be the objective points of the miscreants. Two weeks ago two gun- stores in this city were robbed, and five boys are in jail charged with being impli- cated in the crimes. Yesterday morning, between the hours of 3 and6 o’clock, A, U. Warnekro’s gunstore, on Mariposa street, was robbed of pistols and cutlery to the value of $409. As in the burglaries of two weeks ago the glass of the show window wes broken in and the plunder extracted. The glass had first been cut with a diamond. Last evening O. Pickford’s residence, at the cor- ner of Merced and K streets, was entered while the family was attending church. A trunk was broken open with a stove voker, the contents taken out and after being searched were thrown about the floor. The thieves found only a pistol which they cared to take. A purse containinga few dollars was overlooked. On Saturday night Imperatrice & Goems’ barber-shop on Mariposa street was entered and $25 worth of razors and tools stolen. The lock on the front door was a common one and the burglars easily opened it. The police bave no clew to the burglars, From midnight until morning there are but three regular policemen and two night watchmen to guard the entire city. Any one bent on committing burglary can easily watch these patrolmen, and while they are at distant parts of their long beats the burglars can easily pursue their vocation. Inview of frequent burglaries of late, the City Marshal to-day engaged T. C. Jones, who owns two bloodhounds. Mr. Jones is to be appointed an officer, and be on duty with his bloodhounds from mid- night until morning. Whenever a burg- lary is reported at police Leadquarters Jones is to go to the scene with his blood- hounds and place the dogs upon the trail. He will probably be mounted, and the rob- bers, it is thougfit, can easily be run down. THE SINGLE TAX DEBATE CONGRESSMAN MAGUIRE AND MAR- CUS ROSENTHAL MEET ON THE ROSTRUM. How THEY HANDLED THE QUESs- TION IN Y. M. C. A. HarLL LasT NIGHT. The single-tax debate between Congress- man Maguire and Attorney Marcus Rosen- thal, at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium last night, for the benefit of the Women's Edu- cational and Industrial Union, proved highly interesting to the intelligent au- dience of ladies and gentlemen which gathered to hear it. Mr. Maguire handled the affirmative in his usual clear, logical manner and had the audience with him. The opposition of Mr. Rosenthal was rather weak and falter- ing and somewhat disconnected, though he said some things which had some weight.in the argument. His antagonism was that of a doubter rather than an open opponent. His style would have been con- sidered sophistry by the single taxer, and Mr. Maguire treated it as such in his clos- ing of the debate and easily dismissed Mr. Rosenthal’s numerous objections. In starting Mr. Maguire defined what the purpose of thesingle tax is. ‘The single-tax men,” said he, ‘“‘pro- pose to take the unearned increment away from the private speculator in 1and and devote it to public uses.”” He explained the “‘unearned increment” as being that increase of marketable value which land derives from the presence and industry of any community. The single tax was both just and expedient, he reasoned—just, be- cause the rental value of the land is pro- duced by the people and notby landlords; expedient, because the happiness of society is ‘involved. Land speculation, he pre- dicted, would cease. and he argued that the sovereign people possessed the right to change laws and institutions whenever it was to their interest to do so, and that mep speculated in land always with full recognition of that reserved right of soci- ety. He, therefore, called speculation in land “gambling.” A ggsbe Mr. Rosenthal began by indulging in some satire on the claim of the single-tax theory as a ‘‘universal panacea,” and he endeavored to dissect a copy of Henry George’s “Progress and Povenfl.” At bis very mention of the name of Mr. George, however, the audience applauded loudly. He charged the single-taxers with trving todo away with all private land-owner- ship, and drew a lugubrious picture of what the effect would be when about 5,000,000 farmers were dispossessed of their land in this country and the City of San Francisco had to pay $35,000,000 yearly as taxes upon a total market value of land which Mr. Rosenthal figured out to be $500,000,000. His figures Mr. Rosenthal based upon the idea that ‘‘the rental value of land is, as a rule, the current rate of in- terest on its market value.”” He caused some amusement by telling of what the politicians might do with the $35,000,000 taxes under the single-tax system, in view of what the local record had been, and in this connection he mentioned the new City Hall “‘as a building which is worth only $1,500,000, but has already cost 8,000,000."" The other points raised by Mr. Rosen- He suggested Friday, No- | thal were that all properties and commo- vember1, as an approvriate day for the | dities, as well as land, had an unearned trial, as the jurors who had been sum- moned would then be in attendance, Dis- increment due to the Yrssence of people; that there would still be speculation in trict Attorney Fay had no objection to | the right to hold land under the single tax having the case set for November 1 as pro- regime, with its system of ground-rent posed and it was so ordered. R N Battled With a Panther. UKIAH, CaL, Oct. 23.—W. W. Smith, who lives six miles north of this place, killed two large panthers, revenue; that personal property and build- ing improvements would be worth very little unless some permanent tenure of land could be assured; that there would be a surplus of revenue, which in its dis- tribution would prove a source of corru amale and a | tion, and that poverty was an economic female, on Saturday. They were 7 feet 8 | necessity in any community, considering inches and 6 feet 9'inches Tespectively in | that there was much disagreeable and dan- size. The 'male terrible struggle, €. was killed only after a | gerous work to be done and poor people in which Smith almost | were best fitted to do it. Toall this Mr. Maguire responded by saying that if the present conditions were satisfactory the present system should be continued—this of course in sarcasm. As to Mr. Rosenthal’s idea of the necessity of poverty Mr. Maguire thought the un- leasant and dangerous work would stiil Ee done under the single tax, but those who would do it might be paid much better compensation and enjoy vastly improved conditions. The single-taxers, he explained, would not destroy vrivatefownership of the right to use land, but they proposed to make it impossible for speculators to hold land idle, and they hoped to give all men an opportunity to have access to “God’s store- house.” People would pay less taxes un- der his method, as the market value of land would be mueh reduced (seeing that its speculative value would be done away with), and the rystem of revenue-getting would not involve the present expensive processes of assessment and collection, and the costly Federal machinery. What the single tax would do, he asserted, would be togive back to society what it had created ; it would not injure any man in his natural right, but it would make iree to every one the natural opportunities of providing a good living WHAT CAMPBELL SAID. The Police Court Judge Yesterday Gave Warning to Milk Inspector Dockery. Two milk-dealers appeared before Judge Campbell yesterday to answer the chnge of offering for sale adulterated milk. E. Lombardi pleaded guilty and was sen- tenced to pay the nsual fine of $10. Joseph Fassler pleaded that he was only a driver and not the owner of the milk, and should not therefore be held responsi- tle. The Judge, after hearing the evi- dence, dismissed the charge on the ground that Inspector Dockery had failed to prove ownership or that Fassler had offered the milk for sale. It came out in evidence that the in- spector had on testing the milk in one of the cans in Fassler’s wagon and found it adulterated bad emptied the milk out of all the cans. “I would like to say, Mr. Dockery,”’ said the Judge, “that I don’t think you have the right to empty all the cans in a wagon because yon find the milk in one can to be adulterated. If vou test every can and find the milk adulterated then you would be within your rights to empty them all, but not otherwise. That is my opinion, and I would advise you to act within your rights in future.” Inspector Dockery made a brief and un- announced visit to the downtown restau- rants late yesterday evening. He secured about twenty-five samples of milk, which will be put through the Babcock test. STOLE FROM THE MAILS. Sub-Carrier Trice of the Portland Post- office Placed Under Arrest. PORTLAND, Og., Oct. 28.—J. L. Trice, & sub-carrier in the postoffice here for the past three years, was arrested by the United States Marshal this afternoon for stealing from the postoffice packages in- trusted to his care. Packages have disap- peared in a mysterious manner for some time. Suspicion at length fell upon young Trice, and he was closely watched. A package was missed to-day under such circumstances that left no doubt 1n Trice had purloined it. Postal Inspector Robinson and Mr. Protzman at once laid the matter before the United States District Attorney and a warrant was soon after issued and placed in Marshal Grady’s bands. When arrested and brought into the Marshal's office Trice bad nothing to say further than to express a desire to hear the warrant read, which was done. Be- yond that the young man, who is married, remains non-conimittal. ot SAN DIEGO’S NEW BREWERY. Eastern Capitalists Complete the Pre- Himinaries for a New Plant. -SAN DIEGO, Caw., Oct. 28.—Within two weeks work will begin on the construction of a brewery in this city, to cost, when finished on the 1st of next March, $60,000. Iastern capitalists are back of the enter- prise. Land for a site has been selected, it com- prising 8.80 acres on the bay front between this city and National City, being situated just within the limits of San Diego. The main building will be of brick, three stories h;gh, and there will be a cooper- shop and other smaller buildings. The capacity of the plant will be 20,000 barrels of beer per annum, with machinery and appliances that will admit of the plant be- ing increased at any time to a capacity of 40,000 barrels. =3 Marysville Murder Trial. MARYSVILLE, Car, Oct. 28. — The second trial of William Isom for the mur- der of Daniel Wallace last February was commenced to-day. Isom shot and {xilled Wallace in a row over a woman at Wheat- land in a saloon known as the Bowery. In his first trial the jury disagreed. the mind of Postmaster Protzman that | PACIFIC COAST NEWS, VALLEY ROAD TRACKLAY- ERS MAKING SPLEN- DID PROGRESS, INCREASE IN THE FORCE THREE BIG ENGINES ANE TWENTY~ FIVE CARS HAULING THE MATERIAL. A DINNER-PAIL BRIGADE. CoNSTRUCTION TRAIN PASSENGERS NUMBER SEVERAL SCORES OF WORKMEN. STOCKTON, Car., Oct. 28.—Interest in the San Joaquin Valley Railroad now cen« ters about the scene of operations along the hne outside the city limits. Work was resumed there this morning with renewed activity, and the forces wers increased toa number that indicates a determination ta atring the track along the grade as fast a3 possible. The superintendent of construction is not trying to break any records, but the work bids fair to make highly satisfactory progress. It is being done well as the gangs of workmen move along. Every bit of timber, bolt and rail placed in the line 1s closely inspected, and where the slighte est defect is discovered it is thrown out. There is no trouble experienced now in bringing the materials from the construce tion yards on Mormon Channel to the basa of operations. The three big engines and twenty-five cars already on hand can haul the rails as fast as they are needed. The work will not be stopped at any point along the line for bridges and trestle-work, as that has all been attended to, and the crossings are in first-class shape. It has been found that the grade is in excellent condition, and will need little if any over= hauling. The ballast gangs will have coms leted their work in the city in time to ollow up the construction forces. 2 The scene presented by the construction train as it returned to the city thisevening loaded down with a dinner-pail brigade was businesslike. Over sixty laborers who reside in this city were aboard. LINCHERS AT PRESCOTT, A MOB SURROUNDS THE JAIL AND CALLS FOR MURDERER HOBART. HELD AT BAY BY ARMED DEPUTIES AND FINALLY INDUCED TO DISPERSE. PRESCOTT, Arrz., Oct. 28.—Hobarr, the murderer of John Miller in this city, was captured by Sheriff Ruffiner vesterday at Mayer’s Station, thirty miles south. He was brought wo Prescott to-day and lodged in jail. A crowd surrounded the jail to-night and called for vengeance upon the mur- derer. The Sheriff immediately placed an extra force of armed deputies around the prison and warned the mob that he would fire upon it if an attempt to pass the door ‘was made. For two hours the mob kept up its clamor, but the absence of a leader and the fear of the deputies finally resulted iy the abandonment of the lynching scheme, and at 11 o’clock the crowd broke ap and dispersed. obart admits the killing of Miller, and says it was the frenzied action of a’drunken man. He was wounded in the arm by one of the posse in his pursait. PGtk Stock Cremated Near Modesto. MODESTO, Car., Oct. 28.—Twenty-foug mules were cremated in a fire at the ranchy of Brown & Bollin, twenty - five mileg southeast of here, Sunday night. [ast Week RN S Ncrate o\ Q@ or, ’e}sq CLOTHINGG) E ‘“_‘\‘A‘l#me _ A This is the last week of the great boy’s competition for the three bank accounts. If your boy is to be a competitor let him understand that he must do his best this week to add souvenirs to those which he already has accumu- lated. It means a good deal to the average boy to have & bank account for $100, $75 or $50 to start in life with. If you want him to léarn all about it, tell him to come down to us and we will explain it all in a very few words. Of course you understand that in dealing with us, the great wholesale makers of clothing, you are buying at wholesale prices, just as the retailer does, and that the saving to yon amounts to at least one-haif. BROWN BROS. & C0., 121-123 Sansome street.